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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-23
Yours truly.
BOYS SEE The POINT.
They Make Big Money. Make il
Easy. No Capita! Invested.
How They Do II.

There are several thousand BOYS and
hundreds OF men engaged in st. Louis
| in II business which brings u weekly
profit OF from 5000 TO $4,000. 1t )
the selling OF daily papers. Hundreds
OF families live comfortably on the
profits Of the sale OF daily newspapers.
IL ST. Louis the fayoritc ncwspapor
with the boys is the POST-DIS.
PATCH, because, it sells best. An
Investigation has shown that the bo, ;
sell more copies OF the daily POST
DISPATCH than the combined sales
OF the two otter English evening pc
pers.
One of the pleasures the boys find
in selling papers is they are their
Town boss" They come and go
when they please. While many have
regular corners and uewstauds, others
merely walk the streets ea,h ha"iag
his own peculiar way OF "ccyiny" out
his papers.
The situation is quite different. on
Sunday. The paprs are printed in
the morning and by six O'Clock the
boys anu men are out in search Of
buyers.
There are four Ea-lish Sunday pa.
pers Many boys take out 800 hundred
papers. y boy taking from two to
three hundred papers has al hecaudo
to get over the ground.
Sundays rs on week days fndS the
POSI- DISPATCH everywhere. It's y
ready seller. It's the ''moot for the
money" The Sunday POST DIS
PATCH hes many original and
exclusive features, Including the
Colored Comic Weekly.
These great newspapers offices have
what is called circulation Depart
men /" the object OF which is to pro-
mOae the sale OF the papers. This de-
pertinent answers all request for
sample copies which are sent free,
and so on. In the country as in st.
Louis, they are constantly looking for
agents" boys or men to represent
,heml. This 10 done by the aid Of
travelling men and correspondence
All letters are promptly answerCd
L is pleasant work, especially in the
towns outside OF st. Louis. Boys in
the outside towns are not called
newsboys, but agei t.
More money is made outside of 81.
Louis because the selling price is more
and the profit greater.
II you would like to be an agent for
-he Post-Dispatch in this city write to
he circulation department OF Post.
Olspatch, st. Louis,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-23
Cancels Items.

Counecticut's homicidc's in
1898 were %. as compared with
a in 1897 and ~ in 1906.
During the last year Oneida
county IN. W paid 1913 per
week per capita for it's poor.
There were Il. SlG arrests ia
Boston last year, a decrease Of
some thousands from the record
of 1897.
y lively and venerable goose
struts around tlee yard OF John
Guiss. in Crawford county. O.
1t was brought from Germany
by Johns father, Abraham
Guiss, in 1899, ana is nearly 90
years Old. Last @pring it raisea
four GoslinGs.
Mats are spread under The
houses OF the better class in the
Philippines, to exclude damp.
ness. and are daily removed and
dried in the SIM. Nearly AID
the living and sleeping rooms
are about six feet above the
ground, with an open space
underneath.
The postinastership Of Penn
broke, Me, Is said to have been
held by one family longer than
that Of any other town in the
country. William Kilby was
appointed to the office in 1900,
aud his direct descendo2ts have
handled the mails Of the little
village ever since his retirement
in 1910.
Big sweet potato crops have
iately been the rule in Georgia.
The reason has just been dis
covered. The negroes have
learned to extract an intUxicant
from the potatoes. They are
half boiled, mashed ana allowed
to fernent In this way is pro
dHccd a sort of w!Iisliey whic!.
makes the colored man uproar-
iopsiy jolly.
Fred Erickson was attending
ali engine in the Kansas City
pumping station when his hand
was caught in the driving wheel
aud his arm tom OFF. Williams
Henderson tried to show how
the accident happened, and his
hand was caught in the same
way, and hiss arm torn off. Both
men were hurried to the hospit-
al, side by side, in the same am
balance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-23

