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Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
CHANGE OF SCENE

A BUSINESS ma In a small town
in Kansas always spends his hummer
vacation in Kansas City, and q law
yer in Kansas City invariably goes to
New York City for his vacation. The
object Of each ii the same. The va
cation is for 9 rest, and rest can come
only with d complete change and a
getting away from the everlasting
sameness Of the grind Of routine bus
iness. The country merchant finds it
IN Kansas City, and the Kansas City
lawyer finds it in New York City.
Each finds the change sufficiently
startling 10 take his mind from bus
mess worries, and each returns to his
work refreshed.
Now comes the commissioner Of
health Of Pennsylvania and asserts
that those who live IN the country Or
in small towns should spend their va
cations amid the rush and turmoil Of
. city. "a person who lives in the
country II not going 70 get a change
by going 10 some other country place.
DO something different II you want
b rest and get renewed energy, sug-
geets The commissioner. Go 10 q new
place, 9 new faces, talk with strange
perscns and see fife under unaccus-
toned conditions. Thus you will get
happiness hy contrastKansas City
Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
STICK TO YOUR JOB.

(From an interview with C. c. Dula
in Golfers Weekly
More than thirty years ago a nan |
know was working in a tobacco fac
tory. He wa a stripper-that is, he
was engaged in stripping the stems
from tobacco leaves. Such work is
extremely arduous and the prospects
Of securing advancement are remote.
This man, however, was ambitious
He wanted to work himself from
wages to salary. It was his desire to
labor with his brain instead Of with
his hands. Pictured in his minds eyes
was that plateau against which the
top Of the ladder Of success rests.
Did he seek another job? He did
not!
He kept right on stripping. Today
he is the president of a So million dol
lar corporation And he is still in the
tobacco businessi
The man. | might as well tell you, is
Caleb c. Dula.
"In my day" said Mr.. Dula, Il have
seen much written and heard much
said about men becoming their own
masters. What foolishnessi The
young mar is told to start in business
for himself. He is told to give up his
job and get one that brings in a larger
income. That advice has ruined the
prospects of more men than any other
| can think of.
IF a mar has any ability at all and
IS interested in his work, he should
make up his mind to stick right TO the
finish. If he has no ability, he will not
stick. Do not misunderstood me. II
a man is in the wrong job--that is to
say, Il he is not the right man or it
IS not the right job--he is doing both
himself and the job a great injustice
TO continue his relations. Under those
circumstances a business divorce Is
necessary. The mar should have a
new job and the job should have a new
mani
Generally. however. every man, be
he a clerk or a clergyman, a well dig
ger or a steepleiaek, a longshoreman
or a lawyer, should realize that his en-
gironment is his savings bank. He is
paying into it days Of his life. The
investment will return larger interest
than any other he could make. The
man who leaves q job for a slight
raise in salary loses his investment.
In a new field he opens another ae-
count. And it Is likely to be a meager
one for some time, as he generally is
a stranger in a strange land, and until
he has proved his worth his associates
and his employers have their eyes
constantly on him, watching for him
TO make some break"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05

WHEN you vote for the tax Of IS
cent? o. The 500 valuation for lights
IN this city August 10 you do not H.
crease your county taxes. The pres
ert procedure " securing the fsnd "a
being followed beeause It eliminates
such a possibility. BY voting ahil
tax you not only hight the city but the
Couneil win be IN . position to psy
on the present indebtness against
Mexico. II there il any feature d
the present plan for lighting Mckee
you do not understand write the Led.
ger and we win BE- glad to explain il
fully. "A
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
WHAT CATAURH IS

1t has been said that every third
person has catarrh in some form.
Science has shownthat nasal catarrh
often indicates a general weakness
Of the body; and local treatments in
the form Of snuffs and vapors do little,
Il any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat its
cause by enriching your blood with the
oii-food In SCOTS Emulsion which Is a
medicinal food and a buildirg-tonic, free
fromalcohol or any harmful drugs. Tryit.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. MI,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05

