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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
No Business There.

Corning Qa.) Free Press:
This Office is in receipt of a per.
sonal letter from a government
employe in the Philippines who
states: You're right on the
Philippine question. We have
no business here and the men
who have been here the longest
most emphatically insist that
the worst is yet to come. There
is restlessness and disSatisfac.
ton everywhere among the ma.
tives. but we must all be quiet
as long as we're in the employ
of the government Think of
it, "the worst to come Then
in this free country where free
dom of speech and freedom of
the press are among the rights
given every citizen, we have
subjects who must keep quiet
as long as they in the service
Of this tree (?) country. Then
we have slavery existing under
the dome of Manila. Do you
believe il? But hold on, we are
engaged IN Christening the
people-with a shot gun, But
you must keep quiet about how
it is done and how we are do.
ing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
Another Boy.

James Pike an old Indian
Creek boy who went to Boulder,
Colo, is doing we'll. His mer-
chandise venture is proving a
success. He has been too busy
for two months to take an in.
ventory for insurance purposes.
We always like to hear of the
old Monroe boys doing we'll.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
Read and Need.

Sometime in December last, [
had a small item in our City
Papers headed Last Call"
This item was the close of a
series of appeals, which 1 had
made throughout the past year,
for the Settlement of Accounts
due me.
1t SEEMS that the item referred
to, was overlooked by many as
l have no evidence Of their no
tice of it.
In this Last Call" article. 7
stuck to my text through the
balance of the year 1902 and
have not annoyed you with any
thing like a Dun" through the
papers. from that time mp to
the present writing. But now l
come with renewed energy and
earnestnesS.
1t is now over Is months
since sold out OF business and
it is time all accounts were
settled up. I need my money
to meet my own obligations
aud / must have tile moEey or a
Note, so that l can balance up
my Books.
l have waited long and pa.
tieutly for you to call, but so
many have failed to do so.
Now something must be done.
Placing these accounts in the
hands of a collector, means eX
ira expense added. l trust you
will not compel me to esort to
this means. for it is unpleasant,
but it will require prompt at.
tention on your part, to avoid
it, for l must get my business
closed up.
hope you will give this mat>
ter immediate attention, as it
needs Aud oblige
Very truly,
II. o. WOOD
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
HiIIery.

Mrs. Mary, relic of John
Hillery, died of consumption at
her home near Warren Thurs.
day afternoon. Mrs. HiIIery
Was about 20 years of age and a
highly esteemed citizen OF that
township. Funeral services and
burial were conducted at War
rem Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30

Charlie Weller and Will Mad
den are sporting new buggies.
Hello, girls.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30

H. L. Geisler and Judge G. P.
McCarty were chasing the finuy
tribe on North river Thursday
afternoon. They caught some
fine bass. A. NJ. Finks thought
the safest way was 20 buy what
he wanted of Ba izpr & Dirigo.
DR.. r WondS. al Quincy. wi
be at Monroe Hotel. Tuesday.
May 5, from 9 a. m. to > D. m.
A. Jaeger was a business
visitor in the G nj City yester-
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
MONEY TO LOAN AT

S, IL aud 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 on desirable city proper
ty at reasonable rates, and furnish abstracts,
sell farms, city property and merchandise
write deeds, mortglges leases, wills and con-
tracts and insure property against fire and
,ornadoes in the oldest and best companies in
the world.
We are fin aucially responsible, as any bank
or business man or firm in Monroe City can tell
you. Come and see us. and we will treat you
right
DAVENPORT s. CO.,
Monroe City, Missouri
p s.-If you want loan be sure tossee us,
for we make you lower rate and better terms
than anyone,
The oasis., 1903-10-24

appointing their benchmen and favorites--in many instances posi- lively distasteful to, their men, passing over men who had given much time and attention to mak- ing themselves proficient. And then when congress authorized a volunteer army for service in the
The oasis., 1903-10-24

