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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Grand tournament ut the roller
skating rink Saturday night, every
body ia going. See small bills for
particulars. The rink is now the
popular resort of the masses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
WESTWARD. nor.

The tide Of emigration nov How
ing Westward is astonishing. WE
could easily fill whole columns with
notes taken from oar Western eN-
changes of the daily transit and arri-
val of trains loaded with emigrants
and their household goods. Thou
sands Of farmers and labcring mer
are leaving Pennsylvania and tbs
Eastern States and settling in Kansas
Nebraska, iowa, Colorado, Texas
| and the other Western States. Ons
fstatistician, well informed as to ths
movement, estimates that during 81
Nebraska will gain $4,000, Kansa
10000, and Texas 100000 populr
ton. "Go West, young man. Is q
potent to-day as when spoken yesr
ago by Hor.ce Greeley. The Mis
sissippis Valley has abundance
room for teemiug thousands and el
tends a hearty imitation 10 aH
come and share in the heritage ttei
awaiting the patient teller.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

& CExTRAI1A, Mo-, March 6, 1878.
r. n. WHITE: What would man
be without woman2 READER.
Only ss, 900 ayear better eff, that
Is all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

= james sallee sprained his an
ndly last Monday--his horse fell
0f him. He is doing well and
" all o X in a day or so.
8 kinds Of garden and field seeds
BARNES q vineyards.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

The extension Of the c. & A. r..
r. will be completed to Marshall, by
August 1, 1873.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

q Phillip is having a new coat OF
~ mt on his store inside and ont
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

John Roseberry is doing the agree
able for Blum & Son at their clothing
and dry goods emporium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

- ~ x ~. -
lsstnguished Meteorologist and
asf krophet. Professor lice, OF
s2zlsIh has issued his ANNUAL
1919 ALMA
49, 1875, In which ne foretells
.9eer for every day IN the year
stoe theory clearly on which
tsiellons are based, gives di-
- "a Which the unscienti1ic can
i ane weather, and other valua-
LEI. The whole constitutes
y gteat practical value TO
and Is almost indispensi-
zlners. For sample copy and
We to the trade and 10
20 cents to
st.Louis, No
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
.saNcY TO LOAN.

~ skating rink license is now S.
III Or SIS q year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Col, Swit2ler was in Mexico, Tues
day on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Casey has the mammoth hen coop,
two story with an e II.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

II ". Fry is attending to some
!. h,siness in vandalia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

The new railroad will not run
through Sturgeon, but about two
miles north of that place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Mrs. NJ. X. Dunbar, of Fulton, is
visiting friends in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

mt forget that SATURDAY is to be
GEsgeAt, stock sales day ever held
|kex:co.
}nlnA TAcxLE.-Just received at
hG's news depot and fancy groce-
tts finest fishing tackle ever
hshs to Mexico. Also Briggs &
MARS Rochester N. ]. garden
Next door to Post Oaice. Att
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

ne roads are getting better and
n look out for more rain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
REMOVAL.

nnIv 81 tramps put up at the Gala
~ last Sunday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Vetoing the silver hill is like toy
ing with the hind legs of a mule.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
BUCKNEE bland AND
OTHERS.

I silver crown we'l,itzi le far thee :.
Nesada's richest area.saee
The people shout in lotl,t<s. praise
Aud give thee fullest lseasars.
IN hall the noble silver band,
Who would not wear the cellar !
Forged by the sbyiocka Of abe east.
But chose tle da4ldis's dollar!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

'.'sas Board, six miles south of
has q good stallion and jack
N ~ Or exchange for other
~ reasonable terms. 46-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

~ large amount of sugar and
y cheap at.
y BARNES & WINEGARD's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Ii Pollard has moved his barber
Epp ore door south Of his old stand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

DR.. Luckie and VIM. Sims are
spoken of as councilmen from the 4th
Ward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

