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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

VINO was located at Canton and
Shelbina in recent years and
was held in highest regard by
all who knew him. has become
mentally unbalanced and has
been taken TO the asylum at st.
Joseph. For some time he has
been in poor health and this is
said to be the cause of his de-
rangement.-Rev Tanquary is
we'll known in this city.
ST. JUDE.
Sunday School at 1000 a. m.
and prayers at HOO a. m.
The Pie Party give by the
young ladies of ST. Katherines
Guild was a decided social hit
and as they sold $12 worth of
pies you may know that the
young adies-mothere-know
how to make pies.
The Rummage Sale is in full
blast today aud as there are
many pretty things and smiles
YET to be had. yon SHOULD at
tend it by all means. Don't go
with an empty pocket book
ppESDVTuDr,or
Rev. w. r. and Mrs. Ander-
son are attending the Presby
terry which is in session at Ka.
hoka. Mo.
Rev. W. r. Anderson will
fl appointments Sunday.
GRACE BAPTIST.
/ Th ere will be regular SER
| vices and Sunday School Sun.
day,
The Ladies Exchange which
has been running since about
the middle of last November, is
doing nicely.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Tomorrow several Of h e
members of the Womaus Mis-.
sionary Society will go to U. ].
Davis near Emden in Marion
County where they will meet
with tine Womans Missionary
Society of Ebenezer church.
Rev. I. W. Read will so
with them as he has an appoint
at the church that night.
Regular services Sunday Sub,
ject in the morning, Evil
Speaklng.' In the evening, "A
Great Orator"
SECOND BAPTIST.
Sunday was a gala day for
the-colored-membership of
! the Second church. In the af-
ternoon Rev. J. B. Hawkins,
their old and thoroug hly tried
| Pastor, led the flock 10 the mill
pond where he baptized Z .ou-
vertS.
METHODIST.
| Rev. H. H. Johnson will
preach in the Methodist Church
on Sunday next. Morning Sub
jects, Broken CisternS. Even
ing The value of a purpose"
All are invited.
Rev. H. H. Johnson attended
the funeral of Mrs. Lilburn
Rush in Palmyra Tuesday,
| CHRISTIAN.
The Christian Church is still
Pastorless.
There will be Sunday School,,
Sunday morning,
Mrs. Hillery l. Hardy has
had a pleasant visit with Quiu-
cy relatives,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ii. Bohou, of
LAGRANGE, arrived in the city
Saturday afternoon to visit
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Jarman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Miss Jewell Wright, of the
Bluff City, has been spending a
week with her friend, Miss An
ME Garner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Miss Irene Wood, of Leutner,
spent Saturday in the city with
her brothers Ferd aud Lamar.
Miss Wood is one of the pretty
aud popular young ladies and
bids fair to be winner in the
Shelbina Democrat piano con-
test.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Jacob nichols was the guest
of friends and relatives at
PlainYille aud Payson, ILL.,, last
week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Prof. ]. B. Rogers, for three
years principal of our public
schools, has been employed as
principal of the Madison school.
Under Prof. Rogers teaching
the Stoutsville school has
made rapid advancement, aud
is today one of the best schools
in this part of he country. We
can bespeak a successful school
for Madison with Prof. Rogers
at the head of the department.
Stoutsville Banner. - Mr. Rogers
has lately married and probab-
ly that is why he is seeking
larger quarters.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Yesterday morning we found
a we'll written account of a soci.
al function, that had been slip -
ped under the Office door. We
return thanks to the young
lady, but with us each days
work has to care for itself,
therefore that special piece OF
news was written up and put
in type Monday. We regret it.,
first because it was a favor from
a lady, second, because it was
a better description than the
one we had written.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Wasn't it cute, wasn't it Gun,
ming? Better than a side show
to be there. Ha. ha, why did
DIR. Griffith fail to kiss the girl
when things we're puckered just
right? Now don't tell this in
Cooperville for the boys will
want to know all about IT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

G. H, Davis, of Quincy, was
in the city Monday looking af.
ter his real estate interests,
Davis addition, was laid out by
and named by him,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

