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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19
HEALTH HINTS


A faulty or restricted diet at this
time OF the year is the chief factor in
the production of pellagra. Measures
to prevent the development of the dis
case should pc undertaken during the
early spring months Is a warning is'
sued by the United Statcs public
health service.
The symptoms OF pellagTa do not
generally appear until June or July
but the cause can invariably be traced
to a faulty diet Of earlier months.
Here are the danger signals that
warn of the approach OF this disease.
Extreme nervousness or change In the
mental characteristics Of the pe:Eon,
weakness and unexplained digestive
symptoms.
Tho following diet will prevont pol.
iagra II followed carefully during tho
spring months:
Breakfast should consist OF oatmeal
and cream. without susa.. Either ham
or bacon and two eggs. Not moro than
two thin slices of whole wheat broad
should be taken, preferably untoasted,
Dinner should consist Of oithor pea
or bean soup, prepared from dried peas
or beans, with q meat stock. The nioat
course may be boot, pork, ham, chick
en-, veal or mutton prepared In what.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

as space will permit. all arranged at
angles from the wall having positions
permitting a formal gathering to be
seated socially. This will make It I'M
necessary TO move any chair. This is
especially well to remember II your
floors arc of the waxed finish 1t will
save many marks on your floors that
would otherwise be caused BY badly
arranged furniture.
Tho yictrola having become very
popular in every modern home VIII
find its best place with its sound dt'
rected from the largest opening in the
room.
An attractive corner piece and one
which al all times finishes II room
is the book case. This can be sectional
to tho best advantage, Of the fumed
oak finish, not over four sections high,
this will permit you TO use the top OF
the case for displaying bric-a-abrac.
Very old pieces OF this nature VIII be
found in your local china or art de-
partments.
They are well chosen IL they consist
of u PruSsian brass cundle stick. or all
old blue ginger jar. u small copper
lamp OF Papan design. These pieces
are all simple within themselves YET
create a point of real interest.
DraperIes-In this room when us
ing the furniture described, the best
effect can be had by using cream color
curtains, with the printed linen over.
drapc, hung on the Invisible cornics,
buclIram lined, or the double box rod.
Tho much favored design of the over.
dTapo is tho new Wlnthroph design.
A visit to your local drapeTy depart,
ment and a few moments spent there
will make you familiar with many ideas
to your advantage. Any left over
goods may be used to an advantage in
covering the flower stand top or re.
lining your tea cart tray.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

IONS limelfght to show how small
girls are going to dress this summer.
The child or The 1880 period was dis'
covered by Nine. Becker OF the Fash
ion Art League Of America, who is TO
the juvenile world what Poiret is 10
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19
HOW TO REGAIN STRENGTH

The great factor that retardn re,
covery after sickness Is that weaken
ed devitalized condition, and 1t will
interest our readers to know that our
local druggists, Cranes Drug Store,
have a reliable. non-secret strength
creator called vinol. which contains
iron for the blood, the curative medi-
cinai extractives Of fresh cod livers
and the nourishing properties of beef
peptone, all combined In a delicious
native wine. For weak, rundown con-
dttionB and to regain strength after
sickness. there is nothing better. Vim
oil is sold In Warrington by the Pre-
scription Pharmacy.
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now TO FURNISH
THE LIVING ROOM
Jacobean of the Cromwell
Period Much Favored
at Present.
|" -.
%
BY Betty BROWN.
RY LESLIE /. KING.

OF Tho Hartley Department. Store.
Only within the rccent few years has
decorative art as applied to household
furniture been given due consideration.
Many years previous we consumed our
time making the surroundings com.
Portable, but not permitting much art
or sunshine. More particular should
the former remarks BIO applied to the
living room.
Tt Is very remarkable when you stop
to realize the meaningless effort OF oTn-
mentatton that has been practised. We
have had for some time the opporun-
ity to direct our efforts in furnishing
TO q more historical effect, keeping the
chief considerations in mind. These
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Masked.

such a lot Of things happened this
afternoon. dear" said Mrs. Young.
bride to her husband. 81 complained
to Nora about the stovo not being
hlackened and she put on her thinEa
and left. Then I decided to black tho
stove myself. and right In the midst
Of 1t who should call but Mrs. Do
Style"
What in the world did you do?"
Il just put some more backing on
my face, went to the door and told
her wasn't in. And off she went say.
ing she would call again."-Boston
Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19
Aaed Man Enters COLLEGE

HUNTINGTON, ". Va, April 10
j. ". Samples, aged ~ years, entered
Marshall college. here, as a student.
MIR. Samples has been a teacher at
C%Iarksburg for so years, beginning af-
Ter the close Of the Civil war in the
spring Of 1866. He attended West Vtr-
ginia university In III. He has en-
tered Marshall TO study methods. OBJ
s~ervation, hygiene and rural sociology,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19
USE MARTINS
RHEUMATIC AND
BLOOD ELIXIR
FOR RHEUMATISM.

