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Evening journal., 1893-03-24
Costly Advice.

A few days since the favorite horse Of a
prominent south side manufacturer was
taken severely lame He consulted the
authorities without avail, and then he be-
gan to ask people who are not authorities
If they could give him any information
upon the subject He saw bright look
ing colored man standing in front Of a sta
bic watching the limping horse. do you
you know anything about horses| he
asked. Bin bro't up with hosses all me
life, boss" Can you tell me what's the
matter with my horseg" II spects l can,
boss was the reply, but must have 81"
The manufacturer out with a standard sill
yer dollar and passed it TO the colored man.
He put it in his pocket and then proceeded
TO walk about the horse, lifted the lame
foot, looked at it, dropped it, walked back
to the sidewalk and remarked, "Well, boss,
yer hoss is lame; dreadful lame" and theL
he walked away.-Exchange
Evening journal., 1893-03-24

at Chicago will be first class, the ex-
penses of which, including meals on the
way and in the exposition buildings and
fares and admission into the grounds,
will be paid by the press The selection
of the fifty favorites will be made on the
ground of popularity, their popularity to
be tested by ballots printed in every
issue of the Sunday Press.
Great and Small.
AREN'T you dreadfully afraid, Kittysp
asked one young girl of another, around
whom she was eXcitedly fluttering giving
little pokes and twitches to her draperies
and adjusting her flowers. II don't see
how ypl can appear so calm. Why, I'm as
nervous as a witchl OF course it's interest
ing to meet distinguished people, and
wouldn't miss it for anything. You know
how I've been looking forward to it for
weeks, but now the time has actually
come, Pm so frightened all can think Of
is that l wish | wasn't ashamed to run
away and hide in the cloak closet. What
can find to say to live great man9 What
can he want to say to meg We nobodies
will only be in the way when the somebod-
les come. Let's pretend we're taken sud
denly i'll and 60 home"
RAbtg AduHutQ anu SHOOK nef nedQ. she
was older than the other, and usually the
shy one Of the two, but for once the condi-
tions seemed reversed.
Il think it's because of the somebodies
that I'm not afraid" +" she answered. "You
know how timid l am in society usually.
Well, the only time in my life ever at
tended large reception and felt sufficient
ly self possessed TO enjoy it was once when
the first person l was introduced to was the
poet Longfellow / was quite young, as
you know, and almost too shy to look at
him for the first few moments, but be spoke
TO me in such a way that presently found
myself answering quite naturally, and then
really talking, and then asking questions
and feeling quite at home. He put me so
beautifully and simply at my easethati it was
impossible to be self conscious even after
he left me and 1 had to talk TO others. 1
know never appeared so well as l did that
night. could not help it after such an
uplift as he gave me. have never been
afraid of great people since. 1t is little ones
am afraid OF. f."-Youth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
ICE CLEAR AS CRYSTAL.
The Water OF Lake BailSaI In Siberia Is =
Remarkable SIGHT


Ineastern Siberia lies Lake Baikal, which
is a mile deep and has an area one-third
greater than Lake Erie From November
to April it is frozen, and as the lake is part
Of the commercial highway between Russia
and China it is crossed in winter upon the
ice For about mile from shore the ice
had thin layer of snow over it, but we
gradually left this sort of dazzling white
carpet and at length reached the clear ice,
when saw around me the most wonderful
and bewitching sight l ever beheld.
Owing to the transparency of the water
the ice presented everywhere the appearance
of polished crystal, and although undoubt-
edly of great thickness was so colorless that
it was like passing over space. II gave me
at first an uncanny feeling to look over the
side of the sledge down into the black abyss
beneath. This feeling, however, gradually
changed to one of fascination, till at last l
found it positively difficult to withdraw
my gaze from the awful depth, with moth
ing but this sheet of crystal between me
and eternity. ! believe that most travellers
on crossing the lake on the ice for the first
time experience the same weird and fasci-
mating influence.
About half way across ! stopped TO make
a sketch and take some photographs 1t
was no easy matter, as l found on getting
out Of the sledge, for the ice was so slippery
that, in spite Of my having felt snow boots
on, could hardly stand. The deathliko
silence Of the surroundings was occasional
ly broken, however, by curious sounds, as
though big guns were being fired at some
little distance. They were caused by the
cracking of the ice here and there / was
told that in some parts Of the lake were
n a
could be seen.
1t is for this reason that It is always adj
visable to do the journey by daylight. We
reached Mouishkay, on the opposite coast,
exactly AZ hours after leaving Liestbenitz,
the horses having gone the whole distance
of 80 miles with only two stoppages Of a
few minutes each. 1t was evidently an
easy bit of work for them, as they seemed
as fresh when we drew up in the POSTCARD
as when they started in the morning.
"Arctic Ocean,"
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
III Thunder sonrs nm.

