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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Greatness is not Il plant OF
rapid growth, as the mushroom
which springs up in single
night. History affords but Il
single instance Of exceptional
prccocity developing into extra.
ordinary genius, and this was
the case of Genghis Khan, who
at the age of IA commanded Il
great army and led it to a glo-
rious victory. Yet he was born
to his kingdom and had the
most sagacious Of advisers,
whose counsels he WAS wise
enough to heed.
But the rhetoritrician who
records history seeks for cyl
Aences of peculiar merit in the
youth of heroes. Books are full
Of apocryphal accounts of the
boyhOod deeds Of ilEuStrious
men, from the days of AleXan-
der until the present time.
No man has suffered more in
this direction than Washing
ton. He had the misfortune to
win the enthusiastic admira.
tinn of old Parson Wee,nS, Il
peripatetic preacher with ten.
denotes to hyperbole in speech.
Weems apotheosized the Faith
or OF His Country, making of
him a divinity sinless as the
Saviour of the world. Re med.
itated upon virtues OF his hero
until he really believed him to-
have been positively immacu.
late.
The parson. as lie later con.
fessed, was greatly chagrined
20 discover that Washington
when a boy was just like other
boys. He SHARED rabbits, went
fishing, played hockey, mud
died his clothes, ''scrappel"
with his playmates, had a SUI
nerb appetite and slept well.
In short. although WeemS knew
and conversed with 4 number of T!
Washington's youthful compan-
ions, he was unable to learn of |
Il single incident in his early life
that was worthy Of special men
ton. George was fairly good,
ish boy, the kind that is liked !
by teacher and pupil alike,
quick of temper, prompt to re-
sent an affront and with an in
clination for the sea ana for
lighting.
WeemS wanted color for
Washingtou's youth, and he
found it in his own fervid
in the same man
ner that Macaulay manufacture
ed tales in derogation of Will
liam Penn. and Froude framed
lies about Mary, Queen of Scots
with the difference that Weems
meant his lies to be harmless
and at the same time helpful to
he fame OF his hero and bene.
icial TO the youth of each sue
ceeding generation of the great
'epublic.
The seed-sowing incident :
old many millions of times over
% gaping youngsters is a fig
nent of the parsons fancy. .
pere was decidedly :
believing every word
# the Bjble-higher criticism
,ad not then come in--and he
moral lessons in the j
ame manner as Solomon, with y
The Weekly orb., 1899-02-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

xx;ILLIAN SCRR 'MSHER, JCSTiCK OF w tho Peace, Notary Public ena Convey unoer. Otfco on Upper Main St., Bi,bccy Aria.
The Weekly orb., 1899-02-26

r AHDMARK CHAPTER NO. N R. A. E. each month. Visiting oompAnionA tA Sood standine are tratern1lly Invited t0 yisit-
 !. O. pRlCCHARN H. P. FRANK J. GRAY, Sssretary.
The Weekly orb., 1899-02-26

OST-A pair of field glasses, between Bis- 1- bee and Nacosari. Finder will be s,,it- bly rewarded ky returning same tn this otRce or to C. l. Bsckwith. J7-u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-15

Correspondence If The Boston Transcript
The record-union., 1899-06-06
NEW TODAY.
POLL TAX NOTICE,

ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY
of Sacramento between the ages of q
and 60 years are hereby notified that
POLL TAXES ARE NOW DUE AND
PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY ASSESSOR. OR TO DEPU-
TIES MAKING THE DEMAND.
If not paid before the first Monday of
July the tax will be three dollars, and
no exemptions will be made except such
as are exempt under the following sec
ton (3s39) Of the Revenue Laws of
California:
Every male inhabitant of this State
over q and under GO years of age, ex-
cept paupers. insane persons and Indians
not taxed, must annually pay poll tax
of 81; provided, the same be paid between
the first Monday in March and the first
Monday in July, hut if not paid prior to
the first Monday in July then it shall be
three dollars T. H. BERkEY
je6-4tTu County Assessor
The record-union., 1899-06-06
ONE BALLOT TOO MANY.
Or Else Some Voter Was Left OFF
the Tal1y-Sheet.

Highland Park held an election on
Friday for School Trustee. There were
two candidates in the field, j. A. Read
and W. W. Weeks. Fifty-nine voters
We're represented on the tally sheet
but sixty ballots were found in the
box.
Read Jeceived 81 ballots and Weeks
%, but there was a long dispute over
the. odd ballot. Read finally proposed
that the settlement of the whole mat
ter be left to the County School SUI
perintendent The proposition was ac-
cepted and the returns will be SUBJ
mitted to that official.
Another election will be held there
to-day to determine whether or not
the sum of $1,000 shall be raised py
special tax for the purpose of enlarg-
ing the schoolhouse.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
BOLD BURGLARY.
The Poor-Bcxes in the Cathedral
Broken and Robbed.

