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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05
E. M. Sipple and family departed

+. M. Supple and family departed
Saturday. Mrs. Sipple and little
daughter will visit at Laclede Mr.
Sipple will spend a few days with
his mother and sister in Kansas
and will then 90 to Columbia to
take his work in the University. 1t
was with regret that our people see
these excellent people depart. but
more important work along educa-
tional lines called Mr.. Sipple to the
State University. He is one of the
best school men in the state and is
climbing the ladder to duties of
greater responsibilities and will &C
complish greater good. The best
wishes of our people 60 with Mr..
and Mrs. Sipple.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Mesdames w. E, Shearman, AL
Baldwin, Price Griffith and jose
phine Griffith went out to Henry
Lear's Monday and were treated to
a fine six o'clock dinner. All the
good things were on the table and
the ladies are loud in their praises
of their entertainment at the Lear
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05
HunuS.
H. H. Laude, Marion county Farm
Adviser in Spectator.


H. H. Laude, Marion county Farm
Adviser in Spectator.
We hear much of bone meal fer
tilizer, complete fertilizer and in
fact all kinds of fertilizers but how
seldom do we hear of humUs
Humus has more to do with the
strength or productiveness of the
soil than any other one thing. 1t
is the partly decayed plant material
in the soil. 1t may come from
roots, stems or leaves of plants, or
from the manure of animals. With
plenty of humuS a soil will produce
fairly well, though it may be slight
ly lacking in some of the plant food
elements, Without humus no soil
can produce well no matter how
bounteOusly it may be supplied
with everything else.
When this country was first
brought under cultivation there was
plenty of humus, because it is
natures plan to give back to the
soil everything that grows on it.
Humus had been accommodating for
centuries When we began cult
waiting the soil large crops were
produced with little effort and it
was not thought necessary to fe ed
the soil at ALL So the supply of
humus has been gradually decreas-
ing until now the lack of it is the
chief canse of most of the low yield
and crop failures.
Here are some of the thing
humuS does: 1t makes close COM
pact soils looser and allows wat er
to 60 down through them better. 1t
makes soils work easier. 1t per-
mits air to enter the soil. 1t makes
the plant foods in the soil more
available to the crops. 1t supplies
a large share of the nitrogen of
the soil.
There can be no doubt as to the
value of humus The question then
follows, How can we keep up the
supply?" This is the remedy add
manure, plow under growing crops.
pillow under corn stalks. straw and
stubbles, grow legume crops such
as clover, alfalfa, COW peas and soy
beans. and prevent the soil from
washing. Such treatment is sure to
bring results,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05
Of all the lumber yards in Mis-

Of all the lumber yards in Mis-
souri, the Conway Lumber Co.'S, is
the best. 1t is true there are some
larger but none more nearly fire
proof or better equipped. 1t has a
front of 1875 feet and a depth of 100
feet, all outside walls are brick, the
plan of the interior is such as
practical use has shown Mr.. Con-
way to be the most convenient.
The Office is so located as to be
easily accessible from all parts of
the yard. This yard is not only
credit to the Conway Lumber Co,
but to the city as we'll.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

A teachers training course is to
be put in the Monroe City High
School next year. This will be a
great advantage as the young peo-
pie can get good teachers training
without going far from home. Those
interested should inquire as to the
merits Of the course.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

H. A. Graves arrested two negroes
for hopping trains the other day.
They were each fined $1.00 and
trimmings total of SITS for each.
One claimed to be a railroad flag
man, but both paid their fines. The
railroad officials have requested
that all persons getting on or off
moving trains be arrested.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Clarence Colvert has purchased a
new separator He is preparing for
a large wheat crop this season. J. F.
Renshaw superintendent loading the
old one which was returned to the
factory at Peoria, ILL.,, for renova-
ton.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Carl Harry the new manager for
the Bell Telephone Co., at Monroe
came in Monday. Mr.. Harley will
be manager for both Paris and
Monroe. He has had several years
experience as managar at Paris and
is well qualified for the position.
He is a pleasant, courteous gentle
man.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05
Heed This.

