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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
RED CROSS SEALS ON SALE
Stores Now Selling Seals-Girls Start
Campaign Next Saturday.

The Red Cross Seal Campaign,
which was to have been conducted by
the Girls Club of Mcmillan High
School the first of this week, was
postponed until the latter part Of tbs
week. Saturday the girls having a
certain scholastic standing will
be dismissed to take part in a house
to house canvass and Monday the
girls will be stationed on the street
corners and in the halls of public
buildings. This work will be con-
Quoted by the Girls Club of Mcmillan
and will be under the direct supervi-
sion of Miss Alice Hilpert, of the NJ
MILAN faculty.
A number of the merchants of Mex
leo have taken the seals and place.
them on sale in their stores. Seals
may now be obtained from any of the
following stores: Purdy's Drug
Store, Llewellyn's Drug Store, Fred
endall & Wilkins, Abbay & Adams,
Malone's, Graham's, Buckner Drug
Co., Nash's, Fritts', Jefferson Phar-
macy, High, School, Mexico Ledger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
GIRL BOUND BY THIEVES
Two White Men Bind Girl and Ran
sack House in Hannibal.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Dec. II. - An
other chapter was recorded Saturday
in Hannibal's crime wave, when two
white men, one of whom was masked,
entered the residence of Samuel F.
Schultz and bound Miss Lillian
Schultz, IT years old, to a chair.
While the masked robber held a gun
in her face his companion ransackcd
the house. They obtained little Of
value.
The girl, remembering a motion pic
ture in which a man tied to a chair ex'
tricated himself by placing a knife be-
tween a drawer and the top of a table,
used this method in releasing herself
Miss Schultz identified one as the
man who last Wednesday night scaled
the front porch and entered her room
while her parents were downstairs
On both occasions the robber declared
he wanted diamonds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
M. M.A.NOTES
By Cadet Epstein.

DIR. Thomas z. Davis, a former stu
dent of the University of Illinois,
spoke to the student body Tuesday,
on "hy Students Fail" DR.. Davis,
who is a very interesting talker, point
ed out some reasons for students
dropping out of high school before
they graduate and spoke of the cause
of failure in business and professional
life. DR.. Davis spoke for an hour
and a half and held the attention Of
his audience throughout his speech.
Major Strock and CAPTAIN Craibill
have been weighing the cadets to find
their loss or gain before they go home
for the Christmas holidays.
The schedule for basket ball has
not yet been completed. 1t will be
published as soon as it is finished.
A few cadets who came here from
Mrs. S. E. Harvey, of Loveland, Col,
spent the weekend with her son, Jas,
at the Academy.
Mrs. II. H. Anderson, of Kansas City,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
son, Thomas, at the Academy.
Because of the unexpected death OF
Miss Glandon, the dance which was to
have been given next Thursday, has
been postponed indefinitely.
Captain Craibill seems to be quite
successful in having so many men out
for basket ball. Each night at least
four teams turn out for practice
Each team gets about half an hour Of
good, hard practice. 1t is possible that
the Captain will turn out a team bet
ter than the school has ever had. Hi
has plenty of material to pick from
Every one will be given an equa
chance and no partiallity will BIZ
shown. Any one desiring to make thu
team must work.
School will be out Friday noon fol
the Christmas holidays and the las
M. M. A. notes of the year will appea
in next Fridays paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
Decision for Science.

The Maiden (Mass.) Evening News
sSys; an NewYork, in 1912, a Christ
ian Scientist was convicted in the low
Ter court and fined 500 for practicing
medicine illegally, the action beng
Instituted by the New York Medical
Society. The case was fought out
by the Scientists, and the Court Of APP
peals has decided in their favor, rul-
ing that while the practice OF neal
ing would come within the legal
definition of medical practice, the
New York statute specifically exempts
those who in the treatmnt OF bodily
ills follow out the tenets of any rell-
gion. It would then seem from MS
finding of the upper court that the
two courts viewed the matter from
quite different angles, the lower court
having a narrow and contracted view
while the higher court construed the
law broadly, considering principles
that are farther reaching"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
The Terms of Peace.

Ledger Special.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL. -
Advices from Berlin to the German
Embassy in this city indicates that
Germany's peace terms in general
ropos the restoration of captured
territory as it was before the war,
with the exception of the establish
ment of the independent kingdoms of
Poland and Lithuania.
Germany, it is understood, propos-
es the complete restoration of the &C.
cupied portions of Belgium and
France in return for the Teutonic
colonies which have been captured
by the enemy.
Berlin also plans to dispose of the
Balkan situation, because of its ex.
i tremely complicated nature in a peace
conference.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
They will be delivered this week.

