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comparable triumphs he secured Lol
the home Of his final ADOPTION opdih'
Latin America, too, was the area
over which his discoveries were ex-
tended. for it is a fact that ne hau
no knowledge of the existence OF Tue
vast continent to the north OF the
Caribbean sea and the West lndla
islands. He had been TO England
and at one time in despair had APP
nlied to the court of England to help
him in his great ambition, but MS
experience and his fame were Latin
Perhaps on this account the name
of Columbus is incorporated more
prominently in the nomenclature OF
Latin America than in that OF Anglo
Saxon America. The Republic of Co
lombia bears witness to the honor
with which he was held from the be-
ginnings of independence in the
western world Today the one-time
insignificant little port In Panama
Colon, at the northern entrance to
the canal, indicates another attempt
to perpetuate the name Of Columbus
in a geographical way. Other coun-
tries have districts or rivers, public
parks and theaters, with the name
of Colon, and It would seem to be in
Spanish, as its equivalent, Colombo,
in Portuguese, mark of affection as
we'll as of honor for the discovererr
of America.
The United States has given his
name to the District of Columbia as
soon as the founders of this Repub-
lie could consider designations apart
from those inherited from provincial
days. AS the country grew in area,
towns were named Columbus, and the
designation Of the federal district,
which was to be the seat of govern
ment, shows that the discoverer was
not forgotten, on the continent that
once might have been his. Perhaps,
however, the greatest compliment to
the memory of Columbus is that i'm
piled in the poetical appellation Go
lumbia," the allegorical name given
to the United States
There can be no denying the fact
that the recognition of the great
achievement of the admiral has been
tardy. It Is well known, however,
that often the delayed judgment of
history alone awards to great men
the honor they deserved. We are all
30 familiar with the story of Colum-
bus, as it has been handed down to
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
Was Stolen Shortly After the Well
Known Poem of Samuel Wood
worth Became Famous.

Not far from Boston is located the
well which inspired the familiar lines
of Samuel Woodwork to the "Old
Oaken Bucket" Every time the place
is visited many new traditions are
told concerning the famous old buck
ct, about which people have been
singing these many years. Having
drunk deep of the sparkling waters,
between whistled snatches of the fa-
miliar refrain, how disconcerting it
was to have the charm broken by
learning that the original "Old
Oaken Bucket was stolen shortly
after his well-known poem became
famous.
The youngest daughter of Samuel
Woodwork, the author, died recently
in Berkeley, Cal, and she often used
to tell about the real old oaken buck
ct, and of the sadness which came
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
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which marks the spot of the sup
posed first landing on Watlings
island, we find a great number of
statues erected in honor of the dis
coverer. Even the English have done
honor to the navigator at Nassau in
the Bahama islands and at Trinidad;
and the people of Santo Domingo
have also raised splendid monu-
ments; while in Cuba, where, in the
cathedral at Havana, the bones OF
Columbus were so long inferred,
there are a great many representa-
tons of this historic figure. The
statue which is now placed in the
presidents palace. Havana, is an ar
tistic piece of work, but the most
striking effigy of all in Cuba is Vail
mitjana's sculpture depicting Column
bus in chains. 1t is to be regretted
that this beautiful work is only a
clay model. The representation is
that of Columbus in his old age. He
is seated on coil of rope on the
deck of the ship which is carrying
him to Spain. He reclines against a
capstan, his fettered hands held
before him. The artist has caught
striking expression of resignation
combined with melancholy. The work
is a masterpiece Of sentiment and ex-
preston.
Another historical group is that
which was presented by Empress Eu-
genie of France to the Republic of
Colombia 1t now stands at Cristo-
bal. the Canal Zone
Throughout Latin America the ven
Grafton for Columbus is universal, and
we find his memory honored in cities
of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and
other Pan-American states.
1t is curious to note that 1t was
also a Latin, a Frenchman, who
erected the first monument in the
United States In honor of the achieve
ment of Columbus. In Baltimore
there still stands monument erect
ed over century ago in honor of
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.

