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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss oceoh clapper, who attends
Central COLLEGE, is spending the hol-
ldays here With her mother, Mrs.
LYDIA Clappe4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Kathryn and Albert Egerer,
OF Fulton, pave been visiting their
sister, Mrs. George Allen, in this
city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Pearl Barnes, who is teacher
OF the Union school in this county is
recovering ffon a four weeks ill
ness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

PAY your bills promptly on the
first Of the year and keep the prac-
tice up during 1891. This will make
the community more prosperous and
strengthen your own credit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

IT is all a matter of taste, Socrates
Sewers says dryly, whether you con-
sidered this a merry Christmas or
not.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

s. j. BucAner and wife and Aylette
Buckner, of Quincy, spent Christmas
here with Mexico relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30
Public Sale

A 1-2 miles southeast Of Mex
leo, 8 miles west and Ia mile
north of Benton City, or
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

wallace Stuart, of Laddonia, was
IN Mexico Monday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs, c. Van ~Studdiford, of
Vanda]ia, were visitors in Mexico
Tuesday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Lois Shadwick, Of st. Charles,
spent Christmas with Miss Frances
GCoch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Anna Guthrie, of this city, has
returned ito her home after a visit in
Galesbure, III. ,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Dudley went to
s.. Louis Tuesday to attend the New
Years ball at the Statler, and also a
dinner dance at the Riverview Club
for the st. Louis Travellers Associa-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Roy Bryarly and bride, who have
been spending the holidays with Mex
leo relatives, has returned to their
home in Arkansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30
L0cAL NEWS

ms. W. E. Crockett, of this city.
Il aoiet III
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Q, l.. Smith, Of Au&vasse, was a
business visitor here Tuesday morn
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Roy Mason, James jacob and Roy
Freedman, il Of Martinsburg we're in
this city Tuesday morning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

mayor ]. F. Harrison was a bus.
mess visitor in St. Louis Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr. and Mrs. John Schroers, Of
VarFalia, were in Mexico Monday for
a short time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

RoSge Poole, editor of the Cen
tralia Courier, was in this city on bus
mess Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Howard Keath, of St. Louis, spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Keath.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

mr. and Mrs. Lee Ri rds spent
the holidays with Mexico r~eatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

DR.. E. \. Elliott, of Kansas City,
will arrive here Tuesday to visit his
brother, E. 7. Elliott.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss CLARA Karle will visit at her
home at Kahoka, Mo-, returning after
the New Year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Paul are
spending Christmas holidays in Kan
sas City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Kate Biggs, of Fulton. has
been wishing ler sister. Mrs. James
0futt in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mrs. willard Willingham went to
Moline Thursday to spend the holt
days viii relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mh Aline Crews, Of this city, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Haley, Of Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Ellsworth Green is visiting re!a-
es in ExcellO, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

John Stewart, of Laddonia, visited
IN this city Tuesday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

'ane Brown, of Martinsburg, was
a business visitor in Mexico Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

1. M. Monroe and daughter of Lad
oonia, spent Tuesday in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Misses Vera and Latalie Freedman,
Of Martinsburg, we're in Mexico
Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

~ W. Pollock and Joe Considine
air ONE from a business trip to Full
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. George Pulls went
to st. Louis Friday for Christmas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30
PEARLIE OLIVER
MEXICO, MO.

W. E. Tucker of Vandalia transact.
ed business here Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Maude Stephens, of this city,
has returned home after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Backer, of Fulton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Hoxsey went
to New London Friday for the holi-
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

P. A. Dewitt, of Vandaia, was a
business visitor here Monday morn
ing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Shrout left
Friday for st. Louis to spend the holi-
days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Lannie Gamble and wife of st.
Louis spent Christmas with relatives
here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Archie Rodgers, Of Columbia, ar
rived in Mexico Tuesday for a short
visit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Henry Woodson of Vandalia was q
in Mexico Jhl,sday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Roy Stuart left ThuraSsy AZ
tenoon for Colombia to spend the
holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Joseph Garrett, of st. Louis, spent
Christmas with his sisters in this
S,ty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Miss Lacy Denham went to Cen
tralia Thursday for the Christmas
holidays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Douglass BARLEY, of Milwaukee,
vas ~ Mexico Monday enroute to his
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

william Athey Of Farber spent the
day here Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Col. e. Y. Burton was in st. Louis
business Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Forester Of
Kansas City arrived Saturday to
spend the holidays with relatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

