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Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19
TAIESTOBEADJUSTED TO
INCREASED ASSESSMENT
Representative E. A.. Shannon Says
State Taxes Will Decrease as
Valuation Increases
MAY MAKE DIFFERENCE
Special Levies in City Can be Made
Smaller Without Further Vote
on Them, is Opinion

According to Judge w. W. Bolts,
who looked into the law Friday re-
garding the assessment Of property in
this State at the 100 per cent valua-
tion, the assessor must make his re-
port on this basis or be subject to
prosecution for violation of the law.
County Assessor S. T. Torreyson,
who has already completed a part Of
the county valuation on the for
mer basis, will likely have to begin
anew on the announced change.
Representative Z. A. Shannon says
the state rate lessons as the valuation
Of property increases, which leads n
to naturally conclude that the new
form Of valuation, while it may in
crease the income Of the state, may not
work such an increase in taxes as to
result in what some have been dis
pleased into calling a Hardship"
City Attorney j. W. Burlington, in
speaking of the plan and its effect on
city taxes, says we haYe been paying
43 cents, with a limit of so cents for
city taxes. That this will no doubt
be lowered. In the past the estimate
has been on a valuation of $4,000, 900
and based on what was considered
sufficient funds to conduct the city
business properly.
In the matter of special levy, such
as the septic tank, which was voted
at 25 cents on the 500, the Council
can levy only 15c under the increased
valuation if it will raise sufficient
funds to pay the contract. The same
rule applies to other taxes.
County Assessor T~orreyson is home
from the State Meeting of Assessors
in Jefferson City on Thursday, where
it was unanimously agreed upon that
of all taxable property in the
State should be based on 100 per cent
Of its cash value.
The action came in the adoption of
a resolution by Assessor Roy W.
Hough, of Mississippi county. In a
long discussion of the law creating
the State Tax Commission, it was
decided that this was the spirit as
well as the letter of the law.
The resolution declares that tax
lodging by predatory wealth is uni
versally recognized as the greatest
evil of a general system of taxa
lion.
Therefore, Be it Resolved, the
resolution continues, THAT this con-
individually and collectively
md most diligently employ every pow
n given by the law to Uncover and as
less property of this class, ~valuing 4
he same in accordance with the law"
Whereas, Section 1884 requires
Assessor to take oath that he will
.ssess all property at what he believes
o be its actual value. ,
To Vary Only By Rate
Therefore, be it resolved, That
he conference believes the only legal
'ay provided to regulate the amount
taxes collected is to vary the rate.
ermitting the laws and facts, con-
Hence and courage to determine val
alton, and be it further
Resolved, That complying strictly
18th the law in fixing valuations is .
II the purpose of establishing uni ,
for having only one standard
measurement and for insuring
of burdens and not for the /
lrpose of increasing taxes, as any t.,
crease or decrease must legally de- !
md upon the rate" !
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that final
settlement of the estate Of

JOHN x. BROWN, Deceased,
will be made at the next term d
Of the Probate Court Of Audrain cOun.
ty, Missouri, to be held at Mexico,
Missouri. or the second Monday IN
1917. HATTIE A. BROWN,
Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. John Denser are
domiciled at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Ringo on West Monroe
gtraet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

A.. B. Groves, of Madison, Wis.
is the guest of Miss Miriam Glandon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19
The Weekly Ledger

Entered at the P. o. Mexico, Mo-,
and admitted as End class matter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

Regulations Governing Test for
Selective Draft Which Have
Been Issued-All Boards Have
Received Them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

Mrs. Emma Foreman is home from
Chicago for the summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Ritter are home +.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

j. T. Bosley, who has been in Rails
County, is here on a visit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

