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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
OUANTRELL'S DEATH.
Capt. simon Horsely Knew How the
Guerrilla Met Ills Fate.

LITTLE Rock. ARK, Aug. 2I-Capt.
Simon HOrsely. man who served
with distinction under General Forest.
died at the home of his brother Roger
in this State yesterday. Intimate
friends have known for some time that
he knew of the killing of the noted
Confederate. Quantrell. but the facts
did not become generally known until
his death. Horsely was sent as 4 re-
cruiting officer by Gen. Forest into
Kentucky. and as Quantrell was re
turning from Il raid he stopped in the
vicinity of Bardstown and began dep
rotations. Horsely. at the request
of citizens there, waited on Quantrell
and asked him to desist. but Quantrell
would not listen to the demand. He
was warned to make no more raids on
the property of Kentucky Confederates
and the two men separated.
1t was in the spring of 1860 and
Quantrell became desperate. He made
dhotiCI Idiu anu u'tI lhS an ChSdSC
ment with detachment of Kentucky
troops Quantrell was killed. Mr..
Horsely was an honest and reliable
citizen. and contided secrets to some
of his Masonic friends that they would
not divulge as long as he lived. Now
that he is dead they are willing to
supply this missing link in the history
of the cause and throw all possible
light on the tragic end of Quantrell's
murderous career. 1t had been gen.
orally believed that Quantrell was
killed by Federal troops.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
The English of II.

There isayoung Englishman staying
in Philadelphia who makes his head
quarters at a club. and one morning
he overheard one of the members ask
another how he felt. ''Oh. out of
sight. ',was the response. The En-
glishman made mental note of this.
and determined to get it off himself at
the first opportunity. The next day
he met friend. who offered the usual
salutation. The Englisman's face
broadened into grin. Striking an
attitude. he exclaimed. "Oh, you cawn t
see me. old chap: you cawn't see me"
Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
ItMay Doas Much rorNou.

Mr.. Fred Miller, Irving. H., writes
that he had Severe Kidney trouble
for many years, with severe pains in
his back and also that his bladder
was effected. He tried many so called
Kidney cures but with out any good
result. About year ago he began
Use of Electric Bitters and found relief
at once. Electric Bitters is especially
adapted to cure of all Kidney and
Liver troubles and often gives almost
instant relief. One trial will prove
our statement. Price only 80 cents
for large bottle. At Blomeyer & Ha-
mans drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
GOV stone Called Down.

Gov. Stone. of Missouri. was called
to timeon 4 point ofetiquette a few days
ago by pretty girl. TWAS atthe Dem
ocratit Convention at Pertle Springs.
The Governor sat at the front Of the
platform. on which were number of
women. He was smoking Il cigar.
The young woman leaned over from
behind him and said: Gov. Stone.
don't you think you are setting a bad
example by smoking: There are many
ladies present = Il guess you're
right; said the governor. without
turning round. and he tossed away his
cigar-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Eighth Missouri Volunteers Infantry
Veterans association.
scretary : Headquarters.

