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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-27
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SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE sor,r,.
AND BOUTHWFgT S0Nth
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST . ,.r

'~hlrpOLE IN tffECf AUGUST 2, 1891.
LEAVE RICHMOND:
TRAM No II. 2;55 A. II.
NOUTHERN EXPRESS daily for Danv,n.
- - Gre, Greensboro, Winston, salem Durham
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Springs Charlotte. columbia, Aiken. Ins,s r.s
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sesping-ctrs Richmond TO Danviilo and bs1'
Vile to Ashe,r,ly5le Bisrninghamsnd New Orleans.
E'hSr NAIL. daily. FOR ali points South AID
a Southwest Connections AZ Nosely junction
fqr f.rmylIle and PowhatAn. railroad, at Ksya'
Vile for Clsrksville. Oxford, Henderson. Dsy.
ham and Raleigh Through coach Richmond 20
Hsleighl; At DsnTile with Pullman Sleeper Tor
Augusta, and Atlanta. a. Greensboro Tor Duy.
ham; Rsleigh, de-, also with Pullman Sleep,
Tor Knoxville via AshoIille. Washington Al
Southwest ye'tibuled Limited, souihooani
TRAIN No II, & 00PM
A mELIA ACCOMMODATION. daily eroeot
\ sunday To- Amelia Courthouse and inter.
mediate points
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
49, 80 A N 49, Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-27
WANTS.

r ADY WISHES TO TAKE TWO OR THREE
l. GIRLS 10 educate with her daughter I'M
der competent resident goyerness, half hours
ride from Richmond. healthy nelghhorhoof
Terms moderate. Correspondence desired Ad-
dress MHs. b. J.. WINSTON, SR., Hanover Court
house, Va. Au23-4t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-27

Nos. a. o and - make no stops. Nos p and
r. stop on signal az Manchester, Centralia and
Chester. Nos. - AMI Il siOp On signal O.. pan
chester. , rewry's tcnfrrlia and hector No. q
stops on signal 81 Manchester only Tor passon-
gers purchasing tickets go regular stopping
places FOR this tlain south OF Petersburg. NoA
r. IS 81 3S -, so, ~ 49, ~ and a. will stop on eig
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-27

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l.. I. d, AlYgRs. Genera. SUPERINTENDENT
A TLANTIC COAST LINE
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
TINE TABLE
Commencing SUNDAY. MAY ~ isgi. AZ 8A
~. trains on this road will run as follows;
TRAINS SOUTHWARK
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
Anew Deass.Ds.lins Devise.

London Industries tells Of a pneu-
matte shell invented and perfected by
an Englishman, which seems equally
adaptable for naval, field or siege guns,
and that with only a slight alteration
OF the breech and firing mechanism
of ordinary guns. This pneumatic
shell would appear to have the merit
of being both simple in construction
and efficient in action. 1t Is carried
in the ordinary tumbril Of a field
piece, and is perfectly safe, a it is
simply q strong metallic cartridge
containing the impelling charge of
compressed air OF gas at the rear OF
the chamber containing the explosive.
When required to be used, it is in
serted in the breech of q gun in the
usual manner, Is in a quick-iring
gun, when o simple turn of a lever
instantaneously releases the air or gas
and the shell or projectile, which con-
tains in the forward chamber a charge
of dynamite or other high explosive.
is sent with deadly effect to the re-
quired direction. In this operation
no smoke is made, there is practically
no noise and the gun works cool and
clean. With this it is supposed that
vessels will be able to fight practically
without noise and absolutely without
smoke or heating of the gun barrels
while showering deadly missiles
against the torpedo-boat fiotilla.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
Stranger Than Fiction.

