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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20
Pathetic.

The snow had begun in the cleaning,
And busily all the night
Had been heaping field and highway
With a silence deep and white.
Every pine and fir and hemlock
Wore ermine too dear for an earl
And the poorest twig on the elm tree
Was ridged inch-d deep with pearl.
From sheds new-roofed with Carrara
Came Chanticlcer's muf1ied crow,
The tiff rails were softed to swans
down,
And still lluttered down the snow.
l stood and watched by the window
The hoise!ess work of the sky
And the sudden iluries OF snow-bird S,
Like brown leaves whirling by.
| thought Of mound in sweet A auburn,
Where little headstone stood;
How the flakes we're fol0iue it gently,
AS did robins the Babes I'M the Wood
Up spoke our little Mabel,
Saying, Father, who makeis
snow
And | told of the good All-Father
Who cares for us here below.
Again, | looked at the snowfall,
And thought OF the leaden sky
That arched DER our first great sor-
row,
When that mound was heaped so
high.
| remembered the gradual patience
That fell from that cloud like snow,
Flake by flake, healing and hiding
The scar of our deep-plunged woe.
And again to the child l whispered,
The snow that husheth all,
Darling, the merciful Father
Alone can make it fall"
Then, with eyes that saw not, | kissed
her.
And she, kissing back, could not
know
That my kiss was given to her sister,
Folded close under deepening snow.
lanes Russell Lowell.
| A $4,000 stock of General
Merchandise in a good Iowa
town to trade for 4 farm near
! Monroe CitV. II. J. WHITE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20

The Woman Suffrage Society.
of Paris, at one fell swoop has
Wiped Miss or Misses clean
Off the slate. They have de
creed that Madamoisell must
go and now it matters not
whether woman be married,
single or Il widow. madame, is
the proper thing II you want
to be chic and foo fish take the
pointer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20

ELY TELEPHONE co.
Try our through line from Monroe CITY. In
Palmyra .0c, beyond 25c Emerson. Neisom-
vile, Cherry bell, LaBelle, Monticello, New
Ark, Taylor haywood, Philadelphia Warren
Zoo Quincy &c Hannibal 25c Quick SER
vice guaranteed,
II. BURST. Manager.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20

A $4,000 stock of General
Merchandise in 4 good Iowa
town to trade for farm near
Monroe City. II. J. WHITE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20
e. r.. Webb. Auctioneer.

Money is made In selling goods at good price
and il takes a first class auctioneer TO bo that
Give me the work and Il 10 done as tho people
ofthe state OF Illinois Will know. / have sold
many thousand Of dollars worth of goods across
the river. Enquire al the DKNocRAr Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20

George Proctor writes that
he is getting long nicely at
William Jewell College.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20

ALDERNEN: First ward-J. 5. Scott 4
Grady:
Second WRrd-D, A. Ely. J. W. Bell
Thirdward-A Boulware. d. D. Nelson
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20

DR.. Agnes Mcneil spent part
of the week with her sister at
Louisiana.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20
Out of the Tall Grass.

No matter how much admira.
ton man has for the fair sex.
after the chorus females in a
grand opera company he feels
like entering a monastery
Modale Qowa) Pride.
A man in Wilks county is now
living peacefully with his fifth
wife. Yet 1t seems that some
of us hard luck victims can't
even acquire the first one
Lincolnton (Ga.) News.
A cow on Corn Hill kicked
the pump over yesterday and
broke her leg. The COW must
shuttle off this mortal coil, but
the milkman hopes to be able
to continue in business. He
thinks he can repair the pump.
-Easton (Me. Democrat
John Jones. aged II, and
Annie Smith, aged IA. ran away
from home last week and were
married. The brides father
says he is going to start the
couple at housekeeping and
hire a professional nurse TO at
tend them.-Hazel Green Ky,
Herald.
Some time ago young man
in Worcester began using a
quack mustache and whiskeI
forcer. The family physician
has at length succeeded in saw
ing a portion of the upper lip,
but the owner will never be
able to pose as society orna
ment.-Worcester Mass J Spy
A handsome little strange
arrived at DR.. Cheney's las
week. Such lovely brown eyes
and soft, silky hair. The doc
tors good wife is very proud o
the new arrival, and well sh,
may be, for there isn't fine
Jersey calf in the county,
Leary (Ga.) Courier.
Mr.. SelbeY. of New York, o
the Selbey Poultry c., ha'
again visited this city and il,
soon as the lease 20 the plot O
ground 100x500 feet near tn
NJ. K. and It. depot. is sigue
y he will begin drilling a we'll fo
water and if he finds goo
supply will then begin the eret
ton of a large cold storag
poultry house. Later, Til
: lease has been signed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20
WARREN TELEPHONE Co.

