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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
Decreasing Families.

The decrease In the size Of families =
o subject which causes some alarm.
Taking the United States rs q whole, It
Is found by the Census figures that In
1850 this average family consisted Of
5.55 persons. There has been sgradunl
decrease. II being in 1850 SIS. In 1870
500. In 1859 s.c4. and In 1890 4.e4. Look
ing At the different geographical d.
visions, il Is found that this rule holds
true except In the western division,
where the average size Of the family
has risen frcf IN 4.Is In 1850 70 x.ss In
1880. the increase having been steady
through the intermediate decades.
This result. according 10 Carroll d.
Wright. in Popular Science Monthly.
would have hecn expected. Of course, on
ccoun Of the settlement Of the west
In the lust few years. the popaiataoa
having increased rapidly and being
more and more brought TO the family
basis instead OF that Of single individ-
uals or young families settling In west
crn territories. The small average do
Of the family In Oklahoma, now . tsfrt
tory just opened for settlement shown
the influence Of new scttlemenAs upon
the size Of the fnmiiy. IN Oklshoma
the size Of the family Will increase m
til population becomes fairiy dsnse,
when Il will follow the rule Of Older
communities and decrease. When pop
uls ton becomes more o. Len arben IN
character the maximum b reached snd
after that o constantly receding svsr-
age win probably Be shown q sscA
unloading eensu
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
IL sAeura be In Every House.

J. b. Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharps-
burg, Pa, says lie win not be without
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con
Sumption, Coughs and Colds, that is
cured bis wifeexho was threatened
with Pneumonia after an attack Of
IA Grippe" when various other
remedies aud several physicians lad
done her no good. Robert Barber,
of CooksPort, Pa, claimes DR.. Kings
New Discovery has done him more
good than anything he vel used for
Lung Trouble. Nothing like 1t. Try
it. Free Trial Bottles at Wilson's
Drug Store. Large bottles SOC. and
$1.0O.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
Public speaking.

Major William Warner, the Re-
publican nominee for Governor will
address the people of this county at
jackson on Thursday, September 9Th.
at 2 o'clock p, and this city at Z p. IN.
Major Warner is one Of the ablcst
orators in the State, and everybody
should turn out and hear him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

II aa1 ia~iufietufine tov1is II a
d. ~ 49, sofk 81 i isr.,fy
- H-6,esuivss ~ vhiss iinl;.
$1,000 q 49, f~arliGkiaes nsst %
q inaaEhn1ky. o1snr - - sss1p
$3.50 49, annu - suuau vvlut
q tasasA oaScl
doom M aIndaHn EnGinssr -
0sieia rsnsdy for thb suisanee IN .
unisesul 9noks-duet, o. Q systsn Of
smoas- dacts, whereby the particles Of
easboa, which would otherwise Be dis
charged IRON pipes and chimneys 70
ssttas IN . sort Of ebony snow-storm
~- ~ ai&~r~~k al wAhnahrxr1 nnA
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

Tho MN d Bsalun b now run:
niAg day M hight This shows thai
an Tie 1sznsn Of Scott county IN
net shippiAg thGf wheat 10 e. tonia
-Jaspsr AbssnsthH With horss;
whip IN hand, scared . copper eoaofed
professional darkey 90 badly this
morning that the fellow turned q
white - . sheet. The fellow begged
like . whipped q and Alternately
spared the whip:
AFTER having cast eleven hundred
and twenty ballots the Judicial con-
vention st Blodgett adjourned last
night to meet agsin this morning,
The convention IL q sure enough
deadlock. The delegates are running
short Of money and they will either
nominate to-day or quit snd 20 home
Pete Carroll has just completed
rs fine . job of plsstering as has been
done in this city for several years.
The work 10 I'm John St. Avit's house
up on Morgan Oak street.
We received q communication
this morning which we would like to
publish but we cannot give it room
In our columns because the writer
failed to sign his name to the docd-
ment.
-lIenry Bruihl, of Oak Ridge, ia,
we understand, a candidate for Conn
ty Judge. Mr.. Bruihl is a good man,
but il seems to US that lie Is a little
too far advanced on The shady side Of
life 10 stand the worry Of ofice-hold-
ing.
-Megrimine is the only guaranteed
permenent cure for headache and
neuralgia. Relieves in 20 to so min
utcs. A great blood cleanser and
stimulant that in time positively cures.
Sample bottle free. The ID. Whiihsll
Megrimine Co., South Bend, Ind.
Sold by druggists.
John Jones Is confined to his bed.
Presiding over the Democratic town.
ship convention last Saturday was
too much for him and he Is now pay.
ing the penalty for undertaking a job
too laborious for a man. of his size
and age.
Some of our mechanics predict
that this year will end the building
boom in this city for several years to
come. We do not know upon what
they base their predictions. There is
more building going on this year
than there were last year and we
hope next year will bring US still
more prosperity In every way.
The St. Chsrles Hotel, under its
new management is doing . good
business. Mr.. Lucas is q clever man
and he knows how to run q hotel too.
Otto Hanny dropped bunch Of
keys through the CRATE over the eel.
lar door In front Of Joe Jaeger's
saloon this afternoon. The cellar has
about three feet of water in il and it
will be no easy job to recover the
keys.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
Sex IN Education.

