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The record., 1917-03-08
PRICES FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS
Prospects Good That We Will See
Highest Mark for Butterfat Dur.
ing Coming Winter.

The shortage liz dairy products
which began last winter has not at
this date been made up and there is
every evidence that we will this Win
Ter sag the highest prices for butter
fat we nave witnessed for many years.
The man who stuck to the dairy
business through good and i'll repute
is the man who is going to profit by
this condition.
The record., 1917-03-08
Pats Blunder.

During a camp parade of the buglers
an Irish corporal was in charge. He
was asked by the commanding officer
if all the buglers were present, when
he replied, mo, sorr; wan man aD-
sent
"Well, then" said the officer, Ego
and find him and ask him what he has
to say for HIMSELF
A few minutes later Pat came run
ming back. "Sure, sorr," he cried, land
weren't We q pair of buffers not to
know it? 1t wor meself Bedad, sorr,
Oh forgot to call me own name entoire.
ly."-Boston Transcript.
The record., 1917-03-08
Potted Ok Tongue.

One pound of cold cooked OK tongue,
six tablespoonfuls of butter or fat
from tongue, ground mace, made mus
tard, one teaspoonful. Of mushroom
catsup, red pepper.
Crop tongue fine and put it in a
Dasln with the butter or the fat from
the tongue, if any is left; season to
taste. Rub the mixture, after it has
been well pounded, through q fine
sieve. Press into small pots, cover
with clarified butter or lard keep in
cool place.
The record., 1917-03-08
Gene In Verse
Valentine WEATHER.
VALENTINE weather! And keen
thrnugh tha chill of IL

e VALENTINE weather! And keen
q through the chill of 1t
~ You can feel somehow the throo
and the thrill of it,
Just the blithe feeling that enters
each sparrow head
When sly Dan Cupid makes sharper his
arrowhead
That rosuish rascal who seems to monop-
Cli2e
All of the 1--we arts-among them improp-
CIR lies!
Valentine weather! The SHOWS on the
ground about;
Rosy Of cheek is the lad III his ''round-
about
NIaidens go clad in their soft fluffy, furry
things
That were once worn by the growing or
purry things.
And see the postman, poor fellow, what
will he do
Bending his back with a burden OF bfllets-
douX.
Valentine weather! The old and tho young
again
Write the same language and talk the
same tongue again.
And you and I. love, shall We not have
part in it,
All the old rapture and all the old heart
In if?
Turn back lfe's pages and join in the Joy
And just be happy-a girl and boy again!
Life.
The record., 1917-03-08
THE MOckING BIRD.

r z L didn't know much music
When first he came along,
An all the bird, birds were wonderin
They prinlped their feathers in the sun
An sung their sweetest notes,
An music jest come on the run
From all their purity threats.
But still that bird was silent
In summer time an fall;
He jest set still an listened
An he wouldn't sing at all.
But one night when them songsters
Was tired out an still,
An the wind sighed down the valley
An went creepin' up the hill;
When the stars was all a-treplble
In the dreamin' fields O blue,
An the daisy In the darkness
Felt the fallin' O. the dew
There comes a sound o melody
No mortal ever heard,
An all the birds seemed singin'
From the throat o one sweet bird.
Then the other birds went Mayin'
In land too fur to call,
Fer there warn't no use i'll stayin'
When one bird could sing fer all!
Frank L. Stanton.
The record., 1917-03-08
life's Level Plain.

Lilo LSvSt FtdiUs
I would not live upon life's towering hills,
A beacon to be seen by whose Wills.
Where all the winds of hate blow swift
and strong,
Too far from men to see their hurts and
ills.
Nor would 1 dwell in valleys where the
tide
OF life shall rise about on every side,
Where 1 must struggle lest I too be
swept
From my safe footing by its waters WIDE
But let me dwell upon the open plain,
Where / can see suns rise. moons wax
and wane,
Where wide brown roads wind by and
travellers pass
With cheerful greetings. without thought
Of gain.
Here let me live and unvexed let me die,
Friendly to all who speak in passing by,
Ready to give what each one may re-
quire,
Smiles to the happy, to the sad sigh.
-Ninette M. Lowater.
The record., 1917-03-08
FILTHY HABIT OF MIXERS
Practice of Wetting Hands With Milk
Is Liable to Cause Cows Teats
20 Chap in Winter.

