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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

If your hair is coming out, or tar-
ming gray, do not murmur over q
misfortune you can SO easily avert.
Ayers Hair Vieor will rersove the
cause of your grief by restoring your
hair to its natural color, and Herewith
your good looks and good nature.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
DO O RELIEVE TT

That in this town there are scores
Of persons passing our store every
day whose lives are made tmiserahls
by indigestion, dyspepsia, sour and
distressed stomach, liver sonaplaint,
constipation, when for 20 cts. we will
sell them Shiloh's Vitalixer, guaran-
teed 10 cure them. Sold ~ ~. I.
NcDeMman, druggist. Gov.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

MOI a day passes and hardly an
hour, but what new names are added
to our subscription list. VIZ want
every man in the county to read the
LEDGER. Only rs cents till January
lst, 1880.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Ingersolps new party has gone to
the place of which he has doubts.
Even there every man eannothold the
position of fireman. We know of no
party and no plaea where all cen hold
Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

j. ID. Coons & Son, have removed
their stock of dry goods, etc., three
doors north, to the room formerly oc-
oupied by G. D.. Ferris. They will
remain here about q month, when
they will remove to their elegant new
building on north side of square.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

We hear that Capt. Dix, the man
that ran for G. B. representative last
fall. is canvassing for the Press. We
think Dix would make q good can
vasser for a greenback paper-per-
haps a good editor. Since he has
entered the field the Democratic par
ty may as well give up the ghost at
once. We are sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
lei

On the 10th of Oct, Mrs. Frank
Canterbury.
w. w. Gull of this city, died Of
cancer of the stomach last week. He
was an old and respected citizen.
A post mortcm was held on his re-
mains.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Yesterday morning we called on
Mr.. Town and found him busily at
work on his kiln. He will finish it
to-day and be ready for work at once.
1t is an artistically constructed bee
hive looking affair, peculiar and COM
plicated in its plan. 1t would be
worth while to call and see it-rath-
er curious to any one ever having
visited q pottery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
II. O. o. II.

The following are the officers elect
of Mexico LODGE No. 90, /. o. O.. F.:
Geo. Hablutzel, Noble Grand.
J. M. Worley, Vice Grand.
Samuel Grove, Treasurer.
F. Roseberry, Recording Secretary.
r. Scharlach, Permanent Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Mr.. Homer Baird, of the Baptist
Female College at Mexico, calls to
express the high satisfaction enjoyed
by Mrs. Baird, late principal of In
gleside College, of this city, and
president of the institution above
named. 1t Is no compliment to Mrs.
Baird to say that she has a tlue school.
She deserves boundless patronage,
for we question if she has a superior
rs a preceptress in the country, and
is capable of administering discipline
successfully, as she has done, over
full grown men and women as pu-
pils.-Palmyra Spectator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
faxes levied thereon for
Corpse.

The Inteuigemcer had a long arti-
Gle last week about the corpse of
the Mexico school teachers. We
suggest that the ''corpse" be buried
at once, or a disenfectant department
be Immediately introduced into the
public school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

If you want to insure your property
call on C. w. Baker, who is known
to have the leading Fire Companies
and who protects his policy holders
inthe event of loss. lit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
..Ferrist a. Humanitarian. =

Audrain county is to have a hang
ing at last. For many years she has
made many herculean efforts in that
direction, but Judge Forrist, a hui
m~anitarian Of great parts, has always
been successful in denying the good
people the pleasure of this novel
sight. His Honor Judge Porter has
sentenced Walker Kilgore to be hung
in Mexico on Friday, the 9Th day Of
December next. Bob. White, of the
LEDGER, will give the result Of an In
terview with the condemned in due
time.-Louisiana Press.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
Examination of Teachers

Regular examinations the first Sat-
urday in each month. All wishing
certificates must attend these examin-
atoms, as certificates will not be is
sued at any other time.
GEo. d. BowMAN,
19+f. County Commissioners.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Mexico has one daily and four
weekly newspapers. There is still
room for more. AS long as there is
a man in the county who don't run a
paper and thinks he was made for an
editor and knows all about the BUSH
ness, the timber for ''plugs'' will be
nlentv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

LAnaEs PHYSICIAN.

Midwifery apd womb diseases made
q speciality. Consultation in regard
to chronic diseases of women and
children free Of charge. Once and
residence first house, north of the Old
Catholic Church, Mexico, Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
Interview.

