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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
NATURES MISSION.

Beautiful trees and fields and skies,
IT'S your pleasure to sympathise'
With him who knows not what it Is
To be favorite of her or his.
By outer garments you judge not,
BY hOmely face, nor humble lot,
All your beauties of gorgeous hue
Aid you to seek the heart that's true.
You smile not but to turn away,
On those who seek you day by day,
Those whom your very solitude
Nouriehes as life giving food.
You reach the arms of the forests,
Where birds tarry to build their nests
TO greet them with welcome embrace
AS a token that they are safe.
And the fields throw out the fragrance
OF new mown hay which meets the
glance
OF admirers. who may advance
From out of the wood which backward
s.ants.
The sky by her sunlight makes warm
The heart grows so cold through
life's storm,
And unfurls its banner of blue
AS proof Of its sympathy true.
oh Nature. Did God send you here,
The lonely, unloved lives to cheer?
If so, think not your mission mean
IT'S far greater than it may seem.
Clara a. Ross.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
GIVEN A LIFE
TWICE SAVED.

Miss Hiemway sat perched on
low ledge of rock, her small
nose tilted very much in the
air her clasped hands encir.
cling her knees.
At her feet Stanford lay on
the warm sand, resting one
elbow on the furtherest extrem
ity of her sea-pedestal, as
though hardly daring to claim
even that in common with her.
From under her lashes she
stole one or two glances at him
and smiles covertly. She liked
the square, clean shaver jaw
and strong mouth. Yet there
was scant liking in the look she
turned to him.
''Well, l must say" she &C
cused, 'ycu are not highly en-.
tertaining. Your best friends
could hardly call you garulous
this afternoon"
Stanford was absorbedly fol.
lowing the fight of a sea bird.
Its cours brought his eye round
to point where they almost
met hers, but not quite. For
a moment she waited, watching
his face.
did your mother tell you
not to speak TO me, little boy?"
She had leaned forward, the
saucy, dancing eyes challeng-
inf his.
The corners of his strong
mouth began to twitch. The
reluctant smile in his eyes GOV,
cred look so hurt that for
moment something clutched at
the girls heart,
What is the use of talking
when | seem to always say the
wrong thing?" His tone was.
DIES pendent.
"Oh, you don't always say
it."
DO it. then"
Miss Hiemway drew up her
small figure and turned to him
with much difficulty.
81 wonder" she said slowly,
that you dare mention that"
Look heTe''-Stanford raised
himself suddenly and looked at
her with wistful eyes-"I want
you TO distinctly understand
that 1 had no desire whatever
to putsmy arms around you. I
merely did it to save you a
ducking. that's ALL"
"Ohw
OH
Another pair of eyes now
followed the seagull's fight,
their blue darkened to indigo.
The bird screamed shrilly as if
she felt their anger an ill.omen.
Presently Miss Hiemway
rose.
II think i shall go home,
she said frigidly...
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
Those Popular Sunday Rates Again In
Effect On The Katy"

The M. K, g. It. Ry., 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, 1903-09-24
LOUISVILLE &.NASHVILLE
Low 0ne.Way Settlers Rates To The
Northwest And California.

From September Is until No
vember 80. 1903, the Burlington
makes very low one.way colo.
mist rates to California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana,
The reduction is from. 25 to 40
per cent from the regular rates.
The Way To Go.
OThe Bul ling ton, with it's
strong main lines and free chair
cars, best reaches the West and
Northwest via Denver. Billings
or st. Paul.
1.-The Burlington.N or h ern
Pacific Express" is the great
daily through train with chair
cars and tourist sleepers via
Billings, Montana, 10 Puget
Sound and intermediate points.
To California.
The Burlington's weekly per
sonally conducted California
excursions in through tourist
SleeperA are just the Cnlng Tor
coast tourists and settlers. The
route is Denver, Scenic Colo
RADIO andSalt Lake.
IIOmeseekers' Excursions.
These arerrun the first and
third Tuesdays of each month
at approximately half rates for
the round trip.
1t would be a pleasure for us,
to give you n accurate and in
formative reply to any in
quiries.
WIN; RITzsHRALD L,w. wAKELEY,
General Agent GeR'l Passenger Agent
Hannibal. No. Bt Leuis, No.
q. n. LEvEr, Gsh'i Manager,
d. Loaia. Mo.
J. L. LYON, Agent, Monroe City
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
Follow The Flag"
N%lliI1!A
RANNE ROUTE
........FOR.........


