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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-16
WOrth's Circular Letter.

NJ. Worth, the world-renowned
Paris dressmaker, has created SEN
sation in his quality as President of
the syndicate of dressmakers. He
has addressed the following circular
to all the members of the syndicate.
'For the sake of common protec-
ton it is decided that a list shall be
printed of all the male and female
customers who may by malice afore-
thought, or by superior force, have
abused the confidence of dress
makers" This black list comprises
three categories.
Category A includes all swindlers
and French foreign customers utterly
bankrupt. t
Category B includes all who, oui
of pure vanity, order dress that they
are unable to pay for.
Category G includes those who, il
spite of solid fortunes, teaze and
worry dressmakers by never paying
their bills until compelled to do so by
the costly machinery of the law.
The document is signed "Worth. ,
To this autocratic decree of the kins
of the dressmakers is appended I
list of nearly 1000 names-prim'
donnas, actresses, princesses, duch
esses and others. Before each nam
lis prefxed the letter A, B and c
Category A is the smallest. Catego
B-those whom vanity has seducet
into ordering more costly garment
than they can afford-contains 1,2O'
names, 700 of which are well know
in the ranks of Partisan fashion an,
beauty. Category G, those who cal
pay, but will not pay, includes man,
of the most prominent names in Eu
rope.
In this category there are twenty
one princesses, nine duchesses, sev
enty-three countesses. eleven actress
es and forty shining lights of th
demi-monde who possess hotels Q
their own. T.
Owing to the indiscretions of som
of the minor dressmakers, thi
edict of the great Fashion King ha
become an open secret in all the Pa
isian clubs and salons. The list ha
, already caused the most terrible d.
mestic complications, and promise
at the expiration of the summer hol
> days to make the law courts the plae
\ of ultra fashionable rendezvous.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-16
A GIpsy Glrl,s Burial.

The burial of a Gipsy girl is thus
described: The corpse was carried
to the spot selected by the male mem
bers Of the tribe, and the women fol-
lowed, clad in bright colored dresses
and gay shawls. One Of the men re-
peated in a deep-toned voice unintel-
ligible sentences, one Of which sound
ed like, "Allah, Allah, oh, do, AL.
lah!" Almost immediately the band,
hand-in-hand, began circulating about
the corpse, after the fashion of chill
dren playing "Ring around Roses. /"
at the same moment both men and
women began chanting sad refrain,
which filed the surrounding woods
with flying echoes. After continu-
ing the chant for awhile, the corpse
was covered over with shawls and
surrounded by the women, while the
men went diligently to work digging
L
the grave. In the meantime, the fe.
males bowed their heads sorrowfully
and swayed back and forth. The
body was afterwards carefully depes
tied at the bottom of the roughly
scooped out grave, on q board cush'
ioned with leaves. After each Of tht
women had thrown some useful arti
Gle into the aperture-principall.
thimbles and other small trinkets-
the men began filing up the hole
and the women and children troope,
back to the wagons apparently a
happy as children at their noontid
irecess frs -
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-16
A Hebrew in the House of Lords.

Last Thursday afternoon there was
an occurrence in the House of Lords
in London possessing great interest
to Hebrews throughout the world,
and destined to become historical.
Lord Rothschild took the peerage
oath, escorted by the Earl of Rose
bery-husband of Hannah Roth
schild, daughter of the late Baron
Mayer-and by Lord Darlington
son of that Lord Darlington who,
during ten years of contention, from,
1S4S to 1858, voted against the bill
admitting Lord Rothschild's father
Baron Lionel, to the House of Com
mons. Several peers who fought ii
the latter period against Tory bigot
ry were present to see the revenge
that the whirliglg of time had brought
In the gallery were the proud ant
happy faces of Lady Roseberry
Lady Rothschild, Lady Anthony D.
Rothschild, Miss Alice De Roths
child, Baron Ferdinand De Roths
child, who watched the proceedings
The oath was taken with great 80
lemnity, on Hebrew copy of th
Pentateuch, held by Deputy Clerl
Ralph Disraeli, brother of the lat
1 Earl of Beaconsfield, while Lore
Rothschild stood with his head GOV
cred. Then, as the first Hebre'
peer took his seat on the first oppe
sition bench, below the gangway, a
his colleagues cheered. Doubles:
many recalled how, in the year 1896
from London all Jews were driven in
to foreign exile, pursued by the exc
crations of the rabble, and leaving
the hands of the Grown all their prof.
erty.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-16

The LEDGER endeayors to be q
newspaper in every sense of the
word. Last week We published
synopsis OF Judge Forrist.s Sunday
Lecture. IT was largely sought af-
ter.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-07-16
SwornStatement of Circulation.
ADVERTISERS, TAKE NOTICE!

