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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-01
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers and Per-
tanning to Farmers.

Jr and save money. F. & M. Phone
154A If.
Grain Grower fertilizer at Green's
S21 per ton.
Corn and Oat grower $3.50 per
ton from the car. Henry Green.
Horses Wanted.
l will be in Monroe City, Monday
April S for the purpose of buying
good houses for the Southern trade.
D. D. NELSON.
Eggs for Setting.
Barred Plymouth Rock. Bradley
& Bright Strain, 40c per setting
MRS. L. o. WILSON.
F. & M. Phone CAD.
Fertilizer.
Special Corn and Oat Grower
$1,000 a toni L Owen Jr., F. &
M. Phone 154A. If.
In another column will be found
letter "Silage" that ought to be
read with profit to every farmer. 1t
is not written by a man who has
silo machinery to sell but by a
practical hard headed farmer who
through experience has learned.
H A Ford has sold a good horse
to Theo Hess. Consideration pri-
vate.
Clarence Colvert has sold the jack
he bought from W H Saunders to
AL johnson of Evansville, Iowa
for $1,050
For Sale Twelve shoats weigh
ing 60 lbs. Jack Mahany.
Ed L Young is breaking 100 acres
for corn, so sod and SO old ground.
j J Elliott has sold a short horn
bull calf to H L johnson. Consid-
Grafton private.
Edward Isam is putting in 20
acres of oats.
Pure bred White Pekin duck
eggs, ii for $1OO.- Mrs Jefferson
Taylor, Ely. 4-8
VIC Motley will put in 40 acres
of oats.
Benz Finnigan is good for 10 acres
of oats.
JIM Proctor & Son are putting in
100 acres of oats.
Frank Tewell has sold a work
horse to John Hardy for 500.
Four of N B Smallwood's Berk-
shire sows have farrowed 81 fine
pigs.
NIB Smallwood has sold a regis
tered Berkshire SOW to Henry
Green.
John L Owen has shipped in a
car load of nice beeves from Kan
sas City and sent 10 head to the
Hannibal market.
Hayden & Yates have bought a
horse from Wenzel Fischer, l from
Geo Howe, 1 from T Powell and
sold to j B Anderson and
to DR. O'Brien of Hannibal.
For Sale-Incubator 220 egg ca
pacity. Used once and hatched 80
per cent of fertil EGGS, Price $3.50.
Mrs J S Elzea.
Lost.
Dark brown mare, 16 hands high,
a little strip of white in face. Stray
ed from our barn last Thursday
night. Finder please notify Dim
mitt & Dimmitt, Monroe City, Mo.
For Sale-Wyandotte eggs, SOC
per setting. Mrs F H Hagan.
Eor CaIa
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-01

Mrs. Mary Sidner went to Farber
Monday to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-01
Its Coming.

The Base Ball season is now on
and the Hannibal League will open
the season in this city at the
Amusement Park April 1920.
Two good games. Don't fail to
see them and the lovely new
grounds and amphitheatre.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
YALE COACH TALKS
ON ENGLISH RlGGED SHELL.
Kennedy Answers Critics Who Are OPP
posed to the Change.

Yale will use it's English rugged shell
in the eight cared race with the Uni
versiIy of Pennsylvania next Saturday.
Summing up the arguments for using
the English shell, Coach Kennedy
says:
There is nothing revolutionary in
selecting an English shell for the race.
The oarsmen are rowing in an English
shell one day and an American boat
the next, at times. They can change
from one to the other without any ap-
parent effect on their rowing Indeed,
the English shell in which they now
plan TO row on the Schuyllcill has a
bottom so fixed that the rigging can
be shifted, bringing the seats straight
along the keel and making it an Amer
lean rugged boat. The English rigging
calls for them to be moved only two
inches from the center of the boat
There has been criticism because Yale
has changed to an English rugged boat,
and there will be criticism If Yale loses
the race in shell which is English
rugged. In regard to this l wish to
say If it has come to the point that we
have got to use a particular make of
an oar or a particular kind OF a shell
we should better give up rowing. If a
crew could win an intercollegiate
race from a rival In an English rugged
shell, it could win the came race in an
American rugged boat and vice versa.
If our work is to count for anything
it should be devoted to finding out
which Is the better and what kind of
an oar is better, and that can be done
only by finding out IN an actual con-
test
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
GARAGE GOSSIP.

