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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
Sad Accident

Jasper HENDERSON drove his
horse and wagon home and in
SO doing got tumble that broke
two of his ribs and bruised him
SO badly that he is confined to
his home.
The boys had been hauling
poultry coops and barrels with
the wagon and had stretched a
wire across the body above the
end gate. Mr.. Henderson walk
ed to the back part of the wagon
tripped over the wire and the
mischief was done.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
Judge Wallace.

The Jackson County Court
has turned Judge w. H. Wal.
ACE of Kansas City down. 1t
refused to pay extra deputies
for work IN the Sunday close
ing program.
Things have taken a queer
turn. Attorney General Had
ley washed his hands of Wal
lace and the case and when it
came before Judge Mcpherson.
be denounced it in forclble lau.
guage, W Fl. Wallace usurpa.
tioA of power. 81 you see the
News has tried another case be-
fore it reached the jury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice is given that the un.
dersigned, by agreement of
parties interested, will on
Saturday, December 18th, 1907,
between 9 o'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m, at public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash,
at the late residence of Mrs.
Lucy A. Burditt, deceased, stu.
ated on Lot z, Block 6 of Origi.
nal Town of Monroe City, Mis-
souri,, sell the said Lot z and all
the personal property belong.
ing to the said deceased at time
of her death, for purposes OF
settlement of estate.
RoBT. MERIwETHER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
Hard One.

The hardest jolt yet given
Teddy Roosevelt for his many
grand stand plays, was deliv:
cred by David Justice Brewer,
one of the Oldest members of
the nations highest court.
He declares the President is
playing with the country, play
ing hide and seek.
In addition he has taken a
center shot at the grand stand
plays of the Lower House of
Congress. Of it he said: God
pity the republic when our
judges introduce the spectacu
lar in their judicial proceedings
for temporary applause"
The speech has aroused IN
tense interest throughout the
country and started thinking
men to think as they have new
er thought before. The vista
he has opened up before the
thinker is simply startling,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
County Infirmary
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(Continu"d from page |
near town there are many ad-
vantages.
Not a sermon has heeu preach
on the Monroe Courty poor farm
tor more than a year. If it was
close to IA town the pastors
would preach and there would
be more visitors 10 cheer the
poor uufortCnates The people
In the Z unity will remember
any man and all his relations
who a. county judge refuses to
a d ia moving the infirmary near
near a town where it will be
more accessible and at the
same time give the poor more
comforts.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

November is the most ma
ligned month ia the calendar,
What November may have been
in days gone by is no concern of
ours today. But the November
of the past ten years has been
a time of sunshine. of frosty,
bracing invigoratiug air, a
month that's good to walk in, to
sleep in, to eat in, to read in, to
live 10. The dull. dark, sullen,
murky, sleety, muddy, snowy,
frozen November that the old.
est inha bits nts talk about has
given way to this fipe Greek
god of a month Press Specta-
tor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
Good Record.

L. D. Rhoades of near War
rem was in the city Monday en-
route to Racine, Wisconsin to
accept the position of collector
for the J. 1. Case engine aud
thresher people, for the Kansas
City territory.
He took first premium with
the company this year for do
ing the best work with their
goods, having threshed 1,004
bushels Of wheat IN 4 hours
time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

Hot Springs. Ark, Nov. 90
The Hot Springs National bank
closed Wednesday owing to the
financial stringency and inabili
ty to realize on collateral. The
assets of the bank are about
$l65, 900; liabilities, $13o, 600;
deposits, $1o4. 900; loans and
discounts, 81, 900.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
NEW BOOKS.
Continued from Page 3
Patty Of the Palms

BY Adam G.. Haeselbarth.
The author attempts to por-
tray, impartialiy, some Of the
conditions in Porto Rico since
American occupation and 10
show what degree of success
has resulted from attempts at
"bene VIOLENT assimilation"
1t shows a cordial feeling to.
ward all Porto Ricans except
those who are anti.Americ1n 10
spirit and who retard the ad
vancement of that beautiful is
land.
There is happy blending of
love, humor and politics.
Published by The Kenny Pub
fishing Co, New York. Price
1926.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
New Safe,

