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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22
20 YEARS AGO.

Howard Buckley was III.
Married, Feb. 16, John S. Bowser.
Boone county, and Miss Florence
McCory, Audrain county
Joe Kendall was home from the
South where he disposed Of a
iange bunch Of mules,
The Ledger voting contest for
the most popular teacher stood as
follows. Miss Eaia Stevenson, list;
Miss Mattde Shea, 2nd,
g. w. Woolwine. Of MGana. Ida.
no. was the guest Of his nephew,
IP. 7, Woolwine, OF Rush Hin.
Q. r. Jones Of Benton Cfty,
resigned aB Constable and sold
hia residence TO ]. g. Jones, Of
Shamrock, Mo.
r. II. Cullen sold the yandataaa
Leader TO l.. Il. McEradin.
J. L Martin. the new freight
agent for the Wabash occupied the
George Laggler property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

FOR SALE Texas Red Seed Oats.
see bu. s. e Stratton, Benton
City. dt 5O-3t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

Deisem, No. Oak. .sI was passing
through Change Of Life and felt very
bad. | could not sleep and was very
nervous. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound restored me to perfect health
and / would not be without it. Mrs,
e NJ. THORN, Deisem. No. Bak.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

Frank yanNess Is home from
Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22
IN. III ann an llrarH
--Agu This lllrrk


! The Odd Fellows of Fultom v,s.,...
IN Mexico and met wtth a,e locs,
Lodge. 'o-'
H. S. weislnann tad sbe thanh.
q the Ledger force ibr a enn.
ply Of cider and apples.
Pete Mccullough bought the ola
Dobyns property on Liberty street
for Which he paid 1880.
joel Gard. of Illinois. purchaae,
50 acres of land from James Sims
and moved TO Audrasn to reside
D. c.sknoderer Who moved ro
Pueblo. Colo, from Mexico. moved
oack TO Glasgow. Mo.
Rcbt. Todd and Perry Kee sb,ees
q car ioad Of cattle to Barton com
George Daniel was bnild.ns a.
flne residence N vandalia.
A. e. Myers was going into the
furniture business in Laddonda.
Miss Rosa Wheat assisted Mr.. IoI
lopeter IN giving a concert at Van
dalia.
N. ]. Oliver. Of this city. ana
Miss Lizzie Thompsnn og KdrksviBIe.
were married In Mexico.
Lowry Smith and Miss cailie FL
ais were married Feb. is, 1889.
r ". Hwhddng ana ii. D. Hunter
Were III Sc Louis as delegates 10
the Grand Lodge of the A o d w.
Isaac Eldrldee lived in Rood
house. Ili., where he was an EN-.
pioye of the g. g A. n. r. co
Miss AdaBlahchaes, of Marion
coM'fy, was visiting Dr. st. Clair,
and family.
w F Underwood and Miss Nan
cy Dugan We're married the 18th Of
February, 1882.
WA PasQueth and walter Bush
We're in the South on a plaasure
trip
Y 7. Gibbs, the painter, was in
Nevada, Mo, for his health
Prot. J. N Cross closed a sue.
cessful term Of school at West
Lick.
Frank Reed. SON Of Dir. J, W
heed' was farming in Boone
county.
James Stewart was III OF pneuno.
MA.
D, " Steele and wife were visit
ing In Perry. Mo.
w. G. Davis had change OF the
Cummings House at Iaddonta;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

me a well woman after
suffering three years. .
= Mrs MARY BocART,
Reedville, Oregon.
New Orleans, La. -
When passing through
the Change Of Life I was
troubled with hot flashes,
weak and dizzy spells and
bacleache. Twas notftfor
anything until / took Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound which
proved worth its weight
IN gold to me. - Mrs. Gas
TON BboKDEAU, l54l Po-
lyfrnia ST., New Orleans.
Mishawaka, Ind. Wo-
men passing through the
Change Of Life can take
nothing better than Lydia
2. Piukham's Vegetable
Compound. ] am recon-
Observation-Disclosures
because of what it has
done for me. Mrs. GHAs, 1
BAUER, 523 E, Marion ST.
Mishawaka. Ind.
Alton s.s.:c- y, !. E;s :. ..sr ssI
months | suffered from
troubles in consequence Of
my age and thought III
could not live. Lydia e. |
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made me well
and ! want other suffering
women toknow about II. 2
Mrs. EMMA BAILEY, Alton l
Station, Ky.
Oak tsT xyoa .,asss,,r,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

