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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28
A Preposteross Proceeding.

But it has been reported that a
syndicate of smart Americans,
among whom were falsely included
Messrs. Robinson and Taft, had &C
quired the rights of the French
company for $l2,OO0OO0, and, re-
ceiving the $40,000,OO0 paid by
Congress, raked in an enormous
profit. If all this were true there
would not be the slightest reflection
upon the United States government.
The yarn does not even reflect nee
eSsarily upon MesSrs. Robinson and
Taft, but if it did it would not sup
port the preposterous idea that the
United States have been hbeled.
The brOther-in-law of the President.
and the brother of the President
elect do not constitute the govern
ment or even any minute portion
thereof. 1t is not certain that they
have been libeled it is ridiculous to
pretend that any story about them
is a libel on the government.
Philadelphia Record.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28
Fact and Fiction.

Well Well! Is this Uncle Char
lie Seaver?" greeting the city viSi-
tor. I'm glad to see you, and hope
to have pleasant ride out to the
farm in your old blackboard behind
the bay team. If there is anything
| have counted on, it is the pleasure
of ride over these mountain roads
on the farm blackboard behind the
old team"
Err yes. this is Uncle Charlie
Seaver, though amt nOwise an
uncle yet" drawled "Uucle Charlie, "
as he crushed the city visitors
fingers in his horny hand. Glad
you come. You'll have a good time.
I'm sorry, though, to disappoint we
fust off about that blackboard, but |
think you'll find this 40-horsepower
car pretty comfortable. The old
blackboard followed the mortgage
five years ago with good prices fer
crops. "-Bohemian.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28
Missouri Always Greater.

Platte City Landmark: Kansas
and Missouri trust newspapers are
always blowing a big horn for Kan
sas and Dragging on how prosperous
it is with $500 tax on every 500.
Now it is found that the Missouri
banks show a deposit of $1.7O per
capita, while the Kansas banks
show only $1.45. Old Missouri does
not do so much blowing as some
other states, but when it comes to
sizing up it always comes to the
front.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28
P. E. O.

Chicago, Jan. 81. Forty years
ago today, seven young women of
Wesleyan college, Mt. Pleasant, Ia,
met and banded themselves together
for social purposes, shrouding them
selves in secrecy. That was the
origin of the "P. E. O." Society, and
so far as the public knows the
secret of those mystic letters re-
mains with those seven women and
the many times seven who since
have Joined the organization, which
today is the largest secret society
Of women in the United States.
Sixteen years ago today there
was organized the first Illinois
chapter of p. E. O" now known as
Chapter A, Illinois," and tonight
the members of this chapter will
meet at the Grand Pacific hotel to
commemorate the double anniver-
sary by a banquet to be rendered
their husbands and friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Sixty-nine cents had the buying
capacity of the necessaries of life in
1887 that ST has today. And yet
country editors are still sending
their papers to subscribers for only
81 year. At this rate of increase
in the cost of living with no cores
pondine advance in the price of
subscriptions how long will it be
before the editors of country news
papers all land in the poorhouseY =
Charlton Courier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

These aviators need not be so
pulled up. Roosevelt made the
Spanish fly in Cuba and Taft made
the dirt fly in Panama, while God
made the house fly. These charac-
tiers are mentioned in order of their
Importance, according to the esti-
nation of some people. Quincy
Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

George Hampton, wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine, went to Quincy
Saturday to visit Mr.. Hampton's
sister, Miss Lucy, who was recover
ing from an operation in one of the
hospitals.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Thomas Jewell, of Clapper was
with friends in this city Thursday
afternoon. The chances are he is
the oldest bachelor in Monroe coun-
ty and does not seem to worry a
bit over it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Miss Leona WEIGH, of Quincy has
been spending several days with
her parents, B. H. WEIGH and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Sarah Gaines, of Leonard
has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Charles Baynum and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

W. L, Bond left Friday for Kan
sas City where he will take another
five weeks course in the art of
architecture, and from there he will
90 to Claremore, Okla, to visit his
mother.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Boy McAllister went to Hanniba
Saturday afternoon. Guess why.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

John Bates, of Shelbina was a
visitor in this city Saturday after
noon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Edmond Jaeger has been a ST
Louis visitor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Misses Laura and Bah Bell wer'
with Gem City friends Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Missouri boast from the Osceola
Democrat: Missouri produces more
tobacco and mules than Kentucky,
more wheat than Kansas, more corn
than Indiana and more mineral than
Klondike.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Bessie Tucker and DR.. Agnes
Mcneil spent Sunday with Monroe
friends and relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Miss Susie McClintic left Satur-
day for Memphis, Tenn to spend
several weeks with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. c. S. Robertshaw and daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrade have been with
relatives in Shelbina.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28
Chauncy Brackley, of She'll was
with friends in this city Thursday.

