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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-03-25
CRABBOTTOM GRASS FARM FOR

{ 1HABBOTTOM GRASS FARM FOR
~ SALE..By authority of j. r. s. Sterrett.
A"iiiseii 10 tne highest bidder, on the premises
on Monday, the 7th Of Aprn neat,
the tract of land devised to him by Robt. Stcr-
IetG, deed lying in Crabbottom in the county
., nl 81 land and containing 1857 acres.
more or less. Cattle men will never ma petter
grass land than this property.
IEkMS.-One-third in hand-Balance IN one
anu Two years. with interest, vendors lien 1e-
served 70 secure deferred payments.
jan2l-l0t mo d. STERRETT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-03-25

-
NOMMISSIONER'S SALE-By virtue of
~ decree rendered in the case of Landes
VS.. March. will proceed, on the premises, on
Thursday, the Eth day of april, 1879,
10 sell, at public auction, certain LOT, con-
tanning one acre. situated in Mt. Sidney, ad-
Joining Venable, Bell, &C., upon the following
terms, vlz:-SO much in hand as will pay costs
OF suit and sale, and the remainder on credit
o. SIX eighteen, and twenty -four months from
Inc Gay OF sale, the purchaser giving bonds
WIN approved personal security. and the title
renamed as ultimate security. This property
of fruit trees
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
mar2o-tds Commissioner.
VALUARLE FARM FOR SALE.-Con-
tanning 2I7 acres of well watered and
improved land on South River, one mile from
.Waynesboro'; for further information, apply
10 JACOB COINER,
WaynesborO',
mar2o-Sm Augusta Co., Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-03-25

VALUABLE FARM AND CITY PROP.
ERTY FOR SALE.-I offer for sale pri-
eateiy my farm, situated on Christlans creek,
miles south of StauntOn, containing 327
acres. There are about 100 acres in TIMBER
The land is No. for cultivation or grazing pur-
be given.
! also offer my house and lot in Staunton,
with five building lots attached, which 1 Will
sell as a whole or separately. on accommodate
ing terms. A. T. GILKESON,
dec17-tf Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-03-25

agreed that the funding of the public
debt hereunder is an adjustment of the
same upon the basis of the present reve-
nues of the Commonwealth.
Rejected-ayes 48; noes 81.
VanLear, voted for it, and Echols and
Hanger against it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-03-25

HOiner and ais vs.. KOiner's Widow
IL and als.-In pursuance of decree Of the
circuit court of Augusta county, entered In this
cause, November IA, 1878, 1 shall proceed at my
office, in Staunton, on
Friday, the 18th day Of april, 1879,
to take an account of funds and personal prop
erty belonging to the estate.of VIM. l.. KOiner.
decd, which have come into the hands of his
widow, Mrs. Nancy Koiner, &C., &c.
mar25-4t JOS. A. WADDELIl, COmr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
What Mustachef

A young man and his favorite COM
panion sat near the frontal Burdette' 8
lecture the other evening. When
the Hawkeye man had just finished
convulsing his hearers with an &C.
count of a youths first shaving en-
counter with q barber, the Young
man leaned over and whispered:
THAT'S true to life, | can tell
you"
"How a you tell me?" inquired
his girl.
"How?' he replied in a whisper 4;
''why, that's just the way / felt when
i first got shaved!"
when was that?'' she asked.
sob, before 1 raised my mustache,"
he replied.
"What mustache p she queried, a
little surprised.
what mustache do you suppose
he retorted, turning red.
"Why, Charlie" whispered the
girl, 81 never saw any mustache. Do
you mean"
"Never mind what ! mean" Kissed
the young mar between his clenched
teeth and he stared very hard at the
lecturer all the rest of the evening, but
somehow couldn't see anything to
laugh at. sunday night he went to
see a new girl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
Boy Wanted.

