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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25


Tie Department %. Agriculture
ives some interesting figure ,n &c.
s1rd To The production ol potatoes
in the United States.
The United States usually pro-
duces enough potatoes for home
consumption and frequently some
for export. Occasionally there is a
short crop when it becomes necessa-
ry to import potatoes to supply the
deficiency. The total imports for
the past 10 years amounts to 22,-
845,634 bushels, principally from
Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and sew
eral European countries. The av-
erage price of these importations is
40 cents per bushel, the wholesale
market price in the countries from
which they were imported. This,
of course, does not include transpor-
tation and the duty of rs cents per
bushel charged on imports. On the
other hand it is stated that during
the same period this country has
exported 10,900566 bushels of po-
tatoes valued at $8,413,675. The
value of the imports were $10,985,-
ITO, leaving a difference of imports
over exports in 10 years of little
over two and half millions of dol
lars. 1t is shown that the worlds
annual production of potatoes runs
between five and six billions of
bushels.
South America is the original
home of the potato but Germany is
by far the greatest producer of po-
tatoes. New York State is the larg-
est producer of potatoes in the
Union.
1t seems strange in view of the
above figures that there should be
a shortage in so valuable crop in
this country Potatoes are produced
in almost every part of the country
and in most cases it is a very val
liable crop.
Now the strange part of the pota-
to question is why should there be
a shortage in the crop in this coun-
try when there is so much land
available that could be utilized for
this purpose.
Another question is why should
there be tariff duty of Is cents
per bushel on potatoes when Stats
tics show that we have not raised
enough potatoes for home consump-
ton during the past 10 years.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25
Jane Oaker of the "Everywoman

Jane Oaker of the "Everywoman"
Company can testify that Labor be-
lieVes in the least possible expendi-
ture of energy. She tells of couple
who were sitting at dinner when
crashl-dOwn the kitchen stairs fell
the entire trayful of crockery from
the dining room. Not even the
saltcellar remained unbroken. With
in the dining room husband and
wife stared blankly at each other.
What did it all mean? But this was
a time for action, and the mistress
rushed to the door. Jane, janet
she cried, whatever have you
done| Jane smiled. "Oh, num- =
she replied, its only the dinner
things, mum, What a good thing
hadn't washed EN- upl"- February
Young's Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25
Wants No Assistance.

In soliciting advertising in South
west Missouri | was informed by a
grabbed old merchant that he had
tried advertising and had also ex-
perimented with goods that were
extensively advertised and in his
opinion it didn't pay. In surprise l
inquired how he had arrived at
such conclusion. Well" he said,
Il used to carry Ivory Soap. Pres
ident Suspenders, Holeproof Socks
and lot of other things you are
always seeing advertised in the
magazines, and just for experiment
tried runnin' little space in the
newspapers. The store was full of
folks runnin' in for this and that.
The result was that had to hire a
clerk at $3.50 a week and take
chances on him holding out some
cash he took in. | cut out carrying
big part of the stuff you see ad,
vertised and quit runnin' any news
paper advertising. now me and the
old woman can take care of the
shop by ourselves st. Louis Re-
public
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

During the month of Nov. there
were IS deaths in Monroe County
caused as follows: tuberculosis
other than lungs, 1; Cancer. 2; Dia-
betes, 1; Diseases of heart and cir
culatory system, l. Pneumonia, 1;
other diseases of respiratory sys-
TEN. 1; Brights disease, 8; other
causes S. During the same month
Is births are reported in the ceun-
~. The above information is
furnished the Democrat by DR..
Frank B, Hitler State Register
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25
THE WORLD ALMANAC
1912 Edition

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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

