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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Don't miss the first part of the
Trey o. Hearts" series at the Gem,
Friday, January 9Th.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Be sure to purchase one of our
nice boxes of Braegs' candy to 90
with your presents.
Woodson & Jackson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

You get 1000 pony votes for >ev-
cry dollar you spend with Dierks &
Hays.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24
If we eat to live, let us live to
eat Braggs' True-Fruit Candy.
r..1 Woodson & Jackson.

Miss Mary Bushnell, of Milwau-
kee is the guest of Miss Mildred
Buell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Xmas candy in packages S5c tc
$1.00 per pound.-Woods.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Earl Caldwell came in Saturday
to visit his brother. W. G. Caldwell,
and many friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Empty. holly boxes, tissue paper
garlands,. wre 'thes, bells, etc.
Woods.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Thad Wray and daughter, Miss
Kate of Hannibal, attended the
Maddox sale Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Miss Ethie Lewis who is teach
ing in Emporia, Kan, is home for
the holidays
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Little Bernince Boyer returned to
Kensas City, Monday after spending
three weeks with her uncles, R. F.
and A. c. Bebb.
Calendar Pads for 1915 for sale
at the Belle Johnson Studio
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Don't overlook fountain pens for
gifts.-WoOds
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24
Xmas candy in packages Csc to
ST 90 per pound. Woods.
Miss Marion Ryan was Ham,
bal visitor Saturday.

The finest New Years Greeting
a nice portrait from the Belle John
son Studio.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Ray Sorrell spent Tuesday in
Hunnewell,
Xmas candy in packages 35c to
$100 per pound.-Woods.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24
a full line of Mirrors

Shaving mirrors for him,
French ivory hand mirrors for
her. The best line of mirrors
to be found anywhere. We can
supply your every want in
this line of goods
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-12-24

Always good for men folks.
We have a strong line of leath-
er goods of this kind. Also a
full line of Ladies' and Gentle
mems Card Cases, Memo Books,
Address Books. etc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

one fair American or whether he
seizes a wife after each battle. How
ever, the reader need not worry over
the puzzle, for the whole story Is a
fabrication. General Villa was mar
ried in the regulation fashion TO a
Mexican woman who Is not even pretty
"a plain. quiet. slender creature of
the typical Mexican type. Like het
husband. she is illiterate and speaks
little English. She Is devoted to her
husband and follows the news of hts
campaign with the same eagerness and
pride as shown by an American woman
IN the success of her husband.
General Appearance.
General Villas appearance Is dis
appointment and a pleasant surprise.
There Is nothing of the swashbuckle
bandit about him. either In manner or
appearance. He Is about 1--WE feet
nine or ten In height and OF medium
build. His hair is black and slightly
curly and crowns a face which Is
tanned from exposure to the tropical
sun. His features indicate crafti-
ness amounting almost to cruelty. his
mouth especially being indicative of
this trait. His eyes are remarkable
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

