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Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
sPEclALTsT IN DESTINY.

Every school teacher knows the
problem Of the boy or girl who gets
tired of studying, who drops out and
goes to work" Every employer of
labor knows the problem Of the same
boy and the same girl, inefficient, in
apt, ignorant and, like the moth,
fitting from job to job.
Meyer Bloomfield of Boston also
knows these problems; but he knows
them from the inside. Mr.. Bloom
field is director of the Boston Bureau
Of Vocational Training, and his bus
mess is to eliminate the waste in So
ciety of the poorly trained, the
wrongly trained individual.
He'd Stop Social Wastes.
"There are two great preventable
social wastes" Mr.. Bloomfield said
when questioned as to the function
Of the vocational bureau. ut is COM
mon knowledge that half of the chill
dren in the schools drop out of
school as soon as the law WIFI let
them go to work. Most of them
have not come to any decision as to
what their life work is going to be.
I At IA years of age, how many Of
them know enough to understand
what their capacities and abilities
best fit them for.
"The second waste is the leakage
in jobs. Without any definite dir
ection Of his effort, the worker goes
from job to job and wastes time in
which he might with proper guidance
be building up his future. This state
of affairs nullifies our entire educa-
tional system, The employer, too,
is kept from building up his business
if he builds at all it is on shifting
quicksands.
Begin in The Schools.
eThere are these things, therefore,
. to be done. The schools must be en-
abIed to hold the children,and to start
them right on their career as work
ers. Definite things must be done TO
make the workers efficient and loyal
and a better citizen as a result Of his
work. Therefore in the adolescent
: years-the years of self-discovery
the children are being kept
in the schools. To meet the problems
! Of this age, new devices are being in
troduced into the schools to allow
: each individual to find what he is
: best fitted for. A boy who is poor
!. in some abstract study may be 9
!, good hand with tools.
"The result has been that young.
sters are finding a new interest II
! their studies where this idea is being
f worked out. They + thinking o
the career instead of the single job
= A tremendous pressure is beint
brought to bear on the schools foi
) more training. Employers arr
analysing jobs by of chart
to discover how to hold out create
~ inducements to employees to improv'
Il themselves. The business men ar
interested for 1t is good bushes
as we'll as god citizenship"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
]. A. POTTS r ILL.

J. A. Potts, 6s years old, suffered
an attack of paralysis at his home in
San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning.
His daughter, Mrs. N. R. Rodes, of
this city, left Immediately for his bed
side. Mrs. Mary Potts Quick, of Lin
coin, Neb., was also wired for. 1t is
presumed his condition is very err
ious.
This will be sad news to the host Of
admiring friends Mr.. Potts has in
Mexico. He was one of our leading
citizens for many years and held in
the highest esteem by all who knew
him. The Ledger joins friends of the
family in wishing him an early recov-
cry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

c. f, Clark, ]. W. Million and w.
W. Pollock, of this city who were
witnesses in the Carpenter case, are
home. Mr.. Clark says the attorneys
for Mr.. Carpenter, one of which is
P. II. Cullen, formerly of this city,
say the defendant will be cleared.
The Rev. H. E. Truck, of st. Louis,
who was in charge of the Mexico
Baptist church when Mr.. Carpenter
made his home here, was a witness
for the defense. Because the wit
nesses were not allowed in the Court
room during the progress of the trial
Mr.. Clark could give no first hand
information regarding it's movement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
SUIT FOR $4,000 FILED.
John w. Howell Sues c. & A. for Es-
tate Of Walter Briscoe.

John W. Howell, administrator, has
filed suit in the Circuit Court against
the Chicago and Alton Railroad Co.,
for $4,000 damages for the death of
Walter W. Briscoe, who was killed in
the yards at Francis June IS, 1914.
Mr.. Howell is administrator of the
Briscoe estate and under a new law
has the right to bring suit for the ben
eft of the estate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

