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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
Can't Drink and Keep Job.

II used to he that a man
could take a few drinks and
work all right, without danger
to himself or the public But
now everything is becoming so
complicated that it is impossi.
BILE for any one but an absolute.
ly sober man TO do the work re
quired and give the public Sc.
curity,against disaster. or the
road the proper service. We're
going to fight intoxicants out.
1t will be better for employees 10
use no liquor even while off du.
ty. They must not use even
that much, it they wish to re.
main with the Burlington.-By
a Burlington Official.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13

wear good clothes. 1t not only
gives you a standing at home
and wherever you may be
abroad, but they are the cheap.
est. Mr.. Werner is a jovial,
good natured man and tends to
liven the spirits of those who
come in contact with him. He
has had several years expert.
ence in the tailoring business
and knows how to do anything
in his line and he is a most ex.
cellent workman.
His business keeps right on
increasing because he deserves
the patronage of those
who desire to wear
good clothes and at the same
time be economi cal in their
clothing expenses.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
The Difference.

Of the late French Senator
Renaud is told the following
anecdote:
When Renaud first came as a
senator to engaged a room at a
hotel and paid a months rent
$50 francs in advance The
proprietor asked him if he
would have a receipt.
1T is not necessary" replied
Remand. "God has witnessed
the payment"
DO you believe in God?"
sueered the host.
Most assuredly" replied Re,
maud. DON'T you"
mot, l, monsieur"
"Ah," said the senator, lin
that case please write me out 4
receipt"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
A Disgrace of the Past.

From the Providence, Il, |. journal. J
If memory serves there was Il
controversy some time ago
about the way in which north
eru or federal officers treated
some of Lees OH :ers who were
surrendered at Appomattox.
Northern patriots deemed the
story that they had been de.
prived of their swords, horses
aud baggage. after the express
promise of General Grant that
they should not be, a wicked
attack on the honor of the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
Where Were You Born.

Three little girls were dis
cuSsing with pride the Iircum.
stances Of their births recently.
One said: Il was Dora in Union
town, and 4 lot of people were
there TO see papa Another
said: II was born in FAirmont,
and that night they decided to
build 4 new court house" The
third little girl Slid'r,umphtnt
ly; II was born in Monroe CITY
aud nobody was there 'cept
nurse aud ne, Mamma was at
Il whist party and grandmother
attended a meeting of the hu.
name society.-StoutSvillr Ban.
uer,-rhat do end It, If any.
thing would seul editor Tin.
tons chances with the Monroe
girls glimmerinG il is the above.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13

northern soldier. Last week
the government paralyzed that
contention by voting to appro.
pirate a considerable sum for
the decentralization uf those
confederate officers, Why can
not 1t be known who the men
were in the northern army who
violated the agreement OF their
leader and disgraced their coun.
try's fame and their own repu.
tltions? What did these men
do with their priaesY They APP
pear to have plundercd their
helpless enemies and never TO
have been called to account for
their conduct. Is it any won
der that a beaten foe, recalling
such an act as that, remains
bitter afterwards?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
The Call" was a Raise"

(From The New York Tri bune.
The Rev. DR., Minot j. Saw
age tells the following story,
of which he claims not to see
the point, to illustrate the
guilelessness of members of his
profession. A clergyman and a
prosperous layman were one
day discussing the various as.
poets of the minister's occupa
ton. Finally the layman said,
a little bit scornfully:
1.-The trouble with you par.
sons is that you are not practi'
CAL"
"But | must insist that
that is exactly what we are, "
replied the clergyman, warmly,
mo, you're not" said the
layman, firmly,
well, how do you make that
out?' inquired the indignant
parson.
Well, I'll tell you, You had
an offer to go TO Boston >at a
salary OF $500 didn't your"
Eyes"
"And you're getting $500
hereW
"Well, what of that?"
"Notbing-except you said
you had a call, didn't your"
Yes"
"Well, that wasn't a call at
all. 1t was a raise"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
Alvey Ellington LETT Friday
for Saverton, where he will
work for while.
How SchIey Received II.
I From the v. Y. Times. J