Miss Kathetine Gooch, of Shelbi-
ma came over Thursday to visit
friends in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

A. J. Meyer. of Hatch, spent Sun
day with his daughter Mrs. VIM.
Rike and family. 81
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

S. I. Hatton has been down to
Mountain View to visit the home
folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Lizzie Keithley has been
visiting sister in HunneWell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Joseph W. McClintic has been
transactine business in the Bluff
City.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Miss Nan Buchanan went to the
Bluff City Saturday to visit rela-
tives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. j. w. Vanskike has been
the welcome guest of the home
folks in HunneWell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. Elmira Cleek, of Shelbina
has beeu visiting her friend. Miss
Turpin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Reed holland, of Lentner is with
the homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Eugene Brown, of Hannibal spent
Sunday in the city with his par
ents, j. ]. Brown and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. B. H. Stevenson, of Palmyra
has been with relatives in this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

The next president Taft is to
draw 100000 per annum. So says
the Senate. Will he be worth it?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Have Joe at Streams shine your
shoes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Jno. Smith was a business visi-
tor at Barley Station.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28
G. A. r. Passing Away

During the year 54,366 names
were dropped from the nations
pension roll 50,676 having died and
the others having been dropped
from various causes. These facts
are cleaned from the annual report
of the pension commissioner. Of
the number who died. 34,333 were
soldiers and sailor pensioners of the
Civil war, the other dead being
widows and dependent beneficiaries.
The whole number of pensioners
enrolled is now 951,687, of which
658,O71 are soldiers and sailors,
293, 100 are widows or orphans and
$40 are army nurses. Courier
Post.
Ye editor having placed himself
beyond the reach of a bachelor
tax" feels but little personal con-
Germ in the proposed law to tax
bachelors, further than to feel an
utter contempt for the legislator
who wastes his time on such silly
mesnness when so many important
matter demands his attention. =
Stoutsville Banner.
Mrs. C. L. Carpenter and son,
Master George, went to Hannibal
Saturday to visit husband and
father, who is recovering from an
operation for appendicitis at the
Leavering hospital.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Orvill Brown and family of Han
nibal, have been with his parents.
j. J. Brown and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Mrs. B. Fl. Burros went to Hanni-
bal, Thursday to attend the funeral
of the late R. H. Hildebrandt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

W. B. Hays was a business visi-
tor in the Gem City Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Rufe Christian, of Palmyra, was
with Monroe friends Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

lobe Priest, of Paris, was with
his chums in this city Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Monroe's representative, Weldon
Hardesty was with his constituents
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

William Robey, of Perry visited
his mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Robey
Saturday and Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Miss Jennie Boone, of Ely at
tended the funeral of her friend,
Mis-, Sylvia Maxwell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

John Burros, of Hannibal has
been with his nephew, Evan Smith.
Miss Belle johnson went to st.
Louis Saturday to visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-28

Harry Stewart of HunnewelI, has
been visiting one of the fair ones
OF the Queen of the Prairies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
DREDGING CREW AT BAY
Armed Fishermen Resent Plan to
Close Spring Lake Outlet.

Peoria, H., Aug. 26.-Forty fisher
men in cabin boats. launches and small
boats are crowded into the lower out
let of Spring lake. and the crews are
patrolling the mouth of the outlet with
shotguns day and night, holding the
Federal Dredging company's crews at
bay. while state canal commissioners
attempt TO get an injunction TO pre-
vent the Spring Lake Drainage com
pany from perpetually blocking the en-
trance to that lake.
Spring lake is nine miles long by
one and one-half to two in width.
Months ago the Spring Lake Drainage
company bought mp this land and be-
gan dyking il. A canal had been built
through the district by the state canal
commission. The presence of this
canal gives rise TO the claim of the
fishermen that the water is navigable.
and no company has the right to dyke
or drain it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
PERSONAL POINTS.

