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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29
Long One JackaSS,"

Senator Elkins, of West Vir.
ginia, in his young days was a
railroad station agent out west,
his Office being box car on a
siding. He tells the story on
himself that one day in check
ing up a car load of immigrant
effects he could not find a bu.
reau called for by the waybill
He was in possession, however,
OF a vigorous young jackass
that was not down in the bill.
So he wired the shipping agent:
Il am short one bureau and
long one jackass.
The answer came back:
You are o. K. That bureau
was a burro."
For the benefit of the eastern
tenderfoot it may be explained
that the burro is a small pack
animal of the jackass species.
Oregonlan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

After a man settles down to
matrimony the tradesm en- take
care that he shall settle up.
1t a woman could be sick
abed and shop at the same time
she would be pretty near to
happiness.
1t makes a buxom woman
awful nervous when she sees
her husband reading the anti.fat
advertisements.
To feel that she is in good
standing a woman has to have
her doctor aud her minister Just
the way man has to have his
banker. New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

We do not believe Stoutsville
will lave a negro post master
as has the town of Iudianola,
Miss, through love President
Roosevelt has for that color.
In the first place we have no
negroes to take that important
position and then if some one of
the color should take the place
be would not be allowed to stay
ia town after 5 o'clock. Stouts.
vile Banner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given, that that the under
81 gned Joseph w. Hardesty, Administrator of
the estate of Albert Hardesty, deceased, Will
make Final Settlement of his accounts with
said estate as such Administrator at the next
term of the Probate Court of Monroe County
Missouri. to be holden at Paris in said county,
on the 9th day February, A. d. 1905
JOSEPH W. HARDESTY,
Administrator of estate of
ALBERT Il. HARDESTY, Deceased.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

If a brand of soap runs along
month after month, showing a healthy
and permanent growth in numbersof
friends won, twill be generally adj
mited that it possesses unusual merit.
For fifteen years Maple City Self
w ASKING Soap has been recognized
as the leading hard water soap In the
world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29
TRUCKLIN
ADMINISTRATION
Roosevelt May Be Strenuous, May Have
Back Bone, But Where Is It7

The question; Where is Roos.
evelt's back bone? May we'll be
asked. WIZ? Because up to
Sunday, it was decidedly narest.
Has Germany violated the Mon
roe Doctrine?
with the dXisting colonies or
dependencies Of any European
power we have not intefeared,
and shall not interfere. But
with the governments who have
declared their independence and
maintained it, and whose indie
pendenCe we have. on great
consideration and Just princi.
pies, acknowledged, we conld
not view with any interposition
for the purpose of Depressing
Them Or Controlling In Any
Other Manner Their Destiny,
in any other light than as the
manifestation of an unfriendly
disposition toward the United
States"-That is the doctrine as
laid down by its author, Presi.
dent James Monroe. in his mes
sage to Congress Dec. ., 1928.
Has President Roosevelt let
Germany wipe her feet on tina
doctrine? Yes. While Venezu.
Ella was being torn by internal
strife Germany under pretext of
collecting paItry bill, sent
armed vessels to a Venezuelan,
harbor, fired on the fort and
without warning sank Vene-
zue!an war vessel,
Last Wednesday the German
war vessel, Panther steamed up
to San Corlos, ard shelled the
little fort of fire guns, but,
those guns being named by he
rOes returned the fire and forced
the Panther 10 fee. The next
day. the Panther returned with
two other war vessels and the
three opened fire and the fort
holly answering it. Before the
sun set the wrecked fort forced
the three vessels to flee.
Is that depressing" Venezu-
ella? is that an attempt to "con-
troll the destiny" of Venezuela ?
is it Showing an unfriendly
feeling" towards the U S. A?
What would Abraham Lincoln
have done? We know what
Cleveland and Olney have done
We know the saucy note that
made England, the proud mis-
l[eSS Oh the seas, back out Mr..
Roosevelt knows that our inter.
ests are Englands to Il greater
extent than that hers are ours.
He and the world knows that a S
to Germany, France, would be
with us as she has been before.
And the worlds suspicion
Teddy may not have perceived
it-has become a fact. The
move on the part of the allied
powers was more to see how far
this government would permit
them to go than for the purpose
of collecting at the mouth of
cannons. paltry deb, whic b
was in reality private one.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

