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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-28

A LARGE mushroom is said to have
forced its way through twelve inches of
concrete covered with a thick layer of
asphalt in the floor of the savings bank
department of the general postoffice in
London.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-28

He will come. viii come," she said,
And her breath was like the south'
And the sun lay on her head, 18th.
And she smiled across the sea
In her girlhocds surety
"He win come in ship of state,
Iiko a conqueror 10 his own,
With a bearing kingly, great
That shall lean TO me alone
Laying all his glory down
For my kingdom, sword anu crown.
And the sword shall restore
For the high deeds yet to be,
since no life of knightly yore,
Vowed 10 rarest ministry,
with his prowess shall begin
Who has wifely arms TO win.
"But the crown I'll fling afar,
Smiling soft to hear him say,
tIIove there shineth star nor bar
Like your smiling on my way;
Leaves of bay would fall and fade
Where your lightest touclfhas staid.'
"Other maidens may be fair;
He will whisper close and low,
That my loves beyond compare
With the beauty they bestow;
While, because he stoops to me,
j shall grow most fair to see."
SO left her on the shore
When the dawn was growing day;
And the white ships, drifting DER,
Leaned and listened TO her lay;
And the waves, TO others dumb,
Laughed and whispered, " He will come"
SO found her on the shore
When the harbor lights we're dim,
And the expectant curves of yore
Something sweeter seemed TO linn;
Still she waited loves surprise
With the youngness in her eyes,
Still she murmured, He will come;
Days and sails are drifting by;
Other ships go laden home,
Bright with golden argosy;
And the ship for which wait
Droppeth anchor soon or late.
"I shall know him, though he stands
With the slain years fronting him;
Though he reach untender hands
OF a warrior worn and grim;
Though the smile go TO meet
Shine through tempest and defeat
s'For the pillows will have brought
All their burden to his strength,
And the winds have fed his thought,
Till his kingdom stretch at length
From the power and peace of seas
To all loves and mysteries.
And because October holds
More of spring-time than the spring,
And because all harvest folds
Both the bud and biossoming,
lie shall find my patience sweet
And my unvowed faith complete"
so left her on the shore.
Does he come? l only know
That the moon for evermore
Draws the tides, and, swift or slow,
Bound, or barred, or flowing free,
Every river finds its sea.
Idrper's Monthly for October.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-28

About year or 30 ago,
when was young and quite conceited,
I CHANGED 10 meet the prettiest girl
thought, my eyes had ever greeted.
It's useless for me 10 repeat
The tale with which we're al acquainted;
I lost my heart to her at once,
And found her all my fancy painted.
I loved her, or thought did,
Vel found my true love had miscarried,
FOR when asked her heart and hand,
She said she was already married.
This was year or 80 ago,
when was young and sentimental;
Nv heart was nearly broken then;
Now don't care continental.
> s,c York Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
ANOTHER PRECINCT HEARD
FROM.
A. B.. DANIEL, Recorder.

MR. EDIToR:-The Ruggles Colony
was the grandest fizzle and the most
disgraceful fraud ever perpetrated in
Audrain county. 1t was devised by
men who had become possessed OF
lands on the Rio Grande-lands unfit
for the residence of a white man; of
almost no value, and fit only, in my
judgment, for the maintenance of jack
rabbits and goats. To sell these lands
with large profit to themselves, they
organized an association, they chose
directors, they promise and obligate
themselves to do certain things; they
sell large tracts of land to parties,
knowing and understanding these OBJ
legations, and supposing that those
selling r acting in good faith and
mean all they promise; when, 10!
it comes out in the sequel that those
projects, promises and obligations
are meant only to lure and deceive.
They sell their lands, make money by
the operation and those purchasing at
length awake to the fact that they them
selves have been sold. Honesty,
truth aud manliness have been sacri-
feed, and the scorn and contempt of
their fellows is now their portion.
A CoLoNIsT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
HIM OFF.

