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The Ordway new era., 1911-03-24

Could Not HeIp Himself.
In tolerating love making at Syra-
cuse university Chancellor Day shows
the wisdom Of the man who bows to
the inevitable.
The Ordway new era., 1911-03-24

Taking Garfield Tea keeps the system
clean; the blood pure and the general
health good. Buy from your druggist.
The Ordway new era., 1911-03-24
SWAMP.
ROOT

found just the remedy you need At drug
gists in nifty cent and dollar sizes. You
may have a sample bottle OF this wonder
full new discovery by mall free. also
pamphlet telling all about II.
Addresa, DR.. Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The Ordway new era., 1911-03-24

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everything: but II you
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
Florida.
Fine shower Saturday night.

FINE shower saturday nlSnC.
E. Tichnor returned home last
week after a business trip to his
old home Jacksonville, Ill.
George Crabtree returned home
from Montana last week. They all
come back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Fletcher and a
number of ladies and gentlemen
from Moberly spent last week fish
ing near here. They report good
luck.
DR.. Moss passed through here Sat
urday enroute to the Green Ranch
east of here and quarentined a
family there who has smallpox. DR..
Brown accompanied him.
Ed O'Daniel brought his little
three year old boy to DR.. Brown last
week. The little fellow had pushed
a % cartridge up his nose which
the DR.. took out with difficulty. Last
reports the little fellow was getting
along nicely.
Miss Opel William returned to
her home in Paris Saturday, after a
weeks visit with Miss Bert Hensey
of this place.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15

Rev. White, the pastor of the
Methodist church at Brunswick
was especially engaged to deliver a
sermon at Whitman last Friday
evening. The parson and Miss
Carrie Wires of Brunswick, who
went to Whitman on a visit to her
brother, A. L. Wires and family, on
the same train, were so deeply en-
gagged in conversation about the
weather, that they failed to notice
when they had reached Whitman
and were carried by for about a
mile and had a delightful prone
made back. A. L. had concluded
his guests did not come and drove
back up town, when in about half
hour they appeared. Rev. White
had a good sized and an apprecia-
tive congregation, all of whom he
advised to look out for where they
are going and when they get there.
fayetteville Courier,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15

A few days after returning from
a visit to the country, little Elsie
climbed on her mothers lap and
annoyed her by twisting her ears,
pulling her hair, and poking chubby
fingers into her mouth. When the
child attempted to push in one of
her eyes, her mother demonstrated,
DO stop, DEAR" she cried. What
are you trying to do?"
"Well-you-see," stammered the
child, Grandma can take her teeth
out, and Aunt Helen can take of
her hair, and and-I won
dered if some part of you wouldn't
come off-only you'd never told
mex
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
The Old Woman.

Was it you, young man, we heard
using those words when speaking
to your mother? The old woman"
A nice phrase to be using about
the dear soul who kept her virgil
over you in your infancy, kissed
away your tears in childhood and
remains your trusted friend in ma
turity. Is this all the love you
have for the silver haired mother
', 70 bathed your scorching brow
L., .nrough the long sleepleSS nights
OF affection, when your brain was
wild with burning fever? Is there
no other term you can find for her
whose love has followed you
through every trial, tribulation and
misfortune of your life? Has
mother, through all these years of
labor, watching and waiting, been
wasting her love on worthless
bunch of clay, who in the rosy
dawn of manhood, has no other
term more fitting than the old
woman" by which to address
or speak of his mother? Moth
er, young man, is the sweetest
name in all the world and should
be held in reverance by every boy.
The time is coming when her feeble
hands will be folded, her watchful
eyes closed and the lips once warm
with mothers love be cold, the fond
heart whose anxious beatings once
followed your wayWard feet will be
stilled forever So while you can,
call her mother. You will miss her
when she's gone. Remember what
she has suffered for you. When
every friend has forsaken you,
mother is as true as steel. And
now that she is step by step going
down life's other side, to near the
waters edge and to step across
comfort her old age by speaking
kindly and affectionately to her and
make her feel that life was not
lived in vain and all the toll with
out reeompense. Lead her gently
through old age and when you
speak of her or,to her do not style
her as the old woman" but place
a kiss upon her wrinkled brow and
say mother" and in a way repay
her for the many heart aches she
I has suffered in your behalf. Sing
to her softly and see the light of love
come to her eyes as she hears her
boy say in tones which seem to her
assgentle as the rustic Of an angels
wing, Mother, love you."-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
Likes the West,
Denver, Colo.

