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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
Pity the Poor Richest Helress.

From the Boston Herald.
The daughter of the gunmaker is now
the gunmaSer herself and the richest
heress In the world. We hear frequently
of these richest heiresses," and can Of
fer condolences to Fraulein Krupp for
the title. If she is like the Others her
unhappiness is now assured. The man
she loves she will have to buy and the
men who want her millions will torment
her life out. Hers is a tragic position.
How to escape the fortune hunter may
require the training of the very guns
made in the Essen factories, for it can
come to TINS that great heiresses will be
obliged to have an armament equal to
ship of war or besieged city to pro-
tect them from their suitors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
About Persons.

DR.. ]. F. Curtis of Blocton is at the
Metropolitan.
T. It. Gelder of Philadelphia is at the
Metropolitan.
w. C. Tunstall, Jr.. of Admission is at
the Metropolitan.
A. M. Lambeth of Washington is at the
Metropolitan.
L. Lucas of Milwaukee Is at the Metro
politan.
James B. Jones of Fayette is at the
Metropolitan.
Judge James T. Greene of Admission was
In Birmingham yesterday. He is one of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
Easy Collections.

This has been a very good year with
the jobbing merchants of Birmingham, y
said wholesale grocer yesterday
Our trade has been restricted, as a
rule, to this district In the farming sec
ton business has been light. A note
worthy feature of the grocery trade this
year has been the easy collections in this
city. Every customer has paid promptly
This shows that all the people of Biz
mingham have had money and have lived
we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
WHAT 1T is GOOD FOR.

From the Marion Standard.
Marion and Perry county has con-
tributed about 100000 to Birmingham's
wealth and near 1900 citizens, white and
black. Among the last contributed was
a gentleman who is the father of twenty
three children and a thrifty man at that.
Birmingham is very fond of this section
and she ought to be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
FROM PERRY COUNTY.

From the Boston Herald.
Had Mr.. Reed been made the republic
can candidate for President instead of
Mr.. Mckinley the course of our national
history would have been different. Mr..
Reed did not believe Ito use his own
pungent expression) that it was wise for
this nation to undertake exporting
canned liberty to the barbarian world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
The top roungs of the social ladder are
red-hot iron.
Twins make a bigger family than twice
that many spread over more time.
The best investment any man can make
is a judious compliment here and there.
Vanity begs for an invitation where it
is not wanted. and then fiatters itself
it is honored.
The same kind of people that speak of
the guests" of a boarding house would
call the men who spend their money in
rumshop its clients. Sa'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
That old common arbitrator, Time
will one day end 1t.
-Troilus and cresseda.
SuspensIon Of Monroe Doctrine.

AZ There are those who would have
the people of this country think that
"the peaceful blockade" in Venezuela
In nowise touches or trenches upon
1.-THE Monroe doctrine; but when the
facts are looked in the face it is seen
that the occupation of Venezuelan Gus.
tom houses will perhaps last as long
as the English occupation of Egypt
And these custom houses look into the
Atlantic mouth of the proposed Pan
anna canal!
In the first place, what are these
claims? Germany wants defaulted in
terest on debts amounting to $4,000
000-railroad construction debts in
part-besides 100000 loaned to
former President Blanco by Krupp.
Great Britain wants several millions
on account of the seizure of the Is
land of Patos by Venezuela, and
losses connected with some railways.
The French claims aggregate about
$1O,O00,0OO0, and pending arbitration
two custom houses are to be handed
over to President Loubet.
1t is not possible to accurately sum
up these claims, because they have
never been judicially determined and
a good part of them are fraudulent,
but it is within bounds to say that
the hold-up covers at least S25,000,-
000l Probably larger sum will be
insisted upon, for some Germans
speculatively inclined built a railroad
at an alleged cost" of $15,000,000.
But put the aggregate at $4,000, 900
as an inside and minimum total. La
Guayra is the chief port, the only
port of Caracas, the capital. The re-
ceipts at the La Guayra custom
house have been as follows:
sJune,-.. -. -. ....-..- ooi,Sio
july. 30. ~.6iO, i4o
August. -. $50. ....5t2,3t2
september ..oll,4oo
October.... 49, -. 49,. '....-..tOo,z Vl
La Guayra's custom house is the
only one the allies have thus far
seized, and its annual receipts do not
exceed four millions a year under
normal conditions. A million dollars
a year under present conditions would
be an extravagant estimate. Here
then is an occupation covering twen-
ty-five years! To say that such an
occupation does not contravene the
Monroe doctrine is absurd. To say
that it would not leopard Panama
canal is equally unreasonable. The
issue is one full of trouble not only
to our trade and canal, but to our
standing as a nation. For the time
being the Monroe doctrine which has
stood the storms of seventy-five years,
is suspended, and the suspension
promises to last an indefinitely long
period of time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
HOW HISTORY WOULD CHANGE.

