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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-05

pafsrrtur 70 his position upon the Paris
,rs.tv MIR. wellington said he had voted
say 4, because ne wanted 20 bring the war
- technical. as well as 60 a real, cloee.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-05

crowd Cheered when Bryan Criti-
cised Them for Kissing WeIIinE-
conference.-the Party Glad of the
Acquisition of the Maryland sena-
tor-Coi. bryan Answered the
Charge with Reference 90 His al
Given a Warm Reception Every
where He spoke.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
An Orange Luncheon.

An orange.colored menu can
be easily arranged. Of course
the dishes must be white. IF
there be on the edge the old
fashioned gilt band, so much
better, says Cool Housekeep-
ing. Salad and Spinach, with
their accessories of mayonnaise
and hard yolks of eggs; rolled
thin slice of bread and butter,
tied with yellow baby ribbon; a
delicate pudding, capped with
meringue dotted with orange
sections; small round or heart
shaped fancy cakes, GOV.
cred with yellow icing all carry
out the color scheme. At the
close orange baskets may be
passed about. To make them
cut a narrow strip of the rind
to make the basket handle, and
below scoop out all the contents
of the orange, leaving only the
shell. Fill the cavity with
chopped fruit, such as bananas,
seeded raisius, pineapple and
canned cherries, all moistened
with grape or orange juice. Tie
bit of narrow green or white
ribbon to the handles of these
ambrosial baskets, and their
appearance will equal the taste
of the contents, which is saying
much. The entire luncheon can
be made inexpensive and ex-
ceedingly pretty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
Reflections of a Bachelor,

The only good imitation of
love is the real thing.
The pen is mightier than the
sword, but it was a sword that
nibbed the first goosequill.
The average woman has an
idea that the government ought
to let her send anything by
mail from a jelly roll to a
guinea pig.
A woman is generally pretty
happy during the first hour or
so that she tries to buy a new
hat that looks we'll on her hus-
band.
Not even a homeless cat in a
back alley looks as mean and
draggly as a girl that gets
caught out in a rain with low
shoes and brown stockings on.
Every creed-maker has at
temped to worship God in his
own way, and to make other
people do the same.
A man ought never to take a
woman seriously except when
he m arries her, and then he
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
The Wabash

Puts on additional train SER
vice between Kansas City, and
st. Louis, st. Louis and Chi
caso and St. Louis, Buffalo,
New York and Boston.
The Wabash New Schedule
which goes into effect Sunday,
June 3rd, Establishes New fast
Service between Kansas City
and St. Louis, st. Louis and
Chicago. and st. Louis, Buffalo,
New York and Boston. The
daily morning fast train leaves
Kansas City at 10 a. M, and ar
rives in st. Louis 600 p. m,
making the run in 8 hours; west
bound this train leaves st.
Louis at 9:15 a. m; and arrives
DIT Kansas City at $50 p. m.
These trains are Vestibuled
throughout, carrying day coach
es, reclining chair cars (seats
free) and buffet parlor cars.
The New York fast mail. via
Moberly and Hannibal, leaves
Kansas City at 6:15 p. m, ar.
rives at New York at 7:30 the.
second. morning, making the
run in about 36 hours, the fast
est time ever made by any reg
ular daily train between Kan
sas City and New York.
The Midnight Special, a new
train leaving ST. Louis at 11:3O
p. m, arrives in Chicago at 500
a. m. and New York at 7:3S the
second morning. Equipment in
this tram: Reclining chair cars
seats free. compartment and
regular open sleeping cars. No.
9. fast mail, will leave st. Louis
at 2:15 p. m. and Hannibal at
4:1O p. m, arriving in Kansas
City at $3.50 p. M, making the
run from st. Louis to Kansas
City in Z hours and 10 minutes
and from Hannibal to Kansas
City in 5 hours and 20 minutes;
) this train will carry day coach
es, reclining chair cars seats
free) and buffet parlor car from
st. Louis and day coaches and
buffet sleeping car from Hauni-
bal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

If you want to see the Dandy
Restaurant of the city, one
where everything is neat, clean,
nice and quiet go to Bells where
they serve the best.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

