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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
Men Talk. Women Win Fight.

Laddonia, Mo-. July 1S.-After
years of apparently futile talk and
persuasion by the men, the Laddonia
Ladies' Homemakers' Club, got the
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
to lay about 160 feet of granitoid
walk on its right of way from the
station to the schoolhouse. The club
donated $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
Pleased win Des Moines,

W. F. Shepherd, formerly of this
city, who resides in Des Moines, Ia,
now, writes the Ledger that he and
his wife are greatly pleased with
their new home but miss their many
friends Gin Dear old Mexico" Mr..
Shepherd is meeting with much sue
cess in his new field
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
Notice

We have decided to continue our
bargain sale Of aluminium ware one
week. This is chance to buy the best
brands of aluminium ware at a price
as low as good granite ware.
d2 wi L. r. Ferris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Mrs. H. P. Warden and daughter,
Miss Larraine, went to Columbia,
Tuesday, where Mrs. Warden will
open a boarding house. Mr.. Warden
will remain in Audrain and tend his
farm east of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
Burn up Cigarettes.

At the close of the Burch revival in
Elsberry Sunday every dealer who
sold cigarettes publically burned their
stocks of this form of the weed and
stated they would sell them no more.
The meeting closed with $50 CONVEX
sions.
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CLARK TO SPEAK At
FARMER MEETING 27TH.
Splendid Meeting has Been Arranged
for one day ON Fine Farm of
Smith Bros, Near Cant.

Speaker of the House Champ Clark
will speak at Farmers Day celebra-
tion July n held on the farm Of the
Smith Bros, near Cant. The pro-
gram for the entire day, to which the
public is cordially invited. is as fol-
lows:
A one-day Chautauqua, Rural Life
Conference, an array Of talent seldom
seen on a platform in one day.
Special Features Of Forenoon Program
1000 a. m. Presidents Address Of
Welcome, ......... w. o. Smith
1910 a. m. Response Nv. w. Pollock
l0:45 a. m. System Of Soil Manage
ment for Northeast Missouri Farm
ers ........ Prof. M. +. Miller Of
College Of Agricultures Mo-. Uni
versity.
|1i:15 a. m. Fascination Of Country
Life ... w. D. Mckee, Polo, Mo.
|. Best loaf Of bread BY girl between
l2And 16.
2. Best cake baked by young Lady
over IS.
|s, Best plate Of buns. open to all.
IA. Best plate Of fried chicken, open
to all.
5. Best cherry pie, open to all.
1900 Noon. The big dinner where
we all eat.
Afternoon Program.
6 Doll parade by girls under IL
years; dress to be made by exhibi-
tor and with hand sewing.
z. Best apron made by girl between
IL and 16.
8. Best embroidered towel by young
lady over 16.
o. Best half dozen button holes, open
/ to all.
10. Boy under twelve who can take
off and put on his shoes the quick
est.
II. Best plantation horse.
IL. Judging horses by boys between
IL and 16.
10. Judging horses by young men
over 16.
| IA. Judging mules, open to all.
The horse and mule judging con-
tests to be followed by demonstrated
lecture.
200 p. m. Lecture, Rural Life and the
Country Church, by Elder B. G.
Reavis.
300 p. m. Announcement Of Awards
$40 p. m. Lecture, The United States
Of America in the Twentieth Cen
tury, by Speaker Champ Clark.
Liberal prizes will be awarded in
the contests.
Everybody invited TO come with vel
filed baskets and enjoy the day.
BY order of Committee:
w. o. Smith, Chairman.
W. e. Edwards, Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
This Week Only

We will continue our aluminium sale.
Aluminium pie pans, iOc. S-quart
aluminium preserving kettles, $1-oO.
Percolators, $1.0O. Extra heavy al
uminum frying pans, $i.o0. And
other articles in proportion.
\ L. r. Ferris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Come and see our Bakery. See how
and where the bread you eat is made.
Then try Salt Rising or Cream
Crust loaf. Model Bakery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

The Rev. W. A. Shullenberger and
wife are attending the two California
Expositions. The children are with
Mrs. Shullenberger's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Tilton, of Grant City, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Bor loans on improved farms see
us about that 5 20 money.
dw1t North Missouri Trust Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Leopold Barth is in Rochester, N,
Y, with a Clothing Manufacturing
firm. He expects 10 return home this
fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Mems 25c 2-piece underwear. Sat-
urday Special, 1Se
Do wi The Enterprise Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
25 20 Discount Sale at POlsson's Dry
Goods Store.

