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Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
COUNCIL PREPARING TO
PUT UP STREET. SIGNS

A revised ordinance to license,
tax and regulate Sunday business en-
pigments, agencies, amusements,
public buildings, halls, vehicles and
sundry other matters and things,
was passed by the Council Monday
night. Eighty or more different de-
partments of Mexico citizens avo-
cations have been specified in the
ordinance upon which a license rang
ing from $500 to $50 must be
paid. Some of the licenses were
raised.
For each of the avocations taxed,
a penalty of failure to pay has also
been attached.
]. o. Tinsley reported that the
committee appointed to count and
examine the street signs, had com
piled with their duty and that the
committee recommended the accept
ance.
A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for placing the
signs.
The following bills were allowed:
NJ. T. Vandefrigt $ 1884
Street Work GAO
G r. Harrison 1851
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
TRACTION COMPANY MAY CHANGE THE
ROUTE NORTH UNLESS PROPERTY
OWNERS GET BUSY SUBSCRIBING

From the following statement CIV
en- out Tuesday by a member of
The Mexico, Santa Fe and Perry
Traction Co., of Missouri, the prop
erty owners on the north end of the
line who have not done their part
in subscribing had better do so at
once. The Company is tired of
having the work delayed and will
seek another route unless some
thing is done at once.
Mr.. ]. ]. Burns, who has the con-
tract for financing and building our
road, will return to Mexico, We'd
nesday, Jan. 5, prepared to begin
construction work, If the people
along the line are ready. If they
are not ready by that time, Mr..
Burns will, so far as this Company
is concerned, have a free hand
to relocate the line in either direc-
ton and submit new propositions to
the people along new lines. This
is not a threat nor a bluff, but sim
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

'" NN"NN ~ JNhoi1 - ftpOIG
glinted in the white light, as suddenly
he had taken aim, and then came q
fash, a report, a cloud of smoke.
Presently one Of the men crossed the
room and sank into a chair in a dazed
sort Of fashion, his head lolling across
the upholstered arm. while the other
glanced about him for an instant,
looked at Pemmican, looked at the fig
ure lying on the chair and then started
suddenly toward the door.
Three minutes later Pemmican
switched off the lights and plunged
the room In darkness.
"a row owe a lady," he murmured
breathlessly-"a row wei a lady and
a game of cards."
At 2 o'clock that morning Officer
Keogh of the night squad. p%atrolling a
dimly lighted t%horoughfare in the rear
Of Cradlebaugh's. stumbled over an
object lying in deep shadow.
Good Lord! It's a man. said
Keogh, STOPPING down suddenly and as
suddenly drawing back. He bent down
again, felt cautiously about. wiped bis
hands and s~huddered as he whispered
to himself:
"A dead man-shot to deathi'
He raped wildly with his NIGH
stick, and, pending the arrival Of as
s%istance, he stopped once more and
fumbled in the pockets Of the deat
man. Presently from the breast peck
ct OF the coat he drew forth a yellow
pigskin wallet, and upon Its corne II
glaring gold that ever In the dim ligh
glittered garishly appeared the letter
"R. H."
In this wise the body Of Colone
Richard H%argraves. man about town
was found lying In the gloom at
o'clock that morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
CLUB

IN Dec. 16 the eight mothers anu
five babies attended the Mothers
Club under the direction oil the as
ISOLATED Charities, Mrs NaCl,,
Pridrford took charge of the Cluu
IN tbe absence of Miss Frost wnS
nos moving to the new Associates
charities Home on W. Monroe NJ NJ
formerly occupied by Mrs A.
patterson. Mrs. Fike read an ar.r
c,e Points for Mothers" and WIS IFS
MYERS, the Scripture Lesson I'VE
rreshments were served on p tw,
eord fourteen grown people and wv,
nohies attended the Mothers Slu,
which met in the Associated Cna,,
TIES, new home, The cluo ap rprlst
oted the cosy rooms and the ., T4'i 20,
NV" mos shirt prevailed. The quit ,, 10,
t t,r' sick room is nearing completion co.,,
o ,r% n grandmother made ,.u INV
a,ru at home and sent 'h'"'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
SOMETHING CONCERNING THE
NAME FEAST H0LM'--C0L GREENE
CLAY WRITESOF ITS POLITICAL ORIGIN