Sir James Crichton l,rowac protests
against ovcrwofk for women, which, as
he maintained, Is much more likely and
more dangerous than ovcrwork for men.
lie says the female brain weighs less in
proportion to the weight Of the body:
that the specific gravity of the gray
matter Of the female brain Is less than
that Of the male brain; and that the
blood supply, which is directed In tho
male brain more toward the organs Of
volition and cognition, is directed In
the female brain toward tho organs con.
trolling the scnsory system
All this may he true, says the London
Spectator. and II Is no doubt true that
young women show the bad results Of
hard brain work much more visibly
than young men Of the same age. and
that they want more holding back from
overexertion. But It does not follow
that they have not Immensely bene-
hted by the h~igh-school work-bene-
Hted physically us we'll as mentally
rather than suffered. The truth is that
for generations back they have boon
under-educated, and. though the mod
en fault Is In the opposite direction,
their brains are not less active. indeed
perhaps more active. though possibly
not 20 energetic and 50 capable Of JUS
tanned work as those of men. Mr.. Gal
ton showed TINT even among men the
most srtive brains are usually not found
In the largest heads
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

rtAk ngAen11R
Ths Nutass sases ~ 50
r snlsesd u ~ II Il rsporssd ~
~ ~ hsisk a sss.. sisas4
49, AsAtzi.e. of - ts.sd thaa ~
SsskisaHhash n-s16suA t1BssyNn1s
'aeA MnisAnAD tAssaaAh ~ AGh1
ssa sassl ~ pssp1s q naawsA =
10y - tBs u 10y - b Q
marked rsligsous swsAna1A1 y nna0
towns Il hid been IN excessively Tor
rid day. but j.ss Sssoss s1nsss H. -
suddenly darkencd, nd . cool banss
arising. heoaght up froo he sorthsfn
quarter Of the sky great clOod.
massive. sl~sss-eoloeed nd pofscnsous-
looking. Its peak. q described By tAe
New York Sun, carved Into the nortA-
west, ~carsously impended and . ris in
Il, whose sides CLEANED with rod sun-
set rays. gave n the look Of . Hons
head. with ySwning. bl5od-stainsd
java For two houfs the ky baa.sd
with pink and b~,uish-coloesd Same and
the earth trsmbsed with thundeseoltA
Rain fell In torrenta. and the glare Of
lightning was binding and almost con
{ mucous - the thunderbolts rsooeAetssd
across The welkin just above the earth.
One bolt divcd into the ground dx 1sst
deep. and znaked one hundred fest d
iron city water pipe out Of Ii bed IN .
twinkiing. In neishboring country
places fences wcre blown 70 paeceA and
trees and telegraph and telephons
poics riddled with electric boltA In
NIL parts OF the state damage wss
wrought II this strsnge thing had o.
curred In New Jersey Il would not have
been thought 50 inucho Of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

