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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

THE plan for a National Columbian
Public School celebration has been APP
proved by superintendent In national
convention, hundreds of onr most in
uuential newspapers. very many emf.
ueut men and women. and-far more inn
portant than these-thousands upon
thousands Of pupils In the public
schools themselves The spirit dis
played by these little men and women
of the land leads US to express the opin-
that they will carry out their part OF
the programme or Columbus day in a
uanuer which vii reflect credit upon
themselves and their teachers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
raehicn'S aruics sSIye.

TIE B,sST SALvE in TIE world for
Cuts. BRUISES. Sores, Ulcers. Salt
RheuTn. Fever Sores, letter. Chapped
hands. ChilblainS. Corns, and all skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. Ii is guaranteed
to give satisfaction. or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale at
Wilson's Drug Store
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

THIS story of q capture Of hibernat
Ing bears cones from the state of Wash
ington. 1t is related by two citizens of
Skipanon, WHO saw the boasts In cap
tivity. Their owner said that, In cut
ting down one of the giant spruce trees
common to that region, nc discovered
that one part of it was hollow, and,
looking into the cavity. he made out
three slur1bering bears. Tkereupon he
nailed slabs" Of wood across the hole,
and sawed off from the NUN trunk the
section of tree in which the bears we're
housed. This he started down the
mount2;a side in the usual fashion, and
the novel cage and its contents arrived
safely at the bottom. The bears, while
in a state Of scmi-torpor, were on cxhi-
bitioh-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

THERE Is n queer phase Of human
nature in this enlightened age which il
is difficult to understand and dcplorcble
to contemplate 1t Is the siavish re-
gard sonc people entertain for the
superstition that certain charms or
amulcts will ward off disease. Intel
ligent persons have been known to
wear potatoes with holes bored through
them, 50 as to form gigantic finger
rings, for the cure of rheumatism, while
others carry potatoes in their pockets
for the same purpose. as orthc 'bucls-
eye" thousands swear by 1t.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

X Il recent kansas cyclonc n baby was
carried Jour blocks and deposited Oh the
grass unhurt The third instance of q
baby falling out of Il car window with
out injury while the elevated train was
in rapid motion has been ~iulyrccortkd.
a man jumped OFF the new Memphis
bridge and camc aiEore all right. And
yet some people don't believe there IS a
Divine Providence which watches over
fools and clilL-rn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
Notice.

1 am prepared to do all kinds Of
upholstering, sofas. chairs and divans
Springs reset and upholstered. Also
matresse. cleaned and recovered in a
workmanship manner. Best Of ref
ercnce given. Rooms opposite the
DEMOCRAT office, Thenlis street, Cape
Girardeau.
aug1O III. ALEXANDER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

We are informed on reliable nuthori-
ty that the greater number Of the jour
nslists Of the metropolis of the eastern
seaboarJ are imported either from the
states or from the other side. OF the
editors of the nine New York morning
papers Published in the English Ian
gusge, seven are American born. The
Pulitzer brothers amt from the other
side. OF the sever Americans but ono,
Mr. Bennett, was born in New York
r;-v
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
RATES,
LEAD PENCIL JOTTTNG9.
Aemorandurns Mado in the Re
porter's Wanderings.
MONDAY.

