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Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26

Mr.. orear was first informed OF
his appointment by a representative
of the Ledger.
Bolivia is about one-fourth as
large as the United States. La Pas,
the city in which the legation is sit
uated, is about 10000 population
and splendidly located with a delight
full climate. Mr.. orear will be &C
companied by his wife, who will add
greatly to the social life OF the
city.
Dispatches from washington an
nounoe that Hon. J. ID. Orear's pos
in Bolivia is one Of the most desira
BILE diplomatic a ssignments in Soutl
America. The position pays
salary Of SIC. 1000 a year, and is now
held by Horace G. Knowles Of Della
ware. The embassy is located at La
paz, the capital of Bolivia and Of the
Department Of Lapaz, situated in the
valley of the Andes, ~, 226 feet
above sea level, and having a popula
ton Of about SIS, 900, The principal in
dustries Of the district are mining,
the rubber trade, and the cultiva-
Ition OF coffee and cocoa leaves. 30
livia has but little commerce will
1.-THE United States. The climate Il
agreeable and healthful. Less thar
100 Americans reside in Lapaz.
Mr.. Orear's nomination Is intend
ed as an evidence both Of President
Wilson's desire and Of Secretary o
State Bryan's personal wish t
compliment Speaker Clark In tangi
BILE fashion. Though Endorsed b.
Senators Stone and Reed, also,
Orear comes from Clark's congress
sional district and has been tn
Speakers principal candidate for
place in the diplomatic or consula
service.
Soon after President Wilson's il
%auguration, Orear came to Washing
ton and announced his candidacy 70
a South A merican diplomatic place
At the time the outlook for a diplt
matte berth did not look good and b
began a campaign, with the active C
operation OF the Speaker, to succee
Arnold Shanklin, a st. Louisan, {
Consul General at Mexico City.
In the meantime however the diffe
ences between Speaker Clark and s.
rotary Bryan growing out OF the Ba
timore Convention wer smoothed
a 'harmony luncheon and both ]
sued statements in which they prof
: ised to forget the past.
Since the luncheon, some such
appointment as that of orear, co
~veying material evidence of Mr.. Br
. ans sincerity, has been looked fol
; Instead of the $4,000 he would ha
received at Mexico City, orear "
: draw $10,0 900 a year as Minister
Bolivia. He will succeed Horace
knowles, who is recognized as n
1.-THE most cultured and intellectual
IL men in the diplomatic service unt
"a Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26

ing and unique affair. Mr. Mason and
his bride have been the recipients
OF many social favors.
Miss Mary Buckley gave a lovely
six O'Clock dinner Monday evening.
The guests enjoying the charming
hospitality of Miss Buckley were: Mr..
and Mrs Elliott Mason, Miss Ruth
Mason and Frank Buckley.
Master James Eller, the handsome
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s Eller cele-
brater his6th birthday June II. The
little friends who enjoyed this happy
occasion with James were: Marion
Dry, Flotilla Hamilton, Helen Blakey,
j. B. Blakey, vallie Bush and Dru-
ella Crews.
Supt. and Mrs. Herbert Pryor
and children are visiting in Pike
county, near GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. DePew OF Houston, Texas, il
here the guest of Miss Belle Morris
and Miss Mary Rowe.
Mrs. E. F. Elliott left for Kansas
City Friday to visit her husbands
brother, DR. E f Elliott Of that city
George Steele and family Of owla
homa are guests Of Mr.. Steele's par
ents, j. j. Steele and wife
Lloyd Mcintosh is home from
pleasant visit to st. Louis and say
that Edward Pitcher, formerly Of Me-
leo. has a big store there and is do
ing fine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
neafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
AMI that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed condi-
ton Of the mucous lining Of the Eusta,
chan Tube. When this tube is Unframed
YOU have a rumbling sound or imperLeet
Deafness is the result, and unless the IN
iiammation can be taken out and TINS
tube restored to its normal conditlon,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
Eases out Of ten are caused by Catarrn'
ryhich ia nnthInR but an infiamed condi-
zion Of the mucous surfaces.
we viii give One Hundred Dollars foIany csse 2,
Deafness (caused by catafrhl that esnnot Re cufeo"'
Haii's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
FL. CHENEY. 3 co, Toledo, onio.
Bold BY Druggists, T5c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26

ter and eggs for these months were
$S6.76.
Mrs. Gertrude Browning and ]. L.
Calhoun OF near Curryyille were mar
ried at Mexico last Monday. They
will reside on the groom's farm
near Curryville.
W. s. Carroll shipped a load OF
good cattle to st. Louis last satur-
day night 81 head.
J. w Hammett went to st Louis
the first Of last week with three
carloads Of fat cattle.
A. T. Chase was on the st Louis
market first of last week with a
load Of cattle. butcher stuff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26

