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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06
THf STOCK MARKETS
Furnished Weekly by Wood
son-Fennewald, St. Louis

Cattle receipts have been light
this week and the market IS to
Csc higher on best steers, 50 to 75c
higher on medium steers, having
regained all of the decline of last
week.
Prime steers $3.50 to 1850.
Choice $1700 to 1900. Good SIS
to 1900. Medium $l1.50 to $500.
Fair killers SO SO to 1850.
Stockers and feeders IS to SOC
higher. Choice feeders S11.50 to
| 1900 Good $1O.5O to 1125. Fair
SO 90 to $50 Choice stockers SO SO
to 1850. Good 1925 to 900, Fair
$3.50 to 800 Common $3.50 to
100.
Heifers Soc higher. Prime year.
ling steers and heifers $16,5O to
1850. Choice $l400 to 1900 Good
ST. SO to $50 Medium 81 so to
$50 Fair killers Sc so to $50.
Bulls Is to Csc higher. Choice
bulls $1,000 to 11,'0. Good $500
to $50. Medium Sc so TOGO
Veals steady. top $3.50 Choice
heavles $11.00 to 1900 Good $40
to 1915. Best stock calves So rs
to 925. Medium $3.50 to 8.25.
Common Sc 90 to650.
Hog market opened ten to TWEEN
ty higher but closing with the ad-
vance lost, Best hogs of the butch
er class $1785 to 1920. Pac king
grades $3.50 to ITS. Light hogs
100 to 1870 pound $3.50 to 1890.
Pig weights $50 pounds and under
$3.50 to 1850. Lights pigs $14 90
to 1900.
Sheep receipts 3400, sheep steady
bulk of the fat sheep selling at $500
Lambs Is to 4Oc higher, top SIS 40.
Bulk of the good lambs $500 to
1885 Fair to good kind $1400 TO
1475. Culls $1,000 to 100. Year
lines $11.50 to 1880
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06

The Federal Trade Commission
again charges the packers with be-
ing a trust, ana the packers again
counter with the charge that the
commission is a prevarcator. Next
somebody will demand an investiga
ton, and then they will do it all
over.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06

The plasterers are at work on the
new dormitory at the Chillicothe
Business College and are being
closely followed by carpenters and
decorators so the big building will
soon assist in caring for the schools
constantly inCre sing attendance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06

The stock sale of F. S. Saunders
at the Yates barn last Saturday
was we'll attended and good prices
were paid for the stock sold. J.R,
B Kidd was the auctioneer and Mr..
Saunders saws he did a good job.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06

The ex Kaiser in Holland is said
to be wearing civilian dress. An
other case of all dressed up and no
place to 60"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06

This would be mighty nice old
world if all of us would 90 as far to
serve friend as we will to punish
an enemy. Ever think of it that
way.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-06
Died in St. Louis

The death of Mrs. Alice Harwood
of this city. occurred at St. Eliza
beth hospital 10 st. Louis, Sunday,
December l. 1918, aged 68 years.
She had suffered for some time
with rheumatism and had gone
there for treatment. Her death
was not unexpected.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26

passed the physical examination for
overseas service few days ago, and
was told would get my orders not lat
err than Dec. 81. Will be sent over as
disbursing quartermaster and l
trust they will not overlook making
me captain at the same time.
A disbursing quartermaster is the
only army officer authorized to pay
out government money. He is under
bond. The u. S. Treasurer sets aside
money for his use, as called for by his
reouisitions. Bills are submitted to
him on pay rolls and vouchers, much
the same as in county business. He
audits these bills and passes on their
legality. He pays by check or cash,
which ever is the more feasible. Sol
diers are always paid in cash. He
keeps a set of books to record all IL
nancial transactions and makes month
ly reports to the Quartermaster Cen
eral at Washington.
When went into the army hadn't
the faintest idea of the duties of the
@. M. corps. Now the more see OF
it's working the more marvel at the
immensely of the business it handles.
1t is the largest business in the world.
It feeds, clothes, shelters and pays the
soldiers. 1t handles and pays all, trans
portation of soldiers and supplies in
this country on the water and abroad.
Tt expends three-fourths of all mon
ey appropriated for the use of the
army. The allotment branch alone
here employs 1900 clerks. The Quar-
trmaster Generals Office here paid out
126 millions one day last week. My
little branch here paid out twelve
millions during August. We have a
Second Lieutenant in this division who
in private life was president of the
third largest bank in the state of Mich
igan. General Wood, the acting Q. M.
General stated the other day that he
could send out bunch of second lieu
tenants from this disbursing division
who could run any bank, business or
corporation in the country.
When this war is over, back to the
Columbia River for me. Somewhere
in Benton county looks good to me.
Give my best regards to Daddy Pratt
and tell him trust he is as belliger-
ent and warlike as ever.
, Lieut.. J. C. SYFFORD,
1924 Tenth Street, N. w. Washington.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26
Syfford a Lieutenant

