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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

Taft's election is for the best in
terest of the monopolies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

Bryan's election is for the best
interests of the whole nation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

Hear Bryan at NJ. X. & T. depot
at 1888 a. m. next Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

Read what Bryan has to say
about Guaranteed Banks in this is
sue.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08
For Sale.

Ready made side curtains for
buggies. You will need them in
cold weather.
Dawson & Jansen.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08
Coal, Coal, Coal.

Get my prices on the best grades
of III. and No. Lump Coal, before
you buy. Lewis Nash, Buffum
phone SO.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08
BIG EXCURSION r
From Hannibal to St. Louis Oct. 18
by Immaculate Conception
Parish-$2.OO Round
Trip.

The members or Immaculate
Conception Parish of Hannibal have
arranged to run an excursion to St.
Louis to participate in the ceremon-
les and Catholic parade on the oc-
casion of the laying of the corner
stone of the new Cathedral on Sum
day, Oct. IS. The train will leave
Hannibal at 6 a. IN. arriving in St.
Louis at 1890 a. m. Returning
will leave st. Louis at 7 p. m. and
arrive at Hannibal at 11:20 p. m. in
time for our people to get home on
train No. IS on the Burlington. ct
Towney W. Finnigan of the Ma
tional Stock yards, East st. Louis ,
was with Monroe friends Saturday.
Get my prices on the best ILL.,,
and fancy Mo-, Lump Coal right
from the car. lean save you mon
ey.- A.. Lewis Nash, Buffum
phone SO.
Mrs. John R. Dawson and children
are visiting friends in Knob Noster,
Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

Read COwherds great speech in
this issue.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08

100000 Money to loan on inn
proved farms ON long time, easy
terms, by w. W. Longmire.
Mrs. B. F; ,Burros has been with
Hannibal friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-10-08
For Sale.
For Sale.
Nice folding bed and extension
table. Mrs. N. L. Hume.

The new restaurant man, VIII
liam Corder, has started in right by
asking the Farmers through the
Monroe City Democrat to patronize
him He says: / will not only try
but will please them forI will make
the restaurant what it once was.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
PRIZES AWARDED
FOR NEEDLEWORK
S. Kann, Sons & Co. Close
Successful Exhibit of
Embroidery.

First prizes in the competition in art
embroidery and needieworz exhibit at
S. Kann, Sons & Go. were won by Rena
S. ChiaventOui 81 D street northwest.
and Miss Margaret Carol, 2019 Columbia
road. Twenty-Five prizes, aggregating
500, were awarded by the firm
Owing to the excellent character Of
the work submitted by the contestants
the judges found it difficult TO determine
the prize winners. \ notable feature
OF the competition was that the con-
testants placed their work on exhibit
with a view OF raising the standard OF
needlework 70 a high pane. rather than
TO realize financial returns. and few OF
the competitors took advantage OF the
opportunity TO sell their embroidery.
Tho exhibition will remain open for
several days longer in order to permit
the public to view the pgize-winnine
pieces. Those who won prizes were;
Rena $. Chiaveutoni, 81 d street
northwest, bed set, SIS; Mrs. Marie II
Won Brands, the Royalton, apartment
80, S1s W street northwest, lace fiounce
sl5; Miss Genevieve Burton, 336 Orchard
street, New Haven, Conn. luncheon
cloth, $40; Miss Lola Land Allan 1901
Eleventh street northwest, shirt waist
so; Mrs. J. d. Cameron, 1922 Vermont
avenue point lace center, 81; Miss An.
ME W. Brown SO West Third street
Williamsport, Pa. pond lily lace center
piece, s.. Mrs. I. Voelekner, 1ll3 Z
street northeast, embroidered picture
Selsenhurst, 50: Mrs. I. G. Ilentz, Stutt-
CART. Ark. waist pattern. s.; MIS- T.
Allan, 1901 Eleventh street northwest
baby dress, IS: Sallie J. Ellis, s57 N
street northwest, chemise, So: Mrs
Samuel G. Parker. George washington
! Hotel, Fifteenth street and New York
J avenue, table cover. s.; Mrs. F. H
Morris, 4914 Ashby street, luncheon cloth
| 50; Mrs. George G. Box, Is T street
| northeast, lace curtains, 8; Mrs. James
| J. Printing, 1918 L street northwest, red
rose center, s.; Mrs. L. G. Lentz, Stutt.
CART. Ark, napkins, s..
From Ladies' Home Journal patterns
! Miss Margaret Carol, 2O19 Columbia
| road, baby dress, SIS; Miss Ethel 3
Watts. 412 Second street northwest
chemise. SIS; Airs. w Z. Fookes, 917 Fifth
/ street northwest, center piece, $40; Mrs
C. Hugh Duffy, e14 S street northwest
baby dress. sic; Miss Anna NJ Clarke
/ 4i2 Third street southeast, waist, 81
I Mrs. L. Voelckner, lib Z street north
| east. center piece. 50: Mrs. Harry Z
/ Giles. Go II street northeast center
/ piece, 50; Miss Charlotte II. ATcNilt
/ Berwyn Md, center piece s.: Mrs
/ Amy II. Prescott, 10l1 b street north
! east. center piece. s.; Miss EtheiyV Jen
/ kins, 40 X street northwest. center
/ piece, s.: Miss i. i BreniZer. 405
| street northwest, center piece, 81; Miss
! Mary Leadbeater. S29 North Washing
/ ton street. Alexandria, Va, baby's cap
/ 81. Mrs. Hettie Bro0kmier, 145 Thir
4 teenth street northeast, lace dOilies. 81
! Mrs Harry V. Pote 323 Tenth stree
! southeast, waist pattern, s..
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
Death Coming
By Two Roads
To PaOluCCi

