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Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
M0llie's Ram.

Mollie had little ram as black as
arubber shoe, and every where that
Mollie went he emigrated, too.
He went with her to church one
day-the folks hilarious grew to see
him walk demurely in Deacon Allen s
pew.
The worthy deacon quickly let his
angry passions rise, and gave it an
unchristian kick between the sad
brown eyes.
This landed rammy in the isle; the
deacon followed fast, and raised his
foot again alas! that first kick was
his last.
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly back,
about a, rod, it's said, and, ere the
deacon could retreat it stood him on
his head.
The congregation then arose and
went for that 'ere sheep. Severa
well-directed butts just piled them ir
a heap.
Then rushed they straightway fol
the door with curses long and loud
while rammy struck the hindmost mar
and shot him through the crowd.
The ministers had often heard thai
kindness would subdue the fierces'
beast. "Ahal" he says, "I'n try
that game on YOU"
And so he kindly, gently called
"Come, rammy, ram; to see the folks
abuse you SO, grieved and sorry
am.'' ~.a.E 81 ,H
With kind and gentle words he cam'
from that tall pulpit down, saying
''rammy, rammy, ram-best sheep!
in the town."
The ram quite dropped its humble
air, and rose from his feet, and whe1
the parson lit he was beneath tn
hindmost seat.
| As he shot out the door, and closes
/ it with slam, he named a Californi
town. think twas "Yuba Dam."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
SANITARY Item.

'.You are looking bad" remarked
Snowberger to Col. Percy Yerger.
ssWhat's the matter!'' ~ l.Ts
1.-The doctor says my lungs are
affected and that / must not take
more than three drinks day."
II would try some other doctor. u
81 did, and he says the same
thing"
"Well, then, if each one Of then
said you could three drinks a day
that makes six drinks"
~ never thought of that before
I'm see the rest Of the doctors il
Austin, and if they all say I can tAk'
three drinks day, that will maxi
about sixty drinks day, and that i
as much as is good for an invalid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
SOCIETIES.


A.o.U W. meets every Tuesday evening at
I; 30. ]. A. Spence, F. NJ. W.; E. 8. Frost, III.
W.; j. J. winscott, G. F.; r. n. Armstrong, o.. /;
d. r. Gentry, r.; T. W Harding, Receiver; s.
L. Mexican, +. S. ......- .......-..- e
Crusade Commandery-S. s. Craig, Eminent
Commander, meets third Tuesday evening of
each month, at Z 30P. NJ.
Mexico Lodge No 26, A. F and A. II. 1st Fri
day night in each month at P. N. >. NJ. Marm-
atiuke, w. NJ; l.. III. Hightshoe, 8. W; j. F.
Lewellyn, j. W.; james Carroll, Secretary;
j. Gibbs. Treasurer; J. Bassford 5 NJ; d.
+. Gillian, j. D.; James Clacher, Tyler
Mexico Chapter No. 81, Royal Arch, meets the
End Friday in each month. 5. NJ. Edwards, II.
p, j. ii. Marmaduke, Secretary.
Hebron Lode No. 354, A. F. and A. NJ regular
communications 1st Tuesday IN every month at
I: 3OP. NJ. JIM. Riley, W. NJ, ...
LO. F-Mexico Lodge No. 90 meets every
Thursday evening st their hall in p. NJ. Morris
building. j. n. Riley N. g.
Audran County Medical Society meets every
Friday evening at clock. DR.. I. A. keeton,
President; DR.. w. W. Rodman, Secretary.
ss= Salt River Lodge, No. 1885, Knights of Honor,
meets 1st and 81 Thursday evenings at Ken,
mans Hall. j. McD. Trimbie, Dictator; P. W
Harding, Reporter. +=
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25

