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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-05-04
John S! Wood National Bank
Examiner.

John S Wood has resigned his
position as state bank examiner
and has been appointed national
bank examiner. He is in Washing
ton at this time getting acquainted
with his duties and to be assigned
territory. He hopes to be able to
make New London his headquar-
tiers and reside here. Mr.. Wood is
a very efficient bank examiner and
has demonstrated his ability to
such extent that the Government
at Washington has recognized him
We congratulate him on securing
the higher POSITION and trust there
are yet higher honorS in store for
him. Rails County Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-05-04
Let the Child Get Busy.

citizenship in the future than in the
past we must educate the children.
We must have work for the chill
dren. Get the child to do some.
thing for his city and good citizen-
ship will come.
VacaLt lot gardening and home
gardening. supervised will do much
to inculcate iu the child that civic
patriotism which we long to see
fully developed in very child. Like
all charity the one we characterize
rs Junior c,vics". should begin at
home: For there eau be no ideal
citizenship without aifec ion for and
. 10y atty to the home, and that aftec
ton and loyalty grow out Of service
Let our gospel be the gospel Of
service, and let that service begin
with the practical working out Of
the home plot.
The organization Of Junior civic
leagues to put into the new genera
| ton of citizens d respect for clean
/ illness and order, and a feeling for
civic beauty.
The planting of flowers and
shrubs for the identification of I'M
slightly places
The utilizing Of the vacant lot
for gardens, not only flowers, but
vegetables, for the JOY OF working
in the soil gives one thrill never
experienced in any other way.
The inspiration of seeing things
grow and blossom and rlpen.
The practical side that is readily
realized when marketing time
comes. All these furnish an ener-
gy that goes back to school room
and helps develop sturdy, ambiti.
Gus conscientious boys AMI girls our
future citizens. well developed
broad minded and ready for service
1t is in his garden that the child
gets an acquaintance with the or
dinanCeS that govern conditions If
his community. Ii is here that he
learns his first les 'on in municipa
government.
There is no end to the practica
lessons to be learned by actual eX.
perienCe in the home plot or vacant
lot gardening. But of even greater
significance is its moral and ethical
value, inspiration, respect for prop.
erty, and the rights Of others. lab.
It's of industry, in short a whole
some intelligent citizenship
ms Is the day ul the child. Ills
tory does not record a time wher
the child. in all of his or her mood:
and interests, was given the though
and encourd cement that he or sht
is today.
A deman for better balance
between the play instincts and tn,
natural propensity of the child t.
work To offset the instability, tn,
spi it Of restlessneSs and disconten
that follow in the path Of the pleas
ure seeking mob, thinking peopl,
are deviSing ways and means o
drawing children into service 70
their towns, thereby creating {
more intelligent citizenship. and il
the end making this world a NOR,
sanitary and home like place.
The above was taken from
bulletin sent out by the Missouri
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-05-04
Wabash

12o, South Bound 4:46 p. m.
$Wabash train No. 1873 stops on
signal for passengers for Quincy,
Barr nd points bryolt. Train
No l29 stops on signal for pissen
gers Tor Macon, Brunswick and
points be!uEd
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Concrete Roller.

long. This size of roller weighs about
$50 pounds or o65 pounds per foot Of
length.
A form for making a concrete roller
may be easily and cheaply made. For
u roller IS inches in diameter and ~
inches long, cut a piece of sheet iron
- inches by 56h inches. The edges
must be cut even and must be square.
This may be bent in a circle and nailed.
II necessary, to two sets of wooden
clamps made for this purpose. Wire
the iron form with No. 16 wire to hold
the form from opening at the joint
when the concrete is placed. Grease
or oil the inside of the form thorough
~ 50 that it will not stick to the con-
crete.
To make an opening for an axle or
shaft, place a three-fourths or seven
eighths-inch iron pipe in the center of
the form.
The concrete should be one part
cement, two parts sand and four parts
stone or gravel. 1t will take a little
less than one bag of cemen for u
roller of the above dimensions.
A small roller for rolling seeded
ground may be made by pouring con
crete into a piece Of pipe which forms
the outer surface.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
BLOCKADE IS ALWAYS DEFIED
Brave Sailors Have Ever Been Found
Capable of Eluding Any Gordon
Of War Vessels.

