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On Managing Husbands.
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See that your husband is properly
fed and the chances are that he will
| take pleasure in seeing that you are
properly clothed. The experiment is
worth trying anyway. -
When any of your husbands rela.
tives come always give them the spare
room. If you should give up your
own apartment and sleep in the spare
room yourself you might catch your
death of cold.
Judge a man not by great deeds,
but by the little attentions of daily
life. If he nightly brings an evening
paper home to you, be sure that al
though older and more careworn than
when he married you>he is your ardent
lover still.
Put down bedroom carpets late in
the day, when it is too dark to see
where you drop your tacks. When
your husband gets up at night and
goes searching around for the pare
goric he will find them and perhaps
pick them up for you. e
la family of children it usually
happens that one or two are bad tem-
pered and very hard to manage.
Never lose an opportunity of remind
ing your husband that they do not
bear the slightest resemblance to any
member of your family. This will
keep him from fancying that they
take after you. A.i 4 -
1t is very necessary when a bust.
ness man comes home after q day of
harrassing care and continued strug-
giles with powerful competitors that
bis mind should be distracted from
such subjects. The best way to ae-
complish this is to spend the evening
telling him about the incapacity and
impudence of your servants. -t-
Always keep the love letters your
husband wrote you before marriage
in a well-locked iron-box in the dark
est corner of the attic. Nothing puts
a man in such temper as to stumble
across his former effuslons and read
few pages of them. Some men
under such circumstances have been
known to kick themselves down stairs
and be seriously injured.
Always be in some far away part of
the house when your husband comes
in and let him hunt you up. Ii he
finds you in the lumber loom cover
ed with dust and dirt, slashing around
with wet cloth in your hands, he
will know that you are faithfully
doing your "dooty." If you should
meet him in the hall with neatly-ar-
ranged hair and smiling, up-turned
face be might imagine that you had
been lounging IN the parlor all day
reading French novels.
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They tre ssfTy About II.

We notice that the most Of the little
country papers who were following
after the st. Louis Post Dispatch and
calling on Goyernor crittenden to
resign, have crawled into their holes.
No man is.perfect. Gov. Crittenden
is doing the best he can. Let the
radicals and radical papers howl at
him. It is bad bird that will foul
its own nest. Some Of our cotempo-
raries would like to take back many
things they have said.
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A Birds Nest on the railroad

A paper published IN Germany
says: .'Even the little members of
the feathered creation, generally so
shy, are becoming familiar with on:
noisy industries. Indeed, they be-
gin to take rides on the railroads. A
pair Of red-breasts recently made their
home, built their nest, and brooded
and fed their young under a gravel
car constantly plying between Duren
and Capallen Gifserath. The little
creatures we're regularly taken back
and forth, and by this their range
for food was considerably enlarged.
Notwithstanding all the busy noise
over and around them, they were
much safer than in the most peaeefni
inclosure within the reach of wicked
boys. A nest Of young wagtaifs have
recently left their nests, where they
had been raised. npder The plate of
switch here. Twenty-Five regular
trains, besides extra trains, vent dai-
~ back andforth over them, vet TO
shy little family did not seem 10 be
IN the least disturbed, -
N To n q.
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The Story Of . Book AGENT,

