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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26

well, how about it?" said
Dobley. Let me see it,"
She took out a box of leather
belts. There was a dangerous
glitter in her eye.
do you think lady would
like one of these belts?" he
asked.
1T depends on the lady,"
said the girl pertly. "Some
would and some wouldn't.
That's an old style belt. The
pulley belt is the newest thing"
"Why didn't you let me see
them in the first placer" asked
Mr.. Dobley. THAT is what 1
want: the newest thing in
belts"
The girl took out a box of
satin belts of different colors.
What size?" she asked.
Waist twenty-one inches"
he said.
"Then you'll want a nineteen
belt" said the girl;
why should I want a nine.
teen belt for twenty-one inch
waist?' he inquired.
Because you take two or
three inches less in these BELTS"
explained the salesgirl.
"Are you sure of that?" he
asked.
Il have one on" said the girl.
How much are they?" said
Dobley.
1.-Two fifty EACH" said she.
I'll take two," said Dobley
desperately.
We'll, we'll. well!' said the
girl who talked to space.
Dobley escaped with his belts
thr rough a door, the grating of |
which had been put up except |
in one space through which he
was allowed to pass eyed by
the saleswoman as though he
were a criminal. When he got
home he displayed them to Mrs.
Dobley.
1.-The very newest thing" he
said.
Mrs. Dobley tried one on and
t fitted.
WELL" she said, "You can
shop better than 1. They are
perfectly lovely. Shopping is
perfect torment to me. The
and men are so dis
agreeable on hot days"
II don't know that I exactly
are for shopping" said Dob
ey, "but when it comes to a
oelt hunt, give me the scent
Ind 1 am game. New York
Inn
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26
w. T. YOU'LL,
Licensed Auctioneer,
MONROE CITY. NO.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Best Remedy for Stomach and Row.,
Troubles. O"eA
II have been in the drug busipass 10. .,.
years and have sold most all of the proprieiaryy
Imealcines o. any note Among the entire Iist
i hdvs 1 H tonnd anything to equal Chamber
al stomach and bowel tronbles,S SAWS az VT
Maxeaeld, OF Columbus, Ga. This remedy
Two severe cases Of cholera morbus IN nv
dreds OF bottles OF II TO NV customers 10 Their
e emu saustactlon II affords quick and sure
Wiz IN ~ form No family should be-
For sale by r. o. Wood and Raney saunders
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26

1--WE only have athletic belts
and swimming belts on this
floor" said the foorwalker.
"Then what are you talking
about?" asked Dobley. Where
are they?"
The foorwalker designated
the direction that led to TIE
athletic goods, and Dobley pro-
ceeded, although he knew quite
we'll that he would not find the
belt Mrs. Dobley wished for
among them. But he wanted
to teach the foorwalker a les.
son in politeness. So he said
to the clerk:
Il wish to see some of your
newest designs in athletic
belts"
CO, oil WudL BIC.
"Twenty-one inches" said
Mr.. Dobley.
I'VE have nothing as small
as that, said the clerk. You'll
find those in the children's de-
partment.
Your system here" said Mr..
Dobley, lis as complicated as
the reference departments of
the Knowitall Dictionary"
He strobe upstairs and wan.
dered among the aisle like a
lost soul, looking for belts.
Seeing some things depending
from a line with buckles on
them he approached jauntily |
and said to the young woman
in charge:
Let me see some of these in
your very latest designs,
please"
1.-THE very latest have gun
metal and Rhinestone buckles"
said the young lady. This has
a horseshoe on one, and a fieur-
de-lis on the other. Eight dol
ars a pair"
"A pair?" exclaimed Mr.. Dob
ley. do you sell 'em by the
oair?"
Usually" said the young
lady, haughtily.
II only wanted one" said
Dobley; "twenty.one inches"
How many inches?" asked
he young lady in a frightened
:one.
Twenty. one,' said Dobley.
waist measure"
The. waist measure doesn't
natter said the young woman.
Doesn't" asked Dobley. II
should think the waist measure
would matter considerable in
)elt."
'rhese aren't BELTS" said the
young woman. They are stock
ng supporters.
"Oh-" said Dobley, Il
hought-"
"Cawsh!' said the young la.
ly turning her back deliberate
y on Dobley. I
Mr. Dobley turned away
restfallen. 1t now only lacked
fifteen minutes of 6 and he knew
What to expect in the way of ;
attention from the clerks at
hat hour. He saw a pleasant :
aced young woman standing
~ counter full of hats and he :
approached her.
Can you inform me-" he said,
where 1 can find belts for
ale?"
al cannot - she cnid cnln,l,r
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26

