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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12
Printable News.

Occasionally the question
arises as to what is printable
news-what is news that is ripe
for publication? Of course each
publisher must have his own
opinion about this, and cannot
be governed by the opinion of
another. Our view Of the ques-
ton is this: Anything that is of
real Importance, four readers is
news. Anything that will inter
est intelligent and decent people
is news. Gossip or scandal is
net news, unless it developes
sufficiently to get into the
courts. The sins of private in
dividuals, whether Of omission
or commission, are the private
affairs of the parties committing
them are not made printable
until they are made public by
process of law.-L nne Il S
Bulletin.
Good, Honest Shoes at Bed
Rock Prices.
A. BOULWARE IL Son.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12
Miss Mae Bell, has been with

Miss Mae Bell, has been with
Hunnewell friends preparing
for the opening of her school
work there last Monday. On
Friday, she returned to this city
to spend a few more days with
the homefollIs before taking up
her work. She left the coach
and started across the platform
with little telescope in her
hand. When half way over, Slip,
slip, a little pshdw. as the
straps parted and things lay
topsy turvey on the platform.
A bachelor was afraid to go
near the pile. but gallent Jim
L. Lyon, who has a wife and
three daughters went TO the
rescue.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

Frank Upton, of the Banner
and Jack Blanton of the Appeal,
were two country editors who
were not afraid to attend the
big Catholic picnic. Before go
ing to the picnic Mr.. Blanton
paid the DEMOCRAT an appre-
ciated call.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12
Corn Premium.

On account of the drouth this
year the DEMOCRAT has decid
ed to offer two premims
One for the hest 5 ears
white. yellow or speckled) of
corn grown on the Prairie and
one for the best ) ears of corn
Regardless of color grown in
the Bottoms. Ia each cease the
premium will be One Years Sub
scription Of the DEMOCRAT.
Corn must be in Office by Oct. H..
1910
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

OLoST-A hunting case gold
watch and chain between Joe
depot and j. S. SCOTS resi-
deuce on Thursday. stephen
Glascock" was engraved on in
side of case. Leave at j. S.
SCOTS and get $500 reward.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

A. j. Kendrick and family, OF
Lakenan, are spending the
week with relatives near the
city and attending the Mission
services at the Holy Rosary
Church.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

Geo. w. Little and sister, of
Centre, came over to see their
sons and nephews Masters Joe
and frankie off to Macon where
they are visiting their grand
parents. George hasn't found
that maiden lady or window yet
Won't some of the ladies assist
him in finding a better half.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

Take the su bject, State OF
Missouri, away from the Globe
Democrat and it would be woe
fully shy on editorial matter
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

Some of our readers m a y
think, wasn't picnic day a fine
one tor locals. but where are
they? 1t is true there were hun
dreds of friends and rangers
visiting in the city and we con-
cluded that it was impossible
to get each and every one SO
decided not to miss any one. by
not listing single one,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

d. Milton Proctor and his
nephew James Randoll, of VIM.
chester, Ky, are now students
at William Jewell College. at
Liberty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

A. H. Green made a business
visit IN the City of Flowers,
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

DR.. Geo. l.. Turner was a
business visitor in Hannibal,
friday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

f. J. POns, has added tn e
Hickey running horse to his
string.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

Miss Bessie Elzea. one Of
Monroes brightest young ladies.
left for Hardin College, at
Mexico. Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-12

We uuderSeIl all competition
ON shoes. Come and be convinC
ed.
y. BOULwARE Il Son.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
THE BLACK COLT.

