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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Let Us Be Sincere in All Things.

Let Us Be Sincere in All Things.
Be sincere.
For it's the mark that stamps
the man and Trademarks" his
character so that he stands at once
as genuine.
Be sincere.
Nobody trusts the man who
doesn't trust himself. Be sincere
Look the other fellow in the eye
squarely and with confidence, and
be will trust you
BE sincere.
Lacks in ability and knowledge
are many times excused. But in
sine 'rity never. Be sincere.
Teach the world once for all that
you are square-sincere-and the
order of business" for you will
move with ease and with satisfac-
ton. he sincere.
Be sincere.
Sincerity is more than money.
And even as the magnet attracts
and clusters to itself particles of
steel, so does the man who holds
sincerity as his asset, draw men
and chances and great deeds to his
record.
Be sincere.
Trouble yourself not that yester-
day was a failure: today faces you
with its acknowledgements. Try a
new instrument. Tighten new
cords for a new tune. Take hold
on a new force-be sincere. Then
will this day have been far from in
vain.
! Be sincere.-Toledo Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Hannibal is rs years old and has
grown to be a city of $4,000 souls.
1t is the home of many big enter
priSes Among the others is the
Hannibal Journal which has
through the almost 40 years of its
existence been boosting for Hanni.
bal and the trade territory tributary
thereto. The Journal has the con,
fidence of the people of Hannibal
and it deserves it. 1t has seen
many changes IN the Bluff City. The
Journal is not satisfied and is
boosting for greater things in the
future and with the hearty cooper
ton of the citizens of Hannibal
will cause more improvement to be
made in the next ten years than
has been made in all the years of
the past in which the Journal has
been boosting for Hannibal. Right
now the Journal is working on a
big trade edition to celebrate the
18th anniversary. This is a big un-
dertaking, involves a big expense
and should have the hearty support
financial and otherwise, of citizen
of Hannibal and vicinity. Help the
Journal Boost.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
lust Be Glad

Oh, Heart of mine, we shouldn't
Worry sol
What we've missed of calm we
couldn't
Have you know!
What we've met of stormy pain.
And of SORROWS driving rain,
We can better meet again
lit blow.
For we know, not every morrow
Can be said:
So forgetting all the sorrow
We have had,
Let us fold away our fears.
And put by our foolish fears,
And through all the coming years
Just be glad.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
w. J. ROUSE, Editor
The Making OF a Man
(By William Jennings Bryan.)

One more word to the young man
who would plan his life on a large
scale: What think we of Christ?
do not present Him merely as the
highest type of man but rather as
the Bible presents Him, as the Son
of God and Saviour of the world
as He presents himself when He
says, i all the way, the truth, the
life" Do You have difficulty in be-
lievine in His Divinity? 1t is be-
cause you have measured Him by
the roles that apply to man Take
Him Out Of the man class and put
Him in the God class. and then it
will not be difficult to understand
Him. Measure Him by the task
which he came to perform-it was
not a mans task. Measure Him by
the record He made. Why. if He
was but a man, has not our civili-
zation produced another of His
kind? Why are even His enemies
compelled to admit the magic of
His name and the wonder working
influence of the philosophy He
taught? Why are His words as po-
tent today as when the fishermen
of Gallilee became His disciples
as convincing as they were when
the common people heard HIM
gladly upon the Mount of the
Beatitudes?"
Are YOU in doubt about His pow
er to psrlorm miracles when He
walked among men? He is perform
ing them today. The Christ who
can today open the eyes of a young
man, VINO sees nothing but the body
and knows nothing but the pleas
ures that come through the flesh
the Christ who can open the eyes
of such an one to the larger vision
of the spiritual life could have open
ed the eyes of the physically blind
Do you question His power to raise
the dead? Go into any rescue mis-
sion and hear the testimony o
those who, after years of dissipation
and of crime, have come under thu
q influence of His grace and have
been born again; behold the change
the Christ who can take a mar
from the gutter one who has falleI
so low that even his own flesh anC
blood have abandoned him, and lift
him up. cleanse his heart and Gil il
with a passion for service-such q
Christ could break the bonds of 6
tomb!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Birth Of Great Ideas,

Whether the story Of Newton dis
covering the law of gravitation by
watching the fall of an apple is true
or not, 1t might have been. That is
the way great discoveries come. The
time and the man must be ready for
them. But then the idea usually dawns
as q sort OF inspiration.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Fortune reIlsrs, Resources.

