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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-17
Stanley Huntley's Four Aces.

One of the most famous games of
poker eve played in the Northwest
was between the late Stanley Huntley
and Maj. A. W. Edwards.
The game began at noon and con-
tinued until 2 o'clock with varying
success. At last there was a jack
pot containing 5000 on the table,
and it was Maj. Edwards deal.
When Mr.: Huntley picked up his
hand he saw that ne neIu 6Oatn.gaueens
and an ace. He was surprised
Cards had not been running vel
enough to justify such luck. He saw
the major throw away one card ant
hold four.
GLOW much do you open it for?'
asked the major nonchalently.
Huntley stopped a moment te
think and then replied calmly:
Il don't open it."
"Well, 1 WILL replied the major
"For how much ?" asked Huntiey
For $780," replied the major.
"All right" said Huntley, throw.
ing away his four queens and keeping
his ice "I'll come in. Give me foul
cards"
With q glance of incredulity and
pity the major dealt them and tool
one himself.
"Ill bet $780," observed the major
"Raise you 500" said Huntley.
The major scanned his hand care
fully, looked at his youthful adverse
ry keenly, and raised it back for tht
same amount.
"Raise it 800 more said Hunt
ley.
This sort of thing continued unit
there we're So ,400 on the table, an6
the crowd was breathless with excite
ment.
.Ill raise you $780, SAID th'
major, "if you will trust me-
"Rather have the cash." said
Huntley.
"Will you take this ring for tina
amount?' returned the major, as b.
pointed to a magnificent soltair'
diamond he wore, which cost hin
$1,000 in Chicago.
Yes" said Huntley, as he saw tn
raise.
"Then Ill CALL said the major.
! Huntley laid down his hand. H
had caught the other three aces. Tn
| major had only four kings, just a
Huntley had se 1t COS
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-17

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-17
"EraSmus," not Erastus Shepherd
Arrested for Counterfelting.

ssErasmus," not Erastus Shepherd
Arrested for Counterfelting.
We have received the following
letter from New Orleans, which shows
that the LEDGER was correct In sta
ting that ''Ras" Shepherd of this city
is not the Shepherd under arrest for
counterfeiting:
To the Editor of the Ledger.
New ORLEANS, September 9.-In
reply l would state that the Shepherd
now confined in the city prison is
named Erasmus, not Erastus. He
has lived here for many years, is mar
ried and has a family. / do not
think he is from your town as he has
passed a great part of his life here in
New Orleans.
erSsTespectfpn
MC
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-17

Mr.. John F. Mounts, late OF the
Mexico Intelligencer, has purchased
the presses and type of the suspend
ed Moberly Chronicle, and will re-
move the same to Vandalia, Mo-,
where he will begin the duplication
of a straight Democratic weekly
Moberly Headlight.
We are informed that the above is
a mistake and that Mr.. Mounts has
his eye on q larger town
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-17

Jim Fletcher is in Polk county at
tending college
Mr.. Beal, Of Laddonia, was up on
business this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-09-17

I. j. Richards, of California, form
erly of Mexico, is preparing a book
OF poems for the public.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20

From ne Readina EaaZs.

fTo" me Hed0fHg EQgGe.
All day Joshua Schlegel has been lying
deeply under the influence OF liquor al Flying
Hill park. Shortly after o'c cck this morn
ug he was bitten In the fOrefngrr of his LEFT
hand by very large copperhead snahe. an
M. Benin at once ordered the sufferer to b.
placed under the influence Of liquor 1t oil
OF require much. as Mr.. Schlegel is not
drinking man. Mr.. Schegel, with number
OF Others, WAS Worsipg in Il small ravIne, get
ting out stone. a few minutes before he wa.
bitten he remarked to one OF his fellow work
men: II believe there are SNAKES in these
stone" He then stopped down and en-
deavored to move large rock with
his left hand. He did not notice
the bl"ck cUpprrnead snake cooled on "a,
ground near the stone. Quick as fash, and
without any warning, the reptile plunged its
head toward Mr.. Sch egers hsnd, and in an
instant fastened its poisonous fan IS into tn
mans finger, inhicting a serious wound.
-chlege shook his h nd violently, and whirled
the reptile INTO the air. When it fell the
Workmen beat the snake to death. The wound
bled pr0iuseiy, and c m eienced swelling fear.
fully. The poisonous fluid was squeezed out
OF the wound, and a sort OF yellow matter
oozed out. The tng n was tightly bound near
the joint TO prevent the circulation of poison
IN the blood. Schegel became sick at the
stomach. but Was unconscious after he hau
swallowed a half niut OF whisey.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
The An-RaiI lime 10 Tampa.

