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Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
The Story Ofa Medicine.

It's na~me-TGolden Medical Discovery
was suggested by one OF its most import
ant and valuable ingredients = Golden
Seal roc6.
Nearly forty years ago, DR.. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use OF pure,
t~riple-refined glyccrine, aided by a GER
tain degree OF constantly maintained
heat and with the aid Of apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex-
tract from u most valuable native me-
diclnal roots their curative properties
much better than by the use Of alcohol,
so generally employed. So the now WORLD
famed vGolden Medical Discovery" for
the cure of weak stomach, indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, or billo1sness and
kindred arrangements was first made, as
1t ever since has bAen, without q particle
of alcohol h It's maRe.up.
A glance@kthe fun list OF. Its ingredis
ents, printed On every bottle wrapper,
will show that It Is Made from the most
valuable medicinal ~roAts\found growing
In u American foresfA) all these In
gradients have received the StToQgestel
pertS. teacheTS and Yrlters-on MdtRd1
MedLCl Observation-Disclosures very
best remedies for the. diseased for Which
SGoldsl MedicaE-D lscQYerYn 81 1dYised.
Attic book OF these endorsements has
been compiled by DIR. R. V. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y, and will be mailed free to
any one asking same by postal card, or
letter addressed to the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books Of all the differ
emit schools OF practice, 1t will be found
that the ingredients composing the eGold-
en- Medical Discovery " are advised not
| only fcf the cure OF the above mentioned
| diseases, but also for the cure Of all ca
taTrhal, bronchial and throat affections,
accompanied with catarrhal discharges.
h~oarseness, sore throat, lingering. OF
hang-on-coughs, and all those wasting
affections which, u not promptly. and
properly treateG are liable to terminate
In consumption. Take DR.. Pierce's Dis
covery IN time AMI persevere in It's use
until you give II q fair trial and II Is not
likely 10 disappoiut Too much must moi
hn7 expected ot ". IL Will not perform
miracles. It.wlll not cure consumption
n its advanced stages. No medicine will.
u qoi5I caro- the affections that lead up "a
! c0ssamption. u tdken IN time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
LIKE A NEWsY LETTER
FROM HOME.

Dear Mr.. White:-
VIII you please change the paper
to opr ~ sent address, as you see
We are stin going some and a little
nedrer dsas old Missouri.
Well, Pomona Is quite a nice
town, situated IN the Orange Belt
and has one OF the largest packing
plants In the state. II certainly look
good to drive through those lovely
orange groves with the heaviest crop
In years and while the roses and Ill.
les look beautiful. we can look W
ward and view the snow capped
mountains some twenty-five miles
AWAY. kow wo depend On Old Sol
to watm us up and when she fails
we buy 4 sack OF wood, Seer
VIII say olr Ledger is delayed
several days In going to the old ad.
dress and 1t sc, ms a month to us,
as it is like getting a real newsy
letter from home. with best wishes
to you and yours,
Mrs. w. H. Brown.
Pomona, Cal, Jan. "a, 1911.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
HELPFUL WORDS
From a Mexico citizen.

Is your back lame and painful?
Does 1t ache especially after exers
tion?
Is there a In the kidney
region?
These symptoms Indicate weak kid
neys;
There is danger in delay.
Weak kidneys fast get weaker.
Give your trouble prompt atten-
tion.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
They strengthen weak kidneys.
Read this Mexico testimony.
William Ragsdale, 400 E. LBber '
ST., Mexico. Mo-, says: Il vas trou-
bled with my kidneys for about three
years. Il had pains in the small OF
my back and the kidney secretions
were much disordered, causing me
great discomfort and annoyance. AT
ter I had tried several remidies with
out being benefited, / procured
Doan's Kidney Pills and began then
use. I improved at once and by the
time l had used one box, / was
cured
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents. Fostei IMilbum Co., Buffa
10, New York. sole agents for he
United States,
Remember the name-Doan's-ant
take ether.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
ROTATION IN CROPS
As SUGGESTED BY
PROFESSOR GORDON


