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paid in May.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans, I
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
twenty second day Of May 1873
EDWARD IVY. Notary Public,
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At a special meeting Of the Board of Trustees
held on the twenty first instant. 1t was resolved
to pay on demand second semi-annual INTER-
EST OF FIVE PER CENT to the thirtieth of
April, 1873. making TEN PER CENT PER AN
NUM- on the capital stock Of the company
81, GOO, 900, and CASH DIVIDEND or
TWENTY PER CENT to stockholders on the
amount tS377,9s0 CD of their net partici-
patine premiums for the year ending the thir-
tieth Of April, 1873.
ED. A. PALFREY. President
JOHN CHAFFE- Vice President
THes. T. WALKER, Secretary
TRUgTEE9.
John l. Noble, B. f. Eschleman,
John Chaffe, VIM. G. Black.
Richard Miliiken, Charles ChafYs.
J. /. Warren, L. C. Jurey.
Samuel Friedlander, VIM. HartWell.
A. A. Yftes, C. J. Leeds,
r. NJ. Walmsley A. T. Janin,
A. a. May. Joseph Bowling
T. Lytt- Lyon, A. NJ Bickham.
Samuel Fl. Boyd, Henry Abraham.
Joseph McElroy. Lolis Bush.
William j. Behan, A. Brittin.
my23 I'm G. W. Sentell.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY Plaoide J. Spear.
LAW BOOKS! LAW BOOKSU
CATALOGUE SALE,

Law LIBRARY. BOOKCASES AND OTHEH
OFFICE FURNITURE. ETC.
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The foregoing is true and correct transcript
from the books Of the company.
ED. A. PALFRKY, President.
THos. F. WALKER, Secretary.
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JERSEY AND ALDERNEY
MILK. MILK. MILK
Pure and fresh. from the country. to be had
and Branch. No. 50 Canal street, mean
the Custom House. North SIda

The only places In the city where this ceIe
brated milk can be procured.
NR and Ffn na gTees es ana
cetved daily on ice via Jackson Railroad from
the famous .Arcola Dairy Farm. Said stock Il
from the we'll known Fowler's importations O
Jersey and Attorney cattle.
Also kept Oh hand. Mead, Soda, Vichy, Min
eral Waters Homemade Pies and Pastry.
SEE 1ysthp
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE,
BY Josh Billings


The male MIN ushered into exis-
terce in October will be of an inquir-
ing mind.
The filst thing he will enquire for
will be some good cider. He will
studdy divinity at fust, but will quit
that and bekome a konduktor on a
boss rale-road; this pays better and
has more perquisites.
He will marry the woman of his
choice, which is good, provided the
choice is all right. His hair will turn
grey before he dies, but after he dyes
he will hav black hair the rest ov his
DAYS. Billings no doubt" had re-
ference to the great natural halr re-
storer s'Carboline," a deodorized ex-
tract of petroleum. The only article
that will restore the color to the hair
naturally and permanently. 1t per-
forms what others only claim for theil
preparations. Is an elegant dressing,
restores the hair on bald heads, re-
moves dandruff, cleans the scalp, pre-
vents the hair from falling out, viii
mot stain the skin, contains not
particle of lead, silver, sulphur, o.
lother deleterious drugs. 1t is ma
|tural product of the Earth, contain
ling the element required by the hal
to feed upon, sold by NIL dealers il
drugs and medicines.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
B. p. and B. F. B.

Scene: s'There's a land that il
fairer than day. Enter Bricl
Pomeroy [left], Ben. F. ButleI
fright They are clothed in suit.
with green backs and with blood rec
hose. They fall into each Others
arms, and scalding tears flow from
each others eyes. Time, night.
| B. +. B.-"Kiss me once again,
my brother, but do it on M cross
eyed side, or else the moon, which
changes tides and men, might CLINT
across thy cheek and show me what
thou vast, not what thou art.
B. P.-That will 1, my true-eyed
friend; but why have we been SO es-
tranged? That l have felt the need
of thy good counsel is true, and true
it is, that in a moment when evil
thoughts creep DER mems minds, thy
honesty doubt; that did think the
bearing spoone and thy speech most
rude. Yet, have l loved thee long
and fain would dispel; cast out from
thy great mind all doubts that have
ever believed thee else than what thou
art. Thus, upon thy damask cheek,
beneath that never-resting orb which
has controlled q nation, l plant my
fealty to thee Kiss kiss kiss! !!
producing sounds like the action of
suction pump).
b. f. b My noble Pomeranian,
thy speech is welco ne music to my
ears, for since mine eyes have rested
on thy back, clothed as is my own in
green and gold, too must let the
dame whose angry front brings men
to madness, pass to her grave; and
now we'll resurrect the angel peace,
and hand in hand we'll bear us well
before the foe. Here upon thy
smooth, unwrinkled head, whereon
fibre has not grown for many a year,
l place the kiss that makes us friends
forever. (Kisses Pomeroy's bald
head.) aside Now have the
id liar
b. P.-Sweet messenger from good
Cape Ann, here have l pledged to
thee thy heart, with all its innate
goodness, now see in such a light
as makes thy image dearer. Embrace
me once again before we part.
[ Asidel. Il think I've got the
bloody thief
b. +. B.-Adieu, my noble friend
remember, thy cause is mine, and
thine. [Asidel. "And may hell
get you'll Exit, lett.
B. P.-Farewell, But-leer-to, my
foe no longer, but my friend. God
speed thee. Asidel. And the
devil will get YOU" [Exit right.
MoRAL.-Never be too sure Of
your man.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF
"CHEEK." E"