He was on his knees to her. His
face was flushed, his eyes cleaned
passionately into hers; he talked
rapidly:
"Nothing shall separate us ever
more, darling. For your sake | will
beard the lion in his den! will face
death on the battlefield! | will skim
the seas! l will endure all hardship,
all suffering, all misery"
He paused and looked eagerly at
her, with his whole soul quivering in
his eyes.
"Will you do all this for the sake
of my love?" asked she, gazing ear
nestly into his eyes.
Yes, yes; a thousand times,
yes!'
''And if we wed," continued she,
flushing, "will you get up first and
build the fre?".
With a shrek of despair he fed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
COUNCIL

OOUNCIL fROCECD1N0O.
Minutes of the City Council Mon
day night March 18th, 1877.
Council met in regular session, alb
sent w. r. Ewing. The Mayor pre-
sided.
Minutes of the last two meetings
read and approved.
City Attorney read his report on
street obstruction. Report received
and filed.
On motion of d. N. Evans side
walk was ordered filled in ON north
side of Monroe street from Washing
ton street west. Marshal to notify
the parties instructed.
Accounts were allowed as follows !:
J. f. Hutton printing City
Ordinances 600 books).. $500
j. n. Basket services as III
gineerss..... ................ $50
j. w. Pratt services ........ $50
r. II. Fowler money expended
on paupcrs ..........5.35
Street Commissioners account
consolidated ............... $3.50
J. D. Tucker was allowed a war
rant for $500.
Over assessment (remitted) on T..
M. Maddox, merchants licenses.
Two city warrants were presented
for allowance issued in the year 1861
and 1862. Referred till next meet
ing.
On motion of 1. Tincher Outs
enberry's avenue vas ordered open
ed.
A warrant of $500 was ordered in
favor of DIN. Evans for the pay
ment of obstruction on Love street.
Authorized to draw the same, when
parties, (Mrs. Berry & Son, give OBJ
legation to fulfill their part Of the
contract.
The Recorder was authorized to
distribute ten copies OF books Of city
ordinances to each member OF the
City Council. los their distribution,
Messrs. Barnes and Tucker were
appointed to examine the Treasurer's
and Street COMMISSIONER report, OIL
annual settlement.
Messrs. Evans, Buckley and Tin"A'
er were appointed to examine annua
report and settlement of Recorder
and City Marshal and Collector.
MIR. Tincher Vas instructed to eX'
anime the annual settlement Of City
Weigher, and Messrs. Evans anC
Tincher were assigned the duty of ex
amining the annual settlement o
City Engineer.
The Recorder was instructed to no
tify those members not present o
their duties.
Adjourned to meet regularly.
r. II FOWLER, Mayor.
A Il DANIEL. Recorder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
LAND SALES.

J. Ii. Daniel to j. M. Beshears,
lots l., 2, 3 and 4 in block 43, town
of Vandalia-$1,O0O 200.
l.. d. Craig to p. c. Kidd, 6 lots
in fair ground addition TO Mexico;
also 3 lots in Craig's addition to Mex
ico-$2, 800.
Thos. j. Albert to James M.
Squires, 80 acres, 10 miles west of
Mexico-$30O.
Eli c.. Duzan to G. T. Hook, forty
acres, 5 miles north of this city
$500.
w. d. Harrison to B. w. Cox, 1856
acres, eleven miles southwest of Mex
ico-$1,00O.
/. Q. Kidd to l.. d. Craig, 100
acres, Is miles south of Mexico-$2,-
800. n
W. s. Blinco to Mary A. Baker,
100 aces, 10 miles west of Mexico
$3.50. ~
More & McGraw to Eliza Sox, 90
acres, twenty miles east of Mexico
$640.
IEa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15


planning MnL.-Three Of our
most enterprising men, (Messrs.
Craig, Bishop and M~cIntyre) have
pat their heads and money together
and established a planning mill in our
city. The machinery is nearly all
here and will be in running order in a
day or SO. We hear, that John Carter
will be foreman of the shop. Now
all III window blinds, mouldings.
&C., will be turned out in oul own
city and we can supply the country
around with fine work instead of sen l.
ing to Louisiana. Enterprise of this
kind is what Mexico needs. We want
home manufactures and these men
deserve much credit for starting the
ball. Keep it going.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
FARBER ITEMS.

