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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Take notice that Republican
tariff reduction usually takes
place when Congress is not in
session.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Tomorrow. Friday, Nov. LIST,
has been designated as Eugene
Field day in the public schools
of Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Gen. John B. Gordon will
lecture at the Paris opera house
next Thursday evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The Salisbury ss'Specta-
tor is Growing over it's new
dress and it may well be proud
of it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Will Buchanan has shipped a
car load of the finest mules that
ever left this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

f. j. Pons was here from
Jacksonville, Fla. part of the
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The tax gathersr will be
with us on Tuesday, Wednes.
day and Thursday of next week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Miss Daisy Whitecotton of
Paris has been the pleasant
guest of friends in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Mrs. Joel Carlisle and daugh.
ter, Miss Lena, are here from
Palmyra visiting relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Bob G. Piersal spent Sunday
with his wife at Hunnewell.

Major r. B. Bristow is in New
London attending to legal bust.
ness.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

DR.. A. w. Ely was loo king
after business interests at New
London, Monday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The check racket is being
worked in several parts of the
country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Miss Lula Mudd left Mon.
day for Quincy TO do some
shopping.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Peter Casper's infant died
Friday and the dear child was
laid to rest.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Mrs. Anna Black went to
lakewood Monday to visit
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

D. Milton Proctor of Liberty,
Mo-, spent Sunday in the city
with the homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Judge Adam Theis, one of
the most prominent citizens Of
Hannibal is dead.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Levi Dodd returned Friday
night from a visit with rela.
tives in Kansas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

James H. Mason, of Centre,
visited w. E. Jones and family
last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

A. L. Finks is proud of the
little girl who arrived at his
home Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

r. Brenneman lef' Monday
for Centre to look after NOV.
ing some buildings.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Miss Maude Wine has been
at home spending part Of the
week with the home folk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Attend the Presbyterian
Rummage Sale beginning Thurs.
day Nov. :.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Dou't do any damage to the
property of others aud do not
do anything to cause others un-
necessary work
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Street hats, Dress hats, all
hats Of the latest design at
TUDIE SWINKEY'S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The p. +. O's. have invited
Col. w. j, Bryan to deliver an
address in this city at such date
as may be convenient to Col.
Bryan. This will be an oppor.
tunity for the people of this
community to hear the great
Commoner deliver an able.
scholarly address.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

| need what you owe me.
Can't you pay it now?
B. o. WOOD.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
The Shelbville Jail is empty.

Carl Jaeger spent Monday in
st. Louis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Halloween

Halloween
Thanksgiving next.
City council tomorrow night.
You can shout quail tomor-
row.
w. A. Patterson spent yester.
day in Quincy.
The English people are al
armed at the condition OF King
Edward.
$4,000 to loan, in sums to suit
borrower,
E. B. MEDCALF.
The Schley Court of Inquiry
will doubtless finish it's work in
a few days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

The W. @. II. U. will meet
with Mrs, Chas. Wesley. Tues.
day, Nov. 3 at 2:30 p. m.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

G. B. Baynum and wife hav
been visiting the home folk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

~
Bob G. Piersal spent Sunday
with his wife at Hunnewell.
Major r. B. Bristow is in New
London attending to legal bust.
ness.
Mrs. Anna Black went to
lakewood Monday to visit
friends.
Miss Lula Mudd left Mon.
day for Quincy TO do some
shopping.
Peter Casper's infant died
Friday and the dear child was
laid to rest.
Levi Dodd returned Friday
night from visit with rela.
tives in Kansas.
r. Brenneman lef6 Monday
for Centre to look after NOV.
ing some buildings.
D. Milton Proctor of Liberty,
No, spent Sunday in the city
with the homefolks.
Miss Maude Wine has been
at home spending part Of the
week with the home folk.
Miss Daisy Whitecotton of
Paris has been the pleasant
guest of friends in this city.
The Salisbury Press'Specta
tor is Growing over it's new
dress and it may well be proud
of it.
Take notice that Republican
tariff reduction usually takes
place when Congress is not in
session,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31
Thanksgiving next.

w. A. Patterson spent yester.
day in Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-31