The Wabash expects to make quite
a cut IN its force at Moberly shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Joe Talbot Of Laddonia was in
Mexico Thursday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

MEXICO merchants are preparing
Januaryclearance sales that win equal
If not surpass the sales being launch
ed by the merchants in larger cities.
watch for their sales announcements
and take advantage of these splendid
selling events.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

P. G. Athey Of Farber was in Mex
leo Thursday transacting business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-30

Having sold my farm, / will
sell at public auction, the follow
New Britain herald., 1920-10-26
CITY HEMS

Our hats are reduced to s3.5o, s4.80. SS-0o. Conn. Hat Co, Arcade.-advt.
 Mard Gras night at Tabs fair. Curiey's orchestra-advt.
 Georgo Hunoar. formerly with the A. c. Hinc Co. of IxlrtSord, is Hpw associated with tho Eesh Motor Co. Of this city.
 Phoenix Lodge. l. o. O.. F., will meet Wednesday evening and confer the third degree. After the meeting re- freshments will bc served and piano selections rendered by Herbert Berry.
 A. c. Hammond Camp. U. S. ". V. viii hold a meeting this evening at 6 o'clock at tho State Armory.
 Over $500 Kohier q Campbell pianos sold by c. L.. Fierce Go. in this vicinity.
 Tho new water main at Rackliffe Heights was tested this afternoon by tho Are department, in the presence
New Britain herald., 1920-10-26
MoRTtsAGE EoRECIOsURE.

An action for. foreclosure of a mortgage bs Gertrude Richmond Woodward. ana Edgar c. Linn through E. T. Rinxrose. has been brought It is returnable the third Monday in November. in the City Court. The mortgage was given by George F. Hennessy to- Adeline or Richard P. Richmond on May g, 1913. The plaintiff is now in possession or the property on Pennington avenue.
New Britain herald., 1920-10-26

of members of the fire and water boards. Engine Go. No. pump was used to make tho test.
 The vacations for the firemen ended today. Chief William J. Noble will commence his vacation Thursday. Carl Hoffman and Morris Rosen- blatt were arrested this morning on Main street for asauiting each other. The men were former business part ners.
 Mardi Gras night at Tabs fair. Curiey's orchestra.-advt.
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pally by women, who carried head
load baskets. These women came
from Wales and Shropshire, whittier
they returned after the fruit-gather-
ing season. Frequently they made
two journeys daily from Isleworth
or Twickenham, carrying very heavy
loads on their heads. When, a little
more than sixty years ago, such
labor was done away with, spring
vans were employed for the convey
ance of the fruit to market.
Little by little the industry devel-
cped, and with the progress of rail-
ways the cultivation of strawberries
increased rapidly. To follow the
growth Of the trade step by step
would need the space provided in
many bulky volumes. Comparative
ly rapid means of transport were the
principal causes of the development
of the strawberry trade, and nova
days, when the use of the motor is
so convenient, jewellers in large
towns have ample opportunities Of
enjoying Strawberries in perfectly
fresh condition.
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AUCTION BRIDGE

Questionable declarer leads, and his
left-hand opponent wins the trick and
turns it down, leading for the next trick,
to which all four play, the declarer
winning it, While the four cards are
still in the center of the table, face up,
the declarer asks to see the previous
trick. This is refused. The contention
is that the last trick may be seen until
the following trick is turned down.
A. F. Fl.
Answer-A trick once turned down
and quilted cannot be seen again until
the play is finished, except to take from
it a superhuous card.
Questionable first bid, by z, is a
spade. Second hand, A says three
hearts. The third hand, Y has enough
for one assist in spades; but q insists
that he has not enough to assist when
it increases the contract by two tricks
instead of one. What is the rule in such
cases Mrs. J.
Answer-This is largely for personal
judgment to decide, according to the
personality of the players, the state of
the score, etc. Most persons will assist
once, even if it is bidding trick too
much for safety, as they are willing to
be set 80, rather than give up the con-
tract.
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Why Call 1t "Straw BERRY,?

