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Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs. j. F. Green. of Shelb ina
was in this city Monday afternoon
enroute to StoutSville for a visit
with her daughter Mrs. j. Leslie
Pike.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs. John Whitecotton, of Hun
tineton, was Monroe visitor Tues
day. She has just recently returned
from a months visit in St. Louis.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Miss Ella Dlrrett who has been
the guest of her sister Mrs. j.
Schwischer at Paris returned to
her home in this city Monday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

D K. Yowell & son sold 70 acres
Of land north Of Shelbina belon Ging
to Yates and HaGan to Frank
Thomas taking in exchange II acres
Of land including his home east Of
this city
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs. W. II. Quinn and little
daughter were the guests Of
relatives at Hannibal Saturd ay
and Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs, A S Jayne went to Hanni-
bal Saturday for several days visit.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Miss Myrtle Barnes, Of Ely, wa
a Monroe visitor Saturday
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mr. and Mrs W H Waisw1rth,
of Ely, were shopping in this city
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Miss Mabel Hawkins was a
Quincy visitor Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Miss Gussie WeIcu. Of Macon. is
the guest Of her sister Mrs W D.
Pipkin.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Edgar McCann was a visitor at
GOss Monday
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16
When in Doubt try Monroe. The Best City on the Mao

III tnN Ndp
SHORT LOCAL STORIES
Being a Lot of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.
Mrs. J. W Moss WIS Il Hla..bll
visitor Monday
Miss Mabel Hawkins was a
Quincy visitor Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Barnes, Of Ely, wa
Monroe visitor Saturday
Mrs. A S Jayne went to Hanni-
bal Saturday for several days visit.
Mr. and Mrs W H Waisw1rth,
of Ely, were shopping in this city
Monday.
Miss Gu5sie WeIch. Of Macon. is
the guest Of her sister Mrs W D.
Pipkin.
Miss Margaret McCarty, was the
guest of homefOlks at Lentner
Sunday.
Mrs Ed Feeney and son, Thomas
of Ely, were Monroe visitors
Monday
Miss Lois Carr was the guest Of
homefolks at Hunnewel Saturday
and Sunday
Mrs. Warren Flqna left Monday
for visit with hOmefOlks at Col
umbia
Mrs J W. Brooks and daughter,
Louise, Of Ely we're s1)Jpiu, in
this city Monday
Attend the sale Of persona
property Of John NltjrtDtlon near
fiun,ington, Oh Mircl 23rd.
Edgar McCann left Yesterday for
several lays visit "lrh friend, at
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16
SHORT LOCAL STORIES
Being Lot of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.

Mrs. J. W Moss WIS Hal..biI
visitor Monday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Rev and Mrs. r STANLEY johnson
of Lorraine, ILL.,. are visiting Mrs.
johnson parents, Mr., and Mrs. Ed
waTu LOntmire.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Interesting News Concerning the
Different penomin stions.
This Column Closes Promptly al
"a. N. Each Wednesday.
PRESBYTERIAN.

NcBuldl StINlCtS Uthl Oulludy dt
II a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. III.
Christian Endeavor at 6.00p. IN.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
The public cordially invited to
all services.
CHRISTIAN
Bible School 9:45 a. m
Boys Club 615 p. IN.
Preaching at II a. m. and at
7.30 p.m m.
Preaching Wednesday 7:30 p IN.
We had splendid service last
Sunday and enjoyed very much
the solo by Mr.. Walker of Macon
We hope that he will soon make US
another visit that we may enjoy
his exceptional talent
There were 1852 in the Bible
School Let us beat that next
Sunday Our contest has been
very successful in every way.
w. Garnet Alcorn, Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST
Sunday was good day with us.
We had l24 in Sunday School and
the other services were well attend.
ed We had a good many visitors
at each service and we greatly ap
preciate their interest and help.
The regular services next Sunday
as usual, Sunday School will be at
945 III. We hope to see $50 in
Sunday School next Sunday So
many have said lately, Il know |
ought to attend Sunday School and
| am going to do it All right now
come on next Sunday and let Us
have $50 That is our goal now.
The hours for preaching are II a
III and 7:30 p. III, The B Y. P U.
will meet at $50 p. III Tllden De
laney will lead the meeting The
subject is "Gettln1 Power From a
Pledge" The Scripture lesson is
Ps. 25:1-l4 We give the pubric i
most cordial invitation to worship
with US
San 2. Cot, Fast.
The Womens' Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Claud Henier-
son Friday afternoon March nth
Let every member make an effort
to be present.
We shall have our Organ Recital
Thursday evening March 23rd. Prof.
Johnson Of Quincy ILL.,, will preside
at the organ. but we shall have
some of the best talent in Monroe
City to assist in the evenings enter
tainment.
lIITlINnIST
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Miss Margaret McCarty, was the
guest Of homefOlks at Lentner
Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16
A musical treat at the auditorium
Friday evening at $50

