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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Charles +. Land. a brakeman en-
ployed on the north end Of the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas road. and whose home
was at Tuscola. ILL.,. was struck by 4
bridge near Russell station and killed.
lie was to have been married next
month TO n young lady of Nevada.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

A BosTox III has been granted o
patent on n stocking supporter which an ex-
pert says will suppOrta Boston woman by Q
~royaltr r5T good many years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
SCHOOLS.

Some Advance Figures from the Forth.
coming Report Of the state superintend-
ent OF schools.
The annual report Of the state super
intendent of public schools is now in
the hands Of the public printer, and will
shortly he forthcomingfo for distribution.
II will make a volume Of several hun
bred pages. containing a mass of infor-
nation. carefully compiled statistics OF
great value. showing in detail the con-
dition of the school fund of the state,
whence it is derived, how expended,
etc: also statistics gathered from the
county commissioners, showing num-
Der OF school children in the state,
white and colorcd, number of teachers
employed, wages paid, etc. The fol-
lowing statistics by permission of
Snpt j.. +. Wolfe are taken from the
report:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

IT / moro natural 10 a man 10 lie in bed
In the morning and wish he Was rich than
il is T. get up and earn a Gollar. -Atchison
Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

ErnEI-iDo you know Of anything more
delightful than a real true lOverf' Maud
YES" Ethcl-"Wha;f'' Maud-"Two Of
thcm."-Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

s.STRIKF whCn the iron is hot said the
servant girl who made her demand fOrmorc
wages on ironing day -PIt'sbrr2h Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Yor can tell which billiard player Is play
ing the poorest game by the frequency with
which he chalks his cue.-BOsiOn Tran
script.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

WIN a nan is compelled to work for
y.s-cs i:r i Of necessity led 10 I hire life
EEL..Iy E.Irsa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

ssBRowx's BRoSCnIALTEocHEs' are widely
known as an admirable remedy Tor Bron-
chitis. Hoarscness, Coughs, and Throat
troubles. Sid only iI bOreS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

Iii il to lie expected that Anarchists will
make homb2stic spcecies-BufTalO Ex-
press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

THE best cough medicine is PisOs Cure
Tor Consumption. Sold everywhere. 2Jc-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

The crow is a willy bird Mature has made
him civ:-tious. as ii were Buffalo Express
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

PaIx in the Side nearly always comes froma
G~iSordcrsd liver and Is promptly relieved by
Carriers Little Liver Pills. Don tfOrget this.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

ALTHOUGH the CARPET purchaser Is LOOK
In for good quail ty he wants ono that can
be- bea.cn -BIu@hamton Republican
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
THE MARKETS..

TEE man who has "a sight Of troabIe''
should 20 10 ~ OcuIist-Judsc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

One might suppose that the period in
which we now live has some pretensions
to originality in its literary fads at
least. But here is a century-old news
paper declaring that -four thousand
ami sc~venty-three novels are now in the
press from the pens of young ladies of
fashion" In spite of the hyperbole. it
is quite evident that woodworking was
positively epidemic. AT Mrs. DIS
school" says the Times. AL the young
ladies write novels in the fourth class"
1t might be some consolation 10 the lit
erary pessimist to discover something
in proof of the assumption that the
present generation is the most i~rrever-
ent in history. but here is the Post Ia
few years c~arlier) asking: What is
Jenny Boswell about? Where is his
Life and Letters of the great lexicog-
rapher, the Atlas of obscure sentiment
and pompous p~hraseology?" We are not
even original in ~condemning the re-
dundancy of Johnson.-Harpers Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
Throat
and Lung
Specially.

ard Lungs can hard
ly appreciate what a truly wonder
full medicine it is. The delicious
sensations Of healing, easing, clear.
ing, strength-gathering and recover
ing are unknown joys. For Ger
man Syrup we do not ask easy cases.
Sugar and water may smooth a
throat or stopa tickling-for a while.
This is as far as the ordinary cough
medicine goes. Boschee's German
Syrup is a discovery, a great Throat
and Lung Speciality. Where for
years there have been sensitiveness,
pain, coughing, splitting, hemorr-
hage, voice failure, weakness, slip
ping down hill, where doctors and
medicine and advice have been swal-
lowed and followed to the gulf Of
despair, where there is the sickening
conviction that all is over and the
end is inevitable, there we place
German Syrup. 1t cures. You are
q live man yet if you take it. .
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

