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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-06
AL. SAVE or.

The lady rode in her coach Of state,
As the air grew chill and the day
grew late
But she felt no longing to turn and 20
10 her own hcarthstone with its royal
glow,
For though it vas warm and rich,
and fair,
There was meyer = child to greet her
there.
What treasures had she in that prince
IS home.
There were silks from Persia, and
busts from Rome,
Pictures from Pari and London town,
Books and books. up stairs and down,
Strange, quaint things from the Curl
Gus East,
But never a child to share the feast.
IN the lady's mind was goOdly store
Of wit. and learning, and culturemOr
rA, had sailed to the Fast, and sail
ed to the West,
SIC had seer all the things that are
rartst and best:
And many a wondrous tale she knew,
ia, she had no child to tell them to.
And deep in the lady's heart there lay
such power OF loving and giving they
say,
Such fancy 'cr fcelir& her warm arms
close
Round Il slim little form, with checks
Of rose.
Slch wealth Of love had this lady true,
Bat never a child to give it to.
oh, women who fret at the ills OF life,
The round OF duty, the small small
strife
y. daily living, with childrcns needs
Drawing you back from prouder
deeds
Think Of yourself bcrcft and lone,
Tor love, ambition; for bread, u
stone.
LOUISE MORGAN SILL in the Ladies
Home Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-06
GERONIMO AND HIS PEOPLE
Both Declared to BE Generally Mis-
understood and Mis-.
represented.

There have been 50, many
false statements in the news.
papers lately about Geronimo,
in regard to his going mad, his
leaving the reservation and go
ing on the warpath and his not
being satisfied here, that |
thought it would be out of place
to have the truth known about
him and his band.
This is my third trip here and
the next day after arriving |
went 10 see Geronimo, who
lives about three miles from
the post. | met him on the
road on horseback with lis lit
tlc daughter sitting back Of
him and his little nephew back
Of her, three OH one horse. He
shook hands with me. He IS
looking better than ! had ever
seen him before. He is in good
health and looks several
years younger than I've did a
year ago. I told him | want ed
20 paint another portrait Of
him. He said: How much
you give Ireplied: Sane as
gave you before" He said
very emphatically: "To-dah"
which means: No" and added,
Me savoy You make Il heap
lot of money from my pictures.
You must pay ne SO
much" and held up both hands
twice and one hand once WHICH
means 500.
He said he, was on the way to,
the doctors, as his little girl
was not we'll, Then he added
that he wanted TO see me again.
So the next day. Sunday, l
spent the day with him.. He
showed me the. different. things
he collected at omaha last
year. He feels very proud over
his visit there, put it has had a
bad effect on him in one way
he saw So much money there
that he itnagines all white peo-
pie have lots of money. Where
be used to charge $3.50 for a
bow and forr, arrows now he.I
charges seven dollars.
He is an inveterate gambler
and a good, one. He Isl, very
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-06
GIVE THE NEWS.

A man once SAID That 4 news
papercorldn't publish the truth
in many instances and live
peaceably and comfortably and
without trouble. That man was
right. We're an editor to pub
lish the truth in the columns of
his paper he would be in bot
water every hour Of the day,
week, month and year. Sup
pose newspapers would say
We saw--buggy riding the
other evening with another
woman while his wife was at
home thinking lie was at the
club.
Mr.. Twas seen coming out
of a certain disreputable place
about six o'clock the other
morning.
Mr.-lOst considerable mon.
ey at the gambling table.
That model Of virtue, -.
should be careful how lie makes
love to the servant girl or she
might tell his wife.
That young woman should
stop making night visits to a
certain place, returning home
before day break.
We coming out of a
saloon wiping his mouth on his
coat sleeve.
Wonder why Mr.. - doesn't
pay that poor woman the money
he owes her. Because. he is not
honest.
That man who lives in -
whipped his wife again. The
boys say it will be his turn next.
County officer, -, is a de-
faulter to the amount of several
hundred dollars. He and his
friends, however, made the
amount good, thus keeping him
out of the pen.
Mr.. stuck his nose into an
other mans business, which re-
suited i'll getting said nose fat
tened.
Miss--was seen on the
streets last night at a very late
hour.
That room on the - side of
the square is becoming most too
conspicuous. Too many visit.
ors at late hours, and too many
cards.
Mr.. - collected money for
another person, but appropriate
ed it to his own use.
Wonder what - was doing
in certain part of town last
night after twelve o'clock?
The above are every day oc-
CurrenCes somewhere, and were
the papers to publish the names
of the parties, lie would soon
have callers at his sanctum
wanting to know what's what.
And the editor would only be
telling the truth-but it's the
truth that hurtS.-EX.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-06

