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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
From the So. Charles cessos.


The Congressional Convention at
Montgomery City carried the county
courtesy matter little too far last
week. State pride and county pr1ce
and local enthusiasm are leading
features Of Democratic polity and to
q certain extent are very commenda-
ble, but when the propagation of such
doctrines comes in direct conflict with
the general w;sh Of the people Of the
district OF county. the will Of the ma
jority must be obeyed, iocal prejudi-
ces and preferences to the contrary
notwithstanding. 1t cannot be deni-
ed, from the nominations made in the
convention, that Democratic congress
sional timber is abundant in this dis
trict and that some Of the candidates
have strong personal following, but
since It was evident all along that only
one man could be nominated, it would
have been mu,h less expensive for
the delegates TO have come to an
agreement, instead Of referring the
matter to the new Congressional COM
mittee and having all their work TO
do over again.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
Why She Accepted a Reporter.

Two fashionably dressed ladies
were sitting in front of their cottage
at Mount Desert one evening last
week, talking over the late arrivals
and laying their plans for the summer
campaign.
"How is this, Edith? I hear you
have broken your engagement with
young Coupons, said the elder.
eyes, mother, I judge it best to
tell you that 1 have.''
"In favor Of whom, pray? He is
good for $4,000 year now, and
will come in for large estate when
his father dies. What young million
aire have you now centered your af-
fections upon?'
"He is not millionaire at all,
mother; 1 am engaged to Charley
Pencil"
sWho is he? How much is he
worth?" .
"He is a reporter on the New York
Constitution, and has just money
enough to take him through a fort
nights vacation"
"My child, why will you throw
Yourself away? You will reduce me
to beggary.''
"Wait, mother; please wait until
tell you. In the first place, he is ac.
quainted with everybody, and then he
gets free passes to all the shows and
theaters, he attends all the big recep
tions, and
"Are you crazy, child? Those
things will all come with money ant
position.
l.. "Hold on until l have told you
He knows all about the latest scandals
, in high life-things the papers won
print, you know-and he told M
some horrid scrapes the Blanks 60
, into when they were in Europe las
, summer, end said he had in his pos
session the secrets of all the big pee
pie in the country"
s'Bring him to me at once. | ar
> prove of your choice, Edith. VIII
i. did you not tell me this before!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
Stung by Bees.

Mrs. Sol Hughlett and little daugh-
ter, of Montgomery county, are visit
ing the family of W. 7. Stewart, in
this city. Wednesday the little girl
got upon one of the bee stands in
the yard. The bees hearing the un-
usual noise on the roof Of their resi-
dence, rushed out and attacked her
with great fury. Mrs. Hughlett and
Mrs. Stewart rushed to the rescue
| when the bees attacked them also
Mrs. Sam Reid and young Marx
Stewart joiEed in the fray. All five
of them were stung, Mrs Hughiet'
and Mrs. Stewart were so badly in
iured that medical aid was summoned
| to attend them, and they were conin
ed to their beds for a day or two
Children ought to be careful abou
going too nessr bee stand. A be
won't stand any familiarity.-Loiss
iaua Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
VERY LOWEST LIVING RATES.
We share our food with him to the

We share our food with him to the
last drop ?n
Indeed Lieut.. Greeiy's logic Was
unanswerable, and he says be has
never been the bodies since they were
disinterred, and does not know what
their condition is.
As to the Times statement that he
did not wish the bodies disinterred,
Lieut.. Greeley said: "0ften, n;
talking over what seemed inevitably
to be our fate, the men all expressed
q wish to be buried on the verge "a "a
the Great Polar Sea, by whose shores
they had met their death. Out Of
Difference to tue solemn wishes of the
dead, I spoke against disinterment Of
the bodies, and for no other reason.
Had / died 1 should have wished q
grave in the North. Ali through the
retreat the discipline, with the excep-
ton Of Henry's thefts, was well mair
tanned, aud ell yielded implicit obe-
dience, even to the last dread day on
Cape Sabine.
A verbal report was made to Gen.
Hazen by Lieut.. Greely shortly after
arrival Of the relief expedition at
Portsmouth. In regard to the exc
cutaon of Henry, Gen. Hazen said:
SIT was not only justifable, but the
noblest thing in the expedition. I" A
written report wss submitted by
Greedy to the War Department few
days ago fully covering Henry's case,
and . court martial has been asked
for by Lieut.. Greely if the facts seem
to the War Department to warrant It.
A TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITY.
In closing, Lieut.. Greely said: II
regret the responsibility OF deciding
Henry's case. It was thrust upon
me, but I feel I should have failed
In my duty to the rest Of the noble
of my command had not acted as /
did,"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
Farmers, 1t Will Pay You TO Paste
This In ToHr Hat