In some parts OF France marriage
BILE girls are accustomed to pluck,
as they return from midnight mass
on Christmas Eve, a sprig Of apple
tree, which they put in vial full Of
water. The vial is hung in the bed
chamber, In front OF the window; II
one bud blooms before Easter, the
mistress is sure to be, married before
the end of the year. Among the SER
want girls in chateau near Alencon
was chambermaid- from Britanny.
She was gentle, good natured. quiet,
pious-an excellent creature every
way, but she was hunchbaeked. Her
name was Ursule. Taking advantage
of the dark night, she too. plncked a
sprig of apple trees., sure that no.
body saw her. She was mistaken. A
fellow servant saw her, and made
servants hall ring with peals Of
laughter at poor Ursule's expense.
Still they kept the secret among
themselves. They agreed to play q
trick upon poor Urs,lle. Easter Eve
one of the journeymen gardners re.
moved the old sprig of apple tree
from the vial in Ursule's bedchamber,
and put in its place sprig covered
with blossoms. When Ursule went
to her bed-chamber she could hardly
believe her eyes. She returned to the
servants hall, her face being radiant
with delight as she showed her tro-
ply. The laughter, jeers and hoot-
| ings of her comrades revealed the
trick put upon her. She stood dumb,
confounded, trembling, scarcely able
to restrain her tears. Just at this
moment the mistress entered the
servants hall. An elderly servant
explained the scene to her. The mis-
tress said: 'Ursule, the apple tree
sprig may be trusted; I believe it
you will be married before Christmas
next; you are virtuous girl; I be.
lieve you will make a virtuous wife
all you want to get a husband is mon
ey; that money I will give you" As
she spanke, the mistress twined {
1,000-franc bank bill around The
sprig, and returned it to Ursule. A
fortnight afterward the journeymar
gardener who had put the trick on he
asked her in marriage, but she re
fused him-at which he was great,
| ieered-and married another.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25


About a year ago young man
named Conover had a dream that a
large lump Of gold could be found in
a certain place on the farm then occu-
pied by bis father in Lima township,
but took no notice Of it further than
to tell his father about it; but about
a week ago this young man had the
SANG dream, and in the morning
again told his father. The young
man remembered the exact location
which he saw while dreaming, and
the father proposed to the son that
they investigate. They proceeded to
the spot, and after sticking the picK
into the ground several times, struck
what they supposed to be rock.
They dug it out, and sure enough il
looked like gold, and when examined
by those who professed to know, was
declared to be solid gold. The FIND
weighed nine pounds, and contain:
ST. 1928 worth Of the precious metal
1t is probably some Indian relic, Al
the shape of it is similar to the stone
hatehets found in this vicinity. Tb,
lump has been seen by a number o.
people living in Lima township, aDt
this find is particularly acceptable tt
Mr.. Conovers family as they ar
said to be poor people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
That Terrible MOther.In.Law.

A brilliant newspaper humorist
wrote a mean, sarcastic mother-in-law
paragraph and then went home and
found his wife seriously i'll. "Send
for MOTHER" feebly moaned the sick
woman. And mother came. That
terrible female, yclept a mother-in-
law, invaded the sacred precincts Of
the home of the paragraphist. For
several days the sick wife lowered on
the brink of the uIlknownable, and
that doting mo- mean that monster
the paragraphist's bette noire, perse-
cuted her son-in-law most shamefully.
She assumed the management of the
house, and cruelty permitted him to
lie abed mornings while she built the
fires and cooked his matutinal meal.
She made his life worm wood aud gall
by setting before him an appetzing
dinner; and in the evening at the
supper-table she added insult to injury
by rendering him dainty and palata-
BILE dishes, all prepared by her own
fiendish.hands And during the in
tervals she narrowed up his soul by
ministering to his sick wife. She
even plunged him into gloom and
despair, and filed his brain with
thoughts of suicide, by sewing but
ting on his shirts. s .
What refined cruelty!
The terrible accomplishing mother
in-law, with loving hands and sweet
and comforting words, albeit often
with fearful eyes and desponding
heart, nursed her first-born back to
life, and saved her outraged son-in-
law eight dollars week nurse hire.
What heartlessness!
Yes, after many sleepless nights
and anxious, weary hours that cruel,
tired out mother saw the light Of
health once more beam in her daugh-
ter's eyes, and the roses came back
to her cheeks; and during all these
nights the newspaper humorist was
obliged to remain under the roof that
sheltered an ogre-his mother-in-law.
1t was terrible!
But his hour of triumph came at
last. The mother kissed her weeping
daughter good-by, and returned te
her home, and the paragraphist was 6
free man again. And the very next
day, in the exuberance Of his joy, he
wrote and printed the following para
graph: l.sl a
"Young Smithsop is the happies'
man in town this morning; his mother
in-law died last night S..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
POST OFFICE.
GEoRGK A. PoTEET.. postmaster
DAILY NAILS.

