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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

The great Brooklyn bridge is
in danger of utter collapse. 1t
is now admitted to be in worse
condition than it was first
thought to be 1t is too heavy
to bear the strain of its own
weight.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

J. II. Umstattd is having a
we'll drilled on his farm and is
dove $50 feet. Says; l am 60
ing TO have water if | have to
punch the cue off a Chinaman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

To our exchanges the DEMO,
Graf says: Use any of it's mat
ter you may think worthy of
reproduction, but please do not
give another paper credit for it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Mrs. J. y. Russell. of st.
Louis, and E. B. Lasley, of
StoutsvilIe, spent the latter
portion of last week in the city
with her brother, Charlie LIS
lev.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Mrs. Anna M. Powers is
pleased with her surroundings
at Denver. Colo, but wanting
to keep up with the old home
folk, writes for the DEMOCRAT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26
Church News.

Creek, was in the city on busi-
ness Friday.
Rev. NJ. L. McReynolds at.
tended the Mt. Salem associa.
tior at Mt. Zion Church in
Shelby County last week.
Revs. j. H. Rife and J. H.
Terrill attened the Mt. Salem
Association at Mt. Zion Church
last week.
Rev. j. Bennett, Of Canton,
Mo. was in the city Monday en-
route home from appointments
at Pleasant Grove, Rails
County.
Rev. DIR. w. A. Hatch left
for st. Joseph, After a visit
there he went to Denver and
from there to San Francisco,
where he goes as one of the
four delegates from Missouri,
to attend the General Confer
ence of the Episcopal church.
Rev. w. r Painter found out
just what the Baptists Of
Bethel Association thought OF
him last week. A private bal
lot was taken for the election
of ministers to deliver the doc.
triual sermon next year. When
the votes were counted Bro.
Painter received d big majority
for one of the honors and was a
close second for the other
Paris Appeal.
Rev. w. j. Ward, of Shell
biua, was in the city with
friends Monday morning. He
was enroute to Madison.
Rev. A B. Book began a
protracted meeting at DeMoss
Chapel last night.
Rev. j. Bennett, Of Canton,
Mo-, is engaged in protracted
meeting at Pleasant Grove,
Rails County.
Rev. H. F. Davis, of ST.
Louis, spent the first of the
week in the city with friends
and relatives.
Rev's. J. H. Rife and j. H.
Terrill are attending the Au-
drain Association at Littleby
church.
st Stephens church at Indian
Creek is being thoroughly ren.
ovated. Jarman & Finks are
painting and papering the in
terror nicely. st. Stephens
has one of the best and largest
audience rooms in this part of
the state.
With the exception of Sun,
day School there will he nc
services at st. Jude church
during the absence of Rev. DR.
w. A. Hatch.
The Holiness Organization
will begin ten days Taber
nacle meeting in this city Sat
urday October 5.
Mrs. w. R mother of Rev
W. r. Anderson died at he
home in Palmyra at 400 p. m
Tuesday, and will be buried a
200 p. m. to day. On that &C
court there will be no preach
ing at the Presbyterian chuccl
in this city Sunday.
METHODIST.
Rev. H. H. Johnson will
reach in the Methodist churcl
on Sunday. Morning Subjec
Spiritual growth. Evenin
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Turner
were visiters in the Gem City
Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

jill. aayden's head is little
bit slicker than usual and his
smile as broad as the ocean
wave, all because he is grand
pap-While Everett Rooney is
just about to collaspe over the
arrival of a little girl at his
place. But as it is the first at.
tack of the kind it is thought
that he will recover in d few
days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Judge n. L Hume took a
tumble in his hay loft yester.
day morning and painfully
wrenched his right knee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Miss Sue Davis, of Hume,
we'll, spent Tuesday afternoon
in the city with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

After Il pleasant visit with
relatives in and near this city,
Mrs. G. p. Bell, of Welch, |. r.,
has returned to her home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Bailey McNutt left Tuesday
for Kentucky to visit relatives.
From there he will go to Lex
ington, Va to visit his broth.
er, Clarence, who is a student
at the University and from
there to Massachusetts wnere
he will enter the law depart,
ment of Harvard University.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

The clock at the H. 4 St. Joe
depot is an eight day affair.
The Burlington people do not
believe in breaking or even
cracking the Sabbath with un.
necessary labor or else thought
their agent, j. L. Lyon did not
know how to run an eight day
clock so wrote on the dial in
blue pencil wind on Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26
BETHEL, In RAILS.

