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TRUSTEES SALE

YELLOTT & QUIT, Attorneys at Law, Tow
sontown and rs Lexington St., Baltimore.
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TRoTs, RACES, sTEEPLE CHAsEs,
VARIOUS DIVERSIONS & AMUSEMENT

The Society invites the citizens of the county
engaged in all branches of agriculture, manufac-
lures, mining and the mechanic arts, to display
their choicest Stock, Produce, Raw Materials and
Manufactured Wares, that the Fair may be
credtable representation of the agricultural re-
sources and industrial capacity of the largest,
most populous and most wealthy county of the
State.
The ladies are also urged to display their handi-
work as seen in the manifold articles of utility,
taste and ornament which are produced by them /;
and competition is solicited from youths and chill
dren in several sections especially devoted to them,
and where liberal premiums offered, designed
to stimulate them to exertons to acquire skill and
success in the Garden, the Dairy, and the Domes-
tic Arts.
Our friends in other counties are invited to join
in our Exhibition, and, with few minor excep-
tions, noted, competition is open to all, and a
cordial welcome will be extended to Agriculturists
Hortculturists, Stock Breeders, Manufacturers,
etc., from beyond our own borders.
D. M. MATTHEWS, President.
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FLOWING MATCHES
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EXCITING EVENTS ON THE TRACK,

TESTS OF IMPLEMENTS q MACHINERY
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WIN. S. KEEcH, Attorney, Towsontown.

WIN. S. KEECH, Attorney, Towsontown.
DUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUABLE PROPERTY ON THE REISTERS-
TOWN TURNPIKE ROAD, WITHIN z8e
1ssn ONE MILE OF OWINGS' %SfSa
E;W MILLS, IN THE 4TH DISTRICT, -
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
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COUKTEENTH EXHIBITION

Maryland State Agricultural and
Mechanical Association
So A@a
SSE&
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A VALUABLE FARM, SITUATED IN THE
SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT OF -.
sTHa BALTIMORE COUNTY, %ESSA
Gil ABOUT IL MILES FROM BALTI-~%T'~
MORE CITY
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YELLOTT OFFUTT, Attorneys, Towsontown,
and rs Lexington street Baltimore
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BALTIMORE COUNTY FAIR.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS,

IMPROVED LIVE STOCK,
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Il A VALUABLE
FARM AND STORE STAND, AT THE VII
LACE OF PHOENIX, IN BALTIMORE
COUNTY.
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CHAS. J. BECKLEY, Auctioneer.
Aug. 14.-ts.
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MORTGAGES SALE
ll OF
A VALUABLE FARM, SITUATED IN THE
SIXTH ELECTION DISTRICT 81
u.I BALTIMORE COUNTY. S~
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Saturday, Sept. 10th and 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09

s1lbsliH1 WAea she. .-,1s Ii ~ru4ahtiAg ana
a roar i'll the quite nl4aL. The Nas Nork
niIht express was nearing Watkins
t,leu station, The bridge Waterman
came from his shaaty, and sfgnalet; til
ahead!' To what. The poaderous train
.rcpf over the bridge. i s~hudderel, think
ing Of what might have happened,
The conspirators were hushed. Ieould
imagine one, whose room CAV hin q yiow
0f.the bridge, pcering out anxiously as
the trains lights flashed onto the doomed
bridge, Did any romorse seize him for the
dastardly deed Of trying To hurl that I'M
warned train TO certain death and ruin
Tie seized the reel with one hand to quickly
draw in the evidence of his crime. With
the other he pressed the electric button
and speeded the fatal spark to the end of
the wire. The deeilish continuance did
not work. Before the fiend could recover
from his establishment the train had passed
safely across the bridge.
With an oath the villain turned as the
door was flung open, and reyolvers held
him prisoner. The ~tarantula. when cor
neTod. stiugs itself. The rain wrecker
pushed his right hand into Il side-pnrket,
and withdrew it, not holding IA revolver,
hui something which he swallowed
He staggered and fcli-dead. Frussic
acid, carried for years, had rescued him
from earthly punishment. His partner,
next door, was captured by surprise. He,
too, was fully dressed. but stoutly denied
his completely in any crime.
The electric apparatus, wire, Internal
machine, and my testimony convicted him.
He is now visiting Auburn, 10 be euter
tanned by the State for ten years, lie
turned traitor to the rest of the gang, and
tried to turned States evidence. y mum
hor Of rasCals had planned to wreck that
train. Several stationed themselves in
the glen below 10 plumber the dttrtS and
bodies.
My good luck in frustrating tho murder
Gus design commended me To the railroad
company, and | was given n lucrative
position as some Of my reward for pre-
venting what would have proven a calam-
ity almost unparalleled in the history Of
railroads. That cuff box is kept among
tho archives Of the company. Come out
north of here tomorrow, AMI I'll show YOU
a hole like Il ccller dug by the explosion of
its contents. It contained enough dyna-
mite and tcr-chloride Of nitrogen 10
have more than accomplished its villain.
Gus purpose.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09
KILLED THE a
A Flock OF English Sparrows Pounce Upon
"A Heavy Tom and Kill Him.
IGnirna Iu1 EnnciaIl

