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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
FROM HIS HEART.
Were the Words Spoken
by Prof. Norton.
The Annual Address at the Normal
school Was Listened to by the
Friends of a Grand Old Man.

The Normal chapel was packed
Tuesday night with the patrons OF the
school and the friends of man who is
near and dear to the young teachers
of Southeas Missouri. Prof. r. c.
Norton. the grand old man whose
presence for many years graced the
recitation rooms.in the Southeast Nor
NAL, was on the programme for the
annual address. The street leading
to the Normal was crowded with peo-
pie long before night. They were peo-
pie who knew Prof. Norton-people
who love him for his goodness. They
wanted to face his pleasant connten-
ance from the rostrum in the institu-
ton where he labored hard and faith
fully for many long years. They
we're anxious to hear "a man speak
from whose lips they knew would fall
words of wisdom. They craved knowl-
edge. They thirsted for, they knew
not what. They went there doubling
their ears, for they wanted to hear the
eloquence of a man for whom they
have the greatest respect-a man who
they love, and they went fearing that
they would not catch every word as ii
dropped from the speakers lips.
At the appointed hour Prof. Norton
appeared before the vast audience.
He was pale with emotiOn-not excite
ment. His eyes looked into faces thai
were not strange. He was before an
audience of people he had talked to
before. He saw the happy faces Of
young men and ladies who had been
his students when the grand old build
ing on the hill was his place Of bust
ness-his home, and the sight caused
the strong voice to tremble, showing
that the mans heart was big and
warm.
We cannot attempt to quote the
words of Prof. Norton. butwe will say
that more eloquent, a more earnest
or more touching address was never
before heard in the Normal chapel
What he said went home to the heart:
of his audience because the words
were spoken by man whose very
name will always be deartO the people
of Southeast Miss ouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
President Interested in Texas.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 1.-THE
President is very much interested in
political news from the Southwest,
and especially from Texas. as he has
the impression that public opinion in
that State i indicative Of Democratic
tendencies in that section of the coun-
try. The President very recently re-
marked to Il member that he regarded
Judoe Savers as one OF the very best
men in public life at this time. despite
the fact that Mr.. Sayers has always
voted with the silver men in the House.
This being the situation, it is quite
likely that the President took more
than usual interest in talking with
Judge Savers to-day about things
political in Texas. Mr.. Sayers IN
formed him that while there were many
silverites in Texas. yet he believed
the feeling on that question would
largely subside in the face OF proser'
Gus times. Good crops this year II
Texas would do more to solve the
financial questions confronting the
people there than anything else.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
Horses sold by Weight.

Quite a sensation was caused in
Glasgow horse market yesterday by
the introduction of a novel system
of buying horses. \ large consign-
ment of fine young Canadian horses
was exposed for sale, and well-known
buyer astonished the ring by Offering
to buy the horses at 9!d per pound
live weight. Contrary to the expecta-
ton of not a few, the offer was closed
with and the animals changed hands.
The day previous, it is understood,
the same dealer purchased 1000 sheep
at so much per pound live weight,
and by the transaction, it is said, Sc
cured Il very good profit.-Glasgov
Echo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
WANT MONEY.
The Lawyers in The
BuckaIew Case.
They Were Employed to Defend the
City Officials of a Push Admins
tration and They want
Their Paw

