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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Ml:nN

Alexander Ross has moved into
his property up on broadway.
Farmers say the corr crop in this
section is suffering for the want OF
rain.
Hon. l.. +. Klostermann qualified
to-day as treasurer of the Board of
Education.
Our miIlcrs are paying eighty
two cents per bushcl for wheat. That
is a pretty fair price for new wheat.
The Board of Pension Examiners
are busy to-day examining old vet
Grams. One gentleman came up from
Poplar Bluff to he examined.
The IL. of L. Band, of Murphys-
boro. Illinois. with their friends and
invited guests will come here next
Sunday on an excursion.
Al Schmock and Lena Hobbs
took 4 fool notion into their heads
this afternoon that they would get
married, rain or shine, and % they
did. They went over 10 East Cape
and hired Dick Edmondson 10 tie the
hangman's knot that will hang the
two together. for better or for worse.
Joe Dohorn informs us that his
wheat from his Scott county farm
averaged about twenty-five bushels to
the acre. That is Il good crop for
Scott county land, but it does not
come up to Cape county wheat grow
ing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
The Cape Line Hearing.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. July 9.-The
State Board of Railroad Commissions
ers had an important hearing to-day
of 4 controversy TO which the st. Louis.
Cape Girardcau and Fort Smith Rail
way and the kans&s City. Fort Scott
and Memphis Railway are the parties.
The formers line intcrsccts the Willow
Springs branch OF the latter at a point
i'll Center county. and according 10
the complaint made by the Cape Cir
aricau the Memphis line has pcrsis-
tcntly refused To make them Il rate on
through con-ignlneuts. greatly 10 the
injury of the business of the complain
ing road and TO the dctrimcnt of the
shippers who %patronizc that line. The
cnmplaiut vas matte iii weeks ago.
and to-day in Response 10 the notice
sent cut By the board General Freight
agent George Stith and Attorney Dana
appeared to answer; the charges. Mr..
L"ui> ilouck represented the Cape
Girarlrau. Mr.. Stith wa, on the
stand pretty much ali day. and after
hcarin" arguments Chairman Breath
i'll announced that the case would be
taken under adyi>rncnt is soon a.
briefs could be fled.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Fifteen

+ y. Mage, Deputy L. :. Revenue
Collector. will have all he can attend
to now in his official capacity. His
division has been enlarged 50 as to
take in fifteen counties. as follows:
l;ollinger. Butler. Cape Girardeau.
Dunklin. jefferson. Madison. Missis-
>ippi. New Madrid. Perry. Pemisco;.
Scott. Stoddard, st. Francois, Ste.
Gcncvicyc. WAYNE.
As an item OF news the papers in
these counties should inform their
readers of the change made in the
Revenue Office so that those having
business with the Government may
know Who 10 apply 10 when they
have business tu transact.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
County Teachers Institute

The County Teachers Institute
viii be held at Oak Ridge. Seems TO
us that Cape Girardeau would have
been the proper place for the lnsti-
tute. We have better accommodations
here and the teachers could get here
easier and at less expense than they
can get to Oak Ridge.
Are you in it" are very ugly
words 10 come from Young ladies, but
we hear them used by the Young
ladies in this city nearly every day.
and on the street at that. The words
are slang from away back and are
dose kin to vulgarity. Don't Use such
slang. young ladies.
The Owl Club met last night and
elected its officers tor the ensuing
year. The old officers were reelected.
Phil \. Iioch expects TO open his
furniture store about the first of
August. lie will have the incest
oom in the city for a furniture store
and the location is convenient Tor an
establishment of the kind.
Since the oTening of a saloon in
Jackson quite a large number OF far
mcr> residing west of that Town and
who hauled their wheat to this city
when Jackson was a dry town are
now selling their grain 10 the Jackson
mills. What i Cape Girardeau'> loss
is Jackson'> gain.
1t j. the intention of the stock
holders of the >turdivant Bank to be-
Gin work on their new building this
year 50 a. To complete ii "a early next
Is possible. The old building
viii doubtless he taken down this fall
and a temporary structure put up on
the west end of the lot to he used for
the bank till the new building is COM
piu;cd.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
which One Was Kept.

There were two little kittens, a black and q
gray,
Ala guantanamo said with n fr0wn-
at will never do to keep them both,
The black onc we'd better drOwn."
Don't cry my dear, - to tiny Ecss,
Conc kittens enough to keep:
Now run to nurse, for It's growing late
.And time You were fast asleep"
The morrow dawncd, and rosy and sweet
lame LITTLE Ecss from her nap:
The nurse said. go into mammals room
And look in ~grandma's lap"
Come here said grandmamma, with t
smile,
From the rocking chair where She sat:
Cod has sent YOU two little sisters,
Now. what do You think of that:''
Bcss looked at the babies a moment.
With their wee hcads. yellow and brown.
And then TO EraEdmamma sobcrly said.
''Which one are you going tu drUwn."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Heir t0 100000.

