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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
THE CIRCUS.

tAtE tk(tA ~ LtLANl ttIAt1
These are the men who bave taken
their pay,
And entered the ring, and agreed TO
play,
With Hayes/in his Fraudulent
Circus:
There's tb> 'erring rebel" from Ten
nessee,
In h. officiating act of tumbling-
Key;
there is Schurz, who in Germany
learned to vault,
And who turns a double somersault
There are Thompson, McCrary, and
Deyens all down
On the bills, with Sherman, who
taketh in
The tickets and stamps; there is
Evarts, the clown,
Whose frequent jokes are as poor
and thin @"a
AS The pauper's soup in the
work'us-
But they'll do for the fraudulent
Circus.
Up to Vermont the company went,
And the people gathered around, i'll
tent
On seeing the Fraudulent Circus.
Then Hayes camc out and made HE
bow,
And showed the stamp upon his
brow.
The stamp of Fraud so indelibly
traced
That never on earth will. it be eflaced
But deeper twill grow, and yet more
plain,
Till it burns, with Kissing, into tho
brain
OF the chief of the Fraudulent Circus.
Out i'll Kentucky they spread theil
tent1,
And were met with some meaning.
less compliments
On the fraudulent shows exhibition
III lIoiI NdtltlSoI INh III
IiamptOn's talk,
And from others who ought to know
cheese from chalk,
But who came on a free admission,
They received such Il dose of gratui,
tous gush,
They were moved to exclaim, with
never a blush,
"As, these are the feilowSto work us,''
But the people looked on with mild
distrust,
Which presently grew to a deep
disgust,
When they saw the grinning acrobats,
Who struck their pastures and flung
their hats,
And played themselves for Democrats
And they said: "'Tis Il Fraudulent
Circus"
AT last, when the season was almost
done,
To tlle tomb of Thomas Jefferson
Came Hayes, with his Fraudulent
Circus.
q, mighty shade of the honorcd dead.
Vert thou lowering over thine earth
~ bed?
And didst thou hear the sickcning
praise
OF thee, from the pcrjured lips OF
60 Hayes?
What act of thine, great statesman.
gave
This man the right above thy grave
TO squat, with the Fraudulent
Circus?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
EDITORIAL TRIALS.

We have alluded to the editors tri-
als-thc strain upon his sy1npathies.
Suppose we present Il few of them. \
young man with little experience of
life, but with high ambitions, great
expectations, thorough industry, sends
a manuscript and accompanies il with
a letter, in which he says that oil the
hopes Of his life are hanging upon the
fate of his papcr-that the writer is
waiting to hear his fate. etc. \ wo-
man writes that the living of herself
and her children, who have been left
without Il protector and providcr. de
ponds 'pon the editors dcrision, and
that if her manuscript is not accepted.
she and her little ones must become
beggars. A yonrg girl, just from
school, wishes to earn her own living.
i. and relieve u father who has failed in
business. Another girl desires bravclv
to educate her brothers and sisters.
who have been lett without the rcqui-
site means. a woman is possessed
by an oyermastering desire to do good
kxiszl a. Hundreds write that they
are aud that they have no re-
eourse"Bnt their power to write.
To a man who carries n heart, such
appeals are painful beyond expression.
He has no right to yield the slightest
consideration to them. and he must
not do it. They have no light to dis
tress him in this way. but they do not
&C., that. The resort is so dcspcr-
tnkssthat they are really untitled ly it
FOR doing their best work. The pre-
sumption always is that the literary
part of the case is consciously Il weak
ne. The urging of an Legitimate
consideration wohld hardly be in
dulged in hy one VINO felt strong in
his literary claim. When Il man is
large enough 10 see that an iliegiti-
mate claim to attention degradcs him,
indeed he is large enough not to think
of making it. After all, the mistake
of Il novice begins in his incompetent
idea Of literature. No MAJ thinks of
putting his first picture in the cxlibi-
ton; but the moment a man begins
&C. write, he wants to print, forgetting
that there is no art that demands more
study and practice than the literary.
and that he has no special training for
it. Without experience in life, with
out training in art. and with ONLY a
natural facility for expression. he has
a fancy that if he could only get Il
publisher he could succeed at II
Our painters, our sCulptors, our sing
ers, our architects, are obliged to 90
through long courses of instruction
and practice; but our ~cssayists, our
poets, DIR noveiists, seem to think
that they must fly when they tumble
from their nests, or it is all up or
down with them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
THE LONGEST RIVERS IN THE
WORLD.

