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ACompassionate Politician.

A politician, when he wants q certain
place for one of his henchmen, is no more
reluctant to turn out its occupant than
Cooley Khan, of Bengal, was to put q
live cat in the breeches of q non paying ten
ant. There are, however, exceptions to all
rules, and the Autobiography of Thurlow
Weed shows that he was an exceptional
politician: In 1851, a number Of New York
merchants asked Mr.. Weed to secure a con-
sular appointment for veteran clerk, who,
being an Englishman, wanted to go home
to end his days there. he says:
Mr.. Seward requested his son Frederick,
the assistant secretary, to fnda place fol
him. went to the department with Fred
erick, and in looking over his consular reg
lister carefully, his eye finally rested on Fal-
mouth, where, upon examination, he found
that the consul was an Englishman, and
had held the Office over twenty years.
It was decided, therefore that one English.
man should give place to another, that oth-
er being an Americsnized Englishman.
reported this determination to the sec
retary, who Immediately sent my fiend's
name to the president, and when the mes.
senger returned with Mr.. Lincoln's ap.
proval, Mr.. Hunter, the chief clerk, waz
directed to fill up the commission and oh.
tain the presidents signature in time fol
me to take 1t to New York that afteanoon
Between four and five O'Clock, p. M,
went to Mr.. Hunter for the commission
whioh lay before him on his desk. Her
somewhat deliberately (as was his manner)
took the commission In his hand and de-
livered 1t to me without speaking, but with
evident reluctance.
l said, "Is il all right Mr.. Hunter?n HI
replied,
Il have obeyed orders"
pleased. Is thsre, anything wrong about
II have nothing to do about the appoint.
ment. but have never discharged . duty
since I came into the department with 90
much regret" He said:
The first commission that / filled ont
when came into this Office, twenty-six
years ego, was for Mr.. Fox, our consul at
Falmouth, who succeeded his then recent
" deceased father, who received his appoint
ment from President Washington.
The consular accounts Of Mr.. Fox are %
neatly and accurately kept as those Of Gen.
Washington during the revolution. Think
he IL the best consul In the service of the
government. You will judge, therefore,
whether the removal Of such consul is not
calculated to occasion regret,
When he finished, while be stood look
erately tore the commission into strips,
threw them into the waste paper basket, and
left the department for the cars.
Whom explained in New York what had
occurred at Warrington, It was approved,
not only by the gentleman who had asked
me to interest myself, but by the applicant
himself.
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Talk of Che Humorists.

Four hundred Sioux Indians are soon
to be baptized in the Missouri river al
Standing Rock. It won't make any diff
ference to St. Louis people. They don't
use the water for drinking purposes.
The strike recalls the story Of the old
darky, who hearing the instrument sud.
denly begin to click while the operator
was away, stepped up to il, and, putting
his mouth close to it, shouted with all
his power Of lung: "De ooppahaatah
isn't h'yar!'
Guide to matrimony.-Mr. Editor
Will you please give me the name Of a
reliable matrimonial publication, which
may be trusted to guide, but not mislead,
an earnest candidate for matrimony9
Answer-A very good matrimonial pub
lication is Miss Leslie's cook book, that
can be procured at any book store.
A New York man whose wife is out Of
town unfolds to q friend his scheme to
avoid unnecessary bed-making: s.You
see we have three beds, and Of course
my. wife left them all nicely made and
make them do nine nights and have q
soft place every night" 'How?''
Well, you see they are good, wide beds.
xO.nlSut In el00p on gQ6 0ORo OF one
Of them, tomorrow night On the other
edge. and the following night in the
middle;. 30 on among the whole three.
On Sunday IN make them"
When lady living in Chelsea sent Ia
London for q doctor she apologized fol
asking him to come such q distance
Don't speak Of it" answered the nj
D., II happen to have another patient
In the neighborhood, and can thus Kill
two birds with one stone. Limestone
and Malaria. 50 z
Macbean, . British officer, found him.
self in q breach Of Lucknow, almost srr-
rounded by enemies. He killed .eleveu
of them, and came of unscathed. He
received the Victoria Cross as parade;
and, as the general pinned the cross on
his breast, he wound up his brief ad-
dress with: .'And : good days work II
was, sir" seTutt," said the gallant sol
der, quite forgetting that he was on pa
rade, and perhaps q little piqued At his
performance being spoken Of "a a days
work; ".tutt, it didn't take me twenty
minutes -
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Ncrvousness in speaking

