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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

ooAoo every ua1'
Ignorance is generally considered
a matter of coarse.
Few men learn sense until they
are too old to use it.
Nogood woman can afford to make
her husband jealous.
Cherish virtue, and some vice
remains uncultivated.
After all, the wise men in the
world are only untried fools.
swell enough" is not the only
thing that should be let alone.
Despair is finding out that you are
just as great as you will ever be.
The most unhappy man should be
happy because he is not woman.
If the medicine is right bad, no.
body has sense to take it cheerfully.
TRooPs have begun the election
OF boomers from the Cherokee Strip.
When one sees a pistol play he ex-
poets to witness some bloody work.
1t is said that children who read
well instinctively analyze as they
read.
It is sterling worth that gives
tone to a school-not a make-be-
lieve.
Variety is the spice of life, but
steady plodding is its beef and
bread.
Profane history has pages added
to it at the putting up of every
stove.
The best Christian is the man
who never mentions the fact that he
is one.
What is the use of napkins as
long as small boy has the back of
his hand.
America has AL educational in
situations with the right to confer
degrees.
She-"He talks like book" He
-"What a pity he doesn't shut up
as easily"
''It's very hard" sighed the gas
meter; 81 always register, but
can't vote.
The Lord never made any man as
good as the novelist makes the hero
in his story.
Trust to the ears of a silent
stranger rather than to the lips of a
talkative friend.
As rule, the rhymer's lines writ
ten to muse are intended to be
anything but funny.
A new kind of shoe button has
been named "Old Maids Wedding"
because it never comes off.
So many who find fault with a
woman for humoring a sick child,
humor their own sick fancies.
You cannot depend upon the &C.
ton of a steam engine; there's al
ways something eccentric about it.
Now that South Dakota has sent
Kyle to the Senate there should be
no more trouble there about diges-
ton.
W. d. Cook, cashier of the Inter
state National bank at Texarkana,
died suddenly of hemorrhags of the
lungs.
The troubles in lending our ears
is that the borrower takes such liber-
ties with them before returning
them.
|. It is now supposed that the rea-
son an Indians head was placed on
the cents was because the value
was so"
There is nothing more universally
commended than a fine day; the rea-
son is that people can commend it
without envy.
An exchange calls attention to
some new wrinkles in cuffs. Now,
who wants to wear cuffs with wrin-
kles in them.
Lo may be ward OF the Govern
ment, but so long as he retains his
Winchester, he must be classed as a
doubtful ward.
We look back upon the past, and
sigh that we did not begin then,
yet we let the present slip as we let
the past before.
This" said the poor victim OF
strong, drink as he looked about him
at the Inebriates' Home, sis the
house that jag built"
A new use has been discovered
for the telephone. 1t is said TO
foretell storms. That must be
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The streets of Brennan present q
neat appearance. The March winds
have been helping the scavengers to
sweep them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12
LOCAL NE MS.

CorToS planting viii commence at
an early :.date.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12

The delegate to the Grand Lodge
K. of P. which convenes in Dallas
next Tuesday, MIR. ". Il. Smell, be-
ing confined to his bed with the
measles, the alternate, Mr.. E. L.
Salley will probably represent the
Brennan Commandery.
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A MAsQUERADE--bail will be given
next Sunday night at the Valley
Grove platform, at Fritz Harms
pasture.
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BRENNAN is making numerous i'm
provements, but she will never
achieve the place she deserves in
the class of enterprising cities, until
she gets out of the darkness and
into the full glare of electric light.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12

The little son of MIR. Tom Shep-
ard is quite sick with the measles.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12

MR. j. D. Smith, of Independence,
has accepted a position with the
firm of Eldridge & Williams as book
keeper.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12
FROM THOSE WHO NEVER CAME.

