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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-01
The School Book
BugabOO.
Editorial in the Burlington HaWk-Eye
Iowa, July n, 1904.

There has been complaint un-
ceasing for 10 these many years
on account of the manner in
which the parents of the pupils
in the public schools are weight
ed down with the enormous ex-
pense of school books and other
school supplies. Everybody
believed that it was a grievous
burden and a perhaps at least
in part unnecessary evil. Every
body knew that it was a crying
shame to impose such terrible
burdens upon the people, and,
everybody said so. And every
body believed it. because it.
had been accepted as gospel
truth for many years. Even
the president of the Burlington
school board believed it, and he
entered upon an investigation,
in the hope of being able to re-
duce the burden, which was
really becoming uubearable; he
knew that it was. for he had
been told so by many, including
! sumo vino had not bought a
school book since the old blue.
backed McGuff-y speller went
out of use.
+ He was agreeably surprised
when he found that the terrible
burden that was supposed to be
keeping the masses of our PEG.
pie on the ragged edge had no
existence in fact. Four differ
ent persons were iutrusted
with the work of making COM
pete estim1 ties NJ the cost of
; F"'! 'rs .,. lie parents,
nave 10 OuJ. /, ( utlug pcuclls.
a. II steel pens, aud .I-tG was
hut little difference in the re-
SUITS arrived at. 1t requires
eight years for the average
child to pass through the gram
mar schools of this city. And
the total expense that the par.
ents are put to during these
eight years for school books
and school supplies is about S21.
Where secondhand books are
used, or where the books are
passed on from one child to an.
other in the same family, the
expense for each child is still
less.
1t was a surprise to the presi.
dent OF the board, it was a sur
prise to every member of the
board, it was a surprise to everv
good citizen, who had never
taken the trouble to figure IN
but had just taken it for grant
ed that the textbooks were
sapping the lite blood of the ma
tlon and undermining the
strength of the sturdy west
And the fellows who, although
they have never done any of the
buying, and have done more
than their full share of the
shouting, whose back has been
bent by the terrific load, which
they imagined that they were.
bearing have gone over the fip.
lres, but have found no flaw in
Them And few have straight.
ened out, and walk with the
'tep OF a man who has had
.wenty years taken off his
'houlders, but the confirmed old
'roakers continue the melodious
vail about the useless school
looks that are keeninor A.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-01
SOME BRIGHT JEWELS
WORTH READING
From the Atlanta Constitution.
THE BRIGT TIMES.

The great times are before us
they beckon with bright hands
They lead US from Grief's val
legs to the immortal lands!
They sing to us in summer AMI
in the lonesome snow
They whisper Of the daisies and
lead where violets grow!
The great times are before US;
how beautiful they seem!
They glimmer in the shadows
like the sweet face of a dream
They ripple in the rivers that
sing their way along
The starlight of the darkness
the sunshine of the song!
III.
The great times are before us;
/ Wen live to meet them all.
And on our every pathway the
light of heaven will fall:
With never any sorrow-no
signing, and no tears;
The great times are before us
the balleluia years!
Its my little boy, in the box
there said the man to the sta
ton agent, IAN I'm takin' him
ter where his mptheris buried.
l want him ter be near her.
When as the train comin'?"
"ItNl be here directly"
well, I'm a.goin' ter ask
'em fer let me ride in the same
car with him. It's long jour
ney for d little teller ter go,
and l want ter be with him till
1 lay hIm by his mother"
We dream in the summer
For, after the snow
We reach the green meadows
Where white daisies grow,
And hear the birds singing.
Just.all that they know!
IL.
We dream in the summer
When earth is all bright,
And God says: ITS morning."
Aud whispers of light,
A nd the red of the rainbow
Shows lilies of white!
Solomon had all the wisdom
of the world of his day. At
least, he thought he had-untiI
he knew better.
Many a mountain looks like
it touches heaven, until we
climb 10 its summit and get lost
in the mist.
If some of the children of
earth could reach the stars
they'd draw back-for fear their
fingers would be burned.
We are not wiser than our an
cestors-we only think we are;
and the ancestors are not here
to say word in their own de-
tense.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-01

We find the greatest pleasure
in furnishing you the best meat
at the lowest prices for cash.
JOHN L. OWEN & Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-01

Mrs. r, S. McClintic went to
the Bluff City Friday to spend
a few days with the home folks.
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At TACK ON
PORT ARTHUR. /
Russian Forces Around Belea-1
guered City Reinforced BY,
Troops From Dalny. j
FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES.
Russian Vessels in the Harbor
Aided the Land Forces in
Repelling Attack.
CRy Assoc!ated Press.l


