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Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

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Galway y Ysr cent
Ezn5d1uh IS p@ cer-
Monroe gs pr- ---
AUnRAN HENS 10 TIER BIT
Dck Day 0 tkss CIV Reports -rE-
be h2s RAD Ter hens locked u 2 ms
aa- ard n one dAy be gathered II
eggs TINS me hs -eco-5 -so1--a5
n Aa5rzn cozry i vi probably Re
8 severe &sck q most cAlckE ui-
Es Il ms eazzuE-y III NJ. Day
Sv L 5 he absolute -1-
T. Cxuthan REys FE-n
Tas firm a RGkeas & w1uy ~
Gently sod s 29-zz-s farm three Ea5
s hzE niles YES C Bazra- CIR 70
Frank C9uhou 81 so zz acre Es
sze was 4 cash sale. Czz,ho-z Is
making extensive improvements On
de place and VII son have one az
tho best farms II the county.
JssIs Brown 81 Au5-zln County.
Ne fat cattle zzker vas in s..
DoGls T1SEy. While Re lid nj TOD
the market he sol6 cattle that proo-
ably made hz As mu-h pref; as
any other cattle sold TIA. day. His
offering consisted Of p steers aver
aging s56 lbs a. $3.50, and a hefe-
at the sane figure. TIE cattle wsrt
bought By The Indepen6en: Packing
Co. He s 2 young feeder and de.
serves worlds Of credit for his stride,
along this line. He led these caetl,
on corn, hay and c0ttonseed meal sine.
November and realized a 325 pour,
gain. We w0ald call tha: going sozt
for a feeder who is practically OIL,
getting a good starr in the game
Live Stock Reporter.
There has been nearly an inch Of ra-
in April already, according 20 Mrs.
Abby SHoddy. Tbs is more than )
all the month Of March, which was z
usually dry. Forty-eight hundre5th
inches Of rain fell Tuesday night az.
twenty-six hundredths inches On Mon
day. The rain came inst al the tim
when It did the crops most good, Mr.
Snoddy says.
]. W. Wayne, ter miles southwest Z
town, lost four horses, two mules. a
his feed, harness and implements IN
barn by fire Monday. He had fu
insurance On the horses, but no othe
insurance. The barn belonged to v
IA. Wayne, Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18
Martinsburg

The following letter was written by
Clarence Schooling, formerly of Mex
leo, an Irishman of the old school, who
would rather fight than wait. He is
somewhere in Delaware, but register
ed here and is therefore n Of the
men to be sent to camp by this board.
This is what he has to say about the
policy of anxious waiting:
LOCAL BOARD: Dear Sirs: l
have written Mr.. C. F. Clark about my
new address, but have had no reply.
| would like to know the reason l
can't go to the training camp as |
have been drawn TO pass the examina-
tons and / am ready to go. ! am
willing to 90 and want to 90 and help
our country, but | can't help If you all
don't send me to the camp to let me
have a chance to get trained. | am
willing to go the way | stand without
any training or uniform If Uncle Sam
|, will give me a gun and transportation
across and if you all aren't going t.
send me right away, please send me q
release so | can go to the recruiting
office and enlist. But ! had rather g
from my WI State. Let me know
E by return mail"
Fortunately, the local board wa
able to write Clarence that he woul
d be sent to camp the 26th Of thi
month without fail and it is hope
that his Irish fighting spirit will b
a appeased by the news.
Floyd Rockwell, who enlisted in tn
navy during the early part Of the wa
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mr.
f. W. Rockwell, Of near Benton Cit.
# the following interesting letter:
March 20, 1918.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Doolin, Of Rush
Hill, were visitors in this city We'd
nesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

- FOR RENT - The entire n,
Of rooms over the Chamber q,
meree' northwest corner Of pgSr.
square. Modern convenient, n
NJ. White & Son. dwtf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