June 5, 1911.
Knowing that my many friends
are DESTROYS of hearing from me
take this public way of writing to
them.
l left for Denver Wednesday,
May 31st. at $50 in the evening.
At Macon / met Joe SpaIding, a
travelling salesman, with whom I
cOnversed until he left me at Brook
field.
Then spent most of the night in
sleep until l was awakened at St
Joe where we changed train crews.
When l awoke next morning l was
sailing through Nebraska In the
eastern portion of this state the
farmers we're busy cutting alfalfa
hay and blowing corn. The wheat
was short but had we'll filled heads.
Here the farms are numerous and
well kept. AS we jOurneyed west
ward the land became more barren,
with few trees and little blue grass.
All that | could see for miles, were
plains on which wild grass, sage
bush and tumble weeds were grow
ing. Here and there appeared a
lonely farm house, a shed and a few
wind-mills, around which none or
few trees were growing to beautify
the home. On the plains along the
streams were great herds of sheep,
cattle and horses grazing. Here and
there could see a prairie dog town
and any number of ant hills. That
which impressed me most was the
interest and pride the railroad
stations through Nebraska and Colo
RADIO took in keeping beautiful
lawn. Much better it would be if
the Missouri towns could emulate
the west in this respect.
Within seventy-five or one humid
red miles of Denver, the Rocky
Mountains encircling the city be-
came visible.
A great number of passengers
were on the same train as | for
E Denver. Our jolly tourist party
broke up at Denver on arrival at $50
| in the evening. l arrived at my
brothers, Sam Jett, home about
$50 and found him and family well
He is a partner in a wholesale meat
market and live stock packing COM
pany On Friday morning decid-
ed to 60 around with him and see
a little of the city. He first took
me to his sTaughtering house where
he showed me how he does away
with one hundred thirty five sheep
in a single day. Saturday l spent
the day in the public park at the
public school children festival. The
music was excellent and the electric
fountain was the most beautiful
thing I have ever seen. Sunday l
attended church at the Christian
Science church with my brothers
! wife and enjoyed the services very
much.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
Ask Receiver For Lewis Holdings.

Ask Receiver For Lewis Holdings.
St. Louis, Mo-, June ia re-
ceiver for all of the properties of E.
G. Lewis, at University City, Mo-,
an injunction restraining the repre-
sentatiyeS of the syndicate maya
zine publishers from exercising au-
thority under the recent agreement
taking over the properties, and
foreclosure on all improved PROPER
ty of the University Heights Realty
and Development Co., are sought
by two suits filed today in the Unit
ed States circuit court. The prop
critics are valued it is said at be-
tween 100000 and 100000.
The suit for a receiver was filed
by twenty-three creditors. The suit
seeking to fOreclose on the improv-
ed property was filed by seven
plaintiffs.
have taken up work in an Office
at one of the packing houses in the
union Stock Yards. Beginning at
7:S0 in the morning l work until
5 in the evening. l find my work
pleasant and think will be well
pleased with the west.
Respectfully,
r. B. Jet.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
Why Not Monroe?

