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, 1901-03-07
Denver. Directory.
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, 1901-03-07

nlInF all bowel troubles. appendicitis, bill
IJQ0A fousness, bad breath, bad blood, wind
UlUynE on the stomach, bIoated bowels, foul
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lariy, You are getting sick. Constipation kills moro
starter for the chronic ailments and long years OF
ais you, start taking C~AsCARETS to-day, for you
VIII never get well and be well all the time until
you put your bowels right. Take our advice; start
win CAsCAREnS to-day. under M absolute guar
anteo to cure or money refunded. "a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
THAT COMMITTEE. "
A Fourth of July Story.
BY Manda l.. Croker.

hot: Omy! The double row
OF red and yellow hollyhocks
on either side the white path
dropped and looked ragged in
the intense heat. Ordinarily,
Benzie Robins would have pitt
ed the pore things" but now
he sat gloating over them with
savage delight, glad to see
something KNOCK under"
Suddenly the heel of his
right shoe crossed the ample in
step of his left, bringing the
twin patches on the knees of his
summer jeans into the perspec.
tive, and he exclaimed: II yum ,
L will see if, that committee
gets ahead of me; 1t will be after
the Fourth OF July. if it does"
The toil,worn hands went
down into the jeans pockets to
hoonob with four pennies, har.
ness buckles and bits of string,
which he always carried for
emergencies i'll his vocation and
he TELL to work on plan to de.
feat said committee.
Two weeks previous he had
been appointed as lone of
three to prepare Il Fourth of
July program for ambitious
Smithville, and the little
burg" was already beginning
to buzz with patriotic expectan.
cy. Much depended upon the
successful planning, for Smith
vile always celebrated; in the
grove if the weather was fair,
otherwise in the time honored
city hall.
The other members of this
very important trio were close |
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
The Spirit of '76.

Grandfather is feeble and wallis will
cane.
And last Fourth Of July he sat groan
ing with pain,
And YOU never would think he had
fought in the war
When he asked what we wanted those
iirecrackers for,
But neither remembers when grandpa
returned
From the war with medal his gal
lautry earned,
And it hangs with his musket and
sword on the wall,
With the star spangled banner drap-
ed over then all.
major" since he
Fought so bravely to make this the
land of the free"
Iul mother she ,iIed a. she pattcd
his head.
,.N'ou and | will escape all the tumult"
she said:
..We'n 90 to the orchard and sit
meath The trees
And list to the music Oi birds and of
bees:
You shall tell me story of days long !
zone by.
Ana We will forget it is the Fourth of !
July"
But grandfather watched rs prepare
for the fun,
With our cracker, aud matches and
little toy gun.
Aud he laughed as he saw Us start OFF
with our train
And babe US take care of the wound
ed and slain.
Then, when Tom fired cracker aud
gave Il shout.
With the first smell OF powder came {
grandfather out.
Mad the way that he marched up and
down made it plain
That THE major" was fighting his bat
ties again. 5
"Hurrah, lads" he cried a. he joined ,
in the sport
" l;e-enfOrcyments have come: don't |
surrender the fort $50 i
Touched match to our crackers and I
fired the whole lot:
Then asked us; is this all the pow
der you've got: [
Right about Forward. March. Get Il
more, double quick" I
Was the majors command as he =
hourished his stick
''And III show you he said. with q
lash of the eye, J
- How to properly celebrate Fourth of c
July" I
Rochester Post-EXprcss. {
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
was

