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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
THE ST. PAUL FREE PUBLIC BATHS.
PAGE TO QUIT PENITENTIARY
Noted Firebue Today Completes His
TWo-Year Sentence,

Columbus, O., Nov 80. = Tuesday
there will be a vacant chair in the
idle house of the penitentiary and
the most familiar face about the
building for many months will have
disappeared. John Page, better
known to everyone within the walls
Of the institution as "Old Jack PAGE,
the Williams county irebug," will be-
released at the expiration of two
year term
With the release of Page there is
recalled to mind the conviction of
one of the greatest gang of firebugs
ever known in the United States. No
less than % men were convicted on
the charge of arson and served vari-
Gus terms in the penitentiary, and
every conviction was made possible
by the assistance of lack" Page. He
made score of confessions under
the promise of immunity from pun
ishment, In which the names of peo-
pie and evidence against them was
obtained by the authorities, all Of
which finally initiated against him
and finally landed him behind the
walls along with the men whose
movements he detailed before sew
eral grand juries.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Committee Meets Today.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Every mem
Der Of the Official family Of Wash
ington, from the president to the
smallest Office boy, is concerned in
the appropriations bill for the execu-
tive, judicial and legislative branches
OF the government, which will be con-
sidered by a subcommittee of the ap-
preparations committee of the house
today. In accordance with President
Roosevelt's request no important in
creases Of salary have been asked for
by the heads of the various depart
ments.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
COTTONWOOD river
0VERFL0WS BANKS
Three Thousand Are Homeless
at Guthrie, Okla.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 3O-As a re
suit OF 48-hours downpour in the
valley of the Cottonwood river and
its tributaries, the Cottonwood over
flowed here. Several hundred homes
are partly under water in West Guth-
RE and 5000 people are homeless
The river is one foot higher than
ever before in its history and rising
IL inches an hour. Hundreds of peo-
pie who refused to get out of the
flooded district, believing that the
river would not rise as rapidly as it
did, fired shots of distress, and hun
dreds of boats with an army Of res.
cuers brought the tardy ones to
places Of safety. 1t is believed that
a few persons are still in their
homes, but nothing definite is known.
So rapidly was the rise in the Cot
tonwood that 20 head of cattle in the
affected district were drowned before
they could be gotten out of the
waters. Streetcar service is COM
pletely at a standstill. The city's
water plant is under water
All railroad trains in and out Of
Guthrie have been annulled. Near
Seward, Okla, the Santa Fe tracks
are out, and the railroad bridge at
Red Rock has been washed out The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas and the
Fort Smith & Western railroads re-
port many miles of track out near
this city.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
A SMALL PLACE.
0rsat Success Of a Four Acre Farm
Managed by a Woman.

Successful women farmers are no
longer novelty. numbers of them
being found in ali sections of the coun-
Try. Possibly the smallest farm that
mas provided living for its owner is
carried on by Mrs. Jane C. Barrow Of
Connecticut. This energetic lady has
succeeded in obtaining a living for
herself and two children on the profits
Of four acre farm, sending the chill
dren to school meanwhile.
The enterprise was started without
capital seven years ago. Mrs. Barrow
being forced to incur debt to pay for
groceries and supplies until the farm
returns began to come in. Bees, small
fruits and poultry were the founda-
ton. Only one acre of the four was
suitable for planting, and this acre has
really brought in most of the income
~ means Of a system of intensive
farming which Is remarkable. to say
~ least. One-fourth Of this one acre
Was devoted to poultry, and last year
1000 ducks were raised and sold at a
weight Of four pounds each when be-
tween three and four months old The
feather crop alone amounted to 400
sounds.
On this acre of tillable land, besides
the ducks, were 100 fowls, "a turkeys,
% pairs Of pigeons and Is stands of
Gees. Pigeons were profitable spe-
e1aity, about 400 pairs Of squads hav-
1ng been sold. Ducks, however, are
csnsidered more profitable than pi-
4eons, and Mrs. Barrow thinks of dis
posing Of the pigeons and increasing
the duck area. The turkeys also pay
veil The white variety is kept be-
eause the feathers are more valuable.
The birds are sold during the holiday
season and, being especially well fat
timed, bring the very highest prices.
The bees are an excellent investment,
and Mrs. Barrow considers the work
peasant and suitable for a woman.
Bees pick up their living In the sum-
aaer. but receive some extra feeding in
winter.
OF course the large supplies of food
seeded for the poultry are not raised
- the farm. They are bought outside
at considerable expense. Mrs. Barrow
fhesltates to buy more land, having
made such a success on a small area.
1he Is firmly Of the opinion that a COM
non mistake made by women who
f1ice up farming Is to begin on too
large scale.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
ROAD DRAGGING.
How the Inventor of the King Drag
Discovered His Method.

