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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29
When the Hen Was On.

1t was in the morning hours
bake day" in the little out OF
the way village. The mingled
odors of fresh bread, pies and
cookies foated out Of the open
kitchen windows.
From one of the smaller cot.
tages at the end of the street
came a bare footed child in a
colorless calico dress and slat
snnbonnet. With the important
air of heavy buyer she en-
tered the village store and
handed across the counter a
blue teacup. The kproprietor
took the cup and SAID in brisk
tones:
well, Emmy, what does
your ma want to day."
please, sir, ma wants an
eggs worth of molasses," and
she carefully placed a large
white egg on the counter.
From stone jug a little mo-
tastes was poured and the cup
set before the customer
"Mr. Smif." she said, as she
took her purchase, 'I'll be back
in a little while for some gin.
ger, Ma said to tell you that
the black hen was on"
And the buyer walked with
dignity out of the store door
and up the village street to her
home. -Harper's Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29

in the grocery store, we asked
ourself, as we adjusted a new
single nail in our lonely rag
suspender, why is it that our
prophet is satisfied to be a fail.
ure as a prophet, when he
might have been splendid
success as newspaper man
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29
Fighting for Sovereignty; Nothing More
Nor Less.


Nor Less.
Mr.. Hoar maintained that
this country is not at war.
You are fighting for
sovereignty" he said. You
are fighting for the principle of
eternal dominion over the PEG.
pie, and that is the only ques.
ton at issue IN this conflict"
Mr.. Hoar said he was to dis
cuss and denounce what seemed
to him one Of the most wicked
and foolish chapters in history.
Yet he was compelled to admit,
he said, that the men who were
responsible for it were neither
wicked nor foolish.
What the fathers of the Re-
public said and our century of
gloriour history were appealed
to in vain. Their lessons fel
upon the ears of men dazz!ed by
military glory and delirious
with the lust of conquest"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29

Ye can't convince me, me boy
that a man who's so near
sighted he can't read tn sign
on cable car knows amy more
about the formation iv tn earth
thin Father Kelly. I believe
tn wurrld is fiat, not round;
that the sun movesau is about tn
size iv a pie plate in tn mornin'
an a car wheel at noon; an it's
no proof to me that because a
professor who's peekin' through
a cube all night says the stars
are millions iv miles away, an
each is bigger than this wur-
ruld, that they're bigger thin
they look, or much higher thin
tn top iv tn shot tower. I've
been up tin thousand feet on a
mountain, an they seemed SO
near that kept whiskin' thin
off me nose as l lay there on me
back, but they wasn't any
larger thin they were on tn
sthreet level. l believe what
see an some iv tn things I'm
told, if they've been told often,
an thin facts iv science has
not been hung long enough to
be digistible. -Century..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29
No Loss of Time.

! have sold Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
rather be ,out of coffee and sugar than 1t. 1
sold five bottles of 1t yesterday to threshers
that could go no farther, and they are at work
a gain this morning'-H, lR. Phelps Plymouth,
Oklahoma AS will be seen by the above the
tn reshers were able to keep on with their work
without losing single days's time You
sh ould keep bottle of this Remedy in your
home. For sale by Wood q Umstattd
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29

BillioLsness is condition characterized by
a disturbance of the digestive organs The
stomach is debilitated, the liver torpid, tn Q
bowels consdpated. There is a loathing of
food, pains In the bowels, dizziness, coated
tongue and vomiting, first of the undigested
or partly digested food and then of bile.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets ally
the disturbances of the stomach and create q
healthy appetite. They also tone up the liver
to a healthy action and regulate the bowels.
Try them and vow are certain to be much
pleased with the result. For sale by Wood &
Um stattd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29

