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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-23

THE NEXT IIoUSE.-In the next House Of
Representatives the Democrats will have Il
considerable number of fairly able and prom
inent men, but no leader Of conspicuous
strength. Mr.. Carlisle of kentuckey and Mr..
Randall of Pennsylvania would be a strong
team if they had any faculty for working to-
rgether, but they have not and it will be interest
ing to see which of the elements they respectful
ly represent will prove the stronger. Mr.. Car
Isle will have the aid of Mr.. Morrison, who
is one of the most sincere, as he is one Of
the best equipped congressman with liberal
ideas on the Democratic SIDE New York
will contribute Mr.. Cox, Mr.. Hewett and Mr..
Dorsheimef to the debating force of the party,
but these gentlemen will not add greatly to
the probable harmony or efficiency of the party
action. Mr. Holman of Indiana is an eNcep-
tionllay honest man, too much so to be a Demo
cratic leader, and is generally found on the
skirmish line quite as often raking his own, as
the other side. Mr.. Randolph Tucker of Viz
gnia is also very upright and able man, but
is, if anything, rather more lonesome in the
Democratic ranks than Holman, being afflict
ed with rather radical convictions on sever
al important subjects. Mr. Vance of North
Carolua is a brilliant debater, but not skill
full leader On the whole, the direction of
the unexpected power which has fallen into
the hands of the Democrats is the problem
yet to be s0lved.--N. Y Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-23
J. J. SMITH & co.
AS THE FALL CAMPAIGN

IIAS already opened, we are pleased to an
I'll nounce that we are ready to enter the fight,
and will not refuse to receive anything in the way
of money, "fron penny up Copper, Nickle,
Greenbacks, Silver ar Gold, for which we will
give in return full valne.
Our stock consists Of carefully and well select
ed line of
FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS
And Notions Gents Ready-Made Clothing,
Boots, Shoes and Hats, and. in fact, everything
usually kept in tirst-rlsas DR. GOODS STORE.
No trouble to show our Goods and We are not
afraid to compare
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-11-23

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
least money, In Stoves Potware, Plain, ia
panned and Stamped Tnware ever offered in this
market, is now opened at the Yorkvlle Tin Fac
tory. j. NJ. ADAMS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
Order Of Publicatiea
@ I'm vAeATIex.JaIsxW
State of Missouri, County Of A
Audrain Circuit Court, Nov. 81
Lafrenier G. Musick ct al, pl,a1
vs..
Jennie Vancleve and Chas. Nm
defendants.

- HNL =LL 4I III
NOW, at this day comes the !,
IN tiffs, by their attorney, s1ff
their petition, alleging aanoue
things that Chas. Williams l.
resident of the State Of Nissd
You said nonresident doc
are, therefore, hereby notEG6
q suit has been commenced II
ton of the following describe1
situated in Audrain county,
Missouri, to-wit: Northwest e
southeast quarter, and non
fourth, southwest quarter,
(15) fifteen, township (51) mn
range(5)iye, west, aud, unless ri
appear At the next regular terri
this court to be begun and HI
the court house in the city Of il
OF partition accordim
the interests Of plaintiffs and az
ants will be rendered a set fosNf
said petition.
1t is further ordered that's
hereof be published for three O.
utive weeks in the Mexico W
LEDGER. . newspaper printed
published in Andrain couaIyg
sonIi, A true copy.
Witness my hand as clerk snfe
s......s of said court AFFIXED ~
SEAL /. flee in Mexico, thies
=. - day of Nov. A. D.. ISL
SAW - JAMES EARROX
T. II. Musick, atty plf CT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
Silver Wedding.