The Spring Months are brseaeEsSot
rheumatism-nota dangerous thing-
but very painful and II alIowed " sgn
on IL becomes steadily WofHe. N1Es
tins Rheumatic and Blood Ettxte ~
one of the best known remealsA Ats
and the joints move freely. II y an
fine for liver, kidney and Stsnf9oh. 4tt
It at Cranes Drug store: $40 itq1id
or tablets. Thirty days itreaLmsnl.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19
can,t eeIIeve I'D You Hear.

Anxious Railway Guard las the
train stops at the station)-Excuse
me. sir; but did you happen to hear
cries for help as we came along?
The Young officer (delightedl-oh.
by Jovei Could you hear me? ! was
just practicing the command Halt"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

ever name is most appetizing. Roast.
ing or broiling, however, is better than
frying. OF vegetables, Irish potatoes,
boiled in the jacket or baked. cabbage,
turnip or mustard greens, collards and
lettuce, are recommended. Two thin
slices OF whole wheat bread and a
glass Of buttermilk.
This diet will prevent the develop.
ment of q disease that caused 5000
deaths in the United States during the
past year.
Fresh air is the best of spring ton
ics
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19
VIII Meet In Wheeling

WHEELING, W. Va, April 1.-THE
fall meeting OF the Ohio Valley Round
Table, composed of school teachers
and educators OF Eastern Ohio and
West Virginia, will be hold in this city.
II was announced here today. The date
will be selected BY tho executive com
mittee, but will probably be in octo'
Der.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

"a perfect type of British beauty IS
tho tribute q famous English artist
pays Lndy Angelsey, the wife Of Sir
Charles H. Paget, sixth marquis OF An.
gelBey, and daughter Of the duke Of
Rutland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

Your hospital is what you maize It.
Be liberal and make It what ii ought
to heI-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

the fashion world generally-creatoF
of original designs.
The little rrock at the right is de-
signed for a flower girl who is to pa.
rade in a June wedding procession;
the same little Miss dressed for q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-19

fancy dance in white tulle with many
1890 scallops on the skirt appears in
the center picture and at right she is
shown In demuTe little coat Of novelty
white serge with a Quaker bonnet in
gold anil white.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
CONVICTS AGAIN ATTEMPT
TO BURN CONTRACT SHOP

JEFFERSON CITY, No, Sept, Z.
- Prison officials last night frustrat-
ed a second attempt to fire one CT the
prison shops. In the D. NJ. Obermaa
Clothing Factory, electric wires were
found covered with clothing which
would have ignited when the electric
light current was turned on last night
This plant was set on fire six weeks
ago and the state and the company
suffered losses totaling more than
$4,000.
The Central Broom Company plant
was set on fire Tuesday, presuma-
bly, by convicts who are employed by
the company and losses amounting
to $4,000 resulted. Some Of the main
shop buildings narrowly escaped be-
ing set on fire. During the fire the
electric light wires were cut, and
yesterday they we're repaired.
One Of the main wires passing
through the oberman shop, the larg-
est in the prison and employing near
ly 1000 convicts, wa repaired and af-
forwards wa interfered with by con-
Wet electricians in such a way thas
it would have set fire to a large pile
of clothing stacked over the "doe-
tored" wire and at a time when the
stockade was closed.
Vigilance on the part of the prison
officers who have been in fear of n
general confagration in the stockade
shops, disclosed the plot. Had it not
been for the precaution of the prison
guards, the building would doubtless
ly have been set on fire and the
flames progressed so far as to re-
suit in enormous losses to the state
and to the contractors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
START ON AUTO TRIP.