Sam NJ. Green and J. W. Limbaugh.
attorneys for the old push city officials
in the case of Col. Samuel Buckalew
against the push city officials have de-
manded their pay for legal services.
They were employed to defend the city
officials against the attack of Bucka-
lew iu the United States Circuit Court.
Buckalew was shirt drummer. He
sold shirts here without paying a
license as required by ordinance. He
was arrested, tried, fined and locked
up in the city bastile. He brought suit
for damages in the United States court
against the individual officials. The
said officials held meeting, the pur-
pose of which was to employ attorneys
to defend them. They could not all
agree upon the selection of attorneys.
Sam NJ. Green was party to the suit
and of course he was necessarily COM
PEELED to appear either in person or
by attorney, and he was the choice OF
the Buckalew victims as one of the
legal representatives, but when it came
to employing additional counsel the
little band of officials went to pieces.
The grand mogul of the push had a
brother-in-law at Jackson. In that
brother-in-law he had explicit conf
dence, and he used his hypnotising
power to induce majority OF the city
officials to employ that brother-in-law
as his and their Moses. Now that
brother-in-law, along with Sam NJ.
Green. wants his fees. Mr.. Green did
the work and he is justly entitled to
his pay. The gentleman from Jackson
was employed and he is also entitled
to his pay.
However, the fight does not concern
the general public. 1t will cost the
taxpayers nothing. The Buckalew
suit was not against the city, but
against the push, and the tax-pa yers
will expect the push to foot the bill.
The city had no more business lock-
ing Buckalew up in water closet for
refusing to pay shirt license than it
had to lock George Lambert up for
not paying a dog license.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
DUST TO DUST.
We Came and We Must
Go.
But that is No Reason Why the street
Sprinkler should Not Relieve
us While We Live.

Mr.. f. z. Cannon, who has been
giving excellent service with his street
sprinklers, informs representative
of the DEMOCRAT that he is not getting
money enough out of the sprinkling to
pay expenses. He says the people
have been paying only about one
fourth the rate they used to pay and
many prominent business men boldly
refuse to pay anything.
Now we all know this is old fogy-
ism. 1t is worse than that. 1t Is
stinginess. We have been priding
ourselves on our clean streets and we
could Justly do so when the street
sprinklers went over them three or
four times a day and sprinkled the
dust. But Mr.. Cannon says he will
be compelled to withdraw the esprinklers
and then we will be in it. We will
wallOw in the dust. Can we afford to
give up the sprinklers? All progress
sive citizens will say no. We cannot
have a clean city without them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
IN Inventors Dream.

Elias Howe almost beggared himself
before he discovered where the eye OF
the needle of sewing machine should
be located. II is probable that there
are very few persons who know how II
came about. His original idea was to
follow the model of the ordinary need
le and have the eye ut the heel. 1t
never occurred to him that it should be
placed near the point. and he might
have failed altogether if he had not
dreamed he was building a sewing ma
chine for savage king in a strange
country. Just as in his actual waking
experience. he was rather perpleNed
about the needles eye. He thought
the king gave him twenty-four hours
to complete the machine and make 1t
sew. If notfinished in that time. death
was to be the punishment. Howe
worked and worked. and puzzled and
puzzled. and finally gave it up. Then
he Thought he was taken out to he eX-
eruted. He noticed that the warriors
carried spears that We're pierced near
fhe head. Instantly came the solution
of the difficulty. and. while the invent
or was begging for time. he awoke.
II was o'clock in the morning. He
jumped out of bed. ran to his work
room. and by Q needle with an eye
at the point had been rudely modelled.
After that it was easy. This Is the
| true story of an important incident in
/ the invention OF the sewing machine.
I-H0mhav Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
Driving Nails by Machtnery.

An automa tic nail-driver is late
invention. 1t is arranged with slides
and runaways. into which the nails
drop through fitted courses that neces-
states their going in right-end first.
As the nail. in proper position, slides
down through one of these channels. a
hammer automatically comes to the
attack and drives the nail into place.
\ tacz-driving machine OF the same
SORT is also made. In factories where
large numbers OF boxes are turned ont.
these may have their uses. but for or,
binary, every day usefulness the old
fashioned. hat-nosed hammer still
holds its own, even at the risk OF al
occasional battered thumb and factured
ta1Onpr
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
THEY ARE COMING.
Men of National Repute.
Fully One Thousand Delegates VIII
be at the Memphis silver Con-
vention.

