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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18
Flowing BY Steam.

This is the age of modern i'm
provement, especially on the
farm. The time was when
grain and hay were cut by the
cradle and scythe. To-day the
mower is used. The time is not
far distant when the farmers of
Michigan will do their blowing
/ 10y steam, as is being done in
the East to-day. II will not
take place in day, but the
/ time will come when the horse
will be superseded by steam.
a demonstration was made on
, the farm of Mr.. Albert HoXie,
located near Lenawee Junction.
1t was unique sight to see the
| soil, and sod at chat, turned
over by the plows, propelled by
steam instead of horse power,
as in the old way.
The field was about eighty
rods long, containing trltle
over thirty acres. A Port
Huron engine was attached to
the tour pillow gang and went
right along without an appar.
ent effort. a representative Of
The Times was on the ground,
and followed the machine over
the field and back. 1t took
seven minutes to make the trIp
one way with short stop,
The burrows are laid over very
even and are about sixteen
inches wide and seven inche,
l deep, making a swath Of SIX
l feet.
The engine was equipped
with the new self-cleauInl
drive wheels, and is adapted /,
any soil. AS the wheel move,
forward, it leaves the grounC
just as the fnll weight OF tn
engine is pressing against tn
: forward part of the section O
. dirt adjacent to the forwar,
i lug. This pressure on the edg,
:, of the dirt causes all the dir
between the two Ulugs to NOV
slightly on the surface of tn
N wheel, thus looseniug it an
&C causing it to fall off of its ow
a weight.
e The outfit when in workin
e order will turn over one acr
n per hour, and it will take IL
pounds of soft coal to the acr
- to run the engine. journal {
- Agriculture,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18
List of Letters.

Remaining unclaimed in pos t.
Office at Monroe City. Mo, on
Sept 16, 1902.
Alva SBerrey, Walter Engle-
bardtt, Ada Hobbs, H. Dillon
O'Connor. Dean Osbarn, Frank
Richey, H O. Seip, Jessie
Shlnar, James Shivers, Chas.
W. Taylor, Tony Wilson.
To obtain any of these letters
persons must say advertised.
j. p. PATTON, postma ster.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18
IinwOOd Links

Coo' w ''"er I'll present.
Jack Frost "aN made ms APP
pearance. Winter WIZ soon ."
here.
b'nWo'" S''""' l. PROGRESS
ing h'ce'' u"oe' '"e 'l"'"Se
ment Oh II" O'""l"'"'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18

Will Nance showed us Il freak
in the way of potato this
week. Tue tuOer was an ex
certionally large one and there
were six others of nearly equal
size growing from il.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18
Warning.

Tenderness, aching in the small of
the back is a serious symptom. The
kidneys are suffering. Take Smiths
Sure Kidney Cure at once. 1t is a
reliable kidney remedy aud system
regulator, and will cure the trouble
before it develops its dangerous
stage. Price so cents and 81, 90 For
sa!o by j. j. Fitzpatrick.
What do you expect to be
when you become of age, nv
little man?' was asked the lit
tie boy from Hunueweli.
"Twenty-one, sir" replied the
wise little inhahitant of tire
Sa carhine Village.
The United States Life Saw
ing Station, at the World s Fair
will stand at the inner, angle of
Arrowhead Lake, in the West
ern part Of the grounds. The
lake is 1900 feet long and at
the station is $50 feet wide.
The Worlds Fairs first baby
Louisiana QLeary, was duly
christened with great ceremony
in front of the Administra ton
building. Saturday afternoon,
Sept. g, in the presence of a
large crowd. A Priest and two
assistants conducted the cere-
mony. Florence HAYWARD.
member of "a prominent ST.
Louis family acted as sudmoth.
er and Isaac S, Taylor, Director
of Works of the Expo sition was
godfather. Valuable presents
were bestowed on the mite of
humanity, who cried loudly
when the oinrmeuls were ap.
piled,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18

The Odd Fellows are prepar.
ing to go to Madison next
month aud all members of this
lodge are earnestly reques ted
to be at the hall next Monday
evening at Z o'clock.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18

Node Green through James
Bland of Paris, Mo-, sold the
DIR. M. E. McMasters farm west
of town to Mr.. Bartau, of Wy.
oming, III, Price 1896 per
acre. Also the Laban Lake farm
of 200 acres to Mrs. Vesper
Buell. of this city,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18

If the crown prince of Siam
has read what the newspapers
have been saying about the
crown prince of Germany he
may think a second time before
venturing into the American
girls country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18
Three Minute Liver Cure.

