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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23
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Threshing Machines
CONSISTING OF

Complete HORSEPOWER Esta5lishmen emit
with 24-inch, ss-inch Cylinders, and 6, 8,
10 or IL Horse Power to match.
Two Styles of Mountain Horse Powers
our improved TRIBE Gear" and improy-
ed '.Spur Speed" Woodbury. stylel, both
kinds mounted oil four wheels, and special
sizes made for 6, 8, 10 or IL horses,
Complete Steam Power Outfits; our un-
rivaied Vibrator" Separators, made ex-
pressiy for Steam Power, with 32-inch
Cylinder and 48-inch Separating cleaning
parts, with all thu other parts proportion
ately capacious and full of ''business;'
also, our , matchless Steam Thresher En-
gines, of our own make, beyond rivalry
in Power, Durability Easy Firing, Beauty
Of Design, Perfect Workmanship, Elegant
Finish. complete in every detail, and in
all resi- ects u fit companion for our ceie-
brated Steam Separator.
Our "Vibrator" Separators "alone,"
made expressly for Steam Power, and 20
match to any and all other make of En-
gines, also perfectly adopted to go with
any and all other make of Horse Powers,
four sizes. ranging from "a to 36.inch
width of Separating parts.
The Worldwide Reputation of our
matchless vibrator Threshers for rapid
threshing, perfect saving. admirable clean
ing no wastage, cleanliness, eonomy in
repairs, durability, ease of management,
and q general superiority In various other
respects, is now fully established and gen
orally recognized.
The Acknowledged Head and Front OF
Grain Threshers, and especially superior
if grain be damp or wet. while for Flax,
Timothy, and like Seeds no other ma
chimes can truthfullu Claim any compare
son.
The Genuine vibrator" Threshers are
made only by
NICHOLS, SHEPARD Il co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
They or any Of their regular authorized
Dealers furnish Illustrated Pamphlets,
Price Lists and full particulars, free, on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

All sufferers from this disease that
m anxious to be cured should try
DIR. Kissner's Celebrated Consump-
tive Powders. These Powders are
the only preparation known that viii
cure consumption and all diseases of
the Throat and Lungs-lnderd, so
strong is u faith in them, and also
to convince you that they are no hum
bug, we will forward to every suffer-
er, by mail, post paid, a free trial box.
We don't want your money until
you are perfectly satisfied of their
curative powers. If yourl life is worth
saving, don't delay III giving these
Powders a trial, as they will surely
cure you.
Price, for large box So, sent to any
part of the United States or Canada
by mail on receipt ofprice. Address,
ASH Il ROBINS, $50 Fulton street.
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23
BEWARE OF
FITS EPILEPSY,


Permanently cured-no hu nbug-
by one months usage of DR.. Gou-
lard's Celebrated Infallible Fit Pow
ders. To convince sufferers that these
powd rs will do all we claim for
them, we will send them by mail,
post paid, a free trial box. AS DIR.
Goulard is the only physician that
has ever made this disease a specia
study. aud as to II knowledge thou
sands have been permanently cured
by the use of these Powders, we will
guarantee a permanent cure i'll every
case, or refund you all money ex-
pended. All sufferers should give
these Powders an early trial, and be
convinced of their curative powers.
Price for large box, So, or 4 boxes
for $40, sent by mail TO any part OF
the United States or Canada OH re-
ceipt of price, or by express, c. o.
ID. Address,
ASH & ROBBINS,
AGO Euiion ST RronE1yn n v
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

A good wife Is to a man wisdom,
strength and courage; q bad one IL
c infusion, weakness and despair. No
Q ,ndition is hopeless TO u man where
the wife possesses firmness, decision
and economy. There is no outward
propriety which can counterfeit indo-
encc,::extravAgance and folly at home.
No spirit can long endure bad infiu-
ences MaAis strong, but his heart
10 not adamant. He needs . tranquil
home, and il he is an intelligent man
he needs its moral force In the eon-
fict of life. To recover Ills compos-
urc home must be Q place Of peace
and comfort. There his soul rencws
its strcngth and he goes forth will
rexewed yigor to encounter the labor
and trouble ~ lifc. Rut if at home
h. finds no rest, andtilere 10 met with
bad temper, jeaionsy and gloom, or
assaiied with complaints and censurc
hope y&nisiIes, and lie sinks to des-
pair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

