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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
Knights of Maccabees.

At the serni-annual election. in San
Francisco Tent. of the Knights Of the
Maccabees the following named were
elected as officers for the ensuing term:
Isador Grumendez. c.; c. L. Kenzer,
A: E. V. Hollingsworth, c. D. B.
Richards, r. X; Theodore Frolich, F.
X: DR.. D. Clark, P; A. B. Storey, s.;
r. w Murphy. S. at A; c. S. Cavan-
agh, F. NJ. of c.; George Steven, sec
ond NJ. of c.; n. Runners, sent; Cap
tain w. b. Greenberg, sentry ]. H.
Whiteside, A.; George V. Leori, scribe,
and NJ. B. ScOfeld, trustee.
This tent has arranged for a smoker
to be given December IS, on which Oc-
casion there will be a high jfnks pro-
gramme, under the direction of Sir
Knights Heidon, Bair. Jacoby. Halo
well and Scoheld At the first review
in December the tent received twelve
applications.
The ball that was given by San Fran
cisco Division, No. 3. of the Uniform
Rank, in Golden Gate Armory, on De-
cember 9, was well attended and was a
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13

Sunday night and stealing a quantity
Of clothing. a watch, razors and other
personal effects. all of which have been
recovered by the officers.
KlCess deserted from the training ship
Pensacola and was arrested by Detec-
tive Freel AID sent back. He was so
useless that he was discharged. He
met Frank Adler. a sailor on the The
tbs. who took him to his room in the
st. Georges lodging-house. Kloess got
up first next morning and disappeared
with 800 belonging to Adler. He fed
to Les Angeles, but returned to the
city a few days ago and was arrested
by Freel and Bunner. He has already
served term il the House Of Correc-
ton for petty larceny
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
inquiry and among others the follow
ing recent sales: f..

ing recent sales:
Lot 25xT5 snd fats on the north side of
Shipley street. between Fifth and Sixth. for
Dennis and Ellen Brosnan to Helen J.. Smith;
p .6x1OO on the northeast corner Of Hayes and
Shrader streets for Robert Mcmillan to Mrs.
Celia G. Hewes. 25x150 and fats on the
north side Of Waller street. 1876 west OF
Buchanan for John II. Crow to John #. Teg-
CART; 25x12O and cottage 19l Belvedere street.
near Frederick, for Amelia {. Rodriguez to
Charles II. Shipman: 27xlO6;3 on the west line
Of Masonic avenue. 1915 north of Waller, for
the Baird Estate Company to Calvin Worrell
25xl25 on the easterly line of Ashbury street,
100 feet south Of Haight, for the same ac-
count to Andrew i. Edwards: 56:3x137 :6 on
tho southeriy line OF Haight street. 100 feet
west OF Masonic avenue for the same account
10 Thomas Hancock.
The Won Rhein Real Estate Company
has negotiated the following leases2
The five upper floors Of the apartment house
on the northwest corner OF Sntter and Larkin
streets for $50 $50; for o. II. Goldaracena
the entire building 421-23 Montgomery street,
f0r 1--WE years AT a rental of 500 500; for the
Wood Trust. stoEe --at .10T .Geary street COR
three years. 5000. for Mrs. Kavanagh.
CITY AND COUNTRY.
The following sales are reported by
Lyon & Hoag:
Baird Estate Company to William ]. Nc
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
Popular Novel Destroys Forests.

y IIsEI -EOVo1 ~ . = q o7ss'
1t has been estimated that nine nov
els had total sale Of 10000 copies.
This means 100000 pounds Of paper.
We are assured by a manufacturer OF
paper that the average spruce tree
yields a little less than half a cord OF
wood, which is equivalent to 500
pounds OF paper. In other words.
1000 trees Is it any wonder that those
interested in forestry look with anxiety
upon the paper mill?-Seientific Amer
lean.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
The Harlem Hermit.

