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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05


was not as complete a success
as was wished. The amount
netted was S11.
The District Conference of
the Hannibal District of the the
Methodist Church, South, will
convene in the church in this
city March II, 18 and 10.
The Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. will meet with Mrs. j. B.
Gray next Friday afternoon.
HOLY ROSARY.
Lenten services conducted by
Rev. FIR. D. f. Sullivan. will be
as follows: Mass every morn
ing at 7:15. Friday night Sta
tions of the church at 7:3O.
Mass, Sunday mornings at 10
o'clock.
GRACE BAPTIST.
Preaching Sunday morning
and evening.
On account of an unavoidable
circumstance, Rev. George L.
Hale cannot reach here until
March 18th instead of the 9TH
as previously announced. Let
all take notice that our meeting
will begin the 18th of March.
FIRST BAPTIST.
The February meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church was
held with Mrs. ]. S. Scott. Mrs.
J. r. Green was the leader for
the afternoon. mission Work
in the PHILIPPINES" the subject
under discussion.
The keynote of our very help
full, devotional meeting was
Conservation.
Mrs. Thos. Proctor gave a
most instructive talk on the be-
ginning of mission work in the
PHILIPPINES. Miss Lilly Huston
a poem "The Master Calleth
for Thee" Miss Scott present.
ed the great need of more young
women missionaries. Several
added items of missionry news.
The social half hour was de.
lightfully spent, and we were
reminded of the illustrious
Washington by having served
delicious doughnuts in the sha pc
of hatchets, with coffee and
fruit.
| The B. Y. P. u, as we'll as
the Junior B. Y. p. u, are hav.
ing most excellent monthly
missionary meetings. Africa
was the topic for February and
several excellent papers were
read in regard to the progress
of the work. Some readings
and recitations interspersed
with good music both vocal and
instrumental showed interest
not only on the part of the
leaders. Miss Bristow for the
Senior society and Miss Scott
fo the Junior, but also the
membership.
The evening hour for services
has been changed to 7:30, also
for prayer meeting.
Rev. B. F. Hixson will fill the
pulpit in the morning as Rev.
DIR. I. W. Read will fill appoint
ments at Fifth Street church in
Hannibal.
ST. JUDE.
The topic for Friday night is:
"The Purpose and Best Meth
DDS of Observing Lent"
The week day congregations
have overhowed the transcept
and now meet in the nave oi
the church. On account of the
increased interest in these ser
vices, the Rector has decided
to give a brief meditation or
one or two verses of the Ser
mon on the Mount" on several
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the Differ.
emf Denominations.

Rev. 0. B. Holiday, Of Pal
myra, spent Saturday in the
city with friends.
Rev. M. L. McReynolds was
a business visitor in the city Of
Flowers, Monday.
DR.. Proctor of Monroe City,
sends 800 each year to Rev.
Thos. Proctor, his missionary
son, for the support of one of
the churches the latter has
organized. That amount is
sufficient for the congregations
expenses.-Paris Appeal-The
foregoing should have read:
David M. Proctor, Rev. John r.
Proctor.
Warsaw, Feb. 28.-Three of
the oldest cloisters in Poland,
founded in 1916, 1850 and 1719,
respectively, had to be closed
for want of monks. There is
also a great scarcity of Catho.
lie priests, as the Russian gov
ernment permits only very
few to be educated and placed
the Catholic seminaries under
orthodox superintendents.
The lecture delivered by Rev.
I. W. Read, of Monroe City, at
the Baptist church in this
place last Friday night was
listened to by very apprecia-
tive audience. His subject was
"Spectacles," and was a schol.
arly and interesting production,
rep'ete with good things
Madison Times
New York, Feb. 26.-The
bicentenary celebration of the
birth of John Wesley, the found.
er of Methodism, in Carnegie
Hall, which begins today, will
have as speakers President
Roosevelt, the Rev. DR.. James
r. Day. chancellor of Syracuse
University, who will speak on
"John Wesley's Gospel, and
Bishop Edward G. Andrews,
resident bishop of New York,
whose theme will be "Then and
Now; A. D. 1903 and A. D. 1908. "
JOHN WESLEY.
When John Wesley died in
1871 there were in England
about $4,000 Methodists and
312 ministers. In America the
number of members was about
$4,000, total Of 10000. The
remarkable progress of Meth
odism in the 1l0 years which
had elapsed since his death was
shown by the figures which
were announced at the Ecumeni-
cal conference in London in 1901 ;
Ministers, 48, ,334; local preach
ers, 104, 786; churches, 89,087;
members, 1859, ,285;g Sunday
schools, 81, ,228; teachers and
officers, 661, 392; scholars, 7,077,
O79; adherents, "a, 899, 421. This
remarkable development ,of the
movement of which John Wes.
ley was the spiritual father
makes the celebration note.
worthy.
The N. E. Missouri B. Y. p. U.
Rally and Seventh Annual
Convention will meet with the
First Baptist church at Macon
Thursday and Friday, March
1918, 1908. All members and
Baptists are invited to take
part.
METHODIST.
Sunday School, $3.50 A. M.
Preaching, II A. M and 7:3C
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
WARM SUNSHINE.
And Balmy BreezeS Tempted Us Out
Into One of the Corners of the Man.
ufacturing District Friday.