Average or all leaders Is over
$500 per day Of eight hours. Any
strong, healthy man a learn IN
ten DAYS to mine clay on contract.
Work 10 absolutely safe and less
accidents underground than on top
Work steady every day In the
year. Pay In cash Saturday night
Can use 50 men.
Other positions around factory pay
from $1.5o to $3.50 per day. Can us'
60 men On top.
Apply to r. w. 6ryson, Genera
Superintendent, or. F. Nj. squlres,
superintendent OF Mines.
Mexico Brick & Fire Clay Co.,
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
CELEBRATES THRIFT.

TETH
A large number Of friends OF f.
T. Harris and wife surprised them on
June Goth by coming in with we'll
filled baskets to celebrate the thirty
sixth anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris. There were about sixty
friends from Mexico and neighbors
who enjoyed the dinner. They were
presented with a fine rocker. The Le
ger joins their many friends in wish
ing them many happy returns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26

Holiness Services-Sabbath School,
$50. Devotional services at IL a. M
and 1880 p. m. Except the second
and fourth Sabbath there will be
preaching morning and evening. Pray
or meeting Wednesday evening a.
1880. Services above Ricketts, 4
Emmons' store. Everybody invited t
worship the Lord with us,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
COUNTY NEWS

Mrs. Fred Bronaugh and little
daughter, Miss Eleanor. have re4',rn.
ed to their home IN ST. Louis.
Miss Frances Cunningham has gon
to Milwaukee. Wis. where she will
visit her sister. Mrs Duffey.
Frank Bruton Is home from Curry
Vile where he attended the wedding,
Wednesday evening, Of his cousin.
Jack Bruton. Of Auxvasse. to Miss
King, Of Curryvilie.
Frcs. Million and party who are
touring Colorado in their automobile
expect 70 start for home about the
goth OF June. coming by the northern
route through Omaha. and reaching
Mexico about July l.
A marriage license was issued on
Thursday to Frank Finks and Miss
Emma Wheeler. both Of centraiia.
G. R. Lupton, formerly Mayor of
Mexico, was elected president OF
the Missouri G Kansas Funeral Di'
rectors' Association.
Master ]. w. and little Miss Miriam
McGarvey OF Kansas City, are visit
ing their grandmother. Mrs. Miriam
Ross.
Mrs. A.. H. Fox, Of Houston, Tex
as, is visiting her parents. Johr
Brewer and wife. of this city.
J. N. Cross. formerly Of the Mex
leo Message. is now at Keyes. Cal.
Jas. Quinlan is home from schoo
at st. Mary's. Kansas.
"Billy" West is able to be ou'
again after a severe spell Of illness.
o. L. Martin is home from Wash
ington, d. c., where he has beei
for two weeks. He say
he did not see a drop Of rain on hi
whole trip
The ladies of the Rebekah Lodge
entertained the Odd Fellows at thei
mos, en;ovah,a
nm. wara r,ada r,
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svn saa,ss n,,th ~
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
J. W. WOODBRIDGE

MQNEo OFFiOG'
J. w. woodbridge, district deputy,
and S P Cunningham, agent, for the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Co., have moved their office
from the Hopkins & Edmonds build
ing to spacious room over Kemp
& Nelson's clothing store where
they will be pleased to have friends
call and see them. dw1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
NEW BANK An MoRERLY

A new bank known as the Farmers
and Merchants Bank has been organ
iced at Moberly and will open for
business, Sept. 1, and will have a
capital stock of 5000. Abe Vince
is president and r. A Curran, vice
| president
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
BEAUTIFUL. WOMEN.

1t has been observed that beauti-
full women always have good dlgestio
If your digestion is faulty Chamber
lain's Tablets will correct It. They
are easy to take and most agreeable
in effect. For sale by Buckner DRUG
IN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
e. E. FOX LIKES MEXICO

WEEKLY LEDGER.
E. Il. Fox, writing from Fl. Col
Inns, Colo, and enclosing $1.0O for
the Weekly Ledger one year, SAYS
q find that I can't do without the
Weekly Ledger. It is Just like a
letter from home and sure gives all
the news that's fit to print about ev-
erything all the time"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
10 YEARS AGO.
aR,ck FoR SALE.

