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EARL g. WILSON'S " shorthand collars and
bead-edgs" cufs the best Sod everywhere.
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DISEASES THAT ARE CONTAGIOUS
8 ~ the meeting of the Board Of Health, Monday
lhe Sanitary Superintendent reported that there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-06
REGULATING SHIPPING INTERESTS.

The subcommittee of the Assembly COininltloe on
Commerce and Navigation continued lts session
Yesterday Mt the Metropolitan Hotel; Inc hrsi VII
ness was George T.. Dean who SAID that the rver
ahove Fourteen th-st. would be an excellent place
for the canal district, and that canal-Doats cou'u
land there and discharge without dii1.ulty,
Henry L. Dimock, Commissioner OF DOCKS, sau
that prior to 1875 there Was no method Oh regulating
the shipping interests of this port and great dc1
nf d,airnlty WA experienced on all sides. The bill
passed in that year was a compromise OF AL the
contending interests Since 1879 many OF inc
piers had been withdrawn from pubic use ny peln2
covered. The practical effect of covering the piers
was 10 give TIE csSeeS legal right To them WITHOUT
having to submit to blackmaiL The COMMISSIONER
said that he was connected with the Metropolitan
Steamship Company, and he could mention tho
ramss of persous who made deliberate attempts 10
backmail hum prior 10 1873. He always resisted
the proposals Of the blackmalleIs, and frequently
had TO give up his bcrths because he would not SUB
sxtortionate demands in order to get place TO land
their vessels. - M -.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the Old Colony Steamship
COMPANY the Morgan Line and the Anchor Line
testified IN reference to the piers leased by them ana
the amounts ulid therefor. While one OF them was
testlfyng George Bliss attempted To ask the witness
n question, when Chairman Williams interrupted
bim and said that any questions that Mr. Bliss ue-
sired 10 ask should be put through the committee
Mr. Bliss reiOrted that he wOubl ask any questions
that he saw fit. well see about that" said the
chairman. o., -, .
deal more about the Harbor Masters before you get
through" -.
And YOU will understand a good deal more about
the committee when 1t is through replied the char-
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
.pp,v,1 OF Captain BOYCOrT.


rae PROSECUTED FRESHMAN TRAVELLING WITH HIS
WIFE AND FRIENDS UNDER AN INCOMPLETE
Charles C. Boycott the object Of hatred TO the Lane
leaQuers on account Of bis connection with tne irs
troubles at Lough Mask. Ulster ConnIy tI9,ao ~; ,ha
rived here Yesterday by the steamship itay OF Tue
National Line. He registered as Charles
ouitting his surname in order 10 aVoi9 iuen'i u
ton. He was accompanied oy us w 1ohn Bovcott.
h;s nenhew. and A. Weeks, a friend. HIS CON-
nan,ons we're registered as Mrs. Cunningham, A.
Edmnnds apd A. St Jonn' me men their
identity on the steamer. but they were recog,
nized as soon as they landed here; Capes,n
Boycott as he Is s S eiSSt inches IN height
His bead is slightly bald. and his mar anu ay
which were OF brown color are ai,h ,s Gay
His features are large and Rromaen'' anu LIS
Captain Boycott said that the oplec1 "a n shom
this country was simply TO see some Irenus wn 'o,
he had not met in years. His plans were not YET
arranged. and he could not say whether OF not ne
would settle here. His future would aepenu alto-
she, on the condition tsst t 81 h FUTURE 'H of sand
was very uncertain. and said that his county
would be in prosperous condition wlt VIII q
determined Ministry. If the Government showeu
signs of weakness and vscillatiOn there was
little hope that protection would Do accorueu 10 nc
or property or Of the development OF industries py
English capital lie asserted that the lrish people
had been spoiled BY being humored. They deciared
that they were determined to get iid OF the inu-
lords and had no idea what they woulq then uo WIN
the land He believed that the Land League Wouiu
min and degrade the people, but would DC great
success for the leaders. Captain boycOtt sad 'Id.
he hoped to be able TO return 10 MS nome again. Tic
and his family left home IN an ambulance very carry
ia the morning and two of his servants were placsu
In charge of the house. HE people ofueiVu INC
servants TO leave the place bnt tLoy were brave
women and refused TO go an az ts bonse
as ailit Captain Boycott SAID that ne lntenueH "
go West for two weeks and then return u 'n'' e'S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-06

