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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
MO. REPUBLICANS
Met in State Convention at Jefferson City
and Nominated State Ticket.

At 10 o'clock, Tuesday, June
"a the Missouri I! Republicans
met in convention at Jefferson
City for the purpose of uomi-
Mating state ticket and trans
acting such other business as
might come before the body.
Over one thousand delegates
were present besides several
visitors. E. E. McJimsey, of
Maryville was made chairman.
President Roosevelt was strong
ly endorsed and of course Mis-.
souli Democracy was condemn
ed. The following is the new
state ticket:
Superintendent of Public In
struction-J U White Of Brook
field
Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioner Qong term w S
Crane of Jasper County. Short
term) BarneyJW Frauenthal of
St Louis
State Committeeman lat large
F D Roberts, D P Dyer. John
Kennish, j H Boutwell,, Byrd
Duncan, Walter SiDickey. G A
Finkelnburg, G A McClause
Hon. Thos. J. Atkins was re.
elected chairman of the state
committee by accIamation.
The districts named mem
bers of the state committee as
follows:
First-E B Clements, Macon.
Chas Watson, Kahoka
Second--R r Smith, Brook
field; Grant McCullum. Milan
Third-Sam D Gromer. Stan
berry; W j Wrightman, Beth
any
Fourth-R o Stauber. st Joe;
l F O'Fallon, Oregon
Fifth-G A Neale, Kansas
City; VIM G Dunn. Indepeu-
dence
SiXth-Bernard Zeick. PletS-
ant Hill; D G Bosseau, Warrens-
burg
Seventh-C n VanHosen,
Springfield; S B Houston. Malta
Bend
! Eights-J F. GmeIich, Boou-
willie; r S Harvey. EIdon
! Ninth--J G Ferris, Vandalia,
R S Paul, Montgomery City
Tenth-Theo KtIbfeIt s.
Louis; NJ c Starklotf. St Louis
Eleventh-W l. Stuievant.
st Louis; 9 F. Bush. ST Louis
TweIvth-Hiram Lloyd, S.
Louis, Chris Schawacker,, ST
Louis,
Thirteenth-Peter Geising,
Pennington; NJ E Rhodes. Pc
! tOSi
! Fourteenth H TOberton.
Forsythe; NJ a L"ming. Cape
Girardelu
Flfteenth-rnoS NJ Allen.
Cassvilie; Robert Stickuev.
Carthage
Sixteenth j W Fuson. Marsh,
field; Ed Ball Rolla
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
FIRST BAPTIST.

FIRST BAPTIST.
Services Sunday morning by
the p a tor. Su + e
Knowledge"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03

Fresh aud Smoked meats O.
all kindS at Balzer Il Dirigo'S
They also want your poultry
hides, etc. They pay, the top
no tch prices.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
interesting News Concerning The Differ
ent Denominations.

heV. n. II. Johnson, OF Mon
roe City, preached two able
discourses for us Sunday. Sew.
eral years ago he was pastor
of the church here and was
popular with all classes and
denominations. Since leaving
New London he has enjoyed a
steady rise III the ministry,
having served succesively such
strong charges as Huntsville
and Memphis. He is now at
Monroe City, where he is doing
a fine ork.-Ralls County
Record.
A negro preacher at Morrill,.
town. Ark, in addressing a
state Sunday school conven.
tion, said: THE negro Bap.
fists of the United States are
stronger than all the other
religious organizations combin
ed. We have Il majority in
three worlds-heaver earth
and hell. Rails County Re
cord.
Large audiences greeted Rev.
H. H. Johnson at the Method.
ist church in this place last
Sunday morning and evening.
At the evening service Mrs.
Johnson sang a beautiful solo,
which was highly appreciated.
Rails County Times.
Rev. II. L. West, Cor. Secy..
of the State Mission Board de.
livered a very fine address at
the First Baptist Church Sun.
day morning on missions.
Union services will be held
at the park Sunday ZOO p. IN.
Rev. w. r. Anderson will con.
duct the services.
There will be an ice cream
supper given at Mt. Vernon
Church'July 10th, one at Sharps-
burg Church July 18th. Both
entertainments are for the bene-
fit of the churches.
CHRISTIAN.
Rev. H. B. Smith, Of Little
Rock, Ky, who was recently
called to the pastorate of the
Christian church will begin his
services Sunday.
-" METHODIST.
The Sunday School will be
held in the Odd Fellows Hall
over Anderson Grocery Store
at $50 a. m 1t is requested
that all members be present.
The use Of the Grace Baptist
church having been kindly
rendered by the Pastor and
Trustees, Rev. H. H. J ohnson
will preach there at II a. m.
All are cordially invited.
The Annual Sunday Sch ool
Convention of the Missouri
Conference M. E. Church, South
will be held in Fayette Mo-,
July 1-3. The Methodist Sun
day school of this City will be
represented by Mrs. A. w Ely,
D. S. Sharp and Rev. H, H.
johnson.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Services Sunday morning by
the P S tor. Sui :
Knowledge"
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Past, Present and FutureI IDoings that may
be of Interest to You.

