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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

Miss Elvadean Dermody has re-
turned from an extended visit in st,
Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-09-14

w. H. Shager, of Laddonia, was a
| Mexico visitor Sunday.
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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
TO HAVE SUCCESS WITH PEAS
Some Things About Their Planting
and Care That the Amateur Gar
dener Must Remember.

Peas naturally require cool weather
and are likely to do badly If planted
after weather gets hot. They are
about the first seeds to go into the
ground.
One popularity Of peas is that they
require 10 be planted quite deep to do
best. How far apart to run the rows
depends on the kind of peas being
grown. II the low growing varieties
are to be grown they may be planted
in rows not more than fifteen inches
apart. The taller varieties may need
to be planted thirty inches apart. The
low-growing varieties have never given
the writer satisfaction and he will
grow them no more. The medium
sized vines will produce more peas
and continue to produce longer, but
they have to be brushed" that is
sustained with brush.
In buying peas to grow for the use
of the family do not select small ones
like the Alaska. This variety is a
great one for the canneries, for they
cater to the hotel and restaurant
trade, which demand small peas, as
they make better show.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
IF HAIR IS TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Look oidi Try Grandmother's
Recipe to Darker and 6eautlfy
Gray, Faded, Lfeless Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beautl-
fully darkened. glossy and abundant
with brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull. faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. Iy asking at
any drug store for "Wyeths Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get q
large bottle Of this old-time recipe,
ready to use, for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
70 restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and Is splendid for dan
druf, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
A well-known druggist says every
body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur.
because II darkens SO naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell It has been
applied-it's 80 easy to use. too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw 1t through your hair, taking
one strand at a time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an.
other application or two, 1t is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy. soft and abundant.--Adv.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with.
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feyerish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem.
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a so
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown.ups
printed on the bottle. ADV.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
STRAIN ON THE IMAGINATION
Company Was Willing to Believe a
Lot, But Longbow's Story Was
Too Much for Them.

Mr.. Stretcher-Yes, it's cold, but
nothing like what 1t was at Christmas
three years ago, when the steam from
the engines froze hard and fell ON the
line In sheets.
Mr.. Cuffer-An yet that wasn't SO
cold as in 's7, when 1t froxe the cleo
tricity in the telephone wires, and
when the thaw came all the machines
were talking a. hard a. they could
for upwards of I'VE hturs.
well. gentlemen" said Mr. Long
bow, ''the coolest year that can re-
member was In the Christmas week
in 'S4, when the very policemen had to
run to keep themselves warm"
But that was too much. and with
silent looks OF indignation the other
two left to his own reflections the
man who treated the truth so slightly.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
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RIGHTLY PROUD OF CITY
Great Metropolis Of New York Worthy
Admiration Accorded Il by All
Americans.

New York, as the incoming foreign
er. full Of prejudice, or doubt, or hope.
and the returning American. crammed
with guide book and catalogue culture,
see 1t, or might see 1t, rises vision.
mirage Of the lower bay. the color
by day more shimmering that Venice.
by night more magnificent than Lon
don.
In the morning the mountains OF
buildings hide themselves, to reveal
themselves in the rosy steam clouds
that chase each other across their
tanks. When evening fades they are
mighty cliffs glimmering with glisten-
ing lights in the magic and mystery of
the night. As the steamer moves up
the bay on the left the Great God.
dess greets you, composition in color
and form with the city beyond, finer
than any in any world that ever ex-
listed, finer than Claude ever imagined.
or Turner ever dreamed. Why did
not Whistler see It?
Piling up higher and higher right
before you is New York. And what
does 1t remind you of? San Gimigna-
no of the beautiful towers away off in
Tuscany, only here are not clever, but
eleven times eleven; not low, mean
brick piles, but noble palaces crowned
with gold, with green, with rose; and
over them the waving, huttering plume
of steam, the emblem of New York. To
the right, filmy and lacelike by day,
are the great bridges; by night pat
tern of stars that Hiroshige never
knew.
You land in streets that are Flor
ence glorified. You emerge in squares
more noble than Seville. Golden stat
ues are about you. triumphal arches
make splendid frames for endless
vistas; and 1t is all new and I'M
touched, all to be done, and save for
the work of few of US, and we are
Americans, all undone.
The Unbelievable City, the city that
has been built since grew up, the
city beautiful, built by men / know,
built for people know. The city that
inspires me, that l love- And all Amer
lea is like this, and-all--or nearly all,
unseen, unknown, untouched.-Joseph
Pennell, in Scribner's Magazine.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
HIS SHARE OF THE HORSE
Interfering Individual Evidently Was
Not as important as He Thought
He Was.

