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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
CHINESE FARMS ARE SMALL
Most Of Them Are Hardly More Than
Gardens and Cultivation Is of
Most Intensive Sort.

1t is incorrect to speak of the Chi
nese as farmers in the strict sense of
the word, for they are gardeners
rather than farmers. A so-called
Chinese farm is no larger than what
In America would be called a good
sized garden, and the methods of cul-
tivation are of the most intensive
sort.
Generally speaking, it seems that
the greater the prosperity of the
agricultural family the larger the
number of children; hence in turn
the greater the number of mouths to
feed. In addition, prosperous condl-
lions always bring with them greater
expenses incident to family festiyi-
ties, such as weddings, which stand
out as all-important considerations
in the lives of the Chinese.
In Manchuria the conditions are
somewhat different, for there are
vast stretches of land open to cult
Walton on a much larger scale than
in China proper. These tracts are
generally worked by hired farmers,
who come in hundreds of thousands
from the more densely populated sec
tons of China to spend the short
farming season in northern portions.
returning again when the cold
weather makes further labor in the
fields impossible.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
DR.. RAVENEL A MAJOR
MISSOURI HEALTH EXPERT IS PR0M0T-
ED IN RESERVE CORPS RANKS.

Columbia, Mo. May 3.-Dr. NJ. P
Ravenel of the department of pre-
ventive medicine of the University
of Missouri. has been appointed a
major in the Officers Reserve Corps
by President Wilson. The promo
ton came with the abolition of the
Medical Reserve Corps as such and
the turning of the members to the
Officers Reserve Corps.
Doctor Ravenel was formerly a
captain in the Medical Reserve Corps
He is one of the best known author
tiles on preventive medicine in the
United States.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
THE TELEPHONE.

The telephone is the back yard
fence of the present generation
Much that was once used for back
yard fence discussion is now saved
for over the phone and back yard
fences are getting to be considered
very middle-class. A telephone is a
valuable means of getting into closer
touch with your fellow creatures. A
party line is especially good for such
a purpose. Get on a party line and
you can always know what your
neighbors are going to have for sup
per. Sometimes you can tell they are
going to have party or a divorce.
The pleasure of talking on a party
line is the knowledge that one of
the other parties is always listening.
In talking over a party line one
should always pass a remark for the
benefit of the eayes-dropper. Say,
There's some sneak listening to US"
That always stings. You know how
it is yourself.-Detroit journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
M.U.WOMEN ORGANIZE
RESERVE CORPS
THEY f0REG0 CANDY AND Fluff RuF.
FILES TO TRAIN FOR PR0Dlt,-
1--WE PURSUITS.

Columbia. Mo, May 3.-Ir order
that they may be more efficPnt and
more capable of service in the
national crisis, the women of the
University of Missouri have formed
a University Women's Reserve
Corps.
Each woman signs for the work
she feels best able to perform.
Some have signed for sewing Others
for poultry raising. clerica. work,
automobile driving. first all. pub
licity, cooking. home nursing. die
tetics. translation of French. Ger,
man and Spanish, gardening and
teaching. Some have signed for a
combination of pursuits.
The following pledge is made by
the members oil the corps.
4 shall use my best efforts II
make myself physically efficient.
Il shall direct my efforts to bein!
proficient in 1.-THE special work fol
which the student is best strained
and chooses to serve)."
The movement is modelled afte
a similar plan adopted by tn
Goucher College, Baltimore, Nd
The girls are to keep sysf;emati
hours, eat a properly balanced die
exercise. and dress simply.
Fluffy ruffleS, the between mea
chocolates, sandwiches and fOuntai
drinks are to be foregone. in fac
the women are going to forget a
of their petty foibles in their wor
for preparedness.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04