bodies of the martyred President and
his wife rested until 1899. when it was
found that the structure was settling.
A cemented vault was then made be-
meath the floor of the catacomb, and
on September rs, 1901, the bodies
were placed in this vault, where they
are to remain for all time. The obe-
lislS is about forty feet square at the
base and tapers to eight feet square
at the top. On each corner at the base
is a group of statuary representing
some part Of the fighting service of
our country: Navy, Infantry, Artil-
lery and Cavalry. They are all we'll
executed, and each one tells a story
of the horrors of war. They are made
of the finest bronze. The heroic statue
of Mr.. Lincoln, however. is the crown
ing glory of the sculptor's art and
stands on the south side of the me-
mortal. 1t shows the great statesman
in one of his characteristic poses and
Is SO llfelike that gazing on the mute
lips one can almost fancy that he
hears the now immortal words of
THAT the government of the people.
for the people and by the people shall
not perish from the EARTH"
The monument was built after the
design of Larkin G. Meade, and stands
upon an eminence in Oak Ridge Gene
terry. surrounded by about nine acres
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
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the dead statesman just risen from
his chair in Congress and about to ad-
dress the House of Representatives
The statue. chair and plinth are cut
from a single block of Italian marble.
The floor is done in what Is known
as sectile mosaic In which the elab-
crate design is made of rare and beau
tiful marbles shaped to outline the
pattern and highly polished. The
walls, too, are of the finest mosaic.
and the figures showing the funeral
procession of the dead President are
carried out in different colored tesse-
rae the name given to the small pieces
of stone of which the mosaic Is COM
posed. The dome is inlaid entirely
with mosaics from Venice. Four pan
els and the stained glass windows rep
resent the thirteen original States and
the native State of the lamented Presi-
dent. These windows are considered
among the finest specimens of stained
glass in this country. In the crypt
underneath is the mortuary chapel
where the body Of Garfield rests in
bronze casket. Nearby. in defer
ence to her last wish, are the remains
of his mother, who died at the age
of eighty-five years.
Mckinley.
For the third time. on September 6,
1901, Chief Executive of the United
States became the victim of an assas-
sin. This time it was William Nc
Kinley one of the most lovable, kind
and gentle men our land has ever
known. He was shot down at the
American Exposition at Buffalo
while holding a public reception In
the Temple of Music. 1t seemed the
very irony of fate. for only an hour
before he had delivered an eloquent
speech expressing his unbounded con-
fidence In the future of the country.
President Mckinley died a week later,
and his last words, Goodbye. 1t Is
Gods way-His will be done. not
ours" have become almost a classic.
Again the country mourned and again
1t sought to honor Its dead Chief with
a grand memorial. Ohio once more
claimed her dead son. and Canton be
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
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The memorial is situated in Lake
view Cemetery in the suburbs of
Cleveland, and stands on a high ridge
of ground overlooking a region of
country closely associated with the
memory of Garfield. 1t is built of Ohio
sandstone and its form is large and
imposing-a circular tower fifty feet
in diameter rising to a height of one
hundred and eighty feet from the
ground. 1t is elevated on a broad stone
terrace reached by wide steps. AT
the base is a square porch decorated
with a historical frieze showing the
dead President in the different acts
of his career-as a teacher, a states
man. soldier, and president and
the last panel represents his body
lying in state in the rotunda of the
Capitol at Washington. The tower is
crowned with a conical shaped roof
enriched with a band of sunken tile
pattern ornaments. The chapel of
the memorial is glorious with stained
glass, golden mosaic and rich decora-
tions in beautiful colored marbles. 1t
is circular in form and in the center
is a heroic statue of Garfield. It shows
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
AStory of the Splendid Mausoleums of Lin
coin, Garfield and Mckinley The
Tribute of Grateful Nation.

All three gave up their lives in their
country's cause at time when this
great nation had entrusted to them the
highest office within it's gift.
Lincoln.
Lincoln sleeps at Springfield, ILL.,
nois. the town he loved so we'll, and
where the happiest years of his life
were spent in little frame house near
what is the present center of this busy
little city. The sad words of the Presi-
dent, II feel a presentiment that l
shall not outlast the rebellion; when
1t is over my work shall be DONE"
were verified when the bullet of the
assassin ended his life on April 18th,
1865. For almost a month afterward
civilized mankind mourned about the
bier of the dead President, for the I'M
paralleled funeral procession passed
over track of fifteen hundred miles
carrying the revered dead back to
his own people on the prairies of I'LL
nols. The scenes along the route were
unprecedented. Finally, the body was
deposited in the receiving vault at Oak
Ridge Cemetery near Springfield on
May 4. 1865. and one week later the
National Lincoln Monument Associa-
ton was formed for the purpose of
constructing monument to the mem
DRY of Abraham Lincoln. Money came
in rapidly, the first contribution being
one hundred dollars, and made by
Isaac Reed, of New York. This was
followed by others from Sunday
schools, lodges, army associations, in
dividuals and States. In all, nearly
sixty thousand entries were made on
the contribution books of the treasurer
the entire monument costing about
$3.50, 000.00-all sent in voluntarily.
The monument is one of the most
imposing in the country, and is built
of brick and Quincy granite. It is in
the form of an obelisk rising from a
base about sixteen feet high. Under
this base is the catacomb where the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

find the ex-bandit. still under forty
years of age, the fighting head OF
formidable army which threatens to
drive Huerta into exile or to his death.
wife A Plain Mexican.
For some inexpiainable reason q
number of our newspapers seem de-
termined to weave romance about
Villas married life. as after each bat
tie the story of how he captured and
carried off an American girl and
forced her to become his wife hobs up.
First he captured her at Juarez. then
at Ojinoga. then at Chihuahua. and
finally at Torreon. 1t is not quite
plain as to whether he captured only
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
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came President McKinley's last rest
ing place. 1t was not long after his
untimely death that prominent men
a grand mausoleum for the dead Pres
ident. An association was formed and
contributions soon came from all parts
of the United States. Altogether the
subscriptions amounted to nearly
three-quarters of a million dollars.
The work of construction began June
10, 1905.
The memorial stands on what Ia
known as Monument Hill. It II en-
tirely different from anything In the
memorial line In this county, huge
circular, domical structure, severely
plain and minus windows. The ex-
terror Is entirely of pink granite. The
interior is also ciroalar-about fifty
feet in diameter and seventy five feet
from floor to dome. and is grand In
its simplicity. for the whole thing is
almost devoid of ornament except for
inscriptions, the most prominent one
being the last sentence Of the Presi-
dents speech at Buffalo.
Let us ever remember that our in
terest is in concord. not contact, and
that our real eminence rests in the
victories of peace. not those of war"
The sarcophagus contains the bod.
les OF both President and Mrs. Me-
Kinley, and rests in the center of the
mortuary chamber. 1t Is made of
green Vermont granite and Is without
ornamentation except for the band OF
laurel in relief at the top. This is
gilded and toned to relieve and har-
monte with the granite. The laurel
wreath binding the two sepulchers to-
gether may be interpreted as symbolic
| ing the victory of love and constancy
over death. Several acres of well-kept
grounds surround the memorial. The
| mausoleum was dedicated on Septem
Der 80, 1907.
Thus have we honored our mar
tyred Chief Magistrates whose re-
mains rest in majestic silence among
the people they loved SO well while
in life and whose memory in death is
always kept fresh by constant and un-
dimmed reverence and esteem.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

