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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
TO YOUR BUSINESS.

There is nothing which 'issiaanuld De
more frequently impressed upon the
minds of young men than the impor
tance of steadily pursuing some one
business. The frequent changing
from one employment to another, is
one of most common errors commit
ted, and to it may be traced more
than half the failures of men in busi-
ness, and much of the discomfort and
disappointment which render life un-
comfortable. 1t is common thing
for q man to be disappointed with his
business, aud to desire to change 1t
for some other which it seems to him
will prove more lucrative employ
ment; but in nine cases out of ten it
is mistake. Look around you and
you will find among your acquain-
tances abundant verification of our
assertion. There is an honest farmer
who has toiled few yesrs, got his
farm paid for, but does not grow rich
very rapidly, as much from lack of
contentment mingled with industry
as anything, though he is not aware
of it. He hears the wonderful stories
of California, and how fortunes may
be had for the trouble Of picking them
up; mortgages his farm to raise
money; goes away to the land of gold,
and after many months of hard toll
he comes home again to commence at
the bottom of the hill for more
weary and less successful climbing up
again. Mark the men in every COM
muIiity who are notorious for their
ability and equally notorious for never
getting ahead, and you will find then
to be those who never stick to one
business long, but are always for.
1 saking their occupation just when il
is beginning to be profitable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
AND HE DIED.

Not long ago young man by the
lfaliSsme of Stevens was employed as a
comnos5It..s I t..sE in the office OF the Ale
ghany County Rep fysrtes, e. Wellsv',,e,
He was a victim of that dres :.
disase, consumption, but with PLUCK
aud tenacity peculiar to people afiiict-,
ed with that malady, he labored,
hoping against hope, and always try
ing to imagine that bis health was inn
proving. Day by day, however, he
slowly wasted away, until bis tottering
limbs would hardly sustain his poor
feeble body &C the case. Finally the
last day came. He was sssetting up''
story; his '.stick'' was partially
filed. and wearily he laid it down and
left the Office never to return.
One of his fellow-compositors took
up his copy to finish it, and discover-
ed that the last line in his ssstiek''
read as follows: ssAnd he died and
was buried" Poor fellowi It was
his last earthly work, and in : few
days he was laid to rest In the yillags
cemetery. In remembrance of him,
the line was copied upon the wall
near the ssframe'' which he occupied
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
NASBY DRINKS ''FIAT" Wills.
KEY.

Sadly l went over to Bascom's and
found there the entire Corners discus
sin the finanshol sityooashen. There
wuz Deekin Pogram in his old simil-
yer chair, there wuz Issaker lyin on
his back Oh round table that the
citizens play keerds upon when it is
aroused, and Capt. M'Pelter leanin
against the bar, all sighin at the
scarsity NV money and the deprest
condishen Nv industry. 1t wnz site
| hev sed thousand times, and il
meltid me. I determined to demon.
strate that ther wuz one patriot that
wood respeck the laws NV his native
place, and accept her currency.
"Gentlemen," l sez, firmly, "stel
up. Bascom, set 'em up"
Bascom he'd been taking our Ii woney
for some days, and he'd bin to Louis
vile for likkcr. He sot out the bot
tie with 4 sardonie grin that BODIED us
no good. We each poured out the
likker, however, and placed the glass
es to our respective lips. Immediately
every man spitted the lillwid out upon
the floor. turned sick, for 1 he'd
uncawshusly swallered little NV it.
1t waz water! The first / had tast-
ed for years!
"What does this iiGaa, mean, lr?'' de-
mandid, feercely.
''Don't you like the whisky" wu2
his answer, ez he glared feercely at
me.
Like it? Like it! Why, it's
waterl"
"Bless your sole," replied Bas-
com, why don't you say it's whiskeyi
The mint you say it's wEiskey it is
whiskey. You say the paper you
want to pay me in is dollar, jist
becoz you say it is dollar; and why
in bloody thuder can't you make
whiskey out NV water by jist sayin
it's whiskey? Gentlemen, this IS fiai
whiskey, and it is the only kind 1 kin
git with fat money. When yoo git
to payin in the comfortable OH green.
back, er the modest nickel, all rite,
I'll give 700 the regler old scorcher.
But the likker is goin to aseimilate to
the money. / learned that word in
Louisville. Eff yoo want to pay in
fiat money, you are goin to git fiat
likker. Efyoo kin imagine a piece
NV paper with your stamp onto it is a
dollar, yoo must likewise imagine this
fiooid to be good likker, and vice
yersy. Parson, this is all yoo viii
ever git with yoor kind NV money. .
And he leened back again his bot
ties with defiant air, and we sanl
back terrified.
Where is the end to be? ! dom
know. Oh, that Butler wood carry
Massychootists, AMI git into power
so that his genius Good solve th,
problem. Ef Bascom repudiates th'
fiat money, it is all over here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
THE LIG HTNING-ROD MAN.

