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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
The Origin of Tea.

1t is difficult nowadays to imagine
how the japanese managed to live
without tea; everybody drinks it at all
hours of the day, and the poorest peo-
pie rarely get a chance of drinking
anything stronger, and yet it is, as
things went in old Japan, a compare
lively recent introduction. Tea was
introduced with Buddhism from China,
and though some plants were brought
as early as the ninth century, it was
not much grown until the end of the
twelfth. Daruma, an Indian saint of
the sixth century, often represented in
japanese art either crossing the ocean
on q reed or sitting a monument of pa
thence with his hands in his sleeves,
was the father of the tea-plant. After
years of sleepless watching and prayer
he suddenly got drowsy, and at last his
eyelids closed and he peacefully slept.
When he awoke he was SO ashamed OF
this pardonable weakness that he cut
off the offending eyelids and threw
them on the ground, where they in
stantly took root and sprouted into the
shrub which has ever since had power
to keep the world awake.-.Alfred Par.
sons, in Harper's Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
BRAVERY HALF THE BATTLE.
William Goats Nimple Wit Proved To,
Much for Leo.

William Goats Nimple wit Proved To.
Much for Leo.
There was once a wise old goat. One
lay he took refuge from a storm by
running into the first cave be saw. II
proved an excellent shelter, but it be.
longed to a lion; and soon the goal
heard the lion coming home.
"Aha!" remarked William Goat tc
himself, ''this is a place where wit is OF
more use than sharp horns..' And when
the lion came in, he calmly found the
goat stroking his beard.
"How very lucky" exclaimed old vii.
liam, just as the lion was about to
spring upon him.
"Lucky% said Leo, stopping half.
way for me, you mean?9"
Not at ALL" answered William; 81
mean for myself. 1t is my business to
hunt lions"
Il never heard of such a thing" an
swered the lion, laughing scornfully.
Very likely not" replied the goat.
But then I'm not an ordinary goat. l
am the lion-hunting kind. We are rare,
but there are a few of us still left. /
made a vow that l would kill ten lions
this week, but they are scarce, and so
far l have slain only five. You will be
the sixth"
So saying he lowered his head and
charged the lion with pretended feroc-
ity. Not expecting the attack, the lion
turned and ran out.
No sooner was William the goat sure
that the lion was at a distance than he
started off, too, but in another direc.
ton. Meanwhile Leo met a jackal, and
told him about the story the goat had
made up.
What nonsense" said the jackal,
bursting into a o a of laughter. Why,
l know old William Goat well. He is
no iercer than any other goat. Come
with me and we'll quickly make an end
of him." So they turned back toward
the cave, and soon finding the goats
tracks, they made after him at top
speed.
William Goat luckily caught sight of
them before they saw him.
Now" said he to himself, 81 must
make believe harder than ever, or all
is lost"
Thereupon he turned around and ran
toward his pursuers at full speed. As
soon as he was nea enough to be plain
ly heard, he cried out in as angry a
tone as he could put on:
why, Jackal, how is this? 1 told
you l needed five lions, and here you
bring me only this little one,"
At this Leo was again overcome by
fright. and he once more took to his
paws toward the deepest part of the
jungle. The jackal called after him in
vain. and, being really a coward, did
not dare to face old William Goat alone.
SoWilliam arrived safe at home. to
the great joy of Nanny and the little
kids. Christopher Valentine, in st.
Nicholas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
SCHOOL AND CHURCH..

