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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Horse Whipped.

The smart negro dude Char
lie Dlvis of Shelbina came TO
Monroe and got gay.
He tore a notice from a tele.
phone pole and with contempt
tore it into bits and with the re.
mark no SIGH dam things could
be in Shelbina, tossed the
pieces into the gutter.
That night he was caught
and thoroughly horse whipped.
Then given a bunch of the
muddy" "bedaubed" yellow
cards TO take home with him
and told to scoot and he scooted.
It is said: When be came
tearing down the Burlington
track headed for Shelbina, the
night operator took the fash OF
the yellow cards fJr the head
light of a wild engine" and
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Little -Headrick.

Sunday afternoon at the home
of Rev. w W. Laughlin. ). A.
Headrick. the popular we'll
driller, and Miss Ella Little. d
most estimable lady, were mar.
ried by Rev. Laughlin. May
their love like the July sun
shine, be with them through
life.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
If the Monroe City Ne

If the Monroe City News
would have representative at
Republican Mass meetings, it
would know who was present,
what action was taken in re-
gard to itself, and then 1t would
have things at least straight
enough to prevent the necessity
of leading Republicans recog.
nized as gentlemen, from call
ing it, in person, down for it's,
to put it easy. erroneous state
ments
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Hugh Mudd, the moralist, did
more Saturday night in five
minutes toward running his
trade than than Monroe City
News can build up for him in a
life time. The whites have said /:
The vicious, lewd negro must go
and they mean 1t.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Fee Il. Hagan left Tuesday
afternoon for Carstairs, Alberta
Canada, They are only on a
prospecting tour. Monroe is
not to lose them and we are
glad for they are good people.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Master Tom Hornback, of
Palmyra has been having a
bushel of fun in this live mans
town with his Wide-a.wake
friend, Master Frank Smith Jr.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
HAL
Turn About Face and Respect Civil,
Legal and Moral Rights.

Friday night negro by the
name OF Smith, was sitting on
box in front of CunnIngham's
Store. A party OF men told
him to git"
With an iusolent stare at
them, he pulled sack of tooac.
co and paper from his pocket
and began to roll cigarette.
B fl, sCmr hing took hm un.
der the joA, lie rolled off the
box instead Of the cigarette
and = he Tuned over to get up,
something caught him under
the coat tails and then, well, be
may bc running yet.
Then came the time Oi the
notorious John Taylor. He was
m ode TO "hlt-lhe.grit" dt Dan
Patch gait, Next morning he
left the city Tor Palmyra.
Saturday night several ne
groes were CHASED from the
streets.
If th.re are eight or ten
negroes in this city that need
whipplng-aud there are sever
al like Charlie DAVIS did, we
have no objection to their get
tiug 1t good and plenty and
thea be made to leave the city
for good.
But
There are two sides to the
negro question as we'll as all
Others.
We have a number Of good,
industrious, honest Negroes in
this city and until they fracture
the law, NO man has the civil,
legal or moral right to molesl
him. Neither the laws of God
nor man seek to condemn the in
Docent with the guilty, to pun
ism the innocent with the
gully.
Separate, discriminate, teach
t1= 5onest industrious Negro |
70 respect himself and he will
respect you.
treat him right. give him a |
Glance and then when he fails
10 come up to civilized stand.
AIS, give him
For the benefit OF one party
VINO wall critiCise our plea for
fair treatment for honest, in.
dustrlous Negroes, the writer
wishes to say:
sWhen F.. M. NoIen was elect.
ed he first time we thought be
needed every vote he could gel
and having the Dear Friend)
ship and respect of some Of the
Negroes, we voted seven (0 of
them for Nolen. If that oe a |
crime, it is not our first offence
and if we live, the chances are
we, who do not have to yell,
1--WE are a Democrat" will vote
'em some more.
When you read the DEMOCRAT
you know what has been done,
or ought to be done in this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Smash Up.

