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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-03-31
Hardin College,
Mexico, Mo.
EX.GOV. CHARLES H. HARDIN.
PRESIDENT BOARD DIRECTORS.
MRS. III. T. BAIRD.
PRESIDENT.
An Excellent School and a Model Home

yTyHE NEXT ANNUAL SESSION commences
on Sept. 7th. Course of study thorough
and comprehensive. Teachers of enlarged ex-
perience and recognized ability. The Musical
and Painting Departments are unsurpassed in
the west Special attention is given to the Mod
srn Languages. Home Department all that is
implied in the dear word Home" Buildings
new, of fine, modern impressive style. and ele-
gantly furnished throughout Grounds ample
for all purposes. and beautifully adorned with
flowers, shrubbery, ever-greens and forest trees.
Location central, easy Of access, and regarded
n the most healtnfu1 in the State. Board and
tuition per session of 10 months, only $780,
The year just closed has been one of unpre-
sedented prosperity, and is the assurance of the
sonsummation of the high purpose Of the Presi-
dent to continue Hardin College an institution
Of Learning eminently worthy of support from all
interested in the thorough and accomplished
education OF young ladies'
~Fof Catalogue, or other information, ad-
dress H. 7. BAIRD,
l2-u Business Manager.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-03-31
A Prudent Editors Apology.

IhlS Is our hrst experience In rum
ming a newspaper. Little did we
think, when We placed our name in
the column of the Clarion as the re-
sponsible person for the matter that
happened to find its way into these
columns, that anything would ever
happen that we would have to take
back or get head put on US. The
item which appeared about one "Pro-
fessor" Gilbert playing the "Arkan-
sas Traveller" around the street cor
ners of Kearney for cold biscuits and
slack and sour barley water, has got
70 be apologized for. Last Wednes-
day, when we were going along one
of the principal streets Of the county
seat in company with several friends,
there suddenly appeared before our
gaze the slandered professor. He
commenced the conversation by say
Ing he had not been given his dinner
by servant girl at the back door,
and thought he would make a lunch
out of the writer. We entered pro-
test, but to no use. He claimed he
was 400 miles from home, both heels
run over, and all wool and a yard
wide, warranted to neither rip nor
ravel, and had killed enough editors
to make corduroy road from Look
out mountain to Puget sound. He
unbuttoned his coat, and gently plac-
ing his hand in his pocket, he calmly
gave US our choice between q retrac-
ton and having our carcass shot full
of bullet holes. AS the thoughts rap
idly traversed our mind about having
our remains sent to an aged and low
ing mother, looking like the top sieve
of tanning mill, and how our credl-
tors would mourn at our death, as we
thought of another person that holds
a warranty deed of four sections OF
our heart, town six, range thirteen,
and the idea of being shot by a sec.
ond class, one horse crank fiddler,
was more than we could stand. Hence
the apology.
How to Stop Paper.
The following, from one of our ex
, changes, so fully and clearly expires
ses our views on the subject, tha
we copy it without comment: "Yor
have an undoubted right to stop :
newspaper when you feel disposed
upon the payment of all arrearages
+ Do not hesitate to do SO on account
: of ''tenderness" for the editor. Dom
you suppose he would stop buying
sugar Of you, or meat, clothing, dr.,
goods, ETC., if he thought he was no
getting his moneys worth, and VIII!
f should you .not exercise the same
: privilege with him? And when yo,
r discontinue a paper do so manfully
E Don't be SO spiteful as to throw j
. back to the postmaster with con
8 ltemptuous 81 don't want it any Ion
E ger!'' and have refused writtel
2 on the margin, and have the pape
= returned to the editor. No gentle
man ever stopped it in that way, n
2 matter if his head is covered wit
1 grey hairs that should be honorable
e II you do not longer wish to receiv
' . newspaper, write q note to the ed
9 itor like man, saying so-and b
' sure that arrearages are paid. Thi
is the way to stop q newspaper"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
HELPING THE PARTY.