Pekin. Illinois. July l.. 1885.
DEAR SIR AND CoMRADE:- a
preliminary meeting. held recently at
Eimwood. H.. to prepare for our
sixth Biennial Reunion at the above
city. arrangements We're made for a
joint reunion with the IIth Illinois
Cavalrys. 18th. 18th. 18th. >6th and
l0sth Illinois Infantry regiments
18th being the quests OF the Sth Mis-
souri,.
+ Wednesday and Thursday. Septem-
Der 4th ana 9TH. IS9j. We're the dates
selected. TO accommodate those com
ing from :, distance who desire to at
tend the National q. y. Il. Encamp-
ment at Louisville. Ky. Sept. . TO II,
and the dedication of the Chickamauga
and Mission Ridge National Park.
near Chattanooga. Tenn. on the week
following.
Col Robert g. Ingcrsoll OF the Ilth
Cavalry has excepted an invitation
to address the assembled comrades.
Richard j. Oglesby. EX-Gevernor
F'ifer. and other prominent speakers
have been invited: as well as repre-
sentative speakers from the various
regiments. many of whom will be pres
ent To aid Col. Bob" and address
the separate regimental business meet
tings during the first day.
The forenoon of the first day will be
devoted to receiving. registering
and badging. and the afternoon to
regimental reunions and business
meetings. closing the day with grand
union camp fire in the evening.
The program for the second day will
include a parade in the forenoon. to
be followed by speeches and vocal and
instrumental music. to the final Good
bye" hand shake.
\ general committee has been APP
pointed to secure tents from the state.
and another committee to cooperate
with the Ladies Relief Corps uto Sc
cure accommodations throughout the
city. Moderate charges for lodging
and meals. at the hotels and residences
are assured.
The Committee on Transportation
have secured IA one and one-third fare
from the G. B. " @. for a
radius of 100 miles from ElmwOod,
and feel confident that at least that
rate or Il better one. will be made by
all railroads entering Peoria. the
largest Il. K. center near ElmwoOd.
Important matters relating to the
publication of the history of the
Eighth Missouri will come before the
regimental meeting of the first day.
Make an effort to he with MS.
Yours in Fraternity. Charity and
Loyalty.
!. Il. I;iED. Chr'n.
II. {. KIGHTLINGER.
W. :. kLECLNER. Tx. Com.
JAMES DCNDAS.
PHILIPS SMITH.
i. B. REED. President.
". H. BATES. Secretary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Almost n Clean score.

An old colOred man sat on his front
doorstep last evening doing his best
to keep cool. Chloe, his wife. was sit
ing near him. and said: Say, SambO,
its done been a purity hot day, amt
it," ''Yas, Chloe, it dun has. an |
heard gemman say dat it was 96 in
de shade. Why. what duz dat 96 in
de shade mean?" Il dunno. just 81. "
"Oh. dere must be sumting more oh it
dan dat. Sambo scratched his
woody pate for few minutes, and
then gave this very satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION well, honey. | jus guess
it must bee dis way. You know when
dey play sum of dose games day say
a man got so many out of hundred.
Now, | dun guess dat a hundreds just
as hot as it can be and de 96 to-day
means dat we wuz only Efour points
from being de hottest We could be.
Hartford Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
VANITY OF CRIMINALS.
Female Criminals do odd Things 10
Add TO Their Beauty.

Add TO Their beauty.
Vanity in female prisonerwOuld be
merely laughable if it we're not so sad
to behold. 1t is. however, the one
touch of nature which proves the hu-
man kinship. and there is perhaps
some hopes forever these poor degrad-
ed creatures if they are thus swayed
by such harmless emotions Prison
matrons would be perpetually busy if
they checked every attempt made by
their charges to adopt the latest fash
ionable coiffure: ''friuges" are ''going
out perhaps in general society, but
they are still amazingly popular in
prison. Criminals will trim their hair
as it pleases them, and the wisest dis
ciplinarian effects to see nothing of
the fringe. In the same way, once,
when chignOns were in vogue, the fe
male felt happy whose locks escaped
the prison scissors and were long
enough to fold over pad of oakum.
The ingenuity, again. with which some
prisoners will twist and turn their un-
becoming uniform into some faint no.
tions of the fashions of the day might
have earned theseuartists good wages
in dressmaker's atelier. | have
seen panniers counterfeited and pol
Onaises, skirts draped or tied back,
dress imprOvers manufactured out of
whalebones or hOrsehair; no doubt,
when the present ''bell'' skirt is fading
out of fashion it will be largely pat
ronized in jail. The craze for personal
adOrnments leads women to skim the
grease off their scanty allowance q.
soup, with which they plaster their
hair. | once knew an aged prisoner
who was caught scraping the dust
from the red brick cell wall to serve
her as rouge.-North American Re-
view.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Cork Wood.

