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Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

VIM. Shuttle, a prominent farmer
and feeder of live stock for the st.
Louis market was Wednesday, Oct.
20, with load of western lambs of
his own feeding that sold quite good,
but then they were good lambs and
we'll finished. Mr.. Schultz feeds thou
sands of lambs every year and
knows how to make them good. This
lot of lambs consisted of 121 head
that averaged 70 pounds and they
brought SLABS. Mr.. Schultz was
highly pleased with the price. He
lives in Audrain county, Motive
Stock Reporter.
Galloway mules that are being fed
for market are putting on fat rap
idly according to some of the feed
ers, and those which were put in the
pens early will be ready for sale be-
fore Thanksgiving time. So far dis
temper has not been reported among
the feeding mules while weather con-
ditions generally have been favorable
for caring for them.
1t is estimated that about 1,00G
mules are on feed in Galloway
County.
Let the Ledger print your sale bills
We are equipped to do this work tt
your satisfaction. wifi
James R. Howard, president of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
predicts that American farmers are
about to enter into a general era Of
prosperity, which barring another
war or economic disorders, will be
the greatest in the country's history
The Garter, Pollock and ,Winn
sale of Poland China Hogs Wednes
day in Franklin's Sale barn brought
a total of $2,421.50. About sixty
animals were sold.
Disher's Wonder topped the SALE
at $3.50, being purchased by Consi
dine and Son of Thompson. This
animal was dam of the great Reve
lation litter of 1921 which sold fol
$3.50. The next highest price wa!
$100 paid by Considine and son fol
a boar, which was farrowed il
March 1922.
The list of sales follows.
| Field Rrothers, five animals al
$75 each.
Fewel Brothers of Auxvasse, three
animals at $24.50., two at $23 eacl
and three at $22 each.
D. L. jenkins of Thompson, three
animals at $50; one at SAL.
/, D. L. 0linger, Thompson, three
animals at $25 each.
Considine and son, one animal a
$130, one at 500, one at SAL ant
one at $51.
W. D. Woodward of Mexico, thre'
animals at $50 each.
RICHTER Bros, eight animals, fou
for $43 each and four for $44 each
Ray Brown of Centralia, s ami
mails at $40 each.
w. C. Bowen, two animals at $S'
and four at $S2.
! Alex Hanna of Centralia, three
at $S3 and three at $50.
C. c. Myers, Of Perry, one ami
NAL at $25.
John Baumann of Centralia, on
animal for $26.
J. L. Williams, one animal fo
SIS.
| C. W. Pease, one animal for $50
| An almost unequaled record for
warm day in late October was estat
lished here Friday afternoon whe
the mercury climbed to the so mari
] Reports from the weather bureau ]
st. Louis announced that temporal
| ure there was 80 at l o'clock FIR
day afternoon and stated that wa
|; hottest October 27 for 81 years.
The highest temperature, IS, n
ached by the mercury in Kansas Cit
in the last week in October, sinc
Z. the establishment Of the weathe
! bureau there was recorded at 8 o'cloc
Friday. The highest temperatuI
recorded preiously as 83.5 on 0cf
ber 1920.
Thrae hundred head Of white fa(
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

James Richard Wilson, 3-year-old
son of William Wilson of northwest
of Auxvasse, died about noon Monday
of diphtheria. The child was born
in Montgomery County. TIE burial
was in Elmwood Cemetery Tuesday
morning and there was short SER
vice at the grave.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

Mrs. James E. Milliken Of Cleve-
land, Ohio is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. w. b. Adams.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

Floyd Lapman Of Laddonia was in
Mexico On business Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

p. and Mrs. X. R. Bragg are visit
ing in Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

j. C. owen Of Fulton was in Mex
leo Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-11-02

Ledger Want Ads PayTry One.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
BELIEF AT HOME.

