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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
New p. e. o. Chapter Organized.

Ten of the leading ladies of
Hamilton were initiated into
the mysteries of P. E. o. on
last Saturday evening and
chapter N. formed. Miss Dora
Hallock of this city state organ
izer, was assisted in the work
by Miss Nesmith a popular
teacher of Chillicothe and a
loyal p. E. o. November will
add three new chapters to those
already in Mo. Chapter o. will
be formally organized the 10Th
and will have on it's roll four
whose homes were once here,
Mrs Nelson, Mrs. Ogle, Miss
Patterson and Miss Bullou.
On the Goth a number of ladies
residing at Braymer will take
the vows and assume the duties
of P. E. o. as chapter P.
Several other towns are also
considering the advisibilitv of
organizing. A little careful
study is all that is necessary
to convince one that the P. E.
o. Sisterhood is the ideal soci.
ty for women, attracting to its
ranks thousands of represent.
tives women aud each year in.
creasing more rapidly the
number whose lives are influ-
ented by the noble principles
set forth DO the order.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Madden.

1t always grieves us to learn
of the passing of a motherly
old lady doubly so when it is
i. caused by terrible accident
such as that of last Saturday
afternoon which caused the
death of the honored and we'll
beloved wife of Timothy Mad
den Mrs. Madden has not en-
joyed good health for several
years and last Saturday after,
noon about three o'clock when
no one but herself and devoted
daughter Miss Katie was at
home the holocaust occurred.
Miss Katie left the room for a
few moments to attend to her
duties or chores and upon re.
turning to the sitting room, to
her horror found the uncontiouS
mother sitting in a chair with
her clothing burned off of the
body and even the seat of the
chair burned away. Mother
Madden lived for several hours
after her terrible experience.
1t will never be known just
how the accident occurred but
from the condition of the room
it was self evident that she had
started to bnild a fire with
several papers and that they
flashed into a blaze and ignited
her clothing and she being
nearly helpless dropped into
her chair and was consumed by
the heartlcss blaze. She was
fthe mother of twelve children,
who at the time of her death
was widely scattered. Rev,
Fr. D. F. Sulliran conducted
the funeral services at the
Holy Rosary church at 1890 A.
M. Monday and the remains
were laid at rest in consecrated
grounds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Burlington officials.

Monroe City should congrat-
ulate herself on being located
on the Burlington Railroad
because it is Que of the be t
systems to be found. It's off.
Gals are always looking after
the interests of the cities locat-
ed on Burlington lines. They
make frequent trips over the
line to meet the citizens and
thus are in position to CO.
operate with the p people along
the road. All the off Gals are
yeither by nature or training
: pleasant, courteous business
men.
Thursday morn ing several of.
fclals were in this city and
while here several of them
made the DEMOCRAT a pleas
ant call.
They were on Especial train,
in charge of Conductor H. G,
Crane, brakeman, G. H. Sibert,
Engineer, John Hall and Fire
mau,C. D. Lavoo.
In the party were Messers
Howard Elliott, Gen'l Mana.
ger; S. E. Crance, Gen'l Snp
erintendent; D. o. Ives, Gen'l
Freight Agent; L. W. Wake.
ley, Gen'l Passenger Agent;
F. A. Chase, Gen'l Master Me-
\chanic; J. H. Carroll, Attorney;
P. FL. Houlahan, Superintend-
ent; l. N. Wilber. Master Me-
chanic; E. M. Gilcrist, Supt
of Bridge and Building; Geo.
N. Mills, Land Commissioner &
Tax Agent; d. H. Kennett,
Gen'l Travelling Agent; G. A.
How, Supply Agent; w, S.
Tayler, Freight Claim Agent;
j. W. Mulhern, Train Master;
James Murphy, Road Master;
Jno. Dewitt, Division Passen.
ger Agent; VIM. FitzGerald, II.
General Agent; H. w. John
son, Clerk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Dead Bodies Stop Navigation.