Ice cream soda always on tap
at M, B. Garners.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Take your corn to the Cream
cry Mills and get the best meal.
custom work or exchange.
Phone 1875.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

F.. j. Haskins, formerly editor
of the Shelbina Torchlight, has
spent three months III Alaska
and the Klondike, where he
went to prepare a series of ar
ticles on the country. The first
of the series will appear in Cthe
Globe Democrat next Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26
CHRISTIAN.

IGCS uldl Del NlCC dl CIl lldu
church next Sunday. In the
morning tue pastor will give
an account of the recent State
Convention held in Mexico. 1t
was one of the largest religious
conventions ever held in thus
state. All the members Of the
congregation are urged to be
present.
w. w. Rumsey, returned
missionary from Jamaica,
spoke at the Christian church
last Monday evening 10 a large
congregation. His lecture was
pronounced splendid by all
who heard it.
The regular annual Sunday
School Rally will be observed
by the school on End Sunday in
October. Special program.
Let all the members of the
church arrange to attend that
day.
HOLY ROSARY.
Memorial services were held
at 500 a. m. last Thursday at
the Holy Rosary church.
Rev. FIR. D. F. Sullivan filled
appointments at Lakenan last
Sunday.
The following are a list of
the studies taught in the aca-
demic department of the Catho-
lie School:
Higher English, Rhetoric,
English and American Liter
ature, Christian Doctrine, BIZ
BILE History, Latin, General
History, Physical Geography,
Higher Arithmetic, Algebra,
Geometry, Stenography, Book.
keeping, Drawing, Calfigraphy,
Elecutiou, Singing, Embrold
'ery.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Mrs. l. w. Reid entertained
the Juniors Friday evening.
The following officers we're
elected; Miss Mildred Scott,
Pres; Ray Gett, Vice. Pres.
Elmer Smith, Treas. The vari-
Gus committie were also APP
pointed. Among the pleasures
of the evening was the delight.
full little supper served by the
hostess.
! The Womdns Missionary
Society met at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Proctor Friday
afternoon. The Presidents OF
the missionary societies of var
ious churches were invited and
were present, The subject for
discussion was, Alaska, which
Was generally participated in
by the Presidents. 1t was a
joyous and profitable meeting
for all present. The hostess
served refreshments
Subject for morning services
Sunday; Christ our Patron.
For evening services; Like
other People"
BETHEL, In RAILS.
Each year on the fourth
Thursday IN September por
tion or all of the memb bers oi
the Bethel chnrch in Rail:
County have a dinner on the
grounds at Spalding Springs
To day Rev. B. F. HiXson o.
! this city and E. S. Hampton
, and wife of Bethlehem churcl
; are with them.
3 Ice cream soda always on tai
at M. B. GarnerS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

j. H. Gradv for the d. Cohey
estate, sold ]. f. Batty, of
Marion county, 9l acres of land
ear Cincinnati for $500 cash.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

A dainty line of trimmed hats
are open for inspection and sale
at TUDIE SWINKEY'S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-26

Rev. H. H. Johnson will
reach in the Methodist church
on Sunday. Morning Subject
Spiritual growth. Evening
Subject A Marvel. All are
invited,
Since the adjournment of the
Missouri Conference at st.
Joseph, Rev. o. B. Holiday
has been made Presiding Elder
ofthe Macon District. vice Rev.
A. f. Smith VINO has been
transferred to ST. Louis,
The colored American., 1901-02-16

and vigor. Simply send your name and ad-
dress TO DR.. l.. ". Knapp, 1871 Hull Bldg,
Detroit, Mich, and he will gladly send the
free receipt with full directions SO that any
man may easily cure himself at home. This
is certainly most generous offer and the
following extracts taken from his daily mail
show what men think OF his generostt.
pear Sir:-Please accept m sincere thanks
for ours OF recent date. l have given your
treatment a thorough test and the benent
has been extraoroinar. 1t has completely
braced me up. / am just as vigorous as when
q boy and you cannot realize how happy l
am"
gDear Sir:-Your method worked beauti-
fCSly. Results were eXaG tly what nee eded.
Strength and vigOr have con p)ei e returned
and enlargement is entirely satisfactory"
ssDear Sir.--YOurs wss eceiVed and had
no trouble in n akiDg ufe Of ii receipt as
dir ected and can trufhfulJy say 1t Is boon TO
weak men. I am greatly improved IN size,
strength and v1gOTs'
All correspondence is strictly confidential,
mailed in plain sealed envelope. Ihereceipt
is free for the asking and he wants every man
10 have IL.
The colored American., 1901-02-16
RACE LITERATURE.

