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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04

A Portland, Oregon paper con-
tains the following item in regard
Miss Laura Byrd McMurray daugh-
ter of Prof. j. M. McMurray former
ly of this city; "A pretty wedding
was solemnized Wednesday at eight
o'clock at the home of Mrs Mary
E. McMurray, 2067 East Stark,
when her daughter, Laura Byrd, be-
came the bride of George Jerome
Wells. Rev. W. H. Hampton per-
formed the ceremony. The maid of
honor was Miss Helen Gertrude
Wells, sister of the bridegroom and
the best man was c. Edgar Green.
The bride wore beautiful import
ed gown of white crepe de chene
with over dress of lace. Among the
guests were Mrs. T, N. Marlowe of
MisSoula, Mont, sister of the bride
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reed, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Waterbury,, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M Lawrence and Mrs. Valiant
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed with La France roses and the
ceremony was performed under a
wedding bell of white carnations
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells will be at home
to their friends at 2O69 East Stark,
Palmyra Spectator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04
What Is Good?

What is the real good?"
| asked in a musing mood.
Order, said the law court;
knowledge, said the school;
Truth. said the wise man;
Pleasure, said the fool;
Love, said the maiden;
Beauty, said the page;
Freedom, said the dreamer;
Home said the sage;
Fame. said the soldier;
Equity, the seer.
Spake my heart full sadly.
The answer is not here"
Then within my bosom
Softly this | heard:
Each heart holds the secret.
Kindness is the word"
John Boyle O'Reilly
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04
Salt Production Large.

The production of salt in the
United States in 1911 was 81, 1885,
96S barrels of 260 pounds each,
valued at $8,345,692, according to
W. c. Phalen. of the United States
Geological Survey, in a report on
salt and bromine, just issued as an
advance chapter from Mineral re-
sources for 1911" This is an in
crease compared with 1910 Of $751;
3.2 barrels in quantity and $445,-
34S IN value.
In addition to the domestic pro-
duction 1,014,026 barrels of salt
was imported This importation
was partly balanced by the exports,
3z9,092 barrels. leaving an excess
Of imports over exports of 665,834
barrels. The United States is am
ply able, according to Mr.. Phalen,
to supply all the domestic demands,
as the capacity of the active mines
and plants is largely in excess Of
the present output. Moreover there
are many plants now idle that could
easily resume operations should
warrant
A copy of the report may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the
Director of the Geological Survey,
Washington, D. c.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04

a second regiment of young red
coats" which in turn will continue
to feed and mature by frosts when
they hide in rubbish, corn shocks,
and deep down in the clumps of
grass in meadows, pastures and
waste lands. Here they sleep I'M
til next spring when they will re-
appear in even greater numbers
than this year.
Now is the time to act Throw
up barriers in front of their line of
march. Plow a strip 10 or Is feet
wide and thoroughly pulverize it to
form a fine dust mulch. This serves
as an excellent barrier though it is
well to run over this each day with
a drag to make sure none cross. A
deep furrow in which log is drag
ged is also good. In case of rain
run narrow line of tar or road
oil as a barrier and trap them in
post holes. By all means keep them
from the corn. If they have al
ready gotten into corn and cluster
ed on the first few rows, destroy
them either by spraying with coal
oil emulsion or soak cobs in oil,
light them and use as a torch to up
flash and down the stalks thereby
burning them. In severe cases it
may be necessary to give up a por-
ton of the field and establish a bar
rier some distance in front of them
out in the field Don't throw up
your hands and give over the corn
field to them without a struggle.
Forget about the chich bug disease
for'it cannot help you unless the
weather is favorable and the spores
of the disease are present by the
millions in your field already wait
ing for warm rainy weather. Then
this fall cooperate In carrying out a
systematic burning of all fields and
waste lands where the bugs are COL
lected for the winter.
Department of Entomology,
University of Missouri.
Madison is making arrangements
to hold a Chautauqua.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04
Things We Cannot Afford.

