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Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
CHICKENS As GARDENERS.
Can Be Taught to Pull Weeds and
Harvest Grain.

"I see as how a scientific perfesser
has trained a yaller dorg to count ten
an answer fool questions" said the
hired man to the tourist. "Wy that
amt nothin.' I knows an old Teller
back yere in th' Valley what beats
that all to flinders. Began raisin'
chickens when he was a boy. I seen
some bantams he had no biggern' feas
an game birds what cd step over a
s1X-foot fence. But that amt nothin'
Last time 1 was down It his place he
had a hunderd-acre farm an bout ten
thousand chickens, an was raisin'
truck for early northern markets.
Powerful big chickens they was, an
he had 'em trained SOS they,d work
his farm for him. They wasn't a weed
nur a blade O. grass in that whole
farm 'cepn in the pastures. An bugs?
wy they cudn't a later bug, nur. a cut
worm, nur even a cabbage flea get a
foot inside O. that farm afore a
chicken had i'm. An that wasn't all.
Them chickens cd see at night. Guess
he must a crossed 'em with owls.
Anyways, he never worried none
bout early frost. If twas cold in the
spring them chickens was out all
night coverin' up tomatoes an beans
an ev'ythin' tender. Jest squat over
the plants with their wings spread
out an set there till sun up He had
tomatoes three weeks ahead O. any.
body else. An that wasn't all. When
he planted his beets en- turnips en-
passnips he sowed 'em powerful thick
an as soon as they'd get up bout
right size them chickens come along
an thin 'em out jest right. Fine eatin'
for 'em, too. An tween times they
was going up an down the rows all
day long scratchin' up the dirt an
keepin' ev'ythin' cultivated jest par
feet. Wy that feller never had hoe
in his ham from one year end to an
other. An lay! Gee whiz! Them
hens was the stiddiest layers 1 ever
see. But they didn't use no nests.
Jest laid in reg'lar egg crates. An
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
sCUPPERNoNG WINERY, NORTH
CAROLINA.

or advancing money with which to
move the crops that are grown in the
remoter regions of the Southwest or the
distant Northwest.
No expert can estimate accurately the
gains that will come this year to the
farmers, the surplus that will be left
for them after paying expenses, which
represents their profits. Some of the
most experienced experts have ventured
to estimate that the farmers of the
United States this year as whole will
find themselves to the good by not less
than $300,0O0,000, and possibly $400,-
100000. These are the gains as we'll as
those which the great transportation
companies expect to receive for carry
ing the agricultural products from the
harvest fields to the market to which
Mr.. Vanderlip referred in his address to
the National Bankers Association at
Washington. The United States as a
whole ought to be richer by reason of
the years industry, agricultural and
manufacturing and transportation, by
an amount considerably in excess Of a
thousand millions.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

been made by manufacturers during
late years in simplifying the working
parts of the engines so that the aver
age man can operate them with the
ease of an expert. AS matter of fact,
a bright boy can handle a modern gas
oline engine with but little teaching.
Take the farmer who has never seen
gasoline engine and let him start and
stop one a few times and study some
and in a few days he will become as
familiar with it's workings as he would
with team of horses or tread-mill.
The general usefulness of machine
of this sort on farm is apparent.
There is ensilage to cut, wood to saw,
feed to grind, corn to shell, water to
pump, in fact q multitude of things
that can be done with a gasoline en-
gine at small expense.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
Increasing Wealth in the Vest.

In commenting on the need which
has hitherto manifested itself in the
West for calling upon Eastern money
centers for funds with which to move
Western crops, New York financial
letter states that with conditions as
they were ten years ago, the present
record-breaking crop would have
strained the capacity Of the New York
financial centers to the utmost to fur
nish sufficient funds. So greatly, how
ever, has the wealth Of the West in
creased and so large are the surplus
reserves of the farmers that even with
crops so stupendous as to amaze Eu-
rope, New York financiers have been
hardly inconvenienced by the demands
for funds. In not distant future it is
predicted the West of the Mississippi
Valley and of the Missouri Valley as
well will be found exclusively lending
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

''The grape is the poor mans fruit. es.
pecially one who has only a house lot OF
the smallest possible dimensions. He can
plant vines beside his cottage and their
roots will extend and profitably occupy
every inch of ground underneath 1T and
from that small space produce all the fruit
his family can consume, while the vines
afford shade and protection and add
beauty to his little home, occupying no
space either above or below tl.e ground
to interfere with other interests, and
producing more fruit in less time and
with less labor and attention than any,
thing that was ever planted"
All Of which is charming in truth
unless the phylloXera or the downy
mildew or the aphis or the dry rot be-
some appurtenances to vine, or the
chickens or small boys of the neigh
borhood steal all the grapes just as
they are getting ripe.
Chickens, however, should be kept in
pens, and if every small boys father
had grape vine which furnished "all
the fruit his family could consume"
there would be no incentive to pillage
theaneighbor's vines.
AS for the downy mildew and the
other ailments to which civilized grape
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

