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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Glasgow MlssUurlan.
Yea, a Daniel

In Wyardotte, Kansas, a judge
held that a woman who was suing
a street railway company for dam
age was guilty of contributory neg
ligence and not entitled to cent.
1t seems her skirts we're so tight as
to interfere with the free movement
of her Ter, that is. her feet. -
Henry County Democrat,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Why Don't the Reps Protest?

Not a single Republican newspa
per or statesman is protesting the
fact that the food exports from the
United States during November in.
creased more than 800 per cent over
those of the same month last year.
That is one reason why some peo-
pie profess to be nervous about our
state of pitiable unpreparedness for
war. St. Louis Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
And it Can Thank Wilson.

Because of the war, nearly the
entire million dollars already taken
in for tolls through the Panama
canal, has been paid by American
vessels, which would have been ex-
empt had not President Wilson in,
sisted on repeating the toll exemp-
ton. In other words, if this repeal
bill had not been passed there
would have been practically no in
came, as the war has paralyzed
foreign shipping traffic. The conn
try may we'll congratulate itself up
on having Woodrow Wilson for
president. Henry County Demo-
crat.
Give Teachers More Time For
Sports
Missouri school teachers who
met at St. Joseph recently passed
resolutions in favor of spelling re-
form. If we are to lower our stand
ards of spelling, as we already have
lowered those of penmanship, why
not slump on the rules of English
grammar as well? Then the labors
of teaching would be reduced to a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
YOU can go to the
California
ExpOSitiOnS

You don't, have to travel on an ex-
travagant limited" train in order to
visit the California ExpositiOns.
Glitter and rosewood, plush and ex-
cessive speed, have little to do with
real comfort and satisfaction. Ger
tainly if economy is attractive, you
can just as well save considerable on
your travelling expenses and have
money in your pocket to do things
with after your arrival.
Join Burlington Route Person
ally Conducted" party. Through
Pullman Tourist Sleeping cars, won
derful scenery, inexpensive, and a
special guide and conductor all the
way.
Save your money! See everything
Travel in safety and comfort and in
good company. Get up a party
let me help. Let me send you free
pictures, maps and a descriptive
folder. Don't delay. but find out
about this now.
| s. B. Thiehoff
Ticket Agent c. b. & Q. r. K.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
PUBLIC SALE!

Having rented my farm, | will sell
at public auction on what is known
as the lobe Priest farm IL mile
northeast ofStoutsville, l mile south
of Clapper and IL miles northeast
of Paris, on
Wednesday, Jan. 10th
the following property:
CATTLE
20 head of black Polled Angus
cows. % head of black Polled Angus
calves, 10 Polled Angus yearling
steers, 7 Polled Angus yearling
heifers, These cattle are all eligible
to registry.
HORSES AND MULES
l team of 7-year-old mules. 1
team of 3-year-old mules, 1 yearling
jack. 5 jennets one 8 years old. one
IL years old. one 2 years old, one
yearling, one jennet colt team of
8 year old horses, team of 4 year old
horses team of draft mares 8 years
old, both heavy in foal by Buck
mans draft horse.
rs HEAD OF HOGS
Terms-12 months credit on sums
of $40 and over, under $40 cash, ap-
proved note at s percent.
7. P. Quinn,
Major & Youell. Aucs
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

J.R. Leake and wife spent Sun
day in Hunnewell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

For fire. lightning and plate glass
insurance. see A S. Jayne.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
No Reason 1t Should Help.

Congressman Henry, of Texas
who made a big fight for $50 mil
lion dollars to be disposited in Cot
tonbelt banks. was defeated, as he
should have been. There is no
more reason why the government
should take care of cotton planters
in the South than there is for Civ
ing aid to any other industry. -
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

Modesty in woman has great
advantages; it chances beauty and
serves as a veil to uncomeliness.- -
Fontenelle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Will Not Tear Its Shirt.

This paper refuses to become ex-
cited over the apparent differences
between President Wilson and Sen
,ator Reed. Whenever Senator
Stone becomes disturbed to the ex-
tent of tearing his shirt, we may
become acutely interested, but that
contingency is apparently yet a
long way off. Henry County Dem
,ocrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Soaking the Muckrakers.

