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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
A Hint for
Coming Maternity

In a little book designed for expectant
mothers more complete instruction Is
given in the use of Mothers Friend" y
This is an external embrocation applied
to the abdominal muscles for the purpose
Of reducing the strain on ligaments, cords
and tendons. A..
In. thus bringing relief and avoiding
pain great good Is accomplished. 1t
serves to ease the mind. indirectly has
most beneficial effect upon the nervous
system and thousands Of women have
delightedly told how they were free OF
nausea, had no morning sickness and
went through the ordeal with most re-
markable success. Mothers Friend" has
been growing in popular favor for more
than forty years. In almost every com
munity are grandmothers who used 1t
themselves, their daughters have used 1t
and they certainly must know what a
blessing 1t is when they recommend 1t
SO warmly. Strictly an external application
1t has no other effect than to ease. the
muscles, cords, tendons and ligaments
involved hence is perfectly safe to use by
all women. 1t is used very successfully
to prevent caking Of breasts.
mothers Friend" Is prepared In the
laboratory Of Bradheld Regulator Co.,
4OI Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, &c.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
MANS HUMANITY.
(Harper's Weekly

Only the other day a great steel
beam was being brought up to a giddy
height by hosting apparatus. AS it
passed girder on which several men
were at work the beam turned just
enough to push one of them off. The
man seized the beam and was swung
far over the street. His weight grad
ually moved down the end Of the
girder to which he chung, and in a
few moments he would have been
thrown off, when a fellow workman
sprang for the other end, thus bal
ancing it, and together they were
lowered to the ground.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
PATIENCE.
Chicago Tribune.)

lSuiCdSO lTiDuuc.D
This nation has been self-restrained
to a point which other nations have
regarded as weakness. 1t has hoped
that Mexico would find itself. 1t has
put aside the invitation to conquest.
1t has considered that nationality is
and ought to be an inviolable pos
session of self-respecting people. 1t
has counted the cost of a just and
reckoned the shames of an unjust
war.
1t has protected Mexico against
the consequences of its own weak bu
vicious acts. 1t has done what II
could to prevent the bloodshed Of
war. The President, Mr.. Wilson, has
been scrupulous and more than just
He has subjected himself to criticism
and abuse. He has striven to do what
he believed to be right and what he
hoped the nation would believe to BIZ
right. He has been indulgent, patient
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

business last year, and that, too, when
the business is just well begun.
"Only few years ago these little
American and English creatures were
entirely unknown here. The Chinese
generally say and beheve that every
cigarette has morphine or some other
habit-forming drug in it. Many also
admit that 1t is bound to become a
terrible evil, and yet they have no
moral stamina, as individuals, TO reist
it, even in its beginning.
THE agents are generally unmarried
young men, some of whom are clean,
upright, excellent fellows and some of
them the opposite. These young men.
as beginners, get each more salary
than missionary man and his wife
and are furnished everything, except
clothes-even food and servants to
wait on them. Then If he acquires the
language he has a reward or prize
of $500 and further raise of salary
These statements come from one OF
these men.
And all these long with hundreds
of thousands of hands in factories and
on farms are all engaged in making
and selling product that is all ex
pected to be turned into ashes without
the least supposed benefit, physically
morally, mentally or spiritually to {
single man, woman or child of tn,
human race, but with the certainty O
injuring and running thousands upol
thousands in mind, body and soul!
Il understand that the slogan of tn,
business is "a cigarette in the moutl
Of every man, woman and child il
China One cigarette takes none
enough to buy copy Of one of tn
gospels and package of them bring
enough to buy copy of the New TIE.
lament.
| "As yet, most of the smoking
among the official and better-tod
classes, the women indulging almos
as freely as the men. In all public col
veyances, majority of traveller
smoke almost necessarily, the propo
. ton being greatest in first-class CO..
veyances, no regard whatever bein
. paid to the presence of women an
, children.
II Recently some society has been Q
ganized among the ladies of Picking
r discourage the use Of cigarettes amor
| women of their race. Some. effor
have been made to prevent the hal
) from growing in government school
: Probably all mission and Y. M. c.
t schools strictly forbid their use. It
{ probable that China's bill for tn
curse will in few years be hundr
million dollars. Oh, Christian peoI
of America, pray and work to che
this onrushing curse for poor G
China"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
WOOD ALCOHOL NAY
CAUSE BLINDNESS
SPEAKER SAYS PROPER PREcAu
TIoNs ARE NOT USED AGAINST
DANGEROUS DRUG.
(By Associated Press.)

