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Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-19

The law card of II. s. Lang, Esq, of
Donaldsonville, will be found in to-day's
paper. Not being acquainted with this
gentleman, we will defer anything like
the customary local mention until the
editor proper returns from the Crescent
City, who will attend to the matter.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-19
[For the Capitolian. I

TO THE BOYS WHO WEIR THE
GREY.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-19

The war on adventurous CANNES still
wages in this city. "Muzzle or death,''
the gay policeman sings, and then fol-
lows the cherished explosion.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-19

Don't forget that we have just receiv-
ed lot of new and late styles Of type
specially adapted to the printing of
cards, bill-heads, note-heads and circu-
lars. Call and examine specimens.
Louisiana capitolian., 1879-07-19

We return thanks to our cOlored friend
and polite ice-cream vendor, Eugene
Riss, for plate of delicious cream. He
knows exactly how to flavor and freeze
this delightful luxury. \
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
COUNCIL.
'CS UIaT IICCIIHSo N1VINt"y III .
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Church Directory.

Services in the Presbyterian Church
every Sabbath at ii o'clock, A. NJ, and 1T
O'Clock, p. n. Prayer meeting and
short lecture Wednesday evening at J
o'clock. Rev. DIR. Gras.y, Pastor.
Sabbath School-Judge Macfarlane, Su-
perintendent. A bibls class conducted by
the pastor, Rev. John s. Grasty, ID. d.
Services in the NJ. K. Church, south.
every Sunday at 1890 A. NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ,
by Rev, T. J. Gooch. Pastor.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7.30. Sunday school at 9 A. NJ. j. M.
Msrmaduks, Superintendent.
Services at Baptist Church every Sun
day morning and evening. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening, Rev. j. G.
Maple, Pastor. Sunday school at A. NJ.
James Carroll, Superintendent.
Services ct the Christian Church every
Lords day at 1890 A. NJ. and 7.30 P. NJ,
by Elder John A. Brooks. Prayer meet
ng Wednesday evening at 7. Sunday
school at $50 A. NJ. B. L. Locke, Sup't.
o. S. Baptist Church. h.-Pastor, Elder j.
Il. Lee, Services every 9TH Saturday in
each month, and Sunday following, at
at hAlf-past ten o'clock, A. n. All are
cordially invited.
Services at st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
second and fourth Sundays at 10:45 A. M.
and 7:45 p. IN. Rev. j. K. Gray, Rector.
Sunday School at 2 p, NJ. N. Lakeland,
Supt.
Services at Methodist Episcopal Church
every Sunday morning and evening Rev.
T. j. Wheat, Pastor. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening. Sabbath School
at 9 o'clock A. N. J. Wright, Superin-
tendsnt. Teachers meeting every Thurs
day evening.
Services at the Catholic Church every
Sunday. Rev. q. f. O'Leary and Fathe
Russell, Pastors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

Yesterday afternoon a couple of
gentlemen we're walking down Main
street, and lady, with one of those
pitch-forward hats, was walking ahead
of them few feet. Said one of the
gents:
''Did you ever see hair put up that
way before?'
"Upon my word 1 never did. It's
enough to spoil the best hair in the
trade
Sand then the color-why it ia en-
tirely off style"
"Went out of fashion two years
ago."
The lady ahead looked mad enough
to eat a fire-plug.
"And just think Of charging seven
dollars for a lot of hair like that!"
''If had 1t in my store 1 wouldn't t
get rid of it for five years unless some
lunatic came along
"It costs not less than three hours
work each day to keep the miserable
tousle in order. The woman's hus-
band that"
And then the lady in front turned
round with fury in her eyes:
"You miserable puppies; I'd just
thank you to let my hair alone. If
you dare to say another word I'll
scream Police, and have you arrest
ed"
AS soon as the gentlemen recover
ed breath the Pittston man exclalm-
ed:
"Your hair, madam! your hairl"
eyes, my hair. You just keep your
impudent tongue off it."
"I positively declare that neither
of US saw you or your hair"
""Then what were you talking
about it for?"
"Talking about it! We were not
even thinking about It,"
"Then what were you talking about
in that contemplate style?''
"Why, madam, | do business in
this town, and this gentleman deals
in hair in Scranton, and We were
conversing about lot of hair we saw
together in Philadelphia yesterday,
and on which the dealer tried to cheat
him." ~.f
"And is that all %
"Upon my honor that is ALL"
The lady looked little molliied,
but remarked with rather sc0rnful
accent:
''It may be so, but don't believe
one word of it,
And she sailed off with her nose
well up in the air, while two greatly
startled gentlemen stepped into the
National House for something to
steady their astonishea nerves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
SOVEREIGNTY

