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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
Tell Your Wiyea.

A woman's advice is generally worth
having; SO if you are in any trouble,
tell your mother or your wife or sister,
all about it. Be assured that light will
flash upon your darkness.
Women are too commonly adjudged
verdant in all but purely womanish af.
fairs. No philosophical students of the
sex thus judge them. Their intuitions
or insights are the most subtle, and if
they cannot see cat in the meal, there
is no cat there.
A man, therefore, should keep none Of
his affairs a secret from his wife. Many
home has been happily saved and
many fortune retrieved by mans full
confidence in his wife. Woman is fal
more a seer and prophet than man, il
she be given a fair chance. ..
As a general rule the wives confde the
minutest of their plans and thoughts to
their husbands. Why not reciprocate
if but for the pleasure of meeting conf
dence with confidence? The men who
succeed best in life are those who make
cOnfdants of their wives. III.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
A Visit to Maxico.

During the first of the week it was
our pleasure to unexpectedly visit the
city of Mexico, and we're agreeabIy
surprised to see how the town had
grown since our visit there some ten
years ago. The business buildings
are large, substantial and handsome;
the streets wide, clean and attractive,
and most Of them adorned with beau
tiful shade trees, while many of the
private residences look entirely too
inviting to pass by as they stand in
palatial pride amid clustering and
well-trained groves that ring with the
merry and happy voices of some of
the most lovely and accomplished
girls in the State. Ten years ago
Mexico was known only as a small
town upon a favorite site, and to-day
it is a proud city Of about 5000 pop
ulation, neat and inviting, with a
class of citizens we'll worthy a home
in so pretty and enterprising a place
as Mexico is and will continue to be.
ln the southern part of the town We
saw and visited for the first time Har-
din College, an institution, though
comparatively IN its infancy, that is
fast becoming identified with the peo-
pie of Missouri as an institution of
learning that is meeting a long
ed want Of our State-thoroughness
in the branches taught. The presi-
dent, Mrs II. T. Baird, is an enyied
heiress to the inexhaustible fortunes Of
knowledge. and her untiring zeal will
make, in time, Hardin College ..the
Vassar" of the East as we'll as of the
West. Our unexpected visit to Mex
leo was indeed pleasant, still We are
sorry wedid not have the pleasure of
meeting our pithy brother, r. NJ.
White of the LEDGER, but we pre-.
sumo tue meeting of our Virginia
boyhood comrsde and friend, Mr.. j..
Arthur Paul, should be sufficient ex.
cuse, and then it won't be long until
we are again in that pleasant city.
Slater Index. '-5@ s2F'-s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

