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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
M. and Mrs. lsnodson Of Rc

Mr.. and Mrs. Goodson Of Bo-
gard who have been visiting at
the home Of Mrs. Laura Taylor.
accompanied by Miss Madge
Taylor. went to New Franklin.
Tuesday to attend the wedding
Of 4 relative Of Mrs. GoodsOn.
They returned Wednesday after
noon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
Mrs. Jacob Walter Dead

The sad news reached here
Saturday of the death of Mrs.
Jacob Walter Of Bedford county,
Penn. She was SO years old and
had been in failing health for
several years. The deceased
was a mother of Mrs. M. Girls
man Of near town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
Yates-Maupin

The marriage Of D. F. Yates
and Lula Maupin occurred at
Prairie Hill Thursday October 9.
The presiding minister was P.
I'M. Sears, pastor Of the Hope
well church.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
u. d. G. Meet

Miss Jane Anderson will be
hostess to the U. D. G. at her
home at 7:30 p. m. Monday
October 20.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
The Brunswick Fair

by interest for the success of the
enterprise prior to the opening
day, Until the big crowds and list
of exhibits began to arrive
Thursday, when everybody in
the pretty city on our westseem-
ed to get busy. Exhibits from
practically every part of the
county were on hand and visit
ors also and the first day was
much more than could have been
expected. Friday opened up in
auspiciously, the elements all
day threatning bad weather, but
in spite of this the attendance
was large. Saturday was an
ideal day from the beginning, a
cool wave having set from the
west early in the evening be-
fore, and the roads which led in
to Brunswick were simply lined
with conveyances going to the
fair until the middle of the after
noon. Enough people in auto
mobiles passed through Keytes-
vile Saturday morning and
afternoon en- route to Brunswick
to make a good attendance re-
gardless of all other conveyances.
1t would be impossible for US
to give space to the individual
exhibits or to more than mention
some of the leading prize winners
but suffice it, the display of stock
and other farm products was
simply immense and the quality
of everything exhibited high
class. The track events weregood
and claimed much attention. The
only thing the management of
the fair failed to have on the
program which would have been
incalculable as an attraction, was
boat racing on the river. We
cannot but regard this as a SER
ious omission, for with Que of the
.prettiest rivers for pleasure and
speeding boats, and a splendid
bridge and other eminences from
which to view aquatic exhibitions
Brunswickers seem to be wholly
apathetic and deserve criticism.
If Grand river was within two
miles of Salisbury, there would
be events on it in spring. sum-
mer, fall and in the winter every
body from 6 months old to three
score and ten would be strapped
to a pair of skates. If Bruins
wick does not utilize her beauti-
full river in the future for the
pleasures of her citizens as we'll
as the balance of the county, we
favor moving Grand river to the
neighborhood of Salisbury, leav-
ing the court house where it is,
We offer sincerest congrat-
ulations to the management of
the Brunswick fair and believe
that the major amusements in
this county should be divided up.
letting Salisbury have the chau-
tauqua, Brunswick regattas and
automobile races and Keytesville
the pumpkin shows. Each city
can then spread itself on it's
specially and give to visitors
better opportunities for profit
and enjoyment and at less cost
and risk to each.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17

The Farmers Bank will have
to do without an adding machine
for a while. They sent their
Burrough machine to the factory
to be overhanled. Itwas re
paired" some time ago but the
man who did the job apparently
did not do a perfect bit Of work
and the factory was the result.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17

Our county correspondence,
premium list Of the Brunswick
fair and much other matter was
crowded out this week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
Infant Dead

The seven-weeks-old child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Closson died
Wednesday evening.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17

The high school students were
out with fishing poles Tuesday
and many thought they were go
ing fishing. The appearance Of
Superintendent Taylor bringing
up the rear however, dispelled
this view Of the question and il
developed that the class had
gone to the DR.. Dewey farm to
measure the corn as a
demonstration in class work.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
k. & L. Of S. Install

About 40 members of the
Knights & Ladies of Security at
the lodge room Tuesday evening
for the annual session for ms
falling officers and the windup a
banquet. The officials were
installed by James Roy Key and
installation was followed by the
lunch. The lunch included
among other edibles, coffee,
tongue sandwiches, pickles. eel
cry and chicken salad. The
lodge is strong here having at
present, 12S beneficiary men,
bers and 8 honorary members.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17

