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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Ephraim Hughes sold to G. M.
Lakeland 100 cattle, averaging 1855
pounds, at 4 sd cents per pound.
Also two hear. averaging 1900 lbs,
at $77.50 each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19
TO A SEAMsTRESS.

Oh! what bosom but must yield
When, like Pallas, you advance,
With a thimble for a shield,
And a needle for your lance?
Fairest of the stitching train,
Ease my passion by your art,
And, in pity for my pain,
Mend the hole that's in my heart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

WE are going to have a moonlight
picnic, next week in Mr.. CAROLS
door yard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

j. d. Tucker and wife will attend
the Knight Templars Convocation at
Cleveland, o., next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Insley & Armstrong receive daily a
full line of fresh fruits and veget-
ables.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

This is beautiful harvest weather,
and the farmers are improving it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Inc baby carriages in Fulton will
hoN make a string around the Court
muse square. The Mexicans don't
~"0" one when they see it.-CFulton
Gazette.
dog for fleas, a niger for luck,
anu poor white men for children"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

D. II. Mcintyre will leave for the
Sweet Springs the first Of next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

s, W. Buckley will furnish brick for
tbe bank and Jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

City Council meets in regular ses-
sion next Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Miss Vic. c. Gregg, one of Next
co.'s fascinating and charming young
ladies, is in this county visiting rela-
tives and DEMONSTRATION Tele-
Uraph
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Ed. Silver, of Jefferson City, is
visiting his home in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postof1icc, Mexico,
July IL, 1877, and which, if not c. lied
for within four weeks, will be sent
TO the dead letter office. Persons call
ing for letters in this list, will please
say advertised.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Judge McFarlane wants to buy a
map of Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

yandalia has our thanks for items
this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19
OBITUARY.

DEATH AND FUNERAL OF RILEY EWING
EXCURSIONS TO FUNERAL-THE
MOS IMPOSING FUNERAL PROCESSION
THAT EVER ATTENDED A FUNERAL N
MEXICO-GRAND TURNOUT OF RAIL
ROAD MEN ASD ODD-FELLOWS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Col. Bell, e~x-proprietor of the Rim
go House is visiting in Pike Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

No man was ever hung in Audrain
county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Miss Mollie Brooks is visiting in
st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Go to Insley & Armstrong; for
fresh fancy and staple groceries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Gov. Phelps is at Jefferson CITY
again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

The new whisky law goes into eff
feet Aug. l..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19
COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS.
LEWIS HORD

LEWIS HORD
has Just completed a large and COM
modioras addition to his handsome
residence.
JAMES WATTS
is rebuilding his residence which was
lately burned.
J. N. HATHAWAY
is making arrangements to build a
Sc, 900 barn in the place of the $10,-
600 one lately burned.
II. LAKELAND
has completed arrangements 10 build
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Read notice to contractors. in this
issue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Adjourned term of circuit court I'd
Monday in August.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

n correspondent doesen't like the
IVY IN which the Mexico LEDGER
H. ITea1s OF Hon. Henry Clay Dean.
ue LEDGER man had no right to
'aie Henry's dirty shirt, unless it
n, sas % wash it. Henry may be like
ono "serage editor-possessed of but
hirt.-Brooktield Chronicle.
Terrible terrible |,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Tempus Fugit-Fly time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

'oiciDE IN CALLAwAY.-Mr. James
,'er aged 60, living at Concord,
.AWay county, committed suicide
hanging last Saturday. The only
use assigned is mental disability.
hung himself to a rafter in his
son shed. He was a man of res
nAolnty and a member of the
-Apelst Church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

L Angements have been made with
a'lroads, by which parties at
the District Sunday School
"a nelon at Macon City, August
sao pay full fare going will be re-
Aea at reduced rates. Also that
A a. will be extended by
'.y 70 persons attending. Quite
Rse attendance is expected. Drs.
"a and Ganse will certainly be
Cordially, w. PAxsoN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Go to Insley & Armstrong; for
peaches aud grapes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

IT. A. Silver is at home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

Our Banks are solid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

DuN'T READ TuIs.-GcHtlcn,n
that W us MIST pay Mt once. II L
bird won't sing, We viii make it.
h CARRY II NEWS TO RpSsIA.-Jim
Basstord has the fullest and freshest
line of groceries in A.GXiC0. I2-!f.
Kitten in the Bush and kitten in
the box and then Il matihco. Ladies'
present.-Later. The cat is dead.
gol e to meet Dick O.. ...- "a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19
MONEY ia LOAN.