A youthful speaker, nervous ct the pro-
iect of addressing a literary society on In
anniversary, was advised by aclergyman "a
look upon the audience g II fitwere 20 msny
cabbage-heads. The suggestion was mot 1
bad one, provided the youth had thoroughly
prepared his speech for heads with hralns.
The young man, though he did not know IT. {
held In that nervousness, at least, ons clGin
to place among orators. For there II
scarcely public speaker whose words move
men, who does not feel similar tran0r
every time he rises before great audience.
MY throat and lips, said the late Lord
Derby, surname.i thu Rupert OF Dsbate, :,
fsom his dashing, fearless style, when am
going to speak, are % dry as those Of 8 man
who Is going to be hanged. y ~ q
Mr.. Matthews, in his essay on 1The Ore.
tors Trials, !" has collected number 81
cases to illustrate the fact that the very sszl-
sibility which gives the orator his power
makes him nervously anxious before rising
to address All audiences. '75
Patrick Henry usually began with hedht-5
ing timidity, which continued until ths ex-
citement Of speaking threw II Oh. william
Pinkney, q hauty, deGant; And vehSnsnt.
orator, would turn pale when about "a;
SPEAK, and his knees would tremble, q,
though he were BelshaExar, CASING se ne
mysteIious hand writing on the vnll.
Even years Of practices failsd TO repress this:
nervousness. s ss
II is fortunate for the orator thai ysars
do not do this. For without the ssnsibility
would be wanting. f,9
Tristan Burgess, the bald-eagle of
Rhode, Island. while speaking, On some
important question, In the house at reFfo.
sentatiyes, suddenly pointed his foye. ine
towards his opponent and mads Is ioE,g
pause. ~
'Th.t pause va terrible ! sssd !, ssl-I
league to Mr.. Burge9, on leavfng The he1.a
orator, "for II couldn't think Of auy9hinr "a
Nothing but strong excitement ma q
great occasion, wrote Lord Nacaulay WhaIe
he was looked upon ~ ;one q the or1toqn of
the house OF commons }sfo7efcomsa II -
tain reserve and mauvaise sh0nte Ih1ahkal,
nessl which have in gp6a akint; mt 8 ~.
vaise honte which Ia the least HDnf1sll = M
OF makes me hesitate for word. whish
Keeps me from putting any fnsor Into NY
tone or my action. J" s
DR.. storrs, the most finiIhsd of pulpit -
ators, whose extemporAneOu. eefmnno m
marvels Of historic, thought ana eloqusnnet
It 10 ssid, made . dsad failure when II 1zk
preached without notes. Aftsf fl0und1sin
Tor twenty -hve minutes, he came to s. NIL
Il sank back In the chair, II ia q.
that had BEEN with Pharaoh md III KoGle
when the Red - WeAt Ovsr them.n = I
lords, sald the Earl ol R0cAo y.
g he began speech In the houss of loets &
111-I rfss this Hme-sny lors11. l-I--T
divide my discourse into four 6fanOhss.
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Tea culture is growing in the south
and the number9of families who use the
domestic leaf is increasing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
BENTON CITY BRIEFS.
Correspondence of the Ledger.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
BENTON CRY, Mo-, June 5.-The
recent rain has flooded the streets I'M
til foot-passing is almost impossible.
Benton City needs side walks very
badly.
Farmers are afraid if the wet wealth.
er lasts much longer, weeds will take
the corn.
: Oats are in danger Of falling down
c A fine portico is going up in front
Of the Medley house.
August Ahlfeldt Of Laddonia, ii
here Smelling corn. Corn is 40 cents
here now.
Mrs. Annie Dever of Montgomery
City, is visiting relatives here thi
week.
H. W. Spencer could be seen OF
the streets at all hours Of the nigh
Tuesday night, turning somersaults
Jumping fences and knocking dow
lamp posts. On inquiring Wednes
day, we found it was a boy.
Certain parties have scattere
hedge thorns in their pastures to kee
the school children from playing ]
them. If they don't let up we wi
tell who it is. RATTLE Box.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
The Thompson Station Mystery.

