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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-26

Some OF US are apt to take advice
Lat doesn't belong to us.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-10-26

EditOr-I am Obliged to decline your
poem with thanks. l am very sorry,
but
Poet-But what?
Editor-The management insists up
on my declining all poems that way,
you know,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20

Two Quincy men spent Saturday
in town exhibiting a very peculiar
looking animal unknown in this
country and probably a native of
tropical or semi-tTOpicll regions
The remarkable fact about it is its
capture in this section on Bay Is
land above the Burlington bridge
at Quincy, some weeks ago. 1t was
taken on a maple tree after it had
been securely pinned to the tree
with a long forked stick. Its APP
pearanCe beggars description and
eXhausts the comparisons of anna
teur naturalists. Its head resembles
a squirrels, being somewhat larger,
with powerful jaws, its body is like
a lizards, its tail is long as a
snakes, its feet are armed with
powerful claws. From tip of nose
to tip of tail it is about six feet, yet
its body is no larger than a rabbits.
1t is covered with a loose, sCaly
skin of a greenish-gray metallic
color Ifs legs are rather long and
sprawling, its fSet are not webbed.
Under the throat it carries two
pendent pouches like a dewlap. Its
spine, which is sharp and knifelike.
especially along the tail, is deco
rated the length Of its body with
ragged, irregular spines like small
dried leaves of pineapple, Under
meath the jaws is another row of
bOny spines unlike the ones on Its
back Its tail is oval shaped, sharp
above and below, and is banded
with broad black and brown bands
1t is very sensitive to the cold and
has very probably enjoyed the re-
cent spell of weather more than
any animate creature in these
parts. 1t is fed bananas. 1t has
been exhibited in Quincy and else
where, but no one has finally nam
ed it. 1t is fearful looking brute
and if used with care in a case o
r delirium tremens it ought to effec
, a cure Lagrange Indicator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
WAGES In Canada and U. S.

How is Canadian Reciprocity So
ING to rua the farm laborer in the
United States?
According to the Canadian Farm,
the average wages paid farm help in
Canada during the summer months
of 1910 was $35,15 per month
for males and 5000 for females,
counting board; and the yearly
wage, counting board, $347,10 and
$2O9.69, According to the same
authority, the Department of Agri-
culture gives the average wages in
the United States as $3.50 a
month on a yearly basis; with board.
$1921 per month.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
Bryan Puts roll and Clark at Top.

bryan fuCS FOLK ana NlaTk at lOp'
Lincoln, Neb., July 1.-Two
Missouri Democrats, Folk and Clark
head the list of the Democrats
whom Mr.. Bryan deems available
as presidential candidates Wood
row Wilson is third.
This list is published with compIi-
mentary comment in this weeks
Commoner. 1t includes as Demo
Gratis worthy of the honor: Govern
or Plaisted of Maine, Senators Kern
of Indiana, Newlands of Nevada,
Chamberlain OF Oregon, Owen of
Oklahoma, former Governor Thomas
of Colorado, former Senator Patter-
son of Co Orado, former Governor
Adams of Colorado, George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts, former
Governor Higgins of Rhode Island,
former Governor Glenn Of North
Carolina, former Governor Tyler of
Virginia, former Governor MCMillin
of Tennessee, former Senator Tur-
ner of Washington, Senator Gore of
Oklahoma, former Governor Camp
bell of Texas, Representative Ran
dell of Texas, former Governor
Conner sof Alabama, former Gov
ernor McCreary of Kentucky, form
. er Governor Beckham of Kentucky.
Henry WatersOn of Kentucky, Rep
resentative Rainey of Illinois, May
! or Gaynor of New York, Mayor
Harrison of Chicago and former
Mayor Dunno of Chicago.
In addition Mr.. Bryan suggests
these presidential tickets: Gov.
ernor Smith of Georgia and S. W
Burke of North Dakota; Marshall Of
Indiana and Dix of New York, OF
Dix and Marshall; CulberSon O.
Texas and OGorman of New York
or vice versa Shafroth of Colorado
and Foss of Massachusetts; Jane,
of Kentucky and former Governo
Osborne of Wyoming; James and
Brandeis of Massachusetts; Clark o
North Carolina and Pomerene o
/ Ohio.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
Brain Leaks.

