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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, az they cannot reach
thediseased portion of theear. There is only
one way TO cure Deafness, and that is bycon-
stitutional remedies. Deafness iscaused by
an infamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets inHamed you have a rum bling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamei condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure,
Send for circulars, free.
FL CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
% Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, % cents.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18
Like q Machine.

Which kept in order runs smoothly and
regularly, SO the bowels keep up their ac-
ton if measures are taken to keep them In
good working order. This infers, OF course,
course then is to Hostetter's Stomach Bit.
ters, laxative mild but effective, which is
also remedy for dyspepsia, malaria, rheu.
matism, nervousness and kidney trouble.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

''I'M sorry, Mr.. Timpany,' said the lead
err of the brass band to the bass drummer
''but we shall have TO dispense with youl
services" "Whyp "Whyl You ask me
whyl A man who has grown so fat that hi
can no longer hit the middle Of the drum
asks me why !n--N. Y. Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

A LArsus -Friend-"Your own
health is excellent, isn't it, doctorr Doctor
"Yes, indeed. ! can almost say that
don't know what sickness is.n-Harlem
Life
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

"WHAT is the use of continually worrying
about your healthln said the censorious citi.
zen. Life is but span, anyhow" ~ know
that" was the reply, "but there are spans
and spans, Pm looking for something on
the Brooklyn bridge order. NV Washington
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

as YOUR husband out of politicsl" asked
the visitor. "Yes," replied the wife Of the
ex-statesman, IL think he must be. Every
time mention an election he says he's not
in it.n-Washington Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18
This Moana Business.

On the principal lines of the Chicago,
Milwaukee Il st. Paul railway passenger
trains are electric lighted, steam heated and
protected by block signals. With these
modern appliances, railway travelling at
high speeds has reached degree of safety
heretofore unknown and not attainablc on
roads where they are not in uso. Electric
lights and steam heat mako it possible to
dispense with the oil lamp aud the car
stove. Block signals have reduced the
chances for collisions to the minimum by
maintaining an absolute interval Of space
between trains.
TIE devil fears a praying mother. RAMS
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

WILLIE SLIMsoN-"Mamma says she feels
so sorry for your Mrs. Winterbloom-
"Why, Willieln Willie-"Because you are
going to have your reception the same day
as hers. n-Harper's Bazar.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

"PArA gave me two pennies to put in the
plate in church" "Do you know who those
pennies were for2" "Coursc I do; for the
organ man. heard the music. Judge.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18
when You Want . Thre,hcr.

Horse Power, Swinging or Wind Stacker,
Saw Mill, Self Feeder, or an Engine, ad-
dress the j. l. CASE T. M. Co., Racine, Wis.
They have the largest Threshing Machine
plantin the world, and their implements may
be relied upon us the best Business estab-
lished 1912. Illustrated catalogue mailed free.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

MEDIoCRITY can sometimes instruct, but
it takes originality to amuse.-Milwaukee
Journal
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

"Mns TROUT, why do you look SO fAyn
In the gillsln "Trout, my dear, can'tnclp
worrying when 1 remember that it's most
fly time again. IN. Y. Recorder.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

PIso's CURE cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E.
CADY, Huntington, Ind, Nov. IL, 1894.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

PATRON lin basement --''Gimmo pigs
feet and dish Of mashed potatoes extra"
Waiter shouting the order through MS
hands, -fTrilby fer one; Little Billee on
the side lH-Chieago Record.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

AN apology is merely an handicapped to
vanity. Galveston News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

IT has been rule OF my life to confer all
the favors can and to ask as few as posi-
BILE, HAWTHORNE HR
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-04-18

TIE devil fears praying mother RAMS
Horn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
WOOD TURNED TO STONE.
Peculiar Effect the Creeping Clay" In
Comstock Lode Has Upon TImbers.

