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The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19

THE "ins" always stick together, as is witnessed by the various appeals from other senators and from con- gressmen that Senator Clarke be re- turned.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19
FILES DIVORCE SUIT.

Fn.A ~hursoav's Daily
 Mrs. Annie McNair of Mayhower today filed suit for divorce from her husband, Lee McNair, alleging deser- tion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19

THE waterways bill carries no ap- propriation for the aid of navigation in the streets of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-19
WOMAN WOULD
 NOT GIVE UP
Though Sick and Suffering; At Last Found Help in Lydia E. Pinkl1an's Vegeta-
 ble Compound.

Richmond, Pa '' When I started taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
CORN THE LEADER.
No. AZ

Columbia, Mo-, Dec. 12.---More
than $1,OO0,O00 worth of corn to the
county is a record that Missouri has
made for the year 1914, according to
returns complied from official reports
made to the secretary of the Missouri
state board of agriculture.
The corn yield for the state is esti-
mated at little more than 175,0O0,-
900 bushels, or practically the same
as the boards preliminary estimate
made on September 1. This means
that the Missouri farmer has this
year grown about 100000 bushels
more of corn than he grew in 1918
The average yield for the last five
years has been but 2S,000,0O0 more
than for the present year.
The board estimates the value Of
farm crops grown in Missouri this
year at more than $200,000,0O0, oil
s9,0O0,000 in excess of the five yeal
average. Had live stock, wool, dair!
products, poultry, orchard and apiar!
products been included, it would hav'
been seen that even in what has beei
counted rather unfavorable yea.
Missouri farm productions and sale
have totaled not less than S500,000,
900.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
CARPENTER CASE ON
TRIAL IN PARAG0ULD
One Hundred and Fifty Witnesses
Crowd Court Room in Murder
Trial in Arkansas.
STATEMENT OF THE ATToRNIEs
Jury Was Chosen in Less Than Two
Hours - Carpenter Accuses
Two Men of Deed.

Paragould, Ark. Dec. 16.-The case
of the State vs.. NJ. P Carpenteraeeus-
ed of the murder Of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Davis, at Clear Lake, Ark, the
night Of Jan. z, 1912, is rapidly draw
ing to a close. Over $50 witnesses
we're subpoenaed. W. W. Pollock, j.
W. Million and C. F. Clark, all Of Mex
leo, Mo-, where Carpenter formerly
lived, are here to bear witness to his
high standing in that community.
The State char .;es Carpenter with
the crime laying their hypothesis on
the statement that he owed much
money and that by the death of his
wife, of which he has already been
cleared, he would be in better financial
condition and through the death of his
mother-in-law he would not have to
pay her $4,000 which she had loaned
him.
The defense claims that two men.
Giles and Hamilton, were the actual
murderers and Mr.. Carpenter will
swear to this on the stand alleging he
recognized them at the time Of the
crime while attempting to prevent
their escape.
Ed Giles, one of the men whom Car
penter claims committed the crime,
died Of pneumonia last spring, making
no dying statement in regard to the
crime.
Carpenter has been at liberty un-
der a $4,000 bond since his acquit-
tai of the wife-murder charge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
''BREAD-LINE" FED
FIRST TUESDAY MORNING

'This is a hard life," said the hobo
as he awoke after sleeping all night
on the concrete floor Of the City
"Holdover."
The crowd which formed the bread
line in the City Hall, Tuesday morn
ing,to partake of the municipal break
fast, seemed to be of the same opin-
ion as the gentleman quoted above.
There was nothing bitter in his tone
of observation. 1t was rather as If
his religious faith, if he had any,
embodied the principles of predes-
tination and sleeping on a concrete
floor with a mattress of newspapers
had apparently been for-ordained
and it was useless to cry-out against
Fate.
There were AZ guests to partake
of Tuesdays menu at the Hotel de
Vile" Most Of them were young
men and many were youths. The
hot coffee, steaming soup and large
slices of bread are waited for with
much anxiety for the appetite is keer
after a night on the concrete floor.
When the can containing the soul
and coffee arrived, a short, stock!
individual, who had slept on top o
a cabinet in one corner of the room
rose lazily to his feet, and glancinl
down at the crowd said: "Step bacl
now boys and take the top off OF tn
| soup can, Pm goin' to dive in"
The amount of food consume
Tuesday morning by the hoboes wa
| five gallons of soup, the sam
amount of coffee and 20 loaves
bread. The soup-line in st. Louis, l
one day, numbered 2,315 men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
PRESIDENT WILSON CoNsER.
VATISM AND SELF coNTpoY

