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Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12
ROWENA ITEMS.

Rev st. Clair filed his regular ap-
pointment at Antioch Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Threshing is something Of the past
In this vicinity. Farmers are hauling
their oats to C~entralia.
A number OF our young people re.
ceived Invitations to q lawn party
given at the home of W. P. Settle.
Friday night.
The timer was here from Centralis
Monday, repairing J.. J. Walkers
windm III.
A lawn party was given at the hom,
of T. J. Rowe, Friday night.
Richard and Bent McGowen have
returned home from a visit to theil
grandparents in st. Clair county.
Jas. McGowen had two car loads Of
cattle shipped from st. Louis las
week.
Some Of our people attended churcl
au Debultucu CulAu1J oAeOihOoh "aN
heard Rev. Long from Centralis
preach.
Jake Angel and family have gone OF
a.two weeks visit to Mrs. Angels pa
rents In Illinois.
Some OF our ladies are busy makint
kraut and preserves.
We are glad to state that Rob-
Hayden aud family will occupy the
parsonage and remain In our midst a
while longer.
Rev. Kirby will preach at Maple
Grove this year. We are sorry to loss
Rev. Brewer and his wife from oul
midst, but congratulate the people 0.
McCredie.
The Centralia baseball team defeat
ed the Rowena team at the latte
place Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

Miss Virginia Maddox left Monday
for her home in St. Louis, after a visit
with friends and relative in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

Jane Dunlap is visiting in
he.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12
SANTA FE ITEMS.

Ma
e. f.. Quisenberry was in st. Louis
on business last week.
j. o. Holman and wife returned
home Monday after a two weeks visit
with George Massey and family at
Lebanon, Mo.
School begun Monday with Prof.
Hugh Browning as Supt. and Miss
Vessie Whitaker, Of Strother, as
teacher In the primary room. They
seem to be getting along very nicely
with the school.
Miss Amy Rouse left Wednesday for
her home at Monroe city, after a
pleasant visit with her uncle, Q. Il.
Dull and family near town.
Santa Fe was we'll represented at
the Paris Fair last week.
, Rev. B. G. Reavis Is conducting a
protracted meeting at Sun Rise church
between Mexico and Moline.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

n. Pollock is home from a busi-
BIZ TO Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

Miss Virginia Yancey left Tuesday
day for Forest Grove, Oregon. Miss
Yancey has the chair OF English In
Pacific University In that city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

|Erna Wat son was here from
Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

les W. Oriswell is out after a
illness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

sold in Mexico Friday at 4s
lbushel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

born is selling for 4oc a bushel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

! Eastern Novelties at bearing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

and Walker Burns were in St.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

frank Goa tsworth is much bet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

Mrs. f. M. Ragshale and children
are visiting in Centralia, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

Hon. W. H, KEENAN, is home from
Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

Going to Texas.
Hopkins and Emmons will make
another trip to Texas on the nth.
dIW1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

earrings, novelties, bearing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

new line of Watches.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

V~andeventer IND Delmar Avenues,
SAINT LOUIS, MO.
Century Bldg. Ninth and Olive Streets,
SAINT LOUIS. MO.
Collinsville and St. Louis Avenues,
EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILL.
and sixteen other big schools under one
management.
FAN term opens September End.
Browns Book and new circulars sent
free. Call on or write
SUPT. M. M. LINK,
st. Louis, Mo,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-09-12

In a collision between a street car
and an automobile, at V~andeventer
and Delmar avenue, yesterday after
noon. n msn was SO seriously inJur-
ed that he died a short time later,
while two Others are suffering from
serious injuries. which may terminate
fatally.
The dead.
DR.. Edward @. KEENAN,, formerly
Of Laddonia, skull fractured, scalp
frightfully incerated, taken to the City
Hospital, where he died at 9:O5 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19

100 Folding Co
Carts, with reclin-
ing rattan and
perforated back.
r u b b er-ti red
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ing.
Strongly b uilt
and easy running.
Satu r d ay at
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Fourth Floor.)
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SOMETHING OF A cYNIc.
Papa Had Extreme Views on iae Sub
ject of Marriage.

