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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Horse Dealer-He is worth every cent
If $500. lie is a fine healthy animal,
sir.
Mr. Would-be Purchaser examining
the animals tceth)-Ics, there is no
doubt about his being healthy. If he
wasn't healthy he never could have
lived 10 such an old age.-Texas Sift-
'npS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Is there something in that Wilson
bill" that makes its advocates sick:
Word comes that "Gorman and Will
son both have gone home sick" No
political dose has ever made so nan
millions sick over simply the thought
of being compelled to swallow it as
this one. And yet it is sugar-coated
"a never a dose was before.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02
A Host.

lie t~rarturouzly) Tell me, my own
before You promised TO be nina ser
you ever kissed by anyonc2
Shc-Darling, l n lot tell a lie. !
fear l was.
He-Quickl what is the narnc of thu
villain?
She-No, dear; it il better for YOU
not to know. lie might be too many
Cor you.-Judgc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

In an Industrial depression like the
present, g strike should be the very
last resort, not 10 be attempted I'M
less success is reasonably certain, nor
unless it is known that the employers
business will justify the payment of
what il asked.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Col. Breckenridge is nov engaged
in rebuking all Christians who are
not ready to extend Christian for
giveness to him when he confcsses
his sins from the stump. But there
is nothing in the Christian religion
making a confession of sin a title in
fee simple to a $4,000 oflice.-N. L.
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

The Baltimore Sun having read
Senator German out of the Demo-
cratic party, il will now be in order
for the Democrats 10 leave him alone
to vote as he pleases on the Wilson
bill. When a man belongs TO no party
he should be allowed 10 go his own
way in peace without the charge of
infidelity to any party.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Aunt Jau"-Is the water where yos
live now soft or hard?
Wee Nircr-I gu,ss it's pretty hard
The girl Suffered some on TIL lamp
chimney tie other hiGht, an it broke
all 10 piecss.-Good News
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Wei. you see, he didn't know the
gun was loaded"
Yes; | know the rest He pointed
it at the girl, the gun was discharged
and the girl was killed"
'-Oh, no; you're wrong. You see, the
puu wasn't loadcd."-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Hoffmun IIoves-That girl can't talk
. little bit.
Howell Gibbons that so?
Hoffman IIowes-Suah. The only
thing she sid to me the whole evening
was NO" and | had to propose to her
to get her 10 say that. Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

The sugar trust only makes $56.O0O,-
600 out Of its deal with Brice and the
Democratic government. Brice ought
to get enough out of it to elect him
to the Senate again.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02
Needed Looking Alter

Il Mrs. Timothy Sccd-Wherr's Lizzie?
Miss Gaskrt;-I just left her in r.
arms of Morpheus
Mrs Timothy seed (scanialize,D-
WHAT, And she engaged to Joe Prnderi
: nw me where she Is this minute
Trvth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Mr.. Dcfeyster-'Marie, dear. we
are very poor, and You must be less ex-
.travagant- | nm sure palmer gowns
would BE- just rs becoming to you."
Mrs. DePeyster-'Certainly, darling.
' shall have oae madc iumediately."s.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

The Wilson bill reminds the ST Louis
Glo6e-Democraf of the gun which had
been 50 often repaired that nothing
remained of the original except the
touch hole.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

There is q good deal of truth in
the remark that the income tax is in
tended as a penalty for men who
have been guilty Of the crime of be-
ing successful in business.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

Life is. after all. nothing but &
dream" said the moralizer.
"Then wake up" ~retorted ths de-
noEaliZer. Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

The Populisss Of Scott county will
Nominate . full ticket for county
oftces. or course there will moi be a
man ON the ticket elected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02
Railway Timetable.
ST. LOUIS L PADUCAH RAILWAY,
ST. LOUIS 4 CAIRO SHORT LINE,
(ST. L. A. 4 T. H-R. r. COL

Daily. I Daily eScep. Sunday
This lire now makes direct connection WITH
6. I. & c. trains leaving Cape Girardeau az
600 n m arriving at 81. Louis at Ills q m.
Returning. leave St. Louis At 3 30 q. m. arriy-
ing al Cape Girardeau al $50 p. m.
GEo f. Larry. Gep. Pass. Agt s.. Louis.
GE0. W. PARKER, Gen. Manager, ST. Louis,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-02

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, 1894-12-08
TEtE.AVIS
Che1etiaasteA, St. Croix.
Saturday, 8th December