The many friends of DIR. and Mrs. Lock
ridge, Of Sturgeon, assembled at theil
residence Monday evening, the occasion
being the celebration of their twenty fifth
anniversary. 1t was a joyous and happy
occasion, and their numerous friends
wished them many happy returns of the
day. A pleasant surprise was a delight
full serenade from the Sturgeon band.
An elegant repast was partaken of, such
as only Mrs. Lockridge can give. Among
the visitors present from a distance were :
DR.. S. N. Yates and wife, of St. Louis;
Misses Annie and Fannie Johnson, OF
Columbia; Mrs. A. G. Turner, of Mexico;
Phillip Prather and daughter, Miss Floyd,
of Columbia; Mrs. NJ. V. Bolts, of Mex
leo; Mrs. j. c. Prather and daughter, Miss
Matties of Columbia; Mrs. Sadie E.. Will
fey, Miss Fannie Steele, Mrs. r. S. Steele,
of Mexico; Mrs. ]. D. Prather, St. Louis
j. H. Snider, of Moberly, and others.
The following presents were received
Cut glass and silver berry bowl-Mr. and Mrs:
Silver water serviee-Mr. and Mrs. j. F.
Rucker.
Silver butter dish-Mr. and Mrs, } c. Prather.
Set Of silver teaspo0ns--Miss Annie Smith.
Prather and daughter, Miss Floyd.
Silver gold lined mugs-Miss Lucy Dingle.
Set Of silver kniyes-Mr;a and Mrs.A. G. Turner.
Pair OF napkin rings-Miss Kate Crosswhte.
Set Of silver knives-Mr. and Mrs J. g. Whitley.
Card receiyer-Mr. and Mrs: r. s. Steele, Mrs.
NJ: V. Bolts and Miss Fannie Steele.
Set OF forks-Messrs. W. Wmscott and Il.
CrOsswhite. :.
Napkin rings-Miss Fannie Dusenberry.
Silver toilet service-Miss Sallie jackson.
Watch chain-Mr. and MIS-. C. III. Prather.
Pair of napkin rings-MiSSeS Annie and Fan
ME Johnston.
Silver surgical knife-Mr. James Jackson.
From Master Lee to Mamma, twenty-five
silver dollars. e~mblematical of the twenty-fith
anniversary.
This anniversary eele bration was one long to
be remembered in Sturgeon. DR.. and Mrs. LIS
thousands OF friends wish them many more
equally a. happy returns, and one and all would
love to contribute to their diamond anniversary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
Order Of Publication.
State of Missouri, County OF As1l
Audrain Circuit Court, in vaeetl
November 8, 1882.
Marsellus Edison,
We. fr Divorces.
Elizabeth Edison,\ .

NOW, at this day, comes rto
N and files his petition, verik1
affidavit, alleging among othcrt1n
that defendant is a nou-resia
the State Of Missouri.
You said non-resident degS
is, therefore, hereby notified N
fling of said petition, the obje$f
general nature ofwhich 10 20
q decree Of divorce fromathG1
of matrimony contracted with
tiff by defendant. r.
And unless you be and appem1
the next regular term of this -
to be begun and held at thee
house in the city OF Mexico, &C.
and state Aforesaid, 4the ~
January next, and plead 70 said
ton, the same will be taken q e
fessed.
1t is further ordered that ~
hereof be published for threeeo .
utive weeks in the Mexico VIZ
LEDGER, q newspaper printed Z
published in Audrain county,
souri,. A true copy.
Witness my hand as clerk ART
s......* of said court affixed ~
SEAL flee in Mexico. this 81
go Of November, A. D.. r.
Slide Y JAMES
Clo1E
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
New Enterprise.

Joseph Griffen, an enterprising
business man from Illinois, who pur-
chased the Saunders property on
Promenade Street, has established a
new enterprise in Mexico. He en-
plo. s a number of hands and knits
hosiery. He makes a speciality of
children's hose. Next season he will
enlarge his shop and run a larger
force to supply the jobbing trade.
The sample he showed us IS very SUI
perior. With proper encouragement
he will do a fine business here. II
We want to encourage manufactures
now is the chance. This enterprise
can be made a big and paying inter-
est. We will notice this matter furth-
er in the future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30

Corn is king.
W. H. Logan has moved into his
new store.
VIM. Sellers hauled 81 bushels Of
corn at one load this week.
Corn is coming to town at the rate
of 800 loads per day.
s. w. Case & Co., are doing a big
business. They have a large adver-
tisement in the LEDGER.
The merchants and citizens of
Laddonla are happy. There never
was such a corn crop in the county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
Hatton? If the President is really in
earnest. only a beginning has been