The Hardin House is provided with
the lone inch rope" for every room
as required by law. The proprietor
makes it a rule to apply the rope him.
self at bedtime, to ''such guests" as
he thinks might become too much
alarmed from any cause during the
night, TO cali for their bill ON leaving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Quite a check has been given to the
Murphy movement by the display of
q cut representing a drop of water
under the microscope, gotten up by
an ingenious druggist of this city.
The old soakers declare that nothing
will induce them TO use such an arti-
Gle as a common drink at the risk of
their health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Misunderstanding can be more
absurd than the idea that Cooking
guilty" proves guilty.. An honest
man charged with crime is much
more likely to blush at the accusation
than the real offender, who is gener-
ally prepared for the event, and a
his face ''ready-made." The very
thought of being suspected of any
thing criminal will bring the blood
to an innocent mars cheek nine times
out of ten.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

5 Mounted upon fine polished or oiled ?
black walnut top table and treadle, all :
Z complete, only S26: warranted 5 years Z
. kept in order free of charge. Money :
- refunded at one if not satisfactory.
- The most solid, reliable and salts :
factory machine eyer invented for all ;
; kinds of family work. An acknowl- {
z edged unequivocal mechanical sue Z
2 cess, thoroughly tested, and used in =
: thousands of homes. An efficient, si- =
lent, rapid, reliable and ever-ready .
helper to the weary wife or seam :
= stress, that will do. the work of a 2
= tamily for a lifetime, and costing ?
- less thar half the price of machines :
81 of a like quality. 1t makes the shut :
: tie, double-thread, lock-stitch 1.-THE /.
same On both sides of the work.
g which received the highest award at
the Centennial. The strongest, finest :
and most lasting stitch ever produced. {
= 1t does more W. rk at less cost; ope- z
z rates more easily. smoothly and fast 6
. er and with less labor han any other :
: machine 1t any price. 1t Is bailt for ,
strength and constant hard work; :
will run for years without repairs. 1t y
-. is easy to learn, easy to manage and (
z always ready, in a moment, 10 do 2
= every description of stronger fine 2
& fancy work than any other machine, :
at any price, ever did or can do, and ;
: with less trouble. Il will sew any :
70 thing a needle can pierce, from lace =
- with any kind of thread, and run off {
. strong straight needle, and never {
z breaks them. 1t can not miss or :
Z drop a stitch, ravel or break the :
s. thread. The money CheerfullY re- =
funded if it will % outwork and
outlast any machine at double the &
= price. 1t you have any other ma h
E chine, buy this and have a better :
: one. The ease and rapldity of its 5
.. motion and quality of its work is its :
best recommendation, and it is thor
oughly warranted in every respect,
e by written guarantee to maintain its =
merited reputation as q constant, {
: ready and ever.faithful worker in a {
= family for Ave years. 1t will hem, :
= fell, tuck. braid, cord, bind, gather, :
. quilt, ruffie, pleat, fold, scsllop. snirr, :
: roll, haste, embroider. run up
= ~breadths, etc, with elegance, ease 8
and quickness. 1t requires no learn -
q ing; any n can use it in a moment :
< anu IL VIII earA from "a 10 20 per )
: day for any one who wishes to sew :
for living, the best end lowest ;
= priced machine ever invented. For
> testimonials see descriptive books.
y mailed free with samples of work. :
Agents wanted throughout the :
= country for this, the cheapest and {
: most rapld-selling machine in the
~ world. Eel liberal terms, address s
5 A. CATELY & CO.. :
= Cor. Broadway and Eighth streets,
= New York. n42.ly Z
-L1xaM 81 AKONO0a 'HLINIA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Nothing will SO emphatically grab
a man by remembrance's coat tail and
haul him back to childhood's days,as
to suddenly come upon a half-dressed
youth nesting behind the brush on
the edge of a swimming pond, sadly
endeavoring to decide which is the
top end of his shirt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Out in Kansas recently the local
philharmonic society opened its con-
cert with clark. Apollo strikes the
Tyre" He must have hit him a ire
mendous welt, as we notice there was
NO issue OF The local paper the follow
ing wsek,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Henry Williams, of this place, who
has recently finished building a house,
informs us that in one single day last
week, thirteen lightning rod men and
twenty-three insurance agents called
upon him professionally.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

