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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26
Honor to a Southern AWhoresS.

The following from the NASH.
vile American If Dec. 81, 1893,
will be Il source of pleasure to
Mrs, Fielder's many friends in
Pike; 10 none more so, perhaps.
than TO the ladies Of the Centui
ry Club, for it was chiefly ow.
ing 20 Mrs. Fielder's efforts
during the ministry Of her la
mented husband, the Rev. Il.
w. Fielder. that the club was
successfully organized:
NASHVILLE will tic glad to h.l'
of the good fortune which has
bcfallen the talented autIores.
Mrs. Eliza beth Davis Fielder.
for in honoring southern women
the north has honored NASH
vile. A native Of Virginia =.
Mrs. Fielder becam Il contrib.
ntor to periodicals at the early
age of 10, and soon afterwarL
married a M lsstEri Mttl.t dis
minister. Though as minis.
ter's wife many cares were adj
ded and burdens placed upon
the girl wife's shoulders, still
she never gave up her literary
work, but wrote and earned her
own pin money.
Whe n the grim reaper cut the
husband down in his prime, up.
on the young widow deyolved
the care and maintenance Of
three little children. Remoy-
ing to Nashville as a better
center for the advancement OF
of her work, Mrs. Fielder has
had opened to her Il wide liter
AIRY career. As a valued con-
tributor to the Children's Visl.
tor as co editor of the Youths
Advocate, she has given I'M
bounded satisfaction. And now
from the great metropolis of
our country comes to her. un-
solicited. the offer of position
as book editor of the large pub.
fishing house of Parker Bros.
The south will watch with
unfagging interest the future
career of its talented daughter
and wish her unqualified sue
cess in her new position, as
well as success in all Der liter.
airy ventures. Mrs. Fielder
leaves for New York on bust
ness connected with her new
position next week, but will
still make Nashville her home.
Elk.
Mrs. Fielder is well known
in this city as she resided here
two years and when the family
left here for Hannibal they left
many warm friends behind them
who will be glad TO learn of
Mrs. Fielder's literary success.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26
A Little Nonsense.

Little Eddie-"Pa. what's
the silent ma iority?' Pa
Two men when there's a wom-
an present. "-Cleveland Lead.
err.
Poor man. He is so subject
TO Chills." lyon wouldn't won.
der at it If you knew how his
wife blows. Pittsburgh Press.
Angry Father-"How dare
you show your face here again?"
Persistent Suitor-"Because l
could not leave it at home. -
Tit. Bits.
Employer-'How is it, James.
that you are so late this morn.
ing?" Office Boy-''I-I--didn't
know you were coming so early,
sir. Answers.
Two of 4 Kind.-"Beg par
don. are You McOrbit, the prize
fghter?' Young Teller, l am
a pugilist. not a prize fighter.
Are you one of them reporters?'
No, sir; I'm 4 journalist. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Il hear that Bullion has Civ
en- up the idea of building a
$500. 600 monument to himself. "
He decided that it would be a
waste of money. a five cent
cigar has just been named after
him, so lie feels that there can
be no doubt about his being re-
membered. ~ Cleveland Leader.
While Frederic Remington
was in the west he observed Il
well.executed portrait on the
wall of Il dark room in Il cabin,
and asked whose picture it was.
That's my husband" said the
woman of the house, carelessly.
But it is hung with fatal eff
feet" urged the artist. $50
was my husband" snapped the
woman.-Chicago Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26
UNKNOWN HEROES.

