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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

1t is current report On tho
streets: Rev. J A. WALES.
was recently married in SAINT
Rosa, Cal, To- Il deaconess in
his church. Rev. WALES was
formerly pastor of the Method
list. Church in this city. We
have not been able to verify The
report.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

J. w. Mudd and Mr.. Green
returned yesterday 10 Monroe
City after a visit with his bro
Their ]. G. Mudd.-Hanniba
Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

DR.. and Mrs w. P. Able of
Palmyra have been the guests
of the homefolks, F. q. Hagan
and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

Mrs. o. r. Emerson spent the
first of the week with Bluff City
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

j. d. Robey is invoicing a
stock of lumber at Hunnewell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

Joseph and Frank Little
spent Monday with S. r. EN-.
cry and vile
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. Nj. Marshall
spent the happy New Year with
Hannibal frleLGs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

Robey Bros. and Robinson u.
D, Robey and J. H. Robinson of
this city, have bought the Oscar
Snelson lumber yards at Hun
newell, one of RMr. Robey's
brothers will have charge of
the new yard. 50"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

Judge Theodore Brace, of
Monroe County, has gone up
higher. he is now. chief justice
of the Supreme Court
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-05

]. W. Hays, of Edison, Neh.,
is visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
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70 prohibit officials of the company
carrying liquor on their private cars
when travelling on business or making
tours Of inspection. This particular
action marks the latest advance In
what we may truly call the only effec-
tive war that can ever be waged
against intemperance. 1t is powerful
because practical The average sense
of right and wrong when dissoclated
from the material is not sufficiently
developed to be appealed to by argu-
ments concerning moral obligation
and the like. But there are very few
men who have to work for living
who are not able to appreciate the
value of intemperanee when they see
other men lose good positions because
of intemperance. There are very few
men who are willing TO disregard the
argument of the fattened pay envel-
ope. He who drinks, however skilled
or talented, is worth less than he who
does not. And this admirable change
has been brought about in part by the
railroad and other great corporations
which have had the good sense to see
that the only way to solve practical
problem is by applying practical rules
and methods.-P Philadelphia North
American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
His Constant commandments.

If we live near to our Heavenly
Father, we should strive 10 realize
his constant companionship. Wher-
ever deyout soul meets God is sa-
cred spot, whether it be like Jacobs
solitary pillow of stone OF Sabbath
sanctuary. We ought to make the
workshop, the counting-room, the
study the kitchen and the farmers
field sacred with Gods presence. The
nursery in which the pious mother
trains her child is one of Gods dwell
ing places, and | have seen many a
sick chamber that was the vestibule
of heaven. Happy the pastor who, re-
turning to his study, finds both his
Bible open and the mercy seat close
beside him, with precious promises
strewn thick about it, The nearer
he gets to his Lord and Master in
that study, the nearer will he get tc
the hearts of his people in his pas.
toral work and in his pulpit The man
Of business who gets a little time
with God in the morning over lis
Bible or on his knees, will 60 to the
tumult Of the day all the stronger. TIC
begin the day with prayer will keeI
It from raveling out into many folly
or sin. Stout old Luther used to say
that he could not get on without two
hours a day in prayer and close fel
lowship with God"
The much talked of higher life" Ii
simply living close to God-on thu
Sabbath in his sanctuary, and through
the week in our dwellings and places
OF business. 1t is keeping our citi
zenship in heaven and our eyes above
the binding mists of worldliness, ant
our hearts In close touch with ou
Divine Master. They that thus wal
on God shall renew their strength
they shall mount up as eagles. Thei
outlook is wide; their spiritual al
mosphere is bracing; their fellowship
with their Father and their Savio
is sweet; they rehearse great dea
OF heaven before they get there
Close to God here they will find tn
gates of pearl opening to them a
in good time, and they Will go in t
be forever with their Lord
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
Is Death Warrant for Indians.

