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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Monroe City is to have a soap
factory and will then have no
earthly excuse for not keeping
cleau.-Brookfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

]. G. Fuqua. wife and chill
dren are spending the week
with the homefolks at New
London.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

j. Nj. Nickel. wife and
daughter, Miss Mary. of the
Bluff City and j. S. Mckinney,
wife and daughter, Miss
Reginea and Ashby Nickel, of
st. Louis came up Saturday to
take in the Christmas tree with
Mr.. and Mrs. It. NJ. Boulware.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

The Farber Forum enters it's
14th year this week. 1t is one
of Missouri's best local uewspa-
pers and is a credit to its editor
and the town in which it is pub
lished,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
interesting News Concerning the Differ.
ent Denominations.

This Column Closes Promptly at 9 a. m
Each Wednesday. Don't Forget it.
Denver, Colo.-After serving
fourteen years in the pulpit of
Galilee Baptist church without
pay, Rev. Joshua Grdvett is to
have salary of 81, 200 a year
He has worked at the carpen.
ter's trade to support his family.
The salary begins with the new
year, and the pastor has put
aside his hammer and saw.
Rev. FIR. John Lyons was a
Quincy visitor Friday.
Sisters Stephana and Clemett
are spending the week in st.
Louis.
ST. JUDE.
Calendar for Jan. 1905.
SUNDAYS.
Jan. 1st, The Sunday after
Christmas, also Circumcision.
Holy Communion 7:30 and
II a. m.
Evening Prayer Z o'clock.
Jan. 8th, First Sunday after
Epiphany.
Morning Prayer at IL o'clock.
Evening Prayer at z o'clock.
Jan. 18th, Second Sunday af
ter Epiphany.
Morning Prayer at II o'clock.
Evening Prayer at z o'clock.
Jan. 22nd, Third Sunday af,
ter Epiphany.
Morning Prayer at II o'clock
Evening Prayer at z o'clock,
Jan. 29th, Fourth Sunday af.
ter Epiphany.
Morning Prayer at IL o'cloc k,
Evening Prayer at z o'clock
HOLY DAYS.
Friday Jan. 9th, The Epipha.
my. Holy Communion 10 a. m
Wednesday Jan. 25.h, Con,
version of st. Paul. Aoly
Communion 10 a. m.
FAST DAYS.
Each Friday in the month.
WEEK DAYS.
Litany each Wednesday al
z p. m.
Sunday School Alfred Jaeger
Jr., Supt. $3.50 each Sunday
morning.
BENJAMIN EVANS DIGGS,
Rector
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
/ Rev. 1. W. Keithley viii
preach at Ely at IL a. m. ant
Hassard at B p. m. next Sun
day.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Rev. 1. W. Read returne,
from the Pacific coast Tuesda,
greatly improved in health. H
will conduct both services Sun
day. Subject of morning dis
course: That which is neces
sary to follow Christ" Even
ing: ITO do or not to do"
METHODIST.
Regular services Suuda,
morning and evening. Sunda
School and League at the usua
hours. Choir practice Frida
z.A;,,n
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Mrs.J. S. Smith of Hunter,
Oklahoma. has been the guest
OF friends In this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Thomas Dawson was a Gales
burg. Ill, visitor Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
Found.

]. F. Moss has found a ladies
pocket book. Owner can have
same by paying for this notice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
FARMERS WIVES.

yes. Mrs. James y ElZea our
ing the year of 1904 has sold
$185 worth of eggs and $40
worth of chickens.
Mrs. Edward O'Daniel sold
1897 doz eggs for $198,25 and
her chickens and turkeys fetch
ed $163 05 or a total of 1851. 80.
Both ladies live south of town.
Now we would like to hear
from some ladies north, ca st
aud west of the city.
By the way, Paris and its AZ!
pound turkey will have to try
again, Ufor George Jones has
sold one to Balzer & Dirigo that
weighed 43 lbs.
Buckmau Bros. have sold one
of their fine jacks, Black Bob,
to Allen & Scobee for 5000.
Missouri's women are greater
than the greatest and as poul-
try raisers no one can "show'
them. Mrs. Abel Boarman has
treded to Bob Spooner a turkey
which weighed 434 lbs. The
White House had better send to
Grand Old Missouri for its
Christmas supplies.
VIC Spalding bought IA head
of horses last week and sold
them to'Sam Stone of Paris.
Tuesday, three carloads o.
cattle belonging to the H N
Clark estate, was shipped tC
Chicago. Col w Il Clark alsC
shipped 2 loads on the same
train
W l. Cranston has sold l.
head of cattle to Col J r B kidd
and 10 head to (. Isaac McIntire
Market Report.
For Wednesday before dat,
of paper.
Cattle. e..-.......-..... .........--y&8. .00@S5. OF
Hogs s-....-...-.... .........-.--SS.20@S4. q
Sheen S9. .0O09o. Oh
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
POULTRY.