Some of Rear Admiral
Schley's friends in this city are
chuckling over the way he re-
ceived the news of ! he presi.
dents adverse decision on his
appeal from the findings of the
naval court.
The rear admiral was in this
city when the decision was made
public, and the news was
brought TO him by friends. He
listened atteutively apd with.
out comment.
well. what do Won think of
that?' asked one of the group,
after waiting in vain for the
rear admiral to express him.
self
1t isn't said that Cevera got
away, is it?" asked the rear
admiral, without suspicion of
Il smile.
mo; of course not"
"OT that the Spanish fleet
ever did business after that
day"
No"
"Then, after all. we did not
fight in vain" said he in a tone
of satisfaction, and he changed
the subject.
Hcadahe often result a dlsnrdcrcd condition
of the stomach and constipation of the bowels
a dose or two OF Chnmberlain's stomach ana
Liver Tablets VIII will correct these disorders
and cure the hCadahG' Sold by Wood A Um-
stRttd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
APrimftrGreatIy Surp,i,ed

~ never was 50 much surprised In my life,
ms was with the results of using Chamber.
man OF the Asheville IN: c. Gazette, II con-
trGcted severe case of rheumatism early last
winter by getting my feet wet. / tried several
looking over the Gazette, / noticed that Pain
Balm was positively guaranteed TO cure rheu-
malism, so bought bottle of 1t and before us
ing two thirds oft my rheumatism had taken
It's flight and have not had rheumatic pain
since" Sold by Wood & Umstattd,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
Increasing His Trade.

Just south of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank is located the
establishment of Peter Werner,
the tailor He came 20 our city
about eight years ago and dur.
ing that time has built up a
business of which he should be
proud, This business he has
built up because his work gives
good satisfaction. He has re.
Gently fitted up his shop and
now has one of the most up-to
date tailoring establishments to
be found in Northeast Mo. He
has on hand a good stock of
piece goods and should you not
ind in his stock just what you
want, you can find in his ex.
tensive line of samples just the
thing you want, Then, he will
give you well made, good 1T.
ting suit of clothes-something
that will not only wear well
but will look well until - is
worn out. 1t is conceded by
all that it pays in every way to
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
Boys Watch,

To the boys who wish to take
advantage Of the DEMOCRAT Of
Ter 10 give them good service
able watch il they secure eirht
(S) new subscribers or to get old
subscribers to pay up aud one
year IN advance, which will be
the equivalent, we wish to saw.
Whatever you intend to do
ought to be done at once, for
other propositions will be laid
before the people very shortly.
1t would take a days time, pos
sibly two days, so if you want
to earn the watch hurry up and
let us hear from you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13

Mrs g, Il. VanDouSen, Of KilbOurn, wis,
was afflicted vito stomach trouble and con-
supRtlOn fOs II lOng time She SAYS II have
tried many preparations nut none have done me
the good that ChamberlninS stomach and
Liyor Tablets have" These Tablets are for
sale at Wood 4 UmstattGs drug store. Price,
% cents Samples free.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-13
FISHERMAN MUST
Have Good Bait as Well as Lines and
Hooks or Meet With Failure.

OF thought, caused by the cir
culars from the great Wanna
maker bargain counters.
What would think of Col.
James II. Sullivan and Judge
G. p. mccarthy, if they took
their lines and hooks-no bait
to North River and angled for
the tinny tribep What would
you think if they said: Bait is
useless, the fish know the lines
and hooks are there, gol darn
'em, that is all that is necessa.
ry.
When the pioneers Stewart,
Barnum, Field Letter & Co +,
Brown and others decided that
they wanted to go fishing for
trade. they baited their hooks
with worms for cats, flies for
trout. minnows for salmon, bass
and crappie and they never had
a short string of fish when the
sun set.
There are some half dozen
large mail order houses today
batting their hooks-circulars,
catalogues, st. Louis Republic,
the CD theS u D and the Chica.
go papers and are casting them
into the Commercial pool of
Monroe City, Mo.
1t is fooliSnness, it is folly
for you or to kick, to grumble,
to cuss 'em, for it is their right
and privilege. BUT it is YOUR
RIGHT, MY RIGHT to use a better
bait than they, to use medi.
um BAIT that reaches-not a
few, but practically all of the
people, a bait that thrown into
the business pool means good
catch of pike, salmon, bass,
trout, crappie and cats. we mean
YOUR HOME PAPER. And until
you use yom HOME PAPER to
advance your business interests,
to catch, retain and enlarge
YOUR TRADE, you have no just
kick comm, therefore shoald
not do the BABY ACT by crying
over split milk when you won't
even hold the pail to CATCH THE
MILK DRAWN FROM A COW BY
THE OTHER MEN AND FED BY
THE OTHER MEN.
One ought not to complain of
a fly annoying him if he will
not raise his hand in protest.
Buggies, wagons, machinery
and the HARNESS to draw them
are sold in this city through
outside men who believe in and
practice their belief in printers
inks. Clothing, dress goods,
fancy silks and velvets as well
as groceries, are purchased
away from home by MONROE
CITY PEOPLE. Why? Not be
cause they are CHEAPER, not
because they are more easily
obtained, but because Il bust
ness man with an eye to the
increasing of his business, has
approached them through the
advertising route and led them
astray,
Spasmodic advertiser, brings
spasmodic returns, 1t is the
persistent kind that wins day
by day aud it is the GET OUT
and HUSTLE kind that the DEM
oCRAT uses FIFTY TWO (52)
weeks in the year.
"
A Disgrace of the Past,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10
Stone ami tAc Trusts.

