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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-14
September Sale Furniture.
OIL n BELGRADE Furnituc perfect III every detail artistic
l4 design superior materials and workmanship at
UU y Manufacturers Wholesale Prices,
Third foor, Eleventh ct.

be disregarded this day of expensive tul
nshngs that is cheapy made and Of inferior
price 1t is economical must
because endures,
satisfies Now the goods that offer the products of
best manufacturers every up their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-14
New r. r. Station Open Tomorrow.

New r. r. Station Open Tomorrow.
The new passenger station Of the South
ern railway. at 7th street and Maryland
avenue southwest. will be formally opened
tomorrow for the sale of tickets and the
checking Of baggage. All Southern trains
that hitherto stopped at 14th street. it is
announced. will stop at the new station.
as the 18th street stopping place will be
discontinued.
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Ivy Corsets, made Of coutil with medium
bust and very long hip; elastics at. c. ~
ivy Corsets, made Of coutil, with medium
sS:s and iGns sr honed with wahom
Ivy Corsets. made of coutil. with medium
bus, and .D1,n extremely long hip; eoned with
Lily of France Corsets. made Of coutil with
medium bust and hip; boned with Sc III,
Lily of France Cersets made of ceutil with
medium and high bust and long hip; SIo IN
boned with waholm: elastics attached.
Corsets fitted, cleaned and a
Third enor Eleventh 1T.
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Great Furniture
and Rug Sale.

AKOU the stock to fully appreciate the
HI \ values 1t is strictly hgh-grade goods-repre
~ sentative productions of foremost manufacturers
The prices remarkably low.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
NO AFFIxIr1Es FOR KANSAS
state Senate, Wants Measure to
AmbOlish sOul-Hate Business-In
sun Flower State.

Topeka, Kan. Jan. so.-The judi.
eiary Committee has been consiesr.
ing Senator Trayis's antisoulmate bill
and It will probably report Il bach
fayoring passage.
The bin makes the abandonment q
a wife or minor children a crime. aad
the penalty a term In the Peniten-
tiary of not more than five years.
The Judiciary Committee may amead
the blu by qualifying the wife de.
ssrtlon by the words without Just
cause"
"That will suit me-" Senator Ira.
Wis said. Il don't believe any Jury
In Kansas win become so advanced as
to recognize "Ths Order OF Fifteen
Ghosts. like affInities. won't 20 in
Kansas.
81 desire to make II 30 that when
"a husband says he Is 'affinitlzed' or
'soul-mated' he'll have q chance to
get good. substantial treatment over
at Lansing or In the county Jail"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
CLARK URGES CHURCH UNION
Tells Disciples Of Christ and Bap-
lists to Get To-Gether Says
other Denominations Are Doing

Chicago ian at-A norro,.
ing larceny Of $4,000 but In reality 40.
signed to bring B. p. Morris. A vounp
attorney Of New York to the he'd
side of his dying mother. was sworn
out here to-day. When the annlIca.
ton was made another attorney stated
to the court that the case would !.
not be prosecuted but that tho war.
rant was issuaa bv .ha uo.Lo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

FED HOOKS Anxvasse Review is
twenty-five years old, and is one Of
the very best country papers pub
lished in the State. zed hits the nail
en- the head in ais last Issue in an
editorial when he says: "A news
paper that continually vaunts its
good qualities and thinks it is the
bone and sinew Of the community is
in sore need Of drilling. Let the edi-
tor do his duty to his home town
without stint or hope of reward and
then II he does not get the support
Of the business men Of the town 1t
IS their fault, not his. A newspaper
can make or unmake the town. A
town is Judged by Its paper. In fact
the local paper is the mcuthpiece of
the town and the town is Judged by
its paper. Did you ever stop to
think Of that?"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
Mexico Girl Finds Gold

