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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-17
Why He SPANKED THE CHILDREN
How the Settler Prepared the Young
Ones fer Christmas.

On tho morning Of the day before
Christmas l dismounted at the door OF
North Dakota cabin to inquire the
whereabouts Of a man living In that
naighborhood, and the sounds from
within told me that one Of the child
ren was being spanked. When the
spanking had been concluded the set
tier opened the door and invited me
In. I saw nine children standing up in
a row, and the tenth one sitting down
On the other side of the room. The
man thought some explanation should
be made, and he said:
ITS the way I do every Christmas
time, and / had Just begun when you
rode up. Can you wait till l have
spanked the other miner
"Of course, but may ask why you
do Il? They look to me to DO moe,
weai.bshaved children"
They are a. good children as you
will find in the state, sir; but the
spanking must 50 on"
Eyes, the spanking must 80 on"
added the wife,
couldn't say any moro, q course.
aad went out to the gate Aad waited.
me nine were called No one Aftsr an
ether and put Through the machine
Gzd then the rAaa. vao ives brssthina
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-17

Mrs. Lake, in an address to a
dry" audience at Lynne, Mass.
last week declared that reformers
Should drop the liquor question
awhile and devote their attention
to the crying need of more hus-
bands" If the husbands stick, the
suggestion is timely. Arecent bull
letin issued by the bureau of statis-
tics at Washington shows that one
couple out of every twelve are di-
vorced the women in the big major
ity of instances invoking the decree,
Paris Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-17
.a. 800. -.s oASr>sOus, soIned me at

OAo~Ss0un, SoInou me at
the gate and said:
There, the last one q 'em has
been licked, and now I'll show you
where Brown lives"
Thanks, but would you take It
smiss IL asked what your ten child
rem had done to deserve punishment
you may ask, sir, and will ex-
plain" he replied. They hadn't done
nothing. was licking 'em so they
wouldn't expect any Christmas pres
ents in their stockings tonight"
a%ySF, -SAa&$>As-As&.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-17

Joe at Streams WIN give you a
shine which will please.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-17

The best is the Sommon & Rich
ards fancy chocolates. William
Corder.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-17

For rich bon bons 60 to William
Corder.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
LOW RATE MILEAGE TICKETS
ON SALE BY SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.

500 Mile State Family Tickets
$ll .25-Good over the Southern Rail-
way in South Carolina for the head
or dependent members of family.
Limited one year from date of sale.
1000 Miles interchangeable Indivi-
dual Tickets 2000-Good over the
Southern railway and thirty other
roads in the Southeast aggregating
10000 miles. Limited one year from
date Of sale.
1000 Mile interchangeable Firm
Ticket 40.O0-Good over the South
ern Railway and thirty other roads in
the Southeast aggrcgating 10000
miles for manager, the head of a
firm or employe. Limited to five but
good for only one Of such persons at
one time. Limited one year from date
Of sale.
1000 Mile interchangeable Indivi-
dual Ticket $25.0O-Good over the
Southern Railway and seventy five
other roads in the Southeast aggregat-
ing 1000 miles. Limited one year
from date Of sale.
On ana after April 1st, 1908, all
mileage tickets will not be honoed
for passage on trains nor in check
ing baggage except from non-agency
stations and stations not open for the
sale of tickets, but must be presented
at ticket Offices and there exchanged
Tor continuous ticket.
Money saved in passage fare by
purchasing tickets from Southern
Railway agents. Fares paid on trains
will be at a higher rate.
Call on Southern Railway Ticket
Agents for mileage tickets, passage
tickets and detailed information.
j. G.. Lusk,
Division Passenger Agent,
Il. w. Hunt, Charleston, S. C..
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12

The visible part Of the piano is the
veneer, the thin shell of wood glued
over the outside of the frame. The
music would be as fine and the frame
as strong without the veneer. But it
adds beauty, and for that reason u
beautiful wood is selected, and is
stained, vanished, and polished. 1t
may be walnut; mahogany, oak, ash,
maple, cherry, or rosewood. 1t is as
thin as egg shell, but it hides the
heavy poplar planks to which it is
glued. yellow poplar is nearly al
ways used for backing of piano
veneer.
Maple and cedar are commonly used
for bridges, levers, hamnershanks,
and other small mechanisms, while
white pine is excellent for keys. Per-
haps not more than one or two of the
States grow all the kinds of wood us
ed in making one good piano. Suitable
materials must be brought together
from distant places: but all Of those
necessary are found in sufficient guam
qticS in the United States: though
considerable amounts Of the finest
foreign woods are brought in for ven
ccr OH high grade Instruments.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
NEWS OF POMARIA.
Tr. w. n. Settler Goes to Hospital
for Operation-Church Notes
Other Matters of Interest.

