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Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02
BRICK
WILL BE SENT
BY MAIL NOW

;amplee Of lhe product of the Mex
Brick 3 IRE Clay Co. will be
it through fhe mail as a result of
nav parcels post law which goes
D erect this week. A. P. Green,
the Company. states the plant will
b Ii thls manner fully 1900 brick
fly as ven is several hundred
nds of 6ampie clay.
Ir Green SAYS he has secured
Government scales for weighing
parcels beat packages, zone
pa ewing the cost and special
with the name and shipping
woven INTO 1t for holding the
OK and csag The sample brick
gh about I Bounds.
DIVING to January 1 being legal
laays tho parcel post law will not
Ily 50 intd effect to morrow un-
o'clock and will remain in op-
ton only one hour daring that
II chat hour the first of the new
eci post samps which are distinc-
\ from the regular postage stamps
current aee, will be placed on
\ II tike Azexico postoffice.
V 20 the east-bound mail train
Tbs Wabash, due into Mexico at
ta i. iii will be the first train
alf papilsges leaving Mexico unde
rev law
number 81 Mexico merchants are
iqfsssln9 that they will carry on
sIaQsa hy means Of the parcel
Il system
rhe first packgge to be sent from
Mexico p0stoffice under the new
'oAl o4f law left on train No. 8
TIE Chicago and Alton due into
xies 2:fz g. m. The package was
Y II PQetmaster E. s. Wilson
d atqleef.in-law at Independence
Il MIsL Instructions that the re
Vef return the stamps to ]. J
seIa. 81 his city, who has a large
mp collection. III ~
rha paAkage weighed five pounds
a cost q cents to send 1t. lnde
adNnnn Ii in the second zone
seh faHHes from distances fifty t.
. hundred and fifty miles from
post0ffice and the first pount
this zone costs 6 cents and
hts fef ezch additional. making fol
flRe p9nnds, 20 cents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02

I qie& q }ha tact that nearly al
ortsnl maar.ncturers are selling
+ goods d ftFsign markets cheap
han laty ~ ht home shows thai
Hectien Il ne way Of a tariff
h longer 1a1sesary to our manu-
urins inanaffH However. the rev
! feqaIfSt 5qf running the gov
nent Il ao fttAt that a very radi-
redaclaoh Ia she tariff cannot be
10. and II II Hot believed that the
,oaed ttzslt BIZ win serve as any
Of i el|eeN 81 the very healthy
gonefei prosperity which the cou
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02

VIII Hutton. editor OF the Farm
Progress. an agricultural paper pub
lished by the st. Louis Republic.
was here last week and spent sever.
al days visiting friends and rela-
tives, Mrs. Hutton and children are
still here visiting the formers moth
er, Mrs. j. Rule Frltts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02

Miss Dora Ragsdale of MoberIy is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ.
Ragsdale.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02

age license has been issued
\. slavens of Laddonia and
la Orr, Of Middletown,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02

READING ADS SAVES YoU
MONEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02
A Happy and Prosperous New Year
THE HlIlM IPinlN E EXTEND THE SEASONS GREETINGS u uR Hns AND g1anm

s@s Ss@@ OObsbHOG tti@ 0su
SsISy - isSy
-, -
S6als4e!!3.. ls4 !!..,I t6e Qegls Gnd
= 3D Oilbur % 'peshit.
The sands that count the year are lou uUithin
the upper glass;
They slip awHy. these little years. swftIy
do they pass;
They fit like shadows to and fro the longer
But, ah. they take from than they
may freely giue!
They take the song, mayhap but leGUe the
echoes sweet thGt hum
The year is dying but there is another year
to
Then Dhy gaze at the frickEng sand uUith
heaUy sigh and frorpn?
Turn it down! Turn il douun!
There smiles and laughter tUaiting Dhere
the other joys came from.
Turn it down! Turn il doOn!
There's another year to come.
Another year is coming its hailing call
With golden SMILES to pay us for each jeuOei
of a tear,
With cloOer nodding in the rain and deuD upon
With siLuer store of moonlight, and NTH
Ivory of snosos,
With lifting laughter for the lips that long
time haUe been dumb
The year is dying, but there is another year
to come.
Why hold the glass and match the sand tOith
gloomy sigh and fouOn?
Turn it dorUn! Turn it dotOn!
The melodies of joys to be already throb and
Turn it dOton! Turn il downl
There's another year to come
1t is The Twilight of the ye0r-the sands
almost gone;
But turn the glass and toait to see the glory
of the daWn,
And wait to hear the naelLou0 choy6 that
pulses with each G0ord
That Diu build up the coming sons-the song
you 'Ue neuer heard
Why brood aboUe the days gone, and
seek to find the
Of bitterness and happiness? Another years
t0 come.
So turn the glass and start the
golden brotOn-
Turn it dOwn! Turn it dOrOn!
There are light and laughter lurking Ohere
the other joys came from
Turn ii doSUn! Turn il dolDn!
There's anos year to
- %
~ q - y
The Ross 5, 10 & SOC Store
The Store OF Quality
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-01-02
Tsif MEXICO LEDGER