Lem Benton on Roserow coukiins.
Chilun, in dis varse in Rebalstious
whar it says bout ''de beast dat was,
an is not an yet 49," hit am speak
in eb some man.
Hit was writ way back dar fob de
'struction Oh de time wen anan,fle
should arriv. .E .ra-.-. 8 s.,
Yo fader hab made desc prophesies
his daily lessons for dc las forty
yeahs, and he gibs notice dat de beast
has arriv. ~.f. 81
De Scripter am fulfilled in de
mighty Roscrow. ~ z...
Fust, ''De beast dat was."
Well, Roscrow Conklin was,
Was q Senator,
Was sircingle man IN politics,
Was de holder OBJ keys ter de ma
tional cupboard an lived scrump-
tiously 'mong de 'ficial sugah bowls
an persarves.
Was de great Boscrow, de Lawd
Conklin. --. Z .a-
Was de siber-mounted, snuff-scent-
ed, Polly-velvet-deah OBJ de wimmen.
Was a bigger man dan Blaine, or
CARTEL. or eben yo fader in the 'ficiaI
robes OBJ de jestis of the peace.
Second, Roscrow sis not
Is not senator.
Is not runnin' de. United States.
Is not focusin' de eyeglasses OBJ
de ladies' gallery.
Is not straddlin' ober de corkesus.
Is not floppin' hls coat. tails IN de
! faces oh his friends. ..s.-..-
Is not de big Shanghi OBJ de nation
al roost, warm de biggest spurs on
top de dung hill, wild de loudes' clow,
an de purtiest top knot. an runnin'
roun' wild de neighbor's hens an
spilin' whole broods OBJ chickens an
gardens.
Roscrow Conklin "yit is.''
Yit is buckin' 'ginst Garfield.
lit is not likely ter git back ter
Washington. ...-...
Yit is blowin' foh Grant and BOOM
in fob Conklin.
Yit is tryin' ter make frog outen
de polywog.
flt is dopein Jones an Pratt and
donmin Robertson.
Yit is tryin' ter run de state oh
New York.
Yit is 'possum torpedo in politics.
Iit is breeches-lOadin' gatlin gun
fob de Dimmycrats.
Ylt Is pricly pear ter his friends.
fit is de daily ipecac, de powerful
nightsweat, de hourly 'splosfon an
de Everlasting dread ter his enemies.
He Twas, an is not, an yet is."
| Den dar was q woman wild de beast,
wild jewelry an fine dresses an she
sot down on de beast.
Yo fader haint posted on dat pint.
De beast had seven heads.
| Desc are Grant, Pratt, Jones, Ar
thur, Logan, Albany Express an
Widow Cameron.
De ten horns ob de beast am: !.
Control oh de senate. 2. De chance
ter run foh pres dent in "a. 3. De
vote of New York in IA. 1. Loss
OBJ de pres dency in 'S4. 5. Splo-
sion in de party. G. Tskin' dc
noses from de public cribs. Z.
Grantism. 8. Stalwartism. 3. Ter
de wrecker belongs de wreck. 10.
De Sampsonian locks.
! Oh desc signs am filled fult in de
mighty Roscrow, an de scripter am
come ter pass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
TO ProlOng the Honeymoon.


Rev. c. G. Goss recently delivered q
lecture to large congregation of young
people in New York, on the subject
"The Honeymoon and How to Perpetu-
ate It," in which he addressed the young
bridegroom as follows:
"Young man, the first thing you must
think Of when you marry is to resolve to
be tender with your young wife. Here
she is. She has just parted from loving
mother and idolizing father. She is
alone, but she has left the old home be-
hind to take sides with you; one young
man. You're an untried captain. She
don't know everything about you yet.
On you depends her future happiness or
misery. If she is young woman Of
sense and affection she will feel sad, per-
haps respondent in thinking of her future
"Now when you see her thus cast down,
don't taunt her. If you look askant at
her or even squint at her when she is in
this mood, you don't know what you are
doing. If your married life after the
honeymoon is an unhappy one you may
remember that it began right here.
God gave you an opportunity, but you
let the devil shut up the opportunity.
Then be tender with her, and by and by
she will cling to you like theivy to the oak.
"Look out for your habits, young
man. Don't get into the habit of neg
lecting the little courtesies of life in your
home. Just see the young men in a
bobtail horse car sit forward on the edge
of the seat, and when a pretty young
for xho @hax, Oh g. . 10
first chance to put her fare in the box.
Why don't you watch Just as eagerly to
wait on your wife? Again, my young
husband, you and your wife must culti-
vate mutual confidence. Distrust of
each other is the bane of human society
everywhere.
'Of course, you and your wife ouS.
to hold different opinions. l was 4d
years old before l married my wife, and
! knew thing or two before knew her.
When we were married We did not
empty out our brains and become fools
If say to my wife, 4 think General -
is a pretty good man, / don't want her
to say at once. Yes, think just as you
do want her to say: We'll, l
don't know about that. There are a
good many spots on him. When she
comes to vote l want her to vote on the
side opposite to me, because if she votes
just as do what's the use of her vot-
ing? She might have just as well voted
/ through me as we do now.
But don't fight. Husbands and
wives do fight and bite and claw each
other and pull each others hair, and all
about little thing that they would he
ashamed of if they hadn't got heated.
Cultivate the habit of cooling down.
"Finally, be honest and upright with
your wife, young husband. You ought
to be honest in courtship, but if you
have had an outside for your girl to look
at, and you have all the time kept bit
and bride on your passions only to be q
brute after marriage, then you have de-
ceived her. Be as innocent to your
wife rs though she WAS little baby.
You wouldn't hurt baby. Stand up
for your wife-if any one says anything
against her, knock him down. Well, I'll
take that back-you can knock him
down in your own estimation"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

