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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Omctal Count Gives Republicans 10
Majority on Joint BaiIot-Four-
teenth District.

, JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. November
1.-THE official vote was cast upto-day
on the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives by Secretary of State Lesueur.
There is but little change from the
Semi-official list published few days
after the election. The changes from
that list are as follows: Bollinger
County-John A Mcpherson, Rep,
instead of J. NJ. Zimmerman. Dem.
Clark-James Spurgeon, Rep. in
stead of J. H. Fore. Dem. The off,
cial figures give the Republicans a
majority OF twenty-fOur over all in the
House. The Democrats retain control
of the Senate by Il majority of four,
the Senate standing: Democrats. 10:
Republicans, -. The House stands:
Republicans, SO: Democrats. G8: Pop
ulists. ,. This gives the Republicans
a majority of sixteen on joint ballot.
The official vote OF the State shows
plrralities in the senatorial districts
as follows: Second District. Brewster.
Rep. 232: Fourth District. Davidson.
Rep, 5097: Sixth District. Morton,
Dem. IS: Tenth District, Peers. Dem.
223: Twelfth District. Powers, Rep.
IS: Fourteenth District. Williams,
Rep, 1l39: Sixteenth District, Ballard,
Dem, 503: Eighteenth District. Land
rum. Rep. 1904: Twentieth District.
.O'Bannon. Rep. S5S: Twenty-second
District, Orchard. DEM. 25777: Fwenty-
fourth District. Goodykoontz. Dem.
IL: Twenty-sixth District. Madison,
Dem. 8i:Twenty-eighth District. Gray
Rep., 420: Twenty ninth District, Mott.
Rep. 22a34; Thirtieth District. Anne
lung, Rep, 40: Thirty-second Dis
trict. Lancaster. Dem. l457: Thirty
fourth District, Kline. Rep. 1859
The vote for Congressman in the
Fourteenth District. exclusive of Doug
las County, the official returns of which
on Congressman have not been re-
ceived. is as follows: Arnold. Dem.
II, S79: Mosley, Rep, l4,SOS; Livings-
ton. Pop, 1912. Douglas County. for
Congress unofficial. but believed to
be correct-Arnold. 21S: Mosley. 1908:
Livingston, 1049. This makes the
total vote Of the district stand: Ar
mold. 1907; Mosley, IS. l16; Livings-
ton, 559l. Mosley's plurality. 1919.
The total vote for Congress in the
State was: Democratic, 220,2l7 Re-
publican. 23l,6i3. Republican plural
ity on vote for Congress. 11.426. The
only district which shows an increased
vote rs compared with that of 1892 is
Bland $. the Eighth. III more votes
having been cast this year than two
years ago. Every district shows a
Republican increase except the First,
Second. Seventh and Twelfth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
BringIng Tie Dead to Lie.

New York newspapers arecriticizing.
and rightly. too, the alleged consent of
Gov. Flower TO the request OF an am
bilious surgeon to be allowed to ex-
experiment on the body OF murderer
now under sentence of eIectrocution.
with view to bringing him back to
life.
Gov. Flower himself expresses his
doubts as TO the propriety of thewhole
proceeding. And the queerest thing
about il is what would become of the
prisoner if Life we're restored. The
New York Evening HWorld'' contends
that if the electrocuted criminal should
be restored TO life, It is doubtful
whether pardon" would be neces-
sary or not. After the condemned had
paid ali the penalty the law requires.
had beenpronounced legally dead, had
been turned over as a corpse that had
satisfied the demands Of legal ven
geance. could he be subjected again to
the same process? Could he. in other
words, he punished twice for the same
crime?
The experiment is justified over that
broad blanket that has covered mul-
titude OF mistakes-the advancement Of
science. but it is argued again by the
same paper referred toabOve thatcases
of accidental death by electricity are
numerous enough to furnish test cases.
Il is absolutely certain that hundreds
Of men have died and other men have
buried them as the results of electric
onslaught and whycould not this class
of cases furnish field for those ambi-
tious New York sawbones? Recov-
cries in this class of cases would be
the restoration, not of the forfeited
lives. but OF useful and desirable men.
women and children.
Governor Flower will be wise in not
going into DR.. Bowen s shrewd adver-
tising scheme until the latter convinces
him that the same experiment cannot
be made in less theatric but equally
satisfactory manner-Star Sayings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Making and saving.