When you bring your country pro-
duce, such as feathers, hides, wool,
tallow, &C., to market, look out and
don't sell it to street runners they
will swindle you every time. II you
want the full market price and good,
correct weight, be sure to look up
SAM MORRIS; he will always pay you
.op prices ia cash. His warehouse
is one and half blocks northeast OF
public square, near Mexico Custom
Mill, and you can bet on him treating
you so that you will call the second
time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
fhe Aa1,nee Steel H,drsut.

The Advance Stock Hydrant beats
them all in simplicity of construction,
durability and efficiency. Save your
ponds, increase the weight Of stock,
and always have constant supply Of
pure water. See nd. OF last week.
For further information, terms, &c !,
address j. s. Campbell & Co., Quin-
cy. Illinois. 17-2w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
A TERRIBLE REsPoNsIRu.Irf.
on THE TRAIL.
The Nichols Mystery to be Exposed.

Sc much has been said, and 30
damnable was the work done in the
Nichols mystery, that the finale Of
the whole matter will be watched with
unabsted interest, and the expositions
made be Of equal importance to the
people.
The Headlight has kept quiet now
for several days with the hope that
the party whe so brutally and devil
ishly beat Lee Nichols last week
would be brought before the bar Of
justice, but it seems the evidence was
not strong enough against suspected
parties to make an arrest, but it may
be done before our paper goes to
press. -
On the day preceding the night
when Nichols was beaten, and on the
day when he aud another man left
Fayette together and came here, q
merchant of this city received letter
from o small merchant Of that place
stating that he had been robbed Of
$40 in silver. He stated that the
money was in shot sack, and that
the parties be suspected were two
men, one calling himself Nichols and
the other named Noel. He was not
confident these were the men, but
asked his friend to look out for
them, and stated that they had no
money the day before they left Fay
ette. As Noel was well known here,
and one of the first to appear and
identify Nichols after he was nearly
hacked to pieces, but little or no at
tention was gwen to the Fayette
mans epistle, but now We understand
the officers are on the trail Of Noel,
or somebody else, and an arrest viii
be made before night. Whether Noel
took hand in or knows anything
about the beating we do not know,
but it is likely he viii be one of the
men arrested.
Nichols has now gotten so he can
converse freely. but If he was enga-
ged in the Fayette robbery he is not
likely to divulge anything that would
lead to his own conviction. At all
events we know the officers are ac-
tive, and we have been locking for
prisoners to appear all day. The
mystery will soon be cleared up
Moberiy Headlight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21
"THE vASSAR OF THE WEST"
HARDIN OLLEGE, MEXICO, mo.
Mrs. II. 7. BAIRD Ex-Gov G. H. HARDIN,
President. Pres. Board Directors.
Devoted to the Education OF
XSunE Ladies and Misses
OPENS SEPTEMBER 2, 1884.