Anybody is welcome to come to
the fair grounds. In fact l like to
have people come and visit me, but
the gangs coming out at night in
automobiles or otherwise, must be
stopped. Take warning now.
w. T. YOU'LL.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Col. W. 7. Youell has one of the
most beautiful building sites in this
country at the fair grounds and he
has commenced the building of a
fine house. When completed the
Colonel will have one of the most
beautiful houses of this vicinity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

The doors of the Grand Leader
Variety Store were opened to the
public Saturday morning and long
before the hour for the doors to
open the streets were filled with
people anxious to get in to buy adj
vertised bargains.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05
Odd Fellows Election.

Monroe Lodge of Odd Fellows
will elect officers for the ensuing
term this, Thursday evening. The
Lodge has been doing considerable
degree work recently.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Frank Meyman and family. of
Adrain. Mimi, are the guests of
relatives here. They have been
visiting at different points in Iowa
for several weeks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

F. S. Sanders has finished a
fine new five room residence in
Prairie View addition. Mr.. Sand
ers has used his engine and graded
the streets in that part of the city
Mr. Sanders has put down an IS
foot we'll and has plenty of water.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Mrs. Anna Ernest and daughter
Miss Gladys departed Saturday to
spend the summer in Nebraska.
Miss Ellen Overly accompanied her
as far as Kansas City where she
will spend the summer with her
sister, Mrs Smallwood
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Miss Rhoda Dinwiddie of Berks-
vile, who has been visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. S. B. Bowers, returned
home the last of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

The young and old people living
near Indian Creek and Clapper took
an outing Sunday. A good time
was reported. That ring you lost
that day will be found if advertised
in the Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Be sure and remember your
Cemetery dues as we are trying to
keep it in extra fine shape.
r. Manning Walker.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Mrs. P. Y. Theihoff and children
of Farley are visiting her mother
Mrs. Minnie Lesson,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

1t is reported that Lewis Lear
formerly Monroe boy is to marry
Miss May of st. Louis the 18th of
this month.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

For Sale-3 desirable lots with 6
room, 2 story house, all outbuild-
ings new, plenty of water, wind
mill. Enquire of Mrs. j. B. Harris.
If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

For Rent - 2 good dwellings, one
7-room, one 4-room, in good locali-
ty. Apply to Jasper Henderson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05
The Editor and the Lawyer.

The average editor does more for
his community in a week than the
average lawyer does for it in a
year The editor not only gives OF
his meager means but places his
columns at the disposal of every in
dividual or organization that seeks
to better local conditions, while the
lawyer generally gets reasonable
fee for such professional services as
he may be called upon to render to
the cause. The editor too often
will cut prices to starvation levels
in order to get business that should
be his as matter of right, and will
let city councils and county courts,
which take every penny the law
allows for their own services intim-
idate him into bidding against a
brother editor for publications both
should receive at legal rates. The
lawyer would consider it beneath
the dignity of his profession to COM
pete in the open market a fellow
practitioner. He would likewise
consider it a disgrace to 90 out up
on the street and tell the public he
would done certain piece of work
for half price after it had been
E;vcH IN : HrH".ar lawyer at redl-
l.r!a..S. A,a .>,t..., lie u,,.i,
oWJ automobiles back stock. COM
fortaL!y ZONES a;.u Gr>;-claSs offices
where Gle newspaper man owns
anything at all. 1t is because law
yers stand together to maintain
professional standards while pub
fishers hold aloof from organiza-
tons like the Missouri Press Asso-
citation which seeks to inaugurate
better trade conditions and to up
hold the rights and dignity of the
profession. The fact that only one
third of the newspaper men of Mis-
souri, belong to the Association &C
counts in a large measure for its
lack of influence when it applies to
state legislatures and othe bodies
for measures to which newspaper
men are entitled. At the great
meeting the Association is to hold
at Pertle Springs, June 1928, the
question of higher professional
standards and more hearty CO oper-
alton among publishers will be agi-
tated and preliminary steps for
needed legislation will be taken.
Newspaper men who are not al
ready members should write today
to Secretary H. j. Blanton Paris,
Mo-, for application blanks.
Clarence COlVert has purchased a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Lost-Blue coat Leave at this
office and receive reward.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-06-05

