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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Girls Study Home Making AS
Science.

1t is almost like girls school in
itself the University of Missouri's
home economics department, with
its enrolment of 276 students.
The womep in this department
are learning scientific methods, the
shortcuts, the time-savers. They
are learning the art of cooking and
the business of home making, put
ting them on a level with or above
bookkeeping and stenoeraphy.
Among the courses which are
those in food, dietetics for nurses,
home nursing, sanitation, metabol-
ism, sewing, dress making, textiles
and millinery,
Since the founding home econom-
les department in 1906, there has
been a steady increase in enroll
ment. Parents have felt the need
of giving their daughters the advan-
tage of scientific training along
lines that are purely Woman's in
terests, and daughters have felt the
inclination for such learning, What
the University of Missouri is teach.
ing its women is only an example
of what is being done for them
throughout the state, for the Uni.
versity sets the example for the
high school and the high school for
the grade, and what the children
are learning in the schools the
mothers are following up in their
clubs
Through University extension
work and through the homemakers'
clubs, organized by Miss Bah Bell,
woman's lecturer for the State
Board of Agriculture, women in
Missouri are working together for
the best interests OF the home and
community.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

Miss Clara Hornback of COlum.
bia, a graduate nurse, has come to
Macon to reside. and will be at
home with her relatives, Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Thompson. She will
enter upon the practice of her pro-
fession at once. Macon is fortunate
in having this capable young wom-
en- locate here, she comes most
highly recommended. and this
ought to prove a good field for her
as Macon has long felt the need of
a nurse of her ability Macon
Times-Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

Luella Lockwood Moore is 2 favor
lite with all
What's the Ur~ 1alkin' Bout
Things Like Thai. Words and
music by Bob" Winter is new and
novel.
Check Your Baggage to Loveland
Words by Geo. Bowles and music
by Lucien DENIM is a splendid rag
time song.
Tomorrow by Geo. A. Norton and
Ernie Burnett is a sweet little love
song
Maurice Costello. Words by
Billy Green and Sidney Carter
music by Charlie Brown is catchy
waltz song.
Write to Buck g. Lowney Music
Co, for their catalog. You will find
just what you want at prices sure
to please.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
On to the ORIENT

The cutting of the Canal is the
avenging of Columbus. When he
started across the seas he was seek
ing, not America. but the Old Orient
of India and China, and their gold
and spices. The heart of men had
had always yearned unto the East
and its riches. There was moth ng
new in the object of Columbus
search All that was new was the
direction. Columbus went west
Judged in terms of its original pur-
pose his voyage was a total failure.
He started straight for Asia, but
ran upon the long, broad dyke of
land we now call the Americas. 1t
has cost more than four centuries
for him and those who swarmed
after him to traverse and conquer
the laundering dyke which rose in
his path and forbade him Asia. The
opening of the Canal is the first
cutting of the dyke, the avenging of
Columbus. the end of the fourteen
tury halt, the resumption Of the ad-
vance toward the Orient.-From
The Meaning of the Canal" by
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, in the Amer
lean Review of Reviews for Feb
ruary.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
New Music.

It's the Wrong, Wrong Way to
Tickle Mary has just been released.
1t is a catchy rag song. Words by
j. Will Callahan. Music by Charles
Brown.
Safety First by Theodore B. White
and Lucien DENIM is the very latest
novelty song.
The Girl of the Limberlost by
Passed. Holstein and Whiting is a
beautiful home ballad.
Looo-motor Roll. Words by Clar-
ence Conner and music by Lucien
DENIM. A lively lag.
My Skylark Love by Geo. H.
Bowles and Lucien DENIM is a beau
tiful barcarolle.
He was Soldier from the U S.
A. Words by j. Fred Lawton. A
beautiful song inspiring patriot
ism.
Lets All Get Together and Sing,
by Thompson and Brown is a
catchy little waltz song.
Bob White, by Conner and Denni
is the cutest thing out.
The Old Songs | Love to Hear,
by Gwynne and Lucien DENIM is a
home ballad introducing a number
of old songs.
Laddie, by j. Fred Lawton and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