st. Louis, Mo-, April 2S-Carolyn c. |
Van Blarcom, Secretary of the New
York Committee for the Prevention
of Blindness, speaking before the Or
ganization for Public Nursing here
on "preventable blindness" recon-
mended that the label may cause
blindness or death if swallowed or in
hailed" be universally used in the sale
of wood alcohol.
'In one year in New York City
alone twelve persons were blinded and
three killed by wood alcohol" she
said. "A teaspoonful of this poison
may cause total blindness, larger
quantity often causes death. Only
within recent years has wood alcohol
become so dangerous to life and sig. !.
Formerly it was dark, bad-smelling,
bad-tasting fluid which no one was
tempted to drink. A process is now
known by means of which this color,
taste and odor are removed. Wood
alcohol when purified in this way
looks, tastes and smells like good
(grain) alcohol, and may easily be
substituted for it in white whiskey,
cordials, brandy. essences, extracts
patent medicines, etc. AS much blind
ness and death have been caused also
by breathing the fumes Of wood alco
hol as by swallowing the liquid
These fumes come from wood alcoho
used in various trades-for example
in vanishing furniture, lead-pencili
and the inside of watts; in dyes for col
, oring artificial flowers; in shellac TO
stiffening hats; in the manufacture o
photo-engraving; and from stoves an
, lamps in which wood alcohol i
: burned"
I, Miss Van Blarcom urged tina
, schools for midwives should be estal
;. lished, declaring that ten thousand {
4 the blind persons in this country wer
blinded when they were infants b.
h cause of improper care"
9 $50 far as we are able to learn
). she said, "the United States of Anne
+, lea is the only civilized country in tn
. world in which the life and healt
and future well-being of mothers an
4 infants are not safeguarded as far &
!, possible by satisfactory requirement
g for at least the training and licensir
4 of midwives."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

told of some of the difficulties he had
in obtaining the hand Of his wife. He
went to his prospective father-in-law
and broke the news to him in this
way:
Solomon says, He that getteth a
wife getteth a good thing"
YES" replied the austere parent,
"but Paul says, He that marrieth doth
well; but he that marrieth not, doeth
better"
We'll" was young Bryan's reply,
after rubbing his head, Solomon was
a better Judge, as he had thousand
wives, and Paul had none"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

H. r. Bostwick, Po-Chow, China.
gives an account of another threaten
ing curse for China instead of opium,
ana ne says that England and Ameri.
I'll are partners in it. Mr.. Bostick
writes.
"hiie opium is being so rigidly and
successfully suppressed by the Chinese
government, in the fact of its mani
Ioid other serious difficulties, another
fearful evil is most insiduously and
WIN alarming rapidity being fixed up-
on China's millions, and it bids fair to
become as great curse as that Of
opium has in the past. I refer to the
cigarette habit. But while all good
americans have ever felt deeply great.
iul that our country had no hand in
hxing the opium curse upon China at
the mouth of the cannon and at the
point of the bayonet, and while we
nave always been proud of all help
she has afforded China in her struggle
against this giant evil, yet we blush
crimson now as this cigarette business
is being pushed terrifically by aeon
pany that bears the names of the great
est and most enlightened Christian
nations on earth, England and Ameri.
ca. 1t has already become powerful
and well-known.
An agent Of this company, who sale
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
OF COURSE.
washington Starr

Education is something that is
never finished. One often reads such
absurd phrases-often self-written-
as, "He completed his education" at
such and such a place. Any person
who has completed" his or her edu
cation is not educated. Acquaintance
with school textbooks is not educs
ton. Sometimes it is a foundation
for education, but it is never more
than that.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
THE CHIEF ACTOR.
(Chicaga Inter Ocean. J

