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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
TAKING A REST.
Mike Bright Explains Some Of the
Strategy Of the Cattle Pens.

The ether day a man was looking
out the window of the Exchange Build.
ing at the st. Louis Stock Yards. He
saw big Mike Bright, native cattle
salesman of the National, ride up to
the iron railing in front Of the build
ing, stop his horse and quietly sit
there. he looked up at window and
waved his hand in response to a
greeting. Chatted with passer. But
mostly did nothing.
Wonder what Mike is up to, any.
way?" unused the man in the window.
ITS the busiest time of day over in
the cattle pens and Mikes firm GER
tainly has some big consignments that
haven't been sold yet. Still, there is
their salesman doing nothing out
there under the trees"
He resolved to solve the mystery.
When Mike shortly started up his
horse and slowly went in through the
big gateway, the man in the window
went out the west door and stood be-
side the apple man while Mike rode
along toward the Nationals pens.
There he seemed to be going from pen
to pen, with first one buyer and then
another And these buyers had been
waiting for him! Still more mystery.
The curiosity seeker went over onto
the elevated walk above the native
cattle pens and watched Mike a.
work. He was in one of the pens with
the buyer for the Independent Pack
ing Company. They looked at some
cattle a moment or two. Rode out
and the packers buyer stopped his
horse where it could nibble some hay
through the boards of one Of the pens
and fell into state of inactivity. One
OF Nationals boys opened the gate Of
another pen for Mike and he rode in
with Armour's buyer They staid only
a minute and then Mike went to an
other pen with Swifts buyer. But
meanwhile the onlooker glanced back
at the first pen-and 1t was empty!
The cattle were gone. He looked fur
Their and saw them just entering the
scale house. The cattle in the second
pen were being driven out. Those that
Swift's man had looked at were also
being rounded up for the alleyway.
And Mike was down the lane entering
another pen full of cattle.
The visitor watched his face and
manner. He was perfectly calm and
almost entirely silent. de expressed
concentration. Guess it's the kind of
salesmanship that begins with the
brain and works out system" was
the idea In the onlooker's mind. Later
he went up to Mr., Bright and asked
him, why did you go over to the
Exchange Building awhile ago and sit
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
There Was a Flash, a Lightning Blaze
of Red.

at any time or anywhere. ! wondered
If she ever would, and how the deuce
fellows went about it when they pro-
posed to the girl they madly loved.
was devilish put out, you know, that
had never tried 1t SO 1 could know.
From across the hall droned the
voices from the smoking-room-Col-
onel kirkland and the judge debat-
ing something about treaty ports and
the Manchurian railway. Through the
French windows from the open loggia
came the eager, pitched tones OF the
professor and the frump-no, Eliza
beth, mean-discussing Aldeberan
and Betelguese, dead suns, star clus-
ters and the nebular hypothesis.
Within the room Billings had snap
ped out the lights, to bring out the
blazing fire of his treasured ruby,
and from the tray in the dark corner
where he was closing 1t in his collec.
ton vault. it cleaned like the end OF
a bright cigar. The other four were
absently clutched In my darling's
hand and the crimson shine cleaned
bravely through her finger bars.
"Carbuncles-ancient carbuncles," the
professor had called them, that the
Chinese believed their dragons car
ried In their mouths, in their black
caves in days of old, to furnish light
whereby they could see to devour
their victims" And that / believed,
for could see some practical sense
about It!
"What ! should like to know" said
the dear, precious cub, hugging his
knee by the mantel, lis where come
tni"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
THeGLOW
n ofhe
III RUBIES
III By
III FRANCIS PERRY
Ill ELLIOTT
III UinJfrafiosg by
RAY WALTERS
(copyhshl 1911. by Bobbs-Menu Company
CHAPTER XXI.
In the Glow of the Rubles.


