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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
Aeeu-eo.

August Lang was arrested Tuesday
morning on q warrant swsrn out by
one j. II. Howerton, of near Advance.
Howerton claims that he went into
Lang's shop, took his pocket book
out and paid for some work Lang
did for him and after getting the
change out of his pocket book he laid
the pocket book down on a chair and
forgetting it went away. In the
course Of an hour or so Howerton
says he missed his pocket book which
C 'ntained three twenty dollar bills.
lie wen b cl 10 l.als's shop and
LANG being home at dinnGrhe hunted
lin up, told him that he believed he
:iad left his pocket book in his shop.
Mr.. Lang told the gentleman that he
Iad not seen a pocket book in the
hop and invited the gentleman to a.
company him and they would look
.or The same In his shop. They went
together and searched the shop Dut
40 POCKET book was found. Hover
ton r6en left the shop to look for his
wealth elsewhere, but he tailed TO
lind it. lie then went before Justice
himmel aud swore out a warrant for
he arrest of Lang, charging him with
,tealing his money.
Howerton is u stranger in this city
and we are informed that when he
that he lost his money he WAS
under the influence of liquor. lie
nay and he may not have had the
money he claimed he lost. If he had
t he may have lost it on the street or
somo other business house.
August Lang is an industrious, hard
working imam and II will be hard to
,onvince those who know him to be.
ieve that he il not an honorable,
iouest gentleman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
THURSDAY

Born, March 9TH 1894, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brcmmcrmann, a bouncing
big boy.
What has become of the Cape
Girardeau Prospecting and Mining
Company
j. NJ. Morrison and Sam Davis
have opened q real estate collection
and loan agency and their office is in
the, Morrison building on Spanish
street. See their advertisement else
where in this paper.
Cure your corns by wearing the
Seal skin shoe sold at the "Gcm Shoe
Store on Broadway by W. II, Huters
The members of the Owl Club
are talking of orgauizing a brass band
There are seine good musicians in the
Owl Club and a good band could be
organized without going outside the
| Club for material.
Dan 5. Brown. of st. Louis. is in
the city. He came down to lool
after his interests in this and Sted.
dard counties. =.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10

Spurgeon. An ignominious, illiterate
sect they are sometimes called; bur |
am glad 1 am one of them. How
many Others of them are here to-
nisht?' There was a prompt re-
spouse to this question and when the
invitation was given, seven grown
persons went forward aud five Of
them were added to the church as
good Baptists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
Treatment OF the Feet /.

A writer in Boots AMI Sizes has
been interviewing q chiropoIist on
the care of the feet, and has got this
Information from him concerning the
treatment for heated, tired feet after
walking or stan: ling:
ale says that authorities differ as
to the value Of the various foot baths.
Hot water enlarges the feet by draw
ing the blood TO them; when used
they should be use | or exercised be-
fore attempting TO put on a tight
boot. Mustard and hot water in a
foot bath will cure nervous head
ache and induce sleep. Buni,ns and
corns and callousness are ns'ure's
protection q ;iinst ba | shoe either.
Two hot foot baths a week AMI a lit
tie p%edicuring will remove the cause
of much discomfort. A warm bath,
with an ounce Of sea salt, is almost as
restful as a nap. Paddle in the water
until it co,'ls, dry with q rough towel,
put on fresh stockings, make a change
of shoes, and the person who was
to drop will then be ready to
stand up. Another tonic for the sole
is alcohol. 1t dries the feet nicely
after being out in the wet. Spirit
baths arc used by professional dancers,
acrobats and pedestrians to keep the
feet in condition."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10

The Steamboat Agency for Cape
Girardenu Revoked.
The following letter explains itself:
ST. Louis, Mo, March Z, 1894.
G. II. Wilson,
Cape Girardeau, 10.
DEAR SIE-I have yours of the
9Th. Ii is true that | had instructed
the steamer City of st. Louis to give
all ner freight bills to S. Albert
Grocery Company for collection, but
havS since reconsidered, and this
Company's boats in the future will
do their business at Cape Gira.deau
the same as last seasun and hereto
ftrc.
Yours respectfully,
THEO. c. ZEIGLER. -
Secretary Anchor Line Company
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
Asylum. Cape GIrnrdeau Ten maad-
cry No. d, knights Templar.


