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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11

half questioned whether or not
poor Elliot was mentally affect.
ed.
Elliot left the Office early and
visited big fish market
where he bought halt Il dozen
black bass, an eight pound pick.
erel and a mess of croppies.
When Mrs. Elliot remonstrat-
ed with her husband for bring
ing home such Il wholesome sup
ply of fish he was inclined to
be angry.
You know we'll enough" he
said, that l have no appetite.
| can't ca! Il thing and I'm los.
ing flesh, You ought to be glad
if | can find something which
appeals to me. You seem to
think that there's nothing the
matter with me. But | know
I'm in Il serious condition. I'm
nervous and restless. I've lost
interest in my business and the
doctor is utterly unable to d.
agnose the case. And here you
are kicking because | bring
home few fish. You ought to
be ashamed of yourself. Now
let's have the croppiesl fried for
breakfast don't suppose
they'll taste like anything-and
the pickerel baked for dinner. !"
When Elliott went to the doc.
tor the second time he felt that
he was fast going into a decline.
The physician listened to him
and then made Il thorough and
searching examination.
It's strange. Elliot" he
said finally, but l can't tell for
the life of me what's the matter
with you. You are certainly
suffering from an extremely OBJ.
scure disease. I'll give you Il
tonic and want you to telephon e
me as soon as you notice any
new symptoms"
the next day was the Wed.
nesday before Memorial day.
and when Elliot got to his oftic e
he found among the mail on his
desk somewhat dirty and
rumpled letter which was post
marked at a logging town in the
big woods of northern Wiscon-
sin. For some reason he laid
aside much more important bus
mess letters bearing on some
big contracts and tore open this
disreputdble envelope. 1t con,
tanned sheet of paper evident.
ly torn from an old account
book and the writing was pain,
fully crooked and laborious.
Mr.. william Elliott. Esq. !"
it began, Dear Bill: 1 Thought
l would write you a letter to
let you know that the muskies
are biting like the devil this
spring in the South Fork of
the FIambeau. The ice has
all been out for three weeks and
me and Murph have just come
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11
Notice of FINAL Settlement,

Notice is hereby given. that the undersigned
Daniel 5. Sharp Administrator OF the estate of
Sarah Myers deceased. viii make Final
Settlement Of her accounts with said estate as
such a administrator at the next term of Probate
Court of Nonroe County. Missouri to be holden
at Paris IN said county, on the 18th. day of
August, A. ID. 1901
DANIEL S. SHARP, Administrator
of Sarah f. Myers, Deceased.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given, tina, the undersigned
Susan Il. BOarman, Administrative. of the
estate of Francis G. Boarman, dece tsed, will
make Final settlement of her accounts with
said estate as such Administrative at the next
term ofthe Probate Court of Monroe County
Mo, on the 18th. day of August, D., 1901.
SUSAN l.. 30 ARMAN, Administrators,
ofFranciS &. Boarman deceased.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11
STRICTLY FOR FISHERMAN.
"The Illness of Elli0t',A short
story ri a WaltOnirn

the DrSdhldNL ldOIe. l. dIl
restless and almost feverish at
Zines. 1t ISN'T SO bad here 1T
home. bat the moment | get
down INTO the city | begin to
feel worst ! am so restless
and irritable that the boys in
the Office are talking about it.
nave 10 :orce myself to work,
and thI~ Afternoon | lost good
contract SIMPLY because | felt
too badly To quarrel with old
man HarSinS over the preimt.
naries. don't seem to take
any interest in anything"
You'd better see DR.. Robin.
son. said his wife.
That afternoon Elliot went
over to the doctors office and
described his symptoms to the
sympathetic physician.
M. l.,,., ..,, :, L.,,,.
.t.,, l,s,i,. ,,. n,,,,ar with
you, said the doctor. We'll
wait and see what Develops
come III al" see NE 'S"'" III "
"eeN'
Gong home that evening on
the tram Elliot sat III front OF
two young men VINO were taiN-
in& 50 earnestly that he could
not id'. oFerhear what they
were saying.
''"s III io' '''y 'ii'"
"'e'' was -'''' ~ % '''"9 '"' :
It" : !" : ".o col az" " "e'
l''''''0' ''''. 'I veg ''o" ''"'
Po"'''' "''O It "''I''
L"tr%@ noun: inquired the
SECOND YOUTH
No, indeed. He was small
mouth and the samiest fish |
ever got Il hook into.
..Whau arc Won roirn nm -
,e7,aa +ba srs+ mn,
l - ''"s 0n
Won 40 ,rL,r,d,,,.e Nda,,o,.;,
d,r and 80. close ~ moan an
Saturday ANYWAY. SO I'll only
lose a dav and a half and | can
yet four DAYS GOOD fishing ont
of it,"
r,a, ,,,,;,,,. -,.,, mt. ,.
,.'' .., 9 ,I1,N..e -.
ho,. u,Ii ~ .a,,ta;"o1 liz G.1,;.o.
t.,, "' Ds' ..'',n rs -
t..a w I,;,.,.c,.,
-. 80 y :
hool, He oiled nm his favorit,
multir,iar and 6t+ad togatber
his net bamboo c,s,in% rod
His wife had m call him caver
n times ~ come +o dinner and
when h, came she noticed ,r,,t
he saansd IN a., with =, hat+a,
onueti,a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11