We can't afford to win the gain
That means another's loss;
We can't afford to miss the crown
By stumbling at the cross.
We can't afford the needless jest
That robs us of a friend;
We can't afford the laugh that finds
In bitter tears an end.
We can't afford the feast today
That brings tomorrow'S fast;
We can't afford the farce that comes
To tragedy at last.
We can't afford to play with fire,
Or tempt serpent's bite:
We cannot afford to think that sin,
Brings any true delight.
We can't AFFORD with serious heed
To treat the cynic's sneer;
We cant afford the wise mans
words
To turn a careless ear.
We can't afford for hate to give
Like hatred in return;
We can't afford to feed flame
And make it fiercer burn.
We can't afford to lose the soul
For this worlds fleeting breath
We can't afford to barter life
In mad exchange for death.
But blind to good dre we apart
From thee, all-Seeing Lord;
0, grant US light that we may know
The things We can't afford
Selected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04

Monroe City Lodge No. 268. l. D.
o. F. at its regular meeting Thurs
day evening enjoyed very interest
ing session. There was work in
two degrees and a Hannibal degree
team put on the work to the entire
satisfaction of all present. The
hall was packed to its capacity,
many visitors from Hunnewell and
other neighboring towns being pres
ent. The work of the Hannibal
team was exceptionally fine, the en-
tire team of 81 members were
present and there was not hitch in
the entire work. After the de-
gree work addresses we're delivered
by Grand Lodge Representative
Leopold, John Cable and Elder
W. G. Alcorn. 1t was a most en-
joyable occasion for Odd Fellows.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04

Have the Democrat do that Job
printing for you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04

Mrs. B. F. Smithers and daughter
OF Decatur, ILL.,, are the guests of
Mrs. Emerson in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-04

Madison is making arrangements
to hold a Chautauqua.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24
IT IS NOT NEARLY so BAD
AS 1T LOOKS

The Telegram recently quoted the
oath taken by the youth Of ancient
Athens to behave themselves and
boost the old town in all possible
ways. and recommended il as a good
obligation for the school boys OF
Florida to memorize. The stark
Telegraph, referring to it, says:
The obligation is all right, bu'
il strikes MS that il would be just a
little Bit our OF ,un" With present
day tendencies. when ,h" trend is
coward setting aside pretty much ev-
cry established order OF things To
ii2hr for he ideals and sacred thing,
=, Il revere the laws Of onr govern
Mcnt is entirely too tame and con
scrNaiiN" for these times. Tell the
Wy til" government is rotten and
tl2l tn" hand Of he world is
a@;insi i.rl Teach him 10 read til"
Rip Saw and the Appeal to Reason
Lid him % forth into public places.
thcrc 10 si on his pants and cuss
capital That's the way 10 proscryr
= strong government and assure our
selves OF nation Of great and pa
triotie men
This is pcssimism not justified by
The facts The tendency which he
Tcr"graph dcplorcs as the trend to-
ward setting aside pretty much rN-
ely established order Of things Will
/" found upon careful and unproja-
diced Inspection to he 4 trend TO
ward improving pretty much every
established order OF thin-S l,yond
4 doubt that is lis purpose, ana.
while Ike movement Mas not al
WAYS be in harmony with the plr-
pose sometimes crrltlr, II other
times staenant, and a2ln grossly
misguided 10 scrN" the ends Of sci
fish d"magogucs il is not the less
certain hat the genera trend is up-
ward and onward toward what may
h. fairly presumed TO be better
things, else all the teachings OF his
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

ter, are false and all the progress OF
til human race dclusion.
Tic great law oil evolution Itself
VIII. i ha, brought the world from
ORIGINAL chaos 10 its present organ
lied state and given US the clVlllza-
ton we have. has not always opera'-
cd 70 carry lis steadily and regular
IL forward There were long periods
when it didn't seem TO operate AT
ali and AZ other times retrOgresslOn
took the place of progress. But un-
doubleday the general trend has ever
he.u toward better conditions. And.
while lust now ii may seem that in
s,me respects we are lapsing from
old standards of approved excel
lcncc and "plunging hellward, as
Tom. Watson says, we may take hope
and heart by looking backward over
the centuries and noting those Pc
RODS when human government and
human morals were in much worse
plight than now and yet did not fail
in due season to recover the stroke
Of progress and 20 Ord to better
tEin-s.
Thc Appeal TO Reason and Rip
Saw are not classic literature. but
as II pretty nearly AL things enron
collr there is grain Of truth, so
thee Two publications. serve a par
pos. more or less useful by their
,ery hallenec 10 those not in accord
viii their views thus arouslng an
taaonsm stimulating argument ana
encouraging Investigation out o.
which the rcsduum of truth Will
cone
The world is not on the road -
TIL had. and social phenomena OF our
times which We criticisc most harsh
Is are. in tile wonderful scheme Of
tliu4s. Indispensable agencies 70 pro-
grr>Sifc hrttorment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

