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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
Missouri vs.. Kansas.

From the Osceoa tIo.l sun.
Missouri has soil that in point of
fel tility is superior to that of Kan
SaS.
Missouri has an abundance Of tim
Der. Kansas is comparatively tree
less.
Missouri has immense and exhaust
less mines of iron. Kansas has none.
Missouri has numerous rich mines
OF zinc. Kansas has none.
Missouri has lead ore in abun-
dance, in various places. Kansas
has none, except Ill one locality on
the Missouri line.
Missouri has city of nearly 50O,-
600 inhabitants, one Of 10000, and
Kansas has none OF more than 25,-
O0O.
Missouri has a great navigable
rive- running along portion of her
western boundary, thence almost
through the center of the state, an
otEer-the great river of the conti-
nent-along her entire eastern boun-
Diary, while the Usage is navigable
for 250 miles, and furnishes trans
portatlon to the borders of Kansas.
Kansas has q navigable river along
about one-thiid d Of her eastern boun-
Diary.
Finally, Missouri, except small
portions of the State, is not subject
to periodical invasions of the grass
hopper. Kansas has had her crops
almost totally destroyed by the grass
hoppers at least twice within the last
twenty wears
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
parchment.

You can sometimes catch base
bali on a fly.
The most irritating fly is tile Span
ish fly.
The latin name fof a certain kint
OF fly is Ten, o"S Jog't.
The fly is an ,,u;hor. See Files
on Horses
You can always at us season o
the year find flies on toas Al 'he res
taurants.
Flies are always on hand e, Ny IL
the morning.
You have all seen kite fly.
Some flies are always in Jail.
Longfell0w speaks OF ily as a
bird, when he says, Ely, proud bird
of freedom.
Some people employ the blind to
keep flies from the room.
You can draw fly with drop of
molasses better than with a crayon.
L have often seen flies hand cufied.
The spider is the only creature
which invites the fly to Ills parlor.
The only popular fy-''shoo-hy."
Flies are like rivers. They are often
damned.
a conjngal quarrel is Il promoter
of hair flies.
Stage flies are painted.
A fly is conservative in his read
ing he always sticks to his own pa
per.
Butchers and grocers exhibit flies
in their windows.
You can't drown fly in the milk
of human kindness.
Although flies don't stay long IN
one place, they always carry a trunk.
There are musical flies. People
often speak of that base fly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
Rats.

An interesting story with a snake
at the end of it that has tail:
Some years since there lived
wealthy merchant in st. Louis, a
Rocky Mountain trapper. The chill
dren of the merchant observed their
neighbor catching, cleaning, cooking
and eating rats, and went to their
father with the news, who, being a
kind-hearted christian gentleman,
said nothing, but procuring a basket
filed it with viands and vegetables
for a family, which he took it for
granted, were without the means of
procuring them. To his astonish-
ment the true state of the case was
soon revealed.
"What do you take me for?'exclaim-
ed the Frenchman. 81 let you know
1 bin no pauper. l rich like you.
l eat de rat because 1 like de rae.
You smile. You no like de rai.
You don't know hin Taste ae rat
and you will like de rat. land, suit
ing the action of the word, ne pick
ed up young rat that had been
cooked as it would have been had y
been a squirrel, and bit huge piece
from its ribs and handed it TO the
MERCHANT. exclaiming as he wiped
hi. Inns. said: ssThere is only one
thing in this world that 4 Ike Deter
than the r-a-t, and that U tae r-art>
tile snake.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
FARMING.
Boys, Read and Heed.