A fortune teller's business depends
largely on people who get lonesome
and are Wiling to pay for a little fiat
terry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Trc5jre7der In Embryo.

A primary grade boy in Fredonia
ras told to write a sentence contain
ing the word chicken" He was not
quite sure how to spell the word, so
he wrote "a jiken is a small hen. Il
ear spell hen.)"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Lono-EoIt Want.

This country may get along a
great deal better some day If only
the gyroscope is perfected so that it
can be applied to keeping statesmen
steady.-Boston Globe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Hon j. VIM. Towson, of Shebn a
has been appointed by Gov. Majo r
as a member of the board of man
ayers of the Confederate Home al
Higeinsville. This is a splendid
appointment. Mr.. Towson will look
well to the interests of the home
and of the taxpayers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
A Woman's Last Request.
Llfe'a Paradox.

One OF the greatest paradoxes Of
life lies in the fact that you can't
make both ends meet simply by keep.
ing straight.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Chas. L. Elzea said the other day
he was hauling hay and discovertd
millions of chinch bugs in all stages
of DEVELOPMENT
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

VIM. Porter and wife of Palmyea
came up Friday evening to visit her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Proctor,
A Woman's Last Request.
The will Of a woman, who died in
London recently, contains the request
that her age should not be put upon
her tombstone.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

That which we may regard at the
time as great catastrophe, some
times, viewed through the light OF
subsequent events, turns out to be
a blessing in disguise.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Mrs. J. I Thomas is spending the
week with relatives in Quincy, Can
ton and Hanaibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
For Sale

50-light Carbide Light Plant with
fixtures complete and in good con-
dition. This is a bargain if taken in
the next 80 days. Can be seen at
Leake & Wilson's Shop. Sd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Area Of the United States.

The entire United States, exclusive
Of foreign possessions, contains about
1900, 100000 acres.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Always Comes Hiqh.

One trouble with experience is that
we seldom get 1t at marked-down
prices.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Mrs. Austin Eddings visited rela
tives In New London from Saturday
till Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Mrs.E. N. Crawford who has been
spending two weeks at the home of
j. D. Crawford, returned to Palmyra
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Mia EafhAn

In these days it is a wise father
who does not dread to know his OWL
son.-Lfe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Plan something for the making
OF Monroe City better and more
prosperous town. You can. You
should.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

Visitors at your home Why
not call up the Democrat. Both
Phones-and tell us so we can tell
othersY
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18

A. G. Sparkling of Macon has been
a recent guest of his uncle ]. P. Pat
ton and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
Training a Lion.

1t takes four years of education To
prepare a lion for circus life and n IN
creases his value flVe-fold.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-02-18
The Difference.

Other mems sins are before our
eyes; our own, behind our backs.-
seneca.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
COURT GIVES DAY
TO HARVESTER CASE
Hears Oral Arguments in the
Governments Suit to Dis
solve the Trust.

Washington, April s.-Oral argu-
ment in the antitrust suit against the
International Harvester Company oc-
cupied the attention Of the Supreme
Court to-day, Attorney General Greg
DRY and Solicitor General Davis appear
ing for the government and Edgar A..
Bancroft and John p. Wilson for the
company. Presentation Of the case will
be completed tomorrow.
The Attorney General defined the
governments attitude. and the Solicitor
General supported its position. Attor-
neys for the company devoted them
selves largely to replying to the con-
tentions of the government.
The power arising from the prepon-
derant position of the Harvester com
pany attained by alleged illegal comb
nation and the elimination OF compe-
tition among the combining manufact-
urers were urged by the government as
demanding dissolution of the company.
Unless the government had the power
TO dissolve corporation because OF
power obtained by eliminating compe-
tition among the leaders in trade, Mr..
Gregory contended, trust legislation
had been a useless thing.
1.-THE charge Of pre-eminence has
been sustained, but the charge OF mo-
nopoly and oppression has wholly
failed" declared Mr.. Bancroft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09

