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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
EXPLORER BY INSTINCT.
Some Of the Earlier and Less Fame'
Journeys Of Columbus

some Of the Earlier and Less Famed
Journeys Of Columbus.
Besides the mental labors of Column,
bus in carly life in chartography. SO
favorable to an intellectual develop.
mcnt of which the influences were
brightly apparent everywhere around
him, he repeatedly engaged in prac-
tical voyages, thereby gaining expert
ence and training in the art and office
Of an accomplished navigator. Thus
he sailed up to- the extreme north and
DOWN to the southern limits of the
lanas then known, visiting Guinea and
Iceland.
The scicntifi, purpose of all these
voyages is found fully set forth in the
notes written by Columbus himself,
which tend to demonstrate the inhab-
liability of the various one of the
planet far beyond the bounds then as
signed by popular superstition to the
existence of human life.
II sailed" he said, according to n
writer in the Century, 'in the year
1II7. in the month of February, a hun
dred leagues beyond Thule island,
whereof the austral part is distant sew
cnty-three degrees from the equinoctial
and not sixty-three, as some say, and
il is not within the line which bounds
the occidcnt, as Ptolemy says, but is
much further to the Westward; and 10
this island, which is as large as Eng
land, go the Englishmen with wares,
A.
time when | was there the sea was not
concealed, but there were very great
tides, SO much SO that in some places
they rose twice in the day twenty-five
fathoms in height and fell as much"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
COLUMBUS a
lie Expired Robed in :hc Somhrr hahi
of Il Franci>Cln.

lie Expired Robed in :lic Sombrr Habit
of a Franciscan.
The great worid-tindcT, to whose
memory much honor is due and given,
VA in Ills iim' vnr.ouSiv known as
Christopher ~t'oluinb,iS. cria:oi'al Colon
am. Chri>tophoro Colombo. Colon -
the one which appears on the n lid
Of the small leadcn ease which contains
all that now is left of the mortal part
If the great navigator.
lie. worn ont with age. hard work
and had treatment. died on May ~
1:,1G. ut the age uf seventy, and WAS
buried at Valladol;t. in Spain.
The Feast nf the Ascension was the
day Of his death: and he died robed in
u Franciscan habit, As his beloved
queen anil protector had done.
The cold and heartlrsS Ferdinand
gave Columbus Il grand funeral. think
ing to do himself honor by it, and
seven years afterwards lie reared to
Columbus {, marble tomb. whose in
s~cription has since become famous,
both for itself and the memory of him
who lay beneath.
;ii* ~rr;nHins were afterwards taken
To Seville aud placed with the body OF
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

There IS Il street ear conductor in
This city who deserves Il media of value
unlimited. lie has Il heart 50 big that IT
~snvclops all the poor children on the
East side with kindly sympathy. lie
runs Il Belt line ear, and almost every
warm afternoon he carries several
loads of children down to tn, wEsrves
and the battery. where they sit or run
about for honrs, getting such benefit
as they can from the cooling breezes
off the water. The children range in
age from fourteen years down to n
year. They all know Big Frank,
and they will wait patiently in the hot
sun half an hour or an hour for his car
to come along. He helps them on and
off the ear with the tenderness of n
mother, calling each Il by name and
frequently sending cheering messages
to some sick ones at home. Not infre-
ouently does be silently press 4 coin
at parting into the hand of this child or
that whom he knows to be ~wre;chedly
Door aud in need Of food.-N. \. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
Tie sANrA MARIA.

no ship that could bear the generic
name of ~'caravel,' great confusion was
caused when the attempt was made I"
state, with n scientific certainty, what
the carnvels we're"
The word "~caravel" comes from the
Italian car d bella: and with this
ethnology it is safe to suppose that the
name was applied to those vessels ON
account of the grace and beauty of their
form. and finally was applied to tn"
light vessels which went ahead of the
fleets NJ dispatch boats. Nevertheless,
we think we have very authentic data.
perhaps all that is reliable. in the letter
of Juan de la Casa, Columbus plot.
From his drawings and the descriptions
of the days runs in the part marked
incidents of Columbus log, it il rs.
ccrtaincd that these vessels bad two
sets of sails. latcens for sailing with
bowlincs hauled, and with lines for
sailing before the wind.
The same latccnS serve for this double
object, in bending the sails half way
and hosting them like yards by means
OF top ropes. instead of having the
points now used for recfing, these sails
had bands Of canvas called bowl!neS,
which were unfaatenc'i when it Wa:
necessary to diminish the sails.
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CDIIuBUS' Y