POULTRY.
~
Spring Chicks ...... ........-..-......~7c
Roosters........................-..--..-... ..... 4c
&C
Young Turkeys.-.......-...-........... 12c
Old Toms ....................-.................9c
Geese f and ff..................~.............5c IF
Guineas, each................................ 20c
Eggs 22c
10
dllO w ~
Butter .................................. -.- 14c
Green Hides. =. .................. .......74c
va wv
.--S6 OO@$I 5U
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
METHODIST-CIRCUIT.

Rev. 1, W. Keithley will
preach at Ely at II a. m. and
Hassard at 3 p. m. next Sun
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

For SALE OR TRADE-A good
wood stove. Inquire at DEMO
GRAFT.
Spiker will butcher your
hogs.
White Plymouth Cockerels
for sale. Apply at DEMOCRAT.
If you want Col W T Youell
call him up at the DEMOCRAT
office'or Wood Bros drug store.
The Hon. W T Ragland is Ia
boring under the impression
that the DEMOCRAT did Texas
and Texas cattle an injustice
when it compared prices re-
ceived by J M Proctor & Son
for their Z cars of cattle and the
10 cars of H Nj Clark cattle. No
injustice was intended or done
anyone In the first place,
there are Texas cattle and Tex
as cattle. In the second place
the Proctor cattle were high
grade yearlings which had been
fatted by fancy and expert feed
ers, and it was expressly stated
1.-The Clark cattle were stays
and steers" The Clark cattle,
as everyone knows, were not
what they should bave been
and were NOT by long shot
what they WOULD HAVE BEEN if
Mr.. Clark had not beer very III
and could not finish feeding as
he intended to do. Moderate
Texas stays are one class OF
cattle and fancy fed, high grade
Herefords are another.
Now if it was all charged up
to the feedin G, then Texas had
better ship every hoof to Mis-
souri,.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29
FIRST BAPTIST.

Regular services Sunday
morning and evening. Sunday
School and League at the usual
hours. Choir practice Friday
evening
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
SATURDAY EVENING,
In the bins, would make the northwest
the prosperity center Of the country.

With regard to the Buchanan case. Mr..
Dunn says that the matter Is not yet set
tied; that the $4,000 Is only so much paid
on account. And, yet, the Buchanan case
has been pending for three years, and In
asmuch as it was a case Of wilful trespass
there seems to have been no reason why
It might not have been closed up under the
penalty clause Of the law relating to tres-
pass in a very few minutes But even as
suming that there is balance due which
1t was the intention OF the ex-auditor to
have collected, the original bill rendered
against Mr.. Buchanan for this timber was
only the amount Of the valuation by the
cruisers instead Of double the amount, or.
as 1t ought to have been in this case, three
times the amount. There Is no record
anywhere that there was ever any inten-
ton Of trying to collect the penalty which
the law specifically commands the auditor
to collect In case Of known and wilful
trespass, of which this was a particularly
offensive instance
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

THE WISE DOVE

There We're two doves who had nest
In the oak tree. In hole at its foot
lived snake who made his boasts that
he would eat the eggs out Of the nest.
Under the Kitchen porch lived a cat who
was always telling that as soon as the
young doves were Matched and grew fat
enough she was going to give party,
with doves for dinner. So Mr. and Mrs
Dove led sad life, and watched the
pretty blue eggs in their nest with fear
and trembling.
My dear, can't stand this any long,
err" said Mrs. Dove I'm going to hit
upon some plan to get rid Of these two
creatures
Mr.. Dove was horribly frightened at the
idea Of his wife's attempting such thing,
but she flew straight down to the porch,
and perched in view Of the cat. though
she took good care to keep out Of reach.
Then she began to tell Pussy what dread
full things the snake had said he would do
to her. HE says that you are afraid of
him, so that he can never get a chance to
bite you. He says you run whenever YOU
see him coming, the dove cooed.
This was partly true, and it made the
cat very angry. tYou tell him to come
down here in about five minutes, and he
wont see me running, I guest
Then Mrs. Dove flew off to the snakes
hole and called him. 1.-THE cat Is askine
Tor you oo-you- oo-you- oo!" she cooed
| THE cat says that she despises all snakes
and that she Is going to take off your Skin
and tack it over her door,
Dear me, but that snake came flying ou
or his hole so fast he almost frightened
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

