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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
of the town.
Pointed Paragraph S.
-Tit-Bits.

A woman never forgives a
man who guesses that she's Old
er than she claims TO be.
If it wasn't for ceremony,
some dignified people wouldn't
have anything to stand on.
The wife of an aggressive
sinner has less to complain of
than the wife of an ill-natured
saint.
No, Alonzo, we have no pi-
rates and buccaneers nowadays
trust promoters and frenzieo
fiuanclers have supplanted
them
Of course it was some mis-
guided married man who defiu-
ed a club as place where a
man teels more at home than he
does at home-Chicago News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
Business Proverbs.

Not the big Garner, but the
wise investor. is the future cap
italist.
The wise man knows that
wealth is not worth getting
save for the purpose of using,
and so gets after it early.
Investment is putting money
into chicken farming; specula.
tion is counting the chickens
before they are Matched.
The chap who does his WORK
indifferently because he thinks
he is above his job thereby
proves his unfitness for the job
that is above him.
The man who yields to honest
persuasion slowly and imper-
ceptibly, as rock to water, may
make a loyal investor when
won. But he who is quick to
lay hold of good investment
makes the most money.
Multltudes of people sleep
soundly nights, believing their
savings to be protected in the
banks, not dreaming that the
banks have invested them in
business enterprises that the
depositors themselves declined
to buy shares in because they
thought their earnings were too
large to be safe.-Cent Per
Cent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
Sentenced to be Hanged March /

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 25.-
The three convlcts. Harry
Vaughan, Edmund Raymond
and Geo. Ryau-cOnvlcted of
the murder of two prison offic.
ers at the Penitentiary in No
vember 1905, were sentenced to
be hanged March 1. An appeal
to the Supreme Court will be
taken in behalf of these men.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

In the ue-blooded, bean eat
ing town of Boston, lives
Phillip Bellnap Marcou, a
wealthy 56-year old bachelor
and Professor OF Romance lam
guages at Harvard. He has
been the pet of Boston's aristo-
cratic society for years. Last
week he suddenly resigned his
chair at Harvard and it trans
pired that a negro girl bad sued
him for $4,000. alleging breach
promise. 1t seems that the
Professor had lavished wealth
upon the girl and was true to
her until he learned that she al
so had a negro lover, whereup
on he threw her overheard. The
suit and resignation followed.
Boston's 400" will not recover
from the shock tor ten days or
a couple of weeks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
The Dictionary of MisinformatiOn

The Dictionary of MisinfOrmatiOn.
(Wex Jones, Lexicograph err,
Gaia mouse's fur overcoat.
Observation-Disclosures to a house,
"Have you got a husband yet,
Maud?"
mo, but l will in a week or
two. I've almost decided on
the house 1 want. "-Dippy Dia-
logues.
Kimono-A garment in which
japanese look graceful aud
Americans disgraceful.
Law-.The support of law
yers.
Prose-Stuff that's too good
for poetry.
Collision-Au unpleasant in.
cideut OF railway travel.
Collisions are of two kinds,
head Oh and rear. end. The diff.
ference is that in one case
you're killed and mangled. and
in the other you're just killed.
Devil, the-The one we all
blame tor our sins.
I'm sorry 1 stole the cash
And bet it on the races;
1 was maybe a little rash,
And terrible this disgrace is.
But it's not a fatal fault,
I've been always on the lev
ell;
Something made me rob the
vault,
And the blame is on the
Devil.
Confessions of a Convict.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

City Treasurer John A, Stone
of Chillicothe and bis deputy
spent Tuesday refunding to the
taxpayers the amount they had
paid on water and light bonds
before the supreme court had
decided the issue of the bonds
illegal. Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
GUARANTEED SION.
ACH REMEDY.
Lamar Wood Will Refund Money II
Mi-O-na Fails to Cure.

Ml-0-na rails 10 lure
You may ask why Lamar
Wood is able to guarantee to
refund the money unless Mi. o-na
Stomach Tablets cure when no
other remedy for stomach troub.
les is sold 10 this manner.
The reason for this is that
ordinary dyspepsia tablets mere
ly digest the food, while Mona
builds up and strengthens the
digestive system so that it soon
begins to digest food itself with.
out pain or distress.
If the stomach is only given a
rest by using digestive, the
muscles soon become weak, aud
it is necessary to continue TAX
lug a digestive tablet after ev-
cry meal. On the other hand,
Mi-o.na used before eating,
strengthens the stomach so that
you will soon be we'll enough to
give up the use of medicine,
MILO ma costs but SOC box,
and makes positive and com
plete cures. The best proof of
it's merits is the guarantee to
refund the money if 1t does not
cure thai Lamar Wood gives
with every box.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

