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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

withdrew for examination, and dispatched !
lion. James H. Blount OF Georgia TO Honolulu |
aS a special commissioner 10 make an impair. |
tial Investigation Of tho circumstances attend
ing the change of government and of all the |
conditions bearing upon the subject of the |
treaty.
After thorough and exhaustive cXamina.
ton. Mr.. BlOunt submitted 10 me his report, !
showing beyond all question that the CON |
siitutional government of Hawaii had been |
subvcrtcd with the active aid of our roprescn- |
tativc to Tint government and through tho 4
int midsiCl caused b. the presence of an |
crmed naval force Of the United States, which /
wac landed for that purpose At the INSTANCE % ,
our minister. Upon the facts developed 10
seems 10 me the only honorable cour8e for our .
government to pursue was 10 undue tho wrong /
that had been done by those representing u.s. |
and TO restore as far rs practicable tho status |
existing at the time OF our forCiLle iHtcrNcn-
ton.
With a view OF accomplishing This result
within tho constitutional limits Of executive
/ power and recognizing all our obligations
and responsibilities growing out of any
changed conditions brought about ny orr un-
! Just fable inc ference, our present minister
at Honolulu has received appropriate in
, struC ions to that end. Thus far no informa-
ton Of the accomplishment of any definite re-
sults havo been received from him. Addi-
tiongl uGviccs rrc soon expected. When re-
/ cciycd thoy viii b. promptly sent TO the con-
+ ircs-. together wi h all other information Mt
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Ni"'ir"'"" "h-re ptfi"iha'Y fh'iS'
/ BY concurrent resolution pais'd by the
, EeHttc "on. H. 1871, an By the house IN
. April following. the pre- II lent wa requested
"to invite. from time to time, ns lit occa Sions
/ may arise, regulations with any government
| with wEioh the United states las or may
4 have g.. ',G3ti' Ici9tiou-, to- tn" end that any
DIR Sc. noes o. disputes ari.id- between the
two ,y,rHmetts which cannot be adjusted
by dIl matc H-olcy may ho referred 10
arbitration and he pcaccably adjusted by such
means"
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-l'he president
lessaSe to Congress was read in both
ranches to-day, shortly after they con-
tncd. 1t was as follows:
The Message.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07
Hepsnl of the sherman Law.

The recent repeal of the provision Of law re-
Gardin; the purchase of silver bullion by the
government as feature OF our monetary
sChems has made an entire change in the
complexion of our currency affairs. | do moi
Gouht thai the ultimate result Of this action
will he most s9lutary and far-rctching.
In the nature Of things however, it Is inn
possible to know at this tine precisely what
coudi. ions will he brought about by the
change, or what, il any, supplementary legis-
lation may, in the light Of such conditions, APP
pear to be essential or cXpedient. OF course,
after the recent financial perturbation, time
f. necessary for the re-establshment of bust
ness confidence. When. however, through
this restored con fdencC, the money which has
been frightened into boarding places is re-
turned to trade and enterprise, u survey of
the situation will proba oily disclose safe pa h
leading TO permanently sound currency,
abundanuy.
Government :loIds
desire also TO earnestly sugge.t the wisdom
of amending tho existing statutes in regard to
the issuance Of government bonds. The au-
thority now vested in the secretary of the
treasury to issue bonds is not as clear as 1t
should be, and the bonds authorized are dis
advantageous to the government, both as the
time of their maturity and rate of interest.
imm iSratiou
The superintendent of immigration through
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

The report Of the secretary Of the navy con-
ta!ns a history of the operations of his de-
partment during the past year, ana exhibits a
most gratifying condition Of the personnel of
our navy. lie presents II sal lsfactory account
OF the progress which has been made in the
construction of vessels, and makes number
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

