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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
WHEN THE TIRED
MOTHER GIVES OUT
What Then7-The Family Suf-
fers, the Poor Mothers SUI
fer-Mrs. Becker Meets
This Distressing Situation.

Collinsville, I'LL suffered from q
nervous breakdown and terrible head
aches, and was tired all over, totally
worn out and too discouraged to enjoy
life, but as / had four in Family and
sometimes eight or nine boarders, / kept
on working despite my suffering.
saw Vinol advertised and decided
to try it, and within two weeks I
noticed decided improvement in my
condition and now am well woman"
Mrs. ANA BECKER, Collinsville, Ill.
There are hundreds of nervous, run
down, overworked women in this vicinity
who are hardly able to drag around and
who we are sure would be wonderfully
benefited by Vinol as Mrs. Becker was.
The reason Vinol is so successful in
building up health and strength in such
cases is because it combines the medci-
nal tissue building and curative elements
of Gods livers together with the blood
making, strengthening properties of
tonic iron. We ask every weak, ner-
vous, rundown man or woman in this
vicinity to try bottle of Vinol on our
guaranrae w return their money if it
fails W penent.
t.. 81. Won Druggist Monroe City
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Why did June run away?

A man who had built a large
house was at a loss to know what
to do with the rubbish. The hired
man advised him to have a pit
dug large enough to hold it. And
what" said the owner of the house,
shall do with the earth dug out
of the pitt" Make the pit big
enough to hold the earth, too" was
the ansWer.-EX.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Model Will Show How Rivers Are
Measured.

To show the way in which rivers
are gageu-that is, how the volume
of running streams is measured
by the United States Geological Sur
vey, the exhibit maintained by the
Survey at the Panama.Pacif Ex-
position, in San Francisco, will in
clude a display of automatic cages,
run by electricity, which record the
fluctuating heights of water of an
artificial river-one flowing through
a tank. The work of measuring
the flow of the various streams of
the United States every day in the
year and some of them several
times a day affords an invaluable
basis for the study of our water re-
sources. Upon the data thus OBJ
tanned engineers depend in working
out plans of water-power develop
ment. irrigation, drainage-i in fact,
every project in which running wa
ter is a factor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
II. Roosy Had Been There.

Colonel Roosevelt says President
Wilson did wrong in not pitching in
and saving Belgium from destruC-
ton by the Germans. II the pres
ident had taken this course, we
would at this time be a country of
mourners, many of our gunboats
would be at the bottom of the
ocean and thousands of our SOL
diers would be lying half buried on
the battlefields of Europe. We
would be enlisting thousands of our
young men and sending them away
as food for European cannon and
our national debt would have piled
up by the millions. 1t is to be hop
ed that Mr.. Roosevelt may some
day come to see, as many are just
now seeing for the first time, the
extreme folly and wickednesS of
war and that he will oppose all
such things with the full force of
his strong will.-Platte County
Landmark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Administrators Notice

Notice is hereby given that let
tiers of administration upon the es-
tate of Emmett j. Crawford, de-
ceased, were granted to the under
signed by the Judge and ex-officio
Clerk of the Probate Court of Mon
roe County, Missouri, in vacation.
bearing date of January IL. 1915.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allow
ance within six months from the
date of said letters or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such
such estate; and if such claims be
not exhibited within one year from
the time of the last insertion of the
publication of this notice, they will
be forever barred.
ADA CRAWFORD,
2-11 Administrators.
Meriwether O. Meriwether
Attys. t,r Ertate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Notice of Final Settlement.

All creditors aud Others Interested
the estate of Orville Scott deceased,
are notified that the vi dersigned,
executor OF said estate, intends to
make final settlement of said estate
at the next term o. the Probate
Court OF Monroe County, to be hold
en- at Paris, in said county On the
9Th day of February 1915.
Clarence L. Scott, Executor,
Meriwether & Neriwether,
Attorneys for Estate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Why Lydia of Course!

