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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

The celebration and picnic by the
Cape City Guards at Willer's Grove
Monday was a success beyond en-
p~ectation. Both day and night the
grove was crowded with people from
far and near, and especially at night
was the crowd immense. The grounds
were clean and neat and the boys had
attractions there TO please everybody
and the people never spent a more
enjoyable Fourth of July in this city.
A fine folding bed was given away
to the most lucky man, and Robert
Baumann was that man. Robert is
now ready 10 go 10 housekeeping as
soon as he can secure the hand and
heart of some anxious young lady.
A fine office chair was voted to the
most popular married man and for
that prize the contest was between l..
:. Joseph and William Paar. Mr..
Joseph received $50 votes and Mr..
Paar 178.
A handsome rug was voted to the
most popular young lady and Miss
Susie Wittmor received the highest
number of votes for that prize.
The display of fire works at night
was the grandest ever produced at the
grove.
The dance hall was a new and at
tractive sport for the grove and
proved a source of much pleasure for
the young people.
The different committees that had
full charge of the affairs on the
grounds deserve much credit for
their efforts to make the day a pleas
ant one for all.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
An Attempt at Suicide.

A Miss Young who resides with
her mother up OH Broadway took an
overdose of laudanum Wednesday
evening and it took two doctors
nearly an hour to pump the deadly
drug out of her stomach. There are
all sorts of rumors on the streets as
to the cause OF the young lady's rash
act but no two stories are told alike
The doctors arrived IN time to save q
life and the woman is now quite out
of danger, and that is all we know
about her or what happened.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
Number Of peop,e since Adam.

Did you ever make a calculation Of
the probable number of people that
have inhabited our globe since the
beginning of time, asks an exchange
No doubt you will say that such cal
culations involve a loss of time, and
are, after all. barren of results. Bui
let US take a few minutes time and
approximate. with a certain degree o.
accuracy, the number of souls that
have been ushered into this wicked
world since the time when it was
"not good for Adam to be alone"
AT the present time it is believed
that there are 1.400, 600, 1000 human
beings on the globe; but let us sup
pose that there has been but au
average of 900, 000,0 900 living at any
one time since the creation. Next, to
give room for any possible doubt, we
will put the average length of life at
so years. Ut may have been much
longer than that 5000 years ago, but
has been much shorter for the last
1000. With the average length OF
life as above, we have had two gcner,
atoms of goo. 900 900 each every
century tor the past 1900 years.
Taking this for granted this globe
has had 66.627,S ,O75,266 human
inhabitants since the beginning OF
time. To even bur! this vast number
the whole landed surface of the globe,
every inch of it, woLld have to be
dug over 120 times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

1t Will cost yoa nothing and will
do YOU good, if you have q Cough,
Cold, or any trouble with the thoat.
Chest or Lungs. Dr. Kings Nrw Dis
covcry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to give rclict,
or money will be paid back. Snt-
fercrs from La Grippe found it just
the thing and under its use had
speedy and perfect recovery. Try a
sample bottle at our cxpencc and
learn for yourself just how good
a thing ii is. Trial bottles free at
Wilson's Drug Store. Large size soc,
and Sl.00.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
The Strength OF Tradition.

I an afrcid, writes Archbishop Thorn
con, that tradition is likely to be too
strong for Us, and that the old story
will 20 on for q long time to cone; that
Latin and Greek will be the staple OF
education, and that the making OF
Latin and Greek verses will be the In
tellectual exercises Of the boys OF the
future as it has been the boys of the
past. ! do not for u moment deny that
there are masterpieces Of oeautiini
form in the old literature. To deny 1t
would he absurd I should be very
sorry for my part to give up the KNOW
edge | have of these Languages, n !
remember what IN era it was | n tho
expansion Of my own thought when
| first ! was set to work On the Republic
| of Plato. Bat when we speak Of Greek
and Latin literature, ! suppose 1t Is Ike
English and French literature in this
respect, that it contains good, . and
Indifferent. 1t Is a great mistahe'eo
think that everybody who wrote in
Greek wrote beautifully. or that every
work composed in Latin about the
| aurustan era is q model to admire and
initiate.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
Resolutions OF Coincidence.

