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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Not Race a Suicider.

Louey tended bar for Max.
And one day, years ago, Louey
;u.u Max about a new baby,
Who henteforth would abide
wi Louey and Mrs. Louey.
well, come here, once, amt
it-yes, said Max. And he
gave Louey s. gold piece for
the baby.
A year rolled on. Louey
came to work one morning bear
ing another baby story, Max
remembered. The cash regis
ter rang and that night Louey
carried home a S. gold piece,
Mother year-'nother baby
boy; name, GottlIed-$5.
Mother year-girl. Mother
V.
19O1-twins, Heiue an d
Looveesy. More gold-yes,
Two weeks ago. well, l gift
you mother fuen-yes, Louey,
bud mebby you better be Demo
Gratis alretty amt it? You an
Roosevelt you gettin' too busy
nit dose, 'heraus nit race sui
eide b vor ms-yes. st,
Louis Chronicle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
The Best Liniment.

81 have derived great benefit from
the use of Chamberlain sPain Balm
for rheumatism and lumbago," says
Mrs. Anna Hagelgans, of ruckahoe,
N. j. "My husband used it for a
sprained back and was also quickly
relieved. In fact it is the best family
liuiment [ have ever used. 1 would
not think of being without it. have
recommended it to many and they al
ways speak very highly of it and de-
clare its merits are wonderful For
sale by All Dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
The Baby's Reflections

l am baby, eleven months
old, and nearly worn out al.
ready. Please let me alone!
am not IA prodigy, except to
the extent that, not having any
thing to say, l don't talk. Two
big persons claim to be my
parents-why can't they let it
go at that? 1 have never de.
MED the charge. l haven't
much data to go by, but l don't
think l am either magician, a
learned pig or IA virtuoso. l
don't banker for applause, so
it will be an appreciated favor
if you won't put methrough any
parlor tri cks.
If [ have my wealthy old Un-
Gle Ezra's nose, congratulate
Uncle Ezra, but don't blame me.
l may be kleptomaniac for
for all | know, but 1 can't
help it.
Don't rattle rattles II me
they rattle me. Don't googoo
aud ootsle gootsie at me. l
cau't understand it any better
than [ can the English Ian
guage.
The pain [ have is not in my
stomach, but in my reck. I
don't want to bs entertained or
mystitied or medjc;t'ed or ap.
Iplauded. Aud, if YOU don't
want me TO grow up to be a
hypochondriac, Il STAN collec-
tor, an awful example, Il ping
pong enthusiast or 4 misan
thrope, you just femme be-
From the Smart Set for May.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
A Dear Little Woman.

"Oh, my" said man as he
opened his mail
And found that it brought him
the bills for the sale
OF goods that his wife had pur.
chased, and he
Piled them up wondering what
their sum would be.
Not"pg the balance that his
check book bore,
lie thought to himself he'd al.
ways be poor;
And said as he wrote, as though
it were lost,
"Oh, my! what a dear little
woman does cost
But after the toll and the
trouble Of trade
In the business world where his
dollars we're made,
This man each day through Il
rose wreathed gate
Went home to the door where
his wife did wait
Aud he counted it gain that
they could thus meet,
And his labor for love-he
counted it sweet;
For away from his work, when
the streets grew dim,
She made home a picture of
heaven to him.
Joseph w. HUMPHREYS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
EXTENSION OF COLONIST RATES TO THE.
NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA.

The Burlington extends until June
10Th the period of the greatly reduced
one-way colonist rates to the Northwest
and to California. This is II good way
to save from fifteen to twenty dollars.
.HOME.SEEKER'S EXCURSIONS
Round trip tickets at one fare plus
$500 are sold on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month to the West.
and Northwest, including Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Pu-
get Sound.
Cheap Round Trip Tickets TO California.
Round trip rates to California May
Sd and May 18th to 18th inclusive, with
sixty days limit, at S47.50 from st.
Louis; $45 from Kansas City, and $50
from Chicago.
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.
Join personally conducted through
tourist sleeper excursions to Califor-
MIA on frequent dates during each
week, via Denver, scenic Colorado
and Salt Lake City.
MAIN TRAVELLED ROAD
With its great trunk lines end its
connections, the Burlington can take
the best care of you, The map shows
how directly the BurlingtOn's lines
reach the entire west and northwest
region of our country.
Describe to us pour proposed trip
and let us advise you the least cost
and send you free reading matter.
WIN. FITZGERA ID l.. w. WAKELEY,
General Agent, Gen'l Passenger Agent
Hannibal Mo. st. Louis, Mo.
G. NJ. LEVEY Gen'l Manager,
st. Louis. Mo,
j. L. LYON, Agent, Monroe City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