We have sent out many state
ments during the past few weeks.
The returns have not been what
they should be. 1t is true the
amount due us from each individu-
al is small. In the aggregate they
make quite a sum. We need mon
ey to pay our expenses as we 90
and ask that prompt remittances
be made If you have not yet re-
ceived a statement, please do not
put us to the expense OF mailing
you one. Pay us at once.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

Pearl McReynolds, of this vicinity
whose trip to Ro chester was noted
recently, was operated on by the
Mayo Bros. last week. and a tumor
from the stomach removed. At
last reports he was doing as well as
could be expected and his friends
are hoping for his permanent re-
covery.- Palmyra Spectator
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

A number Of young girls met at
the home of Miss Willie Gordanier
Saturday afternoon. Many games
were played during the afternoon
and after the games delicious re-
freshments were served. All report
a jolly good time
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

Save your orders for 1916 calen.
dars for the Democrat. Buy them
at home. You will have a good line
to select from. Buy from home PEG.
pie and thus patronize those who
patronize you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Pumpkin Pudding.

Into a pint Of stewed pumpkin
beat the whipped yolks of five eggs.
two pints of milk, three-fourths of
cupful of sugar and half a teaspoon
full each of powdered mace, nutmeg
and cinnamon. Last of all stir in
lightly the stiffly beaten whites of
five eggs, turn the mixture into a
buttered pudding dish and bake I'M
til set. Serve hot with a hard
sauce.-MOther's Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Native Lumber

For sale in large quantities. Make
out bill and will saw to order
See Warren Mckee or M. B. Proc
tor. IT,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

When you're in hurry we press
'em while you wait L L. Lane
Tailor. "a.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Now. what about the ground hog?

Now. what about the ground hog?
VIM. Hamilton made business
trip to Quincy, Monday.
We clean white kid gloves.-L. L
Lane, Tailor. "a.
Mrs. Bert Bull and son Francis
departed Monday for Bay City, Gal
We ton and other points in Texas,
Roy B. Meriwether spent Friday
in Palmyra.
Mrs. M. L. White, of Hunnewell
visited Mrs. G. L. Thrift the last of
the week.
Miss Alma Pierceall went to Pal
myra Monday.
why did June run away?
Miss Lou Wunch spent Monday
in Hannibal
W. L Finch and George L. Hamp-
ton went to New London Monday.
Frank Mcfarland and wife are
spending the week with relatives in
Golden, III.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

DR.. Hornback Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
4tCh for the "ClutChing Hand"

Mrs. A. W. Cassidy, of Ely was
here Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