Since the discovery in Dunklin
county. by Prof. Bush. of the rare
cork wood. and the publication and
description Of it. by Prof. Trelease.
of the Missouri Botanical garden.
many inquiries have been made about
the plant Its botanical name i Lett
neria Floridan. Last week. Prof.
Bush wrote here to Collector f. Joe
Rice TO secure specimens of the wood
for the Use of the government to he
displayed in its timber exhibit at At
lanta this fall. Mr.. Rice and !. W.
Sexton went to the Sexton place. now
owned by Il. NJ. Finney, Il mile and a
half southeast of kennett. and going
out in the'swamps, secured some good
specimens of the cork wood. 1t is al
most as light as cork. though growing.
and i found in but two Orthree places
in the United States. Dunklin County
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
TEA AS AN INTO xICANT.
Growing Passion for the Drink
Among Philadelphians.

I
Among Philadelphians.
The tea habit; is growing on the
law-abiding people of this peaceful
city, says the Philadelphia Record
In the opinion of a Quaker City ply
sician of prominence the victims drink
this beverage as the hardened drunk
ard drinks whisky He adds that ''the
Intoxicating effects :of tea are not
appreciated as fully as they should be.
Cheap or improperly brewed tea is
known to have caused many functional
arrangements of the gravest charac-
ter. Many of the victims not knowing
that their troubles are due to tea
drinking. suffer from headache and
often from persistent dizziness and in
digestion. Dependency and palpi-
tatiOn of the heart are also among the
complaints. Lastly, that dread enemy
OF every man, insomnia. has many
victims among the lot These are GER
tainly a batch of troublesome symp-
toms of which any pernicious drug
should be proud There is q great
difference in the physiological effect
of,tea on the system. When it has been
used to excess for Il considerable pc
riOd well defined symptoms supervene.
There can be added to the list already
given authorizations, nausea. anOreX-
ia. prostration and anxiety and 4 pc
culiar kind of intoxication. ending,
after hours OF vigil, in a torpor from
aVhauStiSu
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
ord.
Call for Bids.

The Committee of the Baptist church
rejected all bids and now call for bids
on changed plans and specification.
Plans and specifications at Wilson's
Drug Store. Bids will be received at
the above place until p. m. Aug 81,
1895. Committee reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
A FIRE ALARM.
For a Sure Enough Fire
II Was the Peanut stand and II Big
Tent Adjoining the Post Office
building that Made the
Blaze.

At about eleven O'Clock We'd
nesday morning the building or shanty
adjoining the Post Office building on
Main street caught fire and the flames
shot high up into the air before the
fire alarm was sounded. in the rear
of the shanty was large tent and
that helped to make the blaze Il big
one.
Ben +. Halliday. with a little street
sprinkler hose got on the gro unds
first and turned the little stream on.
but while Mr.. Halliday's intentions
were good his stream of water was
too small to seriously interfere with
the flames In five minutes after the
fire was discovered and in less than
three minutes after the alarm was
given Joe Albert. chief OF the fire de-
partment. was on the grounds with Il
force of hands with the first ward hose
carriage. Before everything was in
readiness the little building was Il
sheet of fire, but when the nozzle from
the fire hose was turned on to the
building the flames We're gone in less
than ten seconds. The force OF the
water knocked the whole front of the
building in then it was covered with
a stream of water that completely hid
it from view. and in five minutes from
the time the water was turned on there
was not spark of fire to be seen.
The building belonged to Morrison
x Davis and was occupied as a pea
nut and lunch stand by Louie Single
ton, colored man. There was no
insurance on the building or It's con-
tents
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
short Talks on Advertising.

The truthful advertisement is the one
that brings business. and most all ad-
vertising is truthful, just as most all
men are truthful. Occasionally one
meets Il man who lies. That sort of Il
man writes lying advertisements.
They may pay temporarily. but no
permanent success was ever built on a
foundation of humbug Most of ad-
vertisers are honest. At least. they
mean to be. Often each one of half Il
dozen dealers will insist that he has
''the biggest and best stock in the
city" Of course. they cant all be
right. but that is merely Il form of
words. Really it doesn't mean much
of anything. either to the writer or the
reader. and so does no harm-eXcept
that it wastes valuable space in the
paper.
The advertisement that pays best is
the plain. honest. forceful talk. writ
ten Just as if the writer was talking
to the reader face 10 face-a statement
of facts. There is nothing in the
world so interestingfas facts. especial
Iy the facts of business. They should
be written about entertainingly. PeO-
pie like to know how and where things
are made. Not technical descrip-
ton. but a hint here and there. For
instance: These goods were designed
and woven in France. the cotton came
from Alabama and the silk from
China. Twice across the Atlantic.
once across Asia and Europe. and
here is the finest fabric for - cents Il
yard
1t creates an interest that Il mere
bald statement never would ret.
knowledge, thought and truthfulness
will generally produce good adver-
tisement in a good paper and will
always bring good results. The Sc
lection of the medium is the first and
most important point. The writer
comes after. Even bad ad in
good paper will abring some business.
y good ad. in poor paper is sheer
waste.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10

