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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
COODerSYille.

Bert Windle, OF Macon City is
visiting his aunt Mrs. Handley and
family.
Joe Ryan is spending the week with
his parents John Ryan and wife.
d. K. Vowel, of Monroe spent sun
day with w. j. Mcleod.
George Burns and son John made
8 flying trip to Hunnewell Sunday.
AL Bross and Joe White, Of near
Palmyra. was in this vicinity last
week looking for young mules. They
purchest two, one from Chris Krum-
mel and one from Joe Walker (Col).
Professor Foreman, of Hannibal
opened up school at this place Mon
day as Mr. Morthland has resigned.
The little eighteen months old child
of Sam Clark was smothered to death
Tuesday by pulling a flour chest OF
-four over on it while its mother was
out.
Monroe was largely represented at
the debate at this place Thursday
night. Come again boys but try and
give us better order next time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Norris is Unseated.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan; 10
The house committee on elect
ions decided today that Norris
Of Greene county, a republican
holder of a seat. is coustitut.
ionally disqualified from hold
ing it. The minority or re-
publican contingent of the
committee agreed to this find
ing. The validity of the elect
of the contestant, Wolfe, is still
undecided.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Correspondence.
Indian Creek
- GOOD 70 ads.

"Hello" good TO ads.
Fr. Lyons spent last week in st.
Louis.
Many families of this community
are suffering with LaGrippe.
Dali Spaulding has resigned his
position AS clerk with Corley & Pike.
Misses Mae McAllister and Fannie
Finks have been visiting friends here
the past few days.
About twenty couple OF young folks
spent very pleasant evening, last
Friday at Ed Esmans.
Miss Bush Hagan is spending the
week with her parents.
George Smith left last week to at
tended Mrs. Eliza Meyers sale last
week Every thing sold at a good
price. Sheep at $500 per head.
Unbrokc mules from $4,000 to $500
per span.
Ebert Yates and Dixon Mcleod
spent the first of the week visiting
friends in New Franklin Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Be Strong.

Be strong, for the tides are coming in
Tides OF sorrow and tides of sin.
Storms are brewing that yetmay sweep
Us on the rocks if our anchors deep.
Grapple naught by the shifting sands
Be watchful and prayful with ready
hands
Over the unknown sea of life,
Each has a chartered vessel grand;
There will be winds and waves and
strife.
But the God of heaven is in command
Bravely let us take the wheel.
Faithfully hear the captains call.
Trumpet tongued in every peal.
And we shall joyfully weather all.
Out in the futures misty blue.
Out in the futures gloom aud night,
There is written chart for you.
La golden lines of loving light.
X. Chimes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Because a little girl IN an east
st. Louis school was "tardy"
thrice in succession, her school
mates beat her and daubed her
with mud, after she had already
been whipped by the teacher.
1t is stated that the violence on
the part of the girls companions
was caused by their anger at
the fact that she had reduced
the rooms average of punctuali-
ty. Why base punctuality on
average? Was this unsclentitic
and unjust, making the punctual
suffer for the tardy?-Post
Dispatch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Pryor Paragraphs.

Look up. God is on high.
Love thinketh no evil" Do
you think evil? What then?
If God takes care of the fowls
of the air why should you fear
to trust him.
Open your heart and your
lite to the divine influence and
you will feel and realize an in.
dwelling peace never known be-
fore
ITO be carnally minded is
DEATH" not going to be death at
some time in the future. The
language implies a present con-
dition.
Don't worry about the mote
that is in your brothers eye,
but give immediate atten ton
to the removal of the beam
that is in your own eye.
The man who does not preach
Christ is not a gospel preacher.
Pulpit entertainments are often
intellectual feasts, but the
hungry soul will starve on such
food.
Let we'll enough alone" is
death to all progress To be
perfectly satisfied with present
conditions means that the con.
ditions cannot DE improved or
that Improvement is unneces.
sary and undesirable.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Bob Moss.

