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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
DRAWING THE LINE.

Do you believe that every man should be the architect of his own fortunesg''
 T certain do, but don't believe that every woman ought to be the architect of her own beauty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

The Boston beauty doctor who adver- tises to rive lessons in the art of blush ing is in the market with commodity for which there doesn't seem to be any pressing demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
AT IT EARLY.

AT IT EARLY. T believe that boy of mine is destined for q public career" What makes you think so?'' NO matter what ideyilment I catch him in. he courts the fullest investiga. tion.'' sN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

how they conduct themselves in the presence of a lioness who probably wondered in her simple jungle heart why everybody was so excited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Even visiting dramatic stars advise the south to plant less cotton. Actors as a rule don't know much about agricul- trre. but in this instance they are quite correct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

ANYTHING WILL DO. "Jagsby has a new excuse for drinking in the morning during business hours is''what is it7" He says that after he reads the war news he's so unnerved he has to take a bracer."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Are we to credit stories of the Russian soldiers being demoralized after we have been led to believe that the ban on vodka has made them all supermen?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Aericultural sonfh

Despite the low price of cotton aid despite the low price of other com modities in the carolinas and vir- ginia. the south is in splendid shape. comparatively speaking - compared with what it was 10 years ago." said s. W. Lorraine of New York city
 T have made several trips through the south. The first time was about II years ago. I was in several states and all of them seemed to be pros porous. but within these years there have been wonderful strides in tho ag- flcultural south. In Georgia I talked with several cotton farmers and they seemed to be not at all depressed. They were men who could afford to hold their cotton and they seemed to be con- fident that they would get something like or 10 cents for it next spring Of course, their expectation was based on small acreage in 1915.
 We will have a large immigration soon after the close of the European war We will probably have many im- migrants from Belgium, Germany and Austria. The south should be able. to get a very good percentage of the farming element if the proper efforts are put forth. There is no question but that the south will be greatly benefited by a good class of imm mgrants--those who have been brought up as tilIers of the soil"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

It is possible to buy a-pasteboard a house in a toy store for 10 cents, and some of them are almost as durable as the in- vestment bungalows that are sold on the installment plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

One hundred citizens have been named to work out Birminghams financial sal vation. There's enough gray matter in the lot to. find a speedy solution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Maybe it would be advisable to give the Russians little more time. They still have a great deal of work before them in the eastern theatre of war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
BEGINNING THE DAY-o m

BEGINNING THE DAY-o my God, give me n determination 10 lay myself alongside people until l shall know their need and their cry shall enter my heart. Then help me 10 Ii.ten to Thee. to open myself |" Thee. until my life shall be Thy message, and I shall walk uner- rinrIy the path into the souls or men. For Christ's sake. Amen H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

The Christmas shoppers are now on the last lap and some of them are at their last gasp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Chicago's lake swimmers are peevish because the edges of the ice cut holes in their bathing suits. There's no pleasing some people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Miss Maude Adams shows disposition to encourage economy by giving two plays for the price of one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Among other persons hard hit by the war is the Khedive of Egypt, who Is now out of a job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

According to the British point of view, Berlin rejoices on the slightest provoca- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Santa Claus will visit the Belgians ir spite of difficulties, but he's going tc pass by the Turks as usual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

There is no man hath virfure 'nht he hath not a glimpse of, nor any man an attaint but he carries some stain or if. --TroiIus and oressida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
FRUIT OF EXPERIENCE.

FRUIT OF EXPERIENCE. Do you believe that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing?" asked a street corner philosopher.
 q do." answered the man in bariaages, when it is applied to the. management of a 90 horse power automobile.".
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

There are two schools of war poets,' says the New York Times Both ought to he kept in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
LUXE M,LuKE SAYS

The B-11 should really have been named the "Audacious."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19

Dr. Hyslop says an insane ghost car cause man to beat his wife. It's well known that spirits often cause him te do that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
JUST ABOUT NOW.