The following are the largest riy-
ers, with their extent: The Amazon,
in South America, falls from the An
DIES through a course of 2,600 miles
the Mississippi, from the Stony Noun
tains, runs $500 miles; La Plata
from the Amless 81 ,215 miles, the
Hoangllo, i'm China, from the Tar
tarean chain of mountains, 1920
miles; the Yangtsee Kiang runs from
the same mountains, and is 5000
miles long the Nile, from the Jihel
Kumri Mountains courses $500
miles the Euphratos, from Ararat,
is 2,020 miles long the Volga, from
the Valdais, is 2, 100 miles the DAN
ube, from the Alps, is /, $50 miles in
length the Indus, from the Hima-
layas, is 1870 miles; the Oranges
runs from the same source, and is
1.lG5 miles long the Orinoco, from
the Ander, is 1900 miles long; the
Niger, or Wharra, is 1909 miles
long I; the Don, Dhieper and the Scne-
gal are each over 1000 miles in
the Rhine and the Gambia
are 888 miles in extent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
BOYS TRIALS.

Did you ever notice how long it
takes a boys hair to dry when he has
run away and gene in swimming? 1t
is painful to be a boy, with a mother
constantly in fear that you will be
brought home from the river on a
board. The boy is commanded not
to 90 in swimming, and he swears he
won't, but he lies like :, little trooper.
He thinks he will 90 in and not get
his hair wet and no one will know it,
but just as he gets ready to come out
of the water a big boy ducks him and
then he swears, and when he crawlS i'll
at the back window at ten O'Clock
at night, his mother, with a press
board in the folds of her dress. is the
first obstacle he encounters. Does
she believe him when he tells her he
has been practicing with the First
nine" of 4 Sunday-school class? No!
She feels Of his hair, finds it wet.
smells of it and finds it musty, and
finds his shirt wrong side out. Then
she spits upon her hands, and with
the press-board so works upon his
tender sensibiiitics that he goes tc
bed with his hand OH his aching
heart, wishing he was a half orphan,
and he dreams he is a stcrn-wleel
boat running backward and has COLI
ded with a barge loaded with benzine
on fire. The best way for Il boy to
get along at this ease OF the year is
to have his hair straightforward
Saturday Night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
SEBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER
MY LITTLE WOMAN.

MY LITTLE WOMAN.
Would the diamond seem such n
peerless gem.
If it measured on foot round
Would the rOsc-lcaf Weld such q
sweet perfume
II it covered yards of ground:
Would the dewCtrcp> seem 50 clear
and pure
If dew like rain should fall?
Or the little w0man be half 30 great
If she We're six feet tall?
lis the hand as soft as the nesting
bird
That grips with the grip of steel,
IT'S the voice as sweet as the summer
wilma
That rules without appeal.
And the warrior, scholar. tile saint
and sage
May tight, and plan, AMI pray,
The world viii! wag to the end OF
time
In the little W0man'e way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
SOMETHING HURTS HIM.
A PIKCLE CROsSwIsE IN HIS STOMACH
THE MOTE OUT OF HIS EYE.