Arthur Hayden's horse got
the upper hand of him on Sum
mer Street Monday afternoon
and smashed up his buggy and
harness aud bruised his arms
considerably.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Will Ii Dare Say.

"A business man, in comment.
ing upon those muddy. bedaub.
ed notices to negroes said: l
can Sc. oy their looks that they
didn't come from the News
office. He is right. Monroe
City News Z, Is, 1907.
The Monroe City DEMOCRAT
got out the notices the News
refers to and has neither an ex
PLANTATION nor an apology to
make tor so doing.
Will The News DARE say il
would have refused to print
hem?
As 10 the mud" and "be
ddubed" when they left this
office they were as clean as the
man writing the quoted fling.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. E. E. Yates, of Hanni-
bal, who has been so seriously
i'll at her home, has been brought
to this city for treatment. She
is at the home of her husbands
father, II. j Yates, and was re-
ported yesterday morning as
doing very nicely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. Mary Strdub and son,
Christopher, of Fayette have
been the guests Of her brother,
Rev. G. A. Lehnhoff and
family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Two Babes.

AL Calvert is proud of the
lovely little girl at his home.
And Plus Kendrick, hoop la,
1t is 9 pounu boy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Do not forget that the DEMO
GRAFT charges for church and
society announcements, the OBJ
jects and aims of which are to
raise money. Please remember
this.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

There Is another pencil push
err in the newspaper field. 1t is
Miss Pearl Forsythe, one of
Mouroe's incest girls. She is
on the News staff. Welcome.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Our advertisers will confer a
great favor on US if they. will
bring in copy tor display adver-
ments not later than Monday of
each week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. VIM Todd, of Todd
Springs. has been visiting her
sister, Mesdames Fl. G.. johnson
and AL Kelley.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Notice.

Persons found gathering ber-
ries on my farm without per-
mission will be prosecuted.
JOHN r. OWEN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. Ella Norris, of Palmyra,
has been the guest OF her aunts,
Mesdames Nj. b. Carson and
B G Moss
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. Sam James was with
Hannibal friends yesterday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. Nj. L. Jones Saud son,
G.. T. Jones, of Joplin, dre with
Monroe relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. William Bell. of Stouts-
Vile has been enjoying the
Chautauqua
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs. S ,rdh Jackson is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Dlmmitt in Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Harry Norman, of the st.
Louis Republic arrived yester.
daV to visit his mother.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Howard Wine, of Sullivan,
Ind, is visiting his childhood
friends. Howard has grown so,
scarcely anyone knew him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

There is now $185, 900. 600 of
government money on deposit
In National banks without inter
est. The interest on this sum,
at per cent, would be 50, $780,
900; and this amount measures
the bonus, or subsidy which the
Federal Government annually
beslows upon the bankers, is a
class, True, it is a small sum
In comparison with what it al
lows the tarif sheltered trusts
to steal from the people; but it
is nevertheless an outrage and a
swindle, perpetratei to gain
support for the party in power
Canton Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Nj Penn and wife, of Edna,
arrived Monday evening to visit
his sister, Mrs. r. o. Cranston.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25
Notice.

Persons found gathering ber-
ries on my farm without per-
mission will be prosecuted.
7-25 E. w. WILLIAMS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. z. G. Woodin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney
Carpenter, of Rensselaer,, were
with Monroe friends Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

William Byrd and family, of
Moberly, have sPcut a portion
of the week Ia tie city with
old friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

DR.. Hornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Have your stationery printed
ct the DEMOCRAT office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

The Sharples Tubular Crea m
Separator for sale at A. Jae-
gers Hardware.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Mrs Cav Patrick has been
the gue>, of her kiuswoman,
Mrs. J. II. Elliott.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Master Christy and Miss
Daisy James are with relatives
near Perry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Thomas Bell and wife, of St.
Paul. Kan. are visiting Monroe
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

If you want printing that
will please you have 1t done
at the DEMOCRAT office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Miss Margaret Patton is with
Shelbina friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Majestic Malleable Ranges at
A. Jaeger's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Threshing machines are
busy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-25

Miss Mabel Withree, of
Jacksonville, Ill.,, is the guest
of her friend, Mrs. W. j. Rouse.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
WORE 10 MODERN ENGLISH.
@ChaP" To-Day Has Not Meaning Old
Writers Gave to II.