balmy breezes tempted us to
take stroll Friday afternoon,
and when we found ourselves
in one corner of the manufac.
turing district, took a peep at
it and as you never go there,
will tell you what we saw.
Walking into the Office OF the
National Handle Co., we met
the gentlemanly manager, w.
E. Bruner, and as he is a busy
man, we used our eyes more
than tongue.
From the office we went into
the packing room where a man
was busy putting the finest
handles we have ever seen into
cases for shipment. From there
to large room where l boiling
saw, l blocking saw, 3 lathes. 1
throater, l cut off and l knober
was being run at full capacity.
Then we took a look at the
fireman, his furnace, 40 horse
power boiler and 35 horse pow
er engine that was pulling all
machines and then some, for
leaving him we wandered into
the grinding room where three
men and two sand belts were
finishing the handles and leav.
ing them almost as smooth as a
polished piano.
All told there was fifteen
men-no boys or women-at
work and if you wish to witness
a busy scene that is the place
to go.
The company is going to build
a twenty foot addition on the
west side and besides that will
have to rent a store house for
finished product.
The company has shipped 1
car load of handles and is now
making up car each for Bos'
ton, Mass, aud San Francisco.
Cal.
If they will let you in, it will
pay you to visit them.
MONROE MILLING CO.
After leaving the Handle
Factory, there was the big
brick mill looming up before us
and well Knowing the pencil
pusher would not be booted out,
in we went for the latch strings
were hanging out.
There we found George B.
Anderson, Charles Anderson, B.
Vaughn and the miller hard at
work. jolly G. P. McCarty was
out and as we had seen the
beauty of an engine, Corlyss,
we did not go into the lower
regions.
The mill has a capacity of
one hundred aud fifty bbls
per day and is run full tilt six
days in the week, turning out
first grade -four, the kind that
your wives make those delight
full biscuit out Of and the very
same that your best girl makes
that delicious cake of when she
wishes to play you for keeps or
for theatre tickets.
But the mammoth corn she'll
er with it's series of elevators is
a sight. If you are not afraid
of a fine white powder, take il
in, but, do not let it take you
in, for you would come out as
| fine as a grain of corn.
GRIST MILL.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
Sad Mission.

Mrs. Thomas E. Wine was
notified by wire Friday morn.
ing that her father, Samuel
Sandusky, had suddenly died
at his home in Macon City, Mr..
Sandusky was "a years old and
had been un invalid for about
ten years, but his death was not
expected, hence it was a shock
to his children. Mrs. Wine i'm
mediately went to Macon to be
with her family in its time of
sorrow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05

Mrs. Minnie Umstattd, of
Hannibal, was in the city, the
guest of relatives Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
GRIST MILL.