Mrs. Wallace Taylor and
daughter. Maurine arrived Tues
day night from Twin Falls.
Idaho for 4 visit 70 Mrs. TaylOr's
parents, 3. 3, Elliott and wife
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17

The Odd Fellows placed a sign
above the street entrance to the
lodge room this week for the
guriance Of visiting Odd Fellows
lat the county convention Friday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-10-17
William Johnson

William Johnson, colored, died
at his home in the south part Of
the county near the Missouri
river at Cazzel, Tuesday October
z and was buried from Porter's
Chapel Thursday, October 9. He
died of tuberculosis.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-22

his audience who were attentive and
sympathetic
At all events that, play made such
an impression upon John Dunbar,
that when he got home he called to-
gether out in the woods, all the family
except mother"
1--WE got an idea, or rather a play
1 saw has given me an idea," he said.
81 want to tell you all what it is,
and then as the true and loving chill
dren you are want you to help me
in a plot to-to-well, to reform
mother" ...
ASST mother with her suspicious
ways won't scent out the deepest
scheme you could devise, father%
submitted the eldest boy, Ronald.
"She can,t-no trouble if she does.
The plan is a harmless one. Home
has grown to be a gloomy, solemn
prison. Let's unite and make it just
the reverse" "
How, father" inquired sixteen
year-old Blanche.
Smile. If mother is cross don't.
get grumpy. If she's out of sorts,
don't cater to it. Just smiIe-smile-
smile. want you all to help me
make of the rather uncomfortable
old homestead a house of smiles,
see?-good name, Ell: The House of
SmilesI' ~,
There was certain fairly mis-
chievous spirit of delight injected in
to the situation. When Mrs. Dunbar
that evening began her usual Pm
dead worn out with this ceaseless
Homework" her husband beamed
upon her expansively, with the com
forting observation. That's because
you insist on doing it better than
anybody else in the town."
If shrewd Mrs. Dunbar suspected
the obvious change in the genial
mood of the family, she was disarm-
ed, helpless to resist it. She might
have met suIkiness, disobedience. de-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-22

Mary began to realize that there was
such thing as d woman having too
much of her own way.
Then, although she never relaxed
that grim temper of hers outwardlY
and never admitted it, she took Sc
cret, silent delight in basking in the
loneliness and inspiring cheer of the
hours spent around the evening
lamp, where the family circle was en-
compassed in CHEEKY laughter, bright
repartee and-smilesi -
Then a climax came-two Of them
that shook the supposed domestic
infallibiIity of the self-willed mistress
of the household ...-...-,..
""The house has been burglarized!"
was the direfuI announcement of
John one night when they returned
from a church sociable,
Yes, and four hundred dollars in
cash missing from a secret hiding
place where Mary had insisted on
keeping it, instead Of placing it,in the
bank
1t was all her fault and she looked
pretty glum. But no one blamed her.
John only touched her affectionately
on the cheek and said:
Thankful wore my watch! If the
thieves had taken that with your pic
ture in it, I'd have mourned, l tell
you!"
And Mrs. Dunbar actually flushed
and murmured; you foolish man.
and then her hard nature softened
still more as the jovial family kept
on smiling, despite the loss of the
money.
The very next week Mary left a
hot fire going while she ran over to
a neighbors. 1t was to return to find
the house in flames. 1t burned to the
ground:
Again her fault! But John only
smiled, saying pie -GTf',;
Suppose you'd been in the house!
I tell Won we're lucky DeoDle You
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
MONEY ALMOST GERM PROOF.

