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The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

where empire building was in progress. there
was Old Man Opportun!ty's headquarters.
Il didn't agree with him in all his state
ments but tlHr. acre enough facts 10 start
me thinking An way / was restless and
dissa tsiiied, so We shook hands on II and
three days later left on a train bound 70:
the golden west Ii had been agreed that
in order to see some OF the country on our
way would make several stopovers. Our
first was at mining town in one of the
Rocky mountain states. Good hunting. good
fishing. and great scenery proved attractive
enough 10 make Us stay for several days.
During this time got rather well &C
quainred with all the leading citizens. who
received US cordially.
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formed, the dam was built. and We got stock
in the company. and large fees for our en-
cheering services on the dam construc-
ton
We left that town with $1,000 cash
profit and 81 900 in stock as reward for one
years work
Better than thirty-hve a week COM
mented Jim as We jumped the train. II was
lots better.
We went down to Los Angeles for a wei.
earned vacation and a chance to think things
over and make new plans Our decision was
that there must be a number OF towns all
over the west where the same conditions
existed And wherever the conditions did
exist. there was a profitable field for US to
work on.
So We started on a scouting tour Found
another town that needed power and had a
river'and got busy. Our experience on the
financial end OF the first deal proved Of won
derful value to US. 1t enabled obstacles TO be
easily avoided and gave US basis to work
We had more difficulty on the construction
erd Of the second dam than We had on the
first. but We built il successfully and found
our earnings far exceeded those Of the frs.
job. During the time We spent on the second
dam We got in touch with two more towns.
and the day the job was completed We had
another right at hand
The Washington herald., 1912-10-13
All Want Place of Comfort.

II he is selfish he wants to be left to himself.
yet he wants his own place just a s much as a
man with nobler instincts. He wants to keep
in his small corner. and for you to keep in
yours. Such selfishness may be justified II
he produces quiet demanding work. but II is
unjustifed IL his isolation is nothing but
self-indulgence. nothing but a desire to seek
the greatest bodily comfort at the expense OF
the exercise OF many noble faculties. The
selfish man. perhaps more than the noble
man. wants his place of comfort though Il
be nothing but some rooms in a club or
hotel, where he is freed from all the annoy
ances of householding, and most Of the re-
sponsdbihties of citizenship.
The question of what constitutes home is
capable of being most variously answered.
1t is certainly a place around which gather
both sentiment and affection and patriotism
"a mans first best country is his home. In
a wide sense home is our own country. as We
see so commonly by the way We speak Of
the town or city or state or country in which
we live. The more fully this idea enters into
our minds and actions the more devoted We
will be TO the place Of our nativity, the ties
OF which have been somewhat rotted for men
Of today by the turmoil going on in the melt
ing pots Of races boiling everywhere.
The enormous popularity of Goldsmith's
poem, The Traveller" which the school
children of half dozen generations learned
by heart was entirely due TO the home senti
ment and patriotism in 1t. The traveller
turned with lingering pain - he dragged
a lengthening chain from home. and where
ever he went whatever land to see, his heart
fondly turned towards home. And likewise
ne found other races thinking their home
country the best wherever he went. The
Swiss in his little winterbound hut on the
high mountainside-each race the traveller
visited-thought its home. its country the
best, though for the Individual the conditions
OF living were hard.
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Humble Surroundings Cherished.

In our modern days home has mostly a mar
ROVER and more selfish meaning. We have
also outgrown the idea Of the simplicity Of
life which made the words Of our wornout
cong SO universally true. though fortunately
the millions can yet say as they often SO
droningly sing: BE it ever so humble. there
is no place like home" Other millions are
striving for acres or gewgaws, expensive
apartments and oriental rugs, white tiling
and sleeping porches, prime requisites OF
a home. Even some who think they want
simple homes find simplicity at market prices
most expensive, yet truly simple tastes MAY
be satisfied by a renovated cottage instead
of a new bungalow. with simple muslin cur
tains at the windows and some other hang
ings in the bedrooms than the latest chintzes.
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Specializing on
Hope. Dangerous
By NJ. J. BAILEY.