ChaS Bush and wife of Shelbina
are rejoicing over the arrival of a
daughter last Thursday
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs. Warren Flqna left Monday
for a visit With homefolkS at Col
umbia
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Miss Lois Carr was the guest Of
homefolks at Hunnewell Saturday
and Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs F. A Brownell and daughter
Ruth vent to WnDlIini Sltu rday
for several days visit With relatives
and frienlS
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs Ed Feeney and son, Thomas
of Ely, were Monroe visitors
Monday
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Edgar NcCaDn left Yesterday for
several lays visit with friend, at
Rulia Mo
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs J W Brooks and daughter,
Louise Of Ely "ara s1)JpIu- in
this city Monday
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

Mrs 0 3 ShD-mlhe and Miss
Mae johnson wrrc Quincy visitors
Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat., 1916-03-16

MIR aud Mrs. } T. Fuqua went to
New London Tuesday for several
weeks visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
LLOYD GEORGE.

When the history of Great Britain g
share in the war is written the great
est figure in it Will almost certainly
be David Lloyd George. If Kitchener
be excepted he is the one man among
British statesmen who has measured
up to every opportunity and every
responsibility, and it will be remem-
bered that Lord Kitchener was foun-
dering when Lloyd George came to
the rescue and took over the task of
solving the British munitions prob
lem.
The initial advantage which Great
Britain had in diplomacy was lost, so
that in that department Of national
affairs no man in England can be
compared with Lloyd George. The
difficulties which arose in Ireland
were utterly mismanaged and were
finally turned over to Lloyd George
Off settlement There has been grave
trouble in the admiralty, and while
Jellico enjoys great reputation, the
work of the navy has given no evil
dence of genius. In every direction
except where Lloyd George has ap-
pared the policy of muddling through
is or has been the British policy.
compelled Great Britain to look for
another war minister, and we find the
little Welsh attorney" called to the
head Of that most vitality important
department. When one considers that
Lloyd George began his political ca
reer as benevolent man seeking TO
ameliorate certain evil conditions in
his own little corner Of the British
Isles, his growth seems astounding.
From a local reformer he quickly
emerged as a refOrmer of the whole
kingdom AS a preacher and dOer
of what we have come in America to
call social justice he seemd to have
arrived at the maximum Of his de-
velopment. He has won an immense
dominion of right for the poor and
the oppressed But the war found
him just as ready TO grow and adapt
his mind to new problems as he ever
had been He is the greatest figure
in his country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12

on account Of the jar to his spine. BY
this time we had all got skeery OF the
machine: but. it bein' now Jim's turn
and he not wantin' to be called COW
ard. he took out his family for prone
made AS the other accidents had oc-
cured at night, Jim went out in the
afternoon. He thought there might be
somethin' in the night air that affect
ed the old critter. There was seven In
the family, and they was climbin' the
hill beyond the red ridge when all 10
once the auto gave a snort and stop
ped in her tracks.
What's the matterY asked Jim's
wife.
burned if I know, but she's got to
gor he answers.
"And she did 60, sir-she went back
wards. There was screamin' and yell
in and swearin', and Joe's wife slap
ped his face, but nothin' did any good.
That auto kept on goin' backwards
until it dumped them all in the river.
which was about three feet deep at
that time They was shook up and
bruised and half drowned, but they
were lucky for all that. They waded
ashore and left the old auto lynn on
its back in the river
But you got it out again?" I asked.
Eyes. We had 10" was the reply
1T was in tryin 10 get the old eritter
home ag'in that she suddenly bolted
and run into n telegraph polo and
wrecked herself as you see her.
"And she won't be tinkersd up
again :"
"She can't be. There's notht2' left
to tinker, unless the blacksmith thinks
he can make five wise men ont Of the
five fools who bought her and lost
about $3.50 apiece. l used 20 think CO.
operation Of farmers was be5nutul
thing. hut durn my cats IL J ain
through with it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12