The men who do not need a spur
often need balance-wheel
Reputation is the worlds meas
ure. Character is what we really
have.
Satan smiles every time he sees
a church closed for the summer.
The man who considers the world
a lemon to be squeezed usually has
a sour disposition.
1t would take more than nine
tailors to make men out of some
creature in bifurcated garments.
Grandfathers and grandmothers
have been primarily responsible
for many of the present-day di-
VorceS.
When "a mans shadow turns
eastward he is wise if he keeps his
face westward. That's where the
sun is shining.
We are carrying a concealed club
for the benefit of the fellow who adj
vises us to keep cool this kind of
weather.
The good enough workman is
usually looking for a job when the
best way" workman is considering
an offer of advanced wages else
where. -Commoner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
Says Poor Pup Changed Law.

Washington, D. c, July II. The
howl raised over a poor Pomeranan-
ian pup taken abroad for its health"
upon which the "unhoIy hand of
the Customs Collector was laid
when the dog was brought back"
was declared by Representative
Fitzgerald of New York to be the
cause of an amendment to the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law passed by
the House to-day.
The amendment allows horses,
cattle and other animals taken out
and brought back into this country
within six months to be readmitted
free.
Mr. Payne of New York declared
the amendment was largely for the
benefit of cattle raisers along the
border in Texas, who often drive
their cattle into Mexico to pasture
1t also would facilitate transporta,
ton arrangements in border cities
he said.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
No Rows in 70 years.

Humansville, Mo-. July IL.
Atha G. Hudson, % years old, and
his finance, Is, ran away from the
brides home to a Baptist parsonage
twelve miles below Nashville, Tenn.
seventy-six years ago today and
were married. To-day Mr.. Hudson,
almost SO, and his wife 80, cele-
brated their wedding anniversary
here.
The seventy-six years have been
years of happiness for the Hudsons
A quaint contract was made by the
HudSOns shortly after they were
married. It's object was to prevent
both of them ever becoming angry
at the same time. Mr.. Hudson said
to-day they had never had a real
quarrel
In 1850 Mr.. Hudson came to
Cedar County, Missouri, where he
bought a farm. When the Civil
War broke out the HudsOns aban-
dOned their farm and went by Wag-
on to Sedalia. They had. $4,000 in
money and it was not safe to carry
that amount around loose in those
times. So Mr. Hudson hid the
money in a barrel of soft snOp.
Soap was one thing that nobody
ever wanted to steal. Mr.. Hudson
had a store in Sedalla for a number
of years. Then he moved to Hum
anSville, where he set up a similar
establishment. He sold his bust.
ness fourteen years ago and retired
The secret of long life, according
to Mr.. Hudson, who will be SO mex
November, is to smile and fee
kindly toward everyone.
"And when anybody asks yor
how you are, say you're well anC
happy" he added.
SiXty-three years ago the old maj
prOphesied he would live to be 1C(
years old. To-day he still main
tains that the prophecy is going t.
, come true.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
July

When the scarlet cardinal tells
Her dreams to the dragon-fy,
And the lazy breeze makes a nest
in the trees,
And murmurs a lullaby,
1t is July.
When the tangled cobweb pulls
The corn-flowers cup awry,
And the lilies tall lean over the
wall
To bow to the butterfly,
1t is July.
When the heat like a mist veil
floats,
And the peoples flame in the rye,
And the silver note in the stream
let's throat
Has softened almost to a sigh,
1t is July.
When the hours are SO still that
time
For.etS them and lets them lie
Meath petals pink till the night
stars wink
At the sunset in the sky.
1t is July.
Susan HartleySwett.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20

The citizens Of Paris are worked
up over the question of automo-
biles. The excitement however
may all be in the minds of the
Paris papers. Anyway they are
awfully afraid some farmer will
come to town in one Of those awful
honk wagons and just run terribly
fast on the streets, or scare the old
dray horse and possibly run over
somebody before they could get the
new tangled thing out Of town.
There has been talk of the city
council passing very stringent ordi-
nances regulating the speed of auto
mobiles in that city but for the
present, should an automobile at
tempt to enter the town the city
Marshal should be taken aboard to
reassure the people and to prevent
reckless driving.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
Wishing.

