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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
The New Electrical Power

The Worlds Work for May
has two articles which deal
with the transmission Of cleo
tricity, one by Theodore Waters
detailing the rapid progress S
and extent of this new use of
this new use of electrician
power; another by Dwight E.
Woodbridge, who, in describing
the great work of Francis H.
Clergue, shows the use he made
of it. The story of the Difficult
ties which Mr.. Clergue met and
conquered is a thrilling one.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25

Alcohol comes high in Mon
roe City. In fact, the ancient
Egyptians held not in greater
reverence the sacred Apis than
does the Justice Of the metro.
polls the inviolable distillation
that "clears today of past re.
grets and tomorrow of it's
future fears" Jim Shivers and
Tim Sanders, two thirsty young
coons Of that place, broke into
Mr.. Mudd's resort and stold a
gallon of alcohol, intending
possibly to live in a niger
paradise for weeks to come.
But instead they have begun
upon a term of II months in the
county Jail, having been
brought to Paris by Marshal
Stephens Monday. Not count
ing court costs, medical at
tention or clothing. it will cost
Monroe county S219 to mainS
tain these two prisoners until
the expiration of their sen.
fences, that being the cost of
food alone. The alcohol could
have been replaced for 1910.
the negroes given a whipping.
ordered to leave town and a
check placed upon future
crimes, such as is not possible
with a Jail sentence. In this
manner Paris has effected
complete cure of petty crimes
among its darkeys, and the
county saved much in criminal
costs, which each succeeding
year it finds more difficult to
pay. Alcohol at S2l9 gallon
is trife too expensive. That
amount would buy stuff with
bubbles on it and provide half
the county with IL headache for
a week at least. Mercury
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
Had No Bad Habits .

Washington Star: They were
seated about the dinner table in
fashionable West Side board.
ing house enjoying the extra
frills of the Sunday meal, which
had appealed to the inner con.
seriousness Of the entire house
hold and made them satisfied
with the landlady and the
world in general. The meu
folk told stories, and the women
laughed and the women told
stories and the men folk laugh.
ed. Then the mistress of the
household told d story: "a
very Gignitied young man took
Il seat IN a smoking car. Near
him were three travelling sales.
men, well dressed, jolly fellows,
one OF whom suggested game
of cards, and the others agreed.
They appealed to the young
man to take part and make up
fOur.handed game.
"Thank you; I never play
cards, came the response to
the invitation,
/ am sorry for thai. Will
you have cigar with us?' add
ed the spokesman, product ng
his case.
" 1 am obliged to you, but l
never smoke. replied the digni-
fed man.
They thought they would
jolly the young fellow out Of
his dignity, so the leader pro-
duced a travelling companion.
and asked:
" AS you do not play cards
or smoke you will not refuse to
join us in drink
" 1 thank you, gentlemen,
but / never drink.
with this a venerable man
with ministerial aspect sitting
in the seat behind the young
man, reached forward and tapp.
ed him on the sholder." The
men folks about the table began
to draw a straight flush, and
some of them arose from THEN
seates.
But Mrs. B-continued hel
story:
L have heard what you
have said TO these men,. said
the sedate Old fellow. and I
admire you for the stability OF
character which has enabled
you to shun bad habits. | have
Il daughter in the parlor cal
whom l should like to nave yor
meet.
" 1 thank you, sir. eplieG
the young man, turning about
and facing the gentleman, but
the fact is | never intend tc
marry "
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25

. Marion KOoke. manager for T. NJ. Thomp-
SON a large importer OF fine millinery at 1858
Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, says: During
the late severe weather | caught dreadful
could which kept me awake at night and mad
me unfit TO attendm work during the day.
One of my milliners was taking Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for a severe cold at that tine,
which seemed to relieve her so quickly that |
bought some for myself. II acted like magic
and began to improve ut once | am now
entirely well and feel very pleased to ac-
knowledg, its merits" For sale by b. o.
Wood and L. G.. saunders.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25

Miss Marguerite Lightbody,
one of the lovely young ladies
of Ely, was in the city on
shopping expedition Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25

The Beauty Contest condu CT,
ed blythe Paris Appeal resulted
in a tie between Misses Emma
BuclIner aud Mamie Mae Nc
Cam.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
An Arithmetic Puzzle

