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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
Cuban Proverbs,

There are beautiful flowers, which,
if worn in the hair, will smear a
belle with sticky juice.
Give me sinner trying to be good.
Keep, yourself, for all care, the idle
saint.
He who has been wise enough to
get plenty of salve will be too wise
to have much need for it.
Constant scratching will change the
itch into an abscess.
So beans, so children. Becoming
ripe they forget their pods with
speed.
Kicked by the bare foot of pauper
one is more hurt than if kicked by
the king in golden sandals, and more
resentful, and hard and sharp edged
Jewels on the hand that pats give
comfort and not bruises to the patted
head.
force my mule to walk, to trot, to
run; yet ne weighs thrice as much as
/. l cannot force my newborn babe
to smile, yet l could crush him with
one hand.
Could we see through a mans shirt,
how often would we refuse to give
him friendship.
The back of machete would cut
as well as the front if enough time
were spent in sharpening it.
Locked in Cabanas one does not
shout because the day is fine.
Sailors, in calm, pray for another
ship so that they may visit; in storm
they pray for solitude, that they may
avoid collision. And o, remember
that storms rise quickly out of Gains
From the Bohemian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
COMMERCIAL COLUMN.
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market ReDorts.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Reviey

r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
or Trade says:
Interest centers in fall retail trade
and results are all that could be de-
sired. There is no sectional differ
ence on this point, all leading cities
reporting a liberal distribution of
seasonable wearing apparel. Sup7
Elementary orders are coming to
wholesale and jobbing houses, and
satisfactory results with autumn
goods encourage manufacturers to ex-
tend preparations for the next sea-
son. Mercantile collections have all
so improved, October payments being
fairly well met thus far, although
rates for commercial paper are abb
normally high. Among the manufac7
turers the most notable increase in
orders is reported by New England
shoe shops, while there is no idleness
at cotton mills, and the reduction OF
steel output is not significant. In
some lines there is sentiment OF
conservatism that eliminates much
Of the customary speculative bust
ness, and this is regarded with sat-
isfaction by those who appreciate
the Importance of moderation until
the financial pressure is reduced.
No change has occurred in the
condition of the iron and steel in-
duStry
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
The Mother Earth.

These come not aged and broken,
weary with labor done
To lean tired heads against me till
cover their eyes from the sun:
These are not feeble or puny, these
are my glory and pride,
Why should l gather them to me,
hold them and cover and hide?
In the splendor and might of their
manhood, the flush of their
years they come,
Crazed by their singing trumpets and
the roar of the sullen drum;
With the battle-fags whipping above
them they stand up straight and
tall
And they rush toward the shattering
glory and miserably stumble
and fall.
And they lie in heaps and in wind
rows, my young ones, my
strong ones, my best:
And their youth and its power and
promise l must cover and hide
in my breast.
BY s. H. Kempter in Metropolitan
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
MILLIONS HANDLED IN OPEN AIR
Method in tho Apparent Madness o.
the Curb Brokers.

Method in tho Apparent Madness o.
the Curb Brokers.
That there is real method in the
seeming madness of the mob of ap-
parently raving maniacs who below
menaces to their fellows for several
hours a day on the curb of Broad
street, New York, may be gathered
from an illuminative article by Frank
Marshall White in the Broadway
which tells something of the system
by which various stocks amounting
to a hundred millions annually are
handled by tie curb brokers. AS
matter of fac., says Mr. White, the
curb market friday is as reputable an
institution (ahd the comparison is
flattering or otherwise according to
the point of 'siew) as the Stock Elk,
change and, Lext to it, the most i'm
portant stock and share market in the
United States Indeed, as it exists
at present, it is an essential adjunct
of the Stock Exchange.
The rules of the New York Stock
Exchange prohibit it's members from
becoming members of any other stock
exchange, or from associating in bus
mess with a member of any other
such exchange, and it enforces this
rule rigidly for it's own protection.
The Stock Exchange is, in fact,
quasi-public institution. Every stock
listed is subject to- an Investigation;
periodical reports and balance sheets
are required, and fees exacted. There
are numerous stock companies, how
ever, whose officers do not care to
place their securities on the Elk.
change; and it is these outside secur
tiles that are dealt in on the curb.
Practically all the business of the
curb market comes from the great
Stock Exchange houses, notwithstand
ing the fact that the outside market
exists without any organization and
without officers, constitution, bylaws,
or habitation, making it possible for
the members of the Exchange to
trade through the curb brokers with.
out violating it's rules. The great
bulk of curb orders are received by
telephone, two floors of the building
at No. SO Broad street, overlooking
the market, being given up to booths
for this purpose, and many Stock Elk
change firms having private wires
running from their offices thither, or
to the offices of the brokers. The
curb market also keeps busy five spe
cial wires to Boston, one to Philadel
phia and one to Montreal Nearly all
the big Wall street houses have their
own representatives on the curb, or
have an arrangement with an outside
broker to handle their business at a
fixed commission.
Curb brokers when they make a
trade are required to give the name of
a responsible brokerage firm as the
real principal in the transaction.
Thus whenever trade is made the
buyer and seller exchange the names
of recognized brokerage houses, and
these houses subsequently confirm
transactions with one another pre-
cisely as is done on the Stock Elk.
change.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
He Was a Stranger, Too.