SIR KNIGHTS: We haye been called
from the active scenes of life TO meet
together around this grave and wit
hess the departure from our lines Of a
.icarlv beloved Comrade. After faith
iul services rendered, first, as a
christian soldier, second, as y N officer
in command of the hosts, he, as a re-
ward for services well performed,
has received from the HANDS OF the
Grand Commander his discharge,
with well done good and faithful
servant" and here at the sa%lly-port of
life we, who are left behind to battle
with the ills and temptations of life a
little longer, bid him God speed On
his peaceful journey.
If We, his comrades, who knew him
well are TO judge his future lite by
his past we can safely say his spirit
has received from the Prince Elm
manuel a hearty welcome into that
Asylum of peace towards which We
are all fastening.
And here at the entrance gate TO
eternity as we look upon his lace and
place upon his honest breas: for the
the last time that emblem Of faith the
Christians hope, We have every as
surance that we will meet again in
that asylum of rest prepared for the
Christian warrior. Until then, friend,
brother, Sir Knight, farewell; thy
merits have crowned your life with
honor, and your death with an un-
fading glory.
Comrades, Sir Knights, let US live
rs he has lived. and die as he has
died, atrue Christian, a faithful friend,
a devoted husband and father and a
courageous soldier Of the cross, tina,
our memories may De emoalmeu in
the hearts of all worthy men.
To his bereaved companion we
can but say "be We faithful gnto the
end and l will give you a crown of
glory" and he will meet YOU again at
the portal where yon have parted this
day.
81. Knight, John r. Coffman,
Captain General of Cape Girardeau
Commandery No. SIS, Knights Temp
lar, farewell, may your ashes rest in
peace until the resurrection day and
your spirit ascend to the God who
gave it.
ALEXANDER Ross,
G.. L. CHAPPEIL,
l.. j. J. FoGELSANGER,
Attest: Committee.
W. II. HUTERs, Recorder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
German In.pecs,en Of no1.e..

0STtoHu hnSprgshsn VI Aho
In his work on "Germany and tho
Germans" Mr.. W. H. Dawson dilates
upon the all-powerful police, who
have legal functions which would
never be intrusted to them in England
ar America, Rickery gates ana doors,
insecure sign boards aud neglected
gas lamps receive prompt care from
the vigiIant German Constable, whe
may also assert a tar-going authority
in private houses. ale supervises the
Nightly locking of your street door
1t q sufficiently early hour. He sees
that you have your chimney regular
ly cleaned, though chimney sweeping
is often done under the direct super
vision of the police authority, which
sends its own men at its own time.
lie examines your stove periodically,
and while he is about it, may inspect
q few other matters of domestic
economy, your outer locks, pump
handles and ash-pit doors. Probably,
if it is summer, he will also take a
stroll aroand the fruit garden and
spend a profitable half hour in search
Of caterpillars. In some places sin :
ing snd piano playing with open win
lows are forbidden, and it is a CON-
mon house regulation IL large towns
that pianos shall be closed punctuslly
at 10 o'clock in the evening, though
with the permission of the neighb ,rs
Immediately above, bslow aid on
both sides the time may be eIten led.
The regulation has much to comm nd
IL
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10
r. A. Kaye received q fine thor

