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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
NH'VTid's 0i5es: Tree.

Three hundred years ago
when Christ was born ,and still
growing, now 1900 years of
age. This is the record of the
supposed oldest tree in the
world standing in Ceylon,
India.
About 300 B. G. there was
brought to CeyIon a branch of
the tree under which the
Buddha Gautama set when he
attained Buddahood. The tree
which now has the distinction
of being the oldest in the world
is the growth. of that branch.
Greatly robbed by the pilgrims,
it has a temple erected in its
honor. Through centuries it
has been respected and spared
by all. During its lifetime
most of the worlds history has
been made Eek.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
Can't Work it Twice.

Mr.. Taft, the candidate is
quoted as saying:
II think the doctrine of pro
hibition is at war with all the
ideas and teachings of the
English-spea king race. The
conscience of the world goes
against the doctrine.
To the foregoing expression,
DR.. Roblnson's Missouri Issue"
makes the following comment;
IAN insult to seventy-six
counties of Missouri, seven
states of the Union and 38,000,.
900 of the population of the
May be Mr.. Taft has forgotten
that we speak English Gar
image Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
A. {. BOARMAN.

An exchange says that the
flower mignonette is a substi-
tute for fly paper. Surely, of
any remedy for any bad condi-
tion, that announcement has a
delightful sound It asserts
that in a room where pots of
magnonette are set flies will not
finger. Instead of placing
those annoying, sticky sheets
OF paper about the ROOM" SAYS
an experienced woman, or I'm.
dergoing exhausting exercises
of driving the pests out of the
place through windows, the
blessed plant just seems to blow
them out on a wave of what you
would call it's fragrance -
DeKalb Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

A road dragging club has
been organized near Butler. the
members of which pledge them
selves to keep fifteen miles of
road dragged during the year.
A rather valuable sort of organ
ization, that, ana as it will be
only after the adoption of a
constitutional amendment at
the coming general election
that many of the counties in
Missouri can levy legal road
tax the Butler example is a
good one to follow,-Brookfield
Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

The Lamar Leader thinks that
all the colleges in the world
can't manufacture an editor and
that the $4,000 year that is to
be expended for that purpose
in the Missouri state university
department of journalism will
be money wasted. 1t is possible,
however. that they can make a
college editor.-Brookfield Ga
zette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
MARION CHIEF

Is coal black with white points 54 hands STANDARD
measure) high Ia as big fine jack be found BE
sired many 800 sucking mules any jack the counyE
He the champion Palmyra fair in 1906, defeating
herd of jacks. Was sired by Watsons London
Chief the largest jack in Missouri First Nevis by
jack that show his breeding.
Reconsideration Chief will serve mares at $40 to insure
living colt. After July lst will ennets at s25
jack colts and $40 for eunet colts
Game Sqirre will limited number $40
insure living colt Lein retained colts season.
Mares parted WITH becomes due and payable You
invited to inspect this stock Further information and
pedigree furnished at the barn. Both phones There will be
a always close to the barn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

1t now looks as if Monroe
county's new infirmary will not
be built this summer. Owing to
the heavy demand for money at
8 aud z per cent the county
court is finding it hard mat.
ter to float 4 per cent bonds
without material discount,
which they are unwilling to do.
Marion county voted a $75, 900
infirmsry last week,--Paris
Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
Result of Years of Republican DONNA
tiOa.

Result of Years of Republican Domino
tiea.
The result of unrestricted re.
publican domination OF the
country tor twelve years past
aud Of the Roosevelt regime
which people are supposed to
admire seems to be shown IL
the fact that while this cou.
gress has been exceedingly
economical in appropriations
for the public good, 'he end Of
tue fiscal year will show a
treasury de6cit of bout $780,.
900, 600.
Some years ago when after a
democratic administration there
was large surplus in the
treasury and men we're saying
that surplus was an invitation
to extravaganza, republican
statesman said that ut was
easier to handle a surplus than
a deficit" Perhaps that may
have been tine republican idea
at that time, but at present the
deficit is very apparent, and if
one half of the appropriation
bulls which President Roose-
welt has urged upon congress
had been passed, the deficit
would not be $50, 1000, 600, but
800, 100000 Even at that it
has not been a stingy congress.
After ha wing wound up the
almost twelve years of republi-
can power and authority, and
five years of personal domino.
tion of the United States gov
eminent, President Roosevelt
faces the electorate of the ma
ton with sixty million dollar
deficit in the treasury aud a
commercial depression which
has affected every industrial en-
terprise ia the land. Never be-
fore have there been more work.
ling men out Of employment
than there are today under the
benefit rule of Rooseveltism
and republication. 1t is said
upon good authority that there
are more than 200, 600 people
in Chicago who without work.
and the most cruel aud most
pitiful object in the world is the
man who is willing to work,
who needs work and who needs
the wages that accompany that
work, and yet cannot get a j b.
When condition not nearly as
bad as this occurred in 1893 it
was charged to the democrats
who had been in power scarcely
one year. This time the repub-
Iican party has been in ALSO.
lutely unrestricted power since
1896, and yet it is said that re
publican policies and republican
Legislation have had nothing to
do with it. This is republica n
congress approaching it's end.
not one single thing is being
done to correct the evils that
have brought on the hard
times from which the people
suffer.-Quincy Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