Hub Punch delights the guest.
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JERSEY CITY.
c to the Grand Jury ye

In his charge to the Grand Jury yesterday, Justice
Knapp referred 10 the report OF eJudge stevens in
reference 10 the accounts of the town OF Harrison
and said that the rcport.shOuld be examined
William L. Hogan, OF Erie and Twelfth-sts., re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-06

TIE PROSECUTED FRESHMAN TRAVELLING WITH nls
WEE AND FRIENDS UNDER AN INCOMPLETE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
A Peculiar Locomotive.

The New York Tribune speaks Of
locomotive which ia expected to make
ninety miles an hour that has Just
been completed in Paterson, New
Jersey. -a.-- -<r 5tt i1z
The driving wheel rests on another
wheel, which in turn rests upon the
track. This lower wheel has two
rims, one q foot smaller than the
other. The outer rim touches the
track and the inner or smaller rim
supports the driving wheel. The
motion of the driving wheel thus
communicated is magnifed by this
arrangement, in that the lower wheel
turns one-third faster than the drlv-
ing wheel. and 90 the speed is in
creased. ....sF .a tR.s. I'd
The smaller rim of the lower wheel
bears to the larger rim relation sim
lar to that of very large hub to any
wheel. OF course, any rate or mo-
ton communicated to snch . .hub 10
greatly magnifed At the periphery of
the wheel. In the same way the mo.
ton of the driving wheel in THE case
is magnified by the peculiar arrange
ment of the. wheel it rests upon. TIE
inventor believes that this locomotive
If it were not for the increased resis-
tance of the air, could be run ct the
107 miles an hour. He expects it TO
make ninety miles an hour easily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12

An exchange which seema to speak
from q want Of knowledge and expert
ence, has these words for the '.dear
girls: - s'Now that you are being
courted, you think, Of course, it is
well, and it will be nicer when you
get married. But it won't. He thinks
he's going to keep on his high pitch
of love all the time. But he wont.
He doesn't know himself, and yon
don't know him. When he sees you
as many times day as he wants to,
maybe more when he sees your head
done up regularly every morning in
curl papers and the bloom is ell of
the rye; when your house contains .
good deal Of washtub, cradle and
cook stove, he won't stand in front
Of the house for one hour, ont in the
cold, watching your light in the win
dow. He'll be thinking rather Of
getting out of the house. Young
woman, protract the courtship as
long as you can. Let we'll enough
alone. A courtship in hand is worth
two marriages in the bush. Don't
marry till Christmas after next"
The author who compounded this
never rocked q cradle containing q
possible president Of the United
States, and We doubt If he ever stood
in front Of the house for an hour, out
in the cold, watching her shadow on
the wall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12

The square man mezzures the same
each way, and hain't got no wainny
edges, nor shaky lumber in him.
He is free from knots and sap, and
won't warp. ......-.. b..
He is klear stuff, and I don't care
what yu work him up into he won't
swell, and he won't shrink.
He liz amungst men what good kill
dried boards are among carpenters,
he won't season krack.
1t don't make emmy difference which
side ov him yu come up to, be IL the
same bigness each way, aud the only
way tew get at him, emmy how, IL to
face him. Hf"- 81
He knows he il square, and never
spends emmy time trieing to prove it.
The square man IL one Of the best
shaped men the world ever produced,
he liz one ov them kind ov chunks
that kant alter tew At spot, bat you
must alter the spot tew fit him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12

1t was Boston girl who asked !:
"Why is 1t that tive souls, mated in
the impenetrable mystery Of their
nativity, Hoat by each ether on the
ocean currents of existence without
being lnstinctively drawn together,
blended and beantifed in the assimi-
lated alembic of eternal lover" That
is an easy one. It is because butter
is forty-five cents q pound and good
seaiskin sacqnes costs as high as $500.
The necessaries Of life must expert
enee . fell in price before two souls
viii readily blend in the assimilated
alembic aud 80 FORTH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12

