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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Wallace glastonbury and wife, of
Princeton were the guests of Mrs
Quisenburry's cousins, w. Dimmitt
and family
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Mrs. Pearl Abel and two chill
dren, of Palmyra have been with
their relatives, F. H. Hagan and
wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

On Friday evening, April %, the
first two grades of the public
school will give an entertainment
in the High School. For those who
enjoy good things from little folk
this will be a treat. Those who
hold season tickets for the Horace
X. Turner exhibit will be admitted
upon presentation of the ticket at
the door. The admission to all 9TH
ers will be ten cents. If you think
nothing is being done along the
line of music in the school, find a
seat in the assembly room Friday
evening and hear. Doors open at
7:30.
Mat lesson, the jolly veteran
shoemaker of this city has retired
from business and will devote his
time to gardening at his pretty
home on the South Side. His
friends will be sorry to learn that
his health was breaking and the
change is made with the hope that
he will regain his normal condition
Mrs. c. S. Robertshaw was called
to Shelbina, Monday by the illness
Of her dSuohter Mrs Victor Reid
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
THURSD AY, APRIL %, 1909.
A Psalm of Farm Life.

Tell me not in broken measures,
Modern farming does not pay;
For farm produces chickens,
And the hens-do they not lay?
Eggs are high and going higher
And the price is soaring fast;
Every time we get to market
1t ishiGher than the last.
In the broad and busy farmyard
Struts a rooster now and then,
BIT the shrewd, bewhiskered farmer
Only notices the hen.
Trust no rooster, howeer snowy
Be the feathers in his tail;
Pay attention to the biddies,
And your wealth will never fail.
Lives Of farmers all remind us,
We may roll in wealth some day
If we hustle to the market
With the eggs the pullets lay
Exchange.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Harry Palmer went to Quincy
yesterday to VISIT his aunt. 1t is
real nice to have an aunt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Mrs. Tony Wilson is convaleScing
nicely from her severe illness.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Cement Curbs and gutter Evan
Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Nuggets From Success Magazine"
Don't inquire into a hungry
mans history"
The greatest victory goes with
the most faith"
If the corners of your mouth sag,
smile, smile, smile.
Eliminate the crouch or the
crouch will eliminate you.
No physical beauty can compen-
safe for an explosive temper.
What frost would do for a flow
er accusations will do for love"
1t takes the world a long time to
time to discover that bigness is not
greatness.
Learn to see things with a bal
anCed brain, not with your preju-
diCes.
When a man has lost confidence
in himself he has nothing else to
lose"
Face the world with your heart
forward and your backbone
straight"
Your body will soon be where
your aspiration is, provided you
hold there unwaveringly."
By the laws of affinity you may
know that your own is always
seeking you if you are seeking it
with all your might
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
TERMS $I.OO PER YEAR

Entered at the postoffice at Monroe
City, Mo-, as second-class matter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Cement Blocks Evan Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Knapheide and Miller Farm Wag-
Ons at A. Jaeger'S.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Jno. Deere, Columbus and Stude-
baker Buggies at A. Jaeger's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

New Deere Gang Flows at A.
Jaegers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Mrs. C. S. Robertshaw was called
to Shelbina, Monday by the illness
of her daughter, Mrs. Victor Reid.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Miss Mary Cleaver, of Rensselaer,
was with friends in this city, Fri
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

N6ment BLOCKS EVAN Smith.
Ruben ODER was with Hannibal
friends yesterday.
j. S. Conway, wife and babe were
with Hannibal friends yesterday.
Concrete Construction of all kinds
Evan Smith.
Mrs. Jess Madi and children
went to Hunnewell yesterday to
visit the home folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Special prices on Ranges anC
Cook stoves at A. Jaeger's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

E. b. Newell made a business
trip to Center, Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

H. B. Mudd was Hannibal Wis
itor Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Mrs. w. J. Jackson and children,
arrived from Woodland yesterday
to visit her parents, Isaac McIntire
and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Phil Knighton of Hannibal was
with friends III this city Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22
BrOOkfield Priest Resigns Pastorate