N
Sunday morning opened up with .
clear ky md livery ihdicadoa % i
nies pleasant day, ind &hsh de sun
stood about three hours Nigh Il IL
heavens w SatAsfsd our bAlli "a
bats together and set ct 1t IL
county seat with the expectation Of
playing match game Of base ball
with the Jackson nine, IN arrange
ments having been made with that
club for q game on Sunday Alter
noon.
We arrived in that little village
about 10 O'Clock, and after having our
rigs attended to, and making arrange
ments for our dinners, We set out for
the ball grounds to have . few hours
OF practice. After spending about
one hour and q half in practicing We
returned to the hotel and did Justice
to the mea, which was awaiting us.
After dinner we again returned to
the ball ground, ready TO begin the
game. Arriving there we expected
te see our opponents upon the ground
awaiting us, but in this we were dis
appointed, as we also were at not re-
ceiving any reception upon arriving
in their city. Not one member of
the jackson club was on hand to
welcome us, not one courtesy was ex-
tended to US.
We stayed ON the bali ground until
two o'clock, and as none of the Jack
son club put in an appearance and q
storm was coming up, we ritired to
the city for shelter. After q hard
steady rain for about one hour, and
still seeing none of the jackson boys,
we began making preparations to re-
turn home. We got in our rigs and
started for the Cape. As We were
leaving town tho captain Of the Jack
son club put in an appearance and
said, Sim sorry boys that We can't
accommodate you" Such is the hos
FATALITY that was shown us by the
jackson club.
We need not say that they were
afraid to meet us q every one could
see that for themselves. But in con-
clusion we must say that we bear
them no i'll will for the reception they
rendered us, as 1t was possibly due to
their ignorance, and we hope that
their life may be a long and happy
one, and their path strewn with roses.
A MEMBER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

MONDAY.

William Regenhardt Is making
the foundation for the addition to the
Lincoln school.
Bob TAYLOR, after . vacation of
three weeks which he spent visiting
his parents In North Missouri has
returned 10 the Idlewild aud Is again
In the Office.
Let US have a clean sweep stock
law OF none. The COW has no O
right than the hog. Let the City
Council now take the bull by the
horns and rid the city of the vulgar
COW,
Married, at the residence OF the
brides father In this city August 9Th,
1892, by Rev. John Brown, Mr..
Thomas c. Alien and Miss Mary I.
Mathews, both of this city.
The Democrats of Hubble town
chip instructed their delegates for
Ed. N. Poe for Sheriff and for John
A. Hope for Prosecuting Attorney.
The Democrats of Cape town.
ship want all the nominations and IL
they don't get them they viii Join
the kickers.
Rev. Hunter, the colored vote
peddier and Democratic boss went
out to Jackson Saturday and had the
Byrd township convention pass .
resolutian requesting the Democrats
TO postpone their nominating conven-
tion till after the Republicans nomi.
nate their county ticket. Hunter
makes the Democrats believe that he
Is q power with the colored voters
aud they are willing to take his adj
vice. After the election, however,
Hunters name will be Dennis fer he
will not control half a dozen colored
votes in the county.
"A Chicago firm is shout 10 in
stitute suit against a number of the
prominent citizens of Charleston,
Missouri, who signed a contract with
said firm for machinery for a cream
cry. Chicago sharpers arc always on
the alert for suckers and they caught
them at Charleston. We are ashamed
of our Charleston friends, but we r
at the same time sorry for them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
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provs, 10 ~ s~asisfActoa Of - pus1-
mastr e tAsemes IRON which u vs.
ssnk that he wssEhe writsro q Il Bvsn
afxspthe - .rriv.d n o. 80
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
Electric Bltfers.

This remedy is becoming 60 well
known and 81 popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise purcr medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that Is claimed. Electric Ditters will
cure all diseases of the Liver and
Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood. VIII drive
Malaria from the system and prevent
as well Is cure all Malaria fevers. For
cure Of Headache, Consumption and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters. En-
tire satisfaction guaranteed, or money
refunded. Price 80 cents and $l.00
per bottle at Wilson's Drug Store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

ORE Of the most noticeable features
about the export trade Of Boston for The
month Of May. last was The tncreass In
oatmeal sent sbsond There wssssain
of moro than two hundred thousand
pounds in this item n compared with .
year ago johnson described oats q sa
article which Eneiishmen fed 10 their
horses and Scotchmen 70 themselves
but evidently, from the why IN which
the oatmeal trade Is growing. the
Seotchmen are converting the world TO
their way Of eating. II not to their way
of thinking.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

