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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-04

This is the tallest corn story
OF the season, aud Is being told
among the travelling men oyer
the state. II ID said TO have
been in . letter written home by
"a eastern visitor: "Most OF
the Wagner streets are paved,
grainA Of corn being used for
cobblestones. Wilde the cobs are
followed out for sewer pipe.
The husk. when taken OF whole
and stood On end, makes q nice
tent for the children To play in.
It sounds queer TO hear the feed
man tell the driver TO taka q
dozen grains OF horse feed over
to Dahlsnburg's livery stable.
II il were not for soft deep soil
here ! don't see how they would
ever harvest the corn, as the
stalks grow up as high in the
air as q Methodist church
steeple. However, when the
ears get too heavy, their weight
presses the stalk down in the
ground on an average OF ninety
two feet, and thus brings the
ear near enough 10 the ground
70 be chopped OF with an Ak"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-04

For Sale. Rose Comb White
Leghorn cockrels, at BILE
prices. Eggs in Matching sea
son. Mrs. p. J.. O'Connel, Phone
l5L.2.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-04

Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tabl cts invariably bring
relief to women suffering from
chronic constipation. headache.
biliousness, dizziness, shallow.
ness of the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by all Dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Mustard is a Deodorizer.

1t is not generally known that
dry mustard rubbed on the hands
will remove any odor, even those
clinging ones of iodoform or onion
Articles that have been cleaned
with gasoline or any other pungent
fluid can also be Sweetened by the
same method, only it should be
busted lightly on the article, and
not rubbed, and then gentle shak,
ing should be gwen until the whole
surface has been deodorized. New
York Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Save Something.

The difference between poverty
nd comfort is most frequently to
found in the systems of econo-
ny adopted by the heads of fami-
eS. One, looking to the future
lcceedS in an effort to save some
hing from the present income, as a
ind from which to draw when the
AcOme is not so great. The other
ontented with the present squand-
s all the money he gets his hands
pom and if he manages to keep
zen with the world thinks he is
ping remarkably we'll
The result is the difference be-
Veen comfort and poverty.
No man who is receiving a fair
age should fail to save something
ON his income. No head of fam,
y should neglect to lay by a little
)weVer little it may be, while he
as a regular income.
The advantage is not in the
mount saved but in the habit es
blished. 1t is the manifestation
provision, the habit of economic
6 and creating a surplus from the
come. This surplus rightly in
eSted grows whether it is Loaned
interest or invested in property
lnanciers understand this, and tn,
an who learns to save something
ON his earnings becomes a finan
er.
Every man and woman whethe
wants to or not, should antici
lte the time when he or she vii
Ease for the support of the fam
or even for himself OF hel
If. Unless economy has bee
'acticed he must depend upo
hers for support or look to tn
ate. The man who saves is wis
Id this can be done without bein
,lngy or mean. Moberly Monito
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

The census report has its lessons,
1t takes the pride out of every citi-
zen of North C entral Missouri who
is eagar to see his part of the State
grow and develop, but it also shows
that there has been a steady emf
grafton of our people from the
group of counties surrounding Adair
The larger cities have drawn away
many of our young men and women
and the Southwest has attracted
many of the farmers. Over 5000
people have left this congressional
district in the past decade Our
big farms must be cut up into
quarter section and a family put
upon each one. Our real estate
men should begin selling and adj
vertising Northeast Missouri land
instead of Oklahoma and Texas
lands, 1t is high time for the COM
mercial clubs, the county courts and
farmers organizations to get busy
We need to boost, and boost now to
keep our people at home and to
draw others here Kirksville Elk
press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
THURSDAY. OCT. 20. 1910
Once In Awhile.

