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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-09-28
CHANGE IN TIME CARD.

A new time card has gone in
to effect on the Burlington.
The night st. Louis trains and
the morning dude" are the
only trains which change time.
No. Is West bonnd) is now due
at 1908 a. IN. No. 6 the morning
dude" is now due at 9:25 a, m,
No. 16 EAST bound) is the only
train arriving later than on the
old time card. II is now due at
3:14 n. IN.
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McCarty and his troubles
has moved his Office into the
two south rooms in the froA'
Fart of a.he Opera House
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-09-28

Jane Waterman has broken
bike records for women. She
rode 700 miles in 81 hours and
So minutes She is broken
physically and begged to be
stopped before the finish. In
1899 the brutal exposition OF
mortal Endurance on the bicycle
is far greater than that of the
prize ring aud as a health de.
stroyer and gambling institu.
tion it is equal 90 poker or buck
ing the tiger. Barr the door
Kittie."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-09-28

to be destroyed, and Govern.
ment bonds substituted in its
place as basis for additional
issues OF National Bank Shin.
plasters, by hich means the
people will be forced to paw
double Interest for the currency
that they ought to have free.
Interest on the bonds and inter.
est on the money bottomed on
the bonds. Double interest
concentrating the single gold
basis money all the more rap
idly in the vaults of one family,
This is the Rothschild plan.
Meanwhile, as 4 future pro.
lection against anticipated Wig
orouS protests on the part OF
the cheated and debt. t.enslavcd
populace, aE Imperial army OF
100, 900 roughs and desperadoes
has been organized, ostenSiblv
to subdue the Filipinos. but in
fact for the suppression of lib
erty at home. All single stan
dard advocates are monarch
lists at heart, aud monarchy is
the pill that is being capsuletl
for the American people to
swallow in the no distant fut
ure. Much will depend on the
action OF Congress. MissisS.
ippi Valley Democrat and jour,
nal of Agriculture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

heavy rains went the Colorado SOL
diers, stopping only long enough to
load and fire at the retreating Span
iards, until the walls of the fort were
reached. Here Lieut.. Mccoy climbed
the flag pole from which still tioated
the Spanish colors and replaced it with
Old Glory amid the shouts of the men
of the fleet and the men of the army.
Further inland the First California,
the Tenth Pennsylvania, the First Ne
braska and other regiments were pour
ing a terrible fire into the retreating
Spaniards, and in less than one hour
from the time Gen. Greene gave the
order for the troops to advance the
white fhg of surrender was flying
fro aaeascion of the walls of the city.
f. one o'clock the terms of capitula-
ton were being negotiated by officers
appointed by the American and Span
ish commanders.
The capitulation having been signed,
Lieut. Brumby went at once to Fort
Santiago, from which the Spanish flag
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
WHAT IS RUNNING FRANCE.
Claimed that 1t Is Not Wine But AIco-
hOIic LiIuOrs-But the Wine
Has Paved the Way.