ainty of the United States two tracts
nine miles square at the mouth OF the
st. Croix, and from the confluence Of
the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers,
extending nine miles up the Missis-
sippi, including the Falls Of st. An
thony--a territory wherein to-day Is a
population Of over $50. 000Ipeople, who
have built up by their aggressive en-
ergy the great business center OF the
northwest. This transfer Of territory
occurred Sept. 30, 1906.
Pike was very persuasive orator
before Indians. and 1T may be noted
that, altho In his Instructions he was
ordered to do everything he could to
attach the Minnesota Indians to the
United States, and warn them Of the
perils of fooling with whisky, he lost
no opportunity to invite the Indians
he talked with to tap his whisky key.
He was we'll supplied with "f1rewater''
and took pleasure in inviting his
guests Of the forest to partake OF
some Of your great fathers whis-
KY" which, however, was probably
not up to the quality Of the whisky
President Jefferson kept on his side
board.
When Pike found the British flag
flying from the Northwest company's
trading station at Leech Lake on his
arrival there. he ordered his men tc
shoot it down, and they promptly did
SO. Pike was an aggressive patriot
and proved his loyalty to "Old Glory
bytyielding up his life for his country
in the war Of 1912. A man who, BRAY.
ing the perils Of exploration in a wilc
country, concurrently conducts seri
Gus negotiations and takes scientific
observations and shoots for his dali.
meat. meanwhile reading Volney and
Shenstone for mental recreation while
benumbed with cold, has the proper
grit in him.
There should be a Pike gentleman.
celebration next year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

Whose face, as well as whose shoe, Is
known to every newspaper reader.
Every large business interest is in
dividualized by some member who has
been an important factor in promot-
ing or characterizing his particular
business by some speciality or improve
ment which has materially increased
it's output. Mr.. William L. Douglas
is, without question, THE Nestor of
the Shoe Industry" having brought
before the world the fact that Ameri-
ca can produce the best shoe in the
world.
Mr.. Douglas was born in the his
toric town of Plymouth, Mass, Aug.
%, 1S45. His early life was subject
to the vicissitudes usually surround
ing one compelled to earn his own
living, but by strong determination
and unusual pluck, Mr.. Douglas has
succeeded in reaching the highest
place in his chosen business Of shoe
manufacturing.
Mass, in 1876, and has always made
it his home, and no man enjoys the
confidence and respect Of his fellow
toWnsmen more than he. Although
democrat, and living in a strong re-
publican district. he has been hon
ored with seat In both branches
| Of the Massachusetts legislature, as
we'll as Mayor Of Brockton. and sew
| eral times a member of the city gov
eminent. He displayed much ability
in conducting the affairs Of his con-
stituents to their best interest, notably
/ the introduction and successful legis-
/ lation Of the bill constituting the
| state board of arbitration, to settle
all matters Of difficulty between en-
ployers and employees. Mr.. Douglas
4 has been proffered many other Offices
/ Of distinction, but declined them for
business and domestic reasons.
/ In addition to the active manage
1 ment Of a large manufacturing bust
| ness, and sixty-eight retail stores in
4 the large cities, Mr.. Douglas is a di-
i rector of the Home National bank.
j president Of the Peoples Savings bank
of Brockton and proprietor of the
Brockton Times, a daily of large Cir
i thoroughly covers southeastern Mas
i sachusetts. He also has many pri-
vate Interests.
i Mr.. Douglas has always had a per-
j sonal interest in the army Of men ana
women who inhabit the great factory
/ at Brockton during the working hours
/ OF the day, and believes that manu-
Il facturers should use every endeavor
4 to break down that invisible barrier
i which frequently arises between em-
4 ployers and employees, and convince
4 the workingmen that they are not
i enemies, as some seem to think, but
II friends, whose mutual interests are
Il to be considered. Mr.. Douglas en-
|. ploys a competent physician to fur
i nish medical advice and medicines
Il free to any Of his employees who may
q be In need OF his services.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