Letters of Regret From Comrades who
Could not Attend the Reunion.
-, LovELADY, FEB. 16, 1891.
Col. q. H. BOONE, BRENNAN.
Ny DEAR SIR AND COMPANION: Owing to
business matters pressing meSEH not be
able to meet with the boys Re 21st-
write this to extend to you, hough you,
to as.many of!our old. Army derates that
attend the reunion, M beS4 wishes, and
very much regret that 1 cannot be with you.
If dear old Gotch is withiyou be sure to give
him one genuine old Rebel shake for me.
Respectfully yours.
W. ]. MURcHIsoE, Go. F. 4th Texas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12

MALARIA produces Weakness, General
Debility, Biliousness, Loss Of Appetite. Indi-
gestion and Constipation. Groves Tssteless
Chill Tonic is perfect Antidote for Ma
LARA and removes The CAUSE hich produces
these troubles. Removes Biliousnees with
out purging, Is as large as any Dollar
Tonic, and reisils for Soc. Is IS pleasant as
Lemon Syrup. Try it, and you will be de-
lighted. There are many limitations. To
get the genuine, ask for GROVES. Never
's;lr to cure Chills. Sold by all Druggists.
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The dust collected by a small
patch of snow between Nov. q and
Dec. ~ last indicates that 1000 tons
of SCOT settles monthly on the 10
square miles of London.
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Pen Cannot Portray

the mental and physical sufFerings of the
poor victim of the opium habit. It has
grown on him unc nsciously till he finds
himself unable to shake of its coils, and
hitherto medical science has offered him lit
tie or no hope or relief. The Southern An
tidote Co guarantees q painless and perma-
nent cure st the bone of the patient without
loss Of time from business. ADDRESS South
ern Antidote o., 3s2 Elm St., Dallas, Tex
ss.-0ak Cliff (Tex.) Weekly. mI2-A
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A curious experiment has been
tried at a hospital in Nantes, France.
It was the TRANSMISSION of goats
blood into three scrofulous children.
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Even the sheep that are shut up
from danger complain.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-12

The electrical underground rail
way in Lo' don las roved that a
Speed o: twcaty-toIr miles an hour
is practicable.
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MONTGOMERY, Texas, Feb. %, y

P.s. Would write letter III was well
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
A POWER.
The Complete Subsection Under Wilicl,
lie Held "A Prisoner,

The Complete >ubjrrtion Under Which
lie Held "a Prisoner.
\ mar who has toll manv >:ori",
which have appeared in this column is
responsible for thu following: Talk
ing about the fear that criminals hare
for some of,i .cf, If tn. law. ! know Il
sheriff in Swcctwatrr county. Nyn..
whose power over dcsrcradocs WA
amazing. lie seemed % L. able to
make them do anything which he chose
except become respectable citizens.
There wa> one fellow who Wa a
notorious rufiian eve among his kind.
He spent nearly all his tim" i'll tn,
clutches of the law. lie was a gambler.
a thief and undoubtedly Il murderer.
Yet often when there was dangerous
work tu be done. my friend, the sheriff.
would go around 10 ta2 county Jail and
fetch out his most desperate prisoner
to assist him. He even went 81 far at
times as to release him entirely, send
ing him on some mission. The fellow
always came back, reported to the
sheriff and submitted to being locked
up again without a murmur. He was
so afraid of the sheriff that he did not
dare to do other than he was ordered
to do. ! ought to say, however. that
the sheriff had broker in his wild
friend at their first meeting with the
butt end of a revolver. ~. \. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
THE DYING

