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The Monett times., 1918-01-18
CARRIERS SUFFER HARDSHIPS
BATTLING WITH SNOW BANKS

George F. Morley, postmaster at
Treynor, Iowa, sent the following no.
tice to patrons on rural mail routes
cut of that place:
'SThe season is again at hand when
the carrier is forced to endure all sorts
sf hardships in delivering your mail.
Especially when snow banks have to
be bucked is his work doubly hard.
The carrier is paid to deliver your
mail, not to work the roads, and if
you expect your mail promptly each
day at the regular time just see that
the approach to your mail box is kept
epen so that the carrier can easily
drive up alongside it and deposit the
mail. If there are any bad drifts on
the road along your land see that
they are removed, and if your neigh
Dor has not opened Ais road see that
he does. Patrons of the route have
something else to do besides sit by
the stove and cuss the carrier when
the snow comes-they must see that
the roads are open. We want the pa
irons to report to us any inattentlon
on the part of the carrier and we will
promptly take the matter up with the
proper authorities, but we want it dis
tinctly understood that the fault is
not all with the carrier. You simply
must see that the road is open each
and every day if you expect to re-
ceive your mail promptly. This mat
ter comes up for consideration every
winter in this office and we take this
means of notifying you that we want
the matter settled so that it will not
be necessary to report any neglect to
the Department. By all means don't
leave pennies in the box for the car
rier to fish out with fingers that are
already nearly frozen. Assist the car
rier all you can and then if he does
not give you service we will find out
why-R. F. D. News, Washington,
D. C.
The above equally applies to this
county under like conditions and the
department requires everything men
toned in the above article
j. e. safer, Postmaster
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
SOLDIERS TREATED FINE!
Captain Tydings Gives Lie to Reports
That Soldiers Are Improperly
Fed, Clothed and Housed.

Captain Walter Tydings of Com
pany A is home this week attending
to some matters of business. He is
looking well and says the boys in his
command are all feeling fine and get
ting along splendidly.
"I wish you would give some space
to correcting an impression that seems
to have been broadcasted by pro-Ger-
mans to the effect that the boys are
not well provided for at Camp Doni-
phan and that there is an unusual
amount Of Sickness" he said.
"The men receive more food than
you folks at home; it is good food,
well cooked and they receive plenty
of it. There is only one case of sick
ness in my company, case of
measles. The young man will be dis
charged from the hospital in a few
days I think. The same general health
conditions prevail throughout the camp
iliC iilCll nave plGlIIy VI ClOGlllIlS
each man has three warm blankets,
one comforter, one poncho, one shelter
half and one good bed tick filled with
clean straw. Each tent is floored,
electric lighted and fitted with a Sib-
ley stove.
"The men are fast developing into
a fine division of soldiers. Our COM
mander, General Wright, who spent
three months in Europe, told the men
recently that they lost nothing by
comparison with any troops he saw in
that country"
Captain Tydings added that the
company and mess funds had increas-
ed to about $1,600.00 since the men
left here. This represents the savings
of the company from the allowance
made to the men for rations, etc. This
money is available to the men of the
company for anything they actually
need over and above what the govern
ment alloWs.-Sarcoxie Record.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
NEWTON COUNTY
MARRIAGE LICENSES
GRANDMA SANDERS DEAD

Mrs. Margaret Sanders died Friday
night at 1890, at her home on Kings
Prairie, of double pneumonia fever.
The deceased was rs years old and
had lived on Kings Paririe for many
years and was loved by all who knew
her.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at the home and inter-
ment will be made in the Bethel ceme-
terry.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
MONETT DEATH RATE
GREATLY DECREASED
Only 70 Deaths in District in 1917 as
. Compared With 135 in 1916.
Local Conditions Improved
Is Reason.

