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Evening journal., 1904-11-11
our Judaes are busy .tanvasaIng I'M

OUR Judges are busy lCanvasslng The
vote Of the respective counties, and
Il speaks well for the judiciary %
Delaware that nobody has the
slightest idea that partisanship is for
moment considered. Republicans
have implicit confidence in Demo-
cratic judges, and Democrats have
the same confidence in Republican
judges. This is one of-the bulwarks
Of our liberties Let us preserve Il.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
A Knit Underwear Sale


which should benefit every one
who has need of such. We've
everything that men, women or
children wear at specially at
tractive prices, and in addition
25c each. Women's heavy
feeced vests and pants, in big
and little sizes.
S1.O0 each. Mems grey wool
shirls and drawers with double
reinforced drawer seats.
SOC each. Women's combed
heavy cotton silk trimmed vests
and pans.
25c each. Children's and
Misses shaped ribbed ves's and
pants of combed cotton.
SOC and up for Melba and
Oneita.
Union suits, wool or cotton.
Good Values in Hosiery
l8c pair for women's 25c
white feet, fleece lined hosiery,
slightly seconds"
1Oc pair. Mems strong heavy
mixed sox.
II l-2c pair for boys and
girls double knee and feet
school hose.
25c pair for girls and boys
fine ribbed heavy seamless
hose, strong wearers.
A Chance ON Gloves
Sl.OO for Mems 81. SO walking
or driving gloves of kid skin.
SOC for women's silk lined
clAsped cashmere gloves.
25c for regular soc golf gloves
in all colors for women, misses
and children.
A complete assortment of
Fownes celebrated kid gloves.
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
COMMUNICATIONS

Brief communications on all subjects OF
interest, temperate in their nature and
signed by the writer (name not to be pub
ished unless desired are always welcome
Evening journal., 1904-11-11

One Strong, Aggressive Republican
party for Delaware; its errors re-
formed and its wrangling eliminated.
That is possible Shall It be realized2
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
Theatrical Notes

Lighthouse by the Sea-" Vance &
Sullivan's sensational melodrama,
which is one of the strongest produc-
tons on the road this season, will be
given in this city at the Lyceum, for
three days commencing with Monday,
November Is, IA and 10. II Is claimed
to be a play Of intease dramatic ac-
ton, replete with thrilling climaXes and
sensational episodes. while all the hu-
man emotions are kaleidoscoped against
a background of ripping laughter No
expense has been spared to make the
production a noteworthy theatrical
event 1t has been warmly received by
both press and public. The manage
ment has furnished an elaborate scenic
equipment, and an exceptionally strong
company to interpret the several char
acters.
"Down by the Sea-" a melodrama of
much note, carrying a production, COM
plete, will play a three days engage
ment at the Lyceum Theatre, November
II, IS and 49, 1t is said Of this play
that the scenery carried is the most
elaborate and appropriate Of any COM
pany playing popular priced theatres.
on the road. 1t is a play of much heart
interest and one that your wife. sweet
heart mother and children should see.
1t will make you feel better.
There can be no question concerning
the general tone of Monsieur Beau
caire," the romantic play that was such
a potent factor In Richard Mansfield's
repertoire last season, and which Cres-
ton Clarke has already arranged TO
present here in all the glory of the
elaborate scenic investiture that char
acterized it's earliest triumph. Son Of
the famous John Sleeper Clarke and
nephew OF the peerless Edwin Booth,
Creston Clarke has indeed found IN the
charming romance by Booth Tarking
ton a suitable offering with which to
further his commendable starring in
terests, and his return to this city is
sure to be a pleasurable event on SAT-
urday Of next week at the Grand OPP
era House.
Buster Brown" comes to the Grand
! Opera House tomorrow afternoon and
night. II amusement be the principal
object now sought by theatregoers, and
managers and critics are pretty well
/ agreed that it is only the lighter form
OF play that the public now desires,
there ought to be no question Of the at
Effectiveness Of the new farce. with musi-
cal and burlesque features, Buster
/ Brown" which win be offered us.
! Almost everyone Is familiar with the
side-spiitung adventures Of the mis-
chievous imp. Buster Brown. the funny
creation OF the artist Richard Il. Out
cault. which are depicted each week in
the colored supplement- OF the New York
Herald.
] Melville B. Raymond has obtained
from the paper and from Mr.. Outcault
the exclusive right to this character for
dramatic purposes. and has secured the
---.s-oAa of one Of our most siincaSzf1l
Evening journal., 1904-11-11
Millinery,
the Newest Kinds

Our Millinery room offers some
big inducements Saturday in
women's, misses and children's
trimmed and untrimmed hats.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
WORLDS FAIR EXHIBITS.

