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Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

"oHses WANTED SATURDAY.
Bat Horses, Mules and Mares. from
years and up at Gibson's barn. Mex.
loo. Mo. All day Saturday.
u1"i jeff Woods.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18
PUBLIC SALE

/ | viii sell on my farm Q miles
southwest of Mexico. known as tn
Lockland farm on
Tuesday December %,
the following described property:
| . HORSES One draft mare /,
years old, bred to draft horse; ON.
bay draft mare 3 years old, bred :.
draft horse; one pair of coming two
year old draft fillies; one coming
two year old saddle bred fiIy; one
draft colt.
TWO GOOD MILCH CoWS-one-
half jersey and other three-fourths
Jersey; both Will be fresh about the
time OF sale.
HOGS-one brood SOW and nine
head fifty pound shoats.
IMPLEMENTS-One farm wagon
with extra set Of low wheels; one sud
ky plow; one fourteen inch walk
ing plow; one sixteen inch walking
ploW; one disc; one corn planter
with tongue truck; one disc cuItivat-
Or one six shovel cultivator; ons
peg-tooth harrow; one corn planter
with eighty rods of wire; one dour-
bic fan seeder; one steel roller; L
6-foot Deering mower; one corn
cutter; one hay rack; one new ton
buggy
HARNESS-One set of team har-
ness; one set of chain harness: one |
set single harness; collars, halters.
s&c.
MIsCELIAANEoUS-one 2 horse
power gasoline engine; one pump
'ack; disc sharpener. grindstone,
'utchering kettle; sausage grinder: Il
'uggy pole; hog troughs; hog foun,
ain, barrels. forks, shovels saws
wire stretchers, incubator.
FIFTY CHICKENs--A number of
thodo Island Red chickens.
FEED-Some baled clover bay.
hreshed soy beans; shocked corn an
ane.
IEhhS-All sums of $40 or under
ash, all sums over that amount good
note bearing per cent in
rest with nine months time!
w M. LOCK,
jas. Ford, auctioneer; Jas. Jesse.
Ierk. Lunch on Grounds. Sale be.
MS at 10 a. m. dw1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18
NOTICE TO HUNTERS

AND TREssPAssERs
Notice is hereby given to hunt.
efs and trespassers. especially tn
owners OF dogs to keep off our farms
we are going to hold owners Of
dogs strictly responsible under tho
law FOR stock killed or disturbed
owners OF sheep killing dogs Shout
look after them at once. dw1
]. 7. johnson.
c. P. Arnold
a. P. Johnson
VIM. Mason
Alex Carter
Earl Carter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

~. CONSIDERING what the pomo.
thIs S nave nave done to Standpatters IN
blo @ country Hporta may we'll trem.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18
FARMERS ot Aud,aln

FARMERS Of Audraln codn7
should attend the meetings bsIn9
ne'd by Farmer Rusk in the di'a
ent neishborhoods Throughout u'
county this winter. The meeting
begin at 1880 and there should Be
splendid turnout at each sathS
ing. d
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

IL a society is organized in Mcx.
lco 70 fight tuberculosis, so pcr cent
OF the Red Cross stamps sold here
can be used ~ that direction,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

IN New York State politics one Of
the most sinister of modern figures
is the bagman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

Z. u. Fox and A. N. Day have or
s4nlzed two patrols OF Boy Scout
az Duly. Roy Ferris. local Scout.
master will likely address a meet
ing there next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

& q q q 3 q D 3 p
n FARM BUREAU MEETINGS. 4
q The following are the places B
4 and dates for organizing dis n
q trict and township Farm Bu- 3
q reaus throughout Audrain coun- Z
3 y. y
q Wednesday. Dec. IL. Bean y
q Greek school house. north n
q east Of Mexico; Thursday, Dec. 4
q IS. Doolln Han. In Rash Hin; q
4 Friday. Dec. 10. at olivet y
q church. northwest Of Moaino. Al ]
4 Of the meetings win begin at q
u 1880 in tho evening. The pub B
q lie IL cordially invited. q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

The Weekly Ledger to new 'ug
fcribers. from now until Jar l. W.
Tor S1.oo. The remainder Of w
'ree IL you subscribe at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

Inc thrifty shopper who wanta IN
sa'e money reads Ledger advertise
ments - ''S"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

H. .. Aswegeu. of Parkersburg,
iowa is here 10 spend the Holidays
with VIM. Renken and family.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-12-18

