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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
The Green.Eyed Monster.

In front of a gate on Hastings Street
a girl 9 or 10 years old was watching
and waiting. OFFS sudden Big English,
the boot-black, turned into the street
half a block below drawing q hand-sled.
At the same moment Catnip, the news
boy, turned into the street half a block
above, also drawing a sled. Each one
had come to take his true love out for
an airing, and neither knew of the 9TH
er's intentions. They met at the gate,
and while they were scowling darby at
each other the true love was wondering
how she could ride both sleds at once.
"Villian, 90 back!" hoarsely whis-
pered Big English.
"Don't tech me, ye hoss-thief!"
warned the other.
They pulled down their hats, spit on
their hands, and met in the shock of
mortal combat, while one of the sleds
slowed around and knocked true love
into a s~now-drift, from which position
her mother picked her out and shook
her till her teeth rattled-bundled hel
into the house and broke up the sleigh.
ing party.-Detroit Free Press. =, ls,t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
America Aiming Europej

In addition to the large manufacturo|
of firearms now going on in American
workshops on foreign orders, the car
fridge manufacture on foreign orders
has assumed handsome proportions.
The following is from the Boston Conn.,
merciaE Bulletin:
Is seems that, Notwithstanding the
possessions of all the American ma
chinery for the manufacture of both
guns and cartridges, the Russians can
not complete their ornaments without
receiving constant supplies of metal
from this country to make the car
tridges. The Lake Superior copper has
a tenacity unequaled by any other metal
;n the world, and on this account ON
tracts for 1900 tons of the metal have
lately been made by the Russian gov
eminent. These orders for cartridge
metal were considerably increased still
later by the various governments, in
consequence of 3 discovery made at q
survey by Prussia; that of cartridges
made OF European metal 40 per cent.
were found worthless. Owing also to
this superior American metal, the Turk
iSh government contracted two years
ago with an arms company of New Ha-
ven for 200. 600, 900 cartridges for the
Martini-Henry rifle, and 100000 900 for
the Snider gun. Most OF these car
tridges have been made by this time
and have reached their destination.
Machinery for making cartridges has
also been sent from this country to
Spain, and that country now uses about
500 tons of Lake Superior metal for its
cartridge factories at Seville, Toledo,
and Havana. Notwithstanding the ma
chinery now in Russia and Spain, the
cartridge manufacture of the United
States is the largest in the world, and
is especially active at the present mo-
ment, one factory having made 600, 600
a day for 80 working days, and actually
made 1000, 900 a dav during two days
of the past month. The different car
fridge factories in the country turn out
about 2,00O,O 900 a day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
Tive Young Ladies Poisoned by Flavor
ing Extract.

A mysterious case OF poisoning oc-
CURED on Tuesday, in the western Sec
ton OF the city. Misses Minnie and
Alice Wattell, residing with their moth
er and brother On McHenry Street, near
Monroe, during the holidays obtained
q small bottle of essence of bitter al
monds from their brother for hsvoring
cakes, which he had had in his posses
sion for over six years. Ignorant of
the fact that essences and tinctures in
crease in strength by age, the young
ladies, instead of a few drops, used two
OF three teaspoonfuls. The cake was
laid aside until midnight on Monday
last, when it was partaken of by the Sis
ters. Alice, the younger, aged 10, was
attacked an hour after with a violent
pain in her head, and was also seized
with severe vomiting. Minnie, aged
%, shortly after was attacked with
cramps in her limbs and pains in the
soles of her feet, accompanied by the
same feeling rs her sister in her head
and severe vomiting. They both felt
a ringing in their ears, and their
faces became swollen and pre-
scented a greenish hue. MI. Adakney
druggist, corner of Pratt and Fulton
Streets, pronounced it at once a case 81
poisoning by. prussic acid.
Bosley prescribed the proper ren1edies.
and devoted the greater part of Tues
day night to their recovery. con
siders them now out of dangers Hhe
fast that they took an overdose
poison produced nausea, and this, in the
opinion of both DIR. Bosley and Mr.
Adams, the druggist, saved their lives.
They are both Intelligent and prepos-
sesing young ladies, and in converse
ton with the Gazette reporter expressed
objection to any publicity being attach
ed to their names. The hope, however,
That g statementof the facts would warn
others from the indiscriminate use of
flavoring extracts prompted them to
consent to the publication. This ex-
tract, which is usually made by the
maceration of peach kernels in alcohol,
is little else than diluted prussic acid,
the deadliest poison Observation-Disclosures
Gazette. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
The Original Innocence of Mark Twain.