Cheek? What, that's no name for
it. He was an Inherent vender OF
lamp burners, this one, and he gem
orally gained his end wherever he wa.
permitted to enter 4 house. IeSter-
day, while travelling about the city he
wandered into q house in the South
ern part of the town, where sorrow
evidently reigned. The lamp man,
finding the door open, walked right
in, and there found poor woman in
tears, with friend or two trying to
console her for the loss of her hus-
band, who lay dead in the same
room.
"Can sell you my new patent
lamp burner, ma amp send the VEN
der.
mo, sir" replied the woman, be-
tween her sobs. IL don't wish any
thing of the kind"
please let me explain its beauties,
ma am," he said, land I'm sure
you'll take one. You see this
''But don't want it, sir" she
said; II wish you would go away.
Don't you see my poor dear husband
here? Leave me with my sorrow. ~
"Oh, yes'm, and l sympathize
deeply with You, mann. Excuse me
can't keep back these tears. Oh
ina am, if you only knew what a grea
consolation these patent lamp burn
ers of mine are, on such occasions a:
these, YOU wouldn't be without one :
single minute. Why, mann put one
of these in his hand, and it woulC
light him through all the darkness he
has to pass through without any troub
lie, and when you come to die he woult
hold the lamp for you when you g
to ascend the golden stairs"
And that specious scoundrel KEEP
on in that strain until he had sold hal
a dozen to every female in the room
Cheek! Oh, no!-Louisville Com
fmercial.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
FRED NIAHoNE.
THE GAME OF LIFE.


Mans life is game of cards. First
it is cribbage. Next he tries to go
it alone at sort of cut, shuttle and
deal pace. Then he raises the deuce,
when his mother takes hand in, and,
contrary to Hoyle, beats the little
Joker with her five. Then with his
diamond he wing the queen of hearts.
Tired of playing one hand, he eS-
presses desire to assist his fair part
ner. throws out his cards, and TIE
clergyman takes Ten dollar bill out
of him on a pair. She orders him up
to bull the fires. Like knave he
Joins the clubs, where he often gets
high, which is low too. If he keeps
straight he is often-times flush. He
grows old and bluff, sees a deal Of
trouble, when Mt last he shuffies off
his mortal coil and passes in his
checks. AS he is raked in by spade.
life's fitful game is ended, and he
waits the summons of Gabriel's turmp,
which shall order him up.-Eureka
Sentinel.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
HE DIDN'T WANT A COFFIN.