New York, Niagara Falls, De.
troit, Toledo, Omaha. Council
Bluffs, st. Paul and all points
north, east and west.
Though Chair Cars (seats
free) and Buffet Sleeping Cars,
Kansas City and Moberly tC
New York, Detroit, Des Moines
and st. Paul and Omaha; and
St. Louis to Chicago, Buffalo.
New York and Boston.
Compartment Sleeping Cars
between ST. Louis aud Kansas
City.
Magnificent Dining Cars be
tween st. Louis and the east.
Fine road bed-elegant equip
ment and fast time.
C. S. CRANE, H. E. WATTS,
G. PAT. P.&T.A.
St. Louis. N berIy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
b4RkH4{EMS aKAXSl Gu y ~:
AEA AA lSSADAMS SLCHICAEn.
IN THE SOUTH.

No portion of the United
States has made greater prog
ress in the last year or two
than the South. Northern ard
foreign capital is rapidly in
vading that section, finding
profitable investments in the
various industries and facto-
ries that are being rapidly de-
veloped and built. The great
influx Of settlers is creating an
increased demand for lands of
all kinds and prices are grad
ually advancing, s'they will
for years to come. Work is
plentiful and poverty practi-
cally unknown. Alabama is
supplying coal and iron 10 all
the world, More money can
be made and with less labor in
the raising of small fruits and
berries and in' truck patching
on the Gulf coast than in any
otherstate in the Union. Straw
berries from Alabama reach
northern markets before those
from the states in the south
east. Cattle can be raised
with great profit, there being
millions of acres of cheap
range lands. If you are in
terested in the south and its
resources and desire informa-
tionon any subject, address
G. A. PARK
Genl Industrial& immigration Agt
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. R
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Ourselves AS Others See Us.

You remember how that
young nephew of the Beesley's
from New York got such an all
fired lot of fun for himself out
Of reddin' t he items in our local
newspaper when lie was here
visitin' them last month
M'ridh?' remarked good, honest
old Uncle Homespuu, taking
crumpied piece of newspaper
from his pocket and smoothing
it carefully on his knee, as he
toasted his shins in front of the
open oven of the kitchen stove.
while his wife was busying her,
self clearing up the supper
dishes the other evening.
Il remember how mighty mad
you got when he laughed over
that notice that you had
shingled our cowshed. " admit,
ted Aunt Homespun good natur.
eddy.
"Of course l got mad. l
didn't see anythin' to laugh at
about that shinglin' job; an
what's more, | hain't been able
to tigger out what he was
laughin' at since. That roof
had gone for long time, an it
had to be done; an l did it; an
what is more, the shingles
was paid foT, an SC was the
nails, too. But | can see some
thin amusin' in the items in
this here piece of New York
Sunday newspaper that came
pa Cked around that bundle of
new vegetable seeds | sent to
New York tor. Here's one to
begin on;
The Lambs will give a gam.
Dol at their clubhouse Tuesday
evening.
Here's another one over in
this corner:
" The ladies and gentlemen
comprising Mrs. SteeltrIst's
house party at The Chestnuts,
hes beautiful Long Island home
spent Saturday in hop toad and
turtle races; and Mr.. Moneyto.
burn rolled d peanut half a mile
with parlor match in one hour
and eleven minutes, breaking
the best former record by two
minutes and nine seconds.
AN just listen to this:
+" 'Pittsburg William, the
EplLnger; Rev. Steenthly, of the
IS eenth\ Baptist Church; Mr.,
Robert Ntzcorbett, Admiral
Doom, anu\Carr.e Notion arc
registered at the Fencedoff-
Castorla.
Here's one that beats me:
/" Mr.. and Mrs. In tbe-SwIm's
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