Byron Dunlap was here from
Hunnewell yesterday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

Faker, exposed to the changeable Wea-
Their and reviled even by the Coppers,
but think of the Immunities | enjoy
by reason of adopting this peculiar Vo-
cation. In the first place, my Wife
cannot possibly reach me by Phone.
AS | have no Office Address. think of
all the Circulars, Catalogues, Samples
of Health Food, Advertising Blotters,
Duns and Charity Appeals that | man
age to Escape. l do not have to die
tate Letters to a young Lady Stenog-
rapher with a Secret Sorrow. No
Johnny Fresh can drop in to take up
my Time and tell me of some of those
that Eli Perkins told the year of the
Centennial. / do not have to think
up plausible Falsehoods for the Office
Boy to spring on the Common MUS
ances. | do not have any Pay Roll
staring me in the Face or an Expense
Account coming around in every few
Hours to give me a Hemorrhage. |
never have to dodge Committees that
are selling Tickets to a Colored Festf-
val or a SWitchmen's Picnic. I get to
Dinner on time because no one can
hold me up when lit M time to close
Up. In fact, | am as foot-loose as a free
GaZelle and my own Boss at all times"
Happy mani" exclaimed the Mer-
chant Prince. Would that / had gone
in for Tamales!"
MORAL: The Unfortunate do not
always Look it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
RRAVE BONI.

It's a wonder the b%elligerent Boni de
Castellane, who has just winged a
French editor in a duel, while
in the United States, did not
slap the faces of a few Ameri
can editors. Certainly the provocation
was sufficient while in New York to
have justified the dapper little count
in making a slapping tour of Newspa-
per Row that would have caused his
dear little lily white hand to have be-
come quite red and ugly.
But then there is a difference be-
tween the American and the Partisan
editor. The former because of his hard
lot, becomes naturally ~pugnacious and
vicious, and besides this the newspaper
buildings in New York are all sky
scrapers and the editorial sanctun is
always away up in the top, and the
stainways are long, tiresome and
dangerous things ito be thrown down,
and Boni prefers to ride down in an
elevator.
Besides Boni couldn't get satisfac-
ton afterwards out of any American
editor with swords or pistols, the I'M
couth Americans generally preferring
fists and boot-toes, which are vulgar
and excessively obnoxious to a polish
ed of the French code of
honor.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

To the Editor OF the Register.
SIR noticed these words at the
head of your first page this morning:
The surest way to help the growth OF
the city: Invest in home industries and
p~atronize home merchants The above
is a good motto. but how many OF our
people violate it? Many more than
you Mr.. Editor, would think. I have
been in business in this city twenty
years, working hard as I can twelve
hours a day. What is the results Bare
ly an ordinary living. and my health
so impaired that in a few years at most
/ must quit. / could make a compe-
tence il | could charge as much as Is
exacted from Wheeling patrons OF
Pitsburg. Baltimore and other cities.
quality of work considered, but I must
not only do the work for less price, but
sometimes must await payment for
months. and sometimes am compelled
t make a reduction or else fall out
with my inoonsiderate patrons.
o We gods, what mean things are
done. what conspicuous Inconsistency
is noticeable. And by the very kind ~
msa = bnsiasss Ehp are dependent
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
no =. You woaId with the Child.
SATURDAY, March 16, 2 p. m.

JA ~
To the Editor Of the Register.
sir:-My hubby went to market this
morning with instruction 10 buy some
sausage for breakfast to eat with our
buckwheat cakes and new maple mo-
lasses. Well, he brought the afore-
mentioned article along with much
other stun. When he arrived the only
thing to do was to fry the sausage and
sit down to the matutinal meal. The
cook rumaged the market basket but
no sausage turned up. When hubby
was asked for an explanation he looked
up from his Register in amazement and
suddenly exclaimed, '.by George. | left
that package on the stall OF the buck
ster where | bought my butter Nov
what ought / to do with such a good
for-nothing2" II it were a child who
did a trick like that / would meet out
promptly the deserved punishment for
delaying ones breakfast-and in a
measure spelling it. for when ones
heart Is set on buekwheat cakes and
sausage nothing else can supply the
void. Please answer in your letter box
and confer a favor on a doting
WHEY"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