The rigor of absolute disci'
pline and the eXactness with
which merit is recognized in the
United States navy, are admir-
ably illustrated by the follow
ing incidents related by an Off
Ger of the navy;
Several years ago when the
White Squadron upon its Allan
tic station was new and a cen
ter of interest, the cruiser Chi
cago was the flagship and AID.
miral Walker was in command.
The Chicago was ont on target
practice when, at one OF the
guns. a Illuminating cap, with
lighted fuse attached, accident
ally fell down one of the ele-
vator openings. These open.
iugs. used exclusively for the
hosting of ammunition, have a
continuous decline, but at vary
ing angles, to the magazine, and
the danger Of an exploding cap
in the magazine cannot be over
estimated.
simultaneously, almost, with
the falling of the cap and its
burning fuse, a middle-aged
member of the guns crew
plunged down the elevator
opening and after sliding
around corners and down diff
ferent inclines he reached the
magazine in time to stamp the
fire from the fuse and 80 remove
the possibility of Il calamity.
The accident and the sea
mans quick-wittcd bravery
were so close together that the
incident in its entirety attract
ed no attention and So was
known only to the members of
the gun crew, of which the sea
man was a member. Seaman
cannot safely talk over Incl
dents and ship experience be-
fore they are officially known.
so that, aside from the members
Of this particular crew, no one
aboard ship had any eXplana-
ton of the fact that on the day
following Il dress parade of the
entire ships crew was ordered.
Even the gun crew mentioned
were in doubt as to the cause of
the order. Il reported the case
to the admiral" said the cap.
tain OF the crew. but / don't
know whether the parade or
dered has anything to do with
my report"
Promptly on time every we'll
man aboard the Chicago, dress.
ed IN his best outfit, was in line
for the parade and the admiral
and his enti!e staff, gorgeous in
swords, chapleaux and cpau.
lettes, stood before the compa-
ny. After necessary prelimi
naries prescribed by the drill
manual the admiral command.
ed: Seaman Baker, step for
ward"
The hero of the magazines
salvation changed color, but
was prompt and proper in an
swering the command, but when
the admiral continued: Il de.
mand your resignation from the
service of the United States as
L seaman in the United States
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26
In The DAYS Gone By.

The earliest nails were of
bronze.
Coffee was not known to the
Greeks or Romans.
Among the Egyptians en-
balmiug ceased about 700 A. D..
The Portuguese first brought
the orange into Europe from
the east.
The game of billiards was iu-
PRODUCED into Europe by the
Knights Templars.
The mustache first became
common in the British army al
the beginning of the present
century.
No human head was impress,
ed on coin until after the death
of Alexander the Great. All
images before that time were
deities.
Soap has been in use for 5000
years, and is twice mentioned
in the Bible. A few years ago
a soap-boiler's shop was dis,
covered IN Pompeii. The soap
found in the shop had not lost
all its efficacy, although it had
been buried 1900 years.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26
The Farmers Lot.

The Farmers Lot.
Because the farmer does not
receive every year for his crops
and stock Il high price, he should
not permit himself to grow in
different and think farming a
nonpaying business. Like any
other vocation farming has its
ups and downs. Some farmers,
however, seem 20 think that
'hard times are going to be
with us always. Not so. The
ambitious, progressive, scien-
titic farmer is prospecting to-day
and has no time to complain.
Those who take 4 gloomy view
of everything and see failure
where there is success, can
never hope to improve their
conditions by will-o'.the wisp
methods.
Above all, the farmer should
tie hopeful and not easily dis
couraged, which is in most cases
unwarranted. Your own eff
forts will do more toward salts.
flying the mortgage on your farm
than the political party with
which you may be allied.
Practical, scientific, well di.
rected, carefully studied work
are the farmers weapons with
which to combat adversely and
win the abundant prizes nature
offers. A disgruntled, apathet.
ic farmer, who thinks those of
his calling absolutely lost and
can never get out of debt, is a
curse to any community.
The condition of the farming
class of the United States to.
day is, in the nam, prosperous.
An occasional "howler" is found
in every section. but he would
be pessimistic in the Celestial
city.--Agricultural Epitomist.
What to Believe.
One class of scientists teach
us chat the great deserts were
at one time the bottoms Of seas
Now r. Lydekker, B. A, F. r.
S., of Canada, says that theory
is all bosh. 1t is the action Cf
the winds upon the rocks which
have broken them and reduced
them to sand. So there you are
which will you believe? The
civil engineers of Europe tell us
that the Great Sahara is sew.
eral hundred feet below the
Mediterranean and they want to
cut a canal through the noun
tains to let the sea in to it.
claiming that it would cause
millions of acres of land now
arid, to blossom like the rose.
The children of the public
schools of Missouri should have
the best text books that are
published, whether the books
are made in Missouri or else
where. Excellence should be
the first in all matters of educa-
tion.-P-D. Right you are. AT
present several of the text
books are faulty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