Hatton? If the President is really in
earnest, only a beginning has been
made.
There are rumors also that the
President will recommend a reduc-
ton of taxation. This will be done
in the hope of conciliating those that
have manifested dissatisfaction with
the republican party. but that is not
all that has been demanded. The
public is as much outraged by repub-
lican methods and practices as by
republican exaction. 1t is also re-
sents with bitterness the concessions
of the executive and congress to the
unauthorized interference of bosses
and lobbyists, acting mainly for per-
sonal emolument and in the interest
of corruption and monopoly. The
public is careful that those to whom
power is committed r regularly ap-
pointed and elected, that the various
sections of the country shall have
their fair proportion Of ofice-holders
and representatives, and that no one
not properly indicted into position
shall exercise authority or take part
in the debates and votes Of delibera-
tive bodies and yet it is universally
known that irresponsible persons
exert more influence in legislation
and appointments than our represent
atives and executives, and the public
has come to regard with extreme dis
favor both those that dictate and
those that submit, whether the latter
be the president and senate in their
appointments, or the house in its
levles and appropriations. Excessive
exactions tend to depress exertion
and render values unstable. Such
drains on industry must cease or bus
mess will be paralyzed. The control
and misapplication of the appointive
power by unauthorized and irrespon-
sible persons are productive Of injus-
tice and tyranny, as well as corrup-
ton. Merit is overlooked. The
strictest faithfulness is unnoticed and
unrewarded. Such treatment sug-
gests retaliation. and excites resent
ment. This must be stopped. FL
deity must be recognized and rec
ompensed. In no other way can
peculation and corruption be arrested.
A civil service, that does not take the
office out Of the hands of a single
party will amount to nothing, and
cannot, therefore, be acceptable. The
public insists that the malign effects
OF giving the victors the spoils shall
be removed from elections by OPEN
ing up all offices to men of all parties
and conditions, to the layman in pol
itics as well as to the partisan, to the
humble as well as to the s~elf-reliant
and aggggrandizing. The evil is not
that unqualified appointments are
made, but that those selected are
solely from among such as have been
party advocates, and that ofice-hold-
ers are expected to work for those
to whom they are indebted for posi-
ton. In such a system what can
competitive examination and a few
removals amount to if recommended
and adopted? The appointing power
must be taken from the president, a
suitable tenure dependent on good
behavior affixed to each Office, and
the selection of office holders RENTED
to the people. Nothing short of that
will permanently satisfy the public.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30

NOTICE OF FINAL sETTLkE
IN Notice u hereby given that ~
minfstrator Of the estate Of AndleN
per, deceased, win, ct the Jannasy
1855, Of the Audrain Probate C1al4.
my fnal settlement a. adminlNlsS
sald estate. c. b. AAkDs
Admir- estate of Andrew Haspess
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
Good Show,


The McKean-M askell Dramatic Co.
which. gave two performances this
week, is tn. finest company that ever
appeared in Mexico. The first per-
formance was a rendering of "Lady
Audley's Secret" which was done in
a manner that proved all on the stage
to be artists OF a high order. But
the performance of "Pygmalion and
Galetea' was simply grand, and no
like performance was ever witnessed
within u opera house. Miss Nc
Kean, as "Galetea," proved herself
to be an actress who stands in the
front rank Of dramatic genius, and,
in s'Galetea," she is, without doubt,
the peer Of Mary Anderson. Those
OF our theater-going people who did
not, attend missed a rare treat. This
company will revisit Mexico in about
three. weeks, when we know they will
receive what they richly deserve
crowded houses,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30

There will bea grand Church Choir
Concert at the NJ. Z. Church, to.
night. On account Of apress of mat
ter we ere forced to leave out the
programme. Prof. Tree is the di-
rector and Mrs. Leu Gardner accom-
PIANIST. The public can be assured
that the concert will be a literary
treat, n the the selections ore fine
will be well rendered..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30

AANA H III I'LL
latter. making about one-fourth of all
the removals made. Although Mis-
souri, has only 1864 offices, and vir-
ginia 1913, they furnished one
fourth of the s'boss'' victims. Filley
and Malone are fine civil service re-
formers.
The Garfield Fair was opened by
President Arthur at 2 p. m. Saturday.
Among the pictures unveiled are por-
traits Of Garfield, Grant, Blaine,
Bancroft, Hayes and Queen Victoria.
The national character Of the fair is
well sustained BY what is on exhibit.
ton.
As a first fruits Of the sentiment
expressed in the late elections and Of
a threatened rupture in his cabinet,
the President this afternoon dismissed
the following officers for giving aid
and ~countenance to the star route
thieves: City Postmaster Anger and
Assistant Postmaster Parker, Marshal
Henry, NJ. d. Helm, forman Of Con.
gressional Record, and ex-senator
Spencer, government director of the
Union Pacific railroad. The an
nouncement Of these removals created
an extraordinary f%iutter, and will
doubtless lead TO bitter feuds, as the
matter not only involves the Star.
reuters, but reflects upon numerous
republican politicians and opens an
inlet for much scandal. What Is to
be done with Corkhil Is the next
question, and what viii be the Presi-
dentss future relations to Gorham and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
Stray Netace.

TAKEN UP as q stray, by Frank -
i living in Cuiyre townshiR,, ~
county, Mo-, one stray steer one yo2sl
light red, with some white On 2
marks or brands perceivable.
ut fifteen dollars by Dick Hlckeqe
Broce Ecker, and posted befot4
dersigned Justice Of Loutye s0yd
set A. W. TAPSCOII,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30

Mrs. John B. Williams, Of Fulton,
g visiting friends in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
We, the People, Give Thanks Because
We are alive.