paBMet ghote thex ms 6lcctrto
lights tele2hones, good hotels, news
papers, thee.re1, and other progressive
ideas In active operation. Il is no
longer necessary to pay nifty cents for
a sandwich or a dollar for two boiled
eggs. On the contrary, while prices
are still high, they are very reasonable,
considering all the circumstances. and
the coming summer viii bring about-a
modification along all lines. The
country, In a word, has adjusted itself
TO the conditions obtaining in the
States very much more rapidly than
did the West of a generation ago. and
It's future is a bright one and will af-
ford a rich return to men of energy
and to capital in~telligently applied.
The far northern portion of Alaska
also holds out inviting promises. The
entire country, to the shores of the
Arctic sea, is undoubtedly filled with
the precious and useful metals, as we'll
as much coal and timber, but il will
time and exploration to ascertain
the exact facts An expedition is
bound, l understand, this coming sum-
.er, 10 the mouth of the Mackenzie
river, and others will traverse the
country in various directions, all tend
ing towards the north. Alaska holds
great possibilities. Energy and per-
however. are necessary to un- |
Iock its treasures"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
OUR LETTER BOX.
REGISTER CORRESPONDENTS DIS
CtSS MANY MATTERS OF DE-
CIDED LOCAL INTEREST.
Grave to Gny rBaQn Ranging From
late to Subjects of PopEhem Re-
Germ, and the Ideas Are Well w ortn
Reading and Thought.
The Retort Courteous.

To the Editor of the Register.
Sir: Permit me to make a brief re-
joinder to my unknown friend, "A
Sincere Well Wisher." l cannot agree
that the act of going to church" is
an act of worship. Certainly it is not
necessarily so. The act of going to
church" may be the natural result of
a well-grounded religious belief, but
to say that the mere going is an act of
worship appears to me to be an UNI
warranted assumption. My friend will
doubtless readily admit that one nay
go to church from many motives-cus-
tom, habit, because 1t is conventional
and to be expected, OF even to display
a new bonnet or a new gown. / do
not wish to be misunderstood in max
ing these citations; but allude to these
possibilities merely as a means of re-
iterating my contention and belief that
going to church never saved a soul
and.never will, and this with all re-
spect and generation for the Church,
of whatever denomination.
The profession of religion is un-
doubtedly an act of faith, and as such
is not only commendable, but to be en-
couraged; but it is by no means an es-
sential to grace or salvation. If the
contrary We're true, what would be-
come Of the millions who have no OPP
portunity of going to church, and yet
who lead more 0r less consistent lives?
There are hundreds in this city who
are debarred from church privileges
and benefits, for various reasons not
necessary to enumerate. In fact there
is only room in the churches for a
small proportion of the population
and that is true of every city. and still
more true of the country districts. Yet
many Of these people are good people,
as humanity goes. Still others, who
might attend, remain away from
choice, but for that they do not merit
criticism, for again we come back to
the good doctrine that man should
worship God according to the dictates
of his W conscience, and if he sees
books in the running brooks and ser
mons in stones, and good in every
thing" what more?
AS for a safe guide to salvation it
occurs to me that an implicit belief in
God and in the Divinity of Christ,
which all those things imply, is a good
enough creed to win a reward at the
Last Day. A BELIEVER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
The Modern Fable of the Kind Cfs-
zen and the Dealer in Hot Ia

The Modern Fable of the Kind Gu
zen and the Dealer in Hot Ia
males.
One day a Merchant Prince stopped
to purchase a Tamale from an Humble
Person who had a Stand at the Cor
ner.
While the Aristoerat Customer de-
voured the Mexican Entree, he gazed
on the Vendor, who was shivering IN
a Light Suit, and had a Feeling OF Mod
flied Compassion. He wondered how
many Chicken Tamales at a Nickel
each the Man would have to sell in or
der to get into the J. Pierpont Morgan
Pool.
you excite my Pity" said the we'll
TODD Business Man. Il am sorry for
anyone who is compelled to take to
the Open Street and adopt such a Pre-
carious Method of working up an In
come"
Pray, do not waste your Sympa-
thy said the Tamale Man. "Remem-
Der what Emerson says in regard to
the Law of Compensation. Every
Hardship cheerfully borne entities one
to a Blessing, in order that the Ac-
counts may be squared. 1t is true that
| seem to be a common grade OF Street
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
A MATTER OF IMPORTANCE.

