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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
DICKENS ADVICE TO HIS SON
Letter Of Great Writer Reveals Him as
Man Of Deep Religious
Conviction.

When Charles Dickens son went to
Cambridge the great novelist wrote:
"As your brothers have gone away
one by one have written to each Of
them what l. am now going to write
to you.
You know that you have never been
hampered with religious forms of re-
straint and that with mere unmean-
ing forms l have no sympathy.
But / most strongly and affection
ately impress upon you the priceless
value of the New Testament, and the
study of that book as the one unfail-
ing guide in life.
Deeply respecting it, and bowling
before the character of our Savior, as
separated from the vain constructions
and inventions of men, you cannot go
very wrong, and will always preserve
at heart a true spirit of veneration
and humility.
Similarly l impress upon you the
habit of saying Christian prayer
every night and morning.
These things have stood by me-
all through my life, and remember
that l tried to render the New Testa-
ment Ineligible to you and lovable by
you when you were a mere baby"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
This the Smallest Motor?

A correspondent of the Electrical
World writes that he has just complet-
ed a motor which weighs only SIS
grains and is, he believes, the smallest
in the world. It's commutator which
measures .045 inch in diameter, is
made up of four gold segments insu-
lated from each other with mica. The
shaft on which the commutator is
mounted is .009 inch in diameter. FL
Der insulation is used between the
commutator and the shaft. The tiny
armature, 90 inch in diameter, has
four pole pieces and is wound with
No. 40 silk covered copper wire. The
weight of the revolving part is 1926
grains. Between the armature and
the yolk two field coils are provided.
The silver brushes measure .012 inch
in diameter and are held against the
commutator by springs .004 inch in
diameter. In over all dimensions the
motor measures 1854 inch long and
11-64 inch high. All visible parts are
finished in Roman gold. When con-
nected to a small flashlight battery,
the motor runs at very high speed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
EFFECT OF WAR ON BOOKS
Idea 10 That NoveIists viii Be Called
Upon to Do a Great Deal Of
Reconstruetlnp.

Practically the world in which we
were born came to an end at the be-
ginning of last August and a new
world was created" says st. John G.
Irvine, the Irish novelist. I'VE shall
have to shed many beliefs and acquire
many new ones before we are able to
move about again in the comfort we
had before the war began.
"The process of adjustment will be
diff and tortuous for all Of us, but
it will be a thousand times more tor
tuous and difficult for the novelist and
the imaginative writer, who has not
merely to At himself into the new
world, but has to discover the re-
adjustment made in the lives of other
people.
Men can go on producing machines
and buttons and clothes and knick-
knacks after the war is over very
much in the way in which men pro-
duced these things before the war be-
gan, but the novelsts will not be able
to write novels in the old way.
"The man who produces patent
medicine will be able to continue pro-
ducing 1t as IL there never had been
a European disaster, but the man who
writes novels dealing with his own
times must take the war into account;
and because of this the novelist Of to-
day is at a disadvantage compared
with the novelists Of other times.
Jane Austen was able to write six
novels without mentioning the Ma
poleonic wars, during which she lived,
although they must have touched her
intimately, for two of her brothers
were In the navy. A modern novelist,
dealing as realistically with our time
as Jane Austen dealt with hers, slim
ply must let the war into his story"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
WORK FOR THE UNDERWRITERS
Scarcity Of Business and Unpaid Bills
Makes Large Margin Of Profit
Absolute Necessity.

In the United States there are today
something more than 10000 undertake
ers, declares the Pictorial Review. At
tracted by the enormous profits to be
made in funeral goods, more men are
constantly swarming into the business
At the time the School of Philanthropy
made its investigation there we're, &C.
cording to a church paper, 410 under
takers in Chicago. On the average,
each undertaken secured trifie more
than one funeral a week. In New York
city there were LOO undertakers and
about $4,000 deaths annually, which
gave each undertaken an average of
less than four funerals in three weeks
For the country as a whole, the aver
age was less than one funeral a week
for each undertaken. Some undertake
ers got more than one-half Of all the
business during a given fortnight,
leaving 429 undertakers to divide the
other half. Many undertakers had no
funerals at all during these two weeks.
In the course of an entire year they
would secure only a handful. Others
would get only one or two funerals
month. Yet each undertaken had to
keep up his establishment-where he
had one--pay Office rent, bills for light
and heat, clerk hire and other ex-
penses, and, in addition, make living,
all from the profits Of one or two fun
erals a month.
But 1t is not the lack Of business
alone that makes necessary this great
margin Of profit. One Of the leading
undertakers of New York city said to
me: There is every cent Of $4,000
in unpaid bills on our books. We have
to make up that loss or we could not
stay in business. So we have to
charge high prices and the people who
do pay make up for those who don't"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
POSSIBLY ADVICE WAS good
A. Things Were Farmers Words
Might Have Seemed to Contain
Germs of Wisdom.