D. Ward King of Maitland. Mo-, in
ventor of the King method of road
dragging. has theory which practi e
that all clay and gumbo roads should
be dragged with :: light drag after each
rain or wet spell. The drag smooths
down the rough places and fills up the
ruts. When the sun dries up the road
1t leaves Il rOadbed as smooth and per-
feet as q city street.
The discovery of this method and the
more important discovery of Mr.. King
were largely accidental. Years ago he
lived on u small but well improved
farm near Maitland. He was not par
ticularly interested in the good road
movement as q national or state issue.
but the four miles of road from his
farm to Maitland were of great interest
to him, says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. The road was of that soft, sticky
red clay that in wet weather clings to
the wagon wheels in great Jumps and
dry weather is. as hard as a rock and
almost as Injurious to wagon tires.
dig deep ruts, and when the road dried
up the ruts would remain. At best the
road was very. poor. Many times when
wheat was selling at good price and
Mr.. King had many bushels of it the
road would be SO bad that he could
not haul it to the market, and when
the road finally became passable the
market would be low again.
After many experiments he con-
structed small, light drag, using two
old timbers connected with light strips.
and began to drag the road in front OF
his residence. After each rain he
would run the drag over it, and when
the sun came out and the road dried
up 1t was IN perfect condition. When
he began to drag the road many of his
neighbors told other neighbors that
King was crazy. Others told King
himself that he was crazy. Others
who did not say anything believed he
was crazy. But the experiments proved
that Kings method was successful.
and he extended his operations until
he was dragging all the road In front
of his farm. His neighbors took 1t up.
and in a few months the road from his
farm to Maitland was as good as any
In Missouri.
George B. Ellis, secretary Of the state
board Of agriculture, heard of Mr..
Kings good roads methods and invited
him to speak at the farmers institute
In his neighborhood. He accepted, and.
being an enthusiast on the subject, he
made several converts. He was en-
gagged for series Of lectures and has
turned over his farm to others and is
devoting all Of his time to preaching
the gospel Of good roads. Good roads
meetings have been held In various
parts Of Missouri and hundreds of con-
verts have been made. After every
rain In Missouri hundreds of farmers
drag the roads in front of their farms.
and the number of these volunteer
road workers is increasing every week.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
THE NEGLECTED. ELDERBERRY
q IL Really q Wholesome and Delicious
Fruit.