D. Wallace Mckee, of Edgewood
Park. Pa, son of the late Noble B
Mckee. of Fulton, and Miss Mable NJ.
Carter. were married Friday at the
home of the bride. Mr.. Mckee is well
known in this city and both young
people are socially prominent in CAL
laway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

whom beautiful gowns were.
Mrs. F. J. fainter, Of St. Charles.
mrs Tom Bean, Decatur, H.; Miss
Mary Reynolds, W~ellsville; Mrs. Row
Hancock, Montgomery City;Mrs. Guy
Reed st. Louis; Mrs. William Me-
Ciure, Moberly; Mrs. ]. L. Mason.
~Sonesburg; Mrs. E. N. Hess, Denver.
Colo; Miss George Cope, Mrs. Will
van StuddiforI, Miss Chloe Young.
and Mrs. George Van Ness. all of
Jonesburg; and Mrs. George Ham.
NETT, Belliower. The musical num-.
oers Of the afternoon, in charge Of
Mrs. K. E. Race, were all execution
ally delightful. They were as follows:
instrumental selectionsLMisses Dor
lnda Bruce, Frances Wakefield, Mable
Ihrelkeld, Mrs. Chas. Rodgers. and
MISS Dorothy Worrell. Those who
sang were Misses Laura Robertson.
Trace Gupton, Chloe Young, and
Mrs. P. E. Coil; Miss Anna Lewis
read and little Miss Katherine Van
studdiford, Of Jonesburg, standing on
a center table in the hall, made q short
speech announcing the engagement of
MISS Cope and Mr.. Rohing. As 0 o
as she had completed the announce
ment little Miss Elizabeth Ferris en-
tered drawing a small wagon draped
IN white and bearing a cupid holding
two tiney ribbons attached 10 a doll
bride and bridegroom. A delicious
salad course consisting Of chicken
salad, hot biscuit frozen cherry
punch, and salmon croquetz, was
served by the following ladies': Mrs..
P. E. Coil, Mrs. d. S. Burroughs, and
Misses Dorothy Blanks, Dorothy
Holmes, Mary Lee Burkn, Nable
Threlkeld and Julia Tucker. Choeo-
late and cake were served By Miss
Floy Cope assisted by Miss Georzia
Cope and Mrs. Hancock. The dining
room table was magnifeientiy deeor-
ated with red roses, white tulle ard
cupids.A bag containing slips Of paper
was passed among the unmarried
ladies present and Miss Laura Robert
son drew the one upon which the
word next" a written. She was
presented with a cupid holding a
small handbag from which a black
cat was jumping. The affair was
thoroughly delightful in every detail
and Mrs. Carpenter made an ideal
hostess.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
HE SUES WIFE WHO SHORES

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 19.-C. N.
Sentney, a wealthy wholesale grocer,
Friday filed suit for divorce from
Mrs. Margaret Price Sentney. Mrs.
Sentney, according to the petition,
assured her husband before they
were married that she did not snore
and since then, he declares, he has
found that she does. This fact, he
saws. has made life a burden.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Clark Worker Is Rewarded.

Montgomery City, Mo, Dec. 10
George W. See, one of the active
Democrats of the Ninth Congressional
District, has received notice from
Washington that he has been ap-
pointed one of the Internal Revenue
inspectors of Missouri, his commission
to take effect December 81. This
comes as a reward for his work for
Speaker Champ Clark in his candi-
dacy for the presidency in 1912, when
Mr.. See visited several States in the
interest of Clark's nomination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Five Marriage Licenses Saturday.
Recorder of Deeds, A. H. Whitney
issued five marriage licenses Satur-
day, the largest in on day for several
months. Those securing the licenses
are: Cline A. WATSON and Miss Bes-
sic M. Smith, Rails county; Lemuel
Spottswood and Miss Irene Mays,
Audrain county; Samule Barker and
Miss Lena Maxey, Audrain county;
Edward l.. Hays and Miss Lucy
Bruce, Wellsville; Hugh Dempsey and
Miss Lucy j. Payne, Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
WOULD INDICT PERJURERs


In his charge to the grand jury in
Macon county, Judge Shelton dwelt
with particular emphasis on the need
of indicting men who perjure them
selves in liquor cases. He said n Of
the great handicaps to the enforce
ment of the Local Option Law was in
finding witnesses who would tell all
they know about law violations. The
grand jury was told the only effect
i've way to enforce the Local Option
Law was to indict perjurers and head
them toward the pe~nitentiary.
We have heard that the late Gala
way grand jury were convinced that
some of the witnesses brought be-
fore it were willing to 'perjure them
selves like gentlemen to protect
law violaters in liquor and other
cases.-Fulton Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
For a Weak Stomach.