E. NJ. Crooks and j. E. Hodges,
both of Worcester community left
Mexico in a car Saturday afternoon
for a trip through southeast Missouri.
Mr.. Crooks sold his farm near Wor-
cester recently to f. R. Locke, and is
taking the trip with a view to locat-
ing in that part of the state.
Mr.. Hodge had a sale recently and
is contemplating moving to Lewis
town, Montana, sometime soon but
he said he was unable to resist the
temptation to give Missouri a looking
over before he left.
These men are well known and sub
stantial farmers and their friends will
regret to learn they intend leaving
this community.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
o NJ IN LOCAL POLITICS

THE question Of equal suffrage is
attracting attention throughout the
entire country, and the Presidential
nominees are taking an interest in
the attitude Of women in politics, es-
pecially in local politics.
Referring to this question which is
now attracting so much attention,
tht Saturday Evening Post editori-
ally says:
About nine times out Of ten, poll
tics that really counts in the United
States is local politics. National pol
tiles means mostly whether import
duties shall be thirty-three per cent,
as in 1915, or forty per cent, as in
1912; whether we shall build twelve
fighting ships this year and eight
next year or eight this year and
twelve next; whether the machinery
that co-ordinates banking shall be
called a Central Bank or a Federal
Reserve Bank.
But,in the cities ESPECIALLY, local
politics actually touches your life on
every side; and when you turn, with
a practical mind, to improve the lot of
urban American humankind, you are
pretty sure sooner or later to run in
TO local politics at some angle or
other. There will be a badly con-
Quoted public hospital; waste Of pub
lie poor funds; incompetent school
management; a Jail in which youths
and adopts in vice, or mere suspects
and practiced criminals, are herded
together; there will be fretrap fac
tories that burn now and then, with
a slaughter of girls; tenement ordin-
ances to amend; an intolerable en-
listment of militia and police as
strike breakers.
There is very little sporting inter-
est in local politics. Yelling ones
head off in a convention does not get
anywhere with it.
What it requires is an enormous
amount of patient, unremitting druid
gerry; forever agitating and organ
izing, pegging away at this salient
and that sector day in and day out,
coming up smiling after every de-
feat.
Experience here and there indi-
Gates that women will do better than
men with local politics. Perhaps this
is because, being new to politics, they
are willing TO do the drudgery. Per-
haps it is because a great many more
intelligent women than men have time
for politics, or will take time.
Perhaps it is because they are sym
pathetic. We should like to turn part
Of u local politics over to women
The normal masculine interest in pol
itics, which is much the more impor.
tant branch, it functions badly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
TO ATTEND STATE FAIR.

Stanley Wilson, of Bolts District,
son of Gray Wilson, and John NJ. Dag,
of Duly District, son of A. N. Day,
will represent Audrain county at the
State Fair at Sedalia this Fall.
These boys were the winners in the
examination held here recently. The
two boys making the highest grades
are given free board and entertain
ment at the State Fair for the entire
week. Each morning they hear lee
lures and attend demonstrations and
in the afternoon they are divided int
three groups. One group acts as
ushers for the Fair visitors, the sec
ond group visits the various exhibits
under the direction of a guide and the
third group is free to spend the hall
day as they please.
7. j. Walker, Rural School
Inspector, will have charge of the
boys who are sent to the Fair from
the various counties of the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
20 YEARS G
Luther Byrns was employed rs
- - c.. NJ nnhnnl

Luther Byrns was employed as
teacher at Sun Rise school,
The funeral Of Beulah May, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mildred,
west of Benton City was conducted
by Rev. B. D. Sipple.
Property belonging to the follow
ing was damaged and destroyed by
fire at Laddonia: Frank Beagles, loss
on drug store $4,000, insurance, ST.
900; Farmers Bank, damage, 5000;
j. b. Gregory, building, 5000; c. G.,
Baker, loss S2,4OO; insurance, $500;
W. II Logan, 5000; C. A, Smith Liv-
cry Stable, $1,000; Wilder & Pear
son, loss $500; A. B. Hale, building,
$500; H. L. Ahlfeldt & Bro, building,
81 800; stock damaged, insurance,
$4,000.
Miss Ruth Lakenan was attending
the Woman's College in Baltimore,
Nd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
T. l.. MARSHALL
Ticket Agent
sHERIFF's SALE IN PARTITION

