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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-27
Aluminium

Aluminium cooking utensils are
a delight until they turn dark in
side-then they are abomination. 1t
is easy. however, to keep them
bright. Either wash them in soda
and water or boil tomato parings in
them; cuttings from rhubarb and
the water it was washed in alone
will often do the work. So will
lemon and table salt. Elk.
An exchange remarke' that if
there was ever a time that every
patriotic American should think
tw ice before he speaks once. it is
now. The sentiment expressed is
all right, but how about the fellows
whose talking machines are Oftwice
the capacity Of their thinking ma
chimes. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-27

independent, more fortunate, than
if inheriting a knighthood across the
seas for we are at the threshold
of the greatest agricultural era Of
the agesl Such a Missourian and
his Missourienne are the finest fix
ed folk in the catalog of countries
kings. queens and nation spoilers
not excepted.
Missouri swings ajar u thousand
open doors for investment and de-
velopment, in every section of the
one hundred and fourteen geograph-
ical divisions of our commonwealth
Let him who oW ms Missouri land re-
member that every other acre will
double in selling value within five
years and that the annual increase
ever exceeds the never-sleeping
compound interest rate. Let him
who has no farm look well to the
more than half dozen millions of
acres undeveloped in The Ozarks
of Opportunity"-or to the more ex-
pensive portions of the corn and
cotton delta of the southeast, the
alfalfa and strawberry stretches Of
the southwest, or to the worlds fin
est orchard hillside lands along the
mighty rivers, or to the spreading
valleys famous for their wheat, or
north to the east and west in the
bountiful belt yellow with golden
corn, the king of money crops, and
azure with the bluest of bluegrass.
Missouri, the haven Of homes,
welcomes heart-sick or home hun
cry citizens of every land and cline
pointing the way to paths of pros
porous peace, to our forty-four
millions of ardent acres-welcome
every lover of industrial freedom
and human justice, to good old Mis-
souri, hospitality where manly merit
and womanly worth mark and
measure the sterling standard of
social honor, in a land unspoiled by
fitful fashions craven touch. - Jew
ell Mayes in the 1915 Yearbook of
the Missouri State Board of Agri-
culture.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-27
Missouri n May-Time,

'AAoooAA A A'1AJ
May-Time in rich in
duty and beauty-the mystic month
of the curious calendar of hopes
and fears in the linksof life through
out the yearS-such is May-Time in
Missouri. the historic home of hap
piness and hospitality.
May-Days test and try both the
souls and soles of men and mani
kins. What the season means de-
ponds so much on practicing what
we preach-plowing n too wet, too
shallow, inor too deep seeding
Alright, farming with brain and
Drawn throueha right rotation!
1t is not alone what we do. 1t
is we'll nigh as much how we do 1t
is none the less when we do. The
ways of May Days decide the debit
or credit rating of the year-May
Days as saved or spent cast the die
as to whether ones year-end finan-
cial status will be blushing brunette
or strawberry blonde
Such is the wakeful work time
for better crop returns which Gf we
be truly thankfully means better
homes and better citizenship. the
goodly goal of a better agriculture
Such days in right ways waged-
long hours afield as busy as bee
among the fiowers-do busily bind
the bargain for a goodly season
blessed with Gods own sunshine
and raintimel
The Missouri maiden in May
Time is the sweetest and fairest
flower in the wide worlds garden
of charms the May Girl whose
glorious graces thrill and enthrall
as she fills the land with joy and
eladness and brings us the June
wedding and its month of radiant
roses. Without the May Girl there'd
be no joyous June with its bank
ruptcy Of brilliant beautyl
The Missouri farm in May Time
is the slightest and the safest in
the international field of finance. A
bloom with buds and blossoms,
aglow with color and radiant in
vigor. score of crops in common
command the armies Of natures
world to slavishly serve the farm
er who rises with the lark and
works with wisdom in the fear of
the Lord until shadows creep a-down
fields of gray en-ground in golden
glory.
Money in a Missouri farm is SAT-
er and surer than bags of gold in
the Bank of England. at Berlin or
Paris. Money loaned on Missouri
land has the best security on the
planet--in safety and stability it
ranks next to and first below the
rustless and robberless treasures
laid up in That House Not Made
With Hands, Foreign 5onds and
domestic stocks pale in point Of
profit and permanency compared to
money planted in a Missouri farm
The Missourian who owns a farm
today Ebait large OF snial) is NOR,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-27