Elockading and blockade running is
not Il young war measure by any
| means, Il writer in MunSey's says. One
Of the earliest authentic instances OF
the practice dates back two centuries
before the Christian era. Marcus
ClauliuS MarcelluS, commanding 4
powerful Roman army and an Efficient
| fleet. laid siege to Syracuse, Il rich city
on the Isle of Sicily. Carthage. Kome's
great rival on the north shore of
Africa, one Of the great sea powers
Of that time, was not ut all pleased
with the idea of Rome capturing SYRIA
cuse. a free city and probably Il source
Of great revenue through trade With
Carthage.
Syracuse was a well fortified city,
and there seemed to be no immediate
prospect of Rome taking it by storm,
SO Marcellus decided to starye its in
habitants into submission. lie put a
Gordon Of ships across the entrance to
the harbor and arrayed his army on
the land side $ 0 that no succor could
come from without. But he had un-
dereStimated the holiness of the Car
thaginians. There was no question of
contraband in those days-conditional
or other.
In their swift, oar-driven gaileys the
sailors of the African city easily
eluded the ships set to watch the port
and carried provisions, ate and war
material into the beleaguered city. So
successful were the Carthaginians in
getting supplies into the city, running
the blockade-that had it not fallen
through treachery it would have been
| enabled to hold out Indefinitely. While
%blockades probably had been estab-
lished before >on a small scale the
blockade of Syracuse is ole Of the
earliest instances where the efficiency
of a blockade by sea was of vital i'm
portance In determining the success Of
war on an important seaport.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Buck With Entire Hindquar.
tiers and Flank Affected.

hereditary, it is possible for a new
born lamb to become infected from a
diseased mother shortly after birth,
and this fact has led some sheep
to think it is hereditary. Be
sides common sheep scab there are
several other varieties of scab affect
ing sheep, each caused by a distinct
species of mite, but they are Of COM
paratiyely little Importance.
When allowed to spread, sheep scab
causes great financial loss to the in
dustry. These losses are caused by "a
a decrease in the quantity of wool pro-
duced, CO loss in weight and general
condition from irritation and other
effects of the disease which render the
animals unthrifty, and (3) the death
OF large numbers of infected sheep.
While the disease is highly contagious,
insidious in its nature, and severe in
it's effects, it yields readily to proper
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

city in Texas, FL Paso, which had only
736 people in 1880 but which had
grown to more than $4,000 in 1910.
Nuevo Laredo Is Important.
Another center Of Mexican popula-
ton along the frontier is Nueyo
Laredo. the border city of Tamaulipas.
1t IS one of the most important gate
ways to the southern republic, not on
account Of its population, for Ell Paso
and JuareZ constitute a h~ypheaated
city more than twice a. large as
Laredo (American) and Nuevo Laredo
(MeNican), but because the latter is
the northern terminus Of the shortest
railway route to Mexico City, the dis
lance being only about 800 miles, com
pared with 1.2OO miles by way Of
Juarcz and 1000 miles through Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz eagle Pass.
With 5000 people. NuevO Laredo is
q little more than half as large as ths
American town at the other end Of he
9OO-fOot International bridge which
spans the Rio Grande ut this point.
The two towns We're n up to the
time Of the secession of Texas. the set
Element on the left bank of the river
being captured by Texas rangers in
1916 and occupied by United States
troops under General Lamar a year
later.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Portable Galvanized-Iron Sheep Dip
ping Vat.

treatment and is easily cured. A
sheep owner should never allow scab
to remain in his flock, as it can be
easily eradicated by proper dipping.
The only rational treatment for COM
mon scab consists in using some ex-
ternal application which will kill the
parasites. Feeding sulphur and salt
and various other preparations to
sheep will not destroy the parasites
and consequently will not effect a
cure. Hand dressing, or 'spot doctor
ing as it is commonly called, con
Sists in soaking the affected parts with
il medicated solution Of strength suffi-
cient to kill the mites. This acts as a
palliative and tends temporarily to
check the disease, but will not effect
a cure.
Dipping consists in immersing the
sheep in Il medicated solution that will
kill the parasites, and is the only
practical method known for eradi-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
SELLING CREAM FOR BUTTEF
Fewer Cans Are Required for Hauling
in Proportion to Its Value
Convenient to Handle.

