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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
Clean UP Debts

Most people have upon their
desks about now good number Of
January l bills. and many of these
include old accounts. If everyone
would pay these pending bills, it
would set lot of money in circula-
ton, and encourage business men to
send in good orders. This would
react upon the factories and help
avert tie hard times that many
people fear
l'rademen say that wealthy fami.
lies arr often the hardest to get
money ont Of In some cases they
are using the money in their bust
ness. A man may have large in
come aud yet be large borrower.
He may figure that by letting his
bills run along. he is saved from
borrowing a few hundred dollars ad-
diJiDnai The result is that some
tradetnen struggling along on very
moderate. incomes have to pay the
interest charge It's a rather mean
way to save interest,
I Some people hate to bother to-
sit DOWN and write a check. They
think IT is easier to pay once 10 six
months or annually. This again
compeIs tTadesmen to borrow money
and pay interest, adds to the cost
of doing bus uess, and makes prices
higher
There are of course plenty of hard
up people who say they want to
pay promptly. but they simply can't.
AS fast as they get a dollar some
one grabs it. If they are living be-
yOund their means, as is very CON-
monty the case, they should rieidly
cut out some part of their expenses
This is often hard to do. But they
will get more our of life to observe
thrift. accumulate capital, and keep
ahead of the game.
The business of the community
could be done on less capital, with
less expense, and on a little lower
range of prices. if everyone would
pay cash So let US clean up those
old accounts that came in the first
Of this month. and try to run our
affairs this years on more of cash
basis
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
Guardians Notice

Notice is hereby given that on
the 23rd day of December, 1918,
Sallie Coates was. at an inquiry
held in the probate court of Monroe
county, Missouri, adjudeed and de-
clared to be a person of unsound
mind and incapable of managing
her affairs; and thereupon the un.
dersigned was duly appointed by
said probate court as guardian of
the person and estate of said Sallie
Coates. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance 10 the
undersigned within one year after
date of said appointment, or they
may be preCiuded from any benefit
of said estate; and if such claims be
not exhibited within two years from
the date of this publication, they
shall be forever barred.
j. S. Rutledge, Guardian.
Meriwether & Meriwether.
Attorneys for estate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
War Brought Cigarettes

Ii has not been two years since
the United States was in the throes
of a bitter campaign against the
deadly cigarette" and to day this
is a nation of cigarette smokers,
made so by the army life. and dur
ing the whole of our activities in
this war there has not been a single
hand raised to stay the boys from
its use. Far from il! On the other
hand the Red Cross and the Y. M
C. A. are accredited with handling
and giving out cigarettes at many
if not all of the camps and canton.
ments of this country aud of
Europe. the result is that practi
cally every boy who went into the
service and remained any length of
time is now a user of tobacco in
some form. Many vino never smok-
ed are now smoking and in a short
time the habit will be almost uni
Versal
Just what twist in the move
ment of Fate brought this condition
about is hard to determine. but
whether it Is for good, or i'll, the
fact remains that this war has made
the United States a greater tobacco
using nation per capita then the
French or Italians.
Army officers who spoke in favor
of the cigarette probably did 50 in
comparing its use with that of the
pipe or cigar and probably did not
recommend the use of tobacco as
much as the short smoke" against
the stronger pipe and larger cigar
When men of the important and
moral standing of Gypsey Smith
appeared in the camps aud spoke
in favor of the cigarette, years Of
agitation against its use will not ef-
face the favorable impression hey
created for the pill" And SO,
whether for good or i'll we as a ma
ton are welded to use Of the cigar
cite and war brought the change -
Centralia Fireside Guard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