The weather for November was worry salts
factory, and has revived hopes that many
places will make at least a fair crop. Tho
fall has been over 40 lines in many places,
and in some, we are ted, ov3r.60 lines. The
low price is still the worst feature IN tho
prospect, and it is Tory doubtful whether we
shall see any early Improvement.
Since the northeast wind'sot IN, the roads
have become rather dusty here aud There.
Besides this, there. are many places where
newly laid gravel makes driving loss pleasant
and swift than usual; but 4pis' Iattor evil is
one that We can well put up with in view of
tho advantages which we shall yet from the
repairs in the near future. The new road
ordinance was one of the best things of
Go ernor Arendrup's administration. Whilo
getting rid of the anomalies Of the old on
dinsnce, it retained all its valuable features,
which, after all, is what we want in every
reform.
, 1894-12-08

and the series of changes so begun may IN
volve a continent in ruin before it is ended.
And the tidal strain, as it passes regularly
round che globe, may one day supply just the
needed touch, thus becoming an agenLof des-
|truction none the. less potent because it only
plays thee part Of trigger-puller. The theory
is plausible, and 20 a certain extent the re-
searches Of Profess'ox Percy bear it out. He
found that earthquakes are rather more fire.
auent when the tidaI pull is strong-that is
when the sun and moon are pulling in line
(at rev OF full noon, and when the moon is
in The part OF her orbit nearest to the earth
(psrigee). The difference, however, was
only small, aid as other investigators have
arrived at contradictory results, the lunar
theory in this form has not held its ground
- " q q y
We have said that the theory of tidal
strain as the cause Of earthquakes is u%ntena-
bic, because it is not borne out by the records,
but we do not mean that it is not one cause
acting along with many others. On this
point we cannot do better than quote from
Prot. John Mines recent and excellent work
on Earthquakes -
GAS the facts stand it appears that the
maximum pulls oxerted by the moon and
sun CIV C'Al oNAACiCAAD " OctNtcO q olASAh RAOl
ponderance in the number of earthquakes
felt at particular seasons, and therefore that
these pulls only result in earthquakes when
the distorting effort has been exerted on an
area which, by volcanic eyiseration, the
pressure Of included gases, and other causes.
is on the verge Of yieldlng.'
What portions Of the earth's crust are at
any time in this critical condition, and what
oDpoI,pt ,F u4Yoi, |p,,,. ba r,tH Toin,t 70 o,y3,Irv
the need ed stimulus to change, are the two
all-important ellen ,nts IN the case Of which
neither Prof. Fab nor any man Living has
the slightest knowledge but in so far as
earthquakes do tend to prep0nderate at
the times when the pull Of the sun
and moon is greatest, and these are
the times which Fab. ia accordance with his
theory, announces as critical, ms warnings
are bound IN a certain number Of instances to
DO Justified.
The conclusion to which we are thus led Is
that all earthquake warnings of long period
being based on The false assumption THAI the
shocks are determined by tho position of GER
tain Of the heavenly bodies. are little better
than random guesscs. and in some cases are
guesses pure and simple. 'Xtdkiel'also predicts
seismic disturbances. with inst as mach ike
Hhood Of scoring 'fulGjment' as the proph-
cts who lay claim to the higher authority
Of science. { onsideriug the diversity Of
causes which we know to operate in the pro
ductiQn o. aGthqua&c~; tho utter uncertainty
-notWitbstu! ding The general division Of
the oarth's surface into seismic and non
seismic areas, and the known distribution Of
these areas-of the places whore The energy
of the shock may omer.e the rapi-
49,
, 1894-12-08

An article concerning Earthquake Predia-
tons from Murray's Magazine has been
obliginglY placed at our disposal. 1t is from
the penof Mr.. Oliver, not an unknown per
son, but one who has written a inuch APPROX
ed work styled '1Str0aOmy for AmatcarS.'
The article deals with Professor .Falgs views.
From it We make the following extracts,
which will serve to show that eveA the tidal
action Of the moon has not been proved to be
productive of earthquakes. What then can
be sl,l of the much smaller tidal action Of
the sun? And what Of the inhnitesimal action
of the planets whose. sizes are trivial indeed
when compared with. his?. For. ~example'it
has just been shown that the masa of Mer-
curry i, only about a nine million seven hun
dred thousandth part of that of the sun.
The ido" that the moon SHOULD have some
th; to do with me production earth
4uakes is a worry natural one. The body
whose attractive power ctises the oC,an tides
exercises its influence on the dry land lust
IS much as on the sea, and the only reason
why the land does not respond to cho attrac-
tIOn IS because of its immobility. But a force
so resisted means internal strain, and we have
very reason to believe that. corresponding
70 the tide Of movement on the ocean. there
Is a tide of strain on the land. How mly
this strain make itself apparent? A breath
of Au@mn air brings down the leaves. that
have withstood a summers gales, a Swapping
twIg has Ioosed the Alpine avalanche. The
crust of our earth is not solid. There are cavi-
ties and assures in it's MAS, fir il places, where
ouHya touch, as 1t were, may cause collapse;
, 1894-12-08

