The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-20
LEAD PENCIL JorTINaa.
&smorandums Made tn the Re
porter's Wanderinss.
Lssai ~SpliHsers.
MONDAY.

vi c1t 1aOotllDGIs Ito III
in arrears for the WEEKLY DEMoCRA'
would do us 3 great favor by calm,
and settling up.
Leap year is woman's opportunity
This year she viii not only have ih,
privilege OF proposing marriage. bu
che can give up her seat st the Opcr:
House; she can smoke cigarettes /,
public; she can spit on the foot; sli,
can take off her big hat in the theater
sho can split the morning kindIins
wood (but she woni;) she can de a;
she pleascs, but II is safe to say that
she will do only that which please:
soae robust. tyranical. ego,isiic,
master in the shape Of man
Girls, when you 20 to jackson
don't forget TO put on yeur long
dress, and by all means wear a collar
that will hide your neck. The CASH
Book editor is liaGle 70 faint if he
should see q pretty ankle or a fair
neck.
In every town there are persons
who seem to live for the pleasure
they derive in indulgirg in idle pratt
lie and talking about their neighbors.
They are called sossips and usually
belong to the female persuasion. They
are generally son the CAD looking
for something new TO tell their next
heighbor and every time il ~ told il
is exaggerated a little. This class Of
persons out TO be squashcd. They
arc to society as an ache is to the
body. Frown on them; ignore their
gable; they arc producers OF evil re-
suits and winged peace wouid fare
much better without them.
The transfer steamer, Nire-Presi-
dent. caught fire early Sunday norH-
ing and burned 10 the waier's edge
before tic flames could be extinguish-
ell. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The tow boat, II. \. Spesi. is
now running in the place of the Vice.
President. The railroad company
will have TO secure another transfer
boat as the Eice-Presideut is j total
loss.
The people of Charleston are max
Ing an effort Ia get sam Jones 10 de-
liver lecture in ihoir city. Whats the
matter with our Lecture Bureau
making an effort TO secure Col. Robt.
q. Ingersoll.
DIR. +. l.. Patterson one day this
week removed from the lip of Mrs.
Anna Gill two cancers. Mrs. ellis
home is at Cape Girardeat. and she
returned home much relieved. DIR
Patterson has cured cancers, he staies,
for 20 years past, but has made no
"biouH about ft.-Cherleston Demo-
csTrt.
Joseph Scl,illc, foreman of the
Murphysboro Brewing end Ice Com
pany, at Murrhysboro. ILL.,, was shot
aud killed last Friday evening by
Louis Miller, an employe in the Brew.
cry. Miller is still at large and the
sheriff and a large posse arc in search
of him.
Chris. Hir.ch has taken a march
on the bows this time. lie left this
city for St. Louis on pressing bust
ness" as he was pleased to call it, and
be NO doubt told the truth, for the
private telephone that leads TO this
office announces that he has gone to
the city to meet, marry, and bring
home q better half.
We paid a visit TO the large mar-
camille establishment of ii. +. Peiron.
nets this morning and found his
many clerks as busy as SO many bees,
waiting upon the crowd of custom
ers which were coming and going in
multitudcs. Nj. John Boss, one Of
the sociable and pleasant clerks,
showed to us tho working Of the lit
lie railroad cssh carrier, which Mr..
Psironnet has lately added to his
store, and it il q handy and very
beautiful machine. Nj. Peironnet Is
doing an immense business by his
clearance sale.