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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
ExaSperatine.

All afternoon Mr.. Stub had been
moving pictures from one room to
another and his only reward was
dust and perspiration.
Hurry up John" chided Mrs
Stub, impatiently. You will
never finish at that rate"
Mr.. Stub removed the cobwebs
from his florid brow.
Woman, do you think I'm a
machine?"
Gracious, how FUNNY"
Madam, may | ask what is funny
Why, dear, if you we're a ma
chine you would be a moving-pic-
ture magcine."
And then and there Mr.. Stub
washed his hands and started for
the club Chicago News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Miss Marvin Dead.

Miss Marcie Marvin, daughter of
the late Bishop Marvin, died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Carolina M.
Winton at Morrisonville, Mo-. last
Saturday. She was buried in St,
Louis on Sunday. For years Miss
Marvin lived in this city, owning
the property now occupied by Mr..
0. J. Snider; it was known as the
Marvin property. her father, Bishop
Enoich Marvin, formerly occupied
the old brick residence in this city.
-Fredericktown Democrat-News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Worst of All.

A window rafting in the night -
When l am fain for sleep
Gives me, | own, a sort of fri ght,
And makes my flesh to creep.
A discord jars my very soul;
A peach-skin makes me feel
AS low within the depths of dole
AS dentists emery wheel.
The brakes upon a Broadway car;
A cat; crying child;
The filing of a saw these are
Some things that drive me wild.
But of all creepy things accurst,
Of various kinds and brands,
l hold this as the very worst;
A barber with cold hands.
New York Evening Mail.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Wise Tramp.

She brought him out wedge of
pumpkin pie and a cup of coffee.
And you only visit this section
of the country during golden-rod
timer" she Intercepted innocently.
How peetical"
We'll, you see nam, it isn't ex-
actly poetical." replied Dusty Dan.
with a smile but when de golden
rod blooms it is too late to cut grass
an too early to shovel snow."-Ex
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Wise Johnnie.

Johnnie"
"Yes'm."
why are you sitting on that
boys facet"
why, I"
Did l not tell you always to
count a hundred before you gave
way to passion and struck another
boy?"
"Yes'm, an I'm doin' it. I'm
just settin' on his face so he'll be
here when I'm done countin' the
hundred."-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

H. Frank Brown, Oph. o. D., OPTIC
metrist of St. Louis, the only optical
specialist visiting this city, who
uses a full set of oculist's refractine
instruments in his work, will be
with DR.. Guilford, physician and
surgeon, over Southern & Spalding's
drug store, Tuesday, Nov. IS. Have
him make you a properly fitted
pair of glasses and be relieved Of
your eye troubles Guaranteed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
THURSDAY. NOV 10 1910
What a Love OF Flowers Did

The 1--we for a flower ot an inva-
lid Missouri woman has resulted in
the establishment VI an industry
which keeps scores Of people EN-
ployed and the sales for which
amount to more than a third Of a
million dollars year.
A plain Missouri farmer almost
pennileSS. founded the industry
which made him the best known
resident in Cass county and which
enabled him not only to distribute
flowers among the poor, but which
gave him an income which he eX-
pended largely in benevolent work,
The latest reports from Jefferson
City of the nursery products of the
Estate includes and shows that Cass
A[hannty shipped last year nearly
night hundred thousand pounds of
In overs worth nearly 100000.
III About forty years ago G. M.
Kellogg went to Pleasant Hill. Mo-,
with an old wagon and horse and
his invalid wife, He was almost
r. penniless. He decided to remain
near the little town. His wife
=, could do but little work To please
T. her he planted a flower bed. The
a roses and the carnations bloomed
:. and spread their perfume around
the cottage of the KellOggs. They
= were greatly admired. Some per-
sons were found willing to pay for
the flowers cut into boquets,
Al This put the idea of raising flow
h ers for profit into the brain of Kel-
h logg, He met with success almost
! from the first. Before long he had
IN an acre under glass, and when he
Ii died few years ago he had the
h; largest greenhouses west of the
Mississippi, with immense sales
III And the business continues to grow
49, The love of a woman for a flower
-, and her husbands love for her
builded one of the unique business
y enterprises of Missouri. The Kel-
:, logg income has been spent largely
in philanthropic work, bloSsoming
in good deeds. 1t is a case where
commercialism founded on senti'
ment has brought gratifying results
, st. Joseph Gazette
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