We, the People, Give Thanks Because
We are alive.
Christmas is coming.
The corn crop was never better.
Audrain is the boss county in the
State.
Book agents are few and far
between.
The Democrats will elect a Presi-
dent in 1884.
We have the best of church and
school privileges.
Charlotte Thompson will be here
tomorrow night.
No more Uncle Toms Cabin COM
panies are coming.
Mexico will have gas and water
works--next year.
The Hannibal & Southwestern r. r.
is coming to Mexico.
Eighteen hundred and eighty-four
bring us tout Of the woods"
The LEDGER has the largest circula-
ton Of any paper in the city or county.
What the Ledger Would Like to See.
-
Everybody attend services to-day.
What town has better hotels than
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-30
NEW YEAR CAN

THESE cards vary In price IN
lper dozen to % per card, and
the choicest designs from IN
American and European An NJ
Plain, Single and Double NhN
ing, Easel, back, etc. AsnysdiE
new and artistic formsEfanS, 1
Banners, Screens, etc. Hand 49,
Embroidered Satin Novelties.
lots at csc, Soc. o., el.50 and 0rf
Special terms on large orders.-.
The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01
OoNsrAECYl.
WRITTEN FOR THE HOLIDAY MINER.

WRITTEN FOR THE HOLIDAY MINER.
A wsar:ed traveller whose oft-wakened ear
All sorgs Of birds had heard save one alone,
once. on 4 happy eve. ala, did hear
The nightingale sing softly to the moon.
In silent. secret rapture long he STOOD,
And scarcely knew thed ptl' OF his delight;
Then followed eager through tile gloomy wood
Those strains whose elody made all things
bright
But ever Hitting, ever from afar,
That 10y OF hea Ell reacht d his startled sense,
And sudden darkness covered every star,
Yet followed he that stlvery eloquence.
Though do nonght but follow, III endure.
To that none other nearer be than l.
Oh Nightingale for aye and aye be sure
My soul IL welded 10 thy melody"
HI, voice touched cen the Nightingale afar;
Oh traveller, though she mey nj t pause for
thee,
Thou hast been heard, and Others never were.
II thou be constant others me- r.may be.
The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01

sense was sharpened and quicked as IL
In expectation of some delightful sur
prise. Soft music came to my ears, and
the gentle rustic of female garments
charmed my eyes into the perception of
graceful, airy forms which lowered
around me in the air and beckoned me
to come and he one with them. A melo-.
dfous voice called to me, saying ..Nvhat
will you?"-Just at this moment the
wrinkled heather arose before the inyi-
tation was finished, and pulled me into
q sitting posture, saying I had had
enough. In vain reasoned with him,
for was determined to hear the last Of
the houris' invitation, but he was re-
lentless and pushed me towards tho
door. Despair took possession Of my
soul, and rushed into the open air.
Stupefied with the heat Of the hut, and
the fumes Of the pipe, could see moth
ing, and CROPPED for the direction Of my
lodgings. There was not a star to be
seen overhead, and the snow cast but u
faint reflection back against the dull,
clouded zenith. Hidcous pains racketl
every joint, and suffered the horrors of
the damned. Each movement forward
was attended with unutterable torture,
and would have preferred then and
there to lie down and die. I staggered
along, however, with great difficulty,
and at last turned and looked behind
me to zee how much progress had
made. Some distance behind ME 1 be-
came conscious of small white dog,
which seemed to be following me,
With y shl,dder fastelletl on. Again
| turned, and again | saw the white
dog, only this time it was whittier and
nearer and larger. With scream of
terror l rushed forward, and could hear
behind me the pattering of feet and the
quick painting Of the horrible beast in
pursuit. When / turned for the last
time 1t was as large as a house and so
frightful that tainted. When I came
to, the fumes of the opium had deserted
me, and | was able to get into my room,
feeling very much as II had been OH
the rack, with bread and wnter for a
six weeks diet, and having an intense
longing for u cocktail.
NEVER Do So ANYMORE.
The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01

