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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
THE HAT FOR EVENING WEAR
MUST BE GOLD LACE TRIMMED

NTTBADY wears many attractive
1Fl creations this season; in fact,
II her clothes are chosen according
to the latest standards, Il is safe
to say that all her costumes are
attractlve--but there has never
been such a charming variety OF
stunning evening wraps as those
seen this year. suppose the best
explanation OF the phenomenon is
the predominance of fur trim
ming, metallic laces. cloths, tassels
and velvets. The broadcloth wrap
is popular, too, especially for the
young miss who isn't officially out
yet Pale plnks, blues and biscuit
colored cloaks are trimmed with
white fox and made on simple
lines. Rose colorings are decidedly
good, the younger set having
adopted the hattering shade with
enthusiasm, although the older
woman does well to glance in the
mirror at her complexion before
she wears rose too freely. 1t is
a treacherous color for the unwary,
giving n slckly tlnse to the pale
skin In the evening light
When a hat is worn at all In the
evenlng-and it has made It's exit
almost as unnotlced as the long kid
glove, which passed away last sea-
son-there must be n touch of gold
lace about Il. A smart little
French creation from one of our
best-known designers is shown in
today's Illustration. 1t Ia one
which has simplicity for It's chief
charm, and could be easily made
by clever girl.
This chapeau has two pale blue
satin ribbons crossing at the top
OF the-or what ought to be-the
crown. a single silk rose Is at
tached to the ribbon, and the cute
little brim is made of gold lace. A
youthful. piquant face looks
charming in hat of this kind.
The cloak is mado of Bordeaux
velvet, with krimmer fur. Most
of these furs are manufactured
nowadays. as II Is next to impos-
sible to get the skins from abroad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02

NTHAT is called an equable climate IS
w generally conceded salutary for the
average Individual Certainly 1t Is health
ful to maintain fairly equable tcmpera-
ture in the living rooms throughout the
winter months, because it is exposure TO
excessive warmth. more than anything
else, that lowers ones natural resistance
to that group of specific bacterial In
fections vulgarly known as colds
These respiratory disases are not cold
air diseases; they prevail most widely In
temperate climates, in moderate spring
and fall weather more than in very cold
winter. In the Southern States more than
in the extreme Northern inhabited coun-
tries, per thousand population. The in
door plague, let us say, rather than
"cods." When YOU catch the indoor
plague YOU have been handed something
very definite; but when you ''catch cold
you merely have a delusion, If you think
the great outdoors has anything TO do
with 1t.
Since the bacteria of the indoor plague
survive best when the air Is warmest, and
since the human host thrives best when
the air is fairly cool. most people have
learned instinctively to regulate the in
door temperature by the thermometer.
and to keep it between 80 and 20 degrees
Fahrenheit.
But it takes lot of patience. some
times even unseemly language. to regu-
late the furnace by the thermometer
And besides there are often too many
engineers in the family, and too many
engineers will put out the fire.
A thermostat solves the problem. A
good thermostat costs, installed, from $50
10 $50. but we venture to say It is econom-
ical. not alone in it's hygienic aspect, but
as fuel saver as we'll Best of all, II
saves father-or. in these days of equal
suffrage, perhaps mother the painful
labor of rising in the cold, cold morning
10 turn on the drafts.
Figuring on the basis that each attack
of indoor plague costs a family on the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
ON GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY
The Only Wrinkles Which Grow Indelible Are Those
Traced Upon the Soul-Youth's Springtme
Need Not Fade With Time
Rv ELLEN ADAIR

TJow strange II is that so few peo-
il Il pic know how to grow old grace
fully! One OF the most pathetic sights
oe modern times Is the young-old, skit-
tish. nnch-bepowdered. be-rouged, be-
dyed and would-be rejuvenated woman
who aspIres to taking 25 years from her
age.
Women are curously untruthfui con-
cerulnE the matter OF their years.
have known tile most rigid feminine
mcrnlss descend TO the strdngest sub
terfuEes and the most involved false
hoods when It comes to a revelation OF
times flight in relation to themselves.
In ancient times this strange state OF
affairs apparently held as potent sway
as today. It caused no little amuse-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
Unable to Pay Doctors Fee

