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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Surely you will not starve when
you can buy ID pounds of prunes for
81, at G.. O. Morris & Co.'S. stiff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
business For Sal

A chance for some n wanting
employment. Terms, reasonable.
46-tf THOs. j. READ.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
See Mitchell's new paper.

If you want to buy, sell OR rent
land, confer with J. W. Daniel, who,
by personal observation, knows most
every turn, crook, and cross-read in
Audrain county. Law and Insurance
Office, north side public square, Mex
leo, Mo. 42-n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

A respectable white girl wanted to
do cooking and Homework for a
small family; reference required.
Apply at this Office. 30 tt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
See Mitchell's new paper.
For Rent.

A good dry Easements Plenty Of
light; high ceiling; on the square.
Apply at this Office. tt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Boils, pimples and all blsod dis
eases are cured by DR.. Lindsey's
Blood Searcher. Sold by all drug
gists. 47-4W.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Orders taken for Music Of every
description at Fetter's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
LETTER AFm

MEXICO, Mo-. April I. 1881.
r IsT OF LETTERS remaining in the Post
i ONCE at Mexico, Audrain County. Missouri.
and which, IL net called Tor within four weeks
from date. will be sent to the Dead Letter once
at Washington City.
Bah. Sailie mrs McDalister. mr.
Barry, Danmr Mcintyre, SW mrs
Bane. Virginia. McThuHe. Kate mrs -
Brandrif, Mary McGune T W mr.
Btser, Eliza miss Marshall; Martha miss
Elliott. W M mr. Mason, ChasC
Guilfand. Bendin T mr. Quinn. Aollie Iars.
Hall, 8 A mrs Rowe, r mr.
Hanfin, Robert mr. Scott, Lige E mr.
Herly, johanna miss spencer, } Esq
Llmore, 4 mr. Teamstee, John mr.
Lynes, John Tante, Henry mr.
fMcDoniel, Get mr. Watts. Silas mr.
~ Persons calling for letters in this list will
please say Advertised"
~ Once open on Sunday from IL o'clock, n.
70 O'Clock, ]. n.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

6 pounds Of coffee for 81, at c. O
Morris & Co.'S. 51-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

100 acres of improved land, on
easy terms, Z miles north of Mexico.
Apply to
GREENAMYER BRos.,
Mexico. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

6 pounds Of coffee for 81, at G. O.
Morris & Cos. 51-t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
See Mitchell's new paper.
New Goods,

Jack Cough, the popular tailor,
has Just received some OF the finest
suitings ever brought TO Mexico; the
latest styles and patterns received
every week. Call and see for your
self. Goods all imported. None
but the best cutters and filters en-
ployed. Jack IS we'll known to our
readers. He always gives s~atlsfac-
ton. A tt.
A large amount Of reading matter
is crowded out this week on account
of advertisements.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Everything in the Sheet Music
line at Fetter's. 47-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Hedge plants for sale, cheap.
L. b. CUDwoRrH,
47-4w Mexico, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Reader, dent fail to call at J. d.
Morris dry goods store and examine
his spring stock. 5l.2w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
NS~ Firm.

Go to j. d. Morris for your dry
51-2w.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

j. D. Morris is the told reliable
dry goods man." 51-2w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

Ladies', Il yyos want Al slegsnt
dress pattern. call It ]. d. Merits.
He has Just received . mammoth
stock Of spring goods. tl-2w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07
Personelle of City Officers.
MAYOR.