The census reports show a still
further elimination of the rural
population. This is due no doubt
to the fact that the people are drift
ing to the cities. Here can be found
one of the principal causes of the
increased cost of living. The con-
Stunning class is becoming too large
as compared with the producers.
The law of supply and demand is
the above all others that govern
prices; when an article is plentiful
the price must necessarily be cor
respondingly low. So the principal
reason why the necessities of life
are commanding high prices now is
that the supply is not adequate to
meet the demands. The time is
now coming when the people of the
United States will learn that more
of them must till the soil and help
produce corn, wheat, pork and beef.
-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
At the First Try

What do YOU think of my dough-
nuts. George?"
Dear, you are a wonderl"
DO, you think so really, darline?'
Il certainly do. Scientists have
been trying for years to produce
artificial rubber, and here you do it
the first rattle out of the box."-Ex
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
Worse And Worse.

Tipping gets worse and worse on
the other SIDE" said Senator Depew
W. in a recent interview.
W "A New Mexican told me that at
In the Savoy in London he went to
persc have q vvaeb before rncbaon hrt
II saw placard on a mirror, saying;
then please tin the basin after usin,"
La This made the man so angry he
rushed from the washroom' mutter-
'<ing:
d. No, I'll 60 dirty first"
vote, The New Mexico added that
in 70 after he got his lunch, he tipped the
the "di'er' INC waiter '"o neipelS' inc
raiIwo man who gave him his hat and
Tho O. gloves and the man who Whistled
haan for taxi. The vehicle rolled out
has be lli'o 'ne otialu' oilu oui ,iieliu ieo'li-
means ed back with relief when he was
,a6ion aware of boy in buttons .unning
,omo along beside the window.
The sit Well what do you want?" said
Is the the New Mexican saVagely.
anne "A few coppers, sir-accordin' to
ime al the usual custom, sir the boy pant
ing s ed.
Afied Why, what did you do?," snarled
oxen the New Mexican.
ased IF you please. sir said the boy
NOUN Il saw you get into the cab. Eek.
inter
Mrs. J. H. Smith and Miss Daisy
MIS- Huston were Quincy visitors Mon
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

AS slight appreciation the Re-
bekahs gave Miss Grace Sharp a
miscellaneous shower Friday even
ing. Many useful and ornamental
presents were given. y
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10

A DeS Moines cat attacked a
chantecler hat worn by a young
woman, The cat was probably
after the rat underneath.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
The Last Dragging of the Roads.

Within thirty days we must ex-
pect winter to set in in the central
portion of our territory, earlier north
later south. We may not know
when the last rain comes. To
make sure of it, every man who
wants to have a good road in front
of his house must drag the road
after every rain from now until it
freezes up. He has choice of one
of two things; smoothing the road
down by the drag or smoothing it
by humping over the ruts with his
wagon. Farmers must take their
choice in this matter. They must
do one thing or another. We sub
nit that it is cheaper to keep the
roads smooth by dragging them
after each rain than to level them
by humping over them with the
wagon.
If farmers could come to an
agreement to have every road to
the nearest town dragged, there
would be no complaint about bad
roads this winter except in case of
snowdrifts. If they fail to do this,
there will be complaints. We are
simply warning you of what will
happen.-William's Farmer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-11-10
School Excuses.

A conscientious teacher said re-
Gently: Il wonder what mothers
are thinking about when they allow
their children to bring such trivial
excuses to school? One boy in my
room is late almost every morning
and brings an excuse from his
mother that his hardness is una
voidable, which in that case means
the mother is too indolent to rise in
time to get the child's breakfast
There are other mothers who
think nothing of having chill
dren excused for parties, matinees
and other social engagements. This
is all demoralizing to the school in
general and to that child in partic-
ular." Suppose all of us mothers
think about that a little. Ought
not child ito regard the going to
school as his business for five days
in the week and be taught that
punctuality is absolutely necessary?
Some mothers will say that child
hood is the happy, careless time
and to require child to cultivate
business-like habits is making a
machine of him. That is wrong
reasoning The child is forming
some kind of habit and it might
as we'll be good one as bad one.
1t would better be the good one
since it will have much to do with
his success in after life. That boy
who carries an excuse for daily tar
diness will not have much of an
idea of the value of time unless he
learns by some very hard expert
ences when he gets out in the
world, and then he will probably
look back at his childhood and won
der why his mother did dot bring
him up better. National Daily.
An average of 80 per cent duty
on wooden goods makes such good;
cost nearly twice as much as they
; ought to. If, instead of substitute
ing shoddy cotton for wool, tn,
men wear only one wooden socl
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
AMERICAN GIRL S
ROMANCE FADES
Belle of Rhode Island Who Eloped
Is TO Seek Divorce. in
Paris With Baby Girl.