Chapter :, Cultivate love for the
farmers profession. Failing in this,
quit-and try something else.
Chapter 2. Learn what your land
is best suited tor, and do not try to
gather figs from thistles. Study the
nature and wants Of the plants you
wish to grow, and use your best en-
deavors to supply them.
Chapter 3. Be skillful, If possible,
with the plow and other tools used
on the farm. Ii you can't use them
to gooC advantage, bid adieu to
Eden and study law.
ChapUer 5. Love your domestic
sniioals, and treat them in way
that they will always welcome your
approach and not run from you. If
your horse won't meet you in the
middle of the pasture on fair terms,
write yourself down sinner, and
never write anything else. If your
,aog won't come to you in the mead
ow aud beg to be scratched on tho
back. it is proof that yoa have not
been friendly with her. And when
the old sheep is not willing for you
to assist the little lamb in getting It's
first dram ofmilk, the evidence is
strong that you are not good ahep-
herd Or if the hen fights you and
will not rise gently to her feet when
you examine for the first chicks, it is
proof positive that you are bal egg,
and no good for raising poultry.
Chapter 6. Do your own work,
and quit trying to speculate on the
labor OF another. Men who are will
ing to profit their employer "won't
hire" but will work for themselves
and be their own bosses.
Chapter Z. Study your business.
Keep your mind always on what YOU
are trying to do, and not be thinking
of bathrooms, picnics, lawyers and
polite. 'ans when making the line fur,
row across the field. Read the pa
pers and study the literature of your
profession, aid give no thought to
the criminal caIendars called news
papers. Nothing is in them that will
pay you ~ Ol
financial and other measures of pub
lie policy are more ably and fairly
discussed in the monthly and quar-
terly reviews than in the partisan
journals. Farmers should think of
these things when they have opportu-
nifty, and he sure when election day
comes to vote square out in direct
opposition to the wishes of the party
candidates of both sides. You will
then be sure of serving the best in
terests Of your country.
The above chapters / have given
as a sort of cooler for the dog days,
when snakes play blindfolded and the
ice is most all gone. l think l have
been profited while practicing the
doctrine thus briefly limited at
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

Some Of those chaps who wear
their elbows down thin leaning on sa-
loon counters have an artiiici"l hv
with Il Tine thread attached to the
back, and sometimes these toys car
he hanllrd to the amusement of
small crowd. When an unknown
man. one day last week, fell asleep
III saloon on Michigan avenue, the
young man with an artificial fly was
there. lie took position behind his
victim, who was lying back on his
chair. and presently the fly alighted
on the strangers nose, walked up the
bridge and down. and settled for {
moment on the tip end. The sleep
er never moved Il finger. The fly
went over the old route, dove into
the corner Of the left eye, gallOped
over to the right, and came down to
the grand stand on the dead run,
but the sleeper slept ON. 1t began to
appear that he WAS used 10 flies. and
SO the game was changed. BY stick
ing a pm through one of these toys
you can make quite Il bee Of it, the
pin being the stlngcr.
When the "hee" descended on the
strangers nose, everybody expected
to see sudden start, but it did not
come. After Il jab at the tip-end the
''bce" crawled along mp, waiting for
Developments, and getting in an oc-
casional sting, but not even a sigh
escaped the sleeper. The young
man with the insect was getting tired,
when the stranger laziIy opened his
eyes, slowly rose up from his chair,
and coolIy remarked:
"Now, then, il You lave got
through tooling with my nose I'll
fool with yours for Il wLile!"
1t isn't likely that particular young
man will ever 'ianglc artificial flies
any more. He was doubled up,
Strengthened out, cholIed, mopped,
and slammed SO thoroughly that his
appetite will run to Chicken-broth
and arnica for some days to come.
When the cyclone had passed the
stranger called for gin, drank it, and
said to the white-faccd crowd on the
| bench:
Gentlemen, if any more of you
see anything peculiar about nv nose,
please call around and let me know.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
4 Clergyman who Ought to be
Encouraged