An unknown man blew out his brains
on the Eads bridge at ST Louis the
other day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

RECEIPTS
Cash on hand jug !. Is>J -----..-$ I.S2s.ijl IS
Amount Tee we'd from state fund SEQ ~
Amount Of interest rccc we'd from
county funds ...-. .-.-.- 3iI.5l7 10
Amount OF interest received from
township funds ..--....- ....- 2ia,S3l ~
Amount al interest received of
permanent special district
fund-. ...-..-- ..-.-.-.--- los ei II
Amount of tuition fees collected
and credited To- teachers fund.-. H.4Ji C.
Amount Of railroad tax r. c." vel. PISS -
Amount received from sal" Of
schuo! bonds - ~. aIa ls
Amount received from insurance" l4'Ni -
Amount received from direct tax ~s.2i.. l.c' -
Total rcc.;nt. xgS4; sI1 %
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

IsIENDlTtkE-.
Amount paid for teachers wages
"a. per warrants c4nrrIedt $3.50. $50 q
Amount paid for incidental *
ceIrd).. .- a57.G72 "a
Amounts paid for building pur-
poses (a- per warrants can
cricd,. I.HSs a.; -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25

M~i-CELLANEbI SIAIl"iICs-
Number of white persons attend
ing the public cIooi- Of the
state Males. 5000, females,
2~f. fO....-.--...- ---.-.- 5s!,5lG
Number of col"reI persons Ut.
tending the public schools Of
tine state: Males. l6.l'N. females.
It,G1; ... zoe --.- -----.----.--- S2,s4
Total enrolment for the school
year: Male. SIG..-s, female. 21i.-
Total number of days Taught by
ali teachers employed .----- l'1I.s35
Tofa! number Of days attendance
by ali pupils = -. .... i9.75o.'ss
Average number Of days attend
ancc Icy each pupil .-.-...--.-..- NJ
Total number of days school were
taught. ..- .-...-. l.l%S->2l
Average number of pupils attend
ing each day. ..--- .S6,hSs
Number of teachers employed
Male. G.I2s: f~malr. 7.,S5 Is,7sj
Number of teachers "mpl 'y"d in
the state: White. I5.ifi, r"i"rcd.
~ ---.-.. ...---. .......-- 70. 1875
Average monthly salaries Of
number Of >choni~in ,pcrati"n:
White. 9.2n5. cUlOrrd. Ig1.... H,2l2
nmbc of >cIo"i rooms occupied.
White, ll.S.D. Crl'Tcd. ISL ll,@i1
Number of pupils that NAV he
seated In the various school
rooms of the stat"...-.--...- ly"fI
Average cost per day for tuition
on enrolled OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .b41
Average cost per day for tuition
on average attendance .-..-- .O.g
yHlnc of school property in til"
state S T., I9i.:sl
in the s~2,.T2.mo
Average levy on tn" 800 for all
school purposes ln the tat" ~
Number Of school districts IN the
state 49,. -. ... 92gI
Number Of volumes in til" dis
trirt libraries ..-..... 13p.sSt
Number of second grade ccrliii-
cafes issued IN tn" yclr-.--- HIS
Number OF frs. grad certificates
issued IN tin" tr.-----..-- 5I5
Number who taU2h with >tItc
ccrtfdcatcs =. Is
Number who tIu.ht on normal
diploma or normal cert lie tt"~. EI
Number 81 districts inst observed
"ATbOr DaE". .- &C. .-... %
Number Of Trees pltnicd on "Ar-
Dor Day" -.---.--.---- &c e.C
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
AND I suppose. like a brave soldier,

anu iihc uidNe soiuiei,
you followed your colors" Yes,
whenever there was a battle noticed
that the colors were flying, 50 ! flew
too."-Buffalo Express.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-25
German
Syrup"

Those who have not
used Boschee's Ger
man Syrup for some
severe and chronic
trouble ofthe Throat
a,,d cau hard
The morning call., 1891-07-26
WHO TELLS THE NEXT 2
No Use to Waste Lead on Ducks Will
Bread Is Cheap.