After spending the winter in
the city with his sister Mrs,
Thomas Fitzpatrick, John G.
Mudd left Monday night tor
Creston, Iowa, where he will
take charge of a locomotive
and go to railroading again. He
made many friends while here.
DIR. ]. J. Norton returned
Thursday from Biloxi, Miss,
where he spent the winter. He
met DIR and Mrs E. A. Jaudon and
daugter, Miss Annie, OF Palmy.
ra, and tried to make a fisher,
man of DR., Jaudon, but did not
succeed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

ground and it came with a jerk,
swiped me across the face and
the bosom of my pants smited
the ground. The right side of
the bridge of his nose was bad.
ly abrazed and the cheek and
eye discolored. He said: Now
don't you. Well we haven't.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Hillery l. Hardy has
had a pleasant visit with Quin-
cy relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Capt. W, B. Fahy, of Hunt.
ington, was circulating among
friends on the street Saturday
afternoon, He is an old and re-
spected citizen Of the Little
Kingdom and was congratulate
ing himself upon having lived
to see his Goth birthday, He
talked turkey dinner to us for
Sunday. but we were unable to
be with him and enjoy his gen.
erous hospitality. May the
days glide swiftly with him,
but the years prove to be
numerous.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17
Market Report.

Shlpments StlII Ilght. Sharp
& Gray car sheep, Barger &
McCIintic car hogs, Balzer &
Dirigo 1 car eggs. Total 3 cars
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Teddy Roosevelt was con-
nected with the noted Round
Robin" and gloried in it. Gen.
Miles told some truths when
taken before a committee and
off goes his head. They dared
not humiliate him, therefore
took the diplomatic course re.
tired him. 1t, ,takesa moralcoward
to strike a man with tied hands.
Our scriptural readers will
understand the connection and
the allusion. Their names are
THE ST. LOUIS WORLD,
the flesh and the devil. The
conundrum is, which is flesh
and which is devil. st
Louis World,-Our guess is.
The st. Louis Globe Dem 0cra
stands for the last.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

by that fluid now etanding with.
in sixty-fve feet of the top of
the well.-Brookfeld Gazette.
Thes foregoing has reference
to the AL Cassidy we'll which is
in Marion County. A large
number of our exchanges are
off on their geography. Monroe
City is in the northeast corner
of Monroe County, the north
line being the line between it
and Marion County and it is
only one half mile from the
city to the Rails County line.
The Banner will give the city
council rest since we have
been elected to the honorable
| (y position of mayor.-St outs,
vile Banner.-Gee Whiz. say,
Upton will being mayor keep
you from getting the city print
ing that has formerly gone to
Paris? If it does you had bet
ter resign at once so the coun-
Gil can send work to Paris and
pay more for it than the Ban
ner would be glad to do it,
There is one thing that Frank
still lacks and that is, what the
Indian Creek man advertised
for.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17

Sunday was a gala day for
the-colored-membership of
the Second church. In the af-
ternoon Rev. J. B. Hawkins,
their old and thoroug hly tried
Pastor, led the flock 10 the mill
pond where he baptized Z ,on-
VertS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21

not be glad to be able to identify every
national flag on sight? This pretty
recess or home game will help you to
acquire this knowledge
Like most of the instructive games il
requires some preparation. In all the
large dictionaries and in many ency-
clOpedias and gazeteers may be found
all the flags of the nations, printed in
colors, and they are usually printed
on page all together. Let some one
who has box of water colors paint
the flags on a sheet of white card
board, putting number under each
flag, instead of the name of its coun-
try. Then as many sheets of paper
should be prepared as there are per-
sons to take part in the game, with
numbers down the left-hand margin Of
each sheet.
When you are ready to play the
game, give a sheet of paper to each
player, tack the cardboard up in plain
view, and allow, say half an hours
time for the players to write opposite
to the numbers the names of the ma
tions that belong there. No. /, for
example, will be the United States;
No. 2, Great Britain; No. 3, France;
No. 4, Russia; No. 5, Italy; and SO on.
When the time limit has expired let
the leader of the game collect the pa
pers and check them off by key which
he or she has for that purpose, and the
player that has the most correct NUM-
bers wins the game. If the game il
played at home prize may be offered
say a small U. S. flag made of silk.
1t is not necessary that the flags
should be drawn on the cardboard in
a really artistic way, though the more
neatly it be done the better.-Louis-
vile Courier-J ournal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
Carried Away by a Tiger.

