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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
The Goat ana Disease,

Ono thing in favor of the goat is
tAat it is little subject 20 disease.
Watcher this is true of all of our
common diseases we do not know.
roubtless the goat is subject to some
disease. At least it is asserted that
the goat does not have tuberculosis.
If this is so it is a strong factor in
its favor. It's milk should, in that
case, be used more and more, and
new and better breeds of milk goats
should be developed. We are sup
posed to have about two million goats
in this country. A physician says
that we should have twenty millions
just to supply milk for the babies of
the country.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
AT THE AGE OF 10.
Interesting Relic of Musician List
Discovered in Paris.

An interesting relic of List has
been recovered at Paris. At the age
OF p he composed Don Sanche," the
libretto Of which was written by The
aulon, who, In the course Of hts career,
was the author Of ESQ pieces for the
stage, and by De Rance, who is not
known to have made any other effort
in dramatic literature. After four per-
formances Don Sanche" retired into
the obscurity which befalls the major
ity OF literary and musical efforts. The
MS. was believed to have been de.
stroyed in the IRE at the Rue Lepel-
letter, but M. Jean Chantavoine has
found the score in the Bibliotheque de
rOpera. It fills two volumes and con
tnins in all SS7 pages. Apparently
Don Sanche" IL not a very original
production. The music even OF List
at the age Of Is could hardly be moro
than an echo. Nor does the librettC
exhibit any great amount OF novelty
for the theme IL taken from a tale b.
EIorian who calls It Portuguese.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19

In most localities Of Scotland where
the eagle has its home there will also
be found the noodle crow. The eagle
vii. seldom If ever attack the noodle,
but whenever the king of birds ven.
lures too near the formers nesting
tree the angry noodles will i'm.
mediately drive of the intruder. 1t
is laughable to see the eagle flying for
dear life before the fierce onsiaugnts
of the enraged crews, which sweep
and dash after him with shrill "craas"
until he is far from their nesting site.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
Clay Models In Favor.

In natural history museums clay
models Of animals over which the
skins are stretched and made to ap.
pear entirely iifsliks are coming into
use. This radical departure from tax,
idermy threatens TO render that art
extinct as the carefully modelled fig-
ure made BY . sculptor and placed in
a Nfslike pose 10 deemed far more
desirable than mere stuffed animal
~ . natural history exhibit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
Pointed Paragraphs,

No sane man ever forgets
those who owe him money.
Some men have spring fever
II months in the year.
TooEmanv:so-called opportu-
mites turn out to be optical il
lusions.
Any swoman mayIfool man,
but notIone in a thousand can
keepshim fooled.
Somes things are necessary
evils, but most evils are not
even necessary.
A girl likes tosbe considered
a beauty, but not one of the
matchless kind.
Many a foreigner marries an
American girl for herstitle-to
valuable real estate.
Of course one-half of the
world knows.swhat the other
half is doing, because it lives
next door.
Probably the undertaken
looks solemn at a funeral be-
cause he is afraid he will not
get bis money.
Some men are said to have
good sense because they are
lucky, and some are said to be
lucky because they have good
seuse.-Chicago News.
Dr.. Hornback, Oculist and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19

Dr.. Hornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19

color is ashy or slaty blue throughout,
spotted with black. The less of this
'potting the purer the bird is sup
POSED to be. The old toms reach
a weight of q pounds in many cases
and the hens usually attain a weight
Of II pounds. The real value of this
aird for market has not been de-
term'"ea, and it may possess in 1t
qualities that are not now apparent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
.....Grown Sugar Beet SC.


