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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
Church Directory.

Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath at ii o'clock, A. NJ, and at
o'clock, Z. Vi. Prayer meeting and
short lecture Wednesday evening at
o'clock. Rev. DR. Gras:y, Pastor.
sabbath School--Judge Macfarlane, Su-
perintendent. A bible class conducted by
the pastor, Rev. John s. Grasty, ID. ID.
Services in the NJ. E. Church, south,
every Sunday ut 1920 A. NJ. and 80 p. NJ,
by Rev. Z. }. Gooch, Pastor.
PRAYER meeting Wednesday evening at
7.@n. Sunday school at A. NJ. j. Nj.
Marmaduke, Superintendent.
Services at Baptist Church every Sun
day morning and evening. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening, Rev. j. e..
Maple, Pastor. Sunday school at y a. NJ.
james Carroll, Superintendent.
Services at the Christian Church every
l.ords duy at 1890 A. NJ. and 7.3O p, NJ,
Ly Eldor John A. Brooks. Prayer meet
Hg Wednesday evening at Z. Sunday
school ut $50 A. NJ. B, l.. Locke, Sup't.
o. 5. Baptist Church. Pastor, Elder j.
F.. Lee, Services every Ath Saturday In
each month, and Sunday following, at
at kalf-past ten o'clock, A. NJ. Ali are
cordially invited.
Services at st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
second and fourth Sundays at ip;45 A. NJ.
and 7:45 p. m. Rev. j. X. Gray, Rector.
Sunday School at P, NJ. n. Lackland,
Supt.
Services at Methodist Episcopal Church
every Sunday morning and evening. Rev.
r. j. Wheat, Pastor. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. Sabbath Scnooi
at 8 O'Clock a. NJ, j. Wright, Superin-
tenJent. Teachers meeting every Thurs
day evening.
Services ut the Catholic Church every
Sunday. Rev. G. f. O'Leary and Fathe (
Russell, Pastors.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
A Mixin' of the Babies

Some time ago there was dancing
party given sup north )" most of the
ladies present had little babies, whose
noisy perversity required too much
attention to permit the mothers to en-
joy the dance.
A number of gallant young men
volunteered to watch the young ones
while the parents indulged in ''break
down."
rIo sooner had the women left the
babies in charge of the mischievous
devils than they stripped the infants,
changed their clothes, giving the ap-
parel of one to another.
The dance over, it was time to go
home, and the mothers hurriedly
took each a baby, in the dress of her
own, and started, some to their homes
ten or fifteen miles off, and were far
on their way before daylight.
But the day following there was a
tremendous row in that settlement.
Mothers discovered that s. single
night had changed the sex of theii
babies observation disclosed physio.
logical phenomena, and then COM
menced some of the tallest female Pc
destrianism; living miles apart, it re-
quired two days to unmix the babies,
and as many months to restore the
women to their naturally sweet dis
positions.
To this day it is unsafe for any Of
the baby mixers to venture into the
| territory.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
A Good Swap.

When Abraham Lincoln was a law
yer in Illinois, he and the judge once
got to bantcring one another about
trading horses, and it was agreed that
the next morning at nine O'Clock they
should make trade; the horses to be
unseen up to that hour, and no back
ing out under forfeiture of twenty
five dollars. At the hour appointed
the judge came up leading the sorri-
est-looking specimen of a horse
ever seen in those parts. IN
few minutes Mr.. Lincoln was seen
approaching with wooden saw-horse
upon his shoulder. Great were the
shouts and laughter in the crowd,
and both were greatly increased when
Mr.. Lincoln, ON surveying the judges
animal, sat down on his saw-horse,
and exclaimed, "Well, judge, this is
the first time l ever got the best of a
hOrSe-trade'
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
How Maggie Fell.

"You Just ought to have seen me,
said the vivacious Maggie to the new
minister; "Pd just got the skates on
and made a start when came down
ker-whop ON my"
"Maggie!" said her mother.
"What! Oh, it was funny? One
skate went one way and the other'n
t'other way, and down l came on
my"
Margaret" .reprovingly spoke
her father.
"Well, what? They scooted from
under me and down came on my"
"Margaret!" yelled both parents.
-"On my little brother, who had me
by the hand, and liked to have smash
ed him. Now, what's the matter?'
The girls mother emerged from
behind the coffee pot, sigh of relief
escaped from the minister, and the
old gentleman very adroitly turned
the conversation In political chan
npl
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16