luton of words, a grassy meadow by
the river side. AS in Tennyson:
about the meandering of the
marge to hear
The soft wind blowing over mead
owy holms."
And we find it appearing, too, in
the Holm-oak, Holly or Evergreen
Oak. as sings another poet:
Beneath a holm-tree's friendly
abode
Was Reasons cottage made"
So, altogether, hats off to Miss
Helen Mcintyre, for her happy Sc
lection of a most appropriate name
for the new suburban place of
homes.
G. CLAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

ply a notice to those concerned, that
the time has come for them to act,
If they want the road, as at present
located. The Company can't build
this road unless the amount asked
for is subscribed.
ut has been Mr.. Burns opinion
all a long and it is the opinion of
the engineers that the Company
has had employed, that a much bet
ter alignment can be made by run
ming northeast from Mexico, then
due north as at present. but the
Company has chung to the old line
became of the liberal support Of a
few men out that way.
Much valuable time has al
ready been lost and unless success
on the old line is assured by the
above mentioned date, the Company
will have nothing further to say
in the matter of location, except to
approve whatever action may be TAX
en- by Mr.. Burns"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
PROBLEM PUZZLE SOME
LIST Of ANSWERS TO THE TWO
PUZZLES PUBLISHED LAST WEEK

What's the answer?
Maybe you can tell what the prof,
it on the horse was.
Maybe you know all about eggs
yet cannot figure this out.
Take a try at 1t, anyway, and see
what you can do with them both.
Nothing to II.
Puzzle Editor of the LEDGER
l do not know what the horse
was already valued at, so it is i'm
possible to figure the profit.
l.. NJ. Wright.
It Was $50.
Puzzle Editor LEDGER
The profit was $50.
A Horseman.
A Wise Trader.
Puzzle Editor LEDGER
He paid too much to buy him
back.
David Harum.
oh, Feathers
Puzzle Editor of Ledger.
l don't know that l ~eggsactly I'M
derstand the problem. Were the
eggs good ones?
Always Correct.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

John II. Roth, secretary Oh the
Adam Roth Grocery Company Oh
st. Louis, and a brother Of MIS- u
F. Clark, of this city and well known
for many years in business circles
a leader in religious work Of the
Second Presbyterian Church n al
active member of the Civic League
died Sunday morning at 2;SO at niS
his home, $685. Kensington avenue
following an illness Of se'era
weeks from stomach trouble.
Mrs. Clark is too i'll to atteh'
the funeral though Mr.. Clark wen
to St. Louis Monday.
His funeral will take place lues
day morning at II O'Clock rom IN
Second Presbyterian Church oil 81
Louis.
The Ledger joins friends IN Ga
tending sympathy to the bereaVeo'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
FIRST REAL WHITE
CHRISTMAS IN YEARS, SAY
"OLDT|MER'- THEYKNOW
SNOW Is SIX INCHES DEEP AND
MAY BE DEEPER IN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS is THE PRE-
pIcTloN OF THE WEATHER
FORECAST.
Christmas Trees Held at the Mex
leo Churches and the Associated
Charities Gave One to the Poor
Of This City.

