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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-11-12
Two Views of Lie.

Americans are two extravaganza
This is going to be hard winter.
The spendthrifts and money-wast-
ers have got to pay the price.
The women of America have
helped to make hard times. All
they live for. all they care for, is
clothes the latest shape in hats,
the newest tangled skirts. And
they are none too particular how
they get what they want or who
pays for it. Oh, | am not saying
that American women are not
moral, but l do say that they do
not care what price their husbands
and fathers and brothers pay for
the luxury and finery they demand!
More men are driven to dishonesty
by the white hand of a woman,
stuck all over with jewels, than by
their own love of horses, rich food
and good times.
The American child is not taught
how to save money, but how to
spend it. Everything they want
give it to them so long as you have
the price or credit that's the poll
cy of the modern mother, and she
is raising a nation of spendthrifts,
whose one thought is to get what
they want when they want it.
That is why men and women, the
few who know how to save, will in
time be masters of those who know
only how to spend.
| would rather fill my purse with
money and keep its beautiful gates
ajar to my happy girls while yet
they linger under my roof. than to
clutch it with a miser's hand until
all the harp-strings of youth are
broken, and all its music forever
fled would rather spend my last
nickle for a bag of striped marbles
to gladden. the hearts of my bare
footed boys than to deny them
their childish pleasures, and leave
them a bag of gold to quarrel over
when l am dead. abhor the pitt
less hawk that circles in the air
only to swoop down and strangle
the song of the linnet or bury its
talons in the heart of the dove. l
despise the soulless man whose
greed for gold impels him to stran-
gle the laughter and song of his
own happy home. Canton Press.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
By Walter Anthony

Pollard's little folk played ''Floro-
dora" last night at the American the
ater, and 1t is right to say that they
played 1t. They really romped
through the musical comedy and
worked like old stagers to get the
ginger out of the perfumed opera.
Master Teddie Mcnamara, the smallest
comedian in the world, played the role
OF Tweedlepunch, the part made fa-
nous by Willie Edouin while Teddie
was weeping for his bottle or some
thing better. Teddie started out with
a delicious Scotch burr in his throat
and fully sustained throughout the
piece his reputation gained last week
in The Runaway Girl" even If once
in while he did forget his accent
and talk like a little kangaroo.
The romantic mood does not suit the
youngsters so well as the comedy, so
Miss Lily Bull may be forgiven IL
her pretty voice failed under the over
sweet burden of the songs allotted to
Frank Abercoed; but Eva Pollard
was a fine little Dolores and skipped
gracefully over the unkind measures
of too adult music.
You should see the "sextettev of
Immediately dressed secretaries and
English girls. Tiny Angela Gilfain
steps from a basket only big enough
to carry chips in. She energies
through heap of pink blossoms, quite
the prettiest little flower of all. Lady
Holyrood, aged about 10, 1 should say
is really Ivy Pollard. with a fine
touch OF mock sententiousness and
wisdom She sang the Military
Song" with real soldier dash.
Freddy Heintz is Gilfain with the
strut and bearing of millionaire, and
in brief. all of the children do their
share in pretty, springhtly and di-
verting entertainment. The costum-
Ing is better than that in last weeks
presentation, though the little ones
are all of them good enough to de-
serve even better clothes. The seen
cry is excellent. A large audience en-
joyed the performance last night and
laughed heartily at~the youngsters
grown up antics
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
WOMAN OWES LIFE
TO HER GOODNESS
Mrs. Leon Greenberg, in Rum
away Carriage, Retains Seat
Until Vehicle Strikes
Madly Swaying Coupe Finally
Dashes Into Telegraph Pole,
but Woman Is Unhnrt


The presence of mind of Mrs. Leon
Greenberg, wife of the president Of
the Morris Greenberg & Sons foun-
dry company, was all that saved her
from injury last night when the
horses attached to her carriage took
fright and dashed up Cough street,
ending their mad race by smashing
INTO a telegraph pole at Bush and
FRANKLIN streets. Instead of scream
Ing and trying to jump Mrs Green
berg sat perfectly STILL and though the
coupe was smashed to fragments she
escaped with cash on her forehead
caused by flying glass.
With her husband Mrs. Greenberg
was driven to the French club at
Cough street near Sutter. While he
went inside she waited for him. When
he did not return at once she Or
dered the driver to leave the reins
and call him. Just as the driver start
ed up the stairs the horses set off on
a run. Going at a terrific clip up
Cough, al Bush they yeered eastward,
nearly upsetting the vehicle, and con-
tinued until the telegraph pole
stopped them.
When the driver and Greenberg
came running up Mrs Greenberg had
not even tainted. Her husband took
her to their home at 1880 Broadway.
She declared that she was only
slightly hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
SAYS MAT SMITH
TOOK HIS TWENTY
John II. O'Hair Charges Former
Kelly Lieutenant With
Grand Larceny