At the last regular meeting OF the
mayor and council, held Monday.
July 8, the following resolutions were
submitted 10y the mayor and on mo-
ton unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, by the operation of the
memorable laws of nature. u friend
and fellow citizen, George II. Cramer,
was removed from our midst by death
on the 18th day OF June, 1892, there
fore be it
Resolved, That by his death VIC
have lost a universally respected, hon.
orable, charitable. enterprising, public
rpirited citizen, whose labors for so
many years as mayor OF this city, is
appreciated and remembered with
gratitude for the honorable execution
OF all public and private trusts and
his determination at all times TO
guard the public interest. The vir.
tues of his life were such Al if imita.
ted would be TO advance men in their
own self respect Us well rs in the re-
spect of their fellow men.
ReSoIrcd. That the mayor and
council extend to the family of our
deceased friend their sympathy; we
feel our loss is mutual.
Resoired, That n page of IL record
be set apart aud these resolutions
spread thereon, and be preserved rs q
testimony of our respect tor George
II. Cramer.
That a copy OF these resolutions be
furnished the family of the deceased,
also copies be furnished the city ps,
pers for publication.
IL. p. PEIRoNNET. Mayor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
TIL! HSlthN.

pr. Travis will he absent from
his Office from this evening until
Monday morning.
-Rev. Arthur and II. s Dcane re-
turned home from Charleston this
afternoon.
Mrs. d. l.. Hawkins, of B!odgcit,
who vas here visiting relatives ard
friends, returned to her home this af-
terHoon.
We call :lIc attention Of our
readers 10 the new advertisements
that appear in to-dGy's issue OF the
DEMOCRAT.
The laudanam route seems 10 be
the fayorite road with the disappoiGt-
ed female of this city who want to
shuttle off this mortal coil. Lauds-
mum is cheap and it is claimed that
the lsudanum reate is easy, quick and
painless.
Ed. Rcgcnhardt is putting down
a granitoid pavement in front OF the
First National Bank.
The Board of Directors OF the
Southeastern District Agricultural
Society will meet at the court house
next Tuesday afternoon At Z o'clock.
The meeting is called for bushes OF
importance.
We understand that Rev. Daniels
of the Methodist Church, will hold
services on the corner of Main and
Thcmis streets tonight. This will
be a novelty in the way of religious
services. Rev. Daniels says that the
people do not 90 TO hear him at his
church and he will preach on the
streets that they may hear him as
they go by.
Married, at the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. Christ Stein, in
this city, Thursday at ? o'clock p. H.
by Rev. ii. Dirkner, of Boston. Mass,
Mr.. G. +. Siemers, of G~ordonvillc
and Miss Alvina Stein, of this city
After the ceremony was performed
the bride and groom, accompanied by
a large number of their relatives and
friends, repaired TO the residence o
l.. Z. Siemers, father of the groom
where the reception will be held this
evening and tonight. We will pub
lish full particulars i'll II issue o.
next Monday.
English SPAWN Liniment re
moves all Hard, Soft or Callouseo
Lumps and Blemishes from horses
Blood SPAWN Curbs, Splints Sweeney
Ring-Bone STILES, Sprains, all swollen
Threats, Coughs, etc. Save $50 b!
use of one bottle. Warranted Tho
most Blcmish cure ever known. Sold
bv Rider & Whichtcrich, Druggists
Cape Girardeau Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
WEDNESDAY

Tho Peoples Party will not
amount to much in this county this
year.
Miss Annie Mavers left yesterday
for st. Louis on the steamer Idle
wild.
Rudy Stehr is spending this
week visiting relatives and friends IN
Cairo, Illinois.
The indications are that We will
have some more weddings in the city
before November frosts.
Fred Glover lett this morning
for Dallss, Texas. He will return
home next Sunday.
The City Council met last night
and transacted the regular routine OF
business.
Joe Meyer came to town this
morning for wheat sacks. lie VIII
thrash his wheat tomorrow.
Claus Kerstner, of Gordonville
will 90 with the Cape county dele
gates to the Congressional convention
at West Plains.
The Anchor Line steamer City OF
Cairo, down, was at u wharf this
afternoon. She was loaded down to
the guards with freight.
John st. Avit & Son had a fine
lot of water melons yesterday. They
were shipped here from Georgia.
Elsewhere in to-day's DEMOCRAT
will be found an advertisement for
sealed bids for building an addition
to the Lincoln public school building
Mr.. Ernst Osterloh, Secretary OF the
Board of Education, will furnish
plans and specifications to those who
NAV desire to bid for the contract.
When a newspaper mans horse
runs away he runs like the devil Il
after him. That's what our horse did
yesterday.
There will be about forty mel
on the train that will leave here Fri
day morning for West Plains.
The Cape Girardeau Prospectin:
and Mining Company has issued
call for twenty-five per cent of tn
stock subscribed. 1t is proposed tina
operations begin as soon as the cas-
called for is turned in.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