Omaha, Neb., May Johnny
Bender, a youthful rogue, of
Dundee, an Omaha suburb, set
of a panic among fifty women
by releasing half dozen large
bullfrogs at a missionary meet
ing yesterday. The women
we're holding an annual session
of the society,and there were a
large number of ladies present
from out of town. The excite.
ment came at a critical point In
the chairman's address.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
Dr clarence McNutt return

DR. Clarence McNutt return
ed Friday from the Western
Dental College. Kansas City,
and will spend his summer va
cation with his parents, 0 DR..
and Mrs. W, B. A. McNutt. Up
on his arrival, he said: 1 tell
you Monroe looks good to me.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
GAME SQUIRREL
(2624)

GAME SQIREEL s a coal black, 2 years old in Nav
$685. Is hands high Bred by Dr. S. Maddox, Prairie
Stock Farm. Has fine style both heavy and
tail and kind disposition. He from show
both sides.
GAME SQUIRREL was sired by Black Squirrel End
1897 He by Black Squirrel 58 First dam Missouri Queen
255S She by Goser 1884, by Blue Jeans Bird Second dam
Fannie Squirrel 754, by Black Squirrel So
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
Larry. and the Pictures.

famous pictures IN the school
rooms of the so-calIed "slum
districts" has recently been
much encouraged and gratitied
bylthe appreciation of al eleven
year old Irish lad.
Little Larry, the isou of a
hard working widow. was very
much vexed when on, on NOV
ing from one dreary tenement to
another, he found that he should
be, obliged to leave the school
that he had alwas attended. He
prOtested>when his Old principal
told him be should have TO go
to tie school in his present dis
trict; but being assured there
Was no help for it, he entered
the new school, where for sew.
eral days he sat in a liStIess
gloom, very trying to his
teacher.
Harry" she said at last,
alter many vain efforts TO in.
terest, him in his studies, what
is the matter? Are you sick"
'Yes, una am, sure tits that l
am ITS that dreary here be-
tween these walls. I'm weAryiu'
dor me old school,"
'lBut you were between
walls there"
'Yes, ma'am, but the beanti-
,Iul pictures we had there mama,
Ihey.made the hours bright"
The teacher glanced at the
lmonotonus white walls Of her
,achoolroom, broken only by a
large. undecorative black board.
and a wave OF sympathy came
over her for the beauty-loving
pupil.
Perhaps. if you dent like It
,hsFe, the hoard of education will
give you a transfer back to
WOnr old~school. she said more,
10y way of pleasantly than with
any serious thought of his APP.
plying to the board. But the
words sank into Larry's mind,
and the next day being Satur-
day, a email boy, whose shabby
coat was bnttUned selffrespect.
iugly and whose freckled face
was shining from an unwonted
securing, trudeed down the
tedious way from the stock
yards distriCt to the center of
the city, a distance of some
seven mlles, to the rooms of the
board of education, where, after
some delay. he was received by
a clerk. He manfully stated
his errand, and the matter was
quickly taken up by those in
authority.
When. proudly holding the
precious transfer slip, he started
homeWard, a teacher, who had
been quietly listening to his
plea. stopped hln with ques
ton.
did you walk all the long
way down here for the trans
fer2"
Yes, ma'am. SuGe my mother
has not the money for car
rides"
You must have missed the
pictures very muchP"
Eyes, ma'am; the pictures on
the walls make a difference the
like of day and night"
The teacher reported the in
cideut and these words to the
Public School Art Society. and
an enthusiastic young woman
member said, glowingly. This
one experience repays US for all
our uoorr and aLae fak,,rn
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