Once in while the sun shines out
And the arching skies are a per
feet blue;
Once in while mid clouds ofdOubt
s Hopes brightest stars come peer
ing thro'.
Our paths lead down by the mead
ows fair,
Where the sweetest blossoms nod
and smile,
And we lay aside our cross of care
Once in while.
Once in a while within our own
We clasp the hand of a steadfaSt
friend
)nce in while, we hear a tone
OF love with the hearts own
voice to blend;
And the dearest of all our dreams
come true,
And our lifeS way is a golden mile
)nce in a while in the desert sand
We find spot of the taireSt
green;
)nce in a while from where we
stand,
The hills of paradise are seen;
And a perfect joy in our hearts we
hold,
A joy that the world cannot detile
We trade ealth'S drOss for the pur-
est gold,
Once in a while.
Nixon Waterman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
The Old Trun die Bed.

Oh, the old trundle-bed where |
slept when a boy,
What canopied king might not cOvet
the joy?
The glory and peace of that slumber
of mine,
Like a long gracious rest in the
bosom divine:
The quaint, homely couch, hidden
close from the light,
But daintily drawn from its hiding
place at night,
Oh, a nest of delight, from the foot
to the head,
Was the queer little, dear little, old
trundle-bed!
Oh, the old trundle-bed where |,
wondering, saw
The stars through the window and
listened with awe
To the sigh of the winds as they
trembling crept
Through the trees where the robins
so restlessly slept;
Where | heard the low, mumurOus
chirp of the wren
And the katydid listlessly chirrup
again,
Till my fancieS grew faint and were
drOwsily led
Through the maze of the dreams of
the old trundle-bed.
Oh, the old trundIe-bed! oh, the old
trundle-bed!
With its plump little pillow and old
fashioned spread;
Its snow white sheets and the
blankets above,
Smoothed down and tucked round
with the touches of love;
The voice of my mother to lull me
to sleep
With the old fairy stories my men,
cries keep
Still fresh as the lilies that bloom
DER the head
Once bowed DER my own in the old
trundle-bed.
James Whitcomb Riley.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Bananas for Flour.

The announcement that the
banana has been attacked by a
blight which is battling the men of
science who have tried to fathOn
its nature and to discover remedies
for it, will be disquieting to the
large and rapidly increasing num-
Der of people who eat and like this
cheap and wholesome product of
the tropics. The department of
agriculture announces that the dis
ease has made alarming inroads on
the plantation in Coastal RIGA and
Panama, and natural fears are felt
that it will extend to other banana
growing localities. This news re-
calls a recent publication in the
Consular Reports to the effect that
dried bananas and what are known
as dried banana chips have been
offered for sale in Germany with
increasing commercial success for
over two years.
1t is impossible to obtain reliable
statistics, rs the import figures are
included with those relating to
fresh bananas, both the dried and
fresh fruits being free of any duty
Importers consulted state that they
have been able to sell without diff
ficulty all the bananas shipped
to them, and that the difficulty
has been rather to obtain the goods
then to find a market.
The consumers of dried bananas
and banana chips were originally
vegetarianS who discovered at
tractive ways of serving them, but
ther is now considerable demand
for the dried fruit in all classes of
society and one susceptible of being
extended materially.
Thus far the best dried bananas
have been received from Jamaica
which also seems to be the chief
country of expectation. The whole
fruit is shipped in wooden cases
weighing Sc pounds and chips are
received in sacks. Importers are
paying $685. per 100 pounds for
goods delivered in Hamburg.
Eurore now imports large quanti-
ties of bananas. Banana flour
made from the fruit when not quite
ripe, is very nutritious. In England
bread is made from banana flour
and a factory in Switzerland turns
out a cocoa" preparation from the
banana. This is highly nutritious
and has a fine flavor.
German imports of bananas
amounted'to 14,OOO.5 long tons in
1909, against 1906 in 1908, show,
ing that the consumption more
than doubled last year over the
previous one. In 1907 the imports
were 5,369.6 tons. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

If frost comes some night
without warning, 90 over green
vegetables early in the morning
with the sprinkling can and give
them good shower of cold water
before the sun strikes them. Then
cover for the first day, and they
will not be damaged, unless the
frost be a very severe one.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Lumber in One Tree.

