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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
POLITICS AN UNDEsIR-

ABLE GAME
REFERRING to the fact that the
political game is not worth playing
along the line of "never again having
anything to do with political office
of any kind, Jack Blanton, horse
editor of the Paris Appeal, editor
tally says:
To begin with, the best thing
that a usually happen to the ap-
plicant is to lose out. If he is sue.
cessful, the chances are ten to one he
will never want to do anything except
hold on to his job. To end with, We
don't want to be a nuisance to the jot
dispenser or make him feel that We
had method in our friendship. Besides
our experience along this line has
not been very satisfactory. During the
last three years we were instrumental
IN getting quite a number OF parties
attached TO public seats. One or two
Of them were appreciative; one OF
two others turned traitor to the man
who gave them jobs; still others for
got the service altogether. Worse
still, several for whom we made hon
est but unsuccessful efforts have
never been quite SO cordial since they
failed TO connect, evidently feeling
that we could have done better had
we tried. We are willing to endorse
any friend who wants to try for a
place but further than that deponent
sayeth not. Verify, politics is a devil
of a game and few there be who can
follow it with either pleasure or
profit"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06


THERE win always be people who
don't get along, and they always find
fault and criticize those who make
good Referring to one of the
reasons why there are so many
pessimists, the Armstrong, Missouri,
Herald editorially says: "Some
folk like to get on in the world
but r not willing to pay the
price. 1t takes work, hard work, and
close application to business to make
a success and this is the price that
many fellows are not willing to pay.
They see others succeed and complain
because success does not come to
them, yet they overlook the fact that
the successful men are the ones that
work hard and stick to business while
they are idling their time away in
fault finding.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Photographs of June Gentry and
Jessie Macy, names Of girls given by
Miss Mable S~turtevant as among those
for whom money had been solicited
from Chicago society women in order
to aid the girls through college, were
introduced at the trial of Miss Sturte-
want before Federal Judge ]. Otis
Humphrey, in Chicago this week. Miss
Sturteyant attended school in the law
department of Missouri University at
the same time Judge w. W. Fry, Jr.,
of this city did. Then the government
which is endeavoring to prove that
Miss Sturtevant used the mails in an
alleged effort to defraud society wo-
men, put on the witness stand the or
iginals of the photographs, Miss Sadie
Walmer of Merimam, Kansas, and
Mrs. Guy M. Wood Of Moline, Ill.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
GOVERNOR MAJORS SON
A HOBO At BACK DOORS
With Six Other Students He Left
This City as a Tramp Friday
Night Going To st. Louis.
QUALIFYING FOR QUO vADIs
Must Beat His Way One Thousand
Miles and Hit Back Doors With
Success to Belong.

Elliott W. Major, Jr., son of the
Governor of Missouri, left this city
Friday evening as a hobo; to seek his
meals at the rear door of hospitable
farm houses where the faithful watch
dog is chained or muzzled. He was
accompanied by six other Westmins-
ter college students with like inten-
tons. Their purpose in following this
manner of existance is to qualify for
membership in the Quo Vadis Society,
a college organization of most I'M
usual obligations.
Regardless of whether your father
is Governor, doctor, baker or CANDLE
stick maker if you would belong to the
'rah rah" hobos you must 'beat your
way" 1000 miles and 'hit back doors
with success" We are informed the
quoted sections are verbatim from
their ritual.
Mr.. Major and his friends are head
ed toward St. Louis. With fair success
they hope to make the trip in less than
a day They depend upon "blind bag
gage" "side-door pullman" and other
popular riding places of the class they
are initiating.
Just a few months ago a student Of
Missouri University who vas quail
flying for Quo Vadis suffered an &C.
cident which lost him a leg and came
near taking his life. At that time a
movement to disband the organization
was started but died because Of lacl
of interest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06