Says Mr.. Bryan in his Commoner:
"Outside of the youths unfamiliar
with war, but who are attracted by
its glamour, the demand for armed
intervention has simmered down to
the fellows who are too old to be &C
cepted as volunteers and those who
are so badly crippled that they could
not be drafted" Mr.. Bryan seems to
have overlooked Huerta.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

one cigarette takes money
enough in China to buy a copy of
one OF the gospels. A package of
them brings enough to buy a New
testament. At the present rate of
increase in the traffic, China's an
nual bill for cigarettes will be a
hundred million dollars"
G. p. Bostwick.
Po-Chow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

1t is generally predicted that Dis
trict Attorney Charles S. Whitman
will be the next Republican candidate
for governor of New York,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
T.ere's No Corn That
"GETS.IT' Won't Get
No More Fussng, Plasters, salves and
Corn Pains. Try the New Way.

Gust look at the way that corn
comes off," That's what you'll say
when you try wonderful "GETS-IT"
on that corn you've tried so long to
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28
STARRING Chma;s Cigarette
BM SAID to be $4,000, 900

0''"HSS'oN OF OPIUM FOLLOW BY NEW CURSE IN WHICH
A"eH'cA AND ENGLAND ARE PARTNERS" SAYS G. p sosr.
WICK OF PocHow-PEkINe ORGANIZE TO DISCOURAGE
USE OF CIGARETTES AMONG THEIR sEx-,NpusrRlAL WORK
IN DARKEST AFRIcA-PATHE TIC STORY FROM HANccHow-
PRISON WORK FOR WOMEN IN JAPAN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

Dow H. Drukker, the new congress
man from the 7th New Jersey district,
is a native of Holland.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-28

pry off your toe It's easy to apply
"GETS-IT"-one. two, three, and it's
done. The corn begins to shrivel,
away she goes, surely, absolutely. A
few drops will do it. "GETS-IT" never
makes toes red and raw. Corn pains
go! 1t means the end of cutting and
gouging of corns, the end of sticky
plasters that don't work anyhow, the
end of salves that eat up your toes,
no more harness" or fussing. Try
"GETSIT," the new, sure way for
corns and calluses.
"GETS-IT" is sold by all druggists,
25c bottle, or sent direct by E. Law.
renee & Co., Chicago.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
The Day Of Prayer.

President Wilson's proclamation
calling for national day of pra yer
on October 4sfor the cessation of
war in Europe probably u witho ut
precedent in this or any other coun-
try. But, if so, it is the most beau
tiful precedent that has ever been
set in any nation. There are pray
ers for peace in our prayerbooks,
and days of prayer for the speed y
termination of wars have been oft en-
fixed by official proclamation in
countries engaged in them; but for
a neutral nation Of more than 90,-
100000 of people to get down on its
knees and pray for peace in 9th er
countries will be one of the most
impressive, as well as one of the
most unusual, spectacles ever pre-.
sented on earth. We believe every
body in the United States will offer
up a prayer on that day in the
earnest spirit of altruism, which
the Presidents message suggests.
And if anything can make path
for peace where men cans none"
We believe unselfish supplication
from the heart of a great country
can open the door of divine COM
passion. The Baltimore Sun.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
E. A. Thompson Dry Goods Compa-
ny Opening.

Saturday the E. A. Thompson
Dry Goods Company formally open
ed their store. The building has
been remodeled since the fire last
July and a new stock of goods has
been brought on. Everything is
fresh and new and Saturday the
place was especially attractive. The
store was tastefully decorated in
autumn leaves and flowers and the
Monroe City Symphony Orchestra
rendered sweet music.
The stock is up-to. date, the pro-
prietors are courteous and accom-
modatiDg and are assisted by corps
of efficient clerks. They well de.
serve their liberal patronage.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
In Bluegrass Missouri Leads.

A bundle of Galloway County
bluegrass taken into Fulton meas
ured 62 inches, which is not so bad
for a poor year. Missouri is a won
derful bluegrass state. In fact, tits
said that Missouri grows more blue
grass than all the states north of
her northern border or south of her
southern border. From one, town
in the northwestern part of the
state more than LOO carloads of
bluegrass seed have been shipped
in a single season. Attracted by a
bulletin issued by the Missouri
State Board Of Agriculture. whole.
sale seed house in Germany has
written for particulars as to produc-
ton and prices. When this war
ends. Missouri will need a lot OF
bluegrass. In bluegrass Missouri
now leads the world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
5OOPOnyC Contest YOteSfO $Paid UsOn Subscription
A Notable Reunion.