A melancholy farmer hot,
With his old gun crammed full of shot,
Was sitting by his melon lot.
Three weeks he had his vigil kept,
Tasted no food or even slept,
7 Ell all the while the bad boys crept
Among his melons. where they alto
Enough to kill ten men, but fate
DEGREES that small boys stuffed di-late.
This maddened farmer, nigh insane,
Thus watched and prayed. but all in vain
The boys preyed too--&nd none were slain
just at this awful time there trCd
Up to the farmer, with Il nod,
An agent for lightning rod.
Good morning, sir :" he sweetIy spake
My lightning rod you'd better take.
They are the best just let me make"
80, spare your rods" the farmer said,
And aimed the gun straight Al his herd,
He shot the agent, not quite dead.
The bullets dattened at his feet /:
He picked one up and smiling sweet,
Presented it--he ne'el WIS beat.
''Now farmer !" said he, oh, so sleek,
just buy rod. then you may wreak
Your Vengeance on the other check :"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
COUNCIL.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Church Directory

Services in the M. E. Church, south.
every Sunday at 1890 A. M. and 7.30 P. NJ.
by Rev. p. II. Vandeventer, Pastor
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening al
7.30. Sunday school Mt 9 A. NJ. j. M
Marmaduks, Superintendent.
Services at Baptist Church every Sun.
day morning and evening. Prayer meet.
ing every Wednesday evening, Rev. j. Z,
Maple, Pastor. Sunday school ut A. NJ
james Carroll, Superintendent. ---
Services at the Christian Church every
Lord day st 1890 A. M. and 7.3o P. M,
by Elder John A. Brooks. Prayer meet.
ing Wednesday evening at T. Sunday
school at $50 A. M. B. l.. Locke, Sup't.
Services at Old School Baptist Church
every I'd Saturday in each month, and th:
Sunday following. Elder Branstetter
Pastor.
Services at St.. Paul's Episcopal Church
on second and fourth Sundays at IL A. NJ
and $50 p. m. Rev. 4. A. Sharp, Pastor
Sunday School at 2 p, M. N. Lakeland
Supt.
Services at Methodist Episcopal Church
every Sunday morning and evening. Rev
Fl. b. Seeley, Pastor. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. Sabbath Schoo
A at 9 o'clock A. NJ, j. Wright, Superin
tendent. Teachers meeting every Thurs
day evening.
Services at the Catholic Church on the
first and third Sundays in each month
Rev. q. II. O'Leary, Pastor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
from Che Empel or authorizing him t,

from the Empei or authorizing him to
close the Reichstag. The Prince ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the passing
of tine bill, and said that the federal
government was determined, with the
means provided by this measure, to
make sincere effort to cure the
prevalent disease. They could scarce
ly succeed in accomplishing this in
the space of two years and a half,
but the government hoped for further
concessions from the Reichstag after
the discussions which had now taken
place, After giving three cheers for
the Emperor the House adjourned.
The Anti-Socialistic law, which, it is
stated, was confirmed by the federal
council by an almost unanimous vote
the government of the Principality OF
Reuss being the only dissentient-
was signed by the crown Prince at
Potsdam on Monday, published in
the Official Gazette on Tuesday, and
immediately put into force.
The trial of thirty-eight persons
charged with holding an unauthoriz-
ed meeting, viz, the attempted So
cialists Congress of the ard. of Sep
tember-commenced on Tuesday.
One of them is q medical student,
another pamphleteer, and these are
women, the remainder being artizans.
Twenty-Five of them decline the aid
of counsel, maintained to no law con-
trary to the right of public meeting
is entitled to respect. The ringlead-
er was twitted by the judge with hav-
ing started Socialistic paper in Par
is with money from Berlin. This he
at first strove to deny, but on being
threatened with the production Of let
tiers showing the dispatch Of money
by German Socialist Committees, he
rejoined, "after all, what matters it:
Foreign capital is appealed to every
day. ''Quite so," retorted the judge
"when it is question of useful and
aboveboard enterprise but to under
mine the institutions OF their country
people do not go and seek money in
Germany" Another defendant
Massard, admitted relations with the
American Socialist Committee, anG
the judge reminded HIM that letters
had been found on him from all part:
of the world, including Persia.
ALPHA.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