! salary OF clerk is at once Il curse
and blessing according as ne uses it.
If he spends every cent Of il. knowing
he is going to have just SO much to
spend. it is q curse: but if ne guides
his expenditures so that he snail
save so much every year, then it is a
blessing to him. for it enables him to
regulate his wants. There are men.
men of mature years. men OF families,
who look upon salary as a figure
that they are expected to spend yearly:
an increase of salary means an in
crease in expenditure. and though it
would seem an easy matter to cut of
some of these extras should the salary
grow smaller, in reality it is by no
means easy: when one has indulged in
a luxury long enough he begins to
consider it 4 necessity.
! knew man who. on q salary Of
$500 a year.raised a familyand bought
and paid FOR a comfortable littlehome.
! change in the firm he was with bene-
fitted him by al increase in salary.
and eventually i; reached the sum OF
$500 q year. One would think that
if he had been able 10 live on 5000 he
ought TO save Il snug sum yearly on
Sij0G; but he did nothing OF the kind:
the increased salary allowed him TO
indulge in horse, his wife more ex-
pensive bonnets. and his daughter in
a piano and music teacher. and the
truth was he found it harder work 10
make both ends meet than ne had in
the old days. And when his affairs
were probated last spring, mis- entire
property consisted of the house and
lot he had paid for when he was work
ing for 5000 year-Hardware
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Hardly to BE Expected.

The tramp had solicited contribu-
ton from a well-dressed man on the
street and had received a nickel. He
looked at it askance and numbled a
very poor THANK you. sir
whats the matter with you?' in
quired the donor.
''Nothink much SIR
well. what are you mumbling
about? Didn't Igiveyousomemoney?"
''Yes, sir: nickel.
''You ought to be thankful for it
them
''Oh, l am,'' said the tramp, sarcas-
tically: ''but when a man with 25-
cent thirst upon him runs up ag'in a
nickel you don't expect him to waller
in enthusiasm, do you?"-Detroit Free
Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
INeERsoLL ON ELECTION.
Egregious Blunders of Cleveland
Helped to Turn Down His Party
Republican Prospects.

THE people of this country believe
in protection with capital p. They
have had severe lesson and paid ex-
orbitant tuition. and although much
poorer than in 1892, they are much
wiser The brain has gained what the
pocket lost | see no good reason
for fearing the future. The Republi-
cans know their power must be used
for the good of the country, and that
the people viii demand sensible and
economical course. | think the Re-
publicans know enough in 1896 to take
good and able men, men in whom the
people have confidence. At present
Mckinley and Reed appear to be the
conspicuous ones. | donot think there
is any chance for Harrison. He had
enough and ought to go to bed salts
fed The Republicans will without
doubt elect the next President and the
next, and so on for many neXts.
The people all over the country were
surprised at the turning down giving
the Democratic party, but it was not
more than could be expected from the
egregious blunders of President Cleve-
land and the party in power. The
Sandwich Islands episode was the first.
then the Wilson bill as originally
drawn and the tariff bill as ultimately
passed were two more: Cleveland's
perfdy and dishonOr letter to Wilson
was another; sOwas his letter to Catch
ings. His refusal to sign or veto was
mixture of eowardice and blunder-
ing. His threat to keep working to-
ward free trade was another. and Sec
retary Carlisle's opinion 1.-THE ability
of the Government to redeem its finan-
cial obligations belongs in the cata-
logue, while the general attack on
pensioners and the turning over of
the House and Senate committees to
the South was very awkward. Mas
sing these mistakes, it is no wonder
that the people voted the Democrats
out OF power. 1t was case OF hav-
ing no cents in their pockets but some
in their heads.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
A Big DEAL
And Now we Will Have
Light.
Cannon Brothers Have Purchased the
Hartzell Electric Light Plant.