1t is our most painful duty to
record this fact. Bob in his
eventual life had the unique
distinction of possessing a short
narrative" and a lengthy
history for one so young. In
early life he showed his an
tipathy for a crowd, and fire.
quently entered a protest to
committees calling at his home.
He was of a genial disposition;
Though he became noted for
insisting on his rights as a dog.
AS a disorganizer he was a
success with one bound and a
bark he could burst the bonds
of church or state and with one
look and threat of that
ferocious brute tribunals of
trial wonld be called into eX-
istance to protect the weak aud
unsuspecting from his deadly
fangs. He was a monster in
british form, and was the terror
of the neighborhood. His en-
ormous weight was eight and
one half pounds, and his power
was in proportion. But he is
dead so fear not-peace be to his
ashes. He was called Bob be
couse that was his name.
A. FRIEND.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Loosencss of administrat ion
and lack of regard for the high
er duties of office are bad habits
which are not wholly due to the
prevalence of ward politics in
cities. When the retiring Gov.
errors of two great States like
Missouri and Illinois take oc.
casion to par ION patches of no,
torious L4..linals-murderers,
some Of them-it is not a wond-
er that the corner geeggery
politician regards government
as "a means of personal ends
K g, Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
New Officers.

The stock holders of the
Monroe City Electric Light and
Power Co. elected the following
officers at their annual meeting
last Friday: VIM. P. Wood,
Pres; j. M. Johnson, Vice Pres;
j. S. Scott, Secy. and Treas.
The affairs of the company ap.
pear to be in a satisfactory
condition.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

BY a party vote the Missouri
House has passed a resolution
of sympathy with the Filipino
bandits and ladrones, declaring
their opera tions to be "a strug-
gle for freedom.-G. D.-The
Republican party never lends
its aid to the oppressed nor it's
ear to the distressed, but does
loan both to those who are able
to GRAB and HOLD.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Rev. H. E. Ball and wife, of
Osceola, Wis, spent the latter
part of last week in the city
with the home folk. They had
been appointed Missionaries
by the Methodist Episcopal
Church to Angola, South Afri.
ca and were enroute to their
field of duty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

What number of bills of any
denomination will weigh as
much as twenty dollar gold
coin, is the question that cam e
up at the Monroe City Bank
Tuesday. The guesses ran all
the way from IA to 666. When
the weights were made they
showed that their relative
weight was % bills to one coin.
But it must be remembered
that the bills weighed were of
the dirty greasy kind.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Where rural free mail de.
livery has been established,
says an exchange, land has ad-
vanced in value as a result; an
incentive for good roads has
been introduced and farmers in
closer touch with the market
have been able to get better
prices for produce. The chief
and indisputable benefit fro m
the system which will appeal
to all the country is that it
helps to ease the heavy burden
of loneliness and isolation
whice weighs upon the country
dweller
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Attention Members of Christian
Church.

Remember the Church Rally
and Roll Call meeting next
Lords Day at the morning
service begins promptly at II
o'clock. A special program of
unusual interest has been, ar.
ranged. Do not fail to be pres
ent. This is not an exclusive
service all friends of the church
are cordially invited.
r. B. BRINEY, .
Pastor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Mrs. Geo. II. Williamson'S
visit with her parents, J. L.
Lyon and wife, was cut short
by a telegram from her husband
stating that he was suffering
with his throat and La Grippe.
Her numerous friends who ex.
pected to have her with them
for an indefinite period regret
both the illness of Mr.. William.
son and her early return to her
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

The lake and coast shipping
OF the United States is in splen
did shape because protected
from foreign competition.-G.D.
What a whopper. The lake
shipping is bleeding the Ameri-
cans and gives nothing in re.
turn. The coast shipping is
wholly Foreign battoms" and
the CD is aware of that fact.
The American shipping that the
Republican papers refer was by
their party driven from the nigh
seas years ago. The Americans
have not owned and controlled
one dozen first class lat one
time) home made, home operat-
ed shipping vessels in the past
quarter of a century
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

The New York Observer tells
of negro entertainment the
tickets of admission to which
bore, instead Of mot Transfer
able" the legend: mo gentle
man admitted unless he comes
himself Whereupon the Oh.
server remarks: 1T might be a
good plan it notice were post.
ed over the doors of the
churches reading: No gentle.
man admitted to church mem.
bership unless he comes him.
self to church services, the mid.
week meetings included, The
presence of wives or daughters
not accepted as substitute
for the attendance of the man
himself Certainly religions
duty is thing which is mot
transferable There is no such
thing as proxy piety."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