and learned to read and write only a
few months ago while he was in a
Mexican prison. His father died when
he was a mere child, and his mother
seems to have had little influence over
The boy. who began to sow his wild
oats early.
Becomes Bandit.
A story is told of how he killed a
man who took his sister from the
ranch, neglecting the marriage cere-
mony. villa is said to have pursued
the couple and. after forcing the man
to marry his sister, killed him a few
minutes afterwards. When this be-
came known he was compelled to
leave home or go to prison, and per-
haps suffer death in expiation of his
crime. So, he took to the mountains,
as the Mexicans call II, and soon be-
came the Robin Hood of Mexico. An
excellent shot and a man who could
control even the widest horse, he soon
gathered band of men about him and
-hey became q terror of the Mexican
mountains for a period of more than
a dozen years. Porfiro Diaz was the
Dictator of Mexico at that time and,
alarmed at the holiness of Villa and
his men. he set a price upon the head
of the young robber chief. The Ru-
rales (the constabulary of the coun-
try) set out to capture him. and sew
eral desperate fights In the mountain
passes took place. Villa succeeded in
killing a score or more Of the Rurales
| in these encounters, being slightly
wounded himself, With each clash
with the officers of the law his hatred
for Diaz increased. and when the Ma
dero revolution against the Diaz
| regime began Villa offered his serv-
ices to Madero. which were at once
accepted. He gathered several hun
dred men about him and began a cam
paign against the Government. Un-
trained In the ethics of the treatment
of prisoners in modern warfare villas
men were allowed to STAY the enemy
under all circumstances. and they
fought with a savagery which shock ed
the world. Diaz was compelled>to fee
from Mexico. and Madero became its
Chief Executive.
The battle Of Juarez, in 1911,
brought Villa before the public. for
all through the battle he was in the
open in the thickest of the fight. lead
Ing his men in the most daring
J charges. His courage amazed the war
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

for they are like bright, black beads.
and seem to penetrate the Utmost
thoughts of the visitor. 1t Ia in this
feature that the Indian Is predomi-
nant. He walks erect and sits horse
in a fashion that many expert Ameri-
can riders might envy. In ordinary
conversation his voice lis low and
rather pleasant, but like all the Latins
he speaks rapidly. He is quick to un-
derstand, especially where military
affairs are concerned, and he acts
quickly on his own volition, rarely
consulting his officers, who are always
gathered about him. Raoul Madero.
the brother of the murdered Presi-
dent, Is always at his side, following
him about like a faithful dog. He
regards villa as his brothers avenger.
Every action of General villa shows
that he Is supreme, at least when
Carranza Is not present, and woe be
to the man who disobeys his orders.
The cheapness of life In Mexico is APP
paliing, for the slightest disobedience
to orders or failure in duty In the
Constitutionalist Army means the fac
ing of the firing squad. All this sounds
horrible. and in a way 1t Is horrible
but II seems to be the only way of
keeping the average Mexican peon SOL
der in the straight line.
Few of Villas men serve him be-
cause they are really fond of him
they regard him as a hero, and they
fear his wrath. Then. too, he pays
them and he feeds them, and feeds
them well, frequently on cattle oonfis-
Gated from the ranches of the Fed
eral sympathizers. There IL no regu-
lar mess in the Mexican army Hike
that of our own. When a Mexican
soldier goes to war his family usually
follows him and acts as the commits
sary. The army on the move savors of
comic opera, for struggling be-
hind the lines are hundreds of
women and children, burros and dogs.
The kitchen outfit is carried on a
burro. When camp is struck the
women begin cooking tortillas and
meat. when 1t can be obtained, and
the husband comes for his food when
ever duty permits. Should the hus-
band be wounded or killed the wife
invariably takes up his rife and goes
into battle. II he is wounded she feels
that she is taking his place, and II he
Is killed she fights for revenge. She
Is frequently q good shot This was
shown in the act Of the Mexican girl
at Vera Cruz. who 10 said to have
Joined the "snipers'' at Vera Oruz be-
cause "the Americans had killed her
brother and she wanted revenge
A Tcetotaler.
Throughout the campaign General
Villa has been a teetotaler, refusing
to drink any intoxicants even when
flushed with victory. "a man mast
have clear head" he declares, .to
win." Various pronunciations have
been given to his name, and there has
been some difference Of opinion about
1t. He. however. pronounces It a. II
1t was spelled .vee-ya," which In the
] real pronunciation in Spanish.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

