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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

lr will scarcely be believed that
wheat is sold in the United Kingdom
under nearly two hundred different
>y>tcIa> of weight. There is almost rs
I"uch diversity i'll regard TO barley and
oats. The result is that quotations
from the various markets create be-
wildcrincnt and confusion even in the
minds ,,f pxDcrtS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
a CLEVER ESCAPE.
A Convict Boxes Himself Up and Is Cartcd
to Freedom.


JACKSON. Mich. May 15--Charles ii.
Price. Il seven-ycar convict. sent from
Detroit September 90. 1890, for forgery,
made the cleverest escape from the
prison within the history of the institu-
tion. Price was engaged in packing
snaths in boxes to ship to Australia.
lie left out half of one lot, made false
top for the box, which he fitted in by
means of wooden buttons on the inside
and was carted to the ear platform out
side the prison. When the coast was
clear he opened the box and escaped.
lie had made two other attempts and
was caught in the act. Price is wanted
at Cincinnati for a diamond robbery;
also in 1t. Louis. His real name is
Prentice Tiller, the famous st. Louis
express robber. and he resides at Louis
vile. NY. A woman with whom Price
formerly lived is at 12a Wiley Place,
Pittsburgh. Pa. lie is > feet So inches
tall. weighs 1856 pounds and has light
co,nplaxiou
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
A Large Amount of Damage Done by .
Tornado Near Pinckney, Mich

PISCKSEY. Mich. May 13 A tornado
passed miles east of this village at 9
a. m. II first struck the barns and
buildings of Louis Dryer. completely
destroying them. His orchard was also
destroyed. The tornado next struck
the premises of VIM. Thompson and
VIM. Placeway. half mile further east,
destroying all their farm buildings,
orchards, wind-mills, etc All the
members of both families were in
jured, but it is said that none are seri-
ously hurt. Many horses and cattle
were killed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
STRUCK IT RICH.
Immense Excitement at Baker City, Ore,
Over n Valuable Gold Find.

Over n Valuable Gold Find.
BAKER City. Ore, May 15.-One of the
richest gold strikes ever made in this
section of the country, not excepting
the famous White Swan mine. which is
yielding $4,000 per day with n ten
stamp mill. was uncovered last Thurs
day. The lucky finders are James and
samuel Baisley. The latter was one
of the discOverers of the White Swan.
The new find is situated about three
miles south of the White Swan and
Virtue mines. Over 81 900 in gold was
pounded out Thursday in a hand-mor-
tar. The ledge that has been found
has been uncovered and proves to be n
pay chute varying in width from two
TO ten feet
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

State Treasurer Stephens, in answer
to inquiry by a bond and investment
company as to class of securities re-
quired of them. replied:
The tond and investment companies which
have to place with the state treasurer slon0oO
in cash securities will he required TO deposit
cash or the following securities: United States
tonds registered or coupon. registered Mis-
souri, state bonds. ST. Louis city bonds. county
bonds Of Missouri. township bonds Of Missouri.
or any other gifted registered city school
onds of the state. worth on the market 100
cents on the dollar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
The New Cunarder Breaks the Eastward
Record.

QUEENSTOWN. May IL. - The new
Cunard steamship Campania, Capt.
for Liverpool on May 6. has arriv ed at
Queenstown, having made the passage
from Sandy Hook to Queenstown in 5
days, Il hours and AZ minutes, the
quickest passage eastward yet made by
any steamer. The passengers cheered
enthusiastically upon coming into the
harbor, and the crew of the Campania
showed much jubilation over their VIC
tory. The Campania steamed s,eos
miles or ao.Ta knots an hour
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

Gov Stone appointed Waller Young
county clerk of buchanan county, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of T.
Z. Campbell.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

JTLEs VERNE, who is about to bring
out his Seventy-fourth novel. is said to
be q native Of Warsaw. and the name by
which he is known is the French equiv
Hlcnt for beech" the initial syllable
of his family patrnnymic. His real
name is said to be OlchewitZ.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

EMIS PAsHA has scarcely been again
rrsurrocted before that other oft-killed
celebrity. Osman Digna, turns up once
morc-raiding in upper Egypt These
two men have staid dead a shorter time
than any others who have been the sub
jects Of periodical obituary sketches.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

by cleanliness and strict quarantine
regulations the cholera may he kept
from our shores, but there is really no
protection against the ravages of the
cake called short, composed in part of
The berry called straw
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

The business men of Kansas City
gave banquet to Gov. Stone the other
night. Covers for 100 were laid. The
governor received at the Coates house.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

CHARLES BRAMBr.E, Kentucky plant
er, has hcqueathed $4,000 each to his
wife and four children on condition
that they bury him when he is dead in
q stone coffin filed with whisky.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
Prepared.