County surveyor, Rudolph Weber
and Robert Jones have just returned
from the wilds of New Madrid county,
where they have been surveying for a
week past. They tell a strange story
of an old man and his son, by the
name of Summers, who live in this
almost uninhabitable portion of New
Madrid county. lie has about seven
acres of cleared land. and he and his
son manage to cultivate it without the
aid of any kind of animal. One OF
them pulls the plow and the other
one holds the handles; they plow ove
the entire seven acres in four days.
They told the boys that they had
cultivated it in this manner for three
years, and the. had considerable old
corr on hand. Our informants saw
the pillow which they used; it was an
ordinary BlOunt's true blue with a
cham attached to the clevis, with a
stick fastened to it, so a man could
put his arms behind him and pull.
They have been living there six years
and have a neat hewed log house, lots
of chickens, ducks, and a fine drove
of hogs. The young man told the
boys that he hadn't been to the near
est town, New Madrid, for more than
a year. This seems unusual and
strange in this advanced age of civil
Tfndicator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

DO you want to act a Lie? Then
fllrt. DO you care to lose the modern
charm of manner which is woman's
best heritage and mans too infre-
quently found attribute? Then play
at love. Do you want your future
life embittered by memories which
will stab you when your heart is
beating with happiness? Then cheat
some one into giving true regard for
falseness. If you would be womanly.
my woman reader, or manly, un-
known questioner, give your esteem
to all who deserve it, your friendship
to those who are your true friends,
and your hearts warm, earnest love
to one man or one woman, aud let it
be unsullied by the firtations which
many count in triumph on the fingers
of both their hands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
"No Deserving Person.,

The will of President Polk provided
that, after the death of his wife, to
whom he gave everything, the prop
erty should pass "to the most dcserv-
ing member of the family bearing the
name of Polk" the decision to be
made by the Legislature of Tennessee.
II is difficult to carry out this part of
his will. There is no observing per-
SON. left in the Polk family. The
last member of II died in Mexico. a
fugitive from justice. This extinction
of an historic family is not uncom-
mon. II is not exactly the social and
financial ascent from the wheelbarrow,
and the return 10 the wheclbarrow:
in this case il is entire extinction.
There are very few of the great FAM
lilies that have given distinction to
American life which have not entirely
run out. They have lost their vitality
or they have ceased to exist. There
is no presumption in America for the
transmission of the family name
Boston Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
A Pleasant Surprise.

This is the verdict OF Mr.. | W. Fall,
321 Seventh street. Paducah, NY, who
said that if his little girl had had
another congestive chill she would
have died. This is what he writes us:
IL have used your Lemon Chill Tonic
in my family and find it all you claim.
The medicine has no bad taste, but
is dcliciously favored. My little
daughter, who suffered for some time
with chills and fever, watched the
clock in pleasant anticipation of the
next dose. Lemon Chill Tonic not
only does away with the bitter and
nauseating mixtures usually prescrib-
ell for ague, but effects speedy and
permanent cure. livery gladly testify
to the merit of 4 medicine which |
have see used in my family with
such signal success" Take no other.
Price so cents. For sale by Miller &
Wilson, Cape Girardeau and Ben.
Schwab, Dutchtown, Nc. l
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
Directory Meeting.

The directors of the Cape Girardeau
Building and Loan Association met at
their Office at the court house Monday
night and loaned a total of $4,000 to
five different borrowers. This Asso-
citation has issued in all tour series of
stock, and since it began to issue a
new series every year, it has had no
trouble TO loan all its money. The
loans made by it have helped to build
half the houses that have been put
up in this city in the last nine years.
Anyone wishing to borrow money
from this Association can procure
stock in it on which they can borrow
and thus be able to build or buy him
self a home and pay for it in monthly
payments to the Association.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
Facts For the People.