Il feel" groaned Dick, the cobbler. that ] am
pdzing weak"
And as he spoke o tear ran down his 'reiit1nnsd
cheek.
81 know my >nd approaches fast and soon I'll
cease to see
The friends who stand around ne now, and dri
will over be.
II trust that when I've passed away the village
bells will toll,
And that the clergyman will pray for my de-
parted sol'.
Still when I'm laid beneath the sod, m friends
should happy feel
To think that earth no sorrow has that Heaven
cannot hesI.
'T'm going to my final homo, all dismal. dark
and damp.
And / must summon fortitude TO take tho fear.
ful ts up:
But I shall mount upon the air as light as any
feather.
And hope the spirit robes I don will wear like
nPp>r leGMsr."
He ceased. His b ofess struggles showed that
life was ebbing fast:
He called his children. kissed his wife, then
gently breathcd his iGs'.
And now he -lumbers TRANQUILITY; no troubles
yex his mind;
His shop Il closed for aye, bat he has left g2ol
U0rk behind.
Francis S. Smith, in y. Y. Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Cream Sauce: Melt a tablespoonful
Of butter, add = tablespoonful Of -four
and mix: add half a pint of cream or
rich milk and stir until it boils. Season
with salt and pepper and serve.-The
Home.
Lemon Pudding: Pour a quart Of
boiling milk over a pint and a half of
bread crumbs. Put the mixture into a
buttered pudding dish, stir in n tea
spoonful of salt, Y closely with 4
plate. and let it stand half an hour. At
the end of that time bcat into it three
eggs and a teaspoonful of lemon extract.
Beat it until it is perfectly smooth, and
bake it in a hot oven about threc-quar-
tiers of an hour. Ladies' Home Journal.
Sweet Potato C~roquettcs: Boil six
large sweet potatoes until they are just
tender. then remove the skins and mash
the potatoes through a colander or n
vegetable press. add Il tablespoonful of
butter, a tcaspoonful of salt, a dash of
pepper and a tablespoonful of sugar.
Mix thoroughly. form into crOquettes,
dip first in egg and then in bread crumbs,
and fry in smoking-hot fat.-Boston
Budget.
dissolve alum in hot water, making
q very strong solution. Apply to furni-
turc or crcviccs in the wall with n paint
brush. This is sure destruction to all
~noxiOus vcrmin. and invaluable because
easily obtained. 1t is, moreover. per-
fectly safe to use and leaves no trace
behind. When you suspect moths have
lodged in the borders and carpets wet
their edges with Il strong solution.
Whenever it reaches them it is certain
death.
yellow Cake: One cup of sugar,
one-half cupful butter. one cup of milk,
two cupfuls flour. two t~easpoonfuls of
baking powder. yolks of four eggs and
one whole egg. Bake in long tins. cut
in squares. and frost all over. and in the
center of each square place a white
marsh mallow. Frosting: One cup of
sugar to four tablespoonful of boiling
water, let air. and stir into the whites
of two eggs, season with pineapple or
rose.-IIousekceper.
Rice with Apples: Pare as many
apples as will fill your pudding dish;
core them and stew them until they are
nearly soft. but d" not allow them to
cook long enough To fall in pieces. Boil
one-half Il ~teacupful of rice and when
nearly done adj Il little salt. sugar ard
one pint of milk. Place the apples i'll
your pudding dish. fill the core of each
apple with sugar. turn the rice over the
apples and bake until Il nice even brown
appears on top. This is a very nice dish
with sauce. but the addition of good
cream and sugar will make il exquisite.
Prairie Farmer.
Scrap Bo"ks.-These annual removal
tiers no doubt bring mp many articles
cut ont and laid aside To read AT leisure.
that have too much interest in them 10
De thrown away. Why not utilize them
by passing carefully into Il scrap-book
so that you or your children can easily
refer to them? The time thus spent
will not br lost. rs the most rctertivc
memories are often at fault. 81 far as
possible classify the subjects and index
them. $" that they can readily he found
as wanted. If you have no good cook
book. a few or the tried recipes found in
the papers might well have a place in
pnP part, Of the srrap-hnnk.-Orango
Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
Winding In Its Affairs.

Lon V. Stephens. state treasurer and
receiver of the Fifth national bank of
St. Louis. was in st. Louis Il few days
ago. Il am" he said. zen route I"
Washington to consult with the comp
troler of the currency in regard to the
affairs of the Fifth national bank. So
far | rave collected % per cent. of the
amount due depnsitors when the bank
closed. and. having instituted a suit
against the directors for the balance. |
am on my way To Washington 10 confer
about prosecuting it ] have every as
surance of success in the suit. and the
affairs of the bank will be wound up.
think. with payment in full"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
Cbapre Rather Than Rest.

