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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

quality of the flour is equal to that OF
the wrfl-known varieties. and ahead of
them in quantity. ! regard the sowing
of buckwhcat as Il safe investment,
although in many localities it only
yields honey occasionally. Years ago
! was accustomed To drive by Il farm
where there was Il low place near the
road. where yearly grew the rankest of
weeds. The farm changed tenants.
and the new one put this piece of
ground into buckwhcat. and it changed
the appearance of the whole farm. The
following year | noticed this piece of
ground remarkably clear of weeds.
Low places in corn fields are occasion
ally drowned ont by heavy rains in
June. and produce both honey and
cakes for their wne Japanese buck
wheat is advertised by seedsmen for one
dollar per bushel.-Prairie Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

be one of the wealthiest as she was one
women in Clifton.
II suspect only what | have told
you, | replied; and if you base your
future investigation upon what ! have
said. | do not wish to publicly figure in
the affair
You shall not. And / will prose-
cute my Investigations in such Il way
that Mrs. Ashlcigh, if innocent. shall
not know that the f~aintcst suspicion
ever attached to her
ITO make the story as short as posi-
bic: In the cottage occupied by Mrs.
Ashlcigh were found nearly all the
spoils of the pocket-pickin%. the lar
ceny and the burglary. besides burg
lars tools and innumerable articles for
effccting disguise. Confronted with
these evidences of her guilt, she calmly
said:
The daughter of poor hut cstima-
BILE parents. more than fifteen years ago
| left my home in disgrace, to get my
living by my wits.
Eventually, | attached myself to a
gang of miscrcants. and met with won
dcrful success aS Il p~:ckpocl;ct and con-
fidenc1
My face and easily won
me the attention of gentlemen who inn
plicitly trusted me. and whom in vari-
Gus ways | victinized without arousiEg
their suspicious.
Fer instance. the imprcSsihlc teller
of the bank in this place was fa>ci-
mated by my charms smiling as the
words left her lips. All NOR. than
oncc has explained to me all that an
inexperienced crack>:nan need know
in order To appropriat" the contents of
the vault without leaving an? clew to
his identity.
IL have a wonderful faculty of re-
mcmbcring the na:nc and faces of
thoSn whom | have victimizcd. and
wherever | go | am on the lookout for
them. Learning that You. addressing
me, were in Clifton. | felt certain that
you. seeing it. would recognize the
ring which | carrlessly exposed to
our view on the occasion when | re-
lievcd You of your valuabl2'. | at
one obtained it from her to whom |
had lent it. but you had seen it. and |
nave no doubt that it was the immcdi-
ate cause of a revelation of my mis-
lGccds.'
SHE was arrested. tried. found
guilty on various counts. and sentenced
to imprisonment for fifteen years per
s~;stcntly refusing to divulgc her real
name.
Her two servants were found to
be her accompliccs. and each was I'M
prisoned for five years.
The inprcssible teller of the Cliff
ton national bank was discharged from
his position.
The ring in your hand Mrs. Ash
eigh' gave me as Il partial compensa-
tinn for the loss you sustained at my
hands two years and more ago -
Fred F. Foster. in Chicago News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
Not So Easy as 1t Looked.

/ never tried but once to step off =
moving tramcar," said a lady in CONVEX
sation with n friend.
Ibid you get a fall?"
Il heard nv husband say that YOU
must jump off in the direction in which
the car is going. and as it reached the
place where l wanted to stop l Just
skipped out as if ! had been accustomed
to it,
WAS it as difficult as You supposedly"
1T was ten times harder. Iran 4 few
steps and it seemed to me that the whole
planet was turning round. / sprawled
all over to keep from falling, and when
/ stuck the footing, l nearly knocked
two men down who were passing. in
my attempt to preserve an equilibrium.
As l reeled away / heard one of them
exclaim: Its a shame to see a womar
in such a condition on the public streets
she ought to be arrested could not
run after him to explain matters, but 1
have never had the slightest ambition
to jump OF a tramear in motion since,
Yet It does look so easy when John does
it"Jury
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
ESQUIMAU EVENINGS.