A race between natural death and the
gallows is going on at the United States
jail
Slowly dying from the disease that
has wasted his frame. and caring little
whether the EFFORTS Of his attorneys TO
secure a communication of Tis sentence
succeed or not, Joseph PaOlucci. an
Italian murderer. is awaiting March .,
on which day il has been decreed that
lie shall die by the moose.
The young italian shows strange in
difference to his rate. lie has told his
guards time and time again that he
cares not whether his sentence is COM
muted or not. yet his attorneys keep
right on with the stubborn battle TO
save the life Of their client, showing q
persistence which has earned for them
the admiration OF their associates at
the bar.
In the extension Of clemency b. the
President lies their only hope now. Last
week for the fourth time Justice Bar
nard granted an extension OF the time
set for the execution. and unless the
President raises his hand the young
Italian will be swung INTO eternity
March 81 Paolucci is said by his at
torneys to be near death. and it is
on this ground that they seek 10 have
the sentence conmUted TO life IInprisOn-
ment. 1t will be but d matter Of a few
months at the most before death VIII
come TO him and relieve the Govern
meut from taking his life, they say.
PaoIucci was found guilty OF murder
in the first degree. On the 18th of Sep
tersber 1906. he shot Miss Elizabeth
Dodge, q seventeen-year-old girl, with
whom he was infatuated. after she had
refused to become his wife. He then
turned the revolver on himself and a
shot entered his breast, penetrating the
lung. The girl died almost Immediately,
hut he recovered. Physicians think,
however, that Il was the self-infiicted
wound in the lung which started the
trouble that is now slowly dragging him
toward the grave.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
Hero Gets Tardy Bounty
In a Time of Dire Need
Navy Rewards Albert
Vadas for His Service
Against Spain.