Lemon Chill Tonic is more gcner-
ally used, is more pleasant to take and
more certain to cure than any chill
tonic on the market. The proprietors
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 s. Wilson, Cape Girardeau and
Ben. Schwsb, Dutchtown, Missouri
~april4-1-y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
THURSDAY,

The st. Louis Exposition will
open next Wednesday night.
The steamer Idlewild is being
overhauled and put in good trim for
the fall trade.
Scott receives fresh oysters every
day now and he will continue to do
SO during the oyster season.
The Rider case is now occupying
the attention of the Circuit Court.
The jury was selected yesterday and
the trial began this morning.
-Wolford & Sackman, under the
St. Charles Hotel, carry the best
brands of wines and liquors and they
would be pleased to have their friends
call and see them.
The personal property belonging
to the estate of John Painter, deceased,
will be sold at public auction on the
5th of September.
We are informed hal the
Grand Jury will probably finish up
its work by noon Saturday and ad-
jOurn.
DIR. Hudgings will soon have his
new residence building on Merri-
wether street ready for occupancy.
He will have a roomy and neat house
-Ex-Mayor L. j. Albert is again
grandfather. This time it is a little
son born to the wife of r. W. Morton.
The little stranger put in an appear.
ance yesterday, August 26th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

Pete Carroll Ia plastering Otto
Frederich's new house up on Good
Hope street.
The steamer Idlewild is laid up
for repairs and the steamer Calhoun
is running in her place.
WILDER Juden, charged with the
murder of Jasper Brooks, is at Jack
son this week ready to stand his trial.
August Shivelbine will build u
good house or the lot on Main street
he purchased at the Buehrman parti-
ton sale.
Young Lacey, the colored teacher
who is charged with attempt to rape.
will have a trial at the present term
of Circuit Court.
The jackson saloon is sure enough
having a bunanzs this week. Three
bar-tenders have all they al do 10
wait on the customers.
Mr.. B. +. Speak left last night on
the steamer Calhoun for st. Louis,
where he goes to seek a position in
some mercantile establishment. Mr..
Speak has been long and favorably
known to the business men of this
city and their many customers. He
carried with him, we understand,
splendid recommendations from some
of our leading merchants with whom
he in the past has been engaged as
salesman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
DauEh,er. ., the Conreder.ey.

Mrs. Louis Houck, of Cape Girar-
deau, met the ladies of Bloomfield in
the Masonic hall, Wednesday evening
and organized a subordinate lodge of
"The Daughters of the Confederacy."
1t is an auxiliary organization, and
has for its object the building and
keeping up of Stoddard county's de-
partment of the confederate home, at
H~igginsville, Missouri. No better or
more laudable undertaking could be
espoused by the ladies of Southeast
Missouri, and we hope to see un-
bounded success crown their efforts
in this ~behalf.-Bloomtaeld Tindicator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
B%<llsvlile District Fair of ST. Clair
County, Illinois.

B<llsvliIe District Fair of Sc. Clair
County. Illinois.
The regular price of admission to
the great BeIleville Fair and EXPOSE
ton will be only 25 cents this year.
The Empire Harvesting Machine
Company have engaged a large space
and will entertain the farmers with q
fine exhibition.
Among the latest inventions entered
for exhibition at the coming Fair will
be ono of Edison's monographs in
operation; also, a ~self-feeding and
band-cutting threshing machine, the
invention of Charles Paridy, of st.
Clair county.
The school children's excursion for
September 1 is booming all along the
railroads leading to Belleville. School
Superintendent Charles Csnnady and
j. S. Carson, of the committee, have
just returned from a trip over the
Louisville and Nashville railroad from
Nashville, ILL.,, and other towns along
the line, and report great enthusiasm
among all the school people. Ar
engagements are being made for a large
turnout all along the line. Special
efforts are being made for the grand
free entertainment of the school
children.
In addition to the bicycle racing
there will also be a grand display of
day fireworks, the most charming ex-
hibition of wonders ever witnessed in
Southern Illinois; at which time the
Fair grounds will be thrown open,
free OF charge. to all school children
and school officers attending with
them. Come everybody, and see the
great show,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
The Poplar Bluff lee Factory.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Aug. %, 81.

