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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06
NODE GREEN.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

How The Republican National Convention Voted
When Required to Toe the Mark" Reform
Propositions Submitted by Refomes
ELECTION OF SENATOR BY THE PEOPLE '--
The plank providing for election United States by
the people defeated by vote of 1856 Nays ia Yeas
PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
The plank providing that campaign MANAGERS publish from
time time during the campaign the all contributors
and the contributed promised and the amount and
purpose of all disbursements and to whom paid defeated by
vote of $50 Nays to 81 Yeas
PHYSICAL VALUATION OF RAILROADS.
The plank providing for LaFoettes plan for the physical
valuation of railroads basis for the fixing of railroad rates
was defeated by a vote of 917 Nays to 63 Yeas.
LAFoIIETTEs PLATFORM GENERALLY,
entire minority report offered by Representative Cooper
of Wisconsin, embodyng Senator LaFOlette ideas generally
defeated by vote of $50 Nays to % Yeas
HOW OHIO TAFTS HOME DELEGATION VOTED.
On these propositions election of by the people
valuation of railroad property publication of campaign funds and
the adoption of LaFoeteS easOhO Mr. Tas home deega
in the negative and unanimously in each instance
with the exception of the proposition for the election of senators
by the people which TWO VOTES FROM OHIO
in the afimative-The CcmmOner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06

John Sherman returned Friday
from Michigan where he was called
some weeks ago by the serious Ill.
ness Of his son. John H. SheaEmanI
Mr.. Sherman Is cOnvaleScine now
from an attact Of typhoid fever
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06
The Puzzled Lover.

l saw her leave the house one day
Dressed in the latest style;
And as passed she looked my way
And gave me such a smile!
All! she was fair as any queen.
My head was in a Whirl,
Was she the rich mans daughter,
Or just the hired girl?
Another time upon the street,
We CHANGED to meet, and she
Gave of her chances, o, so sweet,
A goodly share to me.
And all that day my mind would
Back to that lovely pearl;
Was she the rich mans daughter
Or just the hired girl?
Why should care if she be fair
To look upon and true?
Should not pay my court to her
AS all true lovers do?
What should it matter unto me
Unless l be churl,
If she's the rich mans daughter
Or just the hired girl?
For weeks this has been going on,
I've dared not to make known
That l would gladly be her John,
If she would be my Joan.
And yet l hesitate to speak;
In scorn her,lips may curl,
Is she the rich mans daughter
Or just the hired girl?
Edgar A. Guest in Detroit Free
Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06

Mr.. H. L Branch. wife and daugh-
terra. Misses Rubey and Pearl have
been visiting Hannibal and Quincy
frienda
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06
DR.. J. N. SOUTHERN,
Physician and Surgeon.

Office over Rogers & Thompson's
Store.
Telephones: Residence F. & M.
240. Bell 252.
Office: Bell Sc.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06
Linwood Links.

Mrs. Charley Dwyer of Denver,
Colo, is visiting her father, J. Wat
son and family near Hatch.
Mr.. Kelley of Nevada, Mo-, is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Allie
Wilson and family.
Lester Griffin of this place, and
Miss Lillian Coontz of Center Town
ship, were quietly married at the
home Of and by Rev. Clark of Cen
ter, Saturday morning at $50
o'clock. After the ceremony they
left for Quincy on a bridal tour.
Gilbert Garrett and Lawrence Griffin
were the only attendants. This
young couple have a host of friends
to wish them every possible sue
cess.
Mrs. Logsdon and Mrs. Owen of
Moberly, are the guests of Mrs.
Asher and family.
The ladies of the Ariel Christian
church will have an ice cream
social at that place Saturday night,
August s.
Mrs. Jim Shulse and sister, Mrs.
Petit of Aberdeen, S. D., left Fri
day to visit relatives in Louisiana.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06
!. "A. PATTERSON,
MONROE CITY. MO.

Miss Lilly TOOley. Of CarTOllton.
has been spending several days with
Monroe relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06

The Democrat for JOB Printing
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-08-06
South Side.