Ia Sums ofsjU0. sa0J, 81 900. $500
and $1,000 secured by good city and
farm property OH three. five, anil tea
years tifue. ssE
Apply 10 JNo. L. CLAgK 81 Son,
General land and loan ;i@rit.
Office over Savings Banks Mexico
Mo. . s.g 45.tf
Il. Gentry, ex-banker and wife
have gone on a visit tosSweet Springs,
Saline county. u&t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-07-19

5. W. Buckley is prepared 10 sell
brick in any quantity, at market
prices. s loft
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07

TAcr.-Love swings on little hinges.
II keeps an active little servant to do a
good deal of its fine work. The name
Of the little servant is tact. Tact Is nim-
ble-iooted and quick-fngered: tact sees
without looking; tact has always a good
deal Of small change on hand; tact car
RES no heavy weapons. but can do won
ders with sling and stone; tact never
runs its head against stone wall: tact
always spies sycamore tree up which
TO climb when things are becoming
crowded and unmanageable on the level
ground: tact has cunning way of avail
ing itself OF word, or 4 smile. or a sra-
cious wave Of the hand; tact carries .
bunch Of curious fashioned KEYS which
can turn oil sorts Of locks; tact plants
its monosyllsbles wisely, for being a
monosyllabic itself, IL srr.nges its own
order with all familiarity Of friendship:
taet--iy. versatile. diving, running
flying. saet-governs the great world
yet touches the big baby under the i'm.
preston that IL hes not been touched a,
all.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07
LIGHT UpoN PARIS GstEa.AState
a e u

Li6HT tPON TAME cEEEN.-Stdte
Assayer Hayes Of Massachusetts, pub
fishes warning against the use of Par,s
green for the destruction Of potato bugs.
He says that there Is danger, in the
common mode Of digging potatoes, tha.
the poisoned earth may adhere to the
tubers, and through lack Of careful wash
ing before using. prove fatal. He also
speaks Of the danger attending the pres
ence of a poison in the household.
In regard to these cautions Professor
Chandler, President of the Board OF
Health. says: There is Just as much
danger in having Paris green in house
as there rs in having a loaded revolver,
or any other deadly weapon. II does
not poison the potatoes. but it would i'm
pregnate with poison lettuce or salad
that is TO be eaten raw, and therefore
too much care cannot be taken in
its use, and every precaution should
be taken to prevent it being de-
posted by the wind on other plants.
The subject has been discussed by the
Board Of Health, and J, has been deci-
ded that Of the two evils, Paris green
and potato bugs, the former is the less,
and therefore We have sent out no warn
ing sgainst its use. We have, howcv-
or, strictly prohibited its sale at retail
in the city. do not consider its use so
dangerous but that the unchecked raw
ages Of the bug would be infinitely more
So"
The ordinary Paris or imperial green
which is used in The war against the
bugs is scientifically an aceto arsenite
of copper. 1t is the same green COM
monty supposed to be so dangerous.
when used in coloring wall paper. In
Watts's Chemical Dictionary this popu.
lar superstition is treated az follows:
This compound is much used as pig
ment, on account Of its splendid green
color. A great deal Of needless alarm
has lately been excited about the sup
Po.ed deleterious effects Of this pigme Mt.
II is extensively used for staining wall
papers, and persons inhabiting rooms
thus prepared are said to have had their
health seriously deranged by the arsen-
ieal fumes evolved from it. Now, it is
utterly impossible that arsenic should
volatile from such compound at ordi-
nary temperatures. 1t does not decom.
pose at any temperature below redness.
The only way in which danger could
arise from the use Of paper stained with
an arsenical color. is that PARTICLES OF
the compound might be brushed of in
busting the paper, and thus become
mixed with the air OF the apartment;
but il is not in this way that the sup
posed accidents are said to have occur
red. The panic has arisen from mis-
taken notion rs to the volatility Of the
arsenic. That the use cs the pigme n,
is not really dangerous may be safely
inferred from the fact that no bad effects
are experienced BY the workmen en-
gagged in its manufacture.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.

