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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Photographs
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Belle Johnson's Studio
handbillS VS. Newspapers,

When a handbill is dropped
at the door, do you see three
members of the family rush for
it at once? asks the Western
Publisher Do they clamor
good naturally tor the first per
sual of a dodger? Does mother
divide it into parts. give one
part to father, another to Willie
still another to Susan, and keen
the advertisement part herself?
Do they drop into easy chairs
and read that haudbillthrough
from the northeast corner to the
southwest angle? Do thew
ever and anon break forth into
"Ams" and Obs" and read an
excerpt for the benefit of the
whole listening coteriey Do
theyP Not on your tintype,
Horatio! The first one that
finds that handful mutters an
imprecation of dissatisfaction.
crumbles it into a wad and
throws it into oblivion! Don't
they? Yon know they do be
cause you have been angry at
yourself at finding your mail
box full of truck" and your
front porch all Uttered with
vari. colored paper! No use
talking, no use arguing against
this gospel: The man who puts
his ad in the home paper is the
man who gets there!-Quincy
Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
Brutal vs. Brutality.

If the Filipinos were called
Apaches and General Miles
were a few years younger he
would think it was all right,
suggests The Chicago journal.
Hello! here's some one else who
wants to rake up Miles early
record. Atlanta Constitution.
What could be more brutal
than Gen. Miles eatment of
Chief Joseph and his 100 war.
riors Handicapped with their
women and children in 1877.
Chief Joseph with his handful
of men fought Miles and 1900
men over a thousand miles of
territory and when he surren.
dered in the dead of winter,
dictated his IN terms. Miles
violated those terms by sending
Joseph and his people to the
Indian Territory where half of
them died.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

In few weeks you will no
tice good many sound boards
in the plank walks broken.
Boys on horseback driving COWS
ride onto and across walks just
as though they were the gravel
streets.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

L. Nj. Redman, DIR. F.. S. Tur.
ner and B. O. Wood are putting
on airs or putting things in ship
shape for pedestrians. The
sile walk from Main to Davis
on north side of Second has
been reiaid.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
For knockers.

You knockers, you grumblers,
look over the fence and see
what your ncIghDOrs have aud
then shut up. Thursday and
Friday it was cool. but read
this:
The estimated loss of corn
and cotton in Texas, is Ten
Million Dollars. Replanting in
Indian Territory and Oklahoma
was necessary. Strawberry
crop of Northern Arkansas and
Southern Illinois damaged Sew.
enty.tiVe per cent. Indiana
badly damaged Sleighing in
the North and Northeast
Missourians are tilliug the
garden spot of the earth.
Miss Mary Fuqua is spending
the week in Hannibal with her
friend, Miss Bernadine Brown.
M. E. Engle left Grand Old
Missouri and has tried several
states and territories. Now he
is back and says. I'm going to
stay back.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

j. H. Woodward and Rev. r
Boyd, who lately engaged in
the grocery business have NOV
ed their families from Barry,
ILL.,, to this city. The former
secured the r. W. Ragland
place on Court Street and the
latter the cottage at the corner
Of Locust and N. Border
Streets. Good citizens are al.
ways welcome in Monroe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
jefferson City Excursion May 18th, Via

JeTTerSon City EXcurSlOn May 18th, Via
Katy.
Special train will leave Mon.
roe $40 a. m. May 18th for JEFF
ferson City arriving there at
11:30 a. m. Game on base ball
between the Hannibal and JEFF.
ferson City team, will be play.
ed in the afternoon. Returning
tranin leaves Jefferson City $3.50
arriving at Monroe II p. m.
Fare $3.50.
j. F. BLAKEY, Agent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14

Pa Rockefeller's little boy
John d. Jr., has been playing
with the leather market and
the game cost him Three and
One Half Million Dollars. Even
the big fish get it in the neck
at times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
MONROE AND PHILADELPHIA
TELEPHONE LINE.

connecuonEwith Palmyra. Hannibal. Nav.
ara Labelle. haywood. NelsonyiIle, Ls0rsnSs
Canton Cherrydell. and all points In LsS,s
Shelby and Marion counties. Rates: aSo. =
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-14
A Thought For the Day.