New YORK. Nov. 2Gth.-A dis
was received yeterday from Balti-
more announcing that Geo. II. Bciscr.
of BroOklin. had become heir to 4
vast estate there. vaiUcd at 100000.
The property came through relatives
who cniigrated from France in the
lays Of the Iiu.uenots. Mr.. Eri-er
j. an accountant in a Fulton street
clothing hoE>c. Bruce'S Law and
inquiry Agency. of Chicago, Ill.,,
prosecuted his charlottesville
CiOulier journal. nor. -.
We are Mr.. Beiscr'S lawyers. and
by him seeing our advertisement.
became the agents OF his good for
lIInc If your ancestors came from
The old country. write TO Us and i'll
close 81 for our list of heirs. There
are more than half Il billion dollars in
in Great Britain and Germany. un-
claimed. which rightly belong 10
people in the United states.
BRUCE'S LAW AND INQUIRY OFFICE.
164 and loo Randolph st.
Chicago, ILL.,, L ;. y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
TiIF L.. Day.

-Nrgr.miac i the only guaranteed:
irrIr"!.ra; cur" for ht:.ia"i:c III
neuralgia. Relieves N - 20 - uti:-
ut"-. : great i.uod cleanser AZ.
>;iinuiamt that in limr positively cure.
>armi,lc bottle free. The pr. NL.I:ha!!
Mrgrimin" 90. South Bend, !m4.
Sold h! druggists.
/. J. Alberto r. is going to build
himself a residence on I.orim"r street.
Married. ON Tuesday. July Iltl..
by Judge Joseph kochlcr. at Jackson.
Ernst y. Nuthdurft and Bcrthany \.
Iirpcrt. both of this county.
Horn. to MIR. and Mrs. Tony Win
gcrtcr. July 18th. 1891. a bouncing
big girl baby. Tony was a. happy ~
a lark when he amt down town thi>
morning. and lac treated his friends
10 the best he had i'll his place of bis
ness.
-TwCnty-nnc pounds Of sugar is a
large pile of Swcctcnin@ for one dollar.
but We have n cnterprising grocery
merchant who is selling it at that
price
The present City Council had
nothing 10 do with the advance i'll
the price of real estate in this city.
Prices began advancing before our
present Council had any idea ofbcing
elected To the offices they now hold.
We are always ready 10 do honor to
whom honor is due, and that is why
we call attention TO the horribly dirti-
ness of some of orr streets.
The Union Milling Company re-
ccivcd six hundred sacks of wheat
last night from Thebes, Ill. Mr.. Pott
has purchased scvcn thousand bushels
of wheat from Wolf Island that is to
he delivered next week. This i only
a small amount of grain that Mr..
Potts two mills will receive in the next
few days.
Mr.. Van Ettan has purchased the
grocery store of TAYLOR u son, on
Main street.
And surely this is baby year.
Another one of the little youngsters
was ushcrcd into the world in this
city this morning. They are coming
Il, the rate of six Il week. and not all
of them are born on Spanish street
either.
The Eureka Band will receive the
Murphy>boro. Illinois Band next sun
day. and we predict that the boys will
be royalty entertained. Prof. Wagner,
who taught the Eureka Band boys
music. is leader of the Murphysboro
Band and he has many friends i'll this
city who will be pleased 10 meet him
here.
The Board of Pension Examiners
had all they could do all day Wednes-
day. Their work seems 10 increase
rather than diminish. We are glad
to know this and we hope that every
man who shouldercd a muskct during
the war in defense of the Union will
be granted a pension. The money in
the treasury will never be circulated
for Il better purpose.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
The Average Age of Senators.

