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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
KRUGER,S DEFIANCE.

Here is Kruger's defiance, ut
tered and sent out to the world
just before the Boer troops be.
gan to move:
THE republics of the Orange
Free State and the Transvaal
are determined that if they
must belong to England a price
will lave to be paid which will
stagger humanity. / have, how
ever, full faith that the sun OF
liberty shall arise in South AT
RIGA as it once did in North
America"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
THE STEEL PRODUCT.

The figures given in the Lon
don Coal and Iron Trades Re
view show that of the worlds
pig iron product of 1898 78t per
cent was converted into steel.
In 1868 only 4 per cent of the
worlds pig iron product was
applied to the manufacture of
steel. This conversion of the
crude product of reduction into
steel is one of the chiefest fac
tors of the progress of modern
times. Corn Belt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23

John South, the youngest
child of one of Palmyras Oldest
and best known families, at,
tempted to cut mis- throat in
Quincy Friday, John was only
Al years old but had been shoot.
ing schutes for several years
and finally struck the bottom,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
City Directory
cIYY OFFICIALS.

Assessor ..... ..............AK Rutledgc
Street Com missiOneT. ............ 8. JRrmAn.
ALDERMEN: First ward-J. s. Scott II.
Grady:
Second ward-D. A. Ely. J. W. Roll.
Third ward-A. Boulware. d. d. Nelson
secret Societies.
MASoNIC-MonroeL Lodge No. "a, A. f.
& A. M, meets first and third Satur-
day nights of each month.
Monroe City r. A. Chapter, No. 1I4
meets fourth Monday nights in each
month.
ODD Monroe City Lodge,
No. 1853, meets every Thursday night.
Rebekah, Monroe City Lodge, No. l56,
meets first and third Tuesday nights
of each month.
The II. N. of AS will meet query
Thursday evening in the M. w. A.
hall.
A. o. U. w. Monroe City Lodge, No
1853, meets first and third Friday
nights of each month.
MODERN WooDMEN-Monro G City
Camp, No. 2236 meets every Friday
night.
p. E. o. Sisterhood, Monroe City
Chapter II. meets the second anG
fourth Saturdays in each month.
| MASONIC, Colored. Lodge
No. S, meets first and third Tuesday
nights in each month.
SUPREME COURT OF HoNoR.-Mon
roe District Court meets every Mon
day night.
| ADVANCE LODGE NO. S meet
LIST. and Bird Tuesday in each month.
BETHLEHEM CHAPTER No. IL meet
LIST Thursday in each month.
VIRGINIA COURT meets LIST Thursda,
in each month.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23

BAPTIST-Elder j. II. Rife pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning
and evening Sunday school at 9:45
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
WEEDS AND SHEEP.

Prof. Thomas Shaw says:
Of the 600 weeds and grasses
growing in the Northwest, it is
estimated by those that have
pade study of it that sheep
will eat NOT less than $40 OF
them. while horses consume
but 80 and cattle only 81 of
them. The fact is, sheep pre-
fer many kinds of weeds to
grasses, and weedy cattle and
horse pastures are always i'm
proved by turning a small flock
of sheep into em.-Corn Belt.
Come and see us before get
ting y our hogs killed. We want
to make prices to you.
BALzER & DIRIGo
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23

JAS. BARKER, G. i. & T. A.
ST. Louis. Mo.
E.B. SPAn (, Agen
The following Wabash rains
over the Katy now stop here
for passengers. No. 9, 10 p.
m. to Kansas City. No. { 1852
p. IN. to Chicago.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
Court Directory,
MONROE COUNTY.

Circuit Court-Meets at Paris third Monday
in April and fourth Monday In October.
Probate Court-ReguiaT terms at Paris. second
Mondays in February. May. August aud
November.
MARION COUNTY.
Circuit Court-Meets at Palmyra, second
Monday in February and arst Monday in
September.
Hannibal Court OF Rommon Pleas-Meet
second Monday In January. first Monday in
May and third Monday In September
RAILS COUNTY.
Circuit COurt-Meets at New London. third
on days In " Lrch and August.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23

Don't buy from a Mail Order
house. They are taking many
dollars out of the country. You
do not get the bargains of these
Mail Order Houses that many
think they do. In many cases
you pay more than the price
your home merchant would ask
and then you have to pay thu
freight or express.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23