Tffk MEXICO Ledger
CHRISTMAS BABY.
1he Mexico Ledger, as us
IT'D. VIII present a silver cup
to every white baby born in
An4f&in county between mid
aIEht December "a, and
miqaight, December 81, 1912.
tile more cups we have TO
ilfettnt, the happier we win
M. WHITE 6 SON,
ftprietors Mexico Ledger.
Awtd
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17

Ing and interesting and elegant and
beautifully tailored and know no end
of racy little anecdotes about people
and have an annuity under his fathers
will and be able to order dinner and
have good taste in neckties and the
very incest kind of manners, but my
gracious, auntie! He's too shaky to
even hook up dress for me-"
Hooking dresses isn't all there Is
to married life, is it, my dear?" asked
Aunt Jane, gently.
Poor dear Henry Merriwid used to
Intimate that 1t was" replied her
niece. We'll, Henry couldn't order a
dinner intelligently, but he could eat
one all right, especially IL it happened
to be corned beef and cabbage. He
was exceedingly partial to corned beef
and cabbage, poor Henry was. You
wouldn't have called him interesting
and elegant, either, but he didn't have
any past and never raised enough wild
oats to make dish of mush."
"Of course bad health is an obiec-
uon," admitted Aunt Jane.
"Oh. 1t isn't Mr.. Uisterbee's bad
health that I'm worrying about" said
Mrs. Merriwid. "It's the awful thought
of what would happen If by any chance
he got perfectly WELL"
Copyright. 1913. bY w. q. Chapman)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Japanese Courtesy.

A country where courtesy 10 . busi-
ness. and business but \ gentle ave-
cation, reflects Its peculiarly in the
most tri6ing details of conduct Such
country IL japan and such a detail
recently came into notice when : city
electric bureau of Tokyo asked the
patrons of its street car lines how
they preferred to be addressed when
1t was necessary to urge them to
move up" Out of the AIS sugges-
tons sent in the Independent selects
and translates six. as follows:
Those not getting on, to the mid
die, pleased"
THE middle is more comfortable"
I'm sorry, but all move on by one
strap!"
There's a pretty girl about the
middle OF the cart"
"A pickpocket has just como on
board!"
The municipal authorities frowned
somewhat upon the last three sugges-
tons, but the conductors will be
taught to use some of the other forms.
Is it possible that the Japanese hope
to enjoy an efIlcient traction service
on such terms? Apparently they hope
to, and we pass along tho Japanese
idea as a helpful hint to the gentle
men who jerk a gong on the rear Of
our own street cars.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17

faced, bald.headed old reprobates that
you see In every theater and restau-
rant sitting up to all hours OF the night
and dissipating in the most perfectly
ridiculous way. And here's poor Mr..
Uisterbee condemned to absolute 80
briefly in his prime"
II think you take, very cynical
view Of the matter, my DEAR" Aunt
Jane objected.
Perhaps / do" Mrs. Merriwid con-
ceded; "but there are SO very many
men who think it's awfully wrong to
drink because 1t gives them such per-
fectly terrible headaches, and who
daren't smoke because smoking Is q
filthy, disgusting and expensive habit
and gives them acute nausea. Mr.,
Uisterbee may be truly repentant.
honey, but suspect his liver has more
to do with his reformation than any
conviction of sin.
Apart from that, don't like people
with shady pasts," Mrs. Merriwid con.
tinued. "A shady past always sug.
gests to me a gloomy old swamp
slime and bad-smelling mud and dirty
water with creepy, wiggly things in II
and malaria and jungle fever. / like
the sunlight and the open for past
present and future, myself
And don't want any husband with
little red veins over his nose and q
shaky hand" said the lady after q
pause. HE may be distinguished look.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
MADE RULES FOR COMPOSERS
Frederick the Great Talented MusI-
clan Himself, Laid Down Inn
peratlve Orders.