At a Sunday school n teacher asked
q little boy if he knew what the ex-
preston sowing tares meant. Course
| do he said, pulling a part of his
trousers around in front, 'Thare,s a
tare ma sowed; Itored it when l was
sliding down hill"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

The other afternoon Mrs. Swander,
of West Hill, pulled her husbands
gun out of a closet while she was
cleaning house, and the trigger caught
in the sleeve of an old coat, and the
gun was discharged in her hands.
Fortunately it was loaded, and con-
sequently no one was injured, altho'
six children were i'm the room at the
time. Had the gun been empty the
consequences might have been dread
ful.-Burlington Hawkeya.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Young ladies who are In the enjoy
ment OF their first attack of love sell
dom finish their first saucer of ice
cream. II Won want to see q frizzle-
headed, pull back girl get away with,
about q half gallon at q sitting, try
one that has been engaged eight or
ten times. She'll hide it and 20 of
mp'f.-ing: yum! yum! yum
Morei"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

A'little boy asked "a lady the other
day who made her teeth. "My Gre
ator," she replied. "Well," said the
little fellow, "Dr. Reed made my
mas, and they beat your'n clean out
o. sight"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Many a sweet girl, with tender,
loving eyes, has wcpt away the mo-
lnents Of loves young dream while
the young man who was to tell her
about it Is pleading with the liver,
stable man, trying to hire his 81 90
worthsof horse and buggy for one
dollar and fifty cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

A linein one of Moore's songs reads
thus: "Our couch shall be roses, be-
spangied with dew" to which a sen
sible girl replied, "'TwouId give me
the rheumatic, and SO il would YOU"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Seeing the following advertisement
in the daily '.lntelligencer" came
very near causing the resignation Of
postmaster Groves: "Any person
having i've to forty loads of manure
to dispose OF, will please send word
or drop it through the postoffice."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Mamma, what is the difference be-
tween q little boy and sirlI" "My
dear, little boys wear p~antaloons and
little glrls wear Dir ssses." And dld
4 come into The world all dressed!"
"No, darling" "Then, ma how did
YOU know that / WIS a little girl!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

"My DEAR" said a young man to
his sweetheart, the other night, "dO
you think you can make "A fool of
me?" mo-" she replied; 'naturs
has saved me the trouble"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

A little boy, disputing with his
sister on some subject, exclaimed: Ii
is true, for ina says SO; and if ma says
SO, it is SO, If it amt SO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

The delivery mule' of Null &
Nelson kicked a Chicago drummer on
the cheek the other day. The drum
mer's cheek was uninjured, but the
mules hOof was broken.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

In one of the daily papers recently
we found the following advertise
ment: "Wanted, a boy to sand-pa-
per-" Now, why did that man yearn
for a chance to sand-paper boy?-
Ely
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

PA" said n little fellow the other
day, twas job an editor!" "Why.
Sammy" because the Bible says
he had much trouble, and was a man
OF sorrow all the days of his life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

The attention of the travelling pub
lie is directed to the Hardin House as
a No. 1 hotel, and a house at which
all will receive the kindest attention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

1t is useless for physicians to argue
against short-sleevea dresses. The
constitution of the United States
saws that the "right to bear arms
shall not be interfered with"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

"That's very singular" said q
young lady to a gentleman who had
Just Kissed her. "Oh, well, my dear
miss, / viii very oon make it plu-
rail-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23