The men who are surveying rail-
road through the North Cedar Hills, in
India, often find it well to fight shy
of man-eating tigers. A few weeks
ago, Mr.. Lodder, the assistant engi-
neer, was going with party of nine
men to work in thick jungle, when
tiger suddenly sprang forward, seized
a man by the throat and made off.
Mr.. Lodder, armed only with u
Ratchet, at once gave chase, hoping
to overtake the tiger before it should
kill its victim. Three of the men fol-
lowed their leader. They ran along
the trail, which was marked by spots
and splashes of blood and by bits Of
clothing. They heard the tiger crash
ing drought the jungle ahead, and
soon coming up with it they ran it so
close that after a dash of a mile and
a half it dropped its victim. The poor
man was not merely dead, but his body
was so badly torn that there was
trouble in gathering the parts of flesh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21

TO them and screwed as well, and
the sides of the blocks coming
against the wall could be nailed to
the wall, thus forming not only sup
ports to the shelves, but keeping the
uprights in position. Settle how far
the shelves are to be apart and %hen
carefully measure the spaces off on
both uprights, so that when the
shelves are put in they will be hor-
izontal. The blocks in the angle of
the walls can be nailed on, having
carefully marked the width of the
spaces, so that these blocks CORE
spond with those against the up
rights. In mailing to- wall, 1t is
better to make a hole with a fine
bradawl before driving home the
nails. The sketch shows seven
shelves, as the one behind the cor
nice forms, the top of the cupboard.
There need not be one at the bot
tom, the floor doing duty.
Having now the two uprights, with
the cornice, plinth and shelves ready,
proceed to put the cupboard togeth-
er, which should not be a difficult
task if the measurements are cor
rect. The cornice and plinth should
be carefully nailed to the walls.
The projecting shelf from which
the curtain is hung is contrived by
getting out piece of wood to fit in
front of the shelf and round the two
uprights. The corners must be cut
to the angles of the wall to which
1t might be nailed. A small rod
should be fastened underneath this
projecting shelf to carry the curtain,
which takes the place of door
It can he Weighted at the bottom
and if it runs at the back of the
plinth the dust will be kept ont.
The woodwork should be painted
or stained and vanished. Those
who have not the conveniences for
getting out the wood should ask a
carpenter to do this. Fixing into
position would not be an arduous
tAsk.-Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
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ME 5i:z1J' lts3.y
A CORNER CUPBOARD.
How Any Bright HOusekeeper Can
ImPrOvise One Easily and
Very Economically.

A corner cupboard has the advan-
tage of being useful and effective
and at the same time exceedingly
economical in the matter of space
it occupies. Such a corner cupboard
as sketched would be useful in a
small fat and it can be easily and
economically contrived. If one can
the cupboard one saves lot of trou-
BILE. If the room is low one then
the cupboard could extend from
floor to ceiling, but if the room is
high then the cupboard might be
from five feet six inches to six feet
be from 30 to sc inches wide. Two
fiat pieces of wood, some three inch
es wide and about three-quarters of
an inch thick, should be got out the
length of the height of the cupboard.
These pieces could be chamfered at
taken out with a plane to add to the
appearance, or they can left just
fat.
Now get out two further strips
about same width, but half an inch
thick, to go at right angles to the
uprights (see ground plan; the up
rights are A and the side pieces b;
we leave the main structural details
of our cupboard. The use of the
side pieces is to fill out the narrow
angles made by the front pieces a
and the wall. b should be glued to
A and screws might be put through
A at top and bottom to add to the
strength. The cornice at top and
plinth at bottom are builders wide
molding and should be cut just to
occupy the angle. The ends, where
they come against the wall, will
have to be leveled or cut like the
inter of frame so that they fit
close to the wall, which they would
not do if the molding were cut off
square. The cornice and plinth will
keep the uprights in position when
nailed to the wall. The shelves
should now be got out of half-inch
deal. They will be triangles, with
the two ends which come against
the uprights cut off, and all the
shelves will be the same shape.
They will be held up or rest upon
three blocks Cd in plan). The blocks
against the uprights could be glued
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
THE OBEDIENT FISH.
Here's a Trick That Can BE Per-
formed by Any Bright Young
ster with n Steady Hand.