W M. LOCK,
jas. Ford, auctoneer; Jas. Jesse.
clerk. Lunch on Grounds. Sale bc.
gins at 10 a. m. dw1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

the shield also was good, though smoth-
cred with a Shiny kind of dry rot. I
also found two blackened lions claws
on leather ring. and these | placed in
my pocket.
| next took the precaution to reload
my gun, though my feeling of fright had
passed, and | only cherished deep re-
sentiment against the spectral cause of my
present plight. True. 1t might appear
again at any instant but my thoughts
were more bent OH getting out of the
pit and out of the smotherng darkness
of my surroundings, which | felt would
soon upset my nerves again.. than on the
possibility of the specter's return.
Painfully5l got to my feet, but found
that though | could stretch my hands
across the pit. could not get sufficient
foothold to enable me to climb out un-
aided. II was then that the assegais
came in useful. bolNld them together
with some strips ripped from my shirt.
and lodged the staff thus formed across
the hole. Then, clamhering up the side
by their aid I succeeded in fixing them
once more above me, and so. by degrees,
was able to drag myself to the top.
The possible solution Of. the mystery
then dawned urol me as unkinging my
gun from my back, | 1t more matches
and traced splash after splash of blood
on tile damp rock II had been no spec
ter that had lured me on. | decided, but
simply a man of flesh and bood--prob-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

slowly followed the figure, gaining con
fidence as I progressed. Presidently tht
skeleton quickened Its movements, anc
] did likewise, when suddenly the gropnt
gave way under my feet and / fell head
long into a void.
| landed with a crash on hard rock, my
gun slipped out of my hand and went of
and, half stunned and bleeding, | lay
where I had fallen semi-unconscious, a
moment later. as though floating in the
darkness. there appeared above that hor
rible-looking apparition
Instinctively | felt for my gun. which
lay beside me. As, very painfully,
grasped. 1t, the specter bent down anf
then raised both arms on high. The actor
was menace-it seemed as If the thinf
were about to hurl something down upol
me. With great effort l pointed tht
gun and pulled both triggers. trusting tc
luck that one barrel remained undis,
charged. Then, amidst an echoing roar
and the flashing of a thousand lights
sank into oblivion.
When consciousness returned I found
myself lying in semi-recumbent posi-
ton, with my head resting on cold damr
stone. My arms we're lacerated and my
neck and legs so cramped and sore as te
make the least movement torture
Dense l5lackness, deeper than anything
-
me, and, having painfully ascertained that
no bones were broken. Il felt for my
matches. Luckily they were safe. ano
the first glow proved a positive relief tc
my senses. 1t revealed the dull gray
walls of a narrow pit, which I later reck-
oned to be 20 feet deep. 1t was nearly
circular in shape, about five and hall
feet from wall to wall. and the sides
were very rough and uneven.
oo ont ~ Uaf my Ao cl
from an inner pocket. and, finding IT for
uninjured, pull did me a world
of good. II then occurred to me that !
might have been lying there for many
hours or perhaps even for days. but
was unab bic to make any calculation. as
my watch was smashed heyond repair. a
second match showed me some objects In
the pit which. on investigation, proved to
be two short stabbine assegais and a skin
shield. The blades Of the former were
black with rust. but the shafts were tough
ironwood and unaffected by time. whilS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

orders well. having obtained help fro1
the head men Of his own kraaI withou
noising the news around, and he e,i
pressed the opinion that the wounNM
map would live. My guide had fed frd
the caves, and had intended to hid
among his own people. fearing that
was dead and that he might be charge,
with causing my death, and his relic
was great at the turn events had taken
enjoined secrecy upon them and
making an afternoon trek. arrived IL
PietpotGietersrust at p. M, where al
once reported the matter to the DutcI
authorities. Being New Years Eve
however, there was only one official Il
charge, and investigation had to be post
poned for two days, much to my mort
hcation. and | hoped to be the mean,
upearthing the treasure.
Sure enough, when we arrived at \
scene In force the wounded man hsa
nown. and no amount OF inquiry coul,
elicit any information except that he still
lived and that his relatives had hidde,
him away from arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