The Burlington ~IIawkeye MAJ
yielding to a spasmodic attack o
honesty enough to acknowledge the
true situation of his parry, very pitt.
fully asks, sis there no way 10 stor
this ominous marching forward of the
Democracy? In another year it will
have complete control of both
branches Of Congress. Hayes even
now, is more than half q Democrat.
We have lost California; we will loose
Ohio; the rebels are on top; we are
going to the devil generally"
These acknowledgements, coming
as they do, from a leadingR Republican
organ, are certainly none the less
cheering to the Democratic party.
We are glad to think that they are at
last forced TO see and acknowledge
their true position, and to manifest a
dread of the doom to which they are
exposed. May the good Lord soon
knock the last prop from under them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11

All suffercrs fro n this disease that
are anxious1o be cured should try
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the only preparation knownTilat win
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The Throat and Lnnos-inde.d, so
strong is onr fifth in fhenl. and also
to convince you that they ARE no hunr-
bug, we viii forward to everSsuiler-
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We don't want Your money until
You arc perfectly satisfied Of their
curative powers. If yourlit is worth
saving, don't delay in giving these
Powders Il trial, as they viii surely
YOU.
Price, for large box IS, sent to any
part of the United States or Canada
by mail on receipteofprice. Address,
ASH 81 ROBINS, 800 Fulton street.
N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
THE POWER AND Duty OF
THE GRANGE.

When we think of the grand posi-
Utilities of our order, the immense
power it could WELD in promoting
brotherly love and kindness among
the millions of farmers in the land,
in elevating the standard of morals
and intelligence, in reyolutionizing
the present corrupt and oppressive
business systems, which build up the
cities and towns, at the expense Of
the country-enriching the few and
impoyerishing the many, we wonder
at the apathy which exists i'll our
ranks, and the Indifference of that
vast army Of farmers that are content
to remain neutral. Surely, these
classes of farmers have not given Sc
rious attention to the situation. They
have not learned what power there is
in combination, or the weakness III
disorganizatiOn. They are devoted
to their families, and are laboring
with all Icir might to elevate and
improve their condition, yet they
leave undonc the very thing essen
tial to accomplish their object; they
| will not inform themselves OF the eau
ses OF the singular and unnatural
| state of affairs that brings power and
| wealth to the few, and weakness and
poverty to the many. There must he
a cause for the unequal distribution
of wealth and power among the class
! cs. What is it? The intelligent
farmer knows full well what 1t IS, ana
they have banded together to remove
it. But the great body of farmers.
either seem incapable or unwilling &c
learn, and they are drifting along,
they and Their families, without aim
or purpose, content to remain v~assals
to the money pOWcr-a power the
most corrupt, eNacting and oppressive
on earth.
TO educate these, and thus arouse
them to a sense of their duty to them
selves and their families, is Il work
which will dcvolve upon the compare.
lively few who read and think, and
who are patriotic enough to contri-
butte time and money to its execution,
The order has men enough to lead il
this labor, if they were only properly
sustained and encouraged. Those
able and patriotic leaders, Worthy
Master Jones, and Past Masters AlleI
Maxwell, Wright, Durden and THEN
noble co-laborers, have never rcluscC
to do their foil duty; they need bur
the hearty cooperation of subordl
nate oranges to make their effort,
| thoroughly effective, and to revive ii
interest i'll the Cause that will attrac.
to it the attention, and confidence
and support Of every intelligent farm
CT in the country.
The time is propitious for a genera
forward movement in the order. Th,
great cooperative plan, information
al and Interstate, perfected by tin
National Grange, is rapidly gaining
favor; grange agencies and suppl,
houses in the cities, and co-Operativ,
stores in the neighborh6od ccnters
are gradually concentrating trade an'
strengthening the order and it onl,
remains for the earnest, wclI-informco
members to step to the front to srcur,
a general and enthusiastic following
-ratrons of lIusbandry.-EN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11

