The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-05-14
LEAD n c JoTrINGs.
AemoranduIns Made in the Be
porter's Wanderings,
local ~Spiinters.


S VI Will Dt Idt
including Strawberries and cream
There will also be music both vocs
and instrumental. All are invited.
Frank CAM has now got his les
cream parlOr fixed up in clcgan'
style. The entire parlor has beer
newly decorated and il is the prettiest
piece of work in this city. Ice cream
soda, the most delicious drink of the
season, can now be had at his parlor
"A nephew wrote TO his uncle:
"To come to the point at once. If
you do not send me 100 lire. | shall
blow out my brains" Uncle's reply:
"Some time ago you wrste TO me in
a similar strain, and / sent you my
revolver, but you went and pawned
it"
COL Thilenius is out soliciting
advertisements for the Fair catalogues.
and We are glad to know he is meet
ing with success.
We understand that our friend
Joe Meyer is going to start a sheep
ranch on his farm.
Fritz Goetz, of Advance. is in the
city. Mr.. GOetz does not like that
part of the country and he informs
us that if he can suit himself in bust
ness here he will probably locate in
this city in the near future.
An exchange says: Don't trade
with the slow-going, uncntcrprising
merchant. Deal with the men who
ask your trade; wao are entcrpri>ing
enough to seek your patronage. They
arc the men who help TO build n city
Such advice is hardly necessary. The
public don't. Scores OF merchants
who are renurious Will pay double
rent TO get near Il large advertiser So
us TO catch the "ovcrilow.' That MAY
be called enterprise; but people often
give il other names less creditable.
Map of Missouri. I ~colorS.
Counties, Rivers. Railroads. and
every Post-oflice correct to date.
Fast seller. Agents wanted. Boys
and giIls can sell il after school.
Send Is cents tor agents sample copy |
TO +. A. Spencer. $40 Olive street, 81.
Louis, Mo. Stamps taken.
The Cape beer was put on the
market last Saturday and every saloon
In the city had a fresh keg OH tap all
day long. Ii is better beer than VIC
have ever before had in this city, and
we hope it will completely shut the
imported beer out of this market.
When a Cape Girardeau dclcga-
ton goes hunting for hOnOrs they get
what they go after. The Republican
delegation that went TO the Congress
sional convention at Maiden went TO
secure the nomination for 4 Cape
Girardcau man as delegate TO the
Republican National Convention and
got what they went after. William
Regenhardt will represent this county
at Minneapolis.
The Board of Directors of the
Southeastern District Agricultural
Society held a meeting last Saturday
afternoon, and the proposition to
allow the Fair Grounds TO be pastured
was voted down.
Henry Bohlke, a former citizen
Of this city is nov running a hardware
store at Maiden, and is doing a good
business.
-Drs. Harris and Blomcyer and
Frank L. Bnrrough will occupy the
story in the new Shirelbine
building on Main street.
Henry Hopper sheared twenty
three head of sheep for william Il.
Schneider last week from which he
got one hundred and lightweight
of wool. lie sold the wool
James McKenna at twenty-one
,ents per pound. MIR. Schneider sold
i've head of sheep after they were
,heared for twenty-three dollars and
twenty-five cents.
The thirtieth of May Memorial
DAVIS but q few weeks distant, aud
We would like to see a good turn out
IN this day by all the survivors OF the
ate war, regardless of the color they
wore. with plenty of flowers to
decorate the graves of the brave Old
,sIdiers who have passed from this
life to q brighter world beyond.
What does memorial day mean? Well,
Z anything, it eternal peace.
There can never again be a civil war
n the land now lighted by the stars
md bound together by the stripes OF
Americas banner. Two metals can
lot be mingled together until sub
ected to q heat that will melt them.
Dur people have passed through the
;ruciable of a civil war and the cor
dross of our natures have
,eeu burned out and they have come
erth q purer and brighter metal !
Now, let all the survivors
# both the Blue and the Gray I
,sme forth on this day, forgetting I
he mast, and decorate the graves OF
ach and every enc Of the brave old :
,ldiers, 3