ouSnDred race morse tnls mornlni
from J. C. Alexander, Of Pennington
Ignorance of the merits of d
Wits Little Early Risers is a mis-
t fortune. These little pills regulat
the liver, cure headache, ~dyspepsis
bad breath, constipation and billions
ness. Ben Miller, Druggist.
For cowLiding the editor of tn
Marble Hill Press DIR. McAnnally wa
fined one dollar and costs. That
too much money for whipping q littl'
oue-horse Democratic editor.
Father Cuddy, Superintendent o
the College farms, informs that he il
getting his farms iu order for spring
planting.
One word deserves it-"perfec
ton" We refer to DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salre, cures obstinate sores
burma, skin diseases and is q well
known cur for piles. L. Ben Miller
Druggist.
Parties wishing the cheapest and
best insurance On earth should insure
in the ST. Louis Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. ). Ed JUDES, Agent.
Hicks I'D wave struck this sec
tiol OF country last night and the
weather to-day is a little chilly for
this season of the year.
We could not improve the quality
if paid double the price. DeWiti's
Witch Hazel Salve is the best Salve
that experience can produce, or that
money eau buy. L. Ben Miller, Drug
gist.
john Winchester Wandering
John went out TO Jackson this MORN
ing to help Fred kies of the Toiks-
freHnd. get out q law brief.
Little vegetable health producers:
DeWitt's Little Early Risers cure
mslarious disorders and regulate the
stomach and bowels. which prevents
headache and dizziness. L. Ben Miller,
Druggist.
The Mississippi River is rising
rapidly and steamboats, 6nd plenty of
water SO as to handle all the freight
they ran get.
DIR. Portcrfeli was thrown from
lis buggy by his horse running away
his afternDo BON and bsdly bruised up.
lie is not dangerously hurt but he
nay be laid up for = week or ten
lays from the injury he received.
All that honesty. experience ami
kill ran do to produce a perfect pill
ias been employed in making DE
Wits Little Elrlv ~I;iscrs. The result
) u specific tor sick headache. bilious
less and constipation. |. Ben Miller,
Druggist.
w. V. Lcech lays that now that
the real estate. loan and collection
agency business has become so re-
tnunerative and popular he has con-
cluded TO Withdraw from the business.
Talk is cheap. but it takes money,
gentlemen, TO make the mare go.
If % can afford 10 he annoyed
" sick headache and constipation.
ion't Use DE Witt Little Early ~ltisers
for these little pills will cure them. |
zen Miller, Druggist.
City Marshal Grieb locked a man
up in the city Jail to-day at noon who
Is suspected as the party who got the
book containing sixty dollars
belonged to j. IL. l~Iowerton, of
lear Advance. The man WAS in
L.ans's shoe shop just after iIowcrton
1T and sit down for a few minutes
in the chair ON which liowert0n
that he left his pocket book.
The ma was begging for money and
thinks just before ~IIowerton's pocket
book was lost but he has had plenty
IT meney aud has been drunk ever
and when arrested to-day he
lad a pocket hook containing ono
twenty dollar bill AMI some eighty or
ninety crnts in change.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-10

3 Tom Alien. the little squirt gun
of the Marble Hill Press was COW.
hided by DR.. S. NJ. McAually at Mar.
BILE Hill yesterday. Allen is & little
squirt with lots of cheek and little
brains, and the Doctor did not hit
, him a lick amiss.
Mr.. F. Spalding called on the
DEMOCRAT this morning and had US
send the Great Religious Weekly to
his brother at Uniontown, Ky.
You should not fail to see that ex-
cellent "Bear skin Shoe" sold by w
II Huters at the "Gem Shoe Store"
on Broadway.
DIR. Benz. Hampstead, OF Egypt
Mills, was in the city this evening.
John Eggimann, of near Dutch
town, called OH the DEMOCRAT to-day
aud left a dollar with US to pay for
the Great Religious Weekly.
TUESDAY
This kind of weather Is liable TO
bring on m epidemic of spring fever.
1t is not safe to leave n horsr
standing hiiched to abug2y or wagon
on the street, II is dangerous for the
horse and dangerous to the people OIL
the streets.
Tf your aPpetIse is gone moth.
ng Will restSrc IL moro quickly
Ian &C. &. G.. Certain Chill
Care" the great Tonic and
guaranteed CErc for Chills and
Fever. Price 50 cents.
For sale by W. II. Coerrer, druggis,
Hon. Louis lIouck, who is Que OF
the largest land owners in Southeast
Missouri. says the farmers OF this /
section of the country must change
their mode of farming. Wheat rails
he says, is no longer profitable
and farmers will have TO try some
other crop. lie is corresponding
with some tobacco ~raisers in KEN
lucky and he says he has concluded
10 induce 4 number of his renters to
Try tobacco raising. lie says several
his tenants will this year expert
nent with a few acres of tobacco and
i it turns out well next year they
will make tobacco their princips:
:roP. Mr.. IIouck has scui to Ken
ucky for tobacco seed with which t.
those Of his tenant. who will
ry tobacco raising.
sc. G. &. Certain Cora Curc-
cOrns. warts, bunf0nS.
nOlcs md ~cniIOuscs. Warran-
led. Sec that &. &. 6. Is LIoWE:
m every bOtue. Take no other.
FOR sale by W. IL. C,,rvcr, drdgsis
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
LIVING PICTURES.

