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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-07-18

by weakening, e1hAnsting and annihilat-
ing an opposing force; the new and
better way, the Protestant way Is con.
structive, 20 make one . self In every way
superior. II is our duty TO 20 wisely
plan that We may show the world ths
value Of the new thought, the now and
better way in the new day Of the free
man, and thus keep our fellows with their
faces 20 the progressive future instead
ot turning 70 the reactionary past for
direction"
For the protection Of these things and
TO promote them, we have volunteered
and having once enlisted, there II for ne
no turning back. Under God, the
political, social and religious future il
the free man. May divine guidance
imtue the deliberations Of this great
patriotic sssembly with the spirit Of Wis
dom and brothorly love.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-07-18

States who shows any spirit is Father
Phelani and whenever the spirit moves
him to assert himself and say the word
OF truth, he is promptly put back into
bis cage by the pope's manager Spirit
Is the flower Of freedom, and II has no
place in the popes garden.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-07-18

1--WE sre here, nv fellow -citi-eas, 10
devise means and wavs whereby We nav
hUart tbs never disavoved purpose arr
ever deierminedly pursued goal Of
Romanism.
We know Of only two vavs Of con.
queEing; The old way was destructive.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Roe Gets 20 Years.
FULTON, Mo-, Oct. 2.


Frank Roe, charged with the muir,
der of his wife, June q, of this year
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree in the Circuit Court Of
Galloway County, this morning, and
sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ethe'
Roe, the deaf daughter of the ac.
cused, who stated at the preliminary
that she struck her fathers arm when
the shot that killed the mother was
fired, changed her testimony and de-
MED her former story. The father
claimed the shooting was an accident
and the new story told by the daugh-
ter practically convicted him.
McClung Attorneys Accept Change.
The attorneys for Warden d. C.
McClung, of the State prison, APP
peared before Judge D. H. Harris, in
the Circuit Court, today, and accept
ed the change he made in the verdicts
their client received in his libel suit
against the st. Louis Post-D Dispatch
and New Star.
Judge Harris said the verdict Of
100000 against The Star was excess
i've and should be $10,50O; he also
said the verdict of $4,000 against
the Post-D Dispatch should be $1,000
The papers have both appealed theil
cases.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Russia Beats Worst Foe, Vodka:

Petrograd, Oct. 1.-P. Bark, minis
ter of finance, yesterday received an
order to the effect that the prohibition
Of the sale of vodka shall be continued
indefinitely after the end of the war.
This order is based principally on
the tremendously improved condition
of the country since the emperor is
sued the edict prohibiting traffic in
this liquor.
Visitors arriving from Southern Rus
STA say there is such a change in that
region that the country is hardly rec
ognizable. Peasants who before the
war had fallen into hopeless Incidence
and ~depravity already have emerged
into elf-respecting citizens.
The effect on character is already
visible in neatly brushed clothes, in
stead of the former ragged and SLOW
en- attire. Huts which formerly were
dilapidated and allowed to go with
out repairs are now kept in first-clasS
condition.
The towns have become more order
Nv and the peasants indulge in whole
some amusements. These people nov
save 55 per cent of their earnings
which formerly was spent for drink
and they have increased their earn
ing capacity through sobriety. Thi
extra money is now devoted to the ne
cessities and comforts of life.
This startling regeneration of tn
peasantry, in the opinion of the Rus
sian authorities, is likely to have a
important effect or the social an
economic condition of all Russia.
A change in the large cities also !
noticeable. Liquor still is sold
first class cafes, but these are practi
cally empty. The Nevsky Prospec
once famous for its gay midnight lif'
is now quiet, without a sign of reve
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

