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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

u, a y
a willful, yet beautiful gypsy race,
whirled away into another dance.
AS one watched her he noted the
grace and fire of every motion. She
seemed a creature of air, so light was
she. With perfect ease and abandon,
she followed every change of the mu-
sic, seeming never to tire.
AS the players fingers wandered OF
into some sweet minor chords there
came a startled look into her face. Then,
as the music continued in the pla1nt1ve
strain, she yielded to the spell. Once
more her body swayed to that fantas-
tic dance of her childhood, once more
her voice rose and fell to that weird
sweet song.
And, as he listened, over the face
Of the master there came look of rap
ture, while with the instinct of the
true musician, he accompanied the
strange air with all its subtle changes.
Then, as the song ended in breathing
of heartbreak and despair, he turned
to the child, the tears streaming down
his gentle old face.
"Ah, monsieur, monsieur!" he cried,
sit is the voice of an angel"
While her child was singing far away
across the sea, the mother was dying.
On a poor bed with scarcely covering
for her wasted body, she lay, clasping
to her breast little dress, old and
worn.
AS her husband bent over her, trying
in his rude fashion to adjust the ragged
pillow
''Hark." she whispered. Listen! l
hear my Leah singing"
The great auditorium was filled to
overfowing Every seat in the vast
room was taken and the boxes were
taxed to their utmost capacity.
Never had a prima donna sung to a
more cultured and enthusiastic audience.
Time after time, the great house had
broken out into uncomfortable ap-
plause, and now, as the performance
neared it's close, Leah, the gypsy,
again appeared, and the people c.4ce
more settled into the expectant quiet
that always accompanies the presence
of star.
A perfect type of gypsy beauty was
she; hair the blackness of night, eyes
where hid that dangerous blending OF
love and fire, cheeks through whose
olive the tint of carmine cleaned, lips
of the rich red that belongs to all tropi-
cal natures.
A moment she stood gazing out over
that vast sea of faces.
One among them she knew was there
watching her with eyes full of question
and longing.
So she had met his gaze for years, al
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

ices being deposited. And it has hap
pened that when that period has expired
the other party to the contract has de-
cided that he isn't going to aie, or ssaat
he needs the money, and he takes the
prepayment and goes on his way rejoic-
ing 1t is the same with those who
go into hospitals to have operations
performed Of course, if they don't die
the contract is nnll and void, and the
patients, regaining their health, seem
to forget it entirely as they go on their
busy way through life"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11
German Pianos.

Germany heads the list of nations in
the manufacture of pianos, not only in
number and cheapness, but in average
of quality. A very fine instrument may
be bought there for $3.50. There are
435 piano factories in Germany, of
which lao are located in Berlin. In the
past 20 years the value of exports has
risen from 81 900 900 annually to $6,-
10000. About 40 per cent. of these ex-
ports go to Great Britain. Argentine
Republic comes next in order and then
Belgium. Australia, Russia and Hol-
land each import about $4,000 of
German pianos yearly.-Trade Journal.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11
FEAR OF DEATH DIMINISHING.
Twice as Many Persons Nowadays
Make Preparations fer Their own
Deaths as Formerly.

That people stand less in awe of
the belief of several New York under
takers. They say that nowadays twice
as many persons make preparations for
their own burial as generation ago.
In accounting for this one funeral di-
rector said:
'It is my opinion that the displace-
ment of the gruesome wooden coffin by
the modern burial casket, which is not
offensive to the eye, has done much
to rob death and interment of their nor
rors. Some people when they are sick
and are fearful that they will never re-
gain their health sometimes call on an
undertaken, or his or her friends do it for
the ill one and make all arrangements
for the funeral, selecting the casket anG
designating what kind of hearse is pre-
ferred. 1t is the same with some per-
sons in advancing years. A Well-to-oo
man living in this neighborhood went
for trip abroad last year, and before
going provided for any contingency
that might arise while he was on the
voyage He is still abroad, and, pc
culiar as it may seem, few weeks ago
I received a letter from him, dated at
Amsterdam, telling me that he was still
alive. Of course he did not say it in
those words, but, while he wrote me
about some trivial affair, | could see
plainly that it was simply pretense
under which he informed me that he sad
not died yet When he shall die he is
to be taken to his native town and there
buried in specified cemetery, and
everything will be done in strict COM
pliance with his desires as he expressed
them to me.
"Men who are going into hospitals to
have serious operations performed fire.
quently make, arrangements with us for
their funeral and burial, should the
operation terminate fatally. Such men
seem to approach the subject with en-
tire ealmness. But it is different with
the man who is in perfect health, SEEM
ingly, at least, but who wants to make
arrangements for the burial OF his Dody
after death, whenever that shall occur,
because he has no relatives or near
friends who he is certain will look after
sall that is left of e. or because he
fears he might not have the money at
the end that he has at that time. One
day middle-aged man came into my
Office and approached the subject with
manifest embarrassment. | understood
what he was driving at, and pulled from
nv drawer a score Or more of contracts
crch as he wanted to make and he see
ing that he was not the first to think OF
such a thing. (although he probably
thought he was when the subject first
entered his mind) seemed reasscred,
and we proceeded with the business IN
a businesslike manner.
Some of these contracts have made
for a certain number of years, the
amount of money sufficient to cover the
expenses and the payment for my serv-
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

