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Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-02

H-"Housekeeper.' C-"Clara," "A Mulberry street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
healthy, moral, well-behaved frog

healthy, moral, well-behaved frog
was rather to be desired in cistern.
1t would be very apt to keep the
home watering places free from bugs
and other insects noxious to health
and comfort. Sambo thinks differ
emily. My particular Sambo was
on the lookout and took particular
delight in depriving them of breath
through the medium of hoe. One
day expostulated with him. Don't
kill him, JOSIAH" I said. "Let him
go!"
Hull" he replied, with a vicious
whack of the hoe. "Ef lets him 90
he gwintcr bring over his fren's to
Ills yere cistern."
They believe of a verify that the
frog, if released and permitted to hop
off at his own sweet will, will tell all
his neighbors and acquaintances Of
the still waters he has found and lead
them there himself by some subter-
ranean passage. Said Aunt Jimmy,
the good old soul whom hired to
wash the button holes out of my
linen: Frogs knows. Frogs hez
got sense. Done tell me dey can't
talk. l knows better. Use seed 'em.
Dat frog down Ilar heah ebry wo'd
You say, an soon he see dat trifiin'
pot-licker girl comm wild de hoe he
gwinter be gone. Don't / tole you
sop as the frog disappeared In the
water.
She was right. That day was not
our day for frogs, but I think an in.
cautious movement made may have
had something to do with the celebrity
of that cold-blooded reptile. To this
day, however, Aunt jimmy religious.
ly believes that it heard me send for
! the hoe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
Sure Signs OF Luck.

Dream of eggs, sign Of money.
Dream of snakes, sign of enemies.
II you sing before breakfast you'll
cry before supper.
Dreaming of muddy or rushing
water brings trouble.
Finding horseshoe or four.leav-
ed clover brings good luck.
Ii you cut your nails or sneeze on
Saturday you do it "for evil"
She who takes the last stitch at a
quilting will be the first to marry.
III you cannot make up O hand
some bed your husband will have q
homely nose.
II you spill the salt some one will
be mad" with you unless you put
some in the fire.
Stub your right toe. you are going
where you are wanted; your left,
where you are not wanted.
If the rooster crows on the fence,
the weather will be fair; IL on the
doorstep, he will bring company.
IL the first Sunday in the month is
unpleasant, there will be but one
pleasant Sunday during the month.
If by any chance a mourning hat
or bonnet is placed upon your head
you will need one Of your own soon.
If your right ear burns, some one
is praising you; if your left, your
friends are rsking you over the Goals.
Returning TO the house for mo-
ment after having once started out
will bring bad luck unless you sit
down.
When, in dropping fork, il strikes
the floor and stands upright, it will
bring gentleman visitor; if knife,
lady.
While at the washboard, If the suds
splash and wet the clothes you are
wearing, you will have a drunken hus.
band.
If you drop your dishcloth, you
will have company; also if you sweep
black mark or if two chairs stand
accidentally back to back.
If a baby sees his face in the glass
it will be the death of him. If his
nails are cut he will be q thief. III
he tumbles out of bed 1t will save his
beng fool.
Break mirror, sign Of death.
Death il also foretold by a dog howl
ing under window ;hcaring mourn
i ing dove, strange dove lowering
about, or dreaming Of white horse.
If you see the new moon through
the glass you will have SORROW as
= long as it lasts. II you see 1T fair in
U the face you'Il have fail Over the
u left shoulder bad luck-over the
D right good luck.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

