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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

Of the bridge tax, il we are 10 improve
upon our present system, must be paid
in cash with the spring installment of
taxes. This would supply a cash fund,
the first essential to a change in our
system.
Then, in every county at least,
a competent engineer would be re-
quired to formulate plans for the con-
struction of roads at all points of diff
Guilty, and this work in my judgment
should be let to the lowest bidder for
cash, his pay to depend upon the Ger.
tificate of the engineer that he had
completed the work according to the
plan submitted.
The first object to be attained in the
construction of our highways is a
foundation as nearly perfect as prac-
ticable. To accomplish this in bad
places will require an extensive and
sometimes complicated system of drain
age. None but competent engineers
can prepare the plans for this, and it
will be necessary to confer on the coun-
ties or road districts the power of emf
nent domain so that adjoining lands
may be condemned to enable the dis
trict to perfect these systems of
drainage.
All bridges should be built under the
supervision of the engineer. and all
money collected for road taxes should
be expended in the district in which it
is collected.
In this way we could at once begin
the proper construction Of a permanent
foundation for our wagon roads, which
would, in my Judgment, without ad-
ditional expense. save the salary of an
engineer, greatly improve the present
condition of our highways and at the
same time prepare them for gravel or
macadam when the country is old
enough and rich enough to complete
the work of converting them into per-
feet roads Gov. Horace Boies, in Good
Roads.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

Some of the truly good people of
Enthusiastically imported and unso-
phisticated apparently are beseeching
the government to suppress the dane
ing Nautch girl, Or at least to see that,
iii the name of morality, official coun-
tenance is never given to the alleged
seductive Nautch dance. Those who
are long familiar with India deride the
movement and incidentally dispel one
Of the.very prevalent illusions about
the east and eastern customs. The
Bombay Times says the Nautch dance
is deadly dull, and not ever graceful"
and as to its alleged immortality, mar
bles and shove-ha'penny are not less
open toothe charge" Whatever. may
or may not be the character of the girls
In some cases, the Times youches that
the Nautch dance itself Is perfectly de
and decidedly dull tits said TO
be a religious survival.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
Don't Blame the Cook

fla baking powder is not uniform in strength,
so that the same quantity will always do the same
work, no one can know how to use ii, and uni
.formlygood, light food cannotbe produced whit.
All baking powders except Royal, because
improperly compounded and made from inferior
materials, lose their strength quickly when the can
Is opened for use. At subsequent bakings there
will be noticed a falling off in strength. The food
isheavy, and the -four, eggs and butter wasted
1t is always the case that the consumer suffers
In pocket if not in health, by accepting any
stitute for the Royal Baking Powder The Royal
is the embodiment of all the excellence that it IS
possible to attain in an absolutely pure ~powdera@
1t is always strictly reliable. IT is not onfymore
economical because of its greater strength, but
will retain its full leavening power, which no
other powder will, until used, and make more
wholesome food. . .t - .t,.s q
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

The above Chicago hotel, under the capa-
BILE management OF Mr.. Chas. E. Leland, is
having the patronage it deserves. 1t is not
o fire-trap, but is built Of steel and fire
proof tile, combining absolute safety with
reasonable prices. Its observation-disclosures
corner Midway Plaisance Goth ST. and
Madison ave.-is unsurpassed, as 1t faces
the Fair Grounds. Is accessible by steam,
cable and slevated lines. Write or tele-
graph in advance Of your coming for &C
Communications. or look The Worlds Inn up
when You arrive. You will not be disap-
pointed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

The governor and staff, escorted by
the troops from Kansas City and st.
Louis. came int the grounds shortly
before 9 o'clock, receiving a hearty
welcome as the procession arrived at
the beautiful structure topposite the
Fine Arts building. After several Sc
lectiohs by q band, Gov. Stone and
party appeared on the stand specially
erected for the occasion. and the pro-
gramme was at once taken up.
Bishop Heidricks. of Kansas City, in
voked divine blessing upon the assem-
blage, after which Nathan Frank, of
St Louis, welcomed the governor on
behalf of the state Worlds fair COM
mission.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
THE ri NETTLE.
A Weed Tina Is Common in the West
and Southwest. E

A Weed That Is Common in tho West
and Southwest.
The horse nettle (Solanum CARROLL
nense) is a well-known troublesome
weed in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
southern Iowa, Arkansas and south to
northern Texas 1t is q perennial and
produces long and deep roots, some
times more than three feet Ordinary
blowing will not kill them, they must
be dug up, bat the best plan for their
destruction is to cut the plant off sew
eral inches below the ground. In no
case allow any leaves TO appear above
the surface. The leaves are the organs
of the plant in which food is made and
this is stored away abundantly in the
root-stock and roots. This accounts
for some of the extraordinary vitality
Of the underground parts This weed
is close kin of the potato, having vio-
let or white flowers and yellow berries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
PUBLIC ROADS IN W
The Subject Discussed by the Governor OF
the Hswkcye tate.