DR.. L. T. Bell was business
visitor in the Bluff City Mon.
day.
r. o. Ballard was looking
after his interests in Hannibal
Monday
Yancey Thiehoff, of Hanni.
bal, spent Sunday in the city
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGlasson, Of
Warren, were shopping in the
city Monday.
James II. Greeves is building
an addition to his farm resid
ence near Joanna.
Miss Eva Powell, is the guest
of Quincy friends aud-was
lonesome Sunday.
John r Buclman, of Clapper
was business visitor in the
city Monday.
Hon. w. II. Ragland was
looking after hislegal interests
in New London Monday.
Jno. L. Owen took IS head of
butcher stuff to Hannibal Mon.
day and James Settle 3 head.
Eugene Mastin has in 1900
bills of .watermelons and says
the melons are setting nicely.
John w. White was busi-
ness visitor at the Atlas Ce-
ment Plant near Hannibal Mon.
day.
If cool wea ther and zephy
breezes make summer resorts
then Monroe City would be an
ideal Que.
Harry G Scheetz, of Palmy'
ra, was looking after his real
estate interests in this city
Monday.
Prof. A. P. Settle left Mou-
day for Harvard University
where he will take a summer
course.
F. o Steel and wife. of
Huntington. spent Sunday in
the city with John S. Jarman,
the parents of Mrs. Steel.
w. II. Clark ca ne in from
Kansas City Sunday morning
to spend several days looking
after his business interests
here.
Miss Mary VanMarter, OF
Monroe City, arrived in the city
Sunday on visit to her par
ents, J. S. VanMarter and wife.
Ham bal journal.
Miss Maude McClintic, of
Monroe City, passed through
the city yesterday enroute to
Bow ling Green on a visit
Hannibal Journal.
Baily ard Clarence McNutt
have returned from college to
spend the summer vacation
with the homefolks. The
former was at Harvard Univer.
sity and the latter at the Uni
versity Virginia.
VIII Cranston got out of the
"pen" long enough 10 come
.over from Jefferson City and
E.s L.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
CrOwderS.

Monday George See brought
eight of the heaviest lambs
that have reached this market
this season. They averaged
93a pounds, j. W. Rouse
brought in two that weighed
215 pounds,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03

agreeing with him and if he can
find something else 'just as
good" will leave the services Of
the state.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
SALARIES OF ACTORS.
Are AbsurdIy Exaggerated in the
Public Mind and Actors Keep
Up the Deceit.

Salaries of actors vary from almost
nothing to $500 week, with few
exceptions that go above that, writes
f. f. Fyles, in Leslie's Monthly. l
doubt though that any supporting
actor outside Of Weber q Fields com
pany gets more than $500. Those
that go above are stars, many of
whom receive a fixed salary and a
percentage on the profits. \ female
star who crowded a New York thea
ter the season before last for six
months received only $3.50, while her
leading man was getting $3.50. But
she was a risky venture for her man
ager, who lifted her from minor
position to stardom, and a failure
would have cost him much. Many
stars are their own managers, and
engage a business man to direct
their affairs for a salary, as they
would a supporting actor. The gains
of actors are absurdly exaggerated in
the public mind, and even among
themselves they endeavor to keep
up the deceit. A reason that so many
English actors are imported is that
players of the first class in London
receive third less than equally tai
ented and well-known Americans.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
THE LITTLE FINCERNAIL.
1t Was Worn Long sIaTy Years Ago,
But Now II Is Carefully
Manicured.