T Not long since clergyman within
four thousand miles of the Connectl-
cut river resigned his charge. lie
was preacher of more than average
ability, strong, original thinker,
good writer, and a man of unbiem-
ishei character. Soon afterwards
leading member OF his church, a dea-
con, was met by well-known Hart
ford divine, and something like the
following conversation ensued:
II was sorry to hear that Brother
Blank had resigned. l have always
liked hun. He is regarded as very
able man, isu't he!"
"W-e-l-l, yes" (hes'tati!ngiy).
"Oh, ye-cs, he's an able mad.
but he is a fast rate preachef'
isn't he % ,
"W-e-l-l, ye-cs; he's very gooa
preacher"
'.And he's man of the h''ghest
Christian character, so we have al
ways thought here. :"
"W-e-l-l. ye-es. Oh. wees. he's a
good Christian,
"But there must be something the
matter, deacon? Why do you hesitate
so, and say: 'W-e-l-l, ye-es?' Has
Brother Blank been guilty of any
thing wrong? | know of church that
/ think he is just the man for, and l
| mean to recommend him highly.
Have you any reason to suppose he
,ri,
"Well, doctor, Mr.. Blank Is all
you say about him, but I'm afraid
he's not calculated to make a sue
c.2ssful pastor i'll the country
''Why not, deacon You surprise
me very much
ssN'eli, l will tell you one re.ason-
Mr.. Blank lived next to neigh Dor
whose hens and chickens troubled
him very much by digging up his
garden. lie spoke about it several
times, but it did no good; those
fowls kept in his garden all the time.
Aud what do you think he did? In
stead OF shooting some Of them, or
building Il high fence around his gar
den. he came here TO Hartford and
bought the best game-cock he could
find, and took him home and turned
him loose i'll the garden. The next
day that neighbor heard great com
motion among the poultry, and when
he looked over the fence there were
ell his hens and chickens lying i'll
windrows, and the gamc-cock walk
ing over the bodies and Growing.
Now, you can't say that that was
unchristian conduct, but 1T was GER
tainly calculated to destroy Mr..
Blanks usefulness in that section"
And when the Hartford divine
heard the full extent of Brother
Blanks offense, he roared with
misunderstanding laughter, which
might have been heard at Taicott
tower, and he said that any clergy
man who could devise so etfectual a
method Of disposing of his reighbor's
chickens. deserved an additional di-
ploma, and he wondered what the
proper letters should be, and whether
it should be on sheCp-skin or chicken
parchment
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

The elections which occur this
year are IN California, September 3D.,
for state and judicial officers. four
congressman, and members of the
legislature in Maine, September
Sth, for state officers and members of
the legislature in Iowa and Ohio,
October l4th, for state officers and
members of the legislature in Mary
land. Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
York and Wisconsin, November 4th,
state officers and members of the leg
lslature in Mississippi and New Jer-
sey, November 4th, for members of
the legislature; in Pennsylvania,
November 4th; for state treasurer
and members of the legislature, and
in Louisiana, December I'd, for the
adoption or rejection of the proposed
constitution. A member of congress,
to fill vacancy, will also be elected
in Iowa. October Nth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

Most of our Missouri cities have
their pet names. st. Louis is the
Mound City, Sedalia is the Prairie
Ci.y. Hannibal is the Base Ball Bat
City, St. Joe is the Doodlebug City,
Moberly is the Rawhide City, Spring
field Is the City of the Dead, Jefferson
City is the Pneumonia City, Kansas
City is the Bluff City, and Columbia
is where Col. William F. Switzler
resides,--St. L, Times Journal,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

Spurgeon says he does not blame a
sinner for Kicking" against poor
sermon. 1t Is asNmuch as he can do
to sit through one, and he's an awful
good man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

Minnesota is thinning out her
tramps-not by stringent tramp
law, but offering 81 50a day in the
harvest fields. Even tramp can
hardly stand such an offer as that
nowadays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

High school and seminary exhibi-
tions are past and gone, butsit is not
too late to bet ten to one that the girl
who wore the best clothes was the
most satisfied.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
STATE DIRECTORY.

NAILINO4lIT NNJlNI VI IIDkOIOANILIEko J.
James Harding, of Cole.
J. ). Marmaduke. Of St. Louis.
John Walker, of Howard
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
RESIDENT OFFICES.
Il. Il. ii. Smith. N. D., superinten-
dent and physician.
ii. X. Hinde, NJ. D., first assistant
physician.
T. A. Howard, NJ. D., second as
sistalrt physictan.
C.. o. Atkinson, steward.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
Wm. ID. Kerr, A. NJ, supcrinten-
dent.
James X. Shelley, Jr., steward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
TIMES OF HOLDING COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Regular Terms--Fourth Monday in
January, first Monday in June, and
second Monday III October.
PROBATE COURT.
Regular Tcrns-SccOna Monday in
March, May, July, September, No
vembcr and January.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular TerIus---r irst Monday in
May, August, November and Feb
ruary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

Only eighteen persons were killed
in celebrating the Fourth. That's q
very small matter considering the
amount of fun that was had by A.
900, 900 people who didn't get hurt
ut oil
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

The man who tries to wind up q
clock with an old hair-pin may be .
good christian when he starts IN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
TEME TIA BE-.

