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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

"Don't go on that log," screamed
the masculine attendant, as one OF
the damsels walked out on the careen-
ing limbs of an old dead tree, which
lay diagonalIy with the bank.
"Why?" But she kept OH going.
sit will turn with you!' shouted
the gentleman. warmly.
"How can it?'' and the line, with q
long sweep of the pole descended into
the water.
Just then there WAS slight oscilla-
ton of the log, two dainty feet swept
from under cloud of skirts, a sylph-
like form bent gracefully to tfe
treacherous food, and, with stife,i
scream, body and feet disappeared
from view. But for q moment OILY.
The next instant, like the twin ex-
tre,n.ties of a pair OF scissors, two
svmmetrcally modelled female con-
tinuations appeared above the sur
face, b"bhed about second, and
then sank again. By this time the
gentleman was in the water, and by
good fortune managed to get hold Of
the gaiter clad feet, and was tugging
away manfully in the direction Of the
bank. But the unfortunate lady
seemed to be turned wrong side out
and dragged heavily, like an inverted
umbrella. But landing was made
at last, and the youg lady, like cap
sized sailing vessel, was put right
side up with care. As soon, however,
as she had regainsd her usual bal
ance, she turned furiously upon her
rescuer.
"You wretchl Why did you pull
me out by the feet?"
"Because 1 couldn't get hold of
any other part of you. You seemed
to be all legs"
'Sir! How dare you?"
IL beg pardon, but really I did
the best could"
The subject was too delicate to
continue, but it was evident that the
lady and her friends were excessively
indignant. No apologies could con-
ciliate them, and it was in tone of
inexpressible sorrow that he said in
turning away:
IF you ladies will persist in turn
ing upside down when you get into
the water, 1 can't help it,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

Lucy Hooper, the great feminine
correspondent, writes a barrel of let
tiers every year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27

There is only one colored person
in Worth county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-27
TINE TABLE.
.,su. ST. LOUIS & PACIFIC.

CHICAGO & ALTON.
rraiu. Arrives. Departs.
4 EAST.
,... CITY Mail..... .l2.50p.m. 12.55 pm.
ih'ass, hsa tity Night Ex..l2.i A am. 12.5Da am.
! aa.srsr asSs Chicago Ex. l.50a IN. l.55a.m.
WEST.
Ia, fi.y Nail...... 3.Ep.m. 3.50p.m.
aa'as.r ass Ex. AIN. 2.25a.m.
ps.s.t ity Night Ex.. 30 AIM. 3.3Da.m.
ss ,lssrsan CITY Accom-. IL M. 3-50p.m.
n. HENDERSON,. Ticket Agent.
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Mrs. Washington, the mother
OF George, Was going to make
soap. George and his father ar
ranged a large cask with some
straw IN the bottom of it, and on
top of the straw they put some
ashes and then leeched them
Mrs. Washington got her soap
all ready, and in a short time the
house was filled with that beau
tiful odor that betokens the pro-
cess of soap boiling going on.
With all her skill she could not
make the soap come. On inves
tigation it was discovered that
some of the ashes used were from
the cherry tree George cut down
and no I've could be produced
even from them. This shows
the power of tr; thfulness.-[ Ben.
Buffers Lecture.
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and reserved in demeanor, but
hs has indications OF frm and
persistent purpose. The first
impression made on the observer
is that here is a man who will
be fair and considerate of every
body about him, but will not be
pushed around by anybody. He
was, until his appointment, one
of the railroad commissioners of
Iowa and was at his home In
Alton, about twenty miles from
the southern line of the State,
when the vancancy in the Senate
occurred"
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A LEGAL OUTRAGE.

One of the greatest wrongs in
legal procedure in this country
is the Imprisonment of witnesses
to secure their presence at trials.
A criminal may give bail and 60
at large, but the innocent witness
is treated like a convicted telon.
We find in the City Record a re-
port of the Sergeant in charge at
the House of Dentention, dated
on the LIST of January, containing
list of citizens maltreated in
this way; and as if to make the
statement as injurious as posi-
BILE, the list is made out as if the
witness were charged with crime.
Thus the first entry is of the wit
ness's name in one column, and
against lt, on the same lie III the
uext column, under the general
head of "offense charged" is
forgery" so that it reads that
A B is cha6ed with forgery.
Tie witnesses are imprisoned
for various terms. The first one
in the list, who appears to have
been charged with forgery, was
detained for nine months; the
next in order, for six months; aud
so on, for terms varying from two
months to two days. In the
month of October there were for
ty-four such committals for i'm
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-04-01