President Ingraham, of the South Flor
ida railroad, telegraphed General Manager
Haines OF the completion, at noon yester-
day, of the extension of the Florida South
ern railway TO Lakeland, connecting at
that point with the South Florida rail-
road.
This completes the all-rail lines OF the
Plant system to Tampa, and affords an
unbr0ken connection to the gulf coast.
Through slaepers viii soon be put upon
the line from Savannah to Tampa, via
Gainesville and Pemberton's Ferry, the
trip to be made in about eighteen hours.
There will also be direct connection from
Jacksonville, via Palatka and the Florida
Southern railway. When the season
opens the elegant steamship OF the Plant
system, now being built to run between
Tampa and Key West and Havana,
VIII afford the facilities for that supurb
winter trip, and will no doubt attract an
immense amount OF travel which now
goes direct to Havana by steamship from
New York. But the chief Importance OF
the completion OF this new line is the terri
tory now opened to its trade, the section
traversed by the new line being one Of the
most rapidly developing sections in the
whole Of that wonderfully prosperous
State. The line will be completed to Char
lotte harbOr by March 4.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
PERaONAh.


MR.. PENDLEToN, the American Minister at
Berlin, has gone 10 KEEL
NINE. PATTI is at her castle in Wales, where
she is to stay till November.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS pays an annual
tax Of %,3i5 in Quincy, Mass.
DION BoUcIcAULT's arrival in NewZealand
is noted in the latest Auckland papers at
hand
NINE. DE SEyIGNE once wrote 10 her Il ugh
ter, on sending her tiny pair OF Louis XIV
shoes assorted to her toilet: "Bear in mind
hat your shoes arc not intended FOR walk
ing"
CHEF CLERK JOHN TwEEDALE. Of the War
Departm mt. will act ny Secretary OF War
during he absence of Secretary Endicott. The
secretary viii be absent from Washington
until about oct. !.
NINE. BoCCIcAUr, proprietress Of tho famous
Bon Marche, Paris. recently announced to
her GOO employ es that from nor private for
tune she had appropriated 100000 to the
foundation OF pension fund for aged and
rhrm employees. a -imilnr fund ut $500 u
already exists, given by thcfarmer proprietor
10 1876.
FROM pleasant retreat ia Germany Mia
Nevada, the charming singer writes % Friends
that her marriage will take place early In
October. There is 10 be a grand outpouring
Of singers OF distinction and OF Fashionable
folk whose acquaintance Miss Nevada ha,
made during her di-trgni'hed career ~ the
the last two or three years. The marriage
Will take place m Paris.
MARIA MAYO refused more than 100 suitars
before she accepted Gen. Winfield Scott who
court ed her when he was a member OF thu
Richmo Il bar ~ Mr.. Scott. After entering
the army he continued his addresses and wns
rcius. excessively AZ Capt. scott and Col
scott. aud 10 was only ne Gen. scott. the
victorious hero Of Lundv's Lane. that ne ni
last won the hand OF the much admired belle
MINISTER Cox has settled down comforta-
bly, a. TheFapia.thc delightful resort nf dinlo.
m atirte ON the Boz phorus. In letter under
date Of Aug. 3, be- takes oceasiOl 20 DENY the
tele.raplvd story "a he rode in O ROY Al car
from London 70 Dover en- route 20 NOnstanti-
NOBLE. The Minister says that he r0d in "a
lrst-c lss compartment which he paid flr
aud that. 40 far a. he knows, ne never nc
ceIttd u favor BOO hia hfe from an English cor
poraton or an Eng ish individual.
SINCE the appearance Of Mrs. Gen. Custer's
Boots and Saddles" enc haa found new
Qsli opening up 10 her Before she wrote
that book she had never wri ton ANYTHING for
publication; nor has she since. hut she b.
going %. Tho Chicago Frlbffis has occurred
her AZ a. New York correspondent. ard She
Will begin 20 once 90 write letters over her
own signature. The o. much plnYsHntnr wara
ttnn writing business Letters fpr fhe Society
of y 'eorative Art-Whioh Do Whist Ma. Custer
hsd 10 d. ~ earn her bread hri0re the gov
eminent raisc.i Der pension from 500 10 1900
per annum.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
The Silver Agitation.

