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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
FIRST BAPTIST.

An interesting program m was
carried out by some thirty of
the members of the Womans
Missionary Society at Mrs. ].
B. Bristow's home, last Friday
afternoon.
There will be no preaching
Sunday as DR.. Read is engaged
in a protracted meeting at Fish
Gre * church. Up to Monday
night there had been 8 addi-
tious to the churd.
Sg. JUDE'S CHURCH.
Rev. H. G. Limric. Rector.
Tenth Sunday after Trinity.
Holy Communion. 1880 a. m.
Morning Prayer, II a. IN.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. N.
Friday. 7;3ep, m. Litauy and
choir practice.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
METHoDIST-CIRCUIT.

Rev. 1 W. Keithley will de.
liver his last sermon at Ely,
Sunday at Ii a. m. and at Beth.
lehem Church for DeMoss at s
p m. Come out.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
ST. STEPHENS.

When the ladies of st. Steph.
ems church want thing, they
go after it and know how to 60.
Tuesday evening they gave an
ice cream social to raise SIS to
pay for a heating plant for their
house of worship and raised
S1O3.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
THE BIG

WoOdman Picnic at Warren a Great
Success.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
PRESBYTERIAN.

Services at IL a. m. and al
Hassard $3.50 p. m.
Union services at the Park at
z p. IN.
The Womans Missionary So,
cfety will meet at the church
Friday at 2;30 p. N.
The choir will meet for prac
tice at 8 p. m.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
METHODIST.

Services for the week as fol.
lows:
Sunday $3.50 a. m. Sunday
School.
II a. M, sermon by Rev, o.
B. Holiday.
2:30 p, m. Junior League,
7:15 p. m. Senior League.
Sp. m. Sermon.
Wednesday 8 p. m. Prayer
Meeting.
Friday 8p, m. Choir practice.
The Annual Conference will
be held at Palmyra commencing
Wednesday morning Aug. 30 at
at 8 o'clock. The Conference
will be presided over by Bishop
E. r. Hendrix of Kansas City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-08-24
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
interesting News Concerning the Differ
ent Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at 9 a. m
Each Wednesday. Don't Forget II.


Archbishop Jno j. Glennon
of st. Louis, while on his native
heath, Dublin, Ireland, tells his
brethren, the Irish people, to
stay at home, there is future
for you in Ireland, stay where
you are and develop your coun-
try, you always hear of the sue.
cessful migrant, but you do
not hear Of the thousands upon
thousands Of failures, stay at
home.
The Archbishop to his fellow
countrymen, gives the advice
vice the DEMOCRAT native
Missourian. gives to all Mis-
sourians.
Rev. J. E, Travis, of Rensse
laer, Rev, G. P. Foreman, OF
New Albany, Ind, and Rev.
William Anderson, of Louis,
vile, KY, were with Monroe
friends Saturday.
The interested churches will
meet at Salem church, Monroe
County, Wednesday after the
first Sunday in October, which
will be Oct. 4.
Rev. r. @. Colborn, of Stouts.
vile. preached at the Grace
Baptist Church, Sunday.
Rev. G. w. Humphrey is en-
gagged in a protracted meetin G
at Emden.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31