Try orr line II you wish To reach
nd points north aeast OF Monroe.
25c 10 all points,
J. Il. IiENSHAW. Manager
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20
City Directory
Secret Societies.

Observation-Disclosures No. "a, A. r.
s. A. NJ. meets first and third Satur-
day nights of each month.
Monroe City r. A. Chapter, No. lO4
meets fourth Monday nights in each
month.
ODD FELLoWS-Monroe City Lodge
No. 26S, meets every Thursday night.
SUPREME COURT OF HoNoR.-Mon-
roe District Court No. 467 meets
every Mo day night.
A. o. U. w. Monroe City Lodge, No
1853, meets first and third Friday
nights of each month.
MODERN WooDMEN-Monroe City
Camp, No. 2236 meets every Fri
day night.
The r. N. of AS meet 1st and Bird
Tuesday evening in the NJ. w.
A. hall.
F.. E. o. Sisterhood, Monroe City
Chapter H. meets the second and
fourth Saturdays in each month.
Married Mems League meets every
Tuesday night.
MASONIC, Observation-Disclosures Lodge
No. 5, meets first and third Tuesday
nights in each month.
BETHLEHEM CAHPTER No. Al meets
LIST Thursday in each month.
VIRGINIA COURT meets LIST Thursday
in each month.
Court Directory.
MONROE COUNTY.
Circuit Cnurt-Meets at Paris first Monday
| in April fourth Monday In August and first
Monday in December.
| Probate COurt-Reguur terms at Paris second
Mondays In February, May, ugust aud
| November.
HARIoN COUETY.
Circuit Oourt-Meets at Palmyra, second
Monday in February and second Monday IL
September.
| Hannibal Court of Common Pleas
second Monday in January, first Monday II
May and fourth Monday In September
CALLS COUNTY,
Circuit COurt-Meets at New London, thirC
Monday in March and fourth Monday in Oct
ober.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-20
THURSDAY. FEB. 20, 1902

Get cash price on flour al
Sharp 81 Donley's.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
HINT OF ROOTS RESIGNING
II Goes the Rounds at Washington,
but other Cabinet Members Dis
count It's Accuracy.

WASHINGTON, Sept 29.-The Post to-
morrow will say According to a rumor
which was current yesterday, Secretary
Root proposes to retire from the cabinet
some time next spring or summer. The
story gained publicity after Mr.. Root had
gone to New York at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, so that no statement concerning
the matter could be obtained from him.
Some OF his colleagues in the cabinet who
were seen last night said that they had had
no intimation OF Mr.. Roots resignation.
Postmaster General Payne said last night
that he knew nothing OF the proposed resig-
nation. and on the contrary, believed that
Secretary Root would continue in ONCE
until the close of President Roosevelt's first
term. He added that he knew Mr.. Root had
made plans which involved his association
with the president next summer. Secre-
taries Wilson and Moody said that Secre-
tary Root never had discussed the matter
in their hearing and that they knew of no
plans Of his contemplating retirement from
the cabinet
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Secretary Root
arrived in this city tonight. In answer to
inquiries as to whether there was any
truth in the story he was going to leave the
cabinet the secretary said: "The rumors
that l am to leave the cabinet are falla-
cious. | am not going to retire. When
do decide to retire there will be no rumors.
l will simply resign. and the public will
know all about it"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
RISE IN LIBRARY SERVICE
Librarian of Congress Gives Worth
ington Ford and O. G. Il. Sonneck
Positions of Responsibility.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The librarian
Of congress has announced two important
appointments to the library service, a
chief of the division Of manuscripts at a
salary Of $4,000 and a chief Of the division
Of music at a salary Of $4,000.
The new chief Of the division Of manu-
scripts is Mr.. Worthington Chauncey Ford,
VINO was chief or the bureau OF statistics
Of the Treasury department from 1898 until
1898, when he became connected with tho
Boston public library. Mr.. Fords work
here will be exclusively with manuscripts.
They relate chiefly to American history, a
field in which Mr.. Ford is already an au-
thority and in which he has published a
number OF valuable writings.
MIR. o. G. T. Sonneck, the new chief OF
the division of music, was born in Jersey
City, N. j., in 1873. He took courses on
the history and theory Of music at tho
University Of Heidelberg, and was for four
years at the University OF Munich. Since
his education abroad he has been a resi-
dent OF New York city. He is well known
as a writer In American and foreign peri
odicals on musical subjects and composers,
and has been engaged for some time in
special research with reference to the his
tory OF secular music in the United States
He brings to the library familiarity
with the collections of music in the great
libraries of Europe and this country and a
special knowledge Of American music and
American composers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
IRRIGATION INTERESTS HILL
President of the Great Northern Rail-
way to Attend Congress at
Colorado Springs,