Here is story they are telling just
now in London of troop ship:
In the ladies' cabin were four wash
basins, one of which was much larger
than the others. There were three Ia
dies in the cabin whose husbands were
about equal in rank. The women alway.
think they have right to presume on
the rank of their husbands when taking
choice of berths, ETC., and there was 9
great discussion as to who was entitled
to the use of the big basin.
1t was referred to the paymaster OF
the ship, who could settle nothing, and
eventually to the captain. He gave q
decision worthy of Solomon. After first
asking them if they would abide by his
verdict and not give any more trouble
in the matter, which they readily agreed
to do, he said he thought it was only
fair that the Oldest lady should have the
biggest hbasin. That basin was never
used during the voyage out.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
Did Yen Ever.


Did you ever know o sterekeepel
asking for his account who had not 9
"bill to take up?''r il5r 4
Did you ever know lodging house
landlady who would own to bugs?
Did You ever know . man who did
not think he could poke the fire bet
ter team you could? ..-. .-.. d,
Did you ever know q tailor who
was not prepared to sell you as good
a suit for $40 as the one you've 90,
on at S35? vs,.9 s-
Did you ever know a red haired
man who had a very clear notion oi
where scarlet began and auburn ter
minated! T. -s#i b .~.isas4t IA g.
Did you ever know q. lady with ine
eyes wear greon spectsoles? ,o III.
Did you ever know an amateur sing
er without "a bad cold.,,' ez-f, .-@
Did you ever know an incipient
author who had not been particularly
lll-used by the whole fraternity Of ed
itors? a..F4., -.f.., f...,
Did you ever know man who did
not consider that he added ten wears
to bis life by readang2. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

"Why couldn't respectable, intelligent
women sell goods by sample - we'll q
menT asks q correspondent. '1t
wouldn't be any harder work to 60 from
town to town with samples than to stand
behind q counter or run . sewing ma
chine" ri =,....
But what lady would endure to be
called a drummer7 What lady would
travel all night after working all day
What lady would swagger around hotel
bar-rooms telling anecdotes of her Va
rious love affairsf What lady, on meet
ing a rival drummer, would spend two
hours in trying to pump him a to hi
proposed route, and then skip city t.
cut his trader What lady, after being
kicked out of one establishment for hel
presumption, would pick herself W
cheerfully, and skip into anothef7
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
Want Supplies.

A good man shall have what he needs,
not always what he thinks he needs.
Providence intends the supply of our
necessities, not for our desires. He will
satisfy our wants, but not our wanton.
ness
When thing is not needful, man
cannot properly be said to want it;
when it is needful, a good man shall not
be without it. What is not bestowed
upon us may not be so beautiful at that
time wherein We desire it; for every.
thing is beautiful in its season. He
that did not want Gods kindness to re.
new him, shall never want Gods kind
ness to supply him. His hand shall not
want to give, where his heart hath been
80 large in working.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

Drink7 Deacon Hogwhistle would
not drink for anything. "a But he got
hold of receipt for making mince,
pie. 1t was as follows: First take
some chopped meats; add brandy;
add chopped apples; add brandy;
taste it; add more brandy add a Rt-
tie chopped potato; add brandy. put
in some raisins; add brandy stir. we'll
and add some brandy put in q little
nutmegi add brandy; add little
c,tron; add brandy; use q teaspoon..
full Of sugar. sdd brandy.',i The
deacon concluded he sAoulsl like,
some minoe pie, and he decided that
instead of making the pie and then
eating it, he would put tue different
Ingredients, one at . time, into his
stomach and let them become pie
there This was the explanst,ou
given to and accepted by the asociety
when il 'haule,l him over the Goals for
intuxieation.Ga aa'sl.4 =.i,-.np :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
Aandsosne Prsssns.

