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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
WHEN JOHN oBEYED AUNT
1t Worked Hardship on Aunt's Sis
ter, as Was Subsequently
Brought Out.

The story told by Mark Twain tho
other day about the estimate of John
Fiske, the historian, OF two of his chill.
drens' aunts, brought forth an illus
tratiOn of the reasons for that opinion
Mark Twain's story was that when
Mrs. Fiske one day Went To her hus-
band In horror and reported that his
young son had said that Aunt Mary
was "A fool" and Aunt Martha o
d-n fool" the historian replied, after
careful consideration: well, that is
about the distinction | should make"
A man in the audience, who knew
both the aunts, after the meeting told
this:
Aunt Martha was one of the strict
est dlsciplinarians have ever known.
She demanded chiefly obedience of her
children, instant, unquestioning, silent
obedience, and she usually got 1t. One
afternoon as she was working in her
sewing-room a great storm came up,
and she sent her son John to close the
trap leading to the fiat roof of the
Queen Anne cottage.
But, NAMING" said John.
John, | told you TO shut the trap"
Eyes, but, ma"
John, shut that trap!"
"All right, mamma, If you say so.
but"
"John!"
John slowly climbed the stairs and
shut the trap. The afternoon went by
and the storm howled and ragged.
Three hours later the family gathered
for dinner, and when the meal was
half over Aunt Mary had not appeared.
Aunt Martha started an investigation.
She did not have to ask many Ques-
tions, John answered he first one.
'Please, mamma she is up on the
roof"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Fine Stock for Japan.

Tokuja Hashimoto and S. Tchii OF
Japan are in Chicago preparing to ship
to their native land, for breeding pur.
poses, sixteen high-bred cattle and
eleven blooded hogs purchased in this
country. The consignment includes
two blooded shorthorn bulls from the
farm of Frank o. Lowden at Oregon,
Ill. Mr.. Hashlmoto did not care to
say from what port the shipment
would be made. Cattle and hogs, he
said, are not contraband OF war, but
one could not tell what the Russians
might do. Mr.. Hashimoto is a wealthy
dairy farmer In his own country, and
most of the cattle are for himself, the
balance for other dairymen and farm
era.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Odd Fellow ship.

This is to be Il Red Letter
Day in Monroe City Odd Eel
lowship. The Paris team will
be here and confer the degrees
on fifteen candidates. Every
Odd Fellow who possibly can
should be in attendance as it
will be worth your while to see
the work as done by
the Paris team. Many Odd
Fellows from a distance are eX-
pected. The work will be done
at the opera house
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Evangelist Brown All Right

Rev. Il. +. Campbell received
the following letter today from
Rev. g. Frauklin, OF Desoto,
Mo, relative TO the condition of
Evangelist Brown, who held
the tent meeting here last fall:
Your inquiry concerning the
state of Evangelist Browns
health received, | saw ReY.
Brown Monday. He was look
ing as we'll as ever and l think
he is in good health "-Moberly
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Goes TO Europe,

Miss Virginia Bell, who has
been teaching for the past nine
months 10 our high school, de-
parted this afternoon for her
home at Monroe City, where she
will visit a few weeks before
she leaves for Europe to spend
her three months vacation.
She will return to Moberly in
September and teach in the
high school again next year.
This is indeed fine trip and is
especially beneficial to school
teacher, We wish Miss Bell a
pleasant visit and a safe return
to MOberly in the fall,-Mober-
ly Democrat
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Tuesday afternoon the follow.
ing ladies arrived in the city to
visit friends and to attend the
commencement exercises; Miss
es Jessie Threlkeld, Maud
Buchanan, Mary Adrian OF
Shelbina, Eva Smith of Hume.
we'll, and Alice Robbins OF
Lakenan and George W. Little
of Center.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Veteren Editor Dead,

Col. William +, Switzler, who
probably was the oldest news
paper man iu the United States
died at Columbia Thursday
morning. Col. Switzler was
we'll informed on ali subjects
aud in Missouri history was
authority. His work has done
much good for our Grand Mis-
souri,.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Roosevelt the de m der,
Roosevelt the gutter, R"ose-
welt the follower, ips,r,d OF
leader, will be the way presi.
dent Roosevelt will go int his
tory. He fumed and fom,lled
and we'll, he fermented because
the Packers did not want tc
pay inspection bills. 1t is all
over, he will do just as they
wanted 1t done. The govern
ment will foot the bill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
RED ANTS USED AS PEPPER
Odd Incidents Of Honeymoon spsnt
by American Couple in
Guatemala.