W. L Finch and George L. Hamp-
ton went to New London Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

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and newspapers: long, dyed whiskers.
which he assiduously cultivated. and a
black coat that touched his kneecaps,
were then, as ever, fanatics on the free
coinage question.
The first orator up was William Vim
cent Allen of Nebraska, small featured,
dark Accomplishment, erect as a. hew
lieutenant of the militia, and, unlike
the other-populists, not bearded. Word
came to the press gallery that Allen
meant to talk all night. His desk and
another at his side were piled with
books, pamphlets and papers.
picture that endures in the memory
Of the present correspondent. who was
coming and going spectator of the
battle from the opening gun until the
surrender. is of Allen and the Senate
Introduction. voorhees,, then past the
age of sixty-siX, on whom the burden
of the Cleveland democrats and their
cause had fallen, idly scanned a news
paper.
John McAuley Palmer. rugged and
romantic character, in three years
more to be the presidential candidate
of the gold democrats, looked at Allen
curiously, as though he were a biolo-
ture. David Bennett Hill, bald and al
ways perplexingly pale, leaned across
his desk and spoke to Edward Douglas
White. now Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court.
Hairy as a populist and even more
rhetorical. with hundred silver
speeches uttered and as many more
armory, William NJ. Stewart, also sixty
six. shone with the oil of gladness
and expectancy. Allison was present,
and SO were Cullom, German, John
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The republicans are numerous, verbose
and in good health, and unless restrain
onto the table but into the waste
basket. Therefore a gag is being
made ready for their mouths
The Senate has been modernized, or
popularized. men In Washington are
saying. Cloture consequently, now can
be adopted. While the Senate. other
men reply, has lost much of it's ancient
tone and character, yet its intellectual
deterioration has not gone so far as
to permit a REIMBURSEMENT of it's sa-
cred rights or the neglect of it's duty
as the one real and ever-present
guardian of the nation. Cloture, ac-
cord ngly, these men declare, is impos-
sible.
When there was a vacancy in the
Senate, from Massachusetts eighty
eight years ago, friends Of Daniel Web
ster feared that if he left the House
of Representatives he would lose in
prestige.
But" said the great Edward Ev-
erett, trying to reassure Webster's
apprehensive partisans, cit is a COM
fort that the Senate can never fall
lower than it is now" The populariza-
ton of the Senate, it would appear, has
been going on for long period!
Fllbustering tactics, regardless of
whether they are fair or unfair. good
or bad. have brought about valuable re-
suits in the Senate. Theodore E. Bur-
ton of Ohio. for example. got the floor
at o'clock on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER IS, 1914, and held it continu-
ously until SOS o'clock the next morn
ing. After a rest of three hours, he
resumed his speech and did not end it
until 5 o'clock that afternoon
In all, he was on his feet nearly
twenty-one hours. And he talked $780,
100000 out of the bill appropriating
public money for the Improvement of
various rivers and harbors. Part of
the time he wore an alpaca coat and
bedroom slippers. Nor is Mr.. Burton
large and muscular man. on the con-
trary, he is tall. thin and stopped.
The late Thomas II. Carter, at hint
from President Mckinley. beat a $780,
100000 river and harbor bill on March
3 and 4, 1901. A veto message, writ
ten by Elihu Root. was ready in the
event of the measures passage by
Congress, but Mckinley did not wish
the bill to meet it's end in that manner.
William f. Chandler began the fill
buster, but exhausted himself and Car
ter took his place. beginning his speech
at 1890 o'clock on the night of March
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Blackburn told me. in describing the
battle. had rehabilitated the force bill.
controlling national elections in the
south, and were trying to drive it
through the Senate.
::
The Democrats were divided into
three shifts of three hours each to fill
buster against the measure. a Demo-
cratic Senator. consequently, could be
absent from the chamber sixteen hours
at a stretch. German of Maryland and
myself. being managers of the contest.
remained on duty twelve hours at a
time.
THE Senate, except for a short recess
now and then. was in session continu-
ous1y for twenty-four days. A plan,
suddenly thought of and carried out.
resulted in the inglorious defeat of the
bill. Free silver was just beginning to
be a riotous issue in the west.
$50 we brought a free silver bill be-
fore the Senate, and Republicans like
Stewart of Nevada and Teller of Colo
they want to. The force bill, accord
ingly. was put aside and we set the sill
YER orators at work on long speeches.
addressed. mainly, to their mining con-
stituents."
In its pictorial elements. its dynamics
and far-reaching influence. to a man
who has been watching Congress for a
cal endurance which began at pm.
October II, 1893, surpassed all others
