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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
How the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Was Formed.


Once. crossing a little tribu.
tary of the Colorado, | found
that every drop splashed on my
clothes hardened to lump of
mud, aud that where the water
was but foot deep my horse
was nearly washed away by it's
force,
That fact, Roger Pocock says,
in an article in the July Pear
sons, told me the secret of the
Grand Canyon. Like the Nile.
this Colorado flows through a
desert, but the river of Egypt
meanders softly and muddy
over low plains, spreading,
when it is full into harmless
lakes; whereas this headlong
sluice of running sand, launch.
ed at the naked rocks. has the
cutting powers Of huge steel
saw. The country has risen
perhaps dn inch a year; but the
torrent, instead OF spreading out
over the land, has sawed
through the lifting ROCKS. The
country has risen to a height of
eight thousand feet, while still
the Colorado flows at the anCi.
ent level, only two thouSaud
feet above the sea. That is the
reason of this profound abyss
for six hundred miles through
the very foundations of the
world.
In all, thirty.s six million cubic
miles of solid rock have been
ground In this vast mill, and
hurled into the Gulf of Califor-
mia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
For Every Nero liant

Tne following pro t poem
Is by an AtchiSOn merchant.
who was warm under the col
lar:
There are some shoppers in
this town vino think they know
it all. But they never Guy in
Atchison-O. no, this towns too
small. They shop, and shop,
and shop. and on clerks here
have no pity. BIT when they
have a cent to spend they 90 to
Kansas City. In Atchi>On
they're treated thu IN )st re-
spectful way. While down in
Kansas City the clerks call
them Say And to each other
when they're gone, in most
sarcastic manner. rem lrlI,
ther" goes tarmer-I'll bet,
her name is Hammer But hu
man nature, much the same no
matter where you go. And
while our dear friends here
think our stores so very slow,
in Kansas City, hrr sister or
cousin, to say the least, can't
find a thing to SUIT her there,
so goes farther East. In Chi
cago, that big city that is ruled
by men from Cork, her sisters
sister fails to find anything
this side of New York. While
in New York another sister
and there are many more than
three-cdu'l fad a thing to suit
her there. and she goes across
the sea. III LDndou and in
Paris where still other sisters
dwell, l really don't know
where they go, ! hope they go
to H.
The above was clipped from
the Key Stone and handed us
by Monroe merchant, it
should have been credited to
the AtchlSon Globe A short
time since we suggested to all
merchants: You, your wives and
daughters set the good example
of dong your trading at home
and then the DEMOCRAT can
with better grace, talk trade
with home merchant.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

Drag, drag, drag, not through
mud and ruts, but drag your
road, the one by the side of your
farm, for it means beth com.
fort and profit to you, and when
it is in good condition you
will eventually appreciate it
so highly that it wlTl be con.
verified into good gravel
road.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

If Mark Hanna don't look out
Barnum will get him yet. He
has now concluded he would
like to preach.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
DR., Hornback, Oculist anc
Aurist, Hannibal. Mo.

When Il Democrat wants
thing or espouses a principle,
he does so in a manner easily
understood Teddy the Acct
dent toured the west and is said
to have made 225 speeches and
still you nor / can tell whether
he is an Ohioan Stand Patter"
or an Iowan Tariff Reduction.
ist." When you have cause to
look for him, he stands with
Paddy's flea, in the other place.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

If you want the best hard watel
$ Dap on earth, try Maple City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
Those Popular Sunday Rates Again In
Effect On The Katy"

The NJ. X. & II. BY, will sell
return tickets to all points
within so niles of Monroe at
one fare for the round trip to
all trains after 9p. m. Satur-
day nights, and for all trains
Sunday. Tickets good return
ing for trains of Sunday night.
]. F, BLAKEY, Agent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
After the First Voters.