world would say that no one should ven
ture out onto these hitherto uncharted
waters. Explorers are out, despite such
warnings, to discover the truth and her
aid it abroad if they find it, or to discover
fraud and warn their fellow mariners, If
they find that, and they find much Of it.
Sir William Crookes of x-ray fame, Sir
John Oliver Lodge, Professor William
James Of Harvard, DR.. Alfred Russell Wal
lace, the Society of Psychic Research.
whose work Gladstone said was the most
important being done in the world, and
| whose work DR.. Funk warmly approves,
and other individuals and societies have
been pursuing courses Of inquiry into
psychic phenomena. They have arrived at
varying tentative conclusions, but are still
keeping up the work.
Submitted to Experts
To scientific men interested in the gen.
| eral subject, Dr. Funk submitted a COM
| plete narrative Of the Widows mite Incl
| dent with requests for their views as to
the explanation. Fortytwo answers are
embodied in the work in hand. They vary
from fraud to Spirits William James
says in substance, "Subjunctive faculties
and spirits;" Professor Ladd of Yale,
Fraud and honesty mingled; Professor
G. A. Young, astronomer, Princeton,
''Trick easiest soution'': Sir William
Crookes, Spirits; Professor M. Anesaki,
Imperial University Of Toxic, Spirits;
John Trowbridge, professor Of physics at
Harvard, Fraud; A. Meinong, professor
of philosophy University of GratZ, Ger
many, Unknown natural laws"
DR.. Funk himself says, ct don't know"
but he favors an open mind toward the
whole matter, believing with Huxley:
| Sit down before fact little child, be
prepared to give up every preconceived notion,
follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss
nature leads, you shall learn nothing.
For him who is prepared to do this, for
the student who seeks to know the truth
that we are told shall make us free, this
book will hold much of interest. It is, in
fact, a. book for only such people.
The Uneasy Chair.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

certainty Of the nominee is concerned, be
la repetition Of the 1896 convention at
Chicago. No light was thrown on that
Situation until after Bryan, who cnme to
the convention as a contesting delegate,
had made his memorable speech. The OPP
|potunity for the dark horse seems to be
opening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
Louisiana Purchase Heroes.

In these days when the men who
were connected In any way promi-
nently with the real estate sale of 1903,
commonly known as 'The Louisiana
Purchase" are the subjects Of memo
rial papers, there has been insuffi-
cient reference to that patriotic ex-
plorer, Zebulon Pike, who, soon after
the purchase Of Louisiana by our gov
eminent, was commissioned to explore
the Mississippi to it's source and as
certain the limits Of our territories,
and those of Great Britain, the In
roads Of British traders, on the ac-
quired territory, attach the Indians to
our government and take astronom-
ical and other observations.
After this expedition, Major Pike
was sent by the government to explore
and get similar information about the
acquire information serviceable for
determining the proper boundary line
between the Spanish possessions in
that direction and the United States.
About the same time Captains
Lewis and Clarke were sent to explore
the unknown sources of the Missouri.
Pike did his work with conscien-
tious zeal. The details Of the expedi-
ton, whose personnel consisted of
twenty men, Pike commanding, are
found in his journal and appendices
very interesting reading, especially in
l frcf
| thor and publishers apologize profuse-
| ly because Of its bad typographical
makeup, misspelling, etc., which led
the publisher to remark that he Every
much doubts whether any book eve,
went to press under so many disad.
vantages as the one now presented tc
! the public" It is even SO. Yet Pike
is always interesting in his details.
| Minnesotans are interested partic.
u1arly in his toilsome journey thru
this state along the Mississippi, hav.
ing many adventures and enduring
many perils. Pike deluded himself
with the notion that he had found thu
true source Of the great river when HI
reached Leech lake, and congratu
lated himself upon his discovery,
not as extravagantly as did Beltram
at a later date, when he thought h,
had reached "veritas caput," out o
which term the name "Itasca" wa
coined; nor as absurdly as did the pre-
posterous Captain Glazier, few year
ago, when he proclaimed himself tn
discoverer of the sources Of the grea
river in an indentation of Lake Itasc
and wrote a big book about himsel1
altho the Minnesota Historical Soci
ETY., the Minnesota legislature and tn
American Geographical Societ
!. promptly sat down on his pretension.
, But, where even Schoo1craft erred an
J fixed the true source at Cass LAX,
| Pike may be pardoned for taking fo
granted that such a respectable bod
5 Of water as Leech Lake should b
: dignifed as ''veritas caput."
5 Pike ought really to be remembers
{ next year. when his venture into tn
t wilds Of Minnesota during a regula
| fashioned Minnesota winter wi
! attain Its centenary. Minneapolis an
!. St. Paul might unite In celebratin
8 the signing Of the treaty Pike mad
: with the Sioux on Corn Island at tn
e junction Of the Mississippi and Mir
4 nesota, or ST. Peters river, beneath til
{ site Of the then future Fort Snellin,
? That treaty transferred to the suzel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
ICE TRUST BUSTER AHEAD
Aberdeen Is. d. News.