10 1sCaSOhs
In sending in his yearly report of
the vital statistics Of his district, DR..
W. M. West, local registrar, was graf
flied to find that the death rate in
1917 was only little more than half
that of 1916. There were 1876 deaths
in the district in 1916 and only 70
deaths in 1917.
The birth rate was less, but this
was probably owing to the negligence
of attending physicians sending in
regular reports. 1t is expected that
all birth reports will be sent in by the
9Th of the month following, but some
busy physicians wait and send several
months reports at one time.
There were only two deaths in this
district in December. They We're as
follows:
December 7, Mrs. Hala Minerva
Carter, age n years, hernia.
December 3, Paul Hughey, age 8
years, diphtheria.
Births reported in December are as
follows:
: Dec,3, daughter, Irene Mary, to Mr..
and Mrs. Tom McMillen.
Dec. 8, son, John Newman, to Mr..
and Mrs. J. N. Farmhouse.
Dec. 8, daughter, BURDEN, to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Dodson.
Dec. Is, son, Charles William, to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Reed.
Dec. II, son, Carlos Montrose, to
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Copeland.
The lower death rate is undoubted-
ly due in part to the improved sani-
tary conditions of the city and an
abundance Of pure water now furn-
ishod by deep wells.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
Epery Woman Should Use
Town Talk Tabletsf0r Comfort
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD US
TOWN TALK TABLETS FOR G

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD US
TOWN TALK TABLETS FOR C
Women that are thin, pale, hol-
low-chested, sunken-cheeked who
are losing flesh, can't sleep, have
foul breath, bod taste in the
mouth, who worry, fret, have
hysteria and crying spells, and
are all run down, have ailments
produced by diseased or impov-
erished condition of the blood.
Their poor bodies need nourish-
ment. Town Talk Tablets cure
all these symptoms as if by mag
ic. They cure the periodical suf-
ferings that are peculiar to wo-
men. 1t makes them healthy and
happy, because it puts new life
into their system, new energy
into their veins, which nourishes
the lungs, the heart, the kidneys,
stomach, bowels and other ors-
gans. Here sa woman who has
passed through the sufferings
that thousands of women just
now are experiencing. Mrs. N.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

Do not fail to note the real mon
EY-SAVING PROPOSITION" made
by that sterling newspaper, the ST.
| LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, else
where in this issue. In spite of the en-
ormously increased cost of product
ion, the DAILY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT
except Sunday, is offered to rural free
delivery and star route patrons year
ly, at the remarkably low rate of So
per year-or in complete clubs of three
or more, at the net club rate of only
$3.50 for each yearly subscription.
The DAILY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT,
including Sunday, is Offered for $3.50
per year, or in clubs of three or more
at the net rate of $4.75 for each year
ly subscription This offer is also op-
en- to subscribers who receive their
mail at the postoffice where the
DAILY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT is not
handled by local news-dealers. The
regular price of the DAILY GLOBE
DEMOCRAT, including SUNDAY, is
now $3.50 per year; daily, without
Sunday, SIS per year; Sunday only,
$3.50 per year; weekly, issued twice a
week, so cents year. Again we urge
you to read the "Money-Saving Pro-
position" and send in your order AT
ONCE. Address the Globe Printing
Company, Publishers, st. Louis, Mo.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

A. Hatch of 80 Dark Avenue,
Brockton, Mass, says:
"For a long time \ was in
terrible rundown condition with
female trouble, which my ply
sicians caleld different names.
suffered terribly at periods, and
could get no relief. / heard of
Town Talk Tablets which num-
Der of my neighbors were taking,
everyone of whom had some
good report to make about them,
so | got a bottle. Phey helped
me at once, so ] got anotheer.
After the second the pains left
me, and my old periodical suffer-
ing came no more. I kept at it,
taking several bottles, but now
am entirely cured. l do my own
work, and never have a pain, l
am gaining in strength and flesh
every day. There is certainly
nothing made that can equal
Town Talk Tablets. $1.00 bot
tie. Mailed by Home Relief Lab
oratories, Boston,, Mass.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
1T COUNTS

If twenty million people in the
United States would each get along
with one pair of shoes less this year
and invest the value in a War Saw
ings Stamp, it would serve three pur-
poses: The makers Of those twenty
million pairs of footwear would be
released for important war occupa-
tions, the savers weHd be better off
financially and the government would
have an extra hundred millions Or so
with which to feed the big gums and
the boys at the front.-Sapulpa Her.
aid.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

Mrs. Otsy Baldwin, of st. Louis,
OKLA, and Miss Ethel Harper, of But
terrified, who have been visiting Miss
Lucille Baity, returned home this
morning.
Mrs E. Edison, of Kansas City, who
has been visiting friends in Monet,
left this morning for Sarcoxie, where
she will visit her parents.
Mrs. L. c. Morgan accompanied
Mrs. Robert Ellis to Sherman, Tex,
Thursday evening where Mrs. Ellis
will enter the Sherman hospital.
Willis M. Todd, of Monet, was ac-
cepted at the army recruiting head
quarters for active service. He was
sent to jefferson Barracks last night
Mrs. Walter Gray, Jas. Griffith,
James, Will and Horace Gray return
ed Wednesday from Camp Funston
where they visited Walter Gray.
Mrs. ]. G. Hurst, of Springfield, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Miller.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

