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Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

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COUNTY NEWS

John Atchison Is home from a plea
ant visit to Paris, Mo-, and says
that Francis will carry Monroe coun-
Ity.
j. T. johnson, who knows the val
ne of Audrain county real estate,
has bought the William Jones farm
of 100 acres, northeast of Mexico. at
$50 per acre.
st. Louisan Pays $500 for Farm
Clark, Mo-, Sept. 2S.
Joseph Dougherty to-day sold
his farm near Clark, to VIM. Ho-
meyer of st. Louis for $500.
Tom and Harry Noel sold their
farm known as the Coil place of
$50 acres Ito ]. W. Allen Monday for
$4S per acre. Mr.. Allen sold his
farm to parties near Middletown for
$50 per acre.-Martinsburg Oracle.
THE BURLINGTON SUR
VEYoRs AT CLARK.
The Burlington surveyors arrived
at Clark Tuesday at noon ON their
final survey from Birmingham to
Mexico. 1t lis rumored that the sur-
vey from Clark to Mexico has been
agreed on and the people of Clark
are very enthusiastic over the pros
poets of securing that road.
M. S. CARTER MEETING WITH
SUCCESS IN GLASGOW.
M. S. Carter, formerly of this
city, who is now proprietor Of the
Model Variety Store in Glasgow, is
meeting with success In his new
business. Mr.. Carter is a capable
and hustling business man and
Glasgow lis fortunate in securing
him as a citizen.
HOME FROM A BUSINESS
TRIP TO TEXAS.
Clay Mcclure, of Mexico. and G.
w. Mcintyre. Of Laddonio, are home
from a business trip to Texas. Mr..
Mcclure has a sample Of the fine
lemons grown in Corpus Christi.
Both of these gentlemen made In
vestments In Texas land, which prom
lses to be most profitable. Clay says
he saw some mighty fine country. but
none he liked bettr than Audrain
county, Missouri.
C. s. A. OF STATE ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
The new officers the the Missouri
ex-C onfederates elected Wednesday
at the meeting in Marshall
are. George N, Jones, Springfield,
Mo-; Major General OF the Missouri
division: Colonel James A. Gordon
of Marshall, Mo-; Major General Of
THE Western Division; J. Williams
Towson, Springfield, Mo, re-elected
Brigadier General of the Eastern Di'
vision.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

LEDGER ADVERTISEMENTS PAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

: Hook is some better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

al P. Gregory 3 ID.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06
Boys, Contest: Repeating RifIe.......$lO.OO
.......RULES.......


"
Corn must be raised by exhibitor in Audrain or ADJOINING
counties, and product of 1910.
70 ears, any kind or color
oorn must be entered for contest on Oct. 18th. Any
e e, has privilege OF entering as many varieties as he
likes, but only one pocket knife to each exhibitor.
Every exhibitor receives a good pocket knife, and his corn
back if desired.
BOYS CONTEST-A fine repeating $1,000 RIFLE for
best 10 ears Of corn raised by boy IA years old or under.
Same general rules govern this contest as above
mentioned contest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

John Atchison Is home from a plea
ant visit to Paris, NO., and says
that Francis will carry Monroe coun-
.ty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

'S00eR ADVERTISEMENTS PAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06
ocl. Io, Il and Is. Everybody Come

ARE PRIZES AND RULES FOR THE CORN SHOW
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

DR.. Cornett was oyer In his stude-
baker Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-06