Up where the north pole towers high
Out of a snow drift up to the sky,
Up in the drsary Arctic regions.
Where the EsquimauX are the only legions,
There where the climate is always frigid,
And explorers are centrally frozen rigid,
The nights last always d half q year.
And the evening three months, or very near;
There. ~ey'nings are long as o spring or fall.
oh, there is the place for an ev'ning call!
The Esquimau lover may well rejoice
When he calls on the maid OF his fond hearth
choice;
From her sweet smiles he need not be ban
ished
After a brief two hours have vanished.
There they can sit for three months together,
And talk Of love, or about the weather;
They can pass their time amid chat or song
And ev'ning q gooily three months long.
No h~urrying clock hints he must go
] envy the gallant Esquimau.
When the clock strikes tea there appears nj
sire
To tell the maid she had best retire;
Nor call is there from the stairway head.
Telling the damsel TO haste to bed;
No voice comes saying how late It's growing,
Asking: We'll, isn't he ever going
Nor need he, fearful Of walking far,
Hasten TO catch the latest car.
Young lovers who know it's hard TO go
VIII envy the happy EsIuimau.
II a drama the Esquimau attracts.
He can sit through a couple Of hundred acts;
So long the evenings are. you see.
He wouldn't put up with a play OF three.
Then. after every act Is ended
The neighboring bar" i. Of course, attended.
When the play Is over how full Of g!ee,
- E~HH .-.s- --a-as l4H
With their nights 50 long, why. 1: stands torea.
son
That an Esquimau play must last 4 season.
Harry b. Smith, in America
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were several days later returned to me
from New York city by mail.
ION her left hand / had noticed a
curious ring. and the day on which l
came to Clifton I saw its exact counter
part on the hand of a lady who is at
this hotel.
Confident that two such rings do not
exist, ] made inquiries of this lady rel
alive to the one | had seen on her hand.
/ could only learn that it belonged to a
friend, who did not wish her name
mentioned in connection with it.
The person with whom this lady is
more intimate than with anyone else
in Clifton is Mrs Mary Ashleigh, whom
| suspect to be the owner of the ring,
which | have not seen since the time
specified
You do not suspect that Mrs. Ash
leigh was connected with the bur glary,
do you? the detective asked. in n tone
of surprise mingled with horror.
And il is not strange that he was
astonished and Mortified at the idea of
her guilt, as Mrs. Ashleigh seemed o
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
II IDEAL L
Requisites of n Perfect Weller of tn
srissOrs and Tape Line.

Requisites of n Perfect Weller of the
Scissors and Tape Line.
The ideal merchant tailor should be
a good-looking man. for the same rra-
son that Il m~critorious book should be
handsomely bound: he should be well
dressed. because a good-lpoIing man
who is not well dressed. unless he can
not afford to dress well. seems migrate
full for the physical gifts with which
nature has endowed him, and because a
tailor who is not well dressed insults
his trade and advertiSes himself as an
alien to it except financially: and he
should be obliginy and of pleasing man
ncrs, because il he is not his nature and
presence will be as completely out of
harmony with the character and duties
of his business as the footing of a tin
fish horn in Il string band.
He should be well educated. brainy,
and thoroughly familiar with business
usagcs, for unless he is he 4 under
stand the requirements of his trade no
more than a hodcarrier can the phlogis-
ton of the chemist Stahl: and he should
be in every thought and instinct an
artist. for only an artist can appreci-
ate, much less worthily exemplify. the
grace and beauty that are possible to
clothes.
lie should be familiar with his trade
from waxing Il length of sewing silk to
properly trying OF Il Dat, for this kind
of familiarity is as sure to create conf
dence in AID respect for his ability. as
too much of another kind is certain to
breed contempt.
He should do business imam elegantly
finished and furnished store. containing
comfortable dressing-rooms and every
necessary convenience for his custom
ers. ard should carry a choice if not n
not a very large stock Of goods; for his
establishment as well as himself should
suggest comfort. art and refinement,
and be in every way in perfect harmony
with the most cultivated taste of the
time.
He should he. in short. a gentleman.
. thorough master of his business and
an artist. The ideal tailor. then. would
seem to be an ideal man who is very
comfortably fixed: for his trade is an
ideal trade. able to exert innumerable
refining influences that cannot fail to
benefit mankind and give to civilization
a polish and charm. Sartorial Art
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
About twelve months the edit,