MAYOR.
James G.. Bassford, the present
Mayor, was reelected, and will in
the future, as in the past, make Mex
leo a careful and excellent Mayor.
Jim always does just what he thinks
is best for the city as a whole.
CITY ATTORNEY.
Orlando Hit, the gentleman who
was elected city attorney, is a promis-
Ing young lawyer, and a man of more
than ordinary ability. He is we'll
versed in law, and will make a good
counsellor for the city. Mr.. Hit
was elected purely on his qualiica-
tons for the Office, for we never saw
a more awkward elect1oneerer.
RECORDER.
Jas. F. Gillian was reelected with
out opposition. Judge Gillian made
such an excellent recorder that no
man vas found to run against him.
MARSHAL.
John 7. Coons was reelected as
City Marshal. Marshal Coons has
made Mexico a irst-rate chief of po-
lice, and with his years experience
will be even better than last year.
COUNCILMAN-FIRsT WARD.
Samuel Buckley was reelected to
the council in the first ward. Sam
is a man of sound judgment, and
makes a good alderman.
Z CoUNCILMAN-sEcoND WARD.
John Buckley was reelected in the
first ward. He represents his constit-
uents faithfully, and deserved to be
reelected.
COUNCILMAN-THIRD WARD.
John r. Bishop vas reelected in
the third ward without opposition.
Mr.. Bishop is a good councilman.
"AhDs
Lewis Phillip was elected in the
fifth ward. Mr.. Phillip has been in
the council before, and has a fine
record as an officer.
CoUNCILMAN-FIFTH WARD.
b. F. Tomlinson is the councilman
from the fifth ward. He will make
a good one.
CoUNCILMAN-sIXTH WARD.
j. M. Gordon was reelected IN the
sixth ward. Mr.. Gordon has repre-
sented the sixth ward for several
years most satisfactorily.
The ticket as q whole is a good
one. Several men were defeated who
would have made as good, if not bet
ter, officials for some of the Offices,
but it is impossible to elect more
than one man to each office.
We are turning out this week job
work for Vandalia, Farber and Lad
donna. The LEDGER job rooms are
always crowded with work. On ac-
count Of press of business and our
desire to do good work cheap, we are
making arrangements to purchase 8
new job press and a complete line OF
book and job type. We will be pre-
pared TO do book work of all kinds,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

IS pounds of prunes for 81, at CO
Morris & Co.'S. Stiff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

]. p. Morris deAss oonpsAtea
dry gosds- Sl-1e
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

You can get 10 pounds of prunes
for 81, at G. O. Morris & Co.'S. Stiff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-04-07

graph Office.
The State Medical Institute meets
in Mexico on Tuesday, May 18th.
There will be a meeting Of Mexico
at the Ringo House par
lals tomorrow (Friday) night in re-
gard to the matter. Every physician
.hould be present.
We are informed that H. H. Wash
burn ran for councilman SO he could
pass laws Furnishing boys who shout
ed sswash tub at him. IF Mr..
Washburn would attend to his OWE
business and let the boys alone, they
would not bother him So.
At the election for officers of tht
Mexico Southern Bank yesterday,
Charles III. Hardin was elected pres
ident, William Harper vice-president,
Hiram A. Ricketts, cashier, and Red
man Galloway assistant cashier.
Thanks for your beautiful bouquet
It was intended in the affairs of thii
world that beautiful parties should
present beautiful bouquets. Tni'
one is enjoyed accordingly, and vi
are happy to that extent.
Fred. S. Burch, of Nebraska, SOL
of Col. L. D. Burch, and Miss Fan
ME Cudworth, daughter of L. B
! Csdwerth, ESQ.,, Of this city, wer
married last Tuesday evening at III
residence Of the brides parents b,
ED. John A. Brooks. The happ
| couple will make their future hom
in Nebraska.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
The Coolest Town on the Globe.