J. T. johnson, who knows the val
ne of Audrain county real estate,
has bought the William Jones farm
of 100 acres, northeast of Mexico. at
$50 per acre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12

formed hat 1t proved much mort
than expected, SO far as getting rio
of the old stumps were concerned
says Homestead. The cost to make
this stump burner was SIPS and ii
was made as follows: The stee
jacket from an old abandoned fooc
cooker was used for the lower part
and the square part for the top was
bought from a local timer, it and the
joint of pipe costing $1.25. They are
both a little heavier than ordinary
sheet iron. In operation, the device
Is placed ove the stump and a fire
built around same with anything thai
may be handy for fuel. In some cases
chips were used; in others, old rails
and in still others, pieces were split
from the stumps themselves. Not only
did the burner consume the entire
stump in a short time, but in many
cases the roots were burned out fal
down in the ground. A similar burner
might be constructed from many
things that are every year thrown in
the scrap heap, and if the necessary
material could not be found in the
scrap heap, any timer would build
one for a small sum and your stumps
would be burning while you were do
ing something else. The boys would
simply love to operate n of these
burners at least until the novelty wore
off, and possibly the promise of {
small sum of money when the last
stump was burned out would prolone
the novelty for a sufficient time to de
the business.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
A COOL
And . Sure One.
The Body Does Not Feel Heat
unpleasantly II It has
Proper Food
Grape-Nuts

People can live in a temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their n%eighbors enjoy, W
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use a goodly allowance Of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with a sauce containing about four
neaping teaspoonfu1s of Grape.Nuts,
..reated with a little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices Of crisp toast with
a meager amount Of butter, and ono
cup of well-made Postum.
By this selection Of food the bodily
energy Is preserved. while the hot. car.
b~onaceous foods have been left out.
The result Is q very marked difference
n the temperature of the body, and
to his comfortable condition Is added
thee certainty Of ease and perfect diges-
ton, for the food being partially pre-
digested is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment In food.
and Its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They,
be made use of and add materially
TO tho comfort Of the user.
Read the littls book, THE Road To
Wellville." IN pkg. There's Q Reaeea..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
WHY WAS TOO LIBERAL
0veroupp,y Of Alcoholic stimulants
Disturbed Schedule Of Funeral
Arrangements.

Dean Ramsay's memoirs contain an
anecdote OF an old woman Of Strains.
pey. just before her death she sol.
emnly instructed her grandnephew:
willy. I'm deein,. and as yell haze the
charge O. e. / have, mind now hat as
much whisky Is to be used at my fu'
neral al there was at my baptism"
Willy, having no record Of the guam.
tity consumed at the baptism, decided
to give every mourner as much as he
wished, with the result that the fl
neral procession, having to traverse
ten miles to the churchyard on g
short November day, arrived only al
nightfall.
Then it was discovered that the
mourners, hating at a wayside inn
had rested the coffin on a dyke and
left II there when they resumed their
Journey. The corpse was q day late
IN arriving at the grave.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
The BEST OF It's KIND

Is always advertised, in fact it only pays
to advertise good things. When you see
an article advertised In this paper year
that there is merit to it because the con-
tinued sale of any article depends Upon
merit and to keep on advertising one
must keep on selling. All good things
have imitators, but limitations are not ad-
vertised. They have no reputation to sus-
tain, they never expect to have any per-
sell them if he studied your interests.
Sixteen years ago Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic Powder for the feet, was first
and through people telling each other
what a good thing it was for tired and
aching feet it has now a permanent sale,
and nearly 200 so-called foot powders
have been put on the market with the
hope of profiting by the reputation which
has been built up for Aliens Foot-Ease.
When you ask for an article advertised
in these papers see that you get it. Avoid
substitutes
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
NOT CUTE THE SAME THING
Party Tickets Had Changed somewhat
Since the Old Gentleman
Handed Out Advice.

