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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12
RARE LOVE PLEADERS
FRESHMEN IRRESISTIBLE IN THE
COURT OF CUPID.
Writer Of Nation Powerfully Slow In
Expression Of Affection AcknowI-
edges Superiority Of Green
Isle Love!MakFno,

The lrishman is additionally an
adept in coaxing and cursing. No
tongue can equal his in varied and
picturesque denunciation Of an en-
envy; none can so irresistibly wheedle
a sweetheart.
True, the English of an earlier gem
GRAFTON, crude and tongue-tied lovers,
who never kissed the Barney stone,
were wont to proclaim the Irishman
as tickle as he was fascinating. But
that ancient calumny scarcely sur
wives today; 1t Is an Englishman, e.
X. Oakley, who in a recent article on
Irish Courtships," eulogizes appre-
ciatingly the superiority of the Irish
peasant lover, with his play of wit
and fancy, in comparison with the
stolid stupidity of the English rustic
wooer, or the cheap sophistication Of
the Cockney AIRY and 'Arriet.
Even in the disconcerting moment
of rejection the Irishman retires with
grace-sometimes with a grace that
turns defeat to victory. Through g
hawthorn hedge l had the eavesdrop-
per's guilty pleasure Of overhearing
an idyl in the lane on the farther
side. Maureen had evidently said
mo" to Shaun.
Wish, thin, II it must be it must,
and II ye won't, ye won't" he
mourned, but och, Maureen acushla,
why wasn't ye born twins, so that
cud have had the half Of ye?"
And II it's twins l was, ye cud
that" conceded Maureen, sympathet-
ically. for niver wud the one of me
be giving We the go-by, except for Tim
Flaherty that's coming back this
week with expectations, as well ye
know"
"Thrue for ye, thin, it's only the
half of twins We are!" sighed Shaun.
"'Twas the will of hivin and ye'd
nothing to do wild the matther; but
Maureen ashore, tits yirsilf and not
hivin has the deciding which twin yen
be. Lave Timsy expict his expicta-
yirsilf spake a word to me, wild the
sound thered be in 1t II Tmsy was
not of it intirely."
1T wud still be no." protested Maui
reen, but not very strenuousl'.
mo Fave it be, and as many more
noes of the same patthern as ye can
lay yer swate tongue to-" agreed
Shaun, "for it's man wild quare ears
on him wud be able to be sure they
were not yes. I am mott"
His ingenuity and persistence had
their reward, and the eavesdropper
escaped during the ecstatic furry con-
sequent upon Maureen's surrender.
I could not regret the experience,
but l felt myself treated not quite fair
ly by a fate that confided so much.
yet withheld the rest. never learned
how complaisant or otherwise Shaun's
rival proved in the matter Of trans
ferring his EXPECTATIONS" to the non
existent twin. Poor Timsy!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12
Alaerla'a Population,

Algeria has a total population of be.
tween 100000 and 100000, Of whom
only little more than 100000 are OF
European origin. The French have
not found it expedient during this war
to insist upon compulsory military
service on the part of the native Mo
hammedan population.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12

Far famed for its productions of the
orchard and garden as well as the feed
lot and field, Missouri, through it's
State Fair is seeking this year to ex-
plot the state by counties and to that
end each county is being solicited to
send an exhibit of the best it grows to
be exhibited at Sedalia September rs
to October 2, the State Fair week. In
the past several counties have made
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12

Our Dump" Elevator is in work
ing condition and we are able to
handle all the grain you bring us.
Top prices paid.-Green & Tooley.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12
Stolen Foolishness