We have plenty of good building
brick or H. brick for sale at prices
that you can't beat one
better, or cheaper. Mexico Fire
Brick and Clay Company. s4-sf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
EoR SALE

Medium size gas range, in perfect
condition, nearly new. cheap. Ad'
dress NJ P r, care Commercial Club
Mexico. Mo. 174-2t wi
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
FOR A WEAK STOMACH.

Take Chamberlain's Tablets. They
enable the stomach to perform its
functions naturally. For sale by Buck
ner Drug Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26

George Kemp is building a mod
ern u~p-to-date new residence on 8
jefferson street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
E1rtpfu
.lss Marie Rose
\ phone eif

no one who feels as free
Peoples names as the edi-
b a chance to boost or
4 everyone and as a rule.
vantage Of all opportuni-
office force can keep tab
nings and goings, mar
4 and even your age. For
Re 10, 20 and 80 Year
4 tell that 80 years ago
so-and-So had a birthday
five candles were visible
u or that Mr.. B. entered
ere 20 years ago, which
make him old enough to
ad OF being the dashing
elor that he appears to be.
Ia 20 years ago Miss G.
pmpleted her tenth year
4 the Mexico schools. and
|ht in 80 years hence the
lead: miss Marie Rose.
society girls Of Mexico rep
n Ledger at the Press As
heeting at Pertle Springs IN
b Wharton OF Marshall Is
b Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Ca
F. Pulls OF CentraIia was
/ several days this week the
z5r and Mrs 9. A. Pulls.
Hna Moerschei and DR.. W. .
'dentist Of Jefferson City.
bed Tuesday. Miss Moersch
h Hardin in 1s11-12.
Smith and Mrs Clyd'
Il guests Of Mr. and Mrs !
last week.
bench strother has returne'
BIZ with relatives in Gala
ly.
Myers and Mrs. Brink
Prison county, KY. visited
b and sisters this week.
earl Boucher OF Moberly :
Iednesday to her home al
visit with Mrs. Bell
bic Fowler OF Fulton !
spend the summer with he
Is. Jas. p. Sanford
hes f A Pearl, J D Miller,
w. G. Wilkins an
] Riggs attended a meeting
hristian Church In Fulton.
Crosby and family left Sa
\ a visit in Illinois. They
h the trip in their autom
1. II. Thomas and baby
/ visited Mrs Mamie McKe'
b.
j Mrs J F Hill and Miss I
Hill are spending sever
New York with relatives.
HI Mrs. Andrew ]. Bass
d were week end guests
Mrs. Robert Snoddy.
larry Kretschmar is here {
Miss Belle Morris. M
bars many friends will
know that she will remain
andefinltely.
lucy Jesse left this week
osa, Cal. The friends Of NJ
egret TO know that she
! make California her fut'
Frances Johnson and il
n in st. Louis 70 spend s
Gertrude Fry entertained
Afternoon with 900" in !
Piss Carroll who is
Il the Misses Cove. tn
we're MISS Mary Buckn'
willie Hook. Ruth burke
n. Wallace Fry.
u Tyree Of ,Ioplin Is here
friends.
Byrd McGarvey of Kal
pent Monday here with ]
n Mrs. Miriam Ross. Mrs.
was on her way to the s
~ spend the rest Of the
Harriet McCune has
to her home in Auxyasse
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
Men Wanted!

For mining clay, consisting Of drill
lre shooting and shoveIlng Into
cars underground. Wages by the ton.
Fro., las, weeks payroll following
mrn u, iaeec for six days the follow
inu amounts:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26
IN. IN ann III prara
Agn ThiI Wrrk...
80 YEARS AGO.