[From the Detroit Free Pressl
In the days gone by Detroit sheriff
who had made close shave of being
elected had the i'll luck TO loose a pris
oner from the Jail. The fellow made
good his csc ,pe to the country, but the
sheriff overhauled him about eight
miles out and drove him under barn
Tho prlsoner was captured and yet he
was not. 1t he could not get out the
sheriff could not get in, and threats had
20 effect on him. In this emergency
the officer called out:
"Say. JIM"
"Yes.''
"You know 1 bad mighty close
shave getting this office 7"
You did that"
'.Well, I'm laying my pipes for Sec
ond term. II loose you l might as
we'll haag up. The opposition
will hold it up in letters tour feet high
and hundreds Of men in my own party
will scratch my name. Do you hear mee"
Il do"
"Well, l ask you to come out, not ex.
actly rs prisoner going back to jail,
but more as patriot bound to stand by
his party. Come. jim"
''Fll be hanged 1t don't !" replied
the prisoner. The Judge was ag'in
me. my sentence WAS unjust aud hate
you7 jail, but if it's going 10 help the
party and crush the hydra-headed oppo.
sttion. out comet
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
SHALL THE DEMOCRATS Or THE
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE THE
ASSEMBLY

The republicans profess solici, ude
for the honor of the Tammanv demec-
racy. They advise the Tammauy
members of the assembly not TO EN-
ter the democratic caucus tor the
nomination OF Off GERS of the nsscnl-
bly,. and, instead of acting as demo-
Gratis. t. become Independents, and
;hus held the balance of power III the
legislature between the democrats
and republicans, Rhich course will
raise the republicans from a minority
to at least an equality with their op-
ponants. This advice is. Of Course,
quite disinicrcssed! If the Tam u any
democrats fellow it, the assem oily
vii! be organizad for the advantage
of the party which was beaten at the
bsllet-boxes in The struggle fer the
control of the two houses.
Will there alw ays he n body If men
IN this state with such strong pro-
fessions o: democTa as TO .vln u
victory through the votes OF dem D
cratic people, but who nsver,neiy Sc
are always ready when called on TO
turn that Victory over to their op-
poneuis?
Dr.. Greeley would have been clec' :
ed to the presidency III 1872 bu, for
The chilling Influence which The New
York democracy shed over other
states. The disasters which, III tie
winter after Mr.. Tilden's election,
brought to nothing that democratic
victory and placed tho Great Fraud
III the White Houss were largely
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
GOOD AND BAD MEN.



Journalism in France, says con.
temporary, is one OF the surest ave.
uues 10 political preferment, there
being forty-iour journalists in the
chamber Of deputies. 1t is altogether
ditferen: In this country. journalism
being one of the snrest avenues to
political damnaiioM. The rule iu this
country is that those who bear the
heat and burden of the day are the
last 10 be rewarded. As q rule, the
hard working journalist who has
spent his time, nis money and his ell
ergies for the public good. and who
has honestly and uuselfshly. without
hope OF reward or fear of condemna.
ti"n, unremittingly battied for the
promotion Of human interests, is the
first to DE condemned and spit upon,
and trampied under foot. Not only
's this true Of journalists but it is
equally true of all other classes. The
hes, inen OF the country are as a rule
rot seen or heard of III public life.
ihc abiesi aud most trustworthy men
VIII haye done most for society and
for he country, and are in every wav
best Tilted for public life, are forced
t. remain in private life, while the
super<quirtical upstart, the hollow
hearted. empty-headed, hippant pop
inJay who never did service tor par.
tT or country. with impudence
enough for regiment of honest men,
presses to The front and receives re.
cogniticn over the best and ablest
mcn. In nearly every state in the
Union some Of the best men have
veen pushed aside to make place for
the Titles; OF men and the meanest
OF demag"guea. who are without a
history and destitute of character or
principle. Small men, corrupt men,
are .nc curse of the country. The
| pubic offices, nationsl, state and
municipal, with few honorable ex.
ceptions, are in the hands of small
raen. Unhealthy legislation, ma!ad.
ministratiou and systematic robbery
is the result.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24