Every morning the young and dis
consulate widow of the drowned man
comes and seats herself by the beach,
questioning the unreplying ocean
with eyes red with weeping. 1t is in
vain that her friends seek to dissuade
her from this painful practice.
NO" she says, "the sea has talk
en- him from me, and the sea must
bring him back to me-"
They began to fear at last that the
woman would lose her reason, and a
distant relative was appointed to
bring her around to thoughts of res
ignation.
Come, come, Henrietta" said he,
.''yeu must give reason tor this J"
"A reason! !" exclaimed the widow,
between her sobs; sit is very easy
for you to demand a reason, but
boo-hoo-hoo-if they don't find his
body l can never get married agaln!"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
Asa Hutchinson as a Hotel Man

FROM t'ttnSOe fhtelslSi
We are informed that Asa Hutch
inson, of the renowned Hutchinson
family of singers, whom we mention
ed a few weeks ago as having
"branched OFF, into the hotel busi.
ness at Leadville, had an experience
lately which worked in him 3 COM
plete "change of heart" and ended
his career as landlord. Brother
Asa finds himself not as well fitted
for hotelkeeper as for concerting
or even farming. His love for all
mankind, and especially for the per-
secuted black, which welleth up and
bubbleth over like a fountain, blinds
him to that discrimination between
classes which is sometimes essential
to the peace and prosperity of hotel
man. A few weeks ago 4 couple of
well-dressed "culled" gentlemen en-
tered Bro. Asa's dining-room and
seated themselves at one of the ia
bles. The walters, who we're all
white, refused to serve them, and the
warm-h hearted old sufftagist martialed
his family of vocalists, Carrie, Alice,
and Den, and with their assistance
waited on them himself This so ell
ragged the servants that general re-
volt ensued, and for while it looked
rs if the little band of warbiers had
scome down from the mountains"
! for the last time, but the walters were
/ finally routed, and the philanthrOpist,
with an arm around the neck of each
! insulted and outraged black, marched
/ triumphant from the field. A few
days after, Brother Asa, who is as
enthusiastic temperance man as he
is an advocate of negro rights, got
into an excited discussion with a
whisky-seller whose saloon adjolned
his hotel, and the vender of 'tangle-
foot" taking his rather strong
manner of expressing himself to mean
fight, knocked him off the sidewalk
three times in succession, the plucky
little combatant coming bravely to
the scratch each time. The rough
experiences dampened Brother Asa's
ardor for bookkeeping, and the ST.
Julian has passed into other hands
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
A Modern Samson

A negro named Elijah, who died
some time ago at Oxford, N. c., was
famous throughout that whole region
for bis amazing strength. He was six
feet four inches high, and weighed 230
pounds. He could take up barrel
containing thirty or forty gallons,
stand erect and hold the bung to his
mouth and drink out of it. He could
throw an ordinary anvil twenty five
yards; he could ''pull down. four
men with handspike at one time he
could shoulder and carry a log that
would make seventy-five or hundred
rails, and could lift a three-year old
colt over an eight-rail fence. He once
killed deer on Mayfield Mountain
with rock, overlook and dispatched
black bear with an axe, and caught
and ham-strung feroeious bull.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16

In Mississippi there are 10000
nigger voters against $4,000 whites,
and 441, POI niggers against 3S2, 1896
whites. TO every white person there
i, one and half mig ger, and all mig
gers are supposed to be Republicans,
and all whites Democrats, and yet
Mississippi is overwhelmingly Demo
cratic.
An anxious Nation wishes to know
what in thunder. the niggers have
been doing with themselves and their
votes?
Bulldozed?
Sixty thousand bulldozed by 49,
900? Pretty tl.in.
Can't niggers bulldoze?
Shoot?
Stab?
Burn?
Can't they put on masks-steal
horses-ride nights-meet shot with
shot-fire with fire-terror with ter
ror-and hell with hell?
Are Observation-Disclosures
night marauding and murder accom-
plishments too lofty and refined for
the kinky-headed darkies of Missis-
sippi?
Or are the niggers there essentially
towards?
Waiting for white men to come
down and protect thema
Confound nigger anyhow.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
Societies.

