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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18

the opposite bank. Away he hurried
now to the blacksmith's, so as to com.
piete his errand and return BY this pre-
carlous crossing before dark. But the
smith had neglected his duty, and
frank had to wait IN hour or more for
the axes. At length they were done.
and, with one tied at each end of q
strong cord, and this hung about his
neck, he vas off on the homeward trip.
10 aid his walking he procured from
the thicket a stout cane. He had
hardly gone two miles when the duski-
ness gathering in the woods denoted
the nearness of night; yet, as the moon
was riding high, he pushed on without
fear.
But as he was skirting a windfall of
trees, he came suddenly upor two or
three wolves, apparently emerging
from their daytime hiding place for a
hunting expedition. Frank was con-
siderably startled; but as they ran off
in the woods, as if afraid of him, he
took courage in the hope that they
would not modest him. In a few min
utes, however, they set up that dismal
howl by which they summon their
mates and enlarge their numbers; and
Frank discovered by the sounds that
they were following him cautiously
at no great distance. Frequent re-
sponses were also heard from more dis
TAM points in the woods. and from
across the river. BY this time it was
becoming quite dark, the moonlight
penetrating the forest only along the
roadway and in occasional patches
among the trees on either side. Final
ly, just as he reached the ice-bridge,
the bowling became still, a sign that
their numbers emboldened them to en-
ter in earnest on the pursuit. The
species of wolves one SO common in
the central states, and making the
early farmers so much trouble, were
peculiar in this Respectively were
great towards, singly, and would trail
the heels of a traveller, bowling for re-
cruits, and not daring to begin the at
tack until they had collected a force
that insured success; then they became
fierce and bold, and more to be dread
ed than any other animal of the wilder
ness.
In the emergency he thought of the
axes, and, taking them from his neck,
cut the cord, and thrust his walking
stick into one as a helve, resolved to
defend himself to the last. At this in
slant he espied among the thick, up
heaved ice cakes two great fragments
leaning against each other in such a
way as to form a roof with something
like a small room underneath. Here he
saw his only chance. Springing within,
he used the AK to chip off other frag-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The first number of the Baptist
Missionary Review has been issued in
India. The editors are American Dap
lists, with nine corresponding editors
The sultan of Turkey is sending
out Mohammedan missionaries to AT
rica at his own expense, to counterfeit
the influence of the Christian mission.
aries in that continent.
Chancellor Garfield has resigned as
head of the Nebraska state university,
and takes leave of the institution al
the close of the present school year.
He takes the presidency of the Ohio
state university of Columbus.
1t is stated that the Methodist
Episcopal church of America has 1925
native helpers in the foreign mission
field. The American board (Congrega-
tionaD has 2,145. The Presbyterian
board has 1,52s, and the Baptist board
has LAG.
Garrett Biblical institute at Evans
ton, Ill, has acquired the most extern
sive and valuable Methodist library in
the world. 1t contains 5000 volumes,
and was secured through the efforts of
Rev. Charles H. Kelly, ex-president of
the British Wesleyan conference.
The Young Woman's Friendly as
ISOLATION of st. Paul, Mimi, has
apartments for girls who clerk in
stores. The girls bring their lunches
to these comfortable rooms and rest
while eating OF a secure a cheap
lunch at the rooms. Educational feat
ures are added. 1t is said that girls
come by the thousands.
The emperor of Germany has given
1000 marks to the city mission of Der.
lin for the betrayal of the expenses
arising from keeping the Protestant
churches open daily. Both 1.-THE EN-.
peror and empress favor very much
this movement, and four churches
have already complied with the re-
quest. The empress has also given
1000 marks to the city of Konigsberg
for the same purpose.
1t is still customary in most known
Catholic countries for the dignitaries
of the church to wash the feet of
twelve paupers o. holy Thursday, in
accordance with sacred precedent. In
England, however, for many centuries
this mental duty was discharged by
kings and queens, it being usual &c
both cleanse and kiss the feet of as
many poor men and women as royalty
was years old, besides bestowing aims.
When Queen Elizabeth was thirty-nine
years of age she performed the cere-
mony at Greenwich palace in p manner
that was delightfully."- characteristic.
The seventy-eight pauper feet were
first carefully washed in perfumed wa
ter by yeomen of the laundry, then her
virgin majesty came forward and dain-
tily added a few finishing touches, not
forgetting, we trust, the osculatory
benediction. The maids of honor,
meanwhile, were close at hand ready
to Tighten, when necessary, the ardu-
Gus labors of their august mistress.
James ii. was the last monarch who
personally carried out this observance.
1t was afterwards done by almoners.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
1T WORKED.
A Hard-Headed Mans Experience With
the Water Witch TWIg.