The objects Of crop rotatiors are
to secure a variety Of crops that
feed rat1ons may be balanced, and
at the same time afford a change in
the crops grown on the soil. as it is
clear to every intelligent man that
to grow the same crop on the same
soil for several years without a
change is wrong, says Prof. Jordons
A two year rotation Is a very at
tractive one and viii work splendid
ly on medium to rich soil.
In order that the same crop and
the same amount of it be grown the
same year it will be convenient to
divide the plat into two pieces. On
the one we win SOW 1t to oats, cut
ting the oats for hay, and from the
milk to the dough stage.
In the first place we head off the
rust that is our worst enemy TO
oats. 1t also furnishes us with one
Of tho very best Of feeds. Also as
oats take SO much water from the
SON In rlpening the early cutting leav
es plenty Of water In the soil to
start the seed growth Of COW peas
which are to be sown at once when
the oats are removed.
As soon as oats can be taken from
the ground the ground should be
we'll worked with a disc, and about
one bushel of New Era COW peas
drilled to the acre with a common
wheat drilL. From the twentieth Of
August to the tenth Of September the
COW peas may be harvested for hay,
and the ground disced again and
rye sowu on the land for winter pas
lure, This will make much pasture
generally in the winter and an abund
ance Of it in the spring. When the
rye is perhaps ten inches high in
the spring 1t should he turned under
for a green manure, and the ground
on this piece made ready for corn
the second season.
On the other plat the first season
we plant corn and lay 1t by a little
early and at the last blowing sow
COW peas between the rows OF corn.
The best way to do this is with a
one.horse grain drill. a machine
made for the purpose of drilling
grain between corn rows. The New
Era peas should always be used for
these catch crops.
It will take from one peck to one.
third Of a bnshel to the acre in the
corn. An excellent way to harvest
these peas in the corn is with sheep,
lambs or small hogs. Small hogs will
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
CASs GLOVE FACTORY
WOULD ENLARGE If
LABOR COULD Be HAD

The cass Canvass Glove Factory.
located in the second story Of the
Fox building on the corner OF Liberty
and jefferson streets. managed by
Geo. J. Cass, would enlarge II tho
proper labor could be had and IN
all probability add an overall manu-
featuring department.
Mr.. Cass states that it Is impos-
slble to get the kind Of labor he de-
sires. If he engages the girls to
work by the piece, they try TO go
too fast and ruin more gloves than
they complete. II they are hired by
the week. with a promise Of beng
paid by the piece when they acquire
ability In the work, they show no
ambition to learn.
He Is working q very light force
ct this time and at no period since
the factory opened, last July, has he
been able TO get more than six
girls to wcnk. He has a well equip
ped little plant and says he is
pleased With Mexico as the entire
output Of his factory is sold here IN
this city.
His machines are run by electric
motor and he has plenty Of o
to place in more machines should
he procure enough labor to warrant
enlargement. He seems anxious to
make his plant larger but the h-
Dor conditions are against him.
In the large factories they pay
seven and a haR cents on piece
work. Mr.. Cass has paid as high as
eleven and twelve cents but with lit
tie success to attract girls. He states
that q good worker can make from
five to ten dozen gloves a day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
ORGANIZED GANG
OFBLACK THIEVES
A%PPREHENDED

Chief Of Police Brown believes be
has unearthed o regular organized
band Of thieves in this city by the
laTest Of Alonzo Vaughn Neil Hell
ond and several Others, all colcred.
The arrests were made Saturday. Al
ready they have confessed breakine
into the Saunders home Friday night
Nell Heiond, when arraigned before
Judge Allen stallings. Monday after
noon, pleaded not guilty and wal
bound over to the Circuit Court.
Vaughn waived his preliminary hear
ing and will kelly plead guilty when
taken before Judge Barnett. sukte
Bright, charged with receiving stol'
en- goods, also pleaded not guilty.
After the arrest Chief of Police
Brown procured the shoes OF the
Helond woman and compared them
with the footprints in the real Of s,
N. Evans, store which was robbed
Thursday NIGHT They fitted exactly
and he believes another confession
will be forthcoming when bhe third
degree has been administered.
Vaughn, who Is from Slater, ds
an exconyict," stated Mr.. Brown
"The Helord woman remains outside
the house to watch and he does the
work. believe many Of the roooeI
les in the past cah be traced 70
this gang They dispose Of them
booty from here IN other places anu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
NORTHERN EXTENSION OF
ELECTRIC LINE PASSES
IDEAL PICNIC GROUNDS