Such knowledge makes one feel quite
cheerful.
Proceeding, the same authority
explains that the name is derived
from "fragrans," for it is we'll
known that the fruit is peculiarly
perfumed. Sir Joseph Banks attrib-
Ytes the name strawberry to the fact
that straw is used to keep the fruit
from being soiled in wet weather.
Other learned writer's disagree, their
opinion being that the word is a cor
ruption of strawberry" because of
it's habit of strayjng. The name mat
ters little, for the fruit if good is al
ways popular. "Strabery ripe" is
mentioned as a London street cry by
Lidgate some $50 years ago. The
Shakespearean passage
My lord of Ely, when 1 was last in Hol-
born,
l saw good strawberries in your garden
there,
-conjures up visions.
Many years ago Strawberries were
far from plentiful. Londoners had
few opportunities Of enjoying them
in abundance at low prices. The
fruit was brought to London princi-
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mountain, to revisit the spot where
my unfortunate friend had dis
appeared?
She insisted, then, toward sunset
on taking the mule trail. We walked
along very SLOWLY. We had, in the
violet atmosphere Of the lower slopes,
the strange consciousness that a
phantom accompanied us. We took
hands, as children do who want to
give themselves courage. We ex-
changed words now and then for
the sole reason that we wanted to
cheer ourselves by the sound of our
voices. But we advanced painfully,
Indifferent to the night which en-
veloped us with it's starry splendors.
1t was as if we were dragging after
us an inert body.
Finally we reached the clear sky
and the narrow ledge at the summit.
There was the horizon heavy with
whitish vapors. There was the rock
on which we had sat, the ground
split with crevices, and the abyss.
Nothing was charged. The hour
even was the same. But between
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Installed ourselves on the highest
accessible rock and gazed at the
fairy-like prospect. Above our heads
the paling moon, it's rays struggling
through a halo Of mist, took the
form of cupola of some gigantic,
lurching church. Before us the frs
and oaks spread out like a cloth of
black and gray velvet over the noun
tain slopes. Below us was the abyss.
Marthe sat between Leon and nv
self. l had my feet planted firmly
on the ground. My friends legs
swung over the edge.
How long did we sit there? I
don't know. l recall seeing Marthe
and Leon, leaning tenderly against
each other. Then there was a crv.
heart-rending cry like that of a
beast whose throat is being cut,
then a noise like that of a stone
which had been detached from the
earth and set a-rolling-lasting for
few moments, gathering volume
and then dying away. That was
all.
Leon had fallen into the depths.
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they should still be as sentimental as
very young people are, often kissing
each other on the slightest occasion.
We stopped for a moment to get
our breath. The perfume of mimosas
and roses mounted to us from the
gardens on the land side far below.
From the other side came the fresh
ness Of the sea. There was so much
dangerous restfulness in these
mingled doors that we would have
stayed where we were if Marthe
hadn't pointed with her finger to a
peak close at hand, behind which the
moon appeared like an enormous
ball of gold.
Let's go to DEVILS Peak" she
said. "It is only few steps,"
Her husband answered her with a
kiss. "Come ont" ] cried.
We reached the summit after a
longer chsnb than we expected. We
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4 THO nowadays would de-
" scribe a strawberry as a
V "feshy receptacle? Few