Evening had come again.
In fact, it was almost bedtime.
Frances and l sat before the hearth
in the library, looking silently into
the red heart Of the dying embers Of
fragrant pine cones. For in the
heights Of the Pocantico Hills it often
is chilly on summer nights.
My darling sat on a low fauteuil,
her chin resting upon her hand, her
beautiful eyes fixed dreamily, in
scrutably, upon the fading Goals. In
her lap lay the spread of the crimson
pajamas.
She was Misunderstanding won
dered what! And | was thinking how
jolly rum it all was; that Francis
wasn't Frances, that the professor
wasn't Billings, Colonel Francis Kirk
land wasn't Foxy Grandpa and wasn't
the frump's father after all; and that
the trump, herself-bless her, her
name was Elizabeth-wasn't Frances,
and wasn't trump at all, but just
jolly, nice, homely old dear, you know.
And / was trying to catch and hold
some OF the deuced queer things the
professor had discoursed upon about
ancient Occidental what 's-its-name,
and astral bodies, obsession, psy-
chical research and. all that sort
OF thing. Somehow, dash 1t, it
had all seemed devilish unrea-
Sonable and improbable to me-
couldn't get hold of it, you know; but
as everybody else had said "Ah-h-h!"
and had wagged their heads as though
they understood. Just said: Dash
It, OF course, you know" and re-
crossed my legs and took fresher
grip on my monocle.
The most devilish hard thing to
get hold Of had been that Frances
had never sat on the arm of my Nor
ris chair, had never told me she liked
me better than any man she had ever
met, and had never called me "Dicky"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
Refreshing pIsInteetant.

The following is refreshing disin-
fectant for sick room or any room
having an unpleasant odor pervading
It: Put some fresh grCG"d CCTee in
a saucer and in the center place a
small piece of camphor gum, which
light with match. As he gum burns
allow enough coffee to consume with
1t. The perfume is pleasant and
healthful. being far superior to pas
titles. and much cheaper
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08


lifting him playfully by the ear; you
come out!" And out they went.
And my dear girl and were like
what's-his-name's picture-alone at
last, you know. She stirred softly
and her sigh came like the wind
through the trees at night.
II suppose we will have to burn
Them" she said dolefully; "the pro-
lessor says 1t Is the only thing to do"
Jolly shame, say!" l murmured
Indignantly.
ut seems a crime" she said softly,
and there was a little choke in her
voice. She slipped to the soft-hbered
rug before the fire. l gently brought
my chair closer to her.
For a moment she pressed her
cheek against the crimson mass, then
kneeling forward, laid it gently on the
glowing Goals. There was flash, a
lightning blaze of red that almost
blinded us, and then for brief space
a field of shining ash. Against this
the tiny serpent frogs writhed and
twisted and turned at last to leaden
gray. Over the spread Of all, swept
wave after wave of golden, GRIM
soned pictures-temples and pagodas
dragons that licked fiery tongues at
us-strange faces that came and went,
leering hideously into our own.
And then of a sudden it was all
faded-gone! The breeze from the
open window stirred the ashes to the
side. She dropped back with a deep
sigh.
They're gone" she breathed mourn
fully.
Never mind" said; you've these
left" And daringly l laid my hand
upon the one that clasped the rubies.
And I thrilled as it lay still beneath
my own.
"Good-by, you dear old, wicked, en-
chanted pajamas," she said. Il don't
care-I just love you, because" She
paused.
Because they brought us togeth-
err" BY Jove, didn't know l had
said it, till it came out!
An instant, and then I caught it
just little whisper, you know:
"Yes-Dicky!"
BY Jove! And then, dash it, my
monocle dropped! But / let 1t go.
Presently she looked at the glowing
rubies in her hand.
"They are from India, you know,
Dicky-from Mandalay, the professor
said" And she murmured: ION the
road to Mandalay, where the old notil-
la lay'-don't you remember? I've
been there, Dicky."
by Jove!" said. Have you,
though? Is it jolly?"
THE poet seemed to think So"
She laughed. DO you know Kipling.
Dicky?" tried to think, but dashed
II could remember.
I wondered IL it would be a good
place to take a trip to!
I hitched closer. what does-er-
this poet chap say about it? What's
1t like, you know"
She laughed. I'm afraid it's wicked,
Dicky. good deal like the haunted
pajamas." She leaned forward, chin
upon her hand again, rocking into the
fading Goals. I'll tell you what he
says"
Then her voice went on:
"Ship me somewhere east Of Suez," whore
the best Is like the worst,
Where there arn't no Ten Commandments
an q man can raise a thirst
by Jove!" said, interested.
For the temple bells are calm, and it's
there that would be
BY the old Moulmein pagoda, lookin' lazy
at the sea-"
brought my hand down on my
knee.
"Oh, say. you INCONSISTENCIES"
I exclaimed with enthusiasm, well
go there for our honeymoon. by Jove!
Shall we-eh?"
And then the jolly rubies rolled un"
needed to the floor. And nothing
stirred but the ashes of the haunted
pajamas!
And then oh, but Frances says
that's all!
THE END.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
Knew What II Was.