They will be delivered this week.
Reuben Shryock, who WI a big
farm south of Stephens, received 50
a hundredweight for thirty-six head
of 1,O40-pound steers that he sold to
a stockman named Nicely, at Column
bia, last week. The beeves were de-
livered Saturday.
Road Problem is UnsOlved.
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo-, Dee.
8. - The Montgomery County Court
adjourned yesterday afternoon with
out being able to solve the Mineola
Hill problem of the State Highway
leading from Kansas City to st.
Louis, said to be the worst stretch of
the Old Trails route. Farmer Ely
Brown refused to accept the PROPOSE
ton of the court and it is likely that
the Old Trails route will remain as
it is until spring, when another effort
will be made to change the route.
Municipal Market is Opened.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec, Z. 49,
Mayor Bosses municipal market was
formally opened yesterday and a car
load of potatoes, 600 bushels, was put
o sale at $1.40 a bushel. Local deal
ers haven been getting 81 to $40 n
busheL Several more cars of pota-
toes are on their way here.
Mayor Bosse has gone to Chicago
to consult commission men in regard
to buying other articles.
Four hundred and fifty dollars is
the price that J. r, Ebersole g. Son,
who live on the Jefferson City road,
southwest of Fulton, received for three
mare mules - two yearlings and one
colt - Monday. John Greed, up in
Auxvasse township, now owns them
Fulton Gazette.
Will Lee, of Lee Brothers, Of Mex
leo, was in Fulton stock sales day
and bought 20 head of horses and
mules. The fine day brought many
farmers in and selling and buying II
the class of horses that Mr.. Lee gets
was unusually brisk. The price he
paid ranged from SIS to $3.50. The ami.
mails were shipped on Tuesday. -
Fulton Sun.
R. R. Buckner & Son (John I'd on
mile northeast of organs, shipped
car of fat mules to the st. Louis mar
ket last week. The firm shipped on
load the week before and one thre'
week ago. They now have about lO
mules on feed.
R. R. Buckner & Son bought abou
/ eighty mules Tuesday. They bough
: one load from Hoffman & Kennon, o
/ near Concord, one load from Gilmor
= & Lockridge, eight miles northwest Q
Auxvasse, and 80 big mules from Al
= bert Price, of Audrain county. Tn
two loads of cotton mules bough
t from the two firms first named wi
: be shipped next week. The big mule
bought from Mr.. Price will be fed
: while longer.
v C. NJ. Clay purchased a farm ira
tor from j. NJ. Allen this week. Il
Il place the machine on his farr
near Sturgeon, in west Audrain. TIL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

A.. N. Day, who resides northwest Of
this city, has had some sheep killed
by hunters and says he will not allow
any further hunting on his place.
John Brewer shipped a load of good
cotton mules to st. Louis last week.
II. c. Berrey will hold his big sale
then and cost him 1925. They aver
aged more than 1900 pounds and
brought $3.50 on Mondays market.
John Rudasil, near Long Branch,
has finished gathering rs acres of
corn. Except the part that was con-
verified into silage it averaged Th
bushels.
W. H.Vanlandingham, near Santa
Fe. had As acres of corn that aver
aged 30 bushels. Last January he
contracted a bunch of hogs from a
neighbor for March 10 at TAG. In
just 60 days they gained an average
of 81 pounds a piece and then sold
for 9hc. He then bought 10 hogs for
s1O8. In 60 days five of them sold
for SOL. 1t is a great time for the
farmer who has anything to sell, says
Mr.. Vanlandingham.
on Wednesday, Dec. the 10th.
Rube McCord butchered twenty
one hogs one day this week.
Mrs. R. C. Maddox, of near Thomp-
son, sold $3.50 worth of eggs between
Jan. 1 and Sept. 1. She keeps 25C
hens. She has a nice bunch of tur-
KEYS for the Christmas market,
Thursday was the warmest Deem.
her dav for several years. At moor
the mercury, which should, according
to tradition and custom, have beer
lurking around the zero mark, climb
ed to CT degrees. Last year, on tn
seventh of December, the highest TEN
perature was 43 and the lowest rs
The warmest December day for las
vear was the fourth, when the TEN
perature reached 81 degrees.
Howard Muir, a busy north-of-ful
ton farmer : stockman, sold twent.
2OO-pound hogs to John D. Underwoo'
& Son, Nine Mile Prairie stock ship
pers. Monday, for 9H cents a pouno
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

be you have not subscribed to the
rarity Fund of the FederatedClubs
|ocial Service Committee, make
bur subscription to the Ledger's
bod Fellows fund, which will be dis
ibuted by the Social Service Com
;ttee in caring for the poor of Mex
q during the winter.
From every indication there will he
much suffering this winter among
nose who need assistance. By CIV
h. your part to this work you will be
bntributing to the happiness and vel
Are of a portion of this number. Dc
hot delay. Subscribe at INC
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
Woman Who learned to Read at 70
Years, Dies.