WASTED-TRUSTWOR MEN AND
women to travel and advertise for old estab-
lished house of solid financial standing
Salary $50 year and expenses, all payable
in cash. No canvasSing required Give re-
ferenCss and enclose self addressed stamped
envelope Address Manager. :,5 Caxton Bldg,
Chicago.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11

Misses Kate, Mamie, Fannie
and Josie Hogan. have been the
delightful guests of their friends
Misses Virgie. Laura and Lucille
Bell, of Rails County.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11

F. S. TURNER. M, ID.
Physician. Surgeon and Accoucher; Makes
a specially Of Catsrrh. Ear and Lung
Troubles. Office In New Proctor BLOCK; ke 3,
dence md St Isl door east Is. U. Woods
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
KANSAS THE GREATEST.
Yield Of Winter Wheat for 1901 Sur.
passes Any other stnte-Corn Crop
Aggregate 42,GO5,G72 Bushels.


Topeka, Kan, Nov. 25.-Thc official
bulletin by the Kansas board of ag-
riculture, giving the years yield Of
winter and spring wheat and corn,
and their home values, was issued Sat-
urday. 1t contains the first figures
emanating from the board as to the
seasons products. The state produced
00,045,514 bushels of wheat, valued at
$50,479,57o, from an acreage of 5,24s.-
SAT. The crop of corn aggregates only
42,605,672 bushels from 6,722, 1913 acres,
but the value of the crop is placed ut
$21,731,215. According to the records
of the state board of agriculture, this
years winter wheat yield exceeds
that of 1900 by 13,450,o71 bushels and
it's home value is greater by $s,s55,4s3.
Likewise the yield, the greatest in
the history Of Kansas, averaged 61.39
bushels for each inhabitant, worth
S34.39. This years yield is more by
11,915,1s3 bushels, or 15.2 per cent,
than the United States department of
agriculture has ever reported raised
by any state in any year. The fol-
lowing table shows the yield of win
ter wheat and yield of corn, for the
state, by counties, for 1901:
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
The Cooks Csnnonade.

The first thing that strikes n lands
man on man-of-war is the rigid dis
cipline observed everywhere. On
some of the ships belonging to the
tropical countries, however, disci-
pline is very lax. The Defense, q
Haytian man-of-war, was lying in the
harbor of Port au Prince. Ono day a
mess cook, for some reason, cleaned
about a peck of knives and forks on
the gun-deck, and being suddenly
called away, and not wishing to spend
time to go to the galley, he seized
the mcss-pot full of knives aud forks
and stuck IL in the muzzle of the ten
inch gun, putting the hampton in after
1t. About an hour. afterward the adj
miral came aboard, and as the gun
was loaded with blank cartridge, they
used it 10 fire o salute. 1t happened
that the gun was aimed toward the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
How He Won Her.

A sturdy young foot-baller who has
been counting the lovely daughter OF
q wealthy magnate, had many rivals
to contend against. The magnate was
IN ardent lover Of football, and when
the youthful player came few weeks
ago to plead for the young lady's
hand, the father replied:
"Go and score couple OF goals for
our team and then come and see mo
again."
The lover pluckily fulfilled the allot-
ted task few Saturdays ago, and
called again on the man of money.
"And now," said the magnate, tell
me in what respect you differ from
your rivals in seeking my daughters
hand"
"That is easily explained" was tho
ready response. "They loved for gold,
while / goaled for Lowell" ~
The witty wooer won his wife ana
with her a fortune of $50, 000.-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
LONG AND SHORT HAIR.
The Former Once Regarded NJ q
Mark of High Birth, the Lat
ter q Sign OF Dishon0r.