Thomas E'zea was a Palmyra
visitor the latter part of last
week. He seems to be out after
the scalp of Judge James T.
Umstattd, but as we do not hold
said scalp, he will have to go to
the Judge for it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
A Romance,

HISTORY OF CASE REVIEWED
This case has quite history.
In January, 1894. by his next
friend, Charles It. Oglesby,
plaintiff, brought his original
action. The case was taken to
Bates County on change of ven
ue.
Rere a verdict Of $500 was
given in favor of Oglesby and
the case appealed to the Su-
preme Court, where the judg
ment was affirmed three times
and finally reversed and re-
manded. on May 30, 1899.
On a second trial q change of
venue was taken 10 Pettis
County by the defendant and
there a verdict, of SIS, 1000 was
again returned in favor of
Oglesby.
The case was again appealed
to the Supreme Court, where it
was reversed June Is, 1908, on
the ground that the plaintiff
had no cause for action.
1t was this decision by the
Missouri Supreme Court, after
three times affirming the first
verdict that resulted in the Su-
preme Court fining a Warrens-
burg editor $500 for contempt of
court in criticising the man.
date.
PLAINTIFF IS NONSUITED.
On May 13, 1904, the plaintiff
again commenced action IN the
Circuit Court of johnson County
and a change of venue was
taken to Cass County, where 1t
remained pending till January
81, 1907, when the plaintiff en-.
tered a nonsuit. Two days
later the action was brought
for the third time in.the Circuit
Court of Johnson County. The
suit was filed through 0, l..
Houts. attorney for Oglesby.
oGLEsBY's STATEMENT.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. "a
Rube Oglesby says his case is
in his lawyers hands and that
he is powerleSs totprevent them
from bringing suit. He pre-.
sumes that it was brought now
as the statute of limitation COW
ering the case would. soon act
as bar to further litigation.
Love and politics are mixed
up IN the case. Mr.. Oglesby,
better kno Wnsover the state as
Rube, was a brakeman on the
Missouri Pacific and in a smash
up lost a leg. When he lost the
leg and brought auit. be had a
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

John. Blue, of Florida, paid
the DEMCLRAr an appreciated
call Friday afternoon. He
seemed to think the estimated
losses on Salt river bottoms too
high. He did not think the
wheat was INJURED. Of course
fodder suffered, but the corn,
what was left in the bottoms,
was not injured seriously.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
Jealous RefOrmerS.

Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-The
Grand Jury this afternoon re-
turned indictments against Doc.
tor F. e, Nichols, Russell It.
Barr and II. F. Lummis, all &C
tive members of the Civic Fed
GRAFTON. whose official organ,
the Sentinel, in recent issue,
charged Thomas Redmond, Su
periutendenr of the City Board
of Public Works, with demand
ing pay from teamsters who Ap'
piled for city work.
Redmond has retained attor,
neys to institute damage suits
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure.

The only guaranteed kidney rem
edy. Buy it-try tit costs you
nothing if it fails. Price so cents
L. ]. Yates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

Mrs. II. M. Buchanan of Shell
biua has been spending several
davs in this vicinity with rela.u
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

IT, ough the courtesy of the
DEM Graf this space is reserv.
e. , the W. Q. II. U. 1t is
tdl,"d by Ella L. Shearman,
D., vt Press Superintendent
OF W. 9. T. u, who is re-
sp"i iole for all statements
wh2ch appear in this column.
o. Watchwords: Organize,
Educate, Agitate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
PROGRAM OF W. c. T. U. MEETING