'Do you think some physicians inter.
ested in heart and blood diseases would
like to help some one by treating n case
where the person cannot pay a fee be.
cause OF having others dependent upon
her? II. NJ"
The impulse to withhold this application
because there are in the city from which
1t comes free dlspensaries and the like
institutions for the benefit of the diseased
poor was put aside after rcreading the
few lines. A woman upon whose da ly
labor depends the maintenance of help
less parents and children may we'll shrink
from entering hospital or dispensary. We
have dozens of physicians among our
members. VIII not one of them write to
me for the address of II. NJ. and inves-
tigate the case?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
Magazines to Pass Along

''Kindly supply me with the address of
NJ. II c., who has 'oodles OF scraps to
give away have an invalid sister who
is desrious of obtaining quilt pieces. I
will pay parcel post or express charges
on any or all that are sent me. l have
a large number of magazines 1 will glad
iy pass along 10 any one who will pay
express ON them. Fl. L. b."
The address of the owner of the
''oodles" went duly 10 you. 1 hope the
sister was In time TO get a share Of the
scraps. Do not dispose elsewhere of the
magazines until you have heard from
our readers. They will be most accept
able as the long winter evenings come on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
Asks Loan of Books

90 AS THIS is my first better to you, |
a hope you will not throw 1t away.
Have you or any of the Cornerites the
books The Garden of Allah and The
White Sister? 1 will gladly pay postage
on them and return them with many
thanks after have read them. l have
a brand new shoulder brace that l will
give away to any one in need of It,.
Please be so kind as to answer as soon
as you can. MRS. ANNA H."
Had this been your 2lst letter is would
not have been thrown away. We shall
try to get the books for you-as loans,
If not MS gifts Keep the shoulder brace
until somebody who has procured your
address from us writes to thank you for
the offer,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02

livery woman is beautiful to some one
u isn't there a comforting old saw to
that effect? Certainly every woman wants
10 be beautiful If she is fortunate enough
to be born pretty, she is sure to take
good care of her beauty-that is, If she
has any leisure at all. AS for the women
who are not born beautiful, most of them,
no matter how very busy they are, man
age to discover some period of time, how
ever small, in which they try to make up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
Two Inyalids Seek Aid

'As long as l could get along in any
way / hated TO ask for help. But my
husband is down with rheumatism and
has been all summer. and | see no chance
of his working this winter I would not
ask for help, but I am also disabled and
cannot do much work. ask for any kind
OF help or anything that would do me
any good. And may God bless your Cor
ner for all the homes 1t has brought
smiles to and the hearts II has cheered
CATHERINE T."
IT Is q sad story we have before us. We
have thousands of constituents whom
am trusting to rally to the succor OF the
invalid wife of an invalid husband. The
Corner should bring smiles into this
shaded place. She Is not a mendicant
but a would-be worker driven to the
wall. The Corner has rescued scores OF
that class. II will not fail us now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
Marion Harland's Corner

from another. n chair here, and n table
there. will not deplete the household
gear Of any. Collectively, these will
be sensible aid and comfort to the
houseless wanderers. Observe that freight
will he paid by the sister who writes to
us. Her soft cloths will be solicited by
nurses and those having in their homes
sufferers in need of bandages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Please explain IN detail why patients
with fever are given ice-cold baths? This
seems cruel practice.
Answer-Never knew of such a treat
ment. The Brand bath treatment of ty-
phoi;! fever is good treatment. The
bath is never below 60 degrees f., and It
Is usually started at So or 80 degrees,
which is quite comfortable then gradually
lowered during the Is or more minutes by
the addition of pieces of Ice or colder
water; but the thermometer in the tub il
always under the nurses eye and the
water never becomes colder than 60 de-
Grees. which is by no means cruel. Active
friction of the skin throughout the bath
maintains reaction, and as a matter of
fact patients enjoy the apparent ice
cold bath. But remember, baths are not
given to bring down fever but to rouse
the dull nervous system and enllven the
depressed circulation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
The Optimist