MIR and Mrs Alex Nelson and
Miss Mackey McCIintic we're
Quincy visitors Saturday. Mrs
Me son went over to consult an
oCCuliSt. for she had been afflict
ed with very sore eye for some
ten days or two weeks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

Union Davis, of near Warren.
was a business visitor in the
city Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

Now Why don't smile for
the story is as pa tells it. Will
liam Buchanan is all smiles be.
caus" Of a boy, but his wife
says: Tain't no such a thing,
it IS on'y little pet pig. How
in the mischief win ever took a
four,footed while pig for an
heir is mystery to his father
and fun for his better half.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

Mr. aud Mrs john WhiteCutten
of Shell, were shoppers in the
city Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

Miss Bessie Ogle, of Spald.
ing Springs, is the guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. Fl. A.
Graves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

Col. A. Lynch, Irish member
Parliament charged with high
treason because of fighting
against Great Britain in the
Boer war, pleads not guilty.
He says; l was a naturalized
Boer citizen when the alleged
offence occurred and am there
fore not ilfdiCtable. If he is con-
victed, the death penalty is
possible.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29

Mrs. r. H. Douglas, of Shiel,
has been the guest of Mrs. A.
r. Parsons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-29
MONROE AND pHILApELPHIA
TELEPHONE LINE.

Connections.with Palmyra. Hannibal. New
ara. Labelle. haywood. Jacksonville. :. LaGranRe
Canton. cherydeli. and all points in Lewis
shelby and Marion counties Rates. 26c. Try
this new line. 4. 8, SCOTT. nnRr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
China's Population.

The official census recently published
by the imperial treasury department OF
China is of no little interest, since -
furnishes q method of determining just
how many 'teeming millions" there are
1t appears that the celestial empire con-
tains 426, 100000 Inhabitants and that
China proper-the eighteen provinces
contains 407. DOC, 900. The number of
inhabitants per square kilometer varies
from 201, in Honan, to 80 in HANSON.
and Is. on the average, 103 In the IS
provinces In Mongolia the number
is OF; in Manchuria, 9; in Yibet, 5, and
in Turkestan, 0.8. For comparison we
may recall that Germany has los inhab-
itants per square kilometer; Belgium,
go. and the United Kingdom, 100.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
Shirt.

7 n THE old days, wnen our grand
mothers, or even our mothers. were
young. darnfng meant either rents in
gowns to be neatly drawn together or
stockings to be mended. But now darn
. ing is pastime, an art, an accomplish
ment, if you will; but one need not be
possessed of patient mind or even an
artistic soul to make for herself one of
the new darped waists now shown in
the shops. Shirt waists are the most
elaborate of the many pretty things
made of this curious old-fashioned buck
toweling.
The material is bought by the yard at
any linen store, and costs from 25 to so
cents a yard, according to the quality
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
=. -. -. -:
lJornW
Waists.

The work is actually darned through
the loose threads, the color all being on
the surface, and not a single stitch
should show on the wrong side unless
there is an open space to be left between
two lines, in which case the thread must
be taken through to the other side. If
possible, the thread should be long
enough to follow out one line of the pat
tern, but in case a new thread must be
taken small but very secure knot may
be used to begin with.
The bands here illustrated, being fin
ished in points, can be adapted in many
ways. but will be found especially good
worked on the box plat of shirt waists
from the shoulder down as far as de,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25