Mixers should be allowed to milk
only with dry hands. The practice of
wetting the hands with milk is q filthy
habit and is liable to cause the cows
teats to chap in the winter time.
Milking should be done quickly and
thoroughly, with no violent jerking of
the teats. After each cow is MIXED
the milk should be removed Immediate
IS to the milkhOuse.
The record., 1917-03-08
An Irish Gem.

An Irish journal had this gem in an
swer to a correspondent: 1--WE decline
to acknowledge the receipt of your
postcard"
Which is very much like the Corko-
MAN who travelled into Kerry to an in
sulting enemy to tell him to his face
that he would treat him with silent
contempt London Tit-BitS
The record., 1917-03-08
OLD VALENTINES.

IVY THERE are the girls Of
AA/ The gods-the dreams
w the drifting snow
That Eillou sang Of
swept away
BY winds that through the ages
blow?
On times swift stream they ebb
and flow,
Tossed in life's current-th there and
here.
Let them be gone-we seek to
know
Those sweet old valentines of yes
teryear!
Where are those lacy missives gay
That used TO make girls fiutter so?
The things he wouldn't dare to say
In those dead days departed
slow,
When by this sign each gallant
beau
Secretly spoke Of his love sincere;
Why must our cherished play
things go?
Those sweet old valentines Of yes
teryear!
Gladly our scanty coin well pay
For bleeding hearts with gore
aglow,
Ciasped hands that close and trust
full lay,
And little cupids in u row:
Meath frilly paper gates they
show.
Through perforated doors they peer;
And why? Because he loved her
so!
Those sweet old valentines Of yes
teryear!
o saint uncanonized, this boon be-
stow,
Lend to our loveless cry Il gra-
ciOuS ear,
Lead us to where those paper po-
sizes grow,
Those sweet old valentines OF yes
teryear!
kate NJaSterSon
The record., 1917-03-08
DAY OF QUICK CHANGES.
SYSTEM OF TILE-DRAINAGE
Good Plan to Make Little Map c.
Fields Drained-Stakee Driven
Down Are Good Thing.

After putting down system Of tie
drains on q farm, it is q good plan to
make a little map of the fields drained.
showing just where each line Is.
Then, too, stakes driven down are
gocd thing. You may want to eAten!
. inc lines by and by.
The record., 1917-03-08
SAY EYES," MY GIRL, SAY EYES,"

IT lie loves his mother and loves his
brother,
And loves his sister, too;
If he loves his dog and loves his horse,
And his love is really true;
IF he loves the flowers and vine clad
= bowers,
And birds are his delight;
If he loves his books and loves his home.
And loves the 1ireside bright
TFNTIE chances are he'll love you, too,
Il Love you and guard you and ever be
true;
And If he comes courtin'-well,
You'll know what to do
Say yes" my girl, say Yes.
Harvey Z. Westgate.
The record., 1917-03-08

operation of milking. 1t is made of a
single piece of stout flexible wire
Wisconsin Agriculturist.
The record., 1917-03-08
PAIL HOLDER QUITE USEFUL
err and Support Vessel During
Milking Operation.