y bulletin of the United States 90"
partment of Agriculture says:
1t is believed that the average sugar
content of beets in this country can
be increased to per cent when we
shall have developed a higher strain
of beets through homegrown seed.
On account of the higher vitality Of
the germ, these experiments indicate
that we shall have a race of beets
more vigorous from the start.
In the production Of beets for a. fac.
tory, the vitality Of the seed as shown
by termination is an important factor.
1t is the first evidence of the probable
yield of the crop that the grower looks
Tor. Everything depends upon the
stand. 1t is desired that beet shall
fill every place in the row provided
jor 1t. 1t is evident that If every
third beet is missing there will be only
two-thirdS of a stand of plants ma
,ured at the harvest. II the rows are
Is inches apart and the beets stand s
inches apart in the row, there will be
S12 beets to the row, and 1873 % rows
20 the acre. If every beet is in its
place there will be 43,264 beets to the
Ncre. If these beets average one
pound, there will be 43,264 pounds to
the acre, equal to 21.63 tons. If the
beets average two pounds, which is
more nearly the usual size. we will
have 1926 tons per acre. This shows
Il e possible tonnage per acre when
al! conditions are favorable and we
have perfect stand. Vitality of seed
is strong factor in reaching this
ideal.
The plants should start out strong
vigorous and healthful. They must
send down their taproots vigorously,
and send out their laterals quickly;
this enables them to entrench them
selves early in the soil. Plants are
like animals. Vigor in youth prom
Uses much for healthful maturity
Strong vitality or terminating power
OF the seed indicates this early vigor
which will enable the plants to with
stand diseases, pests and drought.
The number of sprouting germs in a
given number Of beet balls and the
vigor and rapidity of termination are
the tests OF this vitality. Homegrown
seed has shown higher terminating
power in a shorter time than those
selected from ordinary imported seed.
From these facts it would appear that
we are entitled to anticipate higher
yield of beets from the use of home.
grown highly developed beet seed.
The extraction of refined sugar in
this country averages IL per cent,
or 22O pounds of refined sugar to a
ton of beets. The factory pays the
farmer for this sugar 1927 per hun
dredweight while it is still in the
beet. If the factory could extract 10
per cent of sugar on account of our
perfecting a strain of beets with
higher sugar content and purity
through homegrown seed, a ton of
beets would yield 40 pounds more su-
gar, worth at the factory $1.S0. This
alone would give the factory SO per
cent profit upon the investment of So
per ton for beets. This seems quite
possible. Homegrown seed to-day CT
fers the most encouraging prospect of
insuring the future growth and pros
perity of the beet sugar industry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
The Slate Turkey.

This is variety that is not ex.
tensively bred. 1t is supposed to be
the result of a cross between the
white and the black. The foundation
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19

Washington, D. g., Jan. 10 -
VesPasiaI Warner, congressman
from the Nineteenth Qllinois)
district, was today chosen by
President Roosevelt for the po-
sition of pension commissioner
to succeed Mr.. Ware, resigned.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
ORDER BLANK.

NOTE-If you want only want the
Twice-a- Week Republic the price is
CSC a year. The price of Farm Prog
ress alone is 10c year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-01-19
EYES, EYES.

You can have them well tested for
lenses and very reasonable.
R. Manning Walker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
4 BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
Richmond's Medical Colleges Ma,
circulating Many Students.

The two medical colleges OF the city
will open their doors to-day fog Or the begin.
ming OF the session Of 1905 o6. Lectures
Wit DO commenced Tomorrow morning.
Conditions. look brighter for this session
In both colleges than eyer before re- !, Ne ~
;ss soant a1s s sa Sd is.
esaIns Tie ssMf College s a
rollmeiit OF new and old pupils was nine.
ty-seven, which is about Twenty-Five POI
cent, greater than Z, Cor - the eor r.;
a sRssasSh ,1'f fe eaa a' tsa
everything worked smoothly, and that
the students were welcomed 10 their new
quarters. Men came In from AlaoamA,
1h n Nav w Rsfk y ssn,h The largest
iiumber OF students arc expected to come
All the Medical College everything looks
freshened and all Announcements are belng
This moEnng a. Il ES!eok Pr fe qopafenis
body i lectures Will begin promptly at 3
O'Clock, as per schedule.
AT the University College the s1r7n
scenes are being enacted Mr.. Miller IS
extremely busy engaged In entering
large class Of stsasn'Is oaay
at o clock Tomorrow the, lectures WIZ
he Commenced. Here. too, the matrtcuiar
ton Is larger than ever before. Tne Arst
student toYalrive was oile from Holland,
and the second came from Florida,
Ing p hea TX ong lists q names 81 those
WHO Blshto keep boarders are posted "a
the grounds OF the two COLLEGES. Accom-
modatlons are offered for about five hun-
iired people at the tWp4 colleges.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
Heard and Seen
in Public Places.