81 will be as careful as | can" |
answered stoutly, "but this is "a risk
not to be avoided. / only with you
were not concerned in il"
And | am glad | am. There must
be a strain of wild blood in me, Mon
seur, to rejoice at adventure. | even
wish | could go with you"
"Yet you will not attempt such a
mad freak? You will remain herc?"
i will keep my PROMISE you may
trust me.
She was at the end of the bench,
mere black shadow although our
forms touched. As she whisper d
these words | could feel her breath on
my cheek. My veins throbbed with a
wild rush of blood, and, before | realized
what | was doing, | had her in my arms
and found her lips with my own. An
instant, helpless from surprise, she
remained inert, then freed herself,
pressing me back
Monsieur? Indignantly. what
right"
None; implore pardon. The
temptation was too much. You will
forgiven"
"But you Brighten me! You are
not fair, Monsieur" she protested,
holding herself away. IL cannot go
with you now! IL will not"
But | meant nothing; it was only
the impulse of an instant; cannot you
understand"
" 1t is because | understand that |
resolve" she said firmly. Had you
respected me you would not have
dared. | cannot trust you, Monsieur"
"You mean you will not go?"
She hesitated, and | waited, breath
ing hard, thoroughly ashamed of my
Tell me, Mademoiselle? 1t was
not what you Think love you'll"
How easily you say that; they
must be familiar words"
Her tone angered me, and l grasped
her hand
"Do not laugh" l whispered swiftly,
"for | am not in that mood. | have
told you no lie, paid you no idle compli-
ment. Those words were forced from
me; l spoke then in self-defense. Will
you not believe me to be in earnest?"
"Oh, yes! You are in earnest
now. 1t is tomorrow must consider
the many tomorrows. Please let
me go, Monsieur. l promise to remain
here"
But not to take the flight"
~ No; you have broken your pledge"
90 thought you cared"
al did, Monsieur; do still want
you to get away safely, and to keep
your secret from those men. | led
you into all this trouble, and will do
all in my power to help you. That
is all; you must remain satisfied with
that. You have no right to expect
more"
"Then my love is nothing to your"
" 1t might be everything, and yet
not justify my yielding to your request.
! am an American, not French girl,
and | have my code. You have made
it impossible for me to go further"
Monsieur" spoke De Vigne from
the other side, "they have light now;
should we not hurryp'
Eyes; in a minute" and turned
back to her. 81 must go now, but
shall come back here. Will l find
you?"
Eyes; IL am not Indifferent, not
angry lit as all deeper than that
Only, please go now, and do not plead
any more This is too serious for
words"
She gave me both her hands, and
! lifted them to my lips. Then she
drew them gently away, and stood
erect Someone struck blow in
the hangar, and | stepped back listen
ing felt the necessity for action.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

Here, at high noon the sun looks down
In stately calmness on the streets;
There, twilight comes to field and town
And night her minor Groom repeats
In whispers that are darkly sad
But still the world is whirling on,
And somewhere jubilant and glad,
There sound the trumpets of the dawn.
The sunlight drips on browsing ships
And breaks and falls in golden strips
And lights the waves with jeweled tips.
A midnight here, twilight there,
Mid-morning and d-afternoon-
But, laughing into life somewhere,
The dawn comes as a wondrous boon
To eyes that yearn for light of day.
To eyes that search the pulsing deep,
To eyes that fain would drive away
The listless languor of dull sleep.
The rosy dawn forever flies
On wings of JOY across the skies,
While each close-clutching shadow dies
The stars pale into nothingness-
To outer silence faint the stars
When dawn. her gladness to express
filings forth her first far-reaching bars.
The sea breaks into limpid light,
The shades that robed the world are gone
Out of the mystery OF night
There leaps the miracle of dawn.
The sunlight drips on browsing ships,
And breaks and falls in crimson strips
Then sing the waves with rosy lips.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

9, +. Whitener, postmaster at Knob
Lick, was Pennington visitor Tues
day, and made The Times office an an
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

II N 4HIVOIIVII IIIdUU q JUSTICES IIIV
to st. Louis Tuesday.
Free air at the Robinson Garage.
NJ. 4 - f,-....l n -all-- -----.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

of the war, especially in reference to
orr fond silnnlies Each County pnnt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

friends at home will be pleased to
learn, is fully recovered and will be-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

that the Civic Club is making these
suggestions
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

..-ts sI-on aTIu1ugCUn.
Nth. ]. NJ. Edwards and Iillin Ram
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20

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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
Better Farming in the South
Soil

How has he done it?' was asked.
''It has been the practice of this
farmer to put on his land the amount
of fertilizer that he could purchase
with the proceeds Of the sale of his
cotton seed from this same land. or
course, this farmer could have grown
his cotton more economically had he
grown it in rotation with other crops.
Loss Through Leaching
SANDY soils naturally erode and
leach readily. Phosphoric acid does
not leach away but remains in the
top twelve inches Of soil till it is used
by the plant. Potash will wash out
of sandy soils to a limited extent, but
with clay soils it is practically all
available. The nitrates, on the other
hand. cannot long be retained by the
soil. 1t is soluble in water and there
fore teaches out with every heavy
n
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
TO MAKE COTTON FRUIT BETTER
J. C. Pridmore, Aqronomist


Inquiry-"My cotton produces plen-
ty OF, weed, but fruits poorly. What
fertilizer would correct this?
From the knowledge Of plant nutri-
ton as it is understood at the pres
ent time, it appears that you have a
soil containing a fairly good supply
Of nitrogen, but deficient in phOsphoric
acid and potash. The element nitro
gen is considered largely with the de-
velopment of vegetative parts of the
plants, such as the stalk, stems and
leaves. The phosphoric acid is respon-
slble to large extent for the develop
ment of the fruit, and the Fastening or
the maturity Of the plant. Potash gives
general tone and vlgor to the plant,
and improves the quality Of the fruit
The use Of fertilizer will supply these
plant food elements, and enable one
to overcome these apparent soil def
ciencies.
A material Analysing from 1 per
cent to per cent nitrogen, 10 per
cent to IL per cent phosphoric acid,
and per cent to 2 per cent potash,
could be used profitably in such cases.
Apply at the rate Of three or four
hundred pounds per acre before the
crop is planted, SO that the plant can
get full benefit the material early
in its growth, especially under boil
weevil conditions.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
HIGH POINT, ROUTE 4.
(Bv Mary A. Clodfelter.)

