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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16
Y. p. M. c.

The Young Peoples Married
Club was entertained by Mrs.
Wm. Medcalf assisted by Mrs.
Harry Linn at the cosy home of
the former on Charles st. last
Thursday eve. A rich little
banquet was served at 7.30 and
after tie feast the amusements
commenced The first table,
was devoted to Carronrs, the
second to alphabetical cards
the third to threading needles.
and tue fourth to Crokinole.
One would have to look a long
way to find more happy and
jolly lot Of friends than the.
T. Z. M. Cs. The guests were
Carl Jaeger and wife, Walter G..
Williamson and wife, Walter
Moss and wife, w. f. Westhoff
and wife, D. D. Nelson and wife
}. M. Jolmson, Jr., and wife, w.
b. Vanschoaick and wife. and
D. L. Campbell and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Trusts are now getting so
strong and powerful rs to be al.
most ready to say you have no
right to live uuless, tribute is
paid to the trusts. The Repuh,
licau party is the Hlrty which
Is responsible for the, trusts. and
under the control of that party
the people are fast becoming
the slaves ct the money power.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

the library is certain to be es.
taSlished. Let some one IN our
city who is Interested in the
cause take up the matter and
we are confident that in Il short
tune Monroe City can have Il
library of which all citizens
Win be proud.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

\ large portion of the taxes
which the people pay to the
general government go to pay
the interest ON, war loans; pen.
Sious to soldiers and TO feed,
clothe and pay soldiers. To-day
there is Il party that is hard at
work to increase this class of
expenditures
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16
The citiEsus of Monroe City

The citizens of Monroe City
would derive a great benefit
FROM a public library in. our
city Then why not secure a
librarys We can start with, Il
small number of books, and the
number will gradually increase
as the people begin to see the
advantages OF a public library,
Let us make u start Several
books have been promised when
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

ITO discontinue an advertise.
ment," says John Wannama ker,
the largest advertiser in the
world lis like taking. down,
your sign. If you want to, do,
business you'must let the peo-
pie know it. Standing adver-.
tlsements' when frequently,
changed are better than reading,
notices. They look more sub.
stantial and inspire. confidence.
l would as soon think. of doing
business without clerks as with.
out advertising.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Under Just laws the people of
this country would be prosper,
Gus. Under the laws we have
the people are not now and
nrvcr will be prosperous. There
,uust be 4 change. We must
have laws in the interest OF hui
manity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

There are two inches of snow
at some points in Florida and
the orange orchards and many
of the pineapple orchards are
badly damaged.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

During the cold weather of
the past week many people
suffered severely on account OF
the prosperity given by our
friends, the Republican party.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Protective tariff takes money
from the pocket OF the masses
aud uujustly puts it in the peck
ets.of tie few aud no law OF man
can make it right in the eye of
the ruler of all things.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

The Shiel correspondent sends
in 4 newsy letter and in reply
to the unpublished question
found at the bottom of it we will
say nothing, it is 20. K" lucky
boy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16
Market Report.

Stock shipments for the week
light. Sharp s. Gray shipped 3
cars of hogs and L of sheep;
Yates Barger & Co. 3 cars of
hogs aud S., j.. Melson1 car of
horses. Total. 10 cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Jno. Demarec of Co. e. 4th,
Mo. Vol. came in Tuesday night.
His friends were glad to have
him back again.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

A. Jaeger Jr, ". V. Carson,
II. Nj. Boulware and Miss. Anna
Boulware attended the ball at
Paris Tuesday night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

The storms played havoc on
sen as well as land There are,
several passingeE liners overdue.
from 9 to Is days and maybe
lost. And Z freight steamers,
from 10 to So days overdue.
Snow is two feet deep in WASH
ington, d. c..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Miss Minnie Marshall OF
Philadelphia has been visiting
beg sister Mrs. J. NJ. Boulware
and brother Tip.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Mrs. w. II. Raglaud left for
Oak Wood yesterday, where she
visited her aunt, Mrs. William
Davis
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Mrs. c.. r. Ford of St. Louis
has been the guest OF her sister.
Mrs. j. Nj. Boulware, during the
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