Those who have hesitated to amass
wealth because Of the warning to ''be.
ware the billions of bacteria that lurk
in every gill;. .need-hesitate no longer,
according to DIR w C. Rucker. assist
ant surgeon general of the public
health service. He declared the other
day that tests and examination of
currency. both washed and unwashed
bills. showed them to be singularly
free from germs. He attributed this
to the ink used In printing the bills,
which he said had proved to be an
almost perfect germicide.
"The public health service was call
ed upon to examine the soiled money
returned to the treasury" said DR..
Rucker. "after it had travelled around
the country and had passed through
the hands of thousands of persons.
To our surprise 1t was found to be
singularly free from bacteria, and the
ink used in the bills Is given the
credit"
The ingredients used in the gov
ernment's ink are not made public,
the recipe for the manufacture of the
ink for the bureau of engraving and
printing being zealously guarded,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
MANY ALIENS CONE
Tide Of immigration Reaches a
Record Point.
More Foreigners Admitted to uneie
Sans Domain During This Year
Than In Any Of the Three Pre-
vIous Years. Figures Show.

washington. - immigration to the
United States has been heavier this
year than during the three previous
years, 747,998 immigrant aliens having
been admitted to this country during
the nine months from July, 1912. to
and including March, In addition to
which 140,901 non-immigrant aliens
were admitted. making total OF 1885,
500.
A total of 1857 aliens we're de-
barred for various causes. Emigrant
aliens departing numbered 247.7sS and
non-emigrant aliens 198,066.
American citizens going abroad dur
ing the nine months numbered 242,-
159; those returning 22S.478. These
departures and arrivals made the pas
senger movement during that period
total 1,124.9S4 arrivals and 6SS,O22 de-
partures-
More Japanese entered the country
during the nine months than during
the entire previous year. 6,4S5. com
pared with 6,172 while SOL returned
to Japan, compared with 1901 during
1919. immigrants from the Russian
empire predominated during the Pc
riod, 176,252 persons from there hav-
ing entered. compared with 162.395 In
1919. Italians were next with 1bO,3SS.
compared with 157 .234 in 1912.
By occupation the majority OF immi-
grants were farm laborers. 172.63s
having entered; other laborers were
1891; servants, 90,S32, and -tailors,
1e,64s. One significant feature of the
statistics is the fact that the number
OF laborers departing exceeded the
number arriving. During the nine
months 164,025 sailed and during the
previous year 2os, ,279. compared with
1924 arrivals in the period and 1885,.
726 for 1912.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
SHOWS BIG GAIN.

More than 150, 100000 parcel post
packages we're handled in the postal
service during the first three months
the new system was In operation, ac-
cording to reports submitted to Post
master General Burleson. These fig.
ures, which are based on the amount
OF business done at the so largest post
Offices, show that approximately 62,,
600, 900 parcels were handled during
the month of March or about 12,000.-
900 more than we're handled In Febru.
ary, when the total exceeded January
by 100000. Approximately, 55 per
cent. more business was handled in
March than in January.
As during the first two months, Chi
cago led all other cities in the number
Of parcels handled with total OF
6,s95,744; New York city handled
5,973,075 and Boston 1857 .039. The
most noticeable gain was made in De-
troit by jumping from eighth place In
January and ninth in February to
fourth In March, with total OF 1.420.-
600; following in order are Philad,l
phia with total Of 1.294.954; Cleve-
land, 1909 900; 81 Louis. 1.14s.5s6;
Brooklyn, $780,; Jersey City. $685..
s4s. and Kansas City with $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
BILLIONS OF EGGS .ollsc,s.

The annually increasing value OF
the work OF the United States bureau
of fisheries is shown by the fact that
In the first eight months of the pres
ent fiscal year the number OF eggs col.
lected for planting exceeds by s34.-
100000 the number gathered In the
same period last year The number
so far this year reaches the gigantic
total of 21s5.000.oO against 1851
100000 In 1919.
The greatest gain has been In white
fish eggs from the great lakes, where
this years take has been 1000, 900,
an increase OF 38O.000.000. In lake
trout the increase has been from 59.-
100000 to 69.000.000
In the New England coast this
years gathering of pollock eggs has
been S67. 100000. At Gloucester. Mass.
last years haddock egg collection to-
tailed 160.0o0.O00 and this years Will
exceed that by many millions. All the
haddock eggs are taken from fish
caught for market. so that eggs that
would otherwise-be sold and eaten are
saved for further propagation.
Dog salmon egg collection shows
the largest gain on the Pacific coast,
this years take having been 20.000.-
900. against 100000 last year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
WOMAN, lOI, TRAVELS.
Aunt Mary Is Not a Real Hobo,
for She Works
Mrs. Everett Of Maine Has Wander
lust az Certainly as Any Weary
WllIle--AIds Farmers In
Their Work.

