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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26
Facts About the Queen Bee

A queen can beat a hen at laying.
Give her the best surroundings, with
plenty of honey eombiDg in and all
that, and she will lay 5000 eggs in
tw~enty-four hours She does not cackle
over it either. Each egg measures
ore-fourtecnth of an inch in length and
one seventh of an inch in thickness.
Even when she is only doing IN av-
erage business she will lay more than
twice her own weight in twenty-four
hours But, mind You, she does not
do anything else. Does not even feed
herself. You will see the workers con
stantly offering her feod.-American
Bee Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26
Arflskfc Adsprtinag.

Undoubtedly the Ivory Soap psof3s -
tions now being ss-d for advertising pgr-
poses. The series 81 fsli.psge drawings
which have been appearing 81 Ms last page
Of the Century represent some u Ms most
capabls book and magazine artists II As
country The series must have cost no
small figure. As yet tho way up1 artists
do not sign the work they do for advertis-
ers, but I apprehend that u vii not be long
ere We shall see in the advertising cofuRins
such names q George Wharton Edwards,
T. w. Kemble, etc. such men as these bring
10 their work, besides mere mechnical
skE, a trained imagination and an artistic
conception of things. These qualities, when
used In connection with advertisements,
cofltiatfd scarcely less interest than when
Used In the ordinary literary way. Print
ers' Ink, august 10, 1891.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26
Good News from England.

TIE MEDICAL REFORM SOCIETY OF LONDON
will send genuine information free of charge
to all who are bona fide sufferers from Chron'
ic Kidney and Liver Diseases, Diabetes OF
Bright's Disease, or any discharges or de-
rangements of the human body, Dropsy,
Nervous Weakness, Exhausted Vitality,
Gravel, rheumatism, Sciatica, Dyspepsia,
Loss Of Memory, want of Brain Power. The
discovery is a new, cheap and sure cure, the
simplest remedy on earth, as found in the
Valley Of the Nile, Egypt.
Send a self-addressed envelope at once en-
closing ten cents in stamps to defray X
penses, to Secretary, James Holland, 8,
Bloomsbury Mansions, Bloomsbury Square,
London, England. Mention this paper.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26


Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly On the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eff%ectually, 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 &C.
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 one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
k0UeHHiE. kK. NEW Y0RK, NJ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

The stubbornest ThIhgs on EAfth
Are facts. As Burns says, "They Wilma
gang" Here's a specimen. 1t is a fact thai
and imitation, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the leading national specific for malaria,
dyspepsia, debility, liver complaint, nerv'
BUSINESS, rheumatism, neuralgia and kidney
inaction, has not only held its own, hut long
since outsped all rivals in the ruee for pop.
ularity.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26
The Only One Ever Printed-Can Yoa Find
the Word

There is a 3 inch display advertisement
IN this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except n word. The sauna i
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent on evsTthiug
they make Inc publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they win
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

rs ! care to have
it. The
of fastening hor-
izontal wires and
vertical -
stays together is
done by means
of a short crimp
in the horizontal
wire, anG 4 COM
mon washer al
so crimped. is
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

II seems strahge that anyone will con-
tinus to suffer from the many Ills arising
from a state Of blood impufity when DIR.
John Bulls Sarsaparilla will restore perfect
health and strength. 1t is a wonderful re-
viver. 1t makes the old feel young, and the
young feel buoyant.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

About seven years ago had Bronchitis, which final
ly drifted into Consumption, so the doctors said, and
they had about given me up. | was confined to my bed.
One day my husband went for the doctor, but he was
not in his office. The druggist sent me a bottle of Piso's
Cure for Consumption. took two doses of it, and was
greatly relieved before the doctor came. He told me to
continue its use as long as it helped me. did so, and
the result is. | am now sound and well-entirely cured
of Consumption.-Mrs. P. E. BAKER, Harrisburg, Illinois,
February 20, 1884,
have had Catarri for many years, but never found
anything that did me any good until | concluded to try
Pso's Remedy for Catarrh. After using it a few times |
found great relief, and would not he without it now
Miss BELLE WOODRUFF, Lawler, Iowa, July 81, 1891.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