Perhaps you wonder how the army
life agrees with me. Well, after three
months as a buck private took my
weight from It's pounds to 154 and
waist measure from 38 inches to 81.
Apollo had nothing on me for shape.
Enjoy perfect health and feel as strong
as bear. In fact I feel better and
younger than at any time during the
past fifteen years. August 9th was
commissioned and assigned to the pay
masters branch of the Quartermaster
Generals Office here, with forty civil
service clerks under me, mostly girls.
1t began to look as if / was going to
turn out a tin soldier. However, I
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26

it up.
The houses here are mostly built of
stone. The poorer people all live in
one part of the house and keep the
horses, cows pigs, chickens, etc., in
the other part. Most farm labor is
done by hand. Oxen are still used.
Two-wheeled carts are used and when
they hitch two horses to them they
usually drive them tandem. French
people don't eat ice cream (now, at
least) nor drink soft drinks. Every
dwelling almost is a cafe where wines
are dispensed. Champagne costs from
seven to fifteen francs per quart bot
tie. Eggs cost dollar a dozen. I
haven't seen protestant church in
France think there are any.
Every village has its beautiful cath
Ole church tho, and nearly every
shady nook along the roads shelters
wayside calvary. II
4 America has not begun to conserve
these people bundle brush and leaves
for fuel, and utilize every available
foot of ground, and cut every bunch
of grass along the roads and railroads.
They save that they might live. The
women work very hard. They are in
telligent and proud and good, too, but
they must work to keep the home fires
burning while husbands and sons are
away fighting for the nations exist
ence and for freedom.
America is so far away from the
menace that it is hard for the people
to understand some things that are so
plain to us over here. q
Remember me kindly to the Com
mercial club men and the others along
the street. Things are looking good
now, trust the finish comes in time
for me to eat strawberries in Ken
newick next May. In the meantime
will give Fritz all we've got in the
shop. Kindest regards to everybody.
Yours for victory,
T. A.. SWAYZE.
PIT. T. A. Swayze, Co. A, 10 Engineers
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26
CIR. Followed Him
Dear Friend "a. R." IT.. f..

Dear Friend "a. R." 81
/ presume that if the war lasts long
enough I will find opportunity to write
at least one letter to each one of my
friends. Your turn has just arrived,
so here goes. 1.2@
The Kennewick paper has managed
to follow me somehow in my many
travels and it sure is good to get the
news from home even if it is a bit
late. / read with much interest the
letter of Clutch" Staley and I have
been praying ever since that might
run on to that 146th gang over here,
sometime, somewhere. Would be glad
to see them? Well, just place your
self in "Tommy's" boots for while
and you would know just how enjoy
able it is to meet an old time friend
over here t'other side of the globe.
Coming over on the boat met Van
Whaley, who used to live at Kenne-
wick. 1t was the first night aboard
and I was on guard duty below. My
post was near door that opened into
an engineroom passageway. Pretty
soon a sailor came along the way and
stopped to read bulletin board near
my door. 1t was Van, or he was Van,
rather and needless to say we had
ga long lost brother is found meet
ing right there. During the succeed
ings days of the perilous voyage over
the briny deep we snapped informa-
ton about everything and everybody
we knew in common and had great
time together. At Doniphan last spring
met Harry Kennedy. Do Under
stand the deep sentiment of the state
ment "'Tis great to meet friend
from your home town." Solemnly /
answer "yea, Dol"
I will almost be ready for a service
stripe by the time you get this and
as yet have not the honor of wearing
wound stripe. At the present time
we are building (deleted). Have
been here about month which is the
longest we have been in one camp
since we've been in France. This is
a real American lumber camp and saw
mill and these lumber jacks are sure
producing the goods.
We did not enter a training camp
over here, but were brigaded with the
British for while, during which time
we were initiated into the war bust
ness. We saw good many of the
things you folks read about and have
been seeing them ever since. The
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26
LETTERS AND. NEWS FROM
KENNEWICK'S VICTORY. BOYS.