From the New York Telegram.
Mr.. Frick. the steel magnate, is having
granite block weighing $4,000 pounds
put over his grave. Mr.. Prick probably
fears that after having retired he may
be tempted to arise again if information
of business opportunities should reach
him
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
TOM REED AND BISMARCK.

From the Waterbury American.
A prominent English journalist, the late
MIR. Clarke of the London Spectator staff,
in chatting of various eminent men whom
he had met Professionalism Mr..
Clarke had met almost all the celebrities
of Europe and America at one time or an
other-singied out two as impressing him
as the ablest of them ALL one Bismarck
and the other Thomas B. Reed, and he
put Mr.. Reed first ..lsss... .s.z
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
Beaumont oil.

Robert Jelfs of Beaumont, Tex, is in
Birmingham for the holidays. In speak
ing of the oil situation at Beaumont MIR.
Jelks said that while oil was not as plen-
tiful as it seemed to be wnen 1t was first
discovered, the price of Soc which Is now
being obtained beat &c, the price at the
start. The higher price would probably
more than make up for any scarcity of
oil
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The dead ex-speaker left fully $780,
900 to his family, the net results of
two years practice at the bar. Law
practicing is better in dollars and
cents than law making.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Christmas is but twelve days away,
and there are many blocks in this
town that hold more than twelve help
less little ones destitute of the joys of
life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
Mascagni is mixing law and music
NEEDS HOLDING DOWN.

From the Alfalfa Mirror
The esteemed Congressional Record
comes to our address again. 1t makes
bully single wrappers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Water is dripping out of the steel
trust and many other overcapitalized
concerns. The stock of one Lake Su-
perior ore concern dropped IS points
in five hours on Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The Markles of the hard coal dis
trict are not having joyous Christ
mas season. and they do not deserve.
one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Senator Hanna's decline is attrib
uted to the lack this season of his
breakfasts of corned beef and buck
wheat cakes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The senate proposes to charge SO
for tickets good in the hands of immi-
grants to see the whole land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The mo breakfast" fad should be
put in a sack with breakfast foods,
and then thrown overheard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The Christmas shopper who shops
now will get the best things to give
away. and that is a good deal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Girls are to be taught to under.
stand men, but no one expects any
man to understand girl.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The automobiles do not thrive in
snowdrifts, and the northern cities
are duly thankful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Instead of knives, they are sharpen
ing skates in the frost belt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The effort to construe the Monroe
doctrine as a plea in bankruptcy did
not pan out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

DR.. Lorenz outranl1s In this country
all the princes on the earth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

President Castro will steer his para
chute away from the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The Stronghold combination is
about to do something to elevate the
stage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The Niles big dam at Assouan is
doing business with celebrity and dis
patch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Neither beef nor coal has acquired
the dull thud act this season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

Quicksilver is silyer's companion on
the toboggan slide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

President Castro has the couarge of
his country's debts at any rate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

