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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
/ ULfA +. BENJAMIN, /
7 Aged % Years.

A wreath of flowers surrounded the
plate, and on the foot Of the casket
reposed large Gala lilly. The min
lister spoke in feeling tones of the
many virtues of the deceased, and at
last when the final prayer was offered
all that was mortal of Julia F. Benja-
min was laid to rest in the quiet viii
lage cemetery. A line of carriages
containing sympathizing friends fol-
lowed the remains to the grave in the
slowly falling rain. To no one can
Miss Benjamin's sad end be charged.
Young Lindsey had told the girl that
he could not marry her, but she evi.
dently believed that he ultimately
would. Indeed she SO informed hel
girl friends. To several she stated
confidently that she wished and ex'
pected to marry Lindsey. Julia's
father, John Benjamin, is member
of the firm of Benjamin Brothers, pro
prietors of extensive marble works
and is most estimable and highly
respected man. He was deeply af
fected by the sad affair and when ap
preached by the reporter of the Sun
day Courier yesterday wept. Th'
reporter withdrew and left the afflicted
father to his griet. A cruel rumo
was set afoat that lula was enciente
The slandrous story may be refuted
The girl was pure and holy. She wa
q member of the n. f. church and ,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
The Last Cremation Candidate.
From the New York World

Anton Hahn, an undertaken, of No.
936 First avenue, presented at the
Bureau of Vital Statistics yesterday
afternoon a certificate of the death of
DR.. Samuel Hahn and asked for a
permit to remove the body to WASH
ington, Pa, where it will be cremated
in the LeMoyne furnace. The certifi-
cate, which was signed by Professor
A. jacob, gave elysipelas as the
cause of death. The transit permit
was granted and the body was taken
to Washington yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Hahn resided with his family at
No. 233 East Fifty-second street. He
was of Jewish birth and was born in
1912 in Germany, where he studied
medicine. He came to this country
in 1869 and in few years attained a
good practice among the German
classes. Although he sympathized
strongly with DR.. Felix Adler's
movement and his kindergarten sys.
TEN, he did not join the Society fol-
Ethical Culture. Three years age
when cremation began to be discussed
widely, he became interested in the
subject and expressed q desire tc
have his body cremated after his
death. About this time DR.. Adler
delivered a lecture favoring crema'
ton, and it was understood at ths
time that he was anxious to organic
cremation society in this city anG
to build furnace either here or ir
one Of the neighboring cities. DR.
Hahn was anxious that such an asso
citation should be organized, but th'
plan was given up. Some time ago
DR.. Hahn made his father-in-law. Mr.
A. Kaufman, promise to see that hi'
body was cremated If he died befor'
his father-in-law. He said he believe:
in burning the body upon philosophi'
and hygienic grounds. Before h
died he reafarmed his wish. Th'
| LeMoyne trustees at Washington
were thereupon telegraphed to and |
reply was received that the furnac'
would be ready by midnight on Tues
day. Mr.. A. Kaufman and DR.. Hap
pei went with the remains to Wash
ington.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
A MELANCHOLY MULE.
Ao Walks Delibsratsly Ints the Ohio River
and browns Himself
From the Cincinnati Times,

From the Cincinnati Times
The United States Mail Line Com
psny owned = mule yesterday and
the Fertilizing Company owns it,
carcass to-day. The animal served
his former owners much longer and
more faithfully than he will his latter
ones. All the spirit and stubborn
ness which cost him his life have de-
parted from his hide, and are rapidly
being disseminated through the agen-
cy of toilet soaps and bone dusts
among the people OF the laud. Yes
terday he stood at the rivers bank
gazing pensively over the surging
tide. He had slaked his thirst, and
was patiently awaiting the return Of
the tyrant whose daily task it Was to
properly direct his footsteps. No
doubt he had often ruminated over
the mutability Of mulish affairs, and
contemplated the bliss of . 'slife be-
yound the river" it would not be
strange, therefore, if his muleship
was at the moment referred to enter
tanning some such thoughts. His
subsequent action certainly indicated
the truth Of the supposition. His
driver approached to resume the
reins, when lad jumped upon the
dray to which the mule was hitched,
and said he would drive him up the
bank. Either the mule didn't relish
his self-appointed master, or had
made up his mind to end his missra-
BILE life, for he suddenly started for
ward, and refusing to turn to the
right or left, walked deliberately be-
ycnd his depth and resolutely forced
his head under the water. The en-
terprising youth who had essayed to
drive his muleship received . cold
bath and had to swim for his life to
regain the shore, which he shortly
succeeded in doing. Bat the mule I
o, where was he? A few moments
and all was DER. He had given up
the ghost and his spirit Was waiting
its winged way to the 'ssweet after
awhile" The remains were drawn
gently ashore, his eyes closed, and
the forepaws folded gracefully over
his breast. The corpse was then
placed upon bier, carefully covered
up from the unhallowed gaze Of curl
Gus eyes and slowly driven to the
embalming establishment of DR.. Keck
at Delhi, few sympathizing friends
following at respectful distance.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18


