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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
A BOYS COMPOSITION ON
BABIES.

There are four or five different kinds
of babies. There is the big baby, the
little baby, the white baby and the
poodle dog, and there is the baby
elephant.
Most of these babies was born in II
boarding house, 'cept the baby ele-
plant; think he was born on a
railroad train, cause he allus carries
his trunk with him.
4 white baby is pootier nor a
elephant baby, but he can't eat 50
much hay.
All the babies what | have ever seen
were born very young, specially the
gal babies, and they can't none OF
them talk the United States language.
My father had mean my mother
had a baby once. 1t was not an
elephant baby it vas a little white
baby it coined one day when there
was nobody at home it WAS a funny
looking fellow, just like a lobster.
l asked my father was it Il boy or 9
girl, and he say he don't know whether
he was a father or mother.
This little baby has got two legs.
just like a monkey.
His name is Marian.
lie don't look like my father MOI
my mother, but he looks just like my
Uncle Tom cause the little baby ain
got no hair on his head.
One day l asked my Uucle Ton
what was the reason he amt got NJ
hair and the little baby amt got NJ
hair. He says he don't know, 'eep
that the little baby was born SO anC
he was q married man.
One day | pulled a feather out o
the old ROSTERS tail and 1 stuck
up the babv's nose and it tickled hin
so he almost died. 1t was only a lit
tie bit of a feather and l didn't SCI
what he wanted to make such a fus
about it for. My mother said
ought'er be ashamed of myself and
didn't get no bread on my butter 70
morn a week.
One day the Sheriff come in til,
house for to collect a bill of 50 70
crockery. My father, says he, ''can'
pay the BILL" and the Sheriff he says
"then l take something and h
look around the room an he see''
the little baby and he say, "'Ah, ha
/ take this" An he picked up til
little baby, and he wrap him up in
newspaper and he take him away t
the station house.
Then my mother she commence
to cry, an my father say, FLUSH
Mary Ann, that was all right. Don
you sec how l fooled that fellow
Don't you see the bill for CROKER
was for nine dollars, and the littl
baby was only worth two and a half.
/ think I'd rather be a girl not
boy, cause when a girl gets a whip
ping she gets it on her fingers, bu
when a boy gets a licking he gets
all over.
don't like babies very much any
how, cause they make so much noise
/ never knew but n quiet baby
and he died.-From the Troy Budget
Tho Nayion n~faIiigonnaT Tninina
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
OHIO POLITICS.

The Ohio Democratic State Com
vention met mt Columbus, July %,
and nominated Il full State ticket.
The convention was anything but liar
m%onious, and resulted in the nomina-
ton Of Il. NJ. Bishop, Of Cincinnati,
for governor. Bishop has been, in
years past, Il Know Nothing, and. for
that reason, he should have been left
at home to manage his little store.
Gen. Jabez W. Fitch was nominated
for Lieutenant Governor; j. l..
Oakley, Supreme Judge; II. II. Fan
ming, Clerk Of the Supreme Court
Judge Isaiah Pillars, Attorney-Gen-
eral A. j. lIowell's, Treasurer: J.
j. Burns and Martin Schiller, School
Commissioners. The convention calls
for the immediate repeal of the re.
sumption act.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

One of the best exchanges that
finds its way to our table Is the Week
ly Arkansas Gazette, a ten column
paper published at Little Rock by
Adams & Blocher, now in the fifty
eighth year Of its age. This paper
Genes to us with its columns filed to
overtowing with the latest and most
important news of the day, and is
sound on all the leading political
questions that are now agitating the
public mind. We welcome it to our
exchange list.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

So far Is heard from, the judicial
elections in Illinois have failed to
create much popular enthusiasm or
draw out a large vote, the farmers
generally being too busy to take much
interest in the matter, but it is the
case with judicial elections GENERALLY.
Although the most important of any
it is the usual way to let them go by
default, and the people have only
themselves to blame if the bench suf-
fers in consequence of their neglect.
In this particular instance, however,
the candidates seem to have been foI
the most part men of fair legal learn
I. ing and trustworthy character.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

Cor HIS "'BACoN."-If any n in
Benton City has lost Il " swine" he
can find it in Mexico. Last Tuesday,
as Dick Graham and Ourself were
coming through Benton City. at the
rate of sixty miles an hour, on an ex-
ira of IN coach and an engine, we
scooped up a pOrker on the cow
catcher, which we ran into Mexico.
His honor with some dignity stepped
off unhurt and took to the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

