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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
Base Ball as Seen by a Girl.
Merchant Traveller.

A girls notion of the national
game is called off pretty accurately
by the letter of a young city lady to
her girl chum in the country. ''You
must visit me-" she wrote, "when
the base ball season opens. There is
so much skill and grace displayed.
The pitcher, I think-bnt, my! you
never saw game, will explain it
to you. The pitcher-a dear little
thing-stands in the middle and
throws ball at another, who stands
in front with a long stick in his hand.
The thrower tries to hit his stick, and
the other young man, who is called
the knocker, tries to swing the club
that it will be impossible for the
thrower to hit the stick with the ball.
Some of the knockers become very
good at this, and some of the dar-
lings could stand there and never
have their clubs hit once. The
catcher stands behind the knocker,
and is jnst too brave for anything.
We girls think he is the incest one in
every club. 1 think the catchers are
very cute and heroic"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
She Won't Go.

He had been very kind and solicit
tous for several days, and at break
fast yesterday morning he suddenly
remarked:
"My dear, you don't know how
bad it makes me feel to see you look
so thin and careworn."
Yes" she softly replied.
"You must have lost at least five
pounds in the last month -
81 presume So"
"And that haggard expression
shows over work and need of rest. y
eyes,
"Dear me! but l could never for
give myself if you should go into a
decline"
"See here. Henry!" she replied
as she laid down her fork and looked
him square in the eye, ''you want tc
drop that! If you think you car
pack me off to the country for q
month and leave you to gallon
around here you have got hold OF
the wrong end of the string!''
He sighed heavily, but made nc
reply, and yet as he stood on The
corner waiting for the car, ant
Smith asked him how his wife was
he answered.:
''Picking right up, thank you
She's gaining pound a week righ
along. and was never in bette
| sp;rits -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
Soda Fountain in the State outside of large cities
How q Woman Puts on Shoes.

When q woman has a new pair OF
shoes sent home she performs Alto
gether different from a man. She
never shoves her toes into them and
yanks and hauls until she is red in
the face and all out of breath, and
then goes stamping and kicking
around, but pulls them on part way
very carefully, twitches them off
again to take last look and see if
she has got the right one, pulls them
On again, looks at them dreamily,
says they are just right, then takes
another look, stops suddenly to
smooth out the wrinkle, twists around
and surveys them sideways, exclaims,
"Mercy, how loose they are," looks
at them square in front, works her
feet around so they won't hurt her
quite so much, takes them off. looks
at the heels, the toes, the bottom,
and then inside, puts them on again,
walks up and down the room once or
twice, remarks to her better-half that
she won't have them at any price,
tilts down the mirror so she can see
how they look, turns in every posi-
BILE direction, and nearly dislocates
her neck trying to see how they look
from that way, backs off, steps ur
again, takes thirty or forty farewell
looks, says they make her feet look
awful big, and will never do in the
world, pulls them off and on three OIL
four times more, asks her husband
what he thinks about it, and pays nc
attention to what he says, goes
through it all again, and finally says
she will take them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
PROCTOR KNOTT.
One of His Characteristic Speeches
Whenin Congress.