Ave miles before we found any
thing. Then We came to Il
house ON 4 ridge wlth open
country to the east. The house
was on the south side of the
road with an open field south.
which was riowcd. About 10
rods southwest was the corner
OF Il piece of timber with 4 good
deal of underground.
When we came to the house
We found we were the first for
ayers. and proceeded to load up
with hams. butter. honey. flour,
meal, etc. While we were there
two Of the Seventy. Ninth Ohio
came up afCot: they had taken
what forage they wanted. when
suddenly we discovered about
~ confederate cavalrymeu COM
ing along the read from the
east about three quarters Of 4
mile oil.
,r,,,,. z,v. ~ aho,,+ the same
time ana came on Il run for Us.
We started the two Seventy
v;,,n, NJ, f,-th, ,,,rr.r Of tIa
v,,l. s,,.hwa.t of ~ and v,
s,,,..,.l w r,>,,roite- yv,st of
,.,. hons, ,5.~, r.,s, l,f., .,,a
i.,lf,1 int, tba v,rl and oo
.hs s,,,f, sfls - th, ,.,~l yv,.
a,..t,.r la,dirm INF, t,,a tiarl.
.,h,,t - r,d bac,, of tho road
Ic,aipr ,l,r,,.,5 the ward st,rj.
ia% against the fence, were
about - beehI"es.
n, O,n Hundred o,1 ETs,b
man and ,n, ., onr horses
,,1 ~, i,tn tha f.lI. th., nv.
,,,,.....,i.r an, or his horso ,,J ,
.,,.r pre-. ,, bcld b;r, Eo r,n
~ -.. .,-.v both u,,a. owen !
mi ,s,,.-,-,, l,-..,- ,,.,-.,4,t,,.,4 !
, J,~s, bs,r,i-,. ,,,l rot ~, |
his hos. - IN, ,,,.,r,,I,r,... /
,,...,., .,,..,... 9, II, - -.
as We got TO the edge of the /
timber a6oIt that time the lead /
iGE c20.sdevates came to the .
ga. and seeing both gates open /
came right through 20 the held. .
- il Was a warm afternoon the |
bees were ready for them. and /.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-23
For SaIe or ReEt

A new brick store room in
business center of city at a bar.
gain. Dimension of building
22X50 #. A good barn on same,
OF. For further par ticu aus APP,
Iti L..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-23

tion existing between your city
and our Company, I wish You
would say to your honorable
Mayor, it affords me great
pleasure to notify him that the
railroad Company makes no
charges against the City of
Monroe for services rendered On
that occasion and at any time
we are in a position to render
assistance on an occasion of
this kind, do not besinate to
call on us.
Yours truly,
J. a. DAVIS.
The above letters were re.
ceived 100 late last week for
publication.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-23
SEDALIA, Mo.
l. II. TOoKER, Agt.,
MONROE CITY, No.
J. 3. PARKS,
c. r. Dept.

DEAR SyR:-Iu reference to
request from the Mayor of your
city to move the Fire Depart
ment from Hannibal to Monroe
on the night of Jan. Slst, beg to
advise that our train and en-.
CINE crew were called before
the instructions were received
from you, that the Hannibal
Fire Department would not be
needed. thereby causing Us to
have to pay our train aud en-.
CINE crew the amount OF several
dollars,
In View of the friendly rela,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
A Thousand TOnnncS

Could not express he rapture OF An
ME E Soringer, OF 1925 Howard ST.,
Phiia ielphia, Pa, when she found that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption had completely cured her Of
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden. All other
remedies and doctors could give her no
help, but she says of this Royal Cure
ut soon removed the pain in my chest
and | can now sleep soundly, something
can scarcely remember doing before.
| feel like sounding lis pIa'se through.
out the Universe" So will every one
who tries DR.. Kings New Discovery
for any trouble Of the Throat, Chest or
Lungs. Price soc and 81 90 Trial
bottles free al f 5. Leadbea.er & Sons
Drug Sior' every bottle guaranteed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

