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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
A STRICT CENSOR.

Wennn once possessed the stricteSt
dramatic censor ever known, in tha
person Of Franz Hoegelin, who held
that post in the Austrian capital al
the beginning Of the last century,
Hoegelln published a manual for thA
guidance o6 censors. "a pair d
lovers should never be allowed to am
pear on the stage alone. They musi
always be accompanied by a third
Pesson Of mature years." Marriages
Pat Of ones cless were also strictly
Forbidden by Hoegelin on the stage
and be quotes an instance Of play
which he refused to pass because
the author made the hero, Count
EVlademar, marry a gardeners
daughter. ''Such misalliances have
unfortunately been known to occur
In real lie but that Is no reason
why they should be allowed on ths
stage" he said.-London Chronicle
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
CIGARETTES ARE
=. BAD FOR WOMEN
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Has De-
cided Views on Subject.
A CONFUSION OF NAMES
Wife Of Democratic Candidate Glves
Out Letter Taking Strong Stand on
Smoking Habit.

New York.-For the first time since
Woodrow Wilson became the Demo
cratic presidential candidate has Mrs.
Wilson appeared. She attended in
person her husbands daily conference
with reporters, although heretofore
she has made special requests that
she be not quoted nor written about
in the papers.
That Mrs. Wilson wished to have
fully understood was that IL she be-
comes the first lady of the land she
will not, as has been said in a widely
distributed interview, have packages
OF cigarettes in her personal desk at
the White House and indulge in smok-
ing them with her callers.
Through Governor Wilson, Mrs. Will
son asked that publicity be given to a
hetter she had written to the editor Of
the State Journal at Columbus, o., re-
pudiating an alleged interview with
her in which she defended cigarette
smoking for women. The interview
had come to her in a letter signed
American Citizen" which said:
Dear Madam can scarcely think
OF any greater calamity to the young
women Of the nation than to read such
. preachment as your interview offers
them. I am workingman, and see
men lose their Jobs almost every day
because they are incapacitated for
work by the use Of the cigarette. II
smoking does this for strong men
what will 1t do for girls and women?"
The interview" was indeed q cor.
dial Endorsement Of the woman smok-
or. Here are some of its assuring
phrases, all credited to Mrs Wilson:
"A woman writer for a syndicate Of
Sunday newspapers asked Mrs. Wood
row Wilson If she agreed with Ger
trude Atherton's opinion Of the smok-
Ing Of cigarettes by women. She smil.
hngly exhibited three cigarette boxes
piled in the corner Of her desk, all but
empty.
why shouldn't woman smoke II
She enjoys it2" she queried.
why hasn't she Just az much right
to o cigarette as q manH Certainly
agree with Mrs. Anterior that any
existing prejudice against women
smoking is to the last silly and alb
8urd.
smoking cigarettes IL a question
OF manners. not morals. It promotes
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
-DoEs TEssNoe HANDSOME"

, The American millionaire, John
EClay, who % now master of the
North Northumberland, bids fair to
"dO things handsops as JoEEocks
used to say. he has Iuks GElhoue
as his huntsman and jedi DaGk1nau
has bseu pSOmotsd to the POST oA
first vhippG4n.
The former wpS with NJ, Ben
wick whsp he msstaH the, Glpm y
and came with him - hnnsl
man and !arst wtappAaA $hptSpdatS.
man acsed an setElsmSn AHrlsthAn
of tho NORTH sRitl htlSDd
PTuspeCts q, Eiss Acr'Mpoxh
though Hs u bS'S u ID -
Iaoms raF6 d De cdasts9, Es
"a rsSsnt Jissns has pSiSsd GsSh
many viGs itae tDdkSafng tkss II
a lady u11siss (Nfrs. b. Burslk9A
FAssSSn SAS UFlewOman-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
ABSENT TREATMENT.

"It seams to me-" said young d
f8oTem. ~that I have tried every vsS
emNgmable to gain your Affections
Bat without any success"
They say" rsjoined the fair maid
In the pATlor scene, 'that absences
aes DE hart grow fonder.' You
hf Try n"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