Fledglings Of the city press have,
from time TO time, set on the thought
less to speak and write slightingly of the
country editor. More from ignorance
than malice have proceeded the s.eers
and Jokes at those members Of tn. jour
nalistic profession who labor zealously
and acceptably in the regions removed
fiom the centres Of population. Ad-
mltted that editors Of country newspa-
pe.s know nothing Of art topics; are
hazv in their knowledge of European
politics, and in many cases write more
forcibly than elegantly; the truth still
remains that they, a. a class, are wor-
thy Of respec. and honor. They are
the best and most effective pioneers in
the great work Of civilization, while
those that inconsiderately contemn ru-
raj journalists, yet praise our country's
growth. display their own ignorance;
for they ignore the sefy men TO whom.
above all others. our. country owes its
rapid development. No sooner is set
tlement projected in any one OF the
States or Territories, than there steps
forth from some Of the older communi.
ties brave, d, ring man. usually prac.
tical printer. who annornces his vii.
lingness tn undergo the severe and un-
remuneraii.e labor Of starting . news
paper in a wilderness. He receives a
warm welcome from those he is desir.
Gus of serving; shares their trials and
hard.hips; seldom participates in the
profits that accrue to the enterpriSns
men that grow up with . new settle.
ment, beng, a. a rule, well satisfied
with having established . newspaper
that wields influence among the people
that know il best and value il most
From his peculiar position the country
editor is forced into politics; not infre-
quently he gains the prize OF Office; and
in hundreds of instances the obscure
journalists, that have graduated from
the printers cases. have sat IN the seats
Of United Ststrs Senators and Repre-
sentatives. Their elevation and fitness
for high honors arc so universally ac-
knowledged, and have been 50 frequent,
as TO cease 10 raese special remark.
Some what hsckneyed have become the
ever-recurring narratives OF country cd.
,;ors developing into statesmen.
Yet. with the glaring light Of expe-
rience TO guide them, certain small wits
Of the great city journals canno, see the
usefulness. the importance, and the
honor Of country Journalism. All eoun-
try editors do not become rrorine nj
Legislators. A large number Of them,
BY unaided efforts, ind ,mitsble perse-
v.rsnce, an enthusiasm that surmounts
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07

A BRiEF NovEL-A Young Jonathan
once courted the daughter OF an old mat
who lived down east" who proiessed
to be deficient in hearing, but, forsooth.
was more captious than limited in hear.
ing, as the sequel will show.
II was stormy night in March, i'll
mistake not. when lightning and loud
peals OF thunder answered thunder, that
Jonathan sat by the old mans fireside.
discussing with the old lady This inten-
ded mother-in-law) on the exped,encv
Of asking the old mans permission To
marry Sal"
Jonathan resolved to "pop it. TO the
old man the next day. Night passed,
and BY the dawn Of another day the old
man was found in his tsrn.lot feeding
his pigs, and be resolved 10 ask tor Sal
then.
Scarce a minute elapsed after iona.
than made his resolution ere he bid the
old man good morning" Now Jona-
than's heart beat: now he scratched HE
head. and ever aud anon gave birth to
pen>ive sigh. Jonathan declared that
he had rs lief take thir,v-nine stripes
as to ask him. But" said he aloud
to himself, "however. here go's it,, a
faint heart never won fair girl aud
addressed tue old man thus:
II say, old man, W ent TO marry your
daughter :"
Old man-"You want 10 borrow my
halter. would loan it TO You Jona-
than, but nv son has taken IL aud gene
of to the mill.
Jonaihan--put.ing his mouth 10 The
old mans ear, and speaking IN deaf
ening tone-'l have FIVE hundred
pounds of money!
Old man-s,epping back, as if great
ly alarmed, exclaim,ng in 4 voice Of
surpri,e-''You have got five hundred
pounds of honey. Jonathani Why. it
is more than the whole ncighborhoed
has use for.
Jonathan--not YET the victim. Of dcs.
pair, and putting his mouth to the old
man ear bawled out-''l've got gold"
Old man-"So have | Jonathan, and
it's The worst cold ever had in all my
life"
So saving, he sneezed "wash up"
By this time the old lady came up
| and having observed Jonsthans unfor-
tunate luck. she put her mouth TO the
old mans ear. and screamed like a
wounded Yahoo:
Daddy, I say, daddy, you don't I'm.
derstand. lie wants to marry our dauyh'
ter"
Old msn-"I told him our calf halter
was gone"
Old lady-"Why. daddy, yoa don't
understand; he, got gold-he's rich"
Old man-''He's 60; a cold and the
itch, eh' Wha. is he doing here with
the itch:'
So saying, the old man aimed blow
at Jonathan's head with bis csns--but,
happily for Jonathan, he lodged. Nor
did The rage Of the old man stop al this.
but with angry countenance he made
after poor Jonathan. who took to his
heels.
Poor Sal! she died an old maid.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07

