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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-17
FAIRLY GOOD TIME.

Seated around a Topeka rail
road lunch counter the other
day were four old Santa Fe en-
gineers. They were telling CT
fast runs. Three of them had
told their stories. 1.-The fastest
run L ever made" said the
fourth, after listening to the
lies of the others, was between
Topeka and Emporia not long
ago. 1t was a bright moon.
light night. We were behind
when we pulled out of Topeka
and had orders to make up all
lost time between here and EN-
poria. After reaching the tor
of the Pauline hill l pulled the
throttle wide open and let hel
go. The old engine fairly ate
up the track. When we stop
ped at Emporia, 1 looked oacl
mile or so and saw something
black approaching us. l 'coulc
not think what ii was. l watch
ed. Finally it came up oppo
site the engine and stopped. L
was the shadow of the train -
Kansas City Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHE.
LOR.

Love is life's loan; marriag e
is the note for it; babies are the
interest.
Most men seem to think that
other men won't think they have
any brain unless they swear a
lot.
When a man is in love with a
woman there is nothing beauti-
full in all the world that he
hasn't got the nerve to compare
her with.
Men that stutter don't get
married as quick as others, be-
cause, while they are proposing
they have time to think it over
and say something else.
The reason why poets write
some of the things they do is
probably because they can new :
er afford to do any more tina n
to fall in love at a distance.
Get caught making faces at a
woman and she will only think
you are trying to be funny, but
get caught making faces at her
baby and she will hate you as
long as she lives.
The older a woman gets the
more proposals she has had that
she can remember.
Any woman who has three
children acts as if that was
a good excuse for anything at
all she might do.
GA robin does lots of chirping
before she builds her nest; then
she quits. But a woman make
more fuss than ever after she
gets married.
Put up a sign, "Fresh Paint
anywhere, and nine out of every
ten men that pass it will da b
their fingers on it and act sur
prised to find out it is.
Every married woman, be
fore you have talked with hel
ten minutes, will work the con
versation around so she can tel
you what hair she had before
she got married, New York
J Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-17
IT PAYS.

1t pays to wear q smiling face,
And laugh our troubles down;
For all our little trials wait
Our laughter or our frown.
Beneath the magic of smile,
Our doubts will fade away:
AS melts the snow in early spring
Beneath the sunny ray.
1t pays to help a worthy cause,
By making it our own;
1t gives the current of our lives
A purer, nobler tone;
1t pays to comfort heavy hearts
Depressed with dull despair:
And leave in sorrow darkened lives
One CLEAN of brightness there.
1t pays to give a helping hand
To eager, earnest youth;
To note with all their waywardness
Their courage and their truth;
To strive with sympathy and love
Their confidence to win:
1t pays to open wide the heart,
And let the sunshine in.
A friendly word, a pleasant smile
The cost is small indeed,
To him who gives-but priceless is
To him who stands in need.
The human heart responds to love
AS flowers to sun and dew:
1t pays to seek the needy one,
1t pays-both him and you.
Selected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-17
TWO COONS.

Martha Washington, not the
mother of the country, but of
African extraction, has two
little girls, both had ten fingers
but now one has only eight. The
four and two year old kids were
playing in the yard and the
older one cut off three fingers
for the younger one with an AK
DR.. Ritchey sewed on one of the
fingers, but in the excitement
the other two fingers were lost.
There will be seven good ones
and one for show.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-17
FASHIONS WHIMS.

Organizes and all materials
for summer frocks are now be-
ing made up in many different
designs. The same style that
has been fashionable for the
last few years, of trimming
with lace insertion and EN-.
broidery, is still popular, and
the lines of either the lace or
the embroidery are put on in
many different shapes.
They will outline an apron
front, pointed front, trim the
founce that goes around the
skirt, or else trim three fiounces
in succession, or the bands of
the lace are put between rows
Of narrow tucks. The newest
skirts of all are those that have
rows .of stirring around the
sides and back, but this is 4
fashion that is very rarely be-
coming, so that some compro'
mise will have to be effected.
One compromise is to have
the rows of shirring just in the
back and put on so as to form q
V-shape. thus giving a longer
line, or the front will be plain,
there will be some narrow
pleats across the hips and then
the back again will be plain.
For young girls there are
rows of stirring that come wei
below the hips, the rest of the
material being left to hans
plain, but even for young girl'
the rows of cordiug or shirrin,
around the hips are unbecom
ing to the figure, and conse
queutly the tucked aud pleate,
effects are preferred.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-17
ENGLISH DISGRACE.