He came into the cfiice Of West
End undertaken yesterday with q
look of great care on his honest face.
His eyes were heavy and slightly
bloodshot, telling Of nightly v'gils
and loss of sleep. His hair was un-
kempt and shaggy. The soft-hearted
man of coffins looked upon his visitor
with gaze full of pity and thank
fulness-pity for the customers loss
/ and thankfulness for his patronage
He was so young to be burdened Will
the loss OF a dear one by death.
The manufacturer Of burial case'
nodded silent assent and consoilnt
| recognition the young man from tn
country said: "How dyer Thei
ensued painful silence, broken q
length by the man Of grave bnsl
ness.
scan I do anything for you to
day, sir r, ,..ss..
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| Another silence. Once more th'
undertaken began by suggesting
"Your sister?''
The young man stared moment
then, as a light gradually broke upol
his perplexed mind, he smiled smile
more suggestive ofsorrow than hap
piness, and replied:
"No-my wife,
"Sudden %
"Nc-expected u'thum of the
kind for several months"
"When did it happen?"
''Hout four o'clock this morn.
ing"
"LoOks natural?"
Rather" Spoken carefully, and
expressive of some doubt.
about what do you want the cost
of j. to be?" ..-.-..
"Don't care for expense git it up
kinder nice. I'll treat her handsome,
cause she is the first one l ever
had"
Every well, my friend you'll have
it lined with white satin, Isuppose?"
Just as you say, stranger"
"Silver-headed screws, too, 1 sup
pose?"
"Y-a-a-s-Oh, certainly-you bet !!
Git her up sniptious, you know, old
fellow. None of your pe;ky one
horse fixins for me. No, street"
''Just so. Silver handles, of
course?"
"Eh? What's that you say, strang-
er-silver handles? Oh, blame it,
now, won't that be pilin' it on too
hefty like? / kin stand silver screws
and sich, but there's no use maxim
the hull consarn of.silver. The thing
has to be moved, and must have ham
dies, but / ain't quite so stuck up as
that now-not quite, stranger"
every well," acquiesced the man
of obsequies. "I'll put ordinary
handles to it, then?'
"Eggs-actly-them's 'em, mister,
now yer talkin'. Or'na-y handles
IL do. But, say, stranger-(re-
fiectively) make the wheels glisten
like thunder.
:Wh-wh-wh-eels?"
"Yas, wheels. What's the matter
with yer, anyhow"
"But who ever heard of wheels to
a coffin?'
"Coffin!" shrieked the detected
lookir e young man. "CofFin! Now,
who the dickins SAID anything about
cofiins?'
"Wkv, don't yvu want II corfin ?"
moo! / want cradles trap
to rock my new baby in"
"And isn't your wife dead?"
"Not by jugfull. Don't yer
make cradles for sale?"
mo, my friend, I am an under
tnker.'
"Undertaker of what?''
"I make coffins."
"Oh, Lord, let me ketch the feller
that sent me herel"
And The grief-strikcn youth cram
med his hat over his eyes, ran his
hands deep down in the pockets Of
his trousers. and pounced out on the
streets search ing tor vengeance.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
JOSH BILLINGS GUIDE TO
HEALTH.

Never run into debt, II you can
find anything else to run into.
Go to bed arly, and get up arly,
and be careful what you dream
abI ut.
Eat fish twice week, eff you kant
git fish git herring.
Always be perlite, it costs nothing
snd will convinse more people than
logic will.
Go to meeting Sundays, eff you
kant do any better go and hear the
hard shells.
Never say no. ef you kan help it,
and grease your boots regular Satur-
day night.
Eat rhi bread and onions, and
don't fale to chew them well.
Be kind to your mother-in-law, and
if convenient pay her board at some
good hotel.
Battle thorely once week in soft
water and casteel soap, and avoid tite
boots.
Exercise in the open air, but don's
saw wood till yur obliged TO.
Avoid hot bread and terrap,ns for
supper.
| Don't fret and worry. Kare hav
bin known tu kill large sized thomas
kat. .Laff every time yur tickled, land
laff once in while emmy how.
Don't philosophize too much phil
osofy is one of the luxnries of life.
Eat hash washing daze and b'
tn ankful if you hav tn shut yur eye'
tn do it.
Don't jaw back-it only proves
that yur as big phule as the othel
fello.
? Never gossip nor criticize yu
= neighbors. The chances are tina
they are full az good az va are.
! Eat no billed lobster nor billed ow
r just before going to bed. unless y
: want to see how yur CRATE grandmoth
!. er looks.
Be kind tn everything. Bette
h throw 81 bone to o strange dog than
paved stone.
Is When yu grease yur boots use mu'
q ton tallow, injun rubber, and rosi
e billed together.
n Don't sware. 1t may knorince y,
It but IL sure not to convince others.
l. Stay at hum mites. If yu kal
find emmy thing else to do, play les
, frog with yure yung uns.
Keel, yuE bead - ~ yar fe'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
ANOTHER EXPOSE FOR SPIRIT
UAL FOOLS.

Mott, the spirit materializer of
Memphis, Mo-, whom thousands have
fiocked to see, was exposed on Mon
day by j. III. Pattee, of Monmouth,
H., who attended the seance and
squirted aniline through ring he had
prepared for that purpose, into the
face of one of the spirits which ap-
peared on the cabinet. The face at
once disappeared. Lights were
brought in, and Mott was found with
his face covered with aniline stains,
The affair created great excitement
in Memphis.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
THE KING OF TRAMPS.