New York, Niagara Falls, De.
troit, Toledo, Omaha, Council
Bluffs, st. Paul and all points
north. east and west.
Through Chair Cars seats
freel and Buffet Sleeping Cars,
Kansas City and .Moberly to
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 and Kansas
City. -.
Magnificent Dining Cars be.
tween st. Louis and. the east.
Fine road bed, elegant equip.
meut and fast time.
C. S. CRANE, H. {. WATTS,
G. P. &T.A. P &T.A.
St. Louis 'Mobery
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24

made their way slowly home
when Lois felt steady enough
to walk.
This is the second time in
one day that you bave saved
my life" Her lip quivered,
dark shadows lay under the
eyes which she raised to his.
(Which proves that it would
be far safer in my keeping than
in your own" Stanford said
quickly.
The girls head dropped.
Doesn't it, sweetheart"
Flo. answer her eyes went
from his right arm to his face
and back again. Stanford
never had been slow to take a
hint; like a flash the arm went
round her and drew her close.
But YOU said you did not
want she grieved.
"But I did! And there is no
reason now except that I do.
Darling, this is the third time
the charm which must win me
my wife."-St. Louis World.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24

For SALE-Farm of 240
acres, fairly improved, 5 room
house, 2 barns; all under fence
aud we'll watered; growing
crop and live stock. Will sell
at bargain. Address Box IS,
Florida, Mo. 924.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
Broken Ribs

Orie Warmer is not in good
shape to be squeezed by his wife
nor to nurse the baby. He took
a tumble of twenty feet and
broke one rib and cracked three
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24

John w. Burton, Monroe
county's handsome and popular
sheriff, was married Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to
Miss Ida LIE wis. the ceremony
being performed by Rev. W. B.
Craig at the home of the bride
in south Paris and the couple
leaving on the 5 o'clock train
tor trip to st. Louis. There
is no more substantial and
worthy man nor better fellow
in Monroe county than John w.
Burton, nor a more lovely or
deserving woman than his wife.
Congr atulatiops to both.-Paris
Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24

A Missouri editor commenting
on ladies raising their skirts
when upon the streets, says:
"Grove girls raise their skirts
while walking, and it's all
right as far as we can see."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
Owes His Life to Neighbours Kindness

Owes His Life TO a Neighbours Kindness
Mr.. D. p Daugherty, we'll known
throughout Mercer and Sumnsr coun-
ties, w. Va, most likely owes his life
to the kindness of neighbor. He
was almost hopelessly afflicted with
dtarrhoea; was attended by two phys ST.
clans who gave him little, if any,
rel ief, when a neighbur, learning of
his serious condition, brought him a
bottle of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured
him in less than twenty-four hours.
For sale by All Dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
Stanford sprang to his feet.

mo. thank YOU" she waved
him aside with one hand, II
prefer to go alone
The path led through a sweet
tangle of wild roses and berry
blossoms. Beyond lay the golf
links, and further still the row
of pretty summer villas. Stan
ford and Lois Hiemway had
trodden it often during these
summer months. But today, in
the absorption of picturing
dozen different scenes, in all of
which he was abjectly at her
feet, those same members wan
dered from the beaten track.
Ere she was aware she was
standing near one of the many
granite quarries which studded
the coast.
Docking down in its speckled
depths she almost forgot her
quarrel with Stanford. The
immensely of it awed her, and
involuntarily she repeated,
The sea is His and He made it,
and HIS hands prepared the
dry land"
You'd better stand back.
miss; they're going to blast. !"
The voice of the Scotch fore.
man reused her.
Lois withdrew to a safe dis
lance, but when the roar of the
explosion had echoed itself
into silence and the cape breeze
cleared the air of gunpowder,
as if drawn by a spell, she re-
turned to the vast pit. The
monotonous ting, ting of ham
mer on stone had commenced.
Five workmen, their faces
bronzed under fair hair. "a sed
pale blue eyes to look curiously
at the slight figure iu it's sum.
mer draperies.
Suddenly Lois became aware
that the foreman Was waving
his arms to her wildly across
the cbasm. At the same mo.
ment a sickening, dizzy, sensa.
ton, as though the very fouu.
dations of the earth were Civ.
ing away, went through her.
Half a dozen hoarse shouts of
warning were hurled at her in
Finnish, while one working
man, with more command of
the English language, yelled,
Look oudr, la.ady"
One wild, upward glance she
gave as she realized that the
VIII ole mass of earth and gran.
lite upon which she stood was
separating-sinking! Her feet
CROPPED wildly tor firmer footing
and missed it. A darkness
that was as the pail of coming
death settled before her eyes.
In d voice so hoarse that it did
not seem like her own, the
n anne upon which IN our ex
tremity we involuntariIy call
C anne shuddering from her lips.
Then, like streak of light, a
white face with square locked
jaws showed near her own, a
mans hand Clutched and held
her. There was breathless
moment when they both hung
over the quarry lip, Stanford
with his right arm twisted in
d erriCk cham, while the mass
of stone and earth crashed and
numbered its way to the 100
feet depth below.
A quick motion of the fore.
m ans arms to the engineer in
his ash.powdered hut and the
derrick swung around, landing
and the girl he held
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-24
MONEY TO LOAN AT
S, S II Iaud 6 per cent. Interesl