II mental situation to get basis for
~ management In his firm saw better
times ahead. In accordance with
what fundamentals forecast he de-
cided the stock market would rise. He made
a purchase Of several hundred shares of
prominent railroad stock, and the following
months proved the accuracy of his judg-
ment- The market rose steadily until pa
per profit Of 1900 stood to his credit at his
brokers'. Here he took a second analysis
Of the situation.
Fundamentals still pointed to a period Of
prosperity, but business acumen warned him
the market would react. 1t was the time to
sell. but he hesitated. paper profit of 81 900
looked good, but little further rise and
sale would net him an even 5000. That
would buy many things. He put of decision
and waited.
He hoped against his judgment that the
forthcoming election would not affect the
market: that the usual crop scare would not
appear: that a swelling in the idle car fs-
ures did not forecast lower railroad earn
ings. and. last. that the third law Of motion
would prove an exception to the rule. Once
born, the microbe Of hope fiourished with
astonishing rapidity. Analytical business
judgment began to wane. Wavering be-
tween the two he sought the advice Of his
broker.
The broker warned him the market might
react. But hope that what sound judgment
portended might not happen forced him to
ignore advice. freak OF the microbe Hope
is its insatiate desire for the food Of self de
lusiop. The business man entered the Gus
TONER'S room and sought prasmatic sane
ton. Wall street, be it said. Is full Of prag-
matsts.
In general the pragmatist has no pro-
nounced opinion of the market outlook His
particular Job is to nourish hope by trotting
forth an array Of facts and figures in agree
ment with your statement. The business
man mingled with them and hope spranz
into full bloom: Judgment that warned him
the market would react withered and died.
He decided not to sell.
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~ HE necessary financial backing. small
though 1t Is. has kept more than one
man from fling on a homestead, how
- . ever land hungry hs may have been
and however eager and willing to en-
ture the Loneliness. the privarsons. and the
hardthips demanded before Uncle Sam will
turn over a deed for 16o acres.
Curtis Reid, having been fairly fortunate
in one of the land lotteries, went out from
ST. Paul to his claim fifty miles north of
Pierre, s. D.. and tided himself over the
fourteen month period by running q news
paper in his shack. You will say that the
venture required financing in Itself. but
Re4d's little one sheet paper was gotten out
on an ansiquated handpress which he was
able to rent dheaply from the ofiice in which
h. had worked as a printer.
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Horaesteaders His Subscribers.

Though Pierre IS the state capital. there
was no road leading from it to take Reid
even q part Of the way to the place where
he had decided to grab OF an available piece
Of the United States before 1t was all gone.
IN fact there were no fences along the trail
that was more or lees OF guess But nfty
miles out and beyond there were divided by
great stretches Of prairie. the shacks Of the
homesteaders.
Would these homesteaders be interested In
a claim shack nSwspaperf Would they care
about printed personals concerning them
solves and their neighbors, no matter how
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British Trade
Unions Growing

:: : !: q:
Kingdom of 2, ,i35. 7O4. At the end Of
1910 there were 1,l53 unions in Great Britain
With the exception Of the building trades
every union showed an increase. The great
est Increase was made by the mining and
Quarrying workers. who added 1S9 900 MEM
bers The building trades lost IS 900 Curing
the ten years. OF the total membership Of
unions women and girls numbered ~ 800.
an increase Of 16 100 in three years
The financial side shows that the expendi-
tures for all unions during 1908 was q, ,e5o. =
900, Of which % 10000 was through the un.
employment fund, and 100000 for stck.
ness and accidents
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Story and drama are ever showing us pic
lures Of men and women who have acquired
wealth and fortune. entered into all the luz
uries and undertaken all the burdens 1t i'm
poses, turning back to camp and kitchen as
the places for the truest home enjoyme mt and
comfort. If brought up in humble EUR.
roundings men come to cherish sort oi
patriotism for these things. as creditable In
its essence as that for country-it is. In fact.
Of the same nature.
When home is considered Is the center and
cradle Of family life. 1t Is generally true that
the simpler and the more homelike the sur
roundings. IL hearts be sound and true. the
better. The more natural and unhampered
our lives as we are growing up, the more
efficient we become. We are not wasting
either time or strength in caring for or in
being hindered by the superfuous, the dis
tracing. the annoying.
4 4
Home Spirit a Comforter.
When the home is considered merely as
place where health may best be maintained,
better than in the travesties Of homes or in
the makeshifts for homes which thousands
adopt. again simplicity Is best. A great
physician has voiced this sentiment in say
ing: He who is too rich to sit by his kitchen
fire. and he who is too poor to have one. each
alike has lost q precious strain OF life's
remedy
The home spirit cannot assert itself in soma
surroundings: they smother or override II.
and IT is the home spirit that is one Of the
greatest of life comforters. whether We are
sick or well. 1t is the shelter Of the home
spirit that makes men and women often have
an unwarranted dislike Of the hospital. 1t Is
the lack Of home spirit in the so-called homes
for children and in all public institutions
that makes the little ones cling pathetically
long before they have any reasoning sense. to
some one who seems to representa-.
Material surroundings are often coAnted s
the greatest factors in the making Of char
acter, but these. whether poor or fine. have
their influence enormously modified by the
human elements in the surroundings. In the
best Of material surroundings unlovely char
acter is developed II the human elements
are not Of a well disciplined sort: while In
the poorest material surroundings lovely
character grows and blossoms But when
both are unlovely-and unlovely surround
inss do often make people hard. unwise or
mean-how unfortunate is that growing thing.
character. On the other hand. how wonder
full may be the character when both bea ut!ful
things and beautiful people-of beautiful
character-have been in its development.
So important are home surroundings that
il is only the deepest and strongest affections
that have the power to rise superior to and
remain unaffected by them. To the man or
child of strong affections even the unlovely.
may become dear-and greatly exalted
through love-and contribute Its part in a
lovely development. while, on the other hand.
the lovely or sublime has often developed
such persons as Wordsworth describes in his
poems. or as Hawthorne has des cribed in his
Ernest of d" The Great Stone FACE"
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Became Expert Dam Builders.

