The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
JorTINas,
GamoranduIns Made In the Re.
porter's Wanderinga.
MONDAY.

the city got no tax from him either.
Even a cart-horse couldn't ge
ahead il he didn't have a pull. Tha
Is necessary nowadays and that &C
counts for the trade at Haman's. Iii
bargains are of a kind TO pull.
Mrs. Ethertou, a widow lady
%sixty-ige years of age died al her
home in this city yesterday aud hel
funeral took place this afternoon.
The roll of currency tou put
awRy ia the safety box is Lonesome,
and Is yawning 70 get into circulation
again. Take it to IIaman's and give
II a msuthfni of fresh air.
A crowd of Jackson and Cor
doayillc boys spent the day at Iutcl-
town yesterday fishing. The fish,
however, didu't bite well and the
boys amused themselves part Of the
time with boxing gloves.
tn nearly ever county in South
east Missouri candidates for county
Offices are announcing themselves in
the newspapers, but in Cape county
the BOYS ere in no hurry.
1T the railroads Keep on going
into the hands of receivers they will
all be like the bargains at ilamsn's.
Sec?
There are not "a many acres in
wheat in this county this year rs last
year, but farmers say that il nothing
happens between now and harvest TO
Gait the crop short the yield OF wheat
will be larger than the yield last year.
The largest tree in Cape Girsr-
dcau county and probably the largest
il southeast Missouri is yellow pop
ltr on the farm OF Joseph Meyer. II
ia assures over even feet in diameter
AID the first limb that branches out is
more than fifty feet from the ground.
The tree is solid AMI fifty feet from
.he g-Jund it is nearly as large as al
iin trunk. This is certainly the o
ar:h of the forest in this section OF
the country.
Time and tide wait for no man,
aad the lady who buys her shoes of
Ilanan doesn't have 10 wait for auy
nan either, because her shoes stay
tied.
1T will require somc hard work
to get the voters to ratify a water
works ordinance now and mos OF
the work that will have TO be done
will be difficult work. Ii will be
necessary for the push TO keep their
mouths shut, and 1t will req lire lots
oi persuasion to get them TO de this.
AT"C. c. c. Certain Chill Cure"
RIot thc best remedy Jon hive
c<e- used for ChiI:s and Fever
t1Er nancy WITH he refunded.
sd cents.
For sale bv W. II. Coerver, druggis,
The Jackson Cash hook maj says
we have too HAIRY saloons in Cape
Girardeau. The people of this city
ara not kicking about the number
at saloons we have, and while they
do not object the Cdsh-Book man
has no business modelling with our
cify affairs.
Our mills arc paving fifty cents
per bushel for wheat. This is ten
cents per bushel more than wheat will
sell for after the next harvest.
The milled edge Of the dollar
forms the cogs in the wheels OF trade.
You should circulate those at Humans
shoe store.
Poplar Bluff has issued bonds to
psy for water works in that town but
they have not found a purchaser for
the bonds.
-Siuce chickens are sold by weight
instead of by the dozen, it seems like
they are larger than they used to be.
Chief Justice II. A. Edmundson,
of East Cape, came ever Friday to
sample the stock kept by some OF our
business men. He went home this
afternoon loaded down.
Children like 10 take &C. &C.
Certain Chill CEre," the pleas
AMI and guaranteed cure for
Fever. Kgue and Malaria
Price 50 cts.
For 8 lie by w. H. Coerver. druggist
1t was reported on the streets last
Friday that Phil. A. H,fner, editor
of the Scott County Ne,csboy died
last night, but no one seemed to
know VINO brought the news up from
Benton. If dead, Brother Hafner
ras q good man and if living he is
still q newspaper man-one OF the
noblest works of God.
The city election this year will
not draw out a large vote. There
will be only q few councilman to elect
and Their. is not likely to be any con-
.ention for the honors that Office
bestows.
Tho Levee presents quite q lively
business appearance since the open
ing up of river navigation. 1t is to
be hoped that new business life will
extend to the streets farther west.
Spring bounets this year will be
wora the ssne as last sear-on the
head.