SOVEREIGNTY.
Okolona tMiss.) States tsepublican.)
The General Government is Ma
ton, with a vengeance,
And this talk about the supremacy
of State in it's local affairs, is
A sham,
A CEEAT, AND
A LIE.
The Conservatives cannot or will
not see that sovereignty is indivisible,
that it cannot reside in the General
Government and the respective States
of the Union at one and the same
time.
We have tried to drive this fact
through their thick skulls; but we
might as well have tried to explain
the procession of the equinoxes to a
class of dunde.-pates.
1t is fact, as the Conservatives
claim, that the General Government
is superior in international and inter-
State affairs.
But it is, likewise q fact that the
States have reserved the rights of Sc
cession and Notification.
Possessing these powers, they are
sovereign.
The General Government is merely
their paid tool, hired to simplify and
systematic their business with alien
powers and between themselves.
If this is not so, then the Radical
party is the only logical party in the
country, and the Government at
Washington has the right to choke
the States until their tongues loll out,
whenever they give it any of their
6auce
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
''Shoyins the Queer :"


Our readers will remember that q
couple of weeks ago we published a
letter from New York counterfeiter
who wanted to sell us s'Green Ci-
gars." Wishing to get further in
sight into the matter, we wrote for
samples and got the following letter !:
New YoRk, Oct. Is, 1879. +
r. M. WHITE, MEXICO, Mo.-Sir !:
Yours was received in time and would
have been answered more promptly
but for the fact that / was out of the
city. -.
1t is useless for you to demand
samples unless you pay for them.
My goods are manufactured at great
cost, and cannot afford to give them
away. On the other hand, I do not
ask for your money in advance. i
wish to see you personally, as said
In former letter. You can lose
nothing by coming on. If you mere
ly wish to inspect the stock and to
satisfy yourself of the good quality,
you can do so, even though you have
no money with you-come on any
how. A man who exhibits the intel
ligence you do in your letter, should
know that could gain nothing by
asking you on here for amusement.
l mean business. L wish to make
money-so do you. l do not ask
for your money in advance-nor will
send my goods on credit or by express
c. o. d. Of course you know that
deal in green tobacco. / can sell
twice the quantity 1 have on hand at
any time but l will not sell to ire
sponsible parties. You can make a
great deaf of money if you use good
judgment, and by taking the advice
of veteran in the business.
The best policy is to come on.
will guarantee your railroad and hotel
expenses both ways for the first trip.
On all subsequent occasions you can
well afford TO pay your own expen-
ses. guarantee to count every ci-
gar to you and place them into your
possession before / ask cent of your
money. L will see you safely out of
the city if necessary; but l do not
think that you are so much of fool
SIS to require an escort. What fairer
terms can you suggest?
If you send me $25 l will send you
$3.50 worth of cigars. If you are
afraid TO send so much money let the
matter drop-no harm is done. II
you know of good agent 1 will al
low you fair percentage in case ]
dSal with him. 1 want no fooling or
unnecessary correspondence. If l
were to write 500 pages / could not
explain matters more to the point than
1 have done. L again warn you
against having any dealings with Mr..
J. H. Hicks. A drinking man is en-
titled to no confidence.
On all occasions you must write
promptly to my letters. Do moi
come ON unless you inform me two ol
three days in advance Of your start.
ing-I am not at one place all of the
time. If you wish to stop at par,
ticutar hotel let me know the name
Of it. II you tail to notify ME that
you are coming you might be all day
in New York without me knowing it
l would much prefer you to telegraph
the day you start. Hereafter address
J. w. BRANDON,
1890 Third Avenue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

