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Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03
Emma Leland Combination.
The Des Moines Register, spes

Inc Des MONIES Register, speak.
ing of Hazel Klrke, says:
This play was rendered at the
opera house last night to a large and
appreciative audience. It would be
doing but simple justice to the com
pany to say that not for a long time
has a play been presented here in a
more creditabie manner. The char
acter of Hazel Kirke Is one Of those
pure creations which will arrest the
interest of the play-goer as long as
plays are played. The character was
represented by the star, Emma Le-
land, who gave to the rendition of it
great sweetness and force. She is
an actress of ability and made the
sufferings of the wronged miller's
daughter so affecting as to touch the
hearts of her auditors, who responded
with tears. A particularly fine per-
Torrance was that of Mr.. Charles P.
DeGroat, whose Qunstan Kirke will
long be remembered here. When
the outraged Hazel throws herself in
to the waters of the old mill before
the sightless eyes Of her relentless
and unforgiviBg father, whose heart
softens only when the young wife is
about to meet her voluntary death,
the acting of DeGroat lose to . high
pitch of excellence, apd merited we'll
deserved applause, and the actor.
was the recipient Of . most iattering
call before the curtain. DolIey Dut.
ton, d. D.. D.. D.-Dear, Delightful
Dolly Button, was most excellen:ly
rendered by Miss Sadie Radcliffe
while the Pittscus Green of Mr.. Jay
McCann, vas q conspicuous event OF
the evening. How this ridiculous
character could be better played than
it was by Mr.. J.. Ray Mccain, is diff
icult to imagine. Squire Rodney,
the irst lover Of the beautiful Hazel,
was given in an excellent manner by
Mr.. Wallace Lawrence Lady Trav-
ers, as rendered BY Mr. Thurber, wss
9 praiseworthy effort !; and the spright-
ly character of Clara, in the person
Of Miss JUSTIN Vandyke, was one of
the most pleasing performances Of
the drama. The characters Ut Lord
Travers, Barney O'F1ynn and Meth.
ulach higgins, we're creditably per-
sonated. by Mr.. z. T. Carroll a.
rravers. Mr.. John B. Turner as Bar
ney O'Flynn, and Mr.. Frank ElIers-
lie as higgins.
The Emma Leland Combination
will appear at the Opera House next
Monday Evening, Nov. 7th. Re.
served seats without extra charge at
.abrich's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Locke. of this
city, celebrated their wedding ami
versary With . few Of their immediate
friends and relatives at their residence
last Friday evening. Mr.. Locke IL
one Of Audrain's most bonored citi-
zens and efficient officials, and his
wife . most worthy christian lady.
nHere b TO his health, his family's
good health, and may be live long
and prosper"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

Exhausted and enfeebled constitu-
tons suffering from dyspepsia, ner-
vousness and general weakness cured
by Browns Iron Bitters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03


Good Advice from a Leading Medical
Professor.
The learned doctor says: keep
some kind Of a tonic medicine always
in the house, and il anyone feels un-
we'll, make free use of it. But first
be sure that it is both harmless as
we'll as meritonous. Put no trust in
alcoholic preparations their use will
lead to intemperance neither be par
tial to any remedy that produces a
severe cathartic effect for prostration
OF the nervous system and digestive
organs Is sure to follow. The mild
est and best medicine ever invented
for strengthening every part of the
body and restoring impaired or lost
organic functions to their normal
condition, and one which Is having
an unparalleled and rapidly increasing
sale in the Eastern States, is Browns
Iron Bitters. Any druggist will pro-
cure it for you II you request him to
do so, especially when he finds you
cannot be persuaded to take some
substitute. 1t does not contain any
alcohol, and 10 the only preparation
OF Iron that cures headache and does
not blacken the teeth. 1t is . sure re-
viver, . true strengtheuer and the
very best medicine ever invented for
permanently strengthening the pull
mol nary. urinary and digestive Or
gans, and preventing consumption,
kidney diseases and chronic dyspep-
STA, often cnRiDg tiese diseases when
all other remedies have failed ; for it
Is truly natures best sssistant."-
Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

W. ]. Cordner and family have
TO Nebraska. viii shipped
$50 cows and will start Q stock ranch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

1OTuCE OF FINAL SETTLEMESr.-Nssie~
IN u hereby given that I, - guardian Of Nan
ME J. Posts, viii 1t he January term, 1850, OF
the AuaRain Probate our, make my final set
dement, Is guardian OF said Mamie J. Botts,
N6-A MARTHA E. Bolts. Guardian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