THE French newspapers ere Just now
testing u novel sort OF type. some made
of mallcable glass by a new process.
The new typespreservc their cleanliness
almost indefinitely. They are said to
wear better than those made Of metal,
and a be cast with a sharpness Of line
that will print more distinctly than is
possible with the old style type. La
Patrie is now printed entirely on glass
tvDn-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
JCstcyinc WrClE.

It is not habit that works the worst
ruin of a man, but opinions and princi-
pies that lie close to the fountains OF
character. There may be hope for o
man if he does wrong, IL he thinks and
feels right, but there is no hope for one
who thinks wrong. very justly remarks
a wise contemporary. whatever his con-
duct may DR. may not be. A man who
deliberately justifes himself in vicious
conduct robs himself of safe and sound
principles in all departments Of life.
In the last century there was, as there
Is in the early and rude periods of all
nations, a great deal Of what may be
called impulsive or natural vice-the
product Of simple appetite; but 1t was
not justified by any theory Of morals.
It wrought little injury compared with
the vice Of the present, which attempts
TO Justify itself by species Of sophistry
called a philosophy of life. Just so
soon as one begins to think wrong
on this subject. he will think
wrong on all subjects There
are some vices and many unsound
opinions that q man may carry external
70 himself: they do not necessarily
touch the core and substance Of his
character; but wrong thinking here
spreads like sorae foul c~ontagion
throughout the whole man. subdring-
like the dycr's hand in what it works
in'-evcrythiug 10 its own false com
plexion and quality.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
NOT FOO Old to Tell the Truth.

II having been reported by a per-
son, with a greater desire for business
than regard to truth, "that owing to
q and infirmitics | had TO quit the
practice of dentistry" all of which,
[ am happy to state, is basely false:
am. as usual, to be found in the sold
Office still able to practice dentistry
in all its branches, doing none but
first-class work. | admit my extreme
age, but early in life | was taught to
be honest and truthful. | have found
it good to practise the same.
G.. W. TRAVIS.
The Dentist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
BuekIen's Arnica Saive.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
TO give satisfaction, or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale al
Wilson's Drug Store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

a New YORK policeman WIS reported
the other day to have fallen heir to an
Irish fortune of two million dollars.
According to his W say SO the officer
realized seven handrcd and ffty-fve
dollars a great many Of the inherited
millions stories in circulation r Cbout
rs reliable rs this one.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

"Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures i'll ! to
DAYS. Its action upon the system Is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t re,
moves at once the cause and the dis,
ease Immediately disappears. The
first dose benefits, IS cents. Sold by
Rider Il Wichterich, Druggists, Cape
Girsrdcau. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

A Resident Of Huntingdon. Pa. cd
vertised recently that he could prove
that in spiritralism Is q remedy for all
pain. lie proposes 10 place himself un-
der the surgeons knife, and allow him
self to be cut open, his heart removed.
his lungs cut in halves, and other dis
menbcrmcnts made 20 prove that he is
right 1t will probably te difficult to
6nc q surgeon who will undertake tho
L LII
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

CSs OF the latest methods of loosen
lug the earth to u depth Of two or three
fec, and allowing the absorption OF con-
siderable moisture IN periods of drought
Is by the use OF dynamite electrically
Cred. Tie inventor drills holes two 20
three feet deep ard Eve foot apart, maxi
ing ore thousand si,. hundred TO the
ucm In each hole Is T'accti q sufficient
quantity Of TIC cypl2stvc. connected
with u wire leading t. the battery. end
after the earth is trarapcd down the
whole is discharged by n spark
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
snnr.ona Indian Relics.