informal tea. The object of tho meet
ing was for the members to get bet
ter acquainted and at Mrs. Graham's
suggestion to fill a Christmas barrel
Of toys for the Christmas ship to be
sent to Europe. Mrs. Graham is al
ways a leader in philanthropies and
this is an excellent way for the S. S.
class to do good. The class numbers
over fifty ladies.
Miss Ruth Wells celebrated her 9th
birthday Thursday. She brought eight
of her best girl friends home with
her from school. They played and ate
and played some more and ate some
more and vent home happy.
Mrs. ]. W. Mckinley and Mrs. Bes-
sic Winseott entertained a small COM
pany Of friends Friday evening. In the
games Mrs. H. B. Mckinley was the
winner of the prize a hand-embroid-
cred c~enterpieee which she generous
ly gave to the guest of honor, Mrs.
W. E, Miscall. The gentleman's prize,
a box of cigars, went to Mr.. Miscall.
A delicious lunch closed a pleasant ev
ening.
The members of the Phi MI Sorority
gave a tea Friday afternoon at the
home of Miss Victoria Brooks in hon
or of the Sigma Iota Chi, the new So
rOrity at Hardin College this year. The
hostesses were Misses Dorothy Deane,
Victoria Brooks and Willie Robnett.
Mrs. Burton of NJ. M. A. presided at
the table and served tea, sandwiches,
candies and nuts. About Is young
ladies were present. The parlor was
decorated in white and yellow, the
dining room in yellow. The sandwich
es were served from wicker baskets
and the flowers were placed in bas-
kets.
The members Of Eta Epsilon Gam
ma, living in Mexico, were hostesses
at a progressive luncheon Monday
afternoon, in honor of their rushees.
Five curse were served at five diff
ferent houses, the trip from house to
house being made in automobiles. Mis-
ses Margaret and Julia Cave were
hostesses for the first course after
which the guests were taken to Miss
Frances Johnson's home where the
meat ours was served. Miss Doro-
thy Blanks served the third course
and Misses Julia Tucker and Jane
Rodgers served the fourth and
fifth courses respectively. This was
only n of the many entertainments
given by the Gammas during "rush.
ing" season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
INCUBATION OF HOGS
SAVES MANY IN SOUTH


Washington, d. c., Oct. 5.-The
treatment of hogs exposed to the risk
of contagion from hog cholera serum
has saved all but 2.27 per cent in the
Southern States, according to re-
ports received by the u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture from local ag-
ents engaged in demonstration work
in this section.
These reports show that the county
agents inoculated, in the year end
ing June 80, 1914, a total of 34,636
hogs that were in good health at the
time, but were exposed to the dis
ease. OF this number only 7S7 died.
This loss of 2.27 per cent is regarded
as highly gratifying evidence of the
preventive treatment with anti-hog
cholera serum
Although many authorities do not
, recommend this treatment after the
hog is so sick that signs Of the dis
ease are plainly visible, the agents in
many cases took a Fighting chance"
The results would seem, on the whole,
to have been very satisfactory. In
GLIDING sick and well animals, a
grand total of 41,974 hogs exposed to
the disease received the serum. OF
these 1904 died, a percentage of loss
of tbs.
In considering these figures, sci
entists point out that the work was
done under ordinary farm conditions,
and not by trained experts in labrato-
ries. In addition, a very large num-
Der of hogs were inoculated by veter-
inarians or by farmers themselves. In
these cases no figures are available to
show the exact results of the treat
ment.
Department experts also point out,
however, that incubation alone is
not sufficient and does not remove
the necessity for sanitary and other
precautions; for example, hogs should
be fed for a few days after the treat
ment on cooling laxative foods. They
should be removed to unaffected and
clean pens where there is plenty OF
shade, and care should be taken tc
free them from lice and worms. Since
many hogs are worm infested, the
following formula, which has beer
used by local agents throughout the
South with considerable success, II
suggested by the Kentucky Expert
ment Station:
: S~antonin 2 Y grain
: Areca nut / dram
Calomel / grain
Sodium carbonate / dram
: This is a sufficient quantity TO
: each 100 pounds of live weight. Tn
. dose should be given in slop in tn
evening, after the hogs have bee.
! without food for from ~ to "a hours
: The following morning each no
: should receive a tablespoonful of Ell
som Salts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
MELON CROP SETS RECORD
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Oct. 2.

The watermelon yield in Southeast
Missouri this year has broken all
records. Approximately $500 cars of
watermelons have been shipped from
the district and from 5 to 10 cars are
being shipped daily. The shipments
started July 81 and unless there is a
heavy frost the melons will continue
to ripen for several weeks.
Farmers who have raised melons
near here for years say they have
never before picked melons in October
The late crop is attributed to the
drought and late rains. Early in the
season it was thought the yield woulC
be about 600 cars.
THE Gar didn't give Emperor Wi
liam a chance to efface st Petersburg
from the map.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
SETTLEMENT. IN WILL CASE