A newspaper whose columns
over flow with ads of business
men has more influence in at
tracing attention to and build
ing up city or town than any
other agency that can be en-
ployed. People go where
there is business. Capital and
labor will locate where there is
an enterprising community.
No power on earth is so strong
to build up a town as a news
paper we'll patronized, and it's
power should be appreciated. -
Rev. #. Dewitt Talmage.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

The petition to Congress
from 2006 Filipino and peace
tul inhabitants of Manila, ask
ing for independence in the
name of Washington. of Jeffer.
son, of Lincoln; in the name of
Justice and in the name of the
God eternal" is denounced by
Senator Hawley as a treson-
able denuncianion of our
government. What a complete
Tory this narrow minded
politician would have been in
the British Parliament in the
days of George III.-Post. Dis
patch,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

The states of the south got
their ideas about property and
educational qualifications for
voters from some of their north
err and New England sisters.
Kansas City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Scientists turn up their noses
at laymen who have the temeri.
ty to turn doubling Thomases
when they profess to have made
a wonderful discovery, but they
are tie ones at present who
are poking fun at Telsa and
making caustic remarks about
the messages to the planet
mars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Washington, d. c., Jan. IA
Just at the close of a day of
dreary discussion of technical
details of the army reorganizat-
ion bill, Mr.. Teller of Colorado.
speaking to an amendment he
had offered delivered a sen.
sational dennnciation of Gener-
al Eagan, former commissary
general of the United States
army. His statement included
also the administration. be-
cause General Eagan had been
RETIRED according to the Col
orado senator's charge, as a
decoration and a reward for
his attack upon rhe command
ing general of the army.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Senator Pen rose wants the
army bill amended so it will
read. A bounty of 5000 will be
paid all soldiers in the Philip
pines who will re inlist in
Uncle Sans army. Things
have come to a pretty pass
when the two Christian people,
Americans and British have to
pay a bonus to men to fight
their battles. Is it not virtual
ly admitting that their cause is
unjust, brutal and degrading.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Market Report.

ollpuleulS LOT week enulnS
yesterday at noon. Sharp &
Gray 3 cars of hogs and l of
cattle. Barger & McClintic 2
cars of hogs and 1 of cattle.
w. w. Handley 1 car of horses.
j, G. Fuqua 2 cars of mules.
Jasper Henderson 1 car poultry
and eggs. Balzer, Dirigo & Co.. 1
car of poultry and eggs. A. H.
Green 3 cars of hay. Boulware &
Finks ID cars of ties. Total %
cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

ports of mobs chasing negroes
III a number of Kansas towns
recently it is not necessary to
mention that the republicans
are in control of the administ.
ration and that there will not
be another state election for
two years. *. G. Times.
The Texas State Senate has
invited the Hon. David B. Hill,
by resolution. to address that
body. This is construed as the
first gun for the New Yorker
for President in 1904. It is too
early to discuss presidential
candidates Let's get our
breath irst.-Hannibal Jour
nal.
Last Thursday, Gov. Step
hens appointed Joseph P Rice,
a locomotive engineer in the
employ of the Wabash Rail
road Co.. living at Moberly,
Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioner and at the same
time he appointed ]. w. Alex.
ander, of Gallatin, Judge of the
Seventeenth Judicial District.
Bob of Baptist fame. Bob
the little black bobtailed
faithful retainer of B. G. Moss,
has turned his toes up to the
daisies and entered dog heaven.
Mr. Moss thinks Bobs death.
was caused from early piety,
while others think that it was
cause by his keeping his
mouth open too much.
The Supreme court has order
ed G. W. F. Nicely, the alleged
postal defaulter extradited and
in decision says that Cuba is a
foreign country in which rhe
United States has only item
porary rights" mean to CONTROL
the Cuban people and their
fiscal affairs as the Admiaist-
ration sees fiji, for that is just
what has been and is being
done.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17

Altar of roses sells at 800
per, ounce, which is exactly
twenty times the value of gold.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Notice.