The City Council is setting TO
day as a Board of Equalization.
The city has completed a side,
walk along the public square OF
Spanish street from Broadway &c
Themis street.
Died. in this city September 18th
1892, William jacobs. colored. aged
about 80 years. The deceased was 4
good industrious man and q good
c:iizPr.
We are informed that the ronl
leading from this city 10 Egypt Mills
Is in q bad condition. There seems
10 be III road ovcrsccc TO look after
that road.
DIR. :. S. Harris John a. Frank,
Johu IIarbins IN and &. +. Bcttcn will
leave this week on a trip to Crawford
county. They viii go overland and
fish and hunt fer a living while OIL
the road.
Missouri boasts OF 4 ma who
carries in his trousers pocket n buck
eye pluckcd from a tree thirteen years
old on a Friday night when he saw
the moon Ovc his right sholdcr. In
another pocket he had a iuck-stone
taken frem n cross-cycd rcrch's head
while the tide Was out. while ebout
his neck he wears the left hind foot
OF a rabbit killed in a graveyard in
the dark of the moon.
Riding along our country high
ways sec many signs placed in
conspicuous places forbidding tres
passing. Some of them are in the
strongest language, while others are
hard 10 understand. On one north
west OF the city of Beverly, Mass.
is found the following: ANY person
krtched on these grounds: or COWS. or
wimin. will be liabul two fine itself in
a skrapc."
The putting IN of strrct cars in
this city will he followed ty new en-
~tcrpriscs of various kinds. and VIC
hone that water works will &c Il
among the enterprises.
The brick work on the Sturdivant
Eank building was completed last
week. 81. Louis parties will Pat The
roof on the big building this week.
Robert Giboney shipped a fine
saddle mare to New Madrid last Sat
day. lie sold tho animal TO 4 party
for one bundled and sevcn;y-live
i~iuilars.
If the Fair is moved inside the
city limits the Cape G%irardcau Street
Railway Company will run a line 10
tine grounds and then our citizens
can go TO the Far grounds for five
cents. They have TO pay fifteen and
twenty cents now and they are on
the road about an hour each way.
The Fair Ground Committee met
on the Fair grounds Saturday after
noon to let contracts for york on the
grounds. but the bids were all con-
sidered too high and no contracts
were let.
Died, in this city September 18th,
1892, Mrs. Mary a. Wray, wife of l.
j. Wray, aged 80 years. Mrs. Wray
had been a sufferer for nearly two
years with consumption and her
death was not unexpected. The de-
ceased had a large circle of friends
who will regret TO learn of her death.
The husband and family have the
sympathy of the community.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
rheumatism cured In n Day.

"Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures In l to 5
days. Its action upon the system Is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
case Immediately disappears. The
first dose benefits, IS cents. Sold by
Rider & Wichterich. Druggists. Cape
Girardeau. Mo,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
ESI1AY

A prominent merchant says: 81
havesold Megrimine for over a year
and guaranteed it to cure any head
ache without bad after effects and
have not found a single case it did
moi relieve. Sample free. The DIR.
Whitehall Megrimine Co, South
Bend, Ind. Sold by druggists.
If the members of the Board OF
Health will take q walk around town
they viii find some work that should
be attended to.
Born, in this city September 10th.
1892, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Maui, a
bouncing big boy. Pete is wearing a
happp smile.
This is the dull season for steam
boating, but the Cape's favorite, the
steamer Idlewild, is holding her own
and doing a fair and profitable bust
ness.
|udson Randol went down to
Randol Station this afternoon to serve
some legal papers. A firm down at
that place is about to have come
trouble with its creditors.
The Democrats are expecting a
large turn out here next Monday
night, and We hope they will not be
disappointed.
AT the election for the increase
of the capital stock OF the Cape Cir.
ardeau Building and Loan Arsocia,
ton, Messrs. c. b. Galusha and John
Grieb, judges ofelection, slS IL votes
wer. cast for the capital stock and
none against. Henry A. Astnolz as
secretary of the association acted
clerk.
The Dunklin Comfy Fair viii
be held at Kennel October 18TH to
I'D.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

Or MI the strange phases of humanity
recently ratci that manifested by a
New York woman Of some mcsus Is the
most remarkable. She has a weakness
for murdercrs, and spends all her pocket
money on brraucts which she presents
10 the iEnpriDoncd wrctches with her
own Eaad.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

SCIENTIFIC investigation hasdcveioped
the fact that the average speed of the
transmission of earthquake shocks Is
about sixteen thousand feet per second.
1t would appear that doiging is useless
during an upheaval; TO get out of the
way would be Impossible
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

PowHATTay county. Va, has been
suffering gre.:ly from insect pests.
Whole forests have been destroyed, and
among other trees the famous pope's
vino, O notcsl landmark In the old do
minion. It stood for years on an en-
iDcnce from which it YVES visible for
twenty miles or more around, and tow
cred high above oil surrounding trees.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
Grand shnniinr Tournament.