The case of Willie Douglass vs. j..
F. Story, brought to the circuit court
of Audrain County on a change OF
venue from the Pike County Court,
was settled for $1O,5OO early Thurs
day morning, after the case had been
on trial before a jury since Monday
noon.
Judge Story married Mrs. Douglass,
of whom Willie Douglass was an
adopted son. When Mrs. Story died,
she left the greater part of her es-
tate to Mr.. Story and young Doug
lass filed suit asking that the will be
laid aside on the grounds that her es-
tate was inherited from Mr.. Douglass,
his adopted father. The compromise
settlement was for a fractional inter-
est in some land the value of which
was $4,000 and for $500 in cash.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
YOUNG MEN CoUNTRY's HOPE

IOONu MGIN CCCtNhNs
The Maryville, Mo-, Tribune, which
is one of Missouri's most substantial
newspapers and is always found
fighting for the welfare of its COM
munity, is very much in earnest re-
garding the Importance of boys and
young men having something to do
that will elevate their minds and
keep them out of mischief. Along
this line the Tribune says:
"What about the boys who are put
ting in their time loafing about the
streets of Maryville? Isn't there
some way that they may be reached
and interested and the current Of
their lives changed so that they may
have a chance to become useful men?
Surely there is an important work
to be accomplished in this matter, be-
| cause these boys are worth saving
and to let them go is an economic
waste too great to be c~ountenanced.
Unless these boys are interested in
some useful employment they will
grow into debauched men and they
will end their days in the state pris-
on, the asylum for the insane or the
poor house. Instead Of contributing
their share to the growth and devel-
opment of the country they will be
cared for at the expense of the pub
! lie.
Idlenes is the developer Of these
cigaret smoking, filthy minded and
foul mouthed youngsters who hang
around the streets and public build
ings during the day and night. They
could be made into useful citizens If
their interests could be changed and
they could be brought to the point of
realizing that useful employment is
the only really satisfying way of
living.
There ought to be some way to
reach these boys who are now so
worthless. They ought to be cut off
from the shelter that makes inoper-
alive the ancient decree Of work OF
starve-and then there should be
some intelligent effort to cause then
to understand something of the soul
satisfaction of honest toll, the JOY
!, of achievement and the reward Of
right living.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
RESPITE
MONTHS
Pure Food Inspector Gives Moberly
Stores 80 Days to Clean Up In


The inspection of the food d%ispens-
ing establishments of Moberly, Mo-,
by State Food and Drug Commission
err Fricke last week, resulted in a
months respite for offenders of the
pure food laws before legal proceed
ings are instituted against offenders.
Many grocers, market men and res
taurant owners are remodeling their
places, putting in concrete and tiled
floors. A few Of the s~hopkeepers made
no improvements and Commissioner
Fricke has given them another month
to do so.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
W EDDTNG S

Albert Smith and Miss Jessie Rog-
ers, both of this city, were married
at Moberly, Tuesday morning, by
Probate Judge Louis Ratekin. They
will make their home in this city.
Mrs. Estill McDonough is home
from Columbia, where she was the
guest of Mrs. Roy Wright.
Mrs. Grace W. Paulin, Of this city,
was married at IL O'Clock Thursday
morning, to H. II. Melvin of Weldon,
H., by the Rev. B. G. Reavis, at the
home of the officiating pastor. They
departed on the 8 o'clock Wabash
train for st. Louis before going to
Weldon to make their permanent
home.
Mrs. Paulin, who has lived here
several years, has many warm and
admirirg friends. Mr.. Melvin is a
prominent stockman and farmer and
well known in Illiois. The Ledger
joins in extending congratulations and
best wishes.
The Rev. w. A. Shullenberger, pas
tor of the Christian Church, married
three couples Wednesday. This makes
six couples Mr.. Shullenberger has
married since Sunday and is more
than he has ever married in the same
length of time before.
Those married Wednesday follow:
John D. Coil and Mrs. Dora Peery,
both of Galloway county at the Chris
tian Church, in the morning; W. E.
Leek and Miss Myrtle Baker, both of
Warrenton,at the City Hotel at 1880 in
the evening; William G. Meyer and
Miss Ernie Burt, both of Galloway
county, at the brides home at $3.50 in
the evening. The Ledger joins other
friends in extending congratulations
and best wishes to these happy brides
and bride-grooms.
Miss Wayne Donnelly, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Donnelly,
of this city, was married Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock, to Harry w.
Brown, a popular Chicago & Alton
Railroad man of this city. The we'd
ding was at the parsonage of st.
Brendan's Church here, and Father J..
j. Dillon officiated. Immediately af-
ter the ceremony they went to their
cottage in south Mexico. Because of
the i'll health of the brides mother,
Mrs. Hugh Donnelly, the wedding was
a quiet one.
E. ]. Murphy and Miss Katherine
Donnelly, a cousin of the bride, were
the only attendants. Mrs. Brown is a
young woman of fine character and
an ideal homemaker. Mr.. Brown is
one of the most popular railroad men
in Mexico. The Ledger joins in extend
ing congratulations and best wishes.
Joseph Glandon, son of Mr.. and Mrs
j.. A. Glandon, of Mexico, and Miss
Grace P~apenhagen of Meadville, Pa,
were quietly married at Kansas
City Saturday. Mrs. j.. A. Glandon
and Miss Frances Glandon attended
the wedding.
The young couple will go to house
keeping in Salina, Kan, where Mr..
Glandon is manager of a branch of
a Kansas City grain house, at once.
Mr.. Glandon was born and reared in
Mexico and has a host of friends here.
His bride visited here this summer
and is a very charming and refined
young lady. She has been the recipi-
ent of many showers and parties in
Kansas City since her engagement
was announced. Mr.. Glandon is a
: fine young mar and has a splendid
position in Salina. He formerly at
tended William Jewell College and
Missouri University and is a member
: of the Sigma NJ fraternity.
The Ledger joins in wishing them
a long and happy married life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