Fruit.
OF the wild fruits few are more de-
nci0us than elderberries. Our fore
aa0thers. who had to depend upon the
Wild fruits alone when the country
was new, learned many arts that seem
almost forgotten in these later days.
and one of them was the use of elder
berries. They gathered them, stem
med, washed and packed them in deep
earthen jars until within three inches
Of the top and then filed the jar with
Orleans molasses. The berries kept I'm
this way, too. and made delicious pies
through the long, bleak winter. when
good things were scarce. Another way.
which some of us remember. was to
dry them in the sun. and this. too. gave
many an appetizing dish that other
wise would have been forever lacking.
Somehow the pioneer woman found
her greatest JOY in providing good
things for her family One wonders if
the women Of today who have ''ca-
reers'' know as much real happiness as
did the pioneer women of fifty years
ago. But elderberries still grow, and
they are still good. Let the boys gather
some and try an elderberry pie.
Make rich crust and pinch it up
high around the edge so that the pie
will not be. as some one said. call
fence and no pasture" Fill it with the
clean berries. add tablespoonful Of
good vinegar and q teacup of sugar
into which a tablespoonful of -four has
been stirred. Cover with a top crust
and bind the edges together with a
strip of cloth. or some of the rich juices
will be lost sure. Bake forty minutes.
A delicious sauce can be made with
apples and elderberry juice, or a jelly
can be made in the same way. Cook
apples and berries together. one part
Of berries to three or four of apples
Strain the juice and cook as any other
Jelly. Elderberry juice is fine addi-
ton to grape juice, both because of
flavor and medicinal qualities.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Ends Delicate situation.

London, Nov. 30-The American
Japanese agreement claims the maxi
mum of attention and interest here.
primarily on international grounds.
as rutting an end to q situation which
might at any moment have developed
between the United States and Japan
difficulties involving delicate consid-
erations for the British government,
and secondly, because of its being a
new departure in the policy of the
United States government with re-
gard to foreign entanglements.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Southern colorado snowbound.

Denver, Nov. 3O.-Reports from
Trinidad. IL tie southern part of the
state, say that 90 inches o. snow LEG
on the level in that section and in
northern New Mexico. The storm
there has been in progress for two
days and train service is democrat
lied. The storm area reaches to the
Texas line.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Invitation Declined.

"As Shakespeare says" remarked
Cassidy. who was fond of airing his
book larnin'," what's in name?"
well" replied Casey. "call me wan
that OF don't like an ORR show ye."-
Kansas City Newsbook.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-01
Plans noautifyino a River Front.

Tree planting. sodding and gardening
70 beautify the river front at Louis
vile, Ky, is proposition occupying
the attention of the Outdoor Art league
The intention of the league is to work
with the Commercial club and trans
form what has been for years an eye
sore to beautiful front park.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

The Vreeland currency law per-
ulits the national banks to suddenly
Initiate the currency $500,000DO0
This gives them even more pewer
over the country as they can buy
mnch property at a low price. 'Ehis
will be greatly enhanced in value
byssuch large increase in the vol
uRe of money. Then when the
price of property is high these banks
can 5sell their property, withdraw
the S50,0OO,OOO from circulation
and property will decrease in price.
Again the banks can buy at a ,lsw
price, again increase the currency,
again property will increase in val
lie, again when values are high the
banks will sell. Thus you see they
have an endless chain of robbery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

should offer no stronger argument
than that such protection would
encourage rascality among them
selves, is one Of the queerest things
in the discussion of any public
question. 1t only shows what we
have said, that the modern banker
is narrow in his views and that he
absolutely refuses to look upon the
ethics of his profession except in a
bieoted and short-sighted way.
Bryan had skillfully awaited him
self of this feeling. Nothing could
be better than his reply to a delega-
ton of bankers when he told them
that he would dislike to be in a
business where he ran in COMPETE
ton with the carpet and the mat
treSS.
Bryan is evidently endeavorine
10 appeal TO the people and show
them that he is making a fight for
them and against the money inter-
est. 1t is popular game. Jeffer-
son played it against the federalists
at the beginning of the last century
jackson welded it with tremend-
GUS effect against the Wings in his
long fight from 1925 until it culmi-
mated in the panic of 1887. 1t car
ried Polk through the campaign of
1916. 1t beat Scott in 1852 and it
was a powerful lever in favor of
Lincoln in $780, Peoria Star.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