greatst sights to me were the air con-
tests. One day while we were at
work in some trenmhes we saw a
plane coming nose down out of the
clouds with motor running. There
was not much left of man or machine
after the smashup and fire that result
ed from the fall. It was a German
Gotha that had met more than his
match so high above the clouds that
we did not even hear the machine guns
that brot him down. ~
To see twenty or more powerful
searchlights turned on one enemy
plane at night while that many anti
aircraft guns cut loose at him from
all directions is also thrilling, espec-
tally if the shells are bursting direct
ly above ones camp. What goes up
must come down. To watch daylight
.airplane bombardment is also inter
'esting. It's a great game from the
spectators standpoint. Hearing a
plane dropping bombs at night in the
near vicinity of ones camp is not con-
ducive to quiet slumber. !.
We were in one camp that Fritz per-
sisted in Bonbarding about (deleted)
each day for a while. The whir and
buzz and crash of six-inch shell is
sure a magic reveille. I might also
add that the sound produced by said
big shells sailing into port is such that
once heard will never be forgotten.
I have seen many things that no
doubt would interest you, but I think
/ have Said enough.
France is a wonderful country In
many respects, but in some things is
far behind the times. There is not
much difference between the French
people and the Americans tho. They
are very hospitable and generous and
thrifty. They have very pronounced
sense of humor and respond to Amer.
lean jocks and humorous slang instant
ly. The language is strange to US and
at first we did not understand the
spoken words-but we understood the
friendly smiles and the glad welcome
given US and the many human kind
nesses. Good deeds is a common Ian
guage and even the hunlblest French
people speak it well.
France has miles and miles of some
of the finest roads have ever seen.
In fact the country is literally a net
work of fine roads. The secret of their
good highways so far as. ! have OBJ
served is their system Of maintenance.
When once they build road they keep
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26
SHARK FIT FOR HUMAN FOOD
Flesh of Man-Eater Tastes Like shad
5if Skin Makes Leather and
zgVs Liver Furnishes Oil.

Russell ]. Coles of Danville, Va, who
Is cooperating with the department Of
fishes of the American Museum of Nat
ural History in popularizing unutilized
food fishes, has established at Cape
Lookout, N. c., plant for fringing
sharks to food, leather and oil.
Mr.. Coles is a well-known hunter Of
big fish. He has hunted devilfish with
Colonel Roosevelt, and caught the
splendid specimen of devilflsh from
which was cast the life-size model now
to be seen in the American museum.
He has just sent to the museum an In
teresting report of his work in the
shark industry in North Carolina:
"You are delaying surprising treat
by not soaking the salt out of that
whipray and eating 1t. / have found
'whip-tail shark one of the best that
have eaten, and monkfish excellent.
-f'But the very finest shark, or in fact
fish of any kind that have ever eaten
was young man-eater. Its flavor is
quite similar to that of big fat white
shad. made an entire meal off of the
man-eater shark.
The same day had made q break
fast Of monkfish and porpoise milk, as
had just caught cow porpoise with
a very small calf. Porpoise milk may
be all right for those who like 1t, but
I did not much care for 1t"
In describing the flesh Of the man
eating shark on which he dined as
noted above, Mr.. Coles said:
"In color the flesh was q distinct
rich light pink salmon. There was an
almost round strip of nearly black
extending along in the pink flesh on
each side of the back. ate both the
pink and black flesh and found both
excellent.
ST got the shark from the net while
1t was still alive. A native fisherman
and his mate reported to me that as
they hauled up their sink net while I
was taking the sharks from my big
shark net near them, and about the
moment that the young one was
caught, they brought up a monstrous
shark having similar tail, which was
as long as their 25-foot launch, and
that 1t fought so violently that they
quickly cut loose large piece Of their
net in which 1t was entangled and let
1t escape.
"Although these two fishermen are
men Of good standing and well known
to me, hesitate to accept statements |
of this kind, which involve the size Of |
q fighting shark, from any but few Of |
the best-trained observers.
ST have prepared the meat Of the
man-eater for smoking, its hide for the |
tanner and have made oil of its liver"
Although at first shark meat for food
was viewed with prejudice by the gen.
eral public, it has sold in no small
quantities, even in New York city,
where the price short time ago was
IA cents per pound. As leather, shark
has been fairly tested, and found to be |
satisfactory in all points, and especial |
~ durable.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26