A few mornings since a lady living
on Clifford street answered the bell
to find a bulky boy with an innocent
face and peach-colored ears standing
on the steps. He explained that he
wanted to e her husband, and she
answered that her husband had left
for his Office.
.sI'm the boy who sweeps out all
the offices where he is" said the
boy, as he backed down the steps,
''and this morning I found a letter in
the big scrap sack"
'sWell, you can leave it," she re-
piled.
81 guess I hadn't BETTER" he
half whispered, as he showed the small
pink envelope.
"Boy-that is-boy, let me see
that letter." she said, rs she advanc-
ed and extended her hand.
"Oh, 'twouldn't be 'zactly right,
ma'am, cause I know he'd gin me
fifty cents"
''See here, boy" she said as she
felt for the dollar bill left her to buy
COTE and tea, ''you take this, give
me the letter and don't say a word
to MI. - about finding it."
81 don't believe it's nauch of q let
ter" he remarked.
"Never mind-hand it over-here's
your money!"
"Mebbe there hain't a word of
writing in it, ma'am."
"Here-glve me the letter-now
go!"
She took 1t and entered the house
and the boy with peach-colored ears
few down the street like a hannibal
going to dinner. ~an-r~-
In about forty seconds the woman
came out, looked up and down the
streets, and the expression around
her mouth was not happy and peace
full. The boy had seemed to doubt
that there was any writing inside the
envelope, but she was not quite pre-
pared to tear it open and find a print
ed document commencing: "Where-
as, default having been made in the
conditions of a certain mortgage"
etc. She wants to hold another in
terview with the lad. If this meets
his eve he will please call between
the hours of8 and 10 o'clock q. H.,
when she fees the strongest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

We hear much said, in these latter
days, with regard to the claims of q
practical education. The question
which affords Mr.. Herbert Spencer a
subject for a long essay, viz: "What
knowledge is of most worth?" very
properly merits the attention Of every
parent who has children to educate,
and of every young lady OF gentleman
who is required to educate himself.
So much is to be learned, and so lit
tie time given to the same, that the
principle of selection" must be care
fully used. 1t is not necessary to
make children acquainted with all
that pertains to Norway or Madagas-
car, while they are totally unable to
give the boundaries of their own
township, county or State. Yet how
frequently DO we find this to be the
case2 Brethren, ''these things ought
not to be-"
We give below a few questions re.
lating to Audrain county, and to
Missouri. We have used similar
questions in our own classes and have
never failed TO elicit much interest
from the pupils:
/. Bound the township in which
you live.
2. Bound Audrain county, and the
State of Missouri.
3. Draw maps of the same, giving
etreams. railroads, towns and cities.
4. Give area in square miles; also
the population at last census.
5. When, where and by whom were
they first settled? Give the particu-
lars.
6. When was Missouri organized
as a separate territory?
z. When and by what arrangement
did Missouri come into the Union?
8. How many state constitutions
has Missouri had?
9. What are the principal produc-
tons Of your county and state, vege-
table, animal and mineral.
10. What distinguished men has
your county OF State produced?
Give a short account of each.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
for Teachers.

Avoid as much as possible verbatim
recitations ; they are, as a rule, worse
than useless.
Let your pupils feel that they can
implicitly rely on the correctness Of
what you tell them.
Ideas are imperishable words,
like the pulsations of the air that
transmit them, are ~evanescent.
Every exercise should be conduct
ed so as to secure the constant atten-
ton of each and every pupil in the
class.
Make haste slowly. A single prin-
ciple, thoroughly taught, is worth o
hundred imperfectly understood.
Be thoroughly interested in what
you are teaching; nothing will so
readily excite interest in your pupils.
The teachers work is instruction.
The pupils work is learning. The
teacher must direct. The pupil must
obey.
Never attempt to explain what you
do not thoroughly understand, lest
you lnjure both yourself and your
pupils.
Encourage frequent questions from
your Wpils. Such questions may
give yM an increase of work, but
you will be more than repaid by the
results.
The object of the school is to edu-
cate. The soul of the school is an
efficient teacher. For a school board
to employ a poor teacher, because
cheap, is something worse than a
crime.
Words are intended to convey
ideas, therefore be sure that the Ian
guage used is understood. A recIta-
ton that a pupil is unable to give in
other language than that used in the
textbook is comparatively worthless
Remember that the school-master
or school-mistress of to-day is not ex-
pected to know everything, therefore
il you are unable correctly to answer
a question, frankly tell your class so.
rather than endeavor to conceal your
ignorance by surrounding it with
meaningless words.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
AT MEXICO.
Audrain County Teachers In
stitute.
Louisiana journal