CHRISTIANSPED
Nov. 27th-per 5. s. "Madiana' for St
Kitts-Jamos w. Roche, MSS Alice Bur, (
cousin Geraldine Davis.
Nov. 28th-per schnr. "Vigilant' from s.
Thomas-Oluf 3asch, Prok. O. Krause, W
Creagh (grom AheIica)
Nov. 29th-per schnr. 'VigiIant" for St
Thomas-John Me. Donald, Maria Farrelly.
Emily Patrick.
Dec. 3rd-per schnr. "VigjIant" fot st.
Thomas-Mr. van Fps, wife and child Marina
Lawyer f.. Brun, Henrietta Roberts.
Dee. 4th-Pr schur. "Dagmar" from st.
Thomas-W. Stack, Lawyer f. Brln, David
Moore.
Dee. 5th-por sohar "Dagmar'' for St.
Thomas-John I. Quin.
F~REDERIKsTED.
Dec. 3rd-per schnr. 'Dagmat' for st
Thomas-Mr. L. Victoria, s. pewendt, Miles
Bast;an, Victoria Allick, Caroline johanna.
Bremise Wispetal.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
BETHLEHEM.

Mir and Mrs J. D. Dayton and ward of Birmingham came on Tuesday to take possession of their summer residence.
 After many weeks stay at his uncle's, George w. Percy's, Julius H. Eggleston returns to his home in New London county.
 Miss Maria Atwood of Nonnewang dis trict raised barn on Friday.
 Mir and Mrs Henry Haugh of Birming- ham who are well known to people of this place have recently been bereaved by the death by bronchitis of an infant son. The funeral was held on Monday, May IA. A few years since they were bereft by death of lovely infant daughter.
 Miss Cora Mansfield of New Britan has recently visited at her fathers, George Mansfield's. Her friend, Miss Fox, was also a guest at the same time and plac
 Miss Ella Jackson of Waterbury has recently spent several days in her old home.
 Henry Sanford and his sister, Mis- s May, have made short trip to this place, stopping at their uncle's, Samuel P. Hayes.
 Miss Abbie Atwood of Woodbury comes often to this place and leaves choice flowers on her brothers grave, thereby showing her deep and sincere af- | lection.
 Miss Helen E. Calhoun has returned from her winters sojourn in North Caro- lima and with friend is spending several weeks in the old home.
 Rev Newell Calhoun has resigned his pastorate in Canandagua, N. r., on C. count of feeble health.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
In New Haven County.
SOUTHBURY.
PERSONAL CHAT.

J. J. Hinman has been visiting in New York.
 Mir Campbell is the new operator at the station.
 A good many gardens in town were injured by frost, last week.
 John Nelson is building small house on Poverty street.
 George A. Smith has been home, tie past week, taking care of his injured hand.
 The White Oaks school children ex- pect to have a picnic, this week.
 Mrs Beeman and daughter have re- turnsd from visit with their aunt.
 Timothy Reynolds has taken posi- tion on the New York and New England railroad.
 John Keefe has been promoted to the office vacated by D. Reardon.
 Mrs H. Hayes is suffering from an at tack of infiammatory rheumatism.
 The ladies' aid society will meet on Thursday afternoon, May 31, with Mrs H. M. Hunt.
 Sanford Johnson is improving his res idence by new windows, painting, etc.
 Walter Stiles has removed his family from Danbury to White Oaks.
 Mrs Nancy Stiles is spending the sum- mer with her son.
 Owing to the inclement weather, Rev
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
METHODIST CHURCH TOPICS.