d ~ Nduu PIT NShi' hlNiNot
N good Missouri farms, with partial payment
privileges at. any interest pay day. Rate OF
interest regulated according to value of Sc
ourity offered.
We also:loan money on 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 properly against fire and
tornsEioes in the Oldest and best companies in
the World.
We are financially responsible as any bank
Orbnsinsss man or firm in Monroe City can tell
you. Come and see US, and we viii treat you
AshsbOn1s
sw DAVENPORT s co..
sin r II Monroe City, Missouri
P.A.-N you want loan. be sure 70 see US,
Ser We make yoa lever rA,s and better ssTms
SAaA AM the.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
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Although Senator Reed Smoct, Of
a fortnight during the recent session,
he did not escape the anecdOte craze.
The scene Of the best story he told
was laid in the southern part of the
Mormon State, which is settled large
iy by Scandinavians.
According to the chroniclers, M.
Smoot is not much of politician nor
yet Daniel Webster wnen it comes
to Cratory. He was assigned by his
Republican central committee, there
fore to deliver his maiden effort be-
fore ~ foreigners in Southern
Utah village. His advent had been
widely heralded, and the hall in which
the meeting was to be held was crowd
ed with swarthy Swedish farmers
when Mr.. Smoot tuned on his elo-
quence.
TIE APPLAUSE was not al that he had
expected. Only one person, an old
man on the front row, seemed ex-
ceptionally interested. He applauded
wildly, laughed at all the speakers S
jokes, and manifested every sign of
excited appreciation.
After Mr. Smoot had finished, his
enthusiastic auditor arose to speak.
Feeling grateful, TIE Senator deter
mined to show his appreciation in
like manner. The old mans remarks
were entirely in Swedish, which was
to Mr. Smoot denser than Greek, but
not to be outdone, Mr. Smoot follow
ed the infections of the speakers
voice and whenever he thought eli
max was reached led the applause
wildly.
81 cheered and stamped on the
floor in most undigniied manner"
said Mr.. Smoot, in relating the story,
land l was at loss to understand
the curious looks centered upon me-
Finally man sitting behind leaned
forward and inquired if l understood
the speaker.
"'Not word confessed, but it's
a good speech, isn't it,?
Well he replied, you may be
interested to know that he's translat-
ing your speech. None of these peo-
Dle understand English IVA hin o.
ton Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
INFORMATION DESIRED.
BY n. T. Bradford, Commissioner Of
k1inoo .nd Agriculture.

Little Rock June 22.-Iom!niss sioner
of Mines Manufactures and Agricul-
ture II. r. Bradford is anxious Il
awaken interest in the matter Of adj
vertising to the world the many and
diverse products, both mineral and
agricultural, of this state, and inci-
dentally to greatly enlarge the ex'
hibit which is now at the statehouse
and is most creditable.
With this end in view, and also that
Of obtaining complete and accurate
statistics of the industries Of the state
he has addressed the following letter
to various men Of influence and promi-
nence throughout the state:
Little Rock, June IS, 1908.
Dear Slr-I am very anxious to
build up this department and in order
for me to do so, | will have to ask
the people throughout the state to
cooperate with me, and I write tc
ask if you will furnish ME with list
of the mines and manufacturing plants
in your county, together with the
names of the owners or operators,
their output and amount invested,
etc Also send me few names Of
the progressive farmers in different
sections of the county, and a list of
yOlJy roo1 pctafo mon
eff you are not able to furnish this
information please hand this to some
one who will give it attention. |
want every county in the state to
take space in this department and
send exhibits to show every product
Of the farm and orchard, mine and
manufacturing plant, together with a
little booklet giving a general descrip-
tion of the county. so that l can show
visitors who come here just what
each county has.
"While this is general letter,
hope you will do me the kindness to
let me hear from you as early as pos
sible, and l assure you that any as
sistance you show me will be appre-
ciated."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
The Summer Girl.