LGaicua IN speciall
An incident occurred here the other day
which afforded an illustration of the fe-
rocity OF the English sparrow, swarms of
which are now infesting this city. 1t con-
sisted of a battle between a large male
member of the feline tribe and a numerous
family of sparrows that had taken refuge
in a crab apple tree in the back yard of the
First Presbyterian parsonage. and whose
home had bean invaded By tae aforesaid
hoIna cat. The latter had steaitbiIy
erawled up the side Of the tree, and was
perched upon a lower limb, watching for
an opportunity to rakc in an unsuspecting
sparrow with his paw, when suddenly the
entire flock OF birds flew out of the tree
and eneircled 1t, making a ~chirping noise
so loud and exciting as to be heard all
over the neighborhoo1. After flying about
the tree for q moment a half dozen or more
birds few at the cat like lightning, and
drove their sharp-pointed, though short
bills into its body. The animal uttered a
howl of pain, but was finally pounced upon
by other skirmiShers of the bird army, and
pecked SO numerically that it was com.
PEELED TO let go its hold on the limb of The
tree, ami dropped with a dull thudn to
the ground Before it could regain its feet
for the purpose of making its escape, d
hundred angry sparrows dove at the ami.
NAL. pecking it about the head and back.
until 1t was utterly poweriess [ @ defend It
self with its paw, which it at first endeav.
orei to make use of. The birds, seeing the
enemy wa succunbing to the terrible pan.
ishraent they were infiicting upon it, re
newed the attack with r~sdouhied vigor.
and his catship was soon stretched lifeless
upon the ground, with its eyes picked out
OF its head, and its skull perforated in
many PLACES As soon as the cat ceased Ia
show signs of life the sparrows few back
into the tree, and continued their deafen
ing chatter in honor Of ths victory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09

understand, hut no one questioned about
the awful matter. There, on II ledge Of
rock in the cave may yet be seen the oaken
box, over which the musSes grow, and the
ancient ferns, and where the dolesome
night-hawks scream a mournful threnody.
The rattlesnakes hiss about the place, and
q fantastic vne drapes the mouth of the
tomb with scarlet blossoms. TIL tale is
told that Deacon Smith had never peace
in the hut with his now wife. for the
ghostly songs of the restless Olga, and
that his Billie had bloody finger-marks
throughout. So they left the place one
night, goinr no one knew whittier, leav-
ing everything as though they would rec
turn, but they never did, none hearing
from them or the cause of their hesira.
Perhaps they were murdered, say the
''song people," Who can tell? But the
furniture disappeared from the hut
months later, and then a fire destroyed
the house-by what means no man could
say. They still say he songs may yet be
heard in the twilight and the awful
shrieks in tae midnight hour.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09
NOTES IN THE EYE.
A Very Simple and Successful Way of Rc-
moving Them.
iEkinnrn Inn,r,nl


In a conversation some time ago with a
Chicago oculist l got some useful informa-
ton about getting railroad cinders and
other notes out of the eye, which, as 1
have put it into successful practice myself,
[ think is too good to keep, He said-as
every one knows, perhaps-that the inner
surface Of the eyelids are ridged in such
a way as to promote the moving of small
particles toward the inner corners of the
eyes, where the duct opens which leads
into the nose. This is the particular fact
on which his advice is based, and which
also shows the extreme folly of the meth
DDS usually adopted to extract cin-
ders from the eye. This method is
to double up the forefinger and
gouge into the afflicted eye until
it is red as a beet and suffused with
tears. Some horrible contortions of the
countenance are thrown in, as il to assist.
Now, the only effect that such a course
can have is to grind the cinders into the
corrugations of the eyelid and keep it
there for a week until the Inflammation
subsidies. The proper way to do is to
catch up the eyelid by the kin and pull it
away from the ~eye-bail gently and re-
p%eatedly. This not only instantly relieves
the pain, but promotes the shifting Of the
cinder in the right direction. In almost
every case this will be found a speedy and
painless remedy. For my part, | have
found it to work so well that | awe often
got cinders into my eyes purposely, when
travelling on railroad trains, just for iha
fun of getting them out and showing other
people how to do it,
Lou sylile Courier-Journal.1
Two Indians of Going Snake have fought
to the death over fifteen dollars. Another
evidence of the rapid civilization of the
red men. They Nc longer fight for re-
vengs. They want the almighty dollar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09
THE SOLE SURVIVOR.
\ Chat With the One Member of Clusters
Command Who Escaped Alive.
u i L =

