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Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
Questions and Answers Concernine
PrOmissOry~ Notes.

Questions and answers Concerning
Promissory Notes.
From the New York Sun. u 8su
sACan a note be collected by law
that is. dated and signed May so, or.
December 25, or any other legal holi--
days Sunday included?'' fra bs...se
The validity OF note is not inn
paired by the fact that it is signed on
Sunday, if it is not delivered ON, that
day. There is no general rule of law
invalidating commercial paper II exc
cuted Son the other holidays you
mention. r-.,s
"When note comes due on May
80, or July 4, or. December 25, or
Sunday, and it goes to protest, can
the bank hold the maker of the note
for the protest fees?'' .sa la sysass.l &
Notes do not come due ON Sunday
or other holidays. Whenever the last
day Of grace. falls on a Saturday, or
other holiday, tue note becomes due
and payable the proceeding day.
eff you tender pay for note on a
legal holiday and the money is re-
fused, does it release the maker of
the note ronpaying the same?, gE
The superstition thas AMMAN would
refuse to take money on legal holi-
day is rather absurd. The tender
you mention would have to be kept
good, and the maker could not escape
liability, even if the payee improperly
refused to accept payment m the first
instance. ...... .-.-. ,....,,
''If I gayea check dated S,lnasy,
Or any other'legai holday, payable to
order on bank where l had money
on deposit, and the bank paid the
same ON presentAdon could the banl
1hold me forgthe amouhty's > = -
q The bank could lloid you for The
amount Il paid, ont on your order up.
on aeheek dated Sunday. u z
isssShonld the banks always take no.
ltice Of the dates on the paper they
! take, so as to seeaif itsisl dated on-s
legal holiday p asz ssz a.u5s
/ A bank should take notice of every.
thing on the paper it receives.
ssIf ! should make sale Of n piecs
Of land and execute the deed on sun
day, or any other legal holiday, !
properly recorded, in the deed bind
ing on myself or my heirs :"
The sale Of 4 piece of land and tn
fexecution and delivery Of deet
therefor on Sunday wonld be deesnes
Eunlawfnl in most Of The states havin,
/ uEssatates for the better observance Q
!, the LORDS day., VA s ss & i.sss
( h. Can yon collect for goods sold o
fstedtt on q legal holiday IL the On
] lbnying should refuse " Iay Tor II
4 iHsme a&s ss.s hsGa s5gsg iasa@ g ta
. wouldn't you like TO know som'
I thing elses
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
The ENORMOUS Size Of London

Auc LuOiMVus SNc vi l<Ou0DHs .4er
London has a larger population than
many European State with sover-
eign and a Parliament. . AT the census
OF 1881 the area Of metropolitan tax
alton and police contained 4,764, ,3l2i
persons. Thus there are in London
more than double the number of peo-
pie in Denmark, Including Greenland; (;
nearly three times as many as in
Greece; more than eight times the
pcpnlation of Montenegro; some
esands more than, Portugal, i'm
ding the Azores and Madeira !;
rearly treble the population Of Servia !;
morn than double that OF Bulgaria /;
quarters of million more than
le h land more than Sweden, or
Norwg or switzcrland..a Aud yet this
splendid capital, the most, popuIous
and Wealthy cIty the world has. ever
seen,is practically without a governs
r,nsxkA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

HELTzTowN, Mo-, October 28.-
DEAR BOB: According to promise, /
embrace the present opportunity to
drop yo.l a few lines. We are having
qhendd luck-have killed nine deer.
I killed. a FIVE point buck, weighing
H5p pounds. We have ali the yenison
and turkey we can eat; but it is rain
ing to-day, and 1 am fearful we will
lose some of our venison. Wesxill
be at home 1 thin, befon tlie cleo
ton. There are 10 desnocrats il our
crowd, who don't propose % lose
their votes. We have got : Hne saii.
die Of venison for you. The Dutch
keep up such a fuss 7 can't Hrits.
The boys are all in good spirits, and
having lots Of fun. Yours, HoSs .
@sE'-' j. NJ. d.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
Be Healthy and Haadse.,e.