The upper part of the island of Man
haitian has been agitated this week by
the discovery of another Harlem her.
init" this one a woman. Memories Of
old inhabitants include remarkable
number of eccentric recuses who have
spent solitary and squalid lives in the
extensive territory between Yorkville
and Spuyten Duyvil.-New York Trib-
une.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
as follows:
REPORT MANY DEALS.
g. H Umbsen & Co. report among
others the following recent sales:

For Il A. zuc}ermsn, improvements at
27l9 Pacific avenue and lot 2sX127 :Slt south
line. A. west Of Scott street. for Sl3 $50. for
tho Laaders estate. lot 50x122. g on the east
third street. for S5T50. for A. J. Rankin. lot
2sxi00 on the northwest corner. Of Fourteenth
snd SANCHEZ streets. for $3.50; for James
a. Malley. improvements at II and l3 LeXing-
ton avenue and lot 25XS0 on the east line 1S5
north o5 Eighteenth street. for s2s22; for Miss
c. Lunoberg- lnproE ements at fco Hampshire
street ana lot 25xlOo. west line. 81 south or
Nineteenth street, for $500; for Mrs clark.
lot 50Xloe. southwest corner Of Vermont and
Twenty y-fourth streets. fer $500; for Gather
inc Paine, improvements at - Kate street
and Iot 25x5O the east line. 235 south of
Bryant street. for $500: for Fred Drinkhouse
lots ,. . and s. block 1C1 Abbey Homestead
Association for Slc0c. for T. J.. knight. lot
z6El30 on the east line Of Twentieth avenue
275 south Of California street. for $500.
The Won Rhein Real Estate Company
in addition TO some seventy lots in
South san Francisco and the Potrero,
sold al public auction, report the fol-
lowing sales:
Lot on north line of Post street. between
Franklin and Cough. 55N137 % feet with old
Improvements. for SIS. 600: ufheast corner Of
Br0derick and Gcsry streets 25xg2 .B feet
with two Eats, for $3.50; lot on the north lire
of Washington street. between Montgomery
END Kearny streets 25xI00 feet with old brick
improvements. for $1,000 two fats on the
west Bne 81 Cough street. between Gearv and
OFarfell streets with lot 2Txf37.s feaf for
81. 800; lot on the north line of Haicht street
east of OctaVia street. with frontage of 55
feet On Haight street by a depth Of 100 feet "a
rear street, for Sll25oi lot on the east line
Of Buchanan street. between sutfer and Rush
~ rect by an irregular depth. Tor S735O: lot on
the east lire of Devisadero street between
Union and Green streets. 3sx102 feef for
$3.50 lot on the south line Of Austin avenne
between Van Ness avenue and Franklin street
Nlth improvements AT 225 Austin avenue for
&2lco east line Of Mason street north 81 IN
bert z'Aof feet, with improvements. for 5000
r. D. cranston & Sons report a brisk
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13

By reason of the work of the MEM
bers of the Oceanside Improvement
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
zerv enjoyable affair.

San Francisco Hive Of the Ladies OF
the Maccabees had a very enjoyable
masquerade ball last week. at which
there was large gathering. and many
of those who attended had put on
other faces
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-13
ADVERTISEMENTS.
JUST A FEW OF MANY KIND Elk

Nervan Tablet Co, Chicago. III.
Dear Sirs-I using NERVAN for general
debility and lost energy. AS energy builder
they cannot he beat feel like twenty-five vs
years old and i am fifty. I would not be with
out them and 1 viii try and induce others to
take them. 5. A. READ.
GriswOld. H.. sOct 5. 1908.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Too Bad.

We are very sorry that our
little friend Bernard Boarmau's
Santa Claus letter was too late
for the DEMOCRATS mail pouch,
doubly so, because in his far
away home, Chesaw, Washing.
ton, he wrote his letter too late
as he did last year. His letter
was dated, Forest View Farm.
Chesaw, Wash, Fec. A." post
marked Dec. z, and the Monroe
postmark is Dec. IL, 3 p. m.
The DEMOCRAT was then out
with it's Santa Clause letters
and racing through Colorado to
reach him and tell him about
the wishes of his little Missouri
friends. He says: 1--WE have
plenty of snow here" We will
whisper to Santa Clause and
tell him the trouble and not to
forget Bernard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Another Racket.

When Mrs. James L. Blair,
wife of Little Brooches" was
lady manager of the Worlds
Fair, she employed Mrs. B. j.
Schuermon as assistant SEE.
retary." When things went to
smash in the Blair family the
assistant was unpaid. Seven
hundred dollars was due her,
the board recommended paying
her $500 or for three months
time instead of seven.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Here is a farmers receipt for
Kidding his premises of rats and
mice. If you will sprinkle sui
phur on your barn floor and
through your corn as you gath
er, there will not be a rat or a
mouse bother. | have done
this several years and have new
er been bothered with rats or
mice. l have some old corn In
crib at present and not a rat or
a mouse to be found. In stack
ing hay or oats sprinkle on the
ground and a little through
each load, and my word for it,
rats or mice cant stay there. A
pound of sulphur will be suffic.
lent to preserve large barn of
corn and it is good for the stock
and will not hurt the corn for
bread.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Letter TO J. J. Rogers
Monroe City, Mo.