MEMPHIS. TENN, June 1.-THE
silver men will have beautiful wealth
er for their convention which opens
tomorrow at the Auditorium, where
the sound money convention was held
last month. The sky is clear and,
though the temperature is high up in
the eighties, pleasant breeze Is
blowing. Indications point to very
large attendance, including a number
of men prominent in national politics.
Delegates are arriving by every train
and will continue to come ir up to
noon tomorrow. There is noticea-
bly, large proportion of men from the
country and smaller towns among
those already seen on the streets. 1t
is now thought that there will be fully
200 delegates in attendance when the
gavel falls on the chairman's desk to-
morrow. The personnel of the conven-
ton will embrace Democrats, Popu-
lists and a few Republicans.
Delegations are expected from
twenty-five States, but scarcely any
from States east of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio. There are
seven United States Senators, Jones
and Berry of Arkansas; Bate and
Harris of Tennessee: George and
Waldthan of Mississippi and Turpie
of Indiana. Senators Stewart of Ne
vada, Shoup of Idaho and Butler OF
North Carolina are expected tonight.
The programme of the proceedings
has not yet been fully decided upon in
all its details. The convention will
be called to order at ii O'Clock to-
morrow by W H. Brown, president oi
the Bimetallic League of Memphis,
Judge T. H. Estes of the Circuit Court
will offer up prayer and an address
of welcome will be delivered by ex'
Congressman Casey Young of Mem
phis. 1t has not yet been determined
whether or not there will be a tempOr'
ary organization. In case it is de-
cided to start off with a permanent
organization, Senator Harris will
nominate for permanent chairman
either Senator Turpie or Senator
Jones of Arkansas, probable the
former. If Turpie is made chairman
of the convention Jones will be chair
man of the Committe on Resolutions
and vice versa.
Committees on Credential and Reso
ilutions will be appointed and the con
vention will adjourn until after noon
Resolutions will be probably pre-
sented at the second days session.
Among the speakers will be eN
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania
Alex Delmar of California, eX-Gov
Prince of New Mexico: Senator
Jones. Turpie, Stewart and Shoul
and probably eX-Congressman Bryal
of Nebraska. Senator Harris will no
speak, but will devote his attention t
the business of the convention.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
Hard Times for Tramps.

Massachusetts, is about to open Il
tramp colony, similar in purpose and
managent to the German tramp colo
nies. Two thousand acres of cheap
land has been purchased, which is ca
pable of being transformed. by hard
work. into profitable farm property.
1t is the intention to send to this farm
for a term of two years. every tramp
legally convicted of vagrancy. Thus,
while the tramp is beingcOnverted into
a workingman, the land is being'avail-
able for homes. The men will, OF
course. be comfortably fed and clothed
during their term of servitude. In
addition to this provision for convict
ed vagrants. there will be an opportu-
nitv for men who are willing to work
for the sake of having home, service
for one year being required for this
purpose. This is. we believe. the first
enterprise OF this nature to be under
taken by any OF the United States. II
is an experiment only as applied to
American conditions. and it seems
probable that twill prove the practi'
cal solution OF the tramp problem. sS
far as Massachusetts is concerned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
wisconsin swamp Lands.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 10
Secretary of State Kasson and the
Attorney General of Wisconsin We're
at the Department of the Interior to-
day in regard to the adjudication of
swamp land claims of this State. The
State claimed over 4,OOO,O 900 acres.
and 3.34O. 900 acres have been APPROX
ed and 3.243.00O acres have been
patented. This leaves about 100000
acres to be acquired by the State.
There is no difference between the de-
partment and the State in the matter,
the officials visit being merely to
hasten the settlement. The swamp
lands division has about adjudicated
the claims of Wisconsin, and the two
officials will await the return of Com
missioner LemOreauX from New York
CITY. when they will have conference.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
In the same Line.

[ was at the bargain counter OF a
store on Fourteenth street when | saw
a good-loOking. well-dressed little wo-
man slip a cake of soap and bottle
of perfumery into her pocket. She
realized that I saw her. but after Civ
ing me a glance she pocketed powder
box. which was among the marked
downs. I felt it my duty to point 4
moral. and edging up alongside Of her
| said:
Don t YOU know that is stealing:
.Of course. she replied.
And yet You take your chances:
..What chanccs:"
..Why. I saw you take the things
and have you arrested for a theif. "
YES. just So" she laughed. "but
as You happened 20 be on the same
Law yourself I'm not afraid, Why
don't you 20 for one Of those cigar
caseS.-Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
CONTINUED DROUTH.
And Short Crops in llli-
noiS.
Prevailing Condition of the Grain
Growing sections of a Great
Agricultural State.

