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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24
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back riding. Fellow of the Royal Geo
graphical society. Member of the
Loyal Legion and the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Added to this. the mere announce.
ment that he was In position to in
dulge fancy for long and perhaps
almless walking tours through more
or less out Of-the-way sections of his
own country, to say nothing of excur-
slOns In Europe.
He was rich. Perhaps not rs riches
are measured In these Midas-like days,
but rich beyond the demands of ava
rice. His legacy had been an ample
one. The fact that he worked hard at
his profession from one years end to
the Other-nOt excluding the six
devoted to mentally productive jaunts
lis proof sufficient that he was not
content to subsist on the fruits of an
other mans enterprise. He was a
worker.
The first fortnight of a proposed
six weeks jaunt through upper New
England terminated when he laid
aside his heavy pack in the little bed
room at Hart's Tavern. COckcrOw
would find him ready and eager to be-
gin his third week. At least so he
thought. But, truth is, he had come
to his journeys end; he was not to
sling his pack for many day to come.
After setting the mind Of the land
lord at rest Barnes declined Mr..
RushcrOft's invitation to "quaff" cor
dial with him In the taprOOm, explain
ing that he was exceedingly tired and
intended to retire early.
Instead Of going up to his room i'm
mediately, however, he decided to
have a look at the weather. His un-
easiness concerning the young woman
Of the crossroads increased as he
peered at the wall Of blackness LOOM
Ing up beyond the circle Of light. She
was sOmwhere outside that sinister
black wall and In the smOthering
grasp Of those invisible hills, but was
she living or deadf Had she reached
her journeys end safely? He tried to
extract comfort from the confidence
she had expressed in the ability and
integrity Of the old man who drove
with far greater recklesspess than one
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24

cOmew He neglected to say that Mr..
Montague Bacon, in passing u few
minutes before, had leaned over and
whispered behind his hand:
"FellOw upstairs from New York,
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures named Barnes.
Quite SWELL believe me-"
It was a wel-placed tip, for Mr..
Rushcroft had been telling the natives
for days that he knew everybody
worth knowing in New York.
Barnes was mOmentnrily taken
aback. Then he rose to the spirit Of
the occasion.
"HellO. RushcrOft." he greeted, as II
meeting an Old-tme and greatly be-
loved friend. "rhis Is good. Pom
my soul you are like thriving date
palm in the middle Of an endless des-
ert. How are yOu?"
They shook hands warmly. Mr.. Dill
lingford slapped the newcomer on the
shoulder affectiOnately, familiarly, and
shouted:
"Who would have dreamed we'd run
across good old Barnesy up here2 BY
JOve, It's marvelOus!"
"Friends, countrymen," doomed Mr..
Rushcroft, "this Is Mr.. Barnes Of New
York. Not the man the book was
written about but one of the best fell
lows God ever put into this little world
of ours. l do not recall your names,
gentlemen, or l would Introduce each
of you separately and divisibly."
Lyndon RushcrOft was tall, saggy
man of fifty. Despite his determined
erectness he was inclined to sag from
the shoulders down. His head, huge
and gray, appeared to be much too
ponderous for his yielding body, and
vet he carried it manfully, even the
atrically. The lines in his dark, sea-
soned face were like burrows; his nose
was large and somewhat dubious, his
mouth wide and grim. Thick, black
eyebrows shaded pair Of eyes In
which white was no longer apparent
II had given way to Il permanent red.
A two-days' stubble covered his chin
and cheeks. Altogether he was SIN
gular exeInplifcation Of ones Idea OF
the Old-time actor.
Passing through the office, his arm
linked In one of Barnes, Mr.. R'
croft hesitated long enough to
upon Landlord Jones the I'm
Of providing his distinguish
Robert W. Barnes" with tn
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24

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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24

New York, April 22.-They re
coming home now. The heroes
of the 35lh division, and Nilsson.
rians in New York, proud of the
boys achievements overseas,
have prepared them welcome.
Heretofore caSualS have drifted
in now and then. but these days
the boys are arriving in units, to
hurridly "unloaded" at Hoboken,
whi> keb to Camp Merritt for a
few days stay and then sent to
Camp Funston, Kans., for de.
mobilization. The 10th Field
Artillery and the ll0thEngineers
are the first to arrive, both of
them coming on ships that once
flew the kaiser's flag, the Yep.
plin and the Won Steuben re
spectlvely.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24
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They claim Much Glory for number of sold and proud
the way they sold them
Making big shippers of small Ones their ambition
and just how well they progressing be illustrated
going around to their market day
of their patrons
What they doing for others they would gladly do you
given opportunity They familiar with all the details and
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24
A Homecoming Reception