There is q movement In New York
to purify the roof gardens and to abol-
ish the living pictures. These living
pictures are the newest thing in sum
mer theatrical performances. They
are like picture exhibition, ouly the
pictures instead of being painted are
live women dressed In pink colored
fleshings. The stage Is Sc. in a large
gilt frame with the electric light show
ing full OH the place where the picture
is to he. Curtains are hung in front of
it as for a picture exhibition. Then
two pages draw aside the curtain and
the audience sees reproduction of
the same pictures which are in public
galleries, only the men and women are
real instead OF paint and canvas.
These pictures came out first with a
shock to the public mind. But curl
osity and criticism brought about large
audiences. The theatrical managers
find them profitable, and so continue
their reproduction.
The right or wrong OF such things
as either living pictures or pictures on
canvas rests almost wholly with the
individual who sees them. i. to him
or her they suggest bad thoughts, i'm
proper imaginations and a sense of
guilt and shame they are wrong. II
the suggestions are only of art, Of
beauty and Of grace they are right.
The self-consciousness of the American
people is developing to such an extent
that the right or the wrong OF external
things are becoming matter or con-
slant personal injury. The wickedness
or evil of living pictures rests with
the imagination and the mind of who
ever sees them. That makes 1t hard
for anyone TO decide for anyone else.
People who are shocked should not go.
Evil to him who evil thinks has not
changed its truth since II was first
spoken
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06

you people don't know notnin' bout
catchin' cells"
You amt got him yet. He's get
tin away" yelled the crowd.
The eel, which seemed all muscle
and resolution, was not accepting cap
ture passively. He twisted and wrig-
gled about like snake, and was rap
the darby jumped up and clutched
him. 1t was a good attempt as the
polo grounds cranks say, but resulted
in clean mum, and the crowd promp-
tly gave the player an error while II
applauded the eel for possible home
run or slide. Then the Afro-American
buckled in for an up hill game With
mighty bound upon the writing
form of Mr. Anguilla Vulgaris, with
determination shooting from his eye
and perspiration dripping from his
forehead. For minute or two ell
stock took a tumble, but went up
again. when the vicinity became filled
with eel, Afro American, fish line, role,
plug hat, buster and bait box in a
hopelessly confused mass that resembl.
ed nothing so much as an animated
Thompson street LAGOON for one. The
colored mans eyes bulged until they
seemed likely to fall out as he saw
the eel slowy but surely slipping from
his grasp, A dockman came 10 his
rescue and cut off the cells head with
knife. This ended the struggle, ard
as the colored man walked over to his
boat his pensive look returned and he
sagely remarked:
Its easy enough to catch cells, but
it takes more'n medicine TO hang on
To en-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06

down at logs of wood turned inside
ii. the remainder being turned up,
so that for four feet above the ground
the netting Is doubled. He is driven
into cul de sac formed OF tie net
ting, and the end Is then quickly
closed, forming n circle of about 800
yards in diameter; then all under
wood is cleared around it in belt OF
10 to 10 feet in width.
After this parties With choppers
enter the enclosure and cut two paths
across each other, 50 that by watch
ing these the exact locality into VIII n
strip has moved can be easily as
certained. This cutting of paths In
side an enclosure, with an enraged
animal walking about very hungry
perhaps, and furious at being Gagged
in, would appear to those who do not
know his nature to be foolhardy, and
well together a tiger will not charge
inviting certain death to some at any
rate, but as long as the men keep
upon them. Should he have received
a wound it Is very difficult to persuade
the natives to venture inside.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
STORY OF A BELL.
How Little German Congregation
Procured One in the Olden Days.