What the Ledger Would Like to Sec.
The back seats in the opera house
raised.
The Dramatic Club give US a new
play this winter.
Children in arms either gagged or
refused admittance to opera house.
Spelling bees inaugurated ia this
county as they have been in Pike
county.
What excuse q minister of the
gospel could have for losing his tenn
per in the pulpit.
A more ''noble or more christian
gentleman than a certain newspaper
attache of this city.
What become of the greenback
party in Ohio. They polled 1000
votes out Of 626, 900.
The autumn leaves fall, and the
tender and romatic female meander
to the forest, sunburn her pretty little
nose, and have Mysteries over the
bugs which persist in crawling where
tue miserable little variants hadn't
orter 60.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

Il ONLY "a. Dan. r. bcsGI
washipgioa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLnUfNJ
~ is hereby given that /, - admtn1s.
the estate Of Benjamin Boswell deeeend
the November term, 1881, OF tAe A.1
bate Court, make my final settlemeSL 4
istfatOr Of said estate. JOSs DAVE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-11-03

Parker's Ginger u

Cures complaints Of women Q w..
stomach. bowels, lungs. liver q kIassyn
Is entirely different from bittefa, ~
ces and other tones, y u usye1 n
50c n 81 sizes. Large saving Ouy'as
HISCOX & Co. Chemists, N. \.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

make an eben $25 by de operashun.
When deal wild butcher | like to
feel dat he will work in fo' ounces O.
bone fur ebery eight ounces O. meat if |
doan' watch him. | like to have de
bootmaker tell me dat American cow
skin am French calf. an | am pleased
when de sto' clerk warrants fo' cent cal
iker to wash like sheet iron. De man
who am not leetle wicked has no
chance to feel sorry; no use fur prayer;
no need O. churches. He can't say to a
fellow-man: L wronged yer-I'm sorry
shake De man who nebcr sins
makes poo mex doah neighbour. De
woman who keeps feelin' of her shoul-
ders to see if wings have started makes
a poo mother an wuss housewife. If
you have never injured man an gone
to him an azed his pardon an made up
you doan' know what real happiness am.
If yer conscience has neber driben you
to prayer you can't feel de goodness OBJ
de Lawd. My advice to you am to be a
leetle wicked-not huff to make men
fear or hate you, but jist 'nuff to keep
you convinced dat you must help to
support churches an pay clus attention
to what de preachers say or you'll be
left benin when de purceshun Starts
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
TWICKENHAM FERRY.

Oho-ye-ho Ho-ye-hoi who's for the ferry?
The brars in bud. the going down,
And III row ye quick. and I'll ye SO steady.
And tits but penny to Twckenham Town.
The ferryman's slim and the ferTyman's young
And he's just soft twang in the turn of his tongue
And he's fresh pippin and brown as berry,
And tits but penny to Twickenham Town.
Ohoiye ho Hoi-ye no Hoe yeho! Ho!
Ohio ye-ho! Ho-ye-ho! I'm for the ferry"
The briars in bud, the sun going down.
And it's late as it is and havn't penny
And how shall get me to Twickenham Town?
She's rose her bonnet, and oh. she ookd sweet,
As the little pink flower that grows in the wheat
With her cheeks like and her lips like cherry,
And sure and you're welcome TO Twickenham Town.
Ohoi-ye-hoI Hoi-ye-hoi Ho-ye-ho! Hol
Oho-ye-ho Hoi you're too late for the ferryl
The briar's in bud, the sun going down,
And he's not rowing quick, and he's not rowing steady
You'd think twas journey to Twickenham Town.
"ohoi and Ohio" you may call it as you will,
The moon is arising on Petersham Hill,
And with love like rose in the stern of wherry,
There's danger in crossing to Twickenham Town.
Ohoi-ye-ho! Hoi-ye-ho Hoi-ye-hol Hol
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