You have often asked or been asked
"Why does thunder sour milkf" The an
swer is this; Milk is very susceptible to at
mospheric changes Electricity, the cause
of thunder, produces, or if it does not really
produce" follows great and rapid changes
in the atmospheric conditions. Lightning
is the discharge which comes of electrical
inequalities, producing chemical changes
in the air. Yhunderstorms represent the
greatest activity of electrical phenomena,
and the best authorities give it as their
opinion that the electricity in the atmos-
phere is the prime cause Of milk souring
during the prevalence Of such storms.-New
York Commrrclal Advertiser
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
A PRISON AND PALACE.

Behold tho tall and lambcnt a'iro
lrradiate with sunset fire,
Those windows smit with twilight beams,
With evenings irdcsoent CLEANS;
How they reflect the early night,
Its mingling gold and lazulite,
And how those tall transhgurcd towers
Bloom 'gainst thenight like granite flowers;
How grandly lifts yon FURNISHED dome
A skyey shape of fire and fouml
"What are the buildings, friendy" said /,
"That loom against the eastern sky,
And dashed with many sunset gleam
Look like the palace OF a drcamr
'Them buildings, boss" the man replied
A sly smile In his features pale
"You just lookout you keep outside;
Them buildings is the county jail"
Panied at this ending Of my dream.
This anticlimax 10 my theme,
/ found a pouluce for my pain
in this wise moralizing strain
We all live In a county Jail
Whose towering walls we cannot scale,
Though firmly, all IN vain, We press
Against It's granite stubbornness.
Dull, cold as fate, It's walls arise
And shut our vision from the skies.
But when hopes sunlight falls upon
Its thick and heavy walls Of stone,
They loom against the coming night,
Transhgurcd in % mystic light,
And, bathed in gold and amethyst,
The granite grows as soft as mist
Transformed becomes the Culpnt'a jail,
And from its towers cloud banners fling
Their gorgeous windings 10 the gale
II is a palace of kingl
IS. w. Foss In Yankee Blade.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
The Woman Lobbyist In Washington.

There are some fictions concerning the
capitol at Washington. Among them is
one that the woman lobbyist is a power, and
that her wiles and arts are successfully en-
ployed on the most eminent statesmen in
congress.
1t is true that there are women lobbyists,
and that some of them years ago were emil
nently successful. There is nothing, how
ever, so false as the idea that the woman
lobbyist is a frequent spectacle, or that she
has now any influence whatever on con-
gressmen or on legislation The average
congressman is a respectable and self re-
specting man. II must be borne in mind
that most members of the house of repre-
sentatives and of the senate come from rural
communities, and, as a rule, no man can be
chosen from a rural community to a re-
spectacle public position who does not--at
least apparently-walk in the paths of pro-
priety. 1t may be that his reputation is
false, but he is intent on preserving it at
all events, and consequently "it would not
do" in the language of those who under
stand the full value of propriety, for a man
who counts on continuing to receive the
favors Of a rural constituency to be seen
very often in conversation with a profess
sional woman lobbyist.
Nor would the subject on which she de-
sired to converse with him be likely to in
terest him If he were a man of position and
character. No one who is in the habit of
doing business with the national legisla-
ture, or whose affairs are of sufficient inn
portance to demand caution and intelli-
gence IN their transaction, would employ a
woman lobbyist. The first friend he met
if he had no local attorney, would warn
him of.-N. J.. Nelson in Harper's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
rhn chlld n1ust ne rdnonled.

The Legislature wash session and the sub
feet Of education was being discussed. One
of the solons, having secured the floor, re-
marked impressively to the speaker:
"Sir, you must educate our children.
But il instantly flashed across his mind that
he was unblessed with babies and he re-
called himself with, "Sir, you must educate
your children" But at this proposition the
chairman, who was addressed, began to
shake his head and grin. Sir" continued
the perplexed orator amid the roar of the
house, "Sir, you--they--we must edu-
nate their chillTen. n-Texas Siftings.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
nroIsen ON the wheel.

The most general punishment for Grim
inals condemned to death in the eighteenth
century was the wheel The victim was laid
out and bound to a large wheel. the execu-
tioner breaking the bones OF his arms, legs
and thighs with heavy iron ber his dex-
terous manipulation OF which was always
applauded by the crowd. IN recompense
for his i,ntLankful task he received q fee OF
25 liVres Paul LacrOix.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
To the WORLDS Fair for Nothing

The NewYorlS Press will pay the ex-
penses of fifty teachers to the Chicago
Exposition The excursion will be made
a--;,o so,,. sise,,;,,, o,d d,,;r- co.'s
and the tr p will cover period Of about
two weeks. The hotel accommodations
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
A Friendly warning.