! Reporter of LEDGER to a prominent
Greenbacker:
Glow are you satisfied with your
paper?"
Greenbacker: .'Tolerably. 1t is
better than when Day had it. Don't
you think SO? Now, be honest. 1t
don't stand quite perpendicular for
all that"
Reporter: "What's the matter?"
Greenbacker: SIT has a Republi-
a leaning"
Reporter: SHOW about the Daily
and Weekly Herald?"
G~reenbacker: "Oh, that is the
other way. 1t leans toward Democ-
racy. 1t is a more difficult thing to
run the right sort of paper than !
thought. 1 was once of the opinion
that 1 could do something in that
way, and I still think 1 have the
'idees," bat 1 can't get them prop
erly composed. The boys promised
to help me, but they neve did get all
the letters, commas, colons and semi
colons in their right places. They
seldom made sense of my communi-
cations, and no one else could"
Reporter: slow do you like your
PLATFORM"
Greenbacker: "Oh, that is all
right"
Reporter: "Why don't Duncan
stand on it,"
Greenbacker: "You seq we had q
talk about that, and we concluded we
didn't want him to do so yet awhile.
That platform was gotten up at Chi
cago, and with itsc ommunistic leaning
is Il little in advance of public senti-
ment in Missouri"
Reporter: Ibid you have much
trouble in obtaining an editor?"
Greenbackers "None at all. Many
were keen to take hold of the paper.
The club had a large addition OF
members that had that in view, some
I of whom are editing the Weekly and
Daily with a 'leaning towards De-
mocracy.' How high is that for green
back club members? But that's whats
the matter. Few stand ~perpendicu-
ular. Most of them have a leaning
one way Or the other"
Reporter: Show does the Press
pay?"
Groenbacker: "Not much; and
that's the rub. If it paid, We could
socn get q perpendicular editor. The
contribution is used up, subscribers
don't come in, and advertisements
don't roll up; but there'Il be q chang
after election"
Reporter: Eyes there'l be a flu
neral, maybe"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Round stove, square stove, coal
stove, wood stove, little stove, big
stove and every other kind of a stove
at Leslie Ferris 81 tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

The Democrats did not sloose
Ohio. no more than they do Illinois
when 1t goes so strong for Republi-
can candidates.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
saT There has been more job work

Ras- There has been more job work
turned out from the LEDGER Office dur
ing the past week than was ever done
by any office in this city in the same
length OF time-one press alone MAX
ing $4,000 Impressions. In every
instance the work gave entire salts
Faction
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Call a: L. p. G. Taylor's manufac-
tory and examine the Centennial Bed
Spring before you buy. 20 tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

For lame back, side or chest use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price, 25
cents. Sold by DR.. j. McDearman,
druggist, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

They found a pearl in an oyster
while enjoying q half dozen fresh at
McCarten's. 2l-2tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Lutte McKinny of Callaway, one of
the best young lawyers in the State,
made ua q call last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Hinze is the cheapest. dealer in fur.
niturc in the West, 21-f..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

For cigars and tobacco 10 TO
Greeuamyer's Ringo House cigar
store. 26 2t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Stoves Stoves. Who said. stosesp
leslie Ferris has them. 21tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

If you don't believe that Taylor
manufactures the best bed spring in
town, 90 get one on trial. 20 If.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Leslie Ferris puts up stoves all
over town. 21 tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
Mexico Weekly Ledger.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER %, 1879.
A Newspaper Of the Present Time,
Intended for the People now On Earth.
Ta-ta, Ohio.