The Sunday bull fight, held in a
large Place de Toro (bull ring) out
side the town. was the principal
amusement cannot say much for
this sort of entertainment. The So
called bulls were WORKOUT cows, who
deserved q better fate than to be
goaded into some sort of fury by the
dashing piCadorS, who stuck picadil.
loes into them. In most eases they
had dropped. refusing to move. and
the audience became furious.
At the end the toreadur Cespecial.
ly imported for the day came for.
ward to the presidential box. where
we were sitting, writes a woman cor
respondent of the Buudoir in describ-
ing honeymoon in Guatemala, and
after a horid speech. of which | un-
derstood little, he handed me. with
profu5e bow executed in true grandee
fashion, hand on heart the begored
anu Hover cnCirCled piCadilloes as a
memento Of the august occasion. To
refuse to accept them would have
! been the greatest insult, and my
| husband was obliged to carry them
home for me, much to his disgust
Some Spanish ladies asked me aft.
| erward how | felt when the great
matador singled me out for this high
! honor. When | told them that | was
rather annoyed by his drawing the
/ attention of the crowd to me in this
theatrical fashion they were furious
| at my unSratcfulncss, and told me 1t
would have been the day of their
! lives and they would have had pro-
/ posals galore.
In the course of scrambling eX-
/ petition into the country over rough
mountain roads we were Obliged to
camp out on hard bOuldcrs. with only
a macintosh to keep out the cold,
During the night | was frightened
almost out OF my wits-I felt Il hand
Juggling my hair, and calling out ia
my husband, we saw a big monkey
leaning down from the branches of
tree above us, pulling away at my
hair. His horrible claws had grippcd
such lot that, when he finally let
go, after being belaborod with the
stock of a revolver, he had nearly
half of it in his hand.
On arriving at very rough and
ready inn the landlady set before MS
poached eggs, swimming in water and
plentifully besprinked with small red
ants! At first | tried to pick out
/ these additions. and seeing the WON
an eying me furiously | called hel
and tried to tell her in my best span,
ism that was not accustomed to eat
ants-and that | wished she had beer
careful not to let them drop into tht
dish.
Her Indignation was immense. witt
flashing eyes and gestiCulating wildly
she told me in excited language thai
it rad taken her a long time to catch
those ants, and that it was 80 good.
DO try it, senora," she said, and dip
ping her dirty fingers into the bowl
she tished them out and showed mt
how much she, at all events, enjoyed
eating them as a sort of savory t
the eggs, and trying to encourage mt
by her example.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

The Mokane Herald-Post be.
gan it's thirteenth volume with
the issue of last week. For six
years it has been edited by Il.
Earl Hodges, one of the bright.
est of Missouri's young news
paper men and he has given
Mokaue newspaper of which
any of much larger growth
might be proud. The Herald
Post is ever found fighting for
hat which its editor thinks will
benefit the munity.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
CORPORATION NEWS BUREAU |
IContinued from Page 1 |

The good people of Omaha
who read these "letters" in the
Bee" did not. of course. dream
that they were simply the paid
ADVERTISEMENTS of the Bell
Company, though their sus.
picions should have been arous-
ed when the "Wor Id. Her1ld'
printed Il lot of similar "lel.
ters." Any novice might have
seen that these letters" were
written by the same gifted
hand.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Mrs Thomas Proctor aud
Mrs G. S. Robertshaw were
Quincy visitors Tuesday. You
say, shopping. Not on your
life for Mrs Robertshaw tod
us: Were going over to see the
city. Mrs. Proctor to ride ON
the street cars and l to talk
Greater Monroe. Mrs. Rob.
ertshaw is a firm believer in
Monroe and talks it. That is
what everybody ought to do
when away from home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

