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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
He Wasn't Very Recent.

The hard lines on the school
masters face gradually became oblit-
Grated, and the stern features began
to relax. His head dropped lower
and lower until it struck asainst his
breast. The shock awoke him from
his slumber, and he opened his eyes
In time to find the boys in all man
ner of grotesque attitudes and pos
lures.
Now, the schoolmaster was moth
ing if not facetious. He could bis
ter boys both hands until they
burned as if consumed by hre, and
then torture him up perpetrating .
pun.
On this occasion, as the lads met
the calm and dispassionate gaze Of
the "old man. their hearts sank
within them, and two or three Of the
more sagacious ones leaned their
elbows on their desks and Began to
study FOR dear life. They looked the
very picture of innocence. The joke
was so very ''recent" that it made
the schoolmaster smile.
Shooting q dark and omlnous
glance across the room, in the direc.
ton of the now studious pupils, be
called
| "Wisei"
eyes, sir" looking up with an in
nocent interrogatory in his eye.
"Sit otherwise. And you Smith
likewise.
Both boys tainted simultaneously
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

The following is taken from the
auto-album Of q Chicago girl: 81
stood on the oceans briny shore, and
with fragile reed l wrote upon the
sand, Il love theel' A wave relied
by and blotted out the fair impress
sion. Fraii reed! Cruel wayei
Treacherous sand! No more / trust
thee, but with giant hand III pluck
from Norway's shore her tallest pine,
dip its top in the crater Of Vesuvius,
and on the high and FURNISHED heay-
ems I'll write i love thee!' and I'd
like to see any darned wave wash
that out.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

A lady in New York City has just
finished silk quilt composed of H.
600 pieces each about the size Of .
ten cent piece. She was seven years
engaged on the quilt, and it is valued
at $500. She could have made more
money in seven years by making
.hirts at forty cents dozen, but We
don't suppose she ever thonght Of
that
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
Public Libraries.


Germany has more books in Its Ii
brariss than any other nation. There
are over 1000 libraries in Austria,
Germany and Switzerland, twenty Of
which contain over 100, 900 volumes,
besides the National Library, which
is the largest il the world. Great
Britain has only nine libraries Of over
1000 volumes, and the British
Museum pays ont $4,000 annually
adding to its collections. Spain has
thirty public libraries, containing
100000 volumes. The library in
Washington contains $4,000 vol
umes and $4,000 pamphlets, and
there are but Eve larger in the world
the French National with $780,
900; the British Museum, 500, 600
st. Petersburg, 1000 1000; Munich,
300, 900, and Berlin 100000.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
From the President Of the Missouri
Press Association.

From the Agents Herald. Philadelphia. Pa
In our last issue we noticed with
much pleasure the action taken by
the Missouri Press Association, COM
mending our warfare on frauds.
Since then we have received the fol-
lowing letter from r. N. White,
Esq, President Of the Association:
OFFICE OF THE WEEKLY LEDGER,
MEXICO, No., june 16, 1884.
L. LUM SMITH, Dear Sir-The cd
itors Of the Missouri Press Associa-
ton, apprsciating the value Of The
Herald-knowing that it has saved
them hundreds Of dollars, by warn
ing US of such frauds a. the Roches-
ter Publishing Co--in convention
assembled. heartily endorsed The
Herald and it's course.
r. n. WHITE,
Editor Mexico LEDGER and President
Missouri Fsess Association.
We appreciate very ksenly the
kind action Of Mr.. White and his
associates Of the Missouri Press
Association.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

The cruelty Of woman's criticism
sometimes goes beyond life. ibid
you ever see q more natural corpse
than Mrs. Podson" asked lady Of
q friend. "Such q contented smile"
"Contsnted smile" repeated the
friend. "It was oil put on"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
RESULT OF asTuBBoRNEss. y

The seventh district congressional
convention, which has been in session
several days at Montgomery, adjourn
ed yesterday sine die, referring the
question Of further proceedings back
to the district congressional commit
tee. This ID > repetition Of the pro-
csedings in the Fourteenth district,
and, - in the other case, 10 to be re-
GREETED. Fidelity Of delegates to
friends and to instructions is TO be
admired, q fidelity d always to be
admired; but it becomes . question
whether the interests Of individuals
are not in these instances being set
above consideration Of the public
good and devotion to the principles
which the party II believed to repre-
sent. Some individual IN every dist
rict must have qualifications and hold
relations to the party which give him
some pre-eminence. But II each
ccanty in electing delegates 70 in
struct them or elects them under q
pledge to stand by . home candidate
to the last no nomination can be
reached without . violation of faith
and some resulting dissatisfaction.
Too much tenacity degenerates into
mere stubberness and impracticabili.
ty. These miscarriages in districts
do not leave . good impression, and
in the end must result in injury II
the party. Everything for men,
is not . Democratic motto, and it il
sincerely to be hoped it will not con
tinue to prevail in even two congres
sional districts Of the state.-St
Louis Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
xet nueh Of . CLERK.

