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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-11-12

The three Bible studies alone WIN
be worth q trip across the state. Dr.
John A. Rice, who win give these
studies, has no superior in America.
Among the women specialists. PER
haps none Is better known or IN more
demand. either as a practical instruc.
tor or an inspiring speaker. than Mrs.
Antoinette A. Lamoreaux, author Of
Unfolding Life" The music Of the
convention will be on high plane
and under the direction Of Prof. s. II.
Meyers of Detroit. Mich.
These are but few OF the other
great leaders: W. G. Pearce, Chicago:
Or. Frank G. Smith, Kansas City; Mrs.
Katherine w. Eddy and John n. En-
gle Of Kansas; Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner. Chicago: Or. w. J. william
son and Prof. George Platt Knox. 81
Louis; Dean Walter WIlliams an
Prof. J. D. Elliff, Columbia.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-11-12

Whsn the word went forth that
visitors to the Clinton bond burn
ing had consumed some six hun
dred gallons ofburgoo, some pro-
hibitionisss began to cit up aud
take notice. resolving that Clin-
ton was q fair field for some re-
forming. A dictionary showed
them, however, that while bur-
goo may not BE- wholly innocent,
y isn't what they first thought ii
wss.
~he present warm weather has
not only made one think Of the
early days ot sumner, but has in
many instances started the trees
Ind flowers to blooming. The
most remarkable instance noticed
n
is az the home Of H. 8. Stephens,
1t 1920 South Cottage Grove.
They have cherry trees in bloom
- In early June, with hugh vio-
lot blossoms here and there as III.
midsummer. ~ KirksviIls Express.
Councilman Redford, Of War.
'ensburg, turned up q couple OF
errapsn eggs while blowing at
he edge Of town, and just for
un placed them under q setting
len. Some time after, hearing
] terrific squalling in his poultry
'ouse, Redfcrd Investigated and
ound Biddy greatly excited with
newly hatched tar'pin hanging
0 each leg. The hen failed tol
90 the fun, 50 Redford removed
he hatchings and has 'sm Ia :
lass Jar.
Judge Thorp told Colonel New.
y he had . pumpkin that would
utweigh his 52-pound Jumbo.
he colonel didn't believe II 60 he
'ok Thorp's pumpkin to the ele-
stor and weighed 1t. II weighed
pounds, making the Jumbo
ok like q baby elephant. Nov
'stead Of admitting himself bea-
70, Nswby says Judge Thorp's
sion isa CROSS between . HUB
Ard squash and = hippopotalnus
ID has no standing in agricul-
raj contests. THE Weston
eraId.
Howard Levan, who several
onshs ago was whipped BY mas-
d man at his home in Blodgett
( the offanse Of window peep
3, has filed suit through his
torneys, Oscar a. Knehana, re-
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-11-12
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ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges Made blythe Shears.
the Pencil and the Paste Pot Some OrIcl-
nal Some Credited, and Some stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