Our enterprising bOOkman, Mr.. Wills.
has for years been making speciality
of books by Negro authors, and about
the Negro. Those interested in this
subject will do well to call at his book
shop and examine his collection, or
write him regarding their wants in
this and other literary lines. His ad-
dress is: John 81. Wills, Old Books, 5O6
11th street northwest Washington,
D q 4-k-4@-A%A-
The colored American., 1901-02-16
FREE FOR ONE DAYS WORK.

A CENT TEMAN'S watch with the bust
"A Hon, Frederick Douglass on the case. vs.. We
have secured for oar friends the most sc[IS~ VIZ.
able watches ever made; they are sLeM "Ih~o.'
and stem settlers, having all the mOdeIA T5. e.
Dliances known to the WatchmaKeIS ar. -.
cases are nickel silver. IAey are LnAu4 VI VI 49,.
celebrated thin model plan. ReWeLnDoi .nT
is not a small clock commonly CAIl6u ""sss5s
but a highly jeweIed, nickel movement, IIs-, ms-.
by one OF the celebrated watch are
in America, on our order. 1uoSe Vs. "5 - MT
guaranteed by the manufacturers, A1aItss AIu - IA
found exactly as represented tLls a gpngrs
assumed by u.s. Watches ike these . = EII, bsys
tion ago would have cost So II tloy Cis Couiu an.
been produced, but the fact is, II contain has
pliances then unknown. ESCu .~t IN Tun.
been properly adjusted ana VIII De L,ava q
ming order. Its character snSJ &C..
Jewel balance wheel. Tho cases cas.nS "a
nickel silver. Are stem Wind'ns ~"
stem setting. They have q oup,S. "S.
movement. Free to any one s SO"s
Ing So fer two yearly subscIlPttOI
or 81 for one yearly and S I-S3 III ne. n
TnIs watch and The Coloreo Hn'U'I AT
can, one year for So. 4ns ".s ,..a.
special inducsnent. postpaid, Ss Az
ing S2.25. .hov. ,ssI
no one need be without 2 watch eq quSi ~ single
keeping to any in the nelghDo.- ~ LGo day f0i
dayIonger Indeed 1t will not s@fS @,fbScribsrs fof
any one to get a small club CI sdIiCnal ns8t
The Colored American, the I1slgnsr tssf and best
paper Of the race and the EG 3ITI oncs AID So
for yourself how easy it is to g'tt toE TT The Col
and to get only two subscriber. Int TTI attends
ored American Don't lose time ne. III +bis notice
this matter IS soon as y001a 20 Igoney 0rdsi
Money can be sent by Pest Once y P3oSc9ig.eTsl
Express order, Bank Check %
Letter. Address u
THE C0L0RED AMEnISH1''7
> kka1AA aaa
The colored American., 1901-02-16

WANTED Capable, reliable person in every
county TO represent large company of solid fnan-
ClaI Ieputatlon $3.50 salary per year payable week
y; s. per day absolutely sure and all expenses:
straight, bona-hde, definite salary, no commission
salary paid each Saturday and expense money ad-
Dearborn Street, Cbicago.
The colored American., 1901-02-16

