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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19
Quite Old.

Mrs. Bette Maddox GO years
old of near Palmyra was In the
city Saturday. She had been
over near Stoutsville visiting
her mother, Mrs. America Tip.
ton, who is 80 years old. Mrs,
Upton is growing quite feeble
as we'll old and her daughter,
Mrs. Maddox, will return to her
shortly to care for her until the
end.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

The liquor men are flooding
the county with misleading
statements. The W. Q. T. u.
is sending out temperance liter.
allure in abundance and putting
along side facts and figures as
antidotes
In the District of Columbia
rule laid down by the fire de
partment and approved by the
commissioners was first enforc-
ed March 6. The rule requires
that before mau can receive
an appointment as a temporary
fireman be shall make affidavit
that he has not used intoxicat.
ing liquors for the SIX months
previous, aud shall sign a
pledge that he will totally alb.
stain from the use Of all kinds
of Intoxicating liquor for five
wears
A 'ri'rh wri'r. ~. that j."
fifteen hall Of learning in the
District vi Columbia, ranging
from the George Washington
u versi .luw ~ i've "r,dp /
school, does the ben,gn face Of
Frances f Willard 'Ook down
upon those. the future citiZen>
a. uur great nation
Cnictgl Dilv News save:
Brewers are qu""r people Thu
a." greatly Niarmad at the
spread Of ProNihitiOn. whic h
cir own reli'hie figures prove
cnnrlusivelv increases the con
sumption Of their product.
Many Unions in Missouri
have held memorial services
for Mrs. Hoffman and adopted
resolutions expressing their
sorrow at her cath and their
deep appreciation of her serv-
ice to the state and to humanity.
Oklahoma City, Okla, also
held services in honor OF Mis-,
souri's W. G. T. U. president.
This new state is indebted to
Mrs. Hoffman for some of its
most active workers, among
them being Mrs, Alice Black
burn, editor OF one of the lead.
ing papers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

Road drags are becoming so
popular in Bates county, it is
said. that farmers come to town
on their road drags instead of
in wagons. 1t is possibly only
a question of time when canopy
topped, cushioned.seat road
drags will be the thing, Brook
field Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19
Precept VerasTs Example.

Excelsior Springs Standard
Roosevelt's race suicide teach.
iugs do not seem to have much
weight 10 his own family. He
isn't a grandpa yet, the
operation for appendicitis
was successful.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

Mrs W j. Krause and son,
came up from Hannibal, SatuT.
day to visit her sisters, Mrs.
John Cleary and Miss Tudie
Swinkey. Masters Krause and
Cleary had the time of their
lives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19
Nail in Foot.

E1och Griffith has been hav.
ing time with his right foot.
He was picking up shingles
when be stepped upon a board
and a ten penny cut nail and
the nail did the rest
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

John Jayne, student in a
Quincy school has been spend
ing several days at home, or.
oh we'll, John says, I've not
been feeling we'll.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

Jackson, Miss, March IL
Constitutional prohibition was
defeated in the senate yester,
day by a vote of 81 ayes to 10
nays. The defeat of the meas
ure was not expected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19
A Bachelors SOlilOquy.

To wed or not to wed:
That is the question.
Whether tits better
TO remain single
And disappoint few women
For a time;
Or marry
And dlsappoint one woman
For life!
April Young's Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19
What Legislation Cannot Do.

Legislation has done its work
when it has provided just
enough laws-and no more-to
secure public order and equali-
ty of opportunity. Beyond this
it Is vain, it is harmful to go.
No legislation can accomplish
these things.
Make a bad man good.
2 Make a weak man strong.
3 Make d foolish man wise.
Wall Street Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

Taylor Pitzer, of Louisiana,
one of the best fellows ever,
and a former Monroeite is pay.
ing friends in this city his an.
uual visit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

D. K. Vowel Is happy. He
has traded his Carthage, ILL.,,
residence property to DR.. Wor.
ley and cleaned up $1,000.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

Through the courtesy of the
DEMOCRAT this space is reserv-
ed for the W. @. It. U. 1t is
edited by Ella L. Shearman,
District Press Superintendent
of the W. 9. II. u, who is re-
sporsible for all statements
which appear in this column.
Our Watchwords: Organize,
Educate, Agitate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19

Miss Sadie Ragar, one of
Monroe's nice girls is putting
in the millinery season at Bates.
vile. Ark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-03-19
OUR PRINCIPLES.