llne Ol great eOlultrs Who WeT'
 evolved by that system would re
 quire columns, if not pages, in THI
 OASIS. And the pages of history
 are replete with descriptions of the
 feats of arms of the American vol
 unteer.
 It is nothing new for the Ameri-
 can militiaman to lose his interest
 in military affairs after having ex.
 perienced the actual life of the sol dier in the field. One campaign
 will remove from the mind of any
 militiaman all the glamour of the
 military life. He will stay on
 through many campaigns when he
 knows his country needs him; and
 he will perform his duty with pre-
 cision and enthusiasm. But when
 the need of this service has passe d
 everything pertaining to the mili-
 tary becomes immediately dis
 tasteful. He feels that he has earned a long vacation, and he means to enjoy it. He does enjoy it. and the spirit he displays ex- tends to others. That explains to a great extent the ebb of interest in military affairs after a war. It has been the result of all our wars. Never was it more fully illustrated than after the close of the great civil war in the early sixties. There have been fewer greater or more splendid armies than were those of the North and South which were disbanded in the sum- mer of 1865. About thirty per cent of the entire adult male popu ation of the country had been called to arms and were trained in the severe school of actual war And those men of service were the very flower of American manhood. Yet never was the military spirit apparently so low throughout the United States, as m the late sixties and early seventies. But little in- terest was taken in the militia, and it was maintained at a minimum by recruiting. And with the stan dard of men who would then en- list, some of the most splendid regiments of regulars suffered greatly in morale and efficiency. The military spirit had not died out in the United States. It still existed, and was just as ready as ever to respond to the needs of the country; but it had done a great work, and was resting.
 There is another deep and un- 1erlying cause for the present dis and disgust that per mits the public mind with the of the militia system as shown in the recent war. And that is the way in which commis- 'ions were given out as natter of avoritism. In the Civil War, in most of the states, the men elected heir own officers. Line officers were elected by the men they were o command, and the line officers n turn elected the field officers of heir regiment. In selection of the alter, men who had distinguished themselves in the line in older re- yiments or in the regulars, were requently elected. That was the way in which Sheridan got his commission as colonel of Michi- gan regiment of cavalry, which opened to him an opportunity to show himself one of the greatest soldiers of the century. He was elected by the officers of that re- o- q
The oasis., 1903-10-24

Philippines, the same system of political appointment was adopted and the President named the officers thereof instead of the men electing them. That was another great secret of the public dissatis- faction with the militia system as administered of late.
The oasis., 1903-10-24
THE MILITIA ORGANIZATION.

It is stated that the reports ot
 the various army officers detailed
 for inspection of the National
 Guard in the various states will
 not be collectively published, as was originally intended by the
 War Department, but that copy Of the report pertaining to the work in each separate state will be sent to the governor thereof, for the information of that function ary, and those of his subordinates who are interested in the general subject of militia organization and a citizen soldiery-if the various governors shall see fit to promul- gate the said reports.
 The reports of the inspecting officers are said to be so frank and severe in criticism, without any exception whatever, that it is feared their publication would do far more harm than good. They are reported sweeping in the condem- nation of both officers and men. Whether the reports present the inference that the military spirit has declined in the American peo- pie, or whether that is an inference drawn by some of the commenta- tors upon the subject, does not ap- pear But that is the inference which is presented in some of the articles which have been drawn forth in the public press by the publication of the statements made. Some of these commentators point out the fact that regiments which had served creditably in Cuba and in the Philippines, had not main tained the standard of efficiency they had attained before they were called into active service. In many instances officers and men who had been seasoned by their experience in active service abroad, dropped out of the service as soon as they could conveniently, and had lost all interest in military matters, when they had formerly evinced the keenest interest, leav- ing their places to he filled by new and untried men; and that the latter did not seem inclined to live up to the traditions of their organ. ization. Read between the lines, there seems presented in all this current of hopelessness in the minds of military men of the suc- cess of the American militia sys- tenn. 4
 That there is any warrant for this hopelessness THE OASIS is prone to doubt. The militia sys- tenn has been one of the glories of the United States; and supple mented as it has been by the course of military instruction given the picked youth of the country at West Point, serving after gradua- tion with a small force of regulars, many of the officers of which are released to accept higher commis- sions in the volunteers. that sys- tenn has produced some of the ! greates soldiers the world has
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07
Farming In the South.

