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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02
Seed Thoughts.

Some o. our enemies are
fought upon our knees --Math-
ew Henry.
Any weapon is enough If the
Lord is only behind it.-Wil-
liam Ashmore.
We should remember that the
Cod. Of Providence is the God o.
love and wisdom.
Pray ye; go ye; bring yea
call to suppiication, service.
sacrifice. l.. D. WIsbard.
Reverence for God IS the
foundation of all excellence OF
character--Rcy. A. f.. Myer-.
The true soldier wins his vic.
tory before the battle. 1t isthe
victory Of the heart.-Anon.
If there be no enemy, 10 Fight
if no Eight. 10 victory. if no
victory. 10 crown. -&ayonayol&.
Religion is not an opinion
about righteousness; it is the
practice of righteousness. Re
iiGion is the life Of conscience.
DR.. Lyman Abbott.
1t may startle Us 10 put the
words patience and power in
close iuHtaposjtion, but it is
nevertheless true that patience
is power.-Dr. McElveen.
One Of the blessed, uncndin%
needs Of Heaven must surely be
the need of giving forth unto
other lives the bIes5edness
which God has poured into ours.
Lucy LarCom.
The true Christian is like
the sun, which pursues his
nOiscless track and everywhere
leaves the effects Of his beams
I in blessing upon the world
around him. Luther.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02

Secretary Long ought to hang
Representative Johnson of In.
diana at the yard arm while
Secretary Alger has him filled
with Jorgenson bullets. John
son is the most reasonable per-
son in Washington. He" is
traitor" ''copperhead' and
american Malay rolled in
one. AS a Republican Con.
gresham his conduct is even
more reprehensible than
Schley's was in winning a bat.
tie while Sampson was absent,
or Miles conduct in complain
ing of bad rations. Post Dis
patch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02
MY MOTHER.

-.. l.,...l. o., ,.,..
some one io'' ''''''' "'''"
,,,,,,o,,l. .o,b ,y,vc Of soft urav hair
I gc,. my. n,yn dror mother there.
with every kindly Glance and word
+, .er,o, IA if mus, have heard
u.,. .noal;. and felt her tender gaze
with All the love Of olden days.
Thnn I am moved TO take her hand,
And toll ber now ! understand
How tircd she prcw beneath 'hC strain
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02
BOYS SEE Tie POINT
They Make Big Money. Make it
Easy. No Capital Invested.
How They Do 1t.

There are several Thousand boys and
hundreds of men engaged in st. Louis
in - business which brings "a weekly
profit of from 5000 to $4,000. rs
tine selling of daily papers. hundreds
of families live comfortably ON the
profits of the sale Of daily newspapers.
In st. Louis the 'favorito newspaper
with the boys is the POST-DIS-
PATCH, because, it sells best. An
investigation has shown that the boys
sell more copies OF the daily POST
DISPATCH than the combined sales
of the two other English evening Pc
pers.
One of the pleasures the boys find
in selling papers is they are their
Gown boss They come and go
when they please. While many have
regular corners and newstands, others
merely wall; the streets each having
his own peculiar way OF ''crying' out
his papers.
The situation is quite different on
Sunday. The papers are printed in
the morning and by six, O'Clock the
boys and men are out in search of
buyers.
There are four English Sunday pa
pers Many boys take out 100 hundred
papers. A boy taking from two to
three hundred papers has all hecan do
to get over the ground.
Sundays as on week days finds the
POST DISPATCH everywhere. Us a
ready seller. It's the 'most for the
money" The Sunday Posi- DIS
PATCH has many original and
exclusive features, Including the
Colorcd Comic Weekly.
These great newspapers Offices have
what is called "Circulation Depart
ment," the object of which is to pro-
mote the sale Of the papers. This de-
partment answers all request for
sample copies (which are sent frec) ,
and 80 on. In the country as in St.
! Louis, they are constantly looking fol
"agents" boys or men to represent
! them) This is done by the aid OF
travelling men and correspondence,
All letters are promptly answered
1t is pleasant work, especially in the
| towns outside of st. Louis. Boys in
! the outside towns are not called
newsboys, but agents.
More money is made outside OF St
Louis because the selling price is mor'
and the profit greater.
If you would like to be an agent fol
the Post-Dispatch in this city write u
the circulation department OF Post
Dispatch, So Louis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02
LIFE IN A SNAIL TOWN.

