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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
Pc RsI NCE.

The following story is told of a GER
tam young man in Mount Vernon
who had been living rather close to
the ground, as the saying goes, and
who was badly in need of funds.
The young man went to a friend.
and told him of his predicament. re-
questlng loan at the same time.
His friend was not "touchable, y
however, but he told the young man
that If he would collect a bill he had
against a certain man whose home
was in the swell district of the CITY
he might have half of the proceeds.
The fellow accepted and made his
way to the home of the debtor. A
young girl answered the ring, and he
inquired for Mr.. B., the man of the
house.
"Mr. B. is not at home" replied
the young lady.
stOiA, he is.A'e -, ao;d .l4a aa1laa%s~.
"Well, I'll just step in and wait for
him.
Without waiting for an answer he
slipped inside the door, took off his
coat and hat, and sat down in an easy
chair in the parlor. He picked up a
paper and made himself as much at
home as if the house was his own.
He had read about IS minutes when
Mr.. B. came into the room and in
quired as to the young mans bust
ness.
"Well," said the Individual, 'I
have little bill here that I wish to
collect. 1t is from E. & Co."
81 am very sorry" said Mr.. B.,
'but I am afraid that 1 cannot meet
it just at present" +"
ooh, there's no hurry" said the
collector, II can wait a while" and
he settled back in the chair and re-
sumed reading the paper.
M. B. looked at him in surprise,
and after minutes thought, said F:
"Really, it is dinner time, and 1 am
quite hungry. You must excuse me-"
why, certainly" was the reply,
II am little hungry myself. 1
don't mind eating dinner with you at
ALL, and before the astonished man
could reply he was through the door,
and inquiring where his seat would
be. Mr.. B. did not know what to
do, but he was polite, and made a
place for him. They ate dinner, and
had cold bottle after it, and by that
time it was growing late. They talk
ed of the weather, and one thing and
another, and in time the clock struck
10, and Mr.. B. began to be worried.
As last resource he remarked
''It is time that l should retire.
While your company has not been an
ticipated it has been enjoyable. 1
hope that you will call again"
But the young man was not to be
faxed. He calmly replied: 81 have
been pleasantly entertained, Mr.. B.
Now, if you will show me to my room,
16at person Simply sat and smoked
his afterdinner cigar, and looked at
peace with the world. This state of
affairs continued until early in the
morning, when Mr.. B. lost all con-
troll of himself, pulled out his check
book, wrote a check for the amount
of the bill, and threw it to the young
man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
THE FOOLS PRAYER.

The royal feast was done; the king
Sought out some new sport to Danish care,
And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us prayer!'
The jester doffed his cap and bells,
And stood the mocking court before;
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore.
He bowed his head, and bent his knee
Upon the monarch's silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: 20, Lord,
Be merciful to me, fool!
mo pity, Lord. could change the heart
From red with wrong to white as wool;
The rod must heal the sin; but Lord,
BE merciful to me, a fool
'Tis not by guilt the onward sweep
OF truth and right, o Lord, we stay;
'Tis by our follies that so long
We hold the earth from heaven away.
"These clumsy feet, still in the mire,
Go crushing blossoms without end
These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust
Among the heart-strings of friend.
1.-THE ill timed truth we might have kept
Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung2
The word we had not sense to say
Who knows how grandly it had rung2
"Our faults no tenderness should ask
The Christening stripes must cleanse them all
But for our blundcrs-0h, In shame
Before the eyes of heaven we fall
Earth bears no balsam for mistakes;
Men crown the knave, and scourge the fool
That did his will /; but thou. o Lord,
Be merciful to me, fooll''
The room was hushed; in silence rose
The king, and sought his gardens cool;
And walked apart, and murmured low,
"Be merciful to me, a fool"
-Edacqrd Roland Sill.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
VESTS TRIBUTE TO THE DOG.