ns Frppo.pambr,ck c-onstruction
ca which has charge of the North
srn extension az the Mexico. Santa
re ana perry Traction Co. Is push.
lnv The lime mia bv mia with a
fmca 81 a,rhtvftve men. About a
m,,e = waeh Il being built during
tha rraett,ed weather
Tha tour ~ msnection made OF the
f,fth mYe tuesday was ons of the
moat interesting vet accomplished.
n was mace IN a troile- 10 where
lrse sixtb mile began and then the
marty walked 10 me end Of the steel
retur,arp on a flat car. drawn by a
team " horses. the trolley wire not
Ibeing n for that diatanre.
For tbe first two miles the track
rms besween Tho fertile rolling land
IA / = Iahu=on and .r,,dea Alex
carter. Both p1aces are improved
with The latest modern conveniences
and AZ up4o.date as any town resi-
dence. with the electric line COM
pteted and regular passenger SER
vice Installed. there viii be but ten
n,irute.s, ride from the Court House.
rhe third mile az the road leads
mast the handsome country home OF
John ouinian which tops a pictur-
esoue hin and is one of the prettiest
lara moat modern in Audrain. 1t
Is hare tbet Mr.. oulnJan is consid-
Iina the location Of cn amusement
NARY where boating and other outdoo
sports NAV be had throughout the
sumne e. months.
Opposite Mr.. ouinlanss is the coy
home Il Frank Harris, with his ex.
%callent farm surrounding It. Then
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hall of 4967
Mcpherson avenue, Of St. Louis, and
formerly of Mexico, ON Wednesday
might entertained at bridge whist, In
honor of Miss Grace Hayes OF Nash
vile, Tenn, who is the guest Of her
aunt, Mas. Forrest Ferguson, of the
st. Regis Apartments.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Are tonic in action, quick in re-
suits. A special medicine for all
kidney and bladder disorders. Mary
c. Abbott, Wolfeboro. N. H., says:
II was afflicted with a bad Ease of
rheumatism, due to uric acid that my
kidneys failed to clear out of my
blood. l was so lame In my feet
Joints. and back that it was agony
for me to step. / used Foley's Kid
ney Pills for three days when | was
able to get up and move about and
the pains were all gone. This
great change in condition / owe to
Foley Kidney Pills and recommend
them to anyone suffering as l have
Otis Purdy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
INSTITUTE
DRAWS A
LARGE CROWD

Two audiences intensely interested
In what was being said filled the
large study hall at Mcmillan High
School, Monday. at the Farmers In
stitute, in this city. s. NJ Jorden
talked on soll and corn, A. r. Frow.
bridge, on stock, and j.. c. Written,
on horticulture. Regardless Of the
bad roads. there were quite a mum
Der present and the visitors seemed
pleased with their audiences.
Il was impressed with our audienc'
Monday afternoon in Mexico" said
IS. NJ. Jordan, in speaking of the
Farmers Institute. "They were the
progressive class Of farmers and lis
tened as If they intended to follow
my suggestion II they were not al
ready following them.
While In the Ledger office, Prof.
Jordan asked to take an ear of
Selbjs Best corn, an Audrain pro-
duct originated by Theodore Selb,
for the purpose OF comparing with a
nubbin in his corn talk. He said
the ear was very fine and in every
way Mr.. selb had made q success of
his work,
Two interesting statements Ie-e
made at the Institute which we pub
lish: When you are selling fat,
whether hog, sheep or steer fat, you
are taking only abr and water from
the farm. When you sell a ton of
corn, you take about SIS In fertility
from the soil; but a ton Of fat takes
only about As cents worth of fertility
from 1t.
There were $780, 900 A. Of corr rails
ed in Audrain last year. On each
acre there was about one ton OF
weeds. II you had sowed cowpeas
between the corn rows, the weeds
would not have come and by placing
two lambs on each acre would have
raised and had ready for market
25S, 900 head of sheep. How much
better and cheaper.
j. W. Boles, formerly a member of
the State Board Of Agriculture. who
attended the Institute. said he used
the following 4-year rotation, sug-
gested by Prot. Jordan, with great
success and uses 1t to-day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

]. P. Glandon, who is travelling for
the Washburn-C Crosby Milling Com
pany, writing the Ledger from Iowa,
and sending his subscription for the
Mexico Ledger, says: Some pretty
good towns through here, but they
have to go some to beat the little
Missouri metropolis"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
FORMER MEXICO MAN
CAPTURED az THEE.

Through holding the muzzle OF a
shotgun too close to his chicken
house door, where he held a thief
captive until his son went for a
light, F. N. Peters, Of Kansas City,
formerly Of Mexico, a teacher OF
chemistry in Central High School,
was in turn captured by the prisoner
and given a severe beating, Sunday
| night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
OF SALE
OF FARM LAND

|, E. H. Carter, ad-
ministratOr of the es-
tate OF R.P.Hopkins,
deceased ,hereby give
notice that | will on
Saturday, February
A, 1911, at the east
front door of the
Court House, Mexi-
|co, No., at l:30
O'Clock p. m, sell to
highest bidder
the farm known as
the Hopkins & Car
ter farm, ga miles
northwest of Mexi-
co, Mo-, on the Paris
road, containing l43
acres O or less.
This sale will be
subject to the ap-
proval of the Pro-
bate Court of Aud
rain County, Mis-
souri,. Terms OF sale
will be made known
on day of sale. For
further information
apply to
E. H. CARTER,
Mexico, Mo.
Administrator of R.
F. Hopkins Estate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