A 14-roOm, 2-Story and a half
house, built entirely of lumber from
one single fir tree, was recently fin
iShed at Elma, Wash. The tree was
a Douglas fir and was felled near
the site of the building in which it
was destined to assume its new form
The tee contained 10000 feet of
serviceable lumber. Inside the bark
the stump measured 7 feet, 8 inches
in diameter. The distance to the
first limb was 300 feet and the total
height over 300 feet. At the price
standard at Elma, in the heart Of
the great fir timber belt. the tree
cut lumber worth $10OO.-Colum,
bus (Ohio) Dispatch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

If you belch gas, have heartburn,
or sour stomach, you need Mona
If your stomach feels rebellious
after a night of sociability, two
Mi-o-na tablets will hold it down
where it belongs. so cents. L. M.
Wood guarantees them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Eugene Maston was called
to Redwood. KY, Thursday to the
bedside of her sister-in-law who is
very in. She was accompanied by
her nephew. Willie Maston.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Frank Patterson and babe of
telbina were the guests of W. B.
,alding and wife part of last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

WANTED-Cosmopolithn Magazine
requires the services Of a represen-
tative in Monroe City to look after
subscription renewals and to ex-
tend circulation by special methods
which have proved unusually sue
cessful. Salary and commission.
Previous experience desirable but
not essential. Whole time or spare
time. Address, with references,
H. c. Campbell, Cosmopolitan Mag
azine, 1889 Broadway, New York
City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Harry Burgdorf, of Palmyra
returned home Saturday after a
pleasant visit with c. F. Wagner
and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. E. M. Sipple and Misses
Bracy Cornett and Eunice Wautzen-
burger were Quincy visitors Satur-
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

w. M. Raffenspurger and wife of
Hunnewell have been the guests of
relatives in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

w. G. Williamson was a Hume
III visitor Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

PIG. Withers and wife, of Clar-
ence were the guests of j. H. Robin
son and wife last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Frank Fitzpatrick. of Lent
ner has been the guest of Mrs. A. X
Rutledge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Call E. Y.

When you want your sales cried
and want Col. w. 7. Youell, call up
Ebert Yates at the F. & M. Bank
and he will give you dates. Re-
member and call E. Y.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. A. X. Rutledge has been Wis.
iting relatives in Lentner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Ennis Tooley, of Ely was
the guest of relatives in this city
Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Davenport & Mahan make Farm
Loans on best terms. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Ed Feeney and babe, of Ely
have been the guests of relatives in
this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Miss Helen Kaden visited her
rents in Ely Saturday and Sun.
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Mrs. j. H. Edwards and daughter
of St. Louis have been the guests of
j. H. Robinson and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

DR.. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
p j. ROUSE, Editor
Terms SI.OO PER YEAR

Entered at the postofiice at Monroe
City, Mo-, as second-class matter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

"Hyomei cured my catarrh in a
few weeks. M. P. Burke, North
Pomfret, VT. 1t will cure any case
of catarrh, coughs, colds or sore
throat, or money back. Ask L. M,
Wood. Complete outfit $1.00; eX
ira bottle so cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Native Lumber.

elm. sycamore ash, lind cottonwood, rec
black. white and burr oak and walnut &c
in with your bills before this fine tract O
timberis sawed up, y. =, JAYNE, Monroe
City, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

The Democrat has been to consid-
cradle extra expense recently and
is in need of the money due. If
you owe us please remit promptly
and do not put us to the extra ex-
pense ofnding you a statement.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20
Property for Sale.