! y
contribute generously besides,
j. sending thousands of circular
letters throughout the country
III an endeavOr to secure the
names of all first voters in 1894
The letter says that IA great
number of young men do not
look upon protection as vita
interest to themselves and to
t heir country. No time should
be lost in placing in the hands
Of such youug voters a series Of
protection literature especially
adapted
Young voters, when You get
the numerous pamphlets which
will be sent to you at the eX
pense of these protected man.
ufacturers. ask yourselves a
few questions like the follow.
ing:
|. AS am not manufac.
inrer, why should ! vote for
Tariff duties which prevent com.
petition Fl ON foreign manufac.
tured goods and enable Ameri-
can manufacturers to form a
trust and obtain higher prices?
2. How can a duty on goods
protect labor?
3. With labor ON the tree list
and immigrants tiockjng to this
country unchecked at an aver
age rate of 5000 per day, why
shou Id l vote for a system to
make goods dear and increase
the cost of living?
4. Being farmer and know.
ing that the prices of grains are
fixed in foreign free trade mar.
kets, why should l vote to
maintain a bogus tariff on
whe at and corn VIII oh serves as
cover to the genuine protec,
t ion on manufa Ctured goods?
5. Why shou d manufactur.
ers who are selling goods all
over the world al free trade
prices be encouraged by hish
tariff to sell the same goods
here at 80 or 10 per cent higher
prices?
6. Why should vote money
out of my pockets and into the
pockets of the protected trusts?
Z. Does the Protective Tar.
if league think that we young
voters are everlasting chumps
and that we can be duped by its
thinly disguised sophistry?
These and other similar ques
tions, taken before and after,
will render tariff league litera.
ture innocuous and harmless
even when taken in ton lots.
The worst thing that could
happen to protection and its
benehciaries, the manufacture
ers, is to start tariff discussions
in our oranges, labor organiza-
tons, and homes. The tariff
league is supplying It's sophis.
try to 5000 papers every week.
1t has kept steadily at this work
for fifteen years. It's members
have become millionaires and
multimillionaires in the mean.
time. They are interested in
having the farmers and work.
ingmen believe that all pros.
perity, our good crops, our
fertile soil, are due to protec.
ton. They know well that
protection" enables the trusts
to skim the cream off our pros
perity and leave only the
SKINNED milk for the farmers
and laborers. But can we blame
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
Cholera Infantum.

This has long been regarded as one
of the most dangerous and fatal dis
eases to which infants are subject
1t can be cured, however, when prop
erly treated. All that is necessary is
to give Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor
oil, as directed with each bottle, aud a
cure is certain. For sale by All
Dealers.
LII recent speech President
Eliot Of Harvard University
said: Education used to be
given almost exclusively
through books. Iu recent years
there has come in another ort
of education through tools, ma
chimes. gard ms, wings,
casts and pictures. Manual
training, shop work, sloyd and
gardening have come into use
for the school ages; the teach
ing Of trades ht been admitted
to some public school systems;
and in general, the use of the
hands and eyes in productive
labor has been recognized as
good educational effects. The
education Of man by manua |
Id Dor may be made to develop
not only good mental qualifica.
tions, but also good moral quail
tiles"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

Mrs E. j. Alexander and
child, of Brookfield, came down
Friday to visit the homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

We make choice farm loans
at S per cent interest
If Davenport G Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

For a lazy liver try Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They in
vigorate the liver, aid digestion, reg
ulate the bowels and prevent bilious
attacks. For sale by all dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

Flower, D1In'S. olipl sets,
try the home grn. II rl,- J.
G. EDWARDS. PhDn- NJ l49
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09

Rtv county prisoners must
work on the public roads. or do
other public work That is a
good example AMI should be
followed IN every county. a
good whipping post Law rIgidly
enfored would be much better,
however.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22

apple crop is not promising, but else
where. with Il few local exceptions. the
outlook is for hountiful yields of autumn
and winter varieties; some dropping con
tinuc>. but is not sufficiently great to
seriously affect the prospects for good
yields. Pears are fair quality. but few
in numbers. Peaches. which are very
scarce, are going to market III small
quantities.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22
Better Than Gold,

Il WAS troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous debility
writes +. j. Green. of Lancaster, y. II
NO remedy helped me until | began us
in= Electric l;ittrrS. which did me more
good than all the medicines | ever used
They have also kept my wife in excel
cent health for years. She says Elcctri,
Bittor> are just splendid for female trou
hlrS; thai they ar" Il grand tonic and in
vi@oratur for weak. run down women
No other medicine can take its place il
orr family" Try them. Only 10 cents
Satisfaction guaranteed by Robert Il
Frazer. Druggist.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22
Chesapeake City.

The Cecil Wing" is on sale each week
u Chesapeake City, at AleXander's Drug
store. 3 cents a copy.
Mrs. J. II. Mccoy and son. Jay. of st.
Georges. Del. have been visiting her
sister. Mrs. Harry Bouchellr.
Mrs. Jane Scott. of Wilmington, Del,
is visiting her BROTHER Mr.. William J.
Barwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, of Baltimore
visited their daughter, Mrs. Byron y.
Bouchrlle this week.
Mrs W. Harry Jones spent Sunday
and Monday in Philadelphia
Dr.. w. G. KarSnrr spent Monday at
Bcttcrtun.
Miss May BeaSton. of Middletown,
Del, is visiting Miss Lionne Beaston.
Rev and Mrs Lowle. of Chester, Pa,
are spending II few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Baker, of Back Creek
Neck.
Rev. +. II. Dashiel is spending his
vacation with Eastern Shore friends.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. f. Poole and Miss
Miriam. of Pocomoke City. We're enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. James jefferson,
,Ir., last week.
Miss Sarah Hargrraves spent Friday
of last week with Elkton friends.
Miss Noami Norton, of Philadelphia,
| is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Miller.
MrsSrs. LeHle ana Sllicar. of Ralti-
more. have been visiting friends in town
Mrs. Mary Packard, Mrs. James Gil.
key. Mrs. Edward Longfellow and
daughter, Miss Clara, and Mr.. James
Gilkcy, Jr., of Philadelphia, and Mrs
Frank Webb and daughter, Of Atlantic
City, have been visiting Mrs Charles
| Baker.
Misses Anna and Helen Reynolds OF
| Wilmington. Del, have been spending
the past week with Mrs. ID. Palmer
Boulder.
Mrs Catharine Lorraine and Miss EN-
ma are spending few days with Mrs
w. Harry Jones.
DIR. and Mrs. Edwin Graves, Miss
Minnie Reed Miss Nellie Beaston, anC
Messrs. Charles Reed and Hugh Cald
! well have been spending a few days al
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22