Everybody who had known OLD
Henry admired him for the charity OF
his tongue when he spoke OF MS
neighbors. 1t was his most marked
characteristic-except the independ'
ence which he manifested In his po-
liticaI Affiliations. 1t made a young
man who was visiting in the neighbor-
hood curious, and one day he man
aged to lead up to the subject and
ask the old man what had taught him
to keep such a good watch on his.
tongue.
TT was my father" replied the old
man, quietly. A splendid man, as
remember him. He always disliked
to hear folks gossiping unkindly
about each other. I've eel him, when
they began it, get on his feet, just like
a COW grazing and gradually working
toward a hole in the fence, and be.
fore any one knew 1t he'd be out OF
the room, SOS he couldn't heal 'em.
He talked to me about it. Henry
he'd say, when you're of age never
say anything about a man if you cant
say good of him, and always vote the
straight party ticket"
But you don't vote that way"
well. SIR said Henry. you e
my father said the straight party tick
ct; and when I came along to vote,
the pesky thing had got so crooked
that l don't believe he'd have recog.
niZed It,"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
COST OF LIVING REDUCED.
Follow These Rules and You Will
soon Have Money to Spare.

Follow These Rules and You Will
soon Have Money to Spare.
We hasten to present a few meth
DDS by which the cost of living can be
greatly reduced, says the Literary Ma
gazine. They are the following:
l. Keep a garden. A man with his
back yard full of turnips can tell the
butcher to go to thunder any time.
2. Walk instead of using a street
car. This saves car fare and besides
it makes you so hungry that you will
enjoy the turnips.
3. Wear your last years clothes.
This will be saving in two ways. You
will save the price Of new ones and
because Of the holes in the old ones
you will stay at home from the thea
ter, thus making a large saving.
A.. Get up early and work in your
garden. This will compel you to go
to bed early at night and will reduce
your light bill by 81 a week.
5. Get a hay cooker. 1t will cut
dow your gas bills 81 a month and
will enable you to eat old hens at IL
cents a pound instead of young chick
ems at 20 cents.
8. Smoke stogies instead OF cigars.
You will soon find that one stogy,
costing / 2-3 cents a week, will do you
for a month. This means a saving Of
$50 a year.
z. Adopt the fresh air fad and
leave your windows open. After a lit
tie practice you will be able to exist
in only tolerable discomfort at a tenn
perature Of so degrees. You have no
idea how much coal this will save.
8. Make your w breakfast food.
Buy the hondsomest colored paper box
you can find and keep it filled with
oatmeal. This will save you half the
price Of your breakfast foods.
8. Discover that coffee and tea are
highly injurious. People who dis
cover this fact v enough in ten
years. in narcotics and cream, to go
to Europe-or would IL the steamer
rates did not go up every year.
10. When you vacation mi put
it in exploring the city and county In
which you live. You will get better
food at home for less money and the
railroad fare you ave will almost
make UP the loss caused by the rise in
eggs and butter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
History Cleared Up.

The third grade was having his.
tory" Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter of the Father of His Country,
when the teacher ~propounded a ques-
ton that stumped them all.
why did Washington cross the Del
Alvarez"
Why, indeed? Not a child could
think of anything but the answer to
the famous chicken problem: ITO get
on the other side," and, of course,
that wouldn't do. Then little Annie's
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crossed the Delaware every summer
herself, hence the bright idea.
well, Annie?"
Because he wanted to get to Allan
tic City."-Philadelphia Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
NRAgMlAA
AIIlAs. 40 aM
@aGKAMlM)1A|11N
PASTURE AND THE MEADOW
Careful Study of Subject viii Show
Variety of Grasses Bette Than
Only One Kind.
tBy S. NJ.

