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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-08

G. II. Dodge, the gentleman.
ly represeutive of a first class
paper, the Quincy Herald.
spent the first of week in the.
city looking after its interest.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-08
AN ATR0CI0US CRIME.
Committed By Jess Johnson At Rensse
Iaer.

Last week the DEMOCRAT
contained a short bat accurate
sccount of the brutal murder
of M. D. McRae, merchant at !
the hamlet of Rensselaer,, 8 !
miles east of this city on the
Katy railroad.
1t will be remembered that |
on that fatal Monday night at
900 o'clock while he was lock.
ing his store an unknown party
knocked him in the head with a
club and robbed him of some
S28 in silver.
When found Mr.. McRae was
unconscious and remained in
that condition until he died of
conclusion Of the brain at ESQ
p. m Tuesday.
J A negro, Rube Jones, was
arrested by city Marshal John
W. Stephens and held in this
city until Friday morning. 1t
was done for the purpose of al
laying the suspicion of the muir
derer who was still at large,
but upon whose trail he was
working with the instinct of a
! Cuban blood hound The officer
run his prey, Jess Johnson
(uegro) to earth up at Milan
aud brought his game back to
this city in irons early Friday
morning and placed him in the
city prison. waiting for the
morning train aud instruction
from the Rails county officials.
In the mean time Marsha |
Stephens wormed a confe ssion
out of him, which ran in this
vein: Il am sorry Mr.. McRae
| is dead. l did not do it. That
night l met white man on the
Katy track, he had sandy
mustache and wore check
breeches. He was Il stranger
and he proposed doing the job
and then dividing the money.
| went with him and he struck
Mr.. McRae and after we went
through his pockets, we went
down to the pasture to divide
; up the money. The white man
poured all the silver money
out of the sack into my hat and
just at that time we thought we
heard some one coming and he
jumped up and ran away and l
have not seen him since.
Marshal Stephens placed his
prisoner on the 9:17 a. m. Burl-
, ington train bound for Hanni
bal where they arrived without
any excitement, although ey
sheriff j. II. Umstattd, j. B.
Anderson and Bub Caldwell
s went along anticipating all
kinds of fun Including "a neck.
tie party or a hemp dance.
Upon arriving in the Bluff
City the prisoner heavily iron.
ed was placed III carriage and
then on a side street the tickle
ish drive for New London be-
gan. 1t was swift, exciting
= but uneventful for he was land
ed safely.
That night it was learned
that a mob of 1000 men was on
the road to hang johnson and
Sheriff .Whitamore and Mar
shal Stephens made hot
foot" race back to this city
with their prisoner and caught
? the south bound Katy train for
{ an unknown destination. The
J mob went through the New Lon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-08
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning The Differ,
ent Denominations.

ReV. WIN. Galway nlled ap.
pointments at Warren Sunday.
Rev. w. r. Anderson will
fill appointments at Pee Dee
school house Sunday.
Rev w. r. Anderson, who
has been preaching for the
Presbyterian congregation at
this place during the past year,
has been called By the Monroe
City church for all Of his time.
Rev. J. E. Travis will have
charge of the congregation at
this place beginning next Sun,
day May 4th.-Stoutsville Ban,
ner.
Dubuque, Ia, May AT an
archdiocesan synod yesterday
attended by about 10 Catholic
priests. it was decided to make
a salary limit OF 81, 900 tor pas
tors, the salary to be exclusive
of perquisites, and to be pay
able only out of pew rents,
school collections, and gifts.
Mexico, Mo-. May 3,-It is
learned here through DR.. John
Anderson, a delegate to the
general conference of the M. E.
Church, South, which meets at
Dallas, Tex, in a few days,
that a Vigorous effort is going
to be made in that body to re.
fund to the United States gov
ernmeut the $288,000 claim,
which it is claimed by some
was collected in a questionable
manner by the agents OF this
chul ch.
ANTI SALOON AT METHODIST
CHURCH.
Anti Saloon League Services
in connection with this League
were held on Sunday last ir the
First Baptist and Methodist
Churches, the Grace Baptist
and Christian Churches uniting.
The representatives of the
League Revs, E. L. Hill and
D. M. Hazlett spoke in each
Church to large audience. Ii
the afternoon a meeting fol
men only was held. The Ser
vices resulted in the form tior
of a local League. On Mon
day night a lecture was given
illustrated with the Stere
optican. *.*
METHODIST.
Rev. H. H. johnson will
preach on Sunday morning next.
Morning Subject THE need o.
a Simple Faith" Evening, The
Visions Of a night and what
came of them. All are Invited,
GRACE BAPTIST.
Pastor j. H. Rife is attend
ing the Southern Baptist Con
lvention at Ashville. N. c., anc
from there will go to Alabama
where he expects to speed {
month in protracted efforts.
The Sunday School will bt
as usual Sunday morning. The
B. Y. p. us will have a ser
vice in the evening.
CHRISTIAN.
There was an Anti.Saloor
League meeting held at the
Christian Church "for men on
ly" last Sunday afternoon Al
we did not attend and those
deeply interested in the worl
did not send US report of it
we go blank on the meeting.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-08
Will You PnSh Ii