and could not speak. Again
the admiral demanded the res.
, ignation, and the seaman, as
white as he could be through
the tan of constant exposure,
touched Ills CAP and answered.;
AYE, aye, sir"
Then Admiral Walker con-
tinued: by virtue of the au-
thority IN me vested, as com.
mander of this feet, | hereby
promote Ordinary Seaman Bak
err, of the cruiser Chicago, to be
bo'sun aboard this ship. said
promotion to date from to day,
and | make this formal recogni.
ton of Bo'sun Bakers merit as
a reward for his exceptional de.
votion to duty and to the ser
vice of his country under cir
cumstances requiring great
courage and presence of mind. y
Shortly thereafter the crew
was astonished to see Baker
touch his cap, and with Il faint
aye, aye. sir" turn and, dash
ing between the ranks, run tor
ward and disappear The pa
rade was dismissed, and at once
all tongues were going congrat
ulating Baker upon his promo
ton and praising him for his
bravery, the entire story having
been rehearsed to the crew.
But that night Baker could not
be found, lie had secreted him
self 80 perfectly.
Bakers next appearance, like
his last one, was marked by I'M
heard of violation of the ships
rules. 1t was On the morning
following his promotion that
he suddenly appeared and
walked aft without returning
the salutes of seaman and with
out saluting his Superiors. 1t
happened that Admiral Walker
was on deck, and Baker, march
ing directly to him, halted,
touched his cap, and said:
II beg your pardon, Admiral
Walker. but l don't know
enough to be bo'Sun."
You are bo'Sun, SIR" an.
swered the admiral, with
quiet smile.
but | don't know enough to
be a bo'sun." responded Baker
as, standing at attention, he
touched his cap.
"You area bo'sun. Go for
ward, sir" answered the admir-.
al, at which Baker touched his
cap with AYE, aye, sir and
shaking as though from 4 fit of
ague he returned to his part of
the ship.
An opposite result, but equal
ly forceful in its illustration.
occurred on board the ship
Olympia, during a target prac-
tiCe. An extra windlass had
been rugged for hosting ammu-
milton and a seaman was turn
ing the windlass to hoist a lot
of ammunition. Suddenly, for
some cause or other, the crank
Slipped off from the roller. The
falling of the ammunition meant
an explosion in the magazine,
and the inevitable destruction
of the ship.
Without an instant of delay
the seaman dropped the free
crank and. doubling his bare
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

The cruiser Philadelphia has
been ordered to proceed at once
to Samoa, where trouble is
feared at any moment. The
American Consul at Apia has
issued a proclamation claiming
that the Berlin treaty had the
same force as Ia n of Congress
and that an insult to the SUI
preme Court of Samoa is, there
fore, equal to an insult to the
government at Washington.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

1t is said that an appropria.
ton will be asked for by the
present congress to erect in
Washington Il new mansion for
the President of the United
States This is certainly Re
publican. a Democratic con.
gress would ask for, appropria.
ton of honest legislation in f.
nancial affairs THAT would give
our IabOring class a chance to
own $3.50 shack, MILAN Stan
dard,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-12
Hail the Country Editor.

A writer in the Chicago Times
Herald says among other things about
the country paper:
The city man who does not take
his ''home" paper, providing he was
reared in the country, does not know
what real enjoyment he misses, The
news | get out OF one issue is worth
more than the yearly subscription.
| dcvour every line OF the local gossip
and neigh borhood correspondence,
and when | lay the paper aside |
praise the country editor for giving
me this privilege.
TO the man who cannot visit his
old home every year or two the weekly
perusal Of His home paper is almost
as good Is a trip to hoyhood scenes.
He reads where the little freckled
faced Girl who sat behind him at
school was married to city chap,
who holds a ''lucrative position with
a street car Companv.'
Letters from home are very wei
come, but one doesn't get as much
news in hundred letters as he does
i'll one issue of the home paper.
If you are sick the country editor
writes a nice paragraph about your
illness and he trusts that you will
''soon be able to appear upon our
streets again. if your wife dies he
tells Of her many good traits of char
acter and that she '.bOre her last i'll
ness with Christian fOrtitude;' if your
son gets married the country editor
tells what promising young man he
is and what an ''estimable and charm
ing young lady' is the bride.
And this and more he does-re-
joicing with you in prosperity and
Borrowing with you in adversely
always taking friendly interest in
his people and displaying a pride and
public spirit in his town which is
foreign to the big city papers. And
yet when any one has to wait for his
money or go without entirely it is
that same country editor-not the
publisher of the ''foreign' paper
whose only interest in you extends as
far as YOUR dollar goes.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-12
January Ladies' Home Journal.