John Adams was the author of the
motto, "E Pluribus Unum."
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
GASOLINE POWER ENGINES.
Constitutes Great Saving In Horse
and Man Power - Have Come
Into General Use on Many
Prosperous Farms
and Homes.
and Homes.

inexpensive, reliable power on the
farm and around the home is becom-
ing more and more desirable these
days when unskilled labor is so high
and hard to procure. Gasoline engines,
which when started practically take
care Of themselves, are rapidly sup
planting steam engines and horse pow
er, the operation of which requires con-
slant attention. The difference in the
cost Of operating and the advantage of
starting at moments notice has ad-
vanced the popularity Of gasoline en-
gines where comparatively small power
is required in contrast with other
power devices.
A few years ago we heard but little
about gasoline engines for use on the
farms, while to-day we find many Of
them on up-to-date farms and small
business plants. This growing inter-
est has been brought about largely
through the improvements that have
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

fast as one layer was full the hens
in charge O. the layin' house d grab
up a new frame an drop it in the
crate. I see 'em fill sixty-odd crates o.
eggs in one forenoon.
But that amt nothin' Them hens
was so big an powerful they cd do
almost as much as hired man. I see
a wagon full O. seed wheat come
along past his house. An there was
little hole in the wagon an the wheat
was runnin' out all along the road.
Well, sir, that feller jest drove bout
five hundred chickens out in the road
and put down lot O. sacks an they
went to pickin' up that seed wheat
Eastern you er I cd pick up taters.
They gethered up bout forty bushel.
In the sacks? Wy of course They
was thee ROSTERS a holdin' each
sack, an when a sack was full they'd
whip a tie 'roun the neck, set it up
agln the fence an grab up another.
They was sich big powerful chickens.
you know. An that wasn't all nei-
ther. He had some whoppin' big
ROSTERS, an he sharpened up their
spurs in the fall an had 'em cuttin'
corn better'n you or 1 cd with a corn.
knlfe, an, stackin' it up jest as reg
lar. But shucks! that wasn't nothin'.
wy l see that felller-''
But as he looked around the tourist
had fled in horror.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

PACKING CONCORD GRAPES, LAKE
KEUKA, NEW YORK.
These were cultivated vines. Doubt
less native vines grow to much great
er ages.
The viticulturist of the Department
of Agriculture, George G. Husmann,
states that he has never seen a vine
among the endless number Of natives
abounding in our forests that has died
from the effects of age. Some old grape
vines grow to immense size. There is
wild grape vine on the shores of Mo
bile Bay under which Andrew Jackson
twice pitched his tent in his cam
paigns against the Seminoles, which
has a circumference of over six feet,
with a supposed age of about 100 years.
The Size of a Great Tree.
The largest known grape vine in the
world was planted in California in
1912. 1t has made a phenomenal
growth. Beneath its spreading branches,
which cover nearly half an acre, 800
persons can find protection from the
suns heat. 1t bears from six to ten
tons of grapes for a crop and the cir
cumference of it's trunk is eight feet.
While the wine industry is by far the
most important feature of grape grow
ing, enormous quantities of table
grapes are raised and by means Of i'm
proved transportation facilities sent to
all parts of the country. The Con-
cords, the Delawares and the Niagaras
come from the North, the Scuppernongs
from the South and the Flame Tokays
and other sugary raisin grapes from
the Pacific coast.
The last census reported 12 States
having in bearing over 100000 vines
each, California being first with co.
100000 vines. New York second with
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
Feeding OIeo to The Navy.

