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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05
School Report.
ROLL OF HONOR.

Names of those perfect in at
tendance, department 95, aver
age scholarship 95, with no
grades below 95 in more than
two subjects.
High School.-Ruby Martin,
Jessie Colvert, Blanche
Green, John Jayne. Della
Smith, Clarence Leake, Lillian
McNutt, Effie Lundburg. .
No. 8.-Ethel Baynum, Henry
Green, Elma Smith, Ada Shry-
ack.
No. IS avill Hawkins,
Mamie Icenhower, Gertrude
Marshall, Cleo Patton, Una
Pendery, Marguerite Reid.
No. 6 Fannie Jayne, Edith
Jarman.
No. Mildred Buell., Vera
Terrill, Bennle Hickman, Ray
Sebree, George TompkiEs,
Pauline Marshall.
No. Mora Jamison, Edna
Boulware, Marie Ragland, Leta
Evans, Henry Burris.
No. 3 Vivian Clark, Ethel
McNutt, Bertha Naegelin, Nor
ris Proctor, Gladys Willis, Rus
sci Wilson.
No. Roy Finch.
No. Marjorie Crisler, Har-
o Id Jayne, Margaret Marshall,
Grace Thomas, Edith Wood
ward.
Grade 2, had the highest per
cent of attendance, grades z
and A had the highest standing
on lines and grades 8 and z had
no tardies, trnants nor corporal
punishments during the month.
Grade cards will be sent to
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

Miss Mayme Yates is spend
ing this week with her aunt,
Wayne Krum.
Frank Miller is here from
Chicago, the guest of his friend
J. P. Dooley and family.
Uncle Charley and Aunt En-
ma Montgomery ;spent last
Monday evening " Clapper and
were highly entertained by Less
Smithy and wife, at their favor
lite game, euchre.
j. d. Tully shipped several
loads of hogs last week.
Steve Seward and son return
ed from Nebraska Friday. We
understand that Mr.. Seward
has bought a home about 20
miles from Edison, and expects
to move there in the near
future.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05
COOperVilIe.

Rev. l. W. Read of Monroe
City. will preach atStone school
house Sunday afternoon at 3:45.
@. r. Evans aud family of
Monroe City, visited friends
here Saturday.
William futile, wife and
daughter Belle. of Edmond, Ok,
Joe Brown, wife and daughter,
and Mrs. Dav and two children
of Nadine, Geo. Shaw and wife
of Monroe City, Mrs. Rogers
and children and Mrs. Barnett
of Belleville, Mrs. VIM. Gottman
and daughter of near New
Market and Minnie Mcknight
of Monroe City, visited Mrs.
Lou Colvert and family last
week.
Mrs John Howe spent several
days last week with Monroe
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

CongI essman Rucker was here
Monday meeting the people, He
has many warm friends here as
he has in all parts of his dis
trict. These friends he has made
by his hard, jealous work for
his constituents. He is known
as a working congressman and
his work is Tor the good of his
constituents and the people of
the entire land. Today Thurs
.day) he leaves his home for
washington for the winter. He
promptly answers all calls made
ION him and it is a great pleas
&ure to him to help the people of
his district and he requested
the DEMOCRAT to say that if he
can be of any service to any
Constituent, advise him. We
aneed more men like Judge Ruck-
Hn congress. He is honest, able,
Fearless and a hard worker, to
be found at all times standing
s,p for justice and right. He
Reserves and will have the re-
domination by reclamation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

parents this week giving the
record of pupils in attendance,
department and scholarship
during the first two months of
school.
Again parents are urged to
visit the rooms in which their
children are enrolled.
Respectfully
r. S. NICHOLS, Supt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

u Mr.. Folk owes it to himself,
10 the party to which he belongs
no demand an investigation of
he charges against him. IF he
lie not guilty, the proving Of
tnnocence will make him more
aormida BILE candidate for gov
amor. If he be guilty as charg
It'd, Missouri Democracy cannot
afford to nominate him as its
I candidate for governor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

n The Cockrell boom for Presi.
taent grows vigorously, Senator
J'ockrell is one of, the grandest
Pien in America. He has the
$bnfidence and respect of the
tliasses and as the leader of De-
ihocracy would win a great
ttctory and as a president ne
hould rank at the head.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05
Clapper.