mugs and those TWO eminent apo,-
'',> al democracy are good friends
a-aiu. WORKING in perfect accord for
parry success. The alleged treason
ii Bryan MS but al episode in fac
tional politics not unlike very many
others noA forgotten in the history
o. national conventions, and the
memory OF ii will quickly pass away
TIE crouch of politician may stay
in the family as an indestructibl.
grievance and legacy of hate, but
it never goes into history as the raj
subject of burning oratory
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24
WHY CHANGE IN PRIMARY
LAW IS NEEDED

Nothing could NOR" clearlN IN
piasilc the need Of ohangc IN on.
State primary Law than the recon-
action OF the citizens Of - loud.
IN, Old soldier colony ia Osocol /
unlA, whore over 100 voters re
c,nily met and organized a R"puh-
liaan club Thesr voters are all 0"
nearly an +. Icral pensioners wh'
halr aem" 4, Florida 70 prolon@
their days MI, or nearly all o.
them haze heretofore participated ~
our democratic primaries; they did
that last spring. and in 50 doin,
made tarli agreement TO support the
nominees Of 'ha' primary: the now
club means that They will now re-
pldiate that agreement In outlin-
il Z the work OF the now club, Pres
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

The great national reform move
Mcnts looking to the rule OF the peO-
pie, the busting of the trusts, doing
things to the tariff and otherwise
ameliOrating existing conditions are
all right in their way and We are
firmly committed to them. But what
We really need right away here in
Florida is for some Peter the Her
nit, fired with the zeal of noble
cause. to march up and down this
great peninsula summOning the peo-
Die to a new crusade and never let
ting up on he job until every farm
house in Florida has received a coat
o. paint.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

I as and frequency WITH
il prisoners break out OF Jail IL
oaS / ~ OF Florida thcs" day i,
s,,.s> 10 imply a serious tundamen
Il, defect of construction in either
H. jill or the jailer, possibly both.
MA i is no Joking matter, either.
ior our whole scheme OF criminal
j.stl,c falls To pieces in practical
aillre ii We can't build jails strong
enough nor get jailers efficient
CROUCH TO keep criminals or alleged
criminals in security after they are
caught.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President-Wo Woodrow Wilson.
For Vice Presid mt Thomas T.
Marshall.
Presidential Electors Jefferson b
Browne. J. Fred DeI'erry. Charles L.
JONES, ". chipley Jones. Leland }.
Henderson, II. {. Sparkman.
Congressman state at Large
claade l.'I.nele
Congressman, First districts.
NJ. Sparkman,
Congress man, Second District =
Frank clark.
CONGRESSMAN. Third District En-
c.ett Wilson.
Governor Park Trammell
Attorney General Thos. +. West.
Secretary Of State-II G. Craw-
ford
Commits iou,r Of Agriculture-W.
y McRac.
Treasurer j. c. Luning.
romptrulnr W. V Knott.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion W. s. Shc;rs
state Chemist Il +. Rose
Adiuiant Gcnrral J. G. r. Foster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

ieeut Frost said This oreaniNa
ton marks 4 ncW era in the political
historS 81 Osscola county, ana is tn"
heginun. OF straight politics. Thoro
has hitherto been no alternative 10"
tie voter Election has been a fare"
:, far a state and county wcr" con
.cornod The second primary WAS tn
real contest and then only as be
tween Two Of the same faith. sent
ncnt, and the same ring We do not
charge dishonesty or corruption, bur
We do claim there should be two par
ties, etc Here is virtual acknowl-
cdgement that these men have vote
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