The Subject scusae by the Governor OF
the Hswkeye State.
Compared with the number of our
people and their ability to pay taxes
we have a very large mileage Of public
highways, no part Of which can be en-
tirely neglected, and our road taxes
collected and expended as they hereto
fore have been are barely sufficient to
keep most of these highways, which
must be used, in a passable condition.
1t is doubtful whether our people are
yet ready to submit to additional bur.
dens in the shape of highway taxes
What then can be doneS
This is the practical question.
All will concede hal if our road
taxes were paid in money, and judi
ciously expended under the direction
of experts skilled in the art of making
roads, much more could be accom
plished than is now; but 1t is doubtful
whether there would be general assent
to a plan which would require the pay
ment of all road taxes in money.
Still it is apparent that any system
which will result in the permanent i'm.
provement of our highways absolutely
requires a cash fund with which to be
gin and the oversight of persons skilled
in the art of making roads. Such per.
sons cannot usually be found within
the road districts, and if found could
not afford to spend their time for the
compensation allowed road supervisor.
But Upon smooth dry land, devoid OF
engineering difficulties of all kinds,
anyone can construct q highway that
will be reasonably passable at any sea-
son of the year, and this part of the
work, covering much the greater part
of the mileage, could in my Judgment
be left in charge of local supervisors
and worked out as is now done.
1t is perhaps reasonable to assume
that this would absorb one-half of the
road taxes now levied, and this share
could be paid in work if SO desired.
The remainder of the road tax and all
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
p1apting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale BY all drug.
gists in 60c and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

Syrup"

Mr.. Albert Hartley of Hudson,
N. c., was taken with Pneumonia.
His brother had just died from it.
When he found his doctor could not
rally him b took one bottle of Ger.
man Syrup and came out sound and
we'll Mr.. S. B. Gardiner, Clerk
with Druggist j. E. Barr, Aurora.
Texas, prevented a bad attack Of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
in time. He was in the business
and knew the danger. He used the
great remedy-Boschee's German
Svrup-for lung diseases, 20
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
MISSOURI DAY.
Gala Time Among the Missourians
at the Worlds Fair
An Eloquent Address by Ex-Gov. David =,
Francis on "Mlssouri At the Worlds
Fair"-Reception Held BY
Gov. Stone.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO,
Aug. Sf.-Missouri day at the fair
brought with it an invoice Of southern
sunshine and warm breezes, which were
very welcome after the lake winds of
the past two days. Many Missouri peo-
pie were present at the handsomely
decorated state building as early al 0
o'clock, and an informal reception was
held until the hour for the exercises
had arrived.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
DUTY.

Th1 eafnp-ire dimly burns
Through the night and the Snow,
And over q frozen earth
The wild winds blow.
But the sentinel stands at h.s post
As the hours creep by,
While clouds grow heavy and thick
In the sullen sky.
His limbs drag hard, he longs
To rest awhile;
Yet over his white, cold lips
Comes never q smile.
For his heart Is q soldiers heart
And his blood runs warm
When ne thinks of his hrother-men
Asleep in the storm.
Then ne shoulders his CUR and draws
AGoick, deep breath;
What foeman shall conquer him now
But the foeman Death!
George E. MONTGOMERY, in Youths Com
,antOn,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

BY persons careless of imperilled health,
who ''poohy poohI" their minor ailments,
believing, or pretending to believe, that ma
ture will effect a change. Nature does eff
feet a change, but it is in the wrong dIrec-
ton: She thus avenges a disregard of her
appeals. Don't omit, if you are at all un-
well, to recuperate by the aid OF Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, a signal remedy for dys-
pepsia, nervousness, debility, malaria, rheu-
matism, biliousness.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

"Yo' George Washington SNOWFALL, come
right in outen de sun, /" screamed u negro
mamma to her child. "Whaffur, mammal"
"Whaffurl I'll tell yo' whaffuri Fust
thing yo know yo' complexion III be
tanned as bad as de white trash"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

THERE are thousands of young men stand
ing on the very threshold OF life, trying to
make a wise decision as TO what business or
profession they will follow. To all such we
would say, before deciding the question
write to B. F. johnson & Co, Richmond, Va.
They can be Of service TO you, as they have
been to others.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

SIS MY son thorough 10 his school work,
Mr.. Pedagogy" asked Bosbvsbeil. Eyes, he
is" said the teacher. HE shows a ten
dency to 20 to the bottom Of everything. I
think he will be foot Of his class In q few
days"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

DISER-"Isn't this meat rather fought"
Waiter-"There's no denying that, SIR, but
then we serve extra strvrg toothpfrks with
itn-Boston Transeripe Ss ~
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