RED LIPS AND Rosy CHEEKs.-"YheelIng,W w. Va,
May 80 1881. old physician, and have lost
many of my youthful prejudices. Learning of the
great good done by certain remedy in restoring TO
robust health former patient of mine who suffered
severely from several chronic ailments resulting from
weak pulmonary digestive and urinary organs, and
whom unable to benefit with my most careful
treatment. determined to prescribe it. have done
So and the results have invariably been most satisfac
tory Under its use the blood becomes richer, the
digestive, urinary and pulmonary organs are made
strong and perform their natural functions readily and
without pain all decay seems TO be Immediately
checked and the progress of the disease aested the
pulse becomes fuller and stronger the lips red and
the checks rosy the temperature increased and more
uniform the action of the heart regular and the mus
cular strength greatly invgorated. In justice to the
inventors, will say this remedy is Browns Iron Bit
ters it is preparation Of iron and vegetable tonics;
contains no alcohol, and is the only preparation Of
iron in perfectly assimabe form and that does not
backen the teeth. have never known it TO fail 10
give permanent strength to every part Of The body
iniure the most delicate constitution. have known
it to assist in curing many chronic diseases when all
other remedies had failed. N. d."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
THE ROUND OF LIFE.

Two children down by the shining strand,
With eyes as blue as the summer sea,
While the sinking sun fills all the land
With the glow of golden mystery;
Laughing aloud at the sea-mews cry,
Gazing with joy on his snowy breast,
Till the first star looks from the evening sky,
And the amber bars stretch over the west.
soft green dell by the breezy shore,
sailor lad and maiden fair;
Hand casped IN hand, while the tale of yore
Is borne again on the listening air.
For love is young. though love be DID,
And love alone the heart can fill;
And the dear old tale that has been told
In the days gone by, is spoken still.
trim-built home on a sheltered bay;
wife looking out on the glistening sea;
A prayer for the loved one far away,
And prattling imps meath the old roof-tree;
A lifted latch and radiant face
By the open door in the falling light;
welcome home and warm embrace
From the love of his youth and his children bright
An aged man in an old armchair;
A golden light from the western sky:
His wife by his side, with her silvered hair.
And the open Book of God close by.
Sweet on the bay the cleaning falls,
And bright on the glow of the evening star;
But dearer to them are the Jasper walls
And the golden streets of the land afar.
An old churchyard green hillside.
Two lying still in their peaceful rest;
The ishermen's boats going out with the tide
In the fiery glow of the amber west.
20 dol3r
The night that follows the morning clear,
rainbow bridging our darkened skies,
Are the rounds of our lives from year to yeari
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
GEO. I'll. BLAKE, Publisher.

seemed a problem. But it was to them
only question of patience. They had
now pinned their victim securely, and
held him to await assistance. 1t came.
The entire neighborhood had been ap-
prised of the battle, and in less than
five minutes the ground swarmed with
an army of re-enforcements. They came
from all directions; they pitched upon
that hornet with terrible ferocity, and
his complete destruction was now only
question of Vim. II. Gibson,
IN Harper's Moqasine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
Is a Positive Cure


for all those Painful Complaints and Weaknesses
eoeOnmOn to our best female population.
1t will entirely the worst form Of Female Com
plants all ovarian troubles, Inflammation and Ulcera
ton, Falling and Displacements and the consequent
Spinal Weakness, and is particularly adapted to the
Change of Life.
1t will dissolve and expel tumors from the uterus in
early stage Of development. The tendencyt to can
humors thereis checked speedily by its usc
1t faintness, fatulcncy, destroysa craving
for stimuants and relieves weakness of tho stomach.
1t cures Bloating, Headaches, Nervous Prostraton,
General Debility, sleeplessness Depression and Indi
gestlon.
That feeling Of bearing down, causing pein weight
and backache is always permanently cured by its use
1t will at all times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with the laws that govern the female system
For the of Kidney Complaints of either sex this
Compound is unsurpassed. X
LYDIA E. PINKMAM'Si VEGETABLE COM
POUNDS prepared at 23S and 235 Western Avenue
Lynn, Mass. Price 81 Six botlesfor s.. Sent by mail
In the form of pills. also in the form of ozenges
receipt of price, 81 per box for either Mrs Pnkham
freely all letters of inquiry Send for pamph
let. Address as above. Mention this Paper.
No family should be without LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation, biliousness
and torpidity of tho liver 25 cents per box.
I Sold by all Druggists. -aA
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

THE LIME-KILN CLUB.-"Doan' seek
to make angels of yerselves," quietly
began Brother Gardner as the meeting
opened. 'ln de fust place dis am no
sort o kcntry fur angels. an in de mex
place yer would be mighty lonesome.
De man or woman who becomes so sweet
an soft an good dat dey expect ebery
mint to rise up an Fly doan' take as
much comfort as folks who feel dat it
will be clus shave to git inter Heaven.
A leetle wickedness pickles man an
makes him keep all de better. When |
trade mules wild man | prefer dat he
should suspect me wild an intenshun to
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
HOW POSTAGE STAMPS
ARE MADE.