On ql,i Thpupsddsayy night last, Lewis Lew,
Spencer and aa1 family, consisting OF
wife and four children, living. in
Clark county, VI Mo-, were asst aSsasinated.
The murderer who is yet u~ndiscover-
ed, took from the house $1,000 cash.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
13-4t Bridge Com'r Audrain CO
TRUSTEES SALE.
.Fukoog AZ ID w ia and

TRUSTEES SALE.
aWbereas, HeniY ". FanG alder apd
Wife. by tieirdced dated May 30,l574.
and recorded in trust book -" page
358 Audrain county records, conveys
ed to the Undersigned trustee,thef ois
lowing described real estate situate
in the city of Mexico, county of An.
drain, to-wit: Twenty feet front by
one hundLeu and fourteen feet, run
ming back west, being thcisouth one
third of Lot No. five (5Jin block No.
thirteen (l3,loriginal townof McXi
co; and WHICH conveyance was III
trust to scare the payment of eerr
tain notes specified III said~~deed; ana
whereas, default has been made III
the payment of two of said notes.
Now under the provisions in said
deed | wiki fer said acah estate for
sale and sell the. same for cash. Mt the
east door of the court house i'll a
city Of Mexico, on
Friday, the 10th day OF
as August, 1877, q
between 10 o'clock ip the forenoon
and four Clock in tire afternoon, iOi
the purposes OF said trust.
II: W. GLEASON,
13-4t Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

~. "'sstonecutfers strike lust
f.snthe blacksmiths. iei! q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

The Mexico Intelligencer rejoiced
with exceeding great joy at the tenn
porary (by it supposed to be perma-
nent) suspension of the LEADER. 1t
Joined it's gloating with a truculeht
bid for Yandalia f~ayors, upon which
it is not likely to realize very extern
siyely, and seasoned it with reflections
that call for at least a passing notice
from us, and we shall content our
self with a simple exposure of their
animus and source. Concerning the
first of. these we need only say that
the failure of the Intelligencer after it
passed into the hands of its present
management to meet the demands OF
the people, as a newspaper, and the
expectations of the Democratic party,
as m exponent Of its doctrines OCT.
casioned the establishment of the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

Tent sweatS- tho III g, 81
paosity in OHIO sn ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
LANDS FOR SALE,

The undersigned offers at private
sale upon reasonable terms, the lands
belonging to the estate of james NE
Martin, deceased, situated in Audrain
county, Mo-. For further information
apply to j. p. Clark q Son, real es-
tate agents, Mexico, No or to the
undersigned, at St. Charles, Mo.
HERY j. ScHoENEICH,
Public administrator ofSt. Charles,
Mo-, having charge of the estate.
sn14-2m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
A NEW PAPER.

1T is said that Stilson Hutchins and
j. b. Mce]ullauglr have notified the
proprietors ofthe Dispatch, the only
evening paper in st. Louis, tnat they
must choose between selling out and
having TO encounter the opposition of
q new evening paper The Dispatch
people hapinss refused to sell, it is
said that the new flynn is making, ar
Engagements to start their paper
The Ohio Democracy have nomi-
mated r. III. Bishop Of Cincinnati as
their candidate for governor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
REMOVAL.
GEORGE HABLUTZEL,
bOOTANDSHOb MAkER

Has removed his headquarters to JEFF
ferson street, and will serve his friends
and the public as usual in a fir~st-class
manner.
Jefferson street, across from Mitch
ellis drug store. n9-1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
TIM TABLE,

Night Express leaves at...~.....2.43 a. M
Chicago and Alton r.. r.,
GOING EAST
Jefferson ana Fulton Exp. arrives
at. 1880 a. IN.
Accommodation (mixed train) run
ming only between Mexico and
Louisiana leaves. 800 p. m.
DOrver Express leaves. .2:O0.a. III.
GOING WEST.
Jefferson and Fulton Express
leaves. $50 p. IN.
Accommodation linked train) run
mag only between Mexico and
Louisiana arrives. 1880 q. m.
Denver EXPRESS arrives. -. .2:30 q III.
W-Denver Express, leaving
The only train to Chicago. without
change of cars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 81 rxs Az

The army slIeGld A~ eaA -.
10, 900 men. "o"h %
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-09

Leader in Audrain county, and ITS
successful rivalry in both these par
ticulars has rendered it an eye-sore
to the antediluvian sluggard, ever
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-14
Rru.h Creek Issns.