The Cathedral at Eleventh and K
streets was entered on Sunday night
by burglars, who broke open and rob-
bed two iron poor-boxes near the door.
It is supposed entrance was effected by
window, as q ladder was found under
the window yesterday morning. An
attempt had been made to pry open the
front doors, but failed
In order to get at the contents of
the poor-boxes the latter were torn
from their fastenings in the wall and
the covers carried away. The thieves
got very little for their trouble, as the
boxes had been emptied only few
days before.
One of the silver candlesticks was
taken apart and the inner rod used in
an attempt to force open the tabernacle
en- the altar in which is kept the
chalice. There is no clew to the burg
lars.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
THE PRISON TRAGEDY.
George Pullman on Trial for MUIR
dering John Showers.

The trial of convict George Pullman
for the recent murder Of John Showers.
a fellow convict in the Folsom Prison,
was begun before Judge Hughes yester-
day. District Attorney c. W. Baker
and Deputy E. S. Wachhorst are con-
Quoting the prosecution, and the pris-
oner is defended by F. S. Sprague and
c. c. Holl.
The Court denied motion by the de-
Tense for continuance, and the work
of selecting a jury was begun. Dozens
of talesmen were examined, but up to
5 o'clock but one had been agreed on.
His name is Eli Baker The trial will
be resumed this morning.
The record-union., 1899-06-06

comes so soon to this tragic end.
If men would only take the most COM
mon sense precautions against the en-
croachments of ill-health, there would be
fewer houses of mourning, and fewer
women left alone almost helpless before
the battle of life is half over. mans
liver and stomach are twin machines that
work together either to make or unniake.
If they work wrong, they deplete and
poison his blood. Impure and impover-
ished blood mean sickness and death. If
they work right, they purify and enrich
the blood. A man whose blood IS rich and
pure and whose liver is active cannot well
be unhealthy. Headaches, biliousness, in
digestion and costiveness, which men gen
orally disregard, are Natures warnings
that the twin mechanism, stomach and
liver, is working against, instead of fot
him. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is the best medicine to use under these
circumstances. 1t creates appetite, cor
reefs all disorders of the digestion, invigor-
ates the liver and fills the arteries with
rich, red, healthy blood. As an invigorat-
ing, restorative tonic, it is far superior to
all the malt extracts. 1t is the great blood
maker and fiesh-builder. 1t does not build
sickly fabby Eat as cod liver oil does, but
the firm, muscular tissues of health
'sFor the last nine years" writes William
Miller, Esq, of 6sI Mulberry Street. Reading,
Pa. II have been very poor in health suf-
fcrcd with running sore leg. tried many
out relief. Then used three bottles Of Golden
Medical Discovery aud can say that am en-
tire1y cured can now DO as good days work
as the next man
Unfailab1c--D- Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
for constipation and biliousEess.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
Death of w. Walter Scott.

After an illness of nearly a year w
Walter Scott died yesterday Of con-
sumption, leaving a wife and child to
mourn him. Deceased was a telegraph
operator, had long been in the service
of the Western Union Company. and
was very popular with his acquaint-
ances. He was native of Consecon
Canada, and 81 years of age.
Funeral services will be held at 3 y.
m. tomorrow at the family residence
ol6 Eighth street, and on Thursday
morning the remains will be sent to
San Francisco for cremation in accord
ance with a request made by Mr.. Scott
The record-union., 1899-06-06