There is no discount on it.
Palmyra has one hustling ener
getic citizen with energy enough
70 call Il Mass Meeting of the
Citizens last Friday night for
the purpose of ascertainiug
how many people would engage
in raising cucumbers and how
many acres Of them, for I pick.
ling concern.
The DEMOCRAT congratulates
that citizen and asks those of
Monroe City Tor the steenth
time, why is it that Monroe
City has to buy its heavy sup
plies Of tomatoes, pickles etc,
from Keokuk or any other
/ place. If some practical bust
ness man and gardener T. ].
Sharp for instance would make
up their minds to make it a
tgo" it would go. because our
soil and climate is just as well
adapted to the production of
and canning and pickliug of
vegetables as any section Of the
country within one hundred
miles of US. Tomatoes will pay
better than corn, wheat, oats
or grass and give a large nun.
Der of people employment.
What say you? Will you push
it? Will you assist in making
it a go?
Was it a compliment? We
think so. One of our Republi.
can friends aud subscribers
said: The DEMOCRAT is one OF
the strongest Democratic coun.
try papers in the state, but its
! redeeming quality S In stand
ing by and putting heart into
the farmer. 1t always has a
word of good cheer for him,
In Monroe City a citizens
NEE ing was held to make prep
arations tor the observance of
| Memorial day, which is good
idea. The observance of this
day must in time be the work OF
citizens alone, if it is to be OBJ
served at all and it is high time
they were breaking themselves
| in. -Brookfield Gazette.
For the finest and best variety
of cabbage, tomato and sweet
potato plants go to-SHARP 6
PATTERSON,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-08

For the finest and best variety
of cabbage, tomato and sweet
potato plants go to-SHARP &
PATTERSON,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-08

There was an Anti.Saloon
League meeting held at the
Christian Church "for men on
ly" last Sunday afternoon AS
we did not attend and those
deeply interested in the work
did not send US a report of it,
we go blank on the meeting.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Last Sunday was what might
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MORE BACHELORS THAN SPINSTERS.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
A careful reckoning OF the number Of
men In the various States o. the Union who
are available fundamentally has Just been
finished by the Census Once. It nnds that
in the aggregate there are s.E6.Ts bachelors
OF q or over. ard makes record OF the re-
markahia fact that there are al present IN
the United States 2.5O.Co more single men
than single women OF that age and above
The exact figures are Aifo+o maidens. 30
that the latter are IN the minority OF 21i.-
"A In other words, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. there are 2Si53 unattached
males who could not possibly get wives
unless they fell back upon the widows or
girls under-@.
New England has always been supposed
70 Be- oVsrburdened with single women. and
vet the census reckoning shows that there
Is not a state in that group which has not
more bachelors than spinsters- Even Mas
nchusetta long declared TO be the chosen
home and resort OF the old maid, has a
tlisht overplus OF unmarried men, the fig
utres being 80 o. single males. against H.
III females similarly situated Maine has
"a IS bacheIorz. against $40 ~spinsters: New
HAMPSHIRE. &713 bachelors and D.S spin
sters. ve-mont 9ia bachelors and 1878
kpinsters; Rhode Island. n.eS bachelors and
G.s5 spinsters. and Connecticut. A.I& bach
elors. against T4.7u spinsterA
II e clear from n glance At the cens15
figures. however, that the unmarried women
OF the East ought 70 migrate to the great
ana growing west. where the available sup
ply OF husbands IL relatively enormous Just
think OF California for example. where
there are z9.5A bachelors and My &ES
naidens OF % and upvardl
But the opportunity IN IDAHO - noeh
more attractive, the single men numbering
aH and the spinsters only 1A Montana
Is another state rich In chances OF mar
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Dog Dealer S@$ So essss = And E. ;g: Wander bHt