lilN' liz '''A+''''''.fF
Nine. Rockhill, take a look INTO
your garbage can. Do you know
that when the maid cleaned the
bread box she had on hand about
three gallons of dry bread when
she dumped into the garbage canF
And that half pan of cold biscuits
and those cold dinner rolls all were
thrown out.
At your house this morning Mrs
Country Club. the maid stirred up
too much batter for cakes. They
were all baked and thrown into the
garbage can
Last night you gave little din
ner and served too many courses.
There was oyster cocktail, con-
somme an entree and rolst chick"n
besides the salad. waters ard coffee
This morning the garbage can h1d
a considerable portion Of the din
ner, half breasts. drumstiyks WINS
and backs.
That piece OF meat in your Oar
baae bucket-did you let it spoil?
There was enough 10 se-vn twO per
sons. And those cold boxed pota-
toes. there was about one-hali
pound wasted
Get a knife sharpener and sharp
en- your pairing knife 50 one quarter
of the potato will not be left on the
parines. Watch your oven and
don't burn the biscuits, so you will
have to throw them away. An in
spection of your can showed a
whole pan a burned biscuits.
Madam clearinghouse Keeper
you can hardly make ends meet
with the high cost of foodstutfS Yet
your garbage can shows that you
are extremely waSteful with broad
stufs. Pounds of dry bread, cold
biscuits and breakfast Cakes are
paid for and wasted.
In the district north of Eighth
Street there is very little waste, ex.
cept IN breadstuffs There are &C
cumulations of dry bread that
should be saved.
At one place the investigator
asked a woman who washing in the
back yard where she kept her gar,
BAGS and if she had any dry bread
"Mein Gott," she said, Il got nc
garbage and no dry bread 1t cosl
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04

Lord De Swift with mild expletive
Said: That COW is a fraud, as | live !;
Neither buttermilk, cream,
Nor aught else, it would seem,
But plain milk does the animal give"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
too much
She hal the right idea.

She hal the right idea.
There is some waste Of canned
goods. In several places beans and
peas were a!lowed To spoil and
thrown out One place showed
that an attempt at home canning
of vegetables had not been a sue
cess Several cans were thrown out
In one home the head of the
house had liking for fresh bread
aud the maid made an effort to
keep him supplied. Result-ten
leaves of uncut dry bread The
mistress Of this home was i'll in bed.
About one third OF the places in
Spected disclosed an excessive
waste. especially in breadsluffS
About onc-half showed improvidenI
housekeeping.
Get your housekeeping down to a
scientific basis. Study it. Measure
the amount Of food necessary for
each member Of TIE family and
bake accordingly. Save all dry
bread and don't let it accumulate.
Work it up. Cook potatoes with the
skins on, sCrape vegetables that can
he Scraped A few days in a French
kirchrn would teach tie imernan
.mn boy T. conserve TIE faod
1t one rart Of the war Re a war
/ on r4st" n" must he.o fed our
lilies in orier 10 win Every pound
Of bread thrown away increases the
price ii wheat
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
Will They Find the Jewish Ark?

From the X. L. Sl4r.
There is a tradition among the
Jews that when SOlOmOn'S Temple
was about to be destroyed by
Nebuzar. adam, the priests hid the
Ark Of the Covenant in a rock
hewn excavation deep down IN the
mountain on which the temple
stood. This accounts. they say. for
the fact that the ark was not in the
second temple or among the holy
vessels taken away by Nebuchad-
ne2Zar There is today a myster-
iOuS well under the dome of the
rock, whose mouth is covered by a
marble slab, that is not to be re-
moved, say the Mohammedan
guardians, until the dav of jude
ment. Jerusalem Jews believe
that by explorations in this well
the hiding place Of the ark will
be found.
Is the time coming when the
English soldiers will reach Jeru-
Saiem and tie Mohammtdan sup
er>tltion he swept away and the
Jewish tradition fulfilled What a
prize for the British Museum those
stone books would bel
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
SOUNDS QUEER.

Father-Now, my boy, what I am
going to do hurts me as badly as it
does you.
Ofspring-Then why is it I have
to do all the erwin?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
MORE TALK.

$50 Kate and Alice are not on
speaking terms?' "No, but they
more than make up for it by what
they say about each other"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. CraG Literal ack o!
Coateburs, Illinois have returned
home after a visit with ,iplatives
and friends here and at Ste ltsville
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mudd and little
baby of WelCh Oklahoma came in
Monday night to visit with relatives
and friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
DISBELIEF.

"The people in our establishment
are crazy about me"
"Why, are you employed in an in
sane asylum"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
THE IDEA.

