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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09
MAINTENANCE OF DIRT ROAD
0reat Care Should Be Taken to Work
, Out an Efficient System Of Drain
age for Highways.
I0sy JOSEPH HYDE PRATT. North Car
olina State Geologtst)

Losy JOSEPH HYDE PRATT. North Car
olina State GeologtstD
The dirt road is more susceptible to
damage by water than, of course, any
of the specially surfaced roads; there
fore, great care should be taken to
work out an efficient system of drain
age for the road. Water must be kept
away from the road, and the rain
which falls on the road must be per
mitted to run off as rapidly as pos
sible and by a very easy grade. 1t
must not only be taken off the surface
of the road as rapidly as possible, but
also out of the side bitches. Care
should be taken that these side bitches
are not too steep, and that every OPP
portunity is seized for turning the
water out of the bitches into the ad-
joining fields.
Many of our country roads are bad
because in their construction no ar
rangement was made for taking care
of the water, and thus they are very
muddy and filled with ruts and holes.
Instead of the middle of the road be-
ing higher than the edges, so that the
water can readily run off on each side,
many OF them are fiat, or even con-
cave, with the center of the road the
lowest point. If the road has been
constructed so that it is we'll crowned,
with the slope about one in twenty
from the center of the road to the side
bitches, and these bitches have been
graded so as to readily take care of
the water, and yet not steep enough
to cause them to cut deep gullies on
the side of the road, and if the water
is taken from these bitches at every
available point so as to prevent seep-
age of water under the surface of the
road, there should be little difficulty
in keeping the road in good condition.
Very often it is necessary to carry the
water from one side of the road to the
other; and when this is necessary, ii
should be done by means of either
concrete, metal or terra Gotta culverts
or pipes which will carry the water
under the surface of the road. After
the system of drainage has been in.
stalled, provision should be made to
keep it up, so that the drains and the
culverts will not become stopped up.
The surface Of dirt road should be
Lcp. \. ,---., $685.. ,.------,- . >.-. .-~-~.
or rats G.r2 CcTl.orc1 IL tie roaI
they should not be nIled up with stone
or brush, buv with c!rt and with dir
as nearly as = BE OF the same char
ac.~l 90 the DIT composing the sur
face OF the balance of the road. If, or
the other hand, holes or ruts are filled
with rock, gravel or brush, the wear
ing effect will be uneven, and thu
wheels will begin to scoop out hole'
just beyond or on the opposite side o
the road from the hole filled up.
there are stumps or rocks in the road
they should all be removed, so that TIL
dirt surface can be smoothed over ant
brought to an even slope from the cen
ter to the bitches. After the road ha
been well constructed and the RICH
slope and surface obtained, it can b
kept in this condition very readily b
judicious application Of the split-lpg O
King drag.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09
Administrator Notice.


Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate
of Felix Scurlock, deceased were
granted to the undersigned by the
Judge and ex-officio Clerk of the
Probate Court of Monroe County,
Missouri, in vacation, bearing date
of June 18th, 1914. All persons
having claims against said estate
are requested to exhibit them to
the undersigned for allowance with
in six months from the date of said
letters or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate;
and if said claims be not exhibited
within one year from the time of
the last insertion of the publication
of this notice, they will be forever
barred.
Patrick X. Scurlock,
Administrator.
Meriwether & Meriwether,
Attys for estate. 7-16
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Misses Georgia Vaughn, Manona
Sherman. Vivian Clark and Leta
Evans who have attending school
at Huntsville came home Thursday
night to spend the 4th.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09
Some Reasons Why We
Oppose Votes for Women