Judge Curtis Field,o of ihis city,
oelag desirous Of presenting his.
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jao. H. Eieids.,
OF Mexico. No., with somethinx both
nsefal and ornameatal,,' paruhase.l
Yesterday of ,C.sG! Taylor, n mag
nlhoent set Of ailverware, i.ceasisting
OF . full tea set, castor. knives and
forks, butter dish and knife. and ayr
np pitcher. The whole. cost elOO.
|-(Ssdalia Democrat. .tsst..!sa :, Z. :
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

The new regulations for primary edu-
cation in France forbid corporal punish
ment and provide that the wish of the
father shall always be consulted as to
participation in religious instruction
that children shall not be sent to church
for catechism or service except out Of
class hours; that the teacher shan not be
bound to take them or watch over them
there; that Sundays and Thursdays shall
be holidays; and that punishment shall
consist of bad marks, reprimand, partial
priv8tion of recreation, detention after
school hours, and temporary exclusion.
not exceeding two dayT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
THE ERRING.

Restore such in the spirit of meekness
ememberlng thyself, lest thou be also tempted.
Think gently Of the errng!
We know not of the power
With which the dark temptation came,
In SONG unguarded hour.
fe may not know how earnestly
b.. They struggle, or how well,
Until the hour of weakness came
And sadly thus they fell
Deal gently with the erring!
Oh, do not thou forget
However darkly stained by sin,
He thy brother yet.
Heir of the selfsame God.
tie hath but stumbled II the path,
Thou hast in weakness trod.
speak gently 10 the srring
For Is 1t not enough
That innocence and peace have gone
Without thy Censure roughly
i, sure must be weary lot
That sin crushed heart to bear
And they who share happier fate
Their chldings well may spare
Speak kindly to the erTing
Thou yet mayst win them back.
With holy word, and tones Of love
From misery's thorny track.
Forget not thou hast often sinned,
And sinful yet must b.,
Deal gently with the erring one,
As God has, dealt with thee
II ulia A. Fletcher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
Tiresome Old Thing.
(Boston Transcript

"What a tiresome thing that Mrs.
Smith isl" exclaimed Mrs. Brown. 81
called there to-day, and she ran on so,
telling about her new carpet and her
new house girl and her baby,s two teeth
and her new bonnet that didn't get a
chance to speak a word about my new
sacque or our parlor furniture or Fred
dy's coming down with the measies OF
Sarah James dyspepsia or Uncle Charles
rheumatism or how Bridget burnt tha'
batch of biscuits. Oh, she's such tire
some thing"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

J. Med. Trimblc, attorney for the
c. & A. railroad, was down to see tht
city dads Saturday about the ordl.
nance declaring the stock pens pub.
lie nuisance, and ordering their re.
moval. He says the railroad compa.
ny say that if they have to move thei,
pens they will take away their depo,
and quit stopping trains here. 1,
was agreed that the ordinance should
be suspended till negotiations could
be had with the Company intenden
relative to trading them over land fol
their pens.-Vandalia Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

Miss Nellie Hazeltine, the belle of
st. Louis, Is to be married next Sep
tember to Mr.. +. w. Paramore, q
very wealthy young gentleman of that
city. Miss Hazeltine is five years
older than her lover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

tLoumViie Cosrier-J JournAlJ
There is a dog grave yard in Virginia
City, Nevada. A thousand d.acre ceme-
terry OF this kind, kept we'll filed, should
be the ambition of every city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