IUuiSLhh1 SohihNka
The quarterly meeting OF the Au-
drain County Teachers Institute
closed its session Saturday night by
an entertainment in the Courthouse,
at Mexico, the exercises consisting of
vocal music by Mexico's sweet song
stress, Miss Nellie Florence Loar, an
address by Champ Clark, ESQ, and
Readings by the editor of the Jour.
nal.
Miss Loar sang with charming and
becoming grace, and is deservedly
popular in Mexico.
The subject of Mr.. Clark's paper
wss 1.-THE utility of the classics" 1t
was an able paper, and very highly
complimented by the critics in the
audience, who warmly congratulated
our fellow-citizen at the close of the
entertainment.
We have reason to believe the
Readings were favorably received.
At the close of the entertainment,
which occupied over two hours, on
motion of Rev. DE-. Brooks a vote of
thanks was rendered the vocalist,
orator and reader.
The Courthouse was crowded by
an intelligent and ~appreciative audi
ence, many being compelled to st@nd.
Mr.. Clark and the writer were
handsomely entertained at the Ringo
House by Prot. j. p. Blanton, city
superintendent of public schools at
Mexico.
We are pleased to learn, through
knowing citizens, that the schools are
in excellent condition and well attend
ed, over 500 pupils being enrolled.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
Finding a Seat.
Burlington Hawkeye,


Genesee. A woman with three
bird cages and a little girl, has just
got on the train. She arranges the
three bird cages on a seat, and then
she and the little girl stand up in the
aisle and she glares around upon the
ungallant men who remain glued to
their seats and look dreamily out of
the window. / bend my face down
to the tablet and write furiously, for
l feel her eyes fastened upon me.
Some how or other, / Am always the
victim in cases of this delicate ma
ture. Just as 1 expected. She
speaks, fastening her commanding
gaze upon ME.
"Sir, would it be asking too much
if 1 begged you to let myself and my
little girl have that seat? A gentle
man can always find a seal so much
more easily than q lady,"
And she smiled. Not the charm
INCEST kind of a smile. 1t was too
triumphant to be very pleasing. OF
curse / surrendered. / said:
"Oh, certainly, certainly. Icould
find another seat without any trou.
BILE"
She thanked me, and / crawled out
of my comfortable seat, and gathered
up my o%vercoat, manuscript, my
shawl strap package, my ~valise, and
my overshoes, AND she and the little,
girl went into the vacant premises as
soon as the writ of ejectment had
been served, and they looked happy
and comfortable.
Then 1 stepped across the aisle I; /
took up those bird cages and set
them along on top of the coal box,
and sat down in the seat thus vacat-
ed. l apologetically remarked to
the woman, who was gazing at me
with an expression that BODIED trou-
BILE, that sit was much warmer for
the canaries up by the stove" She
didn't say anything, but she gave me
a look that made it much warmer for
me, for about five minutes, than the
stove 4 make it for the canaries. /
don't believe she likes me, and / am
uncomfortably confident that she dis
approves of my conduct.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

The next meeting of the county
Institute will again be held at Hardin
College Chapel, day and evening ses-
sion. A lecture Is promised from
some of our leading educators or di-
vines. We hope the gentlemen OF
the executive committee will send in
the programme of exercises at the
earliest possible moment, and that
all who are placed on duty will pre-
pare themselves thoroughly, and re-
spond promptly when their names are
called
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