Il do not assert that. my tale
has any moral tied to it, bat if
any young man wants it he can
have it. Maybe there are some
who could win out on it, but |
couldn't be fixed in any way to
try it again"
The man who opened the talk
had been asked by several men
much younger than he what lie
would do if lie had an offer that
had been made to them.
u don't know who said it. -
he continued. but it WAS by
some one who had been there.
you can gamble. and this is
what he said: There are criti.
cal times in every mans career
when a decision decides = desti-
n.y.
The critical moment in my
life was when Il Yankee from Il
New England town played the
siren TO my hopes. | am sure
| am not the first man who lis
tened, but I believe / am one of
the first to tell the result. He
demonstrated to me that Il
young man could live cheaper
in a small tOWn-on Cue.half
the money he could earn N New
York and get more out of the
existence. He applied the the
DRY to me personally. He had
the place and half the money
TO offer.
Some Of the allurements oI
this gold-brick dealer We're, as
[ viewed them, enumerated in
the following order: No com
petition, unlimited credit, a so
cidl position at the jump anC
no questions asked, immediate
membership IN the, club, &C
quaintanCe ofthe leading men
To these wee added the posi-
bilitieS, namely, chance to ,ge
in on the ground floor of the
business and matrimony. in ;
rich family.
To man sleeping in hal
room, third floor. back, and eat
ing an occasional meal unde
the same roof, in the house of
Hungarian over on the east sid'
this picture of the New England
man looked like the sweet field
beyond the swelling food,
4 reached the New Euglant
town, or city, as you call ii
Sunday morning. If any of 20
are going to New Englan,
town don't goin on Sunday, I
the forecaster eau, locate d tor
nado in the place that date. l
that case you might find thing
lively, OF course all depend
upon what you are going for.
lived ia the house of the dc
seendenLs. | could not hav
stopped at the tavern on To
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02

aalary | had accepted. This
was the first awakening. My
venerable landlord aud his good
wife were frugal indeed. They
had family prayer and retired
early. | had been drilled in
both. I might have changed
my quarters, but inquiry
brought information about 9TH
err places which made them no
more desirable. Whenever |
left the honsc in the evening |
was requested 20 return early.
50 as not to be a nuisance.
THEW didn't call it that, but
that was what they meant; and
on the following morning ! was
Intercepted much closer than
| had ever been at my home
THE man who had led me in
to this beautiful dream life SAID
to me one day that as soon as
| the season opened he hoped to
introduce me into society. He
said society would be home in
abou. two months. Iasked him
I if there were no people in town
/ on whom | could rehcarSe. as It
were, until the elect returned.
/ But I learned that there We're
no rehearsals. There were two
classes in the place, the ariSto-
Gratis and the COmmOnerS. Any
association with the latter cut
off approach to the circles OF
the former.
"FinGlly / was posted for
membership in the club and was
olaCkballed. Bat that turned
out to be Il mistake. TIE man
who did it apologized. He
; thought | was another man OF
the same. name. | was after,
ward accepted. but | think
there were some who never
quite understood it. Whenever
game became interesting to
me the other follows had en-.
gagements aud went to fulfil
them.
Il had some friends to dinner
at the. club one Sunday. 1t was
4 dry affair in spite of my at
tempt at bribery, for which
was lectured by the officers Of
q the club. WhSn the season
r opened found some invita- ton.
| aud accepted them. The same
rules applies to acceptances il
l a New England town that APP
5 plies in other towns. TO &C
cept creates an obligation
I The obligation is Cancelled on
, ly by reciprocity. l like tn,
j RECIPROCAL idea. But the obi
/ cations were created more rap
f idly than l desired, or, to b
. honest, than l could afford t.
J reciprocate. You will pardo1
5 the coinage, of my speech. bu
5 before l knew it l was up to m,
| neck in the social swim OF thi
= New England town. You kno1
e you can swim out in New York
e You. can't do it in a small city
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02

. 1t will not be lopganow before
Aguinaldo will be putting in a
claim. for back. pay for his /,
soldiers and of coEser he will i
get what he wants.--Marceline !,
Journal. To Judge by Cuba.
..pi Dusinll is right,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02
People Goiag West or Northwest