the basis of government force-ts stability ressup
onis physical enforce the law therefore is nexpedent
to give the Immunity from service in executing
the law would make women irresponsible voters.
Because the suffrage is question of right of justice
but of policy and expedency and there question of right
or of justice there is no cause for woman suffrage
Because it is the demand of Minority of Women and
the Majority of Women Protest Against it.
Because simply doubling the VOTE and especially
the undesirable and corrupt vote of our large cities.
Because the great advance of women in the last century
moral intellectual and economichas been made without the
which goes prove that needed for their further
advancement along the same lines.
Because stand outside of politics. and therefore
free appeal party in matters of education charity
reform.
Because the ballot has proved curea for existing evils
with and find assume that it would be
effectual with
Because the suffrage backward step
in the progress of civilization in that seeks eace natural
differentiation of function and produce identity instead of d
vision of labor.
Because Colorado after test of seventeen years the re-
suits show gain in public and political morals male su
age States and the necessary increase the of elections
which already huge burden upon the taxpayer unusfed
Because present duties fill the whole of
time and ability and such but ourselves perform
Our appreciation of their importance requires protest
against all efforts infringe rights by imposing upon
those obligations which be separated from suffrage but
which, think be performed by without the sacr
flee of the highest interests of families and of society,"
Because it fathers brothers, husbands and sons who
represent the baotbox Our fathers and brothers
u.s. husband choice and with us; are
what WE MAKE THEM We content that they represent
US in the confed the battle field and the ballot
THEM in the schoooom the reside and the cradle
believing representation the baobox be thus
more full and impartial than would the views of the
few who wish suffrage adopted contrary the judgment of the
many
We do therefore respectfully protest against the proposed
Amendment establish woman suffrage in State We be-
leve that political equality will deprive of special privileges
hitherto accorded to US by law.
Our association has been formed for the purpose of conduct
ing purely educational campaign in sympathy with
this aim believe do in the righteousness of
will you send your and pass appeal
else?
National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
35 West 39h St New York City
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

A big picnic is billed for Joanna
Saturday July Is. Good speakers
have been invited. There will be a
good dancing floor and splendid
music. Amusements for all.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

John Nolen of Jefferson City
spent Monday night with his broth
er, Ambrose Nolen and family. He
will spend this week in Palmyra
and St. Joe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Paul Rupp and wife, of Hannibal
arrived Saturday to visit w. H.
Elliott and family east of town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. G. w. Huebsch, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Smith spent Tuesday in Han
nibaI with the formers son, W. V.
Huebsch and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. Dora Hallock spent Sunday
with relatives near Hunnewell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Harry Priest and family, of
Brookfield spent part of the week
with MIR and Mrs Earl Garrett.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Forrest Davis, of Hannibal has
been visiting DR.. W, B. A. McNutt's
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Claude Watson and wife, G. l.
Thrift and wife spent Saturday in
Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Nettie Mudd and brothers
Hugh and Russell, of Hannibal Wis
tied here from Friday until Mon
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. D. S. Sharp and Mrs. Hunter
Anderson spent Thursday with Pal
myra relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs H. r. Longacre and Miss An
ME LaFoe, of Warren have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Bower.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Roy Stephens, of Bethel visited
Mesdames Hattie Stephens and Leo
Yates the last of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs j. E. Johnston and daughter
Danella returned Saturday from a
visit with relatives at Columbia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Made tombstone, of La
Plata is visiting her sister, Mrs. W .
R. Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

James M. Madden, of New York
is visiting his uncle, L. C. McNelis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Misses Ruth and Iva Hubbard
spent Sunday with friends at Rens-
selaer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. j. w. Cox spent part of the
week in Palmyra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Henry Green went to Shelbina
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Pearl Corder has been the
guest of Palmyra friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

j. S. Scott was a Palmyra visitor
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

R. E. Leake and wife, of Hume
we'll spent Sunday with her parents
D. S. Sharp and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09
Not as Expected.