We sympathize with the editor Of
tho Louisiana Press. We have had
some Of the same kind Of experience
in our journalistic career. Hear how
the Press goes for his tosaentots.
We have heard that some HAazisees
are standing on their hind legs aad
bowling because, some weeks since,
We published q list Of the ladies and
gentlemen who attended the initial
hop Of the Lotus club Howl away,
ye Commanches This 10 NEWS
PAPER. We will publish . funeral
~ cheerfully as q birthe ball - soon
as . protracted meeting. News I
News!! Ncws!!l This b aunews-
paper! We publish the newslls and
don't 90 'ronnd whimpering Tor ps-
irons, grovelin2 in the dust for sub
scribers, and playing the Whits
Sepulchre and lxying down for ths
people . thousand and one ruleoi a
conduct which Ne violh4e every day.
Honesty is honesty; truth u truth ;
decency is decency.. The editor Of
this paper lays no claims to saintship
and he proposes 70 publish Ill ths
news he can 1isoover-thoueA thl
stones OF the street rise up in mufany.
L Sf >
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
A STRIKING COINCIDENCE,
A Most Terrific Battle of Book-Agents.
From the Virginia New Chronicle.

From the Virginia New Chronicle.
Charles Bancroft has for many
months been engaged in endeavoring
to make the Nevada state board Of
education see the superiority Of the
Bancroft series of Pacific coast read
ers over all others. Mr.. White has
been engaged in the same laudable
task on behalf of the Appleton series.
Both gentlemen, up to within few
days, passed and repassed each other
on the streets of Carson with curved
backs and eyebrows like insulting in
terrogat;on points. They met in
San Francisco on Saturday.
Mr.. White, using the grave accent,
which is one of the points of pride
with the Appleton series, inquired Of
Mr.. Bancroft whether that gentleman
had not brought circumfiex means to
bear in making himself solid with the
board.
"Sir," responded Mr.. Bancroft,
bringing into play the chief and
slighter stresses Of emphasis for which
his firms school books are celebrat-
ed. "Sir, what do you mean""
Then Mr.. White worked off the
Appleton compound infection In the
inquiry: "Oh, we weren't nosinR
round the capital at odd hours at all,
nor nothin' of that kind, of course
Ha ha!'
"Hound and helion!" roared Mr..
Bancroft bearing On his aspirates &C.
cording to the rules laid down in the
fourth Pacific coast readers, and Will
the falling infection the educationa
Bancroft first was planted On the
acute accent mark which serves Mr.
White for nose.
The Representative of Appleton &
Co., paused long enough to spit ou
a large o, with diaresis roosting OF
it, and sat down with the proper EN-
phasis on the asphlet.
Before friends interfered Mr.
Bancroft had caused Mr.. White
head to look like chronological
block that had been used for a foot
ball in slaughter house.
} Up to date Mr.. White remains il
: bed, and not able to use from hi
large stock of educational fixing
anything but the subsidiary accents
The door is kept locked for fear tina
Mr.. Bancroft may suddenly appea
and force him to write a testimonis
indorsing the Pacific coast readers a
, the only textbooks suitable for til
, schools of Nevada.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
And More Coming.

