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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12
Stay in the Country.

The annual increase of Chi.
ca COS population, says the
Chi cago Record. Herald, is from
$50, 900 to $4,000, and among the
newcomers every year are
young men from the country
who are victims Of the notion
that opportunity awaits them
in the cities alone. Under this
delusion they condemn them
sci YES very probably to the
dis appointments Of an over.
wded labor market. If they
get work it is at a small wage
or sa larry, they must live in
cheap boarding houses, pass
fro m them to cheap tenements,
if they have the courage to mar.
ry, find more and more that
t heir position is one of anxious
dependence, and that the imag.
nary charms of city life disap.
pear to leave nothing but the
depressing reality of buildings
iammed together to the eX-
clusion Of light and air, of an
all.pervading noise and dirt, of
a routine which gives little but
bare Subsistence in the pre-
sent and holds out no promise
for the future.
In the vast majority Of cases
such must be the result, and
while country life may have
some serious drawbacks, it is
plain that these young men
make a capital mistake when
they come to consider the ques.
ton of opportunity through an
ignorant contempt of their
familiar surroundings. If in.
stead of indulging in dreams of
fortune building in the city,
they were to master thoroughly
all the work on,a farmcultivate
an interest in it, add a new in.
telligence to it, take over the
lands of their father or acquire
Others by purchase, put into
this life all the ambition of
their dreams, they would do bet
ter in the end than 80 per cert
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12
Circulation of the Bible.

A curious prediction made %
years ago by Robert Ingersoll
is recalled by recently publish.
ed Statistics
At that time Col. Ingersoll
declared in public lecture
that the "Bible was an 'explod.
ed book" and that '"within ten.
years it would be little read"
Col. Ingersoll had little re-.
spect for the prophets, and he
would have less could he know
the bad record made by Inger-
soil the prophet.
Since this prophecy wasmade
the sales of the Bible have.
quadrupled.
A book that sells 100000 a.
year is counted successful. The
American Bible Society issued
last year 100000 Bibles. and
the British Society 100000.
Add those issued by other pub.
fishing houses and we have a
total of 10000, 000.-P.D.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12
Hot Ball.

The Hannibal Blues came up
Thursday to cross bats with
and take the couceit out of the
Monroe Black soX (both teams
colored). The result proved
disastrous for Hannibal as
the score was II to Is in favor
OF the Black sox Harry White
and Joe Cord were the Monroe
battery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12
Boys Watch.

To the boys who wish to take
advantage of the DEMOCRAT Of
fer to give them a good service.
able watch if they secure eight
~ new subscribers or to get old
subscribers to pay up and one
year in advance. which will be
the equivalent, we wish to say"
Whatever you intend to do
ought to be done at once, for
other pr opositions will be laid,
before the people very shortly.
1t would take days time, pos
sibly two days, so if you want
to earn the watch hurry up and
ct us hear from you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12
A Shotgun Chance in Chicago.

We will await with some
curiosity for he Thursday issue
of The Chicago Tribune. 1t
ought TO be a war like sheet
and reek with blood and thund-
err over the attack made in Chi.
cago on Wednesday on a crowd
of negro teamsters by murder.
Gus mob Of white strikers.
1t will be nembered that
only a few days ago The
Tribune, commenting upon the
Atlanta police negro conflict,
advocated the necessity Of the
southern negroes resorting to
the employment of shotguns to
enforce their rights. or what
ever they might imagine to be
their rights. The Tribune re.
veled in the anticipation of
what would happen down this
way when the negro shot his
ballot into the box with win
chester rifle, and reserved him.
self seat in the orchestra cir
Gle of our theaters at the point
of revolver, and occupied a
berth in the Pullman cars by
the divine right conferred
through the possession of a
double barrelled shotgun, That
was its advice to the southern
negro in his struggle to secure
social equality and political
supremacy.
Now, however, it has a tie t
case for its policy right at it's
very door. Some fifty peace.
ale, la borious negro men went
up from st. Louis to take the
jobs as transfers that as many
white men had voluntarily
abandoned. The negroes were
employed in the usual course of
legal contract and went about
their work as Industrious. law.
abiding citizens. But they
were promptly set upon by a
mob armed with rocks, blud,
geons and ice picks. and our
special report says they were
so beaten and horribly lacerat.
ed that two of them will
probably die.
Here is the finest chance The
Chicago Tribune could ask for
the exploitation of it's shotgun
policy on the part Of the ne
groes S. 1t should go out Clark
street with Its buglehorn of
liberty and rally a grand army
of the Chicago Afrikanders.
Out of its plethoric treasury it
could readily arm and equip
them with shotguns and buck.
loaded shells. Then it could
make its editor in chief the
commander in chief, and cap.
tains of its department chiefs,
and lieutenants of its reporters,
and set the whole outfit in bat.
tie array to enforce the iualien.
able rights and prerogatives of
Cuffee as set forth in the four
teenth and fifteenth amend.
ments!
1t is only in Illinois-ln Vir.
den, Pana and Chicago-that
we find the colored man mob.
bed, shot and murdered, or
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12