President Exum is an ex-president
sure enough now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

The Markles of the hard coal dis
trict are not having a joyous Christ
mas season, and they do not deserve
one.
The Christmas shopper who shops
now will get the best things to give
away, and that is a good deal.
The senate proposes to charge SO
for tickets good in the hands of immi-
grants to see the whole land.
Girls are to be taught to under
stand men, but no one expects any
man to understand a girl.
The automobiles do not thrive in
snowdrifts, and the northern cities
are duly thankful.
The effort to construe the Monroe
doctrine as a plea in bankruptcy did
not pan out.
The Stronghold combination is
about to do something to elevate the
stage.
The Niles big dam at Assouan is
doing business with celebrity and dis
patch.
President Castro has the couarge of
his country's debts at any rate.
Neither beef nor coal has acquired
the dull thud act this season.
----s.--
DR.. Lorenz outranl1s In this country
all the princes on the earth.
Instead of knives, they are sharpen
ing skates in the frost belt.
Quicksilver is silyer's companion on
the toboggan slide.
President Exum is an ex-president
sure enough now.
Mascagni is mixing law and music
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

E. 0. Jones. A. D. Glass and NJ. ".
Carlisle are the only authorized travelling
representatives Of The Age-Herald in Its
circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13

b oLoNEL WILLIAM J. BRYAN
= furnished additional evidence this
week of plutocratic tendencies
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Mae Lear and Lon and CrCse
Handley were among the
number from CoopervilIe that
attended the Ice cream social
at Mt. Vernon Thursday night.
Lewis Lear, of Kansas City
and r. E. Lear and mother Mrs.
Howe, of Monroe City, visited
at the home Of H. l. Lear Fri.
day.
W. j. Mcleod and family at.
tended church at Monroe Sun.
day
John Shearman of Monroe
visited Mr.. and Mrs S. p. Crit.
fifth Friday.
Henry Brewer and sister
Miss CalIie visited their sister
Mrs c E. Colvert Sunday.
Hugh Carr, Roy Burditt and
Ralph See of near Hunnewell.
visited in Cooperville Sunday.
There will be preaching at
Sharpsburg next Sunday after.
noon at t p. m.
H. |. Lear and wife visited
Mrs. Lears parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eberly, of New Market
Sunday.
George Mcleod and Sam
Sandifer attended the Band
concert at Monroe City Mon.
day night.
Joe Ryan, of near Indian
Creek, spent Sunday with
Bern Sandifer and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17
Hatch.

S@!Miss Nellie Bird, a charming
young lady, of Monroe City,
spent Sunday with her father
Robt. Bird who is very sick.
Every body here will spend
fair week in Monroe City pre-.
paraLions are now being made
in agricultural and stock line.
MIR. Hall is very sick at his
home. DIR. John Bell is the at
tending physician.
Rev. Father Sullivan, of
Monroe City, will read mass at
st Peters church Sunday.
Some fields in this locality
are making 30 bu. of wheat per
acre.
Our merchant was in your
city Monday on business.
A big picnic we learn will
take place at Joanna next
month.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17
LinwOOd Links.

Health is good in this local
ity.
The sound of the thresher
can be heard in every direc-
ton.
Miss Ella Hayden is visiting
Miss Stella Shuck at Joanna.
Dave Griffin delivered a fine
bunch of hugs to Hulse Bros.
at Center, Monday. He re.
ceived &C per pound.
Mrs. Gus Everly Of Hannibal
is the guest Of relatives and
friends near Hatch.
Elders Geo. BucEuer and son
of Canton will hold Il protract-
ed meeting at ARIEL. beginning
the first Sunday IN August.
Miss Julia hurry Of Moberly
is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Asher near this place.
A number of young folks at.
tended preaching at DEM oss
Chapel Sunday night,
Dave Griffin has the banner
wheat crop, which averaged
40 bushels per acre.
Elder Sam BuCkner has been
employed to preach at Ariel for
the coming year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17
Will the President Dallyl