Total balance June /. 1899. 81, $50 %
Since the above report 81 mas ia t neeh
added to the treasury, making the total
balance, June l, 1899. S1,9 24.O5.)
The annual report of the Treasurer,
o. w. Erlewine, corresponded exactly
with the financial showing of the Sec
retary's books Both reports were re-
ferred to the new administration for ex-
animation and exporting, if need be.
The annual election was then pro-
ceeded with DR. Charles Van Nor
den was unanimously chosen Presi-
dent, as was Mrs Clara Parsons First
Vice President, and o. w. Erlewine
Treasurer The officers named and
the Secretary constitute the Board Of
Directors with three chosen at large.
who were elected after spirited and
friendly contest as follows: Mrs. A. L..
Johnston, Mrs. F. L. Gray, Mrs. DR..
Parkinson.
For Secretary two nominations were
made, C. NJ. Beckwith and ]. A. Wood
son. The latter said he could assume
no clerical duties and would only ac-
cept nomina ton with the understanding
that Miss Wood should remain as Sec
retary's S,erk or Assistant Secretary,
to do the actual work, counseling with
the nominal Secretary when she deemed
it necessary. On the first ballot there
was, by some unaccount able. mishap,
more ballots than voters, and on the
second ballot Mr.. Woodson was chosen
and he Immediately appointed Miss
Wood as Assistant Secretary at the
salary allowed for clerical service.
Nineteen Vice Presidents, as required
under the laws Of the society, were then
elected, as follows: County Supervisor
Thomas Jenkins, City Trustee J. H.
Dolan. Bishop Grace, r. M. Clarken,
Judge A. C. Hinkson, Miss Nellie Will
cox, Mrs. James Farris, B. c. Trefry,
Mrs. Joseph Beebe, c. NJ Campbell,
Mrs. Buckminster H. Weinstock,
Frank L. Gray, Mrs. J. O. Coleman,
Isador Schad, George H. Smith, Rev.
DR.. Carroll Mrs. M. f. Mumford and
Rev. A. c. Herrick.
The society then adjourned after vot-
ing its cordial thanks to the City
Trustees and the County Board of SUI
pervisors, and to the outgoing Direc-
tors. The new Board of Directors then
met and unanimously elected Daniel
Healy special officer for the society
year 1S99-1900.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
Notice Of Election Of Trustees.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IA pursuance of an order OF the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Sacramento
of June, 1899. an election will be held on
the 18TH DAY OF JULY. 1899, in Recla-
nation District No. 551, for the purpose
of electing three Trustees of said district.
Said election will be held at Houston )
Hall in the town Of CORTLAND, County of
Sacramento, and the polls will be opened
at ten o'clock a. m. and will close at four
o'clock p. m. Of said 18th day of July.
1899. T. ]. STEPHENSON,
je6-td-jy6 L. ID. GREENE, Trustees.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
Estate Of Jens r, Olsen,

Sophie Olsen, executrix of the estate
of Jens r. Olsen, deceased, has, by her
attorneys, Catlin, Shinn & Catlin, filed
her first annual account in the SUI
perior Court
The estate consists of real property
In Lake County valued at $500. and
personal property valued at $3,90703.
and cash S3.3S6.30, total of So, 1888
There has been expended $339.O5, and
there is on hand a cash balance of
So OF %
The record-union., 1899-06-06
A1kalis on Deck Again.

The old Alkali Baseball Club has been
reorganized and is ready to receive
challenges from any amateur team in
the city, the Mason's Laundry and
Phoenix outfits preferred. All challenges
should be addressed to Hilbert's grocery
store, Fifteenth and G streets.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
NEW GRAND JURY.
Another Body Of Inquisitors Sworn
in Yestepdav

In Judge Johnson's court yesterday
the following named Grand Jurors were
drawn from the venire issued last week:
VIM. Petrie, Albert Elkus, M. H. Han
rahan, M. j. Dillman. w. J. Hall, A. NJ
Plummer, D. w. Carmichael, F. c.
york, F. W. Biewener, Harry S. Kirk
b. U. Steinman, T. c. Perkins, VIM. X
Lindsay, A. F. Williams, M. F. Odell
Frank Leith, Thomas B. Reid, Thomas
Scott and w. H. Basler.
The court appointed D. w. Carmichael
foreman. The court then instructed
the jury regarding their duties.
The record-union., 1899-06-06

appeal for Lightfoot, who had never
before been charged with crime The
Court took into account the prisoners
former good conduct and sentenced him
to two months in the County Jail.
The record-union., 1899-06-06

People say Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
when all other preparations fail to do
any good, and you run no risk in Civ
ing it a fair trial.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
Mrs. Wilson Want. a Divorce.

Mary Wilson, wife of officer ]. A.
Wilson, has begun suit for divorce, and
has secured the legal services OF Miller
& Brown.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
Poe's Comedy Comnanv.

Al Pythian Castle tonight Professor
A Harioe Poe's Comedy Company will
give oQe Of their entertainments, which
is guaranteed to be "f1rst-class and re-
fined"
The record-union., 1899-06-06
Henry Ehrhadt's Estate.

A partial distribution of the estate of
the late Henry Ehrhardt of Franklin
was ordered by Judge Hughes yester-
day.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
CHARGE REDUCED.
WILDER and Lightfoot Have Reason
to be Thankful.