More than halfof the Constitutional
Convention of 1897 were men who
had not reached the age of IS, while
there are only seven men who are not
past IS among the lightweight men,
bers of the United States Senate to-
day. and four of these come from the
younger States of the West, where
there are fewer old men than in the
East. Maine and Vermont having, ac-
cording TO the census returns of age,
more than six times as many males
past the age of so propOrtionately as
Colorado and the Dakotas. No less
than thirty-seven of the lightweight
Senators. or nearly half of all are past
50. and nine of them beyond 20, as
three others will be within a few
months. Mr.. Morrill, has a colleague
from Ohio who. like him, was born in
1910: two were born in 1916, and
three in 1918. Three of these have,
like him, sought and obtained re-
elections after they were past 20. The
average age of all the Senators falls
only about a year short of 60. In the
Supreme Court the change has been
equally remarkable. Since Pierce's
day but one maj has been placed
upon this bench who had not passed
the age of As, while of the twelve ap-
po%intees during the past two decades
no less than four were nor than go
when they took their seats. or the
eight Judges left after MI. Miller's
death one is 20 years old, one is a
and one is 77.-The Century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
To Teachers,

Remember the County Teacher
Institute will be held at Oak Ridge.
commencing July 10Th. Bring text
books on branches. for YOU
will have Use for them. The charge
to each teacher. remember. will be 81
for enrolment. for one or twenty
days. On the first day of the Insti-
tutc there will be placed in the hands
of each teacher the official course o!
study for Institutes. and lac will have
only to select his wears work and pro
coed to business.
That school boards ana others may
see the working teachers CT their
county. | shall publish i'll each of the
county papers the names of those who
do. and of those who do not attemt
the Institute. Il. +. LU>K.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18

Louis lIouck. President of the st.
Louis. Cape nirardcau and Fort Smith
Hallway. has purchased the II. Louis.
| kennctt and Southern Railway. and
WAS July lGih elected lis President.
This road runs from Campbell. Dunk
lin county. to kcnnctt, No. through
Il very finely iimbcrcd country and
enc of tine best cotton producing dis
trirts in the State. Ii Is Mr.. lIuuck'e
purpose 10 greatly improve the road
bed at once and put it in shape 50 a.
TO give lis patrons good service and
! greatly increase the business of III"
read. Mr.. IIouck has recently sur
viewed the line To Memphis. Tenn.
and PROPOSES /" extend this linc to
HAT city. Ii ! certainly Il very
rrd~ih," line 10 build. 81 the grade
would bc easy and you'd pa.>throu"l
\ country hitherto unknown TO rail
reads. which ahoumIs in timber. The
"XtcusiuU> of iicUrk lines in the new
territories wil! he OF benefit to the
merchants of II. Louis. The cStc9-
ION OF the II. Louis. Cape Girardcau
a:i Fort smith Railway To- = conrcc-
lion with The Kansas City. Fort ~cr.t
and Gull Railway has already been
of benefit t" this city. u well - the
line furnishing a cheap inlet TO 81!
of that portion of the Southeast
which heretofore has been controlled
by the Fort Scott Read in the interest
of Kansas City.
81. Louis merchants will prnlah,;
fake some interest in the extension Of
these properties, as they are solely ST.
Lofts lines and operate directly III
connection with the Cairo Short Iiuc
and Grand Tower and Cape Girar-
dcah roads. which lines connect with
the lIouck road at Cape Girardcau.
at which point there are yards and
terminals convenient for handling u
large tonnage either with connecting
railways or the Mississippi River
boats. 1t is understood that Mr..
IIouck proposes to extend the 81.
Louis. Cape Girar,lcau and Fort Smith
Hallway at IN early ,iatctO Mammoth
Springs. Ii is said that he has been
negotiating with English capitalists
for some time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18

Everyone knows lemons are not
only grateful in sickness but are
specially beneficial iii bilious troubles.
fcyers etc. The Lemon Chemical Co,
Of Jacksonville. Fla, have made Il
happy hit in combining the medicinal
propritics of the lemon in their taste
less chill tonic and their lemon liver
pills and while pleasant to take are
the surest in action. Hundreds tcs-
THY 10 their merit. Manufactured by
the Lemon Chemical Co. Price Soc
a bottle as large as the regular 81
size and every bottle guaranteed. For
sale by Miller & Wilson, Cape Girar-
deau, and Ben. Schwab, Dutchtown,
No. )
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
That cherry Tree Yarn.

An interesting character in Amer
lean history is the Rev. Mason l..
Weems, pastor of Puhick Church and
biographcr of George Washington.
He Was something of a rOmancer and
to his powers of invention we owe
some very Interesting stories OF the
childhood Of the Father of his COun-
try. The most familiar and celebrated
of these anecdotes is the n which
tells how little George hacked his
fathers favoritc cherry tree. and when
taken to task about it. nObly replied:
Il can't tell a lie. pa: you know |
can't tell a lie. did cut it with my
Ratchet"
At IL time Mr.. Wcems was en-
gagcd as a colpOrteur. An incident
which occurred during this time
showed that he had a good deal of
human nature and despite his cloth.
exhibited on occasion something of
the oil Adam. 1t seems that Il Of
his customers. to whom he had sold a
Bible. demanded a receipt for the
money paid for the copy of the Holy
Writ. Mr.. Wccms construed the de-
mand a. an insult. He gave the re-
ceipt, but in so doing lie cOntrived TO
avenge his wounded feelings; the event
occurred in the season Of the summer
solstice and the receipt read a. fol-
lows:
Received. on the longest day of
the wear. from the most particular
man in the world. the smallest possible
price for the best book ever publish
ed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
4 Life saved.

