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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
Xmas Then and Now

What a vast difference there is in
the Christmas of today. from the
Christmas of our forefathers In
those days there was not the hurry
scurry shopping, and costly, some
what useless gifts given with the
thought that the receiver might
give a finer one in return. The
gifts given in those days were gifts
of love. wholly in keeping with the
day celebrated. says a correspond
ent in a exchange.
For many weeks and months did
mother spin. color and wind the
yarn. and. knit on wooden needles
or a bOneshOok the warm neck scarf
or mittens for her loved one, every
stitch bearing message Of love.
Aud then as the time drew near
how savory the kitchen smelled
every time one entered. but, OF
course. nothing was visible for moth
er or aunty or grandmother had
safely hidden away the tender gin
gerbread and spice cakes, and the
brittle molasses taffy. plates of but.
terscotch and other candy rich in
1
nut meats
What happy times when the
stockings of all sizes, and almost all
colors. were hung on the manteI
shelf above the wide fireplace
where old Santa had no trouble al
all to come down and deposit the
numerous things from his pack ID
the dangling stockings
II AH;aaa.. Ella Cart-x, and nanhns
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Fred Smith, who has been en-
ployed in Hannibal for more than a
year has gone to ST. Louis where
he has accepted a position with the
Wagner Electric Co. Fred is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs Evan Smith of
this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Miss Cora Mefford, of ,Hunnewell,
and Harry B. Sheets, OF Kansas City
were married in ShelbyvilIe Satur-
day of last week. They will make
their future home in Kansas City
Kansas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Mrs. H. B Sparks and Miss
Mackey See were Hannibal visitors
Monday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20
State Appointments

Gov. Gardner Monday appointed
Prof John j. Jordan. of Chillicothe
a Republican, Comfy Superintend-
ent of Schools of Livingston County.
In announcing the appointment
Gov. Gardner said Jordon had been
prominently identified with school
work in Livingston County for sew
eral years. The Governor said he
believed partisan politics should
not be factor in the selection of
school superintendent.
The Governor appointed Miss
Helen Bridges and Miss M. A. ellis.
both of ST. Louis, as members Of
the State Board of Examination
and Registrations of Nurses for a
term of three years. Miss Bridges
succeeds Mrs. Mary A. Nelson, and
Miss ellis succeeds herself.
The; week of Dec. 30th Jan. 9TH
has been named Peace Jubilee En-
rollment Week by the Chillicothe
Business College. New classes. new
reconstruction courses. scores of
new students, many soldiers re.en-
rolling, formal opening Of new DOR
mftory. state club receptions, open
ing of basket ball season. lectures
on reconstruction--it's sure to be a
big week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-12-20

Misses Ella Gentry and Daphne
Crawford were in Quincy. Saturday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
BUYER Gets Rare Volume Cheap.

First editions and rare books often
bring prices at sales which excite the
wonder Of the uninitiated. but large as
the sums received sometimes are, 1t
often happens that a volume goes for
less than had been paid for It by the
preceding owner. This is illustrated in
the case of a Douay Bible which
brought S6,250 at a New York auction
sale a short time ago. 1t had belong
ed to the collection of the late John ID.
Crimmins, who had paid $3.50 for 1t
IL years before. Because of It's intrin-
sic value as q photographic rarity, 1t
had increased $685. in that time. But
Augustin DAILY, from whose estate
Crimmins bought the Bible, had spent
$4,000 on 1t in illustrating 1t with
rare prints, original drawings and old
engravings Of Biblical events, thereby
enlarging the original book to AZ vol
umes. However, the confirmed collect
or does not usually buy books as an
investment, but for the pleasure Of
owning them, and probably Mr.. DAILY
got $4,000 worth Of entertainment In
gathering the prints and in extra=il-
Illustrating the book.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Rocks In Noisy ConcIave.