As for the feeling hat we need rest,
rest. rest. il is often q f%allaci0uS ne.
II is action which makes muscle. The
spirit Of life enters into MS when we
take Il vital part in to-day. often we
suffer from rest. \ change of occupa-
ton is what we most need. rs a rule,
and the relief hours of an active person
turn ont to he very intelligent. We
must rest. but we need not lose our
electricity. which the will. the thought,
can command at all times, and which
ought to- be on guard. like an orderly,
tn summon MS when we should become
alert. Headaches cvaporatc if we must
exert ourselves fer those we love. or
we almost forget the pain. which is the
same thing: and ill-tcmprr can rot
flourish unless we have idlcncSS m
which to reflect upon the notes be-
longing to some one else. With energy
leading the way. cnnui lifts from the
horizon. and we see color and distance
again. There are women who labor
day by day in hunger and despair. 1t
seems as if others might labor in COM
fort and health. instead of sitting down
to las>itudc and sighs.-llarper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Several weeks ago Constantine FOw-
Ter. a prominent and wealthy farmer
near Lathrop. Clinton county. in at
tempting to kill a dog which was biting
stock. was bitten in the wrist by the
animal. which was supposed to he rabid.
Mr.. Fowler was treated with 4 mad
stone. which adhered three times
Three mules which Were bitten by the
dog developed rabies. After ten hours
suffering all died. Mr.. Fowler is much
agitated for fear he may not be free
from danger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

\ new style of Il scrap-basket can he
cheaply made ny taking the sides of i
past aboard box and cutting them into
lengths of about twenty-five inches.
Punch holes through the p%asteboard on
either side and then lace them into the
form of an oblong box. with different
colored lace or ribbon strings. Two Of
the should he tied 10y Il doublc-
l0opcd ribbon or string. with taSsclS
hanging down. The top of the basket
should he covered with ribbon. laced
down by silk cord. On the pancl-lille
sides of the scrap-baskct paint a back
ground of yellow. blue or terra Gotta.
Any kind of appropriate panel pictures
such as flowers, tall grass or marine
.vicws-may he painted on the sides
Large, fiaring puffs of silk half way
down either corner of the basket should
complete the design. such a cheap
scrap-basket is "A splendid ornament for
any rOom.-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
What is lacking is truth

What is lacking is truth
and confidence.
If there were absolute truth
on the one hand and absolute
confidence on the other, it
wouldn't be necessary for the
makers of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy to back up a plain
statement of fact by a $500
guarantee.
They say-"If we can't
cure yuu make it personal,
please Of catarrh in the head,
in any form or stage, we'll pay
you $500 for your trouble in
making the trial"
Ar advertising fake" you
say.
Funny, isn't it, how some
people prefer sickness to
health when the remedy is
positive and the guarantee
absolute.
Wise men don't put money
back of fakes"
And taking" doesn't pay.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
Alleged Arson.

Ira Zimmerman, m of the proprie-
tors Of Zimmerman * Sons laundry.
Sedalia. has been arrested on two in
dictments returned bv the grand jury
charging him with arson in the first and
second degrees. In September last
Bowman's laundry was set on fire and
burned To the ground. ~cntailing a loss
of 81. 900. The business was started up
again, and in January last a second at
tempt was made to destroy it by fire.
Suspicion attached to young thinner
man. who is of an excellent family. and
detectives put upon the case secured
evidence that resulted in the two indict-
ments.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Snow eooD digestion wait on appetite,
ard health on both' This natural and hap
py condition OF the mind and body is brought
about by the timely use Of Prickly Ash Bit
ters. While not n beverage in any sense, 1t
possesses the wonderful faculty of renewing
10 the debilitated system all the elements
required 70 rebuild and make strong. II
ycu are troubled with a headache, diseased
liver. kidneys or bowels, give it a trial, 1t
will not fail you
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

The cells of the smallest plants. as
soon as they have assumed the green
color. assimilate their food from the at
mosphcrc. or rather from the carbonic
acid in the atmosphere, and from water.
This is one of the most wonderful
phenomena of organic life. and our
greatest chemists have ~striven in vain
to initiate the process. Should they
ever succeed they would. as remarked
by the celebrated botanist. Ferdinand
Cohn. solve the first great social prob
lem. that is. the bread problem.-Ch
cago Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
Corr spending withou, stamps.