Two men chung one morning to a
Iamp-post as they debated loudly. 1t
was early morning-the cold, gray
dawn.
A third man appeared. He, too,
was badly under the influence of IL
quor AS he wobbled toward them
the two at the corner beckoned. He
joined them and found hand-hold on
the already overwhelmed lamp-post
SHAY, misser," said one of the pair
to the third inebriate, we're (hic)
havin' debate. LIZ shat a moon or
ska clock in shtate (hic) house
tower?"
A waving, weak arm tried to in.
dictate the object of dispute. which
was really the state-house clock.
The third man squiRted at the cir
Gle of light, and bowling in an idiotic
way attempted to be polite, said.
''Pard'n me, gen'mn (hic), but I'm
shtranger-here m'self Goodnight"
From Judges Library.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
NEGRO sTRANGLER's STORY.

Chicago -Richard Walton, a ne
gro, has confessed that he alone muir
dered Mrs. Lillian White Grant, by
strangling her as she lay in bed at
her home. Using Police Inspector
Hunt as a dummy Walton illustrated
how he had tied an undervest about
Mrs. Grants neck and choked her
to death.
Afterward he stole her watch and
money and fed. He was arrested
in Springfield, ILL.,, by negro police
man
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
CHEAP FARES IN CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Ohio.-The Cleveland
Electric Railway is now selling street
car tickets at the rate of seven for
twenty-five cents.
The announcement of the company
says the experiment is made to show
the public that the company is in
earnest in it's effort to give the Cleve-i
land public practically three and a
half-cent fare, which, it says, would
be permanent if it's proposition to the
city is accepted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
Wholesale Markets.