II one looks upon the bright side
1t is sure to be the right side
At least. tnat's how I've found 1t as I've
journeyed through the days.
And It's queer how shadows vanish,
And how easy tits TO Danish
From a bright-side sort of nature all one's
selfish griefs away.
EXCHANGE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
THE HYGIENIC VALUE OF
A THERMOSTAT IN YOUR ROOM
Bv WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

average. $50, we conclude that a ther-
mostat pays for itself inside of 80 DAYS
IN this climate. 1t does so by converting
the changeable indoor atmosphere into
an Ideally equable climate. fit for any
invalid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
AS A WOMAN SEES 1T
Bv RHETA CHILDE DORR

motherhood is function which cannot
be paid That is what they used to say
about the function of the minister, the
school teacher and the social worker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02

ment to the ancient
philosophers. too. and
gave them additional
food for speculation
on the follies of wom-
EN-.
cicero was at din
ner," we are informed
by no less n racon-
teur than the great
Lord Bacon, when
an ancient lady said
she was 40; one that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02
Lost Their Home

"Would readers OF the NJ. H. C. please
send household furniture to my sister.
whose house and furniture were burned
two years ago? They live nine miles
from town and have four dear little
boys. ages 10. s. and I. My sister would
be glad of any help from the Corner. l
will pay freight charges. haven't much
to offer-just a bundle OF soft white
cloths and a box of absorbent cotton
but ! wish to be member of the Corner
1T does so much good.
MRS. ANNA s."
The family was burned out of house and
home, but the thought OF their destitu-
tion need not frighten any of us by the
imagination of great things to be done
A cap for a child from one, an apron
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-02

The Best Kind of Corset
Is high corset or a low one more
hygienicT
Answer-A low one. The less OF It the
better.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13
Entertained.

Miss Bess Montgomery entertain
ed 18 young ladies Wednesday
evening in honor of her sister, Miss
Lottie who has recently graduated
at St. Johns Hospital. Leavenworth,
Kan. The evening was pleasantly
spent with music and conversation.
Delightful refreshments were serv.
ed in the dining room which was
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion. Miss Montgomery will locate
here where she is well known and
has a host of friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13
Monroe Boy MarrieS

Paul Meyers of Brainard Neb-
and Miss Marie Albin of David City
Neb. were married Tuesday May II
at Brainard, they will reside in that
city. as MIR. Meyers has a position
in a printing Office at that place
Paul is a son of Abe Meyers Of
this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13