FULTON, Mo-, Dec. 10.-Mrs. Fan
ME l. Grail, 80 years old, who learned
to read and write after she was 70
years old died here last night. Mrs.
Grail gained these accomplishments
unaided at night after days of hard
work, refusing all %proffers of assist
ance from persons by whom she was
employed.
She finally was able to write fairly
well constructed and ineligible let
tiers, and she repeatedly said it was
the greatest joy she had experienced
during her life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Send the Evening Ledger to a friend
or relative as a Christmas gift. Be-
sides giving all the interesting news
its metropolitan magazine section is
filled daily with interesting stores and
stories and features.
Mrs. W. P. Rowland is recovering
from a sever spell Of bronchitis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
Tuesday Coolest Day.

The temperature early Tuesday
morning was 8 degrees, the coolest
for this winter. At noon the mercu-
ny stood at 20 degrees, which was
several degrees lower than had been
reached before this winter, making
Tuesday the coolest day of the winter
so far.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
Prof. Pickard's Lecture.

Prof. John Pickard, head of the De-
partment of Archaeology of the UNI
versitv of Missouri, delivered a very
instructive and interesting lecture
at the Mcmillan High School audi
torium Monday night in connection
with the Turner Art Exhibit which is
on display at the High School
Prof. Pickard used steroptican slides
of many of the pictures on display
and the lecture was based on a dis
cussion and explanation of these pic
lures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank u many 1rlehoS
in Mexico for their kindness to US al
the time of the burial of our HUSBAND
and father, s. L. Rainey, in MeN'co'
We shall always remember the klnc-
ness shown by our friends at tna'
time. Mrs. S. l.. Rainey and son.
Springfield, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

JEANETTE RANKIN, the Con-
gress-woman elect from Montana,
spent only $6S7 in her successful
t4mpaign, thereby setting a good ex-
zgHple for other women a~spirants for
congressional honors, and incidentally
Haking men candidates jealous.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
IRE WE GOING TO HAVE PEACE7

ARE WE GOING To HAVE PEACE!
/ AS will be seen from our news col
INNS, Germany and her allies have
announced that they are ready for
peace; but that does not ~necessarially
mean the end Of the war. England
and her allies may not be ready to
end the struggle.
You know it takes two boys to start
. a fight and one or tho other must hol-
4 Ter enough" before it is ended, unless
i tbe teacher or someone steps in and
r~erferes. We are sincerely in hopes
that the war in Europe is over, and
nat when peace is arranged, it will
be along lines that will insure the
world forever against What a
grand thing Il would be IL during this
Christmas season everlasting peace
for this world could be arranged.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

5U should make a subscription to
Ledger Good Fellow Fund, to be
.nded by the Social Service Asso-
'on for the children of Mexico,
will not be remembered by Santa
b. That's the way to enjoy your
stmas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
Missionary Meeting.

The Women's Society of the Baptist
Church will meet Thursday at 2 ?. m.
promptly. A meeting of the Execut-
i've committee is called for 1:30 p. m.
Missionary Program:
Christmas Story, songs and prayers
in Luke.
Map Study of China-Mrs. Ian
Jones.
Four five minute talks:
Central China Mrs. Ross Wagner.
Interior China-Mrs. Peeler.
North China-Mrs. Cleve Smith.
South China-Mrs. Evans.
Solo-Mrs. P. E. Coil.
Christmas offering for China-Mrs
John Guthrie.
Sentence prayers for Christmas
Blessings.
Duet Mesdames Wagner and
Evans.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brown, of Van
dalia, spent Sunday in this city.
Miss Ruth Noah is home from a
visit with Fulton friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
HOLIDAY RECIPES.