Wife of Profiteer-"Are you quite
certain I've had the very latest form
of influenza 2"
Doctor-"Quite, madam, quite. You
coughed exactly like the Countess of
Wessex.". Punch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26
"The Lost Cord (wood)"
(Tale from the Diary Of a
Kitnhon pnlicel 3.

(Tale from the Diary Of a
=. Kitchen Police)
"Seated one day at the organ,
I was weary and ill at ease,
I was grinding up hash for supper,
With the organ between my knees.
'I do not know what i was grinding
Or what was dreaming then,
But struck what seemed to be the
remains
Of lately lamented hen.
"Great heavensv I cried, ''Tis a
chicken
With my hand on my fevered head.
we ordered the leg of steer for hash
And they sent us Leghorn in
stead
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-26

"Alas for the dear old Organ
They broke it apart with a pick,
The mess sergeant stood with a tear
in his eye
As they hauled out piece of a stick
Found at lastD and he clasped TO hi.
bosom
The lost cord Of maple and ash. :
Some son of gun put the camp ON
the bum
When he put all my wood in the
hash!'"
The Stars and Stripes
Charles H. Grasty points out that
the Allies now hold all the trumnv
Well, we will be content with a littlo
slam this year and the grand slam
next.---Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11
MEANING OF IaC0BlTE TOAST
Glasses Raised to "the Little Gentle
man in Velvet" Had a Peculiar
Significance Centuries Ago.

"To the little gentleman In velvet"
was a favorite Jacobite toast in the
reign of Queen Anne. BY 'the little
gentleman in velvet" the Jacobites
meant the mole that raised the hum
mock against which the horse of King
William III civilian of Orange)
stumbled while riding in Hampton
court. The king was thrown heavily
to the ground. breaking his collar bone.
A severe illness ensued under which
the kings feeble constitution gave
way, and he died early in the year
1902. He left no children and the
crown passed to Anne, a sister of Will
liam's deceased wife, Queen Mary. and
a daughter of the deposed king, James
II. 1t was the plan of the Jacobites
to bring back to the throne James the
Pretender, a son, it was claimed, of
James II by his second wife, Mary of
Modena. The execution of their plans
was not attempted until the house of
Hanover came to the throne. The at
tempt of the Pretender James in 1715
was miserable failure, but the at
tempt of his son, Prince Charlie, in
I745, was a more formidable affair. He
collected a considerable force in Scot
land. invaded England and reached
Derby before compelled to retreat. He
was finally defeated at Culloden.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11
FISHERMEN AFRAID or BANKS
irishmen Hoard Fortunes Derived
From Mackerel Catch in
Their Huts.

Dublin.-A new "treasure island"
has been found off Cape Clear, County
Cork.
While making one of their many
searches for arms, police went through
a humble looking fisherman's cottage
and were startled on finding a pile of
Bank of England five-pound notes ag-
gregating nearly $4,000. In reply to
questions about the source of all the
money the fisherman said it was his
share of last seasons mackerel catch.
Others were found to have consider
able sums hidden, and considering the
immense quantities of fish consumed
In rationed Britain the explanation
was accepted at its face value.
The fishermen said they were afraid
to put the money in the banks because
the banks might close on them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11
LIFE REvOLVES ABOUT CLUBS
Institutions in Havana Have an lnflu-
ence Probably Not Felt in
Any Other City.