THE lingo politician gets irrita-
ted because President Wilson doesn't
make a lot of noise and blow-otf
every time the opportunity offers.
Along this line the New York
World editorially says:
"To drunken man the most offen-
sive person in the world is sober
man, which explains why the news
papers and politicians that are on
military spree are SO incensed against
the President.
1T is not what the President said
that irritates them. 1t is the way he
said it. II we were to translate the
, so-called war section Of his message
into the vehement vernacular of
Roosevelt, most of them would prob
ably agree with all Of it.
"Mr. Wilson is habitually and some
times exasperatingly sober. No mat
ter what the circumstances,h he refuses
to lose his self-control. If the house
is on fire he does not carry the mat
tresses downstairs and throw the mir
rors out Of the window, and any
people think that he is altogether too
cool when he turns in the alarm.
"Some folks who might agree with
him otherwise will never be able to
forgive him for his temperament.
That is why they are abusing him
like a red-handed traitor for his mes
sage. Reading newspapers like the
Tribune, the man from Mars might
think that the President had recon-
mended that half the United States
be ceded to Japan and the other half
be divided among the victors in the
European war. What Mr.. Wilson
actually did was to define clearly and
concisely and accurately the tradit-
ional and historical attitude of the
United States toward armies and ar
mament, but because he did it coldly
and calmly and dispassionately-
haps a little contemptuously so far
as the noisiest alarmists are concern
edit is charged that he showed him.
self hopelessly Indifferent to the coun-
try's preparedness for defensive war
"There may be disadvantages now
and then in complete self-control, but
on the whole it is just as well that
the President is incorrigibly averse to
hysteria. A Chief Magistrate who re-
fuses to get excited is worth his
weight in radium at a time like this
II there had been few Woodrow
Wilson's in the Governments of Eur
ope, half the world would not have
been plunged into the most devasta'
ting war of human history"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
.DOlNGS AT MCM.
By CHAS. WRIGHT.

On December the seventh the three
hundredth student was enrolled at
Mcmillan. This is the largest en-
rollment in the history of the school
and is due to the incentive offered by
the school improvements and the
work of the faculty.
Miss Dobbs addressed the students
in assembly Wedneday and gave them
fine lesson by way of illustration.
She described an artist at work. The
way he mixes his colors and the ef-
feet every added shade has upon the
whole mass. Red and black make
the most changes and are the hardest
colors to counteract. Life, when des-
cribed, as a mass of paint, white in
the beginning, but changed as differ
ent events or colors are added. She
told how every event, good or bad,
has its effect the same as the added
color and that the bad environments
make the same lasting and resisting
impression that the red and black
paints do. 1t was made clear, how
ever, that if enough high color, or
good qualities, be added the darker
shades will be largely counteracted
and destroyed.
Miss Dobbs pleased the students
by her delivery and her words will
long remain in their memory.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

THE farm women of Audrain
should arrange to prepare their re-
ports of butter, eggs, and poultry
products sold during 1914 if they are
going to contest for the prizes offered
BY the Ledger for the best sales made
during the year. This offer will be
found in the Weekly Ledger this week.
and YOU should arrange to make your
reports as soon after January lst, as
you can. We are anxious to get as
many reports as possible SO that the
public may know just how mucn
money the farm women OF Auoralf
are making off their products.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
GERMANS SHELL
ENGLISH SEAPORTS
London Chronicle Correspondent Be-
heves German Resistance Has
Been Broken
THE AUSTRIAN CAPTURE $1,000
The German Cruiser, Dresden, Has
Escaped But British Are in
Pursuit, Report.

London, Dec. 16th.-German cruis-
ers shelled the English seaport towns
of Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whit
by, early this morning in a daring
dash from the naval base at Kiel. The
raiders inflicted slight damage, how
ever. 1t is reported here that two
German cruisers have been sunk by
an English destroyer.
London, Dec. 16.--A correspondent
of the Chronicle writing from Dunkirk
thus sums up the result of his obser-
walton of the fighting in Flanders
and France:
"0fficers with whom | discussed the
general situation firmly believe that
the back of the German resistance
has been broken in the West. l am,
of course, forbidden to mention the
movement of troops, but now, more
than ever, the talk Of an advance is in
| the air.
Lima, Peru, Dec. 16.-The German
cruiser, Dresden left ,Punta Arenas
without taking on coal. The British
cruiser Bristol has gone in pursuit.
Vienna, Dec. 16.-The following Off
cial communication has been issued
here:
"0ur offensive in Western Galicia
has compelled the enemy to retreat
and his front in South Poland to
waver. Our troops, advancing indie
fatigably from the south, reached
Jaslo and Raibrot. In this advance
and the last battle we took thirty-one
thousand Russian prisoners.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
H. D. LLEwELLYN, E. C