In this issue of the LErGER will be
found the announcement of r. FL.
Fowler for reelection to the Office of
Mayor. Mr.. Fowler has Teen solicit
ed by his many friends to come be-
fore the pnlic, hence his announce
meRt. MIR. Fowler has served the
city faslhfully in the past, and if re-
elected viii we assure prove an eff
Gent Maylr as his record indicates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

1t strikes us as strange that Bro
Hutton had nothing to say about Es-
baugh's grange speech. He did not
even attend. Why, "Col.," we
thought you was q standing adj" for
the grangers. You squeezed your
lennon and now have thrown your
rine away, is that it? Wonder if the
lemon did not sour on you?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Prof. Williams is visiting his broth
er Virgil, OF this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
psxico Weekly Ledger.
local NEWS.
Cardwell is very sick.

Dad our announcements this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

y generally conceded by all the
~ ttat Alb. Armstrong is the most
fesful skater in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

kiaIl ear load Of buggies will be
4 snction next Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

..Seua'' has our thanks this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
FARNER.

LAppoN1A, Mo-, March 10, 1878.
r. nj. WHITE: What is the oest
way to raise strawberries?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

", Carson, Southern Bank
3S-3m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
MONEY TO LOAN.

have constantly on hand, money
han on ~frst-class security In Gums
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

isirs syrups Of all varieties al
~ BARNES Z WLNEGAHps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

The New York Sun now refers to
Mr.. Hayes as athe gentleman from
Ohio whe Il feinporgriiy occupying
the White House af Washington IN
the absence Of the legal tenant,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14
j. p. Clark & Sen sport a new sign
over their real estate office.

J. Med. Trimble will address the
Murphy meeting next Monday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

! Blnm is in St. Louis laying in O
snd complete line Of spring
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Well SIR, ] know no better why OF
raising strawberries than with q spoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

Martin Thomae, of Fayette county,
bought Of Capt. Curry last Tuesday
one span of horses $500, six bloodsd
Missouri Clay colts, 500; also
one fine bay mare for 5000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

SITUATION WANTEp-A lady teach
CT OF several years experience, public
or private school during spring, sum
mer aud fall months; will also give
lessons IN m.sic IN piano or vocal
music. Address
LADY TEACHER,
Mexico, Mo.
In care Of LEDGER Office. 4T-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

LA speciality at Barnes d
wards. 46-4t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

We are glad to see Hiss Lulu
Horo is able to be ont again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-14

1877 joined the Murphy 3 in Fulton
last night. Judge Forrist, OF this
city, is conducting the meeting.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
ENaLANDs MILITARY POWER.

Major General Sir Garnet Wolseley con
tributes to the Nineteenth Century M
article entitled England as n Military
Power" Following are his conclusions :
At no previous period has England been SO
strong in u military sense as low. Were
war declared to- morrOw, about 10000
drilled men would fall into line, if required
supported by 372 field guns, manned am
horsed by royal artillery. That number
would roughly be made up as follows
Standing army at home, 90, 900 men arm,
and military reserve, 40, 900; militia, 81,
300 volunteers, 1870, 900 second class arm,
reserve, 10000; total, 4li,OUO. In thi
calculation l have put the figures very low
and have left out altogether the 100,
yeomanry. who would be availcd for HON,
service. | have not taken into consider
ton the number of regular troops that
would be available for war when the McIi
terranean gHrrisons were furnished l.
militia. 1t Will thus he seen We could q
once take the field with two fully equipgt
army corps OF more than 81, 900 soldi,l
each leaving a similar force of GeLui
troops at home ~ a reserve. When | CO.
pare the military strength of England no
with what 1t was in 1854, l am n, Hmu..
al the condition Of military weakness H.
heiplessness in which We were when NJ
began the Russian war Of that year Is
am ut the ignorance % those who are IL
,roaking over our supposed want of stroug..
aud alleged consequent ability 70 fight.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
MOSLEMISM,