not do much II any damage to the
corn so long as there are plenty OF
peas. No rotation is worthy the name
II there is not a legume or a nitrogen
gathering plant, such as clover, COW
peas or soy beans in it.
This rotation it viii be seen re-
daires the land to be plowed only ev.
cry two years, and green I'M is
turned under every two years and a
legume is grown Oh all the land ev-
cry year. This method will make tht
land better each year and the weeds
will have no chance to thrive.
Another simple rotation is wheat,
clover, corn. Sow the land to
wheat in the spring. When wheat
cut allow the clover to grow unmo-
Tested tin fall then cut it down and
let it lie without pasturing.
The next season cut It during per
haps the early part of June for hay.
Let the second crop seed and when
the seed are ripe cut the clover and
let 1t lie on the ground. In the
spring turn 1t under and put the
ground to corn. Then In the fall cut
the corn off or SOW. wheat again
between the rows If the corn is not
cut. 1t win be found that the clover
turned under has seeded the
ground to clover for the next crop
and added much richness to the soil
at the same time. This plan MAY
be carried On for many years and the
clover seed will have to be bought
but once. It always seeds itself in
subsequent years. The weed ques'
ton is also settled by this method.
If a man will try some of these sim
pie rotations he will eventually drift
into the longer ones that he Will
want to run on his poorer land. The
following diagrams should make thes
rotations plain:
Two Year Rotation.
First year, plat one
Plant to corn. SOW COW peas tu
the corn, pasture the entire crop Il
the first best way to build up the
land.
Plat two
Sow to oats and cut for hay, disC
and then sow to COW peas and cut
cow peas for hay. Then SOW the
land to rye for winter pasture.
Second year, plat one
Handle the same as plat two was
handled the first season
Plat two
Plow rye under for green manure
then plant to corn and handle The
same as plat one was handled thu
first season.
A Three Year Rotation.
Neutrality-suspicious..
First year SOW to wheat in thu
fall and to clover In the wheat n
the spring. Allow the clover t
grow unmolested till fall when 1
should be cut down and let lie on tn
ground until spring. Allow the GLOW
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
DILL ITEMS R 0

COTTONWOOD SPRINGS.
R. B. Hooton was a daily visitor at
the Dowery trial and Robert, being
well up, says the verdict was a just
one.
Wallace Harding, of Hattcn, wap
the guest of Col. Chas. Holt, Of this
city Thursday. Col. Harding prac-
tically owns the village Of Hatton
and is happy on the way and there
with the goods.
Jay Bennett had q fierce attack of
nervous pnostration Wednesday night
Drs. Andrew and Hugh Hunt were
called, by phone, and they quickly
alleviabed the pains Of their friend,
Jay.
Put me off at jackson, Tenn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
NORTHWESTERN ELEc-
TRIO RAILROAD,