Well, another week has rolled by.
Just stop and take an inventory.
Have you done everything possible
to increase your standings? Have
you gone after every subscription
that you think you might get? Look
at the matter in this light: l am in
this contest and I'd like to win that
Ford car, although l don't think l
have much of chance. But know
this; that the only chance l have is
to get after subscriptions and get
every possible vote. At any rate, |
can't lose thing and | might win;
someone must win that car. 1t only
means about four or five weeks
more. The loss of one of two sub
scriptions might lose the car for
me, and if l work fifteen minutes
more each day it might mean the
winning of the car for me. Well,
/ have good chance of winning that
car, and here goes; I'm going to do
my level best from now until the
close. That is the spirit that win
try it.
$4,000 EXTRAS ON $1,000.
Between May IL and 18, $4,000
extra votes will be given on every
$1,000 turned in on subscriptions
That's a pretty good offer. $4,000
votes will help your standing won
derfully. $4,000 will help it a whole
lot more, and that's the number of
extra votes you will get if you turn
in $4,000. Maybe that looks big to
you, but it can be done. If you
really get out and hustle you'll be
surprised to see the results of your
efforts.
A LITTLE OF THE INSIDE.
We just want to say a few words
here to enlighten some of the people
who are wondering how it can be
done. This contest is put on for
the purpose of increasing the circu-
lation of The Democrat. We want
you to help. Instead of paying six
or seven hundred dollars to solicitors
we are going to divide the worth of
that amount of money between a
few energetic people who live in
this section. That's good idea,
don't you think so? There is just
this to a contest; subscriptions get
votes; votes count toward winning
the automobile, and the Candidate
Who Has the Largest Number Of
Votes at the Close Will Win the
CAR. That is very sure
The company in charge of this
campaign has been handling con-
tests of this kind for the past seven
or eight years. and they have given
away a large number of cars; 72
Fords alone last year. and this year
bids fair to exceed that number. 1t
is a business in itself; a legitimate
business proposition: no scheme. no
favorites. no nothine-just plain
business proposition where the best
candidate wins. You don't have to
take our word for our sincerity. We
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13
shall be glad to answer all questions
regarding the proposition.
THE WINNING WILL"

regarding the proposition.
THE WINNING WILL"
Say, l will get those subscriptions
| will get every possible vote, l will
win that automobile, and the battle
is half won. Remember what you
are working for and WORK hard.
All right, now, let's all get busy
and stay busy right through to the
finish.
Maps of Missouri! Here's an in
ducement for you energetic candi-
dates. This week we will start the
map offer. We have only $50 maps
here. The map cannot be obtained
without a subscription. The price
of a map and The Democrat for one
year is $3.50. Read the advertise .
ment on the inside page for par
ticulars about the map.
Get out and hustle on the m ap
offer, for there are but few. Remem-
Der, the maps will bring you addi-
tional votes toward the car. The
maps count for 500 votes.
This map tells everything. from
breeding cattle to raising chickens
in addition to giving the census of
all cities over 1000 population. and
any amount of valuable informa ton.
Monroe City.
Name Votes
Emma Bell Jackson 2O,5OO
Clifton Clark 29,475
Ina Mcnamara $4,000
Ray Sorrell 1900
Rural
Susie Corcoran 2575O
Oracle Fahy 3O,325
Cora White 2O3OO
Anna Utterback 1880
Blanche Mckee 12,525
Ely
Mollie Barnes 1880
Warren
Fairy Branch 1000
Palmyra
Lillian Courtney $500
Pearl Geer $500
Stoutsville
Ivy Donaldson $4,000
Hunnewell
Sula Leake 9,775
Lakenan
Mrs. Ora Humphrey 7,575
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13
Who Will Win That Ford TOURING Car?
Business Visitors.

AUOuI OlAIy-nNc Ol, LOUIS UuSl-
ness men started Monday morning
from St. Louis on a weeks trip over
Northern Missouri and Iowa. They
spent about thirty minutes in Mon
roe. These gentlemen are travelling
in a special train or six modern
cars equipped with telephones both
local in train and to connect with
long distance and talk with folks
at home. These gentlemen repre-
sented sixty-five of St. Louis leading
business enterprises and are hust-
ling for business This trip is to
enable these men to see their Gus
toners at home and is under the
auspices of the St. Louis Business
Mems League. Robert E. Lee is the
trip manager and he is a hustler. E
A, Tracy the St Louis Manager for
the Barnhart Bros. & Spindler type
foundry was one member of the
party. While here each gentlemen
looked up those with whom he trans
acts business. A splendid ten piece
band furnished music. This is a
splendid get-acquainted trip and
will do St. Louis much good and
will be beneficial to the territory
over which the trip is made. St
Louis wants to work hand-in-hand
with the trade territory surroundin &
as the splendid business men of st.
Louis recognize the fact that better
business iu Monroe City and other
places means better business for St.
Louis. The big city, the small city
and the country should all work
together for the greatest prosperity
With this in view the Business
Mems League of St. Louis under
whose auspices the excursion is
conducted, requests that photo
graphs be sent them and stories
telling OF the development of Mon
roe, Marion. Rails and Shelby coun-
ties. They want pictures of fine
stock, fine buildings, improved
school houses and pictures showing
improved farming methods. These
pictures and stories will be includ-
ed in a booklet which the business
men are getting out and will be of
great benefit to this section. The
desired information should be
furnished. Do not delay but get
busy at once. by all means we
should be represented in this book
let to be gotten out by the St. Louis
Business Men.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13
Sunday in June, We expect to
have something worthy of the peo-
piles attention at these services.
CT HOY.
FIRST BAPTIST