The undertaken never gets g
chance at the same man twice.
The man who knows it ALL al
! ways wants to tell everybody else
An old man always hates to
hear of a widow marrying again.
A pessimist is the fellow who
sees only the hole in the douehnut.
Some men who think they are
great politicians are only good
jokes.
The man who married the first
girl he ever loved would be a
curiosity.
A man with torpid liver could
put them in a trunk and sit on
the lid.
When a girl refers to herself as
an old maid there is still hope for
her.
All donkeys do not wear long
ears. Some of them wear silk un.
derclothes.
Marriage is not lottery. 1t is a
pottery where family jars are man
ufactured.
A cheerful woman will make
home more beautiful than an UNI
limited bank account.
The prodigal son who returns
now a.days gets breakfast food in.
stead of fatted calf.
Let me change the ten dollar
bills and the leopard can change
its spots to suit himself.
The practice ground of a base
ball field is a poor place for man
wearing a silk hat.
The man who wants but little
here below, usually has a wife who
takes in washin.
There are two things that money
cannot buy. Happiness is one and
It's boy" is the other.
A bald-headed man is happy
as long as he has three hairs to
spread around on his sky.piece.
A cross-eyed. man must have a
lot of fun fooling folks who think he
is not seeing where he looks.
Some friends are like pins-they
have their good points, but they
will stick you if they get chance.
The breadfruit tree is all right
but what l want to know is,
Where is there tree that grow
pie?"
Adam and Eve fell in love at
first sight and raised Cain. The
divorce courts signify that their
have been raising cain
ever since.
A Kansas editor says it IS an
awful shock to kiss girl with a
cold nose. That's nothing. Wait
until he is compelled every day to
kiss one with cold feet.
A Kansas editor desires his sub
scribers to pay up, as he wishes to
play similar joke upon his cred
itors. There are a few Missouri
editors who would enjoy a like
joke.
Do you feel languid and careless?
Have you black spots before your
eyes and dizziness in the sky-piece?
Is your tongue ulstered, and your
corns sore? Have you a pimple on
the shoulderblade and a pain in
your eating chest? Uh, huh, you've
got it. "Hookworm" always 1comes
that way.-Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12
Good Roads.

senseless extravaganza known
among men. First and last tens o.
tousands of dollars worth of wagons
and buggies have been broken up
and destroyed by reason of the bad
roads in Missouri, and hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of horses
mules and oxen have been wasted
in the same manner perhaps the
amount would run into the mil
lions.
When the question of Resump-
ton was becoming of intense inter
est in the land and various schemes
were being debated. Horace Greeley
growing weary of the unending talk
tersely remarked: The way to re-
sumo is to resume" Could the old
sage of Chappaqua revisit the
glimpses of the moon and hear the
CHATTER about good roads, particular
ly that portion thereof devoted to
the MiEeola Hills, which seem to be
what the French would denominate
the piece de resistance in this part
of the moral vineyard, he would
put the case in a nut shell, in these
few words: The way to have good
roads is to build them!" That's the
only way known among men.
Not long since South Missouri
good roads booster suggested this
slogan, which l most cheerfully and
earnestly commend to all Good
Roads Boosters: Less talk and
more work will throw a lot more
dirt"
my enthusiastic neighbor, friend
and constituent. Col. Frank W.
Buffum. State Highway Commits.
sioner, is performing great and val
liable service to the people of Mis-
souri, in this behalf. May his tribe
increase.
Good Roads pay in dollars and
cents. One of the principal mer-
chants of Bowling Green told me
lately that the building of gravel
roads to Louisville, Farmer, Curry.
vile, New Hartford and Middletown
about sixty miles altogether, had
increased the trade of Bowling
Green about Is percent, particular
ly in winter and early spring, when
the roads are we'll nigh impossible.
The whole country is afiame on
the subject of good roads, In this
matter / was at least a quarter of a
century ahead of the times. More
than twenty-five years ago. wrote
an elaborate article for the St. Louis
Republic advocating the building of
two great rock or gravel roads East
and West through the State. and
then two more North and South.
all by means of labor of surplus
convicts. When was Prosecuting
Attorney of Pike County. tried to
persuade the County Court to do
the same for Pike County. I am
happy to have been a pioneer in
this important work, and to be now
alive to see my quarter-century old
theory being pnt into practice.
America is far ahead of ancient
Rome in many things, but amazing
ly behind her in the matter of good
roads. Roman armies built good
roads wherever they went. The far
famed Appian Way still delights
travellers from foreign lands; and
the commerce of Spain and France
still goes over the splendid rock
roads built by Caesar and his con-
quering legions across the Pyrenees.
We Missourians should get move
on us and catch up with the ancient
Romans.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12

excellent displays of fruit and grains
such as are shown in the illustrations,
this exhibit being from Lincoln coun-
ty and put on at Sedalia as one of the
best showings in fruit production that
has ever been sent to the state fair
Every effort is being made again this
year to secure county exhibits for the
1915 exposition.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12
EIttlnu RIaca.

