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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
"TaIkin' Bout Weather. "

We'll, sir, talk n bout
weathers, I hain't seen nary
winter like this sence the st airs
felled "
"Sakes alive! Hiram" ex-
claimed the old lady. You
must be a.losin' of yer fergitful
ness! Has you done lost sight.
er the winter when Sis Will
liams was a.talkin to the
preacher after meetin, an fell
ter laughin,' an her jaws friz
whilst her mouth wuz wide open
an didn't thaw tell her OIL ma n
come home b'ilin' full, an she
lit in to abusin' of him, an
broke his head an two Jugs
with light ard-knot, an
throwed hot water on the dog
kaze he took the old ma S part
an then put the old man to bed
an made him drink red pepper
tea tell he thought he'd run
agin' the hereafter. an sent fel
the preacher to come an pra,
fer him? l axes you onct ag'in
Hiram, has yer fergitfulness
forgot that winterp"
YES" replied the old man
in bewildered sort Vt way. ..
had clean lost track of it. Blu
won't fefSlc it no lnDr-!!"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
hOmeSeekeer'S Excursions.

The M. K. and II. will sell
Home Seekers tickets on the
first and third Tuesdays of eac b
month until further notice at
one fare plus $500 for round
trip to all points in Mo-, Kan,
Oklahoma and Texas where
one way rate is $7.OOor more.
For further information see E.
B. Spahr, local ticket agent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COLLECTOR.

We are authorized to announce
NATHAN =. RODGERS as candi-
date for Collector of Monroe County,
subject to the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
THOMAS j. YATES as a candidate
for Collector of Monroe County, sub
ject to the primary election.
We are authorized to announce DIR.
w. II. II. CROW as a candidate fOrre-
election a. Collector Of Monroe
County. subject to the primary cleo
ton, March %, 1902,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

Do you know why the powers
that be wish to hold the Philip
pines? Here is one little rea-
son. San Francisco millionaires
have formed Il little exploring
company with a capital of $3.50
100000. Do you know what
that means? They will wrest
by fair and foul means from the
Filipino everything in sight
and many things that are hid
den.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

kissing" Hobson is to be re
tired on Teddy's say so, al,
though the hest occulists said
his eyes were O K. He has
been offered a bigger thing, that
is where the real trouble lies
and Teddy has ,accomm odated
him. Nothing like a pull with
Republican party.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
Cheap TO California.

Every day in March and
April, via Burlington Route,
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake.
One way Settlers rates to Cali.
fornia terminals from st Louis,
$4,000; from Kansas City and
st. Joseph. $500. From in,
termediate territory. proper
tionate..y low. Through Tour
list Sleepers personally con
Quoted to California frequent y
each week.
Ask ticket agent for details
of this remarkably attractive
rate to California.
Get cash price on flour a
Sharp & DOnleV'S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
Effect of Trusts.

The idea held by some per.
sons that trusts are advantage
Gus to workingmen through an
increase of production receives
a very complete answer in the
statistics furnished by recent
census bulletins. which give
comparative figures for the de-
veiopment of lead ing American
industries during the decade
from 1890 to 1900. These
statistics show the comparative
capitalization, production. EN-
ployment, wages paid, etc. Ac.
cording to them, between 1890
and 1900 the number of FIGURING
and grist mills increased by
nearly 5000, the capital invest
ed in them increased over S10.-
000.0 900, and the annual value
of their products by $47, 900, 600.
The total number Of wage.earn-
ers employed was decreased by
10, ZOO and the total wages paid
decreased S435,OOO. The flour.
ing and grist mill industry is
completely controlled by trusts,
and its development" has been
claimed by apologists of trusts
to be / vindication Of this
natural and Inevitable econo
mic movement" =
A very different movement is
shown by the census figures on
the cheese, butter and milk
factories-which are not yet
trust owned. Within the same
ten years the number of such
factories has been almost
doubled. and the capital invest
ed and the yearly value of the
product have both been doubl-
ed. At the same time the num-
Der of wage-earners has slight
ly increased and the total
wages paid have increased by
! S1,748.000 a year-nearly 40
per cent.-lndianpolis Sentinel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

New York has new relig.
ious sect, known as the Holy
Ghost and Us Society" They
practice immersion for bap.
tism.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
FOR Presiding Judge.