INDIANAPOLIS, June "a special
cable received by the Indianapolis News
from its staff war correspondent says:
l"che Foo, June s.-The long con-
templated attack by the Japanese on
Port Arthur begun early this morning
s|..'The Russian forces around the be-
leaguered city were reinforced by the
troops which had garrisoned Dalny and
Kinchou.
/ The Russian vessels in the harbor.
with their great guns, aided the land
forces In repellng tho attack. The fight
ing still goes on.
One Hundred Russians Killed.
By Associated Press)
ST. PETERSBURG. June 9.-General
'Kuropatkin telegraphs to the Emperor
under date Of June sth:
IA Japanese brigade attacked a Rus
sian detachment occupying sliriatz on
June g7th. The Russians retired slowly,
because of tho enemy's great superiority.
towards Fench,llin Pass.
z 'Our losses were two officers wounded
and ono hundred soldiers killed or
wounded" s
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VIRGINlANS AT THE
ST L0UlS EXPOSITION

Especial to The Tlmes-DlspAtcH'1
INN-sIDrl INN, ST. LOUIS. MO-, June
e-The following yirginians have Segis.
tered nj the Virginia building to-day! ~
=. r Shank. Edomi II. 3. McE!none an ana
Ruff, Richmond G. S. Anderson and j..
sTheo Skinner Danvllle; Mr.. and MIS-
4, L. Housman and Misses Anne ana
Helen Housman, Fincastlc; W; J; q. Al
nIs,dlson, Petersburg; Miss Virginia Drew,
ny WINS, Chesterfield county; Mr.. ana ~
Mrs j, T. s. IIoge and Mrs, n
III, u. H9,ge, + ge Hosesatore; .vman T. Gsoa Roa-
noke; u, @. wilcox, Richmond; G, 3.
Harston and II. e. Shepard, Roanokei
Miss Frances Lorraine Herring. LeXlng-
ton; Miss Bessy D. Mcchur Herring, Lex
ington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-10
MAN SHOOTS ANOTHER
IN TAMPA ICE-CREAM SAL DON

(IsY Associated Fress.)
TAMPA. FLA, June 9.--This afternoon
]. G. MCGEE. of Plant City. shot and Sc,
ice cream parior at the corner OF Franklin
and Lafayette Streets. in this city. Bad
feeling had existed between the two men me-
for several months, caused by y,, ponies. o
tered and after few words had passed1
struck him. McGee drew a plst,ol any iil,,
fired, the ball passing entirely througaa lsa
ana tho chances are against his recovery.
Both men are prominent and highly re-
spected. Wilder was formerly Congress-
man Sparkman's private secretary.
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CONT EST /: IN.
I HE SECOND. J { [. J \ I
Result Was a Sweeping Victory
for the 3Trell Fac
ton.
SAUNDERS WINS IN THIRD 4
Defeats Colonel HarWood for
State Committee by
One Vote.

1T took the convention OF delegates
from the Second District considerably
more than four hours yesterday to de-
monstrate that the Dey faction had. lost
control OF the district. This Is not alto
getller accurate. for, while the conven-
hlon was in session more than four
hours, 1t was seen afterfthe first two
hours had passed that the Trehy peopl'.
had won out. and that nothing was to be
gained by further fighting.
The victory vas as sweeping as could
lave been without a complete capture
of all places on the committee. The old
committee composed entirely of friends
of safr. Dey, is superseded by three Trolly
men, and Mr.. Dey is himself now Off
the committee. OF the two Dey men on
| the committee STILL, one OF them Is pret-
ty acceptable to the Trelly faction. 1t
| WAS a complete overturnlng OF the party
government In the district so far as the
| policy Of the anen at the head OF al
| fairs is concerned
The scenes during the convention We're
| as stormy as could be imagined, without
/ actual violence occurring. This was very
narrowly averted at one point IN the
course of the hearing of the contest from
| Southampton county. Mr.. j. z, Holland
alluded to Mr.. j. C. Parker as having
made misleading statements to the con-
vcntion. and spoke of him as a ''shyHter
lawyer Mr.. Parker was with diff
Guilty restrained from striking his OPP
,onent and there was almost unanimous
eXpresson OF dlsapproval of the words
OF Mr.. Holland. He finally made COM
rplete retraction OF his language, and Mr..
Parker appeared to be satisfied with the
result. Z
The committee settled the contest from
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MARTIN IS
IN C|O|].|v''|'|.'T|:'.IR' |. 0 ! |.
His Friends Cheerfully Claim
More Than Forty Members
Of New Committee.
NEARLY i T: HALF ARE NEW MEN
Body at the Helm Of Democratic.
Affairs Has Much New
Blood.