Dr. Phillips carried Paul, the Swear
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith to
the hospital in Winston Thursday where
he was operated on for appendicitis.
Mrs. Fl. w. Dorsett is at st. Leo's,
Greensboro, to undergo a slight opera
ton, hoping to improve her health.
Mrs. c. G, Smith visited R. NJ. Clod-
felters family Sunday evening.
Preaching at Friedland MoraviaA
church the first Sunday in May. A love
feast will follow. The public is invited
The Rev. Naf, of Winston, will sup
ply Wallburg Baptist church for
awhile.
Van Writ Siceloff and his bride, miss
Beatrice Eaton) are now at their home
near Bethany.
The writer called on Mrs. Burch Payne
Sunday evening.
The jitney now makes two daily round
trips from Winston to Thomasville and
is proving a great convenience.
The farmers are busy planting corn,
potatoes, and in fact, all kinds of vege-
tables. D. r. Clodfelter will plant about
40 acres of corn and other things. More
planting this year than ever before.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
HIGH POINT ROUTE l.
(By Allie Guyer.)


Miss JUL Hayworth is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. John Garrison,
at Wallburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. " Guyer attended
services Sunday at Hickory Chapel.
George Pendergraft, of High Point, is
erecting a nice new residence on our
route, and will move his family as soon
as it is completed.
Edward Montgomery and family, of
Mechanicsville, were visiting at W.. l..
Guyer's Sunday afternoon.
Leila Payne, spent the day Sunday at
the home of their uncle, Ed. Payne, near
Thomasville.
Frank Masten and his parents motored
over in his Dodge car Sunday from
Waughtown and spent the day with the
family of c. I. Phillips
Misses Leona and Ida Guyer were
elected delegates from the Mechanicsville
NJ P. Sunday school to GO to Reidsville
the last of the week to the convention
which meets there.
G. F. Proctor, who lived at the Bar
Der farm, has moved to jamestown and
Arville Proctor has moved to the farm
from High Point
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Guyer were Wis
iting at j. r. Cooks Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Cook has been indisposed for sew
eral months but is improving some now.
Miss Berta Cook has returned from
Danvifle, Va, where she has been the
guest of her sisters, Mrs. Troy Col
trane.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
Winter Cover Crops Help

"When a field is left bare through
the winter months, sometimes more
than 40 pounds of nitrogen is leached
rom an acre. 1t will take 600 pounds
of cottonseed meal per acre to replace
this loss of nitrogen. If the farmer
plants a cover crop such as rye, Grim
son clover or bur clover, the greater
portion of this nitrogen will be re-
tanned and become available for the
succeeding crop"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
J. N. HARPER.
AgrOnomiSt,

SO that plants can not get at it. To
be available plant food must be in
soluble form; that is, it must dissolve
In the soil water and change into just
the form that the plant can use for
its growth" says Professor Harper.
In fact" he continues, "a chemical
analysis may show that a soil has lit
tie total food content, but that little
may often have plant food in a more
available form than the richer soil,
and, as a consequence, will produce
greater yields.
Most of the soils of the South have
been formed from granite rocks which
have decayed or crumbled into parti-
cles. Soils derived from GRANTEES con-
tain considerable sand. Such soils
are found very extensively in the re-
giOn east of the Mississippi river
Can these sandy loan soils of the
South be made to produce abundant
crops?
1.-THE answer is Yes Proof is pro-
vided from the experience of thou
sands Of farmers, They won through
proper farm management and fertili-
cation. Many farmers of the South are
today getting bale of cotton to the
acre where they once got only one
third of a bale. They are producing
from SO to rs bushels of corn on the
same land which q few years ago pro-
duced only Is to 20 bushels.
what is the secret of their sue.
cess?
rs it in the change in the methods
Of cultivation? There has been con-
siderable improvement in this respect
HAS it been due to deeper blowing?
This has been help.
''Is it due to crop rotation? The
right kind of rotation is beneficial
What then is the great reason? 1t
Is this, the plants have been fed bet
ter and they have responded with bet
ter yields. In other words, it came
about through proper fertilization
ga successful Southern farmer,
whom the writer knows we'll, is now
producing bale of cotton to the acre
on land which twenty-five years ago
was producing only one-third of bale.
He has constantly grown cotton on
this land. Yet in spite Of this, he has
Increased yields.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
NEWS FROM ARCHDALE.
(By J. F. Wife, Jr.)