aHAA ILALz ALI I'M tdAG
ALONG tie lss q zuztthg A'
hies xhgsrs yoa hna Az n.
Saturday ErzizE Pest ss1slaHs
says
Il Is - tine hi 70 ae R1ras
n thz sp7iug hzss tie fY nsz rsasl
- inuE a the pegs q ths harness
rUaz It's ere q The csups-
a6o1s fer tie wseao1Gby aa
rsatbsr. sss Il Is q euzp@Aaoz
'tAzs u xurt EAiA It KAY uoi ply
'f~ TX possible e1rnE q hs
can eruR hvt Il ads hsalth and con-
'for ard eTan he = rEzy zsaac
M r1r1s a fia has been uerely
poApne ~; escaped Years zro
'Ae mza Wis suEs escape mvz
tbs p 1v erM > EEte-I aeozo-
tSr IN ts ,on < takes EpaH Ars
.bz5 ss huzA rzmsd ~ hiE We
rev snor 4 Il Pagsssb ts prevent 4
.hrrs zeszr the cazrdess hrOsas g
f aA art brz eesaE AID II
unGnat1s auzasrs n she El& IA,
.e1uld sad to1H - re.suvsd G. Dis
Infected Deg days are coming and
Asy are slss sy a4yE A htte pre-
ez1tE sbu vi fE%bsr easy shE
asaEoa q the flies. and hts ehn-
et EEarecse1 sFa1 VII rs5sos
tr ers to ire rdid a mzl
ard bezzt Il Is usebly warta tie e.
fort
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
MACON TARNEs WHILE
DRY-Is MAKING MONEY
A 1890 Bond Issue Win Be Mel
without Assessing Any Taxes
for Paying il on.

Macon, No. July 2s,-Maegn win
vote Thursday on a proposition to is
sue $4,000 worth Of bonds to con-
struct a large filtration plant and to
extend the water mains so as to serve
the entire town.
When the mater was first discussed
ii appeared there would be some Oppo-
sition on the ground Of extra taxa
ton. A special meeting Of the coun-
ell resolved to set aside $4,000 from
the earnings of the electrical power
and water works plants to pay the
first years principal and interest on
the bonds. This avoids the necessity
Of levying any tax whatever for the
improvements the first year, and the
mayor says that with efficient man
agement of the public utilities there
need be no tax run to retire the entire
bond issue. The utility plants Of the
city win discharge the Indebtedness
for the proposed improvements, and
this viii be done without the slight
est curtailment Of service to the city.
Plants Make $1,000 a Year.
The municipal plants are now max
ing an annual profit for the city Of
more than $4,000 This puts the city
in better shape than if it were getting
a ven from saloon license, which
il Is not. In addition to serving Ma
con the municipal power plant sup
plies the large mining town Of Bevier
with electrical energy and also Calloa.
These outside customers yield a good
revenue.
Macon has long since demonstrate
ed the efficiency Of a municipal own
ed utility system. The two requisite
features to a revenue producing mu-
nicipal system are a high class super
intendcnt, at a good salary. and an ad-
equate power house.
Macon Is a town Orwell, the boost
ers call IL five thousand and say II will
be ten thousand soon. 1t has an elec-
trical plant with the capacity for i
town Of twenty-five thousand. II was
installed by q commission several
years ago. The area Of service Is be-
ing gradually extended outside Of Ma,
con, with a correzpondingiy increas.
ing ven
II Was a Horrible Example,
Macon went dry" in December
1918. wet" towns cited II as q hor-
rible example Of death and decay. In
the saloon days there was never !
time when a bond Issue for public i'm.
provements could be liquidated with.
out raising the taxation. Nov bust
ness has increased % at the municipa
plants-which reflects the business d
the town generally-that extensive in
provements can be made without cost
ing the people a nickel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
Stock Notes

G. ". Cnossuhiss has ; potato vfae
vAich ks Il posssees o. & sbeys
gggz-d IS wei IS "a Z the hin
Gilbert Mu55 fen Sron . Arahsr
hesozEing to Jes QuEaaA Wednesday.
azd sFz4insd his ara
Nsnsy & Byhss- # MOlinA eon-
uaas5 frun Arthur ard Charlie
DgwsL 81 hsza 4 faz ssesrs fer aal-
.issry O. August - a. ss& ew
Wallace DsrsH als contracted with
tsm bad Al Sc
Il. D. Hear. east of SzHz Re. Is
fse1z III head q steers SAN
Hear Is FEEDING ore load. W D. Nor
mzn, ? bass ard Powers Bros ?
lz5
KaHe Comesb bright soa q Dr. ".
Z Cernst1 6 Rush Kill has 3 hne
Showing Of eorn his ye4r.
wa1aee Bytes near Santa Re, has
3 pair q good vel broke mare mnle
fr ale 0ae Is 3 rear Cd ard the
other IS 3 fear, ard both are Is y
haass high.
Ceva LpP q Molno recently re
fea SIS : had fer I've spring calves
WOO %h5h were heiferz D u. $40
maker. II the same neighborhood. has
refused the zarae price for four head.
Lightning killed vs. good mares
for Shelby Gass thursday. They we're
insured.
Lightning struck the barn Of Ira
sutton, who lives east Of Laddonia,
early Friday morning and killed a
horse. Robert Paige was shocked
and badly burned 0n the back, left
arm and leg. The barn was not burn.
ed
Tom Bass has just received a letter
from George c. Cary. Of ST. Johns
burg, Vermont. telling him Of th,
death u his great geiding. Jaci
OfDiamonds. Jack 0Diamonds wa
second only 10 Rex Mcdonald. Basi
showed him with more success thar
any horse that was ever exhibited
Jack o'Diamonds vas last seen il
Missouri. when he was sold to D
sehilling, Of Chicago, at Houchin am
Anderson's sale. Mr.. schiIling sol
him to Mr. Cary.
o. X. Ross, Of Laddonia, was pain
fully injured Thursday BY getting l.
thistles in his eye while threshing
DIR. c. L. Blanks, Of Mexico, remove,
them. Ii Is not thought Mr.. Ross
sight viii be permanently impaired
w. D. Lee, our welI-known hors
buyer, has accepted the invitations 0
the Managers Of the Knox City an
Moberly Fair Associations to act a
judge Of the saddle and show horses a
these places. The Moberly fair open
the circuit next week and the Kno
City fair viii hold July 10, IL, u, /;
THE Columbia Commercial Gu
offers a handsome cup to the farme
making the best display of product
at the Columbia Fair this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
THE COUNTRY EDITORS JOB.