Williams was declared the choice
of the convention.
TREASURER.
I. H. Marshall was nominated on
the first ballot, receiving 2,278.S20
votes to 717.9S5 for Canterberry.
CORONER.
DR.. f. S. Cave received 1924 votes
to 45G for DR.. Nichols on the first
ballot and was declared nominated.
JUSTICE OF COUNTY COURT, EASTERN
DISTRICT.
j. G. Ringo was withdrawn and NJ
L. Raftery was nominated by accla-
nation.
JUSTICE OF THE COUNTY COURT FOR
WESTERN DISTRICT.
Flynt nominated on first ballot
1,219.G23 to 494.375 for Daniel.
r. p. Hopkins being called upon
made short and appropriate speech.
SAILING TOWNSHIP.
Constable, Ben. Crump; Justices
of the Peace, G. W. Holloway and
Robt. Harris.
PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP.
Constable, Mart Hubbard; JUS
tices of the Peace, J. r. Gilliland,
Geo. w. Edmonston.
Loutre makes no nominations fol-
Justice of the Peace and Constable.
CUIvRE TOWNSHIP.
Justices of the Peace, G. W. Phil
lips, Russell Britton; Constable
Walter Grow.
LYNN TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace, Gass, c. L
Stewart; Constable, VIM. Alexander
WILSON TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace, J. c. Hudson
J. z. Sims; Constable no nomina
tion.
SALT RIVER TOWNSHIP.
Justice of the Peace, D. H. Harris
J. j. Winscott, L. n. Bass; Con
stable, Sam. Baskin.
Thanks were voted to chairman
secretary and tellers.
Convention adjourned sine die a
II o'clock midnight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
An Old Citizen speaks.

Mr.. J. NJ Norris, an old resident
OF Rome, Ga., says that he had been
badly troubled with kidney complaint
for II great many years and witt
eczema for three years; at times
could scarcely walk and had tried
many remedies without benefit until
he began taking Electric Bitters and
amounting his hands and feet witt.
Bueklen's Arnica Salve. This treat
mrnt afforded him great relief aud lac
strongly recommends Electric Bitter
to all who suffyr NiA kidney codl
plants or need blood purifier.
Sold by j. 4. Lieweiiyn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

Monday night Justice Winscott
united 10 marriage Lin You, the Chi
uam8n who runs the laundry in the
rear of the Windsor Hotel, and Miss
Hattie Bryan, rather prepossessing
looking woman who claims to be
from Centreviile, 10. She is said to
be native of Galloway county, snd
had a sister marry Chinaman. We
agree with the Frenchman who said,
.'Queer taste, by gob!"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

J. Med. Trimble introduced res
olution instructing for Judge Brace
for Supreme Judge. Carried unani-
mously. He also offered resolution
instructing for George G. Pratt for
Railroad Commissioner aud w. f.
Z. Coleman for State Superinter dent
of Public Schools Carried.
Following is the vote of each town
ship, the number of delegates and
valuation:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
NOTES.
NUTES.
II told you So"

II told you so.''
Harmony prevailed.
Sailing is little but loud.
L. n. Bass beat his record.
The smoke is clearing away.
Ed Kennen is a good talker.
c. NJ. Lakeland is very sick.
Solid for Hutton and Duncan.
Combinations don't always win.
Pay your bets and shake hands.
"Forty-one" ran like scared wolf.
Everybody is solid for the ticket.
Hot day in every sense of the word.
Dr. Cave got there with both feet.
Several of the prophets were away
off.
J. M. Gordon made a good chair
man.
The dark horse for Congress is a
daisy.
Cash Blackburn is always to the
front.
DR.. Vandeventer is a smooth poll
tition.
Such canvass was never made III
Audrain.
The delegates began to arrive Sun
day eve.
The majority of the candidates
were left.
Now let US have rain and we are
all happy.
Persecution always strengthens a
candidate.
Some of the boys came near being
smoked out.
| r. Creed Carter is a representa-
tive farmer.
IT. Byrns did not surprise any
one after all
Business men should not fail GU
about politics.
The business men and farmers ar
glad it is over.
1t take Trimble to show up dark
lantern scheme.
The LEDGER cannon always shoot
for the nominees.
Jas. G. Trimble has our thanks TO
reportorial favors.
Cuivre had one of the quietest an
coolest delegations.
Every Democrat in the county wi
,, support the nominees.
Harper, Turner & Co. furnishe
the delegates fans free.
The Democrats of Aulrain slway
. nominate q good ticket.
John I. RICKETTS, and Frank Coat
8 worth were appointed telieTs.
Better timber never offered befo
| any convention for nomination.
5 Some of the boys did not have
? many chickens as they set eggs.
Tue boys will go to Rardoll
Springs instead of up Salt River.
10 LEDGER only 65 cents the rest
g this year. 1t gives all the news.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
A GOOD TICKET!
R, CREED CARTER NOMINATED FOR
REPRESENTATIVE.
Hutton First, Last and all
the Time.
Full Proceedings Of the Convention.
The Result Fully Satisfactory TO the
Democratic Party.
NoTES-