THESE are the nights when the man who
is covered with glory has over him all that
is necessary TO keep him warm.-Bu1alo
Courier.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

SEEING is not always believing. For in
stance, we see liars Observation-Disclosures
phia North America.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

TIE Elizabethan RUIZ will be in vogue in
the fall, and the fellow who attempts TO
kiss u fashionable girl will ''get il in the
eck"-Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

FRESHNESS and purity are impaired to thu
complexion by Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, Soc. +f
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

THoUGH the ships crew may boast his abil-
ity to prepare u good meal, he generally
:;ukes q "mess" of il.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

Cave, Ky say: Halls Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it," Sold by Druggists,
TO
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
Tho Death Rol Is LARGELY sweliad

WHILE vacation always begins with a v
It always end with a scarcity Of them
Baltimore American. Fs
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

ANYONE would b. justified in recommend
ing Beecham's Pills for all affections of the
liver and other vital organs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

In the second1srads gramma.-Teacher
|-"Bobby Smart, give me the feminine OF
friar." Bobby (briskly)-"The feminineo OF
friar Is cOok.tf l..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

FIRST MoTH-"Are you going furP' Sec
ond Moth-'I intend 10 spend the Summer
on the cape"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

THERE. mamma" said the small boy, as
he gazed ut the dromedary, ''that must be
the camel that had the last straw put on his
back"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
Spare Pearline
Spoil the Wash

In e~ndeavoring to discourage by
legal enactment the smoking of cigar
cites, the state of Ohio has adopted a
different course from that which has
been twice unsuccessfully attemptedin
Massachusetts. In this state it has
been sought to impose a pealty upon
all who manufactured or sold cigar
cites The Buckeye state has enacted
law which went into effect the first
of this month, which provides for the
payment of a special tax of 800 per
annum by retailers and 5000 per annum
by wholesalers of the ordinary cigar
cite with paper or straw wrappers.-
Boston Transcript.
The farmers Of Saratoga county,
N. Y, regard the golden rod as q nui-
sance exceeded only by the Canada
thistle. 1t fills the meadows, chokes
out the grass, and ruins the pasturing.
That the ''pesky STUFF had value was
unknown until a man recently arrived
from New York and arranged with sew
eral agriculturists for the purchase and
shipment of the flowers. He is to fur
nish boxes specially made to preserve
the golden rods freshness during its
seven hours journey cityward, and
hopes to reap a profit from sales on the
street and florists stands.
1t is mentioned as an instance of
what the fashionable world has come
to that q recent private concert given
in London costthe hostess 81, 500. Ac-
cording to this figure entertaining ones
guests will soon- be impossible, and so
ciety must inaugurate some new meth,
cd Of keeping It's end up in that line.s
First-class artists over there ask sums
ranging from 1900 to $500 for three
or four songs, but, fortunately, the
number Of these ARTISTS is limited, anal
those who employ them are TIE pain
fully rich.
"A queer story comes from Ashland,
Kas. In common with the rest,of the
country the people Of this town have
been feeling the pinch of hard times.
They. therefore determined to~ecsup-
mize. The town is not large, but it
has seven settled ministers, and ! 7vaa
deternined that one woula suffice S6tA
better times clme. So vote was taken
on the apesfipn yshtctE II theFeFeh,
shouIashe retafnsd-sThes- psllsskowed
r,nfSlik<s6f votes for the 2fsthodist.
Mie!s6e ud e4ersiorssk ethersix
ve1e d~,sckarged-
Aisisa IN q GOA sociseE IL usxna
that yonnz usdosvs n6Eer msfT5 again
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

THE chain which holds the COW to the
stake is like a hard couundrum. It con-
tracts the browse. ear Re
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

WHILE the elevator man gives many a fel-
low a lift, he doesn't hesitate TO run achap
down. o. z--H
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

Destruction In the Hudson River Valley
NEW YORK, Aug. SI.-The Hudson
River valley was right in the path of
Tuesdays storm. There was great
havoc among the boats and boat club
houses OF, the lower Hudson, and the
losses will run into the hundreds of
thousands OF dollars.
The brick-laden schooner, Robert
Blair, Capt. Cosgrove, is aground and
full of water at Tonpkins Cove.
A barge loaded with stone is sunk at
the same place and the track of the
West Shore railroad is badly washed
out. The south track can, at present,
only be used at that point.
A steam canal boat with its tow of
three boats is ashore at Stony Point
and the schooner Katrina Van Kort-
landt, brick-laden, Capt. Albert Coe,
sank, and will prove a total loss
There are eight canal boats ashore
between Oscawana island and Crotou,
and the river shores are filled with
wreckage of broken up boats and their
cargoes.
There is a cabin sloop yacht sunk off
the island.
The Hudson River railroad tracks
were badly washed out at this point,
and the south-bound trains, had to be
switched at Croton and Montrosc to the
north-bound track.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
MAMMOTH
Bivalves of Chincoteague Said to BE of
Marvellous Size and Weight.

