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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
THE QUESTION OF CHEAP GAS.
How Burlett Got Ahead of the Hotel
Gas Burner.

One night L was shaving myself,
preparatory to the evenings enter
tainment, in small room of an eco
nomical hotel. The room, as usual,
was arranged with special reference
to the comfort and convenience of
the guest who shaved himself. The
gas bracket, with its single bnrner,
was high up on the wall. above the
head of the guest. The bureau,
holding the mirror in Its guant arms,
stood on three legs, away on the OPP
posite side of the room, far away
from the gas and the window as it
could get. The gas, being economi-
cally administered, burned with a
feeble, blue light, and occasionally
coughed in hectic manner as
though it would go out the first
time the door opened. My friend,
the commercial traveller from Bridge
port, who sat watching me with tears
| in his eyes, said: 'Aren't you often
annoyed by the miserably small
amount of gas you are permitted to
burn in these little hotels?" l said
that the illumination of my apart
ments-I always call my room apart
ments-seldom reached that degree
of brilliancy that enabled me to find
the bed without falling over all the
chairs, to-wit, one chair, in the apart
ments. He went to his room and in
a moment reappeared. '.Here." he
said, sis something right in my line,
and it's just what you want. With
these little tengs you can take of
any burner in the United States, see!
land with them you put in place Of
the stlngy fellow this 24foot burner
like this" And look, fan-hght as
big as pie blazed up and flooded
1.-THE room with radiance. Even the
accumulated lint and burned matches
| of years under the bureau rejoiced IL
the wonderful light. 'EBe careful,
said my benefactor, "and take of
your own burner every morning
While we talked, the landlord, pass
ing down the hall, opened the dool
without knocking and looked in
"Oh," he said, "excuse me,but 1 saV
the glare over the transom ant
thought the room was on fire." Blu
{ we said, 'sOh, no." and went on talk
| ing about the Bartholdi statuette,an'
the landlord didn't say anything, bu
kept looking and looking and look
ing. At last he went away, and W
heard him sigh wearily as he tottere'
down stairs to order the bread Gu
:. thin for supper, and scratch eggs
which were at that time 60 cents
dozen, off the bill of fare. Four year
I carried my good friends gas-fttini
apparatus up and down the land wit
+, me; sometimes broke the old burr
er, sometimes I broke the new one
v lbut never broke the tongs, and
e never again shaved in the dark
there was any gas in the house.
# Do the amazed visages of helpless
ly astonished landlords and starin
= porters ever come back to haunt m
T. now? Does my heart never ache q
1 think of the landlord prodding th
: old beak burner with pin, trying
!. make it produce the electric effet
= of the bats wing he had noticed th
night befores Do these gasfitter
D tongs lie heavy on my soul to-da.
Away, slight mani Ask me som
d. fresh onesI
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
MEXICO, MISSOURI THURSDAY,
HE HAD THE LAST SAY.
Two Lawyers Very Badly Fooled by a
Shrewd Third One.
sacramento pee

Sacramento Bee.
Yesterday afternoon q number Of
lawyers in the court house were dis
cussing the influence of "having the
last say" on jury, and whether or
not the last speech was not the most
effective, when a well-known member
of the bar related the following:
When Aleck Anderson and Char
ley Jones were not so old as they are
now-away back in the younger and
purer days of the Republic-they
we're a great deal more ambitious
than at present, and their efforts to
get case and win it were watched
with interest by the older members
of the legal fraternity. One time
three men who had "stood up" a cit
izen on Third and Main streets and
robbed him OF all bis coin were ar
rested. When the time came for
trial Anderson was to defend one,
Jones another and w. B. G. Keller
the third. After the testimony was
concluded the three young attorneys
held a consultation as to who should
speak first. Anderson and Keller
seemed afraid that the three COM
bined arguments would be so lengthy
that the elaborate efforts they pro-
posed to make might be interrupted
by the court, unless they could get in
first, and they were very much aston
lshed when Jones smilingly and mag
unanimously told them to proceed
and that he would take ''the last
say" Anderson spoke first, re-
viewed the testimony and eloquently
proclaimed the innocence of all three
prisoners. Keller followed in SINH
lar strain, and pictured the trio as
guiltless as babes unborn. When
Jones Games to speak he took an en-
tirely different course. He remem-
bered that during the cross-examina-
ton of the complaining witness be
had admitted that only two men
seized him whilst the third stood
some feet away. The attorney took
up the testimony and dissected it,
declaring that there was no doubt OF
the guilt of the two men whom An
derson and Keller were defending.
He scored the two offenders for lay.
ing violent hands on a good and
peaceful citizen, while his client
stood horror-stricken some distance
away. James Goods was district at
torney at that time, and when Jones
had concluded he said he did not SCI
that there remained anything for tht
prosecution TO say. He was willing
to accept Jones theory of the case
The jury retired, and in ten minutes
returned verdict Of guilty agains
Anderson and Keller's men and ex
onerating Jones' client. "Since tha
day." concluded the narrator, '.An
derson will never, if he can help it
allow Jones to have the last say"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
What is q Darling.