Seven 1-2 story house, barn and all kinds of
buildings ce deep we'll lots of fruit lots located
of block Price $780, take IS cash and give time bal
ance.
Five house and buildings of the best locations
electric lights and poone Price $780, make
Four house and buildings lot good repair Price
$780,
Seven room house buildings cistern lots Price
$780,
Five house and buildings cstens cellar
walks located of block all in good repair Price 1880
Eight house lots of block cstens and
all buildings splendid location Price $780, make
Nine house and lots deep well and cstern also
room house located corner of block Price $780,
Five house cistem and buildings lots good loca
tion near church and school, Price 1880.
Six house and buildings plenty of good This
property faces the park and splendid location Price $780,
make terms Call OF address,
NODE GREEN.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Personal Anecdotes

| Craig Wadsworth, the we'll known
cotillon leader in America, admitted at
a dinner recently that men were colder
and more mercenary than women.
When 1 was boy" he said, 81 had
little friend named Willie. Willie ap-
peared one day with a fine apple.
I'll give you this APPLE he said to
little girl, for twenty kisses
THE little girl was amazed. That
was not at all like Willie. Nevertheless
she consented.
Shut your eyes, said Willie. sit
down here and shut your eyes. And,
mind, IL you open them the bargain is
off,
THE little girl obeyed, and slowly.
very slowly, the kisses began to fall
upon her lips. One, two, three, four-a
long pause-f1ve, six and another long
pause-seven--pause nine, ten
intolerable pause.
oh, Willie, hurry!'
I'm not Willie
THE little girl opened her eyes in as
tonishment, and drew back her pretty
mouth from the advancing lips of a
strange boy, very common, shabby
sort of boy, whom she had never seen
before.
why, where's Willie? she cried.
He's down the street. was the re-
ply, 'sellin' yer kisses for two apples
apiece. Better shet yer eyes agin. The
next three boys Is terrible ugly"
August Belmont, president of the
jockey club, at dinner said of racing:
Racing is honestly conducted In the
main. The stories that one hears about
1t are rather absurd. They are like the
story of Starlight.
'Once there was a group of sports
hn Qn 10 nIyn
must, however, get in to the races, and
one at time they presented themselves
at the paddock gate.
"Im the owner of Starlight the
first said. He was well dressed and
imposing. They believed and passed
him in.
"I am Starlights trainer said the
second. His red face and bluff man
ner bore out his story, and they ad-
mitted him.
"The third man, small and thin, next
'Starlights jockey he said shortly,
and hurried through the gate.
"The fourth and last man of the
group was very shabby indeed.
"'Well, who are your they said inn
patiently, when he presented himself.
"T am Starlight" vas the meek re-
ply"
Speaker Cannon is against woman
suffrage. He says that woman already
commands one vote, the vote of the
man who loves her. With woman suf-
frage established she would command
two votes.
"And that" he said the other day,
"would be unfair. Woman has SO
many other privileges. Let her attend
to them instead of going for our privi-
leges.
"The woman suffrage seeker reminds
me of dog I once owned. This dog
one night got into the pantry, where
all the provisions were kept.
Hannah l said the next morning
to the cook, did the dog eat much
when he got into the pantry?'
Indeed, SIR said Hannah, he |
cleared up every blessed thing but the
dog biscuit"
Whenever Theodore p. Shonts, head
of the Interborough-Metro COM
pany. returns to his office and remarks. !
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

on his way to church to assist at a
wedding on the 31st day of March, 1911,
age seventy years. The inhabitants of
Crayford have raised this stone to his
cheerful memory, as a tribute to his
ling and faithful service
"Few persons" writes Strand jew
eler. ARE willing to trust to their own
knowledge and observation in purchas-
ing diamonds. Even pawnbrokers, who
spend their lives in handling precious
stones, are often cheated. Although to
become an expert is the development of
a special gift through years of expert
ence, there are a few simple tests which
will aid buyer of diamonds.
"One test is to prick a needle hole
through a card and look at the hole
through the doubtful stone. If the lat
ter Is spurious two holes will be seen,
but if 1t is diamond only one hole
will be visible. Every imitation stone
which resembles diamond gives a.
double reflection, while the genuine dia-
mond reflection is single. This Is a
delicate test, because 1t Is difficult to
see even sharp and we'll defined OBJ
Ject through diamond. The single re-
traction of the gem also allows one to
determine an uncertain stone. If the
finger is placed behind it and viewed
through the stone with a watchmak-
er's glass the grain of the skin will be
plainly seen If the stone Is not dia-
mond. But IL 1t Is diamond the grain
of the skin will not be distinguished
at all.
A hundred and thirty-two boys and
seventy-two girls in a Partisan school
were invited to describe their prefer
ences in the way of toys. Among the
former thfrty-one voted for a railway
train, twenty-three for tin soldiers, ten
for steam engines, nine for building
bricks and eight each for toy typewrit-
ers and mechanical horses. Forty girls
"a solid majority-declared without
hesitation that a doll was superior to
any other implement of recreation. The
super-child seems, happily, a long way
off. And as diabolo had only two boy
and six girl supporters the Devils
Disciple" may still be called an infre-
quent object of the playground.
"Affection for children is an Indian
characteristic" says DR.. Charles S.
Moody of Idaho. II have never seen an
Indian mother or father punish child.
nor nave ever seen an Indian child
cry. An Indian child never sobs when
hurt. Just an extra snap of the bright
black eyes and slight frown is ali to
indicate to the observer that the little
fellow is suffering. I have never heard
even an indian baby cry"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

