davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
"Ho,o do I look?"

"How do 7 Look?"
That depends, madam, upon how
you feel. If you're suffering from
functional disturbances, Irregular
ties or weaknesses, you're sure to
"look it." And DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is the remedy.
1t builds up and invigorates the
system, regulates and promotes the
proper functions, and restores health
and strength. It's a legitimate
medicine, not a beverage purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, and
made especially for woman's needs.
In the cure of all "female COM
plaints," it's guaranteed to give sat-
isfaction, or the money is refunded.
No other medicine for women is
sold SO. Think of that, when the
dealer says something else (which
pays him better is "just as good"
"Times have changed" So have
methods. The modern improve
ments in pills are DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. They help Nature, in
stead of fighting with her. Sick
and nervous headache, biliousness,
~costiveness, and all arrangements
of the liver, stomach and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

&PRoLoSGED use of DR.. John Bulls Sar.
sapariiia TiH cure scrofula and syphilis, but
such symptoms Of impure blood as pimples.
sores, aches, pains, kidney and liver weak
tsss, etc, vanish like snow before the noon
day when this remedy is used. 1t stimu-
lates the entire system and its beneficial ef-
feet is felt at once in every part
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
Floofed.

Dyspep,ia IL easily floored by Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, ~trurest, pleasantest Of
bHrn; Aatulehce, the sinking" sensation in
the pit Of TIE stomach experienced by dys-
peptics, in brief, Oil b. they are
many and perplexing-of indigestion are
banished by the Bitters. which Is paytfcu-
larry ~eficacious for biliousness, malaris.
rheumatism and kidney complaints.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Via the Louisville and st. Louis Air Line,
one and che-third fare for this round trip,
between all points. Tickets on sals Decsm'
Der oath, 18th and 31st, 1891, and JahHayS
list, 1892; good returning until January 4tb'
Only road running solid vestibuled trains
between st. Louis and Louisville.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Of your children. Save them with those
dainty candies, called DR.. Bulls Worm De-
strOyers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The o-Ir One Ever PrInted-Can You Find
Wordf
There Ii q 8 inch display advertisement
In his D this wsek, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same Is
true of each new one appearing each week
from the DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
thSfr ths name Of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

CorsHs AND COLDS. Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs. Colds, Sore Throat,
etc, should try BBowS's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs. Sold only IN boEes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

BABIES cry for it because it makes milk.
"The A. b. q. Bohemian Bottled Beer Of st.
Louis. The American Brewing Co. s brew.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
Pixies Toothache Drops Curein one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

THE reason why the ocean is so often
sailed treacherous must be because 1t sfull
Of crafe-Boston Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

INDIA rubber plantations usually cover a
great stretch of country.-Rochester Post
Express.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

WHEN you set a hen on IN egg you expect
a chicken, but what do you expect when you
set u dog ON a tramp? Answer-A flee.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

THE doctrine that slike cures iike' lie H.
lustraied by the fact that when people tire,
the best thing for them to do is TO retire.
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

DoS'T fool with indigestion nor with a
disordered liver, but take Beecham's Pills
for Immediate relief. - cents a box.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

wife is that his wife lets things to rights
while he writes things 10 set-Yonkers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Blows are not always exchanged when
yon strike an acquaintance.-N. y. News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

WHEN it comes to marrying, the pastors
post of duty is the hitching post-Elmira
Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
THE MARKETS.

NEVER hire q person who wants to know
why you want something a9Re-Milwaukee
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
lows srvtrs4ryT roa ALASKA.

l recommend that provision ~ r,adc for tbs
organization of a simple form of town govern
ment in Alaska with power to regulate such
municipal control. These local civil organiza-
items will give better protection in such matters
than the present skeleton territorial organiza-
ton. Proper restrictions as to the power to
levy taxes and to create debts should be i'm
L .,nrnl
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
fHE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

If the establishment of the department. Of as.
r~iculture is regarded by anyone as a mere con.
class of people, that impression has been most
effectually removed by the great results already
attained. Its lone influence has been very
great in disseminating agricultural and horti-
cultural ~information: in stimulating and
directing a further Investigation Of crops;
in detecting and Graduating diseases
of domestic animals; and, moro
than all, in the close and Informal contact which
it has established and maintains with the
farmers and stock raiscrs of the whole country.
The secretary of agriculture estimates that
the restrictions upon the importation of our
pork products into Europe lost us a market for
SM.O0l.nn worth Of these rrndncts annually.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19
CONCERNING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