Il. O. Hume has gone to Omaha for
a visit of several weeks.
Warren H. Reck has gone to New
York on few days business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Mitchell and
family have returned from Coleman
lake.
Mrs Albert Burton. and children,
Lillian. Florence. and Eta, are spend
ing week in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs H. E. Pratt and Vern
l.. Pratt are expected home tomorrow
evening after an extended visit in the
east.
Mrs. Ira Murdoch and Mrs. Mary
Tomey of Jackson. Mich. are visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Burton.
Alvin Johnston left last hvening for
an extended visit at Seattle and other
points of interest in Washington and
Oregon
Mrs. Bert Corken and son, Leo,
have returned from Des Moines where
they spent the last two weeks visiting
friends.
w. A. Lovett. cashier at the NJ w,
A. head Office, left this morning with
his wife for ten days outing at Lake
Delavan, Wis.
Edwin Lundberg of Woodruff IL!
is in the city for a short visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Lundbera,
109 Fourth avenue.
Misses Nellie and Mildred Cardall
have returned home after spending the
past ten days with friends and rela-
lives at Sandusky and Lima. Ohio.
Mrs. ]. Edwin Bohart, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
NJ. Wilcox. 2736 Sixth avenue. for the
past three weeks. returned to her home
in Chicago today.
Miss Helen Klatt who has been Wis
ting at the home of S. d. Cleland on
Twentieth street for the past week
has gone TO Muscatine where she will
visit for several weeks before return
ing home in Des Moines.
Mrs Frank S. Brough and son. Mar.
Gus. and Jerome O'Connor left today
for SCOTS landing where a camping
party of which they are members, will
remain for two weeks. At the end of
that time, Mr. O'Connor will go to
Chicago TO spend a week or more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
DON'T GIVE UP.
Discouraged Citizens Will Find Com.
fort in the Experience of u
Rock Island Man.

Discouraged Citizens Will Find Com.
fort i'm the Experience of
Rock Island Man.
Experience is the modern instructor
Profit by the experience of others.
1t may save your life.
The experience of friends and neigh
bors,
The testimony of Rock Island people
VIII bring renewed encouragement.
Here is a case in point:
A. G. Fider, retired, lilo Third ave.
nue., Rock Island, H., says: From my
experience with Doan's Kidney Pills,
do not hesitate to endorse them to any
one suffering from kidney trouble. My
back bothered me a great deal, and
there were acute pains across my kid
lneys that made it very hard for me to
stoop. Other difficulties led me to be-
lieve that my kidneys were affected,
and reading about Doan's Kidney Pills,
| was led to get a supply at the Harper
House pharmacy. They gave me prompt
relief and thus convinced me of their
great merit
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cents. Foster-Milburn Company, Buff
| falo. New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan Sand
take no other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
NOTHING Common.

William had become engaged TO a
very respectable" girl of very re-
spectacle family" indeed, and he care
fully kept from her the fact that one
of his brothers had once been Il board
er at his majesty's expense in the
county jail. But. alas. little bird
rarried the item one day TO the young
/ lady's Mortified ears. and when next
she met William his heart sank TO his
feet. for he instinctively knew that she
knew.
IL have heard" said the lady stiffly.
that your brother has been in prison.
Yes. yes. am sorry to say he has.
Mary But he wasn't in for anything
common. not Hike getting drunk or
lighting a policeman or Slieaking
things. No. John forged ii check. he
tlid"'-London Tit Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
NEW YORK is STARTLED
False Rumor That Alfred G. Wander
bilt Had Been Shot.

New York, Aug. 26.-New York
was startled shortly after midnight
today by the report, which originated
from some unknown source, and was
communicated to the coroner's Of
flee. that Alfred Gwinn Vanderbilt
had been shot at the Brand Union
hotel. The coroner's clerk, who re-
ceived the mysterious information by
phone, notified Coroner Shrady, who
Immediately started for the Bellevue
hospital, where it was understood
that Vanderbilt had been taken. Be-
fore going, however, the coroner tel
ephoned the Bellevue and learned
that Vanderbilt was not there. Sub
sequent inquiry at the Grand Union
hotel showed that there had been nc
shooting there. There is no clew to
who started the rumor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
TELLS OF PARTIES
DR.. McKenny Gives Interesting
Lecture on Political His
tory of Country.
AT TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Talks of Their Origin and Develop
ment to the Present Time-At-
tendance Still Grows.

The teachers institute at the high
school has continued 10 grow in point
of attendance and in the interest which
is being manifested in it and there will
probably be a record number at the
closing sessions tomorrow. Yesterday
afternoon. Professor Charles Mcken-
ny, took up the origin and develop
ment of political parties and this
morning he continued upon the sub
ject. A brief, general outline of po-
litical parties of other countries prior
10 the formation of this country was
given by the speaker and then he
launched into the politics of this coun-
try He explained the origin of po-
litical parties by citing the differences
in human nature. Some men want a
strong central government, and others
are afraid that this will give rule by
aristocracy and therefore they favor
weak central government and a
administration of President George
Washington, the strong central idea
won out over the other The winning
party was known as the federalists and
| this party later succumbed to the
anti-fedeTalists when the question of
strict or loose construction of the CON
stitution arose.
History of Parties.
From time TO time parties have
sprung into existence due to some pre-
dominant question on which differ
ences of opinion arose and Professor
Mckenny traced these different par
| ties from their origin to their disap-
pearance and gave the causes for their
| going ont of existence.
Miss Sloan talked as usual on the
Interpretation of literature and used
specific examples from the best works
| of several writers. She took Long
| fellows poem Day is Done" and in
| tepreted it for the benefit of the as
sembled teachers and many of them
were shown little things in the words
of the great poet which they never
knew existed before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
ORDERED OUT
BY ARMED man
Moline Doctor Enters Father
inlaw's House and Discovers
Burglar at Work.
CRoMPToN HOME ROBBED
Thief Had Ransacked Entire Build
ing Before He Was Disturbed
Amount Stolen Not known.