AyzFrom the Louisville Commercial.
We found him in the front parlo r
seated before the place where the fire
should be. His feet were spread out
upon the fender, his head was bent
as though in thought, and one hand
toyed neryously with lock of hair of
ravens blackness.
Finally we ventured to address
him; "WelI, sir?
He looked up with pair of rest
less black eyes that were never still
fol an instant. In some way they
had a charm for us. We felt that at
some time he had been higher up i'll
the social scale, and were more re-
spectful accordingly.
"Haye, you any liquors in the
house!" he asked in hollow tones that
made one shiver in his boots.
"Yes-that is--we have some very
good brandy, just In case of sickness.
you KNOW answered my wife.
''Bring me the bottle-and bowl.
Don't forget the bowl" Then he
relapsed into moody silence.
/ tried to draw him into a conver-
sation, but it was of no use. l ask
ed him who had let him in; l asked
him all sorts of questions, but he
never showed signs of life until my
wife came in with bottle and bowl.
He snatched at it eagerly, poured
the bowl full, took match from the
mantel, eyed it atfectionately, then
scraped in on his unmentionables,
and ignited the liquor.
With strange leer he drained the
burning liquid at gulp.
ssThat's something like!"
'.Yes, very good brandy" 1 ven
tured to remark.
Good! yes, good enough, but l
want it hotter. You have everything
SO cold here ....-
you are used to a warm climate.
them"
"Very warm" he answered sar
castically.
Visions at once flashed through my
mind of Italian princes, grateful
Spanish mobiles and the like. l al
ready held my head far above the
Jonses and the Smiths.
How elated l would be when / in
formed Tadwinkle that we were off to
the Villa de--for the summer, by
special invitation of the Marquis
might ask what brings you
here?'
II am hunting around from place
to place. l have been forc.bly put
out of my old abode, and am hunt
ing for new one. Several eminent
divines held chattel-mortgage on
my premises, and had barely time
to escape with my skim
'.Ahem! Might l inquire your
name?''
"My nane," said he rising, g.
Here my wife screamed and point
ed to the pocket Of his ragged coat!
There was no mista!ling n)w. The
forked tail the short horns, nearly
covered by the thick 'matty hair.
"You say you are hunting for
new abcde?" gasped.
Yes
est. Louis-just over the bridge
suburb-nice little place-not on
map;' then / tainted, and knew
no more until 1 heard my wife howl
ing for me to get up and max. the
fire.
Confound the fire, it's spoilt my
dream.
FRED MAHoNE.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16

ssOh, save my wife!" shouted a
man whose wife had fallen over board
in the Hudson river, recently. They
succeeded in rescuina her, and her
husband tenderly embraced her, say
ing. tsMy dear, If you had been
dfowied, what should ! have done
II amt going to let you carry the
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
HORNETS.

The dictionary-maker says the hor'
netis ''large brown wasp of an ex.
tremely pugnacious disposition" FL.
is certainly that and something more
Though he usually minds his OWL
business, he believes that possession
is nine points in the law and one Oh
two to,sspare. Whoever trespasses
on bis premises stands six chances in
half dozen to get blow between
the eyes. that he won't forget during
the remainder of his natural life. The
weapon lie strikes with is always red
hot, and he will hit the spot he
aims at as often as Buffalo Bill.
Under these circumstances, when
you find hornets nest 1t is always
safest for you to get behind a tree,
and let other fellows throw clubs at
the hornets. 1t is not at all funny to
get stung yourself, but it is immense
ly funny to see another man get
stung. Were l composer of pro-
verbs, could say it is better to kiss
your sweetheartt than to have hornet
get up your trowsers-leg. Personally
1 should rather keep school and board
round than be stung by hornets.
Some men who are smart in other
respects don't seem to understand
how to manage these representatives
of entomology. have seen men
who knew enough to keep a hotel
that couldn't boss a single hornet.
Its very tying to aperson's verbal
morality to meet in the battle and be
vanqnished by one or several of these
insects. Should you ever happen to
notice a man under these circum-
stances and he does not say damn,
you can nuke up your mind that he
is Christian.
1t was hornet who, not many
years ago, invented the art of MAX
lag paper from wood. ALI other
manufacturers are infringing on his
patent.
OF the paper which he manufac-
lures he builds his nest or house, the
walls of which are composed of some
half q dozen thicknesses, with air
spaces between, as a protection
agains. cold and storms. In the
center, of the nest is the nursery,
whicR consists of several layers OF
comb, one above the other, and all
united by columns. These sections
of comb often contain hundreds of
cells, fro n half an inch to an inch in
depth, the open porto being down.
ward. At the bottom Tor more prop
erly the top) of each cell small oval
egg is deposited, which rapidly de-
velopes into grub, and from the
grub into a pale and feeble looking
juvenile hornet. Food sufficient to
supply the young insect until it is full
ly matured is placed in the cell, and
the door is closed with thin wall OF
paper.
When the youthful Mr.. III. thinks
able to face a frowning world he eats
his way through the door of his cell
and steps into the United States
ready for business.
Toward the latter part of summer
the inhabitants of a single nest are
host which no man can number.
At this time they often wander in
to or about the house in pursuit of
flies, but from some defect in their
eyesight they are just as liable to
make dive at the head Of nail, or
a small dark object, as at the pestif-
erous fly.
1t is never safe to fool with a hor-
net; for though he is very small
around the waist and rather clumsy
in his movements. / never saw any,
body of his size that could whip him
Transcript.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16