Young women:. II is difficult to
think of a picture more grateful to
the eye than yourself, as you pass
upon the street in becoming costume; !;
you are handsome, we'll agree, bat
are you taking that care OF your
health which will make you at forty.
when yon are the mother of fine
family of children, robust, hand
some woman, looking even better
than you do now 7 You aree We
don't believe il, and you don'teitler.
No young woman can, rise in the mid
die Of the forenoon, read trashy nov
els, take no exercise, except an occa-
sional promenade, eat sweetmeats, do
no work, and keep late hours, and at
lthe same time lay a Foundation for
good health at forty. ssIt is all very
well to he handsome at twenty, but
to be handsome and healthys both, at
forty, is more greatly to be desired.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY. NoYEMBER O. 1852


in dozen places. Her pumps kept
her afoat through the, night. bats
daylight she ventdown like astcne.
THE FLEET.
The idea was that none Of the nine
iron-clads could be pierced by any
projectile in the hands of the confed-
erates. They. therefore, went inte
sction with persect eon dence. They
were permitted to pass several bat
teries which could have at least great
~ anneyed them, andptp take up
Isuch positions . snited them best.
after int it was give md tske. and
|tliey weIe fairly whipped. -
THE FORTS.
Federal history has asserted that
the feet was opposed by at least 800
gun. . Tie lumber was exacay sey-
enty-six, and not one Of them was
the equal of the new ordnance on the
-iron-clads. Fort Sumter was struck
about sixty times, and had four men
wounded. The damages were re-
pahedin . single day. Fort Meul-
Itsis bad one man Killed, and a,
hours work would repair all damage.
Wagner had three men killed and
[three wounded, but the loss of life
was the result of an accident in the
fort. None of the other confederate
works received damaged or suffered
loss among the garrison. The total
number of shots fired by the confed-
crates was 1900.
THE Lessons
Ii II Dupont could have run part of
bis ileet past Sumter. and attacked IL
Yeskside the result might have been
different. The first lesson learned
was that no wide-awake fort would
permit such . mmeuver.s II again
attacked a square 'fgh6 against itsssea
front must be expected.
The second lesson learned was that
no iron-clad could be made impregna-
ble.~ None Of the European IRON
clads said to be impervious to projec-
tiles of any sort have ever been tested
las Dupont tested that feet An iron
clads must have port shutters. Make
them as they will, and a shot striking
square and fair will jam them so IL
to render the gun, behind useless. A
turret can be. jammed by shot, and
a proiectile from a fifteen-inch gun
strikingsthe pilotrhouse sill crack the
platea or start the bolts. gE
Sumter likewise learned a lesson.
Though not badly damaged, it was
easy.to see that brick and stone could
mot resist shot and shell at such close
range. Let such an attack be repeat
"a efsen enough and the fort must be
knocked to pieces. Tie sand saIlda forts
were andamged. For years and
years war had sought for the bea ma
teriai to contstruct forts, and ls!fa
conflict of tso hourslhad proved. Chit
it was the despised sand over which
massive stone had been laboriously
hauled. gI V0N VEliDH III
No, other'day in the worid's history
had learned the world SO much oi
war. ~ 5-s7a M. QUAD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

Never siet go Of a good thing that
you really have for a better thing,
about which there is some doubt
The dog in the fable who dropped a
piece of meat to snap, at shadow,
went hungry the rest Of the day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
EAuDRAIN HuNrRRs.'