Miss Ella Fish, our much respected
school teacher starts home this evening
the accommodation train to Ill.
There r thousands of ducks on
the pr airie in sight of this town.
Rats are diminishing very fast. We
wish they all dead.
Rev. T. Enyhart the circuit preache
will preach his farewell sermon on
Friday night in the Farber church,
eaIly lamp light.
j. S. Carpenter IL much respected
and very excellent blacksmith is get
ting ready to move to some place in
Colorado, and will leave in a few
days.
The health of our citizens is very
good at present.
There is to be a big dance on
Thursday night at the house of Mr..
II. A. Purdy. We hope the partici-
pators will enjoy the exercises of the
hour muchly and go to meeting next
Sunday and say their prayers and
hear the gospel dispensed with.
WHAT'S A PRINTER!
A printer is the most curious being
living. He may have a ''bank' and
''quoins" and not be worth a cent !;
have ''small caps and neither wife
nor children. Others may run fast,
he gets along swifter by setting
fast. He may be making ''impres-
sions" without e~loquence, may use
the '.iye" without offending, AMI sill
tell the truth: while others cannot
stand while they set, he can ''sco,'
standing. and do both at the lame
time; may have to use ''furniture,"
and yet have no dwelling; may make
and put away ''pi," and never see a
pie, much less eat one, during his
whole life be a human being and a
rat" at the same time may ''press'
q good deal and not ask a favor; may
handle a shooting from and know
nothing about a cannon, gun or pis-
toll he may move the lever that
moves the world, and yet be as far
from the morning globe as a hog I'M
der a mole hill; spread sheets
without being a housewife; he may
lay his '.form' in a bed and yet
be obliged to sleep on the floor; he
may use the dagger without she'd
ING blood. and from the earth may
handle stars :" he may he d ! roll
ing disposition" and still never de-
sire to travel he can have q ''sheep's
foot and never be detormed; never
without a ease and knows nothing
about law for physic; be always cor
recting his errors and be growing
worse every day; have embraces"
without ever having the arms ola lass
thrown around him have his form
locked up and at the same time be
far from the jail, watch-house IL any
other confinement he might hs
plagued by the ''devil'' and yet be {
christian of the best kild.-Typo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
DIED.

Mrs. Pogue, widow Of Geo. Pogue
deceased, last Saturday, l mile east
of Mexico.
Mrs. Sue Williams, Tuesday morn
ing, 4 miles south of Mexico.
At the residence of his son-in-laws
il. H. Peery, Jesse Davis, late of N.
X. aged Sc years.
Last night, in this city, John Rod
man, Of inflammation of the stomach.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

The Glote-Democrat has been
blowing around about pulling Hayes
through with it's ''tow-line.' Now
you a imagine how much there is
to ''tow-line' when you know that
it broke in pieces only having the
weight of Carl Schurz on the end.
Yes absolutely broke in the effort
that was put forth to pull the great(?)
and noble % Carl Schurz away from
the Cabinet, but why should you
throw dirt at Schurz simply because
he is the only man that had the cour-
age to speak out his opinion of the
radical party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

y. ., Ihorp 10 5. Roland, a LOT IN
Vandalia-$220.
A. McPike to III. Fenka, 2 lots in
Vandalia-$75.
Joel Dickerson to R. w. Edens,
100 acres, Is miles northwest of this
city-$1,6 600.
James Brown to w. III. Brown, 100
acres, 10 miles southwest of Mexico
$1,000.
Total 81, 1885.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

III you want Posters,
If,ou want Envelopes,
If you want Bill Heads,
ffyou want Statements,
ii you want Note Heads,
If you want Justices Blanks,
If YOU want Auction Bills,
If you want Calling Cares,
II you want Business Cards,
IF you want Programmes,
Ffyou want Letter Heads,
.Ifyou want Wedding Cards,
lfyou wait Invitation Cards,
IL yos want Pamphlets,
lfyou want Job Printin. Of any
description, done in q most satisfac-
tory manner, you can satisfy your
WANT err eating III or addressing the
LEDGER, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
NAIL D~sPARTMENT.

-StsaSo-eSsToFrIcE
y ys.trast.r. ssnuel Groves.
ORce hours. { y m. 10 q p. IN.
Oprn ON sunday from ~ IN. to p, m.
Nail to 1T Louis closed at l0:45 q. M.
Nail West cSySsG ut zoo p. IN.
Nisb hit msiIs ali closed ss : p. m.
Nail from Valren a. rive< At 10 a. m.
Mail frcaa Louisiana arrives at l0 q: m.
Nail FROM Kan.as City and the West
awrives ut i1.lo q. M.
Nail from 81. Louis and the East ar
Ives at 2 81 ?. NJ A..
Jrelxine 81 letters remaining in the
Pcstfes Of Mexico. Andrsln county
Ne . il not called for in 50 days Will De
nat to the Dead Letter ohics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

