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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-04-21
Fruit Tree Quacks,'

Some 90 called nursery sales
men operating in Missouri are
making promises that seem toe
good 10 bs true.s The Missouri
Agricultural Experiment Station
wishes to warn farmers and fruii
growers to be very careful about
investing in stock Of an unknown
variety Of supposed special merit
and against signing contracts to
buy and grow fruit trees, vines,
or other nursery stock on the
strength Of promises that it can
be sold later at very high prices.
Buyers should require the nur.
sery statesmen 10 show the spe-
cial permits which the law re.
quirest them to secure from the
Chief Inspector Of Nurseries and
Orchards. Statesmen who can
not show such permits should be
reported at once to the Expert
ment Station at Columbia for in
vestig alton, but the honesty Of
those who do have such permits
cannot be- guaranteed by the Ex-
pertinent Station, altho there is a
strong presumption that the men
who have complied with the law
by taking out permits will be
much more likely to be honest
and straightforward than tn 9
man who is selling in violation Of
the law.
The exhibition Of such q per-
nit shows that the agent is regis
tered for the sale and distribution
OF stock which has been inspect-
cd and found free from danger
GUS insects and diseases. There
are plenty Of responsible agents
in the state representing respon-
sible nurseries and orders can be
placed by mail with nurseymen
who will look after the interests
Of their customers honestly. So
with a little care the buyer can
get exactly what he wishes with
out dealing with questionable
parties. He should order stand
ard varieties which he knows are
doing we'll in his locality and re-.
fuse the fancy varieties which he
knows are doing well in his local.
ity and refuse the fancy varieties
on which fabulous profits are
promised. Il. Haseman, Chief
Inspector OF Nurseries and Or
chards, Columbia, Missouri.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-04-21
MIsIsadlna Audience

why doesn't young Bliggins maks
more progress in his studiesT He
doesn't get the proper kind Of en-
couragement. His father doesn't take
any interest IN what the boy knows
about tho cIassics. but h enthusiastic
about the way he can play accompaai'
ments on the banjo. Washington
otar.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-04-21

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges Made by the Shears
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

an explosion was the penalty {
Newton county miner paid fol
"going back on a shot, ar
ancient indiscretion we're miners
wonder why a blast does not lei
go and return to learn the rea.
son. The accident of having his
teeth blown out was not so pain
full as it was expensive, for they
were false teeth and have noI
yet been found.
A New Madrid man refutes the
theory that we have fifteen rainy
days during any month in which
1t rains on the first day. He says
1t rained on March 1st and there
were only nine days on which II
rained and snow on three days
made total of only IL days oI
falling weather. His record ol
the month ia as follows: March
1st rain. End rain, 3rd snow, 9Th
rain, 9th snow, 10th rain, l4th
rain, 10Th snow, Goth rain, 25th
rain, 26th rain, 9th rain.
Every day the Jimplicute re-
ceives from the Cotton Belt Rail-
road a lot Of printed matter in
regard to the eight hour law.
This stuff goes in the Jimp office
to the same place it does in near
ly every country newspaper
office in Missouri, into the stove.
10 time Of peace the Cotton Belt
has no use for the country news
paper, but as soon as they see
trouble brewing they are willing
to recognize the country news
paper provided it don't cost any.
thing.-Illmo Jimplicute.
Probably the oldest horseshoer
in Nodaway county, if not in the
United States, is Josiah Collins.
Mr.. Collins was 90 years old on
Friday, March 10, 1915. He was
born in Ohio and commenced the
blacksmithing business when 10
years old and shod his first horse
at that aye. He made the re-
mark a short time before his
birthday that il he lived he ex-
pected to shoe a horse or a mule,
no matter how unruly the animal
might be, on his Goth birthday,
and he kept his rd.-Parnell
Sentinel,
The Herald has the informa-
tion from good authority that the
Iron Mountain railroad will in the
near future begin the work of
erecting $40, 900 passenger and
freight depot in Sikeston. Ac-
cording to the information we
have, the new building will be
erected on the company's plat Of
ground just north and west Of
the present station. Ii will be
Of brick, covered with tile, and
will have ample Accommodations
for both passenger and freight.
II will be modern in every re-.
spect, the equipement to include
waterworks, electric lights, toilet
rooms, etc. .--Sikeston Herald.
The Rothville Bee wonders If
the housewives who gave orders
to the peidler last week for 10
cent bath towels have received
their allotment yet? The scheme
however, gained admittance to
nearly every home. The peddler
invested o dollar In the purchase
Of a couple Of fine bath towels
from the local merchants. These
he swung on his arm and the
tempting offer OF a 50c bath towel
for loo did the work. Such bar
gains in sight, what must be the
packs he carried? Ofkourse he
sold his goods at . good round
price, but the towels he told
would be shipped 10 them and
they could pay for them at that
st<.,a ta
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-04-21


