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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
Increases OF Pay

Attention is directed TO an increase
OF pay obtained upon recommenda-
ton OF the superintendent for the
drivtrs of dirt wagons OF from SI-50
10 S1-75 day
The pay Of drivers ENGAGED on snow
and ice work was increased also from
$40 to 500 a day
The following number of complaints
were investigated during the year Car
hage- 80 ash 2,7S3. refuse 22i9. miscel-
laneOUS. 1-16h- Fines werC imposed. Il IS
said. whenever II was shown ,Eat the
failure To- collect refuse vas due 20 the
fault OF the contractors
In beginning his report. the statement
is made by Superintendent Wood. that
The fiscal year 1910 is The most prosper
Gus and the work of the department the
most satisfactory in IFS history The
work Of the Office and the entire de-
partmeuL is I'D TO date. has been 50 dur
ing The year and VIII be kept so in the
future
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Unconscious Politness.

A onpnnopnlooo ooot,rranna In an
ou,n;h,o - tho ,,;o;n;t, &C Wh;.a
bou The bro hoe ofonnod o,.i
o,,or,, ooot g E,u ,uhon .,ddonIy ~
vouns ladv enters lust at the
same moment an old Gentleman
sitting at the other end DOT I'D from
his seat mo no. really I couldn't
think" said the Dlu,binl maiden
"R,t madam" ipto-r,,,,cl The
old dont,omon
No not ~, ms, oooo,,,r. .honld
Col 80 to.uitI,, ,ola,h and - 49,.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

The first one, the one which gives
the book its name, is the best. The
reader sees the ghost and hears the
weird noises. The climax is anus
ing as we'll as surprising.
Published by Aberdeen Pub. Co.,
New York.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Chatterbox, 1910.

Just as regularly as Christmas,
comes the Chatterbox, and just as
welcome, too.
The Chatterbox for 1910 has all
ile good points of the past, yet is
new, all new.
ChatterboX cannot be eXcelled as
a collection of short stories.
Published by Dana Estes &. Co.,
Boston, Mass. Price SIPS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Missouri and Her Mint.

Romance and Loetry have lie.
lighted to weave gay garlandS with
which to celebrate and perpe.uate
the glory Of the Bluegrass in Old
kentucky, famed for its fine horses,
beautiful women and mint.
kentucky has been designated as
the home Of the mint julep, and its
colonies have become famous all
over the world for the easy and
graceful way in which they drink
whisky with little dash of sugar
and a sprig or two of mint in order,
chiefly, to overcome the necessity
for a large amount of water in the
beverage. The true Kentuckian
doesn't want his whisky drowned.
1t transpires, however, that the
real home of the mint and the mint
julip is right here in Missouri,
whose crop of mint last year
amounted to 1858 pounds, or
enough to make 1,221,320 juleps
This amount includes the marketed
product only, no account having
been taken of the countless thous-
andS of juleps which were COM
pounded during the year with a
base of the undiluted moonshine
whisky that never paid a cent Of
tax.
Missouri has been accorded gen.
eral news and editorial comment
throughout the country because Of
this excellent showing in the pro-
duction of the mint that cheers and
inebriates, properly compounded.
Under the eXhilarating influence of
a few juleps almost anyone will 90
out into the world and join the fray
nonchalantly humming the metrical
assurance that There's a Rainbow
in the Sky"
Kentucky will need look to her
laurels. Missourians have been too
modest in the past and have &C
Cepted as a matter of course the
blessings which the hand of Provi-
dence has poured from the bounte-
Gus horn of plenty on this favored
domain.
a claim recently has been made
that Daniel Boone came to Missouri
to get the bluegrass with which
Kentucky was seeded. Missouri
mules have kicked themselves into
prominence on ten thousand battle
fields.
And the girls come to Missouri
if you want to revel in the smiles
of fair women who reach perfection
in the latitude and longitude and
altitude of the Sun-kisSed Ozarks
and long Indian summer season
and zephyrs literally stuffed with
ozone. Bright eyes swimming in
their own ethereal essence. pouting
lips, glossy ringlets and soft voices
whose tender tones ring sweetly il
the heart of man, are the rule anC
, not the exception in the land Of
the persimmon, the pawpaw and
the mint julep.-Journal of Agri,
J culture.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