When Mark Twain lived in Virginia
City he roomed with Dan De guile.
All the miseries which guile ever en-
dured. and all the bad characters he ev-
er got, date from that time. They lived
at several different lodging-houses and
were turned out of them all, one after
another, all on account of Dan, who
soon acquired a bad reputation second
to none in Virginia. No respecta-
BILE family would harbor Dan, who
knew any thing about him, and the
very mention of his name would cause
a landlady to hold up her hands in vir-
tuous horror. One morning Mark
woke up and heard the landlady's cat
mewing about the door, which was half
open. Dan was fast asleep, and Mark,
grabbing one of his heavy boots, threw
it with fatal precision at the intruder.
The cat imped off with "a broken leg
(the boot weighed five pounds, and
the landlady secured the missile aud
waited for its owner to appear. Mark
got up, dressed, and went out with both
boots on. The landlady greeted him
with d pleasant smile, and when Dan
got up and was walking about in his
SGOShAiS-AS AoheAhS h4S Gu oOOe,
he received q scathing dressing-down
from his landlady, who, without allow
ing him to explain, ordered him to leave
the house. Mark condoled him in his
troubles, and said, "I'll stick to ye,
Dam" The next house they moved in
to had a pantry close to the room con
signed them. Every night Mark would
steal two or three mince pies
and eat them entire without
giving Dan q sight at them. In
the morning the landlady would be
brushing about near the door, Dan
would be asleep and Mark would open
out in a loud voice, as follows: "Dan,
this business" won't do, Those pies
don't belong to YOU In the first place
it's petty larceny, and in the next place
it getssesumbssin thesabedt@SWeu get
~neticeato quit prettysoon .stSTain't the
square thing on the landlady. ] don't
wonder you've nothing to say. Now,
this is the last time l propose to speak
about this" The ~landlady, who took
in every word, would give poor Dan no
tice to quit, and never hear a word OF
explanation. "When you 60 [ GO,
Dan," Mark would say, and his broth
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

he discovered nothing more serious
than a broken wrist, the pain of which,
combined with fright, had probably
produced the faintness, which at first
seemed SO alarming. Under the re-
storatives applied this soon passed off,
and when aid arrived our party were
able to proceed to Philadelphia. | will
not sadden your hearts by the details of
the less fortunate ones, though Harold
could tell you much that he did for
their aid before leaving, but will follow
our young couple to the close of this
brief story. When Harold held the I'M
conscious form Of Alice in his arms q
new truth was revealed to him, but like
a wise man he put away the temptation
to speak to the young girl till he had
restored her safely to her parents, and
all feeling OF obligation to him had
passed away.
A few months later, as he a seat
ed by her side in the pleasant room of
the Van Courtlandt attractive home,an
opportunity occurred which he had no
longer strength to resist. Alice had
been singing in her rich, sympathetic
voice, and perhaps was a trifie embar-
raised, for a hasty movement unfasten-
ed a chain from her throat to which
was suspended a handsome locket. AS
it fell to the floor Harold sprang for
ward and was about to return it, when
a blush from Alice caused him to
change his mind. "Please let me ex-
anime this locket," he said; "the work
manship is quite curious" "If you
will not open it," returned Alice, more
a~nxiously than the occasion seemed to
warrant. For a moment Harold exam
ined the costly trifie and then hand
ed it back in silence, but
as he did so the change which had
come over his face struck Alice pain
fully. She had learned to love him too
well to cause him pain; SO with a sud-
den change of mind she said, "Open it
if you wish" adding lightly, "it is
only a bachelors button, that but
Harold had opened the locket and dis
covered his W coat button, and in
that discovery read another. "Alice,
my darling, | love you, do not let it be
a bachelors button any longer" The
words seem light as l write them, but
Harold's tone and name conveyed a
depth of feeling that Alice with her
woman heart could but respond to,
though silence and bushes were all
that gave the answer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

