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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22
ARE BIRDS GUIDED BY srARsq
An Attempt to Solve the Great Mystery
80 ptpd AEgOration.

An Attempt to Solve the Great Mystery
OF Bird Migration.
In an article on Birds Of Passage"
the Chautauplan says II one desires
an explanation for the great mystery
Of bird migration, there being nothing
else that will answer. he will have to
accept the theory Of hereditary knowl-
edge, knowledge of the unfailing
stars. The Great Bear and Orion APP
peared at the same time In our region,
even when the divisions Of land and
water were very different than they are
today. That the stars are the guides
OF birds agrees with the fact that they
fly at remarkable heights, often above
the clouds, and that wanderers lose
their way when they stray into clouds
and mists. On starlight nights stray
Cling birds are seldom noticed, When
the sky Is overcast, when the night is
dark, but especially when fine rain Is
falling, multltudes Of travelling birds
are heard. They will call often, doubt
less for the purpose of keeping near
each other; and often great numbers of
them bound against the windows Of
lighthouses. Thus Gatke has observed
that on Oct. %. 1882. from 10 o'clock at
night till the next morning golden
crested wrens bumped like snowfakes
against the lighthouse Of Hellgoland,
and that on the following day golden
crested wrens sat on every square foot
Of Hellgoland. Toward the end Of the
summer, along into the fall, 1t was not
a rare occurrence on dark nights to
see, through the light Of street lamps.
birds flying over inland cities. The ex-
perlenced observer recognizes by Its call
the curlew and the strand-snipe, sea-
swallow and seagull, occasionally hears
even the flap Of their wings. But no
bird Is visible in the darkness. On dark
nights no star9 appear; then 1t Is that
the straying BIRD loses his way. The
stars are the most plausible guides to
birds in their migrations. But only the
future can tell us whether they really
serve in that capacity.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22
FREE SILVER is SURE.
GOLD STANDARD ADVOCATES
ABANDON HOPE.
Their Crowd Now Entering the Specula-
tive Market and Buying Silver Bull
lion by the MInion-Why the Price of
Silver Is Rising.
Gigantic Combine"


Under the above heading, the So
called metropolitan press" of the cOun-
try, that is, the press that has been
hired or bought to make the fight Of the
English money-lenders and buyers Of
American bonds, stocks and mortgages,
has been showing up the alleged COM
binatlon of western mine-owners and
spectators in silver bullion" The OBJ
ject of this alleged combination is said
to be to make profit of the rather neat
sum of $75OOO,OOO. It is claimed that
the combine has already acquired con-
troll of silver bullion worth at present
market rates about $75OO0,00O. This
bullion is stored, and the daily output
of the mines is being bought and added
to the stock on hand. The plan Of the
combine is said to be to enter politics
and secure the adoption Of the free
coinage policy. "The moment the
United States government determines
to coin all silver brought to its mints
as it now coins gold, that moment sill
yer bullion will double in value, COM
handing as high price as 1t ever COM
manded in the history of the world"
Thus it is that the silver spectators
expect to suddenly convert $75,00O,OOO
Of silver bullion into $3.50, 900 Of law
full, debt-paying, 1OO-cent dollars, near
ly half of which will be net profit.
The following quotation from the ar
ticle alluded to viii speak for itself:
"The combination is playing desper-
ately and courageously for a splendid
stake. If it can force this government
into free coinage it stands to make any
where from $5O,OOO,OOO to $75,OOO,OOO,
depending on the time, the amount Of
bullion it will have on hand, and other
circumstances and conditions now
largely speculative.
People have wondered at the extent,
the dash, the persistence, and force
Of the free silver campaign. They have
marveled at the energy displayed by
the apostles Of silver, their ability to
cover territory, and the unfailing regu-
larity with which the leaders turn up
in the thick Of the fight, whether ac-
tivity is conferred in Memphis, New Or
leans, Denver, Springfield, Chicago or
Kentucky. Most of the takers Of note
are poor men-statesmen out Of Jobs
yet they travel in palace cars, put up at
the best hotels, take long jumps, and
are here, there and everywhere, mar
shaling forces, infusing enthusiasm in
to the masses and keeping up interest
by every known artifce.
"How can they do It?
1.-THE answer Is simple. The silver
combine is paying the bill. The silver
campaign now raging with such an ap-
pearance Of violence in half the states
Of the Union Is inspired by the silver
consplrators, and is purely as business
an enterprise as a wheat, a pork, or a
stock corner" ever was. It Ia sordid
from the ground up, but SO cleVerly
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The Kentucky Populists are prepar-
Ing for a grand fight in that state. The
chairman Of the state central commit
tee has issued a circular letter calling
for the cooperation Of Populists In
other states, and asking for donations
Of money and literature from such
states as have no elections this year.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SOME REQUESTS MADE TO
uDUMB ANIMALS.
Instances In which Masters Have Pro-
vided for Their Pets-The Case of
Captain Hartmann--NOthlng to Tighten
the Burden of Human Slaves.

