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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

upon Senator Washburn's
speech, in its issue of October
2. 1899, said:
THE senator is 50 eminently
correct in his position that tar
if duties which eudb,e trusts or
any other KIND al monopoly to
raise prices above the point at
which they could otherwise be
maintained should be lowered
in the puolic interest, that we
must range ourselves beside
him on that proposition"
The New York Commercial
Advertiser, d Republican paper
IN an issue printed in the fall OF
1899. sand The time will soon
come when public opinion will
no more tolerate protective du-
ties on trust products; for pro-
lection should sloglcally pro.
mote home competition, while
trust organization destroys it. "
Henry o. Havermeyer, presi-
dent of the sugar trust, in a
deposition made June IA, 1899,
said: The mother of all trusts
is the custom tariff bill. 1t is
the government through its tar
if laws which plumbers the peo-
pie, and the trusts are merely
I he machinery for doing it,"
The St. Paul Pioneer Press a
Republican paper, in an issue
printed in April 1900, said
THE whole list of protected
monopolies ought 10 be brought
within the purview of a tariff
reform which would enable for,
eign competition to put limit
on their ability to raise prices. >
The Keokuk Qa,) Gate City,
Republican paper, in its issue
of January 30, 1900, said: BE
cause of present I'M Justice, the
protective system in America
will perish unless. it is divorced
wholly and completely as al
instrument of power of these
com biuation robbers and made
an agency that shall serve al
the American people"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04
Mrs. Craigie'S EpigramS.


From "The Dream and the Business. "
A martyrdom nowadays would
be called an advertisement.
When the heart has a certain
measure of distress it is agitat-
ed and in revolt, but when it is
full of woe and can contain no
more it is still, and its Stiffness
passes for resigna tion to des-
tiny
1t hurts terribly to be an
egoist.
No man ever did WORK in
spite OF persecution that he
might not have dDae ten thous.
and times better If he had been
encouraged.
People who wish to regard
Divine Providence as an Eng
lish g"'tleman of large fortune,
perfect morals, an anxiety to
Illustrate the foreigner and a
wish TO feed rather than to meet
the poor, were disturbed by
Firma idn's fear of God. which
to some seemed superstition
and to others ill-advised.
Time answers questions by
deadening all our faculties and
sensations. I have been watch
ing elderly men and women;
they try to believe that they
have gained wisdom. They have
only lost the power of wonder
ing.
A man will spend a lifetime
quarreling with his own heart,
whereas woman can never be-
lieve that her heart may be in
the wrong.
The choice of a career and the
choice of a wife-the most i'm
portant steps of mans life
are accidents always.
Many people have excellent
morals but the most odious
ways,
Perhaps he was romantic
the first condition of all unhap
Ply persons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04
A Bit of AIIegOry.

From Punch.
She came toward me rather
obviously, as though not sure
of her reception.
"Who are your" I asked.
Truth" she said.
1 apologized for not having
realized it.
Never mind. 7" she said, wear.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

George W. Smith. of Pitts
burg, Kan, came in Thursday
night to attend to business and
visit with old friends. He has
changed little in appearance
and is the same cougenial fell
lew as Of yore. Well bet r. ".
Sullivan and " o. Foreman
will toll him off to the creek.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

Editor Marion County Herald:
If you will grant me a little
space in your liberal paper 1
will try and show to your many
readers that our system of tax
alton is helping the devil more
than any one thing to drive
mems souls to hell. Under our
present system of taxation a
fellow is required to pay taxes
on everything he has and some
things he is necessarily bound
to have to keep body and soul
together. If you don't believe
this look at the record of man
after he is dead. Isn't it a pity
that men will uphold such a
devilish system of taxation. Or
is it possible that men can lie
aud perjure themselves when in
contact with the assessor aud
still go to Heaven because they
join the church and make pro-
fession and help pay the preach
err. Pray tell me what the
church is doing to abolish our
present system of taxa ton.
GEO. j. MENGER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

Think the prospect very nice:
They heard HIM, 'crost the set
Element
A-hollerin' for ice!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

Mrs. J. N. Southern, of Allan
ia, arrived Thursday afternoon
to visit her sister, Mrs. w. II.
Rutledge. She was joined Sun
day by husband who was en-
route to New York to take d
post graduate course.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