AISuts Will . ta4AOW OAp IA ASA o~0~i
Mrs. Blank, an aged lady. stumbled
and fell, the flames from the dip ignit
ing her clothes and burning her to
death before assistance arrived"
The tallOw dip Of century ago was
pretty warm article, perhaps, but 1t
was as nothing for speed when com
pared with the gasoline lamp Of today.
2. "By rubbing two sticks together, be-
ginning at O'Clock this morning, Miss
AntIqe was able to have roaming fire
IN her room by noon OF today"
Think of the time Miss Antique could
have saved had she been born 100 years
later There Is sdissdvantage in be
ing born too soon. Had Miss Antique
waited till today, and used match,
she could have saved thEee hours and
fifty minutes. 3. "The Prairie Wolves,
an organized band OF highwaymen and
cutthrOats with operations on the from
tier; held up a stage coach last night,
finding it light lift, as they secured
only fifty cents and cob pipe"
Think of the fortune and honor which
awaited them could they have only
ceased operations till today and held up
one of the modern steel and bIass rail
way trains running at the rate of sixty
miles an hour
Should we now refer to it as the
Kings English?
If you have noticed, you have found
that the Negro race is generally marked
down on the debtor side Of the ledger.
Poor, dOWntrCdden whisky. 4 great
many men, naturally worthless, blame
their frailties, weaknesses and failures
On thee.
A woman's idea of having made 8
tremendous success st a bargain count
er sale, is to coax the ssIeswoman to
knock down piece Of goods marked
$I.30 to her for $1.29.
The weather man says Uncle Sam has
been expanding so much lately, he
,sn't enough cold weather to go
round, and that accounts for the mild
winter we are having.
When book agent wishes to make
sale to you, shs begins first by trying
her vanity tickler n you in this man
ner: "YOu have been referred 10 me as
a prominent Citizen" etc.
You can win young woman's ever
lasting gratitude by making much ado
over her baby's 'smaIt" prattIe, though
1t may be about as intelliglble as the
college students college yell.
When one woman calls on another,
and the former is aked to be seated, she
invariably says: so, no, thank you; l
have but minute 20 stsy;" and she
stays about TWO Oh three hours until she
has told everything she knows and Q
great deal she doesn't know.
When a girl consults her parents as
to whether she should marry her young
man, it is sign that she doesn't love
him. Every girl really in love makes
Up her mind to marry the object of her
affections without going into caucus
with any one as 10 whether she should
or not.
Perhaps you differ from US. but it 1e
our candid opinion that theIe is abso-
lutely no music to be gotten out Of q
The colored American., 1901-02-16


there is in a ecotchman's bsgpipe.
Do not think she Is ithin the con-
fines Of some huge structure OF learn
ing when it is said Of society girl tha'
she has. been tsken TO the "Iszaretto."
Tt Is meant that she is suffering from
smallpox and has been taken 10 the
nesthouse. The society folks areeetting
so smart and aesthetic that they Try 10
throw the susceptible mortal CH MS
guard on every occasion possible. Their
low neck language has a tendency TO
entangIe one with the naked uuth on
the Kings English.
The Associated Press and the kino-
drome pictures in the theate1s have
the British killing the Beers and the
Americans chasing and exterminat1ng
the FilipinOs so fast that il is reason
able 10 expect q essatiOn OF hOstllltles
at any moment, because OF lack OF
soldiers of the darker races 10 fRht the
Saxons. HOWe ever, it is quite evident
that someone else besides the British
and Americans is doing some shooting
and killing or there would not be an
insistence on more Saxon troops foT
two prolonged. painful and costly ware.
IF some enterprising show manager
should capture Teddy KOoseVeIt's press
agent, he would experience nCh results
in a short time. Teddy ROOsevelt's
press agent is III douEtedly the biggest
liar living. During the New Workers.
hunting expedition IN the Rocky
Mountains recently, his press agent
had him killing one mountain lion a
day for a week! And only once did he
have Teddy up tree, as the result OF
of having been chased by lion. The
fact of the matter is that Teddy actual
ly klIIe few prairie dogs on his way
to the mountains!
''If be were my husband and should
strike ME " boasts the average woman,
upon hearing OF the cruelty of man
to a submissive wife, ST would leave
him in q mInuttw OF course, wife
beater is q nuisaLc ce that should nOE
be tolerated in any respectable COM
munity, but are personally acquaini
ed with any number Of married wO
men whose husbands have given them
black eyes now and again and they con
tInue sharing their board and bed
In this matter many married women
might pay less attention to precept
and more to practice. 1t would be a
good example to set, and one which a
believers IN right would appre ciate and
applaud.
In order to give the ceremony little
more dignity and a tone of moroI sua-
sion heretofore unobselved, 1t is pleas
antIy suggested that just before anoth
er Negro is burned at the stake brass
Oand be procured and parade made
through the principle streets of the
city in which the lynching is to take
place, with the intended victim in the
foremost hack a.ong with the stake
driver, followed by wagon # the Stan
dard Oil company, its access Ories and
attendants. This will also give the cere
mOny q spectacular significance anC
will attract larger audience than il
would If only given on the usual ordI.
nary and meager scale. Even before
The colored American., 1901-02-16
Cures
Weak Men
+ rec
znsures Love ana a 7appy Home
Fer All.