10y J.MF. w Tue, JI'J
Arthur Ingram is at his home recov-
ering from prolonged case of illness
with the measles.
Mrs. S. L. Jarrett has returned to
her home here from Blackville, S. c.,
where she has spent the winter with
her daughter.
Miss Gertrude Kersey is i'll at her
home with the measles.
Ernest Wall of High Point, visited
friends here Sunday night.
The Rev. Thomas Matthews delivered
a splendid and highly interesting sermon
at the church here Sunday night.
Charles Strickland spent Sunday in
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN SESSION
HERE

The North Carolina branch of The Wo-
mans Foreign and Home Missionary So
cieties held it's annual meeting here this
week in the Main Street M. p. church.
Delegates from Greensboro, Asheboro,
Burlington, Reidsville, Winston, High
Point, Jamestown and other towns and
cities were present. The first session
was held Tuesday and the concluding
session will occur this evening. Yes;
terday evening missionary pageant was
given by 20 ladies~from the State Nor
NAL College, which proved an interesting
event, High Point was glad to entertain
the missionary workers.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

"In recent years
soil fertility has
come to be look
ed upon in a new
light. Soils are
no longer spoken
of as being rich
simply because
chemical analysis
shows that they
contain a b u n d
a n &c of plant
food. Much of
this plant food
NAV he locked IN
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
TN THE BUSINESS LTTMELIGHT.

High Point will appear in a. write up
in System" at an early date. Secre-
tary Miss Bessie Hackney is now. get
ting the material together for this
write-up. Recently the Manufacturers
Record gave the city boost, as well as
occupying space in Bradstreet's Weekly.
Every little bit helps is the old saying.
High Point is taking advantag of these
"little bits
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
aREF5 FROM Ali
DC AROUND N
= 1.-THE COUNTY,

Archdale with friends and relatives.
Lyman Redding visited friends here
Sunday night:
Miss Florence White, of High Point,
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Miss Eta and Nellie White visited
friends in High Point Sunday.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

The voters in the second ward were
disfranchised in Fridays primary of
their own .volition. You see. only two
candidates for councilmen qualified and
as there are only two men running for
mayor, the second warders did not get to.
vote at all: But they will be at the bat
in the election next Tuesday.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

DIR. j. T. Burrus has been promoted
from first lieutenant to the rank of ma
jor in the medical corps of North Caro-
lima. The honor came unsolicited. DR..
Burrus will see active service in the
event of actual hostilities with Germany.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
NOTHING TO BE GAINED BY IT

We can't see where anything is to be
gained by giving publicity to the YER
dict TO $4,000 gwen against the North
Carolina Public Service Co. The. case has
gone to the Supreme 4court on alleged
eros and certainly this. supreme body
will find the errors, if any, and nothing
we could do or say would influence that
body in it's decision.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
The r oeVieW and 50 50
All Below for only ~
Biggest, Best Bar&aino

Our PAPER contains all
the Local. County and I'M
portant State news. The
Weekly Kansas City Star
has the world and, general
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

FOR SALE-Two $4,000 scholar
ships at Edwards Business College.
this city. Will sell at a big bargain
see the Review at once.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-03
More Appropriate.

One of the big eastern structural companies having a contract to build a travelling crane above a coal-handling plant at a dock, decided to employ a surgeon to remain Ion the job." The honored one was given a note which read: "Please hand this to the fore- man in charge and tell him that you will look after any of the men who may be injured by falling from the work" The doctor without ado went out to the plant. He looked up at the false work that was being built in preparation for the crane, and it was so high that the men on it looked like Lilliputians. He thought of the possi- bilities if one of them should fall to the dock and he said to the foreman: T think the company made mistake. It should have addressed this letter to an undertaken"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-03
SAGE TEA KEEPS
 YOUR HAIR DARK
When Mixed With Sulphur It Brings Back Its Beautiful Lustre
 at Once.

Gray hair, however handsome, de- notes advancing age. We all know the advantages of a youthful ap- pearance. Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray and looks streaked, just few applications of Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances it's appearance hundred-fold.
 Don't stay gray! Look young! Ei- ther prepare the recipe at home or get from any drug store a 50-cent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound" which is merely the oli- time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients. Thousands of folks recommend this ready-to-use preparation, because it darkens the hair beautifully, besides, no one can possibly tell, as it darkens so natur- ally and evenly. You moisten q sponge or soft brush with it, drawing this through the hair, taking one small strand at time. By morning the gray hair disappears; after an- other application or two, it's natural color is restored and it becomes thick. glossy and lustrous, and you appear years younger.
 Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound is delightful toilet requisite. It is not intended for the cure, miti- gation or prevention of disease.-- Advt. .