Best Regard

Prank Summers, foster son q Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Harris. Bbo reside
near this city, writes the Ledger the
following interesting letter from
France, where he Is with the L. s.
troops:
Dear NJ. Whit.
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
March Is. 1913. ! received your
most welcome letter today and / an
glad to hear your kind words 10 ne.
We are having fine weather here now;
the nights are cool, but the days are
warm. The people are farming now.
They use plows with a wheel under
the beam TO hold them level. Many
Of the plows have wooden moleboards.
They work from two u four horses,
strung out t~andemns. The plots of
land are small and this system Of
hitching allows short turns. They
generally have two men with each
plow, one to drive and one to hold the
pillow.
l have not killed any Germans as
yet, but have hopes for a front seat
in the big show. Our amusements are
much the same as they are in the
states. We have picture shows twice
a week at the Y. NJ. c. A. The boys
: are practicing base ball. We are
having a pretty good time all things
considered now. We are well fed
Our usual meals are about as fol
3 lows: Beans or potatoes, slum 0.
: some kind, meat, gravy, coffee ant
some kind Of desert. They have hal
! me driving the old reliable Ford 70
j some time. | have seen quite a bi
, of France. The roads are fine, but
oh, my! hob nails for collection il
tires and oh! you hills. ! got stuck i
a nice little mud-hole yesterday, reg
:. ular old Missouri mud. There wa
mud language and several otht
things flying.
, / am very sorry TO hear Of Jamc
y Bledsoe's death; he was a fine fello
and viii be much missed. know Il
people of the States are back Of US
rs May God bless the noble women (
At their work in our behalf. The r
he Cross and the Y. NJ. c. A., the s,
diers' two best friends, owe a gre
r debt to American Womanhood.
Well, / must close for now. Wis
ing you the best Of success We ha
another old Mexico boy with us, OF
81 Hopkins. He was formerly in I
Idaho Guards, but was transfer
10 US. l remain even yours sincere
FRANK s. SUMMERS, Co. F., 2
Bait, End U. S. Eng, A. f. F., ,
New York.
P. S. Tell Mr.. John Atchison Il
he can leave the canon when he
ganizes the reception committe, al
think well have had a sufficiency
artillery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

a Liberty Bond
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

- WANTED - PastB,.
one and two year old mules. gt-
By the month or viii rent BY ths ~,
for the year. Joe c%onsIdisr r.
son, Mo. iO0-it Wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

Buy a Liberty Bond
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18

-hs La5E= kzs received the fG-
loving le--E .-az Ear Hays who IS
Il [ 5 Army stationed AZ Camp
Funston
TIE Evening Ledger,
Mexico. No.
Dear Michel
At sending yoa ny address that
ysa car ssad ny paper. Army lie
IS Era. Good eat god place 70
sleep and gentlemen for Officers I
r0s ny ~ first promotion Thursisy,
an DOW . corporal and az tines have
done the work q second Lieutenant
Sea5 ny paper TO Corporal Earl 2,
Hays, o. 7. c 7. I93.
Best Regards
EARL
P. ST Will write yea a long letter
Soon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-18
Letters From
Soldiers


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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
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<1LrANIN(lS
70 PREPARE GRATING WAX
Directions Given for Melting Resin,
Beeswax and Beef Tallow-Make
IL Into Sticks.

A good grade of grating wax may
be made as follows: Resin four parts
by weight, beeswax two parts by
weight, beef tallOw one part by weight
The ingredients should be melted to-
gether but not boiled. AS soon as they
are all melted stir thoroughly and pour
Into tub of tepid water. Grease the
hands with tallOw and work the mass
under water in such way that it will
cool evenly throughout. When tough
remove from the water and pull like
candy until it becomes a light straw
color. Make into sticks about an inch
in diameter, wrap in oiled paper and
lay aside until wanted.
To use, simply warm by holding in
the hands or by working it under tcpid
water. 1t Will keep Indefinitely. If
the wax Is lumpy it is because it was
boiled or because it was cooled too
quickly. Lumpy wax may be improved
by heating slowly (preferably in q
double boiler or glue pot) until 1t is
completely melted and then repeat as
before.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