In the choice of State committeeman,
al. almost complete revolution was
wrought.
or the ten district committees the Mar
tin wing secured a majority In nine the
Montague or anti Martin. element hold
Ing only the First, where all the old
committeeman were re-elected- The Ninth
was the only other district to re-elent
its old committee without a change. In
the Fourth, Fifth and Tenth. but ono
change was made in each, and these be-
cause the old members desired to retire.
n. N. Williams. Of Mecklenburs, sue
ceeded t. Freeman Epes In tho Fourth;
r.. II. Tompkins succeeded w. Fl. suth-
erland, and in the Tenth William M.
McAllister succeeds p. w. Hubbard,
Two of the five men from the First Dis
tr!ct are claimed to be for Martin; three
If not four, from the Second; all five
from the Third; five from the Fourth;
five from the Fifth; four from the Sixth;
five from the Seventh: four from the
Eighth. five from the Ninth. and five
from the Tenth. II these claims OF tho
Martin men be well founded. the Junior
senator's friends have ~ or 4S or the
80 committeeman
Tho state Committee is now composed
as follows, usterisks Indicating new mem.
bers:
First Dlstrlct-J. q. Sears. n, n. Wal
lace, r.. L. Allworth. c. 1.sJones.
Second DIstrlct-W, w. Sale, pr. F. 8.
Hope, sc. F. Day, G. w. Butts, J. M.
Curtis.
Third DIstrlct-Johr j. Lynch, We. l.,
lContinued on Eighth Page.l
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IS SENA TOR
KNOX. \ NOW W
Attorney General IS Selected to
Fill Vacancy Caused BY ID
Death Of Quay.
COMES AS BIG SURPRISE ;lJ.|I ! .:<'E.
Will Retain His Place in the.
Cabinet Until Next December.
Not Satisfactory to All.
COMES AS BIG SURPRISE. Z
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch-)
PHILADELPHIA. Juno 9.-Philander
C. Knox. of Pittsburg. Attorney-General
of the United States. was selected to-day
to fill the seat in tho United States Sem
ate made va cant by the death Of Mat
thew Stanley Quay. He will accept and
serve by appointment Of Governor PEN
nypacker. until March 4th. the date Of
the expiration OF the late senator's COM
mission. II political complications should
arise as result Of to-day's action he
will be elected to the full term by the
Legislature. which meets in January.
It is expected that Attorney-G General
Knox will remain in the Cabinet until
December.
COMES AS A SURPRISE.
The selection OF Attorney-General Knox
came as a surprise to the politicians OF
the State His name had not been con-
slde,ed by United States Senator PEN
rose, who, as chairman of the Republican
State Committee, along with Israel w.
Durham, the Philadelphia leader, had the
raining Of Quay's successor.
Yesterday afternoon. however. Henry
q. Icrick, OF Pittsburg. a director OF the
United States Steel Corporation. came to
this city and formally announced that
the Attorney-G eneral was q candidate for
the place, and That he came here In Mr..
Knox s interests, AS the leaders had de-
cided that Allegheny county, in which
Pittsburg is situated. was to have the
rlace, he thought the leaders could have
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regarding the primary plan and
will report to the Convention
this morning favorable to the
secret ballot for the nomination
of candidates for all offices.
The Committee on Resolutions
of the convention completed its
work and adjourned shortly be-
fore 2 A. M. to-day after having
practically re-enacted the present
plan of primary, with the excep-
ton that it substituted the secret
ballot plan for the viva voce
method, endorsed by the retiring
State Committee on Wednesday
night by close vote. The ma
ijority for the substitution Of the
secret ballot plan was overWhelin-
ingly apparent, but two voices
being heard in opposition to the
proposition.
The other amendments to the
primary plan agreed to by the
old State Committee ON Wednes-
day night, most Of them mere
changes Of verbiage and pro
visions covering contingencies
that may arise not fully provided
for by, the old unamended plan,
were reintroduced in the Resolu-
tons Committee and explained by
Chairman Jones and all agreed
to without the formality of a vote.
Perhaps the most important is
one giving candidates in a primary
the right to have a representative
in the polling places and at the
count of ballots.
Leave It To State Committee.
a resolution Of great interest
and importance and one voted.
down in the committee by the
close shave OF 9to 8, was offered
BY Hon. John B. Moon, OF Abe
marie. 1t proposed to empower
the State Central Committee to.
adopt such regulations as may be
needful to carry the primary plan
into effect. It was offered prac-
tically without advocacyin speech
BY its patron, but Mr.. Jones, from
the chair, in his bland and easy.
manner, attacked it, warming up.
as he proceeded. He pointed out
that it bestowed great power on
the committee and might be 50
construed as to permit the COM
.mittee to nullify the primary plan
OF making nominations.
Mr.. Moon disclained any such
construction and contended that
it merely provided for contingell-
/ 1
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One Hundred Russians Killed.
War. Office Denies Reports.