Congress, by the proclamation of Pres
ident Cleveland, had met on August
to repeal the Sherman law authorizing
the purchase. month by month, by the
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Morgan, Frye and Wolcott-Wolcott.
who was to tell Carey of Cheyenne,
right to his face, that it was "a waste
of lather TO shave jackass."
x
Moonlike as to countenance. pink and
specialized, Hoar of Massachusetts stood
at the end of the great center aisle. a
pillar of Hercules. Brice. dandiied.
bearded, a rose in his coat. which was
pushed back to show his white vest.
talked to Speaker Crisp. Colquftt of
Georgia, a paralytic, was wheeled in a
chair to his desk
1t was memorable scene, great
historical event. because out of it came
the establishment of the gold standard
in the United States. At midnight.
Allen, vigorous in voice and body.
had referred to but four of his thirty
ments and pamphlets. He had de-
scribed Shylock, the Trojan war. the
landing of the Pilgrims in New Eng
land and most of the battles Of the
revolution.
The chamber was almost empty. but
the restaurant downstairs was crowded.
Stockbridge of Kalamazoo, the mil
lionaire lumberman. recently injured in
a street railroad accident, was lying
full-length on a sofa near the main
Donelson Caffery of Louisiana were
sleeping in their chairs. Quay and
Lodge were roosting on lounges,
Thus October II came drowsily in
and by and by the sun crept out of the
east, but Allen, now droning, instead
of talking, kept on. From whom are
you reading?" Wolcott, under the pre-
tense of interest. asked.
II am reading from slight produc-
ton of my own" Allen answered.
meaning an old speech he had out
putted on the hustings.
Il like it extremely" Wolcott replied.
just as if he did. II supposed the
Senator was quoting from some dis
ringuished orator"
At 8:15 o'clock in the morning Allen
concluded his observations, after hav-
ing spoken for fourteen hours and
forty-five minutes, the record up to
that time. John Martin of Topeka fol-
lowed.
The voice of John Martin. at 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon, was still
booming forth his hatred of Wall
street and the money trust. It'll talk"
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the speed of an express train. it is
knots and knots faster than many of
the torpedo boat destroyers of the
American or any other navy.
This 'super-dreadnaught destroyer"
will not carry great armament, nor
will she be nearly so heavily armored
as many of her younger sisters She
will have four or six-the number is
unknown - f1fteen-inch guns. The
Queen Elizabeth carries eight. 1t will
be her speed that will make her for
midable. With her great guns, with
greater range than any others in the
world save those on ships of her own
fleet. and with her great speed, she will
be able to stand well off and send in
blow after blow against almost any
ship afioat.
1t will be like two men fighting, one
with a reach ten inches longer than
the other, like Jess Willard holding Off
some bantamweight at point where
he cannot even reach his antagonist,
and with his long arms beating him
down.
: The tonnage of this new monster will
be over 10000, but il win not be ire
mendously greater than that of many
of the superintendent of today.
She will have greater bulk. and ton
mage will be kept down through less
armor and armament. Her vast in
teriors will be given over to engines
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difficulty. Their total tonnage is
283,000.
With the exception Of two of the first
of the American navy has guns larger
than twelve-inch, while of the new
vessels being turned out in England
virtually all have ffteen-inch guns.
This caliber has been adopted as the
best by the British experts; 1t Is the
size being used on all new ships.
1t is estimated that by January l the
British fleet will be Increased by at
least fifteen battleships. Two of these
are the Turkish ships which were
building here when war broke out
Sultan Osman I. The first Is $4,000
tons. the second 1880. with speeds of
twenty-one and twenty-five knots, and
carrying main batteries of ten thirteen
inch and fourteen twelve-inch guns, re-
spectively.
Then there are the two Chilean super
dreadnaughts. formerly called the AL
mirante Cochrane and the Almira0te
Latorre. sister ships of $4,000 tons. with
speed of twenty-three knots, each bear
ing ten fourteen-inch guns. sixteen six
inch and four submerged tubes.
The two Turkish and the two Chilean
battleships are understood now to be in
commission. 1t Is difficult to tell just
how many of the vessels known to
have been under construction at the
beginning Of the war are actually in
service now. They have been coming
out at a known rate Of one q month
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8 and talking until noon the next day,
at which hour Congress, by law, ceased
to exist.
Senators who were hostile to the
BILL, Mr.. Carter told the author of this
article, but who did not care publicly
to oppose 1t, would hand me slips of
paper. as they passed my desk during
the night. on which were noted GER
tain items calling for appropriations
that were particularly Objectionable.
Thus / always had a fresh text when