Hollow eyed little children, worms are
making them miserable. Mothers get them
a box of DIR. Bulls Worm Destroyers.
Children like them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

No woSDER highwayrnen are 50 numer-
Gus in this country, when every s~choolboy
on defamation day is taught to "stand and
deliver.r-Texas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

The hen that sits On a porcelain egg may
not accomplish much, but she has onnest
Neutrality-suspicious. Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

JACK (the facetious)-"I wonder what
state they run the lottery of love inP
Pauline (the cynical)-"In every state, ]
guess, except the married state."-N. Y
Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26
SURE THINGS.

SS"H ''''sSS'
ne cor,n.rn,.. 49, -, ,a..
-
Eler,i,, 49, ,hinrs ,ooLod. 40 h.
could almost see
me silent ballots pi.iuy up his big majority:
bu' ns ne counted the returns al two O'Clock
tnat hignt,
Tnree safe" precincts came In and hid his Of.
nee out OF sight
he was knocked out-completely crushed, his
brightest hopes took wing,
how could he lose! He knew be had
A
Dead
TOm Jcnkins' fate was even worse; he loved a
rogui.h miss.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

"wHAr is the reason of this craze among
the girls for fencing!" "You see, it teaches
them to feint gracefully "-Baltimore Amer
jcab.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

81 WANT a drink" means one thing in the
country and something else in town.-Gal-
weston News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

THE girl who has had a faithless lover
shotld Be sharper next time; she is a cut
lassALOMell Courier.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

NEVER fail to cure sick headache, often
the very first dose. This Is what is said by
all who try Carriers Little Liver Pills.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

EATEN out Of house and ~home-picnic
lunches.-Boston News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

"Pa; how do you scalp!, said the Indian
boy to Oyster That-Laughs. First catch
your hair" se1tentiousls replied the noble
red man.-Boston Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

nTHouGH I Az, I am still game" said the
wild duck.h-Baltimors American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

For Cough or Sore Throat the best medi-
rine is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

T W A s ( h c
brightest day
that ever any
one saw. My
w e dding-day.
TIL @ 1st of
June. 1112. /
never q h all
forget the day
or the date.
We were to
be married in
the little stone
church. on the
hill-R alph
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-26

II you are tired taking the large old fash
toned gripping pills, try Carter's Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort. A man can't
stand everything. One pill q dose. Try them.
WOULD See It Of.-Citizen-"Charity be-
gins at home, SIR" Tramp-"Then eff ven
tell me what time it starts I'll try ter be on
hand."1Harrisburg Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
he Canues TO Stone.

One of the most remarkable human
curiosities ever seen has just been ex-
amined by NJ. de Quatrefages, the
French naturalist. lie is a Provincial,
named Simon Aiguier, thanks to his pc
culiar system Of muscles and nerves, can
transform himself in most wondroui
fashion. He has very properly dubbed
himself "L'Hommc-protee." "
At one moment, assuming the rigidity
of statue, his body may be struck
sharply, the blows falling as Oh a block
of stone. At another he moves his in
testines from above and below and right
TO left into the form of a large football,
and projects it forward, which gives him
the appearance of colossally stout per-
sonage.
He then withdraws it into the thorax,
opening.likc a cave, and the hollow look
of his body Immediately reminds one Of
skeleton. Mguier successfully imi-
tates a man subjected to the fortunes Of
the rack, as also a man hanging himself,
and assumes a striking cadaverous look.
What most astonished NJ. dc Quatre-
fages was the stoppage Of the circula-
ton of the blood, now on the left aud
now on the right side, which was effected
bv muscular contraction.-NeD YORK.
! L,,,.u0I
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
A Line-ThrOwinu Gun.

