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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01

Died. at his residence. i'll this city
July 18th. 1891, John Painter, aged
ci9hty-ei.ht years. three months, and
nineteen days.
John Printer was born i'll Mason
county. Ky, April 9th, 1868. lie
came to Missouri in 1924 and located
at jackson in this county. Two years
later. with his brothers. Aaron. Louis.
Wilson, Mason and Hiram. he moved
10 this city and in partnership they
purchased SIX acres of land west of
the city upon which was Il lanyard.
One brother died in 1886 and another
in 1910. The date OF the death OF
the other brothers we cannot learn.
Mr.. Painter continued in the tannery
business till 1850, when he sold out
and engaged in general mercantile
business. but in that business he re-
manned only a short time. lie was =
successful business man and has been
Tor many wears considered the wealth.
lest u.an in Cape Girardeau county.
HIS wealth was accumulated by close
attention 10 business together with
the practice of wise and rigid ccon-
ouny in his daily life. He did business
OH strict business principles, anal as
much property As hc accumulated. no
one ever accused him of Il dishonest
act in his dealings with his fellow
man.
The deceased was buried this
morning III the old City Cemetery,
and his funeral WAS one of the largest
that ever took place III this city. The
~TullbcarcrS were: Richard Carroll.
.lu"I>t Ijicrw firth, " illiam Bo!ney.
Edward :. Lilly. LuuIs +. Klosicr-
mann. W. V. I.cech, David y. Glenn
and Sebastian ALERT. The funeral
service ut ~. NincCnt's Church was
conducted by Rev. Father kcarIey.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01

Lemon Chill Tonic is more gcncr-
ally used, is more pleasant to take and
more certain 10 cure than any chill
tonic on the market. The p%ropretors
authorize the persons, whose names
are to this article, to guarantee each
bottle to do what is claimed for it or
refund the money. Instead of the
sickening stuff YOU had TO give your
sick child, this is SO pleasant to take
that they look with pleasure to the
time for another dose. For sale by
Miller 4 Wilson, Cape Girardeau and
Ben. Schwab, Dutchtown, Missouri
april-i-1-y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01

100 acres. This is also one of the
chief places of making maple sugar.
The grasses, grains, etc, are grown
here; and fine thoroughbred horses,
hogs and cattle are extensively raised.
Yes, Ohio by the Lake is rich and
beautiful and full of sweet memories.
That my home is not here is not be-
| love Ohio less, but because l
love Missouri more. GraIal and glori-
Gus as are the other States to me,
Missouri sits queen of the entire
sisterhood. | love her motto, her
climate, her people, and next TO
America, | love the name Missouri.
We will start home tomorrow and
| shall engage in Institute work in
our Normal District during the rest
of the III Truly Yours,
Il. &. NORTON.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
WI.DN ISIp.tN.

Are you going on :hc Owl Club
excursion:
DIR. q. W. Travis will leave the
city next Saturday, August first. and
he will be- absent about two weeks.
ODD newspapers for sale nj this
office. One hundred for twenty-five
cents. The cheapest Ripping paper
you can buy. Gall and get two or
three hundred and fry them.
Ono nan caught seventy pounGs
OF game fish out of the 81. Francis
River last Monday in less than II
hour. TO on the Owl Club cx-Cr>ion
aud you can spend four or five hours
fishing in the samc river.
If we had all the money our
milIcrs have paid out for wheat dur
in. the last two weeks we would go
off on a trip ia The Holy Land, and
from there we would go on around
the world.
The Owl Club Excursion will
positively take place next Sunday.
There will he plenty oom for every
body who has tickets, but there will
be a limit TO the number of tickets
sold so yeu had better secure your
tickets in time.
Hon. VIII Hunter tells lis that the
new bank established at Morley Is
paving right along. lie says he had
no idea that a bank would pay in such
a small town. lie thinks the stock
holders will realize twenty-five per
cent. on their investment the first
year.
The bulls and the bears are hav-
ing a hard struggle OF it. One day
the bull is on top and the next day
the bear is boss of the situation. In
other words the wheat market is un-
settled. One day the price goes VI
and the next day it drops down, So
Specializing in wheat just now is a
very risky business.
DIR. Henning has been removed
from the Board of Pcusion Examiners
and he wants to know what brought
about his removal. Read his Com-
m%unication elsewhere in ~to-lays pa
per.
There are o only two or three
vacant lots on Main street, and we
prcdict that before the end of another
wear they will not he empty. Here.
tofore money could not buy these lots
but the demand for building sites on
that street is going TO force these lots
on the market. When they are
covered with buildings Main street
will present a solid front from eithei
side.
The Episcopal congregation OF
this city, has, we understand, cm'
ploved a new preacher, and he will
soon put in al appearance here. We
arc glad of this for We were about &c
become uneasy lest some OF the
worshipers in that church would
straw off never TO return. The new
minister. we understand, is a young
man who is full of life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
RATES,
LEAD PENCIL JoTrNas.
Memorandum Made in the Re
porter's Wanderings.
Local ~SPltnferx.


