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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
Are Ties in the Home Circle Decreasing

Are Ties in the Home Circle Decreasing ?
Men naturally care less for the
home when the wife does not first
render servi'-e unto it: for being
married. it has become her duty,
voluntarily assumed, but sanctioned
by the State aud sealed with mar.
riage vows. Not long ago, man
and woman, swinging each others
fingers, were vending their way to
the altar, when dispute arose as to
which one should purchase the cook
ing stove. ''You,' quoth the man,
''for you will do the cooking" mot
so,' said the woman. IL am not
going to do all the cooking The
dispute wa2ed hot, and separation
ensned.
Not only arc the ties in the home
decreasing, but affection for it is also
on the wane, as the need of individu
ality within it becomes more def
mite. Women do not care for their
home as they did; it is no longer the
locus of their endeavors nor is the
mother Of the involuntary nucleus of
the adult children. Daughters must
have art studios outside their home :;
authoresses must have a study near
by; and aspirants to culture must at.
tend classes or readings in some
semi-public place. Professional wo-
men have found that. however dear
the home is, they can exist without
it. Many still remain at home, but
ask, in their midnight musings, why
it should he right for man t. accept
that position which the woman, on
account of her home, must refuse.
The query itself could not have arisen
half century since Elk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

Kansas is always Dragging about
her big crops, but at the same time
she begs continuously from other
states to keep her POPULATION fro m
starving 1t is now claimed that the
prospect for a good wheat crop in
the central portion Of tnat state is
very fine. We hope it is.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

A Galvestin school-teacher had
great deal Of trouble making a boy
understand his lesson. Finally, how
ever, he succeeded, and drawing a
long breath, remarked, 'If 1t wasn't
for me, you would be the biggest
donkey on Galvestin Island.''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
"Steady Habits"

S. S. Craig, of Mexico, and James
S. Henderson, of Concord, visited
the city of steady habits on Monday.
-Caliaway Gazette.
Fulton now claims to be the s'city
of steady habits What will she
claim next!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

There is an office vacant-Ohio
men will please sit down--a sheriff s
Office is to be filled really, we can
not proceed if those Ohio citizens
crowd around so-a sherlff's Office
vacant in Ireland. The two preced-
ing occupants have been shot.
Where are all those Ohio men?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

The Perry Gazette is live little
paper and well edited. 1t took Of
fense at our rem arki"g that farmer
must have ''set" its advertise ments
We meant what we SAID. 1t tried to
get even by a thin puff of one of our
cotemporaries. We live and the
Gazette shows improvem nt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

Christmas trees come from Ger
many, our Santa Claus from Holland;
the Chritmas stocking from Belgium
or France; while the ''Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year. was the
old English greeting shouted from
window to street, and from street
back to window, in the ''long, long
ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
E,.c.r,ei.y ExtraordIa.ry.

Pro. Maynard, of Cincinnati, it is
alleged. owns the most powerful eiec-
trio battery in the world. He is also
the fortunate proprietor of black
tom cat, unrivalled throughout the
United States for beauty, size and in-
telligenee. A few days since. SO the
story goes, these two belongings of
the learned professor, each unique
of its kind, came by chance into con-
tact, in such sort that the cat became
the recipient of "a stream of electric
fluid, estimated at one thousand
horse power. Forthwith its hair
stood erect, emitting brilliant cor
uscation of sparks. A series of heart
rending squalls, however, calling the
professors Q attention to his favorite's
perplexing situation, he promptly dis
connected the cat from the battery !;
but, to his great surprise, found that
it remained luminous, having taken
into its system such a tremendous
dose of electric fluid that it had be
come a permanent generation OF
electricity, giving out light equal
to that of 800 wax candles. This it
has since continued to do, and it is
the terror Of its feline colleagues as
it perambulates the stiles by night,
blazing like a comet, but with in
sufferable radiance. 1t appears that
Prof. Maynard, deeply impressed by
the Importance of this accidental
discovery, has taken out patent fol
lightning streets and public buildings
by means Of luminous cats, and thai
a company is being formed with 6
capital of $40. 900. 900 for the pur'
pose of introducing the ''teline cleo
trio illuminator" to all the countries
of the universe. A single radiant cat
suspended chandlier-wise from the
ceiling ola theatre, would emit more
light than hundred gas-jets; or in
closed within an ordinary stree
lamp, would turn night into day
for a distance of some 500 yards
from it's crystal place Of confinement
1t will be a proud day for servic'
when electrical cats shall revolution
ize all the lightning system of crea
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
White Lead, Paints and Oils
4 SPECIALITY.
J. +. LleWellVn,
DRUGGIST,
West Side Square,
MEXICO, MO.
A Administrator Notice.