A piece of dip candle rolled in a
paper will keep moth out of goods.
TO re-fasten the loose handles OF
knives and forks, make a cement OF
common brick dust and rosin melted
together.
TO preserve flowers in water, mix a
little carbonate of soda in the water
and it will preserve the flowers a fort
night. Saltpeter is also good.
An ounce of myrrh in fine powder,
and a little powdered sage, mixed in 2
spoonfuls of honey, make an agreeable
and delicate oentrlfice.
Milk is said to be a substitute for
soap in the kitchen. A little put into
not water will soften it, give the dishes
a fine gloss, and, what would be a boon
to many, does not injure the hands.
Dry buckwheat -four, if repeatedly
applied, will entirely remove the worst
grease spots on carpets or any other
wooden cloth, and will answer as well
rs French chalk for grease spots ON
silk.
If onions are sliced and kept in a
sick-room, they will absorb all the at
mospheric poison. They should be
changed every hour. In the room of a
smallpox patient they blister and de-
compose very rapidly, but will prevent
the spread of the disease. Their appli-
cation has also proved effectual in the
case of snake bites. s.
Remember that mirrors should
never be hung where the sun shines di-
.rectly upon them. They soon look
misty, grow rough OF granulated, and
no longer give back a correct picture.
The amalgam or union of tinfol with
mercury, which is spread on glass to
form a looking glass, is easily ruined
solar rays. {sttsc@e . lLk"~ ~
Remember that one can have the
hands in soap-suds with soft soap with
out injury to the skin if the hands are
dipped in vinegar orlemon juice imne-
diately after. The acids destroy the
corrosive. effects of the alkali and make.
the hands soft and white. Indian meal
lind vinegar or lemon juice used on the.
Hands when roughened by cold or labor,
will heal and soften them. Rub the
hands in this, then washzo off thoroughly
lind rub in glycerine. = Those who suffer
fom chapped hands in the winter viii
nd this comforting. A" ." -.
kid gloves can be cleaned beauti-
fully SO that they viii look as well as
new with rose OIL Put your glove on /;
take d piece of cotton; pour some oil
on it, and rub gently all over until you
think it is clean; then take another
piece of cotton and rub until dry, and
you will be surprised to find how soft
and nice it looks. The same gloves can
be cleaned several times, especially
light ones. Be careful and use the oil
in a cool place, as it is very explosive.
Twenty cents worth will clean a num-
Der of times. s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
Under an Avalanche i'm the Colorado
M0untaiBSs

The Denver (Col.) NeWS of Jan. 10
says: Reports from all directions in
dictate an unusual amount OF snow in
the mountain districts as well as on the
plains. 1t is asserting its accumulated
power in the terrible form of
slides, and if next summers thaw be
rapid, these will be supplemented by
raging floods. The details of the sec
ond fatal snow-slide came from G.. w.
Lindgreen, superintendent OF the Cham
pion property at the head OF Snake
River, who reports the destruction of
the company's building by an avalanche
on Tuesday night, January 9th, be-
tween II and II o'clock. He and three
other men were in one of the houses.
The names of the others were Moses
Profit, j. Reubard, and the cook,
named Peri Klaus, better known as
French Pete. The building was stu
ated about 1000 feet above the Snake,
and 800 feet from the summit, and was
right under a ledge, which it was sup
posed would protect the building in
case of an avalanche. When it came
down it took the front or lower edge of
the house, and crushed it, taking the
roof partly off, and at once fill
ing the house. French Pete was in a
lower bunk, and was injured and crush
ed to death instantly. Profit and Rue
bard being in the back part of the ROOM,
next to the ledge, were covered 10
slightly that they quickly got out. A
the superintendent did not make his
appearance, oAe of them called him by
NAME, which he heard although four
feet under the snow. His reply sound
ed as though he was a half-mile off,
but they went to work and soon had his
head uncovered, and then pull d him
out of his bunk with great difficulty,
His experience was a novel one, and
one that he does not desire to repeat.
He was under the snow about three
quarters of an hour, being most OF the
time conscious. 4 few inches about
his head was free Of snow, and he sue
ceeded in working his arm Il little, try
ing to dig himself clear. But when he
had succeeded in accomplishing but a
trile, the now again closed in upon
him. Breathing was extremely diff
cult, his efforts being very short and
quick. He gave up all hope until he
heard the voice outside calling to know
III he WAS dllVS. Inc snow Is very Ncep
in the Snake Valley, and all have lef
the mountains in the vicinity except
two, who are no doubt in great danger
from a similar casualty. The danger
was so great the body of the dead man
was left in his bunk, it being quite I'M
safe to attempt to take him down. The
damage to the company's property is
estimated at $4,000 TO $4,000, if the
stores covered up are lost.
THE HALL VALLEY VICTIMS.
A letter from Hall Valley, dated last
Wednesday, informs us that the five
persons killed by the snow-slide at the
Whale Mine, on the Sunday previous,
are James Reed, his wife and boy, John
Reed, and a man named Alfred, Mrs.
Reeds brother. The bodies were re-
covered last Wednesday,. At the time
the accident occurred they were all evil
IDENTIFY sitting around the stove, and
were found near each other, badly
bruised and mutilated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
THE HALL VALLEY VICTIMS.