Whoa. WAS the simultaneous ex-
clamation of the two old Brownstown
farmers as they met on the road and
pulled up for little chat
Coin on past 81 Jones place." ask
ed one of them after they had disposed
of the weather and their families.
Yep, I'm goin' a couple o. miles be-
yont him. Why?
Say after a prolonged chuckle,
when you git front o his place, walk
the hoses. If 81 don't show up jest let on
suthin' has gone wrong with the wagon
and go in and borry wrench or
hammer. It's worth walking half a day
10 see Sim, JENNY But he's sight
Bee stings. or what?"
II hain't sayin' a word. only see
him. That's all Mornin' Git ep."
As good luck would have it Sim was
limping up and down in front of his
place and no strategy had to be used
in getting sight of him, says the De-
troit Free Press. There was towel
about his head he had but one eye in
commission, and it was two-thirds
closed, his hair was cut out in blotches
TO accommodate an adhesive plaster,
and he could just manage TO locomote
with crutch and a cane
Hello, Sim" shouted the man from
the wagon, "keers run over you?"
No the keers didn't run over me.
burned GURUS how much people
wanter find out when they come along
here. But l hain't maxim no grumble
bout you. Abe, cause you and me allus
been friends. | know ! look Jest S
though Id been sawed and split and
piled up. Did you see that feller round
here last week peddlin' pop-eyed
black colt 'ithout a white hair on im?"
'Yas. Stopped at my place and
stumped me fur a dicker"
We'll you'll never see him again
Abe. ef | see him first. He tole me
positiv' that colt was as gentle as a
kitten, and | bought him. That night
l rode him inter the woods to look fer
the cows, and when they found me
about midnight, ! was a DANCED sight
worse'n | am now. Eff you ever see
that cuss. Abe, git me word EFF it costs
a dollar"
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
A SLIGHT MISTAKE

The other morning, going down
town on a Sixth Avenue Il" train in
New York. a woman, shabbily dressed.
reached over TO another seat and pick
ed up paper that had been left by
man who had just got of. The woman
with the shabby dress had her nose
buried in the paper. A philanthropist
and business man We're riding in the
seat back OF her.
You see, said the philanthropist
how eager the poor working people
of this country are to acquire knowl-
edge. Now, that good woman ahead
of US cannot afford to buy paper, but
she is ready, nevertheless, to gain in
formation, and picks up paper wher-
ever she can. Commendable, isn't it,"
DO you know WHO the woman isg"
asked the business man
No. said the phiIanthropist. Who
is it?"
Hettie Green, the richest woman in
the United States. ."-Pittsburg News.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
WON WITHOUT TRYING.

A travelling circus recently paid a
visit TO a Lancashire town, and, as an
attraction, offered prize to the man
who could. as the natives term 1t. pull
tn ugliest mug" The rules laid down
were that each person should have
three tries. Consequently competition
ran high. some of the contortions being
horrible to behold. After all had done
their level best to win the prize, the
clown, who acted as a judge for the
competitors. coolly confronted man
sitting among the audience, who was
noted for his ugliness, and said:
"Tha,s won tn prize, owd mon"
Me-" said the astonished individ-
ual; "wha, aw worn't tryin' fort"
"Tha's noa need to try; thas won it
wi'out. Tit
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
Foo. .. We'll a. rrI.nd..

Insects must be looked upon as
among our best friends and worst ene-
mics. Some insects are instrumental
in the spread Of the pollen by which
certain plants are fertilized, and they
are thus important factors. not only in
identifying our surroundings, but also
in the economics of the country. Des-
troy all the bees and you will destroy
one Of the important forage plants
namely, clover Other insects are in
furious to plants or animals. 1t ts.
estimated, for instance, that certain
flies cause an. annual loss OF about
$50.000,0O0 to the cattle industry of
the United States.
Other insects are active in the dis
semination of disease germs A GER
tain mosquito in Italy is the normal
carrier Of a malady which causes that
country $1,000 deaths and about 3,OOO,-
900 of disease per year. When we con.
slider the aggregate human suffering in-
volved and the economic loss brought
about by this mosquito or Imagination
is almost staggered.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24

for such. One day he had much trou-
BILE, says the Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph Every one of his employees got
the headache. He gave them each a
dose of castor oil and that cured their
sickness. There are many half-breeds
on the island, Dutch blood being mixed
with the blood of the natives. The Is
land of Ceram is near Ambrosia island
There is fort at Ambrosia and the
Holland government keeps a garrison
of soldiers there, but Mr.. LeMay has
never had occasion to call for assist
ance, for he finds that the natives are
that part of the country speaks the
Malay language, and the American has
learned to speak the language fiuently
Natural Gas Found.
The first well that was drilled on the
island by him struck gas at depth of
eighty-five feet. The great force of the
gas blew the tools out of the well and
they were carried up through the der
rick and in alighting buried themselves
ten feet into the earth The natives
fled panic stricken in all directions and
thought that Satan had come.
Pittsburg machinery is doing
the work of drilling wells. Sew
eral months ago. Mr.. LeMay
writes, one day, one Of the coolies
working for him came and asked him
to advance him s14 in Dutch money
with which to buy a wife. He was told
to bring the woman and II Mr.. LeMay
thought the man was worthy OF her he
would advance the money. The amount
was paid to the father-in-law of the
groom and prince performed the
ceremony. That day Mr. LeMay and
the prince went hunting. A few days
afterward every coolie employed bv
him went out on strike. Each want
ed $14 advanced to him with which to
purchase woman.
II woman runs away from her
husband in that country she is sure to
be killed II she is caught. That seems
to be one of the unwritten laws of the
natives. One Of Mr.. LeMay's men ran
away with another mans wife and
one day he caught the irate husband
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
STRANGELY CHRiSTENED.
Family Called Million with First Name,
Running from One to Ten.
Washington letter.