Audrain County Workingmen's Asso-
citation meets at their hall every Saturday
night, at 1880. N. Nj. ROBERTS,
Chairman Elk. Committee.
y. G. T. u. meets at the Opera House
every Monday night at 7.30. John A.
Brooks. Pres't James Carroll. Sec'y.
Y.M.C. A.-Devotional meeting every
SUNDAY 2:3O p. IN. Devotional meeting
every Tuesday, 7:50 p. m. Business
meeting LIST. Thursday IN each month at
p. IN.
a. q. u. w. meets every Tuesday eve
ming 1T z.3O. H. ID. Hunter, M. W., +. s.
Frost. r., j. A. Brooks, ID. d., G.. Nj. W.
Father Matthew X. G. T.. A. s. B. Soci-
ETY. rueets on the third Sunday in each
month.
Acting Grand Branch No. 9. Z. B. A,
meets on the first Sunday In each month.
Crusade Commandery-S. M. Edwards,
Eminent Commander; meets the tnird
Tuesday evening of each month, at '.'o
O'clock.
Mexico Lodge No. 26. A. f. and A. NJ,
meets on the first Tuesday in each month
at 2 p. NJ, and also on the first Friday ID
each month at P. NJ. Jas. Carroll, W. M
Mexico Chapter No. 27, Royal Arch,
meets on the second Friday IN each
month. 5. M. Edwards, q. p.
Hebron Lodge No. 254, A. F. and A.
NJ, Regular communications on the first
Monday in each month, at f.M. 8. 3.
Craig, w. nj.
/. o. o. F.-Mexican Lodge No. &c.
meets every Wednesday evening at their
hall in 2. M. Morris building. r. Schar.
ZACH, N. G..
Msmre Eacampment No. 81, meets on
the second and fourth Fridays In each
wQnth. Louis Phillips, q. y,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
How to Keep n Situation.

BE ready to throw in an odd half
hour or hours time when it will be
an accommodation, and don't seem
to make q merit of it. Do it hearth
ly. Though not a word be said,
your employer will make a nose OF
it. Make yourself indispensable to
him, and he will lose many OF the
opposite kind before he will part with
you. These young men who watch
the clock to see the very second their
working hour is up-who leave no
matter what state the work may be in
at precisely the instant-who calcu-
late the exact amoant they can slight
their work, and yet not get reproved
who are lavish of their employers
goods.-will always be the first to re-
ceive notice, when times are ouii,
that their services are no longer re-
auired. ....-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16

''Ieee Wagon Come Nextee."
A short time ago the Hub of the
Universe was visited by a terrible
storm. accompanied by a well
sample of the Kansas tor
nado. Many lives were lost amongst
the shipping along the Massachu-
sets coast, and especially in Boston
harbor. The damage to glass in the
city of Boston was very heavy. The
next day after the storm one firm on
Canal street reported the sale of two
thousand panes of window glass. The
whole performance was without a
precedent in the memory of the old
est native. The startling appear
ance of the sky previous to the burst
ing of the shower warned travellers
and pedestrians to seek cover.
Among the many careless ones caught
out in the storm was George B,
a young reporter on the Boston Tele-
phone. He was caught by the show
er on Hanover street and stepped
into a doorway to wait until the
heaviest was over. George had COM
pany in the doorway. There were
two Chinese washee-Washees from
Howard street, and several less queue
rious looking individuals, each and
all of whom it would be safe to say,
had not for long time back had any
very close relations with a laundry.
The rain fell'in torrents, and soon
great hail-stCnes struck the sidewalk
and re-bounded a few feet in the air.
| Rushing out in the rain, the enthusi-
astic reporter got several specimens,
drew tape line from his pocket,
measured them carefully and record
Ell the exact figures in his memoran-
dunn. Repeating this operation sew
eral times, he attracted the attention
of some young clerks in the offices up
stairs, who broke large chunks of ice
from the block in the ice-cooler aud
threw them out to the reporter, who
measured them carefully and record
ed the result. Everyone in the door.
way was awe struck at the size of the
hail-stones, and the Cinnamon were
exhibiting eyes Of an unusual round,
ness and prominence. One of the
chaps in the office accidentally drop.
ped the balance of the block of ice
from which the monstrous hail-stones
had been Clipped and it came dowr
and landed on the sidewalk with al
immense crash. 1t must have weigh
ed all of twenty pounds, and spatter
ed the water right and lef.. Just a
this instant came that awful crash O
thunder that startled everyone whC
heard it, and of which the paper.
spoke the next day. This was toC
much for John Chinaman. The,
both ran yelling up the street in th'
driving rain, the last one saying a
he cleared the doorway: "Whoope
up. helEee. Icee wagon cone nextee
Goodbye, john
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16

ssLofd, Nancy" said a girl getting
out of the stage a few days since, at
one of the factories, in Lowell, Mass,
s.you've no idea how tickled l be to
see you'll
81 guess you can't be more tick
elder than / be-" says Betsey, Ito
be sure.''
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16

