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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

MAYHEM YOU are feeling tired and
w out Of sorts you will find Hoods
Sarsaparllla will do you wonderful
good. Be sure to GET HOODS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

Everything the pickpocket puts his
hand to turns to money just as soon
as he can reach the pawnshop.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

She-''Have you many poor rela-
tions?"
He-''None that know Of"
She Many rich ones?"
He-s.None that know me" -Puch.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

An uptown man escapes the heat
by going into his we'll stocked cellar,
which is always coaled.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15
Sell your Tobacco at the House and Market which Pays You the Most Clear Money
Highest Market Prices Guaranteed the Seller,


efo the
We 0 o. home
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

An exchange says fellow who
couldn't spare dollar for years
subscription to his home paper, sent
fifty two-cent stamps to down-east
sharper to find out how to raise beets.
He got an answer. Take hold of the
tops and pull"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

NJ. G. S. NOBLE, Supt.,
Chapel Hill, n. {.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-06-15

You may backslide, but you can
never upside.
We are made by our enemies and
married by ourselves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
MONROE CITY FAIR.

Several gentlemen were talk.
ing to us Thursday and, want
ed to know if The Queen of the
Prairies could net have affair
in 1900 as she had 4 Fourth of
July Celebrations IN 1898. We
said YES, Monroe has the
snap, pull and energy to make
Il success of anything. it wishes
to. The only question is, does
she want affair that will lead
all others?H Not, a. permenant
fair but 4 rOuser, one that will
be a record breaker, one that
will advertise the city as the
Rabbit Hunt" did. 1t will
take good,mOney, bigadollars to
spring it, but like bread cast
upon the waters, it will return.
Who willdake hold of it?. Who
will push it2 Whoever does can
rely,on the REMOGRATc to put
it's shoulder to the wheel.
Right here we oReH one sug.
gestion. No one is better fitted
to worlz.in ther leada than Carl
Jaegere "
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
An EnthrpriSing Druggist.

There are few men more wide awake
and cntcrprising than b. O. Wood
who spare no pains To secure the best
Of everything in, their line for their
many customers. They now have the
valuable agency 70" DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. This is the wonderful
remedy that, is producing such a
fumor all over the country by its
Inany startling cures, 1t absolutely
cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
and all elections of the Throat, Chest
and Lungs. Call at,above drug store
and get Il trial bottle free or regular
size for so cents and $L00. Guaran-
teed to cure or price rounded.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
HI. 81 SIT. JOE TIME TABLE.

IStOps on signals and leave passengers
All trainsmarked are daily except sunday
All others daily.
Free chair cars on 10. 9 and between :, D..
Louis and Kansas CITY.
T.L. LYON, Agent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20

Messrs Edward, Paul and
Harry Linn spent Thursday on
the banks Of old historical Salt
River. chasing the tinuy deni-
zens of its waters and glori-
Gus good time they had. They
pitched their camp at Rock Lick
and before returning home had
strung 100 pounds of nice cat
fish. Edward and Rev. Pau
were taking, their vacation. al
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20

BAPTI ST--Elder j. H. Rife pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning
and evening Sunday school at 9:45
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
City Directory .
CITY OFFICIALS.

Grady;
Second ward-w. W. Handley, J. W. Bell.
Third Ward-A. Boulware. d. D. Nelson
Secret Societies.
Observation-Disclosures No. 81, A. f.
q A. NJ, meets first and third Satur-
day nights of each month.
onroe City II. A. Chapter, No. 1O4.
meets fourth Monday nights in each
month.
ODD FELLOWS-Monroe City Lodge,
No. 26S, meets everyThursday night.
liebekah, Monroe CityLodge, No. 1916.
meets first and third Tuesday nights
of each month.
The r.. N. of AS will meet query
Thursday evening in the NJ. w. a.
hall.
A. o. U. w. Monroe City Lodge, Nc
1853, meets first and third FRIDAY
nights Teach month.
MODERN WOoDMGN-Monro Cit,
Camp, No. 2236 meets every FRIDAY
night.
Z. f. O. Sisterhood, Monroe City
Chapter II. meets the second anC
fourth Saturdays in each month.
MASONIC, CONGRATULATIONS Lodge
No. ., 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. > meet
LIST. and Bird Tuesday in each month.
BETHLEHEM CHAPTER No. Il meet
LIST Thursday in each month.
VIRGINIA CoCRT meets lst Thurs la
in each month.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
Churches

