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Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
A Social Time.

Speaking about the sociability of
railroad Travellers" said the man with
the crutches and watch pocket over
his eye. 81 never got so we'll ac-
qainted with the passengers on a
train as l did the other day on the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad.
We were going at the rate of about
thirty miles an horr, and another
train from the other direction tele-
scoped US. We were thrown into
each others society and brought into
immediate social contact, SO to speak.
II went over and sat in the lap of
a corpulent lady from Manitoba, and
a girl from Chicago jumped over nine
seats and sat on the plug hat of a
preacher from Lacrosse with so
much timid, girlish enthusiasm that
it showed his hat clear down over his
shoulders.
Everybody seemed to lay aside
the usual cool reserve of strangers,
and we made ourselves entirely at
home.
ga. shy young man with a seedy
Oil-cloth valise left his own seat and
went over and sat down in a lunch
basket where bridal couple seemed
to be wrestling with their first picnic.
Do you suppose that reticent young
man would have done such thing
on ordinary occasions? Do you think
iii he had been at celebration at
home that he would have risen impet-
uously and gone where those people
were eating by themselves and sat
down in the cranberry jelly Of total
stranger?
II should rather think not.
"Why, one old man who probably
at home led the class meeting, and
who was as dignifed as Roscoe Conk-
Iing's father, was eating a. piece OF
custard pie when we met the other
train and he left his own seat and
went over to the front end of the car
and shot that piece of castard pie
into the ear Of q beautiful widow from
Chicago.
''People travelling somehow forget
the austerity Of their home lives and
form acquaintances that last through
iife.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
A Physicians Picnic.

Mr.. Alfred Speer, who was the first
to introduce the cultivation of the
Oporto Grape in this section of
the country had q visit from a
number of New York physicians to
inspect his vineyard and warehouses
at Passaic, n. J. recently. About
sixty doctors took the MONDAY train
over the Erie railway, and after a half
hours pleasant ride arrived at Pas
sale. The vineyards are about fifty
acres in extent and just outside the
town. Here the visitors found both
the small dark Portugese and the ma
tive Concord IN abundance. Among
those present were DIR. +. II. James,
of the Board Of Health; DIR. Alex
ander D. Mott, of the Presbyterian
Hospital; DIR. VIM. Haynes, of Belle
vae Hospital Medical College, and
Drs. Prankard, Powell, Chaplin, VIII
liams and Gardner of Jersey City.
Speeches were made by Drs. james.
Dott, Haynes and others commenda-
tory of Mr. Speer's wines and vine
yards. For sale by H. Hall 1T Mex
leo. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

Thaekeray-Almost all women viii
give a sympathizing hearing to men
who are in love. Be they ever so old
they grow young again in that con-
versation, and renew their own early
time. Men are not quite so generous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

How blessed is the lot of the civil
justicel He can sit all day and hear
people lie about each other, himself
tranquil and indifferent, and get well
paid for the trouble beside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
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 COUNT.
Regular Terms--Seeond Monday in March, May /,
September, and January.
COUNTY COURT.
Regular Terms-First Monday in May, August,
November and February.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

In the same room and at the same
time of the funeral services over the
remains Of WD. d. Gregory, at VIII
ton, Conn.,, his daughter was being
married at the fathers request.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

A French newspaper records the
case of q lady whose hair turned from
black to gray between the hours of 2
and z a. M, during severe attack
Of neuralgia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

A spring in st. Tammany parish,
Louisiana, pours forth clear, cold
water all day, but at sunset it sud-
denly goes dry, discharging no water
until the sun rises.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
Homer Bassford has in his coll.

Homer Bassford has in his collec-
tions Of curiosities knife over 200
years old which was made entirely
by hand. He also has an oid-fash-
ioned pistol said to be 800 years old.
1t might be very valuable as a Curl
osity, but in a matinee with a book
agent il would not he worth a cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
Coming.

