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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
MEXICO IN
Missouri Legislature met yestsr

Missouri Legislature met ysstsr-
day.
Lock out girls! An eminent physi..
clan says that d,phthsria may DO
communicated by kissiRg.
Leap year has gone and some OF
our fair maids are farther from mat
rimony than we are from the next
leap year.
From q narrow-mindsd pig
headed ~ignoramus, who thinks hs
kGows it. all, Good Lord deliver
rs.
Have you sworn OH!
Miss Carrie Duncan spent her
chrlstmas in Columbia
Philharmonic club meets one
" Eek from tomorrow FRIDAY night
ut the residence of Mr.. Marmaduke.
A fall attendance is solicited q good
Tine is anticipated.
Now look out for the 4th o!
July that is the next season of the
year.
Good bye old Centennial, we will
never see you again.
II you have not sworn off do it
now.
Sunday was the last day of leap
year; and when you see a sad-sysd
girl biting her fnger-nails and
looking blue and far away, you may
know that she ID one of those who
neglected to attend strictly to bust
ness while the propitlous opportu-
nifty was at hand.
We see that N. Lakeland, cur en-
terprising boot and shoe man has
an ad in the Monroe Appeal. He be-
Iis7ss in singing printers ink and
bis large trade proves that he knsws
what he is doing.
The little Bonns Femme Associa-
ton Sunday School Convention met
in this city On last FRIDAY and Sat
urday.
Mr.. Adams who had the side Of
his. head shot off not lseg since
made us a cali new years day. He
is DONG well and will recover, but
thinks be will loose tho sight of one
Of his eyes.
MI. &. Freeman has a 3 year
old stsar that weighs 2400.
CouncilAmst On last Thursday
night, but nothing of Importance
occured.
Homer St. John has our thanks
for late Elpaso Texas papers.
The banks of this city we're closed
on new years day.
J. F. kucker, OF Sturgeon, accom-
panied by Mr.. FAINT, Representative
for Boone county, made US = pleas
ant call Tuesday. They we're on
their way to Jefferson City.
Grange meeting Friday 10Th Jan.
See notice alsewhare.
Aurcury stood 8 degrees below
zero at sunrise new years day.
Gentlemen don't be at oil back
ward, those of you who owe US
please come up and lot as begin the
year with clean books.
Next Saturday is stock sales day.
| B. Rodnan informs us that he has
q valuable lot of mules and horses
t. dispose OF, also 116 head of 2
and 3 year old stears.
A good MANY Of our subscribers
made US pleasant new year calls and
We wish them q happy new year.
There are many others We would
love to hear from soen.
Hook and BENEFIT comps on the
Fulton Telegraph dropped in On us
last week. They come over after
christmas and they are the bows to
find 10.
We will take cord wood in Ok
change for the LEDGER.
Now 10 the time to subscribe for
q live local paper. Call ct once and
lot Us send you the LEDGER the
largest and best paper in Audrain
country.
The yeung man that sst up and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
lent essay at the Sunday School

Call up and subscribe for tbs LEDa>
ER and be gin the new year right.
We don't throw N a chrome
worth $25, or anything of that kind
but promise you a live paper. Read
your Bible and the LEDGER and you
will CO re out all right.
P. Q. Shelley made IA a pleasant
business call new year day. He is
one of Audrains true farmers. He
has jsst sold 10 pig. for $3.50 dol
lars, So of course, we were extra
glad to zee him.
If you want good, smooths,
clean shave for 10 cents go to Dunn
Il McIlhinney's Reads corner If.
L.. Phillip iii boss clothing man
has removed his mammoth stock oil
goods and in the future will be
found at the star clothing house on
the west side of the square, former
ly occupied by S~tansbury & Msans.
Look out you will hear from him
soon.
We have a very interesting COM
m%unication this weex from @. Wv.
ion, of Aodoc, for press of matter
we are forced to leave IT out.
Our carrier begs leave to tender
bis thanks to the host of friends that
responded to his call on new year
day. He wishes you happy new
year and promlsss always to be ON
time and deliver a clean sbeat. He
says that next year be will give
you something fine, but you must
not trust him too far tor he is she
The roads throughout the country
are now in q splendid condition.
These having heavy hauling to do
would do we'll to attend to it at once.
We would warn all printers against
one Chas. Davis now zen the wing
He is a regular dead beat While
working for this Office be forged Or
derders on US to the amount CT sig
or SIS that We know Of. He was
afraid be would get in the jug, ard
90 be has gone to Colunbia.
Mr.. Price and son who went to
Texas a few days since with the
colony of settlers have returned to
Mexico. They speak well of the
country down there. They say the
land is spotted, some good and some
poor.
For the past week the wicked
have been standing on slippery pla-
ces.
The Bonnie Femme Sunday School
Convention will meet in Columbia
next quarter.
Major Ruggles, son of Gen. Rug.
giles Of Texas fame is in this city
stopping at the Ringo house.
Homer St. John has our thanks
for a very choice literary production
but on account of its length we
omit it.
Willie Lakeland fell on the icy
sidewalk the other: night and broke
his arm. He is doing we'll and will
soon be at his post again.
The people at the Jefferson City
Institute went wild over Prof. Ire
loars music.
Hardin College re.opened on Mon.
day, all the young ladies were at
their places and have gone to wor k
with renwed energy after resting
the holidays.
On new years night the young
felix's of this city enjoyed a very
pleasant party at the residence of
Mr.. Marmsduke. Mr.. ard Mrs.
Marnaduke made the evening pass
pleasant for all. The supper was
elegant. Miss Lizzie their accom-.
daughter who 10 C favorite
with oil added much to the en-
OF the evening, favoring
her friends with splendid music.
She 10 one of the finest performers
in this city.
A new years sermon will be
preached at the Christian church
next Sunday at 10 IL a. m. by
the pastor Rev. J. H. Hardin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04

