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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18
Lusk's majority

One district not yet returned Off
cially gives. we understand. seventeen
majority for Lusk. If this is correct
Mr.. Lusk i elected by a majority OF
four hundred and eighteen.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18
oh, theIn water millions,

LAID of sand, for thee ! sigh:
Gwinc % join thcni FarIeT-lnb"r's Union:
Gwi'c back to Legislature bye ai:i he"
Her prospects for a big wheat crop
were Y more f~lntterin" at thi, SEA-
sol of the year.. and She has an i'll
creased acreage: 50. with all her pros
pcctive returns for the season. the
farmer element should be satisticd-if
not happy.
There is a story going about that
Il of the enterprises engaged in by
some OF her citizens j. TO lee brought
to an end 1t the first blast from the
prohibition bu@lcr'> buglc. which may
break through the serenity of things
at any time. The cages have been
gotten ready for occupancy. and It's
thought there are about a dozen
trained specimens of the genus films
blind tigers that should be captured.
Various reasons are given for the at
tack. but the one that carries most
crcdence is, that the boss of the tcto-
tier element run a jug manufactory.
and that the habits of this animal are
such that interfere with the sale OF his
product. by furnishing that. tina! they
are sold to cOntain-nOt by a iugful.
Hence he is reminding the prosecutor
OF the platform upon which he was
elected. and also prompting the honest
fanatic to act: and, as las Been oh
served. these fanatics caused Il II per
m raise in taxation last year. and
about the am this ycar-it will per-
hap> be twice that sum next ycar-as
these prosecutions are expensive and
nearly always fail. WANDEEEE.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18

LAND OF M~ocHIsoNs, Apr. Is, 81.
". E,Ifo,.

LAND OF MocHIsoNs, Apr. 16, ~.
NJ. Editor:
In a detour around about and
through Scott county | notice vast
farm Improvements within the last
two or three years. especially in the
melon growing district: the emigra-
ton that she receives seems to make
the sandy district their object camp
when decamping other parts. in fact
the denizcns seem to think it Il per-
lection garden. and are all anxious to
secure a small tract as Il kew TO future
wealth and aiiluence. and It's said her
representative MAY be heard hum
ming:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18
II GRAND ARMY.
An Address Delivered by DIR. q. "
Travis.