Jeptha Wade, a widely known Cleve
land man, has a winter home at Thorn
asFille, Ga. One of his sons is an
amateur balloonist, and occasionally
makes an ascent from Townsville. II
the family fail to hear promptly from
him, they set forth In a motor car and
search until they find him
One day, when the roads were slip
perry with mud, the car skidded and
slid part way down a bank. 1t
brought up without damage against
a large tree. Mr.. Wade could not get
It back on the road, and appealed Tor
help to farmer blowing in the field
below The farmer hitched his team
to the front axle, and soon pulled the
car out Of trouble.
Mr.. Wade looked back and said,
"That tree saved us from a bad acci.
dent; IL 1t had not been there, we
should have turned over and been
badly hurt"
Yes, subj" drawled the farmer,
that cert'nly is a useful tree! This
morning a young Teller in a balloon
got stuck in 1t, and had to hist him
cut"
why, that was our son!" exclaimed
both Mr.. and Mrs. Wade excitedly.
The farmer looked at them for q
moment with puzzled expression;
then his face lighted up with smile.
and he said:
II reckon you folks would find life
easier II you was to stay home more"
Youths Companion.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
MANY ARE DEAF TO MELODY
Numerous Instances Of Persons Who
Were Denied One Of Lies Chief
Pleasures.

II has been said of the late Dean
Stanley that he had not a note Of
music in his head" and could scarcely
distinguish one tune from another, a
fact which caused his biographer, Row.
land E. Prothero, to express surprise
that "one so destitute of musical feel
ing" as Stanley should have been the
first person to introduce Bach's Pas
sion music into the religious services
of the church.
1t is not easy, perhaps, for the aver
age person to understand tone deaf
ness. But just as some people are
color blind, so there are others who
are melody deaf Empress Catherine
of Russia used to say that she would
have given the world to be able to ap-
preciate and love music, declaring that
for her music was noise, and nothing
but noise" President Grant is said
TO have been able to distinguish only
two tunes Yankee Doodle" and
"Hail to the Chief" which were recog-
nizable, probably, because he heard
them so often.
Doctors seem to have some difficulty
In explaining the cause from which
tune deafness arises. although it is
generally agreed that nerves have
much to do with it, Musical applica-
ton depends to great extent upon
the exercise of mental and physical
faculties, and the delight in music
calls for an alert sympathy between
the nerves and the cerebral faculties,
without which connection there is
definite musical lack, although the
nerves perform their ordinary func-
ton of communicating sounds to the
mind.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
When the World Was New.

. The world is biggest when we are
young enough to conceive of the pas
ture as an empire and the city block
as a republic. Time is longest when
We are young enough to see day as
an epoch, week as an era, summer
vacation by seaside or lake shore as
eternity itself AS we grow older the
world grows smaller, and so does time.
Space and time are nothing for boy or
man save as he holds measures for
them in hand or in memory. The boy
understands ten feet because that is
three long strides, and ten years be-
cause he has just lived them. Now
We have lived another ten and yet an.
other; but the first ten were the long
est and are the truest measure, for the
more years we are granted the more
Fcornful of the gift We grow, though
the more insistent, too, in our demand
for moFe.-Collier's Weekly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
WATER LILIES ARE PASSING
Beautiful Flowers Have Greatly De-
creased In IndIana-Almost Dis
appeared In Some Lakes.

Many Of the smaller lakes Of In
diana a few years ago fioated ar
abundance Of water lilies. AS the
years have gone by and the numbers
of excursionists and summer guests
at these places have increased, the
lilies have greatly decreased and from
some lakes have almost disappeared.
What a beautiful flower, beautiful in
its mystical loneliness is the white
water lily which belongs to the same
species as the lotus, which the ancient
Egyptians held sacred! How lovely is
our lily floating amid its great rounded
leaves closing at night to reappear
the next morning in all its unspotted
purity. July and August are the
months for this flower. An old writer
in enthusiastic admiration of this lily
says:
"Ah, how lovely it looks, floating
double, lily and shadow, with its
broad leaves looking like green resting
places for this queen of waters to sit
upon, while dipping her ivory sandals
In the yielding silver; or, when rocked
by gentle breeze one may fancy they
look like a moving fairy feet with low
green hulls and white sails, slowly
making for the shore!"
But unless the vandal hand Of the
visitor to these lakes is stayed these
lilies will soon be as rare as white
blackbirds
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
Tho Unframed Soldier.