Almost ten years after he risked his
life in the service OF his country. 60
break I'd communication between the
Spanish forces at CienfuegOs. Cuba. Al
bert Vadas, a sailor, is about to receive
the 500 bounty 10 which he is entitled.
With spanish bullets whistling about
his head and shoulders from c until II
O'Clock on the morning OF May II. 1888.
Vadas. q sturdy, iron-nerved young
man. and several companions. cut the
cables in the harbor and prevented the
Spanish Admiral Cervera from sending
messages TO the land forces.
This act won for Vadas and his COM
panlons the esteem OF mis- commanding
officer. Cutting the cable assisted in
no small way in bringing about the de-
feet OF the Spanierds near Clenfuegos
and at Santiago.
AT the close Of the war Vadas' act of
heroism was brought TO the attention
OF the President and Navy Department
officials. As a result he and his COM
ranions were awarded the handsomest
bronze medals given for service in the
Spanish War.
Vadas was transferred to the battle
ship Massachusetts after the war and
left the service in 1901. When leaving
the ship his suit case was inspected and
his honorable discharge was either
stolen or lost. In consequence Of the
loss, Vadas came to Washington TO
make a plea for his bounty.
The sailor is now unemployed. Re
cenuly he wrote Admiral McCalla, under
whom he served. and asked for work
Admiral OIcCalla replied, saying he
would never forget the cable cutting
under FIRE and would do all in his power
to obtain a position for tile hero The
officer casually stated in his letter that
The sailor was entitled 20 500. which
should have been given him at the time
he was decorated With the medal Up
10 several days ago Vadas. who is badly
in need Of funds. did not know he
owned a dollar in the world.
Upon receipt of the letter Nadas
placed his claim in the hands Of at
torneys NcMahOn & Mcmahon and
within a few days he will be given $50.
Complications arose because Of the
loss OF his honorable discharge Nadas
went to Newport News and there OBJ
tanned certificates OF his services. The
several officers whom he requested 70
sign his duplicate discharge were glad
to see the brave young fellow and gladly
affixed their signatures to the discharge
with honor.
After obtaining the 500 Nadas will
return to Norfolk and apply for a posi-
ton in the navy yard there.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
SHOPPIl.G CROWD ALARMED
BY SEVENTH STREET FIGHT

While Seventh street was 6lled with
the usual Saturday evening throng, two
negroes got into a fight with two white
men, causing considerable excitement
among the shoppers. The white men
started the trouble by knocking a tray
Of violets ont of the hand Of a young
colored boy. Two negroes Immediately
attacked the white men and for a time
there was rough-and-tumble fight.
When the officers arrived the white
men disappeared in the crowd and
escaped. The negroes ran into 4 de-
partment store, where they were placed
Under arrest. They gave their names
as William Nader. twenty years old,
Of 90 Tenth street northwest, and Hor-
ace Lewis. twenty-three. OF l52 Wash
ingtOn court.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
POINTS OUT WONDERS
OF COLOR PHOTOS

The vast possibilities of color pho
Biography were explained last evening
IN an address to the Chemical Society
Of washington, by II. Frederick, at the
George Washington University Hail.
The lecturer explained that, with the
Introduction of colOTed photographs. it
would be possible for this country 70
perfectly explain to foreign nations the
exact appearance OF different seeds and
plants grown in the United States.
Reproductions Of colored photographs
were thrown on q canvas sheet and
many OF them We're remarkable for the
faithfulness Of their color schemes.
The Washington times., 1908-03-01
JUMP FROM MOVING WAGON
WILL COST MAN HIS LEG

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Feb 29.-Louis
Burriss. a young farmer living near
AORkdale. this county. in jumping from
load OF straw 10 catch a frightened
an. so shattered the bones OF one
that the doctors have decided that
putation viii be necessary 70 save
i1Is.
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EEF
THE BALKY HORSE AND THE TROLLEY CAR !