Baltimore.-Wheat- of car-
goes on grade at 1913 hc. for special
bin No. red; 1913 for stock No. 2
red; 1001s for special bin steamer
No. 2 red; 981a for special bin re-
jected, 81 X for stock rejected and
941a for rejected to go through the
drier. A small lot of 400 bu. No.
red brought 101c. per blu. The
and nc. to lie. higher; spot and 0c1
tober, 103 @ 1913 &c; No. 2 red West
ern, 1910 104A; December, los o.
los "; May, 1091s.
Corn-Western opened firm at ami
advance of 1c.; spot and October,
70c.; year, 62A; January, 61h.
Oats-W hite-No 2, heavy. 571sI
@58c.; do, light to medium, SIS al
Sc; No. 8 heavy, 53k @54; No. 81
51Q52; No. A, light to heavy, son
@51k. Mixed-No. 2, 53@53hc.;I
No. 8, 52@52k; No. 4, 51@51h.
Creamery separator, 20
@30; imitation, 23@24.
Cheese Market steady. We quote
jobbing lots, per h., 15A @16c.
Eggs-Maryland Pennsylvania and
nearby, frsts, 25c.; Western firsts.i
25; West Virginia f1rsts, "a; South
ern firsts, 22@23; guinea eggs, IL!
OBJ.
New York.-Wheat-N 2 red
1910, elevator; No. 2 red, 108A, f.
o. b. afloat, No. Northern Duluth,
119A do; No. hard winter, HOY
do.
Corn-No. 2, 75c., elevator, and
TN second half October, +. 0. b.
afloat; No. 2 white, TN @721e sec
ond half October +. o. b. af1oat.
Oats Mixed, 26 to so lbs, So 12c.;
natural white, 26 to 80 lbs, 5414 @
SIS; clipped white, 80 to SO lbs, so
@641s.
Poultry-Alive steady; spring
chickens, 15c.; fowls, 16; turkeys, IA.
Dressed irregular; Western spring
chickens, 12@1S; turkeys, 100 16;
fowls, 1904.
Butter-Creamerys specials, 30hc.;
extras, 80; thirds to firsts, 24@29;
state dairy, common to finest, 22@
20; process, common to specials. 10
@26h; Western factory, common
to firsts, 2O@24.
adelphia.-Wheat, 1 1zc. high
er. Contract grade, October, 1880
103hc. Corn firm; October, 6Sh
@69c. Oats steady; No. white,
natural, 571A @5Sc.
Butter firm; extra Western cream
cry, 80 Nc; extra nearby prints. S3.
Eggs firm; Pennsylvania and other
nearby f1rsts, free cases, Csc. at
mark; Pennsylvania and other near
by current receipts, in returnable
cases, "a at mark; Western, choice.
free cases, 25 at mark; Western.
fair to good, free cases, "a at mark.
Cheese firm; New York, full
creams. choice, IAN a 15c.; fair to
good, 14@144.
-Cattle-Market steady
to strong; steers, 1925 @7.30; cows.
$33O@5; heifers, $S@4.10; bulls.
$2.6O@5; calves, $3@8.5O; stockers
and feeders, $2.40@5.
Market steady to strong:
choice heavy shipping, $6.25@6.4O;
light butchers, $6.50@6.65; light
mixed, $4,000 $40; choice light,
6.65; packing, $5.60@6.15;
pigs, IS a 6.25; bulk of sales, $5.S5
@5.95.
Sheep-Market weak to 5@1Oc,
lower; sheep, $3.5O@6.50; lambs
$5.50@7.65; yearlings, $5.75@6.
Live Stock.
New YOrk.-Dressed beef in mod
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11

Among persons of social standing
generally the world throughout, the
average age of marriage is at pres
ent. men 81 and women IS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Naming the Farm.

A new law passed by the
Missouri Legislature encourages
the naming of farms ana pro-
tects the use Of names adopted.
1t provides that upon the pay
ment OF a fee Of 81 to the clerk
of the county court the far mer
in any COUNTY NAV secure a GER.
tificate settiaI f5rih the name
OF the owner, and that when
such name is properly register
ed ii cannot be used as d desig-
nation for any other farm in
such county.
AS the Omaha Bee we'll says,
there is more than a sentiment
tai value to this legislation.
The products of the dairy, or
chard or stables of farm may
command a commercial premium
after a reputation has been es-
tablished. A distinctive name
for an estate is much to be pre-
ferred to the present system of
designation by section, town.
ship and range numbers. The
Maple Grove" farm is more at
tractive and more ineligible
than 1.-The east halt of the south
east quarter, etc" The south
ern farmer has followed this
plan for years, but in the north,
while the farmer gives names to
the roads, to his horses, cattle,
dogs, chickens and children,
the farm has no individuality,
no distinctive designation.
Why not name the farms?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
The Italian LabOrerS.

There are some interesting
facts that are finding their way
into print, showing the compar.
alive efficiency of negro and
Italian labor in the production
of cotton. On the Sunnyside
plantation in Arkansas the two
classes work side by side on the
lands of the same character as
tenants, furnished with the
same facilities and receiving the
same treatment.
1t is found that the Italian
cultivated GO acres per hand.
while the negro handled 81
acres. The Italian produced
two and one-fifth times as much
lint to the land as the negro,
and go per cent more per acre.
Fifty-nine per cent of the ltal.
ians made no account at the
company store, which was
equaled by only two negroes
out of 81 families. At the end
of the year 1905 all the Italians
drew cash from the settlement,
totaling $4,000. Two negro
squads drew $3.50, while more
than Sc, 900 of debts to the COM
pany was carried over.-St,
Joseph Observer.
The negro problem is not on
ly a'race question, but a many
sided one. In politics it is the
5 that votes. In the industrial
world, he grows more and more
unreliable and unproductive.
The latter condition is the one
that the citizens of this city
and vicinity are most interested
and the one that circumstances
will shortly compel them to
settle.
And the settlement will end
in: Work or Go.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
\ The Price of ROOseveItism.