COpic IOiaS WSSt vi INOIAlWCSl
Should not fail to write John
Dewitt, Travelings Passenger
Agent, Burlington Route, st.
Louis, Mo-, in order to get the
best rates, the best train servi-
ces and those travelling COM
forts which characterize this
railroad. Letters of inquiry
will always be answered with
that fair dealing which has
made the Burlington Route
what it is--the road that can
take the best care Of you to
any point in the west.
AZ 0 If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02

If President Mckinley could
get the cold fact of, there is no
earthly nor Heavenly chance for
his rejection he would make a
better President and leave
better record behind him. Why
not elect our President for a
single term of 6 or 8 years in.
stead OF for 4 years with a
possible rejection. 1t would
kill one half of the legislation
for political prestage.
Dewey and his little gun
boats are.to plant the stars and
bars in every port of the Philip
pines. When it comes to the
scratch it looks like it was
Dewey and not Otis. So far in
the Filipino war Dewey's shells
have done more execution than
Otis's rifles.
No man is good enough to
govern another man without
thatsothers consent. l say this
is the leading principle, the
sheet anchor of American Re,
publicanism. Abraham Lincoln
His party of to-day thinks the
"leading principle'ls to hold
fast to all its got and reach our
for more, consent orno consent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-02

And you can't stop once yoA
are in it. And in New York you
can lose yourself when they be-
gin to crowd you. But in the
New England town you have a
bell on your neck, and wherever
You go it rings. In New York
yDu don't have to drop anything
on the plate if you don't want
to. You can't drop Il penny in
a gum slot in a New England
town but everybody knows the
brand you chew.
II did not remain in the New
England community to which ]
had been enticed long enough to
test the possibilities of which
the siren whispered. But when
| did leave, in fact before
lett, l discovered that while |
could secure the necessities Of
life in Il New England town at
reduced rates as compared with
home living in New York, the
half salary pad in the New
England community does not
even start the recipient in the
social race which he must make
if lie expects any sort of recog-
milton. If you have money you
can live in Il New England,
town, but if you have money
You don't want to live there.
Il have my old room in the
Hungarian's house in Second
avenue. 1t will take me a year
tie pay for the caper I cut in Il
New England town, but nobody
here will know what am doing
When a man talks to you about
being Il big toad in a little pud
! die shake him. N. Y. Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
Purely Vegetable
BIG FIRE In CHARLOTTE
Two Buildings Near the Center of the
City Burned The Damage Several
Thousand Dollars

Charlotte, N. c., January 6.-At 1
o'clock tonight fire was discovered in
the three story building Of the Shaw
Howell Harness Company, on Fourth
street, near the centre Of the business
portion of the city. The fire had gained
such Roadway when the alarm was
sounded hat the building was soon
totally destroyed. The loss to h stock
will reach fully $50, 900 with $25, 600 in
surance
From the Shaw-Howell building the
flames spread to the adjoining build
ing, occupied by the Liddell Machinery
Company as an office and sample
room. The loss to their stock is about
Sc, 900, with 81, 900 insurance. The build
ing was a total wreck and was valued
at about $4,000.
The firemen worked under great diff
fculties, as a high wind was blowing.
The burned buildings were across a
narrow street from the Buford hotel,
a four story structure, but that build
ing escaped injury.
At 1:45 o'clock a. m. the fire is under
control. The total loss will probably
reach $65, 900 to $75.00
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
Morris Bear & Bros

A new business enterprise is at any
time a valuable acquisition to a city,
especially when it is conducted on an
extensive scale and by reliable par
ties. Such is applicable to Messrs. Nor
ris Bear & Bros, who propose to once
more establish themselves in this city
in the wholesale dry goods business.
Wilmington is indeed fortunate, and
The Messenger feels a pride in making
such an announcement.
The establishment of Messrs. Bear
& Bros. will be at No. 119 Princess
street. which is a store we'll adapted
for a mammoth business, as will be
these g~entlemens'. Already there is
a scene Of activity in and about the
store, all preparatory for the new.
large business venture. The stock has
commenced to arrive, and is being
placed in the different well appointed
apartments Of the store. When the
complete stock has reached here, and
it is displayed upon the four spacious
floors of the commodious building, it
will rival any in the south, not only in
fine quality and quantity, but low
prices as well.
Messrs. Bear & Bros, who are gen.
tlemen of thorough knowledge and
experience about dry goods and whose
high integrity and popularity is wide
spread, have selected a competent and
large corps OF assistants. In fact, "ev-
erything is low ely and the goose hangs
high"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
The Newbern Fair

