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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
An Anecdote of Lee.

Early in the war, before Lee had
demonstrated his pre-eminence as the
Southern leader, he was severely crit
icised on more than one occasion by
a certain Gen. Whiting. Whiting
had stood at the head of his class at
West Point, and was considered a
very bright and capable man. One
day President Davis, wishing an off,
Ger for some important command,
called upon Lee for advice. What
do you think of Whiting?" asked
Davis. Lee answered without hesita-
ton, recommending Whiting as one
of the ablsst men in the army, we'll
qualified in every way for even the
most responsible position. One of the
officers present was greatly surprised,
and at the the first opportunity drew
Lee aside. "Don't you know what
unkind things Whiting has been say
ing about you?" he inquired. Lees
answer was of the best. 81 under
stood,'' he said, ''that the President
desired to know my opinion of Whit.
ing, not Writings opinion of me. "
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
He Had Been There.

Al aneedote- perfectly true one
told me the other day of the late Duke
of Clarence reminded me of another
about the Duke of Wellington, who,
when party of friends were busily
poring over map of Waterloo, re-
marked in an unconcerned way, as il
they were unaware of the fact, 81 was
there, you know"
But about the Duke of Clarence He
was visiting his friend and tutor,
Oscar Browning, at his rooms in
Cambridge. There hung upon the
walls an engraving of Windsor castle,
taken from point of view unfamiliar,
perhaps, to the young Prince. "What
beautiful pIace!" he exclaimed, as
he looked at the picture. y'Somehow,
l seem to know it. / think l must
have beenp' windsor, sir, Wind
sor, - said Mr.. Browning. OF course,
the Duke laughed heartily with every
present. t.-GentlewOman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Mr.. Reeds Advice.

When he was last in New York an
inquiring friend walked up to Mr..
Reed, who was one of group, and
asked: "Mr. Reed, can you tell me
who viii get the next presidential
nomination" !" Lets get away from
these fellows" whispered Mr.. Reed,
'sand III tell you something. .; The
inquiring friend followed the man
from Maine of to a distant corner.
There Mr.. Reed put the edge of his
open hand up to his mouth, leaned
over till his lips were close to the
Others ear and eagerly said: 81 would
advise you to consult clairvoyant.
IN. Y. Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
rne Matcn Wont rnrougl,.

A pretty young girl, returning from
her summer holidays in Europe, met
on the steamer, q wealthy middle-aged
compatriot, who was much struck witt
her viyacity and charm. he seemed,
for some reason or another, q little
depressed, and the pretty American
set herself the task of enlivening him.
Before the statue of Liberty was sight
ed, the slightly depressed middle-aged
gentleman had proposed marriage,
and was accepted. But while missy
was arguing with the Custom House
officers over her finery, she was hor-
rified to hear her fiance paying duty
on-a coffin. The depressed elderly
gentleman had, as matter of fact,
been carrying over the remains of his
first wife for burial. But the settle
ments were excellent, and the yiyacious
young lady married him.-New York
Letter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
KISSES IN COURT.
a New Point In Oscillation Decided
by a Brooklyn Judge.

A New Point In Oscillation Decided
by a Brooklyn Judge.
The question of whether or not a
young married couple has the right to
kiss out loud has been judicially de-
termined in Flatbush. A case came
before Justice Steers in the Grant
Street Police Court the other day
which involved this question. 1t came
up in the form of a charge of disor-
derly conduct preferred against Miss
Annie Wheeler, a maiden lady, who
had expressed herself in rather strong
terms because Mr.. and MRS. Hent-
schell, who were boarders in the same
house, disturbed her by their oscula-
tory efforts. Miss Wheeler it seems,
waxed 80 indignant that she rushed
into the Hentschell apartments and
ordered the turtle doves to stop kiss
ing forthwith. ''You ought to be
ashamed of yourselvesl' cried Miss
Wheeler. 'You are disturbing the
whole neighborhood with your kissing,
and it must STOP" Mrs. Hentschell,
who was sitting in Mr.. Hentschell's
lap at the time, looked scornfully at
the intruding maiden lady, and forth
with, then and there, with malice
aforethought, kissed her husband in a
good old-fashioned way. Miss
Wheeler screamed with rage, and be-
rated Mrs. Hentschsll for all she was
worth Miss Wheeler, being arranged
in court, was asked what she had to
sayzwhy she should not be put under
bonds to keep the peace. She intima-
ted to Justice Steers that the kisses
We're so loud and resounding and con-
tinuous as to keep her from sleeping
or even thinking calmly. They were
not, she hinted, slight as rose leaves,
fine as fire., but more like unto the
sudden withdrawal of a mules left
hind foot from a boggy place in a
country road. Justice Steers there
upon reprima nded Miss Wheeler and
put her under $500 bonds to keep the
peace. He decided that the kisses of
two young married people need not
necessarily be noiseless to come with
in the law. They had a perfect legal
right to kiss out loud, he said, and rs
his decision is the first on record, it
becomes the law of the State from
this out.-Troy Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
The Nem Comet