Rev. Hudson Taylor, of the Chins
Inland Mission. estimates that more
than 100. 900, 900 Of Chinese are addicted
to the use of opium.
The Russian Bible society has dis
tributed over 1858, 900 Bibles among
the peasants of that country in the
last twenty-five years.
The Ohio Wesleyan university has
just received for a new library the sum
of $4,000. The giver is DIR. Charles E.
Slocum, a leading physician of Def
aqce, o.
The latest statistics show that in
Brooklyn there are 95 young peoples
societies, with a membership of about
10000, and AZ junior societies, number.
ing about LOO members.
1t is stated that no public worship,
ave that of the Roman Catholic
church, is allowed in Peru. Admission
to services of other religious organiza-
tions must be by ticket or password.
The colored members of the Meth
odist Episcopal church number 247, 439;
Sunday-school scholars, 179,sS2; pas
tors, 1,627; presiding elders, II; annual
conferences, II; local preachers, $500.
The Salvation Army has already
contributed $50, 900 signatures to the
great polyglot petition to be presented
to the governments of the world by the
heads of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union.
Tho oldasf Catholic oburcb IN Na~
England is at Damariscotta Mills, Me-,
and was built more than one hundred
years ago 1t is still occupied for re-
ligious purposes n Sunday in each
month. The interior is said to be
decorated and furnished like a drawing
room.
Nine Episcopal churches ara main
tanned in Trinity parish, New York, OF
which six are free while in the other
three churches the seats are not sold,
but rented under important ~restric.
tons. and are free at night services,
special services, and daily services
throughout the year.
Bishop Walden, Methodist, worked
on a flatboat at fifty cents a day to earn
money for schooling. Hundreds Of
youths in almost every state in the
Union are working their way through
the schools. Many o f~them can not
get fifty cents a day, but they keep on,
and any one who keeps on is sure to
arrive.
The Siberian millionaire, Ponomar.
jeff, whose death was announced at st.
Petersburg some months ago, left a
million roubles with the direction
hat they should be placed in banks at
compound interest for ninety-nine
years, after which they are to be de-
voted to the construction and support
Of a Siberian university at Irkutsk, al
which all instruction is to be gratis.
AT the st. Bartholomew's day
service in st. Johns church, Ports.
mouth, N. H., a few weeks ago,a check
for one thousand dollars was laid on
the altar, accompanied by the follow.
ing note: SAD majorem del gloriam.
and in the loving memory of her hus.
band, some time member of the board
of trustees of the cottage hospital, the
inclosed one thousand dollars is laid
on the altar by Mrs. R. Pierce on the
of his entrance into rest
st. Bartholomew's day, 1893"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The very latest literary novelty in
France IS = story written by collabora-
ton. and printed in two kinds of type
so that the reader may see at a glance
which author he is perusing.
Mr.. Kipling is beginning to take a
deep interest in dairying, a Vermont
correspondent says. Every morning he
milks-but that's an udder story, as
Rudyard himself would remark.
The prime minister of Victoria, Sir
James Patterson, who has just been
recognized in the queens list of birth
day honors, is one of the most promi-
nent ofthe statesmen in Australia He
has been in Victoria ever since he was
attracted there by the gold fever fifty
years ago.
Levi P. Morton wears four wigs q
month, graded SO that each one is q
shade longer than the other. 1t is said
that any recommendation from an ac.
qu%aintance to the effect that he should
get his hair cut always touches a soft
and receptive spot in the -ex-vice-presi-
Dental heart.
Baron de Hirsch finds little excite
ment in racing. He never bets, the en-
tire management of his horses is left
TO Lord Marcus Beresford, and every
penny won is distributed among the
London charities. The prince of Wales,
horses are trained in the same stable
rs those of Baron de Hirsch.
Prof. Morris, at the head of the
Eahnnn1aal AA-a $4,000 - H---zG -.
versity, commenced work as a fireman
on the New York Central railroad. He
was advanced to be engineer, and then
made up his mind to get an education.
which he finally accomplished and
graduated with honor at Union college.
Mr.. Albert B. Wenzell, the popular
illustrator, was born in 1864 at Detroit,
Mich. He himself says that his parents
were wealthy, but respectable" His
art education was had in Munich and
Paris. He now resides, with his wife
and children, at Flushing, Long island.
Mr.. Wenzell's w~oman-type is almost az
well known as is Mr.. Du Maurier's.
"A bust of Rev. Francis Henry Cary
has just been placed in the library of
the British museum, where Mr.. Cary
was keeper of printed books from 1929
to 1888. He is best known as the trans
lator of Dante and the intimate friend
of Charles Lamb, who addressed some
of his best letters to him, and dined
with him at Montague house for many
years.
Countess de Gasparin, who died re-
Gently at Rivage lear Geneva, was the
author of the notable book, 1.-THE
Near and the Heavenly Horizon" The
English translation has now passed
through its thirty-third thousand. 1t
is the most readable and inspiring of
all the books on the subject. The
countess was eighty-one at the time of
her death.
-Zangwill, author of THE King Of
Schnovrers, and other recent successes,
strikingly resembles the late Lord Bea-
consfeld in appearance. He is tall and
thin, with a Napoleonic nose and large,
expressive. brown eyes. A very hard
worker, he rarely accepts any of the
invitations which are showered on him.
On his infrequent appearances in socie-
ty, however, he is lionized by both
sexes; and each mail brings him dozens
of letters from the fair sex, from all
parts of the world, confiding their in.
tense admiration, even love, for him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
HUI OROUS.

