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Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
MODOC ITEMS.

MARsIED.-John Robinson to Mics
Ida MeCord, by Dr.. Lacy, on last
Wednesday eve a. four o'clock, q,
the residence Of the brides father in
the vicinity OF Modoc, the same be
ing q reception of ". McCord and
Miss Maggie Moore. A very pleas
ant time, excellent supper. Long life
aad prosperity to beth couple.
We would like TO call the alton
ton of the people to the fact that
John Vance, merchant OF Modoc, IL
doing an immense business, nc we
Jaw one horse hitchsd 10 front Of biz
establishment last saturday. Look
out mercbaots o. Mckee if ne dom,
get all your trade from this portion
of the county.
Geese so cents Q piece, at least
they were Wednesday night.
A. n q. @-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
TRUSTKE's SALE.

Whereas, r. Fl. Lochridge and Mis-
senair Lochridge his wife, by their
deed Of trust dated the Goth day of
May, 1875. and recorded in the recor-
der's office for Audrain county, Mis-
souri,, in book J, page 562, of mort
cages, conveyed to the undersigned
trustes, the following lands, situate,
living and being in the county of Au
drain and State of Missouri, to-wit.
THE east half of the southeast quar-
ter section IS, township so. range g.;
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter section 1S, township so, ranye
s, containing 100 acres. to secure the
payment of certain notes in said deed
Of trust described; and whereas, said
notes have long since become due, and
default has been made in the payment
of said notes. Therefore /, NJ. Y.
Duncan trustee, at the request of the
holder of said note, and by the au-
.thoritv vested in me by said deed of
trust, will on ..r.r -.s
Saturday, the 30th day of December,
1876. offer said lands for sale at the
court house door in Audrain county,
Missouri, between the hours of n.ns
-s-f-gfr ia +ltIt In r.s1s c'sa .urr#F = fT-f ...r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
PITCHERS
CASTORIA,

Mothers may have rest and their babies
may have health, if they will use Castoria
Tor Wind Gallo, Worms, Feverishness,
Sore Mouth, Group. or Stomach Com.
plants. 1t is entirely q vegetable prepar-
alton, and contains neither mineral, NOR
1hine. nor alcohol. 1t is as pleasant to
take ss honey. and neither gag nor gripes.
DIR. L. Dirnoct of Dupont, o.. says;
Il am using Castoris in my practice
with the most signal benefits and happy
r~asult."
This is what everyone SAYS. Most
purses in New York CITY use the Castoria.
& ia prepared bv Hessrs. j. B. RosE i
Co. 46 Dev street. New York, successor>
, Samuel Pitcher. nj. u.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
|CENTAUR
LINIMENTS,
(Lstter from . Postmaster

Letter from Q Postmaster.
"ANTIocH, ILL.,, Dec. /, 1874.
IN j. b. ROSE b Co.:
my wife has, for . long time, been Q
terrible sufferer from Rheumatism. She
has I; led many physicians and many m
dies. The only thing which has given her
relief Is Centaur Liniment. am r~ejoiced
to say this has cured her. I am doing
W. h. RING.
This 10 . sample Of many thousand tsstj-
monials received. of wonderful cures
effected by the Centsur Liniment. The
Ingredients Of this article are published
around each bottle. It contains Witch
Hazel, Me-tha, Arnica, Rock Oil, Car.
bolic, and ingredients hitherto little
known 1t Is en- indisputable fact that the
Centaur Liniment 10 performing more
cures of Swellings. Stiff Joints, Eruptions,
Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sciatisa. Caked
Breasts, Lock-jaw, &c, than all other Lin
iments, Embroca.iens, Extracts, Sslyes,
Ointments, and Plastsrs now in use.
For Toothachs, Earache Weak Back,
tch and Cutaneous Eruptions it is ad-
nirable. 1t cures burns and scalds with
out . scar. Extracts poison frosn bites
and stings, and heals frost-bites and chill
blalEs, in q short time. No family Can
afford to be without the Centaur Lini.
ment. white wrapper.
The Centaur Llniment, yellow wrapper,
10 adapted to the tough skin, muscles and
flesh of the animal creation. Its effects
upon severe cases or SPAWN. Sw eny,
Wind Gall, Big Head and Poll Evil, are
little less than mary llous.
Messrs. j. Mcclure s. Co., Druggists
corner Elm and Front ~streets, Cincin matt
O., saw:
''In our neighborhood q number of
teamsters are using the Centaur Imminent.
They pronounce it superior to anything
they have ever used. We sell as high as
four to fvs dozen bottles per mouth to
these teamsters."
We have thousands of similar testimo-
| malls.
For Wounds, Calls, Scratches, Ring
bono. &c, and for Screw Worm in Sheep
IL has no rival. Farmers, Livery-men,
and Stock-raisers, have in this LiniInent a
remedy which is worth q hundred times
It's cost.
Laboratory Of j. ID. IL Oss: g. Co.,
46 DEY STREET Erw YoHK
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