An interesting view Of the status Of
the British army at the front is con.
tanned in a letter from a university
man serving in France:
THE battle of Neuve Chapelle found
US here with q relatively enormous
army. 1t resembled physically per
feet wrestler who didn't quite know
how to wrestle. To tell him how waA
beyond the power of any man; that
was an art that could only be learned
by years Of maneuvers on a Co.
lossal scale. like the kaiser's ma
neuvers. and those o. the pow.
erful French army. No British
general, however much he may have
studied, has ever had SO great a mass
OF men to deal with. To me the won.
der In not that we did so badly, but
that we did SO remarkably well, in the
circumstances. To place the blame
ON Kitchener for not providing SUM-
cient high explosive shells is q criti-
cism SO highly fatuous that I should
like to hustle its inventor along the
thirty odd miles of British front, and
then treat him to dose of chlorine
London Observer
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
"Insece Pests" Are Minor War Horrors.

Besides poisonous gases and Jack
Johnson" and minenwerfer (bomb.
throwing machines) our soldiers have
q good deal to endure from what has
systematically been termed the
minor horrors" of warfare. These
insect pests-we spare our readers
the enumeration Of all the varieties
not only add very greatly to the dis
comfort of the men in the trenches.
but during the summer they may be-
come positively dangerous to the
health Of the army. Sir Crichton
Browne, who adds to his other activi-
ties that Of the chairman OF the Ma
tional Health society, has just been
reminding us that an immense proper
ton OF the mortality in war that is
caused by disease is propagated by in
sects. During the South African cam
paign flies were among the most &C.
tive agents in spreading typhoid, and
lice are largely responsible for the
typhus which has been ravaging Ser
bia.-London Globe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
"son Of Man" From Book Of Enoch.

"son Of Man" From Book Of Enoch-
There is a general impression that
prophetic writing had ceased in IsraeE
from the time of the Old Testament to-
the Gospels; but in fact there was a.
continuous though diminishing flow Of
1t. The Jews had no profane history
All their writings were accounts of
God in his dealings with them either
as individuals or as nation. Books
Of this kind, bringing the story Of Is
rael down to his own time, were i'm
circulation and had been read by
Jesus; he quoted from them; from
the book Of Enoch he took the title
which he very early began to apply
to himself: The Son Of Man.-From
'The Man Jesus" by Mary Austin i'm
the North American Review.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
Bohemian Mualc.

Bohemia's music is probably bet
ter known throughout the civilized
world than any other branch Of her
creative art. This ia largely due to
the universal character of the Ian
guage of music and to the eminence
of her great tone poets, Smetana and
Dvorak. We read in the chronicles
of the medieval historians Of the role
played by music in the life Of the Boz
hemian people, and we know that dur
ing the HUSTLE period the Bohemian
hymnology attained q degree Of ex-
cellence that has not been surpassed
by later ages. The Bohemian school
of music Of today takes foremost rank
among the music schools OF modern
Europe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09
Practical Writing Table.

A simply made writing table can be
1mprovised from an ordinary kitchen
fable, and made to harmonic with
any room. One made for a green and
white room has the legs sawed off to
j convenient length. The table was
painted white, and over the top was
stretched a cover of green denim.
This was turned in and tucked on the
under side Of the top; On this was SGT
q large biottef case holding sheets Of
green plotting paper, d box for paper
and envelopes, and q beh tray. The
blotter corners were covered with
green and white chintz, ~the box for
stationery had cover Of the same
smoothly pasted on, and the result
was a pretty and practical writing Ia
BILE, costing very little.
Repairing BY an expert. See Lan'
i. Aha T'oflnr IL
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09

No hunting or tresspassing allow
ed on my farm.-W. F. Gosney.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09

Let US have your grain as we
pay the top price.-Green & Tooley
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09

For Rent A seven room house.
Apply to Jasper Henderson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09