We publish a letter this week from
Thompson Station in regard to the
recent murder of Williamson, found
dead on the railroad track. The au-
thor goes on to even state how and
by how many men the man a kill
ed. We learn that the matter has been
thoroughly investigated by the grand
jury and no indictment found. We
hear that the grand jury say they
think the man was murdered but have
no evidence against any one. We
hear there is now hard feelings around
Thompson on account of insinuations
made. There is no use of airing this
matter further in print. If murder
has been done and any evidence can
be gotten, the guilty party should be
arrested at once. If there is no tam
gible evidence against any one t.
matter should be dropped, at least
from the public print. No good can
grow out of any publication and much
trouble be made among neighbors, in
nocent of any connection with the
mystery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
before you g the vine and you must be-

before you as the vine and you must be-
come branches of him.
oh, what blessed truth! Christ's love
restores life. Faith unites III to Him
enables us to honor God by rsnouncing
sin, and our human life is thus engrafted
into His. Faith is the conduit through
which all this grace flows. Take heed,
therefore, that this conduit is kept free
and open. 1t is prayer that a~ccOmplises
this. Paul was a man Of prayer. God
has no promises for the ~prsyerless; but
through prayer all is yours. Many fail
to realize this throus misconceptions OF
the Deity. Paul trusted IN q personal
| Christ. With such conception OF Him
| what q sublime service does prayer be-
| come? Have you never realized your
weakness and taken counsel of q friend
and been strengthened by him9 1t is the
same with Christ in prayer. He strength
ems; He makes invincible. Oh, the pow
er of talks with God as a friend. How
they bring his promises to sight, and cause
us to realize the personal presence Of
God.
The closing prayer was by the Rev. DIR
Stoddert. The singing wa very fine ant
rendered by the Misses Woodward, Bairt
and Bast, and Messrs. Trimble, LaForc'
and the Choir. The assembly was dis
missed BY the paster, Rev. DR.. Armstrong
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
SHOOTING TOURNAMENT
OF tine Mexico Gun Club, ut Hamilton
Park, Wednesday and Thursday,
June Goth and 21st.
FIRST DAY.

FIRST DAY.
Shoot No. l.-Ten clay birds; 1s yards.
Entrance fee, $3.50, 80, 80 and 20 per ct.
Shoot No. 2.-Ten clays; 1--WE at 81
yards, five at 26 yards. Entrance fee,
&3 so, so, 80 and 20.
Shoot No. give double clays; Is
yards. Entrance fee, $500, so, 80 and 20.
Shoot No. 4.-Ten live birds; five at
81 yards, five at 26 yards Entrance fee,
$500 Birds, $3.50, 40, 80, 90 and 10.
Shoot No. 5-Five clays; 81 yards.
Entrance fee, $2.25, so, 80 and 20.
Shoot No. 6.-Five live birds. En-
trance fee, $500; birds included, 40, 80,
20 and 10.
SECOND DAY.
Shoot No. Ten clays; 81 yards
Entrance fee, $3.50, 80, 80 and 90.
Shoot No. 2.-Five clay birds; 26 yards
Entrance fee, q 200, so, 80 and 20.
Shoot No. 3.-Five live birds; 81 yards
Entrance fee, $500; birds included, so
80 and 20.
Shoot No. Fifteen clays; five at II
yards, five at 81 yards, five at 26 yards
Entrance fee, 1915, 40, 80, 20 and 10.
Shoot No. 5.-Team shoot; Two from
any club, ten clays; FIVE at IL and 5 at 2,
yards. Entrance fee, $500 team, 80, 8
and 20.
Shoot No. Give live birds; 81 yards
Entrance fee, $500, birds included, 40
80, 20 and 10.
Five per cent will be deducted from al
purses for expenses.
ALI Gun Clubs are invited to take par
in the Tournament.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
Fight with Wind,