AChester County (Ps. )woman was
burned to death in her carriage.
This explains why our young men
don't take the girls out riding oftsner.
r isr,t because they haven't the me-
new to spare u is the dear glris'
lives they are thinking OF.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
TIMES OF HOLDING COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Regular Tcrms-Fourth Monday IN
January, first Monday i'll June, and
second Monday in October.
PROBATE COURT.
Regular Tcrms-SecOnl Monday III
March, May, July, September, No
vcmbcr and January.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular Terms irst Monday in
May, August, November and Feb
rU1rN.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16

It is now that the lord of the man.
or jumps around and howls like a
stump speaker as he discovers that
his wife has allowed moths to settle
in his overcoat aud seal skin cap.
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STATE DIRECTORY.

James Harding, of Cole.
j. ). Marmaduke. of ST. Louis.
John Walker, of Howard.
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
RESIDENT OFFICES.
Il. Il. ii. Smith. NJ. D., superinten-
dent aud physician.
ii. Il. Hinde. NJ. D., first assistant
physician.
Il. "A. Howard, NJ. d., second as
sistant phy sic.an
G. .. Atkinson, steward.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
VIA. -. Kerr, A. M, snperlnten-
dent.
James *. Shelcy, Jr., steward.
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N COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER l6, 1879.
SOMEBODY'S MOTHER
AUTHOR UNKNOWN.

AUTHOR UNKNOWN.
The woman was old and ragged and gray,
And bent with the chill of the winters day;
The streets were white with recent snow,
. nd the yoman's feet with age were slow.
At the CT owded crossing she waited long,
Jostled aside by the carelesss throng
OF human beings, who passed her by,
Unheeding the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of "school let out,
Come happy boys, like flock of sheep,
Hailing the snow. piled white and deep.
Past the woman so old and gray;
Hastened the children on their way.
None offered a helping hand to her,
So weak, SO timid, afraid to stir,
Lest the carriage wheels or the horses's 5 feet
should trample her down in the slippery street.
At last came out of the rnerry top
The gayest boy Of all the group;
He paused beside her, and whispered low,
"'I'll help you acr oss if you wish to gOr'
Her aged hand on his strong young arm
She placed and so, without hurt or harm
Proud that his own were firm ard strungs-- -
Then back again to his friends he went
His young heart happy and well content.
''she's somebody's MOTHER boys, you know
For all she's aged, anG poor and slow,
And some one, sometime, may lend hand
To help my mother-you understand?--
Ifever She Is poor, and old and gray,
And her own dear boy is far away
''Somchody's mother bowed her low head
In her home that night, and the prayer she salt
Was, ''COL he kind to that noble boy,
Who Is somebody's son, and pride and joy
Faint was the voice, and worn and weak,
But heaven lists when its chosen speak;
Angels caught the nattcring word,
And Somebody's mother > prayer was hearc
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
CITY DIRECTORY.
OFFICERS OF MEXICO.

Mavor, William Pollock.
Recorder, James f. Gillian.
CITY Attorney, L. Il. Buckner.
Clerk, james +. Gillian.
Treasurer, >. NJ. Locke.
Marshal and Collector, w. Potts.
Assessor. samuel w. Buckley.
Street Commits siOner. A. j. Stacy
City Wcighcr, X. Hisey.
City Engineer, Thos. w. Carter.
N.ght Pnlice. Al. Campbell.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.

Justice of the Peace Joseph Lupton
SALT RIVER TOWNSHIP.
Justices of Peace, nriondn Uitt
Constable Rob't iiodton
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-10-16
COUNCIL,
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

President of Board. b l.. Locke
Secretary y.............S >. L EIlliiohs
Treasurer. er...........J.M NJ. Menefee
Members-B. l.. Locke, j. j.
Steele, Jas. Pasqueth, q. Il. Macfar-
lane, j. NJ. Mcnefce, 5. =. Emmons.
j. Z. BIanton, Sup't City Schools.
Regular Mcetings-Last Wednes-
day in each month, 9 A. NJ.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23
THE CASE.