Tree prosperous people in AT
RIGA, while 100000 English
subjects in India are suffering
in some way from famine. For
the 100000 famine sufferers
England has sent, in subscrip
lions, c 1885,, 900 to aid the In.
dian treasury. In South Africa
where at most a population of
5000 is directly involved in
the outcome of the war England
is spending a thousand fold
more, e 10000. British civil.
cation, what a comment. For
200 years India has enjoyed (?)
the blessings (?) of English rule.
Behold the spectacle. England
allowing her subjects in India
to die of starvation by hundreds
OF thousands where food could
be obtained by the spending of
money; and at the same time
England is spending ublood and
money to make a free prosper.
GUS people British subjects.
The Philadelphia North Ameri.
can makes a strong contrast.
1t quotes as follows the appeal
from the New York Christian
Herald which is raising funds
for relieving the famine:
every time the clock strikes
the hour it tolls the death kneil
of at least five hundred victims
IN India who have died for the
want of a crust. The cable on.
crates quickly, and your coutri.
button to-day may save scores.
hundreds, yes, thousands. of
lives to morrow. How MANY
lives will you save?
Two cents a day will support
one life.
One Dollar will save a life
Tor two months.
Two Dollars will save a life
until the harvest.
Five Dollars will save a man,
wife and child till the next crop
is gathered.
len Dollars will save whole
family from death.
Twenty Dollars will save ten
lives for four months.
Twenty-Five Dollars would
save them and afford them the
comfort of blankets during the
rainy and cold season.
Fifty Dollars would save five
families.
One sHundred Dollars would
save small community"
Then The Philadelphia North
American observes:
Turning the Christian Her
AIDS table into another shape,
we may say:
Two rifle cartridges a day
will support one life.
One six-pounder shell will
save life for two months.
One twelve-pounder shell
will save life until the har-
vest.
One pair of cavalry boots
will save man, wife and child
until the next crop is gathered.
One minutes discharge of a
Maxim gun will save a whole
family from death.
The cost of the war for one
second will save ten lives fol
four months.
Two rifles will save them and
afford them the comfort oil
blankets during the rainy and
cold season.
The cost of firing one shot
from six-inch gun would save
five families. -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

with only slender telephone wire
between them and horrible death,
Mike Coyle and Charlie Winston, con-
victs in the Nashville (Tenn) Peniton-
tiary. rode from the third story Of a
building over the walls to liberty.
Coyle is white and Winston a col
ored man. Both are labeled dangerous
In the prison books. Coyle conceived
the scheme. A telephone wire runs
from the third story Of building with
I'm the walls TO house outside. The
men worked up TO the room. They had
procured a couple OF pulleys. II was
Just dark when they fitted the pulieys
TO the wire. Coyle went first
wait until the wire quits shaking,
he said and swung off, clinging TO the
pulley nifty feet above ground. Then
down the inclined wire he rushed on
the swift run TO liberty. He shot over
fifteen feet above the prison wall like
n fash and brought up with bang
against the wall OF the house outside.
Then he let go and dropped twenty
feet to the ground without being hurt
Winston Joined him three minutes
later. but the colored man had been
hurt by his crash against the house and
mad to hide. Coyle started for the coun-
try The alarm was given. Blood
hounds took up the trail. Five miles
outside OF town Coyle was captured.
Winston fell an easy victim.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
sayed by "A Collie Dog.