A subscriber Of the LEpoEs asks,
"What is lawful fence?' The stat
ute is As follows; Gan hedges shall
be at least four feet high, and all
fences composed Of posts and r1nls,
posts and paiiings, posts and Jlres,
posts and planks ;or pAlisades, srhsii
be at least four and half feet Nh:
those composed Of turf shall 49,.
least four feet high, and with ditches
on either side at least three feet vide
at the top, and three feet deep; and
what is commonly called : worm
fence, shall be at least Eve feet high
to the top OF the rider, OF II not rider
ed, shall be ave fees 70 tho top OF ths
top rail o. pole, and sheQ eflsskad
with strong Tniss poles or stskes :
nose composed Of stone or bricf
aah be at least four and . half Yeet
high. ~ @ s. s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
A REPORTERS WORK,
Which Shows That His Life Is Not an
Idle One.

1t is generally supposed by the
world at large, says sympathetic
contemporary, that the lot Of a reporter
IS happiness itself. He is envied by
the rich and the poor, but especially
by the boys during circus time, as he
is supposed to 'git in fur nuthin',"
which is big thing in the eye of the
gamin. There are those besides the
gamin who think he wears the magic
slipper that carries him safely past all
doorkeepers and ticket sellers; that
he sports charm about his throat
thst brings forth free beer and bug
juice ad libitum; that he has brass
plated cheeks which are passports
even into the skeleton closet of the
household and that his conscience is
pfable and his disposition so mercen-
airy that it is but necessary to cross
his palm with a few paltry shekels to
tsrn his calumny into praise and his
facts into fancies.
But alas and alack! Truth strip
ped of the imagery with which it is
frequently clothed, oftentimes would
not be recognized by it's own mother,
Behold the naked truth.
In order to get the facts with which
to construct his numerous articles, he
must travel on an average of five miles
day, or an aggregate of 800 miles
year. During these perambulations
he asked several thousand civil ques-
tions and gets several thousand un-
civil answers; gets fired out of offices
and houses; has dozens of doors
slammed in his face; is asked 10, 900
questions and returns as many short
but civil answers; gets in the circus
once on promise to give it big
send-off; is button holed 1900 times
by parties who desire to impart good
item about themselves; is let into
several political secrets by candidates,
which are barefaced boosts is boest-
ed by the same candidate because he
didn't publish the secret; is welcom-
ed wherever his pencil will put money
into peoples pockets or give them a
little notoriety. However, he pays
five cents glass for beer. full rates
for board, top prices for clothes,
either walks or pays full fare on the
street cars. While others are enjoy
ing the opera, the social party, the
circus, prayer meetings, lectures, s
game of poker, turn on the roller
skates, or marching with a political
club the reporter is wrestling with &
mass of chaotic facts and endeavorins
to get them into shape for you to read
while you quietly dispatch your goot
warm breakfast.
He gets to bed at 3 o'clock in tn,
morning, and between the annoyancel
of flies, noisy chambermaids and pen
ellis OF sunlight boring into his eye
he does we'll to get seven hours sleel
by the time he ls aroused at noon t
get bis breakfast, At O'Clock h'
reports at the office and begins tn,
same old round of duties. But
taking one consideration with another
the life of reporter is not mucl
worse tuan that of street-car drive
after all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
How a Mean Man Got Beaten.

Yesterday morning poor man who
had just arrived in Little Rock, and
who didn't have enough money to
buy a cheese sandwich at half price,
borrowed o shovel and stopped in
front of a wealthy mans door, and
shoveled the snow from the sidewalk.
Then he rang the door-bell. Col.
Slippery, the owner of the mansion,
came to the door.
"If you please" said the poor
man, 81 have shoveled the snow from
your sidewalk.
"If you please?"
"Yes. sir, If you please
"Well, what are you going to do
about it!''
"Being very hungry 1 thought
that you would give me rs cents"
The Colonel is the stingyest man in
Arkansas, and the idea Of surrender
ing rs cents was desperate one.
"See here," said the Colonel, 81
wanted that snow to stay where it
was. II l hadn't wanted it on the
sidewalk should have put up q
shed. 1 wish, sir, that all the snow
in town had fallen there, for l was
raised in the north, and this snow is
the only northern idea l ever saw in
troduced here"
II am half inclined to have you
arrested for tresspass. Put that
snow back where you found it. Put
every flake of it back
The poor man turned around and
scosped a shovel of snow, when the
Colonel exclaimed:
go ahead, I'll let you off,
The poor man went away, and the
| Colonel chuckled over his breakfast.
81 saved rs cents" he mused as he
passed through the gate and started
up town. 81 was just thinking about
hiring some Que to clean it off,
The peor man went away, and at.
ter a time returned with q lot ol
tramps and shovels. When the Col.
onel came home to dinner he found 9
bank of snow ten feet high in from,
of his door. He paid three dollars
and half to have it removed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
The Ram At Church.