4 collection OF pearls, taken from the
waters of Iowa ana valued at more than
$4,000, is exhibited in the Iowa building
at the worlds fair.
The Indians camping in tepees on the
grounds surrounding the Indian build
ing at the worlds fair number more
than 200 and represent many different
tribes, some of them almost extinct.
A school of English has been insti-
tuted for the Philippine scouts on the
reservation at the worlds fair. Chap
lain John G. Granville is in charge. The
school is providing much interest to
visitors. r..
To protect the Liberty bell from fire
while at the worlds fair, the Pennsyl-
vapia commission has erected track
ways from the rotunda of the Pennsyl-
vania building to the roadway below, so
that the bell may be taken from the
building in short order.
The New Zealand exhibit in the Pal
ace of Forestry, Fish and Game, at the
worlds fair, consists of splendid col
lection of trophies of the chase, wild
boar heads, fine exhibit of Kauri gum,
from which varnish is made, and an in
teresting display of photographs and
paintings of Maori life in New Zealand
The REPRESENTATION Commercial
Weekly, a newspaper published weekly
in Japanese in New York city, has been
transferred to the st. Louis fair for the
joint purpose of making an exhibit of a
Japanese newspaper plant and report
ing the fair. Hajima Hoshi is the editor.
Nine Japanese reporters and native
typesetters get out the weekly.
The Ohio exhibit in the anthropolog-
ical building at the worlds fair is COM
posed of relics taken from the mounds
of the mound builders in the southern
part of the state. In the display is col
lection of beads made from sharks
teeth, beads of fresh water pearls and
gorgets of human jaws, and copper
ornaments, pipes and bone fishhooks in
all stages of manufacture. The exhibit
| has never been shown before.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
RumoREpp' I6f. RoYR1rr. sn..,.t

The kaiser has 'ordered that, all de-
serving school children. shall each be
given copy of his, photograph asa re-,
ward of merit: - :, .r.- ! ~,
The present princess of Wales has lit
tie to do socially. Queen Alexandra,
when in that position, had to supple
ment the activities of Queen Victoria.
Emil Euchs, who painted King Ed
wards portrait for the English stamps,
says his majesty selects his own poses
and pays no attention to the artists sug
gestions. ....
BY the will Of the late German field
marshal, Count Won Waldersee, his in
sigma of the Order of the Black Eagle,
set with diamonds, will be sold for the
benefit of the needy soldiers in his old
regiment
Shortly after the late Franz Lenbach
had painted the kaiser's portrait, his
majesty sent an officer to him to say that
the buttons on the uniform were too
DIM. The outraged artist cried: Tell
ais majesty l paint portraits, not but
TONS" A reply which caused the kaiser
to laugh heartily.
A point in flag etiquette was settled in
London on the day the duke of Cam
bridge died. In ordinary circumstances
the official flags would have been half
masted. But, as it was the birthday
of Princess Louise, the flags were full
masted-a birthday outranking death
day in the royal family.
King Peter of Servia was to have
been crowned on June Is, but he had no
crown and a French firm of jewellers,
to whom he applied for one on cr>dit,
would not take the chances. So he is
to have a cheap one, made out of a
bronze can On, relic in the family, and
as soon as that is ready he will be
crowned.
EX-Queen Isabella used to be phenom-
enally stout, and remained so until the
Spanish-American war. She then dwin-
died into little shriveled old woman,
the shadow of her former self, and the
image of her cousin, Don Henry, duke of
Seville, and one of her suitors in the
forties. The loss OF Cuba broke her
down.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Experts at Newport, r. l., say that
the submarine boat can go 200 miles to
sea with perfect safety to the crew.
The number of new telephones put in
by the Chicago Telephone company in
May was 1856, making the total in serv-
ice 10S,SS4. The increase from January
10 to June was 1897 phones.
The Royal Company's islands," sup
posed to be in the Pacific ocean, have
been removed from the maps of the n.y.
geographic institute of the British ad-
miralty, because all efforts to find them
have failed.
The raising of Angora goats is a new
industry to be established at Fort Col
Inns, Col. The ranch of 480 acres is on
the north fork of the Big Thompson
river and the company starts operations
with $4,000 capital and 800 head of goats
eligible to registry.
A bill now before the Ohio legislature
provides for the payment of a premium
or bounty of 81 an acre for a period of
ten years to any land owner of the state
who will plant and care for forest trees
in compliance with the rules laid down
by the state board of forestry.
Since the decree of the czar in 1899
depriving the people of Finland of their
constitutional liberty, 10000 Films
have come to the United States. New
corners are looked out for by the Fin
nish Exiles' club, at Battery Park, New
York. Ten per cent. of Finland's pop
ulation of 100000 is now in America.
A Chicago association of employers
recently employed an expert statistician
from Ann Arbor university, at an ex-
pense of $4,000, to make a careful in
vestigatiop of the increased cost of liv-
ing since $685. AS a result of his work
the net increase was estimated at al
per cent. To this was added an addi-
tional five per cent. for estimated nor
NAL increase in the consumption of sun
dries, and employers who have not in
creased wages by at least 16 per cent
during the last five years have been ad-
vised by the association to do so before
they can expect support In any labor
| controversy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
FILINGS AT THE FAIR SEX.