ATHE country EDITORS job Is not
writing" said William Allen White.
The man who looks at an editor In
any town and finds his career worth
emulating, knows little about the
aforesaid career. The average man
believes that all the editor has to do
IL to go around with bis note book,
and jot down a few personals. write
up . batch of desultoFy thoughts On
large affairs and 70 to press and the
dear receipts.
The truth is different The com
Try editor has 70 make much Of the
news be writes. The commercial club
and the church, the base bali team.
the college, the law and order league.
whist club and the good roads move
msnt all must feel the influence Of
Hi4s' Y
M s TT
pass ~ papss' ~ ~ hall'
~ 80 go m ns
- ~ ao the
t0a ~ aha
49, n aAs ~ mas1 ee gnlae'
p'a'gsopiis ~ il.shos Y hnose N
A ~ y ih0uhsf aha a~afhohasher
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
u DAYS oF RAIN

And 1t rained for II days and II
nights during the month Of July.
Almostl Moreover those Of US who
believe in Safety First carried UNI
brellas nine other days.
July ran ahead OF the 20 year
average. Some rain. The weather
man tried 70 keep up with the month
Of May and June. In May it rained
II inches; in June we stacked up 7.SS
inches. July was a close third with
4.Ts inches.
Another thing; this wasn't July for
temperature. Only so to IS was the
average. The evenings were hard on
the palm beaches, ours hung on the
rack.
This dope is correct. J.. F. Llew,
ellyn, local weather observer, says 50
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
Fr. Dillon ii Contest.

Father j. ]. Dillon has entered da
contest of the Church Progress, !
Catholic publication in st. Louis, 70
the mcst popular priest In this diocss
The prizes total a value Of s7,O00, /
is said, and include an automobis
Father Dillon IS quite popular her
and it would be a splendid complimeH
were he to win the first prize,
Want column
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
JUDGE ron YOURSELF
Which is Better-Try an Experiment
or Profit by a Mexico Git
liens Experience.

Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represent
ed.
The statement Of a manufactures
is not convincing proof Of merit.
But the endorsement of friends Is
Now surprising you had a bad back
A lame, weak, o. aching one,
Would you experiment on it?
You win read Of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far.
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testoimoay.
Read this Mexico case.
Edward Dermody, grocer. sl9 CLARK
Ave- Mexico, says. Il was suffering
from irregular action Of the kidneys.
i had sharp pains in my sides and
over my kidneys. ! also had head
aches. ] finally used Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at LIewellyn & sons
Drug Store, and was soon cured"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney rernedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-tne same that
Mr.. Dermody had. Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
Some Snake.

Geo. Canterbury, living south Of
town, is having considerable trouble
with a large water snake which has
taken up its abode in a slough near his
house, The snake harbors in a water
gap.journeys around in the fields near
the gap and can be heard crawling
through the weeds and corn whenever
he is on the move. Mr.. Canterbury
has shot the snake twice with a shot
gun at close quarters, but did not ser.
iously iniure him. He is supposed te
be from ID to IS inches in circumfer-
ence and was crawling through )
woven wire fence about two feet from
the ground when Mr.. Ganterberry shof
Misunderstanding Oracle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
Do Not Gripa