Net 0uch 0f q Clerk.
One Of the wealthiest and most In |
telligent ladies Of Austin entered 1Ir. |
Conover's grocery establishment, On
Austin avenue, and, pointing jew
eled anger, said to the new clerk a|
graduate, by the way, Of the Uniysr-
sity Of Texas:
s's'end me home bushel Of them
pertaterses."
81 suppose you mean . bushel Of
potatoes" !" said the clerk, smiling in
. supercilious manner.
The lady founced out Of the store
grating her teeth. When the propri-
etor Of the store heard that he had
lost one Of his best customers he,
too, grated his teeth. At first he
thought he would discharge the clerk,
but on reflection, ~ clerks were
scarce, he contented himself with
telling him that his business WAS
merely to sell goods, and not to cor
rect mistakes in grammar.
+All right SIR" responded the
graduate of the University Of Texas,
II will not seek to enhghten your ig-
norant customers"
After that things went on smooth
ly. The proprietor noticed custom
ers just fiocked to bus new clerk He
was kept busy all the time. The Gus.
TONERS did not care to have anybody
except that particular clerk to wait
on them. At the same time he could
not help noticing that the amount Of
cash taken was not as large % the
run of customers seemed to justify;
Ore morning the proprietor seated
himself near the clerk, and pretended
to be reading . paper. A colored
woman came in and made some pur
chases. When it came to settle, she
counted up:
"Ten pounds Of coffee at 20 cent
a pound make 40 cents; 10 cents fol
soap, 10 cents for bluing, and so cts
for starch make so cents !" and put
ting down q dollar, asked for IS cts
change, which the clerk prompt.
gave her.
4 "Hold on, there! That's al
wrong"
!. "Of course it's wrong" Responded
the clerk, calmly; ''but 1 dont con
slider it my duty to teach your Gust
omers arithmetic. I did start out T.
teach them grammar, when they ask
ed for them pertaterses,' but yo'
, told me all I had to do was to sci
them goods. If you are not goin'
to let me correct their grammar,
don't see why I should correct thei
arithmetic
"That's the last graduate Of tn
University Of Texas that I'll hire 70
q clerk" remarked the proprieto
, when he got through putting the ez
, clerk out into the street.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
Poor Fellow.

"There!" exclaimed Mrs. Prittle,
"you left the ink-stand on the table
and have turned it over and ruined
the carpet"
"Well," replied the husband, "why
didn't you leave the ink stand on
the table and not turn it over"
"None of your foul puns, William.
I'll crack your head with this duster.
I'd just as leave do it as not. Here
I have to scrub, scrub, scrub, all the
time and we never have anything fit
to look at"
"When you have completed your
TRADE I'd like to say"
'sTirade!" she snapped. "It's
enough to make anybody swear. I
do think that you are the most care
less and good-for-nothing man I ever
saw"
'I'd like to say, in case a conve.
nient season should roll around, that
1 have been unjustly assaiIed."
"Unjustly assailed!" she howled.
II ought to drive you off the place.
| Just look at that carpet. Ruined all
on account Of your foolishness."
'H you are ready, madam, I will
make a casual observation. This
morning, you asked for my ink. l
told you that it was ON my desk.
You put it on the table and wrote the
note which you have just sent down
town. So you see, I had nothing to
do with the performance"
"Well, I don't care," exclaimed
the poor woman, bursting into tears
"it was just ike you. to leave i
there. You are always leaving thing
where they don't belong. l am
great mind to declare that I won
live with you another day."
"What have / done?'
sWhat is it you haven't done?"
| Unable longer to bear her burdel
: of grief, she went into the adjoining
room and sobbed. An hour late
while her husband sat reading hi
paper, soft arms stole around hi
! neck, tender lips pressed his forehead
, and a sweet voice said:
8 sam I so very mad?"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

