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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
OVEAOIO HE THING.
4 BoastfcI Parent Gets Himself Into q
led Lily.

Bad Xix.
An amusing Illustration of the fact
that Il mans muscles lose their supple
ness and strength by disuse and the
weight of years is furnished by Il corr
respondent of the Providence Journal.
\ gentleman who had been somewhat
of an athlete in his younger days was
telling his growing son of his feats of
agility and strength which he used to
perform, and promised to put them up
4 trapcze.
According to promise the gentleman
went to the barn with his boys and
rugged the ladder in horizontal fash
ion about ten feet from the floor.
When everything was ready, he, of
course. thought he would show of" a
bit before the children.
He stepped ont OF the ladder by way
of the loft, and was soon swinging
from it, holding to a round with both
hands. The children laughed glee-
fully; and. emboldcned by his success,
the father attempted to hang head
downward by his toes, one of his favor
lite feats in his athletic days.
He got down all right. but he
couldn't get back. lie tried two O:
three times, but it was no use. Then
he got excited. His head was several
feet from the floor; if he fell he might
break his neck. Meanwhile the blood
was rushing to his head until he
thought it would split open.
Fetch some hay. quick" he shouted
to the now terrified boys. Put some
hay under my head
The children quickly brought great
armfuls of hay and piled it beneath
him. and just as his wife. alarmed by
the screaming, came in at the barn
door, he fell. lie was black in the face.
and it required several minutes of
active work on the part of his weep
ing wife to restore him to conscious.
ness.
He was stiff and sore the next day,
and unable to attend to his business in
the city: but he was able to restore the
ladder to its former upright position ir
a corner of the barn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
Just as his order was given, a man

Just as his order was given, a man
hurled himself out from the snarling
fire-a man choked by the smoke and
SCARED where the burning fingers of
] the flame had touched him, yet with
some power of speech still left 70 him.
"a priest he gaspcd; q priest, my
brother And he pointed into the ge-
henna ont of which he had come. His
words were taken up aud carried for
ward by the ~unthinkiug crowd: "A
priest, a priest The cry was heard
above all hat horrible bable of sound.
'sThen out from the throns came 8
mahs his huge shoulders breasting anG
| pu}hing aside the human sea that now
would have stopped him lie paused
only while you could count one look.
ing to see whittier he pointed who had
just come out from the fire. And then.
drawing the sleeve of his gown across
his face to keep from breathing the
fiery death, he strobe forward.
You may talk about the courage of
the six hundred. That was the courage
of numbers And they knew a nation
would sing their death song. This man
was alone. Remember that
ave waited, and held our breath,
while the man who had come out .old
us his brother lay there, pinned be-
meath a great timber, and the fire all
about him. And knowing that he must
die, with the instinct of faith he had
called for a priest And the priest had
heard-and had gone. So we waited,
while the flames roared and timbers fell
and the fire reached its crimson arms
toward Heaven, as though it had been
the fire from a consecrated altar in
stead of an accursed hell.
at was 4 long time that we stood
there, while the people grew still as
death, for they had given up hope. And
then, when we thought it was all over,
the priest came out burned, choked,
scarred-but still alive. And he had
found and comfortcd the dying soul
with the last sacred rites of his faith"
The Old Beau paused, and | pushed
the bottle toward him. Bat he waved
it aside, and took 4 deep drauSht of
pure water.
This to his honor" he said: II care
not what his church or creed-there
was a nan"
Then ne told me the rest Of the
story.
Letting no one know his name. or
where he belonged. the priest hurried
away. They would have carried him
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