Total abstinence, Prohibition
OF The liquor traffic, One stand.
ard of morals for men and WON.
en-. The education of public
sentiment for right.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
Stump Pulling Device.

Here is a sketch of a device which
will do good work in the way of re-
moving stumps. 1t can be operated
by a man and boy if stumps do not
exceed six or eight inches in diameter.
For larger stumps two men and boy
may be employed. The boy can change
the hook at each swing of the pole. In
the illustration two short chains (No.
1 and p are shown attached to the
pole. These are each four feet long
with a common grab hook on one end
and a round hook or ring at the other
end. The longer chains are fixed to
the stumps, one of them reaching to
the pole, the other to the grab hooks
The pole requires to be 10 or Is feet
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
The Rcd Spider.

In dealing with that troublesome lit
tie pest, the red spider, really sue
cessful remedy is found in some of the
liquid tobacco or nicotine extracts,
now fairly numerous on the market.
They may be used either by vaporiza-
ton overhead directly with steam
pressure, or by spraying cold dilutions
in water They are rather costly and
must be handled with care, as they
are particularly deadly internal poison
to humans as we'll as animals, but are
effective when used according to direc =
lions and little harmful to even the
most delicate plants, states Rural New
Yorker. This remedy is of course eff
fective on less resistant insects, such
as aphids, thrips and scales. 1t does
not promise much as regards white fly
or outdoor scales, but we have good
remedies for these pests in hydr i"
gus and soluble oils.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
(To be continued.)
A PInrue of Clocks.

We had been settled but a little
while in our Indian clearing, and had
just acquired a deed to it bearing the
signature Of Andrew Jackson, says
Joaquin" II. Miller in the Boston
Transcript, when one day big, raw
boned, hatchet-faced man In a beaver
hat come to us by way of the State
road, with a load of clocks In a car
rlage. He had big, impertinent boy
with him, and pleaded sadly that both
of them were sick.
Mother was very good to them, pull
ed out the trundle-bed to the middle
of the floor, had us children sleep at
the foot of her bed, and treated the
strangers as If they had been her own
blood. But they both walled and moan
ed bitterly, and begged father to take
the clocks and dispose Of them at his
leisure to his neighbors.
There was a whole carriage load of
them, but upon the reiterated assur-
ance that he could double, and even
! treble, his money, our cOnf1ding faith
err, not knowing one thing about the
1
real price or value of such wares
signed a note and became merchant
At the end of the year that Ratchet
faced man came back and exacted his
money with enormous interest, al
though father had not yet sold a single
clock.
Years later, when we set out t.
IL
with but a single one missing, took VI
more than half the wagon space. W.
hauled them from Indiana almost t
the top of the Rocky Mountains, anC
then, one night, in terrific snow
storm, when the wagon had upset, w
found a use for them. Brass. wood
glass and vnrnish all went to feed
fire. And so peace to their soundin
brass, rest to their brazen faces!
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27

as he peeTed through the curtains, every
word uttered by the party below was dis
tinctly audible. Look here, Harriet
what on earth am l to DO? Madame
Roupell is coming to see how you are.
In minute she will be here"
Harriet's cheeks blanched for a mo
ment, for from her station near the door
of the chamber she could already hear
Nine. Roupell's footsteps ascending the
stairs.
Come here" she cried to Van Lith,
frantically. There is no one sleeping in
your old room. Run across the hall
quickly, and hide yourself there until !
call you. l will lock you in, so my
aunt will have to go the other way. You
must return through her sitting room to
the corridor. You can do it easily, for
she Is sound sleeper"
Van Lith did as he was directed. Har-
riet had barely time to turn the key on
him, return to her chamber, seat herself
and snatch up a book, when her aunt's
footsteps were heard in the corridor, and
a moment later the old lady entered the
apartment.
Awake yet my dear child? Can't you
sleep? Oh! You are thinking of that
young scamp, I'm afraid. Well, l
wouldn't if l were you. He isn't worth
it. Besides, if you don't go to bed earlier
where will the roses go to"
She stopped and kissed her niece ten
dorly on both cheeks, and then went to
| the window.
Il mustn't keep the horses out all
night. Jean! Jean !"
The coachman turned on the box and
looked up at the window.
''You can go to the stables. Monsieur
Chabot will not return to the city to
night"
Nine. Roupell closed the window agar
and came back to where her niece was
sitting.
Monsieur Chabot sleeps here to
night?" inquired Harriet, in a tone o
apparent unconcern, while her heart wal
really beating violently. Where will
you put him, auntyT
Cant he have Monsieur Van LithI
old room, dear?"
mot very WELL But the chamber of
your own is ready, and the sheets ar
aired"
Every we'll, child then 1 will give di
rections that he be lodged there. AM
now goodnight. Don't sit up reading
but try to sleep"
Nine. Roupell turned and left tn
apartment. 1t was the last benedlctio
, that was to fall from the lips of Harrie
Weldon's benefactress for the shadoN
of an awful crime was even then hoverin
over the chateau.
Ito be continued.)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
Had Heard the Name.

