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

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

Mr.. and Mrs #. S. Jansen are
visiting friends lat Bowling
Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Mrs. Homer Jackson, of St.
Louis, is the guest of her par
ents, j B. Settle and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Mrs. Cha!les Willis spent
Xmas with the home folks at
haywood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

aThe most aaround satisfactory and successful year
in the history of business has just closed 1t has been
busy year, and has been gncen it is
but meet that should Wish to thank those who have
given the buying public of Monroe and vicinity
We want to you of apprecation-we want to
tell you that could feel appreCiaIve than
do
For 1905 we have this to offer you:
1--WE going to try harder than before to merit
your patronage We going to have better larger
and attractive for you to select from We
going to always price ything just low is conss
tent with conservative merchandising. In short you
always look here for everything that is modern and pro-
gressve in the hardware line
1--WE realize that the store that succeeds well is the
store with the great big list of satisfied customers, This
will bear in mind every minute during the year.
and we promise you right that you will have
for compainfor any reason-when you favor this
store with your patronage.
ITO our old customers then, say that will be
pleased than to you in 1905 To those who
have not tried trading here yet that know
you will like it when you try. To ALL we say that we
wish you the most prosperous the happest and least
troublesome new year you have enjoyed
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Miss Ida Robey of Shelbina.
has been the guest of W. B,
Spalding and family,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Mrs. j. IL. Palmer and son,
Alfred, went to Quincy, Thurs
day to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Mrs. Annie Cox, of st. Louis
has been the guest of relatives
10 this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Schouten's bread at Griff1th's
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-29

Mrs. F. NJ. Wilson went to
Lentner, Friday to visit friends
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

Copyright, 19O1. by Daily
The circus tent was patched and
yellow, barely big enough for one
ring, with a disreputable fly for the
half dozen cages which made up the
menagerie. yet everybody felt the cir
Gus itself a providence, coming, as 1t
did. just the week that the quarrel
lbetwixt the Beans and the Hounsleys
got near the shooting pitch
Clingstone, the social center OF all
Brush Creek, lay where the big road
crossed the river, which was navi-
lgable six months of the year. Other
months Brush Creek depended upon
the mail-rider for it's news and upon
itself for it's diversions. Naturally
the diversions ran through sliding
scale from fighting to counting. Since
the Bean-Hounsley affair embraced
both, it divided Brush Creek folk into
two opposing and well-matched
camps. One said old Squire Jack
'Hounsley ought to get down on his
knees and give special thanks that
stirring fellow such as Bud Bean
was we'll known to be, wanted to take
his daughter Bee off his hands, add
ing with something of asperity, that
flor it's own part. it didn't know what
Bud saw in her-he certainly would
get the worst or the bargain 10 In1S
the other retorted with equal rancor
that if Bud was stirring, all the otner
Beans since the year one had been
!nobodies, SO it was pretty certain his
Industry couldn't lasu-Squire Jack
lHounsley was merely proving himself
the wise and far-Sighted man they had
always taken him to be. in refusing
to let Bee-short for Belinda-even
speak any more to Bud.
That was the talk, understand, in
complaining time By August. tho
circus season, 1t was very much sharp
er and more sulphurous- Kind people.
after their habit, had carried things
back and forth between the high con-
tending parties, until Squire Jack was
ready to foam at the mouth IL rou
said Bean in his hearing. and Bud
swallowed hard, and looked intently
over your head if you so much as
mentioned that Squire Jack had
traded horses again.
The circus came to Clilfgstone. That
meant the coming in of everybody
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