80 YEARS AGO.
Born, to William Kemper and wife,
a o n
George Daniels and Ed. fowler op-
ened a dry goods store at vandalia.
Lightning struck DR.. Allison's res
idence, damaging it slightly.
A. F. Reid and wife celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary. The
Rev DR. Stoddert performed the cere.
mony
20 YEARS AGO.
Chris Vogue and Miss Annie Weed
err were married at vandalia.
Mrs. Lycurgus Botkin of Cant was
injured by running a nail into hei
arm.
Joseph McCarty died at his home
south of Mexico, with cancer of the
throat.
A marriage license was granted
to q. A. Collins and Miss Laura Clarl
of Rush Hill.
James Waddington and Miss Mary
Pendergast, of this city, we're mar
ried at the Catholic church.
A son of Scott Edwards. of thii
county, was injured when he fel
from a load Of wood.
t. C. Brown, news agent for the A
ton and Miss Bland. of near Wanda
liza, were married.
Audrain county voted wet 7OS t.
44O.
10 YEARS AGO.
Elon bearing and Miss Virginia
Richardson. Of st. Louis, were mar
ried at the First Presbyterian churcl
in Corondolet. st. Louis.
/, B. H Fennewald, of this county,
/ sold 6s steers averaging 1165 lbs
at st. Louis for $4.65
Miss Anne Hinde and Louis Burl
. head Of Mexico City, Mexico, wer
I married in this city.
4 The Audrain County Coal Co. wa
r organized at vandalia.
/ Miss Maude Kennen of Ladeonia,
was married to v. e. Waddock,
Webster Groves.
w r. Hildebrand of st. Louis IN
Miss Clara Weber of this county
I were married bY DR.. A A Wallace.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-06-26


stoo for the season due when mare Is served.
A saddle stallion that has no superior,
ORTIZ ROSE t7o5
500 to insure a living colt.
The great young saddle stallion
The BILLIE FREEMAN COLT
$to to insure a living colt
The standard bred rothna stallion
KoKoNo 1896
$40 to insure a living colt X
The Imported Perchsron stallion
MoNeALLARD (s3o4o) 1929
$40 to Insure a living colt.
The famous Jack
Peacock (Regstered)
VIII serve mares at sf25o & Iennets
at s25 to insure a living colt
The good mule sire
JIM BOW WEAVER
$to to Insure a living colt
pasturap furnished mares from a distance at 50 per mo-, or fed at
$40 per month. Every care taken but not responsible for acciuenps
or escapes of any kind should such occur.
Illustrated folder containing full descriptions and extended breedhs %
my stock mailed upon application. Correspondence invited
B. r. MIDDLETON
Stables on East Liberty Street.
Mexico, Missouri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
ANDALUSIA

Mr.. and Mrs. James Love, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Price of Orion and Mrs.
william Cank of Philadelphia spent
last Thursday here visiting at the
homes Of John Kane, James D. Kane
and Jim Kane.
Gospel meetings at the Baptist
church will commence next Sunday,
Sept. z. Rev. L. E. Ellison will be
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Parker Of Erie.
The meetings will continue through
the week
Misses Pearl and Ada Stfckman
returned home Friday after six weeks
visit at SiIvis with their sister, Mrs.
c.. Schadt.
School opened here Tuesday, Sept.
2, with Miss Irma Wenks, principal
and Miss Charity Thompson, primary
room teacher.
Miss Hope Hays left Monday TO
take up her school work this week in
Drury where she taught last year.
Mrs. John Carlson and son Ralph
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

Port Byron, Sept. 4.-Editor The
Argus: welcome with pleasure, in
the interest of pure science, the attack
OF the United States weather bureau
in the Chicago Record-Herald that the
best thing possess is my imagination.
The pivotal point on which centers
the main controversy between the
weather bureau and myself, is the abil-
ity to calculate many months in ad-
vance Of their occurrence, the location
and direction of atmospheric disturb
ances.
The scientific world is, up to the
present hour, in utter ignorance of the
origin and cause Of atmospheric
changes or pressure which result in
storms. A correct barometer generally
indicates a coming stern, or the re-
verse, spell Of dry, clear weather for
a day or two in advance. A rising
barometer above 80 on the dial
indicates the approach of fine,
or clear weather, while fall
ing barometer between 80 and 20
presages the approach or presence of
a storm.
CENTER OF 4 5TO9M.
The center of a storm, in progress,
is marked on weather bureau maps as
a low" from advance telegraph re-
ports and the change of air pressure is
indicated thereon. as something usual
~ ranging from 1913 to 299, thereby
expressing the intensity OF the storm.
The lowest barometric reading record
ed in the United States, in modern
times, occurred during the storm which
destroyed Galveston; the barometer
indicated the intensity of the air pres
sure as 2S.6, at that time.
The fierce. furious hurricane and the
wild, destructive typhoon. which often
occur in tropical and semitropical re-
gions indicate a violent disturbance
occurring in the highest regions of the
air; on such occasions tie barometer
often falls to 27.5. Scientific Journals
referring TO the volcanic outburst
which sunk a large portion of the is
land of Krakatoa, in the straits of Sun
da, mention a curious but valuable
scientific fact connected with the viO-
lent energy displayed by tho volcanic
outburst which cast into the upper re-
gions of the air, incalculable tons of
ashes and cinders. The noteworthy
fact is here adduced that coincident
with the volcanic explosion a most tire,
mendous action of the circulation OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