A newly admitted member of big
cooperative society boasting sixteen
thousand members met one of the So
ciety's vans laden with coal, with
the driver sitting on the shafts.
The new member, full of the i'm
poytance of belonging to such a big
society, considered 1t his duty to re-
monstrate with the driver on his want
of consideration toward his horse by
adcing his own weight to the load I'm
stead of walking. The fault-finder
wound up by saying: I'm a share
holder in the society. and therefore
pert owner Of your horse and ysn."
Shareholder, are your" responded
the coaly. pulling a hair out OF the
horses tail and handing 1t to the as
tcnished member, with the remark:
Here's your share Of the animal. mis-
ter"
He then drove on.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
MAN WHO AVOIDS WOMEN.

Known mischiefs have their cure;
But doubts have none,
And better is despair than faithless hope
Mixed with a killing fear.
Because q man apparently has no
inclination for the society OF women,
it is libel upon him to intimate that
he is a woman hater. He may be
very noble character, who reasons II
out that It is unkind for a man to put
himself in the way Of impulsive won.
en-, who might be attracted to him
when he cannot reciprocate their lik.
ing.
He Is one of the kind OF men who
do not believe in platonic friendship.
His creed is that man either has
affection for woman or else he is
entirely Indifferent toward her. He
has stricter notions than other men
probably have. He does not believe
in having the romance Of heart dead.
ened by a thousand frivolous fiirta-
tons. He does not believe in offer.
ing the one woman who will some
where. some time cross his path, bat
tered, worn-out. patched-up heart. He
has keener insight perhaps into WON.
ans heart than most men have. II
young woman we're to fall in love with
him he would feel himself in a most
awkward position. He would not be
the man to wreck noble woman's
life, believing that the personal run Of
women love once and for all time.
There Is another class Of men who
avoid women from selfish motives. II 4
they are men Of wealth they do not
intend to be tied down to any one
woman, but to enjoy the life OF free
lances. They are mems men, jolly fell
lows ct bin and board; at their best
at their club or hunters camp, spin.
ming yarns or taking a crowd OF their
fellows on long pleasure jaunts,
where never patticoat crosses their
path. Married life to such man
would be irksoue because he could
not come and 60 as he pleased or en- |
Joy the companionship Of men most
agreeable to him.
The bachelor Of very moderate in.
come who avoids women often does
SO for reasons quite as selfish. His
small income keeps him in compare
tive ease. = be we're to wed, wife
would have to be supported out Of II.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
POTASH FERTILIZER FROM BLASTING

One OF the surprising things OF the last
few years has been the way In which farm
ers have taken to the use OF explosives.
Blasting for the tillage of the soil and for
the prevention of erosion has been done TO
an enormous extent, according 10 local
newspapers In different sections OF the coun-
try.
In the western states alone more than
ten millions OF pounds OF farm powder were
used in soil work last year For the whole
OF the United States the figures stand much
higher than ten times this amount
The breaking of hardpan 10 one of the big
reasons for blasting soil. but In almost any
soil. blasting brings about conditions OF
aeration, OF drainage and moisture storage,
necessary TO set free the locked-up potash
in soils The whole subject OF the securing
Of potash and other plant foods by intensive
tillage iB covered In q book called Better
Farming" published by the Atlas Powder
Company, Wilmington, Del This book 10
the highest authority and the most COM
plete statement OF the subject In print.
Write for IT, You can get q copy free by
just giving the acreage OF your farm on .
postcard or in a letter accompanying your
name and address. Adv.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When a Boy.

II parents realized the fact that cof.
fee contains a drug-caffeine-which
is especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
them coffee to drink.
When ! was a child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibble things
at the table, mother used to give me
sips Of coffee And 30 l contracted
the coffee habit early.
Il continued 10 use coffee until was
q, and when got into Office work |
began to have nervous spells. Espe-
cially after breakfast was SO nerv.
GUS could scarcely attend to my cor.
respondence.
"At night, after having had coffee
for supper, could hardly sleep, and
on rising in the morning would feel
weak and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try Pos.
tum.
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. ]
recommend Postum to all coffee drink.
ers."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled, 15c and 25c pack.
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. SOC and
Soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a reason" for Postum.
--eold hy Grocers.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10