The healthfulDess of location, the splendid
buildings, well situated and nicely furnished,
the ample grounds for exercise and recreation,
and shrubbery, the model home department, the
thorough and extensive course of instruction,
the able and experienced faculty., each one d
specialist, the new and elaborate philosophical
and chemica! apparatus, the splendid library
and varied collection 81 globes; maps. charts,
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.
scbnGi s.ad th anu ass C,ass m p,
the West. Eighty boarding pupils and a large
local patronage last session attest the popularity
Of Hardin College both abroad and at home. In
the Music and Art Departments 26O 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., 1884-08-21

and DIR. Wyatt M. Brown, opened
house in st. Louis. Re-
tiring from this husineas in 1857 he
accepted the position of special agent
Of the Life Association of America,
which, under his careful management
and business tact, soon became thor
oughly established from Maryland to
Texas. His health again failing him,
in April, 1861, he severed his con-
nection with this company and short
ly after purchased an interest in the
Journal of Commerce, and in the lat
ter part of the same year, in con-
junction with his brothers, Vincent
and Leslie Marmaduke, and Messrs.
Walcott & Hume, he established the
Daily Evening Journal, and in 1871
the company bought the Journal of
Agriculture and changed it to an il
lustrated paper. In 1872 he dis
solved his interest with this company
and he and his brother Vincent pur-
chased the Illustrated Journal of Ag-
riculture, which they successfully
run until June, 1878, when he dis
posed of his interest in the paper and
accepted the position of secretary of
the State board of agriculture, con-
tinuing to discharge the duties of his
Office as their secretary until the ex-
piraton of his term. In November,
1876, he was elected by the people
railroad commissioner for four years.
The same kind and generous dis
position, frank, honest and truthful
nature, gentlemanly manners, prompt,
energetic action, and self-reliant
character, which every associate Of
ficer and soldier recognized and adj
mired in his military career, General
Marmaduke carries into his official
civil life and duties.
In the contest for governor in 1880
Gen. Marmaduke was beaten by the
city of st. Louis. When called upon
for speech after he was beaten by
Governor Crittenden, amid cheers he
moved slowly through the vast crowd
in attendance upon the convention
and spoke as follows: General
Hockaday, who is known to make a
good speech at all times, has made
such remarkable good one tonight
that it appeared as if he must have
prepared it beforehand and he was
sorry he did not do likewise. 1 an
a man who says what I mean, and
say now no man will give heartie,
support to Crittenden than John s.
Marmaduke. I have had square
fight, but although defeated 1 have
never waived the bloody shirt.
have been opposed honestly, earnestly
and successfully, and I accept thu
result and will cheerfully give my
support to your ticket from begin
ming to end" When the speech wa.
made the general did not know "hov
st. Louis was carried against him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-21

For ladies' cheap hats and bonnets,
call at the new millinery store OF Airs.
Sontag, at j. Sontag's Notion Store,
Washington Street. 5l-u.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
J:NASo,n.,&
DRESS GOODS.
oil. LII.