This is Jakutsk Tor Yakootsk) chief
town of the province of that name in
Eastern Siberia, on the left bank of the
river Lena, sixty-two degrees one minute
north, longitude 149 degrees forty-fouI
minutes east, and distant from st. Peters
burg, 1851 miles. The ground remains
continuously frozen to the depth of zoe
feet, except in midsummer, when it
thaws three feet at the surface.
During ten days in August the Their
mometer marks eighty-five degrees, but
from November to February it ranges
from forty-two to siXty-eight degrees be-
low zero, and the river is solid ice for
nine months out of the twelve.
The entire industry of the place-pep-
ulatiOn about 5,000-is comprised in can
die works, and yet it is the principal
market of Eastern Siberia for traffic with
the hunting tribes of Buriats The for
mer, mostly nomadic, having large herds
of horses and cattle, bring to market but
ter, which is sent on horseback to the
port of Okhotsk The Buriats, also no.
madic, bring quantities of skins of sables,
foxes, martens, hares, squirrels, and
many of them are sold at the great fair
in June, which with May, is the active
period of the year.
In May the collected goods are con-
veyed to the sea-ports, whence they are
sent in every direction. The merchan-
disc, chiefly furs and mammoth tusks,
sold at the fair amount in value to 400,-
900 roubles 1890, OO0)
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
A Judicious Wife.

A judicious wife is always nipping off
from her husbands moral nature little
twigs that are growing in wrong direc-
tions. She keeps him in shape by contin-
ual pruning If you say anything silly,
she will affectionately tell you so; if you
declare that you will do some absurd
thing, she will find some means of pre-
venting you from doing it, And by far
the chief part of all the common sense
in the world. belongs unquestionably to
women. The wisest things a man COM
monty does are those which his wife
counsels him to do. A wife is a grand
wielder of the moral pruning knife. If
Johnson's wife had lived, there would
have been no boarding up of orange-peel,
no touching all the posts in walking
along the street, nc. eating or drinking
with disgusting voracity. If Oliver
Goldsmith had been married he never
would have worn that ridiculous coat.
Whenever you find man whom you
know little about, oddly dressed or talk
ing absurdly, or exhibiting eccentriclty
of manner, you may be sure that he is
not married man; for the corners. are
rounded off, the little shoots pared off in
married men. The wife's advice is like
the ballast that keeps the ship steady.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
Too Many Lawyers and Too Many Fees
TAlbany Law Journal

The rock that the legal profession are
in most danger of coming to wreck on, is
that of excessive charges. There is con-
tinual low growing in the community on
this subject The following, in an En-
glish lay newspaper, does not exaggerate
the matter: 'sThere are certain we'll
known firms of solicitors who can never
be got to render a statement; they are
perpetually applying for checks on ae-
count, and generally have the faculty of
asking for these at some critical moment
in the procedure, when they know that
the litigant cannot help paying, in order
that his case may go on. Other solicitors
punish the inquisitiveness of any who
NAV wish for detailed bill of costs by
making it out to an extent of the round
sum originally demanded" 1t is notori-
Gus that the charges are altogether out
of proportion to the time given, the work
given or the vexations received, and all
kinds of vexatlous obstacles are thrown
in the way of any who seek to effect are
form in this respect. The fact is, that
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over all the world 1 have been struggling

for
He painted faster and faster, evident
ly believing that the canvas would show
the beauty that he conceived, although
it was in truth sad realization of the
conception. 1t was late in the day when
he began is deathbed picture. 1t grew
darker and darker as he went on, and his
so1rowing family sat around him power
less to ease his last moments At last it
grew 50 dark that even he in his excite
mcnt noticed it,
"Let us go to the studio" he cried, sud-
denly.
"No, no; not tonight. Wait until to-
morrow
eve must 60 to the studio,'' he ex-
claimed, making an effort to rise to his
feet. The tax upon his strength was too
great; without another word he fell back
on his pillow dead.
Henry j. Loop, the artist whose paint
ing the HEcho' attracted attention in the
Centennial Art Gallery, said last evening:
81 knew John Pope for twenty years, and
a more honest. earnest, and devoted stu
dent of art l never saw. When he studied
in Paris with Couture, William H. Hunt
was his colleague, and they returned to
Boston together. Pope, after short sea-
son there, went to San Francisco and then
returned to New York He was singu-
larly quiet mar, worshiped his family and
was much loved in return. He constant
ly improved, his last portraits cmoparine
most favorably with those of Baker
Though he did not exhibit lavishly, he
will unquestionably be missed in the
Academy where his delightfully."- executed
little crayons were always surrounded by
an enthusiastic host of cOnnoisseurs
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
Good Qualities of Napoleon LII.