The stage coach that carries the
mail between Kent's hill and Readfield
station in Maine drew up along the
roadside and the driver accosted a
little old man working in field, says
Everybody's Magazine.
do you know who Mrs. Abby B.
Brown is and where she lives?
The old man considered. Brown
Abby B. Brown" he repeated. 'YoU
don't mean Mrs. Polly Brown, do your
mo, Mrs. Abby B. Brown; we've go'
a letter for her"
"B., you say the middle letter II
B., do you? l know a whole lot o
Browns that live on the other side o
the road, but there amt any Abby b
among them. You don't mean Abby b
Smith, do you? She lives over"
mo, it's Abby b. Brown. Wen fin
her somehow. Thanks"
The stage driver started his horses
hut before the corner was reached
faint Hello" caused the passengers
turn around. The old man, hoe
hand, was pursuing the stage.
Brown, Mrs. Abby b. Brown, di
you sayP Why, l know her. She
my wife"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27

The molasses cake used in France as
food for cattle consists in the boiling
Of molasses and working it brisllly with
mixture of corn flour and bran, when it
is pressed into the ordinary form of
cake and packed in bags for sale. The
proportions used are one-third mOlasses.
one-third flour. one-thlrd bran. The
suburban dairymen claimed that in the
use of this molasses cake there are ex-
ira yield Of milk and an increase in
proportion Of butter fat. The proper
quantity in feeding should be 6 to 10
pounds daily, which is not intended as
basis of food, but as a condiment,
and to assist digestion.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
Gain I'm Fertilixing the Soil.

The soil is the farmers capital, and
lie can only keep that capital unimpair-
ed by adding fertility to 1t. AS the
fertility decreases, his capital decreases
and becomes impaired. Plants and ami
mails are his stock in trade by having
the best plants and animals. He can
only beat the other fellow in the COM
petition of trade by having a better
stock in trade and something that peo-
pie want and are willing to pay a good
price for, because it is a good article.
The more fertile his soil, the cheaper
he can produce the articles which the
people want.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
SLAVES IN MASSACHUSETTS.
EARLY Church Discussion on SlaverS
-DandiRed Negro Waiter.

EARLY Church Discussion on slavery
-DandiAed Negro Waiter.
The colored NANNY" devoted, 10y
al and autocratlc, one thinks of as be-
longing to the South and the days be-
fore the war, but In the far-away time
of slavery In New England she was
known there also, says the Youths
Companion.
One such nanny, happy and below
ed but despotic, was Violet, the slave
of the Rev. Moses Parsons of Byheld.
but the real ruler of the household and
his lively brood of boys. Her husband,
Primus, belonged to their Heighbor,
Deacon Noyes.
The revolution was scarcely over, but
even then in that quiet corner of Mas
sachusetts the anti-slavery spirit was
stirring and it's first result was to pre-
cipltate a violent church quarrel. Dea'
con Colman had scruples against slav-
ery and he expressed them with vigol
and not always with entire respect fol
his slave-owning pastor. lie was sus
pended; there we're meetings, discus
sIons appeals and denunciations anC
only at the death Of Mr.. Parsons wa
he so far softened as to admit, whtlt
vet maintaining his principles, that h
had urged them with undue vehe
mence and asperity." He was then re
stored to the church and his office o
deacon.
In the neighboring town Of Newbury
port were a number Of slaves and free
slaves, concerning some of whom anet
dotes have been handed down to tn
present day. One negro man, hoein
barefoot in the fields, struck suddenl
. with his hoe at what he took to be
Z large toad in impertinently close Goa
1 pany with him. 1t was his own make
). big toe, as he learned painfully whe
< he had neatly sliced the top off wit
the blow.
d Another colored man Of much high,
station and more complete and elegal
:, attire was a dandy waiter employed
a the old Wolfe tavern. Noting an e
% peclally fine pair of boots owned
u one of the patrons, a local magnat
Ebenezer Moseley, he went to the she
ID maker to order pair of the same sol
q LET 'em be jes' like Squire Mos
ley's," he commanded, magnificent
"only A uuarter-dollar BETTER"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
Hawks and Poultry.