his son Diego in the monastery OF Las
CucvaS.
In 1886 they were cxhumrd those of
father AMI son-and transported across
the Atlantic tn the island Of San DO
mineo. which had been named h. Co
iumbuS IIi>panioia and was The primer
pal settlement Of his cSn discoveries
in his own time.
In 1876. after the ccSsIon cf san 10
minro 10 the French. they were again
dug up and placed i'll the cathedral OF
Havana. There they nov rcp"s2 under
peculiar monument. There Is Il claim
that the real remains were not re-
moved.
There would he poetic justice in
placing the tomb of Columbus in San
Domingo, the island with which his
greatest activity Us 4 d|iscnvcrer Is as
socia;cd, and the place where with the
timbers of his wrecked flagship he
built the first European habitatinn in
America. The chains placed on him ny
Bobadiila during his imprisonment,
and which he declared should be re-
moved by no less authority than h 1
of his royal master aud mistress, ne
kept in his study afterwards rs a MEM
orial and ordered that they should be
hurled with him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
AUTHORS CHAT.

JoEL CuAspLEH HARRIS, the southern
dialectician ;.nd l~terateur, sails for
Africa in December, 1t being his pur
pose to revisit the little coast toyAsof
joel, where he was born Of miss uagr
parents January 10, 1s4s.
THE will of the poet Whittierhes been
made public. He leaves propcH val
ued in the neighborhood of $500 to
relatives, friends and benevolent Oh
jects. The highest amount received by
any one beneficiary is $4,000 and .
house.
PROF. CHARLES ELIOT NORTON, OF
Harvard, seems to be the great Ameri-
can literary executor of deceased au-
thors- tIe Ia not only in charge of the
manuscript treasures Of Emerson, Car
lyle and Lowell, but has been chosen
for the same duty by John Ruskin.
ADIRONDACK" MURRAY, who became
famous nearly a generation ago for a
book of adventure in the North
Woods that gave him his nickname
and who n few years later was Boston's
most popular preacher and lecturer, IS
soon to return to the platform. He Is
about the only survivor of the great
lyccum orators in this country, but of
late years the public has not ofte2
heard from him.
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spirit. Inc armament consists OF siS
~falconets and two lombards, the latter
being on the main deck.
The Spanish committee having tho
matter in charge made careful exami-
nations of all obta:nable data to insure
that the three vessels reproduced by
them should be in every detail which
could be definitely determined exact
copies Of the original Columbus vesselS
In connection with this subject !
Madrid periodical says:
IA great deal of data of very varied
character has been obtained, but moth.
ing that would give the exact details
sought, because. doubtless. the vessels
of that time varied greatly, not only III
the form of their hulls, but also in their
| rigging, as will be seen by an eNamina
| ton of the ~engravings and paintings OF
| the fifteenth century. and as there was
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
SIDE REMARKS.

PEoFEsSoE-"What terrible affection
did Homer havc?" Pupil-''He was a
poet. s;r."-Boston Beacon.
ErrEI.-"I hcar that you have been
i'll, Mr.. ClIaplcy." Chapley-"I have
been under the doctors care for a week
back" Ethel-'Nothing worse? We
heard it was your head"
.IUpGE-''If you were n waiter all
summer in n seaside hotel how docs 1t
happen that You are up for v~agrancy?""
Pri.nncr-"Your honor, | went back
there for n week as a gucst."-N. \.
Herald.
4 IIIxT FOE HIN.-IIc-"I wish you
would lift vcur veil n momcnt." She
What fur?" iIe-"Well, or, ] would
like to kiss you." Shc-"But ! most
decidedly object to your kissing me.
Besides, my veil is very thin."-N. \.
Herald
\ BRIGHT OUTLooK.-"llow is 1t with
you?" asked the cditorof the subscriber
who was dying in arrears All looks
bright before me-" gaspcd the subscrib'
or. Il thought So" said the editor; in
about ten minutes you'll see it blaze!'-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
Patrick Gilmore.