One of the most eloquent tribute:
ever paid to the dog was delivered by
Senator Vest, of Missouri, some years
ago. He was attending court in a
country town, and while waiting fol-
the trial of case in which he was in
terested was urged by the attorneys
in a dog case to help them. Volum-
inous evidence was introduced to show
that the defendant had shot the dog
in malice, while other evidence went
to show that the dog had attacked de-
fendant. Vest took no part in the
trial and was not disposed to speak.
The attorneys, however, urged, he
arose, scanned the face of each Jury
man for moment, and said:
Gentlemen of the jury-The best
friend a man has In the world may
turn against him and become his enc
my. His son or daughter that he
has reared with loving care may ploYS
ungrateful. Those who are nearest
and dearest to us, those whom we
trust with our happiness and Our good
name, may become traitors to their
faith. The money that a man has he
may lose. 1t flies away from him,
perhaps when he needs it most. A
mans reputation may be sacrificed in
moment of ill-considered action.
The people who are prone to fall on
their knees to do us honor when sue
cess is with us may be the first to
throw the stone of malice when fail
ure settles its cloud upon Our heads.
"The only absolutely unsel6sh
friend that man can have in this self
ish world, the one that never deserts
him, the one that never proves un-
grateful or treacherous, is his dog.
A mans dog stands by him in pros
perity and in poverty, in health and
in sickness. He will sleep on the
cold ground, where the wintry winds
blow and the snow drives fercely, if
only he may be near his masters side.
He will kiss the hand that has no food
to offer he will lick the wounds and
sores that come in encounter with
the roughness of the world. He
guards the sleep of his pauper master
as if he were prince. When all
other friends desert he remains. When
riches take wings and reputation falls
to pieces he is as constant in his love
as the sun in its journeys through the
heavens.
eff fortune drives the master forth
an outcast in the world, friendless and
homeless, the faithful dog asks no
higher privilege than that of accom-
panying him, to guard against dan
ger, to fight against his enemies.
And when the last scene of all come,
and death takes the master in its en-
brace, and his body is laid away in
the cold ground, no matter if all other
friends pursue their way, there by
the graveside will the noble dog be
found, his head between his paws,
i -l.-A >>->----:..- >1o.-t -.sa+oll--
death"
Then Vest sat down. He had
spoken in low voice, without ges-
ture. He made no reference to the
evidence or the merits of the case.
When he finished judge and jury
were wiping their eyes. The jury
filed out, but soon entered with ver-
dict of $500 for the plaintiff, whose
dog was shot; and it was said that
some of the jurors wanted to hang
the defendant.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
uWAs THE nicnic a sl1ccess 81

"Well, partially-only partially.
Sue Simpkins fell into the creek,
Tom Scroggins caught hornet, Par
son Davies ran into the poisoned ivy
and Hal Dobbs sat on pie, but"
"Well?"
"Wel1, it seems to me the affair
would have been more successful if
somebody had rocked the boat"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

MAMMA (returning from a shop
ping expedition down town)-"What
on earth has happened Willie? Has
the house been on fre?" Willie
"Nome. Them Bunker boys dared
me to ride the goat around the parlor
and UP and down the stairs, and
won't take dare from nobody |"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

"AH KNOWS er man," said Char
coal Eph as he ficked the off mule,
"dat spen' half de time rubin down
his hoss wild er bresh an de udder
half rubin down his wife wild er
brick, Mistah Jackson.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

A WESTERN farmer writes to his
local paper: IF Our people wants
to see big hog, come out to the
barn and ask for me. +" He must be
a relative of the Kansas man who said
in his notice eff you are hunting for
mules, do not overlook us"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
THE ADVANTAGE OF TODAY.

'Let old-fashioned people croak as
they will" remarked well-known
literary woman lately, "but in my
opinion the modern girl is great ad-
vance on the maidens a generation
ago.
Freedom and fresh air have made
her more self-reliant and healthier in
tone. She may be more hovdenish,
but she is less hysterical. Instead OF
working samplers or shedding sickly
tears over sentimental novels, she is
out and about, getting an insight into
the world and its ways.
CAS- a result she makes good wife,
one who can share her husband S
tastes, understand his difficulties and
act as his chum and partner. The
wife of the past was too often a child
ish, sentimental woman, with so lit
tie knowledge of the word that she
was quite helpless if it was her fate
to be deprived of her husbands sup.
port. But today it is not an uncom.
mon thing to find women as capable
in business as their husbands"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13
TO SETTLE THE QUESTION.