Six dollars for a set of solid silver
tea spoons, at Mark Pitchers. 32-8t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
SYMPTOMS or WORMS.

SYMPTOMS or WORMS.
!lNtE co]untenance is pale and
ealcn-Colored, with occasional
su,ilc5. or a circunscriDcd spot on
oIc or both cheeks; the eyes become
dali the pupils diiatc all azure semi
circle runs along the lower eye-lid;
the lose is irritated, swcll5, and some
times blceds a swelling of the upper
lip; occasional headache, with hum
ming or throbbing of the ears; an
unusual secretion of saliva; Shiny or
furred tongue; breath very foul, par
tlcularly in the morning; appetite
variable, sometimes voracious, witha
grawing sensation Of the stomach, at
o.l-rs, cl;'r-tF gone d:eting pains
in tn= stomach; occasional nalsca
and |or1tsins; 'iolclt "a
out ,ae Abdomen; bowl ar,
At lines costivc; stool, Vt
s:rcqI-ntiy ting.d wi. III;
D.t!v swollen and hard uril- ~
Bad; respiration occasionally diff
CUT, aaia,conpalicd BY hiccouyl;
coIghs)m-tincs1rvaH convuEsive:
uneasy AMI disturbed sleep, with
grinding OF t!l- teeth; t@nr>r vacia-
bic, buc s~-lcI-lly i.rI1aUI1, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are tOand TO exist,
DIR. c. McIANE'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect 4 cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form it IS an innocent prepa-
ration, rot tabE6h Of aotng the sight
est iniary to tie most ten3<r Infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's YER
NlFUGE bears the signatures of G.
McLANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrapper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04

L. PHILIPPE has one of the best
store rooms in tovn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
Mexico Weekly Ledge


TIME TABLE.
I4A@M@
Louis &c. 4 Northern Railroad Time
Table.
EAST.
Mail train leaves t....-""--.-l1.O a.. m
NiSht Express leaves at...."-...l.oO a. m
wEar.
Nail Train leaves at......"....2.3I p. m
NyhtE Express leaves at...."......2.4o q. m
Chicago and Alton r.. II,
GOING EAST
Jefferson and Fulton Exp. arrives
~ ....... 1880 a. m.
Accommodation (mixed train) run
ming only between Mexico and
Louisiana leaves. 300 p. m.
Denver Express leaves. =. 300 a. m.
GOING WEST.
Jefferson and Fulton Express
Ssaves. ESQ p. m.
Accommodation (mixeA train run
ming emily between Mexico and
houisiana arrives. .1O:30 a. m.
Denver Express arrIves.'. .2:30 .. m.
%Denver Express, leaving
200 O. m.
il the only train to Chicago without
shaAge..of cars.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-04
w. BAKER.
INSURANCE.
AND
ESTATE AGENT.