2:30 Devotional Exercises,
$3.50 Roll Call Quotations
from MISS Willard.
800 Business Meeting. in.
Guiding final arrange
ments for Mem oria |
meeting for Frances E,
Willard, Feb. 18th.
$3.50 Paper-Women in the
Nation. Judges 4:4-10
Reading-Law of habit
1925 Announcements
4:30 Closing exercises.
Public meeting in memory of
the work of Frances E. Willard,
pastors and educators are invit-
ed to participate.
One of our own Missouri white
ribboners has recently disting-
uished herself by being elected
territorial president of the New
Mexico W. G. T. U Missouri
has for years been furnishing
presidents and other officers and
workers to many of the states,
besides having a larger list of
national org& mixers and superin.
tendeehts than any other state.
Carrie Lee Carter Stokes is
being cordially received in
Tennessee and Georgia, with
fine audiences and a steadily
growing temperance sentiment,
with victories almost daily.
Friends of the anti-cigarette
movement in Missouri are work
ing hard for the success of what
is known as Representative
Cross Bill" a real strenuous and
much needed bill.
ROLL AWAY THE STONE,
1t is hard to make a mother
believe, as she weeps over the
lifeless form of her son, that
the glass of wine or beer was
not loaded.
1t is hard to make the jury of
so, 000,0 900 persons of this nation
believe as they look at the foot.
prints of the drunkard leading
from happy home and its en-.
vironments to the wine room,
the beer garden and the saloon
and from there to prison, the
asylum and the grave, that the
Intoxicating liquors of the dram
shops were not the cause of his
fall from manhood aud intelli-
geuce and his death in disgrace.
If we believe in the teachings
of Christ and the truth, before
we pray to God for the saliva
ton of on" city, our state or our
uation why not tell where we
have laid them and then roll
away the heavy weight of the
saloon trust-that home wreck
err, that child torturer, that
mind destroyer. that soul crush
er. that man killer aud that hell
feeder-from the door Of the
n n pa ,,l,,.sr.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

Here is story too good to
suppress. A few days ago G.
M. Cadogan was driving with a
team over the almost bottomlesS
road from Shelbina to Shelby.
vile. About midway he reach
ed a Shelby county farmer with
a team and a loaded wagon
stalled in a mud hole. With char
acteristic politeness Mr. Cad gan
at once proposed to help the
Shelby couutyman out of the hole
and jumped out to unhitch his
team for the purpose of hitch
ing on the front of the farmers
team. Just then he happened
to notice that the farmers wag-
on was loaded with goods
bought from a Chicago mail or
der house. He stopped opera
ton aud asked the farmer
where he bought his supplies.
The answer was: "From--
& Co, Chicago" alright, 1"
said Mr.. Cadogan, getting back
into his buggy, you just let
-- & Co. of Chicago, pull
you out of this mud hole" and
with this advice drove on to
Shelbyville.-Macon Republi-
can.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
Reflections of a Bachelor.

When a girl is pretty she
doesn't have to learn house,
keeping to get married.
One of the easiest things is
not to fool people when you are
lying to them to do it.
Every man who gets into an
argument seems to think he is a
brass band hired not to stop.
You can tell two people who
are in love not by the way they
look at each other, but by the
way they don't look at any
body else.-New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31
OUR PRINCIPLES.

Total abstinence, Prohibition
of the liquor traffic, One stand.
ard of morals for men and WON.
en-. The education of public
sentiment for right.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

Have your stationery printed
at the DEMOCRAT ONCE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-01-31

Mrs, Belle McElroy, of Pal
myra, came up Saturday to
spend several days with the
families of e. Veach aud T. p.
Forsythe.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10
The Unwritten Law.
Raleigh Evening Times.

Raleigh Evening Times.
The "unwritten law" is being work
Cd to death these days. Mrs. Bird:
song who plead that as justification
for numbering physician, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years, but hopes to escape on an
appeal. Mrs Bradley, the slayer Of
former United States Senator Brown,
of Utah, presents it as her excuse,
and Harry Thaw, the slayer OF Stan
ford White, will likewise offer the law
that is not written as his defence
when he il put Oh trial. Elsewhere
it is the same, often iii North Caro-
lima.
There are times when all outraged
man or woman may be permitted to
shoot with murderous intent There
are times when the revolver offers
the only satisfaction, but we should
be thankful that such cases are rare
Men and women who deserve the full
penalty OF the Law frequently escape
on the plea which is becoming more
threadbare than self-defeDoe, and
they are successful because they play
upon the sympathy OF jurors. But
jurors forget the victims; they forget
the injustice of the deed, the slight
provocation for it. Still there are
honest men in the jury box who can
distinguish between right and wrong
and justice is always sale with them.
| We need more of their type and fewer
attorneys who depend upon the IN
| written code
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10
Another HELEN Keller.
Wilmington Messenger.


