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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Just Another Plain Steal.

President Roosevelt has be
gun to show some of the effects
Of the strenuous efforts that are
making by Republican polite
ians to prevent the admission Of
Oklahoma in order that he may
determine to his own and said
politicians satisfaction whether
the districting of the territory
by the constitutional conven-
ton Into congressional and 9th
err districts constitutes gerry
mander that in their judgmen
deprives the Republican part
of chance that it might other
wise have of controlling dis
tricts in the new state. which il.
our judgment is entirely for'js n
to his duties in the matter. And
besides who pays for this census
which was not authorized by
congress? Uncle Sam, no doubt
will have the bill TO pay, but it
is a plain steal and congress
should so stamp it.-Hillsboro
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
The Fashionable ColorS for the Coming
Winter.

The Fashionable COlors for the Coming
Winter.
Blue will be high in favor
this fall and winter" writes
Grace Margaret Gould, the
Fashion Editor. in the August
number OF the Woman's Home
Companion, land that certainly
is good news, because blue is
pretty apt 10 be becoming to
pretty nearly everybody. Navy
and royal blue are both looked
upon as fashion leaders. Copen-
hagen blue and Natter blue, or
old bIue, ale both high style
shades
MANY brown shades will al.
so he used-russet, Havana and
the leather shades. Browns
showing d coppery tinge will be
m0diSh, as well as deep mahog-
any ZONES. In greens we have
the preference given to forest
green, which is a beautiful rich
leaf tint, not so yellow as olive,
and Is much more bee oming. 1t
will be much seen in the plain
fabrics. Tue bronze green's will
also be worn. A beautiful deep
American Beauty rose shade
will be stamped The mode. and
many Bordeaux reds will be ia.
vored. Two grays will be espec-
tally fashionabIe-the gray we
see in silver. and a darker
mouse shade. The tendency,
however, is toward dark shades
Fabrics show indetermiuatc ef-
fects, and beautiful minglinSs
OF soft, dun colors. Black will
make Itself Conspicuous ia both
the new abrics and the new
trimmings"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
New Rul, For Postal Cards.

Was J ngtoo, July t2 Post
master General Meyer today
promulgated an order, eff4ctive
August 1, providing the face
side of the post card may be di-
vded by vertical line placed
approx imately a third Of the
distance from the left end Of the
card; the space left to be used
for the message, ETC., the por-
ton to the right to be used for
the address only. A very thin
sheet of paper may be alta ched
l. it completely adhers to the
card and such paster may bear
both writing and printing Ad-
vertisements illustrations or
writing may appear on the back
of the card and on the left third
of the front.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Loyalty That is Real.

What is more sacred in this
worId than our friendship? One
of the most touching things l
know of is the office of real
friend to one wh2 is not friend
to himself-one who has lost
hls self.Iespect, his self.control
aud fallen to the level of the
brute! All! this is friendship,
indeed, which Will stand by 'us
when we will not stand by our
selves! l know a man who
thus stood by friend who had
become such a slave to drink
and all sorts of vice that even
his family had turned him out
of doors. When his father and
mother and wife aud children
had forsaken him, his friend re-
manned loyal. He would follow
him nights in his debauches and
many a time saved him from
freezing to death when he was
so inebriated that he could not
stand. Scores of times this
friend would leave his home
and hunt in the slums for him,
to keep him from the hands of a
policeman. and to shield him
from the cold when every one
else had forsaken him; and this
great love and devotion finally
redeemed the fallen man and
sent him back to deoency aud to
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Bryan Calls Il Jing, ism.

Jtrthage, Mo-. July 1l-"Jd.
pan does not want 10 make war
on the United States" SAID Viii.
liam j. Bryan in an intervie W
here today.
"Of course" he continued,
there is 4 lot Of jingolsm ia
this Japan war talk and the
hurryiug of feet of warshIps
to the Pacific coast. To my
mind, the object is not to repel
an expected attack of the Japs,
but that the talk is being dcne
by some alleged statesman at
Washington to influence con.
gress to make a big naval ex-
tension appropriation.
"When I say Japan does not
want war, do so advisedly, for
when [ was in Japan L talked
with the leading men of all
walks of life and I found only
expressions of friendship for
our country"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
What S tie Use.