grove, as the weather was
fair"
The subcommittee had work
ed faithfully. and the picnic
grounds were spic and span
with new seats, stands and a
score of conveniences, not
dreamed OF hitherto The most
noticeable of these was the
speakers stand, profusely drap-
ed in bunting and guarded we'll
at the corners by the stars and
stri pes. There was plenty of
room for the Smithville band
and the head committee back of
the speakers chair, which
was draped in American colors.
But busy and jolly as every.
body seemed to be, they re
marked the fact that Benzie
Robins did not appear. Had
the committee quarreled? Had
the two sleek grocers snubbed
the big-hearted farmer? No
one could tell unless it was the
committee and it was as reti.
cent and solemn as an oyster.
About noon. however, it leak
ed out that Farmer Robins had
heightened company from the
city, and could not be present
until afternoon; then he was
coming to the speech. bringing
his company with him.
A little before two o'clock,
and when the band had dispos.
ed itself on the platform, and
was beginning series of little
music toots to call the people
together. Benzie Robins and his
aristocratic company came cut
TO the grounds.
my cousin and my cousins
husband he observed, with a
high-born flourish. introducing
the strangers to the committee.
The splinter new rustling silk
of Mrs. Robins aud the simmer.
ing satin of the cousin augured !
anything but hayseed addition !
to the elite of Smithville. Then
there was no other way than to
invite the third member of the
committee and his party up on
the platform.
Mrs. Robins Redeemed visibly
under the ordeal of being thrust
before the public. but the Wis.
itors. took their respective
places with an ease of manner
to be coveted.
But Benzie, the man of plan,
fairly outdid himself in his
new tailor-made suit and soft,
.oppish hat, as he strutted
around on the honored boards,
very affaole and very conde.
;cending somehow, for Benzie.
The committee could not
quite make it out. Perhaps he
vas ashamed of having funk
d." and now meant to make up
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

vile knows the majors GRAFTON
by heart this minute. Dear! he
didn't have much of plaH, af
ter all, if that was it "
Nevertheless as the hot af.
ternoon waned, and Mrs. Robins
sewed, and sighed over her dis.
appointment, the third mem
Der" and the major discussed
the hayseed plan very satisfac-
torily.
Toward tea-t.me Benzie came
up between rows of ragged hol-
lyhOCks, which seemed to fresh
ell as he passed, whistling a
rollicking tune and rushed into
the library with his hat on the
back OF his head. His wife fol-
lowed wonderingly. Surely it
was no cause for citation that
Maj. Bowling had consented for
the dozenth time to go over his
experiences "da .ow n Sd gu. tn, ;"
to tie yawning Smithvillians.
20, Benzie,' she said, depre.
catingly, you have been over
to the MAJORS about the Fourth
of July speech"
Il have" he admitted smiling
broadly at the woeful Fuckers
on his wiie's matronly face, as
he took up a pen and drew a
tablet toward him.
lis he going to speak," she
asked, with a disappointed
pout. Goodness. Benzie, l
thought you'd Go better by the
committee than that"
Farmer Robins waltzed his
wife twice around the room be-
fore he answered; then he said;
gravely: 1.-THE Fourth of July
speech for Smithville is a secret
as deep us foundations of free
dom, but" striking an atti.
GUIDE, lit will reveal itself
about two o'clock p. m. on that
day and don't you forget it,.
NO" she said, frightening
and hesitdting. She was puz.
zled at the triumph written all
over her husbands face in great
sunshiny capitals. But once
more satisfied with Benzie's
planning, though she could not
say why, she turned away and
left him writing TO beat every.
thing.
The Fourth of July dawned
up the eastern rim. and flashed
to the zenith for Smithville, as
usual, but it was not destined to |
go a'westering quite so usual"
is heretofore.
The two auvils and the one
little brass cannon, a relic of the
sixties and a rib of the majors
,ration, had done their duty in
ubilating and were left to the
silence OF the deserted streets,
While the crowds had disap.
,eared in the direction of the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