81 know a fellow who on a bet ate
an 11-pound turkey with trim
mings." "Ahl man of consuming
ambition"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
AT THE OTHER END.

"That fellow is like a tack"
SHARP, eh ?"
"No; got a blunt head"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04

Miss MIRA Aye went to Brook
field Tuesday.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
SERENE STANDS THE PAPAcv
ABOVE THE RACK AND RUIN
OF WAR.

IN recent number of the cont
look" non-Catholic writer states. ~
Since the outbreak of the war moth.
ing mas troubled me more than the
total eclipse of. Christianity in. Ger.
many For many years 1 have had
an unuttered feeling that, in spite of
Luther's magnificent leadership in the
cause of religious liberty, he is really
the most monumental failure of his.
tory, because he deserted the people
IN favor of the princes when he turned
MS PACK upon the cause of democracy
in the Peasants War. For the mast
forty years, the preachers and theolog.
fans of Germany must have abdicated
their sacred office. else Prussian mill
tarism could not have become so reg
nant that it might command even the
servants Of the Nazarene to defend its
brutalities."
1t is rather pleasant to note that
many writer's, whose pen has often
waxed warm in defense of Martin Luth.
er are now inclined to question their
past enthusiasm and in the light of
lurid war to put the blame where all
along Catholic history has placed it,
says the Catholic Columbian" Eng
land with her State Church, Germany
with hers, Russia likewise, and France
without any, have used all their pow
er in days gone by to crush Cathol-
lefty and to extinguish, If possible, the
PaDacy: but like Nero and his fellow
Roman emperors of old. 1t has been a
losing contest and today out of the
ruin and rack of war, serene stands
the Church, confident of the same aid
that was given to the storm tossed
Apostles, when their Master spoke
and the winds and waves of old
obeyed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
CATHOLIC cHAPLAINs HoNoRED.

Catholic military chaplains and SOL
ditions. Two Paris "vicaires" have
lately been officially mentioned for
their courage and devotedness; anoth-
er, M. Davoust, "vicaire" of st. Anne,
who has already been mentioned three
times and wounded, has received the
Cross of the Legion Of Honor The
same distinction has been bestowed
lately on others for their distin.
guished services at the front. Ore of
these is Jesuit, Father Rameau. He
was military chaplain to the 123rd d.
vision, and was twice mentioned in
dispatches for his heroism. Grievous-
ly wounded while ministering to the
stricken soldiers, his right leg was
amputated the day before he received
the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
He has since died of his wounds. An
other is Redemptorist, Father Nou-
ais, whose promotion was accom-
panied by the following mention: "Vol-
untary chaplain, whose devotedness is
admirable and whose courage is re-
markable. Lives among the soldiers
and assists the wounded in the most
dangerous circumstances and under
the enemy's fire. Was grievously
wounded on April 16, when on his
way to assist the men who had fall
lem" The Able Rode, "vicaire" at
Frejus before the war, was, when he
entered the seminary, an artillery Off
Ger. He is now a captain of artillery
in a colonial regiment and has also
received the Cross of the Legion of
Honor.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
Literature prayer books, cate
chisms, devotional articles, provided.

Literature - prayer books, cate
chisms, devotional articles, provided.
Post libraries of good books fur
nished.
Cali this must be done to anticipate,
to provide for the moral and spiritual
care of an army of 100000 men, in
which there will be at least 100000
Catholics.
Every diocese and every Catholic
society of our country should have
full knowledge of, and should have its
part and its voice in meeting and
solving these vast problems that are
the common problem of all.
How shall we best direct our re-
sources? How can each one of us,
individually and as a society unit,
best help the common cause? What
is to be our common Catholic policy
in cooperating, in working with non
Catholic bodies for the national well
fare, the promotion of which is the
common cause of all?
"That we may have intelligent and
thoughtful expression and secure
unity of operation and policy in these
problems, it has been decided under
the approval and direction of their
eminences, James, Cardinal Gibbons;
John, Cardinal Farley; William, Car
dinal O'Connell, to call a national
meeting of Catholics at Washington
in the near future. At this meeting
an official representative of every do
cese of the United States and an Of
fetal representative of every Cath
Ollie society of laymen and laywomen
and of the more important of our
Catholic publications will be asked to
be present. A program of the ques-
tions and the problems such as this
letter outlines will be presented to
this assembly and it will take such
definite action as will insure united
and efficient action by the Catholic
body in this hour when God asks ev-
cry one of us to do his best for
church and for country.
"You are respectfully requested to
send an official representative to this
meeting. Would you kindly let us
know as soon as possible the full
name of the person whom you have
so appointed"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28

