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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
Proctor.

Tuesday night the Death An
gel called at the home of Frank
Proctor, north of this city, and
carried away his son, Morris
Bailey, wto was a little over
ten years of age. Morris was
one of the brightest and best
boys of this community aud was
loved by all who knew him
For about five weeks be had
been suffering, but the fond par
ents were hoping that he would
recover and be spared to them
as he gave promise of being
such a noble man The Ruler of
All has carried him from earth
to that land where suffering is
no more aud he has gone to that
bourne from whence no traveller
has returned His parents aud
friends cannot expect his return
to them, but all can so live that
when their time comes to leave
this world, they can go to that
bright happy land where trou-
BILE is no more. Funeral ser
vices will be conducted at 2:3O
this (Thursday) afternoon fir ON
the First Baptist church.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the Differ
ent Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at 9 a. m.
Each Wednesday. Don't Forget it.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

The Missionary Rally at the
Christian Church last Sunday
was decided success in spite
of the inclement weather. All
most all the members of the
Sunday School and the Churc h
have made their Offering and
are on the Missionary Roll. For
those who have not yet re-
sponded the Rally will be con-
tinued until the morning serv-
ice next Sunday. The Pastor
hopes that every member of the
church will be on the Mission
ary Roll and send in his Offering
however great or small on or
before next Sunday morning.
Regular services morning and
evening conducted by the Pas
tor. Morning subject: "A Di-
vine Trilogy."
ST. JUDE.
Sunday after Ascension Ho ly
Communion 7:30 a. m.
Sunday School, Alfred Jae-
ger Jr., Supt., $50 a. m.
Morning prayer aud serm on
II a. m.
Evening prayer aud sermo n
8 p. m.
WEEK DAYS.
Wednesday-Litany 8 p. m.
Friday-Litany 8 p. m.
BENZ. E. DIGGs, Rector.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Preaching at Pee Dee next
Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
Home from Africa

Rev. H. E. Ball u Methodist
missionary from Portuguese
West Africa, was in the city to-
day. He has just returned from
his field under somew hat sor-
rowful circumstances and is rest
ing up at the home of his rela
tives at Monroe City. Just be.
fore he left Africa his wife died
of fever of the viruleut African
form, having but a few days be-
fore, given birth to a child. He
brought the babe and also an
other child-some two years Of
age, and himself had to be the
constant nurse and attendant
upon the two children during
the long journey of nearly six
weeks
Mr.. Ball left with his wife for
his station in Africa on March
,27th, 1901, and for three years
was almost entirely shut out
from any'associatlon with white
people. The journey to the
field to which he had been sent
by the Methodist church was
made in three stages. He went
by the White Star line from
New York to Liverpool. Then
.he sailed from Southampton to
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
MUTUAL TELEPHONE
Franchise Secured. Material Ordered
VIII Meet At Democrat office
Saturday, May II.

The Executive Committee of
the Mutual telephone people
has purchased a SN edish-Amer-
ican switchboard and phones
and other material for the con-
struction of an EXCHANGE In this
city. At the meeting of the city
counc,! Monday a franchise was
granted. Just as soon as posi-
BILE construction work will be
commenced.
Next Saturday at 1:3) F. IA. a
meeting will be held at the
DEMOCRAT Office and all who
are interested are urged to be
present as business of import
ance will be transacted.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
SHALL REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPERS
DICTATE1
SHALL