a very humorous speech in May, 20, |
on a proposition to pave Pennsyl-
vania avenue at the. public expense
He gave as one reason why this
should be done that the avenue is so
much used by the horde of office
holders that throng the thorough
fares of Washington. ''For, SIR"
said Mr.. Knott, ''if there is a being
on earth for whose comfort and con-
venience entertain the profoundest
solicitude, if there is one whose
smallest want stirs my sympathetic
soul to its serenest depths, it is our
office-holder, your public functionary.
When see one of that noble army
of martyrs bidding adieu to his
home and all the sweets of private
life, for which he is so eminently
fitted by nature, to immediate him.
self upon the altar of his country's
service for four long years, Homer's
touching picture Of the last sad
scene between the noble Hector and
the weeping family rises before my
sympathetic Imagination. When /
see him plunging recklessly into an
office Of the duties of which he is
profoundly and defantly ignorant,
l am reminded of the self-sacrlticing
heroism of Curtis when he leaped
into the yawning gulf which opened
into the Roman forum. When L
beheld him sadly contemplating his
majestic features in one of those
gorgeous and costly mirrors which
is furnished him at the public ex-
pense, my heart goes out to him in
sympathy. When see him seated
sorrowfully at miserable repast of
sea-terrapin and champagne my very
bowels yearn for him. And when l
/ see him performing, perhaps, the
only du' for which he is fully COM
petent, signing the receipts for his
monthly pay, 1 am so overwhelmed
with pity for his miserable condition
that l wish l were in his place.
When such considerations as these,
sir, have come crowding upon my
mind, appealing to every generous
sentiment Of my better nature; when
I have thought how the official
nerves of our poor neglected public
servants are racked by the car rat
Ting Ger the stony street, I have
felt, under the sudden impulse of the
moment, that we ought to tear up
the old cobble-stone pavement on
the avenue and supply its place with
one of the new-fashioned patent
wooden ones, over which the splen-
did carriages of our government of.
Ificials with their coats of arms and
diverted outriders might glide as
smoothly and noiselessly as the aeri
al car of the fairy queen through the
rose tinted clouds of the upper
ether" Mr.. Knott disclaimed any
thing but the kindest feelings to-
ward the people of Washington
II rejoice" said he, "to know tha
they are so fortunate as to have thu
privilege of enjoying the fruits of th'
governments munificence in i'm
proving the nations capital Blu
1 do hope that after we shall have
lpaved and lighted all their street
for them, after we shall have sup
piled all their houses with water
after we shall have contributed il
every possible way to their comfort
convenience and tastes, they will no
insist on our making an appropria
ton to pay salaries to the littl
cast iron niggers which / see som
gentlemen have put up in front Q
their houses to hitch their horses to.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
Enforcing the Rules Of the Wash
HOUSe,

"Say, you yaller-skinned Chinee,
I left two flannel shirts an pair of
overalls here to be washed t'other
day, an when sent my boy around
to get 'em and tell yer I'd lost the
check yer said mo cheeky no washy'
to 'im."
mo -checkee, no washee. dat
alice hte, me no yallee-skin. Me
Chinee man. Me lun washee house.
No checkee, no washee."
s'Then I'll smash your mug all
over your face" and the irate patron
of Tung Lung began to work his
arms. A moment later he was so
mixed up with Chinaman that we
could hardly tell which was which.
He got an awful threshing, and when
he came out of that laundry with one
ear partly bitten off, and with his
nose bashfully retiring from view with
his face, with one eye hanging down
| on his cheek and the other closed fol
repairs, he mournfully said to mar
who asked him what allied him:
ether rule o. that wash house all
NO checkee, no washee,' and I'm
dad gummed if they don't enforce
| it''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
In Chicago.

First Delegate - Hello! Haven't
you gone home yet?
Second Delegate-Can't you see l
haven't?
F. D.-Yes, of course. But why
don't you go home?
S. D.-Beeause I've sold my pass
and spent all my money.
F. D.-Shake, old fellow That's
my fix too. What are you going te
do about it?
S. D.-Going to wait 'lntil July
and then disguise myself IS a Demo
crat.
F. D.-How will you do it? ~
S. D.-Borrow plug hat and
bottle of whisky, and hurrah for th'
old ticket.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
What a Woman Can Do.

She can say "No," and stick to it
for all time. She can also say ''No"
in srch q low, soft voice that it means
"Yes." She can sharpen q lead pen
Gil If you give her plenty Of time and
plenty Of pencils. She can dance
all night in pair Of shoes two sizes
too small for her, and enjoy every
minute Of the time. She can pass
display window Of draper's shop
without stopping-if she il running
to catch a train. She can walk half
the night with noisy baby in her
arms without once expressing q de-
sire to murder the infant.
She can appreciate q kiss from her
husband seventy-fve years after the
marriage ceremony has taken place.
She can suffer abuse and neglect for
years, which one touch of kindness
or consideration will drive from her
recollection. She can 60 to church,
and afterwards tell you what every
woman in the congregation had on,
and in some rare instances, can give
FAINT idea Of what the text was.
She can look her husband square in
the eye when he tells her some cock
and bull story about being detained
at the Office" without betraying in
the least that she knows him to be a
colossal liar.
She can-but what's the use A
woman can do anything or every
thing, and do It well. She can do
more in minute than a man can dc
in an hour, and do it better. She can
make the alleged lords Of creation
bow down to her own sweet will and
they will never know it. Yes, :
woman can do everything with tu
one exception; she cannot climb I
tree,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

Joe H Bryan, Of this city, has
bought an interest in the Hannibai
Morning Joxnsal, one Of the best
daiIies in the State. Joe is thor
ough newspaper man and will make
the Journal boom,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