Mr.. Mr.. B. F. Purcell, of High
Hill, Mo-, acted as guide and director
of the band of hardy argonauts on the
long journey to the ~glittering fields Of
Klondyke. Mr.. Purcell formerly lived
in Mexico and moved from here to
High Hill. He returned from the
Klondyke in 1897 with $4,000 for his
years prospecting there.
The City of Seattle stopped at Jun
eau, 900 miles north of Tacoma, and
here the party on the steamer COM
pleted their outfits. Putting to sea
again the steamer went 101 miles fur
ther north to Dyer or Taiya where the
party left the boat and started their
long and perilous tramp over the
Taiya trail or Chilkoot Pass route.
The trail lead from Dyea up the
valley through which the Dyea River
flows. The first part of the valley is
rather wide, but it gradually narrows
down until seven miles from Dyea the
mouth of the canyon is reached. From
here to Sheep Camp two streams
from either side tumble together and
form Dyea River. A camp was made
on the Chilkoot pass awaiting favor
able weather to cross the pass, which
towers 5000 feet above the sea but
IL miles to the rear. Sheep Camp is
just at the timber line. When the
snow is soft the trip over the pass is
sometimes made at night. Three miles
to the summit and nine miles to Lake
Linderman is a most treacherous trip
and very dangerous. Occasionally the
trail leads over the bed of a torrent
and when the weather is warm enough
great sink holes are melted through
the snow and ice to the raging torrent
below. The climb is the hardest and it
is here on account of the loose rocks,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Closes Encouraging Year.

There was a good attendance at the
annual congregational meeting of the
Mexico Presbyterian Church Friday
night. Reports from all branches Of
the work were such as to bring cheer
to the hearts of the members Of the
church, and hopeful anticipation of the
work for the coming season.
During the past twelve months ID
members have been added to the list
of members, and $4S70 has been given
for religious work. OF this amount
about thirteen hundred was spent OF
benevolences. All branches of thu
work are well organized.
After hearing and discussing thu
reports, the ladies served delicious
refreshments and the congregation
dispersed shortly after ten o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
VILLA TRAINING YOUNG CADETS

San Rafael, Cal, March 31.-Six
Mexican lads are being educated at a
local military academy at the expense
of Francisco Villa, 1t became known
here yesterday. They have. been
studying here since 1918, with 1884, 900
tuition for three years paid in advance.
The Mexican outlaw also spent $4,000
in giving six other youthful proteges
a years training at another military
academy here two years ago.
Col. Carlos JaureguI, former fiscal
agent for Villa at Ell Paso, brought
the IL boys here in 1918. The fact that
Villa was sending them through school
was kept a secret until recently.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06


that a small avalanche may be- started
easily. The party experienced fearful
hardships at this point.
The ride across lake Bennett was
made in boats which had been pre-
pared for the party. The trip to Klon-
dyke river, where the gold fields are
located was fraught with dangers and
hardships no one had conceived before
starting. The number from the var
ious parts of Missouri who were in the
party were:
Twelve from Paris.
Nine from Slick.
Nine from High Hill.
Six from Moberly.
Four from Centralia.
Three from Benton City.
Two from Hallsville.
Two from New Florence.
Two from Irvington, Ind.
Two from Shipman, Ill.
One from Anglun.
One from McKittrick.
One from Cappelu.
One from Marthasville.
One from Salisbury.
One from Alton, Ill.
One from Thompson.
One from Montgomery City.
One from Lebanon.
One from Staunton, III.
One from Pitts.
One from Auburn.
Among those from Audrain who
went were: Riley Wilkerson, G. ".
Wylde, 7. F. Moore, John H. Keller
halls, George Huber, C. T. Watkins,
Hogan Barker, William Grange, F. S.
johnson, o. p. Jones J. M. Marshall,
]. A. Headington, A. E. VIM, G. G.
Barker, Ben Franklin, Charles Dobyns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
TROOPS IN MEXICO WELL FED

