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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08
MONROE CITY MISSOURI THURSDAY, OMARCH 8, 1900

OF the circle, Mrs. Anderson,
the piano accompanent for the
evening, being in the center.
The entertainment opened with
chorus "My Old Kentucky
Home" Murry Sandusky, Tip
Marshall, Porter Patton and
Charles Smith were the end
men and carried their part to
perfection, and caused much
merriment with their songs and
jokes F. L. Petit was the
middle man and looked like an
English Lord Jeff Crigler's
solo was we'll rendered and Jeff
covered himself with glory.
Cecil Forsythe's solos were very
pretty and the audience gave
him a hearty applause. Bert
Botorff on account of sickness
was unable to take his part.
With the middle mans solo the
circle was closed. The Musical
Farce by Messrs. Jaeger and
Jarman was great. They play
ed on every kind Of a musical
instrument from a bottle to a
co: net. The solo by Mr.. Patton
was we'll rendered and was
theartily applauded. The mu-
sical Turn by the Fink Bros.
was fine and the audience was
not satisfied until the boys rem
dered another selection. Jeffer-
son Davis Crigler's dumb speech
took the house by storm and
jeff demonstrated the fact that
he could make Il good speech
when he wanted to. Murry
SandusKy's solo 'The Girl
Loved in Sunny Tennessee, "
was finely rendered and the
audience was not satisfied until
Murry reappeared and sang
Liza Skinner" which took the
house. The Farce which closed
the evenings entertainment was
full of fun from start to finish,
and the audience will hardly
forget the medicine that Murry
administered and Jeff's awfu
case of smallpox.
The boys cleared $50 but had
the weather been favorable
they would have had the larg
est house any show ever had in
the history of Monroe.
The boys have been requested
to repeat it and if they decide
to, we have no doubt but they
will have an over flowing house q.
as it is an entertainment that
is enjoyed by young and old.
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08
A COUNTY JUDGE WANTED

WANTED: BY Monroe and
Indian Creek Townships a couu-
ty Judge whose social, re-
ligious and business ties are not
bound up in the west end of the
county.
NOT WANTED: A $3.50 VS.
S47. so county judge.
WANTED: An equitable
Judge, one who is not anxious
to eXpend the tax money of the
east end of the county in the
west end of it. one who is will
ing that the pro rata tax of the
people be spent among the
people who pay that tax aud
not take it and add it to
other funds and blow it in
among the favored few at the
'tother end"
WANTED: \ county judge
who will redeem the promises
made before the election, after
he is elected.
WANTED: A Judge who is
just. $2S5 VS. $3.50. Gravel
roads. A bridge that we don't
have to pay for twice, that is,
pay the taxes and then go into
our pockets and pay for the
bridge.
WANTED: Not the EARTH
but OUR OWN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08
"A SHIRT WAIST DANCE."???

- OA''i\L w NLOi D-AlNCL@' e.
The Paris Mercury says tn at
Il shirt-waist is a dress finrshe d
about the neck-Really? We
did not know that before: We
thought shirt waists were un-
finished and had to be worn
with collars. This is quite a
piece OF news and will certainly
be relief in warm weather.
The Monroe girls entertain fire.
quently at their club parties in
an informal way and they deem
it more sensible to dress accord
ingly. For what can SAVIOR
more off the country than the
proverbial white slippers and
fussy dresses? OF course we do
not allude to the formal func-
tions where our men apbear in
dress suits and the girls cores
pondingly in decollate gowns.
We are proud to acknowledge
that our town clubs are up-to-
date enough to follow the ex-
ample of larger places, enter
tanning more often and there
fore less formally, and we hope
we are independent enough tol
show our scorn of criticism.
BLUE EYES.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08

In an other column you will
find the announcement of j. f..
Fish of this city for County
Treasurer. Mr. Fish has served
one term as City Collector of
Monroe City and has received
the nomination for the second
term. AS Collector he has made
one of the best officials the city
has ever had, thereby bringing
honor to himself and those he
served. He is fully qualified to
execnte the duties of the Office
he aspires to and no doubt but
he will honor the Office if the
honor is conferred on him,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08

