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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

What has become Of our Board
Of Trade? If it Is still alive it is liv-
ing a very quiet life and is making
very little noise. A Board of Trade
composed Of energetic working men
could do much to advance our inter-
ests, but we have It not, and many
interests are allowed to lag along in
the old ruts that should and could be
lifted out if we had . well organized
and working Board Of Trade.
John Gawronski has q real curios-
ity in the way of an ancient clock. 1t Is
an old old timer and 1t looks like II
might have at one time been the pro-
perty of old Noah, commander Of the
craft that carried q pair of us safely
through the great flood. The works
and face of this old relic is made of
brass, IN art that has long
since been lost, and brass thus tenn
pered is harder than the best OF steel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
TUESDAY.

The City Council has ordered q
special election to take place on the
29th of this month TO vote on . pro-
position to establish water works in
this city.
We publish to-day city ordin-
ance that should be read by every
voter in the city.
John L. Miller has purchased
himself q fine horse and now he is as
proud as a Iittlbboy with his first
pair OF new pants.
Farmers say the corn crop will
turn out better than was expected.
The hill land, they say, will yield q
fair crop.
The Floating Bethel converted
only one sinner while it was here and
that poor fellow got drunk yesterday
evening whes they hosted away.
There are not % many green
apples brought to this market this
wear as there were mark
eted here last year. Why 10 this
There are plenty of apples this year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

This is the verdict of hundreds,
who when broken down in health,
appetite gone, no energy and by the
least exertion are exhausted and un-
fit for business and feel that life Is not
worth living. But Q Soc bottle of
Lemon Chill Tonic has restored them
to perfect health. Insist on having II
and take no substitute. Each bottle
is guaranteed TO do just what is claim
ed for it or money refunded. Manu-
featured by the Lemon Chemical Co.
For sale BY Miller 4 Wilson, Cape
Girardean and Ben. Schwab, Dutch
town. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
GODS OWN COUNTRY.
That 4 what ssaahsass AisssuI
Surely Ia.

That II what Ssashsass Missouri
Surely ID.
W. are continually receiving letters
from all parts of the country asking
about business, the climate, chances,
etc. We cannot undertake to answer
all these letters. We know that South
east Missouri is the best country under
the sun and we know 1t from life
long expesience, but we cannot take
the time to write to Ill who spply
to ms for information. The better
way for those who want to know
something about this section Of
country is for them to come On and
personally investigate.
As far as the climate ID concerned
we declare it the best on earth and in
making that declaration we challenge
contradiction. We know . man who
arrived In Cape Girardeau . few
years ago with one lung gone, lame
in both knees, dead broke for cash,
and having . congh that everybody
thought would choke him to death
inside Of tw~enty-four hours. Now
that man has IS good lungs - any
man living; his cough has left him and
his knees are In q rood working
order rs they ever were So much
for the healing qualities Of our climate.
Business ehanees-wen, yes-there
is business chances for al who want
to come here. This same man with
one lung, the still knees and the terri
BILE cough went right into business
and he is to-day running . big bust
ness out of which he is growing rich.
Come on here and We will guaran-
tee that this country win put new
life into you.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
THURSDAY.