Henry H. Llewellyn was elected
Eminent Commander of Crusade Com
mandery, Knights Templar, No. %, at
the regular electiong Tuesday evening
Mr.. Llewellyn will succeed Oscar
Martin. Other officers elected are
DR.. P. E. Coil, Generalissimo; Cap
tain DIS. Burroughs, Captain General
John ]. Steele, Recorder; T. ]. Kelso
Treasurer. Mr.. Llewellyn has mad'
two appointmnts as follows; Pear
Van Horn, Senior Warden; J. J
Wood, Junior Warden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

THE final report of the Hospital
Committee is published today, and If
there are any errors they should be re-
ported Immediately. We want again
10 congratulate the Rev. Shullenber-
ger and his committee, composed en-
drely of women, on the splendid re-
suits they accomplished in underwrit-
ing the Hospital Maintenance Fund
for another year. No better work has
ever done by any committee in short
time. This is one of Mexico's most
important enterprises, and everybody
is delighted with the result obtained
by the committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
.rrENTTON WEEKLY SUB
SCRIBERS

subscribers to the Weekly
4 edger should watch the date
r. the margin of their paper
III renew their subscriptions
promptly so that they will not
H. copy of their favOrite
HE Weekly Ledger is $1.0O a
lar in advance to everybody.
w. are trying to make the
Weekly Ledger better than ever,
Iud Il you are interested at all
Il the news Of the county you
Lhould most assuredly be taking
ghs Weekly Ledger as the price
4 less than &c a week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
FORTUNE TELLERS WILL
BE NO MORE IN MEXICO


An ordinance was introduced into
the City Council, at the regular
meeting, Monday evening, to amend
the present ordinance in regard to
astrologists, clairvoyants and for
tune tellers. This is the first step in
making it misdemeanor TO carry on
such a business in Mexico. Follow
ing the passage Of the ordinance now
before the Council, an ordinance for
bidding fortune tellers and such
fakes in Mexico will be introduced
The ordinance, given the first and
second readings, Monday evening.
provides for the amendment of section
go of ordinance No. %, Revised Or
dinances of Mexico, 1910, striking
therefrom the line "astrologist, clair
voyant or fortune teller for year
$1,000"
Mayor ]. w. Dry, who is ex-oficio
chairman of the Churches Charity
Committee. appointed the following
committee of Councilmen to cooper
ate with the church committee in dis
tributing the charity fund now being
raised by this committee and the
Ledger: Messrs. Lewis, Hanly, Pratt
and Wood This committee will not
only look after the poor and needy
Of Mexico at Christmas time but will
be "on the job throughout the win
ter.
On the recommendation of COM
mittee composed of Councilmen At
kinson and Hanly and City Engineer
lE.F. Ketter, a resolution to pave East
jackson ST., 80 feet wide, from Cal
| houn St., to Grand Ave, was passed.
The resolution was introduced after
petition Of property owners on
jackson Street had been presented.
This petition was signed by the fol
lowing; r. R, Arnold, Sr., Mrs. B.
| f. Wells, z. f. Ketter, G. A. Mitchell.
Mrs. C. D. Glendye, Mrs. NJ. E. Wells,
Mrs. j. f. Griffee. C. H. Beare, g.
d. Scherer. Mrs. R. R. Arnold, Miss
Martha Spence, +. R. Sanford, Mrs.
L. L, Graham. Fred A. Morris, 0. f..
Tucker, F W. LleyeIlyn, Mrs, E. s.
Cave and T. A. Threlkeld.
At the suggestion Of Mayor Dry
il was voted the City give $40 to the
maintenance fund of the Hospital.
Mr.. johnson asked that the Superin-
tendent of the Hospital make out the
account of the young man whose leg
was cut off by train recently and
present it to the Council. 1t is prob
able that the City Council will pay a
part or all of the expenses of this
patient who has been in the Hospital
since the accident.
Messrs. Hanly, Johnson and At.
kinson were appointed COMMITTEES
to confer with the Library Board il
regard to the amount of money need
ed for the maintenance of the library
'' Mr.. Atkinson of the Finance Com
i mittee gave the financial report o
d this City as follows: balance il
, various funds on Dec. 14th-general
N 81, ,33s.23; sewer, s52062; library
m $381.94; cemetery, s179.51. MI
5. Lewis of the Claims Committee re
a ported bills to the amount Of S1,62O
k AS; which were allowed.
rs Supt. Williams, of Elmwood CEN
etery reported IL burials for tn
i month ending Dec. 14th-6 white an
6 colored.
he All members of the Council wit
is the exception of Mr.. Ragsdale wel
as present Monday evening and Mayo
is Dry presided.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