Mr. Robert Macdougall, one of the
meteorolcgists at Ben Nevis Observa-
tory. had a most exciting experience
when climbing that mountain the other
day. His only companion in the as
cent was a collie dog, 20 whom he says
he owes his life When manoeuvrins
on q snowelidc about 1000 feet above
the half way station Mr. Macdougall
lost his footing, and az the surface OF
the snow was glazed and hard. he was
soon being whirled down gully at an
alarming pace. sometimes head fore
most. at others the reverse. II was at
tbig iuncture that the days sagacity
came in. As soon as Mr.. Macdougall
began TO slide IL caught his coat With
It's teeth and greatly ifnpeded the
downward progress. The dog ultimate
" guided him 10 a place OF safety, after
the twain had slid down on the snow
for nearly 900 feft. Strange 10 say
neither observer nor dog was much
hurt. and the former, breaking open
the door of the half way hut, III a
fire. Here he was found by search
party. half asleep. with the dog watch
ing over him n.-Wegtminster Gazette
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Experience nj Tien-Tsin.

For sixteen days and nights Charles
McIntosch. OF Greenpoint. lay under
the sun and stars on the top of a
tower outside Tien-Tsin firing bis rife
at the Boxers every time one showed
his head. In that time he killed nine
ty-si1 Cinnamon. The strain upon his
nervous system was 20 great that nov
when he sleeps be dreams % the little
white pufs OF smoke that dotted the
plain whenever be showed bis head on
the battlements.
Mr.. Mcintosh went 10 China with DT.
r r. Difenderfer. Of Philadelphia, %
start a new woolen mill at Tien-Tsin
90 make blankets for the army and
navy OF China. When the trouble be-
gan the Americans and British seized
the mill az a fort. From the 140-foOt
tower the whole country round could
be plainly seen and Mcintosh yolun-
teered to be the guard On top % the
tower
He said to a New YoFE World re-
porter:
when the bombardment began ihey
came for the mill IN a large party
when they got into range ] opened
With ny little -Ne;'o-c. ] knew
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

lust what the distance was, and almost
every shot told.
From outside the town they brought
UP smaa gun and trained II on the
tower. The brick and stone battle
ments began xpshy about my ears. Al
last there was only ridge OF stone six
inches high between me and the ruff
fans. but as they had To shoot up they
did not hit me. Lying on in the bushes
and the grass, they popped al me
whenever | stirred, but | could almost
have held the tower against a regi-
msnt. Every night when the sun went
down could see. all over the plain the
bodies OF men l had killed or wounded
About ninety-six were said 10 have met
their death there.
How hot IL got up there on the
tower, How the sun beat down! They
brought me food now and then. Water
was very scarce, but how good II
tasted, Lying under the stars at
night. listening to the whistle OF shot
and shell over by the European quar-
ters, used 10 think Of my little wife
In Scotland and wonder II she knew
the terrible danger We were in.
Il never expected 10 get away. |
calculated how long II would be before
| should hear the yellow devils rush
ing through the mill below. They
would fire the factory and let me burn
10 death. | determined that the last
shot in my gun should be kept for my
self. Finally they turned their large
guns on the mill. and the shells set IL
afre. Somehow. | can hardly tell how,
we escaped TO the city"
Being a skilled machinist Mc,atosh
volunteered to drive the engine of the
train that carried about seventeen nun
dred American and German troops and
ammunition in an endeavor TO relieve
FekinC. Several times companies OF
Chinese were discovered on the track
! ahead. trying TO wreck the train, once
Mcintosh fred six shots into a crowd
and nine Of them feel, the wheels OF
the locomotive crunehing over their
| bodies.
Another time the train ran AZ express
| speed through several hundred Chinese
/ that were tearing desperately at the
/ rails when one OF them was afterward
asked why he did not run he said that
/ the gods had promised that no harm
should come TO them. They expected
TO see the engine stop before II reached
/ them.
Finding that the track had been torn
up the Europeans abandoned the train
and pushed back to Tien-Tsin, forty
eight miles Mcintosh was wounded
In the leg-a slight scratch-on the
way. There were four days OF contin'
uous fighting. and the men crawled into
the city nearly overcome.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Leg Saved by Tickling.