The Senatorial vote in the New
York Legislature proves that Conk.
ling is gander and not the grand
old turkey gobbler he has long sup.
posed to have been.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
Instinct Of Sea-FOwls,

Professor Newton considered that,
were sea-fowls satellites revolving round
the earth, their arrival could hardly be
more surely calculated by an astrono.
mer. Foul weather OK fair, heat or cold,
the pufiins repair to some of their sta
tions punctually on given day. as if
their movements were regulated by
ciock ckWorI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

When political boss loses control
Of public patronage his days are
numbered
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09

mis- College Actually Offers Superior In
,naameufs TO parents ,ieSIrouS Of the Thor
'.,h and Finished Education ot their daugli-
,"r A Thorough Course iof study and an
I'll Faculty of Experienced Teachers.
ar,andid buildings and extensive grounds. Ele
sa stn, nryate rooms for b0arders, we'll ventilated
mi mi hieeiy furnished. Unparalleled Healti,
Rseord; Re-. never a death i'll the school and rarely
~ sickness The Scientific, Literary, Mu-
s;caI and Art departments. respectively. sec-
snd "a no Female College i'll the West. Thor
an,bness Of Instruction, Correctness of
Hiscipline and Excellence of Home depart
mani 20 well established as To admit of no con
,ssysrsy. Terms less than any other school i'll
.hs state offering equal advantages. Fun last
sssie, ~ and applications for the ensuing session
sIrpsdy coming III.
sS-For Catalogue. OF other information. ad-
+,sss IL. T BAIRD.
sam business Manager.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-06-09
TIME TABLE.
n.su ST, LOUIS & PACIFIC.
CHICAGO & ALTON.
yASsAR OF THE WEST"
u.pDlN COLLEGE. MEXICO, MO

,r pAIRD. Ex. Gov G. ii. HARDIN.
ND President fres. Board directors.
..,ond;d SrIioo, and desirable home. Be
AsP .,fs EIGHTH annual session september 6th
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-25
Weight of Stock.

The following rule for finding ont the
weight of an animal by measuring may prove
convenient. See that the animal stands
square. Then take his circumference behind
the shoulder blade This is the girth. Then
measure from the bone of the tail which
plumbs the line with the hinder part of the
bullock, and direct the string along the back
to the fore-part of the shoulder.blade. This
will be the length. Then work at the figures
thus: Suppose the girth of the bullock six
feet four inches, length five feet three inches,
which, multiplied together, make thirty-three
square superficial feet ; and this, multiplied
by twenty-three, the number of pounds al
lowed for each superficial foot of cattle meas
urlng less than seven and more than five feet
in girth-makcs 100 pounds When the an
imal measures less than nine and more than
seven feet in girth, thirty is the number
OF pounds to be estimated for each superb
cial foot. And suppose small animal To
measure two feet in girth and two feet in
length, these multiplied together make four
feet, which, multiplied by eleycn--the num-
Der of pounds allowed for each square foot
when cattle measure less than three feet in
girth-makcs fortytour pounds. Again, sup
pose calf OF sheep, etc, to measure four
feet six inches in girth and three feet nine
inches in length, that multiplied together
makes sixteen square feet, and this multi
piled by siXteen-thc number of pounds al
lowed for cattle measuring less than five and
more than three feet in girth-makes 25G
pounds. The dimensions of cattle, sheep,
calves and hogs, taken this way, will give
the weight of the four quarters of the animal,
sinking the otial A deduction must be made
for ANIMALS half fat of one pound in twenty
from those that are fat; and for COW that
has had calves one pound must be allowed in
addition to the one for not being fat upon
CNcrN twenty
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-25
Treatment OF Driving Horse.