Bob White, Of the Mexico LEDGER,
and Joe Burnett, of the Mercury, are
waging q deadly war on each other
on paper. Now, we propose that
they meet on Long Branch, and fight
it out with sand bags. Distance to
be. one mile.-Paris Appeal.
That is about right. We will fight
him with wind at close range, or with
rocks, if he will stand in the bottom
Of q well and let us stand at the top.
We don't much want to fight with
Burnett. We hear when you stir
him up he has fits. We don't want
to be the aus Of his going erazier
than he IS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
FAREWELL, FOX!
The Vernon County Murderer to Hang
Wednesday, July 18th.

NEVADA, JUNE Sit being out through
the press and by Judge Burton himself
that he would pronounce sentence upon
Fox the murderer of Howard, both form
erly Of Audrain, this idayl evening at
8 o'clock, a large crowd gathered at the
court house to hear the sentence andnote
the effect, if any, made upon the prisoner,
but. who, of all present, seemed the most
Indifferent listener.
Before proceeding with the sentence,
however, counsel for the prisoner want
ed the jury questioned with reference to
the rumor that a rope had been thrown
through the window in the jury room the
night they were celebrating upon the
case, and also an explanation Of the cause
of the jurymen being separated, after
which counsel for defense asked for a re-
hearing of the case.
Then followed States Attorney Davis
with objections, all of which the judge
patiently listened to and then proceeded
to pronounce sentence upon the prisoner
in a most solemn and impressive manner,
fixing upon Wednesday, July Is, 1883, the
day of execution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
Audrain's Cyclone.

The theory that because Audrain
county was on the dividing ridge, We
would be out Of the way Of cyclones,
was at least partially exploded last
Friday, as were fences, hay stacks,
outhouses, &C., in the nelghborhood
of Doan's station, this county, about
z miles southwest Of Mexico. The
cyclone, although a small one, shook
up things lively, and left q clearly
defined trail from near Concord, Cal
laway county, to Doan's station,
where it skipped and vanished. Nc
serious damage reported. Although
it passed over several farms, 1t did
not happen to strike any dwelling
house except Widow Threlkeld's
which it moved several feet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
SHERMANISM.