Mr. Grenville Murray has been giving
in the "Swiss Times" some personal re-
miniscences of Napoleon Ill An English
man had the good fortune to oblige the
Emperor in the days of His Majesty's
greatness.
I eff l can be OF any service to you, you
have only to ask me- said Napoleon.
"Your Majesty" stammered the En-
glishman, OIL should like the-the
Legion of Honor"
"Oh," said the Emperor, with smile
II should not have offered it to you, as
| imagined your government did not allow
Englishmen to wear it except under ex-
| traOrdinary circumstances; but if you can
get over that difficulty, by all means
! Here Napoleon went to a cupboard, uu-
| locked a drawer and took out a small
cross in brilliants.
"This," he continued, ''once belonged
| to Prince Murat; pray accept it as tOker
of my gratitude for the service you have
rendered me.''
And John Bull departed almost beside
himself with admiration, for ''the Napo-
leonlc idea"
! Another instance of Louis Napoleon:
generosity: He was in prison at Ham
Nine. Cornu paid him visit.
"Have you any money!" she asked in s
sisterly way.
The prince confessed he had not much
Just three louis The concierge hat
died the day before yesterday; the family
were in great distress; he only knew il
this morning; had sent them fifteen louis
Here the conversation was interrupted
for the concierge's child had come tt
thank the prince in her mothers name
Napoleon patted her on the head, anC
slipped his three remaining gold coins in
to her hand.
! One is bound to add-by way of mora
| pendant-that Nine G. had to lend hel
| foster-brother something before she lef
the prison walls.
He must occasionally have been in
dreadful straits. Oneda after cabinet
council, the President of the Republic
laughingly drew from his pocket two
| five-franc pieces, jingled them one against
| the other, and said:
| "This is all | have to pay the expenses
of my progress
He was about to visit some one of the
departments. Ferdinand Barrot, his
Secretary General overheard these words
and saw that his chief was jesting with 6
forced smile. That evening the prince
| (who was to start next mOrning) found
ten thousand francs in gold on his dress
| ng-table.
"Its you, Barrot," he said to his faith
full servant, who was In attendance.
Barrot afterward obtained all that ar
emperor could give-portfolio Senator
ship, the Grand Cross, etc.
Bismarck bore unwilling testimony to
the emperor's courage, when, as the
Prussian shells were raining upon Sedan
he said, in answer to a question as tc
whether Napoleon was there, "No, [ dc
not think him very wise; but do think
him wise enough not to expose himself
to that" pointing to shell which went
whizzing away in the direction of the
French lines
All the while Napoleon was quietly sit
ting on horseback in the thick of it, with
shell after shell crushing around him. II
was no empty phrase that he penned in
his letter to King William, when he
wrote: "Not having been permitted tC
die at the head of my troops" etc. In
deed, it stands to reason that no fate
could be more welcome to any man of or
binary courage at such moment.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
A Dying Artists Vision.
New York Sun. 4