J. C. Finnigan, accompanied by
VIM. Finnigan and VIM. Buchanan,
went to Quincy last Friday to con-
suit physicians in regard to the
condition of his health. Mr.. Finni-
gan for several months has been
troubled by something resembling
appendicitis and it may be necessa.
ry for him to submit to an opera
ton.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Ed and Oney Fink, of Kansas
City have patented a fire extineuish-
er which has been pronounced one
of the best on the market. The
Fink boys lived here for many
years. They are most excellent
worthy young men with a host OF
friends here. The Democrat wishes
them much success with their new
invention.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25


last thing Mr. Gary Should wish &c
d. cuss in public would lie tie labor
situation at the various plants oil
the steel trust.
He points out the fact that labor
in this great enterprise is better
paid than il was some years age
and that the corporation has been
forced by agitation and humanity
to introduce some reforms and be-
nevolences, but he ignores things
that are more important perhaps.
For instance, truthfully says the
st. Louis Republic, the steel trust
has suppressed the labor unions
The greater part of its labor is i'm
ported and wretchedly paid. In
many respects the relations of en-
ployer and employee are feudal. A
steel plant is almost q barony, even
officers of the law finding it difficult
at times to enter.
Furthermore, if there is anything
in the theory that extortionate tar
ifs are laid for the benefit of labor
the iron and steel workers who are
engaged in one of the most highly
protected of industries should be
among the best instead of among
the worst paid toilers in the world
If we turn to the employers side
of the enterprise we find these facts;
When the trust was formed in 1901
it was capitalized at 81, 100000,
a sum more than twice as large as
the entire capital of the whole in
dustry as reported in the census OF
1900, one year before. The capt
tai" of the steel trust is now about
81, 50O,OO000O. more than one half
of it originally water.
How it was possible to market
this quantity of securities may be
explained in part by the statement
of MIR. Carnegie before the ways and
means committee in 1909 that the
trust made clear profit of SIS on
every ton of its product.
This is what the tariff has done
and is doing for the employer
What it is doing for the working.
man in whose interest it is said to
be maintained is shown by Mr.
Gary's labored attempt to prove
that the workers in iron and steel
are no worse off than any other
laborers.
Last year the steel trust did 6
gross bushes of $703,961 ,424. Its
net profits were 14l,054,754. Its
net profits since its organization in
1901 have been $726,954,174. Ir
that period it paid in dividends
! $393, 926886, while it has appropri
ated from its surplus for extensions
and investments $202,827 1854.
We have here all the evidence o.
privilege capitalized to the limit
and paying handsomely, with la
Dor situation that is so wretched ir
the main as to compel excuse anG
apology.
The hundreds of millions of water
in the steel trusts securities repre-
sent not property but tariff. Tit
low wages and long hours of most
of the steel trusts employees repre-
sent another broken promise of thu
party of protection and plumber. =
Hannibal Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Partisan Sage has no equal. 1t
destroys dandruff and causes the
hair to crow. 1t is fine for falling
hair Mrs. Pond. Moscow, Idaho.
L. M. Wood guarantees it. so cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Joseph Hagar of near Sydney
fell on the ice one day last week
and broke an arm. DR.. McNutt
was called and reduced the fracture
and reports the patient doing well
considering his rather advanced
age.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

According to the reports of the
U. S. Geological Survey, the supply
of petroleum is liable to last for
some time as new oil wells are con-
tinually being opened.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

1T is an ill wind that blows no
one good" seems to be verified in
the fact that during the severe cold
weather of the past two or three
weeks all the ice houses in this
neighborhood have been filled with
fine ice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

New discoveries of gold in large
quantities have been discovered in
California
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

C. o. Erwin, of Brookfield was
the guest of his mother, Mrs. S. D.
Erwin in this city Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Ed Worland of Shelbina, trans
acted business here Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Attorney Mills, of Kirksville
transacted business in this city Sat
urday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

J. B. Smelser and wife, of Florida,
were the guests of relatives In this
city the latter part of the week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