and richest mining Camp IN the
world.
Mr.. Laksnen will return In . few
days to Mexico, hs will take . few
samples Of ore freM here with him,
which viii speak for themselves,
aad Mr.. L. will DO pleased to givs
yos any information in his power,
ON the country. Yours truly,
JoHN T. BARBER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
BIRTH A PARTY.

Mr.. e R,nes gave a party on las
Tuesday night, to the little foiks, a
the Ringo Rsuss, in honor of b.,
daughter Names 18th birth day
There were about Is couple pressn;
They say they had a"gIo,io us gooc
time" Mrs. Dunbar ~chxperoneC
and furnished them with music.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Lake City In eagerly soueat 'oE NJ
good figures every dav. Oas mine
the owner refused 100000 tor o
half interest in it lsst sumner, and
two other mines were recently sold
for sl25, 600, and o great Many 9th
srs have changed hands a. agurss
vang,sg from ose to forty Thousand
dollars each, and judging from the
amount Of new mills being erected,
here mast certainly DO soma silver
10 the eountry, or all tho fools are
rushIsg here to get rid of what nnn-
sy ,hey have IN erecting nills, sso..
in such Q mining camp 10 LsSs
City.
Az for Mr.. G. prospecting snd
fnding nothing himself, this l can
not dispute, but when hs says there
are no silver mines in the country,
I deemed it my duty to answer bis
com nunicst,on, 60 you could see
two sides Of the question:. Pros-
osoting here 10 very hard work.
Sitting in camp and singing Jesus,
refuge have l nons," 10 10 much as
Ter work, I presume Mr.. G. preferred
the easier work Of the two. Per-
haps BIO may have been practicinx in
anticipation of a coming camp meet
ing. he certainly did not 60 around
The mines much or hs could have III
formed bimself more about mines
and mining about Lake City. and
would certainly have written you .
very different letter from the one
which ne wrote you. As for plums,
plans snu green corn. | presume
Mr.. 4. b4e seen more raised in and
srouad Mexico Bat al Lake City
they raise mcst all kinds 81 vsgsts.
hlss, aud it il as 6ns q stock range
~ you have Suywhere in your coun-
try. lhs folks 81 Lake City do mol
protes. % be o farming community.
But they propose to mine silver and
.hsn send it t. Mexico aud else
where and buy such articles with i,
as they need. When they want to
raise plums, etc., they will probably
migrate to Mexico or somewhere
else, and with their silver, purchase
more suitable land. AS TOR fish
beg to state that all the streams nea
Lake City abound with beautiful
~ up to the present time
| wish you were o little nearer here
/ would convince you Of the fact By
you to the Rio Grand river
TO morrow. and ahow you what nice
trout We could catch, and 40 l pre-
sumo Mr.. G. must DO o very poor
fisherman, we would not extend The
invitation TO him. Iu conclusion |
beg to state that [ have devoted my |
tine for the last four years entirely |
to mining in The San Juan mines, |
some twenty miles frsm Lake CITY,
and | think I am safe in asserting,
that San Juan 10 the largest and
richesl mining camp in the world.
This 10 q beli assertion, but the
opinion of oil experienced and prac
tical miAsrs 10, that It only needs q
short time to prove it true. We are
situated on the top Of the Rocky
Mountains, and consequently have a
good deal Of RAIN aud snow and o
pretty hard country to make roads
in and dsvelope. But it 10 merely oil
matter of time to prove my asssr-
lion, that San Juan 10 the largsat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