The charge of burglary against
Horace Lightfoot and Henry WILDER,
for entering John Stems saloon at Oak
Park and robbing a slot machine, was
yesterday reduced to petit larceny. To
this the lads pleaded guilty and Judge
Hughes sentenced WILDER to six months
III the County Jail.
Attorney j. H. Liggett made a strong
The record-union., 1899-06-06

"Wieland's Extra Pale" Lager, $1.1O
a doz. quarts delivered. Blauth, 4O7 K
Tel. 297.
The record-union., 1899-06-06
What the Local Society Has
Done in Three Years.
Remarkable Showing Made at the Annual
Meeting Last Night-Representativ
Character Of the Administration.

1898 ST, 334, and in the past year
$133.S5.
TT will be noted that there is but the
sum of 10 cents difference between the
expenses of the two years. The balance
in the treasury includes the sum we
have set aside, some $500, to remain as
sacred from intrusion by current ex-
penses and intended to be the nucleus
for a greater fund for a high specific
purpose. How we shall add to that
fund is proper subject for consddera-
ton, assuming that DR.. Van Norden's
subscription scheme continues to fur
ndsh us, from the generosity of our cit
liens with enough money to meet cur
rent charges"
Warm acknowledgment was made
for the support afforded by the City
Trustees and the County Supervisors
who monthly contribute the money
necessary to pay the special officer a
salary which with other aid, enables
him to render such matchess service
to the society, as well as to serve great
iy as an agent for the relief of distress
because of poverty and misfortune.
The further showing of the annual re-
port was as follows for the society year
ending with May:
The record-union., 1899-06-06

Wheelmen drink Wilson, Hall & Co. s
Grown" Ginger Ale.
The record-union., 1899-06-06

T. When death
& has laid its
!; cold and re-
= lentless hand
I upon a kind
a n d loving
husband, til e
wife cannot be
blamed for ask
ing herself if all
her years OF de-
votion and work
and helpfulness
were worth the
wy1;1e when il
The record-union., 1899-06-06

BAKER & HAMILTON. wholesale
hardware, bicycles, carts. buggies. car
riages. phaetons. Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
The record-union., 1899-06-06

Haror,oeke We take risks in buying ham,
mocks-get them from the best ham,
mock maker we know of, Palmer The result is that
when sell a hammock know selling
good goods There great many cheaper ham
mocks the market but look out for them In the
manufacture of these Palmer hammocks stringent
test have been adopted to prevent any IN
ferior materials being used Prices, 90 cents, 81 so
$3.50, 50. 80, Sc. so. 81 and So.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
BUT FEW MEN ARE SICK.
Health of the Louisiana and Other
Regiments Is Good.

Health of the Louisiana and Other
Regiments Is Good.
Maj. Chalaron, surgeon of the Second
Louisiana Regiment, was asked yesterday
about the health of his command. He re-
piled that It is very good on the whole
Since the regiment has been back from
Cuba there has been but one serious case
of illness, and that was peritonitis, re-
sulting in the death of Private Water
man. Maj. Chaaron says there are now
about fifteen of the regiment in the army
hospital, one of whom is an officer. This
is Lieut. W. Mcdonald of Company l.
Hts Illness is not severe. Lieut.. e. Pou-
jel of the same company has also been i'll
In camp, but he is now better, and will
IL is thought. shortly resume his duties
An the regiments that have come from
Cuba are enjoying good health. But few
of the men or officers have been sent to
the hospital, and their stay in Cuba and
return to cooler climate does not seem
to have affected the soldiers. In no cases
has there been any evidence of disease of
contagious nature the anticipations of
the soldiers themselves being realized in
this particular. Nearly all the officers and
men thought the quarantine rules that
were enforced were useless, and that there
was no reason why they should be dis
infected as the regiments were free from
contagious diseases at the time of their
dsnfecton. IT Is quite possible. though.
that there may have been disease germs
among the men or their baggage. and that
their continued immunity from infection
is due TO the precautions the marine hos
pital service took.
Passenger representatives. OF railroad
lines are busy among the men Of The
Louisiana and other regiments. The hon
ors arc about even between the Second ana
tho Two Hundred and Second New York
in point OF visits from railroad mon. The
TWO Hundred and Second will be the arst
mustered our, April 10 having been named
as the day for its discharge, but the Louis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04