The Springfield Leader prints this
one: The swish of the cows tail
which overturned the lanter, which
set fire to the hay, which set fire to
the barn and started the great
Chicago fire, which nearly destroyed
the city. had a more modern version
last night in Springfield The COW
was there and the lnntern was there.
Both the cow aud the lantern acted
true to form, but Mrs. N. W. Harrine
ton. SIT Lincoln street, who happen
ed to be'directing the operation de-
fled the tradition of the Chicago
fire, and, regardless of the high cost
of milk, emptied the pail of foamy
richness squarely on the blazing
hay and OF! and stopped the fire ia
its incipiency."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
Trustees Sale

Notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, February 18th, 1919. be-
tween the hours of 8 o'clock a. m
and S o'clock p. m. of that day, at
the Court House door in the City of
Paris, in Monroe County, Missouri,
|, the undersigned trustee, will sell
at public vendue to the highest
bidder for cash the following de.
scribed real estate, situate in Mou-
roe County, Missouri, to wit: All OF
Lots Two (2) and Three (3) in
Block One (1) in the Original Town
(now City, of Monroe, Missouri.
This sale is made BY reason of de
fault in the terms Of a deed of trust
dated the 30th day of September,
1908, made by Isaac McIntire and
Sarah E. McIntire, his wife, fled for
record October list, 1908 and record
ed in the Deed Records of Monroe
Comfy, Missouri. ir Book as at page
224, and by reasou OF authority of
SAID Deed Of Trust and AT the re.
quest of the legal holder of the note
therein secured.
William R. P. Jackson.
Trustee
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
Marks of Service

AS the soldiers come back it will
be interesting to distinguish the
meaning of the various chevrons
which they wear upon their sleeves.
We subjoin a list:
A single red chevron signifies
discharged with honor"
A single blue chevron signifies
less than six months service
abroad.
A single gold lchevron fol-, each
wound received in service is worn
on the forearm of right sleeve
A single gold chevron for each
six months service abroad is worn
on the forearm of left sleeve.
A single white chevron for each
complete six months service in the
United States is worn on the top
forearm of left sleeve.
There is generally a mere ques.
ton of opportunity, not of willing
ness or ability, between these marks
Often the man who would gladly
have served abroad has been re-
tanned in this country simply be.
cause he has shown superior abili
ty and therefore was better quail
fled to instruct others. The man
who displays any one of the chew
rons above described has done his
full duty by his country and is
worthy of honor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
Railroad Accidents

The past few years have seen a
very decided falling off of serious
railroad accidents. The railroads
it is true still have a multiplicity OF
minor disasters. Freight trains
keep bunting each other. But seri-
Gus smashups, killing large num-
Der of people. have been rare up to
the time few days ago when 81
people were killed in a crash on the
New York Central at Batavia. N. Y.
This improvement has come a.
bout too promptly to have been
caused by the installation of safety
appliances and other equipment
The roads have not been greatly
improved 10 this respect since the
war began The only way to &C
count for the decrease OF accidents
is that it was a matter of education
of the employees The very many
accidents that occurred few years
ago led TO a general safety campaign
on the part of railroad homogeneous.
Systematic efforts were made to
train the employees in the principles
of safe operation. AS a result, it
proved possible greatly to reduce
the number of disasters. without
any revolutionary changes in equip
ments
A few years ago there was
general demand for steel cars. Yet
the coach that suffered the worst in
the Batavia wreck was a steel
sleeper. II was reduced TO complete
wreckaee.
The railroads have proved that a
systematic attempt u promote
safe operation can be largely sue
ceSsful. But no matter how perfect
appliances may be. any mechanical
device will sometimes slip up.
The best preventive is the super
intendent or foreman who devOtes a
considerable part Of his time TO 60
ing around among his meII and talk
ing safe operation TO them. Ii is a
matter of forming cerlain habits of
caution. Railroad EN- loves will
form them. when they realize that
the public demands il. and that
their own promotion depends upoa
I it,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

In various parts of the State re-
turning soldiers have taken to the
idea of filing their discharges with
the County Recorder. The idea is
that by paying the fee they get a
public and permanent record of
their service in the army, which
will stand even if the original dis
charge is lost. II may be fine
idea, but isen't there a permanent
record in Washington anyway?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Owing to the bone dry resula-
tions we will have to dispense with
that good old song We'll All Get
Blind Drunk When Johnny Comes
Marching Home"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