SAN JOSE. CAL, Nov. I.-The fol-
lowing from Lick Observatory is self
explanatory:
mount Hamilton, November 21.-
The comet discovered at Lick Observ-
atory on November Is by C. D. Per-
rine promises to be an exceedingly
interesting one. Prof. Campbell has
computed the orbit from observations
made here on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings. While it is
impossible to determine the coment's
path accurately from the observations,
separated by such short intervals of
time, yet.the result shows very satis-
factorily the dimensions and position
of its orbit. The plane in which the
comet is moving is inclined 141 de-
grees 25 minutes to the plane of the
Iecliptic, and passes through point
in the ecliptic 800 degrees 40 minutes
east of the veranf equinox. The COM
ct is now about 81, O0O, ,OO0 miles from
the sun. The distance will decrease
and reach minimum of about 30
O00, 900 miles on December Is, at which
time its angular distance from the
point where 1t intersects tAe ecliptic
win be 273 degrees. After that the
distance from the sun will iuerase.
The of,ieet ia not otfita p;sihla %, a.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
NEW MUSICAL MACHINE,
Plays Tunes Automatically on Tubu-
lar Bells.

lar Bells.
An automatic tubular chime has
been invented by Allan E. Olney, OF
Holyoke, and he has entered into an
agreement with Walter H. Durfee, OF
Providence. r. l., for the manufacture
and sale of the machines. Mr.. Durfee
is the owner of the rights to make
tubular chimes for clocks, and has
facilities for turning out the new in
vention. AS the name indicates, the
tubular chimes are made with the new
tubular bells, and the people who
have heard the bells in clocks will ap-
preciate the beauty of the tones that
can be secured in the new machine. 1t
is really a musical invention, and Mr..
Olney is confident that it will be a
great success. The machine is a COM
bination of the bells and striking
arrangament consisting of a set OF
hammers and a cylinder fitted with
pins that set the hammers at work.
The pin, cylinder can be run by a
weight, coil spring or by an electric
motor. Itcsn be controlled from any
part Of the bnliding in which it is set
up by means of set of push buttons.
The machine is designed to be set in
Che top OF large Railways, and this
enables the full power Of the bells to
be secured. The number of bells will
vary according to the number and
scope of tunes that are to be played,
and the machine will be built with
from eight to seventeen bells and with
either twenty or forty tunes, as desired.
( By an ingenious controlling device
that MIR. Olney has attached to the
machine, it viii be possible to have
the entire number of tunes played in
rotation, or one can be repeated as
desired, or selections can be made
from the list. The bells are an inch
and half in diameter, and range
from feet to 81 feet in length. They
are to be suspended by cat-gut strings
from a board, and the mechanism
that works the hammer is to be neatly
boxed in. The hammers are to be
covered with soft leather, and there
will be one, two or three hammers with
g ,.s hell. a loud. soft or very soft
tosto can besseehred by an adjustment
of the machine. Mr.. Olney viii sad.
just the machine to give the Bet
phrasing by an arrangement fsthe
pins on the cylinder. The machine
will be made with interchangeable
parts, and will be as perfect as me-
chanical skill can make it.-Spring-
field Mass. Republican.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
MEN WORSE THAN APES.
Revolving Customs of Some of the
African Tribes.