ovttcSfU3 ycufE skAc .eQ6D6 - asEssff u
HKLrzrowx, OsAGE COUNTY, Mo. /,
October 27.-FRrESD BoB: / prom
isedeo write to sypu, and ] thongAt
e would be as good q time % i
would have. We landed here safe
and sound. We crossed the Missouri
river the Saturday after we left. We
went by new way, by St. Aubert,
crossed the river on q fat boat, pulled
by small steamer, and camped ON
the banks Of the river. Early Sum-
day morning we started for our hunt
ing ground, and arrived there after
dark. Il After We left the river we
Travelled over the roughest country I
ever saw in Missouri. We travelled
for 10 miles before we came to any
thing in the shape Of farm, Once
in awhile we would come to an old
Hog cabin daubed with mud, With no
|yad around the house, and about
an acre or SO fenced in planted in
corn, and thatisai1, apparently, th1Ir
dependence i'd aHying.. The lard 1t
looking folks and country on Goods
green earth" are certainly hsre. We
are ii camp on a nice old Drtchman's s
place, and three of us visiting them
tonight. Ism sitting. at the table
writing between eight men, and two
of them are our boys. They are
havng a good time. On my left I
ca1 understand nothing they say,
but understand what they are doing.
We have had good luck hunting
killed eight deer, four Of them to-day.
John Daniel killed FIVE point buck,
and I killed a fine buck myself. Press
Adkins and Fred Miskell killed two
does. We cannot keep our meat II
the weather does not turn cold. Bob,
nSyou- ever heard mad flock of
geese, this Dutch family keeps as
much fuss, all talking at, once. l
can hardly write for the fuss. Z We
have deer meat hanging Ill around
on trees at our camp, and if il
does not turn cold. the green mes win
take the camp. Bob, We are having
a good time-plenty to eat and drink.
We are all well at present, and hope
this will find you and friends the
sanei we have not yet deterulined
oa Tie time to start home, but we are
beginning to want to see our families
and old Audrain. Yours, truly,
r j. w. SporrswooD 4 Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
AND AT THE
81 LOWEST LIVING. RATES.
! RedscediH Her fst.

ording 6pEthe seraeious chfeni-
the San Franciscos CAsoatcae,
ng woman Of that city was im-,
mensely stout, and tried in vain to,
reduce the weight which was becoming
almost insuppcrtable. Atlast 4 refa-
tive Of the family's who had returned
from Africa Furnished her with some
anti-fat remedy, q portion of which
was said 10 be made of the colobar
bean. On leaving for the East last
May he handed it to her with direc-
tons for taking it, and cautions
against an excessive dose.a She be-,
gan it, and at once grew smaller, not
slowly and imperceptibly. but rapidly
and yisibly. Every day she saw the
wane Of her bulk, and Rugged her
thinner sen. for Joy. Her spirits grew
+buoyant ss her weight grew less, and
one Sunday morning sheaenrprisedI
her parents by bounding down stairs
three steps at a leap. Two dress
makers were employed al the time
stalking ms the dresses of the young
Lady, but Notwithstanding all their
|pleating and tucking, her Clothes
nng on her, as one OF Them said,
y
|sshke shirt on q bean-pole. Z She,
startled the whole neighberhood by
tripping dong the sidewalks conival-
escent from, drcpsy, and % All won
dering remarks replied only lyasmile.
As the days went on. however, end
the condensation of their daughter
showed no signs of coming to a stop,
her parents began to grow apprehen-
sive, and peremptorily ordered her to
desist from taking any further doses.
Bat. il wac too late,lshe was tsthins as
|a lath..'' She glided about like .
ghost. Medical attention was sum-,
moned, bat the girl dYindled and
ebbed until the other morning, the
mother stole'into the room, uttered
q loud shrek and fell senseless TO the
floor. Her husband rushed In just
IN time to see, an intangible something
shiver. grow indistinct and disappear.
His poor girl was gone, and what
adds the greatest poignancy to the
grief of her parents is, that they cam
not give their lost child Z funcrnl, fer
there are no remains. r. 2 ssa3l3 edi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
STATE oFnc1ALs.H