"A violin, just bought by a Russian
for $4,000, has a curious history. It
was sold by it's maker, Stainer, to GER
tain Count, who promised, in exchange,
to pay $3.50, to furnish Stainer a good
dinner as long as he lived, $50 the first
of each month, a complete outfit once
a year, two barrels of beer, his lodg-
ings, fire, lights and, in case that he
married, as many hares as he required
for his table, and two baskets of fruit
for himself and two for his old nurse
annually. These conditions were full
filed for Is years, until Stainer died.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.-If any
reader of this paper suffers from rheumatism,
let him get his druggist to order tro bottles of
"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy'' from his
wholesale druggist in Chicago, or Of Meyer
Bros. Il Co., st. Louis, and Just as certain as
tho sun shines tomorrow, just as sure viii a
keufe follow. Itis taken internally. Price, ST..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

Many of the titled ladies of France
purpose spending the winter at Madrid,
instead of at Paris, in order to lend
eclat to the Court of a real, blue blood
ed Sovereign of Bourbon descent,
namely, Alphonso XII.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

Our greatest glory is not inneIer
falling, butin rising every time we falls
-ConfucGNs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

SFATENTEEs and inventors should read adver-
isement of Edison Bros. in another column.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

One operative supplied the demand Tor TUFTS Haix
Dye. To-day it requires fifty men and girls. with
improved machinery, to do it. The demand is not
confined to this Country, but extends to all parts 81
the world H.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
ADVERTISERS

Who desire to reach country readers can do so In
the best and cheap st manner by using one or more
sections of THE GREAT NEWSPAPER AUXILIARY
LISTS. Apply to E. K. PRATT, ToJackson street.
Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
TEN YEARS AGO

SEE adv'thcaded ssDown with high prices
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

HAToH's Universal Cough Syrup has become one OF
the leading cough remedies in our trade. We nave
known cases where it has given relief, whereour best
medicines have failed. We warrant il in every case,
and are satisfied that it is one of the best medicinea
OF its kind. .~FE SHARON SWIFT & co,
Sterlingville, n. Y.
80 Sold nv Never Bros & Co. ST. Louis. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01

Gen. John B. Gordon
K. l. Mott fColum-
bus, Ga are among
the hundreds to
when we can refer.
Price, St.eO. by
mail, $1.O4.
Manufactured only
by
j. TT. Zeilin & Co.,
DhHaI.lnhio On
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
"THE AMERICAN INQUISITION. :"