veSSSS~SSSSSS SvSvSS~S@~'
Maryvilis Just wont stay ou
of the limelieht. Just now "a
town u getting ready for ! srnal
fireworks factory.
Just 10 make dentistry ! bi
more attractive ~ AVA dentist Il
advertising that ~ will pull teetl
for ten csnts each.
"A Mountain Grove man hsl
completed = working model of u
invention which win take tht
flicker out ol motion pictures.
Its announced that creditors
Oh the Thayer merchant who bsl
%, 800 On 8 fake horse game will
get about fifteen csnts On the dol.
Ter.
The grain elevator at Clear
mont burned Sunday morning.
About 81 900 worth oi grain, and
about 80 tons Of coal IN the elsva-
torwas destroyed.
Measles have taken Lexington,
there being hundreds Of cases.
In one class ID the city schools
whore there are AZ enrolled, oil
but steven are broken out with
the malady.
Nevada will vote November 16
on bond issue of t35.00 for
building . new city hall. An is-
sus Of 81. 800 for the purchase Of
: motor iirs truck will BE- passed
on u the same time.
Texas County's expenditure Of
$4,000 for road machinery 10
sliciting favorable comment irom
nsiehboring counties, several Of
which are sending delegations to /
ses the machines ~ operation.
A new noor. the third Ia sigh-
teen years. II being put on the
Jefferson City bridge across the
Missouri river. The job requires
three hundred thousand feet Of
lumber and i've thousand pounds
Of 8o-psnny nails.
So many strsets In Grant City
are closed for traffic that getting |
In and out OF town is like solving |
8 "pigs Ia clover puzzle. Folks
are bearing patiently with condi-
tons. however, - the reason Tor
the closures i street paving.
The biggest mule ia the stete
10 the distinction claimed for
"Missouri Queen" owned byl
George Bramhsll. Jr.. Of Putnam
county. "Queen" is thrse years
old, weighs 1.slo pounds snd
stands more than eighteen hands
high. Ii
''Colored gsm'men'' up In
jackson county have IN eye for
business. FOR Instance, Charles
Robinson killed AL Moore last
April. Mrs. Moore was tho only
witness to the shooting. What
did Charley DO? Married Mrs.
Moore. d ooureel Il
An old negro woman, who hrs
been beating the dust from The
OF Jefferson City tor
about s. years, has arranged u
buy "a automobile Cor her indi-
.ea...1 .-@ Hfs. .<.-.-<<..~ ~ '
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-11-12

SSvSSSSSSSSeS1eS Sv4$ev@|v$l
The Danforth Memorial ". M
| @. "A. presented to ths city d
Charleston BY William n. Dan.
forth d 81. Louis. With the pro.
vision that the city donate tS5,'
900 fcr the alteration md equipe.
ment of the building Ii nearing
completion and win BE- ready fol
occupancy shout December I.
The building. which ID the only
branch of the X. M. G. A. III
Southeast Missouri outside of The
railroad branches, will BE- mod.
ernly equipped and win contain
y swimming pool, 4 gymnasium,
ading-rooms, etc.
On an order entered BY Judge
h. g. Ranney In the Court 81
Common Pleas yesterday, the
Cape Girardeau q Northern rail-
road will be sold at public auo.
tion at the end Of 90 days. The
sale 10 brought on BY bond hold.
ers of the road, II il believed, !,
will force the Frisco to take over
the properties and at the same
time take il out Of rsoeivsrship.
This move, 1t 10 forecastsd, also
will pave the way for the release
Of the Frisco system from bank
ruptcy. Caps Tribune. a
II 10 reported that sx-County
Clerk Lea G. Phillips has refused
an offer Of s1.0Oa pisce for bis
famous paper shell pscans, which
are thres times as large as the
ordinary pscans. Mt. Phillips
now has exclusive control Of tho
and won't help others 10 |
start an orchard Of that kind OF
aats. New Madrid Record. |
y While =. N. freeman. ! lnsdi-
line psddler was driving alosg d
country road II Howard county,
! bug new In his open mouth and
vas inhaled into his lung. He
lied three weeks later and . post
nortem examination revealed
hat his death Was due to gan.
'rene resulting from "a abcsss
= the lung.
W. A. Curry and HE wife, 85|
nd 81 years old, respectively,
ssidsnts Of Pettis county, have
ust taken their first ride on 81
rain. They have lived In the
ieinity Of Longwood for fifty.
,ur years. during which time aIl
x-.-sf.. - ~s~ -4l
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-11-12