A. M. Trimble, Jr. ........ Plaintiff,
VS..
Jesse Trimble, Georgia Trimble, Rus
sell Trimble, Alice l.. Trimble, and
Ella Milligan, Guardian of Georgia
Trimble, a minor, and Russell Trim
BILE, a minor ......... Defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri.
By virtue and authority of a de-
cree and order Of sale made by the
said court, in the above entitled cause,
and Of a certified copy thereof, dated
June 9th, 1916, | will on
SEPTEMBER 18th, 1916,
between the houre Of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon, and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the East
front door of the Court House, in the
City of Mexico, in Audrain County,
Missouri, sell at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, the following describ.
ed real estate, viz:
A part of Lots Numbered Seven
~ and Eight (8), in Block Number
ed Seven ~, in the Original Town Of
Mexico, Missouri, and more particu-
larly described as follows: That
is to say, Begin in the North
East corner of said BLOCK
Z, and run thence South Ga feet and .
inches for a beginning corner. RIM
thence west ia feet to an alley, thence
run South 81 feet and 10 incnes,
thence run East ia feet to the
West line of Washington stree,
thence run north 81 feet and 10 inch,
es to the beginning corner, and being
a part OF the North part Of the South
nail W OF Lots z or 8, Block I,
original Town OF Mexico in Audrain
County, Missouri. Lot Five T1
Block &c" in Pearson's Addition ~,
Mexico, in Audrain County, in +h ~
State Of Missouri. "e
Terms Of Sale as Follows. viz.
Cash. I w panss, Flz'
1911 Chor;n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
NJ. NJ. A. BOOMING.

THERE we're four more additions
to the enrolment of the Missouri Mil
itary Academy today, making a total
of ZIG. The MeCune residence, used
as an annex, is now full, and Colonel
Burton doesn't know what he is GO
ing to do to secure more room. The
school doesn't open until September
14th, and there are likely to be sew
eral additions between now and that
time and every endeavor is going TO
be made to arrange so that all of the
boys can be properly and comfortably
domiciled. Colonel Burton is doing
his part towards putting Mexico on
the map in the right kind of way.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

THE farmers Of Audrain county
are interested in the success Of the
Street Fair as well as every other en-
terprise undertaken by the citizens Of
Mexico. What is good for the coun-
ty is good for Mexico, and what is
good for Mexico is good for the coun-
ty. This is an agricultural commu-
nifty. and unless the merchants and
farmers cooperate it will be imPoss'-
BILE for us to grow and prosper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
VIM. Pollock Home From the North

William Pollock and grandson,
William Walker Johnson, are home
from Bay View, Michigan, where
they spent the summer. Mr.. Pollock
says he found the sentiment in the
North very strong in favor of the res
election of Wilson, and feels confident
there is no question about the result.
Nj. Pollock is one of Audrain's old.
est citizens, and a pioneer business
man, and while in the office today
mentioned the fact tina in 1869 he was
in the milling business in Mexico, and
j. S. Bellamy Of Knoxville, Ia, was
one of his partners. Mr.. Pollock'5
many friends will be glad to know that
he is enjoying good health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
DID YOU GET A MAIL ORDER

CATALOGUE?
THE annual shipment of Sears,
Roebuck & Co. catalogues arrived in
this city last Thursday morning.
There were five hundred of them
and it took a dray to take them from
the train to the post Office. As the
postal rate is pretty high from Chica-
go to this section of Missouri the cat
alogues were shipped in car load lots
to st. Louis and then mailed to their
destination. 1t costs 8 cents apiece Or
S45 for the lot to mail them to Pal
myra to say nothing of the cost of ad-
dressing, packing and the freight
from Chicago to st. Louis. The cat
alogues weigh just five pounds each.
About two hundred of them were
sent to farmers in this vicinity and
three hundred to the people of Pal
myra, showing that the farmers are
not the only one that ~patronize the
mail order houses. One mail car
rier, however, took out eleven sacks
Of them.
Did you get one? Are you one Of
the many people of this vicinity VINO
are annually sending dollar after dol
lar out Of the county to enrich the
mail order business? If you are
stop it. These dollars should right
fully go TO your home merchant 49,
the man that stands back Of you
when hard times come. Did you
ever ask Sears, ROebuck G. Co. or
Montgomery. Ward G. Co. to credit
you for the pillow or suit of clothes
you want to buy when times are a
little tight? OF course not, that is
not the way they carry on their bust
ness. They cannot take chances 49,
they must have the cash. You will
go TO your home ~mtrchants, howev-
er, and say an take this, charge it,
please" Very likely you even for
get to say please" and he, like the
good fellow he is, will not refuse you
even when he may need the money
badly. You don't have TO send away
for your merchandise, you can get
it right here. If your merchant does
not have just what you want, he
will gladly send for it and will get it
as quickly and as cheaply as you
can from a mail order house and then
he will make a fair profit on it. If
you buy at home your money stays
at home and helps boost interests
of your community. Stick to your
local merchants and things will 60
much more smoothly for you.
And one word for you, merchants.
Get busy and run the mail order pest
out Of this community. 1t can be
done, but it will take hard work and
you will have 10 stay on the job ev-
cry minute. Sears, Roebuck e. Co.
spent more in getting their catalogues
to Palmyra than many of you spend
ON all Of your advertising together in
a year. Try telling the people Of
this community what you have and
that you back up your goods and are
here to prove il. Don't be back
ward, tell them about it. They know
you are here, but they are likely TO
forget ii If you don't wake up and
show then that the mail order houses
are not getting your goat" Pal
myra Spectator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
PUBLIC NOTIFIED NOT TO
STAMP DOCUMENTS.