lrteude0 lcr tQe 9SoP4c INV Va 6o1sA
Ta-ta, Ohio.
We don't need Ohio.
]. J. Parks is night policeman.
Prof. lice predicts q mild winter.
AS q pivotal state, Ohio is a fraud.
There is a man living called Bay
ard.
"a No man is so poor he can't keep a
dog.
Billie Coons Is in Chicago buying
goods.
Yellow fever has abated in the
South.
Talmage Is e "go-as-you-please''
preacher.
Be not simply good-be good for
something.
Fine singers have big mouths, as a
general thing.
A politician dare not dodge a con-
tflOutlOn oOA.
What became of the sbig'' Green
asfy back party in Iowa2
People will read the LEDGER-you
can't hire them not 10.
Wheat is still going up. Farmers,
hold on to your corn.
Republicans are hurrahing even
now, for John Kelley.
Miss Hogan reads at the opera
house next Tuesday night.
All the ''old" ladies in Mexico
were out riding Tuesday.
Elder Brooks is lecturing on pro-
hibition in Monroe county.
DIR. Keeton and bride have not re-
turned from their trip East.
Turkeys are almost ripe but will
- not be picked till November.
And still the boom goes on. Geo.
Daniel is shortly to be married.
Columbia made the egg stand.
Oh, who made the peanut stand?
The present race of woman might
be styled a ''go-as-you-please'' race.
Farmers, don't be in a hurry to
sell your corn-things are looking
up.
The Greenback vote In Audrain
next fall will be less THAI it was last
tall.
EE Meg's Diversion will, by request,
be rendered in Fulton next Thursday
night.
The Hession fly seems to be play
ing havoc with the wheat crop in thii
state.
The Utes have succumbed. Tit
war-whoop is heard no more on the
frontier.
The marrying mania is raging il
this city, but we have no comment
to make.
Sontag is going to open a notion
and toy depot in J. j. Steele's nev
building.
DR.. Fetter has the thanks of thu
LEDGER force for a delicious jug 0
apple juice
We don't see exactly what of1c'
the Greenbackers are going to CIV
G. 7. Wade.
The Kansas City G Northern rail
road has consolidated with the Wa
bash railroad.
The c. & A railroad has to rul
double trains west to accommodate
the rush of travel.
Judge Buckner is at. home again
"a He has just been to Chicago on
special committee.
Bob Armstrong is going to bull
a new house. Wonder if that is a
Bob is going to do.
Dutton, the grainer, is working i
Columbia He did some fine worl
on Reeds new building.
Charlie McMIath and bride have re
turned from their trip to Chicago an
will live in Glasgow, Mo.
Mcg's Diversion at opera hous
next Wednesday nigbt without fail
A full house is anticipated.
> Leslie Ferris has bought H. W
Gleason out and will nov his stoc
of goods into Gleason's old stand.
The Daily Herald now amuse
itself in criticising the Missouri Re
publican. How we apples do foa
There is no town in the y, S. grow
ing as fast as Mexico. Not a hous
or store room in town empty. Kee
her booming.
David Davis thinks that Grant wi
be the next President of the Unite
States and that his time will not e2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Hinze's Is the place to get good
md cheap furniture. g 27-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
BALLOON BUBBLE!
News of the Lost Balloon !
The Tidings StartIes the World

The LEDGER always was and will
be the heralder Of local news-always
the first to publish local items and
that too, in a readable manner.
But this, perhaps. is the only occa-
sion on which the LEDGER was the
first paper ia the world to publish to
the eager and anxious public an item
for which they had nervously waited
for weeks.
Our readers will remember that
not long since, Prof. Wise and Geo.
Burr went up in a balloon from Lin
dell Park, st. Louis. Downey, of
the Louisiana Journal, did not go.
Too bad. Well, this is the first
news heard Of the b~alioonists. Re-
Iporters of all the great dailies, ex-
cept the Mexico Daily Herald, have
tried their best to get news of the
lost "Pathfinder''--all to no pur-
pose. "Fortune fsvors the Brave"
and the s'LEDGER furnishes the news"
We received our news just forty
seconds before going to press and
have revealed our secret to no one.
We have not even ~telegraphed to
Wise's or Burr's friends, and don't
think we shall The Professor has
made many trips in the air, but this
is the first time the LEDGER EVER IN
nounced his arrival on terra trma.
Burr, of ST. Louis, was a promising
young man, but wanted to ~''rise' too
fast.
Not wishing to keep our b~reathless
readers in suspense, we will say that
what we wanted to state was, that the
noble air ship "Pathfinder' has
alighted-for, ''all that goes up comes
down."
The Mexico LteHigencer please
COPY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

To LoAN.-S1,0O to $4,000, for
one to three years, on good real
estate. d.. h. SHEA,
PITT Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

When at Fulton stop at the Com
mercial Hotel +; JAS. Watson, proprie-
tor. 10 If.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Hinze does upholstering cheap.
27-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23

Five hundred good-looking gentle
men at Palace barber shop, under the
Savings Bank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
Home Club.

The gentlemen members of the
Home Club will meet tomorrow
(Friday) night at Ringo House par
lor No. 1, to transact important bust
ness. Let every member be present.
DIR. Grasty will deliver n learned
address on san~ctification and the
Holiness doctrine next Sunday
night. Those wishing TO hear this
matter ably handled should not fail
TO attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
Queer OuieIy.