most since the morning he first saw her
little child asleep in his fathers Ii
brary.
That she was a gypsy he knew, but
where she came from or why to his
fathers house he had never learned.
That father, a stern, silent man, had
never courted inquiry. About a year
before Leah's coming to their home the
light of the place had gone out with
the death of an only daughter, the idol
of the widowed father. To that lost
darling Leah bore more than passing
resemblance and because cf this like
ness, the boy shrewdly guessed that the
little girl had come to take the dead
child's place.
Though he loved Leah, to him she had
always been an enigma. Together they
had grown to manhood and woman
hood. and as yet he could not fathom
her dual nature.
Nor could she help him. To his ques-
ton and pleading she could only say:
Some day, when the evil power leaves
me, you shall claim me; till then be
content Some day shall be free; the
stars have told it. And with freedom
will come the memory of that gypsy
song my mother taught me- Once 1t
returned and thought heard her call
ing me-but it was only fancy-and the
song is forgotten"
And now, as he gaZed longingly at
this woman so strange, yet so beautiful,
a woman in whose soul two spirits
seemed striving for the mastery, one
good. the other evil, he noted startled
listening expression fit across her face.
Her eyes looked far beyond. She saw
not the great audience; unheeded was
the orchestral prelude.
Her soul was far away; she saw a
gypsy camp, a circle of admiring faces
clustered round little child; she heard
the thrum, thrum of an old guitar and
a mothers voice pleading: Again,
Leah" Once more, as if led by a power
other than her will, the 1.-the form
swayed to that dance of long ago; once
more was heard the song so sad and
sweet. Again she felt lie tender, low
ing presence of her mother; a gentle
peace stole into her heart, her soul
seemed filled with rapture: and, as her
song died away in the last weird notes,
she turned to her lover, her eyes wet
with the sweet due of love, her voice
full of the tender notes of surrender,
and as he listened he knew that the
evil power had left her, that the beau
tiful gypsy was his forever.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11
Grovls of a Grizzled Bachelor.

GrONls of q Gr1ZZIeu BaCheIOr.
Old bachelors know great deal about
women. If they did not, they wouldn't
be old bachelors.
Nobody knows why a woman, when
she trips over a chair-rocker, always
blames her husband for it as soon as
he comes home.
During courship, he talks and she
listens. After marriage the order is re-
yersed. or else they both talk, and the
neighbors listen.-Smart Set.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

.You said, monsieur. the child could
sing?"
Like an angel. Come, Leah, the pro-
fessor wishes to try your voice.
"But | don't want to sing" and, un-
needing alike entreaty and command,
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11
Costly.

A boy in ST. Louis has been cured Of
lockjaw caused by Fourth of July toy
pistol. But the doctors bill was $500.
The cost of the toy pistol, says the Chi
cago Tribune, continues to stagger hui
manity.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

In the rear seat long after the audi
ence had dispersed sat dark-faced man,
his handsome, yet wicked, gypsy face
still turned towards the empty stage
Quite still he sat and neither moved nor
spoke. The man was dead.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

hearing odd kind of hollow and seeing
BODY started up again The he
shook fear At last seeing frog crawl of the lake. and
proceeded from the little he spurnd
to with his feet
is SO to b armed an
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

Son-Pa, every now and then | see
something in the papers about the ''rul-
ing passion" what is it, anyway?
Pa latter a cautious glance around the
apartment)-It's disease your ma is
badly afflicted with, my son.--Stray
Stories
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11
To Memory Dear.