Miss Marie Cahill, the actress, chose
the chorus girls for her new play,
Marrying Mary" by measurement.
The Bertillon system was employed.
"By this excellent system of meas
urement," said Miss Cahill the other
day, lone gets, in a chorus girl, the
real thing. Mirage is avoided. You
know what mirage is? Quite sure?
Well, at any rate, I'll point out it's
meaning to you with a story.
ga boy looked up from his book
one night.
Father he said, what is mi
rage?'
"The father answered glibly from
behind his paper:
""The union of man and woman
till death or the law them do part
"But' said the boy, that's mar
rage, amt it?'
Same thing, sonny; it's the same
thing replied the father A man
imagines he sees wonders and delights
where there is nothing. Fight shy Of
'em both, my boy"
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Trzxfb and
Quality

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gists.
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MIR. EDWARD M. BURTT, N. JEFF
1V1 ferson Ave-, St. Louis, Mo-, writes:
at affords me much pleasure TO an
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Christmas Eve G00dlEJ@GG

the crowd that swayed and struggled
in, and Jimmy was driven back to the
counter
Women came in to plead for their
babies at home Boys and girls
came in to remind him of their broth
ers and sisters. By nine o'clock he
had given to every small inhabitant
of the alley
Then Jimmy tried to go to bed,
but was so weak and giddy that he
could not climb the stairs. So he
sat in the armchair instead. He
felt strange as well as poorly. The
chairs, the fire-irons, the coal-scuttle,
the table-cover, everything, seemed to
turn into fantastic figures, and long
tailed demons were running up the
blinds. Santa Claus on the mantel-
piece was scowling and sneering at
him.
Jimmy got into sudden rage with
Santa Claus and struck him with his
fist.
Santa Claus tottered on the man.
telpiece, but righted himself. He was
more solid and weighty than Jimmy
had imagined, and there was a clink-
ing sound as he swayed-a sound of
clinking money. The truth flashed
upon Jimmy as he sank back exhaust
ed in the armchair. The long
stocking" was in Santa Claus, and he
could not get to it, and he never
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ECZEMA COVERED BABY.
Worst Case Doctors Ever SaW-Sut-
fered Untold Misery-Perfect
Cure by Cuticura Remedies.

"My son, who is now twenty-five
years of age, when four months old
began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. The eczema was some
thing terrible, and the doctors said it
was the worst case they ever saw. At
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. | used many
kinds of patent medicines, to no avail.
A friend leased me to try Cuticura.
At last / decided to try Cuticura when
my boy was three years and four
months old, having had eczema all that
time and suffering untold misery l
began to use all three of the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two
months; in six months he was well.
Mrs. r. L. Risley, Piermont, N. H.,
Oct. "a, 1906"
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Extenuating
Circumstances
A Christmas Story
| By ANDREW .. GRANGE.
Copyright. 1907, by Wright A. Patterson.)

Copyright. 1907 by Wright A. Patterson)
S<%fT was an objectionable liber-
I'll ty'" said Kitty.
y THE temptation" l began.
She cut me short with an angry lit
tie frown.
THAT has nothing whatever to do
with it, she remarked Jelly.
"On the contrary" said l, ''it pal
hates the offense, if it does not alto
gether excuse it. Let us consider the
facts Of the case. You were spending
Christmas with your aunt, Mrs. Glen
torridon, in the country. One evening,
as you were passing along darkened
corridor, on the way to your room,
you met a certain gentleman"
HE wasn't a gentleman" she inter
posed quickly.
oh" I exclaimed Il certainly
thought that your aunt's guests"
He wasn't a true gentleman" she
added disdainfully ''or he wouldn't
have acted as he did"
"A discourteous gentleman, then
who taking advantage of the darkness,
deliberately kissed you upon"
Don't be ridiculous!" she snapped.
u asked you to help me-"
Il am endeavoring to do So" said I.
Then do it property" [ assumed
an air of profound gravity. Kitty re-
garded me thoughtfully out of cor
ner Of her deep blue eye. you see, .
she continued, 4 don't know who it
-and-well, you know, it makes
it rather awkward for me-"
Didn't you see his face?' | asked.
NO" she answered "He came up
behind, and-and it was all over in
a second" She shuddered prettily. ct
was quite dark" she added, "and l
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ST. MCK'S NATIVE LAND

