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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13
Some Valuable Fowls.

Mrs..0tto Matthews is having her
poultry yard completely wired with
live wiring in order to keep out
chicken thieves, and anyone that
enters the enclosure will do so at
the risk of life. The current will
be turned on every night Mrs. Mat
thews now has ASS chickens in her
flock. A great many of these are
the celebrated Crystal White 0rp-
ington breed from the Kellerstrass
farm at Kansas City. Mr. Keller
StrasS is the owner of the famous
ten thousand dollar hen 'Pegsr."
He has refused $4,000 for her and
her life is insured for that amount.
Kellerstrass recently sold a pen of
five Orpingtons to Madame Padere-
wski for 81 200 and last week E. A
Lemp, the Millionaire brewer of St.
Louis, purchased a pen of three for
which he paid the modest sum of
$1,000. Mrs. Mathews fowls are
very valuable and she will take
every precaution to safeguard
them. In addition to the 0rping-
tons she has a pen of fine thor
ough0red Buff Rocks, and a phea s.
antry of English birds received from
the state game warden. She uses
the Philo system and is advertis.
ing absolutely guaranteed clean fed
fowls. Macon Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Nine spoons were found in the
stomach of Miss Catherine Moher of
Manchester, an inmate of the New
Hampshire state hospital for the in
sane. A few days ago one of the
attendants saw the woman swallow
a teaspoon. Medical assistance was
summoned, but she died within a
short time. An autopsy revealed
nine spoons, all except one of them
bearing the asylum mark.-Macon
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

The space in printers. paper is
his stock and trade. He sells it for
so much a line to all who wish to
use it. That is the way he puts
bread on his table. One man comes
along and wants his cause boosted.
He pays the tole. Another fellow
wants his cause boosted, but declines
to pay the price, because he is a
moral claim. He does not buy
clothes or flour with his moral ideas
but expects the printer to give his
time and money in that direction.
If a printer would 90 home empty
handed and his wife would say to
him, The sugar is out" How often
have you heard that, brother print
er? And he would say: Money |
have not, because all my space has
gone to boom a great moral idea
Then what she would say would be
plenty. Then there is the politi-
clan. He wants you to boost along
the full line. He claims to be rOost-
ing on the alter of his county. Re-
cord.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Now that cold weather approaches
you can look out for burglars and
thieves. They have loafed all sum-
mer and now must get busy or suf-
fer because of their Incidence.
Don't forget the cellar thieves, who
make their their visit at night and
take away all of the good things
which mother and sister worked so
hard all summer to can and pre-
serve for winter use.-Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Twenty-eight survivors of the
Mexican war. everyone of them be-
ing over rs years old. met at In
dianapoliS not long ago. The sec
rotary of the association declared
the convention adjourned in these
words: 1t now becomes my sacred
duty to adjourn the National AssO-
citation of Mexican War Veterans
to meet again on that beautiful
shore. ask you to rise and declare
the national association adjourned
forever. The United Press says of
the meeting; The sad sentiment
of the little gathering was dramati-
cally expressed by one of its men,
bers who stood up, when the roll
was called. and answered. Conrad
Gashe Fulton county, Eleventh
United States Infantry land the
last survivor."-AppeaL 'r'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Santa Fe IN Monroe county is not
a very large city, New York, Chicago
and quite a number of other cities
out-number it in population, but it
didn't do thing the other day but
raise $4,000 in good hard cash to
insure the coming of the electric in
teruban road from Mexico. Even
a small town can do big things and
the small town that can and does
do big things is not always goin&to
remain in the list of small towns
1t will grow because it deserves to
grow and because it works for
growth.-Brookfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

The way to build up a communi-
ty is for every person in it, who
can. to put some money into indus
tries that give the people employ
ment, and push the industries to
success. Industries that last all the
year round are the best; but those
that last part of the year are better
than none. The most valuable
power on earth is human power,
and when it is not employed it is
not only lost but it also consumes
part of what others earn. Work
creates wealth; work sets money in
motion; work pays debts; work is
the vital power in prosperity, and
city, that community, and that ma
ton whose people are idle, are poor
and poor in proportion to the num-
Der that work and the time they
work Heavens greatest earthly
blessing to any people is to give
them honest, renumerative work. -
Appeal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