Mrs. F. P. Tritsch, Rome, N. Y,
writes, "About five years ago my
stomach was very weak. 1 could not
eat solid food. Friends told me that
Chamberlain's Tablets were just
what l needed. | took three or four
bottles of them and my health has
since been of the best" For sale by
all dealers. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
To Have sounhouse in IaiI.

Moberly, Mo-, December 17.-Upon
the suggestion of members of the
Mobely police force,a souphouse will
be established in the basement of the
Jail here. The plan is to have the city
furnish the soup to those sheltered
every night, before they are told to
move on.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

DR.. N. R. Rodes received a message
from San Antonio, Texas, Monday
morning, stating j. A. Potts, who re-
Gently suffered an attack of paralysis,
is some better and has regained con-
seriousness. He is paralyzed only on
one side and his condition is consider
ed encouraging.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Judpe L. R. wiley in 81. Louis.

Judge Lebbeus R. Whitley formerly
of this city, later a prominent at
torney in st. Louis, has returned
there for the Holidays from Old Mex
leo where he has been in business for
the last five years.
Before going to Mexico Judge Will
fey presided over the United States
Court in China and prior to that was
Attorney General of the Philippines
He has two brothers in st. Louis
x. P. and ]. D. Wiley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Leon Bybee and Miss Ida Smelsor,
both of Santa Fe, Monroe County,
were married in tbs city Friday by
the Rev. W. A. Shullenberger. Both
are members of well known families
in that section. The Ledger joins in
extending congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
John A, Campbell Drops Dead.

About 8 o'clock Thursday after
noon John A. Campbell, well-known
horseman, of st. Louis and a member
of Campbell & Reid and Western
Sale Stables Co., dropped dead near
his office at the National Stock mar
ket, East st. Louis, Ill.
Mr.. Campbell was a BUSINESS part
ner Of G.. S. Maddox, we'll known in
Mexico, and had bought thousands Of
dollars worth of horses in this sec
ton, where he had many friends.
He was known as one of the 'squar-
est" men in East st. Louis and was
well liked by everyone who knew him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Frank Seeker Dead.

Frank Seeker, of Martinsburg,
born in Woodford County, ILL.,, Aug
ust 81, 1864, died at his home Friday
Dec. IL. He was one of the promin-
emit residents in that part of the
county and was held in the highest
esteem by all who knew him. The
Ledger joins in extending sympathy
to the bereayed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Married This Month.

Louis S~palding, formerly of this
city, now practicing dentistry in
Springfield, Mo-, and Miss Camp, also
of Springfield, will be married at the
BRIDES home Dec. 26. The wedding
will be quite a social event. The
Ledger joins the friends of both
young people in extending best wishes
and congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Takes Cold Easily.

Have you ever considered why you
should take cold easily. Is it not due
to a sensitive skin? That is the usual
cause. If so, take a cool but not cold,
sponge bath every morning before
breakfast and rub with a dry towel
until the skin is dry and warm. Then
when you take a cold get rid oft as
quickly as possible, and to accomplish
this you will find Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy most excellent. Its
remarkable cures of bad colds have
won for it a wide reputation and i'm
mense sale. For sale by all dealers.
adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
SHOE PRICES MAY GO UP 81.
Retailers National Convention to
Consider Advance.

Lynn, Mass, Dec. 21.-An advance
in the price of shoes to the consumer
will be on of the principal questions
decided upon at the annual meeting
of the National Shoe Retailres' As
ISOLATION at the Hotel Aston, New
Yory City, Jan. HIP, the call for
which has been sent out by E. W,
Burt of this city.
Burt said he expected 10000 retail
dealers would be represented. 1t is
said that the retailers favor adding
81 a pair to the prices of first classes
of shoes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Turkeys For Chritmas.

Two car loads of dressed turkeys
passed through this city Saturday
from Marshall where they were
bought by the Common Wealth Ed
ison Electric Co. The turkeys will be
given to the employees of the com
pany.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

ptUHI"OH uHu IVNE ANVHDES0'
No end of misery and actual suf-
fering is caused by disorders of the
stomach and liver and may be avoid
ed by the use of Chamberlain's Tab
lets. Hundreds have been perma-
nently cured by them. For sale by
all dealers. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Ford Case to be Appealed.

The Case of the Ford Mfg. Co, VS..
The Royal Insurance Co., will be APP
pealed and was not settled as reported
Saturday. A. c. Whitson, one of the
attorneys in the case, is the author
ity for the above statement,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
II. L. Davis To Prison.