Thi> is the verdict Of hundreds.
who when broken down in health.
appetite gone. 10 energy and by the
least cAcrrinn are exhausted and uG-
tit for business and feel that life is not
worth living. But Il SOC bottle Of
Lemon Chill Tonic has restored them
To perfect health. Insist on having it
and take no substitute. Each bottle
l. guaranteed to do Just what i claim
ed for it or money refunded. Manu-
featured by the Lemon Chemical Co.
For sale 10y Miller & Wilson. Cape
Girardcan and Ben. Schwab. Dutch
town. Mo. )
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18

Lemon Chill Tonic i more gcncr-
ally used. is more pleasant 10 take and
more certain To cure than any chill
tonic on the market. The %propr.ctor-
authorize the persons. whose names
are 10 this article. 10 guarantee each
bottle to do what is claimed for it or
refund the money. Instead of the
sickcning stuff Won had To give your
sick child. this is 80 pleasant to take
that they look with pleasure to the
time for another dose. For sale by
Miller " Wilson. Cape Girardcar and
Ben. Schwab. Dutchtown, Missouri
april-l-1-y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Grand Old Missouri.
Colman's Rmral World pictures Mis-
souri, as follow:

Colman's Rmal Word pictures Mis-
souri, as follow:
The State of Missouri is row very
generally recognized rs one of the
most important in the galaxy of great
States. whether considered from al
agricultural horticultural. stock breed
ing, mineral or commercial! stand
point. Taken all in all those who
know it well realize that it is almost
without a peer. Having Il length
north and south of 2l5. it has Us well
a river frontage OH the Mississippi OF
about 500 miles on the cast. and on
the northwest 200 miles on the Mis-
souri,, which at Kansas CITY bends 20
the east and flows through the State
in 4 course go miles long. besides
which it has other important streams
more Of less navigablc: to all of which
HAY lie added 5000 miles of railroads.
penetrating almost every section of
the State. The coal fields cover ore
third its entire area and lis miles of
iron. lead and copper are coinpara-
lively speaking i~IcXhausiiblc. While
much of the land IS prairie. very much
of it i covered with forest timber
suitable for nearly every manufacture
ing purpose called for by Il great en-
pirc. Nearly or quite 3Cu.CC0 farms
produce corn, wheat and oats i'll such
rich abundance as 10 supply hundreds
of millions Of exports after supplying
lis population of two and Il half mil
lions of people and all their stock
will! food ana .uddcrihc wear around.
The breeding of line stock has de
vcIopcd wonderfully within the ,a>:
twenty-five wears. hcnrc To-day Ms
souri, ranks neal the top hoth in the
number and quality of lis Eor>c>.
cattle and swine. for the breeding and
feeding of which her rich AMI abrn-
dant cultivated grasses and clover are
admirably adapted. l!orli,U.tIral!y
>pcaking II apple crop last year wa>
estimated by those best in position t"
know Il, $]l0.CGG.GCJ and the general
fruit crop this year including arplc~.
pears. peaches. plum>. cherries and all
the small fruits give promise of fully
doubling that sum.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
KhcumatisIn Cured in n Day.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically ure in l to )
days. Its action upon the system j.
remarkable and mysterious. II re-
moves at once the cdusc and the dis
caSc Immediately disappears. The
first dose benefits. - cents. Sold by
Rider * Wichtcrich, Druggists. Cape
Girardeau. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Ono More Lincoln AnecdOfc.

