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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

his clothes and pulls out into
the frosty air for another three
miles and back. He finds the
patient suffering from a gastric
fermentation from having over
loaded. his stomach. The dis
order is soon remedi-d. and the
man soon gets about his bust
ness and forgets all about it.
Thirty days later he gets a bill
for "a and it makes him angry,
lie iorgets the pain ( here is 20
such thing as pain) the doctors
six miles in the dark of The
moon when he ought to be
asleep and he forgets to pay
his bin or grumbles about it as
though i, we're extortiou that
should be punisha bic by legal
process or otherwise Moral:
If you don't want ~ pay the
doctor dJn't send for him.
Stoutsville B,nner
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

We think Judge Wallace ia
perfectly right in forcing the
saloons of Kansas City to close
and remain closed on Sunday,
but we think he is wrong in some
other things he is doing or at
tempting 10 do We believe
Judge Wallace is honest and
sincere in what he is doing, and
So was old Cotton Mather and
others when they burned
witches in Massachusetts away
back IL early h;@tDrY And
PAU verify believed ne was 30
ing God a service W nen lie was
prosecuting tne early Christians
but believing that ne vas ri,.hr
did not justify bin in doing
what he did. We think we ave
drifting i-rs' &c. .,- - liue
laws -rd witch cunning pPriod
as fast IS puss'b'e 70 as gu
lightened age # aus Appeal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
Reflections of a Bachelor

From the New York Press.
Genius is acting the way any
man does. who needs calomel.
When a man with red hair
turns gray, he doesn't see any
need of res toring it
A useful thing about building
a house is you learn better,
than ever to do it again.
A woman can brag about rel.
alive living abroad. even if it's
to keep from being arrested.
Unless a woman's letter from
a friend is written criss cross,
so she can't make it out, she
thinks it isn't interesting.
The only good husband is
when be has a widow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
A Word For the Doctor.

Did you ever notice how re.
luctant some people are about
paying the doctorr When
stricken with a severe pain in
the epigastrum about 2 a. IN.
they cry out in fright, for they
feel the damp of death over
their brows Nothing to do but
telephone Doctor Sewulnups to
come at once. He had been to
Cheney and back since the pool
room closed for the night. bat
he rubs his aching eyes, puts on
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

1t now looks as if we would
at once be hrt ught into the
midst of The politicAl campaign.
national and state. 1t would
be fortunate indeed if thu coun-
try could give her attention to
business only, tnr month or
two before getting into the
ma elstrom of politics -Moberly
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
Quiet Wedding.

Charles E. Sharp has stolen a
march on his many friends and
Cupid finished the work begun.
several years ago.
Thursday night about $780,
when no one but the man in the
moon WAS looking. he and one
OF Monroe's sweetest and most
estimable young ladies, Miss
Sallie Christian. took a stroll
to the Methodist parsonage,
where Rev. M, F. Grove made
them man and wife.
After the ceremony they drove.
to the cage prepared tor the,
BRIDE. about 4 miles east of the.
city.
The ceremony was the Gull
mination OF a courtship that be.
gan in their childhood in the
little Red School House ON the
hill.
To those happy by gone days
they will add a lifetime devo.
tion to each other. C,ngratula-
tions.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
EUchre Party.

Last Friday evening Mr. Ollie
Rardesty entertained a number
of his friends at his beautiful
country home, the leading en-.
joyment being progressive eu-
chre. The ladies' prize being a
bell was worn by Miss Anna
Carrico. The gentleman's prize,
an open face watch, was worn
by Mr., Oscar Meyer, and Miss
Venie Carrico received the con.
ISOLATION prize Delicious re,
freshmenIs were served after
which the crowd departed, de-
claring that MIR. Ollie was an
excellent entertainer. -.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
A Too Strenuous Descent
From the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
Tue housewife was showing
her new chambermald throug h
tue upstairs when finally they
came to a staircase leading
down into the rear yards, says
Judge.
Mary" said she, stepping
out on the landing, whenever
you wish to pass down to the
back yard go down this way"
Just then the speaker slipped
and was precipita ted with a
great Gathering to the bottom
Are yez hurt. mum?" cried
the affrighted cbambermaid.
staring down from above.
mo. it's nothing" came the
return as the dlsheveled mis-
tress rose to her feet in proof.
Thin ye've got it down foine,
mum; but tn jobs too sthrenu.
Gus fer me-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