In Il neighboring county,
while a. ladies card, party club
was engagaged in playing for a
81 prize, the sons of some {, of
them, small boys, were arrest
ed in. a haymow, while they
were playing for so cents as a
prize, The mothers cried and
said: What a terrible place
this town is to raise. boys, any
bow" 1t serves the boys right
however. They might have
known the difference between
a parlor and a hay NOW, and
between So and 80 cent prize.
County Democrat,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-06

4 ndQ Win me rlHe. ne
put piece of paper on Il stump
and said | could have the first
shot. and every time hit the
mark he would give me ten dol
lars. but that must do likewise
with him. This / did not agree
to, So we shot for fun without
4 rest. missed nearly every
time, and one time hit it square
IN the center. They say Geron-
limos eyesight is very poor, but
he proved to. me that his eye
sight was very good, especially
for an old man nearly 20.
! In the afternoon | went with
him to where the Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache Indians
gather for gambling and horse
racing. 1t is interesting to see
them gamble at cards. The
game | do not understand, but
it is interesting to watch. Any
number can play. Everything
is fair, no cheating going on,
and all are good natured. They
take turns in handling the cards.
Geronimo Of course, was in the
game. and it was fun to see
him handle the cards. He was
as expert as any of them, and
at times would get so excited he
would yell at the top of his
voice, The principal point in
the game is to bet on
the turn Of a card. Quite often
three and four Comauches
would chip in and bet good
sum on a card when Geronimo
was handling the cards and he
would cover their money every
time. They couldn't bluff him.
While he was playing cards a
white man stepped up to Ge-
roninO and bet him ten dollars
that bis horse could beat
Geronimo'S. Geronimo looked
at the white mans horse and
then took the bet. TIE mon ey
was tied up in a handkerchief
and laid Oh the ground for the
winner to take. Sometimes if
Geronimo thinks he has an easy
horse to beat he will ride the
horse himself, but in this case
be. got small Apache boy to
ride, and his horse won the
race.
Geronimo is generous and
good to his people, especially
to the poorer ones, giving them !
money whenever they need it,
The Apache Indians probably
are more misunderstood than
any other tribe, and they do
not deserve the bad reputation
that they have. They are very
easy to get along with, easy to
make friends with, and thelr
friend ship lasts forever. Here
at Fort Sill they are very indus
trious. They are working all the
time, tending to their stock or
working on their farms. They
rise all the vegetables, water.
III ')ns and muSkmelons used |
by the soldiers and whites at
the post, and have corn and
wheat to sell,
IA few months ago two
Apaches were offered S73 a
month each and all expenses
paid to travel with a show, but
they refused because they had !
work to do on their farms and
could not leave.
When the Apaches first came
here four years.ago the govern.
ment gave them Il few cattle;
now they have Il big herd, and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-06
MANUAL TRAINING.