N07b10 u0tOI uIO
Brookfield, No, April 2O.-After
a pastorate Of thirty years, Father
Tormey, of the Church Immaculate
Conception has rendered his resig-
ton to become effective at once
The Reverend Arensberg, of St. Jo-
seph, No. will ill the vacancy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Miss Ethel Rhodes, of Warren
was with friends in this city Sun
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Miss Pearl Ragland has been visit
ing fuiends in Hunnewell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Jack Herndon and wife of Hun
newell visited Orvil Wilson and
wife Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Mrs. Hugh Stevens has been with
Quincy friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

George w. Tooley took in the
hamlet of Ely Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

John Green was a Hannibal visit
or Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

w. R. Nelson of Hannibal, was
Monroe visitor Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

W. H. Elliott has the thanks of
the Democrat for some very fine
honey.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

Every tax payer should be inter
ested in educating for the farm in
stead of away from it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

DR.. S. Maddox has been a pro.
feSsional visitor in Ely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-04-22

A. B. Pike was a business Visi
tor in Lakenan, Friday.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
Football as a Preparation for War

American army and navy officers, who
are complaining OF the excess Of the So
called Official test which requires them 10
ride horses or do pedestrian stunts for
stipulated periods at designated rates Of
speed. may console themselves that they
are not a part Of the German army.
There appears 10 be no military hardship
which is not surpassed somewhere, and
while the enlisted men OF our military
naval establishments are required 10 per-
form physical exercise and engage IN
athletic contests, the soldier OF the Ger
man army is to be made the victim OF
football At least. that is the announce
ment which is made in the European
service journals. and is presumably
rounded upon fact It ap.' ears that the
German Emperor has given orders that
football shall In future be PLAYED by SOL
diers Of the German army as part of
their physical training an indication Of
the change OF opinion that is now on
Grating in military nations that athletic
games are no longer considered a waste
OF time and effort among soldiers but
are rather calculated TO add 10 their
physical efficiency. The Kaiser Is so far
convinced Of the efficacy Of football as an
aid TO fitness that the teaching Of il 70
his troops Is ordered by him TO be IN
cluded in their training curriculum. for
he Is firmly convinced that practice AZ
the game win increase the mobility Of
his soldiers, and consequently make them
more efficient when called upon 10 take
the field That he Intends the game. 10
be taken up in all seriousness IS e,i-
denced by the fact that he has directed
special measures 20 be instituted TO en-
able the noncommissioned officers. who
VIII be intrusted with the duty OF teach
ing their men how TO play football. 10 OBJ
tain lessons themselves before they be-
come instructors
Football is regarded in this country. at
least according to the rules Of the Amer
lean game, as the triumph Of peril and
the direct invitation to calamity. II
may be played only by those who are
physically robust beyond their fellows.
and, Of that class. by those who have the
splendid courage that will not come and
go. like Bob Acres valor. with every
spectacle Of carnage on the grldiron. It
VIII be seen that the military training is
becoming more and more active and OF
Increasing demand upon the strength
agility and rectlessness Of the members
Of the fighting force
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
WashinptOn,s Street Railways.

There can be no possible objection 10
organization on the part OF the traction
employees OF washington or any other
body Of wage-earners. for mutual bene-
1T II Is the order OF the day. But II
this organization OF the traction men is
proposed in spirit of antagonlsm 10 the
companies and with the purpose, as
seems to be indicated. Of taking a hand
in the management OF those companies. 4,
is a mistake and destined to gain little
headway.
Moreover. the reference. in this con-
nection. 70 recent strikes IN Phnadel-
phia and Pittsburg. by way Of showing
what may be accomplished. IS unumely
indeed. Here we have no corrupt local
politics TO create conditions such as fig
ured in the troubles IN those two cities.
and here. so far as we are informed.
there are no real grievances calling for
drastic adjustment. On the contrary.
employer and employe are getting along
IN perfect accord; a fair wage scale is in
force, supplemented by additional pay
under a generous merit-reward system.
and a beneficial organization maintained
without cost to the wage-earners.
Certainly the existing condition fur
nishes no basis-for mischievous agitation.
II is true that petty complaints about
the street-car service in Washington are
more or less numerous and doubtless
viii continue so until the millennium
comes. But all this does not alter the
fact that Washington IS blessed beyond
any other city in the land in the matter
Of its street railway facilities. It has as
a whole, the very best system anywhere
in operation, Just as It ought 70 have.
since this IS the Capital Of the nation.
And It is. Furthermore. constantly being
extended and improved.
Washington not only has the best. but
is additionally fortunate in the character
OF the men who control its street rail-
way afrairs-puhuc spirited. progressive
men. who are giving substantial evidence
from day 70 day Of their desire 20 meet
and even forestall public needs in the
fullest measure possible
AS we say. there can be no valid OBJ
lection 10 organization by the traction
employees, unless It be in a spirit OF an
tagonism and intended to promote trou-
bic. In the latter event. the traction men
themselves. II is safe 70 saw. would hold
aloof from such a movement
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
Kisses and Costs.