nv one authority TO have been reduced
as much as 10 per cent.
Early gossip that rains had been OF
great benefit was declared later not 10
have been confirmed except as to Kan.
sas and Nebraska. Notices came OF
some spring wheat seeding northwest,
but activity of this character was not
looked on as likely 20 become general
for more than week yet.
In later dealings the market fell near
~ to the lowest point touched early:
Seeding was said TO have had good
start in North Dakota. The close was
unsettled at q shade to 1hc net de-
cline.
Corn showed good deal OF weak
ness at times, largely as @ result OF the
setbacks suffered by wheat. On the
other hand, shorts evinced disposition
to cover promptly on all soft spots in
the market.
Subsequently the buying gave out,
and prices quickly dropped. The close
was firm at a sixteenth to &c under
last night.
Signs OF liberal export business IN
the East made oats relatively strong
Cash demand here, nevertheless, ap-
pesred slow.
Provisions rose In response TO an al
vance in the hog market. There was
said also to be an improved transatlah-
tic call for lard, hams and bacon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
WHEAT UNSETTLED
ON PEACE TALK
Chicago Market rs Under Pre-
vious ClOse-COrn Loses
Fraction-Oats Higher.

Chicago. April 8. - Wheat ranged
lower to-day chiefly in consequence Of
enlarged attention given to the outlook
for peace. Closing quotations were I'M
settled at a shade to 1isc under last
night. Corn lost sixteenth 20 hc to
l.c net. oats wound up unchanged to
&c higher. and provisions with gain
of &c TO 12lac.
Most of the active traders in wheat
leaned 70 the bear side from the start,
but covered quickly on rallies and
showed considerable anxiety as TO q
renewal of crop complaints from the
soft winter wheat states. The reports
of many circumstances, though, indl-
eating a possible speedy end OF hostill-
ties. formed the dominating influence
throughout the session, and prevented
upturns becoming OF a nature likely TO
encourage the bulls. Absence Of i'm
portant export inquiry was one Of the
elements that gave weight - peace
talk and was supplemented by the fact
that clesrances from the seaboard ap-
reared to be somewhat on the wane.
Michigan, Indiana. Illinois and Mis-
souri, were the wheat states mentioned
as still having handicap from the
extreme Dry weather OF the entire
month OF March The crop promise in
central Illinois. for instance. was said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
FILES MAIL PAY BRIEF
Government Answers Rail
WAYS Plea for Increase.

Washington, April 8.-The govern,
ment's arguments in the railway mail
paw case, affecting in its final result
about 500 railroad companies and in
volving S35,O00,000 in payments, were
laid before the Supreme Court to-day
BY Assistant Attorney General Huston
Thompson. The particular test cases
being argued before the court were
those of the Chicago & Alton and OF
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Rail,
road Company against the united
States.
Prior to July /, 1907, the Postmas-
ter General. in estimating the weight
OF mail carried for the purpose OF fx,
ing the annual compensation, weighed
the mails during a period Of 100 days
and divided the totals by 80. TINS
became known as the six:day divisor'
After the date mentioned the whole
number of days in this weighing period
was used as the divisor, the effect
being to reduce the aggregate compen-
sation for carrying the mails about
one-seventh. The railroads want TO be
paid under the old plan Of computing
the amount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
HENRY PARISH RETIRES
Gives Up Presidency Of N. Y.
Life Insurance and Trust %.

Henry Parish, who has been presi'
dent of the New York Life Insurance
and Trust Company for the last forty
four years, yesterday retired from that
Office at the age of eghty-five. He was
made Chairman of the Board OF Di-
rectors. an honorary position, and was
succeeded as president by Walter Kerr,
for many years vice-presidcnt.
The New York Life Insurance and
Trust Company is known as one of the
most conservative financial institutions
in America. and under Mr.. Parishs ad-
n.inistration it has chung 20 the Gus
tens Of bygone times. He refused TO
permit a telephone in the offices and
the typewriter was barred until recent
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
HOGS.

R.ceipis 1888 head. all for slaughter. No trade
IN Tvs hogs Feeling steady. County dressed hogs
stead al TO ei4c per ID.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
COTTON AFFECTED
BY GERMAN RAIDER
Uncertainty About Prinz Eitel
Influences Traders-Octo-
Der Contracts Sell Off.

