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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

In the Philippines the use of tobacco
is universal. The native child acquires
the tobacco habit as soon as it is able
to walk. In the northern provinces.
especially, it is no common sight tc
see child five or six years old puff
fng vigorously at a big cigar. The
women smoke fully as much as the
men. In the northern parts of LUXOR
tmmenses cigars. often couple of feel
long and as thick as the wrist, are
used. Such cigar is suspended from
q rafter OF the house by a string and
smoked during the day by all the mem
1eza Of the family as desired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

John Sharp Williams. the new demo.
cratic leader in the house of repre-
sentatives, has one distinction above
his colleagues. He is the only mem
Der OF congress who was a schoolmate
or the German emperor. They were
together at Heidelberg. Williams Is
willing to forget it, but his friends will
not Williams is from Mississippi, g
lawyer and cotton planter, and has
been in congress for ten years. He is
highly educated, speaks several lam
guages, is somewhat OF wit, a good
deal OF story-teller, and can MAKE
. humorous speech.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

A romance in which the late Presi.
dent Mckinley and his widow, then
Miss SaXton, were principals is re-
called by the appointment by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on behalf of Mrs Nc
Kinley of Capt. H. L. kuhns. of Cleve-
land, to be expert accountant in tie
government Office in Porto Rico. In
1869 Miss Saxton was employed in her
fathers bank in Canton and kuhns
carried notes between Mckinley, then
q young lawyer, and Miss Saxton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
FounMed Directions

A clergyman in New Jersey hired MAJ
to act IN the capacity of eoachman ana
gardener. One day the clergyman boughA
a bottle of horse ointment, and told the
man 10 apply 1t to lame horse according
to the directions on the bottle.
About an hour afterwaTd he went g
the barn, and found Silas industriously dip.
ping a spike into the liniment and thss
rubbing il against the horses leg
What are you doing that fOrr' ks
asked.
The man looked up with a smile Of sss1R
ance.
Because" said he, twas what IL sate
in the directions On the bottle; but it's
slow work"
you must have made a mistake" saH
the minister.
al have not" answered the man, in a.
grieved tone. at says here on the bottlsi
Apply with large nail or toothbrush
and as had nc tooth brush, thOrSh4 II
better use this spike"
a friend Is a man with whom yoE 60
70 camping tEice-Chicago Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

France has a new penitentiary al
Fresnes, about eight miles from Paris
which is the largest in the world, and
has accommodations for 1000 crimi-
nails. The building, with the gardens
and wardens' quarters, covers more
than half square mile. 1t is provided
with hot and shower baths, and every
one of its spacious 1000 cells is heated
and lighted by electricity. The pris-
oners' food is abundant, they go te
school. are allowed to work at trades.
and to purchase any luxury but to-
bacco with the money thus earned.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe.ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years O.
Suffering.

Miss MuTieI Armitage, IS GreeA-
wood Ave, Detroit. Mich, DistE3ee
Organizer Of the Royal TemplaTs O.
Temperance. IN q recent letter sayas
II think that a woman naturally
shrinks- from making her troubles
public. bat restored health has mee1S
so much TO me that / feel for fhe
sake OF other suffering women Il -
my duty TO tell what PsTuEA has
done for me.
Il suffered for FIVE years vita
uterine irregularities. which bFosgk4
On hysteTia and made ne . physfes1
wreck. tried doctors from the 6ff-
feTent schools Of medicine, bEt With
out any pSrcsptibls change n NJ
condition. In my despair called -
an old nurse. who advised ne To III
PeTuna. and promised good results Il
I would persist szd take IL regulzr1ys
I thought this was the least I couls
do, and procured q bottle knew -
soon as began taking IL that 10 49,
affecting me differently from sz<-
thing I had used before. and g I
kept on taking IT. / kept this up for
six months, and steadily Ezine&
strength and health, and when had
used fifteen bottles / considered mya
self entirely cured ] am . grateful
happy woman to-tay."-Miss Nuriei
Armftage.
Peruna cures catarrh OF the pelVla
organs with the same surety az sc
cures catarrh OF the head Peruna
has become renowned as q positive
cure for female ailments simply BE-
cause the ailments are mostly duz
to catarrh. CatarTh is the cause q
the trouble. Peruna cures the q.
tarrh. The symptoms disappear.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
BASKET BALL DENOUNCED.
Physical Director of Wellesley Col.
lege Says 1t Is Promotive of
Many Serious Ailments.