The people at Cornwall Bridge were favored early in the conference year by the visit of Rev J. W. Beach, D. D., who held the first quarterly conference on May 20, after the evening service. Dr Beach's text was taken from Luke /: 1G. A scholarly discourse it was. A marvellous chain of events which tran spired in Gods visitation to His people was vividly portrayed. The Master in Israel as a wonder worker gave rise to the exclamation of the people, that "God had visited His people," Christ's lowly birth, His humiliation and Redemption were the special channels of divine vis- itatiOn. A short but earnest appeal closed the sermon, after which followed the business meeting.
 The most numerous tribe of gypsies ever seen in this locality passed through this village, last Wednesday.
 George A. Ferris and Romer Bishop of Stamford were in town the first part of last week, trout fishing. They were very successful, catching 19l speckled beauties.
 Mrs E. c. Wilcox and daughter of Falls Vallage were visiting with friends in Cornwall and vicinity, last week.
 Nathaniel Gray is able to take little out door exercise after hard sickness of three weeks.
 Mrs George w. Studley and infant son returned to their home, Tuesday, in Ashley Falls, Mass.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
LitchIicId County News.
WATERTOWN.
HOME TALENT PREFERRED.

Now in this time of business depres- sion, when factories are running on short time and men are out of work, and cit ies and towns all over the country are obliged to make appropriations for some public purpose to give men employment to help them and their families troDl starving or becoming a charity, why not have our new town hall built by day work instead of contract? If the work is put up for contract bids, there is only the very smallest probability of home con- tractor getting it. Consequently it goes out of town, Whereas, if done by day work the $l5, 1000 is spent right here in town. It's just the same thing as if this town had called a meeting to appropriate sum of money to give those out of work employment. Keep the work in town by all means. We have mechanics capable of doing it, as has been demonstrated by the buildings erected in town in the last few years. Besides, there are laboring men out of employ in this town since the beginning of the crisis, last July, who would hail this chance of several months work with enthusiasm, Now is not the time to seek outside parties to do our work, but to have it done by home tal- Pnt. Spend the appropriation in town. Help our merchants. Help our farmers. Help our mechanics. Give general satis- faction all round.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
SOUTH BRITAIN.
AT THE PURCHASE.

Mrs Bethuel Treat is on the sick list again.
 Mrs George Stoddard and daughter are visiting Mrs Stoddard's parents.
 John Clark of Roxbury has been lay. ing fine bank wall for Gottileb Kuhne in front of his house. Mir Kuhne expects soon to commence work on his house. re- pairing and building on.
 f Fred Squires, last Friday, caught IS of the finest trout of the season. They would weigh nearly pound each.
 Mrs l.. A. Platt has returned home, accompanied by her daughter and hus- band, Mir and Mrs F. E. Wyckof.
 T. F. Wheeler and Jacob Wentsch were in the place, last week, extracting wolf teeth and doing other veterinary work.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25

time fronting and has had very nice luck.
 Arthur Parker and Ienn Willis, who were mentioned last week as keeping bachelors hall have taken a boarder and think that the boarder pays all expenses for the house.
 The Bantam baseball team went to Washington Depot to play, but the rain stopped the game at the end of the second inning, with the score 3 to in the favor of the Washingtons.
 MT Thompson of New York is having his house finished so that his family can get into it by June l. or little later.
 Mr Bartholomew is about to finish a fine house for Mir Monroe for summer residence on Torrington street in Litch- field. Mr Bartholomew has also finished grading in front of his new house and it looks very fine.
 Flynn & Doyle are fast inclosing an other repository adjoining the old one. They do not seem to feel the hard times.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
DEATH OF F. B. TAYLOR.

F. B. Taylor, D, died at the residence of his son, John Taylor, Saturday m0rn- ing at o'clock. MT Taylor has suffered about two years from softening of the brain. He was a native of Warren, where he lived until he was 50 years of age. He then moved to ThOmaston, where he spent the remainder of his life except the few months spent in Water town, he having moved here with his son, John, the only survivor Ot a family of eight children. The funeral was held on Tuesday at p. m.
 Lewis J. Cards of Stamford spent Sun- day with MT and Mrs K. c. MarggraF.
 Last Sunday afternoon the Christ Church Chapter of the Brotherhood of St Andrew held evening service at the East Side district school. Despite the inclemency of the weather the little school was crowded. Next Sunday af- ternoon at f o'clock, service will be held in the Linkteld district school. Charles B. Mattoon has built large storehouse near the depot on land pur- chased of A. N. Woolson.
 G. II. Painter has bought out milk route in Manchester.
 Frank MunrOe, son of Edward Munroe, is seriously i'll with congestion of the lungs.
 On account of the severe rain storms. the match between the Taft's and Gun nery club was postponed.
 | Robert White has purchased a lot of | pr W. 5. Munger, south and close by the residence of J. H. Nettleton. He will build thereon immediately.
 H. William Warner has been awarded the contract of building the addition tc the Center school.
 B. H. Mattoon offers for few weeks lots on Chestnut Grove park for $l0( each. Easy payments, $15 down, anc | the remainder at $l per week. MT Mat toon makes this offer so that artisans anC mechanics who want to build may not bt held back for want of a good location Public spirit like that evidenced by NJ Mattoon ought to be appreciated "Chestnut Grove Park is one of the fin est and healthiest locations in town, sit uated on the hill north of town, borderet on the north and east by Chestnut grove
 The Citizens cornet band will furnish music, Memorial day.
 Last Thursday evening Columbi; lodge, No. l2, K. of F.. worked the sec ond and third rank on two candidates.
 Patrick O'Neil has moved into the ten ement lately vacated by k. N. DeLand over E. c. Marggraff's harness shop.
 Watertown's famous "al fresco fete' will be held this year On June B. The ladies of the parish say the fete, thi year, will seclipse all the former ones This is one of the great events of tn. year now in town and people look for ward to it with great deal of pleasure
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
CORNWALL BRIDGE.
LOCAL DRAMATICS.