Tho Manhattan Liberal Club held u regular weekly
meeting at Science Hail. Eighth street, last evening.
The principal speaker Mr. Hume, and his subject
"rhe American Inquisition." Humo said that tho
American Inqusition was the Young Mons Christian
Association, which IS bong developed into danger-
Gus and ianatica BODY. schcmcrs and dcfrauders OF
the government were chief among It's members They
to remodel tho laws of this country, thereby
Institute tue reign OF Christ tho earth All seeking
membership In the association must be ndorsed by
the clergy, and no honest man could accept such
dorsemcnt Much had been done by the association
in building hall Tor meetings, but the great owls
works lar outweighs the good. One OF the wrongs
they arc daily guilty OF Is It's infamous system OF
espionage. The speaker then referred TO the laws
relating 10 the sending OF obscene literature through
tho mails, and charged tho Young Mems Christian As
sociation and Anthony C0mstock with being guilty OF
Hume held that scientists did not object tho
suppression oil obscene literature, bat they aid
object 10 these pcoplc deciding what
Is not obscene. THIS law greatly concerned
tradcspeope Druggists cinnut send medicines
through tho malls can booksellers, IL their
made 10 the case OF ono Bcunctt, whose "Open
Letter Jesus Cnrist when sent through the mail,
cause his arrest Hume held that Comstock In this
case worse than DICK Turpn. for he took both
goods and men, which tho hishwayman
never did. Petition to Congress tho only
peacd and all liberals must stand together
If they wanted the sanctity OF the mails preserved.
Hume is willing to KISS the ground that drinks the
blood OF tho American citizen who dics tor freedom oil
speech and liberty oi action. Walworth, "A new
member, anu Mr. Myra Hall also had much to say
about The Young Mems Christian Association and
Coms.ock. Neither tho ono nor the other pleased
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
Early Recognition of the Diaz Gov
ernment Anticipated.
THE ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Speech Of Senator Mitchell on the North
ern Pacific Railroad.
NOMINATIONS BEFORE TIE SENATE.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WAsnISGroS, Doc. Z, 1871
GENERAL oRD's TESTIMONY = FAVORABLE
IDEA OF THE DIAz GOVERNMENT.
Tho Mexican question looms up moro and moro
here. and 1t is probable that tho House will. early
next week, direct the Foreign Affairs Committee 10
take 1t in hand with the purpose Of securing Con-
gress its constitutional grasp Of complications which
threaten to ripen into There is . story the
streets tonight, which, however is ascertaned to be
untrue, that negotiations between the two
have been interrupted There is vague but general
more but General ord's testimony before the
Foreign Affairs Committee to-day does not look in
this direction He seems TO take cheerful view OF
the situation and believes hat good management, will
easily prevent any collision between the Mexican
forces gathering on the frontier and own. The
Impression OF members Of the House committee is
that President Daz has done AL could to pro-
iect the frontier; that he has shown himself ablo
ruler and friendly to the United States and that ON
the whole, the course oil our government SO
lar may have been OF to Dax In
tho peculiar temperament OF the Mexican people. Il
Is believed also that Mr.. Diaz has nclinations which
VIII lead him to facilitate more intimate and ireer
commercial relations between tho two countries and
that sound policy will AVOID war. The leading DEM
ocrats very that foreign plicatons
shall interfere to prevent what they contemplate, a
revision Of the customs and revenue laws, with the
object OF increasing and tightening the
burdens OF the people
The recess voted to-day is considered as, on the
whole, favorable to the anti-Hayes men. 1t probably
secures dolay in the consideration OF most OF the
NOMINATIONS before tho Senate and allows time
for new combinations
The New York herald., 1877-12-08

CAPTAIN WILLIAMS AGAIN.

Washington Nathan, OF the late Mr. Bcnjamis
Nathan. aged twenty-ninc OF No. $50 Fifth avenue,
arragned In tho Jefferson Market Court yesterday
on u charge OF drunkenness and disordcrly conduct
Hc had spent tho night before IN the Tnrticth
street police station, ana his dress dIsordcrcd.
sergeant Westervelt, of the Twenty ninth precinct
the complainant, told Judge Morgan that ut
O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. Nathan, witn q lady.
drove TO the station house and said he had
plaint TO make. Tho sergeant, seeing ne was intox
icatcd. advised hin TO go home. Upon attempting 10
put Nathan INTO the carriage the sergeant SAID ho
attacked by the young man. VINO acted 80 as 20
cessilatc arrest. ithau told Judge Morgan
he was not drunk, but that upon lodging complaint
Captain Williams told him 70 get out and shouted,
you're a loalcrlh He was entering his carriage,
whou no brought back, beaten aud locked up.
The Judge discharged the prisoner saying the nights
punishment enough for the offence. Mr.. Nathan
says he Will tako legal proceedings against Captain
Williams the
The New York herald., 1877-12-08
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Mrs James Gracy, who resides at No. 200 East
Fortcth street, came losing her life yesterday.
al the New York College OF Dentistry, No. 245 East
Twenty third street, corner OF Second avenue. The
dentist using alcohol lamp while nina Mrs
Gracys tooth set aro to mis- patent The screams
OF tho lady reused The entire establishment. Tho
stricken students nockcd to tho rescue, but
their efforts extngulsh the flames only to
kindlc them aud had II not beon tor tho assist
auce rendered by Mr. John Healy, fireman IRON
Engine Company No. IL, who was having n tooth
filled al the time, Tue accidoDt would have proved
fatal Hcay. Who was al tbs lower end OF the
room, hny or sixty ieet OF, sprang his tcc
and WINE running the other end 81 The room, took
OIL his ovorcoat, which ne threw around lady and
smothcrcd the flames One oil the dentists had HIS
hand badly burned IN his efforts to put the nrc
Mrs. Gracy, in n conversation with reporter last
evening said that shu thought the dcntist was
trying 70 1l tho lamp while IL was burninR