rlNOl bAFl
We had 173 in Sunday School
last Sunday and several were away
who nearly always come 1t is not
likely we shall all be able to come
on the same day. but our attend
ance last Sunday indicates that we
can easily have $50 regularly if we
make an honest effort to come. Let
us do it for the glory of God, and the
advancement of his kingdom. The
Mothers Day Program was tender
and sweet, and so helpful to all who
heard it
Dr. 7 L. West of Carrollton, our
Sec of State Missions. was with US
and preached at the II o'clock hour
He brought US great message, and
our people were delighted to hear
him. Our attendance at the even
ing service was fine and taking it
all in all we had a good day.
The regular services next Sunday
except in the evening. Of course we
shall dismiss for the Baccalaureate
Service in the High School Audi
torium. Sunday School is at 945 a
m. and the hour for preaching is II
a. m. The public is most cordially
invited to all of our services.
SAM P. GOTT. Pastor.
There will be preaching at the
Stone School House Sunday after
noon by Rev Sam P. Gott.
First Holy Communion at Holy
! Rosary Church.
This morning at the Feast of
the Ascension, at the 8 o'clock mass
children numbering about thirty.
will receive Holy Communion for
the first time, and the class of last
year will participate with them in
the sacred mysteries. For the past
few weeks the little ones have been
assiduously preparing themselves
and anxiously looking forward to
this happiest of events that is now
about to consummate, their holiest
desires and Joys and mark a new
era in their lives, as they set out on
their little careers of responsibility
with the Body and Blood as their
bortion.
With this their First Communion
Day means day of Heaven spent
on earth and appropriate indeed is
the Feast of the Ascension for such
sacred privilege, for on this ad-
mirable Day was inaugurated that
long procession to the triumphal
state above which those little ones
are about to pledge themselves to
join and which promises will be
strengthened and consecrated by
many pious prayer of on-lookine
parents, to the end that their little
charges may constantly keep in
closest union with God till their
time comes to pass through the
portals of Heaven and the veil of
the Eucharistic species being uplift-
ed they see face to face and possess
forever Him whom they now are
about to receive into their young
spotless hearts as lovingly they
adore Him in the Blessed Sacra-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13

Bedwell shipped a car load of
finished monuments tosMonroe this
week and put some up in St. Jude 8
and Holy Rosary Cemeteries.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13

The Mo-, l. o. o. F. and Rebekah
Assembly will hold their Annual
State Convention in Cape Girardeau
May 1920. Mrs. j. j. Brown will
represent Monroe Rebekah Lodge
and Mr.. Brown will accompany her.
Mrs. Ely Crawford represents Hun =
newell, Mrs. VIM. Cox. Palmyra
and Mrs. r. B. ClawsOn, Stou tsville.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13
Births.

Thursday, May 6 a..dauehter was
born to A. L. Nash and wife. Mr.
and Mrs. Press Hymers are very
proud of the twins who arrived
Tuesday May II. The boy weigh
ed 8 pounds and the girl 7.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13

j. D. Robey and Oscar Pike are
in Cape Giraideau, attending the
State C onvention of the Knights of
Columbus. Mrs. Robey accompan-
led them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-05-13

Genuine Panama hats at Hanly'
& Green's from 500 to $500