published all article. entitled
The Curse in Education" in
which she criticised sharply the
methods in vogue in our public
schools, and pointed out some
of the undesira BILE results Of our
educational system. In the
July number Of the Review,
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,
takes up the argument, contend
ing that the course" complained
of. if curse there be, is vastly
outweighed by the innumerable
blessings which our free schools
confer upon the people, and
showing, by special reference
to the reforms and improve
ments which have been effected
il the educational arrangements
oil New York City, that the de.
fects in our system are rapidly
being removed. Mrs, Van Rens-
selaer emphasizes the value Of
manual training.
TO train the han0 means to
train the powers Of the eye and
to bring the muscular aud merry
Gus system into working &C.
cord. Some kinds of manual
training give the whole body
useful exercise. All kinds rest
the brain and relieve the body
after purely intellectual work
while Cultivatlng them in an
other fashion and developing
the creative instinct. And
they teach directness of pur-
pose, concentration Of effort,
of observation, and
also mental and moral precision
and honesty. The teacher and
even the pupil himself, may
think that Il book lesson has
been learned when it has not
been, or that an idea has been
mastered when 1t has been only
half grasped or wholly misun-
But this cannot hap
pen with manual work. A
tangible thing is done, and
rightly done, or it is not. A
seam is straight, a
leaf is correctly drawn, Il car
penter's joint is true, or it is
not. Neither deception nor
self-deception is possible in the
workshop and the spirit of ac-
curacy, system, conscientious
ness, self.reliance, and helpful
that it develops is
carried over into the other
class rooms. Moreover, the
workshop may cultivate taste
as well as Skill; and, although
it does not teach trades, it eel
ebrates the dignity of manual
labor, and often develops indi-
vidual likings and aptitudes for
it. The same is the case with
the lessons in domestic
science" given to girls. They
are not taught to be profess
ed" cooks or dressmakers. But
their fingers eyes, and palates
are trained; the Importance of
cleanliness, neatness, order and
eXactness is impressed upon
them; respect tor household
work and interest in it are
awakened; and these great ben
efi IS are augmented by such
Instruction in hygienic and ali
nentary laws as could hardly
De made to seem practical and
without the help Of
lie cook stove"
In Il neighboring county, !
While Il ladies card, party club
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the cattle. There are few times In the
year when It Is safe for them to drink
from it. II the dairyman wants to keep
both animals and animal products
pure. In the midsummer especially It
Is . positive detriment to the dairy
business. The man with the Shiny.
muddy brook too often neglects to
have a pure water supply. which his
brother farmer who has TO brook is
compelled to supply. We have seen
such streams in summer become mud
dy wallows where the cows both stood
and drank. There is no doubt that
animals, like humans, contract many
diseases solely through bad drinking
water. On many farms the conforma-
ton of the land is such that shallow
streams may be made sanitary by
deepening the central channel and
sinking few shallow wells In their
beds at various places. If the pasture
Is so large that the cattle would have
to travel a great distance on a hot day
to get water.
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An experiment carried on 1t the
Kansas Agricultural College sometime
ago. with pigs on alfalfa pasture and
. light ration Of corn. shows that after
deducting the probable gain due to
the corn. there was 776 pounds of
pork produced per acre Of alfalfa pas
ture. With hogs at $3.50 per hundred
pounds. this gives $3.50 per acre for
alfalfa, and the stand was not injured
by the pasturing. During the past six
months two experiments have been
carried on to test feeding alfalfa hay
to fattening hogs. The first expert
ment showed a gain of SOS pounds Of
ing the grain due to the grain fed. In
the second, the hay was much inferior
in quality to the first, but showed
gain due to the hay Of SSS pounds.
These experiments, with hogs at $3.50
per hundred, make the alfalfa hay
worth $2S.64 and $11.15 per ton re-
spectively. The college bought II
head of stock hogs that arrived at the
college barn Saturday. May 20. They
were in fair shape for stock hogs. but
had evidently not seen any green food
for sometime. The lot in which they
were turned had not been used for
about month and had quite a growth
Of weeds in it. which the hogs began
eating very greedily. They were given
a feed of kaffir. but they preferred the
weeds and ate very little grain. The
bunch weighed 100 pounds when put
in the lot, and about 40 hours later
they weighed 1.SOS. gain Of los
pounds; and they had eaten only so
pounds of grain. OF course. this was
mostly fill, but it was just the thing
to dilate the digestive apparatus and
get them in condition to feed Alfalfa
is the best crop for such feed. Glover
is nearly equal. and many other grain
feeds stand we'll up in the list. Our
state Is famous for large crops osl
weeds. and where farmers do not have
either alfalfa or clover. q good profit
may be obtained by free feeding OF
weeds. The health of the hogs will
be better and more pounds of pork
will be made from each bushel Of
grain fed.
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eyes-a trick of hers. Dear Dollie!
She's gone now. 1 dreamed of her last
night; dreamed that her arms were
about my neck and that she was kiss
ing me and calling me her soldier
boy"
Was she willing for you to go to
war;" I asked. Like the doctor. was
not sure of his mental condition.
Eyes, willing in a way. She felt
that it was right for me to go. and
right Is law with Dollie."
Invent away then. but an hour later,
having bribed a good woman over tic
way to let me have a pillow-her last
one-I returned to his side. It seemed
to me that he had failed during my
absence and the troubled look in his
eyes was intensified.
When had put the pillow under his
head and bathed his face, he said,
gratefully:
How very kind you are! Your
touch minds me Of mothers"
Then I knew he was watching me,
but he did not speak for long time,
and when he did 1t was not to me:
Father in heaven. let me see Dollie
once more; please send her to me-"
I could not stand either the words
or the pathos In the voice. must
help answer that prayer il possible.
BY and by I said:
could you tell me where to send for
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The Chicken Mite.