Through the merest chance while
walking over her farm in Macon couu
ty, a former Mexico girl discovered a
gold mine. The find has been Inyes.
tleated by mining engineers and cher
lists have assayed the nuggets and
from every indication there Is not n
doubt the yellow metal Ia there and
IN abundance. Mrs. Jennie NJ. Chand.
Ter Riley is the fortunate woman. As
Miss Chandler, she was well known
In this city several years ago when
she conducted a millinery business
here.
The Ledger is in receipt Of n let.
ter from Mrs. Riley telling OF her
discovery. While the papers in gen.
eral have had much to say concern.
ing the discovery of gold In Macon
county, very few were aware that a
Mexico girl was the fortunate per.
son.
Mrs. Riley's farm is Is miles north.
east of Macon City. 1t was on Nov.
9Th, 1908, that the discovery was
made. Nothing was said at the time
but a nugget vas sent to Mr.. Beam.
an assayer in Colorado, who assayed
the metal and returned his report a
short time after stating 1t would a
$500 to the ton. This is very rich
pay dirt.
The precious metal seems to be
on the farm in the greatest quantity.
A government engineer will make an
investigation Of the find as soon as
the weather permits. Mrs. Riley win
start mining in the early spring. The
gold is close to the surface and cas-.
lily reached.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
WHEELER or sNEEzER'
Have You Heard Of Hycmsl for Ca
tarri, Asthma and Hay Fevers

II o wheeze or snseze. hawk OF
spit. shuttle or blow, something is tho
matter with the membrane OF your
respiratory tract, and you need ny
omei. .
And you need Hyomsi because II
will cure you Of any catarrhal or In
fiammatory condition that exists.
II isn't a stomach medicine Or q
spray or douche, but a very pleasant
healing antisepue bnlsam. from the
eucalyptus forests of Australia. You
breathe this balsamic air through Q
small, hard rubber inhaler, and II
reaches every nook. corner and crew
ice Of the membrane, and promptly
kills the catarrh germs.
Otis Purdy will sell you a complete
Hyomei pronounced Higho-me) out
lit for sl.O0 on the money back plan
"The use Of Hyomei cured Mr.. Cut
Ter OF catarrh In 1904. He has strong
.ly endorsed the use OF Hyomei In
many instances, and we are glad to
go on record regarding this marvel
Gus catarrh cure, and endorse it,
Mira. A. Cutler, POI Post Ave. Battle
Greek, Mich.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

THE Mexico Weekly Ledger Is
now on = cashlnadVance basis, as
per the iGte ruling Of the Govern
ment There Is not a single subscrib.
or on our bookB who is not paid in
advance. This should be Of impor-
lance 70 advertisers who want to
place their advertising in papers that
a r read BY people who pay their debts
and are able TO buy goods. The cash
in advance plan is proving most pleas
ing TO the patrons Of the Ledger gen
orally. II you miss your paper you
win know your time has expired.
Watch the date after your name on
the margin or wrapper Of your paper
and send your remittance g week or
50 before your time expires. This
VIII be OF great help to our book.
keeping department and will prevent
your missing an issue Of your favor
ito paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
ohndran IN Bad condItlon