DHoA g Eo(t8I
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Aug. %, 81.
Editor Democrat:
Seeing an article In your DAILY q
few days ago in regard to the ice fac
tory at Poplar Bluff, and stating, that
eff a little town like Poplar Bluff car
afford an ice factory, why can't the
metropolis of Southeast Missouri?
Yes, why can't Cape Girardeau have
and support q factory of this kind;
There she is, not only the metropolis
of Southeast Missouri, the future lead.
ing city of the State, but the finest
situated and most beautiful little city
lying upon the Father of Waters be-
tween st. Louis and New Orleans.
Come now, let's see the enterprising
and pushing men Of the Cape wake
up from their long, and what has
seemed, an unwakeable sleep. Or
ganize a stock company. put a good
man at the head, for instance. such q
man as Capt. II. L Hume, he being a
man of push and energy will make a
success of it. Aye, such a grand sue
cess that in less than a year it would
pay for itself and increase the business
of the Cape ten-fold.
Here is Poplar Bluff, a little town
situated on a hill lying between two
swamps, with nothing but a few rail-
roads to give it access to the outside
world. But still they can afford an
ice factory, and why? Because they
have a man at the head of it who has
push and energy. They turn out tons
of ice every day and it is shipped all
over the southern part of the State
and the northern part of Arkansas.
This factory is run day and night, but
still they cannot supply the demand.
Now think how an enterprise of
this kind would benefit the Cape. II
you had a factory of this kind run
ming day and night and turning out
tons and tons of ice every day, you
could easily find a market for it and
then think of the income. Now
come, citizens of the Cape, wake up
and take hold of this with q will.
Don't let the good old Cape loose her
name of being the metropolis of the
but make her the leading
city of the whole West.
There is the 'silver-tongued orator."
let him come forth and try to awake
the people of the Cape and encourage
them in this new enterprise. Come
on now Mr.. You are the man who
can arouse and touch the right spot
in the capitalists of Cape Girardeau.
Come forth in n of your elaborate
articles and make your citizens open
their eyes. KRAP.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
His Fate.

Justice ito prisonere"I see you
have a jug there. Ia that the whisky
that made you drunk"
Prisoner-"Yes, your honor
Justice-"Pass it here. Ill sample
IT."
Bailiff-"Pass the jug to his honor"
Justice latter a long pull)-"The
prisoner gets twelve months on the
chain gang. ANY man who would
get drunk on good whisky like that,
and run the risk of losing the jug, is
irresponsible, and should be taken
care of. Clear the courtr-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
Found Almost Dead.

This is the condition many persons
were in when they commenced the
use of the Lemon Chill Tonic" But
thanks to its magic power the same
people have been restored to perfect
health-chills entirely broken; appe-
tite restored, the blood enriched, the
old lanquid and tired feeling gone.
And while pleasant to take is certain
10 cure. Each bottle is guaranteed to
break the worst chill and with guard
ing the 9TH and 14th days, will pre-
vent their return. Sold by Miller &
Wilson, Cape Girardeau and Ben.
Schwab, Dutchtown. Mo. l
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
- Little saaay-soas.-

A small giri-a very small one
who did not shine particularly in the
way of goodness, was attended by .
nurse-maid who was a simple, honest,
religious girl, always mindful of her
duty; and this duty, she felt quite
sure, pointed to the reforming of the
little heather committed to her
charge.
On Sunday afternoons she often
took Miss Nellie to a meeting that
was held in the basement of some
place of worship, and the surround
ings were very plain and doleful, but
the preacher was an earnest man, and
to Hannah's great delight, her young
lady listened to him with much atten-
ton. The words, .Now my hearers,
l will give you q little anecdotc.'
were frequently used, and then would
follow some incident by way Of illus
tration. Nellie always looked so cx-
pectant at this announcement, and
listened with such eager attention to
what followed, that Hannah's heart
bounded for joy to find that the
troublesome child was so seriously
impressed. Her eyes filled with tears,
and she failed to notice the look of
disappointment that spread itself over
the small maidcn's face after each
anecdote.
Finally the pent-up feelings came
to the surface; and one afternoon as
they were walking home, Nellie in
dignantly exclaimed. @That mans
all awful story-teller, and l sha'nt 60
there any morer
Tut! tut" said the Mortified Han
nah; "that's very wicked, Miss Nellie.
What ever makes you talk so?"
"'Cause he is. He's been saying
ever SO many times, Now, my hearers,
LII give you a little nanny-goat'; and
be gave anybody one! 1 don't
he's got any"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
The Z OF Negroes.

