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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mrs. James Correthers and two
children Of Ely. were shopping in
this city Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mrs. John Porter of Shelbina
came in Saturday to visit her son
Vim. Porter near Warren.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Your Auctioneer and Dairyman
j. R. B. Kidd can supply the town
with milk at 40c per gallon If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mrs. John Brown, of Shelbina,
came Thursday for a several days
visit with Miss Evodia Gentry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mrs. Lottie Umstattd and Mrs.
Chas. Umstattd spent the day in
Gauss Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Misses Bess Montgomery and
Opal Vaughn were Hannibal visit
ors Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Beshears, went
to Quincy Friday for a visit with
her parents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Miss Allie Smith went to Palmy-
ra Thursday for a visit with her
sister.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Miss Nettie Mudd and brother
Russell spent the day in Hanniba
last Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Ed Luth left Friday for Mime
apolis Minnesota, for an extended
visit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Go to Walkers for kodaks and
films. Developed free. If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

J. w Burdett and wife went to
Golden Ill, Saturday to spend a
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs d. NJ. Proctor were
Hannibal visitors Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

DIR. Hornback. Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Being a Lot Of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs Joe Smith were
Quincy visitors Thursday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24
SHORT LOCAL STORIES

>oIlON LUNAL OlUNHS
Being Lot of Interesting Items
You Probably Did Not Know.
See Dierks& Hays about your ice
Mr. and Mrs Joe Smith were
Quincy visitors Thursday
DR. Hornback. Oculist and Aurist
Hannibal, Mo. If.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Proctor were
Hannibal visitors Thursday.
Go to Walkers for kodaks and
films. Developed free. If
J. w Burdett and wife went to
Golden Ill, Saturday to spend a
week,
Ed Luth left Friday for Mime
apolis Minnesota, for an extended
visit
Miss Allie Smith went to Palmy-
IA Thursday for a visit with her
sister
Miss Nettie Mudd and brother
Russell spent the day in Hanniba
last Friday.
Mrs. Lottie Umstattd and Mrs.
Chas. Umstattd spent the day in
Gauss Thursday
Misses Bess Montgomery and
Opal Vaughn were Hannibal visit
ors Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Beshears, went
to Quincy Friday for a visit with
her parents.
Mrs. James Correthers and two
children Of Ely. we're shopping in
this city Thursday.
Mrs. John Porter of Shelbina
came in Saturday to visit her son
Vim. Porter near Warren.
Mrs. John Brown, of Shelbina,
came Thursday for a several days
visit with Miss Evodia Gentry.
Mrs. Nellie Spaldine went to
Hassard Thursday to visit her
daughter Mrs Henry Kendrick.
G. W. Hagan was the guest of
his daughter Mrs. Vim. Hurd at
Stoutsville several days last week.
Alvin and Leo Mcfarland went
to Rensselaer, Thursday for visit
with their aunt Miss Cecilia Finley.
Your Auctioneer and Dairyman
J. R. B. Kidd can supply the town
with milk at 40c per gallon If
Mrs. W. A Goodnight, of Bay
Island who has hpen the 6uest If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

See Dierks & Hays about your ice
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-17

"SSN ENNa
RELIGloN.-A great deal has been
written in The Day Book on religion,
but no attempt has been made to
trace it's evolution and development.
Religion, like all human matters
of interest, is subject to change and
modification. 1t Undergoes' change
in spite of the attempts made by the
clergy to preserve it in it's most prim-
tive stages. But even in the most
advanced stages of religious develop
ment we find evident traces of its
primitive origin. 1t contains, buried
in its vitals, all the savage concepts
through which the human race has
passed; hence its Importance in help
ing US to trace mans mental eVolu-
ton.
No new idea, either in religion or
science, was the result of dishonesty,
as some agitatOrs want US to believe.
No religion was consciously manu-
featured. It grew. In the early Baby
lonian and Assyrian religions we find
that Marduk, who was originally a
sun god, eventually absOrbs all the
powers of all the lesser gods and be-
comes the head of their pantheon.
The same is true of the Hebrew god,
Jahweh, to even a greater extent.
Now the unification Of these great
religions was not brought about by
dishonesty; it implies a great deal of
mental development, but in its pres
ervation dishonesty entered as a
factor.
The priestly caste and all the rest
of the social structure who were de-
pendent for their livelihood upon the
ignorance of the people impeded
progress by curbing innovation and
further advances in mental concep-
tons. But, as there is nothing
static in nature, no conscious at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-17