The following report of the
city auditor of Hannibal shows
the Bluff City is in the soup.
The receipts for the fiscal year
ending May 81, 1900, was $685.
1892, expenditures S6S, 133.
The city has 100 arc lights on
the streets and the cost per
annum was $60,53f.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

marine is a full confession of in
competency. 1t is in these
words: Our present depend
ence upon foreign shipping for
nine-tenths of our foreign car
rying is a great loss to the in
dustry of this country. 1t is
also a serious danger to our
trade, for it's sudden withdraw
al in the event OF European war
would seriously cripple our ex-
banding foreign commerce. The
national defense and naval eff
cheney of this country, more
over. supply a compelling reas-
on for legislation which will en-
able us to recover our former
place among the trade carrying
fleets of the world" No word
of any plan to restore our for
eign carrying trade. The rec
ord of the party shows that it
has but one in view-that of
subsidies, which would prove as
efficacious as does the added
dose of alcohol to the inebriate,
leaving the country the full as
surance that the future of the
republican party would in this
respect be as barren as it's past.
We can not in this one article
review the entire platform, but
may emphasize its bald assump-
ton by this quotation: THE
administration has acted wise
ly in it's effort to secure for pub
lie service in Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippine is.
: lands, only those whose fitness
has been determined by train
! ing and experience" Are we tc
= suppose that it succeeded to its
taste with the Neelys and Rath
bones?
S In view of the Hay-Paunce
! forte treaty the following dec
+ laration is none the less auda
t cious: I'VE favor the construc
: ton, ownership, control ant
n protection of an isthmian cana
l. by the government of the Unit
: ed States" The country ha
r long since concluded that thi
e statement is the reverse of tn
), truth, and upon that opinion
IL founded the one generally he'll
: that the next congress
a will be democratic.
~ Apart from its puerility {
&c egoism the platform is not t
8 be reckoned as a great state pa
&c per because of it's literary fault
III mess. There is no continuit
L of style in it. 1t does not bea
&c about it the impress OF the rhe
&c orician, but rather appears t
le have been the pasting togetht
u of separate and in some case
Il crude resolutions. There
nothing about it that rings wit
S, the fervor of the early Trainer
c. OF republican platforms. Il
h deed, how could there be whe
e. the Hannas and Elkins and OIL
n, er trust barons have taken I'll
lie place of the Lincolns, tt
lie Weeds, the Summers and Il
ID Sewards?-Kansas City Time
- Mrs. J. q. Hardwick returne
l. home Wednesday from Ham
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
The Republican Platform.

republican national convention
at Philadelphia is framed. on
the assumption that Providence
and Mr.. Mckinley have been
closely associated in the ruling
of all mundane things in Amer
lea for the past three years,
with Providence as the junior
partner.
The beneficence of the rains
which have come to the just and
the unjust, the employment and
demand created by the war with
Spain, to which Mr.. Mckinley
was opposed, and the impulse
given in many directions by the
South African war are all be-
nevolently assimilated as re-
suits of republican wisdom and
craftsmanship.
No thought of national ag-
grandizement furnished the
high purpose" of. this govern
ment when it entered upon the
war with Spain, may be true
enough, but it was not long un-
til the trusts and syndicates
introduced the thought as to
the Philippines.
The platform gloats over the
fact that there was a panic dur
ing Mr.. Cleveland's administra
tion, presuming that the people
have forgotten the Black Fri
day and other disastrous sea
sons during republican rule, ant
draws from this premise tn,
conclusion that the republican
party is alone competent tt
conduct the affairs of govern
ment.
Unfriendliness to silver i
clearly enough enunciated il
these words: 1--WE renew GU
allegiance to the principle o
the gold standard. n n We de
clare our steadfast oppositio
to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver" While these dec
larations can not be misundel
stood the following languag
seems to be a sop to Cerberus
which can be construed to mea
anything or nothing: 1--WE rec
ognize that interest rates are
potent factor in production an
bu siness activity and tor tn
purpose of further equalizin
and of further lowering til
rates of interest, we favor sue
monetary legislation as will e,
able the varying needs OF ii
season and of all sections to
properlylmet in order that trad
may be evenly sustained, labo
steadily employed and con
merce enlarged"
Upon the subject of trust
the platform meets the expe'
tatiou of the country. Wit
Hanna, Elkins, Kerens, Rock
Teller, Hepburn, and Morgan
as ownership fee simple of II
conscience of the party, no on
believed it would say a wor
which could harm the institl
tions which are to furnish tt
campaign funds to be used tn
fall. nor did it. A perfunctol
declaration against conspirj
cies to restrict business, crea
monopolies, limit productic
and control prices is submitte
without sthe slightest sugge
ton of cure. With many new
papers of it's own party-all
them upon wood pulp and whit
paper-demanding that trus
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

A severe sprain win usually disable the in
jured person for three are four weeks Many
cases have occurred. however. in which a cure
has been effected In less than one week by APP
plying Chamberlain's Pain Balm For sale by
B. o. Wood and Raney & Saunders.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

Werner the only exclusive
tailor in the city. Get your work
done at home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
can't help himself.