The name OF the new play at the
Criterion, Prince Chap" would have
been quite unintelligible to an English
man of Shakespeare's time. Not until
the end of the sixteenth century did
Chapman a trader or peddler, get
contracted into chap even in vulgar
speech, and even then for long time
it did not advance beyond the mean
ing Of buyer or customer.
In this sense Steele speaks Of hunt
ing after chaps" and Wilkes writes
that perhaps Mrs. Mead would buy,
but she would be hard chap" Chap"
seems to have reached its ultimate
stage as casual equivalent of man"
through the intermediate sense of a
man with whom one has dealings, not
Of business, but of coed fellowship.
The case Of customer" is very SIM
lar Shakespeare used it to mean a
boon companion, but "a queer Gus
toner" now means little more than "a
queer man" There is a trace of the
old companionship idea, however,
when young woman speaks of my
chap" and in prince Chap" itself
London Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
SHOCK FOR THE HUSBAND.
Wifeiy Anxiety Had Considerable
Motive.

Anthony Comstock was talking in
New York about certain information
that had been lodged with him.
st is perhaps helpful information"
he said, "but I confess that l mistrust
it's motive.
'It suggests to me an incident that
occurred last month in Matawan.
"A young woman Of Matawan said
to her husband one night:
my dear, there is a gentleman in
the parlor. He wants to speak to
you
"'Who is it, do you know?' the
husband asked.
Dear said his wife, you must
forgive me-but that cough has both
cred you SO much of late-and though
winter Is coming on it still clings to
you and oh, If you knew how wor-
ried I've been about you'll And she
threw her arms around his neck.
What would / do il were to lose
you? she moaned.
"'Come, come said the young man
patting her shoulder tenderly; men
don't die Of slight cold. So you've
called in the doctor, Ell? Well, I'll
zee him gladly If 1t will make you feel
easier. Which one is it? Squills?'
"'It isn't the DOCTOR was the an
swer. It's the life insurance agent. "
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
THE TWo-sToRY SANDWICH.
Popular for the Afternoon Tea and
Little Suppers.

For afternoon tea and little suppers
two-story sandwiches are quite the
thing.
The bread, brown or white, is cut
in slices of wafer thinness and deli
cately buttered. On one slice is
spread a sweet Or sayory dainty and
on the other tasty accompaniment
for it.
The two are put together, spread
sides up, and are then topped with a
third slice, butter downward.
There is no end to possible combi-
nations. Cold boiled ham and tongue
moistened lightly with mayonnaise
may cover one slice and the mayor
naise sprinkled with minced pickles
or olives the other.
Pate de fois gras spread on one
slice and delicately shredded cucum-
bers OF tomatoes, moistened with
mayonnaise, the other, make an cpl
curean blend.
For vegetarian sandwich spread
one slice with minced green peppers
and cucumbers chopped fine, and sea-
soned with nayonnaise, and the 9TH
er with mayonnaisedressed shredded
lettuce leaves.
Or, spread one slice with cream
cheese and the other with minced
nuts or with chopped olives or
pickles. Mushrooms, tomatoes and
boiled eggs make substantial picnic
filing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
''MY LITTLE SISTER CAME"
al Told Her | Guessed My Fortune
Was Pretty Well Told Now"