William Reed (CoD an EN-.
ployee of the Hixson Hardware
Co., of Hannibal, came up
Thursday to attend the ball
game, and called at this O flee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12
TIE Press and Crime.


ten upOn the idea that the
press. b, the publication Of the
details of cline, incites to the
commission Of other crimes.
Because the details of Il suicide
or a murder are SOmtimes copied
by other suicides or murderers
there are those who generalize
from that fact that Il curb
should be put upon the press to
restrain them from giving the
sensational incidents of such
tragedies.
People who argue in that
fashion to such conclusions un.
derstand human nature imper
fectly. They who know most
of the psychology of the human
animal understand that there is
no rigid law of imitativeneSs
that will explain incidental |
replica tons of example. The
futility Of appealing any such
law was evidenced in the cases
of Cain and Abel. The law
does not exist. else both those
boys would have been rlghte,
Gus instead of but the one, and
today we would be rejoiced BY
seeing only good boys and goo6
girls in the families of which
the parents are models Of
morality.
Humanity is born crooked
twisted into living interroga.
ton point. 1t wants to know
all about things as soon as it
finds out that there are things.
1t instinctively wants to put
this and that together and get
at the ends Of thirgS-and that
is why the baby tries to put his
toes in his mouth. That same
Unborn curiosity follows the
human creature always and ac.
counts for the enormous growth
of newspapers and gives irwin
chile support to the doctrine of
freedom OF the press.
One of the greatest Iaments
of Il reading civilization is that
the worlds history begun be
fore the printing press was in.
vented and the reporter who in
terviews got on the scene. How
really satisfying it would be
even now to read the details of
the meeting between Satan and
Eve. a stenograhic report of
their conversation and graphic
interview with Adam after he
got fired from the Garden of
Eden and with Noah after he
run aground on Ararat.
Newspaper makers know hui
mau nature better than amateur
mora lists. They do not find
that news reports of crimes
breed crimes any more than
news reports of sermons breed
conversion, or news reports of
gifts to charity set everybody
or many bodies crazy to make
large donations and get their
names printed. The real news.
paper gives the news-the
stories of the daily life of the
worl d--,the good, the evil, the
wise and the silly, because the
public want to know it all and
w II be satisfied with nothing
less. The newspaper is print
ed for the nine-ty.and' nine that
are wide awake, and not for
the one who yearns for the mil.
lennial age!-Atlanta Coustitu.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12

The colored brother casts.
about one-third the Republican
vote of Salt River township,
but his representation on the
delegation to the county CON
vention was mot so as you
could notice it."-Shelbina
Torchlight. Just so here,
brother.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-12

A nice line of piece goods to.
select your suit or trousers.
from at Werner's the. Tailor.
Evening star., 1902-01-02
INVADING NEW YORK
SAKS & CO.'S NEW BROADWAY AND
34TH STREET STORE.
Handsome Mercantile Structure to
Cover an Entire Block and
Cost $75O,OOO.

One of the most imposing commercial
structures in New York's new shopping CEN
ter on Herald square is now under construc-
ton for Saks & Company of this city. A
picture is reproduced by the courtesy of
Buchanan & Fox, the designing architects.
The building will have a frontage of 211
feet on Broadway. 1t will be 150 feet deep
on 33d street and 81 feet on 34th street.
There VIII be seven stories and two base
ments In the endorsement will be the me-
chanical plant, boilers, engines, dynamos,
switchboardS and elevator appliances, wit h
an elaborate and up-to-date heating and
ventilatng plant.
The basement proper will have an unusu-
ally lofty ceiling. 1t is to contain shipping.
room, cloak rooms, resting rooms and lunch
rooms for employees. A part Of the base
ment will be devoted to the selling of mer-
chandise and still another part will be
turned into restaurant, with luXuriousy
appointed separate entrance on 34th street.
Of the seven floors above ground, which
on account of the great ceiling height of
each floor will tower 13O feet above the
street level, six will be devoted to retailing,
Evening star., 1902-01-02