Moslcmism has ever been a religion of
opposition, living and progressing by 40.
erosion, strong while in combat and Hood,
but stagnating when in repose. This is
one of its radical defects, and another is.
that while it arose from the wondrous energy
and enthusiasm Of one extremely ignorant
man., among n semi barbarous race profess
ing an infinite variety OF creed from the
lowest fetishism up to a travesty Of
Neoplntonic Christianity, and Talmudic
rather than Mosaic Judaism, it proclaimed
Itself as final and complete. Unlike the
,onfesscdly temporary and local creed ami
ethics of Judaism, it had no forward look
and did not place the mind in the attitude
81 expectation and hope. Its rapid sucons
depended on the loose hold which Tic
'arious faiths which it dispossessed had
npon the minds of their yotarics. who wer.
1t once terrified and dazLled by the brilliant
;onquests of its followers, naturally a y
ng race. This was n mere analogue OF
Khat has often occurred in history when a
aew race has been possessed by the passion
IF being master, n Juror which seized the
assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks. tn.
Romans, and the Goths, and. in modern
lines, the French. Its propagation was
helped by the extreme simplicity of IL,
:reed and obseryances, and in the case Mt
east of the Semitic races, by n lingering
oredisposition to the simple old monotheism
patr1archal times, and to a certain extent
~ the appeal which, us a religion in SOM
Lspects ethical, it made to the higher
Instincts of some, while its sensual Para
Use was in accordance with the low De
Of Others. London Spectator
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
To- AroTHEcARYs SQUIRREL.

Al ,'. ...sry h.da tame squirrel, which
hH sr- D. the frequent habit of regalinI
FftI ruf buf which he used TO keep il
his SIS private room adjoining his shop
r. Little fellow was allowed plenty of lib
city. Tor a. door of his cage was frequent
~ let ,p.U, aud he used 10 climb up DOOR
aud widows. and spring thence upon hi
masters hand. On one occasion he jumped
upon tho broad brimmcd hat of IL Quaker
who came into the shop. lie made friendI
with all his masters ncquaintances, but il
my body leased him he could show that he
knew how to bite. As the winter came on.
be was in the habit of building himself 6
nest of any tow he might find about, an6
used 70 choose the pocket of his masters
cont. When, in the evening, the coat wa
taken oil and hung upon q nail, the little
squirrel would climb up the door on which
the nail stood, run down the coat, and TAXI
mp his quarters in the pocket, carrying al
waysin his mout n good supply of the tow,
which he had prepared and rolled together
beforehand, and with which he contrived tc
make in the pocket the cosicst nights lodg.
ing in the world.
Great results followed from thish habit OF
the squirrels. rs you shall hear. A house.
breaker, watching his opportunity, selected
an especially dark night for getting in
through the window of the apothocary's
little back room behind the shop, with. NJ
you mdy suppose, no good in view. He
knew that the n~pothecary kept no dog; he
could easily guess where his coat was likely
TO be hanging up. He soon found the
pocket, and was just about TO tighten it Of
purse, pocket-book and keys, when n mis-
fortune totally unexpected befell him. In
rummaging forkeys and purse he had struck
the sleeping squirrel, of whose strange
habits with regard to his bedroom he had
not been aware. Not liking to be thus sud
denly disturbed, the little animal gave the
thief so sharp a bite on his thumb, that he
could not forbear from yelling with pain.
and the master of the house, alarmed nj
the unusual sound, came into the room,
armed with the poker, Just as the thief was
escaping through the window. The watch
man happening to be passing, the unwel.
come guest was given into custody, and as
the geese in Rome had saved the capital by
their cackling, so the little squirrel had
saved his masters property by lodging in
his coat pocket.
No creature is too small sooner or later to
be of use.-F'rom The German Of agnes
Stein.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
sELF-RELIAECE.