Most of us can remember when a
penny was considered of so little
importance that few people cared
toreceive them in change. the nickel
being the minimum price of nearly
everything. Now. however. the
government is planning to make a
half cent coin, which it is claimed
has become absolutely necessary in
the large cities.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-27

A man in Illinois was choked to
death while trying to eat a beef
steak. The article said he had vot-
ed two times for Mckinley, two
times for Taft and many, many
times for Roosevelt. No doubt that
old boy had lived to the age
where he thought he could swallow
anythine.-Milan Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-27

Citizens of Tulsa, Okla, Will petit
ton the city commission to desig-
nate an official Rat Day" on which
IA determine effort to exterminate
the rodents is to be put forth. Let
the Oklahomnns proceed with
their rat KILN"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
STATE Y. NJ. C. A. NOTES.

Secretary II. G.. Banks and Physical
Director L. II. Avery OF the Bennington
association, have both resigned. Secre-
tary Banks will take up the work as
pastor Of the Methodist Church at Shell
burne. and Mr.. Avery has gone to the
Torrington, Conn, Y. NJ. C. A.
Friends of Association work will be
glad to know that the first thousand dol.
lars has already been paid into the State
committee for the work Of Warren F.
Bristol in the European war. The money
mas already been sent to the worlds COM
mittee 1t Is earnestly hoped that an
other thousand may be sent before the
end of December The State committee
solicits gifts of money for this fund. Any
amount, large or small. will be gladly re-
ceived and forwarded for this week The
reports being constantly received show
some remarkable work being done at the
front among all the warning nations.
BY invitation of the churches and the
Business Mems association, the sixth an
nual conference for the older boys of YER
mont Will be held at Rutland. on January
IA. 10 and l6, 1916. Plans are already I'M
der way to make II the best one yet held
The next state convention OF the asso-
ton Will be held with the Burlington as
ISOLATION In April. 1916. being the 18th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
REBEKAHS CELEBRATE.
burlington Lodges Remember AppFo.
priately Gath Anniversary OF Order.

The cath anniversary OF the founding
of the Rebekah degree in Odd Fellow
ship was celebrated Friday night at Odd
Fellows hall by the two local lodges,
Antonio, No. II, and Beatrice, No. 60.
with n most entertaining musical pro-
gram. Following the regular meeting OF
Beatrice Lodge Mrs. Clara Norton,
noble grand. presided over the program.
which follows:
Vocal solo. Mrs. Catherine Tabor. ac-
companied by Miss Rhea Thomas: vocal
solo, Miss Susie Stowel; reading. Miss
Peck: vocal SOLO Mrs. Ella Hodges. ac-
companied by Mrs. G.. Van Steinberg:
flute solo. George H. Wilder And here
n word should be said for the accom-
PIANIST, little Miss Helene Smith, who
went through the difficult accompani-
ments Of Kohler's "Flcurs d'1talie" and
Egyptian ballet from Lugini's suite
without break and with an under
standing of the music which would have
done credit to one many years her senior.
The program was completed with n vocal
solo by Mrs. Mamie Holmes Davis and
a violin solo by G.. p. Preston, accom-
panied by Mrs. Davis.
Following the program there were re-
marks on the Rebekah degree by Grand
Master DR.. l.. c. Holcombe and also re-
marks by o. w. Edwards. The COM
pany then repaired to the banquet hall.
where dainty buffet luncheon was
served. a pleasant social hour with
dancing followed. The committee In
charge was made up of three ladies from
each lodge, Miss Bertha Ransom being
chairman of those from Beatrice Lodge
and Mrs. Tena Clifford chairman of those
from Antonio.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
DECLINE OF THE HAMMOCK
IT Promoted Sociability Greatly by
Throwing People Together.