III. Nj. POythress Sues Street Railway
Company for $1,000.

company LOT SIsVOOs
A damage suit by H. M. Poythress
against the Savannah, Thunderbolt and
Isle Of Hope Railway, was filed in the
City Court yesterday. Damages are fixed
at $1,000 The plaintiff is represented by
Mr.. A. P. Wright.
Poythress is a private in the First
North Carolina Regiment, and the inju-
ries that form the basis of the present
suit for damages are alleged to have been
inflicted on Dec. g. 1898, while his COM
mand was encamped with the Seventh
Army Corps In the vicinity of Savannah.
He states that he was going from the
city to the camp of his regiment on Dale
avenue on one of the cars of the defendant
company, when near the intersection OF
the car track and the Thunderbolt road
the car upon which he was riding collided
with another of the company's cars, COM
ing in the opposite direction.
From the shock of the collision, he was
thrown violently forward with such force
that the back of the seat in front of him
was broken. His left arm was caught be-
meath his body, and was severely and Sc
riously cut, bruised and sprained. He
was confined to the hospital with his in
juries for some time, suffered great bod
lily pdlil anu agony, anu has iSfSA yet re-
covered the fun use of his arm. He AYERS
his belief that the member is permanently
disabled.
Poythress is now back with his regiment,
having returned just in time to witness the
unsuccessful ending of the efforts for a
compromise and the filing of the suit for
damages. The case is returnable to the
May term of the court.
In the suit of DR. John D. Paige against
c. E. Sanberg, on promissory note, judg-
ment was rendered in favor of the plain
tiff for the full! amount, 81, 839, besides in
terest and costs. The plaintiff was also
allowed 10 per cent. attorneys fees. He
was represented by Mr.. G. w. Owens.
Judgment was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff in the case of j. ". McKeown
against NJ. Y. MacIntyre & Co., for 49,
25976, with interest from Sept. Is, 1895, and
for $314.22, with interest from Aug. l, 1896.
The plaintiff was represented by Messrs.
Charlton, Mackall & Anderson. There was
no appearance for the defendants.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04
MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
Theodore Thomas Great Orchestra
the Chief Attraction.

Il
the Chief Attraction.
The people of Atlanta are wide awake
not only to the financial, but as to the
intellectual needs and requirements of the
citizens of Georgia. A few enterprisinc
gentlemen in the Gate City have asso-
of giving the people of this state as good
music as can be heard either in New York
or Chicago.
Beginning April II and continuing for
three days, they have arranged with the
great Thomas Orchestra OF Chicago 10
give musical festival.
Thomas Orchestra is considered the hest
musical organiza ton in the world. II con-
sists of something like seventy-five noted
artists.
The fact that this orchestra will plav
in Atlanta on the foregoing dates will ba
the means of furnishing to the citizens Of
Georgia a treat which they have perhan,
never enjoyed
The programmes that have been issued
receive the commentator of all frst-cIass
musicians. 1t is music and not noise. II
Is that class OF music that appeals to our
higher, better self-music that eIevates
The parties who have the direct suner-
vision of this musical festival are anxions
that the railroads give one fare for tho
round trip. Should they be successful II.
securing this rate, no doubt hundreds az
people from our city will take advantaea
of the special rate and attend the musical
festival There are many lovers of muse
in this city and perhaps it will be wears
If ever before another like oppormnitv
presents itself
The tickets we understand, are reason
nj h.
cost Of from so cents to $50 a seat G..
son tickets for the entire occasion viii
cost IS. They may be obtained and ~,
served now by communicating with NJ
7. II. Martin, secretary. Prudential bpiIa
ing, Atlanta, Ga. We again urge tt'.
people of this city to attend this festi,,,i
II is not an Atlanta enterprise b,t o,,,
that Appeals to the intelligence ana tagto
"f the citizens OF Georgia.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-04

lana regiment will be but three days be-
hind, anu the agents see chance in both
for good work.
All four lines running into savannah are
making stronge efforts for business from
the two regiments Every one Of them
has a good route TO the territory Of both
commands, and desperate attempts Will
be made TO get the big share Of the move
ment. The soldiers travel at half rates,
and the Louisianisns viii get TO their New
Orleans homes for s. 20. To other distant
sections the half rates do not apply ali the
way, some of the connections with South
ern lines charging Fun fare for soldiers.
The Louisiana regiment has made ar
rangements for official dealing with the
railroads. Lieut.. COL. William Dufour and
capt. Henry Favrot. adjutant of the regi-
ment, have been named by Col. Elmer F..
wood as a committee to confer with the
passenger representatives about rates and
arrangements for handling the regiment
on ats homeward trip