Forty years ago in cert ain parts Of
the United States it was the custom to
grow long nails. | well remember
some of the swells and buffers who de-
voted more attention to their little
finger nails than they did to their
teeth, and often have / seen the fifth
digit with claw ON it an inch and "a
quarter in length, The nail was car
ried in a stall, and on occasion was
split after the manner Of a steel or
Quill pen, so that its wearer could sign
his name to a check with it. says a
writer fn- the New York Press. The
trimming of nails to-day is an art
which gives employment to many pref
ty women who style themselves mani
cures. Nearly every frst-class, up-to-
date barber shop has its manicure,
who delights the man needing shave
or hair cut with an innocent Irritation.
She dresses garishly and has a strut
on her that would arouse the envy of a
saddle-astride fox chaseress.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
INSTINCT OF A MOTHER.
illustrated by the Cow When There
Is stray Calf in the West
ern Cattle Herd.

It might seem that where half a
dozen herds were mingled ogether, it
would be impossible tosefect the calves
belonging to a particular owner with
any degree Of accuracy, says f. Mayo,
writing on "Beef" in Leslie's Monthly,
that in the roundup they would be-
come hopelessly mixed But all this
is obviated by very simple rule. which
is that the calf belongs to the COW
that claims it, and consequently to the
concern whose brand she bears. Long
experience has taught the cattlemen
that the calf may mistake its mother
sometimes, but the cow her offspring
never OF course, in these days Of wire
fences when he free riders of the
range are degenerating to the rank of
the eastern hired man" and each
"bunch" is kept to- its own territory,
there is small occasion for the exer-
else Of this test; but in the old days Of
the open range it worked perfectly,
except in the case of mavericks
those cattle that had grown to be
yearlings or over without having
passed under the branding iron-and
these the impartial law Of the time
distributed in proportion to the num-
Der Of each herd participating in thu
roundup
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
ENJOYS LIFE IN WAVES
How Hob eth, the Great Swimmer. IL
oiled, Fed and Equipped
While Afoat.

BY way 81 preliminary to his swim
across the channel, Holbein essayed
recently to lower the record created
by Inflated Capt. Webb for the swim
between Dover and Ramsgate, a dis.
tanc{s~.Df 20 miles if direct course
could be followed, but probably not
less than five and twenty allowing
for the deviation caused by contrary
tides and currents
The swimmer failed by some -four
miles, the bad weather and the rae
ing tide against him making any at
tempt to reach Ramsgate futile III
refused. however, to leave the water
until he had swan back to Deal, and
SO completed the exact distance be-
tween the coasts of England apo
France. Had the conditions re
manned favorable there is no doubt
that he would have beaten the ex
listing time of 8% hours by over 2H
hours
Profting by the experience gained
last year, when his plucky attempt
TO swim the channel came so near
accomplishment. Mr.. Holbein is well
rubbed with oil before entering the
water, and, to obviate injury to his
eyes from the salt, wears mask ot
American sticking plaster, with glass
goggles. His physique and power Oh
endurance are little short of wonder.
full, and his only fear is the arising
of sudden storm. For sustenance
a
seEce, varied by an occasional sand.
witch, supplied to him by his com
panions in the accompanying boat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
FRANCES BURIED CITY.
Brought 90 Light by the Discovery
of Two Ancient TomHs Near
Orleans.

Interesting ruins which point to
the existence Of buried city have
been found ID the woods Of Charlton
nierre, near the chateau Of that
name, some miles distant from Or
leans Two tambs composed of mon
olith stones I'll enc ~ which the re-
mains b skeleton were reposine,
have zen found under ancient oaks.
They we're at depth Of 90 cent?
meters below the soil. 1t IS esti-
mated from the nature Of the stones.
their dimensions and form, that the
tombs date from the sixth, seventh
or eighth century.
According 70 a local tradition on
this site, which was formerly crossed
by great Roman way, many cen
turtles ago an important city stood,
Of which the ruins still exist, though
crowded and crushed under the earth
long ago by wood cutters and cxca-
yators.
This tradition attributes to this
buried city the name of sergy. It
is probable that these tombs are not
the only relics in this place, and that
a well-condudcted search would re-
veal an entire cemetery, whose ex-
tent would give an idea of the impor-
tance Of the buried city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
1T IS KNOWN AS soLANINE.
That Is the Name of IA Deadly Poison
That Is Sometimes Found
in Potatoes.