A raw egg is blown out, after boring
a small hole in both ends. One of the
holes is carefully closed with piece
of wax. Draw two large eyes on the
eggshell with lead pencil, as shown in
figure. Then make little bag of two
pieces of red flannel. sewing them to-
gether along the dotted line. Put
few pieces of shot or a few small nails
in the bag as ballast, and pull the
bag half over the eggshell with the
opening of the shell inside the bag.
The edge of the bag is fastened to
the shell with red sealing wax and
the fish is ready.
Put the fish in glass jar filled with
water, covering the jar with stiff pa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
washing Carpets with Soap.

If carpets be very dirty they will
look better and brighter for being
washed with soap. Beat the carpet
to free it of dust, then nail it down
on the floor and wash it with lather
made with yellow soap dissolved in
hot water, with the addition of lit
tie soda. Rub the mixture into the
carpet with house flannel, and then
rinse with clean water and rub with
dry cloth. Only attack a little
piece of the carpet at time and fin.
ish before going on to another part.
If, after it is dry, the colors do not
look bright, apply to the carpet .
weak solution of alum in water.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
THE NECK BEAUTIFUL.
How Every Woman May Present an
Appearance Pleasing to Herself
and Her Admirers,

Nothing Is more aggravating to the
average woman than the black, gray
or brown streak that shows around
the neck after the wearing of high
dress collars. The mark is often the
result of bad dye in the facing of the
collar, and half an hour devoted to
facing all of ones collars with white
silk or even white cotton will be well
spent. Sometimes the rubbing of the
stiff band scars the neck, and scrub
bling with hard soap only makes the
skin seem more sensitive, and so still
more darkly bruised.
Loosen the collars a little and have
them finished at the top with a soft
roll of the material. Such finish is
always becoming, and often removes
the trouble in little while.
If the mark must be taken off at
short notice, perhaps because a dress
cut a little low in the neck is to be
worn, then anoint the flesh thorough
ly with warm vaseline. Use soft
linen cloth dipped in yaseline, apply
ing it as if it were soap, and turning
the cloth whenever the applied sur
face gets soiled. This is very impor-
tant, or you will only scrub the stain
in deeper.
Let the neck "rest" little while,
and then with warm soapsuds and
very soft sponge wash off the grease
thoroughly. Rinse with hot water
several times and then battle with
cold water till the skin is chilled. This
should close the pores and leave the
skin dry and smooth. Unless this is
accomplished the open pores and
greasy surface will only promptly at
tract the stain again.
When the skin is entirely dry. dust
well with dry oatmeal. Rub off light
ly, and when the natural color of the
skin is regained, after all the manipu-
lation, the neck will, in nine cases out
of ten, be pretty and white.
When you are not in quite so much
hurry use warm soapsuds and sponge
rubbing, rinse thoroughly and chill
with cold water. In stubborn cases
paste of bread dough bound about
the throat over night by linen scarf
will leave the skin smooth and pure
when washed off with warm water in
the morning.
Don't employ rough methods, don't
use ammonia, and never scrub the neck
if you desire to make the skin beauti-
full and white. Whatever bruises or
enlarges the pores of the skin only
prolongs the difficulty of removing
stains.-Chicago American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
THE OBEDIENT FISH.

per, which is tied with a piece of
cord.
The ballast in the fish must be regu-
lated in such way that the fish can
swim on the surface of the water, but
at the slightest pressure of the hand
against the paper cover sink to the
bottom of the jar. BY pressing slight
ly on the paper cover little water
will enter the fish through the small
opening; the fish, getting heavier,
will sink to the bottom. By releasing
the pressure the compressed air
in the shell forces the water out. the
fish gets lighter and rises in the wa
ter. Don't let the spectators see the
little motions of the hand pressing
out the cover, and the fish will APP
pear as if obeying your command to
rise or sink.-Chicago Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
MAKEUP SONG FOR SUMMER.