A Philadelphia book agent impor-
tuned James Watson. rich and close
New York man, living out at Eliza
beth, until he bought a book-the
early Christian Martyrs. - Mr..
Watson didn't want the book, but he
bought it to get rid of the agent /;
then taking it under his arm, he start
ed for the train which takes him to
his New York office.
Mr.. Watson hadn't been gone long
before Mrs. Watson came home from
a neighbor's. The book agent saw
her, and went in and persuaded the
wife to buy another copy Of the same
book. She was ignorant of the fact
that her husband had bought the same
book in the morning. When Mr..
Watson came back from New York
at night Mrs. Watson showed him the
book. :.
II don't want to see it," said
Watson, frowning terribly.
"Why, James?" asked his wife.
because that rascally book agent
sold me the same book this morning.
Now we've got two copies of the same
book-two copies of the Early Chris
tian Martyrs and"
''But, James, We can"
"No, we can't either" interrupted
Watson. The man is off on the
train before this. Confound it! /
could kill the fellow. L"
why, there he goes to the depot
now" said Mrs. Watson, pointing
out Of the window at the retreating
form of the book agent making for
the train.
But it's too late to catch him,
and I'm not dressed. I've taken off
my boots, and" ..z --
Just then Mr.. Stevens, a neighbor
of Mr.. Watson, drove by, when Wat
son pounded On the wlndow-pane in a
frantic manner, almost frightening
the horse.
''Here, Stevens" he shouted,
you're hitched up; won't you run
your horse down to the train and hold
that book agent till I come? RUM
Catch i'm now
"All right" said Stevens, whipping
up his horse and tearing down the
road.
Mr.. Stevens reached the train Just
as the conductor shouted 'sall
aboard!"
'Book ngent!" he yelled, as the
book agent stepped on the train.
"Book agentl Hold on! Mr.. Watson
wants to see you"
watson? Watson wants to see
me?" repeated the seemingly puzzled
book agent. "Oh, l know what be
wants! he wants to buy one of my
books; but 1 can't miss the train to
sell it to him."
''If that is all he wants, can pay
for it and take it back to him. How
much is it?'
"Two dollars for the Early Chris.
tian Martyrs, said the book agent,
as he reached for the money and pass
ed the book out through the car win
dow.
Just then Watson arrived, putting
and blowing, in his shirt sleeves. A.
he saw the train pull out he Was too
full for utterance.
well, I got it for you," said Ste
vens; ..just got it and that's ALL" :.
Got what?" yelled Watson.
why, I got the book-'Early
Christian Martyrs and"
"By-the-great-gunsp" moaned
Watson, as he placed his hand to bis
brow and swooned right in the middle
OF the street.
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Tackled the Wrong Man, and the In.
~terView Was Unsatisfactory.
Chicago Times.

77~. Chicago Times.
ssHave you seen man come up to
the desk within the last half hour with
side-whiskers and yellow gloves %
asked an excited young man at the
Sherman House yesterday of the clerk
who, stood placidly behind the desk.
VI don't know exactly. Did he
have black side whiskers?''
Yes
And yellow-ribbed gloves?''
II think so.'
2'.And "a silver-headed bamboo
eane!"
Il don't know about that,' said
the young man obviously, studying
for an instant to remember whether
the man did have such cane; "but
he wore high silk hat
"Oh, yes," said the clerk, "that
was. What is the matter?''
''Why, while left my sister In the
railroad Office few minutes ago he
came up and took her by the arm and
attempted to speak to her. She re-
sented his insolence, but he insisted
on talking, and she was about to ask
protection from one of the office
clerks when he turned on his heels
and came in here
"That could not be-" said the clerk,
confidently she wouldn't do anything
like that
''Well, be had yellow gloves, a high
hat, and black side-whiskers, and if 1
fndr the beggar 1 win teach him what
it is to insult young lady whom he
has never met in that fashion," The
young mans tones were ferocious
and his eye had in it the legendary
blood, and the clerk thought it might
be as we'll to give him a chance to
discharge his extra head of steam.
"Where is the fellow?" inquired the
avenger. SIN parlor d. replied the
clerk, and the avenger shot off up
stairs without waiting to take the ele-
vator. Those who had heard the
waited to see the de-
nouement. They hadn't more than
about ten seconds to wait when the
avenger came down. He had thought
it best evidently to take the elevator
this time, as being more comfortable.
His acquiline nose had triangular
scar on it, his left eye was larger
than it had been ten seconds before,
and his hat looked as if it had blown
into the street and returned to him
by newsboy. ''Did you see hlm?'
inquired the clerk, sympathetically.
II thought 1 had," was the young
mans response as he asked bellboy
to brush bis coat off, "but discov-
cred / was wrong. That man has
black side whiskers, high hat, and
a silver-headed cane, but he doesn't
wear yellow gloves.
II thought you had tackled the
wrong man." said the clerk, pleasant
ly, and the young man went out by
the Clark street entrance, limping
painfully.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-12-06
i Chapter on the Newly Married.