birthday instead of the Fourth of July.
then We should have named you George
and you would have been a good. truth
full. obedient little horse. l don't know
whatever I shall do with you
At last they reached the city and were
driving placidly along the trolley track
when Independence thought he would be
balky once more. So he stopped and
stood stock still in the middle of the track
as if to say. I'm never going on again"
But he did. for just at that moment a
trolley car came quietly behind him on
the track and gave the vegetable cart a
little push. Independence wasn't going to
stand any nonsense like that, so he
braced his four feet. and. pushing with all
his might and main. tried to throw the
trolley car off the track. But hard as he
pushed the trolley car pushed harder. and
the first thing that horse knew he was
being pushed down the street at a brisk
trot. He had to go whether he wanted
to or not.
That was good lesson for Independ-
ence. He was very quiet all the way home
and ever afterward. If he showed the
least sign of balkiness, all the man had
to do was to say trolley carl" to him and
at once he hung his head and became as
mild and good and gentle as if his name
really had been George.
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FIGHTING THEIR PERSONAL DRAGONS
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your goodies with the other children.
That's because of this dragon; % j Will
send you forth 10 fight him. The next
time you have something TO share. do
not stop to think how much you want II
yourself. but think how mucn the other
boy will like IL. And Donald. whenever
you feel like Dragging. YOU must make
yourself keep still. Each time you do
this. You will be wounding 4 p old drag
on. and by and by he Will die.
For many days the children reported TO
the Faerie Queene. Sometimes they told
of a victory. and sometimes il was Of a
defeat The queene praised and encour-
aged the knights ard sent .nem forth
again to renew the struggle
Finally. one evening. Donald said:
''Oh. auntie. l haven't Dragged a single
bit this whole week: and do you know.
IL isn't half so hard to keep still as IL
was at first. When I began the words
would fly out almost before | could stop
them. but they don't do that way now"
"Auntie May" reported little Robert.
today I gave more than half OF my
candy TO Charlie Sift. and It didn't hurt
me bit"
The Faerie Quenne kissed the children.
My noble knights. she said. you
have done your work well. I'm sure
you both will soon have the old dragons
so dead that they will never come to
life"
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some one suggested a race. you said. be-
fore the race began. that you knew YOU
could beat them all. Then in the jumping
match. whenever one of the other boys
would jump. you said. 'On. that's moth
ing. l can do better than that. So II was
in all of the games. you boasted each
time before you had a chance to pay
ard you kept telling what wonderful
things you could do. A dragon named
Drag is winding his coils around you
and if you don't kill him he ii conquer
you. In the oIden times the true knight
did not boast of what he could do He
did the brave deed. and the people who
saw it praised him. When a boy gets
into the power of this dragon Brag the
other boys always dislike him. and do
not give him credit for even what he has
done"
Donald looked sober At last he said:
"Auntie May. I'm going to fight that
dragon. I didn't know before that he
was winding his coils around me-.
All right, dear" said his auntie. Il
will be the Faerie Queene and send you
forth to kill him. You must report to me
from time to time about the battle"
Cant I fight a dragon. too auntie?'
asked five-year-old Robert.
Yes. Robert. you have one to fight.
but it is not the dragon Brag. Your
dragon is named Selfishness. You know.
dear. how hard it is for you to share
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and came running downstairs to see
what had happened
My hyacinth's gone. My hyacinth's
gone! cried Fern.
Gone exclaimed mamma "Why il
was right here. five minutes ago"
But 1t isn't here now" said Fern
See. mamma. the window is OPEN
Some one must have stolen It."
Who would steal a hyacinth?" asked
mamma.
But the flower had indeed disappeared
and Fern had to go without it.
You were a dear little Lady-fern to
want to give 1T to me-" said Miss Drew
so kindly that poor Fern could hardly
keep from crying again
Never mind, Sweet-fern, never mind"
said Miss Drew. "Hyacinths are lovely.
but not half so sweet as Iady-fern."
oh" she screamed. oh! OH"
What Is 1T. Lady-fern?" asked Miss
Drew.
II thought saw something at the
window" explained Fern.
Halfway through the next page Fern
stopped again.
Look she cried. nearly falling from
the stool. Look, Miss Drew! There's
monkey looking in the window"
why, it Is a monkey" cried Miss
Drew, running to the window.
Yes. there on the veranda railing, half
hidden in the woodbine. was a large
monkey. He wore a gay rcd jacket and
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the man asked him very politely to drag
the little vegetable cart to the station.
he would sometimes do SO. He would
generally get balky two or three times
on the way. so that the man would be
afraid he was going to miss the train that
was to take the vegetables to the city
nearby.
The man used to try coaxlng and COM
handing but nothing ever did any good.
He simply had to wait till Independence
made up his mind to go on again.
But one day when they got to the sta
ton there was no train in sight. The
station people told them a bridge had
broken so there would be no train that
day Il shall have to drive all the way to
the city" said the man. and he turned his
horses head in that direction and started
OFF
independence was 5alky three or four
times on the way, and his owner shook
his head slowly and sadly while he was
waiting for the horse to make up his
mind to go on again. and said: "Oh. In
dependence. Independence. 1 wish you
had chosen the 22d of February for your
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1s ssa r.. is : ss'1s ito ," the sy:
cfnth she had tended lovingly
SO many days.
Yes" said mamma Mine are all
white, but yours will be lovely blue"
L love blue Ones" said Fern, land
II this is pretty enough I'm going to
give it to Miss Drew"
Miss Drew was Ferns music teacher,
and the little girl loved her dearly. Miss
Drew always called her "Lady-fern."
except sometimes. when she called her
Sweet Fern" Lady-fern grew in Eng
land. SO Miss Drew said. and once she
read Fern the pretty poem about Ma
bel on Midsummer Day." good little
Mabel. who
Neither plucked the strawberry flower
Nor broke the lady-fern.
The hyacinth buds opened slowly, one
by one At last they were all in BIOS
large. fragrant bells.
1t was just the day for Ferns music
lesson. After school she hurried home.
washed her hands. put on her new red
dress and rolled up her music. Then
she went down to the sunny dining
room window after the hyacinth. A
moment later mamma heard scream
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cried Johnny. for the first time remember
ing his cousins words of the morning.
Come. We must be quick. If We run as
fast as we can we may be able to wade
through
But as they advanced toward that part
of the point of land which was now COW
cred by water they saw how impossible
it would be to pass through. for the waves
were strong. and would carry them of
their feet. carrying them into deeper and
more treacherous water. What are we
to do?' walled Lulu. Shall we try to
swim across?''
Swim" And Johnny looked at her with
scorn. THE very idea" he said. why.
neither of us ever swan a stroke in our
lives. Don't talk nonsense. But-see.
there's Betty waving her hand toward
U.s. All. now she's going back home on
the run. She'll bring help-maybe she'll
get some one to fetch a boat to take us
home in
We'll. Well have to go up on the high
est part Of the point. for here comes the
water at our very feet" exclaimed Lulu.
white with fear.
And SO they hurried to the very highest
place on the point, where they would be
safe for several minutes. though the
water would at high tide sweep over the
very spot where they now stood.
After Betty had completed her afternoon
task she had run out to join her cousins.
Not finding them on the beach, she had
learned from one of the village children
that Lulu and Johnny had "goned down
toward the curve. maybe to the pint OF
Lam So hither Betty had run in pursuit
of them. fearing they might have gone
out on the point at this very dangerous
time. THE tides coming like a race.
horse and is higher today than it's been
for a long time" unused Betty to herself
And she was not much surprised when
a little later she rounded the curve and
saw her cousins far out on the baby
peninsula in sore distress. Betty real
lied their danger and put her mind to
work quickly. Not a man Of the village
was at home. and the women could not
reach the pier and get boat as quickly
as she-Betty-could. Why give the
alarm? 1t would mean time. and there
was not minute to spare. While she
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HERE was once a man who had
horse who had a DISPOSITION. SucF