Has your son taken up anything
new in school this year?" Mamma
Eyes: he's studying his vaccinated
arm."-Inter-Ocean.
Every small boy whose barbering
is done by his m will readily un-
derstand why Sampson lost all his pluck
after Mrs. S. had given him a hair cut.
Boston Transcript.
I'm the Honeymoon.-She-'I made
those biscuits myself, love; what do
think of them?" He Confidently
Detroit Free Press.
You are nothing but a big bluff"
remarked the river to the bank. SIS
that 500" retorted the bank. "If / take
a notion to come down on you, your
name will be mud. "-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Employer Finding his clerk asleep
at the desk)-"Look here, Meyer, Won
can clear out at the month-end." Clerk
(peevishly)-'We,l, you needn't have
Weakened me so soon for thatr"-Darf-
barber.
-Sawyer-"How do you suppose
Knowsall amuses himself at his store
since he gave up advertising" Seenyer
81 give it up. How?' Sawyer-"By
picking the flies from the fly paper and
using the paper over again."-South
Boston News.
Rev. B. Fay Mills is expected to
supply the pulpit of the Fourth Pres
byterian church of Albany for a year
to come. 1t is understood that he does
not abandon his work as an evangelist
by entering upon this more permanent
service for a season.
-Bibbs (meditatively)-"I suppose IL
they should happen some of these days
to elect a genuine farmer to the presi-
dency that Bobbs-''That what?"
Bibbs-''That the ship of state would
then be steered by the tiller of the
soil. "-Buffalo Courier.
Lover. singing (?)-"'Come where
my love lies dre-a-m-ing,'" etc. Old
Man-'If you're addressing my darter
Hannah you'll find her dreamin' down
to the dance with 81 Perkins. Come
round bout half-past one. She and 81
orter git back by that time."-Judge.
-Repartee.-"How's business?" asked
the fresh humorist, as he lay on the
marble slab in the Turkish bath. BUS
mess is Russian said the solemn-faced
attendant, as he turned on the steam,
and in a moment the hollow laugh of
the jester was lost in the fog.-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
"A New Litany.-From tsilors' bills
doctors pills, sudden chills and other
ills-deliver US. From want of gold,
wives that scold, maidens old and by
sharper ''sold"-delivcr US. From seedy
coats. protested notes, sinking boats
and illegal votss-deliver us. From
modest girls, with waving curls and
teeth of pearls-well, never mind--N,
Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
A c r

.ShAil I be like grandmamma when / am oldf
Shall / wear such q queer little bonnet
No feathers. no posies, but just a plain fold
With a little white edging upon itr
shall l Sit In an easy-chair all the day long,
With a great ball Of wool and a stocking?
Shall l think it quite dreadful for folks to do
wrong,
And dirt and disorder so shocking.
Shall 1 wear a white cap full of dear little
bows,
And a row of white curls on my forehead'
shall l keep my face clean. and take care OF
my clothes,
And never be snappish and horrid?
Shall l think that the Bibles the incest OF
books,
And remember the sermon on Sunday.
And not think how stupid the minister looks,
And wish it would only be Monday?
Just wait till 1 tell you what grandma once
said
Ihope that you won't think me crazy.
1t happened one day when they sent me to bed
For being ill-tempered and lazy.
She came and sat by me. and patted my hand,
And told me: There's no use in crying:
Its by stumbling, my pet, that We learn how
TO stand.
And We always grow better by trying"
Was anyone ever so wicked as me?"
l asked her between my sobbing.
Then g~randmamma laughed just as hard as
could be,
And her little white curls went bobbing.
WAS anyone ever so naughty as you?
I'm sure that l know of one other"
~Who was it:' l asked. oh please tell me; do"
She whispered: Your own grandmother"
Now isn't it strange: But of course it Is true.
can tell you just one thing about it
Shed not tell a story. whatever she'd do,
And we'd only be silly to doubt it.
But OF course I feel certain you never will tell,
For how perfectly dreadful 'twould be
TO have people know, who all love her so well,
That grandma was ever like me-.
Mary Z. Vandyne. in Hsrper's Young People.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06
She Understood.