slreo. In NO. L the work will be found
quite simple if the hexagons are worked
first, as the dotted lines show, then the
other lines, making an elaborate and in
tricate pattern when finished.
In No. 2 the thread must be carried
under the material, making a stitch on
the wrong side, and after the outside
lines are worked 1t will not be at all
difficult to finish the pattern.
These bands are suitable also for the
ends of bureau scarfs. work bags, sash
curtains, or anything one can think Of
that can be made of the toweling. A
beautiful center-piece and plate doilies
can be made by hemstitching and work
ing simple band all around inside, the
centerpiece having corners like those IL
Illustrated worked in two shades of green,
one very pale. the other one quite dark.
And what more seryiceable than a tray
cover with such a corner darned in two
shades of blue?
Any design is excellent for a work bag
when followed out in pale lavender and
a medium shade Of yellow. For the
fringe, ravel out about five inches of the
buck, and, making a fine knot on the
wrong side, draw through alternate
threads Of lavender, yellow and black.
about a quarter Of an inch apart. cut
ting 1t OF the length Of the other fringe.
Now knot these together in some simple
manner, and desirable and useful bag
will be the result. It may have cas-
ing and ribbons to draw 1t together and
be stitched all around on the machine.
and 1t will be as good as new each time
it is washed
The New York Herald says that after
becoming accustomed to the work the
most elaborate patterns may be fol.
lowed, and will usually be found hand
somer IL the design has double line
Anything can be adapted to this work
that has sharp corners and diagonal
lines. as, for instance. the old pate. NJ
Tor cross stitch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25

and width. The best for the Work, is
quite coarse. and as the loops or threads
through which the pattern is worked
are large and loose the work will be
found not at all trying to the eyes. A
rather large-eyed needle is used, and
must be threaded with two threads of
working cotton of different colors. Dark
blue and red are the best colors if the
article is to go to the laundry often, but
there are many beautiful combinations
which will stand an ordinary amount Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25

while mamma sits at her ease in the
chair end. 1t is rush-bottomed. The
ensemble is very complete, but just
whether mamma will take to knitting
just TO be in the picture is not easily
determined. The old homemade rug
is right in line. and so is the austere
china cat on the mantel. Mission fur
niture is delightfully."- simple for the
sitting room or for the nursery and
Sthis clever piece is a valuable addition.
Cincinnati Tribune.
A Natural Conclusion.
First Mucker-Say, CHIMNEY, wots
.pOundcake?
Second Mucker-Ah, g'wan-dsg-bis-
. cuff, OF course.-Harvard Lampoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25

washing very well. The effect of an "old
bleach" waist, with cuff bands,~. stripe
down box plat in front, and stocks,
darned in turquoise blue and black, Is
very good. AS the two threads are
darned in at the same time, 1t is some
times the blue and sometimes the
black which shows the most. Pale
blue and dark blue, light grsDn and
black, dark blue and green. pink and
black are all good color schemes, and If
something very extra is wished three
threads-black. light blue and shrimp
pink-are very rich. all three being
worked In at onea.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
Women sell Chauee..

Following the nature of nearly all
South American people the natives
along the route of the Panama canal
have peculiar gambling proclivities. ANY
game or venture OF chance which offerI
the possibility Of even slight returns Is
eagerly seized upon by these people
The women vendors of beverages along
the way OF the canal have added new
phase to their business and now sell
lottery tickets to the canal workers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
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MISSION CRADLE ROCKER.
Unique Piece of Furniture for Moth
ers Who Still Believe in Ell
cacy of Rocking.

For any mamma who is given to such
anhygienic actions as rocking herself
or her child there could be no more
quaint piece of furniture than the mis-
sion cradle rocker. It's old-timey
enough to appeal to the lover of old
furniture, and quaint enough to inter-
est anybody. Until baby grows into a
famous pedestrian it is big enough for
two. The little one may kick it's pink
toes in the shut-in end of the rocker
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
Took to Eating Stones.

In the body Of a horse that died sud
denly at N:vport (Yorks) the vet
Urinary surgeon who made q. post
mertsm examination found three large
stones. one OF then nearly as large as
Q cricket hat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
MODERN RACING CRAFT.
on the River Nile Four Thou
sand Years Ago.