There's fellow in St. Louis
who cnres livers IN three
minutes. His name is G. w
Kahles. He tells different
story, each week, entirely in
pictures, about a well.meaning
but misguided policeman named
Clarence, the Cop"
The great st. Louis Sunday
Post Dispatch prints these.
If there is anything in laugh.
Ter curing liver trouble, one of
Kahles' series ought to cure in
about three minutes.
There is no doubt that at this
time there is reason to believ e
that we have raised more grain
in this country than ever be
fore. But we hear bad reports
from ali parts of the country
about strouting wheat and
oats, damaged hay and corn
and the prospect that the corr
will remain green so long thai
a large proportion of it will
certainly be caught by frost
What to do in such an emergen
cy is difficult to advise. Their,
is really but one thing to sug
gest. That is to cut and shocl
the corn just as soon as it i
safe to do it, In fact, it woul,
better be cut while a little to,
green. than be frosted. w
sincerely hope. of course, tina
the frost will be late coming
but it seems to be a cool wear
and without a change in tn
weather, we may have it nov
at any time journal of Ayr
Have you sold some of tina
! STUFF yet? If SO. I will loo
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18

Have you sold some of that
STUFF yet? If SO. I will look
for you any day.-B. o. WooD
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Occasionally there is TO be found
proprietor of IL second hand book store
who is something more than the ma
ture of his business would seem to in
dictate. He regards his old and rare
volumes rather us Il collection than a
stock of goods. and experiences Dang
when he parts with one
"A hlppant young man dropped into n
secondhand store kept by II man of
this kind.
IaklnS down several choice old
books from the shelves he fingered
them carelessly. They happened to
treat of abStruse subjects and did not
appeal to him.
Are any of these books for hire"
he asked. carelessly
NO, young man." sharply answered
the proprietor. ''They are for lore. y
Youths Companion
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
A Bey'S Mother,

My mother, she's SO good to me.
IF | was good as l could be-
/ couldn't be as good No. sir;
Can any boy be good as her.
She loves me when I'm glad or mad,
She loves me when IN good or bad.
An. what's the funniest thing, she saws
She loves me when she Furnishes
| don't like her to punish me
That don't hurt, but it hurts to see
Her cry. Men l cry. an men
We both cry-an' be good again
She loves me when she cuts and Sews
My little coat and Sunday clothes
An when my pa comes home to tea
She loves him most as much as me.
She laughs and tells him all said.
An grabs me mp an pats nv head,
An | hug her an hug my pa
An love him plmt nigh much as ma
james Whitcomb Riley.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Some time ago Il story was given in
the papers of bank robbery in which
a cat was the means of tracing rhe
crime and conSicting the criminal
Cases are common enough. too. of dogs
acting as alarm giverS against house
breakers and night fires. Sometimes Il
pet bird has performed similar service
A Mr.. Craig has IL parrot that recent
ly performed some excellent detective
work. The parrot had been taught to
say. when person entered the Craig
residence, Come in and shut the
door
On the night mentioned. at ~ late
hour. burglars. by means of II jimmy.
opened the front door of the house.
As they entered rhe parrot. which
was in cage hung on the wall.
shouted Come in and shut the door,
This unexpected Invita- ton fright
ened the burglars off. Mr.. Craig was
up stairs and hearing the words of the
parrot ran down. and could bur OBJ
serve the forms of the would-be burg
lars disappearing in the distance.-Thc
Weekly Bouquet.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
THE KINGS LESTER,

Earth is the great Kings kitchen, wide
and vast,
Where each of us, laboring cook, doth
try
To bake for him some dainty unsurpassed,
To win his regal favor each doth vie.
For tbs to him who cooks the daintiest
A boon. that he shall leave his humble
And gladly mount the great Kings marble
stair.
TO swagger in his halls in gold and lace.
Chance is Jolly jester. wandering through,
Who, bent on mischief, casts his eyes
around
To find another scruvy trick or two
That to his far-famed foolship may re-
dound.
He spies a nasty baking merrily,
And quickly, ere the busy cook can
know.
With finger pokes it, swelling airiiy--
And lo!-our daintiest cake is turned to
dough-.
~ Joseph II. Gregory in Life.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
Mushroom Culture by Ants.