She's SPOKEN Of in adrnir>l ton;
She's criticised through every nation;
Ne other subject is discussed
With so laUch favor and Gistrust
ThrCU~hout he world in every cline,
AS this. the queen of summer time.
Fair creature Of tne tiouEce and curl
The summer! girl
Some writer's scoruful!y assert
She's nothing but a heartleSs Hirt;
Our funny men all find in her
p joke u..t,,!!il;1. rs il We're.
While Others favorahly icclined
Say she's the gem of maidenkind
A jewel ;>e.c:~g FER sex. pearl.
The summer girl
But through it all she stands alone
And calmly manages her own
Regardless both of praise or blame,
Remaining always just the sane.
Excepting that each year she's more
Bewitching than the year before.
Keeping mems brains and hearts awhir
The summer GIL
Keith in Chicago Record Heg
aid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22

ie cares nothing about the contro-
yersy between the World and the
Post-Dispatch. The World is able
to cope with any newspaper in the
state along decent controversial lines,
and if Col. Neal were to turn himself
loose he might succeed in "cussin
cut" the Post Dispatch in gle eat style,
but coarse cpithets are out of place
in a newspaper making pretensiOns
TO decency. The Post-Dispatch man
need not degrade himself by adopting
Gov. Davis vocabulary of billings gate
simply because he holds an appoint
i've job at the hands of the governor.
To say that man is a liar does not
convince anybody that the person
so denounced has lied. The truth is
in most instances the fellow who calls
a person a liar does so because he
has no evidence to produce that the
person has made misstatement. 1t
is usually the retOrt of the individual
who knows he is in the wrong. and IS
smalting under just censure. It is the
language of the uncouth and the pet
word of the bully who is governed by
brute passion instead of human rea-
son, and editors should not disgrace
their manhood and editorial columns
by it's use. 1t is offensive 10 the re-
fined and intelligent reader, and
brings applause only from the habi
tues C. peanut heaven"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
Books on Ships and Trains

Many of the transatlantic liners afe
now equipped with circulating libra.
ries, some steamships having upward
of half a thousand volumes, princi-
pally "seaworthy stories," but good.
ly supply OF substantial reading Is
we'll. Other lines will probably fol-
low suit. Nearly all of the better
trains in transcontinental service to
day have circulating Libraries cper.
ited On the same principle in the mat
ter OF exchange OF books as obtains
on board the European vessels. This
ing book from one library and ex
changing same for another work on
eeturning car or steamer UT IN pay
.Lent of nnmin"l fee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
What Tcey Thought.

A story is going the ROUNDS in
Washington about the first experience
Of Congressman Littlefield with the
Gridiron Club at the national capital
The Representative came from Maine
with a reputation as an orator. and
consequently the club was all the
moe anxious to haze him. He was
called upon to respond to toast an.
started with some breezy references
to the things he had seen in Wash
ingtcn and some compliments to mem.
bers Of the club. Apparently he wa
receiving the most respectful atten-
tion, and all went we'll until, in orde:
to make point, he raised his hand
and voice, and asked:
"And now, what do you think?'
With one accord the scattered mem
bers of the Gridiron Club shouted:
"That you've said enough. ST
down"
Mr.. Littlefield sat down-New Yocl
Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
4 SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIAN
Uses Herpicide Successful. i Treat
ing Sycosis of the Seasd.

He says: Il recently treated d case
of sycosis (similar to 'barber's itchD
CT the lower lip. with Newbro's Herpi
eide. There vas an extensive loss of
beard with inflammation extending
we'll down On the chin The result of
the application Of Herpicide was most
gratifying. The loss of beard ceased
and new growth of hair is now TAX
ing place over the once inflamed area.
"(Signed) Melville E. O'Neill, M. d.,
S45 Howard street.
Herpicide kills the dandruff germ
and causes the hair to grow abundant
ly. i
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mich. L. B. Coon, spe-
cial agent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
Old-Time Chess PIaye:.