A good cream separator win skim
a 50 per cent cream practically rs
closely as a % per cent cream. The
only advantage of selling cream for
understanding purposes which tests
. per cen or less is the very small
amount Of mechanical loss. That is,
less Will stick TO the can and stirrin.
rod. Eut especially in warm weather,
when cream pours easily and me
~ch&nical losses are low. a rich cream
IS best. These are the reasons:
When cream is purchased on the
basis of its test, nothing whatever is
paid for any part Of il except the but
terfat. The richer You skim it the
more skim milk is kept on the farm.
4 rich crCaIn-One testing from 81
10 10 per cent-reQuireS fewer can
for hauling il in proportion to its
value, keeps longer in good condition,
is more quickly cooled and more
conveniently handled.
Transportation charges are less and
creameries prefer Il rich cream, so that
after the customary starter milk is
added. the cream will be of about the
proper richness for churning. Every
cream separator has a simple adjust
ment for regulating the richness of
cream.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Greatest Master Of Chess.

In 1858 during a trip to Europe, Paul
Murphy played eight games, blindfold-
ed, with the best British chess players,
winning six, losing n and drawing
one. In Paris he played blindfolded
simultaneously against eight Of the
strongest French players, winning six
and drawing two. This feat he repeat
ed on several occasions while abroad
and after his return to this country.
He was educated for the law and final
" gave up chess playing in order to
devote himself to the practice Of law,
but lost his mind and died in 1884. His
father was attorney general Of Louis
lana and afterward judge Of the SUI
preme court of that state. He was ac-
counted q good chess player, but the
son gave him odds and beat him whep
the son was only twelve years old.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

shows that l stand it real well. I took
the Compound when my ten year old
daughter cam and it helped me q lot
! have also had my oldest girl take it
and it did her lots Of good. l keep it in
the house all the time and recommend
it."-Mrs. DEWITT SNCEBAUGH, West
Danny, N. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritable
ity, backache, headaches, dragging sem
s~ations, all point to female derange-
ments which may be overcome by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator Of the female organism.
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

l.II LII not
telling you about the Hippopotamus
and his strange Caller. And after all
this chat about his being strange you
will laugh when l tell you that his
Caller was a very ordinary little Spar
roW.
Into the Animal House few the
Sparrow. The Keeper called out to
him:
"'lVhere are you going. Sparrow?
But the Sparrow did not answer. He
flew right through the Animal House
until he reached Mr.. Hippopotamus'
cage. Mr.. Hippopotamus wos having
his bath, and he would MOI be inter-
rupted.
"The Sparrow was rather annoyed
that Mr.. Hippopotamus didn't want to
come right out of the water to talk to
him and he scolded from his perch on
the wire of the cage. There he sat
scolding away and the Hippopotamus
kept on splashing and spluttering as
he tool his bath.
Gall the People standing around saw
the Sparrow perch on the cage and
they thought the Sparrow was very
strange that the Sparrow wanted to
call on the Hippopotamus, and that
the Hippopotamus had such Il little
Caller SO different from himself.
"Soon the Hippopotamus came up
from the water and sat In the corner
80 ~, n.l a., CSrc n,p,r- nynna
YER to a wire a little earer
"'Mr. Sparrow. l am sorry to be late
for your call said the Hlppopotamus.
but the truth is / wanted 70 look my
best And his great long funny old
face grinned, and he showed his big
teeth.
"'That's all right cheerfully chirp-
ed the Sparrow. I have plenty Of
time today. My Family have gone
a-shOpping for bread crumbs which
they find every day in a certain back
yard. And l have nothing to do. I've
come to tell you the news IF the world
outside
$50 the Sparrow told Mr.. Hippopo-
tamus all about the wild scampers the
%Sparrows had been having. He told
about their quarrels and how they had
made up again. And he Dragged about
their Friends and Relations, the Song
Sparrows, who had been very friendly
this year.
"When Mr.. Sparrow began to be
boastful, the old Hippopotamus said:
"'You think I'm finer than my
Cousins in that cage over thereY And
Mr.. Hippopotamus pointed to some
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

