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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08
GRAND PICNIC.

There will be a picnic given three
miles south Of Benton City and one
half mile south of James IIarrison's,
on Thursday August 18th. Good
music will be secured and all neces-
sary arrangements made for dancing.
The candidates are cordially invited
to be present, and favor the people
with speeches. No intoxicating Ii
quors will he allowed on the grounds.
All are invited to come and bring
their dinners.
WIN. II. FRENCH,
w. NJ. BAKER, ! Managers.
J. w. Thomson,
j. =. CLARK,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

Arthur Wilder has returned from
California and gone into the mer-
camille business in Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

Gents shoes all styles at BostonE
Shoe Store, south side square. 9-3m.a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08
DEMOCRATS, ATTENTION!

Democratic Central Committee to
meet ut court house in Mexico, Aug .
Is, 1873 to organize and transact ot''
CT important business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

If you want a first class shave or a
stylish hair cut you should call on
Little Mack, the boss barber, in the
Palace Barber Shop under new saw
lngs' bank. TIFF.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

For reliable Insurance, call on
Shea. ,ltf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

Ribbons a speciality at
Stf. Mrs. HARDISG's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

The Perry hack leaves here on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
b. +. Tomlinson, at Insleyss grocery
store, is agent, leave your orders
with HIM. lltf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08

Buckner sat in his Office reading ht
a, dozed of in a quietness for a few mo-
ments and when he awoke he found
that some one had taken his poaket
book out of bis pocket, taken some
So or $40 out OIL aid left the BOOB
on the floor. I
The Columbia Statesman says
1.-The happiest man eut-Judge M
O., Singleton of Galloway"
The Judge should not be sc
.happy" as vet. 1t would bea goot
Joke if he was beat by some "Boiter'
this fall.
The Emperor of Morocco is deaf
and now what will the girls do FOL
Morocco shoes!
M. C. Patterson, of Colorado
has our thanks for late papers.
The hurrah about Glantfor mex
President is abating.
Leslie Lee, son Of DR.. Lee, form
erly of this city, 10Y of New London
is night clerk at Ringo House.
We this week ID. L
Shea as a candidate for County Clerk
Capt. Shea is well known to the cit
!. zens of Audrain county, is we'll quail
fed, and if elected will fill the olhe
with satisfaction.
Duncan and Mcintyre indnls
in some sharp ross firing IN the
political speeches, but it Is all dos'
in the best humor.
j. w. Carso ] has returned fro
/ the Lakes. He had q nice time, as
!, always has.
ST Rainey leaves to-day IL
Chicago, Put-in-Bay and the Lakes
We wish him o pleasant time.
The Greenbackers want a ia
iohnw
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
FARM TOPICS.
Packing Eggs.

Some advocate packing eggs on the
big end, others again advocate the pack
ing on the small end. The writer has
tried both methods. There is little diff
ference between the two, but | would
rather give the large end the preference,
1t is certain that eggs set up on either
end will keep longer in state of fresh
ness than those laid on the side, and
for packing, to be shipped long dis
trnee, it is highly necessary. Since, by
trial, eggs set on end will endure more
knocking and bruising about without
damage, it is better to employ the surer
and safer method. Any one much ac-
customed to the handling and observa-
ton of eggs, knows that each egg is
furnished with an air-bladder, or empty
space, between the shell and inner lin
ing. This air bladder is on the big end,
usually at the apex, surmounting the
crown, and varies according to the age
of the egg. Sometimes it is little at
one side, and, although not readily dis
covered, is always there. Take an egg
between the thumb and forefnger, and
turn it around slowly, holding it against
a strong sunlight or candle, and it will
be discovered. In a fresh-laid egg it
will be no larger than a three-cent
piece, in some cases about the size OF a
large pea.
Ii this air bladder be directly over the
crown, the theory has been advanced
that the COO will nrOAupp q cock IF
decidedly at one side, pullet will be
the result; if partly balanced on the
crown, it may be pullet, and it may be
cock; but an egg that has no air blad-
der will never hatch. The writer has
heard this theory advanced, and has
proved its fallacy some years ago.
There is no such thing as an egg desti-
tute of the empty chamber. Every egg
is intended by nature at its first forma-
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
Breaking a TrOtter.