vegetable PARTY, in which
the guests came dressed to rep.
re sent vegetables. at Delmon.
eyco's Wednesday evening,
eclipsed all previous social
events so far this season. The
COS tunes worn were as follows:
Mrs. Morerocks II ha ND "a in S
came gorgeously attired as an
early turnip, with diamonds,
and green aigrette 10 her Golf
fure; Mrs. Plumpersquat was
ma efficiently attired as a
pumpkin, wearing the family
& ems of the Plumpersquat fam
lily; Mrs. Takenotice was re.
splendent as a Chinese radish;
Mrs. Jones. Jones was a perfect
dream of loneliness as an ear of
Country Gentleman corn, &c.
&c.
AN what do you think of
this for high;
" Mrs. Van Bibber. the wife
Mr.. Asterbilt's chef, slipped
and turned her ankle yesterday
while stepping from her auto
mobile in front of Pitfiuy's.
An that amt all. Here's
one that beats that item about
my shinglin' job, l should
think:
The progressive automobile
straw ride dinner party given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hypben Hy.
phen Smith yesterday was a
great success. The party, con.
sisting of twenty couples. in
two automobile trucks filled
with straw, stopped in front of
Delmoncyco's for the soup,
which was served in small
bOuillon cups made to resemble
automobile caps, the walters
being dressed as chauffeurs.
The party proceeded to Sper-
rvs for the second course, and
so on, going the rounds Of tie
best restaurants.
Il amt halt through! Listen
to this:
d" The Saloon Keepers Be.
nevolent Society will hold a
meeting at the society club.
rooms Wednesday evening at
s o'clock
Here are a couple of items
way down in a corner:
The Cedric arrived to-day.
On board were Tod Bones, DR..
Bio odless, Sir Racceus Skipcup
Richard Cangamble, and Betty
I Pink, the richest woman in the
United States.
" The Ladies Auxiliary of
the Umtyumpth Episcopali9n
Church gave a very successful
progressive euchre party al
Sperry's Monday afternoon,
The proceeds which were to be
devoted to paying off the mort,
gage, amounted to $6,4l1. 90. "
Con @. Converse.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Knew What lie Wanted.

Illustrated Bits: Gerald
May l kiss you?
Observation-Disclosures is in the
next room.
Gerald-That's all right.
Your father can kiss her!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

Prof. r S. Nichols has been
appointed Assistant Ma metz
clan for the summer term at the
Kirksville Normal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Defining a Lawyer.

Philadelphia II e | e 6 a p h:
Teacher-Johnny, Of course you
know what lawyer is?
Johnny-Yes, ma'am; one
lives next door to US.
Teacher-Well, then, please
define the word.
JOHNNY can't, teacher; dere
is young ladies in de class.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

Wash everything snow-white with
Maple City Soap, 1t is pure.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

Do your clothes look yellow? Maple
City Soap washes them snow white.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
MONEY TO LOAN AT

S, IL aud o per cent. Interest
on good Missouri farms, with partial payment
privileges at any interest pay day, Rate of
interest regulated according to value Of Sc
CURT, offered.
We also loan money or desirable city proper
tv at reasonable rates, and furnish abstracts,
sell farms, city property and merchandise,
write deeds, mortgages leases, wills and con-
tracts and insure property against fire and
tornadoes in the Oldest and best companies in
the world.
We are fin ancially responsible, as any hal1S
or business man or firm in Monroe CityFcan tell
YOU. Come and see us. and we will tteat you
s DAVENPORT s co.,
Monroe City, Missouri
R.s.-If you want loan, be sure to see us,
Tor ne make you lower rate and better terms
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
THERE WAS NO FIGHT.
Only Two Negroes Had to Give Up Their Seats
to Ladies on Car.

There was a story about town last night
that there had been trouble on street
car out at the Fair Grounds just after the
football game The rumor was that sew
eral negroes had refused to give up their
seats to white ladies, and had been pushed
off .he car.
Upon investigation the News and OBJ
server reporter learned the facts in the
case to be as follows:
Just after the game a number OF college
girls started to. hoard a car Standing at
the grounds. Naturally most of the men
on the car rose to give the young ladies'
their seats, but two negroes remained
seated A gentleman of this city asked
them quietly: Wont you get UP and let
the ladies sit DOWN." They said nothing,
but didn't get up. The gentleman said:
Don't you intend to get up?" mo, we
DON'T" was the answer. Thereupon the
gentlemen seized hold of them and pulled
them up from their seats, and there was
an end of the matter. This is the first
time that it has been necessary to record
any act of rudeness in Raleigh by a ne
gro toward white ladies' Raleigh negroes
are noted for their polite, respectful con
duct. However, these may not have been
Raleigh negroes. gentleman said last
night that he did not believe they were.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
PAINTED IT R-R-REO
Drunken Freaks Thought
Coney island Dull. laid
IA Blocks in Ashes.
By the Associated Press)