Take any number that you
choose.
And then multiply by two
To this amount then add
twenty.
And then divide by two.
Wien you have completed this,
Aud are sure it's right, why
then,
Subtract from this your first
number,
And your answer will be ten.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
One Capitol ,

No longer will the school
children be bothered by the
question of what state in the
union has two capitols. An
amendment to the Rhode Island
constitution was adopted at the
last election which does away
with the capitol at Newport,
and heuceforth the one capital
city W II be Providence.
There seems to be Il lively
spirit of rivalry between Mon
roe City and Stoutsville, Stouts
Vile will not be out done.
Monroe City pulls" Stouts.
ville's citizens; Stoutville
pulls" Monroe'S. On the other
hand Monroe seems to be de-
termlued To give us as good as
we send, -Stnutsville Ba nner,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
Me TOO.

Miss r. Wood spent por-
ton of last week and this with
Hunnewell friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
The Rest Rlood Pmrifer.

The blood is constantly being purified by the
lungs liver and kidneys. Keep these organs
and you will have no need of blood purifier.
For this purpose there is nothing equal to
Uhamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets one
dose of them will do you more good than Il
dollar bottle of the best blood purifier Price
Is cents. samples free al b. q, Woods drug
store.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25
He Sweat.

Dick Johnson is to be turned
out of the N. S. lodge, for
brerking its iroa clad ruld. He
was seen by mis- brother, w. G.
Van Glon, in the garden, ex.
ercising enough to make him
sweat freely. There is nothing
that a member of the Never
Sweat lodge can do and not be
forgiven, except to work and
sweat and that is the one
thing that brothers Van, Uncle
Jack and the other soap box
theologist abhor and will not
countenance. So brother Dick
will have to walk the plank
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25

The Commoner says: Mark
A. Hanna is the best possible
nominee of the Republican par
ty in 1904.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
HELP MANUAL TRAINING
School Board Makes Small Ap-
preparation to Mr.. Sheldon.

The board of education at the meet
ing last night recognized the value of
manual training in the public schools
by making an appropriation with which
to buy material for the manual training
classes in the Buchanan school in Ten
nesseetoWn
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon appeared be-
fore the board and asked for an ap-
preparation of $50 for the Buchanan
school manual training department, to
be used in buying material. Mr.. Shell
don explained to the board that the
Tennesseetown Kindergarten associa-
tion now furnishes Buchanan school
with three instructors in elementary
manual training. and that all that was
asked was money to buy material. The
board allowed the money asked for.
1.-The manual training in Buchanan
school consists of basket weaving by
the boys and sewing by the girls and
some wood carving, said Rev. Mr..
Sheldon. THE work has been most sue
cessful. The girls have been taught to
sew SO well that many of them make
their own plain clothing. Under the
present system the different classes In
manual training receive an hours in
struction each week. The work of tho
department has been exhibited and has
been a surprise to many"
Supt. w. NJ. Davidson, in speaking OF
the manual training department in
Buchanan school, said: ''Such depart
ment would be an excellent thing in all
our ward schools. To be sure, the work
done is the most elementary of man
ual training, but it is the first step
and is of great value to the scholars,
and might lead to more pretentious
manual training
The board awarded the contract for
furnishing the desks and seats for the
new Lowman Hill and Sumner school
buildings to w. L. Bell & Co, of Kan
sas City The Bell company's prices on
five sizes of seats ranged from $50 to
SO TO- the average price being $780, IL
will require about 1000 seats for the
two school buildings, which means the
contract will amount to about $3, 500.
The seats are to be paid for when they
are fastened to the school room floors.
The board went into real estate spec
ulations so far as to direct President
Wilson not to sell the school lot on
Gordon street for less than $1,400- The
board has been offered 5000 less. The
board originally owned three lots The
other two were sold for 81, 200 apiece,
and ever since the sales the members
of the board have been afraid that they
sold them too cheaply, so they will try
and make up the deficiency on the one
they still control
The board awarded the contract for
plumbing and connecting Lowman Hill
with the city water mains to c. States
basement floors of Sumner school and
to pave the school yard with brick
Chairman Matthews of the building
committee was directed to see if the
two lots north of Branner school could
be leased for a play ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
GATES IS SILENT.
Washburn Doesn't Understand
the Prospective President.