1t is our unfrazzled opinion that
many of the four-eyed siehters who
are in the muck-rake business
would do whole lot more for hu-
mandkind if they would look into
their own imperfections before they
commence on their fellowman. We
may be wrong, but it is the way we
look at it - amen.-King City DEM
ocrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
What Tie Missouri
Editors Are Saying
Has Still a Little Left.

Evidently Harry X Thaw has not
spent all his money. The courts
are again grinding on his case.-
Linneus Bulletin.
In This Boosted Land of Oppor-
tunity.
Pickpockets nowadays makes so
little that they cannot afford to
hire automobiles and 60 out after
the big money.-Lexington News.
Hard Times in Old Sullivan.
Times are so hard in Sullivan
county that our farmers are only
buying one automobile at a time
Milan Standard.
Burleson Making Great Record.
This year is the first in fifty
years that the postoffice depart
ment has had a surplus of funds
after paying all expenses Post
master General Burleson is making
a record for himself and for the adj
ministration. -Memphis Democrat
How Do Farmers Like This?
Under the Underwood tariff cat
tie are on the free list. And yet
the price of cattle last week reach
ed IL cents. This does not look
like legislation against the farmer
as so many Republicans have tried
to make us believe it as.-Mem-
phis Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

minimum and everybody could
devote more time to athletics"
Take it from us, they amt nothin'
to book-learnin' nohow. Linneus
Bulletin.
How About That $2,OOO0GO2
The other day congress voted
$554,37l to pay the expense of the
Vera Cruz expedition. Of course
Republican Floor Leader Mann, who
is "a sort of human gad-i1y or else
he wouldn't hold his job, had some
thing to say about our spending a
half million dollars to get flag sa-
luted-:and it hasn't been saluted
yet" But he forgot to mention the
two millions spent by Mr.. Taft in
assembling troops on the border
ito impress the Mexicans"-and
the careless MeXicans haven't been
impressed yet. T.. Llnneus Bulletin.
AS to the Primary System
A writer in the st. Louis Repub.
lie assails the primary system of
nominating candidates for public
Office. There is no question but
that any system yet devised for
nominating candidates carries its
imperfections. But what can be
suggested that even remotely ap-
proaches the primary system? Sure
ly not return to the old conven-
ton system. Ii you didn't like an
apple with specks on it you
wouldn't throw it away and begin
to eat rotten apples would you?
Neither will the people pass up the
primary system for the convention
system. DeKalb County Herald.
For Thoroughbred Bourbon
Red Turkeys. Hens $2.25. Toms
$3.50. Hardest and quietest, dc
not rove.-E. D. Crawford. Route
2 Monroe City. 1928.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Will Figure" 1t Out Of Visitors.

The mayor of Jefferson City says
that that town is figuring" on hav-
ing a big celebration in January,
1917, when the Fiftieth legislature
will meet in the new capitol build
ing. An observation extending over
many years of Jefferson City's way
of doing business suggests that the
figuring" the mayor mentions con-
sists in figuring how to get the
state of Missouri TO pay for the pro-
posed celebration. County
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

Kentucky has a state law prohib
iting the shipping of any kind of
liquors into dry territory for use as
a beverage. 1t is further provided
that the having of u. S. license for
the sale of liquors by anyone, 9TH
er than a druggist and he to sell on
prescription only. shall be prima
facie evidence that the party hav
ing Government license is selling
liquor contrary to the State laws
and is accordingly punished.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Why Didn't They Then?

Roosevelt and Taft have a lot to
say about how President Wilson
should run this country. They both
had a chance and the peoole would
not trust either of them a second
time. This is one of the times
silence should be golden. Milan
Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Who Should Be Ashamed NoW2

1t used to be a favorite remark
that Democrat ought to be asham-
ed to look a sheep in the face be-
cause of the price of sheep and
wool in 1884. We wonder who
ought to be ashamed now, with
sheep ringing as high price as
was ever known, and wool on the
free list, too. Clinton County Dem.
Ocrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
They All Have 1t.