A LUpIcRoUs MIsrAKE.-A cores
pondent Of the Boston Journal relates
the follcwing:-The little suites Of room.
at the National Hotel open upon little
halls, uniform in appearance, connected
by long corridors, and are all furnished
alike. One night Senator Mangum, oi
North Carolina, then President pro tea.
pore Of the Senate, \ dignified gentle
man Of the old school. had Just returned
from party, when Gov. Upham, SEN
ator from Vermont, came in without
any ceremony and took a seat. The
two ehatted away on politics, the
weather. the social amu>ements, Sc,
until the clock on the mantel-shelf
struck one. Really, Gov. Upham, 4"
said Mangum, II am always pleased to
see you, but really believe it is get.
ting very late" Il have thought so
for some time" replied Upham, but he
made no movement. Providently the
hait-hour sounded. and Mangum re.
marked: II thought, Gov. Upham, that
you had decided TO 60 to bed, sir -
SO | had. Mr.. President" answered
the Vermonter, yet he did not bulge
Mangum stared ut him in amazement.
and at lest plainly said 4: "Bu, why
don't you 60 TO your room, Gov. Up
ham, II will soon be two o o'clock T.
'A.y room, Mr.. President! why, this
is my room, and l have been waiting
for you to so away for two hours past. -
Mangum sprang to his feet, looked into
the sleeping room adjacent. and found
that he vas in upham's room instead ol
his own.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07

the most formidable Obstacles, sue
eeed in building up. little. influential
and profitable journsls-j6urnals thst
WELD far more power than any one Of
the old-establishcd city newspapers that,
from their foundation. have, buhhled
over with polished wit and classical die.
ton. Such journals are growing now
IN the West and South, and m the iaees
rior of our own and other OF the older
States. They are in the rough a fees-
ent. using such means b are best adsp.
ted to the communities among which
they are struggling. Silly Ia the ex-
treme, therefore. 70 il to cast ridicule
upon class Of worthy rreh because
they labot is rugged 6slds. A rule.
the country editor dues not trouble hi@-
self as to what his city contemporaries
say or think Of him; he has set himself
hard task to perform, and he tolls Al
it with an honest, determined purposes
that compels the admiration Of all right
thinking men. More than silly y-=unj ust
is It. for the pampered members of his
own calling to sueef at him. He can
well afford to pass by the slurs and tests,
A. he usually does, in utter silence
He has manlier work to do, and, Is 4
rule, does it we'll and thoroughly. All
men with capacity for Journalism can
not toll in the large cities: probably
would no. il they could. More roba..
and original natures are required in
sparsely settled sections than III the
older and densely populated regions
For the strongest irsntai fibre Of Ame-
rican journalism, We must look to tbs
rough, energetic, hard working, great
hearted country editors.-Printer's Cir
cuiar.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07
THE MATRIMONIAL "MY."

