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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

The eliminator was incorrigible.
Your salon." he reminded 'is pure
Louis XIV. One or two very fine paint
ings here would add tone. of the ro-
coco period, of course-lambs, shep-
herdesses, little blue ribbons and bells.
turtle doves-that sort of thing, you
know; but these"-the swoop of his
hand was comprehensive-"m all
co."
MY husband would never hear OF
such thing. That painting alone cost
him $4,000"
'"Ah. yes. the Magdalenel The bro
cade behind it is excellent. madam.
assure you. the room would be purer
If it were eliminated. Shall I dispose
Of all these pictures for you, madam,
and with the proceeds select something
truly appropriate? l don't say a pic
ture of necessity; tapestry, perhaps .
So argued the eliminator and at length
carried his point.
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sooner or later follows. The race for
wealth, with it's accompanying cares,
anxieties and luxuries, not to say vices,
keeps the brain in a constant turmoil
and is a prolific breeder of madness"
DIR. Oscar A. King sees great danger
from the cured" madmen who are dis
charged from institutions. Said he:
Hundreds OF thousands of these peo-
pie marry. The result? The birth of
children predisposed to insanity. The
children mature probably without
showing any signs of mental disorder,
marry into sound families never before
tainted with a drop Of insanity and
spread the contamination. With thou
sands of such marriages, and such chill
dren being constantly born into the
world, one can readily account for the
increase of insanity. l think the royal
family of Austria. the Hapsburgs, are
about the best Illustration of this idea
that 1 know Of.
1T is safe to estimate. however, -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

upset the unstable in overworl<: i'm
proper food and i'll ventilated quarters
are factors in the development of in
sanity. There is a considerable number
of women, the wives of laboring men,
forced in turn to labor and bear and
rear their children at once. who become
insane from pure exhaustion. In any
case of that kind the children are likely
to be weakened in their resistance"
DR.. F. Packer Of the Bellevue Hos
pital, in New York, says that for
1902 and 1908 and six months Of 1904
Bellevue Hospital admitted 1872, PASS
and 1928 patients. out OF which 1885,
1852 and 946 were committed to asylums
permanently. The State institutions OF
New York, not including any private
asylums or sanatoriums, hospitals. poor
farms or patients cared for at home
report a total for the year 1902 OF 25. 40
insane patients and in private asylums
961 insane, making a total of %. 4S1 pa
tents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