The farmer lad who stood at gaze
Had one ambition clear:
Some day I'll quit this job, bet,
An be an engineer!"
The engineer half saw and thought
Some time perhaps I'll be
In luck myself, A little farm
Is what looks good to mel"
Judge.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

mouth disease. OF some kind of dis
order. They would expect their
neighbors' boys to shoulder their
guns and march to the front Will
they remained at home and furn-
ished the advice. - Bethany Demo-
crat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
hasenback's Not Killed.

hdSSuDdCh , NOl hihSu
In recent issue of the St. Louis
Times it was reported on authority
of a letter received by a ST. Louis
business man that Lorenz and Hen
ry Hagenback of Hamburg, Ger
many, the worlds famous animal
dealers. had been killed in battle
In a letter received here by W. P.
Hall last week from a son of one of
the Hagenback's, stated that his
father and other members of the
family were all we'll, and not to be-
lieve all the sensational reports seen
in the newspapers. Through bust
ne connections Mr.. Hall is in d.
rect communication with the Hag
enback brothers. and would be
promptly notified if anything serious
should happen them. Lancaster
Excelsior.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

Cord Wood For Sale: = Either de-
livered or at the timber. John
Hardy. If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14

For Sale Single comb. Rhode
Island Red cockerels.-Mrs. Loren
Yates, Mutual Phone, Route1. LA
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Other Issues Besides the Offices.

In spite of what is being heard
from Washington the great issue
represented by the administration
is not who shall get the offices and
draw the salaries. There is still a
peace policy. continuance of tariff
relief, a currency reform and other
large constructive policies in the
balance. st. Louis Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-01-14
Put Them On the Firing Line.

Those selfish. jealous diserunts
who are urging Uncle Sam to COM
mence picking his teeth with a bay
onet and swabbing out the cannons
would be the first to claim disabili-
ty on account of govt, foot and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Too Much Dancing

4 Kansas City man YRS brought
before the court on charge OF fail.
INK 10 support his family The ties
timony was that be- won't Of 10
dances and skidded around with the
girls every night Thorcupon the
court fined him $500. but RENTED
the hno 81 the man kept away from
these dances until ho could earn $40
a week and pay that amount over to
his wife AFTER that ho could 20 10
all tho dances no wanted, but the
wife must have SO a week or no
dance
That is wise Judgment The
court thought that a man should pro
vide for his wife before he went on
10 dance With other girls IL WIS
testified that sometimes the wife got
only $50 week while the husband
danced all the rest OF his wages
away The law f. that a man must
bus food for his home before he
dances away his wages Let the gay
chaps remember that.--Columbus
Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Pointed Paragraphs

Usually a girl whose front name
is Mae looks more like July or
August.
When a man is m ne seldom has a
nigh'shirt pretty enough 10 receive
callers In.
A female diplomat is woman
who can keep a hired girl for six
consecutive weeks
There are times hen even 'he
parson imagineS there ia no earthly
hope FOR The choir
A man Is always eating something
no shouldn't and a woman II al
ways saving something she
shouldn't
Never boast OF the work you are
going 20 do some men work all
the time and have nothing TO show
FOR II. either
This Us the season % the year
when a,man looks Ia his back yard
and decides the one thing needful
is a goat hat viii consume old TIN
cans
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Fat People Often Are Underfed--
They Eat Wrong Kinds of Food

making Food are fresh meat. eggs.
milk. fires. t,Er'a .-- and fruits.
II one j. % ts. baai- ~ eating
rather Eaavas ~ a mixed diet and
j. growing Fat upon 81. 'aen reduce
a., amcIGr ~ sweets ,tarCheS and
fats and You el 6u3 plenty Of
rour;shmen- "a the u1sele.huil1ing
foods
In addition 20 attention 90 diet
however. attention must DO paid 20
tho need cs ,-a-a air and exercise 4
one vor'l keep from becoming too
fat II voa eo.ld have q good ig-
ure prar..s b. . breathing md *.
crcis. 10 ADDITION 70 cutting down
On ones t.s:
IT, gr.a-rst problem Of r2nserva.
tiou relate nor 20 forests or mines
but 20 national vitality and to con.
serve rha ietr.r ra must begin bE
conserving the ehild LOWS VI.
Terua1
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Effective Advertising.