&pHtiiliiiu VIZ E~ta lfu ttiisS'
Washington II. c. letter.
A neatlv-dressed, clcaulv- shaver sol
der, in the uniform of an artilleryman of
the Department Of the East, called at the
War Department not long ago to see Gen
eral Sheridan. A reporter who was pres
ent was attracted by his comedy appear
ance and the cordial reception granted
him, and upon inquiry of him earned that
he was the sole survivor of General Gus
tor's command. At the time of the mem
orabic Custer campaign he was bugler of
the guard and was with General Custer at
the time he discovered the Sioux village at
the Little Big Horn just previous to the
terrible massacre. His name is Mar
tin, he said, or rather Martini, for he
is an Italian, and is now but thirty
three years of age. In answer
to the reporters inquiries, Mar
tin said: Il was right with General Custer
when he spied the Indian village only a
short distance away. He ~dismounted and
after glancing over the situation, drew out
his notebook and wrote a few ines on a
leaf. Tearing the leaf out, he handed tito
me and ordered me totake it to Major Reno
and Captain Bonteel. This was an order
for them to hurry up with their command.
He saw from the size of the village that
NfA@ 'h-N-NtAANAN "'HAk " "a - pAlS.
and he therefore told me not to attempt to
reach him again until afterFard. That
order saved my life, for when | returned
after the fight 2G5 out of 2G6 that composed
Clusters We're dead upon the
ground. ] was the 2G6th. Some had sue
ceeded in getting away a distance, but they
had been overtaken and instantly killed u
"'You were the sole survivor. thentn Il
was the only soldier survivor. There
was an Indian scout named Curly,
who made his escape. Before the
battle commenced he saw that it would
be Il massacre, so he lOOsened his hair.
snatched Of a piece of red trimming from
his clothes TO tie it with. tore a black
blanket in two and wrapped it around his
legs as If he wore 1eggings, and, then
throwing Il blanket over his shoulders, he
looked not unlike a hostile Sioux. He
dashed into their midst and was not de-
teeted, and in that way he made his es-
cape" Martin told the reporter further
that by the advice of his friends he was
endeavoring to ecure the position of a
messenger in the department, having had
his share OF suffering and hardship. Gen
eral Sherman promised to give him a
hearty recommendation as soon as a va
cancy occurred. He wore two sets of tar
get badges on his collar, showing tina he
had been twice successful in the annual
craftsmanship contests. Next wear he
expects to be a third time successful. He
will then be entitled to wear a marks
manship pin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09
Il LEDGER
THE
WASHINGTON Crttic.i

Washington CrttIc.i
o, School-Marm,
Thou who teachcst the young idea
How to scoot, and pankcst the erstWhile
Festive small boy with d hand that talzeth the
trickl
Eho also lamest him with a hickory switch,
And crownest him by laying the weight
Of 4 ruler upon his shoulders,
OF
Thou art q daisy!
Thou malcst him the national emblem
Red, white and blue
Thou furnishest the stripes,
And he sGcth the stars.
o. SctooI-NTarEn,
We cOaldn t do without thee,
And we don't want to tryi
Thou art lovely and accomplished
Above all women, and if thou art
Not married, it is because thou art
Too smart to be caught in that wayl
AL schoOtInarms are women,
But all women are not school-marms,
And, angel ~pedagogic,
That's where thou hast the bulge on thy sis
tiers.
o. School hfarmI
Thou mayesJ not get much pay here below,
But cheap education is a National speciality,
And thou wilt get thy reward in Heaven;
The only drawback being that thou stayest
there
When thou goest after it. and we
Who remain here below for cur reward
Miss you like thunder.
SchoolMarm, il there is any thing we can do
for you
Call on us!
Apply early and avoid the rush!
Once hours from eight a. m. 10 five p. MI
We were n schoolboy once ourself,
And can show the marks Of it!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09
lLouisEllla CourierIournaL1
A ROMANTIC STORY.
How the Late A. T. Stewart Wooed ant
Won Corneiia Clinch.