Emma had q little ram-feece
black as rubber shoe-and every
where that Emma went, it emf
grated, too.
He went with her to church one
day-the old folks hilarious grew
to see him walk de-murely into Dea-
con Aliens pew.
The worthy deacon let his angry
passions rise, and gave it an un-
christian kick between the sad brown
eyes.
This landed rammy in the aisle !;
the deacon followed fast and raised
his foot again, but ah his first kick
was his last. ya sss.
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly back
about a rod, it's said, and ere the
deacon could retreat it stood him on
his head. Zee
The congregation then arose and
went for that ere sheep, but several
well-directed butts just piled them in
heap. ....
Then rushed they straightway fol
the door, with curses long and loud,
while rammie struck the hindmost
man and shot him thro' the crowd.
The minister had often heard that
kindness would subdue the fiercest
beast. So 'tAh!" he says, "I'll try
that game on you." - -
And SO he kindly, gently called
''Come rammy, rammy. ram; to see
the folks abuse you I grieved and
sorry am
With kind and gentle words he
came from that tall pulpit down,
saying: '.Rammy, rammy, ram,
rammy, rammy, rammy, ram-bes1
sleepy in the town"
The ram looked meek, and on ht
came with "Rammy, rammy, ram
rammy, rammy, ram, ram-the nic'
pretty ram!"
The ram quickly dropped his hum
BILE air, and rose from off his feet
and when the parson lit he lay be
meath the hindmost seat.
AS he shot out the open door ant
closed it with a slam, he named
California rown-I think 'twa
"Yubadam. ..--
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
To the Teacher. of Aadrain County.

There will be a meeting of the
school teachers Of Audrain county
held IN the public school building, in
Mexico, at 2 p. m, May 2lst, 1881,
for the purpose Of reorganiEing our
monthly Institute, and also for the
purpose Of considering the propriety
of holding a Noris.t institute some
time during the SUMMER; Our
monthly Institute is necessity. g
Normal Institute is no longer an ex-
pertinent. Both are practical neces-
stiles. How TO teach! The devel-
opment of the best method Of teach
ing that which is to be taught. The
solving Of these problems & the true
object Of these Institutes. Let rs
have q full attendance Of teachers q
their meeting. 81. 5
/ am Very Respectfully,
p SAH. d. ELIls,
Il County School Commisaioner. i
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12
Wool.


l. N. Hathaway, one OF the lead
ing farmers Of this county, has our
thanks fer the following concerning
Missouri wool, by Craig Alexander,
commission merchant, St. Louis, Mo. ;:
"Hints to Wool Growers and Deal
ers" have been thrown out by US each
spring Of late years, and without
doubt has led to some improvements
in the methods of putting up wool in
this State. But the fact remains that
in no other State where the magni-
tude of wool-growing interest is so
large as 1t is in Missouri has the
product been continuously handled
SO carelessly in all its varied stages,
even from the time it is grown until it
reaches the manufacturer. The wool
interest Of this State is rapidly grow
ing and with the present and pros
pective immigration it is safe beyond
preadventure TO predict very large
future increase; hence the proper
handling of the clip is of lncalculable
Importance. No wool should be
shorn, whether washed or unwashed,
until the sheep is properly tagged
and after the manure has been washed
away; if the fleece is of light open
character (not merino), it should be
folded and rolled up carefully (skin
side out), tied with wool twine, which
should be passed once around the
fleece and then crossed at right an
giles; if the fleece is of short staple O..
merino, little more care is necessa-
ry-the twine should be passed around
the fleece each way. After they are
thus tied put them In clean, dry
placass. Tags, dead wool, black, bury
and other inferior fleeces should be
kept separate. IWa'aan wool is put up
IN this manner the IA. A.,.,er esa2 and
should insist on getting more for it
than his negligent neighbor, who may
either not tie his fleeces at all, or
stuff them with tags, dung-balls or
dead wool if he does tie them or he
who allows his sheep to range among
cookie burrs. The bury wools of
Missouri are a disgrace to the grow
ers Of the State, reduding the value
of the clip of thousands. of dollars
annually. If the local buyer subse-
quently refuses to discriminate in
price between clips properly and i'm
properly handled, he will soon be
supplanted by one who will. Buy
ers of wool (where possible) should
insist on getting it in mercantile con.
dition, letting such as want to buy or
sell manure or burrs at the price of
wool suffer the consequence. In
handling wool some Of our growers
and buyers are far beyond those of
Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
| Estates that grow similar wool), and
IL is time they were waking up TO q
proper realization, OF their short-
comlngs in that regard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12