The state board of health held
meeting in 81. Louis few days since
at which measures to quarantine
against cholera were formulated.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

WHILE New York is raising statue
TO Audubon it is we'll to note that there
still stands in Henderson, Ky. the shell
of an old mill where the great atural
ist worked in his days of obScuritv.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

THERE viii he five polar expeditions
this summer. The one that reaches the
most northerly point yet attained by
man will have only $50 miles further
to 90
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

The police department at Brattle.
boro, Vt. reports no fires, no drunken
ness and no disturbances of any sort
during the year 1892
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
Called to Preach.

1t is announced that Rev. Nehemiah
Boyington. of Boston. has been called
to the Pilgrim Congregational church
of st. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

IT is estimated that I,7O0.OOO square
miles of the earth's surface are still I'M
inhabited or owncrless.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

Volume 100. Missouri Supreme Court
Reports. has been approved and is now
ready for distribution. Apply 10 the
proper authorities at jefferson City.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

Missouri has three lady undertakers,
Mrs. NJ. ID. Burke. of HarrisOnville:
MIS-. Ada Crawford. of Otterville, and
Mrs. J. VI. Hays, of Lexington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
Woman Charged with Hog Stealing.

Mrs. Della Harkless, of Vernon coun-
~, has been arrested on the charge Of
stealing hogs, and released under $500
bond.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

The Commercial Condition of the County
| as Shown by r.. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly
Review-Gen-rnl business But Little
Disturbed by the Bank Failures at CHI
rago and India polls and the Smash In
Industrial Stocks In Wall Street-Busi-
| ness Failures, Etc.
| NEW YORK. May IS.-R. G.. Dun &
CO. weekly review of trade. published
this morning. says:
The smash in Industrial stocks q week ago.
| the failure Of some firms and Of the National
| Cordagc Co. and the largest decline in stocks
| known In any week sin e 1883. have been fol-
lowed by surprisingly little disturbance. Busi
| ness has shown remarkable Sounducss and
strength under such strain although disquiet.
| Ing runors are naturally frequent. Bank fall
ures at Chicago and indianapolis and
| rumors OF Others refs,t large losses
| through Chicago speculations In real estate
| aad grain. and at indianapolis through the
| failure the Premier Steel Co. but commercial
| credits are not as vet materially affected
| There Is more buying Of commercial paper
than week ago and while foreign exchange
has risen above the exporting point no gold Is
| yet ordered for shipment. as banking houses
| reckon upon larger exports Of products before
| long Interior money markets are growing
| tighter and more cautious but no such strin'
gelcy is yet seen as to check general trade.
|
with more SeaSoEahle weather.
The weekly iron output May shows 100
tons increase for the month and is 800 greater
| than a year ago. while unsold stocks decreased
| il.0n tons In April Good pig iron is scarce,
e southern brands are pressed for sale
Us for bar. plate. structural and sheet
better in volume without improvement
LarSe supplies depress tin to .13'
nd lead to 3ss and coal is quiet. The
hde is unusually quiet for the season.
shipments are still the largest on rec
otton goods are accommodating and in the
trade there IL much anxiety about the
Speculation has lifted wheat cents.
the crop report Is less gloomy
was expected Corn has slightly ad-
and pork products largely. Cotton is
hgcd, exports In April having been g.
less in value. and 9O0O.0Ol pounds in
lty than last year. Oil is onehaf cent
exports also decli ming All exports
New York have been s3,IO0.OO0 less for
st two weeks than last year. while i'm
show an increase of s3.TO0.O00 for one
Of May. and gold exports can scarcely no
ntel while this state OF foreign trade is
hue1 Meanwhile the treasury has
ly improved in gold reserve, holding over
pOO0 free.
lie failures for the past week were 2sO in
er against l15 last year and in the United
81 against 80. there were only eleven
over $1,000. From s;nOOOo TO saOo.OOI
were five: from Si0o1D to s5ODO0O only
from S5OoODO to s15O.O0 only two. Con-
ing tn" extraordinary pressure IN stocks
money markets the report indicates
|er SOundncss than could have been cx-
(d.
business failures during the past seven
number. for the United States. 81: Can
%: total 90. as compared with @t3 last
and 2:s the week previous to the last.
he corresponding week OF last year the
eS were Ia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

John W. Knott. of Nevada, on his
way home the other night. took hold of
an electric light wire. lie was found
dead on the sidewalk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-20

Death of Kansas City's Oldest Resident.
Mrs. Sarah Boles, aged So. the oldest
resident of Kansas City, residing there
continuously for sixty-eight years, died
a few days ago.
The Press., 1893-03-23
THE TRAP DOOR SPIDER.