HERE WAS CAPT.
Hartmann, a re-
tired officer, we'll
known in Jamaica
and noted for his
fondness for ami
mails. He appointed
a person to look af-
ter his dogs, cats,
and birds and see
they wanted for
nothing, while for
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22

One Of the facts that should not be
lost sight Of in this financial discussion
is that the men who are clamoring
loudest for "honest money" as they
call 1t, are themselves dishonest. They
have never yet made a bargain with
the peoples representatives that did
not SAVIOR Of fraud, and in some cases
fraud was so apparent that If the mat
ter had been appealed to an honest
court Qf we had one) 1t would have
been set aside. In proof Of this asser-
ton we need only to refer to the So
called credit strengthening act Of 1862
by which $1,5OO,OOO,000 in bonds were
declared payable in currency worth
from 30 to 40 cents on the dollar more
than that for which they were sold;
to the demonstration Of silver in 1878,
and again in 1898; to the exception
clause which they had tackled on to the
greenback, thus making a better money
for themselves than they did for the
soldiers who were risking their lives
on the battlefield; entering into a con-
spiracy to produce the panic Of 1898
for the purpose Of influencing Congress
to demonetlze silver to the end that
more Understanding bonds be Issued;
the deal made by Cleveland, Carlisle
and Company, by which they trans
feI7ed the keeping Of the credit OF the
United States over to syndicate, pay
ing the syndicate 100000 commits
sion In the transaction. This Is the
class Of men who are clamoring for an
honest dollar, which, with them mean'
a dear dollar.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-08-22

This is a good idea. Every inch Of
ground we gain in Kentucky and other
states holding elections this year will
help US in the fight next year. The
Popullsts in Kentucky have a good plat
form, and they have the pluck to make
a good fight. They ought to have all
the assistance from outside the state
that is possible to give. Contributions
for this purpose sent to ]. A. Parker,
Paducah, KY, chairman Of the state
central committee, will be sacredly de-
voted to the cause. Let all Populists
help some.
The Haryey-Horr debate is over. It
is significant for several things, not the
least of which is that Mr.. Horr was
so effectually whipped that the pluto
cratic papers would not publish the dis
cussion. Notwithstanding the fact that
the gold bugs arranged for the debate,
and challenged Mr.. Harvey, 1t Is now
very plain that for their side 1t was
great mistake. But what were they to
do? Harvey's book was crushing the
life out Of their cherished theories and
bid fair to accomplishing the over
throw of their system. How was all
this effect to be counteracted? They
could prohibit the sale of the book on
some Of the railroads, but that only
added to its sales elsewhere. They be-
thought themselves to crush the author
and the book at once by oVer-matching
Harvey in debate. They sent east and
imported one of the best-posted gold
bugs they could find, and also one OF
the most invincible debaters.
That Horr's own papers and friends
will not publish the discussion is a
plain and undoubted admission Of his
overwhelming defeat. Bring out an
other boss.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