The hammock Is passing. Lawn swings
have succeeded II in so many places
that already 1t has become extinct in
many communities. And one cannot fail
TO observe that the proportion of bach
elors and bachelor girls has Increased
most alarmingly during these same years
in which the hammock's popularity has
waned.
The hammock was n great promoter of
sociability. 1t not only threw people to-
gether, but made them feel strangely
drawn toward each other, and brought
them closer together in Is minutes than
would six weeks of hammockless ac-
quaintance. Often 1t made people who
did not fancy they were congenial feel
peculiarly attracted to each other,
against their inclinations, simply because
the hammock had inclinations of Its
own.
recall an occasion, at n picnic, when
an overly stout gentleman took seat
In one end of hammock, In the other
end OF which an ethereal young woman
was setting. The dainty creature had
met the stout gentleman for the first
time only n few hours before, yet the
instant he pumped himself into the ham
mock she gave way to sudden and ire
sponsble emotion. Rising like a buoy
on a heavy swell. she flew into his arms
clasping him eagerly. though a dozen
of US were looking on
Yet the hammock Is passing, and If
sentiment cannot save it, I know OF
| nothing which can. Except as n pro
moter of heart o-heart sociabiity,
know of no real need for It, 1t is pop
ularly supposed. by residents Of INLAND
| communities. that sailors sleep in ham
| mocks. but do not believe it. ! have
seen several sailors, and they were not
| rainbow shaped.
| So there is no hope for the hammock
| save in the ascendancy of woman. II
| the dear ladies can 20 ahead and get tC
| running our government before tins
| hammock becomes extinct everywhere
| they may save II. Then. if they wisf
to prove that matters vital to the hear
and home still are Of first Importance Il
them, let their first action he to restore
| the hammock, the best friend of you'll
and romance, to its ancient power anc
glory.-St. Louis Republic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
ELECTRIC AMBULANCES.
They Possess Many Advantages over
other Vehicles.

Electric ambulances are now being used
In many of the largest cities. They pos
sesS many inherent advantages over a
horse drawn ambulance or n gasolene
ambulance. The electric ambulance Is
sanitary and odorless, practically noise
less, gives minimum vibration and Is
moro readily controlled than any other
type. Tho electric is good investment
because IT is wonderfully efficient, has n
low upkeep cost and can be depended
upon when on the road. Owing to its
rev wearing parts It is seldom in the
repair shop
But tho strongest argument for the cleo
trio Is It's peculiar adaptability to this
fi"ld or service. A horse driven vehicle
is "ierky' ana smells more or less ot
the animal hauling IT, No matter how
carefully driven horse will now and
then move at n critical moment. fire.
nucntly just as the patient is being in
stalled In or removed from the vehicle
Runaways arc not infrequent A spare
horse is necessary. either to divide I'D
the work when calls are frequent or in
case of sickness or accidents to the regu-
lar horse. This matter of reserve horse
equipment is worth mention when It ia
considered that the per diem Of feeding
one horse (ahout % cente) is usually
greater than the cost Of current for tho
electric. Add to this other stable costs
and overhead charges and the horse
drawn ambulance can hardly he defended
on the point of economy.
The electric ambulance also has certain
economic advantages over it's gasoline
,, propelled co-workers. Tho vibration Is
less, the controllabiity is greater, there
are no fumes to choke or otherwise irri-
tate tho patient, and there is no danger
from fire or explosion. Tho Insurance
rate upon the electric vehicle and upon
the building in which it is garaged is
much less in the case of the electric
Tho electric ambulance is easier hand
| led in heavy traffic. 1t is held down to a
! sane speed. which is absolutely limited
| by gear ratios yet is is so flexible and
| is under such perfect control that it can
maintain n higher rate of speed through
! crowded streets than the gasoline am
bulance. It picks up speed quickly with
| out Jerking. duo to the gentle even ac-
| ccleration of it's revolving motor and
component driving parts. The ambulance
| spceded up to 80 or 80 miles an hour Is
n menace to both public and patient.
! Speed macnifles trifling bumps and In
| CAPABILITIES of surface such as are found
| on our smoothest streets. Hense tho
speed Of the electric. once considered n
handicap. is a decided advantage. espe-
| cially when combined with perfect con-
! troll.
! Tho electric car is not so fast as the
| gasoline car although with speeds vary
ing from 10 to % miles an hour, 1t is
quite sufficient for city operation. In a
run of n mile. which is about the aver
age in cities. the difference between
| 15-mile-an-hour and a 5o-mile-an-hour car
| is nil when traffic delays are consider
| ed. The electric is far cheaper TO oper-
ate than the gas car, and. with the
speed factor eliminated, it should be gen.
! erclly used for city work-Electric News
| Service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
STOLEN AUTO FOukO
DIR. Sparhawk's Car Recovered
in North Ferrisburg.
Machine Was Abandoned By Two Boys,
Both Unknown. who Were En-.
deavoring to Run the Car Up
Hiii-seen By Citisens.