public land. and to get water at cost.
With the aid of some advertising in the
Denver papers the nucleus Of the COLONY
was quickly formed The principle Of CO.
operation was not limited to the construe-
tion and ownership of the Irrigation
works Stockholders enjoyed other priv-
ileges by virtue Of their membership
such as the right to purchase goods at the
company's store ut actual cost. and to
claim employment of the company. pro
vided the applicant was available for
such work as needed to be done Members
were also entitled to a monthly coupon
book of labor checks to pay for the neees-
sary food supplies while working for the
company. as they had practically no ready
money.
The little band Of workers got together
and Travelled to Tabeguache Park. They
made temporary settlement upon the
San Miguel River. Eve miles below the
point at which they Intended to defect
the course Of the river. and called the
place Pinon. after the nut pines Of the
neighborhood. Entirely without ANYTHING
In the way Of modern earth-moying ma
chinery they set resolutely to work to dig
their Is miles of ditch by hand. The oh
stacies were wellnigh unsurmountabIe
There was not wagon road In the val
ley. There was nothing but the trails left
by the departing Utes. Huge boulders
and deep granite assures lay across the
whole length of the proposed canal. Creat
reaches Of trestle must be built to corrv
the water across the gorges OF the re-
quired level. Numerous cuts of from %
to 80 feet In solid rock had to be made.
beside lengths Of runneIling TO shorten the
distance
1t was a task to intimidate any but the
staunchest souls. But these men were of
the right stuff. During 1898 the member
ship continued TO increase, and payments
upon stock by those on the outside suf-
feed to keep the workers in the neces-
saries OF life while they toiled But two
years is a long time. Three-fourths of the
members had never seen the site selected
for the colony. Many OF them were not
within the state. They knew nothing y
the difficulties against which the little
band at PinOn were contending. and tie
payments began to fall OF Provisions
began to get low, and labor checks will
not buy anything in the worlds big mar
kets. Their venture had been undertaken
In the hope that the workers outside
would keep them in food -ntIl the com
mon gain should accrue to all. They were
mistaken, for the outside members for
sock them the second year. Continuing
work for a short time upon reduced n
tlons. they finally reached a crisis.
few dropped out. disheartened- II looked
like failure.
But the enterprise did not fail. Among
the pioneers there were some with red
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31

reD ocean of rock. It is true that the
great expense Of constructing the ditch
makes the land more expensive than the
ordinary government entries. The land
now in use. with the pro rata cost Of the
canal charged against It. represents the
equivalent of n cash outlay of $50 per
acre: but ms every new man joins the
colony from the outside world-and they
are coming In every year-this pro rata
cost will of course be proportIonately re-
duced. while the actual value of the land
is now more than s1o0 per acre. The soil
is of a reddish-brown color, commonly
called chocolate. It is of good depth and
very rich and tractable. It contains con-
siderable iron. which gives 1t its red
color All fruits contain iron In varying
quantities. and it Is well known that this
kind of soil is especially adapted to pro-
duce fruit of the choicest variety and
quality. The red lands of California are
considered the best fruit lands. The best
selling fruits. priced for their deep color
and 6ne favor. are grown on this kind OF
soil.
The cooperative Instinct has developed
considerably beyond the common owner
ship Of the canal, since the colonists
have seen ten years Of one anOther's
company. While living IN the little set
Element OF Pinon and working O.. the ditch
many social problems were worked out
among themselves, and they finally de-
cided not to leave the settlement OF the
park to haphazard, but to plan its set
Element IN the common interest OF all.
They all agreed that they must have
town, as they did not care to live In iso-
lation School facilities and entertain
ment were to be considered. Unlike most
colonizlng efforts. there was no central
sectarian cord to hold these men and
women together. They were of all sects
and all creeds. assembled from many
parts OF the world Nothing save the at
most tolerance as TO religious aud po-
Iitical matters could Prevail
It Is, perhaps. not surprising that their
cooperative EFFORTS should have led them
into the common political faith Of social
ism, which faith most of them profess
today, but it is very creditable 10 them
that 10 their present work hey have
gone no further IN the way of radical
measures than they had reason to believe
they could go successfully. Thus It has
become necessary to depart from the
original plan which permitted no single
member to own more than one share OF
stock In order to pull through their din
cuIties It was necessary to accept assist
apce where It could be found raverthe-
less. the control still rests with fhe
people. who discuss their affairs In town
meeting and choose their directors an
nually.
after long deliberation and much dis
cussion It was decided to lay out a town
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31
WHAT'S IN AN ECHO?

