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Graham guardian., 1921-07-15
ADDS TO LEGlON'S STRENGTH
Commander Of Minnesota Department
Has Way Of Doing Things That
Gets Results.

Under the direction of A. II
Vernon, commander OF the Mime.
Graham guardian., 1921-07-15
SLOW
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Aches, pains, nervousness, diff
Guilty in urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney, liver,
bladder and uric acid troubles
Graham guardian., 1921-07-15

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bring quick relief and often ward of
deadly diseases. Known a. the national
ssmsdy Of Holland for more than 400
years. All druggists, In three sizes.
issk fsr ths name Gold Medal On every bon
and accept no imitstioa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Strange Loot
Taken From
Negro Cistern

Now comes Jim West, colored, who
can pump everything from automobile
cranks TO watch cases from his cistern
but from his cistern alone.
Jim had fisherman's luck Wednes-
day. The chain on his cistern broke
and he had to fish for it. He caught
everything but the cham.
The first attempt to recover it re-
suited in an automobile pump coming
up from the depths. Not to be daunted
by having his cistern give up such
strange treasures Jim tried again.
Next time a gold watch case made its
appearance. Jim kept fishing.
When the days catch was counted
had 2 automobile jacks, 2 Chevrolet
eranks, a rubber boot and a gold
watch case. This is no fish story
either.
West turned the find over to Sheriff
Chal Blum who is e~ndeavoring to
locate parties who have lost these ar
ticles. The loot could not be identified
as having been taken in any of the
recent hauls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Silky Ears And Friendly
Dispositions Characterize
MAJ Hunting Dogs

trips before they will work without
allowing such conditions to distract
them.
That's why courts require ped
igreed dogs to be used in man hunts.
Then they are sure of their victim.
A good dog can follow a scent that
is as much as f~orty-eight hours old
and rain, unless it be a torrent, does
not make the trail cold"
They can go any place and over any
kind Of country. The kind of terrain
makes no difference. There's a scent
there anyhow. 81
Like many other things whose SER
vice is strenuous their period, of USE
fitness is comparatively short. Five
years is their maximum time of SER
vice. Often they break down before
that and they don't retire on a pen
sion. Strange as it may seem most
Of them die from nervous breakdown
resulting from the excitement of the
chase, a great many of the dogs simp-
ly dropping dead.
1. III. Shelton is one of the men who
has done good work with "Genevieve"
and Woodrow" the two prize dogs of
these kennels. In the last ten days
these dogs have been instrumental in
capturing or convicting fifteen men
in Macon, Pike, Audrain and Galloway
counties.
The big thing, their keeper says, in
affecting capture is to keep the place
where a crime has been committed
free from other scents so that the
dogs can take the right trail. The
kennels were secured by Moberly put
ting up $1,000. The dogs work in
pairs for 50 much a dog and expenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12


Man wanted to give bloodhounds
practice by being trailed. Maybe its
a job you don't want, but H. G. Stump
fer of Moberly has a different fellow
doing that little thing every day.
Mexico has seen his dogs work.
Its part Of the training every dog
in the Randolph County Kennels I'M
dergoes-a whole year of it. The
dogs canno5 follow the same cent
more than once if they are to get the
best practice. They must have diff
ferent onesto work on-just as the
pianist who knows only one piece
would be out of luck if called on to
play another SO would the man-hunter
be a failure if he could trail but me.
Mr.. Stumpfer's dogs are English
hounds. They might be taken for up
town houn' dogs, but for a slightly
heavier build and their long, silky
ears, If the rule that a dogs intelli-
gence is proportional to the size of his
ears can be applied here, these dogs
would shade some humans we know.
The pups must grow to full size be-
fore they receive any training at all.
Then they get their first schooling
practice trailing with older dogs. All
that is necessary is for their master
to talk to them and lead them to a
place that has been tracked by the
parties they are to trail. They will
follow the scent at once-for every
person leaves an odor that settles to
the ground when one has passed, but
can only be detected by the most UNI
canny nostrils.
After the first workout comes the
road training, where the animals are
accustomed to streets and strange
places. They must take many such
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
iaIts PETIT JURORS

T
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$3.50
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Takes Over Garage.