1t is folly, sheer folly, for the
state Of Missouri TO go 10 the
trouble and expense OF elechng
and mainraiug a legislature.
when the federal judges are so
much better qualified and per-
fectly willing to take the bur
den of making our laws on
themselves. The injunction
promises to become a para
mount issue" in the not far dis
tant future. Liberty Advance.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
The Money Goes Faster.

In the three years work on
the Panama canal one. twentieth
of the dirt handling necessary
has been achieved by an expen.
diture of 80 per cent of the total
amount allotted tor the entire
construction of the waterway.
The money seems to be flying
much more rapidly than the
dirt.-Lawrence Chieftain.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Why Follow Bill NelSOn1

Now listen to the little weak
kneed so-called Democratic pa.
pers follow the lead of the Kan
sas City Star and say that Mis-
souri, is a doubtful state. Mis-
souri, never went Republican un
til the state went wild over the
teaching of the trust owned,
corporation bought Star
Platte City Landmark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Taft Certainly Had Good Luck.

When Taft returned to Kan
sas City from his speaking trip
in Kansas he was entertained
by William r. Nelson of the
Star Taft got away from Mel
son without losing his wearing
apparel bus, if he SHOULD repeat
the visit, the people of western
Missouri cannot assure him such
good tuch again Lexington
News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Six O'clock

Dinner and a delightful one,
is what MISS Adelaide Lear
served Thursday evening to her
friends, Misses Susie Hearn, of
st. Louis, Nell Saunders, of
Kansas City and Misses Louise
Lyon. Bertha Jaeger, Elizabeth
Arnold, Bessie Elzea and Ellen
Walker.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Evidently Thomas L1udon, of
Hannibal, becomes more and
more interested in his ponies as
the season to send them down
the track, draws near. lie was
up and at the Monroe track
Friday to see them tried out"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

A prominent Mlssourian said
the other day that he taught
his boys to write the name of
their native state with big M.
1t is good advice to give every
Missouri boy, and the more they
know about their state the big
ger they will write the M
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Spirit of the State Press
Reed Good Material

The name Of James A. Reed
of Kansas City is occasionally
mentioned in connection with
that OF governor in 1908. Well
so be it. Reed is among the
best material in the state for
that position. Current Local.
Getting Righteous at ROiIa.
Up in Rolla they have it bad
A city ordinance forbids the de.
livery of ice or milk on the first
day of the week, commonly call
ed Sunday and the mayor pro-
poses to enforce the law,-Sar-
coke Record.
An Alabama man who stole a
peck of apples is in the peniten-
tiary. If he had been proceed
ed against like the courts do
railroad for reoating be no
doubt would have been fined the
Feelings, and if the case was
an aggregated one perhaps the
cores as well.-St. Joseph %.
server.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Misses Elizabeth Arnold and
Eleanor Scott left Friday after
noon for Taylor to visit their
friend. Miss frankie Conuel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Misses Lillian and Hazel
Timbrook, of Stuttgart, Ark,
arrive Thursday to visit their
kinspeople, E. Veach and fam
lily.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
I 1856, the Democratic plat

~ 1856, the Democratic plat
t~.n declared that the separa-
of the moneys of the gov
from banking institu-
80 is indispensable for the
a8hty of the funds of the gov
eminent and the rights of the
people Isn't that proposition
as true today as 1t was fifty-one
years ago.-Q. Fl.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

William B Drescher, of S.
l. uis and Edward Dresch =. Of
'iannibaI spent Thursday in
& n" city with their father. Judge
" B. Drescber Judge Dresch-
was one or more times mayor
IT hannibal and presiding officer
e he Marion County Court,
veral times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

MISS Blanche Schafer, of
Beardstown, Ill, arrived We'd
nesday afternoon to visit her
friends, Misses Stella and
Mabel Vowel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

his home. Can auy mpney
measure the value Of sucn de.
lioup--O. S. Marien in Succ, s.
Magazine.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
II Is Principally Con.