The Salvation OF St. Sophia.

On the morrow, at the first capture of
the city, the janizaries rushed to the
great church, which they conceived was
filed with gold, silver and precious
stones. They found the doors fastened,
but broke them open and at once began
to pillage. The sultan, as soon as pos
sible, rode to st. Sophia. Dismounting
On the threshold, he stopped down, and
collecting some earth let it fall on his
turbaned head as an act Of humiliation.
Then he entered the edifice, but stopped
in the doorway some moments and gazed
in silence around him. He saw a Turk
breaking the floor with an Ak. Where
fore dost thou do that" inquired the
%conqueror. For the faith" replied the
soldier. Mohammed in an impulse Of
anger struck him, saying, eye have got
enough by pillage and enslaving the
city; the buildings are mine. 1.-The
Church Of st. Sophia" Lethaby and
Swanson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10
LIKE A RIDE ON AN EARTHQUAKE.
The Sensation Produced by an Elephant
Running Away.

Running Away.
Nothing but a ride Oh an earthquake
could be compared to the sensation of be- |
ing run away with by an elephant.
Nothing stops his wild rush, and he does |
not swerve for an obstacle, but goes
straight at it. A few shakes fling off
everything on his back, and the rider |
has but q second or two in which to
make up his mind which ~overhanging
branch he will cling to or if he will risk
throwing himself off. y broken neck
would be the certain consequence Of re-
naming, AS for stopping him, some
body has we'll said that you might as
we'll try to stop q runaway locomotive
by pulling with your walking stick on
the funnel as to seek to check an ele-
plant at such a moment with the goad.
By stroking an elephants lip in acer-
tain name you can make it pur like
a huge grimalkin till the earth shakes
beneath your feet. When it is afraid or
angry, it squeaks like an unoileS hinge.
But when it suddenly jumps aside like
a flea you imagine for a moment that
the ultimate terrestrial cataclysm has
gone off.
The Malays never wholly trust their
elephants and were nervous at my ia
miliarities with mine, a sweet tempered
old female on which I rode hundreds of
miles. During the midday halt I used
to call her up, and she would come and
stand with one foot on each side Of my
chest as I lay on my back and fed her
with bananas. I vas never angry with
her but once, when she tried to kill the
1ook.
On one occasion a little elephant of
our party, running behind its mother,
leased her beyond endurance, and she
turned and gave him a shove that land
ed him feet uppermost at the bottom of
a deep brook. For two hours he scream
ed like a steam whistle while we were
all engaged in getting him out.
Every night when we reached camp
and the loads were taken off each driver
would hobble his beast by tying it's front
legs together with rattan SO that it could
only hop with both together. Then a
huge wooden bell was hung around it's
neck, and it was turned loose to wander
in the jungle. All night long the faint
dong, dong Of these bells made a our
full noise around the camp. At daybreak
each driver tracked his elephant by the
sound, often going many miles for him.
Atlanta Constitution
Miami was originally Mi-oh-me-za'
'stony river"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10
MARRIAGE IN KOREA.
A Simple Ceremony, but With 1t Comes
the Dignity of Manhood.