About twelve months ago the editol
Of Light, the principal sp~iritualistit
journal in London, received an anony
nous donation of one Thousand pound:
for the support of hispaper. The othel
day another donation of the SAINT
amount came apparently from the SAINT
quarter, but the donor remains entirely
unknown.
Prince Anton Radziwill. the father,
and Countess Aranicka, the mother-in'
law Of Prince George RadZiwill. have
procured an order from the courts at
POtsdam placing Prince George under
tutelage. on account of his ~eytravagani
mode of living. His racing stable is to
be sold off, and it is understood that his
creditors will lose everything.
The story called The Brazen An.
droid," the first part of which appears
i'll the April Atlantic, was written more
than thirty years ago. The then editor
of tine Atlantic returned it with the re.
quest that the author should rewrite it,
but the author would do nothing of the
sort. and no more was heard of the
story until its present appearance.
Mrs. Eleanor Kirk Ames, the au.
thoress. is as industrious as she is sue.
c~essful. She is constantly occupied at
her charming home in Brooklyn. with
revising proofs, correcting manuscripts
and collating literary information. as
well as in creative writing. Her noted
book. Information for Authors is in
great demand among literary people.
One of Barnum's recipes for old age
was this: In addition to being strict,
~ temperate. nave always been cheer
full. ! once adopted as my family motto
the words. Love iiOd and be merry
and firmly believe that he who faith
fully follows that precept in all that it
implies is pursuing a course well calcu-
lated to enable him to live to be very
Did.
Emma .tbbott'S ashes are to he sur
mounted by an cighty-five Thousand
dollar Gothic monument of Westerly
granite. which is to be- erected in
Oak Grove cemetery. ut Gloucester
Mass. 1t will also serve as Il
tomb for the body of her husband. Eu-
gene Wcthcrell. The monument will
he fifty-seven feet high, and will re-
semble the Prince Albert memorial in
London.
James Whitcomb Riley lives on the
wing; now in the best indianapolis
hotel, then with his sister. The next he
is off somewhere lccturing. Il never
owned a desk in my life" he said re-
Gently. "and don't know what it is to
have a library. | write everywhere.
sometimes on the kitchen-tablc in INV
sisters house. then in Il parlor, and
again N the printers case-just where
the fancy scizcs me. When the frost is
on the punlsin' vas written on the end
of Il dcSi, in ten minutes"
Rider IIagGard, who has Just re-
turned To New York from Mexico. says
the climate * very trying thin air
and insuffcrablc heat. And the insects.
The air swarmS with thcm-mosqui-
toes. 'jiggcrs. n kind of tick they call
'garapata. and ! don't know what more,
They made life Il misery. and ! couldn't
sleep eve nj night for them. ] have
plenty of material for my story. shall
take the time of COrtcZ tn tell il in. as
| believe that Mexico was more civ
ilizcd then than it has ever been since"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
HUMOROUS.