it l,"lNOCfatlc HOHillatliiS Coii-
vention was called to order at 10 a.
III. by j. A. Potts, chairman of the
Democratic central committee, who
in a neat manner stated the object of
the meeting. Every school district
in the county WAS represented and the
business of the convention was at
once taken in hand.
John j. Steele and J. NJ. Gordon
were proposed for temporary char
man. Steele received 43 votes and
Gordon SO. 3. F. Dobyns and S. B.
Cook were chosen temporary secre-
taries. Committee ON permanent Or
ganiZation, order of business and
credentials, consisting of twelve, to
be selected by townships.
Adjourned till half-past l O o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After dinner the following commit.
tees TeIOIteu:
On permanent organization
Cuivre-W. o. Shannon, DR.. Ed.
Vandeventer.
Lynn-A. j. Cox.
Loutre-E. 2. French.
Prairie-T. A. Bolts.
Saling-W. II. Angel.
Salt River-J. Med. Trimble, L. NJ.
Munday, \. Carter, Jr., NJ. II. McCue,
j. IL. Potts.
Wilson,. NJ. Holloway.
Committee on order of business:
Cniyre--F. E. Waugh, II. ID. Chinn.
Loutre--I. 7. Harrison.
Lynn--W. ID. Vivian.
Saling--I. Z. Naylor.
Salt River--I. p French, W. W. Fry,
L. G. Barnes, |. Miller.
WilsOn--J. 5. Blythe, John Brown.
Prairic--Ad Harrod.
Committee on credentials:
Cuivre--R. NJ. Biggs and II. Grafford.
Loutre-- DR.. j. J. Holley.
Lynn--B. F. Dyer.
Prairie--E. G. Kennen.
Saling--G. NJ. Dulany.
Salt River--J. NJ. Gordon, w. d.
Wakefield, B. f. O'Rear, w. J. Mason.
Permanent officers-Chairman, J.
NJ. Gordon; secretary, J. II. Sallee
assistant secretary, B. f. Dobyns
sergeants- alarms, Joe Murray and
George Adams.
Report of committee on order OF
! business:
! Submitting resolutions.
! Nominations.
Delegations to Congressional distric
convention.
| Delegates to Third Judicial convention
Delegates to state convention.
Election of county executive committee
Nomination of candidate for Represen
tative.
Nomination of probate judge.
Nomination of presiding Judge of coun
ty court.
Nomination of prosecuting attorney.
Nomination of clerk circuit court.
Nomination of county sheriff.
Nomination of county collector.
Nomination of county assessor.
Nomination of recorder of deeds.
. Nomination of county treasurer.
Nomination of county clerk.
Nomination of county judge, caster
district.
Nomination of county judge, wester
district.
Nomination of coroner.
Selection of justices of the peace an
constable.
The committee recommended ths
the name of no candidate be droppc
without the consent Of two-thirds {
the votes of the convention, unles
2 by his acquiescence or withdrawal c
the consent of the delegates VIII
support him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
The Cash or Nothing.