I. which was delivered before Ju>ti Post
on the occasion of the celebration o.
the Silver Anniversary, on the 9th o.
April, 1891:
Commander and comrades:
As an organization. this its silver
anniversary, TIE &. A. II. has much TO
he proud of. Twenty-Five wears old
this night; nearly, or quite halt a mil
lion members of brave men and turc
upon it, muster rolls. are names as en-
during As marble. Their anne and
deeds are the brightest Oh history
pages: From Presidents of the United
states. the highest rank of army and
navy. 10 humblest private who ever
Wore the blue. in one common COM
rade~hip. all bound by patriotic love
of country. wor>hippcrs at one shrine:
Freedom and the right.
The objects of our order. its aims
and purpose. differ much from others.
IL great central objcctis I o keep burn
ing the fires of patriotic zeal upon
freedoms alter: to foster & warm fra
tcrnal feeling. & ccmradc>hip hcg0ttcn
by peril. hardship and privatiGr.
Therefore To become a member OF the
G.. y. Il. certain preparations and
qualifications are required. States
man-hip a!oGc. the millionaire. the
most exalted position. or the most
commanding talent will never carry
II past our outer vidcttes.
From 1861 to ls65 the school Of
preparation was in operation; yer a
quarter of a century ago by weary
marches. in sunshine and storm. heat
and cold. amid roar. storms
of shot and shell. and lcadru hail. we
were prepared. Our object was the
grandcst that ever inspired men 10
daring deeds. Not for conquest. not
tor subjugation, but for freedom and
the right, the safety and purity OF
home.
Prior to Til, time liberty's temple
was insecure. its portals were narrow.
NO vycrc tho vork mon vhn robuiIt thc
temple. We widcnCd lis gates. strength
cucd its rillars. arches and dome. the
great key stones were ccmcntcd with
the best blood of earth. 50 annie
now and secure i ihcrtv'S temple.
that aI the GOOD of the world NAV
enter in safety.
When This mighty work was done.
each builder received his letters of
credit. which j, and has been hi. PASS
,,or, 70 ,toG o,hor. .oiroa -.
hard IL We. endured IKE ll~ard>hIl--
uriyafiOu~ and d~an"cr>. buf a VAST dit
~
wrought tor good. they Tor cEIi. we 10
build up. they To tcar down. We to
save. they To destroy. We 20 unite. they
{" sever: When Tie work WAS ended
ih"y ha,i no token. while we had the
,,rouir-i. Eui2h;ir-t ani most respected
The world over. The star. and stripes.
'hr IT," rrl,rc>cntinr q l3i@hty nation
Of ircr ~i.tr~ in one iudi--oluhir union
oi i~nG"~,ru":ih.e STATES. Thus NV
CONTACTS, h,irg thoroughly prepared
i j. roper and Citing. IL ia" evening
81 life ~"ppr"aca.c. for u to Lave au
Organization: " L.c:ca all RANK : ignored: /
comrades Of : ro"In"u cau =. 20 meet
AID -'i-rr "@rh "-!,rr, T." and SORROWS.
vuu3; 10y bonds ~'!ri =, oilv soldiers
feel. typi!iar III the h-au;:faI trinity. /
E'rat"rnifv. CArri;v and Loyalty.
Hence our nlrr.ir4 Tonight. TWEEN
ty-iiye wears ago Tonight it had is
birth No other civic organization
ran show such a membership. II ha>
been Il boon to almost counties. thous-
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Every body Gems 10 be contcntcd will
our present charter. Ii i IL good a
the best. if not better.
Morley i 90 have a bank. ant
Mr.. Franklin. of the Jackson Bank
will he one Of the stockholders. Til,
will be two banks for scott county
the other ome being at >ikc>ton.
The eighth wonder of the world
just Observation-Disclosures Tastrlc--
Chill Tonic. 1t viii prove Il boon Ia
humanity. 1t i the same tonic a.
that heretofore sold under the same
name except that il i ta>telc>>. Guar.
antc"'l 10 cure Is
-. Henry Smith. of this city has
invented and constructed a now print
i'm machin" which he claim- will do
away with the old Washington hand
press.
We call the attention OF our read
err 10 the advertisement of II. i. P,ir-
onur;, the cn'crrri.in@ Main street
merchant. which will be found else
where in thi. paper. Mr.. Pe.ronnci
i surely "tlrrIng the public some bar
Gains in the >ho" line. Hi, hoe de
r#rtncnt Is complete.
Tho gentlemen Who drilled .
VOL for + \ Kam. il hi. CITY fey.
vcri. aor com,IctcJ we'll i,., week
for the Benton Mill al Benton. Thcy
drilled to til" depth g. one hundred
end -'vcmty-iiyc feet ana >tr@ch water
>ulicIrat 10 supply the WHEEL" toNn.
VA scratch Won III. AWAY wbco
= h:ti ii"nt-Crr" '" ,iri"H-.y applied
w.
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system. II will MOI fail. - cents.
Sold by Rider * EichtcTiciL, drug
gi,t>. Cape Girareirau.
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18

April .. 1891.
On Motion of Mr.. WOelckc said re-
port was received and ordered that
certificates OF election be issued TO the
newly elected officers.
y petition from the guardian of
Gustav EIanny to correct erroneous
assessment was referred 10 the Judi
ciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. MattesCn the See.
Rotary WAS instructed to issue warrants
against the general revenue fund for
$50 tor each OF the polls of second.
third and fourth wards and S1.j0 for
each of the Judges and Clerks of the
election. also for account Off. II. Rider
$7.25. TO be charged to county.
Mr.. Woclckc. a. Chairman of Com
mittcc on buildings. reported that J.
VI. Morrison had erected Il wooden
building east of Lorimcr street be-
tween Mcrriwcther and Independence
contrary to ordinance. and without
having first obtained a permit froh,
the Building Committee. said building
i about fifty by twenty feet in size.
Ga motion of Mr.. Mattcson said re-
port was referred to the City Attorney.
On motion of Mr.. MattcsOn Board
adjourned to Monday evening, April
20. 1891. at $50 p. III.
HENRY \. A~TfInLZ.
Secretary OJD tenn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18
n County school Commissioners
ship.

The returns from all but one Of the
schoo! districts are in and the vote tor
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Proceedings Of the city Council in
Adjourned Session.