The ways of rocks in France,
somewhere in the army zone, puzzle
a correspondent who writes that their
behavior at the advent of mild wealth
err was peculiar. They c~ongregated In
immense numbers on a few trees neal
his billet; the trees were literally
black with them; every twig and
branch was crowded with a screaming
mob Of birds, that wheeled up and
down in great excitement. Sometimes
they settled on the fields, but not to
feed. The writer surmises that, hav-
ing on a fine day resolved to visit their
old nests, as is their habit, they found
that the woodcutters-busy in France
as they are In England, had destroyed
their nesting sites. The hurly-burly
In the trees was probably then due
to the rocks all giving their advice 81
simultaneously as to what ought to be
done in such untoward circumstances.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
FAD WELCOMED BY ARTISTS
Painted Designs on Lingerie NV Up
p~ortunity for Unlimited Display
Of Originality.

Now that the hard-hearted hosiery
manufacturers have decided to reduce
their manufacturing costs by cuttlhs
ont the fancy colors and startling ue-
signs of the ladies' lines and hmltlng
the output to plain somber shades thal
cannot be heard coming, that portlon
of femininity that demands novelties IN
dress that fairly scream Will nave 10
fall back on the new fad in underwear.
Oil paintings, done to suit the lndi-
vidual taste, on the lingerie, each piece
to follow the same design and make up
the set, and a mosquito net ~overdress
will put q spiderweb stocking In the
shade when it comes to startling scenic
effects.
Imagine a set with a 1ifelike repre-
sentation of the execution OF Marie
Antoinette on the back of the corset
cover and a panoramic sketch of the
taking of the Bastile running around
the bottom of the underskirt, with
other sidelights of the French Revolu-
ton sandwiched in where opportunity
presents.
Possibilities? Why! A pair of silk
ones never began to offer the posi-
bilities for effective display of the
artistic temperament that this new fad
does. All struggling artists whose pro-
auctions are not in demand since the
war economics have put a quietus on
| the picture market will rise en- masse
! and call the originator Of the new idea
| blessed.-BrOcktOn Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Advice for WouId-Be Flyers.

The secret of the whole game OF
learning to fly is, / believe, never to
get excited. / have seen beginner after
beginner smash when he was first sent
up to fly. They run along the ground,
pull back the stick, as told, and a mo-
ment later are so astonished to find
themselves 20 or 80 feet off the ground
that they a think of nothing but shut
ting off the throttle. Many crash
down tail first, with controls in climb
ing position to the last. If they would
simply think
"Ha, old boy, you're in the air at
iast-some thrill, but the main thing
now is to stay here a bit n then
ease down without a crash. Ease the
stick forward-now we have stopped
climbing. Feel that puff-she's tip
ping, but a little stick or rudder will
stop that. Now pique her down, and
reduce the gas a notch or two. Here
comes the ground-straighten her out;
too much, she's climbing again; there,
cut the gas-a little more-there-not
a bad landing for the first try."-C. b.
Nordhoff in the Atlantic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
French Labor Shortage.

The lack of labor has become more
acute in almost all the vital industries
Of France. There are many soldiers
of the old classes in the French army,
men 40 years of age or more, whose
usefulness at the front Is a question
open to debate. Agitation has been
going on since the time when american
participation in the war made the de-
mand for men less acute at the battle
front to relieve the old Poilus. Early
in 1917 the doubtful privilege of an
honorable discharge was granted to
~carefree fathers of six or more chill
dren. The real problem before the
chamber of deputies is whether to take
up the question of the old classes in a
large spirit or whether to continue to
make slight concessions to the demands
Of their constituents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Malaria in England.

Malaria was .once common in GER
tain parts of England, but as a result
Of drainage and the use of quinine, 1t
was completely stamped out, notwith-
standing the fact that anopheline mos
quitoes remain in the country. The
parasitic cycle was broken, and the
insect was no longer infected. Now
comes the report Of a recrudescence
of indigenous malaria in England. Ac-
cording to q circular issued by the To-
cal government board, many men have
contracted the disease while fighting
on the eastern wal fronts, and have
brought it home with them thus they
serve as foci Of infection for the civil.
ian population. Measures are being
taken to deal with the carrier mos
quitOeS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
A New London Drink.

An American in a public bar in Lon
don was mystified recently when a US
toner entered and sang out: "1.O35
hop. please" At first the man from
the States believed the newcomer was
seeking to telephone, but the bar maid
put out a drink, the thirsty n drank
and paid for it and then left without
saving another word. OF course, Amer
lean inqu~isitiveness had to be satisfied.
Investigation developed that the
latest beer price order in England fixes
the maximum price of beer at lower
gravity than 1,036 at eight cents a
pint and beer at gravity of from 1.O36
to 1912 at ten cents a pint.-Montreai
Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Food Waster Rebuked.