Represents the following old and re.
liable Companies -FlliEAND LIFE:
Liverpool, London & Globe, Eng.
Ktna, o. Hartford. Conn.
Hartford, o. Hartford. Conn.
PhGniX, o. Hartford, Conn.
Franklin, ofPIliIadelp'lia, Pa.
Underwriters, o; New York.
German-American. of New York.
Phoenix, of New York.
Niagara, o. 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 is the most
reliable known.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

Grease your griddles with a
turnip cut in halves. 1t will prevent
the cakes from sticking, and keep
the kitchen from becoming fllled with
smoke,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
TESTING THE CIDER.
HAVE BEEN DRAWN AT AN AGRI-
CULTURAL FAIR.

Yesterday afternoon farmer hav'
ing a barrel of cider on tap in hi:
wagon, was doing retail business
near the market at five cents per glass
VIXEN man with a very thin voic,
and very old clothes softly advanced
and said:
"Has the State Inspector of Pomo
logicnl Juices inspected that cider
yet?"
"I-I guess not" replied ther far
mer, greatly embarrassed i'll a mo.
ment.
81 thought not" continued the
thln-voiced man; 'well, sir, you car
draw me full glass"
The farmer drew one, scanning the
man with considerable anxiety, and
when the 'Inspector" had received j,
he held it up between his eye and the
sun, and said:
''The precipitation appears most
too rapid, while these floating parti
cles denote unusal compression Per
haps second glass will be clearer .
He swallowed the contents to the
first at exactly four gulps, and taking
a second glass, he critically examin
ed it and said:
''Ah! The precipitation is clear
ing away. This cider seems to have
been made from apples"
''It was, sir, and they were nice
apples, too," replied the farmer.
"Let's see how a third glass will
look. I am not quite satisfied on the
point of compression
He drained the second and receiv
ed the third, and as he slipped it he
inquired:
"You used a hand cider press,
didn't your"
p Sssyes, sir.''
"Ah! 1 thougnO--sos 50. s.A.er,.. muaAe'
with lever, didn't it?'
''Yes, sir.'
''Did the mill stand in a draugh
of air while you were working it?"
"I-I don't know, sir.''
"Well, / think it did. Be a little
more careful after this. The Inspec
tor of Pathological Juices grades thil
barrel. "A No. q but if you take +.
little more pains you can increase th'
grade every time in the future. Al
right, sir-go on with your selling" "
The man had been gone ten minutes
before any one mustered courage t.
remark that he was a. fraud.
ST know he's ell right, persisted
the farmer. ssThe minnit see HIN
draw his coat around to wipe out ths
corner Of his mouth / knew he was ,
big gun, and I was just shivering il
my boots for fear he d ask me why
didn't punch the seeds out of tn
apples before grinding
4 -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
TIMES OF HOLDING COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Regular Terms-Fourth Monday in
january, first Monday in June, and
second Monday in October.
PROBATE COURT.
Regular Terms-Seconi Monday in
March, May, July, September, No
vember and January.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular Terms irst Monday in
MAY, August, November and Feb
ruary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.

RESIDENT OFFICES.
T.R. Ii. Smith. NJ. D., superinten-
dent and physician.
III. X. Hinde. Nj. D., first assistant
physician.
#. A. Howard, NJ. D., second as
sistant physician.
C.. O. Atkinson, steward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

and Lungs, leading to con-
sumption.
Prices 30 cents and 81 per bottle,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
@. N. CRITTENToN, Prop'r. Z sixth Ave-,
New York.
COOP RESpLTs-Are always pie as
Mt to contemplate, as every dyspep-
sufferer who uses Parker'si Gin ger
Tonic will attest. To obtain from
this remedy the most gratifying re
lief when distressed with headache
low spirits, nervousness, wakeful
ness, paipitation of the heart, liz er
disorders, costiveness, pain in the
stomach, heartburn, cramps, ETC., is
a pleasant experience that surprises
no less than it comforts. Another
remarkable feature of this remedy is
its powerful specific action on the
skin and mucous surfaces of the throat
and lungs by which it unfailingly
cures the worst cases of cough, cold
and sore throat. It cures in a won
derfully short time, removes all sore
ness from the lungs and protects tht
feeble from consumption. Buy a s.
bottle from your druggist, j. r
Llewellyn, or sample bottle ct i
cents. and test its merits. 44weow
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
CITY DIRECTORY.
UrFICERS Ur AIEAuCU.