For the first time in many
years Mexico had a real white
Christmas.
The "old-timers" say in former
days when the ground was blanketed
with six inches of snow and sharp
and biting winds blew from the west
and northwest, Christmas was in
deed Christmas-merry from the
time Santa Claus made his getaway
from the last chimney top until the
tingle of the last sleigh bell had
died out long after midnight.
The records show that Mexico
has not had a white Christmas dur
ing the last 20 years. In 1906 there
was just a sprinkle of snow. two
tenths of an inch. In 1899 there
was a little snow and in 1890 there
was so Of an inch.
When seen Monday morning ]. F.
Llewellyn, who keeps the weather
record for this city, said he had
not kept all the snow records, but
that it has been many years since
we had a white Christmas. "Tht
last one that l can remember dis
tinctly," said Mr.. Llewellyn, twas
in 1880. That year snow fell earl.
in December and kept the grount
covered for some time. Sleighini
was good at that time" Sine,
then Mr.. Llewellyn does not remem
Der a real white Christmas.
Snow, at this time, according t.
Mr.. Llewellyn's record, is six inch
es deep. Sleighing is good.
Stores Dsiuged With Buyers.
The Mexico stores were deluge'
with Christmas shoppers Thurs
day and Friday. The estimate
sales in Mexico will run up into tn
thousands of dollars. All the store
had an exceedingly large trade.
The incoming and outgoing mail
were flooded with Christmas pacl
ages. The ~postoffice clerks an
mail carriers had strenuous time
Friday trying to handle the pacl
ages and get them to their destir
alton in time.
The leftover packages we're deli
cred Christmas morning. Postmaste
Kunkel followed the old rule {
trying to deliver on time ever
Christmas package addressed to
Mexico resident.
The registry division of the pos
office was taxed TO its capacit,
Many of the packages were poorl
wrapped and some had to be r.
wrapped. while other packages boz
the wrong address and could not
, delivered promptly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
Mexico. Mo-. Dec. q.

Editor Of the Ledger:
It has been a query among
some of your readers why the quaint
like spelling of the name, which won
in a prize contest for the new resi-
dence addition.
Upon little investigation, it would
be found to be quite a fine hit-too
dignified for a pun upon our famil-
lar word home, with which 1t is
not even connected by derivation, yet
it associates the idea of the home
sentiment with a clever term of clas-
sic expression. The East is en-
blematic in many ceremonial rites
Holm originally meant a hillock or
an islet, and also by the strange evo-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
TEACHERS TO ST. LOU|S-L. B. HAW-
TH0RNE, OF THIS CITY, IN ATTENDANCE
CARR|NGTON SAYS FEW THINGS

The forty-eighth annual meeting
Of the Missouri State Teachers AS
ISOLATION began Tuesday morning
in the auditorium of the Central
High School in st. Louis. There will
be five general sessions until Thurs
day. Departmental subjects will
be taken up afternoons and general
sessions will be held morning and
afternoon. About 900 of the 5000
members of the Association have
arrived. About $500 members are
expected, which would make the
meeting the largest in the history
of the organization.
L. B. Hawthorne, superintendent of
the Mexico schools, is attending and
is prominent on the "Superinten-
dents Committee"
Prof. w. T. Darlington, former
State Superintendent Of Schools
and at one time superintendent Of
Mexico schools said in an inter
view Monday:
THE standards of the high and
grammar schools of to-day in their
relation to the high
er institutions of learning are made
quate for practical everyday de
mands, and l think the present stan
dards in our elementary and high
schools as set by the inspectors Of
our State University should be in Q
manner altered, and studies ant
work should be prescribed by the
heads of the various departments il
the elementary, grammar and higl
schools, instead Of by the inspectors
of the State University. This fac
keeps many from attending college
who suffer as a result"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
FORMER MEXICO GIRL
SUED BY TAILOR FOR
PRICE OF DRESS
MRS. T. M. EsKRIpeE, FORMERLY
OF THIS CITY, WHO RECENT
LY PURCHASED AN IMMENSE
RANCH IN THE WEST, GEN.
TER OF SUIT.
She Says the Gown Was Delivered
From the Tailor too Soon and
as She Was Not Ready to pay
for It Then Refused.
Portland. Ore. Dec. q.