Important matters have demanded atten-
ton in our relations with the Ottoman Porte.
The firing and partial destruction by IN unrc.
strained mob OF one OF the school buildings
OF AnatOlia college, established by citizens of
theiUnited States AT MarsOvan, and the appar-
ent Indifference Of the Turkish government to
the outrage, notwithstanding the completely
of some OF its officials, called for earnest re-
Inonstrance, which was followed by promises
Of reparation and punishment of the of
Tenders.
Indemnity for the injury TO the buildings
has already been paid, permission to rebuild
given, registration Of the school property in
the name OF the American owners secured,
and efficient protection guaranteed.
The Hswailaa Question.
II is hardly necessary for me TO state that
the questions arising from our relations with
Hawaii have caused serious embarrassment
Just prior TO the installation of the present
administration the existing government had
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
IN ORIENTAL LA D

THE city of Denares, on the Ganges,
is to the Hindoos the hottest place on
earth.
AMERICANS drink tea hot and wine
cold. The Chinese drink tea cold and
wine hot.
QUEUES have been worm by Chinamen
since 1927. They were first worn as 4
sign of degradation.
AFGHAN ~chroniclers call their people
Hani-Isrcal, the Arab for children of
Israel, and claim descent from Saul,
the first Israelitish king.
WHEN the Japanese and the Coreans
''hitch" n horse they do so by tying his
forefcet together. IIitching posts are
never used in either Corea or Japan ex-
cept by foreigners.
THE Japanese believe that their en-
perors are descendants from the gods,
the present mikado being the one hun
drcd and twcnty-first in direct line
from the Heavenly being.
AMONG the wonders of Algiers is q
river of genuine ink. 1t is formed by
the confluence of two streams, N
flowing from fcrruginous soil, the
other draining n peat swamp.
WHEN n bank fails in China, the
managers and clerks are the chief suf-
ferers. They have their heads taken
off. In five hundred years there has
not been n bank failure in that coun-
try
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
DOINGS OF WOMEN.

: MIs. JOHN G. CARLISLE is writing a
cook book. Its references to cabinet
pudding should be authentic.
Mrs. JEFF DAVIS spent most Of the
summer under the same roof with the
widow of Gen. Grant and now has the
widow of Gen. Mcclellan as her winter
neighbor.
Miss ALICE FLETCHER, the ethnologist
who has been making q study of the
Omaha and other Indian tribes, drew
a salary Of eight dollars n day as q
special agent of the Indian bureau.
NINE. SC~HLIEMASN, fulfilling a prom
Use made to her husband, is continuing
the excavations at Troy which made
his name famous. She is personally
experimenting much of the work.
SISTER MARIE AUGUSTINE. founder of
the Little Sisters of the Poor. lately
died in France. She was born in 1870,
at S~aint-Servan, and was known in
the world by the name of Marie janet.
Miss MIRIAM SLUDER, n sister of the
Franciscan order, is on her way from
st. Louis to the Sandwich islands,
where she will devote her life to nurs-
ing lepers. She is twenty-five years
old and highly educated.
CLARA BARTON, president of tho
American National Red Cross, has ap-
pealcd to congress for funds with
which to aid in taking care of the
thirty thousand hungry, sick and homo
less people on the Sea islands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
HUMOROUS.