abominated smoking. He was a
Quaker"
You would not care. then, to give
the old gentleman second burial and
erect really classical tombstone for
him? 1t is rather good chance to
add a touch Of interest to your country
place.
You convince me-" sighed madam,
that the bust must go. l shall not,
however, put myself through the or
deal of a funeral. 1t can be sent to
my son John for his room at Yale"
When in the French salon the elm
inator said, It's pity. isn't it. about
pictures?"
These here are supposed to be fairly
gocd," answered madam, assuringly.
We've been through regular weed
ing time, though; things that I've
known since babyhood were showed up,
well. nearer the garnet than l care to
recall"
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w &: FL: Z: r.: E: Il: Ii: !;
and may be Sc
cured at any
bargain sale in dozen lots at your own
price While they are not men in the
sense Of our topic, yet they attempt the
thing they are told, serve to augment
the census and perpetuate the race.
Having done this they die and are for
gotten. They I've out their little day
ard the world is neither richer nor
poorer for their departure. Perhaps no
more can be expected from our modern
civilization, and yet we meet occasion
ally a man Of different type who seems
born for a purpose and who has set
his intent upon lifting the race. Bor-
rowing the lantern Of Diogenes let us
search for such a man. Head and
shoulders he rises above the throng.
The light OF divine glory is upon
his face he moves beneficently among
his fellows, helping here and lifting
there lii many a bent and deformed
character is Strengthened to behold the
possibilities OF his own nature and rise
in the image Of his Maker TO better
. things In the occasional presence Of
such men We are led 10 ask whether
IL IS not possible for every man TO at
tain something Of that nobler charac-
ter without which he cannot be truly
man Some men are grass. always
10 be trodden upon: some are brush,
obstrUcting the passage Of others and
serving no useful purpose; others still
are trees Of moderate height with mod
crate power for good; while a few are
majestic in height and Of extensive
power for refreshing shade.
They tell US that man has three capa-
cities for improvement-body, mind
and spirit In this order they are of
cumulative Importance. each being
more valuable than the preceding. He
only is a man who fuIhIls his highest
possibility in all three capacities.
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And yet the man we want is not sim
ply body and mind The body is leaf
and the mind is flower, but the spirit is
fruit The apex and crown of human
life is spiritual development The
image of God is in every man and our
highest privilege is to bring it forth.
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in the world?
To these three questions three noted
Chicago alienists answer Yes" says
the New York World.
They are Y. H. Podstata, superin-
tendent Of the Dunning Insane Asylum;
Dr. James p Lynch and DR.. Oscar A
King. They are corroborated by
Judge Orrir Carter, who presides over
the court in which the insane are
given trial DR.. POdstata says that
one person in every $50 in Chicago is
insane and one in every five predis-
posed 10 insanity. One Of the most
popular songs OF the year in Chicago
is called oh. Gee, Amt 1t Great to
BE Crazy2''
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~ INCE eliminating has come
fiamboyantly into fashion
as a novel profession il may
perhaps be conceded that
there is something new I'M
der the sun. At least, from
time tmmemorial il has been the Gus
tom Of American women to group
their household gods and furnishings
exactly to suit themselves. and then to
let them stand, evidencing the degree
Of their respective tastes. In this day,
however. when the erection of palatisl
residences takes place with something
OF the lightning rapidity that char
acterizes an automobile chase, a vein
Of timidity has developed in even the
stanchest OF matrons regarding the
criticisms which in all probability her
new home win invoke. In the begin
ming Of It's furnishings she has made
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

4rDylA O the l4dSSacnu-
sets Free Library Commission. The
organization Of this commission in 1880
was the outgrowth Of a deeply seated
feeling Of the best men and women OF
Massachusetts that something should
be attempted for the mental and social
welfare Of the residents Of the villages
and small towns Of the State. There
vas 50 little 10 interest and instruct
the young people living on the hillside
farms and in the villages that the flow
OF young life TO the cities became a
growing injury 10 both country and
city.
After much discussion a commission
Of five members was created by an act
Of the Legislature The members were
TO serve without pay. were empowered
TO furnish expert aid a.-d counsel TO
Libraries applying for help and, most
important Of all, were authorized to ex-
pend for any town that would establish
a library one hundred dollars for books.
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EARTH ONE BIG LUNATIC ASYLUMN 700 YEARS

OES insanity follow in the
wake Of civilization?
Are we fast becoming
a nation Of lunatics2
is Chicago going crazy
faster than any other city
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Paint and brushes and drawing do not
make a picture. There must also be an
ideal to be expressed. Body and mind
are for time only. Spirit is for eternity.
Spiritual capacity is the link between
God and man. If man has none. he
has no claim upon the favor of God. If
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

EVER before has evidence
Of the value Of a States
organized work for public
Libraries been shown so
clearly as in the fourteenth
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
PIANO CONTEST
Cut II Out, Not the Contest But the
Coupon For She Wants II.

IF you are so unfortunate as
not to have a sweet heart, then
there must be a fair one that it
would be pleasure to you to
give a pleasure, so cut out the
coupon fill in with her name
and then instead of taking a nap
60 to work and see that she
gets an elegant piano.
No girl will ever take the
trouble to try to please a gen.
tleman unless he at least tries
to please her tor she even goes
further than the "Plumed
Knight" in her belief in reclproc-
ity.
The only thing it takes to
get votes is a little energy,
snap or get there. The whole
game is in your hands and some
handsome woman will hold the
winning trick. 1t will be you
if you so decide.
Owing to rush of advertising
late Wednesday, list of con-
testants is left out.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
RECEPTION.