+. William J. Stcae grows eloquent!
on the subicc. Of trusts and ltc-
nounces the Republican national
administration under the mistaken
impression that President Roose
welt is personally responsible for
the growth of "Morgancerine"
process III commercial enterprises.
MI. Stone takes Il wholly par
ti>an view cf the situation to the
extent that he has entirely elinli-
mated his own personality and re-
moved himself from The stage. 50
10 speak, upon which he WAS an In
tcrestine and interested actor only
a short time ago. If there is a
trust in the country the evil effects
Of which will extend to the life
time Of the rising generation. il
is the odious school-hcolz trust
which Ieyics and collects Il tax on
the education Of every bare footed
country boy in The State of Mis-
souri,. Stone has Lecn publicly
charged with lobbying for the
school book trust; accused of hay
ing ''acted rs attorney" at Jelfer-
son City for the trust III passing a
a law which practically robs Tie
innocent children of the state. He
has done nothing Of any coEse-
Guencc to relieve himself Of tie
odium of these charges, but he has |
the unlimited gall to a. the fathers
of Missouri's children to vote for |
candidates who will vote for him
for United States Senator.
Nose Wetmore, bosom friend of |
Stone and his his political mana
ger, has excited the mirth of the
entire country because Of his soc /
topns hunting" He fought the
tobacco trust tooth and toe nail |
unit! the trust bought him out.
These. arc the men who blame a
political party for the existance Of
trusts. Men who denouce the
trusts on one hand and accept
lrinccly sums from the trusts on
the other hand. State Rcpubli
can.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

According to newspaper reports
it seems that Sam Small, the evan
gclist, while stumping the state of
of Vermont recently in the interest
of the prohibition ticket, took a
bracer or two too much Of the
Vermont brand of booze and on
one or two occasion had become so
maudlin that he had to be led from
the platform. Sam honestly con
fessed his fault, however, and said
it was Il plain case of being drunk.
In this respect he proved himself
more candid than our own cx-Gov-
ernor Stone, for it is related of the
latter that he was in a similar con
dition on his recent visit this conn-
ty. But, perhaps, as he is no!
making a prohibition campaign,
the Governor did not feel called
upon to convict himself as Small
did.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

The ringster party is cquipping
itself to drive the lobby out of the
state. See the men it is selecting
to DO the driving, Senators Farris,
Morton and Orchard, the triumvir-
ate of boodiers who at the last
session of the legislature sold to
the corporations anything in the
legislative line they wanted and re-
pressed all bills the lobby did not
want passed, all are renominated
by the Democrats to help them
$ 'lrive" the lobby ont of the state.
The lobby will not begin packing
up, however, as long as The Demo-
Gratis are in power and elect Far
ises, Mortons and Orchards to the
legislature.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

