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OLD SCOTCH SUGGESTIONS.
The Many AbsurdIties That Chung Round
the Ceremony of Baptism.


Thus on the birth of child-to be-
gin at the beginning-it was impera-
tive that both the mother and babe
should be ''sained'-that is, fir car
die was carried thrice round the bed,
and n Bible, with hammock or some
bread and cheese, was placed under the
pillow and kind of blessing muttered
to propitiate the good people :"
Sometimes a fir candle was set on the
bed TO keep them off. If the newborn
showed any symptom of fractiousness,
1t was supposed to be changeling, and
TO test the truth Of this superstition the
child was placed suddenly before peat
fire, when, if really a changeling, it
made its escape by the ''lenn, or CHM
ney, throwing back words of scorn as is
disappeared There was much eagerness
to get the babe baptized lest it should
be stolen by the fairies. If it died I'M
christened, it wandered in woods and
solitary places, lamenting its melan-
choly fate, and was often to be seen
Such children were called "tarans.
AlIan Ramsay, in his Gentle Shep-
herd" describing Mause, the witch,
says of her:
At midnight hours DER the kirkyard she raves
Ana hOukS uncnrlSteneu WeanS out or their
graves
1t was considered a sure sign OF i'll
fortune to mention the name of an "un-
christened wean," and even at baptism
the name was usually written ON a slip
of paper, which was handed to the Off
ciating minister, that he might be the
first to pronounce it Great care was
taken that the baptismal water should
not enter the infants eyes, not because
such a mishap might result in wailings
loud and long, but because the sufferers |
future life, wherever he went and what |
ever he did, would constantly be vexed |
by the presence of wraiths and specters. |
If the babe kept quiet during the cere- |
mony, the gossips mourned over it as |
destined to a short life and perhaps not |
merry one; hence, TO extort cry, the |
woman who received it from the father
would handle it roughly or even pinch
1t.
If male child and female child
were baptized together, it was held to
be most important that the former |
should have precedence. And why? In
the Statistical Account of Scotland"
the minister of an Orcandian parish ex-
plains: Within the last seven years he
had been twice interrupted in admins
teTing baptism to a female child before
a male child, who was baptized imme-
diately after. When the service was
over, he was gravely told he had done
very wrong, for, If the female child was
first baptized, she would, ON coming to |
the years OF discretion, most certainly
have strong beard, and the boy would |
have none. ALI the Year Round
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Irrigation Notice.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying wafer rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purposes are
from g to O'Clock A NJ and 4 to 6
O'Clock NJ. A. BROWN,
Honolulu Water Works
Approved:
j. A. KING,
Minister OF the Interior.
Honolulu. Nav 25 1891 1893 If
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BYAUTHORITY.

The Republic of Hawaii VIII be pro-
claimed and the New Constitution pro-
mulgated by tbs President AT EIGHi
O'CLOCK A. NJ, JULY 4rH, 1891, at
the front steps OF the Executive Build
ing. The public is cordially invited to
be rroeent 372S-1t
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To the Inhabitants and other persc ns
liable to Pay Taxes in the Hawai-
ian Islands:
The Assessors OF the Hawaiian Islands
hereby give notice that their Offices will
be open from the FIRST TO THE
THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF JULY, in
elusive, from A. NJ. to P. NJ. Sundays
and holidays excepted) and on SATUR-
DAYS until IL noon, and all persons
liable to be taxed in said Hawaiian Isl
ands, either in their own right, or as
Guardian, Administrator Executor
Trustee or otherwise. are required by
law to bring in to- the Assessors, within
the lliaie above specified, true lists of all
their polls and estates both real and per-
sonal.
Your attention is called to the fol-
lowing rules and regulations of the
Minister of Finance for the Assessment
and Collection of Taxes for the Hawaiian
Islands:
No. Value of land to be separate from
value of Buildings and Improve
ments.
No.2-In making return state the street
and number of lots in to wn, or lots in
the country shall be described by
noting the name of the Iii or Anu |
puaa in which they are situated, and
the number of the Land Commission |
Award and Royal Patent under !
which the land is held, and the area.
Also state if any property has been |
sold during the year, to whom and |
for what price.
No. 3-Returns of Personal Property are
to be as of your books of July LIST,
1894.
No. 4-Under Leasehold Interests a
Schedule must be given of all leases,
their term, rental and unexpired
term.
No. 5-Growing Crops of all kinds, not
specified above, are taxable.
No. 6-All Schedules attached to this
return are part hereof, and must
be filed out as follows:
Admitted "Growing Crop of
Cane" Requires the following par
ticulars: No. OF Acres, Description,
Value per Acre, and Estimated |
Yield in tons of Sugar of Crop Canes.
Schedule B-Entitled LANDS Leased"
Requires particulars as per rule Nod.
schedule C-En,itled Lands held in
fee simple" Requires particulars as
per Rule No. 2. Also state il the 8
land is forest, Cane or Pasture. f..
schedule D-Entitled Cattle List 4" Re-
quires No. and Value of Working ,
and Herd Cattle, Mich Cows and
Bulls, Native or Imported.
10. 7-Consignments of Property wher- {
ever from, in or out of Bond, are to
be taxed here.
10. S-Personal Taxes shall be paid by
every male inhabitant of the Hawai-
ian Islands between the ages of
Seventeen and Sixty years, unless p
exempted by law t
JONATHAN SHAW,
Assessor for Oahu. o
G. II. DiCKEY, s
Assessor for Maui.
III. c. AU%TlN,
Assesso for Ha avail.
J. *. FARLEY,
Assessor for Kauai.
pproved by
6. M. DAMON,
Minister of Finance. =
3727-3t l5f4-2t
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Che Was Particular.