Many and often have come the ap- ieais for the relief of those In distress n other countries as the result of tho rar. With generosity and promptness here has been a response of which this country has every reason to feel proud lf has given spontaneously and system lficaliy for tho relief of humanity in ioreiEn lands. those left without home ir food. those dependent upon charity irom without the border of their coun- ry. those orphaned and neglected and hose experiencing the ravages of dis lase and hunger. IL has made no differ snce whether the can came from those rho suffered from the war. whether they rcre in famine-stricken regions or rhether they were the victims Of dis ister or pestllence. The need being ihoWn and the appeal made, help was ioon on the way.
 But the cry of suffering humanity is aeeded not solely when 1t comes from loher countries. We are mindful of un- 'cn.unates abroad but we cannot over oot tLose right here at home. We are ict rcgretting what we have done for lthcns but we cannot neglect our own. .it is So be expected therefore that there riu b,' an adequate response to the call rhIch tas been Issued for the provision N funNs necessary for trs administra- Ion or relief to those of the flood area iioux the Mississippi valley. where great nsses hiIve been experienced. families broken 70 and the survivors left in a | lostitute condition.
 . As was to be expected the Red Cross E at work giving aid in those sections What that work means Is indicated by lhs fact that there are S1,0O0 homeless families. the meeting Of the require nents for such being far beyond such ocai means Of relief as might prevail When ths Red Cross deals with such sionditons it is well understood that re. tof work is in most capable hands. The hct that st0u. 900 has already beer fpsnt for tho relief of the homeless and hat a half million more Will be required io deal with tho conditions that pre- ran ought only to be stated to bring c response from those who are eager tG participate in meeting the financial re asf that is needed. Judging by the pas lhs can Of the Red Cross means th' pren.ng of the pockecbOoz5.
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to thai effect it is the attitude that was to be expected
 Because of the need that exists it is tc be expected !hat there will be con
 eried drive undertaken in those states where much Improvement in child labor conditions Is needed and where the sit uatlon has been responsible for the ef- forts to- secure federal legislation against the deplorable conditions. Arons- ing the conscience of the people of those states is 8 slow process. They respond so slowly that needed changes are not likely to be obtained by such an effort for a long period to come unless more effective methods of awakening are found and a greater interest aroused in the rights of the children.
 Child labor laws are not for the pirr- pose of making mollycoddles of the com ing generations. Trey are against the exploitation of child labor and it is sur prising that there is any commonwealth in a civilized nation which does not rec ognize the value of such a restraining effcrt when consideration is given to the facl that the children of today are the citizens of tomorrow.
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QUITTING rHE ARMY.

From all indications provision is to be made by the appropriation committee of the senate for a reduction in the size of the army but not such a reduction as, was authorized by the house. In all probability the appropriation will per- init Of an army of 140, 900. This is not entirely in accord with the recommends tion of experts but it comes very close 10 it for 1t was maintained by them that the number ought not to be reduced be- low 150.o00 The looping off of 10000 men Will be much different than cutting the number to 115,000 as decided in the house since it will not affect the pres ent officers but will mean 8 reduction solely of enlisted men, a fact that Is of no slight importance when the value of the officer is considered in connection with the training of forces.
 Jr the house the purpose seems to have been to give attention chiefly to economy without regard to the condition In which it would leave the nations de- fense5. That same view was taken re- garding both the navy and the army but it is impossible to overlook the fact that there is danger in going too far ir th- way of cutting down the army and navy quite as much as there is in build ing ul' a monstrous war machine. We do not want to neglect any more thar we want to overdo. There is the protec. ton to the country which must get C proper amount of consideration.
 We have agreed to reduce our navy in accord with other countries, and 1T that desirable move we took a promi nent part, but that doesn't warrant us 1T discarding all means of defense or re l ducing them to such a number that they would be next to valpeless.
 Conditions are such that the wal basis can be abandoned but the peac' basis is something which should b. reached by other than hit or miss pol Icy. That is the position taken by tn senate committee, one that will proba ply be supported in that body and whei the matter goes to conference the wis dom of it ought not to be difficult to i'm press upon the house.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
Famous Folks of Fiction
Don euixote
(By H. Irving Copyrighted