Don't let water get inside your extra
tires. If it does, take them off and
dry them thoroughly.
For the purpose of insuring q dufck
change of a spare wheel for az disabled
one a dummy hub has been devised.
Application of tar to the surface of
roads has been successfully carried
out on the Revere Beach parkway in
Boston.
An English motorist has evolved the
motor apron. He appreciated that
many dresses and suits have been
ruined in motoring because the long
coats would slip apart in front.
The Indianapolis police department
has installed a touring car that will be
used especially to answer murder
burglar and other emergency calls, be-
ing kept in readiness at ali times
AS the years go on and the number
OF automobiles in use increases. the
revenue derived from their taxation
viii be so great that it will be applied
TO the building as well as the up-keer
of the roads.
The proposed motor liability law in
Germany is declared to have produced
a serious effect already on the German
industry, as people are afraid to buy
cars when they are faced with such
frightful liabilities.
To prevent any emery or other abra-
sive materials from falling into the
cylinder while gringing in the valves
1t is a good plan to tie a length OF
strong string to a small piece of waste
and force the latter into the cylinder
A new competition. part Of the plar
for popularizing the Brooklands eng
track, is about to be insugurated. This
contest is to be limited to automobiles
of not more than so horse power and
will be a competition for the fastest
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
HARNESS HORSE NOTES.

Lady Rivers. dam of Sweet Marie.
2.02, is barren this year.
John Madden says that the trottlng
horse Of today is as well bred as the
thoroughbred.
Early Alice. 2G6 ga, is now owned
in Milwaukee. She brought $4,000 at
the Sedalia sale.
Russia. 2.2s. own sister to Maud s.,
2.0S ga. is still living at the age of IS.
She produced a filly foal last season by
Mckinney, 2.11 IA.
Trainer George Starr. who has spent
the winter in New York, VIII train a
public stable and will locate at New
York at an early date.
A green trotting mare by Mckinney.
2.11 Ia. is reported to have shown a
quarter for Charley De Ryder at the
Pleasanton track recently in 10 1-2
seconds.
A yearling trotter that is attracting
considerable attention at the Lexing-
ton, KY, track is ]. d. Armstrong;
brown colt by Searchlight 2.03 Ia, out
of Bessie Taylor. by Col. Hambrick.
Wilton. 2.19 1-2, by George Wilkes,
Is the sire of 112 trotters and "a PAGERS
that have made standard records. He
is credited with % sons that have. sired
total Of "a trotters and 40 PAGERS with
records in standard time, total OF 104.
His most successful son. as a sire OF
| standard speed record, is Moquette (4)
2.10 and Moquette was the first trotter
| to take as fast record as 2.10 as a
four year old, which he did with little
handling
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
o,RouRkE,s NINE.
Keeps Seven Old Men-Has Squad OF
20 Sqned.

Manager James II. O'Rourke today
announced the Bridgeport baseball
team for 1909.
Out of the 20 men signed only seven
were with the team a year ago. Phe-
Ian, first base; Hit, shortstop; Miller.
third base; Laid, centerfield Romer
and Nolte, pitchers, and Kerr, catcher.
Northampton would like very much
to get Hit. Manager Bowler made
the offer outright. He is willing to
give Manager O'Rourke .Accorsini, first
baseman; Murphy. third baseman, and
Robarge. catcher and outflelder, in ex,
change for Hit. The three men named
were with Meriden last season
Manager O'Rourke also looks for
improved work on the part of Pomer
as pitcher.
Miller is to be back at third for a
starter and Phelan will have another
season at first base. These players
promise better than ever before. Old
reliable Hi Ladd will be in the center
garden. ready to cover an acre. Pitch
er Nolte will get another chance to
show his worth and Young Kerr may
have an opportunity to develop still
further.
The new men among the pitchers
are A. ]. Mccarthy of Charlestown, ~
H., who is feet inches tall. He
has pitched in the Eastern and New
York leagues with success.
Fred Searles of Saco, Me-, is an
other big fellow. He has had expert
ence in the New England and Maine
leagues. In the last named league he
won q out of 80 games pitched.
Earl Powell Of East Liverpool, o..
is a brother of William Powell, who
did such clever work for Springfield
last season. He has had experience in
the Ohio State league and is we'll rec
commended.
An unknown, who Is a big fellow {
feet tall is c. e. Pollard, who comes
from Glastonbury.
The new catchers include Al La
Vigni. He has played with the Hobo
Ossintng, n. Y, team. Others who will
be tried are Charles Alderman of New
York and J. w. McAloor of Massachu-
sets.
Other new players are Doucette Of
Charleston. n. H, an outfelder. Tee
han, recommended by Fred Lake oi
the Boston Americans as first base
man and McKenna from Staten Island
a shortstop or second baseman.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
THE NATURAL WAY
FIGHTERS WINNING CARD.
Pugilistic Stars Must Scrap the Way
Nature Taught-Jeff Couldn't Shift
from Crouch.