AUsEFUL TABLE.-The follow
ing,table will help farmers to be
accurate in things: S yards vide
by 968 yards long, l acre; 10
yards wide by 484 Yards long, l
acre; 20 yards wide BY 252 yards
ong, acre; 40 yards wide by
12l yards long, ! acre; 70 yards
wide by SO yards long, l acre;
ITO feet wide by 369 feet long, l
acre; l20 feet wide by 1863 feet
long, l acre; 22O feet wide by
1913 feet long. l acre; 24O feet
wide by 1S1 feet long, l acre;
44O feet wide by SO feet long l
acre. A box 24x16 irches. %
inches deep, holds I barrel; a
box l6xl6 inches, s inches deep,
holds l bushel; box s l-2x8 l 2
inches, s inches deep, holds /
peck; "a box 4x4 inches, 4 10
inches deep, holds IL peck.
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prisonment, in November forty.
It is q most serious outrage, yet
wholly useless. and an abuse
which the Law Association may
we'll take 10 hand.
There is nothing in our crimi
procedure which more am#zes
intelligent foreigners. The late
Recorder Hill, OF Birmingham,
expressed himself very pointed'y
upon the subject, aud no magis-
trate had larger experience in
dealing with criminals. Ii En-
gland, witnesses are simply
bound over in their own recOy-
nizances, except that m 4rried
women and children must have
the recogniZance of other per
sons. FaiIrre to appear is al
most unknown. Instances, in
deed, are known-but. We believe
there is only one in thirty years
and that in a notorious case of
murder where witnesses have
been Imprisoned, and then it was
because it was evidentthat their
recognizance would be broker.
Oar practice is such peryersion
and d-nia| of justice that the
statement of the wrong should
be the most powerful argument
for its prompt correction.-[Har
per's Weekly.
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NOT ON THE BILLS.
At the Grand opera-house last

At the Grand opera-house last
e,e, where "The Voyagers in
Southern Seas is running, an
incident occurred which caused
considerable surprise and amIse
ment. The story had run along
to the point where Jimmy Grant,
Miss Rachel Noah), is discov
cred in the last stages OF pathos
and cold. The heavy william
Burke, (Mr. Johnson), suddenly
comes upon the scene and see
ing little Jimmie in the feeble
condition described, at one pro
ceeds to hack him up. Burke
used the Ratchet to accomplish
this purpose and just as he had
his instrument raised, a man was
seen to rise in the second circle
who shouted "hold on" Tie
words were no sooner uttered
than he pulled off his coat
aid rushed to the boxes.
He climbed over and drop
ped into the lower box, break
ing rail in his descent and
making an ugly cash in his
forehead: This accident stopped
his progress, but in an instant,
he gathered himself together,
leaped upon the stage and Sc zed
the blood thirsty Burke by the
throat and exclaimed, oh
you, you shan't touch that boy
while I am here; this amt a
square deal" Burke tried to
Say in stage whisper, "I>'s all
right, get off the stage" "No,"
exclaimed the brawny man from
Colorado, "D-n your eyes, l
wouldn't trust you"
From establishment the au-
dience had passed into an
uproarious condition. They
laughed, cheered, and yelled at
the scene, but the riot did not
interfere with the purpo-e OF
the chivalrous gentleman from
Colorado. He frightened his hold
on poor Burke's throat, and prob
ably would have flushed him,
had not some stage hands rushed
in. and, with much difficulty,
dragged him off aud thrust him
into the alley. On reaching the
street he was told that the peo-
pie on the stage were merely
fooling. He explained that he
had fallen asleep, and woke up
just as little Jimmie was about
to be slaughtered, and forgetting
where he was, had in accordance
with custom in Colorado, sided
with the weakest in the fight
He apologized for his conduct
and was allowed to take his seal
in the theatre again. His ap'
pearance was the signal for 6
burst Of applause and when tina
subsidized Burke was allowed tc
proceed with bis plot.
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CHAINED HIMSELF.