inst cad of a saleswoman.
Belts! Beltsn' he said
hoarsely clutching the clerks
hand.
What kind of belts?" asked
the clerk in surprise.
mot a championship belt, "
said Dobley feebly, nor a swim
ming belt, nor an athletic belt,
nor an electric belt, but a belt
"a feminine belt twenty-one
inches. Please lead me to
them"
The man pointed to counter
across the room where two girls
were busting things and putting
them away. They paid no at.
tention to Mr.. Dobley but car
ried an an interesting converse
ton.
I'm going TO Asberry on my
vacation" said one of the girls.
I'VE have the most elegant
times and two gentlemen friends
of mine are goin'; the bathin' is
splendid! We're goin' to stop at
the On.the Beach hotel IS a
week and ice cream Sunda s
and Wensda's. It's the BEST
place at the park and we al
ways"
''Please show me some belts"
said Mr.. Dobley.
"Belts?" said the girl.
Belts" said Dobley; "1adies
belts twenty-one inches"
why didn't he wait till we
were closed up?" said the other
girl addressing space.
What price belts?" asked
the saleswoman.
What price have you got?'
asked Dobley.
I'VE have them frum % cents
70 $780," said the girl.
"Weh, let me see some of
:hem," said Dobley. How can
tell what ! want till I see
:hem% Vs.
He can't tell them" said the
'ther girl again, addressing
pace. He's shopper. They
always come in at 6 on hot
lay"
Here are some of the newest |
'elts,' said the young woman.
This gold braid with a real |
turquoise buckle. They are a
lollar an inch and the buckle
;omes extra"
Isn't that rather high?" said |
)obley.
mot for gold BELTS" said the
,irl.
Il think my wife would pre-
er aplainer sort of belt" he
aid.
His wife" SAID the space
alker sarcastically.
There is no call for plain
'elts," SAID the girl showing the
ray away in the case. What
ime is it. Mame?"
Ten minutes to g." said the
Their girl. Il should think
olks know better than to come
i at such time"
perhaps you'd like to look
t 65 cent belts?" suggested the
irl who was supposed to be
on Mr.. Dobley.
perhaps l would" said Dob
ey. Just let me see them"
They're good tor a cheap
elt," said the girl as she slam
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07

survey will be an eXemplifcation of
civil service principles probably to a
greater extent than in the case of any
other head of that important branch of
the government.
Mr.. Tittmann entered the service of
the coast and goedetic survey when be-
tween Il and IS years of age. lie be-
gan his career in the survey of 1867,
beginning in the lowest grade. His
promotion has been gradual ever since,
and the result OF a close application to
the work of the survey and to a recog-
nized ability. Mr.. Tittmann will be
the first superintendent of%the survey
who has literally worked his way from
the bottom to the top" though there
have been other appointments TO that
place of men who gained that recogni-
ton by long service.
superintendent Patterson had served
in the field as photographer, and Prof.
Nilgard had been connected with the
survey IL long number of years before
he was placed in charge
Mr. Tittmann was born in Illinois
and was appointed from Missouri, at
once entering the field. lie accom-
panied the transit of Venus expedition
to Japan as assistant astronomer in
1874 and served in the field for about
20 years in charge of surveying expetM-
tions. He was called to the office of
the survey in this city in 1887 and
placed in charge of the office of
weights and measures. In connection
with this work he was sent to Europe
in 1890 and represented the United
States government at the international
geodetic conference at Berlin in 1895.
In the same year he was promoted and
placed in charge of the coast and geo.
detic survey Office. He was appointed
assistant superintendent in 1892 and
recently was appointed to represent
the United States in the demarcation
Of the Alaska boundary under the
modus Nivendi
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
5 A. TOWNE,