Floating Shade-Who are your
Beautiful Spirit-I am the angel Of peace
and am flying beck 70 earth.
Floating Shadc-Well, If you stay over
night in Europe you'd better roost high
Evening journal., 1893-03-24

The Buck Beer Of the IT, & +. Brewing Co.
,urpassos any ever In the city.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24

The Twenty-fifth NJ March is here,
Aud so is StO' ckle's 'Bock Beer"
Evening journal., 1893-03-24

Pahst Milwaukee beer on tap at Rcbclcn's
los West Seventh street.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24

"a. MMlNoTUN ANr NORTHERN RAJ
~ eOAD. Timetable IN effect Nov. "a. .l8E
Trains leave Wilmington. French street slf
Ton, fer b g o. Junction, Nontchanln. GuyoE
ourt, liranugue, Coasart, Ciadde' Ford JunN
lon, FucnQson. West Chester, Em1reeviI| |
aortonviue. CQatesvilie, Waynesburg JunN
ION. ~urinriield. Joanna. biIdsboro. ReadiIN
ana Intermediate stations. daily. except SUD
lay, ", w a m, 2o0 M Sunday only, " a.
Is. q v. junction, Montcht min. Guyencour|
5rAn0gne. Cossarr, Chadd's Ford Junctiot
fCoOpeon. West chester, tmbreeville, Mod
tunvillc, coaie-yille, Waynes burg JunctioN
springfield and lntermeoiaie stations, dali T
except sunday. 2 I'D ms sunday, % y m.
CoafeaVille. West Chester and intormodInI 4
itatiOns, daily except SUNDAY. + 52 a NJ % D n
sunday only, al Oe p. iu.. l5 and 90 D ~.
Iralns arrive at Wilmington, French stro4
station, from Ne4ding. IldsbOrO. oannf
springfield. Waynesburg ii nctiOn. Coafe.
Vile, MOrtonVllln, EmDreevlle. West fheste.
Pocops0n, Chadd's Ford junction. Cossar|
Junction aud intermediate stations, dallI
"a a m. rs y m.
From Springfield. Waynesburg Junclioi
Joatesyille, Mortonviue. hmbreevtlle, Poco|
on. West Chester. Chadd's Ford JuncuOl
'0s7art, nrnnoTlle. GuyenC0urt, Montchnnif
8. 9 .. junction and intermediates statio1'
illy, 30 and ~ A ~. d rs D. m.
From Coatesyile. West Chester and intei
neliste sietonf. daily, except Sunday. - 4
n. and 2l2 p. m. Daily at 90 10 "a 4 10 Al.
&c. 1IcCAUsLAND. superintendsn|
bOWNEss BRIGGS. General Passenger vi
DHILADELPHIA AND READING RAN.
4 ROAD" Royal Route between Philate|
phia and Atlantic City-rle only double ttal|
une.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia. Chestnu. stree wharf
and South street wharf.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
" eek days. express. 800 a. m. 201
6.OJp. IA. Accommodation. 500 =. IA.
o-40 p. m.
sunday-express, s00a.m. Accommodates.
500 "A. M. and 40 u. m.
Returning. leave Atlantic City depot. coen<
Atlantic and Arkansas avenue.
Week days-Express. 7lc. f.l6. a.n0 a r4
and 400 p. m. Accom- Cd Ltion. 8lp & M
and 400 D. m.
Sunday Express. 800 D. %. Accomwotn1Is.
J. A. SWEfGARD, q. q. HANrInf-r.
General Manager. Gen. Pzss <..,.s,1.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24
ieneral MANAGER. Gen.

DAI'i'lNOkk a.
- OHIO RAIL
ROAD schedule ia
ineei Nov. l8 1909.
TrainH leave Dela-
ware Avenue DepJt
Cast Bound Now
York, week q ayn,S
i3 %. 81 iu.-G A., 80 81
tm. tlo "a. 50 81. th "a.
n 20 D M. Sundays,
30 O3, rt.oj, 80 90, q
N, tl2 "a, t2 90. % 80.
81 39 D IA.
Evening journal., 1893-03-24