Miss Alma Cunningham re.
turned Thursday night from a
four months visit to the Blue
Grass Regions of Kentuck-.
She was accompanied home by
her cousin. Miss Lena Staten.
who will make a nice long visit
to Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
Calls.

Judge P. S Crosscup of the
United States District Court,
Illinois thinks: president
Roosevelt may be an over
ideal" A gutter snipe would
make it more forceful if less
elegant, by thinking Teddy had
bats in his belfry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to return our hearth
felt thanks TO friends and
neighbors for sympathy and as
sistance given during the illness
OF our husband and father.
MRS DAwLEY JONES AND.
CHILDREN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
SlnflCWcT Philosophy

Every foolish woman empha
sizes the goodness of the nice
ones
The world is, fortunately full
of copycats. LET a man do a
good thing. and some of the I'm
itatiCns will be better.
A funeral where all present
are broken-hearted is distress
ing, but a funeral where none
of those present are broken
heart is worse.
Every time there is a marri.
age the brides kin have a way
of looking as though the bride Is
throwing herself away.-Atchi-
son (Kas 6 ODE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
KiEef.

The sad news, Mrs. Anna
Kizer, wife of the Andrew J.
Kizer. died at LaJunta, Colo,
Dec. 81.
She leaves an aged mother,
Mrs. Agnes Wathen, husband,
son, one daughter and a sister,
Mrs. J. Z hayden.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

Henry Lauders, of Goshen,
N. Y. has been visiting his
cousin, Michael Landers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

Misses Beatrice and Matilda
Scha muder. of Maryville have
been with friends in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16
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, 1908-01-16
The Old Mans Sorrow
From Southwest American.

From Southwest American.
"You have a daughter. have
you not, sir?' said a minister to
an old gentleman with whom he
had formed a casual acquaint-
Auce as a fellow passenger.
The old gentleman essayed to
answer. but the question had
strangely affected him.
Il beg your pardon, b" said the
minister, IF ] have thought
lessly awakened in your mind
recollections of painful nature.
The world is tulI of sorrow, sir,
and perhaps my question recalls
to your memory a fair, beauti-
full girl whose blossoming young
life had withered in its bloom.
Am 1 right, sir?"
mo, not exactly" replied the
old gentleman sadly, Il have
five unmarried darters. mister,
an the youngest of the tot is 90
years DID,"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

Through the courtesy of the
DEMOCRAT this space is reserv.
ed for the W. c. T. U. 1t is
edited by Ella L. Shearma n,
District Press Superintendent
of the W. @. T. u, who is re-
sporsible for all statements
which appear in this column.
Our Watchwords: Organize,
Educate, Agitate.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

Benedict Fisher, of Savertou,
arrived Friday to visit their
kinswompn Mrs. LIN COlvert.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

G. O. Mayes, of Hannibal,
was with friends in this city
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

W. 3. Arnold was a business
visitor in ShelbinA. Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-16

Mrs. ], W. Grim went to Pal.
myra Monday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
MANCHESTER STRIKE.
OPERATORS ARE FORTIFIED TO
 CONTINUE STRUGGLE.
Much Dissatikfaction Among Cotton f NTfII Workers As To Way In Which The Union Funds
 Are Expended.