Dead Bodies Stop Navigation.
London. Nov. 13.-The Globe
this afternoon publishes a let
ter from Belgian gentleman
who has been travelling to Pekin
via the Trans-Siberian railroad.
He describes, under date of
September 6, what he saw in
the Amur river. His account
surpasses in horror those pre-.
-viously published.
THE scenes witnessed dur
ing the three days since the
steamer left Blagovetchensk, ="
he says, ''are horrible beyond
the power of description. Two
thousand deliberately drowned
at MorXo, 1000 at Rabe, 5000
around Blagovetchensk, total
of $4,000 corpses encumbering
the river. Among them are
thousands Of women and chill
dren.
Navigation was all but inn
possible. Last week boat had
to plough her way through a
tangled and mangled mass of
corpses lashed together by their
long hair. The banks are lit.
orally covered with corpses.
I'm the curves of the stream
were dark, putrid smelling
masses of human flesh and
bones, surging and swaying in
the steamers wake. Captain
Winly ordered full speed ahead.
From Blagovetchensk to
Aigun, forty-five kilometers,
numerous villages studded the
bank with thriving industri.
Gus population of over 100000
No one will ever know the num-
ber of these who perished by
shot, sword and stream. Not a
village is left"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
No Veneered Republican.

Mr.. Bryan's personal future
interests many of his devoted
admirers everywhere. Will he
longer continue the leader of
the Democratic party? That
he will always be potent fig
ure in it's councils cannot be
gainsayed, No man so honest,
courageous, resourcetul. so
eloquent aud so earnest, could
fail to be that. He has never
been the candidate Of the pol.
iticians, but always of the
people. He will continue to
have their respect and admira-
tion. He has grown in the con.
fidence of the people as the
popular vote demonstrates.
He is better understood man
than in 1896. The more he Is
liked. His second defeat does
not make him less great. His
magnificent personal cam
paign, against fearful odds, is
unsurpassed in political his
tory. But Mr.. Bryan would not
allow his personality to stand
in the way of the principles he
advocates. If another leader
is stronger the first man to sug.
gest his nomination would be
William ], Bryan. II is too
early TO say with any degree of
certainty. Conditions and cir
cumstances make candidates.
Principles change not. If not
for the third time the nominee
in 1904-and we hope and believe
he will be, the third time being
the proyerbial charm-Mr.
Bryan Will take his place in
history with Clay and Webster
and Calhoun and Blain and
Shermau-men who were too
great to be president.
OFor president IN 1904, William
j. Bryan or another Bryan-no
veneered Republican.-Wa
Williams.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Funeral of Mrs. III. III. Hagan

Funeral of Mrs. III. III. Hagan.
The funeral of Mrs. H. H.
Hagan, whose death occurred
early Monday morning, took
place yesterday morning at
nine thirty o'clock from the
Catholic church. corner of
Warner avenue and Maple
street. Short services were
held at an early hour at the
home and at nine O'Clock the
remains were taken to the
church tor the last sad rites.
There was large concourse
of friends and acquaintences
in attendance, the auditorium
Of the church being crowded.
Mrs. Hagan had for MANY
years been one of the most
popular ladies OF the capital
city and had a very large mum.
Der of warn personal friends,
all of whom were anxious to ex-
press their sympathy in the
hour of mourning.
The floral offerings were most
abundant and the prettiest
ever seen in the city. The
ladies of the Catholic church
brought Il handsome design
1.-The Gates Ajar," the Elks
presented a ring of the most
beautiful flowers and the wo-
mans clubs gave a harp of
choice cut flowers. There
were many other pretty designs,
among them being flowers sent
from st. Louis, Topeka, and
Oklahoma City.
Bishop Meerschearu deliver
ed the funeral sermon, AN address
full of consolation and feel
ing for the friends, a master
full effort. setting forth the
character and Christianity of
the deceased. Rev. Father
Van Hulse assisted in the SER
vices.
The music was a special
feature of the services. Miss
Grace King, the musical direct.
or of the territorial university
led the choir with a solo abide
With Me-" and John O'Meara
sang "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought"
The interment was made in
Summit View cemetery, the
pail bearers being Judges Caleb
r. Brooks and Frank Dale, Col.
A. G. Schnell, w. A. Frazier, j.
D. Burke and Jos. W. McNeal.
Guthrie (Oklahoma) Leader.
Horace Hagan, the husband
of the departed was raised in
Indian Creek and was one of it's
best known and most popular
young men. He has resided at
Guthrie, Okla, for several
years.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Hagan-C Christian.