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The most solid, reliable and salts
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; Thousands OF homes. An efficient, ST.
L lent, rapid. reliable and ever-ready
helper u the weary wife or cam ,
p. stress, that will do the work of Il
: amiIy for "A lifetime, and costing
- less ihan half the price OF machines
:. of n like quality. Ii makeSt the shut :
< IT,, duUhie-threHd, lock stitch tthe
- same on both sides of the worh,(
J. which received the highCst award at
- the Centennial. The strongest, finest
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taE,.n Co.. = - ',,,.a ~ H. avn,
The eton,9,b;s affected with loss Of
o~rra,I,e and -i,s~a.s. ~. h,,yeIs in
prnrraI are co,tiyp. omttimss alter
natiycvjthl lax; the head is troubled
with uain. ACCOMPANIED with 4 dull.
heavy sensation in tie back part.
There is generally considerable loss
acknowledgements yithapain-
full sensation of having left undonc
something which ought to have been
done, 4 sliglt, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
ccmrlairs OF WEAKNESS and debility;
he is easily startled. his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains of a
prickly sensation of the skin; his
spirits are low; and although he is
satiejiSdtn"' eAerll@c would DC bene-
fCai 70 hlm, YET nc can scarcely
summon mp tottitudc enough to try
1t; In tact, ne Il5trustS every rem
edy. Several OF the above synlp-
toms attend the disease, but asses
have occurred where few OF them cX-
istcd,/ yet examination OF the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER 10
have been extensively dcrarged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DIR. {. McIANE's LIVER PMS.
IN CASES OF AcvE AND FEVER, when
taken with OuiDirc, are productive
of the most happy results. No better
cathartic { Ire used, preparatory
to, or after taking Ouininc. We
.J H.: II a1:
NNtid aNNI>G "ll VINO arc dlhICted
With tbic J;caorn 70 ci,,a then,
Win lillS dISCNGC ~ give llISlil n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
FITS EPILEPSY.
FALLING SICKNESS,

Permanently curcd-no hunbug-
by one months usage of DIR Gou-
lard'S Celebrated Intalliblc Fit Pow
dcrs. To convince sufferers that these
powd rs will do all we claim tor
them. we will send them by mail.
post paid. Il free trial box. As Dr..
Gouiard is the only physician that
has ever made this disease II >pecia
study, aud as to our knowledge thou
sands have been permanently cured
BY the use of these Powders, we Will
guarantee a permanent cure in every
case, or refund YOU all money OK
pended. All sufferers should give
these Powders an early trial, and be
convinced of their curative powers.
Price for large box, 81, or / boxes
for $40. sent by mail 70 Ii part of
the United States or Canada on re-
ccipt of price, or 10y express, e. O..
d. Address,
ASH & ROBBINS.
QE0 Erltn, ~ I~rnnGI,n ~ y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11

A man never gets a very adequate
idea of the length of eternity, nor how
people will manage to kill time DUR
ing the endless cycles, until he watcll-
es a boy wedding the garden when he
wants TIC 90 is~hing.-Hawk-eye.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
The seaside Library.

