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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Last fall the campaign slog-
an of the Globe. Democrat was:
1.-THE Democratic party is loot,
ing the school fund " Funny
isn't it, The report last week
shows school funds available
and ready for distribution $780,
900 greater than ever before. If
the Democratic party can cause
that Increase by footing"
they had better be continued in
office so the looting may go
merrily on.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Tuesday morning six kids
ranging from T. to y years of
age leaped off of Il Burlington
freight at this point. AS they
failed to give an account of
themselves they were promptly
put in the cooler, or more prop.
erly speaking at this season of
the year, in the sweatboX where
they remained until morning.
They all declared they lived in
Moberly, so they were turned
loose to go home to mamma.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

How can the United State S
hold Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines without con Aicting
with that clause of the Decla.
ration of independence which
states that all governments de.
rive their just powers from the
consent of the government.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

sight, but just the same his
game was blocked tight and
fast.
nr. II. Asbury. who has the
cases in charge drove to Ely in
a surrey and brought the runa.
ways home. Monroe scored
Quincy roundly for permitting
the Burditt's to return home.
now what is Monroe going to do
bout the little escapade? and
what will think Elyites think of
it.
Remember the officials relied
upon the pledges made them,
they should not be cen sured or
broken promises.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Mesdames Sarah J. Foley and
j. H. Rife expect to leave for
Camel Valley, Ky.,%Tuesday, for
an extended visit with relatives
and friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Do you want to hear of your
friends? Are you interested in
the late news that is fresh? If
SO do as many others are doing
subscribe for the DEMOCRAT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

The packing house of Joseph
Dold & Sons. Wichita. Kan,
was destroyed by tire Tuesday.
Seven million pounds OF meat
was destroyed. Loss is estimat,
ed at 81. 100000,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

The Globe. Democrat one day
says Bryan will dictate the
next Democratic nominee for
president: and the next day
that he will desert the Demo.
cratic party and JON the Popu.
lists. 1t is extremely mil to
say the Globe is inconsistent. -
Clarence Courier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

For the want of gnmption
and something to talk about as
we'll as to create dissatisfaction,
some people are trying to talk
d. b. Hill into a presidential
candidate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

G. f. Young, Il former resi-
dent Of this city, but now at
Louisiana. Mo-, is now Il knight
of the grip and handling Stand
ard Oil goods. He was in the
city with old friends yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Prosperity for the favored
few is what our Republican
friends have given America.
Prosperity for the masses is
what is desired.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Miss Minnie Holiday. of Pal.
myra, spent part of the week
will Monroe City frie nds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Human liberty must not be
transformed into a commodity
althO this seems to be the
aim of Mckinley & Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Do not sell your poultry un.
til you get Henderson's price.
He is paying more than the
other Poultry Houses.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Miss Ann Johnson, of Coving.
ton, KY, is visiting her sisters,
Mrs j. H. Sullivan and Mrs.
Gus jackson and brother, H. G..
Johnson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

f. E. Edwards and wife spent
the first of the week with Han
nibal friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Jacob D. Rohr and family,
after giving Breckenridge Il fair
trial. returned to this city Tues.
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

1t is only few days now un
til Uncle Sam will loosen the
draw strings to his lottery scrap
bag at FL Reno
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Gasoline stoves come in good
play now come and get one.
r. NJ. WALKER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

William McIntire about so
years of age has returned from
Oklahoma were he had been
attending to business. Yester.
day morning he had a slight
stroke of paralysis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

E. w. Meyers has been on the
sick list during the past week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Miss Loretta Reid, of near
Paris has been the delightful
and delighted guest of her friend
Miss Sue Anderson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

James S. Scott was Il business
visitor to Palmyra, Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

John Cox, of Shelbina, was
in the city with friends Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Jerry Harris and Je sse Hymn
err. are prospecting among the
Indians and Uncle Sans lottery
bag.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Mrs. Mary A. Howe is visit
Ing relatives in Hannibal.O
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Do not fail to attend the Mrs.
Bridgie Lewis sale Tuesday
23rd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Give us a call for buggies
r. M. WALKER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Ice boxes and freezers must
go r. NJ WALKER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Monroe City is sending good
delegations to the Hauniba
Carnival.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Mrs. W. G., Godfrey, of Dali
las. Texas, is visiting her par.
ents, Mr. and W. B. Egan and
her many friends here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