At convention of the physical d.
rectOrs of eastern women's schools
held in Boston Miss Lucille E. Hill,
physical director Of Wellesley college,
declared that basket ball, now SO pop
ular at the various institutions Of
learning, is grave abuse of physical
culture
Miss Hill, according to the Chicago
Chronicle, said that it was more i'm
portant to have healthy mothers than
healthy fathers, and basket ball should
be stopped at once SO far as girls I'M
der the college age are concerned. and
should be admitted among the sports
for women of any age only under pro-
fessioral supervision
The physical effects upon young girls
at critical period in their growth
into womanhood, the chances of per-
manent injury to beauty and health.
the evil influence of such excitement
upon the emotional ard nervous fem
mime nature and the tendency to un-
sex the pIayer-for she declared that
the competitive game. with its tray-
cling about, it's exhibitions before
mixed audiences and its cultivation of
the win-at-any-cost spirit, was not
womanly and made neither for char
acter nor refineInent-=were all urged
against the game for young girls. For
it's vogue she blamed not so much
those who reveled in plar as the school
boards and the principals who permit
and in some cases encourage it
Objection to the Plan
In killing of incurables the trouble
would be to discover just who the in
curabies were, says the Chicago Daily
News Some men would want to ex.
tend 1t to all who do net agree with them
in politics.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Hn MercE I'm Thfa

A Nebraska paper wants the newspaper
poets to contribute verses so that 1t may
run two whole pages Of parodies on The
Night Before Christmas" some time dur
ing December This is good way to tor
ture the delinquent subscribers, but
should not the paying element be shown
q little mercyf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

a specimen of the wonders of radi-
um was given by lecturer in New
York recently. About $4,000 worth
Of diamonds were exposed to the rays
Of a small particle of radium. The
diamonds became phosphorescent when
exposed to the radium, which was be-
hind six inches of plank and one inch
of metal, the rays coming through and
Illuminating the stones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

From October IL to November 1e
this year SO persons were killed out
right by railroad collisions in this
country and 1876 wounded, more or less
seriously. This probably breaks the
record for the same period of time; it
is one of the record-breaking perform
ances of the year that the country is
not proud Of.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh Of any organ, If allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
go hand in hand.
What is so distressing sight as poor
ha1f-Sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh? She does not
consider herself i'll enough to go to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

The original estimate of the cost OF
Philadelphia's slow sand filtration sys-
tenn for the publication of the city's
water supply, made by three expert en-
gineers after four months careful in
vestisation, was $14,0O0,OOO. Thus far
81. 100000 has been spent upon it, and
several millions more will be needed.
II is said, to complete the system.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Merely as an illustration that the
wiekedest age of man is between &c
and 80, the following is mentioned:
From April l to June 80, inclusive, OF
THIS year, 1896 arrests were made by
the police of New York, 81, S44 of which
were made in Manhattan and the
Bronx. The greater majority of these
arrests were men, the number being
In the neighborhood of 10000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

Fifteen pupils of the Terre Haute
Ond.) high school were expelled last
week because they did not take high
A" in the class singing. Their protest
that they could not reach the note be-
cause their voices were changing was
unavailing, and the expulsion has be-
come a public issue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

An eastern judge has decided that
promises to marry made on Sunday
are not binding. And out of the per-
sonal. recollections of nine-tenths of
the married men, whose memory turns
back to a Sunday association with the
photograph album and the parlor sofa
will come involuntarily the simple
comment. 'liar"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