She-Do you remember before we
were married. dear
He--Why, it's among my happiest
recollections. - YonkcIs Stateman.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-11

A man is not farmer just because he
has hay fever.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Horse Drunk.

A diamond. backed rattler bit
S. c. Trommell's best horse on
the nose and in 30 minutes the
horses head was swollen to the
size of an apple barrel He
came to the city for d veteri.
marian but both doctors were in
the country, SO he bought
bought quart of liquor and
upon his arrival home, gave the
horse all of it at ouce In fiji
teen minutes the horse was on
as good high lonesome as d
man would be who had been
singing high balls all night.
The horse is now o X. Did the
whiskey do it?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
GOOD ROADS
Gravel Now Being Spread On Monroe
Warren Road.

Pursuant to call the subscrib.
ers to the Monroe Warren grav.
ell road fund met at the DEMO.
GRAFT Office Saturday afternoon.
j. j. Rogers was called to the
chair, DIR. Thos Proctor was
made Secretary. 1t was de.
cided to elect five directors who
shall be empowered to collect
and expend the money subscrib-
ed for making this a first class
road. The following persons
were elected Directors: w. G..
Barger, Grant See, Saml
Sparks, j, J. Rogers and DR..
Thos Proctor. On motion
Frank Bowers. Geo. VI. Howe
and Joshua Gentry were ap.
pointed as a Committee to solic.
it more money, as not enough
has been subscribed to do all
the work which should be done.
If possible the entire road from
here to Warren should be grav-
eled. If this cannot be done
this year make as many feet of
good road as possible this year
and next year put in some more
until the entire road is first.
class. The work will be under
the supervision of Grant See
and W. G. Barger tie road over.
seers of the districts in which
the road is. 1t was decided
that work commence not later
than last Tuesday. Tue Board
of Directors is required to meet
every Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. Every person who
possibly can should aid in max
ing this and all other roads
good and solid. 1t will be mon.
ey well expended.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Pleasant Evening.

The young ladies are not al
ways tied to the strings OF the
sterner sex, nor do they al.
ways depend upon them for a
pleasant outing.
Monday afternoon wlthuamp.
ers we'll tllled-healthy girls do
love to eat Misses Fannie
Bess Schofeld, Ruby Martin.
George Hawkins. Jessie Hen.
derson, EStell Andersen, Eliza.
beth Geotze, Anne Jordan, and
Miss Maurine Bragg, OF Hauui.
bal, drove out to the Jordan
pasture and had the kind Of d
time that only Il bevy of sweet
sixteen can have. Sweet six.
teen ripe as a peach hanging
ON limb. Who'll reach for me.
There is no DAGGER in any of
them not being sought.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Market Report.

Shipments for week ending
noon yesterday fair. Barger
and McClintic 2 cars of cattle
and 4 of hogs; Sharp and Gray
3 cars of sheep; McClintic and
Donley 2 cars of timothy seed ;
Monroe Milling Co 2 cars of
wheat and corn; A H Green 4
cars of hay, 2 of oats and 1 of
corn; 8alzer and Dirigo 2 cars
of poultry and eggs; Selby
Poultry Co 2 cars of poultry
and eggs. Total "a cars.
D K Yowell has sold Dick
Cummings 20 head Of fat cattle
at sc weighed at home and 43
head of hogs at SIC. Dan is one
of those fellows who would
make money if sitting on a
stone which was resting on the
bosom of the great Sahara.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
but the DEMOCRAT will be in
the ring on time.

but the DEMOCRAT will be in
the ring on time.
CIV Hammer sold a pair of
small mules to of
near Paris, for $175.
Mike Madden bought 200
head of sheep from Blackstone
aud mules from Bud Jones 1,
Jno Stephenson 1, Jno Waugh
2, Killmeyer 2, w Katen.
j Tom Lee will have pub.
lie sale Sept. 9th at his place
near Ely. He will offer horses
mich cows, sheep, hogs, thor.
oughbred chickens, farm imple.
ments and household furniture.
He Is going to move to Burling
ton, Iowa.
Timothy seed bought in the
past few days by McClintlc and
Donley was as follows: From
Ray Moss SIS bushels, Engle and
Kelley 8, McCollock 45, j A
Spalding 48, ] A Spencer 394,
j H McClintic 551, w B Arnold
143, Bixler and West 1854, H
Gray 65, L M Redman 1O5, j M
Crooks 81,
And hogs by Barger and Nc,
Clintic, D D Nelson Is, f M
Mitchell 5, D O'Bryant 3. j
Moss z. M McGlothlin 4, A
Grimm 3, W G Hays /, Geo
Jones 12, A Yates 8. ] L Pal.
mer 3, F Edwards 1, G F. Wag.
ner 6, L Lundborg II, L Markin
10, Mrs Crump ~.
And sheep by Sharp and
Gray from, A e Meyers 10,
Shelton 1, @ Colvert 6, j Will.
lis 5, Charles Tewell 6, w E
Couch 5, Hays 8, W Musgrove
4, Geo Smith 5, B. Rubison 2.
Hat Green 3.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Card of Thanks