A writer in the Scientific Amerlcal.
declares that he effectually put an end
to the depreciation of hawks in his
poultry yard by fastening an old scythe,
ground to razor edge, with the sharp
end down, Oh a high pole set in the
edge of a field near his yards. The
hawks, as is their habit, lit on the
scythe, grasping it with their claws,
with the result that their feet were
badly cut. This angered them and they
attacked the scythe. literally tooth and
toenail, and of course got the worst of
it. Every hawk that came along met
with a like reception. and within a
short time they were either killed or
driven away.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27

long and 8 or inches in diameter at
the butt To operate, put chain No 4
on the biggest stump and have the
other end fixed to the pole about Is or
20 inches from the end. Take chain
No. and place it 6 inches nearer the
end and chain No. 2 six inches on the
other side. Now place chain No. on
the stump that is to be pulled and
swing the pole as far as possible; at
tach the grab hook from No. to No. 3
chain; swing the lever (pole) until
No. chain can be attached to No. j.
Keep swinging back and forth, chang
ing hoops at every swing until stump
is up. For heavier stamping horse
rig on a similar principle may be used
only the chain requires to be heavier
and stronger. Make the hooks on NO
I and with just turn enough to hold
on the link of No. 3.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27

Realizing that the improvement OF
corn is matter of concern to every
agricultural practitioner, because of the
wide adaptability and general cultiva-
ton of the cereal, the virginia Agricul-
turll Experiment Station has publish
ed in a bulletin Of nearly 100 pages
the results of experiments in that field.
In a general introduction the bulletin
says:
investigations show very clearly
that the corn plant is quickly anected
by the environment in which 1t IS
placed and yields readily to selection.
so that the way for Improvement IS
open to all who will make systematic
study of this important crop. The fact
that corn crosses so easily has resulted
in the development of numberless so
called varieties or strains, and 1T Is
manifestely impossible to effect perma-
nent Improvement in any of these with
out first understanding their individual
peculiarities and the good and bad
points possessed by each.
Conservation leans to the belief that
the indiscriminate crossing of plants
without first studying them carefully
and eliminating the hundreds of unde-
sirable varieties and the thousands or
useless individuals is a waste of time
and that more permanent good can be
effected by making basic study OF va
rieties, rejecting all those that do not
reach definite standard, and then pro
ceeding to Systematically improve
those that seem worthy Of extended
| consideration"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27

Naturally the fowls catch cold more
readily at night when on the roost
than during the day, when they are
moving around freely so that protec-
ton should always be given them If
there is danger in this respect or if the
nights are very cold and it is desired
to keep all the heat possible among the
birds. Place the roosts so that the
backs will rest against the wall Of the
poultry house, then, on the roof of the
building a few inches farther from the
wall than the lower roost, erect a
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
Deep Flowing.

The air penetrates as deep as We
pillow. The deeper we pillow the more
plant food is prepared by the action Of
the air and more moisture is carried In
the soil to Withstand droughts Deep
fall blowing then is a great aid in
breaking up the compounds of the soil,
In preparing plant food, in storing moIs-
ture and in warming the soil for early
nlRntinS
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
PACIFIC FISH INDUSTRY.
Twenty Thousand Pounds Sold Daily
in Los Angeles Markets.