ONEoo OOODO.
Sometime ago a
Trench manufacturer
made a consignment 10
a NeqO York Commits
sion House Of abomE a
Ammdrea Momsama dol
lars qO0rth Of Nun S
Veilings ana Albatros
Cloth. The market t01
them brovedsAoqO Most
merchants had gzvem
zuzborfatzon o1aers Ior
them and had similar
goods on hand, the
aOeakher qvas against
business, and no pmr
chaSers could be 10mma.
1t last came zmStauc-
tzoms TO sell the entire
lot to the highest bid
der: The highest oHerI
zVas AozO emomgh-the
cost OF The goods qvlxh-|
ont any dmtles adaed|
SIMPLY. We ha41emedl
10 be IN NezO York
zVhem tie sale qVas made
and the 6myer o4eredtol
sell MS a portion at a
very small advamce.
The oHer 70as accebted
by MS and the goods are
here. These are the.
particulars:
50 pieces Nuns
Yelling; A. zmches
qOlde, aHcoA0rs, at 37H
cents a yard; I0rmer|
retail vaIme 70as 81 ~
50 bcs MINIS Ve1l-I
me, a. inches qO1de, all
c0Aors, a 1e1y fine qmaE
zky, at soc a yara
GOrmer retail valme
q0os 85c.) ~
50 pieces Al60tros
Cloth, AZ inches qOlde,
aHc0zors, 81 PC a yard:
N0rmer retail Ua/ue
7V0S ST.
The gods are all
qO00k, and zOere made
by the test maker IN
france and dyed by |
GulAammek. THIS IS
an opportunity q0hzcA
should be taken advam-
tage Of quickly. AtMel
same time qOe shall 0El
fer a large number Vl
b1eces 0fdeszrable Dress
Goods ofvarlous kinds,
much beA0zO valme. |
T. ". ADAM g. COL
WHITE GOODS. |
Great brogvess has
been made by Amerzcam
manu- ia ctmrerS IN
White Goods. NJ eI
hare IN stock moz0 a COL |
lection Of their best e7-|
forts, and zVe are sure
they q0aX be bre7Srvea
to forelgw 7O0rk, esbe-|
claHy 7Ohem Price IS con-
slderea. 4mezcam
Percales, .Cambrzcs ana
ZazOns Superior t0I
Tench makes.
LACE DEPART
MENT.
This is an of ye0rI
for znzb0rters 0t La0eS,
especially Sbamzsh h
Laces. We are 6mglmg|
these at 0xT 07Oz prices
and selling them al
v0mys. So 7Ozth OrzentnIl
Laces. So zOlth Ham,
6urgs. Ne shall oHerI
kLSc 1o,o1b NJ cho~I1/h1<nc
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
The Gamblers Morals.

DeductiOns From the Experience of an
Old Member OF the Fraterntty-An Un-
scrupulOus and De IN OraIizing Business.
From the Boston Advsrtissr.l
One who avows himself to have been a
gambler, and to have had much opportunity
to study the morals of the business, thus
question. He writes:
1t is very generally believed that profess
sional gamblers have a high standard of hon
or among themselves. How or where this
fable originated is a mystery; certainly not
in the ranks of the fraternity, for more
suspicious body of men cannot be found.
The statement that So-and-so's word is his
bond, and that he is ''as square as die, il
one often quoted on the outside; but the
bond in use on the inside invariably takes the
form of collateral security, and the sfsquare
as a die" part of the statement is covered by
= strict adherence to the principle just so
long as the return overbalances the outlay
The kings in the profession are forcsd by
their position to live closer to the virtuous
standard, bnt fall from the throne would be
instantly followed by the abandonment of
the assumed virtue. The fact liz that gam
bling Is demoralizing to the last degree, and
no man can follow it without having his best
sensibilities blunted Gambling, being ille-
gitimate and ostracised by society, is only
adopted as business by men dead to NOR
al sense of right and wrong. The gambler
knows no society above the level of that
found in his own club-room, the best part of
which will shun him in the light of day. A
careful analysis of. my own case, and that of
my colleagues, has confirmed me in the be-
lief that the two chief component parts that
60 to make mp the professional gambler are
cnpidity and laziness. These two character
isties predominating. result in the complete
disqualification of the man.
The devotees of the gambling tablA =
drawn from every stratunn - ae are
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
GRAMMA AfICAL.