We desire to extend our CRATE.
full thanks to friends and neigh.
bors who so kindly rendered us
assistance during the recent
illness aud death of our infant.
We assure you your kindness
will never be forgotten,
Mr.. AND MRS JOHN r. OWEN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Barns Burn.

Last Wednesday after we had
gone to press and Melvin Mole n
renter of the Prof. J. T. Waugh n
farm, known as the old job n
Nolen farm, was in this city th e
two barns or stables on the farm
burned. No one as far as known
had been near the barns for
several hours and the origin of
the fire is mystery. Mr..
Nolen lost his harness. saddle,
wagon and some of his farm i'm
plements. Prof. Vaughn had
$400 insurance on the barns,
but it will take from $500 to
81, 600 to replace, which will be
done Immediately.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
Mrs. O. Harry Parks returned

Mrs. o. Harry Parks returned
Monday from her outing among
the Northern lakes and arriv-
ing unexpected found her ieige
lord Harry, off on his vaca-
tion, fishing trip near Keokuk
Iowa. Anyway she viii have
the parrot for company
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the Differ.
ent Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at 9 a. m.
Each Wednesday. Don't Forget il.

Each Wednesday. Don't Forget it.
The Ohio preacher who has
been asked by his congregation
to resign because he did not
want them to drink beer, has
found that there is something
more than a thirst for gospel
truth in the Buckeye state
P.D.
Rev. o. B. Holiday was in
the city Friday with his warm
friends.
Rev. W. w. McMurry, of
Shelbina, was here yesterday
10 see his brother.
The Paris Baptist church ap.
pointed Jack Batsell. G.. D.
Moore, W. w. Shaw and Rev.
Stuart delegates to the Bethel
Association. They we're in
structed to invite the Assoc ia .
ton to meet at Paris next year.
Paris Appeal.
Rev. B. F. Hixson spent the
latter part of last week and
first of this with friends at
Withers Mill, and delivered a
sermon Sunday at Providence
church. He was ordained at
Providence in 1864 and tha
church was his first pastorate.
The Laddouia Herald states
the case in this way: The
Herald knows of a church IN
this country that was once
numerically strong. 1t sold it.
self to every fake and humbu G
that came along. Today it
hasn't a handful of members and
the owls and bats would roost
on the pulpit were the doors
not kept locked. We are not
defending peoples ideas Of
things nor offending them. but
would like for you to motto e
that some things dedicated to
God are easily captured by tn e
gollylongprong.
w. e. Bruner and John Fin ks
attended the Holiness camp
meeting at Macon, Sunday.
Rev. William Galloway told
us Monday that up to FIR iday
night there had been II addition
10 Pleasant View church in
Illinois where he is holding a
protracted meeting. He return.
ed to the meeting thA t morning.
Rev. DR.. 1 W. Read and Miss
Marion spent Monday with
friends in the Gem City.
GRACE BAPTIST.
There will be preaching the
Fifth Sunday by the Pastor,
Rev. w. Galloway.
METHODIST.
Sabbath School at 9;45 a. m.
Preaching at II o'clock a. m.
Jr. League will meet at 3
o'clock p. III.
Sr. League meets on the
adjournment of tie Union ser.
vices in North Park.
THE LAST SERVICE.
The last service for the Con-
ference year will be held by
the Pastor in the Methodist
church next Sun day morning.
Will not each Member of the
church make it 4 point of Con.
science to be present at the
morning service? We shall hope
so any how.
We wish to close up all re.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
Of Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