ably Kaffir black and barefooted, who
by the aid Of PHOSPHORUS or some slumi-
nous paint had kept up the ancient su-
perstition for some secret purpose. This
man who sought to destroy me rea-
soned further that the blood marks
might lead me out of the cave--unless I
came first upon his body. Slowly light
ing matches at almost every step, | fol-
lowed the red trail till suddenly breath
of air famed my cheek. l heard the
rustic of leaves, and there before me
through the bushes Il saw the stars
gieamtng, and with intense relief
emerged on the hillside under the bril-
liant sky of an African summer night
MY personal danger had been momen-
tarily forgotten when suddenly a low
moan again startled my overwrought
nerves. and quickly I faced in the direc-
tion of the sound. Straining my eyes,
from me glimpse of the same eerie
skeleton form now recumbent posi-
ton The next moment my theory was
confirmed. for there, huddled up on the
ground, lay a I<affir, covered with blood,
with loin cloth drawn round his waist
and coat slung across his shoulders.
A glance showed me that he was capable
of no more harm, as he was sorely
wounded on the left side Just above the
hip. where the buckshot from my gun
had struck him in solid mass Some
European clothing lay beside him. and
the homes Of his body we're roughly
marked out with some phosphorescent
substance in order to resemble a skele-
ton-all except his head The poor
wretched seemed in sorry plight and I
rendered what assistance could. sue
ceeding In bringing back little life
with the aid of the remaining contents
OF my flask.
at once looked out for my guide but
he was not to be found, so ! reused the
young induna. and after enjoining se-
orecy told him as much OF the circum-
stances as | considered advisa ble,, and
sent him on to his own kraal for assist
ance Then, tired and weary. attended
to my own hurts, partook of some light
refreshment, and sank into . dreamless
sleep.
On awakening just before noon found
that the induna had returned with my
guide. Tho former had 6n1Elod out ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
How to Keep Face
Young and Attractiv6(
National Hygienic Review


The way to ward off old age is not ID
fear II, not to allow ones self to sbe op|
pi essed by the dread of advancing years.
Use only legitimate preventives and a void
trying experiments with preparations ko|
indorsed by physicians. An entirely saf{
ana very effective way to keep the ooin|
apply ordinary mercolized wax al I'm
time, using II like cold cream, washing Il
or In the morning. This gradually all
serbs the withered. faded cuticle. which II
replaced by the more youthful, pfnk-tinted
underskin. One ounce Of this wax, to b}
had at any drug store. Is enough to conf
pletely rejuvenate worn-otlt con1pnexion|
Crows feet and ether wrinkles. the firsj
by simple. harmless prepara1i0j, n
BY dfssolving an ounce Of pfydered AZ
lite n : half pint witch h u uSs)
- . GoGo b0fh -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
Other
Attractions

Beautiful New Chiffon Waists in great showing
of clever designs. values high as $500 marked
a9 f9r Mondays selling S2.98
Rare values in fine quality Percale. Bungalow
Aprons exceptionally serviceable in conserya-
tive effects, 81 0p values marked for 400
Mondays selling at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. tOS
A veratable flower garden coors In Japanese
Kimonos of messaline and silk every conceivable
design and color combination, very fine qualities,
each bargain at Its price Marked CO 90
upwrd from ........ ....'... UosvO
Short Kimonos in beautiful flowered silk effects.
prica pll sizes splendid values at the S1.49
Short Kimonos Of crepe with the waist cord 70o
effect very neat and pretty, at .......s..,. sJN
narsss nsss lsr mdaasss ssas s's Soc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
Combination
Suits

1T, Is impossible in small space to be entirely
descriptive of our enormous showing of combina-
ton suits but leaders in this line suits with
coats of the popular matelasse fabric and skirts
.pf chiffon sbroadcoth in every coloring and
draped effect. rFe4
Suits with the natty new eutaway. two button
coats in extreme style. b4autifully trimmed with
velvet and fur IN all the wanted shades, Cid OK
priced upward from =. .'.-......... O1tsJO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
PROPAGATION OF
CURRANT BUSHES
Frequent Shallow Cultivation
Should Be Given in Early
Part of Season.

Currants should be propagated by
division Of the plant Where only a
few bushes are wanted they may be
obtained by separating rooted canes
from the mother-plant. but in nurs-
ery-culture plants are propagated by
cuttings in the fall. They are made
about s inches long and may be set
out in rows at once, or tied up in bun
dies and stored in a pit over winter.
Make the pit in well-drained soil, with
the butt ends up, and covered about 6
inches deep with earth Set out in
the spring as early as the ground can
be worked. The rows should be 6
feet apart, and the plants 4 feet dis
tant in the rows. Frequent shallow
culture should be given during the
early part Of the season. Your state
experiment station at Amherst. Mass.
will. no doubt. be pleased to send
you bulletin showing their reports
on growing currants and gooseberries
in your section Of the country, If you
write and ask for It.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
Tafrs Record.