Governor--T t crittenden. :. SALARY. ss .ooe
Iieut. Gov.--Robert 4. Campbell.... - per day.
Secretary of State--M. X. McGrath. 600
Attorney General--Daniel II. McIntyre..s93.s00
AuditOr--John Walker. 50, 600
Treasurer-Phil. E. Chappell. IS, QUO
Register OF Lands--Robert McCallech.. 81, 600
Supt. Public Instruetion--3. d. Shannon. 81, Goo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
RAILROAD COM
STATE LUNATIC AsYLUM-FULTON.
Resident Officers

heSlOenI OmceFSs
T II. II. Smith, NJ. D., Superintendent AID Ply
siean.--Salary 60, 600 per year.
A. Wilkerson, NJ. D., First Assistant physician.
Salary 81, 500 per year.
T. A. Howard, NJ. D., Second Assistant Ply
sician. Salary 81 500.
C.. o. Atkinson, Steward. Salary, g, 200
B. p. Bailey, Treasurer ...s =. Salary, 9, 2oo
I. A. Russell, BoOk-keeper. !. 80. Salary $3.50
Mrs. NJ. X. Dunbar, Matron..-.... Salary, $6o0
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM---FULTON.
W. d. Kerr, A. NJ, sup't....:.. Salary, q son
james X. Shelley, Jr., Steward. Salary, u zoo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
"Best Local Paper"

Bob White, the isrepressible editor
Of the Mexico LEDGER,Y was in town
ON Tuesday and gave 'us a social call.
He came UP to attend the bali of the
Centralia sociai club. Bob is a genial,
clever gentleman, sand publishes the
best local paper in this section. Fsss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
DIRECTORYK
e.
National and State Directory.

THE EXECUTIVE. zs-z.syzg-
Presidents A. Arthur. Salary, $40. 600
viee-President- David Davfs... Salary, ss eco
THE. CABINET.assszz ssz = g \
.BEsfF 1Saiary efe6ch. ss.WaJS 90
Secretary of state--F. T. Freliughuysen, of n. ].
Secretary Of War--RObert Lincoln, OF Illinois.
Secretary of fTreasury--Chas. f. Folger, of n. Y.
Secretary of Nagy--Wm.a +. Chandler. of New
Hampshire.
Secretary of Interior--H f. Teller, OF Ohio.
Attorney General--Ben. II. Brewster, of Penn.
Postmaster General Timothy o. Howe. of Wis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
LATEST AND .BGsfa STYLE

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

A great rnany yonng ladies arc
|tsl<1ae 4 assons rion the violin. One
Of them recently remarked TINT she
wanted to learn just how To handle
q beau. F4.ts sv;tE ess sgN ]
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

.tTake tomefiiings,' said Mike to a
friend tile other morning. ssNcs shsnk
you, I'm full aDw; besides, 4 swofc'
'sff last monthss, ays giro asd asls
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
INSIDE THE FORTS.

II IS two years since Maj. Ander-
son was bombaseled out of Sumter.
For two years the confederates have
been adding to'its strength and arma-
ment, and England's whole wooden
navy would be no match for it at this
hour. Fort Monltrie has also been
strengthened in many ways, and the
newer forts and batteries are terribly
strong and we'll provided.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

g Form oficongratulation for the can
didate: "Many happy returns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

= SsaioHS V1y IN eiiC "otIo HtSeOTy
had learned the world 80 much oi
war. s t-s7a M. QUAD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09
TIME TABLE.
Ct, Louis, Wabash b Pacific Ry.
NEW TIMETABLE.

n. HENDERSON. Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

r.
The fire from the confederates was
At first bychattery. At the end of
ten tanamiaatesarlasrszxesssgivsHsOflFe flFe
at will, and then some of the closest
IsAoOting eyeffecerIed was nade. q
seemed alnosf pssibk49 ~
eral shot to miss the forts, but on the
|Utlerslnnd the fronrclsls sat ddFs IA
the water, were Kept on tine move,
ard appearetlto dlfer no chance u
r eristls. ~ ysIronl =
was under Ahe guns Of Sumteis at
cloSs E1nEe aboit fifteen minutes,
md at log ranap for three-qqaxte1
{ angS& nsyipg sNF.:.t.Sl =. \
md yet she was hit ten or Twelve
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