The man who went into a Dallas
(Texas) hotel dining o and COM
planned because sugar was rationed
probably believes now that 1t would
shave been more sensible for him to
eat what was set before him and say
nothing. When he was told sugar was
scarce the man broke up two rolls
into bits and threw them on the floor.
Inside of an hour a committee waited
upon him and he was told to buy a
Red Cross button, apologize to the
waitress for rVdeness and write a let
ter daily to the Dallas council OF de.
Tense as long as he remained in Texas,
SO that his movements could be fol-
lowed. The man showed that he was
sorry for his display Of temper and
1t is not believed he will waste food
any more.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Afraid Sions.

Londoners car tell by looking at the
night sky whether to expect Gotha
raids or whether to go comfortably to
bed. II the moon shines and the night
is clear he studies the clouds. Should
they be at some height racing from the
Gothas will not come, for they cannot
make progress against a west wind,
which holds them back from the Brit
ish shore. If, however, the clouds are
flying from the west the Londoner pre-
pares for a lively evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
If WORLD MOVED FASTER
Greatly Upset by Increased Rota-
tation, as Shown Here.

Conjecture has often been made as
to what would happen If the earth
were to rotate faster upon it's axis
than it does. OF course, If it went Is
times as fast as 1t does now, bodies
at the equator would weigh nothing
a person would jump up into the air
and fail to come down again. A man
might weigh 200 at the poles and
nothing at the equator, while his
weight would vary for intermediate
points. If he approached the equator
he would get lighter and If he re-
coded from 1t he would get heavier.
A man could carry a house, on his
shoulders very near the equator, while
near either pole he could only carry
what one can now. On this account
labor would be very dear near the
poles and very cheap near the equa-
tor. 1t would certainly be interesting
to know which section of the earth
would be more . populous-whether
everyone would go north for good
wages or go south for cheap work
men. The railroad problem would be
momentous unless the railroads all
ran east and west, when a uniform
rate would obtain on any particular
east-and-west line.
Journeys to the south would be even
more popular than they are now, for
they would make everyone feel better
and in buoyant spirits; more springy,
too, so that people could walk far
Their without getting tired, and could
jump over any obstacle that present
ed itself without coming doTn With
too hard a thump.
There is no planet now known that
has such a rapid rotation as is pic
tured here, but there are several
where man would weigh a great deal
less than on earth. On the moon a
man would weigh only fifty or sixty
pounds and could jump as many feet
without suffering serious discomfort.
But this state of affairs obtains over
the whole planet, because it is due
to absence of ~gravitative force and
not to centrifugal, as would be the
case on the rapidly rotating earth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.

"Goin' to de masquerade ball to-
night, Mike?"
"Sure."
"Whatll you call yourself?"
"I'm goin' to make up as de
kaiser"
"Geel You must want to get
your block knocked off,"
"Nope. A guyll be there wild me
best goil. / want to give i'm an ex-
cuse to start somethin'. =
ham Age-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Adjustable Support for Broken Limb

Adjustable Support for Broken Limbs.
s9Tests of a new limb support which
have been made in a hospital In this
country have proved 81 satisfactory
that a Red Cross unit will take one OF
the devices to France, together with
specifications for making others, If de-
sired" says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. AS described and illustrated, 1t
consists of "a hammocklike sling sus-
pended from a steel arm that can be
attached either to a bed Or a wheel
chair. It's special feature is the free
dom of movement that is affords the
patient. BY means of a rope and pull
leys the sling car be raised or lowered,
while the supporting arm permits II
to swing from side to side."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04