The DEMOCRAT will be compel
led to drop the names of several
persons from It's subscription list
if they do not pay up in a few
DAYS and then the account of
these delinquent's will be placed
for collection. The trusts have
made the price of paper so high
that we cannot afford to con-
tinue to trust people who trust
to providence for money to pay
their bills,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08

Sythe. Friday morning was
consumed in receiving reports
from societies. When the roll
was called ten out of fifteen re.
sponded, some of the country
delegates not being able to get
in. Twenty-Five Sunday schools
reported by minutes of associa-
ton. Committee recommended
the names of Mr.. Smith for re-
election as President; L. Bates,
of Shelbina, Vice President; w.
w. Shaw, of Paris, Cor. Secy.
and Treas; Miss Lillian Ora.
ham, Rec. Secy.; and were
unanimously elected. W. II.
Channau. of Quincy, read
most interesting paper on "Our
opportunities as young people" "
The people of Monroe appreci-
Gted the instructive talk from
Mr.. Channon, also the interest
the Illinois gentleman had in
coming On short visit to Beth
ell Association and Monroe City.
The Sunday School Home de-
partment work was taken up by
w. j. Ward, of Shelbina, and
his excellent talk enlightened
many on this new department
Of church work. Discussion of
the subject showed that many
members soon became regular
at the Sunday school. Friday
evening the Rev. T. w. Cham
bliss, of Shelbina, who comes
from a line of noted Baptist
pulpit orators kept up the rep
utatlon of the family by making
a Character Study of VIM.
Cary" (the first Missionary to
India) as interesting as the
most fiowery sermon after which
Rev, DIR. E. A. Ince with a sub
ject full of all possibilities
Baptist Young People and the
Twentieth Century" addressed
the large and enthusiastic au
dience and captivated it with
his eloquence and natural wit.
During the evening j. K. Greer,
of Paris, rendered with his
clear, soft voice a solo, and
Miss Proctor, Mesdames Hume,
Moore and Johnson and Mr..
Hickman sweetly sang Seek
Ye the Lord" Also chorus by
eight little girls. Miss Henri
eta Scheetz presided at the
piano with her usual talent and
grace both Thursday and Fri
day evenings. Among delegates
and visitors from a distance
were: Messrs. w. W. Shay, J.
X. Greer, Miss Blackburn, of
Paris. Miss Addie McPile, of
Marion County, Rev. E Gill,
Mr.. Bryant. Rev. j. e. Chap
pell, Mr.. Mcneil, Miss Lillian
Graham, Hannibal, Misses Rose
and Lille Proctor, Miss Annie
Jaoudon, Messrs. S. j. Suter,
Howard p. Smith and Judge
Boulware, Palmyra, Rev. W. j.
Ward, Rev. II. W. Chambliss,
Mr.. McGruder and Miss Ada
Miles, Shelbina; Rev. +. A,
Ince, w. H. Channon, Quincy;
Rev. w. H. Jones, La Grange;
j. f. Reushaw, Warren. Con
vention invited to meet with
Paris next year.
The DEMOCRAT will be compel
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08

Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved
CLAIMS APPROVED AND ALLOWED.
T, M. Wilson 81 Son, sundries 8 &C. 90
A. H. Green, fuel for poor. 4.25
Geo w. Tompkins 16 license
ices 400
j. w. Stephens, Chief Police =
and sundries........... ............. 34.65
j. A. Hickman, Special Police 1900
j. H. Grady, medicine for
Richards family ................. 1.55
w. N. Maddox rent and sum
dries. 1900
r. Leake, work on streets ........ 1.60
r. johnson work on streets, 1.SO
John S. Jarman Street Com. $50
A Jaeger hardware. e.. ........ 1906
Monroe City Electric Light q
Power Co. ................... ..... 1885
Total 2lS.O5
COLLECTORS REPORT.
Revenue ..................... s $2S5, ,3S
License ............... ........... ... 547.00
Back TAX. ......................... $50
Penalty Soc. . .-...... ............ ......... 16l
Merchants ......................... 70
Total $S4O.O4
commission. ...... ........ .......... 1851
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
A FINE SHOWING FOR THE CITY, 1T is
NOW OUT OF DEPT,

The City Council Met in Regular Session
At Council Rooms March 2, 1900 Pre-
sent: Mayor North, Aldermen
Bell, Boulware, Ely, Grady,
Scott and Nelson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-03-08

Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27
NO MACINTOSH.
Contrary Effects of the Absence OF
One ON "A Friend of Col. Caiffper.