The ends of this holder rest on the
knees and support the pail during the
The record., 1917-03-08
DEW.

a S dew leaves the cobweb lightly
~ Threaded with stars,
"A Scattering jewels on the face
4 q And the pasture bars:
AS dawn leaves the dry grass
bright
And the tangled weeds
Bearing rainbow gem
On each of their seeds;
So has your love, my lover,
Fresh as the dawn,
Made me shining road
To travel on;
Set every common sight
OF tree or stone
Deiicately alight
For me alone Century.
DAY OF QUICK CHANGES.
MY valentine has eyes OF gray,
AL Her hair has golden tints.
At least it had 'em yestei day,
I haven't seen her since.
Selected.
The record., 1917-03-08

~ --d -: zSa.. :;
= BOURBON nEiIEDYc CO Lexington, Ey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE KAISER
To WIN THE WA

IN answer to the pessimists and
doubling Thomases" who are always
predicting dismal failure regarding
the war with Germany, The Saturday
Evening Post editorially says: "The
Kaiser can win this warl Say
he defeats Italy. Say he defeats
France, Say he gets peace with Rus
STA and has his will in the Balkans and
Poland. Even then his position will
be relatively less strong than Ma
poleon's once was.
THE United States, Great Britain
and Japan a still shut him from the
sea. With all the raw-material re-
sources Of North America and South
America, Australasia, Africa and
most of Asia to draw upon, and with
command of salt water, they can
maintain an economic blockade until
the people Of Germany set.up a peo-
pies government with which lasting
peace can be made.
"The United States and Great Bri-
tain will W surrender to trium-
plant Prussian m~ilitarism. On the
sea and in the air-if the very worst
happens on land-they will keep up
the fight until the basis Of enduring
peace appears.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

result in loss Of valuable rights and
immediate induction of such regis.
trant into military service.
Failure of the registrant or any otn-
er person concerned to claim and ex-
ercise any right or privilege on the
day or within the time authorized by
these rules and regulations shall be
considered a waiver of such right or
privilege, and shall f~oerclose such
person from thereafter claiming the
same, subject only to the privilege
granted by these rules and regulations
to apply for an extension of time.
All registrants and other persons
are required and strictly enioined to
examine from time to time said motto
(Form 1902, so posted by the local
Board, and the classification list
form 10000, upon which said dates
are to be entered, in order to be in
formed of the time for the perform
ance of any duty or the exercise of
any right or privilege; and it is the
duty of every registrant concerning
whom any notice is posted, but who
for some reason has not received. the
QUESTIONABLE or notice, as the case
may be, to apply to his Local Board
for a copy thereof. Failure to receive
notice or QUESTIONABLE will not ey-
use the registrant from performing
any duty within the time limit, nor
shall it be in itself ground for OK
tension Of time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
THEY ALL DEMAND 1T
Mexico, Like Every City and Town in
the Union, Receives II

People with kidney ills want to be
cured. When one suffers the fortunes
Of an aching back, relief is eagerly
sought for. There are many remedies
today that relieve, but do not cure.
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
lasting results TO thousands. Here
is Mexico evidence of their merit.
c. E. Frazier, 1902 E. Liberty St.
says: Some years ago / caught a
hard cold which settled in my kidneys,
causing me much misery. | got SO
could hardly bend when | went to get
up from a chair, sharp pains stabbed
me in my kidneys My kidneys acted
irregularly. I heard Doan's Kidney
Pills highly recommended, so / got a
box and they brought relief. After
had used two boxes, the trouble disap-
peared." (Statement given Noven-
Der 16, 1908.)
On June IA, 1916, Mr.. Frazier said:
81 think just as highly of Doan's iKd-
ney Pills today as when endorsed
them before. The cure they made for
me has been permanent"
Price, 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Mr.. Frazier had. Foster Milburu Co.,
Mfgg., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
FRANCE TO ERECT
MONUMENT FOR
FIRST u. S. VICTIMS
by CHARLES Grasty,