There Is scarcely anything in nature
that exerts the fascination over every enc
alike than does m echo, and common as ft
may become. there is always a feeling OF
mystery about It that holds Gs as with a
charm OF course. we all know that Il Is
merely the reflection OF a souud from some
object as the side Of a house or q rocs
or a hill. hut often We cannot fell bow
far away the object Is that causes t.
Here IS a way TO fell every time:
Holding a watch In yonr hand. shons
a single syllable as "Hoi'' or "Har' and
count the number Of seconds from the
time you shout until the sound corpes
back to you Now sonna travels At .fhs
rate OF !. .125 feet Second. so the number
Of seconds that eianse multiplied BY /. I2s
will give the distance IN feet Travelled
By the voice ln going to the object and
back to you again and oue-half OF that
number viii be the number OF feet avay
that object IS. or course. the object nav
be only a few hundred feet away. in which
case the sound wifi come bach 10 less
than a second. but you may determine
the distance. nevertheless, By califue a.
single syllable -Hai'' and Calling 4
again as you hear the echo. not before on
after It. but inst with It.
With little practice you can do this
Repent the call 10 or u times. countfuq
the seconds between the arst cali and the
last echo. Suppose for example that the
time is seven seconds and that gou ca he'd
the syllable 10 times. Then each echo
took se7eu-tenfhs OF a second. and the
distance found IN the same way as before
fs aboua S94
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31
LIZ ZzzL0cC1Az712 -EGklzz ZkzZ5IEA
or cor ron WOOL GEEK

blood in their veins. They we're unwilling
to abandon their fight for homes. and as
they rightfully felt their fight for au-
manity. They stayed-stayed and starved
almost. Some of them went out over the
range to work and sent back their earn
ings to sustain the others VITO worked IN
defatigabiy on at the ditch. Others
hewed down trees aud built sawmill and
went TO work making fruit boxes to sell
to the towns on the Rio Grande Road. to
which they had to be carted over the
range. They made other lumher-iath cnd
shingles-and the mill finally began to
pr enough 10 keep a few of their number
at work on rho cnnai By these heroic
measures in developing their own reSour
ces they were able to keep with cir
predetermined plan. For over three years
they kept steadily on under conditions Of
supreme encouragement, tanning the
hickering fame Of the enterprise aud sus-
taining their little community until con
fdcnee and numbers began to return
Today they are In the promised land
Plnon has been forsaken and 'sEucla."
their model town, has been founded.
Water is flowing through their 20
miles OF canal and fields OF waving grain
and sturdy young orchards bless their
long labOrs. Across Cottonwood Greek ex-
tends their mighty trestie. 40 feet above
the creek and nearly a quarter OF a mile
long. carrvfneo the water OF the San
Miguel-monument enough to cOmmem-
crate their persistence and heroism-
For every pink Of It was cut. sawed and
erected by themselves, and Il represents q
labor value OF s10O00.
Every sfockholder has g right 70 the
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31

water under the eral rules of the COM
pany. which rules the stockholders make
themselves at regular meetings The canal
IS still being extended along the park,
which Is IS miles IN length and from two
to four miles wide. As there Is other
way by which water can be secured there
can be no object In preempting the land
unless one Is a member of the company
and IS thereby assured of his water sup
oily. When the canal Is fully extended its
carrying capacity will be represented BY
the shares OF stock held by the Indivld-
uais who have entered the land by actual
residence There viii be no water rights
for sale after the completion OF the ditch,
except as such rights may be transfer
red from one to another. Once possessed
OF the stock the holder Is at no other ex-
pense than that OF maintaining the ditch
and distributing the water. amounting to
but q few cents per acre annually 1t is
q common experience in the land Of little
rain to and the farmers paying from $3.50
to SO per acre annually for their water
privileges, purchased or leased Of private
companies, so by owning their water sup
ufy themselves the colonists have an ever
Increasing asset In water as the country
becomes more populous. The ditch can be
enlarged II ever necessary, as the how
could be increased teB-fold without trav-
ersing any previous water right 10 the
san Miguel. but as soon as the land is
ali taken. and q number OF thousand acres
are ret open, there will be no object 10
further Increasing the water supply.
owing TO the limited area OF the park
The home OF the cOlonists must finally re-
semble fertile island enclosed BY bar
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
STARTLING BUT TRUE.