Because a real estate man staked a
claim on the complainants marital pre-
serves and pilfered a kiss from his wife a
West Philadelphia dentist IS suing him
FOR $1,000 Which brings up the point
that with all the tendency OF this age
toward dehniteness. that branch of hu-
man activity known as osculation has
never yet been competently price-marlSed.
Men are a captious sort and fy easily
of the handle when the old injunction
about loving ones neighbor as oneself
IS applied too literally. Consequently tho
courts Of law have frequently been asked
to place price on a kiss fraudulentlv
and without proper authority appropri-
ated by a party Of the third part. The
gentlemen OF the ermine have had uttIe
success with the job. They have dIscov-
cred kisses worth so and they have come
across kisses worth many thousands Of
dollars. AS a result largely Of that very
fact il has come 20 be said Of them that
they have little business ability.
At any rate. the osculatorv function
has continued to amble up and down the
gamut Of monetary values with little re-
gard for permanent abode
Il is a distressing situation and one TO
which the attention Of educators and
thinkers should be firmly riveted. L.
men must kiss where they must not. why
hen, let us have an understanding about
he matter and eliminate this haggline
after the thing is done In a tentative
way we already have at our command
certain facts CLEANED from the history OF
osculation and Jurisprudence which could
DC directed toward the subject. tt seems
evident that a long, soft kiss is valued
more highly than a short, crisp one. In
other words. the price in the bin Of com
'laint varies directly with the square OF
he duration Of contact. Also. the less
the willingness the greater the damages.
That is 10 say. the cost varies inverseiy
as a high power Of the willingness. A
further analysis OF the cause and effect
OF a kiss would furnish other factors.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
POPULAR NOVELS AT PAR.
France and England ORer Modern
Fiction at 30 Cents.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Uncle sam. despite our national brag-
ging. doesn't always carry the banner
az the head OF the procession. Sometimes
he's az the back. toring the water.
Perhaps he isn't quite 50 much fin the
rear IN the matter Of book publishing.
but John Bull certainly leads him there.
The British publishers have taken az tip
from those in Paris and have improved
upon Il.
The Frenchman loves good fiction but
he's thrifty II seems foolish 10 him 20
spend a big sum on mere story that's
read and thrown away. So the Paris
publishers get out novels-E~ge ia type.
excellent in paper, and sufficiently well
bound-for four francs or so The best
men write them. and they make lust as
much on the extra large sales as they
would on smaller AT a higher price.
A prominent English house started out
a year ago with a 75-ceut book. and has
had such phenomenal sales with IL that
it is going 70 knock off another o cents
and double its present output IL hopes
These publishers are wise enough 10
know that mere Cheapuess viii not do
They must have attractive matter. So
they have contracted with a number Of
the leading English nOvclists. given them
humping retaining fees. and promised
them even greater profits than under the
old three-volume system, with its almost
prohibitive prices
The American publisher who will do
likewise is likely 20 be rich before he
knows 1t. But he viii have 20 go about
it the right way. one man has sent
out a book OF stories OF French life.
made Up in the French way and selling
at the French price Of 70 cents But it's
fiction by an unknown writer and il is
making no sensation.
But II one of the big houses were TO
take the favored author on its list. the
man who sells 10000 copies az the reg
ulation price. and issue his next and his
best novel at 30 cents. the sales might
balloon 10 a million This is the great
est nation Of novel readers In the world
even though they are constantly charged
high prices Given a good sound bust
ness transaction OF this sort. the imagi-
nation can play legitimately on the re-
suit
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
Stage Resemblances.