Washington Letter.
The list of names in connection with
the subscription to the three per ceni
ury department, surpasses anything in
the way of popularity that | have ever
observed. OF these the one that strucH
me most was man who signed him.
self Ten Million and who resides GU,
in Oregon. We thought the name wa1
an Imaginative one and wrote the man
that il was desired that bonds should
be registered In real names only, and
that no further attention would ba
paid to his subscription until he was
heard from. He replied that his name
was Ten Million. His letter was writ
ten on the printed letter head of the
firm of Million 4 Million. two brothers.
Then followed an explanation that his
father and mother Were unable to Sc
lect names for eheir children that were
mutually satisfactory and that. as a
result, though they had 10 children,
none of them was ever christened
formally. The first child was a
girl and she was known only as One
Million. The second child also girl,
was known as Two Million. Thus they
range along. until Ten Million was
reached. and he was the writer of tho
letter. the other member of the firm
being brother whose only name as far
as the family was concerned was Seven
Million, the seventh child. He added
that One Million had afterward called
herself Una Million, that the third
girl was known after she had grown
up as Trio Million. The Others had
taken on additions to their names and
he had adopted the name of TENS Mil.
lion, but his real name was Ten Mil.
lion and nothing else. The bonds wera
issued to him. and today stand on thi
books of the treasury department reg
| istered in the name of Ten Million.
Peculiar names in connection with
| the same subscription came in from
| other cities. and though kept notes OF
| some of them l cannot recall all Of
| them now. An instance, John 7. For
| ward and Anson X. Backward reside
in st. Augustin, Fla, while Abram NJ
Hire, Samuel r. Furlough and Gusts
! j. Discharge lived then in Chattanooga,
| Tenn; Elsie l. Smart. Richard A. Dull
and William c. Active were residents
of st. Paul; Cashell Stone. Robert Dia-
mond, Rachael Flint and Austin Pearl
live in Seattle, Wash; Karl Plugge,
Hensel Smokin, Charles Seager and
Edwin Toback reside in Cincinnati;
Michael T. Meat, Timothy Apple,
Thomas Coffee, Rudolphe Egg and vii:
| liam Ham, besides others suggesting
eatables. live in Baltimore; Christie.
| pher Pain. Joshua Suffering. Edmund
| Growl and James S. Collie reside in
Louisville, Ky; George w. Blemish,
| w. H. Perfect, August Plain, Daniel d.
| Fancy and Henry E. Elegant are Bos.
tonians; Frank NJ. Long, Joseph Short,
Reuben Mile. Samuel S. Yard and
Lemuel w. Inch reside in Brooklyn, N.
Y; Herschel @. High, Charles w. Low.
Frederick N. Middle and Thomas ].
Medium live in Milwaukee, Wis; which
city also has John E. Holdon and Euh.
prates Letgo as residents. Richmond
Va. has William X. Allcaught, Rich
mOnd, Ind, has subscriber named
Alfred Nevercaught, while Galveston,
Tex, has subscriber named Mixner
Nottcaught
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
KIND HEARrEDNEss.

Cf'rom the indianapolis SUM- The
gingham-shirted boy had made a break
to pass the ticket seller at the circus
entrance, but that gentleman had
caught him and rudely thrust him
back
Poor little DEVIL said seedy-look-
ing man in the crowd IF l had the
money I'd buy him ticket myself"
The crowd looked sympathetic, but
said nothing. while the boy sobbed as
if his heart would dissolve.
I've only got nickel, little feller,"
went on the seedy-looking one, AN
that won't do you no good Say" h.
continued, turning suddenly to the
crowd, lets do one good act in our
lives. Let's buy him ticket"
1t looked for a minute as il a collec-
ton was to be started, but benevo-
lent-looking old gentleman nipped it in
the bud by Slipping half-dollar into
the hand of the boy, who promptly
disappeared into the tent.
Il thank you a thousand times for
that kind act. SIR" said the seedy -look-
ing man.
You seem to take quite an interest
in the little fellow" remarked the be-
nevolent one.
well, / should think ought to. 4"
answered the seedy-looking man, with
some proudness. That's the only son
/ got"
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24