AOInlnlStrdtOrS Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned Public A dmiDistra-
tor has taken charge of the estate of
Mary E. Upton, deceased, late OF Au.
drain County, Missouri: that the
date of taking charge of said estate is
Dec. 4, 1880. All persons having
claims against said estate are re-
quired to exhibit them to me for al
lowance within one year alter the
date of 10y taxing charge of said es-
tate, or they may be precluded from
any benefit ofsaid estate; and, if said
claims be not exhibited within two
years from the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred
GEORGE BOBERTSON,
3i-iw Public Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

4 faithful brother in Fairfield
(Iewa) church recently prayed for
the absent members who were ''pros-
trate on beds of sickness and chairs of
Eellness.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06


800 acres in farm. 900 acres under hedge fence.
farm divided into 10 acre fields. good l-2 story
frame dwelling rooms. good barn ana CRIBS,
good bearing orchard, 10 acres TIMBER, all goou
Iaud Situated near Laddonia. Audraih county
Mo. Price S6ooo.
No 26
$50 acres improved prairie land, good frame
houea rooms good smoke house, abundance
living water. Land all under fence. Price si2
PEE acre.
Fo 81.
One of the best stock farms IN Missouri, con-
tanning 200 acres, 900 acres underfence loo acres
IS rooms built III modern style. good barn. three
cisterns. two large ponds never faiing wster, no.
l orchard of 500 apple tresS. situated Sig Miiys
south of Mexico tie c. & A. railroad, ciurcnes
and school house III neighbarhood. Price S5o.oo
fer q. .e.
Farm of 30 ocres all well fenced. good one story
frame dwelling house OF four rooms. kitcnen de-
Iached good frame barn 4iX4i feet. and other
out buildings, yound orchard and abundance OF
small fruit. 10 acres in cultivation balance TIM
bered pasture, situgte 2 l2 miles west OF Mexico.
Price g 500. terms easy.
$50 acres number one stock farm, all under
good rail fence, well watered by creek, ponds
and wells. GOO acres in tame grass HOO Of which Is
timothy and clover, SO acres timbered blue grass
pasture good orchard of three acres in full bear
ing and variety of small fruit. good frame house
8 rooms. porches add portico, good smoke mouse
and other out buildings. yard nlcely ofiialnenled
with eyergreens and shruhhery. \ very deSra-
BILE farm, two miles from CentIfslla. frlce sl5,oU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

WITHOUT COP IN THE WoRlD.-
"Without God in the vorld'' think
what description, aud applicable to
individuals without number! II it
had been ''without friends, without
food, without SHELTER" that would
have been gloomy sound; but with
out God! Without Him-that is, in
no happy relati on to Him, who is the
very origin of our support and life of
all things. To be insensibie of all
this, as Mr. Foster says, is "to re-
move as far as I can from God" To
be without God as friend; to have
no devout ennobling converse with
Him; no conscious delight of en-
nobling impressions no sacred influ-
ences; no pouring out of the soul in
fervent holy desire; no earnest, peni
tential hopeful pleading. 0, what
loneliness, what poverty, what desti-
tuition. Am | in such condition to
meet death alone? Look. sinner
Yonder on the banks of the Jordan,
see vast multitude: one John, the
servant of the most high God, is
baptizing the carpenters son, and
whilst in the act, | hear voice from
the clouds: ''This is Ny beloved Son,
hear We Him Jesus says, "Come
unto Me. all yc that labor and are
heavy laden, sud I will give you
rest
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