The late residence of Elizabeth
N. Maston in Monroe City, one
block North and a half block East
of the H. & St. Joe depot. Enquire
of DR.. j. N. Coons, of Hannibal, Mo-,
or j. H. Grady of Monroe City. 1920
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-20

Try Charlie johnson when you
want cave trough and Spouting on
YOUR house or barn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11

A conventional man is one whose
action you can predict ahead of time
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11

of 11o, while the American ship lost but five killed
and five wounded from crew of the same sze
/ could mention a number of similar instances
which demonstrate my statement that at that time
we were able to shoot well, and have been
shooting better since. Not only the men Of
the north, but the of the SOUTH shot well dur
ing the Civil war; they shot we'll during the Span
ish war; and we can shoot half dozen times as
well today as we could during the Spanish war
Never has the American navy made such a rec
ord as 1t is making today and never has there been
a navy having record excelling the which
our navy Is now making for capacity to hit the
target. That Is really the whole problem
to hit what you shooting at
We have not in the past built homogeneous
fleets. We build surplus of battleships and then
provide the men to man them, and frequently pro-
vide more than we have ships for. We build auxil-
iaries and torpedo boats II do 1t at ALL without
any regard to the relation which such craft should
bear to the battleship fleet, and while we have
built or have in construction 29 battleships, have
practically no means of furnishing tenders for them
under service conditions.
When the batteshfp fleet was sent to the Pa.
cfc recently It necessary to charter 40 foreign
ships to carry coal for It, II It had been found
necessary to send the fleet around the horn In time
Of war 1t could not have been attempted because
we could not have furnished American vessels in
which to carry the coal
Very few people realize the deplorable condition
we are In, as far as our merchant marine is con.
cerned. IL we had a large merchant marine we
could draw from 1t without having special auxil-
iaries for the navy, but 80 lacking In both
that 1t makes present situation almost hope
less.
When the Spanish war broke out 1t was neces-
sary to purchase colliers and transports One hun.
dred and two vessels bought at cost of some
thing over $17,O00,O00 but they cost a very large
percentage more than their market value, and more
than twice much they could have been sold
for II they had been put the market at the ter
mination Of the war. In other words we paid out
millions Of dollars because we had not provided
ourselves with suitable auxiaries for our battle.
ship fleet We should have a navy adequate for
our needs; not only adequate in battleships. but
adequate in every other respect
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11

Providing designs for little ones Is
Just as much part of our business as
the ones for older people, and the de-
sign we illustrate has had just as
much careful thought. AS result we
have very attractive little garment.
The fronts and back are each in one
piece, and at the underarm seam a
plated section Is inserted, which gives
the required fulness. The front is
double-breasted and closes up to the
neck. an excellent feature for winter
wear. A turnover collar finishes the
neck. The sleeves are the plain coat
model finished with turn-up cuff.
The pattern (5171) is cut in sizes 1
to years. To make the coat In the
medium size will require 2h yards of
material 81 inches wide, 2 yards 36
inches wide. or ia yards A inches
wide.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11