SUMNER SCHOOL CLOSES
The special summer school vhEl
as been in session at the North Ca,
trail school for The past ten Rssti
closed al noon Thursday. The enrol
ment consisted Of IS boys and tw
girls whose average was ~ .years
Nineteen Of these students quslihS
and received certificates Of admissa
70 the high school. One of the ~
lures 81 the school was that a lars
percentage Of them, at the suggestis
Of the teacher, made and paid thdi
own tuition for this summer work !
plendid lesson in practical educatl
Prof Roselle reports that the fl
cheney of the work done by the p
nils was equal TO If not superior to b
work Of the regular year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05

LET every citizen start working fog
the Mexice Fair. We wzrt to make
it the best we have ever had We s1g-
gest the travelling Hasn In this city be
given advertising material 70 pat il
pgoninent PLACES 54sfRg their trips
about the state, Mexico hzs the hvsss
and finest lot Of commercial travellers
IN the West and they are always glad
to help Mexico and Mexico enterprises
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05

IN reply to an inquiry rsgzn1lng
Ehetker the lighting propeIgn 70
be VOTED on By the people AEEuzt 70
ezsended the franchises Of the Mexios
Power Co. we have s~seeTtained from
City Clerk Dearing that it does rot
IRE matter 70 be voted upon is simply
a lighting contract for the city Of
Mexico and does rot extend the fran
chse 81 the Power Co. In anyway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that lett.,
Of administration upon the ests,o !
p. NJ. GREEN, Deceased '
Of Audrain County, Missouri h,u,
been granted the undersigned by ~
Probate Court Of said county. hss "
date July Is, 1916.
All persons having claims aeai.,.
said estate are required 70 exbL,
them to me for allowance WITH. i
months after date Of said Lette, :
they may be precluded from any VI.
eft Of such estate and If such cIsir,
be not exhibited within one wear fron
the time Of the publication Of this M.
tice, they viii be forever barred.
22-4t Mary A. Green Administratri,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
THRIFT IS On THE If
CREASE N THE U. S
Building and Loan ASST in This
Country Jumped fse Million Dbl
lars Last Year.

San Francisco, July 2S-The build
ing ard loan associations IF the
United States increased their assets .
little more than 100 million dollars in
1914, marked a growth Of SIC per
cent over the previous scar. accord
ing to the annual report Of H. F. Gel
Ianus Of Cincinnati. secretary Of the
United States League Of Local Build
ing and Loan Associations. made here
Tuesday al the twenty-third annual
meeting.
Secretary Csllarius continued:
Considering the fact that this per
iOd included nearly SIX months Of the
great war in Europe, in which time
there also existed in this country an
industrial depression more or less
severe, this showing speaks volumes
for the thrift and saving habits Of The
wage-eaning classes Of our citizens
who are the chief patrons of these
institutions,
~The financial depression apparent.
lis has stimulated an enforced econ
omy, has required a reduction Of un'
necessary expenses, which in times O
great prosperity are usually on the in
crease, and has brought home to th'
people the necessity Of conserving
their resources. As a result they ar
saving as much or more in proportion
than they did in more prosperous per
iods.
There are now in the United State
6,6I2 building and loan associations
with a membership of 3,1Os,4s5, ani
assets aggregating $1,357,34O,0S6
This is an increase over last year O
1888 associations, 267 .OO2 members ana
s1OS,s60,s97 in assets. The average
amount due each member is S4S7.S6
as against s440.16. the amount show
last year."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
is SOLICITING LIBRARIAN

George Marshall, son of T. H.
Marshall, has been appointed solicit
ing librarian of Synodical College at
Fulton. Mr.. Marshall has been lib
rarian at Westminster for the last
two years.
In his new duties as soliciting Il
brarian he is going to carry on 9
three months campaign for books and
endowment to bring Synodical up t.
a fully accredited standing as a Jun
ior College.
George just finished a like cam
paign for the Westminster Library
and obtained 1000 volumes for the
library. He win remain librarian al
Westminster as his duties do not con
iiict.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
NAY 40 W0RlEG
CONNECTS On THE ROADS
Prs BuzrS FzFur Paa o Usi~g
Ia Cssri-fs 81 state Highways
aus osher Rna1k