/ Pomaria, May 1l.--Nr. Robt. T..
Norris and II. C. Holloway. Esq.,
gcre in Pomaria on business last
Ieek.
4 Mr.. W. II. Settler went to a hos
Bital in Columbia to be operated on
or cancer last Tuesday,. lie was get
king on well at last reports, and is cx-
|pccted home in couple days.
On the next preaching day (May
2lth) at Belhlehem church, there will
he services in both the morning and
afternoon. RsW f. c. Cronk will be
prsent, and Will present to the congre-
g3tionJthe publication interests Of the
skNted Synod.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12

Mrs. f.. E. Schumpert and Miss
Sullivan, of Prosperity, spent Satur-
day evening and yesterday with Mrs.
Jas. p. Settler.
Mr.. Jess Shealy, the new railway
agent here, arrived last week with
his family, and has assumed the du-
ties Of the Office.
Miss Lurline Aull, daughter of In.
tendant Jno. c. Aull, is i'll with pneu-
monia. It Is hoped that the attack
may not prove SO severe.
The measles are still common in
this community. Daisy, the youngest
child of Mrs. G. d. Young, is quite i'll
with them. S.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
Many Woods in a Piano.

AS many kinds of wood are used in
the making Of piano as in the MAX
ing of house or an ocean-going
steamship. Certain woods possess
qualities demanded by piano manu-
facturers, and no substitutes will be
taken.
The sounding board, for instance, is
never made of anything but spruce. 1t
is a thin piecc-morc frequently sew
cral pieces glued togcthcr--the whole
thing would hardly make enough
kindlln" for Il fire. if Il hatchrl were
us@d on it. But it is the one essential
thing. and without it there COULD be
no piano.
1t is selected with care, seasoned in
the most painstakinS manner, cut and
shaped by experts, and it becomes the
sonl and life Of the instrument. Had
the spruce used in a sounding board
gone to the pulp mill instead Of the
piano factory, il would have made
about enough paper for Il couple Of
sheets Of music.
The pianos frame. the part which
holds the strings and endurcs the
lnrcsSant strain Of several tons. is
usually Of elm. Bicycle inns are of
the same wood. and the enormous load
which a thin strip weighing a few
ounces can carry is we'll known.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
GHOST RUNS ENGINE.
Sits by Side of Engineer and Guards
Him From Danger.

Chicago Journal.
No danger turks in The path Of
No. -.
Two drivers perch on The same
bench in the locomotives cab and
guide its destiny. One is Horace l..
Scaver, veteran engineer and hero of
numerous hair-brcadth escapes; the
other is the ghost Of a man that was.
Unseen, unheard, the specter has
been at the throttle FOR years, guild
in" and guardin" the lives Of those
sleeping in the darkcncd coaches be-
hind.
No. Is is the Big -Four Fast express
which runs into Chicago over the Illi-
nois Central tracks from Kanwakcc.
The train is pulled by an Illinois Cen
trail locomotive, of which Mr.. Seavcr
is The engineer. For I3 Years the
veteran has been handling the throt-
lie Of Illinois ccntra. engines.
For rs years Mr.. Sravcr has been
Il spirtualiSt, NOT one OF the table
raising, hell-ringing kind, but an in
iclli"cnt believer that spirit bodies
exist. He says he has had innum.r~
able evidences that spirit hand
guided his engine through fearful
dangers and happy escapes. Whenever
he climbs that the spectral engineer
is sitting beside him, .cady to extend
the hand Of warning in time of need.
Mr.. Scaver was in the cab, gazing
far out along the track, one dark
night, wondering now many more
trips he would make before his good
spirit deserted him. In the train
were more than 1000 old soldiers 60
ing to reunion at Champaign, ILL.,.
The throttle was out 70 the last notch
and the speed more than 60 miles an
hour. Suddenly the engineer heard a
soft voice whisper in his ear: "Tne
bridge is burned; the bridge is burn
ed.'
AS quickly as possible Mr.. Seayer
set the airbrakes and stopped the
train. In the coaches 100 old SOL
diers were sleeping. The conductor
hurried forward to tnc engine.
"What do you mean by stopping
this train out hercT' he demanded
angrily.
"You would better go along the
track and find OUT. said the engin-
ccr quietly.
Only few feet ahead Of the ell
"ine was the river, and over the river
hung the charred rcn.-unts Of the D1s
bridge, which had burned cnly short
time before. The 1000 veterans wera
saved.
This happened in 1890. and Mr.
Scavcr was hailed as Il hero all ove.'
tho ountryc.
"H}ut it wasn't me that did it,
said the engineer, modcstly. cit was
something unseen, something that we
do not know anything about. I did
not deserve any credit ut all. I just
needed the warning that WAS given
me. There are numerous other in
stances where the same voice has Civ
Ell me warming just in time to save the
lives of my passengers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
NOTICE.