We are authorized to announce
JAS. ). ALLEN as Il candidate for
Pres iding Judge OF Monroe County.
subject to the primary election.
We are authorized to announce j..
G. ADAMS as a candidate for Pre-
siding Judge of Monroe County. sub
iect to The primary election.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

William Mckinley was not a
doctor of finance.-Mark Ha ,
na.-No. but he and one Ding
ley butcnered the tariff t the
demand Of the trusts that furn.
ished the fiat that creased the
wheels" of the Republican
campaign and made his cleo.
ton to the Presidency possible.
The blood is still flowing from
the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

This taken from the Philadel.
phia Record is decidedly tough.
"The people of Philadelphia
who are scourged with bad
water, smallpox, typhoid fever
and corrupt municipal admins.
tration-all more or less di.
rectly due to bad politics.
What is bad politics? A scram
Bile for Office backed by parti.
sanship regardless of the wei.
fare of the people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
E. E. WEBB. Auctioneer.

and il takes q first class anctioneer 10 be- that.
Give me the work and IL Is done as the peOplr
ofthe state Of Illinois will know. ! have sol.
nany thousand OF dollars worth Of goods aero.,
the river. enquire al the DEaoeRAr oeies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

The correspondents of the
DEMOCRAT will please write on
one side of the paper only and
oblige. The typos never turn
a sheet of paper over to see
what is on the other side
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
City Directory
Secret Societies.

Observation-Disclosures No. "a, A. F.
& A. NJ. meets first and third Satur-
day nights of each month.
Monroe City r. A. Chapter, No. l04
meets fourth Monday nights in each
month.
ODD FELLows-Monroe City Lodge
No. 268, meets every Thursday night.
SUPREME COURT OF HoNoR.-Mon-
roe District Cour, No. 467 meets
every Mo.day night.
A. o. U. w. Monroe City Lodge, No
1868, meets first and third Friday
nights OF each month.
MODERN WooDMEN-Monro City
Camp, No. 1926 meets every Fri
day night.
The Il. N. of AS meet 1st. and Bird
Tuesday evening in the N. w.
A. hall.
+. L. 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. s, 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 Courr-Meets at Paris first Monday
in April fourth Monday in August and first
Monday in December.
Probate COurt-ReguIar terms at Paris, second
Mondays in February, May, ugust and
November.
MARION COUNTY.
Circuit Oourt-Meets at Palmyra, seconc
Monday in February and second Monday II
September.
Hannib bal Ourt of Common Pleas
second Monday in January, FIRST Monday IL
May aud fourth Monday in September.
kALLs COUNTY,
Circuit Court-Meets at New London. thirc
Monday in March aud fourth Monday in Oct
ober,
CITY OFFICIALS.
Mayor. ....... ........ SRmue MORT
Police Judge. eco. W. B. steven
Marshal. 49,. .... 80. -. ...... ]. W. Stephen
City Attorney 80. ..R. g. McClinti
City Clerk. =. -. Geo. W. Tompkin
City Treasurer. ......, j. n. Johnson ]
Collector go. ......,. .......J. 4. Fish
Assessor ..... ....,..,.. Jsbn Shvarmal
street Commissioner ..... Raphael Leak
ALDERMEN: First WaTd-J. :. Scott
Grady;
Second ward-D. A. Ely. J. W. kell
Thirdward-A BOulwars. D. D. Nelson
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce
T. 7. ROBES as a candidate for Pro-
bate Judge Of Monroe County, sub
iect to primary election.
We are authorized to announce
JAMES N. CRUTCHER as can
didate for Probate Judge of Monroe
County, subject to the primary cleo
ton.
We are authorized to announce l..
l.. WOODSON as candidate for
Probate Judge of Monroe County
subject to the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
G, w. FARRELL as candidate fol
Probate Judge of Monroe County
subjec, to the primary election.
We are authorized to annOuce j
K. REYNOLDS as Il candidate for
Probate Judge, of Monroe County
subject te the primary election.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

Yancey E Sullivan, of
Columbia, spent last week in
the city with his father and
friends who were glad to see
him. He is pleased with his
location and thinks it a swell
town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

Acme Food for sale at Hay
denis Livery Barn. Every buck
ct guaranteed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

Cowpeas and cane seed for
sale at.-A. H. GREEN'S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
FOR COUNTY CLERK.