ssszsa Giy. Jay 2-cossiez
uh te psi Al te ea IF tie euun-
e@ szH7r e us Asz On a bass
tat u5a 1.ks ehszp ps71asat red
Lzaz ar i=zsH4is PcHlig n
WisaA I lie coza6s VIE wake uP
I. he stuaihz he state Prison
zN aozPoses q soha P G0paA
sa.s zuaso- Z P. Deal state ruAs
ursz. and john !. B4rksr, stsonsy
rzsaL kzre bee. Esizg TIE saie<s
uafea6oa Tssy hSeve It IS p0s
w.lF feasible ana practical to Eork
ou-rias on NiSsc1n roads bot = de-
e shirr to % 81
he zziter has hssa pressed uPoa
he hoard hy Frank ". B1Han, the
stats highway Commissioner, and as
ocn IS Mr.. BSrker returns To TIE
1 tzss fren the EAsI where he i A.
ing AzzsA@qA engagements. the
prisuz board zin take furmal @etioa.
set1ng ost the reguahoss and oead-
aass BY xhieh oouylcts WI Be zva7-
ahEe for ruz5 work
wiz Recsmnend Stair Aid
Unds- the present hs not 70 exceed
onefSur1h Of the fun number u con-
4s IN The peaiseEtizry may be
worked CT the roads The law sets
forfh that the prison board and the
wzzisn shaH determines upon what
exssi0zs the eoavir1s shah he al
lOzAa to wurk or the roedS The rule
Ia the past has been that the state
merely shozld furnish the eOnvicts;
the esant shozA do the ress-fur-
nizh guards. nnzchinery and food for
the entire camp
Even On that basis the convict camp
IN Usage County has demonstrates
that the courictz can be worked at a
cost IF from seventy cents to seventy
FIVE cents = day. But the state prison
bard IS going 70 recommend that ths
state Dc more than that IN order TO gel
the use Of convicts thoroughly estab.
Hshed IN the state
At costs an average Of ffty-cn'
cents > day to take care Of a convic'
at the prison." said John P Gordon
Il viii be willing for the state L
give at least 8 portion Of that fifty
one cents toward the feeding Of th'
eonvicts while they are at work on th'
roads. The amount depends on how
the matter can be worked out aftei
we have gone into Il in detail.
ABut with the state furnishing tn
guards and making a considerable
contribution toward the cost Of feed
ing the prisoners, the proposition
ought to be one that the counties o
road districts wanting permanen
highways this fall should snap up"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
NEGRO RUNS AMUCK.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 2.-Three
men were stabbed, one seriously, the
other two severely, by a negro crazed
by drink, who ran amuck in the streets
at 2 a. m, Sunday.
The wounded are County Recorder
R. /. Berry, Deputy County Clerk o
L Moore and B. F. Josephs, a travel
ing salesman. The three had been or
an automobile ride. They sat down
in the steps leading to the Courthouse
for a few minutes chat.
The negro, big Boy" johnson
without warning, jumped into the
group and began slashing and stab.
bing with his knife.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05

w. W. Fry, Jr., Exalted Ruler Of the
Mexico Elks Lodge, has been appoint
Cd chairman Of the Judiciary Commit
tee Of the State organization by tins
president, Allan MeReynolds, of Car
thage. Mr.. Fry is active in the inter
ests Of the Elks and will make a splen-
did chairman Of this important com
mittee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
Exrcnran,s Nome

Letters testamentary on the :.
tate Of :
WILLIAM b. WRIGHT, Dece,.l
vert granted to the u~ndersgBe !.
18th day sf July, 1915 by the ~
bate Court Of Audrain county, N.
souri.
An persons having claims agains
said estate are requested to esba.
them to us for allowance within \,
months after the date Of said L4,tsr
or they may be precluded from an
benefit Of such estate and Il M
claima be not exhibited within -
year from the date Of said let,s,s
they win be forever barred o.
Charles w. Wright, Execpto.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05

We kzvs bseu asked phat Is the
ASSESSED xznztisa e Mexios ana shat
aE0znt wssA the FTpp0ss5 1I Q.
Is cents au The 800 vstuadea Gng
n Asserting e CITY Cs5 Dear
ing Nsxicos assessed EzlZdos 5
sssE 000a Bsezzse of 6sn
q7azt taxes removals ard changes
the Is cents TAX w0aE hrirg u only
a0gs $3.50 and Tie 1dmnE-gz
expects % maize Up the slight 61-
els between L and $1,000 frgm hs
gezzl geverae ard have Eeui
LIFT To pay oE the present noted-
ness q the city witA@ 3 aar tine
whez TIRE Indebtedness Is paid OF he
Is cea1s tax ear be decreased
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-08-05
Dependence Due to Indigestion

s
"About three months ago when
was suffering from indigestion which
caused headaches and dizzy spells and
made me feel tired and respondent,
began taking Chamberlain's Tablets
writes Mrs. Geo. Hon, Macedon, N. Y,
"This medicine proved to be the very
thing | needed, as one days treatment
relieved me greatly. / used two bot
ties of Chamberlain's Tablets and
they rid me Of this trouble" Obtain
able everywhere. Adv.