There will be a match between
Jonathan Perry. of Illinois, and L. l..
Brown. of this city, for Il purse of one
hundred dollars. The match will
take place October I'd, near the city
of Cape G;rardeau.
After the hundred dollars contest a
free for all sweepstakc shoot will take
place. Live birds will be secured if
possible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

TIE Columbian exposition Is deriving
quite a revenue from visitors whose Gu
riosity prompts them TO see the grounds
and the wonderful buildings now up
prcachi2g completion An admission
of twenty-five cents is charged. ard on
single days the number Of visitors has
exceeded fourteen thousand. With
cooler and more pleasant weather, 1t is
believed the visitors Will be mach more
numerous. Without exception all are
enthusiastic in their admiration and
wonder at the magnificent spectacle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
The GsRinc E,nU.

Ioa may shoot deer from October
1 to JANUARY /; turkeys, September
Is to March /, prairie chickens (pin-
mated grousc), August Is to February
/: rufiicd grouse Commonly called
pheasantsl aud Iusl tNirginia part
Ridges. October l to January 1:
woOdcock, Jul, to January 10:
doves, plovcrs and meadows larks.
August to February /: waIcr-fowlS,
not protected. All insectivorous
birds. their nests anu eggs and those
of game birds are protected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

A FARMER nca Sherman, Tex, lately
unearthed what he and the local scien-
fists believe to be the skeleton of o
mastodon- The ponderous jaws are In
tact, and one tooth taken from them
weighs three end a half pounds One
of the tusks, in q fair state Of preserve
tion,is Eve md u half feet long.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

THE supreme conrt of Ohio has DC
dared the Massic law constitutional.
The law requires the secretary of state
70 retain a. fees for the state one-senth
Of one per rcnt % the capital stock Of
corporations Tor i5suiag certificates of
INCORPORATION CT consolidation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

SOME New York ladies were DESTROYS
of finding out whether people who
sang in the streets made = good living.
They adopted u sufficient disguise, and,
taking guitar. went forth to try their
fortunes After singing and playing
for an hour and a half, they had col
lected n dollar and cighty-eight cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

WHILE capturing O large gar in n
river ear Velasco, Tex, recently q
fisherman became entangled In his line
and was dragged from his skiff by the
fsh and nearly drowned. Help arriv:
ing. he WIS rescued and the gar landed.
1t weighed n hundred and 6fty-two
pCuple
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

ACCORDING to II computation recently
published in u financial journal, the
percentage of net dividends returned to
the stockholders of street railways in
the United States is three times asgreat
rs that of steam railways.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

TrEHi; is one bachelor IN Baltimore
whose casc is hopeless lie recently
gave Us the rccscn for his refusal to
marry that he co:s!dcrcd young mar
ried women the iaost ~ill-bchaved crss-
lures in existence.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

TIE oldest woman in America who Is
e preacher, it is thought, Is Rev. Lydia
Sexton. of Seattle, now nircty-nine
years of age. She has been in service
Gbout half q century. For eight or ten
years she was an eShortrr before re-
cciving n license 10 preach In 1851.
Ohio. Indiuna ard Illinois were her field
prior to 1870. whc'. with her husband,
adopted as her home three years ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

E~EECTEIcITr is to be applied to life
boau soDetime during the near future
The current will be employed as pro
peller and iliuliaator, and it is be-
iieved that by lis use q big advantage
will be gained
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
List or Mall AGs1eP