Now days it Is the fashion
for a man to furnish a building
if he leases it to Uncle Sam tor
postotfice purposes.
That is the reason DR.. Thomas
Proctor went to st. Louis yes,
terday. He went there to Sc
cure a safe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

]. T. Spalding has complete
ed a nice artesian we'll for H. e.
Mudd. 1t is just in the rear of
his thirst parlor aud it is for
the purpose OF furnishing
chasers tor his goods and to
flush his sewer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
Miller jackson

At the home U. the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. q.
Miller. Nov. 2S. 1907 at q } IN.
occurred the marriage el their
daughter, Hazel Dele aud
Julius A. Jackson. Rev. Nc
.NaU OF Presbyterian Church
officiating.
The ceremony was performe ed
beneath a green and white arch
and wedding bell The two at.
tendants were Vern h Miller
and Mrs. Mabel Miller The
bride was attired ia while and
Wore white carnations and car
ried brides roses.
: There were ffty invited
guests present. They were
SerYed to'a;4hree course supper
The dining room was decorated
lin orange and. white, the ia BILE
with white carnations
The out Of town guests y ~"
Vern r Miller and wife, Mes
danes G. A Runyon, y ara
Hammou, Wesley Ewing and
Miss Wilma Roasa OF Il vaston
ILL.,, Chas Martin and wife,
Madison and Mrs. Emmett AL
exauder, Meadvilie.
They received many costly
presents.
The happy couple left on the
midnight train for Chillicothe.
Peoria. Chjcago and Elvasto1.
H., where tney VIII speed
couple Of weeks. They will
then return 70 make their hom
near Monroe City, Their many
friends, will joln in extending
them hes; wishes tor future
of Joy and happiness.
Before the bridal party left
for the train, 4 sereuadIng par
ty com posed of Misses Dela
Smith, Jessie Covert, Bessie
Gosney, Susie Burditt. Nav
Jacksons Maggie Jones, Mrs. 6
Grifith and daughter aud }
Jackson. Ii. Smith, 9 Leake
V. Shearmln came out from the
city. They were invited in and
refreshments we're served The
gentlemen of the serenading
party kissed the bride aud then.
tell it easy, the gentle meo
guests present evened things
up by kissing he ladies of the
serenadin& p,rty. ~
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

Mrs. L. A, Vaudeventer and
daughter, Miss Martha, of Han.
nibal have been the guests of
their friends, Mesdames Carl
Jaeger and M. @. Hawkins.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

George j. Walker after a
pleasant visit with the home
folks, has returned to lis du-
ties lat Plttsourg, Pa. His
friends are always glad TO see
him come and regret his 'leav-
ing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

After spending six weeks
pleasantly with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. ], 0. Cozad,
Miss Wilmer Roasox, returned
Monday to her home, Elvaston,
Ill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

All owing the firm of Elliott
& Montgomery will please call
at the Farmers & Merchants
Bank and pay at once.
Gilbert YATES.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
New.

The M, @. Hawkins slaughter
house has been rebuilt since
the fire and it is a dandy, with
its conceete floors and fancy
scalding tubs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

J, D. Byrd. of Bitter Root
Valley, Mont, has been spend
ing several days with friends of
his boyhood
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

M. Wright and wife, Colches-
ter, ILL.,, have been visiting
their friends, H. H Cunningham
and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

Aaron BouIware is serving on
the Federal jury in Hannibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

U. S. Curry of Brookfeld,
formerly a Moure boy came
down Tuesday to visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
ChatterboX.