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 2s.-James J. Hill,
president Of the Great Northern railway,
has written c. e. wantland, chairman OF
the executive committee Of the National
irrigation congress- that he will attend the
session of the congress to be held in
Colorado Spring, october s to 9, II he can
possibly find time.
Mr.. wantland is in receipt of a letter
from Commander Booth-Tucker, founder Of
the great Salvation Army colonies, which
says
shall prepare an address 20 be read be-
fore the National Irrigation congress with
regard to our colonization work on irri-
rated lands. ! only returned last week
from a tour of inspection, in which / Wis
lighted at the rapid progress that had
been made and at the abundant fulhllment
of our most sanguine expectations.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept. 29.-
Chairman G. z. Wantlsnd Of the executive
committee Of the national irrigation con-
gress, which begins its sessions here octo-
ber 6, announces the following partial and
preliminary list Of speakers and topics:
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland. Ohio
president Of the American Bankers aseo-
ciation "The Relation of Banking Inter
ests and National Irrigation"
Herbert Myrick Of New York: Beet Su-
gar and National Irrigation"
David R. Francis of st. Louis. president
OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposition:
"The Development Of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Territory"
j. NJ. Studebaker Of Indiana: 'Trade
Follows the Irrigation Flag"
| John w. Springer of Denver, president
OF the National Live Stock association
"The Relation Of Live Stock to National
| Irrigation"
Melville E. Stone. general manager o.
the Associated Press: The Associated
Press and Western Development"
Alva Adams of Pueblo: 'Pathfnders and
Pioneers"
Wesley A. Stewart of South Dakota
"Artesian Well Irrigation"
Frank E. Brooks OF Colorado Springs
| "Colorado's Future Under the Irrigation
Act"
]. NJ. Carry of Wyoming: Irrigation
Opera tions Of the Carey Grant"
Clarence Johnston, expert in government
irrigation surveys, illustrated lecture: "Ir'
rigation in Egypt"
John H. Murphy, general attorney Of th'
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers and
| Western Federation of Miners: THE In
terest Of Organized Labor in National Irri
CATION"
| La U. HOWeTSt sldllsllCidhs ChibSu SNo'N'
Census department: Irrigation Census
Commander Booth Tucker of the Saliva
tion Army: "our Colonization and Irriga
tion.''
DR.. A. c. True, director experiment sta
tions, United States department Of agri
culture Willis Moore. chief OF the weathe
bureau; Elwood Meade, chief of the gov
ernment irrigation investigations; 7.
Newell. chief OF government irrigation sur
veys; otto NJ. Luekert, Of the American
Forestry association; George H. Maxwell
executive chairman of the National Irrige
tfon association.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
MONEY FOR THE MAIL MEN
Estimates for Rural Free Delivery
Service for Next Fiscal Year
Are Framed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-The estimates
for the rural free delivery service for the
next fiscal year we're finally framed today.
They aggregate S12, 800, a net increase
OF 81, ,126, 400 over the appropriations made
for the current year.
The estimates include the following items:
For the pay OF letter carriers $4,000 900, an
increase Of IS ,OOO, 900; ten division superin-
tendents at $2,5OO each per annum in place
Of seven special agents in charge OF divi-
sions; four special agents at $500 each "a
new grade); thirty special agents at $1,000,
an increase of fifteen In number; fifteen
special agents at s14OO; fifteen special
agents at 81, 800 each; Lfty-six route inspec-
tors at 81, 200, aggregating $4,000, a decrease
OF S2l 500; per diem for seventy nine spe-
cial agents and ffty-six route inspectors,
increase Of 81 per diem for route inspec-
tors), total tl69 000 increase, $29,5O0; in
cidental expenses OF division superintend-
ents, special agents, route inspectors. livery
hire, etc, $1,000; incidental expenses, in
cluding letter boxes, furniture, straps
badges, etc, 5000, 900; clerks in division
headquarters, $51. 400.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
LAWYER OWES his CLIENTS
Tremendous Sensation IL Caused by
ihe Arrest OF solicitor for
the MarIbOroughs.