ueep desoiation of her heart. How
she had lived through the dragging
years that had elapsed since her young
husband had left to become wander
er on the face of the earth, she scarce.
ly knew. 1t was just five years-five
years this Christmas eve-since he
had gone away. Billy, she remember.
ed, was but three years old at that
tlme-now he was eight.
1t was dark chapter in her young
life, and the memory of it still made
I her blood run cold. A man had been
slain--a man named Duke, who had
been her fathers bitter enemy and
prosecutor for years. Circumstantial
evidence pointed to young Jack
Lathrop as the perpetrator of the
deed, and Jack had been foolish
enough to run away like an ordinary
/ fugitive from Justice, thus convicting
himself in the eyes of the world. He
had never been caught, and had never
communicated with his wife, who at
last had gone home to her fathers
house, not knowing whether her hus.
band was alive or dead.
But there had been a sequel to the
terrible tragedy. Less than a year
ago her father had died. On his death.
bed he had confessed that he was the
real slayer of his arch.enemy, Duke
that in the madness of evaporation
he had struck the blow that made
him a homicide; that his son-in.law.
Jack Lathrop, mad been the only wit.
ness to his rash act, and that Jack
noble, quiXotic 1ack--to save his
wife's father, had deliberately diverted
suspicion to himself by disappearing
from the community!
Christmas dawned on snow.covered
earth, but it brought no peace to
Doris Lathrop's heart. She sat at the
| breakfast table with the other mem.
bers of the family, silent and distract.
She did not even notice when Billy
slipped down from the table and soft.
ly stole out Of the room.
where is Billy" some one sudden.
ly asked.
His mother started up and threw a
startled glance around the room. The
boy had disappeared.
Il heard some one open the front
door a minute ago." said her brother
1.-THE little rascal couldn't have gone
outdoors this cold morning."
Doris stepped into the hall. The
front door was wide open. She hasten.
ed forward to look out, and who
| should she see but Billy coming up
the walk, leading by the hand a tall.
trampish-looking stranger with
bushy gray beard, and dragging be.
hind him magnificent new sled!
Here he Is, mamma" cried Billy
in great glee. This Is the messenger
| from Santa Claus. See the sled he
| brought me. Now, mamma, I didn't
| fib, did II"
Doris fell back in dismay. Billy and
his new-found friend came up the
| steps and into the house.
II couldn't help it, ma'am," said the
stranger, apologetically, as he took of
his disreputahle hat 1.-THE child in.
sisted on my coming to the house, and
Ill just couldn't resist"
Doris gave piercing scream.
Jack! jack" she cried out wildly.
II know that VOICE. know that
| Voice!"
She snatched the long gray beard
from the mans face and dashed it to
| the floor.
Jack" she family articulated, and
fell swooning into the strong arms of
her husband.
And at that moment the bells in the
neighboring town broke forth in a
clamor of joyous Christmas greetings.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
THOMAS MOTT OSBORNE,
AUBURN, N. Y.

Governor Wilson's speech fits
the occasion and the man; pro-
gressive but not wild; sane,
strong and Enthusiastically Demo
cratic. 1t makes an inspiring
opening of the campaign, indi-
eating clearly and nobly the
spirit in which the leaders of
our regenerated Democratic
party must work; not one Of
mere partisan makebelieve,'
but of honesty and Justice to-
ward all men"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
EXPENSIVE.

"YsFJ" said the poTtly passenger
With the noisy H. proudly, "thil
watch cost me q hundred and fifty
dollars"
Weren't the police able to get
your money backf" asked %he meek
little man inthe seat juSt across the
aisle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
HEARD ON the TRAIN.

EAmma, Is tjOah' swearin'p"
q; haah, deAs."
lEs tnamSaA EopM II be swssE,
fr Twas 10 TsA hwith o tgTk
%earaSS, sEtuybpdy IN the car q
Cqkisa a ySn8 n you dcnte IN
kLikfSG N snAaa SSd.S
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

Woodrow Wilson says this is not a
time to be afraid to speak out In
meeting" That he was not afraid is
demonstrated by his logical speech in
accepting the Democratic nomination.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
THE PEOPLE AND THE CUR.
RENCY.

In dealing with the complicat-
ed and difficult question Of the
reform of our banking and cur
rency laws it is plain that we
ought to consult very many per-
sons besides the bankers, not be-
cause we distrust the bankers,
but because they do not neces-
sarily comprehend the business
Of the country, notwithstanding
they are indispensable servants
Of II and may do q vast deal to
make 1t hard or easy. No mere
bankers plan will meet the re-
quirements. no matter how hon
estly conceived. 1t should be a
merchants and farmers plan as
we'll, elastic In the hands of
those who use 1t as an indispen-
sable part of their daily bust
ness.-From Woodrow Wilson's
speech accepting the Demo-
cratic nomination.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

Farmers have pulled against the
short end of the yoke long enough.
Wilson and Marshall promise to see
that the pulling 10 made more nearly
even.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