number OF foreign born citizens is par
tally an estimate, since the census
enumerators were able to obtain in
formation as to citizenship from only
about seven-eighths of the total num-
Der OF foreign born males. Native
whites thus represent about IA per
cent of the total, foreign born whites
nearly 10 per cent, negroes nearly Il
per cent, and Indians about three
tenths OF / per cent
During the Civil war, when the pop
ulation Of the country. exclusive of
the seeding states, was less than
one-fourth as great as the present
population Of the entire United States.
the total number of men serving in the
federal armies at one time and another
was approximately 100000, due al
lowance being made for duplicate en-
hstments; that is. cases In which men
enlisted more than once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
MEN OF MILITARY AGE

How many able-bodied citizens OF
military age have we in the United
States?
The bureau Of the census, while it
is unable to make any estimate of the
proportion who are able-bodied, es-
Inmates that the total number of male
citizens and prospective citizens-that
is, foreign born persons who have de-
clared their intention TO become citi-
Zens-18 to As years of age, inclusive,
is not far from 81 900 900
This estimate is based on the as
sumption that there has been an in
crease of approximately 10 per cent in
the population of the country since
the census OF 1910. When that cen
sus was taken the total number OF
male citizens and prospective citizens,
Is years Of age and over but under As
was 10. 1873 900 or this number A.
224 were native whites, 1857 900 were
foreign born whites, who had become
naturaliZed or had declared their in
tention Of doing SO, 2.052 900 were ne
groes, and-50, 600 were Indians. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
EASEMENT S GRAFTON.

At his trial in London for treason
Sir Roger Easement delivered an ora
ton that will be recorded as one Of the
most eloquent in the annals of Eng
lish history. Whether he goes to
death on the scaffold or is spared ''by
his grace" his speech will live for
future generations to inspire those of
other lands, who feel they have been
oppressed. with faith in the cause they
have at heart.
The following portion of Sir Roger
Easements speech is as fine an ex-
ample of English composition as can
be found:
ITO Englishmen / set no evil ex-
ample, for ! made no appeal TO them.
l asked them to fight for their
rights. Place me before a jury of nv
own countrymen, be it Protestant
or Catholic, uniOnist or nationalist,
Sim Fein or Orange, and l shall &C
cept the verdict and bow TO the statute
and all its penalties.
1T is not / who am afraid OF the
verdict of such a jury. it is the crown.
If this be not so, why fear the test
! fear it not; l demand it as my right.
1t was not / who landed in England,
but the crown that dragged me here,
away from my own country. to which
l had returned with a price upon my
head; away from my own country
men, whose loyalty is not in doubt, and
safe from the judgment of my peers,
whose judgment | do not shrink from
That is the condemnation of Eng
lish rule in Ireland, of Englishmade
law, that it dare not rest on the will
OF the Irish people, but exists in de-
fiance of their will; that it is a rulG
derived not from right, but from con-
quest Conquest gives no title; il can
exert no empire over mems reason and
judgment and affections. It is from
this law of conquest, without title to
the reason, judgment and affections OF
my own countrymen, that / appeal"
Then, after showing how Ulster was
supplied with ammunition by English
men and condemning the party which
he alleges was responsible. he says:
If that be treason. am not
ashamed to avow it here. If the I'M
ionists chose the road they thought
would lead to the good side, l knew
my road led to the dark side. Both of
US proved right So ! am prouder to
stand here, in a traitors dock, than
to fill the place of my accusers.
"Self-gOyernment is our right. 1t is no
more a thing to be withheld from us or
doled out to us than the right to life
or light, to sunshine or spring flower q"
While Sir Roger Easements adven-
ture was iIl-advised. he will have the
sympathy Of liberty-loving people who
cannot forget the record of his ser
vice for Great Britain. That service
and his eloquent address at his trial
show that he is worthy of a better
fate than the one thatzfacesahin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
Gives Kaiser a Talisman.