The method of appointment by the states Of
electors of president and vice-president has re-
Gently attracted renewed interest by reason Of
a departure by the state of Michigan from the
method which had become uniform in all the
states. Prior to 1882 various methods had been
used by the different states and even by the
same state. In some the choice was made by
the legislature; in others electors were chosen
by districts. but more generally by the
ticket. The movement towards the adoption Of
the last named method had an early beginning and
went steadily forward among the states, until in
lS2 there remained but a single state. South
Carolina, that had not adopted it. That state,
until the cival war, continued to choose its
electors 10y vote of the legislature, but after the
war changed its method and conformed to the
practice of the other states. For nearly sixty
years all tho states save one have appointed
their electors by n popular vote upon a general
ticket, and for nearly thirty years this method
was universal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

TIC legislation Of congress for the repression
Of pOlygamy has, aft1- saars Of resistance on the
part Of the Mormons, at least Jftcght them to
the conclusion that resistance is Improbable
and unavailing. The power of congress over
have satisfactory -sidepce that the people of the
state to be created would efctrisa the exclusive
power of the state over this subject III the sams
way. The question is not whether these people
now obey the laws Of congress against polygamy.
but rather would they make, enforce and main
tain such laws themselves II absolutely free to
rcsIilatet the subjectf
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

] concur in the recommendation of the attor-
ney- general that the right in felony cases to a
review by the supreme court b. limited. 1t
would seem thKy personal liberty would have q
sac guarantee If the right Of review in cases
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

HLVUEU''
The heads Of the several executive depart
ments have been directed to establish at once an
efficiency record as the basis of a comparative
rating OF the clerks within the classified service,
viii a view to placing promotions therein upon
the basis of merit. I am confident that such a
record, fairly kept. and open to the inspection of
those Interested, will powerfully stimulate the
work of the departments, and win he accepted
by all as placing the troublesome matter Of pra.
motions upOn a lust basis,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

/ have twice before urgently called the atten-
ton OF cUnSfass e. the, necessity of legislation
for the protection OF the liyes Of railroad en-
ployes, but nothing has yet been done. During
the year ending June -, 1880, 30 brakemen wera
killed and 7.sil MANNED while engaged in
coupling cars. The total number of employees
killed during the year was 2.45l, and the
nuplier injured S,35. This is a cruel
and largely an extra sacrifice. The
government is spending nearly Sl,0U,00
annually to save the lives of shiPwrecked sea.
men: every steam vessel is rigidly inspected and
required to adopt the most most approved safe
ty appliance. All this is good. but how shall we
excuse the lack of interest and effort in behalf
Of this army of brave young men, who. in our
land commerce. are being sacrificed every year
by the continued use of antiquated and danger
one orr,Iinnocus
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

The administration Of the pension bureau has
igercc. The total number Of pensioners upon
the roll on the 5Gth day of June, 1891, was 676,-
16D. There were allowed during the fiscal year
ending at that time 2J0,565 cases. OF this num-
Ter lS ,3s7 were allowed under the law of June
IL ls90. The issuing Of certificates has been
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-19

Eight thousand miles of new postal service
has been established upon railroads, the ear
distribution TO sub stations in the great cities
percentage of errors in distribution has during
the past year been reduced over one half. An
appropriation was given by the last congress for
tbs purpose of making some experiments in
free delivery in the smaller cities and towns
The results Of ttasa experiments have
Been 81 satisfactory that the post
master. general recommends, and | concur in
the recommendation. that the free.delivery sys-
tenn be at once extended to towns Of 500 pUpu-
Iotiurt
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
MORMON PROTESTS.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 6.-At today's
session of the Mormon conference a
lengthy series of resolutions was adopted
relative to the statement made by the ma
jority of the Utah commission in their
recent report. The resolutions set fort h
that the commission made many untruth-
full statements concerning the church and
the attitude of its members in relation to
political affairs, etc. and deny most en-
phatically the assertion of the commission
that the church dominates its members in
political matters and that the church and
the state are united. The resolutions
further declare that the members of the
conference do not believe that there have
been any polygamous marriages SOL
emnized among the Later Day Saints dur
ing the period named by the commission
ers, and denounces the statement which
conveys the idea that such marriages have
been contracted as false and misleading.
Following this declaration, signed by
President Woodruff, George O. Cannon
and Joseph Smith, was adopted, saying
that the commissions report of polyg-
amOus marriages was utterly without
foundation in truth. and repeating in the
most solemn manner, as declared by Presi-
dent Woodruff at the last general confer
ence, that there had been no plural mar
riages during the period named.
After the usual election of officers, the
present being retained, the conference ad-
journed.
The Salt Lake Tribune (Gentile) says
that the conference today resolved itself
into somewhat of political meeting. The
most prominent men in the councils of the
church delivered addresses. The Tribune
asserts that the language of the speakers
was such as to leave no doubt that the
division on party lines was made under
the direction of the church. and its ulti-
mate object was the achievement of state
hood
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
THE BRIGGS CASE.