DR.. Potts, formerly of this city
now of San Jose, California, 10 i,
this town visiting frieads and rsIa
liver. The doctor Iouks az il tb.
climate and diet of that counir
agreed with him. He has our thank
for late San Francisco papers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

The St. Louis Republican notices
Audrain editorialIy as being III F.
prosperous CONDITION, and sound
financially. Its debt being merely
nominal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

The Garner VA" pressAt bis . .
nual address New Years day, ant
will DO glad to be rewarded will
anything from a "thsak you" up t,
$4,000 in gold. Give the Devil biz
due and the Lord will reward you
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28
Communication
I,xL Morris, Rio GaANDs CouETY, |
CoLoRADo, OEc. IA, 1870.

JILL NOHEB UAo
CoLoRADo, DEc. IA, 1876.
To r. N. WHlrs ESQ.
DnAn S1R.-Iu the lssus OF your pa
psr OF Dee. 7th, 1875, l read . -eom
m~uuicstion from Mr.. A. d. Cros-
vh,so. from Lake City, Hinsdalo
county, Colorado, to Mr.. Sims, Of
your city, setting forth that since
his arrival as Lake City where be
had bssn prospecting we had not
fouud Anything hinsslf, nsr did hs
see any other person that had. There
were no silver mines there. There
were some few gold mines. but IT
you wanted silver mines you must
look ANY xhsrs' bat here for them.
That there was rot enough silver 10
:hs whole camp to make . silver
teaspoon. Add an tor rluma, plants
AID green coin, they co1Id not DO
raised in the county, and the last
fish was caught . month before biz
arrival IN this country. He pArticu
larry requsstsd his letter 10 DO pao'
lished in your paper, and posted IN.
the forks Of the roads so the people
might know the truth.
Now sir, in answer to this COM
nuaicatiou, l beg to state that, II
Mr.. G. had confined himself to the
truth and wished to let the people
know the truth, there would DO no
necessity of writing you this note
In the frat place, l beg to state
that IN and around Lake City, there
are some 500 mines located, and .
great many OF thsm are bsing work
cd by n large force OF men, and suf.
ticeutly developed, to warrant four
different companies to put up works
the reduction Of the ore from
oos mines. Some Of the works
eest not less than 100000. Roads
have been built; cities ar. growing up
like mushrooms. Mail roEtes and
stage lines are established, ana
any unprejudicsd person travelling
through the country, and seeing the
amount OF work being done both in
mining, building and improvements
generally, and hearing tho hun OF
machinery, DO could come to no
other conclusion than that he was in
young, yet rich and prosperous
mining country. Now sir, | do not
live in Lake City, nor do | own an
inch OF mining country near it, bat
1 have passed by and visited several
OF the niass there, and bav,ng had
several years expsrlsncs in mining,
( can without prejudice say, | be-
lisv0 there are 90 trus assure veins
we'll defined, and carrying as rich
ere On the surface, IS have eve pre-
viousIy bssa discovered 10 the UNIT
cd States. l do not pretend TO put
nyaslf up 40 q judge. bat merely sx-
press the Oft repeated opinion OF the
practical and experienced minor.
Msu With experience and capital,
hove come into this country seeking
chances for investment, and have
seen enough to warrant them to
make purchases at good figures, and
have spent q good deaf of money in
developing their property since pur-
shaGing, and arc at present very
well pleased with their prospects
and investments. Property around
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Johnny Clark, who 10 aow in the
grocery business at Louisians, was
in Mexico Christmas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