Carrie Constant-So you've thrown
your new admirer overheard?
Gertie Gaygirl-You bet Just as soon
as ! learned he was dairyman.
''What had that to do with it?''
considerable. want a man who is
a man None OF your milk and water
chaps for me- Buffalo Courier.
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The Minister of Finance approves of
the following list of persons to act as
Dsputy-Assessor and Collectors for the
year 1894:
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sNANTED. FURNITURE. OLD
" iewelry, books, too,s, lamps, stoves,
Sc 'ond hand clothing, all k nds secon d
hand go,ds. No. la King st, cor.
of Alakea. 3639-Im
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Provisional -
= Government

The Crisp photo which History" illustrated
acquiring welrited
artistic
An the business
OF Honolulu a stic mann
Art praise gem purest
serene" TO
The historians have construct
forth the
follow
sent the whole finished
minds at different epochs the physical condition
land the nature of different influences people
have all been closely studied the effects phosophicay
cura OF statement soundness reasoning
literary merit will be the commanding effort
published attractive
supplied with
and
assary complete work of
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ASSESSORS NOTICE.

To the Inhabitants and other persons
liable to Pay Taxes in the Hawai-
ian Islands:
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,,T,oe TO CORPORATIONS.

Tn conformity with Section 144l of the
Civil Code, all Corporations are hereby
requested to make full and accurate ex-
hibition of their aft airs to the Interior
Department, on or before the 3lss day OF
July inst, the same being for the year
ending July LIST, 1894.
Blanks for this purpose viii be fur
nished upon application to the Interior
Office.
Upon the failure of any corporation TO
present the exhibit WITHIN THE
TINE REQUIRED, the Minister of the
Interior will, either himself, or by one or
more Commissioners appointed by him,
CAL for the production OF the books and
papers of the Corporation. and examine
its officers touching its affairs under oath.
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, June I'd, 1894.
372S-4t 1851
Sale OF Lease of the Government Portion
ofthe Land of Olohena, Kauai.
oh ~ AO0fs db
II O'Clock noon, at the front entrance of
the Executive Building, will be sold at
public auction, the lease OF the Cove n
ment portion of the land OF OIohena,
Kauai, containing an area of ISL acres,
little more or less.
Term--Lease for 10 years.
E~ Upset price $500 per annum. |
payable semi-anaually in advance.
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, July 2, 1894
1928 l564-3t
Government schools may take a recess
on WEDNESDAY, July 4 1894, it being
a generally recognized Public Holiday.
w. e. CASTLE,
President Board OF Education.
3728-lt
DEPARIM tET u FINANCE,
HONOLULU, June 80, 1S94.}
Purchasers of Hawaiian Government
Bonds are notified that after July Sd,
md until further notice, the loan
ssue OF 1898 will be sold at par.
tSigned) s. NJ. DAMON,
3727-2t NJ mister OF Finance
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SYNOPSIS:


Chapter PROF Alexander's History King Kaakaua
Reign.
Chapter PROF Aexanders History of Iliuokalani's
Reign.
Chapter "a Brief Account the Revolution of 1893
Chapter "A Brief Account of the Provisional Govern
ment to date
Chapter 5-Mnister Willis Letters to President Dole to
abdicate.
Chapter 6-President Dole's Reply
Chapter willis and Doles Correspondence
Chapter 8-Mnister Thurston's Protest issued at
Washington.
Chapter 9Mnister Thurstons Statement of the Hawai-
ian Case.
Chapter l0-President Dole's Specifications
Chapter 11-Morgans Report to the Senate
Chapter 12-The Senates Action on Hawaiian Affairs |
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publishers announce
being made for the insertion following Bodies:
The Committee of Safety, Executive Officers of the
Annexation Club Officers and members Guard the
Department the LIST Advisory Committee Bar Cnsul
The following have WILDER
co, 81. HACKFELD & co. ELITE ICE CREAM
PARLORS, CUNNINGHAMS DOG KENNELS, SCHMIDT 4
SONS, OCEANIC STEAMSHIP co, HARD
WARE co. E. o. HALL & son, j. 7. WAREHOUSE CASTLE g.
COOKE, LEVERS & COOKE ELECTRIC LIGHT CO
I. g. THRUM, WIN. G. CO, OAHU RAILWAY e. LAND
co, JOHN MOTT, T. B. MURRAY, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
CALIFORNIA FEED NIPPON ST LOUIS AND
OTHER COLLEGES, F. j. KRUGER, FERTITJZIN(I
WORKS. j. HOPP CO, W. PEACOCK & CO. HAWAuAN
HOTEL, SANS SOUCI HOTEL MCCHESNEY SON, WOODIAWN
FRUIT co. CHAS HAMMER T. W. HOBRON HAWAIIAN
co.
E Special note to poprieors of
only for six devoted 70 the
of Trades
red those DESTROYS of the
spots the city and Eose assigned
pioneers will call at the Office
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23

Office Opposite Ringo Hotel,
Mexico. Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
SHOWS THE POWER OF TRUSTS.
Governor Altgeld Says the Measure
VIII Give the People Hope.

S~PRINGFIELD, ILL, August IA
In response to n request from the
New York World, Governor AItgeld
wired the following opinion of the
tariff bill last night:
The fight has shown the country
how powerful tariff trusts and mo-
nopolIes have become in thirty years
of republican legislation. Although
the bill is a halfway measure its pas
sage is yet a victory for the people,
who will take new hope and will
again assume the aggressive until
every protected, blood-sucking octo-
pus is destroyed. 1t will solidify
the ranks of the democracy, but
can not greatly help it before the
next election. No matter how bene-
fetal the measure 1t can not do much
in two and a half months. The eff.
fects upon national interests will be
beneficial by restoring confidence
and giving as much activity as is
possible under the other existing
conditions. But neither high tariff
nor low tariff can give this country
great prosperity at present, for the
average selling price of the products,
not alone of this country, but of the
world, has been arbitrarily reduced
upward of 40 per cent by govern.
ment action in initially reducing the
volume of money in the world, while
she fixed charges of every kind re.
main the same; consequently the
entire producing population of the
country can do little more than
meet the old and high fixed charges
OF interest, taxes, etc, and there.
fore Il not buy freely, and so long
as this is the case there can be no
general prosperity in this country OF
any other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
Richard Parks Bland.

FROM the 81 LOUIS ftpuDlc.
The Democratic Convention fol
the Eighth District of Missouri a
California yesterday nominated foI
Congress Richard Parks Bland o
Laclede County.
1t is of such infrequent occurrence
in this State that the best men are
retained in Congress more than 1(
years that the career of Mr.. Bland
derserves more than passing notice
Mr.. Bland has now served in the
lower house % years, and his re-
election in November will enlarge
his term to "a years. During hal
long and interesting period he has
made himself famous, not only in
connection with the universal Wes-
tern demand for the recognition OF
silver as a part of the honest money
of the country, but also as an adj
herent OF tariff reform. No voice
has been louder or more persistent
in the advocacy of every Democratic
principle than has that of Mr..
Bland, and the fact that he has at
tanned world wide reputation as a
legislator has endeared him closely
to the people of his district.
The Republic is not a hero wor-
shipper. 1t believes there are many
Democrats in Missouri who are the
equals of Mr.. Bland in integrity and
devotion to Democracy, but it be-
lieves that fairness and justice re-
quire an unusual Endorsement of
Mr.. Bland, because he has succeed
ed far beyond the expectation of his
people in putting to the front and
keeping there the things in which
Missouri and the West are most in
terested.
In view of all these facts, there.
fore, MIR. Bland should be returned
to Congress by the largest majority
ever known in a Congressional dis
trict of this State, not so much be-
Mr.. Bland is the nominee, as
because his name represents so
much of what is honest, decent, in
teresting and important in Western
Democratic politics.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23