During the month of July, all Cot
ton Dress Goods, Embroidcries. All
Over Laces and Flouncing, we will
sell at 25 90 discount. Every article
is marked in plain figures at the reg
ular price and will be sold at 4 off.
1S6-2t-w1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Plenty of money to loan on i'm
proved farm at 20. See us.
dw1t North Missouri Trust Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Try one loaf of our Salt Rising
Bread. 1t won't cost you cent if you
do not like it, Model Bakery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Mrs. ]. M. Hudson has departed for
Manitau Springs, Colo, where she
will spend the. summer with her
neice, Mrs. J. B. Pollard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15
White Skirt Sale.

$1.4S skirts CSC.
9Sc skirts S5c
75c skirts Soc
d2 wi The Enterprise Store.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

Mrs. Horace Mundy was visitor in
Mexico, Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

We can furnish you good Beef
Roast at 12hc lb. F. A. Sannebeck.
Both Phones. WI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-07-15

y York, July Il Harry X.
was found saas y iaEx this
soon.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
The Mines of Spain.

More than one-third of the quick
silver produced in the world last year
came from the mines of Spain. Those
mines were =orked centuries before
Christ, and they seem good for GEN.
turtles more. Other quicksilver sup
niles are discovered. exploited for
time and exhausted. but no bottom
has been found to the veins of Spanish
cinnabar.
Many high authorities hold that other
mineral resources of Spain are quite
as splendid in proportion as her SUI
nremacy in the production II mercury
Snanish iron ore is sometimes shipped
10 the United States, yet the mines are
said to be worked in very clumsy,
ineffective fashion. 1t is even claimed
that the coal supplies OF the peninsu'
i. are superior to those of any other
mart of the continent. but these, again
are managed in careless. indolent'
unscientific manner
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Believed to Be Currency Used by
Tribes Before the Era of the
Roman Empire.

Peasants blowing field in the com
mune of Castelfranco DELI Emilia, in
Italy, in the year 1897 turned up big
Umbrian vase full of aes-signatum,
which is ancient money marked with
sign, supposedly that of tribe. There
were in all 96 pieces. all covered with
the characteristic patina of bronze
that has been buried for ages.
The aes-signatum Of the early Ro-
mans is not very rare, but only one
other find of this far more ancient
money has been made. This was at
Fiesole, near Florence, but unfortu-
nately the finders had no idea of its
value or rarity and all of it was melted
down for bronze founder except one
single specimen. There is not one
specimen In the British museum and
very few other museums have any.
How old this money is we can only
guess. The best authorities say 1t Is
pre-Roman. probably the money OF the
Italic tribes that, IL not aboriginal. In
habited southern Europe about l.OOe
B. C. There has been much contro
versy over this money. and there are
a few psychologists who even deny
that It was real money, Each piece
is OF solid bronze and bears on its
surface figure which is supposed tt
be the sign of the tribe to which !
belonged.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
PRUNING OF THE PEACH TREE
Limited Amount of Summer Work Car
Be Done to neutrality-suspicious.
Operations to Minimum.

Sometimes the owner of peach or
chard will find it necessary to prune
his trees throughout the winter when
ever the weather is suitable for men
to work in the orchard, particularly If
the operations are very extensive. But
if the fruit buds are endangered dur
ing the winter by adverse tempera-
lures, it may be advisable to delay
pruning as much as economic eondi-
lions permit until settled spring wealth
err arrives. This is especially advis-
able If heavy heading in OF the pre-
vious seasons growth is involved,
since the proportion of live buds may
determine the extent to which the cut.
ting back should be carried.
A limited amount of summer prur.
ing usually can be done to advantage.
The trees should be observed con.
stantly throughout the season of active
growth. Whenever a branch is seen
which is so placed that it obviously
will need to be removed at the annual
pruning for the shaping up of the tree,
it is we'll to take it off at once. In
this way the annual pruning can be
reduced to a minimum and the removal
of large limbs rarely will be necessary
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
horticulture!
'1fCzAW58D
KEEP UP FERTILITY OF SOIL
When Trees Begin to Show Signs OF
Starvation Nothing Is Better Than
Application Of Manure.