Berlin has 1901 streets and ~
bridges, not including railroad bridges.
The number of horses in Paris has
decreased nearly 10000 in the last
decade
The average mans brain weighs five
ounces more than the average woln-
ans.
So acute is the turkey buzzard's
sense of smell that it can scent food 40
miles away.
Experiments in France have shown
that ordinary sod makes an efficient
filter for sewage.
Valuable deposits of asbestos have
been discovered in China and three
mines have been opened.
California mines have yielded more
than 100000, 900 of quicksilver in the
last 60 years.
The manufacture of wood pulp paper
involves % separate operations from
cutting down the trees to selling the
product.
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believe that sailors wore them for
protection.
The representations which we see
today of Columbus can nearly all be
traced back to an engraving called
the Paulus Jovius cut, which was
made from a painting that has been
lost.
Even the lost painting was not an
original likeness, for it was painted
on what the lawyers would call
''hearsay, evidence" But as it was
executed some time in the early
years of the sixteenth century the
features may be taken as fairly cor
rect.
In this cut Columbus is drawn
without a beard, thus he is always
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
unproqressive Man a Torment.

The unprogressiye man, hide bound
by ancestral custom, is torment to
the generous world Mir Wallace Ir-
win, at the opening Of one Of his sto-
ries, thus describes the prejut5cos of
a native Of what has been tar CEN
turtles one of the most hide5ound Of
nations.
Being from the Land Of Cocoon
ceived Notions. All Lee Bungs mind
was a sort of picture puzzle OF fool
preiudices which he managed by dint
Of native common sense to fit 80 well
together as to give many ingenious and
satisfactory effects. Bung was assured
the things Of life by the law OF ais Sd
cred grandfather, and | gather from
Bung's awesome accounts OF the old
man that he was the narrowest and
crustiest imbecile Of his time
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
DON'T BE A |IEANER"

was taken sick and had to stay home
When | got to the store found no one
to take charge of things. 1t was g busy
season Important orders we're stack
ed up, and things had to move just SO
if we were going to keep up with our
work at all
/ waited around a little while, ex-
pecting that some one would be sent
to take charge of things in the ship
ping room. But nobody came. Az last
| jumped in and began to direct the
shipping room. No one seemed to
question my authority. Everybody
jumped around for me as matter OF
course. | was pretty we'll worried
over my responsibility all the time
but once | had taken hold there was
no way to let go. So l kept at it until
night
The next day the head of the ship
ping room was still at home, so
pitched in once moA | got along all
right, but | was really frightened
when | thought what it was | was I'M
dertaking to do. Well, that kept up
for three weeks. | seemed to pull
through without a hitch, but | was
wondering all the time when my luck
would break and everything would be
gin to go wrong with me.
One day we heard that the head of
the shipping room had died. / tried to
guess who they would put in his place.
| couldn't decide in my own mind be-
tween two or three probable candi-
dates.
At noon the boss sent for me. l
thought my time had come, and went
in to see him with a pretty long face.
"Squires is dead" he said That was
the name of the shipping boss.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
WORKING FOR A LIVING

curiosity and hunger both impelled
to learn about that box. He may
have smelled the food he may have
been stimulated by the presence of
hunger and the apparent absence of
food to begin hunting for the meane-
Of subsistence. At any rate, alters
time he applied himself to getting l.
that box. broke it to pieces anson---'
with renewed appetite. The nexT
the FOOD was hidden in a diff set
place, and the e1c1ld continuedm Of
and eat 1t and began to improve Ia
condition.
So much for the physical side He
was still discontinued. He did not en-
Joy life. although he was well nour-
ished Now for mental occupation.
said the keeper himself, or words to
that effect. He put a large pinwheel
outside the Enclosure Most wild ami
mails are curious, the deer family per-
haps more than some others When
the wheel spun in the wind the Gland
could not help watching it; when it
stood still he was still interested, per-
haps in it's different appearance. per
haps in wondering when ii would
start. He improved in spirits and
condition day by day. He had occu-
a healthy. cheerful creature again
Does the parable need any explana-
ton?
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Use of Waste.