The Passenger Department OF
the illinois Central Railroad Com.
pany Is issuing monthly circulars
concerning fruit growing, vegetable
gardening, Stock raising, dairyins
etc, In the States of Kentucky
West Tennessee, Mississippi, and
Louisiana. Every Farmer, or
Homeseeker, who will forward his
name address, to the undersigned,
will be mailed free Circulars Nos.
I, 2,3, 4. and S, and others as they
are published from month to month.
E. A. RICHTER,
Travelling Passenger Agent. Park
building, Pittsbnrg. Pa.-112
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07
A Lingering Cold

Is quickly cared by Bunsens Pine
Tar Cough Honey. Also a speci-
fic for LaGrippe, whoopiug cough
bronchitis and all throat and lung
affections. Try Bupsens Pine Tar
Cough Honey today and you will
he Pleased with the result. No cure
NJ pay. Price IS and SIC. For
sale BY D. A. Henderson,.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
One.Way Colonist Rates To The West

One.Way CoIonist Rates To The West
Tickets on sale daily until Novem.
Der aoth, 1903, inclusive, at all
ticket Offices of the Baltimore &
OHIO Railroad to points In Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota,
Texas, Utah, Washington, Wy
oming and British Columbia a,
Greatly Reduced Rates.
For full information call on or ad
IS Ticket Agents Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. 10 2 oc 20
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07
BAROSMA CURES BACKACHE,

THoMPsoS's BARosMA will positively cure any
case Of Backache, Kidney, Liver and Bladder
trouble. or money refunded. THoMPsoN's
BARosNA also cures sciatic Rheumatism, Nerv
ousness and Palpitation OF the Heart. Perfectly
harmless. Pleasant to take. Has cured many
children % aoa-retestion DruRHists
Sold by G W. Grier
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07

The Delineator and Designer, for
December, Christmas numbers are
out and are double size but the
same prices. There Is much coed
Christmas reading and many
fashion plates. For sale at McCoy's
Pcok Store. II3:
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-07
McGhee. Toothman.

Art McGhee and Miss Ella Tooth
man were quietly married Saturday
evening, at the NJ. E. church par
sonage, by Rev. II. B. Bowden.
The Review extends congratula =
tions 10 the happy couple.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-05-25
e4lOs etirItna.

L.
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6afsd,
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HostA- liegt In Der Dile Der f~daenuals
bo6faen Grinnkrungen an @9oftlanbs
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4ptt mo ftA Der Diprb gum Jinb a.
fe1uitet, rngsn rents unb linfg am Utter
Nrr9fn unb G1l6Her auf NIT ben ro<
xaau8Hn fttnseSben Nameu DOUG
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yl3f6ensaDsten, bon marts @tuart,
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BE sNargtr unb @9t5Her I'm Baum
fxissber alien R5ntgsFabt Edinburgh;
npr3sienieits Der Barge, an, Glbbe. Sic
kghtttsu unA Merften Der Nero
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-05-25
altuer eneli(5sr arieesbafem.

Tin bsssassaeeas ftratesiiGer asantt NIT
pieaftpent+ Gbaratter.
Den .tpttaigfsn natiirliden 9afen
unb Anterptas an Der 95tfuite @rpbz
tritauatens, ben Sirtb Of Sortb, NIT
Der 8udt Ct. Marsarets 9ope, bat
BITE engItfne. Megieruns our Mnlase
elmer fart befeftisten Decentralization
auserpdhH. @ie pirb als neuer fra
itgitAer puntt NIT offeniipem Gbaz
rattT-namentli1 i'm 6tnbfid auf bic
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-08-15

have to come from a near locality
not over fifty or one hundred
miles travel, they will soon get
over their effects OF the short trip
aud be ready to she'll out good,
strongly fortified eggs after a
few weeks, and in the course of
a breedingsseason the four hens
vii! give you at least two hun.
dred eggs to set. which is double
the number you could have pur-
chased with your $40 from most
breeders. Aud when the breed.
ing season is over you not only
have twice as many chicks for
your first cost. but you will also
have your original breeding pen
tor another years use.
From my obser vations among
breeders. have found it Is the
general opinion that selling eggs
for setting to be shipped away IS
10 the majority of cases unsatiu.
factory. both for the shipper and
the receiver. The shipper NAV
send the very bcs, eggs he can
posSibiv nroi u.c and have ,h.;.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-08-15
Belgian aarxe ~ puults.