Dear Sir: There are thous-
add ways to cheat in our bust
ness; and whether our neigh
bors suspect us of cheating or
not, depends on ourselves, our
talk, our face. our eye, our
walk. our standing straight up
or crooked-our neighbo
know all about Us without be-
ing told!
We are pretty we'll known.
We are no infant-148 years old
began business on tie little
island New York; in 1854,
Have been making paint ano a
noise in the world ever since.
Aud there isn't a man. alive
or dead, that wouldn't testify
for Us, IT you should stir him
up.
We grind lead aud zinc in lin
seed oil by machinery, all to-
gether. That's our business.
We live on the protit-machin-
cry over.hs nd work. Painters
mix their paint by hand-they
imagine they do-they half mix
it. We grind together: whole
mix. Better and costs less
money.
We are the very best friend
the painter has, If he knows it
yes, whether lie knows or not.
He can't afford not to know it.
We are the painters customers
friend. We save them both
money
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvOE & Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Follow The Flag. "
NzMil!lzill
IEHA
THE BANNE ROUTE,
........mFOR.........

New York, Niagara Falls, De-
troit. Toledo. Omaha. Council
Bluffs. St Paul and all points
north. east and west.
Through CHair Cars seats
free] 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
ment and fast time.
C. S. CRANE, H. E. WATTS,
G. P. &T.A. P&T.A.
St. Louis MoberIy
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
A Timely Suggestion.

This is the season when the prudent
and careful housewife replenishes her
supply of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. 1t is certain to be needed before
the winter is over, and results are
much more prompt and satisfactory
when it is kept at hand and given as
the cold is contracted and before it
has become settled in the system. In
almost every instance severe cold
may be warded of by taking this rem
edy freely as soon as the first indica-
tion of the cold appears. There is no
danger in'giving it to children for it
contains no harmful substance, 1t is
pleasant to take-both children like it
Buy iuLand you will get the best. 1t
Always cures. For sale by all drug
gists.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Patronize yonr local paper,
buy it and read it; advertise in
it; write for it. That will make
business good in your town. 1t
may be only a pebble thrown in
the water, but small pebbles
make large circIes.-Tne AID
Writer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Better Than a Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on the affected parts, is better than a
plaster for lame back and for pains
in the side and chest. Pain Balm has
no superior as liniment for the re-
lief of deep seated muscular and rheu-
matte pains. For sale by all dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
THE horses! Cricket! My

1.-The horses! Cricket! My
darling! My beauty"
Don Garcia had gone into the
corral. With snowy trappings
a half dozen men had followed.
The horses had huddled to-
gether, as with stealthy steps
the men began fastening them
with a lariat.
Boys, what's that?" Don
Garcia gave low whistle; his
men sprang into their saddles.
Fly, Santa Maria!' With
eyes fixed on the organ pipes
they dashed up the road in a
fash. Their faces paled. They
bowed their heads as they rode
in the shadow of Los Organos
Polly leand far over the
sharpest rock. Her white hands
weie waving wildly; her long
bair was blown by the fierce
wind. She sang song after
song clear as bell, with the
moan of the organ in waves of
music.
Don Garcia saw the vision
and the Great Spirit muttered
curses and thredtenings upon
them. They crossed themselv-
es and dashed far away into the
valley of the Rio Grande
Major Pbilander Young pick
ed Miss Polly up in his arms
and carrie d her safely to the
ground.
You are splendid! You are
dandy-you are a darling. by
Jovew
When the colonel rode into
and Christmas diuner was wait
ing, Polly was sitting on the
back of her blessed Cricket,
crying, laughing, talking inco-
herently, the center of an ad-
mi ring group.
Major Philander Young owns
a drown stone front" house in
Wa shington, D. c., where the
"old boys" Christmas dinners
are still served. Madame Pol
ly Baker Young still dashes
fe arlessly up the country roads,
on another Cricket, the gift of
her husband, while the country
clu bs, the Roosevelts, and for
eign legations who excel in fine
Craftsmanship, declare none can
equal the plucky girl who man
aged the horse thieves in Mexi-
CO upon Christmas day. not
long ago.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
AT TEN TON
FARMERS