GEORGE "A. fOTEET.. OstLHActcIs
DAILY NAILS.
St. Louis mail arrives at 2: 10 p. m. and 2: %
a. m {Hight.l .zs.-.z
St.sLoais mail closes II m. and p. m.
Chicago mail arrives ct /: 80 q. m.
Chicago mail closes II and p. m.
Kansas City mail {by g. q A. B. RJ arrives 81
l2 So p. M. closes l0p. m.
st. Louis and Chicago mail fvia C. b a. B. k.1
arrives at 30 a. m, closes IL 20 p. m.
jefferson City mail arrives at II 80 p. m.
Jefferson City mali closes 3: Top. m.
Western mail arrives at IA p. m.
Western mail closes at p. m.
West Hartford and Perry mails arrive at 80
a m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Close
at 8 q. m. same days.
Santa Fe mail arrives at u m. Tuesdays and
Fridays-departs1 20 p. IN. same days.
Young Greek and Long Brunch mails arrive
at II m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Close at IL 80 p. m. same days.
Modoc and Younger q mail arrives at IL q. m.
Saturdays. Closes at 1 p. m. same day.
Post Office opens at .. m; closes st ?. m.
Open Sundays from to p m.
Money orders on all. important points IN
the United Ssates, England and 1rsfen6
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voices tell upon her ear. A few more
steps, and she paused in astonishment
at the scene which met her eve.

steps, and she paused in astonishment
at the scene which met her eye.
Standing with his profile toward her
was Charles West, with his hat on the
ground beside him, his coat thrown
carelessly open, and his face hand
some and smiling, with the bright,
brown curls clinging around the full,
high brow. In his right hand, which
hung at his side, he held pistol.
Facing him, sayeral PAGES distant,
stood Richard Knowles. He was ter
|ribly excited-Jane could see that.
1t eontrasted strangely with Vests
indifference. But Knowles was a
good shot, and his hand would be
steady enough when his finger pressed
the trigger.
Yes, it was a duel! Jane realized it
with strange horror, but she did not
move or speak.
One of the seconds held watch in
his hand, and suddenly his voice rang
out: Ready, gentlemen!''
There was fash Of steel as the
pistols came up with position.
Observation-Disclosures"
There was the rush of a woman's
dress through the air, two sharp re-
ports, and Jane Venner sank down at
Charles Vests feet, the warm life
blood flowing from her breast.
There was a cry of horror from the
gentlemen as they rushed forward.
West knelt at her side; she smiled
up into his eyes for a moment, then
her eyes closed and she was dead!-
Jane Venner was dead!
After the cruel wrong he had done
her-after all the bitter pain he had
caused her, she had given her life to
save his.
Richard Knowles threw up his arms
with cry of anguish.
''Jane dead-dead! and I killed
her! Oh, my Father in heaven!"
Then, all trembling with passion,
he turned savagely upon the seconds
"Another round-another round! fol-
by the Gods he shall die before ]
leave the field!"
West arose from his knees a trifle
paler, but with one Of his sneerine
smiles he expressed his willingness.
The seconds, however, shocked by
the horror of the scene, attempted te
restrain them, but Knowles, mad.
dened by this restraint, dashed them
aside, and hastily rammed home the
charges into the pistols, and hurting
one of them at the foot of his oppo'
nent, again took his place.
The reports of the pistols agair
rang forth.
/ West quickly pressed his hand K
his side and sank with groan to tn,
turf. Knowles stood for a moment
motionless as statue, watching tn
PROSTATE form Of his enemy. Thel
he staggered forward and gazed will
grim satisfaction at his handsom,
face, but only for moment, for tn
blood was pouring from a wound il
his breast, and tottering, fell at tn
feet of the woman he loved.
West was mortally wounded
Knowles, however, after careful nur
| sing, was finally cured, but grew t
be moody, bowed man, aged befor
; his time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
THE TARIFF.