puVt1 TOT Q gond crop next veal
ssam excellent,
- :
M H. Smith, the aged post
master Of Cassvills. when the
'|postoffice was robbed, suspected
his cwn son and questioned him
so eicsely that the young .man
broks down and confessed TIE
crime. Then he took the crimi-
lnal 70 Springfield and delivered
himAover to the Federal authors
lies for punishment. There is
some curiosity felt whether when
| ths Ease is disposed 81 next spring
the elder Smith will claim the
w paiu y 'ns goverhr
'' :" su0n 0ssss'
IoI EDWARD Y. Preetorius,
president OF the German Ameri-
can Press Association and pub
Usher q the Wsstliche Post and
the St. Louis Timss. shot him-
self thru the head, dying imms-
diately, 1t his home in st. Louis
the morning Of November /. He
is said to have suffered injuries
In an automobile accident some |
time sgo and that this caused 81
mental breakdown. II was csr-
tainlya great shock to his family
and friends. The daily papers
have many nice things to sayl
about him.
Mr.. f,soros K,ou,,.. w,t. otl
: farmer livinc pasr H.r,;son.
vile. vith ! oo,nnan;on Ma
Stout. were Il ! sprIno vsgon
0oino Il t.lxe cars a I natal.
bo.,s 80 ah,,s 80 i. !.
ran away. r. IRVING a t.,n ths
team Ma. Krov,ss wss tbrowr
out. Her ricbt foo. csugbs III
The rspidlv REVOLVING wbasl i
,uch NV = 4 - wadeaa f;rrlv
Both lower bonas vsra h,ol, q
md M. Knovlas hs;,o . v..,,
arces .,o., !. : ,,... ,,r.,,..a u.
,,,o,s, : ,,,ssss.s. ~. ID .scss 4 -. ~
...s'..'sae. Wnen 'ne 'eg pus- Ii
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-11-12

viii b hauled twsnty -iivs nils
70 West Plains.
Several Cole county farmer
srs taking advantage of ths Oc
tobsr sunshine To cut ma our
their nth crop of sIfaIia. On,
Iof these. Byron B. Lssie, I dairy,
imam and farmer Just outside III,
limits oi Jefferson CITY, has ! nh,
yield % The tIfth moving 81 iii
|alfalfA Held,
Having no approaching wa.
ding IA their d 4 families 10 en-
nounce In tht pmediats future
= number of tsScisty ladies 81
Rich Hill hell SORES one aftsr.
noon recently din avery prot.
ty manner an. ,unced tho CON.
Ing marriage oE PRESIDENT Wood.
row Wilson Al | Mrs Norman
Gait. ssSl
We have ne ) seen the tims
before when apl swsrs 20 clsap
and virtually > drug on tho mar.
ket. There va ! losd in t,wn
yesterday hunting buyers u 30
cents ! bushsl for JonathoAs and
% cents FOR Ben Davis. and thsy
were hand picked. TOO. No need
70 90 without apples this wintsr.
Clsarmont News.
A pearl button that has been
in his family ier 106 years IL the
treasured posssssion of Henry
kimbrough Of Rsnick, who has
owned ths heirloom tor iorty.llvs
years. The button orieiaslIy
wss on IN overcoat purcia6sd by
Mr.. Kimbroueh's grssF uncle in
1902. Mr.. Kimbroueh win have
he button mouHssd = ! watch
,harm,
Carol county never Fails 70 GET
4 least sOIns mention ii nols oc-a
'asionslly. The Democrat now
zones forth with the declaration
has Carol county, and inst the
me and only reason that the
dexico chief Is succeeding and |
las been recognized is that his
ather was o Carroll countian. |
Ind they further declare that
hey are capable Of furnishing
Many more such chiefs. Given
little time, ven bet that they
an prove that the Kaiser formers |
I farmed between Carrollton and
Vakenda. Liberty Advance.
"Ws four men win be- Ia our
ravss within two years. wi!il'
ie first, CottIs win follow, andl1
asn Franck win lie. Snerley|
III live until the autumn 81
9l5." With this uncsnny meg
lee written upon ! card DR..
rsnk n. Nettles Of Cape Girar-
saa dismissed bis shrss guests
4 card party two years ago. |
'ithin : few months be died.
Dttls and Franok died soon aiterl
ID the Tribune notes that the
Idden death . week ago Of OIL
. snerlsy completes the death Il
'ain Of the weird prediction. :
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
Pointed Paragraphs

No woman ever told another
woman all her secrets.
DO not trust your enemies; there
are no faithful enemies.
Second thoughts are best, espe-
cially when they are less expensive.
Many q man with an abnormal
chest expansion In narrow-minded.
Few men are az wicked as they
like to have women think they are.
Being blind. love Is unable to see
the many danger signals by the
wayside.
How a woman does enjoy quarrel
ing with q man who isn't quarrel
some!
A taotful woman can see the
point of a joke Just az well II II
isn't there.
The greatest mistake . man can
make 10 to imagine that people like
to hear him talk.
A man can easily prove that he IL
insane by having some of his love
letters read In court.
Trouble Is one thing that comes
to q person who butts into quarrel
between man and his wife.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
From Another Point of VieU
~ c. T. 9.