Is honest criticism SANDER. The
Democrats say that the contention
that they have misapplied the state
school fund is a SANDER upon the
the State of Missouri. Have the
Republicans any grounds for their
criticism! The answer is, certain
ly, yes. Every dollar that is now
taken from the state interest fund
to pay the interest on the certiti
Gates of Indebtedness is taken with
out constitutional authority. The
conversion of the cash assets in
which the fund was once invested
to secure this interest for The schools
was without constitutional warrant.
In the manipulation of this fund Il
double invasion of the law is COM
mitted, and any criticism OF these
acts is honest and carries with it
no malice or intent to slander. The
people of Missouri are willing to
raise the necessary revenue for the
education of their children, but
they want to see it done in accord
ancc with the provisions of the law.
and not under the guisc of paving
''interest" upon the illegal ohIiga-
ton that has been fasteucd upon
them by the party i'll power. 1t
is useless for the Democrats to ar
que that the certificates represent
a legal debt when they themselves
arc presenting to the people al
amendment to the constitution ask
ing for the Iegalization of the Ger
lihcatc-. The n.~ann"n,,r;ation "f
lie school t4nd l. c1nic<@a; ii 5ht
pending amc0ln'2us. The non:
name Of the state i not 1t stake,
it Is The virtue Of the Democratic
W.. 1T : ute~sioncd.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

One nf the most disastrous, wrecks
that has occurred on the Iron Muuu-
tain road for a long time. happened in
the south yard here, about eleven
O'Clock Tuesday night. \ stock ex-
ira from the south. in charge of Con-
ductor lsalston and engineer Slecvy.
was backing into track one when half
their train broke away and dashed
down the steep grade into 4 ruf Of
cars at the extreme southern eni of
the yard completely dcmoli>hinr the
cabU0sc and two cars. and badly dam
aging two more. Tie wrecked cars
Wcic loaded with stock, for the St.
LOUIS market. Out IF the - head Of
stock il. the wrecked cars fully one
Ialf j. either dead Or missing. TIE
dead cafcA~>es Of hogs. sheep and cat
cattle were ~traWn along the track
for 'htec hundred yard, ,-picdmort
HlHncr.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

The Independent says it does
not know of any Democratic booze
being sent out into the county.
Perhaps the editor has had no Wis
ual demonstration of the fact. but
inasmuch that Just after the last
election he Furnished the gratuit-
Gus information that the Democrats
captured the best offices in the
county by making large number
of colored voters drunk on election
day, and that on the next occasion
the flow of Democratic whiskey
would be as free as it was then, we
have no doubt he is convincingIy
assured that our recent observation
that a large quantity of Democrat
ic booze was sent out in the north
end Of the county on Sunday, OF
at least for Sunday consumption,
is correct. Having admitted the
effective use of this vicious influ-
ence in determining elections here
the Independent is not averse to
continuing its application.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

Autumn weather has ,na'lc its ap-
pclranCc at last.
Rev a. D. Ball, Presiding !E'Arr #
the NJ. l.. Church, fer this district
held quarterly meeting iii this place
Sunday.
The icc-cream party given on til" 30
til, ult., by Miss Mary Eret> in honor
Of Miss Viola Wigger was we'll a'teud-
ed and all seemed to Joy themselves.
The public school here opened on
the lst inst. with Miss Lillian Al
theu-er. of Caledonia, in charge. with
an enrolment Of ~ schDlavS More
are expected this week
Mrs. RaJt. ilardie is on the ~jal,
list at present writing.
Mr.. F. W. McFaGtipn j. in i:nH1ic
Terre at work at the barber trade.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

Since Prof. j. L. White, the
Republican nominee for superin-
tendent Of public instruction, has
presented the proposition of free
text books to the people, the Dem
ocrats are falling over each other
to deny that Mr.. White originat-
ed the question, and claim that
they ''thought Of it long ago"
While our Democratic friends may
at times think of policies that
would be of practical value to the
public, they prefer to keep them
in the background, it seems, and
instead promote such schemes as
as the present text book law,
which operates principally to the
pec'lmlary prosperity of the book
combine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10
The Greatest B!unders of Life

In the Cregar library, Chicago, is a
book iii which $40 men. out of work.
have written OF "!hc greatest blundel
Of their life" 1t is Il collection made
by Dr.. Earl Pratt. Here are some Of
them:
l "Didn't t save what | earned"
. Did not as boy realize the val
ne Of an cducatinn.
; "If | had taken care Of my money
| would be in better health and NOR
ais
Ibid not realize the Importance
Of sticking to one kind Of employ
ment.'
. The greatest blunde: Of my life
was when took my first drink"
> zone OF the greatest DundcrS Of
my life was not to perfect myself N
enc of the lines Of business ] started
out to learn
My greatest blnnder was when
left school in the Fifth Grade'
The turning point of my life was
when, at the age Of -. ran away
from home
9 Spent my money foolishjy when
| was earning good wages"
10 when | let myself be miSlead
into thinking that | need not stick
to one thing"
IL "Self-conceit and not listening
to my parents
l. "Was to fool away my time when
at school,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10
CHAS. MS.

