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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11

branous formation which is soft
and yellowish and has an offensive
odor, or the post mortem will re-
veal white or yellowish nodules
imbedded in the tissues of the
lungs.
Early symptoms are that the bird
is inactive, sleepy and if forced to
run, will fall from exhaustion;
breathing is rapid, appetite is d.
unfinished and more or less catarrh
is present.
There is no cure for the trouble,
but since it is caused by eating
mouldy feed or by being permitted
access to mouldy litter, it can be
entirely prevented by not compell-
ing fowls to eat mouldy food and
by keeping them away from moul-
dy litter.
This is just one of the many
poultry troubles that can be entire
ly avoided by feeding nothing but
fresh, clean feed and keeping the
pens and yards free from filth and
moulds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Why Do We Count by Tens?

Why do we count by tens and
not by twelves? 1t is unfortunate
that our system of numbers has
not two more signs so that the
first number of two figures would
be the number we now represent
by ~" Twelve can be divided
by two, three, four and six, and
ten can be devided by only two
and five. You can see how
much better and easier it would be
to reckon sums by dozens when you
must divide the numbers every
once in awhile, and you might think
that people that invented numbers
would have seen this. But nobody
did invent numbers. Numbers
were already invented before peo-
pie knew there could be such a
thing as counting.
! Look at your hands, and you will
see why people count by tens.
Every one counts on his fingers
sometimes, and there was once a
time when not every one could do
even that. Some savage tribes in
Africa are so stupid that they can
not count above five. When they
have got that far they say they
have counted a hand" and two
hands" are man" If men had
been born with IL fingers instead
of 10, we should have counted by
dozens almost from beginning
Norborne Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Moulds Fatal to Poultry.
By H. L. Kempster.

Mouldy litter in poultry houses
and mouldy feed are the cause of a
large number of deaths among poul-
try and particularly among chicks
These moulds taken into the body
of the fowl cause a disease known
as AspergilIosis. The disease is as
fatal as the name sounds Our
scientists have neglected to find a
shorter name for the disease, but
among poultrymen chicks affected
with the trouble are commonly
spoken of as "lungers." Many times
the disease is mistaken for white
diarrhea. The Missouri College of
Agriculture, in its investigation of
poultry diseases, notes the following
characteristic symptoms; The
chick stands around in a drowsy
manner and shows little desire to
eat. The wings hang down, the
breath is rapid and a white diar,
rhea is present.
An affected chick will be found to
have soft, yellow growths from the
size'a pin head to that of a pea
mainly in the lungs, but sometimes
in, the intestines and mesentery
These erowths, cloeging the all
passages of the lungs, are directly
responsible for the death of affect
ed birds.
In mature fowls there are two
forms of the disease. The mucou:
membrane lining the air-sacs anC
tubes may be covered with a mem
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Elected Officers.

Monroe City Lodge. No. 26S, l. o.
o. F. elected officers for the ensu-
ing term at its regular meeting last
Thursday, as follows:
]. E. tombstone, N. 6.
j. c. EnsOr, V. G.
These and the appointive officers
will be installed in July.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that let
tiers testamentary On tie estate OF
Mrs. Mary 3. Vanschoalck, deceas,
ed, were granted 10 the undersign-
ed on the 9TH day of May, 1914, by
the Probate Court of Monroe Coun-
ty, Missouri. All persons having
claims against sad estate are re-
quired to exhibit them for allow
ance to the Executor within six
months after the date of said let
tiers, or they may be precluded from
any benefit of such estate, and if
such claims be not exhibited with
in one year from the date of this
publication they shall be forever
barred. This 2Sth day of May, 1914.
w. R. P. JACKSON,
eli Executor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Swat the Rooster.