Homer wrote of the long-haired
Greeks by way of honorable distinc-
ton. Subsequently the Athenian
cavalry and oil Lacedaemonian SOL
diery wore long hair. The Parthians
and ancient Persians wore long, flow
ing hair. The Franks and ancient Teu-
tons considered long hair mark OF
high birth. The Goths looked on long
hair us a mark of honor and on short
hair as q mark of thraldom; so did
1he Gauls, for which reason julius
Caesar, when he subdued them,
obliged them to cut their hair short
in token of submission. In England
Judges, the speaker of the house OF
commons and at one time the bishops,
wore long hair. while criminals and
paupers wore short hair. On the other
hand, Jewish priests during their
time of service had their hair cut once
a fortnight, and Roman slaves wore
their hair and heard long, but shaved
their heads when manumitted. Sail
ors who escaped from shipwreck
shaved their heads as if manumitted
from the seq. in Ezekiel vi there'is
mention of "harber's razor" with
instructions to thou son of man to
cause it to pass upon thine head and
upon thy beard."-Detroit Free Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
preferred the ola way.

Mrs. Bradbury was instructing the
new cook, who was not only new,
but as green as her own Emerald isle.
One morning the mistress went inte
the kitchen and found Katie weeping
over q pan of onions.
"Oh, you're having harder timo
than you need to have, Katie" said
she. always peel unions uader
water" elo
"Indade, ma'am," said Katie, I'm
the last one to do that, askin' yer par
don. Me brother Mick was always
divin' and piclSin' up stones from tho
bottom. It's little he couldn't do un-
der wather, If twas tyin' his shoes
or writin' letther; but me, I'm that
unaisy in it I'd be gettin' me mouth
full and drownin' entirely. So If ye
PLACE, ma'am, I'll pale thin the sama
ould way I've always been accus-
toned to, and dhry me tears aftevs
wards."-1outh's Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
Negroes strung Up One of Their own Race.

eNCBAOco osAahS W Oho "a AnOAE OWn AA8Dus
Shreveport, La, Nov. 25.-The par
ticulars of q sensational murder and
lynching have just reached this city
from Hcrndon plantation, about eight
miles below Shreveport on the Bos-
sier parish side of Red river. Frank
Thomas, a negro employed on the
Amelia plantation, shot and killed q
14-year-old negro boy named Wilburn
over debt of 30 cents. The killing
was witnessed by a number of ex-
cited negroes. Yesterday morning
Deputy Sheriff Holmes arrested
Thomas and was proceeding toward
Shreveport with his prisoner when a
mob of 200 negroes and five or six
white men suddenly appeared in the
road, took possession of Thomas and
promptly strung him up to the limb
Of tree.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
''WHAR dew | CUM IN?"


Thar's mighty talln farmers thar rights,
N the wonderful prosperity tibet beet CROWN invites
Thar heap of foolish CROWN N the beats begin ter shout
N boiler fer the Tariff ter keep free sugar out!
tibet the beet-producin' farms very few
through country amt much eff ter dew
The hull a-raisn' beets, amt gon ter begin,
Beet growns right fer guessbut whar dew cum n3
The farmer gifts four dollars fer ton o. beets
hansum price, must allow-but hidin' sum decets.
Beet sugar manufacturers admit they hev found
Thet ganyated costs em unthin like tew cents pound
profit which they'd greatly thrive
Andif kin be sold fer three why should em FIvEe
It thes game thet's mighty like akin
Buff thars any Observation-Disclosures dew cum in?
o. cash glad ter help himout
N we'll all the tibet needed doubt,
Bu when his pocketbooks well lined an cent he lacks,
ct his duy's ter repeal tibet sugar tax.
Them felers wot is interested SEE it's to protect
The beet-producin farmer tibet the duty they collect
But guess tibet explanation little bit too thin
The sugar maker all rightbu-whard dew 100 cum int
off sugar duty the price will quickly fall,
To everybodys benefit, fer sugars used by ALL
poor the Government tibet placed thar reach
IN millions of our citizens free sugar now beseech)
The dealer II be delghted-lesse expenditure fer him
More demand n bigger poftswhch at present are but slim
we'll paid he yet hes ben
he'll his sugar cheaperthets whar he an I'LL cum IN
Now of the sugar tax to-day,
abugn an we hev debts ter pay3
The duty raw sugars Fifty million every year
peoples got pay it-thes fact thets clear
Fifty million Great Jerusha Ter protect beet magnates oo
Why they ALL the peoeust ter help scattered
FEW Beetsugar MAKERS Don't really seem sin
help fill thar Golfers? Wha dew an cum in
The CROWN got contract price fer years.
sugar wouldn't him, an of 1t he has fears,
But mebbe myse-he's also growing fruit nice
Ter preserve proft-he needs sugar-at price!
The repeating duty surely cuts the price in two
Thet mighty difference, neighbor both ter me an youi
Let the sugar manyfactrer such profits as he kin
Ter him it may right enuf-bu whar dew cum in!
An agon swaller all the arguments they shout
Thet must bar out
Common plainly shown that the people in the land
Want raw sugar future-an its freedom will demand
'Tis longer needed-hateful to the public view
Taxing millions of our people to enrich favored few.
They any longer with the foolish they SPIN
they're busy maxim moneywhar dew you and cum in
I'm agoin keep husn talkn pleadn with my frend
Amt no sense gain thar selfish pvet ends
I'm agoin' my Congressman md say
Thet he ouger kill that tax without delay!
your utmost whether you grow beets or NOT
To repeal sugaryou but improve your lot!
Cheaper sugar helps pocket greater blessings you can win
When granylaed- whar you an cum I'M
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30