No more free meals to shippers, I'M
der penalty of $50 fine, declares the
National Live Stock association. SteI
by step we approach the time when
business will be business, and polite
hoodwinking have no part in it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

It is estimated that the per capita
In Panama will be $40 after the So,
coo 900 is paid. That's the best site fol
a gambling house on earth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

4 friend Is man with whom yoE 60
90 camping twice.-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04

In quiet glade, apart from her other
guests, Mrs. Arnold made her confes-
sion. nerved to the task by the keen
sting of genuine remorse
And her listener answered never a
word
She flashed a look OF fear at him as
she ended. The compressed lip, the in
fated nostril, the steely light which
cleaned in his eyes-all revealed the in
tense scorn he felt for her.
AT last he broke the silence.
BE so kind as to give me Miss War
cen's address-you mentioned that you
knew It."
"Dr. Smiths private hospital. Harley
street She is lady superintendent there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
NiggerS at Paris.

Sunday we were at Paris and
d few minutes before ten that
evening went TO the depot to
take the Wabash train home
Arriving at the depot we found
niggers here. niggers there and
niggers everywhere-on the
platform. on the steps to the
ladies waiting room niggers
were so thick that they had to
be kicked off before any one
could enter the depot. in the
ladies waiting room we're mig.
gers of all kinds-eXcept good
ones-judging from their behav.
Tor. They were splitting at each
other and using language
which would not be used in a
Sunday School. Then when
the train came IN the niggers
were so thick that persons who
desired to take the train had
to fight their way through the
crowd of niggers. This should
not be, it need not be and the
city authorizes owe it to theil
city. To their county. to Their
state to stop niggers loating al
the depot.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
Joanna Links.

There will be a grand picnic
at Joanna Saturday Aug. LIST.
All are invited.
The wedding bells will be
ringing in this vicinity IN the
near future.
Perry Johnson's wife pre-.
sented him with d fine girl baby
Wednesday. Perry thinks he is
rich now.
Putting up hay is of the past
in this vicinity tor the present
year.
Mr.. Humphrey of Monroe City
mas Ueen visiting relatives aud
friends near this place.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Congressman w. w. Rlcker,
OF the Second Congressional
District, was in this city Satur.
day meeting old friends and
making new ones. There is not
man IN Congress who works
harder for the best Interests Of
his constituents than does Con
gresham Rucker. He is able,
fearless and uncompromising
and consequently is able to &C
complish much, We need such
men as Judge Rucker in Con.
gress and The Second Missouri
Congr essional District has rea
son to be proud of her able
representative.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

w. II. Fields, who several
years ago sold his farm in Mon
roe Couuty, Mo, and is now
located with his family near
Soda Springs, Idaho, writes
back to uncle fDavV Graham
that if a man in Missouri has a
farm OF 20 acres with the neces.
sary machinery to farm with he
had better stay with it. He
says it's a great mistake for any
man TO leave Missouri expecting
10 better his condition. Prices
on all articles the farmer has to
buy is much higher in Idaho
than here while farm products
do not bring any more money
than here. -Shelbyville Herald
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
Stick To Books And Not Court.

Tope ka, Kans., July 90
T he IN en- bers of t h e
public school boards of Kansas
evidently do not indorse Presi.
dent Roosevelt's anti race sui.
eide policy, for a ukase has
just been issued prohibiting
te achers in the schools from in.
dulglng in the very pleasant
pastime of counting or the more
serious one of marrying.
This action on the part of the
school boards was bruug b t
about by charges that at sever.
al schools the male and female
teachers were so busy making
love to each other that they
ha d little time to give pupils,
and that in others newly mar.
ried pedagogues were found to
do less effective work than they
did when single.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
The Wall Street Gamble.