MesdameS L G. GuptOn and
Levi Crook and son, Artie, of Phil
adelphia and Miss Grace MOrthland
were Hannibal visitors last Fri
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Mrs. j. M. Proctor and daughters
were in Quincy part of last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Mrs. Henry Lucke and daughter
Of Palmyra have been visiting her
brother c. H. Rumble and wife
near town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

E. M. Darneral and wife, of Shell
byville were in the city Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

L. A. Kaylor and wife of Steifens.
vile was in town Thursday enroute
to Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

j. M. Vonstal and wife, of Ep-
worth were in the city Friday on
their way home from Sedalia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Miss Nellie NanVucht of Keokuk,
Iowa, has been the guest of her
friend Mrs. Bert Bull.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Mrs. Dora Abel of Palmyra has
been the guest of her brother C. H,
Rumble.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Mrs. M. N. Bricker and children
have been visiting relatives in
Bushnell, Ill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13
NEW BOOKS

| Inc WlnuOW OI the Wn1Le kaI.
By Mary Roberts Rinehart.
Mrs. Roberts has given us anoth-
er delightful tale of mystery.
The story is based on political
situation, the handling of which in
wolves a number of interesting peo-
pie.
The State Treasurer disappears
and-his daughter comes to a young
lawyer to solve the mystery.
Incidentally, there are stolen pa
pers, missing pearls, and a very
much tangled love story, but the
lawyer proves to be a very good
amateur detective and all mystery
is unfolded satisfactorily to the
reader.
Published by BobbS-Merrill Co.,
Indianapolis. Ind. Price $3.50.
Hearts Atour.
BY Edith Chetwood and Edward PI
Thompson
A delightful story of a trip to
England in the form of fiction.
This trip has been made by many
Americans, but few tourists have
met with so many exciting and at
the same time amusing experiences
as the young people in this story.
1t is a love story from beginning
to end while a delicious vein of
humor permeates the tale and
leaves the reader in a pleasant
frame of mind.
Published by The Evening Post
Job Printing Co., New York. Price
SIPS.
The Varmint.
BY Owen Johnson.
A story of school life. The scene
is laid in Lawrenceville, where the
scene of Mr.. Johnson's earlier book,
The Eternal Bow" was laid.
The Varmint" has been running
in the Saturday evening Post and
has been a splendid success,
1t has intensity, speed, surprise
mischief and hHmor in its PAGES.
A book for boys. men and grand
fathers to enjoy.
Published by Baker & Taylor Co.,
New York. Price $3.50.
Petticoat Rule.
By Baroness Orczy.
This book deals in a sprightly
fashion, with the influence of wom-
en- upon the history of France.
In this latest novel, Baroness
Orczy returns to the period of The
Scarlet Pimpernel," where she scor-
ed her greatest success.
1t is full of action and reveals
the double dealing in Court life in
the reign of Louis XIV.
Published by George H. Doraq
Co., New York. Price $1.20.
One Christmas Eve at Roxbury
Crossing.
BY Cathryn Wallace.
There are three beautiful stories
in this little volumne. the first and
longest giving the book its title.
This is a juvenile book and the
object of the writer is to place be-
fore the minds of young readers the
part the Virgin Mother holds in the
teaching of the Catholic Church.
Published by Frederick Pustet &
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Mrs. Florence Meyers, of luke,
Kan, has been the guest of Mike
Sullivan and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Miss Dee Hampton has been the
guest of Quincy friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13

Sid Brown and wife, of Hume
well were Monroe shoppers Fri
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind. Price $3.50.


Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeons
By Augusta. Huiell Seaman.
A charming story for young peo-
pie. Americans cannot know Ley
den too well for no European city
is so deserving of the name of Alma
Mater.
The siege, so finely pictured in
this story, took place midway in
[ me between the march of Alva,
the Spaniard into Netherlands, and
he Union of Utrecht. by which
the seven states formed the Dutch
Republic.
A most delightful romance is
this, true to facts and coloring, yet
it is the better for being the straight
forward narrative of real boy and
a genuine girl.
Published by Sturgis & Walton
Co., New York.
The Star-Gazers.
By A. Carter Goodloe.
Eleanor Erne is a very attactive
and winning American girl who
travels in Mexico.
The story is told in the form of
her letters to a Professor of AS
tronomy, an Old Maid of the New
School
They portray the fashionable life
in Mexico as lively and interesting.
Her dinners and dances in the City
of Mexico and her visits to the
great country estates are enlivened
by amusing and witty talk and
clever people.
Published by Chas. Scribner'S
Sons, New York. Price $1.0O.
Too Many Women.
Anonymous.
A young bachelor, a member of
Parliament and favorite in exclu-
sive society in London, writes
an entertaining nara
tive which like Shaw's Man and
Superman," begins with the pur-
suit of a man by woman.
How the bachelor defes mani
fest destiny in the person of
and the result, he
tells with alternating frivolity and
seriousness, but always candidly.
Published by Frederick A. Stokes
Co., New York. Price SIPS.
The Fugitive Freshman.
By Ralph D. Paine.
Thomas Winthrop Meserve Jr., is
in his second Freshman year in a
large and ancient university, and
while he is neither dull nor lazy,
spring finds him very much behind
in his studies owing to his interest
in campus activities. He is also
very much In debt.
In remorseful moment he takes
stock and finds the result appall-
ing. BY mistake his paper is sent
to his father of whom he stands
very much in awe.
Upon receipt of a telegram say
ing his father is coming he runs
away.
His adventures are very enter
tanning.
Published by Charles Scribner's
Sons, New York. Price $1.50.
Santa Fe IN Monroe county is not
q very Iarpe civ. New York ChicadO
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13
Public Sale

W. B. Fahy will sell his farm miles East
3 miles Northwest of Sidney,
Thursday, October 20,
HORSS7 head horses and mules consisting span
extra good 2eaod mules nicely broke Span of yeang mules suck
ling horse mule good 4yeard horse good worker good
Year-od draft in fOal by jack.
CATTLE Is head of cattle fat yearng heie yeang steer
good weaving calves good edpo all giving milk with
calf by side black and calf white faced and calf
SHEEP rs head good young es black faced
buck; 2 buck lambs
HOGS22 head of hogs good sows; 8 nice gifts 16
head of shoas All nice stuff and wel-bred poand-chnas
IS stands of Bees in modern hives.
A ot0f farming implements See Bills.
w. 3. Fahy.
W. 7. YOU'LL. Auctoneer. EBERT YATES Clerk
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-10-13
The Native Born.
BY l. A. R. Wyllie.

ny l. n ~ W yIIIO'
The author informs us that this
is his first serious literary effort.
We hope it will not be the last.
The plot is well laid and intensely
interesting.
A military post in India is the
scene of the story.
1t has its william and its adven-
lures but it also has true men and
women.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
PRODUCERS AND
CARRIERS WAR
For the Supremacy Before,
The Interstate Commerce
Commission at Wash
ington.

Washington, oct. 13.-With many
millions of dollars at stake, railroad
magnates and representatives of big
commercial interests met in menta!
tug of war before the Interstate Com
merce commission yesterday. The is
sue between them involved all the
freight rates of all the railroads east
of Chicago and north of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers. Increased rates have
been proposed by the railroads to go
into effect on November l and It re-
mains for the commission to say
whether the increase shall be permit
ted. modified or vetoed
President James McCrea of the
Pennsylvania, w. G. Brown of the
New York Central, and Daniel VIII
lard of the Baltimore & Ohio were
present. McCrea read carefully pre-
pared statement i'm which he said q
railroad must be allowed to earn a
surplus I'm addition to a dividend. The
Pennsylvania's surplus had averaged
$12, 100000 year for ten years and
the money was expended in improve
ments
In the last three years he said,
there was no growth in business. He
estimated that the increase in wages
would cost the Pennsylvania over ST.
600, 900 year. Inithe last five years,
he said, the percentage of operating
expenses to receipts had increased
from 69.70 to 75.51
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
ONE KILLED; MANY
INJURED IN WRECK
Traction Cars Meet on Sharp
Curve Near OIean, n. Y.