In a private letter from one
of the most distinguished and
reliable Cubans in Havana we
are informed that
Cuba is in as dark and rest
less a condition as any civilized
country can spossibly be. So
far as 7 can see, annexation is
not a solution of the moment.
l believe, therefore, that Cuba
can find peace and prosperity
only in a commercial treaty
which, while not detrimental @
the great interests of America n
commerce shall be generou
toward Cuba. 1t is not Ques.
ton OF justice, in a strict sense
Cuba appeals to the generosity
of the American government.
AS Portia says: I'VE do pray
for mercy"
This brings us again to the
query, what will President
Roosevelt do about Cuba?-
Atlanta Constitution.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17
Rensselaer,.

Miss Mary Anderson, Of ST.
Louis. is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Howard Richmond.
The young ladies of the M.
P. G, entertained their gentle.
man friends last Thursday
evening at Mrs. Redman S
rooms IN the boarding house.
Refreshments were served dur.
ing the evening was spent.
Mrs. B. B. Thornton and her
two children, of st. Louis, ar
rived at Rensselaer,, Monday
and will be the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. W. It. Finley, the
remainder of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Nc.
Elroy, of st. Louis, are the
guest of Mr.. McElroys pprets.
Mr.. and Mrs. John West and
daughter of Hannibal, are visit
ing Capt. and Mrs. D. B. West.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. CLAW
ton are rejoicing over small
boy, who arrived at their home
Saturday night. Mother and
child are doing we'll.
Mrs, W. It. Finley and Mrs.
Will Albright spent Monday
at Monroe.
COOperVilIe.
A large crowd attended the
ice cream supper at Sharps.
burg Saturday night.
Misses Lola and Etna Walk.
er, of Ely, visited friends IN
Cooperville Sunday.
Mrs. j. W. Colvert and moth.
err Mrs. Mollet attended chnrch
at Pee Dee Sunday visited Mr..
and Mrs. j. o. Christian.
Misses Daisy Handley nj
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17
No Kissing.

1--WE will never kiss again"
the pledge taken by 16 stud ents
men and women at the North.
western Universityat Evanston,
Ill. Realizing that kissing is
very demora!izing and detri.
mental, but still delicious
note that-they say, "andt hat
it is exclusive and ntagious,
we do solemnly swear that we
will refrain from all kissing. =
P DIS fools putting it too
Idly?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Raising sheol in Rails COUNTY
comes cheap. A man by the
name Green who resides at Oak.
wood gave his wife a beating
and he was tried in Squire Dick.
asons court at Hydesburg.
He was fined IS and sent up for
thirty days. The proper caper
would have been (5O) lashes on
his back bone. That would
have saved the county a board
bill and besides the wretch
would then have known how il
was himself. After he had
''hugged betty" once his wife
could live in peace.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

If you have made up your
mind to live in town, then
stand up for it, says an ex,
change. Say all the good you
can for it and if you positive Y
know no good. the silence on
it's merits is golden. Do allyou
can to help along every man
who is engaged in a legitimat e
business. Don't send away for
anything nice you want and ex
pect the home merchant to keep
stock to suit the whims Of on e
two or three possible customers.
The success of your fellow
townsman will be your success
No man liveth TO himself, and
no man does business independ
ent of his fellow townsmen.
Take your home paper. Don't
imagine that the big daiIes fill
up all the space; there are
many little crevices of good
cheer, social sunshine and per-
sonal mention in a 0home paper
that the big dailies do not care
for and will not print. Don't
abuse your neighbor; the main
difference between the number
of his faults and the number of
your own is that you see his
through a magnifying glass as
a criticism and yours through a
glass darkly. The ill.omened
bird (the croaker can do
town more harm in minute
than two good citizens can re.
pair in a month.-Monitor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Potatoes so large that they
wonld make Iowa turn green
with envy are a glut on the
market at 10 and Is cents per
bushel. People who raised
gardens OF their own produced
more tubers than they could
use, hence the condition of
things in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Prof. ]. M. McMurry, of Pal
myra, came up yesterday to
visit his daughter, Mrs. L Cos
ney north of the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