UOcle Sans troubles in the peace
conference are not concerned with
boundaries and indemnities. He
only wants to get his boys home
and ITO live happy ever after"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

We hear that the peace confer.
ence is to take up labor questions.
1t is to be feared that this will end
its usefulness, for peace could not
exist within two miles of labor
question.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

John Browns soul which is said
to be marching on will probably
stop long enough in establishments
and take look at Kansas, where a
bill will be introduced 10 the lesis,
iature providing for segregation of
the negroes in the public schools
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31
Notice of Final Settlement

Notice is hereby given TO all
creditors ard orners interested in
the estate of Helen C Greenwich, de
ceased. that the undersigned ad-
ministrator will make final set
element of said estate at the next
term OF the Probate Court of Monroe
County, Missouri. to be begun and
holden at the court house in the
City of Paris, Missouri. on Monday
the 10th day of February, 1919.
P G. Mari, Admr.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Notice-In the future no roomers
will be received at the Commercial
Hotel.-Miss Martha A. Griffin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

The Farmers & Merchants Tele-
phone Company will issue q new
telephone directory April I. Order
a telephone from US now aud get
your name in the new directory
First-class service at reasonable
rates.-H J, Riley, Local MANAGER
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Governor Gardner has appointed
W. R Moran as Public Administra,
tor of Shelby County to take the
place of G. o Tannehill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Nothing so certain as death and
taxes, and they may come together
this year. When the average man
exsL ines his tax bill he is likely to
succumb to hesrt failure.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Please bring the little tots. in the
MORNING Miss Belle johnson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Go TO Miss Belle Johnson for
high grade engagements,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-01-31

Nothin' looks like what it costs
nowadays.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
KEEPING CLOSELY IN TOUCH
Worth While for Farmer to Keep Him.
self Informed of Market Con-
ditions Before Selling.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Farmers who sell vegetables or other
farm produce to consumers or retail
stores find that taking pains to inform
themselves on the condition of the
market Is very much worth while. Ere
quently telephone inquiry or refer
ence to the local paper will reveal a
demand or lack of demand that seri-
ously affects the value of ones product.
The information so obtained may sug-
gest delay in taking the produce to
town, and give the seller a consider
ably better price than he or she would
otherwise have obtained. In advertis-
ing goods for delivery through parcel
post 1t is particularly important that
the farmer keep closely in touch with
the demands and tastes of prospective
customers. To advertise goods at the
wrong time Is to throw away money.
To offer them for sale at the most ia
vorable time at proper prices means
getting the largest returns for ones
labor and investment.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
MUST BE MELTED IN TOWER
Only Way City of ST. Louis Can Get
Rid of Bell Which Renders
Structure Unsafe

The twO-ton bell which hangs In
the tower Of the city hall has made the
tower unsafe, but the bell is SO large
1t would be dangerous to try to take
Ii down, so it Is to be melted right
where II is with acetylene blow
torches, such as are commonly seen
in use by workmen repairing car
tracks, says the st. Louis Post Dis
patch.
Building Commissioner McKelvey
pronounced the tower unsafe as long
as the hell remains, because the steel
supports have been corroded. More
over, he said, an attempt to lower the
bell would be very dangerous, there
fore the decision to take 1t down a
bucketful at a time.
The only time in recent years that
the bell has been rung was the day Of
the armistice celebration. 1t was rung
when the building was constructed In
1904. The bell cost about $4,000. The
expense of removing it will be about
$500. 1t is six feet high and four
feet in diameter at the base.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
VASSAR GIRLS DRESS DOLLS
Students at Famous College Revive
Old Custom for the Benefit Of
Neighborhood Children.