were recently fined s10 each fsl
failing to send their children to
school.
The retail lumber dealers Of
Southeast Missouri met at Pop
lar Bluff last week and formed
an association.
Sikeston has q new auto truck
for firs-fighdng purposes. II
carries $50 feet Of hose. ladders
and other equipement.
The Scott County Bank at
Morley, last week let the contract
for Q new bank building, q one
story structure, to cost $3.50.
A Chapter Of Order Of the
Eastern Star was instituted at
Illmo on the 18th inst. Several
Grand Officers OF the state were
present.
The office Of police Judge at
Dexter has been abolished be-
cause the duties OF that office had
become 90 few that no one would
hold the Job.
A peculiar accid ent occurred to
. Wayne county farmer last
week. He trying to bride a wild
mule and the animal threw him
to the ground, then stepped on
his ear, badly lacerating 1t.
Farm lands in this state are
assessed at an average OF $10.68
Der acre, while the value OF pro-
ducts in the year 1914 lacks but
little Of being equal to the tax
able valuation put on the land.
Three land owners on Big
leland in the Mississippi river
near Commerce have built at
their own expense a levee cost
ing $1,000 to protect their land.
Their holdings include about
$500 acres.
Pemiscot county has a woman
candidate for county clerk in the
person OF Miss Margaret Tinsley,
who is now filling the office,
having been appointed by Gov
ernor Major to fill the unexpired
term of her father, whc died a
short time ago.
Salaries for the Mayor and
eight city councilmen were cut
In twain, the salary OF the city
attorney was wiped out and his
fees for each conviction in the
police court was incseased from
So to So as a retrenchment meas.
ure, by the city council Of Cane
Girardeau last week. The saving
the first year will amount to $500
and thereafter the saving each
year will be S1700.
Last Thursday q big petition
wss presented to our county
court praying that a special
election be held in New Madrid
county to determine whether in
toxicatins liquors may be sold
IN this county. 1t was signed by
the required number Of voters,
and the sourt ordered the said
slection to be held Wednesday,
May 10, 1915. An examination
reveals the fact that the signers
consist Of oil classes Of citizens.
some high class and others not
90 high. The Record wants to
cay It 10 simply q Democratic
newspaper and don't think that
''dry" men are set of crazy
fanatics. nor that'the "wet" men
are reckless undesirable citizens.
Thsrs are two sides to the ques-
tioa. and lets hold 3 quiet elec-
tion without any bitter denucia-
tions, II 10 simply matter Of
judgement Of men. New Mad
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-04-21
Many Persons Poisoned By
Headache Powders.

Headache Powders.
Headache powders have a tre'
mendous sale throughout ths
United States. They are taken
almost entirely without the ad.
vice Of physician, being freely
advertised in street cars and Of
her public places and sold with.
out hindranoe at the averagt
drug store.
Almost all headache powders
contain one Of three or four Goa
products, such as acetanilid, an.
tipyrin and phenacetin, accord.
ing to DR.. M. P. Ravenel Of this
department Of preventive msdi.
cine Of the University Of Missouri
While these vary somewhat in
their poisonous properties, all oI
thsm produce similar effects Ia
over.doses or when taken over Q
long period Of time. They gen.
orally affect the heart and cireu-
lation, and perhaps the most com.
mon symptom of poisoning by
these drugs is blueness of the
skin, affecting first the lips and
mouth, the nails and finger tips,
but if taken in larger doses the
skin of the whole body. II ID
caused by destructive changes in
the blood which are serious and
are always followed sooner or
later by pallor, shortness o
breath, palpitation Of the heart,
muscular weakness and disincli- :
nation to exertion.
Up to the end of 1907 there
were 855 cases Of poisoning with
26 deaths recorded, due to these
drugs. Inquiries made by the
Department OF Agriculture Of the
United States obtained from 400
ply sicians the records of 814 ad :
ditional cases of poisoning with
20 deaths. In addition to this
many people acquire the habit,
the greatest number OF these be-
ing due to acetanilid, 80 that up
TO the end Of 1908 we had already
collected 1859 cases of poisoning
with b5 deaths, and 169 cases of
drug habit. These inquiries also
showed that in a great majority
of cases the remedy was taken
for headache. This is especially
true of acetanilid. We have also
records of a number of cases OF
poisoning in which acetanilid had
been used as a local remedy or
dressing for cases of burns and
other injuries.
The worst feature Of this whole
business is that the advertise
ments almost invariably claim
that these headache remedies are
free from danger, and the unsus-
pecting person takes them with
out any suspicion Of the risk he
is running.
The lesson is a plain one. The
sale of these drugs should be re-
stricted by law, and until this is
brought about, persons should
not take this class Of drugs ex-
cept on the advice and under the
guidance Of competent physi-
clan. The old adage should be
remembered that she who treats
himself has fool for q physician
and q fool for patient.
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TO
HAVE NEXT BIG
GOLF TOURNEY
Shawnee Anxious to Have
Women's 1917 Event, but
Quaker City Lands
A POPULAR COURSE
By SANDY MeNIBLIcK