Will Raechoff and Paul Ad-
ans returned from Germany,
Friday. Will can talk Dutch
now and spin yarns as big as
the biggest. He thought the
big pond bigger than the Mon
roe prairie. But you'll will
have to see Will and Paul to
get the entire story.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

H. g. Scheetz, OF the Capitol
of Marion, never forgets to visit
Monroe on the first of each
MONTY
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04
Songs of the Soil"
BY FRANK L STANTON

through signs:
It'll soon be dawn
It'll soou be DAWN
Lonely the way, and the storm
beats on:
But he still kept sayin': It'll
soon be dawn!
There is light in the night, when
the stars are dead,
And Let there be light. is the
word God said:
I'll soon be dawn
It'll soon be dawn
Hear this, from one of the
thoughtful brethren:
Lots of people talking about
science, but the best science
after all is that which teaches
a man to do good, and keep
everIastingly at it,"
If Life be a wayside dream
Of certainty or doubt,
Pray heaven Death do not wake
us up
Until the dreams dreamed
out!
"Latherus laid at de rich
mans gate, didn't hep
"Oh, yes!"
well. whar de rich mans
gate now?"
go long man! You think de
place whar Satan live at kin git
long without kindlin' wood?"
Joy is an ocean that would
drown the sorrows of life if we
didn't lash EN- to the mast!
A handful of happiness is
enough for anybody. A bushel
would be the death of many of
us.
An exchange has a headline;
1.-The Devil in a Cyclone. And
that's good news. Glad he's
got a through ticket?
l reckon what dey calls a
philosopher is one dat comes
his way, en- looks forward ter
mo- a-comin'.
I don't see no use in leavin
dis worl' ter find hell; some
folks manufacters de genuine
article right here.
Some folks is so conceited il
dey own mind dey fully believe
de worl' turns roun' ever "a
hours des ter look at 'um!
How many have had the iden
teal experience OF this Georgia
brother, who sings:
II wandered far from Happi
ness
, Many a weary day,
And knew not 1 had passed
him
In the violets on the way!
!, II see dat all oe angels wha
: got wings is wimmeuH"
"Well, dat's all right e.
. proper. Give a man wings e.
: Satan would levy on UNI, en- Sc
6ra tor ',,yr, 'fo' ne could f1u "a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

Mrs. Joseph B. Hays is visit
ing daughter at Moscow Mills.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

lily, "hardly anyone knows me.
I'm always having to explain
who 1 am, and lots of people
don't understand me then"
A little later 1 met her, as T
thought, again.
"Well, 1 shan't make any mis-
take this time" said. How
are you, Miss Truth?"
you are mi%lnformed," she
replied, coldly; my name is
Libel"
But you are exactly like
Truth" [ alphabetically"
A Byron Dunlap's paper,
The Hunnewell Grape, has eel
ebrated it's nineteenth birthday
by doing as it does do tifty.two
times a year, carrying the ne VS.,
fresh, bright, spicy local news
to its readers. During the
years Mr.. Dunlap has owned
and edited the Graphic it has
been improved in many ways
and become paper that Hun
newell can be proud of and one
that Hunnewell's business in.
terests can well afford to sup
port literally because it will
pay them
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-10-04

When the preacher told him
AS the shadow came in view;
There's right warm welcome,
Over yonder, friend, for you,
Strange to say, he didn't
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
EnR GENERAL OATES.
People of His old District VIII Sup
 port Him for Senator.

People of HIs old District VIII Sup
 port Him for Senator.
 Abbeville, Feb 16-(Special)-The friends of General Oates at this place are glad to know that he has decided 10 enter the race for Alternate Sena- tor. General Oates began the practice of law at Abbeville, and when the war broke out he raised one of the first companies organized in this section. After the war he resumed the prac- tice of law and accumulated large fortune in a few years,
 The people of, this section are glad of an opportunity of supporting him in the race for Alternate Senator.
 February 22nd, a public debate will be held at the Southeast Alabama Az ricultural School between the mem hers of the Franklin and John T. Nor gan literary societies. The subject for discussion Is: Resolved. That Rallway Rates Should be Regulated by the Government"
 Walter Br.nks and Luther Dram of
 the Franklin society will represent the affirmative side of the question and T.. M. Fleming and J. w. Rish the negative.
 Quite a number of pupils of the school will attepd the Farmers In- stitute at Dothan today and tomor- row.
 A number of new residences are in urocess of construction. R. R. Stokes has nearly completed his two-story home on Franklin Street
 HastIng Blacklidge, the County Clerk, is building an elegant home that will be quite m addition to the town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