Sued by a tailor for an alleged
unpaid bill of s155 due on a gown,
Mrs. T. NJ. Eskridge, a wealthy Mis-
souri, woman who is sojcurning here,
declares the trouble all due to the
tailor having insisted on delivering
hte gown before 1t was wanted.
mo tailor can impose IN me-" de-
clared Mrs. Eskridge, simply be-
cause / am a woman"
"The gown, ah, 1t was such a
dream" walled A. r. Allison, the
tailor, "and to think madame would
not pay. Why, / made a cut in
the price because Mrs. Eskridge did
not desire a drop skirt to go with
the costume, she preferring to
wear boomers and silk tights. The
dress was ordered Oct. ~, and she
paid a $40 deposit. Since the
dress was completed she has refus
ed to accept it. / Am compelled
10 DIlnB suit.
"The gown, you ask? 1t was
princess gown with a military cloak
cut from blue Venetian cloth, out
lined with gold braid and brass but
tons and deliberately trimmed will
black tubular silk braid and linet
throughout with old rose gold sill
and easily worth $500. 1t was
dream"
Mrs. Eskridge admits readily tn,
correctness of the description, Blu
says: 1.-THE gown came too soon.
was not ready to pay for 1t and
sent it back"
Mrs. Eskridge has recently az
CURED 10000 acres Of Orego
lands. She is said to wi muc
property at st. Louis,
A letter from California to tn
Ledger says the article above r.
fers to Lizzie Marmaduke Eskridg'
formerly Of Mexico,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Don Matthews and wife, of Kan
sas City, we're here the guests OF
her parents, J. c. Woods and wife,
Sunday. Mr.. Matthews returned to
his home Sunday night. She will
remain in Mexico until Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
rh,s ia Worth Remembering

Whenever you have a cough u
cold. lust remember that Fo.ey 6
Honey and Tar will cure II. NC,
member the name. Foley's Honey
and Tar. and refuse substitutes otis
Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Mrs. Fred Bronough and
and Mrs. oliver Garrison n son'
all Of st. Louis, are here to spe"O
the holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

DR.. N. r. Rodes and wife and SON
Ryland. are home from Texas where
they visited Mr.. ]. A. Potts anu
family. They were accompanied U'
Mr. Sims Potts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
Frederick Remington, the gr,
Western artist, is dead.

DR.. Ned Rodes and family are
home from a pleasant visit to Hon.
J. A. Potts in Texas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
More panyllle Proof

Jacob schrall, 4S2 South St, Dan
Vile, I'll, writes: For over eight
yen months l was a sufferer from
Adney and bladder trouble. Dur.
He the whole time was treated by
several doctors and tried several
Inherent kidney pills. Seven weeks
90 commenced taking Foley's Kid.
icy Pills, and am feeling better eve
Gay and will be glad to tell any
" Interested Just what Foley'e
aulsd Pills did for me-" Otis
Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

The Mexico Ledger would Ike "
know the present address Oh r.
Wood. late Of Brentwood, Texas
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

It will be remembered Weston pass
ed through Mexico this year when
he made his wonderful walk to Los
Angeles from New York. He spent
Sunday in this city resting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
ANDRE AN OPTIMISI--
SMILE WITH THE CROWD AND LET
THE OTHER FELLOW HAVE THE CROUCH

Ebert Hubbard says-"The world succeed in winning in the Ledgers
is a mirror; try smiling in it and see Opimist Contest.
what will happen" Gail Hamilton says-"f you wish
1t never panied any man to smile. to know whether you are a Chris
If you do it at anothers expense in tan, ask yourself these questions;
a spirit of malicious Joy, 1t is not Am a comfortable person to live
even worth the proverbhl plugged with? Am l pleasant to have
fvecent piece" II it is to encourage about?' An optimfst is always as
another, it is worth all the yellow welcome as a hot meal to a half
backed legal tender you "a crowd frozen hobo You cannot be too
in your wallet. happy, for when you smile others
Be an optimist. Let us have your have to evoke the facial ripple,
original conception of what this pur- also. When you weep, you are play
veyor of joy is. Perhaps you will ing solitaire.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Misses Maggie Ratekin and Mamie
Ratekin, of Fulton, are guests OF
Mrs. ]. B. Williamson, at the An
mex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Says Sc Eggs.
Puzzle Editor the LEDGER
The answer is Sc eggs.
Chicken Fancier.
A Travelling Man.
Puzzle Editor Ledger
| figure the answer at 81 IL eggs
| would like to present several no
tel keepers with these hens. They
are stingy with their Shanghai ber-
ries."
A Travelling Man
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Ars' b. Florence Brockman enter.
s.l0a Aer son, AGA D.. Brockman, of
4 s@alOe County, from Saturday un.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
LICENSES.