John Wood is acting as day
operator at the Joe depot in
place of Bert Thlehotf, who is
taking his vacation and Ran
Sullivan is filling Mr.. Woods
place, night operator.
Most politicians sooner or
later, go up Salt River. The
energetic hustling farmers
south of this city are not going
up Salt River but will continu e
to build gravel roads until they
reach the historic stream. Mon.
day they will put eight teams
and four shovelers on the road
and in the pit and go to work
in earnest. They. will begin
south of the j. Il. Umstattd,
farm and then it will be no for
the river. That class oi men
know good thing and know
there is but one way to get it.
They do not belong to the
Respondent class, but know
that most things in this life de.
ponds on ones own exertions.
Therefore while others sit on
the fence bewailing their fate,
grumbling and waiting for rain,
they are preparing cheap and
easy way to enhance the value
of their farms and to market
their crops.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Mrs. George H. Egan and
daughter. Lydia Mae, are here
from Dallas, Texas. visiting the
family of w. B. Egan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

The fact that people are born
with two eyes and only one
tongue does not bother WON.
an any.-Q. H.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

The K. of p. bank fund in
Chicago is beaut. There are
100000 unpaid death claims
and $l35. SO to meet them with.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

There must be a reduction Of
the tariff for the best interests
Of the masses in America.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18

Miss Adella McGlothlin has
secured good position with
the Chicago and Erie r. r. PEG.
pie at Kansas CITY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17

THE TRANSIT or CIVILIZATIONS
FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA IN
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: BY
Edward Eggleston. d. Appleton & Co.,
New York. publishers.
In this admirable work Dr.. Eggleston
undertakes to give an insight into the
national characteristics of the early col
onists and exploits under separate chap
ters their mental outfit, their medical no.
TONS their literature and FOLKLORE, their
weights and measures of conduct, their
supergtitienS. their religion, their Quaint
ideas OF Justice and so on. The book
shows vast learning and tireiess research
and Ii seems TO the uninitiated almost the
labor of a lifetime.
to give history of the civilization there
was little help in anything American and,
to his surprise, he found that he*couid
not count on anything English. How and
where he gathered his material he does
not say but he has gathered well and he
has made an important and valuable con-
tributio:l to history and literature.
In reading this interesting book the
dominant thought is the wondrous
5,,,royrcss thar the people of America have
made since the seventeenth century-eThe
s.oinrists of that era were ignorant, SUI.
rerstitious. bigoted and intolerant Ihelr
interest in astronomy. says the author,
WAS mainly practical: the stars We're
Thought to exert a controlling inhucace
over our human affairs. They consult
ed the moon when they planted crops or
gave medicines and comets were sup
posed 10 exert a wondrons tniiuenct over
the dcStinies of men. -
Their medical notions were very
crude and supcrst}t ious. lille virginia
MAS yet IN Its birth tiroes, saye DR. Egg
Eaestcn. " slliam Harvey first expcund-5
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
A Boer Prisoner-st. Helena.

Glow could you face war; said TO
trembling old man of siMty-tive, who had
volunteered to fight. II prayed to the
Lord he said; II gave myself and my
family to His care. And it was wonderful
to see how He strengthened us. Ihere
was not al tear. One daughter carried my
rifle. the other my bandoiller, and my
wife (shc is ixty-three), carried my bag.
They were all quiet: you would never have
thought / was going away. did SOL
dier's duty; I did what I had to do. 1t is
strange, in the heat of a fight YOU do
not care what Happens. You shoot, and
YOU do not care. How DIT should come
that a, thing Like that can happen 90
not know, but it does happen to man.
But, oh, it is "a bitter thing to think OF
after;ward. When think of what l saw
all round me L slliver with horror Be
1ieye me, I can scarcely keep the tears out
of nv eyes at night when think Of the
sufferings I have seen. I grieve as muGn
for the widows in England as for these
of our own people. I know am a pris-
oner. and must be obedient," he added
IT have my parole, and can go little
1ay out of the camp. and sit down quiet
gy to read I am thankful they give me
that liberty.'' / said a word of sympathy.
at is WE'LL he answered gently, that
we have the Bible 2left. Mrs. John
Richard Green in Tie Nineteenth Cen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
YER FOX.

Nagasaki. in addition to disregard OLE the
arrangement of such portion of the uni
form as they might have on. many We're
to be seen wearing travellers caps of va
rious shapes and styles. Their careless
ness as to saluting officers must have
caused some wonder among the people
df the military ration considered to have
recently emerged from barbarism, and
among the Indian soldiers of lower civili-
cation. The horse equipments of the
British officers and of the Bengal LanceTs
were always cared for and neat, the leath-
or having good surface and the metal shin
ing. Let an American officer try to
imagine one eli our soldiers polishing
steel bit ON a campaign! The belts and
shoulder pieces of the British officers We're
of uniform pattern, made to carry certain
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17

