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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-28

| Of my Land Register.
NO. 81.
se5 acres-ss acres timber, balance in p.,,u,.
and cultivation good frame house OF Eve
rooms ; comfortable stahling, smoke house. "a
good fencing situated two miles northeast Il
Aexico, Missouri. Price. SIS % pee acre
$1,000 o. down, balance time It 8 per cent.
20 acres. seven miles south Of Mexico. NILSSON.
Il all under fence. divided into three fields:
90 acres ~ grass and cultivation about ten
fifteen acres good meadow nne orshsrd 81
neinhbornood school and church eonvsnisnt.
Price, $1ioo op-mostly c.Sh.
900 acres. all under fence sabdiyidsd into III
fields, besides lots ; 100 acres meadow and -.
ture balance cultivatfng land. savd % ssroe
timber new frame house one and . half ssoriss
i msan q. stable sEe !: sod epr ears sns RSa.;oG sn. ''s so -
o %;iss ao Of : acres In IN geod neai,ns si.uais43
watered BY ponds and wells. Price. - - pa
acre.
40 acres. ali under fence, save % aores rinhor !.
good comfortable house Of four rooms ; coAior9-
able stable 20x2i feet orchard Of about e -.
the timber situated about 5 mics no.S 49,
OF Mexico, Missouri, Price, SIS % pSf 49,
one-rhird cash. balance time at Q per esat. -
mum.
$50 acres. all fenced with rails and hsdss.n
ture good comfortable frame house on foos
log stable and cOfu CRIB good living wejls ~
eistsrn plenty OF running creek water dtss1s1
about 8 mties northeast OF Mexico, Nis6n1K
Price, 81 50 Der acre.
} rooms smoke house and hen house ; ~ -.
bling yard. garden. and lots fenced sepenss;
Centisiis, On public HI ROAD anA Pri e.e ! 80 8
acre-two-thirds cash, balance time at
cent.
, l2o acres, all fenced save % acres a tnk~
detached. Divided in three fields, fenced ~
meadow, about 70 acres In cuitivanon, 49,
in pasture, twO-stofy frame house Oh -
with presses In upstairs rooms ~ y q
built, good grainery le by % for oats ~ N111
F1rs--ciaSs orchard Of about 100 tree, CO ~
, ated six miles southwest Of MEXICO. 70.
/ NO. 4oI.
. 800 acres. all fenced with good nl 49,
Divided into six enclosures % acres uea6oS
about 10 acres In cultivation, balances :
grass pasture : 90 acres tinbered pastase g.
! stream OF water running through. tinha. a
| ponds, plenty Of stock water, one and
/ story house OF three rooms, good sDeko -
7 and hen house. Good barn room for s. hO76
: stock, good g~rainery, fair orchard Of II III
; garden fenced separate, No. l coal bank { N
!. vein, now opened for work. 6itnssel az
: miles southwest of M2rtinsbufg, Nc, h ~
: neighborhood, schools and churches eouys9fIk
Price SIS per ecre. Terms reasonable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-28

Best saddle stallion, 1 years and 0ver-..-.S5 90
Rest saddle stallion, 1 wears and under. S. 90
q saddle stallion. 5 wears and under h.. 5 10
.. Saddle stallion. > wears and under g.. W
&. Saddle stallion. | wear and under a.. 1 90
., saddle colt. 49,. .. ... $3.50. 5 o.
. saddle Douy under IL hands high. 5 10
s hoy rider uEder II years uf lge....... 8 %
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
The Mon withcthe Pig.
Detroit Free Press.