A new dress may make a
woman feel two years younger,
but it generally makes her hus,
band feel ten years older.
If women were angels their
wings would always be in the
way when a man wanted to put
his arm around them.
Every woman knows she is
superior to her husband; the
wise one is the one that never
lets him know she knows it
New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

A nice pair of summer Pants
at Werner's for So.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

Have your machines repaired
by j. b. Bristow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

DR.. Hornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

Mrs. j. z. Hardwick returned
home Wednesday from Hanni-
bal, where she was called to at
tend the funeral of her mother,
Mrs. Louis Ray. After the flu
neral services which were held
at the family residence the re-
mains were laid to rest in the
Mount Olivet cemetery. Mrs.
Ray was 70 years of age. She
leaves three sons and three
daughters, John Conner, of Han.
nibal, Mrs. Sarah Castator. of
New London. Sanford Enslen,
Hannibal, Joseph Enslen, Phil
adelphia, Mo-, Mrs. Annie Hard
wick, Ely, and Mrs. Emma Her
ring, lakewood, besides host
of friends to mourn their loss.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

For Ice Cream Soda go to Leo
Bells.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

Dog Taxes are due and must
be paid ut once
j. w Stephens
City Marshal.
The state herald., 1900-12-21
For Chrirfmar Cix,inS,

~ SDbSSSbU&SS ObStVAs
The Hopkins family were out of
match boxes. and II there is one thing
on which the Independent and diverse
minded Hopkins family stands as
unit 1t is that match box be provided
for every room. One by one the boxes
had disappeared. The tin ones had
fallen to pieces and the china ones had
broken and for two weeks the Hopkins
family trotted to the saucer Of matches
on the parlor mantel or to the PASTE
board box in the kitchen when they
wanted light. Their gas bill in
creased perceptibly, for with SO much
trouble as 1t took to light the gas one
could not turn 1t of SO instantaneous
ly as the gas companies have trained
householders into doing. Consequent
1y inquisitive neighbors from beneath
or above. or across the way, gossiped
over the amount Of company the Hop
kinses seemed to be having lately. for
regular glare of illumination stream
ed out nightly from their windows.
1t was queer thing that no one
seemed able to think OF the family
necessity till twilight came. Then reg
ular remarks would be made, and Ma
rion would blame Alice. and Alice
would ask Tom why in the world he
couldn't take little responsibility,
and Mr.. Hopkins would inquire OF his
wife II there was no one in the family
who could go surety for the appearance
OF some match boxes by the next even
The state herald., 1900-12-21
a SOCIAL ENGINEER.
Need for u New Calling In Connection with
Large Industries.

Need for New Calling In Connectio with
Large Industries.
Last spring the writer was asked II
ne would entertain a proposition to "a
win large concern about to start n
plant In the suburbs of large city,
The firm wished some one to take the
general oversight and planning of all
Kinds of movements that would tend to
improve conditions of their employes.
IN education, recreation, sanitation, and
so on
After an inspection of plant where
nearly 1000 men were employed the
superintendent asked for suggestions
looking toward industrial betterment.
gave him several that were perfectly
obvious.
Why" he replied, 1--WE can't give the
time to following out these sugges.
uons, which are eminently practical;
we are too busy-we must do our own
work"
"of course You are too busy" / said,
ana for that very reason YOU need
some one on your staff whose sole bus
mess will be the planning and direc.
tioh or movements to improve indus
trial conditions. In other words, you
need social engineer"
Social engineering, accordingly, Is n
new profession, and the above facts
SHOW that there is already II demand
Tor experts in this llne.-William Howe
loiman, In December Century.
The state herald., 1900-12-21