People who have been brought up
to believe that college girls are in
evitably of masculine type might be
interested to know that the students
at Vassar college are at present in the
midst of doll-dressing contest. Nor
is this contest new event at Vassar.
Every year shortly before Thanksgiv-
ing 600 dolls are bought by the Chris
tan association and distributed
among the students to be dressed in
time for Christmas for the children of
the surrounding neighborhood. At an
appointed time the dolls are assem-
bled by their respective owners and
placed row on row for inspection.
The best-dressed doll Is selected and
her owner rewarded with a prize.
This custom has been observed at
Vassar for many years. For the last
two years, however, it has been omit
ted, owing to the eyigencies Of war
work. But now that those services
are not needed the work has been
taken up again with an added inter-
est and enthusiasm.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
w. N. u, DETROIT, NO. 5o-1e1e.
FOOLED BY FINE FEATHERS
Eastern Potentate Evidently Unaccus-
toned to Seeing Flunkys With
So Much Gold Lace.

The gorgeous uniforms Of the digni-
fed English servants who always are
in attendance at all official receptions
have been the rocks upon which the
pride of more than one foreigner has
been wrecked. The initiated Is never
sure as he approaches one Of these
impassive-faced functionaries whether
the latter is field marshal or foot
man. Witness the discontinue Of his
highness Prince Feisal, son Of the king
of HeljaZ, at the great reception In
the guildhall to England's returning
hero, Field Marshal Viscount Allenby.
The Arabian prince, clad in his Of
fetal robes Of oriental design. was one
of the many famous men at the guild
hall. Always punctilous in the ex-
IRENE his highness made his way into
the ancient hall, bowling to right and
left as he met great soldiers aud
statesmen Of the country.
He neared one. who, wearing Won
derful rament adorned with yards of
heavy gold lace, appeared to he great
err than them all. The prince bowed
deeply-to the lord mayors flunky.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
MONEY IN FOWLS
FOR FARM women
Number of Chickens Kept Usual
Iy Determined by Time and
Skill Devoted to Them.
EARNINGS OF CLUB MEMBERS
Members of Clubs Formed by Depart
ment of Agriculture Are Taught
the Best and Most Up-to-Date
Poultry Methods.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Butter and eggs furnish many farm
women with most Of the money they
spend on themselves and their chill
dren. The amount Of butter woman
sells depends pretty much on the
number Of cows her husband is will
Ing to keep. The number of chickens,
however, is usually determined by her
skill and by the amount of time she
can devote to caring for them.
Club Members Taught.
The women who belong to clubs or
ganized by the department Of agricul-
ture and the state colleges are taught
the best and most up-to-date methods
of caring for poultry. The members
are also helped in organizing egg and
poultry circles which enable them to
obtain better prices for their products.
One egg circle in fernando county,
Florida, in three months sold $1,S40.76
worth Of poultry and eggs. In one
month the members shipped 1880 eggs.
Egg circles guarantee their products
to be fresh, and there Is always a
good market for guaranteed eggs.
One of the home demonstration club
members in Prince Edward county,
Virginia, cleared $500 last year on
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11

(By c. r. JONES. Colorado Agricultural
College. Fort Collins, Colo)
During every season several re-
quests are received asking for infor.
nation relative to diseases as a meth.
cd of grasshopper control. Grasshop.
pers, like all other animals, are sus.
ceptible to disease and there are two
or three known to attack them.
First, a fungus disease (Empusa
grylli Fres), which has been reported
to be successful in grasshopper con.
troll. but later experiments have
proved it to be Of no practical value.
1t appears that under favorable con.
ditions this disease will appear, with
more or less virulence, and spread with
struction of a large number Of 10.
Gusts.
Experiments carried on In co-opera.
ton with the division of entomology
have demonstrated that the grasshop.
per is not susceptible to the organism
binary form of the fungus, such as
is obtained from the bodies of dead
grasshoppers. In these experiments
the grasshoppers were fed with the
fungus, and the pure culture was
spread upon their bodies, but in spite
Of these numerous attempts to infect
them, all remained healthy.
Second, bacterial disease Coco.
bacillus acridiorum D'H.) was report.
ed by D'Herrelle as having worked
successfully In Argentina. Later ex-
periments with this organism, both in
the Philippine islands and in South
Africa, have proved it useless.
Under artificial conditions, such as
are found in laboratory, these dis.
eases may possibly be applied with
good results, but as yet, in the field,
no disease has been found by which a
swarm of the hoppers in given To-
cality can be contaminated.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
THE MOST DANGEROUS
OF ALL DISEASES

Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules at once. They are an old,
tried preparation used all over the
world for centuries. They contain only
with strengthening and system-cleans-
ing herbs, well known and used by ply
sicians in their daily practice. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules are inn
ported direct from the laboratories in
Holland. They are convenient to take,
and will either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded. Ask for
them at any drug store, but be sure
to get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed packages. Three sizes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
LOGS Set Afire by Friction.

The curious spectacle of great logs
set afire by friction of their rapid de-
scent in a long chute was witnessed
recently in the mountains of Washing
ton state. Logs Of exceptional length
were needed for special waterfront
piling, and could be found only at a
great height. The chute down which
the cut timbers were slid was over
mile long, and the big sticks attained
a tremendous velocity. One that
Jumped the track" on the way, shat
tered a 24-in. oak tree in its course,
without material damage to itself
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11

No organs of the human body are so
important to health and long life as the
kidneys. When they slow up and COM
mence to lag in their duties, look out!
Danger is in sight.
Find out what the trouble is-with-
out delay. Whenever you feel nervous.
weak, dizzy, suffer from sleeplessness,
or have pains in the back, wake up at
once. Your kidneys need help. These are
are not performing their functions
properly. They are only half doing
their work and are allowing impurities
to accumulate and be converted into
uric acid and other poisons, which
are causing you distress and will de-
stroy you unless they are driven from
your system.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
YOUR COLD Is EASED
AFTER THE FIRST DOSE
"Pape's Cold Compound" then breaks
up a cold In few
hours

Relief comes instantly. A dose taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks up severe cold
and ends all the grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pass
ages in the head, stops nose running,
relieves the headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sneezing, soreness and stiff
ness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffiing! Clear your congested
head! Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt Keller as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance, tastes nice, contains no
quinine-Insist upon Pape's ADV.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
The "NeedIe-Eye" Gate.

ordinary gate. In such cases needle
eye" gate will make it easy for the
farmer or his help to pass through
fence. Such gate is shown in the IL
lustration. 1t merely consists of two
posts erected so close together that a
horse or COW cannot pass between
them. These posts are tied together at
the top with a long bolt, while at the
bottom they are boarded up for foot
or two to keep hogs or calves in. Such
gate as this is convenient for the
farmer to "duck through" and is at the
same time animal proof.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
Rightly Named.

Two well-dressed women called on a
rather hard-up neighbor.
One of these women commented on
ner hostess dress, making the poor lit
tie woman blush with pleasure.
When the call was over and the two
friends were outside one said GROSSLY /:
"Why did you call that thing Mrs.
Blank had on "a creation?' 1t wasn't
new, to say the least"
81 know. That's why 1 called 1t a
creation. 1t was about as old as that"
st. Paul Dispatch.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-11
important to Mothers
Accidents In Everyday Life.

Though not generally known, 1t Is a
fact that from two to three times as
many fatal accidents occur in Ameri-
can homes, streets and roads each
year as in the industries of the .cOun-
try. AS the death or Interpretation
of a skilled workman has the same
effect on industry whether the acci-
dent occurs in the shops or out Of
them, the national safety council con-
siders itself almost as vitality inter-
ested in public safety as in industrial
accident prevention. We lost 5O,15O
men in the war, and in the same pc
riod 10000 persons through accident.
Scientific American.