C. A. Rowe of st. Louis has taken
over the Audrain Service Garage and
will conduct it as a high class repair
and storage shop. He has had nine
years experience in repairing all
makes of cars and will no doubt make
a success of the work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Funeral of David S. Beam.

The funeral of David S. Beam, who
died Thursday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. M. G. Morley, was
held at the house at 1 P. M. Friday.
Following the services there the
body was taken to Bethel Church,
where further services were held and
burial made.
Mr.. Beam was a devout Christian
and a lifelong member of the Presby-
terrain Church. His death is widely
regretted by a wide circle of friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
New Rotary Members

H, B. Mckinley, E. R. Locke and r.
r. Wagner became members of the
Mexico Rotary Club Friday noon at
the weekly luncheon. The meeting
was addressed by Herbert McDougal,
ofthe Pershingway, and w. F. Vance,
of Mound City, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
yandaIia Constable Arrests Boy.

Archie Thompson, IL, of Vandalia
was brought here Friday morning by
Constable John Atkins of that city.
He is alleged to have stolen a gun
in company with another boy and will
be turned over to Sheriff Chal. Blum.
The boys father had left home in
search Of work and he and his mother
were to join him soon. The boy was
not going to school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Commencement Program

Pupils and Teachers of Benton City School earnestly
request your presence at the Baccaaureate sermon by the
Rev. James E. Green Of st. Louis, at the Presbyterian
Church on May Is, at II 100 a. m., and the closing exercises
of the school at the Christian Church on May 10, 1921, at
500 p. m.
TENTH GRADE
Glass Motto-"Non Victoria sine Labore-No Victory
Without Labor"
Glass Colors-Gold and lavender.
GRADUATES
Winifred Stratton
Margaret Douglass
Lowell Erisman
EIGHTH GRADE
Glass Motto-"Not Finished, Just Begun"
Glass Colors-White and light blue.
GRADUATES
Hazel Byars
Estin Bashaw
Evelean Duckworth
Eva Goodson y
Marion Hinten
Robert Hildebrand
Alice johnson
Lloyd Russell
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Harriet Rintcel
Anna DeTienne
Elsie Basinger
Charred With SeIling Whiskey.

Jap Willingham q farmer residing
near Skinner has been arrested by
sheriff Blum on 4 charge Of Illegal
possession and sale Of whiskey. He
was released on $500 bond to appear
at the June term Of circuit court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Pleads Not Guilty.

Fred Owens; held in connection
with the Benton City burglary, plead
ed not guilty in Judge Hooton's court
Friday and was bound over to the June
term of circuit court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
No More Public Service Increases.

No More Public Service Increases.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May g.
In a statement issued today, John
Kurtz, new chairman of the Public
Service Commission, indicated that
the era of rate increases for public
service corporations had come to an
end. He says indications point to a
gradual decrease in all elements en-
tering in the costs of operations.
These, he says, will prohibit further
increases.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
Hatton Man Drops Dead.

William C. Hutchinson, fell dead
Wednesday at his home near Hatton
while talking to a neighbor. He was
So years old.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
PROGRAM

Welcome Song-THello! Everybody, Glad to See You
Here" By School,
TENTH GRADE
instrumental Solo, annie Laurie Variations"
Margaret Douglass
Essay, "0ur Country" ............ Winifred Stratton
Essay, rThe Secret of Greatness" =. Margaret Douglass
Instrumental Duet, With the Crowd"
Winifred Stratton and Margaret Douglass
Grafton, "On the Ruins Of the Past Blooms the
Perfect Flower at Last ........ Lowell Erisman
Presentation of Diplomas
Miss Grace Dulaney, of State University
Song, "Our Schoolmates,' by Sixth Grade Pupils
EIGHT GRADE
Song, Some Place for Us All" .............- BY Class
Salutatory, Success in Life" ............ Lloyd kussel
Glass Prophecy, hazel Dy@iA
Essay, "Cheerfulness" ................ss Ance Johnson
Class Poem. ..... Estin Bashaw
Valedictory. "A Ray Of Hope" $50. Evelean Duckworth
Presentation of Diplomas ............ SUPP. I'd u. oHuU
Song. Farewell by SAo"
Playettc, Closing Day at Beanville School,
BY Pupils of Room |
Exercise, Button Hole Demonstration
By Alice johnson, Evaean Duckworth, Hazel Byars'
Eva Goodson, and Mildred Russell, members OF the Sewing
Club.
Playette, Mother Wins ............ Pupils OF Room II
Song. eRheumatiz," By Pupils Of Tenth and Eighth Grades
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

warwick D0minitz, son of Mrs.
Frances Dominits of this city. who II
now residing ii Gary Indiana, "A The
proud father 81 ! soa born.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

