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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08
A BUYERS DISCOUNT.
Story of a Good Man and "a Wicked Brother.

Mr.. s. is the New York agent
and buyer of the firm of S-Broth-
ers, one of the most extensive dry
goods and notion houses of the West.
He ordered from a prominent firm
some cases of woolens. to be sent to
his Chicago place. The mills were
pressed with orders at the time, and
this one could not be filled at once.
Nearly three weeks passed before the
goods were boxed. They were in the
store ready to be shipped, when Mr..
S. called. There was a gentle
melancholy in his voice and his ex-
preston was sad - "A
= swat wash te matter NIT tenn goots,
Mr.. Smlt?' he demanded of the
salesman from whom he had made
his purchase.
'How do you mean?' asked Mr..
Smith.
Show l wash mean? Wy, I mean
tat my hroder write to me tey wash
full of manufacturer imperfections."
''The goods were?"
NYesh.''
''Impossible!"
"Put tey wash. He see it ash soon
as tey arrife, and rite me at vonce."
"Nonsense.
81 tell you yesh. My psoder ish a
very careful man. He ish never mish-
taken. We loshe heaty on tenn goots,
and you mustn't make ush tishcount
Make me te pill out wish twenty-five
per cent. off and l paysh you now. We
loshe often tat way, put We won't pressh
you furter.''
''Let me have look at your broth
er's letter, will you?''
''Shertainly. Now ten, we're Ish tat
letter? Haf gone ant left it on my
teshk?" during this MIR. s. was
grubbing vigorously in the reccsses
of his clothes. ''Vell, veil! How care
lessh OF me! Put l shent it to you.
Shast make tat pill out wish te twenty
fife per cent off. shent you te letter
dish afternoon. Make te pill out ant
l paysh you right off,
| ell, L guess L won allow you
that discount to-day, Mr.. s..
"You Won't allow me te tishcount.
Put tenn gootsh ish imperfect, 1 tellsl
you. My proter ish a very careful
man. He cannot make mishtake. y
'Your brother may be a very care
full man, but he is mistaken this
once"
''Impossiple."
''Let us GO down stairs and look a
| the goods ourselves. - ->-.
"Vat!" screamed Mr.. S..
''The fact of the matter is VI
haven't shipped them yet. l told yo'
when you ordered them you woult
have to wait, you know. We are go
ing to send them off to-day"
Mr.. S--had grown successive
ly pale, crimson and purple.
''Vell, so help me Abraham!' b
now protested. rolling his eyes to th
armament. 'srish beatsh all! Tis
ish te yorsht! Look here, Mr.. Smit
To you know tat tolt my proter tire
monsh ago tat he wash q -liar
Ant now | knowsh it! Now knows
it! Shust you shent tenn gootsh, al
l makesh it hot for him.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08
Among the Romans.

When good Gov. s., who is a
most devout Episcopalian, was the
Chief Magistrate of Kentucky, he
was wont to frequently entertain the
members of the General Assembly at
the Governors mansion. To one OF
these levees came, with the member
from his county, an old mountaineer
who had just reached Frankfort with
the raft of logs which he had brought
down the Kentucky river old
man, who was called familiarly ''Un-
Gle Johnny" soon became the center
of an admiring group, to whom his
jean clothes were not at all an I'M
proper attire for the Governors levee;
and his tongue being loosed by a
glass of sherry wine, which he then
tasted for the first time in his life, he
was entertaining his auditors with
stories from ''his county, when the
Governor approached. .s ...--
"Uncle Johnny, here is the Gov
ernor," said one of the company !;
and straightway the old man was si-
lent, for he was overwhelmed by this
first vision of the majesty of the COM
monwealth. ~ ......-
$50 on with your story, Uncle
Johnny" said some one; s'the Gov
ernor will like to hear it.
"Yes, go on, Uncle Johnny" ssid
the Governor, with kindly smile of
encouragement; and the old man,
thus convinced that even the Cover
nor was also a man, concluded his
narrative. =.4
Then, becoming bolder, he yen-
tured to address the Governor, say
ing, "Guvnor, 1 went to your meet
ing yistiddy and l seen whar you
SETS a.. &. ..z e H.
| He had been to. the Episcopal
Church, and had been shown the
Governors pew. aa SD.
"Did you, Uncle johnny" re-
isponded Gov. s.. Sand how
did you like it!'' 4s a-t.
| swell, Guvnor, I never knowcd
much what they was a-doin', but l
riz and fell with 'em every time
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