PATRIOTISM

IS 1T PATRIOTISM when ones country is at war and
BRING on agitation relating to domestic or economic
questions that can wait until the battle is won9
BRING about discord, dissention and strife of a semi
political character?
STIR up animosities and arouse antagonism relating to
personal conduct and habits on subjects concerning which
large numbers of the people differ?
falsehoods respecting the character and
conduct of our boys "over there while they are unable
to defend themselves from traducers at home?
LIE about alleged waste by legitimate industries at home
and exaggerate and bear. false witness against ones
~neighbor?
BRING up issues other than the main one "Win the
War; to the disturbance of public unity?
WAS IT PATRIOTISM to hold up necessary legisla-
ton in Congress to force upon the country an "idea' to such
an extent that the President of the United States was COM
PEELED to beg the leaders of the agitation to cease until certain
bills could be acted upon?
To consume weeks of the time of the United States
Senate and House of Representatives in efforts to pass
measures to create issues other than the main one "Our
Country
THE ANTI-sALooN LEAGUE has done and is doing
these things.
Let National Prohibition wait until the country is normal
again.
Let us fight a united fight against a united enemy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
VERY MUCH so.

"These returning soldiers look
like seasoned troops"
$50 they are. They were pep
pered in battle and then mustered
out" A.snn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
NO LONGER WITH US.

"Father," said the small boy,
"what's an epicure?"
"An epicure, my son, is an ex-
tinct food waster."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
Her Repartee.

"John, I wish you'd stop snoring"
whats the matter with you nowT'
Nothing, only Tn getting tired OK
these sleepless nights"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
nGerm-Proof" Money.

TO a bank in Spokane, Wash. be
longs the distinction of circulating the
first antiseptic germ-proof national
bank notes. The United States treas
ury is still experimenting with devices
to laundry dirty bank notes to Drlght
crisp ones, but the Spokane bank mas
the first sanitary money on record.
Fifty thousand dollars In bills. put out
by the bank. were signed with an Ink
said to consist largely of carbolic acid.
The result Is the bills are saturated
with an agency which mean death to
the most vigorous germ who'd live
there,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-07-04
The Main Point

"When l looked at the poor man you
sent out to work in the garden for
his breakfast / saw he was very
much hurt. His face was working.
SIT was? But what were his hands
anfu o. 9p
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-20
CITY ASKS why
GAS BILLS ARE
ON The CLIMB
Butler to Introduce Resolution
for Refund on Statements
When Gas is Not Up
to Standard.

a refund of IS per cent OF your
monthly gas bill for every 10 points
lacking in the quality OF the gas
supplied is provided i'll all ordi-
nance which City Commissioner
Butler will introduce in city coun-
Gil next Tuesday.
The gas ordinance as it now reads
provides this refund for all gas con-
sumed by the municipal govern
mcnt. City Chemist Crowley has
been making daily tests under direc-
ton of the council for the last
month. These tests showed the gas
had only $40 British thermal units
on November 13. The law requires
that it have 900 B. T. L. On De-
cembcr II the company had sue
cccded in improving the quality OF
the gas SO that it contained o96
3. 7. u.
A number of letters from residents
Of the Bemis park district were read
i'll city council, complaining OF the
enormous increase in their gas bills
in the last 90 days. They have dou-
bed and nearly trebled IN two
months.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-20
Crack" Sounded the Rock, as it
Bounced on the Germans Head.

the head. Then, a little ashamed Of
her nervousness, she told Officer
Casey what Blue Jay had said.
"And which way was the man
looking?' asked the policeman.
AT the top of the hill across the
valley" answered Blue Jay. Officer
Casey looked hard and long at the
HILL
II don't see any signs of wireless
OUTFIT he said Neither did Peggy.
whats a wireless outfit like:'
asked Blue Jay.
The out-of-doors part is just lot
of wires hung OIL a frame between
two towers" answered Peggy.
Wires" unused Blue Jay. Seems
to me | saw some wires up on the
hill this morning. They don't seem
to be there now
Here was new mystery, Peggy
quickly told Officer Casey what Blue
Jay had said.
Maybe they've been scared out,
and we're too late" said the police
man. And maybe, too, what Hell
ems father said was only the raw
ings Of a man hurt in the head.
Perhaps there wasn't any wireless.
but I'm going to see what's on the
hill"
and I'm going with you, said
Peggy,
Me, too" cried Blue Jay.
First we'd better find out if there
are other guards about" said Of
hcer Casey. IF they are German
spies with a wireless station, you
can be sure they'll have the place
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-20
INFLUENZA HAD
NO Terror FOR
STUART, he SAYS
Had Fortified His System
Against Attack by Taking
TanlaC.