Persons troubled with darrhoea will
be interested in the experince of Mr..
w. Nj Rush, clerk of Hotel Dorrance,
Providence. r. l.. He says: "For
several years have been almost a con-
stant sufferer from diarrhoea, the fire.
quent attacks completely prostrating
me and rendering me unfit for my duties
at this hotel. About two years ago
travelling salesman kindly gave me
small bottle of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarlahoea Remedy.
Much to my surprise and delight its
effects were immediate. Whenever /
felt symptoms of the disease would
fortiHy myself against the attack with
Il few doses OF this valuable remedy.
The result has been very satisfactory
and almost complete relief from the
alllc;ion." For sale by all druggists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

aud are ci'ed as tho work of one of the "in-
competents." | have seen neither pave ment
FIR iiva yclrs, hut. knowing its construction,
invite II iusp ton. Those interested might
also. guided by the Auditors annual iep rIs,
sp,ct a., the pn"lic Str It i'm Iovem-nts
tba.. have 5c.n innde in iato Y anI form
their own conc usi0n as to the character of
tho work of their city surveyors
In every work undertaken by the city uu-
dor my control cous ientiously did my duty
and faithfully represented the interests of the
city to the . est of my ability, and am con.
vnced that the city has valuo received from
every dollar expended. Yours very truly,
HERBERT c. GRAVES.
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in advance
ontract advertisers will not be allowed to sz
Good their spaco unless the excosg is paid foI
ct transient rates, and nuder no crcum
stances will they 30 allowed to advertise
other than their legitimate busness in tbs
space contracted for.
Marriage end death notices. NUT bS paid for
in advance.
Hesolutons in momoriam, CT Thanks, tributes
af respect, resolutions adopted By societior
or persons, unlesS OF public concern, will
only be printed in this paper sa advertise.
ments.
The GAZETTE office il connected with The
Telephone Exchanges. Advertisements, or
ders for tho paper, noygs or any infol matioT
or business can be sent by telephons.
Entered at the Postofice alexandria. V!rs.n
ia. SIS second-claos msttor
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For Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REmEDY.-Mr:
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used fol
over fifty years ~ millions OF mothers fol
their children while tcething, with perfect
guccess, 1t soothes tho child, softens tho gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is tn,
best emedy for DRrrhea. Is pleasant to The
taste. Sold by Druggists in every part Of the
world, Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its valut
Ia incalculsble Be sure snd AJAX for Mrs. Wins
ow'G Soothing Syrup and take no othsr kind
inn17 - d&E1v
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
ID dated October g. 1896, and recorded in
deed book No 36, folio 544, of the land re
cords of Alexandria city, Virginia, executed
by Ernest L. Germond and Mary E., his wife,
to Lewis Mex. Bell and others, trustees OF
the Alexandria Perpetual Building Fund AS
socistion, and being thereunto directed by
the Board of Directors of the said association
by reason of default having been made in the
payment of the debt secured by the same, the
una, rsigned, trustees OF the said association
will at = o'clock m On
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

A diseased stomach surely undermInes
health. IL dulls the brain. kills energy, do.
stroys the nervous system, and prcdi'poses TO
insanity aud fatal diseases. All dyspepiic
troubles alc quickly cured hy kodol Dyspep
si4 Cure las cured thousands of cases and
is curing them every day. Its ingredients
a-e such that it can't help curing Edgar
Harfcd. ir. corner King snd Pitt strents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18
SATURDAY
the Doth dav of Jnlv. 1899

the 18th day OF July, 1899,
in front of the Royal street entrance to the
Market Building in the city of Alexsndria,
Virginia. sell at public auction, for cash, all
that TENEMENT and LOT OF GROUND
situate in said city OH the south side of Queen
street, between Pitt and st. Asaph street.,
and bounded as follows: Beginning on the
south side of Queen street 43 feet cast of It
Asaph street and running thence cast with
Qaeen street 5 feet more or less to line
81 feet from the centre Of the square; thence
south with that line 80 feet 10 an alley D
feet wide thence west parallel to Queen
street Is feet moro or less, and thence north
parallel 20 St. Asaph street so feet to the be.
ginning, together with the use OF the said
alley. Conyoyancing at the expense OF the
purcha'er.
LEWIS Nick. BELL,
SAMUEL B. FISHER, Trustees.
WILLIAM E. LATHAM,
jyi4 Is
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Millions Given Away.

