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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

his way and, bewildered in the
Georgia woods, a sign board
nailed to tree attracted his
attention.
1t had been posted where
some pious folk had been hold.
ing campmeeting, and read:
You are on the Way to He'll. "
He logged on; and meeting
a farmer driving an OK team,
he said to him:
IL understand I'm on the road
to hell. How far is it from
he1e?"
The farmer eyed him for a
few seconds, and noting his
mudsplashed boots and bag
gard appearance, drawled out:
You orter know more er
bout it than 1 do. You look
like you'd jest broke loose from
tharw
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
THE BANNER ROUTE

FOR.
New York, Niagara Falls, De.
troit, Toledo, Omaha. Council
Bluffs, st. Paul and all points
north, east and west.
Though Chair Cars seats
free and Buffet Sleeping Cars,
Kansas City and Moberly tC
New York, Detroit. Des Moines
and St Paul and Omaha; ana
st. Louis to Chicago, Buffalo
New York and Boston.
Compartment SIeeping Ctrs
between St. Louis and Kansas
City.
Magnificent Dining Cars be
tween st. Louis and the east
Fine road bed-eIegant equip
ment and fast time.
C. S. CRANE, H. E. WATTS,
G. P. & IA. P&T.A.
St. Louis MoberIy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
Why Suffer With Rackachel

l have suffered several years with
backache aud after taking one bottle
OF Smiths Sure Kidney Cure l have
been cared. Since then l have not
been troubled with my back. Too
uch cannot be said in its praise.
Capt. VIM Forest, Memphis, Tenn.
Price so cents and $l.00. For sale by
j. j. Fitzpatrick.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

If you want calling cards of the latest
and most fashionable style, printed with
the latest type out for that purpose
script type has gone way back and sat
down, but we can give it to you if you
prefer 1.-THE DEMOCRAT can get them
out for you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
Huntington.

Too late for last week.
j. r. Baxter has bought 1900
bushels Of wheat from the farm
ers of this vicinity and shipped
ii to ,he Eagle Mill
= John Duple is building a
pretty cottage on his farm
south of town. c. w. Brackley
is doing the work.
Our road and bridges are in a
most deplorable condition. Not
a bit of work has been doue on
the roads in this school district
and tits now too late to WORK
them to advantage. What is
the cause of this delay? Who
is responsible?
Mark Hoblit and Col. Fahy
accompanied by the Misses
Eddy, Of Hannibal, passed
through town Friday enroute to
Rensselaer, where they were
the guests of Miss Nina Shel.
ton.
Several Of our citize, are in
New London this week as wit.
nesse> in the Warren LehnDtuer
case
The James Robertson farm
has been sold to some gentle
man from Illinois. COnsidera.
tiou So, 900.
Fred Smith Informs us tnat
he has engaged the entire Back
orchestra of Hannibal to furn
ish music for the ball to be Civ.
en- here on Friday November Z.
The music will prove quite an
attraction and no dou the
OOt IL Will NC d SuCNSSS.
A church social will be given
al the home Of Joseph Warren
next Friday night, the proceeds
to go 10 the Christian church.
You are invited to attend
AS Uncle Jimmie Robertson
was driving by the residence
Ct G. F. Straub, one evening
last week, a cur ran ont and by
his continuous barking aud
swapping frightened the old
geutleman's horse causing it to
injurt. itself aud wreck the We.
hicle.
Messrs Cebe Meyers, Joe
Bo, rman, Mark Hoblit and
Bill Fahy were fishing on Salt
River several days last week.
THY brought back a nice string
of fish and tell some amusing
stories
Mr.. john Foster. of Hanni.
ba i visiting her parents. I'm.
Gle Geo. Smith and wife this
w,"H
Da2uc the past week a mum.
ber . tir"S are reported along
the r,,ilr,,ad.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
Nice Pet.