lie was shy young man, Out on
his way home from the city he
managed to screw up his courage
sufficiently to enter jewelers. shop
and purchase a small gift for the
lady of his heart. This, he hoped
would pave the way to the popping
of the great question. That night
he called at her house and found
her alone. Producing a small,
square box from his pocket, he said.
nervously: Il have ventured to
bring you a small present, Miss
Finn, but | am afraid that perhaps
it will not fit your finger. Will you
try it on?"
Oh, dear!' said the girl blushing
most becomingly. this is quite un-
expected. Why, I never dreamed
that you really cared enough"
Poor fool! Instead of grasping
the opportunity with both hands,
he opened the box and produced a
thimble! Then the thermometer
dropped about ten degrees.-Ex.
W. L. Ely and wife left Monday
afternoon for Sturgeon Bay, Wis, on
their annual fishing trip. They
we're joined at Hannibal by Mr., and
Mrs. P. H. Knighton.
Miss Della Smith spent Sunday
with relatives in Hannibal
Miss Margaret Fields and Mrs.
Marion futile visited in Hannibal
the last of the week.
R. E. Leake and wife, of Hume.
we'll spent Sunday with her parents
D. S. Sharp and wife.
Miss Monica Lee spent Monday
in Palmyra.
Mrs. E. E. Kratz and baby went
to Ely, Monday for a few days
visit.
: Mrs. Roy Crosson, of. Hannibal
visited her husband who is running
/ the grader southeast of town, last
f Monday.
Miss Cora Carrico returned from
. Lakenan Monday.
Misses Ruth and Iva Hubbard
!. spent Sunday with friends at Rens
: selaer.
j. S. Scott was a Palmyra visito
i Monday.
|. Miss Pearl Corder has been tn
guest of Palmyra friends.
y Mrs. j. w. Cox spent part of tn
week in Palmyra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. j. C. Colvert has been visit
ing relatives in Ely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Margaret Fields and Mrs
Marion futile visited in Hannibal
the last of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Cora Carrico returned from
Lakenan Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. Roy Crosson, of. Hannibal
visited her husband who is running
the grader southeast of town, last
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Della Smith spent Sunday
with relatives in Hannibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

W. L. Ely and wife left Monday
afternoon for Sturgeon Bay, Wis, on
their annual fishing trip. They
we're joined at Hannibal by Mr.. and
Mrs. P. H. Knighton.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Miss Monica Lee spent Monday
in Palmyra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-07-09

Mrs. E. E. Kratz and baby went
to Ely, Monday for a few days
visit.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
The Old "churchwarden.r

They smoked churchwarden pipes
ut the Cheshire Cheese's mermaid
evening"" but-since Tennyson died
has anyone else smoked the yard of
clay?" One recalls G. A. Sala's lament,
and that was 60 years There is
no such a thing as a pipe Of tobacco
nowadays, sir. I see English gentle.
men 60 about smoking black abomina-
lions like Irish apple-women. 1 hear of
Milo's, Burns Guilty pipes, narghiles,
c~hiboucks, meerschaums, hookahs, wa,
ter pipes, straw pipes, and a host of
other inventions for emitting the
fumes Of tobacco.
But where, sir, Is the old original
alderman pipe, the churchwarden's
pipe, the unauthorized yard OF
clay? A man was wont to moisten the
stem carefully with beer ere he put 1t
to his lips; when once it was alight 1t
kept alight; a man could sit behind
that pipe; but can a man sit behind the
ridiculous Pigments they call pipes
now? The yard Of clay Is departed"
Like the yard of tin" perchance, It
belonged to the old coaching days, and
went with the sanded parlors Of the
old coaching inns.-London Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
IMMIGRATION FIGURES

immigration figures for the first
ten months of the fiscal year in
dicate that this year the record
will be beaten. Foreigners have
been arriving at the various ports
OF the country at the rate of 1900
for every week day.
Statistics Of the Bureau of I'm
migration for April and the ten
months ending with April show
1885 were admitted in April and
the total for the ten months was
1893, 1856. Should May and June
arrivals equal the number admitted
during those months in previous
wears, the 1914 total would be ap-
proximstely 1,351,00O immigrants.
The greatest number arriving in
one year heretofore was 1855, 3d9
in 1907.
immigrants from the south Of
Italy during the ten months mum.
bered 220,123, while those 'front.' the
north of Italy numbered 1897.
Hebrew immigrants were second
in number there having been 49,.
B34 admitted. Polish were third
with 105, 8 Of other races there
we're Germans, 66,073; English,
42.O75: Russian 40,083; Croatias
and Slovenian, 1896; lutheran,
82,076; Scandinavian, 29,546;
Japanese, 1882: Chinese, 2,012..
During the ten months 26,291
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
aliens were barred for various rea-
sons.
HAD LICENSE TO KILL
PRIMITIVE FORM OF JUSTICE IN
THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH.
Survivor Of Murdered Family Was
Actually Allowed to Stay at Will
Any Black Man He Hap
pened to Meet.