BEARDLESS MANS KISS
is FREE FROM DANGER

| 4 PARIS physician has just proved
| G sanitary truth. Two young men,
LA one smooth shaven and the other
having whiskers, were taken by him on
tour OF the town, from the big shops
10 the Louvre, riding In all the vehicles
that serve the Partisan public. When
the tour was finished they were pre-
sented to a young woman, who per-
mitted each to kiss her once,
When the first young man had per-
| formed this pleasant duty the doctor
pressed pad of gelatine to the young
Woman's lips. The same was done after
the other had kissed her. Then the
/ IDS were submitted to conditions
favorable to the development of any
microbes that were caught on them.
after several days they We're examined
by expert bacteriologists
The one which registered the smooth
shaven mans kiss was found to con-
tain few flocks of harmless germs ;
the other pad sWarmed with tubercu-
losis bacilli, typhoid germs and tetanus
microbes, all ready to go to work In
fact, 1t was found that bewhiskered
young man had left enough bacilli and
things on the young woman's face to
start an epidemic or open a sanitarium
with patients.
The person whose eyebrows meet
may rest content in the knowledge that
he is the possessor of vigorous con-
stitution. The growth of hair above
the nose is as a rule fairly sound proof
of good health. That is what the scien-
lists tell you, but the superstitious
have much more to say. In the north
ern part of Aberdeenshire there Is a
common belief that a "close broo't"
man, or one whose eyebrows meet, is
foredoomed to end a wicked career on
the scaffold. This may be compared
with the view held In parts of the Eng
lish midlands, that the close -browed
person is destined for fame and for
tune. On the continent there are sew
eral superstitions on this subject. The
eyebrows of the gypsies are often
formed In this way-a fact which they
turn to good account, for in many
parts it Is believed that the owner of
meeting eyebrows in also the possessor
of what is called the evil eye, and,
therefore, a person whose good will
must at all costs be retained. The
gypsies, especially in Germany and
Austria, use this belief to extract
money from the credulous peasants.
The following quaint epitaph, which
is to be seen in Crayford churchyard,
Kent, England, strikes us as one of the
very prettiest monuments to cheerful
ness in all England: Here lieth the
BODY of Peter Isuel (thirty years clerk
of this parish). He lived respected as
a pious and a mirthful man, and died
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
DR.. JOHN WILLIS BAER

81 gave them oxen talki" his secre-
taries know then some one got good
laying out. OF course, there Is a story
about the way "oxen talk got into the
Shonts family, and here it is.
His father was a western pioneer
and crossed the plains with an OK
train. One of the party was a clergy
man, and, although he had the finest
yoke, he was always getting stuck.
The leader grew tired of going to the
rear every few hours to get the clergy
mans oxen over the rough places. but
under his fluent cursing the oxen never
failed to move. Finally he said to the
clergyman:
"Parson, you've just got to learn
oxen talk. Damn 'em, sir. Cuss 'em
right and left; it's the only language
they understand"
Mr.. Shonts' father learned "oxen
talk" along with the minister, and
both have found use for it on rare
occasions in driving ox-like men.
Senator La Toilette was discussing
with great appreciation the presidents s
suggestions toward the abolition of
stock gambling.
"Such marginal transactions are not
business said Senator La Toilette.
LOOK at them. After all, what is a
successful stock gambler"
He paused and smiled. Then he an
swered his own question neatly.
"In a successful stock GAMBLE he
said, "you pay for something that you
don't get, with money that you haven't
got, then sell what you never had for
more than it ever COST
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Foreign