The number of ordinary postage
stamps issued in 1881 was 954.12S,-
40 The method of printing postage
stamps are as follows: The printing is
done from steel plates. on which two
hundred stamps arc engraved, the paper
used is of a peculiar texture, somewhat
resembling that employed for bank notes.
Two men cover the plates with colored
inks and pass them to man and girl
who print them with large rolling hand
presses. Three of these little squads
are employed all the time. although ten
presses can be put in operation if nec-
essary. The colors used in the inks
are ultramarine blue. Prussian blue,
chrome yellow and Prussian blue
(green), vermillion, and carmine. Af-
ter the sheets of paper on which the
two hundred stamps are engraved have
dried, they are sent into another room
and gummed. The gum used is made
of the powder of dried potatoes and
other vegetables mixed with water.
Gum arabic is not desirable, because it
cracks the paper badly. The sheets are
gummed separately, they are placed
back upward upon a fat wooden SUP
port, the edges being protected by
metallic frame, and the gum is applied
with wide brush. After having been
again dried, this time on little racks,
which are famed by steam power for
about an hour, they are put in between
sheets of pasteboard, and pressed be-
tween hydraulic presses. capable of ap-
plying a weight of two thousand tons.
The sheets are next cut in halves; each
sheet, of course, when cut, contains a
hundred stamps. This is done by a
girl with large pair of shears, cutting
by hand being preferred to that of ma
chinery, which method destroys too
many stamps. They are then passed to
the perforating machine. The perfora-
tions between the stamps are effected by
passing the sheets between two cylin-
ders provided with series of raised
bands which are adjusted to distance
apart equal to that required between
the rows of perforatiOns. Each ring on
the upper cylinder has series of cylin-
drical projections which fit correspond
ing depressions in the bands of the low
er cylinder: by these the perforatiOns
are punched out, and by simple con-
trivance the sheet is detached from the
cylinders in which it has been conduct
ed by an endless band The rows run
ming longitudinally of the paper are
first made, and then by similar ma
chine the transverse ones. This per-
forating machine was invented and pa
tented by Mr.. Arthur. in 1852, and
was purchased by the government for
$4,000. The sheets are next dressed
once more. and then packed and labeled
and slowed away in another room, pre-
paratOry to being put up in mail bags
for dispatching to fulfill orders. If a
single stamp is torn, or in any way mu-
tilated, the whole sheet of one hundred
is burned. Five hundred thousand are
burned every week from this cause.
The sheets are counted no less than
eleven times during the process of man
ufacturing. and so great is the care TAX
en- in counting, that not single sheet
has been lost during the past twenty
years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

Miss Francis E. Willard has been
saying some complimentary things about
President Arthur, which leads the Chi
cago Inter-oceon to remark that the
President is widower and that Miss
Willard is most pleasing and excel
lent lady. and-but that's enough.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21