When DR.. A. e. Sargent entered
the home of his wife's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. S. Crompton. Seventeenth
street and Eighth avenue, Moline.
about 8 o'clock last evening, he was
surprised to find the house lighted
He had gone to the house to get
something for his wife. and having
key, entered by way of the front
door. He made his way to the kitch-
en-, and on opening the door found
himself looking into the barrel of a
revolver in the hands of a strange
man.
Is Ordered Out.
The burglar coolly ordered DR..
Sargent to get out, and naturally
Dr.. Sargent went. He hurried to a
telephone and summoned the police,
but before the officers arrived the
burglar had departed. Mr.. Cromp-
ton was at his Office and Mrs. Cromp-
ton is visiting at Hampton.
Phe burglar had ransacked the
house from top to bottom, and had
evidently been at work undisturbed
for some time. Just how much booty
he secured can not be ascertained un-
til Mrs. Crompton returns home and
examines the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
TO RAISE REGISTRY FEE
Postofiice Officials Decide to Increase
Charge Two Cents.

Washington, Aug. 26.-An in
crease of cents is to be made soon
in the fee for the registration of let
tiers and mail packages.
Announcement of the proposed
change is made by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock The decision of Mr..
Hitchcock to increase the registry fee
followed an extended inquiry into
the registry system by special COM
mittee. BY law the postmaster gen.
eral is authorized to make the reg
istry fee as high as 20 cents. A
conference of registry officials has
been called for next Monday. James
B. Bennett of Chicago is among those
invited
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Ants Are Six cared.

In the matter Of some of their sense
organs the ants are more than ordi-
narily endowed. Strange as it may
seem. each ant has ut least six ears.
Aside from this multiplicity of ears.
they are located in just about the queer
est place inmginable-on the legs. They
seem deaf to all sounds made by the
vibration of the airs but detect the
slightest possible vibrations of solid
material. This is supposed 10 be TO
their advantage In that such things as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26

If your liver is sluggish and out
of tone, and you feel dull, bilious.
constipated, take dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to-
night before retiring and you will
feel ali right in the morning. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26

approaching footsteps tell more of the
possibility of danger than such sounds
as are transmitted through the air So
sensitive are their feet that they detect
the impact of small bird shot dropped
on the table from height of about six
inches and about fourteen feet distant
from an artificial nest placed at the
other end of the table-St. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
TO REOPEN THE OFFICES
Sergeant SeeIey Ordered Here from
Chicago Station.

Sergeant A. E. Seeley of the United
States marine service has been trans
ferred from Chicago to this city to re-
lieve Sergeant William Thompson VIII D
was in charge of the recruiting sta
tons in this city and in Davenport.
Sergeant Thompson has been trans
ferred to the Philadelphia navy yard
and the offices have been closed for
several days pending the arrival of
Sergeant Seeley
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Sent to ST. Charles.

Paul Schieb. the 1S-year-old son
of Joseph Schieb of Moline, was ad-
Judged delinquent by Judge r. w
Olmsted in the county court today
and ordered committed to the St
Charles school for boys. The boy
has had a habit of leaving home
when he pleased, and his parents
seemed to have lost all control over
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
cox FAMILY IN REUNION
About 100 Descendants of Pioneer
Are Present.

About 100 members of the Cox fam
lily of the United States met at Camp
bells island this morning in their an
nual reunion, and an excellent time
was enjoyed. C. E. Cox of New York
was selected to act as president of the
family for the coming year, and an ex-
ecutive committee of nine members
was chosen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
USED KNIFE IN QUARREL
Two Women Are Under Arrest As
Result of Fight.

Jessie and Ethel Carpenter. two
women residing on Twentieth street
between First and Second avenues,
were arrested last night and are
locked I'D at the police station Z
seems that they got into a fig and
that Jessie used knife on Ethel.
They refused to talk. howeve- and
nothing will be known about the affair
until their trial comes off this erening
before Police Magistrate c. j. smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
Estate to Widow.

The will of the late Niche Levy
of this city was admitted TO Probate
in the county court today by Judge
Olmsted. The will made Nov. %.
1898. leaves the entire estate to the
widow, who is named as the eXecu-
triX