The executive committee of the Wash
burn college board of trustees is wear
ing a troubled look. They will hardly
admit that anything has happened to
worry them, but the fact is they can't
hear from the prospective president,
George A Gates, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
1t has been two weeks since anything
has been heard from Mr.. Gates. and
when he did write it was just a brief
note saying he would come to Topeka
soon to investigate. Letter after letter
has been sent to Mr.. Gates, seeking in
formation and giving advice, but no
answers have come. And there are no
signs of the immediate arrival of Mr.
Gates in Topeka.
A friend of Washburn, who is as well
posted on the situation as the trustees
themselves, said today: "Of course, ev-
erything may be all right, but it looks
as though Mr.. Gates might at least an
swer the letters which have been sent
him. 1t looks little bit queer to me-
Mr. Gates has received offers from
large number of important schools, and
has rejected them. It looks as though
he might be simply trying to see how
good an offer he can get out of Wash
burn 1 suppose there is nothing for
the trustees to do but wait"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
TRIAL is POSTPONED.
Klusmire Murder Case to Com
mence Wednesday.

Oska1oosa, Kan, Nov. 5--The murder
case of w. H. Klusmire which was set
for trial today has been postponed until
Wednesday morning on account of the
election. Mr.. Klusmire is a wealthy
Holton farmer who is accused of muir
dering his wife last May during a quar-
rel The body was found in a ravine-
Klusmire has been kept in the Shawnee
county jail.
The prisoner said today: 81 think
I will be acquitted" He is in good
health, well dressed and has a sleek
appearance He had very little baggage
with him on his arrival here with Sher-
if Newel; in fact. his luggage con-
sisted of a market basket containing
little aside from some underwear, a
Bible and a volume of sermons by Rev.
T. Dewitt Talmage.
The attorneys for the defense are Sid
ney Hayden of Holton and Morse &
Casebier of OskalooSa-
A motion has been filed to quash the
indictment because the information
filed is duplex: that is, the woman is
stated to have been dubbed to death
and also kicked to death. This motion
will be heard the first thing Wednesday
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05

Philadelphia, Nov 5.-EIection in
Pennsylvania started with cloudy and
raw weather and prospect of rain in
some sections before night.
Because of the great interest in the re-
suit a heavy vote was reported in the
early hours.
The polls opened at o'clock and
many polling places reported over 100
votes cast in the first hour
The state is voting for state treasurer
and justice of the supreme court For
the former office the candidates of the
two great parJIeS are Frank G. Harris
CRep) and E. A Coray, Jr., Republican
and fusion. For the latter, Will
liam P Potter is the Republican
candidate and Harmon Yerkes repre-
sents the fusionists. The fusion ticket
is the result of a coalition between the
Democrats, the Union party and the
Municipal League, the Union party be-
ing a new organization launched by Re
publicans dissatisfied with the element
now in control of state affairs. Mr..
Potter is at present a member of the
supreme court, having been appointed
by Governor Stone to fill a vacancy.
Mr. Yerkes is a Democrat and has been
for a number of years the common
pleas judge of the county, which
adjons Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the campaign was an
exceedingly warm one. the conditions
resembling those in New York city with
the political affiliations reversed, Dis
trict Attorney H. f. Rothermel having
failed of denomination by the Repub-
liean convention was nominated in
town meeting and the Union party, led
by disappointed Republicans was or
ganized His nomination was endorsed
by the Municipal League and a failure
to secure a similar endorsement from
the Democrats resulted in a split in that
party. John Weaver who received the
regular Republican nomina ton has
made an active campaign the stump
and the effort of both sides to obtain
the suffrage of the voters has been
greater than in any campaign in recent
years. Associated with Mr.. Rothermel
on the fusion ticket are three Republi-
cans and two Democrats who are can
didates for various local offices to be
filled.
Reports from nearly every section of
the state are to the effect that a light
vote is being polled. Philadelphia re-
turns show continuation of the heavy
the early hours. The police are said
to be maintaining good order every
where.
The Republicans claim that Weaver
will be elected district attorney by a
large plurality basing their claim on re-
turns received at headquarters up to
p. m
The Union party leaders say that
more than two-thirds of the vote of the
city had been cast at noon and that
the vote was in excess of that cast last
year, indicating. they say, a heavy inde-
pendent vote and consequently the cleo
ton of their ticket.
Pittsburg Pa. Nov. 5.-C1ear and cold
weather prevails throughout western
Pennsylvania today. In this city little
interest was manifested in the election
and the early vote was unusually light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
TO OYSTER BAY.
President Leaves New York For
Home to Vote.