South Otselic, June 23d, 1906, Sun
day Night-My Dear Chester: / was
glad to hear from you and surprised as
well. I thought you would rather
have my letters affectionate, but yours
was so businesslike that I have come
to the conclusion that you wish mine
to be that way. may tell you,
though, that I am not business wom-
an, and so presume that these letters
will not satisfy you any more than
the others did. I would not like to
have you think I was not glad to hear
from you, for I was very glad, but 1t
was not the kind OF letter / had hoped
to get from you.
/ think, pardon me, that under
stand my position and that it is rather
unnecessary for you to be so fright
fully frank in showing it to me. /
can see my position as keenly as any
one, think. You say you were sur
prised, but you thought would be
discouraged. / don't see why should
be discouraged. What words have /
had from you since I came home to
encourage me?
You write as though was the one
to blame because the girls wouldn't
come. / invited them here because I
thought wouldn't be so lonesome /
am sure cannot help it because
mamma Is away. AS to the financial
difficulty, am the one who will be
most affected by that You say your
trip" Won't it be your trip as we'll as
mine? I understand how you feel
about the affair. You consider me as
something troublesome that you both
cred with. You think if it wasn't for
me you could do as you liked all sum-
mer and not be obliged to give up
your position there know how you
feel, but once in awhile you make me
see these things great deal more
plainly than ever.
Chester, I don't suppose you will
ever know how regret being all this
trouble to you. know you hate me,
and I can't blame you one bit. My
whole life is ruined, and IN measure
yours is, too. OF course, it's worse
for me than for you, but the world,
and you, too, may think am the one
to blame, but somehow can't, Just
simply can't think that am, Chester.
said No so many times, dear. Of
course, the world will not know that,
but it's true all the same.
My little sister came UP just min
ute ago with her hands full of daisies
and asked if l didn't want my fortune
told. told her l guessed it was
pretty well told now. I don't want
you to mind this letter, for am blue
tonight and get so mad when the girls
write things about me. Your letter
was nice, and l was glad to get it. /
simply feel "out of sorts" tonight.
When you are cross, Just think l
am sick and can't help all this. If
you were me, you couldn't help find
ing fault, / know. I don't dare think
how glad will be to see you. If you
wrote me q letter like this I wouldn't
write in long time, but know you
won't tease me In that way. You will
just forget it and be your own dear
self. You know always am cross in
the beginning. It was that way Sat
urday night, so don't be angry, dear
Lovingly. KID.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
Fixing Damaged Furniture.

Where there are fine, pin-like
scratches on new furniture they may
be easily removed by using pulveriZed
rotten-stone that can be bought ready
for use. This put on soft flannel rag
and rubbed into the surface Of the
seat, back or arms of chair or onto
the top of table will not only take
off the defects, but bring a polish to
the wood.
To remove the rotten-stone, with a
damp piece of channels carefully wipe
the wood, and when all trace of that
is gone bright luster can be brought
to the surface of the wood by rubbing
lightly with a soft piece Of cheese
cloth moistened with alcohol. The
latter must be used sparingly on fur
niture, for it burns the varnish and
will ruin the appearance of the rocker
or table if enough is put on to scorch
the surface.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
IS az EMERGENCY ovERcoAT.
neen Breathing Best Substitute far
extra Clothing in . Pinch.

mo ii wasn't carelessness SO much
u ignorance" said the physician
nose Il natient was explaining that ne
eaught the cold by getting chilled De-
S cs.,,s he neglected to wear his over
cost saaf one frosty evening, II you'd
o ooIy realize that deep breathing was
: nerfectly successful substitute Ior
: en- oyercoat in an emergency tne
s. are ten to one you wouldn't
AAsi sspve tried deep breathing every
.,,.,.r,ra for a year" replied the pa
H. 10 it regular as clockWork,
s go with i cold bath. Was told that
e s,,ev would make me imperVioas g
eaIs And here's the result, win
49,. 80 arst cool spell Of the fall.
20 .1.m not talking about deep breath
- S regular exercise, said the
~ ass & That's well enough, OF
course, # properly mixed with ,, enough
eysreise to make it natural I'm sus,
g gsstsng # merely for emergencies les
800 ssa.st ts,is time 81 year colds are ne
kF<kekt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
PRETTY FoR CLOSET DOORS.
Effective Decorations That Add .Har.
mony to Room.