- DNc W oa
last some years have passed, it's differ
ent, they say.
How doth the little summer girl
Employ with great dispatch
Each moment Of the passing hours
To make another catch.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
-"Mydear," said a fond wife, ''wher
we were engaged / always slept with
your last letter under my pillow"
And l." murmured her husband, Il
often went to sleep owe your letters"
Am Edged Temper.-O'Kief-"How
did Bill contract that terrible habit OF
swearing McEll-"He shaves him
self, and his wife has corns, and there
is only one razor in the house. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
Overheard in the Chicken Yard
Il don't see, Chickabiddy,' said the
bantam. why you stand up for that
spring chicken. He's awfully tough.
You're not his mother mo, but he's
one of my SET" said Chickabiddy.-
Judge.
Beauties of Advertising.-Fair Wis
tor-'So you have really decided not
70 sell your house?" Fair Host-"Yes.
You see. we placed the matter in the
lands of a real estate agent. After
eading his lovely advertisement of our
property. neither John nor myself
:ould think of parting with such d
wonderful and perfect home."-Pitts-
,urgh Bulletin.
During the rehearsals of Romeo
md Juliet" at the London Lyceum,
Mrs. Stirling, who is the most venera-
Die of actresses, took occasion to re-
mark that the nurse was not ~neceSSari-
" old, that she should be represented
is m~iddle-aged, etc, and she appealed
20 Mr.. Irving. MY dear Mrs. Stir
ing" said the manager, with delicate
attire. you may make the nurse just
IS youthful as you can"
-Ferocity. -Spatts-"I tell you,
Wally Weams is a perfect demon when
he is awoused!' Sapsmith-"Iwantah.
knowr,' 'Yaas, bah Jawve, he is! The
othah night he came home unexpected
" and caught Algy Spoonah kissing
his wife, and few at him like a tigah.
de stWuck Algy IN II mouth with ms
glove thwee times, bwoke his umbwel-
Ia and levied that he hoped to goodness
It would vain veal hahd as he was 60
ing homer my stahrs!"-Truth.
"A well known professor of archeol-
ogy at Harvard was recently talking
with a junior about the wonders of this
wonderful land. 81 wish you could
see our town of Pokerville, professor"
said the youngster; lit is a most inter
esting town-only twenty years old
and with fifty thousand inhabitants"
"Ah-yes-very interesting, no doubt"
replied the professor, dryly; "but
strange as it may seem, 1 should my
self prefer a town fifty thousand years
old and with twenty inhabitants"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

There has much been said of late
of the advisability of introducing
military drill in all public schools.
The question has two sides. it APP
pears. A bill for this purpose has
been introduced in the New York
Legislature. which has called forth
this protest on the part of Prof. Felix
Adler:
1t is said the military drill would
create a high degree of patriotism.
But would it? l think not. 1t would
simply feed the children's vanity. give
them a desire for outward show and
display, u.make them ambitions for
sham and tinsel, and create a false
idea of war and hide the terrible side
of the picture with its horrors and
~butchery. There would be aroused in
the children a strong spirit of self
love. They would want TO see them
selves with flags and banners, strut
ting with dangling swords and called
captains o colonies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL.

The recent reduction in price OF
aluminium has called renewed attea-
ton to the possibilities of the use OF
aluminium-bronze castings for pur-
poses in which the strength of forged
steel without its Liability to ~corrosion
are essential. Its price should now be
not much above that OF ordinary gun
bronze.
Every good cook is careful to dis.
pose at once of the water in which
meat has been washed. Only a very
few hours are necessary to change it
into a foul-smelling liquid if the tenn
perature is suitable. This change is
due to a little plant called bacterium
termo. A drop of this putrid material
under the microscope reveals many
thousands of them. acting under a pecu-
liar vibratile motion.
Queen Victoria speaks ten lam
guages fuently. The queens grand
daughter-in-lau. the German empress,
is also clever as a linguist. She sur
prised her guests at a recent court en-
tertainment by talking Norwegian to
one of them who came fro: that coun-
try. She plays the violin very veil,
and when she and her husband Manage
to get a quiet evening together, they
generally devote it to music.
II have read somewhere" said an
early riser. that we don't eat hasn as
much as we did. and | have no doubt
that is true, but we must still eat some,
for | hear occasionally, as | take my
morning stroll, issuing out of base.
ment windows the familiar sound of
the chopping knife-a sound. | will
add, not unpleasant to me, for while
hash may not be an extremely fashion
able dish, | am free to that good
hash | like."-N. Y. Sun.
-Dvorak's negro symphony. which
is made up of negro melodies and which
he wrote while r~usticating last sum
mer at the little bohemian settlement
at Spillyille, Ia, has been enthusiast
tically received in London. The great
composer says that in all that relates
to melody and to temperament the ne
groeS are natural musicians. but that
it will take many generations of cul-
ture to develop their intellects to the
point OF approaching the higher and
larger forms of music.
Daniel Webster once sat for his
portrait to the late G. p. A. Healy and
the senator's remark when he surveyed
the completed picture became one of
the artists favorite anecdotes in after
years. Il think" said Webster. as he
looked at his counterfeit presentment,
that is 4 face | have often shaved"
Healy found Andrew jackson a disa-
greeable and unwilling subject" and
he compensated hllself by painting
Old Hickory with absolute fidelity to
nature, not Guessing Il single defect.
The portrait gives Jackson an ugly,
and patlid face.
Sometimes a MN who wants to
stop n street Il snaps his fingers at
the driver or the @ripman. 1t seems
though the %gripnan would be ex-
atperated by that, but he doesn't ap-
pear TO be. Some people lift a hand
in the air and hold it there, and
some people wave an umbrella or a
cane; but the great majority of people
have discovered that for all practical
purposes in stopping a car q toothpick
is as good as a fence rail. All that is .
necessary is to catch the drivers eye.
isn't necessary to shove a house on
the track in front of him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