The Wheeling Board of Trade and
our local business men generally
should exert every possible influence
in the direction OF impressing upon
the management of the Ohio River
railroad. and of the just completed
Short Line, from New Martinsville to
C~larksburg, the Importance of put
ting in operation at least a through
mail and passenger service to Clarks-
burg and Weston, and thence into the
interior of the State.
The new road is an important one,
as well as a shorter means of commun-
ication with the district mentioned
than Wheeling has heretofore had, and
the facilities now afforded our people
sould be improved to the utmost, and
to that end every influence of a legiti-
mate nature should be promptly
brought to bear. We believe the dis
tance to Clarksburg via New Martins
vile is about fifteen miles shorter than
Dy the old route via FaIrmozt and
aside from the decreased distance, very
much better time could be made
through the obviating of delays.
Let US have a through service over
this route. 1t will be a good thing
both for the railroad and our business
men.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
MODERN FABLES.
Ii Modern Fable of the Melancholy
Bull Calf, the Unappreciafed Dog
and the Prosecuted Swan,
by ABE.

A Bull Calf that came on as one of
the Realistic Features of a Drama of
Rural Life, a Trick Dog connected with
a Variety Troupe and a Grand Opera
Swan, used in "Lonengrin," found
themselves together in a Baggage Car
on their way to the next Week Stand.
After the n of Professionals
they fell to discussing Histrionic Art,
the Operations of the Syndicate and
the Tendencies of the American Stage.
Also they had something to say about
their Personal Triumphs and the Swell
Notices they had received in Pulaski,
Great Falls and Prairie du CHEN.
Does it not strike you hat the
Drama is more o. less to the Bad in
this Country" asked the clown dog.
rs it a true Expression of our National
Impulse or a mere Pandering to the
Low Brows so as to keep up a steady
Jingle at the Box Officer"
The Times are out of joint said
the Bull Calf, thoughtfully. Last week
we played against the 126-pound Cham
pion who is Starring in a Piece called:
THE Polite Pug, or Dead Men Tell
No Tales" and he beat us Nine Hun
dred on the Week, although we are Civ
ing a clean Pastoral Play with so much
Heart-lnterest in it that the Ushers
have to go around and use Mops be-
tween the Acts. In addition to Me. and
| may say that / ave the Performance,
We have a Flock of Turkeys, a Load
of Hay and a Quartette of Pale Artists
with Hickory Shirts and Diamond
Rings who come out and put their
Heads together and sing: I'VE Float,
We Float, AS Over the Waves We
Float" Every n wears Whiskers,
and says Col ding it,, We certainly get
the Atmosphere of the Farm and 1
don't see why we shouldn't have them
standing in the Aisles every Matinee
and Night"
What you say is True" assented the
Trick Poodle. 1T is not Actual Merit
that counts with a Shallow Public.
For instance, | have been working for
Nine Months to learn a Back Twister.
and yet last Week our Act proved to be
a Polish and all the Hands came out for
a Band of Pickanninies. They worked
with a Serio-Comic who had her Name
on the Stat and let them earn the Sal
airy. I'll tell you there is not much In
centive to do Straight Work and pre-
serve the Unities when a lot of flat
footed Buck Dancers with Heads shaped
like Egg Plants a come out and kill
the House and get four or five Curtain
Calls. You should consider yourself
Fortunate, he added, turning to the
"Lohengrin' Swan; your form of En-
tertainment is the only one that has
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
HOW ABOUT THE CARNEGIE PRO-
POSITION:

1t is not time a move were made in
the matter of securing for Wheeling the
proposed Carnegie library?
The proposition has been made to
Mr.. Carnegie, who promptly agreed to
donate such sum as Wheeling might
desire, provided that the city should
agree to provide a free site for its loca-
ton and secure its maintenance by
annual appropriation of a sum equal
to one-tenth the amount of his dona-
ton. There the matter rests.
All that remains to be done to Sc
cure Mr.. Carnegie's donation and the
library is the endorsement of the peo-
pie on the proposition.
While there is small danger of Mr..
Carnegie's money running out, since
he has $3.50, 000, 900 and an income of
$4,000, 600 a year, still if the proposed
library is a good thing-and there is
no dispute on that score-the city
ought TO have it as soon as possible.
Therefore it is in order to ask: Why
this delay in taking advantage of Mr..
Carnegie's liberal offer?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

. DANIEL CONE 70 JuDaMENr.,

Duryea, Pa, has a judge about whom
there is no nonsense. He is Justice
Motiska. While delivering his opin-
ica of a prisoner who had beaten and
threatened to kill his wife, the prisoner
ventured to give some back talk"
w%hereupon the Squire, already highly
indignant at the accused for his cow
ardly maltreatment of his wife, hoped
down from the benchs pulled of his
coat and brushing the constables aside,
proceeded to thrash the wife-beater I'M
til he howled for mercy. His honor
then put on his coat, assembled the
bench and pronounced sentence, send
ing the brute to Jail for w~ife-beating,
threatening to kill and contempt of
court.
Verify, there is a Daniel, or a JEFF
ries, come to judgment. This quality
OF justice for wife-beaters is almost as
good as the whipping post. More
power to the good right arm of Justice
Motiska.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

NuhysG got every Hand when i walked
ION at Upper Sandusky and beeen to e&t
Hay. Our Quartette was called back
seven times for Its Limitation Of the
Banjo, the Church-Organ and the
Steam CalioDe."
What grieves me most is to find
that those who would conserve the
Purity OF the Stage are neglected and
ridiculed," said the Educated Canine.
mo doubt | would be a Stronger Card
in the Metropolis if | would show up
a D~isreputable Past. l have been a
Respectable Dog and my little Stunt
is free from any suggestion of Wicked
Entanglements or Social Jamborees
with the British Nobility That is
why ! do not appeal TO the jaded APP
petite of those who Dine heartily be-
fore coming to the Play, and who show
UP about $3.50 more or less Piflicated
and anxious to see something that the
Police are trying to Suppress"
Right You are. Bud" said the Bull
Calf. The Native Drama has a Hard
Row to Hoe. At times | have feared
that Pinero would put me out of the
Business sooner or later
Yes, and IL Society ever gets tired
Of putting up for us Wagnerian Stars
We will find ourselves set down at some
remote junction, without a Sou Mar
kee. added the Swan.
Whereupop all uaree Sighed gustiIv.
MORAL: Only the .mateur is sure
of making his Hit.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
Who Is Responsible.

To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-Only a few months ago l heard
Mr.. L%aughlin, the president OF the
Board of Trade, at a public meeting
at the Opera House roundly
the municipal government for not en-
forcing the ordinances. His utter
ances as to the gross violations OF law
and order, buttressed by personal CD
seryations from his W office and MS
own residence, opened the eyes ana
astonished the ears OF many OF his
listeners. He appealed to his audience
and the city electorate TO give the com
munity a cleaner. and better munlclpal
government at the next election, else,
he asked. how could We expect strang-
ers to settle in our midst? NOW, SITS,
have we not in the action OF many Oh
the late city officials the consequence
of the disregard of law and order wnlch
prevailed prior to the late election?
The new officials having been indicted
into Office are held up, so TO speak,
and prevented from executing their
duties. and why? Because the ms
do not want to get out. In order 10
hold on to the public teat they take
advantage of some alleged trifing IT.
regularity in the appointment of their
successors; and what do we see? A
total disregard of the public's inter
ests. They prove the truth OF Mr..
L,aughlin's assertion by the locking OF
vaults and safes, refusing to deliver
the keys, and hiding books and records
and doing such acts as are a disgrace
TO themselves and the orderly reputa-
ton of the city.
Is it by such means that We expect
to entice law abiding strangers 10 IN
vest their money and live among us!
Stop such irreparable mischief at
once. If not, let the Board OF Trade
call a special meeting and act.
LAW AND ORDER.
Wheeling. March 16, 1901.