1.-THE sword is but hideous
fash in the darkness; right is an
eternal ray."-Victor Hugo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
COMMODORE PORTER'S RECORD.
Gave Up United States Commission to Talks
Mexican 0ne-Minister to Turkey.

A half dozen OF the older officers Of the NAVY
were sitting in the smoking room Of one OF the
clubs uptown few evenings ago when II Nas re-
marked by one: Father Time has worked many
changes in personnel We have not on the
navy register to-day Farragut. or a Decatur a
Dupont or FoOte; in fact. the old sea dog seems
to have given his last bark" And then story fol-
lowed story and was told OF Commodore David
adopted David GlascOe Farragut, afterward Ad-
miral. In 1909
Commodore Porter's naval career closed with an
interesting incident gang of pirates had preyed
upon and robbed the Americans on the island Of
st. Thomas. and carried of their booty to Porto
Rico to dispose Of Lieutenant Charles T Platt
who commanded one of tina small vessels OF Por-
ters fleet. heard the complaints OF the Americans
them to the port Where they had taken refuge and
at once made demand upon the alcalde and other
he was treated with indignity by the officials and
released and as he was leaving the harbOr he met
the flagship (the John Adams of Commodore POr-
jected to. and this resulted in the commodore de
cae omm6ops Porfe bs ytb S lr S (e ar
other vessels OF his fleet and he threatened that IL
would take possession of the place No attention
being paid to his demands Porter began to land
them agreed 10 All fbat was asked Ruf MS own
ton and the commodore recalled. put
sentenced to suspension from rank, duty and pay
for six months Commodore Porter demurred 10
this punishment. but the Department insisted upon
the order being carried out, when Porter resigned
his commission and entered the service OF the MeX-
can Navy. subsequently,. President Jackson offered
to restore Porter his commission. but he declined To
was expunged, which the government refused TO DO.
Mexico did not treat Porter with the dignity that
full to him and this decided him to resign his
States he was appointed to the DIPLOMATS service
and little time later he was commissioned United
states Minister TO Turkey, where he remained till
his DEATH in March. 1Si3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
THE SARATOGA SEASON.
Being Enjoyed by Many Persons
No Political Conferences.

Saratoga Springs. n. Y. Aug. Is (Speciai).-rnis
has been of the big weeks OF the season. which
is now at its height, where it will maintain itself
until the latter part of August While there mas
been large departure of transient tourists their
places are filed by newcomers. including host OF
regular patrons. This resort is well filled. but in
nowise cOngested. But probably heXt weeks ar
rivals Will put to a test Saratogas entertaining
facilities
That ali are enjoying to the fullest extent the
manifold daily occurrences. as we'll Saratogas
natural attractions. is shown by the throngs
grouped at different places about the town.
Erratic weather somewhat marred portions of the
programme incident to outdoor pastimes and drfv
Ing. but pent up enthusiasm had fun swing when
sunshine secured the supremacy
Formerly political piazza conferences were viewed
as sort OF an August institution here, but so
far this month they have not materialized to any
noticeable extent. Political gossip either state
or national affairs has not disturbed anybody here
yet and what few politicians there in town
do not seem inclined to meet informally for the
exchange OF views. 1t expected that Charles
F. Murphy and other Tammany representatives
would congregate here Wednesday. but they
failed to put in an appearance and it was stated
that they had temporarily postponed their much
heralded Saratoga meeting Next week may find
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

beat Jennie some day. Better go home now before
your folks get anxious about you
The woman in brown made another attempt. The
crowd had about all gone, and she ran the full
gamut.
There she said triumphanty. II told you I
could sing When does the rehearsing begin?
Shall remain at my hotel go back to Iowa?''
You had better go back TO Iowa. answered an
assistant. I'VE will let you know in time for the
rehearsals."
1t was not until the woman from Keokuk had
vanished that one of the group said:
It's pity. but some ought TO have told her
the truth. Her voice is all right, but-she's too
fat"
little girl who had sat close beside her mother
was the last applicant. She sang THE Rosary
with such feeling that her mother wiped her eyes,
although one else could hear what song she
was singing except the accompanist. Her name
was also added to the list, but like the rest. she
did not stop to notice the signal code by which the
assistant had checked off each Had she
looked closer she would have seen such annota-
lions n. g. Cno good, e. emergency f. (fair
voice., f. / Cfair LOCKER, g. d. good dresser)
good for small part), g. good for chorus). Out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