If the platform adopted by the
Ohio republicans vas not actually
drawn up by Ex-senator Sherman, it
was at least foreshadowed in his
speech accepting the position of pres
ident of the convention at Columbus ;
and presents sentiments in startling
contrast to recent acts of the party OF
which he is an acknowledged leader.
ProfessedIy that party has been for
sometime engaged in reforming the
tariff and reducing the burdens OF
taxation. First, there was the Tariff
commission, and after that, the legis-
lation of last winter, which it has been
claimed has removed every obnoxious
duty and provided such a schedule of
imports, as the interests of the coun-
try demand but the Ohio republicans
under the guidance of Sherman Insist
upon higher duties and more protec-
tive rates 10 the interest of producers
and their employees.
Says Ex-senator Sherman, "The
democracy are opposed to protection
laws and what they call sumptuary
laws. We are for laws protecting
labor and that will make the traffic in
liquor pay the cost it entails. These
are the issues of the moment. Let
us look at them. We must impose
large taxes for the support of govern
ment and in laying them ought to put
them first on articles of luxury, and
secondly ON goods, that come into
competition with our own fabrics" All
of which means high prices for cloth
ing, glass, pottery, salt and iron, and
is an effort in behalf of monopolists,
that are nothing for the interests Of
the laborer and consumer. Such is
Sherman's idea and the true animus
Of the republican party, and has been
abundantly antagonized by the deliv.
frances of the Kentucky and lows
democracy, denouneing the tariff leg
islatlon of last winter as a disgracefu
effort to perpetuate the evils of I'm
necessary taxation under the pretens'
Of tariff reform, endorsing a tariff
for revenue only, and demanding
gradual but persistent reduction o
protective duties and especially o
such of them as are prohibitive AM
therefore unproductive.
The most suggestive part Of tn
work at Columbus however was th
nomination for Governor of Mr.. j
B. Foraker, a gentleman little know
outside of Ohio, which means unwi
lingness on the part of prominent re
publicans to encounter the defeat {
their party IN the coming election
Foraker is a good speaker but a wea
nomination that the democracy ougi
to have no difficulty in defeating.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14

Some Of the very young men Of
this city who are doing nothing
worse than nothing-should, for at
least one moment, think that will be
their ultimate end. We know a dozen
such boys in Mexico to-day. They
have brigbt-yes, brilliant prospects
before them. If they will go to work,
they a make not only useful and
leading men, but some of them could
be prominent. As it is, the devil is
finding mischief for idle hands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
n TRAGEDY.
The Grand Jury Finds No Bill-The
Theory Of Q Citizen Living at
ThaHpson.

THOMPSON, No., June 9, 1883.
EDITOR LEDGER As you are
aware, we have had considerable ex-
element in our part Of the county
over the manner in which VIM. VIII
hanson came to his death, and who
was run over by the cars, one mile
west Of this place on the 18th OF May.
Suffer your correspondent, now as the
investigation is over, to explain. As
so many rumors are afloat, and con-
siderable money has been expended
by the county investigating the mat
ter, 1 think it nothing but justice the
people should know why their money
should have been spent.
In that direction, your correspond
ent was among the first to visit the
scene and found that he vas terribly
mangled, to say the least. More
wonderful than all, no blood Of any
consequence was found about the re-
mains q terrible rain was approach
ing and the remains were taken to
Thompson, and the evidence at the
inquest showed that Williamson left
there sober, which evidence went to
prove that no sober man would lie
down on the track unless it was with
suicidal intentions. Taking these
facts into consideration, q thorough
examination of the ground was had
the next evening, which revealed the
fact beyond a doubt of his being
waylaid and murdered. The circum'
stances are briefly these: There were
three men engaged in his murder
two went ahead and hid in a gully,
while the third man stationed himself
SO as to slip up behind. The two il
front showed themselves and callet
his attention; at this time Williamson
drew his pistol, and the man slipped vi
! from behind knocking his pistol GU
{ of his hand with a silver of iron, thel
: beating him on the head until he wa
dead. They all then copyrighted an
laid him on the track and left, goin
in a northwest direction, which th
q track made, and from iron found wit
. hair sticking to it fully substantiate
n the fact of foul play. So let the pei
IL pie settle that there was one of tt
boldest and most cold-blooded mu
ders committed that has ever bee
perpetrated in the history Of o.
g county, and let the guilty know tn
it will never be eradicated from Il
III minds Of the citizens of this comm
If nifty as to who committed the deed.
IN OBSERVER.
l. [Observer writes as though he kne
what he was talking about. We kne
- him to be a man of character and i
r. tegrity. If the above facts are tru
st why are not the three guilty parti
arrested? The public wants to kne
e. their names. If there is nothing
the case, let's drop it.-ED. LEDGER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14

An Alabama negro murderer about
to be hung last week, made the usual
meet-me-on-de-golden : shore speech
on the scaffold, concluding with the
following brilliant peroration: 81
mus leabe we kase de Lawd has need
of me, de angels am a calm me, de
redeemed am singing hallelujahs, an
de grand choir needs one noah
harp" Then the sheriff dropped
him, and he played on an instrument
of one string with the bridge down.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
Mrs. ]. F. Smith, of Fulton, Mo.