The U. S. Department of Agri-
culture poultry experts in charge of
the Poultry and Egg Car now tour
ing the M. X, & T. Lines in Missouri
and Kansas are urging that all
ROSTERS be at once penned until
fall or sold In their Lectures these
men show that the roosters are
causing a loss every summer of
over several millions dollars to
Missouri and Kansas farmers. Over
fifty per cent of the eggs marketed
during June, July and August are
rotten, and seventy-five per cent of
this loss is due to the Rooster.
The low price cf eggs during the
summer is not due to overproduc-
ton, but to the large per cent of
spoiled eggs. A fertile egg will de-
velop blood ring and become unfit
for food if kept at a temperature
of eighty-six degrees for a week.
Now eggs are often allowed to stay
in a hot nest two or three days,
then in warm room for several
more days before they are sent to
the local grocery store They may
be in the hot store another week
before being shipped to nearby
centralizing point. Here they are
candled and all bad eggs are thrown
out. In July and August about
fifty per cent of the eggs are found
to be bad. Over ninety per cent of
a shipment has been found to be
bad. The grOceryman is paid for
only good eggs. Hence, if half his
shipment is bad the price for all
the shipment is only half what it
would have been for good eggs. He
must cut the price to the farmer
accordingly.
Infertile eggs cannot be incubat'
ed, They will keep almost indefi.
nitely if properly handled. If the
rooster is kept from the hens the
eggs will be infertile. About seven
ty.five per cent of the loss from
marketing bad eggs in the summer
season is due to fertile eggs or il
other words to the Rooster. Tht
rest of the loss is due to dirty egg
cracked eggs and small eggs
Here are the facts about tn,
Rooster.
/. He does not affect the mum
Der of eggs laid by the Hen.
2. His presence with the Hem
after the breeding season cause
most of the bad eggs.
8. In the summer season h,
costs the Missouri and Kansa
farmer over a Million Dollars be
sides his feed.
Swat the Rooster. Do it Now.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11

hind distractions on housetops
picked off our soldiers. We could
expect nothing else from Mexican.
But when congressman and poll
ticians turn sDipers and hide be-
hind obscure distractions of DO
litical party and shoot missiles Of
destruction at the president, they
prove themselves towards and
traitors to the flag, preferring that
the nation become diseased and die
SO that their party may live Shame
on such perfdy.-Bethany Demo-
Graf.
Cannot Criticise Senator Reed.
Senator Reed is being criticised
by the Republican press because he
said in speech recently delivered
at Jefferson City that business dis
turbances always followed when
ever the tariff was reduced in favor
of the great masses of the people of
this country" This statement,
more or less garbled, has been pur-
posely misconstrued and declared
to be an admission of failure of the
new tariff to benefit the consumer.
The tariff reduction was demanded
by the people, Incorporated in the
Democratic congress. 1t doesn't re-
Quire particularly bright intellect
to appreciate the fact that a chance
in the tariff means a temporary in
reference with established business
but it is reasonable to believe that
in comparatively short time bust
ness will adjust itself to the new
conditions and all cause for com
plant disappear. To charge Senator
Reed with admitting that the new
tariff is a failure is too absurd tc
deserve credence, and the fact that
prices are holding up UNUSUAL!
well, and that those who have
something to sell are not complain
ing, give assurance that norma
conditions will soon return. - Glas
Cow MisSourian.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Means a Big Fight.

Quite rumpus has been stirred
up in this state in school circles
over the move to ask the next leg
islature to upset the district plan
of conducting the schools and install
a central board at the county seat
of each county to boss the entire
job. There are ten thousand school
districts in this state and each one
is governed by a local board of di-
rectors who are elected by the vot-
ers of the district. Each district is
an independent organization and
can vote its own levy for school
purposes. Under the proposed sys-
tenn all of the funds a county re-
ceiveS for school purposes would 60
into one general fund and be dis
tributed by one board. This same
board would contract with the
school teachers of the county, and
in effect, district lines would disap-
pear. Not a few of the more prom
inent educators of the state are in
: favor of this new plan. 1t is sup
posed to be favored by the State
University and the five Normal
schools, as well as the state depart
ment of education. Some states, in
fact ten, have adopted some such a
law There is much bitter opposi-
| ton to this proposed law in Mis-.
souri, and it will not get through
the legislature without the biggest
kind of a fight. One of the strong
est arguments used in its favor is
that it would build up the weak
schools. 1t may also be stated OF
the proposed law that it would de.
stroy all local pride in schools by
taking away all authority of com.
munities in their schools and plac.
ing the same in the hands of 6
board, to either be elected or ap'
pointed by various county courts. -
Jefferson City Democrat-Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
Playing to the Ga ,leries.