In letter to the Christian Register
from Paris, Hon. Samuel J. Barrows
gives a highly interesting resume of the
proceedings of the international Tenn
perance congress recently held in that
city. Referring to the statement of a
French writer that it is not wine, but
alcoholic liquors that is running France,
Mr.. Barrows says: But the writer
does not meet fairly the facts of the
present situation. If the fathers drink
wine, the sons are drinking something
worse. The transition from drinks
containing a small percentage of alco-
hol to those containing it in larger and
more dangerous quantities is easily
made; and the multiplication of liquors
of all sorts in France, badly adulterated
and highly charged with alcohol, has
been going on at a rapid and dangerous
rate. NJ. Thomas Grimm, in an article
in the Petit Journal, points out that,
though immoderate drinking in France
does not date from yesterday and is an
old habit, the kind of drunkenness OBJ
served to-day is not the same as former
was simply and naturally diluted with
water. Drunkenness was then gay, eX-
uberant and inoffensive. Now it is
brutal and aggressive. One sad mother,
speaking to DIR. Motel, who has made
profound study of alcoholism, said:
When my husband became drunk, he
was simply wearisome, never danger
1 l., /,
crazy, and ] am afraid of him And
this difference NJ Grimm attributes,
not to the consumption of wine or even
of pure alcohol, but to the absorption of
alcohol charged with toxic substances.
Legislators and others in France have
given much attention to this subject of
addlteration, but without success. The
Majority of the members of the con-
gresS being French, much attention was
given to what can be done to moderate
and reduce the evils of intoXication in
France. The press almost unanimously
agrees that prohibition could not pos-
sibly succeed here. Legislators are
seeking rather to reduce the number OK
saloons thrsugh some scheme of high
license. In Belgium the number of sa-
looms has been greatly reduced by this
means. NJ. Algave, the eminent profess
sor of finance in the Law Faculty of
Paris, proposes to establish monopoly
of alcohol by the state; and it is pro-
posed to monopolize not only the sale
of alcohol, but also its manufacture.
But this would mean the driving out of
this industry of vast amount of cap
ital; and there is no reason to suppose
that the manufacture by the state
would reduce the consumption, though
it might reduce some of its pernicious
effects
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note to the Spanish commander at Ma
Mia giving him As hours in which to
remove the women and children to a
place of safety outside of the city, but
as the Spanish commander rightly re-
piled that because of the presence of
the Filipino rebels all around the city,
and because of lack of ships, he could
not take advantage of the privilege
granted him, the attack upon the city
was postponed. The American troops
at this time were established in front
of the fort at Malate, not over $50 yards
from the Spanish lines. Here they re-
manned until that memorable 18th of
August, when the command forward"
was given.
The battle opened with a cannonade
by the American fleet in a heavy rain
storm. For once the aim of the Amer
lean gunners was inaccurate, and the
first shells fireea from the Olympia fell
short of the mark they were intended
to hit. But it was only for a short
time, and the American sailors had
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
LOUBET'S GUARD.
Twenty Private Detectives Attend
the French President Day
and Night.

The secret force charged to protect
the French president is far from scant,
and, if he had been willing to keep it
to its functions, it might have spared
NJ. Loubet the attack of the other Sun
day. 1t is a force quite apart from that
which everybody sees, from the army
contingent, the police and the reserve
post of the city guard, purposely dis
played and serving above all for decora-
ton. This service that nobody sees is
composed of 20 persons in permanent
service, and of so persons when the
president travels, to say nothing of a
currently reported third service, whose
mysterious role is denied by the police.
All this machinery, which NJ. Loubct's
predecessor kept in constant Occupa-
ton, seems formidable and compli-
Gated in the midst of a republic.
This escort, with consign never to
lose sight of him, makes NJ. Loubet,
they say, positively miserable. He es-
capped from them the other day, and it
gave rise to an amusing incident. There
was Consideration. All the bicycles of
the palace were set in motion; there
was riding hither and yon, and nearly
rousing the city, when NJ. Loubet was
discovered promenading the avenue OF
the Champs Elysees in quiet conversa-
ton with his son. Cincinnati En-
uuirer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