ADVERTISERS, TAKE NOTICE!
We. the undersigned, do sol
smuty swear that the bona fide
.eluaI circulation now Of the
MEXICO WEEKLY LEDGER
IL Seventy Quires, 25 papers
IN IL quire. or 1850 copies each
week.
IL. VI. WHITE, Prop'r.
Y.R iSsiNKLE, Foreman.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this l5th day Of Dec, A. D., 1884.
BEN. c. JOHNSON,
Circuit Clerk
nssa. Advertisers will do well to note
thi. statement !SeeeHteeR Hundred and
fftg copies of the LEDGER printed
every week ut 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
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
ABOUT PEOPLE.

PROF. ELISHA GRAY is at the Riggs House.
CnAuNCEY SMITH, of Boston, is at wormley's.
Hon. JAMES II. WoDDELL, of Kansas City,
Mo-, is at Wizards.
Hon. J. ]. HENPHILI, of South Carolina, Is
registered at the Metropolitan.
SAM JONES and his lieutenant, Sam Small,
threaten to invade Washington soon after Con-
gress.
Mr.. HESRY J. JOHNSON, postmaster at Cum
berland, Nd, and editor OF the Daily News at
that place, is at welcker's
SOLICITOR GENERAL McCuE, of the Treasury
Department, has purchased the house and lot
at the southeast corner of Sixteenth and Il
streets.
Miss HASTINGS, niece of President Cleve-
land, is to marry a student Of Yale College.
She will spend Christmas at the white house as
the Presidents guest.
d. b. WAINwRIGHT and James A. French, of
the coast survey, are in the city, after having
been engaged during the summer in survey
work in New York harbor.
DIR. gro. A. WILSON, the new Democratic
collector of internal revenue at Peoria, H.. the
largest collection district In the country, ar
rived in the city last night, and is stopping at
Wizards, where he Will remain for Il week.
Miss CLEVELAND will return to the white
house during the coming week, probably
Thursday. Mrs Hoyt, who is still with the Presi-
dent, will then visit friends, but will return
later in the season. The President has re-
ceived an invitation from some friends IN
Albany to spend Thanksgiving with them, but
he has declined, and will remain here.
GEN. PIERCE NJ. B. YoUEG, of Georgia, left
here Saturday night en- route for his post OF
duty as consul general of the United States ut
st. Petersburg. The general had almost lit
orally to "tear himself away" from his nu-
merous friends In this city. lie sails next Sat-
mday on the Westernland, of the Red Star
line, for Antwerp.
1T Is expected that Mr. Vincent, ex.ehief JUS
tice the supreme court OF New Mexico, will,
in a short time, be married TO a daughter of Mr..
Rldgely who is owner OF the gas works in
Springfield, ILL.,, and of one of the principal
street railroads in the same city, and is reck-
onCd the wcalthlest man in Springfield. Mr..
Vincent aiter his marriage with Miss Ridgsly,
to whom he has been engaged since he was
law student will return to his lazy practice In
New Mexico.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

IT appears TO be q proven fact that Han
Ian and Teemer were both guilty of gross
misconduct in relation to the recent race.
Letters Of Tecmcr and Hanlan's oxplana-
tlons simply make a bad matter worse.
The Sporting Life says Of this affair that
albanian was not In condition to row man
of Teemcr's caliber and knew Il. lie hal
much to gain by rowing and winning aul
accordingly,to make assurance doubly sure,
accepted Teemer's offer, sincere or not to
sell out to him. Teemer gave llanlan to
understand that he was "nxed," but his
claim that had he not SO acted he could not
have got the race at all, is good, when all
the testimony is taken into view. IIanlln
was given what, in sporting parlancc is
called "the double cross" or to explain the
matter tersely, he believed Tcemer would
let him win, while Teemer had no such In
tcntion, though pretending he had, aud
meant to win himself, and did," The pub
lie will regret that lIanlan has solled rec
ord hitherto exceptionally clean.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09