Matt Smith, at one time a promi-
nent lieutenant of Martin Kelly and
Phil Crimmins, the former republican
bosses. was arrested last evening on
charge of grand larceny, the COM
plant being sworn to before Judge
Cabannis by John OHair of 40 Glenn
entina street. O'Hair asserts that
Smith, who is an employe of the board
of public works. took a twenty dollar
gold piece from him in Howard street
near Seventh. According to O'Hair,
Smith took the coin while the former
was fastening to saloon.
OHair told Judge Cabannis that he
had been ill for several weeks and was
out for his morning cons titutiOnal
when he became suddenly faint and
that he was hurrying to saloon
with the money in his hand when
Smith assaulted him.
Smith was released on 500 bail, and
was ordered to appear in court this
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
FAILS IN EFFORT TO
DIE BENEATH WHEELS
Former Patient in Insane Ward
Fights Four Police After Be-
ing Struck by Car

Although discharged from the deten-
tion hospital recently as not insane
Dennis Mccarthy OF 1852 Diamond
street found his way back yesterday
under circumstances which may send
him TO an asylum. Policeman ]. f..
Denman noticed Mccarthy at Eight
eenth and Mission streets Just as he
was about to throw himself in front
of a Mission street car. Too late to
intercept the intended suicide. Denman
saw the car knock Mccarthy about 20
feet to one side. Here Mccarthy be-
gan to fight. which was not ended till
four policemen in all were sitting on
him, and even with this escort Nc
Carthy succeeded in demolishing the
side of the patrol wagon as he rode TO
the hospital.
With the assistance of a few more
stewards and nurses Mccarthy was
placed in a straitjacket to await 2
new hearing before the insanity com
mission.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
CHARGE BELLBOY WITH
STEALING FOR GUEST
Tailor Declares Lad Broke Into
Shop to Get Suit for
Deparfiu1 Patron

Frederick McMeckin, 81 years of age.
employed as bellboy at the Grand
hotel. Taylor and Turk streets, was
booked at the central police station by
Detectives Burke and Armstrong yes
terday afternoon and charged with
burglary. The charges were brought
by Selig Rose. proprietor of a tailor
shop and clothes cleaning establish
ment at l5l Turk street
Last Wednesday night a # the
guests Of the hotel who had left a suit
with Rose TO be renovated had TO leave
the CRY suddenly. and as the shop was
clGSeo he was unable to get his suit
He asked McMeckin to get into the
store and procure. the suit for him.
which McMectin did, II is claimed, by
breaking a panel in the door Of the
store. Rose states that besides the suit
which belonged to the guest being
taken, two other suits We're missing.
The boy denies taking more than one
suit, and states that he left the prem
ises as soon as he had procured the
one he was seeking.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
oRPHEUM's BILL MEDIOCRE
Vaudeville Nothing to Brag On,
but Fleet Pictures Fine

Nothing much can be said of the
new comers at the Orpheum this week,
except that they won, hands down,
with the festival spirited audience
while the judgments of the judicious
were rafting about like skeletons at
feast. Only the moving pictures
saved the situation yesterday after
noon, in the opinion of the minority
but they were great.
Hoey and Lee, who call themselves
song manufacturers, were among the
latest arrivals through a mistake per-
haps, In the address. They should be
with the ten, twent" houses, where
the shortness of the program COM
pensates for its existence They are.
no doubt, song manufacturers. but
they cut them out with a hoe and
their humor is as deft and adroit as
buzz saw. They do a Hebrew i'm
personation turn, besides some songs
which you Will want to forget and
the one ray of joy In the turn tran
spires when one says to the other,
II wish you merry widow"
The headliners are six English
rockers headed by Miss Nellie Florede
The girls can dance and sing and
change clothes quickly. They start in
with the colonial days costumes, pass
from them into a French modiste's
shop and lingerie and then, while
Nellie is singing a song in "one," climb
into rocking chairs which behave,
when the finale gets going, in sur
prising and somewhat diverting mSn-
ner. They turn completely over, and
the act ends with the girls clutched
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
-FOUR BOYS UNDER ARREST