Rev. Fr. Lambert Kendrick and
Rev. Fr. Stephen Kendrick, both
members of the Passionist Mission
ary Orderi have been guests of Rev.
Fr. Ryan and relatives since last
Friday.
On Monday a family reunion was
held at Hehry Hendricks near Has
sard. the old home of the six broth
er's. Will. John. Albert, Plus, Charles
and Henry. Two of the six broth.
efs, Plus and Charles became
Priests and the other four married
and have families, twenty-five chill
dren in all.
Those present at the reunion were
the two brother priests, and their
four brothers and families; also Mrs.
Winifred Cough 81 years old. Mrs
Eliza Elliott 81 years old. Mrs. Mary
Kendrick rs years old and Mrs.
Sarah Kendrick 70 years old, all
aunts of the six Kendri. k brothers.
Besides these there were also pres
ent Will Elliott and wife, Nick Os-
borne and wife, Frank Kendrick
and family. Mrs Matrha Elliott, Mrs
Lutte Kendrick and daughter, Mary,
Mrs. Thomas A. Spalding. Mrs. VIM
Pike. Mrs. Maggie Williams, daugh =
ter of Mrs, Pike. Miss Lulu Ken
drick, Miss Jennie Elliott and Steve
Kendrick.
Among the pleasant features of
the day were grand dinner, about
fifty persons participating, also
games. music, etc. In the after.
noon numerous groups of those
present were photographed by the
ladies whohsyepl Monroe City
on the mag Misses Belle johnson
and Julia McCIintic.
After the days festivities all re-
turned to their respective homes III
automobiles. The family reunion
will be long remembered as one of
the happiest days of their lives by
all who had the pleasure of being
present. ~; -
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
Women and Patriotism.

Woman will forgive almost any,
thing in man except cowardice or
treason. lhere she draws the line.
Not only is the feeling instructive,
but it comes to her through long
years of human evolution. In the
earliest ages her faith, as we'll as
her safety, was IN the man who
stood face to face with the enemy
and fought for her. 1t is not diff
ference in herois m that makes men
soldiers. Nature has arranged that
very nicely and women know and
understand. They know, too, that
the same nature imposes upon them
perils and burdens that exceed
those of the battle field and good
men understand that the best they
can show in personal courage and
fortitude is only poor second to
the fearlessness of womanhood. -
Thus patriotism blossoms and
blooms in woman's soul as natural
ly as the old fashioned rose grows
in the old family garden. Its roots
are down deep; its vitality is ever
equal and its fragrance is the sweet
est thing in life. With full hearts
but tranquil souls women can send
forth their sons, their husbands,
their sweethearts. their protectors
to danger or to death-to anything
save halting or dishonor. A great
American admiral put it neatly
when he said victory was won by.
the woman behind the man behind
the gun.-Editorial in Woman's
World. "A
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
Proud Of Oar Fancy WORK.

Monroe City carried off her share
Of prizes at the Illinois State fair
this year. Mrs. Joe Smith won
first prize on embroidered lunch
cloth, tFimmedtin Irish crochet lace
Mrs. C. r. Carpentsf received first
prize, on punch work pin cushion
Mrs. Marion Abbott's punch work
sheet and pillow cases were award
ed first prize and Mrs. Frank Abbott
won Eve out Of seven entries on
embroidery and Irish crochet.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01

1t is not ease and faculty that
tries US and brings out the good
that is In US. so much as trial and
difficulty. Adversely is the touch.
stone of character. AS some herbs
need to be crushed to give forth
their sweetest odOr. so some natures
must be tried by suffering to evoke
the excellence that is in them.
Hen ce trials often unmask virtues
and bring to light hidden graces;
6nd where before we saw only pli-
ahcy and self indulgence, we now
see strength, valor and selfdenial.-
LaBelle Star
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly Al
9A. N. Each Wednesday.
Tent Meeting