BIRMINGHAM. Eng, Sept pa trem-
endous sensation has been occasioned in
this city owing to the arrest OF Robert
Harding Milward. the leading solicitor Of
the Midland counties.
Mr.. Milward recently became bankrupt
and an investigation OF his affairs are said
to have developed the fact that $3.50, 900
belonging to his cIi5nts is involved.
Mr.. Milward was family solicitor to the
duke Of Marlborough, but 1t is understood
he had never handled any Of the duchess
personal money. How much of the duke S
own money is involved is not yet known.
Mr.. Wilward was an alderman Of Worces-
tershire and magistrate In two counties
LONDON, Sept. 29.--ln connection with
the arrest at Birmingham OF Robert Hardin
Milward, a leading lawyer Of the Midland
counties and former solicitor Of the duke of
Marlborough, II is pointed out that the duke
severed his connection with Milward a con-
siderable time back and that no Marlbor-
| ough funds are involved in the charge
against the lawyer, who is charged with the
incorporation Of $4,000 from a firm
which became bankrupt in June, with liza
| bilities amounting to Sl35, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
KNOCKS OUT SPECTATORS
Omaha Gld Winnsbage Lands to Be Sold II
the Highest Bidder,
DEEDS ALREADY ISSUED TO BE CANCELLED
Rules for DisposinE of the Heirship
Lands TO be Promulgated by
the Interior Department
within a Few Days.
From a stan Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 29.-CSpecisl
Telegram )-Assistant Secretary Ryan
stated tonight that he had under prepara-
tion a revision of the rules which require
lands In the Omaha and Winnebago reser-
vations to be sold under sealed bids to the
highest bidder The rules, which are about
to be promulgated, related particularly to
heirship lands about which 80 much has
been said recently.
Judge Ryan was emphatic when inter-
viewed by The Bee correspondent in saying
that no matter whether deeds had been
issued or not, the sale Of these lands would
be set aside and a public sale ordered.
He said that while no deeds OF the char
acter mentioned had appeared on Secretary
Hitchcock's desk for official endorsement,
he had learned that there was severe crlti-
cism as to the disposition OF these lands,
and in order that the Indian should have
an open market in which to dispose OF his
lands Secretary Hitchcock had decided to
sell the heirship lands to the highest bid
der and to go to the extent of declaring
void deeds on these lands, II any have
been issued. The rule which is now under
consideration, according to the assistant
secretary, will be issued within the next
day or two.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
NEW ORLEANS GROWING DARK
street Railway strike Ties Up All but
Mail Cars and Spreads TO Elec-
trio Lighting.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29.-The strike Of
street car men which took place at day
light yesterday morning continues without
a break. Three mail cars were the only
cars moved by the railway company today.
In the absence OF street cars. vehicles Of
all kinds were brought into play and have
done a thriving business.
The linemen of the New Orleans and
Carrollton Light and Power company. and
also the linemen employed by the New Or
leans Railway company, all members OF
the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, were ordered out on strike this
afternoon in sympathy with the street car
mems union. About seventy-fve or eighty
men are affected by the new strike. AL
though New Orleans is lighted as usual
tonight, the New Orleans Railway company
has notified the mayor that the strike OF
their llnemen will seriously interfere with
the lighting OF the city after tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
CONFESS ST. LOUIS ROBBERY
Two ConvIctS Tell How Mail Carrier
KoeIIing was Robbed of Reg
istered Mail.