One of the New York school COM
m~issioners says that salaries are low
because the teaching is poor. That
is one.wav of stating the cas- An
other way is this: Many public ex-
aminers give certificates, unwittingly,
to poor teachers, and the directors
accept the certificate as evidence Of
fitness to teach. Many q district
calls for poor teaching as plainly as a
purchaser calls for a poor article of
merchandise in any line when he Of
fers one-half the price of a gooG one.
Efficient examiners haze thus been
made to feel that there was a demand
for inferior teachers. Herein lies one
of the trials of the Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

The great end of education is not
information only, but personal vigor
and character. What makes the
practical man is not the well-inform-
ed man, but the alert, disciplined,
self-commanded man. There have
been highly accomplished men in
days when a knowledge Of geography
hardly went beyond the islands and
mainland of the Levant. There were
powerful English writer's long before
the days of Indy Murray. What
shouldbe thoroughly understood is,
that examining is not education.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

The dinner horn IL the oldest and
most sakred horn thare IL. 1t is set to
ipusick and plays "Home Sweet
Home,' about noon. 1t haz bin lis
tened tew with more rapturous delite
than any band haz. Yu kan hear it
furthur than yu kan one Nv Rodman's
guns. 1t will arrest a man and bring
him in quicker than a sheriff's war
rant. 1t kan out foot any other noise.
1t kauses the deaf to leep and the
dumb to shout for joy. Glorious
old instrument long may yure lungs
last Josh Billings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

1t is given out that ladies will wear
vests precisely like the gentlemen's
after this. When a married man goes
to bed he will have to put a chalk
mark on his vest, OF next morning he
may slip on his wife's and not discover
his mistake until he inserts his thumb
and forefinger in the right-hand pocket
for a pinch Of fne-cut, and finds moth
ing but a piece of chewing-gum- and
the stub of a short lead pencil. Then
he win suddenly remember that there
was a roll of ten-dollar greenbacks ia
the left-hand pocket of his vest-that
Is, II he Is an editor he willard he
win rush back home at 2 40.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

obtained for mechanics devices. medica
or other compounds, ornamental designs.
trade marks AMI labels. Caveats. Assign n
monts, 1nterierences, Infringements, and
all matters relating to Patents promptly
attended to. We make preliminary ex-
aminations an furnish opinions as to pat
e%ntabilitv free OF charge, and all who are
interested In new investions and Patents
are invited to send tor q copy of our
"Guide for obtaining Patents" which is
sent fres to any address, and contains
complete instructions how to obtain Pat
ents. snd other valuable matter. During
the past Ave years we have obtained nearly
three thousand Patents TOR American and
Foreign inventors, and can give sstisfac.
tory references in almost every county in
the Union.
Address Louis Dagger & Co., Solicitors
of Pateuts and Attorneys ut law, LIE
Droit Building. Washington. D. Chilly
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

A subscriber asks us, "Whst is good
for warts on horses?" We don't
know; we never owned but one pair
of horses-a wood horse and a clothes
horse-and they we're never troubled
with warts,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

Every teacher in the county should
subscribe for and read some educa-
tional paper or magazine. If you
cannot afford a live, practical, and
exclusively educational journal in adj
dition to your county paper, sub
scribe for the latter by all means. A
half loaf is better than no bread. The
teacher who would succeed, must
read, study and think.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

There are two kinds of questions
that are profitable in conducting q
recitation: Those intended to as
certain whether the pupils have studi-
ed the lesson, and those intended to
ascertain whether they understand it.
These questions can seldom be the
same. The greater part Of the reel.
tation should consist of answers to
questions of the second kind.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

"Do You reside in this city?'' ask
ed a masked man of q masked lady
at a masquerade party the other
evening. He felt sick when she said
to him in a low voice: "Don't be q
fool. John ; I know you by that wart
on your thumb" 1t was his wife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