A lady requested "Brick" Pome-
roy's definition of .'What is a Dar-
ling" How handsomely 'Brick"
has responded, the ruthfulness Of
the exquisite pen picture which fol-
lows will attest:
eff our definition will please any
one, or settle point in dispute, it is
given cheerfully. A darling, as we
should speak the word, would mean
a very dear, good, heart-loved girl or
woman, who held the innermost place
in our heart. She would be woman
loved above all else in the world q
woman we should defend before all
mankind woman whose lips were
those of truth and sacredness whose
happiness man could live for; a wo-
man man would be proud of a wo-
man you could put your arm in gen.
tleness around, draw to your heart,
press kiss to her forehead, and one
On her lips, and as her head half
rested on your shoulder, look deep
into her eyes and whisper darling ?
She would be a woman in whom we
had all the confidence in the world /;
one a man would be proud TO make
happy, and whose pride would be in
her husbands success, happiness,
reputation, her own good name, her
person, her friendship, her house and
the purity of her heart. Darling
means everything; words unspoken
caresses ripening for love to feed on
volumes unwritten; kind action wait
ing opportunity; hopes unexpressed
faith untold for want of suitable
words it is the flower which beauti
fies the tree that bears the most de
licious fruit in season. The word il
a volume. It means more than on,
can express the clasping of the spiri
hands, of love in heart-worship o
the bud of the true and good; tn
word rainbow which spans the sky o
hope and life; the burst of the bu'
of the most beautiful flower whicl
sheds a perfume over the heads o
those who love-
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
A Hotel Mans Discovery.

San FRANCISCO, Cal.-Mr. George
H. Arnold, proprietor of the occi-
dental hotel, says that as the air is
purer as we ascend man should not
object to being assigned to room on
the uppermost floor; that he should
not mind taking a room-attic, as 1t
were, in view of the fact that st.
Jacobs Oil SO promptly cures the
rheumatic. He states that through
out California it is regarded as the
great pain-cure of the age.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
Why She kpplauded.

Seated to the right of me at q
place of amusement was lady whose
interest was not aroused till thin.
disconsolate looking girl made her
appearance. Then she began to ap.
plaud furiously. AS 1 could observe
no possible occasion for such mani.
festations felt surprised; but, ai
she kept up the manifestations all the
evening, and seemed to have no as
sistance from any Of the audience,
took hand, as they say, and alst
began applauding the thin, disconso
late-looking girl.
My good nature, however, bore, al
good nature often does, bitter fruit
The lady turned and said:
"What are you spplauding for ?
I stammered an insufficient an
swer.
"You don't think she does well, d,
your" she continued.
''No, madam"
she's awkward and she can
/ sing" said she, contemptuously.
had time to recover myself.
might I ask" said, with cor
scious dignity, "why, madam, IL sue
is the case, you are so enthusiastic? p
"She owes me nine dollars an,
thirty-fve cents" said my neighbol
with seorn and asperity; "and il thi
here show don't succeed I'll be tha
much OUT
/ Selfishness is indeed the occasio
of much strange conduct in life, an
often explains what seems inexplics
ble.-Mastc and Drama.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
Did You Know That
There are 1850 languages.

W. DSAoohS e'AS
The average life is 81 years.
Slow rivers flow 4 miles per hour.
Rapid rivers flow z miles per hour.
Moderate winds blow 2 miles per
hour.
A storm moves So miles per hour.
A hurricane moves so miles per
hour.
Rifle balls move 1000 miles pei
hour.
Sound moves 743 miles per hour
Light moves l92, 1000 miles per sec
ond.
One acre contains 1910 square
yards.
/ square mile contains GAO acres.
mile is 1,760 yards in length.
/ fathom is six feet
a hand (horse measure) is 4 inches
A palm Is 3 inches.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
Free Distribution.

ssWbat causes the great rush at
Dobyns & Gibbs Drug Store!' The
free distribution of sample bottles OF
DR.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup, the most popular remedy for
Coughs, Colds, Consumption, and
Bronchitis, now on the market Reg.
ular size so cents and $1.O0.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
Spcured His Rights.