Peculiar Effect the "Creeping Clay" In
Comstock Lode Has Upon Tlmbers.
In half a dozen mining offices in San
Francisco there are small slabs of hard
black wood. four by ten inches, that
always puzzle strangers, especially
workers in wood from the east. These
four-inch slabs were once seventeen
by-seventeen inch timbers of Nevada
pine, and their present condition is
due to the fact that for a few ye ars
they were subjected to tremendous
pressure exerted by millions upon mil
lions of tons of earth. The ibers of
this wood are so closely crowded to-
gether that when polished the slabs
look more like stone than wood.
All the history of the Comstock.
lode, speaking recently of this wood,
governed and regulated as it has al
ways been by men in San Francisco, is
peculiar, but of all the stories in the
mines of this lode there is none
peculiar than the creeping clay" and
the compressed timbers. From 1874 to
1877 the Big Bonanza was worked
down to a fifteen-hundred-foot level,
but at one thousand one hundred feet
the managers stopped and concluded
to drift off to the east. This brought
them to a position where a large pro-
portion OF Il side of a mountain was
pressing upon the quartz bed. There
was a body of ore shaped like a water
melon and in size about equal to four
Palace hotels. 1t was this ore that
made the fortunes of so many men.
There was a wall running down at an
angle Of about forty-fivc degrees and
this wall marked the limits of the
loose earth which contained this wa.
termelon of ore, and this same loose
earth was continually moving.
Immediately surrounding the lump
of ore was clay, and this clay so moved
and crept. in the natural process of
natures action that by the miners it
was called creeping clay" and watch
ed continually. So irresistible was its
force that nothing could stand against
it. From the decentralization level
the drift was set in toward this body
of ore. There was a gallery where the
car ran along for the taking out of the
ore, and from this gallery a the
smaller drifts. Above, below and on
the sides of these smaller drifts there
were heavy timbers of Nevada pine.
There was between the timbers a space
of about, on the average, sever feet in
height and five in width. There were
square sets, and it was these timbers
that, by the action of the loose earth
around them, were so compressed that
pieces of them look more like stone
than wood.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09

After a short Absence from the Court
Room the Jury Find a Verdict OF Murder
In tho First Degree with No Recommen-
dation for Mercy-To be sentenced fri
day-WtlI he Tried for the Minnie Will
Hams Murder.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 3.-Theodore
Durrant, assistant superintendent of
Emanuel Baptist Sunday-school, was
to-day convicted of the murder of
Blanche Lamont, for which he had
been on trial since July 22 last The
jury was out twenty minutes, and ar
rived at the verdict on the first ballot.
As there was no recommendation to
mercy, the punishment was fixed at
death. The scene in the court Dom
when the verdict was announced will
never be forgotten by those vino were
present.
Judge Murphy finished his charge at
$40 o'clock and the jury at once re-
tired. Although there was supposed
to be little prospect of a verdict being
returned before Z or s o'clock in the
evening, the throng of spectators who
had remained in the overcrowded
court room all the afternoon to hear
the judges charge settled themselves
| back in their seats to await the return
of the jury.
Mrs. Durrant and the prisoner
talked and laughed together, as if an
acquittal was a foregone conclusion.
They were joined by 4 half dozen
friends and the conversation was be.
coming animated, when it became
whispered about hat the jury had
agreed upon a verdict. In an instant
a hush fell upon the little circle that
had gathered around the prisoner.
Durrant's face, always pallid, assumed
a CHASTITY hue, and his mother was
speechless.
Then the big doors at the real of the
room opened and the jury filed in and
took their seats in the box. Judge
Murphy, who had retired to his cham
Der, was summoned and took his place
upon the bench. Clerk Morris asked
the usual question-if the jury had
agreed upon a verdict. Foreman War
rem button arose and replied in the af-
tirmative.
1--WE, the jury" said he, find the de-
PENDANT. William Henry Theodore
Durrant, guilty of murder in the first
degree"
As the aged foreman, pale and trem-
bling, read the words that fixed Dur
rants fate, a low, rumbling noise, like
the roar of a mob arose from the rear
OF the court room. The next moment
men were cheering wildly, while
women wept Historically. Bailitfs
raped loudly for order, but the tu-
multi continued for fully a minute.
Then District Attorney Barnes arose
and asked that a day be set upon
which the sentence of death should be
passed upon the prisoner. Judge
Murphy said that sentence would be
passed next Friday, upon which day
he would also set the day for the trial
of Durrant on the charge of murder
ing Minnie Williams.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
FISCAL
Uncle Sans Cash Account for the Month
of OctObSr.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The debt
statement issued yesterday afternoon
shows a net increase in the public debt
less cash in the treasury during Octo-
Der of SIS, 32l, 472.08. The interest
bearing debt was increased S74O; the
misunderstanding debt decreased
GIG, G32. s., and cash in the treasury
decreased S5,437, 36i, $50.
The balances of the several classes
of debt at the close of business Octo-
Der l were: Interest-bearing debt,
S747, 36l, $50; debt on which interest
has ceased since maturity, S1,6S1,-
60. 26; debt bearing no interest, S377,.
335, $40. "a. Total, 81, l26, 375, LOG. 90.
The certificates and treasury notes
offset by an equal amount of cash in
the treasury outstanding at the end of
the month were 1891, 1O2, 673, a decrease
of 50, 125, O2O.
The total cash in the treasury was
Ss12, 49,. 61O.S 81.
The gold reserve was SD, 943, ITO.
Net cash balances, SS7, OO4, $40 rs.
In the month there was a decrease in
gold coin and bars of Sl96, 673. 80, the
total at the close being Sl43, 500, s3S. o..
OF silver there was Il decrease of
81, 594, $50. 40. Of the surplus there was
in national bank repositories, Sl5,-
5l3, 1Sj.Sl, against SIC, 0+7, los. "a at the
end of the preceding month.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
A BID FOR MERCY.