Of all the parts Of speech the pronoun
takes rank, and Of all the pronouns the
pronoun possessive. My wife, my store,
my Office. my pew, my house, my horse,
my money. my dog, my anything, are
among the most satisfactory round
mouthed and full-mouihed utterances of
the human being. The personal pro-
noun is the autocrat among nouns sub
stantive, and sets forth, ss no other
word can. supreme and undivided reign
aud possession. 1t is among the first
thoughts Of the babe. and the last thing
the man or woman surrenders.
But there are claims and counter
claims, aud my" and "mine" being in
the singular, there arises sometimes an
unpleasantness when two persons claim
the same thing. Indeed, this mischieve-
Gus little pronoun possessive is among
the most pestilent peace dis.urbers.-
Twas mine--'tis bis, is transforma-
ton against which everybody is on the
defensive, and hence come private quar-
rels and public wars, neighborhood feuds
and suits at law. The theme opened
by the Protean properties Of the mine
and thine are endless. Just now We
purpose briefly to consider the incidents
and accidents Of the personal pronoun
only in their domestic relations. The
wife says my husband, and the husband
says my vile, when husband or wife
are the subject Of conversation, except,
perhaps, in very dignified circles, and
then Il Is Mr.. Smith or Mrs. Brow q,
the idea Of proprie,orship being polite
ly waived. This sort OF expression be-
longs 10 the diplomacy Of matrimony,
and there is no saying what diplomacy
may not be designed TO hide. When
Mrs. Smith speaks Of Mr. Smith, and
Mr.. Brown speaks Of Mrs. Brown, one
cannot help often susPeeting that the
speakers secretly wish that the proncun
po~sessive not expressed, were also
not understood. This may be, howev-
ever, mefe suspicion.
The main difficulty in the matrimo-
nial my" is vhers It IS MOI only pro-
noun Pcsses.ive but Prcncun indek-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-07

lite; CONVEYING not simply the idt1 Of
individual possession, bot besripg the
expression Of Joint and several inter-
est. There are articles eooveaient 10
possess, ci which il might be supposed
Tiers could be no question Of psoprie-
torship. Yet even here confusiou NAV
occur. A gentleman has been able to
detect has felt hat after fruitlesx search
Perched on his wife's head, hidden un-
der feathers or flowers, "defofmed,
transformed" or he may meet. some-
whete 0stdoufs, on her shoulders. his
diagosIl coat, aiass some what Of the
skirts. sass braid. lace and bugies. And
tnese are other 1rgumsots and eoatin-
Fua06as5 d Which II wAica, u manv
cases, 1t is difficult to state the precise
ownership.
"My dear" is common property to
the husband and the wife. But it is a
suspicious combination. II indicates
warmth-not always Of affection. There
Is warmth in summer afternoon, when
the distant thunder rumbles; and the
fash in matrimonial sky, the quick an
cry eye-giance, not seldom accompan.
les my DEAR" The wise heed the
warning and take precaution. Leaving
smaller matters, the greatest interest
hinges upon my house." That phrase
is comprehensive, and includes not only
the brick and mortar under the roof. tree,
but oil that house" means collectively
and metaphorically. When the wife
says, my house. she asserts dominion.
in some particular absolute. The hus-
band Affects the same authority. But
the wife "holds the front" while the
husband 10 absent at his business or
work, wherever that may be. She car
be all the time Strengthening her posi-
tion, replen,shing her munitions, and
so reinforcing her matrimonial NY, that
all adverse approaches are futile and
dangerous. She does not dispute his
autocratic "mv Office" and is, there
fore, all the better able TO defend "my
house" The sum of the matter Is that,
il wife Is worth the name. she should
be left IN unchallenged dominion; and
il she is not worth the name OF wife, no
opposition to her claims will raise her
up to that dignity. Let the woman rule
at home, then. Ladies will please pass
over the concluding sentences. as they
are intended for men only. The old
maxim reads that il is well to learn
even from an enemy. One OF the
pleasantest of modern novels written,
Of course, by a woman) represents the
husband rs Her Dearest Foe" II is
q poor rule which will not apply to both
sexes, and, oi course, the wife is His
Dearest Foe. Let the husband borrow
skill in fence from the wife's tactics.
and, in Offering to her all she demands,
he will find that she will, Of her own
imperial and adectionate motion, make
him much more at home in her house
than he could be in claiming it as his.
1t is pleasant TO escape care: and he Is
a lucky husband who can claim nothing
at home but my wife," and find all do
mestic belongings secured to him, BY
leaving her home rule undisputed.-
Phiia. Ledger.
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