Ell Paso, Texas, March 28.-A let
ter has been received here, written
Saturday from Major John A. Rand
olph, chaplain of the Sixth Infantry,
with the American troops in Mexico.
1t says that breakfast that morning
consisted of oatmeal, prunes, bacon,
hot cakes, sugar syrup and coffee. He
said the camp cooks found it difficult
to prepare a meal because of the gales
but said the appetites of the men and
officers were so enormous that no one
was inclined to criticise the cooks for
any shortcomings. Major Randolph's
letter said the spirit of the American
soldiers was excellent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

please the reader.
By Chas. Dobyns
| started to the Klondike eighteen
years ago, March first, with the
Headington and Purcell party, Mr..
J. W. Headington being a citizen Of
Mexico and still residing here. There
were about a hundred men on the train
which departed that afternoon and it
took US six days and nights to arr9e
in Yokama, Washington, where we
boarded the City Of Seattle on March
10. This vessel was the largest yes
sci on the Pacifice coast and there
were $50 passengers on board when
w sailed. The trip to Skagway,
where we debarked, occupied five days.
We started our land trip wei the Dia
rail as Mr.. Purcell said it was better
travelling than on the Skagway route.
Everything was loaded on large
fiat boats at Skagway including the
passengers and a small tug pulled us
TO shore as the water was too shall
low for the steamer to land. We land
ed at four o'clock and when the tide
went out the fiat boats were standed
upon a beach until next day.
They had big transfer teams there
to haul the luggage which included
hardware, groceries and other equip
ment. Each team was allowed only
1900 pounds. They hauled each load
to a station where is was weighed. In
order to- facilitate matters nineteen
of us messed together. This was Sal
urday. We got up early Monday
morning and loaded our sleds with
bed clothing, tents and stores. We
first went to Canyon City, four miles
the first stop. We dug out a place in
the snow to put the tents in. We went
backwards and forwards till we had
everything moved. We always had
loads weighing from three to five hun
dred pounds. When we had every
thing in Canon City, the most of them
said they would not haul the stuff
themselves and agreed to pay to have
it hauled. We hired a man that had
a horse and put two sleds together
He charged us three cents a pound.
He hauled US to Sheep Camp where
we stayed eight or ten days, waiting
for Mr.. Purcell to come on. Guess it
was best we didn't go on, or we would
have been caught in a snow slide.
Early one morning, the men came out
to our tents shouting and calling, go
to Summit Hill with your picks and
shovels. There was a big snow slide
and hundreds of people are buried in
the snow" There were twenty-five
people killed. Some were taken out
alive. They took them to o warm
place and thawed them out. There
were a good many camping close to the
hill who were killed. was talking to
a man who said he was under the sonw
forty-five minutes. His name was J,
B. Doss. He and his partner were
together. They commenced to dig
for him and found him alive, but near
ly frozen. They were caught in diff
ferent ways. Some about the waist
and some about the knees, then some
were covered all but the head. The
snow slide took place about nine
o'clock. There was a terrible snow
storm in progress. Such a binding
storm one could hardly see. AL
were so anxious to get through thai
they wanted to pull the sleds over the
dead bodies. They had to have sol
diers to keep the frantic gold seekers
from doing this.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

without any opposition. One of the
most important questions to be consid-
cred IN the next legislature is an ar
rangement 50 that the Supreme Court
and court Of appeals can in some way
catch up with their work. Mr.. Hos
letters influence would surely get re-
suits in that direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

THE death of W.. S.. Ragsdale,
known to his many friends as "Bnp'
will be deeply regretted by all who
knew him, especially those of us who
have grown up in Mexico. Mr.. Rags
dale was a Mexico boy, and has been
identified with Mexico interests all
Of his life, and was big hearted, kind
and genial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Punish all Lawbreakers.

The new "lid-liftingi' crusade is
silly. Nothing is going to come of it.
When arrested nobody is ever fined,
nobody aver goes to Jail.
We have the most efficient police in
the country, and all they do is to
"work their heads off" for nothing.
Send somebody to Jail once in a
while, and the necessity for ~"crusades"
will cease.-St. Louis POST Dispatch.
COMMON SENSE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
War to Liberate Orient Women

Paris, March 31.-0ne of the great
EST results of the war in the East will
be the emancipation of woman said
Hussein Kamel, sultan of Egypt, in an
interview here.
"0rientals understand too little the
great part mn play in the worlds
progress" he says. eve can never
be wholly happy in the East until we
free women from the semi-slavery to
which they are subjected under Mo-
hammedan laws"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Clip Mildred Likes the Ledger.