CHICAGo.-June 1.-THE Illinois
weekly weather crop bulletin issued
to-day says: The past week has been
in general a continuation of the
drought conditions, light showers fell
in northwest and southern counties
the first of last week, but these were
insufficient even in the localities most
favored. Temperatures were high and
sunshine practically continuous. Rain
is much needed for crops and to re-
plenish wells, springs and streams.
Corn has suffered less from the lack of
moisture probably than any othercrop,
the fields are clean and cultivation
general. Wheat harvest will begin in
southern counties this week and in
central counties the coming week.
Along the Ohio valley and where rains
fell in southern and central counties,
the wheat is slightly improved, but
the yield will be very light at best and
many fields in the central section and
west center of southern section. will
scarcely pay for the harvest. Rye is
also poor and much of it is being cut
for hay. Oats are heading very short
and will be light in yield. Glover
harvest is done in southern and well
along in central counties. The yield
is light, but conditions favorable for
cutting. Meadows and pastures are
much in need of rain, also potatoes
and gardens. Fruit is holdingup we'll:
cherries are ripening, with good yield
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
VETOED BY ALTGELD.
The Bill Prohi hibiting Manufacture OF
Certain Articles by COnvicts.

Il
Certain Articles by COnvtcts.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. June Gov.
Altgeld has vetoed the bill to prohibit
the manufacture of cigars. drugs and
food products by the convicts in the
penitentiaries. The Governor says:
This bill smacks little of politics.
1t seeks to relieve one industry from
the competition of prison labor. but it
increases the burden of other indust-
ries Just that much. 1t provides that
no cigars shall be made in our pris-
ons. Had it gone farther and provid-
ed that the men now making cigars
should not be put to work atany other
industries in the prison, then 1t would,
at least. have been free from this ele-
ment of Injustice. But under the law
as this bill would leave it, the prison
officials would be Obliged to take the
men who are nOw.making cigars and
nut them to work at other industries.
and as all other industries in the'prls-
Ons are already Overcrowded this
would increase the burden of the out
side free laborer in those lines. for il
would increase the output. Merley
shifting the burden from one industry
to another does not help matters and
is unjust. This question of prison Ia
Dor must be treated on higher plane
and must be solved in such way as
to releave all free labor decomposition
with prison labor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
GETTING READY.
For the Commencement
Exercises.
The students of 81. Nincent's Acade-
my arc Preparing for the Com
ment Exercises-The school
VIII Make Good Show
This Year.

my arc preparing lOT thc NoAh
ment Exercises-The school
VIII Make Good Show
This Year.
Commencement exercises at st. Vim
cents Academy will occur on the 18th
inst. at 7:3O p. m. Gates will be open
at Gas and close at a reasonable hour.
The excellence of st. Vincent's en-
tertainments has been fully attested
by the crowds that assembleto witness
them, and it goes without saying that
the exercises this year will be fully up
to the standard of former years.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Can
non, the exhibition hall will be illumi-
mated with electric lights, favor
which the Sisters appreciate most
highly.
Written examinations held last week
were exceedingly gratifying to the
teachers, showing throughout the phe-
nominal success attained in school
work during the year.
The essays of the Rhetoric classes
were read last Wednesday and were
much above the average school girl
essay.
Gold medals and premiums were
awarded in the different classes and
will be given the young ladies on the
night of the closing exercises. As
space forbids mentioning them all we
give only a partial list. The gold
medals for exemplary conduct and
etiquette are eagerly sought after by
the young ladies who regard them,
next to the graduating medal, the most
honory of the school. These werewon
by Misses Matte Ward, of Caruthers-
vile, and Drucilla Forbes, of Osceola.
We regret that space prohibits men
tioning the names of the many young
ladies who aspired to these honors.
Chance favored Misses Ward and
Forbes in drawing the lucky numbers.
Gold medal for penmanship was
drawn for by Misses ]. ROlwing, f.
Bunch T. ROeser, c. Osterloh, +.
Hammer. B. Brooks. and S. Quinn.
Miss J. Rolwing, of Thebes, winning
! the prize.
Gold medal for Christian Doctrine
drawn for by Misses B. Brooks, of
Baton Rouge. and Edith Hammer, of
the Cape. Miss Edith capturing the
medal. Second premium for this study
was drawn for by Misses Annie and
Agnes Osterloh, NJ. and B. MacHale.
| Agnes Osterloh of this city the winner.
/ Gold medal for music, drawn for by
Misses T. ROeser. J. ROlwing. +.
Hammer. G. Osterloh. B. Brooks, and
A. Wilson. Miss Bride MacHale
carrying off the prize.
The contestants for third premium
were Misses +. Stafford, r. Stafford,
G.. Slaughter. \. Osterloh. Z. Carroll,
S. Owens and n. Manning. Miss
| Gussie Slaughtered the Cape. winning.
The contestants for the prizein essay
writing we're Misses f. Bunch, B.
Brooks. f. Hammer. J. ROlwing, {.
Osterloh and Lille ROeser. the last
named being the lucky one.
Besides the above premium each pu'
nil will receive handsome vOlumr
according to the success achieved il
her studies throughout the scholastic
year.
The graduating medal comforting al
the honors of the Academy will be re
ceived by Miss Gertrude Morgan. o
Dubuque. a young lady of brillian
talents who for some years has beer
a pupil of the Convent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
The Bullets were Genuine.