The oak in the middle of the forest, whi.
is surrounded on every side by tees TIM
shelter and shade it, runs up tall and siukly
put away from it its protectors. and III.
drs; blast will overturn it. But the sam,
tree, growing in the open field where it j.
continually bea upon by the tempest, be
comes its own protector. So the man who
is compelled to rely on his own resources
forms IN Independence of character to
which he could not otherwise nave attained
Therefore, prefer rather to climb up hill
with difficulties than to roll down with in
glorious ease.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
WAKE MONEY.

A good-looking Irishman, stopping at a
hotel TO warm himself, inquired Of the land
lord. What was the nowsf" The landlord,
disposed to run upon him. replied, " They
say the devil is dead An sure says
Pat that's news indade.' shortly aftci
he cnt to the bar, laid down some coppers,
and esumed his seat. The landlord, always
ready for n customer, asked him what he
wouid take. Nothing Mt al, ~ said Pat.
." Why. then did you put tbs money here -
" Au' sure. sir, its the custom in NE own.
country. when n chap loses his daddy, to
give hirn II Few coppers TO help pay for the
wake"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
GASTRIC JUICE.

Gastric Juice is a fluid secreted by the
stomachs OF animals, and is the principal
agent in the digestion of the food. 1t is q
transparent, pale yellow liquid, OF a saline
or acrid taste, containing from 2 to 3 per
cent. of solid matter, about one and seven
tenths of which Is a singular organic sub
stance called pepsin. This substance has
the power of converting, under proper
circumstances, almost every species of
albuminous and fbrinous matter into solid
albumen. 1t has been found to be an
excellent remedy in many forms of indi'
~gestion, and the preparation and sale of It
L now quite n trade. In France it is oh
tanned from the stomach of the pig, by
carefully washing it, and then scraping off
the soft mucous membrane, rubbing it down
with a little water, fltering, precipitating
the foreign matters with acetate of lead.
again fltering, and then precipit9ting tho
excess of lead with S~dlphuretted hydrogen;
il is then filtered once mnre, and after care
fully evaporating to the consistence OF
syrup, it ia consolidated with dry starch.
Pepsin is also prepared to n limited extent
in this country. In England it is prepared
from the stomach of the sheep rs well as of
the pig. and the use Of lead and sulphur
cited hydrogen are avoided by precipitating
the foreign matter with alcohol, pepsin
being soluble in weak spirit. The strongest
pepsin is obtained from young, healthy
pigs which are kept hungry. and are theE
excited by savory food, which they are not
allowed to eat while the influence Of it Is
strong upon them, and the secretions are
pouring out in expectation of the meal, the
animals are killed. Pepsin is rendered in.
ert by n temperature of from 100 to Is
degrees. and hence very hot drinks tend e
produce Indigestion.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
II once to write a note. "Stay,r, said b.
. make il 5000. 1 want 800 nvselfn A

lid so, B Endorsed the paper, the bank dis
counted it, and the money was divided.
Nhen the note was due b was in Califor-
Iia, and A had To meet thu payment What
Ic is unable &c cipher out is. whether ne
borrowed SI00 Of A, or A borrowed :itr
Il him.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05

NEGLECT of small things is the rock on
which the great majority Of the human race
have split. Human life consists of n sue.
sesi,a Of small things, each of which il
co. lively ~unimportant, and yet the
q and success of every man depend
on manner in which these small eyents
AZ 1T with. Character is built up on
u 9 ings-httle things well and honor.
Az! .'H7sacted. The success of a man in
aasiues, depends on his attention to little
hing. The comfort of a household is the
,esnli II small things well arranged and
iul. irovided for. Good government can
,nly oe accomplished in the same way-by
vel regulated provigions for the doing Of
title things.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
MOST oBLIGING.