Frederick the Great was the most
distinguished musical amateur OF hts
age. and HIS position gave him the
power to regulate the style OF COM
position employed by the musicians OF
his period. For instance, he made the
following rules to be followed by Ope-
ratio composers: "An the principal
singers must have big arias and differ
ent In character, as an adagio aria,
which must be very cantabile to show
OF to good advantage the voice and
delivery Of the singer; in da capo the
artist can then display her art In
ombellishing variations; then there
must be an allegro aria with brilliant
passages. = gallant aria, duet for the
6rst male singer and the prima donna
In these pieces the big forms or meas
ure must be used 80 as to give pathos
to the tragedy: the smaller forms of
time, such ~ two-four and three-eight,
are for the secondary roles, and for
these a tempa minuetto can be writ
ten. There must be the necessary
changes of time. but minor keys must
be avoided In the theater, because
they are too mounful."
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thing Ii that he is reformed" she
added.
And they say . reformed rake
makes the best husband" Mrs. Merri-
wild supplemented.
Aunt Jane said she had always
heard 30 and was disposed to think 1t
true.
Mrs. Merriwid laughed. "You love
ly darling!" she exclaimed.
Il didn't think you knew how to
wink, and here you are futtering both
eyes at Mr.. Uisterbee's frailties. II q
bad, naughty man wants charitable
judgment of his iniquities, his one best
bet Is certainly the nice, innocent
lady who doesn't know what iniQuity
is. l believe you would approve OF
our engagement. You would. wouldn't
your"
Il don't see any good reason why
should disapprove," replied Aunt Jane.
Il believe that I'll take you down
town with mo this afternoon and get
your eyes examined, dearie," said Mrs.
Merriwid. DO you mean to tell me
that you haven't seen the bilious tinge
In Mr.. Uisterbees complexion
Haven't you noticed the lines around
his mouth and the dark pouches un-
der his eyes, and the little network OF
how unsteady his hand is? My dear, a
rake never reforms until 1t has lost
al it's teeth, believe me. When that
happens, you may use what's left of it
tor some domestic purpose, but you
won't find 1t satisfactory. A rako is
4 rake just the same as a spade is q
spade. As for sowing wild oats, that
wouldn't be SO bad il man had to
harvest his crop himself. The trou-
bic Is that his family and friends al
ways have to turn in and help and
here's never any telling when the job
Q done. Another thing. there's never
year when a clump isn't apt to
,pring up in some fence corner and
iced another patch somewhere else. /
ion't know much about agriculture,
luntie dear, but / understand wild
bats are meaner and harder to get out
" the ground than Canada thistles."
Il don't know what Canada thistles
ire, but / think II a man is sincerely
,orry for the errors OF his past and
ries to lead better life, it Is our
iuty to help him" Aunt Jane said
his very seriously.
Il think he's sorry for the errors of
he past" replied Mrs. Merriwfd.
Poor man! It's pretty hard on him
o bn obliged to lead a strictly tenn
,erate and virtuous existence at his
ime of life. II he had only been vici-
rus In moderation, he wouldn't be
obliged to adopt regular habits now.
Why. auntie. just think of the pink
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
~IhQMP!sQM'ey .s Ss' i:a.- ssH .;::
WAFER s sst ii.sri frss, 70
JOHN L. THOMPSON SONS 4 CO, Troy,N,Y,
PECULIAR LIVE STOCK FARM
Canadian Has Pleasant Possibilities in
His Proposed Raising Of
Black Foxes.

Probably few. II any. men in this
province have started black fox farm
at less cost than Robert Rowley, pro-
prietor of the Laurentide preserves at
Lake Edward, says a Quebec CORE
spondent OF the Montreal Gazette.
While up at Roberval Mr.. Rovley
heard that man there had four young
pups, part red and part black 1t Ia
said that nobody wanted to buy the
animals, though the price was about
$40 or SO head. Mr.. Rowley gave the
man his price. The next morning Mr..
Friedman. manager of the black fox
ranch of Lieutenant Governor Wood
Of New Brunswick, who had been
securing the country for young stock,
saw the foxes and Immediately went
into the hotel and in front of every
one present offered Mr.. Rowley sew
eral thousand dollars, but was refused
When the villagers realized the offer
some OF them almost collapsed on the
spot and the place has been fox crazy
ever since.
Mr.. Rowley Is also purchasing pure
black dog fox at a very small sum and
will cross it with the litter which he
got SO cheaply. He expects to have
a litter Of pure black foxes next
spring.
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MELISSA WOULD NOT BE A HAIR
VEST HAND.