Considerable of a sensation has de-
veloped over the furnishing to League
Island navy yard. Philadelphia, of but
ter which analysis has proven to be
simply oleomargarine colored with coal
tar dye. Samples were taken from the
government receiving ship Lancaster,
several battle ships and cruisers and
from the hospitals Of the navy yard by
agents of the Pennsylvania Dairy and
Food Commission. DR.. Warren, the
State Commissioner, declared them to
be specimens of coal tar oleo and after
considerable controversy, at the in
stance Of President Roosevelt, they
were finally submitted to DR.. Wiley, the
chief chemist of the Department of Ag-
riculture, who in full report has sus-
tanned DR.. Warren's findings. Secre-
| tary Wilson has referred the report to
the President. who has. it is stated,
called the attention of the Department
Of Justice to the matter. Several ar
rests have already been made.
In speaking, however, of the substi-
tuition of oleomargarine for butter in
the market, DR.. Wiley said that at pres
ent the amount of oleomargarine sold
in this country whether fraudulently
as butter or when marked as oleo is
quite small. The government has rem
dered the making and sale of the stuff
improbable by 1evying 10 cents a
pound on all that is artificially colored,
and half cent on The uncolored.
Foreigners Refuse Colored Buffers.
Goal tar dyes" said DR.. Wiley, "are
not fatally harmful, though by nc
means wholesome. and dairymen are
permitted under the law to use such
coloring matter to impart to their but
ter rich yellow color. To render this
unnecessary, the Department of Agri-
culture is now trying to educate the
popular taste in favor of uncolored but
ter, and we are making some headway.
over in Europe one never encounters
colored butter in any of the hotels or
first class markets The people there
have learned to distrust it. We are
coming to this in the United States. To
day first-class hotels and fancy gro
ceries will not buy butter that has
high color. Our epicures and those
that live well are also fighting shy OF
it, and as result the ,dairymen are be-
ginning to realize that the bottle of
coal tar dye is no longer necessary
adjunct to a successful dairy"
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

10000, 900, Ohio third with 100000
and Kansas. Michigan, Pennsylvania,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana,
Georgia and Iowa with 100000 or less
each. California alone had a quarter
OF i million acres in vineyards with an
annual production of 30,000,O00 gallons
of wine. The investment represented
in that State alone is estimated at $685.
100000.
Wine Tank as Big as a House.
The writer once climbed to the top
Of single cask at Fresno, California,
which contained $4,000 gallons of port
wine. There are hundreds of casks
throughout the State with a capacity
Of $4,000 gallons each. The annual
raisin production of California amounts
to about 9O,OO0,OO0 pounds. while about
25,000,OO0 pounds of these raisin grapes
are shipped East every year as table
grapes.
Last year the Chautauqua district in
New York produced 100000 gallons of
unfermented grape juice.
These figures give some idea Of our
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
The Creamery.

The stock for the new cream m
erv has been taken. A plot of
ground 190x200 feet consisting
of 4 lots near the old mill has
been purchased of Ed Long.
mire by the executive commit T..
tee consisting of John Yates,
j. H. Jett and w. F.. Adkins.
The erection of a suitable
building for the machinery will
begin Immediately. The DEMO
Graf is truly glad the enter
prise has been carried through
successfully for we realize more
than any other citizen of the
city that a creamery at this
point conducted purely on bust
ness principles will succeed.
Why? For the past two years
we have watched the cream and
butter fat shipments from this
point and have wond cred,
knowing as we did that the
farmers were stockmen, and
the rapid and great increase IN
shipments and at the great in.
crease of shipments of country
butter. That tells the tale as
nothing else could.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
Ladies Delight.

Friday afternoon we visite d
the Balzer & Dirigo place OF
business and there saw a sigh t
that would have warmed the
cookies of any woman's heart or
caused her to tremble with de.
light if a small portion of those
furs in the rough, had been pre-
sented to her. There were hum
dreds and hundreds of the pret.
ty red fox skins, minks, coons,
"possums" and the striped cat,
sometimes called skunk. The
red fox skins would have made
furs fit for a Duchess.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28

AS this is Christmas week,
stock shipments are decided ly
light. Barger and McClintic 1
car of hogs; John Zaug l Car of
cattle; D S Sharp 1 Car sheep;
James Bricker Car cattle; Bal =
zer and Dlrigo ! car poultry and
eggs; Selby Poultry Co 9 cars
poultry and eggs. Total Z cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28

The High School entertain
ment Friday evening was a
pleasure to all present. The
program was a good one and
the execution proved that t e
teachers had devoted time and
talent on apt pupils.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
Installation.

The Court of Honor will in
stall its officers Thursday night
An oyster supper will follow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the Differ
ent Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at a. m.
Each Wednesday. Don't Forget II.

Each Wednesday. Don't Forget II.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.
The Holy Rosary lead off in
the Christmas celebrations with
cantata at the opera house
which proved to be a high
grade entertainment which in
terested the packed house.
Each scene clearly showed the
children as having been in the
hands of past master in the
art of drilling and the music
proved that the teachers were
lovers of their art and compe-
tent to impart it to others.
The Christmas trees at the
protestant churches were a de-
light to the eyes and the exer-
cises a Joy to the ear and
heart.
The protracted meeting con
Quoted by Rev. w. w. Laughlin
at Oakwood church southeast of
the city closed with three addi-
tion to the church.
METHODIST-CIRCUIT.
Rev. j. o. Whitworth will
conduct services at Mt. Vernon
church Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hours.
HOLY ROSARY.
Mass at 8 a. IN. at Holy
Rosary and 10 a. m. at Brush
Creek,
Rev. FIR. Dietrich G. S. S. r.
conducted High Mass at the
Holy Rosary Church Christmas.
The offering amounted to $87 90.
One word, exquisite, describes
the musical program rendered
upon Christ's birthday. 1t Was
a class of music which is found
no where else in the city. 1t
satisfies both the temporal aud
spiritual hunger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
METHODIST.