TRIO RAILROAD.
The Paris Appeal says:
r. q. Race, promoter for the pro
posed st. Louis and Northwestern
Electric railroad, was greeted by a
fair crowd at PARIS last Friday even
ing. He will submit a definite prop
osition to the Commercial Club at
its next meeting. His company of
fers to build into Paris IL the rlght-of
way from the south Tine of the coun-
ty Is donated and bonds to THE
amount of $4,000 per miles are sub
acrIbed, MO money to be due until
the ears enter Paris over their own
tracks. The survey has been made
as far north as Laddonia and about
half the right OF way secured. The
benefits OF such 10 line would be in-
ealculable. The terms Offered are
generally considered fair and reas'
enable by Paris people who have Civ.
en- thought To the proposition
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Mrs. NJ. j. Nichols, of McCredie,
was in Mexico Monday en- route
from Dover. Mo-, where she has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. H.
T. Reed. While here she was the
guest of her son, Robt. Nichols, at
tie Hoxsey Hotel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Prof. s. NJ. Jordon, the Missouri
Corn Man. who knows all about
seed corn and what pertains to 1t,
made the following statement con
corning what could be accomplished
in Audrain county If care was taken
in the choice o. the proper kind Of
seed.
/ do not know what your people
may think of the work for better
farming that we are doing, but just
to put some light on the subject, |
am going to venture to tell some of
the things that you are doing up
there and of some OF the Things that
l think YOU might do.
Last season Audrain County re-
ported in round numbers 129, 900
acres in corn. The average was re.
ported as % bushels to the acre,
That much per acre does not sound
so bad, but how much does that
make per him in the county? II
means that you did mot grow but 9
1l3 ounce Of corn to the hill, Just
little more than hall a pound. That
means that you did not have one
good bearing plant per hill,
There may be many causes for this
condition, and some Of them are ls
climate but most OF them n not.
II you could grow one pound pei
him, 1t would make you about so bu
per acre.
If you could grow just n more
ounce to the hill, it will increase
your yield about 8 bushels to the
acre which on your acreage would
mean $4,000 bu. more corn thar
you did have. That much at soc a
bushel would make $19S,500 more
money for you, That much money
would build two rock roads entirely
across Audrain county. How woult
you like to e a Court House ID
Mexico that is worth $193, 800? Ant
all Duiit by the ounce of corn thai
the farmers added to the hill i'm ont
season,
Just suppose you could average ON.
pound to the hill, and some OF your
farmers are doing it, it would make
an extra pile Of corn that yol
have no notion Of how big it wouk
be. 1t would make a surplus abovt
what you grew last year to make
2,S4S. 900 bushels. That much loade,
into wagon so bushels to the loat
and allowing 200 Of Them to the mile
wcald make a procession 2S4.S mike
in length. IL loaded into cars 50'
bushels each it would take $500
cars to hold it. Twenty cars to tn,
train that would be Just two carr
short for 1855 train loads.
Now AudraAn county farmers can
not raise that much corn to the acre
Some of them can and are doing Il
but the average m cannot. H
does not know how even under yer,
favorable conditions.
HOW are these men managing /
who do grow the pound to the hill
"Nlgeer in the wood piIeo some
where. | win venture that they tax
the pains to talk to some of tn,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a
very valuable medicine for threat
and lung troubles, quickly relieves
and cures painful breathing and a
dangerously sounding cough which
indicates congested lungs. Sold by
all dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Mrs. Harriet McCune, who has beer
spending the winter with her daugh-
ters, Mesdames Sharp and Threlkeld,
i'm this city, was visiting her Auxvass
relatives and friends the first of the
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
FlNE JACKS EoR SALE.

l have four good jacks for sale;
good color and three of them old
enough for service. Apply at once
to j. B. Bates, Santa Fe, Mo.d1wtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

The Ledger force thanks Louis
Moore, one of Mexioo's leading and
popular statesmen, for a supply OF
fine, large, Juicy apples, grown on
the orchard Of Col. Tom Choppers
Pea Ridge Lincoln county farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

FUNERAL OF w. H.ADoUG-
LASS ON TUESDAY.
The funeral of w. A. Douglass, Of
Benton City, will be Tuesday morn
ing at II O'Clock ait Liberty church.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

T. J. Hoxsey and wife went to Lou
isiana Thursday. where they will at
tend a ball tonight, They viii be
accompanied by her sister, Miss
Frances Brown.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
REslnENcE EoR sALE.

AS we expect to leave Mexico in
February, we offer for sale our home
on q. Monroe and Calhoun streets,
Also furniture. A bargain for some
one.
55-3t wilt R. S. MARTIN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
a PLEASANT S
TO CUBA

| Carl and Gus Pasqueth are home
from a delightful visit to Florida
and Havanna, Cuba. There lis no
more pleasant trip for winter, than
a visit to Cuba.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
LOSES FOOT AND PART

OF HAND SAT UHDNY.
Rolla Thomas, of Galloway coun-
ty. went to sleep, Saturday night,
on the track of the Chicago & AL.
ton South Branch between Auxvasse
and McCredie and had one foot cut
off and part of his left hand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
STAR THEATRE TO GET
MORE SEATS,

Owing to the immense crowds Wis.
ming the Star Theatre every night
the management viii Immediately in
stall more seats for their accommo.
dalton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Miss KITTY Turley wa up from
Benton City and spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. T. Turley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Mrs, Frank Robertson, of Mexico,
is the guest Of Mrs. s. b. Cook in
Jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
[. i. HANNAH CALLED no

MO HEH'5 BEDSIDE
L. II, Hannah was called to Bur-
Ilngton, N, G., Thursday to the bed
side Of his mother. Mss. J. p. Han
nah, who Is very I'LL Mrs. q. II. Han
nan Va visiting her parents IN Hanna
bal during her husbands absence,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02

Judge Underwood, of Perry, Mo-.
n of the very best citizens in Mis-
souri,, died Friday, Jan. 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-02-02
FORMER MEXICO GIRL
WEEDS souTHERNER'

Miss Willie Winter, of Trenton
formerly of this city was married
Saturday at her home to Harry Hoyt
a wealthy lumberman of Vicksburg
Miss. They will make their home in
the South.