The militant suffragettes are now
playing to the picture galleries.
Macon Times-Democrat.
Nothing Could Surprise Teddy.
Wonder if Teddy R. was surprised
to find the government intact on
his arrival home this " eek.-Albany
Ledger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
And 1t Did Not Tip Up.

Teddy landed in New York TIES
day, but the country remained as
level as usual when he stepped on
it.-Linneus Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Two Really Good Reasons.

There are two reasons why some
people don't mind their own bust
ness. Some of them have no mind
others no business.-C Clinton COun-
ty Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
And He Will Do 1t.

Having put a lid on Rockefeller
ism in Colorado, President Wilson
will probably find it to be a mistake
if he gets off it until the Rockefeller
system is smothered. - Carthage
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Mellen Did Think So.

1t is plain. too, that Mr.. Mellen
thinks there will neve be another
man like Morgan Lawrence
Chieftain.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11

Misses Zetta and Julia Harm vis-
tied in Quincy the last of the
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11

Last year Uncle Jake Snyder,
Milan's wool buyer paid 10 cents
per pound for the farmers wool.
This year he is paying % to %
cents per pound. The farmer is
now getting from 4 to 5 cents more
per pound on his wool under the
free wool" law than he did under
the Republican "robber tariff" law.
On top of this, the farmer also buys
his clothes for from $500 to $500
less on the suit; he also gets from 5
to 10 pounds more sugar for his
dollar. How do you Republican
farmers like the Democratic tariff
anyway?-Milan Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11

George L. Hicks and family were
guests of Palmyra friends the last
of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Attending is his Business.

The voter in the first congression-
al district will note at this juncture
that their representative in Con
gress is in Washington attending to
the duties he was elected to con-
gress to perform Memphis Dem
Ocrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
And All Them Doubt it.

Teddy says he has discovered a
river 1000 miles long in Brazil that
is nowhere on the maps. He has
called it The River of Doubt" and
now the newspapers are saying that
it is a good name for it, as they
Doubt if it is an undiscovered river.
Platte County Landmark.
What Teddy Wrote tor Keeps"
The Globe-DemOcrat is making
some political capital out of the
the fact that Ford, the auto man, is
laying off about 5000 men. 1t will
probably intimate, later on, that the
Hessian fly is a political blight, and
yet this poor old relic of antiquity
can't see the handwriting on the
wall, which the irresistible Teddy
wrote there for keeps.-Louisiana
Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Hard to Console Themselves.

Our standpat republican friends
we're so loud in their predictions
that President Wilson and the dem
ocrats in congress would be scrap
ping in less than six months, have
had a sorry time in consoline them
selves that they are poor prophets.
They have missed out sadly in their
predictions and the president is
now stronger with congress than
ever. Our republican friends
should have adopted the presi-
dents policy of Watching and
Waiting.'-Platte County Land
mark. Z.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
1t Has Busted the Big Trust.

Give the devil his dues. The Re-
publican party busted one trust
that we know of-the trust some
people used to have in them
Milan Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Did Not Expect a Clean Breast.

"Mellen is wrong" say some of
the high financiers who told him
to do what he did: However, no
one expected them to break down
and confess Kansas City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-06-11
Shame on Such Perfidy.

When our little army entered
Vera Cruz carrying the Stars and
Stripes. Mexican foes concealed be-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
Special Gable Despatch to The suS.

