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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-06
0ld-Time Hay Making.


and girls, we want to take them
back some sixty years and tell them
just how hay was made in those
days. The quantity on the average
farm at that time was not large:
ten, fifteen, OF at most twenty acres.
1t was usually timothy and clover
half and half.
The only way we then knew of
cutting it was with the scythe with
a crooked snath, which enabled the
farmer to NOW standing more near
ly erect than with a straight snath,
By working hard, he could cut
about an acre a day. He usually
sharpened his Scythe at the end of
the first swath or the second, if
they were short. The next thing
was to shake out the Swath. This
was job for the boys and girls; and
as the work was not hard, it was
usually a.pretty jolly time. The OdOr
of the new-mown hay when shaken
out of the swath still fingers in the
nostrils of some of us older men
The boys and girls in that day did
to the swath just what the mower
does now; spread it evenly over the
ground; but none Of them could do
it as we'll as the mower does it.
The next thing was to get it into
small windows. This was done
with rakes, the small boy going
ahead and rakin3 in what he could,
the larger boys following and rak-
ing it still farther in, and the father
following and giving it the last
pitch. This made one side of the
windrow, and coming back finished
it up.
Il must then be put in cock, un-
less the weather was exceedingly
fine. when it could be loaded onto
the wagon out Of the windows.
The cocks were made reasonably
large, aud there was a good deal Of
knaCk in putting the last few fork
fulS on top, so as to shed rain. They
were raked down gently with the
fork, and any hay that was left
spread out at the bottom was raked
out and put on top or else kicked
under with the foot. 1t frequently
stood in the cock for several days.
For when it was put in the cock it
was not usually fit to 60 into the
barn, and was left there, as the
farmers say, to sweat out. Before
being put on the wagon, it was Of
ten opened up on a dry day to get
rid of any dangerous moisture that
! it might contain.
The next thing to do was to put
it on the wagon. We had no hay
leaders in those days. nor bucl
rakes nothing but a pitchfork
There was a good deal of knack il
pitching it on, and no little in build
ing a load that would stay on in /;
hilly country. For the prairies haC
not yet been opened up to any grea
extent, and hay had to be haulec
over steep and siding places. |
usually had to be tied on with {
pole, and even then it sometime
fell off
The stack was usually built in
central spot in the field; then a DO,
with a horse and a lCng rope hauI
ed the cocks to the stack We use
, to think this was great fun. 1t wa
easy to get the knack of putting tn
rope around the stack just at tn
right place, which, of course, wa
r right at the bottom, and then ste
on and ride to the stack. 1t wa
then pitched off the stack and tn
' stack topped off carefully wit
I green grass (Slough grass woul
have been a wonderfully fine thin
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-06

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Wood for catarrh, Group, asthma
and nose and throat ailments,
Complete outfit 500.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-06

Mrs. Mollie Pollard, of Shelblna
visited the family of S. 7. Pollard
last Thursday.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
WANTED HIS NAME ON MONEY
Because It Was Not He Felt Defraud.
ed and Shot Man.

There were just four diners in lit
tie basement cafe called the Piccola
Napoli, in New York's east side, one
night recently. Two were laborers Of
Sicilian birth whose names have no
place in this story. Another was An
tonic Lavecchia. grizzled haired
bricklayer out of job, and one was
vincenzo Nespoli, also out Of Job
by reason of his habits and his ways.
The bricklayer had finished his meal
and lolled in his chair. facing the
door. He was smoking. Two tables
away sat Vincenzo, haggard and trem.
bly,. He fumbled in his pockets, drew
out a soiled and crumpled five dollar
bill and smoothed it out on the bare
table. His shaking finger idly traced
the figures on it. Then suddenly he
jumped up yelling. His bloodshot eyes
were staring wildly.
"They have cheated me again" he
shouted "There's V on this money,
but there should be an N. too-an N
for my last name"
And with that he pulled out a pis-
tol and fred twice point blank into poor
old Lavecchia's breast. Both the bull
lets entered the heart A twenty-five
cent piece would have covered the two
wounds. Antonio's head lolled for
ward on his chest and the pipe slip
ped out Of his mouth. Probably be
never knew what hit him.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
INCOME TAX ACT IS
LACKING NINE VOTES.
rxsnsv.sjx states Have Accepted the
Proposed Amendment.