Chemical examination has revealed
the fact that a poisonous alkaloid
known as solanine is contained in po-
tatoes. Little OF this poison is found
in new potatoes, but even fresh po-
tatoes which have grown about the
surface of the soil and have a green
skin are generally known to be poi
sonous, says a scientific authority.
When potatoes are kept long time
they contain large amount of this
poison. and many cases of serious
poisoning have occurred in late sum-
mer from eating old potatoes. About
ten years ago many soldiers in the
German army were i'll from an I'M
known cause They suffered with
headache, collie, diarrhea, vomiting,
weakness and slight stupor, and in
some cases dilation of the pupils.
The matter was investigated and it
was discovered that the men had
been eating potatoes which had been
kept for a long time in a danny place
until they had begun TO sprout.
These potatoes, a chemical analysis
showed contained as much solanine
as is found in new potatoes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
UniustIy Punished.

A friend of mine returning to camp
after days shooting, says "a writer
in Navy and Army, suddenly came in
sight Of big she bear with two cubs
following in single file, proceeding
along a ridge, the forms of the three
being sharply silhouetted against the
sky. 1t was a very long shot, but he
determined to try it, so drew a bead
on the old she bear and fired The re-
suit was curious. The procession
stopped, the she bear scratched her
self hastily, then turned around, and,
regarding the cub Immediately behind
with grave disapproval, boxed its
ears soundly. and then went trundling
on along the ridge, evidently under
the impression that her frolicsome OFF,
spring had been up to some unusually
Objectionable tricks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
DEATH VALLEY INTER-.
Recent Discoveries of Deposits I'm
That Region Cause Rush of
Prospectors.

Discoveries of vast deposits of inter
in Death valley have started rush to
that desolate region. Dozens of expe-
ditions fitted out by capitalists and
hundreds of miners are leaving Dag
gett, Borate, Randsburg and Moiave
for Death valley. Already there are
more than 400 men waiting at Ballarat
for information a to which portion of
the terrible desert is best to rush to,
saws late report. The nitrate de-
posts are reported by the discoveries
as being of such extent as to rival if
not surpass those of Chilli SO far their
real range is not known, but many
square miles have been examined by
the prospectors. There are millions of
dollars worth Of the much-sought ma
terial in sight.
Those who have SO far made claims
to the inter beds are poor men, "Borax
King Smith. Lord Humphreys and
Millionaire Singleton are the capital
lists who have taken the keenest inter-
est in the fields, but they have as yet
made no claims. Nearly 100 men are
being sent into Death valley by "Borax
King" Smith. Lord Humphreys and
The expense attached to their opera
tions will approximate S250,OO0
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
COUNT BECOMES coBBLER.
An Austrian Noblemnn Renounces
His station, the World and
Its Pleasures

From the pleasures of a gilded
youth to cobbler's bench is the ro-
mantle career of Count Edward sta.
dos, member of one of the nobIest
families of Austria The somewhat
unusual moral of the tale is the fact
that in the face of fresh smile from
tickle fortune he prefers to remain
a cobbler The affair came about in
this way. The young count, having
dissipated his wealth, was wandering
through a forest in Hungary when he
came upon cobbler, to whom he
confessed his poverty. The man Of
him home and trade. and the
count accepting, was taken to his
home and taught to make and mend
shoes.
One day man OF law, who had
been looking for him a long time ar
rived, and told him that by the sue
cessive and rapid deaths of all his
male relatives he had become heir of
the immense fortune of the Stadios
md member of the house of peers of
Austria. This sudden prosperity
coming after so many misfortunes
did not turn the head of the noble
cobbler, who, according to rumor, or
dered himself a simple hut to be built
in the forest, and now, having re-
nounced the vanities of the world,
he lives in this hut, making and
mending his own shoes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
IN MOI ~ LONDON.
Many Quaint Customs Are stiIi In
Vogue, But This One Is the
Most Curious.

A host of quaint old customs, says
the London Daily Mail, linger round
and about the famous Kings Guard"
at st. James palace, but perhaps none
is more curious than that which de-
crees that his majesty's health shall
not be drunk at dinner, except when
the Scots guards are on guard. The
omission, when enc reflects that this
one toast, even when no others are
drunk, is invariably honored every
evening at every regimental mess and
guardroom dinner throughout the
British empire, is sufficiently strik-
ing.
The explanation lies in the fact
that the regiment from across the
border was at one time suspected of
a leaning toward Jacobitism, and so
the officers were specially ordered to
drink his majesty's health after din
ner, those of other corps being for
hidden to do so in order TO make the
enforced loyalty of the Scotsmen
stand out in clearer relief.
1t was also ordered that they
should not be allowed to use finger
glasses after dinner, lest they should
drink to the king over the water,
and finger glasses are, in conse-
quence, tabooed there on these occa-
sions to this day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
OPERATING MARIoNETTEs.
Remarkable Ingenuity and skin Dis
played by One Man In the
Business.