where we thought all they did was
against her. She weighed about 1870
pounds when she was In good health
physician in April, 1898. she weighed
about 130, but kept going down all the
time. She went to Atlanta, Ca. and
took treatment, but 1t did her no good.
Then she went to Harmony Grove, Ga,
and took treatment from the best ply
sician there for three months. She
kept going down under his treatment,
although he was considered the best
physician in the county. She went
down from 100 pounds to 6s. and We
saw she could not live long. She was
a skeleton. We consulted an old ply
sician who told her to use Peruna. She
gradually improved and got stronger.
She has gained 38 pounds since she
has taken Peruna, and is gaining ev-
cry day, and does her own housework.
"She was well known when she was
SO low, and now everybody wants to
know what cured her. She had indiges-
tion and catarrh Of the stomach. It is
as good for children as for grown peo-
pie. We haven't had to have q doctor
for one of our children since 1S9S."-
W. A. Mitchell.
II you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, Civ
ing full statement Of your case and
he will be pleased to give you his val
liable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24

dragging the woman along the road 10
n place where she was to be killed. Mr..
LeMay threatened to put out the eyes
of every man that would lend sand
to such diabolical plot, and this put
a stop to the practice. They shrunk
from him. and he has never heard OF
the law being enforced from that time.
The natives are inveterate gamblers.
He made ruling some time ago that
they could gamble only once month
and seeing that that would not do he
changed 1t and made 1t once week,
the day after pay day. so that the ma
tives could get rid of all the money
that they earned He does not explain
the game that the natives play.
No Twilight In This Island.
He says that they go out into the
woods and gamble most of the night.
There is no twilight in the Island OF
Ceram. The sun rises at a. m, and
sets at p. m. and there is daylight
and darkness almost in the twinkling
of an eye. The island is on the equa-
tor The temperature never gets be-
low 10 nor above So. and during his
stay there he has never been sick. He
boils all of the water that he drinks. is
careful of what he eats and has taught
the natives to do the same thing, there
thereby reducing the number of fevers.
Pearls and precious stones are found in
abundance Not long ago one ship left
the island, carrying 100000 worth of
pearls and fine shells. Two men were
killed by sharks in gathering the con-
signment Ceram is also near Banda
island. where most OF the nutmegs
used on the old continent come from
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
Made Many improvements

He has drilled number of oil wells,
some of which flow 200 barrels day.
He has built bridges in the island.
made good roads. planted bananas and
other fruits and has done much toward
elevating the heather about him and
bettering their condition. He has been
compelled to imprison some and pun
ish them in different ways. They have
learned to fear him. vet by the man
ner in which he writes they evidently
reverence him, for they bring him
presents on all occasions, and every
native in the island takes his hat off
when the American hoves in sight.
Some fall on their knees and worship
him Mr.. LeMay employs 200 natives
III the various enterprises in which
he is associated for ,ne Dutch company
and he pays his laborers twenty cents
day in Dutch money.
Some very interesting letters have
been written by Mr.. LeMay to his wife
and children at Bellevue. He says that
the natives have great habit Of play
ing off sick in order to escape working.
He keeps a storehouse full Of medicine
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
SHE IS AT DOOM,

A Glasgow servant girl went home a
few evenings ago with her head wrap
ped up in a shawl.
Her young mistress asked her what
allied her. and was told that she was
suffering from a bad attack of tooth
ache. brought on by sitting in the park.
But you ought not to sit in such a
cold, chilly night as this, said the mis-
tress. You should walk at a smart
pace"
The girl looked at her minute, as
though plying her Ignorance. and then
answered:
You Gamma coort right walking: you
must sit doon."-London Spare Mo-
ments.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
RULER OF HEATHENS.
n. E. LIE MAY WENT TO ISLAND
OF CERAM AS OIL DRiLLER.
Life Among the Natives = Although
FIatterin~ Oners Are Male to- Induce
Hin to Remain He VIII Return-Con-
ditIon, In the Island Have Improved.
fSpecial letter.