they have since remained. Mrs. Towne
is graduate of Indiana college, and
her time is taken up with music. art
and French. She is a member of sew
eral literary and art clubs in Duluth,
including the Twentieth Century club,
and Of literary society that is active
ly engaged in the study of French art
and literature.
She has wide and very valuable art
collection. to which she added in a
great measure during her recent Eu-
ropean trip, so that now she has enc of
the finest collections in Duluth and one
that is of great benefit to herself and
other art students in the prosecution
of their researches.
She also takes u very active interest
in politics, and often accompanies Mr..
To"ne on his stumping tours. For
merly she took a considerable intere I
in amateur theatricals. Mrs. Towne is
a strikingly beautiful woman. She is
between blonde and brunette, wit b
blue-gray eyes and features of large
but striking and handsome type
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07

though we have clocks and watches
to-day, 1t is interesting to retrace
these steps in measuring time, and
here is method by which any pa
tient boy can make his own sun dial,
so that he can know the hour without
calling to the cook to ask if it is time
to dress for dinner Take bits of ordi-
nary cardboard. the tops of paste
board boxes will.do, and cut out some
oblong pieces about foot wide and
foot and a half long. Fasten two of
them together lengthwise, on one side
to form the pieces \ B in the illustra-
ton. Then bend the edge of a third
piece and paste it to B. so as to have
it stand at right angles. and for D.
Make a slit in l, into which slide an
upright piece. c. This last marks the
hours by casting the shadow c along
the diagram which is drawn on 3 by
watching the shadow and comparing
it with a clock. On account of the diff
ference Of the distance of places from
the equator and the inclination of the
earth to the sun the piece B is; made
movable, so that it can be elevated
to the position which experiment
shows to be right. In this way, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat every
boy can make his own sun dial and
set it exactly so that it marks the
hours of DAYLIGHT correctly.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
WAS A STREET ARAB.
The Romantic History Of Alaska's
Progressive Governor.
By His Own Energy He Acquired Ed
ucation. Fortune and Honor-Once
WaA a New York Waif With
out q Home.

In the summer of 1859 q homeless
children were shipped from Randall's
island, New York, to the west, where
they were to find homes. Two of the
most ragged of the waits were John
Brady and lad named Burke.
Now John G. Brady. governor of
Alaska. is in the east. While in New
York he was registered at the Fifth
Avenue hotel Burke is not gov
ernor now, but he has been. For two
years he was chief executive of North
Dakota.
Gov. Brady has the title of rev
erend," which he earned by hard work
for the money it cost to take him
through Yale and the Union Theolop-
ical seminary. He was sent to Alaska
as a missionary. He was appointed
governor of Alaska by President Nc
Ainley after he had been in that coun-
try ~ years as preacher, teacher and
merchant. He is fairly wealthy and
has WIFI and five children a his home
in Sitka.
Gov. BRADY, says the St. Louis Re
public. does not attempt to disclaim
the lowliness of his early life. and talks
freely of it, explaining that his success
may prove an incentive to others who
are in the unfortunate condition of hls
own childhood.
His father was drunken longshore-
man. His mother died when he was a
child. At eight years of age he had
sold newspapers, shined shoes, run err
rands, carried satchels and haunted the
East river water front in the hope of
picking up an odd job now and then.
Sometimes he found lodging in the
Newsboys' home. AS often as not he
slept curled up in a box or in some
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07

Fate in the afternoon. and the place
was nearly deserted. Two fashionable
young women came in to look at fur
nlshings, and the proprietor showed
them around They came along to
where l was.
"'What Il lovely wax figure" ex-
claimed one.
.Mlorablc, said the other.
elf l could find man like that
now
Perfectly llissable'
MS long as it is wax it probably
would not object to being kissed said
the manager, maliciously.
''l'll do it, said the younger Of the
two girls. There was :ilkcn swish
in my ear, and second after her lips
were pressed to mine in a warm
smack. Tie girl started back and fell
in heap on the floor. She had faint
cd, and for Il little while there was
scene of CONSERVATION.
when she came to. Of course, she
apologized very humbly. and assured
her that | was her debtor. 1T was the
finest compliment to my art that !
have ever received
'In Omaha a woman fell in love
with me and wrote me letters. Every
day got letter from her. and ut last
| tried to pick her out Of the crowd
I looked for all the handsome ones, and
fanciel first this one and that was my
adnlirer. One day she wrote me that
she would wear a bunch of violets the
next day. SO that l might know and
pity her
''rhat day I naturally watched for
women with violets, and there were
81 Of them during the day. They all
stopped and stared at me as they
passed, but along toward night an old
woman, homely and wrinkled came
along and deliberately pointed at her
violets In a way that was unmistak-
able. 1t was very difficult for me to
preserve my facial expression then"
81 pose for half an hour at time
Then walk mechanically out of the
window.
81 pose in all kinds OF rigs. Some
times they want me to be q soldier,
sometimes they want figure to adj
vertise the new styles. In Boston !
posed as young woman in a tailor
made dress. and the papers wrote me
UP as n smart girl who was making n
living by initiating wax figures. Some
OF the young fellows of the fast set
came around and asked for an intro
dlction to the Cir! in the window.
''ln the summer time the most mis-
fortunes overtake me. I have some
times to stand for half an hour while
a fly crawls leisurely over my face and
ticklcs my nose. Oh, no; it is not all
fun, if there is some money in it. 1t
is rather hard on the nerves, too"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
HAS A QUEER TRADE.
Man from New Jersey Who 1mi-
tates Wax Figure.
He Calls Himself the Animated "Dum-
my" and Is the Hero and Victim
of Some Odd Accidents and
Adventures.