like a new girl and | am now renewed
of all these troubles. / hope all young
girls will get relief as | have. never
felt better in my life. miss BERTHAA'
PELoeUIN, Box 116, Sterling, Conn.,
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly,,
dia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and | highly recommend it. II anyone
wants to write to me l will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly 10
a bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. had pimples on my race
and n bad color, and for five years nau
been troubled with suppression. Inc
doctors called it Armenia and Exnaus
ton, and said ! was all u down, pu'
Lydia f. P~inkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right. MIS-
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, M
Young Girls, Heed This ADVICE
Girls who are troubled with painful
irregular periods, backache, headache
dragging down sensations, falntinl
spells or indigestion, should immed'ateL
seek restoration to health by taking ~
dis Z, Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED

WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED
Mrs. j. T. johnson is home from Sc
dalia where she assisted in the Equal
Suffrage booth at the State Fair.
She says the women at the head Of the
fight to carry Amendment No. ID,
this fall, are very much encouraged
over the prospects.
She says she talked with men from
all over the State, who told her the
amendment would carry in the coun-
try. The hardest fight will be in the
cities, she says, where the saloon in
terests have control. A whirlwind
campaign with leading women as
speakers will be held in the river pre-
cincts of st. Louis and Kansas City.
Besides DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
who is to speak at Mexico, Oct. 10TH
Miss Jane Addam of Chicago will
speak in this state in the interest Of
equal suffrage. Mrs. johnson says
the state is being thoroughly canvass
ed by the women and men are lining
up for the movement every day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
WILL MOVE TO MEXICO

WILL MOVE TO MEXICO
Edward Noting, of Arley, Mo-, was
in this city this week and traded his
brick store building and stock of gen
eral merchandise in Arley to W. F.
Schmitt of Wright City, Mo-, for the
Arthur Dicus 2O3 acre farm, south
west of this city, paying 500 an acre
for the farm.
Mr.. Noting and family are thinking
of coming to Mexico at once to make
their home and will probably feed seV
eral hundred head of sheep on the
farm this winter. Mr.. Noting was
delighted with Mexico and said he
would like to make his home here fol
all time. The Ledger joins the PEG
pie of Audrain in extending him
warm welcome.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Ling Insects Are Unweicome in U. S.
WASHINGTON, D.. e., Oct. 2.