Cannon Brothers have purchased
the Home Electric Light plant and the
city will now be able to make con-
tract for electric lights for the city.
Mr.. Hartzell held a twenty years fran
chise over our streets for electric light
poles and wires, and the City Council
few months ago gave another fran
chise of the same kind to Cannon
Bros. There was some doubt as to the
legality of the Cannon franchise and
TO settle the matter the Gannons con-
cluded 1t best for them to purchase the
plant and franchise of the Home Flee
tric Light Co.
Mr.. Cannon informs us that the
plant will now be put in condition to
furnish the city with all the lights re-
quired. and he also says they Will
the necessary power to furnish lights
for every house in the city. The cleo
trio lights and the water works win be
one concern and the power for operat-
ing both viii beiurnished from The one
big power house now under way Of
construction.
Until the water works power house
Is completed the electric light plant
VIII remain where it is and the COM
mercial lights viii be continued as
they now are. There will be no shut
ting off Of lights. not even for one
night.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
BURN THOSE LETTERS.
Good Advice to Matdens Who Write
Loving Love Letters.

Loving Love Letters.
There ought to be a law making it a
capital crime to keep any letter more
than six months. More than half the
trouble in this world-the sort oftrou-
Bile. | mean, that breaks peoples
hearts and is occasionally afraid in
the divorce courts, iscaused by letters
foolishly preserved. OF course, sensi-
BILE people never write letters that all
the world might not read. But all the
sensible people are dead, for l venture
to say there is not one of us who has
not at some period OF his life pourd
forth his soul in letter he'd give his
ears never to have written. If you
are 4 man it doesn't so much matter.
for even ii your letters to your old
sweetheart do fall into the hands of
her present husband it isn't at all
likely he'll read them-men haven't
enough curiosity in the matter. Hon
orable scruples? Nota bitof it-simply
lack of curiosity. But if you are Il
woman, dosen' it make sou writhe in
spirit to think OF those letters you
wrote Jack, or VIII. or George when
You were sure ne was the only man in
the world? OF course the girl he mar
ried has read them trust awoman for
that-and she has made fun OF your
souls outpourings. and-well is
enough TO turn ones hair white 70
think OF it. Love letters ought 70 he
written in ink that would fade in 4
fortnight. but SO long as they are not.
people who keep them ought TO be put
into solitary confinement for al the
rest OF their lives. Washington Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Treatment OF consumptton.

The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of tuberculosis. which has
been engaged for several years in the
humane work of distributing pamphlets
setting forth the means of avoiding
consumption and checking its spread
will soon petition the City Council of
Philadelphia tomake an anappropriation
OF s100, 900 for the building and equip
ment of a hospital for the care and
treatment of the consumptive poor.
Our American cities are behind the
age in this provision for the general
health. London has several hospitals
in which consumption is specially
treated. and where no patient, however
poor. is refused treatment. Since the
creation OF these institutions the death
rate has steadily decreased, until Lon
don to-day is one of the healthiest
largest cities in the world. Paris
without a consmptive hospital for the
poor, mas death rate proportionately
as large as that of twenty years ago.
The health authorities of France
and Germany are now actively inter-
ested in the subject of the prevention
of tuberculosis. believing that it is
not hereditary, but the result OF con-
tagion, and they are making prepara-
tions to build hospitals in the larger
cities. New York City, it may be
added, will have hospital for the
consumptive poor within year. The
Pennsylvania Society proposes apply
ing to the Legislature for an appro-
priation to erect State hospital at an
early date. Both city and State hos
pitals are intended to be expressly for
the poor, among whom consumption is
caused largely by lack of proper
nourishment, and it invariably hap
pens where cne member of a family in
humble circumstances contracts the
disease it spreads to all the members,
isolation of the sufferers being i'm
practible.-New York Evening Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
OF Importance to Live stock shippers

Commencing with Wednesday, Nov.
21st, and continuing on each succeed
ing Wednesday, the st. Louis & Cairo
Short Line will run Special Weekly
Live Stock Express Train from ailsta-
tions on their Paducah Division to
East ST. Louis. This train will pass
Harrison Junction, ILL.,. at 1903 p. m,
connecting at that point with train
No. 6 of Chicago & Texas r. r., ar
irving at East st. Louis at 40 a. m, {,
the following Thursday, thus guaran-
teeing delivery at Stock Yards in time
for feeding, watering and resting of
stock before the opening of the mar
kets. This will be good news to all
stock shippers in this section.
Shipments made on regular trains
and on other days will also receive
special attention and prompt delivery
by this line.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
WOMEN AT THE POLLS.
Sketched While Casting Their First
Ballots in Colorado.