listed citizens of the village,
while Benzie dwelt on the out.
er aige," as he puts it.
AT the meeting called to make
arrangements, these two had
everything their own way, com.
pletely ignoring the third mem.
Der. Benzie made no demur
until it came to choosing the
speaker of the day. Then he
stood out stoutly for change
be wanted "one from abroad. "
he said. but they ridicnled the
idea, and Chorused their obiec.
tiOns.
We simply can't afford it,,
they repeated times are hard.
money is tight, and besides Mai
Bowling could crate on this
coming occasion, just as well
as he had for the last ten
years. " And he wouldn't
charge a cent All he ever ex
pected was the honOrs and the
free lemonade" this last with a
cI1nniOn Cbnclzla
Farmer Robins was so dis.
Gusted that he lowered up head
and shoulders ABOVE the major.
ity, saying holly that when
his ideas of independence day
dwafed down to such a minimum
that they could be put to soak
in Il glass of pink lemonade, he
would be quite ready to vote
down the Fourth altogether"
Then he had bowed himself out
with the remark that they
might consider themselves a
committee of two" And now
he meant to defeat that bowl.
ing Grafton Tor die" hence the
planning.
Presently he sprang to his
feet shouting; Il have it," so
LOUD that his wife came out IN
alarm. why, Benzie! What
is the matter? she asked breath.
lessly, while he stood twirling
his mustache and looking out
and down over Smithville in
good-natured contempt.
Nothing the matter, my
dear" he answered, blandlv.
"only I've a plan which that
committee would never drea m !
under the palm.leaf of
an old hayseed like me, and he |
laughed gleefully.
Mrs. Robins smiled her ap. ,
proval and went back TO her
sewing. She could trust Benzie !
II 1t was planning he was doing |
and she hoped the committee !
would trust him, too, for she
never knew him to stop short of
success. But when ten minutes
later she saw her husband max.
ng a bes.line for the Bowling
cottage. she unused disconcert-
idly; "Oh, Ishould hope if the
natter of the addressed was
eft to Benzie, he would ma lie a
lew deal. Everybody in Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
Farm for Sale.

so acres located ? miles west of New London
county seat of Rails county n town of 200 i'm :
habitan|s; on good gravel road new two
story frame dwelling. good barn, granary, ice
house. tool house small orchard, two wells
fence and in first class condition good gravel
road on three, sides, title perfect The land
lays beautifully, most Oft bottom, and all rich
churches. It's known as the Matt Wilson farm
and Is one of the best stock farms in Rails coun
y' FOR terms apply to Il, p Confrey on place,
or Smith Alexander, Hannibal Mo
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04

h. Il. WEBB, Auctioneer.
Money is made in selling goods at good price
and IL takes first class nuctioneer to DO that
Give me the work aud 1t Is done as the people
ofthe state of Illinois will know | have sold
many thousand of dollars worth of goods across
the river Enquire at the DEMOCRAT Office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
HOW TO GET RID OF
THE MOTH MILLER.

The thoughtful and careful house
keeper should know that it is not best
to trust too implicitly to old fashioned
safeguards; that furs, for instance,
must be taken out again and again, ex-
posed to the air and the sunlight then
folded away with plenty of moth pre-
ventives within the folds.
1t is not easy to forget the amazed
expression OF one woman's face when
she took her big mink muff out of the
bag in which she had left it all sum-
mer long. Mink is one of those furs
that moths like very much indeed. In
this case they had worked steadily for
long, quiet months, and their work had
been thorough. That sort of thing IS
pretty likely to happen if the moth
miller gets q chance to deposit her
eggs before the fur or wooden article
has been put away or if it has not been
well aired and brushed.
When these precautions are observed,
almost any one of the moth preserva-
tfves will take care of the rest Moths
will never eat through paper, so that an
unbroken wall of paper is reasonably
safe A box or trunk carefully lined
with paper viii be mothproof; but, as
has already been said. the one safe rule
is to brush and air the furs between
the time when you put them away ana
take them out again to wear
There is really nothing that more
delights a moth than a spot of some
kind on a wooden dress. So it behooVes
one to see that everything is clean when
it is put away for summer time. Dress
es. like furs, should be hung for some
hours in the open air and sunlight An
ora or partially WORKOUT binding should
by no means be left on the bottom Of
the skirt because of the dust that must
inevitably be lurking behind it. Cedar
chins nut into trunks and bureau draw
ers are fairly good moth preventiVes.
Newspapers are good for wrapping
about clothing because the printers INK
is offensive to the moths. Some house
keepers dip pieces of paper IN melted
Daraffin and lay them when dry be
tween the folds of the articles they
wish to protect. Turpentine has fol-
lowing of persons who consider 1t the
hest POSSIBLE thing for the work, put
the great objection to turpentine, as TO
most of the moth preventives, IS the
fsc+ that il is so objectionable to hu-
80, beings as we'll. You can prepare
a ,,o7v5er which. while performing the
1-orlx of a. sachet, viii drive away the
r,,ot1, miller as well. If small bags are
6IIad with it and hung among the con-
+aots IF the wardrobes. they viii be
,.aa sonab1v safe Mix together six
-,,-,cas of Florentine orris and an ounce
each of caraway seed, powdered ton
o11in bean. cloves, mace, nutmeg and
cinnamon-truly an arbmatic mixture,
ana one which will surely give you the
fragrance of Araby when the garments
are taken from their fragrant refuge
for winter use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
A MILLINER'S TRICK.