VERONA, No., June "a, 'sg.-Mr.
Bob White, Mexico, Missouri Talk
to me about a home without
mother. q family circle without a
baby, table without a biscuit, but
don't fail to send me the great re-
ligious weekly LEDGER every week.
Hold the Democratic ROSTERS head
high until his voice procl.:nas. victo-
ryi victory ! victory ] /! Pros
perity TO the LEDGER. l.. z. S.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
The following is the age of eacl

The following is the age of each
of the gubernatorial candidates:
Aylett Fl. Buckner, 66 years; born
at Fredericksburg, Va, December
14th, 1887.
John S. Marmaduke, 81 years ;
born in Saline county, Mo-, March
14th, 1888.
Robert A. Campbell, 49 years ;
born in Pike county, Mo-, September,
1884.
Robert W. Fyan, 49 years; born
in Bedford county, Pa, March 1ltb
1885.
Thomas P. Bashaw, 40 years
born in Monroe county, Ky, October
"a, 1S43.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
Worthy Tribute to Hardin.

Nat G. Dryden, OF Troy, nomlnat-
ed x-Governor C. H. Hardin for
delegate at large in the following
language:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of
the Convention-The grand old
Democratic district, the Seventh con-
gressional district of Missouri, with
its solid sixty-five votes in this con-
vention, have instructed me to
place before you the name of one of
the grandest men in this grand
Union. [applause.] He needs, my
fellow delegates, no eulogy from me.
He has erected to himself in the rec
ord of his administration as Governor
of the great State monument i'm
perishable as marble and more lasting
than brass. The records Of that ad-
ministration, written long years ago,
is one of the brightest pages in the
history of our splendid State. 1t is
an administration free from blot or
blemish, noted for its justice, noted
for its purity, noted for its freedom
from rings. 1t IS an admin
istration that every citizen of
this State, be he Democrat, Republi-
can or what not, is justly proud OF.
Butsthe gentleman of whom 1 speak,
has time and again, in veal and
woe, led the Democratic cohorts
every time to victory. His name is
a tower of strength. Loud ap-
plause.] Jackson county. IN nam
ing its favorite, said 'None knew
him but to love him and none named
him but to praise" My fellow
Democrats, this is not true of the
gentleman that 1 shall name, for
there is not one in the State of Mis-
souri, scarcely, in jail, that don't
hate him with all his soul. Ap-
plause.] His whole life has been
spent in this garden spot of the
earth his boyhood was spent here
and his manhood and maturer years
in that grand portion Of Missouri Of
which gallant old Boone is the
centre. Gentlemen of the conven'
ton, weSname him because we love
him; we name him beca use we revere
him; we name him because we g
with him and trust him; we name
him because his ripened wisdom vii
be of ncalcuiable advantage to US a
Chicago, where he can make his pip
tones sound over all those people
There, gentlemen, the question par
amount arises; there the question b,
the side of which the tariff and reve
nue. and all other issues dwindle int
absolute insignifcance. That is
whether this republic is to live tn
: way we are or to avenge the shame
less, nameless and wicked conspirac
:, Of '76; whether we are to reserv
the rights Of all the people, the pre-
servative right to change their ruler
at their will [applause] or whethe
we are to be down to where Republl
. canism has crushed US 80 Ions
: Gentlemen, name as our standard
bearer from the Seventh district thu
}, grand gentleman, that devout patrio
4 that gallant old war eagle OF Demo'
: racv, Charles II. Hardin. Lou
and continuous applause.
rive omit a portion Of his speee
rejecting unfortunately and unne'
essarily on Governor Crittenden.-
VI Ed. LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
restaurant and tried to get something

restaurant and tried TO get something
to eat and sll we could get was
bread, and pa had his pocket picked,
and We couldn't get place to sleep,
and walked around town all night.
Pa got little sleep by spelling po-
iceman, but I didn't sleep o wink.
Half the night there were delegates
marching around with bands, and pa
would fall in behind, and the dele
gates at the rear Of the procession
would drive him away. In the morn
ing We went over to the depot and
borrowed fifty cents Of a conductor
that pa knew, who goes to our church,
and then We got coffee for breakfast,
and started for the convention. We
couldn't get within four blocks of the
building, and didn't have no tickets,
and they drove US out of the line.
Pa found one of the men who en-
couraged hun to go to the convention
and tried to get ticket, but the man
told pa to go over on the lake fronh
back Of the exposition building, and
he would bring him q ticket. We
went over there and stayed four
hours, and the man never came. Pa
got thirsty, and followed a crowd into
q saloon to take a drink with them,
and the bartender fired him out. o,
1t was one continual round Of pleas
ure. Pa was discouraged, and said
We would 60 to the hotel and get our
satchel and 60 home, 10 we went
there and asked for the satchel, and
the porter threw this old satchel at
pas head. It was one somebody
had tired to get board on, and there
was nothing in it, but pa took it. He
said it would look better to travel
with a satchel. So we got enough
convention and went over and got on
freight train, and the conductor put
US off at Evanston, and we walked to
the next station and got on another,
and was put off, and we kept it up,
off and on, till we got here. Say, l
think politics is fraud, don't you?''
''That is the way I have always
looked at politics" said the grocery
man. and the bad boy got up to 60
out, saying, 81 am little interested
in knowing how pa will explain this
business to ma. He has been making
her believe he was high up in politics,
and to come home this way will be to
arouse her suspicious" and the boy
hobbled out with the satchel in hl:
hand and a stone bruise on his heel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
New Bakery.