(By H. Irving -Copyrighted1
 Aside from literary people who read it because they feel they must, and stu dents who read it because they are told they must, how many people today read Don Quixote?
 Not so many, it is to be feared, as talk glFbly about the immortal crea- tion of Cervantes. For it takes little exercise of brain power to read and ap- preciate the story to which the redoubt- able knight of La Mancha gave a name tand of which ne is the hero.
 But the Don lives and will live when the heroes of best sellers and gripping stories have vanished, leaving not g rack behind"
 Don Quixote is a respectable Span. ish gentleman whose brain becomes sC unbalanced by reading old romances oi chivalry that he sets out to fight giapts and dragons and rescue the oppressed But his giants turn out to be windmills his castles, taverns, his armies, 1ocls of sreep and his oppressed gentlemen galley slaves
 The Don is the reverse of "'A Yankee at King Arthur's Court" instead of car rying the ideas of modernity into the Age of Chivalry he tries to carry tho customs of the Age of Chivalry into modernity. Don Quixote was high-mind, ed. learned, gallant, pure of heart and honest of purpose. Had he lived at Ar thurs court in the sixth century, he would have moved to stately measures through ''The Idyls of the King" But as he lived In Spain in the beginning oi the seventeenth century, he is a ridicu. lous figure-though while we grin at him we feel the pathos of his character; that pathos which attaches to all who faii to- keep pace with the marching centur- ies, who find that all the world is oui of step but me-"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Sailing from Hampton Roads today, a, distinguished party of American na- val officers, all members of the class of 'S1 at the Annapolis academy, are going to Tokio to hold a class reunion there on July 4. Durng their stay of several weeks in Japan, the visitors will be the guests of their old class mate, Admiral Uriu of the Japanese Navy. With the training he received at the Annapolis academy Admiral UFtu developed into one of the worlds s most eminent naval authorities. The AdmiraIs record n the Japanese navy has been full of noteworthy achieve nients. During the Russo Japanese war he commanded the squadron which destroyed the Russian cruisers in Chemulpo harbor He commanded the Japanese vessels which did such destructive work before Port Arthur and at the battle of the Sea of Japan he commanded a division of the fleet
 under Admiral Togo In later wears
 he rose to the aH-important post of chief of staff of the Japanese navy, 1 While a student at Annapolis he was 1 converted to Christianity, and has since continued in the Christian re- 1 ligion.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
What Return of Beer Would Mena

nat heLurn or Beer would. Aea1
 MT. Editor: A careful study of the newspapers reveals a sinister campaign being carried on throughout the country
 by the so-called wet" forces It is not possible for them to secure repeal Of the prohibition amendment and they are not trying to secure such repeal. What they
 are trying to do is to secure the election
 of a congress which will repeal the Vol stead enforcement law and substitute therefor a statutory law declaring beer
 and wine not to be intoxicating, , a law 10 provide even for the enforcement of weak provisions law bringing back the beer
 trade, the saloon and liquor politics.
 The return. of beer would mean:
 We would have a drink bill of S5,- 000, 100000 annually. When the nation
 closed the saloons our drink bill was
 nearly $2,500 ,000, ,O00 The present drink
 bill in Great Britain with about 10000, : 900 people is 40, 0,000, ,000 pounds or. ap-
 proximately S2,25O,0OO,OO0 which we un- derstand is practically double what it was before the kaiser started trouble
 With increased prices and greater con
 sumption, due to after war tendencies, there is no doubt that our liquor bill would be five billion dollars annually, not including incidental losses to the people caused by the renewed traffic. What would it mean to take S5,00O 900, ,0Oo out l or legitimate American industry at the present time? What would it mean to lower the standard of living of oar apeo- pie, particularly of our working classes to the tune of s5,00o, GOO ,O00?
 ?. We would have the saloon back
 The American saloon was a beer saloon l not a w1iskey saloon. All of it's ir.stitu- 1 tional evils would thrive just as well if
 not another drop of whiskey were sold. l 3. We would have whiskey back I You cannot open 100000 saloons in this country and keep them from selling
 whiskey. The saloon never obeyed the l law passed for it's regulation except the
 law compelling 1t to pay a tax.
 f. We would have the beer trade back If you want to know what that was read the report of the senate judi.
 ciary committee on the breweries and an | ti-American propaganda. All of the rot teness and hyphenism of the trade would
 be once again injected into politics.
 5. We would have a new evil in wide spread drinking by women.
 The American woman was kept out O the American saloon. The American man considered her too good for the de bauching influence of beer. Very few respectable women drank at all in Amer ica in the old days. But the old stand ards of conduct for women are pass ing away under the influence of the nev lfemininisn and we have not yet had tim
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
Pray Wlthout eeaslnE.