wAvERLY. Mass. Oct. s,--The next
women's golf championship Of the United
States will be held In philadelphia
This was officiaily announced at the end
OF the tourney for this years crown at
Belmont Springs.
II has not yet been decided on which
course the play will be held next year,
several OF the Quaker city courses being
under consideration. Shawnee is making
bid for the tourney also. and as this
course is exceedingly popular with Phila-
delphians Il is just possible that the tour
ney will be held on the upstate river
course. Shawnee Is as easy TO get TO from
New York as Il Is from Philadelphia, and
this would Insure a large delegation from
the metropolitan district "a wen as a strong
Philadelphia entry list. Boston players will
turn out In far greater numbers Another
year and Shawnee would be very popular
with them. though several of them have
stated that they would rather play on one
Of the Philadelphia courses
Huntington Valley, whitemarsh Merion
tho Cricket and Country Clubs. and per-
haps Aroniminl, according 10 rumor. will
all consider making bids for the next
women's national The choosing OF Bel
mont Springs for the national this year
the tourney. The only star who could be
found TO praise Il In any way was Miss
Alexa Stirling.
She did not like tho course at all when
she first played II. but as the days ad-
vanced she took more friendly 70 II and
almost admitted that she liked II toward
the end Of the week. One OF the Phlladel-
phians liked the course so little that sho
only played eleven holes OF II In her prac-
tce before the tourney.
The course will be entirely changed after
this season. Nearly every hole will be
made over and Il is planned to have one
of the finest OF the Boston courses at Bel
mont Springs inside Of two years.
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..u sxatthmore upset Lafayette and
Sssh I'D Harvard was showed under ny
Tufts 49,. ,.
=. uarysrd-Tufts battle was the big
.-..rrtse OF the day. and the Crimson-
s,aksx students probably viii discuss tne
ss,eorpe IN awed whispers 'neath the CLASSIC
49, ~ Cambridge for many a day. Yes,
.--r6 ACTUALLY was BEATEN by
-. sr..u college eleven---beaten 20 fras-
.rhoush the score indicates close
@s-s Hauahton's naughty hopes lost the
~. IN the final period, when the IN.
Sr. soored a touchdown and breesed
es,Ssr fhe wire with the long end OF
g.ts-1 score.
.stift Formation Works
A. that. TUFTS had to spring something
~ = hsfore she put the game on Ice. Inc
~ stuff consisted OF a, shift formation
-.,,sfhing similar TO Shevitns FAMOUS
u,.nesota play, The center and enas
r-r.,M remain on the line OF scrimmase.
,-ds ~osrds and tackles about one yard
& - The halfbacks stood outside OF the
Z. --xs three Yards back. parallel to the SIDE
80 facing each other. while the full
: IN ~ Z about eight yards behind the CEN
/ - fust before the ball was Snapped the
tn.rds and tackles jumped up, tne haII
& -, crossed in front of each other and
- .as ,terback. who was roaming around
e1]..r5 me center, would cover up the ball.
!. -T,.s gave the Tufts forwards strong,
s >.dv charge. and the Harvard linemen
{ 80 caught wide open They could not
(. .<,.rnose The play and the fast work be-
( x(15ered them Before they recovered
rsrr,e or Westcott would crash through
( 9 sus<}sntiai gains and then, while the
!<r,r.son was up In the air, a short forward
.hxp pass was used
Tuitsf New Pass Dangerous
rhls new pass looks to be a wonder II
A works. but at the same time quite dam
rerous So far as know, no team mas used
4 hsfore. and the chances are few coaches
viii have the nerve 10 try H. The ball Is
passed Just like an ordinary forward pass
but the man who catches the pigskin. In
stead Of running makes a lateral or back
ward pass to a man on the other side OF
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play Is 70 bring out the point that we have
not overcome our failing Of allowing the
other team to get the Jump on us, According
20 the score on Saturday Swarthmore has
a good team, and we will have to jump
right in and lick II in tho first period II
we hope to be the victors.
In review OF Saturdays game 1 truth
fully can say that every man who went on
the field (after we got under way) played
good hard football There were no individual
stars--it was teamwork which won and that
In what we need TO defeat State and Pitts
burgh. II we have profited by our mistakes
Of Saturday we have done great deal to-
ward attaining the perfection we are seek
ing.
We can tell better this week when we
meet Swathmore just how far we have ad-
vanced. for II we beat them I feel con-
fdent that our season will be successful
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AMATEUR AND "PRO" GOLFERS
IN BIG TOURNEY AT SIWANOY
Best Ball Event Today Prologue to
Championship for Wanamaker Prizes