WASHlNGlON, ~ ", Oct' e
The seizure by the New York Gus
toms authorities of the village of
meadow ants which Mrs. C. W. Morse
wished to bring with her from Eu-
rope is only an episode in the perpet-
ual wal waged against undesirable
immigrants, human, animal and veg
etable. Mrs. Morse's village, like the
one which reached Philadelphia about
a fortnight before, was probably a
by-product of the increased interest
in nature study but the United States
Government not only discourages
such aids to amateur research but alb
solutely prohibits them. By a law
passed in 1905 the importation of liv-
ing insects into this country is for
hidden and there are other laws
which regulate SO strictly the impor-
tation of larger animals that in many
cases no discretion is left to the au-
thorities.
The classic instance of misguided
enthusiasm is the introduction in 1868
of the destructive Gypsy moth by a
scientists named Trouvelot. Trouve-
lot, unfortunately, was an ardent en-
tomologist who had devoted much Of
his leisure time to the consideration
of the silk worm industry. In an evi
hour he conceived the idea of breeding
a harder worm which might with
stand the diseases which were ther
ravaging rearing establishments il
France, and in pursuit of this pur
pose imported some Gypsy moths
intending to cross them with some 0
the native species found in the U. $
1t is so CHANGED, however, that h
left the window of his study in Med
ford, Mass, open one day. When h
returned a mass of eggs laid by tn
Gypsy visitors had disappeared-ap
parently it had blown out of the ope
window. At this point T%rouvelot's eN
periments stopped. Their results di
not. They are still with us and hav
/; cost the country millions of dollar!
: For twenty years the Gypsy moth a
=: tracted no attention. The people
; Medford may have wondered at tn
: destruction of their trees, but tn
: damage remained local and ii
: outside world knew nothing of it.
1899, however, the pest suddenly b.
came prominent. Since that time
bitter warfare has been waged abol
F.. it, but the victory is not yet won.
Strangely enough, the automobi
Y has proved an ally Of the moth. N
v only does it stir up currents OF a
It which scatter the fallen and infect
:, foliage but it actually carries
&c sects many miles into districts viii
= have hitherto been immune. And
one occasion some years ago there
d every reason to believe that a deli
l. crate attempt was made to spread t
.
& pest. Eggs said to have been found
re California were sent to the Depa
is ment of Agriculture for examinati
Dr. and for a time it seemed certain Il
in some unaccountable way the p
had Travelled across the entire cor
nent. Investigation revealed
fact, however, that the man who (
st warded the eggs had previously b.
all employed in fighting the moth
of Massachusetts Upon the arrival o
I'M scientist attached to the DEPARTING
re he left his home and remained with
its address until the Investigator had
a parted. There was no further rept
ue of the gypsy moth IN California
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
rhe ledger Gives S For cotton ESSAY

The Ledger Gives IS for Cotton Essay
If an Audrain County student wins
the $1,000 prize offered by Mrs.
Champ Clark, for the best essay on
"Cotton and Its Uses" the Mexico
Ledger will give the student So in
gold additional.
Mrs. Champ Clark has offered a
prize of $40 for the best essay of this
kind from the Ninth Congressional
district and The National Cotton
Fashion Show, to be held in Washing
ton, D. c., Oct. 7 and 8, offers three
prizes of $40, $40 and SIS. The Ledger
offering SIS makes it possible for the
local student to win three prizes.
Those who intend entering shoult
write their essays at once as there is
only a short time left in which to en-
ter.
The Mexico essays will be publish
ed in the Ledger and as there ha'
been much interest already aroused ii
this cotton movement we are sure tn
Mexico entries will not only create 10
cal enthusiasm in the "Buy-a-Bale
movement, but will attract Favorable
attention to this city.
Judges asked to serve are forme
President Taft, Andrew Carnegie
John Temple Graves, editor of tn
New York American; Thomas A. Ed
ison, Marion Harland, author, Georg
Harvey, editor of North America.
Review, and David R. Francis, o
st. Louis.
The contest closes the middle o
next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08

The Audrain County Poultry Asso-
citation will meet Tuesday evening at
S. N. Evans tailor shop to make ar
rangements for a poultry show in
this city Round-U Week. Every mem
Der of the Association should be pres
ent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Laddonia, Sept. 80.

Laddonia, Sept. 80.
Five generations are shown in
the above photograph of a family
group. They are Mrs. Lucinda
Stevens, born in Tuscarawas county,
Ohio, in 1920. When Is she was
married to Eli Stevens, and is the
mother of five children, four sons
and one daughter. She came to
Missouri in 1854. Her son, John w.
Stevens was born in Gurnsey coun-
ty, Ohio, in 1912, and anne West
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
Otis Purdy

Word has reached this city from
Kentucky that Mrs. Green Clay is Sc
riously i'll with diabetes and that Cas-
sius Clay who in Bolivia has been ca
bled to return home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
INTERESTING BUT RUMOR

INTERESTING BUT RUMOR
1t is interesting but true, accord
ing to the Macon, Mo-, Herald. that
a niece of the new Pope Benedict
lives at Bevier, Mo-, and is the wife
of a poor coal miner there. Father t.
]. Barrett, Of Macon, is said to be in
vestigating the story.
The woman in question is said to be
the daughter of the Pope's sister.
The two marriages, that of the
mother and daughter, naturally re-
suited in a confusion of names which
may make the investigation a tedi-
Gus bit of work.