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keep the butterfly or moth safely II
the insect can be mounted within
few hours 1t will be best. but some
times this cannot be done and the
insect dries up: in this case the paper
containing the insect may be laid IN
a relaxing jar. This Is jar partial
ly filled with moist sand and kept
covered. The fumes OF little car
bolic acid sprinkled in the jar will
usually keep it sweet. One or two
days exposure to this damp air will
be enough to allow the insect to relax
SO It may be mounted as easily as
though it were just caught.
The storage box Is explained by the
sketch. II must be perfectly
alright box made with a lip around
the inside as at to exclude micro
scopic Insect pests which are the bane
of the collector who must continually
guard against them. To still further
safeguard the collection moth balls
may be fastened into the box or
naphthalene sprinkled on the bottom
before the pa per packing board is, put
in place. This must be removed from
time to time. The packing board Is
for the purpose OF securing the pins
upon which the insects are impaled
and both the top and bottom should
be covered. which permits double the
quantity TO be stored. The box must
be carefully made with tight joints
the angles inside and all cracks pa
pered with adhesive paper to enectu.
ally exclude pestA
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Whizzoo he went flying! Down.
down, down the moons ray. over the
MIL and over the forest. straight to
the foot Of his own great oak tree,
"nere that very moonbeam fell upon
his grass blade.
JOY. oh joy. Gnomes, elves, fairies.
katydids. crickets. there they all were
gathered about it. Each night since
the dragon fly ran away with Cfinn
Cottie they had gathered beneath II
to mourn him. For a moment thew
were stricken dumb as Djinn Cottie
came whizzing down the moonbeam
Then they sent up a shout to spill, the
very forest. and the insect orchestra
burst into God Save the King.
Never was their such wild rejoicing.
But from that moment Djinn Cottie
was never allowed to be without a
bodyguard of bull-frogs And il some
day when you are walking across the
meadows. you should come to moss
beneath huge oak tree and one tall
grass blade. with a single drop of dew
upon it. keep your eyes open for a
bull-frog, and when you see one hop.
ping about it frantically then. oh then
ssh. sh! The dewdrop will be Diinn
Cottie!
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A RIDDLE
From lily and violet Just one letter
take;
The same. now. from tiger and cat:
Repeat. please. this treatment with
apple and pear:
And salmon too. don't forget that.
Within every magazine the whole viii
be found.
or this fact there's really no doubt:
Seek there. This advice, friend. Is
helpful and sound,
And my secret. you soon will ind
out
BEHEADNGS
Behead quick and bright and have
a trading place.
Behead an uncut road and have 4
rod or bar.
Behead the FIRST man and get some-
thing to retain water.
Behead a cereal and have what
makes 1t grow.
The beheaded words win spell the
name Of q wild animal.
DIAMOND
My first Is q consonant.
My second IL q numeral.
My third II q reptile.
My fourth 10 to strain or to obtain
with difficulty.
My nth las vowel.
ANSWERS
A RIDDLE-L.E-T-T-E.
BEHEADINGS
mart
r rail
A dam
@ rain
f'-.--.r-s@r STAG
DIAMOND
ONE
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Hf'6 SCARED VITA BIG OWL
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OF the katydid chorus.
"Coms right over to my house." she
said. II am sleepy, and I'm sure I
shall rest much better II you sing me
to sleep with this singing"
The katydids laughed in her face.
and the crickets chuckled. but the
frogs were really angry. Madam. now
dare you." said the Oldest bull-frog.
"Djinn Cottie Is q prince among
fairies. Do you think we would leave
him to sing you to sleep? II it's ,nusic
you want. stop and Join in the chorus"
az" blazed the dragon fly. II? You
are insulting. I will teach you to be
sorry for your abominable manners"
It was the very next night that the
dragon fly settled on the moss beneath
Djinn Cottie's grass blade while the
cricket orchestra was tuning up for
the concert. Good evening Djinn
Cottie," she said, over-sweetly, How
would you like to see the sun before
rising. Climb on my back. can bring
you home before the fairy hour IL
gone. Well fly to the edge Of the
world and look over. You shall see
the sun climbing the stairs to the
Daybreak."
"Oh. should love It," cried> Djinn
Cottie. He dropped to the dragon
fy's back and called to the orchestra,
Walt for me will your"
1--WE viii. we WILL" they shouted
back, and waved their forelegs and
feelers until the dragon fly had scared
out of sight. Up. up. up she flew
over the forest. over the meadow. owe,
the hill and over the marshes, on and
I on and on with never a sign of stop-
ping until poor Djinn Cottie's head
was spinning and the far-away world
swan below him.
"Please Dragon Fly" he said faint.
". ut Is a beautiful ride to the Day.
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KANGAROO RAT