Going down!
Backward, turn backward, III
Oh time in thy fight! n
There's free show for kids
At the movie tonight.
A New York man paid $4,000 for a
divorce. But probably figures he got it
at bargain rate.
C. T. S.-More entrants for the odd
Name Contest" chosen, irrespective of
occupation, from that standard authority
on names r. l.. Polk & Co.'s Detroit city
directory:
John j. Killer and Adam Robb,
Andrew Coi-ne and Alex Cobb,
A. L. Weeks and Thomas Day,
Geo. B. Straw and Alex Hay,
Leo Kuss and c. l.. Damn,
A. c. Bacon and Arthur Hamm,
Clarence Bull and B. j. Moos,
VIM. Goslin and David Goose,
Cecil Doe and Harry Hind
in the directory you'll find.
A Cincinnati fireman, So, has married
the girl he courted in school,
That is to say, an old flame.
A little civilization wouldn't be a bad ,
thing to go marching just now through
Georgia.
Towns full of mosquitoes.
That's what we get, probably, for
boosting Detroit as summer resort
lf ~
All out, please. {.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
Odd Names

In the long main street Of Mid
land town the following names APP
pear on the shop fronts. supple
mented by few from side streets:
Sparrow. Martin. Pigeon. Partridge.
Dove, Starting, Cockrill. Lark,
Grove. Finch and Nightingale. A
local wag proposed in the town
council to rename the street Bird
cage walk. Singularly enough. Mr..
Dove appeared in the court lately
for abusing his wife,
In a small town In Sussex. Mr..
Savage is the leading butcher. Mr..
Death bakes the stan Of life, Mr..
Gray Is green grocer, Mr.. Deli
cate is the blacksmith. and the
muscles of his brawny arms are as
strong as iron bands" as the poet
sings, whilst the local shaver makes
no attempt to conceal the fact that
you are in for Marks II you 60 to
him,
On a farm lately two laborers
worked in the same field often
enough who were named Pill and
Pothecary; whilst neighboring vii
lagos were blest with incumbents
who rejoiced In the names OF Rev.
Paschal Lamb and Rev. vivero Rab-
bits. And the recent occurrence
Of the centenary OF the great battle
reminds one OF the death lately Of
a nonagenarian named Welling ton
Waterloo Travers.
II is very unfortunate that a Ca
nadian's name bestowed upon him
al the front should be Quintus, be-
cause. although II II quite q fine
name. HIS surname happens TO be
Cumber. and he is constantly re-
ferred to In the law reports. being
a harrister, as Mr.. Q. Cumber.
Still, this is no worse than such
names as Mr.. Mineral Waters, Mr..
Frosty Winters and Mr.. Alfred Day
Weeks, which are perfectly genuine
cases OF nomenclature.
Sometimes marriage plays queer
tricks with names. For instance,
Miss Wild Rose had sweetly
pretty name till she welded q hand
some young fellow named Bull.
Then she saw II.
In conclusion. II seems hardly
probable that the names Of Thinn
and Freshwater for the partners In
n dairy business could have been
purposely chosen for trade pur-
poses.-Pearson' Weekly.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
Better Than Some Things