It 10 reported that papers which ara
supporting the bull mooser have or.
dered extra fonts Of CPS" And they
will be needed when Teddy gets to
talking.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
SENATOR GORE OF OKLA.
HOMA:

The closing sentence of his
speech will become the battle
hymn Of Democracy in the pend
ing campaign: y thank God and
take courage 1t is at once a
paean OF praise and is q sum-
mon to patriotic duty"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

room.
When the child was snugly tucked
away between the sheets his mother
bent down and kissed him.
Goodnight, darling" she whisper
ed. Tomorrow Is Christmas, and
maybe IL you are real good boy
Santa Claus will bring you something.
But good little boys don't tell Abs,
Billy-remsmber that"
Doris Lathrop sighed, even as she
orooned soft lullaby that sent Billy
drifting away into the land of dreams.
She was not happy, poor thing, and
the universal merry-makinS Of the
Christmas season emily iatAnakaAA he
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
Her Nal.

Her NnA.
'SFhatHT called taAseaIr young tAaan
10 tSS tiAa who sd IISa HvlA .
hradO for the tsRGh tsue th4t mCi'R'
Eng, 'Fhuipg OF aEatp3 Whsra 10
zoo Ntpdv h0rnsmanahaSf In dAsUS'
ErC<ssAsAes seaAasst'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

/ Wilson 10 the best equipped man
nominated for the presidency since
Lincoln.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

George w Perkins u sure a bully"
REcgesasFA - :.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
\ Messenger from
Santa Claus

BY J. r HENDERSON

(CopyriEht)
I never did see Santa Claus, but
I've seen his messenger" said Billy,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05
LOUIS o. 6RANDEIs, 5os-
TON:

Governor Wilson's speech of
acceptance is the utterance Of
a twentieth century statesman;
with keen perception he recog-
niEes the evils from which the
people are suffering and the dan
gers which threaten our well
fare; with broad vision he points
the way by which these evils
may be removed and the dan
gers averted; he proves his un-
dsrstanding alike Of business
and of social needs and that he
Is a Democrat, in fact, as well
as in name, and his courage lis
undoubtsd Progressive AmsrI-
cans have In him q worthy lead
err"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-09-05

gravely.
His m g 8 9 9 n (.
ger!" gasped his
astonished moth
er. why, Billy,
who put that idea
into your head? 2"
Didn't you ever
see him, nam.
mar"
"See who?"
Santa Claus
messenger"
"Of course not,
child"
Well I did,"
stoutly declared
Billy. II saw him
down by the big
g ate yesterday.
And he's goin' to
bring me q new
sled"
A ripple Of
| a u 6 liter went
round the family
circle. Billy's
mother rose and
took him by the
hand.
"It Is time little
boys were in bed, F."
she said, and led
him from che
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
Return of Sherlock Holmes m:.s NH: As. .. o. u. s
CONTINUED from preceding page.)