DR.. S. Nj. Brown has received
Il letter from Hon. Dick Daulton,
stating that be would like to
address the voters Of Monroe
City and vicinity some time in
the near future on the tax issue.
Mr.. Daulton is an able speaker
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

The LeNow Committee work
will do all the people good. II
y doing IFS worir regardless Of
whom il may hit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16
THURSDAY, FEB. 10. 1899

Do something for a public
library in Monroe City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

The people want representa-
lvcs who willrepresent the PEG,
pie not the representative.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

Friday afternoon, we received
what may be termed a 'corker".
In the first place we had to pay
postage on the communication,
and when opened found a re,
quest to do about g worth Of
work for nothing. If there is
a class of people on earth who
can come near living on wind
and water while boosting some
one else to glory han a country
editor we would Ike to hear
from them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

We treat all diseases known
as durable. We benefit at least
80 per cent. of all chronic affec
tions abandoned as incurable by
other systems of treatment,
while rs per cent. of them we
absolutely cure. DIR. Gilmore
c. Chappell, at Institute Bldg.
Lady assistant.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16
Seed Oats.

Northwestern White Seed
Oats for sale at, the Flour Mil.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

II. 2. Rixey Ok Montgomery
County was appointed Monday,
by Gov. L. V. Stephens, LABOR
Commissioners tos succeed A,
Razelle. Unless Mr.. RiXey's
work is more accurate than that
ofRozells the office, had better be
abolished. TheSlastFeport was
full of errors, and did the State
a grave injustice.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24

A story is told of an English con-
jurer who was performing before a
roug h-and-ready audience in Kentucky.
Il am now about TO undertake feat. -
be said. in which | shall require the
temporary loan of a pint flask of
whisky"
There was dead silence.
'Will some gentleman in the audi
ence favor me with a pint flask of
whisky?"
There was no response. and the con-
juror began TO look blank. Surely -
he said. ''in southeastern Kentucky
town | ought not 10 have TO ask sec
ond time for such thing. will give
you my word will return it uninjured.
Is there no"
stranger" said a tall. gaunt man,
as be rose slowly from front seat.
wouldn't quart flask do just as well?"
why. certainly; l merely"
But before he could finish the gener-
GUS. open-handed audience had risen
like one man and was on its way down
TO the platform in body.-London Tit
Bits.
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THE sPoILeR.