After the honeymoon is over, In which
each lives in the seventh heaven of bliss,
and is blind to all outward surroundings,
there comes day when the mere matter
of-fact duties begin, and they settle down
to the realities of life. The habits, the
manners, and the tempers are things that
neither knows anything about in the 9TH
er, and that which was long concealed in
an engagement for months is quickly re-
vealed in the close relationship of mar
ried life. Some little habit that the
bachelor or maiden has formed rasps to
rawness the nerves of the other, and the
determinations on either side to. break
the other of the fault only chafes and frets
both without attaining the object. He
thinks that home life should fill their ev-
cry thought. She thinks a little society
and gayety would be preferable. He is
tired when he comes home at night, tired
of seeing people, tired of talking to them;
he has been in a whiri all day. She has
moped by herself through the same long
hours in the ''love of a cottage" that
seemed SO poetical to talk about, or has
spent dreary time, solitary and alone,
through cheerless winter day in her
room at their boarding house, and is on
ly kept from downright rebellion by the
thought that when s'Charlie" comes
home they win go to the theater, or 60 to
see "ma." Then there is disappointment
on both sides. She thinks he is "real
mean" because he does not indorse her
plans, and he thinks she is downright
silly to wish to leave such coy fireside
and such comfortable little home place
for any other spot on earth. s- ~
She has always found her 81 wills"
and 81 won'ts" the law and the gospel,
and ten chances to one Charlie yields to
her imperial highness, and is forever
after a hen-pecked husband. But if that
same Charlie is wise, and can convince
his '1ittle wife" without wounding her,
he has forever won, not only her heart,
but her judgment, and she looks up to
and respects him for his firmness.
1t is very seldom the case that the first
months of married life are the happiest,
and it takes big stock of love and good
sense to launch couple over the break
ers into smooth, open, matrimonial sea-
The faults that are discovered, the weak
nesses that are shown, the foibIes that
are betrayed, can only be met with for
bearance, If pair hope for blissful fu-
ture; then every after year confirms their
oneness of heart, of sympathy and Of
purpose, and any couple of this kind long
married will tell you they are happier
after all those years then they were the
day they were married.
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4 change for Rxpansisn.

A commercial traveller dropped Oh
the train in q small Western village,
and upon getting into the bus was
driven about three miles to hotel.
ssIs this town incorporatedi" he
finally inquired Of the hotel runne.
who was the only other occupant Of
the bus.
"No."
"Why don't you incorporate? II
you did you wonld have town big.
ger than New York"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-12-06

The LEDGER's. ssSmall Talk" was
set forth With cut last week to rep
resent the s.Small Talk editor. We
immediately recognized his feet -
Vuada2ia Argus.
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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.
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SOCIETIES.

A. o. U. W: meets every Tuesday evening at
:: 80. j, 4. Spence, p. NJ. W.; +. s. Frost, NJ.
w; J.J. Winseetr, 9. F.; R. n. Armstrsng, o. /;
D. Sentrss R;izP.W. Rarsiipg, Receivers s..
oTsas GsmassaMd.zss "a I'm. sbw,ss Ea,sheut
Commander. meets third Tuesday evening of
each month, at I :sof. hH@S zss ~ gSs
Mexico Lodge No 26, a. q and 4. .Iy Et nj
day night in each inontilats A, 4spLn Mann-
j 42ibbss TreasHerS J. Bassford, s. NJ; j.
F. Gi4hm ,JsDa james Clacher, Tyler
afexieo Chapter No: 27:, Royal Arch, meets the
R.a j. u. Marmadake, Secretary.
Hebron Lode No. -, Al and A. NJ. regular
coInmuncakiens fst Tuesday In every month at
S,S0R M.iJ, al. RILEY, WsA, 3asFlis = 8,
LOO. F-Mexico Lotige No. 80 meets every
Thursday evening q Their hsai in T. M Morris
Audrain County Medical Society meets every
Friday ersalhg att otcfoek4 DIR. Tax keeton,
PresideasS DR.. w. w. 4fsotifnan, Secretary.
Salt Riyer Eodges No. 1See, Kniehts ef Honor, !,
meets lst and, 81 Thursday ,sseainss at hen.
Harding, Reporter -, .--,,..s-
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If you want to borrow money call
on Hayden 4 Gregg. u
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STATE OFFICIALS.

GoVern0r--T. I: Crittenden. Salary, So 600
Lieut.: 6ov..-Robert A. Campbell.... $5 per day.
Secretary of State-M. K. McGrath. So 600
Attorney General--Daniel II. Mcintyre. SO 600
Audltor--J ohn Walker-........... ......S 200
Ireasurer--Ph1l. f. Chappeli. i.............S So 900
Register OF Lands--Robert McCulloch. :. S3 900
Supt. Public Instructi0n--W L. Coleman SO 900
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- - ForDyspepsia.
Costiyenesa
aoac4 heeoAches
hronfc Disr.
IA rhu.- y...,ss..
0Z9 1es SeenAaces
A~ Lnpong OF ne
Hood, Fever and
Ague, Malaria,
ysf2elvvusNuo ana Al, r,se>..>s
e.9 Ss-. =
raneeuent ef Liver. Bov.l. ana xid,.v..
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sHIOAS OF A DIsEAsED LIVER.
pain 5 eli aadsr de shosld.r. .Slsae nisaaiea @ Ss
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SUPREME COURT.
>TATE LUNATIC ASYLUM-FULTON.
Resident Of1icerS