Joseph +, Hurst, of Newark. is the
name of the best imitation of a wax
figure in the world
He has followed the business for ten
years. and has had some peculiar ex-
periences.
The idea came to me in this way"
he said to reporter for New York
paper
a druggist on corner had wax
figure of Il woman in his window. It
was advertising soap, u bar of which
It would hold out to the public all day
long. ! was hungry, out of work and
about discouraged. | looked at the
figure and then at the next corner.
Over there was a large drug store that
had no wax figure and that was also
selling soap. went over there and
said 10 the angry looking proprietor:
"'What will you give me TO bring
that crowd over here and keep it
here? ! can do it,
vi will give you sa5 a week. he
said.
IAN hour after walked into the
store. had on a blond wig. my face
was highly decorated with rich paint,
and, all in all, 1 fattered myself that
I looked as much like a wax man as a
real one. The proprietor watched me
in surprise.
skipping into clean white suit of
ducking, | stepped into the window
aud began to pose ! turned mechan-
ically from side to side. 1t was five
minutes before any one across the
street noticed me. Then there was a
s'ush. For three weeks stood in that
window. and, at the end of that time
the general public was not sure as to
my constitution. / have been at it
ever since.
The funniest thing happened in
Philadelphia. I was figure in a par
Cor scene in furniture store. 1t was
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07

dark corner in Chatham square. One
night policeman reused him from
his bed in packing case, and Johnny
confessed that he was hungry and
hadn't any home to speak of. His ia
Their had married again, and Johnny
found little favor with the stepmother.
So they sent him. with a boatload of
other waits, to Randalls island.
On the island Johnny made friends
rapidly. Among others with whom he
formed a fast boyhood friendship was
homeless lad named Burke In the
summer of 1889 the Children's Aid So
ciety arranged to ship a cargo of boys
to the west, where homes had been Sc
cured for them on farms Brady and
Burke were among those selected to
go.
When the carload reached Indiana
Brady was consigned to the home of
John Green, a lawyer of Upton, who
had asked for the "ugliest. raggedest
and most friendless boy in the lot.
Johnny then became Jack" He went
to the village school, applied himself
to his studies and afterwards took the
preparatory course for college in the
Wa:eland academy.
All the time he was in school he was
earning what he could to help pay his
way. Mr.. Green had destined Jack"
for the law, but the boy decided that
his mission was the ministry. and
went to Yale. lie helped make both
ends meet by chopping wood, making
fires, ringing the chapel bell and doing
any other manual labor that offered
a recompense. Later he earned some
thing as q tutor.
After graduation he worked his way
through the Union Theological semi
nary. He never missed an opportunity
to talk encouragingly to boys whose
lot was as forlorn as his had been. 1t
was through the influence of DIR. Shell
don jackson that Mr.. Brady went to
Alaska as missionary. He was pio-
neer in the task of civilizing the In
dams, and in that section is still fire.
quently referred to as Rev. John Brady.
AS business developed Brady opened
store in Sitka. lie became manager
OF the Sitka Trading company and soon
acquired one-third interest. He
proved to be a shrewd business man.
but never relinquished his active in.
terest in missionary work.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07