Revolving Customs of Some of the
African Tribes.
The cannibalism of the black secret
society known as the Human Leopards,
in the country near Sierra Leone, dis
closed by the recent trial, brings
forcibly before US the difference be-
tween the East African and the West
African habits of eating human flesh.
The Sherbro' cannibals waylaid and
killed their victims, and afterwards
feasted on their flesh. The cannibal-
ism of the East Coast is of very diff
ferent kind. The flesh of the old peo-
ple-the grandfather and grandmother
of a family-is dried and mixed with
condiments; and a portion of this is
offered. with dim sort of sacramental
meaning, to travellers who become
guests of the family. To refuse il
would be deadly insult. To accept
it is passport to the privileged posi-
ton of friend of the house. Many
of our travellers in East Africa have
eaten thus sacramentally of the ances-
tors of some dark-skinned potentate.
The cannibalism of the West Coast
is, as has just been seen, of more
horrible kind. The Sherbro' case
seems to be connected with Fetichism,
the worst developments of which are
peculiar to that country; but there is
hidsously genuine appetite for fresh
human flesh I'll existing among the
negroes of West Africa. This can
nibalism manifests itself in refine
ment of glutteny which has its mild
analogy in the tastes of Europeans.
Young boys are bought from the dark
interior, kept in pens, fattened upon
bananas and finally killed and baked.
To those Thyestean feasts come not
only the savage chiefs of the interior,
but also, it is whispered, black mer-
chants from the coast. Men who ap-
pear at their places of business in
English territory in broadcloth and
tall hats, who ape the manners of their
white masters, are said to disappear
annually into the interior, where, We
are told. they might be seen, in naked
savagery, taking part in the banquets,
on plump boys, in which they delight.
Be this as it may, somehow the native
of the West Coast and its Hinterland
is unlike the East or South African
native in the deep-lying savagery and
the extraordinary facility for return
ing to it which are his leading and
very unpleasant characteristics. The
subject claims the attention of the an
thropologist, and ce -tainly suggests
curious reason for questioning the
relationship of the black man and the
ape or the gorilla, seeing that the
rack of monkeys seems to be singular
ly free from anything like cannibal
ism.-London Saturday Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
The Citizen who Fails to Vote.

The CITIZEN VINO Fails to Vote.
The impulse of patriotism needs to
be instructed, guided-brought to the
wheel-if it is to do the everyday
work of,American politics. Sentiment?
Yes, never too much; but with it, and
out of it a faithful discharge of the
prosy routine of a. citizens duty. A
teaainess to go to the field? Yes, and
equally to the primaries and to the
POLLS. The real enemies of our coun-
itry--the dangerous ones-are not the
armed men nor armored ships of the
great Powers. II there is too much
exurbance in the thought that we can
whip the world it is a safe saying that
we can defend our land and coasts
against any part of the world that viii
ever be in arms against US. We are
a1ers as to foreign foes-the drum
tap rouses the heaviest sleepers. But
we are dull people as to internal
assault upon the integrity and purity
of public administration. Salvation
Army methods seem to be needed in
politico-moral reforms. 1t has SEEM.
ed to me that fuller knowledge of
our civil institutions and a deeper
love of them woald make US more
watchful for their purity: that we would
think less Of the levy necessary to re-
store the stolen public funds, and
more of the betrayal and shame Of the
thing. ng.-Ex-President Harrison in the
Ladies' Home Journal for December.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Largest Bell in America.

The largest bell in America and the
largest swinging bell in the World was
cast at q foundry in this city. 1t is
for the ST. Francis de Sales Church,
and is the gift of Joseph D. Buddeke,
by will. The bell measures FIVE feet
across the crown, nine feet from rim
TO rim of the bowl, is seven feet high
and weighs 1900 pounds. Sixteen
tons of bell metal, composed of seventy
eigh. parts copper and twenty-five
parts tin, were melted in three furnaces,
and reserve OF two tons had tobe used
before the mold Was filled. Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
phyuiologx of Weeping.