nobleman. When man is lost it is my duty
certain his fate but having done the matter ends
ing criminal am much more anxious TO hush up pri-
yate scandals than to give them publicity; IT, as
You absolutely depend upon my discretion and my
cooperation in keeping the facts out OF the papers
Dr, Armstrong took quick step forward and wrung
Holmes by the hand,
You are good fellow" said he, 'G had ms
leaving poor staunton all alone in this plight caused
ME to turn my carriage back and so TO make
anantanee Knowing as much as YOU do the situa
Staunton lodged in London for time, and became
psssonately attached to his laodladys daughter,
whom he married, She good as she beau.
tiful, and intelligent she good. No
need be ashamed Of such wife. But Godfrey
the heir to this Grabbed old nobIeman, and it quito
certain that the Of bis marriage would have been
the end Of his Inheritance. ] knew the lad we'll and
| loved him for his many excellent qualities did all
[ could 20 help him to keep things straight We did
very best to keep the thing from everyone. for
when once such whisper gets about il is not long
before everyone has heard it Thanks to this lonely
cottage and his own discretion. Godfrey has up to
to AMI to excellent servant who has at
present gone for assistance to TrmpinGton. But St
last there came terrible blow in the shape OF dan.
qcrous illness to his wife 1t was consumption of the
most virulent kind. The poor boy was half crszed
this match for he could rot get out of it Without @ ex
plantations which would expose his secret. tried TO
mpom@ me- "p to o do ali could This was the dssm gram
which you appear in some inexpheable way to have
did not M tell hin him bow S nrgo" e" the & danger M was
the truth to the girls father and he inudicouslv
communicated it to Godfrey The result was that he
and has remained in the state. kneelipg at the
end Of her bed until this morning mo nm eath put an end
your friend. d.'
''Come Watson, " said he and we passed from that
house of grief into the pale sunlight of the winter day.
Next week--''Thc Adventure of the Abbey
Grange.
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eagerly outside the gate, where the marks Of the
brougbam s wheels were still to be footpath
led across 10 the lonely cottage Holmes tied the dog
TO the hedge, and we hasteued onwards My friend
Knocked at the little rustic door, and Knocked again
without response. And yet the cottage not de
serted, for low sound came to our ears-a kind OF
drone of misery and despair which was indescribably
melancholy. Holmes paused irresolute, aud then ne
glanced back at the road which he had just traversod
a brougham was coming down it, and there could be
no misfakng those grey horses
Holmes @ Gf THAT settles it We are Bound what
He opeped the door, and we stepped into the hall
The dronng sound swelled louder upon our ears until
from UPSTAIRS Holmes darted up and followed him
He bsfoqs s door, and Doth
al ouns and lying dead upon
the bed Her calm pale face, with dim, wide'opeued
6 blue hS4 At the oo OF e Bed
half kpeelng bis face buried in TIE clothes was ca
whos' s y % s e
looked up until Holiness hand WAS on his shoulder
care you Mr.. Godfrey stauntoup' ,.. CT, :.
Eyes YES ] nm-but you too late. She IA
The man was SO dazed that he could not be made
had been sent to his assistance HolMes was endeav
oring to utter few words Of consolation and to OK
by bis sudden disappearance, when there was step
upon the stairs aud there was the heavy stern qnes
tioninc face Of DIR. Armstrong at the door
So gentlemen, said he, ''you have attained your
end aud have certainly chosen particularly delicate
presence of death. but assure you that II were
younger your moDstrous conduct would not pass
s'Excuse mo, DR. Armstrong, think we are little
said nv h fsDd rs with s dsps sT sacb bs
able to give light to the other upon this miser'
"O9 minute later the grim doctor and ourselves
in the 81 sitting I'M, room asid below ho
T am not employed by Lord Mount, James and that
my sympathies in this matter are entirely against that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
Battle of Antietam
By REV. THos. B. GREGORY

A NTIETAM, or. as they call II in
"A the south. Sharpsburg, was
fought 6fty years aso-Septerober Il.
1867 Beginning about o clock III
the morning. the battle ragged until
i.30 o'clock in the afternoon, and
when the stars came out that night
they looked down upon one OF the
bIoodiest fields of the war,
The order OF the battle was as fol-
lows: The attack of Hooker upon the
Confederate left: Mansfeld's move TO
the support OF Hooker; summers ad-
vance TO the aid of Mansfield, and the
attack OF Burnside upon the Confed-
crate right,
The net result OF the ten hour
struggle may be stated in the words
of Brigadler General Francis WIN
throp Palfrey in his book, The An
tietam and Fredericksburg," page ll9;
Practically, the battle OF Antietam
cllning slightly to the side OF the Fed
erals The Confedera,es. however,
held most OF the ground on which
they fought, and held it not only TO
the close OF the battle, but for more
than twenty -four hours after and then
retired unmolested and IN good or
der"
swinton, In his Army OF ihe Po-
was a drawn battle. battle In which
Mcclellan had suffered as much as
he had inflicted. what McGIellen
the terrible sacrifice OF over 1900
men. that two OF his corps were COM
pletely shattered and that his Oldest
generals courseled surcease OF op-
crations."
The battle lcsses were. according 10
Sw!nton: Federals. 1000; Confeder-
ates. 5000
The battle OF Antietarn caused Lee
to turn his face back 10 old Nir-
einia." and on that account IL was
great union victory; y,;,, but as vs.. hgns
ever put up by the army OF north
ern Virginia. The generalship OF Lee
throughout that terrible day was
we'll l-nigh perfect. II would be ditn,
cult to find anywhere In the long ana
varied annals OF military achievement
more brilliant days work than that
of Lee at Antietam.
He had less than 10000 men. while
Mcclellan had $4,000, and yet so con-
summate was his skill in maneuver..
ing and shifting from point to point
opposing forces With enough men 10
hold them in check. With no reserves
and outnumbered more than two to
one. Leo held HIS lines throughout
the ten hours OF stubborn assault ana
az sundown stood practically where
he had stood at sunrise.
4 drawn battle under the copdi-
tions that prevailed. was a mighty
slim honor to the commander of the
army OF the Potomac, lie should
have given an altogether different ac-
count OF himself. After all due al
lowancc Is made for the superb
ren-ralship OF Lee and the splendid
chars ctcr Of his men. II remains true
that Mcclellan should never have al
lowed the army OF northern yir-
EinIa TO get back to Dixie. The
chances are Thousand TO one that
II McClellan's $4,000 men--as brave
men as ever pulled trigger-had
becn led hy Lee and StonewalI Jack
son. the army Of northern Virginia
would never have fought another bat
tie. IL would have been annihilated.
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She Broke Some Hearts All of Summers Day.