An interesting account comes
from Galveston of the successful ef-
forts being made in the education of
a little girl who is deaf, dumb and
blind-another HELEN Keller. She is
now eleven years old. For the first
seven years of her life she lay in
crib unconscious of the use of arms
or legs. She could not walk, stand
alone or occupy a sitting position.
She was taken to an asylum for deaf
mutes four years ago where a Mrs
NJ. A. Bodkin undertook the task of
introducing her. The first lessons
were learning to stand alone, then to
walk and to use her hands; she was
then taught to feed herself by having
a spoon placed in her hand, and held
there and guided from her plate to
her mouth. Then began the task of
teaching her the language of her un-
fortunate class. The Braille method
was used, which consists in convey
ing ideas through the means of the
finger tips in the palm Of the hand.
Her little fingers had to be pressed
into position an infinite number of
times before she ever came to realize
what it meant, and that she could
by different tappings of her fingers
on my palm indicate what was in her
mind" says Mrs Bodkin. The little
girl now knows her alphabet and has
a vocabulary of about two hundred
words. She is fond OF playing with
the other children of the asylum and
greatly enjoys riding On the street
cars. Her favorite position when
riding is to kneel on the seat, with
her face pressed against the glass,
no doubt taking in the presence OF
nearby objects through her sense oil
feeling, which is such a wonderful
gift with blind persons.
1t was a tedious task on the part
of Mrs Bodkin to bring understanding
and power of communication with
others to this poor, benighted child;
but she has persevered nobly and has
been fully repaid by the successful re
suits of her labors.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10
Colonizing Negroes.
Richmond News-Leader.

Congressman Gillespie, of Texas,
has announced that he will introduce
in Congress a bill providing for the
acquisition by. the United States gov
eminent OF suitable territory in Africa
on which to colonize negroes OF this
country. His idea is to assist pecu-
niarily such negroes as might desire
to emigrate to the colony, which will
be under the protection of the United
States; and he thinks that in due
course the negroes will build up a
State of their own and deportation
will become generally popular with
the race. The New Orleans States
commends the scheme as practicable
in itself, but appears to have doubts
as to whether Mr.. Gillespie can COM
mand sufficient support for its mate
REALIZATION. Perhaps the States is
right, but if it is, Mr.. Gillespie is all
the same only a little ahead-of bis
time as to the essential point of his
proposition. Whether the Southern
negroes are destined to be cOlonized
in Africa or elsewhere, as we see it.
and have always contended, it is des'
tinv that the final solution OF the
race problem is to race separation.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10
VOL. XXVI.
WOl71an's Trials.

The bitter lraj. in womau's life Is tc
bc ,.hi dies. VINO can tell now hard the
stTu"sic may .sJT,. i-."H ere she learnt to
RS On herself ~ nrT lonely lot? The ah-
ScHCr II this Ink to bind MARTA life
together. the absence Of this one pledge
t. mutual affection Is a common disap-
pDiutWrHt. Many unfortunate couples
becDHIr g trangci thereby. Even If they
d not drift apart. one may read the Whole
extent 81 their disappointment in the eyes
Of ~Gcn = c!IildicSS couple when iHcJ rest
on the children Of Others. To them the
largest famii yflyCs not - III too numerous.
In many :.ascS Of DarrcuurSS or child
lrsSucsN the obstacle to ch.iL-l caring Is
easily removed by tn" cure Of W: nncss on
the part uf tH" woman. DR.. Picrce's Fa-
VoTirr Prescription has been the means OF
rest,riny i.,aitn ard fruitfulncss To many
g. rTcu woman. To the great joy Of the
household. In other, but rare cases. the
OTIS ~tructiOu TO the bearing Of children has
ben found u be Of a surgical character.
but easily removable Ly painless operative
treatment at the Iuvalid-' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute Buffalo. y. y. DTcr y hich
Dr. Pierce o! the "Fdynritc Prc,cTi;.tinu"
fame preside In all eases w!c"o rtil-
dr'n are desired and are absent. #n cnurt
should b" mad" 10 iiId out the rca! cause,
s.arc 10 j generally 50 easily removed by
proper tr.5'i.rut.
!. all tn -!pls addresses. displare-
Hra'~- pry!dP-U~- INFLAMMATION and de
D. ..r ting, catarrhal drains nd in all
cas- Cf ucrrrusu"-S ANT d. lily. Ir.
P.-r.c'- Favor.tc Prescription f. IL" most
r!.,IrUt TrmcG That c..I. l'oS. iu.N lc used.
II ha- To- it's credit hundreds Of thousands
OF cures NOR" ia fact than any otHcr
remedy put up for sal" through dru-- SIS.
especially for Homau's ne. The iuE~cai-
eIitS Of hicl ia" Fayori'e Prescription
+ composed have received tht most
positive cudor='u."n from the leading
medical writers ou N0i"riu Nodi"d Of all
The several schools Of practice. All the
ingredients ar" printed ~ I''"m EHgjj&h
on the wrapper "nci"siuc The bottle. so
that any woman making u~" of this
famous mcdir.u" mas kuOw exactly what
she is taking Dr Pierce takes his pa
ticntS into his fuIl confidence. which he
can afford to do as the formula after
hich the "FavOritc Prescription" is
made will bear the most careful exam
nation
Dr. PicrCc's Pheasant Pellets are tie
bcst and safest laxative for women.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10
HENDERSON, N. c., THURSDAY, JANUARY TO- 1907
Judge Shaw.
Statesyille Landmark.