1t is hardly probable that any new argu-
ment will be advanced against the con-
tinued coinage Of silver for the reason
that the subject is about exhausted. the
old arguments, however, will be presented
again and again. They are sufficiently
strong to convince any one, who does not
desire that our currency shall rest on a
silver basis, that the best interests Of the
country require that the coinage Of silver
dollars shall be greatly decreased, or
stopped altogether.
The business men in the leading cities
of the country are exhibiting a great deal
OF feeling with respect to this silver ques-
ton, because they are deeply interested
in it. They do not hesitate to speak their
minds freely about it, aud when the time
for action comes they will take such steps,
doubtless, as viii make their influence
felt. Congress, next winter, will not be
able to get rid OF the silver problem as
easily as it did last winter. 1t must take
hold Of it and solve it, or, at least, attempt
to solve it.
If the coinage of silver is continued at
the present rate it cannot be very long
before the country will be forced to sill
yer standard, and it will then be out Of
harmony with the whole commercial
world. The evils that would flow from
such condition Of affairs have already
been pointed out.
There is reason to think that there will
not be 50 many silver advocates in the
present Congress as there were in the last.
Southern Congressman within the last
few months have had an opportunity TO
learn that the sentiment in favor of silver
among their constituents is not very
marked. 1t is probable, therefore, that so
many Of them win not be found on the
side of silver when they are called on
again to act on the silver question,
There is no doubt that great many Of
the advocates Of silver believe that sill
yer basis for our currency would be a
good thing for the country; that it would
advance prices, and that an advance in
prices would give new life to business.
There is no occasion for going into an
argument to show that they are mistaken.
A deprecated currency does not indicate
a solid and healthy prosperity.
The representatives OF the silver States
are, of course, in favor of silver coinage,
because they want to check, as far as
possible, the depreciation in the market
value of one of their product. They DO
not intend that the coinage of silver shall
be stopped if they can help 1t. The adyo-
Gates and opponent. of silver are getting
ready for a struggle that promises to be
memorable.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
He DIDN'T Know Her Name.

Marriage License Clerk in the Alta California;.
"There was crank long foreman in here
the same day, who had actually forgotten his
lutendcd's Christian name, and from the way
he talked don't think he ever knew il. lie
mashed her over the back fence OF his new
O1ging- house about three months ago, and
fixed it with her to get married on Der after
noon off. He said her name was Annie, and
when asked him for nor Christian name he
scratched his head and said III know. just
put it down Annie; thstll do US / ex-
blamed that IT would not do for the records,
but couldn't make him understand why. He
said she lived in Green Wich street. and it was
too far to go for little thing like that. 'Jusf
put it down Anne he said. an I'll send you
the balance OF 1t on a pos al card Finally
he went off swearing. and came back in an
hour with the balance Then he didn't know
her age, and sent him back again.
This time he brought the girl with him. and
when the license was made out they skipped
upstairs and were hitehed by one of the
Judges. | acted as witness, and when the
Judge oeclnLd to accept fee, the fellow
gave me IS piece, 'for my trouble, he SAID
Another fellow didn't know his giYl's first
name. He always called her Baby ne said.
aud he waited here for an hour. while mes
senEer boy went to ask her her proper front
uame.p
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
About the Omces in Georgia.

There is somebody at Atlanta who does
not like the way Senators Brown and Col
quit are distributing the Federal offices
in that portion of the State. An 'occa-
sional correspondent writes to the New
York Tribune that the two Georgia Sena-
tors have "formed a syndicate and are
farming out the appointments to their
henchmen." This occasional correspond
ent" says that the appointment of Mr..
Nelms TO the marshalship rankles in the
breasts Of Georgia Democrats, and that
the proposition 10 appoint ex-S.at Treas
urer Renfoe Postmaster at Atlanta has
caused zone wild, fierce howl of indigna-
ton" TO sweep over the State.
The occasional correspondent" is
evidently determined to keep within the
bounds of reason, because he speaks OF
only one "wild, fierce howl" when he
might have been more effective by insist
ing that half a dozen bowls swept over
the state.
The Tribane'S occasional correspon-
dent" writes like a disappointed appll.
cant for an office. The fact that his
contribution appears in the tribune
doesn't prove by any means that he is a
Republican.
The appointments that have been made
in this State. doubtless, havn't given en-
tire satisfaction, and It would have been
impossible 70 make appointments that
would. Knowing that they couldn't suit
everybody, It Is not improbable that
Senators Brown and Colquitt have done
the best they could TO suit themselves.
That is about the course pursued by all
politicians. Messrs. Brown and Colquitt,
however, ought 10 be careful not 10 cause
too many wild, fierce bowls Of indignation
10 sweep over the state. There is a limit
In matters Of this KIND beyond which even
Senators cannot venture with safety.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
rom the Boston Tfarslley