"The ingenuity of some Of the ham
dlers OF marionettes" said d show
man, lis incredible. ! know a man who
conducts a marionette theater, where.
in an orchestra Of eight pieces plays
under marionette leadership, while IN
the boxes a dozen marionette specta-
tors laugh and applaud, and on the
stage a marionette drama brislly en-
acts itself
''The conductor of al this stands, eS-
posed to the waist. az the back Of the
stage, and apparently he is motionless,
though really each finger Of both
hands and the majority Of the toes Of
both feet are working with uHexampled
rapidly For each marionette is con
nected by a string With a toe or a
finger Of the operator and this string
sometimes has as many as ten or fiji
teen branches Joined TO the manikin's
face, body, arms, legs, etc, ~ that it
may dance, smile. wave its arms and do
a number Of other lifelilSe things. One
Of these figures. indeed, is connected by
% strings TO the operator.
at is bewildering 70 think Of the
number Of strings there must be alto
getber." concluded the Snowman, ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Record,
"and really it is impossible to conceive
of the deNterity and the thought re-
quired in the artistic manipulation of
a band of marionettes."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
A BLIND GIRLS POWER.
Dining Room the Moment
She Enters

There is a wealthy young womap
living in Philadelphia, says the Times,
who has the misfortune to be blind.
When travelling as q young girl she
contracted Roman fever in Italy and
lost her sight. She is the only living
member of her immediate family now,
and occupies handsome house in the
residence part of the city. She has a
companion who seldom leaves her, but
the ability she shows for conducting
her own affairs in spite of her misfor-
tune is wonderful Her remaining
senses are marvelously acute, and it
seems to people who are not we'll ac-
quainted with her almost uncanny her
cognizance of everything going on
around her. On one occasion recently,
when her companion was away at din
ner time, the butler, either by intent
or earelessness. failed to place flowers
on the dining table, according to his
custom If he expected to evade the
duty he was mistaken. The mistress
of the house had hardly entered the
dining-room when she discovered the
omission. James" she said, 'you
have forgotten the flowers tonight"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
DIcTATING SORE THROAT
Curious MnIady which Amicts
Many Persons who Employ stem
ogrnphers In Their Offices.

Debating sore throat is an affection
of the vocal cords that business men
get from the odd, strained, high voices
that they use in debating to their
stenographers. 81 don't know why it
is" a physician said the other day,
"but nearly every man when he die
tates puts his natural, easy voice aside
and uses a high-pitched, feverish note
that plays the very deuce with the vocal
cords as it CRATES over them. A man
of big interests viii dictate over 100let-
tiers a day at times. His throat is so
sore when he is done that he has to
take some oleaginous and soothing
medicine.
1.-THE disease is distinctly a modern
one" said the physician, according to
the Philadelphia Record. "A sign Of
these complex modern times. and it
has been called for want Of better
name. debating sore throat. The only
cure for it is 10 teach men to dictate
in their natural voices O. thing that
seems to be impossihlel or to compel
them 10 cease 6ictoting ALTOGETHER"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08

\ curious Egyptian we'll curb has
been given to rnelluniversity by Am
b. sador White, says the New York
IT bune The curb is hewn from a
81 rock in an elaborate manner. The
dia meter is two and half feet, the
height about the same, while the sides
al six inches thick. The inner surface
of the curbing is worn smooth 10y con-
slant usage. The stone is of a reddish
hue, and is said to be a species of gran
dte. The relic weighs about a ton and a
half, and four men had difficulty in re-
moving it from the freight van to the
university library.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-11-08
HAD A CHINESE NAME,
Archibald Was Called Archie aud the
Monaghan Thought II was
"Ah Chez"

In the household of a prominent Bos-
tonian is a Chinese servant who was
brought east by the family several
wears ago from California, where he
had ingratiated himself during "a win
ter soiourn at Pasadena
Recently a young man named Archi-
bald has been visiting the family, and
the Chinaman seemed to take strange
fancy 10 him. He is called Archie for
short. and every time the name of
Archie was mentioned the Monaghan
would grin and beam at the guest with
pride that seemed little less than
paternal. That it was at least frater-
nal was disclosed one day. when he
said: "Why for you have name alice
samee like Chinaman2' Archibald
was rather taken back. "What do you
mean?" he asked ''Wby, You name"
replied the Chinaman. according to the
Philadelphia Record. "When they
talkee toyou they callee you All Chee.'