New York. Nov. 2.-Fourteen solid
blocks OF buildings in ruins, one life lost,
two score persons injured, five hundred
persons homeless and financial loss of
$1,500.000 is the outcome of an alleged
drunken freak which resulted in the fire
at Coney Island yesterday.
Frank Connolly, q years old. an Peter
Skelley, IS years old, former walters in
the Albatross Hotel at Sheepshead walk
and the BoWery, are locked up. charged
with arson on the strength of a statement
made by Harvey Wolfe, proprietor of a
Rainea law hote' at the island. Wolfe
says that on Friday night Connolly and
Shelley in the presence of a crowd said
that things were getting dull in the island
and they believed they would lven the
Llace up with fire Wolfe says he saw
them start fire which he put out Again
yesterday. he asserts, they started a Sc
cond fire, but he arrived just as the flames
shot up and was unable to control them
as he had done on Friday and he gave the
alarm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
GOES TO HIS TRIAL
Negro Charged With Murder
of Sen. Simmons Father
Semitic Trenton.
Cspecial to News and Observer

New Bern. n. c., Nov. 2.-Alfred OAR
icls. the negro who is charged with the
murder of Furman G. Simmons father oil
Senator Simmons, was taken from Craven
county Jail Sunday night by Sheriff Tay-
lor of Jones county, and taken to lTren-
ton. where he will be tried for the cruel
and dastardly murder of one of the
States oldest and highly respected cit,
ZCns.
Daniels was placed in Craven Jail for
safe keeping, as it was deemed unsafe 70
let him stay in Trenton, owing to the
strong sentiment that was against him.
All indications pointed to his guilt at
the finding of Mr.. Simmons and it ls
said ON good authority that the alleged
murderer made verbal confession 10
Sheriff Taylor, of Jones and Biddle o.
Craven that he killed Mr.. Simmons In
self-defense Mr.. Simpsons was found
by his side with both barrels cooked but
frcm the statement by the prisoner 1t
vas impossible for him to have shot Sim
rions from the position and location that
he said he was in. The case Will come up
before Judge Henry H. Bryon r. Bryan.
who is predicting at the criminal term OF
court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
Let Democracy Shout, He
Cries.
Continued from First Page.)

Governor did not relax their active labor.
until late hour tonight. At the respec
tive party headquarters, the day was spent
by the party leaders sending out final liz
structions to ward. precinct and county
executives, among whom there was a dis
tribution of the customary campaign eX
penses' to be used tomorrow. 1t was d
notable circumstance that both sides an
nounced that they had enough money for
practical PURPOSES
1t is agreed on all sides that the closing
contest has been one of the most stub
bornly fought campaigns in the history
of Maryland. The predominant feeling
with the voters and leaders is that the
struggle is not merely of State Importance
but that it is to hive a bearing on the
national contest next year. The respec-
tive leaders continue to declare their con
fidence in tomoTow's result.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03

Delivers an Interesting Lecture on the Spirit.
ual Romance

Dr. Thomas Hume delivered his second
lecture at the Baptist Female University
on Sunday night this being under the
auspices OF the Christian Association.
His subject was The Autobiographical
and Local Elements in Bunyan's Pilgrim 5
Progress" With an introduction on the
literary form and charm of this spiritual
romance, its rare ideal quality, and its inn
portant place in the development of fic-
ton in the period between Sidney and
Richardson, he gave in graphic summary
the maln~polnts OF the story.
He made most interesting selection from
the felcitous phrasing, the powerful say
ings, the thumb-nail" portraits of charac-
tiers in the old English village, the descrip-
ton of castles and knightly combats sug-
gested by Bunyan's readings IN Sir Beers
of southampton, as well as those stamped
on his imagination by his intimate study
of the Bible. The landscape OF the book
is just that through which the inspired
thinker travelled first as a preacher of
righteousness and love during the transl-
ton period from Cromwell's Common
wealth to the Stuart Restoration. The
lazy river, the level fields, the Detachable
Mountains in the distance, the fair palaces,
as well as the people, are English, all
touched by his poetic fancy with a life and
beauty that make them of universal and
permanent worth and interest.
DR.. Hume's exposition was in elaborate
literary form but illuminating and upift-
ing spiritual lessons were given through
out the discourse. which were all the more
effective, as they were skillfully inter
woven with the stcry and impressed by
indirect suggestion. 1t was evident that
such literary studies help the devotional
spirit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
THkv DIVE FOR HIP POCKETS.
Brothers Get Hot Over the Books and the Police
Walk In.
Especial to News and Observ,