about me. are my teenchy little fore
legs. and great. long. strong. hind
ones. That's where l got the kangaroo
part of my name. though I'm no
more kangaroo than l am rat. So
1t seems that l am a terribly mis-
named creature. any way you look
at it. On the outside of each cheek
there Is loose flap of skin. that
makes a fine pocket or pouch. and
that comes in very handy when there
Is something to be carried. can
cram these little pockets with seeds.
just as you can cram your pockets
with apples, and hop along home and
not know that l had load. Like the
kangaroo. that l was named after.
carry my front feet curled up on my
breast. and seldom let them touch
tho ground. and hop along on my
hind legs. And when l get In a
hurry. or when an owl gets after me,
believe me. can do some jumping
that would make you open your eyes.
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scattered all about over the country.
where We live. no one can say We are
lazy. Our homes are all connected by
well-kept trails SO that we can visit
around without getting our feet mud
dy when 1t rains. for 1t does rain
sometimes. as dry as the country ID.
We stay indoors during the day. either
sleeping. or nibbling the stored-up
food. and only come out at night. On
bright moonlight nights. and you
know the moon seems bigger and
brighter in the clear air. Of the desert,
than It does anywhere else. We hop
about, hunt for seeds. visit around,
play games and fight. and have the
time OF our lives generally. And II II
were not for the old owls, and the
hungry coyotes that are forever stink
ing In the shadow OF sage-bush or
cactus. We would not have q care Ia
the world. But please do not think
Of Nc - rata, for Ws are not
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and wonder II ] didn't have wings.
AS my hind legs are pretty much all
bone muscle. l can deliver a kick
that would make q mule ashamed OF
itself. that Is. when the difference In
size IL considered. do most of my
fighting with these hind legs too, for
sometimes have to fight you know.
when some other kangaroo rat tries
to take my dinner away. l just jump
up IN the air. and come down on his
back with both feet, giving a kick as
land. which generally sends him
rolling over the sand. and glad to go
home and behave himself. The kind
OF rats that you are thinking about,
live In holes in the walls Of buildings.
and are always sneeking around. to
see what they can steal. and that's
why people don't like them. But We
live Just as far away from people and
houses as we can get. so no one can
ever accuse US Of stealing. In fact,
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AZ ELS, the books say I'm a rat. but
" really I'm no more of a rat than
y am a squirrel. and anyone can
- tell that from looking at me.
why. a rat has little, beady eyes
hardly bigger than a pin-head: long.
struggling. ill-kept hair. and naked.
disgusting tail, that feels as cold and
clammy as an earthworm; and the
sly, sneaking manners of a regular
thief.
While my eyes are big and intelli-
gent, my fur always neatly brushed.
and my tail Is covered with fur clear
to the tip, where there is a tuft of
long white hair. A rat dresses in
dirty gray. while the coat | wear is
reddish-tan. or fawn colored as some
call 1t. and then. I have a wide
white band from shoulder TO tail. and
a white stripe on each side Of my
tail. and people who know me. say
I'm a regular little beauty.
But the most un-rat-like thing
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Cover this with blotting paper which
fits snugly against the jar as at b
and pour upon this about "" Of plas-
ter OF paris mixed with water to as
stif consistency as it can be to
make perfect contact with the sides
or the Jar as at c. Allow this to be-
come perfectly hard and the Jar will
be serviceable for years II 1t is kept
covered at all times. Place the In
sects in this Jar as they are caught
and cover the jar quickly. Usually
Is minutes exposure to the fumes will
be ample. The butterfly may then
be placed In a paper made by folding
q strip 3" or 4" wide and 8" or 9"
long into triangular shape as at d:
fold the ends K over on the dotted
lines which will close the paper and
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FTER the collector has caught
the insects as described last
week. he Is confronted with the
j problem Of killing them merci-
FULLY. The method commonly used
compels the insect to breathe the
fumes of cyanide Of potassium which
Is one of the deadliest poisons known.
The greatest care must be used in
handling this but the cyanide jar is
perfectly safe unless one deliberately
inhales the fumes.
To make q cyanide Jar select q
screw top jar large enough to allow
the hand to pass into it freely. Take
the jar to druggist and explain that
you want enough cyanide OF potas-
SUM to cover the bottom of the jar
as shown. an ounce or. less as at q.
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c0oed Whenever
spelled n CAPITAL use coIorJ

n NE bright day when the BLUE
sky had only a few big white
clouds sailing about, Teddy took
" Susie Mae for a ride In his new
wheel-barrow. Teddy's father had
painted 1t RED with a YELLOW band
around 1t and YELLOW handles, legs
and wheel.
BROWN haired Teddy looked very
strong with his ROSEY-PINK cheeks.
He wore a BLUE striped suit with a
big white collar and RED bow tie and
good sturdy YELLOW shoes. His
socks had BLUE checks to match his
suit.
Little YELLOW haired Susie felt
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DUNN. COTTIE