Does your mirror do you justice? You
may think not Or perhaps you would
like it to fatter you just little II 80,
you can arrange it SO that the glass
will reflect in more complimentary
manner than usual. If you do, you only
have to know the nilliner's Oldest Sc
cret, and the thing is done.
Did you ever notice the softest dra-
perry of pure white hung about a mir
ror? That is the trick.
After your mirror of faultless glaze is
thoroughly polished. frame it in pure
white gauze, with the material gather
ed in the center at the top and falling
wavelike on either side. Then notice
the effect The true tints of the COM
plexioR will be there-a little empha-
sized. The expression of the counte-
nance, the light of the eye, the color of
the hair, viii be accurately reflected,
all softened and made more harmoni-
Gus than your mirror showed them be-
fore the gauze was used You may be-
lieve that that subtle bit of white mate
rial makes the glass tell nearer the
truth than it did without it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

mauve embroidery, brought around the
waist and down the front to outline u
tunic The little bolero was bordered
with the mauve embroidery. also the
jacket which was rounded off in front
to give an ample view of the soft lace
blouse.
Gray is to be worn for autumn. A
hint of what the fall fashions viii be
was embodied in a very fetching gown
of silver gray cloth to be worn by a
lady who is making early preparations
for a round of autumn house parties
A deep hounce of chenille dotted taffeta
formed the only trimming of the skirt
On the hounce appeared deep applI-
qued irises, the veining of the leaves
outlined in jewels and the edges hand
somely embroidered. The blouse of
chenille dotted taffeta was also en-
brofdered, the sleeves showing a slight
modification of the prevailing style, for
the undersleeve had a cuff formed by
shirring. while the portion of the sleeve
above the cuff had full puff that
spread below into a graceful frill.
Embroidered Iinen and pompadour
louisine made another handsome model
frock, the work of the artistic Maison
Laferriere- JeweIed clasps on the cor
sage held IN place a striking arrange
ment of the embroidered bertha.
Beautiful effects in what are called
autumn leaf shades attract great atten-
ton l am told in the shops where they
are most exploited that these colors
will have the preference for fall wear
They are rich and soft and look well on
almost all women. Appliqued trim
mings of silk in carefully elaborated
patterns are the favorite decoration for
cloth costumes.
Stockings in all hues of the rainbow
are to be seen on pretty ankles The
late ruling that hose must match The
frock needs to be a trifie modified, as
little of the footwear is of one color
For instance, electric blue and black
or cherry and black will be combined
in very fetching notifications. The
craze for sheer hosiery of the openwork
sort has happily been corrected, and,
although the stockings are dazzling in
color and often elaborate in pattern,
they are usually sensibly thick Black
hose covered with embroidered white
polka dots or similar designs are much
admired.
Wool nuns veilings in pastel shades.
cashmeres, cheviots, covert, camel
hair, and mohair are assured of repre-
sentation among the fashionable frocks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