Prof w. J. Spillman, who was born
and reared on Center Creek, and was
the first graduate in agriculture at
the State University from Lawrence
county, has accepted the position of
dean of the College of Agriculture of
the State of Washington at Pullman.
He has been the head of a department
in the National Department of Agri-
culture at Washington for several
years. Here is another Lawrence
county boy who has made good.-Law-
renee Chieftain.
Fred Cooper, Frisci passenger
brakeman, was nearly overcome with
cold when he arrived home, Saturday
morning. He had been out all night
at work. His condition when he
reached his home was alarming and
a physician was called. He was yet
in pretty bad condition this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monte Gardner, who
were called here by the death of VIII
Leake, returned to their home at Kan
sas City, Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pau and little
daughter, of Monet, are visiting Mrs.
Pfau's mother, Mrs. M. L. Coleman,
at Aurora.
Mrs. George Morrow is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chappell K. Foote, at
Kansas City.
Miss Hazel Heath, of Monet. will
act as organist for the revival meet
ing at Kings Prairie.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
STONES EXPLODED

The range in the kitchen of Jack
Harvey's home on Scott street ex-
ploded this morning and broke all the
window panes in the kitchen and
flooded the house with water. Their
range was completely wrecked.
1t is thought that there was ice in
the hot water front and when the fire
was made I'm the range it cracked the
boiler and caused the explosion.
Mr.. and Mrs. McRay, on Third
street, were frightened this morning
when their range exploded. Mr.. Nc
Ray turned the water off quickly and
prevented any further damage.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
A HEAVY BURDEN
A Bad Back Makes Life Miserable FO
Many Monet People.

A Bad Back Makes Life Miserable FOi
Many Monett People.
A bad back is heavy burden.
A burden at night when bedtime
comes,
Just as bothersome in the morning
Ever try Doan's Kidney Pills for it
Know they are for kidney backache
and for other kidney ills
If you don't some Monet people do
Read case of it:
Mrs. John Richards, zoos Sixth ST.,
Monett, says: "My kidneys were in
bad shape. They acted too often and
bladder troubles distressed me. suf-
fered with an ache in my back and
seemed as if heavy weight were
tied to my kidneys. When l moved
around, sat down or in any way bent
or strained my back, a severe, cutting
pain went through it. I often had
rheumatic pains in my limbs. I was
getting more tired and worn out all
the time. finally got Doan's Kidney
Pills at Cox and Cos. Drug Store and
began using them. I was soon re-
stored to good ehalth."
price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills---the same that
Mrs Richards had. Foster Nilbuln
Co. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
CURED AT COST OF Is CENTS

Eight years ago we first moved to
Nation, l was great sufferer from
indigestion and constipation" writes
Mrs. Robert Allison, Nation, Ill. Il
had frequent headaches and dizzy
spells, and there was feeling like a
and chest all the time. | felt misera-
and chest all tn etime. / felt miser-
able. Every morsel of food distressed
me. / could not rest at night and felt
tired and worn out all the time. One
bottle Of Chamberlain's Tablets cured
me and have since felt like differ
ent person. ADV.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
ILLINOIS CAMPFIRE GIRLS
GIRLS ACTIN

There are $4,000 Campfire Girls in
the state of Illinois, and the new war
program which they have recently is
sued has had the approval of Presi-
dent Wilson. The girls have achieved
important practical results in knitting
woolen comforters for the soldiers,
the wool having been supplied main
ly by the Red Cross, and the finished
garments returned to that source.
The Campfire Girls of Chrcago have
contributed between $500 and $1,000
for Red Cross work within recent
months. The Chicago girls are di-
vided into three groups, and each
group is caring for Belgian family
for five years.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
W 4r A17
THE CHILDREN.