Two local business men male Il
wager regarding the payment of local
postage. \ said he could send a letter
through the Springfield post office that
would he delivered To Il, who would re-
turn an answer To him. and neither \
nor Il would pay any postage. nor
would any he required. Baccepted the
e 4 and y exchanged en-
vclopcS bearing their respective
business cards thereon. and agreed
on Il fictitious address, like John
Jameson. Boston. Mass. \ wrOt
a letter Ia Il, using the envelope with
B's business card. addressed it as agreed
and dropped it into Il street letter box
without a~tiiXing a postage stamp. In
due time the cashier returned" the
letter To Il marked held for postage.r
Il opened and read the letter and re-
piled. incloSing his answer in As en-
velopc and paving no postage. \ re-
ceived his letter similarly marked and
won the cigars. All letters and pack
ages bearing the liant of the sender
and having no stamps attached are re
turned To the sender tn be stamped. A
took advantage Of this rule. and by u.s.
ing Bs envelope the letter was re-
turned to b. the supposed sender. and
rs letter reached him for the same
reason. Springfield Mass Home.
stead.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
Musical Note.

German Professor of Music-YOu
must not reach over dot on de treble.
Dat vas not right
Independent American Boy guess
I'll reach where please on this piano.
It's not your piano: it's our piano. I'll
put my feet on it if I see fit.-Texas
SiftiDgs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
On the Edge Of a Precipice.

Passenger Ito train boyI-You prob
ably did not know when you put this
book in my lap. that | was the author.
Train-boy-Did You write that book?
Passenger did
Train-boy-Then you had better keep
mighty quiet about. l just sold a copy
to the man back of you.-Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

OF the gigantic host Of advertised rem
edies for dyspepsia, not one in ten is effect
We. A bright exception is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters, n stomachic without fault,
sure, speedy and thorough. Nor is 1t less
sficGciOus for constipation, biliousness, sick
headache, nervousness, debility, kidney
.roublcs ard rheumatism.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly OIL the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
TEN efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable TO the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any n who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
san FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW YORK. NJ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Do rOr want to enjoy the exuberance of
perfect hcalthi Do you want your cheeks
10 he rosy, and your whole system thrilled
with rich. pure blood coursIng through its
veins! Then use DIR. John Bulls Sarsapdr-
lila. Il Wild what no other medicine will
do. 1t Will make you feel like another per-
son:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Twelve of the twenty members Of
the congress at Berlin in 1878 are dead.
They were Bulow, of Germany; Saint
Waller. of France: Corti. of Italy; I;ca-
consfeld and Russell, of England; Gort-
chakoff and Oubril. of Russia: Andrassy
and Haymerle and Karolyi, of Austria;
Saadullah and Mehemet Ali Pasha. Of
Turkey. Those still living are Bis
marck, Hohenlohc. Waddington. Des-
PREF, De Launay. Salisbury, Shuvalof
and Earatheodory.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Rev. Joseph II. George. of Belleville,
Ont. has been called TO the pulpit Of
the First Congregational church of St.
Louis. He will take charge September.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Magical little granules =
those tiny, sugar-coated Pei
lets of DR.. Pierce-scarCely
larger than mustard seeds,
yet powerful to cure active
yet mild in operation. The
best Liver Pill ever invented.
Cure sick headache, dizziness,
consultation. One a dose.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Mrs. Wickwire-'If woman was
given the credit she deserves ] don't
think man would be quite SO prominent
in the worlds history" Mr.. Wick
wire-''I believe you are right II she
could get all the credit she wanted he'd
b IN the poor.bousa"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

At a dance in Cooper county the other
hight at Chas. Majors he was stabbed
in the neck by a notorious character
named John Monk. The attending ply
sician said Majors could not recover
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Mrs. Ellis Wainwright. a prominent
leader of west end society in st. Louis,
died a few days ago. She was noted for
her beauty and the richness of her en-
tertainmcnts. She was the wife of Mr..
Ellis Wainwright, a wealthy brewer.