Before the girl in black could find place on the
table for all her references" and letters of intro
duction the pianist had ratified off the air and
humrning the initial note so she might catch it.
With hundreds of envious eyes riveted upon her
the singer began:
When from out the shades of ev-even-ing-
There a quaver and then squeak. The
voice struck the high note as buzz saw strikes a
knot in soft block of pine. The crowd was too
frightened to giggle. The pianist swallowed a
lump in his throat. One of the managers assist
ants took the applicants name and smiled a forced
smile.
The manager was just about to beckon to another
in the rear Of the throng. when a stout matron,
with hat large enough to serve a parachute,
swOoped down on him with this exclamation:
"Oh, my dear Mr. Manager. I want you to hear
my Spring Song I sang 1t in Berlin at the I'm
perial Theatre. Here my pictures
AS the composer was about to come to the
rescue Of the manager the Spring Song soloist
pulled out g. dishevelled newspaper bundle, and
extracted from end about two dozen photo
graphs of a color which betokened the passage
of a quarter century Before the manager could
head her off, she had spread out her notes before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
FISH THAT ARE WELL ARMED.

Two of the fish at the Aquarium wear armor
and carry concealed weapons. As the police seldom
visit the Aquarium and complaints have been
fled the fish have not been disturbed in the pos
session Of their ornaments. They are the orange
filehsh which are coated with a skin that re-
sembles sandpaper in the latter's most striking
characteristics and in a hollow the top Of the
back they carry sharp three-cornered files. When
not in use these lie along the back. When a
grudge be settled the fetish literally gets his
back up and viciously tickes the object OF his
hatred in the ribs.
The two specimens at the Aquarium were secured
a short time ago in Gravesend Bay. The fisher
men in the neighborhood Of the Bay have other
names for them. "Old SOW. old maid and fool
fish, are some of the designations which they
apply 10 them when they sit over the fire and spin
yarns. The shape OF the head and mouth is re-
sponsible for these names. The mouth opens up
ward the lower jaw protruding beyond the upper
Crustaceans are the diet Of this FISH and the shape
OF the mouth and the sharp teeth within for
catching and destroying this kind of food One
would say, judging from their appearance. that
their diet not well suited 10 their needs, for
they have a starved look The other day party
of sightseers observed this lock.
Here's a fish trying the starvation cure" re-.
marked one turning to his companions There's
something the matter with him. Don't you how
thin he is -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
Il STAGE STRUCK THRONG.
Trying VoiceS of Chorus Girls for
Comic Opera.