The city of Amsterdam, as you may
know. claims st. Nicholas as its pa
iron saint, and throughout all Holland
his birthday, December 6, is celebrat-
ed as st. Nicholas day. During the
first week of December the shops are
gaily decorated and everyone turns
out to visit them. At the candy stores
large quantities of st. Nicholas cake
are on sale. This is a crisp ginger
bread, made in the form of little men
and women, and may be bought in
different sizes. Writer'S, or sweet
hearts, is another name for them.
After dinner on st. Nicholas eve
the children of the household sing
songs of praise to their dear old saint,
and very often, right as they are in
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ever earn the gratitude of, Your affec-
tionate nephew, Jack Owen.
'P. ST. don't know that l wouldn't
do it again if l got the chance"
l folded the letter and sat in my
armchair, staring savagely at the fire.
Here had l got myself into no end of
a mess. and most probably lost two
good friends, at least, not to mention
making myself utterly ridiculous, over
this COMPOUNDED business, and all the
time l might have guessed who was
the real offender. / wished now that
l had waited before casting suspicious
upon the hospitable captain and the
influential Mr. Porter, both of whom
would doubtless cut me dead in the
future. But, alas. when a man is in
my condition, he Suddenly an idea
occurred to me.
Very we'll, my fine fellow" l said,
thrusting the letter into my pocket,
I'VE shall see-what we shall see. He
who laughs first, laughs worst. This
will settle your little game, at any
rate."
III.
Miss Mainwaring was at home.
made my way up to the dainty blue
and white shrine in which Kitty re-
ceiVed her most devoted worshippers.
l found her standing by small tea
table in the center of the room when
[ entered
All" she exclaimed, running to
meet me, Il am glad you have comet"
Not more so than l am" l replied.
pressing her hand warmly
"Oh, heaps!" she said gaily. 81 am
just dying to hear the news. Have
you discovered anything?"
Il have" said I. taking a seat by
the teatable. I have discovered ev,
erything."
She clapped her hands delightedly.
you dear old thing!" she cried q
knew you would Who was it?'
1T was that misguided nephew of
mine" 1 announced gloomily
For a moment I thought she was
going to get up and dance round the
room. Then suddenly she became
grave, and the light died out of her
eyes.
oh" she remarked cit was Jack,
was it?"
yes" said I, cit was Jack
She poured out cup of tea and
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eyes thoughtfully bent upon the
ground, regardless alike of passers-by
and the people who would have passed
by had l not collided with them.
| cannoned off an eminent dignitary
of the church, and ran full tilt against
a smartly dressed couple who were
lodging round the episcopal back. Il
could only see the billowy edging of
a dainty skirt-and what not-above a
still daintier ankle, and the bottoms
Of pair of Immediately creased trou-
sers) My murmured apology was cut
excessively short as l raised my hat
and my eyes at the same time. 1t was
Jack and Kitty, looking very spic and
span, and no little pleased with them
selves.
"Eh? What" gasped, taken some
what aback.
Kittys smile was as the wine of
Oporto in its intoxicating sweetness.
"Oh," she cried, sit is Mr.. Walker!"
cit is" said 1, frowning at her levity.
was feeling in no particularly light
mood myself just then.
She pouted and turned to her COM
panion.
Don't you think, Jack" she said,
"you ought to tell your uncle about
about it?"
Certainly" responded that young
hopeful you WILL my dear uncle, be
delighted to learn that l have just OBJ
tanned Mrs Mainwaring's consent to
my engagement with Kitty here"
Hum h-exceedingly delighted
pray accept my congratulations,
stammered
"Thanks!" said Jack. "I thought
you would be pleased" The young
vagabond actually winked as he said
this
"Ah, yes-of course" said l, with
a futile attempt at dignity. kitty is a
charming is, you will both be
er-very happy"
1--WE mean to be-" he asserted stout
ly. Don't we, little woman?"
Eyes," she whispered softly, press
ing his arm with her daintily gloved
hand. Irony of ironies! 1 had bought
those gloves!
'I'll look you up this evening at
your club" said Jack, making as if to
move on.
'Yes-do," said l.
They departed in clustering gale
of laughter, two young, handsome, per-
fectly mated creatures, and 7
damned my hat firmly down upon
my head, and walked away as if the
love affairs of mere boy and girl
could have no interest for confirmed