An automobile belonging TO Dr. Sam
sparhawk, which was stolen early Satur-
day morning from beside the doctors
house at the corner OF Spruce and South
Union streets. was recovered by him Sun
day at North Ferrisburg. Tho identity
Of the thieves has not yet been learned.
DR.. Sparhawk left his car which is q
q horsepower REQ r,inabout, on Spruce
street beside his house Friday night and
IL was not missed until about eight o'clock
Saturday morning, when tho doctor went
out to ride downtown. Between two an !
three o'clock neighbors In the vicinity Of
The corner Of winooski avenue and Spruce
street heard the chugging Of a car but
paid no particular attention to It. When
DR.. Sparhawk discovered the loss Of his
machine he notified the chief OF police and
news OF the theft was sent out. About
7:30 o'clock in the evening telephone
message was received at the police office
from David P1oof Of North Ferrisburg
who stated that a car answering to the
description Of that lost from this city was
In the road near that village. He first
saw the car in the morning about five
O'Clock when two boys we're attempting
to run II up hill there. He said that
left tho car and took to the road on the
run and that was the last he saw Of them
DR.. Sparhawk went Sunday TO North
Ferrisburg and ran his automobile tc
this city.
Residents Of this vicinity pay little OF
| no attention 10 the growing theft OF
automobiles throughout the country
There is hardly day in which the loca
| police office does not receive one or sew
| eral cards asking for information abou
cars which have been stolen. Their,
seems to be greater demand among the
! thieves for the Ford car which may b,
explained by the fact that a greater mum
Der OF people understand running tha
make. So far during the month o.
September cards advertising for 1
different cars have been received from
Oakland, Cal Twelve OF these wer,
Fords with one Cole and one Zust
Word from Providence. r. l., Is to thu
effect that during this month five Fort
care and one Hupmobile have been stolen
During August eight Fords were re
ported stolen from Providence. one from
Concord. Mass. a seven passenger Pierce
Arrow and Ford from Worcester ant
Harley-Davidson motorcycle from
Springfield. Those reported at Burlington
are but small part OF the actual theft.
as only those are reported to this cit,
which are supposed to have come THU
way. The practice Of leaving cars stand
ing upon the street all night Is n dan
gerous one. All that was necessary t
take the car owned by DR.. Sparhawk wa.
to release the brakes and let It glide dowi
Spruce Street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23