Observation-Disclosures Huber i,
your acc"mplicc." Thicf-'Excu>c me
my associate. -F1icgcnde Blacttcr.
A recent examination elected the
following forms of COMPARISON: Ill.
iller. illest. III, worse, letter. Ill,
worse. dead.-Exchangc.
Lady of the Ilousc-Nou say You
haven't had anything To cat to-day"
Tramp-"Lady. if you believe me. the
only thing I've swallowed to-day is in,
sults."-EXchangc.
A PrnSioncr.-".And | suppose. like
a brave soldier. Won followed our col
orS." YES: whenever there WAS Il bat
tie | noticed that tn. col"rs were flying.
50 | fled co. buffalo Express.
In the Geological Musrum.-"Sce.
Hans. that is i lion. He belongs t. the
animals that eat flesh" ''l:ut. mamma.
if You look at this hole in his side. Won
will see that he is full of. hay."-Flic-
gende Blaetter.
Young Dafrndil says that when a
young nan kisses 4 willing girl for the
first time their pleasure is mingled with
mutual reproach that they did not have
enouuh s,ns. +, do IN, sam. ihi,r lono
b.f,ra -Scm,rviIIa .J,rr,,I
urd.rs,rJ ,o
r;n.an" ID ~. 49,. -
a..
catches m. At his house hell tbumn the
life ont, of mc mud I'm bcupd In Inv.
,ba rirI That's all "-Outiug
II ,a,i,.od ,h,, ,r.mn r,t, ,ho
a.. In Ia a.
f,r,or W r.,,;rd lii rif, .L
Loft the borsc lint h. m,n,g,d +, crt
ov,r With oh,rt .r,rrtbirr .Is.; i,
I'll, Nth. b.I come h,ck, f,.r, h
bouse later on"
HI uu.t b,ro bo.n br;,,b, hoy =,
worry brirb. LITTLE bov wb, s,iL ,o his
mo;b.r. ~ wish lion could .,, m.r,~
..Vbvp" the mother asked ..E,c,nse
:, ,vnrId ho .u.b g, ;,I,c an III. I;,,. h.
u.orId ,bipI I v,s ipsid. ~ him and 7
.ha,,1d Ia nm IN U.,-,n Cnnrror,-
,;np,Iist
u;.,.
- :. NJ. - No. IT,
" - ,hara n.a. - -
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something that will aid you in your
present work.
81 shall be pleased to receive assist
ance,' he replied. .
Two years ago the 18th of last
April, | began. i was on my way from
Elkhart to Chicago. when. at South
Bend, a LAZY entered the closely-packed
Il in which | was seated and asked
me: rs this seat occupied?"
"''It is not" ! answered, rising that
she might pass to the place next the
window.
"''If you please" she said. Il will
take the outer seat, as | shall only go
to the next station, if my brother meets
M there"
"'She was dressed in deep mourn
ing and wore a heavy veil, which she
kept drawn over her face. rendering it
impossible for me to get a glimpse at
her face.
II ~endeavored. without success, to
engage her in conversation. She ap-
peared willing TO talk. but her sentences
were interrupted quite frequently by
sobs, and she would raise her handker-
chief to her face. evidently to wipe the
tears from her eyes
IL was very tired. and fell asleep
soon after the train pulled out of Car
Isle. The stranger had not left the car.
When | awoke, just before reach
ing Otis, she was gone, as were my
gold watch and chain and my pocket
book, containing several hundred dol
lars and numerous valuable papers
II learned that she got off the train
at Laporte, and had no doubt she was
the M who had picked my pockets
II was unable to recover my watch
and chain and money. but the papers.
OF no value to anyone except Myself,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
THE FARMING WORLD.
THE SWAMP

One Plant Will In n Short Time Cover h
. Square Rod of Land.
In riding from Talmadge to the north
western corner of Ravenna, o., the trav-
eler passes through n of the most
fertile and beautiful portions of the
western reserve, and it would be diff
cult to persuade a foreigner who saw
the fine, nicely painted farmhouses
and huge bank barns. that it was not 4
prosperous, wealthy region. In going
to Mr.. Jennings home your correspond
ent went through a neighbOrhOod
known in Portage county as red brush,
so called because of the great abund-
ance of the swamp dogwood or red
willow" hat grows in hat region.
This is the cornus %sanguinea of the
catalogues. and 4 young lady once told
how she sent to a distant nursery for a
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
A BOLD UNDERTAKING.
An American Who was Going Around tn
World nm Eoat-

An American Who was Going Around the
World on Foot.
In these days, when there Is such q
search for novelty, it will not belong be-
fore some nj will go around the world
on foot. of course. the entire journey
on foot would not be practicable, but
the carriage could be reduced to a few
hundred miles by crossing America on
latitude 66.
More than a century ago a corporal
in the English marine corps, an Ameri-
can by birth, named Lediard, undertook
this ~stupendous task. He left London
in the winter of 11s6, with $3.50 in his
pocket, and his plan was to traverse
Europe and Asia on foot, and then
be ferried across Behring straits to the
American shore. whence he would con-
tinue his journey to the Atlantic ocean,
some where between New York and
Labrador.
He walked to st Petersburg by way
of Hamburg and Copenhagen, going
around the Gulf of Bothnia to the
north. Then he continued to Siberia.
and went as far as Yakutsk, intending
to press on toward Behring's straits in
the spring of 11Ss. But in January of
that year he was arrested by order of
Empress Catherine. taken back to St.
Petersburg, and afterward put across
the Polish frontier. with orders not to
enter Russia again without the impe-
rial permission. Thus was his enter
prise broken up.-Golden Days
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
AND BEES.
IN Japanese Has I;ren Found superior
to Al Other Naricties.