Local SPitnfers.
MONDAY.
Alexander Ross has opened a Law
Office in his building up on Harmon,
street and he informs us that he i
getting all the business he can attent
TO.
DIR. J. ID. Porterfield and Charlie,
Trickey have purchased the Cit.
Drug Store, corner of independents,
and Spanish streets. Walter Trickc,
will move 10 Springfield, Mo.
"A. j. Te:rick has purchased the
hotel at Poplar Bluff known as the
Morris House and will. he tells us
u the hotel himself. This we pre-.
sumo. will take Mr.. Tetrick and his
family 10 Poplar Bluff.
Remember the Owl Club excur
sion next Sunday to the st. Francis
River. The river is low and fishing
was never better. so secure your
ticket and go spend a day catching
those fine game fish.
The kcnnett road recently pur-
chased by Louis liouck, is. we under
stand, the best paving short railroad
in the State.
The city is building a dog pound
up in the north part of Donnvbrook.
and as % rs il is completed the dog
catcher will begin catching dogs
again.
Carpenters who are At work out
in the county say the farmers in the
vicinity of the Cape are all building
themselves good houses.
-Megrimiue cures any headache
in so minutes. Sample free. The
DIR. Whitehall Mcgrimiuc Co, South
Bend. Ind. Sold by Druggists.
All the rolling stock on our rail-
road is being rcpainted and the letter,
ing on the cars changed 10 read 81
Louis, Cape Girardrau X Fort Smith
instead of Cape Girardeau South
~rstcrn, as heretofore.
twenty bushels of wheat Ia the
mere is considered u good Weld for :
good crop year. tCt this wear that i,
about an average al owe this county
We are informed that Jol.:
Fainter lett no will di>po>ing of hi,
vast estate to lie divided equally
amnn" the several hrirs. and that Will
in all probability throw some valuable
property on the market.
An agent for the Singer Manu-
FEATURING Company is in the city. He
came here 10 attend a lawsuit his
company has got into with OF
our business men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
Late Secretary of the Board
4 III

SOUTHWESTERN LIGHTNING RoI
Co, Wetmore and Overstreet, pro-
prictors, Cape Glrardeau, Mo.
This is to certify that we had E. j
Wctmore TO erect a system of Electric
Conductors upon u buildings and
we recommend him for good work
and square dealing according to
agreement:
Stoddard County: c. ii. Barham,
circuit clerk: j. l.. Book, merchant; p.
&. Wilson. probate judge.
Cape Girardeau county: II. L.
Wilson, cx-judge; L. II. Engelmann;
W. F. Rodney: Ben. II. Adams, Editor
DEMOCRAT. Frank X. Unnerstall; J.
II. Whitelaw. merchant; p. L. Siemers,
Conrad Siemers, Albert Siemers,
farmers: and hundreds of others.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
Explanation by Dr. nenning.