tLy =. NJ -
1t sometimes seems as If one-hali
of the farmers were doing everything
possible to fight nature and when we
make a study of the various grasses
and their peculiar needs we n
that we have been succeeding as well
as we have in growing good crops OF
hay. a careful study of the English
system of maintaining a permanent
meadow and pasture would essentially
aid us in the management OF IL
grass lands. There we may find from
ten to twenty kinds of grass growing
on one sod and all thriving and pro-
ducing hay and forage.
We go on our meadows when the
proper times come, cut the grass,
cure it into hay and haul 1t to the
stack or barns and think no more
about the whole matter until the
e. year comes and then we go out
and go through the same motions
only get a smaller crop n keep
this up until the yield is so small
that we feel it is necessary to pillow
up the field and reseed it to clover
and timothy again. We don't go to
the trouble of top dressing or fert1l-
izing the meadow or tile drain to
prevent the water from drowning it
out during the wet season nor do we
plan to leave a stubble to protect
1t from the hot summer sun.
Animals will often walk from one
end of a large pasture to another
to get a nibble of some variety OF
grass that is different from that In
the other end of the pasture.
Pastures that contain the greatest
number of varieties of grass are In
variably the ones that will support the
most stock.
1t is one of the greatest evils OF
our system of farming to pillow up
a good pasture for it requires a num-
Der of years to get a good turf es-
tablished.
In selecting grass seed for a perma-
nent pasture select kinds that will
bloom in succession from early sum
mer until late in the fall so that
will be another to occupy h soil
and prevent weeds from growing In
where the soil is not occupied.
In selecting grasses for the meadow
select varieties hat flower about the
same time SO that they may be cured
for hay at one cutting.
Select those that furnish the most
leaves and thus diminish the amount
of woody indigestibIe matter in the
hay.
1t is folly to try to skim off a sec
ond crop from the meadows. If the
growth Is too rank in the fall pas
| ture it off with young stock but dc
not pasture it close enough to in.
jure it's chances of living through the
winter.
Nature provides for winter by pro
noting a rapid fall growth. The old
ideas of getting something for moth
ing have been exploded for a Ions
time and If we cut three tons of ha.
from our meadows we must feed
them accordingly and keep the bare
spots covered with grass instead OF
| weeds.
If we supply better forage rations
for u live stock they will come
through the winter in better condi
ton and will require less grain te
keep them in a thrifty condition.
We, as a rule, are feeding toe
much grain to our animals and unless
we devote attention to providing
nutritious forage rations we must ex
pect less hardy and vigorous animals
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12

not fail to note. He found a pleasure
In playing with Ezra Cameron. tho
hard old r~eprobate who had always ex-
acted the last ounce OF flesh. He quot
ed again from Doctor Bridges, imput-
ing to that gentleman sentiments that
were original in Balcomb's fertile brain.
though one the less noble for being
purely fictitious. Balcomb enjoyed his
own skill at lying, and 1t was a high
testimony to the promoters powers
that Ezra Cameron believed a good
deal that Balcomb told him.
We'll. SIR said Balcomb. presently,
after he had given a resume OF one OF
Doctor Bridges Easter sermons, I've
been thinking over your proposition
about the lots, and I'm sorry-
The old mans face fell and Balcomb
inwardly rejoiced tina his victim was
SO easily played upon.
sorry" Balcomb continued, that
I can't do anything in the matter
He paused and made a feint of drop
ping his hat to continue he suspense
as long as possible.
along the lines you indicated
the other day"
oh, yes, to be sure! L remember
that it was rather a large proposition
said Cameron, recovering himself and
smiling in tolerance OF Baicomb's fail
ure.
Yes; the sale of those lots means
time and work, and, as l understood
you. you wished to avoid both. Well,
I don't blame you. I feel myself that
1 should prefer to have some other fell
low tackle the job. These mechanics
can't pay more than a hundred or so
dollars d year on property. ] have
friends who went through that in the
| building associations of blessed r1em-
ory."
II don't believe I need any informa-
ton on the subject" said Cameron, in
differently. If you can't handle the
lots"
Il haven't said that, Mr.. Cameron.
| What / said was that / couldn't do it
in the way you indicated. 1t would
take a long time to sell those fifty lots
on payments to working people But !
have a better plan. l ropos selling
them in a bunch"
"Oh!" exclaimed the old man. non
committally, though his face flushed
| with returning hope.
Yes. Large punches are more in my
line. But my friends that I may pos.
| sibly interest can't carry them for their
health or yours or mine. You'll have to
make a good easy price on them If we
do any business. There are only two
or three factories in that neighborhood
and there may never be any more.
And they're getting ready to stick a
| whole lot of fancy street improvements
| down there. It may cost a thousand
dollars to stop that"-and Balcomb
grinned cheerfully.
II can't countenance any irregular
dealing" said. the old mar, severely.
"Of course you can't! You're going
to turn that over to me. 1t isn't regu-
lar, but, as the saying is, it's done.
You've got to see a man hat knows a
man that knows another man that has
the ear Of the Board of Public Works.
| There's nothing in it to max a Chris
tan gentleman shy. I see only the first
mani" And Balcomb laughed his
| cheerful, easy laugh and stroked his
beard. "Now, Mr.. Cameron, I'll give
you twenty thousand dollars for those
lots as they lie. That's cash."
(To be continued.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
RAW ECZEMA on HANDS