SOAuhOA" LICEdlu'
The Republican metropolitan m
newspapers of Missouri have un-
dertaken the job of running the
Democratic party in this State.
And to a considerable extent
they are doing it. 1t is some
thing new under the sun to read
in Democratic newspaper aud
to hear fromDemocratic lips the
old threadbare ISLANDERS against
the State which Republican
newspapers have been printing
for thirty or more years. Worse
still is it to note that detractions
of faithful Democratic leaders
and trusted and efficient Demo
cratic officials, which this same
slanderous Republican press has
been publishing are being echo
ed and actually believed by
many Democrats.
Does not every sensible man
know that these assaults upon
Democratic officials are pure
hypocrisy and the veriest libelP
Is it not we'll known that it is
because these trusted leaders of
the party are those who have
fought its battle, are largely
deserving credit of its success
and that to break them down is
to lnjure the party itself?
What, for instance, has Albert
0. Allen done that he should be
criticised or abused by the
Democrats? He has made a
splendid State official, is the
best qualified man in the State
for his position and has but late
ly made a discovery of war
claims of Missouri against the
general government, whereby
this state will receive S500,00
Why should he be coudemuedS
What evidence Is there that he
belongs to any ring or has been
guilty of any wrong doing? Pos
itively none. He is d faithful
official and au honest man.
Sam. B. Cook has made an
efficient and capable secretary of
State. There Is not an intima-
tion that he has not discharged
his duties faithfully. He has
been an earnest and successful
worker for his party. Why
should he be condemned at the
bidding of the Republican news
papers? The same may be said
of r. P. Williams, State treas
urer, and every other State
official.
Let the Democratic party
stand by it's own officials aud
resent the attacks of RepublI-
can malice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
Hearst

@. p. Sterns, of st. Louis was
here during the week in the in
terest of W. r. Hearst as a can
didate for president. He found
many men here who are for
Hearst when it is clear that our
own grand old man, Senator
Frank Cockrell is out of the
race.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

Plymouth Rock eggs for
Matching, 30 cts per setting.
MRS. OLLIE WILSON.
HORSE AND JACK BILLS:-Wheh
you want them cali on the DEMOCRAT
for prompt and artistic work and reason
able prices.
WANTED-100 head of cattle
to pasture at 40 cents per
month. Salt River to wa ter
out of.-MART ELY.
Those interested in the mutu.
al telephone are requested to
be at the DEMOCRAT Office at
1:30 Saturday, May IA.
Farmers have not been able
to do much planting on account
,ot the rains.
Considerable wool has been
bought by Monroe dealers dur
lng the week.
A. Boulware & Son bought
wool from the following per-
sons during the week: M l Ely
W L Jones, John Woolfork, Joe
Jet, A M Peirsol, Jett & De
Muth, - Steele, A Easdale,
L Hawkins, w G. Barger, j M
Proctor & Son, P ] Martin, II G
Drescher, r 9 Hays, J r Carri-
co, r P Buckman and James
.Greeves. The largest growers
were Buckman, Barger and
Proctor.
Monroe merchants are as u.s.
ual paying top prices for wool
and are getting it from a dis
tance.
JIM Proctor and Son had 144
fleece which averaged 81
pounds.
Prices range from IL to 81
cents, it takes a good quality
to bring the 81 cents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
Street Auction.

A folding bed and other arti-
cles will be sold Saturday at 2
p. M, at Monroe City Bank
corner,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12

L, F. Tague, District Mauag-
er, of the Brotherhood of Amer
ican Yeomen, is looking after
business interest in Hannibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12

MI VIC NhtSh oCdPOlb Al NhC
Portuguese possessions in Africa.
These are on the west coast
and Immediately south of the
Congo country. They are about
1,500 miles northwest of the
seat of the Boer war.
From st. Paul de Loanda he
took leave of Portuguese civili-
zation and went nearly four
hundred miles into the interior
to a station about ten miles
from Malauge, a post on the
edge of the Kimbundu country.
Here he remained until his pres
ent return journey to his native
land. He had a church aud
Sunday school of some sixty or
seventy members aud composed
mainly of Kimbundus. He learn
ed to speak the language of
this tribe and might have re.
mained with them indefin nitely
but for the unfortunate break
ing up of his family. Now he
is home on furlough and his
plans for the future are not de-
termined. If the church sends
him back he will go. but his
health is much impaired and
his children in need of care and
attentlon that cannot be given
them in Africa.
The Americans have not made
much headway in Portuguese,
Africa. No American imple-
ments of any kind are sold
there. There are a few Ameri-
can bicycles and sewing ma
chimes but that is about the
limit in American manufactures.
Even the bulk of the canned
goods are put up by the Eng
lish. There is one artificial ice
fplant at Loanda and that is the
only one on the coast for five
hundred miles. The Belgians
b I've been putting in about 225
miles OF railroad in the Portu-
gese possessions and have just
erected a bridge across the
Kuanza river. After Mr.. Ball
had left Loanda he heard that
four mining and railway engi
neers from America had landed
there from the slme ship en-
which he started toward Amer
ics.
The principal products of the
country are rubber, ivory and
coffee. Agricultural pursuits
are unknown except that some
sugar cane is raised. This is
largely made into rum by the
Portuguese and sold back again
to the natives. The chief food
is the bread or cakes made from
the mauioc root or sweet cas-.
sava. 1t is called mandioc
there.
The natives very much resem
BILE the negroes in this country.
The Portuguese have been in pos
session for three centuries, but
it has been an official occupan-
cy and few Portuguese have
brought their families here.
Instead the Portuguese officials
live with some of the native
women during their stay and in
this way a racial mixture has
resulted that leaves many of
the inhabitants yellow instead
of black.
Bishop Hartzell, of this city
is the presiding bishop of the
church in Africa and Mr.. Ball
received visit from him in De.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12