think now, and have always
thought, that the best method of fight
ing is the way in which nature has
best fitted a pugilist. said James j.
Corbett in a discussion on what ring
tactics a fighter should adopt to win.
If a man has a punch then he should
depend a lot on 1t to via him victory.
If he has cleveruess he should let the
other fellow present the opening and
be ready to take advantage Of it any
time.
Battling Nelson, Stanley Ketchsi and
Jim Jeffries reached the pinnacle OF
fame because they did not try 70 &C
Quire an artificial way of fighting. JEFF
probably made the biggest change OF
any of the three mentioned. When h.
started to fight he stood almost straight
up in the air. But Tommy Ryan. prob
ably the greatest master of cham pion-
ship tactics in the history of pugilisrl.
showed him the crotch that covered
up his Jaw and made him the hardest
But the crouch belonged to Jeh's
method OF fighting. and he fell into it
as naturally as he learned to use his
legs when he was a kid.
Ketchel has tried to change his
method Of fighting twice and adopt an
artificial way, but found 1t worked to
his disadvantage. Now he has reached
the conclusion that in all future fights
he will follow the lines that nature
mapped out for him as a fighter.
The natural way in everything il
surely the best
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Frank Chance says that the loss Of
King will not put the Cubs out Of the
running.
Jordan. Alperman. Hummeu and
LenoX form what is considered the
best Brooklyn infield in years
Whether the Pirates are stronger
than in 1908 viii depend largely on
the ability of Jake Abstein to play first
base.
Rube Vickers Is having trouble with
his pitching arm. There is nothing Sc
rious. though. and it is expected that
the arm will Snend in a few days.
With Delehanty back. Unglaub viii
move over to first base for the Sem
ators Mcbride viii play short. and
Conroy is the regular third baser.
1t is said that there has been more
earnest training In the south this year
.han ever before. The players rest-
ize that they must be in condition in
order to hold their Jobs.
Manager Murray considers the Phil
les in fine shape for the penrant race.
There is no use trying to pick win
ners until we see what the other fell
lows have" he says. All I can say is
that the team is in shape and hopes for
the best"
As an outfelder Fielder Jones IS
ranked as the best in the American
league. He is fast and able to go back
and come in on fly balls. II makes no
difference to him where the ball goes
He is a good judge and can get under
them if they can be reached. The sue
cess of his fielding probably is due tc
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
WATERING MARKET.
Professional Bears Take Advantage Of
Situation by Offering Down Prices.

New York, April 6.-The demand for
stocks today encountered an amount
of offerings that overbore the balances
and carried the price movement back
wards. The extent Of the recent adj
Vanse evidently was in itself, main
Incentive to much Of the selling, which
was speculative profit taking in large
4part The professional bears were
alert to take advantage Of the waver-
ing appearance OF the market and to
help ON the decline with short selling
and with offering down Of prices. For
eigners were disposed to take profits
sN ell as home spectators. The fact
that me present week in the stock mar
ket will end on Thursday, added TO the
Discrimination to extend speculative
commitments. Tomorrow's government
crop report is awaited with keen in
terest, and st is expected to have an
influence on the speculation if any de-
cisive information Is given Of the
spring condition Of the winter wheat
crop With wheat and cotton both at
top prices for the season. and with re-
minders not lacking Of crop damage TO
account for this, the stock market IS
compelled TO take some notice Of the
subject. The conference on Thursday
between the anthracite operators and
miners representative is expected to
have some decisive effect on the imme
date future of trade activity in that
field. The opening arguments in the
governments suit against the Stand
ard Oil company at St. Louis contain
ed some material for appraising any
change IN governmental policy in these
prosecutions Of corporations which
might have resulted from the change in
administration. Nothing was offered,
however to fOreshadow any great len
iency, such as has been assumed in the
discussion Of prospects from the finan-
cial atandpoint. The matter was COM
mented upon in connection with the
days stock market Some very I'M
favorable views Of the steel trade po-
sition were heard and the heavy tone
or United States Steel was Of sympa-
thetic effect on the whole market. The
rc1lizing movement was under control
and was facilitated by the sustaining
effect Of strength in special stocks.
without any special explanation in the
news. The covering of shorts effected
a considerable rally at the end of the
dav. Bonds were irregular. Total
sales par value, $5,S12, 600. United
States bonds were unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
MORNING COLD BATHS.
Part Of Modern Physical CuIture-Dr
Johnson's Resolutions.