A great many farm orchards have
been left in sod for many years ana
are in sod at the present time. Many
are cultivated each year and the crop
taken off the land, says Farmers
Guide. In most cases no effort mas
been made to keep up the fertility OF
the soil. Apples are as profltaDle as
any crop grown on the farm. II the
trees are not taken care OF, farmer
has no reason to expect that they VIII
give good yields You do not expect
hogs and cattle to thrive without reg
ular feed, and just as truly the trees
will fail If you starve them. The only
difference is, that because of store
of food in the earth, trees will live
long time between feeds. This Is SO
true that young trees growing on rich
land need no feed until after the fruit
ing years begin. But after tree has
borne three or four crops, 1t will be
much less vigorous. The leaves will be
smaller and of lighter color, and
they will be noticed to drop quite
early in the fall The leaders will
make but slow growth, perhaps none
at all, where few years earlier they
extended ten or twelve inches year.
The difference will be noticed in the
size of the apples, for they will be
small and imperfect.
All these changes are danger sig
nails. Your trees are feeling the ex-
| haustion of starvation. The remedy
is manuring, and nothing is so cheap
as the barnyard manure for it contains
matter which the soil needs to restore
it's primitive condition. Do not feed
in a half-hearted way, for when tree
feeds only once in eight or ten years
it needs good big feed. Manure ap-
piled at the rate of Is to 20 loads per
acre is none too heavy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14

hard am to say that It is even harder
for him that It can be for you But
circumstances compel him to act thus.
and he expects you to understand and
be patient"
Young Ostrander bowed.
II have no doubt OF the facts" he as
sured her, with an unsuccessful effort
to keep his trouble out OF his voice.
But as my father allows me some
explanation. shall be very glad to
hear what has happened here to occa-
sion my imperative recall.
Mr.. Black glanced at Deborah. who
was slipping away. When they found
themselves alone together. divers
manner altered.
"One moment" said he, before Mr..
Black could speak Il should like to
ask you first OF all. II Miss Scoville is
better. When | left you both 80 sud-
denly at Tempest Lodge, she was not
we'll r."
she Is quite recovered, Mr.. os-
trander."
Invoiuntarily their glances met in a
question which perhaps neither desired
to have answered. Then Oliver re-
marked quite simply:
my haste seemed warranted by my
fathers message. Five minutes--one
minute even is OF great Importance
when you have but fifteen in which to
catch train"
And by such routei"
you know my route" A short laugh
escaped him. Il feared delay-pos.
sibly the interference-but why dis
cuss these unimportant mattersl But
your reason for these hasty summons
that is what / am ready now to
hear" And he sat down, but In such
way as to throw his face very much
into the shadow.
This was a welcome circumstance
to the lawyer. His task promised t.
be hard enough at the best. Blacl
night had not offered too dark screer
between him and the man thus sudden
ly called upon to face suspicious tn,
very shadow OF which is enough to de
stroy life. The hardy lawyer shrunl
from uttering the words which woul'
make the gulf imaginatively opening
between them a real II not impassabl
one Something about the young mai
appealed to him-something apar
from his relationship to the judge
something inherent In himself. Pei
haps 1t was the misery he betrayed
Perhaps 1t was the memory OF Ret
theirs faith In him and how that faitl
must suffer when she saw him mex
instantaneous reflections. but epoc
making in. mind like his. Alanso
Black had never hesitated before |
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14