Saturday evening from 8 TO II
O'Clock the elegant home of DR..
and Mrs. Thos. Proctor was the
scene of a delightful reception
given in honor of their eldest
son, M. Bailey Proctor and his
charming bride, of Eufala, L. r.
The guests numbered about
fifty and were the relatives of
groom, the old neighbors and
most intimate friends.
Throughout the house the
decorations were most artistic
and each detail was carried out
with rare good taste.
The receiving party, DIR. and
Mrs. Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Bailey Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank D. Proctor, were in the
south parlor, where surrounded
by flowers the bride and groom
gracefully received the hearty
congratulations OF old acquaint-
ances. In the library, in a bow
er of green, the frappe table
was presided over by the Misses
Dillon and Boulware. A de-
lightful program of music dur.
ing the reception added to the
charm of the hour, the Misse S
Ely, Scott, Jaeger and Mrs. j.
M. johnson, Jr. participating.
Dainty refreshments were serv'
ed during the evening.
Two of the most attractive
guests were Traludia and Mas.
ter Tom Proctor, niece and
nephew of the groom, who very
sweetly attended their new
found auntie. ~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

Spiker will butcher your
hogs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Sock Social.

The sock social given by the
ladies of the Christian Church
proved a social, sox and tinan.
cial success.
1t was given at the ever social
and hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Ely.
What was done? Well, there
was a little sewing, lots of
pleasing conversation and sal
ads. olives, pickles, coffee and
things that man-say it easy
and what the ladies-love
Financially it was also a sue,
cess.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

Cow; H H Brown, R L Yancy.
Hunnewell, Mo. 100
Cow; H HI Brown, Menifee Hop.
kins, Perry, Mo. 80
Cow; H H Brown, Maulove
Bros, Bowen, Ill. 95
Cow; H H Brown, D Webster,
Pleasant Hill, Ill. 100
Cow ard calf; I d Webster, j. P
Mcmahon, Shelbiua, Mo. 130
Cow; I D Webster, D R Daven-
port, 7.5O
Cow and calf; I D Webster, Y
McAllister, Rockport, Ill. 80. so
Cow and calf; 1 D Webster, Fl
M Clark, Midland, Tex. 100
Bull; J W Smart, Dewey King,
Sturgeon. Mo. 1876
Cow; McLacblin Bros. & John
son, Innes & Son, Fayette 75
Bull; Innes & Son, H M Clark.
Midland. Tex. so
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Music Boxes.

The harvest is in, the even
ings are cool and 1ow Charles
Umstattd can spend the hours
dandling a pretty girl on his
knee instead of saying pretty
things to his blushing wife.
Joe Gray has a lovely little
girl down at his home. Well,
you know farmers gather their
crops in the fall.
And Charlie Dodd has an ad-
dition to his family. 1t is a
pretty girl that will some day
make some boy happy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Odd Fellows

The eighteenth annual ses-
sion of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows which re-
Gently closed at San Francisco
shows that the Order has grown
rapidly in the past year. In
fact 1903 was red letter year in
the history of the Order. Dur
ing the year there was net in
crease of 151, 900 brothers and
10000 sisters in the Rebekah
branch making a total of 2l1,000
members. 1t is expected that
a million and a half will be the
membership by the close of
1904. At the close of 1903 there
were 13,S72 subordinate lodges
with a membership 1,15l, 42l;
3,006 subordinate enCampments
with 1917 $40 members; 6.43O Re.
bekah lodges with 447, 587 mem
bers. Total number of persons
belonging to the Order 1,436,
1O2. In 1903 the total paid for
relief was 81, 1876, 500, 10; receipts
S12, 689, ia % ;expenses, Sc, 156,
693.29. Invested funds of
Grand and Subordinate bodies
Dec. 81, 1908, $50, 900, ,322 80.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
ABERDEEN ANGUS
Comb inatioH Sale a SuccesS-SeVerai
Head Bought by Home People.