The idea of holding the conference sug-
gested itself to the emperor before he
assembled the throne, and is in accord
ance with the views entertained by his
illustrious father. The car should be
given the entire credit of putting the
subject in practical shape. 1t is en-
phatically not the notion of others put
forward under the guise of the en-
peror. have had the honor of u num-
Der of audiences with his majesty, and
he has always surprised me by his
broad grasp of all important matters
and his astonishing fund of general in
formation. AS his subject, l may be
excused for my evident Partially, but
the truth of what l say will be attested
by those who have talked with him
at. other times. In his astuteness 1 may
liken the car to his father. Seven
years ago China was of little impor-
lance to the world. When appointed
to the post at Picking at that time
was informed by the late Gar Alex
ander that he had sent me to a most
important station; that China would
become the absorbing question of the
future. And certainly recent events
have amply justified his conclusions.
'To return to The Hague confer
ence. Believing that it would be to
the interest of the governments of Eu-
rope and the world as well to limit
ornaments, to soften the hardships of
hostilities, to agree upon a plan for
the peaceful settlement of disputes,
ETC., the emperor drew up his famous
invitation to the world, of which the
conference is the first fruit. The car
knows the great expense inseparably
linked with the race between the gov
ernments of Europe to outstrip one
another in the matter of providing
more effective ornaments for their
troops. Thus in one country an inven-
ton of a destructive rifle is made to-
day and that state is Immediately
equipped with this new weapon. To-
morrow another country becomes the
possessor of even Il more effective gun
and her army is at once supplied with
the new arm.
"To prevent itself from being at a
distinct disadvantage in case of war,
the first government is compelled to
discard the weapon but barely sup
piled and to buy the better arm of the
rival. The greater the expenditure
the more severe, of course, the burden
upon the people and the inotfensive
husbandman; and it was in the inter
est of these humble toilers, as well as
in that of their frequently hard-pushed
governments, that the car was in
duced to suggest a conference agreeing
upon a limitation of such ornaments.
| have seen the word disarmament fire.
quently used in connection with the
cars proposition, but that is an error.
What the car desires is to apply the
brake to the train of events which is
carrying the nations of Europe to de-
struction or bankruptcy in anticipa-
ton of war"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

Sig. 'Bodis, a well-known Italian
statistican, has published tables show
ing the order in which the countries of
Europe are classed in decreasing series
according to their mean birth rate:
/, Russia, in Europe; 2, Hungary; 3,
Servia; 4, Roumania; ), Austria; 8, Ger
man empire; :, Italy; s, Spain; o, Fin
land; 10, Portugal; II, Holland; -, Eng
land and Wales; 10, Scotland; IA,
Denmark; Is, Norway; 16, Bel
GUM; II, Sweden; is, Switzerland;
10, Greece; 20, France; 81, Ire
land 1t will thus be observed that
Russia has the largest percentage of
births and France and Ireland have the
Smailest.-Medical Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

m UGUST 10, 1898, will ever be a
~ memorable day in the history of
Il IL the United States. Then it was
that the American fleet under the gal
liant Admiral Dewey, and American
soldiers under the leadership of Maj.
Gen. Merritt, wrested from the hands
of Spain the colonial city of Manila, and
took from proud and arrogant nation
for all time to come it's greatest colo
NAL possessions.
Never before had American soldiers
fought for the principles q liberty so
far from home as at this time, but
never did they fight with greater valor.
Much as America glories in the achieve
ments of her martial sons, she is far
too great a nation to be uncharitable,
and to-day the nation that a year ago
gloried in the success of her soldiers
so far from home willingly accords to
the rank and file of the vanquished
the honor of a brave resistance.
1t was on August that Admiral
Dewey and Gen. Merritt sent a joint
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