John Mckinley has just opened
new bakery southeast corner OF the
square. John has the very best OF
ice cream, lemonade, cakes, candies,
fruits. &c. His fresh bread is the
best in the State. 4-u.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
The Kind OF Answer he Gave.

"What was all that scuffiing about
down stairs?" asked Mrs. Hilboots,
as her lord and master strobe into the
room.
"Nothing, except that monkey
faced dude asking for Sarah Ann"
"What did he say::"
s'Oh, he began by saying he was
speaking from the bottom of his
heart, and so on"
.sAnd what answer did you give!
"I grew spasmodic, too," answered
Hilboots, gently tapping his little
angelic number twelve shoe; sand
gave him an answer from the bottom
of my sole" -.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

Call at Dobyns & Gibbs where you
will see some Of Mr.. Harry Heaton's
artistic work. Those who think OF
joining his class can in thu, way see
what excellent work be dos. e-u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

]. M. Beshears, candidate for
sheriff of Audrain county, was here
this week shaking hands with citizens
of Sailing township rs they came to
town. Mr.. b. is well known, having
served in the capacity of deputy
sheriff for several years, and the man
who s'gits there win have him t.
beat.-.S.urgeon Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

81. S. Greer of VandaIia, has fine
lumber business. See his locals in
the LEDGER. LIT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
Why Adam Never Laughed.

"Pap, how big was Adam when he
was bornl''
"He was man and rs large as
man when made"
''Then he never did have sSy
boy fnn, did hes"
"No."
"And right away got marriedF'
ssYes."
"Good golIyl No wonder he new
er laughed none. )"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03

If you want to borrow money call
on Hayden & Gregg. tt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
"And right away got msHrieds''
Beautiful work.

er laughed none. /"
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-22

electors and the Democrats the remainde.,
and u committee was appointed to act with
the Anti -M0nOpolists and make the selections
A dispatch from Grand Rapids gives the
following as the ticket selected by the Demo-
crats in pursuance of the fusion:
Lieutenant governor, Matthew Maynard,
Marquette; secretary of state, William II.
Shakespeare, Kalamazoo; treasurer, James
Blair, Grand Rapids; auditor gen
eral, Col George P. Sanford, Lansing;
state board Of education, the Rev. Chris
tian Vanderveen, Ottawa; electors-at-large,
William b. Moran, Detroit, and J. W Elan
ders, st. Joseph; district electors, E. Millard,
Lenawee; William D. Thompson, jackson;
Maj, A. F. Kelsey, Ionia; John K. Savidge,
Antrim; H. o. Rose, Emmett. All these
electors will be voted for separately by each
party, according to the Butler plan, so that
the electoral vote may be thrown for the
presidential candidates in accordance with
the popular vote of each party.
The platform of the Democratic conven-
ton gives figures to prove that pauperism
has increased in greater ratio than popula-
ton; that wages have decreased; that re-
ceipts for farm products have not in
creased in proportion to increase of produc-
tion, and that the manufacturing interests
have been growing wealthy at the expense
of all others.
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
The Republican state convention at Des
Moines selected the following state ticket
Secretary of state. F. d. Jackson; state
treasurer, V. ?. Twombly; state auditor,
j. l.. Brown; attorney general,
Gen. A. }. Baker; justice of the supreme
court, j. H. Rothrock, present incumbent
The resolutions simply affirm the state
platform of 1888 and endorse the national
platform and ticket
OTHER CONVENTIONS.
Missouri Greenbackers indorsed the Butler
ticket and invited all liberal political organi-
cations of the state to unite in overthrowing
Democratic supremacy. No nominations
were made for state Offices
Connecticut Republicans completed their
ticket by nominating A. Russel for secretary
of state, B. B. Chamberlain for treasurer,
and l.. }. Munson for controller.
Texas Democrats selected the following
state ticket; Ireland for governor, Barnett
Gibbs for lieutenant governor, w. J. Swain
for controller, F. R. lubbock for treasurer,
w. c. Walch for commissioner land office
| and J. d Templeton for attorney general.
They passed resolutions favoring free schools
for whites and blacks, and demanding the
limitation of amount of land held by corpor-
ations in the stute.
New Jersey Democrats selected an electoral
ticket and adjourned.
Kansas resHbmissioniSts passed resolutions
| declaring that while they would support the
Republican national ticket they would
| oppose the efforts of the Prohibitionists to
force their ideas on the state, and denounced
said Prohihitionists AS enemies of the Re
pnbliran nartN
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-22