From Farmers Review: This ex-
ceedingly troublesome and often fatal
pest is the cause Of many complaints
from those raising chickens. The at
tacks of the pest are not confined to
poultry. as it is often found in pigeon
houses and in the nests OF other birds
about farm buildings. Where they are
numerous. they often find their way
to animals confined in the infested
buildings. The mites are nocturnal in
their habits. During the daytime they
are generally in hiding about the
building. but at night they abandon
their hiding places and seek for food.
Chickens are often prevented from
sleeping at night. and not rarely forced
to abandon their eggs when sitting.
Instances have been recorded where
birds have been killed by this mite.
There is no way &c receive permanent
relief from the pest. The remedies
must be applied often and thoroughly.
since the insect is able to live long
time without eating. Cleanliness must
be observed. The hen manure should
be frequently removed, as it often
swarms with the pest. II the hen
house is tight. fumigation by sulphur
is very effective. To prevent any acct
dent by fire, float the metal vessel con-
tanning the burning sulphur in a tub
Of water. After several hours OF fumi-
cation air the building well before oc-
cupancy. Pure kerosene is also recon-
menfed. The interior Of the building.
including perches. should be we'll
sprayed with it. After using kerosene
remember to air the building before in
PRODUCING a light
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you DOLLIE?"
Dollie? Maybe she would come to you
IL it Is not too far. and I should tell
her how much you need her"
1t was a hazardous thing to say. We
did not often dare make such sugges-
tions. for. Of course. few comparative
ly, could come. and 1t did not do to
raise false hopes. However. felt
confident that he could not live many
hours. and his pleadings touched me
inexpressibly. even amid the scene
and sights surrounding.
At the question he flashed me such
a look.
"Will your"
That was all. but oh. the intensity of
it! Write to s. B. Sterling. Sterliny's
Corners, Pennsylvania"
was not in the least doubt of his
sanity at the moment. but before I
could trace the words in my notebook.
his gaze was once more on the CELL
ing. and he was babbling of mother
and Dollie.
Reluctantly brought myself to
search his pockets, finding. strange to
say. only a notebook with the name In
gilt letters on the cover: Donald
Dee"
Ny letter was brief, only this:
Donald Dee Is dangerously wounded
and calls ceaselessly for Dollie.'
1t was a memorable Fourth Of July.
one never to be forgotten by the poor
fellows suffering through the hot. in
terminable hours. or the busy surgeons
and nurses. who never paused in their
work Of moistening hot lips. bathing
throbbing brows. washing out gaping
wounds, receiving last messages. writ
ing letters home:" in short. doing what
they could when everything was to
do.
As soon as possible We had the
young captain removed to more COM
Portable quarters. His wounds were
doing fairly well. but the surgeon said
the shock had been too much for his
nervous system; he might or might not
live. Everything. should say. de-
ponds upon the nursing" he added,
looking meaningly at me-
81 will do my best for him till Dol
lie comes" made answer, but my
heart misgave me; did not think she
would come, and II she did-well. the
future was yelled. rs futures are apt to
be.
Day BY day he wasted away. Al
tAe1gA prepared hin fiirly decent
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A foreign exchange says that some
interesting Information is given in a
recent report of the Coraales (slaugh-
teri inspection Office in Buenos Ayres.
The head inspector of that Office points
out the fact that the work Of his Of
fee is now being thoroughly done. and
that animals slaughtered for consump-
ton are all subject to a rigorous and
thorough inspection. tuberculosis
was found to exist in 1886 animals out
Of the 55a.910 head slaughtered. and
it was found that 80 per cent Of these
were MestizO cross Durhams, and the
other 10 per cent were Hereford or
Polled Angus crosses. the Criollos. or
native cattle, being entirely free. The
inspector classes the different breeds
OF cattle included in the slaughtered
oles as follows: 60 per cent Durham.
% per cent Criollos. and Is per cent
Hereford and Polled Angus. An an
alysis of the diseased animals is also
given. from which We learn that 1874
steers and 1888 cows were affected by
general advanced tuberculosis. 298
steers and 312 cows with localized tu-
berculosis. and seventeen cattle with
carbuncle. the balance being put down
as accidentally diseased. OF the 36.128
pigs slaughtered. 1.160 were condemned
for tuberculosis.
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OTHER
ing between them, Of how the young
wife had died while Dollie was babe
and Of the almost constant prayer OF
the child for her fathers safety since
he entered the army.
She was a lovely child. with her
fathers blonde .curls and fine blue
eyes.
Donald Dee did not die. and a few
days later he was taken home to the
mother love and care awaiting him
there.
am now Grandmother to Dollie's
children, for you must know Donald
and celebrated our next Fourth In Z
Tar more pleasing manner than the one
. year before. and Dollie has long been
NJ sweetheart - we'll - hlA
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II WANT DOLLIE."