A goose, of all birds, requires long,
thorough cooking and frequent bast-
ing, basting and dredging every ten
or fifteen minutes. To make the
sauce for the goose turn all the fat
from the roasting pan except two
tablespoonfuls. Add two tablespoon
fuls for flour and cook until frothy.
Then pour in a pint of doiling water
or stock. When the mixture boils
up thoroughly add chopped giblets,
season with salt and pepper, add a
teaspoonful or two of kitchen bouquet
and a little chopped parsley if liked.
Garnish the goose with watercresses
and serve with apple sauce.
Grapefruit Cocktail.
Allow one-half grapefruit for each
person. Cut in half, then with a
sharp knife cut around the pulp in
each section and remove each piece of
pulp intact to the glass. Serve plain
or as the cosktail is sent to the table
sprinkle with n t%easpoonful of pull
verified sugar. A maraschino cherry
may be added either in the bottom
or on top of the grapefruit.
Cranberry Frappe.
Pick over and wash one quart IF
cranberries, put on in agate sauce
pan with one quart of cold water.
Boil ten minutes, add two cupfuls of
sugar and boil three minutes. Mash
through a wire strainer and set aside
to cool. Put into an ice cream freez-
err, pack with ice and salt and churn
ten or fifteen minutes. Remove the
dasher and pack with ice and salt
The cranberries may be prepared the
day before and frozen on Christmas
morning.
Tomato Jelly, Cut in Stars.
(Served on lettuce ~leaves.) Two
cupfuls of strained tomatoes, n tea.
spoonful of finely cut onion, one-hal1
teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonful'
of graduated gelatin, n teaspoonfu
of sugar, dash of white pepper anC
a dash Of paprika. Put the tomatoei
and onion in a saucepan, boil tel
, minutes, add the seasoning and strait
through a fine strainer. Soak tn
gelatin in two tablespoonfuls of col,
water and add to the hot straine'
tomatoes; stir until dissolved. Pou
, it out on a plate or platter whic
has been rinsed in cold water
, When firm cut into small stars wit
fancy cutter. Put lettuce leaves o
/, a salad plate, lay the small stars o
and serve with the French dressing
1 Neufchatel Cheese Balls.
8 Mix one Neufchatel cheese with
little cold milk, on~e-quarter teaspoon
full of salt, dash of white pepper an
, a dash of paprika, mix and roll int
= balls. Roll in finely chopped parsle
or paprika. This amount make
! eight or ten balls. Serve on crackeI
! on the side of salad plate or o
cheese and cracker plate.
II Mince Pie
Sift n and one-half cupfuls
-four and one-half ~teaspoonful of sa
-, Into a bowl, add one tablespoonful
. lard and rub in very lightly; add ju
enough cold water to hold togethe
!: Take half out on floured bake boar
=, roll thin, line bottom of pie tin, viii
- has been busted with flour; put
two cupfuls of mincemeat, or you CT
make the pie as thick as you wal
Roll out the other half of the doui
and cover the pie. Brush the T.
with a little cold milk. Bake TWEEN
minutes in a hot owe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Mr.. Fred Wymore, who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Melville Paul,
returned to his home in Kansas City,
Sunday, where he has a fine position
with the Commerce Trust Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

lie report of the Treasurer of the
led States, John Burke, shows an
ease in gold for the year in the I'm
= States of $42O,533,9 43. A stag
ing sum, isn't it? And yet less
id IS apiece for every person in the
a&ntrv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Prosecuting Attorney A. C. Wilson
is ill at him home.
z. Sparks, of Bolivar, Mo, was in
Mexico Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Miss jeanette Newly, of Wellsville,
who underwent an operation at the
Hospital here Sunday, is reported 10
be doing nicely.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

|EDUGED to its lowest terms,
European war situation is this:
ybody wants peace on his terms;
BIZ wants peace on the other fell.
terms. Sequel: the fighting
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Mrs. Jane Sullinger will spend the
winter with relatives in Fl. Smith,
Ark.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

No. 2 Red Wheat, LIS to 1.78.
No. 2 Corn, S9R.
No. 2 Oats, So.
National Stock Yards
Hogs, 14,500, 10 lower, top 1910.
Cattle, $500, steady,
Sheep, 1000, steady.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Ridgel, of Co
lumbia, have been the guests of Mex
leo friends. sE3
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

Mrs. o. W. Boatman visited in Full
ton last week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14
b Weekly Ledger

red at the P. o. Mexico, No.,
admitted as End class matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-14

They will be delivered this week.
Reuben Shryock, who owns a big
farm south of Stephens, received 50
a hundredweight for thirty-six head
of 1,O4O-pound steers that he sold to
a stockman named Nicely, at Column
bia, last week. The beeves were de-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13
The Black Mans Burden.