He was engaged to be married,
and every one knows how the en-
gagged man talks when he gets a
friend cornered.
"She is the loveliest and best girl
that ever lived" he. asserted.
"Sure?" inquired the friend.
"Sure? Of course Pm sure. You
don't doubt it, do your"
Certainly not, " replied the friend
hastily, "only-"
"On1y what?"
ooh, I suppose it's all right, but
I'd like to introduce you to Dobley."
"Who's Dobley ?"
ooh, another friend of mine, who
told me yesterday that he was engag-
ed to the loveliest and best girl that
ever lived, and I'd like to have you
two get together and settle the mat
ter"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

"AND so your son is back in the
foot ball gamer"
ooh | no; he is only half-back."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

"How SWEET it would be to live
alone with you in yonder light
house p he whispered, tenderly.
"Yes," she murmured distracted
ly, "and do light housekeeping"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

SHE-"Gertrude says she'll never
marry until she finds her ideal"
He-"What is her ideal?"
She-"Oh, any man who will ask
her."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
The Old Year and the New.
When l went out on New Years

INC Ob IGal dhb lNCW'
When went out on New Years
eve,
To breathe the frosty air,
/ met them trudging in the snow,
A quaint, old fashioned pair;
An ancient man. in tattered coat,
Gray beard and tresses boar.
And little, rosy, laughing boy,
Who frOlicked on before.
They paused among the leahess
stalks
Beside d garden bed,
"Here plant in March the snow
drops pale, "
The aged gardener said,
"A1d there the purple Violets
And golden daffOdils,
When April drops her silver veil
Upon lie rainy bills"
80 thee, my son, the pruning
hook
And sickle Iresiyn.
The task to tend the waving
wheat
And corn is thine.
And thine TO turn the clustered
grapes
To ripen in the sun,
Aud paint the apples crimson
cheek;
My labors now are done"
Far off upon the frozen hills
The clocks Of midnight tolled
And 10! the laughing boy alone
Fared on across the void.
And all the Ginning bells rang
out,
Like voices clear and true.
Farewell to speed the parting
year
And we.come to the new.
Nina Irving in N. Y Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
Little Jimmie.

We city editor is in receipt of
letter dated Dec. oath, 1870, -
which was d full grown puff for
one young man and a full grown
roast for every one that played
euchre, danced or looked upon
the wine when il was red. As
the writer forgot to sign his or
her name to the letter, we will
forget to reproduce it for OBJ
YiOuS reasons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
Slips.

The finest minds of the world
have looked at life from two
points of view. One looking at
those VINO grow aweary as be
ing towards; the others as if
aweary why live? We leave
that question to each individual
and until we can place our
selves You in your small cor
ner and | in mine" we Will new
er know nor understand the
heart ache or suspense of our
brother. That may be in crude
phraseology, but so far as we
know, it is all the world knows
of it.
Monday evening at or about
7:30 O'Clock, Miss Lula, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Anderson, from broodlng over
her mental condition and fear
ing the future, took an ounce of
laudanum trusting to Christ and
his forgiveness, in preference to
living as he was. Physicians
reached her in time to save the
spark of life left and her friends
are glad.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
A Little Stranger.

A Michigan woman was scan
ming the marriage columns of Il
newspaper, and remarked to
her husband: Here's a strange
coincidence William Strange
married to Martha Strange. "
Strange, indeed. replied her
hus band, but l expect the next
news will be little stranger, .
Would you like my picture?
Will send for - cts.
KATY st. Louis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
RefOrmers Who Need Reforming.

The Folk boom is not arous
ing as much enthusiasm in How
ard County, as it's supporters
anticipated. Our people are
too conservative to be swept off
their feet by a great hurrah for
reform by lot of men in need
of reform themselves. -Glasgo "
Missourian.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
Officers Installed.

Monday evening Past
Master w. II. Ragland installed
the officers, for the ensuing
year, of Monroe Lodge No "a,
A. f. & A. NJ, as follows:
w. G. VanGIahn, W. M.
J. Gardner Wade, S. W.
w. e. Vowel, j. w.
w. r. p. jackson Sec'y.
J. It. S. Hickman, S. D.
j II. BIakey, J. D.
w. j. Rouse, S. S.
Some of the officers were not
present and will be installed
later.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
George NJ. BriscOe Killed.

New London, Mo-, Dec. 23.-
George M. Briscoe, a prominent
farmer of this vicinity, was
instantly killed today while
saving wood with a circular
saw. The saw burst, splitting
his head and breast open.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
Card of Thanks.