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 22.-The fourth
annual conventional the Stenographers' asso-
citation of the world met in this city. Dele
gates are pres mt from all the states and ter
ritories, Canada and England They were
welcomed by Governor Pattison and Mayor
Wilson, OF this city. The morning session
was devoted to the addresses of welcome and
tho annual address of the president, Col.
Demming, Of this city, and the report of the
treasurer, Daniel Brown, of Chicago, In the
afternoon the delegates were taken in special
trains to points of interest near by. re
ceptlons was given the visitors by the
governor M the evening Mt the executive
mansion
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-22
County Building.
PROBATE.

19-John Erbst to Henry DaebelliehD,
lot 9, block 3, Daebelllehn's addition to
Moline, 1896.
VIM. S. McCulloch to Samuel W.
Heath, tract in sw Z, 16, 2w, 81 1000, and
Samuel W. Heath to VIM. s. McCulloch,
same description, 1000.
Claus Wehrens to Anna Flindt, 40 acres
in sw4 81, 10, 2e, 800, and Thos. Jen-
nings, same description, $40
Louisa Wesley to Herman Hansgen, lot
II, block 4, Rodman's subdivision, Rock
Island, $500.
GOWN. Aliens heirs to Thos. Browns
heirs and Chas. NJ Osborn, pit lot s,
block 12, Rock Island, 81.
Sewall Dodge to VIM. ii. Beeler pit lot
28, Dodge's addition to Rock Island,
$1e5.
Wilhelm Trittle to VIM. Rinck lot /,
Weatherhead's addition to Rock Island
$500.
Alice C. Cornwall to Henry Beck, lot
12, block 5, South Moline, $2?5
Samuel Gault to W. G. Schott, pit lot
block 4, Edward first addition to Moline
$3.50.
20-Estate of Ernst F. Hoffman. de
ceased. Letters of administration issuet
to Emelia c. Hoffman Bond filed ant
approved.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-22

ALBION n. v, Aug. %. The doors of the
First National bank Of this city are not
open Albert S. Warner, the president, has
been absent over a week without leaving the
combination of the inner safe which
contains the securities and vouch-
ers Before leaving for parts
unknown, he instructed the cashier not to
discount any paper The cashier, who is
also a director, has become apprehensive of
trouble, and with the consent of the other di-
rectors, viii force open the inner safe for the
purpose Of ascertaining the banks condition
Warner, who is sole executor of the immense
Burrows estate, has always resided here and
was highly respected.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-22

However obstinate or severe your case
may be, Athlophoros will challenge rheu~
matism or neuralgia TO combat, with the
certainty of bearing off the victory. Mr..
David Little, of Summer Benner county,
Iowa, an old man of seventy seven who
suffered terribly for three years and eight
months, and was obliged to swalk with a
crutch, took a dose of Athlophoros on
Sunday morning, and on Monday he rose
aud dressed himself without assistance
and surprised lie family by walking into
the kitchen without the aid Of a cane or a
crutch, and wishing them a happy new
year.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-22

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The unwelcome truth
has been forced upon those interested that
the pleuro- pneumonia has found lodgment
in Illinois The origin of the disease has been
traced to the auction sale of Jerseys by Mr.
Epler, OF Virginia, Cass county, Illinois, in
February last, and cases are reported from
Sterling Geneva and Elmhurst Cattle were
sold from the infected herd to parties in
Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Kentucky,
and to various other parties in this state, and
active efforts will be at once taken to prevent
its spread any further The authorities at
Washington City are moving in the matter,
and will leave nothing undone calculated to
stamn II out.