The young tolss mad u social pa,'
ty at the residence OF Mr. Hord uea
this CITY, on Tuesday night. Ii Wa
. very agreeable affair tor all pres
snt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Mr.. 3. b. Turmon was houored oil
Monday night with q serenade b!
some of his friends Their instru
ments were combs, and to the tun,
of "Old Folks at Home"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Mr.. r. DsBsiss, editsr OF Wells
vile Baxoo, psyed his respects to
the LEDGER last Friday. Frank 10
a good one.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

NJ F. Simmons, former editor OF
Mexico Messenger, was in this o'ty
Christmas and favored the LEDGER.
He 10 locking bale and hearty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Mr. Coron Il. Crews to Miss Mary
3. Mooney, at the residence OF the
BRIDES mother. tlrcs nils west OF
Mexico. @Sev. U~i~riaton oiiciatifg.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

Several of our lady friends are
going to favor the young gentlemen
OF Mexico, New Years day, by keep
ing open house, but We have author
ity to announce only the following:
Che Misses silver at their residence
rear the depot, Miss Brooks, Mrs.
Miss Hafford and Mrs. Dunbar, at
the Ringo House. Miss A. Gill and
Miss Lou Wardwell, at the residence
of the former. W. bespesk a jolly
lime to the callers.
If you want a good easy Christmas
shave, go to Dun..& McElhany, only
ten cents. Reeds corner
DIED.-Mrs. Sarah Blythe, sged
IS years, wife of Squire Milton Blythe
nine miles west of Mexico. o5 a." a.
! Mr.. John Goatly, 81 years of age
about SIX miles northwest of this
city.
Two little children, age about Is
months one the child of MI. E. Beatty,
anu the other the child of Mr.. j.
Beatty, both near Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

and Putting in Pumps.
) Under the Cromwell House, in the room
formerly occupied by Yates 81 Co., and
immediately opposite the Ringo House,
main entrance. . 27-lO5
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-28

= ..II9ll a-lI-. : - III . I-aIN, NO7-0
3o.4t NJ. \. DUNCAN, trustee j..
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06
Communicated.

j. II not great pity that when di-
rcctors engage teachers that they sOmc>
times get "old women" instead of well
experienced, lively and intelligent
teachers Bat such is the case, some
teachers do not take as much interest
in educational meetings aud institutes
as some old women do. Especially
such teachers that value pair of shoe
sOlcs moro than an institute OF the
welfare OF their children, and where it
can be seen so plainly in the progress
Ofthcir school. And where Il teacher
has snch intelligent pupils, and parents,
should the children be accused of not
being adv anced ~ far as some other
schools, or the teacher? BY all means
the teacher in most eases. Bat how
such teachers try to creep ont of their
ignorapce when they represent their
school ut Il public meeting when his
pupils do not draw maps" read, OF
sing rs well rs some other scholars
when he has naturally rs smart and
intelligent children rs any in the coun-
~ but has failed to improve their
minds rs he should have done by try,
ing To blame il on other teachers and
pupils 10y saying that his school had no
chance sing, had no time to read,
and that he had no time to prepare
his maps, that other schools copia |
their maps, But such we find to be
the case, and we would advise all in
telligcnt directors TO beware of such
uninterosted teachers. ID. 4.
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West Beaver School Union.

