davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Miss Mable Lewis. one of the
charming young ladies of Can
ton, has been the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. E. S. Boulware.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Labon Lake and wife return
ed Monday afternoon from a
three weeks visit with relatives
aud friends in and near New
London.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Miss Mary Prooasco, Of Lit
tie Union, is the guest of her
schoolmate, Mrs. John Elzea.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Misses Olivia and Ruth Brown
returned Monday afternoon
from Il four days visit with
Quincy friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Mrs. D. M Proctor left Mon
day afternoon for Brookfield
for a ten DAYS visit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Rev. FIR. J. Lyon and his
young friend, D. G. Mulcahy,
a student of Kendrlck Seminary
St. Louis, who is spending the
summer with linn, were in the
city with friends yesterday af.
ternoon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Bob Mefford, formerly of this
city, but now a contractor in
Hannibal, came up Friday even.
ing. He reports prosperous
times down there,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10
Market Report.

noon yesterday were easy.
Sharp & Gray 6 cars of sheep.
Barger & McClintic 3 cars of
hogs, Ed l.. Rees l car hard
lumber, Boulwaae & Finks 3
cars of pileing and 3 of ties.
Total II cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Woodford Bannister, of near
Florida, brought to market ten
head of butcher stuff Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Say, oh say, Paris now has
two babies. how would it do to
get them as Paris exhibit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

The person that is known to
have the oil paintings, which
was taken from me, while liv-
ing IN Monroe City must be
sent by express at once to Mrs.
M. j. Everhart Madison Mo, in
care of M. M Berry. If the
paintings are not returned. or
if damaged the person will be
published.
MRS. M. j. EVERHART.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

lean furnish Rural Mail
Boxes fer S1.25. These Boxes
are approved by the Govern
ment and are made of heavy
galvanized steel. Sample box
at Vowel & Sons Harness
Shop. TIP. FoRsYTHE.
7.17.19O2.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10
Entertained.

Misses Lilly and Daisy Hus
ton entertained quite large
party of friends at their pleas,
ant home on the east side Tues.
day evening
: The evening was joyously
spent in converse. music ana
games.
The warm evening and the
ices made a combination fully
appreciated,
Mrs. Frank Bowers is visit.
tng Hannibal friends
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10

Buy slippers cheap at Will
liamsons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-10
MRS. M. j. EvERHART.

Williamsons is the place to
save money on all summer
goods.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10

English, encourage plain
place devate Of syaes end
ing IN "ation?'
Just as ridiculous for babershop
yb hoey would do has
American newspaper Aad journal In brief, there al
together many hucated Americans who pride themselves
the they dsneber the dictionary It's
fragments about in needless volume and oenaon
Victor Dhuleep Victoria Kohinoor
diamond is now bankrupt living in penniess exile
reported politics
gltering
appreheve spirit
seOuragng timely
scare is often
sooton diplomatic
can" American diplomat
buled the market to get them
c radical party consisting thus far of eight members of the
Street" who called themselves we. the people"
shilling per price
householder little
thing
genius the
speeches be
quite comfortable
painfully attempted
+
is Mr.
long it the situation
magazine necessary to explain why
already all the trouble hand that properly coming
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
GOAL STRIKE ADVANCES BREAD PRICES.

The poorer people of New York facing unhappy
dit0n by unquestiona developed
all the large cities of the if differences and
miners IN the anthracite regions settled.
This phase of deOmong situation found in the fact
that those New York bakeries which supply bread the humber classes
the East Side have been compelled advance their representa-
tive OF of the largest establishments that would otherwise
be impossible for East Side bakers business the
advance the of coal has than eliminated profits This
IN the calamity the East Side population with whom every
penny for
The deplorabe strike, indeed while it
merely Inconvenience the wealthy and moderately wtoo, to
the of the uf
terlng This ominous truth viii promptly appalling
denee with the colder weather of late and One week
OF this weather. with coal conditions they the moment
viii inevitably the people of this country the full significance of
what threatens prove the disastrous labor strike known
American history.
Surely with such conditions existing operators alike should
be willing to reach settlement of their compromise
of mutual concessions Regard for the general welfare mperaty de
mands this action It be hoped that the unoppod work Of
all miners who willing spirit shall
early development Of what is otherwise meacng situation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
INFLATED ENGLISH.