The question of how to dis
tribute charities so as to be of
most benefit to the beneficiar.
les is being considered by be-
nevolent societies all over the
country. Winter, the hard
season for poor people, will
soon.be here, and measures are
heiug adopted by the benevo.
lent and thoughtful people ev-
erywhere as will secure the
greatest amount of good in the
distribution of help to the poor.
Those who have given the sub
ject much attention have reach
ed the conclusion from actual
experience and observation
that to give food or clothing
without furnishing employment
which puts the beneficiary upon
a self-sustaining basis, is many
times hurtful rather than help
full as in so doing Incidence and
Shiftlessness are encouraged
rather than industry in an eff
tort to become self-supporting.
The plan best calculated to sue
coed and be productive of most
good, is to furnish employment
with charity to every one who
is able to work and let those gC
unfed who are able to work ant
refuse 10 do it. This is TIT
plan suggested and one tina
will be most generally practic
ed IN the future. Central;
Guard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
FACTS AND FIGURES.

the nerves."
Ian sing, Mich, has a driveway
80 feet in width
Copenhagen's Royal Deer
park covers 1900 acres.
England Contains 1000, 900
more women than men.
North Haven. Me. has 1876
year old apple tree.
Yellow Stone Park :gysers
are lowly playing out.
The Galcovero of Dorado has a /
81, 900, 900 necklace,
United Kingdom has 100000
people named Smith.
An English electric organ
"a, 500 miles of wire.
There is SOY foreigners
settled in China in 1897.
The water buffalo is the Phil
ippines' beast of burden.
Buckingamshire, England re.
ports Il plague of frogs.
In Chic ago high schools there
are three girls to one boy.
Contagious diseases kill $40,
600 people in France yearly.
John Bulls natal pension list
consists of 5,927 persons.
At Japau's Atlantic City
Ikao) everybody goes naIid.
Great Britain's postrl service
earns $50, 100000 year.
America has two leper hos.
pitfalls. New Orleans and Frisco.
Gen. Otis post Office is in
Monroe County. New York.
Lightning killed 500 birds il
Monaghan. Ireland.
!, Japan has had Jewish
synagogue since the year 1882
. Prescott, Wis. has 10. year,
t old licensed gil preacher.
u Co. education, says the Puri
tan, tends to discourage senti
ment.
A London millionaire wa
, poisoned by stsiped bass a
4 Frisco.
Paris is to have an interna
., tional congress of deaf mutes,
l. Birmingham. Ala, prohibit
l. ed 8 street preaching by, MOI
y mons.
!, John Bull keeps II vessel
- sounding and Charting til
'e the ocean beds,
p
t In Japan the bride gives til
# wedding presents to her parent
is l. O. Colburn, of East Shrey
sbury, VT, has trapped
bears
~ A Landmark club is one
e. southern CALIFORNIA; organic
rs tions.
er The State of Georgia m;
FL build union passenger static
he at Atlanta.
as
of A Berlin corner two var
ia long and two vide was sold fl
m $40, 900.
C. Sevepty.fve per cent of Il
IN population o. Mauitou, Col. a
inyalids.
Marquette, (Mich.) schoc
is: contain one more pupil than
les did last year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
Churches.

BAPTIST-Elder j. II. Rife pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning
and evening Sunday school at 9:45
B. Y. p. U. I p. IN. Sunday.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
Deacons meeting at 2 p. m. the las t
Sunday in each month.
CHRISTIAN-Services even y Sunday
at IL a. m. and p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. Sun
day school at I. Y. p. S. C. F..
meeting at 2 p. IN. Sunday. NJ. j.
Nicoson, pastor.
NJ. e. CHURCH, SOUTH-S Services
every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school at $50. Epwortl
League at $3.50 Jr. Epworth League
at p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. Rev. J. A.
| WALES, pastor.
ST. JUDE'S EPISCOPAL-SundaN
school at 9:15 a. m. Preaching a
HOO a. m. and 700 p, IN. Sunday
Evening prayer meeting 500 p. IN
Friday. Rev. w. A. Hatch, Rector
PRESBYTERIAN - Services seconr
and fourth Sundays morning ant
evening, Sunday school 9:45 a. II
Y. p S. C. E. meeting 700 p. IN
Sunday. Mid-weelS prayer meeting
at 500 Wednesday evening. j. L
Travis pastor.
CATHOLIC-ServIces at 500 and 100
a. IN. second and fourth Sundays i
each month. Father ID. F. Sullivan
pastor.
BAPTIST, Colored. Services the fir.
Sunday in each month. j. B. Hav
kins, pastor
Court Directory.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-23
COMPOSITION ON BREATHING