or determined opposition It passed both
houses by large majorities and was
promptly signed by the governor. 1t Is
now before tho voters OF the State FOR
their Judgment at the annual town
meetings next March.
During these four years important
temperance legislation has been before
Congress for action. We have aimed to
Keep our senator's and representatives
informed concerning the sentiment on
these matters among their constituents.
and they have responded most cordially.
The Webb-Kenyon bill received the unit
ed support of the Vermont delegation In
February, 1918 While we did not secure
unanimous support Of the proposed pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment. we
did bring about a better understanding
of the situation which will be helpful
later. The senator and one Of the rep
resentatlves elected last November have
stated that they would support the pro-
hibitory amendment.
At the beginning Of the period here re-
viewed the league was carrying n bur-
densome debt OF nearly six hundred dol
lars. On the first OF January. 1915, we
were able to report all bills provided for
and balance of 1924 In the treasury.
Every dollar now contributed to the
league goes directly into the work in
hand. There are no old bills to be paid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
EXTENDING PARCEL POST
Foreign Trade Doom to he Aided by
PostofYice Department..

A radical extension OF the foreign parcel
post service, to enable American manu-
facturers to export direct to consumers
in other countries. is being planned by
the postoffice department. Tho depart
ment however Will not make public Its
proposal TIL after Congress meets In
December Postmaster General Burleson
is said to be working in harmony with
the Administrations policy Of promoting
trade abroad. This plan. II Is expected.
will give a tremendous stimulus to BUSH
ness men in tho United States who lack
the selling facilities OF some of the big
corporations which have captured markets
In South America and elsewhere It Is
believed that the success Of the domestic
parcel post In bringing producer and con-
sumner into close touch with each other
can be duplicated by arranging new postal
conventions with foreign powers so as to
encourage to the widest possible extent
the shipping OF goods in small quantities
directly from establishments doing n mail
order business to merchants or to ulti-
mate consumers.
The Cnited States has a set Of parcel
post conventions with sixty-eight coun-
tries throughout the world. To these coun-
tries parcels may sc sent at the rate
Of twelve cents pound or fraction there
Of. To Mexico the minimum weight Is
four and One-half pounds, but to the
other countries the weight is eleven
pounds. In general. packages are limited
to three and one-half feet in length and
to six feet in length and gtrth combined.
According to the Information available,
the restrictions Of weight and size will
be removed. and II will be possible. In
all probability. to ship to foreign ports
everything which can now be sent through
the mails from one part OF the United
States to another
The administration Is bending every ef-
fort to the problem OF increasing foreign
trade. Most Of the work so far done by
the federal trade commission. created
originally for the regulation of business,
has been In the direction Of encouraging
exporters. Never before have the various
bureaus OF the commerce departments
been so busy as they are to-day with what
used to be termed dollar diplomacy"
Now that the postoffice department Is
about to Join the trade boosters"
practically every cabinet officer Is en-
listed in this campaign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
PROBATION CASES.
A. l.. Sherman's Semi nnunl Report
Shows Interesting Figures.


A. l.. Sherman. county probation officer.
has filed with the county court his
semi-annual report covering the period
from the first day Of the March term of
county court to the first day of the
September term, 1915. At the beginning
of this period there were 1SS cases on
the probation docket. of which 81 have
been released by the expiration % their
term. 10 have been discharged upon the
probation officers recommendation. four
were SURRENDERED for violation of the
conditions of their parole and have been
sentenced, one has deceased and II cases
have been terminated by the proba-
TONERS having disappeared outside the
State. This leaves rs old cases on the
docket and 81 new cases have been re-
ceived by Mr.. Sherman, as follows:
Twenty-Five Internationally pardoned by
the Governor. % from the Burlington
city court. six from the Winooski munic-
ipal court, two from the county court.
and three from justices Of the peace
OF these new cases. terms of five have
expired and one has been surrendered
and committed leaving So new cases
which with the % old ones. makes total
Of $50 cases on the docket and the total
number of cases for the period covered
by the report. 249.
Mr.. Sherman also collected s172 40 from
probateonors during the last six months
of which he has paid to the various
courts. sl0i.90. so that his Office now has
on hand sl22.G, of which $40 is n
balance carried over from his last re-
port. The probation officer reports that
most of the probationers attempt to live
up to their conditions and he finds that
swift surrender of those who do not.
has an excellent effect Upon the re-
mainder.