Mr.. Taft's administration certainly
has not held back" in prosecuting law
breaking trusts, and the very fact that
It has not was largely responsible tor
the opposition against his reelection.
1t has not held back" in the matter
of a progressive postal policy. 1t has
not held back in the warning on Gus
toms frauds, nor the white slave traf-
fic. 1t has not held back" in wag-
ing war on pork barrer expendi-
lures, nor in denouncing the sham
economies that have been promul-
gated by members OF the chief oppos-
ing party.
Mr.. Taft has wisely held back
from the wave of frenzied assaults
upon the courts and the constitution,
as he has held back" from indulgence
in iingoism when the occasion de-
manded patriotism. The simple truth
is that, taking the governmental de-
partments as a whole, Mr. Taft's ad-
ministration has set an unusually high
standard in respect to growth and
efficiency. 1t has been a strong, but
not noisy, administration. Strength
does not consist of noise, and fire.
quently the strongest agencies work
without noise.-Springfield Repub.
lican.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
NOW TIME FOR ACTION
COUNTRY CAN SPARE FURTHER
RHETORICAL EFFORTS.
Hope Is That Bryan ana the Resi- Of
the Administration Can Demon
strste Ability to Fill Their
tsiuh Positions.

Nj. Bryan has indicated his steering
course at the head of the state de
partment in terms Of platform rhet-
ORC. His citation from an ancient
speech TO show the quality OF his
ideals revamped a very creditable
piece of composition, but accom-
plished nothing more. 1t did, how
ever. disclose the burden of Mr.. Rry-
an. This will be to repress the ten
denotes SO habitual and so developed.
to talk, to use the orotund style Of
deliverance upon public questions and
TO get down to the level of unroman-
tic diplomatic vocabulary.
Like the man who was ambitious
to become a financial expert and
sought to set forth his statements of
the market, interlarded with Burke
and Byron. until one could not tell
whether he was talking of money or
moonshine, the new secretary of state
is apt to fall into the fatal customary
platform language in an Office where
such use would be fatal to effect.
The country is quite satisfied that
it has lofty ideals, lofty destinies,
lofty character, and perhaps it is
toplofty in its self-estimation. SO
chat if the men who are now in the
lead Of public affairs viii kindly spare
further evidence of rhetoric abilities
and simply buckle down to real work
as though they felt the rub of yoke
on their necks the country will be
very much obliged
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
KNEW WHEN TO PLEAD GUILTY
Jury Selected to Try Buck Horn Were
Somewhat Too Familiar With
His History.

Are you guilty or not guilty.
asked the old justice in Macon, Mo-,
OF. Buck Horn, who was before the
court for stealing a chicken.
Nights well say Abs guilty" sui
lenly replied the accused. "A niger
doan git no show in dis country, no
how"
Don't, eh?" exclaimed the Justice
Then he turned to the constable.
Bill, you skirmlsh around town and
pick me up twelve of the blacklist mig
gers you can find for jury duty. Step
lively. now!"
In half an hour the little justice mill
WIS full of black men, tall, short,
young and old, all grinning knowingly
at the defendant. Everyone of them
knew Buck from the floor up, and Buck
knew they knew. He shifted disdain-
fully at the jury of his peers, and then
remarked 10 the court, in an aggrieyed
tone:
IF yo's gwine ter make all dis fuss
ober a two-bit pullet pleads guilty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
Healthy Baby is
Precious Blessing
To Make II Healthy and
Keep IL HedIfhyUSe a Re
liable Baby LdTatiVe