1t is generally supposed that fire.
quent weeping is injurious to the
eyes. This, scientists assert, is a
great mistake, as copious shower oi
tears washes the eyeballs, cleanses
the gland about them and generally
improves their condition. They de
not, however, exercises beneficial
effect on the eyelids, but cause puff
ness and great inflammation What
one might call the sentimental effect
of tears is a most interesting study.
It has frequently been said by unsus-
ceptible people that tears are a con-
fession Of weakness. This, howe eser,
is not true. Wesping is caused by a
vibration of the nerves of the eyes,
and is mental agitation and bodily
pain. Men are less likely to weep
than women, because their nerves are
not SO sensitive. Physicians univer-
sally sagree that weeping when one
is in sore distress of mind or body is
a most beneficial operation. 1t re-
heves nerve strain and may prevent
an attack of insanity. Naturalists
have often remarked that no member
of the ape family can shed tears, al
though in other respects they are SO
very like human beings, but the ape
has no lachrymal gland, and there
fore, this sign of distress is impossi-
ble.-New York Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
This saves Time.

When woman does her own house
work the saucepans are the greatest
bugbear, but if these are filed with
warm water, with a little soda and
soap added, and set on the stove while
the meal is being dished. they will
have almost washed themselves while
it is being eaten. Anything in which
sugar has been used requires to be
filled with cold water.-Yew York
Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Faithful slaves.

George L. Harwell and girl NAM
ed Bats were slaves together on a
Virginia plantation thirty-fve years
ago. They were engaged to be mar
ried. When the war came the family
was broken up, and the two were
separated. neither knowing where the
other went. They never heard OF
each other until a few months ago,
when they met by chance in Ashland,
Wis. Recently they were married
there. Atlanta Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Ballard,s snow Linement.

If you have terrible pain in the
small OF the back, get a bottle Of
Snow Linement. It will positively
cure it and at once. Try it and rec
omend 1t to your friends. Sold q,
Wilson's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30

Your Doctors prescriptions. Send
three 2-cent stamps, to pay postage,
and receive DR.. Kaufmann's grea
treatise on disease; illustrated in col
ors; it gives their signs and abbrevis-
Itions. Address A. P. ordway & Co.,
Boston, Mass.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-30
Election Notice.

5 On the End day of December, 1895,
the first Monday of the month, an
viii be had to elect nire
Directors of the Cape Girardeau
Building and Loan Association, at
the Secretary's Office during the hours
from 1870 10 Q o'clock p. m.
HENRy A. AsTHcIz, Secretarr
Connecticut western news., 1895-06-13
POINT FRS.
Tenement to rent. See adv.
 Book canvasser wanted. See adv.
Children's Day.

The Pilgrim church was artistically decorated for the occasion. The entire front of the platform was covered with a bank or wall of buttercups and daises, ferns and laurel. On either side were large boquets of roses and syringas, and smaller boquets were pretty arranged on the table in front of the platform. The children acquitted themselves finely in their individual and class recitations and in their sing ing. The pastor gave. an interesting address and illustrated his subject "The Power or Attraction of Gods Love" by the use of @ large magnet, needles, tacks, small nails, large nails, and rusty nails.
 The Methodist Episcopal church was elaborately decorated with cultivated flowers, foliage plants, ferns, etc. A prominent piece was a large cross made of white daisies. The entire day was devoted to the children. At the morn. ing service the pastor preached ser mon to the Sunday School. Five mem bers of the School united with the Church. In the evening the service was in accord with the printed program entitled Looking" The children held sway and their individual and class reef tations and singing was eni,yed by all The pastor made earnest and appropri ate remarks.
Connecticut western news., 1895-06-13
SQUARE AND COMPASS.

Evening Star Lodge, of Lee, Mass., Celebrates its Centennial.
 Last Thursday was gala day in Lee, Mass. The public buildings and many of the private residences and lawns were elaborately decorated with flags, bunt. ing, evergreens, and Masonic mblems. The occasion was the centennial of Eve ming Star Lodge F. x A. NJ. The weather was favorable and the previous ly published program was carried out in every detail.
 There were six bands and about 800 Mssons in the parade at 10 30 Q. m !, fourteen sister lodges having been in vited. The officers of the Gradd Lodge of Massachusetts and some of the officers of the Grand Lodge of Connec. ticut were present at the literary exer. cises in the Congre gational church al ] 1 30 8. m. and at the post-prandial ex. ercises. Dinner was served in a nam moth tent at 2 % p. m. Distinguished visitors from different states were pres. ent. Special trains were run on the railroad, and the entire celebration from start to finish was grand success.
Connecticut western news., 1895-06-13
CLAYTON.