Father Nugent, President of st.
Vincent's College, arrived last night
per Anchor Line steamer City of
Cairo, and with him were about fifty
boys who come here to attend school
at the College.
Sam. NJ. Greene is in jefferson
City looking after some legal business
in the Supreme Court.
Stock Companies are all right
where there are not too man, men
interested in the stock who want to
run the concern, each his own way.
School opened at the College this
morning with q larger attendance of
students than usual for the opening
day.
The Directors of the State
Weather Service at Columbia is ar
ranging a system of frost warning
signals. This will he a blessing to
tobacco growers.
The proceedings of Monday
nights Council meeting take up col.
siderable of our space to-day.
There will be services IN the
Episcopal Church next Sunday mor
ing. The new Rector will preach his
first sermon to a Cape Girardeau con
grcgation.
The Cape nine that we're defeated
by the jackson nine here last Sunday
will 60 to Jackson next Sunday and
give the jackson boys another round.
The members of the West End
Bowling Club are all marrying of.
The Missouri editors are holding
a convention in St. Louis and we
have been watching the proceedings
as published in the st. Louis papers,
for the name of the most prosperous,
most estimable, and well established
Id fool, J. +. Mitchim, but.:he has
not bobbcd up in that meeting.
Some men are always too fast.
They can't help it. however, for they
are too smart, you know. A fellow
in this city recently beat himself out
of a nice little sum of money just by
being so smart and so wise.
Main street is now the dirticst
street in'the city. and unless the people
are forced TO quit using it rs a dump
ing ground for all the dirt that ac-
cumulatcs about their places of bust
ness there is little use in the city
spending money to have that street
cleaned.
Marriage license were granted in
st. Louis last Monday to Edward
Regenhardt and Miss Alyine Theuer-
kauf, daughter of the late William
Theuerkauf of this city. When Mr..
Regenhardt returns home he will
bring with him as his bride one of
the Cape's fair daughters who is an
accomplished young lady. The DEMO
GRAFT wishes the happy pair a world
of enjoyment and a long life of happi-
ness.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
We Dian't w. It.

d. II. Adams of the Cape DEMO
Graf was in the city again last Tues
day. While here he called at the c.
B. office and discussed political, econ-
omic and social questions for an hour
with the editor of this paper. Mr..
Adams has aged considerably within
the last year and a half. lie has
much 10 say about the great defeat
the Republicans suffered in the county
at the last election, and we are In
clined to think that event had a ear
ing effect upon his constitution. Mr..
A. is more sedate than he used to be
and discussed matters with much Sc
robustness. While holding to the opin-
ion that the open saloon is an institu-
ton that ought to be permitted TO
exist, he frankly confessed that there
were q number Of brilliant, good men
in his town that liquor Is going to
take to their graves very soon. Upon
the question of politics, Mr.. A. at
tributes the defeat of his party In this
county last election to . division of
the colored vote. He says, laying
partisanism aside, he believes it
would be best for the negro, and best
for all concerned, If the colored vote
could be about equally divided be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
parties. To this wholesome end Dem
ocratic speakers and Democratic
newspapers labored during the last
campaign, while Republican speakers
and Republican papers opposed 1t.
We hope to . Nj. Adams paper
and many Republicans working hand
in hand with their Democratic breth-
rem in the next campaign trying to
convince the colored M of the wis
dom of such q division OF strength
Cdsh-Book.
The editor of the Cdsh-Book draws
on his imagination when he says
we told him that we believed that IL
would be better for the colored race
were the voters In that rsce politically
divided between the Republican and
Democratic parties. We said nothing
of the kind. We did not say that
both the great parties would be bet
ter of were the colored vote equally
divided, but that portion that would
vote the Democratic ticket would
virtually be the slaves of their former
masters and that would In time drive
them back into the party that gave
them their freedom and then they
would remain there and the buying
and selling 1t every election would
csase.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