One of the most quiet and yet
the prettiest and sweetest we'd
dlngs of the season occurred at
the Holy Rosary church at 2:30
p. m. yesterday. Rev. FIR. D. F.
Sullivan otficiated in his happy
but solemn manner. The con-
tracing parties being Victor
Hagan. Jr., OF Indian Creek.
and Miss Hattie L. Christian, of
this city. The attendants were
Jerome Mudd and Miss Fannie
Borden, Mr., Hagan is one of
the progressive farmers of this
township and Miss Hattie is the
kind, amiahIe and always pleas,
ant sister of Samuel Christian,
of the Racket, and Frank Chris
tian, the barber.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

A north Missouri editor is re.
sponsible for this sublime out
burst: "Our heart swells up
with gratitude and our voice is
choked with emotion, like a
muley COW with turnip in her
throat. The world is after all
a happy one, and as we gaze
from the window of our editori.
al monastery at the sun kissed
landscape, sweet visions Of
milk and honey, humming birds
and molasses, brick cheeee and
ambrosial nectar dance before
our astonished vision like Il calf
before circus procession. Last
Saturday one Of our subscribers
came in and paid in cold cash
and in cold blood. three years
arrearage and two years in ad.
vance"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
Revival Meetings.

Are now being conducted, at
the Christian Church, by w. N.
Briney, of Paris, at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon and 7.2O at night.
You are cordially invited to at
tend these meetings. Come
and bring some Unconverted
friend with you.
r. B. BRINEY, PASTOR.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

The second informal meetin 9
of all resident P. E. O.'s was
held Monday afternoon at No.
3518 Washington avenue, with
Mrs. G.. E. M. Pratt. Those
in attendance were Mines. A.
Deane Cooper, j. H. Carroll,
Birney Dysart, H, H. Evans,
Frank Perrin Hays, G, Dewitt
Lukens, A. r. Morgan, Virgie
Nelson, Frank Northrup, J. p.
Nesbit, Eva Ogle, c. E. M.
Pratt, Carrie Teas and Miss
Zellah Bullion. At the request
of the members Mrs. Pratt has
been appointed by the State
organizer to organize the st.
Louis Chapter. The meeting
was called to order with Mrs
Pratt in the chair. There was
a general discussion of plans
for organization and program
me of winters work. Business
being completed, refreshments
were served and the ladies en-
tertained by Miss Ely, who
sang De K"v"1 songs st.
Louis Rerub
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

After the good farmers wife
has toiled for months in the hot
sun and rain to raise a few
chickens it is hard to describe
her feelings when some
morning she arises to find that
4 thief has entered the coop
and carried away several of her
incest pullets. After a pub,
Usher has paid out money for
his paper, ink and other items,
to send out his paper, his feel
ings are also difficult to describe
as he reads a card from a post
master to the effect that John
Smith who owed two or three
years for his paper, has left the
neighborhood Tor parts un-
known, leaving his paper un-
claimed. The chicken thief
and paper thief ought to be
tried together and hung up by
the heels for a whole August
day and night.-Centralia
Guare.
Rev. j. E. Travis will con
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

Corn kings, cattlr kings,
wheat kings and all kinds of
kings go "busted" unless they
are Trust Kings" The latest
to go broke is Henry j. O'NeilL
the barley king who went into
the mine hole for $500,0o0.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15
FIRST WEEK.

Thursday Afternoon, Angels
and Hornets. Thursday Night,
The Ideal Character. Friday
Afternoon, A Fatal Marriage.
Friday Night, The Hard Task.
master. Saturday Night, Seek
ing and Saving thelLost.
SECOND WEEK.
Lords day Morning, The
Precious Christ. Lords day
Night, Voices from the Cross.
Monday Night, The Universal
Magnet. Tuesday Afternoon
Burden Bearing. Tuesday
Night, The Deformed Reformed.
Wednesday Night, What Must
l Do? Thursday Afternoon,
Thorns in the Flesh. Thursday
Night, Christ on Trial. Friday
Afternoon, -Four Fatal Foot,
steps. Friday Night, A Way
ward Youth. SATURDAY. Night,
Jesus and Jonah. Lords day
Morning, Discipleship. Lords
day Night. Excuses.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-15

Rev. j. E. Travis will con
duct services at the Pee Dee
school house right 4 long.
The times., 1900-12-23
GOOD WOMEN AND BAD.
A Woman Playwright Discusses the
Two Types.