Mir and Mrs E. M. Rood have return ed from two weeks visit in South Manchester. During their absence Mrs Rood's brother, s. S. Hawes and wife, of VanDeusenville, drove down to visit them, were entertained by MT and Mrs Geo. Rood few hours and returned home in the evening
 Dr Henry Smith, of Hudson, N Y. visited his sister, Mrs Luther Lindsey, over Sunday.
 John Tubbs moved to his new house last week and Harry Lyles and James Kent, who have boarded at George Rood's, are preparing to go to house. keeping in the house vacated by Tubbs. Their housekeeper arrived last week and boards at John Jackson's while she is putting the house in order and get ting it ready for occupancy.
 Mir Lyles' sister, Miss Mollie Lyles, of Brooklyn. N. Y., was up few days last week.
 The Ferry family all left Prof Boisse' $ house last week and now occupy one of Chas Smiths tenements at Konkapot, as Monroe works for Mir Smith. We ex- pect the professor and family will soon be here to occupy their house during the summer.
Connecticut western news., 1895-06-13
THE KEMP-GREENE WEDDING

On Wednesday evening, June 9th, the residence of Mir and Mrs James E. Greene was the sc enc of very pretty home wedding, when their daughter, Mary E was united in marriage to Mr s. Arthur Kemp by the Rev B. Seehol- Fer. Promptly at 8 o'clock, as the guests were assembled in the psrlor. which was tastefully decorated with laurel, fern, and wild flowers, and the full rich tones of Mendelsohn's We'd ding March were heard, the bridal party ming pine. The bride was very prettily dressed in goblin blue henrietta, trim med with cream lace. looped with white carnations, and carried boquet of the same. The groom wore black suit. The bridesmaids, Misses Filth and Irene Greene, sisters of the bride, were dressed in white and carried pink car nations.
 After the congratulations, refresh ments were served. and amidst a shower of rice and old shoes, the happy couple took their departure for their home on Prospect street. The bride wore the side-combs worn by her grandmother at her wedding 49 years ago. The presents were numerous and useful.
 The invited guests were: Mir and Mrs Geo. P. Strong, Dr and Mrs Lee, MT J A. Underwood, MT R. D. Under wood, Mir and Mrs E E. Bartram, Mir l.. J. Russell. Mir w. H. Shipley of Maryland, Mrs Spencer Howe of Win sted, Rev and Mrs B. Seeholzer and family.
Connecticut western news., 1895-06-13
Holland and its Art.


 Mrs Edith Lorihg Getchell. of Wor- cester, Mass, delivered a lecture last Thursday afternoon at Miss Eddy's, be- fore the Hawthorne Club and number of invited guests. on "Holland, and the Spirit of Dutch Art" Mrs Getchell first gave her impressions of Holland. formed during sojourn iu that country some years ago, dwelling on the peculi- arities of the people and the country. SLe alluded to the never-ending struggle which has to be maintained by means of dykes and wind mills, the latter con. stantly pumping out water, to save the country from being engulfed by the sea. The love Of the Dutch for theii country, which is strengthened by this constant struggle to preserve it, seems to show itselfi in the careful reproduction of all the minute details relating to per sons and objects, which is so noticeable in the work of Dutch artists and thus there is something pathetic h this peculiarly of Dutch art. A striking trait of the Dutch people is their hos. pitality. The lecturer also spoke al length of the work of the most famous Dutch painters and etchers, Illustrating her lecture with photographs and etch. ings. The future ofDutch art is promis. ing. The lecturer held the close atten. tion of her audience for an hour.
 After the lecture, ices were served and pleasant half-hour of social con, versation brought this most enjoyable occasion to 8 close.