People the world over were hor.
rifed on learning of the burning of
Il Chicago theater in which nearly
six hundred people lost their lives,
yet more than five times this num-
Der or over 5000 people died from
pneumonia in Chicago during the
same year, with scarcely a passing
notice. Every one Of these case, of
pneumonia resulted from a cold and
could have been prevented by the
timely use of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. A great many who had ev
cry reason to- fear pneumonia have
warded it off by the prompt use of
this remedy. The following is an ins
tance of this sort: Too much can
not be said in favor of Chamberlain
5 Cough Remedy, and especially
for colds and influenza. | know
that it cured my daughter, Laura, of
a severe cold, and | believe saved
her life when she was threatened
with pneumonia " w, d. Wilcox
Logan, N. Y. Sold by j. NJ. Moretz
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13


Helen Gould. says q exa
change, receives about one
hundred letters a day asking
for sums which make u week
Iy total OF about $15O.OOO.
She is asked to buy vessels
for old spn captains, to raise
mortgages on western farms,
to train the voice OF embriu
PATHS on the prairies, to ed
ucnte young men for the min
istry, to contribute to ladies'
aid society fairs, in country
villages. to endOw MI sorts
Of institutions. Herself, a stri
kingly uneXtravagant wO-
mah in matters Of dress and
all expentlit ures, she is asked
10y prospective bri'les to nr6.
vide sums rangingas high az
~, 900 Icr their modest trns
seaUx. Parents write her ems
thusiastic letters describing
the charms of young Heleii
Miller Gonld Smiths or Jones,
and saving how gratefully a
nucleus of these young ladies
future dowericS will he receiv
ed. In one banner week the
begging public-including. OF
course, the respectable Deg.
gars for worthy charities as
we'll as the mere prayers on
unsopbisticated kindness, on
~ asked for 81 500 600.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
J. W. Aycock OF Goldshoro
h a s been appointed State
Bank Examiner to succeed }
D. Ellington resigned.
TRAGEDY AVERTED,

Just in the nick of time our little
boy was saved writes Mrs. w.Wat
kins of PleasantCity, Ohio, "Pneu-
monis had played sad havoc with
him and a terrible cough seti he.
sides. Doctors treated him. but he
grew worse every day. AT length
we tried Dr.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. and our darling
was saved. He's now sound, and
we'll" Everybody ought TO know,
it's the only sure cure for Coughs,
Colds and all Lung Diseases. Guar.
anteed bv NJ. b. Blackburn. Price
soc and ST. 90. Trial bottles free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
One hundred thousand men
took part in the celebration
in Lakio, OF the capture OF
on the 3rd,
PLEASANT An ID HARMLESS.

Don't drug the stomach to cure a
cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts
the mucus. draws the inflammation
out of the throat. lungs and bron-
chial tubes, heals, soothes and cures.
A quick cure for Group aud Whoop
ing Cough. One minute Cough Cure
relieves cough in one minute be-
cause it acts first on the mucous
membrane right where the cough
troubles s-inthe throat or dcep-seat-
ed en- the lungs Sold by M. b.
Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK Z?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
MORE RIOTS.

Disturbances of strikers are not near
ly as grave as an individual disorder
of the system. Ovcrwork, loss oi
sleep, nervous tension will be follow
ed 10y utter collapse, unless 4 reIia-
BILE remedy is Immediately employ
ed. There's nothing so efficient To
cure disorders of the Liver or Kid
news as Electril Bi!ters. 1t S won.
derful tonic, and effective nervine
and the greatest all around medicine
for run down systems. 1t dispels
Nervousness, Rheumatism and Neu
ralgia and expels Malaria germs,
Only soc, and satisfaction guaran'
teed oy NJ. b. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13