The reward for our work was larse-we
rapidly acquired financial experience, which
greatly facilitated the securing of capital
We gained building experience. which en-
abled us to increase the efficiency and de-
crease the cost Of our work. In short at the
completion of our eighth dam we probably
knew more about that class Of work than any
other two men in the country.
So. taking the capital We had earned. We
organized a company Of our own-a company
10 operate the power plants We built On the
strength OF past performa noes We easily se-
cured almost unlimited backing from capi-
talists. From that time on our road was easy
We went to a town and offered to put up
share of the money required In return for a
share of the profits. We hired engineers We
trained them. and two years later had seven
teen dams under construction.
This business runs like clockwork We've
got figures and costs that enable US to deter
mine within small per cent the exact cost
of a dam and power plant. Our locations are
we'll selected: they are big earners and we re
turning power into profit every day.
And the big point Of our present PROPOSE
ton is this: We 90 to a oity and say: Fac
tories increase population. Therefore you
want factories. To have factories you must
have power. Wen get you the power and the
factories win come OF themselves And It
works out that way. The factories come
where power nd shipping facilities are.
Brought Factories to Cities.
We have taken cities that already had
limited power plants and harnessed up water
to give them power that brought factories
from all over the section. We're building
dams SO big that the cities nearby can't utilize
all the power generated. We're sending this
power hundreds Of miles overland to other
communities who need It. We're doing a
work that brings in both profit to the men
who operate it and the communities who ben
eft by it,
And you continue to direct the building
yourself!' inquired the Average Man.
We'll" said the Rough Looking Individ-
ual. this is my last personally supervised
job"
Going to quit work and enjoy your
money!" asked the Average Man.
The Rough Looking Individual snorted in
dignantly. Not much" said he. There's
more enjoyment in work than In the money II
brings. I'm going in and take charge from
the Offices in New York. Just changing my
field. that's all. Quit work! Not till work
quits me-
There was q time when you don't feel
that way" said the Average Man. Stepping
to the door. he looked reluctantly at the
rough road before him and started on his
way back to civilization.
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Big Profit in Deal.

so our first stop on the way west was .
ong stop. The electric power company was
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12

FRANK ROBERTSON. formerly
OF Mexico. o secretary and gener
al manager Of the Detroit Chair Man
ufacturing Company. in a letter to The
Ledger ssys that the Republicans
and Bull Moose folks claimed that
business would gp all to pieces after
the election He says the outlook
there nov uss never better. and that
everybody Is prosperous and happy
In closing lis letter Mr.. Robertson
says. ain fact. our concern. and ev.
cry one that / knew anything about
in Detroit could do less. and then
do well. Our factory is running
night and day and then cannot I'LL
orders. and rave taken ell our men
off tho raad until aite- the first Of
the Year"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12
NEW HOPE.