THURSDAY Evening. APRIL ., 1891.
Board met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Hon. Mayor. l.. j.. Albert. i'll the chair;
present were Mce>rs. Flcntge, Matte
son, RegculIardt. Rider audW oclckc-5;
absent: Mc>Srs. Carroll and Glenn.
On motion of Mr.. FIenlgc the read
ing OF the minutes was dispensed with.
The committee heretofore appointed
10 be present AT the counting of the
votes OF the election reported is fol-
lows:
10 The HoaorGLlc Mtyoy end CcnHciI
Of hs city Of t"Pe Gd'ardedH.
GENTLEMEN-Wc beg leave 10 sab
init herewith our report OF the election
held on the 9TH day of April. 1891. for
city officers. from which il appears
that the following were elected, viz.
NIayor-.i. L. PERFORMED.
Rccordrr-E. ID. Engclmann.
Marsiai-CEri,t liir,ch.
Treasurcr-N. Wichtcrich.
AsSr>sOr-Wm II. Willcr.
Councilmcn. Fir>tW ard-J. \. Mat
teson. J. II. Rider: SecondW ard-Wm.
i;ererhlrdt and Henry IIcnzc: Third
Ward-E. W. flcntge and j. ID. Porter
field: Fourth Ward-D. y. Glenn.
The pr"po>iii0nt 70 surrender charter
and organize under the General Stat
ute is a City of the Third Class was
defeated.
Respectfully submitted.
/. j. ALBEIT. Mayor.
WILLIAM WoELEKE.
j y. MATTESoS.
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the orlde proved equal To the occasion At
first she decided to make the best Of the
affair, her only condition being that her
deceitful husband should obtain some I'M
ployment, so he might contribute toward
their mutual support. Mr.. Brown, or
Ehason. had no fancy for that sort of
thing, and thirteen days after the wedding
disappeared. His wife hunted him up and
had him arrested for DISCRETION. Upon
promise of amendment he was discharged.
He took advantage Of his liberty TO threaten
to kill Mrs. Brown, aud she promptly
swore out another warrant. He fed, and
is now in hiding to evade the service Of the
document.
Two years ago something OF a sensation
was created in New York city by the elope-
ment and marriage of Mabel Glore, n girl
IS years of age. and Charles Seaman, a boy
Of II. They deceived the preacher who nads
them man and wife as To their minority,
and thus secured his services. The hus-
band was employed as g clerk by a jewelry
firm, and soon after the wedding got Into
trouble which threatened To result serious
ly. The young couple were spending their
honeymoon with Mr.. Seaman's parents,
and IL was from their house that the boy
disappeared, leaving his pretty Mabel un-
certain as to his whereabouts or fate. She
came 70 the conclusion that under the cir
ctImstsnces the best place for her was the
home which she had abandoned, and she
therefore sought her fathers residence.
The boy brideRroom's troubles were salts
faetorily adjusted after a time, and upon
his return 70 the city he asked Mabel to
reioin him This she refused to do. and he
thereupon invoked the courts.
He sued out a writ OF hebeas corpus,
alleging that the girl wife was kept from
him because OF restraint exercised by her
Immediate relatives. When brought be
fore the judge, however, the spirited little
matron told an entirely different story.
She not only said that she was subject TO
no restraint, but backed up this assertion
with n written affidavit. in which she set
forth her husbands misdeeds at length,
and stated that she would not go back,
because she feared that living with him
longer might entail upon her more trouble.
aud In the end conclude In disgrace and
, 1891-02-28

Some strange industries flourish in Euro
pean countries-that is, they seem strange
viewed from an American standpoint. One
OF these is the profession of funeral
mute" which thrives at Paris. Age has
just removed from the scene of his lugu-
brious labors the venerable Louis Dubuis.
son, the senior member of the mournful
corporation. He was 50 years old, and had
been married so often that he did not know
the exact number of his progeny. His
eldest son, who is also in the employ of the
Pompes Funebres, is a robust man of 81.
OF late years Dubuisson has received, as
the reward of his long services to the
Funeral company. the post Of caretaker of
the general depot of collins. 1t is related
that he frequently slept In one OF the dis.
NAL articles intrusted to his charge, in
order to save himself the trouble of eli NIB
ing up to his room. Dubuisson's longev-
ity n his length Of service in an employ
ment which was both unhealthy and de
pressing cause him to take rank among
the human curiosities of Paris.
, 1891-02-28

and perseverinR swimmer than johnson,
were not the occasion OF the homage. The
young champion had added another tri-
umph to his long list when. half an hour
before, he broke the worlds record for 100
feet, hitherto held by A. Taylor, the En-
glish champion, whose time for that dis
tance was 20H seconds. johnson had COW
cred a similar course in the big cherry
diamond swimming a in 20 seconds.
johnson is a natatorial marvel, and he
wears his honors with becoming modesty.
BE was born in Brooklyn, and made his
debut as a swimmer Aug. 81. 1888. That
bis rise was phenomenal will be readily APP
preciated when It Is recalled that the follow
ing year he wrested from Herman Braun,
OF the Pastime Athletic club, the 100 yards
championship of America, which Braun
had held for four successive years. In 1890
n again defeated a field of crack
swimmers, including Braun and William
Bull.
johnson has also won laurels as an oars
man and as a Splinter. His maiden effort
at running occurred Feb. %. 1889, when he
ran one-fourth of a mile from the IA yard
mark against the crack sprinter. Walter c.
Dohm, of the New York Athletic club, and
proved a winner His time, handicapped,
was 81 seconds, giving him a record OF
about 53 Seconds for the distance. Mr.. John
son is director OF the swimming contests
at the Manhattan club.
, 1891-02-28