A rousing all day home. com
ing reception for the returning
boys, who have been in the ser
vice, was planned at meeting a.
the Commercial club rooms call
ed by w. M. Divan and Mrs. NJ
A. Freeman.
Mayor J. B. Freeman was
chairman and w. A. Black secre
tary, and the following commit
tees were appointed.
Executive-Mrs. M. A. Free
man, G. c. Freeman, DR.. F. H.
Riley, J.H. Stephens, w. NJ .Divan
j. b. Freeman and w. A. Black.
Finance Mrs. MA. Freeman,
Miss Violette Craig, Mrs, F. l..
Beach, Paul Williams.
Music-G. G. Freeman, Karl
lflpp, Elmer Strong.
Dccoration-Dr. FIJI. Riley, O..
S. Coday, Mrs. Blanche Ander.
son, Mrs, F. H. Riley. Hugh Viii.
liams, Roy Dennis, G. w. Tripp.
Entertainment-J.H. Stephens
Mrs. N. j. Craig, Mrs. w. M.
Divan, Mrs. W. A. Black, J. Lon
Dennis.
Refreshments-W. M. Divan,
Mrs. D. W. Hoover, Mrs. r. NJ.
Rogers, Mrs. Joe H. Dennis,
Mrs. Il. w. Tripp, Mrs, J.E Seal.
Publicity DIR. F.. H. Riley, w.
A. Black, M. A. Freeman.
A most enthusiastic reception
was given a speech, made by DR..
+. II. Riley, favoring an immedi.
ate re organization of the Com
merciaI Club The club has a.
bout $500 worth of splendid fur.
nishings and good rooms in
which TO meet, and it is thought
no dit1ic ulty will be experienced
in starting the club going again
in good shape.
Another meeting will be held
Tuesday. at the club rooms to
hear reports from committees
and make further plans for the
home coming reception. Follow.
ing this meeting, the CONNER.
cial Club is to be re.organized
and plans for the annual fall f:4ra
VIII probably be discussed and
the date set.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24
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would have looked for in u wild and
irresponsible youngster.
He recalled with thrill the imperl-
GUS manner in which she gave direc-
tiOns to the man, and his surprising
servility. 1t suddenly occurred to him
that she was no ordinary person; he
was rather amazed that he had not
thought of 1t before.
Moreover, now that he thought Of it.
there was, even In the agreeable re-
jOinders she had made to his offerings,
the faint suggestion of an accent that
should have struck him at the time
but did not for the obvious reason that
he was then not at nll Interested in
her. Her English was so perfect that
he had failed to detect the almost i'm
perceptible foreign flavor that now
took definite form in his reflections.
He tried to place this accent. Was
1t French or Italian or Spanish? Ger
tainly ii was moi Gsrnan
(To Be Continued)
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-24

that the establishment AFFORDED. Put
nam Jones blinked slightly and his
eyes sought the register as II to &C.
cuse or justify his memory. Then he
spat copiously into the corner, nee
essary preliminary to a grin. He
hadn't much use for the great Lyndon
Rushcroft. His grin was sardOnic.
Something told him that Mr.. Rush.
croft was about to be literally fed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10

To the Editor of the LEDGER
l wish to call attention to the 1900
policy holders of Audrain County; that
the article published recently in the
papers, regarding the financial condi-
ton of the Modern Woodmen of AM
erica is misleading.
The correct proceedings will be in
this issue of our official paper. No
change will be made in rates until
after the referendum vote which will
be taken in May. All members will
be fully advised as soon as possible.
Your present rate will be in effect
until after the referendum vote, at
which time the Patriotic Fund will be
discontinued. There will be no change
until July 1st. Said change will only
be a slight increase in rates.
The Flu and War has drawn heavily
on our reserve, as we'll as all Life
Insurance Companies. l just recently
saw a statement from one of the Old
Line Insurance Companies that they
would not pay any dividends this year;
not that they were broke but as Il
good business precaution.
l wish to state that your Insurance
is still worth one hundred cents on The
dollar, the same as it has been for the
last thirty-siX years, so don't he
alarmed by misleading reports.
L. E. WORNER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
CHAMP CLARK TO ATTEND
NJ. L. COMMENCEMENT