BAPTI ST--Elder j. H. Rife pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning
and evening Sunday school at 0:45
&. Y. P"U. p. m. Sunday.
. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
Deacons meeting al , p. IN. the las
Sunday in each month.
CHISISTFAN-Scrv every Sunday
at II a. IN. and 8 p. IN. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. sun
day school at !. Y. p. S. G. T..
meeting at p. m. Sunday. NJ. J.
Nicosen, pastor.
NJ. +. CHURCH, SOUTH-Services
every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school at 9:3O. Epworth
League at 6:3O' Glass. meeting at
300. Mid-weelI prayer meeting
Wednesday evening. Rev. 0. b.
Holiday, pastor.
ST. JUDE'S EPISCOPAL-S Sunday
school at 9:45 am. Preaching at
HOO a. m. and 200 p. m. Sunday.
Evening prayer meeting $40 p. m.
Friday. Rev. w. A. Hatch, Rector
PRESBYTERIAN - Services second
and fourth Sundays morning and
evening. Sunday school 9:l6 a. m.
Y. p S. c. L. meeting 700 p. IN.
Sunday. Sid-week prayer meeting
at 500 Wednesday evening. j. L.
Travis pastor.
| CATHOLIC-Servlces at 500 and 1000
n. IN. second and fourth Sundays in
each month. FatEerD.F. Sullivan,
pastor.
BAPTIST, ColOred. = Services the frs.
Sunday ineaeh month. j. b. Haw-
kins, pastor
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20

Rev. (now Bishop Joseph S.
Key, wrote; I'VE gave you Tee
thina (Teething Powders) to our
little grandchild with the hap
piest results. The effects were
almost magical and certainly
more satisfactory than from
anything. we ever used.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
3. o. Wood, the genial anC

B. o. Wood, the genial and
popular druggist OF Monroe
City, was here or business
Tuesday, and while here renew
ed many old acquaintances,
He has a host of friends III
2aris,and they often wonder
why Monroe don't run him for
something. He would be a
wlnner-Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20

The latest suggestion for ma
pie syrup without the maple,
comes from a Virginia woman
aud may send a waYe'of CON
sternation over the sugar camps
of Wermout,and Northern New
York. Take. clean, corncobss"
saws this eoonomical' woman,
land cover with watefglet them
boil until all tine substance is
boiled out, and<you wili"have'- d
liquid about the color Of tea;
strain this carefully through a
fine cloth; add brown sugar and
boil down to a"nice syrup. Let
it stand one day,and it's ready
for use. You can not teuit fro"
ure maple syrup. and 1t is
much cheaper.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhcnm
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped hands
Chilblains, Germs, and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25c, for sale by b.
o Wood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
Court Directory.
MONROE COUNTY.

MONROE COUNTY,
Circuit couEt-Mcets at Paris-thi4Ji Monday,
in April and fourth Monday in October
Probate Court Regular ternRet Paris, second
Mondays in February, May, August aud
November
MARION COUNTY,
Circuit Court-Mects at Palmyra, second
Monday in February and first Monday in
September.
Hani bAal Court OF Rommon Pleas-Meet
second Monday in January. first Monday in
May and third Monday in September
FALLS COUNTY.
cIrcnit Court-Meets at New LonshOa,S, third
Mondays In March aud August,
For fresh dry goods go to
= MISS .TUDIE ,SwINKEY..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20

The fellow,in every town that
stands around and,says: There
is nothing in the paper" is the
fellow that says that the town
IS going to the devil. He'judGes
both by, Observation-Disclosures
He neither subscribes for the
paper.nor work himself, conse-
fuently he and not the town is
ro.ng where he thinks it is.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-07-20
Missouri, Kansas ~ Texas Rail.
way,CO. Time Table.


The following Wabash train,
over the Katy now stops here
for passengers. No. 9, I:.5 T..
M. to Kansas City. No. =. lp:53 .
2. m. to Chicago.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13
Rc-enfOrccd by nm Echo.