ST. LOUIS, Sept 29.-The confessions Of
two convicts now serving seven-year SEN
tences in the penitentiary at Jefferson
City to Postoffice Inspector Dice late this
afternoon caused the arrest Of FIVE persons
In ST. Louis, on the charge of having robbed
Oscar Koelling, a mail carrier, OF a pouch
containing registered mail valued at SO 600,
on the night Of December II, 1901. The
persons under arrest are Jack Fickler and
Tom Commit, employees in the city registers
office Jerry Kahler, a saloonkeeper; Jerry
Creedon known around town, and Emma
Higgins. Connih was bound over in the sum
Of 81 500 and Kahler in the sum Of 81 500.
Kahler procured bond Fickler, Creedon
and the Higgins woman will have hearing
tomorrow.
Hugh O'Neill and Walter Mcnamara were
convicted of burglary in st. Louis and on
March 16, 1902, were sent to the peniten-
tiary to serve seven-year terms Recently
they confessed to the warden that they
and John Durney and Jack Fickler knocked
down Mail Carrier Oscar Koelling and stole
the registered mail pouch. One month later
Durney was killed in a saloon fight.
Postof1ce Inspector Dice was notified by
the warden and today returned from an in
terview with the convicts. According to
their confession, after Koelling had been
robbed, in the hall way OF the old postoff1ce
annex on Fourth street, the four jumped
into a wagon and drove to the house OF
Emma Higgins, where the pouch was found
to contain $1,s0O in money and valuable
but non negotiable papers worth $1,000. Ac-
companied by the Higgins woman they went
TO Kahler's saloon, where assisted by Kah-
Ter, Conniff and Creedon, the pouch and
papers we're burned. Postoflce Inspector
Dice says he is looking for another man
and woman in connection with the robbery,
but their names are withheld.
Late tonight Hugh McTigue, well known
about town, was arrested on the charge OF
being connected with the robbery. Near
midnight Jerry Kahler was surrendered by
his bondsmen and placed in custody.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
BEACH ON EDUCATIONAL BILL
Former Chancellor of Excbequer
Hints of Anarchy in COnsidern-
tIOn of Opposition to IL.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, former chancellor OF the exchequer
delivered a speech at Bristol tonight, in
which he outlined the attitude of the gov
ernment with respect to the opponents Of
the education BILL which had declared their
refusal to carry out the provisions Of the
bill IL 1t is enacted or to pay the rates re-
quired.
Sir Michael said the strongest noncon-
formist could not believe that Parliament
would abolish denominational schools. That
being so, the bill provided the only way
Of meeting the dlhiculty, namely, the ex-
tension OF elementary education.
The former hancellor Of the exchequer
said the bil' II need some alteration.
but II the ma ~, to be settled peace
ably there must NJ, more threats Of re-
sistance to the viii. l,.'liament by local
authorities or by rates If the payment
of rates. II the local a, $ failed in
their duty, he said, Parlia. 7uld en-
trust their work to others, "a. courts
know how to deal with those W. re-
tusing to pay the rates, range the. selves
on the side of anarchy"
Sir Michael criticised the War ONCE as
mostly responsible for the increase in ma
tional expenditures. He said the South
African affair did not compare with the
war in Soudan in economy and efficiency,
and that there was necessity for drastic re-
forms in the War ONCE, on the military
rather than the civil side.
He declared he had told his colleagues
as much and that he intended to continue
his warnings They would never reform the
War once until they made the great mass
OF military officers pay some attention to
the duties OF their profession, as naval
officers did and until they removed all out
side influences interfering with the manage
ment Of the army, as well as selections, ap-
pointment and promotions which never
would be tolerated in the civil service
Sir Michael said he thought he could hon
orably rolinquish his former office now
that the finances Of the country were in a
more iourishing condition and that there
was prospect OF reduction in taxation
He said, however. that he intended tc
continue awhile as member Of Parliament
for West Bristol.