eating the disease from the flock. The
usual method is for the sheep to enter
one end of a vat filled with dip,
through which they swim, and leave
the vat at the opposite end. The dip
or solution should be used warm In
order that it may penetrate the fleece
and the hard scabs or crusts. Two
dippinos 10 to IA days apart are nee
essary to effect a cure. The first dip
ping kills the live mites but does not
destroy the eggs. Within ten days
after the first dipping tn, eggs on the
skin i, that time will have Matched
out, but the new mites will not have
reached maturity or laid eggs. The
second dipping kills the new mites
Matched subsequently to the first dip
ping.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
DESTROY INSECTS IN GARDEN
Small Frame Covered With Cheese
Cloth Will Protect Melons,
Squashes and cucumbers.

In fighting the squash bug, a suck
squashes and c~ucumbers, frames COW
cred with cheese cloth may be put
over the plants or the large yellow
eggs and bugs may be picked off by
hand early in the morning. The vines
should be destroyed after the crop is
harvested.
Another insect, included in the name
Of squash bugs, is the cucumber bee
tie. which is Il biting insect. An ex-
cess quantity Of seed should be plant
ed and then the plants should be dust
paris green with so pounds of lime or
cheap flour.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

"'Well,' said Mr.. Sparrow, I must
be off now as it's time the bread
crumbs and the Family were coming
home. He spoke about the bread
crumbs first, YOU notice. But I'll come
and see you soon again, old Hippo
and the little Sparrow flew OF.
"Then the Hippopotamus looked
very lonely and sad and the People
who had been watching the very big
Animal and the very small Bird talk
ing together could not understand it.
But they were indeed the best of
Friends. And soon Mr. Hippopotamus
decided the only thing left for him to
DO for some time was to nap and eat
and swim SO he'd look his best next
time the Sparrow came to CALL"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Five Giant Fingers Bind Cities.

The five giant spans of steel, which,
like gargantuan fingers clutch the two
sides of East river, binding New York
and Brooklyn together, cost Ameri-
cas- metropolis half as much as the
Panama canal cost the federal govern
ment. Three of them r suspended
from cables, the wires Of which, II
placed end to end, would more than
twice girdle the earth. II placed side
by side, these five great structures
would provide a roadway as wide as
the Washington monument is high, and
If placed end to end they would make
q great bridge owe six miles long.
Across the Brooklyn bridge alone 1885,
coo surface cars travel every "A hours.
with other vehicular traffic in proper
Unconditional Geographic Magazine,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
HUMUS CONTENT IS REQUIRED
Soil May Be Fertile, But Without De.
cayed Organic Matter Good Crops
Cannot Be Grown.

A soil may be called fertile in that
it contains plenty of plant food, such
as nitrogen, phosphoric acid or potash !:
but if the humus content is low good
crops cannot be raised. Humus is
decayed organic matter and the
amount Of humus in the soil can
easily be controlled by the farmer. He
can get it into the soil by blowing
under or working into the soil or
ganic matter in such condition hat it
will readily decay.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
RAPID SPREAD OF SCAB
Skin Disease of Sheep Easily
Transmitted Among Flock.
One Of Oldest and Most %lnjurie'is ALL
ments Affecting Sheep and Causes
Great Financial Loss to the
industry.
GYy y INES

The history of sheep scab dates back
to the earliest ages of civilization. 1t
is a highly contagious skin disease,
easily transmitted from one sheep to
another, and spreads very rapidly after
being introduced into flock. Indeed.
this is n Of the most injurious dis
eases which affect sheep. 1t is caused
by !; small animal parasite, commonly
known as a mite" which lives on the
skin. Although the disease is not
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
More Effective Now.