No orator ever less needed the aids of
art than the great London preacher
Charles II. Spurgcon. and none ever used
them less. hut when nature helped him
not only i'm himself. hut outside of him
self. he welcomed the effect. MS he had n
right Ia do. One striking instance of a
sermon rccnforccl in this way is related
hy u clergyman Of the Church of England,
the Rev d. A. Doudney.
Mr.. Spurgcon was holding outdoor
meetings in the county Of Iiants (opposite
the Isle of Wight and one afternoon he
preached to great throng of people in n
beautiful valley near the market town of
llavant
His text was from the Fifty-flrst Psalm,
Then will ] teach transgrcssors thy
ways, :" and the sermon was n gospel invi-
tation. The air was still. and a cloudless
sun was sinking rs he approached the end
of his discourse. while the attentive hear
crS caught every word.
Apparently they had not noticed, car
ricd along they were by the sweep Of his
powerful voice. that the valley was the
home of crhocs Mr. Spurgcon had dis
covered the fact. At the close Of his last
appeal, raising his voice. he called To the
congregation: An things are ready
Comet The Spirit and the bride say
come, and nature herself accents the
heavenly invitation again and again!
Come! Come. Comc."
The cchocs took up the word. and from
side Ia side the brcathlcss assembly heard
the repeated call. Come, Come! Gomez
till i; sank to Il whisper in the distance.
The narrator describes the effect rs
like IN electric shock II was rs IL the
preacher eloquent pcroration had waken-
cd supcrnal voices
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13
Im.Iinns Not Diving.

The popular belief that the Indians arc
doomed race and that they are rapidly
dying OF is mol suhStantiatcd by the fig.
urcs of the special Indian census that
forms "a part of the last general census.
This census gives the Indian population
as .i3l, iGi. oi whom, vowrvcr. only lS9,
i47 arr returned n full hlooded Indians,
the remainder being those who are in va
rious ways affiliated with the whites.
The Indians OF today are in narrower
quarters than were their ancestors, but
they arr almost aS strong numerically as
they were half n century ago. In 1852 the
secretary estimated the Indian population
aS 7G.0nn, and in the following year Gill
bert INLAY reduced this estimate To 80. 600,
but bath nf these estimates were doubtless
far from accurate In 1890 sichoolcraft re
ported the Indian population 20 hc 1885,
229 which is only -. 7i5 above the figures
of the last general census, counting the
inixcd hloodS Rochester Post Express.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13
nibIc Question. ana College Men.

Not long ago an instructor of youth tried
an experiment. He wanted to find out
how much or how little the average Amer
lean college student Of these days knows
about the Bible. To 96 such students he
gave nine simple questions. to be answer
cd offhand and in writing He explained
tn them his object and promised not to
show their answers To anybody. This was
the question paper:
l. What is the Pentatcuch?
?. What Is the higher criticism of the
Scriptures?
3. Does the book Of Jude belong to the
New Testament or To the Old?
4. Name one Of the patriarchs of the
Old Testament
s. Name one of the judges of the Old
Testament.
q. Name three Of the kings of Israel
Z. Name three prophets.
=. Give one of the bcatitudcs
O. Quote verse from the letter to the
Romans
Ina letter to The Christian Advocate he
reports the result of the experiment. Eight
Of tine ri students answered all the Ques-
tions correctly. l3 answered eight of them,
IL answered seven, ) answered four, | |
answered three, IL answered two, IL an
swercd one. and 3 ''flunked' completely.
"Mo>t of the persons, have no doubt,
We're brought up in Christian homes, re-
marked the expcrmenter. land had en-
joycd such instruction as the average sun
day school and pulpit of our day afford. .
Hartford Courant.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13
MANILLA'S PANICS.
Our Forces Puzzled by riystery of
Their Sudden Outbreak.