Patrick Gilmore, the world renowned
musician, band leader and MANI.
ger, died last week at the LlndeI
Hotel in ST. Louis of heart failure due
10 Indigestion. He had for several days
been feeling unwell and consulted a
physician. No one thought that he
was seriously i'll until his disease as.
5llrned an aggravated character and he
passed away at the age of o years,
lust at a time when he was in full
possession of his fame and apparent
ly had many years of active life be-
fore him. 1t shows us how careful
we ought 10 be TO resist the first at
tack Of Indigestion. Whenever this
malady assailS us We should take the
Laxative Gum Drops the best remedy
for indigestion and dyspepsia in the
market. These Gum Drops are mild
and agreeable, and certain in their ac-
ton. The small box costs 10 cents,
the large Is cents. Get them of any
dealer.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO., Peoria, Ill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duceG, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend is
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co!
SAN FRANCISCO. CA.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW Y0ak. NJ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
COLUMBUS

Columbus; guiding star.
Through trackless seas afar,
To where there lay
A continent unknown.
Reserved for freedoms Own,
With darkness overthrow,
The worlds new day.
Through grand. .riumphal arch
He led the onward march
OF this new age:
Here In this new found land
Which stores of wealth command.
Inspired to purpose grand
Beyond presare.
To he gave wings,
To realms Of science swings
An open door:
He broke the old worlds chains.
And linked the new domains,
With progress which remains
Forcvermore.
His faith such deeds hath wrought
As are with grandeur fraught
To men inspire:
Cut loose from ages past
To future he held fast,
Nailed Cross TO topmOSt mast,
To Lift man higher.
-Four hundred years have sped,
Since he the vanguard led
To our new coasts;
ulustrious his name,
With still increasing fame.
To whom. in glad acclaim,
Join our great hosts
Rev. Job Smith, ID. D., in Christian lr
lirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
THE WIFE OF cotuMsUs:
She Was q Member of \ Noble -taio-Por-
tuguese Family.

She Was q Meuber OF . NoDie -taio-h
tuguese Family.
Columbus allied himself by marriage
with a Italo- Portuguese family. She
whom he was to choose and take to
wife was named Felipa Muniz Pere-
trello.
she belonged to a noble house asso-
eiated with Dom Henry, OF Ariz' in his
explorations and discoveries as eel be-
cause of their family station as by the
grace of the infante.
Laws like those which in chemistry
govern the affinity of combining atoms,
in social intercourse produce personal
afiuities. The greatest of all discover
ers was himself destined to wed TIE
daughter of 4 discoverer.
Columbus often went to mass on Sun
tiays and other obligatory days His
residence 10 Lisbon being neal h con
vent of All Saints, he resorted thither
to perform his devotions, and in his as
siduous attendance there it was his
fate 10 be attracted by Dona Felipe
Muniz Until He sought and obtained
her in marriage.
The affection of Columbus for the
Young Lusitanian doubtless possessed
practical features also in view of the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

On board the schooner Dauntlcss re-
Gently a party of yachtmen we're dis
cussing tarpon fishing. and the strength
of Il man compared with that big fish.
Commodore Colt claimed that with 4
rod and line he would land the best
swimmer in the party. Ollie adams a
powerful swimmer, disputed the asser-
ton. SO it was decided to settle the
question n. cnce. One of the sailors
made a strcng network of cord. which
WIS placed around Adams shoulders:
Thu, line was fastened to his back and
Adams Owed overheard. Colt held the
rod. and commenced to play his human
fish. In half an hour Adams was
brought alongside the Dauntless ex-
hausted. 1t took Adams n whole DAY
to rccover from his effort, but Commo-
dore Colt die not feel the effects OF ms
cxertions beyond a little soreness IN
his side. where the rod rubbed agaihs'
it.-N. Y. Advertiser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
a Wonderful Expericace.