The proper course to pursue with
woman is like a curved ball; a man
may hit it, but
The sweet young thing never doubts
that fair looks are winner, till no
one offers her a seat in a street car.
A man doesn't believe the recording
angel will chalk up against him the
lies he tells his wife to keep peace in
the family.
A girl has an idea a man is crazy
over her if he wears boutonniere that
matches some of her ribbons she is
wearing where nobody can see them.
Before a woman has been married
very long she generally finds it neces-
sary to notify he- husband hat being
queen of his heart is poor lob unless.
it has a treasury attached.
If girl can make a man believe she.
is one of many who wan to captures
him, he will think her an awfully clev-
err girl and offer to marry her just out
of pure appreciation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
BOOKS READ BY CELEBRITIES.

Beethoven was fond of history and
novels.
Cowper read only his Bible and his
prayer book.
Chopin rarely read anything heavier
than a French novel;
Rossini for nearly 30 years read moth
ing but French novels.
Voltaire's favorite classical author
was Juvenal, the satirist.
Jean Paul Richter had only five or
six books, all philosophical.
Lord Give said that Robinson Cru
soc" beat any other book he ever read.
Bach was no great reader, but much
enjoyed books of jokes and funny sto-
ries.
Hogarth was fond of joke books and
farces and enjoyed them immoder-
ately.
Franklin read everything he could
find relating to political economy and
finance.
Michael Angelo was fondest of the
books of Moses and the psalms of
David.
Mario, the great tenor, read any
thing he could obtain relating to sports
or hunting.
Papa" Haydn liked stories, and he
said: "The more love there is in them
the better"
Baxter read only the Bible and best
enjoyed the prophecies of Isaiah and
the Psalms.
George III. for many years of his
life read nothing but his Bible and
prayer book.
Swift made a special study of the
Latin satirists and initiated their style
md language.
Da Vinci read Pindar and thought
him the nOblest poet who ever wrote
in any language.
Wordsworth was fond of the poetry
Of Burns, but said the latter was too
rough and uncouth.
Heine seldom read anything but
poetry, but he read that with the most
Scrupulous attention.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
FISH9HNSs6EfoR FUN.

:. ~. 49, 7'' t"P-tsTT &c.. = - f-,-
. The. New Jersey woman WHO be-
,qpesthed $500 to her pet dog certainly
gave one 'dogya chance to haYe,his day.
:. 1t appears. that this is not very good
year for suckers. twenty-five hundred
Wall street clerks have been discharged.
The New Jersey woman who eloped at
the age OF 80 probably did so because
she despairedfof, getting her papa's con-
sent. to the MATCH
= A New Jersey catis reported as trying
to hatch out setting of hens eggs.
Wise cat-she probably knows just what
she is going to do to those juicy spring
chickens.
The newspaper humorists and the in
sanity experts are in convention in St
Louis at the same time Each society
will probably serve as clinical subject
for the other.
An article in a current magazine
states that there are over 5000 men and
women in Indiana who cannot write.
OF course, he means who cannot write
novels; some Indianians are poets.
An Italian girl has been detained by
the immigration inspectors because she
firted on the voyage. There must be-
some distinction drawn between the
Storage and the first-class passengers
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
FRAGMENTARY FACETIAE.