Olean, N. Y, Oct. 13.-There was
z head-on collision between west
bound passenger car and work car
on the Salamanca line of the West
ern New York & Pennsylvania Trac-
tion company's road. The point Of
contact was on a sharp curve, just
west of Allegany The passenger
coach was completely telescoped.
Passengers were thrown in a heap in
the wreck.
William Schott. an Olean meat
dealer, was instantly killed. Motor
man CHARLES Coke lost his left armsat
the shoulder, and his recovery is
doubtful. Mrs. Myron Johnson of Al
legany was seriously cut and injured
internally, and her small son was
seriously injured. David Brown of
Little Valley had his skull fractured,
About 20 suffered injuries. 1t is said
the failure of signals to work caused
the accident.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
JUDGE KOHLSAAT
ENJO|NS STATE
Of Illinois From Enforcing
It's Order For General Re-
duction of Express
Charges.
BY United Press Wire.

Chicago, oct. 13-Judge G c..
Kohlsaat, sitting I'm the United states
circuit court issued temporary in
junction, preventing the Illinois state
railroad and warehouse commission
from enforcing its order for a gen
eral' reduction in express charges
throughout the state Of Illinois.
The states attorney general is al
so enjoined from starting any ac-
tion against the express companies in
the state courts for their failure to
apply the rates designed by the COM
mission The rates ordered would have
gone into effect next Saturday had
the companies appealed to the courts.
The date for argument on the in
junction was not set.
The companies represented in the
petition for the restraining order are
the Adams. Pacific, United states,
Wells Fargo, American, and National
They alege that the rates fixed by
the commission are so low as TO com
pei them TO operate at a loss, and
the books Of the companies offered
in evidence to show the unfairness of
the scale of charges ordered.
The express companies also allege
that the commission exceeded its
powers and through the reduction or
der violated the companies constitu-
tional right
The scale Of rates laid down 10y
the commission called for a general
reduction Of charges amounting tc
about ten per cent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
STRANGE PRANK
OF -FOUR WOMEN
Who Were Well to do But
Went Out and Stole Right
And Left Like South Sea
Pirates.
by United Press Wire.

Chicago oct 13-Four Chicago
women, all said to be well-to- 10 and
prominent socially We're arrested at
noon yesterday, by Sheriff Grant, Of
Crown Point Indiana, on charge Of
larceny, following an automobile raid
made on the cellars and china closets
of several housewives in the vicinity
of the Hoosier village.
The women are understood TO have
explained to Grant that they We're
only a lark" but the Crown Point
citizens took the raid seriously.
After their arrest the women signi-
fled their willingness TO accompany
Grant TO Crown Point without eX-
tradition and We're driven TO police
headquarters in an automobile driven
by one of the women. All were heavi-
ly veiled and the officers refused 10
give their names. Waivers OF eXtradi
tion were hastily taken out and the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
Here is sarcasm.

Paris, oct, 13.---Acidents have been
so numerous on the Western railway
of France since its naturalization a
few month ago that they are begin
ing to look upon it as q Joke. I'm
der the heading Suicide" the Fig
arc publishes the following;
Madame X was determined TO
make an end to her existence, and
drank a dose of prussic acid But
she was found in time and cured.
Next day she threw herself into the
Seine, but was rescued by a boat
man. on Sunday she attempted to
commit suicide with revolver but
1t missed fire. This morning, Mad
anne X went to the Care Sainte Laz-
are, and took a train for Dieppe via
the Western Railway of France. No
flowers, by request"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
She VIII Pay Wen.

Washington, oct, l3.-Onering to
pay 5000 TO any man who will mar
ry her within one week from today,
young German put the following
advertisement in Washington news
papers:
young woman, fairly wealthy
from foreign country desires to meet
at once some poor man. Object mat
rimony."
She gave her name as Eugene
Adams but admitted that it was as
sumed explaining: "My uncle made
me beneficiary Of his will in case
am married one week from today.
will not bother the man and will get
a divorce right away. All / want il
my marriage papers to take to Ger
many, Can a man make two hundred
more easier?"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
CORRECT FALSE IMPRESSION
EplscopaIians Assert Belief That the
Bible Is the Word of God.

