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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10
New Years Presents-What the Boys
Got.

Got.
The barber got a little shaver in his.
Albert James got a sled with an eagle
on 1t and is in for a sore throat.
The cook got discharged the day before
and had no place to hang a stocking.
The fireman got an alarm. Twas
false. One more bright vision dispelled.
The policeman got a rap over the head
with his own club, and can guarantee the
feeling.
The bad boy rose up early and took
half of his brothers candy and got a
t~hrashing.
William Henry got a boys tool chest,
and by this time has spoiled three legs of
the piano.
The Windsor porter got a lift. He
went up in the elevator. 1t was easier
than to climb the stairs.
James K. Polk was presented with a
toy gun, and the doctor is now busy
picking darts out of his mothers back.
Baby got a candy can two feet long,
and up to the present hour has mussed
three aprons and had two tussels with the
collie.
The Alderman got a ssring." 1t wasn't
marked. They never put name or initial
on such things, or the public would be
wiser than it is.
The bank cashier got an envelope.
The president had inclosed an apprecia-
tive check for $500, and-but, no.! II
was simply the photograph of a check
raiser.
The commission merchant got mad,
The wine porter allowed three barrels o.
cranberries to become frost-bitten, arc
the family must use 'em up this winter
A pound of sugar to a quart of berriest
Mother got a breast-pin; a bottle o.
cologne; q work-box and a bracelet. He
heart melted. She didn't expect any
thing better than a seal-skin sacque ant
4 set of diamonds, and is consequent,
overioyed-in q horn!
Father got a dressing-gown which viii
go to the garnet after to-day; a pair o
SLIPPERS one size too small; a necktie whicl
hangs to star-board; a seal ring whicl
can be used in place of brass knuckles
He ought to be thankful, as he furnished
the money to buy 'em.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10
1908. 1884.
II IL RELIABLE.
CAMPAIGN YEAR PROSPECTUS.
Democratic Politics-All the News,
Agricultural, Commercial and
Observation-Disclosures of
Home Interests - Bright
and Refined Family
Paper.

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN for the cam
paign year of 1884 will improve upon its
past honorable record for ability, enter
prise. reliability, clesnliness, devotion to
Western interests, and in all ether es-
sentials of a great political. commercial,
industrial, social Family Newspaper. The
leading Democratic paper of the West, if
not of the United States, it will earnestly
advocate the principles of the Democracy
| and Support its chosen standard bearers. The
friends who have heretofore been won by its
| honest and fearless course will find it al
ways the same safe and trustworthy eoun-
selor. Being an important factor in the
work of political regeneration, it will ex-
peet TO be a necessary auxiliary To every
political speaker, and to evsry Democratic
club in the Mississippi Valley.
The Ferty-sighth congress will be a most
Irportan. body, and the lehg session mus
develop in large degree the issues upon
which the presidential canvass of 1854 viii
be conducted. The revision Of the tariff OF
y basis of revenue rather than protection;
the improvement of American shipping
interests; the silver question; the DISPOSE.
ton of the Indians; the appropriation of &
sufficient amount for the improvement o.
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers-these
are the principal matters IN which the peo'
pie OF the West and South are vitality con
cerned, and to them the RHPUBLIcAN'i
Washington telegraphic news will BIZ
largely devoted.
Faithful in its political service, the Re
PUBLICAN will at the same time be alway!
fair and truthful. being first of all and above
all things else a newspaper, giving eaci
day a complete, thorough AMI exhaustive
survey OF the whole wssrld, covering every
thing of value or interest to its readers
The REPUBLICAN will not emily give all thu
news, but spare nc pains to print it in the
most Ineligible and convenient form.
The WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, will be feunt
an epitome of the entire news of the week
No other weekly paper covers the news o
the whole world so entirely and so clearly
and unlike any other weekly. it bears thu
news to its readers thoroughly digested
systematically arranged and CAREFUL,
pruned of all redundancy and rep -tition
The fact that it has a larger circulation
than any other paper west of the Missis
sippi river shows the popular recognition
that it has no equal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10
Raing ttUrxea.o