All of the recent letters from Manila re
fer 10 the panics which seized the inhab
itants of the city at frequent intervals dur.
ing the days just preceding the first big
hnttlc. One at these stampelcs is thus de
scrihCd hy Captain Elliott Of the Coifey
willie company In the Twentieth Kansas:
"Ahuut 2:3O o'clock the natives and
Chinese were observed 10 bc running In
every direction. Presently the soldiers he
gan To come from every avenue in the iii
rcciion OF the barracks. They moved
quickly, hut with remarkable coolncss
and steady dcmcanor. Corporal Barber,
whom | had sent ON an crrnil.. near the
barracks Of the First hattalioA. came 10
my roum. salutcd like the gn&d soldier
that he Is and said: 'CaptaiIs. there 10
something wrong going on in the city
The natives are fairly flying iifall dircc.
tions the Chinese are running like rats 10
their holes. ana tho stores are being closed
Like reports came in from all dircc.
tinnS from men who had been in different
parts uf the city. The call 10 quarters
was sounded. the rolls were called and
every man of my command not ON duty
answered Here The same was true of
the other companies uf our battalion Two
or three officers were caught away from
home and did not get In on time.
"on the ESculta, at the Bridge of Spain,
and in the walled city the scene that fol.
lowed was beyond my powers Of dcscrip.
ton NJ one seemed To hc aware ~ the
cause of the stampede never witnessed
anything like il in my life The wave oi
excitement swept over the entire city after
the manner Of u cyclonc The street ears
We're Iammcd together in groups; caTrabos'
carts piled up against one another and
barricadcd the narrow streets, quilcZ were
intcrlorked, overturned and their occu-
pants thrown out: doors ana shutters were
CLOSED and barred; men. women and chill.
drcn ran hithcr and th;hcr and crowded
and ioStlcd one another in their frantic
efforts to escape some dreadful, dircful
calamity
''Thc soldiers alone behaved with nd
mirablc CoolnCsS. Guards were doubled
and trchlcd In nn incredibly short space
Of time platonns of infantry were thrown
across each approach 10 the great bridge,
and no one hut soldiers nfnot was allowed
Ia pass. Armed men took possession of
the EscUlta and the avenues leading there
Ia and used their persuasive powers 10
calm the storm and bring order out Of
chau~ American courage and display
Of American sense and Judgment prevail
cd In less than an hour thu 'whirlwind'
had passed and trndo and traffic We're re-
sumcd The question with the soldier
WAS What in the mischief was it all
about anyway KANSAS city Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13

Bachelors with IA lcaning toward matri
mony are warned that the doctrine o
cavcat emptnr will apply to the matrimo
NAL contract
That is the judicial dcliverance of q
Cincinnati court in II ease in which u new
~ promoted Benedict, un tn" discovery
that his hlushing bride was possessed o
an unSuspcctcd glass eye. tried Ia cscap,
from the maj rimonial bond on the ground
that hc WIS deceived in the failure to in
form him of thu artificial nature of that
important feature
The court sweeps aside that plea witt
summary logic. II a woman were ohligcC
To notifya woorr of The artificial character
of any Of the adornmcntS II face ar form
the obligation would apply tn all nf them
and, considering the range Of such appli
anccs. the assumed obligation to tli>clos,
the entire category would br dSruptiyc oi
society
Aspiring hridcgroomS with u disposition
To precautions must therefore rely ON pri
vate tests for glass eyes or r. enforced
coitfurcs and accept the consequences il
their conclusions ART not accurate. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13
TWO EXTREMES MEET.
John l.. nnd Dwight l.. Try to Con-
vert Each other.

OsUFF.
Celebrities have been raining thick and
fast un san Francisco lately. and two Of
them collidcd rather amusingly at an Oak
land hotel. One was the we'll known
Dwight l.. Moody, the evangelist, and the
other was the well known John l.. Sulli
van. pugilist and actor They happened
to be staying at the same time at the Ho-
tel MetropOlc. and just tn see what would
come of il some ono introduced the two
famous men.
At first John was bit wary of the lay
divine, but after he had carefully meas
ured Mr.. Mondy's pruwess on several theo
logical points concerning which the big
un has pronounced if unorthodox views.
he began To entertain wholesome respect
for the evangelist. Perceiving his advan-
tagc the good man followed il up by in
viting the bad man in courteous terms tn
attend his meeting that afternoon. John
hastily declined this invitation, which he
viewed with n certain amount of super
stitious distrust.
To Mr.. Moody's surprise and gratiflca-
tion, however, during the progress of the
service he saw slipping into back seat
the high collar with the familiar broad,
pink stripes which encirclcs the huge neck
reference too marked. the cxhortcr spc Ike
of various ways Of combating evil. adjured
his hearers To fight the good fight, battle
for the right and used kindred expressions
which he considered appropriate to the
circumstance. The big fellow listened at
tentivcly for few minutes. but before the
meeting was over he quietly made his
escape.
At the hotel that evening he again en-
countered Mr.. Moody and paid that gen
tleman one of the most genuine compli-
mcnts he ever heard
=" Evcnin, doctor" said John 1 went
to your church today"
"Yes, was delighted to ste you, Mr..
Sullivan, returned the lay preacher
pleasantly.
"Golly, doctOrr' continued the ex-cham-
pion enthusiastically. That was CON
founded fine sermon. you knowr'-San
Francisco News Letter.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13
EVERYBODY LAUGHED.
Mcrrimcnt Always Excited ny the
Locomotives First tscd.