The use of waste for wiping machin-
erv has become such serious source
Of EXPENSE that efforts are being made
in more than one establishment to cut
down this item, with the result that in
one large machine establishment Of
this country Turkish towels are now
made use of as substitute, and the
change has shown a very considerable
economy. Fresh towels are supplied
at regular intervals and the soiled
ones are collected and cared for until
a suficient number has accumulated
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

long after his death that they began
to use his birthday as a gauge for the
weather AS the old tradition held,
and still holds, ST. Swithin's day
strikes the keynote for the weather
of the following forty days. If it rains
on July Is 1t vii rain every day until
August "a, and, conversely, Il it is
dry on the former date no rain will
fall for forty days
But the ieonoclast has examined the
record at Greenwich, England. for a
period of twenty years, and he an
nounces that "of the forty days fol-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
Original "O1d Oaken Bucket

over the household on the day it was
stolen. 1t seemed as If one of the
family were missing. In this age of
souvenir collection, who knows but
that some day the real old moss
covered bucket that hung in the well"
may turn up in a museum or serve
as a water tank in the show windows
of some enterprising advertiser?
There is no other water bucket in the
world so enshrined in homely, genu-
inc romance as this one. Even the
golden goblets of royalty, and the
treasured chalices of the Crusaders
have never awakened the universal
and popular interest attained by the
"old oaken bucket that hung in the
WE'LL" until it was stolen and carried
away in the zenith of its fame.-"Af.
fairs at Washington" Joe Mitchell
Chapple, in National Magazine.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

with outstretched wings. Upon it,
in high relief, are cut the topograph-
ical features of the new world At
either side of the shaft there appear
figures portraying the sculptor's con-
ception of representative types of the
new and old world. The figure of an
American Indian, energetic in pose,
one hand reaching over his shoulder
and grasping an arrow from a culver,
represents the new world, while the
statue of a patriarchal Caucasian of
heroic proportions and thoughtful
n1ien, typifies the old world
On the mace at the hear Of the
shaft is placed a medallion repre-
senting Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain.
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lowing July Is, the greater part were
rainy when ST. Swithin's day was fine.
In the period spoken of there have
never been forty consecutive wet or
dry days after the anniversary, what
ever the conditions may have been on
that day"
Undoubtedly careful examination
of the records in any other part of the
world would show similarly unsatis-
factory results. We may safely as
sumo that st. Swithin's reputation as
a weather prophet has been smashed.
And yet we meekly offer the guess
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

| told him that | knew it.
Have you been running the ship
ping room since he was taken sick?'
| confessed that had
"All right" said the boss You
have done very well. | have decided
to give you the job Your advance in
pay will date back three weeks Just
keep on doing as well as you have
been doing and we shall be well sat
isfied."
Now, If the shipping boss had not
been taken sick like that, and left me
to my wn resources, nobody ever
would have found out that | could ham
die the job, because l was nothing
but leaner | depended on that man
for everything.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
IcoNocLAsT HARD AT WORK
Latest Endeavor Is to Rob Us of the
Superstition of ST. swlth-
ms Day.

Now comes an iconoclast who would
rob US of the good old superstition of
ST. Swithin's day. First, thing we
know, some one will be telling us that
the grounding is not to be depended
upon as a weather prophet. st. Swith-
In lived mere matter Of one thou
sand years ago. and 1t was not so very
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

to make it worth while to pm; them
through a washing process, by which
the oil is recovered and made use of
a second time This recovered oil is
available for lubricating railroad
switches and similar work, but its
field of usefulness is more or less linn
tied. All efforts to find substitute
for wool waste in the capacity Of pack
ing for the journal box of a railroad
car have been unsuccessful.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

that for the stated section of mid
summer a weather representation
based on the st. Swithin superstition
will make a fairly good showing when
compared with the work of the United
States government experts.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
A Prejudiced Opinion.

What is ragtime song?" asked the
unmusical person.
"A ragtime song" replied the profes.
sor, ''is one whose melody is synco
pated and whose words are unexpur.
gated"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24
Cfrcumstantial Evidence.