ing. And then next day Alice would
come home from down town and her
mother would ask her II she had re-
membered the match boxes, and blank
Is too feeble word to describe the
expression OF her face on those several
occasions.
For two weeks they said things un-
der their breaths in the inky dark
ness. or burned gas recklessly. Then
one morning Marion departed for her
semi-weekly music lesson down town
and said the same old thing-"l'm 60
Ing to get some match boxes today
and her mother smiled patiently and
replied: III you should happen to re-
member II. dear. you might get the
whole number-eight"
That noon Alice came home from
the north side. where she had been
staying for few days. and laid par
Gel triumphantly In her mothers lap.
Il didn't even have them sent out"
she said. gleefully. Il was so deter
mined to have them here tonight. I
was Just getting on car and hap
pened to think OF them by seeing
man light his cigar. so got on. There
are eight Of them"
Mrs. Hopkins was properly glad and
they laughed together over Marion's
declaration that morning. and OF how
for the last time they would call that
blank expression into play before they
showed her that some one In the fam
lily had at last remembered. By and
by Marion came.
i've got them" she called. "The
whole eight"
Sixteen match boxes" said Mrs.
Hopkins. with resignation. Choose
the prettiest. girls. and well put the
rest away for another such emer.
Eency."
That evening Mr.. Hopkins came In
with his face wreathcd In smiles.
THE young fry are 80 hot-hcadcd
these days" he remarked as he com
pineentiy laid n knobby bundle In his
wife's lap. I'm sorry for Tom"
"what about Tom" asked Mrs.
Hopkins, as she felt susplciously OF the
package.
We had started home together"
said Toms father. the kccncGt enjoy
ment In his voice. "and were up to
Van Buren. when Tom jumped up and
made for the platform. called To him
and he yelled back Match boxcs!' and
shot out the door. tried to get to
him to tell him that ia got the batch.
but he was gone. What's the mattery
Didut I ret snaueh7"
Alice esrrtcd herself feycrlshiy TO
get tho twoniy-four reecp,arios ar
ranged on table before Toms arrival.
and when Tom came he didn't for
minute understand his reception. Then
his eye fell on the tabloful OF distorted
abapcp and he slowly added his quota
10 the general contribution. while HIS
father gave mn impromptu lecture on
haste w. waste. The Hopkins family
have concluded 10 Hiyo match boxes
for chris,maH presents this year.
The state herald., 1900-12-21
Toe Chrisfmar Dinner.

Christmas days and Christmas din
ners are essentially of the home, "As
sad as Christmas dinner away from
home" is comparison whose
strength has stood the test Of endless
repetition. The birth of Christ Great
ed the first Christmas home. It was
only a stable, to be sure, but there
was Joseph and Mary and the new
born babe. There are thousands upon
thousands Of those "elder ones" in the
old farmhouses and in the home
steads which stand back from the viii
lage street who now with hand shaded
eyes are looking along the road to the
-FOUR corners or down the tree-guarded
walk to the swinging gate for the
homecoming Of the boys and girls.
Grown men and women, with children
tugging at their skirts. they may be,
but they are boys and girls now and
forever to the old couple who await
their coming.
Corporations, as 1t has been said,
may have no souls. but something
seems to touch them along about
a subsequent month of privation. The
keeping of the railroad rates at the
normal figure would not turn back
one in ten, though the ticket took the
pocket money to the last dime. There
are few railroad arrangements, how
ever, that are not now sending broad
cast notices under whose business like
statements of mileage rates and round
trip ticket prices the man whose heart
Is at farmhouse miles away reads
this: You may go home and take
Christmas dinner with the old folks
and have enough money left to take
them a remembrance besides"
Christmas dinner is to be eaten at
home; this has come to be regarded
as duty, and 1t is one OF those duties
In the fulfllment of which no man or
woman nor boy nor girl finds anything
but pleasure. The holiday week is a
time which is given over by the mod
erns to round of merrymaking. It
was the custom of their ancestors in
Old England and in the continental
countries. 1t was a custom that went
into some little disuse where the lea
ven of Puritanism made its power felt.
But the Puritan relaxed and with the
recognition Of his day OF Thanksgiv-
ing by the Cavalier OF the South the
Puritan absorbed not a little OF the
gay spirit OF ChristmastIde, which was
the season Of seasons for his southern
fellow countrymen. There are now
dancing and gayety at Christmas from
East Cape In Puritan New England to
the southernmost point OF California.
But nowhere in all that vast country
which comes between these neither
most points Of this land can there be
found place where the sacredness OF
Christmas dinner to the home circle
is not maintained, nor where the tie
OF home life Is not strong enough to
lead to the homestead the feet OF all
wanderers that they may pass tho
threshold In time for mothers Christ
mas dinner.
The state herald., 1900-12-21
Old Enslisb csroms.