Sudden Termination OF the Holmes Muir
der Trisl-TheD Defense submits No Tes-
timOny, but, COnUending that the Prose-
cutiOn Has Failed to Make Out u Case,
Makes IA Bold Appeal to the Jury.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. s. Holmes
yesterday threw himself on the mercy
of the jury. When the common
wealth closed its case yesterday after
noon his attorneys announced thas
they considered the prosecution a
not made out its charge of murder,
and they would rest their ease upon
the evidence offered by the common
wealth and submit no testimony in de-
Tense of the prisoner.
This decision was made by Holmes
upon the advice of 4 well-linown law
yer, who was at one time retained by
the prisoner. The move seemed ike
a bold one, but was unQuestionably
done more in desperation in the hope
OF influencing the jury and creating
the impression in their minds that, be-
ing conscious of his innocence, and
not having had time to prepare a
proper defense, Holmes trusted him
self to their sense of justice.
In reality Holmes has no defense.
The commonwealth has presented NO
direct proof that Holmes murdered
Pietzel. Their chain of circumStan-
tial evidence even was not as strong
as was expected, and but for the ad-
missions at various times of Holmes
himself the district attorney would
have had a most difficult task in
proving the charge.
1t was expected that the case would
be sensational IN the extreme, but at
ter Judge Arnold ruled out all the evi.
dence bearing upon the murder of the
children, the most CHASTITY features OF
Holmes series of crimes were elimi-
mated.
Instead of furnishing any sensation,
the trial itself has been as dull and
uninteresting to the spectators in the
court room as the majority of ordinary
murder cases are.
But two incidents out of the ordi-
nary have broken the nOnOtony OF
the proceedings. These were the ap-
pearance upon the witness stand of
Mrs. Pietzel and her pathetic tale of
her journey with Holmes, and the tes-
tifying against the prisoner of the
girl that he deceived into believing
that she was his legal wife.
The closing arguments and the
charge of the judge will probably con-
sumo the better part of to-day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
Salvation Army work has pene.
trated Denmark.