The High School Junior Prom was
a very enjoyable event last Monday
evening at the Eagles Hail. Valen-
tine and Class coIors tcaamson and
gray) decorations were used in an
artistic manner Dancing and
GANGS were the form OF enteFtain-
nent Punch was served during the
evening and the decorative color
plan was carried out In the refresh
ments Misses Dorothy Blanks,
Frances Johnson, Julia Cave, Mary
nihard and Mary Beagang composed
ihe entertainmnt committee. The
guests were the Seniors and the
teachers aAlkt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22
des, Furs, PeIts.
Sam Morris wants
m at the highest
b price.
Sam Morris.
HEARD IN MEXICO.

lacks Made Strong Kidney
corrected.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

The Mcmillan sophomore Glass
boys cave the girls Of the class a
skating party Tuesday eyentng. Miss
es Lieurance and Letts We're the
chaperones
A barge and appreciatiye audi
ence enjoyed the musical given by
the taslies of the Methodist church.
last Tuesday evening at the home
OF Mrs. ]. R. johnson. The pro
gram wasyaried and decidedly pleas
inc in every number. The original
poems on How Earned MY Dol.
lar we're exceedingly clever and
caused much merriment, The
guests were refreshed with hot
chocolate and waters
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-02-22

sale by ali dealers, Price 50
Fcster-MIlburn., Co.. New
Iols agents for the United Stat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

constituents. In recent years he has
been making rapid strides towards
nauonal prominence and now has ar-
rived at the goal.
His name was before the democrat
&c convention as the choice of Indi-
ana for the presidential nomination.
Placed in nomination for the vice
presidency, after two ballots were
taken he was acclaimed the unani-
nous choice OF the delegates. Gov
ernor Marshall is one Of the strong
disciples of the democracy of Jeffer-
son and Jackson. He rivals the head
OF the ticket in the attainment Of
learning and college degrees.
Illinois democracy will work for
the election OF Woodrow Wilson and
Thomas B. Marshall and the fact
that the running mate of the presi-
Dental nominee is a neighbor to H.
linois will result in the placing OF
added zest in the battle for victory
at the polls in November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
A DISTINGUISHED ILLINOIS
HOME CONFER.

Among the home corners at the
home coming. week at Joliet is Sir
William Van Horne, the great rail-
road builder of Canada and other
parts OF the world. Mr.. Van Horne
was boy in Joliet. Since leaving
there he has grown IN age He has
likewise grown in honor. has become
wealthy and is a great power in the
world. While he is now compare
lively an old man, since his return TO
Joliet he has become a boy again
and has been greeting the old friends
of his early youth. He has also gone
out to see the old homestead and has
gone in again TO patter along the
old creek where he used to fish when
he was a boy and where. no doubt,
he had favorite old swimming hole
where he disported with the lads of
the early days OF Joliet.
a man may become great and
mighty in this world. but when he
comes back 10 his old home. the DAYS
OF his boyhood and the happy times
OF bis youth crowd upon him and he
is once more the boy that he was
when he lived with the old folks a,
home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

We are growing more and more eZer.
cised about the public drinking cup or
glass. One seldom sees any kind Of
a cup at a public water fountain.
Either IL is a continually running spout
Of water, over which one puts ones
mouth to drink, or 1t is an upturned
affair which suddenly squirts water
into your face when you yank the
handle; or there is an automatic con-
trivance alongside into which you drop
a penny and get brand new paper
cup.
But the very best idea of all has just
appeared in q letter published in a
Cleveland newspaper. 1t suggests that
instead of the cupless and squirty
fountain, which nobody likes-especial'
ly the women - each person should
carry ordinary straws such as are fur,
nished at the soda fountains. Or, II
one desires, a more fancy little tube
may be carried in the place Of the
oollapsible drinking cup which many
now carry in pocket or handbag.
A favOrite remark, with a certain
class Of men, when approached by a
suffragist, is to this effect:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
REAL WAY TO ESTIMATE AGE