For catarrh, coughs, colds, Group,
or asthma ask L. M. Wood for a
500 Hyomei outfit. He guaran-
antees it. Use as directed and end
all misery. pronounce it High-o-
me).
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Alvin Hagan and family, of
Stoutsville have been the guests of
his parents, George Hagan and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

f. f. DeLashmutt left Friday for
a visit at Burlington and New Lon
don, Iowa.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

The February term of the Mon
roe County Probate Court convenes
at Paris Monday Feb. 18th.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

E. F. ClaTy, Of Indian Creek
neighborhood transacted business at
Shelbina, Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Mrs. Nellie Rodgers visited friends
in Paris, Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

WANTED-At the Democrat Of
flee all news items.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

We have a large assortment of
business envelopes, Give us your
order for printed stationery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

There is Someone in this commu-
nifty who cll prove himself orher-
self to be the person we are looking
for /, you can find that someone,
we Will make him a very interest
ing proposition, either upon a per-
manent or temporal basis. Circu-
lation Manager, SUCCESS MAGA-
ZINE, New York. 2-1
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Dr. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-01-25

Have your Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry repaired at Bebb's
Jewelry Store. ALI work guar
anteed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
ICED BEEF TEA IS EXCELLENT
During Hot Weather II VIII Be Found
More Acceptable Than the Hot
Beverage.

Where beef-tea Is required on a hot
summer day It Is sometimes more &C
ceptable to the invalid II served iced,
and In condensed form. Prepared az
follows 1t is quite palatable: Cut up
a pound OF lean, juicy sirloin steak in
to pieces of about two inches square.
Grease clean pan with butter and
put It on fire of red-hot Goals, and
az soon as ever the pan Is hot toss
the pieces of steak In II. turning them
rapidly this way and that way with a
fork until scared on every side
See that not drop OF juice is In the
pan, and that each separate square
OF beef ia thoroughly heated through
before you finish your work.
Take the pieces now, one by one,
and squeeze through a wooden lemon
squeezer which has been standing In
boiling water into cold bowl. Ex-
tract all the Juice from the piece. and
you will have the finest beef essence.
Set the bowl In a pan filled with
cracked ice The GOODNESS OF the beef
essence-which you serve in tum-
bier, having added the necessary salt.
and with tiny triangle OF toast-does
not affect Its qualities
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
TEHT SKIRTS ARE BLAMED
Extreme Apparel of Girls Visiting
Militia Camp Held Responsible
for Alleged Insults.

Camp Douglas. soldiers in
VOWED in the reported drunken orgy
among state troops in the recent
army maneuvers have set up an I'M
usual defense. They contend that
the close fitting, modish gowns of
the young women who claim to have
been insulted were SO extreme in
style and of such a character as to
make the soldiers suppose they were
IN the same class with the disorderly
women who lowered about the
maneuver camp.
The official investigation into the
affair is being conducted secretly and
newspaper correspondents with the
two armies agree that the investiga-
ton so far has shown no such orgies
as were described
The investigators were able to
find no specific case of an attack on
woman, but there were many
women OF bad character in the vicin-
tty or the camps, and the nearest ap-
preach to attacks on women thus far
discovered We're remarks addressed
20 country girls who came to see the
soldiers. In these cases the soldiers
say the girls were dressed in such
a way that they supposed the girls
were part of the other group of
hangers-on.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
FACE A SIGHT WITH letter

Moberly, Mo.-"My trouble began
with a small pimple on the left side OF
my face and it spread all over my
face and to my neck. 1t would be scar.
let red when / got warm. My face
was sight. 1t looked very unpleas'
ant, and 1t felt uncomfortable. My
face was something awful; 1t just kept
me in agony all the time. Some said
it was letter, and some said it was
that awful eczema but l rather think
it was letter. had been troubled
with 1t for about two years and tried
many remedies, but got 10 relief until
/ used Cuticura Soap and Ointment
when ! would wash my face with
the Cuticura Soap and apply the Cutt
cura Ointment 1t would cool my skin
and draw great big drops of matter
out of the skin. You would think !
was sweating; 1t would run down my
face just as though I had washed it.
1t itched and smarted and I suffered
In the day time most. used the Cuti.
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for
month and I was cured of it." (Slgn.
ed) Mrs. J. Brooksher, April Is, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cutfcura. Dept L, Boston"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
SOCIALIST TICKETS ON FILE
State, Congressional and Senatorial
Nominees Are Gov
ern Papers Signed by q, GAO.