put Those unhappy 1Olk
who have to face the examiner in
botany, who in bygone days was usu-
ally a crusty old gentleman with a
strong distaste for anything but sci
entifically accurate phrases, says a
writer in "The London Daily Tele-
graph" The miserable student
the term is written with poignant
feeling-who dared speak of the
strawberry merely as a popular
fruit plentiful and cheap in June
would be told that further study and
additional fees were necessary be-
fore another stage of learning could
be attempted
A celebrated botanist, Mr.. R.
Thompson, some Of whose writings
were published in 1876, explains un-
der the heading "Fragaria": This
is "a genus Of Rosac@, distinguished
by its ten-cleft calyx, it's five petals
and its seeds inserted on fleshy re-
ceptacle. This fleshy receptacle is
the fruit known as the strawberry"
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We sprang to our feet. Marthe
shrieked. / called at the top of my
lungs. The echoes from the valleys
brought back our cries.
What grief doesn't yield to the
healing influences Of time? Little
by little the tragedy of that moon
light evening effaced itself in our
memories. We piously treasured
our memory of Leon. We often
spoke of him with tenderness.
Then, since we both recognized
that our characters were we'll suited
to each other, we married. 1t was
marriage of reason rather than
of love, for my feeling toward
Marthe as friend scarcely altered
after she became my wife.
Every winter brought us again
to the Esterel range, where we had
passed SO many happy hours and
where we led the most peaceful ex-
istence possible.
Why was it that Marthe con-
ceived the idea one evening of max
ing pilgrimage to DEVILS Peak?
What demon inspired us to climb that
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everybody how assiduously he is
working and how difficult it is to
play the cornet; he has hopes that
honest effort will be rewarded and
that he will be promoted to playing
larger, more impressive and louder
instruments.
A bystander turns to still another
bystander and exclaims:
"That young Harding can play a
cornet, by jimmy, about as good
as anybody. I'll bet you he'll soon
be good enough to travel"
To suggest that fellow towns
man is destined to travel" is about
as high compliment as one can be-
stow in town the size Marion,
Ohio, then was. 1t meant that
Warren possessed a degree of
musical skill which would make
him sought after to 20 forth
and appear before critical and Gull
tured audiences in the big cities Of
the country.
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for nine years. Then the fellow
dropped in unexpectedly and appils'
Cor job.
"You worked here once beiof''
didn't your" asked Harding.
eyes, sir; l did, and the last t''as
! ever set up for you was peaau
full account of the death of O0''
1t made such an impression on u,
chat / went out and got drunk.
remember the piece yet. IL vss
good enough to put into a book ~ !,
near as / can recall it went hike 'n'''
Whereupon the tramp printer J.
cited verbatim the little ars'e's
Harding had dashed off as pars =
the days routine nine years prev
Gus.
Naturally, the man was place.
back on the payroll without delay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-18
In the Ring With the Great Brazilian Aneater;
The Zoos Pride Lacks Beauty But Has "Terrible Punch

wife has always said one would look
so well with white hair, and one
hopes she will be satisfied now.
Mike returns. He has small
dish filed with raw eggs, stirred in
milk.
well feed him." he says. "It'll
take his mind off Of u.s."
He, comes into the pen and the
anteater shifts with his elastic
snout and advances with both clubs
in action. Mike puts the bowl down
and the greedy anteater begins to
slobber around in it with a tongue
fourteen inches long and otherwise
like a lead pencil. Mike watches
him, fascinated.
"Look at that tongue he says.
Hc moves the bowl with the broom,
and the anteater makes motions
with his night club.
The water attracts Mike once
more.
give got two of them tanks to
fill" he says, passing one the broom
again. "You watch him. Damn
that water"
Never mind the door," one says,
as Mike begins to climb out. "That
tank is running over. Pll fasten the
door,"
Mike grunts gratefully and hur-
ries. One watches him until he is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-18