The Messenger acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the premium list of the
twelfth annua exhibition of the East
Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and In
dustrial Association The fair is to be
held at New Bern February goth to
25th inclusive, and it Is the determina-
ton Of the management to leave moth
ing undone to make this coming event
greater, grander and more instructive
more pleasant n more enjoyable than
any exhibition ever held by the as
ISOLATION It's fairs nave always been
successful and the approaching one
promises to eclipse all previous ones.
Liberal premiums are offered in every
department, and the race purses are
such as will attract the f1eetest run
ners and trotters from this and anjoin-
ing states.
The grounds and buildings will be
lighted throughout by electric lights.
The programme of amuSements will in
clude all the latest novelties and at
fractions that pertain to a first class
fair. There will be special attractions
for each day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
It's Tortures Known TO
Thousands,

The aches and pains of Rheuma-
tism become q constant COM
panion to all who are victims of
this disabling disease. The peo-
pie generally are not acquainted
with the cause of the disease,
though thousands know its tor
tursF
Everybody. should know that
Rheumatism is a peculiar acid con-
dition of the blood, upon which all
hniments In the world can have
, effect whatever. The best
blood remedy is needed-one which
is able to go to the very seat of the
disease and force it out. Swift's
Specific Is. S. So is the right
remedy for Rheumatism, because
it is the only blood remedy free
from mercury, potash and other
minerals which intensity the dis
ease, causing stiffness of the joints
and aching of the bones.
S. S. S. neutralizes the acid
condition of the blood, and forces
out every trace of the disease. 1t
reaches even the worst cases
where the doctors have made
cripples with their prescriptions
of potash and mercury.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
INSIST 1T WAS A BARGE
Captain Ludlow and Officers Sure
About Cause of Massachusetts, Injury

Captain Ludlow and Officers Sure
About Cause of Massachusetts Injury
New York, January 5.-The court OF
inquiry continued it's investigation at
the Brooklyn navy yard today into the
cause of the damage to the battleship
Massachusetts,, which grounded about
a month ago. Captain Ludlow of the
battleship, yesterday insisted that the
Massachusetts, had struck a sunken
barge, which subsequently had been
raised near Bedloe's island. He ex-
planned the difference of the position
of the wreck by saying that in his
opinion the battleship had dislodged
the sunken barge, and the tide had car
ried it nearer the island.
At today's session Lieutenant Com
mander Schroeder and Lieutenant
Potts, both of the Massachusetts, sus-
tanned Captain Ludlow in his opinion
that the barge had been disloged by
the battleship.
Naval Constructor Bowles was also
a witness. He said he could not bring
himself to believe that an obstruction
like the wooden barge could have caus-
ed so much damage to the heavy steel
plates of the Massachusetts,. He still
believed, he said, that the battleship
had struck a reef.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
MI. Thomas Mcmillan for Railroad
Commissioner

We understand that the Brotherhood
tQf Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood of Mechanics and Labor Organi-
cations of this state have endorsed and
will urge Mr.. Thomas Mcmillan, of this
city, for one of the members of the
North Carolina Railroad Commission,
to be elected soon by the General AS
sembly. Mr.. Mcmillan is "a we'll known
locomotive engineer at present, and
for many years past has been in the
service Of the Atlantic Coast Line. He
is at the head of the brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, in this state,
and has the endorsement of the Nation
al organization for railroad commits
sioner. 1t is said that the White La
Union of this city Will endorse
him n urge him for the position.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10