A petrified egg has been found in Colo
rado. Who can beat this?
Some nigger's honesty is reggerlated
mos'ly by de spunk of de yard dog.
A Vermonter who has had 1864 fits, is a
living proof Of the survival of the fittest.
Half the beauty and charm of brilliant
thought is lost when conveyed to the
hearer with the flavor of onions.
After all, how much do the best of us
differ from the poor, ignorant woman,
who, when asked if she had any religion,
replied slight touches of it occasionally.
The proprietor of building site in
Wisconsin advertises his land for sale in
this wise: ''The town Of Poggis and sur
rounding country is the most beautiful
Nature ever made. The scenery is celes-
tial; also two wagons and yoke of
steers"
Two old ladies, evidently from out of
town, were walking on Main street one
day last week, when one of them discov-
cred a bunch of bananas. Stopping to
look at them, she adjusted her glasses
and exclaimed: ''Weu, 1 do declare, if
them amt bigger string beans than ever
saw in my life.'
A western paper asserted that "there
is one jackass in our Legislature" and be-
fore noon of the day on which the item
was published the editor received note
from every member of the house, includ-
ing the speaker, telling him to retract or
look out for libel suit, each member re-
| garding it as personal hit.
He was wealthy but penurious, and this
| is what he said to the suitor for his
daughters hand: eyes, you can have her
| But you must elope with her. / can't
afford the expense of swell wedding
and the romance of the elopement will
make up for the lack of show, and wei
| save $500 on expenses. Go it,"
"Ma," she said confdingly, "Henry has
asked me to marry him." 'sAnd you ac
cepted?" was the query. ''No," was tn,
reply, ''I didn't, and neither did I rejec
him. If I can keep him on the string
until Christmas he'll make me handsome
present to induce me TO say yes Yo1
know I've been wanting gold watch TO
a long time"
A dutiful son-in-law: A young French
man, who had sown heavy crop of will
oats, determined to get married and SET
tie down. On the wedding day his moth
/ er-in-law said to him: ''I hope, my dea
son-in-law, that you will be guilty of n
more follies in future" sMy dear mac
am" he replied, 81 promise you that thi
shall be the last!"
II wish was STAR he said, smilin
at his own poetic fancy. "I'd rather yo
was comet she said dreamily. III
heart beat tumultously. "And why?" h
said, tenderly, at the same time takin
her unresisting little hand in his OWL
"And why?" he repeated, imperiousl.
go, because" she said with broodin
earnestness, 'sthen you would con
around only once every fifteen hundre
years"
$50 WEAK COULD SCARCELY STAND
"A very decided gain is shown in ii
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

$50 WEAK COULD SCARCELY STAND"
"A very decided gain is shown in the
following case of a patient residing in
Carthage, Miss: 81 have been taking
your Compound Oxygen six weeks, and
am glad to say that / am improving.
When / began the treatment my limbs
were so weak that I could scarcely stand
on them, and they panied me great deal.
My cough was bad, and at times / could
hardly breathe, and I suffered great deal
with pains in my stomach and lungs. |
have now gained some five or six pounds
in weight, and can walk two miles easily ;
the pain in limbs is entirely gone; my
cough is much better. 1t does not tear
me to pieces to cough now, as it did six
weeks ago. Treaties on Compound Oxy-
gen sent free. Drs. Starkey Palen,
llO9 and I'LL Girard St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

That poor bedridden, invalid wife, sister, mother.
daughter can be made the picture OF health by few
bottles of Hop BitteIs. Win you let them suffer when
so easily cured?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

THE POPULAR DEMAND.-so great has been the pop
ular demand for the celebrated remedy, Kidney Wort.
that it is having an immense sale from Maine Cali
folnia. Some have found It inconvenent TO prepare
it from the dry compound. For such the proprietors
Row prepare it in liquid form. THIS be procured
at the druggists. 1t has precisely the effect
the dry but is very concentrated SO that the dose is
much smaller Lowell Mail.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
ORLEANS County 9lunitpr,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GEO. H. BLAKE.
BARTON,VT.

TERMs.-Strictly in adUance, S1.5O 0 per aunum. If
OF paid advance, 81. 90 year. Subscriber slving
utslde of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
Tor postage. For convenience in remitting we will
give creditor one year and four months for CO. to
nOscribers in the county, and three for
trictly IN ddUdnce.
RATES OF ADVERTISING madeknown Onl pplication
Remit by P. o. Money order Registered Letter or
pratt watch the label on your paper and notice
when your subscription expires and see that your
payments are keptin advance. When money is sent
s we shall give you the credit the label at once:
the label is notadvanced within two weeks, notify
31s by pOstalcard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

Quarrels would be short-lived if the
wrong were only ON one side.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

A petrified egg has been found in Colo
rado. Who can beat this?
Some nigger's honesty is reggerlated
mosly by de spunk Of de yard dog.
Vermonter who has had 1864 fits, is a
living proof of the survival of the fittest.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

After all, how much do the best of us
differ from the poor, ignorant woman,
who, when asked if she had any religion,
replied slight touches of it occasionally.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21
G.. H. NEWLAND,
@. Ii. GREEN.

IN BURIAL ROBES, C COFFINs. .CASK-
~ cts and Furniture Austin's Block Barton
landing, Vt. Hearse provided atfunerals.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

Half the beauty and charm of a brilliant
thought is lost when conveyed to the
hearer with the flavor of onions.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21

The proprietor of building site in
Wisconsin advertises his land for sale in
this wise; ''The town Of Poggis and sur
rounding country is the most beautiful
Nature ever made. The scenery is celes-
tial; also two wagons and yoke of
SteerS'