Mrs. B. F. Wunch entertained
a few of her friends Wednesday
in honor of her cousin, Miss
Katie Rinnart, who has just re.
turned from au extended visit
at Old Monroe.
Mrs. Cbas. Hoare spent Wed
nesday of last week with Mrs.
LC Men ellis Of this, place.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

Mt is now in order for the St.
> ,ouis Globe Democrat, Kansas
sity Star and other lesser Re
f; nlblican lights to stay with
,,olk, should he be nominated
~, the Democrats.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

Mrs. S. r. Emery, of Ely, is
staying with her brother Ed
ward. who is quite i'll at the
home of bis brother, George ".
Little.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

Mark Hanna has nominated
Grover Clevelandufor the presi-
dency and the Globe-Democrat
has nominated Hon. tJoseph
Folk tor Missouri's governor.
Scat!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

There is one BUSINESS man in
Hannibal with enough gall and
sand to have sunk the Great
Eastern. Thanks, the DEMO
GRAFT is not a sucker.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

tfAny person opposed to trust
Termination and boodling and in
dlvor OF honest, economical pro
decisive government. can vote
faInslstently for James A. Reed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

"Mrs. H. S. Anderson came
Ter from Clayton, H., to visit
we S., foreman of the DEMOCRAT
thsice, who is too busy to take a
l oyod long breath.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

- Democracy points with pride
. her record. She stands for
Re rights of the people, for
astlce to all and special priv
/. yes to none.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

B. B. Barr writes us from
Enid, Ok: Please change ad-
dress of my paper to Portals.
N. NJ, as / have changed my
location and bought a ranch,
hoping 1t will benefit my health.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05
Congressman Cowherd On State Issues

day afternoon will be OF interest
to all readers of The World.
Mr.. Cowherd has enjoyed
special advantages in qualify
ing him to intelligently discuss
the splendid achie vements CT
the Reed administration. He
served one term as mayor of
Kansas City, and during that
time had many opportunities to
become familiar with the indi-
rect methods of intrenched
monopoly.
In their efforts to secure val
liable public grants and special
privileges the public service
monopohes do not proclaim
their plans from the housetops.
They invariably present their
request to those officials having
power to grant them in the
most attractive guise and with
an ingenuity that might well
deceive even the elect.
During his term as mayor of
Kansas City, Congressman
Cowherd successfully conduct
ed the fight for the municipal
ownership Of the city's water
plant, and the experience gain
ed by him in that long drawn
out controversy is of value in
enabling him 8tO properly esti-
mate the difficulties encounter.
ed by Mayor Reed in his deal
ings with the other public
service corporations Of Kansas
City. Congressman Cowherd
clearly demonstrated in his
Lexington address that among
the candidates for the, Demo
cratic nomination for governor,
James A.sReed stands head and
shoulders above his competitors
in the possession of those quail
ties necessary for an efficient
administration of the states
affairs.
Mayor Reed has driven the
lobby from the city hall and
thus removed the first great
cause of municipal corrupt on
He has, used the power of the
mayor'sioffice to !exact from the
public service corporations of
the CITY the full measure of their
obligations to the people. The
building of the Allen avenue
and the Summit street viaducts,
reducing the cost of electric
street lighting. securing valua
BILE concessions from the street
railway company and breaking
the power of the Bell Tele-
phone m monopoly may be cited
the important reforms
acc omplishedS during the pres
ent Democratic city administra-
ton.
A man may be a successful
school teacher and yet make a
total failure in attempting to
run a botel; likewise man
may make very successful
lawyer but record an utter Ial
ure if placed in judicial posi-
tion, An energetic prosecutor
may make a highly satisfactory
record, but that is no guaran-
tee that as an administration
official he would be a success. |
But the man who can success
fully grapple with the complex
problems pertaining to the
government of large cities and |
solve these varied questions
successfully possesses the
training TO make a brilliantly |
successful record as governor. |
The quality and character of
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

Michael Landers was bust
ness visitor in the Bluff CITY
Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

oPresident Observation-Disclosures
Eing proclamation is out. 1t
pTslls for the observance of
selpursday, Nov. 26.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

M. Jarboe and VIM. Lasley
onr North Fork, left yesterday
$aii Lake Village, Ark. where
theey will spend the winter hunt
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

81. Katherines Guild tour around the
world has been postponed until NOvnni-
bes To-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

Mrs. J. ]. Brown went TO New
London yesterday to visit
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-05

WANTED Quick, 90 loads of
H'A wood from sub
scribers living near Monroe City
on back subscriptions.
THE DEMOCRAT
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
WHAT is SUCCESS?