VIII
Clip Mildred, writing the Ledger
from Livermore, Colorado, says;
Enclosed find $1.00 for renewal
of the Weekly Ledger. enjoy get
ing the paper every week, and peruse
every line of it. Out here the wealth
err is fine. President Wilson has
many admirers among both the Re
publicans and Democrats, and | trust
he will get the nomination and be
elected again.
Regards to all Mexico people Elk
pect to be home some time this year
Sincerely,
A. G. MILDRED.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
ro Raise 100000 For villas Body :

Brownsville, Texas, March 3d.
American and Mexican business men
at Monterey are endeavoring to raise
$4,000 in gold as a reward for the
capture of Villa, dead pr alive, it was
said here Thursday by Americans re-
turning from there.
1t is planned to have. a reward go
either to the captors or to a chart
table institution.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Mexican Army Loses Wives

Mexico City, April 1,-Gen. 0bre-
gon, Secretary of war has decreed
that the reorganized Mexican army
will no longer be hampered with the
little soldadera who has been the
most sympathetic and dramatic in
cident in all warning that has torn
the southern republic.
An order has gone into effect in
which the commissions of women to
travel with the army are nullified.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
WOMAN LAWYER CHARGED
WITH GRAFT KNOWN HERE
Miss Mable ~Sturtevant, of Chicago.
Went to Missouri Law School
When Judge Fry Did.
FRIENDS uNKNowINGLY TOOLS
"Prize Student" Used Their Pic
lures to Obtain Money is COnten-
ton Of the Government

Chicago, April Miss Mable
Sturtevant was late yesterday after
moo found not guilty of the charge of
using the mails to defraud. The jury
was out three hours and on the sec
ond ballot returned the verdict.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

gressmen who support an
ny appropriation are like
tors at a corner lot base
they yell for the home
ways duck when the hat
bound.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
A rs Cent Dinner For Three
Housekeeping Club.

The Better Housekeeping Club.
My family consists of three persons
and l can furnish this dinner for rs
cents: Lamb steak and gravy, 20
cents; Spinach with seasoning, 20; Ell
ther .~cornbread or lightbread, 5; but
ter S; sliced tomatoes, 10; sliced apple
pie, Is. C. R. B.
! Mexico, Mo. st. Louis Republic
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Cure Colds.
kposure and Drafts.
Right. Take
B New Discovery.

|peh and Cold begin
as soon as you take
New Discovery. 1t is
Eom Pine Tar. healing
H mild laxatives. DIR.
h Discovery kills and
.pld germs. soothes the
pat and allays infam-
Gals the mucous mem
fch as you will. you
a better cough and
than DR.. Kings New
Its use owe IS years
z of satisfaction.
sure I had a cough and
tfat nearly put a finish TO
ing for something to ease
lhat bothered my throat
end advised "Dr. Kings
bought a bottle, the
and before the first bot.
cold was we'll. PC. B.
/, ARK. At all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Whatsoever Circle Meet.

The Whatsoever Circle of the Kings
Daughters will meet at the home of
Mrs. Frank Van Ness at $3.50, Tuesday
April A. State President, Mrs. Burns
of Kansas City, will address the Cir
Gle, and pin the cross on a number of
new members. All are expected to
remain for supper and the social hour
with the new members and the state
executive board. 96-2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

me pacifst kindly demon
our best defense, 5000
ban between our shores and
hould have been utilized to
/ Columbus massacre?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Mrs. R. M. Allison entertained on
Wednesday at 10 o'clock dinner, the
following: Mrs. r. S. Mcconnell of
Gamma, Mo-, Mrs. A. H. Barrager, of
Seattle, Wash, and Mrs. T. T. Turley'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

'D'S great reach made it
to defeat Moran. By the
bns on the newest foreign
have a greater reach than
kfense guns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

the American massacres
|sh reputation for humanity
bfered in this war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

n now have a "shrapnel bon.
that peace hath its
LARGELY less expensive than
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