A recent decision of the Mis-.
souri, supreme court whereby
the members of that august
body will wear gowns or moth
erhubbard uniform, imitation of
those dignitaries who are said
to have the final guess at JUS
tice from the United States su
preme bench, is causing consid.
cradle comment, pro and con-
the most of it being con, Lin
neus Bulletin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Taft Had No Orders,

Bryan in is his address at the
Ottawa Chautauqua said he
hoped Taft would talk little
on the trusts and other issues in
his speech there the next day.
But Taft announced that be
wouldn't. Poor fellow! Per
haps the wires weren't working
bet ween Ottawa and the White
House. Lexington News.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

sny Aouae spse had. The bowsprit.
wffrh always seems such a particular
1y tempting perch. Is still there.
though crumbling. and the view over
the by and the hills IL one that a
millionaire might be glad to barter
some of his millions for. The tiny
forecastle and galley OF the Tropic Bird
are still standing and come in handy
as woodshed.
The basement of the house is in the
ships hold and In the place which must
be seen. Even If It never sheltered
slaves, it is possible in the dark room
with Its roof supported by water-log
ged tinnbers. with the pitty-pat OF the
dripping roof and the swish-swash of
the waves tapping over the floor to get
quite a deliciously creepy sensation.
There is quite q possibility of horrors
lurking In the dark corners of the
prfson-Iike room. Nor is there lacking
the ray of hope" in the shape of
big hole in the forward end of the ship
letting in flood Of light to play on
the dark imprisoned waters. The bot
tom of the Tropic Bird is half on and
half of. The additional floor, which
has been put over a portion of it. is
sometimes covered by six inches of
water, which would be enough to
frighten even a refugee away, but con-
sidering the aquatic habits of the ma
tives 1t is not surprising that there is
a family living, eating and sleeping
in the little room bounded by the in
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

given a spoon to dabbie in the water
and play sailing to China. What bliss
we should all have thought it some
years ago, when we yearned to play in
mud-puddles.
One might think that the people
living over this crumbling structure
would enjoy" a feeling something
akin to that of those living on the
brink of volcano, thought it is the op-
posite element over which they live and
laugh; but they are evidently pos
sessed OF the spirit of those who live
on the brink of danger and don't worry
about their underpinning.
That side of the square house which
turns toward land bears a signpoard
with the name Tropic Bird, but don't
let that entice you in If you are a man
or scare you away il you are a woman
1t does not mean that there is any
thing doing in the way of liquid re-
freshment, though il looks like the
First Chance" and Last Chance" of
the country road. 1t Is simply there
for the purpose of keeping alive the
memory of the old ship which lent it's
bottom as foundation for the dwelling
And why should not this private dwell
ing have name just as well as the
country places of the millionaire?
Next to the Tropic Bird stands an
Other house bearing the inscription
The Cabin" Undoubtedly 1t repre-
sents the next step in the develop
ment out OF the water. 1t is still a
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

gold is dingy in the one room which
retains the original finish, but II Is easy
from its faded and elaborate elegance
to reconstruct a picture OF the time
when the cabin of the China, servfne.
In all its second capacity OF usefulness.
was gay with the hutter of pretty
dresses and resounded with laughter
and light music, while the moonlft
beach afforded an unexcelled promen-
ade In the balmy summer evenings.
But the ferry had come and with
1t the traffic from the city Society no
longer contented itself with treadin1
merry dance In the cabin of an ola
liner. and it was soon deserted for more
fashionable resorts. Then the cabin
entered upon its third era OF a uzeful
life. 1t was partitioned OF into Iiv-
ing rooms, and kitchens were built on
1t has been serving in this capacftv
these many years, and it is only a few
weeks ago that it was dishgured with
steep shingled roof that almost de-
stroys its nautical character OnIv a
close observation of the doors and win
dows will distinguish it from any Of
its neighbors.
The arks and houseboats are "a
mfliar- In TiburOn the owners OF slch
boats who have forsaken their non,a5tc
life. but still cling TO the water bavs
effected a compromise that Is half n
the land and half of the water. One ~
the most delicious OF these homes vas
big housebOat 'moored so that fts
deck and a bit of flooring on the beach
formed one square that was veranda
and garden in one. Steps led down
from the road to this nautical Eden
Marguerites grew close to the waters
edge; gay flowers were set ont in Dots
and ivy was trained over the cabin osc,
the boat.
Every bit as marine in aspect ara
I,o otk
always easy to tell the arks from ~
houses. The nautical style of arcbf-
lecture prevails altogether wbetbar -
is a dwelling that is Originate -,a5S
to float on the water or whether A. -
supposed to be undetachable from +bo
shore. All hang over the water snn-
ported by an underpinning OF tfnohs~
This being so. the narrow veranda -.
passage running around them is nat,,r-
ally furnished with q railing like +bo+
of ship. and one might very eas1I~-
leanlng out over the water imagine
ones self on the deck Of ship. On the
deck" is set a little square h.,s-N
distinguishable only bv It's .ht.1, i.ouse,
roof from the cabin OF a ship r-Sa
meath, the lower part Of fba bo,,-.
painted different color nrafe~.t1-
red, and rounded like the how -
snip carries out the illusion perfect1v
EVerytnlng Is shipshape and Bristol
very nautical looking chain to t5a .tae
OF the house. by means Of vbtcL 49,
boats. ~ 1neir
In between these houses the var,o,,.
boats from the magnifcanf bo,'.
boat to the sorriest old scovr rz1tI' 1.S ~ -
shanty on the deck, combines "a 80 -
what might be called Marine Rc-
is a unique row and as picture.c,,s
as 1t is unique. 0us
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