anything could-she was both sure
footed and speedy. He was not SO
certain about Tige. Beck's partner.
still there was nothing for it but to
back on her, boy Billy, Lie and
brother Johnny, both of whom out
yelled the lion. That left Bee. and
her Aunt Maria, the most fearful soul
alive, for riders behind upon the new
horse. The Squire mounted the beast,
clucked to him, and got MIN near tho
remaining hind wheel, which Aunt
Maria had mounted and to which she
chung despairingly- Aunt Maria
weighed two hundred, and stood five
foot two. Is it any wonder that when
the Squire checked up at the end of
two breathless miles. Bee, who should
have been perched behind Aunt
Maria, was nowhere visible?
Or is it any marvel that some two
hours later, a minister in the country
town was reading the marriage serv-
ice in behalf of disheveled bride,
and an exultant groom. When the
knot was tied hard and fast as law
and gospel could do it, there was sup
per, very late, and very merry, at the
towns finest hotel. The circus pro-
prietor gave it-he was, it turned out,
a running Bean, Buds elder brother
who had run away many years before,
in the wake of a circus. He had work
ed his way up, and at last became so
indispensable that when the proprietor
died his last words to his weeping
widow were: ''Stick to the country
circuit-and don't forget to marry
Bean" Bean, a born Snowman, did
not in the least mind sinking his name
out of hearing for the good of his son,
but some STRINGS of either affection
or curiosity had made him write to
Bud and find out how the land lay, be-
fore the "Second-Greatest-Sho came
to Clingstone.
AS for details-they were never
quite clear to anybody. Lie Pardue
maintains to this day that Bee was
such a fool she simply fell off the
horse and lay there, uncertain as to
whether she was to be eaten or mar
ried. The story, of course, got into the
papers, and helped the show to draw
so well that at the end of the next
season the proprietors sent to a very
new and very pink Bean a silver Low.
| ing cup with roaring lions for han.
| dies. Stranger still, Squire Jack
Houns1ey drank egg-nogs out of that
! same loving cup-and in drinking
washed down the last trace of enmIty
| toward his son-in-law.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
is ENTHUSIASTIC OVER GOLF.
Justice Harlan Ascribes Good Health
to Popular Game,

One of the most enthusiastic of all
those who follow the elusive golf balls
over the Chevy Chase links near
Washington is Justice Harlan of the
United States Supreme Court. He
has turned three score and ten, but he
declines to agree that he has there
fore passed what some have called
the dead line of active life.
81 am no older than 1 was twenty
years ago." he remarked the other
day, 'and while 1 can keep up my
golf I'm apt to stay So
Justice Harlan, after his first les
son in trying to make the ball do
things it apparently did not wish to
do, described golf as a "cross be-
tween tiddly-winks and a mile rum
but to-day he plays, rain or shine,
summer or winter, matching off with
generals or diplomats or, failing these,
Colonel Bogey'' himself.
Not long ago, in a pause in a ses-
sion of the Supreme Court, the gal
lery saw Justice Harlan write some
thing on a bit of paper and, calling a
page, send it down to former Attor-
ney General Griggs, who, himself an
ardent golfer, was at the time before
the tribunal about to plead case. In
such room, in such a presence, ev-
erything becomes impressive, but that
note merely read:
Dear Griggs: 1 was out before
breakfast this morning and played a
white ball against red one-the red
man against the pa1eface. And the
Injun won-two up. H.'-New York
Tribune
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

out how slick you fellers can lie"
much as looking her way. Somehow
he seemed to be cumming nightly
with the circus folk-he went in and
out at pleasure. sat for brief whites
where he chose. and guyed the clown
with a familiar ease really astound-
ing.
Bee sat dreaming all through the
performance, waiting for something
she did not know what. Her heart
sank as the family party filed out Of
the tent, and still she had no sign
from Bud. She thought her father
was going straight home. That was
Squire Jacks intention-but he had
traded horses three times that day,
getting boot and a better horse every
time, so he was in the humor for
any sort of pleasant extravaganza.
When he heard the ringmaster shout
ing from his perch on a gay wagon.
that the night show would be unlike
and ever SO much better than the
day one, he thrust fistfu1 of silver
inside the ticket window, saying with
a grim laugh: I'm willin' to pay
money jest to find out how slick you
fellers can lie.'
Bee felt her dying hope suddenly
reprieved then, but she was near
crying when the night show ended,
and still Bud had made no sign. Bee
was glad the mules trotted their best
and made the wagon jounce and
bounce so there could be no talking
Lie Pardue had come with them, and
she knew was fairly aching to twit
her with Buds open falling away.
Squire Jack had distanced most of
the other homing vehicles, when all
at once one corner of the wagon sank
down. splitting the occupants in a long
row, before the team could be check
ed. A lynch-pin had dropped out and
let the hind wheel run on. As Squire
Jack was searching for it, lantern in
hand. man came galloping towards
him. shouting aloud: Run, every
body, for your Ivesi The lions loose,
Cage got turned overt Run He'll
kill you. RUM"
The road ran through the woods.
From the depths of them behind the
rider there came a succession of
blood-curdling bowls. The Squire
rose to the emergency. He had his
horse-the new horse, in charge OF
Tommy, his eldest SON. He also had
the two mules-and nine people to
carry OF on them In a wink he had
stripped the mules of gear, set Tom
my astride one of them, with his wife
behind the lad, and little Sue, his
youngest daughter on before Beck
nrle. he Erew. would save them il
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