A woman playwright recently read a pa
per before one Of the cIubs formed by
members Of her own sex for the discus
sion of all kinds of subjects. and declared
that good women were never interesting,
and that the heroines of plays were com
PEELED nowadays 10 have pasts and other
adjuncts, which, however desirable they
may be as features of heroine, are not
in the least likely TO recommend their
possessor to the consideration OF good so
ciety. The speaker who maintains this
theory never wrote but one play OF impor-
tance and the hero OF that was q sneak
thief. So her objections TO morality in
stage types are evidently not confined 10
the weaker sex. Just because her hero
was such character the play failed TO
meet with anything like the prosperity it
would have enjoyed II the spectators had
been able to feel the least sympathy with
the central figure. But nobody could take
interest in a theft, however presented. If
a woman had been stealing through three
acts as this man did, there would have
been no more feeling for her. II this dra-
m2tist intends to put into practical oper-
ations her theories about wicked heroine,
she will probably have as much cause to be
regre tful about them as she now has about
the Use OF a sinful hero
Women v no are OF nave Deen wicked
fail TO attract on the stage chiefly because
their own sex takes little interest in
them. 1t Is the contention of the New
York Sun" that women who go to theatres
sympathize much more with one of their
sisters in distress when that distress is
not the result of her own wickedness or
weakness, than when she has deliberately
brought trouble on herself through her
own actions. The theatres in America de-
.E. ar.lsa
must, for that reason, rather glorify wo-
men than otherwise. and when the end
comes It must be the woman that tri-
uInphs. 1t would be absurd to say that
the women Of thIs country desire to see
an unworthy woman made heroine.
Most OF the women who go to the theatres
are honest wives. sweethearts, or moth
The times., 1900-12-23
Free Lunches for Women.

Hitherto men have had the exclusive
privilege of Indulgence in free lunches,
but now the fairer and better sex are TO
be endowed with similar boon. Femi-
nine shoppers have found out how TO do
it, All YOU have to do is to go into the
grocery department OF one Of the large de-
partment stores. There, II you are fond OF
cereals. you can get good start on the
many kinds of breakfast foods that are
given away as samples. Sometimes the
maid in charge gets generous and gives a
substantial helping, again it is only a
taste, but when there are fifteen or TWEEN
ty kinds to sample you can always man
age TO get enough.
This is merely first course. Next you
try potted meats and crackers that the
manufacturers are anxious to introduce
TO the public. Sometimes baked beans viii
be served. For desert there are canned
fruits of every kind. jellies. fancy cakes.
and preserves, and you can finish with a
bit OF cheese.
The bill of iare varies daily. There are
constantly new dishes to be advertised
by giving away. At times crystalllzed
fruits, dainty bits OF preserved ginger,
fancy pickles, olives. waters. and even
ice cream are served.
I'VE don't lose anything by the
scheme" said the manager of one OF the
department stores, "for every woman who
IN this way saves q quarter is so proud
of the feat that she comes down stairs
and spends II right away. She calls that
fnanciering." -.-s-,-.-
The times., 1900-12-23
oId-Time Bookmnrl.,.

Artistic bookmarks went out Of fashion
with the sentimental novel, and they are
seldom seen nowadays except in France,
where many old customs cling in spite of
the eySr-fresh csprices of the novelty
loving nations. Some of these once re-
yered bookInarks OF silk and satin. beau
tifully embroidered with verses and flow
ers, have been imported this season and
are charmingly quaint and pretty. One of
white silk. with fringe of seed pearls,
bears this motto: lie occur qui salt aimer
ne salt point oublier-" What a touching
sentiment 10 send TO a far-away friend,
Another wreathed in forget-rne-nots says
plaintiyely: "Petites feurs parlez pour
moi Gold, violet, pale blue. and bright
red we're the colors most used in embroid-
erlng the letters on old-fashioned book
marks, and sometimes the design would
be repeated in iyory, mother-o pearl, or
metal and attached 10 the ends. instead OF
fringe, as, for instance. two hearts en-
broidered in silk. with the motto: "Se9a-
res mais non pas desunis," and gold and
silver hearts hanging from The ends.
When gems are used the symbolic Ian
gnage of these dangling ends is capable
Of expressing almost any emotion from ar
dent love to green-eyed jealousy. For in
stance, a heart OF emeralds for faith.
sapphire anchor for hope knot of rubies
for love. and tassels OF pearls meaning
tears or purity
The times., 1900-12-23
A "Newv Empress.