George Lucas of Curryville was adj
mitted to Audrain Hospital Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

Lillian Kohl
Lillian Wright
Ernest Richards
ina Mae Daniels
Marguerite Hamlet
Benton City Eureka
Mabel Mills
vinita APPEL
VIM. Ray
Price Boswell
Edith Gieseker
Josephine Graham
Marvin Farrah
Glare Hankins
Mexico Duly
VIM. Niederschutte
Freddie Fritsche
Alma Marietta
Laddonia Black
Margaret Schneider
Centralia Daniel
Lilburn Northcutt
Martinsburg Marsiasburg
Katheryzs Noses
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

Telephone repairing. See r
w0RSHAM at Ankrom's End Hard
Store. l1-st-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12
F3ow,s This3

How's This1
we offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
Ave years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hair~
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood or.
the Mucous surfaces, expeliing hi Poll
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken nails Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you Will see Q
yreRf Improvement In your general
Raaith. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine al once and get rid or casarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
Sold by all Druggists. 76c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

Miss Jannette White of Centralia
was a recent visitor of Mrs. Lucy N.
Hinton on West Maple.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-05-12

Welcome song-THello! Everybody, Glad to See You
BY School.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
HOW DO WE STAND?

Tn any<event strike or no strike, it is a wise move now being instituted in Hhis state to make a survey of the flood and fuel in this state.
 Although the crops may vary, al- though the buying may vary from year to year, it is wise to have some standard on which an estimate may be based whenever an emergency may @rise. It is quite possible that the work along this line now being done may be too late to be of use in the present state of affairs, but it may help now and surely it will help 1T future emergency. Fuel is to be in cluded also in this survey and may throw some light on an always inter estinp question.
 Governor Lake does not tell exactl, what is being done, in his statement nor how sure we may be. But thi he does say:
 "All the resources of Connection ore being marshalled to insure a con tinuing supply of food to our people and immediate steps will be taken t, conserve necessaries. Everything pos sible will be done to prevent sufferin and distress and to preserve law an order in the event of a railroa s.rike."
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
BEER OR NO BEER

Those members of the populace who have been, with tongue hanging out, existing in the oasis (figuratively speaking) created by the eight eenth amendment and watching with hope ill-concealed hope the dents of Washington sent there by the ballot for any signs of lifting the ban on stimulants took considerable heart when it was announced that beer and possibly light wines were to be issued to the ailing through physi- clans prescriptions. What a world of possibilities the proposition opened up. True there is a fight on to beat it, to legislate beer out of existence even as a medicine, which may be done and may not
 It appears that the beer ruling m y not be beaten, mainly through a re- vulsion of feeling against prohibition | that has gradually come aboutv vsince | it became evident what bribery, graft and even possible murder had been placed under way by the amendment. True the ruling does not affect the amendment and the status of the
 United States as a "dry'' country but actually it will make it far more easy to obtain the forbidden fruit for which men have murdered.
 | When breweries are allowed to
 make beer and drug stores to sell il
 on prescription to "ailing" persons we are prone to believe that the per- centage of i'll ones about the country will increase alarmingly. A man witt
 four or five in his family might obtair
 enought beer to keep his friend!
 agreably supplied through capitaliz
 ing the illness of each and everyone
 even the infant in arms. Graftins
 physicians are sure to spring up te
 issue prescriptions to all who have tn
 price. Corner drug stores, placin,
 placing business over ethics, will req
 a harvest, twill be a fine day indeed for the bunch
 But, as in other things, we are re turning to "normalcy' in liquor Leg islators in Washington are quite awar
 what the refusal to adopt the anti beer bills will mean. They know wher
 most of the beer will go Notwith standing, as they are perfectly aware a great number of people want bee 5 and perhaps a small number but sti t a sizeable one is going to get bee
 somehow. It may be done, eventually 1 through the ballot. Politicians i :, Washington are best able to judge th
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
COMMUNICATED
Christian Science and Disease