Ii the restraining force Of the fed
,ral Government is not laid upoa
MAJOR Butler, editor ri Tho Inverness
81 roniclp hc is likely 10 take III"
field any day with his trlls'y and
rusty old Enfield OF civil war times
and march on Mexico without an,
further declaration Of war than the
following blood-thirsiy dclr"rancc
from his pen which we find in the
last issue Of the Chronicle.
The only GOOD Mexican nom
adayS is i dead one. and ii" last
mothers son ol them Will have -
receive few bullet holes in his ear
cass 10 convince him tina, he must
rrsp"cr an Americans rights
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

Tic Ocala Banner is loyalty sup
porting the Woodrow Wilson ticket,
hul the slaughter ol Champ Clark al
Baltimore lcft bitter taste in tn"
mouth Of Editor Harris, which has
not N'l been washed ont The Ban
ner editor prophosics tina, in future
campaigns when Patrick Il"nry'S de-
li,nc" to George the Third is quoted
by orators. il Will he amended Il
read.
Caesar had his Erulus. Charles
Tie First his Cromwell. Champ Clark
his William Jennings Bryan Trca-
son If that he treason, make tn,
most of it,"
And Yet As We understand il
hamp has forgiven William .Jcn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

This interesting dictum from the
last issue Of the Starllc Telegraph
leaves of Just where the reader
would like for further Information.
With the initiative and refcrcn
dam in operation a few of the large
counties Of the state will control
legislation Is this preferable to our
present method Of lcgislating
through Il representative body"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
From the same Office 10 issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS

q weekly newspaper giving Q re.
cum Of local matters, crop condi.
tons, county affairs, etc. Sent
anywhere for $l.00 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24

r.ntered il the postoftice at Lake.
and Florida, as mail matter Of the
second class.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24
The Evening Telegram

5u.iisaed every Afternoon from the
kentucky Building, Lakeland. Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-24
II. F.. iETHERINGTON, EDITOR.

A. j. HOLWORTHY
3us;ness ard Circulation Manager.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-02-08
HOOD RIVER TEAMS
WIN DOUBLE HEADER

The Hood River high school students,
who have charge of the athletic Ex-
change have shown a marked enter
prise recently on the eve of basketball
games and with drums and fife corps
have succeeded in getting the interest
of fans and securing good crowds at
the athletic contests.
On Friday evening the old ArmOry
building was filled with as large
crowd as ever attended a basketball
game in this city, there being about
25O present. There were two games
played that evening in the first game
the second team playing Mosier and
IN the second ga the first team
defeated Stevenson. The scores of the
respective games were 25 to 5 and "a
to Ii. The first game with Mosier
was rather SLOW one compared with
most basketball games seen on the
toor. However, the second game with
Stevenson was very exciting and well
contested. Both the Mosier and Ste
venson boys showed good work in
throwing baskets from the foul line.
Lewis and Shay made several brilliant
plays for the home team.
After the contests were finished the
high school students gave the visitors
a reception at the high school building,
having a good musical program and
refreshments as well as good social
time.
The lineup Of the Stevenson. Hood
River game is as follows:
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-02-08
Hood River
Stevenson
BIG CABLE LAID
ACROSS COLUMBIA