.ng in a low monotone, and reverently,
as if in the presence of the deed itself:
at was one night in August The
day had been internally hot, and the
night came on worse than the day had
been. Finding comfort nowhere, | had
strolled down into the lower portion of
the city. where the poor are huddled
together like rats-perhaps because |
like to see human misery, and wretch
edness. and squalor. l had heard an
alarm of fire and saw the engines rush
ing past me, but until I had turned
into b street I did not know the
conflagration was so near. 1t was 4
tenement house fire. A great hive
swarming with human beings had al
ready become n mass of leaping flame.
So much Roadway had been made that
the force could do little but %confine the
fire to the building in which 1t had
started, and let it burn itself out there.
The great hea. Of the night, added TO
the burning furnace of the fire. made
the work of the brave men perilous
and almost iutolerablc. But they
never fiinchei, for lives were Il:
stake. The building was old, and
its passage ways narrow, tor
tuous and dark-eScept where the fire
lighted them. Some of the people, in
their fright and In the suddenness OF
the alarm, had become hemmed in,
and the firemen rushed into that
seething hell to save them. Women
and children were carried out. fainting
and s~uffocated. Men staggered into
the outer air as though heavy with
drink. Prayers, creams and cries
for ,bslp rose above the roar of the
flames and the steady boom of the en-
gines Husbands were searching fran
for their wives, women for their
babes. AT last, the chief gave orders
all to come out, forbade his men to
ris.i their lives further, for floors and
walls were falling, and i: was almost
certain death to enter the building
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
BLACK ~lANGSHANS.
Description Of One of the Best Fowls foi
the Table.

Description of One of the Best Fowls foi
the Table.
The Langshan is a Chinese breed of
fowls which has been known and APP
preciated in England for the last TWEEN
ty-five years, though their introduction
into this country is comparatively re-
cent.
The Langshan is a strikingly hand
some as well as a most useful fowl. In
color they are a jet black, with 4 beau
tiful greenish tint on neck and back.
The male carries himself well up and
has a Widespread tail, with long sickle
feathers also of a green tint. The
average weight of the cocks is from
nine to ten pounds, while the hens
weigh about eight pounds. They are
the most rapid growers among the
Asiatic breeds and resemble the Black
Cochin in many respects They are
active, mature early, lay well and are
good sitters and mothers. They are
much less inclined to sit than the other
Asiatic breeds.
The flesh of the Langshans is white
and they have a very thin white skin,
which auscs them to be regarded
most unjustly as second-rate poultry
in those markets where golden-yellow
are in demand. They begin
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

on the clubs race course. / was
anxious to get this story out of him
next, for fancicd it might be rather
dramatic. But when l suggested that
he tell me more about it, he drew away
from the subject.
Look here, young man." he said,
severely, mo human institution is per
feet. The liability to err occurs with all
men. The club has been no exception
to this universal rule, but we do not
care to dwell OF mistakes That
which is done, is done. We acknowI-
edge hat the race course and the Bob
ty Nichols episodes were our mistakes.
But let them rest"
Now, | do not think hat e man
should give you the hint of a story I'M
less he intends TO tell you the whole of
1t, especially when there seems TO be
the spice of n scandal about it. How
ever, | know | shall get it out of him
some time-and it is just as well to
have a good thing or two in reserve.
So | will wait patiently.
We were sitting in the card-room, and
had been playing cribbage. But the
points had run SO steadily in my favor
that my antagonist fiually yawned and
pushed the board impatiently away.
Then, evidently feeling that he had
been a tritle rude. and to a guest-a
matter of which the Old Beau could
rarely be accused, for he was the most
punctilious of men-and desiring to
make immediate and ample amend, he
,s1-.l $40 ,--,lI - ~. - A.
supper-rOom ove a bird and a bottle.
1t was not these things that tempted
me, but ! guessed he would be in the
mood to talk, aud hat | should zeal
something worth the hearing.
As we passed through the billiard
room | saw a nan CARRIED in the cas-
sock of a priest, bending over one of
the tables and deeply engaged upon his
play. 1t was not the frock alone
strange, though, that was in such Il
place-that riveted my attention But
the face and physique of the man were
strong. This is but a brief description.
But | will let 1t stand as | nave written
it, because if this simple statement
does not convey the meaning | intend,
no words of mine can make You under
stand.
My companion paused for a moment,
waiting until the player had finished
his shot and looked up from the table.
Then my attention was divided be-
tween two things-one, the awful scar
that disfigured the whole left side e
the mans face and neck. How on
could have received such a mark, and
lived, was the instant question in my
mind. But there was another thing
which took my mind from this. When
their eyes met, the Old Beau bowed
with more cordial ceremony than |
had ever seen him use toward any other
man-and a smile of exquisite sympathy
passed between the two.
There" said the Old Bean, when we
were fairly seated, meeting and an
swering the question that my eyes
asked, 'there-is a man. And this
thing of which am about TO tell you, !
was a deed"
lie paused, as if to find words fit for
the telling of it. And when he had
chosen them he went on slowly, speak
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