The truth Of the old saying that there
is nothing new under the sun has been
once more demonstrated by the DIS
covery OF a model boat at least 1000
years old, which resembles in many re-
spects the racing craft of the present
day, says Golden Penny. This model
boat was discovered in an Egyptian
tomb. Although the boat is only toy
1t affords proof of the fact that the rae
ing boats Of 1000 years ago were GER
tainly modelled on the lines Of our lat.
est racing yachts. The model is obvi.
ously that of a pleasure boat, for the
hull has been so cut down for the sake
of speed that 1t would be quite useless
as cargo OF passenger boat The most
modern rowing boats made have not
such a deep keel as that from which
the model was copied.
There has been a good deal of discus
sion at one time or another as to
whether England or America invented
the FIN keel" for racing boats. There
is no question now that the honor be-
longs to neither country. since both
have unconsciously copied the idea
from Egypt. Until few years ago boat
builders had never constructed a boat
with line of prov equal to that seen on
the little model just unearthed. Rae
ing yachts of 20 years ago had no such
lines.
In some respects, at least, we have i'm
proved on the boats of 1000 years ago.
The stern of the model is not so good
as would be the stern OF a model of .
modern racing yacht. Considerable I'm
provements have also been made In
steering gear. However, to all fntents
and purposes the boats used by river
enthusiasts on the Nile 1000 years ago
were very much like the modern racers
of to-day from the point Of view Of ap-
pearance. In the matter Of speed the
modern boat would be their superior.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
CorinthIan Canal Phenomena.

The remarkable canal, less than four
miles long, cut through the Isthmus of
Corinth and opened in 1893, 25 centuries
after the time of Fernandez, who
projected similar work, has proved o
disappointment partly because it is too
small for very large steamships. and part
ly because of peculiar tidal and atmos-
pheric phenomena The high winds,
which occasionally turn the Gulf OF Cor
inth into raging sea, make huge air
shaft of the canal, the walls of which are.
in places. 260 feet high, although the
depth Of water is only rs feet and the
width so feet Thus mighty currents
of air rush through from one gulf to the
other" Then. owing to a difference in
the time of high water in the Corinthian
and the Sardonic CULTS. a troublesome re-
versing tidal current is met with in the
canal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
PAINTING LACE A FAD.
Artistic Girl. Have Made fhe Da.cov.
cry That Color Adds to Beauty
of Fabric.

The lad for painting on lace gives a
chancd to the girl who has more artistic
ideas than she has skill with her brush.
A certain part of the design of the
lace is selected, and the color is lightly
applied. Care and lightness of touch arel
all necessary for the amateur to succeed.
as well as the artist. 1t is the easiest
thing in the world to bring out" the
roses. and violets. and the different
wreaths, and garlahds which appear in
the laces which adorn everything.
A white silk paraso1 with lace medal
lions can be made much more beautiful
by adding color to it in this way. A
simple little gauZe fan with lace motifs
set in becomes artistic if the tiny flowers
are painted. A pair of pink silk hose with
lace insets is worth double the price if
the small sprays Of arbutus in the de-
sign are just touched with pink.
Even the wash laces are painted in
stead of working out the design In col
ored cotton, as is also done on both lace
and embroidery. The painting is far
less tedious process, and for thin gowns
is a great deal more beautiful.
To make it practical for trimming
wash gowns, the girls at the art insti-
tute use the little package dyes, which
are indellible, instead of paints. for
their colors, and for mixer, gasoline is
used, adding little at time, as fast as
it evaporates. This makes a color which
Is heavy enough for anything SO trans
parent as lace, and which will stand the
Tubing process.
Care should be taken in selecting a
lace with motif whose color can be car
ried out to combine artistically with that
of the gown.-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
It,a Easy.

Where It's Easy.
Riff-I've got to work hard next year.
Raff-What, aren't you coming back
to ege?-Harvard Lampoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
Both Had Cause.