Jas. Quigly, aged IA years, is a
little ''off his base" He has fits and
makes improper proposals to ladies' e.
Tuesday night q negro girl shot him
with an apple core. The asylum be-
ing full, Sheriff Glascock lodged him
in jail yesterday.
If you are Il Democrat patrOnlze
Democratic papers. Republicans and
Greenbackers are very Jealous for
their organs-Demotrats should be
the same way. Don't give your work
to a Grecnback paper and then ask a
Democratic paper to support you and
your principles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-23
MeYicN'a XaInn

The assessed valuation Of property
within the cooperate limits of the city
of Mexico, is as follows:
Personal property. 2Sl ,405
Real Estate. 4i6, 1888
Total. $727, 1893
Taxes levied thereon for
1879. 5,O94.5O
Amount of poll taxes. 1,224.OO
Total amt taxes for 70 $6,31s.50
s. w. Buckley, City Assessor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02

The Watertown Turner Society have in
augurated the only movement here this
year looking to proper observance of the
coming Fourth of July which occurs Friday
of this week. The celebration under the
auspices of the Turner's will be held at Turn.
er Hall and Park, and promises to be a
pleasant anniversary of our National indie
pendence. The forenoon will be devoted
to music and the addresses, G. II. Gardner,
Esq, delivering an Grafton in English and
Charles Czech, Esq, making an address ap-
propiate to the day in the German lam
guage. In the afternoon Grand Gymnastic
and Acrobatic exercises WILDE given in the
park together with popular games for the
boys and divers amusements including a
grand balloon ascension. In the evening
| the programme embraces a fine display of
fire works the ascension of a brilliant Fl re
| ballon, beautiful illumination of Turner
Park, the day closing with grand ball in
Turner Hall. The doings are sufficient
ly interesting, amusing and exciting to in.
sure to everybody happy and glorious time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Eclectic Magazine.

The July number of the Eclectic, just is
sued, begins new volume, and is a good
one with which to commence either year.
Iy or half-yearly subscription. The en-
craving this month is finely expressive
likeness of General Albert J. Myer, the
"Old Probabilities of the Weather Bureau
at Washington. The contents OF the num-
Der are as follows: ION the study of Natur-
al History" by Professor st. George Mivart;
IA Speech at Eton," by Matthew Arnold ;
"The History of Games" by E. B. Tylor,
LII. D.; "John Brown: true Story"
"Sydney Dobell: A Personal Sketch" by
Robert Buchanan; "On Chinese FANS" "Mr
Brownings Dramatic Idylls;;' "a Problem
in Human Evolution" by Professor Grant
Allen; Charlottesville de Mersac," novel,
chapters x. to XII; "Spring's Gifts" a
poem, "Two Impostors of the Eighteenth
Century," "Pe.er the Great" "Literature
and Medicine" "Flowers and their Unbid-
den Guests "The Melancholy Of Educated
Englisbmen;" IA Coquette; "and biographi-
csl sketch of General Albert J. Myer, to
accompany the portrait. Besides these
there are the usual editorial departments of
Literary Notices; Foreign Literary Notes,
Science and Art and Varieties.
Published by E. R. Pelton, % Bond St.
New York. Terms $5 per year, single mum
Der As cents, Trial subscription for three
months, 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Obituary.