Manchester, Oct, 10--At a moment when a large section of the cotton workers are supposed to be fortifying themselves to hold out for an indefinite period against the demands of the mas ters that wages should be reduced in January, the employers have, taken bold steps to signify their intetion to carry on the war with even greater determination than they have hitherto shown.
 There has been a crop of rumors that the employers were weakening in their attitude. The wish was father to the thought The emergency conn mittee of the federation met several days ago, the reports from various dis- tricts were presented and discussed. and after wards deputations were ap- pointed to wait on nom members of the federation who up to the present have not joined the movement.
 The employers do not wonder that pressure is needed to convince the D non- members that 1t is to their interest to follow the example of the great bulk of the cotton spinners, but the facts of the situation will be placed before the nom members, and, though 1t Is too much to anticipate that all will close down. the federation officials are confident that number of those who masters organization will see that 1t is to their interest to come in. at any rate so long as the lock-outs lasts.
 Already some non-federated firms have given notices to their workpeople.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

tion, they want to be prepared for IL, and the squa ndering of t500.0oO or more on a matter which Is settled so far as they are concerned, Is causing much. dissatisfaction. not to say re- sentiment. against the card-room lead- CTS It is throwing away big propor- ton of their reserves expressly built up to defend the operative spinners from an attack upon their wages. which they are under the impression will sooner or later be made. Therefore. it is un- likely that the passive attitude of the operative spfnners will be changed into active support.
 The situation of the weavers will soon become precarious. and in 8 few days nearly 100000 weavers. ring win ders, and parpers may be rendered idle by a stoppage in the supply of yarn.
 The fear that the railway companies and their employees would soon feel the pinch of the dispute has been realized, The good traffic will naturally be af- fected before the passenger receipts fall, but the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company have already given notice of the stoppage of ten passenger trains in the Manchester district. con sequent upon the cotton strike"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

and the religious privileges granted te the various nillets and communitiez will be maintained intact
 H. The military and naval forces of the empire will be disposed in sccord- ance with it's political and geographi. cal position. shorter term of mill. tary service will be introduced.
 I2 Article 113 of the constitution will be modified with the. object of ob- taining greater security for individual liberty
 l3 The relations of employers and workmen will be the subject of new Legislation with a view to obvfating strikes and labor disputes.
 14. The landIess peasantry will be assisted to become proprietors--not. however. at the expense of present landowners.
 IS. Improvements will be adopted in the system of the collection of their revenue.
 Is. Education will be free.
 IT. All schools will be subject to inspection by the Ministry of Educa- ton. Government schools will be es- tablished which shall be open to all without distinction of religion or race. Turkish will be compulsory subject in all primary schools.
 IS and 1s. These deal with meas ures which are to be proposed for the encouragement of agriculture and com merce.
 20. Ottoman subjects possessing the necessary qualifications may be elect ed deputies for any division of the eEfi- pire instead of being only eligible as representatives of the districts in which they reside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

They recognize that the condition of trade makes 1t imperative to reduce output and to put wages lower, until such time as the depression has passed away. [
 Of course. the Iocking-out of opera lives at non-federated mills will im- prove the empIoyers' position in two ways. It will place the operatives on their union funds. and so reduce their reserve, and will prevent them from paying the heavy levies which are im- posed on men who are working during a lock -out or a strike.
 The emergency committee also dealt with another matter. The position of, the firms who. are both spinners and weavers has given rise to the belief that where members. of the fedora ton engaged in spinning and weaving have continued to work there has been defection. Nothing of the kind has oc- cured. The committee passed a reso- lution that. in accordance with the federation bylaws. members might most notice fin their mills to this ef- feet: ''The carding and spinning de- partment of this mill supplying the looms will work either alternate weeks, or twenty-seven and half hours per week at the old rate of wages, pend ing the settlement of the dispute in the cotton trade"
 A large section of the spinners are complaining that their funds are be- ing .iissipated in dispute with which they have nothing to do. Not a few of them, looking ahead. see the pros pect of a big battle with the masters on the fine counts question. ,
 Some of the spinners of fine cotton in Bolton are receiving considerably larger wages than the operatives in Oldham. and they think. rightly or wrongly. there will come time when the employers will attempt to bring the standard of wages in Bolton down to the level of the Oldham spinners.
 If there Is to bet fight on that ques-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
REPORTS WILL BE MADE
 ON RECENT CANVASS
The meeting wiII Be Held at the First Baptist Church This After.
 noon at { O'clock.