old bachelor of something and forty.
Kitty and I are the best of friends
still. She is Mrs. Owen now, and does
not seem at all to regret having
thrown herself away upon worthless
young scamp like Jack. She actually
adores the fellow, and has forgiven
him his outrageous treatment of her,
even though the only "extenuating cir
cumstance" was bunch of mistletoe!
But then, women are like that-hum-
bugs, yes, humbugs, / call 'em!
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take care of; and if 1 were you l
should take the name of Smith,
Under ordinary circumstances jim
my would have been elated by his
good fortune. but somehow the world
had not interested him lately He
had had a terrible cough for weeks
his business exposing him to the
climate-and just now he felt tired,
and had nasty pains in his side. and
seemed to be burning all over.
He moved in on the morning of
Christmas eve. and explored the
house with kind Of numb curiosity
He spent most of the morning in the
shop parlor in the armchair in front
of the fire. He did not even go out
to the quick-lunch room for the beau
tiful dinner that he had promised
himself He had taken a lot of milk
from the milkman, and he kept drink
ing that. He did not seem to care
about anything but milk, and every
thing felt strange and uncanny. The
figure on the mantelpiece-a white
bearded old gentleman which he be-
lieved was called Santa Claus-was
the strangest and uncanniest of ALL
The fire was almost out, so he put
on some more coal. He saw that it
was nearly four o'clock ''Lumme!"
he muttered. I've let the day go, an
'aven't done no business. This won't
do I'll take down the shutters, an
open the shop"
1t had been hard autumn, and
the people on whom Paxton alley
proved we're short of money. So Pax
ton alley was short Of money, too
If few entered the shop, there were
enough outside. A dozen cold, red
blue noses fattened themselves
against the glass; dozen shrill
voices clamored; a dozen little hands
pointed with grimy, chilblainy fingers
here and there.
Jimmy remembered when he was a
kid how he used to spend hours at
the toy-shop window, and how the
woman he lived with then had thrash
ed him for spending on marbles a
penny of the money he had taken for
papers. 1t was his own money, he
held, or he wouldn't have done it.
For, by some freak of nature, Jimmy
was honest. But now he could hard
" sit up in chair. and he didn't
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only saw his shirtfront. He was in
evening dress, you know"
But were there no distinguishing
features, such as a shirt stud, ora
moustache?" l suggested.
"Oh, yes!" she responded quickly,
'he had a moustache: and | think he
was tall, because he had to bend down
when when he did it. His shirt stud
was a plain gold one. believe"
We'll" said l, "how many tall men
were there in the party who possessed
moustaches and plain gold shirt
studs?"
Let me see," she unused; there
was Capt. Jack Harland, Mr.. Porter,
and your nephew Jack"
l frowned severely. Jack was an
impertinent young rascal, whose pre-
sumptuous attentions to Kitty Main
waring had disguised me on several
occasions.
Jack" / said, lis quite capable of
behaving in such a disgraceful man
ner"
Eyes" she assented, almost cheer
fully; "but 1 don't think it was Jack.
At least" she added with bright
smile, Il want you to be dear old
l mean, a good, kind-hearted person,
and find out for me-
1T shall be done!" | cried, rising
both to the occasion and to take my
leave.
It is one thing to make a promise
all the glow of a generous moment,
End another thing to keep it in the
cold, practical light of after-reasoning.
However, | did the best that | could.
In the first place l wrote to Jack, who
was then at Harvard, and, without di-
vulging the source of my information,
stated briefly what had come to my
knowledge, and asked him if he could
throw any light on the matter. 1t was
some two or three days before I re-
ceived his reply which was character
istically brief and ran:
Dearest Uncle:-I received your
letter containing a vivid description
of what you term the shameful out
rage Now, / don't mind confessing
to you that l am the culprit, because
you have been young yourself (once),
and know that the path of youth is
strewn, etc. Besides, there were ex-
tenuating circumstances in this case.
Like the decent old sort you are, make
1: right for me with the girl, and for
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.Jirnn1ie's
Christmas
Stocking
By OWEN OLIVER.
-ov.A1.eUeeWNW a'&e3NY
Copyright. 1907, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