Col. Hutton, of Audrain, is being
urged to u for the Senate in the
Audrain, Pike and Lincoln (llth)
District. He would make a capital
legislator. - Sturgeon Leader.
Please give him a rest.-Tandalia
Argus.
Wonder who is doing the .'urging?"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

have for aer pr exchange 10000 acres of the Finest Grazing and Farming Land
In the State Of Missouri, AT BEDROCK PRICES. Also, desirable Residence and
Business Property in the city Of Mexico. ET ~ ~5
Having correspondence all owe the United States, my facilities for selling Or
The largest portion of my farnIng lands are situate within easy distanceof
lands in he United States. tH t4..ur -
81 The following list represents portion of my Land Register. #E 7# .@szaE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10
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E&
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Sunday paper, per yr. $685.. .".-." 200
Tri-Weekly, monday, Wednesday
and friday per yr.---..----~-.- 800
Weekly, 30 numbers per yr -... 90
Daily, delivered in city. per week.. 80
NEWS DEALERS
Regularly supplied by US or by the st.
Louis News Company at 8 cts. per copy.
All subscriptions ara payable in advance,
and discontinued at the end # the time
paid for. &
TEENS TO AGENTS.
Postmasters and others setting as agents
for the circulation of the REPUBLICAN may
retain rs per cent. on all subscriptions to
the Daily and Tri- Weekly, and 10 per cent
on subscriptions to the Weekly
TO CHANGE
Parties changing their address are re-
quested to give the old as we'll MS the new
address. =
HOW TO SEND MONEY.
Remittances may be made by draft,
money order, postal note, or registered let
ter, at our risk. Civ P~osT-oFFICE address
in full, including state and county, and adj
dress GEO. KNAPP & CO.,
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

According to the almanacs there
will be five eclipses during the ecming
year. On March 29th will appear a
partial eclipse of the sun; April 9Th
o total eclipse Of the moon ; April
25th a partial eclipse of the sun; Oc-
tober 4th a total eclipse of the moon ;
Otober 18th o partial eclipse of the
sun. 1t is also to be hoped there
will be a total eclipse of the Repdbli-
can party Tuesday, Nov. 4th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10
EIHKED TeGEfHRH n 9ms
CHICAGO & ALf0Ms

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

The Texas Sytiags sneeringly re-
marks that ''If you went your grave
dug in Memphis they make you pay
cash in advance" There is nothing
very wrong in that. Once allow O
man to try On his grave and he will
never come back to pay for it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

This is the season of the year when
the farmer puts the price of bis load
of wood up to So and $3.50. This
is all proper ; but he should lever find
fault with what he calls grinding mo-
~nopolies. Truly, his business is not
o large monopoly, because his loads
of wood are very small.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

A correspondent of the yandalia
argus says:
~. n. Cross, editor of the Press.
has gone to Arkansaw on q business
trip and may decide to locate there"
Wonder if he is going to take his
paper with him?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

Next Saturday IS the last day on
which you can file suits for the Janu-
arY term.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

If you owe a printing establishment
a dollar, don't be in a hurry about
paying it. A dollar will buy four
bottles of beer, or ten drinks OF
whiskey, o r a ticket to the theatre,
and leave a quarter to play pool with.
If, by a great oversight, you should
happen to call for your bill before
YOU have been dunned a half dozen
times, kick like a steer because it is
so large. By adopting either of the
above plans, you may gain a few
cents, and then when your spirit has
winged its everlasting fight from
your emaciated carcass, a big angel
will meet you at the gate and maui
you over the head with the backbone
of his harp.-Centralia Guard.
Henry Willard, the great railroad
spike driver who chaperoned a party
of English lords recently over the
Northern Pacific at a cost of $780,
900, which has to come out of the
untaxed millions of acres taken from
the people by a corrupt Congress, was
a newspaper reporter in 1860, and
not very much of a reporter at that.
Heaven knows how many millions
Tom Carter of the Sturgeon Leader
might be rolling in now had he pur-
sued the course of Willard, but virtue
will have its own reward and q
schooner of beer in the long run.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

s
No. 13l--400 acres, all under fence, 800
acres in blue grass, 100 acres cultivating
land; two-story frame house containing
10 rooms; l barn, smoke house, ice house,
and other out-buildings; good orchard of
fine selection of fruit; 4 wells ON the farm,
creek running through farm, good ponds
in every pasture with water; considered
q very fine stock farm. Situated 10 miles
Southeast of Mexico, and can be bought
for 500 per acre, one-third cash, balance
to suit purchaser.
No. l 2-320 acres, 5 miles North of
Mexico. No. l good farm, well fenced,
good stock water, medium buildings, well
worth the money. Price, $40 per acre.
No 44-720 acres wen improved land,
m of the best stock farms in the county,
10 miles North of Mexico; will be sold
reasonable and on terms to suit.
No. 1890 acres, three miles south
west of Meziso; well I'M rsved, good
orchard. Price, $25 per acre A very
desirable place.
No. 1875 acres 2 miles Northwest of
Mexico. Good house and barn; other
Improvements good. Price, $50 per acre.
No. 1890 acres nice farm land, good
improvements, new: two miles South of
Laddonia. Price, $27. so per acre. az
No. 1910 acres 4 miles Northwest of
Mexico. Fair Improvements. Price, $50
per acre.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10

The days are getting longer at boti
ends.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
jim WHITE ON DECK.