Bal. in Treas. Aug. %, 81. .$6575 so
On motion said report received
and filed.
On motion the purchas Of new hose
for the Fire Department was referred
to the committee on Electric Lights.
Edward +. Regenhsrdt rendered
his resignation As special police, which
was accepted.
L. ID. Wolford also rendered his
resignation as special police, which
was accepted.
On motion duly carried the Street
and Wharf Committee was instructed
to extend the sewer on Main street,
to the eastern line of Hemstead, Min
ton 4 Taylor's store room, provid-
ed they pay into the City Treasury
the sum of 800.
In q communication from the May
or he stated that in consequence Of
the neglect and refusal Of Henry A.
Astholy, late Collector of the City of
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, to make his N
nual settlement with the Mayor and
Council as required by ordinance No.
379, of the revised ordinances of the
said city.
Therefore i, II. P. Peironnet, Mayor
of the City of Cape Girardeau, deem
it my duty and do hereby require the
City Attorney, Samuel NJ. Green, to
institute proceedings against said late
Collector on his official bond for a
breach thereof, for all damages caused
thereby to the full extent of the law.
On motion duly carried the follow
ing judges of the special election to
be held September 18th, to establish
q water tax, were appointed:
First Ward-W. ". Leech, C.
Kempe and Thee. Lind.
Second Ward-C. B. Galusha, Hy.
Thiessen and Hy. Brandea
Third Ward-Fred Steimley, John
Walters and j. G. Stubenrauch.
Fourth Ward-James T. Campbell,
VIM Bader and j. N. Morrison.
The Mayor appointed, Is q COM
mittee of the council to receive the
report OF the election, j. III. Rider, j.
d. Porterfeld and Henry Henze.
The Mayor also notified the council
that he would, at the next regular
meeting of the same, prefer charges
against officer John Grieb for viola-
ton of city ordinances.
On motion the Council adjourned
to meet again on the S0th inst.
w. v. LEbCH, Sec'y pro tenn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
Rne.aasisa Cared In . nay.

"Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures In 1 to s
days. Its action upon the system Is
remarkable and mysterious It re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears The
first dose benefits, IS cents. Sold by
Rider b Wichterich, Druggists, Cape
Girardeau, Nc,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
wEDN ESDAY.

"A meeting Of the Lecture Bu-
rcau was called for last Monday at
DIR. Porterfield's Office, but the mem-
bers of the bureau failed to respond
to the call and no meeting IA held.
The Cape seems TO be a favorite
resort for drummers as hardly a day
passes when there are less than half
a dozen here.
If the owners of those vacant
lots in the burnt district on Main
street fail to rebuild this year they
will be out just that money the build
ings would rent for until they do
build, for the buildings would find
rady renters at q fair rent right
away and all the time.
Our subscription list is increas-
ing rapidly both for the DAILY and
WEEKLY, and the new subscribers
are coming in without any soliciting
on our part. The fact that the DEMO
Gratis list is and has always been
larger than the combined circulation
of any other two papers in the county
shows that the people consider it the
best paper in the county.
Quite a large number of old vet
Grams from this county went to Muir.
physboro to-day to attend the Sold
iers' Reunion at that place. The
meeting will last three days and will
be the largest gathering ever as
sembled In Southern Illinois. Some
of the prominent men and ablest
speakers in the country will be there.
Those g%ranitoide pavements on
Main street sre the finest payements
In the world, and it is to be hoped
that all the property owners on Main
street will fall into line and adorn
their property by having granitoide
pavements put down instead Of the
rough brick walks.
-Megrimine is the only guaranteed
permanent cure for headache and
neuralgia. Relieves in 20 10 50 min
utes. A great blood cleanser and
stimulant that in time positively cures.
Sample bottle free. The DIR. WhithaIl
Megrimine Co., South Bend, Ind.
Sold by druggists.
We are not going to abuse those
of our citizens who may be opposed
to the establishment of water works
in this city. That would not be right.
We propose however to show all our
people by fair argument that 1t Is to
their interest to have water works,
and when we do this We do not be-
lieve that the number who vote
against the proposition on the 18th
OF the present month will be very
large. This measure will carry if
certain people win keep their mouths
shut but IL they undertake the bull
DOING scheme Is they did in the
election to make this city . city of
the third class we VIII get no water
works.
Morrison d selling out his stock
of flooring and ceiling cheap.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

All dealers in the county who de-
sire to sell the school books adopted
by the "Text Book Commissioner
will please make application to me in
writing, and 1 viii contract with them
to eel the came.
An county papers win please copy.
Respectfully,
B. +. LUsK,
County Commissioner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