To the Editor:
 A recent issue of your paper con- tains a report of a sermon delivered by Rev. MT. Armstrong, in which the preacher takes issue with the teach ing of Christian Science regarding the unreality of disease. The preach CT is reported to have stated in sup port of his argument, that Jesus did n deny the reality of disease.
 Christian Science certainly teaches that disease is unreal. And it is quite evident to the Christian Scien- tist, that Jesus, by healing disease, denied its reality in the most aprac- tical way.
 Should child in school write upon the black kboard, 2 and are 5, and believe the statement, the fact that his ignorance was expressed would not make the statement true. To the teacher, the incorrect statement would be apparent as a mistake, but 1t would not be real to her. The child's $ | mathematical healing, so to speak | would take place when he learned l that and are 4.
 Christian Scientists have learned l that diseases are mistakes, manifested because of fear, ignorance, or sin
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
LIEUT.. REYNOLDS IS
 HOME FROM BALKANS
Army Medical Officer Is Visiting Mother Here

Lieutenant John Reynolds, son of Mrs. John Reynolds of Harrison street, who arrived home Monday evening from service overseas, tells very in teresting story of his experiences and work as a medical officer in France, Germany and the Balkan states
 He enlisted in the medical corps of the U. s. Army in 1917, and was assigned to Camp Devens. In 1918 he sailed for France, and landed there in July. He was attached to Boston City Unit which occupied Base Hospital Mo- 7 at Tours. Here he treated the wounded until the close of the war, and in Ferbuary he was transferred to the German prison camps in Is-Sur- Tille, where he was one of the many inspectors of health. In September, he left for Germany with a group of prisoners who were being sent home to Germany. He returned to Paris and volunteered for duty with the Amer- can Red Cross in Serbia.
 Here he was assigned to the hos pitals which the Red Cross has insti tuted to cark for the sick. The con- dition of the country was very poor | with regard to sanitation with the re- suit that there was much sickness an6 l disease. The Red Cross would set uI
 these hospitals, organize a staff o1 native doctors and workers, and ther
 turn them over to the Serbians to TUT
 themselves At present, there are { ] of them in Serbia.
 l From Serbia he was tranferred tt l Albania where he spent a year a. medical inspector of the American | schools there. The Red Cross bull 1 these schools to teach the Albanian | elem entary subjects, and trained som, of the natives in the method of teach ing so that they might at some futur, 1 time be able to conduct them them lselves. He spent part of his time i,
 working in the dispensaries engaged
 in child welfare work. Here he acted
 with the other American doctors al supervisors of the work of the native
 Albanian doctors who were carryins Lon their work.
 l He has made no definite plans fol I the future, but he intends to set up {
 practice and is not sure if it will bt
 in New Britain or nor. He has had a. offer to enter the army again but ht
 is undecided as yet.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26

This sort of betting is harmful in
 origin and execution. War will per wade as long as men think of it.. Granted that the Japanese are clever statesmen and diplomats. and that they would conceal any thought of such a thing as war, it is deemed impossible that she should have car ried her preparations so far that she
 would be ready to start conflict so soon.
 It is interesting to imagine what the odds" would have been or would there have been any betting at all or the suggestion of such a thing, had | the United States been in the League | of Nations after the Lodge reserva- | tions had been added to it. L The chances would be very small i Apropos there comes the news that should there come conflict in the Pa lcific, or elsewhere, involving the I United States, Great Britain would | support the United States, according to the personal opinion of Lord North cliffe, in speaking to Japanese news paper men who had come to Manila from Japan for the purpose of in terviewing him. He said Ut is incon-
 ceivable that any contingency might
 arise lseriously to menace" the invis-
 lible but impregnable. bond that make
 the Englieh-speaking peoples one il
 humanity.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.
THE RAILROAD LABOR BOARD.