I
years to realize the fact that if she
remained on the map she must
scrape off the moss and inject some
public enterprise into her municipal
veins This eye opening incident
was a slow process, however, and it
was necessary to show some of the
old money bags of the town that
already, Paris had been left off the
official map Of the M. X. & T. Ry.,
that Goss and Holiday would like
to have the county seat and that
the number of inhabitants was de-
creasing and worse than all, the
price of real estate was on the de-
crease. Properties that once we're
scenes of business and industry
were given over to bats and owls.
Even school children described the
county seat of the great county of
Monroe as "a small town on the
south bank of Salt River, principal
ly inhabited by negroes. owls and
wild foxes"
When these conditions were final.
ly realized by the good people of
Paris, (and there are no better)
there was an awakening. A NUM-
cipal Light Plant was installed, the
old rookery called a school house
was torn down and a magnificent
modern edifice erected in its place
which would be a credit to a town
many times the size of Paris A
Municipal Light Plant having prov
en- a good thing a Municipal Water
Works system was installed and
proved a good thing, so much SO
that it was pointed out that instead
of these Municipal plants causing a
burden to the taxpayers, they were
actually money makers. The next
step was to establish a sewerage
system and at this writing the towr
is being torn up from one end tC
the other by workmen busily engag
ed in building a complete sewerage
system. When completed Monroe
a County can look with pride upol
y one of the incest up-to-date count,
S seat towns in the whole state O
Missouri or any other state as 70
r that matter.
This was not al! that happened il
: Paris during this tine. While thes
municipal improvements were beini
established. individuals got busy
I New homes were built, old one
were re-modeled, painters Wer
busy, new enterprises were starteC
and old ones took on new life ant
e real estate in Paris is worth 10I
1 cents OH the dollar today.
Now what about Monroe City
Shall it require so years for us t
= get our eyes open to the situation
Why not profit by the example Sc
before us and get busy at once? |
ever expect to keep in the swim W
must do something. No bod
{ wants to 90 to a second class tow
! and no one will invest money in
c town which gives no promise of ad
{ vancement. For natural advantage
Monroe City stands at the heaC
+ This is why Monroe City in tn
years gone by forged ahead of Pari
But now if we fail to take advau
{ tage of our opportunities il thi
day and age of advancement W
shall drift into an eddy and Slowl
6 dissolve as the procession goes b!
n Let us establish water works an
IS sewerage system. If we can't d
& both at the same time let's hav
: water works and the sewerage syS
e, TEN can be put in later
! A few DAYS after returnin6 from
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
Joseph Smiths residen,

Joseph Smiths residence was
struck by lightning during the
thunder storm last Saturday even
ing. The lightning struck on the
comb of the house ripping off some
shingles and passing down through
the floors and ceilings tore off con-
siderable plastering. No one was
hurt though Mrs. Smith had a mar
row escape as she was near where
the current passed through the
building.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15
Women Whip Horse Beaten.

Seaford. Del, June I1.-Beating
his. horse and driving at a mad
pace, endangering the lives of peO-
pie on the street last evening while
the streets were crowded, James
Harper, a Maryland farmer, was
taken from his carriage and whip
ped numerically by three young
women, who told him to cease
beating the horse
Just as he was talking back at
them his horse baked and, seeing
his predicament, they made a rush
for the carriage, grabbing the whip
from his hand and pulled him from
the vehicle and laid the whip on
hard and heavy until he begged
for mercy.
He made humble apologies. but
seeing the police coming, ran leav-
ing his team. His face was bleed
ing badly from the lashing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15

Mrs. M. B. Carson of Quincy
spent part of the week with her
friends here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15

DeKalb County is boasting of the
fact that only one criminal case
was docketed for the May term of
Circuit Court in that county and
the accused was only a boot
Logger who said he was under the
impression that the local option
law was unconstitutional. Can you
beat this for moral showing?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15

Miss Ruth Cunningham aged Is
years made the highest grade in
the Monroe County Rural Schools
the past year, her average being
SO Is. She was awarded a scholar
ship in the Sedalia Business College,
the University Summer School and
County High School. Thos. Cartmell,
Jr., aged is, a pupil in the Hickory
Grove school made next highest
average which was 95.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-06-15

Wheat harvest begins this week
in this part of Missouri, The gen
eral average yield is not large,
though there are few fine fields Of
wheat in this section.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
Best Gift of Cine

The passing of years is like the
coming of dawn-slow, silent, newt
able. The most eager cannot hasten
the quiet, irresistible movement, and
the most reluctant cannot forbid Some
gifts the years bring which we would
fain decline-age, sorrow, disappoint-
ment. Some treasures they take which
we would keep forever-youth, beauty,
innocence. But there are more prec-
ious treasures which time cannot
supply and the years cannot remove
friendship, patience, faith and love-
Herbert l.. Willett.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
how CHRONIC COUGHS
Are Being Cured by Vinol