Miss Frost has arranged the AS
ISOLATED Charity room in the City
Hall as a dormitory and has quar-
tered there four Of the children Of
MIR. Daniels, Of whom SO much has
been written recently. The children
called on Miss Frost Friday, saying
their father had left home, taking
with him the next to the youngest
child, saying he would return after
he had seen his brother in Iowa.
Without food or fuel they almost
froze Friday and finally decided to
seek aid from the society.
The youngest child, six months
old, almost starved. was taken by a
Mrs. Edwards who will care for it
temporarily. When the remaining
two boys and two girls reached the
charity headquarters they were in a
half starved and frozen condition.
They chung about the stove for sew
eral hours after their arrival, seem
ingly unable to get thoroughly warm.
When Miss Frost arrived at the
charity room Saturday morning, she
found the little ones all dressed and
their beds neatly made. They had
a warm fire roaring In the stove and
were ready for the breakfast that
Mrs. Kate Spence donated. The beds
were loaned for the use Of the Asso-
citation in emergency cases by l. M.
Greer.
Just what will be done with the
children 1t is impossible to state at
this time. 1t will be necessary to
first ascertain the fathers wherea-
bouts and what he is doing before
any disposition a be made of the
little ones.
THE work being accomplished by
the Associated Charities here is be-
You'd the knowledge of the general
public. You may hear at times of
some specific instance where the as
ISOLATION has succored the needy, but
just what a benefit IL is TO the
worthy poor is past words. It does
not assist until the ease has been In
vestlgated and the fact learned
whether those In want are the truly
deserving poor or merely the lazy,
anxious to be kept through no de-
sire to labor and earn on their part.
Too much cannot be said In praise
of Miss Frost, superintendent of the
Mexico Associated Charities. She ha
had experience in relief houses Of the
large cities and conducts her work
here In the most approved manner.
She Is in touch with all who are in
and need attention and from the|
that shines In every face when
she is greeted by her charges at /
that her assistance is not
only bodily but spiritual. While kind
ness and motherly love seem a part
Of a woman's nature. yet 1t is not
every m that could undergo all
that Miss Frost does daily and always
a smile and be ever ready to
go to the very limits OF the town TO
help n poor sufferer, even though
she is completely fatigued. The As
ISOLATED Charities is an institution
cities the size of Mexico ~possess
md none of them better conducted.
{ stands as a monument to the spir.
! OF enterprise that dominates every
move made by the city and an ever
asting testimonial Of Miss Frost's
and loving character.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
PUBLIC SALE!
Wednesday, Feb. 10

|, as the executor of the will Of ],
J. Kerr, deceased, will sell at public
auction at his late residence. 10 mi.
north Of Mexico. 3 mi. east of Moline
and 6 mi. south Of Santa Fe, on Wed
nesday, February 10, 1903:
eb HEAD OF LIVE sTocK-Con.
sisting Of / Jack, Is IL hands, black
with white points. 2 years old and is
well broke, a good performer. and a
sure foal getter. He is sired by the
famous jack owned by cauthorn, of
Mexico. and a more promising one at
his age than was his sire. One gray
Jack, 3 years old, a splendid bone and
body and q sure foal getter; he
ONE from a line of best Jacks In
Illinois; and also the fine
saddle stallion, Royal. a beautiful
chestnut sorrel. 3 years old. is "a
hands and is a natural saddler and
has proved himself to be a fine breed
or, pedigree furnished on day Of sale.
2 Black mares. 8 years old. 1 Aged
brown mare in foal to horse. l Sad
die and harness mare, 4 years old.
3 Draft geidings, coming twos. 81
Horse colts, coming yearlings. two of
them well matched. 4 cows. 2 of
them extra good ones as mixers and
individuals; win be fresh in March.
SHEEP 2e Head of breeding
ewes and / ram.
HOGS - 4 Brood sows. one with
. pigs; s shoats weighing about so
Tbs. each.
FARM MACHINERY / farm
wagon. 1 saddle: also some hay, oats.
corn and farming implements; poul
try. household and kitchen furniture.
Also ! road wagon.
TERMS-Ail sums OF $40 and I'M
der. cash; above fhis amount q credit
81 Q months with an approved note
bearing 2 per cent interest from date
n sale. No properly to be removed
until terms Of sale are complied with.
sale To begin at 1880 q. n. dI-wlt
J. 3. znRR. Executor. 4
Col. Ed. Underwood, Auctloneer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