es and their pTiestly assistants can
stem the tide of progress.
No progress is made by abusively
attacking any existing institution,
but by preaching nObler doctrine un-
til it gets soaked into the minds Of
the people. Attacking any creed
without creating a positive mental
state in its adherents to supplant the
old notions will never get us any
where.
We are not certain that when the
views of the radical wing of modern
times becomes an actual workable
hypothesis that there will not be a
parasitic class trying to hinder prog
ress.
Let us view religion through a wild
er prism than hitherto, then we will
be able to dispel the cloud of super
stition and fetishism which still sur
wives in our midst.-Sam DTuck.
CHILD TOlL.-The. only political
party in the United States which adj
vocates the abolition of child labor
is the Socialist party.
There are over $4,000 children,
mostly girls, under Is years of age,
working in the textile mills of the
country. Thirteen and three-tenths
per cent of all laboreTs in the United
States are children working in the
southern cotton mills,
Miss Jane Adams tells of finding a
child of five years who had worked
almost all day and night in a South
Carolina cotton mill, and Edw. G.
Murphy photographed children of
six and seven who were at work II
or 13 hours a day.
The most important reason why
these capitalists employ these chill
dTen is that they can yield larger
profit out of child labor than they
can out of adult labor.
The abolition or prohibition Of
i 4,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-17

lcan soldier in the heat of excite
ment and race hatred every Mexican
will look like a bandit and will pay
the price.
But the American people will fall
for all the lies and misrepresenta-
tons peddled' by the pTostituted
press.-George DuVaI, 1910 Wright
wood Az.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08

citation. leaves for Ohio. Auto acct
cent at Glendale Delegates arrive
at Chicago for convention.
Tuesday, June 6th.-Frst state
primary election under new lew held
in state, light vote is cast Rat eats
off child's nose and finger at Nc
,ilechen
Wednesday, June th.-4F4fty leave
city for Chicago Democratic state
committee meets at Parkersburg.
Wheeling team wins ball game.
Thursday, June 8th = Captain Bert
'hillips lands 100 baskets OF beer in
raid. Mt. De Chantal girls graduate
ct historic school New Catholic
| church to be erected at Warwood.
THE LESSON OF THE ACORN AND
THE OAK.
From the mighty prince of the forest
The sturdy and stalwart oak.
There fell little acorn
Into the valley below
80 z
The rain. borught from the ocean,
Was loosed by the winds from above
i And forced the little creature
Into the dark deep ground.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08

100000 naval bill Trolley car men
striek at. Steubenvine, o. Convict
attempts to escape from West Vir-
ginia State prison in coffin. John j.
Cornwell visits city War ambulance
visits city.
Sunday, June 4th-Preparedness pa
rade of millions in Chicago, Ill. Roy
Murphy of Moundsville killed in mo-
torcycle accident. Mt. Carmel mon
astry open to the public.
Monday, June 5th.- Secretary A. T.
Arnold, of State Sunday School Asso-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08