and the top floor will contain the main Of
fees, receiving rooms, examining rooms
and offices of the business management.
The building will be of skeleton frame
construction, absolutely fireproof through
out The design of the exterior is French
renaissance. The materials will be lime
stone with ornamental iron trimmings.
There will be two large entrances on
Broadway. The rest of the first story front
Will be taken up with magnificent row of
show windows. 1t VIII be the largest con-
tinuous array of show windows in New
York city, measuring 300 feet.
The entrances will be emphasized by
green marble columns bearing ornamental
lamps, the entrance feature running two
stories high. The building will be adorned
with copper corn,ce and balustrade, on
top of which will be number of orna-
mental globes of opaiescent glass, three
and one-half feet in diameter, which will
be lighted at night.
The elevators, eleven in number. will be
of the plunger hydraulic type. quite a fea-
ture of the place. The building will be
, trimmed In hard wood throughout and will
have hard wood floors on all seven stories.
The estimated cost of the building Is
$3.50, 900.
Saks & Company will not conduct a de-
partment store. but a speciality store, in
tending to devote the entire building to the
Everything a man, woman, boy or girl re-
quires for personal wear on all occasions
Will be furnished, either from stocks on
hand or made to order. 1t is expected that
tember Il, 1902
The firms business in this city will be
greatly bepetted by the establishment of a
retail store of such proportions In the COM
mercial center Of the country. Their buy
ing facilities. already great with six stores
Will be vastly Increased. In that Washing
ton will have reason to congratulate Saks
q Company On their new venture.
Evening star., 1902-01-02
ANTHROPOID APES,
Investigating Points in the Physi
OlOGy of Their '.MOtOr Area"

Investigating, Points in the Physi-
OlOey of Their ..MOtOr Area"
From Mature. IS pn
DIR. A. S. Grtnbaum and Prof Sherring-
ton Of Liverpool exhibited at the triennial
congress of psychologists a number of brain
and cord sections of anthropoid apes on
which they had been investigating points
in physiology of the motor area" Both
eNeitation by Faradic electricity and re-
moval had been employed. In view OF the
near approach of these brains to the con-
figuration Of the human it became obvious
that the determine tion of the topography
Of the excitable and other areas must be
in them of considerable practical impor-
tance to the study OF human cerebral dis
ease. They had at the outset of their work
been surprised to meet with the results at
variance with the topography generally ac-
cepted probably obtaining in man.
1t had to be remembered, however that
the generally accepted topography was
based chiefly results obtained in the
lower, not in the higher. apes. and that of
the anthropoid apes only a single species,
and that by single specimen only, had
previously been laid under experimental
contribution. Their own experiments, en-
bracing observation upon a series of Chin
panzees, as well as on the orang and the
gorilla. were completely unanimous in de-
nying any extension of the motor region
to the surface behind the Rolandc fiSsure.
tor region ineXcitable, as had been asserted
for the corteX of the orang. or that the mo-
tor region of the anthropoid required Fa-
radio currents much stronger than those
required for the lower monkeys. A num-
ber of details were shown and dealt with
in the communication, account of which
limits of space preclude our here doing JUS
tice to. A chimpanzee taken to the con-
gress for actual demonstration of the ex-
citation effects became i'll on the journey
and succumbed before the experiment could
be undertaken.
We may remark that the research showed
more clearly than evidence hitherto acces-
sible that in the motor region of these COM
plexly folded higher brains the cortical fis-
sures do not coincide with functional
boundaries In the cortex, and that they do
not, indeed. bear any accura tely constant
relation whatsoever to the functional to-
biography. They are, with the exception of
the Rolandic fissure itself, quite insecure
landmarks to the details of the arrange
ment of the functional ..centers.n
Evening star., 1902-01-02
CAUGHT OFF HER GUARD.
Clever Monk Penetrates the Masculine
Disguise of "a Princess.
From Youths Companion.

From Youths Companion.
An interesting story comes from the
French Alps of Dauphiny relating the fu-
tile efforts of the Princess of Croy, who
desired to enter the monastery of the
Grande Chartreuse, habitation from
which women visitors are rigidly excluded.
The story runs that the princess dressed
herself in boys clothes and accompanied
her husband to the institution. The gates
were opened to them, and the prince sent
his card to the father superior with a line
to the effect that he was accompanied by
friend. Just as they were about to make
the round of The building the word was
received that the father would like to see
the prince and his friend" Going upstairs
they were received by the smiling monk
who cordially invited them to join him In
an appetizing luncheon. The princess en-
deay'ored to make the best of the situation.
but she was not put any the more at her
ease by the fact that the monk kept gazing
at her.
At last he exclaimed suddenly: Catch it,
young mani" at the same time throwing at
her large pear. The princess was startled,
and, thrown completely off her guard made
motion to grab up her skirt, the absence
of which she overlooked in her confusion.
Then the father stopped smiling and said
with great gravity: Il beg your pardon,
madam. but ladies are not allowed In the
monastery. ! must ask you to wait outside
until the prince has finished his inspection"
And outside she had to 20, the reverend
father bowling her from the room with most
elaborate politeness
Evening star., 1902-01-02
SUFFERED FOR RELIGION.
Refused 20 Enlist and Was
Imprisoned Twice.