and an agreeable smile are passports
to her favor. He can walk roughshod
over the good, honest youth who is
to bashful to say his soul is his own
and who couldn't utter compliment
to save his life, no matter how he
yearns to give the girl notion as to
how dear she is to him.
To the bashful youth going to call
on a girl is a dreaded dilemma to
face. When there he does not know
what to say or do. He is pitifully
conscious Of his own failure to en-
terrain. The old folks like him. They
know that their girl is safe in his COM
pany. His reverence for the maid is
so great, 80 sincere, that he would
cut his right hand of rather than to
offer her the slightest caress. Her
parents do not feel the same conf
dence in the dashing fellow who has
had no end Of sweethearts ever since
he was out Of his swaddling clothes,
broken hearts by the score and was
always ready for new conquest, ever
captivated by new and prettier face,
winning affection only to fling 1t aside
like flower that is faded-a love race
that has been won. and that is the
end of 1t, Worldwise parents know
that this is not the kind Of young man
for her to be brought into contact
with too often. They endeavor to dis
courage her with him. When that
fails they set their foot down against
his coming. thus censoring her would.
be beau.
Some girls take this parental cen.
sorship as an affront. They either go
into Mysteries or sulk over II. Very
few girls have the rare good sense to
realize that whatever father and moth.
er decree Is for the best. bowling beau.
tifully to their win.
Some people think that parents
should not interfere with their. chill
dren's love affairs. II they didn't
there would be no end Of mischief
done in number of cases. It's not
only the right, but the duty of parents
or guardians of young, unsophisti.
Gated girl to censor her friends. both
male and female. II is not the par.
ents who bend the twig in the way
II should go, but the girls companions
who set the pace she travels. The
wild youth will not call constantly up.
on girl he does not care overmuch
for II her home folks give him little
or no opportunity to have her alone
by himself to make love to. There
will be no regret or tears for the girl
whose sweetheart meets with her par.
ents' approval. Girls should have a
gay and merry youthtime but parents
should censor the companions of their
daughters.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
Publicity Avoided.

so you have figured in another au-
tomobile accident"
Yes, but it wasn't very serious this
time"
why, l heard your car was com.
pletely wrecked and two young wom-
en- in the party suffered injuries"
''Oh, yes. That's true, but we man.
aged to keep the story out of the
newspapers.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10

which would mean chtting on most Of
his comforts. He avoids the entire
sex rather than perchanse meet and
fall in love with the one woman who
would tempt hin 10 swerve from bis
set notions
But. taking al IN all. no matter
how much = man may avoid fair wom-
en-. he Is but tool In the hand OF
fate There is destiny which
shapes our ends. rough hew them as
We may" People meet where hills
and mountains don't The clasp OF a
hand. the glance OF pair Of eyes. and
he follows blindly where she leads
him. when once he you'd have turned
and fed.
There's no use OF attempting to be-
guile or push the man who is deter.
mined to avoid women into matrimony.
He must learn his lesson from the
book of love. in hts own time and in
his own way.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
Safety First.

A missionary in Stun district pre-.
sented ragged little urchin with a
new suit of clothes. More than a
week passed away, and the mission.
airy met his little friend again.
Being well acquainted with the con.
dition Of the boys home. and the
drunken father, who pawned every.
thing he could lay his hands on, he
was surprised and pleased to find that
the lad still wore the suit.
Still wearing your suit?" he asked
and there was a word OF pathos In
the lads reply.
Yes, sir; I've slept in It,"
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10

most burst. ! got where I was almost
swalking skeleton and life was burden
to me until one day my husbands step
sister told my husband if he did not do
something for me l would not last long
and told him to get your medicine. So he
got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for me, and after taking the first
three doses began to improve. con-
tinued its use, and / have never had any
female trouble since. ] feel that owe
my life to you and your remedies. They
did for me what doctors could not do
and will always praise it wherever I
go. Mrs. G. o. LowERY, 4l9 w. Mon
terey Street, Denison, Texas.
If you are suffering from any form Of
female ills, get bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
commence the treatment without delay.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
FOR HAIR AND SKIN HEALTH
cutleura Soap and cutleura Ointment
Are Supreme. Trial Free.

These fragrant, super-creamy emol
lients keep the skin fresh and clear,
the scalp free from dandruff, crusts
and scales and the hands soft and
white. They are splendid for nursery
and toilet purposes and are most eco
nomical because most effective.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
Habltual With Him.

"Loogy yuh, Brudder lump" Sc.
7erely said good old Parsop Bagster.
What makes yo beat yo' wife?"
"Uh-well, sab" replied the wretch.
dis lady am muh fourth wife |
fawmed de habit years ago O. beatin'
muh fust wife uh.kase she needed it,
and I've sawtuh been beatin muh
wives in rotation ever since, out O.
custom. Yo' knows yo'se'f how hard
1t is to break off habit when it's
done got its claws socked on to yo"-
Kansas City Star.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
BACHELORS ADOPTING BABIES.