In Havana the whole political, social
and commercial life pivots on the clubs.
They are tremendous influence in
every way. They are of all kinds. of
all sizes, of all degrees of expensive
ness and exclusiveness. The largest
are the so-called "centros." which were
founded under Spanish rule, by men of
Spanish birth, in order to furnish a
bond and meeting place for men
from the same province of Spain. Thus
the "Centro Gallego" was founded for
Galicians, and the "Centro Astruin6"
for Austrians. The former of these Is
now the largest club In the world.
Besides these centres, there are nu-
merous other sorts of clubs. There are
clubs for the laboring man, where for
$1.50 month he gets not only the So
cial and convivial privileges of the club
house, but benefit and protective insur-
ance, night school advantages for his
family, hospital for himself, even the
services of dentists and opticians. One
club goes so far as to maintain an
asylum. On the other hand exclusive
clubs of the conventional type are not
lacking-clubs for the rich, yacht clubs,
athletic clubs and political clubs. Ha-
vana's motto seems to be: 'To each
man a club according to his needs"
Practically without exception these
clubs, large and small, have housed
themselves in beautiful buildings.
White marble walls, statuary and mu-
raj painting, pillared halls and foun-
tained courtyards reflect the artistic
spirit Of Latin America. Hayana's clubs
go far toward making her q beautiful
city.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11
ARTIFICIAL ARM is WONDER
to Dig, Use SIedgehammer and
Other Things.

London.-A wonderful new artificial
arm which enables man to dig, use
a sledgehammer and lift weights as
heavy as he could with his sound arm
is being supplied to MANNED soldiers at
Roehampton hospital.
Made of aluminium and steel, 1t
weighs only two pounds, three ounces,
and is the invention of A. G. Adams,
artificial limb expert, who is minus an
arm himself.
The forearm can be attached or de-
tached and any tool or implement can
be fixed to the wrist in an instant by
pressing spring. The hand supplied
can be turned to one side or the other.
Demonstrations were given in which
men were seen digging, using plane,
hammer and other tools, chopping
wood with an ak, playing billiards,
golf, cricket and steering bicycle
with the artificial arm alone, and all
done without effort
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11

The case OF Miss G. /. Baird OF 30 Glen
vile avenue, Allstnn, Mass, may bring
new hope and health to other sufferers
who have stomach worms and do not
know hat is the matter. A letter from
this sufferer tells the story:
II have been sick almost two years, had
four doctors with little or no relief. Some
OF the doctors said had enlarged liver,
nervous indigestion, too much acid in my
system. Twas SO tired in the morning it
seemed as though could not get dressed
and get to work. / was growing thin
every day, went from 1888 to III.
81 WAS so discouraged / didn't know
what to do. One night about three weeks
ago, picked up paper and saw yorr DR..
Expeller, advertised. made up my mind
/ had worms and the next day bought a
small bottle of DR.. True's Elixir and took
three teaspoonfuls until had taken the
bottle.
II was surprised at the result, PIN
worms, some finger long, so much slime,
some that looked as though it was just
the skin of worms. The day before took
DR.. True's Elixir / thought ! should go
wild with the crawling in my stomach, l
could feel them. Ny stomach was sour
all the time and some days ! could not re-
tain what ate, while other days couldn't
keep anything on my stomach. / coughed
so just the minute I went to bed some
nights / would not sleep more than one or
two hours. The second dose stopped the
crawling and the second night l didn't
cough
81 feel like new person; all my friends
say i look so much better, but / don't
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11
A Sane outlook.

Exaggerated outpourings of our
physical ills and troubles tend most
certainly to their verification. Our
minds respond to salacious scandal (if
we allow it to be retailed to us) until
we also are vitiated. Exaggerating
the faults or the merits of children
give them an unduly distorted idea of
their Importance. The reading of
sensational fiction units us for a
proper appreciation of standard litera-
ture; and exaggeration of architecture
and house furnishings places US I'M
mistakably in the ranks of the newly
arrived.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-11
THE SAME IN Ellis
WORTH FALLS
Ellsworth Falls Residents Speak
out for the Welfare of the Public

1t is Just the same in Ellsworth Falls as
here in Ellsworth; our friends there
speak out in the same glad, earnest way
as SO many grateful Ellsworth men and
women have spoken in these columns tor
years past.
John Lake, stone mason, State ST., Els
worth Falls, Me-, says: "Ahout four
years ago my back was lame and painful,
and at times could hardly get about and
was all bent over. My work causes more
or less strain on my back and think it
had lot to do with bringing on the
trouble. l had fainting and dizzy spells,
in fact, WAS in pretty bad shape. tried
different kinds of medicines. but Doan's
Kidney Pills did me more good than all
the others combined. This medicine
cured me.'
Price 6Oc at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kid
ney Pills = the same that Mr.. Lake
had. Foster Milburn Co., Mfgrs.,
Buffalo, N. Y.