When the United States Court, In a
recent decision, declared that any In
dian who had received his allotment
of land could purchase all the whisky
he wanted, it sounded the death knell
of the Winnebago Indian tribe in east
ern Nebraska, on the Missouri river.
Already besotted and degraded by lax
morals and cursed with an unquench-
able taste for intoxicants, the Winnie
bagoes and Omahas were fast going
the pace which led them further into
debauchery; but the decision of the
court, by which the saloons are prac-
tically thrown open to them, will, in
the opinion Of those most familiar
with the Indians, accelerate their
descent and will, in a few years, lead
to the determination of the entire ma
tion.
ut will be but few years until
every able-bodied man on the reserva.
tion will drink himself to death, says
Superintendent Wilson of the Indian
agency. ut means the finish, morally
and physically, of this tribe of In
dians. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24

Holland, with only FIVE million in
habitants, spends no less than thirty
Ave million dollars a year on spirits.
An excise return states that $4,000
fewer barrels of beer were produced
in the United Kingdom last year than
in 1902.
DR.. Clarke Of Rome, ISaly, says the
vice OF drunkenness is corrupting the
Latin races. He said that so per
cent Of the applicants for service in
the French army are rejected on ac-
count of physical disabilities caused
by alcohol.
The figures for the United Kingdom
show that there has been sharp de
crease in the consumption of alcohol
since 1899. At that time the per
capita beer consumption was 1926 gal
Ions, and 1t has now fallen to 29.7
Spirits III the same period have fall
en- from Ill gallons to less than one
gallon. The consumption Of wine has
also decreased. The British colonie:
make far better showing for tenn
perance than does the Mother Coun
/ try Montreal Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
Alcohol and Modern Life.

My belief is that the vast majority
of men and women drink more than Is
compatible with their being as well
off. as able, and as happy as they
otherwise would be.
The drink habit, therefore, seems de-
cidedly on the increase. Reports show
that, while drinking has greatly de-
clined among the better off classes, 1t
has got a bigger grip on the poorer
masses Of the people. l am surprised
myself, while there is such evidence
of increased drink consumption, at the
large increase in numbers of those l
meet in society who never drink alco-
holic liquor at ALL Drinking has quite
ceased to be one of the necessary quail
ifications of a gentleman. Strict tenn
perance has come to be recognized in
all educated assemblies as by no
means synonymous with bigotry.
| have friend who is possessed Of
beautiful silver tankard which has
been in his family for several genera
tions He has this filled twice during
dinner. His ancestors did SO, and he
observes the family custom. believe
that an enormous amount of our drink
| ing arises from the mistakes we make.
| People drink, we read, and why should
not we drink, too? AS once heard a
| gentleman express it, Drinking is a
good old established custom. don't
pretend to be wiser than my forefath-
ers. so drink as they did"
AS a matter of fact he does nothing
\ of the kind. His life is entirely differ.
ent from. the lives his forefathers led
and his drinking is done under totally
different conditions. If his forefathers
were alive to-day | dare say that a
considerable number of them would
be total abstainers. Because Mary
Queen of Scots drank quart of beer
for breakfast would be held no salts
factory reason for a modern woman
doing anything Of the kind. That mer
used to drink two or three bottles oi
wine with their dinner does not con
vince me that it was either good fol
them or that 1t would be good for me
l am certain that it would be worse
for me than it was for them.-John A
Howland in Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24