When yon want a nice pet do
as Adam Graves did Friday.
Mount horse. have it trip it's
toe and fall fat as his did, then
you will have mashed left
foot to pet and nurse to your
hearts content
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
Help Wanted

Men and boys at packing
sheds. Louisiana. Mo. Good
wages and steady work until
extreme cold eather.-Stark
Bros'S Nurseries and Orchards
Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

On account of other business interests
! offer for sale or trade for farm lands,
one of the best paying businesses in a
booming town. Address, R. L. T., 907
Lyon Street, Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

You want money, we want
butter and eggs and pay the
highest price for them.
SHARP & DONLEY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

If you don't want interest
added to last years account
you had better be looking after
IT'D O. WOOD.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

Miss Mamie Gordon left for
Quincy Sunday. for ice visit
wit | friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

Highest prices are paid for
poultry and eggs, hides, ETC., a
& DIRIGo'S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
CHEAP ROUND TRIP TOURIST
RATES TO C0L0RADO-UTAH,

During certain periods OF August
and September the Burlington will
make such remarkably low first class
round trip rates to Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo as S2l from St.
Louis and SIS from the Missouri
River, good all summer: at other
periods only one fare 'Dlus 80
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06

insurance policy"
Don't call i'm now de sweetes'
LII Teller in de Ian;
He done lef off his aperns-
He CROWN ter a man!
He thinkin' bout de big worl'-
En- how he plot en- plan!
Soon reach his mammy's sho ul.
der
He CROWN ter a man!
But he amt forgot his raisin'-
True Teller. heart err ham,
En- his mammy's still his sweet.
heart
Though he CROWN ter a man!
well suh, de longer 1 lives,
de more bellows in de provid
in er Providence" said the old
darby. What you reckon
come ter me wild de fust fall er
fros'?"
You tell it,"
"Marse Tom gimme a long.
tail Coat
MY, my"
"Marse Jim gimme lopsid,
ed beaver.
Il hears your
EN- Marse William gimme a
goP headed walkin'-s stick. a
high standing collar en- pair
er britches!"
En- what you gwine do
nowY
Il amt gwine do muffin but
go out in dat old field, in de
dark err de moon, en- git down
on desc yer knees, en- AK de
Lawd ter send me call ter
preach TO Chris mus sets inw
Now that Mr.. Edmund Gosse
has discovered that there real.
ly is such d thing as American
Literature, he shonld make
haste to put it on exhibition in
London, and let the doubling
critics look it over.
In writing the news from
home the old lady casually
said.
Your mammy's in heaveR,
yuur uncle's in Jail, an your
daddy'S in the legislator"
A drummer on horseback
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
SOME BRIGHT JEWELS
Worth Reading from the Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn.

The mean man had taken all
the effects of the old couple to
satisfy the mortgage. In the
back of his buggy he had tied
and slowed away three hogs
and thirty chickens. while the
only COW they possessed was
following at ropes end. hitch.
ed behind the vehicle.
Touched by the tears of the
woman, the mean man stopped,
and gazing thoughtfully on ,the
chickens, handed back pair
of fat pullets, with the remark:
Sister Jinkins, 1 hain't got
the heart to leave you with
nuthin' tall. Tomorrer'll be
Sunday. Take these here pull
lets, an cook 'em brown an
juicy, an I'll stop by aud take
dinner with you, an have a
word O. prayer, an ak the good
Lord to temper the wind to the
shorI lamb"
A sable philosopher put il
this way. recently: Life is ez
short ez a niger what wants a
dram, en- amt got money
'nough ter pay house rent en-
buy grocerieS!'
He's done crossed over" the
colored preacher said in the fu
neral sermon, but it's all right
wild i'm, ] reckon, 'kaze de week
befo' he died he took out fire
insurance policy"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
VISIT THE OLD HOME--EAST,

Home visitors excursions to points
in Ohio and Indiana; dates of sale
September I'd, 9th 10Th and %: limit
30 DAYS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-06
HOME-SEEKERS' EXCURSIONS

First and third Tuesdays of August,
September and October to MANY Sec
tions of the West and Northwest.
Round trip tickets with p DAYS
limit.
Consult your nearest ticket agent
or write US of your proposed trip
and let US advise you the least cost
send you our publications and other,
wise assist you.
WIN. FITZGERALD L.w. wAKELEY;
General Agent Gen'l Passenger Agent
Hannibal, Mo. st. Louis. Mo.
en-, LEVEY, Gen'l Manager,
St. Louis, Mo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01