A closet door is apt to be a glazing
thing, and sometimes spoils the har-
mony of an otherwise attractive room.
In this day, when everything is made
to tell in the furnishing of a house,
women are racking their brains to de-
wise some method of improving these
necessary but by. no means ornamental
parts of almost every room.
When the closet is IN the dining.
room and is to be used for china the
way is easy. If your china is all
pretty and you do not think the glass
too expensive, take the wooden door
away and replace it with a glass one.
Or, what is much cheaper and almost
as effective in it's way, get a curtain
OF Powered cretonne and suspend it
from the second shelf of the closet.
The top shelf is left open, and upon
it may be shown the finer pieces of
china, while the more ordinary ware
IS hidden from. view by the curtain.
Curtains, if they agree with the 9TH
er furnishings of the rooms, may be
employed in every part of the house,
but you will show your wisdom If you
use cotton observation-disclosures pretty
madras and the like--in the bedrooms
rather than wooden materials, which
won't wash and encourage stiffness.
A mirror sunk into closet door is
one of the most satisfactory decora-
tons on record, for what woman has
not pinned for a full-length mirror?
1t is also one of the most expensive
ways of decorating, but then expen-
sive things are apt to be dear to the
feminine heart.
Schoolgirls are fond of covering
their doors with wire frames filed
with photographs and souvenir postal
cards. This is rather a pretty idea,
but is Objectionable because of the
amount of dust that will collect upon
things of this sort.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12

Instead of sitting there and absorb
ing a cold, however, which I'll bet
most of the people on the car did,
simply began to take long, deep
breaths, as deep as / could. When
got off the car, instead of being stiff
from cold, ! was warm and comfort
able from the extra oxygen I'd drawn
into my lungs, combined with the
extra physical exertion involved.
Just remember that. When you
get caught in such a situation, reg
ular deep breathing exercise will save
you many cold like this. Ordinarily
deep breathing exercises want to be
provided for by exercises that will
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
COTTAGE Cheese.

This is an old-fashioned recipe for
cottage cheese. Set a gallon or more
of clabbered milk in the oven after
cooking meal, being sure to leave the
door open. Turn the cheese around
frequently and cut the curd into
squares with a knife, stirring gently
now and then until it is as warm as
the finger win bear, and the whey is
in evidence all around the curd. Pour
all of this into coarse bag and hang
it to drain in a cool place for four
hours, or over night If 1t is made In the
evening. When wanted, turn out OF
the bag, chop rather coarse with
knife and season and dress with salt,
pepper and sweet cream. Some cooks
dress the cheese with sugar, cream
and little nutmeg, and still others
chop it very fine, add salt, work In
very little cream or butter and mold
into small balls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12
Libel on Omar.

In a recent case Of some notoriety
that was tried before United States
Commissioner Shields in New York
lawyer who is noted for his fowery
oratory was defending the accused.
Wishing to emphasize the tender re-
lation that had existed between his
client and the complainant he ex-
claimed, in the middle OF an inpas-
stoned speech: what does Omar
say on this subject? "A dog and a
bone and hank Of hair and thou
singing beside me in the wilderness -"
And to this day he doesn't understand
why his respectfully attentive audi
ence laughed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-01-12

quent because people get caught just
as you did, and can't think of any
way to keep warm except running a
race or getting up a brisk fight with
somebody, which isn't always conVen-
lent.
In such case, deep breathing is
the best substitute for an oyercoat
there is. / was going down the state
by trolley the other day, minus an
oyercoat, because it didn't seem cold
and the closed cars were on. But
when struck the Sea View line we
found nothing but an open car, and
1t wasn't many minutes before was
wishing had fur coat with me.