We understand one Of our debat-
ing societies will have for its sub
jeCt: Who has been more bene-
fetal to humanity, Lydia Pinkhan
or Theodore Roosevelt. Milan
Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

Every man has a different plan
to abolish poverty The best plan
we know of is to roll up yonr
sleeves and get to work. 1t is a
sure panacea for poverty. Whore
Old Man Laziness stays poverty is
sure to flourish. Go to work and
quit kicking!-Milan Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Notice Of final e'.'cu eat

All creditors aid others inteTes. 81
in the estate Of tephon ". Seward,
deceased, are hereby notified that
the Undersigned, executrix of said
estate, intends to make final settle
ment of said estate at the next term
of the Probate Court Of Monroe
County to be holden at the City of
Paris, in said county on the 9Th day
of February. 1915.
Annie J. Seward,
Executrix
Meriwether & Meriwether,
Attorneys for Estate,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Chicago Has a New Idea.

Chicago is trying out a new
court No lawyers. Plaintiffs and
defendants state their own cases
Judge decides. Why notH-Stan-
berry 0wl-Headlight.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Homes of Useless Republican
Clerks.
Homes
Feels the Same Way.

A man in trench under shell
fire is almost in as serious a predic,
ament as the raccoon at the bot.
tom of the hole in which a tele.
graph poles is being Inserted
Schuyler County Republican.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Had Hin There.

Johnny-Maw, l haven't 50
enough butter for my bread.
Mother-Well, then, put some &C
the bread back.-EX.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

There is nothing too good for the
farmer and his good wife.
In Vermont 5,O76,375 maple
trees were tapped last year, and
nearly as many more are available
for tapping. In 1918 6,6S2,O63
pounds of sugar and 455,40S 81
Ions of strip, valued at more than
S1,0O0OOO were made.-EX.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
WHAT HE Missouri
Editors Are Saying
The Wheat Market Bulwark

Apparently the Dardanelles
forts are the bulwarks of the wheat
market-Kansas City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Why Did they Not Act?

Former President Taft and Colo.
mel Roosevelt may be great m n
but can you tell us why they new 4
called for an income tax bill, a bill
to remove the robber tax tariff or I,
reserve bank bill to take the finaI-
cial interests of the country out of
the clutches of Wall street?-Plattt
County Landmark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
What the United States Misses.

Ev-rv zenith Briton has enlisted.
7, cry tenth freedman is at the
".- "..-v 9TH Belgian is
re United States
Worth C0un-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04
Now Speak Up Eerby!

Governor Major, in his message
to the Missouri legisla IRE, says: 1t
will be news of public interest TO
know that during my administra
ton we paid debts made by the
preceding administration in 1911
and 1912 and left unpaid in the
sum of $629,572.23." Now what
has former Governor Hadley to
say?-Albany Ledger.
Would Have the Same Dose
The state supreme court one day
last week rendered a decision in a
case involving the freedom of a
former cashier of the city bank OF
| Bloomfield, and sad he must 20 70
the pInitcnliary iui two years on
the charge Of IoOting the bank OF
80 thousand dollars. Had ne loot
ed d h,u nous, If nail a dozen
chickens rs probably would have
got the same sentence. -Boonviile
Advertiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

Cord Wood For Sale:- Either DE-
livered or at the timber. John
Hardy. If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

6 rslt' .. .
ind dnau hecl .r. cGli-
cised the Revn lean Parry. So
doubtless art Senator Pencose and
Mr. Barnes. Kansas City Times.
No Diseraceful Teddy Antics.
Wilson in all probability will be
the Democratic nominee next year
but he will not have to 90 through
the dlsgraceful proceedings that
Taft and Roosevelt did two years
ago.-Albany Ledger
And Now rhe CD Explains.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat
which a few months ago was as
siduously predicting that the state
treasury would be bankrupt is now
just as busy explaining why it isn't
, empty.-Henry County Democrat,
Homes of Useless Republican
! Clerks.
II is said there are 10000 vacant
houses in Washington, which is ;
good Democratic argument. Eyi
J IDENTITY the houses were occupied
during Republican days by useless
government clerks.-Weston ChrOn
/ icle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

If our work don't srtiSfv you
tel us about it. We will appreciate
I. L. l.. Lane, Tailor. "A
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-04

cised the Reun lean Parry. So
doubtless art Senator Pencose and
Mr.. Barnes. Kansas City Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28