Cowboys, says one OF the trade,
wear their hair long for three rea-
sons. to-wit: BARRIERS are not nuner-
ous on the plains; it keeps their ears
warm In winter, and it makes the In.
diane think they are brave.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
"THE vASSAR OF THE WEST"
HARDIN COLLEGE, MEXICO, MO.
Mrs. II. 7. BAIRD, Ex-Gov c. H. HARDIN,
President. Pres. Board Directors.
Devoted to the Education OF
Young Ladies ana A6assos-

The healthfulness of location. the splendid
buildings, well situated and nicely furnished,
the ample grounds for exercise and recreation,
beautifully adorned with forest trees, flowers
and shrubbery, the modei home department. the
thorough and extensive course OF instruction,
specialist, the new and elaborate philosophical
and chemical apparatus. the splendid library
and other invaluable aids to study, the unpafal.
leled health record, together with the elevated
moral tone and refined social influences are the
features that commend HARDIN COLLEGE to
such parents as are desirous of the thorough and
finished education Of their daughters. No boys.
OF any age. admitted. Character and class Of
the West. Eighty boarding pupils and large
local patronage last session attest the popularity
Of Hardin College both abroad and at home. In
the Music and Art Departments 260 names were
enrolled. No other female college makes such
an exhibit. and this number indicates the high
est character OF Instruction.
Address, for eleventh annual catalogue,
II. T. BAIRD Business Manager.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

A fashionabie lady ordered a bath
ing suit OF the latest style. 1t came
to her In q letter, in which WAS also
enclosed a stamp for reply. She
wrote back to ask which was the suit
and which was the stamp.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
When from among the eighty thou

When from among the eighty thou
sand Jews in New York City q con-
vert ID made to Christianity, his fu-
neral is announced and the ceremony
performed just a. il he were dead
Such was the experience Of Rachasi
Kohlea. who became . belieyer in the
Christian religion some two weeks
since. What Q priest ridden commu'
nityI
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
More Than Fifty Years At tie Case.
From ,she New York Sum-

ERrE, Pa, August 5.-Western
newspapers are Boosting over = print
or in the employ Of the San Francisco
Chronicle VIII, has completed half
completed half century Of '.sit''
1t the case. There is printer in
Erie named lIichael j. Quinn, known
among the craft Is ssFather" Quinn,
who has . longer string than the
Golden Gate man. Father Quinn
was sppreniiced when lad to
printer in the City Of Waterford,
Ireland, in 1880, and, after serving
his apprenticeship, got a ''sit" on
the London Times, and had several
ssfat takes of the account of the
Queens marriage notice. Coming to
America, Mr.. Quinn got cases on
the New York Evening Post, which
he held for seven years. During that
period he hs.d the personal acquaint-
ance and confidence Of William Cul-
len Bryant Parke Goodwin, John
Bigelow and others. Turning his
face Westward, he came 20 Erie and
served nearly twenty years on the
Erie Despatch. He now holds cases
on the Eric Daily Herald, and, al
l
though almost 79, uses his eyes with
out the sid of glasses. Father
Quinn's yesrs of toll present startling
features in the way Of figures. For
instance, assuming fair average
rate Of speed, taken from his best, at
10, 900 ems, and his rate Of 5000
ems at the present day, giving $500
ems for an average, it viii be found
that the enormous amount of 49,
340, 900 erns of matter have been set
up by this compositor during the
past half century or more. Itsetting
this it was necessary. to handle over
S5S ,020, 900 pieces of metal twice
over, including the distribution. 1t
will further interest the reader to
know that the type SO set would
weigh l87, 900 pounds, or ninety-four
tons, which this old man has lifted
piece by piece in the specified time.
In setting type the average distance
over which the hand travels is foot
and q half, or thereabouts. Conse-
quently bis hand has Travelled over
SIG, 600, COO feet, or a matter Of s7,-
727 miles, or within a few hundred
feet of being four times the circum-
ference Of the earth. This does not
Include the distribution, which would
increase the distance to about five
and a half times around the globe.
Father Quinn's ''string" would iill
about l0,0l5 columns of space. II
stretched out in continuous line il
would form q belt two inches wide
and over seven miles long in solid
Ireading matter. Put these likes In
tone continuous line. and il would ex.
tend 15S miles. Father Quinn ex-
pects to spend ten years more at the
case. He is quite spry, and observes
all the fast days and st. Patrick's
Day with great regularity.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