Raymond Crane, aged five, while
playing. got one leg so firmly wedged
into iive-foot water pipe that a
policeman and two brawny laborers
could not get it out without danger Of
dismemberng him. BLOW the pipe
to pieces with dynamite" said one.
"Send for a doctor" said another,
"Sue the city" a third. "Unscrew
the lad" said a policeman, new ar
rival. Tickle his foot with straw
and see if he won't pull his leg out
himself" suggested Raymonds bright
little sister. The plan worked well.
Every time any one tickled Raymond's
foot the boy would draw up his toes
and wriggle his leg and draw it up n
little out of the pipe. FINALLY he gave
a last wriggle and drew his leg out
Chicago Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

Anything that brings cash returns
every day in the year assist the farmer
IN passing over the long period from
harvest 10 harvest A crop OF wheat
brings returns at certain period of
the year. The principal source OF cash
on many farms in the winter season Is
the poultry The basket of eggs that
goes TO market always brings cash, and
the fowls supply their product every
day In the year, and often with neglect
on the part of their owners. Feed them
well in winter and they will respond Ia
the good treatment.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
The HnstfngS

The word "hustings." 50 frequently
used In old electioneerlng history, is
rarely heard in present-day elections,
gays the Westminster Gazette. II
comes from an old Saxon name for a
place OF council. and is made up from
the word "hus," which signifies a
house. and the word thing" or ting"
which means n Court OF Justice. Since
the passing or the Ballot act and the
abolition OF the nomination days, a
hustings. except AT the elections for
the universities, where the voting is
open, does not exist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Whom rnlret. shnnId Lay Eggs.

Early maturity Of pullets Is consid-
cred an advantage 10y some, but when
pullcts begin 10 lay before they are
five months old. as happens frequently
with Lcghorus, the eggs are small. and
until the pullois g O. nearly year old
the size of the eggs viii not incrcnsc.
The early lny.ng Is a severe tax ON the
fowl aud II record II kept for year
IT will bc found that such pullcts do
not lay M many eggs In twelve months
as the pullcts which begin 10 lay NJ
seven months o. age. There II moth
ing gained by forcing the puIlcts to
commoncc laying when they are very
young.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Keeping Vegetables In the winter.

Beots. turnips and carrots can be
kept in bins in the barn or cellar A
layer Of carrots and a layer of dry oats
or corn, or even OF sand, will keep them
at an even temperature and prevent
pudden freezing and thawing. The same
applies TO potatoes or other root crops.
Cold does not do them as much dam
age as warmth II rs when they thaw
suddenly that they begin TO decay. Ap'
pies will remain frozen without being
impaired in keeping qualities, but they
will soon show the effects Of tbawing.
AZ root crops that arc kept Just above
the freezing point will remain in good
condition. -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Ronnlar Wedding Monfha.

There is popular idea that June il
the favorite month for weddings. and
that the young woman who loves ro-
nance, and wishes fortune TO smile
upon her nuptials In every way. must
choose this OF all months.
Cold and unromantic fact, however.
shows that the three most popular
marriage months are October, Novem-
ber and December. Fifty years rec
ords show this to be true. and also
demonstrates the fact that the most
unpopular months for marriage are
January. February and March.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

II every farm contained tool house,
ir which every tool was kept In It's
place when not In use there would be
a great saving OF time during the busy
season. II often happens that the value
Of the time lost in seeking some tool
not in its place is greater than the
cost OF the tool. Much OF the loss OF
time and exposure of tools IN due tn
lack Of some suitable place of storage.
II costs but little to build tool house,
as il need not be proof against heat
or cold, the main point being a good
roof so as to protect the tools and inn
plcmants from dampness
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

A dispatch from Lydenburg. South
Africa. says: a Boer prisoner tells the
story OF the way In which a patrol Of
Eve troopers Of starthcona's Horse. un-
der Sergeant Brothers, met death. II
appears that they we're suddenly sur
rounded By a strong force OF Beers.
The Canadians Indignantly refused 70
surrender. and murderous fire was
exchanged al short range, until every
man in the party was riddled with bull
le,s but not before each Canadian hsd
accounted for three Boers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Feeding Animals For Profit.