How long shall we make our new
club garage1"
Listen, all Of you. The question
OF feet Is now on the carpet"
Join the Big YeOman Class.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12

Green & Tooley want your grain
and. will pay the highest market
price.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12

D. r. Davenport makes Farm
Loans on best terms If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-12

Call or see W. E.. Davis about the
Yeoman Glass Adoption.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUcTIoNBER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY.
IMPROVED BY TWO-STORY-ANp-CEL-
LAR BRICK DWELLING: KNOWN As No.
2l17 FLAGLER PLACE NoRIHWEsT: :.
trust, recorded In Liber No 3525. at folio ss4 ct
seq, one Of the land records OF the District
Of Columbia. and at the request Of the party
secured thereby, We. the underlined trustees; 1s
said premises. ON THURSDAY. THE EIGHTH
DAY OF APRIL. AID. 1918. AT HALF-PAsT
FOUR O'CLOCK Pm: the following described be
county Of Washington. in the District OF Co
lumbia, and described as lot numbered nfty-two
(52l In z. ]. Stellwagen and others, trustees
0e'c''Ss in u ". q possins Addition to Ws.hinstss
and Of all of block numbered thirty-six 1850;
Addition to lie Droit Park" as per plat re-
corded in County Book 16. page 25. in the once
together with all the improvements thereon.
known house No. 2117 Flagler place north
Terms Of sale: one-third Of the purchase
two equal installments, in one and two years
from the day Of sale. with interest at the
rate OF six per cent per annum. payable semi
annually. and the said deferred payments are
p1opsrs set sold Or ali eash % the option Of the
purchaser: A deposit of $4,000 will be re-
quired of the purchaser at the time Of the
acceptance Of the bid Al con,eysnens ed ea
revenue stamps at the cost Of the purchaser
Terms Of sale are to be complied with within
fifteen days from the day Of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell said prop
purchaser. after at least five days advertise
ment of such resale in some newspaper pub
lished in the District Of Columbia.
sas John i Marshall place NV.
HENRY b. BERGMAN. Trustee.
mh29d&ds.exsu 511 7th st. NV.
Evening star., 1915-04-05

ner. It was we'll under way when
William and Nellie arrived. They had
not been in the house five minutes be-
fore Mrs. Kerzon realized. with a
woman's quick intuition, that they had
something to say to her privately. Her
heart gave a frightened beat. What II
Minnie or the baby's sick?'' she
thought. "If they are, I'm goin',
whether father likes it or not
In a moment or SO William asked
his father to show him the garden.
The moment she was alone with Nellie
she spoke quickly. Tell me, Nellie.
is anything wrong! z
Nellie put her arm caressingay
around the trembling form Of her
mother-in-law. Nothing wrong at all,
mother" she said at once. "But-"l
But what? Speak, quick"
But Minnie and the baby are down
at Stader's this minute. guess We
were foolish-they came down with
William and me-but we couldn't help
it. Minnie was SO wild to come
seemed as IL she must show you the
baby. She says he'll be grown before
you see him II she doesn't look out
And she said you could easily slip
down there for a few minutes after
dinner. She wanted to see you so bad.
Have we done wrong? are you sorry?"
Evening star., 1915-04-05
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THOMAS ). OWEN 4 soN, AUCTIONEER0

WELL RENTED BRICK DWELLINGS. NOS.
sls 1SD 1ssp 81 Irp1r TMENGYTHIRp SGHI STREET.
Acting as executors and trustees under the will
Of Mary Lee Cropley. deceased the undersiened
-: sell X RuSle Hs saftie1 II f1o. of T..
1915. AT HALFPAsT FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
the following described real estate. situate in
namely: The south thirty. four go feet on TWen.
ty-third street by the full width of original lot
square feet NOR. or less with the impro1en.nts @
thereon. consisting Of two three-story brick
dwellings. each containing sig rooms and bath.
northwest And Immediately thereafter the un-
dersEned will S sell as above. in front of the
known as part Of the said original lot in snus
east Of the northwest corner Of said lot and and
l1s7 feet, thence south 81 feet s,a inches,
thence west 17.s7 feet and thence north to the
alley three feet wide in rear Of said property.
and with the Improvements. consisting OF one
tuo-story and basement brick dwelling, known
as No 222s G street northwest, containing six
rooms and bath.
All three Of said houses contain modern I'm
Terms Of sale: One fourth Of the purchase
money on each parcel to be paid IN cash and the
balance in Two Two s!nai @ instslmsnt; 1 men st two and
per cent. payable semi annually. deferred pay
ments TO be secured by deed of trust to the sat
or the purchaser may pay ali cash. At bis optics.
Terms Of sale to be complied with in fifteen days
or the tight 1E se;s after ,e
and at cost and risk OF defaultinE purchaser.
Deposit of one hundred dollars required on each
house at time OF sale.
BURR n. EDWARDS,
Executor and Trustee,
LIZZIE S. GRoPLEY.
EIecutrix and Trustee.
GEO; FRANCIS WILLIAMS. Attorney.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
Isn't he darling? I've stolen him