Abou, Il month ago was requested
by the Government TO examine, Us a
member of the Pension Board of this
city. Fred Sandvoz. residing near
lienton. went there and attended
To the matter Us ordered. L WIS ill.,
structed by the Government TO make
out my report and send it in together
with my bill, excluding mileage. Sup
posing that the Government would
not pay mileage | told the man | eX-
amincd that as the Government did
not propose to pay mileage 1 thought
he ought TO pay Inc something for
making the long trip and | told him
that ten dollars would be a small
charge for that service. lie paid me
five dollars aud gave me a large ham
of meat as a present to my wife. My
charge 10 the Government was $14.2 ,
which was Seut me On receipt of II y
bill and report.
Now | have been removed from the
Pension Board and lor what cause !
would like TO know. If the report |
made of that examination l was
ordered TO make was not uniform and
III accordance with the Pension law
why did they remit Inc the money for
making the examination. The fact
that | received the remittance with
out Il word of complaint from the
Government is plain evidence that no
fault could be :ound with the per-
Torrance of my duty. The statement
that | charged fifteen dollars for
mileage for going TO examine the
patient | examined is untrue. | told
the IMAM that the Government would
pay no mileage. Notwithstanding the
fact that a trip like that was worth
every cent OF twenty dollars. l did
uOl Nilll St HlLl tHdi SUM Dut HIS NllC
paid me five dollars and gave me u
ham as II present for my wife.
Now this matter of my removal
was the work of some low
tricksters with whom | am well ac-
quainted. They are men who never
smelt powder during the war and
they did not like the idea of seeing
L man il the Board who was, because
Of his service in the army, a true
friend of the soldier. | served in the
army in defence of the Union, was
wounded i'll the battle of Wilson's
Greek, and this. no doubt, has had
something to do with my removal
from the Board of Examiners. 1t may
be all right. but | do not think so and
| am satisfied that the soldiers who
have to go before that Board for ex-
animation will think rs | do.
\. +. HENNING,
LATE Secretary of the Board
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
Judge william BaIlentine.

We met our old friend, Judge VIII
liam Balleutine, of Commerce, on our
streets to-day. We have known
Judge Eallentine for more than thirty
years, and when we say that he is one
of the best Informed men in this Sec
ton of the State we state a fact that
everybody who knows him will say
amen to.
Judge Bulletine is a dyed-in-:he-
wool Republican and at the Presiden-
tial election in 1860 he was the only
man in Scott county who had the
courage to vote for Abe Lincoln. For
casting that vote he was called the
.lone a%bolitionist' of Scott county,
and when the war broke out the
rebels who went into the rebel army
set a price upon the head of the man
who dared TO vote what they called
the abolition ticket" and more than
once they came near getting the scalp
of the little Scotchman, but the Judge
was too quick for them and he always
managed to give them the slip.
After the war was over Ju0ge Bal
lentine furnished the money to estab-
fish the first newspaper established
outside of Cape Girardeau in South
east Missouri. The paper was the
Commerce Dispatch, established at
Commerce in 1866, by Ballentine &
Lynch, and edited by DIR. H. p. Lynch,
q man of fine education and rare lit
erary ability and one of the finest and
most torcible writers that v ham
died the journalistic pen in the State.
A short career as a newspaper man
satisfied Judge Ballentine that there
was more glory than pay in the news
paper business and he sold his interest
i'll the Dispatch TO a syndicate of
DemoC ratio office-seekers who had
more money than brains and the
PAPER finally withered away and died.
as all Democratic country journals do.
Judge Ballentine read law while
hiding around and lodging the rebels
during the war and he is now consid-
cred one of the best lawyers in Scott
county. He owns lots of property
and resides on his farm, near Com
merce. wherh he has plenty of every
thing around him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
Tt l>iJiI.