one was worn out.
AT $50 o'clock on the morning of
March 4, the Senate took a recess for
half an hour that the chamber might
be tidied up for the swearing in at noon
of Roosevelt as Vice President. / re-
tack on an appropriation for a stream
in South Carolina
AS l hoped, Senator Tillman of that
state arose and made savage rejoind-
der So / sat down and rested my
weary legs and voice. I spent the rest
of the morning in brief denunciations
of items pertaining to South Carolina
and pretending to listen to the long and
fierce replies of Tillman. Whenever 1
said South Carolina Tillman would
hop up and roar. In that way the
morning passed not unpleasantly."
One of the greatest of all filibusters
in the Senate occurred while Benjamin
Harrison was President. 1t was won
by a clever and a rather comical ap-
plication of strategy.
The Republicans Joseph C. 8.
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Elizabeth class and the Resistance Of
the Royal Sovereign class were laid
down in 1914 and must be well on the
way to completion. Ships to be called
the Renown and Repulse have been
authorized, but it is not known If they
over the building of warships these
days, but it is safe to say that within
two years from the commencement of
the war Britain will have produced
new fleet of at least twenty-one great
battleships.
But the building has not been con-
fined to battleships alone. Cruisers.
destroyers and submarines have been
turned out in prodigious numbers. Two
days before the battle of Helgoland
blight last August light cruiser. type
which used to be called a scout, was
turned over by the builders to the navy.
She was the Arethusa, the "Saucy Are
thusa," and she distinguished herself in
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These were .aken over by the British
navy. 1t is difficult to say just how
many ships have been placed into COM
mission during these last fourteen
months. but it is conservative esti-
mate that from twelve to fifteen are
now on active service. The others Will
be out. 1t is safe conservatiyely to esti-
mate, by January /, 1915.
This means that between August 1.
1914, which was just before the actual
outbreak of war, and January l, 1916,
seventeen months. England will have
placed into commission, new. and not
counting a single ship Of the Vprepon-
derating feet which she had in COM
mission before then. n fleet which was
equal to any two others of the world,
at least fifteen great, modern battleships.
OF course. these ships have not all been
built within that period. Practically
all were laid down before the beginning
of the war, some were well on their
way toward completion. but none was
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of the magnificent fifteen-inch guns,
the largest any navy uses. twenty four
teen-inch, twenty EIGHT 13.5-inch. ten
thirteen-inch. fourteen twelve-inch. 2a2
six-inch and sixteen four-inch, along
with sixty-flve torpedo tubes.
Today the fleet Of the United States
consists of eight battleships of the first
line in commission. Shortly two others,
the Oklahoma and Nevada. will also be
out: but those first eight show ton
mage of 1S9,650. Then there are build
ing. counting the Oklahoma and Ne
vada, seven of these frst-line ships.
which means super dreadnaughts. Their
tonnage will be 223,sO0. The two COM
bined will not equal the new British
fleet.
Then, on the American active list fol-
low nineteen battleships, all of the pre-
superdreadnaught era. all completely
outclassed not only by these newer
British types, but also by the first-line
ships of the American navy. They are
small vessels. comparatively, slow and
without great hitting power. In an en-
gagement a Queen Elizabeth could care
for two or three of them without much
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that much Mr.. Churchill publicly an
nounced early this year-and there Is
reason to believe that even that great
program has been speeded up.
The Benbow and Emperor of India
are doubtless ready for action. They
are ships of $4,000 tons. with batteries
Of ten, thirteen five nch and twelve SIX
inch guns. They have a speed of twenty
one knots. Then come five ships of the
Queen Elizabeth type. The Lizzie"
herself and the WarSpite are in COM
mission, while the Valiant, Malaga
and Barham must be almost ready.
They are the most powerful ships
afioat, each of 1880 tons, each carry
ing eight tifteen-inch and sixteen six
inch guns, and each capable of doing
twenty-five knots an hour.
After these come the Royal Sovereign
class. The Royal Sovereign herself will
be finished by the end of the year.
Some of her .sisters-Royal Oak. Reso-
luton, Ramallies and Revenge-are on
active service. They. too. are of 1880
tons, but have speed of only twenty
one knots. They carry batteries of
eight fifteen-inch and twelve s.Xinch
guns Their armor is thirteen and one
half as compared to twelve for the Queen
Elizabeth's These complete a list of
fourteen great battleships. Then there
is the Tiger, called a battle cruiser, a
81 .0OO-ton ship with the magnificent
speed of tWenty-seven knots, which in
actual battle went to thirty. She has
eight 135-inch and sixteen four-inch
guns.
The battleship Agincourt of the Queen