A FRENCH physician reports that
he wounded have a bad first night
kfter reaching hospital, due to sleep
no indoors after some weeks spent
n the open air. The experience of
|hsny wars is that if a man can es-
lane wounds and camp disease, his
health is bettered by outdoor life; but
how many heed the plain lesson in
sho ensuing peace?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
"Sorry-Not Drinking Amy More" ;"

"Sorry-Not Drinking Any More"
A prominent railroad man asked an
acquaintance to go into the Madison
House bar at jefferson City the other
day and have toddy. "Sorry-not
drinking any MORE" was the reply.
you're the fifth man I've asked in
the last hour to go in and have a
drink. All have refused because they
are not drinking any more. Let's sit
down here in the lobby and see how
many 90 into the barr, said the rail-
road man. The lobby was crowded
The two men sat for half an houl
facing the entrance to the bar. Not
man went in. "Well, times certainly
have changed-even in Missouri" re
marked the railroad man.-St. Louis
Republic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
West Point Exams. At Troy.

Speaker Champ Clark has arranged
for a competitive examination at Troy,
Ian. End to fill vacancy at West
Point Military Academy. The exam
ination will be open to any young man
of the 9th Congressional District over
II and not over % years old. The
Young man getting the highest grade
at this examination will be designated
to take the final entrance examina-
tions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
Imitation Christmas Trees on Street.

Brookfield, Mo-, December 10
Eight large evergreens, set along the
middle on the principal business
street and illuminated with electric
light bulbs, in imitation of Christmas
trees, are attracting much attention
here. The innovation will be main
tanned as a nightly attraction until af-
ter Christmas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
AFTER FORTUNE TELLERs.

Lubbock, Germany, Dec.16.-For-
tune tellers now are forbidden to
practice in any part of the German
Empire. Soon after the war broke
out, they began to do an enormous
business with relatives Of soldiers in
the field, who wanted to know how
things were going with them. Visits
to the fortune tellers often mad trag-
ic consequences, as many Of the cal
lers were in high state of nervous
tension.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

To the Editor of the st. Louis
Republic.
Please accept my thanks for your
efforts toward national econmy' II
is hard to find the difference between
Democratic economy and Republican
extravaganza. D. r. Lie"eiiSH
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

WITH 100000 for Belgian relief
s45OOO to aid the poor of New York,
k25OO 900 for medical research, $751;
IOO to aid in rebuilding Wellesley Col
|ege, and s225,000 for the purchase of
k5OOO acres for a bird refuge in
louisiana, the Rockefeller. Founda-
Iior presents a budget that is better
broof than an argument for its ex-
.i,,,oa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

THE high school dramatic program
.or the year opens at the Auditorium
n Friday evening, December 18th,
n 1880 o'clock with Little Women" "
nd we predict that this entertain
nent will be first-class in every par
ocular. The admission fee is 25c and
B5c merely a nominal price to cover
Ixpenses. Everybody is going.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

MILITARY men like Admiral
Badger and Gen. Crozier, when on
HE stand, manifest no such frantic
slarm over the state Of the national
defense as Representative Gardner
of Massachusetts. But they are
dealing with facts as trained,profes-
sional men, and labor under the dis
advantage of not being politicians in
search OF a partisan issue.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
NO DISAGREEMENT THERE.