An American producer Of plays has
conceived a plan OF establishing family
resemblances upon the stage. He has
been distressed because his sense Of f.
fusion suffered from behoIding Capulets
who could not have been the parents OF
Juliet. and Hamlets who bore no trace
Of resemblance 10 the Queen Of Den
mark. He would add 20 the stage uni
ties that Of blood He would exhibit
to an audience a family whose members
are alike, and show husbands and wives
who would look on the stage as they do
look in real life This IS interesting.
perhaps. as an exploit in advertising
But do such resemblances hold. as a rule.
within actual observation?
II is not theoretically or practically
possible to indicate the type OF woman
that any selected bachelor will marry.
and the differences between children are
familiar. The Hapsburg lip and the
Bourbon nose are examples Of heredi-
tary transmission. but they are evil
dences OF restricted selection IN matri-
mony not parallel with the case OF n
man who has before him all his available
world Of feminlnity where to choose.
There is. with such freedom. no GER
tainty OF the temperance in the gen
eratons OF a strong type IN the family
line. out OF half a dozen contemporane-
GUS representatives. only one may recall
the earlier type. There is another psy-
Geological theory that seems more prac-
ticable for dramatic use-that after
many years Of happy life together. a
husband and wife may grow to resem-
ble each other This is more than a
theory-it is a phenomenon Of frequent
and has received the at
tention OF both scientists and novelists.
Possibly its exploitation upon the stage
would provoke discussion that might
bring forth many instructive reminis-
cences and examples. But that is a
that everybody wishes to be-
lieve. whether or not It is true enough
for statement as a general fact.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Institution that Breeds Good fellow
ship and NefEhborIy Competitfon.

Institution that Breeds Good fellow
ship and NeiEhbOrIy Competition.
From The Baltimore Sun.
Ho for the county fair, The folks will
all be there, and Cousin Jane and Uncle
sam. and the pigs and the COWS and the
/ big prize ram. and the bales OF hav and
! the bands that play-why. the folks they
/ just can't keep away; YOU miss a lot if
/ YOU don't go-say. Will you be at the
/ county fair?
It's time TO harness up the horses and
! put all the family In the carriage. the
( buggies. and the big wagon. and drive
/ them right up 70 the spot that for sew
/ eral days is the center Of the country.
( II you have never been TO a county fair.
YOU have missed your share OF Hfe's fun.
I But II cannot be possible that YOU never
+ have been. Everybody goes. everybody
and HIS wife and all the children. And
/ they DO have one good time. The ex-
/ hibits are interesting. and range all the
way from the races-on which il IS whis-
pered that some OF the reckless bet real
money-to the close contest between Mrs
( Williams blackberry jam and Mrs Jones
/ ounce preserves. There you see the
melons the pumpkins. the tomatoes. and
corn and turniDs that look as fine as the
| pictures on the seed packages. The prize
! bull and the i00-pound Berkshire hog di-
vide interest with the pet ponies and the
trim thoroughbreds. And down the mid
way there are all kinds of shows excit-
/ ing enough TO keep the crowd III state
Of constant amusement. After going into
the moving picture tent, and seeing the
snake charmer and hearing the LADY with
the Cracked-ice voice sing and dance.
after trying 10 toss rings around the
canes and throwing a few baseballs at
the "nigger's' head. buying peanuts and
popcorn and drinking a glass or two OF
red lemonade, you and your girl can go
over and get your picture took" OF
taken, just as You like.
The county fair Is a lively Institution.
and st fiourishes in Maryland as though
native 20 the soil. From Pocomoke 70
Hagerstown. from Frederick 10 Upper
Marlboro. II calls its thousands. It has
made Prospect Park interesting; it has
made Timonium famous. The show itself
is more than worth the money But the
real fun IS IN the crowds, and one rea-
son the county fair has survived and
prospered is that 1t furnishes once a
year an opportunity for all the neighbors
and kinsDeople from wide section 10
get together in a gathering in which good
feeling reigns supreme. It is a great
time for the renewal Of old friendships
and the formation Of new acquaintances
II is the one time when the rich and the
poor all mingle together in an amiable
democracy that is beneficial to both
That is why YOU will find it proftabl to
go 10 the fair, wherever II Is held-at
Rockville or Easton. on the Eastern
Shore or in the Cumberland Valley For
you viii find the same crowd OF good
people enjoying themselves. The fair in
Maryland has in it the spirit Of good fel-
lowship and neighborliness that have
made the State famous for its hospitality
and warm-heartedness.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
NUNS THE WORD.
Speak of Anything Else, n You WILL
but Don't Mention "It."