In all but wintry weather, water at 6
O'Clock A. NJ; feed hay then gran-about g
10 quarts OF clean, sweet, heavy oats TO n
medlum-slZed animal that is being given req
ular exercise, fairly driven from 10 TO 90
miles daily always keep in large, well lighted
and ventilated, loose boX--thus can ALWAYS
get enough exercise to prevent any stocking
OF llmbs-so very useful after a spirited
drive; prime necessity when horse is sick
or lame; thoroughly clean out of doors, far
pel'er Tor hoth man and beast; water again
not sooner than | hour after having fed
grain; have (stalD box floor thoroughly
cleaned, removing all bedding for airing and
drying; give all stable good airing, your horse
being ready to drive; in stopping always
leave INN stand on good, level footing, and
where there are no stones or sticks. hitch
WIN head-halter over brlle in Winter in
sun, and out of cold draughts in Summer in
shade; feed oats at noon, quarts, after hay
ing watered when horse is cool enough to
drink; in winter he may he Watered very
soon, even after warming drive if water be
nrst warmed; never offer ice or extremely
colu water ut any time; no hay ut noon any
horse may be kept in far better health and
preserved IN all ways, going far longer, by
turning out to roll on returning from an cX-
hatsting drive as near o'clock, evening, az
may be, feed as in morning, with addition of
a little more hay and one or two quarts OF
bran. Every horse should have two to four
weeks run at grass yearly in June In each
four to six weeks in Summer have all shoes
removed and reset allow no pairing of frogs;
no opening of heels; no rasping on outside
wall OF foot, only to smooth off clnches of
nails barely; never permit nails to be drawn
very tightly; use small nails, No large
enough; no more than three inside when
first nail has been driven allow no side blows
to change position of shoe, it will crook the
nail already in the hoof, do damage, and is
n very bad habit of many nailers low toe
caulk in front in Summer; spring or flat
heel; quite low heel and toe-cauliis in rear
shoes shoe moderately short (cose) in front
and shoe Of good width, web, and not mar.
rowed up much at heel set hind shoes well
back, leaving tree-toe of foot all on, and have
shoes long behind to ease back sinews shoe
close behind on insides, even leaving hoofa
little beyond shoe, thus preventing interfer-
ing in animal with rather upright pasterns
especially behind; keep heels pared moder-
atey low, feed hay free from must and dust;
bed with oat straw always when possible 1t
keeps horses coat brighter than anything
else besides furnishing agreeable fodder late
at night and very early mornings - Vallace's
N0Rthy
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-25
A'nctical.
FARMER BEN'S THEORY.

~ tell ye, ib's nouscnsr" said Farmer Ben,
This farmiu' by books and rules,
And snndin the boys 10 learn that stun.
At the Agricultural school.
Rotation o crops and analysis,
Talk that TO II young balloon
But ye needn't he tGllin' yer science to me.
For believe in the moon.
III we plant ser corn on the CROWN moon,
And pat mp the lines for crows,
Noiill find IL Will bear, aud yer wheat will too,
If itB DECENT land wherct grows
But potatoes. now, ttF1 Il different thing,
They want to grow down, that Is plain:
And don't yC see We must plant for that
When the moon Ia on the wunr?
so in plantin, and hoein' and hayin time, ..
lis well to have all eye
On the hang o the moon yc knuwye can tell
a wet moon from dry.
Aud as to haydn, YOU wise ones now
Are cuttin yer grass too soon;
If you want it To spend, just wait till it's ripe,
And NOW on the full of the moon
And when all the harvest work is done,
And the butchcrin' time comes round,
Though yer hogs may be lOokin' the very best,
And as fat as hogs are found,
You'll find your pork all shriycllcd and shrluk
when it comes to the table nj noon
All fried to rags-if 1t wasn't killed
At the right time of the moon.
with farmers meetins and grungers now,
Folks can talk till all is blue;
But don't We be swallcrin' all yc hear,
For there amt NOR n half 'ttrue,
They are tryin' to make me change my plans
But tell them I'm no such coon;
shall keep right on in the safe old way,
Aud work my farm by tn" moon"