J
with mould and moss of mac.
tivity. We saw our hopes
blighted, aud our happiness
blasted.
-Four small boys waited on
Uncle Isaac Garter, one OF the
best colored men ever bound in
black. and requested him TO
pray for snow. Uncle Isaac
was Il great favorite among the
boys and they loved him truly,
for his piety. faint no use
my little chiluns," said Uncle
Isaac mot long go de white
folks met an pray'd fur rain.
but de rain didn't come till de
good Lawd got ready fur to
send it. If lie done notificated
de people by de mouf ob de city
protiticator, dat we haint gwine
ter git no snow dat ends it, we
Just amt gwine iur ter git it. no
matter how much we ak i'm.
Diden King Saul ak de Lawd to
form a operation on i'm aud an
extrac thorn Outen his flesh,
an he woulden do it. He ak i'm
three times an den he woulden
do it. But he say Saul, l gin
you grace to bar dis Fiction.
OATS de main thing, ak fer
grace, little chiluns, you sho
git dat, and hit do you a monty
sight mo good dan ow. Now
run long an nebber mind bout
snow, but be sho an mind a
monty heap bout grace"
Uncle Isaac not infrequently
got mis- bible characters mixed,
but, in the main, we have since
decided that his religious phi
losophy was correct but at that
time we received but little
comfort from the thought.
We had fine hill of $50
yards stretch, with a glorious
inc line of 45 degrees which af.
forded the finest tobogan : in
the state. Aside from this
pleasure the hill wasn't worth
a gold brick or ten thousand
shares in a modern "get rich
quick" scheme. We simply toll
Grated it in the spring, summer
and fall, for the prime pleasure
it afforded us in the winter. But
if we sho- Id have no snow, the
name of that hill was Iccabod,
Tor truly it's glory had departed
Often amid 'throng of merry
ma kers we had toiled up that
hill and whizzed down it, to toll
up and whiz down again, su.
premeIy careless of the labor
and only sensible of the iutoxi.
eating joy found in coasting up
on an Incompatible hillside.
But there stood that dire
prophecy, which seemed like
the death of each days labor"
the slayer of healthy slumber
and the skeleton Of all our
feasts. But it so happened
that the second snow lthat fell
that winter was three feet on
a level. Our prophet was a
devout church member, and we
had often heard him join in
singing Amazing grace how
sweet the sound that saved a
wretch like me-" But we never
knew how July appropriate it
was until, the morning after
the big snow, he came putting
up town bright and early, Wig
orously chewing Star Navy
and cheerfullS declaring, II
lola "a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29
Il TOLD YOU So"
From the BrookGeld Messenger.

FROM inc DfOOKHeIu MCSSeHScf'
A study OF human nature is
amusing, provided You take
your bearings from the proper
view point.
The disposition to be account
ed wise not unfrequently leads
people into many unfortunate
and embarrassing situations,
out of which their only means
of extradition is, Il told you
so;" when, the sober truth is,
they told you just to the con.
trary.
1t is SAID, that a certain gen.
tleman never reported either a
fortunate or unfortunate cir.
cumstauce to his better half,
but that she Immediately de.
clared II told you So" One
day rushing into the ,house in
great apparent excitement, he
exclaimed, great scott! wife.
the calf has eaten up the grind.
stone" Whereupon she forth
with replied good enough for
you, told you So"
Quite number of wiseacres
knew last year and early this
spring, that we would have one
OF the est..,drouths, this sea.
son. the country has ever
known and hunted us up and
told us so. And those who
couldn't reach us personally
put it in the daily papers so
that no one, if possible. might
be deprived the sweet pleasure
of knowing that, in Il short
time, we would have to carrv
water from the Missouri river
for drinking purposes. And
that all the corn grown on forty
acres Of the best land in Linn
county, fed to two hogs, would
fatten them so poorly that next
spring it would require two
sides of bacon and aboX of axle
grease to season a pot of beans.
But their prophecies have all
come to naught-uot so the
false prophet. With a sudden
"hoky poky presto change" he
hobs up before you, and smil.
lngly says, Il told you So"
1t occurred in the latter part
OF the 7O's, that the street com.
missioner of the town we lived
in prophesied that we would
have no snow during a certain
winter. In community com
posed principly of white folks
- the best in the caIander;
NegrOes-the finest ever set
free, and dogs, the swiftest of
the file, where the chief indoor
sports of long winter nights
were apple bearings, an occa-
sional pie eating contest. wind.
ing up with skip to my loo, "
pleased or displeased;" and
where the chief out door sport
of short winter days consisted
mainly in snow balling, sleigh
ing, bobsledlng, backsliding,
skating and coasting, such a
dismal prophecy was felt lar
more keenly than a visitation
of smallpox, an epidemic of
measles, or a prolonged relig
ious debate, in which one
preacher said, it was and anoth
er'preacher said it wasn't.
To add to the painful situa
tion, the good man fiendishly
offered 10 back his judgment
with proposition, to keep all
the side walks in the civ cieaT
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29
It was Grover Cleveland wht