Why remain in the north
and stay in doors six months
in the year consuming what
you raise during the other six
months?
Go south where you can
work out doors every month in
the year and where you are
producing something the year
round II you are a stock
raiser you know your stock
is now "eating their heads off"
and besides have to be pro-
tected from the rigors Of win
ter by expensive shelter.
Economical stock feeding re
quires the combination of both
fiesh-forming and fat-forming
foods in certain proportion.
Alabama and Florida produce
in abundance the velvet bean
and cavassa, the first a flesh
producer, the latter a fat pro-
Queer, and they are the cheap
est and best fattening material
known to the world.
More money can be made
and with less labor. in general
farming, fruit and berry grow
ing and truck gardening along
our road in the south than in
any other section of the Union
If you are interested and de-
sire further information on
the subject, address
G. A. PARK
ien'l Immigration & Industrial az
LOUISVILLE &.NASHVILLER.R
Louisville, Ky.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Yours truly,
F. w. DEVOE & Co.

Get a Magazine Binder and
bind your magazines. The Weis
Binder is easy to operate. Per-
manent and practical.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
POLLYeS AS.
From Exchange.


A graveyard Christmas! No
place to go to and nobody to
care whether you go or notw
In no mild way did Major
Philander Young snap out
these explanations. He leaned
against the peony corral fence;
looked at the happy mules and
and horses. thrust his pipe into
his pocket and groaned.
whats that, PHILIP"
Look at the dust up the
road. It's a wagon. Two wdg-
Ons! Glory to the prophets!
Speaking of angels! Here they
come. BY Jove! Girls, too! BY
all that's holy"
Major Philander climbed a
post as spry ds a monkey, drew
his field glasses from their case
and gazed fer ten minutes.
Thunder! Joe, it's the colo
mel and his whole outfit from
Santa Fe! Run-call Rob! Run
every one of you! Put some
thing in order in the tents!
shove the boots, pipes, spurs
and old clothes-everything
under the cots! Run up the
blankets! Put the cleanest on
top! How like the
''There, Pbilander, hold on!
I have camped with the colonel
and his jolly family before. Miss
Polly, aged II, is the only
dangerous member-you'll soon
be fast in her net"
A party Of young engineers
were encamped near La Cruces,
N. M. The wonderful Organ
mountain-Los Organos-rose
to the east of them, broken into
canyons and alleys. deriving
their name from their perfect
Organ-like shape. The central
peaks reach almost to the sky,
like organ pipes, while low
banks of limestone form banks
of keys against the pipes.
For hundreds of years the
Indians land Mexicans had be.
lieved that the Great spirit
ruled over them through the
voices of the wind. Los Organ
Os played as storms swept
across the pipes-weird and sad.
fierce and terrible, as the'spirit
was grieved or angry. When
the sun lit up the highest peaks
and the air was soft and still,
the spirit smiled and gave them
resting places in the valleys.
the, moaning winds warned them
OF peril and spoke to them
through the voices of thir dead.
When sudden shrieks arose they
rode far down into the deep
canyons Of the Rio Grande, fast
ed and prayed, and repented of
sins.
Don Garcia and his notorious
horse thieves rode powerful un.
broken horses. They dashed
through al small villages and
railroad towns. Sheritfs failed
to catch them. Corrals were
carefully guarded.
Three wagons drove gaily in
to camp. December was warm
as June.
Hello, boys! Struck it rich
yet? You see, I've come to
Christmas dinner! I've brought
You the whole family! Here's
Polly-and Nan-and Old Man
Rob, aged six! Regular engin.
Ger already-and, boys, best OF
all, here's royal good mother
for you, you poor, good-for-
n0fhipr old haobalo.eJ'1
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24
Monuments.

Before buying that monu.
ment for the grave of a depart.
ed friend see Thomas & Shear.
man. They will make the
price and you will be pleased
with their work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24

Conger's Laundry does the
best of work. j. E. Christian
is the agent for this city. Work
ca lied for and delivered. Phone
55.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-24