Friend-If q big wagon made Sc
much noise that you couldn't heal
George when he proposed, Low did YOU
know what he said?
Sweet Girls-By the movements OF
his lips.
That's wonderful! / never could dc
that in the world. What quick eye,
you must have"
"Oh, l couldn't see his lips. They
were too close for that."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06

That's a curious paradox" said
Hicks. "What is?" queried Hawkins.
81 fer a timid man ~affront, and he'll be
taken aback."-Harper's Bazar
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-10-06

"A bill to abolish bull-ighting in
England was rejected by the house oi
commons in 1909
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
What Gambling Is.

Wagering, as such, involves necessarily
no element inconsistent with the best citi-
zenship or the most exalted sanctity. II
makes no difference to the essential fea
lures of the act whether it is done by No
ses or Joshua in the distribution of the
promised land, by a modern board Of
church trustees in providing against the
chances of loss by fire, or, to go a little
further, by a professional gambler who
sells pools on a race The essential fea-
lures are always the same. Hence it would
seem that in a generic sense gambling or
wagering or betting, or by whatever name
the transaction be called is any transac-
ton in which valuable ching" is stalk
ed to become the property of a party to
the contract on the determination of flu
ture and uncertain event. But usage
in this our day and generation and with
the people among whom we live and move
and have our being has attached to
the word 'gam bling" a different sense
from that which it had in the beginning.
Gambling" specifically represents not
only the idea of disposing of property by
wager contract, but also the additional
idea of excess. 1t calls up the idea of
thriftlessness, of vice, of ruin of the NOR
al character.-Rev. T. A. Hendrick in
Donahoe's Magazine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
Instinct Seldom Goes Wrong.

81 had an experience to be remem bered
once at Moosehead, :" said Joseph Williams,
a laborer on the Lewiston streets. "Three
of us were out on the lake one winters
day in January when a storm came up.
We had couple of horses and rode on
sledges made of split birch poles. To get
home and settled in the cabins before night
came was our one wish, but for two hours
the icy clouds had been blowing upon the
horizon and now came down in whirl of
snow and icy wind In half an hour we
were lost on the ice. Two hours later we
crossed our own tracks again and knew
that we had been going about in a circle.
"To stay out there all night would be
death, and to keep on travelling about aim
lessly meant to fall at last exhausted.
Finally, as the wind blew keener along
the level surface, and the snow beat on
our bronZed faces with more cutting effect,
we called halt and discussed again the
chances. An old guide who was with us
suggested that we let the horses take their
own way off the lake. 1t seemed foolish, but
we agreed. Striking the horses smart clips
with the whips, we were surprised to see
them turn each to the left and start off to
the east. We thought that this would take
us farther into the lake, but submitted
and in half an hour the trees along the
bank doomed up through the storm, and
we were safe. A horse knows by instinct
what man doubts and questions in such
times. "-Lewiston journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
WANTS MANkATO TO HAVE
LIBRARY.

Mr.. j. W. Clayton, representing the
Rogers system of circulating libraries,
of Chicago, is at the Saulpaugh, and
will endeavOr to place one of their
libraries in this city.
The plan of this company is some
what unique, but is undoubtedly a
good one. A membership fee costs
S1.25 for three years, and it is claimed,
as appears from their catalogue, that
this library will contain a choice Sc
lection from most all the standard
writer's of the world, and that it will
equal any public library in the state
except in size, and as the number of
volumes placed in the library depends
largely upon the number of members,
it seems that almost every one should
lend their aid, as the cost to each in
dividual is but mere trifie.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
CHANGE IN TIME TABLE.