..When I was last In Richmond, re-
marked Major w. a. Graham. of North
Carolina, zone of your papers referred 10
ne MS q lawyer-farmer, whatever thar
may be, and intmated that was suc-
cessful at both professions, My FRIENDS
at home and In various parts OF Nortn
Carolina laughed heartily when they rehd
It, It Is true that nln or a famlly o.
LAWYERS and was educated for one myself
hut never took ont license to practice
The farm was too attractive to me, ana
1t so happens that In all OF my public llte
II have been regarded as the fshter or
lawyers and politicians. However, there
is no more fighting between lawyers and
politicians on the one side and farmers
on the other oyer In my State. we nave
fought out most OF our issues III the
Legislature. and all of us are doing VIGIL.
rhe farming interest In tho Old North
state WAS never In better shape, and. In
fact all kinds of business is all rigllt
over there POLITICS, yes, OF course, We
have politics but the next election is,a
good way off, and we are enjoying
calm, Crops were never better, and theIe
is enough money atloat 10 give everybody
with energy and vim fair chance 10
gct3a little of it'{
"rhere Is no excitement In Richmond
concerning the campaign, said we'll
known Republican yesterday. The
Slemps have taken 1t all to Roanoke,
We hear nothing more OF the doings In
the field or elsewhere than we read in
the papers"
/, Having thus delivered himself. this we'll
known Republican walked on down the
street leaving the man OF news to con-
template his disgust, shown as much IN
bis manner as in his words, There ls at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
.CLOS|NC. SERVICE:
! ! !. / MERGER \. /
Eleven Years 81 Passionate at
# West View Baptist Cfurcl,
I, Ended.
MOVED CHURCH 10 new SITE Tt:
Wisdom Of This Quiet Mans
,.i8 Work Now Unanimously
Admitted. 143

pr. I. NJ Mercer, pastor OF the West
View baptist Church, OF this city. closed OF,
Sunday morning Ills nearly eleven years
or service, with IL sermon based upon the
prayer OF Paul for the Corlnthian
Church, Tho Grace Of the Lord Jesus
Christ be with You All" 1t was an ear
nest affectionate prayer for a people
whom he has most affcotionately and
faithfully served b Or. Mercer gave In his
modest way d rcvlew Of his work which
was most gratifying and impressive. He
became pastor In 1894 The church was
then Worshipping on Cary and Meadow
Streets. The tneinbcrshp numbered ~.
4 During the ten years and ten months OF
his ministry. there hhvo been SG3 addl-5
tlons to the church. and the annual sits
y TO bcnevolcnte have Increased from 1247 TO
i 81 900. The present membership Is 1871,
showing n net gaif, OF seventy-one per
cent, greater than that OF any OF tho fif-i
teen churches OF Richmond except I'M,
manuel and Broaddus Memorial.
Removed--to New Site.
Five years ago,rDr Mercer became con-
WINGED that Il change OF location was
IlECeSbtTyb ulIl n.y. IlliASto1 ; VI - oAsA
energy he secured n lot on Grove Ave-
nue., removed tho house 10 the ne~ site,
enlarged and btantificd It. and soon paid
on every dollar OF the heavy OK pensc in
Cured. ggs5Heei3
I. No movement II, the way OF progrcss
was over more quietly accomplished. and
while there was no opposition ut first.
the wisdom OF the move is now univer'--
sally acknowledged. *, sjis
Il Apart from his remarkable SUCCESS IN
the pastorntc and his service on the de-
nominationnl board and committees. Or.
Mercer has done no uncomfortable amount,
OF evangelstic work He has gone out
among the churches md held meetings in
which more than five hundred persons
have protested faith In Christ. The SER
vice Sunday morning wns tender and
At the close the church unan-5
imously adopted rcsolutions appropriate
{ 10 the OCCASION. and i.s Significance in the
history OF the church.
Or. Mercer will shortly assist in several
special revival MEETINGS. but has no idea
OF giving up the pastorate. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
DEATH DUE 10 COLT.
Took Fright at Automobile and
Ran Away, Vi

Especial to The Tmes-Dispatch.)
ROANOKE. VA September 25.-The.
remains Of Frank r.. Barnett. who was
killed by runaway horse sesterday,
win be taken to Bedford City to-.nor-
row morning.
An investisa tinn made to-day showed
that Mr., Lewis asss not in mis- autpnobtle ".
and 1t was standing In front OF his restr
denoe; that Barnstt's deash WAS due to
the wild colt he was driving, which Is
4aHped by Nj. Rnhart 9Iperrsarl. Ar.
Moorlnan warned Barnett that the colt
was dangerous and .soplc run away al
the sight OF an automobile. Saturday ~ y
ternoon the colt Was frightened by an
automobile ana ran away, and yestsySiay
Rarnett's wife begged him not - ertys
5thP animal, y &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
FROM THE CHURCHES.
Dr.. Golden, Of Chicago, Speaks
Befoe Baptist Conference.