Near by this town, long ago, q saw.
age tribe hadI murdered a family OF
settlers in the night, save one lad.
who escaped death by OPPORTUNITY
tumbling to the floor between the
bed and the wall, himself wounded,
unconscious, and left for dead. What
the p~rovocation was nobody knows. It
is probable that there was no specific
~provocation. 1t had doubtless been a
wanton thing-a childish mischief
undertaken upon savage impulse and
accomplished for nothing more than
the m~omentary pleasure of dealing
death to some living creature. This
was the inspiration of many similar
deeds-neither- vengeance nor spoil,
but the swift. bestial, wanton blood
lust, INDUCED, celebrated, laughed
owe for the time, and forgotten; and
therein lies a sufficient explanation Of
the terrible character of the retalia-
ton. Whatever the case, the boy,
having thus narrowly survived, made
his way to Brisbane, where he related
mis- story to the authorities, and to
such good purpose, as it turned out,
u Nv "ao 5iNSn d tiiS anu Tree
leave to return to his district and
shoot as many black fellows as he
could manage, being heartily assured
that the law would not modest him.
you see," said our fellow traveller,
"he was regularly licensed"
by the department OF game and
fsheries?" I scoffed.
All, come now!" he replied. 81 am
not Joking. 1 do not mean to say" he
went on, that the authorities gave
this boy an engraved license, suitable
for framing, but I do assert that they
commissioned him to kill black fell
lows, and that his commission was
not altogether singular, but one Of a
good many. And he did kill black
fellows-hundreds Of them, possibly.
He killed them where he could find
them, running the bush or employed
on the stations, not even h~esitating in
the presence Of their white masters.
And by and by the thing became a
nuisance. 1t was awkward for the
station-owners to have their black
boys disposed of in this way. There
were complaints. I recall that one
s~tation-owner had his best black serv-
ant shot from the saddle on the road.
He was very angry; but the boy flour
ished his commission and the station
owner could do nothing about it,
Norman Duncan, in Harper's Maya
zine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
Activities Of Women.

A%rchduchess Maria Josepha Of Aus
tria recently won 100000 on the vi
enna bourse.
In the United States women attor-
neys, notaries and patent agents num-
Der about 10000.
Pennsylvania State college has 65
female students learning the methods
OF producing nourishing dishes.
A majority Of the widows in Paris
are remarked within 10 months of
their first bereavement.
Mrs. Katherine Todd Appleton is at.
tempting to form a philanthropic or.
ganization which will care for starving
artists Of all nationalities.
Mrs. Katherine B. Davis, recently APP.
pointed commissioner Of corrections in
View York, has over 600 employees con.
nected with her department.
Testing a life vest, Miss Tiny Broad.
wick, an eighteen-year-old parachute
Jumper, recently dropped 1000 feet
from a biplane and landed with ease.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
The TWO-JUDGE LAW