When Christmas shoppers throng the
 streets And every person that one meets, Forsooth, seems more or less intent On spending his or her last cent; When clerks are pale and hollow-eyed And overworked and all inside The stores Is like a mimic rout, With people rushing in and out; When beggars swarm for charity And frowns are still a rarity. On every corner, like as not, Salvation lassies by a pot Toy vendors crying out their wares And traffic cops with lordly airs Who try to stem the human tide And in the ways of safety guide; When sights like these are seen and met It is the safest kind of bet That Santa Claus will soon be here To fill the country wide with cheer.
 WRONG KIND OF HUSTLING.
 How, is your boy getting along in the city. MT. Poleridge?"
 He seems to be making rapid progress judging from his last letter.
 
 What did he say?'
 ''He wrote that all he needed to keep at the head of the procession was an unlimited supply of gasoline"
 WE'D LIKE TO KNOW.
 Could you prevent a hostile fleet from coming into the canal with the defenses there now?' asked member of the House naval committee.
 q should say not" answered Rear Admiral Fiske.
 Not being present at the time, we are unable to say what emphasis the ad- miral put upon his words. We wonder If he merely replied as quoted. or answered. T should say NOT?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Build Now

The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec ord has vigorous and timely article this week on the importance of build ing now" said member of the Cham Der of Commerce. 'It makes the point that nothing is more certain in the business world than that periods of depression will be followed by periods of activity and advancing prices. The Record goes on to say:
 We have for sometime been pass ing through a period of depression in which prices for nearly all manufac- tured products have been extremely low. Building work can be done to greater advantage at the presen& time and at a much less cost than will be possible when the next burst of ac- tivity comes. At present men are seek ing work. Manufacturers of lumber bricks, cement, iron and steel and oth- CT building materials are hunting fol customers and hunting hard to find them. But the time will come wher work will be hunting for the workers and when buyers of building materials will be hunting the manufacturers, ant often paying bonus or premium to se what they wish.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Growth of Live stock Industry

There has been a very decided in- crease in cattle growing in Alabama within the past few years and 1t will be great industry some of these days" said w. s. Moughon, manager of the Birmingham branch of Armour & Co.,
 "A few years ago we used to kill and pack about 5000 head of cattle here; now we are up to 20,000 and there will doubtless be continued expansion of this branch of our business There Is no reason why Alabama beef should not rank with the. best The farmers who have gone into the industry on large scale have made no mistake"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
PRESS OF THE u. s. NEARLY
ALL ADVOCATE TEMPERANCE

THE ARMSTRONG, MO, Herald,
enc Of Missouri's most substantial
papers edited by Col. walton, who is
a member Of the Missouri Legisla-
ture editorially says:
Most every mail that comes W
receive a circular Of some kind sent
out from the liquor interest head
quarters, either at Cincinnati or Lou
~isvilie, dealing with the liquor ques-
ton from their side of the question.
The fact Of the business is, the liquor
interest cease fighting for their
interests, and is continually trying
to mould public opinion in its favor,
via Of the public press, including all
the big daiIies and most of the
weekly papers; but things have
changed wonderfully in the past few
years. No country weekly of any
standing will openly advocate the
aus Of the liquor interests, and
those weeklies left that are favorable
to the cause, are shy about express
ing themselves. And what is more
encouraging to the temperance advo-
Gates, is the fact that some of the
big daily papers are now coming out
openly and above board for the cause
Of temperance, and are refusing to
accept paid advertisements of the
liquor dealers. One Of the greatest
daily papers in the ~eountry-the
Kansas City Star-will not accept an
advertisement from a liquor dealer,
and what is more, this paper openly
and above board denounces the liquor
traffic as inimical to the best inter-
ests of the country, both from a f.
nancial and social standpoint. AS the
Herald sees it, it is encouraging and
hopeful signs for the time to come
when our nation will be rid of the
curse of the liquor traffic"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
w A R
Prize Winning Definition of Wan by James Losa
'Iife's rece Mt contest)