An old negro called on the presi-
dent of railroad company. Hob
bling into the room he said:
sLook at me, sah.'
"Well, what do you want?"
"Money."
"What for?'
'sDis heah," holding out foot
from which three toes had been cut.
give got nothing to do with that. u
"Wall, er mighty fine lawyer tells
me dat yer has. Wuz on one o. yer
trains luther week when hit jumped
de track. De lawyer says dat 1 ken
rekiver er thousand dollars"
"Didn't you once work for the
road?'
eyes, sab, worked for it twicet.
"Were you not riding on free
pass!"
/ "No, sab, wuz riding on de train.
"You know what [ mean! Didn't
you have a free pass?"
s'No, sab. I'll sw'ar ter de Lawd
didn', an more den dat, ken prubt
lit?"
"What do you propose to do abou
it."
Proposes to hab my rights. Gin
me $40 an pass fur a year an III
let de thing drap."
The money and the pass were Civ
en- him.
"Thankee, sah." As he hobblee
down the stairs he muttered: SWAN
ridin' on er free pass. Wuz er steal
in dat ride. Dis pass is jes' inte,
my han. Gwine ter fetch up fisl
frrm de bayou. Huh, dis SO bill
is ez putty ez . new shirt.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
Correct,

Mr.. Redmaa Galloway, cashier Of
the new bank, who has had 10 years
experience IN the Southern Bank Of
Mexico. is very pleasant gentleman.
comes to Paris well recommended.
and we predict viii be . general IA
yorite with everybody. - fast as they
become acquainted with hin.-Paris
Appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
Mark Twain as a Pensioner.

A morning paper has the following
characteristic story of Mark Twain:
Mark Twain has turned up in the
Pension Office as an applicant for a
pension, and quite naturally his ap-
plication is so worded as to serious
ly interrupt the business of the
bureau. 1t seems Mr.. Samuel Glenn
ents, of Elma, N. Y, was an appli-
cant for a pension on account Of
rheumatism, sore eyes and some
other troubles. On June 29 Com
missioner Black wrote Mr. Clements
that the application was rejected, be-
cause it did not state a pensionable
disability. 1t seems Senator Hawley
of Connecticut had something to do
with the application, and the day be-
fore Gen. Blacks letter was written
he wrote to Mr.. Clements at Elma,
N. Y, congratulating him on the al
lowance of the pension, thinking it
had been favorably considered. Now
it happens that Mark Twain, other
wise Samuel L. Clemens, is at pres
ent at Elmira, N. Y, and Hawley's g
postal card, as we'll as Blacks letter,
went to Samuel Clemens at Elmira.
instead of Samuel Clements at Elma.
The result was the following letter
THE LETTER
ELMIRA, N. Y, July 8, 1885,
John G. Black, Esq, Commissioner
DEAR SIR have not applied for 6
pension. l have often wanted pen
sion-often, ever SO often may say
but inasmuch as the only military
service / performed during the wal
was in the Confederate army, 1 have
always felt delicacy about asking
you for it. However, since you have
suggested the thing yourself, 1 fee
strengthened. 1 haven't any very
pensionable diseases, myself, but
can furnish substitute, a man wht
is just simply chaos, a museum O.
all the different kinds of aches anG
pains, fractures, dislocations, distem
pers, distortions, contusions and NAL
formations there are; a man VIII,
would regard rheumatism and sor,
eyes, as mere recreation and refresh
ment after the serious occupations o
his day.
IF you grant me the pension, dea
sir, please hand it to Gen. Hawley
! United States Senator-I mean ham
him the certificate, not the money
and he will forward it to me. Yo
will observe by his postal card here
with enclosed that he takes friendl
r interest in the matter. He think
I've already got pension, wherea
I've only got the rheumatism, but
didn't want that; 1 had that before
I wish it were catching. I know
man that I would load up with
pretty early. Lord! We all of u
D feel that way sometimes. I've see
the day when-but never mind that
y you may be busy. just hand it t
Hawley-the certificate, you undel
y stand, if not transferable.
Very truly yours,
e S. L. CLEMENS,
4 Known to the police as "Mark Twain
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23