NJ n the race to be first in originat-
ing novel social features the city
woman has. as a rule. the best
@@ chance to excel. This is only be-
cause her resources are greater
Now and then the country woman
evolves something that is 50 opportune
and so brilliant that it is gladly follow
ed by her city cousins. who have rather
DEPRECATED the social resources of AGA
dia
A harvest home dinner is one of the
country wOman's suggestions, SO clever
and so picturesque that it deserves rep
etition at the hands of urban hostesses-
The time to give a harvest home din
ner is. of course in golden September,
when the fields are supposed 10 be
bending with ripened grains and the
orchards are heavy with luscious fruit
If all the guests win masquerade as
Worcestershire is. as the accepted
harvesters of the picture and story
boolS-the harvest home dinner viii be
given a picturesque setting The din
ner should be followed by an old fash
Toned party" IN which old country
dances are enjoyed. If there is a barn
where rustic surroundings can be SIM
ulated. so much the better.
"A very pretty feature Aof any enter
tainment of this sort would be a Greek
girls in the garb Of the goddess Ceres,
who was worshiped as the personifica-
ton Of the harvest Ceres is represent
ed in robes of white, with wreath of
corn sheaves upon her head and a clus-
ter Of peoples or sheaves of corn in one
hand sometimes with a fiambeau in
the other. Any skillful dancer can
teach the figures. which are nothing
more than graceful poses slowly merg-
ed one into the other In addition to
the terpsichorean feature Of the enter
tainment. a choice musical programme
suitable for the occasion might be rem
dered-
The dinner itself should be a feast fit
for the gods The table.a large and sub
stantial one. would look best covered
with cloth of fine linen trimmed with
heavy lace Underneath the linen a
spread OF deep yellow silk or satin or
even sateen viii lend a mellow effect
to the decorations Miniature sheaves
of grain. each containing some pretty
souvenir, should stand beside the
plates and uphold the menu assigned
to each guest If the menus are hand
painted, a decoration representing
sheaves Of grain, a harvesting scene.
a pretty harvest maid, the harvest
moon. autumn fruit or some such de-
vice will be most appropriate.
In the center of the table a handsome
cluster Of fruit should ba ranged The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
HARVEST HOWE
DINNER AND DANCE
BY BERTHA RUGGLES
o~O-@.0.@.@.@~0e@~@.@-@.o-.4

contrasting colors of the yellow pears,
the white and purple grapes and the
ripe, rosy red apples are pleasing to the
eye. The border of the table may con-
sist of a narrow band of autumn 70
liage-the laurel, the mountain ash or
the bay. A narrow garland OF this
may fall just below the edge and, if it
is preferred. cross. to divide the table
into sections Garlands of mountain
berries or of autumn leaves arranged
about the room make a good impress
sion upon the eye.
The candles in the center of the table.
covered with yellow silk shades, are
meant to cast a faint, rich light over
the scene when the diners are seated
about the festive board
The dinner should be of the old fash
toned kind. The harvest fish, common
" known as the butterfish, viii make
an attractive item on the bill of fare
So will roast harvest goose, which is
plain goose. no more, no less, in spite
of it's title. Ices served in the shapes
of sheaves of grain or fruits are other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

Dress skirts are longer than ever be-
fore. some of the loveliest garden party
gowns trailing over the grass in undu-
lating folds. while the upper portion fits
like a glove. Women ind the clinEing
skirt with bouffant foot trimming far
too becoming to be abandoned for some
thing that is not nearly so graceful
Pompadour gauzes, organizes and soft
rnuslins are made with long, serpentine
trains, which are finished with innu-
merable little ruches and ruffles gath
cred or plated. There is no stidening
whatever around the bottom of fash
ionabIe skirts, simply rufhes and
hounces, to give the desired flare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

any one can manage For instance, q
plain one with an inset lingerie sleeve
is not hard to finish. The underarm
seam is opened half way to the elbow,
the edges neatly turned under and
stitched. One way of decorating the
edges is to apply rows of small but
tons A neat band cuff at the wrist
made of the same stuff as the sleeve
will serve as the foundation upon
which the muslin for the undersleeve
is gathered. To secure the latter in
place stitch it neatly to the lining of the
oversIeeve, using fine silk thread and
taking care that the stitches do not
show through the material For a
plain jacket sleeve, part of an outdoor
costume, a stiff cuff of the military or
der garnished with three bright but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
Stylish Hats.

On millinery all sorts of flowers are
used, roses perhaps being the favorites,
from the tiny Banksia specimens to the
beautiful La France. While some exclu-
sive models boast large sprays of ny
drangea in various colorings- AS a
rule, this latter flower disappears with
the early summer, but it has found
great popularity this summer and
promises to remain with US for some
little time to come.
The toreador hat has been revived for
travelling, but it shows very little trim
ming, indeed-in fact, nothing more
than a rosette of very soft satin and a
couple of quilts This shape is not uni
versally becoming, but it is really smart
when properly adjusted.
The newest toque of all appears to be
a plateau shape folded in two, the prin-
cipal trimming, generally a wreath of
flowers yelled in tulle, being found be-
tween the two brims, with a bow OF
velvet ribbon at the back resting on the
hair.