This common and eXasperating habit,
which spoils so many otherwise splendid
trotters, is a plain case for applying in
the "ounce of prevention" If the colt
is trained so that he won't "break,"
or will recover himself at once and
without loss from an occasional and
perhaps inevitable loss of step, the horse
will be steady goer.
To the boys, therefore, who are be-
ginning to speed their favorite colt this
spring, we say again " Remember that
your business is to educate him to trOt,
not to teach him to run. But if he does
ever break, then let him break with a
vengeance. Let there be no halfway
work about it; no halting and hobbling,
and coming back in the breeching, but
a regular plunge forward, and rocket
like movement through the air. If he
breaks, make him gain By the break.
Make him understand that his business
is to 90 ahead, hit or miss, in one style
as long as possible; but to 60 it, style
or no style.
you have a green horse that comes
back in the breeching when he breaks,
or even when his backbone begins to
twist up before the break has actually
begun, then give him the whip give it
to him sharp and quick. Get all that
nonsense out of him at once; keep him
sailing. Do not yafab him now, and
grab at him with the lines, as
if your life depended on pull
ing your wagon over his back; :;
but let him take four or five jumps un-
til his backbone is Strengthened out, and
he has got leveled down to it, and is
gathering his legs up under him like a
racer; then move the bits in his mouth,
and "pick him up" Don't saw and
sway him, and double him up until his
nose is down between his fore-legs, and
his launches up over his shoulders. Re-
member that his back must be kept
straight at all events, or he will not
catch his trot square, or be able to keep
it when he has caught it. With a sharp,
firm turn of your wrist, and q lift on the
bit, pick his nose upward, and slightly
to one side; this will throw him from
his balance just enough to make him
"grab for his bit," and not enough to
twist him into unsteadiness or to slack
him up.
You may not succeed the first or Sec
ond time; but persevere until you have
educated your wrist and eye to act in
conjunction, and you will then have
mastered one of the most difficult feats
of finest horsemansbip.-ParSOn Mur-
rag, IN the Golden Rule.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
of ProIonging Life.

IL generally desire long life and goGa
III Sickness and premature deaIn are .tat az
heai.rl nl,ravs due to violations OF the laws tiaV
iHost az" nir physical being, and OF WhlGu tne
govern are IGNORANT II men knew OelIeI
Inassoo do better: but how can tney aVole
the! v, MV% tbat thcy know not Of! While efforts
ah enli ID Through the public sho0is u give
are iilGJGd nhId a se-called common EngliSh euuca-
@ eacn y,at the children are permitted 10 grow
tlon, IA entpr upon the responsible uulleS ol
ptiva up life. profoundly Ignorant OIL Ine sCluu .
, Scu' If their own bodies, and the laws oi pny-
e;no being upon which their healtn anu ir,oS
SSoord They are sent to school anu cIaLihGu ,
,riiS arithmetic, grammar, ana geQgLapn!, ~
,oocbcrs who, in many instances, h"1y m0 ora
studied physiology ana hy@lenc' 80 ~ tho ",o
tanght to locate the mountains anu r,"oO ,,r
tauSiO ~ forrion countries, but are never
Ial,+ Inv.l+ ~ locate the vital organs ana glaus ol
@ @.au?" o,rn bodies or trace the veins, arteries,
Ilo' ,orvps in their various ralnlncatiOhS'
anu nv. instructed in the flow OF the tldeS'
AS m La cnursa of the ocean currents, anu Ihe
anu ainl;tolonbv v.,C of winds and storms; put they
S'n corract conception OF the relatlVe ell
nav, nav non their health of breathing pure OF
iec'o uP air nor has their attention ever been
llPuIi0 70 the importance of keeping tnelr
Iad;os IN clean and healthy by regular Oathlng.
M oriminality of such neglect IN teachlIg
Ianomes Ine T5l apparent when we consider that the
masses Vsvaa ignorantly violating the laws Oh
health bring upon themselves sickness, oullc5- :5
e~I, ;n% and deaIu, that might otherwise be avoid
III nj In this condition of things we welcome
into su being any work that is calculated to I'M
,nvG nnrt 70 the masses a knowledge OF the struc-
i"re p%re Of their own bodies, the laws OF healIn'
,aud i the importance of observing those laws; avs;
W. w find Dr. Pierce'S Common Sense Medlcal
Adviser i; to be just such work; 1t is phySio-
ingica "i 9i and pathological, and the major part
~ If should be converted into textbook I0r
he uSe of common schools. Its careful study
iii enable the healthy to preserve thelr health
md the sickly to regain health. Every Parehs
np shnuIJ Id read it, and as their children become OF
pr0ner ace instruct them in the all-lmportant
frntbs it contains. Were this done, much
snffaring ff and premature death would be pre-,
Tented, and many youth saved from lie OF
sbame aUT and RIGHTEOUSNESS, The book contains
nparIv one thousand pages, is profusely illus
rated with colored plates and wood-engray,
NOS, and can be had by addressing 4. v
Pierce, NJ. D., Worlds DiSpensary and lnya-
1dis Hotei, Buffalo, N. Y. Price, postpaid,
n S0NUaited Brethren did Journal.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