''Mr. Muncton," said my grand
mother, II Lave no wood TO burn to-
day. What shall l do?''
''Oh, send Louisa round to pick up
some," said the good man, making a
stride toward the door.
''But she has picked up all she can
iind.''
''Then let her break up some old
stuff
''But she has broken up everything
already
"Oh, well, then, do the next bes,
thing. / must be off,
And off he WAS, whistling as he
went, and, no doubt, wondering in
his heart what the next best thing
would turn out to be.
Noon came, and with 1t came my
grandfather and four hungry laborers.
My grandmother stood in the kitch-
en-, spinning on her great wheel, and
singing pleasant little ditty. Louisa
was securing in the back room, and
the cat a-purring on the hearth before
black and fireless chimney, while
the table stood in the middle room,
ready for dinner, with empty dishes.
swell, wife, here We are," said my
grandfather, very cheerily.
$50 l see," she said, placidly.
''Have you had good morning IN
the cornfield?"
''Why, yes-so-so. But where is
the dinner?' ..
Gin the pot on the doorstep. Won't
you see if its dohe?''
And on the doorstep, to be sure.
sat the great iron pot, nicely covered,
but not looking particularly steamy.
My grandfather raised the cover,
and there lay all the ingredients of a
nice boiled dinner-everything pre-
pared in the incest manner, and all
the vegetables as raw as they had ever
been.
My grandfather stared, and my
grandmother Joined another roll to
the yarn upon her distatf, and began
another verse of her song. .s
"Why, woman, what does this
mean?" began my grandfather, indig.
nantly. "This dinner isn't cooked at
all!''
''Dear me, is it not? Why, it has
set in the sur this four hours"
| ''In the sHn!"
"Yes; you told me to try the next
best thing to having ire, and l
thought that setting my dinner in the
4 sun was about that" sz5ta
My grandfather stood doubtful for
q moment, but finally bis sense of hui
NOR overcame his sense Of injury, land
he laughed aloud. ae
Then he picked up his hat, and said :
"Come, boys, we might as well
start for the woods. We shall have nc
dinner till we have earned it, / per.
4 ceiye. ss,ta xS 81. tass s,4 ys81
/ won't you have some bread and
4 cheese before you go?" asked my
grandmother, generous in her victory,
i as women always are.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08
All the Forms Of nm Insult.

Meeting . aewsboy whose face was
SCARED with scratches and looked
like q map of some railroad centre.
our reporter asked the ySplngster what
was the matter. -. = =. =
ssFeller spoke disrespectful Of my
sister; and he'd bet she was fross-
eyed, and I sailed in. .ss.sssr !.
lis your sister cross-eyed g aeake4
the reporter. u
aHain't got no sister. " was the r.
nly. aIt was the psiAciPle u the
hing what l got licked for"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

Tie day was dark, the wind did howl;
The turkey was a gay old fowl k..-
With bleeding comb and crippled wing
He didn't seem rugged out 10 sing.
One leg, his sole remaining prop,
Gave him a sort Of triangular hop.
The last of all the birsis washe
Te clirp of turkey reyelry. 5s-s.s...
For laek-a-day their fate was booked
His sisters. cousins and aInts We're cooked
His brothers all for host ana guest
ON groaninv board were neatly dressed.
Nemore on festive wing heHfiy. .ssl Ei-
!, A thug to grace the azure sky. a-eas
On Christmas day the cook went out
Aud chased him all the yard about.
Knocking of one leg and eroke wing,
with which he flew, the gitsdy thing.
No longer fondied and csressed. s
He sat upon the fence depressed 3
at intervals he raised his head.
But let IL fall as 1t were lead.
whene'er he heard a footstep sfray,
with leg and wing he iopped away.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

> aIf you're waiting for that good
for-nothing, my poor Child, you'll be
an o!d maid," she said, one day.
s'I'll never consent forsyou TO take
him.. .sst et .sss
"No, mothers Not il that wers
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

III prOuuctlOh on bOtIl cOrH ail
tobacco, Missouri ranks as the fifth
state, in hay the seventh in oats and
potatoes the eighth, and in wheat the
eleventh. The state contains an
area of Al, 1924, 900 acres Of land of
which the department reports only
7.181, 900 acres in cultivation. Is it
necessary to reinforce these undenia-
BILE facts by arguments to induce
thoughtful persons, seeking new
homes, to come and occupy the un-
titled lands of our state?
Is this not enough to prove that
the assertions of the Globe Demo-
crat and other papers unfriendly to
the state are false in every particular.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08
Missouri BoCms.