UrrICEKS UF mEAIvv. =
Mayor, r. Ill. Fowler.
Recorder, Samuel w. Buckley.
Clerk, Samuel w. Buckley.
Treasurer, S. NJ. Locke.
Marshal and Collector, w. Potts.
Assessor, James f. Gillian.
Street Commissioner. A. j. Stacy
City Weigher, X. Hisey.
City Engineer, Thos. w. Carter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
DON'T WEhR OUT

Go to John Schuhm=cner's Res
taurant for your square meal, and he
also has plenty of well ventilated
rooms for dodgers by the day or week.
4 e-M.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

Societies.
Y. G. T. U. meets at the Opera House
every Monday night at 7.30. John A.
Brooks, Pres't; James Carroll. Sec'y.
A. o. u. w. meets every Tuesday eve
ming at 7.30. John A. Brooks, p. M. w.
J Coatsworth, Secretary; E. B. Cake, W.
M j. A. Spence, r.
Father Matthew r. @. +. A. s. B. Soci-
ETY. meets on the third Sunday in each
month.
Acting Grand Branch No. 8. e. B. A,
meets on the drst Sunday In each month.
Crusade Commandery-S. NJ. Edwards.
Eminent Commander; meets the third
Tuesday evening of each month, at T.30
o'clock.
Mexico Lodge No. &C. A. r. and A. NJ,
meets on the first Tuesday in each month
at p NJ, and also on the first Fridav in
each monthat p. N. Jas. Carroll, w. NJ.
Mexico Chapter No. ~, Royal Arch,
meets on the second Friday in each
month. y. M. Edwards, q. P.
Hebron Lodge No. 254, A. F. and A.
M. Regular communications on the first
Monday in each month, at Pm. JIM.
Riley, w. NJ. E#
/. O. o. F.-Mexican Lodge No. 90,
meets every Wednesday evening at their
hall In p. NJ Morris building. r. Schar-
ZACH, N. q.
Mamre Encampment No. 81, meets on
the second and fourth Fridays in each
month. Louis Phillips. G. p.
Audrain county Medical Society meets
on the last Friday in each month, at r.
q. Dr. w. w. Mcfsrlans, President |;
pr. Thso. A. Ksetoa. Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

A man can always tell exactly how
tall he is by walking through a low
door in the dark. Next morning he
can measure the height of the door,
and then measure from where it strck
to the top of his head, add the two
together, substrsct the swearing and
multiply by what o'clock it was when
he got home, and the result will be
his net hight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

Thanksgiving approaches, and the
wise turkey will at once commence
taking anti-fat,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21

DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
WIN. d. Kerr, A. NJ, superinten,
dent.
James X. Shelley, Jr., steward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-21
State DIRECTORY.

RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
James Harding, of Cole.
J. s. Marmaduke. of St. Louis.
John Walker, of Howard.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
The Fortune-Teller's Almanac.

To dream of a milestone about your
neck is sign of what you may expect
if you marry an extravagant wife.
1t is very lucky TO dream that you
pay for thing twice over; since, after
wards, you will probably take care to
have all your bills receipted.
For person in embarrassed circum-
stances to dream that he is arrested is
very fortunate; for it is warning to
him ON no account 10 accept a bill.
To dream of fire is a sign that-if
you are wise-you will see that all the
lights in your house are out before You
go to bed.
10 dream that your nose is red at the
Zip Is an intimatiOn that you had better
leave off brandy and water.
To dream ofhaving a great number of
servants is-madness.
To dream of bear, fortokens mis-
chief, which your vision shows you is a
Bruin.
When a fashionable young lady
dreams of filbert it is n sign that her
thoughts are running upon the colonel.
If you dream of clothes, it is a warn
ing not to go to law; for. by the rule
of contraries. you will be sure of a nom
suit.
When young lady dreams of a coffin,
1t betokens that she should instantly
discontinue tight stays, and always 90
warmly and thickly shod i'm wet
uaafhar
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