Befoe Baptist Conference.
At the Baptist. Ministers Conference
4 yesterday, Or. J. 3. Hawthorne introduced
4 DIR. Golden. OF Humboldt Park Baptist
I Church, OF Chica 90, who spoke in a very
interesting manner on the hopeful condi-
lions OF the denominations work in the
4 West.
DR.. Waugh, OF Florida, was presented
to the conference. In speaking he re-
ferred to his delight at being a BILE TO re-
turn to Virginia. his native state. after
an absence Of thirty years.
Rev. r. d. Garland. field secretary of
the State Mission Board reported the
work 10 be In hopeful condition
throughout the State.
Dir. Cridlin OF Stockton Street Church,
i Manchester. reported fourteen additions,
five by baptism and nine by lGttcr, His
4 church Is In n splendid condition. and
Is now preparing for a series OF meetings
lin October. This church is conducting
successful mission. where several have
been converted. The entire church debt
Is $751; with prospect OF paying It OF
soon. asg{5 lE
Secretary James Buchanan told the con-
4 ference OF the work Of tho city mission,
ana his report was nbundantly sntisfac-.
tory. Ills work far exceeded the hopes
4 OF the brethren.
In Gratifying Condition.
\ Rev. Mr. CAV reported his work OF
East End Church in n very gratifying
condition. His people are busIly engaged
in remodeling their house Of worship.
This work Is progressing we'll and Mr..
Cav hopes to be In the new church by
December list. The attendance upon the
services is good and there have been
eight additions to the church recently.
81 DR.. w. r. IL. Smith reported 400 In his
Sunday school. It Isl probable thatsthts
service Will be tho last hold In the audi
forum OF tho old building.
S5 Tho Presbyterian ministers held an In,
teresting meeting yesterday, when nearly
all OF the pastors were present. Rev. G..
8. Newman, OF Canton, Miss, was pres
ent and made short address.
y Rev. Dr. r. T. McFaden delivered an
address Monday morning before the stu
dents Of Union Theological Seminary.
4 The Presbyterinns nre very mucl, on
gagged in preparing for the meeting Of the
Synod OF Virginia. which will be held In
tho Second Presbyterian Church OF Rich-
n ond beginning October 26th.
Dr. w. w. Moore. OF tho Seminary,
preached at Blackstone Sunday In connec-
ton with the opening Of the session Of
tho Hoge Memorial Academy.
Students continue to arrive at Union
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
S!y,,les..
Cor. 7th and | Broad J X nd!

Every woman dresses to
please at least one person !
besides horself - usually
that one 3is 9 man.
"A man quickly notices 9
woman's shoes. Many In
wife no second glance but
some are so charming as to
continually bespeak his at
tcntion, he probably cannot
tell why. Every woman,
knowing the art OF dress.
ing, knows that the secret 4
lies in the perfect fit' Of a
smart. womanly shoe.
Such are sycle's Shoes.
They clothe the foot in q
perfect TT" and captivat-.
Ing STYLES. They are De-
signed to suit the woman
and please the man. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
Virginia Field Club.

Hhe agents for the various fire in-
surance companies doing business IN Y1r,
the Virginia Club, Mr.. Charles r.. Worth
am Jr., was made president. and Mr.,
William r Robins, secretary, The obs
jects OF the organization arc to promote
TO keep them in closer touch With one
another,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
THE GRAND JURY
IS PROBING NOW.
CONTINUED from First Pnge.)

CONTINUED from First Pnge.) i
half. That he was Mt least earnest and
at times eloquent In telling the jury what
he knew was evident to those waiting on
the outside, for they heard him. not well
enough to be able to understand him or
ia take his language down In short hand,
but 1t was plainshe WAS saying a great
deal. When he left the Jury room, Mr..
Royal went Immediately to his law office
and refused to be interviewed, The In
ference could he drawn from remarks
heard in various quarters that Mr.. Royal
possibly put the Jury on the track OF
witnesses, who IN all probability can tell
more than he could, and II may BIO that
summonIng OF q considerable batch OF
new witnesses, This. however, Is only an
Inference,
Officers Called,
4 Clerk Walter Christian of the Hastings
Court was the second Witness to pass
beyond tho door. -yHe remained hut
short while. when Mr., Isaac Held ri
the City Treasurers Office, walked IN for
a ten minutes stay. MI, ] II. Welsh.
another clerk from the Treasllrer's office.
was the next witness, and then Mr., q. w.
Folkes. who was tho rcgisttir II tine
rnird Jofferson Preeinct. WAS called In,
lie remained In the roonl quite a While.
Scope Of Inquiry.
From word dropped here and there
II was learned or. at least. inferred that
after the jury had gotten through With
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
least one among them who does not like
the way the Semps, father and son.
have become the whole show, vi ls