GiR GLADSTONE was SO much annoyed
by the questions of an opponent while
speaking. the other day. that he turned
upon him and said: 81 an not respond
bic for your understanding. I am re-
sponsible for the understanding the Al
mighty has lodged In this skull Of mine,
but not for the understanding lodged
In your skull. will not enter into .
conflict of lungs with you, siri" The
cheering might have been heard several
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

A NOVEL feature of New YorkAs ex-
hibit Ct the worlds fair will be an I'M
mcnse typographical map Of that State,
which will be spread out In q depressed
area Just back Of the state building.
II will be thirty six feet long and twen-
ty-six wide, and will show the noun
tains, forests. rivers, towns and all OF
the great natural and artificial features
Of state scenery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

THERE are twelve memorial kinder
sartens at work in Sen Francisco, and
sig Of them were started by Mrs. Leland
Stanford. To put them on q permanent
basis she has no.y set aside one hmm.
dred thousand dollars o. an endowment
fund. She had given sixty thousand
dollars for these schools previously.
The one opened In 1s4i by Mrs STAN
ford WINS the fsst memorial kinderger
ten In the world, II is said. No grand
G. monument 20 the b~cnevo,ence Of
Q good wornar could be erected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

THERE b . woman in Key West Fla.
not yet forty Year, old, who Il agrest-
errnt-grandmother. She b . Cuban,
and her name l. Corteasso When but
thirteen years old her first child was born
- duughtcr. When fourteen years
old this daughter gave birth to sdaugh-
ter. and the hitter has discounted the
performance Of her ancestors BY BE-
coming the mother Of q lusty son st the
tender age of twelve
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

A RATHER tall story il told by . resi-
dent Of Havana, Ill, who efirms that
about two years ago he was walking
scross q bridge in that town Idly carv-
ing his name and address on o board
abou: a foot and q half long. and when
near the center pier he thoughtlessly
tossed It into the river. A few weeks
ago friends from Liverpool. England,
wrote him and told him the board had
footed over tilcre.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
TUESDAY

e "A prominent merchant says: al
havesold Megrinlire for over a year
and guaranteed it to cure amy head.
q he without bad after effects and
b I've not found q single case it did
It relieve. Sample free. The DIR.
Whitehall Megrimine Co, South
Bend, Ind. Sold by druggists.
Col. Sturdivant has been spend
ing a few weeks at a summer resort
iu Virginia where the preachers 60,
and we are satisfied he enjoyed the
company of the gentlemen of cloth.
The Sisters of the Convent are
having o granitoid walk made from
the entrance gate on Spanish street to
the front entrance to the Convent.
The sand being used in the build
ings now being erected in this city
comes from Stoddard county. 1t is
not as good as river sand, but river
sand cannot be had.
The truly great man is n who
does not lose his child heart. He
does not think beforehand that his
words shall be sincere, o that his
actions shall be resolute; he simply
always abides in the right.
The man who sends his money
away from home for a thing that is
manufactured in his own town Is not
q desirable citizen.
The Democrats IN this county are
not in it this year. The Australian
ballot system has barred them of the
purchasable vote.
-When the hour of trouble comes
to the mind or the body, or when the
hour Of death comes, that comes to
high and low. then It Is not what we
have done for ourselves. but what We
have done for others, that We think
on most pleasantly.
1.-THE Duke Of Nigger-Wool," is
what one local Democratic statesman
calls another Democratic statesman.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company Is putting up poles along
Main street They propose to give us
better telegraph service BY giving Us
direct connection with St Louis
George W. Petcrmann wa In the
city to-day, sad he gave the DEMO
Graf a friendly call. Nj. Peternann
was here looking for q house for Nrs
Snider, who wants to move TO this
city.
H. s. Doyle sold the largest hat
to-day ever sold In the city. The hat
was size eight and he purchased it
some years ago to put in his show
window for . sign. A Scott county
man came along this morning and
tried it on his hcad-it was q ft and
he purchased it.
George II. Engelmann, Of st.
Louis. brother of Edward D. Engel-
mann, of this city, who was here on
q visit, LETT for his home this morning
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

TnH aim Of the University Settlement
society Of New York is to aid the citt-
sens Of a neighborhood without in
fringing on their self-respect," and no
pstronizing airs are assumed Recently
~ exhibition Of pictures representing .
value Of over one hundred thousand
dollars was held a . means Of educst-
ing public taste
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