night In Chinatown. 1 lay Mt full length
in the bunk, on my face, while the
heather Chinee prepared and handed
me the pipe. I drew in the fumes of
the drug with my breath-down into
my lungs, until my whole being seemed
in n whirl Of mary confusion. After
the sixth Whit lost sense of my sur
roundings and entered sphere of con-
seriousness to which had hitherto been
stranger. seemed to have senses
avenues through which received infor-
nation Of objects and ideas exterior to
my own being, but these were not the
senses to which had been accustomed:
sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell, were
completely obliterated. seemed to
awake all at once in strange country
and strange place. 1 was in vast
forest, which stretched away on every
side indefinitely, shutting out the
heavens above and the horizon all
around me. was not on the ground,
nor was in tree. l was not at any
particular place in the forest, nor could
l identify myself by any one of the
senses. My consciousness pervatled the
forest, and was there. My first sensa-
ton was an infinite horror at the awful
stiffness which wrapt everything around
me. Not a leaf stirred; not blade of
grass quivered. The gloom of living
death hung heavily over all, and my
own existence was trance, not life. 1
was oppressed with the dead weight
which seemed to hang over and appal
all nature. felt an unutterable long
ing for life, movement, activity. Sud-
denly became conscious that my long
ing would be realized, and looked
down, or rather directed my conscious
ness downward. Beneath me, in the
earth, sprouted horrible, nlisshapen
fungi, and the ground seemed alive
with them. In every direction they
came up through the surface Of the
earth, hideous in their color and de-
for,nity, and embodying in each a
whole nightmare. 1 shuddered and
looked upward. The canopy of foliage
was rent us by a mighty wind, which
instantly died away, and far up in the
zenith the still calm blue of heaven APP
peared for one moment. Across this
limited view hung torn and jagged
clouds, us If hurried thither by some
noiseless but resistless force. The limits
of the opening in the leafy screen above
widened and the whole heavens lay
bare, clothed in storm-rent clouds, but
still in the dead embrace of that awful
silence which seemed to have frozen
the universe. How I longed for one
breath Of air, one tremor of leaf, one
CULVER of blade of grass. seemed to
sympathize with nature in the universal
paralysis which had overtaken all
around me, and the absence Of all other
life, human or animal, came upon me
with overpowering force. was desc
late in dead world. In moment
heard far away solemn, heavy roar
ing, ever increasing in volume and Of
feet. The waters Of the brook at my
feet seemed to trelnble in anticipation of
a release from their deathlike bondage.
The vast shapeless clouds above me
wavered for one instant and fled away
with hideous uproar into the west. a
long, moaning sob Of relief went up
from earth, water, air, and all around
me was at once involved In inextricable
confusion, while the wailing voice came
The daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1879-1885, 1882-01-01
TFOR THE HOLIDAY MINER.
CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM
SMOKER.
Scenes of Horror and Of Delight in
q Butte Joint.

Thomas DeQuinccy, one of the mas
tiers of English prose writing, Is most
widely known US the author of u vol
umc of personal "reminiscences called
confessions of an English Opium
Eater" Since my earlier years l have
been familiar with the wonderful scenes
described in this book, and have always
felt an intense desire to try for myself
the pangs and pleasures OF the drug
most famed of all the Pharmacopnia in
ancient and modern literature. After
the perusal Of Bayard Taylor's sketch
of his experience with hashisll, Il SINH
lar desire took possession of me, and
with three college mates shut myself
up in room for twelve hours, all four
taking hashish, locking the doors and
fastening the windows. / can truth
fully say that was repaid for my ex-
pertinent; while the drug affected one
of my companions simply to nausea,
and sent another one to sleep, it gave
me sensations which were so novel and
so terrible that l shall never forget
them. But this was simply faint
glimpse of the awful mysteries which
hang round the threshold Of that dream
life, or living grave, into which opium
consig1,s its votaries. When | took
hashish I was only seventeen years of
age, and no bad effects resulted, SD far
us I could see, except slight headache
the next morning and a feeling of dizzi-
hess during the greater part of the next
day. When smoked opium for the
first time I was twenty-four years of
age, vet after the first Whit or two Of
"rhat nepenthe which the wife Of lhane
In Egypt gave to .Jove-born Helena"
the intervening period vanished as a
breath. and 1 seemed for moment to
he carried hack over the past seven
years on swans wings. But this feeling
was only mo,llentary. After the sixth
Whit Of the pipe all was changed, and
1 was permittel-or thought l was-to
get glimpse of the mysterious world
which is ever present in and around us,
yet SO rarely perceptible to any one OF
our five senses.
But to no back once more to my hash
ish experience. The most noteworthy
circumstance was the temporary anni-
hilation of:space, 30 far as | was con-
cerned. I lay hack in an easy chair In
delicious languor, knd looked across
the room to where one of my compan-
ions was stretched at full length on q
lounge. thought ! saw an expression
OF pain on his face, and was conscioua
ofan active desire to 60 to his relief.
Fer the purpose Of Taising myseh at
M