Madison. -Martin Bunge of Mil
waukee has filed with Secretary of
State Frear petition for the nomina-
ton Of candidates for full socialist
state ticket, candidates for congress
In all districts and for state senator
in eight districts as follows:
State Ticket--Governor, Carl d.
Thompson, Milwaukee,; lieutenant
governor, Henry NJ. Parks, Superior;
secretary of state, Rae Weaver, Bea-
yer Dam; state treasurer, H. j. AM
ann, Kiel; attorney general, Lynn d..
Joseph, Green Bay.
ongressional-First district, Jo-
seph Orth, Kenosha, Second, Edward
d. Deuss, Sheboygan; Third, w. E..
Middleton Madison; Fourth, w. r.
Gaylord, Milwaukee; Fifth, Victor L..
Berger, Milwaukee,; Sixth, Martin
Georgenson, Manitowoc; Seventh, c..
A. Noetzelman, La Crosse, Eighth,
Curtis A. Boorman, Grand Rapids;
Ninth, James Oliver, Green Bay;
Tenth, Albert Slaughter, Menomonie;
ElcNOhtu, IL. bupSi ioi =
For State Senator-Second dis
trict, Joseph Prevot, Green Bay;
Twelfth, Charles T. Austin, Ashland;
Eighteenth, John W. Long, Camp
bellsport; Twentieth, John Bauern-
fend, Sheboygan Falls; Twenty
fourth, Lewis Hallenson, Marshfield;
Twenty-eighth, August Schneider,
Eau Claire; Thirtieth, Richard Buch-
OLE, Stetsonville; Thirty-second, Sam
Johnson, La Crosse.
Petitions from every county in the
state, containing 1910 names, were
filed asking for the nomination Of
Francis K. McGovern as the repub-
lican candidate for governor at the
September primary. The number of
names required is 2,477.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
CAUGHT ON BRIDGE
TWO LEAP AND SINK
Young People Prefer Drowning
to Being Struck by Train.
TRAGEDY Is At MlN0CQUA
Milwaukee Man Dies in Vain Attempt
10 Save lite of Girl-Three Other
Young Women, Who Also Jumped,
Are Rescued from Lake.

MinocQua. Choosing death by
drowning rather than being struck
by train, Genevieve Walters Of
Rhinelander and Frank Meyers, a
machnist of Milwaukee,. jumped Off
a railroad bridge into MI1ocqua lake
and were drowned.
With three other young people they
started 10 walk across the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul bridge, when
they saw the train bearing down
upon them
The five young people started to
run. but when they were within fifty
yards of the end Of the bridge they
realized that they could not reach
safety. Ii was a single track bridge
and the only avenue of escape was
to jump into the lake.
With the train but a few yards
away, the five leaped into the lake.
Miss Walters could not swim. She
screamed for help and Meyers went
to her aid He placed an arm about
her and started for shore, but the
young woman grasped him about the
neck. Meyers, unable to shake him
self free, sank with the girl.
The two bodies were recovered soon
after the accident. Efforts to res
uscitate them were fruitless. The
other three girls We're picked up near
shore.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
STATE EDITORS HOLD MEET
Forty-Nn.h Annual Convention at
MIiwaukee-CiY Publishers Are
Hosts at q Banquet.