-
eye days has been given a trip
around the world within a unlimited
amount of money to spend. The
story opens with his return home,
Dick is an orphan. His father es-
tablished a steel plant and at his
death a brother managed it for
Dick. The uncle is a bachelor who
has devoted his life to Dick and his
affairs. He is weary of the work
and wants Dick to take charge.
During the young mans travels he
picked up a number of socialistic
theories and has decided opinions
of his own.
His manner of controlling the
wheel of life is very interesting,
Published by Bobbs-MerrilI Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind. Price $3.50
Lady Good-for- Nothing
BY Sir A. T. Qniller-Couch.
The scene of this story was laid
in this country in the early part OF
of the eighteenth century.
The heroine is dragged through
the streets and placed in the stocks
for killing a wild duck on the Sab
bath for her old grandfather and
simple minded mother who are de-
pendent on her for a living. She is
rescued by a custom officer an Eng
lishman of rank and wealth.
What happens after that, her
love story, her life in the wilderness
and her adventures in the great
earthquake af Lisbon, make a thrill
ing story.
Published by Charles Scribner's
Sons. New York. Price $1.20,
Hearts and Coronets.
By Alice Wilson Fox.
This is good, wholesome story
for young people. The everyday
life of a little English girl, her joys
and her sorrows, have been woven
into a narrative of unusual interest
and excellence.
AS we follow the career of Aud
rey Denver we forget that we are
reading and imagine ourselves
participating in her many adven-
lures.
She is a dear little girl and de-
serves the many friends she makes
The story takes her through
school and while not a regular love
story, the last pages allude to we'd
ding bells.
Published by The Macmillan Co.,
New York. Price $3.50.
First Love.
By Marie Van Worst.
John Bennett, in the opening of
the story is in his own house. He
is only little fellow in knicker-
bockerS and he feels very lonely.
His mother died at his birth and
his father had passed away within
the year, leaving him practically
penniIess, therefore everything has
to be sold. The boy sees the famil-
lar things sold without a struggle
until a prize shot gun of his fathers
is put up. A lady, noting his feel
inas, buys the gun and give it to
the boy. She is step mother
with boys about his age with whom
in after life he is very intimate.
The story of his life holds many
surprises for the reader
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Co,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
NEW BOOKS
The Second Chance.
By Nellie L. McClung.

By Nellie l.. McClung.
The author has written a further
account OF 'earlie Watson Pearlie
was introd Ced in Sowing Seed in
Danny" We have not read the first
book but alter reading The Second
Chance" are are anxious to do SO.
1t is a splendid story. Pearlle is
such motAerly, warm-hearted, I'M
selfish littie soul that she wins the
readers sympathy
Her experiences as she grows to
womanhood, her view Of ,ife, her in
fuence on others, is charmingly
told.
Published oy Doubleday. Page St
Co., Garden City, H. 7. Price $40
Hilia of the HippOdrome.
By Dorothy Charlotte Paine.
Hilda's parents are poor Her
mother before ner marriage had
been quite a singer. He father was
an acrobat Until in performing he
met with an accident that crippled
him for life. ida was singing in
the street one dey when she attract
ed the attention of a wealthy wo-
man who adopts her and places her
in first-class school, intending to
give her a musical education
Through some trouble Of her
benefactrcss, she goes into the
world to cam her living as an aero
bat in a hip0odrome.
A fine story for children from
twelve to sixteen.
Published by Reilly & Britton Co.,
Chicago, Ill. Price $3.50.
A Chip of the Old Block.
By Edwin J. Houston.
This is the first of a series of six
volumes called The Young Miner
ologist, il which are related the adj
ventures of lad and his chums III
different parts o. the United States.
Our hero is called A Chip of the
Old Block because of inherited
mental powers that enable him to
successfully pursue mineorlogy and
geography.
Exciting adventures met in spar
sly settled districts are interviewer
with much valuable information.
The object of the book is to turn
the attention of young readers to
the wonderful beauties of minerlo-
ogy.
Published by The Griffith & Row.
land Press, Philadelphia, Pa. Price
SIPS.
The Land of Drought.
By Edwin j. Houston,
This book is complete in itself,
tho the characters are practically
the same as "A Chip of the Old
Block"
The scene is laid in the Colorado
desert. The character of the coun-
try, its strange plant and animal
life, affords many opportunities for
the exciting adventures so interest
ing to the young reader. At the
same time they afford an opportun-
ity for emphasizing the true cause
of the desert.
Published by The Griffith & Row
land Press, Philadelphia, Pa. Price
SIPS.
Patricia
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