John Pope, pupil of Couture, associate
of the National Academy, one of the
founders of the Artists Fund Society, and
an enthusiast in his profession, died at
his home in Fourth avenue on Wednes-
day night, believing that at last, after
forty years, he had found the secret of
perfected art. A man more thoroughly
enraptured with his calling never lived.
He painted while daylight lasted, and
then spent the evening in producing the
crayon drawings so much admired in the
exhibitions at the Academy of Design.
Though as portrait painter he eXcelled,
the dream of his life was to produce
strong figure pictures, IN which the back
ground of landscape would form as effec-
tive part as the figures themselves.
This was his ruling passion in life, and
as he neared the end the passion grew
stronger.
On Wednesday evening, as he lay back
on his pillowsss very weak and i'll, with
hemorrhage of the lungs, his wife, who,
with their two children, was watching
at his side, was startled by his suddenly
rising in bed and crying feverishly:
"Quick! quick give me my palette and
brush. must paint. Don't attempt to
stop me now, for | have just discovered
the art through the influence of visions
of exquisitely graduated music. 1t is as
plain as day at last!'' His wife, alarmed
at his excitement, made weak attempt
to disuade him, but as opposition only in
creased his excitement and it was evident
that his end was very near, she humored
him. His paints, brushes and canvas
were brought to him, and his fearful
relatives arranged the coverings of the
bed so that they would look more like
the drapery of his studio. He began his
work with haste amounting almost to
frenzy.
cat last, at last,' he cried, ~ have
found the beauty which all my life and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
Mrs. and Miss.
Cincinnati Gazette

In former days single women, when
they had reached certain age, thirty
years we believe, shared with their married
sisters the distinction of being called Mrs.
Thus we read of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter
and Mrs. Hannah Moore neither of whom
had husband. Latterly, Mrs. and Miss
have lost all relation to age, and are used
to express respectively, the married and
spinster states. This does not please
some of the advocates of woman's rights.
We find one of them, Mrs Elizabeth A.
Kingsbury, of Portageville, n. Y, writ
ing in protest to the Woman's Journal,
and urging return to the old custom.
She argues that as Master William or
Charles grows to the distinction of Mr.,
so increasing years and. dignity should
entitle their female relatives to a cores
ponding change. cit is annoying to be
introduced" she says, ''to Mrs. Brown, "a
silly, superficial creature, yet in her
teens, and the next moment to be pre-
scented to Miss Williams, who at a glance
we perceive to be an intellectual, noble,
broad-souled woman of thirty-fve or
forty, worth more than dozen like Mrs
Brown" She denounces the existing
usage as degrading, and in reply to the
question of male DIRECTORS, elbow shall
we know that awoman is married." says:
Enquire if you wish to ascertain, as we
have to do respecting you" This is very
well as far as it goes, but there remains
the fact that most women, especially I'M
married ones, are sensitive regarding adj
vancing years We fear that many of
the latter, if compelled when thirty, to
take the appellation of Mrs, would never
confess to having reached that age. Mrs.
Kingsbury does not see things in this
light and solemnly warns all girls to keep
out of matrimony, until they are twenty
five at least If ardent lovers wish to
hasten their nuptials, they must be 81
fenced with, 81 am twenty-one, but do
not intend to be married until / am
twenty-five The laws of my being
would be disobeyed by so doing, and l
shall not marry even then unless sufficient
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Ancestry.

When Ben Franklin, a grimy young
printer, was carrying his forms through
the street one day, he met a young fellow
of his own age, the son of an aristocrat-
ic family, who was so poor as to want a
meal.
Franklin offered TO find work for him
in neighboring shop, but received the
naughty rebuff:
'sThe G-'s are not fallen so low as to
become mechanism
When Franklin was Minister to France,
this man died pauper in the Philadel-
phia almshouse
Family pride of another kind was
shown by sturdy farmer in Congress,
who, when an attempt was made to buy
his vote, on certain question, replied:
s'Sir, every one of my kin in the old
graveyard at home would rise if should
touch that money? | would not dare to
do it.''
In countries where social rank, estate
and title, all social realities, descend in
an unbroken line, there is some apology
for family pride, and even in America it
is natural for man to take a keen IN
terest in those whose blood and character
he inherits AS long as the knowledge
that his ancestors have been truthful,
honest, manly men, helpers in Gods
world, makes him more anxious to be
himself honest, independent and useful
family pride is a help in his life.
But when, as is more often the case, we
see family dawdle weakly through life,
unwilling to engage in trade or honest
work, justifying their right to be alive
by their far-off kinship to some titled or
rich dead man, pride of birth is only a
hindrance, and is vulgar and absurd
pretense.
Honor and fame from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.