- OkNNSYLVANIA RAILROAD - s3Ir.
y AltD Railway of Amer ica--Prot
throughout by the lnterlocklny SwItcI
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AT the Skalis mine in Styria an ez-
ploSion caused fifteen deaths and TWEEN
" other miners were seriously injured.
FAMINE and disease are now prev.
alent throughout Finland in consc.
quence of the destruction of crops by
frost last summer and more than .O1,
coo persons are dependent upon charity.
IL Strangeways, suburb of Man.
chester, England, fire did damage to
the amount of E9).O00
Is Rome twenty anarchists were ar
rested on suspicion pf having been I'M
plicated in causing dynamite explo
sions there during the last year.
FIRE destroyed 800 houses in kadi.
key, Turkey, and more than :, 00J per.
sons Were homeless, The damage was
estimated ut 1908, 900 francs
THE death of Connar Ryan occurred
at Balindcrry, ireland, aged liz years.
His wife died the previous day at the
age of 100 years.
STATISTICS show that in the last
month there were gT3 cases of cholera
and 500 deaths from the disease in
Russia.
OFFICERS captured EdwardO Lopez, a
desperate who had killed score of
men in the vicinity of Sonora, Mexico,
in the last FIVE years, and ridiled him
with bullets.
CHARTERED banks at Vancouver. B.
G., will hereafter only accept Amer
lean silver at 20 per cent discount. The
former discount was j per centN
Is collision near Saigon, France,
and seven persons were drowned.
THE French senate elected NJ. Jules
Ferry a. president.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04

THE Sons of the American Revolution
in annual session in Washington elected
Gen. Joseph c. Iireckinridge president
for the next year.
THRoUGnoUr the country Washing
toms birthday was very generally OBJ
served.
THE continental congress of the Ma
tional Society of Daughters IF the
American Revolution met in second
annual session in Washington. The
late Mrs. benjamin Harrison was pres
idcnt of the society, which now num-
bers ZOO members.
SECRETARY OF STATE FOSTER has re-
tired from President IIarrison'S cab
net for the purpose of assuming the
management of the case OF the United
States in the Behring sea arbitration.
For the first seven months of the
present fiscal year the total receipts
from internal revenue were S9l, ff4 Tst.
being S1,Sl5,51T more than for the same
period last year
THE president has approved the act
granting pension to the widow of the
late Maj. Gen. Doubleday.
EXCHANGES at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the cath aggregated
Sl,al5,93s O75, against 81, :5a S9s the
previous week. The increase rs COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1872 was l22.
Is tine United States business failures
TO the number of 30 occurred in the
seven days ended on the 2ith, against
sol the preceding week and go for the
corresponding time last year.
AT their annual session the Daugh-
tcrs of the Revolution elected Mrs.
Stevenson, the wife of the vice presi-
dcnt-elect, as president general of the
society.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04
A GEORGIA TRAGEDY.

Miss Julia fnrce. of Atlanta, Ga, Ee-
tieved to be fssaHe, Kills Her Two
Sisters n7d Then Calmly Walks to the
Police station and Gives Herself Up.
ATLANTA, Ga,, Feb. 28-Ycsterday
afternoon few minutes before Q
o'clock. Miss Julia Force, as years OF
age, shot and killed her two sisters,
Florence, 30 years of age, and Minnie,
p years of age. She then walked to
the police station and gave herself up,
saying she had committed a crime and
desired protection. 1t is believed that
the woman is insane. She has been
considered not responsible and had fire.
quently threatened to kill members
of her family. She said TINT she has
for year been writing out state
Inent of the family troubles aud had
just completed it.
To day, when her mother was alb
sent from the house, she sent the SER
wants ont on errands, then going to
the room where her sister Florence was
in bed, she placed pistol to her right
temple and shot her dead. Going 10
the kitchen where her other sister was,
she shot her in the same manner. None
of the neighbors heard the shots. Miss
Florence calmly locked the door and
went to the police station as described.
The bodies of the two women were found
by brother, to whom she sent n mes
sage to the effect that her sister Flor
ence was worse. In response he went
home to find the bodies of his dead
sisterS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-The Hawaiian
treaty, it is said, is dead for this ses
sion. This is reluctantly conceded,
even by its friends. The action of tho
senate Saturday In refusing to go into
executive session, though that action
doubtless had some reference to the
IIanchctt circuit judge nomination,
was also accepted rs a conclusive indi-
cation that the treaty would be shelvet
fer the balance of the session.
The treaty matter can, of course, be
taken up in the extra session, which
will convene Immediately after the
present congress dies, but unless some
marked change occurs there is believed
to be no prospect of action upon it dur
ing the life of the present administers
ton.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04