ported In legions. Is it to avenge these
personal wrongs you cry out for ms.
tlce? In the name of my own experi-
ehce and yours, venture to say No!
II Is the injury done to the nation
mat has reused general an ger and do.
mands reparation. The attacks on
public order cannot pass unpunished
inc sovereign who systematically mar.
ions evildoers will compromise public
security. Peoples who grant amnesty
70 injustice are not worthy of free.
dom. -'0e'
Pardon Under Conditions.
certainly the Church inclines to mar.
don; but she has her conditions far
pardon. Let us initiate her She do.
lnands from the guilty one the ayowal
OF MS sin, the promise not to sin
again, and, If there be injustice. tho
promise of restitution.
When our enemies shall have FIJI.
nlled these conditions, the hour Of
-ne m Will nave sounded for them.
There is no Christian justice with.
Out cnarity. There is no charity with.
out justice. And as vindictive Justice
Is part of justice, there is mo char.
ity without retributive or yindictivo
justice. To be willing, under pretext
or heroic charity, to shut ones evas
70 injustice, to pass over crime in the
enemy, because he is the enemy, is ia
misunderstood the necessary sunrem.
acy OF charity over the ORGANIZATION
OF moral, social, and Individual life
OF humanity Christianized.
10 f1atter, or affect not to sec tho
naughtiness of vicious child, is mot
IN IN erect to love 1t, but to spoil II
we must not spoil either friends n,
enemies.
Belgian People and the conoueror
Each day brings it's trouble. What
ever may be our human motives fo,
confidence in the future-and Won
Know we'll that these are more than
ever declsive-let us as loyal children
rust our whole soul to our God. I'm.
shaken ourselves, we shall sustain orr
prethren. The Belgian people has not
yet yielded; with Gods grace it will
NOT yield. Its serenity, unchanged
VIII go thru to the end of it's lone
ana rude trial, consoling our absent
ones, thanking our benefactors cheer
ing our soldiers, blessing our dear al
mes; to the end it will be our challenge
10 the oppressor, our daily act of pat
rlotism, and the homage of Belgium
10 the Wisdom, the Goodness, the JUS
tlce' and the Mercy of Divine PROV
idence.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
CARDINAL MERCER
IS FOR RETRIBuTIoN
Says That Belgium Has Right Under
the Teachings of st. Thomas.
.(Speech just received.)