Money to loan in any amount
Office over Woods Drug Store.
tt. A. S. JAYNE.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
TURNS HER HAIR GRAY

Turning her hair gray, the shock
caused by worry over an accident has
deprived Mrs. Alexander Furst of ia
maica, N Y, of fine wealth of chest
nut hair. Although Ga years old she
had not. till recently, gray hair.
Worry over the fact that her daugh-
ter and son-in-law had a narrow es-
cape from asphyxiation caused the
hair to change. Some days ago, her
daughter, Gladys Arnold, and her hus-
band, Felix Arnold, actors, returned
to the home of Mrs. Furst after a
theatrical engagement. In turning out
the light in their room they accident
ally turned the gas jet on again.
Shortly after they had retired Mrs.
Furst was startled by thump on the
floor, quickly followed by another.
She hurried upstairs to find her
daughter and her son-in-law uncon-
scious. A physician, DR.. Helm. of the
Jamaica hospital, was called, and
brought the victims to after an hours
work
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
QUEER CHARGE OF FRAUD

Shipping the corpse of his mother
as ordinary goods, retired telegraph
official at Emden, Germany, has to
answer an extraordinary charge of de-
frauding the railway authorities. A
few weeks ago his mother died at
Nice, France, after expressing a de-
sire to be buried in her native land.
While anxious to fulfill this last wish,
the son was either unwilling or unable
to pay the high charges which are
made by railways for the transport
of human remains, so he packed the
body of his parent in large case
and put it on the line as ordinary
goods. He himself made the journey
in advance to Emden, and when the
corpse arrived he took it from the
station to the hotel where he was
staying. There he was embarrassed
for some time as to what should be
done with it, but the case was even
tually carried to the house of cousin,
where an attempt was made, on the
strength of quite regular death GER
tificate issued at Nice, to induce the
doctor to testify that the woman had
died in Emden. This, however. the
medical man refused to do, and SO the
matter got out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

Capt. j. F. Pelletier of the insurance
patrol, rolled from his bed into his
clothes, slid down the pole into the
apparatus room and within a few
minutes was leading his squad against
the flames. Finally the flames were
subdued, and the captain stood watch
ing the smoldering ruins.
He heard a growl and whining
yelp. A dog was chasing a monkey
down Central avenue. The monkey
saw the captain, so did the dog, and
Immediately they forgot their mutual
disregard and attacked him. The cap,
tains right foot shot out and the
monkey went sprawling through the
air. The foot kicked out again-and
the captain woke up-in his room on
the second floor of the patrol building
on Charlotte street, near Eleventh.
His foot panied him. On exa nina
ton he found it covered with blood.
Three toes had been mashed and 1t
was FIVE minutes before he discovered
he had been kicking the wall beside
his bed in his dream.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
AN OPIUM BONFIRE I'M CHINA
ParaphernaIia Confiscated From
Smokers by Authorities Is Burned
Once Every Month.

A quantity of opium pipes. lamps,
and paraphernalia for the preparing
of the drug, to the total value of more
than 10000 taels, was publicly burned
in the presence of Chinese officials
and q squad of soldiers on the empty
space of ground behind the British
concession in Hakow.
The goods represented the results
of months raiding in and about the
city The opium, which was the ma
tive product, and the other articles
were piled in a heap opposite the
Ningpo club and were thoroughly
soaked in kerosene and packed round
about with firewood.
This was set fire to, kerosene being
poured on the bonfire when the flames
showed signs of dying down. Not
a clay vial was left. The burning is
carried out once a month, this being
the second time, and different place
Is selected for each fire. The opium
and utensils were wholly confiscated
from smokers. The smokers were
fined or imprisoned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
JUST ESCAPES BEING EATEN
Lion Springs on Woman in Gage, but
Is Killed by Owner Almost
at Once.