! The old oft-repeated cry that women
do not take an interest in politics and
would not vote if they had an oppor-
tunity to do so is forever exploded in
Colorado. Like the fair damsel in the
Scotch songs, they could wake a
winters night, for the sake o some
body" and what is more to the pur-
pose. they could get up and get their
breakfast and be ut the polls when
they opened, and stay there until they
had voted. In some of the more crow
ded precincts they were Obliged to
stand in line several hours, but they
stood their grounds, with no thought
of going away until they had done
their part to save the country. There
were young women who looked as. if
they might well have been challenged
for cause, for no one could have sus-
pected until election day that they had
seen y years.
There were old women whose white
hair was a crown of glory, yet for the
first time they were permitted to take
part in an election, for the firts time
the Growing act of citizenship was
theirs. It was nosceab BILE, too, that
old and young. black and white, men
and women. stood in the long lines
very patiently, without crowding or
rudeness or any tendency to give way
to what is only called "a break of
language. " The new voters did not
seem nervous or appalled, at the trial
before them. They managed to give
their names clearly, and voted without
Instructions in nearly every case.
Generally they were accompanied by
husband or son Or some of their male
relatives, though now and then a
group of women came together. It is
believed. though. this can not yet be
known with any certainty. that many
women scratched their tickets. This
certainly speaks we'll for their intelli-
gence if it is true. for no woman who
stands for all of the best that is i'm
piled by that word could vote the eagle
ticket straight without qualm.
In some precincts the women polled
over go per cent of the entire vote. and
everywhere at least half of the voters
were women. Whether or not their
presence had a quieting influence we
can not say, but the election passed
off very quietly. In many precincts
the greater part of the vote was polled
before noon, and in the afternoon the
booths we're almost deserted. Eviden
tly the daily and almost hourly reit-
Grated command to get out and vote
early had its effect, and more than
one woman who stood and shivered in
the gray dawn wished that she had
taken her time and gone to the polls
in the pleasant afternoon, when there
was no crowd and no necessity to do
it. 1t is impossible at this time to an
alyze the vote. but the women have
proved that if patriotism is shown by
turning out and voting. they have an
equal claim with their brothers to be
considered patriots Denver News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Unkind Comment,

They never were very good friends,
and now they don't speak at all. They
met the other morning on the street.
Il saw Charlie Iverson about fif-
teen minutes ago." said one,
''Where?" inquired the other,
Down street.
did you speak to him?'
''Only bowed,
How was he looking?'
Very we'll, indeed
is that so?'
''Of course.
Il shouldn't have thought so. -
why not?'
He asked me to marry him last
night and refused
Gracious, that's the very reason
he should be looking we'll, I should
think. Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Homeless Children Convention.

About forty prominent gentlemen of
vention of representatives of all the
States to be held in st. Louis for the
purpose OF devising better plan for
the care of homeless and dependent
children. It is hoped that every State
will send delegation. The idea is
each State should care for its own.
There are already home-inding socie-
ties of a national character. which do
good work through their bureaus of
correspondence, sometimes securing
homes for the lite ones at remote dis
tances from their birthplaces. The
St. Louis proposition strikes us as
much more wise, as involving the find
ing of homes for them at home, and
under the direction and supervision o.
the State. The chief purpose of the
st. Louis Convention, as set forth in
the call, is "to prepare bills of uni
form character rpresentationto to each
of the State Legislatures to meet in
January Tennessee should be surely
represented. The care of helpless and
dependent children and of their proper
rearing is one of the most serious OBJ
legations that rest upon the State. 1t
is in Just such directions that the power
of the State is best exercised to the
benefit of the people.-Memphis Ap-
peal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Losses and Gains.