least. She has con-
sumption in her fam
lily and she was in
such bad shape; so
r Il n down, nervous,
weak, and could not
eat, that I had begun
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22

The Cecil Wing" is on sale each week
u Chesapeake City, at AleXanders Drug
store. 3 cents a COPY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22

MINOR CROpS.-Early potatoes have
given fair to unusually hountirul returns,
and digging continues. but considerable
loss by rot is reported from many loC;lli-
ties: late potatoes are making good
growth in most districts. Sweet potatoes
are promising. Sugar corn is almost ii
failure in parts of the section. and tn"
crop generally is in need of warmth and
sunshine. even where promise of fair
yields are held forth. Some rottiug con-
tinucS in grapes, but the outlook is for
the most part favorable. Melons and
caut0oupcS have improved somewhat
since last report. but the ruling wet
weather of the season has not been con-
ducive To Il superior product as to quail
ity. BlackbcrricS continue abundant in
the more western counties. Late cab
bage and turnipS. which are still being
transpanted and Sown. look well in all
parts of the section. having been favored
with the moisture which they needed for
best results. The prospects for tomatoes
appear to have decreased slightly since
the issue of the last bulletin. The vines
are rank in growth, hut their develop
ment seems to be at the expense of the
fruit in many patches, although the I'M
satisfactory fruitage, often mentioned in
the reports. has doubtless been due to
loss of blooms during the frequent heavy
rains. The ripcning tomatoes are matur-
ing slowly. and numerous complaints are
made of loss by rotting. Warmth and
sunshine are badly needed for this crop,
which has now reached the season when
it takes. for Il time, the position of first
importance in the products of the sec
ton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22

to get very uneasy, but your medicine
made an entirely new woman of her. I
believe she eats and feels better now
than she has for years.
"I have not the slightest doubt but
that your medicine has saved her from
a long spell of sickness, if nothing
more. An my family had begun to
get uneasy, bat, of course, she did not
know ii and have only Just told her
of 1t since she has improved SO much.
had no idea it would do half what it
has and don't think there is another
medicine made that will begin TO COM
pare with II. "---W. E. Birch, Fruit
Grower, Alton, Alb county, Va.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-22

W. f. Birch, Alton, Va, an extensive
fruit grower of that place, writes the
following letter to the Peruna Medicine
Co., OF Columbus, Ohio. We print the
letter in full:
Alton, Va, June 4, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
GentlemeH-''Thec country is so flooded
with patent medicines Oft every kind that
are worthless and a humbug, that I for
one, am glad to be able to say I have
found one that is everything and more
than is claimed for it.
My wife was very much run down
and out of sorts in every way. She had
pelvic disorder which left her very
weak, nervous and no appetite at all.
cone day 1 happened to be at my
fathers store, S. A. Birch, Coresville
Alb county, Va, and noticed your medi'
cine he had there for sale.
81 thought it might help my wife, SO
1 brought q bottle of it home and within
week she commenced to eat and now
she is hungry all the time and not half
the medicine has been taken. We both
agree that it beats any medicine to bring
on an appetite and to put the nerves in
good shape that we have ever had any
thing to do with. We had our family
doctor to give her medicine and he did
all he could, but she did not improve the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22
All Their Worsiilp In Jumps.