Crusteigh-How did you dare, sir, to
kiss my daughter last night on the ball
cony?
Gayboy-Well, now that I've seen hei
by daylight. wonder myself.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25

Frog and Mouse who had long been lis for the sovereignty
of had
the
combat They met and EACH armed with the of buush
ready need be- the death The
and there knowing how might ended
n her talons
n
Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
FRANK BARNES DEAD
Seal Trainer Passed Away Without
 Kegaining Consciousness.

Frank Barnes, who was injured by falling from one of RinglingS circus trains near Gila Bend last Sunday. died last night about l1 o'clock at the Sisters Hospital. He never regained consciousness after the accident and presumably suffered little or no pain. There Were occasional favorable symp- toms but there was never q well-found ed hope for his recovery. He was a single man and was about 2S or 90 years old. The body was taken to Bradley's undertaking parlors but so far as could be learned no arrange ments have been made for the funeral It is safe to say, however, that the Ringing Eros. will see that everything is attended to properly. for their repu tatiOn in caring for employees overcome by misfortune is exceeded by none. MT. Barnes as has been stated before. was without q peer in the tanning of seals. and was most highly spoken of by all members of the circus during its eng2 cement here. His death will be mOurned by many of his former asso- ciates and deeply regretted by all who lNneW Of the accident.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
WALTER HILL 6 co.
Review of Bankruptcy Proceedings
 Before Referee Franklin.

Alfred Franklin, referee in bank ruptcy. was busy yesterday presiding at the review of the bankruptcy pro- ceedings instituted by Waiter Hill X Co. of Los Angeles and Phoenix, in the former city. The matter had been referred to the court of this district and through it to the referee on behalf of the trustee in Bankruptcy to inquire into the operations of the company here.
 Certain of the creditors held the be- lief that the company had irregularly made the Valley Bank q preferred creditor for reasons Of it's own and the inquiry was particularly to ascer- tain if this were true. Tn the event or it's being so decided the bank is en- titled only to the equitable distribution of the assets of the company, enjoyed by all creditors.
 F. T. Cunning of Los Angeles came here as the representative of the trus- tee in bankruptcy.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-08
FR0n ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
The Little Patch of Ground Between
 Is Garret SChulier's Range.

Garrett F. Schuller who lives in Phoenix. but spends nearly all his time somewhere else, has returned from the east. having been employed during the summer season as cashier of the Hotel Brunswick. at Asbury Park, N. J. He says Asbury Park has finally come to view the world from the same stand point that other cities do and is nak ing of itself an all the year-round city instead of mere summer resort s,s it has hitherto been considered by most people.
 The city recently purchased the fam csiG kcach from . MT. Bradley who owned il privately and since the pur chase has made many Improvements. others being contemplated. In the first place the city has constructed in ad- dition to the old board walk q new one q mile and d half long and from fifty to one hundred feet wide. ac- cording1 to the topography of the beach. Hereafter the town will be quite q business center in the winter as vel! as summer.
 From there he went to New York for q short visit, then to Washington. D. C.. where he visited nearly all the pub- lie buildings and made many eXcur- siors into the surrounding country. Among other places visited were Mt. Vernon. the old church in Alexandria where George Washington used to wor ship. Robt. r. Lees former home and 2 dozen other historical scenes. In Washington he also met Charles C. Randolph. former editor of The Re publican. Mir. Randolph requested that he be remembered to everybody in Phoenix. He has nice offices there ana is conducting d prosperous busi- ress. Mr. Schulier says Mr. Randolph expects to visit Phoenix again some time during the winter to lcok after his interests here.
 Mir. Schuller is temporarily employed in his former position at Hotel Adams and expects to be here three or four weeks, relieving MT. Yeaser who will leave in 9 day or two for visit in the cast. At the end of that time Mr. Schuller will go to Pasadena where he was last winter and will be employed again in the Hotel Green as cashier. however, instead of clerk, having been favored With the promotion since his | former connection with the house.