- HERE'S tall blade Of grass BY
bit Of green moss At the loot
OF a great oak tree. And In the
~ morning one drop Of dew hangs
upon 1t. but at midnight the tiny drop
rolls down the blade. and a. II splashes
upon the moss up leaps Djinn Cottie.
All In green he Is. and oh. he II gay.
and oh. he Is happy. and out OF his
pocket he pulls his silver horn. IRA
tum." he blows, "Trum ia! Toodle
decide dee da da!" And up from the
grasses. out Of the flowers, shaken
down from the trees and the brush
and the bushes. come gnomes and
elves and all the fairies.
How they dance. how they frollc!
Djinn Cottie Is leader Of their revels.
He can balance three ants on the end
OF his nose with a superfine elegant
ease. Sometimes he ties the angle
worms in bow knots. and blows dream
dust In the fireflies' faces until they
sneeze so hard it sets their little lights
TO blinking.
He sways up and down on his tall
blade OF grass until he turns back
somersault and lands on an ear. Sc
with his antics he holds the fairy
throng till dawn. when they fly back
to their trees and their bushes. Their
Djinn Cottie creeps up on his gras:
blade and crickets and katydids gather
beneath 1t. Grasshoppers too. oh yes
and the bull-frogs. They play ant
they sing him to sleep. and Dim
Cottie slips back in his dreams to thu
form Of a dewdrop.
But once on a night. the dragon
fiy happened by just as the fairy foil
scattered and the orchestra begal
their lullabies for Djinn Cottie. Mag
nificent" she thought. They shall
sing ME- to sleep. will tell them.
ana she swooped down to the leade
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THE JUNIOR COOK
BROWN BREAD FOR PICNICs

Put cupful molasses.
teaspoonful salt.
teaspoonful soda into . sauce
pan and bring to . boil Boil I
minute.
When slightly cool add
/ cupful butter milk or sour milk.
cupful bran.
lcupful cornmeal
y cupful raisins.
Wheat nour to make q soft dough-
Ut u impossible to give exact d.
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very fine. too. In her PINK bonnet
and frock. Her mother had en-
broidered two big YELLOW daisies
on the frock and trimmed her bonnet
with them too.
Up overhead a big GREEN leaved
apple tree with slim BROWN
branches leaned down-and plimp! a
big RED apple fell right down on the
broad BROWN path.
i've brought my little PINK cared
bunny along. See, he has cute PINK
eyes, too" said Susie.
"Tll take you to my home" Teddy
said. "See. 1t has a RED roof and
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rection for this as bran and cornmeai
take up different amounts Try "
cupful and add q little more II the
dough seems very -"runny.")
Beat till well blended.
Pour into q creased bread pan and
bake in 4 SLOW, oven for IS minutes
This should be made the day before
or early in the morning II it 10 to be
used for sandwiches. Spread merely
with butter It u delicious.
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chimney. The house Is made all OF
GRAY stones"
The grass was GREEN and so were
the trees. while dear little YELLOW
and PINK flowers grew along the
way.
Of the apple tree and stuck out his
bright RED vest. He sang and sang
the trees, while dear little YELLOW
straw nest with three BLUE eggs in
it and he couldn't help singing. His
jacket was nice soft GRAY.
The border Of this picture can be
colored YELLOW. the lettering RED.
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break. But l must go back. The
fairy hour is long over"
Back" snapped the dragon fly,
foolish Djinn Cottie. Never again
will you see your grass blade. Never
again will the chorus OF insects sing
while you dream yourself into a dew
drop! They would not sing me to
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sleep. They can whistle from now
until the skies fall. before they will
sing you 10 sleep again."
Down she swooped to her home in
the rushes. She shook OF wee trem-
bling Djinn Cottie. so stunned. so sur
prised he had nothing to say.
Then began Djinn Cottie's days in
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prison. He was so tiny that he knew
even II he could escape the dragon
fly. he could not beat his way back
to his grass blade in a hundred years
of travel. He pinned and grew whittier
and thinner, sadder and quieter until
even the dragon fly's selfish heart was
moved to pity.
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Just about minute. walk Pete and The friendly bug
Who seemed to like the little reached the waterpus
Quite heedess Pete rushed ahead and peepe into the spout
Although the beetle shouted very Justify. Look out"'
We think the picture tells the tale much better than the rhyme
1t looks as good luck had quite osaken him this time
And Peter felt himself as if he didn't a straw
A weter sadder. more discouraged pig you sawl
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as,s SCARED WIFI BIG OWL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
THE FOURTH MEETING
OF THE AUDRAIN COUNTY
ASSOcIATI0NAL B. 7. P. U