The erection Of Q fine Masonic
Hall on the corner OF Harmony and
Spanish streets will be quite an i'm
provement for that part of the city,
and we are assured that the new
building win De completed yet thi,
year.
August Bicrwirth Is tearing
down the walls of his building on
Main street, preparatory to building
= new house. He expects to have the
new building completed and ready
for occupancy by the first of Novem-
Der.
r. G. Ranney sold j. N. Morrison
\ car load of lumber from his new
saw mill last week. Since we have
three lumber dealers in the city saw
mill men do not have to ship all their
lumber to st Louis as they formerly
did.
Where, oh where is that street
railway that we were to have in opera.
ton by the first of October2 1t begins
to look like we had been given another
lesson Ia mouth music.
"A gentleman who Is q practical
man In such work, says the sewer
now being made across Main street
on Harmony street will not do. He
says the money expended in that
work is being wasted as the sewer Is
entirely too small, and says he, the
big rains next spring will demonstrate
that am right
The Floating Bethel f,oated down
the river yesterday. Sinners were SO
scarce here that there was IT. money
in the soul-saving business and the
little craft pulled out for the sunny
South where the people continue to
sin against God by voting the Demo-
cratic ticket. There Is room for
missionary work down there and we
are satisfied the captain of the little
craft will do q good business.
We have some strange people in
this city. Here we have the best
schools in the West and as good as
my schools or colleges East OIL West
but they are not good enough for
some of "a people and they will
in sending their children away
. educate them. There is no excuse
this. Its not justice to the city
IF schools and il is not treating the
:hild right, for it is robbing it of the
of the best schools IN the
,ountry.
Trade with u grocery mcrch-
lnts is picking up since the opening
If our schools. Five or six hundred
Students to our schools make quite
IN addition to our population and 1t
axes lots of groceries to feed them.
The school students leave thousands
IF dollars here annually.
The residents of Themis street
want that street graded and gravcled
and we understand they are willing
to pay literally TO have the work
done.
A prominent merchant says: Il
have sold Mcgrimiue for over a year
and guaranteed it to cure any head
ache without bad after effects and
have not found a siugle case it did
not relieve. Sample free. The DIR.
Megrimine Co.. South
Ind. Sold by druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
Holes d. Their Stockings.

At q religious meeting a number of
females stood upon the benches, not
withstanding they were desired not
to do so. A venerable pastor then
quitely arose and said: Il think if
these ladies knew they had holes in
their stockings they would sit down"
Upon which there was a great fidget-
ing among the ladies and an imme-
diatc sinking into their seats. a
Young minister who stood behind the
venerable gentleman. blushing up to
the temples. said: -Oh, brother, how
could you say that"
Say that" replied the old man.
"Why, it must be a fact; if they had
not got holes in their stockings, l
should like to know how they could
get fhcm onf"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
TELLING AGE BY HAIR.


new - FisA eat Exactly New OLE
the Lady Ysa want - Harry ID.
II, perchance, at any time during
the past week you have seen . man
stealthily pull Q hair from . horses
tail by curbing, you may know he
has the experimental stage Of the
latest neighborhood fad, says the
Lewiston (Pa) Journal The idea IL
this: Suspend . gold ring from q
piece of hair over . glass of cold
water, and the ring will begin to
swing to and fro until 1t hits the side
Of the glass. Furthermore, 1t will
strike the exact age of the horse, or,
If it be a persons hair, of the person
upon whose head it grew.
In a Lisbon street tailoring estab-
lishmcnt this week this has been the
feature of the week, with which sur
prising success that il accidental, as
probably it is, 1t is simply marvellous.
On Friday a horse stood by the door.
a hair from his tail tied TO the gold
ring and duly suspended swung twice
only, the ring striking out the two
clinks audibly against the sides OF
the glass.
lilo, ho- quoth the skeptic, "that
horse is eleven years old"
Not So" said the owner of the
horse, who was hunting up. That's
a tw0-year-old colt"
a hair from the head Of a very
interesting young lady on Lisbon
street was kindly abstrected by her
from among its companions, Oh
Thursday. The same thing was done
and the ring struck twenty-well, no
matter just how many, but she said:
We'll, that's mean; that's my very
age"
Another lady was agreeable, and
this time the ring clattcred along
until it struck fitty-one. 1t Was her
age. A horse in q hack was unaware
of the exact moment when a hair was
pulled, or of the experiment that
rung out seventeen times on the glass
of time.
"That said wrong" said a Lewiston
man present at the experiment. THAT
horse is only seven years old"
Going home 10 dinner II of the
gentlemen overlook the driver Of
horse and asked him the age of
the horse. The driver laughed and
said:
"IIe's most old enough to vote"
81 heard that he was only seven"
.He is twice seven and three more.-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