The Japs have administered a severe
blow to the further advance of Russian
nomenclature.
The entire town of Carlisle, Ark, is to
be put up at auction. This is not the
first time cities have been sold out.
The biggest fish story Of the season
has been reported. A man went fishing
in White river and actually caught
fish that was not carp.
The Russians are not the first people
to float mines. Wall street has been in
the business for years. And many an
innocent craft has been wrecked there
by.
A Georgia woman was cured the other
day Of a long-standing case OF rheuma-
tism by being struck by lightning. and
was not disembodied in the process.
either. When two pains came together
they neutralized each other. probably.
A Pennsylvania man says he fed poul-
try food to his horse by mistake and In
q day or two the animal was out in the
yard trying to scratch and plainly want.
Cd TO sit. There is NO use to look oyGF
the other manuscripts rsceiVed--this
contributor takes the prize,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Football Game.
Thanksgiving Day Game Resulted in
a Victory for Monroe.

Last Thursday afternoon
Monroe High School and Shell
bina High School met for the
second time on the gridiron ir
this city. Shelbiua brought
down a big crowd of rooters
and were confident that they
would return with victory.
But a surprise was in store for
them, for since the last game
here Monroe's team had been
strengthened and when time
was called every member of
Monroe's eleven was in No. 1
condition and wanting to do
his best.
Monroe won the toss-up and
chose the north goal. Shelbina
kicked to tie 15-yd line. Then
cane a series of hard line buck.
ing and eud runs, the ball
Changing hands several times,
and it began to look as if an
other no score game would be
the result. But Monroe was
chock full of grit and as all the
men played together and no
one was irving to be the star of
the game, Penn was finally put
over for a touchdown. Proctor
kicked goal. Score: Monroe 6,
Shelbina nothing.
The first half ended with the
ball in Monroe's possession on
the 40 yd-line.
The second half opened with
Shelbina irving hard to tie the
score, but again the team work
of Monroe gave them the ad-
vantage and soon Proctor was
sent over for another touch.
down, he kicking goal. Score:
Monroe -, Shelbina 0.
The second touchdown was in
a large measure due to a bad
tumble by Shelbiua, they loos-
ing 20 yards on an attempted
punt.
The half ended, however,
with Monroe in possession of
the ball and 81 yds from the
goal line.
On1cials: Hallock, referee;
Cochran, umpire; Prof. Rich
ardson and Elmer Evans, time
keepers. HanIey and Icenhow-
er, linesmen.
Time Of halves 90 Minutes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Long Hours for Women Miners.
OF 1871 females over 16 y, rs
old in Prussian factories and mines,
it has been found that SO per cent
work more than ten hours a day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

and nail securely. Fill the dish with
water and set 1t inside the box, and
the most supid hen cannot tip 1t over.
The water does not become sodlsd
quickly, for the hens stand on the boz
instead Of on the edge of the dish.
Vermin Of all kinds increase rapidly
in warm weather. Use kerosene and
whitswash freely and frequsntly to
hold them IN check.
Te cure or prevent gapss IN chickens
mix one hsApinE tsaSDO0nfal flowers Of
sulphur In snoskh dry corn meal for
20 or So ehiakA Wet vita -akim milk
or water to make Il srumbiy and feed
once . day. ma chicks ere fond %
4 and II has Always stoDped rs. g1pss
with nAlne.--Earm' and HoAAA. 4
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
SERMONS IN SENTENCES.