Many people who are interest
ed in raising better cattle were
in Monroe City Tuesday to at
tend the Aberdeen-Angus sale.
While the parties selling con-
slider that part of the stock sold
very low, it all sold so much
higher than scrub cattle that it
should be an eye opener to the
man who thinks he can aft ord
to continue raising a poor grade
of cattle. It should show to him
that he should select some good
breed and then strive to build
up his herd. The average price
of the COWS sold Tuesday was
S114 IS, average price of bulls,
S72.65. A fine lot of cattle was
sold and the DEMOCRAT is pleas
ed to say that some fine speci-
mems were bought by home peo
pie. Below we give a list OF
stock which sold for $75 or more
The first name is that of th e
consignor; the second that OF
the purchaser:
Cow; j D Blackwell, L j Cor
nelius, Eugene, Ore. $500
Cow;J D Blackwell, D R Dav .
export, Monroe City, Mo- 12O
Cow and calf; j D Blackwell, D
r Davenport, 100
Cow and calf; J D Blackwell, d
r Davenport, 100
Bull; ] D Blackwell, Menitee
Hopkins, Perry, Mo, 1852, SO
Cow; j o Strubinger, James In
nes, Fayette, Mo. lac
Cow; j o Strubinger, Manlov e
Bros, Bowen, Ill. lOC
Cow and calf; J o Strub niger
George Brown, Barry, Ill, 15S
Cow and calf; E T Strubinger, j
! P Mcmahon, Shelb:na, 15E
Cow and calf; r e 81 T ] Jones,
WR Sedberry Pittsfeld Ill 81
lCow and calf; W M England, E
M Clark, Midland, Tex. 10S
Cow; W M England, F D Proc
tor. Monroe City 12'
Bull; H r Wood, W FL Ball
Paris, Mo. u
Cow and calf; W T Barron, L
M Clark, Midland Tex. 16I
Bull; McLaohlin Bros. & John
son, W H Ball, Paris q
!. Cow; H T Wood, Walter Smart
Detroit, Ill. III
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Fire RavageS Santa fe.

Mexico, Mo, Oct. 11.-Fire
almost completely destroyed
the inland town of Santa Fe,
fifteen miles northeast of this
city, last night. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, with very
little insurance.
Included IN the buildings
burned was the Post Office
from which nothing was saved.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Worthy Attraction.

In an interview in st. Louis
last Thursday, Bishop Warren
pronounced the reproduction of
Jerusalem at the Worlds Fair
by far the most commendable
and worthy attraction at the
Fair. He says it should be Wis
tied by every Christian who de-
sires larger familiarity with
the Bible. Bishop Warren ex-
pressed himself as being especi-
ally pleased with the Solomon's
Temple exhibit,-Central Chris
tian Advocate, Kansas City.
Mo.
Bishop Warren has visited all
parts of the habitable globe
aud was a visitor at Jerusalem
last spring aud attended the
great Sunday School Conven-
ti6n held there. His opinion
should have much weight.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

Along the street she passed
so neat, so pretty charming,
and so sweet, a mere slip OF a
girl. To see this girl was quite
a treat, but a banana peel dis
turbed her feet-twas a mere
slip of a girL-Sunset Maya
zine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
OF Farmers, For Farmers And Pertaining
To Farmers.

Get your dinner at Grifith's.
For good pasture and good
water, see James T. Umstattd.
We want at least one lady
from each township of Monroe,
Marion, Rails and Shelby
Counties to enter the Piano
Contest. Send names in at
once and get to work.
For SALE OR TRADE-A good
wood stove. Inquire at DEMO.
Graf.
Manning Elliott has bought 6
head of good hogs from William
E Jones.
J A Shepard is feeding 20
head of good hogs and has II
of good feeders and Q head of
butcher stuff.
Henry burst is feeding 81
head of white faced yearliugs.
George B McGlasson will sell
at public sale at his farm 1 mile
west of Warren on Friday Oct.
81 several head of horses, cat
tie, hogs, and sheep; farm i'm
plements, oats, hay, etc.
w W dandley shipped a car
load of fancy fat mules to st
Louis Tuesday.
John L Owen sent IL head OF
good butcher stuff to the Bluff
City Monday and received a Car
load of butcher stuff.
Say, you. Don't you forget
that corn show. 1t is for the
purpose of advertising North
Missouri and your farm. You
have dandy good corn and all
you have to do is to bring tC
the DEMOCRAT Office five 81
ears of it.
Farmers will have a splendit
opportunity today to secure
some good seed cattle, either
Short Horns or Herefords. The
animals are we'll bred and are
animals of individual merit.
Dan S Sharp has shipped in
cars of sheep from Kansas
City.
Lewis Lundborg will sell a
public sale at his farm adjoln
ing Monroe City on the soutt
on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2 mares
16 COWS, 20 2-year old heifers,
yearlings and 25 hogs. .,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Market Report.