From the 18th until the 3ast OF
October when this country was in
the throes of the Republican panic
the secretary of the treasury by the
order of the president-and the dis
'tribution afterwards received the
approval of the preSident-depoSit-
ed many millions of public money
in the national banks of the country.
Did he deposit this money s2here
most needed by the peopleR No.
In New York state with a pgpula-
tiOn obout 2 1-2 times that of Mis-
seulri the increase of public deposits
Msss $34,000000. In Missouri dur
ing those IL days the public de-
p6sits increased the princely sam of
. cents. Think of it. During
those IL days the increase of the
public deposite in the StandaR Oil
Bank was 100000.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Our Republican friends WOULD
long ago have revised the tariff liz
the interest of the people. if they
had ever intended so to do. The
great corporations are not afraid of
the Republican party curbing any
of their prOpensities to take from
the people unjustly. They well
know that promises of tariff revis-
ion is simply for the purpose Of
getting votes. SID
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

j Our Republican friends have been
I in complete control of our national
+ government for almost twelve
y years. Certainly i'll shat time they
! have had ample time 70 revise the
b tariff in the interest os the people
A Have they done sol No. Every
revision of the tariff by our Repub-
\. lican friends has been to strengthen
~ the shackles of slavery which the
"a great trusts and mOnUpolies have
rrput on the people. NGw our Re-
y p ublican friends are saying that
y they will revise the tariff. Now?j
"a, No. You must wait until after the
!, election. Are the great trusts and
n monopOlies which, fatten at the ex-
~ pense of the people are not desert
" ing the Republican party? No.
- They know that their contributions
are gladly received by the Republi-
can Slush iund managers and they
further know that the Republican
'aparty has spoken for revision in
order to fool some of the people
Tninto voting the Republican ticket.
u,They further know that the revision
Whwhich will be made after the cleo
ration will be in the interests of the
"tefavored few as Republican legisla-
wilton has ever been. These great
roaIruStS and mOnopolies know that
khe Republican party can not do
whittier than obey the'will of plutro-
tharacy because it is owned by the
cepfavOred few.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
con

VIC In 1896 the Democrats contended
" hat more money was needed to
iioineet the business needs of the
~ country. Our Republican friends
nTept telling us that it was not
money but confidence which was
INC needed. In 1896 the per capita
tiolNas $21.00 Now the per capita is
.o1356O. Yet with this the panic
ID owept over the country and the end
lis no. yet and the cry from all
keparts of the couBtry is more money
Vasrhink of the plight the country
not you'd now be in if the per capita
deleas now only $21O0 which you
Republicans said was ample.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
St. Peters.

A grand picnic for the benefit of
st. Peters church, Brush Creek, will
be given Thursday, goth August, at
Ed Hayden's grove about seven and
a half miles southeast of Monroe City
The grounds were formerly occupied
by Sebe Meyers. The Honorable
William Hays and William. Fahy
will speak upon the occasion. 49,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Our Republican friends assured
us before that the election of the
Republican ticket meant a full
dinner pail" but they failed to
make good and instead gave the
country soup houses, a panic and
the more pernicious currency sys-
TEN yet devised by man.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
To Monroe Democrats.

VIM. j. Bryan has issued an
;Appeal tOtkle Democratic news
papers Gisthe country to begin
the cOltgrtiOn of a fund from
their Subscribers to be for
wardedcao the national COM
u,itteefao be used in carrying
ON the campaign and assist in
bringing about a Democratic
victory jim accordance with
MIR. Bryan's request this paper
willsgiadly receive and receipt
for any contributions Monroe
COUNTY Democrats may desire
to make to such a fund. and
forward the same to national
committee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

p When Tony Peterson boarded the
train Sunday for Palmyra, he found
purse containing money on the
seat that he occupied. Surprising
it belong to some one from Hume
well, that left the train at this point
he turned it over to the conductor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Mrs. Riley Parsons vino was OPP
Grated upon at the Monroe City
hospital several weeks since is do
ing nicely. She is able to visit the
other patients in their wards.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

William Cranston, of, Abilene,
Texas is in for his annual visit
with friends. There never was a
more queerally popular fellow in
this his old home, than he and
there never was a fellow who an
ticipated and realized as much
pleasure from visits to his home as
ne. He reports crops in better
than he had ever seen them in this
part of the state.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