In the church tower in the little
town or Grosslaswitz In the north OF
Germany, hangs a bell, and on II Is
engraved Its history, surmounted by
a bas-relief, representing a six-eared
stalk of corn, and the date, October
IL, 1920. At the beginning of the last
century the only church bell at Gross
laswitz was so small that its tones
were not sufficient to penetrate to the
ends OF the village. A second bell was
badly wanted, but the village was
poor, and where was the money to
come from? Every one offered to give
what he could, but the united offerings
did not amount to nearly enough for
the purchase.
One Sunday, when the schoolmaster,
Gottfried Hayn. was going to church,
he noticed growing out of the church
yard wall q flourishlng green stalk OF
corn, the seed of which must have been
dropped by passing bird The idea
suddenly struck him that perhaps this
one stalk OF corn could be made the
means OF procuring the second bell
they wanted so much He waited TIL
the corn was ripe, and then he plucked
the six ears on It and sowed them In
his own garden. The next year HI
gathered the little crop thus produced
and sowed II again, till at last he had
not enough room In his garden for the
crop. and so he divided 1t among I
certain number OF farmers. who wen
on sowing the ears until, In the eight
year. the crop was so large that wheI
1t was put together and sold they
found that they had money enough u
buy beautiful bell, with Its story and
It's birthday engraved upon It, and a
cast OF the corn-stalk to which Il
owed It's existence. Pitisburg Dis
patch.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
FINALLY LANDED THE EEL.
An Afro-American's Desperate struggle
and Final Triumph After Being
Aided.

Among the crowd of spectators
watching knot of fishermen on the
Troy Line pier the other morning, says
the New York Evening World, was
an elderly Afro-Amerlcan, who wore
an antiquated plug hat, long linen
buster and a pensive look. He was
waiting for the boat for Haverstraw,
and from his occasional comments
on the Ill luck of the fishermen. 1t
was evident that he knew thing
or two about entrapping the tinny
tribe. although it subsequently was
developed that he wasn't an adept at
unlocking his catch. Not even a nib
BILE had agitated the lines for half an
hour. and the man and brother oc
casionaIly vented his disapproval of
the piscatorial procedures with Wig
orous Hump" Finally one OF the
anglers wandered across West street to
pilot schooner across barrto a ca
pacious haven. relinquishlng his line
to the Disguised gentleman OF color.
Instantly a smile oyecrept his features.
He quickly set DOWN his bag and UNI
brelIa, pulled his plug hat over his
ears and slowly drew one Of the lines
out Of the water. Then he stripped
the hook, took fresh worm from the
bait can. slapped it three times be-
tween his hands, slipped it on the
hook. spat on it three times end tossed
it overheard. exclaiming three times:
aTudpy. cudgy. cudgy"
What's that?" asked fat fisher
man sitting near by
That's medicine, answered the son
of Ham, adding contemptuously "lou
just wait"
The crowd waited expectantiy. the
medicine was good. for in less than
five minutes the colored man yanked
d big blue eel to the surface and flung
him with fop on the pier behind
him.
What did I tell yonf' whooped the
black man excitedly Seems to me
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and 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 moro 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.
It's excellence Is due to It's presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; eiIectually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction To millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
cning them and 1t Ii perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but 1t Is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name Ii printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute IL offered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
walked Up In Time

TO the fact that want Of tone In the syst,>i IL
the herald OF approaching disease, hosts OF In
salids have adopted that certain means of self
rescue from impending danger, Hosteter's
stomach Bitters This benignant tonic promotes
in NO ordinary degree, digestion andIassiniation
through which the blood Ia fortified and made
.trengthy elding. Besides this. Inactivity OF the
liver, bowels and kidneys, which impede gain
II vigor, is overcome Appetite, as well as the
ability TO crafty IL without discomfort. is stimu
lated by this Through medicinal cordial, which
also has atranquilizng effect upon nerves weak
and nnquiet. Food, II should be remembered,
only half inyigorates the dyspeptic. by the use
Of the Bitters It's nourishng properties are made
available. For malaria rheumatism and the In
drmities OF age, use the Bitters.