Someone has asked if cold water
baths are good thing to take in the
morning. For those wEo are in ordi-
nary business pursuits they undoubt-
ely are a benefit and form part of the
system that goes with up to date ply
steal culture treatment. 1t Is the one
thing that once the habit is firmly
formed gives less trouble to the patient
than anything else. He is at once ex-
hilarated and the day starts in bright
however it ends. The excuse that
time, and I suppose this is so, but
pinned down to cold logic the Is min
utes extra early rising will be more
than compensated by the Is per cent.
better condition a little later on. It is
the getting out of bed m the morning
that troubles US today, just as it did in
DR.. Samuel Johnson's time in the DAYS
of Merry Old England, when she was
merry all Of the time. DR.. Johnson
made some New Years resolutions as
follows:
IMPRISONED. To rise as early as
can.
"1761-My purpose is, To regulate my
sleep.
"1764-My purpose is from this time
to rise early.
1894 (September)-I resolve, To rise
early, not later than 6 if / can; l hope
sooner, but as soon as l can.
"1765-Why resolution. l purpose to
rise at 8 because though I shall not
| yet rise early. it will be much earlier
than I now rise, for often lie till 2.
1861 purpose and hope to rise
early in the morning, at s, and by de-
| grees at 6.
"1774-I hope to rise at s."
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
Will Arrive Next Week at Waterbury
Many New Names.

Waterbury's ball players report next
week, and already there are two en- the
ground now, Herman Schincel and Bill
Campion, who have been working out
on the country roads, and Joe Common
of the Springfield team has Joined the
squad. Art Nichols, the old man of
the game, sent word that he would be
on hand next Wednesday Eddie
Swander will come in from his scout
ing expedition about the same time.
The two players recommended by
Swander, Pitcher Chase and Third
Basenan Rogers. have been ordered to
report there at once. Manager CAMEL
Of the Rochester team was seIit a tele
gram to that effect yesterday. First
Baseman Keyes OF the Elmira team
has also been added to the list and
viii, be given a chance to compete with
Catchpole. Snyder and possibly Bill
Miller, if Oakland ever let's loose of
him. From the Brooklyn club will
come a pitcher by the name of Bowe,
who Is said to be conner. O'Toole of
Brockton, who is now on the spring
training trip with Cincinnati, has been
offered to President Durant, but as he
wants $500 a month salary he will
probably not grace the Waterbury
bench, as that salary is contrary to
the rules laid down by Secretary
O'Rourke ct cetera, but is not lived up
to by Hartford ct cetera. Outfelder
Barry and Pitcher Hughes of Wilkes
barre are two more that can come
to Waterbury II they are wanted.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
KETcHEL FITZ's EQUAL.
Michigan Lion in Line for Heavy
weight TitIe-Has the Punch.

Persons who have seen nearly all
the big ring battles for the last 20
years appear to agree on one point
that Stanley Ketchel Is the equal of
Bob Fitzsimmons in punching ability
and general science. though perhaps
the Cornishman's inferior In expert
ence and crafty methods. F1tzsimmons
was never a great boxer. He received
severe punishment in his battles with
Corbett, Jeffries, Choynski SSharkey
and others, but that made no differ
ence so long as he could get near
enough to hand in his famous wal
lops.
That is Ketcheps style Of fighting.
and as Ketchel is heavier now than
Fitzsimmons was when he won the
championship of the world from Cor
bett at Carson City, he thinks he has
a right to challenge johnson and also
feels confident Of success in view OF
of the fact that Johnson has never de-
feated a first class man.
So no matter whether Johnson side
steps Ketchel or not, 1t is the general
opinion among sporting men that the
wonderful Michigan Lion will in the
nearl future be a contender for the
heavyweight championship of the
world and there are many good judges
who feel sure Ketchel will win the
title If he is properly handled and also
has sense enough to take care OF him
self.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
cIEcT FROZEN OUT.
Frenchman Who Has Defeated ST.
Yves Wasn't Allowed to Start in
Marathon Derby.