He was a well-dressed, pleasant.
faced man, and he carried a small
black box in his hand. He entered
an insurance Office on Congress
street with a familiar air, walked up to
the sole occupant, who was writing
letter, and began:
excuse me, sir; but I represent
four different kinds of pads, viz:
Lung"
81 am busy" interrupted the let
ter-writer.
"Viz: Lung, liver, stomach and
kidney, and in q few days we"
'tDidn't I say that / was busy7"
demanded the citizen as he put down
his pen.
"You did, sir, and IN few days
We shall bring out the heart pad, the
throat-pad and the ear-pad. Excuse
me if / sit down. Please let me feel
of your pulse"
81 want none of your pads, sir!
I am busy, sir, and want my Office
to myself!' -,, >.
"Nevertheless, you do want q pad,
and l can prove it. A healthy pulse
should should not beat over eighty
five per minute. I'll bet yours goes
to hundred. Anyone can see that
you are ailing. / can sell you Z
beautiful stomach-pad at reduced
rates. How much do you-?"
''Didn't I say I didn't want any o1
your pads, sir?' .' a. -'-=. '''
Correct, you did. Do your lungs
trouble your"
''No, sir!"s .-.s.. ... ....
s'Heart all right?''
| eyes, sir?''
''Hearing good?"
AYes, sir ~ a
s'Ever have the back-ache?
"No, sir!"
"Spleen all right?"
"Yes, sir!"
.sThroat bother you?''
''Nc, sir! I tell you don't wanl
any of your pads. I want to be lei
right alone! I've got head-acht
this mOrn-." ...-.-.,,
Eureka! Keep still-not word
You furnish the capital and I'll ps'
in my time and we'll bring out ,
headache pad! Capitsl idea-ricl
thought! Go ahead and write yoal
letter, and I'll be-"
| The citizen ran for his cane in In
corner but the pads had walked out 4
hunt for ailing humanity.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
Mcintyre Booms In Southeast Missouri.
From the Doniphan NO. News.

Col. D. w. Wear, of ST. Louis,
paid US visit last week. The colo
mel is jolly good fellow and submit
ted to an interview with good grace.
He is enthusiastically in favor Of Col.
7. 7. Crittenden for Governor. In
fact he is for him first, last and all
the time. For the other officers hs
favors: For Lieutenant Governor,
Gen. Rozier, of St Genevieve; for
Auditor, Tom Holiday; for Attor-
ney General, Mcintyre, Of Mexico ;
for Treasurer, Phil E. Chappell, Of
jefferson City for r. r. Commis.
sioner, Major Ketohum, of1St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

The French crown jewels, which
have already been described in the
World, are not all, it seems, to be
sold of. The diamonds and other
precious stones, like the Regent and
the Sancy, which have an historical
Importance, are to be sent to the
Museum of the Louvre, and those
that are Of interest from q mineraloe-
ical point Of view will be deposited
in the Museum of Natural History,
while the other gauds, which are
merely articles of personal jewelry,
will be sold. The proceeds of their
sale-they are valued ut $500, 600
will be turned over to the museum
treasury. At present the eight ma
tional museums have only $50, 900 .
year between them for acquisitions,
and 30 are unable to compete with
the more favored institutions of 9th.
er countries, for the purchase of rare
articles or collections. Under tho
new arrangements their available
revenue will be doubled, and there
will be q large reserve ready for
emergencies, while aprecedent would
be established in favor of their com.
potency to receive gifts Of money.
This is much more reasonable pro-
position than the original one-to
sell off all the ''crown Jewels" with.
out exception, lest the temptation o'
wearing them should lead come Milaa
Macbeth to induce her husband, II.
Macbeth, to overthrow the republic
and erect monarchy Or an absolut,
empire upon its ruins. When ths
throne is next set up in France it viii
always be easy and Of advantage h
the tradesmen Of Paris to get up ,
new set Of jewels for the new sover
elgn.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

Kissing Servant Girls--The Tables Turned.
During the past few weeks a very
unlady-like epidemic has broken out
among the servant girls. Hardly 8
day passes but that one of them,
heretofore carrying spotless reputa-
ton, is caught kissing preacher.
1t seems strange that servant girl
can not know her place, and attend
properly to the household duties en-.
trusted to her care, without neglect.
ing her work to take liberties with
unprotected preachers straying about
the house alone. A servant who
would deliberately take advantage o.
an innocent pastor should be utterly
tabooed by the employment agencies
and compelled to find her level. A
minister of the Gospel, earnestly en-
deavoring to follow out the ramlfica
tions of the plan Of salvation, is en-
titled to be protected in his owl
house, which is rightfully his castle
The hired help seem to be getting 81
emboldened by success that no divine
is safe if his wife happens to walk GU
for few moments. 1t is high TIM
that some law were passed in all th
States clearly defining the duties o
servants and fixing penalties for over
stepping the bounds of modesty. /
preacher has scarcely any show wheI
once in the clutches of a bold, ba
servant girl, who cares little for he
own character and ignores the fac
that she is sapping the foundation
of religion and attacking the bulwark
which have surrounded the Christia
faith for ages. The servant gi,
should be suppressed, even if it take
an amendment to the constitution {
bring about the necessary reform. I
crisis like this the church needs til
strong arm of a great government t
protect it.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