Then we went to the Lige
Campbell Grist Mill where we
found a frost.
The sun., 1903-12-27
CAN'T FOOL WITH UNCLE SAM.
Experience OF Contractor Who Sold the
Government Copper Wire.
From the philadelphia Telegraph.


NO, sir, said a Philadelphia who sup
plies the Government with necessities Of
life, you cant do business with Uncle Samuel
obey it's letter. II you put in specifications
and then bill it goods under the contract
and the total amounts to the same 'stcen
dollars and 10 cents. you've got to take it
back and make up the other two cents, or
you don't do business.
Let me give you an instance OF Uncle Sam
uei's character for exactness. We were
awarded contract for 1000 feet OF copper
wire for League Island. We sent the order
to the manufacturers. and they turned in
the stun. In a few days we get letter from
the Island authorities that that wire is only
9s5 feet long.
ingot did not yield any more. and that We
have ged them only for 9s5 feet Would
that do? Not on your tntype.
They sent us word that II that wire was not
4R to We s feet to the se lot pSn pssm BE-
the l.. A. to send man down to join on
enough to make the demand good, and he
went down and did the work
In a few days we were notified that the
i,OH feet We wrote back that we didn't
care for the four feet and Uncle Sam could
Next morning up comes an order to cut
be rejected. Then we had to get another
permit for our IL man to go down and lop it
Was i all ,plaip sailing then? ], should say
Upon upe; the stp ground IN the guard ard said % A'''s
-.Pick, that up; that's against the rules;
He picked II UP. and was about TO toss II
The sun., 1903-12-27
A SCHEME THAT FAILED.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Discover Com.
peting Manufacturers Secret.


group OF young men, all active in the
world of business were telling hard luck
stories Mt the Manufacturers Club one even
Ing recently An electrical engineer. still in
his ear ly thrtes. whose salary Is represented
by five figures. told the following
i've been up against il more than once,
but an adventure | had in New York in '98.
like Aaron's serpent. swallows all the rest.
At the time was manager and stOckholder
to limited extent in Baltimore. We were
operating under a patent, and things were
just beginning to come our way when we got
word from our statesmen that goods similar
to ours were being placed upon the market
at a figure which We could not meet.
Il got samples of the goods and the figures
from three different sources and at once
called a meeting of the directors. Our patent
was worthless as matter Of protection.
and our only resource was secrecy: and, so far
as we were able to do it. our process was kept
fro m prying eyes But there was some one
who wa beating US at our own game. II
we could find out how it was done. we could
do it ourselves; if we couldn't. it meant ruin.
"'rhc next day, disguised as n workman,
went over to New York and found the fac
tory with out any trouble. but try as would
h get Se ksen iboremsn bs man
going and would have to discharge some Of
them, ! was desperate. 1t was bitter
winter Qhy ana u 1OOt ana u nun OIL SNOW lay
on the ground As a last resort, asked him
il he would let me shovel the snow from the
sidewalk and give me square meal in pay
ment This appeal reached h is heart, and
I got the Job. 1t was no joke. ! can tell you,
fol, the factory. was big one and the side
walk long. But | was glad to get the chance,
for II meant that was to have a show to get
inside the works. and ] only needed few
hours at most to find out how the trick was
done. 1t took me four hours to get the side
walk cleared, and my back was nearly broken
when went into the office again, The fore
man looked up from his desk as ] came in
and said:
"'Got it done so quck?
"'Yes, said !.
LET 8 60 out and look at it.
And we went out He looked the side
walk over and said: IL s good job didn Y
think you could do It, Now, If you look
sharp you II be in time to catch the noon
train for Baltimore, 'and Just tell them that
you saw me. That was new song in those
clnYs and I've detested il ever since
The sun., 1903-12-27
TO DRINK AND NOT GET DRUNK.
This Mans Advice Is, Have Little Butter.
milk ION the Side."
From the Washington Post