j. F. Coontz and wife, of Van.
dalia have been the guests of
their kinspeople, DR.. John Bell
and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07
Monroe CITY Saddle Stock Farm

just at the south end of Main Street,
Monroe City.
Every one knows Gloster to be one
of the few successful breeders and
Missouri Denmark is noted as one
amongst the best combined horses in
Missouri. Last fall out of nine shows
in saddle, harness and model rings
he won six blue ties and three reds.
Was shown at Shelbina, Monroe
City, Palmyra, Springfield, ILL.,, aud
Sedalia, Mo. Was shown in every
class every time he was eligible. He
produced two colts last year; the stall
lions colt. DR.. Nc Mutt, sold TO head
a stud In Southeast Missouri. We
have the flly on the farm. Come or
write for catalogue.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

Frank X. Elliott, of Strother.
has been with friends in this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

Bert West and family left
Thursday for Kansas City to
make that their home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

Streams bath rooms for a
bath,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

The DEMOCRAT for job print
ing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

DIR. S. MADDOX & SONS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-05-07

The above high-class saddle horses
will make the season of 1908 at the
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
PLACES OF INTEREST.

Library of Congress-Open a. N 10 10 p. M on
secular days: from 2 D. N. to 10 p. m On Sundays
and on certain noiidays.
Pubic Lihrary-Open a. m. TO p n: holidays.
10 a. n to 10 .. m.; Sundays. 70 10 ?. m
Executive Mansi0u-Open 10 a. N. 20 2 D. n
United States Capitoi-Open a. N 20 $50 .. n
United States Treasrry-open a. m 70 p n
State. War. and Navy Departmenss-open q m
to p N. lThe original Declaration Of lndepenn-
snes is in the library Of the State Department9
United States Patent ofce-Open a. n to :
2. m.
United States Pension Bureau-open l. N to
.. m
United States Poss-oface-open 9 a. M 20 p m
Washington City Post-ofice-Open al bour- GIae
Dad Letter Ofice is in the city post-ofice.l
National Botanic GaTdens-Open a. m. TO p m
Fish CommissiOn-ODen a. N. to so p. M
Amy Medical Museum-Open a. m 10 A.S p ~
National Museum-open 3 a. m. t6>42o p u tin
Gliding hoiidays).
Smithsonian Iustitution-Open a n 70 40 p
n uncluding holidays).
Agricultural Department-Open A. N 10 4 80 p m
BUREAU Of Engraving AID Printing-Open a. u
to 20 D. NJ
Washington Monument Cs55ss feet in heishn-open
co a; N 10 40 D N Elevator rum IRON ; a.
m until p. ml
ccrcoran Gallery Of Art-open $50 a. m. to D
m IN winter 3 a. m. 20 D. n. In summer. sun-
oAss-l@g p ~ to D m. excepting IN mio-sam-
me- Admission free on Tuesdays THURSDAYS DAY
urdays, and Sundays: other days. sc admission
Government Printing Ofice-open 10 a. m 70 Z
2. m.
Navy Yard-open a. m. to SO p n
southworth Cottage, 18th st. and Prospect ave
IN THE SUBURBS
Geological Park-Open all day
Rock CresE Bridge and Park.
Chew Chase, Kensington, aud Chesapeake beAcn
Naval Obsersatory-Open 3 a. m 20 p m
Mount Vernon (the home and tomb of Washing
tonJ-Open II a. n 10 D N.
Arlington National Cernetery-- Open all DAY.
Fort Myer Military Post
Falls Church and Fairfax Court House.
United States Soldiers Hone-open g n 20
sunset
Cathedral Grounds. TennaIlytown road-Open
a. p. 10 D. n.
Cabin John Bridge. Catholic University. and
Alexandra.
Great FaIs q the Potorac
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.
Requests Made by Annie j. Lewis
and Mrs. Mary Murphy