New Haven, Conn., was troubled
with most persistent chronic cough
for long time and had tried so many
remedies and prescriptions without
benefit that I was discouraged. ! was
persuaded by my friends to try vi
mol. After taking the second bottle,
my cough left me, and ] must say
never felt better in my life. / can al
so recommend Vinol to any one in a
rundown condition as the best possi-
BILE remedy"
1t is the combined action of the
medicinal elements OF the Gods liv-
ers, aided by the blood-making and
strength-creating properties of tonic
iron which makes Vinol SO efficient in
curing chronic coughs, colds and
bronchitis-at the same time building
up the weakened, rundown system.
Try bottle of Vinol with the un-
derstanding that your money will be
returned if it does not help you.
w. &. Spring Drug Co.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
Origin of Ne,o Year Gifts

Like the customs of Christmas,
which, in their origin, are curious
mixture of poetry and symbolism and
of superstition. those that belong to
the observance Of New Years day are
also relics of ideas that date from
early heathen ages. The French de-
rive their term for New Year pres
ents from the Latin word, Strenia,
the name of q goddess whom the Ro-
mans venerated as the patroness OF
gifts. There was a grove in Rome
dedicated to this goddess, where it was
customary to get fresh twigs, to give
as presents to friends and relatives on
New Years day. During the sway OF
the emperors, Roman subjects made
New Years gifts to their sovereign.
Augustus received such quantities of
these that he had gold and SILVER
statues made of them. Tiherius did
away with the usage, because he con.
sidered it too troublesome to express
thanks for the gifts. Caligula, on the
contrary, reintroduced the custom. and
even made up for his predecessors re-
fusal to receive presents by requir-
ing those that had been offered to him
to be given to himself as arrearages.
The custom OF making New Year 9
gifts. notwithstanding attempts to sup
press it, was continued after Europe
had become Christian. For time pres
ent making was transferred to Easter,
but later it was again associated with
the first day of January.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30

viding the year at the close
Of those months when it was no longer
possible to keep cattle out doors.
This was made quite a fete and in
the sixth century was merged into
the feast OF st. Martin, November II,
on which day the opening of the New
Year was celebrated
While in Germany Martinmas and
the New Year were Identical, with
the introduction of the Roman calen-
dar the celebration was gradually
transferred to the first Of January and
with it went many of the jolly Martin
mas customs.
Traces Of these old New Year OBJ
servances and supersitions can still be
traced in the way the season is kept
in different lands.
Our decorations of greens, for in
stance, are a relic Of the old Roman
superstition, OF presenting branches of
trees for good luck in the coming
year.
The giving of presents has also come
to us from the Romans. They outdid
even the generous Americans for they
used to ask for gifts, if not received,
until one Of the emperors forbade his
subjects demanding gifts save on the
New Year.
One of the favorite New Years gifts
after pins We're invented in England, in
the sixteenth century, were the rough
handmade pieces of metal that took
the place of bone and wood skewers.
Later pin money was substituted.
A gift that must never be omitted
was an orange stuck with cloves to
grace the wassail bowl. Apples, nuts
and fat fowl were popular offerings Of
the season.
Gloves and glove money is very
old New Year custom which is still
kept up in the increasing use of gloves
as holiday gifts.
Even more curious are the old New
Year customs. Many of these are still
observed by old-fashioned people who
cling to the old traditions.
The old-fashioned Englishman will
formally open the outer door of his
house on New Years eve just at the
approach of midnight. This Is to lei
out the old year and usher in the new
The Scotch make much Of New Year
1t is generally ushered in with "hot
pint" brewed at home and drunk by
the family standing around the bowl
Just as midnight strikes.
After hearty greetings to the New
Year, the "hot pint" with bread,
cheese and cakes, is taken to the
houses of the neighbors. The first to
enter another's hometon the first of
January bestows good luck on the fam
| fly for the year.
In many Of the Scottish regiments
even yet the ushering in of New Year
! Is most picturesque. At five minutes
before twelve the soldiers, headed by
the oldest man in the regiment dressed
as Father Time, march out of bar
racks headed by the band playing
"Auld Lang Syne"
Just at the stroke of twelve there
comes a knock at the gate.
who goes.there? ?'t calls the sentry.
"The New YearJ,-is the answer.
Advance New Year" is called back.
The gates are thrown open and the
smallest drummer lad in the regiment,
dressed in Highland costume, is car
ried in on the shoulders of the men,
and marched around the barracks to
the pipers' tunes. The rest of the
night is spent in carousing.
1
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
An Alarm At NIGHT