DR.. A. E. Kidd. eye. ear, nose and md
throat specialist, to Saint .Mary's
Hospital, Quincy, will be at Hotel
Maddox, Friday, Aug, 18th from, 8.
a. m. to:2 p. m, Glasses fitted.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

bee, About all the great trusts and
lonopolies have been whitewashed
ny Teddy and they will now con-
orr;;ibute largely to the Republican
da,. ush fund and continue to take un-
c. lstly from the people
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

No more wall we hear about our
Republican friends bringing pros
perity after the present reign of
soup houses panics, disasters in the
business world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

M2.0O0,O00 idle men begging for
Lauprk. reduced wages for those who
overe fortunate enough to have en-
Missoyment-this is the result of Re-
IbIican legislation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Helena, Mont, Aug. Z. 1t cost S.
C. Watts $500 to get a railway pass
for Gertie Williams. because he was
fined that much in the federal court
today. The woman was fined 500.
Watts, who is a Great Northern
brakeman. secured "a pass for his
wife and gave. it to the Williams
woman BOth,%eRe indicted. This
was the first canNictian of this kind
ever secured in Montana. =. $50.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Senator S. A. Warren of Jersey
vile, ILL.,, has won the hearts of the
housewives attending the fair by
bringing drivers and riders to taw
and getting through the races early.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Miss Frances Cootz, of Vandalia,
has been the guest of her cousins,
DR.. John Bell and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

The Democrats have named a
ticket that can chould and will be
elected. Tn. nominees are all good
clean, honorable. able men.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
Now for the November election.
The Spice Of Life.

A Shley-Do you have much va
riety in your clearinghouse?
Seymour-Well, we have three
different names for the meals
September Smart Set.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

VIII Missouri 60 Republican?
No. A burned child breads the
FIRE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

DR.. E. J. Hume. Of White Hall,
ILL.,, has been the guest of the home
folks. He has many friends in this
city, the home of his boyhood. :
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Mrs. Martha Mcknight and son
Roy and his wife. of Rensselaer,,
have been the guests of DR.. and.
Mrs. j. N. Southern.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

The DEMOCRAT will do yOul
job printing as it should be.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Joe at Streams Will give you {
shine which will please.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

See advertisement of Van .Rens-
selaer Academy elsewhere in this
paper. 500.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

cous;The prosperity of the people is
AZ desire of Democracy. The
NJ. osperity of the trusts is policy of
wherpublicans.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

T W. Finniean of the NatiMal
Stock yards East St. Louis. Ill. and
one of the best young men ever
raised in Indian Creek Township is
at home combining business and
pleasure. To be numbered among
his friends is to be fortunate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Do all you can for the success of
the Democratic party in November.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Miss Mae MgOWn went TO New
London yesterday to attend the
Megown-Watson wedding.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Put trust made and trust con-
trolied Products on the free list.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13
See our window of $500 and
$4,000 Suits now going at.$18OO
j.. Conway the Tailor

Thursday the citizens of Monroe
were still wondering why they
could not get complete returns
from Tuesdays primary election.
Here is the sole cause and it can
not be charged to the press. Thurs
day morning we were at the depot
and saw a gentleman with the vote
for one of the Rails County precincts
with the ballots just going to New
London.
Miss Bessie Lou Boarman will
teach the Mt, Vernon school this
winter. 80,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Joseph j. Fitzpatrick a Former
popular Monroe business maa now
of Huston, Texas, has been with the
hGmefolks and watching the horses
90 down the home stretch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

VOOrhis Stillwell and John Wood.
of Hannibal. have been watching
the flyers fly at the fair.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Ennis Green, of Liberty lis visit
ing his former SehoG1mateS in this
city and they are as pleased to
have him as he is to DE hadk in his
Old home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

E.. HarwoOd, 0f ST. Louisihas been
the guest of his sisters. MeSdames
W. 7. Rutledee and j. N~sSouthr
ern. s. - - ~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-13

Our Republican friends represent
the trusts. Democrats stand for
the rights Of the people.