A correspondent from Pleasant
Hill, Mo-. to the Bowling Green
Times. says: ''Some time last Spring
a good-looking female bearing un-
mistakable traces of refinement came
to this community, and being an ac-
complished instructor was employed
by Mr.. Hose Tapley as tutor foI
his wife and daughter. The stran.
ger said her husband, whose name
; was -, had died q short time
before at Mexico, Mo. She gave ex.
istence, short time since, 10 a child
Of considerable magnitude, and no.
it IS reported she has never been mar
| ried. but came from Montgomer,
City here, and q prominent insur
ance agent of that city is said to b.
the parent of her pretege."
/ There is no more healthy drinl
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23
swornStatement of Circulation.
ADVERTISERS, TAKE NOTICE!
X. ". WHITE, PrOp'r.
R.RTNkLE. Foreman.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day of Dec, A. D., 1884.
Ben. c. JOHNSON,
Circuit Clerk.

re- Advertisers will do well to note
this statement. SereRteen Hundred and
fng copies of the LEDGER printed
every week; at least ten persons read
each paper, making the circulation about
1850, counting extras grand total OF
100000 readers in month. Everybody
reads the "Gredt Religious Weekly"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23

There is no more healthy drink
than Moore's cream soda 14-2t
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23

.. u. OLENENo,
Known to the police as "Mark Twain
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-23

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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
A CHEERFUL HOME.

A single bitter word may disquiet
an entire family for whole day.
One surly glance casts gloom over
the hOuS ehold, while a smile, like IA
CLEAN of sunshine, may light up the
darkest and wearieSt hours. Like
unexpecle ed flowers which spring up
along our path full OF freshness,
fragrance and beauty, so the kind
words, and gentle acts, and sweet
dispositions make glad the home
where Christ'S peace and blessing
dwell. No matter how humble the
abOde, if it be thus garniShad with
grace, and sweetened with kindness
and smiles, the heart will luru | ng
ingly toward it from all the tumults
of the world; and home, ifiI be ever
SO homely, will be the dearest spot
under the circuit of the sun.
And the Influences of home per
petuate themselves. The gentle
grace of the mother lives III her
daughters long after head is pill
lowed IN the dust of death, and
tdtherly Kindness tlndS Its echo IN
the nobility and courtesy OF sons
who come to wear his mantel and to
fill his place; while, on the other
hand, from an unhappy, miSgov
erned, and disordered home, go
forth persons who shall make other
homes miserable, and perpetuale
the soLFness and sadness, the cou-
tentiOns, the strifes, the. ratings,
which have made their own early
lives so wretched and distorted.
Toward the cheerful home the
children gather Gas clouds, and as
doves 10 their windows" While from
the home which is the abode of dis
content and strife and trouble, they
fly forth as vultureS to TEND their
prey.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20

LGAL BLANKS.-JuStices of the
Peace will find always on hand {
the HERALD Office a stock of all the
legal blanks commonly used i'll the
transaction Of the business of their
courts, such as affi avitS, bonds
warrants, Commi meutS, subpRnaS
citations, marriage certificates, etc
These blanks are printed Oh fine
paper, after the most approved
legal forms, and are sold at low
rates i'll quantities to suit.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
OUR BOOK TABLE.

We are indebted to Signal Officer
Herman for copy of the Louisiana
State weather report for May.
One of the most welcome visitors
to our samctum is the Breeders
Journal, the June Number of which
is before us. The journal is one oil
the best publications of the kind in
the country.
We are in receipt of the May
number of "The Public Herald, y
published at Philadelphia, Pa, by
that inveterate foe to Swindlers and
swindlihg schemes, L. Lum Smith
1t is a terror to dishonest advertisers
and should be patronized by all
haters of fraud and dishonest deal
ingS.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
ADVICE TO MOTHERS

Are yoH disturbed at night aud broken of
your rest by q sick child suffering and crying
with pain of cutting tecthl If SO, send at once
and get bottle of MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR CHILpRhN TEETHING. Its value Is
incalculable. 1t will relieve the poor little
sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it moth
ers, there is no mistake about it, 1t cures dys-
EMERY and iarrh9a, regulates the stomach
and bowels.cures wind collie, softens the gums,
reduces inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. MRS. WINsLows SooTH-
ING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHINGi is pleasant
to the taste and is the prescription of of the
oldest and best female nurses and physleians in
the United States and is for sale by all drug
gists throughout the world. Price, 25 cents q
bottle.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
WANTED.