I X. II. Smith, NJ. D., Superintendent and Phy-
sielan. Salary s., coo per year.
A. WilkersOn, NJ. D., First Assistant Physician.
Salary 81 500 per year.
I. A. Howard, NJ. D., Second Assistant Ply
sician. Salary 81 500.
Q. U. Atkinson, Steward. Salary, 81 200
D. Ddiiey, treasurer. Salary, 81 200
+ A. Russell, Book-keeper. Salary, $500
Mrs. Gordon, Matron n.............. Salary, $500
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DEAF AND DUMB AsYLUM---FULTON.
". ID. Kerr, A. NJ, Sup't....... Salary, 81 500
james h. shelley, Jr., Steward Salary, 600
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VOL. XIV.
National and State Directory,
THE EXECUTIVE.

Observation-Disclosures A Arthur. Salary $50 Ooi
ce-President--Dayia Davis.... salary So Dot
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RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.

james Harding. MISREPRESENTATION. of Cole
a u. SCI ieI .0f Newton.
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THE CABINET.
(salary of each, Ss,OO0.l
Secretary of State-F. T. Frelinghuys sen, of n j.
Secretary of War--Robert Lincoln, of Illinois
Secretary of fTreasury--Chas. +. Folger of n, Y
Secretary Of Navy--Wm. f. Chandler of New
Hampshire.
Secretary of lnterior--H. +. Teller of Ohio
Attorney General--Ben. H. Brewster, of Penn.
Postmaster General--Walter Q. Gresham.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-12-06

Go to Collins saloon for the best
whisky. 19-tf
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UNITED STATES JUDICIARY,
Chief Justice.

Morrison r. Waite, of Ohio. Salary $40, so
Associate Iusfices
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ready accrued from taxation.
Some how or other, republican
leaders generally eontrive to base
their measures upon the social inter-
ests Of those whom they desire to at
tract to the support OF them and Mr..
Blaine's proposition d at once an ar
guuent in favor Of Internal revenue
taxation, and an appeal to those who
wish to be freed from oppressive state
taxasion5 to snstain the republican
party. ..la.l
In the doubtful and pivotal states
two of which the democracy must
gain to elect their presidential candi-
dates this argument and appeal are
adroitly addressed TO Independent vo-
tiers. prohibiionists, labor league
and the industrial interests. Should
sir. Blans,s nropsat;on be- adepsed
as. long asit isteptln operation, it
will reduce state levies, tax intox-
icating liquors, and protect labor and
manufacturing. When the character
of the sentiments and social Interests
of the pivotal stases Nare 'considsred,
the conclusion must necessarily be,
that if Mr.. Blaine's proposition ID
Unconstitutional and dangerousto the
states, it is nevertheless in the exist
ing reIstiohs:of parties, aelever eIee'
tioneering deylce, and ought to b,
summarily met and counteracted b,
the democracy.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-12
milwaukee Badness.

A vicious and brutal murder was
committed in West Milwaukee last
Saturday night. The victim was a
young man in the employ Of }. Hum
mel, live stock dealer on the corner
of Fourteenth and State streets. The
Young man had been marking for
Hummel for two months past and no
one knew his name he going by the
name of Pete. At 9:30 tonight he
was standing in the yard looking out
into the street when two shots we're
fired in quick succession, and the
family hurrying out, found Pete III the
struggle of death, and saw u man dis
appearing rapidly up the street. The
police patrol wagon was called. In
about two hours they succeeded in ar
resting a man August Heller, who had
formerly worked for Hammel and
had been discharged. Heller had
frequently threatened to thrash Pete
because he had supplanted him in the
position as coaehmaI, However,
there is no evidence against him, ex-
cept purely circumstantial. n friend
of the murdered man, who had known
him since coming to the city two
months, yet who, strange to say never
learned his name, says Pete had told
him he was in trouble about a young
woman in ManitOwoc, whom he
wished to marry, but who rather
favored another man. This other
man Pete informed his friend, was
dangerous character, and he (Pete.
feared violence to himself or to the
girl if he succeeded IN marrying her
These facts furnish two theories as &c
who the murderer may be. Pete was
considered an exemplary man by his
employer, and his miidness OF charac
fer and uniform good habits make The
murder appear the more cruel ant
unprovoked.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-12
THE NEWS.
TRANSFORMATION OF Grain.