The children of Mrs. Mary A.
II "a kins, deceased. desire to
tn ank the many kind friends,
for their kindly sympathy and
kindness.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

Mr., Wong's remark that we
are spending 81, 900, 600 annually
in sending missionaries to
China and then refusing to al
low the young Chinese to come
to America and get the Chris
tan influence from our own
Christian homes, is in the nature
of a logical "sockdolager. -
p. d.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

Fred Davis and wife of Han.
nibal. spent Xmas with the
homefolks, northeast of here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

DIR. Eugene Hume, of White
Hall, ILL.,, came in to spend
Christmas with the home folks,
Judge and Mrs. N L. Hume.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
MONROE AND PHILADELPHIA
TELEPHONE LIME.

COnnectiOnGwith Palmyra. Hannibaa. Nsw.
ara. Lshelle- Msywcod. Ne.scay.ale. Ess==sss
Canton. CheSngdsn. and Al polnts m asoUM
tn, sIt , niGl tSlIust. lana ia
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
NHAT IS Til MACnlNEl"

ynIuYNFT@ and their new GDd per
aIliee have claimed thar the
per,.r. are a1mos, unanimously
s. l...- ,r tbeir candidate for
o,,..~..- rsl,o,ci.a fb.,,. cert.
ain in,aprib,a fearsone thing
aenomipa,od ,the machine " is
ag,ir., him NH. new school
of vo,,'d he leaders has arnear-
cd ,p,r the rnIirirai hnrizon of
Missouri breathing tbr.atenings
and ,Iauphter if "the people"
are defeated by the alleged
ma,hI alioos Of thi. machine
Amid the hnrDy -bnrlv of this
Don Og,xotic onset Ie, rs patse
TO Give ANALYSIS to TN false
rrv W,lat is this houje that
desiuriro and maIpyplenr con
spiraior, call a ,macbipp?",.
II +, the REGULARLY constituted
and ari,ointpd aurhoritv .of fine
Democratic party Bv whom
WAS if nadeP nv The uponle
The so called machine is simplv
the va1fous committeeman made
NV the neonlp. in the aoure-
J gate. I
There is no other kind of
machine. There can be no
other kind of A machine in orr
democratic po)itics.
The townships Ube smallest
est subdivision of our noIitical
bodv( select their committee.
men and their convention dele
gates. The township commit
teemen constitute the county
committee in winch rests all
party authority in the countv
The comfy convention made mn
of selected township Delegates
is the accredited custodian of
all authority in naming candi-
dates for office and in declaring
what is sound party doctrine,
So in turn state conventions
and state G, mmittees are const,
tinted Who shall saw that tha
men now serving in these var
nous CAPACITIES are NOT to he
trusted2 These men when
hard work zeal Iova,tv and
enthusiasm m nronotino tha
party's interests are to he con-
sidartd renresent the varv nicl
and flower of Democracy Thev
are Of The neonIe. thew are the |
people. without them no marty
victories coutd he won-no use. |
full party measures furthered
These men come from The rank
and file of the party, Tn the
main thew are men who do not
want office Thew serve with
out paw or hone Of reward be-
cause they love the old party of
the people, because thew are
Democrats from crown tn sole
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

Have you noticed that the
days are growing longer?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

@. H. Ligard, OF Perry, Mo,
and his brother, w. A. of Pike
County, Ill.,, were business visi.
tors in the city Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

E. G. Nelson, a Jack-the-
Hugger, of Hannibal was sent
up for fitty-tive days for dis
playing his amorous propensi.
ties.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

Many an old bacelor is now
on the anxious seat and is get
ting nervous wondering what is
in store for him in 1904, as this
is the first leap year since 1896.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
BELLE JOHNSON,
Photographer.
Found.

A wheat sack with a package
of white sugar in it, last Thurs
day afternoon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31
HUNNEWELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY

TFv our lines % Hoazee Oasy, $50; 70 shclbina,
helbyville. Clarence. Macon City, 25ey Emden
ellvIIle, Huntsville. aud al points In Shelby
Bnnfios Re. J WnkkLEk, hgr
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

1t begins to look decidedly
suspicious. Just as soon as a
yuung lady comes in from Kan
sas City, Al. Montgomery
comes in, too.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-31

J. @. Mudd and wife-Bessie
Hardesty-of Raytown, Mo-,
came over last Friday to visit
their mauy friends nd relatives
VINO were glad to have them
with them again.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02
DEMOCRATS OF EIGHTH WARD
Choose Delegates TO City C~onvention
and Listen TO COunciImnnic
Announcements.