Beware of Indian relics If you hare q
weakness for collecting them, says one
who is posted The supply has IN
creased suspiciously Of late years, and
II Is asserted that the demand can al
ways be met by the willy red man and
his interruptions white associates, who
in some cases are the post traders ct
the AGENCIES. On the Northern Paciiic,
near Bismarck, for instance, there is an
Indian store that docs 4 'l1nd Office"
business with gullible tourists. During
the last winter "the arrow that slew
Custer" was twice sold to English trav-
elers, although it is well known that
Clusters body was untouched by ar
rows. Navajo blankets from Massa-
chusetts and Indian pipes from Conncc-
ticut arc common articles of sale The
tom-toms eagerly bought up US relics
are often nothing less than government
chcese-boxcs covered with sheepslin-
Pipes which the Indians exhibit and sell
In their tepccs for seven ard eight dol
lars may be bought ut the post traders
for two dollars The Apache no longer
has any use for q spear, ind there arc
few genuine mes TO be found, but he
still makes them out Of long poles and
boiler iron to sell to the ~tcnderfoot
So also he Row uses the Winchester In
place of n bow and arrow, but he
spends many q Sunday making bows
for collections which he disposes of for
IN cXor1itant sum rs heirlooms that
were formerly used il the chase by his
father. Picnty-IIcar. or some other dis
t!nguishcd warrior.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

CHICAGO presents q notable object les
lon to the world. twenty-five heirs to
an estate accept their portions and
neither grurablc nor threaten TO go TO
law about 1t.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

An understood. 1cck-looking man
was brought up before the United
States commissioner at htoka. I. T., q
few days ago charged with horse steal
ing lie had Several hcrscs. but no
money. ard two OF the brightest Of
htoka's lawyers offered 10 help him out
Of his trouble. PARTLY from sympathy.
The case ngains, him looked strong. but
his meek appearance seemed to offset
the evidence and he was acquitted lie
gave To each one of the lawyers n of
his ponies rs pay for thcir services The
aavvers Put them out t. pasture Tho
aIre night the little nl1u stole back
the horses a1d skipped FROM the vicin-
.ty The lawyers, who proved he
couldn't steal 4 horse. are now after
him with n warrant. and the citizens
want 10 subscribe for O medal to GO
with the warrant
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

They ere fond of cid things down In
Delaware. q Sussex county farmer
preserves with pious caro and exhibits
with pride al ear of ORR grown upon
his fathers farm in 1885. and another
produced from the ancestral acres In
1875. 10th cars look well. but on ex-
animation they prove to be damaged by
wcevil. aud the grains are found to
have lost the geTEnlnal spark of life
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
Many 2 Edeas

in the home cure of diseases, acct
dents, and how to treat them, and
many hints of value to the sick will
be found in DIR. Kautmann's great
Medical Work; elegant Illustrations
Send three 2-cent stamps TO A. L.
Ordway & Co, Boston, Mass, and
receive Z copy free.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
Notice 10 Contractors.

Scaled bids will be received by the
Board of Education of the City OF
Cape Girardeau. Mo-, until 6 o'clock
d. H., of Monday, July 18th, 1892, for
building an addition to Lincoln
School house. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids
For specifications call upon
L. +. OSTERLoH,
Secretary Board.
: BY order of. the Board.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

IN a discussion lately carried on Us 70
the distance At which large objects on
the earth's surface arc visible, il was
stated that the liimalaya mountai ms
nave appeared to view from the great
distance of two hundred and twenty
four miles
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