Remember Walkers for sewing
oil and needles.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-09

Repairing BY an expert. See Lane
the Tailor. Il
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
BONNEVILLE

Prof. Lehman is spending several
days in Columbus this week.
Mrs. Fina Moore Of Nova visited
at c. C. Nausels Monday.
A gospel team composed Of four
young men from Berea college are
conducting meetings in the town hall
in the interests Of the Y. M. G. A.
Come and help make these meetings
q success.
The high school gave an interest
ing program in the school auditorium
last week Thursday.
Carl Lowe Of Medina, who is at
tending school in Columbus, visited
relatives in Homer last week.
It rather seems as though Rev.
Harsh is running a matrimonial bu-
reau during the holidays, On Xmas
eve two couples were united in mar
riage, Miss Ada Rhodesto Harry Fer
man Of Sullivan, Miss Arvesta Gar
man to Ray Eaglin Of Spencer, and on
Sunday morning Miss Hattie Benpad-
er was united in marriage to Chas.
Billman.
W Paul Harsh Is home from Columbus
where he attending college.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
CRESTON

Robert ]. Baird Jr., youngest child
of Logan Baird and wife of Troy, and
grandson of DR.. and Mrs. Baird of this
place, died Thursday morning after
an illness of about a week with pneu-
monia. DR.. and Mrs. Baird have
been at their sons home for several
days owing to the illness of the little
one. DR.. Baird returned home the
first of the week, Mrs. Baird remain
ing to help care for Mrs. Logan Baird,
who is now very i'll.
Charles Earring, who was well known
in Creston, and in fact all through
Wayne county, died at his home in
Wooster at 7 o'clock Xmas morning
after four weeks of intense suffering
from blood poison.
Mrs, L. ]. Beuche was taken sud-
denly i'll with appendicitis, while at
the home of her parents, John Neff
and wife at Erhart, where she and
Mr.. Beuche were spending Xmas. She
was rushed to a Cleveland hospital
and was operated upon Saturday. Ac-
cording to the last report she is re-
covering as rapidly as can be expect
ed.
Creston's community Christmas tree
was a success as is everything that the
boosters Of our city undertake.
We are informed that The Cres-
ton Bending and Ladder Co., expects
to be running by Jan. Is.
Born, to Joseph Rock and wife, a
baby boy weighing eight pounds on
Wednesday evening.
Born to Miles Benjamin and wife,,
Thursday, a daughter.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
BATH

Mrs, Mcconnell and three children
Of Trumbull county are spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. C. MeNiel.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Mcneil are
grandparents again. A baby boy
Cecil, arrived at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs, Blake Ganyard of Akron on
Monday. '
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young Of Ak
ron, formerly Of Bath, have another
boy, born Dec. 27.
There will be an oyster supper
held at Osborn Corners, Grange Hall
Saturday evening.
D. G. Thompkins expects to go to
the Akron City hospital the latter
part of this week to undergo an op-
Grafton for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Hackett spent
several days at Christmas time with
their daughter, Mrs, Kirby and fam
lily of Cleveland. They returned to
their home Monday.
S. H. Mitchell left last Thursday
to visit relatives in Mansfield.
Bath friends of Miss Ethel Poole
will be interested to learn of her
marriage on Dec. 20, to a Virginia
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Akron are
the parents Of a baby boy, Clarence
Milton. Mrs. Miller was formerly
Miss Maude Bice Of Bath.
WILDER Shaw of Stark county spent
several days at Christmas time with
his mother, Mrs. Richmond Shaw and
family.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
COPLEYA