Saturday and Sunday, May 10, and
IA, 1922, at the First Baptist Church
Mexico, No.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
200 Devotional, Miss Dorothy
Buschhorn, Mexico, Nc.
Welcome on behalf of Mexico B
Y. P. U. and Baptist Church, Capt
Van Horne, Mexico, Mo.
Response, Edgar Berrey, Centralia
Mo.
Solo, Miss leila Keaster, Hardin
College.
Secretaries Report and Roll Call Of
Unions.
2:SO The Associational B. Y. P.
U.
(a) What it is and Why needed,
Pleasant Plains Church.
(b) The Associational Standard
Of Excellence.
$500 The Relation of the B. Y. p.
u, to The Church, Rev. John E.
Turner, Mexico.
$500 Address, Rev. J. A. Bryson,
Centralia.
4:S0 Appointment and Announce
ment Of Committees.
4:45 Picnic and Social.
SATURDAY EVENING
500 Devotional Miss Ruth Ed
wards, Centralia, Mo.
Playlet, Visitors from Sunrise
Land, Mexico Juniors B. Y. P. U.
Piano Solo, Miss Vallie Bush, Mex
leo intermediate B. Y. P. U.
Reading, Miss Margaret Worner,
Mexico intermediate B. Y. P. U,
$3.50 Why should we Expect Mis-
sionaries from our B. Y. p. US. Van
dalia Church.
S:45 Address, "PeriIs Of Young
People, Rev. G. F. Barton, Van
dalia, Mo.
Reports Of Committees.
pONOA1 MOIkINAAN0
$50 Bible School.
10:45 Sermon, Rev. j. H.. Hughes,
Pastor, Mexico Church.
Special Services for Mothers Day.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
200 Devotional orma Mackey,
Bethlehem Church.
2:15 The New Manuals and
STANDARD of Excellence, Miss Lucy
Brown, County Missionary.
Special Music, Vandalia Union.
2:30 Address, DR.. S. J. Vaughn,
President Hardin College.
3:15 Round Table, led by Prof. A.
Gorrell, Mexico.
$3.50 Business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11

ing the whole country over. is from
one-half 70 three-fourths Of a carload
per acre, based on d~isease-free con-
ditions. The facts are that at the
present time the national average
ranges from one-tenth to t~hree-tenths
Of a a per acre.
c. E. Casper, formerly Of Rush
He'll, who has been managing a dairy
in Kansas City for several years, has
bought a farm in New York State
and viii again join the agricultural
lists Mr.. Casper married a Miss
Clendenin Of this county, a sister Of
Mrs. Ed Atchison Of Worcester local.
ity.
The Missouri Feed Law requires
that each bag Of all live stock and
poultry feeds Including corn chop,
bran and shorts,) to be correctly lab
eled, showing what you are buying.
Nothing is gained either in yield or
maturity by planting o r before con-
ditions of soil and atmosphere are
right. The Missouri State Board Of
Agriculture confirms this statement
as a bit Of cheerful encouragement to
such farmers as may be discouraged
on the corr outlook. It must be adj
mitted, however, that the long series
Of rains has left the soil in a not very
favorable condition. The Missouri
State Board of Agriculture is pub
fishing a new bulletin by Sam Jor-
dan on corn, which viii soon be ready
for distribution.
Let the Ledger print your sale bills.
We are equipped to do this work to
YOU satisfaction. WITT
The Missouri Seed Law requires
all wholesale and retail dealers, also
farmers advertising farm seeds for
sale, to correctly and completely
label or tag each sale often pounds
or more, showing what is in the bag.
Missouri is the tenth state in num-
Der of dairy cattle. Wisconsin is
first, followed in order by New York,
Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Pennsyl-
vania, Texas, Michigan, and Indiana.
In January of this year Missouri was
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
BEACH
WILL NEVER
LEAVE MEXICO