lAfter the manner OF Rudyard Kipling)
A woman there was and she wrote for the
press
CAS- you or might dol
She told how to cut and At dress,
And how to stew many a savcry mess,
But she never had done II herself. guess
(Which one OF her readers knew.
o. the hour We spent and the -four we spent.
And the sugar we wasted like sand.
At the hest OF a woman who never had
cooked
(And row we know that she never could
cook.
And did not understand
A woman there was and she wrote right
fair
CAS- yop or I might do).
How out OF barrel to make a chair.
To be covered with chintz and stuffed with
hair.
'Twouid adorn any parior and give II an air!
(And We thought the tale was true)
o. the days we worked and the ways we
worked
To hammer and saw and hack
In making a chair in which no one
would SIT
A chair in which no one could possibly sit.
Without a erick in his back
A woman there was and she had her fun
Better than you and ~;
She wrote out receipts. and she never tried
one,
She wrote about ehfdren-of course she
had none
She told US TO do what she never had done
(And never intended to try).
And It isn't TO toll and II isn't TO spoil
That br!ms the cup of disgrace
It's TO follow a woman who didn't know
beans
"a woman who never had cooked any
beans),
But wrote and was paid to fill space.
M A Frost and J. II Caverno. in Congre-
gationalist-
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Montrouge, who has just returned
from 20 years residence within few
miles of the north pole. tells of Curl
Gus custom existing among a colony
of Poles who dwell there. The woman
is the head of the house and the fam
lily, and she has an ingenious system
of keeping the husband out of mis-
chief during her absence. The method
is simplicity itself. As she is leaving
she pours pailful of snow water over
the entrance to the snow hut. This in
stantly freezes, and the husband is thus
safely imprisoned within the house, as
he is too lazy TO dig out, and is there
fore compelled to stay at home un-
til the return of bis lady. Unfortunate-
", climatic conditions and others pre-
vent the adoption of this system in
England. where something of the sort
is much needed.-London Judy.
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now. because the Old Man wants to
see you in his private Office"
laid down my pen. entered tine pri-
yate Office, received some instructions
concerning the advertising of new
shoe we were about TO place on the
market. and was withdrawing, when
beheld profile which made me clutch
nj the charm on my chain.
OF course, you've guessed it. II was
the treasurer's daughter. A gracious
smile. an inclination of the head aud
an echo of rapidly sounded typewriter
keys was what the door closed on as
backed out of the Office of the head
of the firm.
I suppose maybe you'll think it was
all clear sailing for me from then on.
Well, don't delude yourself A rod, a
smile. iadylike greeting. was all l
ever got until the day it rained
Oh, that blessed day when il rained!
That day Of days, when il poured down!
That day when she had no umbrella, no
macintosh, nothing but my umbrella
10 shield her from the horrid-lovely-
-delightful-rain.
Only to the car, mind you, was TO
go. But | pride myself on occasions
l can become persistent without neces-
sarily being offensive.
Besides, it was still raining. and
perhaps | ought not to mention it
but she had on new hat and | entered
the car with her.
Every seat was taken. We had to
stand up. / saw her reach for her fare,
but you know how a girl is, can't let
go of the strap easily, so there again l
forestalled her and handed the con-
ductor fare for two.
Oh, my, but you should have seen the
look she gave me, very much the same
as she gave the conductor, who in
formed her that her annual was worth
less.
| assured her, however, that meant
no offense. and to prove it accepted
the nickel which she pressed upon me.
She little knew that | felt almost as
if she had presented me with her own
miniature.
After we left the car walked 10 her
boarding place with her.
True. the rain had somewhat abated.
but there was that hat, and l felt JUS
titled in risking her wrath to preserve
the bewitchiug piece of headgear
She did not ask me TO call and | was
afraid at that time TO ask the privilege
OF so doing But, as remarked little
while ago, am nothing if not persist
ent
If you don't believe. just glance
through the wan, ads for steographers
in last Sundays papers. There is a
vacancy in certain office-St. Louis
Republic.
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that although / could have afforded
a more pretentious charm, constantly
wore instead a fve-cent piece on my
watch chain.
Say" said johnson to me, one night
when we were working late alone.
have you heard anything about Miss
White going to be married %
NO" l answered. for | had not |
didn't ask my interrogator any ques-
tions concerning the approaching nup-
tials. as | had an idea he was rather
badly cut up over the affair. So SIM
ply said wondered who the ''Old Man"
would get in her place. To which
johnson replied he didn't know.
Miss White was stenographer 10 the
head o. the firm. and with her depar-
ture all of Johnson interest waEed.
Well. Miss White was married. and
the Office did the right thing. We all
received invitations. but found II con-
renient 10 work that night, and did
not attend the ceremony.
OF course. we all know some one
would be put in Miss Whites place.
but only the younger fellows hazarded
much guessing.
johnson came to me one day shortly
after the change had been made and
asked: Have you seen the new girl
yet?"
told him that | had not, whereUpon
he replied: well. you'll get Glance
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24

The bonds Of friendship are yery
oftel formed Of tiimsy thread Chi
eago Daily News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24
The Treasurer's Daughter
By Ray Notter.