: A few DAYS ago two men, who where
afterward found to be Detroiters, arrived
in town about fifty miles to the west
of this, leading a pig; 1t was perhaps
big enough and shcsyy-eRough to be
called hog. but they termed lit a pig,
and as they turned it over 70 the care Ct
the landlord at whose inn they proposed
to rest for the night one Of the men ex-
planned. ..-....-,..,att..L ~
BE awful careful with tina: pig. Hes
daisy-a new breed just from Scos-
land. We've sold him to a fcrmer ont
here for $500, and we don't wart any,
thing to happen to him."
The landlord locked the pig up and
then began to think and cogitate and
suspect. When the strangers had gen'
to bed he called ON some of the boysant
said:
fellows are sharpers, and that's guess
ing pig. Tomorrow they will give so
chance to guess at his weight at tel
| cents guess, and you'll be cleaned ou
l-only you won't!
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

"As the fellows sleep we will weigh
their pig and beat their, game"
Nobody slept until the pis was taken
over to the scales and weighed. He
pulled down 10 pounds to hair, and
the villagers went home md hunted M
their nickeis and dreamed of pigs and
scales and sharpers through the remain
der of the night. .lE
Next morning the pig was led around
in front, and, before starting off on his
journey, one of the owners remarked to
the assembled crowd:
"Gentlemen, Pm going to weigh this
pig directly Maybe some of yea would
like to guess on his weight? I'll take
all guesses at ten cents each, and who
ever hits it gets fifty cents"
This provoked a large and selected
stock of winks and spiiles, but no onS
walked up until the pig man said that
any one person could guess as many
times as he cared to provided Il dime a
companied each guess. Then rush set
in. Three or four merchants put un
fifty guesses each. a Justice Of the
Peace took thirty. A lawyer said about
twenty would do 70. him. Before there
was any let up in the guessing about
600 had beer registered and paid for
Every soul of 'em guessed at 10 pounds.
II vas curious what unanimity there was
in the guessing, but the pig men didn't
seem to notice it. When all had been
given chance the pig was led to the
scales, and 10! his weight was exactly III
pounds! -.
"You see, gentlemen" explained the
Spokesman "Whiie this animal only
weighs 10 pounds long about IL o'clock
at night, we feed him about five pounds
of corn meal ia the incoming before weigh
ing! You forgot to take this matter INTO
consideration
Then somebody kicked the landlord,
and he kicked the Justice, and the JUS
tice kicked merchant, and when the
pig men looked back from distant hili
the whole town was out kicking itseii
and throwing empty wallets into the
| river
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
How ihey DO I'm Ssrawak.
Pail Mall Gazettc-

The SarawalS Gazette, which we re-
eeive this morning, contains an account
of an interesting piece of Dyak law. 1t
appears that il married man is unduly
familiar with married woman, and 1T
comes to her husbands knowledge, the
husband is perfectly justified in lying in
wait for the man with bludgeon and
infiicting a sound cudgeling on him.
So. TOO. the wife of the beaten man IS
entitled to her revenge on the woman
with whom her husband has got into
trouble. Ii is forbidden, however-per-
hans in order to shield the woman from
disgrace in the eyes of her children-that
the beating in this case should take
place indoors, and accordingly the cut
ragged woman "secre:es herself near some
bathing place or on some farm path
which she knows her victim is In the
habit Of using,n and there .ibors her.
No one who ever reads our divorce court
reports can doubt that there would be
some advantages even in "Sarawaking
England Sometimes, indeed, people
take the law into their own hads here
there was case Of the kind before one
| of the police magistrates only Aesterday;
| but recognized beating with bludgeon
/ ia at any rate, a better form Iyengeance
that the throwing Of sulphuric, 'aeid or
| vitriOl ..-,4..4
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
MORMON, WHO ARE sLISIs.
rhe Steamship Arizona Brings In Some
- Delegates for Utah. '. 90