Milwaukee The Wisconsin Pres.
association held it's tifty-ninth annual
convention on August 5 at the Hotel
Pfster. The meeting opened with a
reception for the delegates by the
Milwaukee Daily Newspaper Publish
ers' association at 10 o'clock.
Mayor G. A. Bading delivered tho
address of welcome. Emil Baensch,
Manitowoc, responded. Other speak
ers at the sessions were: +. G. Cra-
mer, on "The Philosophy of Adver-
Using" Merlin Hull, THE Hostile
Lawmakers" j. NJ. Hubbard, THE
Free Graft Edgar Taylor Wheel
ock, "The County Press and Com
munity Development" Andrew w.
Hopkins, "The Press and the Press
Agent" Bart j. Ruddle, THE Press
Agent and the Press" II. w. j.
Meyer, "The Cost of Printing" j. l..
Sturtevant, Newspaper Ethics" G.
w, Fraser Political Advertising;
How Classify IT."
Tuesday night the delegates were
the guests of the Publishers associa-
ton at an informal dinner at the Ho
tel Pfster.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-08-08
FOR DINNER IN WOODS
VARIOUS DAiNTiES THAT BELONG
TO THE PICNIC MENU.
Veal Lost Always Faithfui Standby
DevlIed Eggs Preferable to Plain
Hard Boiied-Fried Potatoes
Add Feet to Meal.

A veal loaf is always appetizing In
the woods. An excellent recipe Is;
Three pounds and half OF finely
chopped veal--the leg is best-minsd
with thee well-beaten eggs. into which
Is stirred a grated nutmeg, a table
spoon each of black pepper. thyme and
salt, a teaspoonful OF onion juice and
dash Of cayenne. Add three table
spoonfuls OF cream and three water
crackers rolled fine. Mix In long
loaf, dot with butter and bake about
an hour In a moderate oven, basting
frequently.
Veal loaf may he sliced thin and
packed in paraffin paper in fat box,
but dries out less II taken to the pic
mic whole Carry a sharp carving
knife. as thick slices are unappetizing,
Deviled eggs are usually more pop
ular than plain hard boiled ones. Boil
the eggs fully half an hour, throw
at once into cold water and do nor
shell until chilled. Cut the eggs In
half lengthwise, run the yolk through
a sieve and mix to a paste with
salt spoon of mustard, cayenne pep
per, salt and tablespoonful OF finely
chopped parsley to Il dozen eggs, OH
or melted butter can be used for mix
ing the paste.
Deviled eggs carry better If both
halves are filled. then put together
and each egg wrapped In waXed pa
per. Or they can be put In shallow
tin box. with waxed paper between the
layers. On hot days keep the box
near the ice on reaching the picnic
grounds.
II each one brings a certain allot'
ted portion, one could take fresh eggs
for scrambing-allow three for each
persona small preserve glass OF but
ter, salt and pepper and a skillet or
chatting dish, whichever Is more
convenient.
Nothing is better than fresh scram-
bled eggs at picnic, unless 1t Is
fried potatoes. Boil the potatoes at
home--in their jackets-and take a
good supply of butter for frying. A
pound can be carried In tin kettle
with ice packed around It. Have a
sharp knife for slicing and fork
or short cake turner for stirring.
Leftover cold chicken or veal makes
an excellent hot dish for a picnic. Cut
the meat into small cubes at home
and wrap in waxed paper. Make a
white sauce from a tablespoonful but
ter and one of -four to every point OF
milk. This is the allowance for a
quart Of meat. Season highly with
salt, pepper and little onion juice.
An appetizin9 sandwich for picnic
is made from slices Of brown bread on
which Ia spread a mixture of chopped
green peppers, to which Is added a
can of sweet peppers or pimentos, a
little minced parsley, bound together
with highly seasoned mayonnaise.
Where hot sandwich is liked for
picnic. have two thin slices OF
white bread buttered: spread one
with a little chutney, the other with
grated Parmesan cheese. Fry an egg,
place It on the cheese, and press the
other half well over It.