Do you wish the world were better?
Let me tell you what to do,
Set a watch upon your actions keep
them always straight and true,
Rid your mind of selfish motives.
let your thoughts be clean and
high,
You can make a little Eden of the
sphere you occupy.
Do you wish the world were wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start
By accommodating wisdom in the
ScrapboOk of your heart.
Do not waste one page on folly; live
to learn and learn to live.
If you want to give men knowledge
you must get it ere you give.
Do you wish the world were happy?
Then remember day by day
Just to scatter seeds of kindness as
you pass along the way;
For the pleasure of the many may
be OfttimeS traced to one,
AS the hand that plants the acorn
shelters armies from the sun
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
Call E. Y.

When you want your sales cried
and want Col. W. 7. Youell, cali up
Ebert Yates at the F. & M. Bank
and he viii give you dates, Re
member and call E. Y.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
The Rate of Interest.
A Montana subscriber writes:


vanced by a correspondent that
banks should pay more than 4 per
cent for time deposits but justify
the practice of the banker in rails
ing his rates during the times of
strong demand. | am unable to see
the logic of your argument and
should consider any reasons that
would justify the banker in raising
the rates on the money they loan
would also justify him in raising
the rate for the money he borrOws
in the form of time deposits. Why
should not the rate between what
the banks pay and what they charge
the same and why should thebanks
secure all the benefit, if there is any
from a shortage of money? The
Farmer who has money on deposit
I should it seems to me. be entitled
to the increased rate of interest,
when an increase is made, just as
much as the banker. The expense
of the banker is not relatively great
er when interest is high than when
it is low and whatever additional
risk there may be on both during
such times is surely shared by the
depositor. | would like to have a
little more information on this
subject"
Our correspondent confuseS the
commercial department of the bank
with its saving department. or at
least he does not separate the two
in his mind. Well conducted banks
endeavor to invest the money
which comes into their savings
department in strictly high class
securities, mostly farm mortgages.
While the interest rate on securities
of this sort varies somewhat it does
mot fiuCtuate as does the interest
rate on commercial paper, In the
! central west the interest rate on
farm mortgages runs from five to
sometimes as high as six per cent
1t will probably average around
five and a half. The money which
the banker receives as time depOs
its and which he pays interest fol
at the rate Of four per cent must
be invested, therefore, at from five
to six per cent or a margin to the
H"nker at from one to two per cent
: , is not considered any larger
In4fgln thar the banks needs tt
cover its expenses in handling the
business. If the banker bids W
four and a half or five per cent fol
time deposits an investigation vii
| usually show that he if investing
[ the money in something more haz
ardous than farm loans, a practice
which not be encouraged Hence
we contend that under the Condi
tons as they have prevailed, fOul
per cent is enough for the banke
to pay on time deposits. These de
pOsits represent. as a rule, small
savings and they should not b,
placed in jeopardy but should b,
invested in strictly first class secur
tiles. The man who has any con
siderable sum of money to set asid
as savings can himself loan it di
rect, either on mortgages or Il
neighbOrS with whom he lis &C
quainted and can in this way &c
the same rate which the banker
gets. 1t is a good deal better 70
him to do this than for the bank t.
increase the rate on savings de
pOsits
On commercial paper the intereS
rate fiuctuates more or less accord
ing to the demand for money an,
in our opinion the bankers of tn
west should gradually adopt tn
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20
For Sale by
SOUTHERN &. SPALDING.
When NIGHT Comes.

When Night Comes.
| know a boy who will forget
Most all Of what he's told;
How boys should always lift their
caps
And bow to young and old;
Bout shutting doors; and flies and
things;
And scraping off your shoes;
To come right straight in, when it
pours;
And sitting still in pews.
He has his pockets full O. stuff
That makes his mother say:
20 Bobby" just like that, and 60
and throw it all away.
And oh, the fearful noise he makes
A-running up and down!
He's pretty sure he's bout the worst
OF any boy in town.
But after all, his mother comes
And tucks him up in bed,
| When everything IS still and dark;
And lots of times she's said,
4 wouldn't change my little lad,
Who's tired as he can be,
For any boy in all the land
That's how she talks to me!
- Elizabeth Lincoln Gould, in
Youths Companion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20