We want to get LOCO new sub
scribers for the LEDaxl during Au-
gust. Only 80 cents TO JAN I, 's4.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

Genuine Singer Needles at VIII
burn 8 Smithey's for one cent each
25 nse.liw 5or . esuts. is-St
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
EAsTERN lDLENEss.
Hours and Days Of Sweet Repese-A
Halcyen Time Of Utter Leisure.
From the London Telerraph.

from the LO0u0u lcleSrdpui
In the East they dedicate small
portion Of the year to avowed idle
ness, and nothing is then permitted
to disturb the halcyon Of utter leis-
ure. The doors are shut even to
friends. No one goes in or out. The
inmates Of the house are in their
flmsisst tissues; they 60 unshod.
The hawks sit nodding on their perch
es, the horses are idle in the stable.
The fountain splashes in the court
yard, and the turtle doves among the
pomegranate trees lull the garden to
sleep with their sultry, slumbrous
cooing. The interval is sacred to
the 'refreshment Of the body. Gentle
medicines are taken Of q relaxing and
blood-cooing kind. The hardest ex-
srtion Of the day is the hath; its
chief employment the shampooing Of
the limbs with soft-scented oils. The
ladies of the household recline with
their citharas by the side of their
masters couch, and the slave girl
sits at his head with fan, lest some
presumptious fly should break the
pious calm. The master Of the house
stretches himself at his ease and do
zes all the day. through, while the
story-teller drones away in the corner
like humble bee in q scrape, and the
cithara tinkles one of the thin, mo-
notonous airs of the East. Now
and again he bestirs himseif-a kite
shrilllng far up in the blue sky, dog
barking far off in the outer dust ha'
aroused him-and he solemnly clte'
Allah as a witness that the day il
hot, and in the name of the prophe
calls for q sherbet of citrons. Sucl
is the Afghan holiday. Or, turn t.
Africa, where the sun compels idle
ness for long interval of each da,
and note how the barbarian fence
with the weather. Under an awninf
Of grass-mats that is stretched unde
some deep-foliaged tree, he lies tran
quilly accepting the heat without an.
reservation. Out in the sunshine b
sees the herbage shimmering in tn
refraction, and the shadows Of th
plants are gathered close about thei
roots. So he knows it is noon, an
turns around to slumber again. Th
dogs are lying on their sides in th
shadow of the hut fast asleep
From within the kraal there is not
sound Of life. High up in tree
barhet is piping the hours, and, cling
ing to twig, the shrill-voiced cicad
cries all the afternoon through. Bu
the negro dozes on until the evenin
breeze comes up and the shadows la
aslope. The dog is now up on il
launches huskily barking at nothing
. the chickens are abroad again; th
grass-mats Of the huts rustic IS th
women come out, and the sound {
food being prepared awakes th
sleeper. The day is now fit, he say
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
Wanted to Pool.

/. There were about twenty people in
line at the general delivery window Of
the postofiice, when . woman under
took to crowd into q place nearer the
head.
MADAM" observed the man she
would have crowded down the line,
''this window is run on the principle
Of a barber shop-frst come frs.
served"
eyes, but I am terribly anxious
to get q letter." she replied.
"Anybody sick7"
NE. Ny husband is in Cleveland,
and expect a letter with money in
it. II I don't get it I don't know
how I'm going to get along over
Sunday
"What q coincideace!" he exclaim-
ed. my wife is in Buffalo, and I'm
expecting money from her. II il
doesn't come my landlord will set me
outdoors and I'll have to pawn my
coat to raise q stake to play policy.
Can't We pool?"
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Why-ha-if your husband won't
support you, nor my wife support
me, let's chip in and hire the same
lawyer to get our divorces. CoAis
cheaper, you know, where the two
jobs are rolled into one."
She fatty refused to join in any
such arrangement, and when ths
clerk answered, "Nothing for you,
tie Tie hyene cs man grinned ant
chuckled, and said he was glad of it
served her right.-Detroa Free Press
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

Nobody ean BEAT Jchn Mckinley
making ice cream. 1-h.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-09