Spring is coming! L. D. Shippee,
also, has coming
$4,000 cabbage plants,
$4,000 tomato plants,
10000 parsley plants,
$4,000 celery plants.
5000 egg plants,
5000 ekra plants.
He also has lettuce and radishes
about ready to pull.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

A young girl 10 years old, OF Bayou
Terrebounne, La, has light brown
beard two inches long and very heavy
except on the upper lip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

A much-abused editor wrote 30 u
brother Journalist calling him an ass.
and thougiltlessly signed himself.
'.lours fraterlsaliy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

When man is not good for any,
thing else, he is just about right to
put on jury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

Salary of each, s., eco. a-z- .--rr
Secretary of State--F. 7. Freiinghuysen. of n J..
Secretary of War--Robert Lincoln, of Illinois
Secretary of fTreasury--Chas. F. F0fger of y. Y.
Secretary OF Nayy--N IN. T.. Chandler. OF New
E Hampshire.
Secretary of Interior--H. f. Teller, of Ohio.
Attorney General--Ben. H. brewster, of Penn.
Postmaster General o. Howe. of Wis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
DISCOVERY.

Husband comes
Home at night,
Gets 3 kiss;
That's all right.
Playful wife
On his knee,
Sits and talks,
Waiting tea.
Sudden start.
And a stare!
On his coat
Was a hair!
COlored red
Hers is black
Sobs and tears,
Fury, "thwack!"
Husband goes
Out at night;
Won't come back
Till he's tight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
First National Bank Of Mexico
ADVERTISEMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON, February l3 1883
UyHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence pre-
w sented to the undersigned. 1t has been
made TO appear that THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF MEXICO. in the city OF Meuco, in
the county OF Audrain, and State OF Missouri,
has complied with all the provisions Of the Re-
yfsed Statutes of the United States. required to
he complied with before an association shall be
authorized to commence the business of bank
ing.
Now, therefore. I. John Jay Knox. comptroll
er of the Currency, do hereby certify that THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MEXICO, IN
the city of Mexico. in the county OF Audrain and
State of Missouri, is authorized - commence
the business OF Banking as provided III section
-ifty- hundred and sixty mine of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. "a
In testimony whereof. witness my
ISEAI.l hand and seal Of office. tins 18th day OF
February, 1883.
Number 2,ssi.
; JN0. JAY KNOX,
45-st Comptroller OF the Currency.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
pEp.RrMEsr OF JUSTICE.
STATE OFFICIALS.

Governor--T. T. Critenden. Salary, s.. 900
Lieut.. GOv.--R0bert A. Campbeli.... S. per day.
Secretary of State--M. X. McGrath. .......S3 900
Attorney GeGeral-Daniel III. Mcintyre. So 600
Auditor--John Walker ...---.--....-.--.S3 g, 900
Register OF Iands--Robert McCulloch. 81, 600
Snpt. Public Instructiou--R. ID. Shannon. .S3, 600
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
SUPREME COURT.
K.ILRoAD CoMMIssIoNERs,
STATE LUNATIC AsYLUM-FULTON
Resident Officers

Resident Officers.
T Il. III. Smith, NJ. D., Superintendent and Ply
sician---Saiary So, ,GGe per year.
A. WiIkerson, III. D., First Assistant Physician.
Saiary 81, 800 per year.
L. \. Howard, NJ. D., Second Assistant Ply
Sician. Salary 81 300
c O. Atkinson. Steward. Salary, 81 200
B. Z. Bailey, Treasurer. Salary, 81 200
T. \. Russell, BOok-keeper. Salary, $500
Mrs. NJ. X. Dunbar, Matron. Salary, S6U0
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08
DIRECTORY.
National and State Directory.
THE EXECUTIVE.
THE CABINET.

President--Chester 4. Arthur. salary S53, 90
Vice cePresdent--Davia Davis.... Salary, -, ,oOt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-08

DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM---FULTON.
W. ID. Kerr, A. ~, Salary, 81 500
James X shelley, Jr., Steward. Salary, ST. 900
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05

mn fIabuno ,as xhiished11sputs,
|. |.tien for hlsqAood dying the present
Gampaigh Nhich will forever shdt touf III
competitors in that line It's editorial
page for the past two weeks has been :
oonelomeration of lies, embracing every
known and unknown variety. The won
der is that there are yet = few people
who viii contaminate their minds by
reading its barefaced lies. and the hope
is that another week of its present course
will find it tabooed in the house, store,
Office and shop of every respectable,
truth-honoring citizen Of Denver, Il is
useless with my limited space, to attempt
tosenumerate its dirty work in, this line
during the past week only. Not . word
Of truth concerning the workingmen,
their ticket or their committee has APP
peared In its columns. Twill not further
stain the pages of my paper by replying
in detail to its foul lies but take the
dirty Job under protest) at wholesale
and pronounce every word it has said
detrimental to the workingmen and their
campaign as wilful and malicious lies
made out Of whole cloth. and am will
ling to leave it out TO the informed and
honest men in and out of our ranks, and
viii live or die as champion of the
wage-workers cause in this community
upon their verdict.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05