Four boys, Louis del Carlo. Joseph
Abuhl, Louis Cider and C. Schwartz.
ranging in age from II to Is years,
were arrested yesterday by Police Of
ficers Wade and Ohnimus on the charge
of burglary Mrs. May Pauldorfer re-
ported to the police Saturday that her
residence at 2481 San Bruno road had
been rified of a gold watch and chain,
diamond set gold locket and dia-
mond ring. Policemen Wade and Ohni-
mus were detailed on the case, with the
result that the boys We're arrested.
They were searched. but none of the
loot was found on them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
California Promotion Committee
(ORGANIZED 1902. D

(ORGANlLED 1907
''PRONOTION-The act OF promoting: advance
ment; encouragement-''- Century Dictionary.
its object the PROMOTING OF California as a
whole IL has nothing to sell. It's energies
devoted 20 fostering all things that have the
ADVANCEMENT Of California as their object.
IL gives reliable information every subject
connected with the industries OF California II
gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the establishment
OF new industries and invites desirable immigra-
ton. lr IS not an Employment Agency. although
IL gives information regarding labor conditions.
II presents the opportunities and needs In all
fields of business and professional activity. This
committee is supported BY popular subscription
and makes charge for any service rendered.
Affiliated with the committee 100 CONNER
cial organizations OF the state. with member
ship Of over 10000. Meetings are held semi
annually In different parts OF California. where
matters Of state interest are discussed. Head
quarters OF the committee are maintained In san
Francisco in California building Union square.
INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
The Honest Denial

The Unitarian does not hesitate to
express his honest doubt. What he
cannot honestly believe, he frankly
denies. He does not. make any COM
promise with his common sense con-
corning Jonah and the whale. He does
not believe that any ancient prophet
made the sun stand STILL He denies
fatty that the laws of nature were
rendered imperative by any miraculous
intervention in the past. The fact that
an unreasonable proposition is put
forth in the words of Holy Writ is not
sufficient cause to make him side track
his common sense. What he plainly
perceives he frankly affirms; what he
does not believe he fatty denies.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
GEO. c. WICKWARE
is LAID IN GRAVE
Pioneer Who Landed on Goat
Island in lS49 Dies as
Fleet Arrives

Another of California's pioneers and
history makers died when George
Chapel Wickware passed away at his
home in this city just as the fleet began
to pass through the Golden gate. He
was buried under the auspices of the
California Society of Pioneers, of which
body he was a charter member. The
departed pioneer came around the Horn
from his home in Vermont and landed
on Goat island In August, 1849. He be-
came a stock broker and also secured
much valuable city realty.
About SO years ago he served term
in the state assembly. For 40 years
and until they were driven out by the
fire he and his wife lived in the Occi-
dental hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
EIGHTH INFANTRY WILL
RETURN TO OLD HOME
Was Stationed at Preside in
1880 and Is Remembered
by the Old Timers

The Eighth infantry. which is due
70 arrive at this port on Wednesday. is
efning back 10 its old home.
In 1880 the Eighth infantry arrived
I'll the Preside and was stationed at
that post for FIVE years Two members
Of the old regiment are now stationed
here. They are Major Thomas wilhelm.
retired. and Sergeant Henry Muller,
dock
The troopers are coming home in
command OF Captain r. A Smith. They
viii temporarily go TO the Preside.
where they viii remain until July 1.
when they will relieve the Twenty
second infantry. which is to sail for
Alaskan posts on that date. The Eighth
VIII then go TO the different points
about the bay now occupied by the
Twenty second.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11


doctored there four months. the baby
and legs then had big sores on them
and as for his sleeping, we could not
think Of it, the poor little fellow suf
fered SO terribly. First tied his hands
to the crib to keep him from scratching.
but when it got so bad ] tied him IL q
shawl or he would cratch himself al
bloody. When he was seven months old
we tried a set Of the Cuticura Remedies.
The first application of Cuticura let
him sleep and rest well, In one week
the sores were gone but it stayed red
and sometimes it would itch so we
used Cuticura for two months, then he
had clear and white face. Now he Is
two years and seven months old and
has never had eczema again. / hope
this letter will help some who are suffer
ing from skin disease. Every neither
who has baby suffering with skin
disease should just try Cuticc1a; there
is nothing better. Mrs. Louis Beck, R.
F.D.3. San Antonio, Tex, Apr. Is, ,'07."
A single set Of Cuticura Remedies is
often sufficient to cure torturing, dis
figuring, itching. burning, and scaly
humors, eczemas, rashes. and irritations,
from infancy to age, when all other
remedies fail.
Compteto External and Internal Treatment for
Every hSnSr consists Of Cuticura Soap. c25cl to
the SKIN. and Cuticura Resolvent (5Ocl, (or IN the
form OF Chocolate Coated Pills 2fs per vial Of cor
S Po,s ruriIy tne BISod Sold thTOesnout the world.
Mass
"a Mailed Free. cutscura Book on Skin Disease,
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
TINY FOLK ROMP
IN COMIC OPERA
POlIard's Little Players Continue
Their Success at the
American
Teddie Mcnamara in Role OF
Tweedlepunch Shows Pre-
cOcious Talent
CAST OF CHARACTERS
In the musical comedy
"FI0r0d0ra"