1t pays to wear neat fitting,
we'll made clothes of good ma
terial. That is the kind Con-
way puts up. See him before
you buy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Aave you read my Id in
another column concerning the
cure of the Liquor and Nor
phine habits. l will be in your
city one week at Monroe Hotel.
Call and see me, No charge
for consultation,
b. S. CRAWFORD, M, d.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Allen Mcdowell, for many
years the State Lecturer of the
Masons is dead. He was one OF
the best posted men on Mason
ry and was favorably known
in all parts of Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

We could use some of that
money you owe US. Please
don't keep it in your pockets
wearing them out. We want
the money to spend.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

II, M, BJulware went to ST..
Louis Tuesday afternoon to
look after mis- business interests
and Master Tom went along
just for fun.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

The charming Miss Nell Turn
er of Oak Dale, arrived Tuesday
to visit her friend, MjSs Be.
atrice Elliott and to a'trnd the
commencement exercise uf the
Holy Rosary school.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

DR.. E. Il. Sigler has moved
his office to nice suite of rooms
over the d. K. Vowel Saddlery
Co place of business.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Wanted.

A good man with team to sell
in Monroe County the Crawford
Medicine goods, which are man
utactured in Keokuk, Iowa.
Call at Monroe Hotel this week
and see me.
B. S. CRAWFORD, M. d
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Mrs s H. Stevenson of Han
nibal came up Tuesday to
spend a week or so with the
homefolks near Warren.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Before going to the Kentucky
Home Coming in June have J.
S. Conway to make you a neat
fitting suit.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Misses Effle and Lidia Owen
are supremely happy. Papa
Steve has presented a piano to
them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Miss Goldie Frye has return
ed from a long visit with sis.
ter in Burlington, Iowa.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Aaron Boulware and d. d.
Nelson were consulting with
Shelbina fair people Monday
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

e. d. holland now has a regu-
lar run as mail clerk on1the
Santa Fee between Chicago and
Kansas City,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Rev. Scott, of Philadelphia,
was with Monroe friends yes
terday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Miss Laura Wickersham is
visiting Palmyra friends.

The Monroe City DEMOCRAT
Bryan's Commouer ouly 81 IS
per year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Miss Allie Fahy, of She'll, has
been the guest of Monroe rela.
tives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Mrs, Pat Hanger, of Shelbina,
has reen visiting her friend,
Mrs. ]. II. Robinson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Mrs Myrtle Terrell and
children moved to st. Louis,
Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Tommy Fitzpatrick, of Han
nibal, spent the day yesterday
In the city with the homefolks,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

DR.. Smith, of Shelbina, was a
professional visitor in this city
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Yesterday, E. w. Ragland, of
Shelbina, came down to visit
his father, F. Y. B. Ragland.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Mrs. j. r. Hicks was the
guest of her brother, j. F.
Smith, yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Sweet,

One of the sweetest girls ever
has arrived in the Little King
dom and taken up her abode
with J. J. Elliott.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Briggs MedcAlf, OF Winfield,
spent the day yesterday in the
city with relatives
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Miss Vtrgie Youell, of She'll,
visited her friend, Miss Venie
Youell, Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

LoST-A small memoranda
book. Red Russell leather.
Finder leave at postotfice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

If you want the Porter Bush
home grown strawberries, the
only place to get them is at
Goen & McAllister's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
Found,

A finger ring. Owner can
have same by proving property
aud paying for this notice.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31
For Exchange.

A 100 acre farm. 6 miles north
of Monroe City to trade for
Monroe City or Quincy ,proper-
ty. See Node Green. 60
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Tick-Andrew- Robertshaw
is now night clerk at the Com
mercial Hotel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-05-31