- .
The Tribune cut quite a figure in the
interview field one day this week. AS
usual it misrepresented facts and the
words of the gentlemen it INTERCEPTED.
| told the reporter who called upon me
that Hegenfuss would not allow him to
print what I said, and he didn't. The
manager of the Tribune knew before he
sent the reporter out that the trades and
labor societies of this city did not take
political action as body, and SO / told
the reporter. told him something else,
which he considered very pertinent, but,
as assured him, ziegy wouldn't letit go
in. Mr.. Higgins, president Of the Typo
graphical Union, was also quized by the
reporter, but what'he said was distorted
and built up to such an extent that he
did not recognize it himself, when it ap-
peared in the Tribune. Great people,
those tribune folks; but the regard they
have for the truth is too Insignificant to
be discernible. u f s.e5
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
81, SAN n FRANCISCO TRUTH.

What the working people need is to
read and study their present situation,
the precedents of past history and the
tendencies for the future. The only
thing needed to thoroughly revolution
iZe the present system of evil and put
the people in possession of their full
God-given rights is to make them con-
versant with these rights, get them to
understand what is probable ifthey con-
tinue the lethargy of the past fifty years
and what is possible if they Will think
and act
IRnow of no better way of bringing
about the desired results than to dis
tribute the reviews and thoughts of wise
and advanced thinkers of this and other
countries, And l know of no better
medium through which to learn these
than the SanFrancisco Truth, which
journal / consider to be the most
advanced and thorough publication in
favor of the poor classes published on
the American continent. 1t is presided
over by men of deep research, intorma-
tion and fearless honesty. It numbers
among its contributors some of the ablest
thinkers and most experienced labor
champions in the world, and is what its
name denotes-the fearless dispenser of
truth.
/ / would love to have Truth in the
hands of every worker in Colorado, and
Ihope that out of the many who will
read this there viii be a few who will
decide to have it. zt-',
I can get specimen copies for any who
may desire them, will gladly receive and
forward subscriptions to the publishers,
The subscription price is 81 a year, and
there is not a wageworker in the state
could spend that amount of money to
better advantage.
Think Of this seriously, friends, and
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
''The workingmen are a matter of supreme
indifference to Mr.. Chaffee. Times.

TBE Lothrop-Scott. or Scott-Lotbrop
combination is now an admitted fact by
all who are at all posted on campaign
matters. If Scott is elected clerk he will
be the puppet of Lothrop and will jump
only when his master pulls the string.
For having this honor placed upon the
puppet he gets a per cent of tie fees
which come into the Office. Scott knows
how to work the robbing dodge in the
county clerks Office, hut Lothrop con-
trolled the republican nomination. So,
to each proportion of the pap. 1t is
about time to break up that little snap,
and put an honest and self-eontrolled
man in the Office. Every vote for Charley
Wilson will aid in the good work.
Workingmen, you are interested in re-
form. Help along the good work by
voting for Charles s. Wilson for the of.
fee of clerk and recorder.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
GIVE IT THE LIE. LII (