Belle eBaeh one Of the most noted
High School horses in the United
States, and the pride of Mexico, was
bid for by Joe Greer, horse trainer
for the Gollmar Brothers Circus
which showed here Tuesday. The
bid was $4,000 but Trainer Bass, it's
owner, refused to sell at any price.
Last winter Dan Odom, manager
Of the circus, saw Belle Beach when
she was shown at the international
Horse Show in Chicago and later said
he would own her IL It were possible.
When Mr.. odom learned Belle Beach
was a Mexico horse he told MI. Greer
to get her if possible when the circus
was in Mexico.
Tom Bass, her owner, absolutely
refused to part with her however and
only smiled when Mr.. Greer finally
.oered $4,000 for her. Bass said she
was not for sale at any price as he
had been her trainer and the personal
attachment was greater than any
desire for money,
Ei
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
Country Church Program.

At Littleby NJ. e. Church there
will be special services on Mothers
Day, May IA at 10 A. M, a Commur-
itySocial, Monday night 800 p. M,
at which there will be a program and
short play followed by an ice cream
social and on Saturday afternoon a
picnic for the Mothers and Daughters
of the community. On Sunday, May
II there will be a Daughters Day
program at 10 a. M, special sermon
II a. M, and the pageant, "Girlhood
in Many Lands" at 1880 p. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
WILL BREAK
GROUND FOR
new DORM

The formal ground breaking exer-
cises for the new $4,000 dormitory
at Hardin College, will be held Mon
day morning at II o'clock. There
will be a special program which viii
be announced later and the occasion
is being generally advertised all over
Audrain inviting the public to be
present.
President Vaughn AMI others will
take part in the event which win be
Of nor than unusual interest here.
Work will start immeiiate,y follow
ing the ground breaking as the con-
tractors intend having the structure
ready for occupancy by September
FIRST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
BIC SPECIALS
BIG SPECIAL NO. i

Extra heavy galvanized steel
buckets, heavy wire balls re-
enforced bottoms. regular use
sellars will 60 On sale from our
large show window Saturday
10 A. NJ, zoe. Only one to q.
customer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
BIG SPECIAL NO. .

White inside and outside foot.
tubs, or baby bath tubs can also
be used for sink pans. Is in.
long, 6 in. deep, with handle at
each end. $1.49 value special
price each 75c, 10 A: Nj, Satur-
day from our balcony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11

MEXICO has always been proud Of
her public schools and we IRE glad
that the levy carried Tuesday. It il
unfortunate that this failed 70 carry
when first presented, but III the final
analysis the people of Mexico always
do what is best for their city,and came
Tuesday to the front determined 70
give to the children of the city i fair
chance in the future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
EVERYONE in Mexico should join

EVERYONE in Mexico should Join
in making the Commencement exer-
cises at Hardin, N. NJ. A. and the
Mexico public schools q big success.
These institutions are Important fac
tors in our community life and their
interests are closely allied with
everything in Mexico worthwhile,
We suggest you make the Commence
ments this year even bigger events
than in the past and cooperate in en-
Pertaining the many guests Mexico
win have on these occasions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11


Can announcements are cash in
adyanee.)
The following announce for County
Office subject to the action Of the
Democratic Primary to be held in
August 1922.
County Collector
TIP. NOEL
MISS LOLA POWELL
7. VIRGIL STUART
JOE D. BEATTY
G. P. ARNOLD
County Clerk
S. P. CUNNINGHAM
JNO. C. HAGAN
ROY C. BARKLEY
Circuit Clerk
j. E. LOTION
Recorder
FRANK s. SUMMERS
D. M. SLONAKER
Presiding Judge County Court
s. J. BOVINE, j.
Judge Western District County Court
]. J. WALKER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
SCHOOL LEVY
WAS CARRIED
TUESDAY

The school tax levy carried in
Tuesdays election by the vote Of 240
to- 1873. This will provide sufficient
nds to carry the city schools
through the next school year and will
also provide some of the needed i'm.
~pfovements in sanitary conditions
and. equipment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
d1 wi Advertisement

THE crime waves in the larger
cities are resulting in special police
patrols, secret police hiding places
and other emergency plans. The
country gets to be d better place I'd
live all the time. I
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express u sincere
thanks TO III neighbors and friends
who SO kindly assisted US during the
illness and death Of wife and mother;
and also for the many floral offerings.
VIM. AIlBUS, ST.,
AND CHILDREN.
d1 wi Advertisement