The necessity of having reliable
method of effectng communication be-
tween the shore and a ship in distress or
between one vessel AMI another has al
wavs been recognized, and to this end
various line-throwing appliances have
been brought forward from time to time.
The latest of these is the shoulder line
throwing gun. This apparatus which
is not an expensive affair, consists OF a
shoulder gun having the cop, or coll oil
line, suspended in case carried under
the breech of the gun. a roi is inserted
in the barrel, the fore end OF the rod
being connected with the end of the line,
which is in the centre of the cop. The
line is IA yards long, aud the charge OF
powder used is two drachms. Upon tho
gun being fired at high elevation the
rod IS projected upward and forward,
carving the line trailing away after it.
The object is, Of course, to land the line
over the ship or other object, the rod
dropping beyond it. By this means a
rome can be made fast to the tail end of
the line by the succoring party aud b'
hauled on board by those in distress
Public Opinion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
The Sap-Sucker.

A great many useful birds have been
DESTROYED on the erroneous charge tha
they arc in some way wholly detrimental
TO the farmers interests with no compen-
sating habits, and twice as many more
that are admitted to be useful in some
deqree, in the mistaken belief that on
the whole they are the authors of more
harm than good. In the first category
NAV be named the sap-sucker that IS
commonly considered fair target for
everybody's gun, on the plea that he IS
continually injuring young fruit trees for
the purpose OF feeding on the tender
bark or sucking the sap, as popularity
supposed. This is the head and front
of his offending, for it is never pretend
ed that he seriously Injuries fruit or
grains.
Close observers, however, are fully
convinced that the little bird in question
does rot make original holes in the bark
of the tree at which it is pecking, but
that all It's efforts are directed to destroy
ing and devouring the borers that are
concealed in holes already existing,
which the birds have not made. At
the very worst the bird does no more
than in some cases to widen the hole
enough to allow its Leak to reach tho
worm.
As good au authority as Cassius NJ.
Clay, of Kentucky, is on record as say
ing, from his own study of its habits
that the sap-sacker is the deadliest foe
of the vermin which destroy our trees,
and that everyone should encourage the
multiplication of sap-suckers. .-NeD
York World
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
ATrade Mark Instead Of a Name.

Bertha NJ. Clay" says the Epoch, Is
not name, but trade mark with a
rather curious origin. Mrs. Bracme was
English, and her books first came over
as advance sheets from Conway, her Lon
don publisher. They were signed ''B.
NJ. c." the authors initials written
backward. Who B. NJ. @. was was one
Of those things no fellow on this side
could find out. The American publisher
knew that his readers did not like mere
letters. They wanted names-the more
high-fiown the better. lie wrote B. NJ.
c., Bertha NJ. Clay, and sent a man to
England to find out out all about her.
By much diplomacy he at last got in
communication with her, and paid llber-
ally for work to which, under our laws,
he had only a courtesy title.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
Heat and Growth OF The Hair.

1t is generally understood that the hail
and nails grow faster in hot weather than
in cold, but perhaps few are aware that
any temperature can impart so great 3
stimulus to the growth as Colonel Peje-
valsky, the Russian traveller, says the
Central Asian heat did during his jour
ney in those regions in the summer OF
1889. In June, the ground and the air
became excessively hot, so great, indeed,
as to render travel in the daytime impos-
sible. Within a fortnight after this op-
pressive weather began it was noticed
that the hair and boards of all the party
were growing with astonishing rapldity,
and, strangest of all, some youthful Cos
sacks, whose fOces were perfectly smooth,
developed respectable boards within the
short period of twenty days.-Bsooklyn
0ifize,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30