pull all! Harder! give her all she's
with, boys. Thar! Hun-hun-hun
--now!"
This squirt took the boat to the wreck.
"Ship-p-p oars!"
The young woman was first to be re-
ceived Willing hands lowered her and
willing hands were held out to take her
into the boat.
Got her all right?" asked the cap'n.
AYE, aye!" responded the young fell
low newly shipped that day.
'Now for the rest of ye!" cried the
capn to those on the wreck One by
one the crew of the vessel scrambled
down quickly. The reputed Owner"
was there, too, and a heavy man. He
seemed to have positive determination
to tumble overheard, but the firm grip
of the new hand prevented it
The life boat was loaded at last. and
slowly, carefully, made its way to land.
There was a big throng of shore folk
and summer boarders waiting to re-
ceive the boat.
"Why, my dear daughter Alice" eX-
claimed Father Brigham, as the rescued
Young woman stepped out upon the
sands. This is like a return, a rescue,
from the grave"
And Uncle Peter, father!" said
Alice, as the heavy owner of the yacht
waddled out upon the sands.
Eyes, brother!" said Peter. ST feel
like one just returned from the grave,
as you say, l can assure you. And if
it had not been for this plucly young
chap [ guess I'd gone and stayed there,
sure"
As he spoke he laid his hand on the
hand lately shipped-John Ingraham.
Rev. Ed. A. Rand, in National Advo-
cate.
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wasted but little ammunition before
the correct range was secured. Then
they poured into the walls of the his
toric stone fort such a shower of steel
that the place was soon mtenable by
the Spanish garrison, and it was forced
to retreat towards the city. In this
part of the battle the guns of two Span
ish boats were turned against the de-
tenders of the country that had built
them, the little gunboat Calloa and
the armed steam launch Barcelo. Both
of these vessels being light draft ran
close into shore and poured into the
fort a ralling fire from their small cal
iber guns. During this part OF the
battle the Olympia hurled against the
stone walls 20 five-inch shells and not
less than 16 eight-inch shells, the Ra-
leigh and the Petrol firing about the
same number. The vessels of the fleet
confined their bombardment to the
fort. of the city entirely, and. the bust
ness and residence districts were I'M
injured.
While the navy was doing its part
in forcing the surrender of the city,
Gen. Merritt was directing the work of
his little army from the deck of the
transport cairo, which lay close into
shore. At II o'c!ocl; Gen. Greene or
dered the First Colorado regiment to
advance. This was done under cover
of the Utah battery, and to the stir
ring strains of mre,c played by Amer
lean bands. Through swamps and
streams Sled to overlooking by the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

not stand that, and so l gave it up. l
told him l hoped he could show self
control"
Self WHAT"
self control"
81 should hope so. You had him there,
the lunatic."
Then he said: I hope l have self
fore this power in the glass. If | take
one glass | feel that l must take a sec
ond, and L would be likely to want a
third. So l won't take any
"Fiddlesticks!" calculated the ia
Their. He has no courage, no spunk. He
must take some risk. He'll never
amount to anything"
He and his daughter rose from the
table and left the hall.
This was after dinner. Two or three
hours after it was understood among
the guests that Alice Brigham had
gone off in the yacht Sybil, and might
be absent one day, two days or even
three. She was the guest of her Uncle
Peter.
bOl IlhC Jllt HUNS Vi Illt shy
muttered the landlord, as he watched
the yacht receding from the shore
''Peter Brigham said he would come
back early tomorrow if everything
were not right"
The next day arrived, bringing the
lunch hour at noon and bringing also
a roughening sea and an ugly wind
Suddenly in the midst of the lunch
somebody dressed roughly like fisher
man in stormy weather, rushed up to
the door OF the dining hall and asked:
''Whar's the landlord? Vessels
ashore." The table was deserted at
once, and out of the hall thronged
diners and walters. Seeking hats,
cloaks, shawls, they soon hurried down
the hotel steps and sought the stretch
ing sands. Did anyone notice that a
young fellow left the company and
ran toward a lifeboat station? There
was no life-saving crew at that time
employed by the government, but the
boat belonged to humane society, was
sheltered in a boathouse near the sands
and in case of rescue work was manned
by volunteer company organized out
of materials like the fishermen living in
the neighborhood
This band had now gathered, and to
its captain the young man from the
hotel applied for chance to help. 81
can row, cap'n and one of your men
says you need another hand"
'All right" said the cap'n, looking
at him closely, though you don't look
very heavy
81 can row. cap'n."
Jump in!'
The boat was soon rising and falling
on the uneasy sea, and no oar was
pulled more promptly than that of the
new EDatman.
"There she is, boys, there she is"
cried the cap'n. Caught on Squall
Ledge Pull harder on your starboard
oarsi' Again he cried: Easy, easy
tbsrs: see man, a gal, "a pull,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
CASSINI is PLEASED.
Russian Ambassador at Washing-i
ton on Peace Congress.
Think the Conference at the HaguN
Has Done Some Good and Marks
the beginning of Higher
Civilization.