Editor Ledger.
The Library Board has used each
year only S1,250.
There has not been and will not be
any accumulation of unused funds.
The Library Board agreed with the
City Council from the beginning that
the Board would receive only $1,25O.
J. F. Llewellyn,
Pres. of Library Board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
Germau Losses $4,000 to Nov. 30,

UeTmdH LUsseS '"f'~VO
Amsterdam, Dec. 14.-The Berlin
correspondent of the Algemeen Han
delsblad says he is informed that up
to Nov. 80 the Prussian losses were;
Killed, about 5000 officers and 10000
soldiers; wounded, 1,100 officers and
$3.50 900 soldiers; missing, 1,1OO Off
GERS and 10000 soldiers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

EVERYTHING seems to go against
Ahe man who owns a home. On the
Jersey coast he is eaten up by the sea,
Ind in Belgium, Northern France,
last Prussia and Galicia he gets in
lie range of the guns. The only way
but Of this misery is to be rich and
have many homes and then live in a
hotol
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
RR. wHIRLw1Np CAMPAIGN.

The railroad committee of the Com
mercial Club will make whirl-wind
campaign this week to secure the re-
mainder of the money needed from
Mexico to extend the electric line from
Molino to Santa Fe, namely S465.
AS soon as this money is raised a
number of men will be put to work
making ties in addition to graders
track layers, etc.
About twenty representative citi-
zens of this city met at the City Hall,
Tuesday evening, and instructed the
committee to clean the matter up this
week, if possible. The meeting was
very enthusiastic and the prospects
for securing the $465 are bright
The railroad committee is composed
of the following; L. r. Ferris
chairman; Sam Morris, E. R. Locke
William Pollock, C. P. Malone, W. A
Sharp, r. E. Race and Fred W. Pill
cher.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

THE Weekly Ledger publishes a
supplement this week full of live, up
to-date reading matter and most in
teresting advertising, especially to
those who want to buy goods at home
and at prices that are right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
HOSPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
TOTAL MORE THAN $4,000
W. A. Shullenberger, Chairman of
Committee In Charge Makes
His Final Report.
RAISING MONEY NOT DIFFICULT
Report Says Committee Realizes This
Campaign Came At Inop-
perfume Time.

The Hospital Campaign Committee
has concluded its work and turned
over their papers to the Hospital
Board. The raising of the $1,000 has
not been a difficult thing, thanks to
the courtesy of the business men of
Mexico We appreciate the fact that
this campaign for the Hospital came
at season when peoples means has
been considered for other needs and
projects and also that our city has
been well canvassed for other enter
prizes this fall and winter. Yet the
general willing response indicates the
value of the Hospital in the minds Of
our people, and as Campaign Com
mittee we thank the public for .heir
cooperation.
W. A. Shullenberger, Chairman,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
MRS. LAURA SPENCER DEAD.

Mrs. Laura Catherine Spencer 81
years old, died Saturday at her home
a half mile west of Thompson sta
ton. The funeral was at the
home Tuesday morning with services
later at Rising Sun Church where the
body was inferred. Mrs. Spencer
was a fine Christian character, one
of the old residents Of her section and
beloved by many friends.
She leaves the following children
J. E, Prentis, H.; C. A., Thompson
R. D., Peoria, H.; B. j., Thompson
Fred, Mexico; and Mrs. Florence
Whitesides, of Centralia. Elizabeth
Morgan Ward, a granddaughter
lived with Mrs. Spencer. A brother
Andy Hunter, of Plainville, ILL.,. an'
his daughter attended the funeral.
She also leaves II grandchildren
The Ledger joins in extending sym
pathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

THE electric road extension prop
osition should be closed up promptly
SO that work can begin as soon as
possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

On a charge of tresspasing a Jeffer-
son City "Peeping Tom" was fined
81 and coss and given thirty days in
which to pay his fine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

To curry potatoes cut up some cold
cooked potatoes in cubes or rough
pieces and place in a frying pan in
which a rub of butter has been melt
ed with some curry powder dredged
into it. Shake the potatoes in the pan
until they are thoroughly hot and
sarNP
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

The prices we are making on our
clothing and furnishings will appeal
N YOU Ricketts, & Emmons Dry
Goods Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

Chicago has over $4,000 women dress
makers and nearly 5000 milliners.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

WHEN a man says 81 don't want
to complain" it means that he COM
nlains most of the time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

Thirty years is the age limit for
admission to the Baltimore Suffrage
society,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

Of the 1sS,854 voters registered in
Los Angeles, Cal, S3,160 are women.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

BUY all your Christmas presents
| Mexico and help make it a greater
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17
Money to Loan

on improved farms. See US. North
Missouri Trust Co. dw1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

Female knitters and spinners in
Scotland make from 81 to S1.50 per
week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

are making off their products.