Ganda H. Sharp left last night for
an extended visit at Ell Paso, Tex.
Paul Dorist is visiting relatives at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Springfield merchants are limiting
the sale of sugar to one pound to each
customer.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
Il. S. ARMY ''CLEANEST
IN EUROPE"
DIR. w. 7. Foster Said Morals of Sol


diers in France Are Good.
Chicago, Jan. 10.-That the United
States army is the cleanest now in
Europe was the assurance given
American parents by DR.. W. T. Fostel,
president of Reed College, Portland,
Ore, who visited the entire French
front as the representative of the war
council of the Red Cross, in an address
delivered in Chicago today.
Il visited every camp in France
where American soldiers are quarter
ed" said Doctor Foster, "and l never
saw any drunkenness. The morals of
the American soldiers are good, too"
Reports that the Germans are
starving are not credited by Doctor
Foster. He believes they will contin-
ue to fight, and that so far there is
no significant evidence of internal re-
bellion. He added Americans are not
awake to the extent of the war and
urged that reports of the early col
lapse of the Central Empires be re-
ceived with pessimism.
"It is highly important that Ameri-
can women should know" he contin-
ued, chat every bandage they make
or article they knit goes Immediately
into use, and that there is no waste Or
misapplied material. And they should
know that the Red Cross cannot pos
sibly be oversupplied with any kind
of materials" .....
The Monett times., 1918-01-18
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our neighbors and
friends for their assistance and SYM
pathy, and for the beautiful floral
offerings at the death of our son and
brother, w. M. Leake.
w. J. LEAKE,
THE CHILDREN.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

NJ. E. Gillioz and daughters Alma
Blanche went to st. Louis, Friday
night, on receiving word that Mr..
Gillioz's father was critically ILL.,
Milton Welsh, jr., special agent of
the Glen Falls Insurance CO., of Kan
sas City, was in Monet, Thursday.
Grandma Sanders, of Kings Prairie,
is seriously i'll with pneumonia. She
is the grandmother Of Norman Spain.
American prisoners will be treat
ed just as kindly and considerably as
all other prisoners" is the assurance
from Berlin. And that's one more
reason why the boys in France viii
fight like demons before letting them
selves be captured. They've heard
about the other prisoners,--Kansas
City Star.
The Lamar school board has voted
to hold school six days in the week
for the next five weeks Their object
is to dismiss school earlier in the
spring in order to give those who care
to an opportunity to work on the
farms. This would be a better plans
than was followed out last year, of al
lowing pupils to quit school a few
weeks early, by a promise to work on
a farm. Boys, who wished to get out
of final examinations, went on
farms until school was out and then
returned to own. Their object in
many cases was not to help out the
farmer, but to get out of school work.
This, of course, does not apply to the
young men who worked faithfully all
spring and summer. The result of
this exodus to the country for few
weeks was bad in many cases. Some
of the boys got behind with theirs
school work and this year dropped oup
Of school permanently. We doubt very
much if the little work done by these
students compensated for their loss
of time in the school room.
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

Hunter Galloway, of Bentonville,
Ark, visited in Monet between trains
today
The Monett times., 1918-01-18

t A. CkAMER
Peires CITY, Mo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
DEDICATE HOME
FOR SICK SOLDIERS
Presidents Wife Guest of Honor
at Function at Camp
Meade.

Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, July is
With Mrs Wilson, wife of the President
as the guest of honor and with Henry
White, former ambassador to France
as tho orator, the dedication, of the Red
Cross house for convalesccnt soldiers,
ut the base hospital, was yesterday,
made the most important event yet held
in the camp. Henry p Dawson, next
only to President Wilson himself ~ head
of the American Red Cross and many
others of prominence were present from
Baltimore, Philadelphia and other cities.
he Japanese Red Cross Mission also
made an official visit TO be on hand for
the ceremony,
Mr. White, in his address, paid high
tribute TO Mrs Wilson as the first lady
of the land and declared that Mrs.
Wilson does much 10 keep up the spirit
Of the President and Is alert 10 see that
he docs not allow his many burdens to
prevent his taking outdoor exercise so
much needed to preserve his health and
strength MIR Whites praise OF Mrs.
Wilson brought forth applause.
The Japanese mission WAS headed ny
Prince Tokugawa, and there were a dozen
members who are studying the Red Cross
methods before going to France.
Mr.. Dawson WAS called on for few
remarks and decided that the most inter-
esting thing he could tell about was the
18th Division of the American Red Cross,
which reaches Americans who live IN
far-oif lands and gives them an opportuni-
" to cooperate in raising funds and dong
other war work He said that IN the
Far East there are many thousands OF
associate members, He read letter
he had lust sent President Wilson bearing
on this interesting phase Of the world
wide work
General Joseph A. Castor, camp com
mandcr. accepted tho building, and
Lieutenant Colonel kefauver. head of the
hospital, expressed his appreciation of
this latest addition 10 the group of
buildings there I. ID. kcppcl Third
Assistant Secretary Of War accepted the
building on behalf If the War Depart
ment, as the representative of Secretary
Baker General Robert f. Noble, Col
oncl Winford Smith and other high officers
Of the Medical Corps represented that
branch OF the army from Washington.
The house is n beautiful Colonial
structure standing on the crest Of a hill,
giving a fne view down a valley, The
building Is connected by an ambulatorv
with - convenient buildings and 300
feet Of porchcs These porches face the
hospital gardens Of 20 acres. where more
than 50. 600 shrubs and plants have been
set out BY patriotic nurserymcn Of a
half-do2cn States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18