to lay at about five months old. the
eggs being of a good size, generally Of
a rich brown color, and, it is claimed,
The best favored of all eggs. As win
ter layers they are equal to the
Brahmas, whom they rival in many
other respects The Langshans staad
confinement better than most breeds.
are quiet, gentle and very hardy. As
table fowls the pure Langshan is
equaled only BY the Dorking and some
varieties Of game.-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
Improving slowly at all points du

improving slowly at all pointsdur-
ing the last three centuries, fencing
has become far more general in France,
Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and
parts of Germany than even before,
and is making rapid strides in the
United States. Since the foundation
OF the fencers' club in New York
twelve years ago the number of in
structors has rapidly increased; the
overflow has supplied Chicago. Boston
and New Haven. Clubs have been
formed of late in Boston, Montreal,
New Orleans and Salt Lake CITY to
practice fencing as 4 game. A little
monthly called Swordsman is the or
gan for the Amateur Fencing league
of America. Fencing among under
graduates is II o longer confined to the
military and naval schools.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Hungry Higgins looked over the fence
and saw a sight that nearly paralyzed
him. He looked again. Yes. it was too
true Dismal Dawson ~wasSawing wood.
what does this mean" asked Hungry.
Mr.. Dawson saw he vas caught. So he
Strengthened up and assumed an air OF
righteous Indignation. 1T means dis
said he. DE boys didn't treat me right
in dividin' up the beer las night. an I'm
out on strike. sce?'-Indianapolis Jour.
nal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

'Chollie." said Chappie, s~orrowfully,
did you evan welect hat if it wasn't
for that beastly o Gawge Washing
ton got us into in the lawst century you
and ] would have been veal English
s~ubjects?'
"Ya-as, and it makes me feel veal
dwedful."
well, I say, let's sxeah allegiance
to the queen now, old fel. Washing
toms acts need not bind us. He did
not wepwesent us in the least. faw We
know, Chollie, we weren't bawn then,
% how could heP"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Inc Lake Shore Route has recently cotton
Suta very handsome iitho-water color on
Sne exposition Flyer the famous twenff
Jour Train in service between Ncy YORK.
ana chicago during the Fair Among the
lay ID woDceriui achievements of the Co
fastest iong-Gistance train ever run-holds a
prominent place, AID to anyone interested
IN uhe subject, the picture is well worth
framing. Tcncents in stamps or silver sent
70 y. II. WILDER, West. Pass. Agt., Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

LAURA can't imagine what's the
matter with poor little 4Skimcoe to.
night. lie hasn't stirred from his seat
since he came in.
Hostcss-Oh, Laura, don't refer to it
it's too awful!
Laura is he really i'll, then?
Hostess-Ill? No; I left my chew ing
gam on the chair and forgot all about
it-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
THE FARMING WORLD.
THE BRONZE TURKEY.