blood But our forefathers secuted the
idea. 1t was flying in the face OF AIRS
totle, who observed everything and
mo ere should dare to come after him.
They believed that "tlle liver was made
up from the roots of the veins and that
1t was the centre of life, the desire OF the
soul being there seated. That will pro-
woke smile, but there is philosophy. in
this latter observation rs life worth
lving?" asked a distinguished author
several Years ago, and waggish philos-.
opher replied: '.That depends upon the
liver
In. the chapter on Mother Eng
lish'.. the origin of many of our familiar
words is traced. Bread was called ponap
in the dialect of the James river Indians,
and from this word we get our old Nir-
ginia t.pone.'' JStatahamen, a name for
grits or coarser parts, of the crushed
corn, gives us the word hominy.
The coIonists brought over with them
the class distinctions of England and Dr.
Eggleston tells us that the distinction
between Goodman" and ..Mr."sor gentle
+ man had not disappeared in the seven
teenth century. Primary duties We're to
those above you-to God. to the KIEg,t
the magistrate, to The social superior.
Special privileges and exemptions right
fully belonged to the man of high birth
and official position: worship and au-s
thority were thsirS by right! Think OF
that in this fair land of freedom aud
American manhood. How did we eyer
evolve from that condition our "Decla-s
ration" with its pronouncement that all
men are born free and equal and endow-.
ed by the Creator with the same inaiien-
able riglts2 Nothing short#of revolution
could have wrought the change.
Mark another revolution: The shining
virtue of a Ntfe was obedience: resistance:
+ to q husband was rebellion against God.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
The Queen and Napoleon.

The simplicity of the Queens character
is we'll shown by the ease with when the
adventurer Boneparte ingrati;oted himself
and the obscure Spanish Countess whom
he had married into her favor He was as
Greville remarks, tue first man whom sue
mad ever met on the footing of equality,
and he took prompt advantage OF TINS
vantase-sround to secure for himself the
stamp of what may be called the soclaA
approval in the coterie of kings when
her appreciation conferred. He did 1t by
the old but always effective method OF
faaniliarizing himself with the life history
of the subject of his fatterlnS atten-
tioIS.
ono Queen after her visit to Paris, in 1856.
"but the Emperor knows everything /
have done since I was twelve years Ola;
he even srecollects how I was dressed. -
Harpers Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
The Domesticity oft.,e Que

Ihn DOmeSficitr Ofthe Que
The Queens domesticity is sneered at in
fashionable society; those who understand
their countrymen IRE well aware that the
purity of the court has done more to
strengthen the tilrcne than all the pageant
and State by which it is surrounded. says
sHarpers Weekly. The queen. WIS once
discussing with clergyman the Bible
characters with whom she might be
thrown in a future life. Your: Majesty
might meet DaYid, Z, said the cleric. oh!
No, no. said the Queen. Net David.
5Esot David. 2 She looked UPON him as q
Judean Charles IL. and had no wish to
encounter the humorous Psalmist IN an
other. and brighter sphere. Her domestic:
life has always been carefully ordered on
businss lines One wpmanly phase OF her
character as Displayed in her relation 10
her dpmestics An old biacs-1ettereI Co
cunent hangs in the great servants, nah
at windsor Castle. It is hende.1, = hese.
good rules found in the study OF Charles
sofFblest memory
Profane no divine ordinan &c IS. ouch
nosState 1natte rs: Irse m healths Pick
no .auarrels Nj In ain no III opinions
Encoura no vice. sssepeatsn no grievances.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
Sc KING The POLE.

Expcrt or Essentials of Pole-Seet>in@
and the Character of Pole-Scrkcrs.
In this weeks issue os The Saturday
Evening Post, Mr.. Frank. Nilberts stokes
gives an intensely interesting sketch from
the inside of polar expeditions. Regaroins
the character OF men he makes sthfs m
teresting observation:
1.-The choice of the men and Their Num-
Der are the most important questions the
commander has to decide, for upon these,
almost wholly, depend the eNpeoltlo1l $
success or failure. In Government eApe-
ditfons The men are put through rislu
physicnl examination, but ID private eN-
peditions such is not the rule. man
should be sound physi cally-but there are
EXCEPTIONS: notably. that OF Doctor Kane
who was somewhat of an lnVa1lu al MS
life and who yet withstood hardship pet-
ter than some Of the most athletlc men
OF his command. The large, heavily built
muscular men do not begin to stand the
strain like the light, well-knit, wlry men.
Peary could not lift the weights some OF
his men did, but, being of Nlry flore, ne
is almost tireless, and is still evidenclnS#
his endurance in spite of the loss OF seven
toes.
."rhe mind is a superlative factor En-
perience shows that the sanSulle temper
aunent is the best to overcome Inc ul1il-
culties, disappontments and dangers OF
Polar service, by lending hopeuiness
where appearances are totally against sue
cess Intelligence is u desldetatu1rl, lor
if finds plenty to do during the long Po-
lar night, where ignorance would despair.
On Joining an expedition one must go
clearly and calmly over the ground and
make up his mind tllalt he may net re-
turn; and the mind once decided VIII
oyerr,1le and conquer the body. Otherwise
it is better not to go ait all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
K[sSERS SHOULD AVOID
RUSSIA.