New York, Nov. president Roose-
velt left Long Island City for Oyster
Bay at 9 o'clock. He was accompanied
by Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant Sec
retary Loeb and several friends. The
party rode in a special train consisting
of Pullman and a combination car.
The crowd at the depot cheered the
president as he entered the train at
Long Island City. The run to Oyster
Bay occupied about 80 minutes.
The president was cheered as he
stepped upon the station PLATFORM and
a salute of twenty-one guns was fired
in his honor. He entered a carriage
which conveyed him to the polling
place.
There was no notable incident in con-
nection with the casting of the presi-
dents vote. Afterward the president
took a rapid drive to his home on Saga-
more Hill, Little Neck Cove.
The special train left Oyster Bay on
the return trip at IL o'clock. Those who
accompanied the president on the trip
to Oyster Bay were his cousin, VIM. E.
Roosevelt; DR. Holbrook Curtis, w. J.
Youngs,w who was Mr. Roosevelt's private
secretary when he was governor, and
Secretaries Cortelyou and Loeb.
Secret service and New York detec-
tives also accompanied the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
ANTHONY GIVES UP.
Agrees to "UniOniZe' His Two
Newspapers.

News comes from Leavenworth that
the fight between D. R. Anthony. pro-
prietor of the Leavenworth Times and
Standard, and the labor unions has been
ended by Anthony signing an agree
ment to "unionize'' his printing office.
For twenty-five years the Times has
refused to do this and Colonel Anthony
has always been successful heretofore
in. holding out against the demands of
the labor unions. This time the unions
organized boycott not only on the
Times but OIL all the merchants who
used it's advertising columns as well. 1t
is stated that an agreement was reach
ed yesterday afternoon whereby the
boycott will be lifted and the Times will
become a union Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
ADDING NEW MACHINERY.
The Gavitt Laboratory Will Be One of
the Finest West of Chicago.

The w. w. Gavitt Medical company is
again enlarging their plant, by the addi-
ton of more room and many new labora-
tory machines which have been built
especially for them in the east The i'm
provements which they are making,
when completed will give this company
one of the finest medical manufacturing
laboratories west of Chicago.
No medical company in the United
States has a better record for turning
out first class remedies than this COM
pany. Their GavittS Lightning Pain
Extractor is having a most remarkable
sale in the east as we'll as the west. No
remedy was ever sold in this city which
has given better satisfaction for ex-
ternal Aches, Pains and Bruises.
Mr. Harry E. Gavitt, manager of the
company, said when seen by Journal
reporter: Yes, we are greatly enlarging
our Laboratory, and in about one month
we will be equipped with many new
modern machines, for turning out i'm
mense quantities of each of our rem
edies- We also expect to add another
expert manufacturing chemist, the best
to be had in the east, whose business
will be to have charge of the manufac-
ture of pharmaceutical preparations and
private formulas for small medical COM
pan1eS and druggists. He will also have
charge of our Tablet and Pill Manufac-
turing Department, which will include
sugar, gelatin and chocolate coatings.
Our private formulas 1 expect to over
see personally, as heretofore.
when the Laboratory is completed,
we will also be equipped with machinery
for testing Ellis county shale for gold.
We own one hundred and sixty acres
of land near the Gage mill, which is
now running; and we think by the aid
of our expert chemists, we will be able
to give the public some valuable infor
nation sometime this winter, in regard
to these shale lands in western Kan
sas.'
1t is remarkable how the Gavitt Medi-
cal company has grown. Twelve to
fifteen years ago, this company occu-
pied but small amount of space; but
today it stands as one of Topeka's lead
ing manufacturers, occupying three
large buildings, and equipped with all
modern printing, as well as Laboratory
machinery. Since 1889, when the busi-
ness was reorganized, Mr. Harry E.
Gavitt has had full and complete man
agement of the company, and it has
made a wonderful growth under his di-
rection.
The citizens of this city should not
overlook the remedies manufactured by
this company, when in need of a good
article. Their goods are sold by all To-
peka druggists, a positive guarantee
to give satisfaction or money is re-
funded.
The company does a great deal of
charity work by giving medicine free
to the poor of the city, at their office,
when accompanied by an order from
Mrs ThOrpe. police matrOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
CAN'T GET OVER 1T.
Kitchener Continues to Lament
Defeat Near Brakenlaagte.