to the murder Of three Of their fellow
workmen who were killed by Steel
Trust gunner. -Four of the accused
have pleaded no defense and have
turned states evidence. One Of these
four Judases was the man 81 whose
discharge for agitating organization
precipitated the Wsstinghouse strike.
Eleven Of the fffty-nine7 convicted Of
riot. Trials Of more. than thirty work
ers indicted for riot still to follow;
some Of the accused having two, in
dictments facing them.
This, in brief, Is the record Of the
most eventful thirty-four days In the
history of the workers Of the Pitts
burgh district. The incidents set
down arose out of disturbances in
connection with the strike Of the en-
ployes of the vast westinghouse In
terests. On May LIST thousands of
workers carried away .by q wave of
enthusiasm. marched through indus
trial plants urging the men at work
i to join. the strikers. The next day
while making demonstration before
the Edgar Thomson Works Of the U.
s. Steel Trust. three strikers were
killed and large. number wounded
by murderous deputies and Coal and
Iron police.
Using the murder Of these men as
pretext, the Employers Association
Of Pittsburgh has determined to get
all those who were active IN the s.
hour day movement. Our comrades
are in jail. The most important
thing now is to see that the defense
is not hampered By lack Of funds. Ill
is only fair to state that the Pitts
burgh workers have always gener
ously helped whom their comrades in
other districts were caught in the
tolls of the law.
The evidence presented BY the pro
secution Is so weak that 1t Is appar
ent that the real crime Of the accused
has been aqitatinQ for a shorter work
day. The legal proceedings will con
tinue several months. The expenses
will be enormous. The Defense Com
mittee has secured the services OF
Seymour Stedman, the well known
Socialist attorney Of Chicago. to con
duct the cases. He Is assisted by To-
cal attorneys.
Money is needed now. Needed to
give innocent men I their freedom
Needed to give back to the labor move
ment some Of the most promising
young comrades in the Pittsburgh dis
trict. Needed to save your fellow
/ workers from prison term that will
embitter them, and cause them tc
doubt the loyalty Of the working class
Needed to give back husbands to theil
wives; sons and daughters to aged
parents who wonder how such things
can be. Needed to show the employ
ers not only Of Pittsburgh, but Of al
America, that the workers will con
/ tinue to agitate and will continue theil
struggle for industrial freedom, IL
spite of all the hell4born tactics Of
capitaligm's legal retainerS and politi
cal serfs
Organize defense meetings. Let the
protest of the workers resound from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
4 And now, just now, send your con
/ trfbutions to the Socialist Party
! westinghouse DefenSeS Committee, ZOE
Lyceum building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08
PAT QUINLAN'S CASE is ONE OF
NATIONS SCANDALS.

T rs PRACTICALLY CERTAIN now that President
Wilson will pay attention to the letter from Patrick
Qunlan in which Qunlan laid his before the Pres
dent and declared that he should be given his freedom
Since the letter was sent to the President some state
mens have made their into the press that could have
got there only through certain people working to preu
dice Qunlans in order to save certain politicians
from the necessity Of taking public stand the issues
involved.
One story that sent out was to the effect that the
letter sent to the President not written by Qunan
but written by his friends the outside and
signed with rubber stamp bearing Quinlan's name.
Your correspondent is in position to deny absolute
~ that there is any truth in that statement.
The facts are these: "Qunlan wrote the original
draft of the letter and submitted to friends for approval
These friends had the letter typewriter and in the pro
of doing this minor corrections to spelling
and grammar made. No changes beyond this were
made and the letter Pat Qunlans letter and was
signed by him with his own hand.
Another bit Of trckery has been played also. A
friend wrote letter to Quinlan and sent it to him by
visitor The letter not allowed to reach Qunlan but
was held up the office and made public It could have
been made public from other place 1t was limited
broadly in the letter that there certain political
ditons which might be taken advantage OF to Pats ad
vantage and the inference that in political circles
there had been dongs not credtabe to those who did
them.
The writer of the letter has sice explained that the
situation referred to in the note has been shown ground
less However, the note has been made much OF by those
opposed to the release OF 4ulnlan.
There are certain officials in New Jersey who have
been duckng responsibility in the Qunlan for long
time Behind these loose statements about these two let
tiers they may be able duck for time to while
Pat Qunlan political prisoner pure and simple angulshes
in cell in the State prison.
It is not often that case fragrant than that Of
Quinan challenges attention in this county In prison
for statements that he did not make while the man who
did make them free he at the same time denied access
to the channels that would be opened in minute to man
in prison for some other cause; =
Plans being made by friends of Quinan now for
renewed campaign to bring to head another determined
effort to free Quinan It probable that something may
be made public within the future.
But as the case stands this determined fighter is the
victim of situation that is only scandaous but more
scandaous than almost any other prison in the his
tory of the country And the officials Of the State are not
heapng any glory their heads by allowing Quinan
to remain in prison.
In addition to all this there the overwhelming pro
liability that if Qunlan has to serve out his full term ne
will leave prison wrecked in health beyond repair
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08