Formerly Of Mexico, Mo.
PARIS, Dec. -. Project Miriam,
Of Meurthe ct Moselle, has started a
movement for erecting a monument
to the first American soldiers who fell
in France. Ambassador Sharp, with
whom Mr.. Miriam is on terms of per-
sonal friendship, has received and an
swered favorably a letter dated Nan
ey, December 7, 1917, Of which the
following are extracts:
"The first three soldiers Of the IN
tied States Army killed on the field
Of honor in the course Of the great
wa for independence Of peoples, re-
pose in Lorraine territory, not far
from Nancy in a little cemetery in
the Commune of Batheremont. After
victory it is probable that our two ma
tons will commemorate by a monu-
ment worthy of this great event the
alliance Of their arms against the en-
envy. have thought that meantime.
and from today we have a desire TO
raise up a modest, temporary monu-
ment to honor these sons of the United
States"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
LINE CEASES
OPERATION JANUARY |
Circuit Court Granted Mexico In
yestment & Construction Co.
Decree to Dissolve Or
%ganizatiOn
NO FUTURE PLANS YET
If Road is Not Sold, 1t Will Likely Be
Torn Up and Sold for What it
viii Bring on Market

Unless something unforeseen arises
the Mexico & Santa Fe electric line
will discontinue operation January /.
ms announcement was made FRIDAY
by Judge W. W. Bolts, following the
granting of a decree of dissolution for
the Mexico Investment & Construc-
tion Co. in the Circuit Court.
Unless someone buys the line to
continue running it or some other
plan arises that will justify our con-
tinuing its maintenance, it will be-
torn up and sold, most likely" said
Judge Bolts.
The high price of coal and good
roads enabling motor traffic and the
hauling of freight by motor truck arc
the seasons given for the road poing
out of business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

A DISPATCH from Columbia, Mo.
says that j. E. Boggs, formerly may.
OF, has bought the Columbia Daily
Times, and will be a candidate for
Congress against Dorsey w. Shack.
elford. W. L. Nelson, Assistant Sec.
rotary Of the State Board of Agricul.
ture, and Richard Thomas, will also
be candidates. Announcement has al.
so been made that Thomas DUNN, OF
jefferson City, a member Of the Leg
islature from Cole County, will also be
a candidate for the same place. If
they get enough candidates in The
field, there will be no question about
Shackelford's nomination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
One Touch of Nature Makes the
Whole World Kin"

It's a commendable trait that wher
something has been of benefit to no
we want to share it with others who
stand in need of the same help. It',
the touch of Nature that makes The
whole world kin--the wanting to be
helpful to our fellow men. That Il
why people who have used Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy write letters to
the manufacturers about it, and ask ID
nave them published so that Others
will know what to do under the same
circumstances Behind every one Of
these letters is the warm hearted
wish of the writer to be of use to
some one else. Adv, ="
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
Not Quite Down and Ont

Many a man feels that he is down
and out when as a matter fact he still
mas IN him many years of good service
that can be brought out by proper
treatment. Stomach trouble often
makes one Respondent. 1t hits him
where he lives, saps his strength and
energy and makes him feel like giving
up. Give him a few doses of Cham,
berlain's Tablets to improve his diges-
tion and invigorate his liver and bow
els, and in most cases cover is
promt and effectual. ADV.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
WALTER SAYS MILITARY
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Germany is Not Likely to Let Russian
Prisoners Return Home Because
Effect Of Stories
WERE TREATED PAINFULLY
German Prisoners Likely to Have
Hard Time Reaching Home from
Russia Over DisOrganized
Section
Reciprocal News Service
BY X. Walter

ny n dlLNT
LONDON, December Is. AS an
ticipated in my cable Of two weeks
ago, the single front has become a
stern reality owing to the cessation Of
hostilities in the East. The military
problem, thanks to Russia, is clearly
OF a serious nature. In spite Of
Trotsky's protestation that he has no
intention Of making separate peace,
the revolution has released many Ger
man divisions from the Russian front
and anarchy will now enable the Cen
trail Powers to throw their whole force
against the North Sea-Persida line,
into France, Italy, Macedonia, Paies-
tine and Mesopotamia.
How much further the Teutons will
benefit in man-power by the release of
prisoners held by Russia, is a matter
Of conjecture. In the prevailing dis
order not many thousands of Germans
and Austrians will be able to make
their way home. 1t is still more unlike
ly that Germany will send her Rus
sian prisoners home; the terrible
treatment to which they have been
subjected, is not the kind of informa-
ton Germany will want to see spread
broadcast in a still uncertain Rus
STA.
There is no doubt here that the AL
lies have the resources to hold the
line; for a big offensive, the military
difficulties of the situation are ac-
%eentuated by the fact that commune
cations on Germany's side of the sin
gle front are on land, while the Allies
must depend upon the Mediterranean
for all supplies going to the southeas-
tern half Of the line - from the Piave
to Persia, and the Mediterranean has
hitherto been the most backward area
of anti-submarine warfare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEL
OF TRUST