the face of any duty, and 1t robbed
him of confidence But he gave no
proof OF this in voice or manner, as
pacing the floor IN alternate approach
and retreat, he finally addressed the
motionless figure he could no longer
ignore.
You want to know what has hap.
pened hefe2 If you mean lately, |
shall have to explain that anything
which has lately occurred to distress
your father or make your presence
here desirable has its birth in events
which date back to days when this
was your home and the bond between
yourself and father the usual and nat
ural one"
Silence in that shadowy cornerl But
this the speaker had expected. and
must have exacted even II oliver had
shown the least intention OF speaking.
"a man was killed here in the old
days-pardon me II am too abrupt
and another man was executed for this
crime You were boy-but you must
remember"
He paused One must breathe be.
tween the blows he inflicts. even Il
one is a lawyer,
"That was twelve years ago. Not
so long time as has elapsed since
YOU met waif of the streets and
chastised him for some petty annoy
ance. But both events, the great ant
the little, have been well remembered
here in Shelby; and when Mrs. SEQ
VILE came amongst us month or 81
ago. with her late but substantial
proofs of her husbands innocence il
the matter of Etheridge's death. ther'
came to her aid man, who not onl,
remembered the beating he had re
ceived as a child. but certain fact
which led him TO denounce by name
the party destined to bear at this lat
day the onus of the crime heretofor
ascribed to Scoville. That name b
wrote on briAres end walls; ind on
day, when your father left the cour
house a mob followed him. shoutin
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
GOOD PROTECTION FOR TREE
Where Splitting Is Threatened as Re-
suit of Storm or Heavy Fruit
Screws May Be Used.

When trees threaten to split down
as a result of wind storms or the bur-
den of fruit they can easily be pro-
tected by the use of ordinary lag
screws which can be bought at any
hardware store.
They should be six or eight inches
long and your blacksmith will turn the
heads into a hook as shown in the
picture. Bore holes into the trees
deep enough to give the screws a
start without splitting the wood, screw
them in solidly and connect with a
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Gathers a Fisherman.

A young woman who had returnea
from a tour through Italy with hi
father informed friend that she
liked all the italian cities, but most
of all she loved Venice.
"Ah, Venice, to be sure" said the
friend. 81 can readily understand
that your father would like Venice,
with the gondolas and st. Marks and
Michael Angelo
ooh, no." the young lady interrupt
ed. 1T wasn't that. He liked it be-
cause he could sit down in the hotel
and fish from the window"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14

wire cable. Do not use rope because
that stretches when wet and is there
fore of no account.
This same method may be used to
prevent the splitting off of large
branches, always taking care that the
screws enter the tree and the branch
in such position that the wire will
form a straight pull and not an angle,
as it is likely to cause split.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
No Good to ANYBODY.

cts an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" said the ready-made philoso-
pher.
Il don't exactly catch the drift of
your remarks" replied the man from
Kansas. But it sounds in general
way as if you might have reference
to regular cyclone. Washington
Star,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Placing the Blame.

Have you anything to say before
pass sentence?"
Yes. your Honor l would call
your attention to the fact that the
TOOL lawyer who defended me was as.
signed to the case by yourself.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Since the War Reuan.

"See here, Charley, don't like that
young fellow who comes here so
much"
Whats wrong with him, daddy"
I'm told he doesn't pay his debts"
.'That's a coarse way of putting it,
daddy. Reginald has merely declared
a moratorium" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Costly.

Il always get ratified when l see
woman crossing the street ahead
of me-" said the first motorist
so do l." replied the second ditto.
"They wear such lot of pins in their
hats and hair that if a fellow collides
with them he is almost sure to pune
ture a tire"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
A Possible Retraction.

81 hear you are having Take 1t
Back campaign in this town.
YES" admitted the Plunkville
citizen. Have you borrowed some
thing that you have failed to re-
turn?"
"Oh, no, want to see a man who
called me a liar about three years
ago."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Modern Weapons.

THE pen is mightier than the
sword"
Maybe so, but what we want to
know Just now is how does print.
ing press stack UP against 42-een
timeter gum"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
Engaged.

81 don't think Mr.. Bunker is much
of a conversationalist," observed Miss
Elder.
''Well, he called on me last even.
Ing replied Miss Young, as she care.
lessly twirled a new ring on the third
finger Of her left hand, land l found
his conversation quite engaging
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
support for Raspberriss.