Twenty Thousand Pounds Sold Daily
in Los Angeles Markets.
The fish industry, extending from
Vancouver on the north to San Diego
on the south, is one of great Importance
on the Pacific coast, says the Los An
geles Herald. Locally many thousands
of dollars are invested in the business
and the product of the sea finds quick
sales in Los Angeles and neighboring
cities.
Halibut Is regarded as the standard
fish, ranging in weight from one to
forty pounds and can be had the year
round, except during the months of Oc-
tober, November and December.
Barracuda is next in popularity. This
product Is caught every month in the
year from San Pedro to San Diego.
| Nets and troll lines are used for catch
ing barracuda and when both methods
are adopted the local market becomes
glutted with the product. The average
weight is five pounds.
Sea bass are caught from Santa Bar
bara to San Diego. This fish is one of
the best products of the sea. Weight
from four to fifty pounds.
The red snapper or rock cod is in ac-
tive demand in the winter season. The
fish is caught around Catalina or on
1.-THE banks" known to the fishermen
Weight one-half to ten pounds. Sar-
dimes are used for bait.
Bonita and yellowtail are fine table
fish that are caught in nets and sci
lines. Bonita, four to eight pounds
yellowtall, six to thirty pounds. Abb
core is an oily fish popular with cpl
cures.
Rock bass is a choice fish caught ii
the kelp; weight one-half to six pounds
What Is known as horse and Ameri
can mackerel is in the market durinI
the spring months. Mackerel run il
schools are caught with hook and line
weight one-half to three pounds.
The smelt season is from Sept. l t.
Jan. /, seines being used most success
fully. Surf fish, or suckers, croaker
or kinfish and perch are among the sur
fish. The sandal Is caught with hool
) and line along the coast; herring l
caught at San Pedro, San Diego ant
Santa Barbara from January to March
Herring Is fine bait for the professional
fisherman.
The pompano is delicious fish tina
retails at 40 cents to 81 pound.
is one of the choice articles of tn
e menu cards in frst-class restaurants
4 The prong is equally popular.
e Goldfish, sculpins and other fish ar
3 brought to the market.
n HOLSTERS are in the market frol
= Sept. 10 to April l.
r Tuna Is a fish caught by sportsme
e at Catalina. 1t is not marketable III
r Jewish are among the heavyweight del
v liens of the deep at Catalina. Big d.
h ings always follow the catch of &c
or 4OO-pound Jewish.
J. Turtles of heavy weight come fro
le the Mexican waters.
If Professional fishermen make b
,e money If they have good luck. The
n losses are chiefly due to damage
n nets and seines by sharks and seals.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
PROTECTION FOR FOWLS.

frame to which curtain can be at
tuched made of any desired material,
,lnbleached muslin, burlap and old
carpet being good materials, so that
when it is let down it will fall to the
ground directly in front of the lower
roost. By the use of a strap and "A
hook at either end a simple plan is had
of fastening the curtain in place when
it is not In use. The dotted line In
the Illustration shows where the cur,
tain will fall when dropped and the
entire plan is easily seen from the cut
and can he readily worked out at small
4OSt
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
Flowing Manure Under.

When coarse stable manure is plOw-
ed under and there is moisture enough
in the soil and manure to cause its
fermentation, it Immediately begins to
furnish food for crops. 1t does this
all the better in early spring, as the
manure under the furrow holds it up
and admits warm air from above
which is just what is required to cause
active fermentation. The release OF
ammonia as the manure ferments en-
riches all the soil above it, as the con
slant tendency to warm air is to rise
Hence there is good reason for apply
ing manure as top dressing during the
winter on land that is to be plowed o.
hoed for crops in the spring.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27
stIIl. for Denatured Alcohol.

The French use small stills for the
manufacture of perfumes and brandies
and an article in Popular Mechanics
describing the stills, suggests their use
for the manufacture of denatured alco-
hol on small scale. Some of these
dlstilling outfits cost only $40; some are
portable (hand-pushed or horse-drawn)
and various fuels are used in the sew.
eral styles of machines.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-27

"My heart and hand are priceless,
said the sentimental maid.
"Tm glad of that" replied the prac-
teal young man. otherwise l might
not be able to raise the price"