The tariff commission bill has passed
both houses, and will carry tariff re-
form over to the next session of Con-
gress, if not to that succeeding the
coming presidential election. In pass
ing such bill congress excuses its
action by plea of incompetency to
deal with such an important constitu-
tional requirement as providing an
adequate governmental revenue. If
this plea is really true, and the COM
mission to whom Investigation is about
to be entrusted can find out anything
that an ordinary committee could not,
its organization may be accepted as a
wise procedure. But is congress
less competent to deal with such a
matter than commission appointed
by the president? We think not.
In our opinion the bill is a contriv-
ance for furthering the interests of
certain manufacturing monopolists.
The commissioners cannot report; un-
til December, and should they send
in the result Of their Investigations as
early as possible, their recommenda-
tions can scarcely be passed upon by
the committees to which they are GER
tain to be referred in time to become
law during the short session of next
winter. Should these surmises be
correct, all that will be done will have
to be gone over again by a subsequent
congress. There will again be an
unending debate, similar confusion
Of sentiment and continuance of
heavy taxation, beneficial only to
mammoth and cormorant corpora
tions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
Sparkling too Long.

his acquaintances how he had gone
back on his girl because she was sar-
castle, and they asked him to explain
what he meant. He said that he was
spending the evening with her and he
noticed that she seemed absent-mind-
ed, or tired, or something. About 2
O'Clock in the morning he said she
started up suddenly in alarm, and ex-
claimed, "My, what is that?'' He
said he didn't hear anything, and ask
ed her what it sounded like, and she
said may be it was the milkman COM
ing with the milk. He said that was
too sarcastic, and he would never go
to see her again.
Well, probably, he couldn't suit her
any better. Some fellows overdo the
thing entirely when they 60 to see a
girl, and nothing will break them of
the habit of wearing out girl like
some sarcastic, remark like that.
Sometimes the father of the girl
comes to the head of the stairs and
asks if the morning paper has come,
or If she will not tell the visitor to
call the hired girl when he gets ready
to 60. These things may look to a
young man sarcastic, but his conduct
warrants it. There is no girl who is
we'll, and wants to keep so. that wants
to sit up all night with an ordinary
young man. She has got to have
some sleep, or she is not worth the
powder to blow her up. She can get
all the information he has to impart
in six or seven hours, and every hour
he stays after that is dead loss.
Some young fellows never know
enough to 60. They speak of it
being time to 60 about 10 O'Clock,
and the girl, to be polite, says, "Oh,
don't hurry away; it is early yet"
and the galoot thinks she means it,
and he goes into camp for few hours
more, and all the time the girl is on
nettles. She wishes the house would
take fire, or that he would be seized
with cramp, so he would get out.
She knows she will be the laughing
stock of the whole family, and
wishes he was in Gehenna; but he
stays as though he was sitting up
with corpse. No girl wants to seem
impolite, and no one will yawn behind
a handkerchief, or hitch uneasily in
her chair, and pray for relief, and
when the slayer does finally go, she
will skip up stairs three at a time, and
give sigh Of relief. We understand
that petition has been sent out to
the police, signed by about 100 girls,
asking them to arrest any young man
found on the way home after twelve
O'Clock, unless he can give a good
account of himself. A girl ought to
have cheek enough tn tell young
man, when he has remained long
enough, that it is time for him TO
retire, and If he does not go, call the
servant and have mattress spread
on the parlor floor, and go off and
leave the deliberate young man to
stay all night il he wants to. This
is written at the request of number
| of girls who have become pale and
hollow-eyed from being kept up until
early hours of the morning by smart
Alecks, who will know enough to go
home after this.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25

A married lady declined to tell a
maiden sister any of her troubles,
saying, "When ignorance is bliss tis
folly to be wise. ssYes," replied
the sister. land I've come to the con-
clusion that when singIeness is bliss
It's folly to be wives"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
County and City Directory
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Times of Holding Courts.
AuDRAIN CIRCUIT COURT.
Regular Terms---Fourth Monday In January;
first Monday in June, and first Monday in
October.
PROBATE COURT. ~
Regular Terms Second Monday in March May,
September, and January.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular Terms--First Monday in May, August,
November and February.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25

A tall, thin chap, resembling the
cross-tie Of q hay wagon, was in town
the other day with cloak on that
reached to his heels, and newsboy
created no dull stir by calling out:
ssIIi! mister, you've lost the garter
of your ulster" saa#
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
An Astonished Photographer.