What is success, the winning Of much
gold?
Perhaps If it be won in honesty;
But he who, striving after higher things,
Dies poor, may equally successful be.
What is success, the winning of a manner
1t may be- If the record shows no spot;
Yet he may be successful who is true,
Although he pass from earth to be forgot.
What is success, the winning of great
power?
1t may be, if while great power one doth
seek,
He still respects the rights of other men,
And tramples not upon the low and weak.
What is success? Not wealth, nor fame,
nor power.
But purity of heart, and love. and truth:
And honest work well done for God and
man.
Success like this be yours, ambitious
youth!
Mary M. Currier. in Rams Horn.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
EXPRESSION IN THE HAND.
That Member Is Frequently Far More
Eloquent Than the
Tongue.

There is wealth of meaning in the
simple pressure of the hand Not in
frequently woman's nature and
breeding may be distinguished by the
manner in which she shakes a friends
hand 1t may be due to the fact that
there are more nerves between the
brain and the hand than between any
other two portions of the body, but
true it is that the hand is often more
eloquent than the tongue, Washing
ton orator is quoted as saying, and
when a woman once appreciates the
Importance of this she will Immediate
ly begin to study the expression OF
the hand. One human touch of SYM
pathy or grasp of the hand can and
frequently does mean more than a
volume of words, and to possess this
quality, particularly in woman, is no
light charm and athing that lies with
in the reach of every woman. Should
she not have it naturally she should
speedily cultivate expression of the
hand.
Of course there are certain hall marks
of a refined hand, beauty and texture
of skin, whiteness Of nails all essen
tial, but not half so important as ex-
preston. Graceful gesture and a touch
of quick sympathy, these never lose
their charm or power.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
CHARITY WITH A MOTIVE
By John A. HOBSON,
Lecturer on Ethical Culture.

that charity not justice and let us resist all
l. charity motive behind them Unless
W accumulated by of few FORMS And
is only look back generation and
forms still hold good Here they are First,
land then fortunes made by
and supply rebates and or
responsible other fortunes manipulation OF
talents sometimes That things manipulated
secured from by contracts then peca
wealthy Men have it in their power to render
the commodities
All of the above not
scrutnze gift charity to determine whether
accepted An investigation would reveal that all
source and to would be to reject ALL
days of many millions the question arises: How the
njuring himself Then shall he personality
I he should
illustration: great city needs schools and parks hos
pita feel that the should be cleaned.
Now should furnish neceae? If
citizens would relax their vigilance They would
rey upon millionaire The would be that they would
obligation Friends of Andrew Carnegie do not believe he
gives to ward criticism what his gifts accomplish.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19

and land go west Immediately. I
knew him many years ago; have al
ways loved him. Something foolish
and insignificant came between US
What he saw here tonight sick
ened him. Il could never marry a
woman who lowered herself to such
things'-that is what he said. He is
going to take me away from it all
the sham, hypocrisy-emptiness Of
such a life. And /, ah shall be the
happiest of women, Teddy, the very
happiest!"
Tavares' eyes sought hers piercing
lv. and from their. depths keen bitter
ness looked out.
For one brief second his emotion
threatened to master him; his face
paled, and he felt himself shake from
head to foot. She had been the one
woman, and there would never be a
second.
"Of course shan't," he said, with
careless smile, STOPPING moment
to kiss her outstretched hand. The
next, he had passed noiselessly from
the room.
Mrs. Mainwaring sank into a chair
and broke into a storm of tears.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
HUMOROUS.