They wanted dsto sisesthe iion-clads a
fafr chance m test taeir strength.
The building Of these monsters fright
'ened the souH, Hsfhsy conM Mi,
the TORS and batteries d. fail d6ht
the fears would be we'll founded. II
they could be beaten off they would
no longer be bugabo n
structions rere toa1st 10 /
advance . sireli
without see 4 IN s Il, II
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-11-09

SsOSR" ss9sssfgsgs
THE sNONTAUK. a.if al gatg
Until just before the. signal 10 drop
out Of the fight, none Of the iron
cladsw we're nearer than 4 mile to SUM
Ikrs sAllNof sudden the Keokuk,
provided WITH double.tlrrets, steamed
ahead until within rifle range. She
was one of tie istoutest, II not the
very best Of the Heet, and her guns
were served in a manner ID elicit the
admiration Of The confederatesso She
was hit ninety times sixty9 Of the
shot striking Der in the space Of ten
zninatess When she steamed ahead,
thirty eight guns concentrated thei.
|fiIe enn 6h6er, and the sound Of the
|pfojee g striking the iron was plain.
" heard insaSumtes and Moultrie.
Here was the red test of the light.
Solid iron piating six inches ttiiek hsd
lte give - before the confederate
peforr she could back out Q!
the position in which.s1lg - ~ soldii
tarily placed snerself she had tyely'
men won ned hera atarreu ipiercsd i
IlN31 six places and twenty holes il
Ther iron hun. As she moved OF
, 1882-12-22

perhaps broader views and more fair
ness may be expected. An effort is
already under way to have the mail
service between here and Semiahmoc
increased to twice per week. II
ought to succeed, because the needs
Of the country interested demand it,
yet it is not of greater importance
than the proposed extension Of the
route to New Westminster, The
Hopc is not near large enough for
this route unless she runs twice a
week. and even at that she will soon
have to he exchanged for a more
commodious craft. Still, if confined
strictly to the route, she can serve
present needs quite acceptably, Much
trade with the northern part
Of Whatcom county has been lost to
this place in the past by insufficient
steamboat accommodations and Sucn
irregular connection that people
there preferred the superior facilities
connecting them with Seattle on the
east side of WILDLY Island. Port
Townsend business men are interest
ed i'll seeing not only proper mail ia
cilities are afforded to San Juan and
Whatcom counties, but that boats
large enough and comfortable are
kept running in a manner to accom-
modate the trade-and above al, they
should see that the people along the
route are enabled to trade here to ad,
vantage instead of sending beyond.
The trade is naturally tributary to
this place, and should be fostered.
, 1882-12-22
CLIPPINGS.