Holden Enterprise. December 15:-
"The citizens of Columbus township
held mass meeting in Columbus last
Saturday for the purpose OF devising
means by which to induce the C. & A.
to build Its road through that township
instead OF by the route already surveyed
through Hazel Hill township. Mr.. G.
G. Wolfe elaborately explained the sit
uation and committees. composed of
the following named gentlemen, was ap.
pointed to confer with the officers OF the
road: l.. B. Murray, DR.. J. M. Full
kerson, Nealy Daggett. Capt. Lewis
Burris, G. w. Houx. G. c. Wolfe ami
Wyatt Hammond. This committee, or
members OF it will have u conference
with Judge Waters In this city on the
22nd inst, at which time they will SUBJ
init to Mr.. Waters what they claim to be
the most practicable route from this
point to the c. & A. road at Odessa. We
have it from reliable authority that In
the immediate vicinity OF Columbus
there are Immense bodies of coal some
OF it at q depth OF not more than four or
five feet from the surface of the earth,
samples of which can be seen 10 this
city. There IS also an lnexhaustible
supply OF sand stone in that vicinity,
which is superior to the Warrensburg
stone because it is susceptible Of finer
polish than the stone at the Burg. There
Is no denying the TACT that the posses.
sion of these two valuable commodities
in such abundance is greatly to the ad-
vantage OF Columbus township IN this
contest. Messrs. Wolfe and Hyatt had
an interview with Cnl Watora Of fhs
Bell Hoaae in this city last week and
the colonel gave them sufficient reason
to suppose that survey will be made
from this point via Columbus to Odessa.
Our Columbus township friends are
deeply In earnest on the railroad ques-
ton and should they not get the C. 8
A. road II will not DO Because they do
not deserve 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
o owing TO democratic jeslousies in

owing TO democratic jealousies in
New York.
Iu 1879, when 10000 republicans
erased Cornell's name from their bal
lots. $4,000 democrats bolted Robin
son, and thereby savea Cornell from
overwhelming defeat. In 1880 tile
departure from the path of duly of
many thousands of democrats within
the etate TO Gen. Garfield, ana sealed
the fate of Gen. Hancock.
Look at the resu t Of the contest
this present year. The dem ,"rats OF
the counties of New York and Kings
might easily have given their state
ticket all aggregate majority of sc. 900 !;
but they let the ma jnrity drop to
$4,000. This lapse secured the elcc.
ton of ali the republican state candi-
dates, except Hustled, whom nothing
could cave. But the sharpcst collis-
ions be: :ween the stalwarts aud the
half breeds spent their force on re,
publican candidates for the legisls-
ture. Consequently the democrats
carried both the senate aud the as.
sembly, but by msjorities SO slender
that they can scarcely spare a man.
1t might bs supposed that the dem.
ocrats would cling to the little
they had saved out of the wreck
of November. But the republi
cans are advising the Tammany
members of the assembly to keeI
away from the caucus, and thus throw
out of democratic hands the contro
of the most important brach of th'
legislature.
The question simply is whethe
these half dozen democrats will b.
beguiled by their willy adversaries, o
will faithfully carry out the wishe
of the voters who sent them Of Al
bauy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
A DEFUN0T CONTROVERSY.


A respected correspondent in Boone
county, Missouri. puts to us these ques.
tlons: "Should not the fve.twenty
bonds be paid off in legal tender, as the
contract WASP" "Are you in favor of
reiunding the bonds or paying them of
In greenback legal tender ?" In reply.
We beg to inform our correspondent that
all of the five-twenty bonds were long
ago called i'll for payment, and that only
an insignificant remnant OF them still
remains unpaid. Moreover. Us a matter
of principle, we are in favor Of paying
all bonds either in legal tender or IN
specie. just as the holders desire, since
tho legal tenders are and always were
promises to pay specie. and the two
kinds of money are now OF exactly equal
value IN the market, so that 1t max es
no difference either to the bondholder
or to the treasury whether the debts OF
the government are paid In one sort or
the other.
We are likewise in favor of refuuding
at u low rate oil interest whatever bonds
need to be refunded, and OF paying of
the rest either in greenbaok legal tenders
or in specie. as the holders may elect.
But frat of all we wish to see the whole
system of Internal revenue taxation
abolished.
The main question propounded by our
correspondent is not, no ow ever, OF any
immediate public interest. Ths green
back idea has gone out of sight for the
present.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
A Christmas Eye.
BY FAT0sR RYAN.