Mr.. Edison recently declared that
he was 10 years old, on the basis of
the amount of work he has done, cal
culating il at Is hours a day.
This. according to Life. is in real
fly the only proper manner in which
to estimate ones age. Some people
who are over 80 years old have not
lived so long as those of 40. Life
is made UP of emotions, OF action.
It is all made up Of contemplation
of that necessary leisure which pro-
ceeds the best and most effective &C
ton. Mr.. Edison has been a large
dealer in all of these commodities. 1t
seems to- US that he is even older
on this basis-than he asserts. II we
could apply simple test like this to
all men, and rate them accordingly,
how interesting the finding might be.
There is the man who, at so or
Whereabouts spends his time consult
ing the ticker-between games Of
chance-and his cloudless days at
the racetrack or commingling with
crOnies at halfway houses, while the
chauffeur waits. Such a man is about
six years old.
Then there is the fellow who man.
aged to get through college without
serious mishsp, and whose father left
him enough money to become a fad
| list in motor cars and other necessi-
| ties.
He may be estimated roughly to be
about 23-that is to say, he was 81
when he left college, and during the
last two decades he has grown q
/ couple OF years more.
But the ladies?
Well, so far as they are concerned,
there might be some objection to this
| logical method
Sarah Bernhard, according to Mr..
Edison, is fully 200 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
AW0MANyOBSERVATION


why aren't you home attending to
your homework and babies, instead
of gadding around the country trying
to get votes?"
The suffragists who are touring Ohio
in a special car, campaigning for the
suffrage amendment to be voted on
Sept 8, have a ready answer for such
an inquiry. They simply tell the truth
about themselves, which is, that all Of
these campaigners are unmarried wo-
men, or women with grown children
who have married and left the paternal
roof, or childless widows.
The majority are young and unmar-
ried, and it was one of these who fur
nished the cue for the suffragist's an
swer, when she replied to fair, fat
and forty" masculine who wanted to
know If she was married.
Most Of US are not married" she
told him. THE. married suffragists,
who have homes and children to take
care OF, stay at home and attend to
their duties there. They send out I'M
married ones, who haven't such duties
to represent them"
The fair. fat and forty masculine
had nothing further to say; but he
took the literature handed out by the
young woman and probably from that
moment considered the votes-for-wo-
men matter in an entirely new light.
| The general sentiment Of masculin-
ity has undergone a considerable
change from that of even a few years
ago. 1t is noticeable that the more
intelligent and thoughtful class of men
are seriously considering equal. suf-
frage, most Of them declaring: We'll,
don't see why women shouldn't vote.
1t seems only square to give them the
right 1t is the more ignorant and
''low-down' sort who continue to jeer
and object, and to keep women in
their place"-which place is usually
the kitchen, the washtub, mother OF
too many babies; quite too often, the
brothel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
Dunno Pleased With Wilson

The nomination OF Governor Wood
row Wilson will be received with pro
found satisfaction by the rank and
file Of the democratic party and by
all believers in progressive govern
ment
He was chosen by fairly and hon.
orably elected convention, great
majority of which were progressiyes.
Another progressive gave him a gal
liant. manly fight. after which there
will remain no sores or bitterness.
The contrast between the methods
adopted in Baltimore at the demo
cratic national convention and those
followed in Chicago by the republican
national convention will strike home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
CAPITAL COMMENT

when it was all over, and the great
New Jersey governor had been NOM
mated, everybody cheered-Clark lead
ers, Underwood leaders, Foss leaders,
Marshall leaders, Baldwin leaders,
Harmon leaders, and ALL
METHODS ABOVE REPROACH.
do not wish to be understood, how
ever, as trying to make it appear that
there was no bitterness at all. There
was. The Clark men felt bitter, not
toward Governor Wilson, but toward
Mr.. Bryan. They did not blame Gov
ernor Wilson in the least for making
as hard a fight as he could, and his
working methods were clean and above
reproach. Mr.. Clark's friends, how
ever, were grieved and indignant that
Mr. Bryan should resort to the end Of
endeavoring TO make it appear that the
great Missourian, who since boyhood
had fought for the welfare of the COM
mon people of this country, and who
has never once faltered or turned his
| back to the enemy-Special Privilege
/ had allied himself with and become the
/ tool of INSCRIPTIONS Wall street mil
! lionaires.
RANKS ARE SOLID.
The point to his article is that the
convention ended with the democratic
ranks solid and unaffected No one
bears any malice toward the nominee,
who undoubtedly will sweep the coun-
try for the democratic party in the
coming election. All factions wish
Governor Wilson well. and are now in
the act of rolling up their sleeves pre-,
paratory to waging a battle for the
democratic cause, such as this country
has never before witnessed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
~ For a Clean Campaign ~

fence and national good sense. Let
us have a discussion OF such import
ant questions as the tariff, the trusts,
finance, causes and remedies for the
rising cost of living, improvement of
political machinery and governmental
administration.
Party ties, as the average man is
aware, sit very lightly these days, yet
issues there are between those repre-
scented by Taft and those represented
by Wilson. These issues may not be
sensational, but they are far from
being superficial or ilIusory. There
plenty Of food for thought in them
and high minded campaign will be
truly educational as well as refresh
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