WLHorT's FEVER AND AGUE ToNIC.-This
medicine is used by construction companies
for the benefit of their employees, when engaged
in maarial districts. The highest testimonials
have been given by contractors and by the
Presidents of some Of the leading railroads in
the South and West. When men are cougre-
gated in large numbers in the neighborhOod of
swamps and rivers, Wilhoft's Tonic will prove
valuable addition to the stock Of medicines,
and will amply reward the company in the
saving Of time, labor and money. We recon-
mend it to all WHEELoCK, FINLAY & Co.,
PrOpretorS, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
AnchOring a Horse.

They tell good story of an old mar
iner who keeps a little hotel down here
(wrltes correspondent from Coney
Island, New York's celebrated seaside
reSort.) His wife was very anxious to
have a horse, an animal in which the old
gentleman took but little stock, and the
old lady finally won her point, and got
her horse.
The Steed was of an erratic and play
tul disposition, and used, on the least
provocatiOn, to tear madly along the
beach, and succeeded in spilling the old
lady out several times At last the Cap
tain, who had never driven the beast,
volunteered to break him of his vicious
habit; so, getting another old salt to
assist him, he procured a kedge anchor
with stout line attached.
Fastening the end of the line around
the axle, and putting the anchor in the
wagon, the fiery untamed was hitched
up, and the two old gents started out for
drive along the shore. Soon the Vi
vacious charger espied something which
gave him an excuse to run away, and
Immediately dashed off with frighttul
velocity.
The Captain dropped the reins, and
summoned all hands to "let 90 the an
chor.n The anchor was let go, and
caught firmly in the sand. The unsus-
pecting quadruped pranced joyously
along until he got to the end of the rope,
and then he paused-paused so sudden
ly that the wagon was demolished, and
the two old gentlemen shot up into the
air, like couple of sky-rockets, coming
down in a fearfully dilapidated condi-
ton.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

ton to produce repetition and type of
the parent. The air-chamber is for the
direct benefit of the chick while in the
shell. There is no power by which man
may control or exercise any influence
over the sexes of the increase before
hand. An egg with an air-chamber di-
rectly over the top of the end may pro.
duce a cock, and it may produce a pull
let; but one thing is certain, if the egg
is fortunate enough to hatch, and the
chick to grow up, it will be either one
thing or the other. This theory has
been exploded. There is no way
whereby the sexes may be controlled by
man-that rests with higher power.
Since this air-chamber is necessary to
the egg, it is to our interest to preserve
it as nearly as possible in perfect state.
Thus the method of placing on the large
end has gained favor, as the packing
exactly in a perpendicular form better
sustains the original position. If an egg
lies for any length of time on the side
this chamber moves around to the upper
side, and the contents settle to the op-
posite. Hence we see that eggs that
have been packed for any great length
of time when placed in water will retain
the same position, and oftentimes float.
When eggs are packed for Matching pur-
poses, and have to be sent to distance,
the packages should te made as solid as
possible. Then no amount of travel
will injure their Matching if the egg be
all right in the first place, properly fer
tilted and fresh-laid. The writer sent
a dozen eggs 100 miles to a friend for
Matching purposes last spring. They
were securely packed in 9-inch wooden
box, furnished with leather strap for
handling on the journey. Not an egg
of them brought forth a chick. The
difficulty was set down by the purchaser
as the result of railway travel. l Thought
| knew better. The breeding-yard was
headed by very fine, large beautiful
cock. What eggs of his that were left
on hand were placed under hens, and
the result awaited with anxiety. Mean
while the cock was removed and his
place supplied by one equally as fine in
plumage, but less in size, and conse-
quently more active.
After a few days the order was du-
plicated. This time the eggs were
packed in small conical-shaped bask-
ct, supplied with cover. The basket
was so OSmall on the bottom that it was
easily upset; for this reason, the ex-
press agent was requested to hang it if
possible. Whether he did or not we
never knew. Two dozen eggs were
packed in the basket, and the package
was made entirely solid, employing cut
straw to fill up the interstices between
the eggs. Twenty-three out of the
twenty four eggs hatched and produced
fine chickens, which grew up. The
eggs set at home, from the first cock,
never hatched. The result of by far too
many failures that we attribute to rail-
way travel is from the use of impotent
birds-birds that are overgrown, or too
fat. This may be the case without the
knowledge of the breeder. Ii eggs are
all right in the first place, and packed
in any shape that will avoid breakage,
and the whole made solid, there will be
little difficulty experienced.-Country
Gentleman.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
VEGE- I I Inc
PurifeS the Blood, RenOvateS and
hvigOrateS the Whole System.
sITs MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent,
and Diuretic.

WEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices Of
NJ carefullySelected barkS roots and herbs, and so
4ongy concentrated that it will effectually eradicate
I9us HumOr, TumOrs, Cancer, CancerOus
4uhOr. Erysipelas. salt -Rheun. Canker,
441ntness at the Stomach. and all diseases that
4199 from impure food Sciatica. .FnfiammatOry
mQ ChrOnic Rheumatism, Neuralgia @ out,
lnQ plnal Complaints, can only be effectually
cured through the blood
fW Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of the
2kln, Pustules. PiInpIes. BlOtches. BOiIs.
a1Stter. Scaldhead, and RingWOrm, YEGETINE
~ neVer 1alled to effect permanent cure.
3W Pains in the Back. Kidney Com
E1Hni's. Dropsy. Female Weakness. Leu
cyrnl1a, arising from internal liberation and utter.
~ W eases and General ebility VEGETINE acts
upon the causes OF these complaints. II invig.
aetss anu strengthens the whole system acts upon tho
~ ~ Nv organs, allayS inflammation cures liberation
ma NguateS the bowels.
HW Catarrh, Dyspepsia. Ynritual Cos
.--1S.0neSs: fllp1tatiOn of the Heart, Head
r11ss fAAes. nervousness and General Pros
...euoh OF the Nervous System. no medicine
- & 9feI gwen Such perfect satisfaction as the VBGE
. ~ pullleS the blood, CcanScS all of the organs
~ ySeSSeSa controlling power over the nervous sys-
& .g remarkable cures effected by VEGETINE have in
rcSst lhdnE PHYSICIANS and apOthecaries whom We
~" " pieSctloe ana use it in their own families
= 1T, tsct EEGETINE is the best remedy vet discovered
~ " GISeaSes and is the only reliable BLOOD
~ iEls yet placed before the public.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

Mrs Anna Barbara Koen, of Day
ton, o., blew out the gas in Baltimore
hotel, and in the morning she was found
dead in bed. She was en- route TO
Europe, and had $4,000 in cash in her
possession.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
T Pond 5 Extract !
The Peoples Remedy, for InternaI
and External Use.
pNyn,s EXTRACT CURES

PONDS EXTRACT CURES
FILES. blind and bleeding; Eniianamations an0
UIceratiOus: EemOrrhage from any organ
Nose, Gums, Lungs Bowels, Kidneys Womb, etc I
COnGPstiOns. Eaiargemcnts.
PDND'S ENTRACI INV VALUABLE
Tor Dysentery and rheumatism; lndarnma
ton of Eyes and EyeliGs; Inflammation OF
OVaries Vaginal EeucOrrhea; Earicose
Veins; Sore Nipples.
70 GFARNIERS-POnd's Extract. No St0cE
Breeder no Livery Man afford to be without 1t.
1t is used by all the leading Livery Stables, Street
Railroads and first HOrsemen in New YORK city. IL
has no equal for SprainS Harness or Saddle Chaf'
ings Stiffness. Scratches, Swellings, Cuts, Lacela'
t0ns Bleedings Pneumonia, Collie, DiaThGa, Chills,
Colds etc Its range of action is wide, ana the re-
lief it affords is SO prompt that it is invaluable in
every Farmyard as well Is in every Farm. house.
Let it be tried once and you will never be without It.
CAUTION! Ponds Extract has been Initiated.
The genuine article has the words Ponds E1.
tract blown in each bottle i is prepuei by tho
ONLY persons living who ever knew how 10
prepare it properly. Refuse all other preparations
Of Witch Hazel. This is tho only article used by
Physicians ard In the hoSpit1s OF this country and
EurOne. - -,
ksISTOEsY and Uses of Ponds Extract, Ii
pamphlet 2orm, sent Tree on application to
pOwD,s EXTRACT COMPANY, 98 Maldsa
Lane. New York.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

SUFFERING will exhibit its presence by the
cries of the baby, and should be removed by
the prompt use of that highly-recommended
remedy, DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup. 1t is free from
Opium. Price 25 cents.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
pooley,s Yeast Powder.