PARIS. April 2l.-Elopement, ma.
riage. separation and divorce-all In
three years. This is the thrilling story
OF lnez Sprague, once called the
most beautiful girl In Rhode Island.
says cable 10 the New York Ameri-
can.
1t was three years ago when Inez
Sprague eloped with Henry NJ.
Stiness. the son OF an ex-chief justice
OF that state. She was only nineteen
years old then, beautiful and accom-
plished as the best Parisian schools
could make her She vas suppose
To be q rich heiress, as her mother
was then the widow OF Geritt Wheaton,
a wealthy Standard Oil man OF Cleys-
land, Ohio.
Henry was the only son OF CHEZ
Justice Stiness and a handsom, man.
but he did not love work. His neS
nother.in-law gave him money To pay
his debts. but he spent II In other
ways This first caused trouble be-
tween the new married couple.
Inez Sprague, who was a young girl
OF high ideals. disllked l..i< decer
tons and even the birth OF a baby
girl failed 10 bring them togethe,
again. Recently she determined IL
bring an end 10 what she terms "a
matrimonial farce" She look ner six
teenth-months-old badly and fed 10
Paris, leaving Providence foreve.
The old go, ernor put flowers in every
room In the house the day sne and her
baby arrived. The last chapter is yet
uncompleted. but the scene OF IL will
be laid in Paris. but here .neI
Sprague Stiness will In due time get
her divorce, preparations for Will II
hive alreadX begun
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
Finally Catches sandsucker Mary.

The sandsucker Mary. owned by
Henry Houghten. OF Detroit, which
figured In an interesting episode on
the river about year ago. is tied up
AT Sandwich, having been attacked
by a Canadian constable. when she
broke from the moorings and was
blown across the river, for an unpaid
judgment of $1,000 rendered against
the Mary in Canadian court for the
alleged running down Of the steamer
Emerald. The constables have been
after the Mary for months, bat were
never able 10 catch her n Canadian
waters. The incident OF a year ago
had 10 do with an attempt TO grab her
al she was on her way up rom point
down the river. The Mary. when her
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
Woman's Suffrage Coming.
BIRD DECIDES QUESTION.
Settles Point on Distance Of Saloons
From Churches.

LANSING, Mich, April 21.-(Spe-
cialD-There is a state law which re-
Quires that no saloon shall be located
within 400 feet OF the front entrance
OF a church building, and Attorney
General Bird has been asked 10 de-
termine the proper method Of making
a measurement when this point is IN
vOlved.
Acknowledgement Bird claims that
where the proposed saloon md church
are on the same side Of the street, the
measurements should be taken along
the street line. and the distance FROM
the front entrance OF the church or
saloon 10 the street line would not be
ircluded Where the saloon AMI
church are on adjoining streets, the
encouragement says that the meas
urement IS made in the center OF the
street on a straight line 10 the front
entrance.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
WOMAN LEPER FOUND.
over Half Dozen Persons Were Min
isterinq to Her.

NEW YORK. April 2l.-That wo-
man in the advanced stages OF leurosj,
escaped from Maryland and was in
hiding in New York, was revealed to
day.
DR.. Trask. from Bellevue hospital
found Mrs Providence Mascara in a
swarming tenement house al 203 First
ave. lying on narrow cot. with an
eight months-old badly pressed To her
breast
In the squalid apartment were five
children. besides her own baby; a
young woman and two men and their
wives They lave all been minister
ing to the sick woman since she came
10 New York ten days ago.
Or. Trask refused To ale her 70
Bellevue, and the health authorities
will take steps 10 isolate her
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