Needles and Oil at Walkers.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

| pany of New York. accused nj inrv
1 bribing in order to obtain verdicts ~
| favor OF the company, is discharged
Tor lack of evidence.
because American workmen are
compelled to pay taxes, tn labor
unions, and, in his opinion, freedom
IN this country is a farce. a natural
lied Norwegian of Des Moines Ia
asks President Roosevelt to annul his
citizenship papers.
| District Attorney Jerome asts
George w. Perkins to appear in conrt
in the matter of campaign contribu-
lions, no warrant being issued. The
object of the move is Friendly adj
judication" of the case and 70 ore.
vent possible indictments.
Legislation for the Panama canal
ID congress is considered impossible
this session, and this will leave the
president and the commission free to
go ahead with the lock type of water
way. The rate bill blocks action in
the senate, and the house committee
insists on investigation.
Ollie Roberts, Queen of the Rad
Lands of st. Louis, confessed thief
and convicted murderess, has many
friends among prominent men of the
city, who make an effort to gain elem
ency for her when she appears 10 tes-
tlfy against policemen she accuses of
aiding her in robberies.
The strike of miners in both the
anthracite and bituminous fields of
the country is virtually complete. Op-
orators of tho nac+ar, Do.r.x.1.
district, with few exceptions. grant
ed the miners demands. EMPLOYERS
in other bituminous fields refuse to
yield. Anthracite conference has on
ened in New York.
Tariff revision again comes 20 the
front in the house, the democrats
charging the republicans with forger-
ting the leadership of Blaine and Nc
Kinley, while Mr.. Payne defends the
standpatters.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
6hs Nebraska Independent

st. Bartholomew was arranged by
agents of the government, the appeal
declares, the recent proclamations
emanating from the printing Offices of
the police master at ST. Petersburg
and that of the military staff at
Odessa, leave no doubt that the au-
thorities are priyy to the present pro-
paganda.
The appeal further declares that M.
kalsusk's book warning Jews to leave
Russia Immediately or be treated as
the Jews were treated by the Span
iards In the middle ages was printed
and distributed from the offices OF the
police of st. Petersburg and Ekateri-
noslav. The league of writes claims
to hold proof that massacres have
been planned to take place at Alex
androvsk Minsk, Bhest-Litovsk, Ros-
tovo-on-Don Krementchug.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
PLAN MURDER OF JEWS
Jews in Russia Warned of Massacre to
Take Place Easter-Efforts to
Avert the Slaughter.

st. Petersburg The league of Rus
sian writer's has issued an appeal to
the Russian people to unite in the
name OF their consciences and self
respect to prevent the Jewish mas
sacres which, they claim, are beyond
doubt being prepared in southwestern
Russian for Eastertide. The appeal
says that it is not fancy, but fact, that
police and gendarmes are arranging
TO let loose the black hundreds upon
the poor, helpless race.
II recalls that the Kishineff, Gomel
and Odessa anti-Jewish outrages were
committed at the instigation of Min
lister OF the Interior Plehve, Chief of
Police Neidhardt and Count Pod
gorichante, chief of the gendarmes of
Gomel. Just as in the past times,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

Send $f.00 for years subscription
to The Independent and receive Mr..
Berge's book, "The Free Pass Bribery
SYSTEM free as premium. This
offer applies to full paid advance sub
scgiptions only.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05