"'"Yes." says I. calling up the two dogs.
and they looked fine as they chrne 70 Us.
with smiles all over their faces What Is
the price OF this oneT' says he. pattIng the
sister d~g on her big head.
Two thousand dollars" says ]. feel
!lE that I had knocked him cleau OF his
base and made him wonder II there was
anybody IN the world who had money
enough 10 give that much for a dog-he
was sucn a quiet. modest kind pf q young
fellow. you see and he chuckleG At himself
as he thought OF H. I thought he would
drop dead. maybe. or something. but he
didn't
well" says he. "can yo3 send her
M 10 the Waldorf Hotel his a~fternoon7
Ny name Is Vanderbilt and he handed me
HIS card. Then II was me that 1 thought
would fall deed. but I kept on MY feet, End
I sent tia dog up apd got the money all
right. and I've got a rule in MY place now
not TO give prices on stock until 1 know
who strangers are:
I'm satisfied and so IS Mr. Vanderbilt.
for the dog IS a great pet IN the family. but
l would have been just as well satisfied II
I had got another thousand. ahd / guess
maybe he wouldn't have missed it"
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loved ohildrsn-ln fact. was a regular care
taker OF them when he had a chance. and
he had seen him herd a9ittle flock OF them
Up and keep them together on the sidewalk
until q wagon had passed. so that he could
get them across the street safely.
What's he WORTH l inquired.
Wen responded the man. with slight
German accent. he isn't for sale. but the
kennel people told me I ought 10 put a hg-
ure OF 1900 on him. I wouldn't take that.
because ! am In the dog Business, and n
he Is worth that 10 anybody be Is worth Il
% me. Besides. / Ike him. and I want TO
keep him. I have refused 1850 for him IN
cash.
He has a sister that ! sold last year
he went on. with n dry laugh. as ~ he
thought he had made a mistake.
She was a. great a beauty as he IS.
2 one morning a n,ce-lodking. quiet kind
Of a young fellow came into my place and
was looking around. like any stranger
would. You sell dogsT" SAYS he. as II. may
be. ] was selling pigs or ducks.
Yes" 8 l. You've got some 81.
Benards. I see" says he. nodding out
toward the hack yard. where Roosevelt and
hs sister were playing together.
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More Than One Hundred and Forty Women Hav
porarily Taken Care of Here Since January, 1901

tending to the eoIleotSonsT There are many
persons who agree to give US 20 much
every month. We call them the Deaguers.
Captain sigier visits them regularly ard
also finds time to solicit, contributions from
others. She is a good collector.
INSTITUTION WAS ESTABLISHED
FOUR YEARS AGO.
This mission was established here FOUR
! years ago. We have missions all over the
country. They were founded By Miss s
Booth Tucker. the daughter OF our Gen
eraL She was preaching in the London
slums. At the close Of her service several
came up and expressed conversion Anon
them was n poor girl who said that sac
wanted 10 DO better. but did not see no"
she could. as she had no place TO go
only home was in a dive Il was a prooieh'
but the charitable couple took care OF 'ne
girl and kept her until she obtained EN-
ployment. They gave her their ped anu
slept on the floor in an adjoining room
while she was with them Mrs. TuekeI
realized that something must De done io'
this class o. poor women The Rescue ME-
sion IS the result
As quickly as possible we get the girls
something 10 do. and when they leave Us
LEGN AEE AAhANz AoA4 AAaA
to have them come 10 see Us whenever they
can. It Is my duty 10 keep track OF them
and look after their spiritual and material
welfare. We have compiled statistics and
ind that % per cent OF the young women
who really come 10 u repentant lead better
lives.
las for the babies. many Of them are
born here. We keep them until their
mothers car provide for them We often
take cars Of babies that va ind in the
slums. We have one baby with US now. a
little girl. She Is s weeks cid and only
weighs two and q half pounds The doctor
Gid not believe that we could keep it alive.
OF course. for a long time we have had TO
feed Il with a spoon and swathe II IN cot
ton like e tiny mummy. but we have great
hopes OF saving H. Most OF our babies are
strong. healthy youngsters and keep Cap
tain TalEren busy"
The building Is kept in excellent order.
On the second floor two OF the large rooms
are thrown together and used as a dormi-
tory for the girls. This apartment has In
It a number Of comfortable cots Across the
hall is the nursery. where fifteen tots amuse
themselves in the mysterious ways known
only to children.
FLOWER BEDS DOT THE
GREEN EXPANsE
The large yard which surrounds the build
ing is kept twigless and weedlsss Flower
beds IN artistic shapes and combinations dot
the green expanse.
We tried to have Il garden" said the En-
sign, but the soil is so poor here that
nothing win grow"
Aside from the Rescue Mission the Saliva
ton Army has established many other de-
serving and interesting charities throughout
the city. A new Stun Mission has been es-
tabiished at No. 100 South Broadway. Al
this place the bibles OF mothers who have
10 work out are taken eare OF while they
are away from home.
The Salvage Warehouse. established by
the army at No. 22 Walnut street. Is per-
haps the best example OF the utilitarianism
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Rage, its bachelors numbering 55lf57. against
$50 spinsters. Oregon has @5B bachelors
and 1918 maidens. while Washington claims
S.Gi4 single men and 1888 women But The
banner state for bachelors IS Wyoming.
which has 25T spinsters. against 0.eZT IN
married persons OF the sterner sex. II must
be very difficult for a woman "a become an
old maid In Wyoming.
The excess OF bachelors ever Fpinsters OF
% years and upward IN Massachusetts f.
nearly 2 per cent. In Rhode Island u Is 8
per cent. IN Connecticut 3 PER cent. n
Maine . per cent. IN New Hampshire IS per
cent and IN Vermont IS per cent. New York
shows a surplus OF = per cent. New jersey
. per cent. Pennsylvania IS Pet cent. Ohio
s. per cent. Indiana 60 per cent and Illinois
& per cent. Kansas rises to an excess IN
bachelors OF los per cent. while Missouri
shows a surplus OF y Fer cenk Michigan
has an excess OF q per cent OF single men.
In this country the maies~ ouFnumber the
females - IN every 100. and thus Il Is
obvious that, ~ all Of the WOMEN do not
get husbands Il II not fer Lack Sf available
material
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Tie Republic Bureau.
1fs Tunes Building.