1t was Grover Cleveland who
said. "A public Office is a
public trust hut that was
several years ago. Nowadays
they try to reverse the maxim
to read, THE public trust
controls the public office. TX.
G. World.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29
Some Epihrams of David Starr Jordan.

f. S. Willard in the Worlds Works.
You can't tasten five thous
and dollar education upon a SOC
boy.
The foot ball field is safer for
young men than the ball room.
If an educated man is untitled
to take a practical hold on life
he is not worth educating, or
the education is a misfit.
The remedy for opp. ession is
to have strong men who can.
not be oppressed.
The problem OF life is not to
make life easier, but to make
men stronger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29

Z o. Wood, says he would
TO see you if you owe him,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-29

& your eggs and butter to
|, u Donley and get the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28
Pneumonia Prevented.

Among the teus of thousands who
have used Cham berlsio's Cough Rem
edy for colds and la grippe during the
past few years, to our knowledge, not
8 single case has resulted in pneumonia.
Tnos. Whitfield & Co., 24O Wabash
avenue, Chicago, one Of the most promi.
nent retail druggists 10 that city, In
speaking OF THE. says: I'VE recon-
mend Chamberlain Cough remedy for
la grippe in many cases, as il not only
gives prompt and complete recovery,
but also coupteracls any tendency OF Ia
grippe TO result In pneumonia" For
sale by Richard Gibson. druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

ANOTHER FACToRY.-It was stated
Ia the Gszslts recently that negotla-
tons were in progress toward the es-
Enlistment OF cerealine factory In
this city and that those interested were
examining certain buildings 10 this city
10 order to see II they could be utilized.
Tue old Mount Vernon Cotton Factory
and the G. 4. Hill Bakery were among
the buildings inspected, and 1t Is under.
stood 1st the latter has been selected
as best eaited for the purposes. Ar.
rangemeuts will shortly be made for
making certain alterations Ia the old
bakery, and as soon as possible opera
tioDs will be commenced. The COM
psny which is ID operate toe plant will
employ, it is believed, about two hun
dred people when their plant shall get
fully under way. They will prepare
crushed wheat, oats and other package
goods made from cereals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28
LOCAL RREVITIES,
g City Council meets tonight.

The City Council meets tonight.
In the Corporation Court today Clarence @.
Lesdbester was appointed administrator OF
the estate of Emily Adams, deceased.
The Weems Steamboat Company has award
ed the contract for the new steamer Middle
sex to Nesfe & Levy, of Philadelphia.
A msrrisge license was issued in Washing
ion yesterday to Beverly Stsnard, Midlothian
Va, aud Ella Virginia Cox, Orange county
We.
Belle Haven Council, J. o. U. A. NJ, held
an interesting meeting last night. At the
close Of the meeting the members and theii
guests psrtook Of an oyster supper at Ram
NELL restaurant.
The Iensinl of the late Augustus b
SwSrtx, whose death occurred st Belle Haven
Hospital on Saturday, were shipped today By
Mr.. B. WheatlJ to Parker Ford, Pa, wheI'
the intermsnt will take place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28
srpANnEn A woman who gave her

sTRANDED.-A woman who gave her
name as Mary Briner, accompanied by
her ten year old son, applied for lodg-
ing at the station house last night.
They we're given their supper and this
morDiDg they showed no disposition to
leave until furnished with transportfs
ton to Redmond. The woman SAID
che bad husband, but his W whereabouts
we're unknown to her, that she had not
se.,n hin for year, that che was en-.
desvori0R t. reach her SOD, who lived
peer Richmond aud that she WAS native
Of Pennsylvania end had arrived here
yesterday from Washington. Mayor
Simpson told her she should have ap-
Piled to the authorities OF that city for
transportation, as there was no fund
set aside here for such apurpose. He
directed that the woman and boy be
furnished with breakfast and told them
they must retrscs their steps to WISH
iogton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