with apple, potato or other vegetable
for a salad, or used as stufiing for
boiled onions and then baked or in Il
Whlte sauce on toast. Other ways Will
occur to the pr0gro ssiye woman, to
dispose Of bits Of chicken or other
meats making palutuble dishes.
Cheese is Il food which should be
more commonly used. 1t Is highly
nutritious, very concentrated and with
no waste. Compared TO many Of our
high-priced meats it Is economical and
a pound of cheese equals two pounds
OF meat as to food value.
Cornmeal Muffns.-Sift together
three times one and half cupfuls of
flour, three tablespoonfuls of sugar,
one and half tablespoonfuls Of corn
meal, half a teaspoonful Of salt. three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, then
add threefOurths of a cupful of milk,
TWO Well-beaten eggs. three tablespoon
fuls Of melted shortening, mix and
beat well. then pour into buttered
muffin pans and bake twenty minutes.
coconut indian Pudding.-Mix to-
gether one tablespoonful OF fresh
grated cOcOnut, two tablespoonfuls of
Indian meal, one tablespoonful of min
ute tapioca, one-half cupful Of moIas-
ses, onefourth of q cupful Of sugar,
one tablespoonful of shortening, one
quart of milk and salt to taste. Pour
into a buttered dish and bake two
hours. Serve hot with cream.
Fig and Nut Pudding.-Stir a half
teaSpoonful of salt into two cupfuls
of boiling water. ada a half cupful Of
sugar and stir in enough graham flour
to make a mush. Cook a half hour,
then add half cupful Of chopped figs
and a few finely chopped Brazil nuts.
Serve with whipped cream. This is
an emergency pudding which will be
good enough to try again. Raisins or
dates may be substituted for figs and
other nuts may be used If desired.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

Burton f. Stevenson, the author
who IS camp librarian at Camp Sher-
man, O., says that the first three re-
quests that came to him were, first,
for book on the valuation Of public
utilities; second, for q book on con
servation of national resources, and
third. for Roumanian dictionary. He
supplied the first two and later fur
nished the Roumanian dictionary.
A young soldier walked into Mr..
Stevenson's office and asked for book
on motors. Mr.. Stevenson found one
which looked highly technical. The
young soldiers turned over the leaves
and handed it back.
"Shucks," he said, Il drew the pic
lures for this book. | want something
more advanced"
Mr.. Stevenson promptly sent for a
more advanced book.
Public Libraries Help.
A system Of borrowing books from
public libraries oil over the country
has proven a great aid to the camp
librarians and they have been making
the most of this privilege. All the IL
braries are doing their bit toward max
ing the leisure hours of the soldiers
happy by lending the camps what they
need
The camp librarians have found out
that an extremely high percentage of
the soldiers want to study. Most Of
them are ambitious to rise and are TAX
ing advantage Of the opportunities Of
fered them by the American Library
association to read serious books Be-
cause Of the demand for serious litera-
ture the association has determined
to spend most of the money 1t has for
serious books and to look to the public
to donate fiction and light literature.
In the near future 1t will launch an in
tensive campaign for gift books. Judg-
ing from the freedom with which the
public has given books 50 far the asso-
citation has no misgivings as to the
outcome Of its campaign.
The reason the campaign has not
been made before is that the associa-
ton wanted to perfect Its organization
and arrange for the prompt handling
of the great food Of books it Is ex-
pecting So far the standard Of books
donated has been high. Few persons
have shown an inclination to rid their
library shelves Of useless volumes at
the expense Of the soldiers and sailors.
On the contrary, the best books have
been given. Occasionally undesirable
books are sent 1t, but they are prompt
ly thrown away by the librarian. In
fact, those who might be inclined to
send such books may as well save the
energy II would take to dispatch them.
They will never reach the soldiers.
Before its camp library buildings
were completed the association dis
tributed It's books through the chap
lains Of the Y. NJ. C. A., the Knights Of
the Red Cross and other
which gladly volun-
teered to handle them. These organi-
are still assisting In camp dis
.ribution by receiving books at their
stations. The A. L. A. has established
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

Its own automobile delivery system at
all the camps where its libraries have
been completed, and daily deliveries
are made to all of these branches
and stations.
The men are allowed to take books
out Of the library and keep them from
week to two weeks. There is no
penalty attached to overtime retention
OF book. In fact, penalties are not
necessary, for the men appreciate the
books so thoroughly that they are as
sisting the camp librarians in every
possible manner.
Sending Books to France.
With its system of camp librarians
well organized, the American Library
Association War Service Is gradually
developing its overseas service. BY es-
tablishing q dispatch station 1t has be-
gun q systematic distribution OF books
to soldiers and sailors on overseas
duty. From the dispatch Office books
are being sent to naval vessels Of all
classes and are being placed aboard
army transports for the soldiers back
of the trenches.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has arranged to put
on transports book cases holding about
125 volumes each. Books for these
cases are being supplied by the A. L. A.
which later will supply the cases also.
These collections will be used as cir
culating libraries on the voyage and
will be emptied at the port of debarka.
ton In France, returning to America
to be reflled. The work of distributing
the books in France Will be done by the
chaplains, the Y. NJ. c. A.. the knights
Of Columbus. the Red Cross and the
Y. w. C. A., The A. L. A. will not at
tempt to set up libraries In France.
DR.. N. L. Raney, librarian of Johns
Hopkins university, has gone TO France
as representative Of the A L. A. His
main responsibility will be to make
certain that the books arriving 10
France get into the hands Of the men.
The A. L. A. War Service wishes also
to arrange with the war department to
add to the flow Of books to France by
having every soldier that goes acros.
carry O book with him, book that he
and his companions will read on the
way over and then hand to the 7. NJ. @.
A. representatives upon his arrival to
be sent to other soldiers.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
H1GH-RENEWAL SYSTEM PLAN
Treilis Consisting of Three or More
Wires rs Required-Shoots Must
Be Tied to Supports.