Bengal gentleman has the London Spectator to
g that the peculiar language known Babu English which has long
made the educated Hindu the laugngsoek of
due the method of instruction English schools says
models before the pupils such DR. johnson
bosty-
This should be of interest
India the only place where Babu English green Day
and that It's American schools undoubtedly
the alleged for evolution Bengal lanentabe,
that few American schools teach children good English
The models OF style be such child could possibly follow
ordinary business letter. consequently
English IN highly inappropriate places
1t has happened for example that famous
days have been the hooboy for study and imitation
fact IS that the kind Of English which appropriate speech
Senate the kind ordinary oratory
general permits ford Latin written
page which sounds all platform
often pedantc rambling when In
Comparatively few Of the children public called
upon speeches the girls Will
all but they viii all have business personal
and Of them VIII do other of literary
therefore, teach them the difference business English
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Homicide in The United sfates.

Comparative statistics OF murder
should teach Us some lesson of ma
rional humility, because, blink as we
may. crime. and especially that of
homicide, is q pretty accurate measure
OF the attainment OF civilization There
are about 10000 murders a year in the
United States. Mr. Robert Anderson. OF
London. has lately astonished his read
ers by stating that In the 5000. 600 in
habitants Of London there are annually
on the average only about eighteen
murders In q sermon on crime clergy
man Of one Of ou- smaller American
cities recently stated that in his city
(of about 200, 900 inhabitants) there
were in tie last FIVE years an average
OF nearly thirty homicides q year. Sup
posing, therefore, that these people
would not become far more criminal
when massed together by millions. it
follows that # the clergyman's city
were as large as London there would
be nearly 900 murders q year in it. in
stead Of eighteen But, worse is yet to
come: Out Of the I45 murders in five
years there were only twenty-three
convictions. and the very worst is the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
The Taffsred Flag.

In the. sun-bright dust of the street be-
low
Glitte:ed the bayonets all arrow.
And the mufled tread OF q thousand
Deepened the roll of the war-drums
And The gray old sergeant reused to
hear.
With his followed palm to his deafened
ear.
While TIE fife shriIled loud and the
drums kept time
To un nations heart-Deats hid in
rhyme
He nfted himself from his old arm
And gazed on the regiment marching
there
In a glory Of scarlet. and blue, and gold
And high overhead. like torn-out fold
OF Lberty's robe, with its glimmering
stars
Heavens glorious blue on a field Of
The sd flag huttered, half shot away
n the storm and stress OF that Judgment
day.
When through blood-dyed stream. by
threatening crag.
The Old Line Regiment carried the flag.
The veteran looked; aud his face turned
gray
With the specter light OF bygone day.
He fingered his old guns rusty lock,
he felt the thrill OF the battles shock.
And he lifted his head like startled
stag
As ne saw the ghosts by the tattered
flag.
Some were withered ana bent and gray.
Some were bIithe and bonny and gay.
And their voices shriIIed through the
martial din
"co1made. cOmrade. where have ye
been?
Ye have missed the drill this many
year
The call rang sweet to his deafened ear.
And his soul broke loose from the Grip
pied form
That had weathered q nations years OF
And ne joined the soldiers who never
The ghosts that march by the tattered
flag L LAMPRET.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10

Probably the shortest paying street
railway in the world, and certainly one
where more rides can be obtained for
q dollar than 2nyW here else in Amer
lea. Is the Angel Flight" in Los An
geIes. Cal Formerly the pretty resi-
dence portion Of the city, Olive Heights
could only De reached either by q long
detour OF climbing up a great number
OF very steep steps. One of Los An
geles' citizens conceived the idea that
a railway up the steep incline could be
made to pay, and within few weeks
he had his road IN operation The road
is $50 feet in length between terminal
points. and rises 100 feet iE this dis
lance; It is built on the thrse-raii au-
tomato turnout system. The two cars
OIivet and Sinai. are attached to the
ends of q double cable, which is wound
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Tie First American Bible.