Rooseveltlsm has already
cost the country the temporary
destruction Of it's traditions as
well as.the temporary abandon
ment of It's charter Of liberty
the American constitution. The
question now is perth ant, will
Rooseveltism tax the American
republic with an unnecessary
and selfish war? Will the Re-
publican party for political rea-
sons, and political reasons only.
shed the blood of the American
soldier and sailor in order to
perpetuate the Republican par
ty in power? Will this Repub-
lican national administration
assist in enlarging mole hill
into a mountain, and cause
war with all of its horrors; with
all of its expense of life and
treasure; with all of it's hard
ships upon the American people
tor partisan political profi,P
Theodore Roosevelt is not un-
like the party be represents.
Enough of his Illicit contracts
with large financial institutions
to raise a campaign fund has al
ready come TO light to convince
the American people that be
believes in WANING victories,
and counting the cost, moral
and otherwise, afterwa-d, and
it is not too much to say that
an organization that would lay
its unholy hands upon the sa-
cred funds Of widows ard or
phans; that would join in d COM
bine to protect large interests
for campaign money, and then
violate the agreement, is not so
pure in heart as to relieve it
! from the charge that it would
for political reasons involve
this government into any kind
of war that would produce
results at the election for the
Republican ticket.-KansasCity
Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Too Mech

Alabama is the only state in
the Union whose Legislature
meets but once in four years
Then it's session is limited to
forty days and the members of
the Legislature get 81 a day
And at that the state seems To
get along as well as Massachu.
Sets and one or two other COM
monwealtbs whose legislative
assemblies meet every year
Quincy Herald.
If the Missouri legislature
would convene. wipe one-halt
of the laws off of the statutes,
then enforce the balance, Their
adjourn for ten years, we be-
lieve the state would be better
off
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Times Have Changed
From the Buffalo Times

From the Buffalo Times
The Pennsylvania Railroad
company has in its possession a
letter written by James Buchan-
an, when he was President of
the United states, returning a
free ticket for transportation
over the Northern Central rail
road. In this letter President
Buchanan said:
1T has been the practice of
my life not to travel free on any
railroad, being opposed to the
whole system of granting such
privileges to individuals not
connected with these roads"
There have been Presidents
since Buchanan's time who have
gratefully accepted free trans
portation over railroads though
they received salaries twice as
large as he did. The last Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 to
defray the travelling expenses
of President Roosevelt and his
friends for year, though there
is nothing of a really official
chara cter to take the President
away from Washington. The
times have changed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Reason Why

There is reason. a good rea.
son why some county seats
have some things that some
other towns which are larger,
do not have.
The county seats are built up
indirectly and directly by the
people.
Indirectly from force of cir
cumstances. Directly because
the powers that be do not hest
tate one moment to use tor i'm
provements, the peoples money,
money of the people who have
no earthly interest in the i'm.
provements as the following
from the Palmyra Herald plain
ly shows:
The Council last night decid-
ed to build the walk to the GEM
eteries on in the following basis:
Property owcers are to pay S.
for each 1t and the City and
County are to bear the other
expense.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

DR., and Mrs A, W. Ely at.
tended the Rails County Medi.
cal Society which met at Spald-
ing Springs, Thursday. Sever
al other physicians OF this city
were TO have attended, but pro-
fessional matters at the last
moment prevented.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Base Ball.

Some three weeks since it be-
came our unpleasant duty to
say: II takes nine men to plav
ball. Whitman, Young and
Miller must have support or
they are no good.
The game between the Shell.
bina and Monroe clubs at Shell.
Dina Wednesday, resulted in a
score OF 10 to l in favor OF
Shelbina. Shelbina was credit.
ed with 10 errors and Mon.
roe 16
The game the next day with
Shelbyville at Shelhina was
equally disastrous for the score
was 6 to 0.
What will be the result be.
tween the Shelbyville team and
Monroe today? We do not care
to make any predictions.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
What's WrOaS.