1T ore OF the transient tables in
the 81. james hotel dining room, this
morning, there sat two guests, one
evidently q travelling salesman, OF the
Hebrew persuasion, the other q tall.
solemn-looking parsonage dressed
like q clergyman.
The two guests talked n willie on
indifferent subjects, and then the
Hebrew salesman pointedly asked:
What house do you travel for!"
Il represent q gospel house,
quietly replied the ministerial looking
gentleman.
"A. Gauspohaus,' rejoined the He
brew. Il don't know The firm. Is
ii good house to work for:
Il get $500 year, bat the promises
for the future are far better than ac-
tual salary. l Will realize sure COM
potency after while.
! mine frleun', will you excuse me
/ if I glf you a iettle advise said the
Hebrew, dropping his knife and fork
/ in his earnestness and using botL
hands to emphathize his words. Don't
YOU nefer take promises. Your firm
may be goot one, but | tell you a:
would tell mine brudder, dat it isl
best to make no arrangements nit
firm mitout written contract. Don"
you nefer trust in promishes. Al
WAYS take the cash and you are safe.
The ministerial looking gentleman
quietly fell to eating.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
BEING SCAipED.
ii0W II Feels 10 Have Your Hair Lifted
by ali Indian.
VOL. XVIII.

\ sick and sorry looking spectacle
of humanity stepped from the pas
senger train last night, says the
Chico (Cal.) Chronicle, and climbed
into Il waiting wagon and was driven
to the country. His name was SAM
uel Neff. lie is Il man of about
thirty years OF age, and his parents
reside on Pine Creek. Young Neff
is Just home from Arizona, where he
bias been prospecting in the mines
and acting as q scout Ou the hunt for
Indians. Unfortunately for him he
found the murderOus red devils, and
they almost made mincemeat of him.
One day while riding through a canon
he was shot through the shoulder
and fell from his horse. His assail-
ants, finding that lie was not dead,
tortured him outragoously. They
cat gashes III his face and all over his
! body, applied fire to his feet and
. hands. and ended their brutality by
scaiping him. He suffered untold
agonies, and prayed that death might
relieve him. Finally lie fell into a
faint, aud upon awakening he found
himself being kindly cared for in &
miners cabin. The miner had pick
ed him up and carried him long dis
tance on horseback. Netf suffered
weeks of excruciatlng pain and raved
with fever and as soon as he was
able to trave! he took the road FOL
home.
Last evening a Chronicle reporter
asked Neff how it felt to have hi:
hair lifted.
1T is dreadful sensation,' he
said: One thinks rs the skin i:
being torn from the skull,tha his fee
are coming right up through his bod.
to the top Of his head, Oh, it is ter
rible. 1t is so painful that you can
not utter cry, and thousands o
stars dance before your eyes. 1o1
imagine rcl-hot needles are dartin,
in and out Of your flesh, and 20
clasp your hands so closely that tn
finger nails cut into the flesh.
would rather be run through
threshing machine, ground up in
| sausage mill or thrown under loco
motive than to ever undergo such al
I, other ordeal. It makes me shudde
! 10 think of the tortures [ have gon
through with, and / never want
look upon the face of another II
! dian"
DO many persons survive tt
opcration!" interrupted the rcporte
No; l have only heard of two {
three men besides myself who hay
lost their hair by the scalping-kni
and then live to tell cf it."
'Do you think the hair will ev'
grow out again:'
''Oh, no; I shall alway have a ba
spot up there. The skin was to'
off for a space OF four inches squar
y I an afraid it will never heal entir
y. Even if it does heal over the ba
place viii always hc so painful tn
= / cannot touch Ii. / keep my he'
j. tied up i'll cotton aud sweet oil, u
|" can see my beauty has been entire
= maIred. These frightful gasIes aero
? my face will 20 with lne to the grave
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

After the most exhaustive practice
tests in hospitals aud elsewhere th"
gold me,lsl aud certificate Of highest
merit we're awarded to ~. jacobs
Oil. as the best pain. curing remedy,
at the Calcutta International Exh!-
I b,fi..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