Gun-shot wounds and powder.burns, cuts
bruises, sprains, wounds from rusty nails, in.
sect stngs and ivy poisoning quickly healed
by DeWitt's Witch Baz,l Save. Positively
prevents blood POISONING Beware of counter
feiis "DeWitts" is SAFE AND SURE. Edgar
Wsrfeld, ir.. corner King and Pitt streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

ARNOLD's BROMO-CELERY. Try this
1nrivsed remedy for Hesdaches. Neuralgia.
Slaaplaarness 10 ceuts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-18

INTERNATIONAL BUILDING AND
Z LOAN ASSOCIATION, OF WASHING
TON, d. C.-Notice is hereby given that tho
annual meeting of the international Build
ing and Loan Association, OF Washington, ID.
C, will be held at the office of Judge J. K.
NJ. Norton, No. 12S south Fairfax street,
Alexsndria, Va, at 10:45 a. M, WEDNEs-
DAY, July 49, 1899, for the election OF di-
rectors for the ensuing year and the transact
tion of any other appropriate business.
CHARLES LYMAN, President.
je17 I'd
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LEGAL.

NIRGINlA:-I the Clerks Office of tho
' Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dra. OH the 10th day of July 1899.
In the application of William II. Smith TO
purchase delinquent land.
Memo: To The clerk of the Corporation
Court of The city OF Alexandria, Virginia as
provides by the acts of tho Genera Assembly
of Virginia amending section G66 OF the code.
of Virginia, 1907, hereby make application
to purchase lot of land standing in the
name of William Bakers estate and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning on the
east side of fired street 92 feet north ot
Oronoco street and running thence "a
feet on Alfred street thence east 123
feet 5 inches; thence south 81 feet;
thence west 123 feet 5 inches situate
in tho city of Alexandria, Virginia, pur-
chased by the Auditor of Pablo Accounts of
the State of Virginia at tho sale of delinquent
lands for the year Of 1890 and was sold by
the Treasurer of tho said city OF the 10th
day Of March, i lS92, and at the date of this
application standing in the name of William
Bakers estate, and AIN prepared to pay the
amount so paid for its purchase, together with
such additional sums as would have accrued
from taxes and levies and interest, il such
real estate had not been SO purchased by the
commonwealth with interest on the amount
for which said sale was made at the rate of
six per centnm per snnum from the day of
sale. and on the additional sums from the
! 9Th day of De cember in the year III which
the same would have accrued.
Given under my band this Sth day of
July 1899. WIN. H. SMITH.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendants, the heirs Of Will
liam H. Baker whose names are unknown,
that after the use of diligence the names and
residence of said unknown heirs could not be
ascertained, it is ordered that said defendants
appear here within four months after duo
publication of this order, and do what Is ne
cesaary TO protect their interests in this suit,
aud that copy of this order be forthwith in
serted in the Alexandra Gazette, news
paper published in the city OF A'exandria.
once week for four successive weeks and
posted at the front door Of the Court House OF
this city. cepy-teste:
JOHN $. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL 6. GREENAWAY, DC.
Gamuel G. Brent, O. jylO w4w
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Tho above sale is po tponed to sATUR-
DAY, July %. at 1870 p. IN.
iy3 IS
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

FOE SALE
One Walnut Book Case and one Walnut
File Case. Apply at III south Fairfax street,
Alexandra. "a. je29 If
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:Alexanaria baseite.

TOs1issED DAILY AND reI-wEEKLY &r
Sa=etre Rriiding. $40 e BIC I-:.:nce 81
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Alexandria. Va July 6, 1899.
A TRUSTEE under deed of assignment
"A from D. A. MAKELY, dated July l.
1899, 1 desire all parties holding claims
against the said firm of d. a. Makely TO pre-
sent them to the undersigned at once, and
all parties owing SAID firm will please make
prompt payment
LEONARD M6RBURI, Trustee.
ivH
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MEETINGS..

A GENERAL MEETING OF the stock
"A holders of the POTOMAC CLAY COM
PANY will be held at its principal office. No.
Ill S. Fairfax street, Alexandria, Virginia,
on SATURDAY, August u. at 3 O'Clock p.
N. for the purpose of electing officers and di-
rectors and attending to such other business
as may he brought before the meeting. By
order of the Board Of Directors.
C.R WILSON, Secretary.
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AUCTION SALES.
SATURDAY. Lnly Is 1899.

SATURDAY, July IS 1879,
at 2 o'clock m. at the Boyal street entrance
to the Market Building, in the city of Alex
andria. the following described property in
Wheat & Suter's sddition 10 Alexandria,
plat of which is recorded in the land records
Of tho city OF Alexandra, Va, in book No. 90,
oage 365, viz: LOT No. 7, in block No.
Room BRICK HOUSE with bath and mod
crn improvements.
Terms of sale: Cash.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE, Trustee.
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Shirt Waist Surprises.