1 will sell at auction to highest bid
der at Chappells, S. c., on Saturday,
May l6, at II o'clock a. M, the lot Of
Webb Brothers, in the town Of Chap
pells, on which their store house was
located before It was destroyed by
fire. Terms Of sale cash.
J. B. Hunter,
Assignee and Agent of Creditors Of
Webb Brothers & Co.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12

REPAIR SHOP-Furniture, lounges,
and parlor snits, each upholstered,
rccaining chairs, repaired; making
and laying carpets and mattings,
cleaning old furniture. In Sunlight
Hall, near old colored Baptist
church.
Wesley Means.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-12
NEWBERRY UNION STATION.
Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains-Efective 1901 A. M.
Sunday, April 26, 1908.
Southern Railway:

Southern Railway:
No. IS for Grcanvillc :. .8.57a.m.
No. IS for Columbia :. n 40 rp.m.
No. II for Grccnvilla ..3.1O pm.
No. lG for Columbia 80. .S.I7 pm.
G., N. g. L. Ry.
NO s. for Laurens ID am.
mo. % for Columbia :. ..S.A7 am.
No. 50 for Grccnvillu 3. 1856 pm.
No. 50 for Columbia >. .3.20 pm
mo. 2c for Laurcns :. 1875 pm.
no. 81 for Columbia =. ..S.3G pm.
Docs not run on Sunday
This time table shows the times at
which trains may be expected to de-
part from this station, but their de-
parturr is not guaranteed and the
time shown is subject to change with
out notice.
G. l.. Robinson,
Station Masta.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
T. A. PERRY
The Spanish Royal Standard.

The Spanish royal standard is most
complicated. The red and yellow of
the Spanish flag is said to be derived
from this occurrence: In 1873 Charles
the Bold dipped his fingers in the blood
Of Godfrey, count of Barcelona, and
drew them down the counts golden
shield in token of his appreciation of
the latters bravery. The shield, so
marked, became the arms of BARGE
Iona, which became part of Aragon,
and it's arms were taken by that king
dom. Now to the royal standard: In
the first quarter or upper left hand
part of the flag are the arms of Leon
and CASTLE, the lion and the castle.
The second quarter is taken up one
half by the arms of Aragon, one-half
by the arms Of Sicily. The upper third
of the third quarter-directly under
the first-shows the Austrian colors.
The lower two-thirds is divided be-
tween the flag of Burgundy and the
black lion of Flanders. The upper
third of the fourth quarter shows the
checkers, another Burgundian device,
while the lower two-thirds is shared
by the red eagle of Antwerp and the
golden lion of Bra bant, and on the top
of all this are two shields, one showing
the Portuguese arms, the other the
French f1eur-de-lis. Considerable OF a
flag that.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Public Library Notes.