A strangerwho was hanging
around the State Fair grounds
yesterday morning acted in a
maner to attract the attention
of a policeman, who proceed
ed to make some inquiries
touching his business. It's all
right, officer all right re-
piled the man as he rested his
back against the fence. My
names White-Jim White,
of Isabella county, "That's
satisfactory And I reach
ed here only two hours ago,
after walking most of the
way. Pm here to take this
thing all in Yes ''Last
time | was here to the fair |
only had idol, but a pick
pocket got idol. of that.
This time I've got 22dol. !,
and nobody can get a cent.
There's idol. in each boot,
6dol. in my umdershirt-pock-
ct, and the rest is sort o'scat
tered around in my various
pockets.' II guess YOU are
safe" "You bet Last time
| was here it cost all my cash
to buy fodder. See that bag?
Well, Pve got four loaves of
bread, ten pounds of meat,
and thirty-two boiled eggs in
there for fodder, saying
nothing of pickles and crack
ers, don't reckon any res
teurant will set ehead of
me- "You are we, fixed,
indeed. ''There's a man
from our county got a big
calf here. The three OF us are
going to sleep together in the
stall, and that will save LODI
ings. I've got my watch tied
to my pocket, neither dust
nor wet can hurt my clothes,
and if any one goes for me
I've gotalot ofpepperto throw
in his eyes "Well we'll"
"I'm going to beat my way
as a preacher" continued the
man, land I'm going to get
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

office. In matters of pleasure,
too, the wants or wishes of
the youthful ruler were not
overlooked. Attention is paid
to his exercises and sport.
Two cases of a special jam
arc sent to him each year for
his own personal use fro
Uliasutal, in Mongolia, and
this must have been a great
luxury, as an elaborate apollo
gy was sent by the governor
in 1879 for the cold weather
having prevented the fruit
reaching maturity, and for it's
being consequently impossible
to make the jam.
On the eighteenth of April,
1881, the empress dowager
died, leaving the principal
governing authority in the
hands of her colleague, the
empress mother, Tsze An,
by whom the regency is still
conducted. Meantime Kwang-
su is growing up, and a recent
number Of the Pekin Gazette
speaks of him as being every
bright and as making great
progress in his studies.'' IF
there be any truth in this
court tlattery, allowance will
very soon have to be made
for the views and wishes of
Kwangsu himself, and the
personal character of the boy
ruler is an element that can
not be excluded from the con-
sideration of Chinese politics.
The extent of our knowledge
of the views with regard to
which he has been brought
up is so limited that we can
not say with any certainty
whether he inclines more tc
the enlightened policy. of his
uncle, Prince Kung, or tc
the Chauvinism of his father.
Prince Chm; but there are
some Chinese authorities who
prophesy that by the time
he is of age to assume the
personal government of his
dominions, the troubles Of
his country will have ended
and that the minority perioo
of more than twenty-five
years viii have served t.
restore to China Peace-ia he
home affairs andindependenc'
Of action in chose that afr' &C
her relations with the out
side world. English paper.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

a seat on the grand stand by
claiming that I'm a member
of the Legislature. Once in
| don't come out until the
last hog has been shipped for
ZONE. I'm going to begin
with the Jersey calf and take
4 everything clear back to
the windmills, and if you hear
Governor Begole inquiring if
Jim White, of old Isabella,
has shown up, you can assure
him that I'm on deck and
chuck full billing hot of enthu-
siasm. '-Detrolt Free Press.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

HIS MAJESTY OF CHINA.