Choice books no longer for the few
only. Tn" best standard novels with
in thr reach of every one. Books
USUALLY sold from 81 to 81 given (un-
changed and unapridgcd) for 10 and
% rents
/. East Lynne. by Mrs. Henry
Wood. (loublc MOL poe
>. John Halifax, Gentleman, by
Miss AlulOck. (aoubic NO.) 20c
3. Jan" Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
double No. 20c
1. \ Womn-hatcr, Chas. Ecadc's
new novel. double No. poe
). The Black Indies jules Ncrnc's
last new novel, single No. Zoe
6. The Last DAYS of Pompeii, by
Sir Edward BHlwcr Lytton. / II
gle No Zoe
I. Adam Bcde, By George Elliot.
double No. poe
3. The Arundel Motto, by Mary
Cecil Hay, single No. t0c
9. Old M]yddlcton's Money. by
Mary Cecil Hay. single No. Zoe
10. The Woman i'll White. by Viii
kic Collins, dounlc No. Poe
II. The Mill on the FIos-. by Geo.
Eliot, double No. 20c
T.. The American senator, 10y An
thony Trollope, double No. 2Oc
-. y Princess of Thule, by VIM.
Black, double No. zoe
"A. The Dead Secret. by Wiikic
Collins. single No. Zoe
Is. Romola, by Gc"rge Eliot. sin
gle No. t0C
Is. The English at the North Pole
by jules Verne, single No loo
Il. Hidden Prrii>, 10y Mary Cecil
Hay. >ingl" No. Zoe
Is. Barbara's History. by Amelia
u. Edwards. double No. 20,
10. y Terrible Temptation, by
Chas. i!"adc. single No. 100
20. Old Curiosity shop, by Chas.
Dickens. double No. zoe
For sale by all booksellers ant
ncwsdcalrrs. or sent. postage pre-.
paid. on receipt OF urice, by
GEORGE MuNHoE. Publisher.
p. 23 and - Na1acWatcr stree. NY
L. o. Box 5.65t. 4-if
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
DOBBINs' STARCH POLIsE

A great discovery, by the use OF
which every family may give their
linen that brilliant polish peculiar to
fine laundry work. Saving time and
labor in ironing mor than its entire
cost. Sold by grocefs, or will be sent
postage paid on eceipt of % cents.
Dobbins Bro. IL Co., ID North Fourth
treet, Philadelphia. n3Iy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
lizard TIMES.
HEXgY WARD BEECHEF'S VIEWS ON
THAT sTBJECT.

HENgY WARD BEECHEK's VIEWS on
HAT SUBJECT.
a -
In Henry Ward Beecher's lecture
on Hard Tazes, he says:
Hard times came like a pasalysis on
industry. The causes were giveHzewc
riously a oyer-prodnction, &yer-im-
portatiQn, over-consumption too
much @rif-not enough tariff, luxury
or want of confidence. Iii 1878 the
banner OF industry foated far@a9d
wide oven the land in the shoft space
of a month it was trailing in the dust.
In America aerash came around
about every fifteen gears and in Eng
land every twenty-five years, and the
reason was the system of credit.
Then the people cried: LET us
have done with credit. Pay as you
60" "
81 But if a q "npAso pay can,
he go?
A man with everything ready except
cash should not be kept down for
want of credit.
Example-A good carpenter comes
to a town in MichigamM Stanls idle.
Why don't lie work! No fools. Buy
them. No money. Then credit steps
in. The mar gets the tools-works
and pays for them. Every one is
thus benefited.
Cash says, what have you got?''
"Nothing but a jack-knife." well,
then, white"
Paying as You go has no discrimi-
nation, but credit has.
A man with gold can get what he
pleases, no matter what his morals,
but credit demands that the man shall
be an upright, honest man.
The honest young man without gold
is not n punctuation mark to the sen
tencc of the immoral mans riches.
Credit is Il premium on enterprise,
energy and ability, but if We take
credit we must take its attendant
evils.
Credit auses crashes but life with
mistakes is better than death with
nothing.
Business that slops over occasion
ally is preferable to stagnation.
Cities are better than grave yards.
But credit brings out all the ele-
ments of human nature and it causes
men to lie, cheat and be dishonest.
Light was breaking through the dark
cloud that covered the land.
At first the lending line and the
paving line start out, together, and
probably will keep so for three
months.
Only gilt-edge men need apply, for
loans and debts are paid when due.
After a year prosperity sets in and
there is more leniency i'll lending.
Then the paying line drops behind
the lending line. In six years time
the lines have babe a lasting farewell
and can't see esch other.
The credit begins to drag a lengthy
trail of unpaid debts-dead ducks.
Ir there is nothing to scare the
country this may go On indefinitely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-11
~C0NSENPTEON POSITIVELY
Cured.

ash q RDIEDINN,
So Fulton St, Brooklyn, Ny