In the first class under the terms of
this measure the salary of the county
court clerk, trustee and sheriff, COM
posing the first division is fixed at $3.50
while the compensation received by
clerks and master, clerks of the cir
cult and criminal court and register
(making up the second division) is
placed at $500.
In the second class the position of
register is placed in a third divisi
under the act, salary being placed at
$500, while the salary of the sheriff
trustee and county court clehrk first
division, will be $1,000. officials of
the second division will receive sal
airy of $500.
The trustee, sheriff and county court
clerk in the third class are to receive
salary of $500, clerk and master,
ETC., $1,500 and the register $1,000.
In Fourth Class.
The three highest offices in the fourth
class pay salary of $4,000; offices in
the second division, $4,000. and the
register will re ceive $500.
In the fifth class, $4,000 is fixed as
the compensation of the sheriff, trus-
tee and county court clerk; officials
of the second division receive $4,000
and the salary of the register is placed
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
SOUTHERN RAILWAY is
ENLARGING COAL TERMINAL

Spartanburg, S. c., Jan. 20.-In con-
nection with its modern export coal
terminal, now under construction at
Charleston, Southern Railway an
nounces than on February /, it will be-
gin work on important additions to
It's Spartanburg yards and will also ex-
end a number of passing tracks be-
ween Spartanburg and Charleston SO
Is to be ready to handle the long
rains required to move the increased
5olume of coal traffic from the Ten
lessee and Southwest Virginia fields
which it is hoped will be developed.
Il is expected that the terminal will be
completed by May lat and the addi-
ional track facilities will also be
eady by that time.
Two additional receiving tracks will
De constructed at the Spartanburg
Junction classification yard and two
At East Spartanburg. Passing tracks
will be extended at Carlisle, Aston,
and Herbert on the Spartanburg divis-
on and at Riley and Fort Motto on
he Charleston division These ex-
ensions will make possible the handl-
ng through from Spartanburg to
Charleston of the maximum tonnage of
he power now in use, pusher service
)eing provided from Kingville to Riley
IL miles.
While on account of the decreased
revenues, resulting from the business
depression, very little work of this
character is being undertaken at this
ime, Southern Railway determined to
make these particular improvements !
80 as to- be able Immediately to give
he coal mine operators on it's lines
he fullest advantages from the con-
'truction of the Charleston terminal. !
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
PROPOSES ABOLISHING
OFFICIAL FEE SYSTEM

A complete revolution in the fee
system in vogue in the Offices of coun-
ty officials throughout Tennessee is
provided in bill introduced in the
senate Friday morning by Senator
Ashcroft of Memphis, which proposes
o abolish the fee system nd place
county officials upon salaries.
This measure, it is pointed out, will
De the means of sending to the state
treasury enormous revenues which
therefore, have gone to the holders of
Offices.
Under the provisions of this act the
state is divided into ceven districts, on
| population basis, Shelby county be-
ing made the seventh class, while the
sixth class is made up of Davidson
county.
The sixth and seventh classes are
merged in the schedule of salaries
which is to apply to the various coun-
y officials With the exception of the
irst class, the county court clerk,
rustees and sheriffs are grouped in
one division; clerks, trustees and sller.
ifs are grouped in one division; clerks
and masters, clerks Of circtit and
criminal courts and special cs sks are
grouped in second division, While the
office of register occupies the third
livision.
The highest salaried elective Offices
lnder this schedule are the positions
If county court clerk, sheriff and
rustee in Davidson and Shelby coun-
les, salaries of all of which are fixed
Vt $4,000 per annum.
Division of Counties.
Counties having population under
10000 under the provisions of this pro-
POSED statute, are designated as the |
irst class; counties having popula-
ion over 10000 and under 10000 are
made the second class; counties hav-
ng a population over 10000 and under
10000 constitute the third class; coun-
lies having population over 10000
and under $4,000 compose the fourth
class; counties having population
)ver $4,000 and under 100000 make
Up the fifth class; counties having
population over 100000 and under 100,
700 Davidson county, constitute the
ixth class, and counties having a
population over 100000 compose the
seventh class.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
Society Personals

Hon. Thad A. Cox, of this city, has
been appointed by Gov. Rye as mem
Der of the tax commission to sit dur
ing the legislature recess and revise
the assessment laws of the State.
Mrs. Glen Gee has returned to Bris
tol after short visit to Mrs. j. y.
, WatsoT. She was accompanied b
Miss Hazel Daniels who will be h,
guest fol several days.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
Trlplets In Charity Ward.