I'm sitting alone In my silent room
This holy December night,
" atchlng the hre-dame dn the gloom
With many picture bright.
Ah. how the fire can paint ~
HIS magic skill how strangei
How every spark, In the canvas dark,
Draws figures and forms so quaint.
And how the pictures change
One moment how they smile. in q little while.
In the twinkling Of An eye. like the CLEAN ei
Tn. Seaasifai smile. all die
FROM gay to grave, from grave to gay,
And just i - i1 woader. vi Who are they
Over them all, like funeral pail,
The tolds Of the shadows drsop and fall
. And tho charm is gone, and every sas
All ! the nre within my crate
Hath more than Raphasls power
10 mole than Raphasl's peer;
More than he In . year
And the pictures hanging round me here,
This holy Christmas Eve,
No artists pencil could create. no paints
Pm sitting alone in my nrs-lit room;
But no the nre u dying;
Are sad, and hesr them srhing-
The winds love voice t. pine-plaint,vs, sad
.Halh it heart like mine or timer
KnOweth 1t veal or woe3
Hear it wall q gho.t-like strain
just against that window pane.
A. ifit were tired Of its long, cold flight,
And wanted to rest with me tonight.
Cease, night winds, cease!
Why should you be sad?
This 10 . night ofjoy and peace
And Heaven and Earth are glad,
But still the winds voice grievcs,
PerchAncs Der the fallen leaves,
Which in their summer bloom
Danced to the music of bird and breeze,
But torn from the arm Of tue parent trees,
Lie low In their wintry tomb,
Mute types OF mans own doom,
And thus with the nlght-Winds only,
And the fAnsies they unWssvs,
Alone, aud yet not lonely,
l keep my Christmas Eve.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
II We Knew.

five knew the cares and crosses
Growing around our lsighbor's way,
II We knew the little losses,
Sorsly grisvsus, day by day,
Would We then 50 often chids him
For his lack of thrift and gain,
Leaving on his heart shadow,
Leaving on our life stain?
II We know the clouds above Us,
Held by gentle blessings there,
Would We turn away all trembling
In our blind and weak despaira
would We shrink from little shadows
Lying on the deWy grass,
While 'tls only birds Of EdeA
just in mercy Tying pastf
II We knew the silent story
Qutvsring through the heart Of pam,
Would eur manhood care to doom them
Back to haunts Of guilt againe
Life hath many tangled crossings,
Joy hath many break of woe;
And the cheek tear stained is whltest-
This the pleased angels know.
Let Us reach into our bosoms
For the key to others lives,
And with love toward erring nature
Cherish COED that still survives;
So that. when eur disrobed spirits
Soar to realms Of light again,
We may say, "Dear Father, Judge -
A We Judge our fellow men,"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
The shortness Of Human Life.
Suns that set and moons that wans
Ri.n and avn raafnr~d anNSns

Suns that set and moons that Wans
Rise and are restored sgains
Stars, that orient day subduss,
Night at her return reneWs;
Herbs and dswsrs, the beauteouS birth
OF the genial mether-sarth,
Suffer but transient death
From the winters cruel breath;
Zsphyrs speak, ssrener skies
Warm the globe. and they arise.
We, alas sarth's hsughty kings;
We, that premise mighty thingS,
Losing soon lilies happy prime,
Droop and fade in little time;
Spring returns, but not our bloom.
Still 'tiS winter ir the tomb.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
THE BANKOORAOY.

From the Washington American Register. j
The propositions OF President Arthur,
in his message, to retire the currency of
silver certificates and repeal the tax ON
national banks, show that the country Is
totally given over to the oligarchy of the
national banks. When the law estab.
llshiug the misunderstanding system was
first enacted. prominent and leading
banker OF Philadelphia remarked, that
in few years the national banks
would be able to dictate who should be
elected President of the United States.
Have the people OF this great country
become the slaves of credit paper.
money oligarchy?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24

TIIhe power of arresting diseases displayed by
j. this great preparation is honorably seknowt-
edged by the medical faculty In every sectisn
where 1t he's been introduced; and the large
sale 10 the best guarantee Of the estimation IN
which 1t 10 held by the public. Fer tho eject
produced by
FELLOWS COMPOUND SYRUP OF HYPo-
PHosPHITEs
the inventor will refer to the medical sentle-
men whose letters are attached hereto
Extract from a letter ]
LYNN, MAss March I, ISIS.
Messrs Fellows & Co.. St John. N. B.
Cent?: have .prescribsd your Syrup Fel-
some hundreds Of patlents, where Its use as
indicated, with quite sat,sfactory results.
J. A MoARTHUR, N. D..
50 South Commercial st.
Eldridge Simpson, n. D., Of Hudson, N. Z,
II have used tb. Syrup of Hypophosphitss
made by MIR Fellows, in cases OF consumption, i,
gratifying results"
Edwin Clay. NJ. D.. of Fugwash, MS. writes.
''I know of no better medicine for psrsens suf-
feriug from exhaustion of the powers Of the
brain and pervous system, from long continued
study, or the cough following typhoid fever &c.
Chandler Crane. Of Halifax, N. g., writes:
81 have used 1t freely In my practice both IN
diseases of the chest as consumption and bron-
chtis. &C., and in infantile diseases Of the
prime via, or stomach and bowels with eminent
success. Julylmseow
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
A NEW STEAMSHIP PRoJEoT-To
EUROPE IN FIVE DAYS.
From tho Scientific American. ]