It may not be generally known that
the first Bible printed IN America was
Eliot's Indian Btbie, which was issued
at Cambridge in 1853. and was trans
Iation Of the Bible into the tongue OF the
New England aborigines. The hercuIean
nature Of this task can hardly be ap
preciated until it is remembered that
Eliot had to make his own dictionary
and grammar and in some instances
coin new words. Moreover. the style
Of Indian spoken by tie tribes IN ques-
ton was far from simple. and still sur
wives in some OF the jaw breaking names
OF localities in Maine. specimen
word out OF Eliot's TRANSLATION is this:
&c Wuttapesittukqusu -
There are but few copies Of the book
now in existence. and for obvious Tea-
sons it is not likely to be reprinted.
so that these few copies promise TO
become literally unpurchasable.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
al MAD WORLD, MY MASTERS,

of the philosophy
enough it makes me bueEIe hi3
teaching with
find
Deputy Sheriff De Bragga Of
not content
have to be
tied with the police register The prisoner himself
rapidly
upon his RECAP
tre took short cut caught and tackled his finally
Of
less than skfz
ieoinasmolowsky-heaveu the mark
be soun3est wisdom in Caesars desire
himself with sleek
ward Of New
the
be
he F5oa
way through the
sight
this seems likely to cause much anguish IN
be
the same time ard real
lie that woman who can accomplish this feat must be we'll
Of suffering in any FORM the situation loses something
There talk happily
earnest of providing American trains special smoking
terrifying than the bros
peet thus created Of tanload Of new women headed for new
slate" in the smoker?
made Of won
0nh sun rom heA lel0"S IN TINS country The
the little town Of ST Ennd in France
his Official acts
anybody tus 20 he can
that
ancss nbuoafcsf arneTcan vonl5 bT Sc n', n G'eun-
edoesth
leaving pathetic
everybody These
chdlike politicians of Europe have lot learn
implies the
ee average
could better AFFORD 70 revert primitive conditions and
dreanf
this beautiful act haoTed in exactly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Doctors, Incomes In EngLa nd.

The British Medical Journal" ventured
as estimate of the average income that
might be expected by the general prac-
titioner IN England, and put It at G 400
to $500 The estimate was copied into
several daily papers, and has produced
q large crop OF correspondence. teeming
with ridicUIe and indi gnatiOn. The gen
eraI practitioners. who ought to know,
declare that only d small proportion of
their number earn so much even after
years Of aTduOus work The competition
brought about by the overcrowded state
OF the profession is, they declare. so
great that IL IS a cruelty to induce men.
by inflated estimates. TO enter it.-Med-
icaI Record.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
WIdcat In the locomotive Cab.

4 construction train on the Montrose
and Tunkhannock Road a few nights
ago came to a standstiIl near Spring
Vile, owing TO the engine slipping an
eccentric. and the engineer and his fire
man got out 10 repair damages. As
they were working they heard ter
rife yell, and then q wildcat sprang
on the engineer and knocked him
down. The engineer hit the cat with
wrench, and 1t quit the engineer and
attacked the fireman This gave the
engineer time 10 draw his revolver.
and he put a bullet through the brute's
head. killing 1t. II weighed forty
pounds Both men were badly LAGER
ated.-Susquehanna Dispatch in New
York World.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
"OF SNAKLNG
s1fANY BOOKS. -
4 Nomentous Question.

The 'British Weekly has started a
discussion on the important question,
Are literary women miserabIe?'' G. B.
Burgin says: of course. they are
There is something so sweet, so gra-
cious, in all true wonanhood that it dis
tresses lie 10 see it slowly drawn into
an inkpot" Il will nov be In order for
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Halle Erminie
Rives, Gertrude Anterior. and sara
Jeanette Duncan TO explain matters
to this panied intelligence
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
an Anfhor and his House.

Thv1nas Dixon. il. author Of The
Leop ards Spots. has given TO the pub
lie detailed description Of his home in
the South It IS an old mansion. built
"a the colonial style and remodeled, AMI
the novelist explains that he put in
modern plumbing at a cost Of over $1,000,
ard that he spent $500 altogether in
TepG rs. but considers that he get the
worth Of his money.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
No FormaIfffes Necessarr.