Nine more states must ratify the pro.
posed federal income tax amendment
before It can become a part Of the con.
stitution. Reports received from the
capitals Of the forty-six. states show
that the amendment has received IA.
yorable action in the joint legislatures
Of twenty-six.
Three states. Vermont, Rhode Island
and Utah. have refused to ratify the
amendment at this years legislative
sessions, while New Hampshire has
taken favorable action In one branch
of the legislature only. Among the SIX
teen which have not yet acted this
year the question Is now pending in
the legislatures of Louisiana. New
York, Massachusetts. Maine, Connect
cut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The matter is scheduled to be taken
before the legislature Of Florida next
month. West Virginia has "postpon.
ed" action. and the states Of Arkansas,
Tennessee, Wyoming, Minnesota and
Delaware have not considered the
amendment.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
TO PHOTOGRAPH IDEAS.

Workings Of the Brain Can Be Pic.
tured, Asserts Eminent Psychologist.
That photographs Of human thoughts,
pictures Of the ideas that pass through
the brain and are later expressed in
words. may be taken on dry plates or
films, developed and kept as records
of mental processes constitute the lat
est wonder of science. for which a
wide and startling usefulness is pre-
dicted by DR.. Max Baff, eminent psy
chologist of Clark college, Worcester.
Mass.
1--WE hear that such experiments
have brought surprising results when
carried on by Japanese savants," says
DR.. Baff, land it seems to me that the
next thing is for us to 60 into the mat
ter in this country.
"As a method Of taking such thought
photographs a capital way would be
to expose the film in vacuum tank
and have the subjects whose thoughts
are to be photographed placed near the
tank. even with their heads against 1t.
To develop the film roll after 1t had
been unwound in darkness with pair
of subjects thinking on given sub
ject while it was being unwound would
show extremely interesting results. 1t
ia a matter for close investigation and
should be taken up In long series OF
carefully conducted experiments"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
$4,000 NEW YORK GIRLS
DOOMED TO BE OLD MAIDS
Scarcity Of Men 10 Given % the Reason
Why Many Cannot Hope 60 Wed.

.In spite Of writer's who give formu.
las to girls how to get husbands as
surfing them that every girl can win
one IL she makes herself attractive,
there are thousands of girls today who
haven't a ghost Of show at matri-
mony. There are not enough men to
60 around"
This is the cold blooded statement Of
DR.. John Jackola. who backs up his
statement with figures.
DR.. Jackola's mother and sisters are
among the pioneer sufrragists of Fin.
land, where women have full suffrage
and where there are 100000 more
women than men in 100000 popula.
ton.
DR.. Jackola declared that there are
$4,000 more women than men in Great
er New York alone and that no mat
ter what interest they had in looking
forward to matrimony for thousands
of them there was absolutely no hope.
He said that farming would solve the
serious and the growing problem of
the "old maid"
EARNING can rightfully be called
woman's occupation" said DR.. Jackola.
ut is woman's nature to mother some
thing If she has no babies to moth.
Or she can mother the chickens"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
JAP STATION IN MEXICO.
United States Consul Reports Attempt
to Get coaIing Station.