Fort Fairfield. Me.-Recently Mrs.
Mary Everett celebrated her one hun
dred and first birthday, 1t Is rather
diff cult to say where Aunt Mary"
will be in few days. for she has the
wanderlust and may be way up in
Madawaska OF down at Mattawam-
keag.
Mrs. Everett is one of the oldest
characters in New England. She was
born in St. John, N. b., in 1872. ac-
cording to the parish register. Her
people were well-to-do and she went
to school until she was about eigh.
teen. Then, she says, there were reli-
gious differences In her family and she
left home and never went back.
Eventually she came to Aroostook
county and was married to George
Everett, a farmer. He died many
years ago Their one daughter is still
living.
For fifty years Mary Everett has
earned her own living, and she does
today Sprightly and vigorous as the
average woman of sixty, she travels
continually. staying but two or three
days in place Everybody knows
her, and almost anybody in the coun.
try towns of the county is glad to give
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14

her shelter "She is as good as a
show" they say. She has vast FUND
of funny stories and anecdotes. ano
no end of quips and epigrams. Will,
she can relate many incidents of the
early days of the county with his
torical accuracy and knows the gen
ealogy and the scandals of scores o.
families back to the second and third
generation.
In the summer she earns money by
picking up and sorting and selling
apples, the average Aroostock farmer
being too busy with his vast potato
plantation to bother with them. In tho
winter she gathers scraps of silk and
slows them in a capacious bag and
makes them into quilts, which she
sells. She is skilled with the needle
which she threads without glasses
But 1t matters not how cordial her
welccmo and how comfortable her
quarters. she remains in one place
only a day or two and then takes to
the road with the persistency of the
professional hobo. She trudges along
the road until farmers team comes
along and gives her lift OF l;ue
years 1t is raid she declines to ride
anything but, an automobile. She rides
as far as the vehicle goes. no matter
where.
A,snt Mary has been offered good
home several times, but she says. "Not
yet" She says she may settle down
"bimeby" when she gets old and
4 feeble"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
POTATOES SAVED HIS LIFE
Locked In Freight Car Four Days the
Prisoner Lived on Tubers Until
Rescued.

Wilmington, Del-Locked in a
freight car at Jacksonville. Fla. last
Friday. man about 40 years old was
rescued in the local freight yards of
the Pennsylvania Railroad by Special
Oficer West West was attracted to
the car by the prisoner pounding on
the door.
The man gave him name as James
Gallagher. Fortunately the car was
loaded with potatoes and he managed
to keep from starving to death by eat
ing the raw tubers. The moisture in
them took the place of water. At that
the man almost collapsed from weak
ness when taken from the car.
Gallagher explained that he was
loading potatoes on the car and went
to sleep and when he awakened It was
started on It's journey northward.
He at four meals In a local restau-
rant at the expense OF his rescuers.
He was then hailed before Magistrate
Lewis. who sent him to the work
house for ten days on trespass
charge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
CUPID CROSSES CRACK RIDER
Miss criffen Of Washington Refuses to
Become Bride Of Corporal
HeffeIfnger.

washington. d. Corporal J. p.
Heffelfinger. crack rider of the Fiji
teenth United States cavalry, did not
dream that while he was winning hon
ors and blue ribbons at the recent mil
Itary horse show he was riding out
OF the affections of his fiancee. Miss
Emma ". Griffen OF this city. Post
society at Fort Myer had been look
ing forward to the wedding as cul-
mination of pretty romance, begun
more than two years ago In San Fran
cisco. s
The fact that the army's crack
horseman had come a cropper in his
riding for the matrimonial hurdle be-
came known when the license that
had been issued for the wedding was
returned to the city hall with the fol-
towing inscription in Miss Griffen's
handwriting: did not use this. as ]
have a reason"
Corporal Heffelfnger could not be
found at the army post and relatives
of the young woman denied all call
ers. Miss Griffen was said to have
left the city.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
GOVERNMENT MUST PAY.