Cyrus w. Gilfsin, proprietor of the
Island of Florodora. ora.................
... Master Freddie Heintz
Arthur Donegal Lady Holyrood's brother
................. Miss Irene Finlay
Frank Abercoed, manager for MT. Gilfain
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Lily Bull
Leandro, overseer - Master John Heintz
Gilfain's clerks
Tennyson Sims Master Leslie Donoughee
Earnest Pym. Master Frank Cherry
Max Heptelbaum Master Chas. Donoughce
Reginald Langdale. Master Tony Ford
Paul Crogan Master Victor Costello
John Scott - Master Willie Howard
William, footman. Miss Gladys Hind
Anthony Tweedlepunch, Snowman, phre-
nologist, hypnotizer and palmist. -.
.......... Master Teddie McNamara
Dolores ..-.............. Miss Eva Pollard
yalleda, Florodorean girl, afterward
maid to Lady Holyrood .......
.................. Miss Ethel Naylor
FolorOdOrean girls
1nez ...-...............M Miss Ada Hind
Josea ....... Miss Olive Moore
Juanita .............. Miss Josie Walsh
violante s. ......... Miss Clara McGorlick
Calista .-.........M Miss Daisy Wilson
Angela Gilfainf .... Miss Eileen Perkins
Consula Belmont, typewriter to Mr.. Gill
fain -..............M Miss Olive Moore
English girls
Daisy Chain. ........ Miss Olive Moore
Mamie Rowe ........ Miss Dora Isaacs
Lucy Ling ...-...... Miss Grace Perkins
Cynthia Farr. ....... Miss Lottis Brown
Lottie Chalmers. :. Miss Rose McGorlick
Claire Fitzolarence. Miss Daisy Wilson
Lady Holyrocd. an English lady, with an
eye TO business. Miss Ivy Pollard
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
STARTS SOUTH WITH
OREGON BOOT ON LEG
Prisoner Who Jumped Bonds to
Welcome the Fleet" Is Re-
turned to Los Angeles