The out-of-towner who goes the round Of the
theatres whenever he visits New-York is to
say sooner or later to his city cousin:
My, what a town for actresses Why we've
seen a stageful of new ones every night Say, is
there any end of them? Where do they all come
FROM eh?'
And the city cousin, who has through
eral weeks salary in order to show Mr.. Up-Stater
a bit of city life only looks the blase and
shakes his head. His wonderment may be great
as the stranger within his gates, but he does not
want 10 II.
But if one narvels at the multitudes of player
folk who may be before the footlights along
Broadway any winter night at the height of the
theatrical season. how much greater must be his
establishment to get glimpse of the still greater
stage struck throng who pine" to on the stage.
but thanks to the "cold hearted theatrical man
ayers cannot? Where there is one actress survey
ing her makeup before her dressing room mirror,
there are six other sad feminine faces peering into
bedroom hand glasses with a pout on their lips
which plainly says
why don't they take me, when I'm so pretty.
too?"
The best opportunity to get a glimpse of this still
vaster multitude of actresses who do not act OF
show girls who do not show of chorus girls
who never Chorus" is TO witness trial such
ae was held last wednesday afternoon at the
Casino Theatre for "Winsome Winnie" Win
some Winnie is comic opera "nleh IS 10 appear
this fall and the management had advertised for
chorus girls Principals and show girls had al
either sought after by the manager himself or
capt,Ire his admiration after an interview or two.
Many a show girl nowadays wins her way ana
S35 a week salary because she can make stun
ming photograph which the newspapers like to
print.
To supplv forty places in the chorus more than
two hundred girls" (for in theatrical parlance
evArv member OF the gentler sex is called 'girfD
bad responded. The crowd so filled the stage that
the two dozen men applicants had TO wait outside
IN = retiring room. The assemblage was Of all
ages fashions, sizes. figures. compilations and ma
ttnnalites There was the Sixth-ave shop girl who
had s1inped away on some such excuse as the i'll
ness of mother" She had waited on so many
richly gowned actresses that she was now going
m he an actress herself There was the hat model
frsr, broadway who believed her doll face would
make her stage idol could it only be umined
with the footghts. Here was woman old enough
70 celebrate n silver wedding. She was the keeper
Of some boarding house, and wore long WASTED
effect 10 make her look slim. Beside her was
thin creature who said in lisp she had performed
IN private theatricals, and who wore a $40 ponges
automobile cloak. though she had never been IN an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

The few who had already been on the stage
sang simple, popular songs with clear. sympa-
thetic voices. which brought sigh of relief
to the poor unfortunates who had tried to sing
from Italian German opera. and had collapsed
with the attempt These simple ballad singers in
variaby won appreciate nod from the manager
and a whisper they gave their names and ad-
dresses.
Your do"
A melancholy look had settled the faces Of
Les Miserables. old stager had named the
stage struck throng, when brown eyed girl with
a Southern accent tried to the scale. She had
only reached the second octave. when her voice
split like that of owl. Instead of losing color.
or trying to choke herself with her handkerchief.
or bursting into tears. she only laughed girlsh.
roguish laugh. which in instant made the whole
crowd merry
"A jolly end girl" whispered the composer. and
as the girl gave her name she heard the manager
say:
You will get notice later for the rehearsals.'
The stage nearly empty when the straw hat
and the hollyhock up to the piano.
Il was born the stage" said the hollyhock.
Papa and mamma were actor people, and used
to sing when 1 only a baby. r.
eff you do well now as you did then" said
the manager. well take you"
The wearer of the holyhocks collapsed on the
third note. In the mean time the straw hat wearer
had burst into tears:
me big sister. Jennie" she said between her
dresses around. so the boys they don't care for
poor me more Uwh. uwh uwh."
Never mind" said the pianist kindly. You may
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
THE FREE LECTURE SYSTEM.
Much Success Attended This Educational
Work Last Year.

That the people Of New-York City stiH appreciate
the free lectures given under the direction OF the
Board Of Education ard the supervision OF DR..
Henry NJ Leipziger is manifest by the report re-
Gently issued. There were more lecture centres.
lectures and more persons in attendance than
In any year since the lectures were begun The
total attendance in al the oorouRhs was l204 126.
nearly $4,000 more than in the previous season.
the total OF which s3 PSI The total attendance
in Manhattan and The Bronx 620 524 as com
pared with 5S5.S0s in the season OF 1Sd-'02 In all
the boroughs. 4.221 lectures were given. OF which
2sH were illustrated by stereopticon views and
257 by experiments Lectures were delivered In the
boroughs Of Manhattan and The Bronx In seventy
four different places. sixteen more than IN the
previous year. In Brooklyn lectures were given IN
thrtytwo places. increase OF two centres
There We're sixteen centres in Queens. as COM
pared with eight the previous season. and six In
Richmond. compared with three In leol-'O2
Centres for lectures In Tiddish were >estaoiisneo
at Public Schools Nos. :. 20 and S. Manhattan
and for lectures on musical and ethical subjects on
sunday evenings at Public School No. %. MAI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