The attendance has been very
encouraging from the first. and
those who have attended regularly
have received lasting benefit. The
music has been inspiring and the
preaching has been positive and to
the point Bro. Andrews is abso-
futely fearless He is going to de-
clare the whole counsel of God no
matter what men may say. The
Ministers Alliance has done all we
could to advertise the meetings. and
people from miles around have been
coming. We could not anything
like seat the. crowd Sunday night,
and we just make the suggestion
that you come early if you would
get good seat.
We are in this battle for victory
and we have every reason to expect
some large results in the next ten
days. Come and bring your unsav-
ed friends with you Much depends
upon the earnestness and faith of
Gods people. The afternoon serv-
ices are at 8 p. m. and the Evange-
list is delivering some powerful SER
mons on The Work of the Holy
Spirit Everyone who can possibly
do so should hear these sermons.
The evening service is at 7:30. Let
us see you there, determined to re-
ceiye blessing for yourself and to
be a blessing to others.
SAM P. GOTT,
Secy. Ministers Alliance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
Death of Grandma Fahy.

Once more the mighty reaper
death has visited our community
and removed from among us one OF
our oldest friends and one of the
most beautiful characters the writ
er has ever known.
Grandma Fahy was born in the
city of Charetown. in the south
part of Ireland. March 1, 1925. Her
maiden name was Mary Elizabeth
Hazel. She was the oldest of a
family three children, all of whom
are now dead. When she was but
child her mother died and soon
after followed the death OF her
father, so the care and responsible
ty of the younger children rested
upon her. In early young woman
hood she and her sister with an
aunt came to America and the two
young ladies entered Convent
in New York where they spent
two years as students.
After finishing their school work
they went to Montreal, Canada, to
live with their aunt who had set
tied there. The next year Mary
Elizabeth came TO Hannibal to
meet the man she had several
years before promised to marry.
She and William B. Fahy were
united in marriage in the little
Catholic church that then stood in
Hannibal in the year of 1860. Mr..
Fahy had come to the new America
from the Emerald Isle and had Dre-
pared a home for his bride at Sid
fney, Rails County, now known as
Shiel. Here the couple lived during
all the awful siege that followed
when the north and south were in
bloody conflict Some years after
the war they bought farm east of
Monroe City where they built a
home and reared their family.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Fahy were born
five children, John R., the oldest
who died at his home in this city
two months ago, Nora B., who be-
came the wife of Preston Hancock,
and whose death occurred ten years
ago, Anna and Katherine both of
whom died in early young woman
hood, and William B.. the only sur
viving member of the family.
In Sept. 1904 Mrs. Fahy's hus-
band. Capt. W. B. Fahy was called
to his reward after an active and
useful life of 78 years. Since his
death until about a year ago Mrs:
Fahy and her son, W. B., continu-
ed to live at the old homestead
east of this city. When a serious
illness necessitated her removal to
the hospital at Quincy where her
death occurred last Tuesday might.
On Thursday morning the funeral
services were held at the Catholic
church in this city and the remains
were laid to rest by the side of her
husband andIfour children that have
preceded her to another world.
Mrs. Fahy's life was a life of
beauty and charity. only those who
had the good fortune to know her
can appreciate the universal esteem
and affection that the entire COM
munity had for this good woman.
The world is better because she
lived. H.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01

Mrs. James Smith and Mrs.
Huebsch went to Quincy yesterday
to be with the latter's daughter,
Miss Margaret Huebsch, who is in
St. Marys hospital and who was to
undergo an operation yesterday or
today. Miss Huebsch's many
friends hope she will soon be back
much improved in health.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01

F. o. Baldwin has shipped his
goods to Arkansas City, Kansas
where he will engage in the plumb.
ing business. Arkansas City has a
population Of over $4,000 and has
just put in water and sewer sys-
tenn. Mr.. Baldwin is a first-class
workman and the people are fortu-
nate to have him locate there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01

Mrs. T. M. Maddox went to Mex
leo Saturday to- visit her sister,
Mrs Thomas Kelsow. During her
absence 7. M. Maddox and Adam
Graves were in charge Of the
Hotel
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-10-01
Consolidated.

A. B. Spaldine and Pike Bros.
have consolidated their Billiard
parlors and will occupy the room in
which Pike Bros, have been doing
business. These are all splendid
young men and will have one of
the incest Billiard halls to be found
anywhere.