We are authorized to announce
o. T. GUTHRIE as a candidate for re-
election as County Clerk of Monroe
County. subject to the primary cleo
tioA.
We are authorized to announce j.
n. MAGRUDER as a candidate for
County Clerk, of Monroe County
subject To the Democratic primary
election.
For Circuit Clerk.
We are authorized to announce J
+. SMOCK as candidate for re
election as Circuit Clerk of Monro,
County, subject to the primary elec
ton.
We are authorized 10 announc
JAMES II. HILL as a candidate 70
Circuit Clerk of Monroe County, sub
ject to the primary election.
FOR JUDGE EASTERN DISTRICT.
We are authorized to announce Il
j. CLAPPER as a candidate for nc
election as Judge of the Eastern Dis
trict of Monroe County, subject tn
primary election.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
We are authorized to annOunc
Frank w. McALLISTER as can
didate for reelection as Prosecutin
Attorney of Monroe County, subjeC
TO the primary election.
We are authorized to announc
JAMES p. BOYD as a candidate TO
Prosecuting Attorney OF Monro
County subject to primary election
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce
JOHN w. BURTON as a candidate
for Sheriff of Monroe County, sub
ject to the primary election.
We are authorized to announce l.
N. NELSON as a candidate for Sher-
if of Monroe County, subject to the
primary election.
We are authorized to aonnunce j.
7. WOODEN as candidate for
Sheriff of Monroe County, subject to
primary election.
We are authorized to announce j.
MARTIN CLARK as candidate for
Sheriff of Monroe County, subject tO
the primary election.
We are authorized to announce F.
MARION NOLEN as 4 candidate for
Sheriff of Monroe County, subject tC
the primary election.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27
FOR TREASURER.

We are authorized to anne unce VIM.
NJ. METEER as a candidate for re-
election as Treasurer of Monroe
County, subject to the primary cleo
ton.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-27

Get cash price on flour a
Sharp & Douley's.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21

MISS GEORGIE BRYAN, 1913 Vance St, Memphis, Tenn.
can heartily e. Pinkham's Vegetable
all girls have used myself with the best OF
results. 81 p: :tz-..
"Iast spring was very advised
which did; pleased with its results The monthly
especially distressing
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
always keep it hand to help sick days"
How Pinkham Helped Fannie Kumpe.
First Letter. -. E--." :. ."+''sT"@s7..
PnyKHAM:-I write for advice regard to
Mnstuaon has been coming twice each month and have such
such hot hushes that it
though would burn have had doctors treat but
they have done me no good Can you hep me hoAf
Second Letter. .>Es.E
feel it duty write and tell
derived advice and the Lydia E.
Pnkhams Vegetable Compound The IN and womb
all left and menstrual trouble is corrected
thankful for the good advice and shall your
female Weakness."MIss
KU,PE 1922 Chester St, Little Rock Ark (ec 16 l9oo)
profit by the Of these
surely they cured Of troubles just SO
PinkhamS Vegetable Compound every
suffers from womb troubles
tratiOn, and all forms of WOmans special Ills
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21
A. ]. WHITEMAN ! DENIES
HE DID NOT KIDNAP A CHILD
He Says He Is Going to Law With
.Hu: His Sister on Money Owed -:
=: - Him. ,..E. -r...-.... re-. =
to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. - - .1,... -
!. Buffalo, N. Y, June 2r.---Alonzo - J..
Whiteman, who is in .DansyiHe,7 n. ",
telegraphed here to deny the report that
he had kidnapped Mary Murphy by mis-
take or otherwise He said that his sis
ter, Mrs. Walter, j. Gibbs, who suspects
that he would steal her little girl for
ransom or revenge, holds 100000 which
rightfully belongs to him and that he
was going to law about it. w ten1an
claims that he saw Mrs. Gibbs IN De-,
troit three: weeks ago. but declares he
made no demand for money and that the
call was made at his sisters request: Mr.,
Gibbs said to-day that he and his wife had
been warned that their daughter, Helene,
might be kidnapped.
It. was this warning which gave rise to
the rumor that kidnappers had mistaken
Marion Murphy for Helene Gibbs Mr..
Gibbs no longer holds to this theory be-
cause, he says, the kidnappers would
have no object in holding the Murphy
child, after the mistake was discovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs have tired of their
notoriety and this, AFTERNOON they moved
from the boarding house adjoining the
Murphy home. : Mrs. Gibbs is rich, for her
fathers fortune of more than $1,000,00o
was divided between her and herSbro other,
Alonzo. The Gibbs family spends most
of its time travelling abroad. The police
have dragged the Erie canal in hopes, Of
finding the body of Marion; Murphy, but
this was done largely to- satisfy Mrs.
Murphy, who IS almost insane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21
ATTACHED THE CLOTHES OF RICH
MEN -'