of the muscles of the fingers and arms, trained to find the Keyr, while the intelligence of the thought which the stroke of the keys would express. know this, for have seen it tried. and every game which helps to give muscle this training is a very great advantage in itself to all who play 1t. as we'll as to the spectators
 No. game which relies for success either on knocking man down, over and over, until he can not get up, or in jumping on him while he is down until his ribs collapse, can train real intelligence in the muscle. in the brain, in the morals or anywhere else. Preachers may preach and preach; equ- cators may educate and educate, hut 1T "the American game" ever becomes a game of this kind instead of base ball, there will be little or nothing left for American greatness exceot the attempt to take advantage--to get weakness or inexperience down and jump on It until 1t stays down. Hence, am proud to be numbered among the great and increasing multitude of base ball cranks, and I will be prouder stiH I this discourse leads to an increase or 800 per cent in the number of oftice boys who are let off" st the same time their employers have the usual urgent business. engagement w,,cn ends in brfn0in- them to the base ball grounds just as the game IS about 10 open.-The Lay Preacher in St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
REVIEW OF TRADE SOUTHERN PROGRESS
INTERESTING FIGURES FROM MAN
 UFACTURERs' RECORD.
Bis Increase shown To the Vaiue or FreadsfuHs Sent Abroad From thc
 Ports of the Southern
 states.

Baltimore. Feb. 16-(Speciail l--in its issue this week. The Msnufacturers Record says:
 "one Of the most interesting phases of the Soutli's commercial future IS fore-mirrored in the figures Of the movement of breadstuffs at Southern ports It will be recalled that during the past calendar year the increase Tn the value of such exports at twenty three of the leading ports of the cour- try was from ss2.311.s .s12 to s146,lf0,s62. equal to s53.79s.15o. or fifty-eight per cent. while at six Southern porss the increase was at the rate of si' --six per cent, being from s30,015,517 in 1904 to $50 049, ,696 in 1905. equal to $z0o54,- 179, which was more than thirtytsevens per cent of the total increase at the twenty-three ports.
 "The movement of breadstuffs after the close of the 1905 fiscal year was largely responsible for this exhibit at Southern ports. and the figures for the first seven months of the present fiscal year, including January, maintain the record. The value of the exports of breadstuffs in the seven months ended January 3i, 1906, compared With the seven months ended January s1, 1905. | a~Tt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
V. A. STEWART ANNOUNCES.
VIII Rum for the Legislature In Bib
 County.


 Centrevflle, Feb. 16.-V. A. stewart has announced himself for the legisla- ture of Bibb County, subject to the ac- ton of the Democratic primary MT: Stewart is farmer and a saw mill man and timber contractor. He Is we'll known in Bibb County, having taken an active interest in political affairs of Bibb County for several Since the County Executive Commit tee decided to postpone the date for nominating q member of the Legisla- tur it is probable that there will he a number of candidates The sentiment in this county for a successor 10 the late iamented Chief Justice Mcclellan seems to be divided between Judge J.. R. Tyson and Hon. s. D. Weakley. Roth have warm and active friends in 'il Grand Chancellor T. E. Knight and F N Tucker of Greensboro were here last night to reorganize the lodge of Knights Of Pythias;
 Emanuel McSpadden. negro of high sounding name, but of doubtful repn- tation put, in plea or guilty in the County Court today to two charges of selling whiskey in violation of law. He Was sentenced to eight months hard labor 4 young white man was also sentenced to hard labor on q charge of public drunkenness.
 Hon. George P. White, a prominent candidate for the Legislature In Perry County. Is here on a Nlslt 10 hls son. J B White.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
som. reats in ritchiuG.