c. W. Wilson bought q lot Of
corn from c. D. Wilson At soc Per
husheL.
L. A. Wilson OF MoberIy attended
court in Mexico Friday.
Mrs. r. r. Doilins visited Airs. W.
N. Chick Friday.
John callop bought one mare from
Lige Robertson for $3.50.
Several OF our neighbors have
killed hogs.
Buford Roberts sold fourteen head
Of hogs to Lewis Anthony at s7.2s
per cwt.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Bailey.
a fine boy.
Born, to Walker squires and wife
a daughter.
James Mauk is moving the farm Of
Mrs. HardeI. south Of Thompson.
C. D. Wilson and wife visited at
the home Of John Dixon and family
Sunday.
l. A. Wilson and c. v. Wilson
enjoyed a duck hunt on the River re-
Gently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12
NOTICE no -coNTRAcToRs.

City Engineers Office. Mexico. NO.
Dec. 10, 1912; Sealed proposals win
be received BY the City Clerk Of
Mexico, No. untfl TOO p. m, Mon
day. December %. 1919. for furnish
ing the material and constructing ap'
proximateiy $50 llneal feet Of santa
~ sewer. together with two lamp
holes and other appurtcnances a.
shown by the plans and profile foi
the same.
Said sewer to begin at a man
hole on the main sewer at the inter
section OF Singleton and Breckenridgs
streets and run thence east $50 fee
to a lamphole. as shown by thu
plans and specifications for thu
same.
Each bid shall DO accompanied b.
4 certified check on a Mexico. No
bank, payable to the City Treasur
~ Of the said city IN the SUM Q
8 per cent Of the amount bid.
Bond Of the successful bidder \
douh:e the amount Of the con
tract price OF the work shall b
filled within ten days from the dat
OF the letting.
Payment for the work and the ma
terial will be made in special "a
bills issued against the properties I
TIA district W
Work to be completed within :
working days after tho contract
let.
Diagram. plans, profile and spec
acatlons may be seen at the office Q
the City Clerk IN tho City Hall Q
Mexico, Mo.
Council reserves the right to II
ject any OF all BIDS.
E. r. KETTER.
u.2t City Engineer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12
THOMPSON.

Sid Gary and wife have moved to
Mexico to reside. Mr.. Gary win
engage In the grocery business.
w. NJ. Tompson spent Sunday with
his brother. E. d. Tompson of Mar
shall.
W. C. Allen of Des Moines, Iowa,
Is visiting his sister. Mrs. Egg
bert
]. w. Farrell has returned to
work at the C. & A.. after a two
months vacation In Iowa
Jas. Ware and Roy johnson with
Misses Ora and Neil Williams Of
Mexico. spent Sunday with W. NJ
Tompson and family.
Rev. Maxey filled his regular ap
pointuent at Hopewel1 Saturday ant
Sunday.
The stock shipments from thiG
place consisted OF nj car Of cattle
by Tom Mcbride and one car o.
sheep by c. Householder.
Edgar Henry spent Sunday with
friends in Carroiton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12

Tuesday.
Ezra Ward has been here putting
up bills for his sale which win take
place Tuesday, December IT. Mr..
Ward will probably move to Contra
liza.
There seems to be a great deal o.
sicnekss, as DR.. Collier is gone q
great part of his time. He also re
ports the birth Of 3 boys the past
week: one at Frank Wards. one at J.
D. wodward's, and one at VIM APP
plemanis.
Phil Roberts team ran off with
his son, Bryant. and crippled him MP
In one hand badly, but we hope nc
bones are broken
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12
GOV. HApLEY's DEMOCRATIC
THANKSGIVING TURkE