| Parisians now have the opportunity of
enjoying daily spectacle such as can
be witnessed by the inhabitants of no
other city in the world. Henry Farman
and Leon Delagrange, on their twin
flying machines, are out every morning
and afternoon when the weather per-
mits, sometimes for hours at time,
flying around and about the great ma
noeuVer grounds at ISSy with as much
ease and skill as pigeons in a farm
yard. 1t is matter of almost daily oc-
currence for them to fly two or three
miles without coming to earth. The
sight of these two great machines in
the air at the same time, hurtling
along at the speed of an express train,
has not yet ceased to thrill. Along one
side of the Vancouver grounds runs a
line of the Notifications" making an
ideal grandstand. On a sunny after
noon the visitor will find assembled
here tourists from all parts of the world
English, Americans, Germans, Japa-
nese, Chinese and even Swarthy nabobs
from -Africa-all showing the same
intense interest and ready to cheer any
unusual feature.
The last bullet proof coat story from
st. Petersburg. says the Engineer Gon-
dom, is that a Colonel Chemerzin has
invented a coat of mail which will stop
a Mauser bullet fired two PAGES off
Moreover, the wearer of the coat would
not even e bruised. though the COM
posite metal forming the protection
which, by the way, is said to include
platinum, silver and iridium-is only
half a millimeter, or less than fiftieth
of an inch, thick. The metal itself-or
perhaps we should say alloy-is, so the
tale goes, three and a half times as
hard as steel. 1t is perhaps not won
derful to find that, possessing all these
wonderful properties. and embodying
such precious materials, the price of a
coat of mail weighing five pounds win
be considerable
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

at the Birmingham (England) hospi-
tai. The patient, teacher typewriter
and music student, was reserved and
more or less hysterical and in three
years she had had four seasons of
Sleep walking, with almost nightly ris-
ing In sleep for several weeks at each
period. She useually left her bed be-
tween l and in the morning. She
was not easily aroused, appearing wide
awake. but recognizing nobody, and in
this condition she attempted various
tasks, playing the piano, tuning her
violin. reading, studying harmony,
crocheting and writing letters 1t was
found that this work was always done
in almost absolute darkness. A letter
was written to relative but on being
asked to copy the address in the same
light when awake she was unable to
see, and wrote a confused tumble of
lines, one over another. She crocheted
well and wrote very accurate musical
essay. The eyes seemed normal. An
other curious feature of her case was
that, contrary to usual experience, she
would recall events of her sleep, SEEM
Ing to have very clear recollection of
them.
The improved life belt of Jack Fock-
ETY. of Antwerp, which has been salts
factorily tested in Belgium and France,
comprises two buoyant cushions, one
of which rests on the chest and the
other on the upper part of the back,
e two being connected by straps
across the shoulders and held in place
bJ waist strap. The belt, weighing
SIX and a half to seven pounds, can be
applied in three seconds. The wearer's
mouth and nose must be kept always
above water, even If he should become
exhausted and lose consciousness, and
MS arms and legs are left absolutely
Tree Tor swimming or otherwise aiding
himself. A special helmet resembling
Russian cap is designed to accom-
pany the belt. 1t protects the head and
neck and carries a small electric lamp
that gives light easily seen 400 or
QUO yards and Is of great service in
night rescue. A small battery feeds
the lamp for four or five hours.
A new race peril is brought to notice
py Frof. Karl Pearson from his inyes-
tigations in England on the Inherit
ance or tuberculosis. He finds that the
flrst one or two children born are more
likely than others to be tubercuIous and
to inherit defects Of the parents, and
the modern tendency to limit families
to one or two children therefore not
only makes no allowance for the in
evltable waste of child life but also
must increase the proportion of weak
and diseased individuals in the COM
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Science and Invention