"A little buttermilk on the side when
you take a drink of wet goods will save the
stomach and liver" said a Washington mixol-
ogist, "and many Of the imbibers who have
the reputation of being able to put you under
the table give 1t out on the quiet that they
are able to take forty or fifty drinks without
feeling any bad effects il they side it with
buttermilk. l guess there is no question
but that the milk is q complete remedy for
any evil effects from alcohol and the calls
for little milk are growing more numerous
every day.
There is no danger of hobnailed liver
to any whiskey drinker who uses buttermilk.
and this assertion is borne out by the fact
that buttermilk is used largely by many Of
our best physicians in their practice. l
know an excellent physician who stopped all
drinks on patient with jaundice except
buttermilk As stomach protector against
every i'll effect of alcohol 1t has no equal. 1t
appears to have the power of getting between
whiskey and the lining Of the stomach. At
first the buttermilk side issue was simply
a fad with some Of the FOUNDERS. but now
that its value is known every first class bar
has found it necessary to keep good supply
of fresh buttermilk on hand. A few Southern
Con gressmen patroniae this bar and eight out
of ten call for buttermilk.
But if fellow wishes to go out for night
of il and wants the pleasure Of knowing that
he has put all his running mates under the
table, the best thing for him to do is to drink
about half pint of olive oil just before he
takes his first drink"
The sun., 1903-12-27
AMERICANS IN PORTO RICO.
Number Is creasIng-Estlnates Hun
From Six Hundred to Five Thousand.

The question is, how many Americans
are there in Porto Rico? The number has
been variously estimated from 800 to j, 900. but
all estimates are mere guesses.
A census was taken in $50 at the close OF
the year, and at that time. according to the
enlmeration there were ,OG9 persons on
the island Who were born in the United States.
This was one year after the occupation, and
conditions since then have changed so that
the figure is scarcely of any assistance at all
in estimating the number now here. OF the
total of ,OG0 on the island born in the United
States, $50 resided in tn" department OF
Bayamon, which is the district where the
capital is located OF those in this district
nearly all resided in san Juan, the capital
being the residence of 63l of the $50 OF tho
oe9 born in the United States and residing
here only ISL were women,
OF course, these figures do not include
the soldiers who we're here. and excluding
that element in the population, we believe
that most observers will admit that the NUM-
Der of Americans on the island has increased
since that date and also that for year or so
the number has been decreasing.
Perhaps the year 1902 was the year of the
largest number of Americans on the island.
The population is so restless and so con-
stantly changing il is difficult TO get any
accurate estimate
The sun., 1903-12-27
CHARACTER FACTORY; PORTION ALREADY SHADED
BUILT,
building up STRUCTURE which will be unique

building up STRUCTURE which will be unique
both in it's construction and in its work.
although our church is termed Presby-
terian. it will in it's scope be non n-sectarian,
for all denominations will be made well
come, and will share alike in the privileges
of this character factory
Commencing with the last of the axioms,
Mind, muscle, morals, is the order of Chris
tianity to-day the church has been built
with view to appealing to and cultivating
the mind. For this purpose there will be
connected with the factory an extensive
library and large lecture hall. wherein
noted speakers will hold forth on subjects
Of interest
Particular attention has been paid to the
architectural beauty Of the building. Bits
of good statuary will adorn the halls En-
tertainments, open to all, will be given in
the large audit orium.
"For the development of the muscles
there will be bowling alleys, a fully equipped
gymnasium, hall where basketball,
racing and other sports may be freely
indulged in.
"For the morals there will be the factory,
or the church itself. Here men, women
and children will gather for the purpose
Of uprooting the weeds of evil.
Each week special sin, failing or weak
ness OF character will be taken up and freely
discussed. Black will be called black and
no evil will be CLOSED over. A lie in any
form will be termed a lie, and so we will be-
come familiar with the building of the
The sun., 1903-12-27
BURNT CORK OF COMMERCE.
A Factory on the ROwery Makes II for
Minstrels, but Finds Trade Dull.