and all was over. This was done with
CELEBRITY and lack of trouble, until in the
matter of the advisory committee, Ahlo's
name was read as one of the number,
and he refused to serve, saying he was
an old man and the young men SHOULD
take up the work which he had begun
about twenty years ago. The first Off
Gals chosen were the fifteen trustees, as
follows:
Chong Nee Hing, L. All Kow, Y Amin,
zee Chin, Joseph Goo Kim, to serve one
year; Lam Toy, d. l.. Akwai, Cheong
PAX Shan, Lau Tong, Vim Quon, for
two years; Ii Cheung, Wong Kwai.
Chang Kim, Chu Gem, Lee Dat Shan, for
three years.
The officers of the society were then
chosen from among the trustees, as toll
lows: President, Wong Kwai; vice pres
ident, Cheong Nee Hing; secretary, u
Cheong; assistant secretary, Cheufg
PAX Shan; treasurer, Vim Quon; assist
ant treasurer, Low Tong. The advisory
committee was then chosen, as follows:
Wong Leong, Lum Fai, Loo Chit Sam,
Ho Sun, G. All Kee, c. Winam, Lin Shin
Chow, c. Achoy, Au Hung Kau Wing
Chew, VIM. Y. Along, Chang Chan,
Chang Tin, c. Ngit Kai, Chock Sing.
Before the meeting adjourned the old
members spoke of the work of the soci-
ETY.. Ahlo said that it was time for the
young men to take up the work of unit
ing the Chinese, and looking after those
who were in need of help. Goo Kim said
that the time had come for the taking
hold of the work of the society and
working for peace amid the people. He
said there was no longer reason for any
division, but that the people should have
the good of the whole colony at heart.
Wong Kwai said that he had taken the
task of president not for any other rea-
son than the hope of uniting the Chinese.
He said he could not have been hired
t0 In 10 vii ha
of him
After the adjournment there was a lit
tie talking between the men in the room
and it was the openly expressed determ-
ination to now go into court and try
and wrest from the other faction the con-
troll of the property of the society. It
is expected that this will be done after
a demand has been made for the books
and property, which it is expected will
be refused
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01
THE BURGLAR
FOUND NOTHING
Consolidated Soda Water Works
Receives Visit Thursday
Evening.

Between the hours of and o'clock on
Thursday evening thief broke into the
office of the Consolidated Soda Water
Company, corner of Fort and Allen
streets, and rifled the desks there but
obtained nothing for his efforts. Book
keeper Fraser came to the office at 7:30
O'Clock, and upon opening the outer door
saw at once that the office had been ran
sacked Upon investigation he found the
sky-hght lifted showing that the thief
had obtained entrance at that place.
Every drawer in the desks hand coun-
tiers had been pulled out and rif1ed, but
as there was no money in them and
practically nothing of value was kept
there, the thief went away without pay
ment for his time and trouble. The safe
was untouched
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01
OLD FASHIONED
POVERTY SOCIAL
Unique Entertainment Given at
The Methodist Church Par
sonaSe.