only son and successor of |
Heinfmg, whose life had
closed some years before, died
of smallpox at Pckin with
out leaving any child to
succeed him on the Dragon
: Throne. A family council
was hurriedly summoned in
one of the inner chambers of
the palace, and, by the in
tluence of the two expresses
the one the dowager en-
press and the other the en-
press mother, and both of
them widows of the Emperor
Heinfung-the assembled con-
clave of Manchu princes came
to a unanimous decision to
proclaim Tsaitien, the infant
son of Prince Chum, en-
peror. The boy was sent for
on the spot, and placed,
"cross and sleepy as he was,
in the middle of his uncles,
by whom' he was hailed and
done homage to as the
Hwangti. Thus was the
critical question of the inn
perial successor decided after
a single midnight conference,
and the Manchu dynasty was
continued without raising
any internal discord or excit-
ing any external commotion.
The reins of power remained
in the hands of the two en-
press regents and of Prince
Kung, while the boy Tsaitien
became the Emperor Kwang-
SUI, which means ''Illustrious
Succession
Kwangsu was born on
August Is, 1871, and his
father, Prince Chun, was the
seventh son Of the Emperor
Taoukwang, and brother of
Hienfung. Prince Chun had
made himselfnotol'ious at the
time of the Tientsin massacre
as the leader of the anti
foreign party but the imme-
date consequence of his sons
elevation was not as we
would imagine, his acquiring
some prominent official post,
but his retirement altogether
from public life, as ''it was
impossible that a fathershould
pay homage to his son." It
is probable that, but for this
latter consideration, the son
of Prince Kung would have
been chosen for the imperial
dignity; but it was felt that
the empire could not spare
either the good sense or the
long experience of that min
lister. Several edicts were
issued in the name of the boy
emperor summing up the
deeds and extolling the virtues
of his predecessor; while an
alleged valedictoly address
from Tungchih was made
pub ic, wherein he acce oted
Kwangsu as his heir. A few
flowers of rhetoric were thus
sufficient to smooth over a
great dynastic settlement, and
to avert the untoward conse-
quences that might have
ensued from the failure of
the direct line of succession
which occurred for the first
time more than two hundred
and thirty years after the
proclamation of the Tartar
dynasty at Pekin. The Pekin
Gazette of the years imme-
diately following his success
sion are full of references to
his education and to the
necessity of "the effectual
training in the right path'' of
the young emperor, and of
having 'none but persons of
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

chuck full billing hot of enthu-
siasm. "-DetroH Free Press.
An Elmira man has con-
tracted to supply an Eastern
firm with /, 600 600 broom
handles. And yet it is neces-
sary to introduce the whip
ping-post in several States for
the punishment of wife-bea-
tiers ! Norristown Herald.
Euchred. Jack (adnir-
ingly): "You are a trump,
Miss Mariani'' Miss M. +:
"Why do you call me such a
name as that?'' Jack (tri-
umphantly) Because of your
taking tricks. III Harvard
Lampoon.
A New York paper says:
''Death has been busy in high
places this year. This is an
elegant way of referring to
the many executions which
have recently taken place.
Il Boston Transcript,
Zip Lao) Coon Miss Keo-
kuk (pointing to Hollis Hol-
worthy's favorite bronze) !:
90, Mr.. Holworthy, what are
those poor men doing all tam
gled up in the hose?' Har-
ward Lampoon.
"Now is the time to sub
SCRIBE" said the crossroads
editor as he led his wealthy
bride to the marriage register
and showed a pen into hel
trembling hand, -[New York
| News.
A Boston artist painted a
string Of ten trout so natu-
rally that the man who bought
it told everybody that he had
purchased picture of 575
trout all on one string
Philadelphia News.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-13

success? From that party then should
the temperance men demand local OPP
ton, prohibition or whatever they
want in the line of liquor or anti-liquor
legi slAtion.
Eyes, but we have appealed to them
at every session of the Legislature for
the last twenty years. and they have
done nothing," says q leader in the
temperance work. Well, suppose you
have, what more can you do than to
keep on asking? The Republican par
ty can do nothing. For thirty years II
has had no power in the State. What
could it do? Why, then, when rudely
repulsed and showed aside by the De-
mocra.ic party, turn in anger upon the
Republican party and in revenge rend
it to pieces?
Looking over the field from this
standpoint we say that the placing Of q
tenn perance legislative ticket in the
Held at the present time Is ill-advised
because it will only weaken the part,
that is not responsible for the grievan
ces Of which the temperance people
complain.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-13

Usa1a00 states Court.