was conceived in passion, hatred, envy and gree
the morning of antiquity and have a geneaIoE N]
page drips with the red blood of murdered innoe'N
spect neither the feebleness of gray hairs the "eP'
infancy, nor the s~acredness Of virtue, and waN'
ruthlessly and impartially over the form OF the "e'''
form Of the giant. 4,
] paint the midnight skies a lurid glow iFo" u
homes | have ravaged, and / turn peaceful scene'
beauty, where Gods own creatu res dwell t'g''"V "
a raging hell. l set neighbor against nelgho0f I" u
bat and | incite The brother TO STAY his brother
| make puppets Of kings, princes of pauPer' III
c~ourtesans and thieves Of respe cted subjects, and e"|
before my breath as does mist before the morning '~]
make of religion fanatics m the heather "ahs
carnate; and of all men / make ~plaything devo" "
justice. Through intrigue | ma Ike the intelligent p~]
Inscriptions wax fat on the spells of blood-~o" NV
ed by others and the less lea rned suffer Tor "N"
norance.
Famine, want and misery TO How in my pau,
green fields and still the hand Of industry p"Ds
of its resources, but contribute nothing to tHe O"'
kind, leaving p~estilence TO stalk ghost Ike " 49, a
complete the work Of destructi on. ! lay a healS >"
my most loyal subjects for the maintenance u ~
ment; ] squander the vitality and lives OF thos' Y" i
faithfully, get return to the worid nothing ot i""
The baubles Of fame | confer on some are '' -
false standards wherein the lice nse to omml INV .at1
is held to be the insignia Of glory by a mnS'aN," ui.
4 can offer no excuse for my having come NV o
can ! give one plausible reason why shou'o ns
other than that so long as those who wie'u ," "'., =,
mittcd to crafty their selfish desires and an'o"," cr
pense Of the many who must ca rry the puru''" .n 4
suferings, that long win l cont inue to eSac' Nv If 4
devastation and death. For ! nm pitileSS tw
! fear neither man nor God, ! am amenaole "
in myself the law and che last resort. l AN WAG
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
PERRY RIGGS MARRIED

Perry Riggs, who lives south of
Mexico, was married last Tuesday at
Bloomington, Ill, to Miss Roena Nc
MILAN, of Dewitt county, Ill. They
have gone TO housekeeping on the
bridegroom's farm, south of this city.
Mrs. Riggs is a cousin of Mrs.
George Snedeker, Of this county, and
it was while visiting at the Snedeker
home she met Mr.. Riggs. She is a
talented woman Mr.. Riggs
is a leading farmer-stockman and
has a large number Of friends in this
community. The Ledger joins in ex-
tending best wishes to Mr.. and Mrs.
Riggs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
F. I CHENEY A. co. Toledo. O.
Toledo, 0.

KELLY POOL, of the Centralia
Courier believes in doing everything
possible with his paper to make a
greater city and strikes the proper
keynote when he editoraIly says:
"The Courier has no kick coming.
The school board suits us, the city
fathers are to our liking, the county
ticket is splendid, the state ticket
could not be better, Judge Shackle-
ford is one Of the best congressman
in the State, Senator Stone is Will
sons right hand man, ehe state plat
form is the best in ten years, the
Governor and State officers are su-
perb, Congress is at work and the
United States is at peace, thanks to
President Wilson. WI never felt
better satisfied with the Democratic
party in our life and we have no
brickbats to throw at anyone. Our
liver is working 0. X, we r getting
our share Of business, we have no
enemies that we want to punish, and
everything is lovely. II you are
looking for mean, nasty filings at man
or bird or beast don't take the Cour-
ier-we have none Of the ~pole-cat's
propensities of making the air OBJ
n%oxious for decent people. With
faith in God and man this old fog
horn Of freedom is radiating mes
sages of good will and good cheer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
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CLUB AND THE FARMERS
THE COMMERCIAL Club should ar
range so that farmers throughout
the County could attend their Fri
day luncheons. A most important
proposition for the Commercial Club
TO take up would be the cultivation
Of a more friendly feeling between
the town and the County. The sue
cess of the Mexico Commercial Club
is just as important to Audrain
County as it is to Mexico. At least
it should be. Our interests are iden-
teal. Retail merchants and business
men generally should stop fighting
each other and work together for the
interests of themselves and Gus
toners in the community in which
they do business. Sensible business
men do not undermine and knock
each other. They work together to
improve their own conditions and
the condition Of the county in which
they live. Nothing pleases the mail
order houses more than to have local
merchants fighting each other and
maintaining a disagreeable feel
ing between the country people,
and the town people. While business
men should compete with each other,
IL should be in a fair and legitimate
way. The cutting Of prices and un-
d~ermining Of your competitors does
not get you anywhere. A fair price,
fret class service is what your Gus
toners want.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
YOUR KIDNEYS
Importance of Keeping Them
Well.