All of the black and purple varieties
OF raspberries do better if provided
with support or trellis to prevent the
canes bending over and dragging the
ground.
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loud words which will not repeat, but
which you must understand we're such
as must be met and answered when
the man 80 assailed Is Judge Ostran-
der. Have said enough? II so, raise
your hand and | will desist for to-
night"
But no movement took place in the
shadow cast by divers figure on the
wall before which Mr.. Black had
paused, and presently voice was
heard from where he sat, saying:
you are too merciful. ! do not
want generalities but the naked truth.
What did the men shout?"
"You have asked for fact, and that
feel free to give you They shouted.
Where is Oliver. your guilty son. OH
yer? You saved him at a poor mans
expense, but we'll have him yet. You
asked me for the words. Mr. Ostran-
der"
Yes" The pause was long, but the
Eyes" came at last. Then another ST.
lence, and then this peremptory de-
mand: But we cannot stop here. MT.
Black. II am to meet my fathers
wishes tomorrow. | must know the
ground upon which stand. What evil
dence lies back OF these shouts? Ii
you are my friend-and you have
shown yourself to be such-you VIII
tell me the whole story. | shall say
nothing more"
Mr.. Black was not walking now; he
was standing stock-still and In the
shadow also. And with this space and
the double shadow between them. Alan
son Black told Oliver Ostrander why
the people had shouted: I'VE will have
him yet"
When he had quite finished, he came
into the light.
When he had quite finished he came
into the light. He did not look in the
direction he had avoided from the
first. but his voice had a different
note as he remarked:
II am your fathers friend, and
have promised to be yours. You MAJ
expect me here in the morning, as
, am one of the few persons your fathe
I has asked to be present at your mrs
, interview. II after this interview yol
wish anything more from me you hav'
only to signify it. | am blunt, but no
: unfeeling, Mr. Ostrander."
A slight lift Of the hand, visible nov
in the shadow, and with silent boy
: he left the room.
4 In the passage-way he met Deborah
: Leave him to himself" said ht
Later, perhaps. you can do somethin
! for him"
But she found this quite impossible
, oliver would neither eat nor sleel
| When the early morning light CANE
| he was sitting there still.
|
| Ten o'clock! and one OF the fiv
| listed to be present had arrived-th
| rector of the church which the o
tranders had formerly attended.
\ He was ushered into the parior
4 Deborah, where he found himself r
\ ceived not by the Judge in whose nan
n he had been invited, but by Mr.. Blac
y the lawyer. who rendered him a simp
| good morning and pointed out chat
/ There was another person In Il
room--a young man who stood In OF
n Of the windows gazing distracted
out at the line of gloomy fence risir
= between him and the street He h'
" not turned at the rector's approac
M and the latter had failed to recogni
Yin him.
W tTo BE coNTINUED)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-05-14
ANCIENT MONEY MUCH PRICED

,To BE Continued
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POEMS WORTH READING.
The Heart CrN.

inc Heart Cry.
His little hands that snugEled In me
breast.
His sropin' hands that sthole me heart
away,
His dimpled. dirthy hand. thct wud not
resht.
Do they be red this day.
His big blue eyes thot gave me shmIls for
shmile
Thot run wild tears whln, vexed wild him.
III schold,
His baby eyes that folia mo bewhie.
Phwat do they now behold?
His feet. his dear fat sthumbIin' blum.
dherin' feet:
Me heart feels stheps a-thuddin' on the
sod:
Me hearts a dhrum, he's marchin' to It's
beat;
oh. kape him for me. God
OLtN L. LYMAN
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skirts, Then and Now.

ff0" ofOteH'NV hhVNA"f
Nhenc'er We took our walks abroad
Not many moons ago
NV love with mincing footsteps trod
And moved exceeding slow.
Had she perchAnce once toppled DER
She could hut fcebly kick
Until somebody should restore
Her to her perpeudic.
When she would hoard trolley car
without the help OF me
She found the step was much too far
And hoped up like nca.
when now her walks abroad ahs takes
In skirts no longer tight
Her strides are Of the sort that makes
Me trot to keep In sight.
Should sne capslze she'd quickly right
Like that self Fighting thing
The clown who does for our delight
His nipnops In the ring
And when the trolley car she halts
Her skirts are 80 aloof
One would hot marvel should her vaults
Negotiate the roof
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Honey In OLD Pine s,amn.

srANDIsH. Mich. Feb. o.--whils cuttins
hndling wood west OF here Frank West
colt discovered a dry pine stump which
he thought would make good dry kindling
wood He out It down and a lot of fns
honey rolled out of the hole made by the
falling tree, Mr. Westcott went TO the
house. and got two tubs. wash boiler,
and several pals. and flled them with
fine Wild honey. After melting II ana
taking of the wax he found he had eightS
pounds OF strained honey.