"Tanlac built me up so we'll that
the Flu didn't have a chance. so
far as | am concerned" said Will
Stuart, who lives at 12S Poppleton
Ave-, Omaha. and is employed at
c. n. Dictz lumber company, a few
days ago
about two months ago" he cons
tinucd. my stomach got all out Of
fix and stayed that way until l got
hold of a bottle of Tanlac few
weeks ago | didn't have much ap'
petite, and what little ! did eat
would sour right away, and seemed
to form into a lump right in the pit
Of my stomach. Then gas would
form and | would have severe pains
for hours afterWard. | was con-
stipated all the time, and suffered
aeonics with frequent spells of head
ache. tried a good many different
kinds of medicine, but none Of it
seemed to give me any relief until |
tried TaAlac.
"Wcll, sir, when it comes to get.
ting relief, TanIac is the medicine,
Why. it was the very thing | needed,
for just rs soon as started on it
my appetite improved. and in little
or no time | could cat anything [
wanted and as much as | wanted,
and never have the slightest sign of
indigestion or stomach trouble.
Those awful headaches passed off,
and one by one all my ailments dis
appeared. | sleep as sound as | did
when was a boy, and get up in the
morning feeling chock full Of en-
orgy, and my days work is a real
pleasure instead of a drag.
"Thc Flu epidemic didn't worry
me a bit, for Tanlac had made me
so strong and we'll that | was amply
able to resist it. | simply can't think
of anything good enough to say
about Tanlac, but certainly will
praise it as long as | live"
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all
Sherman & Mcdonnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy under the
personal direction Of a special Tan
lac representative. Also Forrest
and Meany Drug Company in South
Omaha and the leading druggist in
each city and town throughout the
state Of Ncbraska-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-20
Hayward First Soldier
of Allies to Cross Rhine

In letter just received from
Col. William II. Hayward, written
November 20, he gives the i'll
formation that a Nebraskan, him
self, was the first American to cross
the Rhine into Germany. In his
letter he says:
From the Hudson to the Rhine.
And what trip it has been, rough
shedding all the way. We marched
% kilomcters the last forenoon up
to 1870, We are in a snowstorm,
but our men are so hard and
healthy from long campaigning they
won't mind it.
"Of course, we want to come
home, and if the first come first
home' rule goes, we will be in the
bald-headed row. | hope So"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-20
FIASHEG Hom F'IIAAI AND
PHOTO Plan. Offerings. FOR. today.

DOBERT SHIRLEY, manager
X, OF tile Muse theater has been
SIorced to announce to his pa
irons that "Cannibals of the South
Sea Isles" which was booked for his
theater for today and tomorrow,
has beer held up, and in place of It
there will be shown the last two
days of this week Carmel Myers in
All Night" a comedy drama. The
pictures of the South Sea will be
shown at later booking.
Priscilla Deans newest story is
all told N the title "She Hired "A
Husband" 1t might be stated that
Priscilla plays the part OF a beau
tiful debutante, while the man she
hired was a bearded and very rough
looking lulnberiack,
Monroe Salisbury's latest play,
The Light OF Victory" shows the
big star in a dramatic triumph built
about navy and submarine scenes.
"A Daughter of the Old South"
is an original screen story by Ali:ia
Ramsey and Rudolph De Cordova.
The screen version is by Margaret
Turnbull. Pauline Frederick plays
the rcie OF all emotional Creole
girl who discovers the despicable
character of her admirer and ev-
poses him to his fancee. She then
finds consolation and sympathy in
the aims OF her Spanish sutton
whom she had scorned because !c
was forced upon her. The play is
booked ar the Rialto December e.
"Nirtuous Wives" Anita Stewards
first picture under her new contract
with the First National was given a
private showing at the Rialto
Thursday and proved to be a de-
lightful entertainment. The story of
the play is a cynical exposure of
idle lives of playing at love led by
rich society women and into it
comes the young girl,played by Miss
Stewart, and her hard working hus-
band. The complications and jeal-
ousies that result almost wreck