A Dallas 1exhS, ietteI BAYS
A tragic death has just &C.
Cured in our neighboring county
of Hill, worth relating and worthy
Of Virginins or anv other Roman
father. One year ago George
Arnold came to Dallas on prl-
vate business, and while walking
the streets was bitten by worth.
less cur which was frotbing at
the mouth and showing other
SYMPTOMS Of hydrophobia. Mr..
Arnold became alarmed and very
much excited when convinced In
his own mind the dog was mad.
He went to a physician and had
the wound severely cauterized.
Then, going home, he Was still
very uneasy, and dreaded hydro
phobia so much that be hunted
up a maidstone and had it applied
for several weeks, off and on.
He took every other precaution
which was suggested, resting all
the time under a mortal dread
that the virus had gone into his
system and would sooner or later
kill him. He had a wife and
several small children living on
a rather isolated farm, and the
thought that he might suddenly
lose his reason and harm his lit
tie babes Mortified him. The
other day he began to experience
strange feelings, and at once con-
cluded his time had come. He
then procured twelve-foot trace
chain and strong lock, and went
to the woods. After writing his
wife calm letter, In which he
told her what was about to hap
pen, giving directions as to his
wishes after death, and pouring
ont a volume Of love for her AID
her chill lren, he ran the chain
around tree, drew it through
the large ring at the end. and
then wound the other end around
his ankle so tight that it would
not slip the foot, locked it with
the lock and threw the key far
beyond his reach. The body
wes found two days after still
chained to the tree. There was
all the evidence necessary to
show the horrible death from n.y.
drophobia. The ground was
torn up to the full length Of the
chain, the nails OF the fingers
wrenched off and all his front
teeth out in scratching and bit
ing the tree. and every thread Of
clothing off his body. The body
was dreadfully lacerated with
these, the only weapons the mad
man could use. He had judged
rightly what would have been the
consequence had he remained a.
home, and knowing that there
was no human skill that coulG
have cured him, preferred death
alone, and in that way to doing
harm to those so near and dea
to him as a wife and child.
Arnold was originally from
Talladega, Ala, where he marriet
and where his widow has man,
friends and relatives.
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Senator James W. McDill, c

Senator James W. McDill, of
Iowa, is described as rather
thick set and below the medium
height. He has a ruddy, frank
face, and a deep scar under the
right eye; his head, which is
large and well-shape1, is sur
mounted with a mass of gray
mixed sandy hair. He is quiet
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S. L. w. Meek's
G. e " z r 4 L Il G E n { J

For portable and stationary engine
of different styles, saw and grist mills.
cotton gins, wagons bnggies, cane and
sorghum mills, evaporators, and ilnoroV-
ed agricultural implements. iersons de-
sirous of purchasing wonld do well ana
recei advantages by buying through
this agency. Address,
st w MEEK,
Hamburg, Ark.
by letter, who will promptly respond N
person. Refers TO Messrs. John Bnssey
A. L Bussey, w. A. harrington, Col j.
VIM. Brown and Hoa. Jas. Bussey.
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Facts for the Curious.

II AUS lUl lhS SuA AVeS'
The channels, bounding over
the mountain. are indebted in no
degree to a species Of pheasants.
The bird acts as sentinel, tor
as soon as It gets sight OF a man
it whistIes-upon hearing which
the chamois, knowing the hun
ters to be near, sets out at foil
speed.
The twinklirg Of the stars is
generally admitted to be due to
the moisture in the upper air.
NJ. Montigny, in paper pub
lished in Les Modes, holds that
very pronounced twinkling OF
the stars indicates either com
motion in the upper regions or
sudden fall of temperature there
thus denoting the conditions
of an early appearance of bad
weather.
When a strong east wind blows
over the Sea of Azoy the waters
retire in a remarkable manner,
and the people living on one
shore can cross dry-shod to the
other. But this hazardous jour
ney sometimes involves the fate
of Pharaoh, for sudden change
OF wind will bring the water
quickly back to its usual place,
and travellers are freqe@tly swal-
lowed up by the tickle waves.
It is on record that in the year
1881 a poor old man, residing in
Tarentum, near Naples, was the
subject of a very marvellous
change at the age OF nearly
ninety. His skin peeled off, it is
said, and new, soft and smooth
skin supplied its place his mus
cles again became plump and
yielding; the wrinkles disap-
peared from his face, and the
white hairs from his head; the
fresh complexion of youth re-
placed the one, and dark, curly
locks the other. Fifty years
later he again became decrepit
with second age; and he died
after he had passed his l5Oth
year.
Australia, With Tasmania Is
only little less in size than Eu-
rope. The hottest climate in
the world probably occurs in the
desert interior Of Australia. Cap.
tain Stuart hung a thermometer
on tree shaded from sun and
wind. It was graduated to l27
degrees Fahrenheit, yet so great
was tho heat of the air that the
mercury rose till it burst the
tube, and the temperature mus
, have been at least l2S degrees
eit-apparently the high
est ever recorded in any part o
the world For three months
, Captain Stuart founu tie NEAR
, temperature to be over 10l de
degrees Fahrenheit in the shade
Nevertheless, on the southern
/; mountains and table-ls ads tire.
feet of snow sometimes falls in ;
! day. Snow-storms have beer
known to last three weeks, th'
snow lying from four to fiftee'
feet in depth, and burying tn
s; cattle.
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,. 8. ROLLElGH
BASTROP, LOUISIANA.