Although the prediction was freely
made before the assembling of the in
ternational conference at The Hague
that no practical results would be ac-
complshed, it is now apparent to the
president and his cabinet that several
important propositions looking to the
peaceful settlement of international
differences and to the lessening of the
hardships of war will be adopted.
The activity of the American dele
gates was also gratifying to the Rus
sian government, whose representa-
tive in Washington, Count Cassini, has
taken occasion to compliment.
The ambassador has insisted from
the first that the outcome of the con-
ference would be of the most satisfac-
tory character, and before his recent
departure for Europe consented to
make this statement concerning the
conference and the purpose of the
car in issuing his famous invitation
which resulted in its occurrence:
"While perhaps the conference at
The Hague will not accomplish all that
inc emperor VI huSSld ucSlIeu Wueu 10
issued his invitation to the powers to
participate, l am confident that results
will be accomplished which will be ben
efcial to the world at large.
Il have seen it stated in newspapers,
coming from persons of more or less
Importance and prominence, that in
making his appeal to the various ma
tons to participate in the conference
his majesty the car was actuated by
a desire to prevent impending war and
to postpone hostilities until Russia was
in a position, financially and forcibly,
to defend herself. 1t has also been
asserted that the Russian government
desired to avert war until the great
Transsiberian railroad was complete.
Such statements are absolutely false.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
GLEANINGS.

Don't try to quarantine the saloon
but help to kill it.-Ram's Horn.
Habit is at first like a thin thread;
by and by it becomes like cable.-Na-
tional Advocate.
Brother, is 1t the Lord or the devil
that doesn't want you to help destroy
the liquor traffic Lever.
Some Christians are like children on
rocking horse plenty of motion but
no progress.-National Advocate.
y scientist, after some questionable
| experiments, insists that alcohol is
food. When man gets to using too
much of it, however, his family can GER
tify that alcohol is an absence of food.
st. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat
Canon Quirk has opened at Twerton,
near Bath, the white Hart Temper
ance Institute and Restaurant" ac-
quired by the Twerton Lodge of Good
Templars for temperance purposes.
The premises were formerly a licensed
inn.
According to the figures furnished
by the treasury department, the con-
sumption of malt liquors per capita in
this country during 1898 was :5.64 gal
Ions, distilled spirits, IL gallon, and
wines. rs gallon. The estimates are on
a population of 74,3Sg,OOC.
DIR. Buckle, of the London (Canada)
insane asylum, says: "As we have
given up the use of alcohol we have
needed and used less opium and chlor-
all and as we have discontinued the use
of these drugs, we have needed and used
! less seclusion and restraint"
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DID HE HAVE ANY SPUNK?
Young Man who Was Afraid of Wine
But Not Afraid to ImperiI
His Life for Others
He won't take it, father"

sic won't take it, father
Not take the wine i offered him, OF
that you offered for me, Fanny"
No, father, he would not take it. l
don't like his manners.
''His-what?"
"Why, he has not had much of a
bringing up by people polite, re-
fined
Not refned?"
This young waiter, a college lad OF
IS, earning at a seashore hotel Il little
money in summer to help pay his bills
at college in winter, not refined? The
features, almost classic in their even
ness and expression, indicated a coarse
descent, did they?
John Ingraham, the young student
waiter, had increased the displeasure
of Banker Brigham because he would
not drink the wine sent to him through
the hands of his daughter Mabel.
''Prim little. Puritan and coward,
too! | hate those small temperance
fanatics. What did he say when you
handed him the glass l gave you?'
mo, l thank you, Miss Brigham.
Are you sick? | said. oh, not by any
means he told me. Well | said to
him, are you not a little out of your
mind to refuse this? 1t will not hurt
you His reply was: 4 think l am
fully in my mind, in possession of its
best powers because | do refuse the
wine That was all he said"
said enough, l should say. Now
that is feenat feenaticism.'
"Oh, he did say one thing more. He
said: I once had an experience, and
l found that wine had a power over me.
1t fascinated me. I-I-knew l could