TOrEKA. Kas., Feb. 27.-1mmediately
after the decision of the supreme court
sustaining the republican as the legal
body the populists went into caucus to
decide what course they were to pursue.
The meeting lasted into the night. and
was addressed by Clemens, Webb, Dos
terand other populist leaders. Clemens
and Webb were for disregarding tho
mandate of the court and maintaining
the populist house organization by
force, If necessary, but Doster spoke in
a more temperate vein. and advised &C.
quiescence in the decision.
The meeting appointed committee
of the members of the house to call
upon Gov. Lewelling and ascertain his
views, and for the committee to report
at o o'clock Monday. 1t is settled that
a number of members will take their
seats in the republican house to-day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04

Eeise was arrested on d charge of caus;
ing the fire in order to secure the in
Snrance on his wife's life.
THE failure of the Beauprc Mercan-
tile company of st. Panl, Mimi, for
800, 900 was announced. The assets
are S2O9. O00
THE execution of Frank Holland,
who on March e, 1892, killed three
men, took place at Brazoria. Tex.
The Legislature of South Dakota has
passed n bill requiring six months res
idencc before plaintiff can begin ac-
tion for divorce and in all cases where
service is by Publication requiring q
years residence.
Is Dcs Moires, Ia, five men were arr
rested while In the act of robbing
graves.
Gov. OSBORNE has appointed a. C.
Bcclswith; wealthy stockmah OF
western Wyoming, as United States
senator for tfs next two years
THE Gate City. national bank of At
lanta, Ga, closed its doors, owing de-
positors S550,0Ol
FIRE destroyed the paint and car
shops of the Southern Pacific and four
teen passenger coaches ut San Antonio,
Tex, the loss being 100000.
HARVEY WEAKLY, on trial in the
criminal court at Nashville. Tenn, for
murder, when asked if he had killed
the victim said he hoped God would
strike him dead if he had. Hardly had
Weakly spoken when he fell dead to
the floor.
A NEGRO named Underwood was
hanged at Hahnville, La, for murder
ing Oscar Lamon, n white man.
IT has been decided by Gov.
Leweling to reorganize. the militia
of Kansas, increasing the number
issued to remove all disloyal line and
staff officers and replace them with
men who will obey the governors
orders
Mr.. CLEVELAND has appointed Henry
7. Thurber, Il Detroit Mich lawyer
as his private secretary.
FLAMES swept away nine business
houses at Oakland, Ia.
X San Francisco W c. Rippey, par
italy insane through losses in mines
and mining stocks. shot and slightly
wounded John W. Macliay, the mining
millionaire and president of the Postal
Telegraph company, and then fatally
shot himself.
WHILE n colorcd woman was at
dance at Barncsvillc, ). C., her five
children at home were burned to death
THE death of Allen Marvel, aged -.
president of the Santa Fc Railroad
company, occurred in San Diego, Cal,
from physical and mental prostration
aggravated by Bright's disease.
THREE dcspcradocs robbed the agent
of the Missouri Kansas 6 Texas road
ct Adair. !. T., of s, 70l
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-03-04
Epitome Of the Week.
iNrEaEsriNo NEWS COMPILATION
F1FTI-SECONO CONGRESS.
Second Session.

TUESDAY, Feb 2l.-Thc time in the
the sundry civil appropriation bill. In
the house the hours were mostly en-
ployed in filibustering against the car
coupler bill Mr.. Butler. of Iowa, in
troduced a bill to establish Il trucr
figure of constitutional liberty and an
other to amend the general seal of the
United States.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22.-1n the senate
Senator Henderson, president pro
tenn, read Washington's farewell ad.
dress. The sundry civil bill was
passed In the house the post office
rapi,rupflaeAoa bin was passed An Ell:
fort TO bring mp the anti-option bill was
defeated by Il vote of 1872 to IL A res
olution was introduced to ascertain the
debt of Hawaii.
THURSDAY, Feb. 23.-The diplomat
Ic md consular and the military acad-
cmy bills and bill for the relief of
George W. Jones, first United States
senator from Iowa, were passed in the
senate, and the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill (S.2, O00,
000l was considered. The nomination
of Benton IIanchett, of Michigan, to be
United States circuit judge for the SIX
teenth judicial circuit. to succeed Judge
jackson, was received. In the house
bill was pasSe d for the relief of George
W. Jones, first senator from Iowa, and
the conference report on the army bill
was agreed TO.
FRIDAY, Feb ga resolution was
introduced in the senate directing
the finance committee to ascer-
tain during the recess of congress the
effect of the tariff laws upon imports
and exports and the effect at home and
abroad upon wages Mr. IIartcr tO.)
introduced in the house bill to pro-
vide for the free coinage of silver and
gold at the present rntio and upon
equal terms The Indian appropria-
tion hill was considered and the item
for the support of Indian schools was
increased from 81, 900, 900 to 81, ,OT5. .OOl