A great sensation is promised when
Mrs. Lawrence Phipps, wife OF the
Pittsburg millionaire, answers in
court to his suit filed against her in
Denver for divorce.
Mrs. Phipps, who charges that her
husband stole away from her by force
her two daughters and took them
with him to Denver, where they now
are, declares that she will make a
bitter fight to regain possession of
her children.
The children, under an order of the
Denver courts, are temporarily in
charge of their father, but Mrs.
Phipps says the sensational charges
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
GoRMAN AS SENATE PAGE.
Youthful Prank Of Statesman Recent
ly Brought to Light.


Workmen engaged in moving some
hangings in the supreme court room
in the capital at Washington recently
discovered the name, ARTHUR p. Cor
man." cut in one of the marble col
umns. In 1852 the present supreme
court room was the senate chamber,
and Arthur p. German had just been
appointed senate page. This work
with his penknife indicates assurance
on the part of this 13-year-old Mary
land youngster, remarkable even in q
senate page boy, and senate page
boys as a class fear neither men,
princes nor potentates, nor do they
respect any power other than the SER
geant at arms. But few of them de-
face the capitol with their penknives
in quite such conspicuous fashion. Ar
thur p. German at 13, however, evil
IDENTIFY intended to miss no opportunf-
ties to leave an impression of his
presence behind him. He is said to
have been no paragon as page boy,
but a very ordinary, active, mischiev-
GUS youngster.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Net a Practical Politician.

Senator Depew addressed Yale stu
dents a few days ago, his subject De-
ing politics. His speech was pitched
in a high key, and some of his audit
ors took note of this fact. THAT was
a beautiful speech, senator" said a
reckless junior in the evening. But
we feel ourselves incapable of apply
ing your theories to actual life. Won't
you give us a footnote-
senator, If you please. on practical
politics?' But the Roman-featured
statesman answered only: Good
Lord! That's not in my line. You
should call on the highest living au-
thority-Thomas C.. Plat"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
In CHICAGO.

Ex-senator Billy Mason says that
a>friend of his in Chicago was recent
ly showing an acquaintance from the
East through his art gallery.
You have some pretty fine paint
ings here" remarked the Eastern
man. 81 especially like those old por-
traits 1 presume they were handed
down to you by your ancestors" he
added, by way of gentle Jolly"
Ancestors nothingi" exclaimed the
Chicago man, taking the matter seri-
ously; -'they were handed down to
me by an auctioneeri"-June Wom-
ans Home Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

she will make from the witness stand
against her millionaire husband will
turn the tide of affairs and result in
her being given absolute control of
her daughters.
Lawrence c. Phipps is a nephew of
Henry Phipps of the billion-dollar
steel trust. The nephew was form
erly treasurer of the Carnegie Steel
Company and his fortune is estimated
at $40, 100000. His wife was Miss
Genevieve Chandler, daughter of a
former governor. The couple were
married six years ago. The family es-
arrangement is laid to A. Hart Mckee,
the wife's cousin, who recently went
abroad on the same steamer with her
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
MoReAN's COAT OF ARMS.
Financfer Credited With Remark Both
Humorous and True.