Chas. H. Freyer, of Laddonio, and
Miss Della H. Klarenbach, Martins
burg.
]. A. Glandon is home from a sue
cessful business trip for the Mex
leo Brick Company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
GRIFFITH CHOSEN BY
THE REPUBLICANS
FOR DeARMONDS PLACE
Special:
Rowland News Bureau

Rowland News Bureau
Butler, Mo-, Dec. 2S-Phiips E. Griffith, of Green
field, Mo. was nominated here to-day, by the Republicans
to succeed the late David A. DeArmond, to Congress. The
convention lasted but an hour and Griffith was nominated
by exclamation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30
WILL MAKE
ANOTHER LONG WALK
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. rs.

Edward Payson Weston, the aged
pedestrian, is planning to walk from
Los Angeles to New York starting on
Jan. 20. He will follow the Santa
Fe Railroad to Chicago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Aiss Luna Ball, who attends the
slool for the blind in st, Louis,
u at the home of her parents in
Oils city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

After exposure, and when you feel
a cold coming on, take Foley's Hon
ey and Tar, the great throat and
lung remedy. 1t stops the cough
relieves the congestion, and expels
the cold from your system. Is mild
" laxative. Otis Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

u U n Il n 2 3 n
N WHAT ABOUT THIS? q
Provided a hen and a half 8
U could lay an egg and a half u
q in a day and a half, how q
M many eggs would Z hens lay q
in 5 days? q
q n q n u n U \
q n 4 n n Z Z \
n WHAT IS THE PROFIT? q
Ii a man sold a horse for 4
D $50, and bought him back for 9
q $50. and sold him again for q
q 500, what would be his prof :
it? q
= u n Y Y y n q n y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

Al -SS Myrtle Mudd, formerly of
!, ely' now of Bonneterre, Mo-,
a., Is guest of Mesdames M. T. Van
''sln' and G. f. Harrison.
'sussR ADVERTISEMENTS PAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

| Nerd
| Nd
.onstreey
1884, u
I. m. III
rersonL q
from RI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-12-30

fro BE CONTINUED
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-09
A GAY REVOLUTION.

In 1S4S a revolutionary movement
threatened Austria, and from the
window of his office in Vienna, the
we'll known author, Grillparzer, had
view of the opening scenes of the
revolution. He speaks of the beha-
vior of the people during the first
days of the revolution as Charming. !"
1t was the gayest revolution imag-
Unable, he wrote. Favored by the
most beautiful spring weather, the
entire population was in the streets
from morning till night.
When the crowd reached the Vicin-
ity of the imperial Burg, where the
military with their cannon had been
stationed, there arose loud shouts of
joy, which those within the Burg in
terpreted as threats against their
lives; so that they conceded every
thing demanded by some impudent
fellows, who represented themselves
as deputies of the people. In fact, it
became the fashion for any one who
into the Burg, bring his fist down
upon the table, and insult the arch
dukes to their faces.
Those who were inspired by the
sincerest conviction, and who at the
same time acted most absurdly, were
the students, who considered them
selves the heroes of the occasion. AS
there seemed to be some hesitation
about granting a constitution, they
wanted to storm the Burg. They
thought less of victory than the glory
of dying for the cause of liberty
They scrambled for the honor of lead
ing in the assault.
l have myself seen how the young
er and weaker ones among them
asked to be placed in front, so that,
after they had been shot down. the
older and stronger might be able to
hurl themselves upon the guns be-
fore there was time to reload them.
At last the promise of constitu-
tion was given. The Emperor drove
through the streets. He was every
where greeted with shouts of joy,
cheers, expressions of love and devo-
ton, the outbursts of true and loyal
hearts.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-09
CHAPTER XX.
The Last Interview