Young grammarian-''No, you cannot say
the shad has risen.' Although it sounds
ungrammatical. you will be quite right in
saying the shad has roes IN. Y. Journal.
compositor, with great prophetic soul,
while putting into type wedding notice, in
it read the ''high contradicting parties :"
Derrick.
'Never look at your boy when he is speak
ing," writes a father. Il embsrrasses him
when he is explaining how he happened to
be in school and out playing ball at the same
time Fosters Democrat.
temperance advocate charged the editor
of Western religious paper with drinking
Whiskey. The editor in some astonishment
replied, why you wouldn't expect me to
eat it with spoon, would you?'-Philadel-
phia Call.
Scene, Sunday school: Young lady cate
ehixing the children on the plaques of Egypt
Y. L And what became of the plaques of
locusts?" A pause. Then small boy at bot
tom suddenly, please, miss, / knowI John
the Baptist ate them. Boston Transcript.
'Do you believe that a woman nowadays
would die for the object of her lover" asked
a bachelor friend. II don't know whether
shed die or not?" answered the Benedict,
but I've known her to go wild when the
trimming didn't suit her. Newport News.
Chow anxious some men are to let every
one know what they think remarked the
major. "Trae, very true," responded the
colonel. "For example, see that placard out
in front of that tailor's-'Spring suits bere.
Don't it suit everywherep" They separated at
the corner in silence Boston Post.
''Base minion I defy thee said the Lady
Linerusta Walton, as shs spurned the caitiff. -
So the novelist wrote, but the conscientious
proofreader, With the remark, 80, pshaE,
this is a ffteenth-century story, and minion
type wasn't invented until 1873" made it
read 'Base BREWER. ."-Rochsster Post-Ex-
press.
''In my airly days." remarked the old man.
as he shoveled coal into the school house bin,
t'they didn't use coal to keep us school young
'uns warm, kin tell you" ''What did they
use2' asked boy near by. A sad, far-away
as he quietly responded, 'Birch, my boy,
birch"
81 hope" she said to the new boy in
school, ''that you do not indulge in the
wicked and filthy habit of smoking cigars?"
NAV" replied the new boy in a burst of
proud disdain, ''gimme a clay pipe and some
niger head tobacco when you want me to
enjoy comfort. None O. your fancy smokes
for me " And then she knew that the new
boy used to clerk on a raft.-Burlington
Hswkeye.
backwoodsman promised to send the
minister fifty pounds of maple sugar for
marry ing him. Time passed on and no
maple sugar arrived to sUseten the minister's
household. Some months later he saw the
newly married husband in town and ventured
| to remind him. MY friend. you did not
saddened countenance, the man looked up
and replied: ITO tell you the truth, COVER
nor, she amt worth itl"-Philadelphia
Progress.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
The Brokers Friends From Boston.


'''S mos xtro'nary thing ever saw n M
life, remarked morose-looking young man
as he dropped heavily into chair in popu-
lar cafe uptown last night and grsvely nod
ded his head to several acquaintances ST
fell in with tn Philistines on M way up town
an they got tn best of me. I'm done
brown"
He shook his head with solemn disapproval
and began to make rings on the damp table
with the bottom of an empty glass. His hat
was east very far down over his eyes. His
scarf was awry, his hair disarranged and his
coat buttoned irregularly. There was an ex-
preston of intense and bitter remorse on
his face and his words were thick. He was q
broker. His friends sat around the table in
lounQine attitudes and erinned with amuse-
pnent at one another as they drew him ont
sWhom did you meet, Billy p asked one
Of them kindly.
stBoston friends" he remarked lugubri-
cocktail. Told 'em I'd never heard 4 u.
They said was an old thing in Bosom, and
that twas tn bes' thing to brace up on in tn
world. Well, you know me, Pete? I'm al
ways ready to brace, an SO We went down In
Pine street an had tso r three clam cock
Gd1lS apleCe-IOERot now Aauy.
"How do you make them, Billy 2"
'tMake who ?" asked Billy, who had fallen
half asleep after his effort. s'Oh, yes, clam
cocktails. Take clam-snall clam-put In
lemon squeez's an squeeze juice in glass
Also put In juice from shell. Then SIN bit
ters, red pepper an dash salt. Mix an
drink. Its 'mense."
SIS that all you had ?"
sWell, dye mean T. insinuate that I'm as
yam from CLANS Eo, sir. We then went
up town an one of the Bos'n boys said he
had drink in Liverpool that pleashed i'm
ver' much. So we ad som that. 1t con-
sists of small glass sherry an largsh glass
ginger ale. Mix 'em up. Knock you cold.
We 'ad lot, an then We 'ad SIN brandy an
soda with me-"
Here he relapsed into dose, from which
he was with difficulty aroused.
''Afr that" he continued, laboriously,
one of the boys askid as 4 we'd try drink
he'd found in Bool-Boolgaria, which we
said We would, bein' then mp in g sharp. -
We went into place in Broadway 49, we got
perteF pereheF-peEehsr- .aser-"
'FewteF pitch,
,oer-psw-well, we got one. TheR
wa took two bottles Scotch ale an one small
~ y7if
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
EDITORIAL NUTkS.