LONDON. June IA militant larson
squad" set fire to the parish church of st.
Mary's at Wargrave, three miles from
Henley, to-day. The historic church was
practically destroyed. The stone walls
and part OF the tower are all that re-
main.
The vicar. the Rev. Basil $. Batty, ran
into the burning church at great risk to
himself and saved the ancient church
register and a few movable ornaments
The rest OF the contents. including many
priceless relics, were destroyed.
Two women were seen In the vicinity
OF the church early this morning. When
the fremen entered the ruins they found
hammer and suffrage literature. \
placard left with the literature bore the
words. stop prosecuting womenl'
st Mary's. Wargrave, was built in 1888
1t contained a monument to Thomas Day.
author OF SANFORD and Merton" The
historic objects included the original bells
OF the church These were melted in the
fire.
An arson squad of suffraSettes set fire
to-day to an unfurnished riverside house
Mt Windsor belonging to a daughter OF the
late Duchess of Sutherland. the Countess
Bubra, who is now in Canada The fire
was extinguished after 1t had caused dam
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
HUERTA WOULD ADMIT REBELS.
Proposes That Basic Troubles BE
settled without U. =. Ala.

= MEJco CITY, June L. President
nv RIA takes issue with the A Il c media
to.s a, Niagara Falls. who object to the
ny elton Of rep! esentatives Of the Con-
st'ltionalists in the proceedings at this
umr II is reported
Gen Huerta wants the Constitutional
ISIS To have opportunity to attend and en-
yer INTO the joint discussion and to bind
themselves by agreement. Ssmi-offcial
announcement Is made tonight that his
man proposal submitted to his delegates
mat the basic troubles in Mexico be
sett'eu by the two factions OF the repub-
nc TO the exclusion CT he United States.
Ih"y shall object to commission gov
eminent as an lnterregnum. but shall
aasfre to national elections on July s.
IhH Consttutiopallsts are 10 supervise the
Nectlons in all districts held by them and
we federals are To have a similar prvl-
'eEe Tor that territory retained by them
Ihe result is to he canvassed by a
lo'nt board, ana Huerta on his part
p'eafes himself and the Provisional Gov
eminent 10 abide by the result OF the
vote and to turn the office over to whomso-
ever may be elected.
Is not slated whether he will pledge
himself not to run.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
AMAZED BY MEDIATORS.
Carransa Says They Would Ignore
COnquerors Of Mexico.

DURANGO, Mexico. June IA statement
criticisng the action of the mediators at
Niagara Falls was given out to-day at
Gen. Carranza's headquarters here. The
statement follows:
1.-THE dominant sentiment of the Con-
stitutionalists regarding the proceedings
OF the mediation commission at Niagara
Falls Is one of establishment that there
should be such an apparent lack OF UNI
Outstanding on the part of that body not
only with regard to conditions in Mexico
but as to the attitude of the Constitution
alists regarding the mediators.
This lack OF understanding Is not con-
fined to the commissioners themselves,
but seems to be shared by a large por-
,tlon Of the American press as well as
by the Washington Government
Judging from what has been pub
lished from day to day. the mediators
appear to consider Gen. Carranza and
his followers as a negligible quantity,
scarcely worthy of attention. and who,
perforce. must agree to whatever con-
cluslon the commission may reach.
NINE
"They do not seem to be aware of
the fact that the Constitutionalists are
conquerors. that they have inaugurated
and carried almost to successful COM
pletIon revolution. and that this means
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
CARRANZA FACES
REVOLT IN HIS RANKS
Followers of Gov. MaytOrena
Battle With Gen. Obre-
CONS Forces.