The G. T. & C. Railway viii sell
tickets every Monday and Thursday
during the St Louis Exposition at
one fare for the round trip. Tickets
limited to three days only. Faro
Sass, including ticket to Exposition.
E RBGENHARDr, Agent
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
ssssagth Is ADeh0e Dosss.

From q number Of careful tests
lately made to ascertain the precise
strength Of anchor bolts set in Port
land cement In the ordinary way, the
tact appeared that the joint was
really stronger than the stone. In
this demonstration, two-inch iron
rods were set into the stones on,e
eleven and onc-half inches, and then
subjected to the test The first rod
had O screw thread to improve the
grip of the cement began to yield at
q load of $4,000 pounds, the breaking
of the stone taking place st $1,000.
With . plain, smooth rod, II was
found that the cement began to yield
at . load of $4,000 pounds, but tho
rock broke at $1,000 pounds. Thus,
through the strength of the cement
joint was not dcvelope, it was inferred
that, in q suitable setting, the cement
joint on a smooth rod might be made
to break the rod.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

Bal. due City by Marshal, $3.50 30
On motion said report received and
filed and warrants ordered issued to
the various parties named in report.
The Auditor made the following
report Of receipts and disbursements.
Bal. in Treas. last report. go. s6S24 IS
Reed from Z. Ilirsch, COL. 677 Sc
Jas. X. Slaughter,
Weigher IL 95
Reed from s. Albert, Port
Warden 1926 90
Reed from S. NJ. Green, City
Attorney 800 W
e7447 IS
Discussed 81 IS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
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Fer sale.

A neat four-room frame cottage
with good cellar, cistern and out
houses. Lot 50x1s0 feet Well sup
piled with fruit For terms apply to
Adams & Deane, Main street.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12

The ordinance having received the
unanimous vote of the Council was
declared adopted.
Verbal report Of the Street and
Wharf Committee, asking for instruc-
ton as to how they should proceed
with the work in the extenuation Of
Sprigg street. On motion duly car
ried the Street and Wharf Committee
was instructed to proceed with the
work on said street.
1t was moved, seconded, and duly
carried, that the mayor and council
meet as q committe Of the whole at
the corner of Good Hope and Sprigg
streets, on Tuesday at 9 O'Clock a m,
to view the curbing lately set by the
city in front of Nj. Herman Noenin-
gers store.
Bills of W. II. willer and Good In
tent Fire Company, presented. read
and referred to committee on clsims.
Also bill of Henry Hopper watch
ing fire on Main street, referred to
committee on claims.
The superintendent Of work house
reported as due various parties for
labor done on the following streets
during the month of August, Is fol-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
Lemons u AeAael0e.

Everyone knows lemons are not
only grateful In sickness bat arc
specially beneficial in bilious troubles,
fcvers etc. The Lemon Chemical Co.,
of Jacksonville, Fla, have made .
happy hit In combining the medicinal
proprities Of the lemon In their taste
less chill tonic and their lemon liver
pills and while pleasant to take arc
the surest In action. Hundreds tcs-
THY to their merit Manufactured by
the Lemon Chemical Co. Price Soc
Q bottle as large rs the regular 81
size and every bottle guaranteed. For
sale by Miller & Wilson, Cape Girar-
desu, and Ben. Schwsb, Dutehtown,
Mo. 5
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
Total,

Total, Slss 40
The following bills and accounts
were read and on motion warrants
ordered drawn on the City Treasury
for the different amounta
Anderson Abnerthy, wharf. q IS
William Henderson, wharf. z 50
D.. MeKein, wharf. 10 IS
William Cherrey IL 50
Jacob Munly IL Is