St. Clair County Democrat
Osceola, Missouri
18 February 1915

For any itching skin troubles, piles, eczema, salt rheum, hives, itch, scald head, herbes, scabies. Doan's Ointment is highly recommended. 50 cents. A box at all stores.

King's Prairie:
Good Terry is having some clearing done preparatory to farming.

Ed Hobbs has been very ill the past week, but we hope for his recovery.

Houston Reed was stricken with paralysis last week and is in a dangerous condition.

Mrs. Rettie Hammond and Miss Ruth Garrison were in Osceola last Thursday on business.

Oliver Wyatt has returned to his home in Clinton after a visit with his mother and brother.

There is quite a bit of talk of the wheat not looking very well on account of the night freezes.

Mrs. Jannie Bishop and Mrs. Alice Bates were in Gerster Saturday and claim that the roads are very bad.

Mrs. Margaret Terry and daughter have been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Bird, near Gerster, the past week.

We are having some fine weather and the road is drying fast. Some of the farmers are getting ready to make posts and repair their fences.

Mrs. Elsie Brown is visiting her father and family for a few weeks. Her home is in Mullinsville, Kans. Sunday she and her sisters visited Tom Hammond and family.

Mrs. Shepherd and family moved back to their home near Quincy a few weeks ago. They went to Oklahoma and stayed a year, but claim they like Missouri the best.

It Was Self Defense
Weaubleau, Mo. February 5, 1915
In your comment on our Hickory county representative I note that you charge him with an attempt at class legislation. Now in his defense I wish to deny this, and simply state that it was done as a means of self-defense. Because he knew that he would get a cussing for not doing anything, and he wants a law to protect him when he comes home.

Card of Thanks
We desire to express our appreciation of the liberal patronage we have received during the five years that we have been in the grocery business and to thank our late customers for the same.
It ahs been our object to establish for our store a high reputation, and we are gratified to hear the expressions of regret that we have found it necessary to withdraw from business, but we believe that our successors, Mr. and Mrs. Dechard Bruce, will give to the public better service and business ability than we would be able to do. Hence we commend them and bespeak for them a liberal patronage.
Sincerely Yours,
Henry Morgan,
Mrs. Henry Morgan

The Farmer Boy Gets Good Advice
His Occupation the Coming Business of the Country.
Reminiscences of Rev. B.F. Lawler
My recollections of the farmer when St. Clair County was new is vivid enough, but just like some people now, not much was thought of it as a factor in the force of our civilization. Many looked upon farmers and farming as being necessary, but not the main forces, which makes a country, as some people are realizing today.
When a boy had no opportunity to go to town and be a clerk in a store he as regarded as being extremely fortunate and was even envied his lock, as it was called, by some of the stay-at-homes. It was not so in the South then. The "'planters"' there were the kings - "'Cotton Kings"' - and many of their sons felt the superiority of being a planter's son.
It is poor taste and lack of knowledge to call a farmer "'Hayseed"' or "'Rube"' or any other epithet. IT is a sure sign of the lack of culture to indulge in such expressions, for farmers are the coming kings, and no mistake, and the time is not far away when men and women, too, will know how to make money on a few acres of land. Farmers, I hail you! I greet you! And only wish I had known enough to say something to you long ago.
Scientific farming is "'in the air"' and it will soon strike the ground. It has struck already, and many farmers and fruit lot owners are applying better methods of calibrating their lands. Our schools are doing much to turn back the flow of young people toward the city. Let the good work go on until our homes shall be so attractive that few will wish to leave them.
I have asked many street car conductors, elevator boys and depot men what I should say to a farmer boy who is dissatisfied with home and farm life! What should I say to them? "'Tell him to stay where he is"', was the answer of every one, except one, who said if the boy had no temper and could take abuse and be held to strict account for some things he could not avoid he might do well in the city, but the ordinary boys would do well to stay at home.
The orchard, the meadow and the deep languid wildwood,
And every loved spot where my infancy knew.