Mrs. Wickwire-"WhO shall decide
when doctors d~isagree?' Mr.. Wickwire
The coroner, l guess."-Indianapo-
lis journal.
II hear you are going to be mar
ried." THAT is news to me-" "Some
one surely told me you were engaged"
That's different "-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle.
-He-''She is a general ~favorite
among the men, l take it." She
What makes you think so?" lie
THE women all seem to hate her."-N.
Y. Herald.
Small Boy-"Papa, are two heads
better than onc??" Representatives,,
my SON" Small Boy-'Is that the rca-
son they put 'em on playing cards?"-
n. Y. journal.
Birds of n Fcather.-"So Miss
Smith Brown is going to marry young
Crnsus? Quite a feather in her cap,
isn't it," Yes, n goose feather De
trolt Free Press.
Some Diffcrcnce.-''Do you know,
people are actually beginning to call
me an old maid?" Maude-"You mean
hat you are just beginning to hear
them."-Vogue.
-Sandy-"Come with me. George,
and let MS see the Widows Home"
Gcorge-"Not me, saw a widow home
once, and it cost me a cool five hundred
and costs."-Tit-Bits.
Don't you think Lella's COM
plexion is lovely?" said one dear girl
to another. "Yes: that's one thing
that | admire about her. She always
BUYS the best in the market. Wash
ington Star.
-Artistically Handled. did you
hear about Young Dart, the china
painter" mo; what is it," 'Ile has
been served like his own china" GLOW
is tha:?" Ills wife's father fired him."
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Wickwire-''The idea! Here is
a story in a paper about a woman suing
for ten thousand dollars for the loss OF
only a thumb" Mr.. Wickwire-"Per-
haps it was the thumb she kept her
husband under."-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
-Friendleigh All, playing the
races again. eh? Only last week you
gave me your solemn promise TO have
nothing more to do with games of
chance. And here you've broken it al
ready" Kantquit MOT much. l
amt. This is a game in which a man
has no chance."-N. Y Recorder.
Wandering Willie--''There is SONY
thin in that doctrine bout castin' yer
bread on the waters" lettering Tom
-'Proceed.' Wandering Willie
'Why, 4 cove asked me to hold his coat
while he fixed his horses hoOfs, and l
held the coat. Now the coat holds me.
See?"-Boston Transcript
-Maud-"And. pa, what did Prof.
CrotcheS say of my piano-playing"
Pale was quite e~xtravagant in his
praise. He said you possessed an
originality in execution that was truly
remarkable lie said he had heard
some of your pieces performed by the
grtatest masters, and not one Of them
played them Is you did" Boston
Transcript
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02

For girls of six to fourteen years to
wear at school are simple dresses of
mixed cheviots with scrpentine mohair
braid trimming, and entirely without
silk. They are of red woven with black,
blue with green or brown with blue
wool, made with round yoke, to which
is gathered n full waist finished with a
pointed girdle. Black braid extends
down the yoke from the collar, and the
yoke is edged with a shaped bertha
trimmed with braid and falling over
leg-o.mutton sleeves. The collar and
belt are covered with rows of braid.
The fitted silesia lining has from three
to five whalebones in the larger sizes.
The skirt is nearly three yards wide,
and is simply hemmed. Other dresses
of sacking Or mixed cheviot have jacket
fronts to round waists, with full silk
vests and revers. Better dresses of blue
or green serge or fancy woolens have a
circular c~ollarette, and two frills at
the top of the sleeves trimmed with
satin baby-ribbon of lighter shade, or
of contrasting color, or else of black
Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
SATIN ALL THE RAGE.
French Combination In Black and White
of This Fabric.

French Combination In Black and White
of This Fabric.
Satin is to be the great material for
wear this winter. 1t is a fabric which,
to some compilations, is as becoming as
velvet. The great difficulty with it is
that it has n fashion of %wrinkling be-
tween the seams in a very ugly manner
which can only be avoided by the great
est ARE in making. When smoothly
fitted and well cut there is nothing
hat can show off the beauty of a figure
so well, and it has not the thickness
and bulkincss of velvet.
1t comes this year in every grade
and, of course, at every price. In a
letter recently received from Paris, l
was told that black and white was to
be the rage for some time to come, and
\ gown was described to me as having
been worn at the Grand Prix which,
while startling, was said to be becom.
ing and exceedingly chic.
The skirt was of heavy black satin,
made long, plain and full. The waist
was plain and buttoned up to the back.
Over it was worn a tight, plain, deep
V%elasquez collar and cuffs of the old
fashioned point. Around the waist
was tied a broad, white satin sash,
which fell to the very hem of the skirt.
The hat was of black straw, very
large, and trimmed heavily with black
feathers. White gloves, stitched with
black, finished an extremely swell cos
tune, but one which it would not be
wise for the generality of women toat
tempt.-Vogue.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
IF you wish the lightest, sweet
l est, finest cake, biscuit, bread
and rolls, Royal Baking Powder is
indispensable in their making.
He Wasn't Drinking.