WHEREAS, B. F. WHITE, a wd-
over, by his certain deed Of trust
dated April 4th, 1916, duly ackngw..
edged and recorded in the trust deed
records within and for the County
Of Audrain and State Of Ms.
souri,in Trust Deed Record 'iS,
at page PIG, conveyed to the gH-
dersigned trustee the following de-
scribed real estate lying and beng
situate in the County of Audrain and
State of Missouri, to-wit:
Beginning at the West line Of
Washington street in the City Of Mex
leo, Mo-, at a point twenty-five t2Zi
feet north Of the Southeast Corner o.
Block Seven (7), Of the Original
Town Of Mexico, run thence West
one hundred and fourteen (ll4) feet
to an alley, thence North twenty-five
(22) feet, thence East one hundred ana
fourteen (t14l feet to the West Inc o.
Washington Street, thence SCUM OF
the said line twenty-five C22) leel 70
the point Of beginning, being par o.
Lots Ono az, and Two t2l, IN blosG
Seven "a, Of the Original Town OF
Mexico, Mo.
This being intended to cover 'Gy
same property conveyed to b.
White by NJ. r. George and wiie .y
their Warranty Deed dated February
18th, 1916, as recorded in BOOK o.
Page isl, Of the Deed Records Au-
drain County, Mo. f.,
Which said conveyance was maui IL
trust to secure the payment oil one 't,
tain negotiable promissory note' VI
gether with the interest thereon aui
in said deed of trust fully descr'o'''
and,
WHEREAS, said promissory ho!s
so secured by said deed OF tTus'
past due and remains unpaid
NOW, THEREFORE, the L Not%
Missouri Trust Company, the ITu5.e'
named in said deed Of trust, al w
quest of the holder Of said pro"'''''
ry note, will, on
d. FRIDAY, THE 18th DAY UT OF"
JANUARY, 1918,
between the hours of nine O'Clock :, n'
md five o'clock p. m. of that day pr,
,eed to sell the real estate above Nv
at public vendue to the hIsn
st bidder, at the east front door %
he Court House in Mexico, MlsS0!,'
FOR CASH, to pay said debt ana l If
crest, and the costs and expenses VI
executing this trust. 42-td m
NORTH MISSOURI TRUST -
w. w. Pollock, RES
Attest: Wallace Feutz, sec2-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

1T is not generally known to the
people of Missouri that we now have
in this State 140 consolidated rural
schools, all doing acceptable high
school work. 1t is the ambition of
State Supt. Lamkin to bring the high
school lear enough to every boy and
girl in Missouri that they can secure
a high school training without spend
ing any time away from home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
STATE TAXES IN MIS-
SOURI, AND ILLINOIS

THE taxpayers of our sister Stat
of Illinois have just been greeted witt
the following official announcemen
in a dispatch from Springfield unde.
date of December 7, 1917:
"The state tax rate for 1917
will be 90 cents on the hundred
valuation. The figure, an in
crease Of 10 cents over last year,
was reached at a meeting Of the
State Commission, consisting of
Gov. Lowden, State Treasurer
Len Small and State Auditor
Russell"
When this rate Of 80 cents in Him
oils is compared with Is cents in Mis-
souri,, taxpayers in this state will no
longer wonder why Illinoians are
coming IN such large numbers to Mis-
souri,.
While the Illinois tax rate has Just
been increased 10 cents, the Governor
Of Missouri will convene the legisla-
ture in extra session next spring to
reduce u rate by about the same
amount
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