IN the American Naturalist Profess
sor Wheeler describes II new genus of
insect living commercially with certain
ants The general reader will how
ever, he specially Interested in
the so-called mushroom gardens,
formed by the ants in question. 1t
appears that they cut and TRANSPORT
INTO their subterranean cellars large
pieces of leaves which are there di-
vided into smaller fragments. and ul-
timateiy reduced TO IL fine pulp. This
pulp is heaDed up, and soon becomes
invaded by the mycelium of Il fungus.
The mycelium is kept aseptically
ciean-i. T., free from all species of
fungi and even from bacteria-and in
duced to grow in an abnormal way
by bringing forth minute swellings
which constitute the only food of the
ant colony. Moller likens these swell
ings to the 'kohlrabi of the German
kitchen gardens"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Lord Melvin once surprised his class
by IN" quick aud amusing manner in
which he solved Il problem on sound
In rhe midst of an experiment Lord
Kelvin had ceased lecruring and WAS
silently watching. along with most of
the Students. the progress of an exper-
ime>I. There waS II dead silence.
which was suddenly and rudely bro
ken Ivy the sound of il marble which
an inhttentive pupil had purpoSely
dropped. and which continued to roll
and drop, drop, drop down all the tiers
of benches till it reached the ground
floor. Meanwhile Lord Kelvin had
quickly turned around and observed
where the marble emerged on the
floor. He counted back the number
of times he had heard i; drop. and
theu announced:
Mr.. II of the seventh tier. you
may report to IN" after the lecture"
The eminent scientist had correctly
spotted tnc culprir. - Mainly About
PeOnle
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Seventeen old fishing boats, one of
which is said to have been built be
tween 174O and 1850. form the odd lit
tie fishing village of Carracross, on
the west coast of Ireland. The only
building in the place which is not con-
structed of an old boat is the priests
house, and this is built almost entirely
of the driftwood which the ocean tide
piles upon the rocky coast. There is
not n tree of sufficient size to give
building timber within eight miles of
Carracross, and, though there is plenty
of building stone. it is never nsed for
except building fences around
potato patches
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

In the good old story books of the
always came home rich from the city
and bought the old home. 1t is pleas
ant to note that Mr.. Rockefeller has
found time apart from Standard Oil
and the University Of Chicago to iusti-
fy the story tellers. He. too. will buy
summer boy in Tioga County, states
the New York World
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
Sent to Prison For Debt.

imprisonment for debt has been
abolished in England, but the same
thing exists under another name. A
debtor is sued in the County Court and
the Judge makes an order that he or
she shall pay so much per week or
month until the debt is paid off If
the Instruments are not duly forth
coming the debtor is again summoned.
and this time he is sentenced to prison.
not for non-payment of his debt, but
for contempt of court
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Science. prompted and urged by the
commercial instinct. has demonstrated
that caSein. from ordinary cows milk,
is quite as GOOD for baking as the fin
est hen eggs. and company with
$1,000. 900 capital has been formed 10
Manufacture out of it a substitute for
the Fresh" and strictly fresh" pro
duct of the poultry yard. One pound
of caSein is equal to six dozen eggs.
August Belmont is Il large Stockhoidc.
i'll this corporation. which already.
though only an infant. puts out about
1900 pounds Il day, the equivalent of
$1,000 eggs. The hens only remaining
advantage lies i'll the unha tcha bleness
of the rival product and its incase-
ment in box instead of a shell. She
alone can be the mother of broodS and
HockS of chickens. Casein cannot de-
prive her of the cherished privilege.
The artihciul egg has arrived. but nos
the artificial broiler, fowl. capon,
roaster. etc.-New York Press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
IsOllO and Red Peggy.