powers havec cheerfuIly agreed
to the temporary arrangA-
ment accepted byPres. Roose
welt, and in the absence OF in
reference from without Pres
ldent Morales Will doubtless
he able to maintain order in
his own country.
The President b a y called
foI the designations Of all the
members OF he Panama Ca :.
n a | Commission and will
soon issue a statement of he
lines along which reorganiza
tiOn will be affected. The
President will soon ann0unre
the personnel Of the reorgan
lied Commission, AS soon,
probably as he reaches San
Antonio if not before He
leaves Washington on Mon
day Tor a six wee k s trip,
which is to include attanden
re Mt t h e reunion Of t b @
Rough Riders at San Anto-
mo, April Z, ii nd u hunting
trip in tOIOrndD of several
weeks duration.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
Reports show that AS, 600
children died last year in the
United States from the effects
Of food poisons.
FOR AN IMPAIRED APPETITE.

Loss of appetite always results
from faulty digestion. All that Is
needed is lew doses of Chamber
lain's Stomach a I'd Liver Tablets.
They will invigorate the stomach,
strengthen the digestion and give
you an appetite like wolf. These
Tablets also act as gentle laxative.
For sale by j. NJ. Mcretz.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
blcs and Brlghts Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp.Root Is not rec
ommcn4odfor everything but If you havekid-
ncy, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
just the remedyyou need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor TO pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful IN
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have q
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing gmention reading this generous
s5lsf s.nd goul jo this sdslss. BsRss and ID
Or. Kilmer & Co.. .Bing-
hamton. N. Y. The ss'sss!. y
Regular fifty cent and Home ss swanp-Rase
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
The Country Editor.

A newspaper is the reflex Of
the people themselves, or at
least OF a considerable sec.
ton who have substantially
a common point of view.
says the Trenton, New Jer~
sey Gazette, Assoon think to
raise'a crop by removing he
surface soil as to run a news
paper NOT rooted somewhere
in the appreciation OF h .
many.
An editor is a sort of ba-
rometpT. and realizes tie DIFF
ference between bright skies
and tbickening weather, for
popular opinion has many
ways Of making itselilnstanr
~ felt. Yet certain principles
are eternal and as free from
deviation as the north star.
Truth, conrag ge, persever-
enre, ara cardinal necessities.
and thprhearful temperament
one of the foundation stones.
PreHrl.ing the simple life is
not essential in dealing with
country editors. Most of them
are Familiarity acquainted
with it.
\ few conventions and ex-
rnrsions, where they work
while Others sleep, are their
annual recreation. 1t Is true
that they learn to like t b q
perpetual toll, recurring us
promptly ami peremptorialIy
as IA swing OF the ppnduIem,
and the labor we delight in Is
Il high reward.
1T may be doubted. says
the Sf. Louis Globe~ Demos
crht, If IN" country editor is
valued to the lu!l extent or
the part he snstalns in t h e
town or hamlet where hp APP
Plies all his energy and grows
gray IN the round OF duties
that he rhases, CT chase him,
ffty-twO times a year.
What fears, unknown and
UnrO,nprehended, hp has per
formed in getting ont thp ia
per under difficulties; what
budding talent he has dlSrOv
cred and afforded ii chance;
what disa sappAintmpDts he has
met and phiiosophi.aiIy char
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13

Oil is liable to advance az
the foreign mission board
h II s derided to tOnrh Mr.
Rorkatpller Tor 500, ,0n0.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13

If it is bilious attack take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
aud quick cure is certain. For sale
by j. NJ, Morctz.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13
DIR. j. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. L
No knife; No Burning Ont

~ AAiAo, ~ 1i H'iS Coo'
Highest references and endors-
ments of prominentpersons sue
cessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. G. Remember that there
is nostime TOO SOON to get rid OF
a cancerous growth-no matter
how. small Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfactlonguar
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-04-13

cures made by DR..
kilmer's S Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi.
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
Dr.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der Snecialist and L.