At { o'clock this afternoon at the First Baptist Church there will be held an important meeting Of the Sunday Schools entering into the recent house to house canvass of the city. to which meeting general invitation is extend. ed to all who are interested in the work and It's results. The rains of the last few days have delayed some of the work and the committee will not be able to make a full report but will be able to illustrate to some exs tent the importance of the work and it's possibilities. Short reports cover ing vital suggestions will be made by a number of the workers and the meet ing will doubtless prove interesting to all who shall be present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
GRANTED FOR MONEY
THE HIGH SOCIAL SET OF NEW YORK SLOW ABOUT OPENING
 THEIR HOUSES.
Working For Betterment Of Sailors. Rich Young Stokes As a Leader
 Oe The Red Flag F.r HOstme

New York, oct. 10.-Two thousand of the most elegant mans.ons through out the Fifth avenue and diamond back" residential districts in this city are today still sealed tight for the lack of tenants or the return or reg ular residents. Never in the history of Gotham's smart set has there been eant cact because % %tleir owners were un- willing or unable to furnish and finance them for the social campaign of the opening season. Seldom has Ynents through the winter become so marked by its absence as it is today. While society misses it's reasonable quota and real estate agents pine Tor their usual fall rush of rich renting clients, the heads of the fashionable houses wrestle down in Wall street and their families stay, frugally quiet, at the out of town resorts. To pay the piper for long season in the whirl of swell society here. comes to it would appear, the rich are not ready to throw aside their timely thrift.
 Workers from the World.
 With representatives from every nation of the world gathered in this city for the first international confer ence on sailors interests ever held in history. New York is today being made aware of its importance as the third largest seaport on the globe. Work CTS for the rights of the men who spend their lives afloat have arrived here from the ends of the earth and in the largest and most modern hotel and club for sailors in the world have just concluded deliberations that will make for the welfare Of Jack-ashore on every coast. The opening of this new $325.000 Institute for Seamen as well as the gathering of this workers 6xTx Friend Society is regarded by ship ping experts in this city as marking a new era in the life of the millions of men who move the merchant ma should be selected as the Mecca for representatives of the leading sea powers in this instance is held as sig nificant of Yankee pre-eminence on sea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

it's nominees and supporters in the Chamber of Deputies is published.
 The following are the principal feat- ures of the program:
 1. The cabinet is to be responsible to the Chamber. and if Ministers fail to obtain majorities in the House they will be bound to resign their port folios.
 2. The number of Senators shall not exceed one-third of the total number of Deputies. Article sa of tho consti- tuition. whereby all Senators are to De nominated by the Sultan. will be modi- fled. and one-third of the Senators will be nominated by the Sultan and two- thirds chosen by popular election.
 2. Every Ottoman citizen over 20 years of age shall have right to vote irrespective of any property qualifica- tion.
 {. An article will be added to the constitution recognizing the right to form political clubs. provided that their objects are of constitutional nature.
 s. The necessary laws and degrees will be passed to facilitate the appli- cation of the system of decentraliza- ton as set forth in Article 10s of the constitution.
 6. The boundaries and sdministra- tive divisions of the provinces will be maintained unless the Chamber decides otherwise.
 '. Turkish will be the official lam guage of the empire and the medium of all official discussion and correspon- dence.
 s. The Chamber will be asked to vote an additional article of the con- stitution sanctioning the. proposal of private bills on the part of not fewer than ten Deputies.
 g. All Ottoman subjects possess the same rights and duties without dis tinction of race or religion. Military service Is incumbent on non.Mosiems as we'll as Moslems.
 10. Religious freedom is recognized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
NEGLECTED ART TREASURES.
Apathy of Spain in Care of Her Mast.