Especial to News and Observer
New Bern, n. c.. Nov. What came
near terminating in awful tragedy occur
red today at the office of the Pine Lum-
Der Company, of this city. where two
brothers were the principals. JOS T..
Hawk, one of the parties involved, is presl-
dent of the above named company, which
does a large business. and the other, e.
G.. Hawk, is manager of one of the small
mills of the company at Croatan, ten miles
from this city 1t seems that J. E. Hawk,
mad suspicious that the financial affairs
of e. G.. Hawk. were not what they ought
to be- so this morning, J. E. Hawk, learn
ing that his brother was in the city, drove
to Croatan and got possession OF the
books used at the mill there and brought
them back with him. E. G. Hawk. in
formed of his brothers actions. went to
the office of the company and demanded
that the books be returned to him and
upon refusal, witnesses say he drew his
revolver, repeating the demand. On this
they say j. E. Hawk ran ais hand to his
hip pocket in an attempt to draw his
pistol, but w. F. Aberlly. secretary and
treasurer of the company, interfered, and
in the melee one gun was exploded, but
no damage was done. e. G. Hawks was
disarmed, Aberley taken it and swapping
it at him two or three times During the
scuifle, however, the gun was ''broke" ami
all the cartridges dropped on the floor.
An officer then arrived on the scene and
arrested all parties The preliminary
trial was held this afternoon and E. c.
Hawk was held under 500 bond for his
appearance at court. also $500 justified
bond that he would keep the peace for
six months. Aberley was put under $50
bond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-03
DIR, HUME ON SHAKESPEARE
a Splendid Lecture Last Night at BAPTIST
Female University

genuine literary feast was given the
audience which gathered last night at The
Baptist Female University to hear the
lecture by Dr.. Thomas Hume, professor
of English at the State University.
DR.. Hume is deeply versed in Shakes,
it there is authority behind his words.
In the lecture last night he again gave
proof OF the deep study and research
which he has given to Shakespeare's plays
and to the life of that great writer. The
subject was The Man in the Book; or
are Shakepere and His England in His
Plays"
We know" said he that Milton s
sublime egotism appears in his Paradise
Lost and his Sonnets, that poor, prol6
Byron's half-angelic, half-demOniac spirit
is well-defined in his Lora or Manfred,
but what of Shakepere? Is ne Roman
Catholic, Anglican OF what reGgously?'
Here followed an interesting discussion
OF the Biblical elements in the theology
OF the plays; revealing the lecturers con-
victlon that Shakespeare's doctrinal ana
ethical system is based on instructive
morals, defined by the great lines of Scrip
tural truth. His Satire of Puritanism
is no whit keener than his unsparins
picture OF the debauchery of the English
aristocrat in Twelfth Night. He puts
himself in the place of the agnostic the
sCperstitious believer, the common sense
Churchman and gives every phase of spec.
ulation and belief but the trend of his
teaching is towards high morality and
an honest pety. Could he have lived n
the speciou5 times OF great Elizabeth and
reflected nothing Of the life of the age:
He makes a complete photograph of me
chivalry of that period. The melanchol;
of Sidney with the contrasted practical
plety of his friend Langast, his unfortu-
nate relations with his Stella, Lady Rich
the ill-starred career of Devereux Earl
OF Essex, now the favorlte of Elizabeth
and now plunged into conspiracy and he
headed through the cOnnivance of my
Lord Bacon, and other features of the
heroic personages of the court and met.
dents of the transition period from Eliza
beths reign TO that of James the First,
were woven together to indicate how
much of the vital movement of English
experience IS seen in Hamlet" The lit
erary and conversational 'fads' OF the
day, like Euphemistic eXtravagances OF
Lyly are thick at this same, tragedy of
thought the finest Satire of the defec
tive dramatic methods of his English
contemporaries is in his interviews with
Polonius and the travelling players, the ed
ucation of Hamlet at Luther's University
is a reflection from the grea.
religious reformation, the speculations on
life, death, Immortality in the soliloques
,,-x3-
which the new philosophy could breed IN
noble minds who were yielding to tie
spirit of free inquiry and passing away
from the spiritual deafness of mere eccle
slastic Journalism. The lecture was punct.
uated with apt quotation and illustration
from Hamlet, Measure for Measure,
Twelfth Night and other plays. Delivered
without manuscript in rapid coltoquial
style it appeared to hold the closest atten-
ton eof his audience which filled the hall.