The commonwealth of New Hamp'
shire the other day lodged a claim for
So cents against the federal govern
ment of the United States, and the
worst of 1t is the United States has
to pay, Notwithstanding that econ
omy must be the watchword of the ad.
niinistration in the face of tariff re-
vision.
Jealous state authorities in an un'
relenting campaign against pests in.
vaded the back yard of the postoffice
building at Dover. N. H.. and dis
covered three browntaS moth nests In
a lonely tree that sheds its shade up
on the hard-working postal employees
Of Dover during their rest periods.
The state ':bugologists" without much
ado destroyed the nests OF the per.
nicious bugs and nonchalantly pre-
sented bill for s5 cents, evidently
at the established rate Of Is cents for
the first nest and 10 cents for each
of the others.
The postmaster protested vigorous.
ly, with the declaration that he him.
self could have annihilated the moths
without expense II the state had point
ed them out. An issue was threat
ened and the quarrel was referred to
the treasury department.
Sherman Allen, assistant secretary
OF the treasury, who learned diplo-
macy as an assistant secretary to
President Taft. conceded the point.
After formal bill and voucher was
rendered treasury warrant was sent
to the state.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
vAsr acooknook" ISSUE.

More than 100000 copies of the
various 'cookbooks" prepared by the
department of agriculture, the latest
OF which is one on how to serve NUT
ton ina number of delectable forms,
have been issued since this line of
government activity began. BY far
the largest number published was of
a bulletin on the Economic Use of
Meat in the Home" which ran up to
the enormous total of 2.235,00o. Con.
gress itself printed 100000 copies in
addition to. those distributed by the
department.
OF the bread-making pamphlet.
nearly 100000 have been distributed,
and of the cheese leafiet almost 300.-
900 have been sent out. OF the NUT.
ton bulletin, Just out, $4,000 copies
have been ordered printed for initial
distribution.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
PRICES CUT powN.

Prices received by producers in the
United States for staple crops In.
creased 2.3 per cent. from April l TO
May /. according to report by the
department of agriculture. The in.
crease for the same period year ago
was S.4 and the average increase dur
ing April for the last five years was
"a. On May / prices OF staple crops
averaged about 30.1 per cent. lower
than on May 1, 1912, according to the
department.
The average prices for meat anil
mails increased 81 per cent, from
March 15 to April 10, as compared
with an increase of 1877 per cent, for
the same period of 1912. On April Is
prices of meat animals averaged 1877
per cent. higher than on April 15, 1912.
On April 15, 1911, the prices for meat
animals were 26.6 per cent. lower than
they were on April is this year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
VISITOR HAS LIVELY TIME
Visitor to Chicago Draws Crowd by
Efforts to Send Postcard-Fire
Department Answers Call.

Chicago.-The pink and yellow post
card that Joe Allen bought for his
wife five minutes after arriving in
Chicago from Black Water. Ontario,
Canada, was decorated with a. picture
OF a girl and 1t bore this message:
"Am having lively time In Chi
cago."
Allen guessed the message might be
true by the time 1t reached his wife.
so he looked for place to mail It. At
Canal and West Madison streets he
saw bright red mail box labeled
fire" and advising him to open door
and pull key
Six fire engines. three ladder com
panies, a police patrol and the floating
population of West Madison street
came and looked at Allen and his post
card Sixty vari-uniformed persons
spoke to him roughly and simultane-
eously.
Anyway. this message is all right
now" Allen remarked. and dropped II
into green mail box.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-06-14
CLEANING THE sOlLED EGGS
Those for Hatehlne Purposes Should
30 Placed In Warm Water and
Handled Carefully.

II eggs, while Matching. become soil.
ed. and 1t is necessary to clean them.
a basin OF warm water at tempera-
ture of 10s degrees Fahrenheit should
be used. but not above this. little
less being better than greater de
gree.
The eggs should be put into this wa.
ter and the dirt gently removed after
soaking and washing with the hands.
then dried with cloth and put back
In the nest. which should be first re.
newed with clean hay. II not badly
soiled they may be cleaned by gently
scraping with knife or with the I'm,
gers. Care is necessary to avoid crack
ing the shell or jarring the egg. as
such an injury will destroy the pos
sibility of hatch