SENATOR GEORGE G.. VEST, in his
speech on the tariff bill after it pass
ed, said:
Now what have we done? And
| shall dispose of that in a very few
words. The bill which the House
has accepted and which has now
gone, or will 60 in a few hours, to
the President, puts wool, lumber,
salt, copper, burlaps, bags, and cot
ton bagging, flax and hemp, all ag,
ricultural implements, cotton ties
and binding Irvine absolutely on the
free list, in antagonism to the pro
visions of the Mckinley law. On
coal and iron ore the duty has been
decreased from Is to 40 cents a ton.
On leaG ore the duty has been de-
creased one half. On zinc and tin
sheets it has been decreased one
half. On wooden goods, the citadel
of protection, the great fortress Of
monopoly and outrage in the Nc
kiniey law, the duties have been re,
duced 50 per cent. They have beer
reduced So per cent on the meta.
schedule; % per cent ON cotton
goods; 81 per cent on the glass
schedule; % per cent on chemicals,
when the House bill reduced the
duty only 90 per cent.
If Senators and opponents of the
Democratic party would take the
trouble before they criticise i. further
to turn to the comparison Of the tar
i'll and administrative acts of 1896
and the House bill 1864, being re.
port No. $50, in the Fifty Third
Congress, if they will turn to the
comparative statement from the
Treasury Department, they will find
this summary:
Under the present law the per cent
is 1888; under she House bill
$3.50; under the Senate bill. 36.6S.
In other words, between the Nc
kinley act and the House bill there
was a difference of IA per cent.
Between the Mckinley act and
Senate bill there is a difference of
over II per cent, being a d~ifferential
between the House and Senate bills
of 3 per cent, and we have sugar in.
cluded in ours, while the House bill
came to Us with a duty on raw sugar
and refined sugar free."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
The Rainmakers Again.

10 the Eultbf oi tue Ledger
MEXICO, Mo-, August 1S.--We
have tried and failed. Did the best
we could and got no rain; got left.
Now, we are willing to turn it over
to the Rev. Doctor and his crowd,
Ii 1t is in order fOrone Of IL side to
make Il suggestion, | would propose
that they, with an abundance of
watermelons. retire to the silent
groves, for yen know the groves were
Gods first temple, and there, in
quiet communion with nature. they
will doubtless have better success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
10. For Mexico.
From Colman's Rural World


The speed programme and all
necessary particulars of the meeting
at Mexico the week after next will
he found in our advertising columns.
Ii will be borne in mind that ELI
tries to the trotting and pacing races
close Wednesday, August 22nd
(next Wednesday,, and that rec.
orls made after August 18th are
no bar. This is the only mile kite
shaped track in the State open this
year, and horses may he expected
10 make a good show and some
phenomenal time. Just why the
Mexico races shouldn't be the best
in the State this year we are at loss
to know. The people of Central
Missouri will at all events want to
see them and be there in thousands
to enjoy their midsummer holiday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23

Kenneth BaZemore had the good
fortune to receive a small bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy when three MEM
bers of his family were sick with
dysentery. This one small bottle
cured them all and he had some left
which he gave to Geo. w. Baker, a
prominent merchant of the place,
Lewiston, \. c., and it cured him of
the same complaint. When troubled
with dysentery, diarrhoea, collie or
cholera morbus, give this remedy a
trial and you will be more than pleased
with the result. The praise that
naturally follows its introduction and
use has made it very popular. 25 and
so cent bottles for sale by Chas. y.
Buckner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
WrOnged Wife's Woes.
MRS. LYONS TAKES A TRIP TO ST.
LOUIS WITH HER HUSBAND
AND IL DESERTED.
Lyons Secures $3.50 OF His Wife's
Money and Also Her Gold Watch
and Leaves Her i'm the
Lurch.