Manager Stetson Of the Grand
Trunk Railway imported six thorough
bred mares in the steamer Quebec.
When the steamer arrived at Portland
the other day every mare was dead-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

Who takes me by ter hant und say:
"Hr. Scliarlach. how YOU roS to-,iay"'
Und goes for bceSnes right away.
Der drummer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
CITY ELECTION,


Nowcon,es on the Spring election,
And each honest citizen
Should resolve to vote for only
Good. substantial, stable men;
Men to whom the reins of power
Safely can entrusted be!
Who will collar gross abuses.
Curb extravaganza. dye see?
Who when once Installed i'll Office
Will not halter will not stay.
Till they put d check on wee and
Give reform the right of way!
Men who would not unjust taxes
On our booming city saddle;
Who would drive the vas,rant rogues OUT
How the rascals would skedaddle
Men who in the tug OF conflict
With all forms of scallawaggery,
Would go on, straight on, uprightiy,
Never wobbling. never staggery:
Who would buckle to their duty,
And whose work would show the traces.
OF experience skill and WISDOM
With broad honesty as a basis.
Ali with men like these i'll Office.
This ere town would mend her PAGES:
Would stride forward with new vigor.
While each citizen would embrace his
Happy neighbor, saying "Sure our
Lines have fallen in pleasant places -
Boom"
Boom !" That word was once thought CHEEKY
Now It's wasted, worn and weary,
Tires0me it is deemed and dreary.
Let it now be laid to rest
Dropit! For It's torn and tattered,
Sink it Neer was word so battered,
Cheese 1t 1t is old and shattered
Stop 1t. drop 1t. it is best
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

The negro physicians Of Tennesses
have organized . State Asdicsl Soci-
ETY., OF which DR.. J. i. Jameeon =
President. ~
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18

England paid sI2, 500 900 for for
eiGp eg9s in 1873.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
TIME TABLE.

CHICAGO & ALTON.
No. Train. Arrives. Departs.
II, Kansas City Mal..... .2.20pm. l2.35 pm
10 Kansas City Night Ex. i2.i5 am. l2.50 ain.
g.. Denver 4 Chicago Ex. 1.50a M. l.53 AIN.
WEST.
4s Kansas City Mail...... 3.1O pm. $50 pm.
t. Denver Ex.. 10 am. 2.2J Am.
So Kansas City Night En-. 3.25 AIN. 3.36 am.
Jefferson City Accom-. l.4) am. 3.l0p.m.
D. HENDERSON, Ticket Agent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-26
Newly-Married Couples.
Golden Age.

1t is the happiest and most virtuous
state OF society in which the husband
and wife set out together, and with per
feet sympathy Of soul, graduate all
their expenses. plans, calculations and
desires with reference to their present
means and TO their future and common
interest.
Nothing delights man more than to
enter the neat little tenement of the
young people who within perhaps two
or three years, without any resources
but their own knowledge of industry,
have joined heart and hand, and engage
to share together the responsibilities,
duties, interests, trials and pleasures of
life. The industrious wife is cheerfully
employing her hands in domestic du-
ties, putting her house in order or
mending her husbands clothes or
preparing the dinner, while perhaps
the darling sits prattled on the floor or
lies sleeping in the cradle, and every
thing seems preparing to welcome the
happiest Of husbands and the best faith
ers when he shall come home from his
toll to enjoy the sweets of his little par
adise.
This is the true domestic pleasure.
Health, contentment, love, abundance
and bright prospects are all here. But
it has become prevalent sentiment
that man must acquire his fortune be-
fore he marries: that the wife must
have no sympathy nor share with him
in the pursuit OF tin which most of
the pleasure TRULY exists-and the
young married people must set out with
AZ large and expensive an establish
ment as is becoming those who have
been welded for twenty years. This is
very unhappy; ii fills the community
with bachelors, who are waiting to
make their fortunes, endangering vir-
tue, promoting vice; destroys the true
economy ard design of the domestic in
stitution, and it promotes inefficiency
among females, who are expecting to
be taken up by fortunes and passively
sustained without any care or concern
on their part, and thus many a wife be-
comes, as a gentleman once remarked,
not "helpmeet," but q "helpeat."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-26