With the advent of the birds, the
flowers, the honey, the bee and the
pleasant time of year, come the peri
odical shows, and among them all
there is not one which we can 80
heartily welcome as John Robinson's,
for we feel assured that when the an
nounce sheets are put forth, that he
will not only be on hand Oh tue day
advertised, but that every promise
made beforehand will be fulfilled to
the letter. Well, as will be seen by
the advertisement, he is about to pay
US another visit, and with wealth OF
attraction which will even surpass
anything hitherto seen in this local.
ity. 1t is indeed most appropriately
termed a "World's Fair" for it EN-
bodies curiosities, animate and inan'
innate, from all parts of the globe
Therefis circus which is represented
by the most famous male and fen..s:aib
riders, .gyyniiasts and general per-
formers a menagerie of the choicest
and rarest of animals an acquarium,
aviAry and scientific art gallery, 70
saysnotling of his school of perform-
ing slepk hints and edaoeted animals.
The wholesisi illuminated atynight with
theIeleetfic light sthatgrest problem
which haseeen SO successfllly solved
byshe gseat AnsricaasqIsntiss Ed'-
SOD. Tliere VIII be no extra Jehargs
from the admission fee to see ..thit
vast agglopsrassen. aaNil sxnibits d
Mexico, No, Wsndssday May Is,
1901.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-12

ComicA1 Story OF Q Morm0n Wifb.
There il q comic as well as O pa
thetic side to Mormon polygamy.
Among the mormon women at Utah
was one who accepted in full faith
the polygamic revelation. She had
found in polygamy IN ample conpen-
sation in the supposed right Of the
first wife to choose her husbands
succeeding wives. This Was her ar
gument:
''If the first wife selects the other
wives, it has the effect OF showing
them that the husband thinks much
of her judgment, and il willina to
abide by it, and that they will have
to do the same. This is, Of course,
as it should be. But IL she lets her
husband choose his own wife, he is
almost certain to take fancy TO some
one whom the first wife does not like
at all, and, consequently, her author
ity Is undermined. The first wife
ought to keep all the power in her
own hands. - .,5.-.a ..,.. .
The secret Of this lady's story is
extremely ludicrous. After she had
chosen two other wives for her hus-
band, he was 90 perverse ss to choose
fourth being not at al to her liking,
as she herself admitted. This ID her
account of the matter: 81 tell you,"
said I, s'I'm quite disguised with
you; . man with three wives-and me
one of them-to 60 talking twaddle
to q chattering hussy like that, with
her cats eyes and red hair. Golden
hair, my DEAR he said; 'Charlotte's
hair is golden Il. say redi it's
straight staring red-as red - red
can be- told him; and then We had
q regular fight over it. l don't mean
that We came to blows, but We had
some hot words, and he went out
and left US two alone. Then that
young hussy was impudent, aud 1
don't know how il was, hnt somehow
when we left off our conversation, I
found some of Charlotte's red hair
between my fingers, and there she
said innocently, holding out quite q
good-sized tuft Of auburn aif,a 'sshere
/ put it to you, Sister Stenhouse, 10
that red, or it not?' .....- "a.