That usually interesting and original
figure in this city, the new member OF
congress, has again said something
amusing. He was enjoying the hos
pitality of one of the most amiable
and attractive women, and was doing
admirably as n convcrsationalist until
she led him into trouble with this re-
mark:
II am afraid you find Washington
rather dull at present. There is very
little excitement, excepting what you
find in the way of duty at the cap
itol."
at is rather mcnotonous," he as
serted.
"No doubt You have an occasional
mauvais quart d'heure?"
NO." he replied, and then leaning
over confdentially, Il haven't tasted
anything stronger than tea in 4 year"
kate Fields Washington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort ard 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
adapting the worlds best products TO
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 a 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 SOC 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 beino well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
AGRICULTURAL.HINT
HOW TO DRAIN ROADS

The solution OF the Road Problem In the
Prairie States
The good roads congress held at Chi
cago had IN interesting discussion upon
the practical system of road drainage,
presented in a Taper by ]. ]. W. Bill
Kingsley, editor of The Drainage Jour
nal at Indianapolis He said:
Among those who have given the
subject of road improvement careful at
tention there is q settled conviction
that the good condition of any road de-
age-a system which embraces not only
the removal of the storm water which
falls upon the surface of the road and
the land adjoining but also the water
which filters through the ground. The
latter, if allowed to %percolate into and
through the subsoil underlying the
road-bed, will render the travel way
soft and springy, often affecting the
compacted surface of the road, so as to
cause it to break up, or. in other words,
''the bottom drops out" The remedy
is thorough drainage. In fact the basis
of all road Improvement in the coun-
try is the thorough drainage of the
road surface and the foundations of the
road entertainments. In the expert
ments which have been made in road
drainage by laying me or two lines of
tile drains along the sides and parallel
with the road, the result has been so
satisfactory that some persons have be-
come enthused with this method of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
What Could Have Allied Her?

The human body is a very delicate
and highly complex organization, and
IL ID not surprising that it sometimes
breaks down for no easily ascertainable
reason. A farmer met the village doc
tor, according to an exchange, and
said:
'.If you happen to be out our way
any time, I wish you'd stop and see
my wife. She don't seem to be feeling
very we'll"
What ais her? What are some of
her symptoms?"
81 dunno. This morning, after she'd
MIXED the cows and fed the pigs and
got breakfast for the men and washed
the dishes and built a fire under the
boiler in the washhouse and done n
few little odd jobs round the house, she
complained of feeling tired-lile. l
shouldn't wonder if her blood was
poor. and l guess she needs q dose Of
medicine. "-Youth's Companion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
ASTRONOMY.

A YEAR on Jupiter is equal to eleven
years, ten months and seventeen days
on globe.
THE actual occupancy of Mars by o
race superior to our own is said to be
very probable.
TIE assayer who examined the aero
lite that fell on the farm of Lawrence
Freeman, near Bath, S. D., on the
afternoon of August 30, 1892, reports
that the principal minerals it contains
arc gold, silver, nickel and cobalt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
SYMPATHY OF A SHAkERESS.
Could Not See n Brother of the Flock Go
Out Into the World Alone.

Could Not See n Brother of the Flock Go
Out Into the World Alone.
Dark? Dismal? Well, now, I'd say
so! So would you. if you'd been there.
1t was n nights ride from Sabbath Day
pond, in New Gloucester, to Gloucester
Upper Corner. We had stopped at
Shaker Village and bought some
sugared oilnuts in a box. Ever eat
any? Put up by the sisters themselves,
and worth ten times as much as any of
your fancy candy.
If our two black horses had been
white the road ahead might not have
seemed quite SO dark, but as it was we
left the Shaker settlement behind us
and let the horses take their w gait
through the dark forest. Some n
tells the romance Of these woods while
we go. Once there was a Shaker man
who had a progressive and business
like spirit that was the life of the
Shaker town that we had just left
For years he worked, schemed, builded
and cultivated the farms of the society.
He made them rich and put things to
rights all about the broad acres. When
he had done this and had lived for
years up to every iota of the religion,
he saw hat his was toe worldly a ma
ture to be a Shaker. and hat he longed
for things 4 Shaker should shun. Like
a man. he went before the brethren
and sisters and told them Sc.
The day set for his departure had
arrived. As he took leave, there were
tears in the eyes of many, for he had
been n friend to the society and a
brother to all. 81 shall be a friend to
the society, STILL" he said. But l
dread to go out into the cold world
alone" When he had said this there
stepped forward one who, though she
had been n faithful sister. as Shakers
should, yet saw that she, too, was not
of the temperament to be a Shaker for
eyer-she stepped forward from among
the sisters and said she would go with
him.
That is all Of the story save hat
they live in 4 distant city to-day, and
they have more than once befriended
the society at New Gloucester. They
showed us his picture at the trustees
office and told us something of the
story: There are some of the Shakers
who said it could not be love- said
one, but we asked if it was not love
that made him take her out with him
into the cold world, why didn't he take
one of the brethren instead of the
sistcr?"-Lcwiston journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
FOUGHT