There was further active liuuida-
ton in the cotton market yesterday
and October contracts sold off TO 1021d.
or sl.s5 a bale under the high records
established last Tuesday. Prices
steadied or points from the low
est on covering during the last few
minutes and the close was steady, but
at net decline of from Ia to Is
points. Reports of slackening spot
demand. with an easier tendency IN
the interior markets, reiterated pre-
dictions that the falling of in export
demand would be followed by in
creased shipments here TO seek a con-
tract outlet, and expectations that
with better weather more optimistic
advices would begin to reach here from
the South az to new crop prepare
lions. appeared to be the main fac
tors on the decline. The Southern
spot markets, as officially reported,
were . points higher to Is points
lower, but generally lower, so far as
Eastern belt markets were concerned.
and numerous reports were received
indicating an easier spot situation.
Offerings were well enough taken on
scale down to cause moderate rallies
at times during the day, and in addi
ton to covering there was consider
able fresh buying for long account.
While private cables reported a con-
tinued good spot demand and Egyptian
buying, Liverpool fully met the local
reaction of Wednesday, and after open
ing at a decline of points prices here
sold 10 to 10 points net lower. This
break carried October contracts 30
points below the recent high record
and attracted enough buying 10 cause
a rally Of 7 or 8 points from the low
est. The larger clearances convinced
many traders that the sharp falling
off in exports for the last two days
have been due to uncertainty with ref
erence to the movements Of the PrinZ
Eitel. and were probably a factor on
the rally. but the market weakened
again in the afternoon and reached the
lowest point Of the day in the late
trading.
Notwithstanding the talk OF an cas-
Ter spot situation and the increasing
stocks in local warehouses, the July
premium over May was reduced slight
~ during the day, while there was no
change in the difference between July
and October, which suggested the de-
cline had been more the result of long
liquidation than of selling against
actual. so far at least as May was con-
cerned.
Exports for the day were 1874
bales. Wires from Memphis said the
demand for spots was very poor and
similar reports were received from New
Orleans, Houston and Atlanta. A New
Orleans wire said that ocean freight
rates from Galveston to Liverpool had
advanced and that rates from New
Orleans to Hsvre had been withdrawn,
owing to the scarcity Of tonnage. The
local market for spot cotton was quiet
and 10 points lower at 9.S0c for mid
ding upland; sales nil. Local con-
tract prices:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
BEEyEs.

Rscslnts ! l39 head one car on sale STEADY
feeling Ordinary uushoTn lambs sold al rs per
loo lG.: clipped AZ $50. Sheep nominal. Dressed
mutton I'm moderate demand az 10 70 l3c: dressed
s-esdv a. g. 10 $50 per carcass.
Salss-Herns Commission 90. 1871 unshofn lambs.
"a lbs .yerase. slo2j per 100 lbs: a3 clipped. 20
lbs $50. $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
Exchange Unlikely 10 Act.

Whether Bethlehem's advance is to
60 further or not seems to depend on
how many short contracts are still un
covered or how merciful the pool will
be. 1t Is not thought likely that the
Stock Exchange will intervene. When
the Hughes investigating commission
Of a few years ago suggested that It
would be advisable TO give the govern
ing committee power TO fix a settle
ment price to prevent corners, the ex-
change made an answer which was ac
cepted by the commission. 1t was, in
part. that to fix settlement price
would create practically a limited liza
bility on short sales and thereby un-
duly encourage them. at would"
said the exchange, create dealing
for differences which is precisely, on
smaller scale, the basis on which all
bucket shops at this time transact their
business"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

Minneapolis April s-wHE4T.SC. l. l hsrd
Northern. 81 i2s. esl.4el.; May NtstSslie',
CORN-No 2. yellow, 9S.s9s+c ONTO D.
white, iH@5ia.c. FLOUR AND BRAN-un-
changed - 81. -, A., a. a
CL0YERsEED-Prim cash. s., April, T;s2h
October. ss,?5; ALsIkE0 oPi cash: sssS
ksnsss City April s,wHs4T. al. toR ssId
No q mixed. 7lc: No 2. Whit. Use: No 2. ye!low'
7ihc oATs-No :. white. Sic; NO g. miied'
s Lou,. April :1w 4 1ss, p Nc s.a III Il
SoRS1No 2. I6e No 2, white nominal: hs S
7ssc. oGTs.No a. 5siis57e; No :. white 'ss
'' FfSGiiadeShls 1prl swHEAT lower No red.
car lots, export, 81 So: No Northern Duluth; e.
port fsi dS ~ ss s9sS r iieseik months A.o
winter straighis. s5sO9f; spring srhshI "S
s7.2j - ~, A.-t ttNN.
No Northern. sl50t.; No Northern, sl.t5ts
V ta9. ,u, n% AMI s.-wHEAr-No northern
.l5s@tI55 40 2 northern. S5c@S5:: MS'
si52f. CORN-No yellow, Il% sIZhe' My
;2s,c BARLEY Mailing. 73979c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
Exchange Seats Sold.