All are invited to attend the con-
cert at Bethel Church, in the Kerr
neighborhood, OF the night of March
22d. The proceeds to be used for
seating and lighting that church. A
good time is expected. Admission
rs cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

CLOSING SALE.-We will offer our
mtire stock OF goods at cost and less
sr the next 60 days. We want to
lose out the entire stock by that
Zine. or will close the entire stock
& ,ap to any IN wishing to engage
r. Business.
|4i~tf WOODWARD y CooNs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

MARRIED.-At the Ringo House, by
Rev. DIR. Vincil, on the 18th inst,
MIR. w. P. Holman and Eliza j. Low
rey; both Of Pike county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
RULES FOR THE JOURNEY OF
LIFE.

The following rules, from the pa
pers of DIR. West, were according to
his memorandum, thrown together as
general way-marks in the journey Of
life.
Never to ridicule sacrced things, or
what others may esteem as such,how-
ever absurd they may appear to
be.
Never to show levity when the peo-
Pile are ~professedly engaged in wor-
ship.
Never resent a supposed injury till
you know the views and motives of
the author of it, nor seek occasion to
~retaliate.
Never to judge a PERSONS charac-
ter by external appearance.
Always to take the part Of an alb
sent person who is censured in COM
pany, so far - truth and propriety
will allow.
Never to think the worse of anOth-
Or on account of his difference from
us in political or religious opinions.
Never to dispute il you car fairly
avoid it.
Go to +. T. Norris for fresh oysters
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
A PRINTERS CASE.

You are a printer? said Scully as q
rather good-looking young man was
run from the bull pen into the chute
at the West-side court.
Yes, sir.
This is your first case.
It's the first time I ever worked at
a case in this alley.
Did you get drunk?
The boys set it up and gave me
the string.
I don't fathom your remarks, said
his honor, putting one hand up to his
ear and bending forward.
They proved the matter and
then left me on the stone for dead
Impossible! Dead? Deserted you
in the snow-drifts. Or do / get the
right glimpse of what you are trying
to show?
I will correct it myself with your
permission.
Do SO go on.
| was soon alive and when I was
showed over / was standing
Young man, you narrate in para
blss. Can't you elucidate?
1 will try, Judge. They put a
good heading on me, and gave me a
prominent place at the top of the col
umn-.
Young man, you are getting the
court muddled. Come to the point.
That's where l came to last-a full
stop. They locked me up
Yes, now l understand.
And 'planed me down with the
mallet-
Now | don't. You won't stick to
the rule
If | would have stuck to the rule
the stick would have saved me.
l don't get into that.
Neither did l. 1t was / who got
of.
Well, go on; go on, said his honor,
tipping back the chair with the resig-
nation of a man who gives up his seat
i'll a crowded car to a woman.
Then they put me in the Chase
What! chased you? Impossible?
But go on.
And then they cot out their shoot
ing stick
Now, look here, do you mean 10
say that they had To pull their revo'-
vers on You:
Not exactly, but theytook the nal
let. Then they SEM me to press,
and here is the impression. as you
see.
Is there anything the matter with
you, young man?
No. sir, only l ask to be deliver
ed.
L am told by a friend of yours who
has Just climbed down from the back
of my chair that you have spoken
in the technicalities Of your profes,
sion, and that you swore off on the
LIST of January, but you were per
suaded by a lot of the boys that thu
old year hadn't ended yet, and ST
you fell. If | let you go, and giv'
you an almanac that contains a list O
the eclipses, and tells when it viii
thunder, will you promise W tt
look in a grocery again; never take
another drink; never, never, n,
never sit up all night, and that you
will use your ability, to bleach you
nose? Do you swear it?
/ do, with italics.
Then go away, and be. good
Chicago Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
THE PUBLIC FUNDS.