Miss Annie ]. Lewis, who died Feb
ruary %. 1908, by Will dated December 4.
1907, filed yesterday for probate, be-
queathes TO her brother. DR.. Percival
Lewis, of Berkeley, Cal. all money she
had on deposit in the Equitable Building
and Loan Association. the American Sc
curity and Trust Company. and the Sec
ond National Bank.
BY will dated March II. 1899. Mrs. Mary
Murphy devises to John Lynch, a son by
a former marriage, and to her two
daughters. Jane and Elizabeth Murphy.
the proceeds from the sale of lot So
square 61. lot situated in Colum5ia
Park. Md, is devised to each of the
daughters.
William Cromie, at the time Of his
death last week an Inmate Of the Sol
diers' Home, by the terms Of his will.
filed yesterday for probate, bequeathes
one-third Of the sum Of money he had on
deposit in the Commercial Bank 10 Rev.
II. Allen Griffith and the remaining two
thirds TO the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of Petworth.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
RAILROAD
Bulletin.
THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF AMERICA

$50 millions OF dollars stupendous In gold eagles
the bulk OF such nconcevable. It greater than the
total of the United States Government for 1906 and
nearly half much the total Government receipts for 1902
This is the gross earned by the operation OF the Pn
Railroad in 1907 To this required the
yng OF 43o64I36 of freight and 153o47o46 passengers
This is the largest volume Of traffic handled by any railroad
of the world year and yielded the largest gross
The large proportion OF this mighty paid in
salaries and wages over hundred thousand employees
dividends fhve thousand stockholders mills and
tories End other agencies for equipment and supplies and gave
work the hands and bread the mouths Of millions of people
1t aggers the imagination conceive OF the multitude OF
people who have been benefited by the distribution OF this magn
bounty and the resulting good the country and the people
from the operation OF great institution IS mmeasuTabe
1t adds the satisfaction of travel matchless road
way the best built and under every known safeguard
think that the average earning power OF the HIS miles OF this
great system was 100000 per mile.
From any and every point Of the Pennsylvania The
Standard Railroad Of America.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

manual training and cooking schools so
as 10 place the two remaining classes
on the first floor.
High street building Is a four-room
frame structure. used for manual train
ing only. 1t is old. out OF repair, and
dangerous
Buildings heated by stoves: Johnson
annex. Potomac. High street, Threlkeld,
BennlnE, Van Buren annex. Benning road.
Bunker Hill road. Military road. Hills
dale, Conduit road, Good Hope, old build
ing on LandOn site Chain Bridge road.
Hamilton. Burville. Ivy City. Fort Slo-
cum, Garfield. and Mott.
Recited Conditions Before.
Under date OF January 10. 1904" says
Mr.. Stuart, Il reported 10 the board OF
education. through the chairman Of the
committee on buildings. all the conditions
reciied above and certain Cthers. Ny re-
port was duly received by the board OF
education. and On January IS 1904 trans
mitted 20 the Commissioners. with GER
tain recommendations. among them the
Peeessity OF replacing all wooden stair
ways, as soon as possible. with iron or
stone and calling attention 10 the impor-
tance Of the estimate OF $500 for extend
ing the telephone service TO every school
house as an additional protection against
FIRE"
In his report supt. Stuart says. in jus
tice to the board OF education and the
Commissioners who have been responsible
for the material condition OF the schools.
IL is only 1air the public should know
that buildings insuffiCiently protected
from fire are few. when compared with
the whole number Of school buildings:
thaS few OF the buildings are greater than
two stories. and that all buildings are
connected directly with fire headquarters.
and that all exterior doors, with two ex-
ceptiOns. open outward.
Mr.. Stuart completes his report with the
recommendation that all efforts be made
TO safeguard the pupils by eliminating
from the buildings all conditions that viii
increase the danger from fire.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

Thomas l. Degnan, of Pennsylvania,
was promoted by Postmaster General
Meyer yesterday TO be chairman Of the
bpard of inspection of supplies for the
Post-office Department. Mr. Degnan has
been chief of the opening section of the
division of dead letters for the last four
years The board of inspection Of sup
plies is a new creation, and viii be com
posed OF twenty-one members, selected
from the different divisions of the Post
office Department. Mr. Degnan was
transferred from the Census Bureau 10
the Post-office Department about five
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
Household Rubber GOOdS-QuaIIty
kind. Prices right. The Rubber Store. 933 (
Rock Creek Church Road Re..,r..

Recommendations of l.. r GrabilI su-
perintendent of roads that Rock Creek
Church road be resurfaced with gravel
from Riggs road to the Soldiers Home.
at an estimated cost OF $500. have been
approved by the Commissioners. This was
done on the request Of Charles A. Lang
ley, Of $40 Twelfth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
STOLE FOR CHILD WIFE.
Fred HenBig Says He Neede,
Money to Buy Medicine.