The full returns of the recent cleo
tions show some remarkable results
for an "off year. 1t appears that in
several of the most populous States
not only did from 20 to nearly 80 per
cent. of the Democrats stay at home,
but considerable numbers of them. to
give greater emphasis to their dis
pleasure, voted the Republican ticket.
The following figures show the loss
and gain in the total vote compared
with 1892:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
st. Louis Flour Mills to Close Down.

St. Louis Flour Mills TO Close Down.
The big towering mills of ST. Louis
are all to close down. The St. Louis
millers. it is said, cannot at the pres
ent price of wheat. 53 cents, which is
equal to an advance of 20 cents per
barrel on -four, and the all rail
freight rate to New York, 80 cents per
barrel, ship their product to Eastern
foreign markets, withouta serious loss.
Therefore the mills mustshut down for
self-protection. Their action, however
was not Influenced by the Northwest
ern millers, Kept out of the Eastern
market as they are, their only trade
would be with home consumers, which
is not sufficient to use up the output of
the mills. The only alternative SEEM
ed to be to close the mills. which most
of the millers have already done.
The Kaufman, Plant mills, Sparks,
Goddard and L. o: Standard mills
have closed, and other mills will close
in a few days, with the result that
flour will advance in price.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Summer Colds,

Under the heading of which belong
Hay Catarrh, Nose Catarrh, Hay
Asthma and Hay Fever, are positively
cured by Humphreys Specific 81. -
For sale by all druggists. or sent pre-
paid upon receipt of price. 25c. Ad-
dress
HUMPHREY COMPANY.
New York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24
Dead But Don't Know 1t.

The great morning daily is no more.
1t has turned its toes to the daisies at
the tender age of six weeks. Its parent
was a dry COW and the poor sucking
died of starvation. 1t came of scrub
stock and it was lousy calf from
birth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-11-24

The Democratic loss is, in round
numbers, one-fifth in New York, one
fourth in Pennsylvania, one tenth in
Indiana, nearly one-half in Mime
sofa, one-sixth in Missouri, one-fourth
in Wisconsin, one-third in New Jer-
sey and one-fifth in Connecticut.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-12-27
a MENACE.

Yes that is the term to use about the
recount Of the Utah commission. The
editorial article Of the Evening News,
OF Dec. q, should be read by every
voter OF Utah, and no doubt will be by
q large majority OF them. That paper
being nonpartisan in politics and having
no object in view, but tho best interest
OF the people and the Territory, is never
backward in sounding the alarm when
things have gone far enough which
threaten TO be destructive TO our finan'
cial standing and robbins the people Of
their rights at the ballot box
We are with the NEws in every sen
tence and word in that article. above
referred TO, and congratulate It, on the
upright and bold stand IL hss taken In
the interest OF justice Tor our fair Terri
tory. And We say .cesso to sound
the alarm when needed asa thousands
will flock TO your standard. Thousands
of the honorable votes Of this Territory
Of both political parties. are to day
ready and on hand, to isi-e up in mass
and condemn the actions OF tho trickstei
and dsmasogue He must not bs
allowed 10 live here in Utah, and every
honorable man will do his best 10 frovn
him down, no matter what his politict
may be.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-12-27
Lehi to the Front

II is claimed by trading men that
Lchi has more money in circulation
for her inhabisants than any town in
Utah. Good
The relief society OF Lehi has moro
wheat stored away in its bins than any
other society In Utah.
Lehi has the only. Sugar factory in
J Utah, located within her borders, which
10 "a fine "a any In the world.
She has the Nethsrlsnd Fine Stock
and Dairy Co. within her limits, which
is not surpassed In Utah.
She has one Of the lsrsest Co-operat-
i've Mercantile Institutions cut side OF
Salt Lake that can be found IN Utah.
She has the bert onyx beds that.bave
been found in Utah, situated within
y miles from town.
She has three railrosds running into
town daily.
She has more srtesian wells than any
other city Of her siso
She has no municipal debt upon her.
She has one OF thu finest school house
in the county OF Utah.
She has one OF the best bank buildings
in the county.
And last but not least, she has as good
a people as can be found upon this fair
land.