General Manager G & Rnsevater,
o. the Omaha Bee. spoke wise words
when he said, In recent talk 10
the Omaha Nd club The formula
for effective advertising is frequent
repetition. and repetition covering a
considerable period of time You
must have ne continued. frequent
repetition covering considerable
rer Cd OF time in order 10 make q
permanent mental Impression on the
minds Of people Of what YOU want
them 10 think" The daily newspa
per IL tho only medium through
which tho people can De- reached
Ttl frequency. or again using
Mr.. R0sewater's words TO pat II
n ore effectively NO person can
',slk through all tho streets in n
city 70 sec the sign boards. he said
No one can ride street cars enough
10 be familiar With all the ads But
the newspaper. that wonderfully
complex product OF the present day.
reaches the home Of every intellt
gent man and woman every day of
the year. with the modern presses
that can run or 96 900 Of the eight.
rage papers In an hour. the noWspa.
yer has been brought down go cheap
that no Intelligent person can DC
without u. And this great medium
- circula'ors II AZ your con mand
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
From Another
Point of VielU

We presume that town Of Ball Club
in Minnesota has population Of about
nine.
The caterpillar's range Of vision Is two
ffths Of an inch At that the caterpillar
is far-seeng thing compared 10 some
humans
a Cincinnati mans name is paHitail.
We have heard his name mentioned on
many occasions.
IF the city dads don't know what to
do with that 100000 they appropriated
so feverishly for temporary bridge,
now that the supervisors have voted
down the proposition, why not use it for
the permanent improvement Of the boue-
wards - suggests CAD. All in favor say
AYE
To put il another way, can there be
such a thing as supporter Of warfare
that seems to be prosecuted by the rule
of women and children first?
The temporary bridge suggestion, too,
was quite temporary.
J. r. Hill. OF Clifton Heights. Pa, SO,
has confessed that he has voted for every
republican candidate for president.
AS we understand it, they adopted
international law and ethics and then
along came the submarine.
Doc Cooks announcement that he
intends to climb Mt. Everest suggests
that he may already be at work COM
pilng the proofs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Montenegro NeUer Conquered

SO ere vor- heir weight in gold For
many general ions they we're In con
slant sa-fsrs wlth tic invasive
turks. conflict which invariably
resulted Ia The defeat of the Mos
lens and tho capture pt May pris-
c8ers. Nai'@ a Mouteuc grin but rare
3, fell ir'o the hands % the enemy
md 4 became an accepted method
n exchange ot prisoners hat the
NnntenszTins would surrender a
THrki-h private in exchange for a
pig. a minor officer Coz three pigs.
and a general officer f9r horse.
Living thus in SAT- - constant
warfare. The women became VERT.
alle Amazons d, IS part Of their
authentic historl that after a uat'ie
p nich tho leader % Mont-reErlns
I'D sl8in he Turkish pasha leading
tae enemy. bis widow sent a mes.
tTe 20 the Nlfc N the Maufeuegrin
general, challenging her 20 meet the
1ox az the border and Gght In
mortal combat
The MontenegIin woman. suspect
ine no treachery. went to the ap-
pointed spot. armed but alone
There .he found the T1rRlsl woman
a,romparied by a soldier AIMED 10
.as teeth. 10 Immediately atta eked
boo MOntenegrin woman, but abe
ahorsed and slew him Then tax
lGg tho Turkish woman prisoner
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
1t Was a BOnehead and
Hurts Germany's Chances

The sinking of the LuSitania was
another bonehead play by Germany
All the good playing that can be done
in this war game viii not offset the mis-
takes of the bench manager.
When John Anderson stole, with the
bases filled, he showed gun-metal skull
work, but it was brilliant genius COM
pared to the sinking of the Lusitania.
When Merkle failed to touch second
and lost league championship, it was
a serious mistake; but when fool plays
are under discussion, it can be forgotten
when Germany's latest is mentioned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
The Need of Glasses

\ boss painter Of Bath, Me. said that
one OF his workmen was sighting his
work. and on investigation the boss found
that the man had neglected TO put on
-is Spectacles. He was told TO mount
them and an Improvement was noticed
ut once in his work, which from that
time on for the entire day was perfectly
satisfactory When knocking orr time
arrived the man found that both lenses
of his spectacles were in the case and he
had been doing fine work with just the
frames 70 improve his eyeslght.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
The Passing of a Landmark
Many DetrOiters Will Miss
A landmark has passed.