IeH tHouSdHQ union machlnlStS OF
Chicago propose to demand increase
OF wages and shop changes.
Mayor Rose and Candidate Becker
exchange bitter personalities in cam
palgn speeches in Milwaukee
Methodist Episcopal church leaders
prepare for worldwide prayer
league which shall daily invoke divine
aid.
Boy hold-up at New York is SEN
fenced to three years in the reform
school for stealing a cent from a little
girl.
Former Mayor Van Wyck of New
York weds former wife of Commissioner
John c. Hertle before sailing for Eu-
rope.
}. Ogden Armour makes accusations
OF unfairness and misrepresentation
against critics of the private refrig
orator car system.
Railroads take the greater part of |
the coal output for their own use, thus
practically cutting off the commercial
supply Tor Chicago
Proceedings to Dust the Standard /
Oil company may be taken up by at
least twenty-five states If Missouri is
successful in it's suit
Criminal prosecution by the depart
ment of justice at Washington of
shippers who obtained what amounted
to rebates by misdescribing goods is
on.
William E. Curtis writes of Vera
Cruz, the old Mexican port, which,
through modern works, is fast over
coming a reputation for unhealthful-
ness.
Six Bulgarians are mysterious'y and
brutally murdered in house In Min
neapolis, and the police are unable
TO get any cleW to the identity of the
slayers.
Sugar industry is being developed
in Mexico, says William e. Curtis,
great areas of rich land which are
adapted for the growing of cane being
utilized.
John Alexander Dowie has been
read out of Zion City near Chicago,
and the property, public and private,
IS placed in the hands of Deacon
Granger
Bold frauds are shown by the rec
ords Of the failed Cooper Exchange
bank of New York, which is to pay
all creditors in full without an as
sessment.
Hadley closes the Oil hearing in
New York with last fling at John d.
Rockefeller, placing the millionaire {
On the records as an artful dodger of !
subpoena servers.
Governor Deneen opens the Chica- !
go tuberculosis exhibition and gave t
advice that may result in an appro- {
oriation by the next legislature for }
state sanitarium for consumptives.
Great sections Of fertile land in
Iexas are made available by the l
'allroads and irrigation systems built I
oy b. f, Yoakum, who is regarded in I
he southwest as an empire builder. e
Whether an egg belongs to the man y
Who owns the barn in which it was t
deposited or to the proprietor of the i
len which laid it is "a question which
| Danyille, H., court is asked TO de- l
,ide. a
Fear of the political effect of Judi 7
'lal decision induces Senator Elkins G
0 compromise" a suit at Wheeling e
nd grant the Fulmer Coal and Coke Il
company the right to ship fuel over a
lis road
House adopts motion vitiating a
ne of its most cherished rules to Il
ave the legislative, executive and e
JUDICIAL appropriation bill from being d
orn to pieces by Representative e
rince. il
Cleveland capitalists merge Illinois y
nd wisconsin traction lines into a e.
2O,0oO,0O0 concern and plan ultimate
J to run through electric sleepers fl
rom Madison Wis to Cincinnati c]
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-04-05
SUMMARY OF NEWS

Brodie L. Duke, of tobacco fame,
Is granted a divorce at New York
from his wife.
Bill raising the saloon license fee
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-19

WHAT lie HAD LEARNED.
Chinaman Who Picked Up German
Instead of English.

His name might have been All Sin,
for he was "childlllie and bland" but
he was shrcwd business man also,
and in his residence of Is years in
san Francisco he nad earned by in.
dnstry ana thrift Il little fortune.
A San Francisco Chinatown for
tune becomes Il much greater one
when IL has been transferred To
China. This the prosperous China.
man recognized when he made up hi,
mind to return to his home beyond
the Pacific. Then no would spend nix;
days in the enjoyment of his Amcri-
can made fortune and save his fam
lily the expense of transporting his
bones when his time ON earth had
Gyi ir"d.
But he was ambitious to Shine
among his klns people, and 10 tlat
end determined to learn something
of the English language ana 10 see
something of the country before he
returned 10 his home.
And SO he came. bag and baggage
to New York. He avoided the Chin
csc quarter and rented room in tho
lower part of the city, over Il little
grocery store. lie paid his rent for
S'NtIil HibHtnS III HiFlntp, nluup
himself agreeable about the place and
rnally helped in the store. He picked
iii enough of the language TO wait
Oh customers and as he made no
charge for his services, he was on.
coiragcd by The little merchant. His
Vocabulary grew larger from day to
day, and after a six months training
he felt that he had conquered enough
0f the language to make Il good I'm
preston and he prepared to return
home.
He had never visited the New York
Chinese quarter but when all pl opar.
ations for his departure had been
completed ne dressed himself In his
best clothes aud, escorted by one Of
his friends, went to Chinatown. HIS
first visit was tn II store where he
was told there were several of his
countrymcn who spoke English flu.
emily. lie addressed them and re-
ceivcd answers in Chinese.
Then he spoke again. using one
Of the longest sentences that he couli
form. but his friends seemed not to
understand him. This went on for
scmc minutes and then he asked. in
his native tongue, If no ono there
spoke English, and was surprised to
hear that they all did a:d was near
ly Frustrated when, ;'Ss" investiga-
ton. he learned that he had for six
months lived in the German quarter
of New York and had learned the
German language by mistake.-New
York Tribune