With an Oregon boot of about 40
pounds weight on his leg William
Meade, better known as kid" Meade,
of light fingered fame. started for the
southern part of the state for the sec
ond time last night He is wanted in
Los Angeles on a charge of grand lar
ceny. Meade had his preliminary hear
ing in Los Angeles charged with a
crime committed several months ago
and jumped his $4,000 bail to come up
and welcome the fleet" During the
three weeks past he had been so active
in this pursuit that a number of times
he had been locked up on suspicion
and yesterday was being released for
lack of evidence when Captain OF De-
tectives John Aubie of the Los Angeles
force, who has been visiting the depart
ment here, happened to see the ex-con-
vict Just at the moment of getting his
liberty
Why. we have been looking all over
for that man." said Auble to the SER
geant at the desk. Meade was imme-
diately taken again into custody and
few hours later started south.
~~~~~>~->>~~~~~~~>>>><o~
into their revolving chairs, which
meantime have been Illuminated like
the fleet on Friday night, while Nellie
sings. 1t is not an immortal idea, but
quite entertaining.
Fred Somers is warbling comedian
who takes off, German comedians
and Isl Perkins cutups," and is mildly
humorous.
But the moving pitcures saved the
day, IL it needed to be saved. after
julius Steger and his charming play
let THE Fifth Commandment had
been given to tremendous applause
The pictures are of the fleet and the
sailor boys at Santa Barbara. They
are wonderful reproductions. showing
the straight line of battle in which
the vessels sailed to the fierce battle
that was TO be fought in the southern
city, when the war of roses was be-
gun. The ships are shown slngly, in
pairs, and altogether; then the floral
parade is thrown upon the screen and
the sailor boys, treading blossoms un-
der foot. pass by In long unbroken
line, while Rosner's orchestra plays
national airs to which their feet keep
time. Afterwards is the battle of flow
ers, which for realism needs only the
perfume of the blooms and their colors
to be complete. Be sure to stay for
the pictures.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
BABY TORTURED
FOR 6 MONTHS
By Terrible itching Eczema-Face
and Head a Solid Sore-Spread
to His Hand and Legs Would
Scratch Until He Bled-Tiny Suf-
ferer Immediately Relieved and
ENTIRELY CURED IN 2
MONTHS BY CUTICURA
When my son Walter was three weeks
old, eczema appeared on his face We did

not know what
it was so went
to a doctor who
treated him for
t hree months.
Then he was so
bad that his face
and head were
nothing but one
sore and his ears
looked as il they
were going to fall
on, so We tried
another doctor.
He said ne could
Crrro him and va
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
The hsParagraphPuI uIpit
Unitarian

Appear. every Monday. wednesday and Saturday
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11

Dr. SiegFrt's Angostura Bltters delicious with
enonade, champagne, sherry and fancy drinks
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-11
Oriental Art Goods

Selling at reduced prices quality guar
anteed. The Meiji, 1907 Sutter street.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-06-27

The cheapest effective police force
In the world Is the Northwest Mount
ed police. whose territory extend.
from Herschell Island to Kenora-the
largest police area In the world. Thil
cntire held 10 covered by less than zoo
men and $50 horses. The work Of the
police in the old days was rounding
up horse thieves. whisky smugglerd
and Indian murderers. Now 1t il Al
most everything else; the chief relic
Of the old days being the horse thief
which In that country ID . hard variety
to sxterminate. Many Of the mounted
police are now posted singly in the
now towns. where they do local n
well a. patrol work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-06-27

How to furnish cheap board to col
legs students II = problem that is vex.
ing the authorities of many Of our
great institutions Of learning. Harvard
Included. In the current number Of
McClure's George KEENAN, tells how
they manage to give board. lodging
and tuition At the Valparaiso univer.
sity At Valparaiso. Ind. for the small
sum Of - cents day. II payment ia
made in advance for the whole year
the cost 10 only $40. or Sc cents a
day. Although this institution has
never had = gift Of money from any
sourcs, It IL fully equipped and pays
IL own way. having ample buildings
and . star Of ls2 professors and
teachers and more than $500 students
Summed up. says Tie Boston Herald
~ nsthods By which tASa1 ssn,arka.
~ rssults have bssn achieysd may
- described - energy. intelligence
and remarkable business capacity well
applied.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-06-27

A Massachusetts man, Is years old
was 20 sure one year ago that he
would die At the end Of six months
that he gave away all his property,
which was considerable. to friends and
charitable institutions, keeping only
enough to provide for himself for the
half year. He did not die a. he had
predicted. and the other day was taken
to the almshouse. the persons whom
he had benefited refusing to do any.
thing for him. The Indianapolis Star
takes occasion to point the following
morals: Moral No. 1: Don't prophesy
unless 70 know" Moral No. ,: Don't
give away all your property without q
strong string attached.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-06-27
Maklna the Best Of u
COLORADO

Making the Best 81 u
1AaA the blind must live 10 world
q. their own, shut OF from an the II.
tsrssts and activities Of their fellow
men. ID lessening belief. TO deprive
the sightless Of all work such ~ the
rest Of u do is needless crusity. In
many Of the most commonplace tasks
they keep pace with or even outstrip
those with full senses. Says tho SEC
rotary Of the New York Association
for tho Blind: ION the star Of the A.
ISOLATION = blind photographer II rsgu-
latIy employed. usually have her to
do my work for me. and ind that she
makes fewer typographical errors
than any of the others. 4. Whom
asked the head Of our telephone COM
pany to give . switchboard for blind
people to practice on he thought
wss crazy. Tint was . year ago.
had tho pleasure Of writing him the
other day asking for the installation
Of switchboard at our new ONCE. and
told him there were now In the city of
New York I'VE blind switchboard op-
orators, two in hospitals In positions
Of great responsibility. where they
have tho ambulance calls and other
emergency work: two In business
houses and one in the editorial rooms
II . great New York daily paper.
Three Of these switchboard operators
are women" The loss of one sense
often whets tho other four to keen
ness which overcomes the apparent
deficiency. What the blind usually
lack. says Golfers Weekly. is oppor-
tunity, and the movement to give
them opportunity should enlist the
3ympathy and help Of all.