The days went by very swiftly,
The sun shined often and bright.
And behold, from the earth one morn
A little form had burst.
From the bodies of past generations,
Did it draw it's food and grow.
Until, when few short years had
passed,
There stood mighty oak.
Powerful price of the forest was he.
Defying the wind and the storm.
Shielding the little creatures
From the raging fury of Thor.
Thus from the meek and the lovely,
May come the great and the strong
The protector of weaker creatures.
The haven Of rest and Of calm
Thus from the children of toll,
May spring the masters Of men,
Mighty in councils of nations,
Supreme in their sense of the right
And thus from the youth of today,
Will come the teachers of peace,
The Instructors in love and JUST =.
The haters of war and greed
Julius E. Muller =
Belle Isle. Wheeling. W. Va.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08
Plan To- Railroad Pittsburg
Workers To Pen Or GaIoWs

Pittsburgh, Penn, June g. (Spe-
cial)-Fifty-nine workers, three OF
them women, inicted for riot. Eight
policemen indicted for failing to par
ticipate in the suppression Of a riot.
Seventeen of those indicted for riot
held to await the action Of the grand
jury on charges of being accessories
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08
Card of Thanks

wish to thank my many friends
for their loyalty and support in the
past primary election.
Signed,
JAMES p;,.,AtTmeyER.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08
Happenings Of Week
Told h Brief Manner

Saturday June 3-GreattnaEal bat
tie in Nosth So. House passes $269.-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08
Oldham Grateful

RI take this means to express my
thanks tor the loyal support given me
at the primaries.
q. w. OLDHAM.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-08

Prof. W. A. Curwen will
teach you to swim for
moderate charge.
Every convenience for
ladies'. Female attendants
in charge. s.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
The International Bible Students
Association

WHAT is lT2 1t is an association OF
Christian Bible Students regardless of de-
nominational lines, for the promotion OF
Christian knowledge in all langu ages.
The Wisdom from Above Is the Noblest
Science and the Best Instruction.
ITS WORK is worldwide in scope, ex-
tending to every land under the sun. New
er in the history of the human race has
there been such an extensive proclama-
ton of the Truth. 1t is carried on by
means of the printed page in the publ
cation and distribution of Bibles, Bible
Helps, Religious Journals, newspapers
and books, and, orally by Public Lectures
delivered IN every land and in all langua-
ges by men of recognized ability and
Christian character. Its Lecturers in
clude some of the greatest Bible Scholars
of the Age.
ITS PURPOSE is to englighten all
mankind as to the true teachings of the
Scriptures. untainted by creeds, tradi-
tons and opinions that have come down
to this generation from the darker past;
to defend the Scriptures against the rapid
encroachments of Modernism, Higher
Criticism, Evolution and Infidelity; to
make known the cause of all the ills of
mankind, and to point man to the way
that leads to Everlasting life and happi-
ness.
ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS Of
.Punta Gorda will have a study of the In
ternational Sunday school lesson every
Sunday at 200 p. m upstairs in building
ing formerly occupied by Chadwick Dry
Goods Co. Every body interested invit-
ed No collection.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