sfter ali. I am unable to say whether
the evolution Of the natives is from
the aquatic to the terrestrial, or the
other way round. leave that point TO
the scientists Not that il makes any
difference; they are clarming just as
they are. ] think knickerbocker. the
gentle historian OF New York more
than hints that the old Dutch house.
wives from their excessive cleanliness
and their constant dabbiing in water
had developed web feet. The natives
of Tiburon do not show any such de-
Velopment. at least none visible TO the
casual observers II they are evolved
are tending in that direction, it is i'm
possible to say. 4 IS in their houses
that the evolution shows
Taking the view that the evolution
is from water to land, which may be
entirely wrong. then my friend the
boatnan, comes at the very bottom Of
the ladder. In Kindness and sentleness
he comes at the top, which is saying
much Never was there such open
doored hospitality or such open hearted
answering of questions as IN the yii-
lage Of Tiburcp. Old yarns were re-
vived, rusty doors crsaked on their
hinges for ms beneft young girls ran
after me 20 say that We have found
the key, Eou can get IN now. children
showed me the sights and chased away
the dogs that wsnted>to chew my per-
sona1 belongings
In one respect my friend the old
boatpnsn was different from the others;
that was his very real shyness. Be
cause II was so genuine ] shall respect
II and not mention his name. He had
done the hoBOre of the town the last
time / visited it. and had provided me
with a lunch Of crackers and cheese
on the beach. regretting that / pre-
ferred this outdoor repast to any in
door attraction that the place could
offer. He regretted, too, that CRATE
fully but firmly refused to carry home
the remains OF the feast-something
less than a tonic the city. and in his
turn refused regretfully. but with final
ity, the illustrated magazine which,
when ] saw his interest in II, 1 would
have left with him.
Now where do you liver asked,
when / had seen all there was to see.
"Oh, ] live over there somewhere -
he replied, waving his hand largely
and impartislly.
But where IS the house? Where can
] find YOU, when I want you 20 take
me out in your boaty'
"Oh, you can find me easy enough"
And with that I had to be content.
The next time ] came my eyes were
attracted TO something that / had
missed before-a trig little rowboat with
tent over II, made Of sails. supported
by spars tied together at the top. The
boat was lying a few yards out from
the shore, but the children, who had
been following me. obligingly explained
that you just had to cross that plank
to the raft and jump over to the other
raft, and there you were. They also
told me that an old man lived in the
boat, that he lived there all the time.
and had lived there ever so long. Evil
IDENTIFY he was a particular friend of
theirs; they were so sure of my hos
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
very ruans. ana sssn again. somehow.