That strikes terror 70 tue entire
household is the loud, hoarse and
metallic cough of Group. No mistak-
ing II, and fortunate then the lucky
parents wbe keep FoIey's Honey and
Tar Compound on hand. ii. G. Cas-
seman. Canton, n. Y, saws: 1T is
worth its weight in gold. Our little
children are troubled with Group and
hoarseness, and all we give them is
Fo!eys Honey and Tar Compound.
always have bottle Of IL ia the
horse" Hitc's Drug Store. So,
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
Happy New Year
ST Many Nations

, EW YEARS day has for
for generations been the
occasion of revels. 1t has
come down to US from the
! old German custom Of di-
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
Shakespearean Notices for
the NetO Year

Heaven grant us its peace.-Meas-
ure for Measure.
Let each man do his best.--King
Henry w.
Time is the nurse and breeder of all
good.-Two Gentlemen Of Verona.
Take from my mouth the wish or
happy years,--King Richard ii.
Time shall unfold what plated cum
ming hides.--King Lear.
That it shall hold companionship In
peace with honor as in war,-Corio-
lanus.
Be of good cheer;
They shall no moro prevail than We
give way tp.-King Henry VIII.
This lies all within the will Of God,
To whom do appeal--King Henry V.
There's rosemary and rue; these keep
Sc sming and SAVIOUR all the winter
long,--Wintor Tale.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
AZ y y " Mssn " " " aaalz " AzsEaal " v "
a prayrr fn1.
theNfm Wrar

TTERNAL God, in whom
is the hope Of all our
years, remember us ia Thy
mercy also in this new year Of
our Lord. Reveal Thy glory
in the experience Of its joys and
sorrows. Forestall its tears with
the abiding comfort Of Thy
presence. NJ axe us strong
rightly to measure all our gains
and to endure with patience
every loss Thy love allows.
Show us Thy meaning in the
gifts and opportunities Of each
new day. Assure US of Thy
help in labor. Thy delight in
our joys. Quicken our minds
to clear vision and our hearts to
checfful content. Provide for
our bodies such vigor as shall
be needful for our allotted work.
We leave to Thee the mystery
Of the years events, assured that
Thou wils guide our way. With
hold from us all gifts which
would prevent Thy purpose for
cur growth in wisdom and in
service. Only deny us not Thy
self-Thy Spirit to instruct our
hearts, Thy work to share, Thy
pcaceto to still ourrestlessness. Thy
presence to resolve our doubts.
In the sitting Of temptation grant
that our faith fail not, and when
our years are ended bring us to
Thyself. through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
DIR. Miles Nervine

Your nerves are your life and
lack of vital energy makes existence
a misery. DR.. Miles Neryine will
tone up your nervous system.
Ask any druggist. 1.-THE first bottle fails
10 benefit, your rnoneyis returned"
MILES MEDICAL. CO., EIkhart, Ind.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30
CDR. Miles Nervine
Raised Me From
the Grave e"-Mr.. Taylor


This is strong statement 20
make, but it is exactly what Mrs.
Thomas Taylor, of Blum, Texas,
said in expressing her opinion OF
this remedy.
I CDR. Miles Restorative Neryine
raised me from the grave and lhavc
much confidence in It. can neEtr
sayenough foryour grand medicines.
If anyone had offered me $4,000 for
the second bottle of Neryine that
used would have said mo indeed"
MRS. THOMAS. TAYLOR,
Blum, Tex.
Nervous exhaustion is a COM
mon occurrence Of modern life.
The wear and tear on the neryous
system is greater now than at any
time since the world began. For
sleeplessness, poor appetite and that
"r run down" feeling, nothing is so
good as
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-12-30

Atsny rate the clam knows enough
10 shut no.