It appears that the United States been one of the weak sisters in con nection with the threatened railroad strike if stories to the effect that it has suggested that the lower wage proposed by the railroads be aban- doned, for the time being at least, are true. The stage was set for a battle royal between a portion of railroad labor, the most essential although not the largest portion, and the employing concerns, with every indication that the fight to a finish was to come about. The board, in our opinion, admitted it's weakness in attempting to postpone the strike by dilatory tactics which have, in the past, rendered the rail- . road situation as bad as it is today. Inasmuch as the public is paying the freight when buying any necessity that is carried on the roads and inas- much as the public is interested in nothing but price reductions at the present time we believe that public opinion did not and does not favor the strike, if for nothing but the selfish reason that higher wages mean great CT costs. In fact, it appears that even certain clements of railroad labor are not in favor although the reduction in wages affects them as we'll as the
 
 against the engineers and their fel- low strikers it is utterly safe to say so. and public opinion will break the strike though possibly some of us will suffer through the using of inefficient men in responsible positions until such time as the inefficient ones have been be Indirectly taxed to pay back the costs of the strike to the roads.
 Union labor has decided the strike N must come, the railroad managers have \ decided to stand pat = the Railroad Labor Board, instead of trying to < avert should have taken more direc action or kept ha2ds off entirely IT. respective of the action of the board it appears that the aght is coming that both principals are sticking t. their guns, and itlis just as we'll tha this should be. The pot has beel boiling. it must boil over some tim and any attempt to put off the tim makes the eventual showdown mucl harder to bear. We shall at least fin and how much of a part raflroad labo is to have in determining the futur cost of living.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
YOU GET THE "MON."

A decision in England, it is to be noted, holds that if you pay money lost in gambling, by check, that money may be recovered by the loser.
 If you do not pay at all, of course, you are in no trouble unless couple of strong arm men make you, but the sum may be recovered at law. Which, of course is quite proper and correct if you look at it that way.
 But imagine number of bookmak- CTS in England who receive their more or less illicit gains by check Then imagine every one of those men who gave the money, getting cold feet and reforming to the extent of trying to discourage gambling, all seeking to get their money back in law suit The bookmaking fraternity on the other side would go bankrupt.
 Moral, never gamble, and you'll never have to worry this out.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
BETTING ON WAR.

In the London Market they are practically giving odds of 19 to 1 that there will be no war between Japan and the United States, before Decem- Der 31. 1922.
 The London Times says that an- other deal was effected providing for the payment of the total loss in case that "even a part or the whole ot the West Indies is transferred to the United States of America in payment or part payment of our debts c'Eng- land's) on or before December 31 1922"
 That means that some believe wal between Japan and the United State: is coming before the next year ends and are willing to take odds on tha proposition-19 to l.
 This is a new game-betting oi whether or not there be any war
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date. J

Treasurer F. e. P1att of the Central Railway and Electric Trolley company, toop trip to Bristol this morning on a tour of inspection.
 Mrs. H. c. Stanley has been named president of the McAll Mission Circle at it's meeting yesterday Miss Mary Whittlesey read an article on, "The Protestant Churches in FraAce." The price of cider in this town Is rated at about four cents gallon. Best 25 cent all wool hose on the market now at IT cents a pair or three pair for 50 cents-D. McMillan- ladvt.
 The newly constructed gate house at shuttle Meadow has been accepted bv the water commissioners.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26
"JESS RUMINATIN'."
 (Robert RuSSel.)

 What is the use O Twin? Boil 'em down in one big pot, Then draw 'em out, examine 'em an see what we have got. The business is too big for one, but try the trick each day, An seel from out that happy pot what some things have to say.
 First there's your home, if you've got one-upon that all depends,
 You'll find there waitin' wife an child-there too may come your friends. A mother or grand oP man who's made you what you A little while they'll both be there-then see you from afar.
 An then there is the word at night before the glowin' fire, Which warns the heart an drives away the thought of danger dire. You wonder why you worried when you're home safe in the arms
 O. those who want to share your joys, your sorrows, your alarms.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-26

foreign trade figures issued today by +he commerce department. Imports from South America during the month increased by about s6,000,000, while exports remained practically unchanged.