hOIst duu "hkput
having on his person a silver watch with
gold chain and $40 in money. That after
noon the horse and wagon were found
loose on SlXty-eighth street, and two days
later were claimed and taken away by a
friend of SIENNA. The next day the corpse
wss discovered in the woods Of Jackson
park and a mysterious murder" reported.
Within twenty-four hours, however. a
very peculiar pocket knife was picked up
in the park. with the large blade open and
bloody. And this knife probably seals
Vallone's fate. for It is conclusively identi.
fed as one he had carried for a year. This
done and the suspected man arrested all
sorts OF odd testimony came in from va
rious Italians of the dead mans neighbor-
hood. IL was shown that VAllone had hung
around SIENNA for some time, and that he
was near him the last morning of his life.
Also hat on the day before the body was
found VAllone had remarked that "he be
lieved Nicolo has been lone up for his
money" And finally that Mrs. Colombo,
sister Of V~allone, had tried TO induce two
men to swear that they were with her hus-
band aud brother all the day OF the alleged
murder. So Colombo was also arrested,
but no other evidence appearing he was
discharged.
, 1891-02-28

A small but very talented wheelman Of
Wisconsin is Fred w. Schmitz, who is
known Familiarity as Little Fritz" for the
reason that he is only 5 It. 5 in. tall. He
can ride q safety bicycle away from many
taller men, however, and in 1890 won the
safety championship Of his state at Wau-
kesha, July %. The same day he captured
first prize In the two mile, and second place
in the one mile handicaps, starting from
scratch in both events. At the Scotch
games, Milwaukee, Aug. 8, he took first
prize in a two mile handicap from scratch,
giving long starts to the fastest riders in
the city. Four days later he made fifth
best time in the WaukeshR Milwaukee road
race.
At the Green Bay tournament, Sept. "a
and %, Schmitz caused a genuine sensation
among the followers of ''cycling'ttn Wis
, 1891-02-28
GEORGE BAYARD.
wonderful Capabilities OF the Blind.

- NHo AAAN
Facial perception" Is the name given to
the unclassiied sense of the blind man,
who by some singular instinct can tell
when he is opposite an object, and whether
It is tall or short, slender or bulky. A re-
cent writer on the subject makes the start
ling declaration that the sightless man can
also determine whether the object is soil
tary or continuous, whether, for example,
1t is a close fence or an open one, and some
times whether a wooden fence, a stone wall
or a hedge. None of the Ave senses has
anything to do with this perceptive power,
but the impressions IRE mad on the skin
of the face. and by It transmitted to the
brain. The presence of fog interferes with
facial perception and makes the impress
sions faint and untrustworthy, but dark
ness is no impediment. A noise which de.
tracts the attention interferes with the
impressions. In passing along the street
he can distinguish shops from private
houses. doors from windows, and whether
the windows consist of a number of panes
or a single sheet of glass.
, 1891-02-28

kind to Wallace. Due me pay from gov
rnmen from Jam. l to date" A formal
verdict of murder and suicide was all that
the coroner's jury could return. They as
certained no cause for the awful deed, and
probably a solution of the mystery will
never be obtained.
Rendered desperate by incurable disease,
George Harris, of Newbern, Ills, went
down into the valley, faced death, and then
concluded to live. An hereditary Rilment
renders useless his lower limbs. For forty
years he has been a hopeless invalid, and
although tenderly cared for by a sister he
finally wearied of life. So he opened q
vein in his left arm and watched the
blood flow until he swooned from exhaus-
ton. For a fortnight he lay apparently
dying. Then be revived sufficiently to in
form his relatives that he was bent on end.
ing an unhappy existence, and that he
would eat no more food.
Poison" he said, 81 will take at any
time, but not one morsel of nourishment."
During the next thirty days nothing but an
occasional sip Of water passed the mans lips.
On the thirty-lrst he demanded a hearty
meal Evidently he had wearied of star.
yRtion's slow course, and desired to end his
lingering agony by ~overeating. His sister
gave him a little milk, and after some per
suasion induced him to abandon his grim
ACocANts II pDAAAh4bt PEluLeu hGEc-
with. shows him as he looked when 30
years OF age.
David p. Davis is another man who de-
sires TO die, He is in prison at Leayen-
worth, Kan, and has been convicted on
circumstantial evidence Of killing his
wife, who was found smothered to death In
bed. Mrs. Heath was an elderly widow
of means when she took Davis for a hus-
band. The latter wished to control her
property. A quarrel ensued. The murder
followed, then the arrest, trial and verdict
Of guilty. Only constant vigilance on the
part OF the prison officials keeps the con-
demned man, who constantly asserts his
innocence, from committing suicide.
1t is hardly probable that the veil OF
mystery win ever be raised from any of the
tragedies here set down. The identity of
the Aston House guest, the reason for the
Dietz horror, the cause of Harris strange
illness, the responsibility for Mrs. Davis
unconstitutional these are strange ques-
lions involving life and death, but to
which there arc no
GEORGE BAvARD.
, 1891-02-28