The w with which the small boy
looks upon n retired mariner is proba-
bly, due 20 the marvellous experiences
the mariner remembers to have had.
An example of this extreme marvellous
ness came up recently in the course of
Il conversation between Il lad of six and
an ex-sea captain.
Capt. Skaggs, did you ever get your
leg bit off by "a shark" asked the boy.
Did !, sonny he replied. Did 1?
Well. rather. Dozens IF tm6s."-IIar-
per's Magazine.
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sailors desire to live for the realiza-
ton in his riper age of the work al
ready fully planned in the latter years
of his cxubcrant youth. Moreover,
ercdi,ing his contemporaries as we
should. the Incompatible pilot dis
played two traits capable Of turning
the head | will not say of Dora Fclipa
bat of every woman-cl"qucncc and
personal attractivcncSS.
His nary traces captivatcd her
senses. his clcquencr her mind. fclifa
Muniz. daughter of Philippine Pcrc-
tfcllu. and Christopher Columbus were
mace one. in conformity with religion,
arI law. in holy iniissolublc wedlocH.
in the year l4Ii. The year following
their union n sJn was born to them
who wa, baptized il Lisbon and named
DiNun-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
THEY WE'RE ON THE MAKE.
And That Is What Got One OF Them Into
.he Pruitrntiary.


One day in my ramhlcs among the
hills | came upon an old fellow hoe
ing corn in front of hts house. and in
the course of our talk he told me he
had five sons.
That's a fine family" ! remarked.
Mostly" he responded, briefly.
Are they all 1T ii Dms?'
NO. none of them"
They are all grown. thea
YES, and have been for = long time.
What do they dn-farnn''"
NO: Bill, lie makes shoes: jim, he
makes slaves: sam, he makes tinvarc,
and Thomas Henry. he makes pills"
do they all make 4 living: ! asked
following ont the make" idea, but rot
noticing that he had skipped on" "f 'hc
five.
Yes"
"Do any of them make money!
continued.
The old fellow flushed a little, I
thought,
"Tes-no." hr hcsitated, that i, ter
say. Hiram. he male money, but h"
don't no more now scrcc they s"nt him
to the pcnitcntiarv fer rourtcgicitin',"
and there wa such Il look OF pain n
the old mans face tina: | was ASHAMED
of myself for having unwittiugly made
the father disclose the skeleton in his
closet.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

In the generally accepted historical
pictures he is represented as possessed
of mustache and pointed beard
At thirty his hair was quite gray lie
was temperate in eating. drinking and
dress, and 50 strict in religious matters
that Tor fasting and saving all divine
Ollie : nc might bc Thought professor
n some religious order.
Notwithstanding all lie has lone for
this country some American writers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
Ia, A. ,,c,.,t v;ll,oe of Hessie,

at the ancient viIIhge Oh Hessfe'
nesf Hull, England, q bell IS runR every
night except Sunday at seven o'clock.
Long. long ago, so runs the story, slady
was lost on a dark night near the place
and was IN lore distress, fearing that
she would have 10 wander about in the
cold till daylight Happily the ringing
of the Hessie bells enabled hef 10 direct
her purse to the village in safety, al
though she had to wend her weary
steps over a trackless country: In graf
itude for her delivery she left a piece
of land to the parish clerk on condition
that he ring every evening one OF the
church bells
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
ITEMS.

A GERAsIuM leaf applied to n bruise
is healing.
TIA and coffee kept in glass fruit
mrs instead Of tin boxes is much i'm
proved in flavor.
ONE who has experienced insomnia
found Il cure for it in the practice of go
ing over the whole body with 4 flesh
glove--a quick, dry vigorous hand-rub-
bing-just before going to bed
Is case of FIRE somebody asserts that
n wet silk handkerchief tied without
folding we the face is a complete Sc
curity against s~uffocation by smoke; it
permits free breathing, and at the same
time excludes the smoke from the lungs.
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S, 4 s
.LM.V J
Apo fERENS
sIGNATIHE OF CoI.rMEvs.