Attorney General Thatcher is pre-
pairing the necessary papers to pre-
sent to the Supreme III to test
the constitutionality of the act
passed at the last session of the
legislature which provides for the
election Of two judges for each
judicial district at the coming cleo
ton. The attorney general will
ask that a proper construction of
the enrolled bill be Immediately
considered by the Supreme court in
order that the ballots may be cor
rectly printed when ordered by the
various county clerks.
In discussing the question At
torney General Thatcher said: THE
situation is a complex one inasmuch
as the supreme c':urt has handed
down numerous decisions refusing
to go behind a legislative act that
has the signature of the president
and secretary of the senate and
speaker and clerk nf the assembly
that has been signed by the gov
ernor. 1t is expected kssthat the
matter will be brought direct to
the attention of the highest
judicial tribunal of this state this
week. What the opinion Of the
court will be, considering their
previous action, is problematical.
They may declare the act uncon-
stitutional or that it is ambiguous
and not the intent of the legisla-
ture, or that certain sections are
invalid, and hold that the last
section, which provides for the pay
ment of the judicial salaries, is
plainly the intent of the act ard
means fer the payment of but one
salary is provided.
"The act of some incompetent
enrolling clerk may mean that the
counties. looking for relief from
the payment of large salaries and
discontinuance nf certain Judge
ships and creating new districts to
facilitate litigation. will have to be
satisfied with the old Law if the Su-
preme court does not consider the
intent Of the legislature and decides
that the only rrmedy is by declar-
ing the present law unconstitu-
tional. Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
TO THE PUBLIC

Having sold my draying business
to the Elko Transfer company, l
respectfully request that all my
patrons will give their future pat
ronage to my uccesso
| will continue to haul gravel and
soil as formerly. To my former
customers am deeply grateful.
W. L. Paul.
Elko, Nevada, June 10, 1914. l wk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS
TRICT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF EL.KO.
Notice is hereby given that John
A. Mcintosh, Arthur NJ. Mcintosh,
and c. H. Mcintosh, legatees Of the
estate of George Mcintosh, de-
ceased, having filed in this Court
their petition for an order of sale
Of all the personal properly and
real estate of said decedent as pro-
vided in the Last Will and Tesla.
ment of said deceased, and for the
purposes in said petition set forth,
the hearing of the same has been
fixed by said Court for Wednesday,
the 9th day of July 1914, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day
at the Courtroom thereof at the
Courthouse in the Town of Elko,
County OF ElEo; and all persons in
terested in said estate are notified
then and there to appear and show
cause, if any there be, why an order
should rot be made authorizing
the executor to sell all of said prop
erty at public sale in accordance
with the terms of said will and
of said petition.
Dated June 18th, 1914.
tsEAI..) Fred c. voight, Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
Beyond All Reauiatlon.

No labor union has ever been or
ganised that could regulate the wage
ct sin~-Detroit Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
AfahanIs,an lnfan, Mor,an,x.

Infant mortality in Afgharistan 10
very heavy. 1t has been said by o
leading medical missionary in Pes.
bawar that, in his opinion, probably
about one-half the children born in
the country die before reaching the
age Of three years. There are no spe.
cial pains exercised in the country to
prevent such mortality, and the wan.
derlng and generally insanitary mode
OF life and the small attention paid to
women and infants at childbirth ac-
count for Cue heavy infant mortality.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
TO The PUBLIC

have opened the Elk Cafe and
am prepared to serve the public
with the hest the market affords.
All persons holding unused meal
tickets of the Commercial Cafe
under my management are request
ed to present same at the Elk Cafe
and they will be honored for the
amount due.
l respectfully solicit a fair share
of the public patronage.
j. M. Mulvehill,
Elko, Nevada, June 8, 1914.
-Advt lwk
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
ADMISSION 10 & 25
Pictures Start 7::3O

Dance after show Saturday night at S:45
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
ATTENTION s10CMER
OF NEVADA

There will be : special meeting
OF the Neyada Cattle Owners As.
ISOLATION held on June 27thtat Elko.
Nevada. All cattle ssisers are ur-
gently requested to be Dresent-at
this meeting as many important
matters are to be discussed.
The special meeting is c1lled.
By order of the Executive Com
mittee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
Need for Special Breed.

Above and about Hudson bay there
are mormon deposits of copper, gold,
and silver. hut only an Indian can live
there. He has grown up there as a
polar bear grows up amid ice. 1t is
thought a special breed of Indian and
Chinese might meet the needs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-12
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement of Candidates at
the Primary election will be made
under this head for $40 each up to the
primary and for IS additional from the
primary to the November election.
Payment strictly in advance.