~ HERE is honor among the deni-
ID zens of Paxton alley, but Mr..
% Smiths toy-shop stood at the
very entrance, and they reckoned him
out of bounds.
From time to time evil-looking men
muttered to one another about the
long stocking that Mr.. Smith was
supposed to have filled; but he had
figured in the prize ring in his young
er days, and he was said to sleep
with big knob stick beside him
So the matter ended at mutterings.
A big, powerful man was Mr.. Smith;
and he had a powerful edge to his
tongue. Every one in the alley feared
him except Jimmy.
Mr. Smith knew him as the extra
ordinary paper-boy who brought back
dime given him in mistake for a
penny, an event which was his
torical in the alley. At the time it
gave rise to doubts as to Jimmys
sanity but afterward it was held that
he was playing up to the old
man"
Anyhow, mr. Smith took two pa
pers regularly afterward; and the day
after his funeral-which was the day
before Christmas eve-a sleek man
in a shiny top hat invaded Paxton al
ley, escorted by a policeman, and
took evidence as to the identity of
'the boy called Jimmy who sold pa
pers" to the public generally, and in
particular to the late Mr. Smith.
When the sleek man was satisfied
upon this point he proclaimed Jimmy
the sole legatee of the estate, which
comprised the little shop and house
and all their contents.
You'll find a long stocking some
whore, | expect" the lawyer said,
"and you'd better bring it to me to
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believe he could walk; but when q
woman came in for a ten-cent doll,
he managed to crawl to the window
to serve her.
There was a wild chorus of recog-
milton when he appeared between the
dingy green curtains that slid along
a rail- Jimmy" JIMMY" Want
any one to run your errins, Jimmy?"
Eyer might give us somethink, jim
N.Y." He heard all these greetings
and a dozen more.
He shook his head and returned to
his seat He certainly did feel i'll,
and he seemed to lose things for a
few minutes, until Bill Black came
in for three little toys. Bill was
looked up to in the alley as a man
who did big jobs, and the Blacks
were generally reckoned well-to-do:
but Bills transactions hadn't been
very profitable lately, and he had to
be careful, because he knew that the
police had their eye on him., So they
were hard up, like the rest.
Found the long stockin', Jimmy?"
he asked, casually, when he had
taken the toys.
NO" said Jimmy. "And if I had
it nd be at the lawyers, Bill, an
don't yer make no mistake"
Bill growled under his breath. "If
yer didn't look half dead I'd knock
yer head OFF, yer young hound" he
said, "insinywaitin' ag'inst an honest
man. Coin to offer to do anythink
fer yer, the missus was, Wot I'll soon
put stop to now"
He gave Jimmy a ferocious scowl
as he went out, and Jimmy resolved
that if he found the stocking he
would take it to the lawyer at once.
He went to the door and faced a
crowd of excited faces that ranged
in rows from the front of the shop
right across the alley.
JIMMY" they cried GIVE us
somethink. Yer might, JIMMY"
Jimmy always said afterward that
he only did it because he thought he
was dying, and the toys would be no
use to him, and the pains in his
He tried to speak, but his voice was
only a whisper SO he beckoned to
big boy and whispered to him; and
the boy stood up on the doorstep,
and shouted to the crowd: "Jimmy's
goin' to give yer toy each. jim
my"
The big boy went sprawling before