TIM fruit industry in the west Is On
the boom this season One canning
company in Salem, Ore, has canned
City thousand pounds Of strawberries
this season. The value Of the fruit Is
about two thousand dollars. half .
dozen other canncrics at different
points have been preserving nearly the
same amount each.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

In Kentucky tho publ;c school-teach-
ers arc not paid q fxed salnry. but re-
ceive 60 much for each pupil This
plan has good effect. that of stimu-
lating teachers % secure scholars and
thus extend the benefits Of education;
but some have been found making false
returns
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

ApvIRrIsExEsr writing d becoming
Q regular branch Of literature in Tie
United Statea Some Of the Arst-cisss
writers command salaries Of e10.ooo .
year. and now young men sse regularly
training Tor the work md going 70 col
le9s In ~prepasatioa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
bring o. Year Werk.

The Steam Laundry will be ready
for work on Monday, August 18th
Parties having work to be done vii
please notify me-.
J. 4. HAWKINS.
Proprietor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

coLoRADo Is usually thought Of only
- mining stnse. but With the success
and spsesd Of irrigation she h pushing
70 the front y fruit-producing state.
A ~sry lnrge crop Of the most luscious
w~ssesmelons In the country Is nised In
Colorado. snd the product b Of such I'm
postance that watermelon day Is spe-
easi holiday NIL VT the eastern portion
Of the state: tho governor usually ut
tends the festivities at the watermelon
growing center, and cScurstonises at
tend In thousands. This year Colorado
has produced two million two hundred
thousand quarts Of Strawberries
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

THE sweets Of power must be more
Il IN attraction than the spells Of office
In some places In Missouri The mayor
Of Sweet Springs, in TINT state, II Is
said, receives c salary Of sixty dollars .
e
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

RAILWAY officers In Delaware and
Maryland estimate tho peach crop Of the
peninsula ut four hundred thousand
baskets, OF about one-sixth Of IN ~
erage crop. Orchards In middle and
northern Delaware that were ladsn
with luscious fruit last summer ere
nearly bare Of fruit this ycar. and sFs
marked In every part with ''ths ysl-
lows" The failure Of the crop this
year h likely to b followed By - ~
roofing Of many thousand tresA En-
perts IN peach lore r Convinced INST
peach growing b doomed in northern
Delaware
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

The Young Neas Warner Club
win meet IN regular sssaaoa u the
court house 1sxt Saturday, August
iSh. An msnbers are rsqussted to
Be present . important businsss will
como before the meeting.
e \. RDoNHHAKDf, Prea
J. C. HANNY, Sec'y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

NoDAwAr county, No, hes afErD~
seventy-nine years old who plowed his
own land last spring with Q hoss
tw~enty-nine years old which was born
on the same farm and has worked
on Il with tho old man ever sincaL II
seems ~ II Il were high Tina for botA
mar and horse 70 retire from laboe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

Ar Indiana paper found Il nseeaasy
the other day TO publish the following
correction: For burglar Meeting In
the heading Of the article In our last b.
SUE relating 10 the proceedings Of Tie
town council read Regular Meeting"
Some town council meetings might
very ft,y come under the hsad Of
'burglar" meetingR
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

ACCORDING TO . publishsd gsids -
the nElrosds Of the United StsseA thsse
N, or lately were, seventeen different
gauges in the country, varying from
two feet 70 Eve fest seven inches b
Width.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13
August 9Th, 1892.

EKeosussa 0asss - Csoaa oDseoos
Via q. koalD Z Ca1F0 0nogs ksne
Z nLoass q RaAaeah Railway.
We are making low individual and
party excursion rates from al stations
on our line to Creal Spring. and 70
turn, with thirty-day limit. Very low
rates to schools and other large parties
DESTROYS of visiting the springs for q
days outing. Creal Springs a. a
health and pleasure resort is the pride
of Egypt. GEO. L. Larry,
sept1 Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-13

II seems that the men are in q fair
way to be outstrippcd In the race for
collegiate houors BY women. Sixteen
1ss4 prizes for theses on law, politics
and philosophy have been awarded 70
the women In various American institu-
tions Of learning during the pest two
DpatAs. and the Hrs prizes IN the Cam
bridge tEnslandl examination were
won By women.