Ills often seen adoption strives with ma
ture: M
And choice breeds
A native slip to us from foreign lands
Shakespeare.
The fame ( a New York bachelor
has sprung uI like mushroom in the
night, becaus Of he declaration that
every bachelc be le wealthy or even
OF moderate n ans, should adopt a war
baby. Its prof. ~-ueintenaRce and edu-
cation should be carefully attended to.
Every whit is mush attention should
be given to tle Walf as though It were
hth and kin
The sentir ent was a noble one. But
the bachelor who -ushes to carry out
his theory should think twice over the
laudable III dertahng Great errors
seldom oriI mate but with men of
great minds AS has been said: "In
all science error precedes knowledge"
To care for a weak infant, thrown up
on the word. is one OF the greatest
charities vhich the mind can con-
ceive. Tn re are two sides of the
question to consider ere man signs
his name o the written instrument
which give a stranger the right to
place in his hone and all that he
may have toiled hard to accumulate.
A man may be care-free bachelor
today. at the tins he adopts a war
baby, but the question is will he al
ways remain bachelor? Destiny
plays strange prRnks with human be-
ings. No single man knows the day
or the hour when he shall meet the
one woman Of al he world who is to
make his life complete by marriage.
Is It quite fair'to. her that there
should already be- an adopted heir in
his home? To most wives children
are given. There are some to whom
the blessing is denied.
II perchance the war-baby was en-
throned in such home complications
might arise. Love which its little
heart hungered for might be denied
1t. All of which goes to show that
the bachelor, IN thinking twice, might
with good Judgment contract to pro-
vide for a war waif from his store Of
plenty, provide a certain amount for
Its maintenance and education. until
such time as II Washable to face the
world. armed with knowledge sufi-
Client to help itsdf There his obliga-
ton could with all propriety cease.
The aged man could not be expected
to toll on denying himself and the
wife OF his bosom necessary comforts
to launch A-mus ,sQanger man and :
stranger In business OF surround him
with a fortune without . tie Of blood
which would entisle him to It.
He who ponders well over both
sides Of the situation is wise.
Another set Of bachelors have hit
upon a different plan that Of found
ing a school for the war-babies, in
which they will be well housed. pro
vided for and educated until Of age.
While his interest Is still with the
child his liability ceases. This renders
1t SO that no child can lay claim to
any Of these noble, charitable bache-
Tors. No wife could find fault with
such an arrangement. The husbands
interest is divided among many in
stead of centered upon one.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
Bungalow Not Always Cheapest Form.

~6NHNtNW tNSh fN'NHyS ~'SNf~SN Sia'fs
Contrary to the general impression,
a bungalow is not the cheapest form
of house construction. Comfortable
and attractive these dwellings I'M
doubtedly are, when built under favor
able conditions, but cheap? No! Quite
the reverse.
For to be entirely successful bun
galow must be low and rambling, COW
ering a considerable plot of land and
with plenty of ground on all sides.
This necessitates a large building site.
and a greater amount of cellar and
roof than is required in the cottage
type of house.
On small lots, tightly crowded into
rows, bungalows become merely one
story fiat buildings, and as such are
most undressing.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10

Joe Hazard, the comedian, has a let.
ter from a friend in Boston which he
treasures. The letter contains bona
fide account Of an answer made by a
grammar school pupil in Boston dur.
ing the course Of an examination In
English.
The youngster, boy, was called on
to spell and define the word hazard.
Gus. This was his reply:
"H-a-z.a-r.d-e-s-s-a female hazard.
Saturday Evening Post.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10

MY boy" said the man OF many mil
lions, how do you expect to amount
to anything in this world II you spend
all your time dancing?"
But, father" answered the youth,
in an aggrieved tone. is It possible
that YOU have never heard Of my repu.
tation?"
ITO me. sir. you are nonentity."
Such is fame! Why, I'm known as
the dance king of seven cities"
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add OF. Bay Rum q
small box Of Barbo Compound, and Il or. Of
glycerine. Apply to the hair twice week
until II becomes the desired shade. Any drug
gist can put this up or you can mix Il at
home at very little cost. 1t will gradually
darken streaked, faded gray hair. and re-
moves dandruf. 1t Is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
1t will not color the scalp, is not sticky OF
greasy, and does not rub off.-Adv.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10

cases out Of ten
what q mess they
would make out
Of their heart az.
fairs. But when
one comes to
think Of it. how
should a maiden
who is introduced
to hand s m Q
young men with
voluble tongues
know how to dis
criminate as to
whether they are
the kind Of men
to invite to her
home and make
companions Of.
A witty tongue
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-03-10
Everything in Stock.
He then drove on.

A general merchant from Havre,
Mont, Is in New York this week learn
ing the latest wrinkles In the art OF
selling corsets. The merchants line OF
goods at homo includes lightning rods,
chewing tobacco, crackers, hoe han.
dies, rope, molasses, rat traps, canned
goods. matches. calico, assorted nails
and corsets. And II is a good bet
that II the truth were known, prunes,
sheet music and bustles may be oh.
tanned at bis store--or II he didn't
have them he could order EN- for you.