The last annual report of the de-
partment Of agriculture shows that
Missouri has "a prosperity boom, sure
enough. The following will be inter-
esting reading matter just now:
The annual report of the depart
ment OF. agriculture of the United
States for the year of 1873, showing
the number of domestic animals and
their E5alue, exhibits the following
facts in relation to. the State OF Mis-
onpr; ,r'f ' +.t' q q" kt'tt y" sNafa-4--"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

CHICAGO & ALTON.
No. Train. Arrives. Departs.
EAST.
Al. Kansas City Mail, 49,. 1890 m. 12l5 pm.
40. Kansas City Night Elk. .I555 am. LOO am.
8. ..Denyer & Chicago Ex. 2.O0a-m. 205 AIN.
WEST.
4s. Kansas City Mail. -. s.lGp PM s.a0p.m.
so. kansas City Night Ex.. 320 am. 3.35a.m.
6. Denver L Chicago Ex. 200 am. 2.05a.m.
jefferson City Accom-. IL. .45 a.gi. 3l0p.m.
Nos. 40 and So between R1Odhouse and Kan
sas City, only stop at Louisiana, Mexico, Cen
traia, Higbee, Glasgow, Marshall, Higgins
willie and Independence.
Nos. :. and g, between Mexico and Roodhouse,
stop only at Rowling Green and Louisiana.
ID. HENDERSON, Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

We want an agent in this county to whom We
WIN pay q SALARY of SI00 per month and expenses
% neH our wonderful invention. Sample Free.
Aes'ress VI ones Sherman 4 Co.. AArshail, Mich.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-08

The report shows that Missouri
stands first of all the states in num-
Der and value of her mules; second
in oxen and cattle: third in hogs;
seventh in horses, and eighth in sheep.
Its chief agricultural products were
rs follows. - ----.a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
CIRCUIT COURT ITEMS.

Dexter owen admitted TO full citizenship.
state Of Wisconsin vs.. Will Dale. Over
term.
State Of Wisconsin vs.. P .Oryall. The jury
brought in verdict OF not guilty.
State Of Wisconsin vs.. ). w Hays. Over
term.
jury disagreed.
" L. Cannedy, et. al vs. J. G. Keith ct al.
Continued.
Ia over term.
D. c. Davis, ct. al. VS. William Wells. Re-
ferTed to f. b Holmes
S. NJ. Davis vs. James Mapes. Verdict Ter
plaintiff.
William Tozer VS. loci Foster Continued
IL z. Ames vs. T. L Nelson. Verdict tor
defendant. -,
Thomas oBrien & Co, VS.. Kellogg x Mil
Ter Settled by parties. va.
Urania Richardson VS. A. ii. LORD. Nerdlct
for plaintiff OF SIS.
Z. j. Scales vs. j. P Adams. Verdict for
plaintiff Of S57 50.
Il. Messer VS.. c. +. Coviu. Settled.
: A. Green vs.. Daniel hRlnes ct al nelo
under Amusement by the Court. go,
Henry Turner VS.. Andrew Cole, Settled.
Virginia II Thing VS.. Abner q. Thing III
vorce granted Tha
.arv brought in a verdict OF assault with N,
tent to murder. Upon motion new 'FaAi
II The walton murder tria, the jury deetd-
ed that the prisoner was sane. de was sen
fenced 10 the State person at Wanpun ief me-
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Mortgage Sale.


Whereas default has been made in the con
ditions OF a certain mort gage, made, eXecu-
ted and delivered by Susan Il. Coon, mort
gagor, to Lewis A. Hess, on the 2Sth day OF
May, A. d. 1879, to secure the payment OF
the sum et two hundred and twenty dollars
and interest thereon at the rate OF ten per
cent. per annum payable annually according
to the terms OF one promissory note bearing
even date herewith, executed by said Su-
san b Coon, to said Lewis a Hess, which
mortgage was duly recorded in the office OF the
Register OF Deeds in and for Pierce county,
on the 18th day OF June, A. d. 1879, at 7
O'clock NJ, in volume l.. OF mortgages, on
page 500; and whereas the said Lewis A. Hess
by an instrument in writing under his hand
and seal, sold, assigned, transferred and set
over said mortgage and the notes secured
thereby to George T. Hesin, which SAID as
signment was duly recorded in the office OF
the Register OF Deeds for said Pierce county
on the l0th day Of January, A d 1880, at 3
O'Clock P. NJ, III book A. OF mortgages on
page 1873, which said mortgage covers and
conveys, tie following described premises
situate IN the county OF Pierce and State OF
Wisconsin, to-wIt: The north halt Of the
southwest quarter OF section twenty t20l in
township twenty-seven, Of range fifteen west;
and no action or proceedings, at law or 9TH
wise, has been instituted to recover the said
mortgage debt or any part thereof; and
whereas there is now due and unpaid upm
said note and mortgage the sum OF twenty
six dollars and 65 cents (S2G.65l as interest
thereon. Now, therefore, notice Is hereby
given that under and by virtue of the pow
er o. sale III said mortgage contained, and III
pur>uagc OF the statute, in such cases made
ard provided, said mortgage will be toreclos-
I'd ~ 81 sale o. said mort tagged premises,
or lG'b'j. thereof e. may he accessory to
pay the lt-u1.t fi - Il 1uOr' gage debt now
due, tHG tgs rg> ANA expresses q such sale
lHrIUIIug the SUM laFitN-ltAp dollars
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something Ne,v in magazine stories.