Tho weekly meetings of tho West HEAVIER
Teachers Association, for tho boaent oi the
schools Oi lN7j--b, teruinltei on SATURDAY
March Is, 1915 with tue close OF the West Boa
yer School mon.
1t has been tho unitei aim Of the teachers of
West botyer to Improve the schools Ia their
charges; and the fact that the largest cOnven.
ton Oi the different schools ever known la said
township, tooK place at the ~ Johns Church
browning their lab0rs.
seven OF the schools (there arc nlnel; namely
Ira fils"n's, II. W. uish's, I. a. Magner's j,
NJ l.epeyis J. q, w gner's ID. H. MetLe.'s,
and Jos. steelys were present.
Exercises opened WIN tue reading of tho
prog sIamme BY ia" Pres, Rev. l. Z. hdmonds,
ler. singing hools. Address OF Welcome
Rev. l.. T.. Edmo1ds, kespouse-lri FilsOn
Singin1-H. ". ulsn school. Reading-I A.
wagneT's school. singing 1. FiIson's school.
Address-Rey wennd. singing-,choois in
consort Arithmetic--J. NJ. Lepley's school.
,insing-T. A. wasners school. Adjourned to
Slnging-schools In consort. Geography
ID. B. WetEel school. Singing-J. %. Wagner's
school. Address-Rey >taller. singing ID.
B. wetlel's scbool. Grammar and PuGctua-
lion-I Fi,son's school, sipgins-J. NJ. Lep.
ley's school. Reading II, W. ulsh's SCHOOL,
singing-l Filson's school. Pennansnip y.
school sinKing-H. W. Ulsh's school Vail.
dlctory-kev l.. U. Edmonds. Sinyins-sehools
In consort.
Iiensdiction. The reason why Mr.. SteeIy's
name does not appear On the programme 10 be.
cause he attended tho District Institute very
badly, ami was not present when the pro,
hot deprive him Of an equal share of the time.
kev. Neand iailinS TO attend, his time WAS 1T
once allowed AR, e.; and tho exercises ere then
50 regulated as 10 give hin as nash. II not
more, time than any other teacher pressnt-his
classes uti well.
Tsis meeting Of tho dlnsrsat seaool, was an
AND grand omen si 10 future prosperity.
kSrCkTEn,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06

ATTEMPTED Bank Robbery.

Last May, party Of three, man
and wife and invalid brother, repre-
senting themselves as Southerners,
visited Chambcrsburg. Tho princi-
pal, a finely educated gentleman,
who claimed to have been a Colonel
in the "Louisiana Tigers" made
quite an impression in tho social cir
cles OF tho staid village. ITe wound
himself into the good graces ef the
best families of the town. Having
no visible means of support, ho lived
a sort of an idle, careless life, so
much admired by shoddy aristocracy
, in these days.
About week ago another party,
hailing from Pittsburgh. arrived on
tho scene. He gave his name rs
Johnson. Tho first named lion hand
ed in bis cognomen as Ralston. The
two met but seldom, and appeared
only common acquaintances.
Last evening about nino o'clock
Ralston aud Johnson called on Mr..
Messersmith, cashier of tho National
Bunk. aud told him as they proposed
leaving carly this morning. they do
sired to take box of Coputed) val
uables which was in the bank vault :
aud Ralston told the cashier that
Johnson desired to make deposit
before leaving town.
Mr.. NJ. kindly consented to obige
them. lie accompanied them 10 the
bank, opened the vault aud as he did
so johnson attempted to grapple
with him. lie in turn knocked John
son down, but was ovcrpowcred by
Ralston and bucked and gagged
Johnson wished to kill him then and
there, but Ralston saved his life by
interccoding in his behalf.
After securing Mr. NJ they ram
sacked the vault, and after loading
themselves with booty prcpired to
escape On coming down the banl,
steps Ralston heard an alarm from
Nr. VI who had succeeded in parti.
ally removing the gag. Under the
excitement ho tripped and fell TO tho
]
A colorcl man passing, seeing the
man hurrying ont of the bank at that
late hour, at once suspected some
thing, and Selling the robbor he
oyerpowercd him and called for help.
On his person were found some
$4,000. He Ealstonl had revol
yer in each hand, and a largo dirk in
his belt. His confederate. johnson.
escaped, but was aftcrward captured
Mt Mcrcersburg by cX.Sheriif Green
walt Both had horses sadiled clos,
at hand, and would doubtless have
gotten off had not fortune played
false to this hero of modern society
y full set OF bmglars' tools were
found in the vicinity where the hors-
es had been secured.
The fire bells were rung, and th,
citizens turned ont, AMI it required
strenuous efforts on tho part of H.,
officers of the law to keep the iufuli
ated populace from lynchins Ralston
to n lamp post - UiFyisJury Tc'e-
Jrdyh, 2JH az.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06