For Wednesday before date
of paper.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

Ollie Boulware and bonny
bride, OF near Perry, spent part
of the week with the family of
his father, e. S. Boulware.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13
Needed News.

A young woman reporter go
married recently and kept the
wedding a secret for a week
Then, it is said. she needed
news and printed the story
Quincy Herald Oct. 10.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

Shipm ents for week ending
yesterday at noon, almost
blank. w W Handley 1 car of
mules; Barger and McClintic 1
car of hogs; Balzer and Dirigo
i car of poultry and eggs; Selby
Poultry Co 2 cars of dressed
poultry and eggs; A H Green 1
car of oats and 3 cars of hay;
lBoulware and Finks 3 cars of
spilelng. Total II cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

N. Y. Farmer: The dairy man.
who thinks it against all busi-
ness ideas to pay 5000 for a bull
has a good deal to learn from
the poultryman who Will pay
$500 or $1,000 for a high-class
rooster. 1t is not what the bul l
costs that should be counted,
but W hat he can earn for his
owner. The bull that sires a
800 or 500 calf is worth thous-
ands of dollars, because he can
earn thousands. The bull that
costs $1,000 and earns S25. 900 is
a cheap bull. The bull that
costs $50 and earns 800 is a
dear bull. The rooster that
puts a value of 81 to So into an
egg is a great Garner for his
owner, aud such a rooster is
cheap at any price inside of his
probable net earnings. 1t is
the high-class fowl or animal
that pays its owner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-13

Mrs r. s. Nichols, of Hunts
vile, is the welcome guest of
relatives and friends in the
city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-24
A Subscription Period.

Just now this town is besieged with appeals for worthy objects. Dr. Phil lips wants $2500 with which to enter tain the members of the national edu- | cational conference. The Hillman hos pital, founded and carried to the oper- ating stage by ladies of the various Protestant churches, needs $12,000 a year in order that it may be put on a strictly charity basis. Vulcan, god of fire and metal, who stands ffty-four feet high, cannot be placed in the cen ter of the mines palace at St. Louis until $6000 more is secured. And last, but not by any means least, the Y. M. c. A. has pressing use for $7000 more, because that sum will enable it, to- gether with funds in hand, to begin the construction of clubhouse or rallying point for the young men in this city of young men.
 Every one of these enterprises is eminently worthy, needful and desir- able, and this town cannot afford to let one of them fail because of the lack of pecuniary support. Let us then, both great and small, select at least one of these enterprises as our field, and give it our best endeavors as well as contributions from our purses. It is strain upon us, but once the four enterprises are gotten out of the way we can well afford to say to all other corners: No, not this year. Come some other year" The four tasks are this years tasks, and Birmingham should face all four, and meet each and every one of them, for each and all mean greater Birmingham, and higher pros perity throughout this section of the country. Each person can readily se- lect his own object of charity from the four, but some perhaps will aid all four.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-24
Bessemer's Progress.

T see that Bessemer is enjoying one of the greatest industrial booms In its history" said well known commercial traveller last night.
 q visit that city once every year and have never before seen things so lively. The business men have plans on foot to build an electric car line to Brook wood, through the Blue creek district, one of the richest sections In the south. A new high school building Is soon to be erected at cost of s35,OOO and work will doubtless be commenced on the new gov ernment building some time during this year.
 "A new bank has been organized l ob- serve also that the people are solidly pulling for a new college that is to be located by the Presbyterians of the state. From the enthusiasm that Is being mani fested In this college matter Bessemer will surely have its wish gratified I travel in every town in Alabama and there are not many in the state that have anything like the public spirit that characterizes Bessemer."