The usual services will be
held at the Methodist Church
next Sunday. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to the public
to come and worship with us on
this the last Sunday in the
old year.
G. A. LEHNHoFF, Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Morning subject: "New Year
Resolutions" Evening: "The
Greatest Need in the World"
To the evening service all
men are most cordially invited,
Some things will be said that
men of Monroe City ought to
hear.
The young peoples society
will give a social on Friday
evening at the residence of j. S.
Scott. Let the young people
bear this in mind and come.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
A Girl,

The Stork escorted Santa
Claus to the home of Henry
Wherity aud there left a pretty
little girl.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
Holy Rosary School Monroe.

first week of the current month.
This examination is looked up
on by both teachers and pupils
as of the utmost Importance.
The attendance was very
good, few pupils being absent
without good cause. Discipline
in all the rooms was we'll main
tanned and the department of
the pupils was all that could be
expected.
Application to studies reach
ed a high mark and the hom e
studies were faithfully perform
ed except in few cases. 1t is
important that parents see tha t
their children study their HON e
lessons and are sent to school
in time. These are sacred du :
ties the faithful fultilment of
which will greatly assist both
teachers and pupils.
The following pupils reached
the honor mark in the different
grades:
Primer-Rose Mudd, Derril
O'Brien, Eddie Huggans, Mar
garite Begley, Opal Vaughn,
Mary Derigo.
1st Grade-Virgie Hoare, Lily
Hagan, Paul Robey, Gladys
Pierceall, Esther Grimm.
2nd Grade-Eva Carrico,
Charles Yates, Wilfred Mudd,
Homer Bell, Lola Pierceall.
3rd Grade-Agnes Mudd, Leo
Begley, Mary Lawless, Gertrude
Edwards, Margarite Clam.
4th Grade-Onita Losson. AL
ma Pierceall, Pearl Murphy,
Christopher Hays, Carrie Beg
ley, Ora Hagan.
5th Grade-Babe Hucbscb,
Ernest Hagan, Blanche Frye,
Laura Keller.
9th Grade-Ruth Hoare, Frank
Grimm, BUN Mudd, Hazel Pier
ceall, Stella Pierceall, Cecilia
Yates, Erl O'Oaniel, Francis
Keithley.
9TH Grade-Helen Clarn, Maud
Spalding. Alice Hays.
8th Grade-Leo Tewell, Ber-
nadetta O'Daniel, Roy Yates,
| Mary Westhoff, Katie Begley,
| William O'Daniel, frankie Ell
liott, Frances Yager, Irene
Losson; Myrtle Pierceall, Will.
liam Ira Underhill.
HIGH SCHOOL.
1st Year-Tom Yates, Alice
Hoare, Corda Hoare, Beatrice
ITewell, Archie Little.
2nd Year-CIaud Yates, Oscar
Pike.
3rd and 4th Year-Joseph
Little, Gertrude Mouton, Bessie
Boarman.
Higher Mathematics, English
Literature and the sciences
reached a very high Standard
in the High School. In draw
ing also some of the subjects
presented gave evidence OF
great capability in execution
and detail.
The pupils in all grades have
studied we'll and the Sisters
have worked hard in their ar
duous duties aud hence are able
to give the above excellent re
suit.
REV. THOMAS MULLEN,
Pastor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
METHODIST-CIRCUIT.

Rev. j. o. Whitworth will
conduct services at Mt. Vernon
church Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hours.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
White Plymouth Rock