II the animals on "A farm are consid-
cred as customers and everything they
consume IL charged against them the
value OF the home market will be
appreciated. No farmer ever fed an
animal because he intends TO give such
food free OF cost. lie looks forward to
the time when the animal is expected
to pay for what IL receives. The live
stock offer a market for many articles
that could not proGtably be shipped,
and IL the animals only paid for the
food they received with no extra profit,
the farmer will succeed In selling much
waste material In that manner.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

Nothing is more curious At the Paris
Exhibition than certain unexpected
contrasts. Where. for instance. says
the Westminster Gazette. should we
look for ,aste and artistic feeling. II
not in the Italian section. and where
for naiyette and perhaps crudeness IL
not in the payilions OF Norway and
Sweden? The exact contrary is the
case. Whilst nothing can exceed the
fioridness and even vulgarity Of Italian
decorative art ~ the present time. we
find in Northern regions the utmost
delicacy and refinement
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

The great trouble in trying
to sell what are called patent
medicines is that so many claims
have been made for them that
people don't or won't believe
what honest makers say.
We have been telling our
story sixty years. Did we ever
deceive you once' five make
any statement that isn't so, we
will stand the loss. Go TO the
druggist and get your money
back.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
The Care OF nrceding siock.

Breeding stock should never be kept
In a very fat condition. IL is well
known that fat sows produce weak and
runy pigs. fat COWS have milk fever at
time OF calvius and fat mares have diff
ficulty In raising their colts. The prac-
tice ot having the breeding stock fat
ir order 20 secure premiums at fairs is
responsible ioJ much OF the difficulty
with breeding stock Fat is OF no ad-
vantage 90 an animal not intended for
market An animal in moderate con-
dition--not poor nor fats usually In
good health.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Combination IAmn-Uorf.

A lamp-post has been introduced In
England which combines fire hy-
drant. tap and fire alarm box. The.
hydrant can be used for fire purposes,
ing. while the small tap can be used
by an individual for domestic water
supply. There is water meter and
siphon nj the bottom 10y which the
water is shut of from the hydrant,
thus preventing II from freezing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
The Ad. Writers Mission.

Long ago. says the Dry Goods Econ
omist. a literary Scotchman predicted
that advertisements would become
models OF composition; that because
every word must be paid for, big ad-
vertisers would try To escape the use
less expense OF redundance fine writ
ing and mere space-filling. "Ad" writ
ers are learning the art Of expressing
themselves in the fewest, plainest and
most direct words--an art which IL
held 10 he fundamental requisite to
success in many forms OF pure liera-
ture.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Women Fs1s in Manila.

Manila Is not a place in which 10
grow beautiful. II seems. A naval Off
Ger who has spent much time there
says ihc women. and even young girls.
, en- 10 grow old and faded from day
10 day from the effects of the climate.
Ia tbp northern part of To Philippines
he found IL very comfortable. but BE-
had nothing a. say ~ the advantages
% living ln Manila aud was constantly
glad that hls wife and family we're not
there 20 suffer from tie lll onects.-
New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09
Wounded Man. right with Bears.

william Price, OF Rio Arriba, county,
California. had an exciting encounter
with six bears on the Upper Navajo
near the Colorado line. While IN
search of a small bunch Of sheep ht
came upon six bruins killing his hock
The ranchman killed one of the AMI
mails and the others fed. Price tried TO
load the dead bear on his horse, which
became alarmed, and kicked Price.
breaking his leg near the knee. Might
came. and with II the remaining hyf
bears. All night Price kept the anil
mails AZ bag with the butt OF his gun
his cartridges having run out. He was
aided only by small collie. In the
morning he was rescued by passing va
queros-san Francisco Call.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-09

on the sled. When an armful Is gath .
cred the horse IL stopped and the corn
taken 70 the shock and placed In po-
rition ~ placing wheels at the rear
and front Of the sled the draft is great
u reduced Those Fleds can be made
for almost nothing and anEwer fairly
well. There are a number of more eE-
pensive ones on The market which In
come ways are more satigfactCgg. -
American Agficulturist.