He-"Everything seems high in Chi
cago." She-"Yes; even heaven seems
farther off in Chicago,
Statesman.
Miss Stayler-"Everybo says 1
don't look my age" Miss Pertleigh--
'Of course you don't, dear. 1t would
be impossible. Boston Transcript
Yea, Verily-De Broune-"Is Fitz-
Green good natured?" Van Schmidt
Good natured? Good natured WeH,
I should say so! Why, he laughs at his
own jokes o. Times Democrat
On Her Good Behavior. = Hicks
"Henpeck is very fond of entertaining,
isn't hep" Wicks-"Yes, his wife is
always pleasant to him when there's
company in the house" Philadelphia
Press.
Johnny-"Grandma, I wish you'd
give me some cake" Mother
Johnny! Didn't 1 tell you not to
ask your grandma for cake3" Johnny
-''I didn't ask for anything. I'm
just wishin' '''-Catholic Standard.
Might Have Been Expressed Differ
ently.-He-"I hope you are better to-
udy. tuOuShO you "Clc LoI lOon1hS
well when I was at your house yes
terday." She-"I had rather bad
headache; but it passed off soon after
you left.'-Punch.
Cheapley-"You're in a brown study.
old man." Subbub-"Hello! Yes, my
wife told me to stop at the market
and get something, and I can't think
what it was" Cheapley-sHave
cigar. Maybe that'H help you to
think" Subbubs-'Ah! that's it.
Now I remember. She wanted some
cabbage e.'-Philadelphia Press.
A Little Darling's Diseovery.-Pro-
fessor-"Some of the grandest inven-
tions of the age have been the result
of accidental discoveries" Young
Lady-'I can readily believe it. Why,
I made an important discovery myself.
and it was the purest accident, too"
"I should much like to hear it. ''Why,
found that by keeping bottle of ink
handy, fountain-pen can be used just
the same as any other pen-without
any of the bother and muss of refilling
it."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
A Reason for 1t.

"Those little arbors and cozy hooks
cost something" explained the pro-
prietor of the summer hotel, ''but we
consider them a mighty good invest
ment."
"They attract people to the place,
I suppose" commented the thought
less stranger.
ssOh, it isn't so much that" returned
the proprietor, ''but they encourage
love affairs, and that enables us to
save something on the provisions"
Chicago Post.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
Usually They Are.

"Are women good managers?"
''Well, yes, in one way or another,
I think they are"
"What do you mean by one way or
another?'
'Why. the woman who can't man
age house creditably very often can
manage a baby all right, and the
woman who can't manage either fre-
quently is capable of managing a
husband. So 1 hold that in one way
or another nearly every woman is a
good manager."-Chicago Post.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

In the national military home at
Leavenworth, Kan, is a Christian En-
deavor society of 12O members, all vet
erans of the civil war.
Mrs. H. L. Higginson has presented
Radcliffe college with several hundred
rare foreign photographs. She is the
daughter of the late Prof. Agassiz.
The church of the Holy Ghost at
Heidelberg is the only one in the world
in which both Protestant and Roman
Catholic services are held at the same
time. A partition wall in the center
separates the two congregations.
THE time has come, in my opinion,
says Bishop Burgess, of Long Island,
''when the church should be particular
what money it receives. Money OBJ
tanned by fostering the gambling in
stinct in young parishioners is some
thing which every rector should refuse,
and. while at first the church may suf-
fer in its funds, it will in the end gain
in spiritual strength"
Rev. DR.. James Rosedale, of SYRIA
cuse, n. V, lectured on the Bible re-
Gently. some Of his comments 1ndl-
eating considerable breadth of view.
Prof. [. j. PERTH, of Syracuse univer-
sity. in an interview referred to DR..
Rosedale's lecture as "unlettered and
unscholarly'' To this the doctor re-
plies by challenging Prof. PERTH to de-
bate the matter in question in any of
the following II languages: Greek, Ger
man, French, Spanish, italian, Polish.
Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and
English.
Statistics at Harvard university are
always interesting, and a recent an
nouncement shows that there are 325
graduate students this year, as COM
pared with 314 last year. OF this
number 80 are resident students, and
Is nonresident. The graduate stu
dents represent 10 American colleges
and other higher institutions of learn
ing, while last year 10S were represent
ed. There are in the school II instruct
ors. or four more than last year; nine
Austin teaching fellows, five less than
last year. and 43 assistants, or ten
more than last year.
What is thought to have been the
first initiation of Catholic priests into
the order of Elks, has taken place in
New York Rev. William III. j. Reany,
chaplain, u. S. N, and Rev. James
Byrne, who has Staten Island parish,
have joined the secret society, which is
favored especially by theatrical peo-
pie. There has never been any op-
position on the part of the church to
the laity joining the Elks, which is re-
garded in the light of fraternal so
ciety, and it is we'll known that thou
sands of Catholics throughout the
country are members of the order, but
this is the first instance, as far as
known, where priests have become
members.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
A Narrow Escape.

s'You seem to have a great liking
for large words?"
ssWell, suh," answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, 81 once knowed a man
whose life were saved by big word.
He done tole me dat I prevaricated
an by de time / foun' out what dat
word meant it were too late foh me
to let on how mad s."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
Only Stntue. with Umbrella.