An editor having asked farmer
for the crop news receiv cd this an
swer: And now the reaper reapeth,
the mower moweth, and the little bum
bic bee geteth up the busy grsn9ers
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16
much az possible.
NOTE

Bi trying to follow the above guide
to health and happiness, the Billings
family have becone what they am.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16

A dozen men were sitting in sa-
loon last Sunday, when afemale voice
was heard from an adjacent doorstep:
'sWell, good morning. Mrs. Blank.
If had anything on I'd go with
you.' There vas mad rush for the
door; an eager, expectant crowd,
with outstretched necks, peering over
each others shoulders in the direc-
ton whence the voice proceeded, and
then a return to the vacated chairs,
while one of the party asked, 'sWhat
good does it do woman to lie that
way, anyhow. "Elko fNev. Post.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16

ssDying in poverty" says mod
ern moralist, sis nothing--it is iv'
ingin poverty that comes hard on {
fellow"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-05-16

Two native Cinnamon have been liz
censed in San Francisco as Methodist
local preachers. Their sermons arc
lin quite respectable pigeon Enc
Elish. - -, 4
The daily gazette., 1878-04-25
Congress Yesterday.

In the United States Senate. yester-
day, Mr. Morrill, reported from the COM
mittee on finance bill to encourage anu
protect the shipping interest and to re-
vive American commerce. A large num-
ber of bills ON the calendar, mostly OF q
private character, were passed. Bills
were introduced by Mr.. Whyte for the
relief of Lit Commander Gibson, United
States navy, and to re-appoint Horace j.
Gambrill second lieutenant i'll the reye-
nue. marine service.
In the House, bill was reported from
the judiciary committee for the distribu-
ton of the unexpended balance of the
Geneva award. The naval apprepria-
ton bill, as amended by the conference
committee, was reported back, and pass
ed. The Senate funding bill in regard tc
the Pacific railroads was called up, and
after long debate, in which Mr.. Butler
vigorously assailed its constitutionality
it was passed by the decisive vote of "a;
to 2. An evening session was held, which
was devoted to debate only.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-25

IT Is CERTAINLY very ridiculous to call
the gentlemen who favors the redemption
of bank notes and greenbaclls in legal
tender silver money 'infationists." 1t is
spiteful and silly. Silver money was
always held as hard money. 1t is held to
be as good as gold all over the word. 1t
is so good that the Bank of France has
bought and laid by between three and
four hundred millions Of it and the Bank
of England is supposed to have as much
while Germany we are told has boarded
it in immense sums, and only recently
refused to part with many millions The
nations forming the Latin union hold
silver higher than it is held in the United
States. There it is held as 10 dollars oi
silver to one of gold while the single
gold advocates here wanted it placed al
about II of silver to one Of gold. The
4124 grains dollar will command highei
premium in gold in the Latin union than
it will here; and of this the gold adVo
Gates seem still to be ignorant. To NEE
the rates at which those nations holC
gold Congress Will have to coin a silve
dollar of about 400 grains instead of th'
one now that is rated at pear IL to one o
gold, while the Latin union silver dolla
is 10 to one of gold. 1t is time these gol
advocates had ceased to talk nonsenco
They make themselves look supremel
ridiculous. The silver bill RENDERED
the banks far more assistance to resum
than any other measure could to do; am
as a consequence the National Ban
stocks are now on the rise, and are bein
preferred to almost all others. And W
do not see why they should not be hel
higher than ever. They have fallen les
than any other stocks and are on a NOR
secure basis than most other stocks.