The Eighth Ward Democratic club met
last evening in the lodge room Of the Iron
Moulders' union and nominated twelve del
egates to the democratic city convention.
to be voted upon at the coming democratic
primaries. The meeting was largely at
tended and an enthusiastic success.
Joseph p. Butler, who was nominated to
head the delegation, stated that he would
not pledge himself or the delegation for
and candidates, as he wanted to be left with
a free hand in case there should be any
dark horse, as seemed quite probable. For
one thing, he declared, though, that he
would not support Ed Howell, as he did not
believe that he was the proper candidate.
He was, he said, the tool of the corpora
tions and has so proven himself during the
last six years in both the state legislature
and the council.
TIL delegation as selected unanimously
by the club, is as follows: Joseph P But
Ter, DR.. Lee Van Camp, John T. Hart, John
McGorry, jr., w. W. MoCombes, Patrick
Lynch, NJ. J. Scott, Joseph Laux. Harold
Overlook. John Kellehar, Chris Anderson
and John A. White.
After the nomination OF the delegates for
the caucus was completed Dennis Fitspat-
rick and Thomas Falconer, candidates for
the nomination for councilmen from the
Eighth ward, announced their candidacy IL
a few words and asked for the support OF
the delegates.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02
SOUTHWEST IMPRoVERS MEET
Reports from iEh aud Grading
Committees and Tunnel Prop
OsitiOn Discussed.

The regular meeting Of the Southwest
Improvement club was held last evening
at Twenty-fourth and LeavenWorth streets.
The committee on grading made its re-
port, stating that It had visited the Board
Of Education at its last regular date Of
meeting. but as no meeting was held moth
ing had been accomplished relative to the
grading OF Twenty-fourth street. Another
meeting of the board is set for Saturday
next and the matter will be taken up then.
The committee on lights reported that
nothing could be done at present relative
to the removal OF the gas lights from
T~wenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets, at
least not until the electric light is put in on
Twenty-fourth street. Councilman Fred
Hoye OF the Second ward said the light
matter would be settled in a few days,
four or fve days at the farthest.
Mr.. Green brought up the matter OF the
Bancroft street tunnel, and discussed the
matter at length. He said that the rail-
roads we're ready to build the tunnel and
that It was badly needed there for public
convenience and safety. He recommended
that the city council be memoralized to
accept the proposition of the owners OF the
Harris & Fisher property to give the right
Of way through their property for the
necessary approached TO the tunnel, which
contemplates a piece of ground 4OH7OO feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02
promIso and paw lndebtodness: otddrea

promise and pay Indebtedness; ordered
passed.
The committee appointed to confer with
the house committee on the amendments
to the revenue bill reported. In the report
was the statement that the senate amend
ment placing accident insurance companies
in the class with FIRE companies had been
killed. Howell moved that the report be
not concurred in regarding accident insur-
ance companies. The motion was lost by
a vote OF II to s. Howell said the com
mittee had been. informed during his alb
sence that he (HoweID had agreed to have
accident insurance taken out OF the class
Of fire insurance companies. Howell de-
MED that he had made any such statement.
After a heated debate the Howell motion
was lost and the report Of the conference
committee was adopted.
The following bills we're passed:
s. F. SO1, providing for acknowledgment
Of real estate mortgage transfers.
S. F. 297, providing for the organization
Of companies for the construction Of oil
pipe lines.
s. F. 2S2, providing for the distribution
To the state libraries Of copies OF the
statutes.
s.. f. $50, providing that judges may re-
quire appearance Of judgment debtor 10 APP
pear when he has property that has not
been applied to settlement Of Judgment.
S. F. 27S, repeating law relating to salary
OF deputy state superintendent.
S. F.. ia, providing for sale Of unclaimed
goods by railroad and express companies.
s. r. SO, enlarging the powers OF frater-
nal insurance companies.
s. F. IT'S, defining desertion and punish
mani