REFERRING to the Importance Of
Congress cooperating with the Pres
ident in the war with Germany, the
st. Louis Post-D Dispatch ~editoEially
says: ''The whole duty Of Congress
is to cooperate with the executive for
speed, efficiency and to drop selfish
criticism, obstruction and ~ceaseless
debate"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
SINK AN AUSTRIAN wARsHTP

LONDON, Dec. 10. - The Austrial
battle ship Wien was torpedoed and
sunk Sunday night, according to a
Vienna official statement received in
Amsterdam and forwarded by the
Central News. Most of the crew were
saved.
The battle ship Wien displased s.
BIZ tons and was laid down in 1893.
She had a complement of AL men.
Her largest guns were four, 9.4-inch
and six 5.9-inch, and she had four
torpedo tubes above the water.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
Miss WaIIaee's Life Certificate

Miss Maude Wallace, the popular
and efficient director of music in the
Mexico Public Schools, received q
Life Teachers Certificate this week
from the State. Miss Wallace Is one
of the most capaHe and successful d.
rectors of music in the State Schools
and her success in securing the cer-
tlfieate was most deserved. The Led
ger joins her many friends in extend
ing congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

THE M~artinsburg Oracle, which
has been under the direction and able
management of J. B. Devault for the
past 10 years, issued a splendid
Christmas edition this week. Mr..
Deyault is one Of Missouri's brightest
young publishers and the Ledger
wishes him many more happy returns
of the day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
WILL BE HEAD CHEMIST

}. MacW. Lemon, formerly of thi.
city, and a grandson of Rufus Pearson
Of this city, 0 Of DR.. and Mrs. W
T. Lemon, Of Fulton, has been selected
to become head chemist of a large su.
gar manufacturing plant at Greedy
Colorado, will assume his new duties
January /. The new position carries
with it a handsome increase in sala.
ry and corresponding responsibilities
The man whom Mr.. Lemon succeeds
has been drafted into the army.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
BREWERY PAID 700 Cd
Fact Revealed in Filing in Court of
Settlement of Estate of Mrs.
Anna Bush

Dividends amounting to $S0,50(
have been paid since April, 1916, on
stock Of the Anheuser-Bus Brew
ing Association having a par value Of
$11,50O. This payment, which is at
the rate Of 700 per cent in a year and
a half, or about 470 per cent a year,
was shown by the filing in the Pro-
bate Court Tuesday Of the semi-annu-
al settlement Of the estate Of Mrs.
Anna Bush, sister-in-law Of the late
Adolphus Bush. Judge Holtkamp ap-
proved the settlement. Post-Dis-
atch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO REGISTRANTS

There has this day been mailed I,
you a QUESTIONABLE which you are re.
quired by law to execute and return
within seven days from date hereof.
Failure to do so constitutes mis-.
demeanor punishable by not to excee,
one years Imprisonment; and such
failure may also deprive you of valua.
BILE rights and result in your immedi.
ate induction into military service
and trial by court-martial.
December 18th, 1917.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
NO BURROUGHS AT DoNIpHAN
SO Crowded LawtOn Probably win
Overflow With Christmas
VisitorS

CAMP DoNIPHAN, Ok, Dec. 10
No MAI in the Thirty-Fifth Division
viii be taken overseas for duty unless
he is in the best of health and Il is
probable no furloughs will be grant
ed over Christmas.
AS a result a large number of visi.
tors are expected for the Christmas
holidays. The town already is filled
and rooms r at a premium.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Our little girl is subject to FIRE.
quent attacks Of Group" writes +. O.
Strong, Calpella, Cal. 81 always give
her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, as
one or two doses Of it cures he" This
is a favorite remedy for Group, as
it can be depended upon and is pleas
ant and safe to take. 1t contains no
narcotic. Adv.