NEW YORK, Oct 6.-The New York
presbytery, which sat all day yesterday
discussing the case of DR.. Briggs, who is
charged with heresy, resumed its work at
II O'Clock this morning. After some
routine work had been disposed of the
Rev. A. Schieland, of the committee ap-
pointed to answer DIR. Briggs protest of
May II. arose to read his report.
DR. Briggs interrupted him by asking
that in a spirit of fair play, his protest
first be read, because many who were now
present had never heard it. BY general
consent the protest was read by the secre-
tary. In it DR.. Briggs protested against
the appointment of a committee to prose-
cute him.
Mr.. Schieland then read the answer. 1t
urges that no charges had been presented
when the protest was made and no thought
of a prosecution Was necessarily main
tanned. 1t was committee of inquiry
only to consider the inaugural address in
its relation to the confession of faith.
This committee had to deal with DR..
Briggs, not personally, but with the con-
tents of the address. If this address was
misrepresented or misunderstood, it was
surely Of great concern to DIR. Briggs. DR..
Briggs certainly gave assent to the correct
ness of the address as published, although
he protested that sit would seem that
your committee were appointed to consider
my inaugural address and not to consider
any explanation of it / might desire to
make" For this and other reasons the
committee decided that the action of the
presbytery was entirely proper and accord
ing to the usages of the denomination.
DIR. Birch, chairman of the prosecuting
committee, announced that he was about
to serve DR. Briggs with copy of the in
dictment and that by arrangement with
the accused the trial had been set down
for Wednesday. Noy. 4, at 10 o'clock, in
the Scotch church.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
A Startled Barber.

Orion, Mich, has barber who was re-
Gently almost petrifed with wonder. A
well known resident of the town entered
his shop and had full beard removed. A
few minutes afterward the door was
opened, and in came apparently the same
man, with full beard Good Heavens"
exclaimed the barber, chow did you grow
that beard in five minutesf" The visitor
smiled, and introduced the first patron,
his brother. They were twins, and bear a
striking resemblance. The second Gus
toner chanced to be visitor to his brother,
and the barber knew only his townsman,
the brother he had just shaved.-Yankee
Blade.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
TO TRANsL ATE THF RleIr

BALTIMORE. Oct 6.-Prof. Paul Hsult
chief of the Semitic department of the
Johns Hopkins university, has lust re-
turned from London and Berlin. where he
had conferences with noted scholars in
reference to q new translation of the Bible
II Is proposed TO include in this transla-
tion not only the Old and New TeStaments
but also the Apocrypha and the Pseudo.
grapba. Included within the last named
are the four Esdras and psalms of Solo
mon. Each of the thirty->iX books will be
assigned to s. competent scholar, the trans
lation TO be accompanied by explanatory
notes and pictorial representations. The
books of the Old Testament will occupy
two volumes of J. 900 pages each. aud the
entire Scriptures six volumes, The char-
scter of the whole work viii be interna-
tional, though the whole project is from
an American point OF view aud is to be
brought out under American auspices.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
SAINT AND SUCKER,