New York, June 21.-City Marshal David
Goldberg, of Brooklyn, has a fine lot Of
clothing, which the owners, millionaires
and otherwise, can get by proving prop
erty. There is suit belonging to Will
liam c. WhitneYaand a pair of pants
that's what Russell Sage calls them-be-
longing to that 4philanthropist. Then
there's pair Of trousers-they must be
trousers, for they cost $40-Which have
been worn hitherto by Magistrate Furlong
and General Charles Foote has fine
spring overcoat and a suit in the bunch.
It all came about in this way. w.. -
Mr.. Whitney and Mr., Sage and lot Of
other people gave their clothes to the
National Wardrobe company to be
pressed and kept clean, and have the but
tons sewed on and the rips patched up.
Then the wardrobe company failed, and
Mr.. Goldberg attached all the clothes he
could find to secure the salaries Of the
company's employees. He seized more
than $50 suits of clothes in the place, and
is on the trail of a lot more that have
been sent to Boston.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21
MORRIS IS HAPPY ;
Though Bit Dubious About the
Forestry Clause
OF HIS NEW INDIAN Law
Too Severe Criticism of Uncle Over
the Recent Parliamentary
TanHle.

From Tho Journal Bureau, Room 45. Post
Building, -WusIimGfoss.
Washington June 21.-Judge Morris is
feeling quite jubilant over the passage
of his Indian bill THE only possibly i'm
practicable feature Of the BILL" said he
in discussing the matter with T b Q
Journa | correspondent to-day, "is the
forestry feature. 1t was forced upon me.
I had to accept 1t, or get no bill, and |
acqutesced. 1t Is my hope, however. that
this forestry plan will work out all right;
but as say, i ana not quite certain
about it. 1t was carefully drawn, In con-
nection with the forestry experts of the
department of agriculture, and am salts
fed represents their best wisdom"
1t is possible that slight injustice has
been done Representative Fletcher. He
was determinedly opposed to the sealed
bid proposition of the Morris bill. but 1t
Is said that he did not want the bill de-
feated. 1t was apparent, however, that
the sealedbid plan could not have been
stricken out, In view of its urgent recon-
men&ation by the ministration, without
endangering the bill as whole. Still,
Mr. Fletcher is understood to hold that
he did not want at any time to :imperil
the ultimate passage Of the Dill, and
gladly give him the benefit of that posi-
tion. 1t is to be said to Mr.. Fletcher's
credit that his position was we'll known
from the beginning. He started out In
opposition to the sealed bids and did not
change. The other members of the dele
cation knew what his attitude was, as did
the people of his district.
Speaking of the parliamentary tangle
into which Representative Sherman of
New York put your uncle" at the night
meeting Of the house on Wednesday,
prominent member of the delegation said
to-day:
Mr.. Fletcher should not be criticised
too severely for not knowing what Mr..
Sherman was trying to do to him. The
same accident might have happened to
any onet of us, had we been in Mr..
Fletcher's place. Mr.. Sherman is past
master at parliamentary practice, and
none of us knew the effect of his motion
for the previous question until everything
was all over and we began to cast around
to find out where we were.'
w Iorrnane
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21
NOME CITY. in
First steamer Has Hard Time in
.s -. n " A1aakarf Waters. 't..| 81