An exchange says: "a single page
in n issue of the Century taken for
advertising costs $500, the Harpcr's
$3.50, other magazines 800 10 $3.50. y
Observation-Disclosures of IN column in
The Chicago Tribune costs S2S,5 $50
for the highest rate. The New York
World costs $4,000 for the highest
priced column. These figures will
probably astonish men who spend
from so to 10 a year with a paper for
advertising space and seem to think
they are liberal advertisers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

suppose aman takes Il sack of wheat
and an ordinary checker board and
sits down just for want of something
better to do, and undertakes 10 put a
grain of wheat on the first square, two
grains on the second. four on the third.
ETC.. how many grains would he use
before all the Ga squares were filed:
1t does not seem possible, but Il Kan
sas City mathematician figured it out
the other day at 9.223,3 71, So, ga
bushels. allowing one million grains
to the bushel, or as much wheat as the
United States would produce in Is.
446 years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

a constitutional amendment giving
women the right to vote has been IA
dopted by the California Legislature,
and the question will now be submit
ted to the voters of the state. The new
woman" is getting there in double
quick time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

Delaware has IA deadlock in the legis-
lature over the election OF an United
States Senator. If it fails TO elect be-
fore the end of the session, the COVER
o will then appoint a Senator. But
the Republican governor is afflicted
with heart disease, and the Democratic
speaker of the house is next in sue
cession. The Delaware situation can
he considered critical.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

Did you ever stop to consider that
the Republicans e!ec5ed more repre-
sentatives last falI in Missouri and
Tennessee than the Democrats did in
the entire North? There is deep sig
n~ificanca in that fact.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

An Ohio man named Martin has
been appointed on the staff of Gov
ernor Foster, Of Louisiana. This in
snres the success of Governor Fosters
administration.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

The Democrats of Jackson nominat-
ed a straight city ticket but they fail
ed to certify their nominations to the
County Clerk in time and the ticket is
N. G. The Republicans have nominal
ted men and their ticket will of
course, be elected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

Eli Perkins thinks the nation is sad
and gives as his reason, 81 cannot
make the people laugh" Sit down.
Eli. and let someboyd else try it. Very
probably the sadness is I've your pc
culiar brand of humor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

Because the electric lights failed to
burn Tuesday night the city ordinance
printer jumps on to the Electric Light
Company. The DEMOCRAT extends
sympathy to The company for its mis-
fortune. Accidents will happen in
spite of mechanical skill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23

FOR COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
We are authorized to announce
THOMAS e. JOYCE.
as : caniidat, for the Office of County School
COMMISSIONS at the coming election
We ar authorize to announce
3. f. LCSK,
a acaldidate for the Otic. OF County Schor i
G 'nmis-ioaer nj the coming election. subject
to the will OF the people.
FOR / T MARSHAL.
We are authorized to announce
GILBERT II. WILSON
As a candidate for the Office Of City Marshal.
subject TO the votes Of the people.
D CITY ATTORNEY.
We ara authorized 70 announce
CHAS. MINTON,
As a candidate for City Attorney, subject to the
voters of the city at the coming CITY election.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23
Harper'S Magazine.
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-23
FOR CITY \ Hal

Thu color.d man who votes the Re-
publican ticket votes his principles.
The colored man who votes the Demo-
cratic ticket voter for money.