TIT termination of the Degenhart case
contirsBes to be the subject of general discus
sion, aud thoagh the verdict of the jury was
not guilty, the verdict of the people is most
decidedly the reverse. Judge, jury and
prosecuting attorney are receiving emphatic
censure, and if the reports in relation to the
case are to be relied upon, the condemnation
is not entirely undeserved. However import
ant points in the testimony may have been
overlooked, or the strict letter of the law may
have justified that which common senses
humanity and the popular idea of justice will
not support. 1t is said that the prosecuting
officer, in closing his speech, very distinctly
intimated that he was averse to the punish
ment of the defendant, that instead of
conducting himself in accordance with
the requirements of his sworn duty as public
prosecutor, his efforts were directed more par
ticularly to securing the ~acquittal and release
of the prisoner. This unsupported statement,
however, we hesitate to accept without further
investigation. 1t would be unwise to charge
an officer with dishonesty, favQritism or inca
pacity without something besides mere hear.
say to sustain the accusation. Attorney May
hew is first entitled to be heard in his own
behalf, and if his defense be weak, then rep
rimand and denunciation will be in order.
However, the termination of the trial is a
matter which we do not care to discuss. The
man Degenhart. took away a human life, was
arrested, tried and aquitted. 1t is beyond the
power of the people to reverse the decision
no matter to what extent the popular indig.
nation may be aroused, or how evident i: MAY
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23

be in the eyes of some that the crime was
indefensible. Laws are enacted to guard the
rights of society, for the vindication of limo
cent men charged with crime. and the pun
ishment of those found guilty. The decisions
of courts are, therefore, entitled to the respect
and support Of all good citizens, not because
they are invariably right or just, but because
without them society would be unorganized,
property would be unsafe and lives in a con
dition of constant jeopardy. 1t is undeniable
that every time the verdict of a jury, or the
decision of a court, is made the subject Of
unfavorable comment, a blow is struck at
the majesty of the law and the founda-
ton upon which the social structure is
reared is threatened with demolition.
Therefore, while conceding that the verdict
of aceuittal in the Degenhart case is some
what remarkable, we would nevertheless ad-
wise a deferential acquiesence in the decision
of the court, for no matter how entirely I'M
provoked and premedltated the homicide may
have been 1t is evident that the people have
no immediate recourse for the redress OF the
grievance, ....
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23
A European correspondent gives the follow

A European correspondent gives the follow
ing interesting statistics: The Russian army
now boasts a fighting strength of over three
millions of men. The statistics of the other
great continental armies are as follows:
France, 2,723,O00; Germany, 2,0O4,3OO;
Italy, 2,O24,200; and Austria Hungary, 1,194,-
31S. A simple addition of these figures
will demonstrate the appalling fact that
at the present moment five of the principal
Continental States are in a position to put
nearly eleven millions of trained soldiers into
the field. If to these enormous hosts be
added the standing armies and reserves of
European Turkey, Spain, Belgium, Holland,
Roumania, Servia, and the Scandinavian
kingdoms, a total will be attained, the con-
temptation of which may wel. horrify philan-
thropists and fill Continental Taxpayers
minds with despair.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23

1t is related that when General Mcdonald,
of whisky ring fame, called upon General
Grant at Chicago, the latter gave no sign of
recognition beyond a stolid look, and refused
to take the proffered hand. The caller ex-
claimed with some surprise: ado you not
know me?" Grant replied: "No, sir, I
don't know you, and 1 don't want to know
you" Mcdonald retreated in confusion,
swearing audibly. He will most likely sup
port a Democrat for the Presidency.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23

Two Nevada men have lately patented an
important invention. 1t relates to certain I'M
provements in the construction of the cams,
which are commonly used in lifting the stems
and stamps of quartz mills by means of the
tappets and consists in forming a removable
shoe or face attached to the body of the cam
by means of bolts, and placing between
said body and shoe a cushion or packing of
any elastic substance that will yield or spring
under the blow of the cam on the tappets, SO
as to reduce the jar attendant Oh the sudden
contact,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-23
A stormy winter.

Those who do not believe the weather.
witch stories about the coming being a severe
winter, may permit their ~incredulity to yield
to some extent after reading the following
copy Of a poem preserved in the British Mu'
&
Ii Xmas Day on Thursday be-,
A windy winter we shall see;
Windy weather in each week.
And hard tempests, strong and thick;
The summer shall be good and dry;
Corn and beasts shall multiply;
That year is good for lands to till j.,
Kings and princes shall die BY skill,
II a child born that day shall be,
1t shall happen right well for ne
OF deeds he shall be good and stable,
Wise of speech and reasonable.
whose thatday goes thieving about;
He shall be punished, without doubt,
And if sickness that day betide,
1t shall quickly from thee glide.