OF the same color, retrieved Win MT
tie mce al the neck. and smart black
travelling hat. trimmed with black and
wistaria maline. completed costume
that was as trim and tasteful Miss
Tarbell gives one the impression OF
being very much alive. very keen and
quick In eye and brain bnt with Ger
tain self reliant repoSe that suggests
pei feet command OF any situation "a
which she might find herself Her
chorm and freedom OF manner give
her, an attractive youthfuness. al
though Miss Tarbell is not old In
wears by any means. She Is even
much young ar in appearance than one
mieht imagine from her eminence In
the literary world ana her public
achievements
During the forenoon Miss Tarbell
vas escorted about the city by The
committee the trip including VISIT
TO Belle Isle and other points OF IN
terest
With reference 10 the corporation
question. one of the subjects nearest
her heart. Miss Tarbell spoke freely
AS To Corporations
Il find that the public as whole rs
disposed 20 treat the corporation ques
tion In u fair and sensible manner,
she said Many people seem 10 have
an idea that the general public favors
a destructive remedy, that II wants
the corporations wiped out OF exist
ence. but that is not the fact. There
is great determination throughout
the country that these giant corpora
tions should be regulated rather than
exterminated The people want to
see the great force that lies behind
them turned TO the benefit OF the
many rather than 10 the benefit OF the
few That. | think, will be accomp'
.ished in time: not at the present
session Of congress. perhaps. but IT
will come sooner or later. The people
will insist on II. and in this country
the people are still supreme
Asked TO comment on the Taft ad-
ministration, Miss Tarbell smiled.
Il believe in giving a man long
chance. a fair opportunity 10 show
what he can do she said Being
president. you know is a mighty big
Job and President Taft's task is a par
ticularly difficult one because he fol
lowed such man as Roosevelt. Do |
think Mr.. Roosevelt will run for the
presidency again? | would not at
tempt 10 express an opinion A thou
sand things may happen that would
prevent his becoming a candidate
again. But one thing is certain. the
country can use Mr. Roosevelt IT
can use any man who will do things
for the benefit of all the people. and
whenever such man arises his name
is bound TO be mentioned In connec-
ton with the presidency"
do you believe in womaas suf-
frage?" was asked.
Miss Tarbell threw up her hands
H. a gesture that indicated plainly
that there were other questions she
would rather talk about
Woman's Suffrage Coming.
Il am really not prepared 10 discuss
that question" she replied pleasantly,
after a moments reflection. There
are so many other matters in which
en- more interested that | have not
given this one much consideration. |
believe. however. that We Will have
woman's suffrage in lime"
Miss Tarbell declined TO express
herself as to John D. Rockefeller and
Standard Oil.
Il have had considerable to say
about Standard OIL in the past was
all she would volunteer
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
MARINE
MARINE MEN SUE.

Seek 10 Collect Some OF insurance
Paid On Steamer Stone.
Judge Swan. OF the United States
court is hearing suit based on the
collision between the Eruria and the
Amasa Stone. in which the Etrurla
was sunk, in Lake Huron. In 1905
Nine insurance companies who shar-
ed responsibility In the 100000 paid
the Etruria owners Some sued the
stone. successfully Others who also
had risks on the Stone refused 10
enter the suit Now they seek TO col
lect share of the money won by the
litigants. who are lighting the suit.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
pope censures Prince Of Monaco.

ROME. April 2l.-The pope has
severed diplomatic relations with the
little principally OF Monaco owing 10
the Prince OF Monaco's proposed con
ference with the king and queen or
Italy on his hobby or oceanography,
The prince comes 10 Rome April q.
Though a Catholic sovereign, he will
not be received by the pope. having
announced his intention OF first visit
ing the king and queen.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
jeff Helps Out Actors.

NEW YORK, April FLAMES j.
Jerfries has donated a round-trip ticket
TO Emeryville, Cal. and ri1gside
ticket TO his fight with Jack Johnson.
TO the burlesque booth OF the Actors
Fund fair They will be raff1ed of.
Jeff says he wants the winner OF the
tickets 10 be his guests while In Cali
fornia
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
GOES TO EUROPE
Hell Roaring Jake" Smith TO Be
Gone Several Months.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Aoril 81
(SpeciaD Hell Roaring Jake" Smith
who gained fame i'm the Philippines
during the Spanish-American war and
who has lived in this city for the past
two years. has left for a trip abroad.
He will ne gone for several months In
Eurnpp
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
Creator, at the Garrick, Sunday.

Creatore will give two concerts in
the Garrick theater. Sunday. the only
appearance of the noted conductor add
his band in Detroit this season The
afternoon concert will begin at .
o'clock. and the evening entertoin-
ment at s. Seats are now on sale at
the Garrick box Office.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
CAR CRUsHES MANS SKULL
Feared That Mat" kllen's Injuries
Will Prove Fatal.

As result OF a fall from Sherman
st. car at Concord and Kerchevalaves..
early Thursday morning. mar who
gave his name TO the ambulance
driver as Mat" Killen. is uncon.
scious In st. Mays hospital lie has
a fractured skull and IL is feared he
will not live.
K4len told the ambulance men he
lived ar the Morgan house. There,
the clerk said a Ned Killen had been
at the Motel. but left few days ago.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
CAN HAVE LIQUOR.
Saloon Men In Dry Counties Can Lock
IL In Cellars.