p. a. Glenn, new store building
is ready for the last coai of plastcring.
Once we had a Board of Trade
but il is no more-tlI1t is, il is not in
working order.
Twenty cars loaded with wheat
for our mills. came in over the rail-
road Yesterday evening and are being
unloaded to-day.
They are making some needed
improvements up at the College, and
when the students of last year return
they will hardly recognize their old
quarters.
The vault for the First National
Bank will he completed this week
and the bank will probably be ready
for business the later part of next
week.
The Building and Loan Associa-
ton recently loaned out sorne three
thousand dollars. Stock in our hou.c
Building and Loan is a iirst-class and
safe investment.
We understand that the through
train on the st. Louis, Cape Girardear
and Fort Smith Hallway has changed
time and will hereafter arrive at eight
O'Clock instead of at eve o'clock As
heretofore.
There are ten or twelve appli-
cants for the position of assistant
cashier in our new bank. Some OF
the applicants are handsome young
men, but good looks is not always a
favorable recommendation for a posi-
tion in a bank.
The firm of Rider & Wichtericl
is dissolved. DIR. Rider is now sole
proprietor of the drug store. Boil
Wichterich will remain here a short
time only. lie is offered two or three
good positions hut he has not yet dc
cidcd what he will do. BIB is a first
class druggist and he will have DC
trouble in finding a job at a good
salary.
Yes, the Cape is growing, but II
is a top-heavy growth. We have toe
many men here who are trying &c
make their living merchandising and
selling liquors-toO many gentlemen
of leisure whose fathers, uncles oil
aunts LETT them money TO keep then
in idleness all their lives. What We
need is men who will engage in
manufacturing business of some Kind
that will bring men and money here
from abroad. Until some such beT
anchor here we may expect TO drag
along in the old rut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
SHALL WOMEN WOO,


To the Editor of tie Democrat:
In glsncing over a newspaper the
other day l ran across an article on
the above question from the pen OF
Kate Field. According to her views
a woman may, but OF course, l don't
know if she meant in year 1000 or
now. From experiment l can say |
think Edward Bellamy's time about
right, for it won't work nowadays.
This | have found out 10 my sorrow,
and more than once, and l think the
best thing for women who want to
do the wooing, is to wait for the time.
l have averred my fidelity and love
with the ardor of a Romeo, and it
wasn't all acting, either, for at times
the flame burned within my bosom
as intensely as it did in Juliet's, but
the deepest, and, in fact, the only i'm
preston | could ever make on the
object of my affection was that | was
making a fool out of him. There are
perhaps steps that a girl can take in
love matters, but they are not easily
defined. | am not sourcd because l
have had poor success in wooing, for
| have doubted, all along, my right to
take any step at all, but that isn't the
worst of it, as far as l myself am OIL
cerned. | can stand that most bravely,
even without shedding a tear or so
much as signing, but the thing that
kills me is the misrepresentation you
have to bear, for when a young man
gets il into his head you are making
a fool of him, he spares no pains in
making you out to be one, and, of
course, everybody will believe that
YOU had better kept from taking any
step at all. But what can you do,
after the step is taken: Can't you
get some OF your readers TO give me
some advice on the subject? May
there not be times when a woman
may WOO? | fear tina. most every
body will say no, but | have some
hope that others may think there
sometimes is excuse for it. When
You are handed in before the whole
family. for making love to a fellow
"who don't care a straw for YOU" of
curse you feel cheap and yet, as |
said. Kate Field thinks a woman
should woo. | am inclined to think
she is mistaken, but L almost wish
that some readers of the DEMOCRAT
would show me | am wrong.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01