Mir. D. Cleveland, of San Diego, Cal, he states some curious facts regarding the trap door spider Mygaee heaasii, ,Girard) which is widely diffused in California. Behind San Diego there are many hillocks about foot in height and three or four feet in diameter. These hillocks are se- lected by the spiders, MT. Cleveland sug- gests, because they afford excellent drain- age and cannot be washed away by the winter rains. A suitable spot, which al- ways consists of clay, adobe, or stiff soil, having been chosen, the spider excavates shaft varying from five to twelve inches in depth, and from one-half to one and half inches in diameter. This is done by means of the sharp horns at tho end of the spiders mandibles, which are its pick and shovel and mining tools. The earth is held between the mandibles and carried to the surface. When the shaft is of the required size, the spider smooths and glazes the wall with a fluid which is se- | creted by itself Then the whole shaft is covered with silken paper lining, spun
 from the animals spinnarets. The door at the top of the shaft is made of several | alternate layers of silk and earth, and is supplied with an elastic and ingenious
 hinge, and fits closely in grove around the
 rim of the tube. This door stimulates the ground on which it lies, and is distinguish | able from it only by a careful scrutiny. The spider even glues earth and bits of small
 plants on the upper side of the trap door,
 thus making it closely resemble the sur | rounding surface. The spider generally stations itself at the bottom of the tube. When, by tapping on the door, or by oth- the spider runs to the top of it's nest, raises the lid, and looks out and reconnoiters.
 If small creature is seen, it is seized and devoured. If the invader is more formid- able, the door is quickly closed, seized, and held down by the spider, so that much
 force is required to open it. Then the spider drops to the bottom of the shaft When the door of the nest is removed,
 the spider can renew it five times-never
 more than that. From forty to fifty cream
 colored spiderlings are matched from the yellow eggs at the bottom of the nest.
 When these have attained only frac- | tion of their full size-before they are
 half grown-the mother drives them out | into the world to shift for themselves. After a brief period of uncertainty they
 begin active life by making nests, each
 for itself, generally close to 'the old
 homestead, ," sometimes within few inches
 of it. These nests are always shallow and
 the spider attains its full size, it con-
 structs larger nest. fF
The Press., 1893-03-23

to, because I've showed 'eml And I've got dress fur you thet cost dollar and a half yard, and two pairs of gloves ter match :"
 "Oh, maw!" gasped Mandy, ''you are a hollerin' offul!'
 tAnd Dick Underwood told me he was coming ter stay ter dinner, and spend the evening ter see the new organ. And he asked me if thought you liked him like you uster, and like he likes you! So if I ain't showed them Quackenbushes, Mis- sy, I'd like ter know who has And guess I can holler if want to l"
The Press., 1893-03-23
2 - LOCAL TOPICS.
Penned and Sc;ssored.