A few days ago Lady who wanted
her baby photographed entered gal
lery not far from Bradford and signi-
fed her desire to the artist who was
within. The latter received his patron
in the pleasantest manner possible,
chucked the infant under the chin,
aud dwelt particularly upon the fact
that it was the sweetest cherub he
had ever seen. Then, requesting the
lady to take seat in the reception
room until he prepared plate, the
photographer entered the rear com.
partment and exclaimed to his assist
ant: John, here's another Of those
baby nuisances to wrestle with! Get
out the rattles and the horns. If the
drafted little cuss will only keep still
for three seconds will get up some
thing like him."
The artist had forgotten to close
the door communicating with the par
lor where sat the mother. She hat
heard every word Of the converse
ton.
The baby was placed in position
and, being really complacent ant
good hammered infant, fine negative
was obtained. Holding it up for th'
mother to look at, the Photographic
said: tNow, that's beauty for you
] call that q splendid success.
"Yes, that is very good,' replie'
the lady; "but If the drafted littl
cuss' hadn't kept so still it would no
have been a splendid success"
The photographer and his assistan
| both tainted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25

An Oregon man endeavored to put
g iariat around his wife's neck. in-
tending to tie her and whip her. The
undertaken said he had handled
corpses fresh from railway accidents
and boiler explosions, but hc never
struck mess Of remains that were so
hard to sort and pat in place as that
mans were
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
LIVES OF DEEP CONCLUSION.
How the Members Of the Order of th,
Buried Alive LaSe. -

buried Alive Llve.
The Order Of the Buried Alive, in
Rome, the Covenant of the Sepolte
Vive, is q remnant Of the middle ages
in the lives Of to-day. The London
Queens correspondent had the priv
lege Of an entrance within, one after
another, Of the five iron doors, and
talking with the superior through the
thick swathing Of wooden veil, but
ordinary communication with the COW
enant is carried on through the "bar-
rel, (which fills an opening in the
wall. Over the barrel is written:
aWho will live contented within these
walls let her leave at the gate every
earthly care" You knock on the
barrel, which turns around till it is
shown a section like that Of an orange
from which one Of the quarters has
been cut out. You speak to the in
visible sister, who asks your will !;
and she answers you in good Italian
and cultivated intonation. You hear
the voice quite distinctly, but as if it
were far, far away. She is really
separated from you only by slender
slice Of wood, but she is absolutely
invisible. Not the smallest chink is
visible between you and her. Sound
travels through the barrier, but sight
is absolutely excluded. These nuns
live on charity, keeping two Lents
in this year-one from November to
Christmas, the other the ordinary
Lent Of Catholic Chrisendom. Liv-
ing, therefore, on charity, they may
eat whatever is given to them, saving
"aesh meat during the fasting time.
If you take them a cake or a loaf OF
bread, bottle Of wine, a roll of choc.
olate bonbons, basket Of eggs, it is
all good for them. They must be
absolutely without food for twenty.
four hours before they may ask help
from the outside world. And wher
they have looked starvation in the
face, then they may ring bell
which means: '.Help us, we are
famishing!" Perhaps you take then
nothing eatable, but you place on Tho
ledge Of the cut orange, by which
you sit, some money, demanding il
return their "cartolini," or little pa
pers. The barrelturns slowly round
then back again, and you find on tht
ledge where you had laid your lire .
paper of "cartolini. These are yer,
small, thin, lightly-priinted slips
neatly folded in tiny packets, thre'
to each packet, which, if you swallow
in faith, will cure you of all disease
After your talk ended, the barrel turn
round once more and presents it
face as Of an immovable and impene
trable looking barrier. One nf th
pretty traditions Of Rome is tina
each sister has her day, when sh,
throws a flower over the covenan
wall as a sign to her watching friend
that she is still alive. When she ha
been gathered to the majority tn
flower is not thrown, and the veil ha
fallen forever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25

The world is full of trouble-borrow-
ers. Many people suffer more from
the anticipation Of trouble than by
the actual infiiction. SIS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-05-25
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
STATE OFFICIALS.

Governor-T. T. Crittenden.. Salary, g. 600
Saere;srD or stots- MctSrath pes "a on
Attorney General--Daniel II. Mcintyre. S., 600
Autitor-John Walker. 50 eco
Treasurer--Phil. L. ChappelI. s., 600
Register OF Lands Robert MeCulloch. 81, 900
Supt Public Instruction--R. D. Shannon. 81, 600