Uest of Breeds But Objectionable on Ac-
count of Size.
The bronze is always placed at the
head of all the varieties of turkeys, on
account of its being the largest and
the most hardy. The breed was pro-
duced by a cross of the wild turkey
upon the common turkey hen, the prod
uce being improved by careful breed
ing and selection. The plumage is
mostly black, and shows in a bright
light reflections of the most brilliant
bronze, with rich and changeable col
ors.
. The bronze turkeys are good layers,
very easily raised and make rapid
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
''HE STROBE FORWARD"

in their arrhs. They would have thrown
themselves down and let him walk
upon their PROSTATE bodies But he
waved the people aside and went on
his way alone, though sorely in need
of aid. But | followed, and learned
who he was. And the next night |
came mere and told this story to the
club. And without the formality of a
ballot, we made him n member. The
club knows neither church nor creed,
but it knows a man. Come, let me in
troduce you. 1t is an honor to touch
his h,pJ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

ne oner One H1njred Dollars Reward f.,
Hail 5 Catar TSI arm that cannot be cured BY
W. ~ CHESEF & Co, Props, Toledo. n
we, inc undersigned, have Know
SSheney for the last Is years and hci t.:
tram petlecuy honorable in ali bushes.
ont snv on and financially able to carr
WEI Sotlgation made by their firm.
ledo' n iraay, Wholesale Druggists To-
wholesale Druggists. Tole5n n "ar'in'
actian Catarrh Cure is taken internaIIv
snrfa ulrectly on the blood and mucous
ssri S OF the system. Price. &c. par hot.
Ua Sptd ~ al Druggists. Testimonials fres
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Mrs. Ladilike-Now, tell me, Bridget,
Thy You leave us?
Bridget-Well, mum, it's not Bridget
OFlynn who kin shtay in a house wild
two MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
AT SEA-.

watch the white sails as they spread
Their wings, like birds set free;
And some DER distant waves Will glide,
Some In the wished for haven bide,
And some-be lost at sea
And thua upon Lies changeful malr,
Wh!le Hope SAM merrily,
Full many q bark from on the strand
We launched with eager heart and hand
Nor dreamt os loss at Sea.
But were there treacherous rocks and shoals
ALI al unknown to theei
II matters not-the heart doth know
That cruel storm hath sunken low
The venture out at sea.
Mayhap II was no costly freight
Though tich to you or me; ff
And Memory, as the days Gp.b7.
Still counteth DER with isatul eye
Her treasures lost al sea
All. well, there is o haven sweet
Where shipwrecks cannot be;
Sad hearts, who sit in patient pain.
There shall ye gather back again
Much that was lost at sea.
Lucy r Fleming. in Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
To Cleanse the System

Efectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious or W hen the blood is impure or slug
giSh, to permanently cure habitual cOnstipa-
tinn. to awaken the kidneys and liver TO n
healthy activity. without irritating or weak
ening them. to dispcl headaches, colds or
fevcrs, use Syrup of Figs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

s.IT certainly has done Silas good to ;ine
the church." said Mrs. CorntOssel. I'm
glad ter hear il. " said the visitor, but how
kin yc tell!' '.He went iishin' yesterday an
owned up ter not gettin' a bite. Washing
ton Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

"CHAPPIE and Wilkins had q dispute al
the club the other night, n Chappie got
so excited that he lost his head" Dear
me, how %fortunatel Chappie's head was his
only weak pot."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
A MEMBER 0Fffff CLUB.
BY JAMES KNAAHsxsEEvE.
tCopyrIghl 1881. by tho Guthdr1

~
Der that when
the Old Beau
was telling me
that e h a S
story of I h e
NJ a n W h O
Started a Grave
yard, he hap
pened to men,
ton something
about 30 b by
Nichols having
gone W r o n e
through plung-
ing too heavily
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

DOCToR-"I tell you. the imagination il to
blame for half our troubles. Don't You be-
lieve it, His Tailor-~Indecd l do, sir. 1
imagined You would pay me for that last
suit 1 made for you, but you haven't"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Our self-love is ever ready to re.
volt from IL better judgment. and
join the enemy within .-Steelc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