MOUNT VERNON. n. Y. oct. 9.--At the
siwanoy Country Club today the leading
professional golfers Of the country will tune
Nd their strokes for the first annual tourna-
msnt Of the Professional Golfers Associa-
ton OF America. for the Rodman wanna
maker prizes. This event Is patterned after
the news Of the world tournament In
Ensland, which has always been one or the
worlds greatest pro" events Thirty-two
Instructors qualified In various sections OF
the country and tomorrow they will play
The FIRST match round of thirty-six holes.
An namAteur-professlona best ball match
viii take place today. amateurs pairing up
with pros" The winners will receive suit
able prizes, the professionals in money and
The amateurs In plate.
Some Of the professionals entered are
Walter Hagen. Jim Barnes, Wilfrid Reid.
Jim Thompson, Jack Hutchinson and Mike
Brady. Among the amateurs expected TO
ecmpete today are former open and ana
tour Champion Jerry Travers. John q.
Anderson. Max Marston and Frank Dyer.
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CORNELL ELEVEN OPENS SEASON
WITH GETTYSBURG AT ITHACA
Left End Zander Only Regular Not in
Shape to Start Contest

ITHACA N. Y. Oct a-The Cornell foot
ball team is in good condition for the opening
game Of tho season with Gettysburg this after
noon. The Sunday rest proved beneficial and
n thu sun II not too hot the coaches anticipate
n fair test OF their material.
zRnder, originally selected to start the sea-
son az left end. is the onts varsity man not In
shape. He is just recoyerins from a aprained
ankle, and probably will resume practice this
week, but Is not expected 20 get into the game.
Ryerpon. who has shown nne form In the last
ten days. will play that position.
Doctor sharpe viii start Rysrson az left end .
tackle Eckley, right end. shiverick. quarter
halfback Mueller, fulback.
Robert w. MAXWELL former Swarthmore star
and now sporting editor OF the Phiiadelphia
EvExING I.EDqBR, will referee the game, =
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nARGUERITE MORGAN
TRIUMPHS AT TENNIS
Lands Championship in women's Sin
4 giles at Ardmore Club

..,i, AEpNMoEE. MORE. rsa Oct: o:.sy ssfs.tin. her
~ ~ won the tennis champicnship In women's
sA<<f A. the Ardmore Tennis Club.
AAnr y. daskins. who has starred all season
= ~. ~ elpss courts, won the meme singles and
va Ms, Leon Eichensreen shared victory In
es -, nnAi nised doubies event. Ths crown In the
xsns doubles was won by Charles Fox ana
Hnsss Hs.sss frsnsh Their contest With CLAYTON
aeep<t and Charles fatton went TO four sets.
@ ssd va one OF the best matches Of the tourna-
Amt summaries;
MEMS DOUBLES
Final Round
CHARLES Fox and Ernest French defeated Clay
"a teopss and Charles Patton. e-2 So
MEMS SINGLES
Final Round
a. Haskins defeated Charles Patton. e-s.
LADIES SINGLES
Final Round
hs,s. T.ss harsu.Eiss Morsah defeated Miss Marion
MIXED DOUBLES
Final Round
M Leon Eiehsnsresn and A. l.. Haskins de-
~. hlss harguerite Morgap and Clayton
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LEONARD MUST K.O.
NELSON TO REMAIN
500 KNOCKEROUT
New York Lightweight Has
Stopped Half of His
Opponents Here
BOX AT OLYMPIA TONIGHT
Oiympid's Ring Bouts
Scheduled for Tonight

iseny wedwsy Va. nattll!x Murray.
Abe kahakod W. jimmy NeCabe.
Johnny Na,o W. Chnriey Iecnard
While jackson W. Jack Dqn'eavy.
Benny Leonard ~. Johnn0 Nielsen.
NATioNAL's BOXING RESULTS
Nuekles Riley defeated Zoe Menly,
doe Murphy knucked out SRller LQcs
fatsy proderick heat Chariey DALEY.
Jimmy frfer outboxed Mickey sheridan.
Eddie McADdrews shaded Richie Mitchell.
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Rose Tree Entries Close Today