The following articles from the
PEotLE's MONTHLY tounsAL for An
gnat. ars X. rich and spicy, that we
reproduce them in this issue of the
LxDaxR.-EED.
The owssthsaft or ihs Perisd.
/ Iwhispersd il my darling's ear,
Sweet de- you love me yet?"
She biushed, then came in accent clear
The toft reply, 4fYon betl"
4sOh, could I die for you,n / cried,
my charming, winsome elf"
Sh6 lifted up her eyes and sighed,
II know how tits myself"
NV dsar~-'' 1.Oh, hush for goodness
sake.u
She cried, nor pa win hear,
And snch q fuss and row he'll make,
You'd walk of ON your ear"
He waited breathless till q creak
Was heard up overhead;
"There now" said she, "'twill do to
speak,
He'sin his little bed" 81
She nestled closely at his side,
With most confiding manner:
Said / ri want you for my bride;"
s Said she, "That's what ails Han
ner."
"Hhen let the blessed day be soon"
1breathed with anxious sigh;
SHE said, s.Nell, say the fourth OF
How viii that do for highso
! clasEcd her to my throbbing breast;
My heart o'erfowcd with joy,
d sighed, her checks to mine close
pressed,
"You arc a brick, INV bow
"a E%M# 4sf a. a s%
/ told her she was sweet and fair
As angels In the sky;
She said, "Don't fiatter, sir; take
sga care
That's all in your eye"
said she was the queen of girls,
The fairest girl e'er born;
She laughed and shook her sunny
curls.
81 am, yes, in a horn"
whispered, bending down my head
Your lips are like a cherry"
She took my meaning-laughed and
said,
well, Pm your huckleberry."
The clock struck twelve while thus
we sat,
Breathing the ord, old story;
"No, no." she said, "don't get your
hat,
:. We are all hunkydory."
Twas thus | wooed and won my
Grace,
D. With the charms that SO adorn her
And she says the wedding must take
place
I'm the "church around the corner
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

81 didn't tear it, the hole busted"
said John Lucky's little boy the other
evening, as he was freely helping
himself to sugar from the bundle that
he was carrying home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

An enyious paragrapher remarks +:
1t has been observed that the lady
with a diamond ring will scratch her
nose, in a given period, four times as
often as any other woman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

A western editor speaking of a
concert singer, says that her voice is
deiicious-pure as moonlight and ten
der as o shirt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Isn't your husband q little bald ?
asked one lady of another. "There
isn't bald hair ON his head" was
the hasty reply of his wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

"When / die" said a married man,
"I want to go where there is no snow
to shovei.n His wife said she pre-
srmed he would.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

CDR. Jones was called, and under
his prompt and skillful treatment, the
voung man died on Wednesday even
in0.1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

The foolish man seizeth on the hoe
and goeth it blind on the garden bed,
but the wise man passeth when spades
are trumps and letteth his wife make
it and play it alone.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

If there's no moonlight, will you
meet me by gas light, dearest Juii-
ana! Mo, Augustus, / won't Pm
NO gas meter"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

s The best preparation to keep a Ia
dy's hands ''free from chaps is a re-
port that she has no money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

House flies are more numerous this
season than usual; and manifest their
attachm int for one by being SO much
harder to ''shoo.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

MT. TUWIoI, tHc PfeStHt IHdy Uf,
suggested to the city council at its
last meeting. as a matter of economy,
the propriety of killing half the dogs
i'm the city and to tan their hides with
the bark of the other half.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

"Where is the dollar of n ia
thers?" We hain't her; search us If
you want to-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Man glories in his strength; woman
glories iii her lair. Butter glories In
both.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

It is affecting to hear an old maid
singing her poodle to sleep to the air,
stIf ever I cease to love-"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

O should u husband speak to a
Seeding wife? My dear, L love you
still, .srz
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Why is an angry man like a camel!
Cause he's got his back up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23
DR.. c.
LIVER PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended
as a remedy for "all the ills that
flesh is heir to-" but in affections of
the Liver, and in all Bilious Com
plants, Dyspepsia and Sick Head
ache, or diseases of that character,
they stand without a rival.
AGUE AND V
No better cathartic can be used
preparatory to, or after taking Qui-
nine.
As a simple purgative they are
%unequaled.
BEWARE OF IMITATIoNs.
The genuine are never sugar
coated.
Each box has a red a seal on
the lid, with the impression DIR.
McLANE's LIVER Pills.
Each wrapper bears the signatures
of {. McLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Good goods"-last name fol
crooked whisky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

This house a lawyer once engaged,
A Smith doth now possess;
How naturally the iron age
Succeeds the age Of brass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

What is the width of a narrow
escape?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23
w. III. HINZlE
UPHoLsT'RER &AwNING MAKER
MEXICO, MO.
MEXICO, MO.

Repairs Sofas, Rocking-Chaiss, Loua
ges Mattresses, cane-bottom chairs, &c.,
Buys and sells all kinds of secondhand
furniture.
Southwest COR oil the Public Square:
WEI. HsNZIE.#
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

lie that wears u watch, two things
must do:
Pocket his watch, and watch his
POCKET too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

Flying IN from the Hardin
House-guests VINO run away with
out-paying their hotel bills.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23
We are all hunkydory."