THE first time saw her was i'm
pressed by the resemblance her
profile bore to the bas relief on metal
which | took from my pocket.
She was the treasurer's daughter.
And when the conductor came through,
from her gold-bound. blue morocco
purse she drew forth her annual pass
and presented it to the knight of the
punch, who, without glancing at it,
touched the visor of his blue helmet
and passed on down the aisle, punching
the tickets of us commuters as he went.
Then came that necessary evil, the
train boy, with his morning papers, for
one of which / exchanged the profile
decorated coin in my hand, the then
new nickel.
She sat just across the aisle, all by
herself, and taking from my pocket an
other fye-cent piece leisurely made
more critical comparison. The COM
parison resulted in favor of the treas
urer's daughter.
About three times a week l saw her
after that, either journeying from our
little suburb TO the city or on the re-
turn trip.
l was attending business college
at that time in the city, trying to ac-
cumulate knowledge of double-entry
bookkeeping and other things-mostly
potatoes, | remember. which were
potatoes only inasmuch as the paper
tickets said they were. l used to have
my tickets bul2ing full Of paper prod
uce on those days. enough to glut the
market, could it only have been con
verted into the real article. | recall |
once got 100 bushels of potatoes in
trade for a single cigarette.
Every morning, when the treasurer's
daughter chanced to be on the train,
would try to get seat as near her as
possible, that | might feast my eyes on
her beauty. l think even at that time
l came dangerously near losing my
heart to her, though all unknown. l
used to wish the train would run off the
track or anything else as foolhardy or
perilous might occur, provided | might
thereby be. if not her rescuer, at least
of some assistance TO her.
When the opportunity did present it
self the surrounding circumstances
made it of such a delicate nature that
any assistance l might have offered
would have served to increase her
humiliation. For you must know |
was still total stranger to her.
| had known who she was for several
months, when, one day, like thunder
clap from a clear sky, came the an
nouncement through the newspapers
that her father, the treasurer, had been
found short in his accounts.
The organs of the political party to
which he belonged vigorously denied
the reports and claimed for them the
distinction of partisan calumnies and
lies. Nevertheless an investigation
was begun, and, strange to say, indict-
ments were found charging him with
Incorporating the funds of his Office
Seated in the suburban train, was
one morning reading the latest devel-
opments in the case when down the |
isle came the treasurer's daughter.
Did. she hang her head in shame? i
No.
Did she flush under the scrutiny of |
that car load of commuters?
No She only drew the corners of her
thin lips little tighter together and
held her head trife more erect as she
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24
where the Wool Ought to Grow.

In phases of Ny Life" Rev DR.. Pigou
does not conine his stories to those
of clerical cut; here is an amusing one
of a certain meeting of the Royal Geo
graphical society, at which he was
present. There was present at this
meeting a gentleman named Crawfurd,
who always was on the opposition.
Some one who had spent half of his life
in Queensland. and was owner of vast
f1ocks and herds, was descanting on the
great Importance of developing the re-
sources of part of the world at that
time paratively little known. es-
pecially in connection with the wool
trade. who ever heard" said .Ob-
jector General" "of wool being grown
in the tropics? Nature by giving the
sheep a warm fleece intended it for
cold climates" The Australian stared
al him in amazement. why" he said,
81 have lived here nearly all my life.
and made my fortune by wool. As TO
wool never growing in the tropics, who
on earth have more wool on their heads
than niggers?" There was a roar of
laughter, amidst which Crawfurd's
voice was heard saying; You have
beaten me. / offer no more objection"
Youths Companion.
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BY cnanee. directly OPP