So much publicity has been given the
glove contests recently pulled off in fash
ionable Tulare University that ban has
been placed upon them by the faculty.
After one of the high society lights of
Mississippi was put out" by an equally
socially-prominent young miss from
Louisiana. in three-round match recent
~, the four hundred of the Mardi-gras
city began to frown. When the news
papers heralded the little affair far and
wide, the frown became violent out
burst of denunciation. Hence, the ruling
of the faculty.
But the young ladies refuse to accept
the mandate as final and hold their bouts
in private. and, seriously speaking, we
are with them.
We are pulling strong for any set of
girls who prefer clean, wholesome sport
to rag-time dancing; who, among them
selves, seek exercise and recreation in
punching each others noses rather than
entertainment in the filling of each
others ears with nauseous love vapor-
ings.
They will grow up to make good wives,
fit to bear children and spank
them when needed.
We are sorry society is shocked; we
would like to see the scraps pulled off
publicly, so We might keep run of them.
Anyway, we trust they will keep on box
ing, in between studies, until they grad
uate.
Incidentally, at last accounts, Miss
Johnny" Mcdonald, social favorite of
Mississippi, was challenging all corners.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
Mistakes of InsOmniacs.
~ n. ApoINoToN BRUCE,
Author Of THE Riddle of Personality"
Psychology and Parenthood," etc.

One OF the worst features of chronic insomnia
Is the extent TO which its victims brood over the
evils they think will befall them because Of loss
Of sleep.
This brooding often begins after a few nights
OF occasional sleeplessness. Then 1t becomes a
chief factor In converting the occasional sleep
lessness into persistent insomnia
II does this through helping to develop fixed
idea" that the sufferer Is henceforth doomed to
be tormented by the evils he so wildly pictures
TO himself.
In point of fact. these evils are largely imagin-
airy. Loss of sleep Is by no means so disastrous
as most people think.
II insomniacs a class could only be induced
10 appreciate this, we would hear OF far less In.
somna than we do today
Loss of sleep Is less disastrous that most
people suppose, not because we can do without
sleep, but because NATURE HAS PROVIDED A
WAY WHEREBY WE GAIN TO SOME EXTENT
SLEEPS BENEFITS.
Nature, indeed. virtually compels US to take
some sleep, even when we think we have been
wide awake the whole night long, and for many
nights at a stretch
Total insomnia for any length OF time IL al
most unknown. There few authenic cases Of
il In medical annals. and these have soon ended
In insanity and death.
On the other hand, II is n mater OF common OBJ
servation-though the significance of this pheno.
menon has not been generally appreciated
that many insomniacs who claim TO have gone
healthy appearance of mind and body.
Yet they may be honest enough In their asser-
tons. They simply are unaware that they have
benefited from natures substitute for regular
sleep.
This substitute IL a borderland condition mid
way between sleeping and waking II occurs
whenever, for example, a person drowses for a
moment.
And that moment, as has been proved by
scientific experiment may be sngularly refresh
ing
Some years ago. 10 mention one OF the expert
ments In question. three members Of the teach
ing staff CT the University of Iowa were kept
continuously awake for ninety hours. Rather
the attempt was made to keep them continuous
ly awake. And they themselves believed that
they did not browse for an instant.
But the experimenters found that even while
seemingly awake the subjects frequently passed
into the borderland state. In the case of one OF
the three this strikingy proved when. in an
swer to question. he made reply which show.
ed he had been dreaming
Also. as testifying TO the restbringng qualities
OF the borderland state, after the experiments
| ended. and the subjects we're allowed 10 fall as.
leep. they slept only about two hours longer
than was usual with them. Quite evidently they
had made up some OF the prolonged loss OF sleep
while the experiments still were in progress
Let insomniacs accordingly take heart and
cease pcturing 10 themselves the evils which in
reality will never sfflict them Once they have
done this, they are a long step forward to their
cure.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
A Poem q Day