Fred HenBiE Says He Needed
Money to Buy Medicine.
Frederick J. Hennig. who was arrested
Wednesday by Mounted Policeman Hew-
lett on charge OF stealing overeoats from
cloak rooms in the Central High School.
yesterday confessed. giving as an ex-
cuse the illness of his child wife.
The prisoner is nineteen years old. and
was married about three months ago
to a girl two years his junior The wife
is now III at her home. 90 I street south
west, and it was TO buy her medicine
that Hennig says he took the coats
Thomas Mortimer Hoover. twenty years
old, of 2Oo0 Fifteenth street, was arrested
at the same time as Hennig. He is also
said 10 have made confession. The
arrests We're made after trap had been
set for the young men by Central Office
Detectives WeedOn and Burlingame.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
For IsoIntion Wards

Dr. William c. Woodward. District
health officer, has recommended that
Congress be asked to appropriate, by
special act. 5000 for the maintenance OF
the isoIating wards at Garfield Memorial
Hospital during the balance OF the cur
rent fiscal year. This recommendation
which has the approval of the Commits
sioners. was suggested by the report OF
r. Thomas Robinson. treasurer OF the
Garfield Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
CONSIDER WAGE PROBLEM.
Southern Railway Question Before
a Commission.

Presentation of arguments by Southern
Railway officials and employees Of the
road on the wage question was continued
yesterday before Chairman Knapp, of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
Labor Commissioner Nell. 1t is expected
the hearing viii be closed to-day
After reviewing the evidence presented
by the road and employees Messrs. Knapp
and Neill, who are acting as a board of
arbitration, will announce their decision.
1t will not be binding on either the road
or. the employees. but is intended to be
a means Of bringing the Southern officials
and the employees to a better understand
ing.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
EXCURSIONS TODAY

To Fort Monroe, Norfolk Newport News, ana an
points South-NoTfolk and Washington steamers
every evening in the year at $50
To Rock Creek Bridge, Geological PARK. Chevy
Chase. and kensington-Cars IRON Fifteenth street
and New York avenue every fifteen minutes.
To AlexAndria-FCuy steamer LackAWann1 every
hour and half from a m to .. m
TOs Fort Myer Arlington National Cemetery,
Falls Church. and Fairfax Court HoHse-Cars from
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue and Aque-
duet Bridge
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
TERRA GOTTA WRECK BILL.
Dr. Harrison Crook Awarded $4,476
for Attending Victims.

A jury in Circuit Court No. yesterday,
Justice Anderson presiding, awarded DIR.
Harrison Crook s4,476 from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for medical
services rendered TO victims Of the Terra
Gotta wreck. DR.. Crook sued for $3.50
Physicians testified that this charge for
services rendered was not excessive.
Dr. Crook attended the victims on the
night of the wreck and for some time fol-
lowing, paying seventy-four visits TO one
patient and from five 10 twenty 10 others.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
CAB STANDS MUST GO.

Mai. Sylvester and Commissioners
West Unite I'm Approval.
Cab stards located on the Sixth and B
street sides Of the old Baltimore and
Potomac Railway station are 20 be re
moved, upon recommendation Of Maj
Richard sylvester, superintendent Of po-
lice. and the approval OF Commissioner
West
1t is also the intention of Capt Michael
Byrnes. of the Sixth precinct, who pro-
posed the move. TO abolish the cab stands
on New Jersey avenue from the former
Baltimore and Ohio depot to D street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

William Langley. thirty-eight years old.
a hermit, was found dead in the back
room OF his shanty, 1919 Half street south
west. yesterday afternoon His death Is
believed to have resulted from natural
causes. Langley lived alone and seldom
spoke to any one. He was found by Po-
liceman Norris.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

I5c Fancy California Prunes. the
largest and best TO be had. reduced to Zoe
Der h.: the same kind from Santa Clara
a little smaller, for Sc. 1893 2 ST. nv. and
7. T. ID. Pyles' other stores.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
LOCAL MENTION.

The Rubber Store, 933 F. sells de-
pendable goods exclusively. Lowest prices.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

From the Mercantile Society, 1905 St
NV; lowest rates; investigate.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
Hermit Is Found Dead.

Shaffer's floral pieces are reason
able in price, artistic in design. 18th & l.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
Gude,r FIoMerr Are Perfect
DeEnan Is Promoted

They're fresh when you get them. ant
consequently last long. 1914 F.