took her seat, by chance. directly op-
posite me.
Oh, how l pitied her, How l longed
TO cross the aisle and say TO her: LET
me be your friend. do not believe il. -
Had at that time been on the best of
terms with her. | am inclined TO think
my sympathy would have been gently
but firmly refused For when the con-
ductor came through, and, instead of
touching his visor and passing on.
asked to see her annual" and, cancel
ing il, remarked: This pass is no
good she seemed TO comprehend all.
and. rising quietly. she politely but
firmly said: Stop the train, please" +"
Her tone was that of one born to
command and her quiet demean 1r one
which allowed of no opposition.
The conductor reached for the bell
cord, the train slowed up and stopped
and the treasurer's daughter got off
and walked.
To the credit of the commuters. let it
be said. none of them watched to see in
what direction.
One day, a few weeks later, as l
glanced up from my desk in the tusi-
ness college, my wandering eyes fell
upon the profile of a girl that gave a
thrill TO my whole being.
II was she, the treasurer's daughter.
She did not mingle with the rest of us
TO any great extent, but seemed bent
on acquiring knowledge of business
methods, with the purpose of one who
proposed putting that knowledge to its
best account.
Shortly before graduated held, for
a short while, the position of cashier in
the college bank. Ny dealings with the
noble girl in that position were con-
fined strictly 10 business affairs. Yet
at times | underwent certain sweet
pleasure in explaining some intricate
point to her attentive ear.
After | graduated I would gladly
have stayed on. just to be near her. but
the realities of life confronted me in
such threatening manner, l had TO
put my shoulder to the wheel in
earnest.
So | came to the city and after no
little labor secured position with the
house in whose employ now am and
where l have been for a number of
years.
The practices of business found to
be somewhat different from the theories
and expounded at the COL
lege. Stock clerk in big shoe house
| also found 10 be no sinecure. A hand
full OF paper tickets was easier to stow
away than long row of big, heavy
shoe boxes. 1t makes my back ache
yet TO think of those boxes. Many a
time gave the porter tip to help me.
though even the smallest of tips at the
time made a noticeable hole in my
finances. An unconscionably long time
it seemed l held that position. but
eventually by degrees | worked my
way through various departments, un-
til | reached the business Office on the
ground floor
SO gradually had my pay been increased
until | was in receipt Of as much or
more than a number of the men in the
office who were going out in society.
However, had little or no thought at
all for the minor gayeties, Why? you
may ask
Perhaps the answer lay in the fact
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24
All Well.

A young lady of very extraordinary
capacity lately addressed the following
letter to her cousin: 1--WE is all we'll:
and mothers got his Terrix; brother
Tom is got the Hupin Kaugh; ard sis
ter Ann has got babee; and hope
these few lines will find you the same.
Rite sune. Your aphectionate kuzzen."
Tit Bits.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24
A NATURAL INFERENCE.
The Only Difference Being That Now.
ndays the Men Belong to
the Women.

Up town there is rather fashionable
establishment for the sale of mems fur
nishing goods, and the sign out reads:-
mems Belongings" Into this shop a.
few days ago entered a stranger in the
neighborhood. and evidently a serious
minded person.
us that sign out there all right as,
represented?' he inquired.
II presume So" responded the clerk.
though | don't understand what YOU.
mean"
That's simple enough. merely
want to know il you have the mems be-
longings here"
"Oh. yes, sir, beg your pardon, and
the clerk was all smiles. I'VE have
everything in that line"
"Everything?'
Sure The clerk was becoming
familiarly confident.
We'll, | want a wife"
The clerk changed countenance as if
he thought bis visitor were crazy.
"How-how-how DO you mean ?" he
stammered.
Have you wife here that l car.
getY' answered the visitor.
"N-n-n-no, sir" R
Then you'd better take in vour sign.
II wife ism. mans belonging, what
in thunder is she?" And the stranger
walked out as seriously as he had.en-
tered.-Washington Star.
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Trfpe I'm Halter.

Wipe tripe and cut in pieces for serv-
ing. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. dip
in batter. fry in small quantity of hot
fat and drain. Tripe batter is made
by mixing one cupful Of -four with one
quarter of teaspoonfui OF salt. add
gradually one-half cupful of cold wa
ter. and when perfectly smooth add
one egg. well beaten. one-half teaspoon
full vinegar and one feaspoonful olive
oil or melted butter-Farm and Home.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24

Smith-Every time my wife wears
bonnet it affects her.
Jones-Goes to her head. Isuppose.-
Comic Cuts.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24

The municipal palace at Puebla. Mex
ico is being remodeled at cost Of
nearly s20o,O00.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-24

The best hotel in San Juan. Porte
Rico. charges two dollars day.