CHICAGO AND ALTON r. II.
Jefferson Il Fulton express
arrive: at. t............ll l:45 am.
Jefferson ~ Fulton express
leaves at. ............ $40 p m.
Denver express arrives from
the east at............... at 300 Il IN.
Denver express arrives from
the west at .-...........1: 1:lU III.
Denver express leaves going
west at. t................. 3:O5 am.
Denver express leaves going
east at.............. at AIN
Kan. City mail arrives from
the east at ........... 3:l0p.m.
Kan. City mail leaves going
West at t................3 $3.50 pm.
Kan. City mail arrives from
the west at 100 III.
Kan. City mail leaves going
Stock express arrives from
the west at t.............-. 6:20 a. IN.
Stock express leaves going
east at .-...... ...... (:Go Il. III.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.

Justice of the Peace Joseph Lupton
SALT RIVER TOWNSHIP.
! Enoch HOoton
'"0''''o - o"Oo' Orlando Hit
Constable ROb't Iiooton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11
CITY DIRECTORY.

OFFICERS OF MEXICO.
MavOr, William Pollock.
Recorder, James f. Gillian.
City Attorney, L. Il. Buckncr.
Clerk, James f. Gillian.
Treasurer, ,. NJ. Locke.
Marshal and Collector, W. Potts.
Assessor, Samuel W. Buckley.
Street Commissioner. a. j. Stacy.
CITY WcighGr, X. Iliscy.
City Engineer, Thos. w. Carter.
Night Police, AL. Campbell.
COUNCIL.
First Ward. ...............G G- Is. NHil
Second Ward. John IL hichiet
Third Ward. .........-'t -'tohn ID. DieH"p
Fourth Ward ........B. /. ioHinah
Fifth Ward. .............C. W. Baker
Sixth Ward. ...... john VI. Hordoh
Regular meetings Monday night.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
President of Board 49,. b l.. Locke
Secretary y............-S. >. EilIHiohS
Treasurer. ...-..'J- VI. hciiclcc
Membcrs-B. l.. Locke, j. j..
Steele. Jas. Pasqucth, g. II. Macfar-
lane. J. " Mcnrfee, ,. L. Enm"ns.
Regular Meetings-Last Wednes-
day III each month, 9 \. NJ.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-09-11

Go to John Schuhmacher's Res
taurant for your square meal, and he
also has plenty of well ventilated
rooms for dodgers by the day or week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
MARRIED.

In Barton Sept. 90 by Rev. NJ. B. Cummings Oren
L. johnson and Miss Myra J. Pierce. both Of Barton
In Barton. Sept. 81. by J. L. woodman. ESQ.,. John
L. Forest and Miss Josephine Mills, both Of Barton.
At Glover. Sept. le. by Rev. Edwin W. Pierce.
Mathew A. Wells and Miss Eliza Hancock. both OF
Irasburgh.
At Island Pond Sept. 10. by A. II. Bonett. ESQ.,.
Charleston. '1r
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
THIRD DAY--RACES.
1926

$50 A. M.-PURsE No. 2. Sl00-POR HORSES THAT
!, never trotted better than minutes. $45 to
first $50 to second. SIS to third, $40 to fourth.
1880 A. M.-PURSE No. 8, $l5o-FOR HOSSER
that never trotted better than 2:38 $40 TO first,
- $40 TO second, $40 to third, $l5 to fourth.
lsO p M.--PURSE No. 4. $i25-RoR HORSES THAT
never trotted better than $3.50. $55 to first, S35
to second. $50 to third, $l5 to fourth.
$50 p M.-PURSE No. 5, S200-0PEN TO ALL
horses. $50 to first. $50 TO second $35 TO third,
$50 to fourth
CONDIrI0NS-Tbese races to be mile heats, best
three in five TO harness. and will be governed by the
revised Rules and Regulations adopted and in use by
the National Trotng Association. Entrance fee OF 10
per cent, which must accompany the nomination In
all cases. Four enter. three to start ANY horse
d,stancng the field is entitled to first money only.
barring weight and distance. All entries must he
made to d. McDoUGALL, on or before September
81 1870 at O'Clock, p. IN.
OFFICERS OF FAIR GROUND COMPANY.
j. z. Baldwin, President; d. McDougall. Vice Preti'
dent; e. T. Dutton, Treasurer; J. w. Hall. Clerk.
Directors-J P. Baldwin. Il. T. Dntton u. AcDougJl,
BENJAMIN Mossman, j. w. Hall.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
Extra Train Third Day.
3 OCTOBER 2, OVER c. 6P.R.R.R R. FROM