The Steamship Arizona Brings In Some
. - Delegates for Utah. '. 90
g Two hundred and seventy-two Nor
mon converts were landed at Cistle Gar
den yesterday. Tney tame in the steam
ship Arizona. Thirteen Mormon elders
were in charge Of the flock. 1t would be
hard to find Misunderstanding set Of
men than they were. They all dressed
alike. Their eyes were of watery blue.
They were Sims. None of them weigh
ed over 100 pounds.
"How is it that all the elders are 50
thin?" asked a Journal reporter OF Mr.
E. H. williams, the elder in command oi
the party.
"The severe trials we undergo while
laboring to make converts is not calculat
ed to make us grow stout" ..f
(which are in the majority, the mer
or the women
"The women" responded the elder
1--WE made three negro converts this time
too, !" said the elder proudly.
"Men or women?" ..r---s.
"Women." g,
Later in the day the.whoIe party took
a special train for the West from jersey
City. ..... -..
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
IA~sNAKE IN A sLEErING CAR.
The Shiny Occupant of a Boys Cage and
the Cornmotion It Caused. .

The Shiny Occupant of a Boys Cage and
the .Cornmotion It Caused.
"The iyeliest time / ever had on the
road" said the sleeping car-conductor,
"was one night when snake got loose
in my car. Wewere coming East from
st. Louis, and out at Efingham, Illinois,
we took on q. family of Pittsburgers
bound for home. There was boy of
ten in, the barty, who carried little
wicker cagt in his hand, partly wrapped
up. I thought, of course, he had bird
in it and allowed him to take it with
him into the car. That night at Dayton,
which we reached at half-past nine
o'clock, pretty young lady was put
aboard and took a berth at the. end OF
the car, near the ladies' dressing-room.
About ten O'Clock l was at the other end
Of the car, looking at the porter backing
the boots, when suddenly there came
from the dressing-room some of the
shrillest screaming You ever heard-so
keen that we heard it over the noise OF
the train. / rushed through the car, fol-
lOWeu Dy tue pDrSct, anu iouhu ehO .,ee'S
lady VINO got on at Dayton perched on
tip-toes on the vashstand, frightened out
of her wits, and pointing at something
on the floor. She was so excited that l
couldn't make out what she was saying
but 1 looked down, and there was a
| nasty little green snake coiled up in the
] middle of the floor and moving his head
about from side 10 side, evidently ready
4 for fight. IL wasn't exactly afraid o
i the thing, hut 1t did give me creep sor'
of feeling to see it in my car, and wal
lust about to kill it, when. i heard some
body behind me yelling: Its my snake
4 DON'T kill it y Don't kill itp and tn
4 boy who had brought the cage into tn
/ car rushed in and took the snake up II
his hands. But when the boy had pu
the snake back in his cage L settled mat
4 tiers by dropping the snake, cage and al
out of the window. felt like droppin
the boy out, too. The boy had put tn
cage under the berth on the floor, an
when the porter was fishing out tn
; boots he must have upset it and let tn
snake out"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
A LEvEL-BEADED HUSBAND.
The Praiseworthy Prudence and Fore
thought Of q Chicago Merchant.
Chicago Herald.

thought Of q Chicago MerchanG
Chicago. Herald.
.sNow that the drop in wheat hasswept
away our fortune" said a sympathetic
and sentimental Chicago wife to her
bankrupt husband. I'VE must Of course.
give up everything. Our home, our
horses, carriages, servants, diamonds and
all nust 90. and we. must begin at the
foot of the ladder and work our way up
aoain. Do YOU know, Algernon, that L
Sometimes find myself rejoicing over our
misfortunes. 1t takes me back to our
early life to think of living once more
i'm a cottage and being all alone by our,
selves. let them take everything, and
we will be happy yet" ,
"You are evidently little OIL your
balance. Maria, said the bankrupt mer-
chant. removing three for-a- dollar cigar
from his month, 81 bought in your name
onlv this morning $4,000 heuse on the
boulevard, and I have in the safe WIN
the family plate about Sl0O.OOO In 10Y
ernment bonds, which are yours, 90 yor
have conveyed some
other paoperty to.smy friend Jenkins
whom i Oncs helped out Of a smual
fscrape, and we are all hipshape, an
Glad to say. We are bnsted in business
but not in society. Oh, no; we ma.
come to want in time, but not this Sum
mer. This giving up everything and 60
ing to live in the fat is what YOU rea'
about. 1t isn't the style in this town:
"You're an angel man." replied tn
fair one. 81 think am catching on"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
FUN on THE DIAMOND FIRaD.
The Good Hunor of the Crowd that is
Prone to Guy Odd-Looking Persons,
New York sun.