Represents the following old and reliable
Companies-FIRE AND LIFE:
Liverpool, London & Globe, Eng.
Etna, of Hartford, Conn.
Hartford, of Hartford, Conn.
Phoenix, of Hartford, Conn.
Franklin, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Underwriters, of New York.
German-American, of New York.
Phoenix, of New York.
Niagara, OF New York.
American Central, of St. Louis.
Life ASSOCIATION of America, st.
Louis.
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of New York.
The above line of Companies 10 the most
The Cecil Whig., 1877-02-03
THE HORSE HOTEL.

There are several large horse residences
in New York. They each have beds for
hundreds Of horses, and the dining tables
are a hundred times larger than those of
the Fifth Avenue and Windsor put together.
The Horse Hotel, the largest one Of all. is
on Third avenue between Sixty fifth and
/ Sixty sixth streets. 1t is one vast iron
building, six hundred feet long and two
hundred feet wide, and covers an entire
block. 1t is three stories high, with 4
basement. and two thousand horses belong
, ing to the Third Avenue Railroad Company
reside there in a style of splendor and lux
ury quite unknown TO horses who have
never travelled from their native farms.
| There are waiting and reception rooms,
nice quarters for horses WHO happen TO
have a cold or a headache; there is fine
hospital for those who are very sick; there
is house surgeon and shoemaker, to say
nothing OF cobbler to put on new heels
or otherwise repair their shoes; and there
is housekeeper and whole army of wait
ers and chambermaid>; also, a chief cook,
with a dozen assistants. Altogether, the
hotel is unsurpassed for horse luxury and
elegance; aud if the horses could tell what
they think about it, doubtless there would
be mass meeting of the guests, with IA
vote of thanks to the managers, or at least
a committee of three to wait on the house
keeper and chief cook, with an appropriate
set of resolutions expressive of apprecia-
tion of their "kindness and attention" "
and full of words like elegant apart
ments,' "choice viands," "politeness,
"urbanity." etc, etc.
Horses, like men, sometimes have their
Ill turns and fits of sickness; and the curl
Gus part of this is, that they take cold, and
have sore throats and the rheumatism, and
everything else that men are liable to have
! if they do not take care of themselves So
there is a doctor constantly on hand to look
after the company and give them their pills
and powders. The first sign that car
horse exhibits of sickness, is Slight lame
ness when at work. Do you think they
whip him up and make him 90 faster9
No; they take him right to the hotel, and
call the doctor. The medical man looks
wise, feels the poor fellows feet. and says
he is feverish and must have a warm bath
so the doctors assistant takes off the
patients shoes, and leads him to the hos
ptal for lame horses. This is cool and
shady room in the basement, aud filled with
comfortable stalls, and each having a biz
tub of warm water. Here the lame horse
with fever in his feet has a foot bath of
warm water and hay seed. He has tramped
| many a weary mile over the stones of Third
avenue, and the bath is grateful and com
forting, and he holds his feet in it with
resignation and patience, as if he felt sure
| that the wise doctor knew what was best
Then, after the fever has gone, the doctor 5
man dresses the PATIENTS feet and wipes
them dry and the horse feels a hundred
times better, and thinks he could try that
long tramp down town again without mis-
givings. The shoemaker puts on new
Shoes and the convalescent goes to his own
room tor good supper and a nights resi-,
and tomorrow he will be all right again.
81. Nicholas for December.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-02-03
GLEANiNGS.