Carl August Walbrcdr. whose death
is reported from Berlin, was one OF
the well-known masters of modern
chess and among the Germans was
ranked second only to Tarrasch. He
was only 80 years old, yet had been $
conspicuous player for about a dozen
years. His early successes were re.
markable and unbIoilen until 1894,
when he was beaten by Tarrasca
he was g. player Of the iLtuitive sor.
and could never be induced to take I'D
.he profound tEeoretical studies Il
which most German chess pla3 ers DE-
igh;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22

Secretary John Pages Dardanelle
Pcst-Dispatch contains the advertise
ment of more Little Rock merchants
than any other country paper in the
state. Wonder why? We pause for
reply.-Helena World.
The Post-Dispatch undertakes to
answer the question. but its answer
is ridiculously funny. At one time
the advertisements of certain Little
Rock business houses, which sell SUB
plies to the state, in the columns of
the live newspapers" mentioned by
the post-Dispatch created about as
l"Ich comment as the appearance of
those same adve, tisements in the
PostDispatch at present is causing.
However. not so many Little Rock ad.
yertlsements are appearing in one of
the Give newspapers" mentioned by
the Post-Dispatch as formerly. Some
times the pull an editor may have a.
an officer of the state may be a
stronger argument for securing ad-
veltisements from concerns who sell
supplies to tic state than the merit
of bic live newspaper" The Graph
ic does not Sc, that such is the case
with the Post-Dispatcl or was With
any Of the "other live newspapers
mentioned by it. But you know "peo
pie will talk
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
IN ARKANSAS.
What Recent Rea; state Visitor
Thinks Of Pine Bluff.

The following Is from an article in
the Gayville, ILL.,, Independent con-
cerning the recent visit of the north.
| ern real estate men to Pine Bluff and
| other points in Arkansas:
Leaving Stuttgart at p. m. we
arrived at Pine Bluff, our destination
at $3.50 Thursday evening Pine Bluff
is situated on the Arkansas river. is
the county seat of Jefferson county,
contains population of about 90
600, has street car lines, number
of large manufacturing plants and
is quite an important city surrounded
by fine farming and timber lands
Our arrival here was during the ne
gro excitement. and we found the
city almost depopulated of the ne
most Of them idle on account of be-
ing short of help. We remained in
the city until the fatal hour, but moth
ing serious happened. Our party was
rendered banquet on the evening of
cur arrival at the Bluff City club
rooms by the business men of the
city, and number of able talks and
responses were made
"The citizens of Pine Bluff are
eager to have northern people settle
among them and improve their coun-
try. Friday morning the street car
ing us an extensive view of the city,
anl we visited a number of her man
ufacturing concerns. A ride of forty
miles on the Arkansas Valley rail
road down the beautiful Arkansas
liver, thl tough the big cotton plan
tatfons, where we dined on barbecued
mutton and beef cooked by an old
time darkey. Returning to the city
about o'clock in the evening COM
pleted eur program, and with many
regrets at leaving the good people
of Pine Bluff who treated us so kind
" and showed us SO many favors.
We left their progressive little city
at 1 o'clock p. m. for the homeward
tip.
.,Everything along our route denot-
ed thrift and prosperity. Farms are
Aeiag opened. many fine fam build
ings. large barns. windmille, etc, de-
notc that a new era has dawned up
IN Arkansas. and the few days we
spent in her borders were certainly
= revelation to ouf party. We fail
20 understand Why farmers who are
.ayirg high rents in Illinois. Indiana
etc. do not emigrate to this country
and get farms While lands are com
paratively cheap. The range, the
climate. the soil, the schools, the
churches and the people, the most
hespitablc people On earth. offer in
3ucements that are uneQualed in any
0ther section. \. kansas is certainly
moving forward and will soon occupy
= front seat among the great sister
seod of states. and she deserves it
| Her boundiess resources, her wonder
| fil growth, her progress and prosper
| ty are only eXcelled by the hospital
" of hec people"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-22
Revivinq Worship of Greek Gods.

An aged Athenian professor, now
become a convert from Christianity to
the religion of his classic ancestors.
He transformed room into temple,
has set up wo statues of Juno and
Mercury before which he sings and
prays and has erected an altar, oD
rifices