Contrary Effects of the Absence of
One on "A Friend of Col. CaIIfper.
81 knew a man once" said Col. Cal
liper, according to the New York Sun.
"a young man who had everything that
heart could wish for, who, notwith-
standing that fact, was pretty sane and
sensible sort of young man, but who,
nevertheless, did at times, in his young
er days, before he had learned the
philosophy of life, occasionally have
periods of depression. In one of these
on his way home once from Europe
he came to the conclusion that life
wasn't worth living, and he made up
his mind to end it all right there by
jumping overheard. AS he looked over
the rail and realized how wet the wa
ter was, and how much there was of it,
he knew that he ought not to go out
in it without macintosh.
"Going below he discovered that he
had neglected to bring one. On this
occasion of all others when he wanted
one most he had none. But he couldn't
think of encountering the wet map
propriately clad, and so he deferred
jumping overheard until he could do so
in proper form. Next morning, with
the res1iency of youth, he was feeling
better, and he arrived in New York
buoyant, hopeful and strong.
"And, curiously enough, while in
other respects he remained as punctili-
GUS as ever about his dress, he never
after that wore a macintosh; and .e
went out in all sorts Of weather with
out hesitation. 1t was his carelessness
in this regard that led finally TO death.
Out without macintosh in a heavy
rain at the age of 81 he caught a cold
that settled on his lungs, developed into
pneumonia and carried him off, and SO
If may be said of my friend that he
owed his long life, and mis- death, to the
same cause"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27
KNOWS THE BIBLE BY HEART.
Deaf and Blind CoIored Boy Who Can
Quote Scripture Correctly.


''While visiting an cid friend on the
Tennessee river, near where Shannon's
creek empties in the larger stream, not
long SINCE" said a country minister,
reports the Louisville Post, 81 saw
negro lad of u who is as great a won
der to me as Helen Kellar, the world
famous blind girl and deaf mute. He
lives in a typical kentucky backwoods
community, and has had no advan-
tages. My friend asked me if would
like to see the youth, and l assured him
/ would. We went TO the child's home,
if the little hut might be termed home,
and before left it opened my eyes
wide in establishment. The boy was
born deaf and blind, and with one arm.
He was for years, while mere tot,
called the freak by the negroes who
unfeelingly poked fun at the unfortu-
nate. This child was given a raised
letter Bible by an old nomadic mis-
sionary, who happened to see the pick
aninny while preaching to the negroes,
and from it the boy learned every chap
ter in the Bible. He can quote any
verse in the Scriptures and do it quick
ly. He spends every hour of his time
in studying Gods Word, and says he is
going to teach the blind children of his
race. The lads name is Harry William
BALKAN Freeman, and he is a cookbook
ing mulatto. am going to get some
friends of mine to join me in collec-
ton to be sent the boy to further his
studies. His mother works in the field,
and his father is a steamboat rousta-
houf -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27
a LOST WORLD.
used to live in a better world,
A long ling x.ya.,s 60. -

used to live in a better world,
long, long ways from here,
"here the skies were blue and our hearts
were true,
ana the days were filed with cheer.
mere song and shine gave me and mine
a marvellous round Of Joys,
For the moments brought their gifts I'M
bought
In that world that was made for boys.
The long, long days were golden days.
Ana our hearts beat warm and high.
for eye and ear could see and hear
The charm Of earth and sky.
We loitered long by the brooks sweet song.
And we drank at the springs of Truth
In that land Of joys that was made for
boys
The wonderful realms of youth.
long to dwell in that world once more.
w mere the happiest blessings fall;
But lost 1t when, for the world Of men,
traded 1t, once for all.
long to stray through a grsss-grown way
To the boundless fields Of Joy,
And give my gold and a world grown cold
FOR the heart Of a careless boy.
NIXON Waterman. In L. A. w. Bulletin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27
HOW HE VOTED.
Character Who Had n Way fer CIR
commenting Inspectors.