The Rev. H. L. Davis formerly of
this city, pleaded guilty to the charge
of the misuse of the mails in the fed
eral court of Jacksonville, Fla, re-
Gently and was sentenced to three
years in prison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
AT Mexico,s Municipal Breakfast

The air was heavy with the breath
ing Of half a hundred men in the
small room. The odor Of disenfectant
added a touch suggesting the horrors
Of disease. The first impression was
that here, crowded like cattle in a pen,
were the drones of life,restless,cause-
less, p~urposeless human dregs swept
aside as the chat Of society as they
CROPPED and fought in the battle Of
life-the battle for the survival Of the
ittest.
One Of them, wearing three coats,
all Of which had not enough cloth TO
make n whole one, was sitting on a
corner of a bench waiting for the
soup TO be served. Reaching TO his
shoulder and giving it a hard rub he
turned to a man standing on his right
and inquired: "what comes after an
itchin'?"
"scratohin', OF course was the
ready retort.
A lean, rather hungry looking in
dividual, after wiping the remains Of
his breakfast from the sandy, ragged
mustache, turned to another Of his
crowd and said: Gee, that was good.
| always hate to walk on an empty
stomach. Especially if it belongs to
a fellow with a quick temper. He
usually wants to fight"
So
Their view of life, in most instances,
is not half as dark as the charitable
public would have you believe. A little
food dispells most of their gloomy
thoughts and once fed that peculiarly
optimistic philosophy of the Fatalist
bobs up and takes command Of their
minds. Of course those of them, who
are well past middle life, seldom smile
but with those who have not left their
youth so far behind as to lose all SAVIOR
Of existence, they do not bemoan their
condition.
tsk
A table is erected in the center Of
the holdover room from some boards
and two wooden "horses" while the
guests" stand about and stretch pre-
pairing for their meal. When they
have completed the repast they thank
Marshall Wallace, or at least most of
them do, and with his admonition to
"leave the bachelors alone and be on
their way" start for the railroad
tracks again to follow the call of the
w~anderlust. L. N. W.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
FREIGHT RATE ADVANCE.

Washington, D. C.rDec. 1Sth-The
Interstate Commerce Commission,
today granted a five per cent increase
in freight rates to Eastern railroads.
One hundred and twelve lines are al
lowed increase except on a few COM
modities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as thei
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease
and in order to cure It you must axe IN.
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure II
taken internally. n acts directly up0n
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. II
was prescribed by one OF the best phy'
sIcians in this country for years and u
a regular prescription. 1t is composed q
the bess tonics known, combined with tnt
best blood purifiers. acting directly on tnI
fion Of the two ingredients Is what pro
duces such wonderful results In curint
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
+, ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. Y
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24
More Inmates in Prison.

jefferson City, Mo-, December 21.-
The Missouri Penitentiary had more
inmates Saturday than on any prev
ious day in its history. The number
was 2,571. Of these fifty-eight were
brought Friday from Kansas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Mrs. W. R. Mcdaniel, of Three
Forks, Mont, is here the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Jess Bratton. Mrs. Nc
Daniel, was formerly connected with
the Ledger and one of our most trust
ed employees. Her many Mexico
friends are glad to see her home
and looking SO WE'LL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Miss Mary Aid who has been Wis
iting Miss Willie Robnett went to her
home in Council Bluffs, Ia, for the
holidays. Miss Aid is a student at
Hardin College.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brown, of Van
dalia, will be the guests of Mrs
Browns parents, DR.. and Mrs. Bragg,
during the Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Edward Hays and Miss Lucy Bruce,
of Wellsville, were married in~this
city Saturday by the Rev. ". A.
Shullenberger at his residence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