During the civil war an order was
issued forbidding the discharge of
firearms within the limits of Washing
ton. All sorts of magazine and breech
loading rifles had been sent to the
White House for President ~I.incoln's
inspection. lie had studied them. and
one afternoon he said to Mr.. Stod-
dard, n of his private secretaries:
They say you're Il pretty good marks
man. At ESQ tomorrow morning
well go out on the mail and try some
of these guns In the morning the
President said TO his secretary. who
tells this story:
You take that thing and I'll take
this. and Wen go right along" That
thing" was an old S%priniield muSket
filed with u cartridge chamber that
went on and came off with 4 screw
twist. Mr.. Lincoln selected a Spencer
rifle. The secretary fired and made a
good shot, though the Springfield
kicked him. President Lincoln
crouchcd that he might hold his
SPENCER with an elbow resting on his
knee. and squinted along the blue
barrel.
\ short sergeant and four or five
men on guard duty, hearing the firing,
had run up TO the two marksmen.
stop hat firing, Stop that firing"
exclaimed the sergeant. Bang went
the rifle. ana the Presidents tall. gaunt
form shot up 20 its height. lie smiled
upon the shouting sergeant, who. rec
ognizing him. stood still and was 81
lent. Then the squad. without utter
ing a word. executed a right about
face" and with a double quick. raced
to the guard house. We'll. they might
have STAYED and seen the shooting"
said the President with a laugh
Washington Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Saw MIL for Sale.

a splendid saw mill, complete in
every respect and located where there
is plenty of timber, is offered for sale
at a great bargain. Owner has more
business than he can attend to is his
reason for wanting TO sell. For
further particulars call at this Office.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18
Notice 10 the Stockholders OF the
Cape Girardeaa building ana
Loan Association.
". ]. Sun.

At at meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors on June 22'd, 1891, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
That our Secretary be instructed
10 notify all stockholders to pay their
dues at the regular stockholders
meeting, on the third Monday night
of each month, n at his Office at the
court house on the succeeding We'd
nesday night, and that he be instructed
not to call on stockholders for their
dues at any other place or time, in
compliance with the bylaws"
HENRY A. AsTHOLZ, Sec.
July Is, 1891.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18

a convenience to every citizen of the
city but the insurance on every house
l II town would be lessened nearly
onc-half. The citizen who carries two
thousand dollars insurance on his
house could afford to supply his house
with water from the water works for
the money he would save in ill.,
surance.
We understand that the City
Marshal, acting under instructions
from the Board of Health. is ordering
u citizens 10 clean up the streets
and alleys adjoining their property.
Now let us all obey orders and thereby
avoid sickness.
"A member of the Elite Club went
up to 1t. Louis Sunday. lie WAS
ready to go saturday but he waited
till Sunday so Il TO go on an Anchor
Line steamer. The steamer Idlcwiid
is good enough for an accommodation
excursion boat bu; when a heightened
Elite wants Ia go 10 II. Louis a boat
with a wheel fastened! ON 10 her stern
is too vulgar for him.
A little room in Jackson in an
old dilnpidatcd building that formerly
rented for four dollars per month
when il rented AT all. is ROW rented
TO the Jackson saiOon-kccpers for
twenty dollars per month. The
owner of the old >hanty is evidently Il
fellow who occupies Il front pew in
some fashionable church and he has
a heart in him IL big IL the heart of
4 mule, and il * surely modelled after
the mules heart. !
English SPAWN Iin.incnt re-
moves all Hard. soft or Callou>cd
LumpS and I;lrI"i>hcs from horses.
Blood SPAWN Curtis. Splint- sweeney. (
Rim" Bore STILES. >prains. all swollen
Threats. Coughs. etc. Save so by
use of one bottle. Warranted the
most Flemish IRE cvcr knowa. Sold
by Rider ~ Which:cr;ch. Druggists.
Cape Girardrau Mo.
Capt. Fred Glover wen; down to
Kenneth this morning 10 look over
the rolling stock on the railroad re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Ilouck.
-Thos. c. Adams. of Scott county,.
came up Yesterday To purchase his
supplies fer wheat thrc>hing week.
He wanted an article that the law
prohibits the sale of in Scott county.
MIR. Charles +. Hendricks. flop
lar Bluff. i in the city shaking LANDS
with old time friends. Mr.. Hendricks
was formerly 4 citizen of this cIty.
His parents located here fifty wears
ago when the Cape was a little village
with only fifteen or twenty houses.
Mr.. Hendricks left here iasi before
the breaking out OF the civil war. ana
he informs lii that this is hi, second
visit hcr" since lie m0ycd away. Tn
Ill Yesterday lr had not seen thc Cape
for t~wcHty->iN long year. and hc says
many people hc expected 10 mcc; are
go mor" On earth. |
-.Jo>crh Ly::"i, las been in the
c;;y a couple Of ,!"!> tii~ week TAX
ing business /" hi- Customers. Joe
la = fine trade here and J." j. Just lie
i:ian 10 mold To good customers wIrn
lie one" c>,abIi>hc, a Trade Will them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-07-18

y splendid property-lot with good
two-story dwelling house, containing
eight rooms and cellar; good out
buildings and conveniently located in
the central part of the city, on Lori
mier street between Independence
and Merriwether streets.
49, NJ. W. WARREN.