John Kelley can be deposed. de-
capitated and retired, but the iron
rule of the dressmaker cannot be
broken
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

From the Church and Home.
Except with the younger portion
of society, growing older and
feebler is not the most pleasant Of
There are some, too,
who, like the old lady in the cut which
stands at the hesd Of this, have more
buried in the past than the future
can restore, and yet even such, by
and congratulations, can
be made to hail the advent Of the
New Year; hence Its compliments
and we'll wishes, its offerings of
friendship, its social courtesies and
pleasant reunions.
OF New Year it has been said,
"That no sacredness attaches to it;
that it is consecrated by no religion
and marked by no church ceremon-
ial; that it is thoroughly secular and
belongs exclusively to the earth and
things earthly; that it boasts no ce-
lestial origin, has no celestial object
and is only a mark in that portion
of eternity called Time" This may
be true of New Years, as it kept by
many, but to our minds this descrip-
ton of it starts out with q false hy-
pothesis and arrives at q delusive
conclusion. In the East it's celebra-
ton is traced to the German Knick-
erbockers, and in the West it ls sup
posed to have been introduced by
the French, but when searched for,
it may be found, in some form,
among all tribes and nations. In
point OF fact, it springs from that
"brotherhood ami sisterhood" in
man whose nature is divine.
Every now aud then we hear OF
New Years being less and less Oh
served; this may be truthfully said
of certain boisterous celebrations oil
the day in the cities-the ringing,
and drinking, and dancing of the old
year out and the New Year in; and
yet New Years is gaming ground
continually; not as an lille, frolic'
some fashion, but as the Legitimate
outgl owth of Christianity that recog
nizes an increasing necessity for mu
tual kindness and a growing tenden
CIV to closer social contact. A Gus
tom SO appropriate as the proper eel
ebration of New Years has attrac
lions for most folks that will never b.
successfully resisted; based upol
the highest and best teachings of Hin
who said, DO unto others as "
would they should do unto you." i
is likely to stand forever.
To all its readers, the CHURcI
AND HOME, sends out the appointed
greeting, ''Happy New Year,
Brother! Sister! which ever thou art
arouse thee and 60 in JOY to meet tn
duties of another year.
|
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
No. q,

50 acres improved land, two miles northeast OF
McKee, 60 acres in cultivation, 20 acres in pas
tlre house with two rooms and Kitchen. log
barn and number ode smoke house, one mile OF
hedge fence, good we'll and two ponds, orchard
six years old. Price S2.U
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

A mode ofpunishment, for refracto-
ry persons, adopted by the snperin-
tendent of the Ohio State prison, Is
an evideuee that the march ofscience
is still onward. The convict is strip.
ped. placed in bath-tub filed with
water, aud connected with fearful
galvanic battery. While in this con-
dition he is rubbed with sponge also
connected with the battery. which
sends an electric current through bis
holy. One application of this sys-
TEN of bathing is sufficient it is said,
to reform tue most obdurate fellow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

Darn the stocking that catches no
Christmas presents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

The world to an end shall come.
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
Mother Sillpton's Prophecy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

A st. Louis nursery filed an order
for over 5000 Christmas trees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

Il is easier to elude a detective than
{, IA To cheat a milk man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

10 to John Schuhmacher's Res
'aurant Tor your square meal, and he
Aso mas plenty of well ventilated
rooms for dodgers by the day or week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06
Farms and Other Real Estate
FOR SALE BY
CHAS. w. BAKER,
REAL ESTAI'6,
L0AN. and GENERAL INSURANCE ACENT,
OFFICEFront Room, up stairs, over the Savings Bank
MEXICO, MISSOURI.