Cockrels and puliets for sale.
Mrs. Mary Rouse.
For SALE--Hard wood lum-
Der. Dimension or bridge stuff 4.
Frank M, Bowers.
Three Duroc Sows belonging
to ] w Rouse saved q pigs out
of 81.
Tuesday Jack Grain brought
in ii head Billy Goats to D S
Sharp. Dan is now having a
buttiu' time of it.
Cecil Dawson has sold the
III acre tract of land known as
the Dick Gentry farm, to l.
Maurice Redman tor ~, 500.
Oscar 3 Cochin has sold hi s
residence in the hamlet OF Has
sard to Henry Foster for 5000
During the past few days
Barger and McClintic have
bought hogs from J Smith 10,
James Elliott 4, G Paris 6, G F.
Wagner 9, S Christian 6, Will
CLARK 25, w McClintic 3. ] r
Wilson 90, j B O'Brieu 2, j d
Thong 1, Jno Jackson 2, j D
Christian 5, CIR Steele 4, Will
Jones /, James Smith l, G L
Elzea /, Grapt See 6, Georg
See 6.
Hayden and Yates have
bought 2 mares from D B West
and 8 horses from j M Proctor
and Son.
Dan S Sharp has bought 80
head of fine mutton sheep from
JIM Proctor and Son.
jacob Piersol, Friday. re-
,ceived a fancy Chester White
boar from W P Doolittle of
Woodland, to place at the head
of his herd. For several years
Mr. Piersol has been noted for
sending the best hogs from the
Monroe pens to Chicago and
they have been Of the Cheste r
White breed.
JE Spiker 2-5 share of crop
off of his 160 acre farm near Ely
netted him $3.50.
Cummings and Woolf have
1900 bushels of coru from T j
White. They shipped a car
load of hogs Monday and are
now finishing up car loads of
nice fat cattle, and that is off of
farm whose principal reve-
nue. used to be blackberrles. Mr.
Woolf is a farmer that makes
both ends meet and lap over
some.
Jno l. Owen sent IL head Ct
beeves to the Bluff City marke t
Tuesday.
James Bricker shipped car
of cattle Christmas day.
John Zang shipped 1 car OF
cattle to Kewanee, Ill, Sunday.
During the past week, John
Kendrick has shipped II cars
of corn from Hassard.
Del Hagar of near Hatch has
sold his 104 acre farm to II W
Ely for $3.50 per acre and
now wishes he had not.
Mrs Jennie Brian a Monroe
County farmers wife. is some
when It comes to poultry. Dur
ing this year she has sold $500
worth of chickens and eggs and
now has 100 geese and AZ fat
turkeys ready for the market
McClintic aud Douley have
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28

Mrs. Harry Jarman went to
Hannibal yesterday to spend a
week with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28

Mesdames Ellen McGlasson
aud Anna Lee spent the day
y yesterday with Palmyra friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
CHRISTIAN.

Services at Christian Church
Sunday. Preaching by the
pastor, H. r. Trickett. Sub
ject morning: "Old foes with
new faces" Evening: Turn
ing over a new leaf" Eudeavor
meeting 6:15 p. m. All are cor.
daily invited to attend these
services.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28

Rev. II. II. Trickelt went to
Keokuk, Iowa, yesterday to
visit a son.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28

bought beeves from l Underbill
2 James Gordon 1, M Elliott 1,
Byron Mcfarland 1.
For Sale-2 mares. Apply to
Harley Williams, F e. M Phone
No. 1877. Ill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-12-28
CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS
Cause Great Happiness and Division or
Loved Ones.
MCGLASSoN. HAWKINS.

MCGLASSoN. HAWKINS.
Sunday at 3 p. m at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. D McGlssson, of War
ren, the hands and hearts of
Lewis 3. Hawkins and Miss M.
Elizabeth McGlasson were join
ed for life. through the official
services Of Rev. r. T. Colborn.
1t was a quiet home wedding
only few relatives being pres
ent. The next day a regular
dinner was rived by Mrs.
Orinda Hawkins. mother of the
groom. The couple are highly
esteemed by .trge number of
friends.
GOLDEN-R RANSDELL
Sunday afte e-nD)n Dec. "A,
1905, at the hon Of the brides
mother, near MDn-oe CITY,
Gerly w. Rln,i4!l md Miss
Florence M GD.tel The cere-
mouy was perform ID Oy Rev. L
W, Read in the % essence of only
the immediate ,mIIi-s They
are considered e~ moe young
people and wi % t. house,
keeping on a fir 4 ie Florida.
-
STONG GAMBLE
Christmas d.. ran noon saw
the mating of W lam M. Cam
BILE, merchant 9 Pu u'n'o, Colo,
and Miss CeceU Strong at the
home of the brIde, sister, Mrs.
r. E. Lear, by e H G. Lin.
ric. They left u the afternoon
train for st l. uiS md their
future home. A g--ter, truer
woman never w he her home
in Monroe, thai is~ cecilia.
SMITHS Sparkling,
At 8 O'Clock W tnrsiay even
ing Dec. % 1JI5, John N.
Sparkling of Ki-a r'' and Miss
Edith Ray Sm.J We united
in marriage at oue OF the
brides parent II Mrs. J.