COLUMBIA. Mo-, April 5rd.-
Champ Clark will be in Columbia 70
take part in the Memorial Commence
ment of the University Of Missouri in
April unless circumstances Of a SER
ious nature develop to prevent his
coming. This announcement was
made by Prof. John Packard, chair
man of the arrangement committee,
following a conference with President
A. Ross Hill. David R. Francis,
United States ambassador to Russia,
and Provost Marshal General Enoeh
H. Crowder have also been invited to
speak at the exercises and both have
expressed their desire to come if pos
sible.
The movement for a memorial to be
dedicated to those students of the Uni
versity who gave their lives in the war
is progressing favorably. James R.
Jameson, University architect, has
been in conference with President
Hill regarding plans for the erection
of such a memorial.
The result of this and of former
conferences of committees and others
who are interested in the proposition
is a plan for a memorial tower to cost
100000 and to be erected on the
campus of the College of Agriculture.
This tower would hold chimes like
the towers of other universities. The
money for this tower will be raised en-
tirely by subscriptions from alumni
and former students. Two subscrlp-
tons of $1,000 each are already prom
.scd, it is announced.
A tablet would be placed in the
tower on which would be placed the
nan IS of all who had been killed or
who Gied while IN the service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
A START FOR PERMANENT GOOD
ROADS.

A CONTRACT has been let for the
improvement of four miles of road
just east of Mexico on the state high
way, and the death trap under the
| Alton road is to be removed certainly
! within the next six months.
W. B. Cauthorn formerly of Mexico,
now of Columbia, who is not only one
of the most capable road engineers IN
the entire country, but is a hard sur
face road enthusiast, is engineering
this improvement.
We understand that a hard road has
been contracted for between Column
bia and Fulton; in fact hard roads
are being built in all parts of the
state excepting in Audrain County.
The cost of grading soft re sads for
twenty years cost as much as it Won .Ic
to build a permanent hard 70; m. Mr.
Cauthorn agrees with the Led ger that
this is the psychological time to build
hard roads. The tax payers are in
favor of this improvement, md viii
gladly vote the money.
The cost for this improvem ent just
east of Mexico is to be paid for; hal
by the Government, ore-fourth by tn e
railroads and one-fourth by the cour4cy
There are millions of dollars of fe ID
eral and state money available for the
building of. roads at this time, if the
counties or the people will put up half
the money. Just think of it! YOU can
get hard roads on the $3.50 basis; half
the money paid by those who get the
benefit of the roads, and half of the
money paid by the Government.
We have been talking good roads
forty-three years to the writer's GER
tain knowledge. Now let's get busy
and submit some bond issues and vote
the money and build the roads. What's
the use of talking about it any longer?
Talk never built roads: in fact, talk
never built anything and never will.
We believe that a bond issue for
hard roads will carry in this count Y
by practically an unanimous vote.
Let's try it once, anyway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
OUR CITIZENS DEMAND
Fully Complied With - \ Mexico
Resident Furnished 1t.

There are few items which appear
in this paper more important to Mex
clio people than the statement pub.
lished below. In the first place, it is
from a citizen of. Mexico and can be
thoroughly relied upon. In the sec
ond place, it indisputably proves that
Doan's Kidney Pills do their work
thoroughly and not temporarily. Read
this carefully:
J w. Brewer, COL Washington St ,
says: ~ had been riding horseback
g good deal and it brought on an at
tack of kidney complaint. My back
ached and I was in pretty bad shape.
Ny kidneys were weak and l had 10
control over the secretions, having to
get up several times during the night.
I happened to be in Columbia at tie
time and a friend advised me to get 0
box of Doan's Kidney Pills. I to3x
only one box and was cured. I haven't
had any kidney trouble since"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Brewer had. Fostec-Milburn Co,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. adv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10

year cid red COW with calf sold for
SITS, and a five year old red COW
brought 1852. A brown horse mule,
three years old coming four, sold for
$3.50.
A good crowd was present and bid
ding was good. Ford and Johnson
were the ~auctioneers and W. W. Pol
lock, clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
REGARDING THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS.

REFERRING to some bitter and
personal attacks on the League Of
Nations and President Wilson The
Saturday Evening Post editorially
says:
at is a poor senator who could not
enormously improve the Ten Com
! mandments, or the Sermon OF the
Mount, or the Constitution of the
| United States. If the authors of the
first two ~utterances should appear
with the most painstaking arguments
in support of them, it is the poorest
kind of lawyers who could not pile up
objections in detail, under hypthetical
cases, twice as fast as the authors
could adduce reasons for accepting
the ~utteranccs. That is more or less
the grade of lawyers. Given a body
of men who want to raise Hypothetical
objections, the first paragraph of the
Declaration of Independence would
have provoked so many arguments
that the document would have been I'M
Cr1 debate tc this hour, and our half
dollars would be adorned with the i'm
age of King George.
"Ir you take any possible constitu-
ton # E. League of Nations as the last
word that is ever going to be said
en- the sut iect, as Iixirg now and for
evcr the terms of international rela-
tions, and then set yourself to con-
juring up hypothetical cases under
witch il might no. work we'll, YOU
would never get a League Of Nations.
And that-6o not fcrget-is exactly
what soE1e of the senatorial objec:ocs
want: no league Of NaTlons, but sub
stantiall! the old international svs-
tenn, which gave the great wal its am
pie opportunity.
"The draft ofthe leagues constitu-
ton affords a working basis to begin
with. AS soon as the breath of life
is breathed into it, like all living things
it will begin to change. There will DC
notifications and amendments as ex-
p~eriences shows the need of them.
"The precise form in which the on
stitution of the league Is cast is com
~parative Ely U~nimportanr. The great
thing is to Except the underlying orir-
ciple of fr.erdly international organ
ization and to get a settlement of Eur
ope's affairs now that will reduce the
danger of war to the lowest practical
Joint. That is what The Cbjecting sen-
ators never would d.. Whatever form
the constitution was cast in,. they still!
find obje:ticps."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
THE Rabbits and Goats If K,r.,