Contrary to general belief, no cham
pionship was involved in the race, and
St. Yves must beat several good men
before he can claim the title. The
race was closed one, ~the entries of
Edward Cibot and Louis Orphee of
France, John SvRnberg of Sweden and
Pat White of ireland being refused.
OF this quartette. Cibot has the best
claim to the championship He has
not only beaten st. Yves, his country
man. several times. but holds the rec
ord for the Marathon distance, 2.34.50.
Cibot, with Orphee as a partner. won
the recent six day go as you please
race at Madison Square garden, and
is now training hard for Marathon
contests. Although he has not run
against Svanberg, he has frequently
defeated men who have beaten the
Swede. He holds many European
long distance records and Is anxious
to run ST. Yves in this country.
Before the race Tom Flanagan, the
former manager of Longboat, stated
that the Indian had broken training
last Tuesday and would hardly finish
as he was out of condition. The van
quisher of Dorando and Shrubb made
a sorry spectacle, and was never dan
gerous throughout the race. 1t will
require several weeks Of hard training
to get him back to form,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
NUTMEG LEAGUE NOTES.

Manager O'Rourke OF Bridgeport has
signed Walter A. Brooks OF Hinsdale,
N. H., to play the outfeld.
Bertwhistle. the eA4Connecticut leag-
uer, will play, with the Reading Allan
tic league club this season.
Pinkerton, one of the infialders on
the Springfield aist, has been playing
professional ball but two years, start
ing out with Harry LORD now with
Boston, at cortland.
Thomas Ashworth. who managed
the Spencer baseball club when Jack
Zeller, now head of the Springfield
baseball works, was pitching says Eel
Ter will make good as a Connecticut
league manager.
Pitcher Jawn Hess writes to Spring
field friends that he has returned his
contract unsigned to the Lawrence
club. Hess says he will not play with
Lawrence unless things are made more
agreeable for him.
Manager Mccormick Of Holyoke has
secured Charles Bell. a second base
man. from the Boston Americans and
another deal has been almost complet-
ed with the Brooklyn club for the SER
vices of Pitcher T.. A. Kruger.
spud Murphy. the diminutive Wa
terbury third sacker. who belongs TO
Northampton. Is working out IN Hart
ford and getting into shape for tho
seasons work. He returned his con-
tract 10 Goldie Bowler, unsigned as
the salary offered did not appeal TO
him.
At the meeting of the directors in
New Haven, April 8. the schedule will
be adopted. Manager Clarkin's ticket
scheme will be considered and there
will be a discussion whether some Of
the players on the Waterbury team
last season should be paid what is due
them.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
NO VARSITY RACE
BETWEEN TIGERS AND YALE.
Princeton Varsity VIII Meet Yale
Second Crew.

New Haven, Conn, April 5.-That
the Yale and Princeton varsity crews
will not meet this year was definitely
stated tonight by Walter Camp, Yale
80. a member of the athltic advisory
board. As to whether the second crew
will race or not is up to the Yale fac
ulty. according to the following state
ment made by Mr.. Camp:
$50 far as Yale is concerned the
matter is up to the faculty for action.
The Yale varsity will not row the
Princeton varsity, anyway. The race
will be between the Yale second crew
and the Princeton varsity. It will be
rowed either two days before or two
days after the American Henley. Yale
appreciates the honor Of being Prince
tons first opponent at Carnegie lake."
The Yale crew is now on the Schyul-
kill preparing for the race against
Pennsylvania Saturday
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-07
CAN BEAT JOHNSON.
C'Brien Says KetcheI Has the Punch
to Do II.

New York April philadelphia
Jack O'Brien says that Stanley Ketch-
ell, the middleweight champion, can de-
feat Jack johnson. O'Brien states thot
the punch, the science ana
the gameness to do the trick. The
Quaker wishes to have 1t understood
that he does not nav thi~ n""~~'+
to Ketchel to boost himself, but to let
the sporting puDlIc hltV,, ,f4~,t
wonderful Michigan Lion is entitled
to a fight with Johnson and that the
negro must consider his challenge.
Ketchel said yesterday that while he is
dead anxious to &c crack at Johnson
he had left the matter entirely to his
manager, Willus Britt, who is also hot
[ n the negro's trail. Jack O'Brien says
that Ketchel can beat Langford as well
as johnson and a match between them.
it is believed. would draw big crowd.
II Ketchel and Al Kaufman could meet
in a ten round bout there'd be plenty
of action, it is thought, and with that
end in view several matchmsSerS were
working the wires yesterday.