10 all independent voters, and secure
for the democratic ticket the sup
port Of all such men.
Governor Wilson's nomination for
president places Illinois in the demo
cratic column next November and
most certainly assures my election
as governor"
Judge Dunno made an address before
a large number OF the voters of Iro-
quois county at Onarga, July 3. July
/ he delivered an address before the
retail merchants of Belleville. While
in Belleville he was the guest Of Mayor
Fred Kern. Yesterday he was the
guest OF the City club at St Louis,
and today he was the principal speak
er al the home coming in Joliet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

General regret is expressed that
II. F. Casteei. president of the Rock
Island National and Central Trust and
Savings banks, has been obliged to
relinquish his labors for time In order
10 regain his health AS head OF two
OF Rock Islands leading financial IN
situations. he has proven his worth.
and the attitude OF the boards OF direc-
tors OF the two banks in voting him a
three months leave OF absence testi-
fies TO his standing as a business
man. His resignation as president Of
the Rock Island club and of the Fifty
Thousand club Is q matter OF deep
public concern. His efforts for
every good work IN Rock Island
which It is feared. 70 an extent at least,
has resulted in impairment OF his
health, have placed him where he is
regarded as of Rock Islands first and
most useful citizens. All will Join in
the hope for his speedy recovery
and return TO the ranks OF those
who do things to make the city bigger
and better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
SMILING FACES PAY.

There Is nothing that you can in
vest in that will cost you so little
and do as much good as a smiling
face. The man with the smiling face
is welcome most every place, while
the individual with the gloomy coun-
tenance is frequently more welcome
to his absence than by his presence.
1t doesn't cost much to smile. but
II frequently is a great asset that
brings comfort not only to the own
er, but to all those upon whom the
smiling face has an opportunity to
beam. or course, you DO not want
TO smile too much, but you can
hardly smile too often.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

Comptroller Prendergast Of New
York city is busily engaged in taking
an inventory of the stock in trade OF
the New Party" He announces it
will have no large following in the
east and south outside OF Massachu-
sets. Delaware and Maryland. But
he Is confident II will fit the temper
of the west and has q good chance TO
win at the election. Comptroller
Prendergast evidently does not know
the republicans of the wild and
woolly west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

VenuOn S / ! 9 q lily
misrepresented in
the reports carried
by the big press
associations. Many
of the dispatches
which went out
from the conVen-
ton hall depicted
an intense bitter
ness between the
Wilson men and
the Clark men.
InlS bitterness Old
not exist in fact.
RIVALRY GOOD
NATURED.
The thing which
impressed me was
the good-natured
rivalry which pre-
vailed among the
Clark leaders and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Be happy while you are young. When
you get old you'll have rheumatism.
Have faith in your neishbor, but
don't fail to take a receipt from him.
Some people act as if they thought
courtesy cost money.
No one is quite so severe on grating
as the fellow who found that he wasn't
necessary to the deal.
None Of US knows what is before us,
but that wouldn't matter IL only we
didn't care what was behind US.
Labor IS one Of the blessings which
the Creator has provided for US that
we are always willing TO share with
our brother men.
woman will stand almost anything
from a man as long as he doesn't find
fault with the cooking before company.
No man is perfect, but some wives
try to make their friends think that
they haven't made the discovery.
When q woman applies for a divorce
the neighbors all wonder who she has
her eye on now.
The pink Of prGpriety never paints
the town red.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
HOW RYAN BECAME A DELE
GATE.