Character Who Had IA way fer Cir
cumventing inspectors.
Citizens of the Second district of the
Fourth ward, says the Rochester IN.
W Democrat and Chronicle, are having
considerable fun with a well-known
character of the vicinity who developed
a novel idea of the blanket ballot sys-
TEN of voting, on election day. For the
purposes of this narrative the char
acter may be called Tom He was given
ballot by the election officers, and re-
tired into one of the compartments to
make his little cross marks. After re-
naming in the booth for a time Tom
emerged with a self-satisfed air, but
empty handed.
"Where's your ballot?" asked an cleo
ton officer.
"Oh, that's all right" replied Tom
81 put it in there all right"
"You haven't voted yet; go back and
get your ballot"
Eyes. have; you can't fool me; I
voted it in there; you can't get a sight
at my vote"
After little more argument on the
same line an investigation was begun.
which resulted in the discovery that
Tom ha5- carefully marked his ballot
to his own satisfaction, folded it up and
slipped it through crack in the back
of the booth. From there it had slipped
down into pile of agricultural nipple
ments stored in the place, and it was
with no little labor and some difficulty
that it was ''fished" out and returned to
the would-be voter, who, much against
his will, was obliged to permit the in
spectors tn handle it before it was de-
posted in the box.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27

IN oFFJCE-HAlLEY DISTRICT.
'a'' .............Neal ]. Sharp
~. .,..............W. A. Hodgman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27

Salmon fishing has been very poor
on the river Spey this season, owing.
it seems, to the whisky refuse from
the distilleries on the banks. Anglers
assert that the refuse kills or drives
away the fish, while the distillers say
that the salmon is hungry for it and
thrive on it. For either cause, how
ever, the salmon will no longer touch
the flies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27

Last years Swiss exposition at
Geneva lasted six months. and during
all that time there were only IS days
when it did not rain. The result was
a deficit of s15O.oO0, which the city
paid.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27

Next to our grape wine it is believed
that Japanese sake, or rice wine, is the
Oldest alcoholic beverage known to man,
its use in japan dating back over 1000
years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27

Now otos Of mineral water are these grounds
They contain SULPHUR ron aka and other properties among the
hot wafer while there heahfu and refreshing cola
beside them The invalid will obtain in this park scenery
and these healthful waters, restoration
~ nortsman will find fishing and hunting grounds han
or norton of the nation those seeking pleasure Will
find this very desirable spot ..
Tbere will ALWAYS attendants and the
inri+o all to come and see their own satisfaction
KID. WILLIAMS, Proprietor
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-29
A HITCH IN
THE ULIiMATUM
The Joint Note to China Has
Not Been Signed
as Yet.