Watertown looses another prominent and
we'll known citizen In the death of Prof.
Theodore Bernhard who died at his resi-
dence in the Second ward Friday morning
last, June 27lh, 1879, aged So years, and
10 days, having been born June 18th, 1920.
Professor Bernhard was native of Berlin
Prussia and graduate of the famous Uni
versity of that city. In the year lS49 he
emigrated to the United States and the
mex: year settled in Watertown which has
been his residence up to the time of his
death. The deceased filled the Offices of
Justice of the Peace and City Clerk dis
charging the duties of both positions with
credit and fidelity. In the year 1854 Mr..
Bernhard represented this assembly district
of Jefferson county in the legislature MAX
ing an able and useful member He be-
came Unidentified With the public schools of
the city in 1860, nineteen years ago, and
his connection with them only ceased with
his death. In the capacity of an educator
he is best known through his position as
Principal of the High School. Always a
close student the last years of his life seemed
to be wholly devoted to the cause of educa.
ton and its advancement in our midst
| Although many IN the community have
always differed with Mr.. Bernhard in his
| principles and methods of conducting the
schools, yet all accorded to him brilliant
scholarship and the display Of deep in
terest in educational matters. For some
years past he has been in feeble health and
it has often been a. matter of great surprise
to his friends how he was able to keep up
under his severe physical disabilities. 1t
had always been his wish to s'die in the
harness" as he termed it, and this desire of
his he was granted expiring as he did on
the morning after the commencement exer-
cises at which his class carried off such
high honors. The immediate cause of his
death was hemorrhage of the lungs several
severe attacks of which he had had within
a few years. Mr.. Bernhard s family consists
of wife and seven children-five daughters
and two sons. One of his daughters, Rose.
is teacher in Union School No. and one
of his sons, Frank, is at present student a,
the State University, Madison. The tuner.
al of Prof. Bernhard was held MONDAY
morning from his late home under the
auspices of the lodge of the Sons of Hermann
of which society the deceased was a mem
ber Rev. Mr.. Knaack officiating. The
processi on to the grave was one OF the long
est ever seen here, and was largely composed
of the teachers and scholars of the public
schools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Too Much Gas.

We believe in being liberal with the
use of our columns when any of our itizens
wish to discuss questions of public charac-
ter, hence we have allowed considerable
space to be used in the discussion ofthe gas
question. But as the gentlemen who have
sought to enlighten the public on this SUBJ
ject have drifted off largely into PERSONAL.
ties and are developing nothing new we have
concluded that the public will best be serv.
ed by discontinuance of the discussion; we
shall therefore publish no more communica
tons On that subject after this week. Hop
ing this will be satisfactory to all parties VIZ
remain, yours, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
The Gas Question.

To Hdtertown Republican,
In communication in your last issue
signed J. Prentice, it is stated that "the gas
burn ar on the stree. lamp at the metre is
larger than all other burners of the stree,
lamps and in some instances twice as large
and for proof reference is made to ex-alder-
men Moore and Henry Bertram "who," i,
is said shave examined" and "know it to
be the fact" The undersigned have ex-
amned and know it is not the fact; the
burners on all the street lamps are precisely
the same in size and in every other respect as
they were when purchased by Jos. Miller one
Of the undersigned under the authority of the
board of street commissioners and put on
said lamps by direction of committee on
gas.
KUSEL, ex-Mayor.
HENRY BERTRAM, ex-Alderman
THOS. MOORE, ex-Alderman.
JOSEPH MILLER.
WATERFOWL, June 30th, 1875.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
A Succession.

The state greenback convention is called
to meet in this city on the 18th inst. Wa
tertown can furnish good material for the
whole ticket, which would just about clean
out the party in these parts. The masters
of finance in this city cannot make a very
good showing in quantity, but in quality
they are immense. Each and every one
are eminenty well qualified to hold the
position OF Secretary of the Treasury, in their
own estimation. and the green back con-
vcntion cannot do better than to select at least
two Of the ticket from here We can furn
ish the governor and secre tary very well,
and the balance if need be.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Holy Gross school.

The annual closing exercises of the pu-
pills of st. Bernard's Parochial School under
the supervision of the Sisters of the HOLY
Gross took place in the hall OF Our Lady OF
the Sacred Heart, Thursday evening, June
26 b, before large and appreciative au-
dience. A carefully selected programme
was rendered in such a manner as to ref1ec t
great credit upon all concerned in the enter
tainment and to say the least the whole
affair was really and truly edifying, no pains
having been spared by both instructors and
instructed to make the evening a pleasant
and enjoyable one.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Adjusted.

The financial embarrassment of the West
ern Union Railway has been adjusted, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
Company. with the consent of its own Di.
rectors and the stockholders of the road in
volved, assuming the mortgage for So, $780,
900, held by the Farmers Loau and Trust
Company, of New York. The line will
hereafter be known as the Southwester
Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee l. St.
Paul Railway, D. A. Olin remaining in
charge as Superintendent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
Person al.

Rev. J. l.. Dudley delivers the Grafton
on the Fourth ct Lake Mills,
Mrs. Robert Linden, of Charles city,
lowa,is passing few days in town with re-
latives and friends.
Mrs. J. W. Mathes, of Chicago. is visit
ing at the residence of Mrs. E. Of.
Mr.. and Mrs. j H. Sleeper, and Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Hamlin, took their departure
Monday for Manchester, New Hampshire,
intending to be absent several months