Thomas Fortune Ryan, the man
named in Mr.. Bryan's resolution, was
a delegate in the Baltimore conven-
ton from the Tenth district of Vir-
ginia. How he became a delegate
since his presence in the convention
was surprise even to the Virginia
delegations told in Washington
correspondence to the New York
World
The representative in congress
from the district is Representative
Flood, boss of the district machine
forces. Senator Martin is the state
boss. The machine was for Clark.
The forces under Tucker (anti-ma-
chine leader were fighting to elect
delegates who would vote for Wood
row Wilson. The machine won. The
Flood forces in the district conven-
ton claimed a majority of 10. The
Tucker men admitted that the con-
vention was against them by a ma
| jority of at least six.
At this stage of the proceedings it
was possible for the Flood men to
nominate and elect two Clark dele
gates. Instead of doing this, they
| proposed to the amazement of the
/ progressives, that all fighting in the
| convention should cease. A confer
ence of the leaders on both sides was
/ held and the Flood men proposed to
Tucker and his followers that they
| should name delegate and that the
Flood men should name a delegate,
/ and that the two selected in this man
| ner should be elected unanimously
/ by the entire convention. In this
conference the Flood men were care
/ full TO refrain from mentioning who
their man would be.
The proposition was accepted by
the progressives. 1t gave them q
delegate which otherwise they would
have been unable TO get and in addi-
ton, It looked as II the organiza-
ton" for the sake OF harmony, was
treating them with great fairness and
consideration. Announcement OF the
agreement was made TO the conven-
ton delegates of both sides, so that
the understanding might be absolute
The Tucker progressives named one
OF their own number. who voted
throughout the Baltimore convention
for every progressive proposition and
for Wilson. The leaders on the
other side, the machine men. an
nounced their selection as Mr..
Ryan"
The convention was not even in
formed as to the Mr.. Ryan" meant.
The delegates suspected that they
were voting for Thomas S. Ryan, son
OF the Wall street manipulation. This
younger Ryan was neither in the con-
yention nor in the minds of the dele
gates. Not until after the convention
had adjourned and Thomas Fortune
Ryan had been in this manner unani-
mously chosen a delegate was his
identity disclosed
Senator Martin has been blamed
in Virginia for the preparation OF
the trick. He has denied any re-
sponsioility for II. The organization
delegates, many OF them, have de-
clared that they would not have vot-
ed for Mr.. Ryan had he been openly
proposed to the convention.
In order to get Ryan into the con-
= vention the organization surrendered
, q delegate TO the progressives in the
belief that Ryan's presence in the ma.
} tionsl convention, together with
what he represented-the great com.
. binRtions OF Wall street-would be
! more influential in bringing sboIt
, the nomination Of some candidate
supposed TO be friendly to special
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
Chicago Record Herald. !

(Chicago Record Herald.J
The remark is now often heard in
private and public conversation that
the nomination of Wilson and Mar
shall to oppose Taft and Sherman in
sures one thing at least-a dignifed,
respectable. clean campaign. There
is no occasion for offensive personal
tiles, epithets and abuse in a discus
sion of the issues or differences be
tween Judge" Taft and Doctor"
Wilson. Neither of these relishes
the seamy and cheap side of practical
politics and neither will naturally
descend TO the level OF billingsgate.
Let US, then, have a series of ap-
peals to reason, intelligence, exper-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

the Wilson leaders. | know the lead
ers of both factions personally. l saw
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer Of
Pennsylvania, one of the men who en-
gineered things for Governor Wilson,
time and again place his arms about
the shoulders Of Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri, ,one Of Mr.. Clark's leaders, and
ask in all good humor and friendliness:
well. how does it look to you?"
festations of good feeling between the
leaders Of the rival candidates. And
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06
Hunor and
Philosophy
LONGING.
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH

T ONGING for home and mother,
- Longing for wealth and fame,
Longing at least for something
That is a part of the game.
Longing for spring in summer.
Longing for fall in May;
Oh. but it's fine amusement
Longing the hours away.
Never content with having
Just what is ours in sight;
Longing for something different
Ere the approach of night
Hoping that on the morrow
Luck will arrive on wing
Bearing a lot of money
For US without q string.
Oh, but the time IS weary
Waiting for this good year
That is TO Danish trouble
When II shall once appear!
Then we shall have our inning
Then we shall drink and eat,
Then We shall move triumphant
Over to Easy street.
Longing for love and laughter
Longing for ease as well;
Everything is included
When on a longing spell.
Still il is not expensive
And cannot bring US wrong.
Since It is fine amusement
Let US proceed to long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

halted yesterday by the illness of
Earl Rogers chef counsel for the de-
Tense. Attorneys for the defense ask
ed an adjournment until Monday,
which was granted.
Judge Hutton announced that the
Jurors might go to their homes and
remain in custody of bailiffs until the
resumption of the trial.