The Chicago & Northwestern road
inaugurated a change in it's time
table Sunday. The Chicago night ex-
press, east bound and west bound, are
taken roff, so far as Mankato is con-
cerned. Hereafter there will be but
one Chicago train day each way.
The east bound train will leave Man
kato at it's present time, 1920 p. M,
and will arrive in Chicago at 500 a. m.
Both trains will have a through
sleeper.
The west bound train will leave
Chicago at 700 p. M, arriving in Man
kato at 11:30 a. M, instead of 300 p. m.
as heretofore.
The Tracy and Winona local east
bound will arrive at $3.50 a. m. Iand de-
part at S;25 a. M, instead of $40 a. M.
and sos a. m.
The Tracy and ssWinona local west
bound will arrive at 7:45 p. M. and de-
part at 7:15p. M, instead of 1890 pm.
and 1000 p. m.
The Tracy accommodation will ar
rive at $40 a. m. and depart at 900 a.
M, instead of 1855 a. m. and 1920
a. m. This train will carry passengers
between Waseca and Tracy.
All trains will be daily except Sun
daV.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP.

The firm of Pfeffer & Buck dis
solved partnership today, and the bus
mess will hereafter be carried on by
the firm of Alfred A. Buck & Co. Mr..
Pfeffer will be found at the store for
the present, but will not engage in
any business for the present. He is
an excellent business man and valu-
able citizen, and we hope that he will
conclude to remain in Mankato and
soon enroll himself among the bust
ness men again.
Mr.. Buck has already proven him
self tirst-class business man, and the
new firm starts out with every pros
pect of success. The firm has enjoyed
an enviable business in the past, and
we hope for it's equal prosperity in the
future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria,

The Good Thunder Herald say
that Hon. Lysander Cook and P. L.
Houk, ESQ.,, departed on Saturday for
Chicago with two Car loads of cattle
and two of hogs. These gentlemen
believe in stock raising, and the pro-
ceeds will net them as much or more
than ten cars of wheat.
The criminal case of the state
against Louis Johnson, charged with
assault in the second degree, was dis
missed Friday on motion of othe
county attorney, who stated that un
der the law it was doubtful whether
a conviction could be had, as the in
tent would be hard to show. John
son paid the costs of the case.
Miss Matte Simpson, formerly of
this city, and Mr. Charles Norton, of
st. Paul, were married at the latter
city Tuesday. Miss Simpson is a
daughter of the late John G. Simpson,
of this city, and was reared in Man
kato and has numerous friends here.
The groom is route agent of the Amer
lean Express Co., and is said to be an
excellent young man.
A very promising bicycle club
was organized Saturday night, with
Prof. o. 0. Cox in the chair and Ed
Brett acting as secretary. A portion
of the constitution was adopted, and a
committee was appointed to report up
on full constitution and bylaws The
following permanent officers were
chosen: President, Geo. M. Palmer.
Vice President, Ralph Burdick. Sec
rotary, Ed. Brett. Treasurer, Harry
WalZ. The secretary was instructed
to prepare a paper to be signed by all
who desire to become members. Every
bicyclist in the city ought to enroll
himself in the membership.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
Seen From a Balloon.

A remarkable sight to be seen from a
balloon is the bottom of lakes and ponds.
While over Lake Erie Carl E. Myers,
the balloonist, says he saw clearly a
wreck lying under rs feet of water. II
was that of a schooner, sunk 40 years
ago. At height of half mile the en-
tire bottom of small lake or pond can
be clearly seen, and Mr.. Myers believes
that on clear day an aeronaut of good
vision could see from height of a mile
submarine objects at a depth of 400 OF
SEQ feet beneath the water.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-04-06
DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP.

The Mankato Cigar & Tobacco Co..
have dissolved-that is to say, Messrs.
VIM. Paddock and Horace Cummins
have disposed of their interests to d.
w. Selleck and Son, Charles, who will
conduct the business in the future.
The new quarters of the firm, corner
Jackson and Second streets, opposite
the FREE PRESS office is nearly COM
pleted, and will be occupied the first
of the week.