The triplets, whoset moher, Mrs. ]
w. stephens. died at Milligan last
week, have been brought to the Me-
mortal hospital and are occupying the
charity bed supported by -woman's
auxiliary at the hospital. The mem
bers of the auxiliary are taking charge
of these babies, with he care of ply
sicians and nurses.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28

Senator Ashcroft, author of the
measure. claims that the abolition Of
the fee system, while revolutionary
lifting the stupendOus debt with which
in its nature, is the only salvation for
the state has been saddled.
The hill originated from represen-
tative of county where under the fee
systenn the Offices OF county officials
have produced to the holder revenues
in some instances approximating $751;
uessseuueL sII!AqsBN-'O00
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR
JOHNSON CITY RAM

The directors of the Unaka Nationa
bank have purchased a large duple,
electric ledger posting and Statement
machine. This gives a double checl
on all accounts and will reduce tn,
possibility of an error The machine
mechanically posts the statements
from day to day, adding deposits tx
previous balance. diducting the checks
and extending the new balance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
at the
MAJESTIC
GLITERING. GLORIOrS.
GORGEnTS AMER


GORGEOUS AMERICA
The New York Hippodromes gilt
terilg, glorious, gorgeous "America"
is the Majestic's offering for today
(Fridav: January 29th
Responsive to thousands of requests
from those who could not journey to
New York TO witness the Hippodromes
greatest scenic spectacle, America"
the World Film Corporation has ar
ranged to bring this amusement mar
vel to the door of one and all for
nominal admission fee, the entire, vast,
costly nnapproachable production, in
Guiding Landing of Columbus, The
Alamo, San Antonio, Panama and the
Opening Festivities, Marvellous Lad
der Act, Pueblo Village, New Mexico.
with hundreds of Indian perform, IS,
Railway Station, New York scenes,
Culebra Cut and passage of first slil
Ponce de Leon Hotel, Florida. ami
Carnival of sports, Fearless Fills
New England Farm scene
Suffrage Parade, National PARK, ',:and
Canyon of the Colorado. Plunging Au-
Levee at New Orleans, Fight
ing the Flames, Australian Woodchop-
pers, and the famous finale, "The
Court of Honor"
This gigantic production in its en-
tirety will be presented Friday all
day and night at the following prices:
Matinee, children 10 cents; adults, Is
cents; night, children, 10 cents; bal
conf, Is cents; and entire lower floor
rs cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
at $4,000.

The trustee, sheriff and county court
clerk of Davidson and Shelby counties
under the provisions Of this bill would
receive salary of $4,000; the clerk
and master, clerk of the circuit and
criminal court and special clerks $4,-
500, and the register $4,000.
The salary schedule is made to APP
ly to all future elections since the
legislature is not empowered to reduce
the salary of any incumbent in office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
CONGRESSMAN SAM r.. SELLS
SPENDING WEEK AT HOME

Congressman Sam R. Sells came
lome from Washington last Saturday
md is spending the week at home
cooking after his personal business.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
B. 5. PONDER ELECTED
DIRECTOR OF CREDIT

AT the second annual meeting of
he Tennessee Association of Credit
Men in Nashville this week B. s. Pom
Ter, of this city was elected direc-
tor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-01-28
no BERTHA STEVENSON
BERTHA STEVENSON.
IN the Chancery Court at Johnson City,
Tennessee.
- s. G. STEVENSON,

In the Chancery Court at Johnson city,
Tennessee.
In this cause. it appearing from the
dill which is sworn to, that Bertha
Stephenson, the defendant, is nom
resident of the State of Tennessee;
,he is, Therefore, hereby required to ap-
)ear, on or before the First Monday
If March next, before the Clerk and
Master of said coutr, at his Office in
Johnson City, and make defense to the
,ill filed against her in said Court by
). G. Stephenson, or otherwise the bill
will be taken for confessed.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Comet, newspaper pub
lished inJ ohnson City, Tennessee.
January 9th, 1915.
Barnes & Worley, Soils.
J. w. CASS, Clerk and Master
, 1915-03-04