Eighty-seventh Ohio volunteer infan-
try. He was surrendered with the force
at Harper's Ferry by Gen. Miles, but
was soon exchanged, and assisted in
raising the One Hundred and Twenty
fifth Ohio volunteer infantry. OF which
he became tn. major. and afterward
the lieutenant colonel. He served in
East Tennessee and in the Atlantic
campaign. After the fall of Atlanta
he returned to civil life and to his min
isterial labors, and served in success
sion several prominent churches in the
Ohio and Cincinnati conferences.
In 1875 he became president of the
Cincinnati Wesleyan college for wom-
en-, and in 1850 chancellor president of
the Colorado seminary and chancellor
of the University of Denver. In 1854 he
was elected editor Of the Western
Christian Advocate at Cincinnati, O.
He received the degree of y. NJ. from
Ohio university. the degree of ID. D..
from the Ohio Wesleyan university and
the degree of IL. ID. from the Univer-
sity of Denver and Mount Union COL
lege. He achieved great success in es-
Publishing the Denver university. He
is recognized as one of the greatest
editors and pulpit orators of the
church. He is a ready debater, and
never fears to champion an unpopular
cause when he believes he is right. as he
showed recently in his advocacy of the
rights of women in the general confer
ence. He has been a manager of the
general conference for several terms.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
ALASKA'S BOUNDARIES.
They Will Tie Traced Very SooE h.
Officers of the Conat and Geo.
JeiIc Survey Office.

Otto II. Tittman, assistant superin-
tendent of the coast and goedetic sur
Ney, has left Washington for Alaska,
where he Will trace the boundary line
established by the modus vivendi of
October, 1899, between the British gov
ernment and the United States. He
will be gone about two months.
Mr.. Tittmann has been selected to
succeed Superintendent: Henry S.
Pritchett as the head of the coast and
goedetic survey when Mr.. Pritchett as
sumes the presidency of the Massachu-
sets school of technology, which he
will do next fail. The appointment Of
MIR. Tittmann as superintendent OF the
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
CAREER OF DIR. MOORE.
Methodtst Bishop j.
One of the StronRert Men in
the Denomination.

DR.. David II. Moore who was elected
bishop by the Methods, conference at
Chicago. is editor of the Western Chris
tian Advocate. he was born near Ath.
ems, o., September 4. 1888. In 1860 he
was graduated from Ohio university,
entered the Ohio conference and was
appointed TO Bainbridge circuit as
junior preacher. In 1851 he was sta
toned at Marietta. o. In May, 1862.
he volunteered in the union army as a
private, but was Immediately elected
the captain OF company a OF the
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
PAsTEBoARD SUN DIAL.
Description of a Method by Which
Any Patient and Ingenious Boy
Can Make One.

Mankind first began to note the pas
sage of time thousands of years ago,
before the age of clocks, and the
original thinker noticed that when
the branch Of tree east it's shadow
at certain spot the day was half
over; and then watching the passage
Of the shadow and marking the places
over which it passed, he was able to
divide the day first into halves, then
into quarters, and at last into
twelfths, thus getting the hours. AL
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
The Voraci,y of snider,

Commenting on the amount which
a spider actually consumed during "a
hours, Sir j. lubbock says: AT a
similar rate Of consumption man
weighing 100 pounds will require u
whole fat steer for breakfast. a steer
and five sheep for dinner, ant, for sup
per two bullocks, eight sheep and four
hogs. and just before retiring nearly
four barrels of fresh fish,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
City Control. Advertisements.

The advertisements on the cars, ON
nibuses and tickets Of the London
county council tramways brought in
nearly $4,000 during 1890 OF that
the council netted about $4,000, the
balance going in commission. For the
future an arrangement has been made
to pay the advertising agent only 20
ner cent. commission.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
IS A CHARMING WOMAN.
Mrs. Charles a. Townc DevOtes Most
OF Her Spare Time to the Study
of MuAic and Art.

Mrs. Charles A. Towne, of Duluth,
the wife Of the populist nominee for
vice president. was before her marriage
Maude Irene Wiley. and she was the
daughter of one of the prominent fam
lilies Of Lansing. Mich. where she met
Mr.. Towne. then a budding lawyer Of
that city.
They We're married 10 years ago and
came to Duluth. Mimi. in 1892, where
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-06-07
Pntcrnulism in Germany.

Hamburg policemen watch the street
cars closely. and if they find car
which carries single passenger more
than the number allowed by law the
conductor is fined - cents.