Miss Florence Doty will tell stories to
the children, at the regular children's
hour, next Saturday forenoon at IL
o'clock.
The following new books were put into
circulation last Saturday.
Childrens Books.
Adams-Harper's Outdoor Book for Boys
Barbour-CrimSOn Sweater.
Blaisdell-Child Life, first reader; Child
Life third reader.
Bayliss-Lolami in Tusayan.
Enthusiastically Dainty at the Shore.
Brown-Jingle Primer.
Butterworth- the Days of Massacoit.
Craik-AdventureS of a Brownie
Daskam-Smith College Stories.
Wordsworth Cuckoo Clock; Carrots, Just a
Little Boy: Little Miss Peggy.
Otis-TOby Taylor Left Behind.
Pratt-Legends of the Red Children.
Tomlinson-Young Rangers.
Books for Adults.
Chambers-Car Youger Set.
Churchill-CrOssing.
Green-WOman in the Above.
HOrnung- Ratf1eS.
Henry-Trimmed Lamps.
Observation-Disclosures of Anderson Grow.
Ollivant-RedcOat Captain.
Robins-Open Question.
Spearman-DoctOr BrysOn.
Stratton Porter-At the Foot of the Rainbow
ain-Doublebarreled Detective Story.
Wright Shepherd of the Hills.
Rent Collection.
Chambers-YoungerS Set.
COnrad-Second Mrs Jim.
McCutcheon-Daughter of Anderson Crow
StrattOn- POrter-At the Foot of the Rainbow
Vance-BrasS Bowl
Wright-Shepherd of the Hills.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Good Cause For Tears.

A certain medieval sultan had all the
mirrors removed from his palace, so
that he might avoid the pain of see
ing his own face. This sultan called
on his grand viZier one day and by ac-
cident happened to catch sight of his
reflection. His hideOusness OverpOW-
cred him, and he broke into violent
sobbing In this outburst the vizier
joined Finally the sultan Gained
down, wiped his eyes and got ready to
smoke and talk But not SO the vizier.
He sobbed on and on. His master, tap
ping his slipper impatiently on the
cushions, waited for him to cease. At
length the sultan got angry and ex-
claimed:
'Why do you weep longer than I,
yizier?''
"Alas," the grand vizier replied, "you
wept, commander of the faithful,
because you saw your face but for an
instant, but 1 see it all day and every
day'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Good Enough to Charge For.

When William H Scott was man.
aging clerk in the early sixties for the
firm of Cleveland & Titus, client
came in and wanted an opinion right
away. No member of the firm was in.
Accordingly, Mr. Scott, with some hest
tation, wrote the opinion. When his
principal, Mr.. Cleveland. came In, he
explained the circumstances and show
ed him the opinion. Mr.. Cleveland
looked at him with a smile and then
read it with care. "Humph,' said he;
pretty poor opinion, but it will do to
charge. New York Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Indian Ford

Levi Babcock of GAINESVILLE was per-
ambulating around the Ford Monday.
Prices folks and Bert Cox spent Sun
day over on Maple Drive with the Lit
neys.
Mr. and Mrs Price entertained lively
party from Edgerton one evening last
week.
Mr. and Mrs John Zanzinger of South
east Milton were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs w Will.
Miss Ella Cox is attending business
college in GAINESVILLE and Miss Harriet
has entered Whitewater normal.
Two sleigh loads of jolly friends from
the County farm and vicinity spent
Monday night at Henry Cox's.
Mr. and Mrs Alex Shuman and little
Charlotte Hudson of Koshkonong WIS.,
tied at G S Thomas the first of the week.
VII Will and Otto Will went over to
Milton Sunday. Otto stayed to run
creamery south of town while the but
termaker went to Milwaukee.
Another box of library books have ar
rived from Madison and Miss Price, the
librarian, hopes for large circulation.
Everyone is familiar with the workings
of free public library.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
West Porter