Entries for the Rose Tree Hunt Club races
and Saturday, October n close today. A rec
ordbreakins list ls assured. as ten days ago
last year. rMsnty-ons hoTses have been en-. en-;
year. sixteen entries have been received for the
the highest standard ef stesglsehasing Horsss
from the stable. Of =. Widensr. George n
Thomas Hitchcock. the olenn Riddle Farms.
races viii b The best of the seAson In The East
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MILLvILLE AFTER ALEX"
Fans Offer Him 500 to Pitch a Game
for Their Team

MILLvILLE, N. J.. Oct, o.--.Monte Cross
will bring his transforming team down here to-
Gay for a try with The local team, which will
Ave OF the New York Yankees four from the
Athletics and a St, Louis player on his team,
McInnis, Maisel Peckinpaush. Plank strunk
and Oidring.
Local fans have raised 800. which was Of
fered to Alexander 20 pitch this game for Mill
willie. but up TO tonight no word has been re-
oelved from him.
In case Alexander does not come, Il Is prob
able that Lantte will pitch for Millville. with
Perkins TO catch him.
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through Win ny
ing colors. Yale
waroped Virginia.
81 10 3. which
was n tremendous
surprise. winning
the game after
the Southernern
had gained a
,threespoint lead
In the hrst quar-
ter. Princeton had
an easy time
with North Caro-
iiHa. as was pre-
dicted. but the
Army put one
over on the wise
guys by trim
ming Washing
ton and Lee.
Georgetown lost
TO the Navy. Penn
rr-.-frfga N NJ
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TEAMWORK GAVE
PENN WIN OVER
F. AND M. ELEVEN
Lancaster Boys Would Have
Been Hard for Green Team,
Asserts Mathews
BY NEIL MATHEWS
Captain Penn Football Team.

We played ragged football In spots Sat
urday, but by continued effort and little
brain work we managed to roll up re-
spectacle score. As l thought, Franklin
and Marshall proved to be strong team
and II we had not had so many veterans
In the lineup who knew the game and
could take advantage OF opponents mis-
takes we probably would have had to con.
tent ourselves with winning by small
margin.
refer TO the two shoestring plays which
were worked successfully by Miller and
Urauhart. respectively. The fact that they
could size up the opposing defense at the
right moment and then successfully to com
plete the play. required GOODNESS which
only can be had with experience.
1 believe that had we been a green team
we would have found Franklin and Marshall
Just as hard TO beat on Saturday as II had
been in the last few years. II was far from
being a poor team and had plenty of the
good old fighting spirit. IL was green
however, and that was what beat 1t by such
a score.
True. we should not have had as much
trouble with II had we played up 10
form. We were not the same team which
beat West Virginia. Our straight plays did
not work nearly so well, nor did our passes
and fake plays work as smoothly.
II was pretty hot out there on Franklin
Field. That may have had something to
do with the sluggish play which character
ized the work Of the Red and Blue In the
early stages OF the game. for II was in the
first period that we were almost entirely on
the defensive.
couple OF penalties. n missed tackle
and Franklin and Marshall had the ball In
our territory with a good chance to score.
The defense arose TO the occasion and held
for downs. forcing II TO try for goal
from the field. which failed because Lew
Little blocked II. A Franklin and Marshall
man recovered the ball. however and once
more Il tried a goal from the field. which
was blocked.
Then we woke up and started TO play reg
uar football From that time on we had
Franklin and Marchall on the run and,
anded by the up-Staters' lack OF watch
fulness. found scoring fairly easy.
The reason have gone over the detail Of
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- TOOK Just two weeks OF football to
49,, the nrst upset Of the season and
>.-,t the grandoldope to pieces. Last
.s.nrSsy the big" teams received their
s., r<si ,ryouts. and all but one came
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Louisville Takes Series From Omaha

OMAHA. Nsb.. Oct: s.-Loyisville captured
ths pos.ossason ,,, ssriss IRON onehss' winning
2 double header yesterday 10 s and 8 20 q
Score. R.H.E,
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Called at end OF NTH. cold,
Batteries-Northrup and BilinEsi North. AsrE
and Kruger.