A handy, all-'round man in Neo-
sho advertises for an opportunity
to invest few dollars and much
talent and time in some business.
There are plenty of fellows with
some talent and time who will be
glad to assist him in finding an in
vestment for his dollars, be they
few or many.-Brookfeld Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
beloved wife. a schemine!:youne

fhuOulo, anu q DCuuIllul huoolOh
girl have a very exciting time,
There are two we'll matched
couples in which sthe man in one
and the woman in the other be-
come entangled in a general mis-
understanding.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes
Co., New York Price $3.50.
Just Folks.
By Clara E. Laughlin.
Miss Laughlin has written Of her
folks" as few are able to write,
with a wonderful understanding. |
She portrays poor and unfortunate
people as they really are, with
their little joys, their big griefs and
their never ending work.
Liza Allen, who sacrifices home,
friends and lover for good-for-
nothing brother; Angela Ann, who
longs for a good time and to be like
other girls; Beth Tully the quiet lit
tie probation officer; Hart Ferris
her sweetheart; Mrs. Casey, kind
shrewd and practical just folks
but so real.
Published by The Macmillan Co.,
New York. Price $3.50.
A Royal Good Fellow.
By Hiram w. Hayes.
Del Henderson is a royal good
fellow in every way. He comes to
little country village to spend his
vacation with his grand parents.
His influence over the young peo-
pie was for good, yet it was in an
unpretentious way
1t is a jolly little story, full of
life and is especially fitted for
young people.
Published by The Howerton Press
Washington, D. G.
Burning Daylight.
By Jack London.
Burning Daylight, the King of
the Klondike" is a striking charaC-
ter He is man fashioned out of
the golden, frozen North and en-
dowed with a personality in which
the powerful and the gentle are
strangely blended.
1t is just the story one expects
from this author, full of life and
color.
The story presents new phase
of love of man for woman and
shows in the end that Love was
the only master Burning Daylight
acknowledged.
Published by The Macmillan Co.,
New York. Price $3.50.
The Bankruptcy of Bryan Kane.
By Victor Vane.
The author says: Some readers
hate the Unpleasant. Others are
Mortified at what they are pleased
to call the Improper, but is it de-
sirable or useful to eliminate Sin
or Misfortune from a story which
purports to be true?"
1t is the story of a weak, immoral
opinionated man and we fail to see
how such story can be anything
but degrading.
Published by Bates Publishing
Co., Rochester, N. Y.
The Other Side of the Rainbow.
By Florence Bone.
A beautiful little gift book for g
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Our Wood fuel Bill.


The annual wood fuel bill of the
United States $250,OOO,OOO, accord
ing to the latest estimate of the
Forestry Department.
This is an enormous sum, and at
first hearing seems to spell the
doom of the forests Yet since
1880, when the population of the
land was only 100000, and the
consumption reached S322,000,000
coal has taken the place Of wood so
that now only about 100000
cords are used for fire. Of this a
little more than so per cent is con-
sumed in towns of from 1000 to
10000 population and about II per
cent in the larger cities.
Our rapidly increasing growth
does not mean, therefore a CORE
spending destruction of the forests.
Journal of Agriculture.
Mrs. Roy Mcfarland visited in
Palmyra part of last week.
Mesdames j. W. and Paul Cox
visited in Palmyra part of last
week.
Miss Augusta Green of Shelbina
has been the guest of Miss Amy
Green.
Mrs. R. X. Megown and daughter
Miss May were Quincy visitors
Friday.
Misses Willie Cox and Erline
Fowler, of Hunnewell, were Monroe
visitors Friday.
Mrs. J. D. Robey and sons, J. D.,
and Leonard visited relatives near
Shelbina last week.
Mrs. Francis Maupin and dau9h-
ter, Miss frankie, of Shelbina have
been visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. S. B. Brewer and guests
w. NJ. Dinwiddie and wife and Miss
Mary Dinwiddie and Miss Grace
Morthland we're Hannibal visitors
Saturday.
Little Walter was. always care
fully guarded against germs, The
telephone was sprayed, the drink
ing utensils sterilized, and public
conveyances and places were
forbidden him.
Father" he said one night in a
tone of desperation, do you know
what l am going to do when l
grow up?"
WHAT" asked his father, prepar-
ing himself for the worst.
I'm going to eat a germ."-Ex.
A Boone county editor has figur-
ed out that a bushel basket will
hold $4,000 pennies, a piece of in
formation that will aid anyone
wanting a bushel of pennies to
know just how many to order
BroOkfeld Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Mesdames j. W. and Paul Cox
visited in Palmyra part of last
week,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