London, Nov. 5.-Lord Kitchener in
report to the war Office under date of
November A, giving further details of
the recent engagement near Braken-
laagte, eastern Transvaal, between Col
Benson's column and the Beers, says:
1.-The Beers were unable to remove the
guns they captured until a British am
bulance went ouS when under the cover
of the ambulance the burghers carried
them off. The Boer loss was undoubt-
edly heavy but no correct estimate OF
them is obtainable.
"Commandant Opperman was killed
and Chris Botha was wounded The
Beers are reported to have behaved
badly to the British wounded"
Lord Kitchener further reports that
Cape Colony to the eastward of the
western railway is cleared of Beers with
the exception of the Fouche- Myburg
Vessels command of 400 men, with
which General French is dealing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
JUsTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
Verdict When Father Was Shot by
HIS Son.

Chicago. Nov. 5.-Dan NJ. Hogan.
known far and wide as a bookmaker
and sporting man, has been shot and
killed by his son. Dan M. Hogan, jr.,
in the family country home at Will
mington, Ill.
The immediate cause assigned for the
shooting was the abuse and brutality
of the head of the household in strik-
ing his wife until shot down by his son.
The bullet struck Hogan under the
right arm and passed through the body.
Hogan, jr., was held by the authorities
pending an inquest by the coroner. The
jury returned a verdict of 'justifiable
homicide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05

Fusion Candidate for Mayor of New York
opened at o'clock and at others little
groops that had gathered earlier sought
shelter from the chilling rain. In the
more denseIy populated districts there
were crowds at the polls and at the
nineteenth election district in the Sixth
assembly district, of which State Sen
ator Timothy j. Sullivan is Democratic
leader $50 men voted in the first 4S
minutes.
Seventy-hve policemen were on re-
serve at police headquarters and two
patrol wagons were on hand SO that
men could be hurried to any part of
the city where they might be needed.
Beginning at o'clock every policeman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
LONG OCEAN RACE.
$500 Mile Contest From Prov
idence to Cape Verde.

New York. Nov. 5.-A 5000 mile ocean
race has just been started from Provi-
dence to the Cape Verde islands between
the schooner Unique, formerly a Grand
Banks fisherman, and the brigantine D.
A. Small, says a Providence. r. L. spe-
cial to the World. Each carried IS pas
sengers and cargo of general merchan-
disc. Both are fast sailers. and as they
belong to rival packet lines and consid-
erable cash has been wagered the re-
suit, a great race is expected. The Unique
has made the trip out in q days and the
Small has covered the distance In few
hours under that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
Adrift on the Lake.

Kewanee Wis, Nov. 5.-Adrift on Lake
Michigan in an open boat with no provis-
ions and with the temperature at freez-
ing point are Charles Peterson. keeper
Ralph. Last night about dusk the two
were blown away from shore by the west
erly gale, and though search was made
all night there has been no trace found
of the missing lightkeepers. There is
every reason to believe that the two have
perished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
ELKS WILL ORGANIZE.
Winfield to Have q Lodge of 20
Charter Members.

Winfield, Kan, Nov; 5.-Tonight win
Winfield. The Protective and Benevolent
Order Of Elks with a charter list Of IL 70
poria lodge, assisted by State Deputy c.
W. Mallette of Pittsburg will have charge
of the work. Immediately following the
installation the new lodge members and
their visitors will repair to the Brettun
house, where banquet tables will be in
waiting.
The charter members of the new Elk
lodge which will be known as No. 7S2
have made elaborate preparations for the
entertainment of guests. Between 200 and
25O visitors expected from over the
a