On and after Feb. I, 1901 we
will adopt the cash system.
We treat all alike. Will re.
duce prices greatle. Come and
see Show it is done and the
amounts you can save when
paid for in cash.
HUMBURG & MEYER.
J. j. Fitzpatrick has sold his
stock in the Warren and Mon.
roe City Telephone Co. to the
company. Financia lily tie line
is getting along nicely and it
has proven to be quite a con-
venience to the residents of
both places.
1t matters not whether it is
Poker Jack Tanner, or Shell
Game Cullom, who is elected
y. >. Senator IN ILLINOIS, 1t is
machine election and proves
that senators like congressman
should be elected by the people
whom they represent or mis-.
represent as the case may be.
Monroe City is not pleased
because Uncle Sans census
officials failed to find 1000 PEG.
pie within its corporate bound
aries, but Monroe can console
itself with the reflection that
there is here and there other
towns to be found that are not
absolutely delighted with the
census tigures.-Brooktield Ga
zette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
London Financial Cableeram.

NEW YORK Dec I9.-The Commercial -Ad- vertisers London financial cablegram says: There was a fair business today and high class stocks had a good tone The continent was a big buyer. Consols rose to 94 l-I6 There was not much enthusiasm over Ameri- can stocks,C but this department steadily inn proved with Union Pacific leading. It is said here that the forthcoming report will show 10 per cent. in earnings. SThe metal exchange wssr closed in consequence of the suicide by shooting of Hugh Kekwich. junior partner of Morrison. Kekwich & O., large firm of metal brokers. The cause was three weeks insonnnlA There was no hnaLcial trouble. Over Aftv tons of copper were dealt in at e49 l5s. per ton. The Rio tintos sold at II. New York is sending over commercial paper. which Paris Is buying. Gold to the amount of R5o.ooo has gone out respectively to Egypt. Brazil and South America. The Indian banks have increased their discount rates from 4 to per cent. The Johannesburg Stock Ex- change opened today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
R. M. Scale 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.


 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. i9.-Notwithstanding the disoouraging advices issued from Liver pool today. the English market held fairly steady at a shade decline in deliveries anl I-32d in spots with good business still in Ircgress the sales amounting 10 10000 bales Cables stated that the market was in a weak position on account of the accumulated long interest; that there was disposition to ele- yate crop ideas again and that any manifest easness in prices would be attended by desire to liquidate purchases and exert de- pressing influence The above information had little effect on this side. The days transae- tions here were characterized by moderateg H. auidation for both accounts and in the process Irices were hardly moved at all.
 Closing quotations are about lQ3 points un- der yesterday.
 The prevailing quietness in the market is somewhat disappointing in the sense that ac- tive liquidation of long contracts was ex- pected to be observed as time approached near CT to the holidays. but 1t appears that the ma aiority of holders arc confident of favorable developments in the New Year and are pa tiently abiding that time regardless of pres ent events. It is not likely therefore that any material change in the market will occur this side of January.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
MARKET FOR FUTURES LIGHT RECEIPTS AND coNTINU-
 ED COLD WEATHER.
The News in New York Was at Variance with the Cables from Liverpoo1-Close 8 Lower
 to 8 Higher.

NEW YORK, Dec. le.--The cotton market opened quiet; but firm with prices up iq3 points on scattered demand in which shorts took the lead. This improvement was quite at variance with the cable news from Liver pool. that market having lost fully point more than expected Light receipts and con tinued cold weather in the South were largely responsible for early improvement. After the first Hurry of activity the market lapsed into dullness from which 1t did not fully rally during the rest of the day. The room followed out yesterdays plan of covering shorts on declines and selling long cotton on every slight advance the idea being that for the next ten days cotton will follow a very narrow rut and speculation will. hang fire. Spot cot ton in the belt was steady to firm with prices generally unchanged. Demand was good at Gulf and Atlantic ports. where prompt ship ment of cotton was wanted. Interior receipts as well as those at the ports were light and the. estimates for tomorrow's movement did not indicate any great change in the tmme- diate future The forecast gave little hope of relief: iu fact, every prospect favored con tinued low temperatures with snow tonight In the CaTofinas. Liquidation of January hold ings forced that option off at the close The market was finally quiet and steady with prices net 3 points lower to 3 points higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
Iiverpool Cotton Futures.
Cotton at the Ports.