The great modern lumber mills of the
\ orthern States are, iii safe to say, the
most complete in the world. No ma
chinery, within the last twenty years,
has more rapidly advanced towards per-
fection. Twenty years ago the "muley-
saw" so called, had superseded the old
style of "sash-saw," and was looked to
as the ne plus ultra in rapid execution.
The old "sash-saw" was so thin that 1t
had to be kept strained within frame
or "sash, TO prevent its ''buekling" or
bending when crowded into the cut, and
even then 1t could only be driven at
very moderate rate. The "muley,"
which superseded it was thick, heavy
saw, needing no sash, and could be driv-
en- through the log at tremendous rate,
though with corresponding thickness of
"kerf" or waste of timber. Then came
the circular saw, cutting about an equal
kerf but doing vastly more rapid work,
And about the same time came the
''gang-saw," congregation of saws
hung together in a frame or sash, and
set at fixed distances apart correspond
ing with the thickness of the lumber de-
sired to be cut. These gangs run at
slow speed, but as there are enough of
them to convert whole logs into lumber
as they pass through,-thus obviating
the necessity of "gigging back" the log
for new cut,-they really do tremen-
dous execution, and now comprise the
most approved saving machinery of the
great modern mills. The logs pass in
endless procession from out of the water
at the log slide, through the gangs, and
thence forward, as lumber, out OF the
mill to the dock, for shipment. Some
later improvements, however, in some
cases, intervene between leaving the
mill and arriving at the dock. The lum-
Der is laden upon a car which runs into
drying-hOuse, supplied with the waste
steam from the engine, where most of
its moisture is taken from it, and it
reaches the vessel or railroad in nearly
dry condition. There is an especial
advantage in this, where the lumber is
forwarded to the market by rail, as
much more dry than green lumber can
be carried on car at no additional ex-
pense. The dried lumber also brings a
better price in market.
Most Of the larger mills run during
the twenty-four hours of the day-two
gangs of men relieving each other at
stated intervals. Twenty years ago. it
was called "smart" mill which would
produce sc. 900 to 80, 600 feet of lumber
per day OF twenty-four hours; now there
are many mills which cut 150, 600 and
175, 900 feet per day. We may help our
unskilled readers in comprehending this
amount. when we say that from 200, 900
to 25O, 900 feet is tho cargo of an average
lumber-vessel on the lakes, and that thus
one of these modern mills will nearly
load a vessel per day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
AGRICULTURE.

How TO PLoUGH.-A great deal of
false dOctaine has been promulgated
upon the subject OF subsoil ploughing.
This was a great mistake. as many soils
do not need it at all. On land which
has hard crust at the bottom of the
burrows, subsoiling, to break this crust
and let the water and air through it, is
exceedingly beneficial, and the clay
lands need subsoiling for the same pur-
pose. We should understand the prin-
ciples of plough-making. When take
my boy to the field and set him to
ploughing, l must first tell him how to
set up his plough Sc that it will take q
furrow of the proper width and depth.
He must be taught TO have the draught
in the centre so as to require the least
labor of the ploughman in keeping the
plough in its place with the furrow
neither too narrow nor TOO wide. He
must also know how to construct the
plOw so as to get the right depth and
keep the plough level all the time. To
make the plough take the right width
of furrow, the iron work and the beam
must be set at cross purposes-that is
the land slide, from point to heel must
cross the line of the beam. The great
difficulty with swivel ploughs has been
that they will not take sufficient land.
They are not set sufficiently at cross
purposes, so that when at work they
easily run into the last furrow. The
boy should understand all these things
before he starts his team; then, If the
plough fails to run steadily and easily,
he will know how to remedy the diff
Guilty, and not be like man l once
knew, who used plow for a whole
year, grumbling about it all the time
because it took too small a furrow, but
did not see that the clevis pin was in a
side hole all the time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29

DESTROYING THE ODoR OF STABLES
"What can L use in a horse stable to
neutralize the strong odor? Something
cheap enough to allow the use of a
liberal quantity, if necessary" To re-
move the offensive smell of stables, or,
better still, to prevent its appearance
at all, either liberal and frequent
sprinkling of well dried and sifted
earth, or Of ground plaster, will prob
ably be found effectual. Plaster is often
used fol this purpose, but in many To-
calities the dried earth would be so
much cheaper that it would be worth
trying. If used in sufficient quantity,
it absOrbs all odor of human excrement
in the privy, and it will do the same
purifying work in the stables if also
used literally there. 1t may be found
on trial that small quantity of plaster
will accomplish as much as large
quantity OF earth, so that the labor of
handling the material will be less. A
solution Of copperas oil green vitriol,
sprinkled over the floor from time to
time, also makes a very good disinfec-
tant.