ohio otate journal.
Probably the most independent pa
per in the United States at the pres
ent day is the 'Memphis Appeal"
1t is truly independent In all things
and neutral in nothing" With the
advent of Yellow Jack the typos
started on tramp. They were not
afraid to die, but preferred not to
court death by remaining ia The city.
The editors and reporters also con-
cluded to write up various summer
resorts in more healthful climate
and departed. Only one man re-
manned in the office, an old printer
called "Jake." The fever has no
terror for him, because he has had
it. He has the whole thing in his
hands-is master of the situation and
monarch of all he surveys. He has
full control of everything from hell
box to sanctum. In the morning he
goes down to the post office, gets the
mail, opens the letters and takes what
they contain. He then walks around
to a saloon, fills up on beer, takes q
thirty-cent cigar, and about noon
happens around to the printing office.
He pompously opens the door, en-
ters and says:
''Good morning, boys; how are
things running?'
After waiting sufficient time for
an answer, he continues:
"You may kill that editorial on
the Political Situation and set that
article on the 'Degeneracy of Morals
the Cause Of Our Rupture on the
other side, and distribute the tele-
graph news
When he wants to misuse or abuse
anybody out of the city, he does so,
well knowing that they dare not come
to the office to see him. He doesn't
do much writing, but what he does
is fearless in expression. At the head
of the local column he keeps stand
ing the following:
son account of a press of adver-
tising our readers must excuse
scarcity OF news items this morn
ing"
The dead 'ads' are changed
around and the form not taken off
the press. He sits in the sanctum
the greater portion of the time, smok-
ing imported cigars which the editor
left behind. He keeps the books,
and every night cuts up several ex-
changes for "dupes," and has some
remarkable strings. He credits him
self with 10000 to 10000 ems per
day and adds liberal allowance for
correcting rings. He finds it some
what laborious to feed the press and
make up the mail but manages to get
along with it. A man called at the
office the other day with the follow
ing, which he wished inserted as an
advertisement in the local columns {.
"Coffns for sale cheap at John
Smiths carpenter shop"
''How much will it cost for three
inscrtions?' asked the carpenter.
Jake squared around to the desk,
figured few minutes, and then an
swered:
GAS it's grave matter, I'll make
the rates to you $112.50."
"What!" exclaimed the advert;s-
er; "you don't mean $1i2.50?"
"Well, you heard what / said,
didn't you? That's dirt cheap
only $37.49 for each insertion. Ii
you don't want me to put it in, you
can get some one else to do your
printing, that's ALL" Of course the
man had to pay the price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
Some Natural HistOry--The
Editor.


"What ferocious-looking animal is
that?"
"That is the editor.''
"Indeed! Are they very dangei-
GUS!
Sometimes. When cornered up
they have been known to be quite
combative, and again they have been
known to so through a convenient
back window. Generally they are
mild and passive"
"When are they most danger
ousY'
"When intruded upon by book
agent who wants forty-line local
for seventy-fve cent book, or by a
poet with verses about gentle SPRING"
"Are editors cross to each 9TH
er?'
"Only when separated by several
blocks of buildings"
"Do they often have fearful COM
bats With each other?"
occasionally when they go out
in opposite directions and meet by
accident.
care editors ever cowhided?"
"Sometimes the little ones are, but
the big ones are very rarely molest-
ed"
"Do editors eat?"
"They do. 1t was formerly sup
posed that they ate at long intervals
and upon rare occasions, but it is
now well authenticated fact that
they can eat good deal when they
can get it,
"What kind Of food do they like
most?'
"They are not very particular.
While they won't refuse quail on
toast, fried crab or roast turkey about
Christmas time, they have been known
to make a hearty repast off a dish CT
cold turnips and consumptiye her.
ring"
"Can they eat concert-tickets?"
"We delieve not. Some people
have gained this erroneous impress
sion from false teachings in early life,
but no authenticated instance Of such
a thing is on record"
"Do editors go free into all the
shows?'
"rhey do when they give dollar
and half locals for twenty-five
cent ticket"
care all editors bald?" a.
"No, only the married ones are
bald, but let US pass on, the editor
does not like to be stared at.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