The remarkable "pyrophorus alloys"
have resulted from the experiments
with the rare earths of Aver Won Wells
bach, the inventor of the incandescent
gas mantle. They contain iron, with
such metals of the rare earths as
cerium and lanthanum, and on being
scratched with steel they produce very
brilliant flashes. with little heat or
smoke. The sparks-which may be as
LARGE as a mans hand-are sufficiently
hot, however, to ignite finder. infiam-
mable gases, alcohol saturated wicks.
1T is suggested that this curious prop
erty gives advantages for many uses,
such as igniting gas lamps from
distance by friction with steel moved
by an electromagnet, igniting expio-
sives at less risk than from the present
Eliminates, yielding flashes from
buoys under impulse of the waves,
military signaling and fashlight pho
Biography. When the proportion of
iron is about 30 per cent the slightest
touch of steel yields shower of
sparks The light varies with the diff
ferent alloys, and nickel, cobalt or man.
ganese may replace the iron in part.
The meteor trains studied by Pro-
fessor Trowbridge of Columbia uni
yersity are the luminous streaks often
seen in the wake of shooting stars,
and they may continue many minutes,
or even an hour or more. They drift
slowly and become distorted as If by
air currents. They seem to be self
luminous and may sometimes be seen
in daytime. They somewhat resemble
the afterglow or turning off the cur
rent from vacuum tube electrodes. The
glow is greenish yellow, diffuses 100
yards a minute and is most striking
at pressure calculated to be that of
the atmosphere at height of fifty
five miles.
Changes on the moons surface, es-
pecially near the crater Linnaeus, are
now recognized by Pickering, Barnard
and others. 1t is concluded that the
diminution OF white patch must be
q melting of hoar frost at sunrise and
that the deposition and melting of
frost must be taking place in other
parts OF the moon.
An extraordinary acuteness of vision
IN the sieep-walling state has attract
ed the notice of DIR. James w. Russell
n a girl OF 21. observed last August
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
Work of the Brotherhood


gelistic campaign being conducted in
Philadelphia by DR.. ]. Wilbur Chap
man and fifty associates which rivals
anything known In history. In thea
ters, night and day, and in fifty and
more churches and other buildings
great throngs are being moved for God
ard the city is being turned upside
down.
These and many other experiences
make me sure that now, as never be-
fore, there is a mighty movement
within and without the church by men
for men that excels any previous Or
ganized work of the past years. And
with 1t all Is a religious reality which
Is refreshing. AS one man puts it:
For the hour, perhaps. the church has
more need to cultivate certainty than
sanctity." I verify believe the real
sanctity that we so much desire is now
coming because there is less lack of
certainty. Men do not usually doubt
their beliefs or believe their doubts,
and with certainties men are now posi-
lively presenting the claims of Christ
and His church. 1t is soul certainty
that this age needs, and the Christian
business men of America are advertis-
ing that fact and supplying that need.
Los Angeles will soon be called upon
to give generous support to a great
evangelistic campaign which will be
conducted by the federation of
churches under DR.. Torrey's leadership.
The Laymen's Evangelistic council of
Los Angeles will supplement the feder-
atoms management by becoming the
committee on ways and means. AL
ready the Laymen's council has raised
$4,000 with which to finance the work
1t is to be a soul saving movement by
men for men. and there will be place
IN 1t for every consecrated Christian
man. What we need here on the Pa
cific coast Is not more men, but more
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
BUSINESS MEN MAKE
RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN
ALONG ORIGINAL LINES
Laymen Throughout Country Assume Charge of Evangesc Work
Inject Modern Commercial Methods Into Revvals
with Much Success-Los Angeles Council
Plans Great Church Movement
BY PRESIDENT JOHN WILLIS BAER

Chicago, at which the general question
Of evangelistic dork in Chicago was
discussed. Thus the Laymen's Evan
gelical council came into existence
with its sole purpose of winning men to
Christ. 1t Is composed of fifty of Chi
cagos leading business men, represent
ing all evangelical denominations.
The first campaign was under DR..
Torrey's leadership. In addition to
100000 pieces of individual leaflets,
there were more than $50 attractive bill
board posters scattered throughout the
city; nearly 200 blotters were placed In
business offices, display advertisements
were placed in street cars, attractive
cards placed in $1,000 windows, seven
large street banners were hung in lead
ing streets where traffic was congested,
and all kinds of beautiful posters were
placed in rotels. railway stations and
other public buildings. Perhaps no re-
lig1ous effort of any sort was so sys-
tematically brought to the attention of
the people by display advertisements
in the daily papers as was this move
ment. For weeks in the amusement
columns of the daily papers advertise
ments announced the meetings in The
great tent. The first campaign cost
$780, 900 and was managed by Chicago's s
best business men. MONDAY meetings
were held in theaters, which were
packed every day for three weeks. 1t
io impossible to properly tabulass the
results in figures. Thousands did join
the churches. Men from other cities,
visiting Chicago on business, were con-
verted and went back to their homes
to start a fire In their own commune
ties.