ers and found she had drawn the
amount due her an hour before.
"Who presented the check?" / asked
the clerk.
"a mulatto boy. 1t was made pay.
able to bearer"
There was yet a chance. The French
steamer left within an hour; it was pos
sible she would seek that means of e.
cape. dumped into cab and arrived
there ten minutes before she left the
wharf, just in time to assist an aged, de-
crepit gentleman into the cabin.
There were few passengers; none an
swering the description of the person !
sought. / was in the act OF turning
away when hackman approached me
with the remark:
"Mr. f., did you see that old man on
board he had long white heard and
hair that fell on his shoulders ?"
yes"
"Well, sir, there's something curious
about him."
"WhyW
"Why, sir, when he got into my car
rage he was mulatto boy, and when
he got out he was an old man."
/ will not repeat the expression used
then-it was neither polite nor refined
for / knew the vessel would be far
out to sea before she could be over
taken. l was foiled by woman. Nor
could / Help rejoicing, now that the
chase was over, that she had escaped.
Innocent or guilty there was charm
about her none could resist. The spell
of ner wondrous beauty affected all who
her. 1t fingers in my men,
DRY yet; and | could not have the sin Of
her blood upon my conscience.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-26
Keep Fowls.

1t is matter of no little surprise tc
those who watch the past and present
events of poultry history to find that
there is still class of people struggling,
plodding and contriving by "up-hill
work" to make living for themselves
and families, who, if they exercised a
little sober judgment, would find that
raising prime poultry for the market
would materially help them to gel
along better in life. There is something
about fowl.raisiug that makes the poor
man independent of depending on a
days work. In Belgium and France
the rural cottsger feels himself the
equal of the bloated aristocrat. II
should be the same in every land, par.
ticularly in a country like ours, where
class distinctions have no root in the
soil. Every house-keeper could, if he
would, erect a cheap affair for few
dozen hens. There is generally in every
family "supernumerary young one
who could find time to feed and tend to
these fowls. Very small purchases are
needed when the scraps of the table
and garden are economically used
The first Matched cockerels in the brood
should be fattened for market or the
table. -Er.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-26

struggled toward marriage under cir
cumstances which convert their wedding
day into splendid personal triumph
In humble life, when girl marries a
man who is her superior in station. sbe
must experience moment OF exquisite
delight when her union is consecrated
amid circle of enyious friends. But
to ordinary couples who love each 9th.
er, and whose match is so we'll assorted
in respect of age, station, and fortune
that it excites no wonder, the wedding
day is certainly tiresome one. The
two young people are impatient to be
united, and they glory in the day which
is to make them man and wife; but all
the formalites of nuptials seem to
them most tedious. The bride expect
ant rises in the morning, unrefreshed
by sleep, and nervous in anticipation of
the days proceedings. A glance at her
mirror shows her that she is not look
ing her best. Correctly speaking,
man has no rights over mis- bride till the
wedding service is over, and conse-
quently he has no business to kiss her
before strangers, but at court weddings,
royal bridegrooms settle the difficulty
by compromise, and kiss their brides
on the hands. Lucky the briedgrooms
who can laugh on wedding-day. The
worst of dismal bridegroom is that
his gNm looks may work upon his
brides nerves and make her cry. There
are brides who feel called upon to sob
in church, at the breakfast, and again
at the hour of departing. Anything is
better than this. The bridegroom cuts
most miserable figure when he is
made to appear as brute who is carry
ing off an impressionable maiden
against her will, aid the bride herself
does not shine out to her greatest adj
vantage when she lapses into the melt
ing mood several times over in one
day. Some tears are, of course. excusa-
BILE, and one honest, unprecedented
outburst at the moment when the new
ly-wedded wife leaves the home where
she has been so happy is but proof of
good-heartedness, which the bridegroom
should welcome as a glad augury, seeing
that cold-hearted glrls do not, as rule,
make warmly-attached wives. On the
whole, however, let wedding be
mirthful without levity; and, as it is the
bridegroom who strikes the keynote of
the prevailing sentiment at a wedding,
let him clothe his features in serenity.