Cincinnati, o., Oc'. 13.-The house
of deputies of the general conference
of the Episcopal church put itself on
record as believing in the Bible as
the word of God. Some of the mem.
bers feared that the statement made
in debate by the Rev. A. A. Morrison
of Oregon against the embodiment in
the proposed preamble of the ac-
acknowledgement by the church that the
holy scriptures represented the word
Of God, would carry a false impress
sion to the world of the standing OF
the convention on this point.
The house of bishops finally con-
Cured with the house of deputies in
passing the measure for the election
OF suffragan bishops.
While the house of deputies voted
down the recommendation of its
committee that an Office for the unc.
tion of the sick be created, embody.
Ing the principle that prayers for the
healing Of the sick should be given
but without the appearance of any
sacrament for the dying, the house
OF bishops adopted this resolution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
BILL BARNES
IS A GUTTER
And it is Good Radiance of
Bad Rubbish Whatever
Teddy May Do.
BY United Pros Wire.

Albany, y. Y. oct 13-William
Barnes, Jr, one of the "Old Guard
resigned as n member of the Repub-
lican state committee. The reason for
his action, Barnes stated Is the fact
that Chairman Prentice had dropped
him from the executive committee.
Barnes led the futile fight at the
recent Saratoga convention against
TherodOre Roosevelt and Lloyd G.
GrisCom.
Referring to the reported statement
OF Colonel Roosevelt that if he
thought he could carry a single south
ern state he would willingly run for
the presidency" Barnes said editorial
ly in his newspaper:
THE mind of the conservative pub
lie, already disturbed by the suspicion
that the ulterior purpose of Mr. Roose
velt's extraordinary activity since his
return TO this country was 10 put
himself in line for nomination for a
third presidential term, will be shock
ed by his virtually positive declara-
tion that that is his purpose. Com
servative sentiment regards him, be-
cause Of his exaggerated radiCalism.
recently publicly expressed on several
occasions, as presidential impossi-
bility.
I'm the circumstances, Mr.. Roose-
velts attitude can not burt be detri-
mental to the changes of the Republi-
can ticket in this state His deClara-
tion might make his candidacy in
1912 an issue in the coming election
Mr.. StimsOn should place himself
early on the record in this matter,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13
STABS BROTHER
FROM BEHIND
# Ji
New York Tailor Fulfiills
Threat. orf1
CUTS THROAT WITH DIRK

Dying Man PIunges Headlong Into
Room Filled With Workmanship.
er Stands over PROSTATE Form and
Threatens Those Who Sought Med
Ical Attendance-Tells officer Trou.
BILE Resulted From Family Feud OF
Long Standing.
Baltimore, Oct 13.-Louis Scherr,
q tailor, living in New York, came
here for the express purpose of kill
ing his elder brother, Harry, against
whom he bore grudge, and carried
out his intention. Without warning,
while Harry was working in his
tailor shop, Louis slipped up the
stairs to his brothers room. Then
without word of warning the muir
derer plunged long dirk knife into
the neck of his helpless brother.
Back and forth he pulled the knife
until the head of his victim was
nearly severed from his body. Then
he fed down the stairs TO the first
floor.
Just behind the murderer. Harry
Scherr half.crawled and half-tumbled
into a second.story room, where a
number of other tailors were work
ing. Several of these ran for doc
tor, whereupon the murderer, deter
mined he should not be relieved, re-
turned and, standing over his broth
er's body. muttered defiance. A de-
tail of police was hurried to the
scene and, forcing passage through
the dense crowd, disarmed Scherr
and carried him to jail.
At the hearing that followed the
murderer was remanded for trial, as
the only explanation he would offer
was that he had come to kill his
brother who had wronged him. A
family feud that has lasted for nearly
five years, the police say. was
Scherr's motive for the murder. The
murdered man had often told his fel,
low workmen that he feared death
by his brothers hand. Harry was
20 and Louis %. The former also
lived in New York until recently.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-13

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