Men are not angels, my dear Me-
lissa," observed Mrs. Merriwid's mater
nal maiden Aunt Jane. threading her
embroidery needle with q strand Of
moss-green silk and simpering . little
~ she spoke.
"A little lower than the angels we
are told. believe" agreed Mrs Merri-
Wild. whose nimble white fingers were
occupied with French knots. II should
say that Mr.. Uisterbee was quite = few
notches below the angelic standard.
That's what makes him 30 extremely
entertaining"
Exactly what I say" remarked
Aunt Jane, with an air of triumph.
"But considered a. . matrimonial
proposition"
"Yes?" said Aunt Jane.
We'll. you know what people say
about him."
People exaggerate," said Aunt Jane.
"At all events, nobody can find any
fault with his conduct now"
Il suppose not" unused Mrs. Merri-
wild, "and suppose he has been just
~ much sinned against as SHINING"
mo doubt of it." said Aunt Jane.
And it's natural that man should
SOW his wild oats"
There are very few who do not, I'm
afraid" sighed Aunt Jane. "The great
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Very Warm.

A party OF commercial travellers
we're drawing the long-bow and spin
ming yarns Of wonderful adventures
on sea and land. A silent listener
sat in the corner. Presently one Of
the company addressed him.
Have. you travelled much. sir7"
"A little. I've been round the world
seven times"
Then you must have had some
striking experiences. Perhaps you
would like to tell US one or two"
We'll" said the stranger. perhaps
the most remarkable was on my last
voyage. At one time we found the
heat SO terrific that we used to take 1t
In turns to go down into the stoke
hold to get a cooler"
No more yarns were related that
evening.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Renaissance Of Poetry.

That there is today-whatever may
have been the case a few years ago
an increasing public which ia eagerly
on the lookout for new volumes of
worthy verse by present day writer's
Is evidently recognized by those whose
business 1t is to know what literary
wares are in current demand; and we
must no longer be asked to believe
that any bard of really appreciable
talent need languish in enforced 81
lence through inability to find q pub
Usher. AS for the caus3 of this agree
ably unexpected revival, lam myself
inclined to look for Though this
may sound paradoxical-in the very
conditions which make 1t SO surpris-
ing. What / mean Il that l believe the
working of the law OF reaction to have
set up a revived laundering after
poetry as kind Of respite from the
ra-prosaic naterialism and "prac-
ticalism," IL one may coin such q
word. of every day life in this ma
chine ridden twentieth century
Bookseller.
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BURNING, ITCHING ECZEMA

st. Helens, Ore.-"Eczema had both
cred me for two years. First 1t came
on my hands then on my face. neck
and arms. My hand first began to
crack along the lines In the hand, and
. white rasb broke out was both
cred with 1t. A rash came all over
my face and could not sleep nights
for the burning and itching. /
scratched myself at night till my neck,
arms and face were one mass Of sores.
could not put my hands In water and
my hands and face were all disfigured.
"A friend sent for q sample OF Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and he made
me present OF 1t and before l had
used half OF the sample l felt q relicf
from that terrific itching and burning.
I then bought four cakes of Cuticura
Soap and six boxes of Cuticura ONT
ment- / used three cakes OF the Cuti-
cura Soap and three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment and now ! am entirely
cured" (SignedD J. A. Pender. Apr.
%. 1913.
CuticurA Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Quaint Critic,

George B. Luks. the painter. said to
q critic In his New York studio: "Your
criticism IL at any rate original and
amusing, my boy. 1t reminds me OF
the colored laundress In the Umxi Gal
lery. when this colored lAundress
visited the Umzi. her mistress led her
There. Hannah. what do you think Of
that? she said. Hannah, shaking her
heod lugubriously. started long while
at the pictured angels whose white
robes were all yellowed by time, and
then, with a sigh and disappearing
shake OF the head. she said: De saints
is de last folks to put up wiz bad laun-
dry work"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Rational Love.