4 delightful feature of SCRIBNER
for this year is a series of sparkling
novelettes, or condensed novels, in
stead of the usual long serial story.
Mrs. Schayer's ''Tiger-Lily,' which
was begun in November, ends in the
January number. Mrs. Burnett s
novelette,, the story of an American
girl in England, sort of Daisy Miller,
is to begin in the February MIdwinter
Number. with twenty-five page in
stalment, and will run through three
issues. In May. MADAME Delphine,
story of life in New Orleans, by
George W. Cable, begins, and this
will be followed by Boyesen's Queen
Titania,' and Miss 0sgood's "Toi-
nettp'S GoyprneSS
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Eradicasing Wild Oats.
Troy, Dec. 18th, 1880.

Troy. Dec. 18TH 1880.
EDITORS JoURNAL:-As the wild oat
seems to have created a pretty general
alarm in this vicinity on account of its
spreading propensity i'll our wheat and
oat fields, and the difficulty of eradi-
eating it, think the following, which
was publish in last weeks 'Pioneer
Press, is the best remedy yet suggest
ed, as it has reason on its face, and
accords with the experience of farmers
in regard to dealing with "pigeon
grass" therefore if you will be kind
enough to publish it many of your
readers may be benefited thereby.
Truly Yours,
OSBORN STRAHL.
Agricultural Editor of the Pioneer Press:
saw in the PIONEER Pass, short
time since, an inquiry about how to
destroy wild oats. l have had expert
eace in that business, and that expert
ence may be of benefit to others, and
particularly in your State, where you
still persist in making wheat raising a
specially, and i'll many cases, to the
ruin of those making the effort.
Yes, have had experience IN this
wild oats business. and / can assure
the readers of your paper. and all
farmers, they have pest to contend
with that means business to be rid OF.
There are various methods that may
be adopted; but first in order will be.
as soon as the wheat is harvested, TO
plow the land as shallow as possible.
If should not be more than p inches
in depth. but be sure to have 1t all
Moved. Then 10 insure the growth Of
the oats in the fall roll the ground; or
take a stick or plank and draw over
the lan1, so as to pulyerlze the Jumps
and press the ground around the seed
oats, and thus insure the growth OF
all the seed on the land. If the seed
SPROUTS the frost will kill it, A bet
ter way is to plow again in the fall. BY
SO doing YOU will insure clean land,
not only from wild oats. but all other
fonl weeds. As still further means,
be sure to seed the land to clover at
the time of seeding your grain the
next spring, and if your land IS sulta-
BE SOW gypsum ON the land TO make
the clover catch and grow. The next
wear. if the clover is moved, It Will be
cut before the seed of the wild cats
are ripe. and then if they should sprout
again the clover will be cut again be-
fore any of the seed from the oats are
rine. If all these directions are fol-
lowed yeu may rely upon success IN
clearing YOUR land of this pest. My
experience may be Of interest again.
some wears since | bought piece of
land covered with wild oats, and |
thought to pillow them in so deep they
would not grow. The next spring |
planted most of the piece to corn and
tended it well, completely destroying
all the wild oats that came up. | soWs q
the land to wheat the second year and
sseded to clover. and so alterHated
each wear for eight years, not pIowing
SO deep as the first year. when they
were plowed in deep. Eight years af-
ter again plowed the land deep and
sowed to wheat. and, to my surprise,
the wild oats came up thick and near.
lv spoiled my crop. n. 8. ALLEN.
BEAVER DAN, November -.
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LITTELL's LIVING AaE.-The numbers OF The
Living Age tor the weeks ending December
18th and 18th, contain the following, among
other interesting and valuable articles:
Nature and Law, by DR.. VIM. b. Carpenter,
Modern Review; Marie Antoinette and
Robespierre, translated tor The Living Age;
The Procedure of Dellberative Bodies, Con-
temporary Review; A Religious Poem of the
Ninth Century, Fraser; Political Somnam-
bulism, Macmillan, Jomini, Moreau and
Vandamme. Fortnightly; The Works Of Sir
Henry Taylor, Nineteenth Century; Insect
Conservatism, Spectator; Science for Babes,
Saturday Review; Erasmus Darwin, Temple
Bar; Successful African Expedition, Nature;
together with instruments Of two serials, and
the usual amount OF choice poetry, etc
The new volume begins JANUARY LIST, and to
new subscribers renting before then, tor
1881 the intervening numbers are sent gratis.
For ftty-two numbers of sixty-four la 'ge
pages each Tor more than 3, 300 pages year.
the subscription price (SS) is low; while for
$40 50 the publishers offer to send any one OF
the American 81 monthlies or weeklies WI h
The Living Age for year, both postpaid.
Littel & Co, Boston, are the publishers.
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Buckles explanation of the decline OF the
spirit of religious persecution, was that in
modern times faith had undergone an eclipse,
and men could not bring themselves to
prosecute others into believing that whereof
| they were themselves skeptical. The made
quatness ofthis explanation OF one of the most
shown in the North American Review for
q number OF other causes that have been at
most desirable result. First, there is the
devotion to pacific industrial pursuits. Then,
are less disposed to be dOmineering. Finally,
men in modern times have quite lost the
sense Of corporate responsibility belief
that a whole community Is liable tor the
offeuses OF each individual comprised
in it These points are established with all
the ingenuity OF reasoning and wealth OF
learning for which the author i5 so distin-
guished. The other articles in this lumber
OF the Riview are: "C0ntrolling Forces in
American Politics." by Senator Geo. +. Ed
munds; "Athelsm in Colleges" by President
John Bascom; "The Ruins OF Central AmeTi-
ca ;" by Desire Charnay; partisan Govern
ment," by William D. lie Sueur; Popular
Art Education, by Prof John F. Weir;
''The Limitations or Sex" by Nina Morals;
s'The Mission Of the Democratic Party" by
Senator William A. Wallace; and finally, a
review of Recent Pathological Works, by
Prot. +. A. March.
The Review is sold by booksellers and
newsdealers generally.
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Bradshaw has lots Of Hickory nuts