Bridgeless Brush Greek is in condition that needs
publication; so listen to her sad fate: On Wednes
day, the sixth the banks not large enough for
her. and on the seventh, the entire bottom over
flowed. Water gaps and bridges were swept from
their places and put on the road to Geary-we sup
pose for refreshments, some other essential, for
Geary has them all.
The corn has been greatly damaged by the heavy,
washing rains and the majority of the farmers are
blessed ~ with weeds.
Small grain crops look very promising at present,
hut anticpatons entertained that the rust will in
jurc the wheat, if the future is very warm.
If the corn crop has justice done it. it will have to
be cultivated during harvest; so Doniphan and Wa
thena may send their tramps if they tthe tramps)
do not object to that kind of tramping.
The bridge over Brush Greek, at Geary, was al
most demolished by bcau1, on Sunday, the 10th.
One of the church. in Geary City, is dedicat-
ed to Brush Greek, and the Sunday school superin-
tendent tells the said what miraculous things
are done in Texas. He says in Texas they just rssh
right mp to the altar and all take hand in it, Also,
he says the said needs cleaning out We will
admit that it does need general cleaning out, but
sria not admit that taking the Brush Creekers out
will clean il.
We hvve had two sermons at the n. E. church,
since ae last wrote One by Rev. Kirby, who deliv-
cred splendid argument, and one by Methodist
minister.
Geary City's itemizer has returned from Western
Kansas, and looks as though he had improved, al
though he still complains about his appetite.
Miss Maggie Pickett is teaching q select school in
the Methodist church. and seems to have good success
JY
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Notice to Teachers.

yUyHE First Annual Session of the Doniphan County
IL Normal Institute will be held in the Troy Public
School Building commencing August 9Th 1ss' and con
timing four weeks Prof Wherrel. Of Leayenworth
will conduct the exercises Of the Institute and has
ised able assistants aid him in the work
Prof wherre is too wei known the teachers Of this
County. 20 need commepdation from The Insti
tute will be conducted practical instead Of tbeo
retica basis and for the sole purpose Of training teachers
for school-room work We hope that the respective
School Boards Of the County will aid in securing full
attendance at the Institute by avorns only those apph
cants for schools who will attend the Institute who
have had Previous normal training Teaching Is Pro
fesson and the day is distant when only
teachers and those trained for the profession will be al
lowed TO teach school.
Tems-s1 for the session Good board at reasonable
rates will be secured, upon application TO
ID. ID. ROSE. County Superintendent
Troy, Kansas, May 10 Is7s-f5w.
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Road Notice.

THE pS[4aTIz sTATE OF GoIx1S KAYsAs' ,ss.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK
TRor, june 4. IeI7. s
NOTICE is hereby given, that petition present
~ ed 10 the Board Of Commissioners Of Boniphan
County Kansas at their meeting the 9Th day June
IsI asking that road be established the following
points to Wit Beginning at point in the Chas Newton
road located February 3D. Is75J the land Of A.
GLADDEN.. the thwest quarter Of section H.
ship range - in Doniphan County. Kansas 90 feet
north from the hank Of the Missouri River and running
thence said land Of GLADDEN. the land Of
Lucas Fetter to the bank Of said river
20 feet and from the said Land Of A. Gadden and where
said road will the said Land Of Lueas Fsfrer due
the wathena and Amazmia road; the said rosd
herein peoned for to Dterseet the said wathena and
Amazonia road Whereupon the said Board Of County
Commissioners appointed the following named persons
viz: Peter Manvie. George Manvie, and Ephraim Nc.
Clelland with instructions place
Of beginning Monday, the I'd day Of July ls77 asd
proceed to said road give all parties bearing and
make dne report said Board their held
in August. 1s91.
By order Of the Board Of Couaty Commis.ionee1
Attest: CHAkLES RAPPELYE
June !. ls.5-4w. County Clerk.
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Bremner Items.