fered without solicitation tine mt,"nur
ton that he had been twenty rlgli
years In the Turner service and could
have been lat the top" but preferred
the forecastle so that he could he an
influence to the men.
His rolling gait, twinkllng blu eyes
and huge mustache. as well ns thu
plug of tobacco which he sliced with II
huge knife. put the crowd in good
humor and relieved somewhat the
somberness of the proceedings.
"NVhere were you between midnight
and 4 a m on the morning OF Aug
1877"
AT the wheel"
"You did not cav the wheel during
that. timer"
Yes. sir"
when was that?"
after they found the captains
body. | went to the forward compan
lon and looked down"
-Is n helmsman permitted to leave
his post?"
with the captain lying dead In n
pool OF blood ! should think"-
never HllHu tnlnklHR. ts ne!
NO"
"what did you do with the wheel
when you left it,"
flashed it There are two ROPE ends
with loops to lash II with. When |
was on the Sarah Winters
"Stick 10 the question. Did you see
the mate. Mr.. Singleton. during your
watch2"
Every half hour from 1890 to 100.
He struck the bells. After that he
said he vas sick. He thought he'd
been poisoned. He said he was going
forward to lie down and for me to
strike them"
Who struck the bell at 3 O'Clock?
81 did, sir"
when did you hear a woman
screamT"
"Just before that"
what did you doT"
Nothing. 1t was the Hansen wo-
man. l didn't like her. She was a bad
, 1915-03-04

mt. Schwartz did not; Mr.. Singleton
did mostly. except when he went back
to strike the bells
Gould Mr.. Singleton have been on
deck without you seeing himT"
Yes, If he did not move around or
smoke. | could see his pipe lighted"
"Did You see his pipe that nightT
mo. sir"
eff you were sick. would you be
likely to smoker"
This question. l believe. was ruled
out
'In case the wheel OF the vessel
were dashed for a shor time. what
would happen?'
depends on the weather. Shed be
likely to come to OF fall Off consider
able"
would the lookout know itT'
'Yes, sir"
"How?"
1.-The sails would show 1t, sir"
That closed the proceedings for the
day. The crowd seemed reluctant to
dispense. Turner's lawyers were In
troubled consultation with him. Single
ton was markedly more cheerful, and |
thought the prosecution looked per-
turbed and uneasy. J wen back to
Jail that night. and dreamed Of Elsa
not as | had seen her that day. bending
forward. watching every point of the
evidence, but as / had seen her so
often On the yacht, facing into the salt
breeze as If she loved it. her hands
in the pockets of her short white
Jacket. her hair blowing back from her
forehead in damp close curling rings.
, 1915-03-04
what did the men say about it,

What did the men say about it,"
''They thought it scared Mr.. Schwartz
overheard. The Elias been unlucky
as to crews They call her a devil
ship"
Did you see Mr.. Singleton on deck
between . and 3 O'Clock ?"
mo. sir"
The cross examination was very
short:
What sort of night was itT'
VERY dark"
would the first mate as officer m
watch be supposed to see that the
emergency case yOn speak OF Vas in
order?"
Yes. sir"
Did the officer on watch remain on
the forecastle headF'
, 1915-03-04

of blood should think"-
woman. When l old her what she
was she laughed"
Were you ever below in the after
house?''
No, sir; not since the boat was fixed
up"
What could you see through the
window beside the wheelG"
1T looked into the chart room IL
the light was on 1 could see all but
the floor
Between the hours of / a. ~. and
8 II. m. did any one leave or enter the
after house by the after ="
Yes. sir. Mr. Singleton went down
into the chart room and came back
again In tive or ten minutes"
AT what timer
A four bells-2 O'Clock"
No one eIse?'
mo. sir; but / saw Mr.. Turner
"Conhne yourself to the question.
What was Mr.. Singleton's manne at
the time you m~entiuny"
He was excited. He brought I'D a
bottle of whisky from the chart room
table and drank what was left In 1t.
Inen he muttered something and
threw the empty bottle over the rail.
he said he was still sick"
The cross examination confined itself
to one detail OF Charlie Jones's testt-
mUuy.
, 1915-03-04
CHAPTER XIV.


"a Bad Woman"
BARLIE JONES was called
first on the secand day of the
trial. He gave his place of
~ birth as Pennsylvania and his
present shore address as a sailors
Christian home in New York. He of,