Won Cornelia Clinch.
,[Carp, in Cleveland Leaderl
Mrs. Stewards death recalls the romano
OF her marriage. About sixty-four years
ago she was one of the prettiest girls of
the then little city of New York. Her
father had made his own fortune, and he
was worth a few tens of thousands of dol
lars, and considered himself we'll off. In
those days this amount made him rich. He
was a ship-chandler, but he wed in one of
the most fashionable parts of the city in a
big house on Duane street. He was a testy
old fellow, and he frowned upon the dudes
of the society of that day who came to
court his daughter Cornelia. Every Sum
day he took the girl with him to St. Marks
Church, on Stuyvesant square, and it was
here that Stewart first saw her. He fell in
lov at first sight, it is said, began from
that time to attend church regularly, and
finally made Cornelia Clinch's &C.
~quaintance. Thu old man noted that
ne was poor but a hard worker,
and he asked him to dinner. This
led to a better acquaintance and he came
frequently OF an evening. The chains of
love grew stronger. Stewart finally popped
the question and Cornelia said she would
marry him if her father would consent.
Stewart then went to old Clinch and asked
him for his daughter. The old man looked
at him quizzicaily and replied: so you
want to marry my Nell? You hin she's
got a rich fatherl and you would like to
come in for a share of the earnings2 Is
not that so!"
A. I. Stewart Strengthened up aud
looked the Oil man in the eye as h. re-
piled: "No, sir, Mr.. Clinch. Idon't want
your money. You needn't leave her or me
a cent. l will soon be richer than you are,
anyhow
You will, will your returned the old
man. "Well. / like that. Go ahead and
take her, and Heaven bless you both"
So the marriage came off. The young
couple lived very quietly at first Their
floors were covered with rag carpet, and
they were satisfied with a cottage. They
were happy in their union, and Idoubt not
they had more enjoyment in the cottage
than in the b & white palace which cost a
million and whose yearly taxes ran from
seven thousand dollars and uDxarda
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-09
Being Largely Overstocked
WITH FURNITURE
Of all kinds / will make a reduction Of 25
per cent. on all goods.

have $4,000 worth of NEW FURNITURE, just bought for spot cash., fom
best factories IN the East.
have nor FURNITURE han every furniture store in Mexico and Audui,
county pmt together.
keep everything in the FURNITURE line that is kept in the large cities and
WI give yon better goods for lessm money than any house in Audrain, Boone OF
M NUFCTuRE all my Paror Furniture and Lounges in Mexico and make
then bettert han broughton goods.
do 10 make a habt of blowing in newspapers, but MEAN JUST WHAT
SAY: Give me Il Gala AM will heerfuny show you what have, and if you dom
buy tt all right.
Thanking you for past favors and soliciting a continuance,
1 am, very respectfully,
3H j. M. MENE1F'E;E.
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powered by the tempting variety; and
even we children turned from the pro.
fusion offered us, and wondered what
was the matter that we could eat no
more.
The dinner being cleared away we
youngsters, already excited to tumult
of laughter, tumbled into the bed room
under the supervision of Uncle Bill. to
relieve ourselves with game of blind
man's-buff, whils the elderly women
washed up the dishes and got the house
in order and the men folks went out to
the barn to look at the cattle and walked
over the farm and talked OF the crops.
In the evening the house was all open
and lighted with the best of tallow can
dies which Aunt Lois herself had made
with special care for this illumination.
The succeeding hours were given up to
amusement OF an admissible character,
the day thus rounded off with complete
gratitude and enjoyment. - Oldtoaon
Folks
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HES A BRICK"

Very few Of the thousands who use the
above slang term know it's origin or its
primitive significance according to which
it is grand thing to say of man, "He's
brick" The word used in its original
intent implies all that is brave, patriotic
and loyal Plutsrcb, in his life of Agesi-
laus, King of Sparta, gives us the mean
ing of the quaint and familiar expression.
On certain occasion an ambassador
from Epirus, on diplomatic mission, was
shown by the king over his capital. The
ambassador knew Of the monarch's fame
knew that, though nominally only king
of Sparta, he was ruler of Greece-and
he had looked to see massive walls rear
ing aloft their embattled towers for the
defense of the city, but found nothing of
the kind. He marveled much at this, and
spoke of it to the king. "Sire," said he,
81 have visited most of the principal
towns, and find no walls reared for de-
tense. Why is this?"
"Indeed, Sir Ambassador" replied
Agesilaus, "thou canst not have looked
carefully. Come with me tomorrow
morning and will show you the walls of
Sparta"
Accordingly, on the following morning,
the king led his guest out upon the plain
where his army was drawn up in full
array, and pointing proudly to the patriot
host, he said, "There thou beholdest the
walls of Sparta-ten thousand men, and
every man a brick"
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M EMORY.