KANSAS CITY, Oct 6-S. W. Chapman,
young merchant of American Fork,
Utah, was swindled out of 81, 900 in cash
by smooth Mr. Smith in a cattle deal at
the stock yards yesterday Chapman met
Smith some time ago at his Utah home.
Smith wanted to buy 200 head of cattle.
Chapman had just that number to sell.
Smith offered a good price He did not
have the money with him. he said, and
offered to pay Chapman's expenses to
Kansas City if he would come here with
him to sell the cattle. Chapman jumped
at the offer. The cattle were shipped in
Smiths name, who sold them. pocketing
the money and disappeared. Chapman is
% years old and is Mormon. His father
is one of the wealthiest aud most influ-
ential men in his section of the country.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
RMhN DAN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-German day was
celebrated with great enthusiasm by the
citizens of this city of German birth and
descent The principal feature of the cell
ebration was an industrial parade The
president reviewed the parade
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 6.-The German
American citizens of this city today cele-
brated the 20Sth anniversary of the landing
of the first Germans in America.
A parade had been planned, but it
was postponed until Sunday on account of
bad weather Tonight there was speech
making at the exposition building, fol-
lowed by ball
FORT MADISON, Ia. Oct. 6.-The town
was given over entirely today to the Ger
man n-Americans, who thronged the CITY in
spite of the rain. The visitors who came
in on trains numbered over twenty thou
sand. The parade consisted of carriages,
containing the local committee, General
F. Sigel, Governor Boise, visiting dete-
gates, floats and various German secret
societies. The procession proceeded TO
Central park. Governor Boies, in his
speech, said that he was here as one
among thousands TO pay tribute to a great
German hero General Slgel made a spir-
tied and dignified address General Sigel
had public reception tonight. Fire
works and dancing werein order tonight.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
MNAI ER,S pl ACE.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 6-The election of
the secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture to succeed Martin Mohler will take
place in January. 1t is the most novel
election in Kansas and the successful can
didate will get a position that will pay
him s., 600 per year out of the state treas
ury. The election of the members of the
board will take place the second Wednes-
day In the month. The present members
will have a voice in electing their success
ors. The governor and the secretary of
the state are by virtue of their offices
members OF the board, making it mum Der
sixteen. Each agricultural society in the
state is entitled TO vote for each member
of the new board The electors will con-
sist of the present board and representa-
Uves of the several agricultural societies
The president of the board will be elected
by the electors but the secretary will be
elected by the new board. Martin Mohler,
the present secretary, has held the Office
for four years and he viii probably be
candidate for reelection. There has been
considerable opposition to him developed
during the past year and he will not be re-
elected without struggle. Among those
prominently mentioned for the place are:
Colonel A. 7. Forsyth of Montgomery, ID.
j. Cole of Reno county, General j. {. CRld-
well of Shawnee county and e. Wood
Davis of Sedgwlck county.
Colonel Forsyth is successful farmer
and was formerly a congressman from Illi-
nois and of late years has been prominent
figure in Kansas politics. ID. j. Cole is
one of the most successful farmers in the
western part of the state and tils the soil
on scientific principles. General Caldwell
is president OF the state board of pardons.
while C. Wood Davis has a national repu-
tation as a Statistician in the agricultural
field
There is n scheme on foot among the
board of managers Of the worlds fair to
make the new secretary of the board of
agriculture the secretary of the board of
managers as wei and place him in charge
OF the Columbian exhibition.
The state board Of agriculture is one OF
the most expensive Institutions connected
with the state government. Its printing
bills are enormous For the two years
ending June. 1890, they amounted to SIS
290SS. To this the salaries of the secre-
tary and his assistants are added 10 show
the total expense of the department. They
aggregate over $1,000 per anuum. There
has been much dissatisfaction expressed at
the expense of this department. which is
really under control of private corpora
tions-the fair associations An attempt
was made last winter while the legislature
was IN session tc create the Office Of secre-
tary of agriculture. TO be elected by the
people, but IL was not successful. The aEi-
tatlon will undoubtedly continue, how
ever, until this Is accomplished
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
The Scents of Flowers,

In popular acceptation, the soul of the
flower resides in its perfume. But Ger
tain loveliest flower souls sometimes ex-
ercise singular repellences for individuals
of the human family. There have been
those even who could not endure the
fragrance of the rose. To my knowl-
edge one observer finds in the scent of
lilacs an unpleasant reminder of the
odor of escaping gas. Another makes
no distinction between the breath of
mignonette and the smell of fresh corn
meal. To me the scent of the thistle is
identical with that of the bumblebee
sprawling luxuriously among its purple
filaments. and the first time the delicate,
feathery flower of the beach plum were
brought me, surely their odor was the
same had noted in downy chicks and
nesting birds,
Besides the qualification which flowers
provide for the sense of sight and the
sense of smell, there is another and quite
distinct pleasure-that which is con-
veyed in the contact Of a flower; as in a
subtle spray of lilacs brushing against
your face, the dabbling touches of the
SNOWFALL, the tender coolness Of apple
blossoms dashed with rain, the refined
sickness of the lily, which gave an old
time poet countenarce in describing his
lady's hand: 50 smooth, SO white, so soft
it was, ''as it had worn lily for a glove"
Further tactile differentiation is to be
found in the warm, vital and airy touch
OF the rose $50 unlike the quality of the
poppy and the petunia, in the tissuey
thinness and drvness Of the larkspur
blossom Edith N. Thomas in Atlantic.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-07
ctITHR,E NOTES.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. 6.-Reliable infor-
nation has been received here from Wash
ington to the effect that the Nez Perces
reservation will be declared open to settle
ment by the president in very short
time. This reservation lies in the heart of
the Cherokee strip, just west of the Santa
Fe railway. The tribe has had its lands
allotted and there are over 500 quarter sec
tions which the president can declare
open at any time.
The heavy rains in western Kansas have
caused the territory rivers to rise sud
denly. Much damage has resulted. Many
of the boomers camping along the streams
have lost their horses, wagons and cattle.
Over a mile of the Santa Fe railway track
is washed out near Payne and the bridge
at Purcell is in great danger of being
washed away.