The 0dell sale of stock, Saturday
afternoon, was attended by a large
number of interested buyers. Some
excellent stuff was sold at good prices.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

do not think much of
.entative or senator who
N politics with national
ational dignity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

|RINES that are not pow
NJ to operate without spec
cn to protect them have no
game Of war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Mrs. McCabe Howe and little daugh-
ter, Miss Marion, have left for the
state of Louisiana, after a pleasant
visit with Mexico relatives. Mr. Howe
is in business in Louisiana.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
MY KLONDIKE TRIP
BY CHARLES DOBYNS

The following interesting story of Chas. Dobyns trip to the Klon-
IN March 1897 is a most entertaining document as the party of which
he was a member was the largest single unit to leave for the gold fields in
the famous rush and departed from Mexico in a special train. Mr.. Dob
ys tell his fearful experiences in a most interesting narrative sure to
hn .mIo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

ESAM will have no difficult
Fmbering those Senators
Elected with India rubber
pr i~ngrowing politics, or
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

J. u. Manteer and wife, of st. Louis,
attended the funeral of Mrs. M. e.
Wells, in this city, Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

! are three ways Of enjoying
in ~springtime-being a plu-
baseball player or a tramp.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

4 the matter with giving the
pdrsin county a chance tc
they want a county high.
/ or not?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Misses Helen Williams and Fran
ces Mitchell of Columbia are here the
guests of Miss Williams aunt, Mrs.
H. B. Banks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

become Of the woman who
her money in her stock
ant do it nowadays with
} vulgar display of wealth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Aible that any candidates
pts to get by without an.
the newspapers, and after
fed, expect the newspap.
his name on the ticket
pvember election free Of
pat do you know about q
p that kind, any way?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

r GORE may now be
pat, despite appearances
States Senate is not an
ome to be carried off its
hoice morsels of SANDER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

George w. Smith of st. Louis, who
was in Mexico today in the interest of
the T. P. A., was the guest of Sam
Morris.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

pair of rubber boots, an
army is badly in the way
ed, and then it is wanted
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

PE is paying too heavy a
|its wide practical knowledge
4 war.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

sn who quotes poetry is
ed to make an additional
. himself by explaining what
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

near the Mexican line must
safe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Widow Of Eighty Dies at Farber
Farber, April Mrs. Manda Ad-
ans, so years cid, died at Farber to-
day from dropsy. She was i widow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Joe Hopkins a deputy sheriff Of
Kansas City, was in Mexico Sunday
en- route to jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Republican party Of Georgia
but it is still at large.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

things seem darkest for the
, Russians can always whip
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

leo Ledger is glad to know
Rtetter, a prominent attor-
Hng Green, Mo-, is going to
: for the legislature from
The people of Pike are
having a man of Mr.. Hos
nments agree to accept
hnd he should be elected
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06

Hesitatel Use sure "Gets-Ttsf for Those
Corns and Save Your Life and Your Toesi
eat off the toes, tapes that stick to
the stocking. bandages and plasters
that make a package of the toes, try
ing ood-bringing razors n scis-
sors. Then l tried 'Gets-It' Just once
and you ought to have seen that corn
come off-just like O banana peel" It's
simple, wonderful. It's the new way.
painless, applied in w seconds, new
er hurts healthy flesh or initiates.
Nothing to press on the corn. Never
fails. Quit the old ways for once any
way and try "Gets-It" tonight. For
corns, calluses, warts and bunions.
"Gets-It" Is sold everywhere, csc a
bottle. OF sent direct by Z. Lawrence
q Co. Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Mexico and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Lew
ellyn & Son and Buckner Drug Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
..day, April 6. 1916

home and save money
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Corns Come OF 4.
Like Banana Peel
Wonderful, Simple "Gets-It" Never
Fails to Remove ANY Corn Easily.

wouldn't It jar your Here I've
been going along for years. with one
desperate corq after another, trying
to get rid OF them with salves that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
Weekly Ledger

at the P. 0. Mexico. No..
.;tted as End class matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-04-06
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