Ell PAso. June 1.-The revolt against
the power OF General Alavaro Obregon
In the State OF Sonora by the friends OF
Jose Maria Maytorena, civil governor OF
Sonora. resulted to-day In fighting be-
tween Maytorena and Cbregon forces at
Cocorit and Cruz de Piedra Numerous
minor clashes have occurred in various
towns and in the city OF Hermoslllo riot
lag already las occurred AMI ag.,;l is
threatened.
Carranza sent an appeal to-day to fac
tons to settle their differences for the
sake Of the rebel cause, He declared he
Is neutral and only wishes peace to be
restored.
In Juarez tonight It Is said that villa
Is planning TO send troops into Sonora to
restore order. He also declares he Is
favoring neither faction.
Troops stationed at Nogales and at
Cananea were rushed to Herinosillo on
special trains to-day. 1t Is reported that
the Yaquis have declared open warfare
against the faction opposed to Gov May
torena and that they are being supplied
with arms and rations by the Federals
at Guaymas.
The movement begun by Maytorena Is
spreading and a junta was established to-
day in FL Paso. 1t Is said that the Yaqui
Indians have Joined the revolt
Two agents of Maytorena are here to
organize a Junta and obtain arms. am
munltion and recruits for the Sonora re-
volt. This Is the second attempt that has
been made to equip counter revolution
in Sonora from FL Paso, a representative
of Maytorena having been sent here sew
eral weeks ago. Owing 10 the vigilance
OF the secret service he was forced 10
abandon his efforts at organization.
The new junta expects to confine Its
operations to recruiting for the presen,
and will endeavor to send men to Sonora
to join with the mutinous Sonora revolu.
tlonsts. Ammunition Ia also to be SNUG
gled across the western Chihuahua line
and taken TO Sonora.
Reports from the south have been re-
celved by the local hackers OF the fill
busters telling them that Pascuai Orozco
Marcello Caraveo and Benjamin Argu
medo, all irregular Federals. or colo
radios" were coming north to Join then
and to operate in eastern and western
! Chihuahua.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
HAMBURG LINERS FILE
BOND AND SAIL AWAY
But 100000 Fine for Landing
Arms Probably Will
Never BE Paid.
By DUDLEY HARMON.
epscid! Correspondent Of THE Sun With Admiral
BIdOsr's Fleet

epscd! Correspondent Of THE Sun WITH Admiral
BId0ers Fleet.
VERA CRUZ, June 1.-The agents Of the
Hamburg American Line have presented
II bond Of 1.0l2.625 pesos or s506.31750
United States gold. as a guarantee of the
payment Of the fines of the Ypiranga
and the Bavaria. The bond Is acceptable
TO Capt Stickney. Collector OF the Port,
and those steamships left to-day. The
Yp,ranga goes to Havana and the Bavaria
TO Galveston, Tex.
II Is tn general belief that the fines
Will never be paid, but the United States
authorities believe they have made the
foreign ships understand that II Is en-
Forcing the laws and rules OF Vera Cruz.
In all likelihood there will be uninter-
fuptel communication with Mexico city
IN few days. Word came this morning
that the Federals have begun to repair
the seven mile track break between Sole
dad and the Amer can outposts. 1t win
b. task OF some difficulty because OF
The destruction OF the railroad prioEs.
The r, fugee train from the interior to-
day brought only few Americans. out
y had thi ~ Cinnamon among the pas
senSers. They are afraid Of the Consti-
tuti.ualsts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02


the establishment OF a government en-
titled to recognition by the rest of the
world.
"Ali that prevents the Con -titutional-
lists from entering Mexico city 'o-day 10
the physical obstacle OF the destruction
of the railroads.
with communication restored. which
is being accomplished with rapldity, the
army would be in Mexico city in less
than a week.
THE peace commission even goes so
far as to propose that the Constitutional
lists must recognize whatever provisional
government they decide to set up and to
assert that they must be forced to recog-
nize that government or be crushed.
"The Constitutionalist leaders are
wondering how they are to be forced to
do this In view Of their present accom-
plishments, and by whom they are to be
crushed IL they decline to obey the com
mission
Calmly, too, the commission proposes
that Huerta shall be permitted to be a