When H. T. LeMay left Bellevue, Pa,
more than two years ago for the East
Indies. $4,000 miles from home, he
never thought that he would make his
tory. He went to the Island of Ceram,
possession of Holland, as an oil drill
Ter, and now he is governor general oil
Boela province. he is the only white
man on the island and the ruler of a
heather race.
He was sent from Pittsburg by the
Oil Well Supply company, who secured
his services in the interests of the
Netherland Trading Society. with
headquarters at Amsterdam, The Is
land of Ceram is being developed by
this society, and when Mr.. LeMay ar
rived in Roela bay, not many hundred
miles from New Guinea and Borneo, no
steamships landed there regularly
Now line of steamers enters there.
and It is his duty to examine the pass
ports of all steamships. as well as
those of traders This he does in the
interest OF the Dutch government.
There are many tribes on the Islands.
who have their princes and princesses.
but he acts as mediator in disputes,
and many has he been called upon to
settle. MIR. LeMay expects to return
TO America. The persons he represents
have. however. offered him salary of
81 200 year to remain. but he Will re-
turn to his home in Bellevue. He may
decide later to go back to his present
island home. The island is $50 miles
wide, 500 miles long and there is
chain of mountains running through
the center of it
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
LOOKED LETTER THAT WAY.

We deemed it the part of wisdom to
confine the conversation, as far as
might be, to generalities
The average sailor" we accordingly
observed, is apt to be pretty bad
egg"
'Ah, yes" replied the cannibal; you
are quite right. Why. the last sailor
we had was such bad egg that we
couldn't do a thing except make GUS
tard of him"
From this we CLEANED that these saw
ages were not altogether ignorant OF
the culinary devices of civilization
Detroit Journal
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
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in giving Mr. Arnold cup of tea she
asked. with the pardonable frankness
OF age:
And what did they say about you
in America?
Well" said the literary autocrat.
they said / was conceited, They said
my clothes did not ft me-"
well. now" commented the old
lady, II think they We're mistaken as
to the clothes Youths Companion.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
TALE TKOM TIE EAST

The great lecturer caused the plat
form to vibrate emphasis.
The red suin sprouted up from the
China sea Suddenly the bugle rang.
To arms! But the dozen brave Am
ericans were too late. Ten thousand
Chinese surrounded them. And now
let US draw the veil"
Did the Chinese DIDO up 1.-THE Am
ericans?' asked a voice quiyering with
emotion.
No; they done up their Shirts
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24
THE BIGGER BOYS SIDE OF IT.

Don't you know, said the kind
faced old gentleman who stops to talk
to the children, that it is very wrong
for you to fight a boy smaller than
yourself?"
Yes" was the reflective reply. I'm
willing to take my share o. the blame
But / think he ought to have a lee
ture, too, on the imprudence of speak
ing rudely to boys that are bigger
than he is. s.'-Washington Star.
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24

UeOiClneS. sssmxSS kOSe (uuen.
the Bsne of Nomankind.
NA RS. G. w. HEARD, Hampstead,
Vl Texas. writes:
I'VE have moved recently, and
must have lifted something that was
too heavy for me in Strengthening
things up, for l had such backache
and could hardly stand on my feet at
all. Beside, was SO tired all the
time. My face was spotted and l was
very thin. l took one bottle of Pc
runa and was soon real we'll. When
! feel tired and all run down l take
Peruna and feel all right before l fin
ish one bottle. | know 1t is won
derful medicine, and both myself and
husband praise Peruna.
There has been a great deal of
sickness through this part of the coun-
try, but, thanks to Peruna. which we
use freely. our own family has escaped
with almost no sickness at ALL
Gould you but see our baby Ruby,
Ito whom We gave Peruna for bowel
trouble), you would see from her ro-
bust looks that you need no better ad-
vertisement In this little town. She
Is SO fat and rosy, is nearly fve years
old now, and is a great believer in Pc
runa."-Mrs. G. w. Heard.
Given Up to Die-AM Doctors Fajled-It
and Was Cured by Peruna.
w. A. Mitchell. dealer In general
merchandise. of Martin, Ca, writes.
II wrote you some time ago con-
cerning my wife's case. She had tried
all OF the best doctors, and we got to
The Dolores star., 1901-05-24

Wood is not generally well seasoned
by very high temperature. II the heat
is too great the moisture escapes very
rapidly, and the wood is liable to
crack or split.