IIoyts "Rag Baby" improved and redressei,
will be the attraction nt the National this
week. As now presented the g." Rag Baby" Is
about MS repletc with funny incidents and rs
free from flaws or weak places as stage pro.
duction could well be. Every point ia made
the most of, and there is not a dull place to be
found from beginning to end. 1t is safe TO say
that The audience viii be kept In a constant
state of meriiment, running through all the
Intermediate stages from the placid sm le to
the burt of laughter, from the rising to the
fall Of the curtain.
FoRD's OPERA HOUSE.
Rosina vokcs ana her London company will
appear hiswGek az FoTd's in Honor Bound"
nus" The. characters which Miss vokcs
assumes IN these plays are very different from
those in which she gained her iame In previous
seasons Nevertheless. she has been equally
successful. Associated with Miss Vokes is Il
company OF actors selected from some of the
best-known thcaters In London, who bring to
their work naturally something of the English
intonntion and manner, as well us evident ox-
reriencc.
ALIAUGIs GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
"1he DEVILS Auction; or the Magic Branch"
promises 10 ill AlDaugh's big house all week,
with its elegant, new scenery, the beautiful
costumes, and the beyy OF churining and pretty
ballet dancers. As II spectacular production
II is safe TO say that Il has never been equaled
on the local stage. The speciality features are
superior. Louise Dempsey completely capt..
vates the audiences with her rendition of
Harry Dixey's famous catch song, "Its Eng.
lish, Yon Know" The effective manner In
which she singsit, the accompanying strut, g.,
are electrical. She is generally recalled half a
dozen times. Mr.. Dyllyn plays the part of
Tobey, the .metamorphosod donkey. Instead
of doing 1t In pAntomime, he makes II II CONT
cal speaking part and incidentally introduces
number OF songs.
HERZoG's OPERA HOUSE.
Many persons experience great curiosity and
desire 10 see Henry Chanfrau as kit, the Ar
kansaw Traveller" n character which his late
father, Frank S., made eminently his own.
Most worthily, says the universal press, has the
son assumed 1t. Therefore high enjoyment
may be confidently expected at Hcrzog's this
week. New scenery has been provided. and
nothing will be neglected that can contribute
TO the effectiveness OF the play.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
A great sensation this week. "The Pave
ments OF Paris" long and deservedly famous,
will be presented. 1t is amusing, sparkling,
thrilling. The stage setting will be very beau.
tihil. car load OF new scenery arrived with
the cOmDauy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

A New York telegram printed in a
Democratic Sunday paper, referring to the
examination for weigher at the New York
custom house, says that "thirty-four out OF
the forty-fve candidates passed at sixty-ive
per cent, and more, which rendered them
eligible. The highest mark recorded is
ninety-fve, to the credit of John W. O'Brien.
Sterling, the ex-weigher, passed the stand
ard low In the list. Mr.. O'Brien has been
long In the government service, having
been clerk in the War and Treasury
Departments. He also has the advantage
conferred by law on disabled soldier, hav-
ing been badly wounded at Antietam. He
has been inspector and assistant weigher In
the customs service. Four OF the other
persons on the eligible list are also disabled
soldiers We deem 1t expedlent to call
attention to these statements OF fact by an
administration paper, especially In view of
the rumor that Mr.. sterlIng's friends enter
tain no doubt of his selection for the vacant
place.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

THE only sensible thing for the Mormons
TO do would be to avoid further "persecu-
tion Of the saints" by accepting the stua-
tion and, Of course, giving up their "pe-
culiar institution" They can have no
peace or rest on any other terms. They
should understand that the holy men of
DID," whose example they point to as a
justification of polygamy, did not oppose
the laws or the public sentiment Of the age
in which they lived. We have no doubt
that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and even
Solomon would be good monogamists II
they were citizens of the United States in
the nineteenth century.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
Boys Newmarket ovcrcOat Eiseman 9TH & E
RAILWAY NOTES.