Mrs. j. F. Smith, of Fulton, Mo-,
daughter of Hugh Wilson, Of this
city, died last week Of Inflammation Of
the brain, aged 81 years. The rela-
tiyes of the deceased wish to return
especial thanks to the family Of Mr..
VIM. C. Knight, where Mrs. Smith
was boarding, for their tender and
Kind care Of her during her illneas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
8. w, Case & Co.

Neither rain, wind or snow can
keep s. w. Case & Co., of Laddonia,
from selling better goods for less
money than anybody. All the yeal
around he defes competition, but,
especially at this season Of the yea,
he Kicks the bottom out of higt
prices, and gives you more goods
than you can carry away for 81,
Call and see Case when in Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
We see a long article in our ex-

We see q long article in u ex-
changes concerning a woman without
arms. There is a little boy, about 4
months old, healthy and doing well,
not six miles from Mexico, without
either arms or legs. The prospect is,
that he will live and develop in { :
other parts. He win be the greatest
curiosity in the world.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14
BIZ.

Last Tuesday, Harry Day and
VIM. Bedell, Of this city, had a few
words about the house Day built for
Bede,l. Words led to blows, when
Bedell cut Day an ugly wound on
the cheek. The sheriff coming up al
this time separated the parties. Al
though Days wound is long and
rather deep, it is not dangerous. II
q little lower 1t would have cut his
throat /; and, had it been a little higher,
it would have put his eye out. We
don't know what WI be the final
result Of the affray.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14

DR.. H. C. McFall removed his fam
lily goods to Mexico, Mo-, this week,
where he is permanently established
and reports a fine practice. d.. Nc
Fall came to Carrollton about ten
years ago since which time, although
a total stranger and the only homeo-
pathic physician in the county, he has
built up a very large practice. Very
few country physicians after scores Of
years of labor can boast of as lucrative
q practice as DR.. McFall has left to
his successor. The doctor is the per-
sonifcation Of industry and indomita-
BILE Will and has scored q remarkable
! Z -
success in Greene county. Carroll.
ton (M. Patriot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14

Following is the report of Hedge
dale School, district No. L, township
81, taught by Miss Belle Griffin,
commencing May 16, ending june s,
1888: Number of scholars enrolled,
55; number Of days scholars attend
ance, 853; names Of scholars on roll
of honor, Matte Blinco, Ella Canter.
bury, Anna Ruse, Clyde Shoup,
Tommie Hook, frankie Blinco, Fan.
ME Boyd, Nellie Ruse, Lizzie Sicily.
Ollie Lott, Hattie Ruse, Jennie Stu
art, Ida Doolin, Mary Luckie, Willie
Sicily, Brown Stuart, Lizzie Boyd
Alex. and Jennie Lisenbury, Sadie
Doolin, Johannes and Emma Myers
Emma Blinco, Paul and Wade Lott
Emma Singer and Lizzie Blinco.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-14

The trial Of Rev. Shas Smith and
others for the church burning, comes
up tomorrow, T. B. Buckner for the
prosecution, O. Hit for the defense.
Ann Crockett says that she burned
the church, but that Smith and others
got her to do it. She has been prom
ised freedom on turning states evil
dence. The defense viii be that
Ann Crockett burnt the church Of
her own accord; that Smith knew
nothing about the fire, and has been
prosecuted in divers and various ways
in this city, and that Ann Crockett's
story 10 q lie.
NJ. B. Wardwell's Jumbo, jr.,''
an elegant basket of flowers and
strawberries, so tastefully arranged
for exhibition st Frost's last week,
was admired by all, and We consider
the finest thing of the kind we ever
saw.