New York. June 13-In the recent
agitation here about the price Of gas,
the demand for lower rates was sup
ported by the argument that every
resident is as dependent upon a sup
ply of gas as upon supply OF good
water.
1t has come to pass that the day
laborer uses gas as his only fuel for
cooking, because OF economy, and the
rich man uses gas on account OF its
convenience. Gas for lighting, with
modern improvements in burners, is
cheaper, better and more satisfactory
than any other kind of light. Gas
sells at S100 per thousand cubic feet
in large cities and from that to as
high as $500 in smaller towns.
The consumer of gas in the country
uses Acetylene pronounced a-set-aT
lene), and each user makes his own
gas and is independent of Gas and
Electric Companies. Acetylene is
more perfect illuminant than the gas
sold by the big gas companies in the
cities, and the cost to the smallest
user is about the equivalent Of city
gas at IS cents per thousand.
Acetylene is the modern artiticiat
light the latest addition to the many
inventions that have become daily
necessities.
The light from an acetylene fame
is soft. steady and brilliant, and In
quality is only rivaled by the suns
rays. II water and a solid material
known as Calcium Carbide are
brought into contact, the immediate
result is the making Of this wonder
full gas. The generation OF acetylene
is SO simple that experience or even
apparatus is not necessary to make
It. II 1T is desired to make 1t for prac-
tical lighting. and to keep 1t for Inn
mediate use, then small machine
called an "Acetylene Generator" Is
employed. There are many responsi.
BILE concerns making acetylene gener.
ators. In practice, this gas Is dis
tributed in small pipes throughout
buildings, grounds, or entire cities
and towns, in the same manner as
ordinary city gas. Acetylene is tbs
only satisfactory means OF lightini
isolated buildings located in the coun
try or suburbs at distance from cit,
raa or electric plants
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
The cIorv Of LovInu Jesus.

Jesus is the secret of our securest
peace, the root OF our divinest rap
ture, the spirit OF our holiest calm;
and the love that we have for him
garrlsons the spirit and guards the
heart against the thousand menaces
that threaten its safety and tranquil.
lity. II in the midst of life's myster-
les we have trust II in its darkest
night we catch the shining of the
morning star. If in its bitter sorrows
we lay hold on great hope, If we
trample on our despairs, and undis-
mayed pursue our way through the
fires Of temptation and afiiiotion, il is
because our heart is set upon the
Lord, and our love has its own con-
hdence which, if it cannot interpret
to the mind, is still immovable and
sure. BY the swift and sure intui-
ton OF love we know him whom we
love. and in him w, rejoice greatly,
with JOY unspeakable and full OF
glory. He has taken our poor heart
which aforetime was the home Of un-
rest and care and bitterness, and has
filed 1t with unearthly satisfaction
and tranquil peace. That is the
glory of the love of Jesus, that they
who have it. day by day find in it the
secret of Joy which has no earthly
symbol. and OF a rapture which is in.
communicable, unspeakable and that
abideth forever.
To-day we are profoundly thank
full for tbs love which we have for our
Lord. But love should grow from
more to more-its capacity should be
enlarged, its intensity be strengthen
ed its loyalty be made more com
plete-that its blessedness may be
more absolute and rapturous. Let
us dwell more with him whom oul
heart doth love, that by the growing
disclosure of his beauty and love oui
affection may be quickened, deepenet
and enriched and fulfil itself In holy
completeness, until our love is an un
breakable bond and our blessedness
present heaven.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24

Large mapmaking firms have geo
graphical libraries collected from
every source and in every language.
The modest sketch map Of the mis-
sionary In some wild region Is an
highly valued as the moA complete
survey map. In making a new map
of any important region the compila-
tions made by others are hardly ever
touched. Representatives are sent
out and every detail is taken from ita
original source. These representa-
tives are paid enormous salaries. They
are never rushed, but are allowed to
take as long time with the work as
they think necessary. The cost Of
producing a map OF the world would
be enormous; each government would
have to share the expense. The time
taken would also be very great. There
are at present no ordnance maps OF
South America, nor Of large portions
of Asia. Even were united effort
made It would be many years before
the work could be completed. Diff
ferent methods would have to be en-
pIoyed in different countries. st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24

While organizations which concern
themselves with the moral welfare Of
the people are spending time, money
and honest effort in an attack to over
come the liquor traffic and its attend
ant evils 10y appealing to the senti-
mental side Of human nature, the rail-
roads and certain other great corpor'
ations are actually accomplishing this
end by practical appeals to the pock-
cts of their employees. Rules prohib-
iting employees from indulging in liz
nor or frequenting saloons while on
duty are now strictly enforced by near
ly every American railroad. and with,
in the last few weeks the Chicago and
Alton company has consistently
amended its conduct regulation so as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
Brevlty the Soul Of Wit.