l hereby announce that / am a candi-
date for reelection for the office of Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction for De-
Soto county.
Three years ago when I was honored
by appointment to an unexpired term,
felt that | was charged with sacred
trust, and it was with this consciousness
of the responsibility and Importance OF
the office that | rendered my name to the
people for election in the primaries oil
1914 to complete this unexpired term,
In three years we have heightened the
term from General School Fund from
five to seven months. Twenty-eighi
new school houses built or under con-
struction, which raised the value OF
school property from 100000 to S325,090
Beginning next year, by part payment
of expenses. a high school education will
be placed within the reach of every
child completing the eighth grade in ru-
raj schools.
Thanking you for your support in the
coming election, | am
Sincerely,
JAS o. Buckley
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
WIGS FOR OPERA STARS.
fhey Are Large and Costly and Diff
cult to Adjust Properly.


The largest and longest wigs
made for the market are made for
the operate stage, and the largest
Of these are made for Wagnerian
parts. Most actresses play in their
own hair, supplemented by a switch,
but in opera any singer would look
absurd if she sang role in her own
hair. Much of the effect of heroic
size and stateliness that operate
singers get is due to their luxuriant
tresses.
operate wigs, even the most
beautiful, do not cost more than
$3.50 OF $500, because they are
made of short hair. 1T is the long
hair which is made up into wigs
and switches for private personages
that costs. Out of each head of hair
that the wigmaker buys he saves
the longest hairs about one-sixth
of each head for his private trade.
One switch may be made up of the
long hairs Of half a dozen heads. If
the shade is an uncommon one this
makes long switches very expen-
sive.
The operate wigs are made up
of short hair, set into soft linen
strings. Each Of these strings is
called strand. and into each thou
sands Of hairs. from a foot to a
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

foot and a half long, are woven.
Each strand looks like very heayl-
" furrcd tail. Some wigs are made
up of eight or ten strands, and
some of the largest have as many
as twenty.
The more hair of her own the
singer has the harder she finds 1T to
snake her wig look natural. She
first braids her own hair tightly
and winds it about her head. Over
this she winds cotton gauze-surgl-
cal gauze-bringing it low about
her forehead. When she puts on the
wig she pins it firmly through the
gauze into her own hair, then brings
the face locks of the wig down and
pins them to the low bandage that
comes about her forehead and be-
hind her ears. No matter how wild
scene she is called upon to enact,
the hair about her face does not be-
come disarranged. The strands OF
the long wig behind, being made up
as they are of short hair, do not be-
come tangled. They divide beau
tifully and smoothly. The singer
can bring long curl over her
shoulder, or one over each shout
der. If the wigs were made of long
hair, as they look to be, the hair
would tangle terribly, and at the
end of dramatic scene the singers
locks would be an untidy mess
Every Week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10

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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
FOB PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

l hereby announce myself candidate
for the office of Prosecuting Attorney in
and for DeSoto County. subject to the
action of the Democratic primary. In
1911 | was elected to this position, but
the County Court was abolished shortly
thereafter and before l had a chance to
show the people of DeSoto County my
appreciation of their support
If again elected to this position, | as
sure you that the duties of the office
shall receive my best and closest atten-
ton GEORGE LEITNER
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-10
FOR Clerk of Circuit Court

To the Voters of DeSoto County:
/ hereby announce myself a candidate
for denomination to the Office of CLERK
Primary to be held June 9th. 1916.
If the people of DeSoto County in tneil
wisdom, see fit to again honor me with
their confidence. / promise to give then
the same faithful service and courteous
treatment, as / have endeavored to do In
the past.
Win nv experience, as your Clerk fol
the past few years, l feel that / an
thoroughly qualified to render you thor
ough and efficient service, and shall
feel very grateful If you will again honor
me with this trust.
Sincerely yours,
A. L, DURRANCE,