A negro said to be 116 years old
was buried in New York last week,
His wife, said to have been ITO, died
a few years ago. l have always been
suspicious of these stories of negro
longevity since I met with Barney
McCaffrey. Barney travelled exclu.
sively through the South for many
years selling fanning-mills. When
ever he met an a~ged-looking darkey
he endeavored to make him believe
he was extraordinarily ancient. l
saw him work it once.
"How old are you, uncle?' he said to
a decrepit negro in Nashville.
@'Deed, sub, 1 dunno"
"Let me feel your pulse and laying
his hand on the old mans forhead, he
continued: DO you remember Gen.
Jackson?"
Deed I does, subj"
"Well, then, you are lis years old.
Now. don't forget it. uncle-l15, re-
member-and if anybody asks how
you know tell him the census told
YOU. ] am the United States census,
uncle. and I know what | am talking
about.
Two years later I satisfied my Gu
riosity by asking uncle how old he
was.
"I,se a hun'ud an fifteen, subj" said
he. manifestly proud of it.
Barney spent most Of his leisure
time making this sort of archaeology
cal remains, and said that not one in
fifty of the old negroes knew his age
until he had told it to him and
stamped it with official authority
Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
he 1. not Bailt that way.

We notice in last weeks Cape Cir
ardeau DEMOCRAT an item advising
the Nep Era man to move his print
shop into a ten acre field. Our advice
to Col. Mitchell would be to get .
double barrel shotgun and load 1t
with buck-shot and take stand, here
after, and it will only be a short time
until be will get good shooting, and in
all probability live in peace hereafter,
and have an enemy less.-Charleston
Enterprise.
The Colonel will never take your
advice, Bro. Martin. He loves life
and fears death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

Mr.. j. W. Reed showed us a letter
to-day from Hon. S. X Burford, who
left here a few weeks ago for Califor.
mia, accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Katie. Mr.. Burford is delighted
with California Miss Katie has been
employed to teach school out there al
q salary OF sixty dollars per month.
Miss Burford is q graduate of the
Southeast Normal, and that is a guar.
antee that she is a competent teacher
and will give satisfaction.
The M. E. Church South of
physboro, will give an excursion to
Cape Girsrdeau on Thursday, Sept. 8,
1891. The city ofCape Girardeau has
won the title of"The Excursion City,"
because of its geographical situation,
on the banks of the Father of
Waters" and for the hospitality of its
citizens. Posters giving full partic-
ulars will be printed and distributed
in due time, giving rates and time of
departure of the train.-Murphys6oro
Independent.
The services at st. Mary's Church
yesterday were very interesting and
the church was packed full. Quite a
large number of distinguished priests
from abroad were present and took
part in the services. st. Mary's is
n OF the finest church buildings in
the city and among the people who
go there to worship are some of our
best and most influential citizens.
For this occasion Father Pruente had
prepared a bountiful feast for all who
attended the services, and many who
belong to no church partook thereof
and enjoyed the good Priests hospi-
-Megrimine is the only guaranteed
cure for headache and
neuralgia. Relieves in 20 to 80 min
utes. A great blood cleanser and
that in time positively cures.
Sample bottle free. The DIR. Whithall
Megrimine Co., South Bend, Ind.
Sold by druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
kne.natIsm Cured in . Day.

GMystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 8
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
cas- Immediately disappears. The
first dose benefits, IS cents. Sold by
Rider & Wichterich, Druggists, Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

An absent-minded professor was
one day observed walking down the
street with one foot continually in the
gutter and the other on the pavement.
Apupil meeting him saluted him with,
GOOD evening, Professor? How are
youf" Il was very well, l thought"
answered the professor; "but now l
don't know what's the matter with
me; l have been limping for the last
half hour,