A great many farmers are fearful that the hoppers
will visit us yet this season.
Pete SAYS We live now in the last days; still he con.
tnues to rake stalks and plant eon ut the last
hours-I presume, with view to fulfilling the Scrip
lures.
There are great many persons complaining of the
ague, the very highest localities. good re-
cpe is to not make your hired hand work in the rain.
Our school closed last Friday the sth, after nine
months siege. All parties highly pleased with
the manner in which it has been conducted. and the
progress of all the classes.
The A. & n. K r. Company at work laying the
steel rails the heavy grade known the Junction
Hill. Ii reaches mile or two below Brenner-six
miles altogether.
The corn market is very dull. Too many long
winded buyers in the market, for small fish,
WILL Cooks new house, after being nearly complet-
ed came near being blown down, the other day. No
serious damage, though.
Mr.. Ladwig, Jacob Hambleton, A. Albertson, and
CASTOR Ward, have the best corn in this part of the
country. They are working it the second time.
If farmers would salt their stock better they would
not lick around the much and daily be in dan
ger of getting killed.
Eighty-nine rats one afternoon, is the way to do
things up, says Mart. Hargs. Do not let any other
paper use this item, without giving due credit.
W. W. Alkire says his hogs are affected with dis
like the cholera. Several already dead and 9TH
ers sick.
Il do wish the boys of this neighborhood would
take to keeping company with the gals, and not
gregate in crowds. and play cards and the like
ments, on SUNDAYS what We heard good old la
dy saying. the other day. Boys take the hint now,
and see if you do not improve by it.
Now is the time to buy cheap secondhand goods
People will be wanting to get money to 60 +Paws
great show.
The wagon road to Atehieon is impossible. Indc-
pendence bottom would mire saddle-blanket.
MAX.
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Good Words.

ED. CHIEF:-Mr. John b. Kennedy did promise you
pig as l was present. He has fine pigs this year :;
it will be good You are in luck-wish was
an editor John is politician, good farmer, and a
gentleman. He has a level head, and fine mouth
for whis-tling to his horses
Nothing novel or interesting in our neighborhood.
Plenty of wet-good small grain-bad on corn.
Am happy to say stand firmly by Mr.. Hayes. As
you said a month ago, give him and his policy fair
trial. / am unlike those extremists and hyenas
whose occupation only is in robbing grayeyards and
keeping alive memories that should die. am proud
to be unlike the Morton clique-not mad because
Hayes refuses to be a President of the Republican
party, but rather of the whole people. And above
all, wish peace, and chance for people of all
tions to swap horses and make an honest dollar by
an interchange of kindly sentiment and fraternal
feelings; and am proud to see the wounds rapidly
healing-Northern and Southern men unite in paying
their respects to the dead of both, by court
esy This is happy omen. The good time is COM
ing; and rest assured. when you hear a howl from
some southern Republican, it is safe to bet that he
has been made dsgor:e of his i'll gotten gains
or has failed in getting post-oiice. And when one
reflects upon the state of society in the Southern
Staes-ts heterogeneous composition-itis wonderful
that peace is well preserved is. In fact had
it would have been heralded the Union as a fail
ure of Mr.. Hayes Southern policy, and budozng
till you can't rest. am glad the people getting
some sound sense about this matter of Presidents.
When party elects its President it should be glory
enough, and should not commence bounding man
because, forsooth. he fails to be partisan You made
good start for the Administration, and for your en-
couragement, all wel-lisposed men of both parties
will say, Amen. PACIFIcAroR.
Yes, We made good start; but there such an
internal lot of stumbling blocks that rise up to
meet fellow. Perhaps, if we hankered after an
Office, seeking to gain foothold for the
complishment Of personal ends, We might endorse
everything that the President does right or wrong
and claim to be the great Hayes standby of Doni-
phan Comfy. Let US tell you. friend that trucking
and time serving always fail in the end; and long
We expect to be able to refer you to a melancholy
example of it-Edl .eiss
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SheriG''S Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS }ss
DoSIPHAy COUNTY, 90
In the District Court Douphan County State Kansas
Charles J. Drury' Plaintiff:

STATE OF KANSAS, IS
DoNfHN COUNTY,
In the District Court for Douphan County State of Kansas
,L.,,o. T nr = p,;.;n
''' ~
Adam nronr.r (nfr5.
1 ie'' 'Deienn''
NOTICE Is hereby gwen, that VIII, on the Sd day
~ of July a. ID. 1877, at the hour of two o'clock
r. NJ Of said day at the north door of the Court House
in the City of Troy in Donphan County State of Kansas
offer for sale at public auction for cash the following de
scrbed real estate to wit: part of the south east
quarter OF section five o in township five t Of range
wentyone s bounded and described as follows to wit:
BeSnnlng at stone situated hve hundred and ninety
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~ An exchange, discussing the Southern
policy, argues that neither Grant nor Hayes was
responsible for the unsettled condition of the
South, and the inefficiency of the laws, because,
for the past five or six years, every attempt at
enforcing the laws and furnishing the outlaws
has been met by howls of opposition from men
calling themselves Republicans, who not only
rendered all efforts abortive, but encouraged the
law-breakers. This is true. But who were those
contrary so-caled Republicans' They massed
themselves in 1872, in the Greeley movement.
Chief among them were VIM. NJ. Evarts, Carl
Schurz, Gen. Devens, ct al. Since Mr.. Hayes has
chosen these men for his advisers, it is hardly in
order for his apologists to claim that his policy
has been necessitated by their opposition to the
enforcement of the laws and punishment of GRIM
inals.
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"PACIRICATIoN."-Civil Service Reform and
pacifcation have just received another notable il
lustration. Marshal Pitkin of fLouisisna, has been
removed, and JackW Wharton appointed in his place.
Pitkin is a native of Louisiana, and staunch Re-
publican; Wharton rebel officer and the prin-
cipal striker for Nichols, against Packard In are
cent interview, the President told Pitkin that
there were no charges against him, and that his
official career had been perfectly satisfactory.
1t is probable, therefore, that the change has
been made wholly in the interest of Civil Service
Reform and pacifcation. The appointment of
Wharton was part of the contract in the bar
gain and sale made by Wayne Mcyeagh and his
Commission, when they went to Louisiana for
the purpose Of selling out Packard. The pro-
posed removal of Pitkin was what started the
correspondence between Ben. Butler and Nc
Veagh, which has resulted in such a terrible
skinning of the latter. BY the way, that cores
pondence is good reading, and we must publish
it, in the course of a couple of weeks.
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Grange Preceeatnx..


SA'ERAcE, NAN, june 9th, io''.
EDITOR iEf:-Please allow me space in your col
umns to tell your many readers what a good time we
hal h.re ,od.r ,o,.,I;. =. -. -.
N ~ AeeouihS 10 previous "li"nse
nen's' "o hei" ie'st, ana the oh degree was con-
ferred, and essays and speeches hy Bros Laiwig
Blair. Weaver. Smith and o,bsrs. anil a bra, nar
-. -,
Dca''s ois"n inished US by the politeness oi Rev.
n "oss oiscourscd sweet music to the handy touch
vi nfo' lNu"eA' ABOUT hiteen or. twenty OF our
worthy I.h uesree members took higher step In our
oruer' Inc dhy passed of very pleasantly Every
iarler had good excuse to leave his farm, even in
TINS ousy season. As was too wet to pow; and yet
the sun shone, and birds sang as IL cloud had ne ver
been sureaa in our zenith
IT, .. -,
no 'nen .ook action on the case oi tho sud
den and unexpected death of our worthy brother A.
Larzelere A committee was anno;n,ed. and I here.
with en.los.,
TRIBUTE OF REsrRoT.
Inasmuch as il has pleased An oyerruling Providence
visit our fraternity and take from us one of our
number il becomes our sad duty 10 offer the follow
ing tribute to his memory:
Bro A Larzelere while attending to his duties as
mamber of the County Board was called without
warning. 10 render UP hi. account thus proving that
harness, being at that time Iocturer of the Comfy
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WHcHf-spriggs-Billy Spriggs-wherc have
We heard that namei We can't locate him in
our mind, but We have sort of dreamy recollec-
Billy Spriggs-whoever he is-has sued q couple
of men in Anderson County for criminal libel.
1t seems that Spriggs is President of some sort
of q Railroad company, and has been trying to
get hold of $780, 600 of bonds voted by the County
in aid of the road, before the road was built, and
those two men have said something about it to
libel his unsullied character. They had better
pay him five cents, and compromise it.
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F We see it stated that Judge Dillon has
rendered decision releasing James L. Mcdowell
and others from the judgments against them in
the celebrated Brown confscation case, the judg-
ments not being just. This is the case in which
Gov Osborn was involved, and We presume the
decision relieves him also. Certain newspapers
in Kansas have been bowling chief at Osborn
for the last five or six years, on the strength of
this judgement; but we presume not one of them
will have the honesty or manhood to set him
right.
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FROM GEORGE p. ROWEII Co

PIANOS .s,oetave; fine rosewood mot used over
sN monthsl, only si3o; cost $3.50 New,
<s4<1 Pianos at wholesale. Great bargains "
0HEhAc Nearly new saoi stops siJ; stops sjo
Vst01sVO stops. SO; stops, 500; o stops q. -
nxzzuu1 stops, s5j to s.J Rare opportupt.. ~
organs at Wholesale Beware limitations Best offer srsr
made read. Sent on to Is days test trial Mon.r -,
funded and freight paid both IL unsafisseapy r.,
lsI6 Agents Wasted. Discounts 10 Teaehcrs Nj
ton, New Jersey. 3imasag