This command sets before us the sim pfest and yet the most difficult of all .our duties; anyone who can obey that Gan obey all other commands. Prayer sour highest privilege and yet it is the one effort against which he naural heart srebeIs!r 5tz..;uFEq ~s s--1
 -", Almost everybody Psays prayers" sometimes, and a good many are in the habit of offering aejaculatory prayer freduently, but how many have ever learned t6s pray in thes spirit-to place themselves entirely under the infiuencs of the Holy Spirit desiring only to be guided in prayer and enabled to ask with faith for such things as are in ac- eordance with. the will. of God. How many are there who think of prayer al a delightful communion, with God and who continually lift up their hearts tC God in thapidulness and submissive truthfulness, ..
 The obstacle in the way of offering real prayer is the fact that we do no really want the, things that God wanti most to give ns.y An unselhsh nature seeking above all things to glorify Got in every thought, word and deed;
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
ANOTHER COMPLAINT AGAINST
 TURKS.

In connection with the limitation placed on the weight of auto trucks using state highways in some states and its agitation in others for the protec- tion of the highways and the invest ments made therein, attention is direct ed to another side. of. the matter by a statement made before d meeting of, bus iiress men in. Rhode. Islah1 tos the. effect affected the large chimneys of rnanu- featuring establishments.
 It seems a bit. surprising that more attention hasn't been given to the effect of heavy trucks upon buildings. when it is realized how they are shaken when such vehicles go bouncing through the streets when loaded, and especially if there happens to be any small defect n the highway. 4s
 Restrictions thus far have been made necessary because of the fact that high ways in many instances, especially dur ing the spring of the year, were not built with the idea of withstanding any such wear and tear, as the big trucks place upon them. Trucks have devel- cped in size and carrying capacity much faster than it has been possible to build modern highways to carry them without showing the effects. Proper protection against such damage by linn. itipg :he loads is most certainly advis- able. but when streets of cities or high ways elsewhere are so built as to make | limitation unnecessary, the Rhode Isl and statement would indicate that quite as much attention must be given to the safeguardinr of private property. From all indications 1t is a question that i' sure to get more attention before 1t get' | less
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20
FIGHTING oH1p IApoR.

Tinse who have stood back of child labor legislation through thick and thin nay be disappointed by the decision of he United States supreme court, but hey arc not discouraged. They believe nat there should be such protection gwen Co the children as Is provided for under the chfd labor law. but they are bot co rabid as to believe that they ought Co be allowed to violate the Con- ltitution. They had not undertaken hsir protective effort in the belief that f was a violation Of the fundamental hE by which thin nation is governed, but inamuch as the pian they had sup ported is declared to be so. their efforts urist be continued. but in another direc- ton
 yust what plan win be decided upon Iemaus to be determined. Efforts can Eeu he dirsctsd in more man one ave nua The cTT of the children for relief inA a puopsr chance can neither be ig- lorsd nov sidaraclrsd. and when the barkers agzinst olild labor give notice
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to see the establishment of new stand ards. In this transition time, the iahn- ence of the saloon and the beer trade. urged by an economic motive and pushed by every method of trade promotion would be perilous to American woman hood.
 6. We would have the spectacie oi one-tenth of the American people, most of whom are of foreign birth and not yet freed from heart allegiance to for eign customs, overthrowing the formal ac. tion of the vast majority of the Ameri. can people.
 Moral: Let every right thinking American citizen ind where his repre sentative, congressman or senator stands on this vital question in the priui aries and send only those who will vot, to uphold the, enforcement law. With thanks for your courtesy, re main,
 Yours truly,
 J.w. CARTER, Attayaugan, May IS. 1922.
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CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MAY 18th, 1922
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NORWICH MUSTN'T GO BACKWARD