New York. Oct. Io-"You wouldn't sup
pose said the individual who stays IN
town most Of the time. that q man would
loaf around Madison square with $500
worth OF dog on his person. but 1 saw ozo
there the other evening.
Over by one OF the statues I noticed a
plAin-looking little chap with n pleasant
face and gray chin whiskers. holding a
chain on a big ST. Bernard lying on the
damp. cool grass. as though he were en-
Joying the refreshment.
Naturally enough. ! looked at the dog.
for he was a beauty. and. OF course. I told
the man 50, for love me. love my dog is
a universal continent. The man was only
too willing 10 talk. and he told me the dog
was , years old. that his name was Roose-
velt-from which I Inferred he was in no
wise re-ated 10 the Tammany Tieer-thst
he measured IS inches from the end OF Ms
nose TO the tip Of hts tail. was "a inches
htgh at the shoulder and weighed close on
to 800 pounds.
He said he wouldn't light anything that
his temper was sweet as sugar. and that he
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
PRoMPTNESS SAVED PART
OF BARRELS CONTENTS

In . little tumble down log cabin souat-
ting at the foot OF n hill IA the mountains
or Eastern Kentucky lives Old Uncle
Bailey. Besides aga and novelty, Uncle
Bailey IS noted for the extrems blackress
OF his skin and the extreme wilderness o.
his kinky hair. He Is also extremely poor.
but he dlsperses even the thought Of hard
times with a phiIosophlc "mout ha' bin"
for he declares that he would have been
well on but for certain circumstances
over which he. OF course. had no control
one OF these circumstances was WHISKY
q circumstances which still figures largely IN
his life. There have always been Just two
things worrying Uncle Bary-the next meal
and the next drink. In his more prosper
Gus days he got the drink by the barrel
Every fall. no matter II "th' ole OMAN
had only half q dress and 'th' ehiIlun'
none at all. Re invested his earnings OF the
summer In a barrel OF whisky. and the old
woman didn't object, a. a rule. althouUh
she had good grounds The whisky was
purchased at q little country store soms
sixteen miles from Uncle Baiiey's little 10
akur patch" and hauled home IN q art
pulled by q one-eared mule OF unkn0wn
age
One October afternoon As Uncle Bailey
was coming home with the winter barrel .
deplorabIe thing happened He was feeling
unusually good. and. as was his custom
whe living IN hope. was singing Down n
de Valley at the top OF hts voice. leaving
$50 AA@A@ - ~ ~ SH4 IA AA2
mule. ambtng from first one side to the
other Of the road IN search OF tender tvVirs
10 nihble. guided the cart out OF the track
and over a high stump.
At the top notes OF the chorus Uncle
Bailey was bumped OF The seat board and
the barrel was dumped over the rear Of the
cart bed. Its weight caused II to burst When
It struck the clay road. and the hard-sarned
Iquor-representinE the proceeds OF nunaer-
Gus coon skins and bags OF persimmons-
was soon gushing down the nut TO q email
ravins. Uncle Bailey sat for q moment
dazed; then he arose 20 make the best Of
the situation. He ran down the ravine
about twenty yards. and. lying down on his
stomach. waited the coming Of the whisky.
As the advance tide rushed under his fAeo
his thick lips opened q deep furrow In It A.
he began TO drink.
When the old mule and the cart minus
Uncle Bailey and the expected barrel. were
found In the clearing next morning. one OF
the ''chiIlun" ran for the nearest neighbor
and a search was instituted Uncle Bailey
was found lying on his stomach. 2aralyEed
After much rubbing and hakin be was
partially revived. and related the case a.
follows:
when dat on'ry euss Of er meWi no
dat barI outen de ka-ert An Just tink All
gin up; den All t'ink dat All les couldn't
stan L see all dat good whisky wasted. 80
An jes' run an lay down an drink twin
nah eyes 20 plum shet. an All didn't know
muffin twill An jes' now wake upF'
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nPreciselY as Adyertised.