but Don't Mention "It."
From the indianapolis News.
But why say anything about IL? You
are certainly old enough and have had
sufficient experience TO understand that
it happens pretty much IN the same way
every year just about this time. Re
member, too. that il doesn't require any
special acumen or perspicacity 10 observe
It. nor even any special training Other
people, young and old. have just as
sticky a realization of II as you have
and you are not conveying the least IL
formation when you tell them about H.
Neither are you amusing. or even enter
tanning They feel just as you do about
it-you can tell that by their wlted
collars and the way they swab off their
faces with their handkerchief. Further
more, II doesn't afford you the least re-
lief 20 prate about II. You really feel
II more. Talk Of other things. there
are lots Of them-polar expeditions. the
lowest thermOmetrical record. how YOU
used nearly TO freeze 10 death when rid
ing eroung IN your runabout, bad colds.
chilis and fever. skating. the beneficial
effect Of snow shoveling as an exercise.
next winters coal supply-anythiug IN
fact, that is entirely different. There's
no use telling people what they already
know and don't want 20 hear about. And
maybe II you are so considerate Of them
they will be as considerate OF YOU. and
the world viii be a much better place
to live in midsummer.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
A DREAD DISEASE.
Do Not Become Added or Imnginn-
tive by Cancer Statistics.

DO Not Become Added or ImnEfna-
tive by Cancer Statistics.
From the Ohio State Journal
1t has been announced by prorni-
nent physician Of New York that one
man out OF every thirty-two. and one
woman out Of every eleven IN this coun-
try, die OF cancer. We don't beIive Il.
That Is TOO great a proportion. There
are many deaths from cancer. but one
In every twenty-five persons is rather
too much Of the bad thing.
Il is hoped the announcement will not
have the effect Of creating IN any per
son the Imagination that he or she has
cancer. II is an awful state for one 10
be laboring In, thai he IS or may be
afflicted with some dire malady. A per
son should viii himself away from anv
such TsStion- Don't try % find out n
there Is disease brewing in some mortal
part Better take lt for granted there
isn't. For II there is. fear and distress
about II is likely TO aggravate it.
II there Is any doubt on this score.
better resolve the doubt IN favor OF
health. hope. and happiness. There Is
this condition precendent involved in this
counsel-that a person must obey the
laws Of health; that he must eat and
breathe right. exercise. hope. look UP.
treat people justly and kindly. and then
the liver the kidneys the lungs. the
nerves, the mucous membranes viii rise
up and call him blessed
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

Lord Kitchener, remembered OF Khar-
toun, and as. commander-In-chief OF the
British forces IN India. has been an
pointed an inspector general Of tie Med
terranean forces. This Is part OF the
scheme Of imperial defense. including
the coordination OF all military forces.
In preparation for his work as the mil
tary head of the imperial army. Lord
Kitchener VIII visit Australia. New Zea-
land. and Canada 20 inspect the military
organizations. and 70 consult with the
colonial authorities concerning what may
be called a plan OF amalgamation. Il
may not be that British interests are be-
ing threatened seriously. but il is the
apparent intention Of the government 20
plan and 10 work against the day OF
possible trouble.