q. Any little incident is seized upon by
the spectators at the ball grounds ii it
affords any amusing features. The other
day foul ball few off the bat and
lodged in enc of the awnings. The man
sitting nearest the awning ropes wore a
white high hat, spring suit elaborately
faced with drab silk, red necktie and a
small moustache. He smoked cigar
cites and looked more. or less girlish.
He rose daintily from his seat and seized
the awning rope. AS he did so at least
1000 men bawled such sentiments as
"Ah, there" Look out, il will bite
"Treat it gently, Geawge." Careful ba
bv," "Ifow very provoking" g,""Deah me"
aud the like. He grew very red. made
mistake of showing. his anger and pulled
very hard at the rope. He succeeded IN
vanSing the awninga little, but not very
| much. A yell went up which fairly shook
the building. Then every one cried at
once: zone, two, three-now let her CO."
| At the final word the dude made one
more frightful effort, but again failed.
Then, gathering all his strength, he gave
a fiual Jerk, which dislodged the ball
from the cIeases in the awning. The
outburst of applause and congratulations
made everybody on the field smile.
Again another foul ball spun from a
bat, directly toward an oyerdressed and
effeminate looking man, who sat at the
western end of the grand stand. As the
bail came toward him he jumped away
with the rest of the crowd and yelled
excitedly. The yell was somewhat
shrill, and riveted the attention Of the
crowd. 1t happened that the ball struck
the chair of theover-dfessed young man
ard he picked it up daintily in his
g.oved land. As he did so two or three
hundred voices shouted as though by a
preconcerted signal:
drop that!D ... ,..,At.. :.
| He did it. Then there was shout
OF laughter He looked around foolishly
picked up the ball pettishly and made
a feint to throw. As he drew his hand
back over his head the crowd again as
though in one-voice, cried:
"Hold itr' "i'f ,p f.t"1
The man hesitated for. an instant aud
then angrily threw the ball into the
field. There was burst of applause
de,ision and comment, above which
could be distinctly heard the chorus:
"There, you sassy thing" ....
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28

right arm at the age of 10, by the dis
charge of gun while hunting. He has
trained his left SO marvelously as to de-
ceive by his play the ear of The listener.
who can scare ly be persuaded that such
brilliant effects can be produced with one
hand onEa His compositions have met
with-equal favor. They are all intended
for the left hand, and List has declared
that they are in better style, jmole deli
cate in taste and stronger in effect than
many compositions, for two and four
hands. He finds them, however, exceed
ingly difficult, and oidy adapted to play
ers of the authors skill and training.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
Burglar Halt.

"wake npv exclaimed Mrs. Mulberry
in loud whisper. as she punched the
slumbering Mulberry in the short ribs
with her elbow the other night; wake
mp Pm sure 1 hear burglars down in
the dining-room." ~
sDont disturb them, them" said the
drowsy Mulberry, turning over ON the
other side. BE Just as quiet as you can,
and NAV be they will eat some of that
fruit-cake you have in the pantry
Yopkers Gazette.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
A One-Armed Pianist.