A Boone county editor has figur-
ed out that a bushel basket will
hold $4,000 pennies, a piece of in
formation that will aid anyone
wanting a bushel of pennies to
know just how many to order
Brookfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Patricia
By Emilia Elliott.

Patricia is a bright little girl of
eleven. The doings of the little
maid and her dog, Custard, will be
sure to charm little girls. She is a
most ingenious creature, whose
simplicity and innocence is delieh-
full.
A good wholesome tale with
plenty of life and humOr.
Published by George W. Jacobs &
Co., Philadelphia, Pa,
The Steering Wheel.
This is not an automobile story
as the name seems to imply Dick
Bennington, at the close of his col
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Miss Augusta Green of Shelbina
has been the guest of Miss Amy
Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Mrs. George Elliott was visiting
in Shelbina first of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Mrs. R. X. Megown and daughter
Miss May were Quincy visitors
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Misses Willie Cox and Erline
Fowler, of Hunnewell, were Monroe
visitors Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Mrs Roy Mcfarland visited in
Palmyra part of last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Mrs. J. D. Robey and sons, J. D.,
and Leonard visited relatives near
Shelbina last week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

Mrs. S. B. Brewer and guests
w. NJ. Dinwiddie and wife and Miss
Mary Dinwiddie and Miss Grace
Morthland were Hannibal visitors
Saturday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27
Chocolate Puddinn-

Put pint of milk to scald in dou-
bic boiler. Crate two heaping table
spoonfuls of chocolate and put on top
of milk, but do not stir through until
the chocolate is thoroughly melted.
When milk is scaIding hot, stir cho-
colate through it until all is mixed
and chocolate is dissolved. Beat the
yolk of one egg with two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, add enough hot milk to
egg to dissolve and warm it before
putting it in hot chocolate mixture or
it will cook in strings. Next moisten
a tablespoonful of cornstarch in a
little milk and thicken chocolate to a
creamy consistency. Remove from the
stove. When beginning to cool favor
with vanilla. Serve pudding ice cold.
It may be eaten with rich milk. but
for extra occasions whipped cream
makes it a most delicious dessert
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27
AMUSING GAME OF SECRETARY
Variation of Consequences" but
More Personal and Therefore
More interesting.

The game of secretary is varia-
ton on the old game of consequences,
but it is more personal and therefore
more interesting
The players may be seated around
a table, provided with pencils and pa
per and directed by the leader or Sec
rotary, as he is called, to each one to
write his or her own name at the top
of the sheet and fold it over so as to
conceal it.
The secretary then collects the pa
pers and redistributes them, with the
order to write a character" The
players set to work to write, good or
bad. or they may take any one of their
companions as a model. The more
extravagant the details the more fun.
Again the papers are taken up and
distributed, all being changed around,
and the writer's are told to describe
the past life of the unknown person
whose name is hidden at the top Of
the page. Then follows the order to
describe the persons present, future,
fate or fortune-or any particulars
the secretary may think to ask for. AT
last the papers are collected and read
aloud, and great is the amusement as
each one present is described.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27