The anonymous writer who con-
tributes to the Sunday Magazine, "Ar-
rows Shot in the Air." tells us;
Emerson wrote chapter and then
tried to reduce it to a page. He
wrestled with the page until he gath
cred its force into a paragraph. Then
he did battle with the paragraph until
its pith stood revealed in a sentence
This was told me by his friend, Jus
tin winsor, the accomplished librart
an Of Harvard university, who added
that It explained the epigrammatiC
quality Of Emerson's essays, and the
abruptness as well as the thought
packed nature of his style."-Liver
pool (Eng.) Mercury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
Tho Love That Passsth KaowIedue.

nv 1--we indt Tdssetn KaoWleuge,
Ephesians, III, 49,
y wondrous love, that passeth under
standing
Excellng far all earthly love combined,
Deeper and broader than a boundless
ocean,
It's depths unfathomed by the finite
mind.
unchanging love. eternal, full Of gloryl
VINO ne can n.,e5 compute its worth Or name
OF love so great-the theme Of Gospel
story
It's elimination calvarys sacrihcel
No mortal mind such love can ever meas
ure,
No words grace so infinite express;
A mine Of wealth. OF rich, exhaustless
A fount Of life which ever flows t,
bless.
We may not know. in all Of It's complete
ness
The love Of Christ our Lord; but thii
we know,
He holds us ever in his tender keeping
And watches DER his children here be
low
His love the CLUBS disperse. to us re
vealing
The bow Of promise seen through
binding tears;
Through all iife's fitful scenes this low
win lead us,
For God is love-"His mercy crown
the years
--Reta Bryson Titus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24

wandered into trackess ways,
Bewildered and alone.
Nor morn nor MONDAY light was there,
But ar-forgotten. everywhere
The burdened night was blown.
Within my hand no staff had I;
My heart was wrought with fears;
Beneath my feet were withered leaves
And broken b0ughs. as those Where
grieVes
The wind-harp Of the years
When every blossom lifeless lies
Upon the thousand hills
And earth seems but burial place
Confronting life and every grace
That promise half fulfills.
Down on my knees ! knelt and prayed
That l be shown the way
Where smoother places for my ieel
Should lead along where paths were sweeF
Into the glittering day
Lo then did behold afar
Three Pickering lamps Of fire
Bright burning on a golden shrine.
A voice said: IAN these lamps were
II thou shouldst but desire"
My pilgrim feet pressed eager on.
On toward the shining place.
AS / drew near all confident,
The dark by whitest wings was rent,
And then before my face
Those lamps OF Faith and Hope and
Love,
On Truth-the golden shrine
Revealed these mystic words to me-
Engraved upon Eternity
THE Godhead--the Divine.
| Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24

CditJOFNids
/ dreamed a dream Of beauty,
Cf dewy orange bloom,
OF waving plumes Of palms and gusts
OF subtle, sweet perfume;
or lilies and rare roses
That glistened bright between
Rich banks OF brilliant tropic blooms
That had never seen.
/ dreamed about the ocean
And mountains close beside,
Their purple mantles bordered by
The silver OF the tide.
/ dreamed OF holy brethren,
OF gentle word and deed,
Who journeyed over half the world
To SOW the Lord S good seed.
To toll till church and cloister
Arose for Christ's dear sake.
Though DER the thresholds in my dream
saw gold popies break
And 10, as / was dreaming,
/ journeyed swiftly through
Three days and nights-then l awoke
And found my dreams come true.
--Evaleen Stein, in Sunset Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
A PrecIsIon

Simeon Ford says that he once had
in his employ as hotel clerk a young
man from Boston whose extreme fond
ness for precision Of speech led to his
discharge. He was too exact for
the average patron in fact, he speed
lily became so unpopular that his dis
missal was imperative.
"One evening" says Mr.. Ford, "a
weary and travel-stained man ambled
up to the desk where the Hubbite
was presiding and said:
"Give me room and bath
"'Sorry. sir responded the Boston
ite, But can't give you both; you'll
have to bathe yourself. New York
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
rhe uses Of AdversIty.