Mr.. Chas. Kunkel, the grand
pianist. will a.sist home vocalsts n.
opera house Oh Aug -. The fines.
concert ever vet given in Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

Pref. Grothe, Brooklyn board OF
health, says Red Star Cough Cure is
free from opiates and highly efiica
cinus. Twenty-Five cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

The Episcopal Sunday school is
10 have picnic. We would think
a gra.d union Sunday school picnic
would be a delightful affair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

"Eattle King" tobacco at casters.
A Wilson knife with every pound.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

Twelve yards lawn fos rs cent, at q.
Kabrich IL Co.'S. H-St
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22

Don't forget the Kunkel Mexico
concert Aug. -.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-22
READY TO SHELL THE CITY.

Totals .....5, ,uof "
Necessary to choice, l,5lS.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-07-16

communicated.
Dear Iad.pendeat:-.A word or two in REF
erence to false report which Is taking the
rounds in some localities, concerning the
writer supposed intention to withdraw him
self from the One, Holy, Catholic and Apps
tolic Church, for the purpose of ming to
the Episcopal denomination, and | have done.
Now it can be shown as easily that the Oats
and Bedlow Plot Of Eugland's bloody days,
was actually devised BY the aoctors Of Rome
for the purpose Of destroying a handful Of
saints" as that the above SAID report is JUS
tidable by anything that | have said or done
towards disclosing such an intention to its
ruthless propagators. Therefore, as "the
refutation Of faIsehood IS less important than
tue establishment OF truth" At.en tcoras)
will conclude in the language of that cele-
brated passage Of AL Koran Sat: Q unite
levers, | will not worship that hith ye wor-
ship; nor will we worship that which wCr-
ship Neither do | worship that which ye
Worship neither do ye worship that " hieh |
worship. le have your religion, and | my
religion Sub Cix W. G.. SHAW.
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Lower Cedar Poin,-rbe Nnml


Republican makes the following COMPLIMENTS
nv mention of the popular summeri re. or
Lower Cedar Point As IL eor 49, Is [
only, it gives Us pleasure to repabis n
The steamer jane Mo4ely took aiite
pleas Mt purity 10 Lower Cedar Poiat last
Satur 'ar, which place well deserves the name
Of the Cone, Island Of lie Potomac. The
manager, Mr B, {. Davis, does AL in his
power to make every body comfortable while
on the boat, and Whcn any information is
a-ked it affords hi pelsur, 10 give it, Tn
ride, which is Aboit sity-li@e miles down the
river, is made very agreeable by tie sweet
music dlscolrsed by the hui lei by Mr.. J ohm
Pisiorio. When the Point is reached the
visitors will be surprised to see the mcy inn
improvements made SINE last summer A
large nu nber Of bath houses have been aided,
and nov they number $50. \ great many
summer houses for the accomod ton Of family
parties have been built, inslrns comfort while
taking dinner. The dinner hall is presided
over by Mr. Thefield who promises an excel
relieved of the oyster shells, removing the OBJ
iectionahle feature to the many bathers The
trees have grown to such size as to insure
shade, while here and there over the grounds
can be studied with flowers in full bloom,
making person feel at times as though he
were in garden nstead Of an excursion
ground. There is an abundance Of amusement
for children in the way offying horses, swings,
hrowing balls, &c, ane large dancing
pavilion for the older one. The boat reaches
the point about 100 O'Clock and leaves at 5,
giving three hours and a aalf for enjoyment,
tand arriving home about 9 O'Clock. Mr.. Davis
goes to the point every day, thus insuring all
visitors a&leasant trip down and back
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Crop Report for July'-The July crop
report has been received at the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington. The acreage of
corn has very slightly declined in the Middle
States aud in Maryland, Virginia aud South
Carolina, with some increase in other States
of the South, winch is the largest west of The
Mississippi. In the Ohio valley the acreage
is nearly the same as in 1885; west of the
Mississippi the increase is heavy; in Kansas
20 per cent; Nebraska, 10; Dakota, So The
total increase is 81 per cent, or about two
and a half million acres. Corn is late on the
Atlantic coast from wet weather, cool nights
ana slow termination The general average
IS 95, against "a last year and 9G in l854.--
The average of winter wheat has declined
from 81 Z TO 81 > The condition of spring
wheat has declined from 9S in June to SO in
consequence of high temperature, drying
winds and lack Of rain. The condition Of
oats averaged 80, decline of seven points. -
Rye fully maintains its position, averaging
IS. The average Of barley is 90.
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Mad Dog Season. /