In 1916 there were 1910 sugar mills
in Louisiana and their output averaged
that year III .OO5 pounds per mill. The
operation factories numbered 1873 In
1913 and averaged 1896 pounds of
such each; while the short crop OF
1915 was handled by 1856 factories. the
average Of each being 2,O22,OOO pounds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

anu 81 lit Has
grown used to see
ing himself that
Il
"Iou see Nick
is so used to be-
ing a Boy and
Nancy is so used
to being Il Girl
thai should either
of you change in
to Il Robin or Il
Guinea Pig you
wo,sld think it
verE strange--and
yet the Robin or
the Guinea Pig
Wo.ild be very
much surprised il
they should be-
come a Boy or a
Girl.
"E-lt I'm NOT
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
R EARE TSlE !! A55x !;
$50 !!
CALLS ON HiPPoPoTAMUS.

1.-THE Hippopotamus who lived in the
Zoo had Il very strange Caller the 9TH
er day" said Daddy.
II don't see that any Caller could be
much stranger than the Hippopotamus
is himself" said Nick.
"Well, he thought so anyway con-
tinued Daddy. 81 don't suppose a Hip
pupotamus thinks he is strange at all.
lie has always been just as he is now
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
KILLING G0PHERs WITH GAS
Novel Method introduced in Colorado
for Destroying Little Animals
Auto Is Used.

This new method of killing gophers
comes from Colorado: Run your auto
out into the field, attach a short length
Of garden hose to the exhaust pipe,
put the other end into the gopher hole
and make tight with earth pressed
about it then start your engine. The
SaS does the business.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
WHY SUFFER SKIN TROUBLES
When a Postcard Will Bring Free
Samples OF Cuticura?

Which give quick relief for all itch
ing, burning, disfiguring skin troubles.
Battle with the Cuticura Soap and hot
water. Dry and apply Cuticura Oint-
ment to the affected part. They stop
itching instantly and point to speedy
healment often when all else fails.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Keep Chicks Comfortable.

Always keep a deep, clean bedding
Ut sand, hay chaff, cut clover or some
thing Of that kind on the floor Of the
brOOder. SO that the chicks will be
comfortable when resting under the
hover.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
CONCRETE ROLLER is USEFUL
Form Is Easily and Cheaply Made
Edges Of Sheet Iron Must Be Cut
Even and Square.

A concrete roller may he made as a
hand roller to be operated by one or
is, Of course, larger and heavier. A
hand roller for two men suitable for
rolling lawns should be made about
IS inches in diameter and "A inches
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Different Kinds Of Preserves.

"Look, Marjorie" said her mother.
"here are two kinds Of preserves, yet
they look SO much alike one can't tell
the difference"
Marjorie looked at them critically
FOR a moment, then said: SWELL
Gamma, which kind II diterent?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
WOMAN HAD
NERVOUS TROUBLE
Lydia E. P;nkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her.
West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have had
nervous trouble all my life until l took

LYDIA y. Plnkham'S
Y egetable Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
.bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. Iwork nearly
all the time, as We
on q farm and I
have four girls. lido
all my sewing and
other work with
help, SO it
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

Otner members OF
his Family. They
G very much
smaller and their
coats looked just
like chocolate.
And he went on:
when the Chill
dren see those
silly Cousins OF
mine they always
say, why they
look just like tins
of chocolate tat.
fy left to cool.
They never can
say anything quite
SO stupid about
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Harsh Desires.

II wish some people l know were
like swans
"Why 500"
Because swans sing only once in
their lives and die Immediately after"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
The Popular Resort.

Stella-Has it d good table or view?
Bella-No, but it has a detective
service for gossip.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28

Extension Of Governmental Activities.
Misunderstanding by parcel post?
Bocker-Yes, l mailed a hook to a
trout.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-28
Speaking Of Rain.

Bill-They say when stars flicker in
a dark background, rain or snow fol-
lows soon.
Jill-Well,t the stars must have been
doing some tall f~lickefing Of late.