If you're going to keep O. diary,
keep 1t. Don't leave it in your other
trousers pocket, where your wife will
get hold of it for a day or so, and
then appear to you claiming to be a
mind reader,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

Let the pupils learn q few things and
learn them well. 1t is q great mis-
take, in our opinion, to cover too
much ground, and simply make our
pupils c~onversant with q great num-
Der of studies. Our age demands
thoroughness. Let us comply at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
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Of married vomen- ee, including Diseases peculiar 3
Women, their causes and treatment book mr prisa
cravings, BY mail, sealed for 90 cents.
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DR BUTTS invites all persons suffering from 1
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
That Problem,

We have received correct solutions
of problem 33, from w. H. Nichols,
G.. p. Powell, G. E. Pool, e. N.
Randle and w. W. B.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

Look the wolf ont Of countenance.
II is q hard strain on your nerve, but
II ia one of Gods processes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

"Six into four you can't" as the
shoe maker mildly suggested to q lady
customer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

Agents Wanted-For the best and
fastest selling Pictorial Books and
Bibles. Prices reduced SO per cent.
National Publishing Co., Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

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C O e
Is now presented to the public without fear Of
contradiction as the best Restorative and Beautt-
fer of the Hair the world has ever produced.
Price ONE DOLLAR per bottle.
Sold By all Druggists.
KENNEDY & CO., PiTTSBURG, Pa,
Sole Agents for the TTtied States, the Canadas.
aud ere al Britain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

FIRsT PREMIUM AWARDED
THE CALIFORNIA HERB REMEDY.
Xerba Buena
BitterS!

By the Kansas Exposition and Fair As
ISOLATION of 1873. rs the best Medical
Bitters, Blood Purifier. Cathartic
and Liver Regulator.
This is a medical Bitters, not Q Fancy
Drink, although it is pleasant to the taste.
1t acts On the Stomach, LIVER, Kidneys
and Bowels. producing a natural opera
ton and purifying the blood. It is q
thorough Cathartic and Regulator; purely
q vegetable compound, composed of the
native roots and herbs of California,
1t does not euro everything, but lie q
never-failing remedy tor such diseases as
Impurities of the Blood. Liver and Kid
ney Complaints. Dyspepsia, Indigestion.
Billiousness, Hsbitual Costiveness, Head
ache. Bad Tsste of the Mouth. Disease of
the Kidneys, Female Complaints, Rheu-
matism, Erysipelas, Scrofula, Inf amation ,
Fever and Ague, Piles, etc.
A single bottle of these Bitters will
convince the most skeptical OF its extra
ordinary merits.
For sale by ]. F Llewellyn. Craig Il
Co, Shelf Ryley, Druggists Mexico, Mo.
Richardson Il Co, Agents. st. Louis.
will furnish the trade st Chicago prices.
a3-3m
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

The article is telling its own story in the hands
of thousands who are using ii with most gratify-
ing and encouraging results:
Mr.. GUSTAvUS +. HALL, OF the Oates Opera
Troupe writes: AFTER six weeks use am con-
WINGED, as are also my comrades. that your CAR
BoLISE has aud Is producing n wonderful growth
Of hair where | had none for years
n. VEGETARIAN. Sixth Avenue Pharmacy,
Pittsburg, Pa, saws: THE good effects from the
use Of CARBoLINE are brought 10 my notice every
day to such an extent as 10 Justify me in recon-
mending IL to my most Intimate friends
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30
READ THIS!

We will pay agents u salary OF sl00 per month
and expenses, or allow a large commission TO
sell our new and wonderful inventions. We
mean what we say. Address, without delay,
SHERMAN q o., Marshall, Michigan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-01-30

KENNEDY & CO., PiTTsBURG, Pa,
Sole Agents for the rvi,ed States, the Canadas.
aud Gre at Britain.