COMPOSl lON YIN bREA HIM.
A boy, ID years old, who was
told to write all he could about
breathing IN composition,
handed in the following:
Breath is made of air. We
breathe with our. lungs. our
lights, our liver and kidneys.
IF it wasn't for our breath we
would die when we slept. Our
breath keeps the life a going
through the nose when we are
asleep. Boys that stay in a
room all day should not breathe.
They should wait until they get
outdoors. Girls kill the breath
with corsets that squeezes the
diagram. Girls can't holler or
run like boys because their di-
agram is squeezed too much,
If 1 was girl had rather be a
boy so | can run and holler and
have great big diagram"
Gov. Bradley is threatening
10 proclaim martial law in Ken
tuck. This is a timely warn
ing. The Republican party
wants a big army for more pur
poses than one. If they can no
hold their advantage with thu
citizens ballot, they will keel
it with the soldiers bayonet
They did it once and will no
hesitate to do it again.-Pari
Mercury.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
Yachts and Boats.

The Payne yacht building at Bath win be
completed next month.
The lead 1,el for tile hew cup defender
has been successfully ct7e in Herreshoa.'s
shop at Bristol.
W B Yourg, The MatiuicuS boat bJilder,
is building Il 7loop bott tor Frank Ames, III
be used in the lobster fishery.
Capt f. p. Weed If Deer lille has becn iu-
structed to puck up crew OF 10 officers and
men for the aew cup defender
Last to lay up Of the local fleet was the
sloop Nauti US. Geo. @. Hatch, owner She
has been hauled ont at Little River.
Griffin g. Davidson Of South Portland
have just II lished 81 Ark from The Rudder
design aud will begin work on two more
soon. Five or six others are talked of be-
sides those already ordered.
Capt f P Weed received a telegram
Monday from Mr. Islin, manager Of the cup
defending syndicate, to send one OF the
quartermasters of tine yacht Defender To
Bristol, r. l., immediately Mr. Roscoe
Fiteld, being the lucky man, was at Isle au
Haut. Capt. Weed chartered steamer Stella
Pickert to 60 there after him, and he left
Tuesday morning for Bristol.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
Papers and Periodicals.

The January number of the Maine Cen
trail magazine has been published. This
issue of the magazine takesit back its origin
al SIZE after having been printed for more
than year in the regular magazine form.
The January number is devoted to a write
up of St. Johnsbury, Vt, which is embeish-
ed with many beautiful halftone engrav-
ings The February number will be devoted
to the White Mountains, and the March
edition to the spring fishing.
Marie ,Jonreau, the most famous and ac-
complished fashion writer on the daily press
of the country, is a regular contributor to
the Boston Sunday Globe. The Sunday
Globe for years has been unrivalled in its
fashion features, as it is in matters pertain
ing to women, and in thousands of refined
New England homes 1t is the final arblter
on every question relating to dress, In its
columns women may find not merely Bos-
ton ideas of style but from time to time the
very latest and most authentic reports from
the worlds great centers of fashion
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
"Happy Jacks" New lob.

An Albany special of Jan. Nth. to the
ne" YORK world Las the following in re-
gard to Charles E. Hodgdon, better known
as Happy Jack" who visited relatives
here last autumn and married Belfast
girl shortly before leaving fer New York:
Happy Jack" of the Rough Riders. COW
boy and champion pugilist of his class in
Arizona, has obtained employment az a
brakeman on the New York Central Rail-
road, through the good offices of Gov.
Roosevelt.
Happy jack has been a visitor at the
Executive Chamber many times within the
past two weeks importuning the Governor
TO ma INN Job. IF had my choice" he
sald, 1T would be to get a place as chief
bouncer in this building But anv old nlace
will do me SO long as it is near tba Colonel -
He had to follow the rigid custom of send
ing In his card to the Governor. On il he
wrote, Happy Jack" 1t was a tritle IT.
regular, but the man who took it from him
cohcluueu that ne would not ask foolish
According to Gov. Roosevelt, HHappy
jack was one of the best fighters in the
regiment He never knew an instant of
fear. He complained bitterly at Las Quasi
mas because the Governor prevented him
from advancing upon the enemy single
handed He never WHISPERED abopt the
bad beef or other doubtful rations served.
He was Happy Jack" ali the while
The Rough Riders name, it was learned
from friend tonight is Charles E. 4odg-
don.
Happy Jack doesn't take kindly to the
above, as we learn from a subseouent
edition of the World
A man of retiring manners and gentleman
ly bearing called at The World office veste1-
day.
my name," said he, sis Charles f. Hog
don | am Happy Jack of Roosevelt's
Rough Riders, whom the newspaper humor-
lists have been picturing as a wild Western
terror and predicting that if Gov Roosevelt
appointed me an usher in the Capitol would
be shooting out lights and doing other bron-
o-buster tricks
"They've called me pugilist ire eater,
and 80 forth. Now | am none Of these
did go up San Juan Hill with my regiment,
hut didn't try to lick 10000 Spaniards single
handed | don't look ike a brainless idiot,
do L?
Il am simply a plain everyday citizen,
who fought for his country, and now that the
war is over | want the newspapers to give
me a chance to earn quiet livelihood for my
family. GOV. Roosevelt has secured Inc a
position with the New York Central Rail
road and these tire,eating stories niure me
wit my elnpioyers,'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
Stopped over.