The principals in the purchase and
sale Of Stock Exchange seats announced
Wednesday. one of which brought s49,-
500. were made public yesterday. The
sellers were George +. Baker, jr.. Ben
jamin W Woodruff. Gustave VI. Nine
heimer and Henry j. Dittman. The
purchasers were Charles s. Reinhart.
Rudolph Schalk, Robert H. Reuter- and
Merwin Grey. Charles A. Hudson,
who bought the seat of j. F. Person
ir.. has been elected a member of the
exchange. A bid of $4,000 for seat
was rumored on the floor Of the eX-
change Yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS

A special meeting Of stockholders
has been called by the Atlas Powder
Company. to be held In Wilmington,
Delaware. on April "a. to vote on
recommendation increasing the COM
pany's capital stock to sl0,500,0O0 by
creating an issue Of $b,500,000 8 per
cont cumulative preferred stock
Stockholders OF the Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas Railway Company yes
terday authorized the board Of direc-
tors to increase the rate OF interest
on the consolidated mortgage bonds
from D TO Q per cent. David Mulvane,
Of Topeka. Kan, was elected director,
succeeding A. J. Poor, resigned, and
w. W. Brown was made a director to
fill a vacancy.
Tho Now York Coffee Exchange has
elected Edward Dierchs chairman and
n member OF the floor committee fol-
lowing the resignation Of Max p.
Mayer. j. II. Walter Lemban has been
made member of the exchange.
Henry Schaefer. James II. Taylor, Wal
ter J.. Johnson, Philip Lehman and
Franklin w. Hopkins have been APP
pointed to act as a clearing house
committee.
Stockholders Of the Louisiana and
Western Railroad Company and the
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail
road and Steamship Company, at their
annual meetings yesterday, elected f..
+. Swenson TO the directorate Of both
companies. succeeding James ~ Wal
lace. Guy Hopkins was elected an
additional vice president of the for
mer company.
Copper exports in the week ended
March q from ten principal customs
districts, as reported by the Depart
ment OF Commerce. amounted to 90
SOB. 1852 pounds. which compares with
l. ,62S.736 pounds in the previous
week and 19.039,265 pounds in the
week ended March 10.
Stockholders of the West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad Company have
elected Joseph W. Cooper to the board
Of directors. succeeding the late n.
Parker Shortridge.
The report Of the Pere Marquette
Railroad Company for February gives
gross operating revenue Of S1,326,870,
as compared with s1.186.877 in the
same month a year ago. Net earnings
after taxes amounted to S400,366,
while in 1914 there was a deficit Of
S24.644.
Operating returns Of the Bangor and
Aroostook Railroad Company amounted
TO S34l,95l in February, an increase
Of s93,0S2 over the same month last
year, and net income increased s118,s2s
to Sl45,s50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
STEEL
JUMPS TO 1T
Continued from page 1

tended. and might forestall any such
unfortunate occurrences as those that
followed the collapse OF the Columbus
and Hooking Coal and Iron pool, when
three Stock Exchange firms were forced
TO the wall.
The apparent fact that all the float
ing supply of Bethlehem Steel common
Il in the hands Of few recalled TO
Wall Street yesterday the famous
Northern Pacific corner OF May, 1901.
when Edward II. Hartman battled with
James j. Hill and the late J. p. Nor
gan for control of the system. Nor
gan and Hill won out. but only after
the hardest fight OF their careers.
Efforts were also made yesterday 70
recall a period when non-diyidend pay
ing stocks. like Bethlehem Steel com
mon and General Motors. which closed
At 1874. ever commanded such high
premium. Sixteen years ago, however.
when Roswell r. Flower was engineer
ing a pool in Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
that stock was put up TO 1877. though
Q dividend had never been paid.