For the last fifteen or twenty year
the editor of The Ledger has beer
sending the Governor OF Missour
and some other parties a turkey OF
Thanksgiving Day. For some reas
on or another. A GREAT TO Dc
WAS MADE THIS YEAR, about III,
Democratic turkey that Governoi
Hadley received. 1t was written
UP In various forms, and even teie
graphed to the metropolitan papers
Just why such a SENSATION wa
made about the matter this year fl
not exactly apparent. We understand
that marked papers containing tn,
write-ups have been sent to certain
prominent Democratic politicians.
This would make a horse laugh. Don
bother. boys. neither one OF the ed
itors Of the Ledger are huntAg TO
office. You don't need to try Il
off,"
One Of our friendly contemporar
les, referring to this wonderful idei
Of a Democratic editor sending
Republican governor a Thanksgivinl
turkey, says: "Coi. White is one O
Governor Hadiey's warm friends ant
grcaf Admirers ,,
The turkey episode, we suppose.
is the ground Tor tho above state
ment.
There are some people who
to have an idea that q president O
governor is only president or gov
ernor OF the party that elected him
As we understand the matter. Presi
dent Wilson will be president o.
Democrats. Republicans. and OF al
the people OF all parties. Governor
Major will be governor OF all thu
PEOPLE of the State and not OF the
Democratic party exclusively. W.
apprehend that those patriotic Repub
licans who want the affairs OF thu
State properly administered viii co
operate with Governor Major II
every movement for the best inter
ests Of the people.
The Senior Editor Of the Ledger ex
poets, on Thanksgiving Day, as loni
as he lives. to send a turkey to the
'Governor Of Missouri, no matter
what his politics may be. unless SOM
other reason arises, regardless o
politics. The writer considers hil
democracy as sound as that Of an!
living Democrat, and can go even
80 far as to say he eve scratch
ed a ticket: but that does not pu
us in the frame Of mind to insult o.
viIlfy or belittle every man, regard
less Of his ability or his position,
simply because he does not agre'
with us politically.
The turkey, every year, 10 sen
TO the Governor Of Missouri be
cause he Is Governor Of our erea
State, and not because he is a Re
publican or a Democrat. You cal
see and appreciate the point, W
are sure.
We do not agree with Governo
Hadley politically. but what Ia
that got to do with his having an al
petite for Democratic turkey o
Thanksgiving Day. when he ha
nothing to give thanks for politica
iy and don't like crow. Really. "
can't get the viewpoint Of some
cur very good sriends. sometimes,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12

oovERNoR.ELEcT MAJOR is be.
Ing generally compIimsnted by the
press Of Missouri on HE selection
Tor Important appointments. There
were a large number Of applicants
for office. and II was impossible for
Governor Major 70 remember all his
friends ard Democrats Al he would
like 10 have done. There are so
few offices to be iJlIed and so man
worthy Democrats, that It is Impcs'
slble to place everybody, but we
feel confident Governor Majors
friends will appreciate his position
and cordially co-operate with his
appolntees In giving Missouri a
splendid administration. II 10 to be
regretted that all or the boys can.
not be rewarded as they deserve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12

ALL subscribers to the Weekly
Ledger should examine the date A.
tor their name on the margin OF
wrapper Of their paper. The Weekly
10 cash In advance to everybody. Re
new your subscription a week be
fore your time expires, so that you
may not miss a copy Of your favorits
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12

FRED A. MORRIS Of Mexico Is
a member Of the board OF directors
Of the Missouri State Highway Asso
citation, which promises TO do splen
did work In the making of better
roads in Missouri. Mr.. Morris will
take an active interest in this move
ment and We feel confident that prac
tical results will follow. Mexico AMI
Audrain County are vitality interested
IN this proposition
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12
MAJOR MAKES



Jefferson City, sfo.. Dec. s.
Goy.-Elect Elliott w. Major yes
terday afternoon gave out for publica
ton a portion os bis future appoint
ments to relieve the suspense o
those who are interested and to give
him an opportunity to devote more
time to other affairs Of the State
which he considers equally. If moi
more, important
The official slate is as follows:
Coal OIL Inspector. John NJ. Axis
son. Ripley County; Beer Inspector.
T. Speed Mosby. Cole County; In
surance Commissioner, c. c. Reyelle
st. Francois County; Game Warden
y. B. Jones, Pike County; Pardon
Attorney, R. B. Noel, Lewis County;
Warden Of the Pe~nitentiary, d. C
Mcclung. Cole County; Immigration
Commissioner. Dr.. v. R. McCue. Da
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-12
ROYAL ARCH MASON ELEcrIoN.

! The Mexico Chapter. No. ~. Roy
al Arch Masons, held an election Of
officers Monday night, Dec. 10. The
officers are:
Oscar Poisson. H. p.
Eppa F. Elliott, King.
D. s. Burroughs. Scribe.
T. H. Marshall, Treasurer.
]. J. Steele. Secretary.