Ex-President Cleveland has not raised
himself in public estimation by his i'll -adyis
ed attempt to satirize the policy adopted by
President Mckinley His labored elephan
tine wit is scarcely funny enough to coun-
teract the decided bad taste which he shows
in trying to ridicule such a serious measure
of State policy. A man who could make a
lest of the destruction ''of few thousand or
a few hundred thousand" fellow creatures
might be expected to crack chestuuts on his
grandmothers tombstone. Bar Harbor
Record.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
Good TempIars.

The interest in Good Templary in Waldo
county Is increasing.
The Lodge in Waldo is gaining in mem
bership, and the members greatly inter
ested.
The annual session Of Waldo District
Lodge will be held in Belfast, Saturday,
Feb. 25th. There will be meeting of the
District Council, in Brooks, Feb. 4th go p.
m, and meeting Of the special District
Lodge committee at the same time.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02

Many of our citizens were surprised last
week by failing to find the full text Of the
Magma Charta. A gentleman wished to
settle a knotty point regarding that histori-
cal document and looked for it where he
supposed it could be found, but failed to
discover it. He appealed to his friends, all
of whom said they could find it as readily as
they could the Declaration of Independence.
If any reader of The Journal can tell us
where the full text can be found they will
confer favor on many others.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02

PITTsFIELD. Miss Eva Tucker, Who is
teaching school in SO nth Pitt fled. spent
Sunday at home week age. l.. l.. Powell
OF Bates college, a former student at be ".
c. L. visited friends in town recentlv
William Robinson. former clerk at Libby's
pharmacy, made his many friends in town a
short call recently .. Game Warden Walter
/. Neal spent Sunday at his home in this
place He IS at present nail carrier of the
House in Augusta. -. Ernest Gould has a
position as clerk in Warmers Rarzar... E.
V. Weymouth and wife visited Mrs Wey-
mouths brother, Wesley Harvey, in Castle
Harmony, last week. Capt. sheldon S.
Davis of the Moosehead Lake steamer
Rebecca, was in town recently, the guest of
W alter Bray at the Lancey House. Miss
Ada Coffin and her sister, Mrs Jennie
Porter, have both been sick at home
with their mother on Hartland avenue.
Their shop is closed until they are
sufficiently recovered to resume work.
News has been received here of the death
of Eben Richardson of Worcester, Mass,
formerly of this town. His wife died two
weeks previous, and was sister of Mrs P
w. Thompson. Rev. c. A. Southland of
Livermore Falls, Department Commander
of the G. A. r. of Maine, was in town re-
Gently on his way home from St. Abans,
where he performed the wedding ceremony
of E. d. Lombard and Miss Ada Southland.
who is his niece. Mrs. W. G. Marden re-
turned Saturday with her little daughter
Hilda, from Portland, where they had been
visiting Mrs. Mardens aunt, Mrs. Emma
Dyer. Miss Ethel Call of Caribo is visit
ing her father, Geo. Call. -. Miss Adelaide
B. WEIGH, our talented young elocutionist,
is making preparations for a concert, TO be
given soon The date VIII be announced
later, Miss WEIGH is a great favorite as a
reader, and this concert promises to be the
musical and literary event of the season. -.
Designer Beckett of the Waverly Mill, who
has been seriously i'll, has so far improve
as to be able to be out.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02

and night, and there was an all gone feel
ing in my stomach and ! was always look
ing on the dark side of everything. A
friend recommended DR.. Greenes Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. | began to take
it and in less than three weeks | felt like
a new man. | can now do as much work
as is expected of man of my age. l adj
wise anyone who is troubled, to take DR..
Greene's Nervura. Don't go to a doctor,
but get bottle of Dr. Greene's Nervura,
it is cheaper than doctors bill and will
help you more than any other medicine,
it will do you good as it has done me-"
What gives everybody confidence in DR..
Greene's Nervura is the fact that i is a
physicians prescription, the discovery of
DR.. Greene, 81 Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, and this successful physician in
curing diseases can be consulted without
charge at any time, personally or by letter,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02