Yes. sir" said the Gergia land
agent to the Northern prospectOr.
You kin plow up peck of bullets
here every week. "
But. are they genuine:"
You bet they air. Don't l buy
'em and plant 'em myself: An right
where YOU'RE a-standin' is a bomb
shell that l traded a COW for, an its
Citing Jest as rusty as if 1t WIZ
throwed thar by the war. ATLANTA
| Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
How UNPLEASANT

it is to see a beautiful child's face dis
figured with vile humors. bursting
through the skin in pimples. blotches,
and sores. and sadder still, when the
young and innocent are laughed at and
twitted in all such cases. Parents
should give them that good and pure
emedy, Sulpher Bitters, which will
search and drive out of the blood
every particle of humor.-Health Ga
zette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
smoking in Church.

In remote village kirk in Argyll
shire last summer a stray tourist was
electrified by the request from the
pulpit. "Wiu the young men at the
back of the kirk kindly smoke on ac-
count of the midges:" They complied
with alacrity. Among the notices
duly given out in matter-of-fact way
on the same morning ran this one:
The kirk will be at L O'Clock next
Sabbath, weather and. midges per-
mitting.'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15

Did you ever hear OF those priests
in India. said Ragged Reginald, the
tramp. THAT stick needles through
their cheeks an burns their skin ies'
fur fun?': That amt nothing re-
piled Cadging Clarence: Il know a
man that tuck bath every day, cause
he said he liked it.''-Detroit Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
A Remarkable Cure of rheumatism.

Westminster, Cal. March q, 1894.
Some time ago, on awakening one
morning. | found that l had rheuma-
tism in my knee so badly that, as l
remarked to my wife, it would be i'm
possible for me to attend to my busi-
ness that day. Remembering that l
had some of Chamberlain Pain Balm
in my store l sent for a bottle, and
rubbed the afflicted parts thoroughly
with it, according to directions, and
within an hour | was completely re-
lieved. One application had done the
business. IL is the best liniment on
the market. and l sell it under posi-
tive guarantee. r. T. Harris. For
sale by |. Ben Miller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
\ Wonder.

i tell you. said Mr.. Proudpaugh,
that boy of mine is a wonder. He
mas the signs of extraordinary genius
stamped all over him in display type. >
Indeed? He must be Il phenOm-
enOn.
He is. He is only years old and
writes a hand like Horace Greeley 5
and sings worse than Trilby.'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
New spring gnd summer Goods.

Philipp Stoll. the merchant tailor,
has received his samples of new and
fashionable spring and summer goods
for mems and boys suits, and he is
now prepared to suit everybody both
in style and quality of goods. His
samples can be seen at his tailoring
establishment at any time, and Gus
toners can order just such goods as
they may desire and have them made
up in any style to suit them. Suits
made to order at fifteen dollars and
up. Perfect fit and satisfaction guar
anteed. Respectfully,
PHI LIP STOIL.