Financier Credited With Remark Both
Humorous and True.
J. Pierpont Morgan is gifted with
great deal more of humor than is gen.
orally known. Not long ago, while in
London, he was introduced to lady
who made some pretensions to peer
age Pardon me-" said this lady,
haughtily, "to which Morgans do you
belong?" "Oh, we are an Independent
branch replied Mr.. Morgan. slyly,
"but we date back to the Norman
kings 'Ah, then you have a coat OF
arms?" Mr.. Morgan dug down into
his pocket and brought forth a shin
ing American $50 gold piece This, !"
he said, lis our coat of arms; few
other families have adopted the same
emblem. But" he continued, conf
dentially, 1--WE are gathering them in
as fast as possible"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

else within a radius of twenty miles.
Clingstone housewives began cooking
the day after the bills were put up,
and when the day itself came, had
their tables set at eleven o'clock.
Squire Jack brought in every soul on
the place. all packed in the two horse
wagon, along with sack of meal, and
other sacks of cabbage, potatoes and
apples. The sacks were all for his
sister Jenny, at whose house he would
leave his women folks to gossip and
get dinner, while he himself kept a
sharp lookout for that pestilent Bud
Bean.
Squire Jack meant to get there so
long ahead of Bud that Bud would
have no chance to find out Bees
whereabouts. 1t nettled him not a
little that as he came to the ford the
ferryman said, grinning: My soul.
Squire Jack! Looks like your a-chas-
in Bud Bean. He's jest about two
minutes ahead Bee. who was pale
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
HOW MAkARoFF NET DEATH.
Japanese Knew His Method Of Sail.
ING, and Laid the Trap.


ing, and Laid the Trap.
A letter from Moscow to the Lon
don Telegraph says: Admiral Max
aroff, unaccustomed to maneuver q
large squadron in so difficult a place
as Port Arthur, frequently had such
slight mishaps as collisions of ships.
which, fortunately, entafled no seri-
GUS consequences. Finally he drew
up and stereotyped a plan Of maneu-
vers, according to which ships had
to form in line of battle outside the
harbor. each one taking up specified
place, and from this arrangement he
never departed. The Japanese,
noticing this uniformity, anchored q
contact mine in the position assigned
to the Petropavlosk, and in this way
the disaster was brought about A
few minutes before the catastrophe
an officer twice requested the admiral
to seek for contact mines, but he
was told to mind his own business.
The officer repeated the warning a
third time and Makaron ordered him
to go away Immediately under threat
Of punishment"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02

Story Publishing Company
and pretty, with dreamy meek blue
eye, smiled hopefully-it was a good
omen, Buds getting thus ahead of
Pap. He had sent her a message the
night before, mysterious as it was
laconic, "Jump-but don't boiler when
you hear the lion roar" it ran. Bee
did not in the least understand it
but then it was not for her to under
stand things-she meant always to
leave that to Bud.
Still she could not help specializing
on it, when she was safe in her Seat
inside the tent, and had seen Bud go
past twice or three times without so
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Woman. Wise Use Of Money.

A Long Island City school teacher.
who has fallen heir to 100000, an
nounces that she will continue to
teach and hopes to be more efficient
than before.
I'm fact, my money will help me in
my work. she says, land 1 shall
spend some of 1T for that purpose I
am going to build a nice little home
with part of the money, where 1 can
be handy to the school and give more
time to it than 1 have given previous
ly."
Wise womani Nine people out of
ten would allow sudden acquisition of
riches to end their usefulness.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
D. RockEFELLER's WEALTH.
Enormous Amount Of Money His, or
Under His Control.

News that John D. Rockefeller has
succeeded in starting $2,500, 900 900
mining combination naturally evokes
the question. How much money is he
worth and how much money does he
control?
Well informed gossip has credited
him with fortune of 100000, 900.
He is the chief stockholder of the
Standard Oil Company. He has con-
trolling interest in more than half
dozen other corporations of enormous
dividend earning capacity. In addi-
ton he has heavy minority interests
in nearly a score of other rich enter
prises. According to financiers Mr..
Rockefeller has controlling interests
in the following corporations:
standard on Gamer 1s9eSC ooS 90
Calumet and Hecla ..-....... u, 20 10000
American Lnseed --..-...... LIZ 200 GO
Corn PRODUCTS company. "a ssS. oOO o 90 GO
st. Paul railway ...-......-.. 145,2s0,oOOO
He has heavy minority interests in
United States Steel. Colorado Fuel and
G CAS- fnte agn IS Harvester. New York
Central, Pennsylvania, Missouri Pacific.
Wisconsin Central. and others.
Among the officers of all these
corporations the name of John D.
Rockefeller figures only once-as
president Of the Standard Oil Com
pany. In Missouri Pacific, Colorado
Fuel and Iron, and American Linseed
stocks the name of John D. Rockefel-
Ter Jr. stands in the directorate as the
representative of the father. William
Rockefeller is another name probably
to represent his brothers interests on
occasion. No one may guess how
many names of confidential clerks do
service in this capacity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
His Letter.