Remaining uncaIled for In the post ONCE o
Cape Girardesu, county o. Cape Girari.su,
sssss Il Missouri, fer tie week cldiIS
September 10Th, lsp1.
Conrad BolImGp, Jno. blanchard,
Rev. I. C. Cooksy, Oracle Douglas,
Mrs. Ernestina, Minnie HendraN.
W. NJ. Hughes, El Il. j0nes,
Edw Mcfarland, TObe Nelson,
W. \. Musbach, t2l j.. +. Mitchell, t2)
willied Reed. Maggie sweeny,
Lizzie Stewart, Bertha Schwab, ~
Nick Tucker, Louis Wohlsemuth.
Persons calling for any of the above letters
will please say Advertised giving date Of
this list. II not called for within thirty days
they will be sent TO the Dead Letter Office al
Washington CITY. q. CRAMER.
Postmaster.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

we will send YOU DIR. Kauffmann's
great Medical Work; 100 pages, color
cd plates from life. The most valuable
adviser ever published. To any adj
dress OIL receipt Of three 2-cent stamps
to pay postage. Address ~. p. Ord
way & Co, Boston, Mass.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24
Real Estate For safe.

Choice Farms, 40 acre tracks.
Acre lots and city lots.
8 nice residences.
This properly will be sold for hall
cash and balance time TO salt pur-
chaser.
Come and see ne If you want a
home. j.. NJ. MORRISON,
Cape Girdeau, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

New York bears the distinction of
having more widows than any other
city in the world. LONDON ranks sec
oud On the LIST, and Paris third.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-24

Bartlett-s, The Cheapest Place In
Town.
Very best candies S5c per pound
Bannas soc per dozen.
Lemons SOC per Dozen
All other goods in proportions.
Give nc a call aud / will guarantee
satisfaction. +. ". BARTLETT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12
MAINE TOWNS.
Cape Elizabeth.

IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
Never was there a more striking illus
tration of the truthfulness of one asser-
ton made by Mr.. Reed at the town hall
last Monday evening than we have right
here in this town. Mr.. Reed declared
that Democrat could be all things to all
men; that he could hold various views
IN the same public question, and even
shape his actions contrary to professions,
without even compromising his democ-
racy. AS a result of the Mckinley act,
there is being established in this town a
manufacturing enterprise, the Portland
plush mill, of which the treasurer, who
is also large shareholder, is promi-
nent Democrat. Englishmen, promoters
of the above enterprise, have assured
this gentleman, and all the rest of us,
that our protective tariff has ruined the
industry on their side, and brought it to
the United States. And yet this Demo-
cratic stakeholder and treasurer on fat
salary, a beneficiary of the Republican
''robber tariff can, without qualms of
conscience, lend his presence in an off
cial capacity (chairman) at a Democratic
rally where the Mckinley bill and all
kindred Republican legislation, is de-
nounced in the severest terms. Truly
there are some Democrats who can be
''all things all men,"
With respect to the legislative candi-
dates from this town, both parties seem
to be pursuing a sort Of ''still hunt
campaign, and both are protesting con-
fidence in the success of their candidates.
Mr.. Cole, the Republican nominee, has
many supporters in the Democratic
ranks.
AS the work advances patrons of Sc
bago water exceed in numbers the most
sanguine expectations of the water COM
pany. Almost daily residents of streets
not embraced in the contract indicate
desire for water, and the company at
once proceed to lay it's pipes. Broadway
and Mill streets were opened Wednesday
for the purpose of piping,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12
The Yanlzee was Honest.

An English gentleman met an Ameri.
can traveller in France and spent a few
days with him in Paris. When they Were
parting the American admitted that he
had cleaned out his purse and must per-
force remain in Paris until he could get
more money from home. The English
man lent him twenty louis, and the
American in return gave his watch as
security, taking at the same time his adj
dress on card. The cynic will sur
mise that the watch turned out to be
worthless, but, SO far from that, it has
been valued at above thirty pounds.
Possibly the owner of it mislaid his
creditors address; he has never repaid
the money or reclaimed the watch
London Truth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12
ON The NoRMANNIA.
Mr.. Harry s. Higgins Writes more of Ex-
periences.