automobile in her life Then there was the bounce
ing member of the road company. who wanted to
get on Broadway and the baby-eyed tot. whose
mother kept pattng her hand and whispering in
her ear
Among the whole two hundred the two who con-
uasted most stood together against the drop"
one was dressed for a lawn party. Her gos-
samer shirt waist made attempt to conceal
the labyrinth of pink ribbons beneath Her hat was
trimmed with pink hollyhocks. and her cheeks
were as pink the hollyhocks. At her elbow
stood the shrinking figure of a girl whose quick
nervous glances showed that she i'll at ease
In such company. She wore n plain sailor hat
without even feather 10 break its severe circle
and her coarse Jacket short skirt and broad shoes
showed she came from the Iaboring class The
girl with the holyhocks chatted gayly with COM
panion.
On, this is the moment I've been longing for so
long she said, she gathered up the folds of her
dress 10 hear them rustic. They will make me
sing two octaves; but even if 1 don't DO it well
as Flossie l know they'll take me-
OF course they'll take you, dear" chirruped the
companion. You look Just stunning"
The girl in the sailor hat seemed still more I'M
easy.
The leader of the orchestra who is seen to direct
the music each night of The Runaways," seated
himself at a piano the edge Of the stage and
played a coon song mechanically as he waited
for the manager and the composer. who talk
ing with great secrecy at a nearby table. OF a
sudden the pianist stopped short.
The manager beckoned with his forehnger to
girl in black
Just want you to sing that song you told
about he said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

the pianist and. without waiting for him to
company her, she sang
Die Jugend list 50 schoen
Das lebchen list SIS s.
Most excellent" interrupted the manager You
need not bother to sing Just let have
your name and address"
Because the first asked to give their
names, some whispered that they had already
secured positions. This false almost created
a stampede. Half hundred women pushed for
ward in mass each asking to sing next. and the
of the crowd crushed in behind. The jam
almost pushed the pianist off his stool The table
stood on one leg, and so did the manager, the COM
poser and his two assistants Then some one shout
ed that everybody take their seats. The women
still moving excitedly about when from out
the chaos there appeared dressed in brown
silk. Her dress was rich yet plain. Although as
large OF build the Spring Song Gretchen, she
carried herself with an air of refinement which
made the girl in the straw hat stare with an open
mouth.
You remember me?" she said with an anxious
smile toward the composer Il have come here all
the way from Keokuk, Iowa. I staying at a
$50 a day hotel while in this city. VIII you hear
my voce?'
The pianist ran the scale Once, twice. three
times; the woman in brown tried and failed TO
catch the key A litter the stage
and in an instant the womans face pale Now
that the crucial moment had come-the moment she
had thought of a hundred times over. she trav-
elled eastward over the stretches of prairie her
brain was in a whrl. The pianist looked up. and
said gently:
Never mind Sit down and try 1t again"
One after another the applicants pressed UP to
the piano and tried to sing the simple scale which
he played for them. Most OF them wells. Tor
angular features look softer. wrinkled skins look
smoother behind wells. Some dressed as for
a ball with a delicate coloring of the cheeks, and
a curling Of the back hair which had consumed
the whole forenoon. Some tried to smile until a
high note contracted their features If in pain.
Few OF the sopranos" could sing more than one
octave and most OF those who attempted the higher
sight notes began TO shrek half way up.
When sang the two octaves and clung
TO the top note without a quaver the rest drew
back with mingled feelings OF awe and Jealousy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16

of the first hundred tried only fourteen showed
any chance whatsoever of making the play. Two
thirds of those who failed pitfully stage
struck that they still hung around the stage en-
trance to have their voices tried again.
The trial of the mems voices was short work
One youth persisted in singing "Violets' to show
how good a lover he would make He dragged the
song slowly that the vioets wilted before he
through the first bar Even after the pianist
had stopped he began again.
Every morn L bring thee
Chicken said in stage whisper.
The youth mumbled something about not being
appreciated and FASTENED to get his hat.