 When the people of Norwich were called Into town meeting for the purpose cf expressing thelr views upon daylight saving they had reason to expect that the majority would be accepted. That meeting declared for daylight saving and Norwich has since been for the most part abiding by that decision and in keeping with practically all the other citics in the state and many of the tognA We have placed our business hours in step with the railroad and with al of southern New England
 Some Of the opponents Of the idea have shown themselves bad losers and as the result another special town meet Ing has been called for Monday night to decide whether there shall be q special election held Co further decide what Nor vich will do.
 Isn't it high time 10 put an end to this bad habit Of special town meetings because the losers show themselves poor sportse
 Norwich has backed and dilled because rf such influences long enough. It is time to get out Of the rut and proclaim the fact that we stand with other pro- rrcEsive communities.
 By ths call for Monday nights meet irr action is to be taken on whether a Epccial election win be authcrized and whether Norwich win provide the S1,- odf necessary to hold such an election The people of Norwich can and lhouid end thiS matter Monday night by opposing the Idea of a special cleo bon Vote against the special election lhua endorsing the last town meeting rh.ch favored daylight saving. and put ln end to the biakerinC and confusion Ehich the standard timers have been en. Eeavorinr Co --~~- 'nca that time.
 Norwich has t-- i-Ve. both in thu city and town hlch enough without going Co the uncalled for ex prnse Of si.ooo for a special election 1pcn question of this craracter. Sucl a sum could be put to much better us' : lu countless other directions, if the tax payers have the money to contribute.
 Go Co the town meeting Monday ev ining and stop this unwHrranted ex pense hy voting against a special cleo uon-
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Today's Birthdays

Emile Berliner, mauso for his in vention of the telephone transmitter and other electrical devices. born in Hanover, Germany, n years ago to- day.
 oswald West, former governor of Oregon born near Guelph, Ont, 49 years ago today.
 Hon. Frederick L. Beique, member of the Dominion Senate, born at St. Matthias, Que, IT years ago today. Oscar J. Larson, representative in Congress of the Eighth Minnesota dis trict born in Finland, 52 years ago today.
 Ben Johnson, representative in Congress of the Fourth Kentucky dis trict, born near Bardstown, Ky, GA years ago today.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20

Amongst our common garden plants it is difficult to get attractive things that will grow well in shady places and this Is just where many of our most beautiful native plants will succeed best. A good place is on the north side of a house or other buildings, but not near enough to get the drip :. on the north side of apple trees, pines or spruces, but not on the north side of elns or naples, which take too much moisture out of the soil. On the north side of a high stone or brick wall or high board fence for those who are fortunate enough to possess such is an excellent place to grow shade loving plants. For most of our shade loving, plants it is important to dig a very liberal amount of leaf mould or peat A rookery built up from the height of few inches to foot on level ground is help to many plants If north sloping bank is available the rookery may well extend up the slope but always ensuring that the rocks are
 laid so that there is plenty of loose sol
 rich with leaf mould between the stones
 Tn such shady, moist soil Anemont 1 Pennsylvanica, Nemorosa and Thalie- l trum anemonoldes will thrive, also tht
 beautiful spring Hepaticas, but thes. last do best if some lime is dug into tht soil. Our native harebell. Campanu1s rotundifolia thrives admirably in such 2 1 place. Bloodroot, with it's beautiful l foliage and white flowers is a delightful | spring flower, also the Podophyllum ol 1 May apple. of which Asa Gray said il an early edition of the manual of botany { fruit of a mawkish taste. eaten by pig
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Today's Anniversaries

17S5-Congress passed an ordinance inrelation to the disposal of lands in the western country. 1s06-Edward R. Ames, the first Methodist bishop to visit the Pacific coast. born at Athens, O., Died in Baltimore, April 25, 1879. EMarquis de Lafayette, French statesman and friend of Amer ica in the Revolution. died in Paris. Born Sept. 6, 1757.
 1S63-Sir John A. Mcdonald was
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again appointed premier

again appointed premier of Canada.
 1Ss5-First Pacific Coast women's
 congress opened in San Fran ''-- cisco. ISs7LU. s. Congress voted s5o, ,o0g to s0n- aId suffering -Cubans. - 1915EEnglish coroner & jury passed a
 verdict of "wilful murder" s. against EmperOre William after - a Zeppelin raid. 1e19-Fifty thousand persons were I killed in Java by an eruption of the volcano, of Kalut.
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Early indications point to the fact that something besides hope and best wishes will be necessary to accomplish the desired ends in that Chili-Peru con. ference.