The rational, rather than the
romantic. view OF marriage Is the one
most In favor with the young people
of the twentieth century" said DR.. n.
Lucas Wentworth, the we'll known
eugenics expert. In an address In
Cleveland
THE rational view will make for
happier marriages. And this rational
view Is beautifully illustrated in two
thus:
viii you always love mer
Will you always be lovabler"
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Emcjencv.

The modern method of accomplish
ing two things at once In the per
Torrance of a mans household duties
was recently illustrated by . North
Cambridge young man. This young
Tan was industriously moving the
large lawn In front OF his house by
pushing a mower In front of him
his baby a ride by dragging the baby
carriage behind him with the other
hand.-Boston Journal
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17

She walked into the public hbray3
and sweetly said:
Il would like The Red Boat.
please"
The librarian diligently searched
the catalogue and came hack with:
Il don't think we have such q
book"
Flushing = bit. she said sweetly:
May the title be The Scarlet
YACHT"
Again he looked. with the same re-
suit. Then. with her pretty fingers
she dived into her bag. consulted Z
slip of paper, and said:
"Oh, beg pardon. meant the
'Rubiyat." Weekly Herald
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Talking.

Il hear Mrs. Binks Is suffering from
kleptomania." said the good old soul.
Are you giving her anything for it,"
NO." replied DR.. Wise. but l under
stand she Is taking . number q
things"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17

Il have just taken parting look
at Mrs. Gadders who died yesterday"
Did she look naturalw
mo, her chin was still"
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PredispoMd.

''Dobbs says his wife drove him tt
drink"
1T is my opinion that he naturally
gravitated in that direction"
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Obvious.

You can't hang up your hat in this
house, let me tell you"
Not very we'll while you are sitting
on It,"
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Always

Henry, IL q space writer man
who takes up great deal Of room?"
mo. my dear, but that's his am-
bition."
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where Eooti.m rhr,voa.

Where Eootism Thrivcs.
ITS hard to have big time in a
small town."
Yes, but that's the easiest place
in the world to have a big head"
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Led Astrav.

Il see where tight skirt has
broken up another happy home"
did hubby object to tight skirts r
mo. He followed one"
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Paradoxical Effort.

Paradoxical Effort.
Pop, why do they put stops on an
organ?"
ITO make 1t CO."
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70 operate electrically driven ma
chinery in . New York trade school.
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NOTHING to Show.

"A doctor says thin men live long"
How about thin women?"
"Oh, life probably seems long to
them in this diaphanous age"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17

An apartment isn't the only place II
which marriage Is nat failure.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17
Another Area.

Another Area.
"The prima donna fell down In the
opening to that aria"
"Lawdy daysl So did our cook"
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A Fact.

my dear, those high-heeled shoes
were blunder on your part"
Il guess did put my foot In It,"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-10-17

ASTORIA has met with pronounced favor the part physicians phaa
ceucal societies and medical authorities It used by physicians with
results most gratifying The extended Of Castoa unquesnaby
result Of three fc fTh ndiputahe evidence that it harmless:
not only lays stomach pains and que the but asm
lat the od t agreeable and perfect substitute for
1t absolutely SAFE It does not contain any Opium Morphine narcotic
and does not up unlike Soothing Srup Drops Godeys
Cordial This good deal for Medical Journal say duty
danger and record the advancing health The
for poisoning innocent children through greed ignorance ought To
knowledge Cstoa remedy which produces composure health by
regulating the by SIMPLIFYING and entitled
the information.- of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-14
TO BUY ANTIETAM LANDMARK
Dunkard Church on Battlefield May Be,
Sold to Government to Be Used
for Office.

1t is now said on good authority
that the United States government Is
DESTROYS of acquiring the old Dunkard
church on Antietam battlefield and
that the war department will use it.
as an Office, If it can be purchased, ac-s
cording to the Baltimore News.
The church is a small, rough cast
structure, built in 1851, and it is 10
Gated along the Hagerstown and
Sharpsburg turnpike, near Bloody
Lane. 1t is still used for services by
the Manor congregation, Church Of
the Brethren, and the congregation
wishes to dispose of the property.
The title to the church, however,
is complicated, as the deed of gift for
the site from Samuel Mumma provid-
ed that it be used by the Church of
the Brethren to erect a house Of pub
lie worship thereon and hold therein
their services. Any deviation from,
this purpose would, in the opinion Of
lawyers, cause title to revert to the
Mumma heirs, who are numerous and
scattered !
The Maryland monument is near
the church, also those of Indiana.
New Jersey and the Ph:iG.3elphia bril-
gade.