NEW oRLEANs-steady sales, G. 300; ordi- nary, 9-I6; good ordinary, Ills; low mid middIng fair. II-ie; receipts, l2'7oo; stock. $50. .696.
 GALVESTON-Steady; middling, 6 l-I6; re- ceipts. 7,622, stock 245, ,49o.
 MoBILE-steady; middling. z l3-l6; sales, 1000: receipts. 2.539; stock. 2e, 2S9.
 SAVANNAH-Quiet; middling, 7A; sales, 3sa: receipts, 7.I27. stock l67.I35.
 sARLESTOE-Steady: middling, 7h; sales. 50: receipts .6o5; stock. 3o792
 WILMINGTON-Firm: middling. "A; receipts 206l; stock, l9,o39.
 NORFOLK-Steady mldding, 8; sales S7S: receipts. 2.67o; stock, 4I, l01.
 BALTIMORE-Nomlnal: middling. 9A; re- ceipts. 500; stock. 0: 5s3
 BoSToN-Quiet; middling, s1s; net receipts, 3o6; gross, 79S.
 PHILADELPHIA-Quiet; middling. s%; re- ceipts, 7I. stock. 5,o3o.
 ST. LoUIs-steady; middIing, 8; receipts. 3,67e; stock, 5I.97l.
 MEMPHIS-Quiet :middling, 8; receipts; l.- 200; shipments. 7i6; sales, $50; stock, ! l4,- 8S3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. Dec I9.-Trade in all grains dull today and prices fiuctuated narrowly May wheat closed shade lower, May corn Ac low and May oats t lower. Provisions closed 7hdl loc to I7Ac down.
 and downs and although there yas a slight early hrmness based on exceedingly small receipts and sGany onerngs me sesmed indsposed to trade and even the bears refused to press matters. Early cables were weak, but not as far depressed as had been expected Cash businss was small. The railroad tie-ups curtailed receipts, but reports had 1t that the cold weather was not hurting Winter crops The carly small demand gave way to some small buying and the sessio nwas bereft of Gny speculative interest. May opened shade steady a Shade lower at 7sS Local receipts Duluth reported 3el cars, making a total for the three points of 4 cars against 733 ceipts were 6l7,ooo bushels, compared with 900 last year Seaboard clearances in wheat and -four eeaualed 74o,oo bushels
 Corn had much the same experience as wheat though it acted stubborn against a bearish movement, The prevailing opinion be- fore the opening was that there would be plenty of soft spots in this cereal. but short receipts here and news from Kansas City that the cold weather necessitated feeding corn to stock, regardless of price, buoyed opening prices. May started unchanged to hc up at 66%q66S and advanced on scanty offerings the business in the pit developed into dull scalping affar. The demand In the Southwest and sold down to 66H@66% and closed steady Nc lower at 66%, Receipts were only 62 cars.
 Oats had quiet and featureless day. Nearly all the trading by professionals and of scalping nature Cash business was small. The opening was steady with corn and the rest of the days business done in minia- , ture. May huctuated over a range of only Ns and closed steady, Mc lower at 44% Re- ceipts were 8 cars.
 Provisions were weak and heavy under the influence of a large run of hogs Trade was small and the duiness brought lower prices all around, with closing quotations the low est of the day. May pork closed l7h down at sI6571sTl 6o May lard 2ls lower at So 72h and May ribs 7i4a oc off at ss soc
 lie leading future. ranged as followr;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
H. & B. Beers Cotton Letter.

ISDecIaI 10 The AdVeFtIser.I
 NEW ORLEANS. Dec. I9.-As Liverpool was not encou; aging, our market opened prac- tically unchanged. declined on realizing, but improved points subsequently, on fresh buy ing easing off later on The liberal port re- ceipts and weakness of spot, closing at a net loss of tGD2 points the day The unfavor able weather prevalent throughout the South has curtaied the interior receipts and the lighter movement next week restricts selling occasioning a strong undertone. European ad vices, though are pessimistic 1t Is elaine textile trade is so unsatisfactory that the consumption of American will be considerably under earlier anticpations. It seems also that the bureaus estimate Is generally discredited
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. I9.-A good demand for spot cotton developed today. Oyer 4.ooo bales were sold from factors tables. while sales to arrive reached total of 2, 100 bales The market was officially reported steady and unchanged. Middling still quoted at Sc.
 Futures opened unchanged to ! point down. Trading was very limited and prices huctuated within a narrow range. There was slightly easier feeling later in the afternoon, owing to increased receipts. The market at the clos ing showed net losses of I93 points.