enaH a
situate
Suus Gngia
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-01-06

No. 81.
$50 acres, all under fence. subdivided into A..
fieltis. Young hedge fence, $50 acres meadow ~
acres under pl0w $50 acres tmbered pastrrs
two small frame houses, good water facilits.
creek runs through farm, a no. stock farm sif,s
ate miles northwest OF Mexico. Price IN "a
per acre.
No. IS.
go acres) all in cultivation, 200 acres in cutiva
tfon balance in blue grass and timothy larc.
brick and frame house with Is rooms, ice bonss
buggy houre and all necessary Improvement
farm. good coal bank 80 inch vein. spiendiS
farm OF number one land. Price low.
252 acres all under good fence except 40 sc,..
timber detached 1-2 miles. 20 acres timotby
good orchard. balance in cultivation, good m.
story frame house five rooms. good stable and
cistern fine lot Of shade trees around the house
good school house on farm, school fluid Sufficient
to run school months in the year. abundanceo al
stock water. Situate on the Mexico and n
Charles road nine miles east OF Mexico n,ies
from I.addonia and Benton City. A fine farm
per acre.
s4o acres river bottom land, all in gohd sham
160 acres blue grass. I6o acres timothy. l3o acfes
ttmbered pasture. balance under pow, all Well
fenced. good 1-2 story frame house l6x4s feet
with ell leN32 feet. good ice house, buggy house
&c Barn i0xfo feet with basement 40xi0 feet
plenty water for all purposes, Improvements
nearly new and in good shape, good land. SIT.
uate five miles north of Mexico, on county road
Price $50 per acre,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-12

OwEof tAs wrong ideas which hes .
ssry general Judgment among tho opio.
Ions and beliefs Of orcharllists, and Which
hsepsiits place In the face o( the hood
AZ leht that No press - now throwing
ason I'll The theory and practice Of ~
lsru. b that Of supposing that . coating
al (co or.of hoar.frost on thsibranches
~ twigs. a trees y destructive TO them
or tAair dvuit. buds. II y, o. the con.
trsrv. prsssrvative, unless II weight IL
70 svaat q 70 cause breaklge. Hoar-
froce q Iew, lgeesing. crystallising - It
nondeasas; md whenevsr Il occurs the
air i warner than The objects which 70.
ceiye The condsnsatiol. and b It 10
ssme tine eoEnrseed wiAA meistuss whisa
4 deuoeies q cooler surfaces. Nov
plsnts n esssral enjoy moist or. And
Srvneae a IL cir y By laR The ucst fre-
orent eaase Il their dsa1A; end Il y
vhen ths " y ~ end clesr thas asae
ra6isase ftocIy ftoG every slr1sss into
49,, a,d dufing ~ leag slear .ilhts
q vintes vssy nncA more ~ y ~
t6aa ~ siois 1sys 81 din Gesaias
enab)e plaats. &C., - abcoee. biass
m 3 ~ dshIels ~ ~ . VEL -
~. - 49, ~ " q p>anle D
- woaposa l.ssl A0 I>shs.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-12