Count Geza Zichy, the one-armed
Hunparian piano player and composer
has Just completed one of his extensive
concert tours in Europe, the proce eds
of which he invariably devotes to char
table purposes. Count Zichy lost his
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
ANGER.
JAMYs W. EAsTBURN

The widest ills that darken life
Are rapture to the bosom's strife;
The tempest in its blackest form
Is beauty to the bosOm's storm;
The ocean, lashed to fury loud,
The high waves mingling with the cloud,
Is peaceful. sweet serenity,
To anger's dark and stormy sea-
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28

= The stranger held out his hand, and
Jack, mot exactly knowing why he should,
took il in his, owprri..Y - y.r ..... :,
Pm the happiest man in the world,
Jack, he said, not paying the least at
tention,to Jacks companion. "Laura is
to be my wife, = -,
"Then ,fhare'stwo of U.S." Jack said,
laughing. This .iady-Miss Lee, Mr..
VaughnL has promised to be mine" -
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a letter
to friend in England, promises that ne
win soon publish a new book: ne says
81 am irving to do some kind Of Justice
70 Ralph Waldo Emerson in a brief
memoir. taking short time to read and
a much longer time to write"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
Gharlss Rsadf'H Reelllgiesn b-a

.,,s,.,t-; pp3isHe p93iisnHdeeAA Anlia. w KISS o:t' tGG
AT prayefs ChaFlss Reaae's love 'of
in an things was palpably
evident. A Worthy and earnest preach
er Of the Gospel Rhaa9sy name, not
beldngingi to- any ,particalar' denomina-
ton, has Tor thesysafs orrsp preaehed in
an. iron room, or Small hall, to a. tiny
eongre gati6ni6f wofshipoers in a by-road
off the, 5 Goldhavk1sHo Shepherd's
Bush. II is within my, Own know ledge
that the rfeat author, now laid TO rest
forever, who haai charmed ihundreds Of
by ts9aSsrpf tIe pstSos "a VSi q GsSs who
has .wrung the hearts !of. numberless
readers, ofttimes, cons straiped to weep as
they poured over the dark PAGES Of
tNevef T0s IlAteto Mend,P AoflfSliowed
with eyer-increasing,in interest the adven-
Ltures OF 'The Wandering Herr, went
"as little child II use the ministers
own .,words-and begged the earnest
-Christian to show him how, to cast the
burdens of his sorrows on the shoulders
of HIM who. died for mankind on the
Mount of Cal vary. Many a tine have
seen tie grand, massive head, crowned
with forest of white hair -bowedoiI
humble petition in this humble LITTLE
place of worship, and l doubt if an,
more convincing proof of the power %
the simple story of the redemption ha
ever been vouchsafed than the rugget
face Of Charles Reade, author, scholar
and, above all, clear thinker, as he woul,
SIT by the hour listening to the old, oil
story, of the atonement.. 1-. .
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28

An absolutely sexsct straight edge of
more than thirty-six inches is,a wonder
of mechanism One of six feet was not
recently believed possible, although sew
eral had been made on different plans of
web-like and truss construction. 1t has
been claimed, however, that almost alb
solute exactness has been secured by a
straieht-edge twelve feet long. The ap-
plianoe looked like an arched truss, the
highest spring of the arch being only
twenty inches in length Of twelve feet.
The space. between the chord end the
spring is filed with diagonal lattice-work.
Such tool Is valuable in testing lathe
and planer beds.-Engineering Review.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
IA "ooMpLExIoNrsT.s