-SIaughter's Station has been changed
TO Fizzle Gap.
Over three million cigars are daily
burned in this county. No insurance.
An Iowa editor announced that tie
sinainc school in his town will shortly pro-
duce Haydn's divine oratorio of 'The
Cremation.
The Ogle County Report8r says that
''mcney is SO tight. that we actually brlive
il must wear corSets" Of corset it does
adds the Inter Oceau.
Horrible thought! What does this
mean? A Washington correspondent says
the Brazilian Minister girt,rng in green
aud gold, like one of his native bugs"
A young woman in Rochester, Y Y,
has sued for damages a man who kissed
her. y man who can't kiss woman with
out damaging her, ought to pay for his
awkwardnesss.
The Chicago Journa2 owns up as fol-
lows: :" There are people in this world who
would make just as much stir, and do just
a> much good, and benefit society just as
much and we don't know but mure-were
they killed and stuffed,
Rev. De-. Fulton is of the opinion that
the soul of CHARLES Dickens is in hell: Rev.
Phwbe Honaford is of the opinion that the
aforesaid soul is in heaven. Respectfully
referred to the Retut ming Board, with pow
er to send for persons and papers.
The following, says the Boston Com
mercidl Bulletin, is about as terse an au-
nouncement of business change" as
any we have received this year: BIRMING-
HAM, Conn, Jan. 10, 1871. Stop the
Bulletin. We've busted. American Shovel
Co.
"A bit of Texas humor-"A young
man at kember's Bluff, in this State, says
Texas paper, " acquired the habit of
tossing a cooked pistol in the air, and
catching it by the muzzle when it fell.
The last time he caught it, was just
moment before he died"
A Louisvl man agreed with his wife on
New Years Day to stop swearing for a
year, if she would stop scUlding. 1t was
mean trick on the man to suggest any such
compact, for while he is getting along
under it tOlerably well, his wife is literally
pinirg away, and will soon die and leave
him to marry another woman.
Probably few people know that there
was no such day as the 1st of January at
the beginning of this century, in English
computation. 1t was dropped out, and the
I'd in fact became the first in law. This
was to reduce the reformed calendar to
actual time. Such, at least, is the state
meut made in a London newspaper, printed
near the beginning of the century.
An old Louisiana negro, who had voted
the Democratic ticket. was asked by Re-
publican why he had done so. Said he, Il
done voted the Democratic ticket cause
they 'suaded me. Iou know | alus voted
de publican ticket, but this time dey
'Snaded me,' Well, how did they per-
suade you? What did they say to you ?"
"Why, dey didn't say much O muffin.
Two . dem jes come up an put big hoss
pistol each Slde o my head, and give me
Democratic ticket, an tuie me to walk
straight up 10 de polls an vote it or dey
would blow de roof o my head right off.
An tell you, chile, dey 'suaded me--dey
'suaded me.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-02-03
BUBBLES

Let US have a fair count, if we have to
guess at it.
Eternal spring can be found only in
rubber factory.
Daniel Boon was good shot, but he
used 20 spell people "pepel."
Never try to file off the edges of a
sharp fight of steps 10y sliding down them
on your back.
Why is beautiful woman like Hoe
impression.
s. Died of hard drink was the verdict
of an intelligent jury upon the body of
man killed 10y IA falling icicle.
THE man with an Ulster. a pair of
boots and shirt collar can wear other
clothes, bat they are not absolutely neces-
sary.
Everybody knows, remarks the Dan
bury man, which is the windward side of
coal ash seve, but no one ever succeeded in
getting there.
There is no position in this life more
healthy than that of being the "oldest
Freemason." He is dying pretty much all
the time of late.
The joys of this world are indeed fleet
log, but when a lot of boiled molasess gets
into grl's hair at candy pulling, it may
stick for weeks
"A young man in San Francisco put out
one of his eyes while taking eff shirt,
a spiral stud doing the mischief. Moral:
Never wear a shirt.
Down in Louisville the doctors are Just
as apt to vaccinate you with piece of old
glue as anything else. All they want is
the dollar bill for the job.
Every young man needs to learn how
to drive horse with one hand. If he
can't do this, he might as well give up
sleigh riding with the girls
The happest moment in the life of
girl is when she is in possession Of a lover,
Il chair that holds twice at once, and pa
who trusts TO her experience.
"A sign in neighborng city reads:
Hckre nuts for SAIL An intelligent old
gentleman says he don't see any joke in it,
except that the follow has spelt "nuts"
with one t.
-" Eternity, past and future flashed be-
fore my eyes" he said, land l saw where
the crack of doom began and ended"
This was his experience the first time a
base bah struck him in the stomach.
1t was Texas gentleman who loaded
his Shot gun heavily and went out to inter-
view an obnoxious neighbor, aud it was a
Texas coroner who decided: "Suicide
stead of murder, cos the gun busted"
1t recalls what Duudreary said about
it: "Yaas, she was nice girl. | was
going to marry her m-myself, but l
d didn't get up that morning, or some
thing of tn that sort; | d don't w-wecol-
lecI now iu- just what it wath.'
-Danbury's absent-minded man attend
ed church Wednesday evening and placing
his hat on the stove backed up to the cabinet
organ to warm himself. The sexton dis
covered the mistake, and FASTENED to the
rescue of the hat and organ.
Among the replies to an advertise
ment Of IA music committee for "a candi-
date as organiSt, music teacher," etc, was
the following: Gentleman: | noticed
your advertisement for an organist and
music teacher, either lady or gentleman.
Having been both for several years, offer
you my services"
The Cecil Whig., 1877-02-03