Grosvenordale, Conn. april H.
+. w. Messenger, who has surrendered
el6, 600 salary at che ssqnest Of che
owners of mills employing 100 per-
sons rather than give up preaching.
belongs 80 scot now known as the
"Aoly Jumpers. Formerly it was
called the Peniel Church.
/ Messenger has withdrawn from the
American Society OF Mechanical Engi-
neers and the New England Cotton
Manufacturers Association, believing
them to be "ungodly." He discour.
ages the uso Of tobacco and liquor,
although ho does not deny his vener-
able mother the solaoe Of the weed.
When the "Holy Jumpers" meet
one another they yell and jump.
Their worship consists largely of pos
turing, running, yelling and springiug
about.
Willie Bates, an orphan, became so
sHthusiastio follower Of Messenger
that he gave all his money, jewelry
and bicycle to the "Holy Jumpers. -
Believers are forbidden to wear jewel.
ry, and Blanch Elliot, q young girl,
who was engaged to Messengers son,
Frank, now dead, gave up the gold
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22

humbly With thy GodY Thank God,
there is one man Of their own race
striving to hold np trno stand a.ds eE
the Gross, instead Of the golden calf
OF the politician.
] fearthis is g dull letter, bat ] have
tried 70 make you understand some.
thing Of the sitnstion.
Patience Pennington.
Chicora Wood, 8. g.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22

- The profession of bridesmaid
seems 70 bo growing in New York.
For some time it has been the habit
at weddings in that city to pay brides-
maids. Ata recent wedding there
we're no fewer than l5 bridesmaids who
were all punctually paid. Bea,des the
beautiful dresses given by The brides
fsther they each received s25 apiece
fer appearing in the wedding train.
There ere young ladies' who accept so
much as $100 fer their Office Of honor.
O. a woman can generally forgi ve
her husband loving some other woman
1t she can twist it around to make it
appear it wasn't her fault.
- A clergyman was much surpris.
ed one day at receiving a basket Of DO.
tatoeu from an old woman in his par
ish, with message saying that as he
had remarked in his sermon on tn @
previous Sunday that some common
taters," (commentators) did not agree
with him, she had sent him some real
good ones.
When man is interested in q
woman and she gets married he can
still be interested in her just the same
unless tits TO himself.
:. q a. % @ToREA.
Beam fha 9Tha Kind You Ham Afnays Rogohs
a'sas;'' = Gs,sSzZE2s5
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22

chain and locket which contained her
lovers picture.
d sa!ssasa5sT syyS: 81 am trying to
.liye up, 20 the sermon on the Mount.
! nsed 20 belong to heightened clubs
10 Boston and drank champagne aud
smoked, but nine years ago / saw the
light snd gave up my evil assooiases. T"
--Philadelphia Record. {
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-06
The Value of a Button.

John Hammerson, who is a deputy
for the Home Guardians, arrived in
the city Friday evening from Salem.
Mr.. Hammerson said he had quite
a little experience at that place a
few days ago, which originated from
his wearing a Home Guardian but
ton. He was sitting in the hotel
office when a young man came in,
who also wore a Home Guardian but
ton. The young man displayed the
signal Of distress ana the two got
acquainted and be unbosomed him
self to Mr.. Hammerson to the ex-
tent that he wanted to get married
and was looking for a preacher. Mr..
Hammerson was formerly a minister
and Was still in the position to ac-
cept a fee along that line He ac-
.companied the young man to the
county clerks office and got his IL
cense. They then repaired to the
hotel and with the clerk and the
dining O girl for witnesses he
performed the ceremony. 1t was
di%stinctively a Home Guardian we'd
ding and it shows that it pays to
belong to the Home Guardians, from
Mr.. Hammerson's standpoint.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-06

Efforts are being made to have an
other racing matinee on Saturday Of
this week between the local horses,
and il the deal is consummated some
better racing will be seer than at
the first matinee. 1t is intended to
arrange for d half mile race between
Blue Range and Grasshopper, bouh
of whom are speedy animals. Austin
Berry and DR.. King will likely drive
their embryo PAGERS in a race, and it
is hoped to secure the consent of J..
X. Smith and H. G.. Preston for
their horses to compete in a race.
1t is}also possible that c. W. john
ston will consent to let Cap G have a
60 with Geo. E. Logan's Geo. W.,
the latter to 90 without hopples.
The boys hope to get these events to-
gether for the program and it ought
10 be full Of interest and surprises if
they succeed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
THE END OF
HIS PULL
Copyright, 1908, by T. C. Mcclure
.... BY C. b. LetVGl

When Terrence O'Geegan opened
the Old Home saloon on the corner
with a free lunch lasting all day and a
band playing at intervals, it was whis-
pered about that he was a man with
pull. The aldermen of this ward
were there, the district leader was
there, the captain of that police pre-
cinct and his ward men were there.
What had only been whispered Cd
Saturday was talked of openly on Sun
day. The Old Home was wide open
all day long. One of the aldermen
dropped in during the afternoon to get
a drink and give his, moral support to
the defiance Of the law, and the patrol
man, on that beat stood up to the bar
with two ward men and drank good
luck to Terry: as he beamed on them in
patrenizing way. After that it was
agreed that O'Geegan was solid" all
around. If doubling Thomas drop