Mhu DOS StHSOH.-Ne VIII soon expert
ence the rahid canine season, saws an ex-
change, and few words of advice therefore
will be in order. A brute thoroughly and
religiously rabd, can neither snap or bite
His tongue is swollen from tip to tip, and it's
all he can do to keep from choking to death
with his mouth open. When the rabies first
seize on him, he is dangerous While he will
not go out Of his way to snap, he will bite
anything dog or man, that comes in his way,
but he will not turn when attacked. He will
bite fence rail as readily 4 with as much rel
ishas fieshy calf. When he has got EN- bad he
uots along in detected manner, with Lis
tail folded up close between his legs, his eyes
red and half closed, and has tongue hanging
out Of his mouth as red as a lobster, and
nearly as big as an old-fashioned red sweet
potato. II is a curious fact that full-blooded
dogs hardly ever go mad It is only the
haIf-bTeeds and mixed breeds Very rarely
Newfoundland or bulldog gets the rabies
Bloodhounds very rarely become rabid How
ever, they are generally anxious enough for
blood without getting any more so.
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The GapeS.-The gapes IN chickens is
known to be caused by worms in the wind
pipe, which can be removed by horse hairs or
By feathers striped TO near the end.-By many
it il supposed that the worm is generated in
some manner by lice or similar n,rasite
which iufests the heads of young chicks and
as preventive the following ointment anpli-
ed very lightly on the back of the head. on
the throat and under the wings in A melted
or fluid state, at the time of taking chick
ems from the nest, is said to remedy the evil.
Mercurial ointment, o.; pure lard o.:
-four of sulphur, ! o.: crude petroleum. or:
Il is stated on good authority that chicks AN.
nointed in this manner have never had the
gapes, while others of the same brood not
Amounted, have been affected. Another
method of keeping chicks free from toe nara
sites that are supposed to prod uce games is to
apply once a week, under the wings and on
the breast of the hen, small quantity If ear
hoiie soaPin solution.
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The Farm for July.-our hot sun and

d,v weather ripen grain and grass-ora a, least
hing il forward 50 that il Is read, for the
,c,tbe and the sickle, much earlier in the
se,son than in the climate Of Europe July
i. really the first, and perhaps the most inn
oort,nt harvest month. The great grass crop,
ritb Which "the early an latter rains have
blessed millions Of acres, is to be cut, cured
and harvested Winter grain, over grea'
mart Of the country, il to be cut this month,
while. at the same time, when flom any cause,
short crops are anticipated or are 10 be pro-
vded against, it is even now not too late to
oct in crop Of millet or Of fodder corn
inv is seed time for plants Of the urnip
kiui. There are, indeed cold, heavy soils,
where Swcdes need to be sown in June to
make a crop, but generally the former half Of
this month is early enough, while for those
known as English turnips, if sown the latter
half and up to the tenth Of August, they will
give good returns.
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YEARLY RA 7'ES.
June Weather During the month

June Weather During the month o.
June there were fourteen days on which there
was ram and the total rainfall was s.
inches, or 6I inches above the average Of
the last fifteen years. The greatest daily
rainfall was 1888 inches on the 22nd The
mean temperature was 60 9 while the mean
temperature for the past fifteen years was
7a9. The highest temperature was SO on the
I7lh aud the lowest il o. the 9Th.