years has been terribly annoyed
with heas at his barn. In des-
peration he thoroughly sprink.
led it with sheep dip and to his
delight found it to be perfect
exterminator Of the pest.
For sale three Shropshire
Buck, 81 miles northeast of the
city.-George w. Williams 93
HV Meeker one of the hus t.
ling stockmen and farmers, of
south of city has left us a re.
minder of his being on earth.
1t is the practical friends we
love the best.
D D Nelson has sold Is
head of 256 pounds hogs to Bar.
ger and McClintic.
Some two years ago Fred
Gosney had valua BILE horse
to get tangled IN a barb wire
fence and pull the hoof of the
near front foot off clean and
smooth, He refused to take the
advice: Kill the poor thing.
Today the animal Is alive hav.
ing grown Il new hoof over the
foot that was torn, mangled and
what was thought 10 be beyond
the repair of nature. That foot
was shod Thursday just the
same as the other feet,
Frank Hagan is feeling good
over having the best if not the
biggest wheat yield. There
was 25 acres, yield II bushels
per acre, weighing go! pounds
per bushel. 1t was said to be
the best wheat hauled to the
Monroe mills this year.
Samuel Sparks has bought a
pair of good mules and a suck
ing colt from j T Helm, of Mad
ison.
- Stone has bought a pair
of good mules from Frank Bot.
torff and pair of yearling
mules from Thomas Elzea.
The short and long sweetning
of all those bee trees should
have oeen credited to A E
Meyers instead of R Dougla SIS.
We are glad to make the cor.
rection and say: The bees
didn't swarm on Ruben.
r A (Gus) Jackson sold 90
head of the latest cattle that
have been in the Monroe pens
for a year, to Barger and NC
Clintic. They averaged 1926
pounds
w G Truitt brought three
specimens of extra fine yellow
corn-thiS years crop-to the
DEMOCRAT Office Monday morn.
ing.
Horses were to slow for TeW.
ell and White so they have add.
ed steam power hay press to
their outfit. They are turning
out Is to 16 tons of baled hay
per day.
Jno L Owen sent II head of
beeves to the Bluff City mar.
ket Monday.
When it comes to an auction.
eer Mike Madden wants it dis,
tinctly understood that he is
not the Jim Corbett in the ring.
Mike Madden says: Go down
to D K Yowell's place and look
at his cattle. 1t is as good as
going to the Chicago fat stock
show.
James McElroy and James
Clayton, of Ransselaer, came
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27

ana mas grandly met all the
claims upon her. The church
has also been wonderfully kind
to their Pastor and his family,
and whether returned to the
pastorate or not, he and family
will ever hold III grateful re.
membrance the good people of
Monroe City, and especially
the grand men and women Of
the church. May the Blessed
Christ bless this kind people
always and in all ways.
The subject for Sunday morn
ing will be He that Over
cometh will give to eat of the
hidden mama, and will give
him a white stone, and in the
stone new name written.
which no man knoweth saving
he that receiveth it"
D F.. BONE, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Sunday school 9:45 a, IN.
Preaching II a. m.
Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday evening at 7:30. fol low.
ed by meeting of the teachers
of the Sabbath school.
Union service in the North
Park at $50, preaching by DR..
E. McNair.
The "Woman's Missionary
Union" of Palmyra Presbytery,
will convene in Palmyra on
Wednesday evening, the Goth
inst. At that time all the
churches of the Presbytery are
expected to be present.
The Presbytery of Palmyr ra
will convene at Rensselaer, next
Tuesday, Sept. lst at 7:30 p. m.
FIRST BAPTIST.
The Baptist demonstrated d
their love of water at the de.
lightful picnic held by the Sun
day school Tuesday at the j. M.
Proctor picnic south of city.
Brack Bristow was the first one
to take to. water. He was 20
feet up in tree making a swim G
and fell out into the branch
with feet of water in it. j. S.
Scott was No. 2. He was in a
wagon with a barrel of ice wafer.
The wagon run into a ditch, the
barrel upset and its cooIin g
contents poured all over him.
Mrs. l. W. Read gave a picnic
at her residence to her primary
class and cradle roll last Friday
afternoon from three to six
o'clock. The mothers were also
invited. 1t was a delightful
afternoon and the boys and
girls came in force. There were
more than fifty little folks and
more than thirty of the larger
ones It was a gay time they
had in play upon the lawn.
There were exercises by the
boys and girls showing the
mothers something OF what is
being taught. After refresh.
ments, which all seemed to en-.
joy, they were permitted to go
so as to reach their homes be.
fore night. 1t was a delightful
success.
Regular services next Sunda y
morning by the Pastor.
PICNICS.
ST. jude, Me thodist and Chris
tian Sunday schools will hold
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27

John e. Davis, of HunnewelI,
was in the city with old friends
Thursday.