TOLsToI is responsible for the say
ing that "the whole progress Of sci
ence up to the present time has not
only not improved the lot of the ma
jority OF men but has made 1t worse
II there remains among enlightened
people a few who agree with this in
comparable nan they have only to
read the records Of the appalling dis.
aster to the Republic" to be provid.
ed with ample REPUTATION OF the
sweeping statement. To be sure
there is the argument that only the
dead are happy but let one imagine
himself on that unhappy ship.
stabbed In the darkness, alone and
helpless on the high seas In a blan.
ket like fog to be rescued and
brought home to shore through the
aid Of the wireless telegraph and
the appreciation OF what may and has
been done by the aid Of modern sci
once eeama clear and convincing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

IN a short time the buds will be-
gin to blossom; the old moss back
viii store his spring bitters under the
hay now and the enterprising mer.
chant win prepare for the summer
trade. There is much that we should
accomplish in the few short weeks
Intervening before the arrival Of spring
in it's pristine glories. Already the
Mcmillan memorial is receiving new
impetus daily. The Hardin monumen
movement will likewise become a
statewide movement and the erection
Of a fitting statue to this benefactor
Of state and city will soon be a
reality. Then there Is the electric
line. Work should be begun upon
that as soon as the frost creeps from
the ground. Let US all s our
forces and interests and make this
year a red letter epoch In the his
tory Of Mexico. Be q booster"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
MRS. HERBERT S. HADLEY AND CHILDREN

Conditions In PHILIPPINES Very bad
The American people to-day little
realize the conditions with which the
amy have to cope In the Philippine
Islands and each day this question
grows graver," The foregoing state,
ment was made to a Ledger repre-
sentative by Lieut.. Ode C. Nichols, of
the Both U. s. Infantry, at present
stationed at Manila, P. l. Lieut..
Nichols is home on leave and is in
this city with his family the guest
OF his mother, Mrs. II. e. Nichols
and brother, W. B. Nichols, Of 21O
clark Ave. He has been in Manila
8 years and was at one time ordl-
nance officer in R~oosevelt's rough rid
ers during the spanish-American war.
THE education Of the people Of
the Philippines" continued Lieut..
Nichols, is a matter of grave impor.
lance. They are all DESTROYS of be.
ing physicians and lawyers and none
OF them think of agriculture after
they have received more than an or
binary degree Of education. The Is
lands are in a continual state of a
fare. We would be better off If
there were fewer petty politicians an
educated Moros in Manila.
THE island of Luzon possesses
much more land than the entire jap.
anese empire, yet over so per cent of
the rice consumed in Luzon is import
The papers in Manila at present
this terrible condition and are
.sditorially urging the government to
only educate the islanders high
enough to til the soil intelligently
70 that the country can better itself
md become self-sustaining. AS long
Is the Filipinos are given the higher
they will refuse to follow
agricultural pursuits. One who is
lot familiar With the situation at
PRESENT in the Islands cannot realize
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
GROUND Hoc pAy.

Tuesday was ground hog day and
the little rodent when be ventured
from his hole IN the early morning
saw his shadow and FstpFped for an.
other SIX weeks. This indicates, 10
popular oral superstition has It, six
weeks Of bad weather
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

how serious 1t is.
"As soon as a Moro finished the
common grade schools he begins to
read law in some office and from tina
time on is useless. With education
ton they discard manual labor for
a profession. Just what the next few
years will bring to pass cannot, Of
course, be asserted but matters are in
a serious condition and will grow
worse If the present condition con.
tinues to prevail
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
Shoe String Items
From the Factoru.
BY Golden PIppIn.