The Missouri State Republi-
can published in st. Louis Is
dead. The Review, the only
Republican paper in Jefferson
City has turned it's toes up to
the daisies, for lack of patron
age.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

J. H. Whitecotton i nursing
and as far as he can doctoring
his gubernatorial fences. He
was in the city Thursday rub
bling noses with those of his way
of thinking.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Mrs James Nickle, of Han
nibal aud Mrs. 9. S. Mckinney,
of St. Louis, arrived Thursday
night to visit their daughter
and sister, Mrs. Thomas Nj.
Boulware.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

An explorer has discovered
anothe- race. of pigmies in Cen.
trail Africa. He could have
found them nearer home by ex-
plUring in the fast recesses of
"standpattism. Queen City
Leader.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

J R. Carrico was on the limp
Saturday. One of his horses
stepped on his left foot and
peeled the middle toe from the
foot to the end, taking the nail
clean off
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

1t took Harry Maddox to re-
verse things. Most any one can
run the point of nail into their
foot, but he ran the head of a
nail into his.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Mrs. Mary Norman was call
ed to Moran, Kansas, ',"r week
by the illness of her bro her. o.
r. Nolen.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

DR.. John Bell and W H.
Elliott are putting on ais ith
their fine new rigs. The first
is an auto backed buggy aud
the second is an auto backed
drive wagon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

The Devi! will be kept busy
this year. There Will be fifty
three Sundays and unless he
looks sharp some victims may
escape
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Mrs. Perry Green, of Bevier,
has been visiting the homefolks.
She was accompanied home by
her sister, Miss Wallonee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Blz Findley, attorney at law,
Kansas City, has been visiting
his friend, J1O. ] Rodgers.
When MIR. Fiudley lived near
Huntington, he was we'll known
in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

VINO says Pole Hays, is not
a working man. Lest week be
sat on wire carriage for two
days and watched the wire run
off the reel to the telephone
poles.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Mrs. Ralph Graham has re-
turned from the Gem City where
she had been treated for rheu-
II alism of the eyes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Funny, isn't it that when the
railroads want to raise rates
they do not make inquiry and
satisfy the public as to the JUS
tice thereof; but when the pub
lie reduces rates the railroads
insist upon inquiry Queen
City Leader
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Mr.. Farmer, Mr.. Stock raiser,
Mr.. Everyone who is interested
in any of the agricultural bust
ness, we invite you to keep
your eye on the Monroe City
Fair Advs, running in the Mon
roe City DEMOCRAT. Tney
aught to interest YOU They
mean big premiums, good mon
ey and enhanced values for you.
Read ali and take some action
in regard to the matter
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

]. r. Hull M. D., was called
to Hunnewell, Friday to see F.
Mittie Davis, who was quite
i'll.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Mrs, Bessie Tucker, of Hauni.
bal, came up Friday afternoon
to visit her aunt, Mrs. A. K.
Rutledge,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Harry Maddox is now work
ing for Bert Bull.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

MRS. D. Taylor, of Ellwood,
Ind, has been visiting Monroe
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18
Longest Game.

Columbus. Ohio, July g.
Heintzes' Victors and the Co.
lumbus Selects today broke the
worlds record by playing a &c.
inning game to a tie. On July
4th Cleveland teams set the rec .
ord at 30 innings. The Colum
bus clubs quit with the game 9
to 2 because the players were
too exhausted to continue.
Pitchers on both sides worked
the entire game, Decker, of the
V,ctors, striking out 20 men,
and Robinsk, of the Selects, 10.
Each pitcher allowed eight
bits.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

You get an easy shave at
Stream 6 Fishers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

The daily newspaper through
out the land are announcing
that Alice Roosevelt Long.
worth is expecting a visit from
the stork. If thscountry print
ers were to print such matters
about their readers, the editors
would have to spend the most
of the time roostIpg on tele-
phone poles or somk other mac
cessible place Ito Keep out of
the way of irate callers.-La'
Belle Star. And that is the
difference between society and
refined womahood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

Earl Caldwell, of DeNver,
Colo, arrived Thursday visit
his brother, w. G.. Cald ~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-07-18

The Republican county OF
Stone has been sent to the
wood shed for correction. The
county treasurer has been sent
to Jail for footing the county
till and the evidence of graft
everywhere abounds among the
county Officials Many of the
records of the county have been
burned, others torn, mutilated
and altered in a desperate effort
to save the rascals. The steal
ing has been going on for years
and would not have been expos.
ed even now had 1t not been for
a honest and determined news
paper man who just would see
the books -Centralia Courier @.