Mr. Boodeue Cthe eminent contrac-
torl-Surely. Senator between US .Wo
there is no necessity Of drawing W q
regular agreement
Senator Lotsmun-CertaInIy not. Just
say how much clear money you want 10
make Oh the contract for the building
and l viii hand you q check for the
amount, less the customary cash dis
count. after which you can turn the Job
over TO your subordinates .-Chicago
Tribune
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10

be written by authors Of more than tenn
poT cry fame. The occult element in
human life undoubtedly exists. and IN
til the present generation 1t has hardly
ever been studied scientifically or hon
estly- A good example Of its use In fc-
ton is du Maurier's Peter Ibbetson. 3"
and another is KipIing's 'Brushwood
Boyk'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
JESTS IN SEASON.
Size SoIKed the ProhLem.

Don't bother about the coal strike
John" said the wife, but run out and
cut down couple Of pine trees. and
split EN- into kindlin' wood. an come in
and light the fire. and Wen have break
fast-"-AtIanta Constitution
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
'./aC4@eS Of ArasU.
"SHREDS AND PATCHES. "

over q drum operated by j ten-horse-
power electric motor at the top Of the
mill As one car goes up the other de-
scends. the two cars counterbaIancing
each other. and thus efecting a great
saving Of power Entering the lower
station. the first thing we notice is the
bill Of fare" One ride cents; three
rides. 10 cents; ten rides. % cents; 100
rides. SI--Scientifc American
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Pa Knew Better.

Johnny treaCing)-Den Slippery Sam,
pointin' his gleemip' revolver. grssped
the bag OF precious gold dust
Geld dust2' corrected his father:
do try to be careful in your pTonUncia-
ton; that reads precious coal dustH -
Baltimore Herald,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
IN THE REALa
OF MUSIC

Edward T Potter. brother OF Bishop
Potter, Of New York. has written a
thTee-aet opera called ''Xitria" The
first and second acts we're sung last
Sunday at Mr.. Potter's Newport home
before company Of distinguished
guests.
The Paris opera never closes. n
America the opera season is only a
brief one. at hest, but l.. the French
capital the performances continue
throughout the year. The principal
Singers have a regular leave OF absence
and their understudies fill the roles dur
ing that time
Count Angel de Casa Miranda died
recently at his home il Paris. The count
vas the husband Of the once renowned
singer, Christine NHIson. and while
known principally as the husband OF
celebrity. attained considerable promi-
renee in journalism
Georg HenscbeI has been engaged -
vocal teacher during the current sea
son at the New England Conservatory OF
Music. This will be the last year that
Mr.. Hensche1 viii teach. as ne has de-
clared that his time in future viii "
devoted exclusively to composition
Harold Bauer recently scored a trf-
umph at san Sebastian, Spain. By his
performance of the B-hat Tschaikow~ky
concerto. Mr. Bauer viii be remem-
bered here By those who were fortu-
nate in hearing him last winter in con-
junction with the Musical Art Society
concert
Three more artists are announced for
concert tours during the coming sea-
son. They are Signor Campanari, SUI
zanne Adams. and Leo Stern Cam
panarfs tour viii be restricted TO the
months of October and November. but
Nine Adams and her husband. Leo
Stern. 'eellist. VIII travel during the
greater part OF the season.
Goethe's drama. ''Eguont. will be
given IN Brussels this winter with the
we'll knoEn music
Washington viii nave an opportunity
to hear Ada Crossley. the Australian
conralto. Miss Crossley is booked for
a recital here in February. The singer
has been participating in the musical
festivals through England, and is said
to have scored a triumph at ali OF them,
despite the fact that Melba, Patti, CaIve,
and other noted singers were on the
same program
Two new operas viii be produced
this season at the Opera Com1que, Pa
ris. They viii be Reynaldo Hams
''Carmelite," and Auguette. By Edmund
Missa.
David Bispham has returned from =
summer spent in Europe He Will
soon begin his concert season. appear.
ing here at the National TheateF II
the latter part OF November
Before sailing for America Naseagnf is
quoted as having said: The collective
ce.Eestras Of New York. Boston, and
Washington have worldwide regulations,
and I an anxious to hear them. Chicago
reminds the maestro that the Windy
City is not without its symphony or
chestra, and that the public is likely
TO remember what he happened TO for
get
The vioIins belonging 10 the late Ca
milIa Urso are for sale They include a
Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu and
Two valuable bows 90 with
the vioIins One CT the bows wss
gift from Joachim and another IS over
q hundred years old
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10