A good Potter to take charge of a
pottery. Apply at this office.
AprrSon isneeded tocut into cord
wood the woods between Hahnville
and the Railroad. Apply at this
office.
WANTED.-Som0 reliable and com
petent brick maker to manufacture
and burn one or two kilns of brick at
HahnviIle. Apply to the editor OF
the ST. CHARLES
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20

A big frog made his way recently
into cl ur:h where a colored con
gregatiOn were wOrShlppng and
toned his voice with theirs III the
opening hymn. At the close of the
first verse the pastor shouted: ode
choir will please stop singing so
loud!"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
Parish Paragraphs
texas & PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.,

TRAINS EAST.
Mail, 402, " l0:i7 A. NJ.
Accom-. No. 4O4, arrives, SLY. P, N.
TRAINS WEST.
Accom-. 4O3, " $3.50 A. M,
Mail, No. 40I. Arrives, 800 p. M.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20
FOR SALE.

The INNER Home Place tract Of land IN st.
Charles Parish, adjoining the upper line town
of Hahnvile, La. 1t will lie sold on reason
able terms, or in lots of an arpent front on
Mississippi river.
Apply to ID. HAYDEL. or to this office.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-06-20

Attention in called to the adyer.
tisement Of the Southern University,
of New Orleans.
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)
..,pj:I,EGTURAHT

eonposed Of Herbal and MueLaginous prod
;. winch Permeate tho substance OF tsao
.rAags, expecCOratSs the McrAd matfer
- collects ia the bronchial Tubess and toIIns 81
. O othIng coating, which relieves abe tEs
tsatiOr that causes the cough. Ii cleanses
thena when enfee b1ed by disease, invigor.
Atas The circulation Of the blood, and braces tina
eryous systern. Slight colds often end In
,0msunnp tiOn. 1t ID dangerous TO neglect
f',e-n. Apply the remedy promptly. a
b II tyeuty years warrants the assertion that
prem dy has ever been found that IL as
cOmpt in sefFeet5as TUFTS ENPEGT0RkNf.
4 inEle dose raises the phIegnn, subdue1
fl tIamati and it's use speedily cures the most
14tinate cough. A pleasant cordial, chill
,iren take IL readily. For Group H. II
Invaluable and should be in every family.
Gn arc. and 81 Bottles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15
AND COMMERCIAL
MONEY AND STOCKS.


The New York Market Generally Firmer, but
Prices Slightly Lower.
New YORK, Jan 14--Money 102 per cent; ;
uttered at the close at Il per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, Al 06 per cent
Sterling exchange firm; sixty days, s4st3
Eeht, $4.s5s.
Governments strong.
Railways irregular. West Shore fiyes declined
tog34a and rallied to 352
State securities quiet
Business at the Stock Exchange this morning
was quiet and generally frmer. Lackawanna
was an exception, and declined Il, to Sss; West
ern Union was also weak, selling down from 57a
to 56s. Before the second call frrner tone pre-
vailed, and under the leadership Of grangers
prices moved up to Ii per cent. In the after
noon there were unfavorable rumors, mono of
which could be traced to reliable source The
market, however, was weaker on these reports
and fell off ] to per cent At the close there
was rally of to per cent, and the market
left off firm. Michigan Central, which sold at
So some time ago, brought 81 a COZ to-day. Com
pared with yesterday, the closing prices are Ito
] per cent higher, except for Central Pacific,
Oregon q Transcontnental Lackawanna and
Western Union, which are 3 to per cent. lower.
Transactions 247 600 shares, to-wit: $4,000
I.ackawanna, 43, 900 Northwestern. 10. 600 New
York Central. 81 900 st. Paul, %, 600 Union Pa
cifc, and q, 600 Western Union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15
Cotton.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14,-Cotton- Efidd1iiig duh: fu-
March 1I.Osci April 11.2oc; May, IL. 32e; June,
II .44c July, IL Sic: August 11.64c; September,
1l.25c October, IO.791sc
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 14.--Cotton quiet and un.
changed; receipts 10000 Lalas exports to Great
Britain, g. 100 bales France 1000 bales; coastwise,
$500 bales stock on hand, 800 900 bales
GALVESTON, Jan. IA Cotton quiet and I'M
changed. receipts, 975 bales; exports coastwise,
5000 bales; sales, 100 bales stock on hapd 4O,73O
bales. ~
ST. LOUIS Jan. 1A-Cotton dull n,iddling,
1880; sales, SO bales; receipts 1900 bales: ship
ments, $500 bales; stock on hand Al, 400 bales.
MEMPHIS. Jan. l4-Co,ton 9uiet middling
l0asc; receipts 800 bales shipments, 2.435 bales;
stock on hand, 10, So bales; sales $40 bales.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 14-Gotton dnll and up
changed. '''-'' -"
1o3sc. - ~"