8. Redmond Smith. Esq, clerk of thu
United States Court, and Henry X. Dn
Point Esq, United States J ury Comm ~
sioner, on Saturday morning drew the
following petit jurors fer the October
tenn Of the Unitsd States Circuit Court
which will open October 81
New Castle County -Wilmingtor
Hundred, NJ. l.. Lichtenstein, John p
Springer, Nelson X. Bsrtolette, EdgaI
A. Finlay. Henry Grant, James Bar
clay A bert w. Smith Brandy " inc,
Jacob X Weldin New Castle, Oar
raeh Grease, james, q. Shaw Mil
Creek, Henry Thompson.
Kent COunty-Dnck Creek Hundred
l.. 7. johnson Kenton. Caleb Boggs
William II. Moore and Thomas f.
Bailey Dover, Powell Aaron Litil.
Creek. Joseph H. Hopkins North
Murderkill, Robert II. Lewis, Thoma,
b. Cooper ; Mispillion, Ebe w. Wap'
les John Booth, Alfred Raughley.
Sussex County-GeorgetOw Hun
dred, A. p. Ewing. Robert A. sosen
baum North West Fork, John E. Sud.
Ter, Nathan J. Barwick, David w
Fisher Indian River, William T.
Warrington Cedar Cresk, Washing.
tou Jester; Dagsboro, William A
Gum Lewes and R-hoboth, Zoe w
Tunneli Seaford, James Darby
dumboro, Lorenzo Is. Cannon, Elijat
Hudson, Charles X. Lewis, Shadraci
Short.
The celebrated Hambly case ID one o.
those To he tried. It il an action iol
damages By Thomas O. HAmbly, con
tractor, versus the Junction and Break
water Railroad Company for breach o
contract. The cases of Snyder versus
Pharo and Hepburn versus Fisher arr
also on the list for Trial.
Marshal McMu len ~ i'll summon
jurors and witnesses ihi. week.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-13

SUNDAY TRAINS
Philadelphia and intermediate stnr.,.
10 n. N. l2.0l m. 80, 40, Q.S D. n
Philadelphia and New York, 400 s.s.
ID. b.22, go y. III
For West Cheater, via Lamokip. 6.Ip a
and $50 y. 10.
Baltimore and W Arlington, LAl, sea, g. 8
1000 n. m. Baltimore, TO
For further Information pGsseng orr" ErS r.
fefred to tho timetables posted ct the sts
lions.
Trains marked ~ are limited sxprst
upon which sxtra fare is charged.
CHARLES L. PUffH, J.R. WuU,
General MAnaR n. 0eners, PASSENGER Assu
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-13

While warm political contest is be-
ling waged in all the Northera States, in
many of the Southern States there is no
excitement whatever. In South Caro-
lima we never hear Of the voice Of the
campaign orator. There are forty
thousand more Republicans in taat
State than Democrats, but Republicans
dare not vote without being met with
shot guns, unless they vote the So called
Democratic ticket. In Georgia there
is large Republican majority. but it
dare not show itself without endauger-
ing life. In Alabama the Republicans
would poll twenty thousand majority il
fair election we're held and y fair
count made. In Mississippi the Re-
publican majority would be at the least
thirty thousand under nything like q
fair election, but Democracy with shot
guns in its hands, will not permit l..
The same may be said of other
Southern States. The shotgun keeps
them solid for the Democracy. The
Democrats talk of honesty and reform,
and yet here is q region of country
kept in subsection to the Democracy by
the most shameless and brutal methods
II fair elections were held in the South
they know there would be no solid 1873
electoral votes poured out into the lap
OF Grover Cleveland.
1t is only through shotgun infiu.
ences, intimidation, and downright
murder Of inoffensive Republicans at
the polls, that they can have any hope
of success If Cleveland is elected he
will be elected by the votes of South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi, where Republicans dare not vote
without being in danger Of losing their
lives. And yet If he Is elected his tri-
umph will be called a victory for re-
form. What q miserable mockery !
What cruel farce. What a travesty
upon justice II the Republicans were
permitted to go into the Southern
States named and hold meetings with
the same freedom they do in New York
and Ohio, there would be no Democratic
solid South, and they would not have
to fight so hard to carry Ohio and other
Northern States.
While the Democratic party deliber-
ately ties up and holds 1888 electoral
votes from the Southern States, the
Republicans have TO contest for every
vote they get in the North. II the
North was held by the Republicans az
the South is held by the Democrats,
there would be no need of elections.
They would simply match 1873 with PAS
and have SO left. The Republican
party, however, does not want to dc
this.
They do not want solid North MOI
solid South, but they do want fail
elections everywhere, in the North and
in the South. When this 10 the cas-.
there will be Republican States in tn
South as well as in the North, an,
without this the full benefit Of Re
publican Government will never b.
tested.