No Use to Waste Lead Ducks While
Bread Is Cheap.
Say, boys, did you ever hear ths story
they tell on w. Pr
mo. What is it ?"
well, two years ago three gunners we're
after ducks at G. 1t was late in the season
and ducks were flying so high that it was
almost impossible to get enough to keep the
table supplied. One day, says Forest and
Stream, w. proposed bet that he would
kill on the following day more ducks than
M. and S. together. He was promptly
taken up. Now W. had procured a supply
OF buckshot cartridges and after filling his
belt with them he retired. trusting to luck
and buckshot to win his bet. AS soon as
Nj. and ). were sure he was asleep they pro-
cseded to remove the shot from all the
aforesaid shells, fill them up with bread,
wad them and replace them in the belt
THE next day w. took stand in some
tall grass few yards from big slough, on
the opposite side of which NJ and S. were
already concealed. Soon a small flock of
redheads came sailing along over WIS head,
away out of range, but that made no differ
ence to him, so be blazed away with both
barrels at the specks In the sky, while NJ
and s. on the other side rolled around in the
grass and moaned. But great was their sur
prise, when they sat up to shake hands over
6etyou-life-s ure-wager, to see the whole
flock dropping in the grass around W., and
he thrashng around as II be had seen
snakes. AS it was too near dark for NJ.
and S. TO 60 around the slough to where w.
was, to see what was the matter, they went
to camp to await his return. Pretty so on
along he came loaded down with ducks and
easily won his bet"
Yes, that is all right about the bet, but
why dent you tell us how he got those
"Oh, that is easily enough explained. When
w. "ould nre a couple OF shots at the ducks
they would come down after the bread and
he would knock them over with the butt of
his pun 70
The morning call., 1891-07-26
A SIRE SIGN.
A Pointer Given by a Countryman to an
Astronomer.

"A Il O1nter 0lEen Dy n Sountryman TO an
Astronomer.
A very learned professor of astronomy
who was skilled in the signs of the skies
and the winds and the clOuds-was once
travelling. While on his journey he lost his
way, and, wandering about. came across a
simple looking countrymar, who was sitting
under tree tending flock of sheep.
Friend" said the professor, lean you
inform me of the direction and distance of
the nearest adjacent town."
Now the countryman perceived that the
professor was very wise. from the long
words he used; but he presently manged to
understand him, and replied:
Yes, sir; it is all of five miles; bGt," he
added, you will get good wetting before
you get there"
This surprised the professor. Ha could
not discover any signs of a storm, aud he
was so sure of his own knowledge in such
matters that he laughed at the conn tryman
and started his horse ON the road pointed
out to him.
But before he had gone two-thirds of the
distance sudden black cloud covered the
sky, the rain poured in torrents. and the
wise man reached his inn soaked and dis
gusted.
The next morning, before he had pro-
ceeded on his journey, he determined to ride
back, and find out. if possible. by what hid
den signs-of which he, great professor
was ignorant-thiS foolish countryman had
foretold the storm.
So he rode back, and, after spending a
day in the searcn, found the countryman
and explained what he wanted to know.
II will not tell you my sign" said the
countryman, without a good sum of
money"
They struck a bargain. The professor
was so anxious to hear this valuable secret
that he willingly paid the large amount de-
manded.
DO you see, sir" asked the countryman,
that black sheep with a white face over
there-the only black sheep in my fiock?"
The professor said he did
well, SIR" said the countryman, when
1t is the fairest day in June, and when there
is not cloud in the sky. surely know it is
going to rain if | chance to see that old
sheep caper around with her tail held
straight up in the air."-Harper's Young
People.
The morning call., 1891-07-26
NELSON'S SUPREME SEAMANSHIP.
4 Severe Apprenticeship Before Assuming Com
mald.