Your money will do you more good
spent with HI. W. Gleason for plows,
stoves, tinware, pumps, hoes, forks,
shovels, paint, axle grease, g~uttering,
cutlery, or in fact anything from a
gimlet up to q threshing machine. 474t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

MI. d. w. Crowley, of St. Louis,
made us a pleasant call this morning.
He is of the most successful sales
men on the road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

DIR. Gregory, of St. Louis, is in
this city, attending Mrs. Albert White,
who is seriously ill.
Miss Julia Shields leaves for Col
bia Saturday. O! what will become
of our druggist.
GentlemeL that have copy OF any
kind for the LEDGER must present
the same before Wednesday night of
each week.
Saturday next will be st. Patrick's
Day, Ireland's great national anniver-
sary. May her sons yet celebrate it
under a free flag on her own soil.
A CALL.-We have heard quite a
number of our citizens express a de-
sire to have Hon. \. III. Buckner give
them a little talk, at the court house,
some evening when convenient to
him. They would like to hear from
him how thinps are progressing at
Washington, etc. BY the request OF
many of his friends, we publicly ask
him if he won't favor us with an
hours history of Congress, before he
leaves again for Washington.
MEXICO, Mo, March ID, IT.
Messrs. B. l.. Locke, j. j. Steele, j.
ID. Morris, Geo. III. Silyers, James
Pasoueth, n. S. Johnston, ID. f.
Shea, b. +. O'Rear, Geo. ID. Bow
man, J.. NJ. Riley, Samuel Grove
and many others.
GENTLEMEN In answer to your
call in last weeks issue of the LEDGER
requesting me to become a candidate
for reelection to the office of county
commissioner of public schools, l
must say that some months ago l had
almost declined the idea of again be-
coming a candidate for reelection.
Were l seeking an Office for the
salarv alone, l should not now be-
come a candidate for this one. Dur
ing tie past two years the entire
receipts Of the Office
have been but $3l5. Deducting
from this the expense unayoidably i'll
Cured in conducting examinations,
making reports, distributing blanks,
corresponding with school officers,
ETC., there is but little pay left for the
! time I have spent in discharging the
various duties of the office.
But, situated as l o am, | car
attend to the duties of this offic,
principally on Saturdays and during
vacation, and can therefore afford t.
do so for less money than if other
wise situated, or engaged in othe
business.
Having been identified with the ed
EDUCATIONAL interests of Audrain count,
for the last eight years, | am willin:
to accept any position which [ ma.
be called upon to fill, if l may there
by be better enabled, in any way, t
advance the cause of education in GU
county. If reelected, l will endeavo
in the future, as in the past, to dis
charge the duties of school commits
sion to the best of my knowledge ant
ability.
Thanking you for your expression
of satisfaction with my past services
and for the confidence you repose il
me, / am, Yours respectfully,
JNO. =. GAss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

G. Kabrich is receiving his new
Spring Stock of Dry Goods, Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Clothing and
Groceries. Call and examine.
1885,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Wesley Humphrey, whose wife died
recently in Jacksonville, ILL.,, is in the
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Geo. Kabrich has just returned from
st. Louis, and in a few days will have
on q fine lot of spring goods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

For fine cigars and tobacco go see
Charles A. Parker in McKeans new
store, best cigars for S cents in Next
CO. 45-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

H. Dawson is the happy man that
drew the clock from the lottery at
Sontag's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Go TO the new steam corn mill for
rsur grinding. Highest prices paid
Or corn, rear OF CronWsll House,
Iexico, Mo.
a6-tf WARREN FcwLEs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

The ladies now q find the latest
Of Dress ut G.. Kabrch's.
47-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

WANTED.-I'o loan five or six hun
dred dollars, on good security. Call
a. this office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Read Hayes inaugural in another
column.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

The new Barber Shop, the only
HOP in the city where you can get a
|frst- class shave for 10 cents: also.
exors and scissors sharpened in good
rider. Dunn &c Mckinney, Tonso-
ial artists. soft
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Byron Ciustsr rs writing In the
Clerks office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Key West cigars at the Red Front
for 10 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Next Monday is stock sales day in
Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
LIST OF LETTER

Reuai ming in the Post Office at Mexico
No., Audraiu county, Mo-, March 10
md which II n It called for within four
weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter
|6aice. Persons calling for lett' rs in this
sst. will please sav advertised.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Excuse all errors this week. Dick
is 30 happy--he has a little "devil.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
THk OLD RELIABLE
Martins Hotel
MEXICO, MO-.

Is still in fall blast, and oSaH at oil hou
Tables loaded With all the deiicaeies o
ksseaseR. Servants polite and active.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
5Aklss POWDER OR QUICK YEAST:


Key West Cigars, American Popu-
Lar Cigars, 8 CT. HAVANA Filled.