"MA,n said a discouraged ,urchin, II amt
going to school any more why, dear:'
''Cause faint no use. can never learn to
spell. The teacher keeps changing the words
every day.n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

The system OF colonization fol-
lowed in this country is fully illustrat-
ed by the early history of every west.
eru state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

GALL the world may be a stage" remarks
the disguised dramatic critic, but Shake
speare was wrong when he said that all the
men and women were players."-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

FRANK said last night that ] was a per-
!ect enigma TO him. Now, what DO YOU
thlnk he meant.'' Helen-'.Oh, one of
through.'-Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

TOURIST lin Oklnhnma)-"What is the
population of this towng' AIkaii Ike
Npromptly)-HEight hundred and sixty
7e'en souls ed thirty lone real estate AGENTS !,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

IT may seem p~aradoxical, but TO be ac-
corded a warm reception and to be roasted
are entirely different Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

WoNEx,s clubs seem TO be growing. Tie
brooustick used to be large erouGh.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

-Ceylon has 2.7a9, 600 population and
does an annual trade with Great Brit
ain Of Gs, 0OO. 700.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

No SPECIFIC for local skin trouble equals
Glcnn's sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whiskcr Dye, cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Miss BEACoNuIL-"Are you interested in
psvehical m~attersr' Charley Blocker
'Oh, yes; Ispendhalf my lime on a wheel"
-puck
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

! Occasionally some schooner coming
; up from Virginia with cordwood loses
her deck load; the ocean washes it
away. Occasionally some nan comes
along and SAYS: whats the matter
! with claiming EN- DOWN." Somebody
tried hat once. and it so happened that
the ocean rolled against that particu-
lar deck load. 1t lifted it up quite in
the usual way, paying no attention to,
apparently without any knowledge of,
the chains. They were good chains in
their way-they didn't break, and
when old ocean lifted the deck load the
chains pulled the sides off the schooner.
Since then nobody has chained down
deck load.-N. y. Sun.
The most formidable check to the
increase, in tropical regions, OF serpents
and venomous insects is the abund-
ance of the ants, which. attacking in
thousands, will kill and deyour animals
often Of considerable siza
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
cGGaHEp paY AND EisHr.

VACUUM is an air-rid spaco.-Rrral New
Yorker.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

BEATS The ~w"rld-thc ~impecuuious tramp
Texas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

5 till e
mains I h e
fac t that
plain skirts
and severe
tailor made
gowns have
lost not n
particle of
their popu-
for
r c n 4 r n
W c ar. A
stylish va
cation suit,''
which is a
sort of com
promise be
tween sim
plicity and
theothereX-
I T e IN @. / S
a d e (
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09
LETTER.

Novelties In Summer Fabrics-Skirts Short,
er, Sleeves Still Large-Accorddon Plait-
Ing Much Used-Many Hints on the Sea-
sons STYLES.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-09

Especial New York correspondence
The fancy dry goods and importing
houses are aglow with a fresh relay
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-21

clusion the company was entertained
by the sleight-of-ha performance OF
Prof. John w. Derry and later with games.
The affair was given under the auspices
OF the young men of the church, Eugene
w. Zarr being chairman OF the committee.
Among those present were, Miss Celia ID.
Booth, Miss Evylen Markham, Miss Susie
Gardiner, Miss NiclSerson, MIR. Morton
Tanks, Mr.. John Reynolds and Mr.. Jesse
Carpenter.
The powerful steam lighter, Hustler, OF
New York, in charge of Captain Cochran,
is in the harbor. The craft Is used Tor
carrying heavy pieces OF machinery and
for wrecking purposes. Today 1t Is being
loaded with inortars for the United States
Government, each weighing 10 tons. This
morning a mortar was taken 10 the dock
on a low gear drawn by eight horses, and
in less than two minutes the team was on
its way again to the foundry for another
mortar, and in less than four minutes the
mortar was in position in the hold OF the
craft. The machinery is capable of lifting
80 tons at one time.