y

New York. January Mooney on call
steady at 2AG3 per cent: last loan at
9 per cent: prime mercantile paper at
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4.s4AG 4.s411 for demand and at A.S1%d
aS2 for sixty days: posted rates at Sas21s
4S1A; silver certificates at bar
silver at 59h; Mexican dollars at 4ss;
state bonds strong: railroad bonds irreg-
ular; government bonds irregular.
COTTON.
Liverpool, January ii p. m.-Cotton.-
Spot, good business done, prices harden
ing; American middling 3 3-32d. The sales
of the day were 1900 bales, of which
included II, 700 American; receipts &c. 900
bales. including IL, 600 bales American.
Futures opened and closed steady with
a fair demand.
American middling, low middling clause:
January 8 s-s4d buyers; January and Feb
ruary 8 3-64d buyers: February and March
9 s-S4as sid buyers; April and May
9 6-64q3 Tad buyers: May and June
3 8-64d sellers: June and July 3 9-64d
sellers; July and August 8 9-64d sellers:
August and September 8 10-64I3 I-64d
sellers; September and October 8 11-64d
sellers; October and November 3 n-64d
buyers; November and December 3 1l-649
3 12-64d buyers.
NEW YORK COTTON.
NeE York, January 7.-Cotton steady
at 5 15-16c; net receipts 42S; gross receipts
CAS-: stock 1887.
Total today: Net receipts q, 777: exports
to Great Britain 2,097; to the continent
IA, 474; stock ], 2O5, 537.
Consolidated: Net receipts 25. III: ex-
ports to Great Britain IL, 097; to the CONT
nent IA, 474.
Total since September list: Net receipts
6.052, 245; exports to Great Britain 2,37s.-
744: to France 496, 15S; to the continent
], 5S4, $50.
Futures closed steady. January 5.s2.
February $50, March 5.63. April 5.6S. Nav
$40, June 5.73, July SIG, August $50. Sep
TENDER 5.74. October SIS, November 5.7s,
December SIT.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago, January THE leading flu
lures rang as follows:
Open. High. Low Close
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
To Establish a DistiIleey

We learn that Mr.. Villa m Wester-
man, formerly of this city, SON of the
late Mr.. III. Westerman, expects to re-
turn to Wilmington soon to establish
a whiskey distillery. For several
years he has resided at Old Fort, in
the mountains of Western North Caro-
distillery business.
At present Mr.. Westerman is at Ha-
vana, Cuba, and is serving in the First
North Carolina Regiment, United
States Volunteers. We writes to a
friend here that he has had enough OF
the army, n is Disguised with Cuba.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10

New York, January Flour dull but
steadily held. Winter patents s.. 1854 90.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. Q red 79Nc.
Options opened firm and gathered consid-
cradle strength during the forenoon, clos
ing firm &c higher. Liquidation was
checked and local sentiment encouraged
by large weekly clearances and small
northwest offerings. Foreign houses had
a few buying orders and did some export
business. January closed at 76kc: March
closed at TIC; May closed at 74skc.
.Corn-Spot steady: No. 2 42kG42&c. Or
tons opened steady and ruled firm all
the forenoon, shorts providing the de-
mand. Closed 1Ac net higher. May closed
&c higher.
oats-spot quiet; No. 2 sac. Options
quiet.
Lard-Steady: western steamed s.. J6
$50; anuary $5.72 nominal: refined steady.
Eggs-Steady; state and Pennsylvania
&c; western fresh 26c; southern 25c.
Cotton Seed Oil-Steady; prime crude
1Sc; do yellow 22a23c.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin quiet: strained. COM
45hc. -
Charleston-Turpentine firm at 421Ac:
sales none. Rosin firm and unchanged:
sales none.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine firm at
43lzc; sales 81; receipts none. Rosin firm:
sales l.109; receipts 2,623. Quote: A B G
e r xl.OO, G $105, Fl $1.20. I Sl.4O. X
SL5o, M s1.6o. N Sis. w q SOS, w "
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10

Victims 10 stomach, livery And 20
ney troubles N well - wome4 >
ali feel the results In loss Of appetit91
poisons In the blood. backache. ner-
v-ousness headache and tired. iisueel
rundown feeling. But there's no neeo
to feel ike hat. Listen TO J.. w. oeIe-
ner. Idavflle. Ind. He says: "Electr1o
Bitters are just b thing TIT m11
when he "a ali run down.. fnd don't
care whether he lives or die IL 0to
more to give me Jew sire agth 2
good appetite than anything I ccuio
AXE. ] can now eat snything and have
q new lease ON life." Only 50 cents at
r. r. Bellamy's Drug Store. Every
bottle guaranteed
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-10
High water i'm the Up Country

The train on the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin Valley railway dure here last night
at Ills O'Clock, did not arrive till 10
o'clock. The delay was caused by a
washout between Walnut Cove and
About twenty feet of the
track was washout at a culvert. There
has been an enormous mount of rain
fall the past week and the streams have
been higher than at any time since the
floods Of 1888.