Independently of the master faculty of
understanding the conditions of war, Nelson
possessed the quality of supreme seaman
ship. His professional skill has never been
surpassed; it may be doubted if it had been
equaled; and this was due not only to his
Unborn genius, but also in great degree to
experience. 1t has not been sufficiently
noticed that before he commanded ship of
war he had passed through most severe
apprenticeship. He had been in the
Polar Seas and in the Indian Ocean,
and he had stood before the mast
III the merchant service. He informs
us that he spent months in making
himself an accomplished pilot, and the
knowledge stood him in stead on two great
occasions. No Admiral certainly of his day
would have ventured to steer the British
feet inshore of the French at the battle of
the Nile, and so to place il between two
fires. 1t has been said that F ley devised
the movement, nut the celebrated express
sion that British ship 'ould an chor in the
space where a French slip could swing
seems to prove that Nelson was the real
author. No less admirable WAS his skill as
pilot in the famous attack on Copen-
hageni but frr his comprehension of the
nature of the shoals, half of his feet prob
ably would have been stranded and over
whelmed by the Danish batteries.
In almost every phase of his splendid ca
reer Nelson gave proof OF the same powers
rs a seaman. Curously enough, he COM
manded brig while still in his teens, and
he completely justified his superior's remark
that he trusted 'the youngster as though he
was an old captain" The action of the
Agamemnon with the Ca Ira is another
striking instance of this gift. The unfurtu-
nate Frenchman never had chance and
was utterly crippled 10y his nimble foe, as
Drake crippled the "huge castles" Of Spain.
1t is scarcely necessary 10 dwell on the won
derful chase Of Brueys and of the Inflated
Villeneuve, still less 20 notice the astonsh-
Ing fact that Nelson maintained the block
AIDE OF Toulon for a period never before
known, and that he gained days OIL Vile
neuve in his Atlantic fight; this was sea-
manship in the extreme Of perfection.
1t should be observed too. that although
Nelson was the most daring and brilliant of
chiefs, he showed an attention to minute
details and to everything that made his
squadrons safe that Was In the highest de-
gree admirable. He could drive his ships
through narrow passage never since
trayersed by men-of-war, but he was spe-
cially jealous Of his masts and yards. He
took care to anchor by the stern at the
Mica precaution that saved many British
lives. He bore down on Brueys and again
on Villeneuve, having first made it certain
that every British ship would be able to dis
tinguish friend from foe. His vessels never
blew up like the AchilIe and the Orient, still
less attacked each other like the Spanish
frst-rates which persisted in the Bay of AL
acknowledgements Magazine
The morning call., 1891-07-26
Gold-Crested ReantIes

This lovely little bird is so small and
light that 1t can cling suspended on the end
OF single barrow leaf. or needle of pine.
and 1t does not depress the least branch on
which il may light, writes Andrew Lang in
Longman's Magazine. The gold crest fire.
quents the loneliest heath, the deepest pine
wood and the immediate neighborhood of
dwellings inditferenty. A Scotch fir or
pine grew SO near house in which once
lived that the boughs almost brushed the
window. and when confined to my room by
illness it gave me much pleasure to watch
pair of these wrens who frequently visited
the tree. They are also fond of thick thorn
hedges, and. like all birds, have their ia
once or twice in one place you should mark
the tree or bush. for they are almost certain
to return. 1t would be quite possible for a
person to pass several years In the country
and never see one of these birds. There is
trick in finding birds nests and tricl, in
seeing birds. The first noticed was in an
orchard; soon after found a second in
yew tree close to window, and after that
constantly came upon them as thew crept
through the brambles or in hedge rows or
mere speck up in a fir tree. So soon as
had seen one L saw plenty
The morning call., 1891-07-26

their way to dinner, the clerk handed them
some mail. They received several letters
and a package. They passed on into the
dining-room before opening the missives.
Before their order had been filled the bride
tore open the package. 1t was good sized
one, carefully wrapped and incl0sed in at
least half dozen layers of paper. Finally
box was reached. The packet was full of
rice. and to the lid was attached a spring.
1t was SO constructed that when the lid was
raised pound of rice flew ceilingward and
came down in perfect shower over the
table, completely covering the young couple.
The surprise was complete. The dining
room was full of people. and it was not long
till everybody was aware of the Joke. So
confused were the young man and wife that
they scarcely knew what to do. The bride
bIushed. tried to laugh and her ewes filed
with tears She wanted to leave the table,
but her husband, who was about as badly
embarrassed as she, gathered up courage
and induced her to stay. Neither of them
had any appetite for the meal, but they
went through the form, and without wait
ing for dessert left the room amid the hearty
laughter OF their friends. They concluded
they would play no mole practi cal Jokes
PittSburg Press.
The morning call., 1891-07-26
HOUSEKEEPING EXPENSES.
What Ii Cost TO Live in the Fourteenth Gen.
fury.