DIR. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20

A huge joke was perpetrated on
one of New LOndOn's silver tOngu-
ed orators Decoration Day and it
leaked out a few days ago. On
that day at a certain church in the
comfy services were announced
and a preacher from Vandalia in
vited to deliver two sermons. Not
knowing that the preacher had
been secured a citizen of the vicini-
ty of the church invited the New
London orator to make temper
ance speech. The said orator was
on hand promptly, cooked and
primed" for the speech of his life,
The forenoon was pleasantly spent
and a good sermon listened to. The
gentleman from New London was
somewhat disappointed at not being
called upon in the morning but did
not say anything. A basket dinner
was served and in the afternoon,
about 3 o'clock the preacher again
occupied the pulpit, preaching I'M
til too late for the New London
man to say his speech The friend
who had invited him had forgotten
all about it, and no one else know
ing it he was not called upon. The
best part of the joke is that the
New London orator had turned
down" an invitation to make an
address at another church on ac-
count of this previous engage
ment." Vandalia Mail.
Mrs. Mollie Gordon, of Bonner
Springs. Kan, is the possessor of a
novel souvenir of the present hot
weather. 1t is a Plymouth Rock
chichen Matched by the heat on a
shelf in her pantry. Mrs. Gordon
keeps a supply of eggs for cooking
on one of her shelves. The EGG was
pushed back and had probably been
overlooked for several weeks Sat-
urday morning Mrs. Gordon heard a
chicken peeping. 1t seemed to come
from the pantry. An egg with the
shell cracked open in one place and
chickens bill sticking out was
found there. Mrs Gordon wrapped
the egg in flannel and laid it in the
sun, where it Matched out in a few
hours. The chicken is doing well
|
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-07-20

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bivans
add little son, and Miss Gregory, of
Baltimore, Md. arrived here Friday,
to visit Ed Gregory near Emden
Mrs Bivans and Miss Gregory are
sisters of Mr.. Gregory.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28
ATTORNEY GENERAL ADVISES.
Committeeman Told How to Distribute
Election Officers.

Jackson.-The attorney generals of.
flee is in receipt of communication from
the chairman of one of the county exec
utive committees of one of the north
ern counties asking information in re-
gard to the appointment of managers
and officers of the primaries and for q
construction of section 37O7 of the code.
That office has replied that in ac-
cordance with the terms of said section,
the managers of the primaries shall be
distributed, as far. as practicable, be-
tween the supporters of the candidates
for those offices about which there are
the leading contests and if there be
doubt as to which are the leading ones,
then among the supporters of the can
didates competing for the highest Of.
fees" -
1t is held hat the highest office is
meant the highest office on the ticket,
which, in the instant case, will be United
States senator. So that, in case there
is any doubt as to which office is most
holly contested, the managers of the
election should be distributed equally
among the friends of the several candi-
dates for the United States senate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28
Mississippi Matters
News Of Interest Gathered from Over the State for the
Information of Our Reader.
Delayed Suspension That He Might Elk
plain Default.

Jackson.-After waiting until near
midnight Sunday night with a view to
allowing Sheriff Reeve of Harrison coun-
.ty to make up the amount in which
he is shown to be in default to the
state, to the extent of over $1,000,
with damage and interest added, Gov
ernor Noel officially declared the Off
Ger suspended for cause shown. The
first intimation that Governor Noel had
that there was anything wrong in re-
gard to the Harrison county accounts
was when he was officially informed by
Auditor Smith to that effect, his de-
partment having supplied the data and
records to Accountant Moore as well as
cooperating with the latter in making
the audit. As soon as Sheriff Reeve was
notified through the auditors office that
he had been checked up short he urged
that further action be deferred in order
to give him an opportunity to cover
the deficit. There was only one reply
to be made to this, which was that not
only the amount of taxes checked Short
but the 80 per cent damages and 6 per
cent interest from the date when due,
a period of forty-one days, must be
positively certified to nave been paid
III to the account of the state in one
OF its official registered repositories. To
do otherwise would be to make the
auditor and the governor particeps GRIM
inis and render the auditor liable on his
bond.
This is the second sheriff whom Gov
ernor Noel has had to remove from office
during the past few months, the case
OF j. F. Greer, of Lincoln county, being
still freshly borne in mind. The diff
gotiate an escape, and that his where
abouts is still officially unknown, and no
one has been able to reach him with
warrant or requisition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28
MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
School Fund Distribution Unfair, Says
Superintendent Powers.