Every pitcher that ever wrapped his fingers around baseball" says ". J. posing team Without hit or run. fl has been computed that only thirty three times in the thirty years which haye Ss sst F59a bssn Sone To snk fine enemy, runiess and hitless, requires an almost ideal combination in the twirler. He must have the fielding stop the drives: he must have the cool ness of a McGlnnity, the. rapidity Of delivery of a Waddell, and the dslibe- rate, sure eye of a Mathewson. Which
 s'Five years after the establishment of the National League the achieve ment came. Lee Richmond slinging the without a hit. He did not give base on balls. Ward, of Buffalo, followed a year later against Proyidence. On May Young, leaped to the pinnacle of and won imperishable baseball fame by sticking the Philadelphia American retiring every single man that came to bat for nine long inninos. The Bos- ton bunch behind him committed not single apd seof eysry an to glory in the bIood-stirring, one-two- three order. Young was more handi- capped than his ,predecessors wh9 exercise as much looseness. of move nfenf, nearly, as the man who delivers a cricket ball. They could run in, step back, to the side. balk. throw the ball circumscribed in his movements
 ''Corcoran of Chicago stands out as the only man who ever did the trick three times. 'Cy' Young and Mathew son have two each to their credit. Ciarkson of Boston rubbed it into Providence in 1885. Clarkson, with the ioyabIe old Mike Kelly, will be re- membered as half the battery that. was sold for s2O,OO0 by Chicago. Amos Rusie, in 1891, in revenge for Lovett; of Brooklyn, shaming the Giants on the and skill into his arm and dashed Brooklyn over the cliffs similarly. Four games of this character were rlaved In 1898. that year, taking the palm. Hen lev and Matty hold the 1905 record, one each
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
Odd Method of Fishing.

Very curious is the method of tishs ing follower by the Chinese in tho Straits of Malacca. The fisherman lets down from the side of the boat a screen of white canvas stretched on wood. The shoal of fish mistakes this for some floaung obstruction and try to leap over it, with the result that the fish jump into the ooat and are thus captured. This method is ems ployed by Malays in their waters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

Florence, Feb 16.-(special. )--Aber. nathy & White, grocery men of East Florence, have filed voluntary peti- ton in bankruptcy In the United States Court of Huntsville. The liabilities ot the firm are $1,200, with assets mora than sufficient to cover them. The cause of the failure was poor collec-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOA LEGIoLArU hE.

q hereby announce myself a candidate fol Representative in the Legislature iron coun'y subJec! to the a. or oi 'Hs ROBERT TAFT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR LEGISLATURE.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for Representative in the Legislature from County. subject to the action of the Democratic primary; ,,,..,,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR LhGloLArUkE.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for RepresentatiVe in the Legislature from Montgomery County, subject to the action or tho Democratic primary ,,n,,,,,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
To p-o6InIt Gambling.

comn5ittee on Territories today au- tborized a favorable report on a bill prohibiting gambling in Alaska, Ari- zona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and h. dian Territory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
nnn,a rrnde Review.


 New York. Feb. 16.--R c. Dun and Company's Weekly Review of Trade to- morrow will say: ., to stimulate retail trade in seasonable merchandise, part of the early unsat- isfactory results being offset by vigorous demand for winter clothing sumption of fuel has revived retail trade so that coal dealers will not car ry over as heavy stocks as at the end of the season as was indicated by last Nor has the possibility of coal strike unsettled confidence Tn the ru. lure. jobbing and wholesale sales or dry goods for the spring trade reach ing a greater aggregate than last year and collections are prompt in most in- stances. Manufacturers In most lead ing industries are falling further be- the steal business. while increased ca fnents but reports from the woolen trade, preliminary statistics of exports in January fell short of the month preceding. but promise to surpass rec previous years For the last week at this port exports were. $2,9ll l,396 larg- CT than year ago. but imports de- clined s174l Sso Eaithway RahT1SrS SaTnsn wsre ss5 per cent. larger than in the same week of 1905, but prices of secu- rites were somewhat irregular because of the firmer money market and heavy new bond issues. Domestic hides con- tinue dull and weak. Leading Western packers ask urohibitive prices which curtails business, preferring to accu- mulate stock rather than to accept low bids made by tanners.
 Failures this week numbered 241 in fhe United States, against 25S last year and thirtyrthree ln Canada compared with thiTty-two q year age
 
 Kerosene OH, best Headlight, at IF 1-2 cents per gallon.
 SMITH & WORNUM,
 Fone e00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR LEGISLATURE.

am a candidate for the nomination for Member Lower House Alabama Legislature from Montgomery County, and ask the suL- mort of the Democratic voters at the coming primary P. B. MASI4N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR LEGIsLATUKE.