The Sam brothers, Flot and Jet,
were there.
Most Of them needed a shave, all
Of them the attention Of a tailor or
better still, the gentle hand Of a loving
mother, perhaps at that moment sit
ting in her distant home, a tear dim
ming her e~ye,faded by age, while she
thinks of "her boy" and woniers
where he is.
The municipal breakfast is a sort
Of sea Of Sargossa where all of the
human derelicts in this part Of Mis-
souri, stagnate for a night in their
aimless travels across the continent.
II is served every morning at 7:45 in
the city Holdover and consists Of cof-
fee, soup and bread.
Some Of them are men out Of work
who, without the necessary funds to
purchase railroad transportation, are
beating" their way to other fields
looking for something to do.
1t takes no experience eye to sep
arate these men from the professional
hobo. The latter has an air entirely
his own. It is a cringing half stoop,
with bleary eyes peering from a dirt
stained face darkened by the stubble
of a beard but seldom in the presence
of a self-respecting razor.
"Where you goin' Bot" is the query
one stoop shouldered, ambitionless
fellow queries of his neighbor.
"Chi for mine," is the half whis-
pered reply. He is conveying the in
telligence that he is at present bound
for the city of Chicago.
But there is little conversation
while they break their fast. The
stomach is crying for the warming
pabulum Of Mein Host Wallace and
the sooner its craving is satisfied the
better.
Every station in life is represented
in this aimless group of soiled men
waiting to be fed. But it is not the
ragged clothes or the physical infrm-
tiles of these men that first catch the
eye;.hey are the faces.Some are word
less sermons of lifc's tragedies writ
ten in natures lines across pasty,
grimy countenances. There are the
faces of youth, fast hardening into
the crafty, hangdog expression of the
underworld. Others bear the stamp
of a hopeless and purposeless life, the
failures who never fight to rise once
they are down.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

To remove ink spots when still wet
use sweet or sour milk. When the
ink has set use coal oil, lemon and
r,ls
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

By Miss Marie Rose.
Phone GIL.

Mexico theatricals scored another
t-iumph this week when the pupils Of
Mcmillan High produced the play of
Iittle Women" as arranged by Miss
Repson Bolts. The cast was splendid
and a careful working out of details
n manners, dress, and customs
brouRht il far above the amateur
class. The pathetic scenes were es-
necialIy good as proved by the way
me audience wept. And the love-mak-
ins-it was far from amateurish, and
cave n impression hat frequent
~yehearsals had been held or else "they
had been there before" The imam
nal training" boys and cart girls
made some new scenery especially for
this production, and the girls Of the
Domestic Science Department furn-
ished many Of the costumes. The
play was a very creditable one. and
each member of the east deserves
much praise. The high school is To
be congratulated upon its efficiency.
Only CONSIDERABLY can arrange a
play, furnish not only the actors, but
the stage properties and the costumes
and give a finished production without
the aid of an outsider. II they had all
these equipments before l graduated
| might have been a rival Of the
divine Sarah instead of an under
study of Colonel R. M. W.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Tom Robnett, of New York, is
home for the Holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Meredith Armstead will spend
Christmas with relatives in Pine
Bluff. Ark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-24

Mrs. John T. Buckner is some better.
The river press., 1914-08-19
Japan Becomes Belliaerent

Toxic, Aug. 16.-Japan sent an ulti.
matum to Bermany Saturday night at
8 O'Clock, demanding the withdrawal
of German warships from the Orient
and the evacuation of Kiau-Chau, and
giving Germany until Saturday, Au.
gust %, to comply with the demand.
Otherwise, the unltimatum states, ia.
pan will take action. The general ex-
pectation here is that the ultimatum
will be followed by war.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Japan's ulti.
matum to Germany was received by
American officials as one of the grav.
est developments in the war situa.
ton. bringing for the first time the
great military power of the far East
into range of conflict heretofore
held within Europe.
The announcement of the ultima.
tum demanding the withdrawal of the
German fleet from the Orient and the
evacuation of Kaiu-Chau was fully
confirmed in official and diplomatic
advices received here. The Ameri-
can government has been informed
as to what has been done, and has
received assurances from Japan that
every American interest will be am
ply safeguarded.
The river press., 1914-08-19
Must Care for War Prisoners

London, Aug. ia troublesome
problem of the war is likely to be
the housing and guarding of prison
ers. Already more than 5000 Ger
mans have been captured before the
battles have really begun. The Bel
gians are sending a large proportion
of these prisoners into France. When
the big fighting with at least two mil
lion men engaged begins, the number
of prisoners probably will run into
vast and embarrassing totals on both
sides.
There will be exchanges of prison
e1s, but these are not always easy to
arrange. Another difficulty is expect
ed in the matter of the commissariat
for unprecedentedly large armies.
The Germans are even now confront
ed with gigantic task. The Brussels
correspondent of the Reuter- Telegram
company says that today's official
communication of the Belgian war
office is largely devoted to unimpor-
tant incidents. This is done evidently
to satisfy the public demands for
news without betraying any informa.
tion regarding the movements of the
troops.