The New Years Ladies' Home Journal
gives assurance of Il purpose to make
that magazine more useful and helpful,
and stronger in its literary and artistic
features, during 1899 than ever before.
1t contains u number of practical
articles, besides a score of fea lures OF
lighter interest, and opens with a full
page drawing by W. l.. Taylor, illustra-
ting LongfelOw's Village Blacksmith.
Early Colonial social life is nirrored in
"The Most Aristocratic Social Event in
America annual ball of the Phila-
delphia Assembly" an article that will
be read with unusual interest A close
range view of strong interest is given Of
Leschetizky, by Cleveland Moffett, who
discloSes the methods of "The Man Who
Taught Paderewski,' and Elizabeth G..
Jordan tells "What it Means to be a
Newspaper WOman.' a subject upon
which she writes from her own eX-
periences.
Edward Box in the January Journal,
writes on 1.-The Rush of American
Women making II plea for more re-
pose, through which the pleasures of life
are to be extracted. In fiction, the eX-
perences of"The Girls of Camp Already"
THE Minister of CARTHAGE and "The
Jamesons in the Country" are continued.
The first Of a series of articles on "Ihe
House Practlcal' details how to furnish
and decorate the hall and staircase, and
other page features giving photographs
of Fifteen Good Halls aud Stairways'
and Pretty Rooms of Girls Mrs. S. T..
Rorer tells how to carve and serve
meats and game, and gives variety OF
menus for small social affairs. There
,a11
upon subjects of helpful interest in the
household. BY The Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia. One dollar per
year; ten cents per copy.
Mr. S A Fackler, editor of the Mica
nOpy (Fla.) Hustler. with his wife and
children, suffered terribly from La Grippe.
One Minute Cough Cure was the only
remedy that helped them. 1t acted quick
ly. Thousands of others use this remedy
as specific for La Grippe, and its exhaust
ing after effects. Phil Ii. Thomas.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-12
John Boddie Crudup.

Died, January End, 1899, in Chicago,
ILL.,, where he had been carried for treat
| ment, J ohm Boddie Crudup.
Mr. Crudup was born in 1889 at his
| well known home near kitrrell, \. C., and
has lived there all his life, except when in
the Confederate army and for short
soiourns in Chicago, where his business
interest lay. He came of good stock
none better. His father, the Rev. Josiah
Crudup, a prominent Baptist divine. was
a man OF singular purity of life and lofti-
ness OF character. Through his mother,
a Miss Boddie, he has a large and proini-
nent family connection through many OF
the Southern States.
He served in the Confederate army as
n member OF Col. Sion II. Rogers regl-
| ment till the hardships OF army life broke
down his health and forced him to ac-
ccpt discharge. His brother, Josiah
Crudup, Jr., died of disease contracted in
camp. Another brother. Maj Arch
Crudup. served throughout the war with
distinction, being missing at the close OF
the charge at Gettysburg and long given
up for dead, though it proved that he
had only been severely wounded and
captured.
In December, 1869, Mr.. Crudup mar
| red Miss Mcneil, OF Kentucky, who with
son. Mr.. Thos. H. Crudup, and Il
| daughter, Miss Ellen, survive. In all the
| relations Of life, husband, father, brother,
| friend, neighbor he was ever the same
| amiable, sincere, conscientious man. He
| neither gave nor took offense. Although
quiet, demonstrating and home loving
| man, he was i'll proportion to has
acquaintanceship, doubtless, the most
| esteemed and popular man iii thecOunty
Genial, affabIe, we'll read and well i'll
formed on many subjects, he met men
regardless of stations or positions on
| common ground as fellOwmen, q living
| and receiving pleasure and making all
| his friends. Although one OF the wealth.
lest men in this part of the State, there
WAS no shadow of Ostentation or AFRO
gance in his whole life. Uprightness, in
tegrity, and a high sense of honor We're
his birthright, seeming the staple OF his
nature.
His instincts and tastes were those OF
the Southern gentleman, than whom
civilization has produced no higher type
of man. Approaching that true and
accumulative dignity which accrues to Il
man and to a family from local assocIa-
tons and IL stable habitation, Mr..
Crudup took Il laudable interest in his
ancestral nome ana pfiue Ill ehioe'il9h-
ing it.
And here in enviabe calm and com
posure his life was spent. Public Office
as we'll as publicity of all kind were re-
pugnant to his nature but when his frl-
lowmen expressed a wish that he should
serve them he did not hesitate to sacri-
fee inclination aud fill the unsought
position to the very best of his ability.
Yes, in John Crudup there has passed
from our midst man whose name was
a synonym for many amiable and esti-
mabIe qualities, a good citizen, and one
who bore without reproach that hiy hest
title of gentleman. O. W. B.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-12
Mr.. jenkins Endorsed.