Many OF our friends among the
poultry fanei,r> speak oil the
raising ot Bc!gians a. i lad"
pets Tor the children" e,t. |
have both; haze. raised Belgians
tour years: poultry longer. II
had qui, the Bclg,ans TOUR years
ago. ! would probably have the
same opinion. You can no more
&c, properly star,etin six months
or n year 10 Bclgians than you
can IN poultry. want 10 tel
how ! make good prof, on Bel
gians. In the hrs, place ] have
the best stock ! can find. tay
special attention To the sic OF
specimens buy, a. | con-,def
the ultimate obi CT Of raising
Hc.sians the production OF moat.
Bu, a. IN poultry, the better yoor
stotk the greater your OPT ortu'
mites Tor profit. found TWO
years ago | was raising murc
bucks than | could find sale lor,
and u | threw them together
they would fight. began TO
caetrate them. discovered
they then would not hight, grew
faster, fattencd easier and the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-08-15
SaeS@leS

soon becomes warm, and should
be freshened at least three times
a day. When there is no, a spear
OF anything green growing in the
yards, they must have something
OF the kind supplied them. The
clippings from the lawn are
greediiy eaten, and even the
weeds from :he garden are &C.
ceptable. or course. all OF this
means work and time, but il a
person - going into the fancy
with the idea OF making a living
easy. let me advise him RICH,
here 10 pick out some other bus
mess. We believe this is The
secre, OF SO many failures 10 this
business. \ person starts in
thinking ,ha, all he has TO do il TO
throw a little feed and water a,
them two or three times a day,
and at night carp ia the basket
loaded with eggs. Blu, this here
his mistake lies. II &c would
succeed be will have constant
work around them. The gen
uinc iancier spends of his time
with his poultry aud watches
every change in his chicks from
tn" day oil Their ha;th until the
las. feathers OF their mature
plumagc Is IN place. He knows
the rareniagc o! each chick, and
as they grow and develop. il on
the watch Ter any ~indlsatlon ,ha,
Will poiai 10 a mistake ~ h,- ma.
ting. thus enabling him 10 enc
d. his mistake When ncx, mating
hts breeding hens. He also picks
out the most promising spccl.
mems and gives them extra a,
l. at'on "n'Fl, Nhcn the sh NJ
season arrives he may feel ,ha,
the oes' ~ h!~ lock il ia pcricc,
condition 10 inter- he exhibition,
Ana "ich 'Ac blue "!shun IL tack.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-08-15
Practical Poultry Rails.
ing.

H'Nt"f '-'ar' l. IN &c "a
'f"nth al st,>> t.t>ing winch a
pcrsoc can make Il start IN and
develop the business with less
capital than the poultry business
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-08-15

This has indeed been q Won
derful season for the raising OF
chix. Unlike the other crops the
war m, dry weather has kept then
well and growing. The early
chicks. those of March and April
have now reached good size. and
if running with those of later
patches, should be separated. as
the smaller chicks will do better
if separated from the larger ones,
which annoy anu u owe the
little fellows, driving them from
their food and drink aud prevent.
ing them from obtaining the es-
sentials for their bc>, growth
and development. This is one
eason why the latter chicks
are supposed not TO do as well as
the earlier ones.
II - no theory that chicks OF
different sizes do not do we'll 10.
gether, that is, that the Younger
ones do not. as experience has
demonstrated many times tina,
chicks TO do we'll should. when
confined together. be about the
same size and age. Cockcrcls
and pulets may be kept together
until about thee months old or
until the cockcrls begin 20 annoy
the pulle,s. While cxertine
ourselves for the welfare o! cur
little chicks wc must no; neglect
u mature towels that have 50
nobiy dons :.he,r hes; for us dur.
ing the breeding They
should have abundant shade
these hot summer days. II there
are no trees in their ward. sun
flowers planted in the yard give
good shade and also provide The
chicks with u rith feed hen ripe
Corn also makes e"ost excc.l,n,
shade. Fruit tree. c>pc, ialiv
plums, cherries, ctc make >p.cn,
did shade. and the .rtca do extra
well 10 such place.. wacfc the
hens wallowing in he dir, around
the roots afford no; on,y / ,ns:an,
cultivation, bu; the he<, KIND -.
fertilizing. Then. ~ncn i,,,
hot, out poultry need :resh water
where they can &c; i: =: n i'm
when they are taie-.t. '.di
their drinking 'cs>e!~ IN the
morning and let that suffice for
all day i. no. right. The water.
even when riaref in .hc shade
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-08-15