StatesYille Landmark
This is from the Industrial News
of the LIST:
Yesterday the Hon. Thomas ]. Shaw
again became a private citizen after a
service of eight years upon the Superior
Court bench, leaving behind him record
OF which he may well be proud. While
on the bench Judge Shaw was often
criticized for the severity of his sentences
in criminal cases, and at times, accord
ing to our way Of thinking, the criticism
was just. but we have yet to hear OF
man who called into question either
the purity OF his motives, his courage as
Judge, or his ability as lawyer Ger
tainly we never have done so, and now
take plea, lure in bearing testimony to ALL
1t can be said with truth that the
clamor against Judge Shaw was
from those who lacked knowledge of
the man, or from those who had di-
rectly Or indirectly felt the weight Of
his hand in. administering the law
either the violators of the law or
their friends and attorneys. With
out knowing all the facts in the case
and with little knowledge of the man,
many honest and well-meaning peo-
pie were led by interested persons to
join in the attack on Judge Shaw
and to hold him up as q tyrant. A
fairer or more just Judge never sat
on the bench in North Carolina.
No rogue ever felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law"
The guilty who suffered punish
ment at Judge Shaw's hands and the
attorneys who could not beg off their
clients from punishment, complained
OF course, as did the sentimentalists
who think nobody should be punish
ed. But the increase of crime in
North Carolina and the failure of the
courts in SO many cases has con-
vinced even those who honestly
thought Judge Shaw too harsh that
more men OF his type are needed on
the bench if lawlessness is not to in
crease. The cause of justice and right
suffered when Judge.Shaw was retired.
Group can positively be stopped in 20 min
utes. No vomiting-nothing to sicken or
distress your child. A sweet, pleasant
and safe Syrup, called Dr. Snoop's Cough
Cure, does the work and does it quickly. DIR.
Shoop's Cough Cure is for Group alone, re-
member. 1t does not claim to cure dozen
ailments. It's for Group, that's all. Sold by
Thomas Bros.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10

BY HENRY JEROME sToCkARD.

We turn with hope and fear
Our anxious, questioning faces, each thee
Within thy secret keeping locked, New Year,
What does thou hold for me?
To some thou givest pain.
We know, and grief deep mid-ocean slopes
Thou TOUGHEST all their dreams, and they are vain;
Thou shaterest all their hopes.
thou givest strength some
And JOY, pure stars ethereal ray
Buidest them shrines that seem through time-to-come
Beyond scath and decay.
Thou bringest life to these
Childhood and youth and homes conclusive bliss
Manhood with thoughts that baffled Socrates,
Cheops, Semiramis
To these, thou bringest DEATH
With knowledge vast Of Calvarys tragic plan
Of Him beside whose date time is breath,
Eternity, span.
And so, with hope and fear
We turn our earnest yearning eyes to thee
Within thy secret keeping sealed New Year
What holdest thou for me?
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10
Let the Negro Make Distinction.

Catawba County New.
We are glad to see that some OF
the negro preachers and leaders are
getting Oh the right track with ref
erence to the worthless class among
their own people.
The negro in the past made the
serious mistake ofsympathizing with
and taking the part of the guilty OF
his race, no matter how grievous
the crime committed. They have not
made any distinctions in the social
or moral conditions of the individual.
The negro must make distinction
and condemn the worthless one OF
their race and stand by and uphold
those who try to live right and to be
somebody.
So long as negroes uphold one OF
their number who is a criminal or
moral leper. just SO long the race
will be without the sympathy and
interest of the white people which
they SO much need.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-10

The relief of Coughs and Colds through
laxative influence originated with Bees Lax
ative Cough Syrup, containing Honey and
Tar, a cough syrup containing no opiates or
poisoas, which ID extensively sold. Secure a
bottle at once, obtain a guarantee coupon,
and If not fully satisfied with results, your
money viii be refunded. Sold by the Kerner-
AcNair Drug Company.