So great has the Indignation against
Chaffee's candidate grown in the past
week, that he and all his henehmen are
only on the defensive and all hope of
electing Graham on any personal or
party merit has been abandoned.
The Boss is now playing his trumps
with wild hand. He, and his repre-
.sentatives have announced that the fight
from now until the polls close viii be
one of money. Chaffee has more than
once said that he could buy all the votes
he wanted and by that means he felt
confident of winning the day. He has
weakened trife on the last point, and
doesn't feel so sure of being able to pur-
chase votes enough to elect his tool; but
he still holds out that he can purchase
the votes of the workingmen.
Leave everything else out of the fight,
and ask the workingmen of this county
if they intend to allow this slander to go
unrebuked? Why, if the laboring
classes of this city were to take the man
who offers such an insult to their man
hood out and treat him to coat of tar
and feathers it would be far short OF
what they owe him. Of course it would
not be advisable to do such thing, and
I do not suggest it; but / dc feel it duty
to urge every wageworker in Arapahoe
county to cast his ballot on next Tuesday
in such way as to prove beyond" all
chance for doubt that Boss Chaffee does
not know the honest toilers of this
county if he thinks they can be bought
as SO many cattle.
All elements of society, both in this
county and all over the state and, in
fact, all over the United States, viii
eagerly seize the returns of this election
to see if it is really true that Boss Chat
fee can take up his residence in Denver
for few weeks prior to an election and
by the power of his money place in Office
any man whom he may see fit to name.
h Fellow-workers, remember, it is not
the rich man, the merchant or the pro-
fessional man that Chaffee claims he can
buy. It is the wageworker, the man
who. in addition to being ground down
in the slough of detected poverty by the
money kings is looked upon by them as
only SO many slaves to be trafficked, for
at the pleasure of their masters.
Will we submit to this because we have
been republicans2 Would we submit to
it if it were democratic mover mol ]
feel that our brave and brawny men will
trample party lines out of sight on next
Tuesday, and care only to give the lie to
the man who has boastingly claimed
| them as chattels. ..4- g -.. ;-s-.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
SYNONYMS.

ST. PETERSBURG, October 26,-Count
Tolstoi, minister of the interior, and
D'Elianof, secretary of state for the leg
islative department, have submitted to
the car proposition that the heads OF
the various universities in Russia shall
hereafter be appointed by the governor.
They pointto the alarming increase OF
Nihilism in these institutions of learning
and assert that student" and "Nihilist'
are becoming synonymous - 5ablegram.
And so the tyrants tools have discov.
cred that student and "Nihilist' are
becoming synonymous? Any one who
understands and feels the expressions OF
the people by the tyrannical govern
hents of the world can readily. under
stand why the student should be Mill
istic. The only trouble is that there are
not students enough.
The downtrodden children are begin
ming to study political economy; they
are beginning to understand why the
few bask in the sunshine ofplenty while
the many toll and drudge through a life
of deprivation and want. They are be-
coming to understand why the man who
works not enjoys all, while he who works
continually enjoys nothing. They are
beginning to understand. why he who
produces is hungry and naked, while he
who produces nothing is clad in velvet
and ermine and fattens.
These things make Nihilists; they
make Communists; they make Inyinci-
bles, The poor, wretched devil who
plods on under his heavy load and never
stops to think why another no fairer nor
half as strong as he passes him by, leaV-
ing cloud of dust behind his carriage
wheels, is not the man who cries out
against the injustice of man.
1t is the man who thinks as he works,
who, while he wipes the sweat from the
brow with one hand, tears aside the veil
of superstition and ignorance with the
other. 1t is the student" who says the
systems of the world are but schemes OF
robbery concoeted by man to rob his
brother. He sees this as he studies the
great subject and he cries out against the
wrong. a... Gf4 =
His cry is laughed to scorn, his plea
for mercy spurned. Howlong, if,he be
true man will he continue to cry and
beseech? Will he not soon spring upon
his feet, dash his futile tears aside, and
cry out !: My suffering, my misery and
grief is my own; must not my salvation,
my emancipation be my own2 .d d.u.,
Thus does the student" become. the
"Nihilist" in Russia. And thus will the
thinker the world over become the actor,
unless the misery and wretchedness be
relieved and Justice opens her eyes.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
BEECHER.

This grand old man, with his world
wide reputation did not deem it beneath
him to address our delegates. His re
marksw were witty but full of meat. When
such men as Beecher know of us and ap-
preciate our work we may rest assured
that we have not organized in vain. He
called our convention one of "brain and
Drawn" and we feel that the compliment
in this instance WAS we'll deserved, for a
finer body oflaboring men never met in
this or any other country.-Firemen's
Magazine
How in Gods name could any man
claiming to represent class of working,
men through an official publication pen
such contemplate, unmanly sycophantic
slush as is contained in the above para
graph? Brain and Drawn" he might
have, but honor and manhood must be
strangers TO him. s r-
s, This Fireman's Magazine has displayed
an excruciting anxiety for some time
that some one would think it was the
organ of workingmen; it has on several
occasions. with an eagerness worthy a
better job, given the world to understand
that the organization it represented
and its twin-was not laboring mans
society, and had no sympathy for other
wageworkers, but that it would ever
steep itself so deep in the frog pond OF
sycophancy has not seemed possible A
union of workingmen may put ON all the
airs they wish, and the honest, intelligent
workers of other callings will only smile;
but when a representative of a society OF
men who are among the hardest of the
worlds workers and of the most ty-
rannieaily ruled, bends his back and
licks the feet of hypocritical old scoun-
drel, who derides, abuses and lies upon
the honest SONS Of toll, the men of "brain
and brawn"-I say when such evidence
of toadyism is shown in the ranks, whore
can hope find a foothold?
Does not the man who wrote the para
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05