We gladly welcome the Chat
terbox for 1907. 1t was founded
by j. Erskine Clarke M. A +,
years ago.
1t is so familiar that it carries
US back to our childhood yet it
is fresh and new every year.
1t is too well known to nee d
an introduction to the public,
Just reminder that the chill
dren will be delighted with it at
Christmas.
Published by Dana Estes b
Co., Boston. Mass.
The WiVians.
BY Edwin Barrett Hay.
The author was for sixteen
years president OF the Shake
spere club and for three years
elected grand exalted ruler OF
the EIks with broad sympathy
and keen insight Iulc human
nature
The story shows decided
y mpdthy for and interest in
the B P y e and would DO
doubt convey more to Que in.
itiLted in the order than to non
mem bers.
Tne climax is a clever aud uu-
expected one.
Published by The Neal Pub
fishing Co, Washington, D G
Price $3.50.
The Loves of PelIeas aHd Etarre
BY iona Gale.
A collection OF short stories
not connected but often intro.
ducing the same characters.
Pelleas and Etarre are a
couple of OLD young" old peo-
pie with immense hearts. They
have been married more than
fifty years but are still enjoying
their honeymoon.
They take kindly interest in
every one and especially lovers
Some Of these chapters have
appeared originally as short
stories in Appleton's Magazine,
The Cosmopolitan, The Delinea-
tor, The Smart Set, and others.
Published by The Macmillan
Co., New York. Price 81 so.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05
J. J. DIMMITT, Jeweler, "S %;sssu Si'''

Once more Theodore Roose-
welt has taken a Democratic
idea and put it into effect. Like
Grover Cleveland, he has issu-
ed bonds in time OF peace, to
maintain the nations gold re-
serve. In Cleveland's time the
conditions were brought about
by a former administration,
while this time it is brought by
RooSeveIt's own admIDislra-
ton
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-05

H. r. higgins deputy post
master of Monroe City went to
his home. Shelbina, for the day
Monday. He was feeling pref
ty good for this mouth settles
the question of who is TO be
Shelbina's future postmaster
and Mr.. higgins is reasonably
sure II is he.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
Mothers Cruelty to Child.

A strange story of cruelty comes
from Boone Ridge, near Penfield, Pa,
where Mrs. Burfielder is charged with
having suspended her six-year-old
child in mid-air, permitting her to
hang for three hours. The child did
something that displeased the mother,
and, Selling the little one, it is al
legged, she tied her hands behind her
and then fastened strap about the
child's waist. The little offender was
dragged to the barn, where rope was
attached to the belt, thrown over a
beam and the child pulled up in the
air. This was shortly after supper,
and it is said she permitted the child
to swing around and around in that
painful position until her husband
came home at ten o'clock and cut
down the child.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
How a Flea Jumps.

It is said that a flea leaps 200 times
it's height, and while it usually does
land on it's feet, it often falls, especial
ly when it falls an a perfectly smooth
surface, where the claws can get only
a slight hold. A flea has six legs,
whose great length and bulk make
them so heavy that they must be a
great help in keeping their owner
right side up and when it makes one
Of those gigantic jumps! and when it
lands upside down, or in some other
way, it's ability to kick is so great
that not more than one Wriggle is
needed to set things right. A flea S
wings are mere scales, and of no use :;
but small and worthless as they are,
they tell the entomOlogist something
about the proper classification of the
insect To the flea itself they have nc
value
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
Football in 1888.

The gentle game of football is de
scribed thus in a work entitled ';Anat
omie of Abuses published in 1888:
For protest unto you it may rather be
called a friendly kinde of fight than a
play Of recreation, a bloody and murth,
ering practice than a sport or pastime,
for dOoth not every one I've in waight
for his adversaries, seeking to over
throw him and to pickle him on his
nose, though it be on hard stones, so
that by this means sometimes their
backs, sometimes their legs, some
times their armes, sometimes one part
thrust out of joynt, sometimes an
other; sometimes the noses gush out
with blood; sometimes their eyes start
out
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13

Although the regular operator at
the end of the New York wire
knew of the Portland mans mis-
fortune, and doubtless favored
him sometimes when sending
strange or unusual words, Mr..
Foley really required no more
consideration than any operator,
for heread the fastest transmitting
without the slightest difficulty,
and his record of mistakes in a
year was probably as small as that
of any other operator in the West
ern Union office.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
NOT LIKE ANY SHE HAD SEEN.
Why Chicken Seemed Peculiar to
Small City Girl.