We learn many lessons when the
head is low, that we do not learn in
the heydey of prosperity and blessing.
Just as II is in the natural world;
you know when the sun is set, and
the stars come out in their placid
beauty,
Darkness shows us the world OF light
We never saw by day"
and we should never have known they
were there If the darkness had not
come. SO in the night Of Gods provi-
Dental dispensations. the stars of the
great promises come shining out, broad
and bright upon the soul; and we re-
ioice in their light and go our way
rejoicing. g.--Rev. w. M. Punshon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24

A. late story of Russell Sage tells
how a committee Of society women
waited upon him and asked sub
.scription to some charitable object.
Carnegie, Rockefeller and Morgan
we're down for a thousand or two
each. and Mrs. Russell Sage's name
appeared opposite the modest sum Of
500. The old fnancier reached for
his pen and his fair visitors we're iu-
bilant until he handed back the sub
scription list. He had merely written
"Mr. and" IN front Of MIS-. Russell
Sage"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
MYSTERY OF MONEY
SUBJECT ABOUT WHICH LITTLE
IS REALLY KNOWN.
Proper Methods Of Acquiring II, or lts
Wisest Use, Are Matters Upon
Which the Wlsest Dlffer-Has No
Power to Confer Happiness.

For centuries the economists have
been disputing about the definition
and Offices of money, says the Wall
Street Journal. There are almost as
many different theories Of money as
there are schools in theology. There
seems to be an immense difficulty in
comprehending just what money is,
what it does in facilitating the ex
changes of the world and what is its
influence upon prices. Here is the
most practical and substantial thing In
the world, an article which is in uni
versal use, and which is most eagerly
sought after by people of every cline
and race, and yet how little we know
about it! Even now no one can tell
exactly how much currency country
needs to carry on its business and how
large should be the reserves Of gold
against the bank reserves. Even
bankers, whose business all the time
IS to deal in money, as others deal in
merchandise, are liable to become
hopelessly confused in a discussion
regarding the principles which under
lie its use.
Strange to say, the confusion which
attends an economic study Of money,
also attends any discussion Of the
ethics of money. All the philosophy
in the world has not answered the
question of how much money 1t Is
wise for a man to possess. How wide
ly men differ-veven our scholars and
moral instructors-as to the proper
methods of acquiring wealth. We
even dispute as to the wisest use of
money. We are not agreed as to the
| distribution of money in charity. It
would seem as IL the commonest, the
most universal tool of man, was the
one thing that plagued him the most
But this is not all. Useful, indis
pensable as money is, there is moth
ing which is more constantly put tc
an evil use, or which is more likely
to destroy the man who uses it. There
is something about money which de
files nearly all who touch it. There
are, indeed, some rare souls that are
immune to its corrupting influence
but the great body Of mankind arr
susceptible to it's corroding power
Both lack and superfuity, both povert!
and riches, seem to destroy the fine
fibers OF the soul The individual whit
has the most chance of throwing OF
moneys baneful influence is he whit
stands midway between superfuit.
and poverty.
Money is a microbe that poison
the blood and perverts the mind an
heart OF a man. No one is happ
without 1t, and yet no one is reall
happy who possesses much of 1t. Tn
more one gets the more he wants
Money getting becomes a passion.
fastens itself upon one like a habi
Even the opium eater is not more /
control of a demon than one who ha
got the itch for money" He become
a slave to the very thing which
intended to be his tool. The diseas
affects different people differently
Some 1t makes sordid, penuriou
mean. Others 1t leads to lavish diI
play and extravaganza. Some use
for mere luxury Others enjoy it fc
, its power Nearly all. In one way {
another. are changed and often pollu
! ed By the possessions of wealth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-24
sweetest Things,

The best things are nearest; breath
in your nostrils, light in your eyes.
flowers at your feet. duties at your
hand, the path Of God just before you.
Then do not grasp at the stars, but do
life's plain, common work as it comes,
certain that daily duties and daily
bread are the sweetest things in life.