town, and almost pointblank Mt the
Grand hotel. The guests assembled
on the porch to witness the ceremo-
MES, when they were safuted with q
rain of knives and forks, which stuck
against the wooden walls like quilts
on q porcupine. Fortunately no ono
was hurt, although there were many
narrow escapes.-Youth's Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
FnIinE in the Time.

"You always get up at five o'clock
IN the morning, do your" said the H.
uuisitive cousin. "What do you do
with yourself at that unearthly
hour?"
'.Oh, ! tinker around the house till
breakfast time" replied Mr.. Meeker.
.'What do you tinker att"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30
Dxpensive Australian Pests.

New South Wales paid e74s,OOO in
Is years for the destruction of over
"a, O00, 900 noxious animals-kangaroos
wallabies, dingoes and Others.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-30

"Er-getting breakfast, mostly"
said Mr.. Meeker, with some reluct.
ance.-Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-26
pITH AND POINT.

Slow wisdom is sometimes better
than sudden inspiration. = Chicago
Daily News.
Were you left much in your uncle's
will?" yes, eonfound it, completely"
Town and Country.
We have tried it, and find that if
you tell a man who doesn't do bit of
work that he is overworked, he gives
you credit for being most sincere
Atchison Globe.
The things that elude US are the
temptations for which there has been
made a way of escape and for every
disappointment there has been some
thing gained.-N. Y. Sun.
First Actor tormer Barnes says
that he'll accept none but Shakes
pearean roles this season" Second Ac-
tor-"Wen, I'll bet that he's around
hunting bread rolls before the seasons
half over. "-Indianapolis News.
Obliging.-Old Lady-''Dear! dearl
1 don't like to see little boy smoking
a cigarette" The Boy-"Don't ",
ma Fam? Well, if VII come round this
way at the same time t'morrer III try
t be smokin' a cigar r a pipe. "-Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin.
D'Auber-'H Have you seen my paint
ing, The Haymakers,' up at the acad-
emy?" Criteek-"Yes, and heard a
comment on it to-day" D'Auber-
Complimentary" Criteek-" Judge
for yourself. An old farmer who was
looking at it said: WAL, that makes
me tired philadelphia Press.
They had been drifting about in the
open boat seven days, and all were
near unto death, when the half-fam-
ished sailor in the bow leaped up and
cried: "a sail! A sail" s'What, bar
gain sale?" shrieked the half-dead
woman passenger, as she began fun
bling for her purse.-Baltimore World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-26
Sandals I'm nemnnh

It is remarkable how the fashion for
wearing sandals has developed. At a
single shop belonging'to firm which
has been devoting itself to sandal
making orders have been taken during
the last eight weeks for no fewer than
10000 pairs. These have, however, not
been from wholesale houses, but from
private individuals. There sandals are
not, as might be suppos ID, merely in
tended for children's wear, but a great
many men and women have gone in for
them, and the watering places may
therefore be confidently expected TO
blossom forth with pilgrims shod with
kandals.-Manchester Courier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-26
BOY Attneked hy Engle-