AMERICAN BEEF IN ENGLAND" The
roast beef of Old England has been a
national boast for many years, but it had
become SO costly that a large proportion of
the people know but little of its flavor.
Recently enterprising Americans have ar
ranged to send large quantities of beef by
steamers from New York. The cooling
process is so perfect on board the vessel
that there is an arrival, every two or three
days, of an immense quantity of this beef
in fine condition. At first the dealers at
tempted To decry it as unfit for use, aud,
by combining, only bid seven cents per
pound for it when offered at auction. \
host of private parties rushed in and
bought it at ten cents, temporary sheds
aud booths were hastily erected, and the
meat is offered at retail at from twelve to
eighteen cents. 1t is amusing to see the
crowds, which gather in hundreds after
fresh arrival, and struggle for an oppor
tunity to carry off supply. One of these
places will dispose of one and two hundred
quarters in single day, and the people
stand and look auxiously at tie shop after
it is all gone. The price of similar beef
has long been from 20 to % cents per pound.
and the new supply is a great boon to the
working classes. American flags are flying,
and the letters L. 5. \. blaze in gas!ight
over the DOORS and the people bless the
Yankee OK for his savory addition to the
English table. Good judges pronouuc4
this beef of most excellent quality, and
am glad to say that it surpasses anything
in that line which | have eaten. in seven
years. The voyage OF ten or twelve days
renders it tender and .incy, and if the sap
ply does not fail, there will be no limit to
the consumption.
London Letter 10 tie Boston Journal
The Cecil Whig., 1877-02-03
AN INTERESTING ITEM.

The Derrick, which is published in the
oil regions of Pennsylvania, is responsible
for this yarn:
Yesterday afternoon, an old oil man,
with crude petroleum dripping from his
clothes, and his legs enclosed in thigh
boots, entered the Derrick, office, and asked !:
"Want an item ?''
We remarked that we were on the look
out for such articles and he proceeded:
"Wa-al I tho't so, and I've got the
olmdest item you ever hearn tell on. |
struck an lie well on my lease Monday, an
she flowed stream of lie 100 feet high,
straight up for half an hour. Then She
kinder died down, and ceased working.
One of my drillers was standing over the
lole. when she suddenly spurted agin, and
olast my eyes if it didn't take that drlllel
right up with it. The stream was a power
ful one, you see, an he went up 100 feet.
You've seen those little balls that dance
about on those little squirting fountains,
such as they have in the city?'
Yes"
"Wa'al, that's the way this ere thing
acted. an there's that ere driller right up on
Top of that hundred fut column of crude
lie; an he's daucin' about like chatf III d
tanning mill. What do you think of that
un?
The fellow told it as sober as if he was
passing the contribution box, and we didn't
feel like telling him it was IA whopper, but
We asked
"How long has he been up there?"
"About four days and four nights"
g. He must be very hungry by this time
Doesn't he come down to get something to
eat -
"Why, we uns just put a plate of hash
IN this ere stream of lie, and it takes it "
to him, you see. An it's mighty handy.
as he fluids his vituals already creased, AID
ne doesn't need any butter"
But he must have frozen to death
before this time. Don't you see it doesn't
look reasonable that he could stand the
cold weather so long?"
"Why, man, we've sent him up on this
same stream, bed and bedding, small
stove and wood, an we're goin' to build
him small house, an then he can live up
there as comfortable as prince"
His face was as innocent of deceit as a
piece of tanned leather, and when he asked
to have his name put down as a dead head
Subscriber for the information he had given,
we didn't like to hurt his feelings by
refusing.
The Cecil Whig., 1877-02-03

HUMAN EYEs.-Of all animals, man en-
joys the most perfect and capable eyes.
With large globe preserved in its form by
IA dense, thick, resistant coat of tunc, to
which suitable muscles are attached for
the most delicate and extensive movements
with an optical apparatus for collecting
the rays of light and forming sharp, dis
tinct images of surrounding objects, and
last and most important, a nerve membrane
of a cut shape safely lodged within, en-
power of perceving light, and sending to
the brain reports from the vast universe
around us, why is this not the most god
like gift confided to living creatureso In
this great perfection the eyes only exist in
the higher animals. As we descend in the
scale it becomes moreSsmple and less com
pete, till we come to the mere eye dot,
in the lowest creatures, composed of
speck of pigment and a nerve FIBRE and
capable only of distinguishing light from
darkness. Leaving these rudmentary eyes
out of view, let MS come to eyes that see
images. Of these there are three distinct
forms of arrangement. The simplest and
most imperfect are the SO called compound
eyes of insects crabs, etc.