Wake up! wake up" chirps the sparrow
Don't you know it is Tomorrow"
Il see your pipes robin bright,
Sleeping in the morning lightw
Up! all lazy boys and girls,
Straighten out your tumbled curls!
Open eyes and brighten faces,
Don your smiles and pretty gracesl
All the birds are long awake,
All the flowers an airing take,
And before they see your eyes,
They have calls from butterflies!
While the fairy winged sweet peas
Invite the golden-belted bees
To their breakfast In the shade,
Playing pretty waiter-maid!
The cows are eating clover tops,
The farmer tending to his crops;
Cocks are Growing, hens are feeding,
Flocks of fluffy chickens leading.
Listen! how the brooklet babbles,
Washing smooth its shining pebbles,
Taking pictures of the sky,
Talking with the dragon-hy!
Everything is wide awake
Hear the crickets in the brake!
Grasshoppers, down in the grass,
Say: Has it come to such pass
That the children sleep so late,
AS We heard the robin state?"
Oh, who would be sleepy-head
Lying in a stuffy bed?
-Luella Curran, in Youths Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
POPULAR IN ENGLAND.
The New MarchiOness of Dunerin,
Who Was Miss Flora Davis,
of New York.

This picture is the latest that has
of Dufferin, the most recent addition
to the ranks of the American girls who
are peeresses of the realm.
The marchioness was formerly Miss
Florence Davis, of New York, and she
was married in 1898 to the present
marquis, who was Viscount Clande-
ooye. He is just SO and has been in the
English diplomatic service for the past
nine years, having served at Constan-
tinopIe, Paris and Stockholm. He be-
came a peer the other day, upon the
death of his father, the gallant old
marquis, who was one of the greatest
diplomats, as well as one of the finest
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
NEW NATIONAL GAME.
Pretty Recess or Home Pastime That
Will Help Youngsters to Ac-
quire Useful Knowledge.

In a certain company of grown-up
and well-educated people not long ago
a prize of ten dollars was offered to
any one who could give a brief de-
scription, or even name the colors, of
Is different flags. Every member Of
the company tried to do it, and every
one failed.
Now, there is no particular advan-
tage in a practical way in being famil-
lar with the flags of all nations, but
there is satisfaction in knowing
things, especially if they are things
that the average person does not
know. Is there boy or girl among
our readers, for example, that would
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
4 / 7{ Eg;sM Z ]! !: "a
No Tnste for ApDIeA

The teacher was trying to help the
boy. Now come, Johnnie" she said,
(which is greater. two-thirds or three
quarters?'
The boy did not know.
"Oh, yes, you do" said the teacher,
hopefully. Which would you rather
have, three-quarters of an apple or
two-thirds of an applet"
'Two-thirds," said the boy on a
guess.
oh, no. said the teacher, hopeless
ly, why, two-thirds would be less than
three-quarters."
81 know it," said the boy, promptly,
"but 1 don't like apples. Louis
Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21

stead of the burnt thread. and the least
bit of draft or shaking will spoil the
experiment. This trick can also be done
in the following manner: Take u small
piece of muslin and tie a piece of linen
thread to each of the four corners. as the
figure shows. forming a sort of ham,
mock. This hammock, together with the
thread, place in a strong solution of
salt, as described before. Take It out
and dry it, and repeat this treatment
three or four times before the perform
ance. Hang it up as shown in figure.
and put an empty egg shell In the ham,
mock. Set fire to 1t and you will see
that although the threads and muslin
are burnt up, the egg will stay suspend
I'd In the air.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21

HAS either Of you ever been mar
ried before?" asked the license clerk
as the leadingman and the ingenue
appeared at the window.
I've been married three times"
said the gentleman. 'Birdie, how
many times have you"
Dear me! How awkward" she ex-
claimed. 81 counted them this morn
ing and had list, but-but l must
have left it at the hotel. I'm so for
getful. "-Chicago -Record-Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
Has Him Well In Hand.

Clara-Half the time he says he
doesn't know whether l love him or
not, about one-quarter he hopes that
do, and the rest he thinks / may,
and in addition he is nearly always
utterly miserable.
Maud-Well, I'm glad you're making
such a success of the affair.-Tit-Bits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
Appreciate d at Last.

"What did you think of my gradual
ton essay?" asked Marguerite.
1T made me very proud of YOU" an
swered her father. 81 felt that 1 had
not previously appreciated your true
worth. You don't know how interest
ing and sensible that essay made your
everyday conversation seem by COM
parison. "-Washington Star.