TIN THE last article we found that
y aces and kings were apparently
n worth twice as much in the hands
of the declarer and dummy as
those in the hands of their opponents.
There are two plausible explanations
of this. The first is that the de-
ciarer's eide, otherwise the successful
bidders, has picked the contract best
suited to their cards. The other is the
great advantage of playing the hand.
Just what this advantage Of playing
the exposed hand in combination with
ones own may be worth has always
heen matter of conjecture with writ
oTs en- the Canle. The majority Of
he's" maj express any opirion think
Il IS worth an extra trick. In my
o~;ninn, t.iis is a ridculously low es-
innate.
r fortyseven aces and kings will
win ninety three tricks for ono SIDE,
while twenty-five Of those cards vi |
win only twcnty-four tricks for the
other side, the contract to play the
nIna must be worth more than a
trick deal.
The selection of trump suit does
not seem to affect this average, as we
find in the no-trumrers the adversaries
held nine aces and kings and won only
ten tricks With them, while fifteen Of
those high cards won twenty-nine tricks
&c, the declarer's side.
AS all bidding is based on the hope
OF getting the contract and playing
the hand, it should be obvious that
the bidders ought to make their dec
lalationa on the valve Of The cards to
the declaring side, rhi,n is double
what they will be worth i they are to
play against the declaration.
This is a very important poiat. and
in order to bring i. home, AID 20
show how values shift with or against
the winning declaration, take The fol-
lowing deal which | consider revolu-
tented the whole theory of bidding
al auction
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that the pen is short. There is little
room for fight. Would it be fair to
Mike to cause the great anteater
from Brazil, the finest specimen that
ever came to the Bronx Zoo, to dash
himself to atoms against the other
end of the cage? Mike is responsible
for the well-being of the animal.
Would it be fair to him, when he has
been SO friendly and has given such
thoughtful advice? And, besides, the
anteater has such a small brain
cavity, there is plainly no room for
imagination. Would he even have
sense enough to be frightened by an
umbrella? Might he not be infuri-
ated? On the whole, one decides,
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us there was some strange and pain
full feeling of restraint.
Marthe leaned on my arm. 1
bent over the depths. Below was a
dark lake, whose waves broke on
naked and jagged rocks.
poor fellow" l exclaimed. Then
a shrill voice whispered in my ear:
ut was I who pushed him over.
1t was l. You never suspected it,"
turned around. Marthe was at
my side, motionless, impressive.
1t was the wind, surmised, which
had made me think / heard that
whispering voice. But there was not
breath of air. Again I bent over,
fascinated by the dark gulf below.
The voice repeated in my ear:
ut was | who pushed him over.
Like this-gently, very gently"
was about to lose my balance.
| felt myself slipping 1t was like
nightmare.
By violent effort of the will re-
covered my equilibrium. Marthe
hadn't budged. She seemed to smile.
Was it all hallucination? Was it
Marthe who had spoken to me? Was
she going to push me over, as she
had pushed my predecessor?
| felt like flinging myself on her.
wanted to know the truth. But no.
turned and fed. l ran until was
out of breath.
(. Never since then have seen that
Won1an-n1y wife.
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1t does not matter who deals, nor
who gets the contract and plays the
hand, because all four hands are ex-
actly alike, provided the final bid is
notrump, so that there shall be no
pl eponderating trump strength in any
hand.
Each player at the table has one
card of each denomination, from the
acc and king down to the deuce, and
each has the same combination of cards
in one suit or the other, the suits hav-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-18
SMUDGE

Question-A is one in the hole, all
three of the others being within one Of
game, when A bids four and makes it
For this he claims the game, under the
rule that four bid and made is q smudge'
B bets this does not hold when the
bidder has not a clean score-G. B. D.
Answer-B is correct. If the bidder
is in the hole when the smudge Is
made it scores four only.
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DRUNKEN tramp printer ono

4 DRUNKEN tramp printer once
~ paid to Senator Warren G.
Harding what Harding con-
siders the highest compliment he
ever received in his life.
The printer was working on Hard
ing's newspaper. One day Harding
wrote little account of the death
Of the son of an old friend. It was a
beautiful obituary notice, although
Harding did not realize at the time
that he was producing what bor-
dered on real literature. The tramp
printer placed the article in type.
That same night he went on a de-
bauch which took him to other parts,
and Harding did not see him again
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safely in the turtle pen, and then
one crawls through the door, leaving
the great anteater SOLDERING in the
bowl of milk and eggs. Mike re-
turns as one is locking the second
door.
did you come out?" he asks.
what did you think of him? Amt
that a terrible club he carries?"
Ppm going home and look him up
in the encyclopedia" one says, "and
find out whether he's a bird or a
beast"
Hes a bird, all right" says
Mike. "Ain't that a terrible club?"