Z
Edward Austin died at his home in
Boston last November. leaving 81. .0O0. .u0O
To education Mr. Austin visited Charles
ton soon after the first locomotive was
used on the new railroad line, then partly
built between that city and Augusta. Ga.
This. when completed, was the longest
railway in the world \ friend took him
to the station To see the train arrive
While standing near some other gentle
men Mr. Austin heard one of them say,
I'm bet you, and. thinking the remark
was addressed tn himself. he answered, Il
beg pardon. but don't bet. = The first
speaker then replied that he was address.
ing another person.
A. the train camc in the pulling and
blowing of the odd looking locomotive
caused Mr.. Austin 10 laugh. whcrcupon
the gentleman who had offered the bet.
which had been taken by another. cx-
claimed Their, knew he would laugh
pay your hct At that time ii was Gus.
tou3"ry Ia make wagcrS that visitor who
had never seen u locomotive would laugh
at the sight of this one aS it came into the
station
Thi, must have been the identical en-
give called the Best Friend. " which the
Hon Charles Francis Adams. .Ir., in his
work On Railroads. speaks of as IA
queer leaking machine const ructch mt the
West Point Foundry works in New York
during the summer uf 1880 F" The usual
rate OF speed was from II to II miles an
hour aud one day. when the train was
running a little faster, one Of the passcn,
gers asked the conductor how many miles
they were then making. On receiving the
reply, II think We are making III or IL
miles AN hour" the passenger asked.
Cant you boil us up to 20;' Mr. Aus
tin said that question, Can't you boil Us
up To 20:" had often been in his mind
since he took that first eventual ride on a
railway train
Owing to an accident the rcxt year the
directors made this rule: mo greater
speed shall bc made by the engines than
Ii miles AN hour with one ear of passon
gers, L. miles with two ears ana 10 miles
with three cars" How long il was until
the engines were allowed To- "Loil' up 10
2o accessible records do not inform u.s.
Roanoke Cullcginn.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13

In Gays Journey to Exeter. pub
lished in 17i5. it is told how after pass
ing "Morcombe's lake the traveller:
reach Administer. where they sleep. The
next morning
We rise. our boards demand the barher's art; ;
A female enters and performs the rart.
The weighty golden chain adorns her neck.
And three gold rings her akillful hands bc
deck:
Smooth DER our chin her easy fingers movc.
Soft ns when Venus strokcsi tho heard of Jove
Notes and Queries.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-13

In New York city about lS"2, a period
Of great awakening" that brgat Nor,
iuoniSm and many other scctS-among
them one in Kentucky, whose members,
in order tu win heaven hy making them
selves aS little children used to crawl on
their hands and knees in church, play
marbles, trindlc hoops and otherwise
manifest their infantile madncss-one
Matthews. u carpenter, having assumed
the name Matthias. proclaimed himself To
hc God tho Father.
He found believers, most uf them igno-
rant. hut some intelligent. procured much
money and ruined many persons lie and
his disciples claimed to heal the sick quito
as successfully ns the Scientists now do.
One of them. u Mr.. Picr>on. II victim Of
religious dclusion even before the coming
of Matthias. had cndcayorcd under most
distressing and pathetic circumstances
publicly Ia raise his wife from the dead,
accepting literally the verse Of the general
cspistlc of IT James directing the elders
Ia anoint and pray over the sick and
promising that 1.-THE Lord shall raise him
up.
Matthias. being eventually indicted for
procuring $500 from Mr.. Folgcr under
the false prrtcnSc that he was God. able
to remit sins and would communicate the
Holy Ghost Ia said Folgcr. the district at
torncy entered nollc pruscqui for these
reasons To maintain the Indictment. he
said, must prove that defendant : pre-
lenses were false and would deceive n
man of ordinary intelligence and pru-
dcncc. lint 10 sane person would believe
that Matthias was God Matthias was,
however, convicted On lesser charges. -
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