Barton carving 1Oszo
Returning passengers north will take regular Nail
Train which will he held until close of third
day. October 2. South. Special Train will leave imme-
diately after close OF Stock for exhibition and
horses entered in with their grooms carried free
over Connecticut and Passunpsic Rivers Railroad.
HALF FARE TICKETS sold at all stations on Conn.
& Pass r. r. R. South Eastern Railroad viii carry
passengers ftom North Troy 70 Newport for FARE
races will be carried free from North Troy to Newport
Music by Newport C0Tlet Band
Last two days Of the fair. October and =.
Admission 25c each day: single
teams 25o; double teams Boo.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

Regular Communication OF Orleans Lodge, No. IS.
A A n RridaN Reniemhar O.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

DlscretiOneTy PREMIUMS OF SiO TOT aItlcIes
not mentioned.
committee-J 3. Cook, Greensboro; Noble Kinney.
craftsbury: A. D. Matthews. Barton Landing
M Ass oOth-HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURES
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
ADDRESS BY
Gen N T. BANKS
OF BOSTON. MASS.
$3.50 P. M-PREMIUMS AWARDED DECLARED
RULES AND REVELATIONS

$50 P. M.-PREMIUMS AWARDED DECLAR
from the stand by the Secretary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

RExARKs.-The butter market is quite Arm for all
choice made. Diaries selling better but not at the
advance on creameries and fall made. Cheese has
gone still higher. Eggs scarce. Beans are firm.
Flour Is quite firm and has advanced about Csc per
bbl. Pork lard and hams are in improved demand.
Corn and cats are firm. Potatoes are In good demand
and are quiet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

Discretionary ptemiums Of $40 for articles not
mentioned.
Committees. NJ. Worthley and wife. Salem J.. E.
Dwinell and wife. Clever; W., b. Simpson and wife,
Greensboro; NJ B. Chaey and wife, Albany; Geo. E.
Churchill and wife, Barton Landing.
CLASS 21st-ORNAMENTAL AND CULINARY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-17
A Thought OH Future HetributiOn.

Whatever Henry Ward Beechcr or any one else
may think, or thcorize, concerning the doctrine
of future rctributon certain it is that nature is
an uncompromsing believer in its certainty and
Justice Do yourself the willfu injury of violat-
ing the conditions of health, her rctribution is
sure and often apparently far exceeding IN pro-
portion the sin. Late hours, Irregular meals,
0ycicatng. excuses of all kinds, are followed by
Oliver complaint" dyspepsia, and sympathetic
disorders Of the brain. In women the same eX-
cesscs, augmented by the wearing OF tight or in.
sufficient clothing, the suspension OF heavy skirts
from the hips, etc, Invariably produce those
weaknesses ana diseases peculiar to the sex. Re
pcacd attacks Of cold, due TO exposure, ineyita-
bly, produce catarrh, and in some cases consump-
ton. The liberal party have one argument in
their favor in the fact that DIR. Pierce's Family
Medicines are sure and efficient remedies for
these retributive diseases. The Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Purgativc Pellets for the
diseases of the stomach and liver, are uncXccllcd,
while the FavOrte Prescription enjoys the high
est reputation Of all remedies for female diseases
and weaknesses.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-17

4 Windham county correspondent tells the
remarkable story Of Il man in Canterbury, who
sick with some kind Of fever was pronounced
by the local physician to he beyond the hope
of recovery. A ncighbor was called in to
watch with the sick man; and, as there seem.
cl no possibility of the patient living through
the night the watcher insisted that the family
should all retire early, promising to call them
Immediately if any untavorable change oc'
CURED. IS soon rs he was left alone with the
prcsumnyJ ,,rjr man, the attendant com
menced feeding tnc man with cold water, a
tablespoonful at a time, continuing the process
until an ordinary waterpall full had actually
been administered. The fever thus drowned
out, the sick man fell asleep, awakening late
in the morning to call for food He was al.
lowed To eat what he wanted, continued TO I'M
prove and in two or three days was up and
about his business. The remarkable case is
well attested, and there seems to be no doubt
of its substantial accuracy, rs recorded above
The water used was obtained from Il well adj
iacent.-WdIftod (CtJ Past