Altoona, Pa.-With the hot breath
Of lion tanning her cheek and his
roar mingling with her screams for
aid as he stood over her in an iron
bound cage, Mile. Florence, woman
animal trainer of the Ferari Carnival
company, faced death by being eaten
alive here.
Mile. Florence had forgotten her
whip in the cage. AS she went to re-
cover it the beast sprang through the
air, landing with full weight on her
shoulders. Realizing that his sharp
fangs would sink into her flesh. Col
Francis Ferari, who CHANGED to be
nearby, acted almost instantly.
With two jumps he was at the cage
with Colt revolver. He sent
stream Of bullets into the lions hide
at such short range that burn sur
rounds every bullet hole. The revol-
yer did its work and the king of the
Jungle fell dead with his claws en-
tangled in the clothing of the woman
She was saved but severely scratched
The animal was worth $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

ing time by Nature. For flower to
actually explode with a detonation
that can be heard long distance Is
quite another thing. and a rarity.
Such an explosion, however, occur
red short time ago in the botanical
gardens at Algiers. 1t was the spathe
or the covering of the bunch or dos
SONS on great palm tree. This
spathe was nearly three feet long, and
when the explosion occurred it was
hurled to a great distance. while the
shattered blossoms arose like a cloud
of golden smoke and covered the top
of the palm.
The cause of this was the sun
heat, which was unusual, and had
actually roasted the flower to the
color of rust. The excessive dryness
of the air had caused fermentation
inside the spashe. A great sirocco,
or hot wind from Sahara, had just
blown over the palm and agitated
the fermenting contents of the spathe.
Such explosions are very rare. put
several others are recorded. especially
in that part of the world. 1t is SAID
that an ostrich egg will sometimes
explode in the same manner and from
the same cause.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
GETS AN ARCTIC HAWK

A large arctic hawk, measuring
nearly four feet from tip to tip, was
brought in on the steamship Minneso-
ia when the vessel arrived at Seattle.
Wash, few days ago. The bird had
joined the Minnesota south of the
Aleutian islands, following the wake
of the ship many hours, and finally
alighted on the top mast. Heavy gales,
which had swept the Alaskan coast
for few days before, drove hundreds
of small birds to sea, and as these
sought refuge in the rigging they be-
came the prey to the great hawk. Aft
err feasting all afternoon the hawk
perched on the mainmast, where 1t
prepared to pass the night. A jap
anese boy in the stewards crew plan
ned otherwise, and, equipped with a
gunny sack, he mounted the mast and
slipped the bag over the birds head.
The ships captain, Thomas Garlick,
presented the hawk to the Seattle park
board, which will place 1t In one Of the
city parks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

To save cat which, in fight, had
climbed to the top of 100 foot lad
der, foreman painter named Robin
son risked his life the other day, in
Oxford street, London. The cat
chung to the topmost rung of the lad
der from seven o'clock in the morn
ing till nearly midday. A crowd en-
deavored In vain to coax it to make
the descent. Then Robinson climbed
the ladder. 1t overtopped the build
ing against which it was standing by
thirty feet, and when Robinson
reached this point the ladder swayed
ominously. He was able to clutch the
animal and bring it safely down,
amid the applause of the onlookers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
six.Mile Depth.

A surveying ship of the German
navy has recently discovered the
deepest known spot in the ocean. 1t
is near the Philippines, about 40 sea
miles off the north coast of MiEdanao.
Great depths were, FOUND to be
numerous in this region, but the rec
ord sounding showed the amazing re-
suit of $3.50 meters, or 400 feet more
than six miles.
The greatest ocean depth hitherto
known was found by the United
States cable steamer Nero In 1901.
This spot was to the south of the
Island of Guam, and the deep sea land
indicated 9,635 meters-just a little
less than six miles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
NOSE TIP RESTORED

How a severed nose tip was speedily
restored to it's place is related by the
Munich (Bavaria) Medical Monthly.
A student had the tip of his nose
slashed off in duel. The wounded
man cody picked up the piece of
flesh, and, placing it in his mouth,
hurried to the hospital. There he was
complimented by the surgeons, who
declared that the patients procedure
was scientifically correst, for the
warmth of the mouth had prevented
the cellular death of the severed or
gan The nose tip was duly/washed.
and there and then sewn on the stu
dents face, and he departed smiling
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Senator Helen Ring Robinson Says
Feminine Voters Don't Drink or
Stuff Ballot Boxes.