3i3a.1 AM (By Assoclhted #Fress)
ST. PETERsBURG, June o-2:os r. NJ
The War Office is In possession of in
formation which the officials declare
warrants contradiction Of the reports
brought by Chinese fugitiyes to Che Foo
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North Carolina.


making extensive experiments to nnd
grtcyentiye OF s watermelon wilt---Con-
Eressman Patterson Is rcnor,inated py
nation Brakeman Killed by tralh
parting and dropping him In In !, eeeween,n ,eeae-,
but claims that money ha took was due
him by tho Bishop Cheshire
delivers an address against divorce and
lipon the negro question
General. a
Long contemplated attack on Port Ar
thur has begun; Russian forces there re-
inforced bT troops from Dalny and Kin
chow: Russian vessels in harbor ASSIST
Ing continues: Kuropatkin reports fight
near sainlatze, and Russians. lose on hun
dred soldiers and two officers: Russian
War Department keeps strict guard over
arsenals and guards are instructed 10
shoot and then investigate---:Attorney
Stanley Quay, OF Pennsylvania his selec..
ton comes as surprise to politicians OF
the state: talked to President oyer long
distance phone and was advised 70 , ac,
cept the positlon-"Death to Gnlonism'
trict; General Bell will land leaders ot
gang which wrecked newspaper Office II
such be possible--Afanagers Of Olney,,s
campaign claim that sentiment In his
favor grows In Soutn---Levi Letter pio-
neer merchant Of Chicago. dies Of heart
failure at Bar Harbor Pattleship Mis-
seuri remains at Newport News; was
ordered to Gibraltar, but this was coun-
termanded- Governor Of Arkansas would
not commute sentence In Vowel case
and old man Is hanged--.-One killed and
several Injured In cave In on prominent
Atlanta street Broward seems to have
majority in Florida for Goyernor--Mi;an N;
shot in Ice cream saloon at Tampa, fln.
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Virginia.

Butchers In Norfolk are going out OF
business because they are losing money
ercises in Petersburg the most Imposing
for many years; windows unveiled In oid
J3landford Church w Hooldr!dgc ana
forbes, though allowed ball. are still In
jail at Buckingham Courthouse the ex-
citement runs hEii---A number Of indict-
mcnts in Danville for illegal sale OF H
in WytheYlle disposes Of long. list OF
eases, but hands down no opinions---:A
double team breaks through n bridge In
DInwiddle; tho driver swlms out, but the
illegal as constituted and appointment OF
teachers invalId--Memorial Day observed
at Staunton, where there was q large
parade; Colonel Robert Il. Lee. Jr., sha
ora tor. n VIZ 4&E 4 yla
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SUMMARY or THE DAYS NEWS
The Weather.

=
M WARRINGTON. Juno 9.--Forecast for
Friday and Saturday: !, y III.
EW Virgi1il--Showers Friday and probably
Saturday; fresh northeast winds on the
coast :, u, II 4, ".
or Friday, showers In cast portion; SAT-
urday fair, except showers on the coast
fresh Winds, becoming north.
Richmond's cool day yesterday, closed
Iast niRht with d severe electrical storm
and Il dowrpour of ram
RANGE or THE T11ERMoMETER. !,
A. M. h...............'..... 80. ......'.4 -
IL M OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80. ......... ~
r, M. .............. s.......... '.......' y
p M............,........ 49,. -. : ......... ~
=, NJ. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....i.. ..'.... ~
IL midnight ........................... b2
/. i.
Highest temperature Yesterday.......... ~
Lowest temperature yesterday. u
Mean Temperature yesterday. -. ....... ~
Normal temperature for juno. q
Departure from normal temperature. =. ~
Precipitation during past "a hours...... w
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
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lcontinued on Eighth Page.2
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Resolutions Committee
Recommends 1t.
MR.. BRAXTON WON HIS.
FIGHT FOR BALLOTS.
Mr.. Jones Again Argued for the
Viva Voce Method in State
Primaries.
ENDORSED PARKER, BUT
DID NOT INSTRUCT
Committee Will Thus Recon-
mend as to Choice Of Prcai-
dental Nominec-The St.
Louis Delegation to Act
Under the Unit Rule.
Other Resolutions.