In spite OF the greatest personal
care and She most intelligent attention
to diet, babies and children viii De-
come constipated, and II as fact that
constipation and Indigestion have
wrecked many . young life. To start
with a good digestive apparatus Is 70
start life without handicap.
But as we cannot all have perfect
working bowels we must do the next
best thing and acquire them. or train
them TO become healthy This can be
done b. the use of q laxative-tonic
very highly recommended by a great
many mothers The remedy is called
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin and has
been on the market for two genera
lions. It can be bought conveniently
at any drug store for fifty cents or
one dollar bottle, and those who are
already convinced of its merits buy
the dollar size.
It's mildness makes it the ideal medi-
icine for children, and it is also very
pleasant to the taste. 1t is sure in
its effect and genuinely harmless.
Very little of ii is required and its
frequent use does not cause it to lose
its effect, as is the case with so many
other remedies.
Thousands can testify to its merits
in constipation, indigestion. bilious
ness, sick headaches, etc, among them
reliable people like Mrs. NJ Johnson.
752 Dayton ST.. Kenosha, Wis She is
the mother of little Dorothy Johnson
who was always in delicate health I'M
til her mother gave her Dr.. Cald-
wellsSyrup Pepsin Mrs. Johnson says:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
Some Dancer In Wilson's Policy.

There is a suspicion in some minds
that President Wilson regards the av-
erage politician as a creature who has
outlived his usefulness. There is a
belief that he thinks there is more to
be gained by playing politics upon a
larger scale-by appealing, In fact,
to the whole people irrespective of
their party affiliations. There has
been such change in the times that
this point OF view, IL it be entertained
by him, may be correct. Our govern
ment has always been, however, a
government by parties. and the men
who have regarded themselves as
9reater than their party have come to
grief
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02

but this is dangerous thing to do.
Others win require the full amount
necessary to buy the land and to
properly equi? and stock it and two
or three ye1rs' living expenses in
addition.
The largest item of capital Is, OF
course, the land itself A few years
ago land could be obtained by home
stead at very little expense. 1t must
now be purchased. There are few
localities i'm the United States, mostly
in the south, where farm land can
be purchased for $40 to $50 per acre.
Usually however this land is held in
large tracts, which when cut ug into
small tracts sells readily at SAC to
$50 per acre, Prices range all rhe
way from those above mentioned to
$4,000 an acre for some of the best
fruit farms well set to bearing trees
in scme of the irrigated regions of the
west Generally speaking. the small
farm should be near a city. and for
that reason will usually consist of high
priced land.
In farming more than any other
business the amount of capital re-
quired IA the start depends upon the
degree TO which the individual is cap
able of leading the strenuous life.
The city family who moves to the
country with small capital usually be.
comes very much discouraged before
success rewards their efforts, because
to succeed under such conditions re-
quires hard living
In the matter of the dwelling house
one may be content to camp for a
year or two In q shack costing not
over $3.50 A fairly good house for
small family on the farm can be
built at cost OF from $500 to 81 900, de-
pending on the size OF the family and
the cost of materials. This assumes,
however. that the farmer himself does
the hauling and good part of the
carpenter work Where N farmer
can do all the work himself the mater.
ials for very good house need not
cost over $500
It is easily seen that with the price
OF land varying as ii does it is not
possible to state definite sum as
the safe limit of capital with which
aifamily may begin upon the farm. but
in the next article some details will
be given which ought to enable the
individual TO determine the amount
Of capital with which he can safely
begin the business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
shows II Can BE Done

Under Mr. Roosevelt the chief use
Of this (the Sherman) law was as
something to talk about; under Mr..
Taft It has been treated as a law pos
sessing vitality. The result has been
to MAXI clear that such evils as ex-
list can be cured by enforcing the law
we now have. So why all this bother
about trust control of government
and courts? Why the constant harp
ing upon revolution" and the need
of restoring the government to the
people" and upon initiative and refer
endum and recall, all to the end of
loading down the statute books with
new laws?-New York Herald ind
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-02
SkiMMIlk is GOOD
FOR THE CHICKENS
Makes One of Best Foods for the
Little Chicks and for the
Laying Hens.

Skim milk is one of the very best
feeds for both young chickens and lay.
ing hens. The casein. or curdy part Of
the milk, largely supplies the protein
necessary for laying hens, while for
fattening fowls there is nothing So.
perior to milk for making white, juicy,
delicate flesh. The milk may be fed
either sweet or sour and may be given
as a drink or mixed with wheat bran
and oatmeal. or both.
Sour skim milk, or buttermilk, fed
to hens confined in yard or small
range, keeps them in health The acid
OF the milk supplies the lack OF vege.
table acid they would pick up If on
grass pasture-the butterms... r'ea e..
gestion
Poultrymen near the wholesale city
milk men and creameries can often
buy the sour milk for ten cents per
gallon. At this price it is a cheap
food