Ideal Shirt Waists at the following prices!
One lot 39c, now 25c
Ore lot soc, now 39c
One lot 60, now 49c.
One lot White Pique CO., now 49r.
One lot CuloIed Waists G9r
VIII tc Lawn Waisls 49c, csc. 81. pa and
81. 40.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

ADVICE free: r. ". KING. sixth floor. Chron-
icle building. no advance charges: all cases; /;
estates. mortgages. camages. collections
bankruptcy. Wills. etc. drawn: moderate fees I;
or Write
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-21
BUSINESS cHANcEs-can..nned.

PARTNER wanted with small capital to take
share In trading expedition 20 Southern ISL
ands with or without services. Address y.
Call branch. 1895 Valencia 1T.
35co-coIaNER grocery and bar. rear rooms:
rent low; value in sight; cause. other busi-
ness Call at 1852 Folsom St. cor Twelfth.
A NEW LEASE SECURED.
FRED SCHUEMANN. the proprietor for the
past ten years OF the California SchuetZen
Park. near San Rafael. has secured new
now prepared 20 meet committees for picnic
excursion arrangements for the season OF 1900
at his office. l23 Sutter st. Tuesdays and Fri
days. from II a m. 20 p m.
wANTED-An energetic and reliable man TO
act as general agent for the Pacific Coast: a
sood opening Tor the right man must be well
recommended. Address +. o. box sOl Oak
land. Cal.
GOOD opportunity 20 secure a well-establshed
furniture business; account OF sickness. S39
broadway. Oakland, Pioneer Furniture Store.
wANTED-A paying route morning paper;
about 200 10 500 subscribers: state price. Ad-
dress box 544. Call office.
. al.
GOOD-PAYING route on Examiner: $50 papers
Apply 424 Filbert st.
LOCKsMITH business for sale: 10 years in the
same place. s42 McAllister st: residence sI2
Webster 81.
secOO-PARTNER wanted IN old established
business. Box INA. Call office.
BARBER shop and rooms complete; rent low.
iios Howard St. near Seventh.
SHOP for painter. plumber. eaTgentsE; rent
and more IN work VIM. HENDR1CkSON
& CO. GA. Call building
BRANCH office for the reception OF adver-
tisements and subscriptions has been opened
at 1923 Polk st.: open until p. m.
BRANCH Office for Call advertisements and
subscriptions has been established at 1855 Va
lenciA ct
subscriptions has been established at the
northwest corner OF Twenty second and Ken
teeky SIS. onen till P: m.
CARRIAGES AND WAGONS.
BAKERY. also laundry wagon nne top buggy
almost new; bus. buggy. new: bus. wagons.
new. suitable dry goods stores SIS Harrison.
a BUSINESS wagon, s25; buggy. $50; must sell:
rare chance. 1881 Eddy ST
ALL kinds OF wagons. buggies carts. harness,
etc. cheap. EGAN & SON. 21I7 Mission st.
6nsGies. snrreys and horses. lllo Folsom st.
CARPET beating AND CLEANING.
WHEN you become disguised with Door work
send 10 SPAULDING'S Pioneer Carpet
beating Works S53-357 Tehama St: tel. S. 40.
CITY Steam Carpet Beating Works c. H.
STEVENS. mgr. $50 sth st; tel. South ESQ
J. McQUEEN's California Carpet Cleaning Co.
4SS Stevenson ST; tel South 22s; lowest rates.
ADVANCE Carpet Cleaning Co. 4o2 Sutter ST.:
tel. Main Ss4 GEO WALCoM proprietor.
CARPETS cleaned at Sc per yard: laid at &c.
STATIONS. 5 Eighth St: tel. Jessie sA
J. f. MITCHELL Carpet Cleaning Co.. 2is 18th
ST; cleaning. &c per yard; tel Mission "a.
Gate ave: teenhOne East i2s.
CLEANING COMPOUNDS.
-
UTICA Cleaning and Toilet Compounds and
Compound Paste: a household blessing: a sure
cure for poison oak. SAMUEL SEYMOUR.
A