TIM Snanish Cabinet has decided b do
away with all treaties oe cOnmercs witA
other countries, except that with Morocco.
A MOB of Parnellites tried to assault I. d.
Healy az Nullingar, Ireland
SLIGHT shocks Of esrthquaks we're felt at
Geneva. Switzerland. Three persons were
drowned soon afterwarl, while skating on
the ice in the harbor; and it is believed tnat
the earthquake shocks - disturbed the ice as
90 cause the drowning.
IL transpre5 that the iata Dirk y ..,st'
ford, Of London, England, SHOT himssh duI-
ing a temporary fit Of insanity and while
suffering from extreme pain and weaknes''
A verdict in accordance with the facts haJ
been rendered.
ADvIcEs from Toxic, the capital o. japan
saw that the House Of Parliament has been
DESTROYED by fire. IL was a spacious wooden
building which was only opened Dy inc
Mikado in Novenber last
THE sudden and rapid thaw caused land
slip at Folkstone, Englan1 whicn OuFled
cottage and killed three persons.
THE latest reported death rate Of London
England. is 29.2 per ono thousand ana tl'
supply of black horses which custom ee-
mands 10 draw the funeral corteges' II ~
sufficient for the purpose
TIE Brazilian Assembly passed a reso-u.
tion censuring certain acts OF the frOYlslolai
Government whcrenpon the Minister OF t-''
Interior and the Minister Of Conacrca ten
dored their designations. The President has
not vet consented 10 the retirement oil lhe
two Ministers
A TERRIBLE explosion Of fre-damp oc'
CURED in q colliery az Jasinowata, near tAe
citv Of Charkow. in European Russia. More
thfn lOO Of the miners were killed.
4 NUMBER oe Government troops have
;oined the insurgents in Chill.
4 TREATY Of friendship commerce AMI
navigation has been Negotiated between
Mexico and Ecuador.
WIDESPREAD distress exists in the district
of ConneNara. Galway, Ireland. The peo-
nle are on the verge OF starvation, and uh-
les prompt and effective relief is furnished
deaths from starvation must inevitably oc-
cur.
BENJAMIN CONSTANT, Brazilian Minister
Of War, is dead.
THE British Parliament reassembled I'D
London. Mr. Parnell occupied his usual seat
and declared his intention 70 stlI lead 'h'
Home Rule party.
BuRGoMAsrER FISCHER, Of the Saxony
,vaavers' guild at Radegorst, in Anhalt.
kiIled himself at the Leibig Hotel. Ills
wife and father followed his example o.
hoaring the news All three had conspire !
to rob the City Treasury Of slyy anu i7'''''
THE insurgents are masters Of the situation
in Chill.
TIE motion to repeal the prohibition Of
the imporation Of American pork into Ger
many was lost III tbe Reicnstag by vote Of
l33 to 103.
CARDINAL JANos' sDoR, Archbishop OF
Gran and Primate OF Hungary, is dead. lie
% 1si3 He was the son OF poor coboler.
but he rose to he Primats Of Hungary and
one of the wealthiest Of all the prelates o.
that Kingdom.
ANEW Ministry has been formed in Bra
iii The Ministry OF Puolic Instruction ana
the Ministry OF Posts have been abolished.
The new Ministry is in tuli a'-ori VITA THO
/ President.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30

vivipara, the young assume the adult
form directly. The star-iishes are slow
moving creatures. Against the glass
wall OF an aquarium we may watch them,
the myriads of waier-expanded feet be-
ing thrown forward, and like so many
anchors hauling the body along. They
prey upon the oyster by pressing the
mouth against the bivalve, inclosing it
with the arms, and in some instances
literally inclosing a portion of the victim
with the mouth parts, while undoubtedly
some secretion forces the she'll to open
its valves, when the capture of the ami
NAL itself is an easy matter. As slow as
the movements Of the star fishes are they
appear upon the oyster beds at times
with wonderful celebrity. One day none
will be seen while the next the bottom is
red with them.-lSan Francisco ChrOnA-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.