First steamer Has Hard Time in
Alaskan Waters.
Seattle, Wash, June 21.--The steamer
Nome City has arrived here with the
record of being the first steamer to reach
Nome and also the first one to return
from there out of a fleet: OF thirty vessels.
The ship bears many evidences of the
fierce Battles with the ice in the north,
but is notlma terially injured. The north.
bound trip wassan exciting. one. From May
until a month later the ship was fast in
the ice, the ship being stopped short by
a body Of ice fully eight feet thick. The
ship tried bucking its way through for
two days, but when within sixty-fve
miles Of Nome it was again hemmed in.
The pack in which the Nome City was
caught was drifting to the northwest. For
several days the vessel drifted around
the island Of St. Lawrence and on May
IA was raised clear out of the water by
sudden jam. The iron sheathing put on
at Seattle before starting was all that
saved the vessel from being smashed to
pieces. The rudder head was twisted and
the ship was badly shaken up. For
stunately lead opened on the morning Of
June 4, and Captain Daniels gave the
signal to- go ahead at full speed, the ship
bucking its way through the Ice to open
water and to Nome. I I3 4, ,- ~ y (
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21

died from overwork during this epidemic,
came over and asked me to- go out to
the hospital. For one week we had three
nurses there, after that two and for quite
a while only one trained nurse. The work
was very hard. No nurses could be Sc
cured but exhospital corps men, who do
the best they can, but, of course, they
cannot take the place of a trained nurse.
"The work is not like any other kind
OF nursing. The progress of the disease
is SO rapid that persons attacked often
succumb in few hours. At first only ma
tives and Chinese were victims, but now
Europeans andssAmericans are taken. We
have had several cases where the patients
recovered, but most of the victims die.
When Manila was visited with a cholera
epidemic in 1882, hundreds died daily, but
thanks to the efforts of the sanitary de-
partment the disease now is held some
what in check. although there is no way
of stopping it" = lis; -..
Miss Seagran is a graduate of the city
hospital training school and was on duty
at Fort Smelling after the, return of the
Third regiment, United States infantry,
from Cuba. She sailed from San Fran
cisco for Manila after the departure Of
the regiment from New York, and was
in the Philippines when the. soldiers arr
rived, much to their delight, for they had
appreciated her efforts in their behalf. i
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21

the state should furnish a guardian when
it comes to buying insurance. At times
when the guardian has not been around or
paying attention to business the north
western farmer has bought experience
at a. high price. But he is gradually
leaning to appreciate good insurance
and this has given some of the smaller
conservative companies their opportunity.
SOME SLY SLASHING
who's cutting rates?" is the subject
of lively talking now being carried on
among the traffic men of northwestern
railroads. Hundreds of shippers who had
supposed that since the recent proceed
ings instituted by the interstate COM
merce commission all rates were main
tanned have been following the traffic
mems debate with absorbing interest. The
controversy has reached that point where
the financial papers Of the east are lend
ing their advice, and it is hinted that an
effort has been made to get the inter-
state commerce comm ission to enjoin all
of the roads in the northwest. ssei
The increased earnings of the Wiscon-
sin Central, 500 and Minneapolis & St.
Louis roads, together with the fact that
those roads were not enjoined by the
court in the recent proceedings, is con-
sidered by traffic men of some other lines
full and sufficient evidence that they are
cutting the rates. From the list how
ever, the M. & St. L. must be omitted,
as every connection by which 1T enters
Chicago and all other important centers
in the vest is enjoined. The Wisconsin
Central says it is getting the. business
simply because it gives. the northwestern
flour shippers the best possible service
The Soos increase in earnings has been
marked all, through the year, and its
management would naturally resent the
accusation that its increased business
was due to cutting rates. .
On the other hand, the Wisconsin
Central and the 500 have been getting
very little merchandise freight coming
| west within the past few weeks. All OF
this traffic has been going to Lake Supe-
rior ports and over other lines Of rail-
way instead of dividing with the Lake
Michigan ports, and the two roads men
toned, as, is usual. Here is more evil
dence that some one is cutting the rates.
All this is but another illustration that
if rates are to be maintained the railroads
cannot be expected to accomplish 1t
| among themselves. They need help from
the government. Shippers and traffic
men express the belief that it will be
necessary to enjoin all roads in the north
west before peace is established and sus-
picion allayed. :-@ s..