Osculatorily-inclined maids are hereby
warned against the Empire CT the Gar
BY a recent decision of a grave. reverend
and presumably unkisscd and unkissing
judge, imprisonment is made the penal
ty for public commission of the sweet ca
ress.
1t appears that two SWANS Of Russia
two young women, their respective
: eethearts, were so unfortunate as to
bring down upon their 1Mlthinking heads
the disappearing observation of certain
of the laws minions. This overt act was
met with stern rebuke by the unwelcome
witnesses, and by still severer displeasure
on the part of the judicial authority be-
fore whom the facts were recited. Throw
the guilty parties into a donjon kept
we may imagine the jurist laundering
in all his wrathful majesty. And they
were cast into prison.
The dictionary defines kiss thus:
"a form of affectionate salutatien ex-
pressed by the contact with pressure. of
the lips, salute or pressure with the
lips; as Give me a kiss. TO which the
good and ever-gratifyinS DR.. Holmes-Ol-
liver Wendell, be it remembered, not Sher-
Iock-has added:
'arhe sound of kiss is not SO loud as
that of a; cannon, but its echo lasts Il deal
longer
The same high authority, the dictionary,
holds as regnrds crime:
IAN act that subjects the Goer to legal
punishment; abstractly, fragrant violation
of law or morality in general; wickedness;
iniquity.''
And the Russian court holds kissing
crime OF course, this ruling has not
been handed down without considerable
opposition on the part of those who repre-
sent the kissing interests. In behalf OF
the osculating portion Of the subjects III
the Gar there h,uve been eloquent speeches
made in favor of the retention ard up
holding Of the ancient and honorable in
stitution.
silver-tongued orators of the st. Peters
burg forum haya reused the echoes with
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17

less as to their dress and bearing. The
Japanese and SilShs, at the rendezvo1s, in
the camps md at Pekin, whenever seen in
public, wore their uniforms complete and
properly put on, carried themselves with
military benring. and were careful in sa-
luting officers, and the heavy and scme-
what awkward Russians, while not pre-
senting SO trim an appearance. We're par
ticular in these respects. American sol
diers of duty walked around or rode In
rickshaws without blouses, belts. or leg
gings; with shirts open at the throat
and brensst. the sleeves unbottoned and
rolled UP II different heights, or perhaps
one Tapping. and with the nnilitary-look-
ing campaign hat worn in every shape
and at every jingle Such sights were
common. The American soldiers We're
the slouchiest of ALL except the French At
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
The tbeolcsical ideas and practices of

The theological ideas and practices Of
the age are wildly pictured, Showing
how the rightly characterizing New Eng
land in this regard was softened in the
South, explaining it partly by the physi-
cal difficulties obstructing religious OBJ
servances, as in the Chesapeake region,
where the population was scattered and
separated by the WAREHOUSES; diiu CO,
tuaries.
And thus it came to pass, we are told,
that the Virginia mind was "coolly sec,
ular and unspeculatiYe-an1 intellect tram
ed to affairs, and, above all, to politics
and social intercourse. DR.. Esgleston
observes that 1.-The difference between the
outcome of colonial Virginia and that OF
colonial New England migh1 alInost pe
anticipated by observing the wide differ
ence between the early Virginia sunday
and the Puritan Sabbath.
No American of to-day can read this
book without being amazed at the Won
derful changes that have taken place IN
two hundred and fifty years IN our soclai,
political and religious life, and without
being thankful, forsooth. that they nave
been wrong
PHILIP NICKERS FITfIAN. Journal
and Letters, 1!67-ll7h Student at Filnce-
ton College, 1710-17l2;; tutor at Nonanl=
Hail.
the Princeton Historical Association by
John Rogers Williams, Princeton, NJ.
The University Library. Eight full
page illustrations; svo.; S44 pages.
Price, s..
Philip vickers Ethan was born in.
Cumberland county, n. J., December %.
154I. entered Princeton College in s1i,0,
became private tutor at Nomini Hall, in
Virginia, in 1918, was a missionary IN
Western PENNSYLVANIA 1T4-1I55. became
chaplain in the Revolutionary army. and
died near Port Washington October s. 1776.
The volume OF Fithiam' s papers now pub
rlished covers the period 1767-1l74, and con-
tslsns his complete papers during the
period-exercises, speeches, letters, and
jourral-so far as they have any bearing
on historical persons or places. and also.
q few representa- tive papers, illustrating
merely his own character and circtl.n-5
stances.
Fftfianls letters during his college days
co,rtain most Interesting accounts of
Princeton College and of the quaint Gus
toms of its undergraduate life. of PrEsi-s
dent Wsst1erspoon and his manner OF
teaching and Of the Old town and dts
inltabita rsts.
lAmong his collcst ma e.s we're james