There is probably no other baking powder
Manufactured that has become SO much Oh
Iousehold word as DOOLEY's YEAST POWDER.
Ion twenty years it has stood before the pub
ID, and the innumerable testimonials mat
Ave been called forth voluntarily, testify
ully to its merits.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

WE have it on good authority, from reliable
people, that the Bulls Eye and Niger Head
smoking tobaCcos are taking the place OF all
conmCn goods. The stock, we are assured; Is e1-
cellent and the price for the SUI erior quality, is
low. Make memorandum OF this, and when
sou purchase tobacco, get supply.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

PARTICULARS regarding Electric Belts free.
Address Pulvermacher Galvanic Co., Cincin.,O.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

WHEN WRITING To OIDYERTrsERs,
please say yOW sa,o the AdrerffsenieTF!
IA this paper Adcertisers like to knox
sohen and tohere their AdvertisenieHta
are paying best.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
No. 3. QrPIIRE LHhriCating CASTOR OIL

is the best article known for Reapers, Mowers
Threshers CarriageAxles, &c; also as an Oil Tor
Harness. ffs- Ask your Druggist or Grocer Tor IT.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

Of tbe bjaad I1o dIVEGETINE gives an equal circrl.
"a sS g disease but that could aes VT sat fbo ire
eb tba pure pure blood could be circulated generouS,
Ral Is affected. Now, this is the Way in
d excInSEoR iSE performs its wonderful cures. VEG.
be1bS and digy bayStSs vegetable compound, made from
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
VEG I; I | IME:. .
SHACKNMAYO SnIrLpr Du,n,u

SHACKAMAxON SQUARE PHARMACY
lQ24 Beach St, above Laurel.
h T5Tnlliiadelphia, Penn, June u, 1871
m SSFTvhbayng wbNh during the past five years sold your
In tho houCn vaI mas been praised by my customers
Il Sc III bon o@liUtS diseases requiring a blood puri
IiaEe heard very favorable renortS Of itq
%%Sbidiy %bat L hdOTSe it as good remedy and beleVe
II tbs yTu Jo cam 1t is viz, "The Great Blood pII.
Respectfully yours,
D. W. ABEL, NJ. D., Druggist.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
; of Life

statistics Il
on of sing h
entity indicsiR5'
abits Of y e
ascertainei E 3
fees, and;As
,plo aforl.' I'd:
the fnar'
=. These VI
life, but lrl s
he that peaos
;uch luxurisg
hen times II
es IS are difhl
how thS' II
,ortation ,9l.l
~, Vc,ontinuedHl
hs since. u
the eight. .nDi..I nDI
last ezhlOllI
of teas wa, NJ
dHs Is over .ls. IT,.
2SeSriod pei of tn. j y.
5 increase. \
| inst s11,l''3sa d
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ls nlsstS29,Sil'..
orted at =.
IS, valued ed a. q.
of 25,iOO,W...
| aHnifest a rel.
rluxuries~'
sdGrd.
ii cup Of 4. :
cup Of boil Ga,,,
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make o !.
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Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

Gfflfl to 5000 per month to agents canvassing
DIUU for TayOr's Copying House, Rochester, N. Y,
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

AHs a DAY. H0w TO lNdke It. Something NeW
y U for agents. COE. YONGE d CO.. ST. Louis, No,
eeEEFNE&S relieved. No medicine
u HE AE BOOK free. Il j. WOOD, Madison, Ind.
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21

q T. Fancy Cards, Snowflake, Damask, ETC., no2
q alike with name 10c Nassau Card Co., Nassau, NY
Sharp County record., 1878-06-21
Good News.
Shining River.

CHORAL PRAISE. (25 cts) Is a collection
of Chants Songs and short Anthems for Episcopal Sab
bath Schools The beauty OF its contents viii commend
1t to any denomination.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-24

Great, supported by the court and the ex-
penses Of the government. When Charles Of
Baden retired to the sylvan pleasures OF
his castle, Charles Delight (Carlsruhe), his
courtiers followed him there, and city
sprang up In the woods, where no city
was needed Such is the capital system
in Europe; it will never do for America,
where the people are the government. It Is
not Capitalization to locate the capital where
the greatest number of people are.
Nor do large cities have any bad effects on
Legislatures. We're this the case, how great
an infamy must be the English Parliament.
We think we can point to Massachusetts, Vir-
ginia and Georgia as three States as well
governed as any in the Union; If, on the other
hand the people Of Baton Rouge will read
the Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey
newspapers they will discover that the legis-
latures Of these States are damned unan-
imously by the press, despite the fact that
they are hidden away from temptation In OBJ
scure villages. We call their attention in
particular to Harrisburg, the home Of rings,
swindles and humbugs, where every monop.
oily has an Office during the sessions Of the
Legislature, and where fraud and ringsters
can work much more easily and successfully,
because they have not the eyes Of the press
and of several hundred thousand people on
them