Master Reginald Ragland is
visiting relatives at New Lon
don.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
Market Report.

Selby Poultry Co., shipped 2
cars poultry and eggs; w. G.
Barger 1 Car hay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12
Clothing Tips.

F1RoM The first day Of May, 1908, to the first day
F Of May, 1904, we sold Sl5,27565 worth of goods
E for spot cash Our sales increasing at a rate
E%1 Of n % month These facts verified by
- our books These goods scattered in homes
throughout this entire country and we want to
make this statement Any man, woman child having
purchased article Of merchandise from bearing our
label recommended by US not proving to be exactly
represented If they will return the will take
pleasure in redeeming it in cash making the same
satisfactory.
Any man, woman child having purchased any
article Of merchandise from U.s. having in any manner
been ovecharged for the same who does not own said
article Of merchandise cheap cheaper than can be
found elsewhere, will give you double the Of
purchase price return Of said article This is stand
ing Offer not fer day. but for 3e5 days in the year.
WE WANT 1T DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD that we
advertise nothing that we do stand behind We dis
tncy understood that we advertise nothing but the truth Be
understood that have clothing furnishing goods under
roof than house Monroe County ready discount any
mans prices Be understood that the best fitting goods
the best made goods and the most satisfactory goods Monroe City,
High and hot destructive business crops and
fast taking both out of the clothing business Monroe City,
and you not buying goods from will be trouble
cool enthusiasm you will call at store We charge
schemes tickets otherwise Nothing but the LOWEST CASH
PRICE Come to
VIM. A. Sullivan
CASH CLOTHIER
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-12

Frank Orr is attend ing to
business at st. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21

Mr.. F'rohman has brought over the entire Eng
lish cast. and the play will be seen here just as
IT was presented for over year at the Prince
Of Wales Theatre.
William Collier will resume his run at the
Criterion Theatre IN The Dictator on Monday.
August % He returns for a brief engagement
Of three weeks before going on the road.
Miss FRITZ Scheff and the members of the
company to appear with her in The Two Roses
will leave this city the latter part of the week
for Cleveland. where she makes her first appear
ence in the opera Monday night August ~
After week in Cleveland Miss Scheff and The
Two Roses" go TO Chicago for limited engage
ment, and will later be seen here
William c. Schrode. the clown and panto-
nimist, has been engaged by Klaw & Erlanger
for their coming production of "Humpty Dump
ty." which will have its first production at the
New-Amsterdam Theatre early in the season
Mr. Schrode will play the title role and Mr.. Rice
Of the comedy acrobatic team of Rice and Pre-
vost, will play Humpty's brother.
The Grand Opera House announces the en-
gagement of Miss Blanche Walsh in "Resurrec-
ton" for the week of September H. This will
be Miss Wash's last appearance in New-York
In the Tolstoy play. Her leading man the COM
ing season is Alexander Won MitZel
Rose Melon in "Piff, Paff Pouf," tomorrow
evening in place of Miss Frances Gibson, who
is going abroad for rest and study. For the
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
SUMNER ADJUSTMENTS.
Military Mad" at the Garrick The
| atre This Week-Other Openings.