Christmas dinner, boys. We
came on purpose. Polly made
! stuff enough to kill young, ordi-
nary engineers. Mothers mince
meat is packed and ready, and
you may skirmish around for a
turkey, big enough for all the
boys. you know! Ask 'em all
to join us!'
The days few by. Polly's
pony, Cricket" was brought
with the colonel's horses, and
not brown field, dusty road or
new trail but Polly. beside her
her father and his men had ex-
plored. She learned each crag
of Los Organos. Mexican leg
ends inspired her and the big
organ was her daily haunt.
Colonel said the Major,
I'VE are going to have trouble
with Don Garcia's band yet!
They were near camp yester
day"
Have to send Polly after
them" said the Colonel care
lessly.
Christmas day had come. A
long board table was laid out
side the tents. White linen
from home. Silver, glass. china
platters and plates, and odd
little pitchers and cups from
home! Pale waxen mistletoe
hung from a penny Dough, as
center piece.
"Raphilleno," a Mexican lad,
had brought Polly little pig
to roast, and would Bonita
Senorita conner congusto?" (eat
with pleasure.)
Brown piggy, rich brown tur-
key and Americana" pies we're
baked in a tin oven over Goals,
and the whole corps of gifted
mining engineers took turns
burning their faces before fire
Remember, now, children"
said the mother, "it's only an
hour until dinner and no esca-
pades today. No climbing. no
broken bones to mend. beside
the wind is rising and your faith
err will son be here"
wind rising! Yes, I hear
the organ! Oh, it won't take a
minute to get over there" said
Polly. Come on, major. I'm
wild to actually hear the Great
Spirit Shrek"
Really, Miss"
Don't Miss Polly me! Just
run, run; come on all of you!
See the dust, major; take hold
Nan"
"Merciful heavers," said the
Major, as he dragged little Nan
and tried to keep his eyes on
the wild girl, with cap in hand,
hair tumbling down, as she
sprang lightly from the low
peaks up and up, higher and
higher.
GLORIOUS! Oh, major, leave
Nan with Rob and hurry! Such
grand view of our camp-the
corral. Just see my Cricket
hold up bis beautiful head! I
just long to meet all the Indians
and Don Garcia's band this very
minute. Listen"
The major stumbled up beside
her under protest as Polly's
little feet seemed perilously
close to the great canyons be-
low.
Low, long wailing notes
touched the organ like a dirge
then the wind came against
the roc ky pinnacles and made a
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
STEPHENS GOT A "MEssAGE."
ST. Joseph Spiritual st POUNDS New
Church Whose Creed Is the Laying
ON of Hands.

st. Joseph, Mo-, March 3.-Acting
upon what he believes to be a mes
sage from the spirit world, j. O.
Stephens has formed a new church in
this city, with new creed and a new
doctrine. 1t is known as the Scriptural
Science church. Its creed is the lay
ing on of hands as a means of healing
the sick. In this it is like many other
spiritualistic churches. But the doc
trine of Stephens and his associates
is that the philosophy of religion is
founded on phenomena, and that all
phenomena is produced by nature and
is governed by natural laws, and that
all spiritual gifts, including that of
the power to heal, comes under the
control of natural law. Stephens says
he has conversed with spirits in the
spirit land, and they have ad ised the
establishment of this church. It is
expected that church building will
be erected next year.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
LONG DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Republican Factions In Delaware Get To.
gether at Last and Choose Two
United States Senators.

Dover, Del, March s.-The Della
legislature yesterday afternoon ended
the senatorial deadlock by electing
State Senator j. Frank Alice (unioD
republican, to the long term senator
ship which expires in 1907, and Con-
gresham Louis Heisler Ball Irregular
republican, to the short term which
ends in 1905. Alice was congratulated
by his colleagues and by the assembly
generally. Congressman Ball is in
in Washington.
Congressman Dick is said to have
come here under instructions from
National Chairman Hanna to urge
the regular republicans to accept the
proposition agreed upon by Mr.. Ad-
dicks and his adherents at the con-
ference on Saturday for the election
of a union republican to the long
term senatorship. and regular re-
publican to the short term, Addiclls
himself being eliminated.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-06
NEW IMMIGRATION BILL.
amendment VIII Exc ude Anarchists and
Those of Similar Belief-No More
Liquor Sales IN the Capitol.

Washington, March 3.-The con-
,erees of the immigration bin reached
IN agreement yesterday. The bill re-
Mains practically as amended by the
senate. The educational test pro-
Fided by the house is stricken out.
The last sections added to the bill
by the senate-providing for the ex-
,lusion of all persons who disbelieve
N organized government or belong to
any organization so disbelieving, or
who advocate or teach or belong to
any organization that advocates or
teaches it, to unlawfully assault or
kill any officer of the United States
Or any organized government, and
provides that no such persons shall
DE made citizens of the United States
and provide penalties for any persons
who aids or procures the entry or
naturalization of such persons-were
concurred in by the house conferees.
With the passage of the bill as
agreed to by the conferees intoxi-
eating liquors no longer can be sold
in the capitol.