The following is a list of those elected to the office of justice of the peace in he several towns of Holland county last Norember. Those marked with haze qualified. Those who have not qualified stiff have until April 9th to do.
 Tolland-*Edwin s. Agard William I Anderson, David A. Brown, John A.. Brown, *Erwin O.. Dimock, e*Henry H. Doyle, *George P. Field, Lauritz Hansen, William D. Holman, *George F. Kibbe, Carlos Tilden, John N. Walbridge.
 Andover-Albert H. Lyman, *Fred A. Saekett, Elliot F. Skinner, William B. spaague, *Myron P. Yeomans, Edgar D. White.
 Bo1ton-David c. Finley, Harvey w. Hastings, .*Chauncey T. Hul Oliver ' JWanson, Nathan s. Maine, *Jabcz l.. White.
 Columbia-Chauncey E. Brown, W;l- liam H. Buell., *William A. Collins, *Alar- son H. Fox, Earl M. Holbrook.
 Coventry Carlisle P. Boynton, John Brown, Norman Durham, George F. Free man, Alexander s. Hawkins, Eugene Har- ris, Henry N. Hill. George Keeney, *An- drew Kingsbury, Charles A. Kingsbury, Perkins l.. Lathrop, Parsall H. Peterson, H. Perkins Topliff. Henry c. Walker, Ferdinand E. Williams.
 Ellington-Isaac F. Bancroft, *Francis M. Charter Ephraim H. Dimock, *Rufus J. Leonard, *Michael H. Mandell, Orrin D. Newell, Albert Pinney Francis Pin. ney, David Wadsworth.
 Hebron-Wllis Earth olomew, *H. Asa Bissell, Benjamin s. Ellis, Cyrus H. Perl- dleton, Charles L. Phelps, *Horace F Porter, Henry Post, John O. Talcott. Francis G. Waldo, *William T. Warner Edward J. White.
 Mansfield w. Ellison, Will liam E. Fenner, Albert H. Freeman, *An- drew M. Grant, Henry Huntington, George Vile Valley, John G. c. Macfarlane George w. Moore, Arthur B. Peebles, Nash'l P. Perkins, *Ellery c. Pike, *J. Waterman Reade, George L. Rosebrooks Edwin U. Sumner. George W. Vinton, Samuel b. Yeomans.
 Soners Erwin D. Avery, Arthur K. Brainard, William H. Billings, Kibbe V. Chapin, Frederick w. Field, Charles s. Fuller, Calvin M. Ravens, Otis Loomer Alyah D. Noble, Silas H. Perry. Btafford-CharlesR R. Andrews, Richard G. Beebe, *William H. Black, John Bros. nan, *Henry Butterfield, J. M. Chaffee *J. w. Chandler, *Harrison w. Davis Joseph Ferry, *Herbert A. Glazier, *Clitus H. King, Myron w. Leonard, "A. N. Nichols, J. H. Reed, William s. Shepard James M. Sibley, *Alanson J. Tilden, "A J. Turner, *Ralph Wiers.
 Union-Frederick J. Aldrich. *Amos T Allen, George Crawford, W. G. Howard Levi M. Reed, *Oscar Willis. Vernon-William w. Andross, *Ben ezet H. Bill, *Arthur T. Bissell, Oliver Clark, Martin Doane, *John E. Fisk +Wis;iam Frank Fay, *Frederick l. liar tenstein, F.. Stevens Henry, George A Kellogg, William R. Mills, *Henry F, Parker, Louis Pfeiffer, +Charles Phelps *Georgs Talcott, *Gideon G. Tllinghast +Lyman T. Tingier, +John A. .Toohey.
 Ellington F. M. Barrett, William F Essex, "A. M. DeWo1f, Frederick Juul Adolph Korper, Herbert Lillibridge Charles B. Nichols, Frank Orcutt, *Charles T. Preston, Samuel P. Swift
The Press., 1893-03-23
': A Narrow Escape for the Minister.

ASc~SPO
 Henry Irving tells an interesting story in which Miss Terry and a Chinese min ister figure. The play was Hamlet" and Ophelia (Miss Terry) was in the midst of her mad scene. Irving sat on a little wooden seat which had been cut into the proscenium wall, and which afforded an excellent view of the stage from behind. Beside the great actor sat the Chinese minister, who had come behind the scenes to pay his respects. .- Suddenly Il missed my Celestial friend" said Irving. '.Going in search of him found him just walking onto the stage. The acting of, Miss Terry had so affected him that he was burning to congratulate her on the spot. was just in the nick of time to hold him back; another half instant and he would have made his first appearance. .'-Ex- change
The Press., 1893-03-23

They were talking about futility and for some reason known only to each other failed to agree. Finally she asked:
 "Well, now, suppose you give me an example of what you call futility."
 "All right" said he. Multiply 3,O46 by 271."
 She took her little gold pencil in hand, seized 8 piece of paper and after few minutes of diligent figuring announced the result
 "Two million, eight hundred and forty five thousand and eighty six" 1" said she.
 ''Divide that by two, he continued.
 "One million, four hundred and twenty two thousand five hundred and thirty three," she said.
 "very we'll, ? said he. ''Now, add seven to that and then subtract ,422,54O and tell me what you get"
 "The result is zero," said she, after figuring little more.
 "Well. that's what call futility,'' said he, with a, laugh s'You've covered 8 sheet of'paper with figuring to arrive at nothing"
 Whereupon she became so angry that she refused,to to argue further on the sub ject.-Harper's.
 "Who makes the laws, father ?' "Our legislators, my son." Well, then, what are lawyers fora" "They are created, my boy, to explain to legislators the meaning of their laws"
The Press., 1893-03-23