Korean girls, according to Mr. II. S.
Saunderson, after enjoying freedom till
they are 8 years old, are consigned to
the women s quarters, where they live
in %seclusion till they are married at 16
or II years. After marriage the woman
is allowed to see N man but her hus-
band. The boys, on the other hand, are
taught that it is undignified for them to
enter the women's part Of the house.
They never see their brides till the we'd
ding day, all having been arranged for
them, often when both bride and groom
are infants.
The marriage ceremony is very sim
pie. The bride and bridegroom invite
their most intimate friends to assist
them in dressing their hair in the man
ner BETTING their new estate. Then the
bridegroom mounts a white pony, which
is led by two servants, while two others
on either side support the rider in his
saddle. Thus he proceeds to the brides
house, accompanied by his relatives. At
their destination they find a pavilion
erected in the courtyard of the house, in
WHICH Tue bTIue anu Oer TGlatlVcS are
awaiting their arrival. A goose (the
Korean symbol of fidelity), which the
bridegroom brings with him, is then
produced.
The bride. who has TO cover her face
with her long sleeves, and the bride
groom then bow to each other until
their heads almost touch the ground.
This they do three or four times and are
then man and wife. A loving cup is
passed round, and then the bride is
taken off to the women's apartments of
her husbands home, where she is looked
after by her mother and mother-in-law
while the groom entertains his friends.
The husband must maintain his wife
properly and treat her with respect.
Marriage is the great event in q Ko-
rean's life, for he then attains mans
estate. Before marriage, no matter how
old he may be, he is treated as a boy,
and has to maintain q deferential atti-
tude toward the married men, even
though they be only half his age.-Pop-
ular Science Monthly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10
SAAL RUINS.
!Aey Are tie Gr1>Itst Of the
Past IN the Orient.

hey Are tie Ca, Itst Monuments Of the
Past IN the Orient.
The ruins of Baalbec, the ancient
metropolis Of Syria, especially those on
the "platform' where the temples stood,
are the grandest III the orient. The
platform referred to above and upon
which the largest of the famous Baalbec
temples We're erected is an artificial
mound about 80 feet higher than the
surrounding plain, which gave room for
immense vaults under the gigantic
structures which in ancient times graced
the "wondcrful city Of the east
"a good idea of the immensely Of
these ruined temples may be gained
when it is known that there are several
stones in what remains of their founda-
lions which are 50 feet long, Is feet
wide and ID feet thick, and what is
still more remarkable ON of these
giant blocks of limestone We're raised to
a height Of 20 feet from the ground.
Three temples formerly stood upon the
artificial platform-the Temple Of the
Sun, the Temple of Jupiter and the
great circular temple. The first was goo
feet long by 1GO broad and was sur
rounded by Corinthian columns Of gran
lite - feet high and ! feet 3 inches in
diameter. Six only Of these immense
columns now remain standing. The
ruins OF the Temple Of Jupiter stand on
a portion Of the artificial mound some
10 feet lower than that upon which
those Of the Temple Of the sun are now
scattered about. It's dimensions were
originally 23O by 100. The circular
ruin, almost as imposing as either of
the two whose dimensions are given
above, is supposed to have been the
chief seat Of the sun wOrshipers of very
ancient times. The gigantic blocks Of
stone which contributed toward forming
the graceful outlines Of this once most
famous circular temple were SO scatter
ed about by the earthquakes Of S22, 975
and 1859 that its dimensions in feet
cannot be accurately given. These three
temples and the platform upon which
they We're erected We're once surrounded
by q wall which was u wonder within
itself, many Of the separate blocks which
formed it being 30 feet long, 10 feet
wide and IL feet thick. st. Louis Re-
Duhlic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10

Horse Department-Abel Mitchell.
Cattle Department-W. r. Reynolds.
Sheep Department.. A. McGovern.
Swine Experimentation Rel.
Poultry Department-Frank st. Bon
nett.
Machinery Departmental. B. Fitz.
gerald.
Grains, Vegetables and Seeds. 8.
Keegan.
Dairy Products-Mrs. J. H. Cole.
Creamery Products-E. r. G. Gross.
Horticulture-Mrs. J. Is. johnson.
The pre.nlum list and a list OF special
premiums will be announced later.
r. III. ODELL, President.
HuGH c. MURRAY, Secretary.