On Gr2tiot-ave. just east of Wood
ward-ave., an uplifted arm, bearing q
hammer threatened the passers on the
sidewalk for many years.
This arm. thrust from the side Of the
Rolshoven store, was scanned and
patched, furnished and cracked but for
two score years it held its wooden ham
mer over the populace and forebore 20
strike.
Many an urchin. revolving tales Of adj
venture in his mind. glanced up at this
muscular arm and wondered on WHOM,
its burden would descend.
They grew to manhood and still the
arm remained, menacing. formidable.
Season after season blackened its gilt
cracked its wooden sinews; new gen
Grafton gazed at it ~ awe and wonder.
Finally came the wreckers
They tore away the arm and threw it
on the junk-pile, its grim threat gone
Forever.
"A new building will rise where the old
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Has'LOngest Name

The longest name ever inflicted on an
English child must surely he that of an
unfortunate born AZ Derby. IN lSS2, on
whom her parents bestowed a name for
every letter of the alphabet -- Anna
Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Ger
uude Hypatia lnez Jane Kate Louise
Maude Nora viii cease the mAicuon
ull il comes 70 Zeus' The Rev. Ralph
Iyonel Observation-Disclosures was an
other with a craze for long names, and
baptized his eldest son. Lynch Nderallo
Odin NeStor Egbert Lyonel Toedmag
Hugh ErehenwySe Saxon ESa Orme
Cromwell Nevil Dysart Piantageuet. Are
any of these hurdered infants still alive
and kicking london Chronicle,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10

OF all the warning nations q Ell
rore. the MoEtenegrins are The
quaintest. a paradoxlcA mixture q
barbarian and culture, u learn .rg
and thirs, FOR knoWledze and prog
ress. under din culties To the middle
ages far ahead OF the more favored
nations Of Europe. and ~ lad rated
medievalism amid the civilization Of
the present time.
when, about 1850. the TURKS
stunned Constaa,inople and oserrsa
d Al ihc country between Tho Danube
sHG ,aa Adriatic, the M0af7hsgg ---
eicne refused 20 yield A-115a1s1s
rne fertile loa lands Of their COUNTRY
fully a half Of ito The C1n14a--
/ .n1 Mosiem rather than become q
Ihject race they retreated into r-c
rIgged hills where. through never
numbering more than tew 'ae8.
sands Warrior. they have maintain.
90 their independence against The
constant ASSAULT % all enemies. lt
is the boast Of this peop.e-a1d a
rightf3l one--tha- they alone 20 4il
The nations Of Europe. have never
bowed their uecks 20 the yoke - %
/ corqufror
When their Young prince Uar!.o.
Ted them FIRST into The hills aat
( were 70 become tbelr future home.
ths country was uucIltivaad AMI
pa'hless They brought ag, f-F
good ard rhattc.e with them 8t
amoug them vas one rhiEg mat -le
prince price more than all t4e r, Q
81 bis posse IONS. Il Ras print.
inr press. invented s-ant o. years
heiore. az that t'me the oniY are %
Europe. aside from The moi tEa.
fJrzr aHf r-urteHUsFg rad n TFcI7
shop Not even OKfyrd ~ F1Gr.1.l
the ttsn ctuters OF The culture and
learning o, Europe boosted g.h q
thing indeed. 10 was con silarrH
cen by tie learned scholars ~ wat
day as being o. questioned value 'or
tLey tin clInR ~ the beniphtnd IDEA
that knowledge and learning Was
an evil thing for Tho genera. public
E6r 20 THIS yeaag IaIilo. lie ga
a. TAR advanced IN bis ideas ~ 'ht
value Of knowledge 20 mankind gen
orally a. the most proz-essivs Tea .I
~ ri today And so. IS bis beast.
90 burden we're but few. be- denied
.iis people many actual ne-e.g.'lts
that his oven nigh transport hr
rudo printing plant.
SO barren vas The country thes
occupied that many farmer had
actually 10 traufport soil from some
more fertile locality IN order 20 pro
vide ground from which they could
raise crops Their domestic animals
we're very feW Horses and pigs