II would be interesting to establish the
cost of living in the later fourteenth century,
to ma out what sum represented wealth
and ease, what was considered the dowry
OF an heiress, and what was the average
yearly outlay Of wealthy knight or bur-
CESS. The knight of La Tour Landry, in
sisting on the wealth of some ladies of his
acquaintance, says Of one of them: Her
husband has certainly 1900 livres a year."
and of another, "She must, I should think,
have an income of e17OO." This was evil
IDENTIFY riches for a fourteenth century
nobleman. When the son of the Viscount
oil kouen married, under Charles Y, his
father allowed him ESQ a year and his
poultry. Two thousand pounds was con-
sdered very great dOwry for an heiress,
yet the intrinsic worth of the sum was not
more than eIo00. Such great lady as En-
mengardee de Lautree was richly lowered
with el500. Jean de Dammartn brought
ESQ to Etienne Marcel, and was considered
an heress. The wife of Giraud Bonis
brought e220 to. her husband. Regnault
d 'Auriac, who at his death left g3O, 600
his class and province. Bonis himself pos
sessed in landed property about the same
amount.
Guillaume de Harselli, the great doctor Of
Laon. was also the posseSsor of 10000 livres,
'of which," says Froissart, 81 suppose he
did not spend two sous per diem, for lie used
to dine and lunch among his patients. But
all his pleasures was to assembler grand
folsom de forms. And of such wood, me-
thinks, are all your famous doctors made"
We may, therefore, fairly presume this sum
OF ESQ, 200, found at Mantauban. at La0n, at
Montpelier, to represent the fortune of
wealthy burgess. Now, in the fourteenth
century, the normal rate of interest (for
those whose scrupleS allowed them to touch
it, was 10 per cent. A capital of $50, 600 well
invested would bring in at least 5000 livres
We know that the rent of a large house and
garden at Montauban in 1345 was el7 per
annum. and that in Paris. at the close of the
century, house fitted up with the newest
improvements could be rented for 20 lyres
Therefore. the 5000 livres year of our rich
provincial merchant. compared with the
price of things and contrasted With the
wealthy mobiles income of 1900, shows his
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Enrtnightly Rayiew
The morning call., 1891-07-26

sympathy with courts or officers. Mott
street is a pesthole of vice. At least 1t
would be impossible to convince an ). Z. Z.
T. c. agent that it is not.
What's this over on the other sideP As l
live, it's bar-the bar of The society. what
will you have? Rum, gin, whisky. fine
brandy or plain lagerP Here's stuff that
might be valuable if age is any sign, for the
cohwebs are thick upon the bottles; but the
light of the Westering sun is full upon ii, and
wine loves darkness. These bottles contain
the testimony used to convict llquor-sellers
of selling strong drinks to children. Its
usually easy enough to convict, but as the
only punishment ordinarily inili1ted Is q
fine, the Illegal traffic goes on much Is be-
fore. Here are dice and gambling instru-
ments, too, taken from children and elders
in houses where children were kept II the
clerks 10 the Office ever wanted to go on
big spree they could drink the stuff in the
bottles. play poker dice or fan tan with the
seizures, hit the pipe with captured opium,
and then kill each other off with the hatchets,
knives and baseball bats.
High above the other bottles are two or
three little ones, which are the most grue-
some objects in the place. When they were
acquired 1t was debated whether they were
not too horrible to keep, but Mr.. Gerry said
to bottle them up and put them on the high
The morning call., 1891-07-26

lection Of instruments of torture or assault
taken from the abusers of childhood and
hung here n view, labeled with name and
date to stir the sensibilities of the generous.
It's sight that would wiring pennies from
q safe deposit vault.
Here, for instance. are a broom, a rope
and a heavy double strap. The broom,
supposed when | first saw it, had been used
in thwscking some urcbn about the head.
Bad enough so, but the fact was worse. The
crime. Charles Eissner, waiter at Del
come home in his swallow-tailed coat and
children. Il was his son, Fred. II years old,
whom the society agents found with the
broom thrust under his knees and over his
elbow and with his hands tied together.
Drawn over in this attitude, stark naked,
with the skin drawn tight upon his bare
back, the little fellow sat pOwerless to move
while Eissner Talued blows upon him with
the double strap. This model father is now
IN Canada
That strap was made for the purpose.
The two strips, which are riveted together
to form il, are narrow, so that the completed
lash Is nearly square; at the end a loop is
left to go about the hand of the user. 1t is
this evidence of cold blOOded preparation
which makes the museum so CHASTITY. Take
for instance the knotted and doubled cord
with which Bridget Healy corrected her
child. Here tue end OF a broom handle had
been cut off about six inches long and the
cord carefully bound upon it. The handle
had even bit Of wire wound around it to