0 - Id EAAl 1T ~ ~ N
Il had eczema IN my hands for ten
years. I had three good doctors but
none Of them did any good. I then
used one box Of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles OF Cuticura Resolvent
and was completely cured. MY hands
were raw all over, inside and out, and
the eczema was spreading all over my
body and limbs. Before I had used one
bottle. together with the Cuticura
Ointment, my sores were nearly
healed over, and by the time I had
used the third bottle, l was entirely
well. 10 any one who has any skin
or blood disease / would honestly ad-
vtse them to fool with nothing else,
but get Cuticura and get well. MY
hands have never given me the least
bit of trouble up to now
my daughters hands this summer
became perfectly raw with eczema.
She could get nothing that would do
them any good until she tried Cuti-
cura. She used Cuticura R~esolvent
and Cuticura Ointment and in two
weeks they were entirely cured. 1
have used Cuticura for other members
Of my family and it always proved sue
cessful. Mrs. M. e. Falin, Speers
Ferry, Va, Oct -, 1902.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12
cau,a,. SON uses. e,.eee Toy.

George J. Gould's young son Jay has
had q miniature Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad system laid out on the grounds
Of Georgian court and passes many
hours sending trains on a steel track
drawn by a thousand dollar locomotive
that his father gave him as a Christ
mas present. haven't seen the pretty
toy, but I recall the remark of Henry
Clews when we were discussing an ar
ticle In one of the newspapers criti-
cising George Gould for spending a
thousand dollars on a plaything.
Nobody can find any fault with the
gift OF q toy engine" said he. II have
bought many a piece Of paper from
Georges father with a picture Of a
locomotive on it that brought me sor-
row instead Of amusement-and
wasn't worth nearly as much. although
il cost me a great deal more"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-12

Sweep down the cobwebs-they are
neither ornamental or useful.
why not use the space between
trees In the orchard for fall vegetables
for home use?
a lot Of cold water. Sip a little and
wait until cooled of.
Bonemeal is excellent for vines and
fruit trees, and three or four ounces
may b applied to the square yard.
We have no sympathy for the man
or boy who has to cut stovewood on
blistering days. Winter was the time
for that job.
Corn Is a good crop. In spite of
large crops, 1t has been very high for
the past two years. 1t is likely to be
as high, or higher. next year.
For pitching bundles OF grain up
high in the barn or on the stack,
nothing beats a long-poled fork with
short tines. You can have one made
that way for this express purpose.
Plow ground for late summer seed
ing of alfalfa as soon as the corn Is In
and there Is time. Let the ground lie
for a few weeks and then work 1t
down frequently to kill young weeds.
Now is the best time of the year
to see to 1t that no pools of water are
allowed to form and stagnate around
the premises. Fight the flies and the
mosquitoes and thus keep down
typhoid and malaria.
The day OF the old grain cradle as
a farm tool has almost gone by, and
yet a good cradle is a handy thing to
have. Take it in grading around a
piece Of grain It works first rate. even
today. Some OF the modern cradles
are very easy to swing, too.