Salvation Army work has pene-
trated Denmark.
ALL branches of Professionalism have
in Europe an estimated membership of
so, s12, OOO.
-Beloit college has thrown open its
doors to m Thirty-three girls
entered with this years freshman class.
st. Paul's American Institute at
Tarsus, Asia Minor. a school founded
by the late Elliott +. Shepard, was at
tackled by n Turkish mob which mall
treated the students and threatened
the missionaries.
The annual report of the foreign
missions of the Moraviaa church shows
a deficit of S27,1l5, due very largely to
a falling off in receipts from legacies,
which were S25, TIA less in 1894 than in
the previous year.
The American Baptist Telugu mis-
sion, India, records sS1 baptisms in
1894, and has n membership now of
So, 500, with s,O4s Christian pupils in
the schools and 5,456 in Sunday-schools.
The medical work is increasing, with
S.2O4 new patients treated during the
year.
Cornell university opened for the
year on the Goth of September. Presi-
dent Schurman in his address said
that up to date there were 104 more
new students registered than at the
same time n year ago.. Between 500
and 600 new students have entered the
university this year. This shows that
the raising of the entrance require
ments has not reduced the number of
applicants.
Living in the open air all the past
summer has improved the pope's
health, which was never better than
it is now. lie is entirely free from
the fainting spells that used to come
upon him in the spring months and
when pressed with business. DR.. Lap
poni says: IF nothing unforeseen
happens, the Holy Fathers constitu-
ton is so sound that he may we'll at
tain his hundredth year"
The holy city of Jerusalem is be-
coming modernized. There are o
eight printing offices in the city, five
of which are in connection with mo-
nastic establishments. The most i'm
portant is that of the Catholic con
vent, which is fitted with up-tO-date
appliances. The work turned put con
sists largely of Latin and Arabic
books. The three general printing Of
fees are those of the local Hebrew
newspapers, respectively entitled the
"Hoar" Light. "Hacharazeleth" (the
Flower) and "JeruschOlajim."
The freshman class at Brown uni
v~ersity numbers about 80, including
Sc young women. The total number
CT students in the university, includ-
ing graduate students, will probably
reach 900: and by another year, il
present indications hold good, the
~one-thousand mark will be passed.
The faculty has been strengthened by
the addition of several well-known
educators, and the financial condition
of the institution is reported prosper.
Gus, although there have been no large
individual donations for some years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Shabby velvet may be improved
In appearance by the following treat
ment: First brush it thoroughly so as
TO remove all dust; then spread on the
top of the stove, which must be only
warm. a damp cloth. and owe this put
the velvet right side up. AS soonsas
the steam from the damp cloth ceases
the velvet must be removed or it will
scorch.-Leed's Mercury.
Coffee Cream Cake: For any good
layer cake make a filling as follows:
Three tablespoonfuls of coffee and a
cup and a half of cold water; steep
and strain. Thicker with cornstarch;
sweeten. Add whipped cream to taste.
Milk may be added to the coffee before
thiclrening. in place of the cream. 1t
tastes like coffee ice-cream soda--Mrs
John Jay, in Housekeeper.
Peach Tart: Butter a tart pan roll
out the paste to the thickness of half
an inch and line the pan with ii; prick
Il few holes in the bottom with a fork
and bake it in a brisk oven for ten or
fifteen minutes. Let the paste cool a
little, then fill it with peaches that
have been peeled, quartered, sweetened
and covered with thick, sweet cream
Place a few stars or leaves on it which
have been cut out of the paste and
baked. Western Rural.
Baked Chicken in Rice: Cut q
chicken into pieces in the usual man
ner, eason with pepper and salt, and
place in a deep dish lined with thin
slices of salt pork, ham, or bacon, ac-
cording to taste. Add a pint OF veal
gravy, into which has been stirred one
6nely-chopped onion, and fill the dish
with boiled rice, heaping slightly. To
protect from the direct heat of the
oven, cover with a paste, which may
be economically made of -four and wa
ter. Bake for an hour. remove the
paste, and serve while hot Good
Housekeeping.
Tongue: To cook a tongue, first
parbOil and skin the tongue, trim it
neatly. mince two boiled onions and a
small bunch of parsley together. Mix
with these three tablespoonfuls of fine
cracker crumbs, seasoned with a trife
of cayenne, 4 blade Of mace and six
pounded cloves. Spread the seasoned
crumbs over the tongue and cover with
the thinnest possible slices of bacon.
Roll the tongue with thick part in the
middle, put it into a small b~aking-pan,
cover it with meat-broth and bake
slowly for three or four hours ION some
day when there is fire for other things.)
When done put in a mold and press
till cold.-Prairie Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
ROME WAS SHAKEN.
The Earthquake Reaches the Eternal
City and Creates Consternation-Much
Damage Done.