How anv man may quickly cure himself
after wears of suffering from seq ual weakness,
lost Vitality, night losses, vartcocele. etc..
and enlarge small weak organs 10 Ioll size
, 1901-12-19
DENVER TIMES ON
THE PLAY TONIGHT,

The bright, clean, fun-bristling, rap
id-fire, mirth-charged bet~wixt-and-bo-
tween farce comedy, "A Merry Chase"
furnishes inspiration for laughter
which no other play of its class at Den
yer this season has done. says the Den
yer Times.
The Lyman brothers, Herbert L.. and
Howard c.. twins. are as like as two
peas. and when cast in a play which
has as one of its movements the palm
ing off on a doting father Zone of the
jolly sort. too By the son a college
chum, all sorts of miX-ups are sure to
occur. They do occur and the results
are funny in the extreme. So funny
that the CLOTHES referred to has done
a pretty good nights work by the time
| the curtain o down on the last act,
and every patron at yesterdays two
performances the house was packed
at EACH went away content that he
had his moneys worth-and its dollars
to d%oughnuts that many will make a
second visit.
The company is a body of clever ar
fists. young and full of vim. The sing
ing is melodious and the dancing Of the
highest order. There is music in ev'
cry movement, every tap of the heel
and toe.
, 1901-12-19
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

Mistletoe and holly. Mrs. Wall.
No cases in the police court today.
We grind skates, shears and knives.
Elmer Lovejoy.
Toys, fancy goods, ladies' and gents
furnishings, 20 per cen discount at
Laramie Cash Store.
Five room house for rent, corner
Thornburgh and Eighth streets. In
quire Of DR.. s. B. Miller.
The "A Merry Chase company ar,
rived from the east this afternoon and
are registered at the Kuster.
Pocket books, card cases, belts and
other leather goods for Christmas. at
The Laramie Saddlery Co.
No convicts we're taken to the Raw,
Inns ~penitentiary today, but it is now
thought another lot will be taken to.
morrow. if the train is Oh time.
l.. S. Bartlett of the Leader store,
who has been confined to his room with
gippe for the past few days, is getting
along nicely and hopes to be back to
his post of duty in a day or SO.
Manager Dunlap today moved the
telephone of DR.. d. E. Brown from st.
Matthew'S hall to the residence of
| VIM. Daley, corner of Grand venue
and Fifth street, where he is now
rooming.
20 per cen of the receipts Of the
Temples toys and fancy goods depart
ment, next Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday will be given to the churches OF
the city. Ladies' from the different aid
societies in charge.
James J. Jeffries. the champion OF
the world in the way Of a fighter, and
party passed through the city on one
of the delayed trains yesterday after
noon, en- route from the coast to Den
yer. The local followers of the ring
turned cut to greet the "big un," but
he kept closely in his car.
George Van Dance. a lad about II or
IL years old, was fined S. and costs in
Justice Hayford's court today for
stealing coal from the Union Pacific
He is now in the county jail. He was
arrested by Railroad Policeman Mike
Fitzgerald and pleaded guilty, inform
ing the court that he had been stealing
coal for the past two years.
, 1901-12-19
WYOMING WEATHER
EARLY THIS MORNING.

The following weather conditions in
the state were furnished by the Lara
ME office of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company this morning:
Cheyenne-Clear and cold.
notwithstanding and cold.
Rock Springs-Cold and cloudy.
Evanston-Clear.
Misunderstanding.
Douglas-Cloudy and cold.
Saratoga-Clear and warmer.
MISUNDERSTANDING early. but
later cleared and is warmer.
, 1901-12-19

w. o. Owen, a former well-known
and popular resident of this city, in Il
business letter to this paper. says, I'M
der date of Battle Mountain. New.
Dec. H.:
Il have just been ordered to Arizo-
ma and shall be there for several
weeks-perhaps all winter. Will you
please send our Republican t Tucson,
Arizona. until further notice?
ARIZONA is a glorious place for win
ter work. and has a climate that in my
opinion is unsurpassed.
One of my contracts lies on the
boundary between the United States
and old Mexico. in latitude about 81
degrees and 20 minutes north, so you
may infer something as to the mild
ness of a winter in that locality. Lar,
annie is in latitude Al degrees, IS min.
utes north. just about ten degrees far
Their north"