From the Henderson Hustler Of last
week we take the following which
explains itself:
The action OF the Henderson Board of
Trade in endorsing Mr.. VIM. H. jenkins
as one OF the Commissioners to the Paris
Exposition in 1900, meets with our
hearty approval.
That one of our citizens should repre-
sent our government at an Exposition
at which the products of the world viii
be exhibited to all nations will be of
great commercial advantage to our sec
ton. especially ii We have an energetic
and able representative that has the in
terests of his State at heart.
Mr. Jenkins is eminenty well qualified
from lifelong experience in the tobacco
business to represent this particular in
dustry. 1t will be necessary for united
action on the part of the business men
of this State to secure ii representative,
aud we think no better man could be Sc
lected
To have one Of our citizens represent
this section of the United States it would
be necessary to select one who has the
business ability and political influence
with the admins tration to secure the po-
sition, as only twelve men will represent
this country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-12

heroes who won imperishable fame in
the charge up San Juan hill or helped
TO crown American arms and Ameri-
can vaior with deathless glory and
renown in the assault upon Santiago
along with Shafter and Little Old
Fighting joe" Indeed, we never
manned batteau in mill race or
sunk mud scow in frog pond. And
If the penalty was kissing all the
silly old maids and sentimental Young
women in the country we are glad we
didn't.
The fact is we We're opposed to this
''war for humanity" at the beginning.
But after it was Upon rs we gave it
our earnest and unreServed support
the kind that country newspaper men
get most of-n'ordi support. That is
10 say we STAYED ut home and said
go 1t boys''-aS a great many others
did ono personal alluSions).
And although not an imperialist as
that term is understood we frankly
confess to being both an anneNationist
and eXpanSionist-at times And one
of these times was the night of Mr..
st. Johns banquet. But we were in
good company. II there was a man
at the table who didn't amer every
thing in sight until he became
expanded in the fullest and broddest
sense he evidently did not catch the
little play upon words of Host St.
John who babe his guests take their
HU o pines or anything else they
chose-and if they didn't see what
they wanted to ask for it,
Under these distressing conditions
and the further fact that DR.. Mcneil
had taken all the humor out of our
satisfy showing that he could tell
a joke better than we could even if
we had not forgotten what the Joke
was and the author Of tive begged
to be excused from making speech.
And thus came to an end one of the
most delightful affairs it has been our
pleasure to participate in-an event
that was as brilliant in character as
it was perfect in detail, rejecting the
highest credit upon the skill and
management of Mr.. st. John and his
capable assistants.
And in taking leave OF our noble
host let us say. in the language Of
Rip Van Wrinkle. heres to your good
health. may you live long and pros
per; and the Pinev Woods Inn. may it
never lack for guests, as we know
its genial and generous manager will
never lack for friends among COM
mercial travellers, newspaper men and
those whose course kind fate may
direct thiter in quest of health or
PLEASURE
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-12

The GOLD LEAF in common with
others regrets to lose Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Church as citizens of Hen
derson. Mr.. Church having decided
to close business here. He goes
back to Brookston and will succeed
to the business formerly carried on
by his mother in the pursuit OF which
he has the best wishes Of his numcr-
Gus friends.
A-Nicholas. the candy maker, has
moved back into town and occupies
his old stand again. He did not
find trade as satisfactory out at the
cotton mill as he expected, hence his
return. Mr.. Nicholas is an indus
triouS. sober hardworker, and de-
serves a liberal patronage. He is an
expert candy maker and his goods
are always pure and reliable