Bivalves of Chincoteague Said to BE of
Marvellous Size and Weight.
Among the fine things that spring
and summer deprive us of are oysters,
since they are said not to be good in
months that are spelled without an K.
1t. is perhaps just as well that this
should be as it is, because voracious
man is so fond of oysters that if they
were pleasant to eat all the year round
we might find after awhile that they,
like the Holsters, were growing more
and more scarce every day. However
fond of oysters men may be, they
should be very careful to know exactly
what kind of oysters the particular
place in which they happen to be fur,
nishes for the delectation of oyster
eaters. For instance, in London a man
who does not like the taste of copper
would better not order them at all, for
it is a singular fact that oysters served
at London hotels taste as though they
had been born and bred in a copper
mine instead of in the waters of the
sea. But most of all ii must be re-
membered by those fortunate per-
sons who have had the privilege Of
visiting Chincoteag1es wherever that
delightful place may be, that when
they order their oysters they would
better not eider mosS fhan two or
III ~. Se6Urfng 10 Hns56z5et
.Es,h..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09
Fearful Loss of lives on the Southeast
Coast.

Coast.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 31.-News was
received direct from Port Royal, S. c..
Tuesday night that 100 lives were lost
in the cyclone that burst upon that
town at the rate of 100 miles an hour
Monday, followed by a tidal wave that
almost swept the town away. The in
formation is reliable. 1t is furnished
by Mr.. E. NJ. Averill, general freight
and passenger agent of the Charleston,
Sumter & Northern railroad, who came
up from Port Royal Tuesday night. He
says Port Royal is cut off from the out
side world. All telegraph wires are
down and the railroads washed away.
Mr.. Averill was unable to state the
exact number of lives lost, but without
overestimating he is certain they will
number over 100. The unfortunates
were killed and drowned. He saw
thirty-two dead bodies. Nearly all the
drowned were negroes So far as re-
ported when Mr.. Averill came away
only six white persons had lost their
lives.
Over on Sullivan's island, a pleasure
resort, near Charleston. the ruin is
well-nigh complete. BY midnight Sum
day the gale was blowing IS miles an
hour. The furious waves completely
submerged the island.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-09

wassrevolfi6<,
The morning call., 1893-08-01
JOHN DAGGETT IN CHARGE.
General Dinond Retires From the
Tint Superintendent.

General w. FL. d mond was succee ded
by John Daggett as Superintendent Of the
United States Mint shortly after o'cloc
yesterday afternoon. Together the two
gentlemen appeared before United States
Circuit Judge McKnnua in his cham bers,
where the oath Of Office was administered
TO Mr. Daggett. Treasury Agent Morgan.
representing the Director Of The Mint, also
accompanied them to the Judges cham
bers and returned with Superintendent;
Dnggett to the Mint building. where the
latter was duly insta led In his Office.
All day long a great many people visited
the Mint and expressed an urgent desire
to see the new Superintendent. They were
0ffice-seekers prime pally. but they got little
satisfaction. as Mr.. Daggett resolutely
denied himself to all callers. An impress
sion prevailed that he had made up his list
Of appointments, though none would admit
that they had ceased to hope. The new
SUPERINTENDENT himself informed GAIL
reporter that the names of none of his ap-
pointees would be given out for rublica-
ton until they had been confirmed by the
Bureau Of the Mint at Washington.
SO far as known the newly appointed
officers who are already in the service and
who have taken the oath of Office are the
fOllowing-named persons: Robert Bar
nett, COlusa, chief clerk; E. A. Clark.
Sacramento, messenger; Hugh McClosky,
Sacramento, foreman Of the pressroom
II. E. WhipDle, Siskiyou, conductor; Mrs.
Annie Lnnsing, Miss Maria cMurray.
Miss Ida Preston, Miss MOnlOn and Miss
Ida Duncan, adiusters.
The morning call., 1893-08-01
China'S New Minister.

King Owyang. the Chinese Vice-C Consul,
Is authority for the statement that the new
Minister to the United States. Yang Yew,
now on his way to his post of duty at
Washington. will n ot arrive here to-day as
has been announced. 1t is probable that
the new envoy will reach here on the Gaelic
in about two weeks. and will remain here
only day or two. He and his suite,
which is numerous and distinguished, viii
be given II reception bN the Chinese Off
Gals and merchants. and they will then
proceed directly East.
In the diplomatic service OF the Chinese
empire the Minister has absolute control
of the consuls, and while nothingis known
here. 1t Is believed now sui for San
francisco will accompany Yang Yew.
This is inferred from the fact that he
brings retinue of eighty-two persons
with him. o. this point the local at
taches are extremely reticent. but they
intimate that important changes may be
ade in the personnel Of the consular staff
in this city.