PEKING, Dec. 21.--Once more there
Is a pronounced hitch in the proceed
ings. The preliminary joint note has
not yet been signed. Conger, the Unit
ed States Minister, says he does not
believe that there are sufficient reasons
why it should not be signed Ia the near
future, and sir Ernest Satow, The B- /
ish Mipisle Ter. takes the same view. Dr.
Mum N Won Schwartz .nsteir, 81 aklns
for Germ Any, believes thar the e--.st.Ng
asre EFT VIII be sigred sooner or la
er. TIE other Ministers also sa.y taat
they '3-s'cor the probabilities in IA
vor oe s,g-inF.
Crirocc scurcer CT ,rfcr~7 ati1r, hsw-
ever, s2ys there Is reliable althoritv fnr
TIE ;'terr',t tiat tfere fs very Lite
chance &C Il . nuta toi0@ s'~~e' for
some time. AS a matter of fact. the
members of the staff OF Ii Hung Chang
believe that the note viii eventually
have to be drawn up either in Europe
or America, probably tho latter- be-
cause they claim that the Washington
Government has had most to do with
the existing modification of the vari-
ous forms of harshness.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-It now appears
that the British Foreign Office has not
received direct information from Pc
king that the joint note has been sign
ed. but in view of the fact that it had
received assurances from ambassadors
in London to the effect that all Min
listers had been Instructed to sign, the
Foreign Office accepted as correct al
legged semi-ofiicial dispatches from
Berlin and Paris announcing the sign
ing. The Foreign Office declares il has
every reason to believe the signing Is
an accomplished fact and that the tele-
grams to the contrary are possibly an
terror thereto.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-29
WRECKED IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 1.-THE
steamer City of Topeka of the Pacific
Coast Company lies possibly a total
wreck on the ragged rocks off Sullivan
Island, in Lynn canal, forty miles from
Juneau and only one mile from the
point where the ill-fated steamer Clara
Nevada was lost with over sixty lives
Luck favored the Topeka or she would
have gone down instantly in deep wa
ter, carrying to death her passengers
and crew, numbering 100 AS it was.
all hands were landed in the boats.
Many of them came to Seattle today
on the Dolphin, which brought the first
news of the wreck
THE City of Topeka, built in 1884, was
formerly commanded by Capt. John
Dillingham;, uncle of r. +. Dillingham;.
Of Honolulu
THE ALPHA LOST.
VANCOUVER, Il. G., Dec. 1.-THE
steamer Alpha is at the bottom of
ia.n strait. she crasneu against the
rock at the base OF tne lighthouse Oh
Yellow Island, on the east coast of Van
cCuyer Island, ana nine brave fellows
went 10 the bottom with her. She was
bound for Japan with a cargo of roc
tons OF salted salmon consigned by Jan
& Tamura and worth $4,000. The car
go Is lost and nothing remains Of the
snip above the surface of the water
VANCOUVER, u. c., Dec. 22.-It
looks as though the sea were venting
a pitiless spite upon the victims of the
Alphan disaster. Three of the recov-
cred bodies were being taken in a boat
10 the place of holding the coroner's 5
inquest, when through .he capsizing OF
the boat the three corpses We're again
swallowed up by the sea The bodies
were those OF Purser j. H Barber
Third Engineer Murray and Sullivan
able seaman.
COAST STEAMER PERIL.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. Il
The steamship Rival, according to re
Rabboni, had a perilous voyage from
san Francisco to South Bend After
leaving San Francisco the Rival en-
countered severe gales, and when she
succeeded in reaching Wilapa HarboI
the weather WAS so stormy that she
was unable to pick up the buoys mark
ing the channel. While lying to she
had the port side Of her cabin stove in
full length and in that condition as
the fury Of the gale increased, she was
compelled to put to sea and while un.
der a full head OF steam drifted broad
side before the gale for forty miles. She
then headed for cape Flattery arriv-
ing In the morning with only ten tons
I OF coal. Captain Johnson said he mo-
mentarily expected his vessel to go tc
the bottom.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-29
CHIN ESE AMENITIES
Factions of the United Chinese So
cieties Fight Last Night.

War waged in the rooms of the
United Chinese Societies last night
The two factions of the societies which
meet there on regular occasions-the
reformers and the imperialists or
tnCse VINO back tle Consul Yang Wei
fin-gathered in the rooms and hall
ways In scores, and it was evident
that the imperialists were ready to
resist all efforts of the reform element
10 vote the money of the societies for
the Chinese Hospital At the last
meeting OF the societies the consul
opposed the measure, and was backed
up by President Yee Ching and the
non-reformers.
Last night while w. w. Ahana was
upon the floor urging the passage of
d motlon to place the funds in ques-
tlon at the disposal of the hospital he
was suddenly attacked by a non-re-
iorner VINO halls from the province of
Lung III. FOR moment there was
considerable confusion in the hall, but
tne president, Yee Ching, made no
enort to placate the fighting men. Mr..
Ahana, who is a small man, was NOT
mt opponent for his assailant, who is
OF more powerful build, and the for
mer beat hasty retreat. The re-
formers were about to engage in a
general affray when Mr.. Ahana ouit
the Held. After order was restored a
vote was taken and the measure pass
ed. The amount of money in question
was nearly $1,000.
This makes the third time Ahana
has been attacked by Lung Tu Chinese
and they are known to be bitterly
opposed to him and a large number of
others who are known as reformers
and have discarded the queue. There
IS bitter feeling between the two fac
tions in the United Societies, mas
much as the president is said to be
a strong Tung Flu man.