CERTAINLY one Of the most important
elements Of success In the growing Of =
crop Is the soundness Of the seed. II
old. or In part old, the set Of plants may
Be too thin for the possibility Of . good
crop. Or the weak plants themselves
may be 20 further weakened BY the nd.
verse weather incident 70 the planting
ssssoa ~ 10 grow too slowly for pro.
ductive results. Replanting rarely sue.
ceeds, and never can succeed fully with
plants that require an early start, either
10 mature before hot weather, or before
trust; and this makes tho advance test
Ing oi any seeds that arc not known -.
suredly TO DO fresh and heavy IN actual
essential. Il u an interesting and In.
structivc experiment for the young poo.
pie Of . family. Along one Of tho streets
Of Gloucester, England, IN inland port
upon the Severn, . few years ego, .
range Of greenhouses was seen flush with
the pavement. They belonged TO 81,
important nursery and seed store In
the city, and the neat and somewhat
architectural front range displayed
specimens Of the salable plants, etc., Of
the season. Between these were . great
many Of tho common clayware flower
pot saucers in pairs, one nesting In thu
othcr--thc lower one containing water
which kept the upper or inner one wei
4 through. Ia this latter there were scat
tered from twenty to fifty seeds, which
liz large. were covered with . piece o
damp felt or moss, although the humid
still air Of the glass building slight!
warmed by Q hot.water pipe seemet
} sufficient Tor the termination Of al
seeds capable Of IL in that temperature
A boy was counting and recording tn
proportion OF success in each case, an
, putting still other sorts on trial. Tn
}, arm made this open display OF thei
care, probably, - an assurance 70 th
:, public that they met their pledges In =!
/. gard 70 warranted soundness OF seed
ssut ont. Below the stage which ca'
. ried the seeds and plants was anothe
wider spread Of potatoes. hardening
the light, and preparing . start 10 GO
mination before being set In the grount
Al This,is very common practice a0roaa
/ and apparently very useful one, DO!
! q regards earlincss and certainty Of U
: lusuro crops.-NeW York 1tibsns.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-12

TVS sscps al The farm. q ~ product
b mssuiscsufvsi e,uds. skGuh be 20
sd .. In hiring their full Wafket value.
IN isnumsssh,e Instances this tails !" hs
ipsv NC lsrk II uefvas'ile know'esigv
m The par, II Tho farmer. Tho same
.ino At rcascains which have used
IN eumpsfiag Che manufacturer ~
pshcg sod with ,hc agricultural manu-.
tac,urvf h.l,l, rvsi In this matter III
treslcs I, IL not alone NECESSARY that
The w.p,Un or cu,t.u mill owner ,halI
msk. up hi. stuck At material ECONOMY.
caIly into tts,.rsic govds III their class,
ba- h- must alss know how W sell th.m
I1g al they aEv wursh. NJ l.ss invum.
ben, is this upoa the tssmcs, " mr. ts tn
vap The tsll results II his knowledge,
labor and ~ Il capital. Hui hero tn.
iarurr labor. under Disadvantages, due
MT alone 10 fanlts inherent In himself a,
sa ius'isidusl. Combination aud coop
,ga,isa IN other lines II bu.iuc,s have
BEEN 49, perfected ,ha, every man Ell.
gagged IN these can knuw exactly the value
II hi. god. In every market. can trsns'
p ct them H. that markc, al q minimum
expense. and sell them s,rirtly on thri'
merits. The farmer, ~ nj present III
ua,cl. fails on every one III these points
The market rvpcrts ii NIL agricultural
prslucl. arc a!mps. universally manip
ulaicd In the interest III buyers. Farm
ers are utterly pvwcrlcss IA deal ii
equal terms with merchants aud manu-
iarlafvrs In ihc matter ri transportation
rates. And thcrc are vast difficulties u
tho wsy ot obtaining full prices for III
best goods. Buyers everywhere eSpcc
a. cover their losses on inferior stock b,
getting 6rs,.ralc goods nj lcss than the.
true value.
The remedy for this state Of thing
will only come with increasing in,elll
gcncc among the farming class. whic
will enable them to cooperate cheapl
aud effectively In n,ai,ersol trade. lIu
meantime Il should be- well undcrstoo
,ha, these evils bear much moro light
|, upon those farmers who produce III
best goods and ''rcnd tho papers.
: Gradually the agricultural interest
|. rising. aud liz Just demands are mcclin
!, with attention, but only because areI
; ton Is enforced by the intelligent MI
!, rcsolu,e attitude u the seli.rcspec'in
!, farmers. --tbr. Examiner aud Ch'OHti
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-12
S.,,s asa 0ss.resssss Nevws.