soon after one Of the largest American
railways had been opened a traveller NO
ticed a marked disregard for punctualfty on
the part OF the officials. but he was interest
ed In the country and made no complaint
Az last the termirus was reached There
he NET : beaming Official OF the company
who. pulling gu. nis watch. said:
Just look and see what m you maks
II. will you. rleaseT
1T wants ten minutes TO L sAio tns
traveller. a little puzzled
'Yes. sir, 1870 exactly. and that's the
hour she's timed TO arrived How's that for
promptness7 Crossing the continent. al
most 5000 miles. and getting here At In
o'clock. precisely as advertisedF
81 can't deny that. you know" said the
traveller. how many days were you later
"Oh. two or three perhaps but we struck
the Coast at Es0t'
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
In q large brick house IN South St Louis
ne Salvation Army has established an IN
Btitution which deserves the recognition and
assistance Of every man and woman Of gen
srous impulses
Ths institution Ia known as the Rescue
Mission, Its chief province Is 70 protect.
caro- for and assist young women. no mat
ter WhRt may be their social or financial
condition Hardly a day passes but some
woman enters the doors OF the old brick
house at No. $40 Marine avenue. seeking
and finding surcease from her sorrovs-
But not alone TO women IS the hand of
charity extende by those in charge Of the
mission The most pitifui and helpless OF
El-the nameless. parentless hahies-nnd a
home and almost a mothers care here
On rigid economic lines and almost mill
tary discipline the mission Is conducted by
the Salvation Army officers, who have It in
charge. Ensign Dorothy Mauer. now IN
command. has. with the assistance OF Cap
tain Adellne Sigler, Captain Emma Walgren
and Cadet Josephine Wilson. divided the
varied duties incidental TO the proper man
aEerent OF the Institution.
The officers require tia young women
staying at the mission to assist. Ensign
Maurer stated that since January. 1901. the
records OF the mission show that ie young
girls had been cared for there for periods
Of one week and over. No record Is kept
OF the many persons who stay al the mis-
sion for 8 few days
FIFTEEN CHILDREN
ARE NOW IN NURSERY.
w have fifteen children and twenty
min young women with 10 now" said En-
sign Maurer. and we have accommodations
for nifty girls. OF course. with such a large
family. we have about all that we can man
age. I have made application to Colonel
Katharine Higgins Of New York. who has
charge OF the Rescue Missions in this dis
trict. for another ofncer. At present Cap
tain walgren has charge OF the nursery,
Cadet Wilson teaches the girls how 70 sew,
and Captain sigier looks after the collec-
lions. We need another officer for the Gull
nary department.
really wants TO DC better. II does not mat
ter TO Us who she was % long as she 70
ally Is IN trouble and wants a home. Girls
OF ali classes apply to US for help; teach
ers. dressmRkers. music teachers and
many from the lowest sums: they are all
welcome We give them something TO do;
Cadet Wilson teaches them 10 sew and We
sen what they make. or course we get
very little for 1t. but every little helps. and
we have a mortgage OF $500 on the house
which we are trying 10 pay OF.
so far, We have only raised about 400.
You see the house was given to us by
James stswart OF this city. through we
never knew him BY any other title than
Father Stewart When he gave It to Us
there was a mortgage on it We VIII pay
II Of. but just now it keeps Captain Sigler
busy collecting enough TO pay the interest
what We want most is a laundry Ike
the one that is operated in the Mission at
Buffalo. n. 7. They are making money
with It and I am sure We could do wei
with 9 similar plant here.
What do I mean by Captain slEler at