! The principal opening this week is at the Gar
rick where Messrs. Rich and Harris will offer
Tomorrow evening Military Mad" by Leo
Ditrichstein, from the German. Karl Hartwlg
formerly German Consul n this city, has retired
70 his native town Of Babelsberg to spend a
quiet old age. Disturbance comes with the ad-
vent of his American niece, Miss Lee. who has
sEyo millions in her own right. It is the hope
Of Herr Hartwig that his son Hans will marry
Miss Lee. Then the autumn manoeuvres OF the
German army are held near Babelsberg, and
upon Herr Hartwig's estate Quartered Gen
eral Won Tross and staff. An attack Of what
Herr HaFtwig calls military madness" follows
Every unmarried woman tn the household
promptly starts q Irritation with one or more
so!diers, and Miss Lee seems to encourage the
attentions Of Lieytenant Won Hoheneck. to the
exclusion Of Hans. who IS serving a volun-
teer in the army. The end IS brought about by
q sham battle. THIS cast:
General Henry Kolker
Brinsiey Shaw
lieutenant Won Hoheneck- Generals William Little
lieutenant Count BerZ5srgS Aids tLeo Ditrtchsten
Karl Hartwig. formerly German Consul OF New
Hans his son. volunteer eth Regiment.
George Henry Trader
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
NEwYoRK DAILY. TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. AUGUST d 1904

the bill at Proctor's Twenty-third street Iheatre
in their rnelodramatic sketch. The Shadow
1.-The New Magdalene" succeeds THE Lady OF
Lyons" at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre. An
other farcical Offering is the dramatic attrac-
ton at the One hundred d-and-twenty-hfth street
Theatre where Rival Candidates" a comedy
OF New-York life, is announced as the VehlcIe
for the permanent stock company. For the sec
ond week of the regular fall season at the F1fty-
eighth Street Theatre THE Fatal Wedding VIII
be the Offering
Tony Pastor will introduce novelty next
week in the Joint appearance for the first tine
in this city of Miss Norton and Paul Nicholson
In a new sketch entitled The Lady and the
Pugilist" Cook and Sylvia, in their dancing
act will appear here for the first time TINS sea-
son. The other attractions are numerous ana
varied.
Hammerstein's Paradise Gardens continues
with Enigmarelle, the automaton mystery;
Pewitt the mysterious face: Hill and Sylvainy.
the "unicyclists"; Willy Zimmerman. the Gasch
Spadoni Collins and Hart the Gleasons, Al
waltz, Kartelli and "Parsifalia,' with Miss Jo-
sephine Sabe and Miss Eleanor Falk-
The orchestra of forty musicians. playing
under the direction OF Signor Riccf, is still draw
ing good audiences at Terrace Garden. The
Sunday night concerts are particularly popular.
A new show opens this week at Luna Park
called "Potpouri' Since Thursday Of last week
four hundred thousand persons have seen tho
open air circus. where new attractions have been
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21

people were following IN their wake before shs
bread consumed and they broke ranks AZ
Dewey Square.
One evening an officer. he turned the corner
by drug store his way TO pull a box had
occasion TO eye with suspicion a dark figure In
the shadow Cf doorway who ''rubberfngT
at OF flats above the stores across IN,
street. The officer took a step or two nearer and
then turned out again. BY George. its En-
mons he said under his breath And then hs
added. "Aint IL lucky / didn't grab him by ths
collar and tell him to get the blank out OF this :
What would you have done if II had not been
Judge EmmonS who stood there in that Shadow
acting exactly Judge EmmOns waS?''
Well l don't hesitate 10 say that / should
have taken him by the collar and given him A
swift kick. because ! should have said that N.
man was certainly peeping at a fiat at an hour
when some dressmakers who live there are ac-
custOmed 10 retire 1t is true that appearance
far I could judge would have made ne
sure that the in the doorway was nothing
else than peeping Tom I've been around ths
vicinity here for months and years. While IN.
present occupants of the fiat have been there I've
seen nothing that would warrant in saying
they were misbehaving.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21