1t was customary In trmer days. in
Cornwall, England, fofhe people to
meet on Christmas evdt the bottom
OF the deepest mines az have a mid
night mass.
In some parts of Derbhlre the vii
lage choir assemble in 1 church ON
Christmas eve and the} walt until
midnight. when they toceed from
house to house, invariay accompa-
MED by a keg OF ale, siting Chris.
tians. Awake!" During \ week they
again visit the principal buses in the
place. and having playedhd sang for
the evening. and parten of the
Christmas cheer. are presAed with a
sum of money.
In Chester and Its nthborbood
numerous singers parade b streets.
and are Hospitality enterteed with
meat and drink at the vark, houses
where they call.
The ashton fagot'' is Srned in
Devonshire. 1t is composdSsntirely
OF ash timber. the separatetanches
bound with ash bands andkade as
large as can be admitted 10 ttoor of
the fireplace. When the faglblazes
quart OF cider Is called and
served upon the bursting avery
hoop or band around the fagt The
timber being green and elast(each
band bursts with loud report
In one or two localities It MIN
customary for the farmer, webIs
family and friends, after pad Enr
together OF hot cakes and cidet he
cakes being dipped into the liqude.
vious to being eaten) to proceed he
orchard. one or the party bearinbt
cake and cider as an offering tde
principal apple tree. The cake isl
mally deposited on the fork OH
tree and the cider thrown upon
cake and tree. vi
A superstitious notion prevails
the western parts OF Devonshire Il
at IL o'clock at night on Christmas d
the oxen In their stalls are alwa
found on their knees as In an attitu1
Of devotion.
One John Martyr. by will. on No
2s. 1923. gave to tho church wardet
and overseers OF the poor OF tho pal
ish. St Mary Major. Exeter. ego.
be put out ut interest. and the pron'
thereof to be laid out every Christina
eve In twenty pieces OF beef. to b
distributed to twenty OF the poorei
people In the parish. said charity to B
continued forever.
The state herald., 1900-12-21
.w.,..,.s.,.- ., nigh w,eom...

One OF tho most extraordinary eiyie
customs that n,ili survive In that oi
"weighlng.ln" the corporation OF High
wyeombe. England. After tho elee.
,lon Of the mayor Ia concluded. that
fune,lonary. the aldermen. and the
councillors proceed TO tho borough Of
fice OF weights and measures. where
they arc weighed. and their eorrcc,
weights duly entered In u book The
policemen on duty are alao included.
and last year provided the heaviest
man In the person OF the senior ser
gcan,. who scaled is stone. the ligh'
weight OF the corporation being tho
town clerk. whose ayolrdupois was
barely nine stone.
The state herald., 1900-12-21
.Sear,ns .Sanfa cza<..


You afraid of Santa Claus? Goodnes,
me, I'm notI
I'm lots too big to let him make me
scared;
Sides. a year ago saw him, right on
Christmas eve.
So now. he wouldn't scold me II he
dared!
Yes, Stree! He's big an fat, like his
pictures are:
An was sittin' by the chimley, too
When he lit right on the hearth, shook
the snow fakes off,
An turned to me, an says: "Why,
howdy do?"
Men I run back to the door-so's to
lock him in
I'm pretty WELL" ] says; an men we
sat.
An talked lot about his work, an
he told me. he did,
Twas hard to get around when
you're SO fat.
oayot hSpV gOu won IOr-
get me Christmas day,
Although I'm not the best of chill
dren. cause
II you should do SO, In afraid I'd have
to tell the boys
That b'lieve in yoh There amt no
Santa Claus!''
My! Didn'e he turnipale! He Ought
holt O. my hnd:
Says Don't do tft, please. for-I
like you.
I'll give you heaps things Won want
I you'll b'lieb in me.
An let the other dlldren do so tool"
So we made 'gr}ment, an will
have some thigs
At Christmas timAyou bet, What's
that you say?
Don't b'lieve ever lared old Santa
Claus? Well nj.
Jest ask him. II yo,tee him Christ
mas day!
Selected.