The young Empress of Russia is one
of the most advanced women in Eu-
rope and dces not attempt TO conceal her
opinions She Is strong believer in fe-
male suffrage, woman's clubs. the higher
education of women and in her right to
enter any and az of the professions
She is an enthusiastic advocate of the
many movements started by women for
the betterment of society. She has frank
" stated that IL she lived in land where
court regulations were less strict she
would be an avowed female suffragist.
OF all the royal ladies of Europe the
Czarina stands out most strongly as the
champion of her sex. She holds that al
most all of the great reforms of the
world have been brought about by wo-
men. and that they are just becoming
conscious of their power and possibili-
ties. Under her imperial patronage So
cieties for the education and develop
ment of females are growing numerous
In St. Petersburg and even spreading
through the jealously guarded realm OF
the Gar.
81 have great and abiding faith in my
own SEX" she said recently. Women are
ever busy sowing the seed from which
good springs up all over the world"
Since the Czarina has become SO deep
ly impressed with the Importance OF
women's clubs and societies the Car has
ordered that full reports of all such
meetings shall be prepared for her peru
sal
The times., 1900-12-23
chief Nurse to the Army.

Mrs. Dita H. Kinney, OF San Francisco,
has just received the news of her appoint
ment as chief nurse Of the army of the
United States. She is one OF the best
known and most competent nurses in the
country. The position she Is to hold has
been coveted by every nurse of prominence
in the army and civil life. For several
months Surgeon General Sternberg has
been searching for an efficient nurse 20
take command OF affairs in the chiSi
nurses office at Washington, soon TO be
vacated by DR.. Anita McGee.
Mrs. Kinney served her apprenticeship
in the Massachusetts, General Hospital,
wherc she was graduated with the highest
honors ever conferred by the institution.
She has been chief of nurses in the Boston
and st. Paul hospitals and many other
prominent institutions, including the
French Hospital of San Francisco. Since
the beginning of the Spanish war she has
been connected with the army. and until
recently was stationed az the Preside Gen.
eral Hospital.
When the base hospital at Nagasaki was
projected by the Government Mrs. Kinney
was selected as chief nurse, but the plan
was abandoned and she was recently sent
to Fort Bayard. New Mexico.
The times., 1900-12-23

PARIS, Dec. 1o.-Fur was never so
much the rage as at the present moment,
though the winter has hardly made itself
felt as yet; exquisite indeed are the va
rlous novelties which the fashionable
furriers are putting on the market Not
the least attractive among them is a
gown exhibited by the Maison Vile de
Bombay. house noteworthy for some
specially picturesque and extravagant
designs in the tailor as well as the milli-
merry field. This costume in question is
made entirely of MORE. baby lamb, or
BreitschwanZ, as it is often called. The
present fashion in skirt forms lends it
self particularly we'll to the composition
of furs, and in this instance the entire
inYisibility of seams is very striking
There Is no fullness whatever at the
back, the garment fitting the figure in
closely adjusted li3es, which fare con-
siderably below the knees. The length is
a comfortable walking length, without
train; just long enough to be graceful
and the binding consists of heavy black
satin which also forms the customary
pleated dust ruffie. A novel trimming
consists of strappings of black satin
faced cloth, which are stitched to the fur
and end in arrowheads OF the same
cloth. Under one OF these is hidden the
placquet at the left side, while the right
correspondingly conceals that longfelt
waat-a pocket. The latest gowns, by
the way, are all supplied with pockets
placed in some attainable place by an
Ingenious device by the dressmaker, and
generally concealed by an available
trimming of some sort. This does away
with the uneasy and ungraceful way OF
The times., 1900-12-23
ItnIy's Royal Pair.

The new royal household of Italy Is sim
plicity itself King Victor Emanuel crises
at daynrealS and works until 7:3O. when
he and Queen Helen breakfast together.
At O'Clock their majesties walk or drive
for an hour. after which the King attends
to business of state and the Queen visits
her many pets, which include a number
OF rare birds. At l o'clock simpi,
luncheon is served, which rarely consists
of more than two dishes. Dinner is served
at p. m. and seldom has more than
three courses and dessert. Queen Helen
is extremely amiable and considerate and
frank to the last degree. Recently at a
reception she made number OF practical
remarks and suggestions to her ladies-i in
waiting. Ladies, allow me TO give you
a word of Ndvice. When You appear at
court you will find IL more comfortable Ia
wear easy corsets and shoes that do not
pinch your feet. When one has to stand
so long and make so many courtesies it
is best to seek comfort