About six weeks ago, the LEDGER
chronicled the marriage of Chas.
Lyons, a shoemaker in the employ
of Joseph Steinman, to Mrs.
Tomlinson, widow of the late Dave
Tomlinson. The pair seemed to
live happy together, although the
relatives and friends of Mrs. Lyons,
and her son Edward, were very
much opposed to the marriage, be-
lieving that Lyons had married her
simply for the money that he ex-
pected to receive after the linking.
Last Tuesday the couple went to
St. Louis. Mrs. Lyons had taken
her husband to the city, it was said,
to buy him tools, ETC., to Set up a
new shop in this city. Lyons was
foxy. They registered at Hotel
Hurst and enjoyed the city's attrac-
tons a short time before making
their tour of selections, Finally,
however, Lyons suggested to his
wife that he go out and pick his
tools from the city's best stock,
while she might enjoy the secluded
retirement of her room and the
hotel parlors. She consented. He
then remarked that he would take
her watch along; that he would
create a better impression on the
merchants; would look more neatly
dressed, in other words "more
sporty,' with the watch. She con-
scented again. The timepiece was a
handsome gold watch, valued at
$3.50 and a present from her former
husband. Lyons stepped out of
the hotel corridor into the streets of
the great city, and the rest is not
known by Mrs. Lyons or her friends.
All that can he said is that he took
the cat example and "never came
back"
At dinner his wife received 4 NOTE,
giving some excuse for not being
on hand. Later he sent Il dispatch
to her from Alton. H., stating that
he had gone over there ''to look at
a machine Finally she realized
the truth, sent home for some mon.
ey and returned Friday night.
Her friends have no hopes of his
returning at all except in the grip OF
the law, if his wife cares TO prose-
cute him. He got away with $3.50
beside the watch. Lyons had been
in Mexico only about eight months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
BE YOUR OWN G 7

1t won't cost you half as much.
DO not delay. Send three 2 cent
stamps for postage, and we will send
you DIR. kaufmann's great work, fine
colored plates from life, on disease,
its causes, and home cure. Address
A. P. Ordway & Co., Boston, Mass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
4 Happy Thought.

One day, not long since, a citizen
of our town was out hunting, and
during the day a rain storm came
on, and in order to avoid getting
wet he crawled into a hollow log.
When the rain began TO fall the log
began to swell, until our friend could
get neither way. He thought his
end had come, and he thought Of
all the wrongs he had done, and
when he recalled that he had not
paid his subscription to the News
he felt SO small that he crawled right
out of the log without difficulty
Blenheim (Ont.) News.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
Sugar BiTeren,ial.

Reader, Mexico, Mo.-The tariff
bill as it has passed both houses OF
Congress, lays an import tax OF
40 per cent al valorem on all sugars,
with an additional tax of one eighth
of a cent Il pound on all sugars
above Dutch standard; that is on all
refined sugar Oh sugar fit for use
without further manipulation. This
extra one-eighth cent a pound on
the higher grades OF sugar is called
the d~itferential in favor of the trust.
the Sugar ReGners' Trust.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23

Commodore VIM has exhibited
to the LEDGER Il stalk of corn with
two ear at the same joint, some
thing unusual. They often have two
or three ears to the stalk but seldom
more than II a at the same joint.
Commodore is a worker and if any
body can make two or three ears
grow at one Joint, he can.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
New Suits,

The following suits have been
filed with the Circuit Clerk for the
September term of Court since last
report:
Percy F. Hord assignee G. l..
Ferris.
Annie Johnson vs.. Chas. Johnson;
divorce.
w. II. Doss vs.. Western Union
Telegraph Co.; damages.
Linstroth Wagon Co. VS.. Percy F.
Hord; replevin.
F. IL. Cordner VS.. J. B. Meyers;
to revive judgment.
Thos. G. Wisdom vs.. Tabiatha II.
Wisdom; divorce.
State rel and use of George w.
Adams vs.. C. Finke ct al; damages.
Parlin 4 Rendorff Co. VS.. p. F.
Hord; replevin.
W. 7. Day VS.. Nettie Day divorce.
Annie L. Hall VS.. A. K.Yancey;
damages.
I. S. Turpin vs.. G.. r. Yates ct
al; note.
NV. Ritenour VS.. L. C.Cheatham
ct al; note.
Mary Foster vs.. 9. j. Selhorst et
al; damages.
j. a. Powell vs.. Thos. J Stephens;
ejectment.
NJ. d. Wells e. Co. vs.. C. A.
Smith; judgment.
A competitor says we have no
English porcelain in stock. If you
will only step in and take q look
we will show you in dinner sets
seven different patterns, in English
porcelain, bought in crate lots.
Also three or four patterns in Hav-
lin china dinner sets and open
stock, and thirty different styles of
toilet sets. Give our stock an in
spection before you buy.
TEMPLE OF ECoNoMY,
East Side Square,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23

My boy was taken with q disease
resembling bloody fux. The first
thing / thought of was Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
Two doses of it settled the matter and
cured him sound and well. l hearth
ly recommend this remedy to all per.
sons suffering from a like complaint.
| will answer any inquiries regarding
it when stamp is enclosed. I refer to
any county official as to my reliability
VIM. ROACH, J. p, Primroy, Campbell
Co. Tenn. For sale by Chas. A. Buck