With the gigantic 80 ton spool on
which it was wound on the stern deck
of the steamer Weown. of Portland,
3400 feet of inch and three quarter
cable, containing seven pairs of tele-
phone wires, were stretched across
the Columbia Tues ay morning, CON
Meeting this city and White Salmon by
cable line. The estimated cost of the
work, which was done by the Pacific
Coast Telephone a. Telegraph Co., in
order to facilitate the handling of its
local lorg distance messages, is placed
at $4,000.
The spool on which the cable was
wound was shipped to Hood River from
Emeryville, Calf, where it was man
ufactured. An attempt was made to
unload il here Sunday, January %.
However, for lack of local facilities,
cranes and other apparatus for hand
ling heavy loads, it was impossible to
bulge the cable from the car, and it
was shipped back to Portland, where
it was loaded on the Weown and
brought up the Columbia.
The cable was started from the
Washington side of the Columbia at .
point on the rocky bank Few feet
west of the Hood River-White Salmon
Ferry landing and leaves the water on
this shore about hundred feet west
of the landing on this side. The
Weown proceeded to the Washington
bank Tuesday morning and the laying
Of the cable was begun there. "The
Great Eastern" of the Columbia steam
ing slowly across the stream, the heavy
spool, controlled by crew of men
with brakes, was slowly unrolled. and
the heavy lead covered strand stretched
from shore to shore. II. G. Deitz was
engaged by the telephone company and
took number of photographs of the
operation at its various stages. The
work here was under the supervision
Of O. H Gilbert, of Portland, and s. |.
WE'LL, of San Francisco.
The former connections between here
and White Salmon have been by an
aerial line, which left the Oregon bank
from pole on the big Stanley rock
which projects into the river at the
Cobure landing. This line carried one
circuit and because of exposure to
winds was often the source of trouble.
The cable carries tree circuits and the
Hood River people will now find no
trouble in being able to converse with
friends across the river.
With the exception of the cable
crossing at Vancouver, Wash, that
strung Tuesday is the only one cross
ing the Columbia.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-02-08

Mrs. II. J. Frederick is visiting
friends in Portland.
Mrs. l.. F. Henderson Is visiting rel
atives in Portland.
l.. w. Cannon has returned from
short visit in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs A. L. Goodell, of Port
land, are visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Van Horn are
visiting friends in California.
Miss Ezma Jones is in Pendeltor
visiting her brother, Lewis Jones.
J. J. Fowler, of Portland. was here
last week looking over his property.
Born To Mr.. and Mrs. Claude c..
Cuodeford Friday, February 2, a
daughter.
Prof. W. H. Lawrence spent the
last of the week inspecting Upper
Valley orchards.
Mrs. b. f. Duncan had as her guest
last week, her mother, Mrs. l.. II.
Brown, of Portland.
Louis ploe and r. f. Miller attend
ed the Farmers Week of the Oregon
Agricultural College.
In celebration of his birthday. MIR.
and Mrs. w. II. Lawrence entertained
a mum .er of friends at Dinner Satur-
day evening.
AFTER vacation spent in California.
o. j. O'Neil, has returned to his posi-
ton as ticket agent at the O.-W. X.
& N. station.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Warren have
had as their guest Miss Viola Williams,
of Oregon City. Miss Williams return
ed home Saturday.
After spending the winter with her
father, Jesse Davidson, of Nit. Hood.
Miss Lucy Davidson has returned to
Centerburgh, Ohio.
Have you ever tried Ciisco? II YOU
have you will want some more. We
have it. f. NJ. Holman, the Sanitary
mar ct on the Heights.
Prof. w. H. Lawrence has been
asked by W. H Powers to prepare an
apple culture bulletin for the Pacific
Correspondence school Of Portland
Fred Wasson passed through tie city
Tuesday evening, returning from a
visit with his family at indianapolis.
Mr.. WATSON expects to arrive in Hood
River Sunday.
Miss Honey, of Portland, a graduate
of the North Western School Of Ora
tory will read at the Baptist church
Friday night. Several fine musical
selec ions also provided
Rev. H. A. Macdonald was in Port
land last week attending State Sun
day School Association convention.
Rev. Mcdonald made an address de-
Tending the Boy Scout movement.
Remember the elocutionary and
musical entertainment at the Baptist
church Friday night. Miss Honey, of
Portland, comes highly recommended
and those who plan to be present have
treat on store for them.
The Robley Male Quartet rendered a
delightful program at the He'lbronner
hall last night under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid of the United Brethren
church. The Robley entertainers also
appeared at Pine Grove Grange hall.
Mrs. Marjorie Fouts, of Portland,
accompanied by her brother, William
Baker, who has been in the University
of Washington at Seattle, arrived last
night for visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Baker. Mrs. Baker is
convalescing from "A serious illness.
The county will make surveys to
open up county road extending three
and half miles south Of the Fir post
Office, opening up lands of j. M. Cul-
bertson and others, and road on the
east side OF the East Fork of Hood
River. passing through property of
Charles Hall, William Smullen and A.
b. Cutler.