I he-~by announce as a candidate for as member of House of Repre- sentaLlVes of Alabama Legislature, from County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
tUh LEGISLATURE.

l hereby announce myself a candidate for the nomination for Member Lower House Legislature from Montgomery. CounLy, suo feet 10 the acton of the Demo cratic Party. GASTON GUNTEh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
TOR shENIFF.

the Domination for Sheriff of Montgomery County. subject to the action of ihs Demo cratic Pary &. S. BELSER
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR SENATOR.

hereby announcs myself a candidate for State Senator from the Twenty-eiEhth Dis trict. composed of the County of Montgom- cry, sub feet 10 ths decision of the Democrat ic Urinary. N. B HoUGHroN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR LkGlsLATUnE.

hereby announce my candidacy for nom nation Gby the Democratic Party of Mont eomery County tor Representative in the neN' w A. HAYNES
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR SENATOR.

I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the nomination for Senator. from the Twsnty-eignIh District. composed of Mont gomery County: subject to the action or the Democratic primary HENDERSON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17


 the six Southern ports was from sf4,- s37 G51 to s41,755 1sS, equal to s26.sl!.- b52 or IFS per cent, while at all oth- CT leading ports it was from $S7.2a2.- 3T2 to s69,521.S72. equal to sSl.9s6.beo, or eighty-five ger cent. Of the latter increase, $14257,735 was at New York and $6.T75,155 at Philadelphia Mobile showed the smallest rate of increase, forty-seven per cent, of the Southern porte and the rates of the other live were Baltimore, more than 2l0 per cent. Norfolk and Portsmouth, more than i9O per cent; Newport News. more than 40 per cent; New Orleans, more than 110 per cent; and Galveston, near ly 500 per cent.
 increase in breadstuffs contributed somewhat to the better showing made py Southern ports in the calendar year ended December 31, 1905, over that or the fiscal year ended June 30, 190o.. UT the eighty-four districts reporting in the calendar year, thirty-two snoweo decline in the value of all mercnan- disc exports under the preceding cal endar year, ten of them in the South arereRating $s,03S,49s. and twenty-two of them in the rest of the country. az rrerating Sl02O0,325. The increase in all districts was from $1.451, ,S1S.740 to. s1.626.9s3.542 equal to $175,664,so2, or something more than twelve per cent and at Southern districts from $S42.- ss5,45 to $59S.711,502. equal to $sO.9SS,- 045. The increase at New York, near ly $55, 100000 was greater than the increase at all Southern ports and was more than third of the total increase at all ports other than Southern.
 "The figures show New York leading the country, with $559, 9,203.393, or more than third of the total exports of the country: Galveston. second with $15o,- 142.542, New Orleans third, with $l44,- s52,004, Baltimore fourth, with $l0s,- 697I35 Boston and Charleston fifth, with s93.797,SS7, Philadelphia sixth, with $7O.ss36f0. Savannah seventh, with s62,546.06S, Puget Sound eighth, with $56.2sl, IT., San Francisco ninth, with s47,727,01l, and Detroit tenth, with $s1,s14,006.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

China's mineral resources are to be de- veIoped The Chinese government has or dered the. mediate establishment of de- partment of mines in each of the seventeen provinces
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
WM gMY ANHENT5+
FOR SENATOR

I hereby announce myself a candidate toE State Senator from ths twenty-eigntn oas- 1i.s- trtct. composed of the county ot AontBOn- ery subiecf to ths action of the DemOcratic primary CHARLES B. TEASLEf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FUH LA...sLAACnE.

am a candidate for the nomination for Member Lower House Alabama Legislature from Montgomery County. and ask the sup- port ot the Democratic voters at the coming primary. o. C. MANEh
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR SHERIFF.

II am a candidate for the DemocI atic nom nation for Sheriff of Montgomery County. and ask the support ot the Democratic vot- s'S JACK TAYLOR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
FOR SHERIFF.

hereby announce myself candidate for the nomination foi Sheriff of Montgomery County. subject to the action of inc Demo e'a''S O'''"" GEORGE N. POWELL