THERE was once man who had a
horse who had disposition Such
a disposition that the man often
threatened to exchange him for pump.
The horse was born on the Fourth OF
July. so they named him Independence
And when that horse grew to be old
enough to understand words of four sylla-
bles and heard everybody calling him In
dependence. his feelings were hurt. and
he said to himself AS long as everybody
calls me Independence I might as we'll be
Independent" and from that time on he
developed the disposition that made his
owner so frequently threaten to exchange
him for pump.
The reason the man wanted to exchange
him for a pump was because he was
market gardener and used to grow lettuce
and radishes and parsley for the city
market. Whenever the weather was dry
he had to draw water from the well to
water the vegetables. and he found it
such a tiresome job that he often wished
Independence was a pump. a quiet, good
tempered pump.
But Independence was useful, too If
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A UNITY MAY had been telling her
~ little nephews about the Fairie
. = Queene and of the knights she had
sent forth to do some brave deed. The
children were especially interested in
the story of how the Red Cross knight
had killed the great dragon when 1t tried
to kill him.
"Oh, auntie.' cried Donald. his eyes
shining with the marvel of il all. how l
wish there were dragons alive today and
that one would try to wind himself
about me. I'd just draw out my sword
and fight until l had killed Lin deader
than a door nall
There are dragons alive today said
Auntie May, land do you know. Donald.
that one Of them is winding himself
about you. If you don't look out by and
by he will have you bound SO tight that
you cannot get free
why, Auntie May Donaf6s eyes
opened wide. You're just foolink."
mo, l am not"
Then what do you mean?"
"Well. I'll tell you. This morning l
sat sewing near the window when you
children were playing outdoors, so
couldn't help hearing all you said. When