The sale of the Buehrmann pro-
perry on Main street, now occupied
by the Post-offiec Department, will
give the people an idea as to the value
of property situated on the east side
of Main street. That property will
be sold during the August term OF
the Circuit Court, and we predict
that it will bring a good round sum
of money.
We have one city official who
has very little TO do, and he is the
Recorder. He is not called upon
once q week to open his court. That
shows that we are a quiet, peaceable
and lawabiding people. Where is
there another city in the State that
can show a record of peace and
brotherly love that will equal the
Cape?
A prominent merchant saws: Il
have sold Megrinine for over a year
and guaranteed it to cure anv head
ache without bad after effects and
have not found a single case it did
not relieve. Sample free. The DIR.
Whitehall Megrimine Co. South
Bend, Ind. Sold by druggists.
A man was arroS.oI IN CL;ooro
the other day for PRAYING. There is
no danger of any arrests here of that
kind. Outside the regularly ordained
ministers there are not Il half a dozen
men in town who could correctly re-
peat the Lords Prayer. We are not
a wicked people but we depend on the
ministers to do our praying for us
and we spend u time hustling for a
living.
The Directors ofthe. Southeastern
District Agricultural Society will hold
a meeting al the court house saturday
TO make some of the preliminary ar
rangemcnts for the coming October
Fair. The employees for the grounds
during Fair week will be appointed.
the premium lists which have been
printed and shipped here will be re-
ceived and ordered circulated, and
such other business ne may come be-
fore the Board will he transacted.
MIR. Eugene 5. Mccarthy has
been appointed General Manager of
the st. Louis. Cape Girardcau and
Fort Smith Hallway. Heretofore Mr..
Iiouck has been the General Manager
as well As the President Of the road.
and the business OF the road has be-
come so extensive that one man
attend to the manage mcnt
and perform the duties required of
him rs President at the same time.
Mccarthy has moved his family
here and he will reside here pcrma-
nently. lie Is Il nee gentleman.
-Stoncwall Hamilton. of st. Louis.
brother of Mrs. II. :. boyle, of this
il here on 4 visit.
Herman No9e!sang has so far re-
covered from his lingering illness a. ("
be able 10 90 about and attend TO
business. and he is sill improving.
His many fricn Is viii be delighted 10
know that Mr.. Vugel>ang Is in Il fair
way la regain his health. for il was
thought for Il long time ih"t he could
not recover.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
Saw Mil Tor Sale.

A splendid saw mill, complete in
every respect and located where there
is plenty Of timber. Is offered for sale
at a great bargain. Owner has more
business than he can attend TO is his
reason for wanting to sell. For
further particulars call at this Office.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in l to 8
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. II re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
Ease immediately disappears. The
first dose benefits. as cents. Sold by
Rider Il Wichterich, Druggists, Cape
Girardeau. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
Splendid Property for sale.

A splendid property-lotw with good
two-story dwelling house, containing
eight rooms and cellar; good out
buildings and conveniently located in
the central part OF the city, on Lori
mier street between independence
and Merriwether streets.
1875 VI. w. WARREN.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-01
THURSDAY.

1Ht1fSDAN.
John F. Reynolds is painting the
Dempsey building on Main street.
The City Council will meet in
regular session next Monday night.
Who cares for watermelon cake
when the real luscious fruit is O. in
season!
There are several new houses I'M
der way Of construction up on Sprigg
street.
d. A. Glenn expects to get into
his new store building about the 10th
of August.
-Ferd Lipp 4 Son have purchased
a brand new engine to take the place
of the old one in their sausage factory.
There are now as many brands
of sardines as there are religious de-
nominations.
Our lawyers are getting their legal
documents ready fer the August and
September terms of Court.
English SPAWN Liniment re-
moves all Hard. Soft or Callouscd
Lumps and BlcInishes from horses.
Blood SPAWN Cnrbs. Splints Sweeney.
Ring Bone STILES, Sprains. all swollen
/ II naf (FnUs.Fl- otto SaEn Shn Ik-
Use of one bottle. Warranted the
most Blcmish cure ever known. Sold
by Rider Il Whichterich. Druggists.
Cape Girardcau Mo.
Spring chicken. with any spring
in them. continue to be ~eXtravagant
eating.
We counted, fifteen wagons and
drays at the Planters Mills this morn
ing waiting their turn TO unload
wheat.
john Vogt is building himself a
nice two-Story brick residence adjoin-
ing the residence of Charley MOedcr
up On 'PfISS s'ieet-
-Our hotels and restaurants are
now feeding wei. Fruits and veg
''""'' az '"'"P-
Major Gcorge Il. Clark a sold
his property III this CITY TO lrr. ia@e.
of 81. Louis. Wednesday evening
Inc MAJOR invited a leW oil MS friends
10 his residence 10 nave Il social Time
before MS departure Tor ~. LOUIS 10
reside ana 'hefc were qui'c Il number
there I" ENJOY Inc hospitality OF the
Major anu MS FANNY.