LANSING, Mich. April 2l.-(Spe-
clal) -Attorney.Genera Bird handed
down an opinion this morning to the
effect that saloon men in dry counties
may lock liquid stock in cellars pro-
yided they do not give or sell II to
friends or 20 near II.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
STEAMER SINKS.
Bethlehem Strikes Boulder After Tugs
Release Her.

PORT HURON, Mich. April al
The steamer Bethlehem was released.
Tuesday, by the tugs Winslow. Sar-
MIA City and Manistique. but soon af
ter being fioated she struck boulder
and sank Her cargo will have to be
lightered before she can be released
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

CLEVELAND. April 2l.-Under.
writer's who agreed on rate OF six
per cent for hull insurance. viii not
meet the cut rate OF l2 per cent
placed on some lines The freight
list rate remains at 10 cents per 500,
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
VESSEL PASSAGES.
nefrals

DETROIT April FTP. r. - car
ter Thursday noon; Paliki. 1918 y. M
AleN. Thompson. - so. X Holland. ~
lie. india aud barge. 1850; Sacnvm
own 40. Pope, . Carter tsmalll, %;
Uganda. $50; James Corrigan, Z Vale.
N.l0
Down; kopp. noon. Leland. Mel
bourne. Neil donaldson 2.20 y. m,
Thursday. England. 3t40. Gratwlck. 4.
Clement. Millinokett MuncN, 4.30. Fay
cite Brown. kongo. Phipps. so.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

SAULT STE MARIE Mich. April -
Up. south shore. Endreas, 20 y. m.
bins. 80. sonora. Normanih so, Tia
monte Midland King. 80.
Down. meorge Emerson. Aspen ca
zelle Charles Weston. y. m. Thurs
day. u J Morrell, go. Thomas Adams
and Christopher. $50. Dundee, John j.
Rarlum $50
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
TO PROBE LgPRosY RuMoRs.

LANSING. Mich. April 2l.-(Spe-
cial. During the month OF May. DR..
SUBWAY. secretary OF the state
board OF health. will visit the copper
country and investigate the charges
that several miners are suffering
with leprosy
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

captain SAN IA tug on which was the
sncrifi OF Essex county. soaring dowa
on her. headed for American waters
aud escaped.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing CO.. is
John R.-st Main 14ss. or City Ass.
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
BLOCKADE is RELIEVED.

Nearly AT Boats Have Passed DOWN
Through Locks.
SAULT STE, MARIE. Mich. April
2l.-The blockade is being steadily
diminished, nearly all of the boats
anchored above the locks having
passed down The Canadian lock is
being relieved OF congestion. as own
ers are holding their boats in check,
waiting for the blockade To raise. and
stop DELAYS
The Detroit times., 1910-04-22
Nothing Too Good

for you. That's why we want you
to take CASCARETS for liver and
bowels It's not advertising talk
but merit-the great, wonderful.
lasting merit of CASCARETS that
We want you TO know by trial. Then
you'll have faith-and join the mil
lions who keep we'll by CASCA-
REFS alone. S'S
CASCARETs Toe q Dor for Q weeks
treatment. all druggists. Biggest seller
N the world hilton boxes q month
The Washington times., 1910-12-16

today said he was surprised to learn
the Chevy Chase citizens were prepar-
ing the ask the Capital Traction Com
pauy mana cement 10 restrict the use
Of the Chevy Chase cars to Chevy Chase
passengers. When he made an investi-
cation some months ago, he said. he
found that these cars were used almost
exclusively by Chevy Chase residents.
II there are any grounds for complaint
on this score. at present. he declared, il
IS because the situation has been con
siderably changed since his inyestiga-
ton
The Washington times., 1910-12-16
Hannighan Commands
Spanish War Veterans

William J Hannighan today enterel
u.on the duties Of commander Of A.
rniraI George Dewey Naval Camp, No
:, Spanish Var veterans Other Office rs
elected 81 meeting last night were
James J. FTearn, senior vice commander
John c KoOntz, Junior vice coUHlan nder-
William Riley, officer Of the day: James
r Gatelcy, officer Of the guard; Charles
P DOran. chaplain; Dr. Joseph 3 Tru-
dgisn. surgeon, and George A Joynes,
trustee. John A. RrowninC was reap
pointed adjutant, and Harry c. Porter,
n1larterTlast ster for the ensuing term.