correspondents, and descriptions of the
courageous fighting of the ex-bandit
were published throughout the world.
General Orozco. another of Madero's
officers, soon became violently jealous
of Villa and began to make sport of
his fighting qualities. but Madero had
won and Villa retired from the army
and was given Government position
at Chihuahua. A few months later
General Orozco demanded a large sum
of money from the Madero Govern
ment for his services during the revo-
luton, and on being refused he set
about to have a revolution against the
Government and organized an army
for that purpose.
Hatred OF Oroxco.
Villa, who in the meantime had
heard OF orozco's slurs at his military
ability. begged Madero to allow him to
return to the army land get even with
the coward Orozco." General victo-
rina Huerta. the present Dictator of
Mexico. was at that time Madero's
commander-in-chief, but Villa did the
real fighting. and although the Orozco
revolution was speedily put down, 1t Is
one of the sorrows of Villas life that
he failed to capture the leader. Eric
ton between Huerta and Villa soon
became apparent. and as Huerta was
the ranking officer he accused Villa OF
disobeying orders and had him put in
prison. But iron bars had no terrors
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

for the ex-bandit, and he soon escaped
and went back to his old life in the
mountains. Then came the cold
blooded murder of Madero and the
rise OF Huerta.
When villa learned of this he
planned revenge. "I'll pay him backl"
he said as he saddled a borrowed t?)
mule after he had gathered some of
his old followers about him. A few
sacks OF -four and some ammunition
were loaded on the pack animals and
the present revolution began--the rev.
oiution in which thousands of lives
have been lost and millions of dollars
worth of property destroyed. This
was Il March of 1918. Today we
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
of lawn. 1t was dedicated on Octo-
Der Is, 1874.
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of lawn. 1t was dedicated on Octo-
Der Is, 1874.
Garfield.
Nineteen years later President
James A. Garfield went to his death
at the hands of an assassin. He lin
gered several months, suffering great
agony while the civilized world waited
anxiously for the latest word from
his bedside. Multitudes of our coun-
trymen stood with uncovered heads as
his funeral car passed from the Capt
tai City to his old home in Cleveland,
while the whole nation followed him
in sympathy to the grave. His death.
coming as 1t did when the country
was at peace and teeming with pros
perity, caused the shock to be even
greater than when Lincoln's life was
snuffed out, and God reigns and the
Government at Washington still lives, "
a quotation, from one of the dead
Presidents famous speeches, was re-
peated again and again during those
dark days. Shortly after Garfield's
death in 1881, a movement was begun
in Cleveland, where his body rested,
to secure the erection of memorial
to his memory. An appeal was made,
and in very short space of time over
100000 was raised. Later more
money was collected. the entire cost
of the memorial being about $685.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

wv ECORATION Day is dedicated to
u "a the honoring of our dead heroes
II IS who either gave their lives in
SA> defense of their country or who
offered their services In it's behalf. es-
Gaping the dread monster during the
conflict and afterwards passing to
their final reward, to be remembered
by the living in the same way as those
who actually died when in service.
Each recurring year we gather in
large numbers and increasing interest
around their graves to do homage to
their memory, and with the passing
years the three martyred Presidents
loom in popular love and affection for
all three of them are indissolubly
linked with that great conflict of
brother against brother which threat
ened to tear our fair land asunder and
make us a divided people.
Lincoln, the victim of the bitterness
of that strife, stands out today pre-
eminently the foremost figure of those
troublous times, and went to his I'M
timely death at the very time when
his distinctive qualities as a con-
structive statesman and pacifier of
political disputes were most needed.
Garfield, whose brilliant career both
as a soldier in the Civil War and as
a legislator for fifteen years thereafter
brought him to the front rank of
American statesmen. was stricken
down in the height of his fame by the
hand of an unbalanced political crank.
Mckinley as a mere lad responded to
the call OF his country and marched
forth to battle for its preservation and
for a generation thereafter contribu-
ted his portion toward the solution
of the great problems confronting the
American nation and at the very acme
of his success, beloved by all and
thought to be hated by none, was shot
down by a sociallstic weakling. who
hoped in this way to advance his ideas
of how society should be governed.