United States Consul Reports Attempt
to Get coaIins Station.
American Vice Consul r. II. Staddin,
located at Manzanillo. Mexico, reports
that the Japanese are negotiating for
a coaling station at that point, thus
confirming charges to this effect COM
ing from Europe and elsewhere. Mr..
Staddin gives the following report:
Negotiations are in progress between
the Togo Kisen Kaisha. the japanese
transpacific steamship line, and the
National Railways Of Mexico, looking
to the establishment of coaling sta
ton at Campos, about two and half
miles from Manzanillo. on the line of
the National Railways. Ships Of the
Togo kisen Kaisha touch at Manzanil
10 on the run from Yokohama to ports
on the west coast Of South America.
ending at Valparaiso. Chile. and return.
If the coaling station be established
these ships will coal homeward bound
at Manzanillo, and an effort will be
made to sell coal also to the Naviera
line of steamers, which ply in the Mex
lean coastwise trade.
Until recently the Togo Kisen Kai-
sha found little cargo for its ships out
bound from Yokohama to South Amer
lea, and it was planned to have these
ships carry coal to the proposed sta
ton at ManZanillO.
Incident to these various negotiations.
rumors have arisen that coal fields ex-
list along the west coast Of Mexico.
One Of the more persistent Of these
rumors is to the effect that the South
ern Pacific railway has found coal
along the line of its proposed exten.
sion to Topic.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
AZ POLICEMEN GUARD
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Constant Vigilance Exercised For Pro-
lection Of the President.

Probably no other building in Amer
lea is so we'll policed as the White
House at Washington. 1t takes forty
two men to do it daily. If any mis-
chievous stranger should seek en-
trance he would not get far. Twenty
four men guard the outside of the
building and eighteen the inside.
Eight are in the executive offices.
Fourteen guard the White House
within and without at night The
number of men enumerated does not
include the secret service men who
guard the person of the president and
who sometimes are in service to guard
the members of the presidents family.
Every door to the White House has
its policeman constantly on guard.
There are always two in the basement
of the executive offices. where there
is large door leading from the street
for the reception of supplies There
always is policeman at the kitchen
entrance. Two men in livery. not po-
licemen. guard the main entrance into
the White House at the north pOrtico.
In the daytime there is policeman
in the east room and one each at both
stairways that lead to the private
apartments of the president and his
family on the upper floor. There Is
policeman always in the basement. the
entrance to which is from the east
wing of the mansion.
At night a policeman guards the
basement corridor Of the interior. an
other the corridor Of the main floor
and another the corridor of the upper
private floor.
Outside there is constant vigilance
in front and in the rear. if the White
House may be conceived rs having
any rear The south front is as beau
tiful as the north front and indeed
more So A policeman is always on
guard ut the south portico and es-
pecially so at night. One parades with
the regularity of a sentryman the half
covered corridor leading from the
White House to the executive Offices.
That the White House should have
to be thus carefully guarded may
! seem strange to Americans, whose
chief executive Is, after all. only
democrat who is citizen Temporarily
holding high public Office But 1t Is
necessary. Three presidents have been
assassinated. although none ever at
the White House. 1t would seem none
ever could be because Of the vigilance
kept there But fierce light plays
upon the White House and the occu-
pants Of it. especially the president.
It attracts all kinds Of people, and
cranks are ever dangerous.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
LORDS TURN DOWN
ALL AMENDMENTS
Committee Stage Of Veto Bill
Is Concluded.

London, July THE committee
stage of the veto bill for the curtail-
ment of the powers of the lords was
concluded in the house of lords. Al
though numerous amendments were
proposed by independent members all
were withdrawn or rejected.
The debate throughout displayed
great restiveness on the part of the
peers against their leaders and there
were significant differences of opinion.
Lord ST. Aldwyn, who as Michael Ed
ward Hicks-Beach was chancellor of
the eXchequer in 1885 and again in
1S95-1902, the financial authority on
the Conservative side, more than once
declined to vote with his party.
The house OF lords shows the great
est reluctance to yield its control of
money bills. AS the bill leaves the
lords it commits to joint committee
of six members of the two houses the
power of deciding whether or not any
bill is a money bill-a power which
the govern ment bill reposes in the
speaker of the house of commons
alone. Further, the same committee
will have virtual power to refer any
important bill to a referendum of the
people.
July Is has been fixed by the lords
as the report stage and when the bill
goes back to the commons it is certain
the amendments will be rejected en-
bloc What course the lords then will
adopt is uncertain, but the strongest
influences are being brought to bear
from the strongest section of the
Unionist party to persuade the lead.
ers against forcing the government to
invoke the creation of five. hundred
peers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
ITALIAN JEWS DIMINISH.
Total About Half That Shown In 1870
Census