and white lights and there is the electric torch
for unofficial messages
The American navy has been the most sue
cessfuI military organization, from its very ncep-
ton which the world has ever seen. That is
pretty broad statement, but 1t Is absolutely true'
There are good reasons for this
In the early days we were a commercial people.
We were natural sailormen. Our people nVeo
along the shores. They made their money IN
commercial pursuits The men who commanded
merchant ships were not only good sailors; they
were good merchants, and the foundations for
many of the great fortunes of this country nave
come from that source. In order to protect tnem-
selves they were obliged to go armed. Their
ships were armed as were privateers In time OF
war The result is that they not only knew navi
CATION but they knew gunnery,- and combined
with these qualities the intelligence which makes
great merchants.
Naturally when those came into positions
where they commanded menof-war they were
equal to the occasion, although they had had no
naval training. AS time went on they acquired
naval training, that in the later wars, In the
early part of the nineteenth century, they met
every requirement, and In the recent wars the
graduates of the Naval academy have been equal
to every duty which has been imposed upon
them. They have made record OF which every
American citizen should be proud.
The American sailorman has always been effi-
Client. They were good men in the time of the
Revolution; competent men In the time of the
war of 1912. They are better men today than they
were In those days. because today 95 per cent. OF
them are American citizens, and not a man Is
shipped In the American navy who has not de-
clared his intention to become citizen. Twenty
five years ago not more than 80 per cent Of our
men-of-war's men American citizens.
The American navy has been successful be-
cause our ships have always been as good ships
as any that were built in the world. Our merchant
men, In the Revolutionary times, and down to
the Civil war, were the best merchant ships sail
ing the seas. They were, no doubt, the best
manned, and they made the fastest time. During
the period of wooden ships, when we built men,
of-war they of the general character
Our men-of-war, gun for gun, were equal to- and
probably superior to those OF any other nation
We have always been able to shoot better than
most people, Go back to the early times to the
revolutionary war We lost "a men-ofwar. carry
ing less than 500 guns, in the Revolutionary war;
while the British lost 102 menof-war carrying
more than $500 guns. We captured 800 of their
merchant ships. and 1t is not too much to say
that II 1t had not been for the damage caused by
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11
Surgery on Heart

Surgical operations upon the heart have become
more or less of commonplace in medical history.
something approximating 100 cases of the sewing
up OF heart wounds on record and the recoy-
cries have been considerable when one considers
the highly dangerous character of such work Hith.
erto however heart surgery has been limited to ac
cident cases.
In a recent issue of the annals of surgery one of
the workers at the Rockefeller institute for
medical research discusses the possibility of
treating diseased hearts urG'cally. He has made
numerous experiments. animals and believes
that such operations will be successfully performed
on human beings In the near future. His tests
have convinced him that the heart can be opened
scraped out Cleaned SO to speak, sewed up and
started off on Its beating" path again without any
great, at least insuperabe, difficulty. BY an in.
genious system of side piping and new channeling
he Is able temporarily to cut out Of the circulation
portions of such important vessels as the descend.
Ing aorta the largest artery In the body without
killing the animal Among his suggested opera.
tions Is one on the coronary arteries of the heart
for the cure of angina pectoris.
This doctor has apparently proved to his own sat.
sfaction on animals that successful surgical inter
ference with the great vessels and the heart itself
Is possibility. 1t is of course, long step from
these experiments to actual operations on human
beings. but there is every indication that the latter
feat will be attempted In the near future The in.
tractabilHy OF cardiac affections and their high IA
tality make the proposed surgery thing of
great general interest, and may Justify the extreme
boldness OF the proposal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11
Lover,a Weddlna Cake.

Four pounds of our of love, half o
pound of buttered youth, half pound
of good looks, half pound of sweet
temper, half pound Of self-forgetful
ness. half a pound Of powdered wits,
half an ounce Of dry humor. two table
spoonfuls Of sweet argument, half 9
pint Of ripping laughter, half wine
glassful of common sense.
Then put the flour of love, good
looks and sweet temper into a we'll
furnished house. Beat the butter OF
youth to cream. Mix together blind.
ness of faults, self-forgetfulness, pow.
dered wits. dry humor into sweet argu.
ment, then add them to the above.
Pour In gently ripping laughter and
common sense. Work 1t together un.
til all is well mixed. then bake gently
forever.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-11

For maid or nurse an apron which
envelopes the figure and at the same
time is dainty, is necessity, and the
model we picture is one of that style.
The Apron is cut straight and is gath
cred to belt, deep hem finishes the
lower edge. A bib and bretteles at
tached to straps over the shoulders
complete the garment If more
fancy apron is desired, the bib and
bretelles may be omitted and insertion
used for straps, as shown on the figure,
this makes a very pretty finish.
The pattern (51S0) is cut in one
size. To make the apron will require
5$ yards Of material 81 inches wide.
or yards SO inches wide, TX yards
of insertion.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
20 Pattern Department" OF this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number Of pattern.