the most successful poultry uen
today started with a few dollars
invested in a breeding pen or
setting OF eggs, and used some
old out building for a shelter.
My own accounts show that /
started February, 1897 with six
~ head of common stock and $lo
in cash. most of which was inves-
ted IN a breeding pen OF pure
bred stock. From this nucleus,
in six years, has grown a bust
ness where sales amount TO one
hundred dollars a month, and
possibly OF 4 much greater in
crease in the near future.
No doubt many have heard of
that shrewd woman who made a
start without one cent OF expense
She borrowed a setting hen from
neighbor 4, and a setting OF eggs
from neighbor L. The hen
raised a good brood OF chicks
with no iced except Ia Die scraps.
After weaving the chicks she
laid fifteen eggs which were re.
turned to ncighbor Il. and then
the hen was returned TO her owu.
er aud the woman bad a small
flock left. which cost, her nothing
a. far a. cash was concerned.
Perhaps we have not got the
brass" 90 start N this way. bu,
We AT start with a very small
capital. Had the woman paid
fifty cents Tor the hen aud fifty
ten,s Tor the eggs she would s,,l.
be making a good start on the
small amount o. n dollar.
Then, considering the subject,
OF making \ start. many arc at a
!oss TO know bow TO begin: whc,h
or with stock or setting eggs. |
From nv experience. ! believe
I'm the long run" i, viii prove
more satisfactory TO start with n
small breeding pen. Buying Set.
ting eggs. asagcncralrul proves
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-10
BROOKFIELD.
GRANGE TOPICS.

At the Grange on Monday last the names of Miss Eva Elsenboss and Mas ter Randolph Williams were favorably received as members. The other candi- dates wished to wait till cooler weather before joining. It was proposed to have Grange picnic inviting the neighboring Oranges and a committee was appointed as follows to make the necessary arrangements: Mrs B. K. Smith, l.. P. Frisbie, Miss Marion Williams, H. w. Andrews and Mrs Percy Hawley.
 H. w. Andrews has been laid up for a few days with rheumatism.
 On Monday having began in earnest; the click of moving machines could be heard in every direction.
 The opening concert was held. last Wednesday evening. A gentleman at the H. w. Greene School of Music will give lecture on Shakespeare, Tues day night, in the Town hall, and on Wednesday night an illustrated lecture on the "Holy Land' in the church. More will be said about this later.
 The singing at St Pauls on Sunday was something to be proud of, par ticularly the rendering of the hymn Abide with me-" which considering this was the first Sunday this choir had sang together was sung with great ex- pression and almost as one voice. It is too much of an effort to talk sometimes, so H. B. and L. s. Hawley have new talking machine. It can be heard distinctly half mile away and it is really wonderful with what clearneSS the words are spoken. It drew quite a crowd, last Monday night, to hear it.
The Newtown bee., 1903-07-10

MARKING THE GRAVES OF VETERANS.
 B. E. Shelton has ordered of the quartermaster general at Hartford, the headstones to mark the graves of departed veterans in the Center cem- etery. They are much more suitable than the metallic markers formerly furnished, as they are 5 feet high land appropriately lettered with the name of Company and Regiment, date of death and age. Sexton Beach will place them in position. Two of the graves have been left unmarked for 19 and 29 years respectively
 Miss Helen c. Jones entertained a few invited guests at her home Tues day evening.
 Ashley Parker and Edward Bradley were Sunday visitors in town. Both are residents of Cheshire. Marshal Beach's favorite horse is dead. While returning from his de- livery route about quarter of mile above the Center it suddenly stopped threw up it's head, trembled and fell over dead in it's tracks. The loss is especially felt, just in the beginning of the having season.
 Frank .Beardsley, committee in tht Elm Street district, has hired Mis- Florence Coe of Long Hill as teacher for the coming year, and Perry B Hubbell has re-engaged Miss France A. Turney for Upper Stepney or Bird Sey'S Plain.