BAsTRoP, LOUISIANA.
speesaclss and to sditsany eye. Gold
rings, breast pins, shirt-studds. brace
leta, cuff buttons, watch guards, and
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-06

dies out OF his memory and the DAYS
when he was as yet in heart unaullied
by worldly contact never have their
morning light darkeued or their early
freshness cxhaled.
1t was really day for the inter.
change Of giits ireiphted with love aud
friendship and symbols Of holy afiec.
ton, no less in the humble Offering
that represent the rigid selfdrDial Of
the lowIy than in the costliest gifts thst
are rendered in generous service by the
worldly favored.
With the charity that co exists with
the largest Of Christianity, all the ayen.
ues were open through which the nobler
and more generous sympthies of our
nature found their way into the heart.
The cold, proud, worldly man paused III
the iron determination with which he il
climbing the fowerless path Of success
and considered If il IL not as we'll, while
winning praise and respect, TO win q
little love.
Those alienated by pride, jealousy and
other poor human weaknesses, profit by
the spirit and teachings Of that day,
and those cherishinp the deeper feelings
Of hostility and revenge, search deeply
/ in their hearts for the human forgive.
/ ness for human frailties. that, save in
the brutalized and degraded, underlies
I the best of their nature. And then "let
him be angry who knows not with what
difficulty error is summed and truth is
gained"
/ With these feelings and determine.
ton to chasten our thoughts Of life and
4 Tighten its humblest phase with the
Catholic spirit Of charity, good will and
f love we all did have indeed Merry
/ Christmas lone.to be remembered by
the citizens Of Unionyille and vicinity.
j. NJ. X
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-06
The Standard Oil Company.

This infamous and tyrannical mo-
nopoly has recently received n merit
ed rebuke from one of the Courts of
Ohio, which it is to be hoped may
prove the initial step to successful
raid upon the oil tyranny, as well as
upon many other monopolies and cor
porations of equal impudence and dan.
ger That these soulless creatures of
oppression have long threatened to
capture the country and the Govern
ment has been evident to intelligent
observation, and was most clearly
made apparent in the late Presiden-
tial election, when the Standard Oil
Company and all the other monicd
monopolies of the country pooled their
millions to prevent the election of an
honest, Independent executive, whom
they knew that neither money nor in-
huence could seduce from II. conscien-
tious discharge of duty to the whole
people. This company, perhaps now
the most impudent of all monopolies,
applied to Judge Barber of Cleveland
for an order To- restrain Schofeld,
Sherman IL Teagle from manufacture
ing more than $1,000 barrels of oil in
one year, as per contract with the
the Standard company. The Court re-
fused the application and held that
"the contract was at variance with the
laws OF trade, and in conflict with
public policy, and therefore void"
The oil producers as a class are euti-
tied to little sympathy when the coil OF
the serpent begins 10 press uncomior.
tably. They put their nccks volunta-
rily into the moose of the tyrant in Vi
olation of sound public policy and
no doubt became willing instruments
to corrupt the fountain of public opin-
ion in elections. But the principle
enunciated by the Judge is correct,
and deserves commendatiOn.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-06
Death of J. C. c. whaley

We were profoundly grieved to hear
of the death of Hon. ]. c. G. Whaley,
editor of the Clinton Democrat, which
sad event occurred at his residence in
Lock Haven on last Friday evening.
Mr.. Whaley was a gentlemen who
possessed graces OF character that en-
deared him to every one with whom
he came in contact. lie enjoyed to an
extraordinary degree the respect and
esteem of the community in which he
lived, and his death 50 early in life
and in the midst of most useful and
promising career is an event to be
sadly deplored. lie was member
elect of the Pennsylvania legislature
and had he lived to take upon himself
the duties to which he had been called
BY the people of Clinton county, his
ability, pure character and high stand
ing would have made him one of the
most useful and influential members
of that body. In his profession he was
able, judicious and always courteous,
and viii be greatly missed by the
craft.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-06

Ir is proposed to organize in Phila'
delphia a SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB,
after the manner of the Union League.
1t is to be composed of leading active
Democrats throughout the State, with
branches. We notice that Speaker
Randall, Senator Wallace, Gov. Cur
tin aud other eminent Democrats, are
prominenbain the movement and will
be among its leading members. Such
an institution is needed as an Offset tC
the League acting in the interest oi
the Republican party.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-06

SENATOR ALEXANDER and Repre-.
sentative Gephart took their departure
from our midst on Monday morning
for Harrisburg TO be present at the
opening Of the legislative session which
began on Tuesday last. We presume
that Representative Murray would
also be on hand. These gentlemen,
With their past legislative experience,
will no doubt give prompt and careful
attention to all matters Of legislation
that in an way affect the localilles they
represent, while they will, II The same
time, prove able aud efficient expo.
nents of the sentiments oF their con.
stituents upon all questions Of gen.
eral character that may come before
them for consideration.