The Oldest engraved likeness of Co
lumbus appears in Il Latin literary
work by Paolo Giovio PaulGs Towns,
in Latin form. dated 1910. This wood
cut is though: "a have been copied from
4 picture which .IoviuS had placed in 4
gallery Of notable people which ne had
formed in ii> villa At Lake Como. The
collection is nor scattered. bnt the por-
trait is known to have figured in it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22
COLUMBUS VESSELS.
The Flagship Santa Maria-IIow h WI
Built and Euuipped.

nv . ohs -heh siC
Built and Equipped.
The Santa Maria was the largest of
the three vessels in the little fleet of
Columbus A reproduction of this ves-
sci was launched at Carraca, Spain,
June %, 1892. and her appearance at
the time is shown in the accompanying
cut.
This vessel was built at the expense
of the Spanish government ut the ar
senal of Carraca, sixty-threc days be-
ing taken for the construction OF the
vessel, under the direction of Engineer
Leopold Puente. of Wilke. Her length
between perpendiculars is 22.6o meters;
length over all, ~. 10 meters: extreme
beam, $50 meters. The hull weighs
1877 tons; 1t has five decks and a main
mast, foremost mizzepmast and bow
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

The oldest record of Columbus sec
ond voyage to America, which occr-
pied the time between September. 1885,
and June. 1891. is n manuscript of the
middle of the sixteenth century in the
Academy of History II Madrid. 1t is
the narrative of DIR. Chanca, the shysi.
clan Of the expedition
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

No less than If you swallow it, 1t will i'm
and destroy you. II you live or
sojourn in n malarious locality, be assured
that YOU must inhale the germs OF disease.
NulIify and render these harmle $ with the
grand antidO,c to malaria. Hostetters
stomach Bit'crs. WHICH is also a potent rem
eby for indigestion, liver complaint, eostive-
moss, rheumatism and debility.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

James Russell Lowell i, recorded as
saying that he always liked 10 prepare
his impromptu speeches. At Il dinner
gives to NJ. Lonrfrliow during Il visit
to London, it was agreed that no set
speeches shoTld be made. After The
fruit and coffee had been discussed,
Admiral Farragrt arose and protested
that they couid not dream of parting
without hearing from Mr. Gladstone.
Mr.. Gladstone began by assuring the
company that he was of the mind Of
Lord PalmerstOn. who said: 'T:cttcr Il
dinner of herbs where NJ Speaking is.
than whitehall ard ora,ory Herewith.
His remarks developed into an clo-
ouent Grafton. lie had read the works
of the American poet, and quoted pas
sages from several of his poems, and
concluded by paving a splendid tribute
to Mr.. Longfellow's attaInmcnta. The
subject of this superb paneCyr!c was
deeply touched. and replied without
rising in 4 few happily chosen phrases,
prefaced with the remark that in his
case the pen was mighticr than the
tongue, and that he could not make an
cxtempore specch.-Iouih's Compan
ion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

They we're talking about futility,
and for some reason known only to
each other failed TO agrcn. Finally she
asked:
We'll. nos suppose You give me an
example of what you call futiIitr"'
"A!l right" said he. Multiply
1916 by I'll"
She took her little gold Tencil in
hand, and seized q piece of parHr. and
ufter n few minutes of diligcnt tiguriaS
announced the result.
Two million eight hundred AMI
forty-five thousand and si%ty->ix," said
she.
"Divide Tint by two" lie continued.
One million four hundred aud
twenty-five thousand five hundred and
thirty-threc." said Size.
Very we'll" said he. Now a.ld
seven to that, and then subtract i,44',-
$40, and tell me what you get"
The result is zero" said size. after
figuring Il little mere
We'll, that's what | call futil!tl,"
said he, with a laugh. 'lou'v" covered
a sheet of paper with figures 80 arrive
at nothing"
Whereupon she became So angry that
she refused To argue further on tie
subject. -Harper's Magazine.
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august.
Flower"

Ihave been afflicted with bilious
nessand constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aration was suggested to me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
words cannot describe the admira-
ton in which I hold it. Ithas given
Inc a new lease of life, which before
was a burden. Its good qualities
and wonderful merits should bemade
known TO everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and biliousness." JESSE
BARKER, Printer. Humboldt. Kas.9
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

OLOMBVS

OLDEST E%GRAvING OF Co!rMBus.
taste and cn principle: he may he added
to the list Of great men WHO confined
themselves A. far as possible Ia ycgc-
table diet and preferred water 20 wine.
He was ScruTulouSly careful of carb
and rcrson. ever when he wore the
rarh If an associate of the order of st.
Francis, as he did whenever cir"um-
stances pcrmittrd.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-22

Halls CArARRH CURE Ia a liquid and is
taken internally, and acts directly upon the
blood ard mucous surfaces of the system.
send for testimonials, free. Sold by Drug
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