One of the favorite models for the
summer gown is the smart linen af-
fair braided or embroidered in white
or a color Usually the linens Of a
delicate shade have white braiding.
and the effect is delightfully."- cool and
summary. White linens, in accord
ance with the latest fancy, are done in
a colored braid, and one of the most
striking combinations is white with
dark blue braiding, giving something
of the Bulgarian peasant effect-and,
of course, anything along the peasant
costume lines is the ultra chic note
this season.
These little braided frocks are ideal
for the home dressmaker, as the cut
of the gown itself is the simplest
thing possible-the irregularity of the
design demanding very plain back
ground to make a harmonious whole
Therefore, any woman clever
enough to make her own simple frocks
can have a really charming creation
by adding little handwork.
The gown sketched is a French
model whose lines are especially
graceful and becoming. The original
gown was of rose color linen, braided
in the finest white cotton braid, with
a dainty white frill at the neck and
| sleeves, and the hallmark of a Paris
| gown-that chic touch of black-at
! the neck Tiny gold buttons finish
the blouse at either side Of the clus-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27
POPULAR GAME OF CUTTING"
Always Finds Favor With Boys and
GlrIs-Simple Prizes Given
to Winners

A game of cutting always finds
favor with boys and girls. Provide
each person with an old magazine,
a pair of scissors, small cup of
homemade paste and a brush made
by folding a piece of paper many
times and then finely slashing one
end. Besides these things give to
each player several sheets of plain
paper a little larger than a magazine
page. Each person is to cut out any
picture or parts OF pictures he chooses
and mount them on the plain paper to
make new pictures. After half an hour
all of the pictures should be placed
where they may be seen. Simple
prizes should be given to those ma
king the prettfest, the most comical
or the most original sheets.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27
CHILDREN WITH SAME NAME
Three Small Youngsters PerpIexed at
Old Gentleman's Remark Until
He Explains.

There were once three children
whose names were Elizabeth, Dorothy
and Theodore. They were sisters and
brother One day an old gentleman
q friend of their mother s-came to
see them and when he had asked their
names he said:
well, well; so you all have the
same name"
"Oh, no." explained Elizabeth, who
thought the old gentleman must be a
little deaf, 81 am Elizabeth, my sister
is Dorothy and my brother is Theo-
dore."
and those names mean just the
same thingt" explained the old gentle
man Theodore in Greek means gift
of Cod Dorothy is the same name
with the last syllable first and the first
syllable last And Elizabeth means
gift of God in Hebrew. But you all
seem to be unusually nice children. 1
think you quite deserve your names /"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27

string being left in the spinner's hand.
In spinning the top, care should be
taken to wind the string firmly and
evenly on the peg, and when it is pull
ed out, neither too much nor too little
force should be used, and firm and
steady hand should be employed.
while the top should be held in per-
pendicular position. The string should
be drawn with a steadily increasing
force, or the top will not hum prop
erly.
There are various kinds of peg-tops,
and they also vary in shape. some be-
ing much rounder than others. Those
are the best which are shaped like
pear There is also great variety as
regards the shape and size of the peg,
which in some tops is short and thick,
in others long and tapering. Again,
tops are made of different kinds Of
wood, some being made of deal, others
of elm, some of yew-tree and others
of lockwood These last are the Box
ers so highly priced. Some of the
very best tops are made of lignum-
vitae, with long, handsome pegs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-27

ter of tucks on the front of the cor
sage, and are put on with fasteners
so as to be easily removed for launder-
ing
The same design might be carried
out in any colored fabrics and braid.
to suit the fancy. Of course the most
becoming shade should be selected.
The design in the upper left hand
corner is for the shoulder pieces.
which may be braided and then put
on the gown.
The smallest of the three dots in
the centre of the cut are for the edge
Of these straps, and are to be en-
broidered in mercerized cotton thread
to match the braid The same dot is
used for the band on the edge of the
sleeve. while the sleeve is trimmed
with a row of the middle-siZed dot,
and this latter size is also used on the
belt. The largest dot is for the skirt.
The small design is for the belt, one
motif being placed on each side OF
the front, close together. The large
design is for the skirt, placed as in
Dictated in the sketch.
Transfer the design to the linen by
means of carbon paper. The design
is applied after the gown is carefully
fitted and all seams and hens finished.
1t does not take so long to braid
| a gown of this sort as one might at
first imagine, and the result is well
worth the effort.