TuG VALE o. o0ADOWS.
There 10 . vale In the Flemish land.
WAR; i snS Snes ss'r 70 see, ~. 49,.
wide arch
Tho winter freeze or summer parch.
The stately poplsrs march and march.
Remembering Lombardy.
Here are mon Of the saxon eyes.
Men OF the Saxon heart.
Men OF the fens and men Of the peak.
Men Of the Cornwall cove and creek.
Men OF the Dove and Dart.
Here are men Of the killed clans
Where the mists hang gray and the
mists hang white.
And the deep locks brood meath the
eraggy hight
Over the hills OF skye.
Here are men Of the Celtic breed.
From where the loops OF the shannon
And the crosses CLEAN in the even
And the halls of Tara now are low
And Donegal eiiffs are sheer.
And never q word does one man
Each n hts narrow bed.
For this 10 the Vale Of Long Release.
This 10 the Vale OF the Lasting Peace.
Where wars and the rumors OF wars.
The valley OF the dead.
No more are they than the scattered
No more than broken reeds ,,,.r..
No more than shsrds or shattered
Than dust blown down the winds
that pass
Than trsmpied wefts OF pampas grass
In the dusk OF death they laid them
down
With naught OF murmurins. -.
House Of Mirth
To hear the vsunt Of the high oil
For wheat are all the Kings OF ear'n
Before the one great King
And wha, shall these proud war lords
At foot Of His mighty throne,
Or soon or late. come as II may.
when those who gave the sign TO Stay
Shall meet His face alone
what. think ye. win their penanee b.
Who have. wrought this monstrou'
crimeg
what shall whiten their blood-ret
hands
OF the s;,'n. of rivsn and ravishe'
lands?
How shall they answer GODS stert
commands
AT the last assixs of timer
There A. a vale In the Flemish lane
Where the lengthening shadow
spread
when day, with crimson sandals shod
| Goes home athwart the mound or 500
That cry in silence up to God
From the valley OF the dead,
Clinton Scollard. in THE vale q
! shadows and Other Verses OF th'
| Great War"
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
| nIroRIAL PAGE

the first armed man who approaches, but
that one is hated and despised by every
man, woman and little child who has
heard of the black deed.
When this feeling comes-as it must
bravado will give way to terror, and ter
ror to the insanity that leads to self-de-
struction.
On Monday, these men thought them
selves heroes.
Today-they know the truth.
There is an eternal law, irresistible
and inevitable, that Furnishes men more
inexorably and more cruelty than any
law of any state.
That law is now at work.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18

"A train leaves London. travelling
at 30 miles an hour" began the mas
ter impressively. Half an hour
later another train leaves the same
station. travelling at so miles an
hour. Where will the second train
run into the nrst?"
The class thought and thought.
and, judging by their faces. the
problem In mental arithmetic was
beyond them-all save one young
Tommy Smart.
He jumped TO his feet, waving his
hand wildly.
YES, Tommy" said the master
encouragingly.
AT the back end OF the rear car.
rage" said Tommy.-London TIT.
Bits.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18
EVER HEAR OF THIS AMERICAN?
You have heard of IrishAmercans AngoAmericans and


Americans but did hear Of the nnuitAmericans?
Well, / another American the making
nhabits Alaska
himself the OF Alaska
nothing
the children
Of results the wainvrht School Republic where Eskimo
able
read the first reader eligible for membership the
officers and
presided the council
meetings
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18

Don't wear stockings with lumpy
darns In them. and they should be
long enough to allow the toes free
play
After q hard days walk. wash
the feet carefully and then put on
fresh. clean socks. The sense OF
relief and comfort this will bring is
well worth whatever trouble it may
be.
Soak the feet In warm salt water
II they are swollen and hot and then
dust them with talcum powder.
Hiccough is due to spasmodic
contraction of the great muscle call.
ed the diaphragm between the
chest and the abdomen. Transient
hiccough can be relieved IL you hold
the breath just as long as possible.
II the hiccough IL severe enough to
cause nervous chills apply warm
applications.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-18

Ing is a big part of the program
unless ones shoes are we'll fitting.
Take shoes with moderately high
heels. but be sure that the shoes are
heavy.
The shoes should AZ fairly snug.
not tight. but they should be tight
ly laced.
Take shoes that have been worn
sufficiently beforehand so that they
have become adapted to the feet.
a. new or stin shoes are sure to
result In sore and blistered feet