The general apathy in the
face of the SrucE market slump
in Wall street 10 uue 10 the fact
that every business man in the
country possessed of SIX or
more grains of common gump.
ton had anticipated and dis
counted it.
The fellows who have been
hit are the financial filibusters
who were out under black flags
to fell and loot whomsoever
they could fall foul of; and
with that breed of borderers
and plunderers an honest PUB.
lie can have no part or sympa.
thy.
The alleged J, sses to the bus.
mess of the couulry are all in
the figures and not in the facts.
The money lost was worse than
stage money. 1t was that in
visible wealth that fills the
mind OF the spectators when he
counts what he could have if he
could only sell out or deliver at
the ticker.tape quotations. But
when he tries to gather these
bubble profits they vanish at
his touch.
Solid business does not suffer
by the soapsuds blowing done
in the exchange rooms and
brokers offices of Wall street.
Imitation is not a game that
merchants, importers. manu-
faeturers, farmers and laborers
play, and gamblers come and
gamblers go, but the solid folk
go on forever. This is espec
tally true in the south. where
all our business is on rock. bot.
tom foundations and we watch
the Wall street wheel of for.
tune go round with the happy
consciousness that none of our
lucre is on the layout. Con.
stitutlon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

One of the most demoralizing
influences of the present day is
the Sunday excursion. While
some people may use the cheap
rates on such Occasions to visit
friends or relatives, as a usual
thing the rates are used by
people who want to get away
from home and home influences,
people who want to get away
from Sunday and make day
of it. Only last Sunday d
wreck occurred to one of these
Sunday excursion trains and
the reports tell of the beer in
the baggage car, of the card
playing and other games, all
going on at the ii me some soul 5
were called TO judgment, 1t is
wrong to do anything of this
kind on the Sabbath and soon
the people will swing back to
the old blue law on Sunday if a
halt is not called. There was
at one time a sentiment in this
country against Sunday trains,
now 1T seems that the railroads
have decided to haul the big
crowds on Sunday and run all
kinds of excursions. Watch
the change of sentiment in the
people. -Carrollton Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

The custom that has grown
up among the young people of
going to the station when the
train is expected, especially the
time for the accommodation in
the evening, has become so OBJ.
noxious that even the preach
ers in the pulpit have begun TO
mention 1t. and to warn the
young people, especially the
girls, about dangers attending
the pr omiscuous promenading
of the streets. Day after day,
and evening after evening, do
we see the girls going to meet
the train and then going to the
postofice, where they have not
a particle of business at either
place, and day after day re.
marks not at all complimentary
to those who CAD about the
streets are made as regularly
as the girls go by. The impress
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
Train Three Years Behind Time.

Beaumont, Texas, July %. -
When the Gulf and Interstate
train arrives here Sunday it
will be almost three years late.
The train left Galveston Sep.
TENDER s, 1900, on straight
track. The great hurricane
wrecked the roadbed and left
the train standing in the priarie
with only enough rails to sup.
port it. The owners of the road
have been rebuilding it since
at the rate of a mile a month,
and will reach the train which
is now ready to run in Saturday
evening. The engine will be
fred Sunday and brought in,
but not by the same crew.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Prof. ]. M. McMurry sold his
property in Palmyra todayuto
Mrs. Katherin Timberlake. The
consideration mentioned in the
deed was 81, 900. Prof. McMurry
and his family will leave about
the last Of September for Mon
tana to Eeside.-Hannibal Journ
al. - Prof. McMurry is well
known and liked in this city
where he has a host of friends
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

When times were hard and
farmers needed accommodation,
the town merchant gave them
credit and helped them to tide
over the season of poor crops,
and now that crops are abun.
dant and prices good 1t is said
some of these farmers are
sending their money to cata-
logue houses for what they
need at home. This does not
show a spirit of gratitude for
past favors, and when it is
known the goods they get are
all ways of a cheaper grade, il
does not look like business
sagacity on the part of those
sending away for these things.
Furthermore, your home mer.
chant is bound to find out how
shabbily you are treating him,
Lancaster Excelsior.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

An ear of corn is on exhibit
tion at George H. Sal liug's drug
store, this city, that is really a
whopper and shows what Rails
County soil can do. 1t is 16
inc hes long, contains 18 rows
and has 1882 grains, all sound.
1t W as raised by George Bridge
man, of this vicinity.-Ralls
County Record.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
Sale of thoroughbred Cattle.