Vieuna.-(C orrespondence OF the As
sociated Press - Representing inc
gratitude and admiration or an MO
hammedans," Mehdi Gassem OF Nesch-
he'd. Persia, a resident Of Vienna mas
presented Emperor William OF Ger,
many with huge taiisman iashioned
by himself out of turquoise In re-
turn the emperor has given MN
stickpin containing his monogram III
diamonds.
For the talisman Gassem chose one
one Of the three largest turquoises IN
existence, a stone the size OF an os-
trich's egg. This is mounted in gold,
surmounted by a crown and the le'lea
''W" and fanked by the figures Iva
and 1918" Below the huge turquoise
are four smaller stones, the FerslAll
sun and lion. and on the medal'ions
on which the stone lis mounted IS a
Persian poem 10 the kaiser engraved
in Arabic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
III Ell Y,
7 A l. K 8 E
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tionai anthem Is played Then, be
sides this, there is still further re-
serve for the extreme emergencies
Let's suppose the heart power H. the
alphabet From a TO g is rest force.
from q to r is reserve force from T
TO u is emergency force. II the heart
is diseased, the rest force may be
greater (due. say, 10 accompanying ar
terial tension or high blood prcssure)
and will be about a 10 J the reserve
force will be diminished, from J 70 \, .
and the emergency force will be some
where around zero. In other words.
the heart has more work than il should
have 10 maintain the circulation when
the patient is at rest, and only a lin
tied reserve force 10 utilize when the
patient is physically or mentally ac-
tive Hence. the breathlessnesB or
shortness Of breath which begins when
moderate exertion rs attempted.
The treatment Of heart disease. be
IL by rest, drugs, brine baths. resist
ance movements, graduated hill climb
ing or hiking on the level, is prlmar-
lily directed 10 one great end, the de-
velopment of a wider reserve force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
HEART DISEASE REVISED.

AS we were saying one gloomy day
recently, the modern physician does
not rely upon the presence or absence
of a "murmur" as a guide in estimat-
ing the condition Of the heart Nor
does he place any diagnostic conf
dence in the symptoms complained OF.
Real degeneration Of the heart muscle,
the most serious kind Of heart disease,
manifests itself, as a rule, by symp-
toms which the patient does not refer
to the heart
Thus, in a person OF IS or older
there may be falling off in physical
or mental efficiency, a loss of pep" a
tendency to shortness Of breath on
moderate exertion, the accumulation
Of a certain amount of superfiuous
flesh about the abdomen and hips or
tendency toward insomnia.
A country doctor, James MacKen-
Zie, has written a textbook which is a
classic upon diseases of the heart. DR..
Mackenzie, country doctor though he
was when accommodating his knowl-
edge, realized that the busy city doc
tor, the great hospital man who peo-
pie think just naturally knows it all,
was too busy to keep posted on medi-
cal progress. A very common, if in
credible, thing. The more practice a
man has to attend, the less time he
can devote to study, and when a doc
tor hasn't time TO study he is well
started down the toboggan. MacKen-
zie brings out in his book the impor-
lance of studying every heart disease
patient with a purpose Of estimating
the rest force" and the reserve
force" of the damaged heart.
In health the heart does a certain
amount of muscular work to propel the
blood through the arteries when the
individual is at rest; besides, it pos
esses a certain degree of muscular
force for use in ordinary emergen-
cies, as in running to catch the last
car home or licking the man who for
gets to bare his head when the ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12

ing off the Irish coast, like that which
sank the Lusitania- has probably
reached two weeks. There are said TO
be records OF boats that covered $4,000
miles and remained away from their
bases fort two months. At 1900 miles
from Kiel to Hampton Roads, the
Deutschland's trip above and under
water was wen within the cruising
radius of modern submarines.
1t is the nature of the Deutschland
errand, not the feat of crossing the
Atlantic, that lends Importance to its
visit If It came as a war vessel, its
stay would be brief or it would be in
termed until the end of the war. If a
ship of commerce. a submarine is free
to come and CO. at its own risk beyond
the three-rnile limit Hundreds OF
British. French and Italian merchant
men have entered and left our ports
since the beginning of the war. The
arrival OF a German cargo in any Ger
man ship, most of all in a submaT-
inc, is an event It is only made pos
sible by the skill of the Germans in
outwitting their enemies.
Except under the stress of war, no
experiment such as the Deutschland SO
brilliantly carried through would be
worth while. Little was it thought as
the submarine was developed, that 4
would be converted to the uses of COM
merce. But the Germans have dem
onstrated that it can be made to serve
as a carrier of freight, in spite of the
vigilance of hostile fleets.
From necessity they may extend
this use of the submarine much fur
Their, until we become accustomed TO
the sight Of undersea cargo carriers
But there will always be the sharp
reminder that Germany was driven to
this expedient by a blockade that
closed the seas to her thousands OF
ships of commerce. The voyage was
a splendid achievement, but it does not
restore TO Germany the freedom of the
seas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
THE DEUTsCHLAND's FEAT.