1t is said there will he fifty contests
for seats in the House Of Representa-
tiyes Of the forty-eighth Congress.
As the democratic party will be large
ly in the majority, it is expected it
will show some partiality toward dem
Ocratic contestants-sc seating them in
cases whore there has been Il close
vote.
The United States is now regarded
as tue richest country in the world.
The value of its property is estimated
at S5O,OOO,0OO,O0O. England possesses
S4, 100, 100000 worth of property, and
France S37,2OO,OOO,O0O. This would
make the United States worth S6,00O,-
OOO,OOO more than England, and
Sl3,OOOOOO,OOO more than France.
The Postal Telegraph Company is
one of the latest and most vigorous
rivals of the Western Union, It's wires
extend between Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington, and are now in course of ex-
tension to Chicago. They claim
something new and superior in tele
graphy, and declare they are in the
field to stay, The company will ex
tend its wires to the Pacific. 1t is n
company Independent of all railroads
but has close connection with the
great English cable system. DIR.
Elisha Gray of Boston is at its head.
Senator elect Colquitt, of Georgia,
successor of Ben Hill, is a son of
Walter L. Colquitt, who figured in
both houses of Congress- and has
himself had much to do with public
affairs. He graduated at Princeton
in 1916, studied law, served in the
Mexican war, went to Congress for
term in 1852, was afterwards promi-
nent in political conventions and the
like, although declining Office, became
brigadier general in the confederate
army and in 1876 was elected governor
by the largest majority ever given in
the state. He is pronounced tenn
perance man, Methodist with strong
beliefs and a local preacher He takes
great interest in the freedmen, and
often joins in their religious services.
APAYlNa RoAD.-The Columbia and
Puget Sound Railroad, running from
this city to Newcastle, shows record
during the past year probably not
excelled by any road in the United
States. The report shows that the
road has been operated on rs per
cent. Of its earnings, or to make the
thing palmer, out of every dollar that
the road has earned during the past
year, IS cents has been clear profit to
the stockholders of the company.
Just what the earnings have been we
cannot state, but they run up into the
neighborhood OF $125,0OO. This tax
en- in connection with the increase in
tho value of real estate belonging to
the road makes it a very valuable
piece OF property,-Post-I -Intelligem-
Ger
, 1882-12-22
~ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. w

We are making an effort to bring
this journal up to the cash IN at
rance system. without deviation. 1t
is the only legitimate baslsot healthy
business. We are giving full value
in return for support. and our pa
irons can afford to pay mp their ar
rearages better than We can afford to
do without the money. In the az
urerate these arrearages amount to
several hundred dollars. In order
TO encourage all to lay aside bashfli-
ness in this matter, we have deter
mined upon an inducement that Is
worthy OF consideration. Having
made arrangements with the publish
erof the Chicago Weekly Ne1rS which
enable us to offer that paper as
premium to our subscribers, at no
additional cost over the price OF the
Argus. we will send it for one year
free to any delinquent subscriber to
our weekly edition, upon payment OF
subscription to date and S3 for one
wear in advance. TO any new sub
scriber who will send us S3 for one
years subscription to the WEEKLY
ARGUS, before Feb. 15, 1883 we will
also send the Chicago News for one
wear free. The ARGUS is. advancing
with steady strides toward the posi-
ton of leading and representative
newspaper of Puget Sound. we
have added over one thousand dol
lars worth of new material to its
mechanical outfit during the present
year, and no pains will be spared in
the future to make it all that the sup
port will warrant. But subscribers
must aid us by prompt payments.
The Chicago Ne,rs is a large,
eight column folio, ''cram full' OF
telegraph and general news, short
and pithy editorials on the topics of
the day, and it is independent in
politics.
, 1882-12-22
Freight Traffic.

Last week we had occasion to refer
to the numerous complaints about the
Emma Hayward being sent to San
Juan for lime when all weather prob
abilities pointed to irregularity on
her mail and passenger route. Re
Gently the Starr was detained at Port
Gamble taking on lumber for Iron
dale SO that her mails and passengers
were not landed here till six hous be-
hind the usual time. Apropos to
these matters, the Post -Intelligencer
says:
The time has about come for the
0. h. & N. Company to put freight
boat permanently on their various
routes in these waters. A cheap boat,
but a good one, is needed, one that
can go to Laconner, Olympia, or Vic
toria, one to carry lime, lumber, grain
and merchandise. AS now the mixed
passenger and freight boats ale
compelled to run with the greatest
and most inconvenient irregularity.
The North Pacific was detained here
taking on freight last Wednesday for
three hours, and the same night at
Tacoma was detained four hours long
er, discharging the same freight and
taking on new freight. Last Fri
day, the Emma Hayward, in order to
get lime freight, left here five hours
ahead of her usual time, and on her
return the day after was twelve hours
behind her time. These things are
happening continually, and to the
public are exceedingly vexatious and
injurious. The company have lately
had freight boat in the grain trade,
and people living along her route
have realized the benefit such boat
confers upon them. Let that benefit
be extended to the whole Sound, say
we.