II WANT DOLLIE."
very grave now. And. oh, how she
cried when I came away! Poor Dol
lie!"
A few moments l busted myself In
trying to make him more comfortable:
then he broke out again:
IF only could see her just few
minutes it would be heaven on earth.
Maybe she would come II she knew I
am sick. am sick, amt II"
what ais me? feel SO queer and
sore all over and"
THERE he suddenly interrupted
himself-"if you look quick you Will
see Dollie's head up there when the
liSht shines on that lamp. Look!
Why, how natural her curls. and she
imnilee It me out Of the corners q Aoe
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the Earm-A Few
Hints ~ to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-29

Keep the turkey hens confined dur
ing the morning until they have laid.
Otherwise they viii seek the thickseo
tor q place to make their nests.
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only now and then a leaf. as it were.
has been written and preserved-this
one by an army nurse.
Ny hands and skirts were dabbed in
blood; my heart was faint within me.
For long hours had tasted and work
ed; into my ears had been poured the
most tender of last messages; the most
heart-breaking tales.
"You ought to rest little" said the
rough but kindly voice of an old sur
geon: "only, II you can stand up a
minute longer-there is a case over
here / want you to see. In silence
followed him to a small church build
ing that had been turned into an hos
pital. Every pew was a bed Of pain;
blood dripped from between the altar
rails: even the aisles were partially
blocked with the wrecks of humanity.
It Is in scene like this that one APP
preciates the "other side" of war.
The surgeon led me straight to the
singers stand and pointed to a young
man in shoulder straps. whose blonde
curls were matted and whose beautiful
blue eyes. beautiful even in their pain.
roved restlessly over the walls and
ceiling. He was lying fat on his back
with only a prayer book for pillow.
saw at glance that an arm was
gone. The fingers Of the other hand
worked nervously.
II can't make out whether he is in
his right mind or not" the surgeon
said in an undertone. Maybe you can
tell"
kneeled and laid my hand on his
brow. He seemed not to have noticed
me before Now he turned a startled.
wondering gaze on me-. His lips moved.
but at first could not catch the
words. BY and by made out:
Il want Dollie. Please bring Dollie
here" Again: Il will give all l have
to the one who will bring me Dollie."
Who is Dollie?" asked. gently.
still smoothing his forehead.
He looked up with almost smile in
his eyes, and asked naively:
Don't you know Dollie?"
Il am afraid l DON'T" l said. and l
smiled little, too.
"Dollie is my sweetheart" he an
severed a moment later His face was