John Ford spent Sunday at Mike
Kerin's.
Eddie Ford spent Friday at Peter
Keeley's.
Fred Hyland spent last Friday with
his brother John.
Dock Young entertained the "32 club
one evening last week.
Miss Anna Mckinley spent last week
with relatives in Edgerton.
Dennis Casey and Thos Ford spent
Saturday at GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs Richard entertained the
Euchre club Friday evening.
Misses Marie and Nellie Mccarthy
spent Saturday at Mcfarland.
Mike Bradley delivered his O7 crop of
tobacco at Edgerton last week.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Young attended a
party at Oregon Friday evening.
Miss Marie Mccarthy spent Wednes-
day evening with Mrs Andrew Wilburgs.
Mr. and Mrs Amos Brown are rejoicing
over the arrival OF baby girl, born on
Feb 9Th.
CD Mccarthy returned home Tues
day from an extended visit with Fulton
friends
A number of our young folks attended
a dancing party at Evansville Friday
evening.
The Misses Nell and Mary Donnely
and Hazel White spent last week with
Lizzie Collins.
Harold Brayton and Russell Howard
of Mcfarland were seen on our streets
Saturday evening.
Bert Spence is the proud owner of a
fine new Portland cutter. This is leap
year. Look out, Bert!
Mrs Richard Stearns and daughter
Mae are making preparations for visit
to friends in Minnesota.
Misses Marie and Jennie Mccarthy
and Jim and John Bradley spent Sun
day evening with John Ford.
Mr. Wait Wright of GAINESVILLE spent
Saturday and Sunday at G w McCar-
thy's and favored them with some fine
selections on the violin.
We are not much versed in the social
preliminaries of the present age, so we
shall only guess at the final act in the
in the play to be wedding.
Among those who attended the skat.
ing party held at Beckers Bridge were:
Arthur Johnson, Frank Carpenter, John
Landseer, Willie Eads, VIM Seward, Ar
thur Stonewell, Carrie johnson, Mae
Brown, Hilda Olson. Pearl Wilmington
Nellie and Jennie Mccarthy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Sumner

Miss Blanche Reuterskiold returned to
her home last Monday.
Miss Helen Hsmmas went to Fort At
kinson to work this week.
Frank Andrews and family of James
Vile are visiting Mr. and Mrs Ed Mel
burg this week.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Strigel's little
baby is very sick. DR. McChesney of
Edgerton is in attendance.
Mrs Myrta Ansley of Milton Junction
came here last week to stay with her
mother the rest of the winter.
Mrs Amelia Kirby and Mrs Mertie
Ansley spent Tuesday and Wednesday
with relatives at Milton Junction.
Mr. and Mrs Sam Plum and family of
Fort Atkinson spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends and relatives in this
place.
Mrs Henry Wileman went to Fort At
kinson last Sunday and from there she
will go to Milton junction to see her
sons.
Miss Hannah Anderson, who has been
visiting Mrs Geo Goldthorp for couple
of weeks, returned to her home on Kosh
konong Prairie last Sunday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Albion Prairie

Mr. and Mrs J w Conn of Edgerton
we're the guests of S Hall last Sunday.
Anna Dickinson is numbered with the
sick. DR. Morrison is in attendance.
Ladies Aid Society of the P M church
will meet with Mrs George Dickinson
next week.
Geo Vickers and wife and L G Spike
and wife of Edgerton visited with Mr.
and Mrs S Hall last Tuesday.
Miss Blanche MADISON spent few
days of last week at Ft Atkinson, caring
for her brother Sydney, who was i'll with
la grippe.
Mrs Job Marsden died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs w Vickers, at Edger-
ton Monday morning. Funeral services
were held at the P M church Wednes-
day afternoon and interment made IN
the Albion Prairie P M cemetery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Auction Sale.

j. Fl. & W. f. Painter will hold an
auction on the farm one mile west of
Albion on Monday, Feb. II, commencing
at 10 o'clock, and free lunch served at
noon. There will be offered for sale 4
horses, IA head of cattle, farm machin-
cry, hay, straw and a quantity of grain.
The usual terms, and W. T. Dooley will
cry the sale. 10w2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14

Mrs Albert Dallnan will hold pub
lie auction on her farm, miles east of
Edgerton and Il mile east of MELVILLE,
on Friday. March 18th, commencing at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time
Is head of cattle, 5 head OF horses, 5
brood sows, and a lot Of farm machinery
will be offered for sale. Free lunch will
be served at noon; usual terms. w. T.
Dooley will cry the sale. 11w2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Card of Thanks.

For the many acts of kindness and ex-
pressions of sympathy during the illness,
death and burial of Mrs job Marsden,
the undersigned desire to express their
sincere thanks
JOB MARsDEN,
MRS. WALTER VICKERs,
/ ALMA MARsDEN.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14

Builds up waste tissue, promotes
appetite, improves digestion, induces re-
freshing sleep, giving renewed strength
and health That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35c, Tea
or Tablets-W. G. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Posted.

One good thing about marrying a
widow is that she doesn't expect so
much of you in the way of being good
and talented and noble. - Somerville
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-02-14
Not a LAWYER.

'You are quite a legal gentleman,
aren't your said a barrister to a wit
ness at Westminster county court.
mo- replied the man; II work for
my living"--London Mail.