From tho Scientific American
A project is on foot in this city to es-
tabilsh purely American line OF fast
passenger steamers to ply between Now
York and some port on the British coast.
The plan, according to its pro- jector,
Mr.. Jacob Lorillard. is to build ships
which will take passengers from Now
York Monday morning and place them
10 London before Saturday night, max
ing The trip from land to land in i've or
Eve and half days.
MIR. Lorillard said to . Times report.
or: 'Our vessels will be 500 ieet long,
and will be built Of steel to reduce
weight. They will be provided with
power three times as great In proportion
to their displacement 40 10 obtained by
ships now adoat. These features mean
speed. They will be divided into water
tight compartments. rendering them alb.
solutely uusinkable. There will be fifty
such compartments in each ship. That
means safety. We shall carry no freight
of any sort. We shall provide no &C
commodations for emigrants. Every
thing is to be in first class style. Our
vessels will be virtually floating pala-
ces. What Pullman's parlor coaches
are to the railway service, 90 will ours
be on the ocean.
1--WE shall build three ships to start
with, each ship will have accommoda.
tions for 500 passengers, and each will
probably cost over 81 ,000. 900, proba bly,
81, 100000. AS yet it is impossible to
quote exact figures. Tho estimates we
desire are not yet given as. We .hsll
net run to Liverpool. Our landing
place will be Milford Haven. in Wales.
which is 200 miles nearer London than
is Liverpool. Its harbor. too. can be
entered on all tides. Upon this side OF
the ocean We shall save thousands OF
dollars yearly by the fact that We shall
be able to escape wharfage assessments.
Carrying only passengers. 1t will he our
plan to anchor in M d-stream, as do men.
of-war. and have shore communication
by means OF tenders. Lying of the
Battery, we would be as easily sccessi
BILE az are vessels at the city piers"
"When Will you be ready for busi
ness ?" asked the reporter.
"By the spring OF 1883, but not before
Our vessels are yet to be built, and the
greater part Of our arrangements In
other matters are still Incomplete. But
by the date mention we shall certainly
be in perfect readiness. Our success i.
assured SO TAR as capital goes"
The line will be called the American
Express Line"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24
REPUBLICAN, CARNIVAL OF CRIME
IFrom thu Forne1 Proerssa

From the Forney Progress.
The story reads like chapter from
tho Newgate calendar. The confession
Of the fraud in Indiana in 1880, proved
by the republican accusation OF Dorsey,
who planned it; the murder of the can
didate who prsfited by it; the pursuit
of the thieves who prepared the villany
OF the star-route steal the ghastly trial
of the assassin Gutteau. who succeeded
in making a Sarce of his tragedy; the
fragrant spoilation OF the national bank
at Newark, N. j., followed by another
in Boston, Mass, the deliberate and
wanton de:alcation and forgery Of How
gate; the depreciation Of the gas trust OF
Philadelphia; the open confession crow.
ded by fresh evidences OF gigantic
system OF plunder in tho city treasury;
these events crowded into the history of
few months, read not only like the
pages OF criminal calendar, but resem-
bic the worst experiences of Rome In its
darkest days, and rival the atrocities Of
the French revolution, when the MUIR
derer struck down the king, and tho
common vagabond held tho highest
places in the state. And this 10 the rev.
elation OF few months, the latest in
dictment against the republican party,
proved by republican witnesses. In all
cases against the leaders of the organi-
zstlon that defeated Gen. Hancock q year
ago. They are only the outlines OF .
scheme Of scoundrelism, daily filling up
with freah items of guilt. equally novel
and undeniable. equally confessed and
currupt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24

Since the beginning OF the year the
aggregate sum put oui in San Francisco,
on city mortgage collateral, is So $751;.
548.
Passamaquoddy (Me Indisns are
shooting large numbers OF deer. They
report Them very plenty.