Twas thus | wooed and won my
Grace,
a. With the charms that so adorn her,
And she says the wedding must take
place
8 I'm the seharch around the corner
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-23

THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GEN.
U1NE
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$50 Fulton ST., Brooklyn, NY.
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NICHOLS SHEPARD Il co.

Battle Creek, Mich.
They or any Of their regular authorized
Dealers furnish Illustrated Pamphlets,
Price Lists and full particulars, free, on
application.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-11
WegGtzme.

The following letter from Rev. q. W. Mans
Held, formerly pastor OF the Methodist Eplsc0-
pa church, iJydc lnrh. and aj jprcscnt settled in
Lowell, must convince every Que who reads his
letter OF the wonderful curative qualities of
NEGETiSE .h rs a thorough cleanser and purifier
HYDE PARK, MASS, Feb. Is, 1877.
MIR. II r, STEVENS:
Dear Sir-AbouC ten years ago my health
1a1led through the depicting effects OF dyS-
typhod-fevei in is worst form OF Il large dCcn
seated aDscess, which was fifteen months In
gathering; he'd Two surgical operations by
mancnt cure suffered great pain at times,
and WAS constantly weakened BY a pro!iisc dis,
Gmnrgc. also lost small pieces of bone at
Matters ran on thus about seven years TN
May, 1871, when friend rccornmcndcd mo 20
or Ncgettnc. / did so, and BY your Kindness
passed through your manufnclo'y, notiuG the
g, imgIGdlcnts, &C, by which your remedy Is
By what s., say Al and heard 1ea,ncd some con
ndence In VEGETlNE. commenced taking it
pcrsevcrcd, and soon felt 1t was benciitlng me
IN some respects. Yet did roG see tile results
more than year, when the dinlculty IN the
back was cured; and for nine nontlls i have
enjoyed the best OF heath.
Il have In that time gained twenty pound,
OF flesh, being heavier than ever before In my
ilie, and was never more able TO perform labor
During the past few weeks had a scroru,ous
swelling rs large as my fist gather on auotbcr
part OF my body. ....
took Ncgctinc faithfully, and 1t removed IL
level with the surface in q month. l think |
should have been cured OF my main trouble
sooner II had taken larger doses, after having
become accustomed to its cnCc,s ,..
Let your patrons troubled with Scrofllla or
kidney disease understand that 1t takes time to
cure chronic diseases and, II they VIII patient
~ take Fcgctinc, It WILL in my Judgment, cure
them. Yours very truly, -. =. .I.I' -
G. W. MANSFIELD,
Pastor OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-11
Publishers and Printers

Can buy direct of the Manufacturer on
favorable terms.
''THE ANsoN HARDY CUTTING MACHINES
are the best and cheapest low priced
machine made, and have national repu
tation for utility and durability."-Ihe
EectrotWer Chicago.
The ANsoN HARDY PAPER CUTTER is by
far the best machine which can be oil
tanned for q less price than one hundred
dollars. 1t is of great strength. These
machines have always taken the highest
stand. It is the only machine to which
is applied the Patent Movable Cutting
Board. This device has o reputation of
itself: by it, the cutting board con be in
stantly and accurately moved, so that
perfect cut is insured. This is very i'm
portant point in the machine, and one
that is possessed by no other. 1t greatly
reduces the labor of preparation in work
ing the paper backward and forward.
We cannot too strongly recommend the
advantages of this patent movable board.
It is worth the price of this machine, and
purchasers should fully understand how
highly it is to be valued. Geo. p, Ro,oeQ
d Co.'S Newspaper Reporter and Printers
Gazette.
The LATEST IMPROVED HARDY CARD CUT
TER is pronounced the most desirable
Card Gutter in the market, for tho general
uses of n printing office.
Ihe we'll known RUaGIEs GARD CUTTER,
with my latest improvements, is still pre-
ferred by many printers, and holds its
favoritism over other machines.
None genuine but those having my full
address lettered in the casting.
&e- Newspapers in want of advertising
from first parties should send for my
circular.
+. A. HARDY,
Auburndale, Mass.
Twill buy Of those that buy of me.
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