The home talent dramatic club rem dered the ''Deacon," at Everett's hall, last Thursday evening to large and ap- preciative audience. The cast was as follows:
 Deacon Thornton, with a passion for lem. onade with a stick in it, C. Shade Parson, C. w. Everett George Graet, Mrs Thornton's nephew,
 c. Hatch George Darrah, alias Matt Wheeler gam, bier, R. M1llafd James Reed, Darrah's friend,l Pedro, an organ grinder, C. Parent Policeman, Pete; always in mischief, w. M. Curtiss Billy, the Deacon's attendant, F. Shade Mrs Thornton, the Deacon's sister. in-law,
 Miss G. Robinson Helen, her daughter, Miss J. Wells Miss Amelia, attached to the Deacon,
 Mrs s. St John Mrs Darrah, the gamblers wife,
 Miss D. Sturges Nellie, DarTah's child, Grace Sturges
 MissJ. Bierce Period, the present, Locality, Nashville, Va. Each actor performed their respective part well. Dr William M. Curtiss as "Pete" and Charles Sladc as ''DeacOn ,''caused much merriment, and especial commendatiOn must be given them for their excellence in acting. Miss Jennie Bierce as Daisy Dean," and Miss Della Sturges as Mrs Darrah" also rendered their respective parts par ticularlV we'll
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
SOUTHPORT.

Mrs A. Purdy of Stepney visited her sister, A. T. White, last week.
 Bertie White has visited at A. Purdy s in Stepney, and at Charles A. Tomlin- sons in Huntington during the past week.
 William Buckingham and family nov ed from Squantuck to N. G. Wakelee's s tenant house, last Saturday.
 Mrs Amanda Taylor has been at home during the past week with her parents.
 The carpenter and mason work on N. c. Wakelee's house is completed. The interior is now being painted and paper ed. When the improvements are all com- pleted they will add greatly to the ap- pearance and convenience of the place.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
WORTHWHILE.

A memorial service will be held in the church, Sunday evening.
 Rev MT Luddington attended the prayer meeting held in Merryall, Thurs day evening, and reports good one.
 Mrs F. D. Luddington is spending a few days in New Haven.
 George Washington will hold services ill the hall, Friday evening.
 W. c. Hine spent Friday afternoon in setting hitching posts for the accommo- dation of church goers.
 Mrs Albert Hill is improving in health.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
SOUTHVILLE,

There were no services in the mission chapel last Sabbath, as the weather was unfavorable.
 School closed here, last week. The term has been profitable one to the scholars and much credit is due the teacher, Miss Mary Ward.
 s. F. Clark has been suffering the past week with an attack of neuralgia.
 Mrs w. $. Hooper of Huntington spent few days with her aunt, Mrs E. W. Smith.
 Interesting meetings are held once a week at the. home of Mrs Jane Gregory.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
MIDDLEBURY.
THE POPULAR WALLACE HOUSE.

Prel arations are now nearly con- pleted for the opening of the season of 1891 at the celebrated pleasure grounds of Wallace's Quassapaug Lake house. This resort is an old and popular one and it is growing in favor with the gen. eral public every year. No pains or ex- pense have been spared to do everything that could add to the comfort of visitors. The steamer, sail and row boats are in first class order, many new boats having been added. The grounds are now in fine condition, with ample table room for large parties. Those who wish a pleasant days outing cannot do better than to patronize this popular resort.