Little Isabel had been so unfortu-
nate as to have lived most Of her six
years in boarding houses. Now, the
boarding house chicken, as every one
knows who has had any experience
with that curious fowl, seems large
ly composed of wings and legs. 1t
generally fell to Isabels lot to draw
leg. Consequently it was with great
surprise that on her first, visit to the
country she contemplated a real live
chicken on it's native heath. She had
been told that it was a chicken, but
she had her doubts until treasured by
her mother. Even then she was not
quite satisfied. Mystifed, as though
graphing with some problem beyond
her power to reason out, she ex-
claimed: But, see, mamma, it only
has two legs"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
pirlomaEic Salesman.

An elderly woman entered a shop
and asked to be shown some table
cloths. The salesman brought pile
and showed them to her, but she said
she had seen those elsewhere-noth-
ing suited her. Haven't you some
thing new?" she asked. The man
then brought another pile and showed
them to her. These are the newest
patterns" he said. you will notice
the edge runs right round the border
and the center is in the middle" Dear
me, yes. | will take half a dozen of
them" said the woman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
A Sacred Cffice-Cat,

A correspondent, writing from
Egypt, says at Assault little while age
a German lady was much pleased at
the mummy of sacred cat. She was
delighted with her bargain, and the
Arab dealer was quite satisfied with
the sum he received. But with the
curiosity inherited from our first poor
mother, she began TO examine her
mummy. She looked at it closely and
even picked a hole in it. Then, en-
couraged by what she saw she pro-
ceeded to rip it open Her mummy
was stuffed with an English news
paper
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
Snap for Amateurs.

Amateur photographers who wish to
turn their art to a commercial account
by selling snapshots to their human
victims have discovered aAnew field
of endeavor. They haunt riding acad-
emies and the equestrian paths in the
parks and photograph the riders. Men
on horseback have a weakness for be
ing photographed. Many a rider who
could not be persuaded to pose for a
photograph in conventional attitude or
garb is quite willing to be taken
astride fine horse and any photog-
rapher who can snap him successfully
is sure of market for his pictures.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
Awful Blunder.

Yes" remarked Amber Pete, as he
took another chew, ''he left town rath-
err suddenly" What was the cause
of the sudden departure?" asked the
agent for the ore crusher. We'll, you
see, he received an announcement
from Bad Bill that the latter had mar
ried old Pete Bink's fighting wilder.
An hour later he sent message in re-
ply" And was that the way he left
town." you bet He scrubbed off,
Accept my congratulation in the hour
of glory, but the chap in the telegraph
office was half asleep and he decipher-
ed it to be, Accept my coincidence in
the hour of grief. Don't you think it
was time to make tracks, stranger"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
Deaf, But Could Telegraph.
Telegraph Age

Il Telegraph Age:
A curious and no less interest
inG case of recovery from condi-
tiOn Of absolute deafness Of a tele-
graph operator is noted in Port
land, Me. Five or six years ago
the hearing of Peter A. Foley be-
gan to fail, when suddenly about
a year ago it left him utterly. His
sense of feeling, however, had not
deserted him, and adapting him
self to changed conditions, pra>,
tice gradually enabled him to
read the message by the sense of
feeling alone. Although not able
to use the typewriter, his "copper"
plate" penmanship stood him in
good stead. Unable to hear a
word of conversation of a click
from the telegraph souCder, Mr..
Foley successfully worked one Of
the busiest lines in the Western
Union office, the New York wire,
reading the messages absolutely
and entirely by the sense of touch.
His left forehnger was placed
lightly on the sounder, and by
this medium he became able to
write down messages as accurate
ly and as rapidly DIS any operator
in the office. The call for the
Portland office is the letter P, five
dots, and Mr.. Foley could tell by
looking at his sounder when he
was being called.
So proficient had he become
that he could read slow sending
by simply watching the sounder
although he seldom did this, fol
he found that his sense of touch
restored to hum the profession
which it seemed almost inevitable
that he must abandon year ago
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
A Barbaric Custom Should Be Dis
continued.