Aberdeen Is. d. News.
It is claimed for Judge Parker that he
busted" the New York ice trust, while
Hearst claims to have busted the Penn
sylvania coal trust. AS the democratic
national convention Is to be held In st.
Louis in July. it would appear that the
Ice trust buster should come nearer cap
turing the convention than the coal trust
buster. What Will the democratic dele
day In July?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

The Commoner must have been think
ing Of Judge Parker when it suggested
that the democratic reorganizers adopt a
bust of Jefferson and run 1t rs their can
didate. They could deny that it has taken
any part in the discussion Of the issues
re
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
MINNESOTA POLITICS
Dunn Supporters Getting After Clapp,
Fearing His OppositIon-Dr. Rabcock
Declares for Wells for Speaker-Attack
on the Supreme Court an Unfortunate
Break-swanson Is Threatened.

Break-Swanson Is Threatened.
Dunn supporters are sore at Senator
Clapp for permitting his name to be used
as temporary chairman of the convention,
and are accusing him Of alliance with
Judge Collins.
The Bemidji Sentinel says:
Unless Clapp heeds the warming he will
find himself publicly known, as he is pri-
vately suspected, as being a part and par
eel of the Van SAINT, Sam Johnson, Bob
Jamison and Jim Martins machine. For a
profound politician like Moses E. Clapp
to permit himself to be led into an alliance
with the machine is beyond the possibili-
ties
This does not comport we'll with the
stories that the Collins campaign Is hostile
to Clapp. However, it shows that Senator
Clapp has awakened to the significance of
the nn-Heatwole combine, and that the
members of that combine now know that
he has, and fear his influence against
them.
DR.. L. w. Babcock Of Wadena, speaker
of the last house, wants his mantle to fall
on r. J. Wells Of Breckenridge, who was
chairman Of the taxes committee Of the
last house, and a strong Babcock support
er. Mr.. Wells Is an active candidate for
speaker now, and the Breckenridge Tele-
gram interviewed DR.. Babcock on the
/
I think" said Mr.. Babcock, .'that Mr.
Wells Is by far the leading candidate fol-
this place and think that in time the con
test will narrow down between him and
Frank Clague. In case 1t does pick Mr.
Wells as an easy winner"
The st. Cloud Journal-Press remarks:
r. G. Dunn said in a public speech that all
| the members of the supreme court could quit
and nobody would care The judges probably
convinced that the state will survive even II
! Mr.. Dunn is rot nominated for governor.
Senator &. e. Jepson returned to-da,
from California, where he has been spend
i ing vacation with his family. Senator
i Jepson found when he got back that loca
1 supporters of Mr.. Dunn were spreading
! the story that he left the city to avoit
serving on the Collins advisory commit
i tee. He said to-day
II did not know / was to be appointe,
Lon the committee. and it was done afte
lIhleft the city did not hear of it unit
+: day, and have accepted place on tn
committee. From now on shall do al
in my power in the interest of Judge Col
Inns.
], Sievern Swanson of Moose Lake,
!, member Of the last house and candidat
for denomination In the fifty second dis
trict, is being subjected to the poundin
: process by the Dunn men in the district
because he seems to- favor the candidac
q Of Judge Collins. He has been threatene
) with political death unless he gets lin lin
for Dunn.
. Charles r. Fowler filed his declaratio
: to-day that he would be republican car
, didate for the legislature from the fol
tieth district. Mr.. Fowler is resident
the fourth ward, an active republican an
!. an attorney. He, will have many support
Z ers Charles b. Cheney
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07

While It Is too early to say that Judge
Parker will not be the nominee OF the
democratic party. It is not too early to
note that there has been a decided subsi-
dence Of the Parker boom. While many
delegates have been chosen since the adj
journment Of the New York convention.
none Of them has been Instructed save
here and there few for Hearst The re-
suit Of this situation, If unchanged. will
be that the majority Of the democratic
delegates will go to st. Louis uninstructed,
and that the nomination viii be made as
the result Of combinations and discussions
lat this time unmade and therefore un-
known. There are some phases Of the sit
|uation which promise that the democratic
convention this year will so far as the UNI