When a man is short on charity he
is apt to be long on creed.
There mas to be lot of go in the re-
lii ion that will catch men.
When you walk towards the sun ALI
your shadows are behind You.
There is nothing Satan loves better
than a sanctimonious sinner.
Every time you choke down a harsh
word you lift a whole world.
1t is always easier to weep over a
prodigal than it is to welcome him.
The man who is willing to go to
Heaven alone is going to a lonely
Heaven.
When a man gives to be seen Of men,
he generally has good deal to hide
from the Lord.
When you give brother cup of cold
water you don't have to pour it down the,
back of his neck.-Chicago Tribune.
TRAIN AND TRACK TALK.
Freight trains carry 1 ,25O, 900 900 tons
per year.
One passenger is killed for every
100000 carried.
There are seven miles of railroads for
each 100 of area.
The modern locomotive costs from
SIS 900 to $4,000.
The daily mileage of the trains of this
country is 2,750,O00.
Uncle Sans passenger rolling stock
would make solid train 500 miles long.
This counrly's traffic makes use of ST.
900 passenger cars and 100000 for
freight.
1t would require the work Of %, 000, 900
teams to do the work now done by the
railroads.
In 1902 there were 8,5SS persons killed
in this country by the railroads and Ca
662 injured.
Twenty-three miles of American rail-
roads in 1880 expanded to over 100000
miles in 1904.
Four hundred and sixty-four trains
enter and leave the New York Central
station every day.
The country's locomotives number
Al 900, of which 10000 are equipped for
passenger service.
During recent years the most active
center Of railroad work has been the
southern gulf states.
A thousand million miles are covered
by the various trains OF this country
in the course of a year.
The freight engines and cars engaged
in the traffic of this country would make
a string 5000 miles long.
The life Of the locomotive is becom-
ing shorter because Of the heavier work
which 1t is required to do.
Says Alcohol Is Useless.
A circular has been issued by Paris
physicians. taking the radical ground.
that alcohol 10 never. and can never
| be, Of any use whatever to the organ.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Woman is Oil Magnate.

One of the most prominent oil mag.
mates in Los Angeles is a woman, who
is said to control about half of the
whole product.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
cermanvVn ponlIJaFIon-

The latest statistical estimates for
German empire place the population
at 5s.64s,oOo. From these figures 1t
appears that the population has In
creased 1.4S per cent In the last year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

SPiker;s is the place to get
the beat celery. oysters and
ffesh meats.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Bros
Night Workers.

1t is estimated that half a million
New Workers are awake and busy,
legitimately or otherwise, all night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Toilet goods at w. B Spald
ing's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

One dollar pays for the DEM
ocRAT for a year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Germany Cutstrlps Britain.

British merchants in all the worlds
lorts are showing distress because
of the rapid increase of Germany's
foreign commerce.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
SUMMER POULTRY NOTES.
How to Arrange a Watering Dish for
the Chicks That Cannot Re
Tipped Over.

Get small wooden box which will
contain the drinking vessel with very
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Bank Bros. CONNECTIONS at W.
B. Spalding's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
Grifflth's dinners are the best
The Wise Man.

The wise man is one who has his
Imagination and his ability to do
hings properly synchronized.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Drugs paints. and wall papers
at w. B. Spalding's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Get your Wall Paper at W. B.
Spaldings.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

German Miners Pay.
The average annual wage Of adult
miners in Silesia. Germany, is SPAS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

,- EsAsIn0 in Japan.
The UEaatiee ee fsnciAG has been
revived among japanese BobiaEo@sA.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

The fine piano which the
DEMocRAT is going to give
sway is worth hustling tor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

little room to
spare. Set this
box on the floor
against the wall
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
says Alcohol Is UseIess.

A circular has been issued by Paris
physicians. taking the radical ground
that alcohol 10 never. and can never
be, Of any use Whatever to the organ.
ism.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Ground Oil Cake.-Wood
Bros.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

You are next at Spiker's
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01

Touchdowns. Penn 1; Proctor
1. Goals, Proctor 9
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-01-07
LONG RECORD OF CRIME.
Summary of Train and Stage Rob
berries for Past Fourteen Years
in the United States

Cincinnati, O.. Jan. l. The Ex-
press Gazette, III its January issue,
gives the following summary of
train and stage robberies commit
ted i'll the United States during
1903, together With the record for
the past fourteen years
The total number OF trains held
up i'll fourteen years is 341; total
number of people killed So, and the
number injured (shotl, 109.
The number of trains held up in
1903 was l3, as compared with ~
last year.
The number Of stage robberies il
1903, was 6, while that OF last year
was 7.
This year S record shows that 10
passengers or trainmen were killed
by train robbers, but there were siS
wounded. Last year one was killed
and three wounded. One robbel
was killed III 1903, as compared
with three killed last year.