The high-renewal system of training
grnpevines requires a trellis consisting
Of three or more wires or other suit.
able supports carried by posts or
stakes placed at convenient distances
apart In the row Of grapevines, the
vines themselves being planted or 10
lowest wire upon the trellis Is usually
IL or 20 inches from the ground. The
next is about Is inches higher, and the
third about feet still higher. The
main trunk of the vine Is carried to
the height Of the lowest wire or sup
port. From 1t cane carrying about
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
Cheap Liquid Sugar

The sugar shortage has encouraged
Louisiana planters to broaden the use
OF pure cane strip, which is made from
cane Juice, without taking out any Of
it's sugar. This juice is boiled to
point lust below that required to crys-
talize 1t into sugar, and can be used
not only FOR griddle cakes and candy
making. but 1t Is recommended by the
planters as sweetening for cogee and
tea. It Is practically sugar In liquid
form, and on basis Of eight cents a
pound retail for granulated sugar will
yield economies Of 40 to so per cent.
at a price Of four and one-haf to FIVE
cents q pound for strip.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

To drive tank, handle the guns, and
sweep over the enemy trenches, takes
strong nerves, good rich blood. a good
stomach, liver and kidneys. When the
Tune comes, the man with red blood In
his veins SIS up and at it," He has Iron
nerves for hardshlps-an interest In his
work grips him. That's the way YOU
feel when you have taken a blood and
nerve tonic, made up Of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bark, and rolled into a sugar-coated
tablet and sold In sixty-cent Walls By al
most al druggists for past fifty years
as DR.. PferCe'S Golden Medical DiscOv-
cry. This tonic. In liquid or tablet form.
Is just what you need this spring to
give you vim, vigor and vitality. At the
fag end Of hard winter no wonder
You feel rundown" blue, out Of sorts.
Try this Medical Discovery" of Or.
Pierce's. Don't wait. To-day Is the
day 70 begin a little pep" and you
laugh and live.
The best means to oil the machinery
Of the body, put tone into the liver,
kidneys and circulatory system, is to
first practice a good house-cleanIng.
know Of nothing better as laxative
than vegetable pill made up Of May
apple. leaves Of aloe and jalap This
Is commonly sold by all druggists as
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
Should be taken at least once a Week TO
clear the twenty-five feet of intestines.
You will thus clean the system-expel
the poisons and keep yell Noto is
the time to clean house. Give yourself
spring house cleanlng-Adv
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
MAKING LAYERS or GRAPES
operaeioa May Be Done by Bending
Shoot Down and suryino Part
Ia 9Aailos~ Trench.

bayeTs Of Concord and Niagara
grapes may be made Of the present
seasons growth by bending a shoot
down and buryirg a portion Of its
length 10 a shallow trench about one
ZACH In depeh. Cover with rich earth.
Inc extreme end OF the layered shoot
should b. tied to stout stake In an
erect position By fall the layered
shoot viii be rooted and IL may then
be cut OF from the parent vine. THIS
La good way to grow extra vines.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

belong to what Is called the Aetheria
Nilotica, and traces of this species are
found all over Egypt, but above the
present level Of the Nile. Their OK
fstence In such places has greatly help
ed scientists ia determining previous
courses Of the river.
The Nile oyster has some interest
ing comrades in the Nile crab and the
ianistes, a sort OF snail, which differs
from the ordinary snail In that 1t has
its spiral wound in the reverse direc-
ton. It remains to be seen whether
this oyster Is Of an edible nature.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