The late Booker T. Washington used
to tell this story: He said in one OF
the black counties Of southern Missis
sippi a meeting was held in the city
hall at the county seat for the purpose
Of organizing a movement to encour
age the emigration from the North OF
desirable skilled labor. AS one Of the
promoters of the plan was leaving the
building after the gathering had ad.
journed. he was halted by an aged
darby of his acquaintance.
"Kunnel," inquired the old man,
"whut you-all been doin' in thar to-
night"
"We're trying to work up a scheme
to bring more white people down here"
explained the gentleman. "What do
you think of the idea, Uncle Zach?"
"W'l. boss" said Zach, "dey's al
ready mo- white folks in dis country
now dan US niggers kin suppo't."-
Sunday Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13

Coatess something with
The
to display his
He
assembled multitude unshod.
He must willing
Ptheantropus lie
members The meetings preceded
As
and entertained photograph
Despite objection
spirits
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13

navigation Twenty
bank extends four five
Memphis
swift and Deep 1t will probably a
dollars to
nessee shore and eating its
and the highly improved driveway
When the channel Of the Mississippi
distractions of giant
points carried in a
water period and steamboats, where
corn nd otton
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13
CANNON HAS PLENTY OF "PEP"
Although he has passed the four

Although he has passed the four
score mark, "Uncle Joe'' Cannon was
able to convince younger and more
active members of the house recently
that he still retains lots of "the old
pep"
He was In his seat in the house
despite the blistering temperature and
his return from a trip to the North
Carolina sounds that used up most of
his colleagues.
Uncle Joe made the trip up the
Dismal Swamp feeder to Lake Drum
mond, hoofing it through the deep I'M
derbrush of that weird region like a
Boy. Scout on hike.
After the party came out of the
swamp the prowess of the veteran leg
islator was again put to the test. The
party reached Elizabeth City, N. c.,
but in order to complete the inspection
of the so-called North Carolina cut
in time, was obliged to press on to
Albermarle sound and there anchor
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13

w. w. Flanagan, banker of al
most worldwide fame, and just at
present secretary of the rural credits.
commission, never saw a professional
baseball game until one day recently.
when he went with Daniel O'Connell
to the American league park in WASH
ington. Even at that he didn't seem
to take serious view Of the situation,
for when the seventh inning came and
the crowd stood up in obedience to
the old tradition which brings luck to
the home team at that juncture, Mr..
Flanagan started home.
"Where are you goingr asked
Mr.. O'Connell.
Why, isn't the game over7 Every
one is getting up"
Dan pulled him back into the seat.
., In the ninth inning the teams
were tied and Mr.. Flanagan began to
grow excited. which shows he is a
real American, after all. After this
perhaps he'll be a regular fan.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13
comnlImentina Papa.

Little Harry had been given pop
gun on his birthday and within an
hour he had broken 1t. After trying
in vain to mend it he called his fatner.
who soon repaired the damage. Papa
said Harry, you are smarter than you
look"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13
A Bit Slow,

How are the incubators getting
along?" asked friend of his neighbor
who had recently bought some. "Why,
all right, 1 suppose; but although l
have had them for two weeks now,
not one of the four has laid an egg
vet.w-Ladies' Home Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13

night There
WHAT? said the
take staterOom.
himself q
panks gazed the
In
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l6N 1nHIl. lLlINl[rHH(6[HI1f


Queen Alexandra still remains tne
most popular member. OF the royai
family of England, and scarcely day
passes that she does not make at least
one public appearance at some Dene-
fit for war veterans. Although sne
will celebrate her seventy-third BIRTH
day next December, Alexandra takes
the utmost pride in her personal ap-
pearance, and at a distance she gives
more the impression Of being unaf-
fected by time than does Queen Mary.
Nobody thinks of calling the Wild
ow queen the queen mother" or the
'dowager queen" She objects to be-
ing designated by either Of these t.
ties in print, yet no familiar use OF
them by the press would lead her
friends to adopt them In speaking OF
her. They don't fit. She doesn't take
life so seriously as Queen Mary, does
not and never has attempted to inter
fere in politics, and devOtes herself
now, as always, with studious care to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13
philosophical.

There is some help for all the de-
fects OF fortune; for If a man cannot
attain to the length Of his wishes, ne
NAV have his remedy by cutting them
shorter.-Cowley.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13

do you suppose they'll send min
lister to meet the commercial Yep
pelin that's coming overT"
"Why should they send a minister p
wont it need sky pilotr