SLIDING UP Hill The boys of Belfast
are favored, probably, above all other boys,
in having a street on which they may legal
ly and safely slide in both directions, up
hill and down, Washington street extends
from the Alden house, so-called, on Bridge
street to the corner at Stevens Bros harness
shop on Main street. 1t is crossed by but
on street, Market street, which is so steep
that there is very little travel on il. Wash
ington street descends at sharp grade from
both ends to the centre, and the boys in
sliding either way "fetch" nearly up the OPP
poste slope. The police have given the boys
permission to use this street and it is con-
stantly thronged with young people.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02

NICKNAMEs. The list of nicknames puh-
lished in The Journal last week recalled to
our readers many persons and incidents of
the times when those names were in vogue.
Some singular condolences We're brought to
light. The name Crazy Stephenson was
borne by two boys, one High school boy
about 1860, and the other nearly ten years
later. Why either should be given the name
nobody now remembers. Buckeye Bailey
was a son of Rev. Giles Bailey, pastor of
the U niversalist church in 1867, and no rela-
ton to "Bucky" Bailey of the present day.
Ned O'Connell, whose real name was
Michael, was also known as Steamer, be.
cause in reply to question by the teacher
as to who was the greatest statesman he an
swered, "Steamer Daniel Webster" Horace
Thurlow had a name which he and few
others could pronounce all right. but which
would puzzle Russian to spell. He got it
by trying to pronounce his name before he
could talk plainly Other names suggested
by the boys, which did not appear in the list
are Tweed Baker, Mooly Moody, Macky
Bean, Major Craig, Teet Leighton, Pursy
Robinson, Lutfy Berry, Shelly Twombly,
Nubby Gilkev, Polly Wakefield and NIFTY
Farrow Joseph w. Wheeler writes from
Roxbury, Mass. "In looking over The
Journal | found list of a number of the
Old timers who had nicknames. | think the
list would not be complete without few
more that | remember in my boyhood days,
as followsA Dough Pan Reeves, Oush Day.
Grizzly Whitcomb, Gander Collins, Genl.
Cunningham, Dowdy Smith, Rat Austin
Red Eye Winslow, Brick Top Wakefield,
Texas Colburn, Clarence Oswatermee
Oregon Poor, Patsey Wood, Jack Knife
Libby, Shears Lane, Bub Hersey, Fatty
Stephenson, Sissy johnson, Fuddles Field,
lily Guam Quimby, Bunyan Bean, Deacon
Smith, bod Swift, Strap Oil Dodge, Left
Handed bod Blaster Lane, Bub Colburn,
| Wheks Wheeler, Prailey Avery, Compound
Howes, Huddy Sides, Pussy Hartman"
Mr. Wheeler's list includes the names of
many who in his school-boy days were
| long past the middle age.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
[ FEEL IT MY DUTY TO TELL.
Run Down, Could Not Sleep,
Everything Worried Me.
My Head Ached, Had No Ape
tite, and l Gould Not Work.
Dr., Greene's Nervura Cured III and
Feel Like New Man.

Mr.. Wellington Hvnts, Elizabethtown,
n. v, says: g | feel it my duty to tell
now much good Dir. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy has done for me.
When | first began its use, | was so run
down that | could not sleep at night, and
everything worried me. | had no appe-
lite, could not work, and the doctors told
NE | must give up as there was no help
Cor me. My head ached all the time day
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
AUG UST BLOW Err.

cit is surprising fact says Prof Hou
ton ''that in my travels in all parts Of the
world, for the last ten years, have met
more people having used Green's August
Flower than any other rem ly, for dyspel 3
STA, deranged liver and stomach, and for
constipation | find for tourists aud sales
men or for persons filing office positions,
where headaches and general bad feelings
from irregular habits exist, that Green's
August Flower is grand remedy. 1t does
not injure the system by frequent use, ana
is excellent for sour stomach and indiges
ton" Sample bottle free at Poor &
Sons, Belfast, and A. B. Sparrow, Freedom.
Sold by dealers in all civilized countries.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-02-02
PILES! PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding, liberated and Itching Piles. 1t
absorbes the tumors, allays the itching at once
acts as poultice, gives instant relief. DIR. Will
liams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared only for
Piles and Itching of the private parts, and moth
ing else. Every box is guaranteed. Sold by drug
gists sent by mail, for SOC. and ST 90 per box.
WILLIAMS MFG co, Props, Cleveland, Ohio
sale by R. H MOODY. 1y3S