THE Rabbits and Goats of Kansas
City have at last agreed on at least
n proposition; and that is they op-
pose the League of Nations. We felt
satisfied they would take this position
as President Wilson refused to APP
point either a Rabbit or Goat as post
master of Kansas City. The Goats
and Rabbits claim they done know
anything about the League of Nations,
but whatever Senator Reed says about
it is satisfactory to them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
REFERRING to some of the d

REFERRING to some of the dying
utterances of the late Henry Waiter
son, the Paris Mo-, Appeal says:
"Henry Watterson is to head the or
g~anization of Little Americans whose
purpose is to prevent ratification of
the League of Nations. Having OPP
posed everything, except the free and
unlimited coinage of cocktails, for
sixty years, Henry is just the man for
the place. What sort of a nation
would we be if we followed men of his
tvpe?"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
How Diphtheria is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, INV
child caught a severe cold which devei-
oped into diphtheriz," when the truth
was that the cold had simply left the
little one particularly susceptible to
the wandering diphtheria germ. If
your child has a Geld when diphtheria
is prevalent you should take him out
of school and keep him off the street
until fully recovered, as there is a
hundred times more DANGER of mis-
taking diphtheria when has has a Geld.
When C~hamberlain's Cough Remedy
is given it quickly cures the cold and
lessons the danger of diphtheria or
any other germ disease being con-
tracted. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
Official Vote on County Superintendent

Official Vote on County Superintendent
The official count in the vote for
Audrain County superintendent of
schools gave Ed C. Offutt, 1916 votes
and Clyde w. johnson 1896. The votes
was counted Saturday afternoon. The
Farber Consolidated district vote had
not been received and the Goodwater
district. These would make no mater
ial difference in the count ohwever.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10

ENDORSING President Wilson's
fight for a League of Nations the
Louisiana Press Journal says: "Marse
Henry Watterson speaks of Wilson's
mediocre mind and colossal vanity.
But poor old Watterson's mind is rast
~mediocirty. 1t is puerile, pessimistic
and purblindI Taft, Root and Hughes,
three of the greatest minds in the re-
public, have endorsed Wilson's work"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10

THE citizens of Audrain County
should get busy and arrange to have
the office of highway engineer filled.
The first step in the direction of per-
manent good roads is to have a county
highway engineer. Progressive IL
ties everywhere now have farm agents
and highway engineers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
MAJOR amputations, meaning

MAJOR amputations, meaning the
loss of arm, leg, foot, hand or two or
more fingers, number 1884 in the en-
tire army. Of these men 2,308 lost
a leg or an arm. Probably a general
impression would be that the number
vas much greater. The army sur
geons have shown much skill in saw
ing badly shattered limbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
Wolves Getting Bold in Saline County.

One day last week while Mrs. Geo,
T. Robinson and Miss Frances Eggles-
ton were driving south of town, they
met a big gray wolf in the middle of
the road. AS Mr.. Wolf showed no in
clinations to observe the rules of traf-
fc and give up his half of the road, the
ladies "about faced" and drove quick
ly to a nearby neighbor, who got his
gun and at large range, took a crack
al his wolfship but failed to fell him,
although he swears, of course, that
the bullet hit, but too low to be eff
fective.-The Slater Rustler.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
How Is Your ComnleyiOu3

A woman Should grow more beaUti-
full as she grows older and she will
with due regard to baths, diet and ex-
e%rcise, and by keeping her liver and
bowels in good working order. If you
are haggard and yellow, your eyes
ing yellowish, your flesh 1abby, it may
be due to indigestion or to a sluggish
liver. Chamberlain's Tablets correct
these disorders. Adv:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
Election.

F. C. Stokes, H. o. Rood, ". R.
Maddox, Kay Maupin and DIR. J. Y.
Hume were elected members of the
Auxvasse city council, Tuesday. John
Meyer and E. T. Henderson were
named for members of the school
board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-04-10
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