.(Speech just received.)
Simultaneous with the visit to Min
neapolis and St. Paul and other west
ern cities this week of the war COM
mission from Belgium, comes the first
English translation of an address CIV
en- this year before the deans of the
archdiocese of Malines by Cardinal
MERCER, primate of Belgium. The
talk, which upheld the moral right
of Belgium to wish retribution for
what Germany has done to her, caused
a great sensation in the two nations.
An English translation, just received
in Denver, gives the following ex-
cerpts from the memorable speech:
It is the Office of the general law
of charity to guide us in our relations
with those who have become our enc
mics, and with certain fellow citizens,
not disinterested, who compromise the
unity Of the fatherland. There are
Catholics abroad who have not the
heart to utter a word of reproach
against German troops who massacred
our innocent people Of Dinant, of Vir-
ton, of Andennes, of Tamines, of Aer-
schot, of Louvain, shot our priests,
burnt our open towns and defenseless
villages. It is they who have propa-
gated amongst themselves the calum-
ny that the criminals are innocent,
and the victims the guilty ones. They
it is who now, for nearly three years,
have stood with folded arms, lips COM
pressed, cold regard, watching the tor
ture of a people who formerly never
wished any harm to Germany. These
same Catholics today are composing
pathetic hymns on Christian brother
hood, on forgetting the, past, on
The Punishment of the Guilty.
st. Thomas Aquinas tells us that,
at times, the passion of anger gives
vigor and promptitude to the accom-
plishment of justice and is an actual
help to virtue, and actually virtuous.
In our case, the injustice of the viola
ton of our territory is fragrant, and
avowed by the guilty. To will the
punishment of such guilt is our man
fest right. To long for justice with
the whole power of our wills, and
all the passionate ardor of which hui
man nature is capable, is nothing more
than responding to the appeal of Gods
justice, and an act of virtue This
is not hatred. Hatred is a vice. and
desires destruction as it's aim. Retrib
ntive or vindictive justice is justice,
and a virtue, and really founded on
charity. What would you say Of those
who, in the name of clemency, would
close the prisons and suppress the
penal code? The collective crime of
a nation that violates the rights of
another nation is incomparably more
grievous than that of an individual
who is sent to Jail or the gallows. {.
A Noteworthy Distinction.
Someone will say, perhaps: "You
are invoking strict justice and we un-
derstand you; but is it not more per-
feet to return good for evil? Should
not the Christian know how to par
DOM" Return good for evil--yes,
when it is a case of individual wrongs
undergone in secret. My dear con-
freres, you have in the parishes of
your deaneries hundreds of homes raw
aged sacked and burned; there are
the absent ones, prisoners and de-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
tx. of G.. Hall
EVERYBODY WELCOME"

In recess at one end of the build
ing the altar will be erected with
rooms on each side to be used as
sacristy. This can be closed from
the main hall by Means of sliding
doors. The halls will contain stage
for entertainment purposes, gallery
for moving picture machines, a room
for the secretary, desks, chairs and
stationary in abundance, showers,
etc., for the comfort of the soldiers.
It is planned to have the K. of c.
Fellows of the Catholic University OF
America act as secretaries at the va
rious halls, who will be in charge at
all times and will be the camp director
CT all knights of Columbus activities
for the men.
Lecturers and entertainers are to
make chautauqua circuit of the six
teen cantonments, as part of the rec
reation program now being arranged
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28

by the Knights of Columbus at their
national headquarters "for' the war" in
Washington. The lectures will be by
men of national prominence, either in
business life, as educators, in tech
nical fields, world travellers, and &C.
casionally some army officer of high
rank. Other entertainment features
will include moving pictures, con-
certs, minstrels, reading circles, H.
.brary facilities, athletics and sports
of all kinds.
The athletics, it is pointed out, will
be organized on competitive basis,
with view to<injecting a great spirit
of rivalry.
These recreation halls will be COM
pleted and fully equipped when the
national army assemblies. The plans
for entertainment will be operative
the first day the cantonment opens
and this great work of the knights
of Columbus will add another list in
the chain of their service to mankind.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28
X. of c. Recreation Halls to Be
Erected at Once.

The Splendid patriotism which
prompted the knights of Columbus to
care for -the social and moral we'll
being of our Catholic young men in
the army and navy is shown in the
fruit of their labors, for the contract
was closed last week for the erec-
ton of the recreation halls at the six
teen cantonments for the national
army, viz:
Aver, Mass; Long Island, N. Y;
Wrightstown, N. j.; Petersburg, Va;
Annapolis Junction, Md; Columbia,
S. c.; Atlanta, Ca; Little Rock, Ark;
Chillicothe, O.; Louisville, KY; Bat
tie Creek, Mich; Rockford, ILL.,; Des
Moines, Ia; Fort Riley, Kan; Port
Sam Houston, Tex, and American
Lake, Wash.
These recreation halls will be
60x12O in dimensions and built after
the style of the old missions, making
them distinctive from all other build
ings on the reservations.
Over the entrance will be in
scribed:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

Have you sent the editor of the
comic dept of The Day Book a sug-
gestion for a name for Tom Duff's
baby? Hundreds of others have.
Tom, you know, is the funny little
fellow in the comic strip, "Doings of
the Duffs," appearing daily in The
Day Book.
Monday, March 10, is the day set
for the name of the baby to be re-
veaIed. Hurry, if you have not made
a suggestion, then watch for the
Duff comic picture on March 10.