When Willie Blank was at the sea-
shore last summer his father wrote
to him frequently, and in each letter
inclosed ten cents or a quarter to add
to the little lads pleasure. Willie was
no 1etter-writer, but one day he man
aged to compose the following COM
prehensive epistle, which he sent to
his father:
"Deare Papa-I got all your letters
and you have put some mummy in each
ore of them. Please write oftener.
Your Iuving son, William"
June Woman,s Home Companion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
RELIGION AND THE LAW.
One Effect Of Enactment of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature.

sachusetts Legislature.
At the Columbia university COM
mencement. luncheon Dean Van AM
ringe, who presided, referred playfully
and under his breath, between
courses, to the fact that the Massa-
chusetts legislature had granted the
right to the Young Mems Christian as
sociation to confer the degree of bach
elor of laws. "Too bad that Ben
Butler did not live to know Of it." he
observed 1T would have been q
pleasant reflection to him that the bay
state, always first in public virtue,
should recognize the connection be-
tween religion and law" Precisely
so," rejoined his neighbor. "And now
it is possible to place on a Boston
tombstone the words, Here lies law
yer and a Christian without going to
the trouble Of putting two men into
one grave"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Helen eouId,. Fame widespread.

Miss Helen Gould seems to be world
famous While at the 'tcity OF Jeru-
SALEM" IN the worlds fair grounds at
ST Louis, the other day, one of the
party with which she was asked the
Nazarene guide, Saffouri, If he had
ever heard of Helen Gould. ooh,
yes he replied. "She is great
American woman, philanthropist
and q Christian" where did you
hear of her, In Palestine or in Amer
ica?" Sanouri was asked TN Pales-
tine, many. many times. and in Amer.
lea since came over" he said
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Eor snexperieneed prauahtsman.

An apparatus which makes it pos
sible te draw in perspective mechan-
icaIly, without previous training, is
the invention of a Swiss, who names
it the rerspectartigraph- A telescope
with hair lines to show its center
and a crayon pencil are hung with a
universal Joint so that they move to-
Eether. The draughtsman holds the
pencil ia his hand and moves it over
the paper in such a way as to make
the intersection of the hair lines in
the telescope follow the outline of the
object TO be copied
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Much Harder.

'Tt's very sweet lullaby said the
musicians friend. 81 suppose it was
pretty hard to compose it,
"Oh. not very" replied the must.
clan; "I can imagine harder things"
That's SO; composing a baby that
you sing it to. for instance"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Pot and Kettle.

f'That fellow townsman of yours"
remarked the New Yorker, "hasn1
much idea of table manners
NO replied the Chicagoan, 81 no
ticed that Why, the other day I seer
him use the same knife for his pts
that he'd used to eat his peas with"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Her Private Opinion.

''No, ma'am,' said the hobo who was
figuring on a handout, 81 amt no reg
lar tramp. 1 wuz sailor tree years
ergo, but me ship got wreckt an I was
washed ashore"
and it's a safe bet" retorted the
unsympathetic female, that you amt
been washed since"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
InQratitude.

Uncle Ephr'm was trying to sell his
mule.
mo, suh.' he said. dis newell
wouldn' kick nobody. She's pufickly
gentle. Amt got no bad tricks. Any
woman kin hitch FER up an'-whoa>
dar, you ongratefu1 beasti Quit dat
cavortin'. Don't you heah how Use
lynn about yuh?'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-02
Proper Resentment.

Archie don't see you out with
Miss Fluffy any more.
Fweddy-No; 1 askwed her the
other day if she thought she could
learn to love me. and she lawfed and
said, Not in a thousand years." That
made me mad, and I said, baw Jove.
I wasn't going to waste my time go
ing to see her any more! And I'm
not, either, baw Jovet