Exchange:
We wish law could be passed
prohibiting the barbaric custom of
opening baskets in public at
church funerals. 1t is a relic of
dark ages and has no place in a
civilized community. 1t jars on
the sensiDility of every tender
cord, and is something that the
churches and undertakers ought
to combine and put to an end, In
nine-tenths of the cases it's mere
ly a pandering TO a ghoulish cur
iosity. People who never spoke
to the deceased in their life pa
rade around the church, gap at
the form of our loved one, then go
out Of the presence of death, not
to talk of the good deeds done, in
lite, but to critiCise the appear
ance of the poor clay that death
has left for once at their mercy.
Death is a sacred thing. 1t we
are going on long journey we do
not make our adieus before gap
ing crowd; we ought not to be ex-
pected TO bid our dead a last
goodbye while curious eyes fat
ten on our grief, and we ought not
to be expected to sit in the house
of mourning while people we new
er speak to, who have no chain on
us or our loved one, jostle each
other in their deSir to view the re
mains, and they get together and
gossip over what they saw or fail
ed to see. We believe that a ma
joritw of people detest the painful
funeral scenes as much as we DO
and be more than glad to see
them ended, but are afraid to
break a custom" But 1t is a
duty the minister and undertaken
owe to themselves and the long
suffering public to put stop tc
the exhibition, and they will find
the public only too glad to uphold
them with hearty amen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
JUST THE SAME AS CURRENCY
Third Son Felt He Had Nothing te
Reproach Himself with.

William Knoepfel, of ST. Louis, har
invented and hopes to patent a secret
blowing method for the cure of bald
ness. "A genuine cure for badness, "
said Mr.. KnoepfeI the other day
should make man very rich Why
men grow rich on fake cures. 1t is
amazing, it really is, what fakes some
of these cures are. Yet there's money
in them Mr.. Knoepfel gave a loud,
scornful laugh. In their crookedness
they remind me-" he said, "of the
third son Of the old eccentric. Per
haps you have heard the story? Well.
an old eccentric died and left his for.
tune equally to his three sons. But
the will contained a strange proviso
Each heir was to place 500 in the
coffin Immediately before the inter
ment. A few days after the interment
the three young men met and discuss
ed the queer proviso and it's execu
ton. Well said the Oldest son, my
conscience is clear. put my hundred
in the coffin in clean, new notes. My
conscience is clear, too, said the sec
ond son. l put in my hundred in gold.
1, too, have nothing to reproach my
self WITH said the third son. I had
no cash at the time, though; so
dear fathers name placed it in the
coffin and took in change the 5000 in
currency that | found there"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
New Homes IN the West.

Send for free copy of pamphlet
containing synopsis of the United
States homestead laws and intor-
nation how to secure a quarter
section of splendid farming or
grazing land free along tie new
railway lines of the Chicago &
North Western Ry., in South Da-
kota, Wyoming and other states.
Special excursion rates to home
seeks. Full informatiod on re-
quest to any ticket agent of the
North Western Line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
One MaV Round 1t.

A minister says that one Saturday
he was strolling along the shaded bank
Of a pretty stream when, unobserved,
he approached a group Of small boys,
who were comfortably clad in jacket
and trousers only. One frecl1led face
little fellow stepped to the edge of
the bank, turned his back to his com
panions and said: Say, one of you
fellers push me in, will yer?" what
for?" his chums demanded in chorus.
Jaw, me mudder made me promise l
wouldn't go in swimmin'; go on an
push!" the conscientious youth re-
piled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-13
Maqnifyinu Choir Leaders Voice.

In the old village Of Braybrook in
Northamptonshire England, is mon
ster trumpet, five six inches in length,
and having a bell-shaped end two feet
one inch in diameter. The trumpet is
made up of ten rings, which in turn
are made up of smaller parts. The
use Of this trumpet-onIy four of the
kind are known to exist at the present
day-was to magnify the voice of the
leader in the choir and summon the
people to the church service. At the
present time neither the choir nor
the service is in need of this eXtraor
binary musical instrument" but the
vicar of the church takes care of the
ancient relic and is fond Of showing it
to all visitors.