A Wyoming cowboy called TO see
Owen Wister in Philadelphia, and WAS
permitted to inspect the authors city
outfit. AS he casually examined an
opera hat it sprang open. "A self
cooking hiatt" said the cowpuncher,
admiringly. Now don't that beat
hell!"-Everybody's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08

animal husbandry is more profit
able than grain farming. Statistics
have shown a larger net incomt per
acre from live stock farms through
out the state than from grain farms"
F. B. Mumford, Dean of the College
Of Agriculture, University Of Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
Attended s,os7 Funerals.

Rebecca Vented Of Pottstown. who
is eighty'two years old, has kept q
record Of the funerals she has at
tended during her lifetime She has
been present at S,097 since she was
nine years old. or an average Of AZ a
year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-08
Satisfaction of keeplno 4 Doc.

Il wonder why so many people In
sist on keeping dogs that are no
good?" Well" replied the proprie-
tor of the village hotel, 81 always keep
few dogs because it's a comfort to
see 'em take their meals regular
without kickin', even II they didn't
pay any board"
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
OLYMPIA A. c. ENTERTAINs.

After passing three successful years
I'm Athletics. the Olympia A. c. gave a
party to its friends on last Thursday
evening, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
MCGOWAN, No. 10 West Eighth street.
The evening was spent In dancing.
playing games, and banjo selections
by William Coke and violin selections
by George Boulden. Those present
we're Sadie CLARK. Mary Clark, Mabel
Carroll. Anna LOnghery, Helen Kecfe,
Dora Marcus. Alice Murphy, Nellie
MCGOWAN. Ruth Bronnick, Hazel Gel
zcndoffer, Martha Comfy, Margaret
Schwab, Alice Pyle, May Ayres Anna
Skelley. Mary Garvey. Rose Walsh.
Anna Walsh. Mary Graney. Miriam
Craig, Catherine MCGOWAN, Robert
A. Stewart. John Brown. John A..
MCGOWAN. Bernard Skepskey. Paul A..
McCullion, James A. Lee, William
Walsh, Joseph Sweeney. John Cur
rams, William Loughery. Walter Hetz-
Ter, Charles Nichols. Charles McVay.
Patrick Mcfarland. William Coke,
George Boulden. William Murphy, and
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph MCGOWAN. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael MCGOWAN.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
YORK TAKES
FIRST SERIES
Block Ball Let's Visitors Win
Game in Which BOrsaS
Takes Part
HARRISBURG HERE FOR
THREE DAYS SERIES