1SA iS udIlih6! We SIOleH MIN
for the day"
Then, without waiting for more than
a mans careless answer. she hurried
into the kitchen and put the baby in
his grandmother's arms.
After she had kissed and cried over
him, kissed and laughed over him. they
filled his hands full of the rabbit
cookies and set him on the floor.
Now" said his grandmother. do you
suppose William will come in here and
keep him while we hide the eggs?"
why. of course" said Nellie.
William came at once and Mrs. ker-
zon and Nellie hurried out. William
promptly picked the baby up and car
ried him into the parlor. isn't this a
fine boy, father" he said, putting him
on his fathers lap.
Yes" answered Mr.. Kerzon, making
a rocking horse of his knees. Whats
your name. baby
The baby did not speak, but William
answered for him. II think his names
Willie" he said. properly doubtful.
Grandfather KerZon looked up sharp
ly. A word here, question there, and
he had dug the secret from the per-
spring William. He sat very quietly,
not speaking, but not putting the baby
down.
Don't send him away from poor
mother right away" pleaded William.
Grandfather kerzon pressed him
closer. ITS a day to begin anew"
said Grandfather Kerzon. swallowing
hard. Go. boy, and bring the babys
mother to her mother"
(THE END)
Evening star., 1915-04-05

The tears were falling fast from
Grandmother kerzon's eyes. She went
to the pantry and returned with her
bag of cookies and colored eggs. Tt
just had to make him something" she
said. AN as to bein sorry. Nellie.
you've made me happier than I've been
for months. If you knew how hungry
I'd been to see him you'd realize what 1
here. like any one else's grandchild
could do! If could hold him in my
arms! If he could hunt in the hay for
the eggs, Same as his mother an uncle
done! Nellie. II that could happen I'd
be a happy woman this day."
Nellie studied the kitchen linoleum
attentively for a moment OF so. There
came puzzled pucker to her smooth
forehead. Suddenly her face cleared
I'm going to do It," she said. "rm go
rightful home this day. You're going
to hold him in your arms! you're going
to watch him hunt for eggs; you're go
ing to be as happy as seeing him can
make you"
Mrs. Kerzon raised frightened. trou-
b1ed eyes and put out warning hand.
mo, dear, that can't be yet. He'll come
some time. please God. But I can't
hurt father Easter again. Twould
make him hate the blessed day.
Nellie smiled at her. as one would al
child who did not understand. why.
he isn't to know thing about 1t. you
foolish little mother"
Then, how do you mean he's to
Gomez"
"As Bertha Stader's boy. She has
one about the same age. And l doubt
If Father kerzon has ever seen him.
I'll do all the talking as soon as they
come in. You won't have to tell even
a white lie. Just you think of some
thing that you want to borrow Of Mrs.
Stader and I'll do the rest. I'll run
down there and when I come back
William the third will be with me-"
Just then Mr.. Kerzon and William
came in.
Mother" said Nellie. after minute.
what was it you wanted me to get of
Mrs Stader?"
Mrs Kurzon thought hard. Jest
mite o. salad dressing, Nellie. I've got
some, Plenty, the Lord forgive me!'
she added, to herself
II the dinner had not been well un-
der way II is likely that 1t never would
have become SO. Well for Grandmother
Kerzon that she had taken time by
the forelock. for all the time that
Nellie was gone she did nothing but
wander back and forth-to the front
pressed tightly together to still their
trembling. But when she finally saw
Nellie with big, white baby in her
arms, she fed into the kitchen and
sank into chair.
Nellie walked nonchalantly into the
parlor, where her husband and father
in-law sat. what do you think Of
Bertha Staders baby!" che asked.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
TRAVELETTE
BY NIKsAH.
Tampa.