TIE extent of the street railroad in
tcrest in the United States may be csti-
mated from 4 recent report, which
states that there ere 5,TS3 miles of such
road in operation, having Sa,5o5 cars
and employing 70,Tjl men The total
number Of passengers carried last year
was a,Oa3. OIO.2 being 849.S20 per mile
OF road work and 6 ,237 per car.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
RATES.
LEAD PENCIL JoTTINGs.
&eIhorandurns Made in the BE.
porter's WGnderings.
Local ~SpIinters.
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
The river is stin rising slowly.
County Clerk, William Paar, spent
the 4th with his friends in this city.
These cool nights mean mis-
chief. They are breeders of chills
and fevers and people should be caro-
full shout themselves.
"A man by the name Of White
dropped dead Yesterday at the resi-
dence of Joe Bourger, in Scott
county.
Robert W. McNeeicy, of near
Allenyille, called on us to-day. Mr..
McSeeley says the farmers in his
part of the county raised lots of wheat
this year. soyke of them are thresh-
ing and shipfing their wheat.
lNwt3ed, at the residence of
Ak4enry Schweppe, in this city, July
I'd, 1892, by E. D.. EngelmGnn, City
Recorder, Martin Luther Rhyme and
Miss Calvary Duggips.
This is not a good year to deal in
futures, but we predict that the farm
er who holds his wheat will make
some money.
The people of Dutchtown and
vicinity celebrated the 4th yesterday
at the little village on the banks Of
Hubble Greek.
The pelicc were after 2 man in a
cart this morning who they wanted
for fast driving and fer running his
cart over a little boy. The man was
a stranger and he got out of town be
fore the police could get sight of
him.
The prcttiest residence that has
been built in this town for several
years, il not the prctticst ever built
here, is The house just completed by
l.. J. Albert. Jr. II is a real beauty
and an ornament 10 the street On
which il is located.
Wheat has not been as low in
price since the war as it is now. IL
cannot remain as low is i:now is very
long, and We would advise farmers to
hold on to wheat they have harvested
this year till the price advances.
The night Waterman has the boss
Job. BY being up all night he v
board and by s,ccpiug all day he has
10 lodging bill TO pay. This is asurc
enough soft job, but We have some
men in this city who would not swap
jobs with the night %watchman. They
eat aud pay not and sleep and pay
nothing.
A prominent merchant says: 81
havesold Megrimiue for over a year
and guaranteed it 10 cure any head,
ache without bad after effects and
hare not found a single case it did
not relieve. Sample tree. The DIR.
Whitehall Megrimine Co. South
Bend, Ind. Sold by druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

TIE noslua opcrandi of church bazar
Is in most instances very unique, to cay
the least. The ladies' concerned Dor
row money from the;r husbands, buy
materials and make up fancy articles,
which they send TO the baznr. Then
they change places. borrow more money
and buy the articles back again.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

ACCORDING to u computation recently
published In the Philadelphia Stock
holder. the percentage Of net dividends
returned to the stockholders Of street
railways in the United States is almost
exactly three times rs great as that OF
steam railways.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
Attention s. X. A. q. u. "

There will be a regular meeting OF
Cape Girardeau Legion No. 81, 5. X
A. 0. L. W, Monday, July l1th, at 8
O'Clock p. IN. All comrades are re,
auestcd to be present as business OF
importance will come up.
Gus. SCuLIECKER, G.
w. Ii, HUTERS, Recorder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

TIE Speculative spirit is Developed to
IN ab:o-r72l degree in TONG PNoplA a
murderer who il soon : hc banged in
Savannah. Ga, haa IIs, concluded III
unusr;.i financial transaction lie HIS
sIid It's heal for fifteen dollars. 70 be
Delivered on the dry after his death.
The money will buy hin whatever
cxtrus lie rccds und help brighten his
short t!,ne ON earth. The purchaser
viii use his head for chronological pur-
nrnS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

hpAY or two after Sir. Bla.rc's rcs
EQUATION o letter rrcchcd the white
torsc frrrn M ambitious young man In
Iowa In which :hc writer asked for In
formation nbout the duties required Of
the secretary Of state and ''how much
the wages were" Tie correspondent
lit:S. that; /: the salary unsatisfactory
aud The lators not TOO arduous he
v:on'd Ike To make application for the
Job. TIE affairs OF state of this cation
w,ll certainly not suffer for lack Of
genius
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

A GOLD brick recently shipped from
Yuma, Ari.. to SaH Francisco, is said to
be worth ninety thousand dollars a
residence constructed of bricks like
this would cost several dollars moro
t,,an most people can afford to pay.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

SUPERINTENDENT KIyyoUT, Of the
Madison county Ird-) infirrary. has a
cct which Is nesting a brood Of young
rabbits. Her kittens were taken away
and dIowpci and she assuag2d her
natronly sorroS2 by nursing the rab-