Census.
What has become Of the Jewish pop
ulation of Italy? The latest census in
dicates that there are no more than
10000 Jews in that country.
In 1870 they numbered 100000, and
by the natural laws of increase, statis-
ticians say, that number should now
be about so per cent more. Striking
decreases in the Jewish communities
are noted in single cities, such as, for
instance, Pisa, an ancient site Of He
braic learning
This city had until comparatively re-
cent times a considerable Jewish pop
ulation, with famous schools and q
great printing establishment of world
wide reputation, the property of the
Jewish community, where the best edi-
tons Of the Talmud and other works
of Hebraic lore were produced. Ac-
cording to DR.. Bloch, the demand for
works in Hebrew has declined so
much Of late years throughout the
world that the printing establishment
got into financial difficulties and has
recently been taken over by the gov
eminent, the result being that its pure
~ Hebraic character has been lost.
A subscription is now being raised
among Italian Jews for the production
Of new prayer book, which will prob
ably have to be printed in Russia or
Germany. DR.. Bloch thinks that mix
ed marriages and conversions are re-
sponsible for the great decline Of Jew.
~ in Italy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
UNWRlTTEN LAW UPHELD.
Vermont Judge Refuses to Hold Girl
Who Slew Assailant.

Vermont Judge Refuses to Hold Girl
Who Slew Assailant.
Judge F. G. Sinnerton of the munich.
pal court of Poultney, VT. refused to
entertain a charge of murder against
Carmela Covino, young girl. who ad'
mitted shooting to death forty-five.
year-old Luigi Vermillo in defense Of
her honor.
The Judge at the conclusion Of
Eve hour hearing declined to hold her
for trial.
Vermillo, who had wife and five
children in Europe, was a boarder In
the home of the girls father. Carmela
Is in her teens.
"What is this charge against me?'
the girl said I'm my country Id have
the right to shoot man who insulted
me. America is more free than Italy.
they say. Well, this man attacked me,
so why could l not shoot him? He in
suited me, and shot him"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Order to Present Claims Within Tire e
Months.
STATE OF MINNESOTA.ls


Months.
stare Geu nf M II AsoMn. So.
In Probate Court,
General Term, July 3rd, 1911.
In the Matter of the Estate of Therese
Schell, deceased.
Letters of administration on the Estate
of Threse Schell, deceased. late of the City
of New Ulm in the County of Brown and
the State of Minnesota being granted to
George Marti
1t Appearing on proper proof by affidavit
George Marti made and filed herein,
as provided by law, that there are no
debts against the estate of said deceased:
It Is Ordered, that three months be aud
the date of this Order, in which all persons
having claims or demands against the
said deceased. If any there be, are re-
Quired to file the same in the Probate
Court of said County, for examination and
allowance, or be forever barred.
day in Nov. 1911, at 10 o'clock, a. M, at
General Term of said Probate Court: to be
held at the Court House in the City of
New Uln, in said County, be and the
same hereby is appointed as the time and
place when and where the said Probate
and demands.
And It Is Further Ordered, that notice
of such hearing be given to all creditors
and persons interested in said Estate, by
forthwith publishing this Order once in
each week for three successive weeks In
the New Ulm Review weekly newspaper
printed and published in said County.
Dat ID at New Ulm this 8rd day of
Ju y IL.
ass lss"n eE Jad kes IS Probate.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
TO CONTROL CORPORATIONS
Senator Newlands Presents Measure
to Congress-.

Washington, July 6-An interstate
trade commission Of five members to
control Industrial corporations, as the
interstate commerce commission con-
trolls the railroads, was advocated in
a bill introduced by Senator Francis
G. Newlands of Nevada. Mr.. New
lands, in statement accompanying
that measure, contended that the
Standard Oil and Tobacco decisions
and the recent government report on
the steel industry demonstrate the
need of IAN independent, quasi judicial
and administrative tribunal of great
character and dignity as far removed
from partisan control as are the
courts"
The plan is to apply only to indus
trial corporations engaged in inter-
state trade, whose annual receipts ex-
coed $5,O0O,O00.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Church Built In One pay.