Romance and clear Havana cigars
are Tampa's specialties.
In 1899 fernando de Soto reached
Green Springs. at the head of Tampa
bay, taking possession of Florida In
the name Of the King of Spain. Shortly
after Florida was turned over to the
United States by the Spanish govern
ment, in 1921, a garrison of United
States troops was established at Tam
pa for defense against the Seminoles.
It was from here that Mai. Dade's ILL
fated expedition started for Fort King.
He was ambushed by tho Seminoles
and all Of his men but one were killed.
Tampa became the scene Of military
operations again during the civil war,
when it was occupied by Union force,
and it heard bugles and drums again
in '9S, when our troops embarked for
Cuba.
These stirring events gave Tampa a
place in history. but it took the cigar
business to make her a modern city Of
$4,000 inha bitants. Do not think, how
ever, that Tampa has become grimy,
manufacturing town, or has lost any
in Tampa are wholly handmade: there
is no smoke or SCOT or refuse. In
deed, the interior of a Tampa cigar
factory Is one of the most picturesque
sights the city anords. There are the
tabaqueros. with their dexterous
knives cutting the. leaves. and the
highly trained pfckers sorting the col
ors with swift fingers. and the anilla-
dores. or banders, who are pretty Gu
ban girls with jet black eyes and ivory
skins. Above the clatter and hum of
their working arises the voice of a
professional entertainer reading a
popular novel in Spanish. or the news
of the day. the rhythm OF his voice set
ting the pace for the workers.
Not long ago Tampa manufacturers
decided that tho exteriors of their fac
tories should be in keeping with their
picturesque setting. and now their
buildings are architectural master
pieces, some built with Grecian COL
umns. some in ornate medieval style,
and all of them surrounded with wide
lawns and beautiful shrubbery. Tam
pa Is striking illustration of the fact
that beauty and industry may go hand
in hand.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
ADAM A WESCHLER, AUCT1oNEER.

ADAM WESCHLER, AUCT1oNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF a-sToRY AND CELLAR
BRICK DWELLING NO. 422 MASS. AVE
NV; 2-STORY BRICK DWELLING NO: ~
DWM4LING No. 1547 COLUMBIA ST. NV.
By virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia, passed In equity cause
No. 1924. the undersigned trustee will Offer for
sale by public auction, in front Of the respective
premises, on MONDAY. APRIL TWELFTH.
1915. the following described real estate. situate
in the city Of Washington, to ID, q, e, to Wit:
sublot II in square SIT. improved by orcE
dwelling No. 422 Mass. ave. NV. containing 2
rooms and bath.
AT 4:3o O'CLOCK PM
Sublot 2S in square 500. improved by brick
dwelling No. AT Que st. NV. containing 8
rooms and bath.
AT O'CLOCK PM.
Lot 143 In square 1885, improved BY brick dwell.
ing No. 1547 Columbia st. NV, containing
rooms and hath.
Terms: On each parcel. one-third cash, balance
two years, With interest at 8es per annum. pay
able semi-annually from day Of sale secured BY
deed Of trust upon the property sold. or all casn
at the option OF the purchaser. deposit OF S2oO
on each parcel required of the purchaser at time
Of sale. All conveyancing, recording: revenue
stamps and notarial fees at the cost Of the pur-
chaser. Terms Of sale to be complied with with
trustee reserves the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost Of the defautine purchaser
after nve days advertisement Of such resale 10
inEton, D. & CKANDAL MACKEY, Trustee,
n,h3i II Eds. exSu Columbian Building.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
ADAM A. wEsoHLEa. Auor1oNEER.

CHANcERY SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
DWELLING AND BUSINESS PROPERTIES
-s26 SIXTH STREET SOUTHWEST AND
bOl EYE STREET SOUTHWEST.
By virtue of a decree Of the Supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia passed in equity
cause No. 32495, the undersigned trustee will
sell at public auction. in front Of the premises.
on THURSDAY. THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF
APRIL, 1918, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the
following described land and premises. situate IN
the city Of Washington. District Of Columbia,
and designated as and being original lot twelve
u2,. in square four hundred and ninety-eght
f49s). same being improved BY two brick dwell
ings with store on ground door Of one OF them.
being Nos. s26 9Th street southwest and sol
Eye street southwest.
Terms of sale: One-third OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash. and the balance in
two equal installments, payable IN one and two
years with interest at per centum per annum,
payable semi annually, from day Of sale secured
by deed Of trust upon the property sold. or all
cash, at the option Of the purchaser. deposit
OF 500. 90 will be required Of the purchaser at
the time of sale. An conveyancing, recording
revenue stamps and nosarial fees at the cost
Of the purchaser. Terms Of sale to be COM
piled with within fifteen days from date OF
sale otherwise the trustee reserves the right
TO resell the property ut the risk and cost Of
the defaulting purchaser, after i've days adver-
tisement Of such resale IN some Newspaper pub
lished In the city of Washington, D. 6.
RALPH B. FLEHARTY. 426 9Th st. NV,
ap3-d&ds. .exSu Trustee