Societies.
Audrain County Workingmen's Asso-
citation meets at their hail every Saturday
night, at 1880. N. M. ROBERTS,
Chairman Ex- Committee.
". G. T. U. mests at the Opera House
every Monday night at 7.3O. John A
Brooks. Prest; James Carroll. Sec'y.
Y. NJ. y. A,-Devotional meeting every
SUNDAY 2:3O p. m. Devotional meeting
every Tuesday, 7;50 p. m. Business
meeting LIST. Thursday In each month 81
p. m.
A. D. U. w. meets every Tuesday eve
ming at 7.30. II. ID. Hunter, N, w. s.
Frost. R., J. A. Brooks, ID. D., G.. M. w.
Father Matthew r. q. +. A. B. Soei-
ETY. meets on the third Sunday in each
month.
Acting Grand Brancn No. .. e. B. A,
meets ON the first Sunday In each month.
Crusade Commandery-S. NJ. Edwards.
Eminent Commander; meets tine third
Tuesday evening Of each month, at 1.30
o'clock.
meets on the frst Tuesday in each month
at 2 P. NJ, and also OH the first Friday in
each month at Pm. Jas. Carroll, W. NJ.
Mexico Chapter No. ~, Royal Arch,
meets on the second Friday in each
month. y. NJ. Edwards, q. P.
Hebron Lodge No. 254, A. r. and A.
M. Regular communications on the first
Monday In zach month, at Pm. g. s.
Craig, w. II.
]. o, O. F.-Mexicsn Lodge No. 90,
meets every Wednesday evening at their
hall in p. M. Morris building. George
Hsblutxel, N. G.
Mamfe KRcampnsnt No 81, meets on
the second and fourth Fridays in each
Manths Louis Phillips. q. r.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

around the council fire to talk with
you.
'We are not a great nation.
''ThS bonds of our people are
bleaching in the home Of the pale
face.
"We are not numerous.
''The light air and the fire water
Of the white man has yielded big
crop OF copper-colored 'stiffs.'
~ call to my people, and the echo
of my voice alone comes back to ne
from the hills.
"Some are in the happy hunting
grounds-others are in Leadville.
"We are becoming more and more
seldom.
1.-The buffalo and the elk too have
disappeared before the pale face.
''Grass is growing in the war path.
"Ihe white man took away our
land and built narrow guage railroads
over them.
My people are few. shout and
their voices come back to me in the
wailing winds.
"Our camp fires have gone out, and
we are compelled to use the base
burner of the pale face.
"The ierked buffalo of our fathers
has disappeared and the porter-house
steak and jerked pancakes are given
to us to keep away starvation.
"These are wrongs. We have
called upon the Great Father at
Washington for redress, and he told
US to 'brace up
"Are those the words of a kind
father to his children?
1--WE asked again, and he told us
to cheese it,
'Is that the talk Of a great chief !?
"No.
"We are dropping off like autumn
leaves.
'"The toes of the red men are turn
ing up on every hand. (Cries of %,
let up.')
"We are but handful.
"Where once our warriors were as
the sands of the sea, now there is not
a corporaps guard.
''There is not enough to make a
pie.
"The great spirit does not like
this.
''He has intimated as much to ne.
"He loves his red children, and
will not allow the pale face to get the
bul ge on them.
"The buffalo, the elk and the ante
lope belong to the red man.
"The Texas cow and the veal cut
let belong to the pale face.
"Warriors, l have taken down the
tomahawk and the scalping knife.
II mean business.
"My system requires the blood of
the pale face.
Il am getting bilious and need a
change of scene.
1--WE must have little excursion
through Colorado.
II will arrange for the round trip
and furnish refreshments.
And now, farewell.
"Go to your couches and rest.
"Ask the Great Spirit to be on
your side.
II think he will.
"We will play that He is anyhow.
"Warriors, on the morrow we will
90 on the war path.
''Some may never return.
Their wives and papooses will
wall, md their anguish will be heard
on the evening breeze.
"Gather in the scalp Of the Colo
ralo granger, and bring ME the scalp
of his red-headed squaw.
"Plant the pale faces under the
daises, IS it were.
.'He has taken away our land and
fled out the best of our carbonates.
LET us churn him up some, and
give his flesh to the cayotes.
"And now warriors, goodnight.
"Adux! Pom homing! Ia! Ia!
"Don't oversleep yourselves, for
on the morrow we cook the goose OF
the pale face, ard ride our war horses
over his watermelon vine"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

At the carnival in San Francisco in
honor of General and Mrs. Grant,
the latter was presented with a bou-
quet composed of the flowers indigo
nions to the various countries she had
passed through in her tour round the
world. The flowers were placed in
regular order, starting from Philadel-
phia and ending with San Francisco.
The bouquet-holder, five inches long,
was made of pure California gold and
inlaid with quartz and metals found
on the Pacific coast.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
On High Olympus.