IF they call out all the troops in the
United States" says United Mine Work
er President Mitchell. 1t won't make
the men 90 TO work" Nor should f.
But Il remains TO be seen whether Il
viii protect the right Of the men 10
work who wish 70 work. All the troops
II the United States have not the rigts
10 make one man 20 to work who does
rot choose to 20 to work, aud all the
people Of the United States have not
the right 10 prevent one man from
working who wishes to work. When
strikers realize and observe this they
will win more strikes--Louisyille Cou
rier-JOurnaI.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
& Lively POef.

Post Wheeler, who published a slen-
der volume Of poems Of merit some time
ago, is now doing literary work in con
neetion with Western publishing COM
pany- Mr. Wheeler used to write occa-
sionaI verse for the New York papers,
and before he was a journalist was 4
traveller. Out Of his travels came one
Of the most extraordinary stories which
press agent ever told on an author It
was to the effect that while travelling
in the Klondike with an old hunter he
encountered a dozen very large and very
hungry timber wolves. The tEs,E
climbed large hemIock tree with a
crown OF dead branches. and sat there
until they became extremely cold The
hunter proposed that they start ire.
and chopping OF the dead boughs with
their pocketkniyes, they made their
H-aplace IN the thick green foliage Of
the live part Of the tree. while the
wolves looked on in wonder. Presently,
however. the dry top caught fire. and
Mr. Wheeler and his companion were
kept busy for the next hour in climbing
about from one part OF their uBcomfort-
ably hot refuge to another. The origi-
nality and interest Of this adventure
suggests that so much Imagination IS
more than poet really needs, ana ought
to have been applied TO fiction.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
The Precious Darling.

Mother-Wiliie- I hope you never dc
anything so wicked as to tie tincans to
dogs tails.
WiIlie-NU'm. I never do nothin' but
hold The dog.-Detroit Free Press.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10

fact that not one of these convicted
murderers suffered the death penalty.
Upon one side, surely, the retort no
longer holds that the doctors put their
bad work beneath the ground and the
lawyers hang 1t up above it. so much
hemp grown. so little used" may be
pertinently quoted.-American Medi-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Three Ways.

There are two ways TO do a thing. 20
exclaimed the lecturer, and they are
the right and the wrong wayI'
But, Diped a thin small voice in the
three rear seats, what about a compro-
mise?"
OH" replied the lecturer. that's the
Midway! "-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Town Points, Postage Prepaid.

EVENING EDITION. one year. SO: six
months. $50; three months, Is cents
Evening and Sunday. one yeaE, s.; six
months. $3.50; three months. S1-25-
Morning. Evening. and Sunday. one year,
SO: six months. s.; three months. g 80
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
An Bnapprecfative Nan.

ME CutclifIe Hyne is that rare indi-
vid1Aal, man who does not like Dickens
and IL brave enough to say so. He says:
/ cannot manage 10 read any of Dick
ems novels that have come my way
and as for their success I can only re-
gard It with petite wonder"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
and ILLUSTRATOR.

The author and Illustrator OF the
popular novel might, one would think,
colIab crate with profit. In a story Of
Chica 20 life which lately appeared
matrou Of forty was pictured as
bloom ing creature OF about sixteen.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-10
Subscription Rates to Cut of

MORNING EDITION. one year. IS; six
months. $3.50; three months, $1-25. Morn
Ing and Sunday, one year, 81; six months,
$780, three months. S1.75. Sunday edi-
ton only, one year. 81: six months. 81:
three months, 80 cents.