"Bright-eyes," the young Ponea Indian
maiden whose sketch OF Indian life is to APP
pear III the January ST. Nicholas. writes as
follows TO the editor of that magazine:
at seems so hard to make white people
believe that we Indians are human beings o.
like passions and affections with themselves
that it is as hard ter us to be good az it is tOl
them, harder, for we are Ignorant, and we
feel as badly when we tail as they do That
is the reason | have written my story as
have + = 1t would be SO much better
tor my people if the white people had more
thorough knowledge of them, because we have
felt deeply the results of their ignorance o
us.
A years subscription to St. Nicholas is ;
holiday gift the influence aHd the joy 0
which is felt twelve times a year. The N0rtl
American recently declared, at would puzzle
any one to say in what respect St Nicholas
could be improved" Subscriptions beginning
with the beautiful Christmas December
number will commence the two serials
mentioned Price, SO 90 ayear The Christ
mas number is for sale everywhere tor 80 cts
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The meetings now in progress in
the Congregational church, under the
leadership of Mr.. Lewis, are held
every day and evening, and are we'll
attended. The interest is good, and
success appears to be browning the
efforts of this earnest worker, judg-
ing from the number of those who
nightly manifest a desire to become
numbered with those who believe in
Christ. We are in hearty sympathy
with this work, and trust that it will
go on until every citizen in River
Falls shall feel the benefit of its ele-
waiting influence.
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From a Prominent Physician.

Washingtonviie, Ohio, June 18th 1850.
DR.. d. J. KENDALL & Co, Gents; Reading your
advertisement in Turf, Field and Farm, Il KendalFs
SPAWN Cure and having valuable and speedy
Horse which hal been lame from SPAWN eighteen
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which in six weeks removed all lameness and eu-
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and both hOrses are Il. day sound as colts. The
one bOttle was worth TO me one hundred dollars.
Resnea -IullN Hnnra. II A BERroL.Err VI. ID.
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