The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-08
Eurek. band will be heard

The Eureka band will be heard
on nj streets next week discoursing
some of their elegant music. The
Eureka band again has the contract
to furnish music for the Fair.
Major Henderson,, the drummer
boy OF the Rappahannoek, who will
be here next week is the acknowledge
cd champion drummer of America.
This Is going to be n the leading
attractions for our Fair and our PEG.
pie will witness something that they
have neve had the opportunity to see
before.
T "A crank entered our office this
afternoon in a rather big hurry, and
after gazing about the room for a few
minutes, he turned towards us, assun..
suming an attitude such as Booth
might take In liking Lear and draw.
ing his features and rolling his eyes
he began giving us Shalespear and
Longfcilow in a true dramatic style.
After amusing himself in this manner
f'r a short time he asked our pardon
for intruding, and that being gladly
given, he took his departure.
As the Fair IL near at hand we
think il would be n good idea for our
rIty officials to see that our streets
are cleaned and put in such a cnndi-
ton for next week, that the visitors
who come here 10 attend a Fair
cannot 60 away and say that the Cape
has dirty streets. Ii is 10 the interest
of every citizen that this work should
be done. Let tue streets be thorough
ly cleaned, the rubbish hauled away.
and above al, remove the boxes and
other unnecessary distractions on
the sidewalks, So that va beautiful
little city a be spoken of in such a
manner as to please every good
citizen.
No Cure! No Pny. No Taste.
DIR. Mcndcnlnll's Aguc Cure
warranted TO cure Chills and
Fever. Price, 50 cents.
The Maud Atkinson company
opened its weeks engagement In this
city at the Opera House last night 10
All audience that filled every seat and
took up the standing room. When
the curtain rose seats were at a
y 'emium and many who sought adj
mission had 10 be turned away. The
company fully Justified the reception
it met with and gave "FOrgct-Me-
Not" a rendition that drew unlimited
applause. Maud Atkinson, in the
title roll. never appeared to better
advantage and won popular approval
to such an extent thai she is SURF 10
he a favorite during the stay of the
company here.-MuskcgOn Wears.
The Era of yesterday rave vent
to some deep learned thought: it fair
" sparkled in its display of learning.
its expressions: "L~ongfcllow
wrote Tlanotopsis." That is news to
us, but the EiT SAYS he did; it must
be so. We know VIC. Bryant wrote
rhanatop>is. Like another learned
little Democeat who in his desire to
praise n traitor, spoke Of great Stone
wall jackson defending New Orleans
behind cotton bales" That man too
ought to be in the Era office. The
s lrnc paper says Judge W. q. Gresham
has joined the Democratic party, and
therefore it prurceds 10 praise him ,
for the first time. lie joined the
Democratic party when Lonsfellow
THANUrorsIs. so he joined ,
The Peoples party. So did eleven ,
n,;nbcrs of the Warner Club join the ,
S;one Club. There is no Tin made in
his country. All rs true rs Long
wrote Thanatopsis. As this is
the wcrd the Era is meaning. "A
little learning is Il dangerous thing.'