A young mai with plenty Of dough
Went out with his girl for q rough
But the creek was so high,
His girl said: "Oh, Nigh,
] think We had better not cough"
But the young man replied with o coughs
THAT he never was given to skough,
And would swear that the barQue
Was safe for a larQue,
And thought they had better be ough"
Then away through the water they p~loughed,
Though the girl seemed considerably coughed
And said that the motion
Was Just like the tion,
Except that the waves weren't so Laughed"
They came to IN arch and went through,
Where they had q most beautiful vough
or the great water tower
And they stayed there an hover
Ut Was late or they might have stayed tough
But at last, when they'd .rowedsQuite enough
They tied up the boat by a blou8h,
And ran up the road
To the lady's aboad,
With q haste that made both OF them porgh.
st Louis Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
HOW TO CLEAN COWS.
A Simple Scraper Is Said to BE the Best
Imniamenf.

A Simple Scraper Is said to be the Best
Implement.
A scraper made of common hoop iron
bent in the shape represented in cut
and fastened into a short handle is an
excellent mean of cleaning cows that
have been permitted to lie in the ma
nure. Much labor is saved in cleaning
cows by having the floor and the gut
ter just right, the floor not too long
and the gutter deep, and drained into
q cellar or Q culvert to prevent the liq-
uid collecting in it Some cows love
to find a filthy puddle in which they
may dip the switch and lash their sides
with it; this will be avoided by get
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02

Two scant measuring cupfuls Of
-four, three tablespoonfuls of baking
powder, salt and one tablespoonful Of
sugar. Stir these together and add one
cupful of milk, stirring round and
round. Lastly, add two tablespoonful
of melted lard and butter. About one
round tablespoonful will make two
when melted. Put into gem pans, have
the oven not toe hot at first, and in
crease the heat as they bake. Bake
about twenty-five minutes. -Philadel'
phia Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02
How Many People 1t Eothcrs-

This dyspepsia, with its abominable symp-
toms, heartburn, sinking ut the pit OF the
stomach between meals and oppression
there afterwards. nervousness, Insomnia
and its general DISCOMFORT Put these 10
speedy flight with Hostettcr's Stomach Bit
tiers, which remedies, also, liver complaint,
kidney and rheumatic trouble and malariI
disorders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02

The English sovereign's sons and
erandsons, when created peers, are en-
titled to seats in the house of lords at
the left of the throne, but when, by the
death of their father, they become only
collaterally related to the sovereign,
they sit among the dukes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02

EXAMINING MEDICAL PROFESSOR -"Now,
sir. tell me how you would treat a case OF ty-
phoid fever" Student-"Well. sir, | should
firSt-I should first-I-" L. NJ. p. impa-
pliicn:ly)-"Yes. yes; go ON" Student
(seized with Il brill mi idra)-'l should first
Call you in for consultation" Passes with
Eonors. lid Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-02

1 have no wife or children, good or
bad, to provide for; n mere Spectator
of other mems fortunes and adventures,
and how they play their parts; which,
methinks, are diverselv presented unto
me, as from a common theater of scene.
burton,