One hundred volunteer carpenters,
cheered by the singing of the pastor
md the women of the congregation.
erected Il commodious house Of wor-
shin for the Glen Park Christian
church, near Gary. Ind, within TWEEN
tv.four hours. The church Is a
main structure. AZ by "a feet. The
auditorium Is to be equipped with op.
ora chairs obtained from defunct
moving picture house. The lot on
which the church is erected was donat'
I'd and the material was purchased by
subscription.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Escaped With his Life.

''Twenty.one years ago I faced IN
awful DEATH" writes, H. B. Martin,
Port HarrelsOn, s. c. doctors said
l had consumption and the dreadful
cough I had looked like it, sure
enough. I tried everything I could
hear of for my cough and was under
the treatment of the best doctor in
GEORGETOWN, s. G. for q year, but
could get no relief. A friend advised
me to try DR.. Kings New Discovery.
| did SO, and was completely cured. I
feel that owe my life to this great
throat and lung cure" It's positively
guaranteed for coughs, colds, and al
bronchial affections. Soc & S1.OO
Trial bottle free at o. M. Olsen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
CARRIED 10 ON ONE TICKET.
Conductor Objected, but Mother Show
ed Family Bible.


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott Of High
land, Kan, are seeking home In Ok
lahoma. The SCOTS have been mar
ried not quite ten years and are the
parents of nineteen children, thirteen
of them living, all boys under five.
Recently when Mrs. Scott and her
thirteen children boarded a train with
only one first class passenger ticket
the conductor protested.
Madam, you cannot carry a whole
Sunday school along with you on that
one ticket" he said, land you need not
tell me these are all yours"
Mrs. Scott dug down into her valise
and brought out the family Bible, in
which were recorded the names and
ges of each of the children. The con-
ductor had to give in.
The ages Of the Scott children are:
Triplets, four and one-half years;
twins, three and one-half years; trip
let's, two and one-half years; triplets.
eighteen months; twins, six months.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
Experts on Explosives VIII E1'
anime the Maine.
ISSUES STATEMENT
Declares Work SO Far Proves Moth
ino Regarding Primary Origin
Of the Disaster.

Washington, July IA board OF
naval officers, experts on explosives,
is being selected by the navy depart
ment to study the hull of the battle
shin Maine in Havana harbor as the
water is pumped from the cofferdam
now surrounding the wreck
Because of the necessarily slow
progress of the work weeks probably
will elapse before the experts will be
able to inspect the keel
Navy department officers are con-
sinced the examination will prove the
correctness of the Sampson board,
which decided the destructive explo-
sion which sunk the Maine was caused
by torpedo or mine and that the ex-
plosion of the ships magazines fol-
lowed.
General w. H. Bixby, chief of engi-
neers, who has just returned from Ha-
vana, issued the following signed
statement:
The work of unwatering the Maine
80 far proves nothing as to the origin
OF the explosion of the magazines, but
already shows such extensive destruc-
ton Of the forward part of the boat
that it is quite probable that fuller
unwatering will fail to give any proofs,
either way, as to the origin of such
explosions. have so far made no re-
ports or statements as to the origin
of the explosion"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-12
WORLD STEEL PACT FAVORED
Committee Named to Draw Up Plan
of Organization.

Brussels, Belgium, July THE
steel men concluded the business
which had called them together from
nine steel producing countries in a
brief session and adjourned.
The conference appointed COM
mittee of thirty, made up of members
proposed by each national group, to
work out a plan for an international
steel organization and submit the
same to the full conference when
called.
The committee organized forthwith
by making Judge Gary chairman and
w. B. Peat of England, secretary, and
adjourned to meet again when sum-
moned by the chairman.