New York World: The Germans
have scored another big beat by send
ing the submarine Deutschland across
the Atlantic. At both ends Of the voy-
age il Knocked the vigilance OF British
sea patrols. 1t was clever perform
ance, in keeping with the enterprise
and ingenuity OF the German navy.
The coming of this visitor had been
so noisi1y heralded as to raise suspic-
ions about the sincerity Of the an
nouncement- The final answer to all
scept1cs is the appearance of the I'M
dersea boat In American waters.
Within the last two years longer
voyages have been made by su bnar-
ines of the warning nations The ay-
axage run of German u boats -operat-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Wandering Stomach.

Questions it a serious condition
when the stomach falls FIVE or six
inches? Would it cause swimming or
dizziness Of head?
Answer-Not necessarily serious OF
even troublesome Ptosis (sagging)
of the abdominal organs or kidneys is
comparable with eye-strain. Now, for
instance, my ocuiist finds my eyes far
from normal and he wonders why / do
not suffer. have eye-strain, all right,
but my health is good, and so l feel
no symptoms. You have, let US say,
stomach strain" you may experience
symptoms If your nervous system is
sensitive or your general health poor.
II the symptoms are due 10 the ptosis
of the stomach, a suitably fitted alb
dominal supporter wiz give immedi-
ate relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
CARRANZA'S CHANGE.

General Carranza' S de facto govern
ment is sending a message to other
Latin-American countries which says
that the American people praise the
cOnciliatory attitude Of the government
Of Mexico and consider the conflict
which was on the point of breaking
out TO have been settled definitely
without smirching the dignity of Mex
leo" No fault can be found with
what is here said II is important
chiefly in what is left unsaid
What the first chief now says the
American people are praising had no
existence for them to praise until win
in few days. His attitude mp 10 this
time had never Decn cOnciliatOrv. 1t
had been prCvCra,i~e % trouble. From
the moment oar puritiye ex2ed:j oil
entered Mexico, in his aid against out
lawry as we'll as for our own protec-
ton, the first chief began to devote all
his energies to hinder and not to help
first to clubbing over forms, then to
imputing bad motives TO the Washing
ton government, which he knew to be
false. then 10 threatening and finally
10 the use Of force for an uncondi-
tional withdrawal OF the American
troops.
These things are probably known to
the countries no" addressed by the
first chief as the embodiment OF
"conciliatory attitude" They will al
so know Of the renewed Villista &C
tivities which are taxing CarranZa's
military power to meet and which
prove the emptiness of his claims
backing the demand for our withdraw
al
General Carranza in a concfliatory
attitude win continue to be praised by
the American people. But Latin
America may need TO know that this
attitude is quite too new for unre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
Revive Tunnel Project

London The old project Of oulln-
ing a tunnel under the English chan
mel 10 connect England with the con-
tinent has again been revived. rams
are on foot for a meeting OF a larse
number of members OF parliament 20
consider how far the scheme can %
furthered ar present with a view 20
putting il into execution az the enc o,
the war. The decision OF the aliies
trade conference 10 establish faplu
land and sea services az low cost -
said 10 have direct bearing on the
revival Of the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12

The old story is being revived about
Colonel Roosevelt rendering a divis-
ion Of 10000 volunteer troops to the
government with himself as major
general. The republican party is vast
~ more interested in the colonel de-
Evering some million or more pro
gressive votes And if the colonel is no
more successful in delivering his army
division TO Uncle Sam than he is in
lining up his former political allies,
the United States government had
better continue, as a measure of safe
ty first, to recruit its soldiers in the
regular orthodox way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12

Japan has placed steel orders
amounting to 100000 with mills in
the Pittsburgh district. The steel is
not for battleships, but lingo alarm
lists should note that it is to be used
in the construction Of imperial iron
works at Yawata, a fact that is of
ominous significance.