The appearance here of Tho Clnnsnan
and the pictures OF the same on the bills
boards reminded an Old-tilner of the
real Ku ISlux days, He said: s3f
u doubt II Mr., Dixon or any other man
who has written books and magazine artl-E
cles on the subject of the Ku Klux nave
told a true story. You never heard OF a 4
real Ku Klux--and there nre ma ny OF h
them writing anything about their \
secret doings. and sou never vi hear OF 4
1t. Furthermore, you never will hear Of
one of them telling any other man What
to write. take no stock in Ku Klux8
stories. for nobody but Ku klux can tell
them correctly, and they won't do it Tho
whole thing is a secret. a sacred secret
with them, igsS4 4,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26

. * & . 4. & 1a
Mr. Royal, their line OF procedure was
TO Inquire about the large payments of
poll taxes on he night OF May 9Th, the
4 last day OF grace. to enable voters to
qualify themselves to vote In the city
primary The testimony of the officers
was necessary to establish tho fact that
the treasurers office was kept open that
night until Ia o'clock, and that as many
ms 400 tax bills were settled after the sun
had gone down. It has been alleged that
In many cases one man paid the tax bills
OF many friends and It Is presumed
that all OF the four hundred will have to
tell before the jury quits work, whether
or not they paid their own bills, and, IL
not, who did, and why?
More Witnesses Wanted.
When the jury returned TO the court
room tho foreman passed up list OF
now witnesses to be summoned for to-
day. TO the surprise of those who had
or Thought they hnd an inklng OF what
was going on the list was small, having
OH 1t only six namos. These, In addition
to he two who did not show up to-day,
will make only eight. SO far5as known to
be examined to-day,
1t was understood that one Of The Wit
nesses summoned for to-day Is an official
In tho office OF the city sergeant, and 1t Is
said the business he is wanted for Is to
tell why he paid the taxes for SO many
of his friends, and whose money he used
In so doing.
Witnesses Angered.
A number OF the witnesses examined
yesterday expressed themselves rs being
very Indignant at being hauled away from
their business and social engagements 10
hang around In the cornodor all tho
morning. They became very inpatient
when Mr.. Royal continued to llnger SO
long In the jury room. One man said
he was done voting IL voting means all
this after trouble and annoyance, and not
less than half dozen e1gpestiy said
amen.
rho court will meet at II O'clock this
morning
The daily sentinel., 1905-10-24
MET ArrER MANY YEARs.
Two old comrads- soldIers OF

Two old comrads. soldiers OF the
union army during the civil war met
in this city yesterday for the first
time in forty-one years. They were
Capt. ]. A. Lyons of this city, and
Lieut.. W. w. Carpenter. of Glenwood
Springs. During the national en-
campment in Denver Capt. Lyons
learned through friends who were in
attendance that W. w. Carpenter was
a resident OF Colorado and learning
his address he Immediately wrote his
old comrade notifying him of his ad-
dress.
Yesterday Mr.. Carpenter. en- route
to California, stopped over in the
city and calling at the Lyons store
met Mr.. Lyons and they did not have
much trouble in recognizing each
other though more than forty years
had passed since they last saw each
other.
The gentlemen were warm friends
when the war broke out and both
enlisted at the time. becoming mem
bers of the Company X, First Iowa
cavalry OF which Capt. Lyons was
soon made captain of the company
and Carpenter was a private.
Mr.. Lyons was wounded while the
company was seeing service in Ten
nessee and was forced to leave the
company and go to a hospital Mr.
Carpenter states that the last he saw
of Mr. Lyons he was leaving the COM
pany badly wounded for the hospital
and he little dreamed that the next
time he saw that captain it would be
after forty-one long years had come
and gone and they would meet in a
western state which at that time was
almonst an unexplored wilderness.
Early in the COS Mr. Carpenter
was made a lieutenant and served
throughout the war and then his com
pany was not mustered out of SER
vice until 1866. He returned to his
home in Iowa and he and Capt.
Lyons lost all trace of each other un-
til a few weeks ago. Not long ago
Mr.. Carpenter removed to Colorado.
1t is useless to say that the two
old comrades spent many pleasant
hours yesterday recalling incidents
of the days long, long gone. 1t was
indeed a happy meeting of two old
comrades between whom the curtain
of distance had been lowered for
nearly half a century.