The negotiations between the receiver and
the londholdcfs Of the Shreveport and Houston
Narrow Gauge Railway Company have been
settled by the bon1holders assuming aud pay
Ing all the Indebtedness.
The receiver OF the Lackawanna and Pitts
burg railroad has been directed by the supreme
court at Buffalo TO deliver tho whole of the
rolling stock TO the Central Trust Company, of
New York, within thirty days, and to furnish n
schedule of rentals.
The trunk line agreement is explained by
Commissioner Fink TO be ~ contract TO rogl.
late and maintain tariffs. There is not Il word
said about pools the principal feature In the
contract Is that oil the lines will act rs one
body In making and maintaining rates. Polls
may or may not be formed MS incdentalmeas-
ureS In carrying out the provisions of the con.
tract. This contract depends for It's execution
upon distinctive official bodies similar TO those
Offices which nre necessary In the practical
operation of q railroad. Tile presidents OF all
the lines constitute the highest body, then the
vice presidents, then the general passenger
agents, then general freight agents, &c"
Two passenger trains on the Eas, Tennessee
road collided near Messy Greek, thirty miles
east Of Knoxville Tenn, Saturday night.
Both engines and both mail cars were totally
wrecked. Mail Agent A,.J.Welsh jumped from
Phillips had his thigh crushed. Both agents
live In Chattanooga. Several other persons
were slightly hurt. The engineers and ilremen
saved themseveSby jumping from the engines.
The asscngcrs escaped without serious injury.
The eastbound train was behind time. Tho
telegraph OPERATOR nt Knoxville failed to notify
the westbound train to stop at Talbots the
first station east of Messy Creek.
Commissioner Fink said last Saturday that
he had been misunderstood in his statements
on Friday rs to the signing of the new contract
by the trunk line presidents. The presidents,
he said had not sighed the agreement on Fri.
day evening, but had formally expressed their
approval, and had pledged themselves to sign
the document as soon as n clean copy OF 1t wos
prepared and sent to them. The Lehigh Val
ley railroad is not party 10 the contract. II
1t was not thought necessary to have the road
made a party TO the agreement. Vice Presi-
dent Taylor, however, expressed the hearty
cooperation of his company TO the agreement.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

The great increase in the anti-republlcan
minority in the French assembly brings the
reactlonaries into greater prominence than
they have been for some years, and as they
now count for more than third in the
chamber, 1t is interesting TO see what they
propose to do. II they were so disposed
they could form party OF obstruction and
prevent all deliberatlon, but happily they
are as divided among themselves as the re-
publicans are on their side. They hope,
however, TO form a group Of one hundred
and fifty members which will be an alliance
ready to accept equally the empire or a
kingdom according to the circumstances.
The other fifty reactionOries will form an
intransigeant group quite as impracticable
as Rochefort and his companions. If they
will only agree to follow Rochefort's deter
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

ABUSE will not hurt the new civil service
commissioners, but there is real danger in
the praise of such Democratic organs as
have record of venomous and persistent
opposition to any reform of the civil SER
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

HOWEVER undesirable Chinese may be as
immigrants our government is bound to
protect those who are here and all wh9 may
come here under the operations of treaties
and laws. We should keep faith with China
as honestly as we would If all Europe were
pledged to her support.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

RELIGION seldom shows to advantage in
politics, and the bearing of the English
clergy in their fight against the radical
threat OF disestablishment is no exception
to this rule. In fact, the manner in which
the church fights for the maintenance Of
its connection with the state is of itself
sufficient reason for consummating the
radical programme of disassociation. The
church will have more religion and the state
be better governed when divorce Is decreed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

THE New York Sun says: SIN place of
the thin coat of Mugwumpism we fancy
the President will wear a thick coat of
Democracy this winter" But who is to de-
eide what Democracy is when the Demo-
cratic party is split into factions9 For ex-
ample, II there should be tariff split in the
House, will 1t be Democratic to go with
Carlisle and the majority or to abide with
Randall and the minority? This is ques-
tion worthy Of Uncle Dana's profoundest
ratiocination
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
Boys ontaway suits. Elseman, cor. 7th and f
4 New Way to Collect a Debt.