BY Golden PIppin.
Mr.. F. Kieselbach has gone to 81.
Louis.
Mr.. Jack Williams Is visiting in
st. Louis.
Mr.. A. B. Mcintyre left wednes.
day for his home In Hannibal.
Mr.. Blattner. of st. Louis. is with
us.
Mr.. R. W. Gill spent Sunday in
Montgomery City.
In the Factory once l worked,
Now l am broke because | shirked.
We are now the largest exporter OF
shoes in Audrain county. Frank Nc
Cord is a close second.
We noticed the "owl" n day
last week laboring under a great bur.
den. He must have dropped his whip
Miss Minnie Heltemes, Of our fit.
ting room. has gone home to be at
the bedside OF her mother who is I'll.
Several weddings booked for this
spring and to follow In the
rosy month of June.
Have you seen the 9 sandals tina
are being worn by some Of the lead.
ing men Of the cutting room?
Mr.. Geo. Cleveland has been de-.
tanned from work on account Of a
very SORE eye, resulting from a cold.
w. ]. and C. /. Morris spent Sun.
day with their brother. Frank, In
Kirksyille.
Our Factory is visited. about CIV.
cry other day, BY 4 railroad magnate
In disguise.
We think Dad" Towson Is 4
competitor for Johnny Reeds posi-.
ton as electrician OF the Factory.
Our cutting and fitting room en-.
joyed a vacation Friday and satur.
day on account 70 the severe weather
The OWL must be hiding as we
haven't seer him since the cold
snap"
Mr.. l.. e. Webb. who has been EN-.
ployed In our cutting room and Mrs.
Webb, of the fitting room, have left
for Hannibal.
DR.. Louis Mckee reports very little
Illness among the employes--inst a
few cases of love-sickness.
Is love blind?
Why we're ALEC" and little Jim.
my delayed until noon the morning
after the dance? Talk to them we
wont "snitch."
Wednesday was a record breaker
for visitors. People were coming and
going all the afternoon and 1t goes
to show they realize what a benefit
the Factory is.
Mr.. H. Stone, who was formerly
employed in u cutting room but
left a few weeks ago. has again re-
turned to u cutting room. They
all come back.
All good people help. a worthy caus
alnog and join brother Hank Hus.
terman's league. Ask him about 1t
and he will gladly give you informa-
lion.
We all enjoyed a very nice talk
Mr.. Tom Williams about 80.
'ial Duties" He Is a very fluent
and imparts good advice. We
would be glad to hear from him
Igain. 8
Col Sam Potter must have par.
AIKEN Of the Owls remedy, as we
he Is back again at his old post.
Miss Wayne Maher. a charming
Dung lady of our fitting room, has
eturned to her home in Centralla.
Prohibition speeches viii be in or
soon. Such orators as our well
nown friends Happy Heinie," Col.
the owl" and severa 9th.
will proclaim the cause from the
prinkler tank in the rear of our
BARN GROWS TIRp rppp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

THE Mexicoo fire department are t
be congratulated upon the excellent
run they made Wednesday morning
to the fire at Lakeview. Though it
was only possible to the chemical en-
gine they rescued several outbuild-
ings from destruction. The loss of
Lakeyiew viii be regretted by every
citizen Of Mexico. This was one Of
the handsomest homes In the coun.
~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

ssbseeshs.. 20 IN. wsskiy
Ledger Should esnmlns the
fhe date after their nsmes on
re margin Or wrapper Of their
pspsr. Send yoar renewal a
week or tho before your gime
expires - that you will not
mlss a copy. The Weekly Led.
Ger Is 500 a year to everybody
always In advance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
LADY MAccAsEEs

INSTALL OFFICERS
The Lady Maccabees Of Washington
and HOLSTER Hives gave a public in.
stallation Of officers at their lodge
rooms Monday evening. Mrs. NJ. A.
c. sommers. State Commander, was
the installing officer. After install
lation q splendid musical and liter.
airy programme was rendered, and
was much enjoyed by the large au-
diepce. A special feature Of the
programme was r~ecitations by Miss
Lily Hendrix, the blind poetess, Of
this city.
Mrs. Risden, State Representative
Of the L. 0. 7. M, and Mrs. Som.
mers each made short addresses in
behalf of Meccabeeism. These la
dies are always very pleasan
speakers and their presence Monday
evening added much to the enter
tainment,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