y THE Tribune says vote was taken on
sheriff, at the Knights Of Labor ball
Wednesday evening, and that Graham
received twenty-five ~out of >fhirty-one
votes cast. This vote, iftaken at all, was
taken in the bar-room, where Graham
and his pals put in the greater part, Of
the evening. The, two hundred voters
in the ball room showed a studied re-
spect for the ladies present. Messrs.
Shackelford and Wilson were received
with the greatest courtesy by both sexes
and in the jolly, good humor which per
vaded the dancers all seemed to forget
that such thing as an election was on
the tapis. 20 s.. %. .s"@ ag. Say r.. -'7
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
4 nThe workingmen are matter of supreme
indifference to Mr.. ChafIee. .'-Times.

LET the workingmen of the county
vote as they may next Tuesday; let the
result of the election be what it may,
che Tribune has certainly taken posi-
ton towards the wageworkers of the
county from which it will take long
years to come down. The assaults made
by this subsidized, lying sheet upon the
honest and respectable workingmen OF
'Arapahoe county, have been of such a
contemplate and uncalledsfor character
as to win the scorn of every upright citi-
zen. The course of the Tribune may
seem all right to its managers, but the
respectable workingmen would not give
countenance to such dastardly course
to elect a ruler. of the world or save the
soul of one of the damned creatures who
dictate the policy of the Tribune,
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
LAST CHANCE
70 Register Your Names Will Be
Presented on Monday, Novem-
Der 5.

The registration books will be opened
for the last time on Monday next, No
yember 5, when those whose names are
not already enrolled will have an oppor-
tunity to register. 1t will be necessary
to have two voters in your precinct, who
are already registered, identify you,
Remember this, and procure your two
witnesses before presenting your name.
Every workingman should feel lit his
duty to get his name on the books and
be in shape to vote against corruption
and known enemy.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05


xater Is good epoqeh are for working.
manf Dos he not know that q Che
time this hell-tainted A1pas sasiaai W.
sas-tAsssaatry was-- iittals-ne-
nopoly-msde paupen end yaerapts I
Does he moi Know that one Of the Prih-
cipal subjects which agitatsd the country
at the time .sfl lhy9sehs lAelrher on .hs
lecture plaH11N 4 sftd1er of jaded
workingmen was an extensive strike of
railroad men who were crying out for
more bread with their waterg
Bah !! Such creatures as the writer Of
that article ms worthy Of 10 better fate
than the aristocratic skH pilot would
reserve for them.
When the brotherhood were in session
il. this city Z refused 70 attend their
meeting, because ] could see That the
men who had the affair IN charge had no
thought or wish saSe to truckle to their
masters and enemies.
Thank God, know the rank and Tile
of the locomotive firemen are not all like
this toad who edits the Magazine,
For three years I was brakeman, and
l never yet, while ariding ahead" sat on
the box in the cab with shoyeler of
black diamonds who was 50 depraved as
this man.
I should hate to think that Of all the
brave and sturdy stokers have been
proud to call my friends there was one
who could lower himself to lick the hand
Of a fend masquerading in the habili-
ments of a man of God, but whose only
wish is to grind the poor and serve the
Devil. as ls -
Something must soon be done to save
US from falling into q slavery worse than
that Of the poor black man thirty years
i -ls
The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05

The Knights of Labor of this city
should certainly feel under obligations
to the Tribune for its report of Wednes-
day nights ball. Those who were not
present and read the report on Thursday
morning got the idea that there was a
political meeting in East Turner hail.
instead of social gathering of members
of the society and their friends. ,s