Terese, how terribly sunburned the
back of your neck is!
The value OF moving pictures as a.
factor in education is very great and
the extent 10 which they can eventu-
ally be used no man can say.
The business Is still evolving, climb
ing, growing. awaiting. From a mere
playthlng. whose business was 10 as
tonish and produce Obs and
Abs we now have something the
pcdaGogue prizes.
There was time when children
used to run away from school
Finally, we heard of children run
ming away and going to the NOV
Ing picture shows. But now that
the movies are being used as an ed
ucatIonal adjunct, children are run
ming away from home and going to
school.
The Montessorl system OF educa-
tion is founded on the proposition
that everything that makes an I'M
preston on the senses ia educating
through the sense OF sight is the
easiest possible way To teach. In
fact. II is the natural way 10 teach
There Is a fascination in motion
Just note the crowds around any
show window where something is be-
Ing done.
Children want to go somewhere.
They want 10 see things. and this
constant desire for motion. move
ment. new scenery. new Ideas. new
sensations, Is all natural part Of
the great evolution OF the individual.
The child learns through his senses.
and should learn In JOY The thing
that interests him. that holds his
attention, IS the thing that Is educat-
Ing him.
The use of moving pictures is be-
ing advocated in a great number OF
schools. from the grades up To post
graduate courses.
There was time when piano in
n private home was considered The
very height of luxury. Now the
most modest cottage contains a serv-
iccable instrument.
can remember when the Reming-
ton typewriter was exhibited at Phil
adelphia at the Centennial exhibit
lion Operators were desired. and an
advertisement was placed In the Phil
adclphia papers for men or women to
run these machines a postscript
was added to the advertisement thus:
only those who can play the piano
need apply.
II Was supposed that the degree OF
digital skill acquired In playing a
piano Was requisite IN running Il
typewriter
Also. remember one worthy
teacher OF Spencerian ponmanship
who offered to race the typewriter in
writing out 5000 words 4 match was
Fixed. The day was set. The Spen-
cerian pen pusher won tho prize. the
lady al tho typewriter having had
case of nerves in midnight.
We all said that the typewriter
was a vos'y wonderful plaNthing. and
The way the operator would print
YOUR name out on n slip and hand Il
TO YOU made us think We had
Il fold hnl I'M
precious slip and carried IL away TO
show 10 the folks at home, proving to
them Brother Jasper's dicium that
THE world do move.
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Depression.

She had spread a newspaper on the
floor before her trunk. and now as
she laid out some things she happened
10 see the date-Saturday, June S. the
day they had sailed,
Oh. if she might go back 10 that
before her. Would they ever go
abroad again? Would she ever have
another such opportunity? She had
Glimpsed the great outside world, and
IL had made her r"abz" IN wl7-t {" t'uy
corner she lived. Her life and Its in
terests seemed suddenly narrow and
purposejess. After all. what had she
to look forward to? .....
She felt now that she wanted to get
the trunks unpacke6. to put away
every evidence OF the trip. 1t would
he less hard to take up the old rou-
tine when these things were not
about.
TO a spell Of depression for such a
cause. Her love for Warren had kept
every stage Of her married life, how
ever unhappy, athrob with interest.
But now, somehow the influences Of
the trip overshndowed everything else,
and for the moment her strongest
feeling was that her life was na rroW
and commonplace, and that the future
he'd nothing but the same monoton-
Gus routine.
Well want some wa ashing powder
and SOAP right away. ma'am,' and
Della who was getting ready TO wash
the soiled clothes they had brought
back. stood intrudingly in the door
way "And hadn't you better make
out list of the other things, too?"
IAN right. Della, in Just O. moment.
And with a feeling almost Of rebellion.
Helen put down some souvenirs Of the
London trip and went into the kitchen
10 make out a list OF such prosaic
necessities as washing powder ara
soap.