October Is is the date claimed
for a Combination sale in this
city. w. S. Wilson is the Sec.
rotary. We understand that
about 25 Herefords, and about
the same number of Short. horns
will be offered for sale.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Mr.. Rockefeller says that
VIII enevel he wants anything he
prays for it. This recalls the
story of the darkey who prayed
for a Thanksgiving turkey, but
in vain. Then he prayed that
he might be sent out to get a
turkey, and there were feathers
in his back yard before sun up.
Go mmoner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

ion made by these in their street
promenading is not to their
credit and doubtless if they re
allied the effect they were ere
ating they would abandon their
practice at once. Montgomery
Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
The Shirt Waist.

Sad news; bad news;
Auvthng but glad news!
WHAT do you suppose they're
saying at the fashion show?
Grum Things; blum things;
Gloumier tnan some things
They declare the shirt waist
girl must pack her trunk
and 90.
Tai girls; small girls;
Medium aud all girls
Are informed that it's decree
ed bythose who cut and sew
Slim waists; trim waists;
Outline.rather dim waists;
None of them may wear tie
things If the shirt waist
girl must go.
Spare girls; fair girls;
Touch. me it-you.ddre girls;
Heavy girls or skinny girls
will hear the news with woe
Cheap waists; steep waists;
Price that.cause sleep waists
None of them are dear enough;
the shirt waist girl must
go.
Pert waists; firt waists;
Guimped and gored and girt
waists;
Any kind of shirt waist, with
collar high or low
Rough news; tough news;
Hope that il is bluff news;
It's more than enough news
the SHIRT waist girl must
60.
Mrs. Elizabeth Haeberie.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

The ladies of the Christian
Church at Huntington will give
an ice cream supper in the
church yard Saturday Aug. 1st,
for the benefit of the church.
The patronage of all is kind ly
solicited,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Hon. Joseph w. Folk will be
the orator at Palmyra the after
noon of August Is and will talk
on good government, a subject
which he is we'll equipped to
discuss. Doubtless Monroe will
be well represented.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

The ladies of Hassard will
give an ice cream supper on the
evening of August Is.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Miss Polly Stone, one of the
interesting young ladies of
Rensselaer,, is spending the
week with friends in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Mrs. J. D. Rohr has gone to
Sturgeon to join her husband
who is engaged in tile photo
graph business there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Alex Grimes writes from
Oklahoma that he has threshed
2l75 bushels of wheat. He says
that the weather is extremely
warm and that people cannot
stand to work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

One of the twin sons Of Rev.
DR.. w. F. McMurry died at the
family residence in st. Louis
The interment was at Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Socrates: He is richest who
is content with the least, for
content is the wealth of Nature.
Kozlay: Money is a bottom
less sea in which honor, con-
science and truth may be
drowned.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Mrs. Eliza Ann Swan and
daughters Cora and Annie,
have been here from st. Louis
visiting friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30
Diamond coffee guaranteed or
money refunded.

Mrs H. A. Hawkins, Of Ctu
TOP, is visiting her many frie nds
in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Roy Garner, of the Gem City
is with the homefClks and
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

E. L. Keyes of Stoutsville,
gave the DEMOCRAT a call Mon
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

There will be d lodge of in
struction for Masons held at
Macon Aug II IS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

Miss Venie Riddle, of Oak.
wood, is the guest of her broth
err, David Riddle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

FOUND-A purse and some
money.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-30

George R. Ebey and wife, of
Logansport, ind, spent the
week with the Editors family.