New York.-Having vacated her
seat In the Colorado legislature just
long enough to make a flying trip
east, Senator Helen r. Robinson OF
Denver made her first public appear
ance here when she addressed a meet
ing of the Equal Suffrage league, in
the Astor hotel. Every woman there
rose and saluted the only woman SEN
ator in the United States.
"All these stories you read in the
ladies' lingerie journals are false,
declared Senator Robinson. Our
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Woman Scion Defends Sex

there that would make little old Lon
don look like Sleepy Hollow. Some
persons say that voting takes such a
lot of time. vote just around the
corner from home and it takes on an
average of twenty minutes a year to
cast my ballot. Sometimes 1 stay a
little longer to chat about new milli-
merry fashions with friend"
IN her soft blue silk costume and
hat which matched her eyes Senator
Robinson looked decidedly feminine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
GIRLS QUIT SCHOOL
between the ages of 10 and 16, 25

between the ages of 10 and Is, %
per cent. of their own volition."
In the opinion of the authors of the
bulletin, conditions such as were
found in Worcester emphasizes the
imperative need for special training
OF a practical sort for girls between
the ages of 10 and Is. In the main
the children left school simply be-
cause they disliked the school work.
Not getting the kind of training they
might have liked and would have
profted by, they blindly Joined the
army of shifting, inefficient, discon-
tented girls that go from one monot-
onous factory job to another, and, be-
cause of their lack of training. rarely
rise above the class of low-paid, un-
skilled workers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
STREET LAMP IN A TREE

IN & tree trunk a street lamp was
found embedded at Rugby Park, Lon
dor, a few days ago. When the tree,
an old elm in the famous Chestnut
avenue at Bushey Park, was cut down,
the iron framework of an old street
lamp was found encased in the trunk
TO a depth of several inches about
% feet from the ground. 1t is believed
that the lamp must have been nailed
to the tree many years ago and grad
uany surrounded by the wood
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
SEES RAT, SWALLOWS PINS

Miss Elizabeth Forsythe, a dress
maker of Philadelphia, was fitting a
dress on a customer when a rat ran
across the floor. The dressmaker was
so startled that she swallowed three
pins. Miss Forsythe was in such Sc
rious condition that she had to be TAX
en- to Mt Sinai hospital. where the
surgeons used the X-ray to locate the
pins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
Twins POSTPONE SANDER Suit.

Scranton. Pa.-Sets of twins deliv,
cred in one night to Mrs. Ellen
O'Boyle, Mrs. Hannah Boyd and Mrs
Margaret Stanton of South Scranton
caused the postponement of Islander
suit brought by Mrs. Joseph Savage
against Mrs. Joseph Slidage. This
mothers visited by the stork were i'm
portant witnesses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03
DOG GUARDS WOMAN TOPPER
Meat Finally Tempts Him From Post
Long Enough for Police to Assist
His Mistress.

st. Paul-Big Mark, huge st. Ber-
nard, was taken into custody on a
charge of disturbing the peace. A
grist of other accusations. such as in
terfering with an officer. disorderly
conduct, attempted assault. etc.. could
be lodged against the animal, but the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

circumstances were extenuating and
leniency was shown.
His mistress, a visitor in the city,
fell in stupor. Big Mark rebuked
the unseemly curiosity of passers-Dy
with vociferous yelps and threatening
attitude. Patrolman Kins exhausted
every known form of persuasion to
distract the attention OF the animal.
but his efforts were futile.
The dog wove an imaginary dead
line within three feet of the PROSTATE
form and ''woofed" loud warnings
when any move to approach the pair
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-03

San Francisco.-On a journey of 49,
900 miles that she may purchase a
wedding rousseau to her liking Miss
Margaret Restarick, daughter of Bish'
op H. B. Restarick, of Honolulu. ar
rived here en- route to Boston. The
wedding will occur in Honolulu.