little hard nut In the paw which can
not be easily broken with the thumb
and finger. the rabbit IS an old one. II
it has entirely disappeared and the
paw reslsts pressure it is too old for
anything except q stew. When dress
ing q rabbit there Is thin membrane
which extends from the TANKS over
the intestines If this Is removed the
strong flavor which to many Is highly
Objectionable. goes with 1t. making the
flesh delightfully."- sweet.
Rabbit Fricassee.-A young rabbit Is
the only kind to use for such dish.
After carefully dressing 1t cut 1t up
in serving-sized pieces or into quar-
tiers and eighths. Roll in highly sea-
soned flour and brown in a little hot
chicken fat, then simmer until tender
and when nearly cooked add cream or
rich milk. Cook until nice gravy Is
formed, then serve hot with mashed
potatoes.
Rabbit With carrots.-Prepare the
rabbit as for a fricassee, and when
Drowned add a quart or less Of finely
shredded carrots cut In natchlike
pieces with small chopped onion and
plenty of seasoning; add water to sim
mer and let cook slowly in frying
pan on the back Of the stove or In
casserole two or three hours.
Luncheon Dish.-Free leftover fish
from bones and skin and flake with
a fork To cupful allow teaspoon
full of flour with q quarter Of tea
spoonful Of mustard, dash OF
cayenne a tablespoonful Of butter and
few dashes Of salt. Rub these in
gradients together, adding enough
lemon Juice to moisten and half fill
scallop shells, cover with buttered
bread crumbs and set in the oven IN
til we'll heated through.
Dry cake crumbs make excellent
buildings stirred into custard and
baked.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
PRUNING THE FIRST WINTER
Horticulturlst Must Then Shape His
Vines According to Character
Of Plant Growth.

Pruning grapes the first winter after
the vines are started Is most important.
carefully study his vines, shaping them
according TO the character of the
growth made by the plants. If the sea-
son has been bad, or. because of any
other reason, the years growth has
been weak and short. all the wood ex-
cept the biggest and strongest shoots
should be taken off and the big shoot
cut back to not more than three buds.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
Nu M~4~ttQ
Uneven Justice.

MIR. Crban-I see where the Ger.
man government put down the labor
strike by threatening to shoot all the
employees who would not work.
Mr.. Suburb (bitterly)-How unjust
things are in this world, The law
would soon take hold of me If / tried
that game with our cook.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
Fine Paint Made From Tar.

The Revue de Chime Industrieil
notes that brilliant black paint which
dries well and is far superior to min
eral varnish may be made by mixing
equal parts Of coal tar with benzine or
coal oil. Spread thinly with hard
brush. it penetrates the wood. which it
preserves from decay.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
BuRA DEAO TREES IN WINTER
PHs<soaaar AseeHtion Should 30 Paid
% These Killed by Berers
b Destroy insee<s.

Oak O. ether trees that have Died
ansnE sheNyeaF. especially IL sfey have
been killed by borers. should be re-
Enased and bEu1sed this winter II left
IN sprtng the insects win lay eggs in
beatty trees and perhaps Cause their
deseructioU.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
.REAT OYSTERS ON THE NILE
sEscovry Made by Engineers 10 1t
Present Chiefly Of Interest to
the Scientist.

government engineers constructing
a bridge from Bouiac to Ghezirch'
VILE boring for the erection Oh me
prs, came across the remains OF an
oil building. on which were found
cIlging a large number OF oysters OF
a liant snecies. Some Of them have
NIT perfect mother-of-pearl. They
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30
ORCHARD USED FOR PASTURE
Al Right for Sheep, Calves and poui-
try, bs< Horses and Cattle Should
Do Kept Out.

Cattle and horses should not be al
lowed to Craze In the orchard, as they
not only tramp the sod hard, but will
eat the tender shoots of the trees The
orchard may be used as a pasture for
sheep. calves and poultry, but not for
horses or cattle.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

as the proportion OF
meat to the bone Is
greater. The bones may
be covered with water
after the meat has been
served, with a piece Of
celery, q Slice Of onion
with Il bit of rice or bar
ley making a good soup.
Any bits of meat may
be used in continuation
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

eight buds L. trained In either direc-
ton along the lowest wire. From each
al these buds shoots develop which
hear the crop OF the season; but as
these shoots are seldom able to care
for themselves they must be tied to
the upper supports Of the treilis.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

The beauty Of the house Is order, the
blessing OF the house is contentment
the glory Of the house IS hospitality,
the crown OF the house Is goodness.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-30

This discovery of pearl-bearing oys-
tiers Is interesting In view Of the ex-
periments Of the Soudan government
in the Red sea.