| Rollo was IL puppy, biz mastiff
puppy. He lived in the city with IL
| Mr.. and Mrs. James and their little
daughter Bessie.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James thought a great
deal of Rollo. or they could never have
| had patience with him: for puppies
are capable OF much mischief and
young Rollo was no exception. He
seemed determined to try his teeth on
everything, but. just when Mrs. James
| began to feel as if she could not much
| longer have every valuable article in
| the house chewed up, she hir upon Il
! funny plan for managing him
1t happened that Il new doll for little
Bessie had just arrived, which so
pleased her that the old favorire--a
doll made of red flannel. and named
Red Peggy'-generally lay neglected
in II corner.
AS ROllo was Settlin" himself one
day TO chew Il little stocking Mrs
James tossed Red Peggy toward him.
telling him to bite that. if he must
bite something.
From that hour Rel Peggy was
adopted by the young maStif. He car
ried her with him about the house.
even took her sometimes to call on the
neighbors. and would carry her down
street if not watched. RolluS treat
ment of her did NOT greatly improve
Red Peggy's looks, bur rnat made no
difference to him. He seemed to like
to play with his doll as if ne were :;
little girl Instead Of Il dog.
one day, when he had been bitin.
his little companion II long time. Mrs
james said to him reproachfully |
why. Rollo, how you do abuse poor
Red Peggy.
Rollo raised his head. and looked ut
his mistress II minute or two. as if he |
We're thinking over W hat She had said. |
Then, in very repcntant way. he be |
gan To HEX his doll: nor did he stop |
until ne had licked her all over. That !
is II dogs way OF kissing.
Another time Roll" trotted over to |
visit neighbor across the street. OF !
course. Red Peggy went. coo. The |
man to whom he was paying the visit |
wished To send Il paper over to Mr. .
james. and thought he would have !
Rollo carry it, So he took Red Peggy
away from the maStiff. laid her on the
step, putting the paper instead i'll Rol-
los mouth. then told him to carry it
home
Rollo gave II degnilied wag Of the end
of his tail and trotted to the gate.
where he stopped ana thought min
ute. Then he laid down the paper and
went straight back Tor Red Peggy.
Several at,HmDts ended in the same
way. At last the doll was carefully
rolled i'll the paper, which was then
given to Rollo with the sharp order.
Go home"'
Rollo trotted away quickly. but when
he reached the middle of The road he
deliberately laid down his bundle
poked his nose into it till he found his
beloved Red Peggy, lifted her out. and
then ran triumphantly home with her.
leaving the paper in the road.
In fact, so long as l knew Rollo he
never would obey any command which
forced him to lay his dear Red Peggy
down. nor go to any place where he
must leave her behind. in this way
quite outdoing little girls in his love
for his doll.-Rosc Thorn. in Little
Folks.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
AUMoR OF THE DAY.

II loved YOU" he raved. from the
first night had your fathers rating in
Bradstree,' s Philadelphia North
American.
what is the meaning of the word
natural?" asked the teacher of Il small
pupil, Its the way we act before we
learn manners" was the answer.
Ec thought ne would be shrewi,
And wed for money;
Well. now he is beshrewed
Is that not funny?
Philadelphia Press.
Father-"NIy daughter tells me, sir,
that You have been making love to
her" Clubberly-"I don't know why
she should single me out among SO
many Detroit Free Press.
The rabbit met the Belgian hare
And said with grand and lordly air:
when pledge of good luck man secures
My left hind legs as good as yours
Chicago Record.
Wife 1t" unhappy husband,-.T
wouldn't worry. John: it doesn't do
any good to borrow trouble" Hus-
band-"BOrrow trouble? Great Caesar
my dear. / amt borrowing trouble; I
have it to lend. '-Tit-RitS.
ste 'tSS d -" iSN ehSii u'iS III
vented Il bake that will stop a flying
express-train inside of eight yards
Good. Rur how about the paSsen-
@erS-arc they expected to stop too"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
PearSou-''I'd like 10 know who sent
me this abusive letter. I'll bet il was
that crank next door Mrs. Pearson
Il don't think so. John. II must have
been some one who knows you much
better than he does. Tit Bits
Il wish I knew whether there is
anything in Mr.. ShadySide or not
said Miss Beliehcld to Miss Bloomfield.
Have yon thought Of testing him
with the cathode ray" asked the lat
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Towne-''I'hat boy of JoneS's is old
cr than he looks. isn't he:" Browne
II don't think so. Why Towne--
II saw him Out skating to-day. and he
never Orce tried to see how near ne
could go to the danger-Sign without
falling in. -Phiiadelphia Press
He quotes Il great deal of poetry
said the young woman Then
bother about him. said Miss
Cayenne. "Ele is probably not serious.
man never quotes poetry except
when he is too lazy to think of some
ihin%t TO say on his own account
Washington Star.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