DEATH OF AN ALEX 4NDBIAN.-M MI
Clifton Hewitt Smith, eou Of the late
Francis l.. Smith OF this city, died at
his home 10 New York city ls't oignt
alter a short illness from pneumonia.
The deceased was born 10 Alexandria
August 10. I84l, and lie early life began
the acauiremsnt Of his education here
and letsr entered the Virginia Military
Institute at Lexington. At the out.
break of the war between the States be
became a member of the Confederate
army, serving throughout the four
wears coDh c.. He was at ooe time
C.ptsin and Assistant Adiutant Cen
eral on Geoeral Beauressrd's stat, and
Was st The siege of Fort Morgan. Mo-
bile. where be was taken prisoner.
Later he was COW yed to Fort La
fgget4. After the close OF the war he
removed to New York where he enter
cd busipess aud had been for many
wears a member OF the New York
Stock Exchange. The deceased was
well.known 10 most AlexandriaDs,
among whom he moved during the
earIg port Oh OF his life, and bis
courteous bearing and kindly nature
r,pdered him deservedy popular with
them all. HI. dea,D, therefore, will Ds
regre d zinc rely, especially by thu
friends Of bis youth, who we're ever glad
20 welcome dim In the periodical visits
he made to his old home. His mother,
now n the advanced evening OF life,
and others TO whom he was near and
deer have the earnest sympathy OF
their many irieods aDd acquaintances 10
their bereavement
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

A CASE OF SMALLPox.-William
Davis, colored, living at No. 14l6 King
street., who has recently been iudis-
posed, was suspected Of being a sufferer
from smallpox, and this morning Mr..
stephen Taylor, driver Of the Columbia
hose wsgou, who bad obtined the IL
formation, not fed police headquarters,
d.. Gormsn, Health Officer, iuvestiRst d
tina case and found Davis TO he suffer-
ine from q mild type of that disease
The patient and MS household have
been strictly qusrsrtiued, Davis had
beeu At work at one of the brick yards
ia the county. The type OF the disease
from which the man is suffering is
Identical with that which prevailed
during the winter OF 1SsS'lSs9-the
mildest form in which it exls's--and
there is no apprehension that other
cases will follow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

To REBUILD AQURDUCT BRIDGE
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced bill In t1e
Sen.t, yesterday which provides for
tae recount uclion Of The AquedncL
Fridge, at q cost Of 100000. This bill
proVides that this work shall be done
nnder the direction Of the Secretary Of
War. one-half of tae cost ID be charged
against the District OF Columbia. S.
rious defects 10 the piers of the Aque-
duet bridge we're discovered couple OF
wears ego and Congress made an az
preparation to strengthen the piers and
to make them cafe as far as possible.
The piers had very wide cracks Ia
certain places and these have been
filed up With masonry. The bridge Is
regarded as entirely safe at the present
time, but is not looked upon rs sui
ficiently strong to stand the strain that
would probably be put upon such q
bridge dnring the course OF a number
of years. When the work OF repairing
il was begun 1t was recommended by
the War department that pew bridge
would be desirable to entirely replace
the present structure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

ENTERTAINMENT AS has already
been announced 10 the Gszs tte, the
Mems Aid Society of the Baptist Church
will give their fret entertainment al
the Opera House on Thursday evening.
Miss Edith NJ. Norton, of New York,
who will take part ia the entertain I,
is a humorous and dramatic reciter ii
rare ability and will please auy audi
ence. Her work embraces wide range
OF selections aud she delights her audi
ence wherever she appears. Another
most enjoyable feature OF the entertain
mspt will be the singing by ths Blren
himo Qlsltstte, of Wasbingt on, com
posed OF Messrs. Birch, Reoch, Hicks
and Moore. Among some of the read
ioRs of Miss Norton will be the follow
log: ga Matrimonial G. troversl )"
"One, Two Three" Prior to Mss Belle
Appearsr c )" Motley" "FOe Area
bishops X GAS Gin;" my RIVAL
"Dutcn Luilably;" "Picuie Times"
tine HsyinR of ValiaOt;" "Auot FL
nora's Hero"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

New WATER TANK The Southern
Railway Company is about to oblltersts
another old landmark the water tank
which has stood for nearly half cent
ury at the intersection OF Henry and
Wolfe streets, or al the west entrance to
the former round house. They are con-
structing q tank sixty feet high in the
southern end of the square bounded
by Henry, Faye e, Wolfe and WILKES
reefs, which wss recently enclosed by
the company and where the new
carper ,r shop, dynamo and air pumps
have been placed. The object is to re-
move the wstsr pipes from under the
tracks at tle depot proper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