The L.S,,a .ioys has male happy deal.
IN an extraordinary 81 ccial edition datel Jan.
vary I, "ig>i," II presents the news "f one
hundred vcsfs from no~, IN highly interest
irr ami sls,irr manner. The Phono.raph In
Divorce sui,s.-Sundny school Excursion In
Ar Can,-Tcrrihlc Accelerate IN MAJ ir.-.ln.
ycniion III l,urelas Bounccr. nre respective.
IL treated .rom the standpoint of the advanced
Journalism oi that lay. News By the Talko.
gram sni Photopbonc from OIL Varis Of ihs
world IL fully presented To show the
progress Of those times, Il IL only necessary
10 state that "iiiram Grants bay mare broad
4. tso,s mite In :3;il." Eyerv one should
Secure from his News dealer or iIom Nsssr..
A. voceer 4 O., Of 1ali nwe. Nd.. u vMol
Thu edition hescinsis'y oo"f'~t,i AID o.rnsd:
Q copy ~ the Eos,os Gi,,e Tor "lysi." Matted
on receipt Of prics,-vivE CENTS. To read Il
Il 90 have grace and hexibilit. imparted 10
the intellect, and stronx desire 70 live On
- The vost would express u -.
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0sw ~u-kE..
4. $50 ss% ~. sN "P"ea
ess'sSsS sas s"sf
800
's ea efN'es* 90 sse veasf 80
@ue Pesaess Vases sNsssa ~Nh ue
- 49, $3.50 ~ SM ss.e'a'
~v s~' We wea*' '.Is'y " sne pssas.
VssNas Cssss=-Is" cups II Apaf.
sw@ cups % sefsr. Ash Sup ~ vstef.
tAs yv'ss ~ hvs sTfs and WHITES II isuf,
Swe ss.sp"aafaisc' scsss row,lcr. grated
rSad and ja~v NJ eae essnss.
sawtsa CLEVER With wheat In Tho
ssssa-. 10 BIC tufssd under IN The tsll.
VIZ pay. oes essas' ~ es"ves sod s
eh""~s 10 "N e'Gas Aesea
Att sosts ~ Vessels ahi utensils may
ne par'hed tNsn taaffvtaiaet smells II
every ssaas in The sss,Ess and ssess Ver.
tevt asansr. BY finsing ,hsia ea, ~sll
With sstrveal powder. after The gr,.sscr
impurities hsvv bssn scparvd OH viii
ssea snS Ns'v'
Wttss Essrsrv.-Toas' Thin slices
~ bread md Tst tase squares, hsl,ivr
while s"tt watsssn s'ishst! with h.''
sster and Ivy ea . b.. plsss; spsitslc
9Th eat. psPpsr AID mustard. Tour
over enough @cstsi rhccsc ~ cSv,r.
sa ss''s s"'s" ~ ''~'' '" sa'"
T
esrorr dipptrg scv pen into irk,
sAras, y into . ifv'h'SI, potato. and The
ink win never cling. Wh.n the pen !.
thssy rans@sd sith arssi n.; . lev
saFuss WV eean NPssieesv: Wssh nv
. W use, sesss ses'an'an's 'ea'e tns''
peas ss'eAlns INTO l'''s'e kep' % n'
} Sesk VOC ths purpose.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-12
The novel exhibition Of . hundred

The novel exhibition Of . hundred
head Of cattle sliding down steep hill
for distance Of fifty yards or more
was one Of the incidents Of the sleet.
storm At Oxford, Ind. On arriving at
the brow Of the hill John Moore, the
hcricr, endeayored to stop them from
going over, but was too late. Almost
Instantly the whole herd were on their
knees, then. falling over on their sides,
they shot off down the hill with frightful
velocity, many Of them assuming the
most grotesque attitudes In their de.
scent. In his efforts to head them of
Che herder slipped and fell and never
stopped until he brought up with thlNl
sgxinst huge steer at the bottom Of
the hill. None Of the cattle were seri
ously injured.