IN compliance with the new reve-
nue. bill passed by Congress, Thursday
morning, George H.. Moore, Collector
at ST. Louis, was notified by wire that
the emergency revenue law requiring
stamps on documents and cosmetics,
was repealed. The telegram, which
was signed by W. II. Osborn, commits
sioner of internal revenue, asked that
the public be notified that it was no
longer required to place stamps on
documents or cosmetics. Liquor deal
ers are required to stamp all wines
still on hand, but thereafter the wines
and cordials will be stamped by the
manufacturer or producer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
Escapes Twice in One Week.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Sept. s.
For a second time within one week
Wesley Oliphant, a Henry county con-
Wet serving a two years sentence for
burglary, has escaped. September ]
he managed to get eight miles west
of here before the prison b~loodhoInds
forced him up a tree.
Wesley was at work on the quarry
rock pile breaking cottonrock and his
leg limit was handicapped by a ball
and chain. This morning he took the
ball. chain and hammer he was using
along with him. The b~loodhounds
were put on his trail, but soon lost it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
30 YEARS AGO

Mrs. R. L. Day, living five miles
west of Laddonia, died suddenly.
George W. Tate and Miss Hattie
Able we're married at the Ringo
Hotel.
Repairs were made on the church
at Beaver Dam.
H. S. Lundy, of Kansas City, took
charge of the farm he had purchased
from Edgar Threlkeld.
VIM. Shearer and family, of Union
neighborhood, moved to Southwest
Missouri.
Jasper Berry and family, of south
of Mexico, moved to a farm near
Kingman, Kan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
REEERRING tn the mann rraro

REFERRING to the many grave
questions which have confronted
President Wilson during his admins
tration the Centralia, No., Courier,
editorially says: "Was there ever a
President, save Lincoln, that had the
load TO carry that has been showed
upon the shoulders of Woodrow Will
son? From the day Of his Inaugural
ton he has had gravest of problems
to solve, the most momentous ques-
tons to answer, and the most difficult
matters to settle. The load this great
man has carried month in and month
out has been staggering in the eN-
IRENE. 1t looks as If all of the trou-
bles Of ages were being rolled upon
his shoulders. Yet with perfect poise,
calm dignity and wonderful strength
Of mind and judgment he meets every
new intricate situation and masters
it. He stands up like a patriot and
statesman under the crushing load
and makes few mistakes. When you
consider the issues Wilson has faced
and mastered, you can but admire the
man in him and your support must Of
necessity follow The approval Of your
judgment. His triumphant election is
as certain as tides and taxes"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14
10, 20, 80 and 80
Years Ago This Week
10 YEARS AGO

The City Council was considering
passing an ordinance prohibiting cit
liens using the walls of their houses
and roofs of their buildings for bill
boards.
A large barn on the Walker Pollock
place, six miles south of Mexico, was
destroyed by fire. Walker Pollock
and r. 7. Muir were the owners of
the barn.
In the "Tug of War" between rep
resentatives Of Audrain and Boone
counties at the Centralia Fair, the
Audrain county men won.
The roof over the kitchen Of the
house occupied by ]. C. Ringo caught
fire, but was extinguished before any
great damage was done.