Gen. Buffers Grafton on Grant at Lowell.
cOntsined Sc ieral Open thrusts at the men
And things he doesn't like, but there was Our
-ly little alb which only few who arron the
inside could possibly apprcC ate. 70 WAS given
in the course OF his remarks on naval heroes
an the failure % &c ect them for CONSPICUOUS
civil Office. This popularity NJ naval war.
Isre," said Gen. Butler. "struck with great
force the man we honor. for he gives 10 a. the
result of his mature opinion that 10 not Il
istdVantage O. as great an Admiral a.
Nelson not 10 be able TO read and write ~
II was an apparently inonen-ive remark. bur
Thereby hangs = tale" Admiral Porter
VIII understand he Ullusion without the lens
diihculiy. When Ui' sses $. Grant WAS quite
Young In his great career he was engage in
certain operations in which q naval force bore
% uromlnont part. Admiral Porter sent Il
report upon those operations 10 TIE Navy De-
Dartment at Washington, In which he strong
~ condemned GRANTS gepeTalshp in The ac-
ton The report waB marked s'c..u diouttnl -
and was evidently intended FOR private reud.
ing OF ftr high officials Of the g0tcrnmont.
hut somehow " otter 10 got on the dies OF The
department. There, several years after, ~
was found anI read bV the then Secrefafe of
the Navy, Mr.. kohe-on, who handed 10 % tn
man who had In the interval conquered the
Cotiederscy. and WINS the President Of the
United otntes. Grant read IL. and put h.
away Va his desk II The W hite Hbnsp One
day, not long afierw ard. Admiral Porter
called 60 pa his respects 20 the President.
The latter led the Conversation along D. naval
matters ana naval heroes. ana finally got into
The heart Of The matter by remarkua how for
tuuatr 10 was for Neispn that "he couldn't
read or Write.h Admiral Porter didn't quite
see the point. The President thereupon sid
10 saved him from recording ia gmenta
upon other men. which aftcrward proved
erroneous. Then, without further cireum-
vention, Grant taxed the Admirl with hav.
INK ht one time thought very poorly Of his
capacity Hs solder. The Admiral denied
the impuiatou with warmth, aud prolusey
protesie that d" bad always fully recognized
the GENERALS military genius, when Gran
opening drawer in his desK, drew out The
tell.tale document, and ,Aid:
well, Admiral. yoh don't deny that that il
your hhhdWritinr do fuuF
Tie Admiral WAS duWfounded. and Grant
indignant over his nncandid treatment 81 the
matter, intimaicd t0 him bis wish thar he
would not trouble himself 30 visit the white
Rouse again while DE was Pre- ident. The
Two men never poke tn each other again. ft
VIII mus De- seen ihat bea. Ruler he'd more
ON me- mimi ia appeared on the surface o.
pr. senienera whom he recalled Grants re-.
marx about Nelson.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20

There appears to be disposition at St.
Louis to make something of a hero of
Maxwell, or Brooks, the alleged murderer
of Preller at the Southern MOTEL in that
city.
great many people visit his cell, and
it is said that nearly every one of them
takes him present of some kind.
He is kept plentifully supplied with
cigars, fruit, wine, flowers, etc. His
photographs sell readily, and one cigar
cite manufacturer sdvertises a 'Max-
weP' brand Of cigarettes.
1t is remarkable that such sympathetic
interest should be taken in an alleged
murderer!
This interest, however, is not peculiar
to st. Louis. 1t exists in all the larger
cities of the country. In New York es-
pecially, murderer is pretty certain to
receive a good deal of attention, particu-
larry if he is guilty of blood-curdling
sort of murder.
Would it not be good plan to exclude
visitors from those parts of prisons in
which murderers are confined?
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
INDEI 70 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDIVIDUAL SHOOTING COETEsTs-At Con-
cordia Park This Afternoon.
- AUCTION SALEs-OGice Furniture, by
George W. Lamar; sundries, by I. d. La
koche's sons.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE-City and Suburban
Railway.
AETs-Pleasant Bedroom and Board; Po-
sitiOn Desired in Cotton and Naval Stores
Trade; a Good Harness Horse; Competent
House Girl; a Medium Sized House.
For RENT--Brlck House; Furnished Room;
Desirable Residence; House on East Broad;
Two Fine Houses.
FOR SALE-PreserYing, Picking and Eat
ing Peaches; Brunswick Cabbage. etc, by
Gardner, Agent; Two Shares jasper Loan
Association stock.
NOTICE-Benj. Rosenheim & John A. Tom
kins. Receivers Rialto Guano Company Of
Baltimore.
EDUCATIONAL-Media (Pa.) Academy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20