Mr.. Nimmo, chief of the bureau OF
statistics, at Washington, will, i'll his
forthcoming report, discuss the trans
portation of grain by the overland
routes from the Pacific to the Atlantic
seaboard. He will give the views of 81
number of authorities on the different
routes. The Southern Pacific to Gal
weston or New Orleans will, he thinks,
be the most likely to carry the surplus
California wheat across the continent,
as that route is the shortest to the sea-
board. The Northern Pacific, on the
other hand, with its lake connections
at Duluth, will make an excellent out
let for the productions of Oregon,
Washington Territory and the grain
growing region of the northern from
tier. He says that the facilities for
reaching water route, which the
Northern and Southern Pacific routes
have, give them the advantage i'll car
rying grain and agricultural products
over the Union Pacific.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-12
Secretary New and the President

WASHINGTON, Sept, 8.-Assistant
Secretary New had an interview with
the president this afternoon with re-
ference to his resignation which he
has been contemplating recently in a
general way. 1t is understood that
the president was not pleased with
Gen. News proposition TO go, and
urged him to try and so arrange his
private business as TO allow him to
continue to discharge his official
duties. 1t is reported that the presi-
dent is the more desirous to have Gen.
New remain, from the fact that for
months the chief duties of the secre-
tary's affice, have developed upon
him. Secretary Folger has been ab.
sent thirty weeks during the last thir-
teen months. Gen. New says that al
any rate his private business will dc.
mand his attention for two months
and he will leave for home Monday
night, if Secretary Folger returns as
expected, Whether he will resume
his post or not is left an open question
for the present.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-12
An Embezzler.

The absconding of James .. Parker
from Williamsport, Pa, having oc-
casioned the failure of the Boston
firm of Parker 4 Gannett, the follow
ing facts in regard to the Williams
port party's disappearance are of in
terest. 1t seems that before abscond-
ing he took a large sum of money
from his law partner, Bentley. AS
soon Us the latter made up his mind
that Parker had absconded, he started
for New York, to see if he could get
any trace of him. He found that he
had registered ut the Hoffman house
on Tuesday following, July the %.
Bentley is unable to say the exact
amount of Parker's em5ezzlement,
but fears will run up to $50, 900, as new
facts are constantly developing. 1t is
now thought that Parker carried away
with him over $4,000. 1t is under
stood that young lady of Williams
port has gone with him, and it is be-
lieved the couple have started for
Europe.
Morris tribune., 1883-09-12
Frank james Free.

A special from st. Joseph Missouri
states that the verdict of the jury ac-
ouitting Frank James was genuil e
surprise. All expected a hung jury,
and were unprepared for anything
else. Maj. Edwards in an interview
last Saturday said Gov. Crittenden
would never give Frank James up to
the Minnesota authorities. He would
sav to them "This is the closing up
of the war. / said ] would break up
this gang, and I have done it, All
the rest of them are either dead OF in
the penitentiary, and can afford to
let this man go, for we need have no
further fear of him. 1t is believed
that Maj. Edwards speaks officially
Morris tribune., 1883-09-12
The Denver & Rio Grande Programme

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The Denver 4
Rio Grande financial programme has
been arranged. The road needs from
$3 900 900 to $5,O00,000 immediately to
put it in fine condition. \ new first
mortgage cannot be directly created,
but it is proposed to make new con-
solidated or blanket mortgage of at
least $50 900, 900, absorbing all previous
issues amounting to $26, 900, 600, the re-
naming $4,O00,0O0 to be used for i'm
mediate necessities of the company.
A large amount of stock will prOba-
bly, be created to go with the bonds as
bonus, but this feature of the scheme
is sstudiously withheld. The question
of the presidency will remain undeter-
mined until the settlement Of the
financial plan. Recent movements of
stock have been due to a knowledge Of
the plan by insiders, who have been
preparing to take advantage Of it in
the market. There is desire on the
part of some parties in interest to in
crease the mortgage, making it at
least $40 1000, 900, and provide for all
future requirements of the company.