The nickle with d string to it is not a
swindling device, at least according to the
opinion OF an Iowa judge, who had before
him recently an ingenious youth charged
with feloniously working a machine
which dispensed a cigar each time a five
cent piece was dropped in the slot. The
lad had a thread tied to his nickle, and
kept dropping II in and pulling 1t out till
he got all the cigars. The judge held that
the accused had committed neither burg
larry, larceny, nor robbery, nor even OBJ
tanned property under false pretenses. He
had merely lone what the inscription on
the machine told him to do dropped a
nickle in the slot-and had kept on doing
1t. Nothing was said about leaving the
coin where It was dropped.
, 1891-02-28

THE AsToR HOUSE SUICIDE
Al dusk the girl notified the office, and a
man was sent to force an entrance. The
stalwart patron OF the night before lay on
the carpet In a pool OF blood, CHASTITY, cold
and dead. He had cut his throat with a
razor. presumably just after securing pos
session of the apartment. But before TAX
ing his life he had destroyed every means
Of establishing his Identity. Even the
makers names had been cut from the hat,
suit and underclothes. The body was sent
TO an undertaker's. and thereafter the mys-
terry deepened.
A Mr.. Powell, of Brooklyn, said the
suicide was a much wanted party named
George II. Edgar, and arranged to pay for
a decent funeral. Next, two persons visit
ed the Aston House, and on comparing the
autograph written in the register with
some letters declared that Evans was
Evans and that he lived in San Francisco.
This seemed to settle It until "a telegram
came saying that the California Evans
was at home
Under close scrutiny the Edgar identifies
ton failed, but it brought trouble for Mr..
Powell and his friend Mr.. Sumner. The lat
ter has Of late made public a series of re-
markRble statements about his connection
with an English family of Edgars. one Of
, 1891-02-28

cess, and it may be accepted rs an estab-
lished fact that in this controversy Mt least
woman has scored "A triumph over man.
Mime. Hoguet's victory. however, is not
so great as the one recently gained by Miss
Emma Willett, OF Brooklyn. This hand
some young woman is the daughter OF
Joseph G. Willett. and the friend OF Mr..
Dolphin NJ. Cobb. The latter is a grass
widower, and the girls father regarded
him with such great animosity that the
other day he attempted 10 take his life
with a revolver. He succeeded in sending
n bullet through Mr.. Cobb's leg. but i'm
medintcly thereafter the wounded man
wrested the pistol from Mr., Willett's hand
and struck him over the head with the
weapon, fracturinE his skull. While the
combatHuts were under the Doctors care
Miss Willett eNerted hersSlt rs n peace
maker. IL is said that the trouble arose
through the fathers u%nfounded suspicious
that the attentions Of Cobb TO his daughter
were not OF an honorable nature. But
whatever grounds there may have been for
Mr.. Willctt's rash conduct, IL is probable
that owing to the daughters plucky at.
tempt at eTectiug u reconciliation little
more will be heard by the general public
Of the affair.
, 1891-02-28
crsmatod himself In a church.

Even when a man has reached a state OF
desperation bordering on mania he some
times retains the theatrical instinct which
prompts him to create a sensation. That
was the case at Hayre, France, where q
stranger who was attending the de~votions
in the Church of ST Michel the other day
was suddenly seen in flames. The parish
priest ran to his rescue, and scorched him
self severely in ~endeavoring to envelop
the man with his overcoat. Before any
effective assistance could be rendered the
stranger was burned TO death. The de-
ceased, it appears, had saturated his clothes
with pRrafiin and had covered his gar
ments all over with bits OF frewood and
lucifer matches. and while kneeling down
before the altar had poured some petro-
leum over himself and had ignited It.