\ Miss Emma Garner arrived
yesterday for a visit with rela-
tives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Best short horn COW any age $40
" &under . 10
months
and under l year.. .........-... 10
Best short horn COW under
b monthS...................................... 10
Best short horn bull any age 10
Eest short horn bull six
months and under 1 W.. 10
Best short horn bull under
6 months -............. ................. 10
Best harness horse, mare
or gelding 1 and under . g
Best draft mare or gelding
any age.............. ................ -. 10
Best saddle stallion 3 and
under 4............... -...................... 10
Best harness mare 3 and
under ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Best draft colt........... 10
Best harness gelding any
age"....-- ............................-...... 10
Best saddle gelding any age 10
B minute trot 3 in 5, must be
3 entries .................................... so
Green pace for horses that
have never started in race
. III d -...-..................-.....- ........ ~
l 4 mile dash 3 4 and 1.4.. IS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Hay rakes, mowers ETC., at
Walkers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Binder Irvine at Walkers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

Special premium list will
next week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17

SECOND DAY.
Best Hereford COW any age 10
Best Hereford COW l and
under 2................ 10
Best Hereford cow 6 months
and under IL months. 10
Best Hereford COW under
6 months ..........................- 10
Best Hereford bull any age 10
Best Hereford bull 6 months
and under 1 yr~......-............... 10
Best Hereford bull under 6
.............................. 10
Best mare mule under l yr 10
Best draft stallion any age
or build ......,,,...................... IS
Best harness sthlliou under
'............-.... .--...- 3
Best saddle mare B and
uuuCl u
Best mule under l year. 10
Best saddle horse, mare or
gelding 2 and under 3..-.- 10
Best pole team (stallions
excluded) MINIMUM. -............. IS
Best harness stallion 3 and
under 4 ............. ........................ 10
Best roadster horse, mare
or gelding-.......,......................... IS
2:35 pace 3 in 5, 3 entries
and 3 to start.................... 100
Green trot for horses that
have never been in race. 20
l 2 mile dash "a and A. IS
THIRD DAY.
Best herd of cattle any age
or build Il bull and 4
N"SI ''''''' -''''''-' on
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-17
MONROE CITY FAIR
To be Held at the Fair Grounds, Septem-
Der 2, ), 4, and 5, 1902.
PREMIUM LIST.
FIRST DAY.

Best short horn COW any age $40
" &under . 10
" 6 months
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-17
KELLY WILL SURRENDER.
Wanted IN tn q 81. = ouis Bribery Scam
DIAL to Give Evidence Against
Bribe Givers.

St. Louis, Sept. 15.The grand jury
Saturday continued its inquiry into
the city lighting scandal, for which q 10 3
members Of the house Of delegates
combine have already been indicted on
charges of bribery and perjury. Il
Charles + 7. Kelly, the much wanted
member Of the house Of delegates,
who is credit ed with having personally
distributed the $47, 500 bot dle fund put
up to insure the passage Of the light
ing bill, has decided ito surrender to
Circuit Attorney Folk.
Mr.. Folk has declared that he has
ample evidence, through the confes-
sions Of the Murrell brothers, ex-Del-
5egate Robertson and others toconyict
the entire Is members Of the old house
combine who are indicted for bride
taking and perjury. The states wit
8nesses are supposed to not know the
source Of the money which bribed
them, and the circuit attorney lacks
the ''preponderance of evidence nee
essary to convict the bribe-givers.
Kelly is believed to be able to give this
evidence go %-.a 5|.TSSss@ s## se AZ #%