What claim have the Democrat
ic candidates upon the Republican
voters Of this county that will
stand investigation in a moral
light!
No one but the editor of the In
dependent tries to disguise the fact
that Democratic success in this
county nowadays floats in on
booze. Even he gives the fact
away occasionally.
Since President Roosevelt has
demonstrated his ability to with
stand the shock of Il collision with
an electric street car, he need have
nc fear Of going up against the
Democracy Il second time.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10


the Republican primary election
in this county, tie independent
turned upon Itself with these
words: The Slate the Republican
bosses fixed in Potosi wen; through
all right last Saturday. We do
not believe, though that our friend
has changed his mind in the least
as to the efficiency Of the primary
election. He WAS only printing
the readers of his paper for the
machine convention that was pull
ed off here by the Democratic gang
last Monday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

The chcclycst exhibition of gall
we have heard of lately is attribut
cd to one of the Democratic nomi
necs on the county ticket, who
complained to Il stranger of the
Use of booze and Doodle in local
politics here. His explanation
Was that the Republicans resortcd
to such influences and that the
Democrats had to DO 50 in self de-
fensc. This comes from Il man
known to be one Of the worst cor
ruptIOnists on the Democratic tick
ct, if not in the county; one who
buys his booze when he is running
for office by the barrel, and who has
already intilnatcd that he intended
to beat his Republican opponent if
sit took every cent he could rake
and scrapc togethcr.' If the can
didate referred to thinks he would
prefer to make his race for office
free from stigma of booze and boo
die influences and upon his person
al merit and fitness for the office.
we guarantee that his Republican
opponent will honor the PROPOSE
ton. We do not imagine for an in
stant, though, that he has any desire
to make clean race for office. Re
sort to the influences he has seen
fit to deprecate in order 10 mislead
a stranger in the community are his
whole sole means of overcoming
the Republican majority in the
county. He could not even get
his party vote in a clean canvass.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10
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Every farmer knows that
@"i':2 pants grow better than
o2:'<rr,. Soil may be the same
:o} seed may seem the same
bit some plants arc weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
ca;!.irc2. They are Ike young
Plants. Same food, same home.
me care but some grow big
I'd strong while others stay
mall and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
>asy way out Of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
Of food, but because the food
does not feed.
Scott,5 Emulsion really feeds
end gives the child growing
strength,
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems TO find
1t and set the matter light.
Send fer fre sample
Scott Z BOVINE iitr1iists, ia9 Pearl St New York
SOC. and 81 90 all druggists
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10
Notice to the Public.

Having built Il wagon shop in con-
nectiOn with our black smith shup.
and associated Mr.. II. {. Guyton. a
ilrst-cla>S wagon aud buggy maker
with Us in the business. We are pre-
pared TO do all kind Of wagon and
wood work in Il lirst-cla>s manner.
We Use the best materia! that money
can buy, and viii sell any kinds of
new wagons at st. Louis prices with
freight added. Every job warranted.
We still make horse-ShOeing and re-
pairing Il speciality. Soliciting Il
share Of your patronage in both lines,
we renain,
Respectfully,
b. DAVIDSON 4 Son.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10
ALL ERE. SAY Ei,.

Fer years / suffered SUCH untold
misery from Hroncnit:s, writes / IT.
.iohnSpu. of brcught0n. Ga.. "tAat Of
ten / Was unable to work. Then.
when everything else failed. | was
covery for Consumption. My wife
suffered intensely from Asthma. till
it cured her, and ali our experiences
goes to show it is the best Group medj-
cine in the world = \ trial will CON
vince you its unriYaied for Throat
and Lung diseases. Guarauteed bot
ties SOC and 81 o.. Trial bottles free
at all dealers in medicines.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-09-10

When the journal! refers TO the
political corruption and ro,tennc-~
in his cnnnty ii dos. 50 upon the
admission Of the independent that
its party practices corruption. In
order to refresh our friends mem
Dry a little We will again quote
his words as they appeared in the
Independent of June 9TH. ''Thcre
is not virtue enough among its
members Uhe Republican partly
to prevent them from being seduc-
ed from their party allegiance BY
THE MONEY AND WHIskEY FUR
NIsHED BY THE OTHER SIDE