England is evidently no match for Ireland
in a walking match
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
The New Schmidt Baby.

A Widespread Interest ia Him That
F Greatly Bothered HIS Father.
From the New York SUM-
stout, forid German went up to a pc
lioemsn in the Bowery yesterday and said :
81 want to haf some beebles arrested"
Chow many ?" asked the policeman.
$50 many as I don't count NIT all der fin
gers un toes of my left hands"
"What have they done to you?"
"Everydings! Dsy trive me most crazy.
You see, my wife she hat little poy ysstsr-
day dolt my customers apout it, and We
all trink dot leetle poy's sugssss at my OK
pense. tiRk I open ss many as dree kegs
of peer. Veil, dot vas all righd, for don'd
vas faddsr efsry tay."
80 soon as seven O'Clock to-tay hear dot
deIsphone in der saloon. 1 put dot plaok
speaging drumpet nein ear against und ssyt,
'Hello!'
81 heart somspody say, Is dot Carl
Schmidt?'
"'Yah,' sayt.
'How's der leetle poy?'
81 vas pleased to haf mein friends ask
apout der paby so I schmiled und sayt,
'Pully, und put ub dot speaging drumpet.
In coubble minutes dot telephone rings
again. seye, Hello VINO vas dot Z Some
pody ssyt, Herr Ehret, der prewer"
'sVhat's der madder Pr sayt.
"'How's der leetle poy7 sayt Herr Ehret
81 did not schmile SO much, but I sayt all
der same, 'PuIly'''
Il vent behint der par to trink der lsetle
pey's health, when der telephone again rings.
Dot makes me mad, so I EXCLAIMED loutly !:
Hello Who you vas und What you want
Der man ssyt he vas Prince Beesmark, und
wanted to know how dot leetle poy vas.
delt him dot poy vas more as ghentleman
vot he vas, und put ub det speaging drum
pet. Dst telephone rung 80 many as twen-
dy dimes more, und made me wish dot leetle
poy never hat peen porn. policeman, want
to have dose fellers vot ring my telephone
arrested"
''What are their names? ?"
'Pesides Herr Ehret und Prince Beesnaerk
dere vas Shorge Washington Shiids, Henry
Pergh und edder pig felIers"
You has better go to the Essex Market
police court and see Justice Patterson about
it,
Mr.. Schmidt walked in the direction of
Essex street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05

oer-psw-well, we got one. Then
- t,ok tgo bottles Scotch ale an one small
bottle champagne an mixed 'em with
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
FOR THIRTY DAYS.

We have a large line Of Suitings,
OVercOatings and TrOuserings
which we will make up at a great
reduction for the next thirty days
to make room for spring goods.
N. B.-Pants made to order at 6
hours notice.
L. H. FREEDMAN.
% CHURCH STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-05
Price Two Cents

chopped ioe in pew-pEy' know what.
Well, we did this three times an then one of
tn fell'rs said Q shandygaff would 20 good,
which We did IL an twas = success
How far up town were you at this time ?''
Sat this period we were in tn DeiRhbor-
hood of Blesk'r street. Then we had SIM
Holland gin with me.''
This rejection again sent him of into q
revsrie, which threatened a dead stupor. He
reused himself suddenly and then announced
impressivsly
'tBut tn thing that knocked us all was
Russian drink one Of th boys 'ad 'ad in Saint
Peter-Petersburg. I'll tell you 'ow you
make it. First, take brandy an fill cham
pagne glass half full, then pour champagne
in it, an then-then-"
"Well, what then ?"
''Drink 't.''
''Then n?"
''Then get in cab an g'omei"