NeW way W No'iecb " Dc".
Martha Johnson, colored owed Ellen Morris
dollar, which she had borrowed. They met
at the X street market Saturday night. Ellen
asked Martha for the 81. ~ have not got It,"
said Martha. Ellen was determined on getting
the 81 or It's value. Finding that the money
would not como forth She snatchod Marthas
hat and ran off, Martha's cry of 'pollCe" soon
brought an officer to her side few moments
later Ellen was arrested and charged with
assault and battery.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

IT appears that the mayor Of Tacoma a
person of foreign birth, who had lived in the
town less than two years, and in the United
States not long enough to speak fair Eng
lish, was the leader of the anti Chinese mob.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

THE Presidents proclamation anent the
anti Chinese rioters in Washington territory
did not come minute too soon. The gov
eminent cannot afford even suspicion of
its good faith toward any friendly power.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

mination and resign as soon as they sec that
the chamber isnot disposed to vote their pet
schemes they will give the French people
happy release from troublesome political
poufiuUp1t
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
Facts and FancieS

A great many people firmly be-
lieve that a good location is an
absolute requisite to success in
business; and have a super
stitious dread of starting where
others have failed, either through
misfortune or Incompetence
These fancies are the veriest nom
sense. From our standpoint the
only benefit to be derived from a
good location is that it may be
within easy reach Of the gen.
eral public. Business wherever
started if ropsrly conducted is
bound to succeed. Such a busi-
ness MAKES the location; the
location alone never yet made
the business. When we were
about to open at the northwest
corner of 7th and D streets a
number Of otherwise sensible
men advised us not to touch the
place-it was an unlucky corner,
&C., &c, &c. The advice was
kindly meant, and received in the
spirit in which 1t was offere /, but
we quieted their fears on our ac-
count by informing them we
knew the causes of the failure of
those who had gone before us.
THE PLACE HAD NOTHING TO
DO WITH 1T. We filed the first
and second floors of the building
with the best selected stock of
Clothing for Men and Boys ever
exhibited in the District OF Co.
lumbia. We marked our Goods
as low as it was possible to sell
them and live, and the result is
we are to-day doing the largest
business that was ever done at
the northwest corner Of 18th and
d SITS. We have had to replenish
our stock again and again, and
to-day we opened fifteen cases of
Mems and Boys Clothing to re-
place what we have sold within
the last ten days alone. Luck is
the towards shield; energy and
attention to the wants of patrons
are the beacon lights for which
every business man who would
be successful must steer.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
Ought Not TO watt"

When several congressman were pros
trated with sewer gas handsome sum was
voted for immediate sewer improvement.
We ought not to have to wait until sew
eral members are robbed or perhaps mur-
dered In some deserted streets or parks be-
fore the pay Is voted for additional police.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

COURAGE" is said to be one of the i'm
dispensable requisites for weigher at the
New York custom house. Mr.. Sterling
must be brave man, or he could not have
achieved high reputation as dog fighter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

QUITE enough time has been wasted in
vain efforts to make the Aqueduct bridge
a free bridge. The friends of free transit
between the District of Columbia and the
Virginia shore should unite on some prac-
ticable proposition.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
MONDAY, NOVEMBER o.


AmuSements'
ALBArGH's-"Devil' Auction"
EATIosA1--"A Rag Baby"
FoRD's-Rosinn Vokcs.
HERzoG's-"Kit, the Arkansas Traveller"
DINE MusEuM-"Pavement Of Paris"
CoMouE-lrene Raymond's Beauties.
WASHINGTON RISK-Ninth and r. I. avenue.
EST. RiSK-Fincst skating surface In the city.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

THE Navy Department will commence
running John Roach's Chester shipyard to-
day. 1t would have been much better for
all concerned II the department had not COM
PEELED Mr.. Roach to cease running II himself.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

PHILADELPHIA is said to have decided
that ''the gamblers must go,n but 1t is not
apparent that the exodus is about to begin.
The staying qualities of this profession in
the Quaker city are literally immense.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
"The Most Absurd"

ToWHUHy NIINUIIV'T
The statement made by the monometallic
press, that the country cannot 90 on to Jan
uary without frightful panic unless the
coinage Of the silver dollar is stopped, is the
most absurd one ever made,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09
A Gloomy Prediction.
TThp Rnnitblio

The two Democratic civil service commits
sioners appointed last week have not lie an
very conspicuous as reformers in the past,
and If we can judge from the influences
that secured them their appointments they
are not very likely to become SO in the
futJrp
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-09

engineers on an equal footing with army
engineers ON purely civil engineering work
Of the government. The attendance will
embrace many distinguished engineers.