Robert Davis has returned from the
Children's hospital and hada bout re-
covered from the severe kick he re-
ceived in the forehead by a horse.
Milton Prentiss, Of Barberton, was
in town on business last Wednesday,
Joseph Sourek, a farmer teacher,
now an attorney Of Akron announced
to one of his Copley friends little
daughter at his home, born Wednes-
day.
The w. c. T. U. ladies will hold a
| Mothers meeting Wednesday after
noon, January 6. All are welcome.
Leonard Scorgie Of Florida, is visit
ing at the Converse home. .....t
Col. George w. Balm will lecture
mere Monday evening, Jan. 4. It is ex-
ipected that the new auditorium will be
ready by then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brockway and daugh-
ter of Columbus are visiting at
George Thompson's.
Several head Of finehorses were
taken through here Saturday to the
Halderman farm where Ellsworth
Halderman will board them till
spring.
Born, to Bert Snyder and wife,
Dec. 25, daughter.
Born to J. Guckeyson and wife,
Dec rs, son.
Born to Joe Oskowski and wife,
Dec. 20, a son.
| Miss Grace Ferriman and brother,
Robert j., and Miss Mamie Frederick,
all of Cleveland, were home over the
holidays.
Mr.. Evans has moved his family to
the property purchased of A. Kremer
| Karl Kramer, wife and Joe Garfield
went to Farmdale over Xmas.
| Miss Lore Perkins, fifth and sixth
grade teacher, has resigned and 9
| new teacher will be hired before
school begins.
| c. Frederick's family will all bt
home Sunday to enjoy their annua
meeting.
S. Stimson has returned from 6
visit to Michigan to see an aget
uncle. rG
| Mr.. and Mrs. Trego and Mrs. Shan
non have gone to Pittsburg for thu
holidays.
| ! The W. C. T. U. ladies, assisted b!
L. Scorgie will give an entertainment
Saturday evening, Jan. 2. Those that
have heard Mr.. Scorgie sing will bt
pleased to have this opportunity Il
hear him again. A small admission
| fee will be charged. l IN
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
LAFAYETTE

Mrs. ]. Malone visited her mother
Mrs. Zuhler of Sandusky over Xmas
o. o. Ferguson and wife attended
the funeral of Mrs. Ferguson's faith
er, Alden Snyder, in Spencer last Sat
urday.
Mrs. w. A. Carlton entertained hel
father, sister and aunt from Friends
vile, her sister, Mrs. Burton of Ca
naan and her brother, F. D. KueppeI
of Cleveland Xmas.
John McElroy and wife entertained
their children, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Carlton and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Geinkit
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Arnold of Bar.
berton visited her parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. o. o. Ferguson, over Christmas
They attended the funeral of Mrs
Arnold's grandfather, Alden Snyder
in Spencer Saturday.
Earl Klinesmith is moving hi
family onto farm west Of Lodi thil
week.
A. H. Eaken of Sandusky is spend
ing the holidays with friends here anc
in Medina.
Wayne Carlton made a business triI
to Lodi the first Of this week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
BURBANK

Geo. Norton and family spen
Christmas at the home, Of Thoma
Cast and wife.
Ralph Pinnicks and Miss Rutl
Baker were united in marriage Thurs
day. Congratulations.
VIM. Frary and family are, enter
rtaining company from Michigan.
Juliet Towsley Of Cherry Corner
spent the latter part of the week a
the home Of Frank Byers and fam
lily, north Of town.
Mrs. Jennie Myers and daughter
Mrs. Edith Dull, visited at the hom'
Of Chas. Cast and wife Sunday.
Noble Zainer and wife of Ashland
spent Xmas with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howder of Wads
worth, visited friends in town Xmas
Harry Burgis Of Kent is visiting
friends in town.
Andie Chamberlin and wife are Wis
iting friends in New York.
N. McCommis and family spent theil
with friends in Wooster.
VIM. Thompson has returned home
from Georgia and North Carolina.
Taylor Boxer of Ashland, visitet
friends in town Xmas. II
Frank Watson and wife visited a
the home of Joseph Miller and wife
recently.
Andy George spent Christmas will
his brother Floyd at Columbus.
Mr.. Boldman and family moved II
Lodi Thursday.
Albert Kuntz and wife spent Christ
mas with friends in Barberton.
Sherman Ditch and wife spent tn,
holidays with her parents, Geo. Smitl
and wife near Wadsworth.
Chas. Cast and wife spent Xma
at the home of VIM. Myers and, fam
| lily west Of town.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Ada A., and W. "A. Ault to E. G. and
3. L. Morey, lot 1873, Wadsworth vii
lage, $311.
s. Cunningham to Alverna Harter,
lot 80, Wadsworth village, ST..
Chas. F. Camp to Board Of Educa-
ton Homer township school district
/ acre, 500.
G. r, Clement 20 2. "A. Washburn
lot 22S, Medina village, SIS.
Roy j. Howe to W. P. White, lOt
IA, Lodi village, SIS.
Jacob Schempp to VIM. H. Schempr
4O.17 acres, 81.
Jos. Sewers to J. w. Dunlap; lots
100 and 1O1, Lodi village.
Egbert A. Washbnrn 10 @. .R Glenn
snt, lot 2e7, Medina village. SE