An old-fashioned party was given
last evening at the parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
was largely attended by the church
members. 1t was called a Poverty
Social the intention being that all
VINO come should wear old clothes, dis
play no jewelry, and in most respects
appear as their grandfathers and
grandmothers may have done in the
Middle States sixty or seventy years
ago. \ penalty was attached to any
one appearing with any jewelry, and
one OF the first to be a transgressor in
this respect was the Rev George L.
Pearson. the pastor, whose watch chain
was in plain view upon his vest The
parlors and dining room We're filled
with 'pOverty-stricken" members of
the church, and the interest OF the ear
ly Corners was centered in the appear
ance of those who came later. Most of
those present, however. were somewhat
shy OF appearing in their old apparel
A program was rendered, as follows:
Old hundred.
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how school funds are to be collected
and disbursed. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Territories, but is such
a long bill that it has not been received
from the Government Printer at the
time Hawaiian mail closes here.
The other is a bill providing for aud
creating certain counties in the Terri
tory of Hawaii, and providing form
of government for such counties; Off
GERS to enforce the law, the pay of such
officers, and how the same shall be col
lected This bill came from the public
printer late this afternoon and covers
159 printed pages. 1t provides for the
division of the Territory into five coun-
ties and for an elaborate scheme of
county government.
Mr.. Sewall, when seen at the New
Willard this afternoon stated that he
was not participating in Hawaiian pol
itics and was having no hand in the
selection of officers for the Territory
Some of the knowing ones, however
are guessing that he is turning wheel
or two, whenever opportunity offers. to
make Col. Sam Parker the next Gov
ernor of Hawaii. 1t is only conjecture
and is mentioned for whatever it may
be worth.
The canal situation is in such a cha
otto state that comment is worth but
little, further than the information
given by general press dispatches. The
decision of the canal commission in
supplemental report, favoring the PAN
anna route, in view of the offer of s40,-
900, 900, first given to the public this af-
ternoon, is being made the basis of dire
prophecies to the effect that there will
be no canal legislation at all this ses-
sion. That grows out of the belief that
the Senate may authorize the Panama
route, and that the House will never
consent to it. The truth is that if the
Senate authorizes the canal route the
House will probably fall in line and
agree. The only question of impor
lance is whether the Senate will au-
thorize any canal at all, 1t probably
will, late in the session, but weeks and
perhaps, will be required to
develop that.
ERNEST G. WALKER.
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the reasons for the meeting. He said
that since it had come about that the
authorities held there was no legal Of
fetal board of the society, it became
the duty of the old officers to take UP
the work again. When he had con-
cluded he called for any annual re-
ports, which it was then explained
could not be forthcoming, owing to the
fact that too many years had elapsed
since the officers were in service.
On motion of Y. Amin the initia ton
fee was fixed at 81 and when this had
been done it was announced that l..
Ahlo would be the treasurer pro tenn
and then that the election of members
was in order. This formality consumed
about an hour and then only forty
eight members had been elected, and so
it was decided to proceed with the
meeting and elect other members at
later meeting. The election was very
simple, as the bylaws call for the con-
sent of the managers, or officers, to the
election of the applying members, and
there were no objections entered by
any of the officers present for some
time.
Then an alleged Bow Wong appear
ed. He had been encouraged by the
statement that every Chinese could be
member, and so he went up with his
dollar. But he was not in it, for one of
the number of watchers decided that
he was not the right kind of material,
and so he was turned down. 1t was be-
lieved that there was to be an attempt
to run the meeting by the reformers, in
case there was a break made, and one
of their men elected to membership
and his failure was sufficient to cause
the entire body, in which there were
more than one of the other side, to
draw back and allow things to take
their own course.
When the election of members had
proceeded so far, it was decided that
there We're sufficient to make a good
showing, and then the elections were Off
From that time there was no danger of
The result. 1t was simply the naming of
4 slate and the closing of nominations,
the casting of a ballot by the secretary,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01

With an amount of enthusiasm
which was contagious, the pioneers of
the United Chinese Society took hold
and reorganized affairs last evening.
There was a large meeting of Chinese
and when the veterans Of Chinese coll
ony began their work there was ap
plause from the young men who had
gathered to overlook the work and join
the society should there be occasion.
But even at that the law will be in
voked before there is anything like
peace.
The meeting was held in a vacant
storeroom on King street near Nuuanu,
owing to the fact that the hall of the
society was closed. The announcement
of the meeting yesterday morning in
the Advertiser was followed at once
by the posting of notice upon the iron
doors of the hall, which were closed
and locked for the first time in many
years. The notice was a leaf from the
notebook of the Anglican Bishop, for
1t said: These rooms are closed, by or
der of the President of this society,""
the signature Delng tnat or Low Tung,
the secretary. When it was found that
the doors were closed Vice-ConsuI Goo
Kim posted a notice in Chinese upon
the door. calling the meeting, and this
was followed very soon by a notice in
Chinese, giving the same information
as was conveyed in the English notice,
but signed by the assistant secretary.
1t was eight o'clock when the full
crowd was present and then the room
was overfull. Vice-Consul Goo Kim
presided and Ii Cheung acted as secre-
tary. There was a call of the roll by
the secretary and quite a number of
the names were answered, though
when it came to taking a part in the
proceedings there We're very few of the
members of the old board in evidence.
The secretary then read the letter OF
Treasurer Wright and Goo Kim stated
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01

Piano solo, Mrs. Nicholson.
Duet, Mr.. and Mrs. Alternately
Recitation, Mrs. McKechnie
Song, Ginning Bells" Ladies' Aid
Society.
Recitation, Mr.. Harper.
Selection, male quartet.
Hard Times (song), Ladies' Aid
Society.
Piano solo, Frank Nicholson Jr
The evening was devoted to social
enjoyment, concluding with the serving
of ginger bread and tea, a real old
fashioned collation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01