There have been men who, when i'll,
have spoken foreign language, which,
when well, they had forgotten. These
revivals of memory seem to point to the
conclusion that we do not really forget
nything in the strict sense Of the word.
1t may be that we cannot at q given mo-
ment recall this or that to mind, but still
it is laid up, we know not how, in secret
storehouse of the brain. Sometimes the
memory thus revived is one of early child
hood, as in the case related by DIR. Car
penter, of a clergyman, who, on visiting
Pevensy Castle, felt convinced that he
must have seen it before, and that when
he did there were donkeys under gate
way and some people on top OF it. By in
quiry he ascertained that he had been
there with picnic party, who made the
excHrsion on donkeys when he WAS only
about eighteen months DID, Queries.
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TEMPLE OF SERPENTS.

The small town OF Werda, in the king
dom OF Dahomey, is celebrated for its
temple of serpents-a long building in
which the priests keep upward of thou
sand serpents OF all sizes, which they feed
with the birds aud frogs brought to them
as offerings by the natives. These SER
penis, many of them of enormous size,
may be seen hanging from the beams OF
the ceiling, with their heads hanging
downward, aud IN all sorts of strange
eontortions. The priests make the small
serpents go through various eyolutions
by lightly touching them with a rod, but
they do not venture to touch the largest
ones, some Of which are big enough to en-
fold a bullock in their coils. 1t often
happens that some Of these serPents make
their way out Of the temple into the town,
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THANKSGIVING.
BY FRANCES l.. MACE.

For skies that bent with heavens own blue
Ger April verdure fresh and new,
For days of softness, nights of dew;
For seed sown wide with generous hand.
Aud springing green through all the land,
By suubeams warmed, by breezes famed;
And for the rosy wreath that lay
Upon the lovely brow of May;
For promise and for prophecy,
We keep the glad Thanksgiving Day.
For later wealth of ripening hours,
OF fervent guns aud freshening showers,
And the long carnival of flowers;
For fields of summer fragrance shorn,
For banners of the waving corn,
For Floras vase and Ceres horn;
And for the autumn's golden hoard
In myriad homes of plenty stored;
With feast of love and cup of praise
We heap Thanksgiving's joyous board.
For more than Natures richest store,
For Pilgrim souls who bravely bore
Their treasure to this wildwood shore;
For seeds of truth and freedom sown
In tears and trust-now fully grown
To glori us harvest. all our own;
For noble deeds to light our way,
And for the futures dazzling ray,
For triumphs past and joy to come,
We keep the dear Thanksgiving Day.
Journal of Commerce
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LAUGHTER.

Do we, as rule, laugh enough? Is
little gravy for salutary digestion in the
every day consumption Of brain food? Is
there spice enough to season the stand
ing dish Of drudgery? There is a SER
vice to chaste laugh, and its relation to
physical comfort is noteworthy. Our emo
tions are the plaything of our surround
can never be perfected in an atmosphere
that is not cordial. The nightmare OF dis
aster is ever disturbing new endeavors
and cherished ventures, and if it is TO be
dispelled the handiest helper is the sun
shine of mirth. To one who is in the
maelstorm of cares, or who is a galley
slave in the struggle to exist, or on whose
cast of dice is staked the gain or loss by
living, there is no force that can sustain
as broad humor. Music has power to
Tighten loads, relax bows, but side
shaker seems to be quite as salutary to
the weary ones in the market place. A
ditty travels to the springs OF the feel
ings, but a neatly perpetrated pun
makes the man of care take cheer as he
tolls. The mind that is lost to every ap-
peal save the acquisitions of his vocation
needs to switched off, and handy way
to do it is to tickle him. 1t is sal
Lincoln that his indulgence in laughing
and dry satirizing was a physical neces.
sity-that the responsibilities of his pol
icy during the war would have chafed
him to despair had he not repeatedly
laughed away his fears or stilled his fore
holdings with funny exubersncee.