Wade's Fibre and Fabric: Ascouple of gentlemen, whom will name MT. Smart man and MT. Dullman, entered into part nership in dry goods business.
 MT. Smartman was a better salesman than MT. Dullman, so, Mir. Dullman thought his partner had better do all the selling while he attended to the purchase ing, and told his partner so; but MT. Smartman advised him to watch how he did it to make sale. Just then lady came in the store when MT. Smartman stepped up to the lady, saying, Good morning, madam, what can I do for you to-day?" The lady wanted to see some silk, for which the gentleman asked three dollars per yard; the lady thought the price was very high, but MT. Smartman observed that there had been disease among the silk-worms, which made them scarce, so that silk was getting to be very dear. The lady took the silk.
 MT. Dullman took it all in, and con- cluded that he could sell if 1t was done that way.
 After little while another lady came in, and MT. Dullman stepped up with Q Good morning, madam, what can do for you this morning" ?" The lady wanted roll of tape, also paper of pins, and asked the price. MT. Dullman said one dollar; she thought that was exorbitant, but MT. Dullman told her that she must remember that there had been serious disease among the tape worms, and tape was becoming scarce, and that the pin worms were all dead
The Press., 1893-03-23
Bound to See Her.

My grandmother, Lady Elizabeth Tol- lemache, had house h London, and another Lady Elizabeth lived in the next house, which was exactly like it. My father calling accidentally at the wrong door, asked the servant, "Is Lady Elizabeth at home?"
 Her ladyship receives nobody < sir. She is still in bed,
 ''Stuf and nonsense! She ris my mother" -.
 And rushing. past the astonished foot man. he ran mp stairs to what he sup posed to be his mothers bedroom.-Li. onel Tollemache in London Spectator.
The Press., 1893-03-23

Rockville Journal: A comical affair, to all but the principal, occurred at Paynes coal yard Monday. A man driving very skittish pair of horses had bought SC ne coal, and not daring to leave his team ne drove up to the office door, near which MT. -Payne's horse and road wagon were standing, and standing by his horses he paid his bill, pocketed his receipt, laid his pocket book unnoticed in the bottom of MT. Payne's wagon and drove off. A little later MT. Reuger jumped into the road wagon and started off on collecting tour. He stopped all along Market street and drove to various parts of the city. In the meanwhile our absent-minded friend had discovered and located his loss and had come tearing back to the coal office only to find the wagon gone. Then com menced a chase through the city for Mr. Reuger. He was finally found, and int bottom of the wagon, in plain sight, hs : ing been bounced around and no douns many times coming within fraction of going over the narrow edge, was the pock- ct book. How it escaped the eyes of the Market street loungers is as hard to real ize as was the owners joy at the recovery of his cash.
 A bill has been introduced which ,ll- lows persons between 12 to 21 years, re- siding in a town where no high school is located, to attend the most convenient neighboring school, the town in which the scholars live to pay the cost of tuition. This has local interest from the fact that largenumber of pupils from neighbor- ing. towns are paying their own tuition in the Stafford Springs High school.
 --Benj. Hurlburt, who diedin Hartford on Friday last, aged 73 years, was na- tive of Somers, whele he has three brottl- CTS now living. He was first taken i'll on the Sunday before his death, with pneu- monia, the disease attacking both lungs and making rapid progress to fatal end ing. He leaves 8 widow. The Courant says: s.Mr. Hurlburt has been tobacco sampler for great many years, having an office on State-st. He has been well and favorably known to dealers and growers in this section of the state. He was scrupu- lously fair in all his dealings, and bore the well earned reputation of most hon. orable man. In his manner he was quiet and courteous. He was generous in his impulses and sympathetic in his nature. His intimate friends speak most highly of his fine traits of character"
The Press., 1893-03-23
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-
ABSOLUTELY PURE

For small families it is well to remem- Der that celery can be kept week or longer by first rolling it in dark paper, then piEning it in a towel and laying away in cool, dark place. Before preparing it for the table place it in 8 pan of cold water and let it remain for an hour. Thus kept the celery will bleach to consider able extent and be finer than when first purchased.
 Young mother How many kinds of collie m msdicine have you? Drug clerk Dozens of lem, ma'am. How many kinds of collie is your baby troubled with?