Hard luck accentuated by a gale
that blew over the field, was re-
sponsible for the Chicks dropping the
third of the York series here yester-
day afternoon by a to 2 score. Passes
in the first half by Schweitzer 10 um-
leuff and Manning, Schweitzer's wild
pitch and Marhefka's error OF Wag-
ner's bounder, let Umleuff across. The
Chicks evened matters in their first
half. Marhefka walked, Fritz sacri-
feed and Marhefka went to third on
Hart's out; Wagner to Kaufman
While jackson was up Marhefka stole
across.
From that time until the seventh
inning there was nothing doing in the
run getting for either team. York
started the trouble with a single by
Kaufman to left, but was forced by
Groh. who went to second on Free
mer's single to right Smith forced
Freemer. but ON Fritz's return OF the
ball to the plate to get Groh, the pill
hit the pan and carooned under the
stand. Smith scoring from second un-
der the ground rules. Fingal was
walked. Williams hit one that would
have been an easy out had not Hart
fallen in front OF tho ball. but he re-
covered in time 10 get the ball to
Schweitzer who threw Fingal out at
the plate. The two runs won the
game for York.
The Chicks got their second run IN
their half Of tho seventh of Mar
hefka's walk, Fritz's sacrifice, Hart's
choice and Williams wild pitch. Jack
son sent Weeks in to bat for Sch
weitzer In the ninth inning after Dunn
was down. but the best Freddie could
do was 10 line out TO Kaufman. Mar
heflka fouled to Groh and the game
was over.
The fielding was remarkable con-
the gale that blew across the
field, and strange 10 say, not one fyl
was dropped. Balls that under ordin-
airy circumstances would have gone
into the outfield for hits. we're blown
under infelders. Only four flies got
outside the diamond The wind also
was largely responsible for the five
passes each twirler let out Sch
weitzer worked better and gives
promise of developing into a good
man. The Chicks ran the bases for
fair. getting eight steals. York play
ed Freemer at second for the first
time. He is a new man from Waterloo,
Iowa
Harrisburg opens a three day series
today
The score:
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
Let's Get
Together

York gets the series.
Harrisburg opens a three-days'
series today
II is their first visit Everybody out
to look EN- over.
Women will be admitted TO ground
and stand tomorrow free, under a new
Tri-State rule. Every Wednesday is
Ladies Day" There ought to be a
big attendance Of the fair sex
Those Johnnies seem to have a
cinch on that top rung
There arc many fans in this town
who still believe the Chicks are cut
out for a first division place.
II Mr. Hard luck will pass our door
we might get a chance to win a few
games without trying hard.
Hart turned a somersault in front OF
Williams fly but recovered in time to
assist in mailing Fingal at the plate.
Tony Marhefka was on the run-get-
ting Job. He stole home the first time
up, tieing the score
Drives that in summer zephrys
would have yielded runs were made
easy infeld outs by tho blizzard.
Neither Jimmy Packson nor Tex
Myers could place a safe one.
The 700 fans shivered while the
game was on and were glad when it
was over.
Schweitzer has in him the makngs
of good pitcher and no doubt viii
go right when warm weather sets in.
Salmon has attached his name to a
Chick contract and will begin his
work against Harrisburg today
Joe Myers, the Harrisburg veteran
got to his home town a day in advance
and sized up the proposition he is to
go up against.
The wind this time made Myers
work at first exceedingly hard but he
got all the heaves.
Jackson pushed Freddy Weeks in to
win but Freddy pushed himself out to
lose on a bounder to Kaufman.
No Sunday baseball at any point
will he played by the York team
They have enough to do on week
days in championship games" said
President Free. "and we are taking no
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
Ola M O ND
DOINGS OF
FUTURE BIG
LEAGUERS

Cedar Juniors defeated Sixth Ave
nue. Juniors yesterday by the score 10
to s.
Cedars have won five straight
games. The lineup is: J. Weather
ly. c; j. Coyle. p; f. Phillips, lb;
McGoyern. 2b; o. Slaughter, IS;
Shannon, 3b: l.. Thorpe, II; d. Ayers,
CT; W. Carper. RI. The team is out
for challenges from any to IL year
old boy team. Edwin Phillips, No.
1921 Maryland avenue is manager.
Fairview Midgets would like to
hear from any or II year old team
in or out the city. Send challenges TO
Amos Russell, No. POS Stroud street.
Albion A. c. defeated Riverton A. c.
in the opening game Of the Boys City
Junior League by the score of s to 1.
The batteries were: Albion, Shaw and
Comegys; Riverton, McDermott and
Little. Albion's all around playing
featured the game.
Browntown Stars defeated Stroud
A. c. yesterday by the score of IA to
II. Browntown Stars would like TO
receive challenges. Harry Russell,
OF No. 303 Seventh avenue is man
ager
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
York Wins Werd arsbmg League Odds
DELAWARE sHAD PLENTIFUL.