"The policeman who passed
while ago was looking very iutent!y
at your cottage"
Il suppose he detected the vine l
planted this spring.
why should that attract his no
tice?"
Don't you see it is 4 porch-cIim-
ber?"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

Much resembling American plug to
bacco is compressed tea, formed INTO
blocks by an English firm for the con
venience of travellers.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

CHRISTOPHER COLUM-
BUS was a Latin /,
whether he be consid-
cred as a native of Italy,
where undoubtedly he
spent his early boy
hood, or serving under
the flag of Portugal
where his m a I u r n g
manhood years pre-
pared his for the in
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

Riches have wings, especially ii
those who have them lack common
sense.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

Agreement.
She's a game little thing"
"Yes. she is duck of q girl
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

Denmark has about So head of cat
tie to every 100 inhabitants
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26

ELECTRIC RAILROAD COMPANY
TO BUILD SOUTHWEST.

THE Ledger is glad to note that
arrangements are being undertaken
10 extend the Mexico-Perry & Santa
Fe electric line southwest. The fol
lowing is the contract for this extern.
sion:
For the purpose Of aiding the Mex
leo. Santa Fe & Perry Traction Co.
in extending its railroad Southwestern
" from Mexico. l hereby promise to
pay to said Company or to its order
.............-... dollars, three
fourths Of said sum when the track
is laid to Prairie View Church. and
the remainder when the said track is
laid to the corner rear the residence
OF Judge S. c. Groves, 30 that cars
can run thereon from Mexico t.
said point.
II is agreed that for said sum and
for the partial payments heretofore
made by me for bonds ] am to have
credit on the books Of the Company
and to receive therefor bonds Of The
said Company at par as soon as the,
can be allotted to me. 1t being I'M
derstood that no bonds can be dis
iributed by said Company until th'
Fruln, Bambrick judgment Is set
tied.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
FARMERS. TAkE MoIInr

The Annual Meeting Of The Farm.
ers and Laborers Cooperative In
surance Association of AudraIn conn.
" will be at their office in
Mexico. Oct. 8, 1912. at 10 a m and
pm
Important business will come betor
the Association. Several changes in
the constitution viii be voted on.
aside from the annual election Of
officers.
1. Giving the Board OF Directors
authority to levy an assessment ia
cover all indebtedness and what they
may deem necessary for losses, and
EXPENSE for the following year and
ceeding one percent.
2. The President, Secretary an,
Adjuster may settle all claims fol
losses when they and the insured ar,
agreed. IIiltt
J. Farm Implements. vehicles an,
machinery. harness. grain, hay On,
aid feed may be insured IN any lnsur
eple building on the premises.
Art. Z. Soc. . Changed so as Il
except automobiles.
Art. s. Sec. 10. Prohibiting Ii,
use Of s'oYe ppes as flues abov.
the roof.
AM. s. See. ~ Acoiy'ne light plan
as prohibited.
The constitution and bylaws ahaI
be made 70 conform to those change
27-st r. r. NORRIS, sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
NOTICE OF SALE UkBER
DEED or r.

Whereas. 0. r. Clark and HAN
Clark, hts wife. BIZ their cortaS
deed Of trust dated tho 10th day d
Sept 1910, daily acknowledge and
recorded III the Recorders Office Of
the County OF Audrain and State Of
Missouri IN Trust Deed Record Boo
80, at page 4s6,conyeyed 70 the under
s'aned trustee the acknowledgements
Rel Estate tying and being situate In
the County Of Audraln and State Of
Missouri, to-wit:
Los One IA. Two 62). Three
90, Four 90 and Five a. in
Block Two ~. College Park Add.
ticu @ the CITY or Mexico. Al.
drain county, Missouri.
Which said conveyance was made I'd
trust 70 secure the payment Of a cer1
tain negotiable promissory note, tO1
gether with the interest thereon, aud
in said Deed OF Trust fully described
And. whereas, said promissory Hotd
so secured BY said deed Of Trust ID
now past due and remains unpaid
Now therefore w. w. Pollook,thl
Trustee named In said Deed Of TJa4
at the request Of the legal holder Of
said promissory note wiz. Saturday
the lssh day nf October, A D, 1912,
proceed to sell the real estate above
described a. public vendue to high.
est bidder at East frort door OF tho
Court House IN the City or Mexico,
Mo, for cash. TO pay said debt and in
Tterest and the costs and expenses Of
executing this trust.
30-4. w. ". POLLOCK. Trus.eo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26