The Earthquake Reaches the Eternal
City and Creates Consternation-Much
damage Done.
ROME, Nov. 2.-This city was visited
by violent shocks of earthquake at $40
g. m. People were aroused from their
SAUNDERS and fled to the open squares,
and the greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. The convent of Santa Maria
Maggiore was greatly damaged. A
portion of the outer wall was over
thrown, and part of the ceiling has
fallen. One of the inmates, a monk,
was injured. The shocks were con-
fined to the province of Rome. They
were felt very strongly at the Castelli
Roman, but the damage done there
was not serious.
The official observatory report OF
the disturbances says the first mani
festations were slight tremblings
which lasted about five seconds. These
became more violent for a period of
eight seconds and then became slighter
for nine seconds. Two clocks in the
observatory stopped the moment trem.
blings began, each indicating the hour
500. The direction of the movements
was from north to south. The old
tower of the observatory was dam
aged. .
The shocks created n great panic
among the inmates of the prison, and a
mutiny was attempted by the prison
ers. Troops were quickly called to the
assistance of the keepers. and in a short
time the mutiny was suppressed and
order restored.
The pope was awakened by the
shocks. He was perfectly calm, and
after rising made haste to inquire the
news from the city.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the damage done by the quake is much
greater than was at first supposed. -Four
palaces and the Bank of Italy were sc
shaken that they are rendered unsafe
for occupancy. The Palazzo Odescal.
chi, one of the finest palaces in Rome,
and five other structures of that char
acter, are also seriously damaged. The
building Of the ministry of finance was
also slightly damaged.
The quakes rang all the bells in the
city, and doors were shaken and win.
dows smashed everywhere.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
rhe Last Word with the Pastor.

A skeptic engaged in a religious dis
cussion with a country pastor thought
to end the whole matter by declaring
that there was no such place as Hear-
en-, and that, for his part, he believed
in metempsychosis- You believe,
then" said the pastor, that your soul
may enter the body of a beast after
your death?" Certainly" And you
expect to iee1 quite at home, I sup
pose?" Th6reupon the sKeptic decided
that the last word was with his antag-
onist--. oston Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
HIS FIRST AND LAST.

mer shoc~ed to Death.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. Chris
tian Schleehle, aged 80, a trimmer for
the city electric light works, had re-
gently gotten the job and had just
started to work. A light hangs IN
front G: his house, and he asked his
wife to come to the door ard watch
=im trim his first lamp. The light
was lowered and ~Schleehle took hold
Of both carbons. The current ran
4iIrough his body, killing him Instant
Ay before his Mortified wife.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
A SLICK
BY Which Thousands of Dollars Worth of
Diamonds Were secured.

CINCINNATI, Nov. AT oon yester-
day Herman Keck, the Fourth-street
diamond dealer, was called lpon by
two men. one of whom engaged him in
conversation while the other ssnn-
tered around the store and finally
stepped out on the sidewalk, presum-
ably to wait for his friend. After rho
other man left, Mr.. Keck discovered
that he had been robbed of 50, DOt
wort:, of loose diamonds. The mat
ter was reported to The police. .
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09

Kitty Jagged four)-Mamma, 1 want
a piece of bread and butter.
Mamma-You can have it when din
ner-time comes, dear.
Kitty happening in kitchen a few
moments later)-Mandy, mamma says
l can have a piece OF bread and butter.
but you'd better not ask her about it,
COZ maybe she wouldn't let me have 1t.
-Chicapo Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
Artemus Ward as a Punster.

They have queer hotels in Oregon"
said .Artemus Ward. Il remember one
where they gave me a bag of oats for a
pillow; l had Nightmares of course.
In the morning the landlord said:
How do you feel, old hoss-hay" I
told him l felt my oats."-The Path
fp1ar
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09
Inclined to Assist Him.

You don't object to a contributor
dropping into poetry once in awhile. 1
presume?" said the caller, with an
;,ffable smile.
Certainly not, sir. Sit down." re-
piled the editor, pushing the waste
basket toward him.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09

The Editors Little Boy-Pop says
there was Il donation party up at your
house last night; what's that?
The Minister'S Little Boy Why,
that's when folks come to your house
and bring pie and cake, and eat it all
up, and her go home again.-Puck.