A applied to B for a loan of $40. Bre
'iied My dear A, nothing would sui,
ne better than to ohlige you, and I'll do it
J haven't SlOO by me, but you make q not
lhd N lndorse, and you can get the mon
)! from the bank. Grateful A proceeded
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-05
SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

Each package OF sASFoRD'S RADICAL CURE
contains DIR. sanford's Improved Inhaling Tube,
with full directions for Its use In all cases. Price
tlIO0. Sold by all wholesale and retail druggists and
dealers throughout the United States and Canadas,
WEEKS & POTTEIi General Agents and Whole,
sale DrugVists. BOstOu. Masa.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-31
HOW THE FRENCH WORKMAN LIVES.

The French laborer probably gets moro foi
Lis wages than any otlrr. His food is
.hc.ler and more nourishing. His bouillon
is the liquid essence of beef at a penny per
Lowl. His bread at the restaurant is thrown
la without any charge, and is the best bread
n the world. His hot coffee and milk IS
p-dLlcd about the streets in the morning NJ
a sou per cup. Ills half bottle of claret is
thrown in at n meal costing twelve cents.
For n few cents he may enjoy an evenings
amusement at one of the many minor
theatres, with his coffee free. SiXpcncc
pays for u nicely cushioned seat at the thea
ire. No gallery gods, no peanuts, pipe.
smoke, drunkenness, yelling or bowling
The Jnrdin des Plantes, the vast galleries
md museums of the Louvre, Hotel Cluny,
palace of the Luxembourg and Versailles
III" free for hin to enter. Art and science
hold out to him their choicest treasures at
rlnall cost, or no cost ut all. French econ
nlny and frugality do not mean that constant
r.trcnchment and self-denial which would
deprive life of everything which makes it
worth living for. Economy in France, more
;han in any other country, means n utiliza-
zion of what America throws away, but it
does not mean ~apinching process of reducing
life to u barren existence of work and
bread and water.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-31
a NEAR-sIQHTED PEurLE.

Are we becoming a near-sightcd people!
Is n question which DIR. Loring. III New
York, answers affirmatiyely. Ito thinks
hat the long hours of study at the pupil
sSe. from six to eighteen years, the alb
seuce of proper adjustment of light in
s.hooi-sceEaz, the height and position OF
d-sks which induce a STOPPING habit in the
scholar. arc fast making the small wearer
,: spcctacles a more and moro common OBJ
icat ON our streets. The blackboard is re-
commended for school exercises ip lieu Of
nc use OF slate and copy-book, whenever 1t
my lie conveniently substituted. 1t is
curious to observe that the use of mechani
cal tool and fine implements docs not
>eein to result il such contraction OF vision
>s the service of manuscript and printed
.ypc. The scamstress. although she works
.onger and with less sufficient light.
usually, than tho lawyer, docs not incline
- n~ear-sightelncss SO much as ho, although
.lIc may wear out her cycs. After the age
y eighteen, however, there is less danger
81 near.sightcdness from prolonged use oil
he eye, although it may come in as an in
Asritance in a younger generation, us the
T suit Of long -protrslct9d hours OF Study in
al older one. The tendency TO this defect
IN vision is more marked among the Ger.
mans than any other nationality. The
children OF German parentagu i'll tho public
.chools of New York, examined by Drs
..oring and Duby, showed n percentage Of
e noar-siglIted. while the American per-
,entlrc was 10 and the Irish ii. In the
. .lrools investigated the proportion WAS
4rsrSt in the older classes, being in the
.nic wear SO per cent. in tho younger
Classes. to &c per cent. in the older, while
he proportion Of natural shaped eyes was
- per cent among those from six &c
81, ven years of age, and 81 per cent. in the
e holars OF twenty and thereabouts, which
~"uld seem to Indicate, If sustained by
experiments in consecutive years, that the
FL ,huo!s work in the interest of the spoctn
ole makers, and That tho remedy may DO
f,hnd III "a better halHnce of the industrial
r.lucatiun with the literary one, and in
proiunring the season while lessening the
hours given to the latter.