NJ. BRo,rUs. EsQ will no. b candidate
for Congressman at-largc thi7 year.
VI. RoUHER loft volumiuous work,
entitled THE History Of the second
Empire
PROVEssOR CASSAMAJOR, OF New York,
concludes from the red sunset, that a ring
similar to that of Saturn IS forming around
the carth's equator.
JouS BOYLE O'REILLY has the manu-
script of Wendell Phillips's famous
address on O'Conncll, tho only effort Of
the kind the distinguished orator wrote
out IN full.
REV. A. +. Fox, pastor Of tho Bethel
church az Mt. Joy, has severed his con.
nectiOn with the former church and an
nounces his intention to o. nere for the
future to the Presbyterian communion.
MAYOR PARSONS Of Williamsport, pub
fishes a letter positively declining 70 ac-
cept the denomination which was rendered
him by the Republican convention The
convention has been recalled to nominate
another candidate.
THE MARQUIS or LANsDOWyE Is young
looking, resembles Jay Gould and is
probably thirty five. His brown mus
taches run into the patches Of whiskers in
front of his ears. The whole top of his
head is bald and he has big, thin, hooked
nose.
REV. WILSON, Of tho Episcopal church,
Kittanning, Armstrong county, who came
to town TO attend the G.. A. Il. cncamp.
ment and tarries over sunday, the guest of
Rev. c. +. Spaldng, will preach in St.
Johns Free church TO morrow morning
and evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-09
Put Up to be Knocked Down.

In finally selecting d. p. Rosenmiller
as their candidate for mayor the Repub.
liesgs # thiss So rsls.sy publicly aoandon all
hope OF defeating Mr.. McMullen, the
Democratic nominee. Mr.. Rosenmiler
has been candidate from the beginning
for the place, and has been understood
to be a willin' Barkis for some years, but
no influential element of his party would
ever assent to his nomination 30 long as
there was the faintest hope of persuad'
any filter and stronger man to take the
place. When the effort to secure this
had been exhausted upon a half score
without avail, the selection of R1sen
miller was sullenly assented 10 in des
pair.
Mr.. Rosenmiller is very clever
man socially, and has number
of warm personal friends but
those who know him best know
best that he is not the man for mayor.
Helacks in marked degree the essential
qualifications for the place and should
such an utterly unlikely thing as his
election ever come to pass it would prob
ably be as unfortunate for him as for
the municipality. He was district at
torney, and his administration was
neither efficient nor creditable he dis
played in marked degree the fail
ings which unfit him for the
executive chair of the city government.
He represented the city district for one
term in the Legislature, and at the end
of it his party refused TO renominate
him. His public record is one which the
Examiner very plainly asked his party
not to challenge examination Of, when it
warned the Republicans that "no man
can be elected mayor Of this city who has
to be defended or whose weakness must
be apologized for. This ''plain statement
from Truthful James was an echo of
the equally unmistakable warning which
the Netc Era had expressed against Mr..
Rosenmiller's nomination.
The nomination does not especially
appeal TO the sentiment of party fe atty,
since 1t is made in open opposition to the
Will OF the party, and as the organiza
tion Is under no obligation to the nomi-
nee. 1t has served him In the past, but
heis not SUSPECTED of any too great de
yotion TO II when he was most needed ;
and there Is scarcely any point of view
from which the nomination can be ap
proved as one fit to be made.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-09
TIIIc TOURISTS
A. EpJoyaplo sntcrt,irmeut.


lho appearance OF . ttoupr, advertised
as under the management Of McstayCr, in
Fulton opera house last evening, attracted
there large audience, which was very
satisfactorily regaled with melangu of
nonsense, a part Of which was not, and tho
most of which was quite enjoyable. The
Tourists in Pullmlu Palace Car has
become title of an absurd lot of theatri
cal oddities and special,iGs which, by the
rendition of first class artists in that line,
never fails to attract an apprcC!atiVo
audience. Last evening" performance
was even better than 1t was OK.
pected by those acquainted with
theatrical business, and was received with
many demonstrations Of delight. Every
one knows that tho " Tourists do not
pretend to be tho interpreters of a plot,
since there is no plot to interpret only on
occasion is secured for the display of spo-
cialty acting, which rs given by this par
tlcular company was very good. A notable
among them was Mr.. Harry Clarke, whose
assumption of dilrerent characters and
singing were features which were alto
gether appreoiable. Miss L'zzio Bradley
as Mss BabH Was hliuyJ versatile, little
creature, who dill some very effective act
ing, as did also Miss Ella Caldwell as Mss
lsa6eI!d. The singing, dances and other
phases Of the performance were happily
given by all the ladies' aud gcntlomen
comprising the cast