Apathy of Spain in Care of Her Master
 Sx pieces.
 Neglect of art treasures in Spain. Only people who have travelled extensively in the interior of Spain have an idea now enormously rich the country is as regards first rate works of every fine art But up to the present little care is taken to pre serve these treasures they deserve. Even in a city like Granada it can happen that a small but fine collection of old pictures is slowed away under the roof of a buii- ding that on that account is called a Museum" This state of things has been complained of for years without the slight est avail. Even when a resolution haa been passed to spend some money on the repair of some endangered building the work proceeds SO slowly and carelessIy that in the meantime new havoc is done to some other part. When few years ago the work of restoring the Alhambra was taken up. we were told that no efforts would be spared to bring it speedily to a satisfactory solution At present they are still working on the .Puerta de la Jus ticia' and on the Tore de las damas." At Toledo in the old hospital a finely ern- beiitshed eoionnade fell in about two years ago: at last the reconstruction was taken In hand this summer; in the meantime the beautiful front of the whole building has shown so threatening signs of rapid decay that its falling to pieces may be ex- pected any day. The Cloister of St. Juan de los Reyes. at the same place, has just been repaired; but 1n the neiehboring museum the ceiling came down and nec- essitated the closing up of the whole building. It was as long ago 1880 that the restoration of the Synagogue del Tran sto was commenced: unfortunately the work was interrupted in 1883, and now must be taken up again on q larger scale. One did not even take the trouble of talk ing the seaf&olding away so that 1t is q real eyesore in its present rotten state. Even where nothing more than the pulling down of an ugly front wall was required to expose the fine Mosque Bib al Mardon to view, it has taken many years ere the order was given. Certainly the scarcity of money is a serious obstacle for the Spanish government in its endeavors to save the relics of glorious past. But something more is wanting. too. f. G.. the earnest de- termination. the feeling of responsibility that the possession of invaluable works of art ought to bestow on nation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
NEWTURKISH PARTY
COMMITTEE OF UNION AND PRO-
 GRESs GIVES PLATFORM.
Feature. That wiIi Be Observed By Its Nominees And Supporters For
 The Chamber of Depu-

Constantinople. Oct. 1o--The text of the political program of the Commit tee of Union and Progress. which may be regarded as a definite statement or the policy which will be advocated oy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

GO AS FAR AS YOU LIKE you went And better tailoring than ours at any price. Our Fall patterns are setting new standard for beauty and value.
 PRICKETT-GERsON co. 2S Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

Physical Culture Slippers, S1.OO. Red. Black and Tan Kid. with >pEstty Pom Pom. All sizes. Bullock Shoe Co. adv--2t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

nior Senator has already spoken are that he's a mighty taking sort of talker with the masses. too.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
s4rnnrth of stoIsea.


 It is many years since the East Side has been so stirred up as 1t Is today over the campaigning of the aristo- cratic Mir. Stokes and his wife. whom the quarter knew as plain Rose Pas tor Young MT. Stokes is running f 'a' the Assembly under the red flag of his own peculiar brand of Socialism, while his better half is trying to re- member how to talk Yiddish and put in a word for her husband with hel people. The sturdy residents of tho East Side have too keen a sense of shame to take the campaign overtures of young Stokes for more than they are worth. but his girl wife is creat- ing a furor wherever she appeals to her audiences. It will be the person. ality of his native bride and not his wealth or social standing that will win him a seat at Albany for the youthful theorist. If the people of the district decide to translat their en- thusiasm into ballots. Meanwhile the ardent platform support of the for mer Rose Pastor is furnishing many a pretty picture.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

White Kid Gloves cleaned 25c.
 Stokes Place. Phone 635.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Traction Twists.

AS a last twist in the torture of the traveller about town the cutting off of transfers to the trolleys above the Bronx is today raising a gather ing cyclone of protest. It is only the very poor who, in the main, patronize these lines and have been forced to sacrifice the speed and comfort of train service for the length of ride which A single nickel has always bought. Today for the first time these thousands of small wage earn CTS are finding double toll demanded of them for transit to and from their r1odest homes New York is slow to wrath; but the day of reckoning for this cxtcl ton from the poor is be- Iieved to be not far distant at this moment.