Mr.. Milton Higgins is in constant re-
ceipt of letters from his son, Mr.. Harry
s. Rigging. Yesterday he received a
letter in which it was stated that some
idea of the situation could be imagined
from the fact that the passengers on the
Normania had raised 800, 900 to be used
in lettering their condition. They had a
scheme to buy large summer hotel on
Fire Island, and another plan to buy a
small island near Sandy Hook, on which
to camp out. Mr.. Higgins says in his
letter, which was written last Thurs
day:
''Things are fast approaching mutiny
here and I think justly so. We have
been here since last Saturday morning
and no representative of either the city
of New York, the state of New York or
the nation has as yet made an official in
vestigation of this ship. We are in the
power of one man, Dr.. Jenkins, the
quarantine officer, and the President of
the United States or any other living
man cannot compel him to do anything
he does not want to. He promised us
water last Sunday and it arrived at nine
o'clock last night We were without
water for washing yesterday and for two
days have been without any that was fit
for tea or coffee, even after it was boiled.
The New York World and Record
have shown great deal of enterprise in
furnishing us with papers every day, but
yesterday that was stopped by the police
patrol which has been established and
they arrest all boats now which come
within mile of u.s.
''For the first time DR.. Jenkins stated
last night that we would be allowed to
leave the ship five days after the last
case. Now thatis encouraging, isn't it!
Last night they took away seven that
were stricken down and this morning
nine. Now with the nervous strain, our
cooped-up position and the lack of exer-
else, any one, the ladies especially is
some kind and then that means five days
more and on that line of action we will
stay here all winter.
'sWe were ordered here to lower
quarantine last Saturday morning as
pest ship and obliged to fly the yellow
flag, all communication shut off with the
world and no disinfectant in any form
was sent us until yesterday noon, over
three days. No sickness whatever has
been among the cabin passengers since
the first day out, the 28th of August.
Still while we are perfectly healthy we
are exposed to this disease day after day.
In case of storm we shall be obliged to
put to sea, and the prospect is anything
but pleasant. About $50, 900 is subscribed
among the passengers for some purpose
to get us away from the ship but you see
we are at arms length from everything.
You will probably infer from this
that 1 am mad which is perfectly
correct, perfectly healthy, but hot.
feel just as safe as I would in
Portland but think it an outrage the way
we are treated. We do the best we can
to kill time:-had very nice concert
last night and the weather is delightful
and under different circumstances it
would be quite lark.
''Please excuse this pencil and paper,
but there are just five inkstands on board
and the paper has given out entirely"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12
What 81 Will Buy.

Today in our Clothing Department 81 will buy
neat well made suit for fall and winter in hand
some shades of brown single double breasted, all
sizes. good all round suit for business or school
and it cannot be duplicated for the money. Be sure
and it even if you are thinking of more expen-
sive suit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12

Her later poems have been slowly pro-
duced, butare everywhere held to be mas
terpieces of art and among the strongest
voices of patriotism in our literature.
She lives much of the time in Boston
and at birmingham, Mass.
Miss Proctor was honored by the COM
mittee of the popular Columbus Day
celebration soliciting her to write the
ode which is to be rendered in every To-
cality of America on Oct. 81. The lyric
is the result of months of labor, and
will take permanent rank as one of the
foremost poems ever written on America.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12
EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.

She Wrote the Ode for the Columbus
Day Celebration.
Miss Edna Dean Proctor, the descend
ant Of highly honored New England
family, was born at Henniker, N. FL. In
early life she became contributor to
the best literary publications and pub
ished a volume of poems, mostly pa
triotic, which gave her leading place
among American poets. After travel
ing extensively in the east she wrote ga
Russian Journey" in vivid, picturesque
Latin style, which has become classic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-12
FINE SUITS.

Fine Suits for dress in the
latest cut, $I6 to $50. We
have the Roger, Peel & Co.
suits and we can equal a
custom made suit i'm fit and
appearance.