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
]. ". GALLAnER wArcHEs
THIEF AS HE WORKS

EElEI 40 III NOtho
"Just lay still and when he gets
what he wants he'll leave" said ].
W. Gallaher at 2 o'clock Friday morn
ing, as he and his wife watched a
burglar rob their room. Mr.. Gala
her said he wanted the thief to know
he was awaks and the fact that he
was apparently did not hasten the
visitors departure as he took his
time.
Mr.. and Mrs.Gallaher were aroused
by a suspicious noise and while wait
ing to see if il occurred again, saw
a mar enter the room. Mr.. GalIaher
then told his wife to keep still. be-
lieving the best thing to do was to
offer no resistance. As soon as the
thief left the room Mr.. Gallaher
stepped to the upper hall and turned
the light on in the downstairs hall
The man was standing there with his
back toward him and when the light
flashed on walked into the back
yard.
The thief stood fully two minute:
on the rear lawn listening to Mr.
Gallaher telephone the night police
He then departed. A fine gold watcf
and chain with a handsome fob were
taken as well as about $1s in money
Mr.. Gallaher's trousers were founs
on the lawn Of .. w. Million wher,
the thief had left them after taking
what he wanted.
Had Mr.. Gallaher been armed h
could have shot the intruder withou
the least trouble. He is to be con
mended on his GOODNESS and presenc'
Of mind. The police are working OF
a clue furnished by Mr.. Gallaher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
CIRCUIT COURT.

The motion to dismiss the asa Of
the City Of Mexico VS.. DR.. J. ".
Wren. was argued before Judge Bar
nett in the Circuit Court, Friday
morning. The motion was overruled-
DR.. Wren was represented by AttOr-
neys C. A. Barnes. E. AShannOn and
E. s. CAN'T The City was represent
ed by City Attorney y. H. Robertson
and Judge Robert Rodgers.
The following verdiets were re
turned late Thursday afternoon Lutte
Digs VS.. the Alton. $50 for plaintiff;
W. f. Cornett VS.. the Alton. SIS for
the plaintiff, ard John Brewer vs.. the
Alton, IS for the plaintiff.
The suit Of Joseph p Laird VS..
Edwin W. Keithiey is one trial in the
Circuit Court in this city. The suit
was brought here on change Of venue
from Rails county and both parties
live in that county.
The suit grew out of an exchange
of farms. MIR. Keithley traded a So
acre farm in Rails county 10 Mr.
Laird for a 800 acre farm in Fultor
county, I'll. The Keithley farm wal
put in at $50 per acre and the plain
tiff claims it was worth only $40 al
acre. He asks $25,000 damages.
The plaintiff is represented b!
Ernest CAN'T and R. D. Rodgers, o
Mexico; F. C. Hendrix, New London
Ely and Hulse and Hays, Heather
Henwood, Hannibal. Acting for tn
defendant are W. W. Bolts, Mexico
Ed L. Afford. Perry, j. o. Allison
New London, P. II. Cullen, St. Louil
Other Circuit Court Notes
Divorces were granted in the case
of Florence Crosswhite VS.. Williar
|, Crosswhite and Daisy Jones VI
, Thomas Jones.
, Alice Spurs. a negro woman, plead
= ed guilty to a charge of bootleggin
: and was fined $500. Ernest Barnet
5 deputy sheriff, went to Fulton, MOI
/ day and arrested her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
The Weekly Ledger
A SQUARE DEAL IN FIRE H.
suRANcE SHOULD BE REACHED