A TERRIBLE Observation-Disclosures
man w B. Dobie was the victim OF
a terrible intake 1t St. Asaph yestsr'
day, where he ls employed. During a
lull 10 the work De sOd fellow en-
ployee engaged 10 some pleasar y
wnen Mr.. DObie picked up small ves-
eel of water and cast t1e contents a
his friend. The lat r rttIlisted bt
prsspiog a vessel supposed to contain
wstsr, bat which was 6llei ~ to
muriatic acid. and threw it on M.
Dobie. Some OF the acid went iotO his
ewes and blinded him. He Was placed
in a conveyance and t,ken to his home
10 this city where be was attended ~
DR.. Jones. 1t is feared be will lose the
eight OF one OF his eyes. The Ctler
optic is also injured aud portions OF bic
forehead were burned. 90 fourth OF
July several years ago Mr.. DJble was
terribly burned on the face and eyes
by the premature discharge OF toy
csunon he was firing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

TEE FAIR.-A large representation Of the
Are department attended the Infantry fair
last night A number Of students from the
Episcopal High School were also present.
TIE Introduction Of paddles, to dispose
o; the large sock Of contributions, did
much to enlivsn the -enes. Tonight is
designated civic Organ satlon Night" and q
large st'e1dsnce is loolej for. The COM
psny will do e.coIt duty. Especial interest
Is being taken in tie voting contests The
handsome ring voted by Porto Rico was won
last night by Frank Raymond, Illustrious
Potentste OF ShrneIs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

A. P. V. A meeting of the Mount
Vernon branch of the Association for
the Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities
was held at the BusiGess Mems League
rooms lest night. There was large
attendance AMI steps were taken to
form a society for the preservst on OF
historic Alexandria There wus no
election of officers, but committee YVES
appointed to select them and their
O mes will be submitted at subst :
qaent meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

PERsoNALs.-Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Wolf entertained q number OF their
friends last plight at wooden wedding
at their home on south Fairfax street.
A very enjoyable evening was spent by
all present.
Rev. and Mrs. Micou, OF Seminary Hill,
this evening rendered a reception 10 their
sou, Rev. Granville Micou and his bride,
which was largely attended.
Mr. Charles Msnkin is quite Ill at his
home In Falls Church.
Mr. Leonard Msrbury has gone to Bich.
mond to attend a meeting Of the State demo-
cratic committee.
Miss Bessie Hill is visiting Miss Edna
FORBES In Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

DEATH FROM PNEUMoNIA.-Mr.
Ez keel Csde. whose illness from
poeumooia had been noticed 10 the
Gszsite, died at his home on Duke
,treet last night. The deceased 10 late
years bad suffered elk times from the
disease which finally proved fatal. The
deceased was rs years old. He was
born 10 Philadelphia and came to Alex
4udria SHORTY alter the civil war,
where be bad remained ever since.
He leaves number OF relatives includ-
ing several Observation-Disclosures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28
Child Worth Million Z

my child Is worth millions to me" says
Mrs. Mary Bird OF Harrisburg, Pa, yet
would have lost her by Group had not pur-
chased bottle OF One Minute Cough Cure.'
One Minute Cough Cure is sure cure for
cougbs, Group and throat and lung troubles
An absolutely safe cough cure which acts
Immediately. Tie youngest child can take
II with entire safety The little ones like
the taste and remember how often 1t helped
them. Every family should have bottle Of
one Minute Cough Cure handy. At this
season especially it may be needed suddenly.
For sale by e. s. Lesdbeater h Sons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

Mus1cALE.-The complimentary mu-
sicale under the auspices OF TIE Young
Mems sodality Lyoeum at their nall
on Duke street last night was one oil
of the most interesting and entertain
iug affairs ever given by thst organ'zs-
ton. a large audience was present
and all were we'll pleased vita TIE
eveniog's enjoyment. The psrucipe Is
which included some OF the leading
local and Washington tslett scgu ed
themselves admirably and TIE enter.
talnmeot proved highly successful In
every particular. l. was planned under
the direction OF Rev. Father NJ. J.
Aherp, assistant rector of st. Msry's
Church.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

TIE WEATHER-Ihe rainy weather Of
yesterday gave place to cold wsve during
last night, and this morning the thermom ter
had fallen to 1S' fierce northwest wind
cleared the ky Of al semblsnce Ct clouds
Considerable Ice formed 10 exposed places.
although bnt little, apart from that on the
oats and docks, is in the rver.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-28

RUNAwAY.-The horse attached to Nj.
Joseph HsrtbAuet's milk wagon ran away in
front of that sentlemsn's house across Hunt
ing creek, between six and seven o'clock this
morning. Before the animal was stopped ii
had reached Hunting creek bridge. About
fifteen gallons Of milk were spill cd in the
rOsd, some eggs smashed and the wagon con.
sidersbly damaged.