An editor In EnglewOod, a suburb of
Chicago, adds to his revenue by publish.
ing periodically a list of swindlers and
dead BEATS which is sold to the merchants
of the village. In his last list he had the
name of rich COW dealer, who had been
unnecessarily slow in paying his bills.
The enterprisin9 editor now lies in Jail on
account of his inability TO furnish $4,000
bail in a libel suit. He will probably come
out all right in the end, as he says he can
prove that his prosecutor was in the habit
OF standing off his grocery and butcher
bills as long as possible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
A Right handed Man.

from the ADler9cdH 4 gFacuItuTasts
A rIght-hauded man is man who takes
hold OF hoe, rake, a spade, or a fork, with
the right hand down and the left hand up or
nearest the body. A man who habitualy
puts his left hand down. or, for instance, the
man who places his right hand on the top of a
spade and grasps the handle or shank with
his left hand is & left-handed man. And 80
with an axe. \ right-hGuded and a lie T.
handed man can WORK together In chOpplng
down tree. If they We're both rIght-handed
or both left handed they could not do this un-
less one chopped on one size Of the tree and
he other on the other side. And 50 it is in
loading earth into a wagon. If the men stand
lace TO face one should be left handed and the
other right-hAnded In hoping row OF corn
the rlGht-hauded man will walk on the left
side of tho row, while the left-handed man
will walk on the right side of it. We think
there are more left handed men lin this
sense) than right handed men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
BUSINESS METHODS.
Opening of the Commercial Year-How
to Make Good Beginning.

Opening of the Commercial Year-How
to Make a Good Beginning.
1t is customary in the cotton growing
States to date the business year from
Sept. 1. Everyone looks forward to the
time when the business pulse quickens
and new life is given to trade. One the
means used to give business a good start
at the beginning of the business year is
advertising. The enterprising mer-
chant uses the columns Of the news
paper to inform his patrons that he is
still ia the land Of the living; that be has
Weathered the dull season, and again
solicits their trade. The newspaper pub
Usher uses the opening of the season to
review the business Of the past year, and
10 give his city a frst-class boom.
Trade editions are published and widely
distributed for the benefit largely of those
who advertise in them
In such editions business men, whether
merchants, mechanics or manufacturers.
ought to bring their business before the
public.
Such advertising may not, In every case,
be productive of immediate results, but
it viii give their business houses a stand
ing abroad that they cannot otherwise OBJ
tain.
No enterprising business man OF this
city who expects to prosper can afford to
leave an announcement of his business
out of tine Trade Edition Of the MORNING
NEWS. This edition will be issued on
Sept. 5. No efforts VIII be spared TO make
1t such an edition as every Sayannahian
will have reason TO be proud of.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20
The President and the Land Grab
bePS.

beFs.
The Oklahoma boomers, it seems, have
agreed to disband since the orders OF the
President requiring the eattlemen to get
of the Cheyenne reservation in the Indian
Territory and the wire fences on the pub
lie lands to be removed. These orders
have convinced them that it is the pur
pose of the President to enforce the laws.
which protect not only the Indians but,
also, the white settlers on the government
lands. Their chief complaint, during the
Arthur administration, was that they
were driven from the Indian Territory
while the cattlemen were permitted to re-
main there. Injustice and favoritism al
ways beget discomfort.
The disposition of the present admins
tration to see that the people are protected
in their rights is in marked contrast to
the course pursued by the Arthur admins
tradon. Notwithstanding that complaints
were continually sent to the Interior De-
partment that the best lands of the gov
eminent were being fenced by cattle
companies, and that regular organizations
existed To drive settlers off their claims,
Secretary Teller does not appear to have
taken any steps towards giving settlers
the protection to which they were en-
titled. Cattle companies appropriated
unmolested the best lands until they had
about 10, 100000 acres under fence. They
have never paid a dollar for the lands,
and have no titles to them. and yet they
exercise over them all the rights of
ownership.
The people win sustain the President in
pursuing a vigorous policy with regard to
these cattle companies; and the more
vigorous his policy is the more willingly
will they sustain him. Individuals here
and there Will protest that they are not
being treated fairly if they are not per-
mitted to override the law, but the people
will be gratifed at every indication OF a
purpose to see that justice is done to all
alike.