The Philadelphia Press observes thai
the world wide growth of Il keener
sense of mercy and of a horror of in
hicting pain wantonly or i'll taking
pleasure in cruel puniShmentS. no mat
ter how well deserved. cannot be DIS.
puted. The world is growing less
rule
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Professor Pickering. OF Harvard
adds The weight of his testimony to
the evidence that something queer is
may not be eXtravagant to consider
signalling. Perhaps We shall find
again, as in so many other cases that
the scientific romancers nave been
prophets
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12
The marvellous development of high

The marvellous development of high
class athletes in this country is shown
by the fact that at least three Amer:
can cities contain athletic clubs in
which the membership runs far up in
to the thousands. And in every one
the annual reports indicate conditions
of admirable management and sound
prosperity. Moreover, most of our
larger cities possess similar organiza-
tions. Clubs of the foremost rank do
much valuable work in promoting
sport and keeping it clean. May they
steadily gain in numbers and re-
sources. The new century opens well
for amateur sport in America and
even professional sports are likely to
excel the achievements of last year in
certain lines.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

Willis l.. Moore, Chief of the Wealth
er Bureau, believes that the day Will
come, easily within the new century,
when such fundamental principles IN
DERIVING weather changes will have
been discovered as will enable us to
forecast with accuracy conling sea-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

a Connecticut woman who died the
other day had II grudge against her
relatives. so she left all her money
$1,000, to two yellow dogs. The name
of the lawyer they have selected to
defend them in the will contest has
not been announced.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

A learned phiIoloGist undertakes to
give the etymolOgy of the word ''kid
nap" He says the original was "kid-
nabbed the kid. Learning is a great
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

amined every article that It had con
tanned, from a velvet reticule to a polk
bonnet; but nowhere was there
square inch of gray silk dotted witt
pink rosebuds.
| Without further shaping the ques
ton, Mrs. Vining hurried out of tn,
storeroom and downstairs into the blue
bedroom. where the two older girls
sat sewing.
| Aunt Tabitha's wedding gown!'
she gasped. Its goner'
Then she stopped short On the foot
| of the bed lay what had been the gray
taffeta silk. now cut into multitudintSls
folds and sections.
You cut it up: You cut up Aunt
Tabiiha's gown she murmured: and
:, hen sat down upon the bed and burst
into tears.
In moment both the girls were at
her side. 'Why, mother" said Ellen
do you mean that YOU wanted that
old silk! Why, l never dreamed of
such thing! You know you never
seemed to care about clothes. and tnf-
eta is in again. and i thought how
pleased you'd be to see Bertha and
had got two nice waists out OF the old
gown we were always laughing
about"
But for once the little mother took
no interest in the girls things
II do care for clothes. I care a great
deal.' she Sobbed :'Do You suppose
that because I am your mOther-and
forty years old don't want to have
things nice: And l was going to make
the silk over for the Avery reunion
so that I could have something pretty
and in styler'
With these last words there was
another rus!i of tears. The two girls
looked at each other across the bowed
head. with moist eyes. Then Ellen.
taking the worn little hand in hers,
said. gently:
"Forsive me. mother We've be"n
selfish and I'm afraid it's
too late for you to use Aunt Tabitha's
gown now. Rut just let Us
have the black silk and We'll see what
we can do with that
What they did with 1t little Mrs. VIM
ng never found out. Certainly the
gown in which she appeared at the
Avery reunion bore not the slightest
to that ancient garment
But in writing to "a Western relative
y DO could not come to tine reunion, tue
cousin said:
Yes, Grace Fining-she that was
race Avery-read the poem, and she
ooked just as pretty as picture You
Know as Il girl she was always n belle |
md beauty. but ! don't think / ever
aw her look Iovelier than she did that |
light. dressed in pale gray silk. one
IT those new taftctas you know they
ire wearing now. Just like thost. that |
'ur grandmothers wore. all dotted over
With vioiets.
{ lone of tie incest things about 1t |
vas that the dress was Il present from |
e TWO oldest daughters. who gave |
Up new evening gowns this winter so |
he could have the silk told them |
hey We're real generous girls. but they
AID they thought their mother had |
cen giving up for them long enough
nj ii was time TO change around. And
eSideS. they said they didn't need
anything new this winter. for they
al each II lovely waist made OF |
heir Aunt Tabitha's wedding gown"
outh'S Companion.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-12

An alleged discovery is proclaimed
that life destroyed by an electric cur
rent can be restored by the reversal of
the current. 1t ought to be tried on
the discoverer rs an evidence of good
faith.