Committee on Resolutions re-.
verses the old State Committee
regarding the primary plan and
will report to the Convention
this morning favorable to the.
secret ballot for the nomination.
of candidates for all offices.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Richmond.

delegates at large to the national coll-
yentlon at s;tsNL5uis, dafcrrlng action on
primary revison and platform until an n
adjourned session TO be held THIS mornins ~ IL
and Braxt5n are Delegates at large and
Tuckerand w. r.. Barksdale are eiectss,,,S, ..,,,,
al large--Play ground for children VII
be opened this Afternoon In presence q
the Governor and the Civic Improvement
Ieague; Interesting exercises by tne
league to-inorrowOtey Battery TO nave
reunion 6to-day-----.Jiisttce Crntchfield VS.
its the Winston camp and inspects the
grounds in order to give q clear opinion
when the case comes UP before him t9-
day. .Reinecke wins the wrestling match
with Jcne5 last night Hcnrlco 10 nave
.CIiEsTIsR sR---Gitizens pleased at seiectioln
ar Mr. w. 3. Bradley as delegate TO ST.
ljoiiia----City Assembly meets to-nie Ii
sEuneral or Mr. John Moxlcy THIS mornlng.
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But the small man was not to be discouraged. He
laid his hand impulsively on the WATERWAYS arm
"Cut it out Ben" he said "'Taint no use me
telln YOU that know things o the past and haven't
never told Don't 60 for THROWN good thing over
your shoulder when an old pal comes to you with IT.
Man, hurry upi'
Captain Moran hesitated' slH eylng the man
before him susriciously doubtfully. Just then
great tongue Of flame shot up into the air and decided
the matter We'll take down and look any
way he said Mind, don't say n IN on the deal
A million dollars worth did you say!'
The little man did not wait to answer he skipped
off to the boat and had the moorlngs loosed by the
time the captain reached the float. The captain
himself wasted time, now that he had decided TO 60
but sent the 'Flver" out into the a good
rate OF speed.
And there's tea there too. went on the little man
as if he had never broken off. Finest tea IN all
China worth all kinds o money, and there's tons
of it."
"You know just where all these things aref" asked
the captain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
tain MOr@im
w HAIR
8U RNING OF THE
BY i. Spence de Pwe

y have Bit, he whincd humbly And you'll do
= the square thing too, won't you, Benz"
The waterman stared ahead with the calm
tempt of strong man for weaker one.
scream at their rear, and they turned to see one
of the giant fire tugs bearing down upon them. In
moment 1t passed by, close that they could touch
it, a splendid mass of floating machinery, with the
men already twisting the nozzles into position.
Captain Moran and his companion had the whole
of the open bay to themselves now the last of the
fire fighters having just passed. On the side
the wharves with their close-packed hundreds Of
vessels and the dark shielded docks; the other side
the vast reach of the bay with its scattered craft
but nothing else moving.
Rapidly they approached the blaze. which lighted
the whole lower harbor now. the great of flame
shooting up into the air Enthusiastically tongues
OF flame that reached for the dome of heaven then IT
solid banks. 1t quickly evident that the fire had
started on the outer end of the long wharf The shed
was burning. the heavy panked floor burning
even the piles atlre the edge of the tapping
water. On either side the dock and also nearer the
shore end liners the nearest the
launch iron monster though it was was a mass OF
flame in its upper works. Everywhere was noise and
confusion Busy tugs pulled their mghtiest, bclc,ns
forth clouds OF smoke they tried with feversh hurry
to move the ponderous of iron away from the
burning pier.
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"Do /? You can bet | do and therell never be
another chance like this in the world
For few minutes they without further
words both staring ahead at the bright glow that
danced up and down in the sky making the intervening
sl,ars and rigging stand out sharply. The air was
fairly filed with the scream of whistles, and the
north wind drove the smoke in a cloud away from the
city 49,
Say you won't it down, will you, Ben!
asked the little man again 81 been up against it
hard o. late and Id like make haul
"Shut up" swore the captain. i told you Ia
have a look; amt that enough
Yes, that's enough, Ben. You'll look, and you'll
see all that easy money just laying there, and you
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The smaller did not wait for more, but with
agility born of practice swung himself from the roof of
the cabin to the dock above and disappeared. In
few minutes he back again, calling down from
above. Then he threw down a small bale.
Wait" said Captain Moran. He took out
knife and slit the cover, when wealth of co!ored
softness bulgod out of the opening Though the cap
tain said nothing, a sudden CLEAN of avarice lighted
his ewes; he gave glance that comprehended
every surrounding then threw the bale into the cabin
Making fast the launch the waterman climbed