Two eaglets were taken from q
nest in tree at Huntley, H., by Har.
ry Burns, 15-year-old boy. He was
attacked by the old eagle as he was
descending, and the bird made de-
termined fight to recover her pets.
The boy resisted ~iolently, and sue
ceeded in reaching the ground, where
h was almost overcome by the eagle,
when some farm hands drove OH the
bird with the aid of pitchforks. The
lads face was badly lacerated, and
he was sent to Chicago for treat
ment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-26

grandmother's grave. Years after
ward, when the tree had got too old
for bearing, he dug up the tree the
roots of which were found TO be
wrapped closely about what remained
of the old lady's coffin. Thus he was
not able to escape the conviction that,
while consuming the apples, he had in
reality been eating his aged and re-
spected relative.
On a black stand, marked No. 1885,
is strong white bone shattered in the
middle. The inscription reads: "The
right tibia and fibula, comminuted by
round shell. Maj. Gen. d. E. s., U. S.
volunteers, Gettysburg, July 2. AM
putated on the field" The former
owner. Gen. Sickles, contributed this
specimen to the museum, and occa-
sionally he comes to look at it. Hap
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-26

complete wreck, the whole top of it
being smashed to pieces as the result
of an encounter between two negroes
who fell to bntting each other. One
of them was young while the other
was old. The old mans head was
crushed in, killing him, the Uranium
being much thinner in old age than in
youth, the bone wasting gradually,
like the rest of the body. The same
thing is true OF all the bones. There
are some Peruvian skulls in the
museum obtained from ancient mum
mics, which show signs of trepanning
during life and of subsequent recov-
cry. These are of extraordinary in
terest, because it is thus known that
a race which spread all over Europe in
the prehistoric age of polished stone
practiced such trepanning extensively.
An object of historic importance is
the fourth vertebra of the British
general, Braddock. Eight vertebra,
belonging TO an unknown individual.
are also shown strung on tree root
which grew through them. following
the canal formerly occupied by the
spinal cord. This odd freak recalls the
experience of gentleman who plant
81 q young apple tree at the foot Of his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-09-26
KILLING THE BLUE WHALE.
The Harpoon Gun and Its Terrible
Work when Ii Plants
Shot Fairly.

To pursue the blue whale success
fully, boat is required that can steam
IL knots an hour, and which is fur
nished with a formidable weapon
known as the harpoon gun, says Pear
sons Magazine.
The harpoon gun is ponderous
piece of apparatus placed on raised
platform on the prov of the whaler,
and consists of a short, stout cannon,
mounted on broad pedestal, on
which il can rotate horizontally. The
gun has also a vertical motion, and can
be turned quickly in whatever direc-
ton the prov of the ship dominates.
On the top of the gun are Sights" for
aiming, just as in a rifle. Behind is
the stock, which is grasped in the hand
when firing the gun, and beneath is the
| trigger. The breech is a boXlise ar
rangement, situated just where the
stock is fastened to the gun proper.
The gun is loaded in the ordinary way
from the muzzle, and the harpoon is
tightly rammed into it. To discharge
the gun, small cartridge, with wire
attached, is first put into the breech.
Pressure on the trigger causes pull
on the wire, which ignites the car
fridge and discharges the gun simulta-
neously.
The harpoon is about six feet IN
length, and very massive. 1t consists
essentially of three parts, the ante
rior conical portion, the movable
barbs and the; shaft. The anterior
conical piece is an explosive shell filled
with gunpowder, and screws on to the
rest of the harpoon. The explosive
shell is fired with a time fuse after
the harpoon is imbedded in the whale.
Behind the explosive conical piece lie
the four barbs situated at right angles
to each other. These barbs are ALWAYS
bound down tightly together with thin
rope, and when the harpoon is going to
be discharged. AS the harpoon pene-
trates the flesh of the whale this rope
gets brushed off the barbs, and in so
| doing pulls wire, which sets fire to
the fuse, and it explodes the shell in a
few seconds. The shell gets blown to
pieces and makes a terrific wound in
the whales interior, and the explosion
| causes the four barbs to stand out. so
that it becomes impossible for the har-
poon to be withdrawn. The rest of the
harpoon consists of long shaft with
slot in it in which ring moves free
ly with the rope attached.
If the whale is at all well hit, the har-
poon gets imbedded about five feet, and
unless the rope breaks the animal can
not escape. The rope, which is verv
stout one, passes from the harpoon
onto a round tray in front of the gun,
where a coil of so feet or so lies.
Taken all in all, the harpoon gun is
about the most exquisitely cruel in
strument of destruction devised by the
ingenuity of man. But it is only when
one sees and knows the prodigious
brute it is meant to destroy that one
realizes it is nevertheless none too eff
feetive. The gun is never discharged
at a greater distance than so feet. and
seldom indeed more than 80 from the
whale. To be able to get so near re-
quires not only very fine seamanship.
but very intimate knowledge of the
| habits of the animal.