The News" Issued by Soldiers,
is Bright With Har mless Satire
on Holy Land Activities.

With British Armies in Palestine April
30-The fifth issue Of the Palestine
News, published every Thursday at
General Headquarters, First Echalon, at
the price Of one piastre or five cents, has
Just appeared. The copy Is dated April
4, which as the editor carefully explains,
Is the same as March p in the Eastern
calendar. Nissan % IN the Hebrew or
Jumade Y % in the Moslem.
Part of one page Is devoted to chess
problems and puzzles There are two
pages of Theatrical Notes and Sport
ing Notes all dealing with activities in
the Palestine area The dramatic editor
reviews SIX concerts and q reqmental
theatrical performance entitled THE Blnt
Who Took the Wrong Wadi
Peculiarly appropriate to Palestine, the
News carries full page of announce
ments of church services, including the
Collegiate Church of st. George. Jeru-
salem" the 'EHospice, Mount of Olives. :"
and the Church Of the Convent Of Marie
Reparatrice, the latter located at ''the
junction of the Jaffa and Jerico roads,
Jerusalem
In the advertising columns. and par
ticularly IN the Want Ads, there is local
color. An advertiser offers ANY price In
reason" for "a pair Of Palestine croco-
diles in good condition and uninjured "
The Hotel Faste leads the list of hotel
advertisements with a display ad which
announces that visitors will greatly
oblige the management by bringing their
own rations with them The speciality Of
this hotel is apparently not food so much
as beds The heaviest display type is used
for the words Clean Beds, whereas all
the other hotes in the city are contentt
advert Use merely Beds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
GOLD COINS FIND
WAY TO JEWELLERS
With Premium on Metal Many
Are Illicitly Sold For Manu-
featuring Uses.

London, July 3.-Grced for gold has
reached such stage In London that
Scotland Yard has organized special
department to check illegal trafIicking in
British sovereigns. Gold coins of the
United States are also at n premium, n
S. gold piece bringing about $3.50 if sold
to a leweler A sovereign In value and
usage corresponds to the American So
gold piece.
With gold at premium, the supply
ratioped and the demand for jewelry
abnormal, because Of high wages being
paid munition and other factory workers,
the temptation of jewellers to use gold
coins in their work has become greater
than ever.
But little gold reaches the banks of
England in the ordinary course of bus
mess. Because of the scarcity of gold
in circulation an individual rendering
sovereigns is likely TO be looked upon
with suspicion unless he has been iden-
titled
Scotland Yard officials say that there
was. and is still, considerable quantity
of sovereigns boarded by people in var
io,rs parts Of the country War loans
have brought much of the former hidden
treasure to light Seven hundred SOW
ereigns were found recently in the wreck
age OF house struck by bomb during,
a German air raid on London.
Jewellers who have been engaging in
the illicit buying of coins have been using
the gold for wedding rings, the manu-
facture of pins, for plating and various
articles in their trade 4 sovereign makes
q ring for which the jeweler may charge
anything from 81 so TO $40
While there IL no ban on the issue OF
gold in England bank customers can only
obtain it for certain specified purposes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
DUBLIN VERY SLOWLY LOSES
SCARS INFLICTED IN 1916

Dublin, July 10 The rebuilding of
the houses in Dublin ruined during the
Easter rebellion of 1916 IS proceeding
very slowly. More than 200 houses
were DESTROYED, and not more than twenty
four have so far been rebuilt
In the main street devastated by the
fires, O'Connel street, only one house
has vet been finished The MAN cause
of the delay has been greatly increased
cost of materials, and the difficulty Of
procuring them. especially timber.
= Five years from the date Of destruction
was estimated rs the period necessary
for complete renewal, but since 50 little
has been done in the past two years
the term is likely TO be greatly exceeded
The Post Office still remains ruined