Gar. IL must b remembered, occupies not only
the position OF temporal ruler. but likewise OF
supreme pontifT OF the orthodox church. being
consecrated and invested with ecclesiastical at
tributes on the day Of his coronation. This be-
ing the case It is held TO be improper that the
head OF the Russian Church should be married
to a woman protesting a hereto creed and who
might possibly rear his children TO despise the
faith of their father AT the time when Alex
ander III issued this ulase his sister-in-law.
the Grand Duchess vladimir. was the only for
eign princess married to prince of the reignins
house Of Russia who had refused 10 join the
orthodox church and who had remained a
Lutheran. Since that time. however. she has
become a convert TO her husbands faith. and
there is consequently just now princess os
the reigning house OF Romauoh who does not
belong TO the national church.
II must be thoroughly understood. however.
that inasmuch as there is no constitution in
Russia. and every Emperor is an autOcraL he
can at any moment abrogate the decree OF Car
Paul. and proclaim Us heir 10 the throne whom-
soever he sees f,. He is bound by no oblisa-
tiOns whatsoever. save the moral ones arising
from the agreement known as the family stat
utes' with the members of his house. whiea
they have no power to enforce, and from a legal
point of view there is nothing whatsoever %
prevent Nicholas from repeating the procama-
tion which he issued last week in favor of his
infant son and nominating as heir te the throne
his eldest daughter Olga or any other member
OF the reigning family whom it may please him
10 designate for IL must never be forgotten that
Peter the Great appointed rs his successor rs
wife, Empress Catherine /. who, when she ms.
attracted his attention. was chamberIl.id n !
village inn. EN-ATTAChE~
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
JAPANESE VEGETATION.

From The Christian World
Papers and magazines are commenting on -
fact that the strength ard endurance o. W
Japanese armies. over whose successes the We WSi "a
IL marvelling. the result of a diet Whicu =,
largely vegetable. The old fiacy that rice eaIs,s
less strong than meat eaters is EoluS the va
OF that other notion that alcoholic drink y
necessity I'm warm countries. Nesetar3nlSh, -
constantly gaining in favor in this country .ss
perhaps few realized how truly the reign OF -
frying pan over Till the recent strike III - ~
Chicago stCckyIrCs raised the price OF alt ai.,~
foods During this struggle the retail dealers ma
lost money in about the same proportion - an
wholesale houses. The pubhC have Serenety ,fa,s
eggs. vegetables sTuit and OcCaSiCnalt hSiL u ~
Is no longer necessity. With our tW0 $500 -
more vegetables and all the year round Irui'- ,rv
many kinds il is easier for Us in America g .srt
diet than for Europeans with theit Sc-lv
stocked fruit markets Now that the J2ISinssv
have furnished convincing proof Of The en- en- srSa1
OF brains and muscle, built up with llt'le ~. - sur
meat il is possible that we may safely reaScS
high average cost OF living.
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21

added monkey has been substituted for tho
cat that loops the loop on roller skates. at tho
request OF the S. p. c. A. Az the Fatal Wedding
there has been added exhibition OF the old
Norman method Of announcement of the engage
ment OF q couple. the pair being marched up
tho aisle OF the local church tied together with
ropes and with their heads sticking out or the
one meal sack.
Tho New-York Roof this week will continue to
present Guerrero In 1.-The Rose and the Dagger"
The vaudeville programme will contain o Hanna
San and her Japanese living pictures Buckner.
the cyclIst: the three Brothers Melville In their
New-York tribune., 1904-08-21

last two years Miss Morrison has been with
the Bostonians This will be her first appear
ance at a Broadway theatre.
Miss Aimee Angeles. the mimic. singer and
dancer. is the latest acquisitlon 10 the Weber
& Ziegfed stock company for the forthcoming
musical production at the Music Hall
A comedy drama OF rural life in Maine called
Common Sense Bracket" by Charles w. Doty.
was accepted. yesterday by Henry w. Savage,
who Will produce II In the autumn with Richard
Golden IN the leading role Mr.. Golden ap-
peared IN "Old Jed Prouty' some years ago. and