Gloucester fishermen all made big
hauls of shad yesterday. It was
about the best day of the shad sea-
son. One giller caught 102 in one haul,
while others averaged from 90 to 15O
each The big net at Washington Park
caught about 500 in the morning hauls
and several hundred more in the az
ternoon hauls. Many herring wers
also caught Nearly all Of the shad
caught we're sent to the Philadelphia
markets.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
HERE'S ONE FOR YORK,

Stony" McGlynn, the old warnorse
who used to miss his meals in ordo.
to pitch six or seven games week
and who since that time has seen ser
vice with the ST. Louis Nationals and
the Milwaukee team OF the American
Association. has been released by the
latter club. Here's laying a bet that
George w. Heckert is hot footing Il
after his old twirler and that any
other Tri-State manager will have 90
go some to get him.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
Sporting Gossip % 10 fossi6ss sS,
Lf''; fossise, sfs - and Comment
Let's Get
Together

chances Of accidents to players in tbs
games that don't count"
Moving pictures were taken of the
game yesterday between York and
Wilmington. Why so?
That defeat sent the Chicks to take
care of the furnace.
A visiting fan would think the
Highlanders had won the pennant
from the way they are celebrating
escape from the basement
Few times in the history OF his
Tiger training days has Hughie Jen-
nings undergone such a beating as he
sustained at the hands of Jim Vaughn.
Cobb stole home and Bush and Craw-
ford performed we'll at times but the
Detroit pitchers. went skyward.
Although outbatted and outplayed
generally as TO class. the Reds took
the third straight game from the
Dodgers.
A base on balls in the eleventh
started the trouble that gave the Card
inals three in a row from the Braves.
Out Of four times up Barry got
three singles and double. but Walsh
was invincible with men on bases and
beat the champs TO l., even though
he allowed eleven hits.
The Red Sox made nine runs in one
inning: the Browns made nine in nine
innings. but the Boston boys collected
five more en- route.
Milan and Cunningham each copped
a home run at Washington and the
Senators by punching their eleven
hits beat the Maps 2 to g. The Maps
had the same number of bingles. but
they we're not so we'll connected.
One more double header was added
10 the long list when rain stopped the
Cub-Giant game with the score 4 TO a
Manager Wolverton of the Yankees
is chatting today under the indefinite
suspension order handed. Jack Quinn.
about the only twirler on Wolverton's
staff who Is working In top form. for
throwing his glove on the ground to
show his displeasure at silk,
OLoughin's umpiring on Saturday. II
is considered unlikely that Quinn will
be kent out Of the game for more than
a week.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

c. p. Wildmann, 14S IL Bedford
St, Cunherll nd. Md. writes: Il have
used Fole- Kidney Pills and find them
all o. X. I had tried other remedies,
but Foley Kidney Pills are the best
medicine I ever used" They are
tonic in action ant give quick and
permanent benefit n. d. Danforth,
Market and Second streets. Whining
ton, Del
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
Old SwsdcS and Edge Moor
in Neck and Neck Race
for Top
LEAGUERS PUT UP
FAST SATURDAY GAMES
standing Of the Teams.

Fastlake defeated Newport in a
loosely played church league game az
Shollpot Park on Saturday. The fea-
lures Of the game were the pitching
Of Scarborough for Newport, he having
sixteen strikeouts and allowing but
four hits Pipino starred for Eastlake,
having three hits, one being a home
run. Bierman. OF Easuake, also
pitched fine ball, allowing but hve
hits and having eight strike outs.
The score:
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
oId Svcdes Wins.

old Swedes beat Central IN
Church League contest on Saturday
sl Nowport The game was fast and
VAS annreciated by large gathering
of fans. Both pitchers were IN me
fcttle and pitched gilt edge ball Vs'
having shade the better Of the'oattie
although Fletcher pitched q nice
game.
on next Saturday old swedes viii
nlav Newport team st Newport and a
fnc game is expected.
Th. rroro.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
pncH MOOR WINS.