Ever since | have been engaged in
Bookkeeping | have been hearing of the
good reputation of buckwhcat a. a
honey plant. The good qualities of the
commo and silvcr-hulled have been
discussed. and now We have Il new Il Il
didate for public favor in the Japanese
buckwhcat This is the fourth season
that it has been before the public. 1t
has been weighed in the balance and
found superior to all other known vari-
cites. The grain is large in size. and gives
Il very much larger yield of grain. The
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
Hoods
Flower"

There IS a gentle
Dyspepsia. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson, n. Y,
named Captain A. c.. Pareis, who
has written us a letter in which it
is evident that he has made up his
mind concerning some things, and
this is what he says:
Il have used your preparation
called August Flower in my family
for seven or eight years. 1t is con-
stantly in my house, and we consider
it the best remedy for Indigestion,
and Constipation we
Indigestion. have ever used or
known. My wife is
troubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
The August Flower, however, re-
lieves the difficulty. My wife fire.
quently says to me when l am going
TO town, We are out
Constipation of August Flower,
and I think you had
better get another bottle l am also
troublsdwith Indigestion, and when
ever l am, | take one or two tea
spoonfuls before eating, for a day or
two, and all trouble is removed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

GUS. y DUEn:>. = well known resident of
st. Louis. says: Il have usci several bot.
ties of PricSiy Ash Biiters for biliOusness
and malarIal troubles. 50 prevalent IN this
eli ate. and heartily recommend il 10 all
afflicted in Il like manner. L. is the best
remedy | ever used"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16
Keeping Farm Accounts.

Every farmer ought to know at the
end of the season what work has paid
him best. what work has paid least,
and what has returned no profit what
ever. We need more of business meth.
DDS on che farm and less haphazard
work-&cme of which is very likely car
ried on a. o loss American Agrieul'
turist
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

On a Journey by sea or land, procure Hos
letters Stomach Bittcrs as a defense
against travellers nausea and climatic in
fiuences. Collie, cramps and dyspepsia
don't stand the ghost of 4 chance against
this paramount alternative and stomachic.
Neither dc malaria. kidney trouble, sick
headache and b~iliousnesS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

pidHl Ol TINS "Heu IutN might ndNc got
thousands of plants within her own
township had she known it was the
same.
This pretty winter shrub in its wild
state is Il fine illustration of natures
methods of extending the area of her
wild growths. 1t is simply Il natural
method of layering by which people can
if they will, indefinitely multiply almost
all the pretty shrubs and bushes which
are used in doOrvard adornment. Fig.
1 is Il two-year plant of the red willow.
After a habit of this bush. one branch
will grow long and curved. as Il. Thi,
branch will send out upright shoots
and become top-heavy. and the long
grass will fall over it when the fro>ts
come in autumn. by spring the
branch will nave been weighted to the
ground by snow and ice. and the clog
ging grass will hold it down in the Do
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

Rather banning Praise.-She-
Don't you think that Miss Simpson is
too lovely for anything" He-"Well.
1 wouldn't put it as strong as that, but
] don't doubt she's a well-rneaning girl
and a comfort to her mother. Harvard
Lampoon.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

THE complexion bccImcs clear, the skin
free from eruptive tendencies. the appetite
and digestion improved, aches and pains
cease. The body grows stronger, sound sleep
at night a habit, and the general health
every way better when DIR. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla Is made use OF.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-16

Take the Chicago, st. Panl & Kansas
City Railway, the popular route to all points
of interest in the scenic Northwest and tho
Puget Sound region. Connects with trans
continental trains for all resorts dear to tbs
hearts If pleasure seekers. +. II. LORD
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Phoenix Building, Chicago, III.