"a
Peculiar Trade and a, Popular Art-The
= - skmCsrefuiIy Treated. Gee : .
Strolling uptown recently a reporter
for tie Mail and Express had his atteh-
ton attracted by the sign1 Complexion
istp which was hanging oyer the door of
an inoffensiye looking, dwelling house.
Wondering what under tLe sun a COM
plexionist might be, he wandered in to
satisfy his curiosity. A French lady of
medium height and with charming con-
yersational powers received him in a
small room fitted up in astyle that might
indicate at first sight either drug store
or hair-dressers saloon. sr....,r
"A cohplexionist," said the lady ia
answer to the reporters interrogation,
sis one who makes astidy OF the human
skin and takes charge of the customers
compile xion."I7 ~ 80 ..ttii'.
"But surely there are not maHy Who
ooh, yes: there are hundreds of the
fair sex who come here during the gay
stdSOii W DC uAaelS w Va W nav -oAiS pf>i ~
treated with delicate washes to prevent
the bad effects OF gas, heat and late houfs
But young ladies are not the only ones
treated; mem young and old-are often
| found within these walls."Y s.o.'
"What is your usual mode, Of treat
ment?" - 81 i'b i't'~.i
.. THAT depends on the eompleKien; i
lie is merely to be preserved, we advise 9
little careful dieting and bathing in elf
er flower water. Not a particle of fa
must be taken, as it Injuries the polish o
the skin. Here is a prescription tha
win clean the complexion in q very
short time: A tablespoonful of sulphur
1 taken every morning for week, ther
omitted forthree mornings and takeI
again. A mixture of powdered brin
stone or diluted glycerine should be rub
bed on the face at hight and washed OF
in the morning with soap and water II
which there is little ammonia. Wash
ing the face in spirits Of camphor, gly
cerine and ammonia is also very good
and various other methods are resorte'
TO for this end" &C. l
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
HEB COOL REQUEST.

my sweet" he murmured soft and low,
As sank the sun in crimson glow; ...rt
Deep in h. 3; e. he saw the fire
That sealed his fate.
~ .ah
Close to his sjce she nesting pressed;
He felt her rheart-throbs 'gainst his breast
While trustful love shone In his face,
II want. she said, with -bllIshing grace,
90. ii. 8 .,Another plate,"r =
.-...... ~ y -i1ndianapolis Times.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28

1t il alwsys the homeliest man who
leaves the theatre between the acts. Tie
GOES out for liniment to kee his face from
aching.-Lowell Citizen.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
no CHARM In LIFE wfrHoUr KATE
rol .sB.sa3JL tr-%. "a lI!..EA
A Heart-sick Young swede Blows Out
'o'' u - his Brains.
New York Journal.

49, His Brains. Il
|-a ,5.JJiS New York Journal q "a -''A 7
|aiAnton Jansen Z a. very susceptible
Swedea was;staying last suniiEer al; 'tl,e'
Merchants Hotel i'm 2 Newbhrg; .E.fY.
Kate Reilly, a brighteyGJirosy-cheeked,
young chapbermaid, nades his bed so
fdehly and used her, lpstIops ewes, with
sdch effect that Jansen became smitten
With her! IAN rl'ehgagemeni ensded. The
loving pair kept I'M CORRESPONDENCE, ana
Anton went, about his work 0 asI happy
| and as clipper as a canary bird. ~ a; :
Last week hi'l lylove sent him cru
\ ell letter saying s,ata ashe was mistaken
when she thought she loved him and
I that she was going to marry handsome
young Irishman. Jansenmopeda and be-
came so preoccupied that his fellow
workmen rallied him about it. Sunday
at midnight the despondeht young man
! entered the saloon of Henry Hirsch in
Eighth avenue and called for schooner
/ of beer. Z 81 -s4-.-e '.. @-.fs "a
81 want to get drunk to drown my
trouble" he said.
After drinking couple of glasses OF
beer, however, he left for his home, No
230 Eighth avenue. He went to his
room, took small memorandum book
cut of his pocket and wrote the follow
ing: -af -.
DEAR FRIENDS: As must leave this
world must say goodbye to my friends
/, He,then placed the book ON the table
: sat down in a chair at its side, placed I
revolver in his mouth and pulled th'
, trigger. The report brought his fellow
!, workmen George Ebel. and Henry Stein
J. ler in alarm to the; room.i They feu4(
Jansen with his head: resting sn, tbsfitA
BILE and his brains blown out.
ysnsenpwss only twenty-five years OF
, land 10 spoke Of as, a very .iindustriet
: workman, His friends are bitter owe
: itheinexplicabie' jiltingM him by Mis-
: Reilly (which urged him on, 10 selkde
a iTu'V sent I-.--sll--1.8-ls 9T8E