4. Edge Moor defeated iSlverbrook IN
"a free hitting game by the score Oh
I5 TO .. Stapelford was touched up
for ten hits and struck out eleVea
men. Morgan allowed eleven hlls
and struck out ten men. Beason ana
salmon led in hitting for Edge MOOT
and Cloud and Seaman for Silver
l-----.L-
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
CENTRAL.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

ir.u,~.t 90 90 0 o 0 o I 0--l
iOld swedes =. Il Q / o. - ~,
Two base hits; ziegrist, smitn'
struck out. BY Oat II, by fletener ~
lDouble plays: Cochran 10 someis'
II eft on bases Old Swedes 5, Central o.
stolen base Oat Sacrifice hits
Horner Base on balls; BY Fletcher 2
Inv Oat. 2. Wild pitches, Oat ?. Time,
of game. 1.35. Umpires, Hodsson ana
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
EAST.AKE.

snmmsry.--Two base hits, Groonne-
vThree base hits. Scarborough Home
run. Pipino Stolen base hastla8e:
III. Newport. 3 Base on Balls, on
scarborough. a; Bierman. ]. Struck
ont. by Scarborough. 16; Bierman, 3.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

Are you interested in business
chances-the Wants point to gainfui
transactions.-Ad
Evening journal., 1912-05-14
SILVERBROOK.

Edge Moor ..OO2 20O3 O o O--5
Silverbrook ...O o 2 o O o o O-2l
Hits--On Stapleford, 10; Morgan, 10.
farned runs-Edge Moor, 2; Silver
brook, /. Two-hase hits-Crooks.
Bird. Beason. Three-base hits
Stretton Struck out-By Stapleford.
II: by Morgan. 10. Double plays.
Crooks TO Greenfield Left on bases
Silverbrook. s: Edge Moor. g. Stolen
bases-Saimon, Siemen, Cloud. 2;
Groves. Sacrifice hits-Stspleford.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

Wilmington IL 90 OO1O o.
Earned ruus-York. 2. Stolen bases
-Groh. 2; MarheflSa. 3; Hart. .;
Jackson. Myers, Dunn. Two-base hits
Williams. First base on errors
Wagner. Hit by pitcher Schweitzer.
Len on bases-York, a; Wilmington. 8.
Double plays-Myers TO Fritz. Wild
pitch-Schweitzer. Williams Struck
Williams. 3; by Schweitzer,
5. Bases on balls-By Williams, .
by Schweitzer, 5. Stolen bases
Groh. ?; Marhefka. 3; Hart. 2; Jack
son. Myers, Dunn. Sacrifice hits
Fritz. 3: Myers.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

ohcers and team managers Of the
league are:
r. f. Hunt. president; r. F. Gala
han, yice-president; c. ID. Hollett,
secretary; y. Pipino, treasurer.
Managers Newport NJ b., George
I. Wcor; Old Swedes p. f., Claude
Hollctt; Eastlaka Presbyterian. n
Pipino: Edge Moor, f. F. Callahan:
Sliverbrook NJ f., ]. Eglinton; Cen
trail Presbyterian, r. r. Hunt
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

Bases on balls-By stapleford, /; by
A.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

One pair of w l.. Douglas
$500 or $3.50 Boys shoes
VIII positively OutVesr
two pairs Of other makes.
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

SlO0 Boys Wash Suits.
Handsomely trimmed, fast
colors.
Manufacturers Sur 400
plus Sale Price 80. 4OC
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

Ladies Sl00 Tailored
Waists. soft or laundered
collars.
Manufacturers Sur SQc
plus Sale Price .... CVN
Evening journal., 1912-05-14

W.L.DOuglaS makes
and sells more $500, |
$3.50 and S4.OO shoes
thananyOthermanu-
facturer in theWOrId