THE Day You WERE BuRN.-IIcrc Is
IN inlHlib!c method of discovering the
day of the wcc'; on which any person
WAS born. or the day Of the week on
wh.ch II given day Of the month any
number oi years previous occurred. 10
the number representing your agc at
your next birth day, add one-iuurth for
leap years, this amount divide hv
seven and the remainder, counted baci,
from the day ofthc week ON which YOU
were born. For instance. on your nest
birthday You will bc II year, old. Tai.
divide 10y four, and the uulticut i. at.
dcl TO 81 gives 80 the Amount, which
divided 10y :, the number ot day, in Il
week, gives four weeks and a rcmlin-
der oftwo days. Now, If your birthday
this year comes ON Monday, count
back two days aud you have the dlH ON
which you were born Saturday. Try it.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06

FIRE IvsuRANcE.-T would respects
fully inform the citizens of Middleburg
and vicinity, that have been appoin-
ted agent Ivy Thompson & Ginger,
port, Pa. successors ofJamcs l.. Schoo.
Icy decd, for this vicinity, and take
this method of informing all pcrsens
insuring by the said Mr.. Schoolcy, tha,
| will renew their Policies, rs they OK.
pirc, in companies of II n d oubt d
strength and security. represent the
ROYAL, of Liverpool, Royal Canadian,
of Montreal f; Providence, Washington
of Providence Trade. of Camden
Wnyncshoro, Of Wnyncsbor : Pa. ;and
Mutual Benefits; Life. of Newark, y, j
G.. w. GRINELLO. igem,
nov.o. Niddlcbmy, Pa
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TAE ACE OF SEEDS. How long d,
seeds remain good is u question that
is frequently asked, but seldom salts.
fictorily answered. We annex tho
following table, which ono of our cx
changes says can be relied upon n.
truthful and accurate, and in this con.
nccton would suggest TO secdsmcn
that every package of seed sent out 10y
them should have plainly printed upon
the label. the year in which they have
been grown. The following is worth
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06
TO CONSU MpTIVEs

~" Advertiser, having been permanently cur.
ed uf that dread tisrhse, Consumption Ivy a sim.
plc rene ly. IL anxious t. make known to his Tel.
ow sufferers the inrtus of cure. To all who Il e.
'irc it, hc VII srnd % cory uf the prescription
used. free vt char'r', with the direrttnns f,r
pfcls tng aud using the sauc. which thvy will
aud : IRE Cure tor Consumption, Asthma, Brt
chtt4 n. Parties wishlng The prescriutiU1 viii
p.cIse address YEA. MlL~ON,
l9i Penn ST, WilliamsIurpb, New IVIk
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-04-06

WnrTEwAsu. The following recipe
for whtcwash is recommended 10y the
Scientific american. IL answers foI
wood, brick or stone : Slakc about one.
half bushol unslaked lime with boil
ing water, Keeping II covered during
the process. Strain it aud add peck
ofsalt dissolved in warm water, three
pounds of ground rice put in boiling
water and boiled to thin paste. one
half pound powdered spanish whiting
and ono pound clear glue dissolved in
warm water. Mix these we'll together
and let the mixture stand for scvern
days. Keep the wash thus prepared
in u kettle, and when used put it OH
rs hot ~ possible with painters OF
whitewash brushes.