The Fair Association are rot only
bent upon making the racing events
better than in the past but win make
the show rings and agricultural and
horticultural prizes better. 1t viii
be a real county fair in all that the
term signifies.
The following directors met Thurs
day evening: E. II. Carter, Geo.
Lee, John Mcintyre. Willard Potts,
w. f. Atkinson, Carter Johnson, A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

u. hoiHeS Wuhuss W. ".
Johnson. VIM. Simms and y. r. Mid
dleton.
The Mexico Fair has always held
an enylabIe position in the State as a
show not only OF fine products and
horse flesh but for good speed events
as well. The directors are all men
Of acumen and ability along this line
and the public can be assured of a
Fair better and NOR entertaining
than ever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

Charlie Brown, west of town, Biaugb-
tered a mammoth porker for J. d.
Miller, Of this city. Wednesday. The
hog tilted the beam at $40 pounds.
Col Miller fattened the hog on corn,
Cottonwood Springs water and acorns
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
House comes to Rescue and Appro-
PIRATES Money TO Furnish an Air
Fleet for Salty in War

Washington. Jan. 3O.-By voting an
appropriation OF 100000 over and a.
boye the amount originally appropri-
ated the house to-day made liberal
provisions for further experiments by
army with balloons and airships for
use In warfare. The subject gave
rise TO spirited debate which con.
tinued most Of the session. 0ppon-
ents OF the proposition sought to en-
compass its defeat by raising all o
Of parliamentary points but the chair
In an elaborate opinion over-ruIed
these and thus paved the way for
incorporation Of a provision In the
army appropriation bin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
FRANZ AkRIDcE

DIES SUDDENLY.
Frank Akridge. 6s years old, died
suddenly at his home near Laddonia
FRIDAY evening. He had been in his
usual health and his sudden death
was a great shock to his family and
tne community where he lived. The
Ledger extends sympathy.
Rev. v. H. Hook is home from
Vandalia where he preached Sunday
morning and delivered a lecture Sun.
day evening. Rev. Hooks subject for
lh's lecture was 1.-THE Book Of Es.
ther," and was very interesting to
a large audience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
BARN GROWS LIKE A TREE
south Dakota Farmer Produces
Stable as horticultural side Line
ans 1t Grows, Grows, Grows

Canastota, s. D. jan, 31-The Clip.
per OF this place is the authority for
the statement that South Dakota has
gone into the barn raising industry.
a lew years ago a farmer near Co
mad built a small barn, using green
willow posts at the corners and all
along the sides.
After a year had passed he saw
mat, whereas, he had put the floor o
the ground, it was three feet above
the soil. The willow posts. instead
OF being dead, were very much alive.
In their upward move they had car
ried the barn along.
Last year the barn was on stills
nine feet high, and the farmer put
In a new floor and surrounded the
posts with siding, thereby making q
two-story affair.
There is o a pace of eight
inches between the floor and the
ground, and the owner expects to
have a three-story barn by 1910.
tfnl YAha n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04

Mrs.. s. l. Winscott, who visited
friends the past week in Kansas City.
returned to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
LOCKED IN CAR IN STORM
Tramp. During Blizzard, Ru 5 To
and Fro to Keep Warm iwhie in
Railroad Yards, at Montgomery
City, Mo.

Montgomery, Mo-, 81 All Church
supposed to have ben a tramp. was
rescued to-day from death. after a
bitter experience, the result of the
worst blizzard in this section fol
years.
lie had gone into a self-locklng box
car at Centralia, NO., and was hauled
to this city during the blizzard. The
car was s~lde-tracked here, where he
was unable to make anyone hear his
cries.
George s~nodgrass and Flay Glare.
OF this city, passed, and, hearing his
appeals for help, rescued him. 1t
took ten hours for him to recover,
He says he had to run to and fro
IN the a all night and part Of the
day like a wild beast. to keep alive.
and finally his strength gave out.