The Mexico Commercial Clnb, in
conjunction with the Mexico School
Board, will have a census OF the
city taken NJ some time during oe
tobcr to determine Just how many
residents ilre city bees. The US
pupils OFT he high school wi be
requiSitioasA for the purpose and
The census completed IN one hour and
a half. Secondary Race via have
charge Of the town. There viii be
men In charge Of each ward and
sindtaias given a block each TO make
the census. Prof. Pryor. Snpcrin-
tendent OF Schools. is chairman Of
he committee and was appointed
a. the Club luncheon Friday. The clu
believes Mexico has more residents
than the Official census OF $3.50.
The committee appointed TO con
Ter With tie Traction Co. to de
wise a plan for the extension q
the road was continued. II was
composed Of ]. ". Dry and c. P Ma
lone. They await the action Of The
TrcaEon Board on the proposition II
Gently submitted by them.
Those present vt the luncheon o.
Friday we're: R. E. Race. Prof
Pryor, the Rev. ]. L. Harvey. ID
J G Moore, L AZ White. W W Meal
lister, F w Pitcher. A. Larsen, L ]
Barth e r Myers, John Abbay.
w Dry, C P Malone, w r Kohr,
d WorreM, j w Gallaher and chas
Crswel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26

Professor G. A, Ross left for
Washington. d. O.. sunday night,
wheie no win take charge Of his
school Tuesday. Mrs. Ross has given
up her school in Washington, D. c..
and viii remain in Mexico for a time
at least.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
MEXICO SOY FAST.

Clyde McAllister, who is attending
Westminster College, Fulton, spent
Sunday at home. He says there are
40 men trying for the football team
which promises to win the champion
ship of the state colleges again
this year, His friends say he is one
Of the best men in the squad and
will likely make the team having won
the reputation of being the fastest
man in the squad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
FARMERS, a K NOTICE.

! am offering for sale como Of the
best farms IN Missouri; these farms
are located in Saline county. one
Of the best counties IN the state.
Our soil Is OF the best, from 4 to
10 feet deep. II you ane looking for
good Land to buy St will pay you 70
come and SEQ Saline county, and
you won't be disappointed. For far
Their Information write Dan Ehlers.
Slater. Mo. 26St
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
ENDORSES LEDGERS
PLAN OF ASSISTING
in GETTING FUNDS


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Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26
ELECTRIC LINE
PROPOSITION
MOST IMPORTANT

Al aie meousg Of the toaui OF.
uIresors q the Mexico. sn.a Pc
a Perry Traction Company here on
qatrslay Afternoon. the plan Of The.
cou-nieeea q fbe Mexico Commer
claa Glib for extending thc road was
d;souhses. but action WE daierred IN
~ n hhr daie
The electric road Officials, how
ever. decidod 70 nvestEats the feas
lbiHiy q dong some work On he
South End.
The matter Of The extension Of
the saacirc Inc 10 Santa Re Is
the most Important mSater before
she n~aeidezis Of Mexico today
This n The concs== & opinion
rzWassa 81 Tho Commercial Club
luncheon every week as well rs
on the ssroraa OF tho city whenewq
q few publicspiriied oitazegs gath
er. Just what plan will SOLVE tbs
probiem rs a matter OF guess worl
st this time.
Il Is generally known that fifteen
prominent business men have ex
pressed their willingness TO pity ths
lion OF the Truin-B ambrick co. ant
give the management Of the road 1
long TIE to assume the debt whil'
Il Is bearing a reasonable rate o
interest. This may be \ means o
solving the question
Judge w. w. Bolts, active in III
interests of the line. is at worl
on a plan to extend the road t
the South connecting with the Mort
end at the Ioe Plant railroad cross
ing in West Mexico. The Southern
extension wiz be to Hereford an.
should st succeed VIII likely interes
Columbia and Fulton capital {
these respective cities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-09-26

An article that has real merit
should in ame become popular. That
such is the case with chsmberlaan's
Cough Remedy has been a&ested
~ many readers Here is one Of
them H. ". Hendrickson. ono Fails.
Ind. writes, ~ChamberlAin's Cough
Remedy Is the best for coaghs. colds
and Group. and Is my best soHer.-
For sale by all deaiers.