When the editors of the Okolona
States and Lamars Sentinel were in
troduced the other day, they took
three steps backward, and for some
minutes glared upon each other like
fierce Numidian lions. The Okolona
bowler was the first to find words,
and said:
'tWhstl
And is't thou!
Come, then, bastard,
Let me have at thee,
And by the gods
That roost on high Olympus,
I'll eat thee up
In a holy second!
Ugh!
Big Injun me!'
The Royal Bengal Badger of the
Sentinel displayed his fangs and re-
joined with his native terocity:
81 thank the gods
For this opportunity
To call thee
To thy teeth
Liar!
Hippograff!
Hippopotamus!
Snide!
Shyster!
Bald-headed snipe of the valley!
o, come and see me,
And I'll mop the ground
With your miserable carcass
Thou-thou-thou
Three ply
And double-dyed
Horse thief
And son of gun!"
But the Okolona bowler didn't
come. A bystander had seized the
hem of his coat-tail between the tips
of his thumb and finger and held him
securely. So thankful was the Iowa
man that things turned out as they
did, that he went out and hreathed q
silent prayer to Heaven.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

The Fish Commissioners have
abandoned the idea of establishing q
hatchery for several years. They
can buy fish cheaper than they can
hatch them. The have already con-
tracted for 100000 game fish, AN inch
long, which will be deposited in
Missouri waters this winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30

The greenback party reminds one
of a crippled hear who has set him
self up on his imaging greatness to
show his teath to all sorts of men
and things. But none have been so
foolish except the Democrat party to
trust themselves in his embrace, and
they are now like old Pat, the Irish
man, calling for help to turn the
bloody thing loose. Experience, we
think, should be solemn warning
to the coalition idea.-Pilot Point
Post.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
Died Yesterday.

Every day is written this little SEN
tence, "Died yesterday" so-and-so.
Every day flower is plucked from
some sunny home, breach made in
some happy circle, a jewel stolen
from some treasury of love. Each
day from the summer fields of life
some harvester disappears yea, eve
ry hour some sentinel falls from his
post, and is thrown from the ram.
parts of time into the surging waters
of eternity. Even as we write, the
funeral Of one who "died yesterday
winds like winter shadow along the
road.
"Disd yesterday" Who died!
Perhaps it was gentle babe-one
whose laugh was as the gush of sum-
mer rills lettering in bowers of roses
time crowned with the passion of
flowers that never fade. Or, mayhap,
it was a youth, hopeful and gener-
Gus, whose path was hemmed by
flowers, with not serpent lurking
underneath; one whose soul painted
for communion with the great and
good, and reached forth with earnest
struggle for the guerdon in the dis
tance. But that heart Is now still
he "died yesterday"
"Died yesterday" A young girl,
pure as the orange flower that clasp
ed her forehead, was stricken down
as she stool at the altar, and from
the dim aisles of the temple she was
borne to the "garden Of slumberers. "
A tall, crowned man, girt with the
halo Of victory. and at the days
close under his own vine and fig tree,
fell to dust, even as the anthem trem-
bled on his lips, and he too was laid
"where the rude forefathers of the
hamlet Sleep. An ancient patriarch,
bowed with age and cares, even as he
looked out upon the distant hills for
the coming Of the angel hosts, sank
into dreamless slumber and on his
door-post is written. ''Died yester-
day."
"Died yesterday" Daily, men,
women and children are passing
away and hourly, in some grave
yard, the soil is flung upon the dead.
AS often in the morn we find some
flowers that blushed sweetly, in the
sunset have withered up forever, SO
daily, when we rise from the bivouacs
to stand against our post, we miss
some brother soldier whose CHEEKY
cry in the sieges and struggles of the
past has been as free from Heaven
upon our hearts.
Each day some pearl drops from
the jewel thread of friendship--sorne
Tyre to which we have been wont to
listen is hushed forever. But wise
is he who mourns not the pearl and
music lost, for life with him shall
pass away gently, as an eastern shad-
ow from the hills, and death be q tn
un,ph and gain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
Power of the Press.

1 love to hear the rumbling of the
power press better than the rattle and
roar of artillery. 1t is silently at
tacking and vanquishing the Mala-
koffs of vice and Redans of evil; and
its parallels and approaches cannot
be resisted. like the click of type
in the composing stick better than
the click of the musket in the hands
of the soldier. 1t bears a leaden mes
senger of deadlier power, Of sublimer
force and of a surer aim, which will
hit its mark though it is distript q
thousand years. Chaplin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-10-30
Greenback Organization.

This year will probably wind up the
Greenback organization Of the coun-
try. They are even 6ow meaning
less, and before another campaign
comes around all the world will have
had q chance to find it out.