There is only one statue in Great
Britain with an umbrella This is to
be seen at Reading and represents Mr..
g. Palmer, of biscuit fame, standing
bareheaded with silk hat and umbrel-
la in hand.-N. Y. Sun.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
An UItimatum. .

Father (trying to read) What's that
terrible racket in the hall?
Mother-One of the e.children just fell
down the stairs.
'.Well, you tell the children if they
can't fall downstairs quietly they'll
have to stop it.'-Chicago Daily News
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19
Softentn~ the Expression.

ssI have no doubt you have heard
some stories to my discredit," he
said:
ST don't like to put it in that way"
she quickly replied.
SLOW, then?" he hopefully asked.
81 have never heard any stories to
your credit said she.-Ceveland
Plain Dealer. -
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-06-19

self being observed.
Now for the first time he gave his at
tention to the dancing. Favors were
being distributed for the third figure,
tiny, vari-colored chameleons, fas-
tened with silver chains. Some of these
clung tenaciously to the women's
shoulders, darting with lightning-like
rapidity their eXtensile, club-shaped
tongues half out of their hideous bod
les. Ericsson shuddered with disgust
at the sight, and turning, strobe from
the room.
He paced up and down a deserted
veranda for Is or 20 minutes, after
wards standing quietly near an open
window where he could watch his op-
portunity to join Mrs. Mairwaring. In
a little while it came. He saw her
speak to debutante in pink, and then
move off aimlessly III the direction of
a vacant corridor.
"You look warm" he said, going up
to her, suppose we walk outside"
When they had stepped out on the
piazza he turned to her with an odd
light in his eyes, and drew her arm in
his.
do you know" he said quickly, lone
thing has given me meinexpressible pleas
ure tonight
"And that is?" +.
"That you are not in there-one of
them, those women with the loath-
some little things clinging to their
bosoms and shoulders. It's utterly
nauseating. How can refined women
stoop to such as that?'
Mrs. Mainwaring laughed in an in
scrutable fashion and said nothing
Thenpresently: ''It does seem absurd,
she admitted in curious voice, half
sober, half-contemptuous.
81 could never marry woman who
lowered herself to such things" he
said musingly.
Mrs Mainwaring offered no protest,
and Ericsson went on in a different tone.
Speaking of marriage" he said, flush
ing under cover of the dark, that is
change which has come to you since"
"Come-and gone" she interposed, in
a low voice, my husband has been
dead three years"
Ericsson. gazed at her incredulously,
tremulously-with breathless heart
beat. Under the impulse of this great.
new JOY, he bent suddenly toward
her; then controlled himself and
said, quite carelessly, that he had
not heard.
"Mr. Mainwaring was very much old
er than I,"she pursued. presently. We
o1 ri "
always occupied with his business, and
I-well, I quite inadvertently drifted
into this life"
Ericsson was regarding her intently;
he could not altogether comprehend
her mood. He wondered vaguely if
ever so faint regret for the old past,
their past, stirred in her heart. She
had refused him once, and, man-like,
he had accepted her words as final, and
put the ocean between them.
The orchestra was playing some
dreamy thing of Chopin's; the spirit
music fired his blood, and he looked
down into her eyes with strange,
compelling intensity. Mrs. Mainwar-
ing felt his gaze, and her cheeks Grim
soned in swift response. There was no
word spoken, but he caught her sud
denly in his arms. For an instant she
lay there, her cheek against his. Then
she freed herself and glanced up into
his face, shyly. Her scarlet lips were
slightly parted, and her breath came
through them in tremulous little whls-
pers.
Ericsson bent and kissed her twice.
"Can you be ready to go with me to-
morrow" he asked, eagerly, 81 can't
lose any more time, and an'tpossibly