very runnx. ana snen again, somehow,
IT wasn't.
From living in boat on the water
the next step-a1ways supposing the
evolution is from the watery element
TO the solid earth--must be that Of lfv-
ing in a ship on land. One OF the
sights of Tiburon is the old ship Tropio
Bird, which. lying half on land and
half on water, houses three families.
All manner of stories cluster around
the Tropic Bird, chief among which -
the tradition that she was once In the
slave trade. This would be charming
II true, but there Is reason to think
that 1t is the creation Of a lively tu,ag-
ination, easily stimulated by the sight
of the old hulk itself. There Is nothing
In the world which SO incftes fancys to
spin yarns as an old ship with all "
traditions of adventure and trips -
strange climes now lying stiff and
stark on the beach
One thing Is certain, the Tropic Bird
is OF venerable age, so great that her
timbers are falling to pieces and crum-
bic TO the touch. She has been a brig
In her time. which alone is o certif1-
cate OF age, for, as everybody knows,
brigs .are not built now. Her last own
ers were Nick Bichard and H. e. Ozouf,
VINO employed her in the coast freight
and codhshing business, but very soon
after they had bought her her old
bones gave out and she could no longer.
be patched up sufficiently to be safely
used So she was run into the cove
at Tiburon, weighted with stones and
made into swimming tank. This was
before the Belvedere days. and the
Tropic Bird became the original sum-
mer resort Of the locality.
Then, after ministering to the pleas
ure Of the gay and the giddy for a
while, she. was made into humble
home for plain people. The owners
ran her up on the beach SO that her
stern was firmly stuck in the sand,
while the bow pointed out over the
water. The deck. all except the part
before the mast. was cut away. and on
the ships bottom was built large
house. with the. entrance from high
steps on land. 1t is just square. ram
shackle building. and does not make
the most of it's advantages at all, but
behind 1t what is left of the old ships
deck forms the quaintest back porch
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

nffabie reception siioui6 visit him. Tt
looked risky. but Faint heart etc.
il was three steps on the shaking, bill
lowing board. then the blessed solidity
of the large raft, then the more uncer-
tain quantity of the other raft, and /
had reached the entrance to the quaint
dwelling and stood face TO face with
the boatman, who was working his
broad shoulders out of the tent open
ing.
There was surprise on both. sides,
but on his there was something more
pain at the treacleTy OF friend, shame
for me who he tireught had played him
a trick. confusion at being found out.
mo. you can't come in. No, / don't
live here. No, no, no.. YOU must not
come up: why, you can't climb it, he
ended triumphantly.
1t was an unfortunate line of argu-
ment He should not have questioned
my accomplishments In the way OF
climbing The next moment / stood on
the infinitesimal deck. for did not yet
take his protest seriously. There were
two tiny rooms, one just long enough
to hold a couch and wide enough to
admit of passing between the couch
and the tent wall; the other, very much
more tiny, holding the owners pots
and kettles. II was "all upset. he told
me, and / must not on any account
IL.
gies his ownership. he again perjured
himself by vowing that it was not his.
then admitted that the boat was his
and that he had fixed It up to go hunt
ing on the river. but dfd not live In it
except once in a while, then owned to
liking to be on the water. The last
statement i accepted as the real thing.
and in view Of his confusion I think
the recording angel blotted out his
gentle perjuries.
There was dinner cooking In the gall
. ley and sending out odors of things
frying. As it was quite evident that
! was not to be Invited 10 partake left
him alone with his midday meal, while
retired to terra firma- Presently he
what are you doing7" he said. sus-
piciously.
Trying to take a picture of your
house"
More protests. Then, more suspicious
Iy: The young fellow that was with
you this morning, what was he up tor
He took picture of your house, but
want one with you in tt Just stand
where you are, please"
mo, no, no, you are not going TO
put an ugly old fellow like me in a
picture"
You are handsome enough. Just
stand STILL
But I spoke to the empty air. He
had disappeared within the tent and
peered cautiously out once in while
to see If was still there
An hour later I met him in his Sun
day best, carrying a big bunch of red
berries as an offering to his friends in
the city. After an hours reflection
the willy old man had seized upon what
he felt to be the best line Of explana-
tion. He had lived in his boat only
since the fire; for they have had fire
in Tiburon, too. / assured him that
I quite understood. which was true.
and made all the apologies / could
think of. The hurt look did not leave
the kind old face, but got so much of
forgiveness as to be invited to come
over and get some red berries another
time.
Now, by what principle OF evolution
on land or sea should man who pre-
fers living on the water be ashamed
of being caught in the act? 1t was all