the upper regions of the air was in
operation.
4 NEW FACT.
This new and all important fact is
authenticated by the up
per currents of the air carrying in
speedy revolution, in Is days around
the earth the volcanic debris hurled
some twenty miles into tie higher re-
gion3 of the atmosphere The older
class Of inhabitants will remember the
peculiarly red or greenish glow of the
sunset sky which prevailed during the
autumn Of 1883 and was not wholly
invisible until 1885. These red sun
sets, observed also in 1888 and 1881,
after volcanic explosions Of Skaptao
Jollul in Iceland, and as is supposed,
Mt. Erebus, near the south pole, are gen
orally attributed TO the great velocity
of the upper air holding within its en-
brace fine particles of volcanic ashes
which acted as a medium rejecting
sunlight, for an hoIr and half after
the sun had set. Scientific experts
assert that the projected ashes we're
carried seven times around the globe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

by the prodigiously active circulation
of the air in the upper regions.
Yet, 25 years afterwards, we find
Prof. Marvin of the U. S. weather bu-
reau. repudiating the sage admonition
contained in the rag song, Don't fly
your kite so high" etc, laboriously in
venting kites, in efforts to force from
nature a revelation of her operations
in higher aerial regions; but nature is
rather a coy damsel and refuses to be
wooed by mechanics. She graciously
vouchsafes her favors only to ardent
lovers who come humbly kneeling
through the portals of astro-physics
and patiently await her variable
moods.
HITS WEATHER BUREAU.
1t is not surprising then that the
men constituting the rank and file of
the L. S. weather bureau should give
inadequate. unsatisfactory service;
they are men of mediocrity, products
of the common schools. or high
schools, dubbed colleges; they are at
tracted by mercenary motives to pet
~ positions where they become mere
automatons under the mechanical, tele-
| graph-gossiping system of the weather
! bureau. They are hampered by their
mental training, which unfit them for
/ the possession of the persevering
methods of the philosophical tempera-
ment, which knows no defeat in its eff
/ forts to grapple with profound, alb
struse problems of nature, nor can II
! be seduced by the lure of gold from
/ its devoted mission.
A reckless, spendthrift commercial
government, largely run by mere poll
ticians and utOpian schoolmasters
should spend more wisely than it does
| the excessively eXtTavagant sums OF
money used in supporting an ineffi
cient unscientific weather bureau
service: it should in the interests Of
science give the weather bureau chief
four years tour around the world tC
observe, gather anu collate meteoro
logical data, then, indeed, might his
services be OF real value to the wealth
or bureau of the United States ant
the country at large. and with his rip
ened knowledge, not drawn from sha
low booklearninC. l should perhap!
find him a foeman worthy of my
steel" in a meteorological joust in The
arena of science.
THE SUPREME TFlsT.
The supreme. crucial test of an!
theory is the ability TO produce result!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

returned home Wednesday after a
five days visit at Moscow, Iowa.
Miss Helen Boynton OF Rock IslanS
spent Sunday and Monday here visit
ing relatives.
Mrs Conrad Schadt and sons of
Silvis are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Schadt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Stickman.
Mrs. James D. Kane and daughter
Edna were in Rock Island last Satur-
day and visited at the home OF her
son c. E. Kane and helped her little
granddaughter Margory celebrate her
first birthday anniversary.
The following Andalusia boys came
home 20 visit last week: Charles
Ross of Chicago, Louis Brookman of
Central City, Iowa, Frank Brookman
Of Center Point, Iowa, James G. Brit
ton OF Rock Island, Clarence Smith of
Pittsburgh, Pa, Walter Smith of
Iowa and Mr.. Simmons of Rock Island.
Johnny. the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Householder, was taken
to st. Anthony's hospital in Rock Is
and last Sunday i'll with typhoid
fever.
Harry B. Leeman and sister, Mrs.
NJ. Myers of Dewitt, Iowa spent Sun
day and Monday at the home of their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. A Leeman
Charles Wenks and son Floyd who
have been visiting relatives at Des
Moi1es the past week have returned
home.
Miss Josephine Strohmeier and Miss
Catherine Britton of Rock Island Wis
tied relatives here Sunday and Mon.
day.
Mrs. BlGnch Golf and daughter
Florence of Rock Island made a short
visit last week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Ruby
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence High went
to Peterson's island Saturday and
camped till Tuesday with a party of
friends from Davenport.