THE COMMERCIAL CLUB has
Aaked the City Council 20 pass an or
dinsnes making the Insurance Com
panjss pay 500 a year license instead
Of SIS. The Commercial Club does
not want e drive the Insurance. Com
panies . or charge them an "a
cessive license, but does want them
70 psy rs much in license fee as they
charge extra insurance on account
Of the license fee. The companies
only pay SIS a year. They charge Is
cents a hundred extra on account Of
this license. It is estimated that
they at least collect two or three
times as much extra insurance as
they pay the City, for license.
The Insurance Companies If they
wanted 70. Of course, could show Just
how much extra they had collected,
but for some reason or another they
do not do this. 1t seems queer the
Insurance Companies do not cordial
ly cooperate with the public in or
der TO get a square deal. We had
som experience in getting a So oil
can and a So waste a in.order &c
get q slight reduction on our insur-
anee rate. We were directed to a
house in Chicago 70 buy the old can
It took three weeks TO get it ant
later we found out one could b
bought in Missouri. Do the Missouri
companies really want TO help t.
lower the rate?
People are willing to pay a fan
rate Of insurance and most of then
are in favor Of a square deal Al
the insurance companies should co
operate to make it easy as possihl
to get results which would be fair t
everybody. The Commercial Gu
should have an Insurance Commute
where complaints could be made, a
it can be shown that after change
in electric wiring in Mexico ha
been made as per request Of the IN
derwriters some other changes wer
then required.
Of course it can be made practS
ally impossible to adjust matters
please the company if they hav
made up their minds to charge a Gel
tain rate. II there is no competitio
ard the inclination is to keep the raj
as high as possible, those who pa
insurance are up against it SUI
enough. The insurance rate is high'
than ii was before we had watt
works and a paid fire company. 1t
= good deal higher with us than
wal before we had central heat
the Ledger Office and took out Il
stoves and made other suggests
changes.
With cooperation We ought som
how 70 get a square deal If that
what the companies and the insur'
want,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
BY MISS CARRIE spRo0|

The subject Of the war Is one we
seem not to be able TO have alone
very long. As women.b both young and
old. we feel our sympathies 20 out to
the women. young and old, in the
warning countries. For the men
who are killed, life with It's pressing
cares and many duties is over, but
such is not Inc case with the helpless
ones left widowed and orphaned.
Only imagine the per cent of
mourning when sixteen out OF nine
teen women passing in the streets of
a German city at q certain time were
in the deepest mourning! All the
glory Of victory cannot make the
pulse Of life beat in the loyal hearts
lying cold on the battle fields.
1t develops on the cultured, shell
tered woman as well as on the pa
tent, stolid peasant woman TO take
up the threads Of life, untangie them
as best her untitled mind a do,
and begin life over again. And now
where is the enthusiasm, that at first
made the hardships count but little
since the joy of living was shared by
brothers, father, sweetheart or hus.
band?
Women have been so unsparingls
treated in the Balkans during The
campaigns there, that a movement t
train them for real battles on the
field has met with a ready response
The wives and daughters of a Ser
Wan village are protrayed in septem
Der Current Opinion under train
ing by a lieutenant in the army. An'
we read dispatches that the Servial
women are fighting stubbornly witt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17

THE BOARD Of Equalization at
its late meeting did not attempt to
raise the assessments to increase the
taxes. The idea the Board had in
mind was TO equalize the assessments
as far as possible. Some are raised
and some are lowered. The whole
question of taxes throughout the
County including Mexico should be
taken up and equalized. Probably
no one is assessed too high but quite
a number of people are assessed re-
diculously low.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17
LEWIS HuRERT

LEWIS HUBERT, a prominent
German farmer Of Audrain County,
has our thanks for a copy of the
Fatherland, which is devoted TO fair
play for Germany and Austria dur
ing the European war. The publica-
ton is very interesting and covers
the proposition from the Father
lands view. The Germans are all
loyal to the fatherland, and while a
large number Of them are opposed
to the war, they are enxious for the
Emperor TO be victorious.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-09-17

Albert Price, south Of this city,
bought two horses and a mule at
Fulton recently.
M. A. Brown, near Rush Hill, Is
SAID to have Of the best improved
farms in Audrain County.