The gunboat Marietta has been or
dered to Colon because of renewed ac-
tivities there. A battle is imminent be-
tween government and Colombian lib
erals.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01

James ]. Hill. president of the Nor
thern Securities Company. appearing
as witness before the Interstate Com
merce Commission, testified that rail-
road competition does not lower rates
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-BlRTHDAY OF KING LUNALILO.
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males. The youngest was thirty-one
years of age and the oldest eighty-six.
For twelve years Mrs. Maria c.
Forbes, the widow of the Rev. A. o.
Forbes, was the matron of the home.
She resigned in 1901, and her successor
is Mrs. P. L. Weaver ST., whose father,
Rev. Richard Armstrong, was the
guardian of Lunalilo in his youth.
The idea of an asylum for the poor
and aged was at first quite foreign to
the native mind. They regarded it as
an innovation and insisted on being
paid to enter the home. Even now, as
a rule, they will not enter it until their
relatives and friends are dead. The
Hawaiians SO long as they have the
means to do so, care for their own and
their friends.
1t is customary on the celebra ton Of
the birthday of the founder to give the
inmates a luau. Besides this. they are
furnished with clothing for the coming
year.
THE LUAU.
The Hawaiian band played during
the luau yesterday, and Governor Dole,
formerly a trustee of the home. and
Mr.. Henry Waterhouse, one of the
trustees, at the present time, addressed
the old natives. Among the entertain
ment one aged man gave an oleole, or
recitation which had been handed
down by tradition.
A large number of guests were in at
tendance; among them a number of
tourists who looked upon luau for the
first time.
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LAST OF POLO
LEAGUE TODAY

The last game of the Oahu Polo Club
League will be played at Kapfolani Park
this afternoon, commencing at $3.50
O'Clock. The opposing teams are the In
cas- and the Hornets, and they will take
the field as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01

The Incas present their opponents with
a handicap of one goal.
The game will decide the league cham
pionship. each team having two games to
its credit.
Next week practice will commence in
connection with the coming inter-Island
tournament. After a months practice,
the oahu team will be selected. The
tournament will take place in March
The evening Republican., 1902-04-16
CONCERT AT
GRACE CHURCH.

There was a large attendance al
the introductory concert Of Miss
Eliza Idle, director of the Ora ce NJ.
e. Choir which was given last
night.
Miss Idle was assisted by Miss
Allie Humphrey, soprano; Frank
H. Mason, basso; Robert Kn:eht,
tenor; LaMert Guyer, Soprano; W.
E. Douglas, elecutioulst, and Miss
Martial Bradtie'd, accompanist,
and Grace Sunday school orehes-
ira, under the direction of John ID.
Tav lor.
Miss Idle made Il very favorable
i impression, and her selections were
classed among the best ever beard
in this city, Miss ldIe's introduc-
tory solos were "Staccato Polxa.'
by Mulder; Sing Sweet Bird" bv
Ganz, and they were so plsasingIy
given that Miss Idle had to re-
spord to encores after The applause
subsided.
Frank II. Mason Of Centr raLChurch
choir, was enthusiastically received.
The evening Republican., 1902-04-16
Farmer Attacked BY Negro.

Since the .pardoning of Cole, who
murdered William Montague there
| has been one murder and four attem.
pied murders in the State, From
Laurel comes the news that yester.
day. While James Anderson, a young
farmer, was working near his home
he was accosted by negro, who de-
clared his intention to get revenge.
He picked up club and dashed at
Anderson, desperate struggle en-.
suing, during which Anderson was
severly beaten over the head by his
assailant but bis skull was not frac-
turcd, SO far as could be learned.
Farm hands FASTENED to the aid Of
Anderson, and overpowered the negro
lie gave his name as George Collins
and it developed that he cformerly was
employed on the Anderson farm Be-
fore he was discharged he had a
quarrel with Anderson about bicycle
and harbored this against the young
man. Collins was taken to Dclmar,
where he had hearing on q charge
Of murderous assault, and was com.
mitted to Georgetown jail in default
Of $500 bail. lie was taken to the jail
about noon.
The Rev. e. l.. hubbard will
lecture in St. Paul's NJ. E. Church
on Thursday evening.