For weeks, of late, Adair had been
scarcely ever at home. He break
tasted early by himself, and left the
house only.to return to it after its in
mates had retired to rest. Sometimes
he sent a telegram from his Office:
Shall bring a friend this evening
who will dine alone with me-" Upon
the first occasion Sophy had under
stood this to mean that, though her
husband did not wish to see her at
table, he meant her to welcome their
guest in the drawing room. An un-
pleasant task enough, but one which,
however, she did not shrink from;
not from any notion of pleasing her
husband-for such an Illusion had
long vanished-nor from any sense
OF duty, nor even from fear of him,
but from mere mechanical impulse
on which she now always acted ex-
cept in matters which concerned her
child
One morning, instead of leaving
home as usual, directly he had swal-
lowed his early meal, Adair sent for
Sophy to the breakfast room. She
had not seen him for some days, and
even to her eyes Tin which there was
no Wifely interest) the change in him
was very remarkable. His face was
thinner and more haggard than she
had ever seen it; it looked pale and
anxious, but with certain deter
mined ferocity about it like that of
some hunted wolf that listens for the
cry of the hounds. He had 4 tele-
gram in his hand which he had just
received, and which he was turning
and twisting neryously, lie glanced
up at her white, steadfast face as she
entered the room, and then walked
to the window, keeping MS back to
her.
How is the chnd?" he said, in
Eoarse, quick tones.
'Getter; l trust certainly better,
though she gains strength very slow
ly.'
That's we'll" he z2id, with an un-
mistakablc s,gh of relief; eve must
leave home to-day"
leave home, E0u have surely not
the doctors sanction for that?'
Il have" be answered, positively;
"and if had not, still we must leave
home. Please to give me your best
attention, madam, instead Of asking
questions or making objections.
Something has gone wrong in the
city; it is useless to attempt to c1-
plain it-women know nothing OF
such things-but it has become neo2s-
sary for me to go abroad until the
thing has blown over. You need not
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-07-09
AN EAGLES STRENGTH.

While l cannot give any positive
proof of how much bald eagle can
carry, l should suppose that he could
carry at least as much in proportion
to his weight as a hawk or horned
owl l have the recorded weight of
male bald eagle weighing nine and
one-quarter pounds, and female
weighing twelve pounds. A horned
owl will weigh from four to five
pounds, and 1 have several times
known one to carry off large house
cat One was very large one, and
the owner told me he could hear the
cat cry as he was being carried Off.
Now any one who will weigh large
house cat will find it to weigh at least
ten pounds. | have seen a goshaWk
carry off a hen fully twice its own
marsh hawk a very large chicken
which would weigh more than twice
what the hawk would. The marsh
hawk is one of our weakest hawks,
but he had carried this chicken over
a quarter of a mile. My belief is that
if a hawk or horned owl can carry
more than twice his weight (and
know positively that they cam an
eagle could, if occasion required, do
as much in proportion to his weight,
which would be to carry eighteen to
twenty pounds.
Once when an eagle, shot through
the back with a rife ball, lay on his
back l up-ended long road skid and
dropped it on him. Before it reached
him he stretched up and caught it in
his claws and held it up the length
of his legs above him. l walked up
on the skid and stood above him, and
he easily held me and the skid, which
l should judge would weigh more
than twenty pounds. l took pains to
be weighed the same day, and
weighed 119 pounds. Put stick in
the claw of a wounded eagle and let
him grasp a small tree with the 9TH
er, and a man must be stronger than
l ever was to take the stick from him.
Forest and Stream.