Jackson.-A number of important rec
concentrations are made for new school
laws, and changes in the existing laws,
in the biennial report of j. n. Powers,
state superintendent of public educa-
ton. A law authorizing counties and
supervisors districts to issue bonds to
build and equip rural school houses,
amendments to the law providing for
the establishment of the Mississippi
Normal College, an increase in the ap-
preparation for summer normals, and .
law providing for the appointment Of
an assistant superintendent, are some
OF the urgent recommendations.
The report reviews the work of trans
lating progressive measures passed by
the last legislature. The increase Of
s174,oss annually has enabled the schools
to increase the terms and otherwise
strengthen the system. The report in
Inmates that the distribution of the COM
mon school fund is unfair and unjust
to many counties. The necessity of an
educational commission to revise and re.
write the school laws is again urged
and it is suggested that a comparative
study of the school laws of different
states would be the best method.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28
JUVENILE R-EFORMATORY,
Miss Butt Expresses Appreciation to Mr..
H. Spengler.

Jackson.-Miss Emily Butt, leader of
the juvenile reformatory movement in
Mississippi, is deeply grateful for the
manifestation of interest in that sub.
3ect shown by the Kinds county grand
jury in its final report, and addressed
the following letter to the foreman, Mr..
IL. Spengler, OF the subject:
Il wish to express my qualification
at the clause concerning a juvenile re-
formatory in your recent report of the
grand jury. We would like every man
~yho favored that report to know that
we appreciate this, and it is just such
+outspoken sentiments that will help to
insure our success during the coming
session of the legislature"
In reply to the above Mr.. Spengler
wrote the following on behalf Of the
grand jury;
in reply to your letter will say that
we are pleased to know that our report
regarding criminal Juveniles net with
the approval of your association. The
recent grand jury during its session and
its visits to prisons fully realized the
need of a reformatory, and we trust
our efforts will assist you in your worthy
cause"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28
QEhEpALEAln
&NMES s

II a colt is worth raising at all he
Is worth raising well.
Milk clean. but do not tug" to
keep up the milk now.
The drains should be properly laid
out and carefully graded.
A little care at narrowing time will
often save a valuable litter.
Study the methods Of successful
sheep men and initiate them.
Encourage the boy to At some live
stock to show at the local fair.
A small amount Of linseed meal
added to the horse ration is invalu-
able. s
Wherever you find the dairy COW
you will find a well established civil-
zation.
A bull tied In the stall will get lazy
and useless, besides making extra
work In his care and feed.
Bran Is coarse and fbrous, and
therefore not the best feed for the
digestive organs of the pigs.
The real value OF . sheep cannot be
determined, particularly as a breeder.
until he is one year Of age.
A dairy farm Of q dozen cows can
maintain q flock Of fifteen to twenty
sheep almost without expense.
Rich horse manure and urine from
granted cattle Is far superior to fer
tilizers and very much cheaper.
Grubb files worry the sheep In hot
weather. Provide a dark. cool shed
or let them run in thick underbrush.
Leaf blight Is the disease that
makes black spots on the leaves. and
often defoliates the trees in August
and early September.
Millet Is q catch crop. It grows
best In hot weather and feeds In the
surface soil. Three pecks per acre ID
about the right amount Of seed to SOW.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-28
WATCH ON THE IMMIGRANTS.
State Board of Health Is Taking Pre-.
cautions.

Jackson.-Dr. S. II. Mclean, secretary
OF the state board of health, has issued
instructions to county health officers to
keep a careful watch on all immigrants
arriving in their respective communities.
While DIR. Mclean does not antici-
pate any likelihood of cholera infection
getting to this state, at the same time
he believes it wise to take every posi-
BILE ~precaution.
Whenever immigrants arrive from for
eign shores at any port of entry in this
country the federal authorities learn
the destination of the person and send
to the board of health of that common
wealth identification cards showing
where the immigrant is going.
DIR. Mclean sends these cards to the
county health officer of that community,
with instructions to keep the person In
der surveillance for a period of ten days.