Paris Correspondence OF the London News
The minister of war has just sent home
a soldier name Gontaudier, whose story is
not commonplace. Gontaudier emigrated
TO the United States as a lad and Joined
the Quakers. When his time came to serve
in the French army. he returned to France
and before the military authorities stated
that his religious principles forbade him
carrying a rife. He was court-mart tailed
and sentenced to two years Imprisonment.
Having served the sentence out, he was
sent back to the regiment There he stated
that his religious views had not altered
and he was again sentenced to two yea-s.
Probably this second penalty for one of.
fense was illegal, but legality. as every
body knows. is held by courts-martial as a
thing to be honored rather in the breach
than otherwise. He had served the greater
part of this second sentence when attention
was called to his case by the Aurore. Gen.
eral Andre. minister Of war at once de-
cided that he should be sent TO serve his
three years in the ambulance corps. It
now turns out that Gontaudier being the
only son of an aged mother. was liable to
one years service only. and ought to have
been sent away long ago. The minister OF
war has just recognized this.
Evening star., 1902-01-02
BREATHING COMPRESSED AIR.
Entering the Lock of the East Boston
Submarine Tunnel.

Submarine Tunnel.
From the Boston Transcript.
We were in the tunnel about fifty feet
below ground, but still on dry land and in
the ordinary atmosphere. 1t arched above
us exactly like the subway. All over the
bottom of it were rickety little car tracks,
to carry out the earth which Is still being
eXcavated, and just beyond us the tunnel
was partitioned off-bricked up with a solid
wall--through which, however. ran a hoi-
low cylinder about big and as long as
the boiler of locomotive, and through that
tube We were to go.
Ever been under compressed air before?'
asked my guide.
No"
Heart ever been seriously affected"
l called to mind an ethereal lyric dedi-
Gated when l was even younger than L
am now, but answered No" With this
assurance we entered the cylinder with a
few cars for company, the little steel door
closed behind us with a hollow bang-which
made me feel like rat in a trap-and then
came deafening roaring and kissing as
the valve from the under water part of the
tunnel rushed through the pipes into our
small compartment to make our atmos-
phere pressure equal to its own.
Keep swallowingr shouted my guide
with his mouth close to my ear So kept
swallowing. Hold your nose and blowi"
1 held my nose and blew out my cheeks,
so as TO force the air INTO tnose tilly Canals
that lead from the throat to the inner
side of ones eardrums, and thus equalize
the pressure on them. And along with the
roaring of the air came many strange new
rcarings and singinss in my head as the
pressure went up and up and the air grew
warmer and heavier, like the atmosphere
in a hothouse. and more difficult to breathe
Finally the roaring ceased, the door at the
opposite end of tube, which but mo-
ment ago could not have been forced open
by any twenty men. now swung easily
back. and we stepped out into an atmos-
phere which. could it have burst through
the door upon us, instead of coming to US
gradually through suitable small valves,
would have blown us bodily out Of the
tube and into the next world, like So many
crimson and yellow autumn leaves.
Evening star., 1902-01-02
HER WALK AND HANDSHAkE.
Womnn's Changed Way of Greeting
and of bodily Carriage.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York SUM-
Woman changes, not only form to suit
the season, but her manner as well. Art
lists marvel at the sudden new curves and
hollows that she develops apparently at
will, and philosophers ask how such things
can be accomplished This winter is wit
Messing many decided changes in walk and
in the various fads of dress. but above all
In the manner of greeting between women
friends Time was not long ago when
women kissed when they met. On all oc-
casions-at weddings. funerals and recep-
tions-the kiss was alike in evidence.
But l.. grew to be a back number, and
then women who had never shaken hands
in former days began TO grasp each other S
hands in most cordial masculine fashion.
Then some one elevated the handshake.
and it mounted higher and higher and
moved from right to left in pump-handie
STYLE Then there was a time when wo-
men thrust their faces toward each other,
as though thoy were trying to see the ex-
act depth of the complexion and hair
tinting the friend was using This season
marks an entirely new departure. Those
who like to be up to date in such things
are practicing the new handshake. as low
as the waist line. with the arm and body
dEawn back, with suggestion OF reserve
in the attitude
1t is the very newest things in greetings
and those slow people who have only just
grown accustomed to the very high, ro-
tary hanQSnake VIII nave To inc
old fashion and cultivate a modification of
the old. Exhibited each day at the recent
horse show were these new fads of greet
ing and they occasioned considerable COM
ment among people not within the circle
of those who always do the right thing.
The feminine walk of the season has
changed about absolutely. from the ath-
letic swinging gait Of the summer. with
it's startling manner of elevating the
skirts from the ground. to a most rigid
poise of the body from the hips up to the
head There is decided droop forward
from the waist. and the elbows are held
well out from the sides with military
stiffness-the arms, describing two curves,
joining in the muff. which Is held very low
in 'front.' at the full curved length Of the
arms. instead Of the angular elbow bend,
held by the fingers, instead of incasing the
hands