COLONEL THEODORE w. BEAN, a well.
known lawyer. n member OF the last Stati
Legislature, who was defeated for re election
last November. committed suicide by cutting
mis- throatat Norrstown, Penn Financial
trouble was supposed to have been the cause.
GOVERNOR PATrIsON was inaugurated at
Harrisburg. Penn He sent TO the Senate the
names Of ". +. Harrity for Secretary OF
State. W. u. Hensel for Attorney General
and William McCleand for Adjutant-Gen
eral
EUGENE d. RAMSAY was given verdict
at Boston, Mass, of SO, 900 against the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad Company for per-
sonal injuries.
GOVERNOR RCssELL Of Massachusetts,,
has nominated Judge John Lathrop, OF the
Superior Court, to succeed the late Charles
Devens as Justice OF the Supreme Court.
FRANK. WALK. aged fourteen years, Of
Butler Valley, Penn. killed himself be-
cause his father would not permit him
TO attend a revival meeting three times
week.
SENATOR PLArr. Of Connecticut, and
Senator Cameron Of Pennsylvania, were re
elected by the Legislatures OF their states;
DR.. Gallinger was elected Senator from New
Hampshire 20 succeed Senator Blair.
CHARLES e. PRATT. an old and wealthy
citizen, committed suicide By shooting him
self with a revolver in the woodshed Of the
ol family homestead AZ Milton, just outside
Of Railway, y. J
MUcH damage was done by a rainstorm in
tde Middle and New England States.
HEAVY freshets have occurred at Wassac,
n. Y, washing away the bridges Two
women and a team were swept down with a
bridge and drowned
GEORGE KENDALL lied from hydrophoba
at the Chambers Street Hospital. in New
York City, after suffering terrible agony.
THE poDulation Of the State Of Massa-
chusetts for 1899 is ,. 23s 943, an increase Of
455.s5 or 25.57 per cent. since lssO, the
population at tnat tine being l,7o3,O'j.
The loss by the freshet in the Housatonic
Valley Of Connecticut is estimated at 81
tOOOJO.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-01-30
Washington.

THE President gave dinner at the W hite
House to the DIPLOMAT, Corps
IT has been reported 70 tine Senate that
con,missioner John l. Davenport did not
render an account 70 the Treasury Depart.
ment for services as Commissioner from 1870
to 1890
THE funeral of George Bancroft was held
i'm Washington and was attended Dy many
people of note.
CAPTAIN GEorcE 9. ANDrRsON, oi the
Sixth Cavalry. row st5tioned at Fort Myer,
ON onthe-Virglnia side Of the Potomac opposite
Washington. has been detailed as ouPerln-
teadent of the Yellowstone National farx,
in place of Captain Boutede, no" WIN LIS
command at Pme Ridge.
GENERAL CHAUNCEY McKEEyER on duty
i'm the War Department has been ordere1
a. Adiutant-General Of the Departneir, OF
Missouri at Chicago. under General Miles,
relieving Colonel Corbin, VINO Is ordered TO
,.,nort to G. sueral McCO0S at los Angeles
Cal
THE House Committee On Public bulidlngs
nd Grounds has oriersd a favorable report
ON tho bills giving $1,000 900 for public
ImiIding at Chicago H., $4,000 for one at
Providence. r. l.. ant $4,000 Tor one at
NewburYport Conn.
Tug President received n package from
William Waller Phelps. Minister 70 Ger
many. containing fsa phials o. kochs
lymnh lno President distributed them as
follows. Two phiais 20 Surgeon-General
Hamilton of the Marine Hospital Service IN
WASHINGTON. aud one each tO the Polytechnic
Hospital OF Chicago. the Charity hospital o.
New Orleans ami the City Hospital ot III
dianapois
ENERAL :. V. BENET, CHIEF
of Ordnance of the Army, has been placed
on the retired list.
The Omaha, the flagship of the Asiatlc
squadron. has been ordered 70 proceed 10
Panama, where she will receive a new conl-
plement of officers and men.
A srArESENT prepared by the Commils-
sioner of Internal Revenue shows taat 'ns
total collections for the first SIX months o'
the current fiscal year are SO, oy', l45, an IN
c~ease over toe first half OF the previous
esoaI wear of a. SO. 66s The aggTeg ite re
GENTS for December, 1890. were Fi'o'o o''
Greater than for December, 1889.
THE report Of the engineer officers Getaiie !
70 watch the performance OF the engines OF
the cruiser Newark, on her recent tr1a, trlp,
was submitted % the Secretary Oh 'he Naes
N shows an indicated horsepower OF ABOUT
oooo an excess of 500 horsepower over the
contract requirements. and emitting tne
Contractor 20 nearly 5000 premium.
THr Postofiice Department has offered re,
ward of a $1,000 each for the apprehenssl,ons =. =
| fine fifteen bandits. who recently roooc,, =
srsin on the railroad between Brownsville
and Isabel Texas.
THE thirteenth edition Of the digest an
manual of the rules and pracuce OF sne