There is a small factory on the Bowery
where burnt cork used by minstrel COM
panes and black faced artists of the pres
ent day is manufactured. The business
was started in 1877 by Ed Mills, an old min
stre. When he died his widow took charge
About seven years ago she retired, selling
out to German, who used TO be a watch
man in one of the Bowery variety theatres.
The business is still run in her name.
1.-The decline Of minstrelsy." said the fac
tory proprietor to THE SUN reporter "has
injured this industry great deal, but am
still able to make fair profits. There is only
one other firm, somewhere out West, that
manufactures the stuff. and the competition
does not do me much harm and am able to
get along. OF course the business is not
what it used to be, but with the advent of
modern theatres and the Introduction of
incandescent lights it might be worse.
"In former years most OF the minstrels
used to burn old corks over the gas and use
them. But the introduction of electricity
has done away with that Minstrels now
prefer the prepared cork because it is
handler and cheaper. The stuff sells for
so cents a pound and this quantity is suf
ficient to last for months. The cost of man.
ufacture is small and if had enough GUS
toners | would be able to earn plenty Of
money!"
The sun., 1903-12-27
NO LONGER CARRY LANTERNS.
Conductors Now seldom Require Their
Costly Lights.
From the Chicago Tribune.


Modern railroading has driven the passen-
ger conductors lantern almost out of use.
Two decades ago or less the pride Of pas
senger conductor was his lantern. Then the
cars were not so brilliantly illuminated as
they are now. and the ticket taker was obliged
to carry his light on his left arm in order to
see the pasteboards as he passed through the
dnly lighted car.
Ten or twelve years ago the conductors in
dulged In considerable extravaganza in the
matter of lanterns. Some Of them were
gold and silver plated. The upper part OF
the glass globe was colored blue. and the
name of the owner was cut in old English
letters. At the meetings of the conduc-
tors association manufacturers would ar
range a great display of costly lights at one
of the hotels in the city in which the meet
ing would be held. Some of the conceits
in the, lights were unique and the prices
ranged from s?5 to ten times that figure.
The glass and plating We're kept in a
highly polished state. and none dared to
meddlc with this part of the ticket pnncher's S
equipment
Conductors still carry their own lanterns =
that is, they are on the train ready for Use -
hut there Is nothing like the need OF them
that formerly existed
The sun., 1903-12-27
The Clerk Was ObliEing.

From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
The trials of the salespeople in the large
dep artment stores are manifold these days,
but many an amusing incident crops out to
irradiate their existence. 1t was not 80 many
days ago when one of those fussy little women
walked up to the counter Of the black goods
department and asked to see some crepe
de chine" Not satisfied with, the kind pro-
duced, she compelled the obliginR clerk to
pull down every bundle on the various she Ives
until only one solitary, package remained on
for the patience of the obligine salesman.
she finally turned and remarked. "0h. that's
all right ! was just look ing for a friend
anyway" Maybe the clerk wasn't angry!
Ewing the customer and then turning to
the one small bundle on the top shelf. he re-
PILED Ts yet ySu il senk DOWN y9F soo l"
The sun., 1903-12-27
it's discussion.

it's discussion,
Every second month we will have a
review of all the bad bricks under discussion
and there will be a big general meeting,
where the character structure will be eX-
amined and progress noted
THE work will extend to the children;
in fact, they have eagerly taken up the idea
and willingly acknowledged the possession
of their false bricks
"The church is being built entirely by
volunteer offerings. Stingness and all
its attendant evils is one of the bricks dis
cussed and this brings forth subscriptions
to the building fund.
"Proorastination, iaziness, slander, which
all come under the main head; cheating, ="
are bricks which hold man back in business;
they check his success. The casting aside
of these means the saving of many dollars
This is soon realized, and in order that the
work may continue more is added to the
building fund by those who have had their
eyes opened TO the false bricks in their
character structure
Mrs. Pike is an enthusiastic worker
and she has spread the subject Of character
study throughout the homes,
"Our factory is one large home where all
are welcome, frankness being the password,
cheerful work in the overcoming of faults
being the motto.
Each man will assist his fellow man in
the most practical manner and by so doing
there will be no need of charitable organza-
tions in connection with the factory"