a Mans Experience With
the Water Witch TwIg.
II am almost ashamed to tell il, and
people would laugh at me if my name
were given" remarked one of the best.
known architects in the city of Louis.
vile, n n who has figured promi,
nently in the most important of recent
big improvements.
st is a fact. though" he continued,
sand is something l will not undertake
to explain At one time was engaged
to make out the plans for a large brick
yard. All went well until l reached
the subject of water supply. 1t was
supposed that water could be found in
abundance, as it had to be for brick
yard purposes. Every scientific method
known was exhausted in locating a
water vein. Too much money had been
expended IN the enterprise to change
the site of the plant.
"In absolute despair | was walking
over the grounds one day when the old
story of the water-witch twig occurred
to me. At first l laughed at the idea,
but it took hold of me and ! could not
SCb ~ vi L L IOOhCu al d1OuLlu W NC
sure that no one was watching, and
then hunted for a twig. A peach-tree
fork is the kind mentioned, but an elm
tree fork was all | could find. / cut it
SO that each fork was about ten inches
long, and the butt piece, which was no
larger than my finger, about three
inches long. l caught hold of the ends
of the forked stick, one fork in either
hand, as one would do in picking up a
hay fork by the tines, and held them
so that the butt end assumed nearly,
but not quite, a vertical position. After
looking once more to be certain that
no one could see me and tell what
might have affected my reputation as
an architect, besides being a good joke,
l began to walk about where the water
was supposed to be.
The twig did not vibrate any more
than would naturally follow the %jarring
motion from walking, and | began to
walk about aimlessly, not watching
the twig, for | was thinking deeply
and seriously of some reasonable plan,
when suddenly my hands jerked as if
they had come in contact with an
electric battery and the butt of the
elm fork had curved over and down
ward about as far as it could without
breaking the prongs. never was so
surprised in my life. l would not be-
lieve It at first. As long as | remained
at that spot the twig bent and could
not be made to stand erect, but when
l moved away a short distance it would
straighten up as before. Time and
again | walked away and back again
before putting faith in the experiment.
1t convinced me, however, and l
marked the place. Sure enough we
found a fine supply of water, but l
never told how the water vein was dis
covered.
1T developed that this water vein
followed a ledge of rock and afterward
! followed up the vein with a forked
stick, and firmly believe that l can
follow up that ledge of rock and wa,
ter vein from Louisville to West Point
Louisville Courier-Journal. =.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
PIRATE BECOMES AN EDITOR.
Such Was the History of the Father OF
the Japanese Press.

the Japanese Press.
The father" of the Japanese press
was a chemist with the easy and
euphonic name of Kishida Ghinkau.
He had been a pirate and a m%ercenary
"a kind of janissary in the service of
the old feudality. The revolution of
1865 having put an end to his occupa-
ton, he turned his attention once more
to study, and became a chemist.
At that time the Japanese traders.
not possessing the same opportunities
as we have of making their wares
known to the public, had little squares
of paper printed, cried" in the streets
and circulated among the inhabitants.
Kishida pondered over this, and a
happy inspiration came to him. Why
not collect all the advertisements on
one sheet, sandwiched betweens items
of news, after the n of the Euro
peans. and publish it at intervals?
Kishida was a man of action-he had
not been a soldier for nothing-and he
quickly put his idea into practice.
The result was the appearance of the
Moshiwogoussa, the title being COM
posed of three words, signifying re-
spectively 1.-The herbs of the sea- salt
and wild herbs"
1t is to be presumed hat this meant
that the journal should contain all
sorts of information. The liberty of
the press was very restricted, so ks
hida had to steer clear of politics; he
published items of news about society,
sensational trials, the arrival and de-
parture of ships, etc, and Qater on) in.
stalments of a novel founded upon ia.
panese legends
But Kishida, in spite of his energy
and versatility, did not escape the COM
mon lot. The Moshiwogoussa had a
hard struggle to keep alive. Instead
of appearing regularly two or three
times a month as Kishida intended, it
appeared very irr~egularly, its publica-
ton depending more upon the finan-
cial u of its proprietor than
upon the abundance of matter"
People were glad to advertise in it,
but at a price which was not remuner-
alive, and the general public preferred
to borrow rather than buy it. The dis
pensing room was the editorial sane
tum. Kishida prepared prescriptions
and composed editorials simultaneous
". He worked hard, but the journal
was no a success.
At length the soldier-chemist sought
the assistance of a few of the chief
Japanese traders, who undertook to
help; capital swept all the difficulties
out of the way, and the journal thence
forward appeared regularly thres
times a month";. Y. Advertiser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18

Doctor" said the man who had been
ringing the door bell with spasmodic
violence, do something for me. Idon't
care much what it is, only do it right
away"
What's the matter? Sprained your
ankle?!'
No. nothing like that"
"Ah. 1 see. You've caught cold, and
have a sudden cough"
"No-'tisn't cold"
Probably you've eaten something
that doesn't agree with you"
II don't think it can be exactly that.
You see, it's a complication. I've been
reading the list of symptoms in the
patent medicine advertisements; and !
tell you. I never realized till this min
ute that I'm almost dead."-Washing.
ton Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
Foreign Eortunc-Hunters

Not long since the daughter of an
American millionaire who has spent
much time abroad, and who has been
the object of a great deal of attention
and as much devotion as she would
tolerate, was approached as to the
possibility of her ~bestowing her hand
and fortune on a titled nonentity, who
had nothing to recommend him but q
coronet and an enormous aggregation
of great and small vices. The torture
of an English duchess was held up al
luringly before her eyes. Being a gen.
uine American girl, 4 westerner, by
the way, and full of that level-headed-
ness hat characterizes maidens of
that ilk, this damsel carefully sur
veyed the situation and, so to speak,
took account of stock. The blue PEN
ell was drawn unsparingly through
the undesirable assets, and when she
had finished there was nothing left.
She sent her decision by special mes
senger to the Capitalization of a long
line of de~bauchery, and, by the same
hand. dispatched a letter by post to a
stalwart, clear-headed, clean-minded,
warm-hearted American, that he
might come over after her just as soon
as he chose.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
FAKE STOPS IN THE ORGAN.
A Trade Secret in the Construction of the
Instrument.

Instrument.
OF all musical instruments known in
the present day the organ is undoubt-
eddy the king" Not only in its COM
plicated and ingenious mechanism or
in its wonderful control by the per-
former. but in its powers of expression
and imitation of the various instru-
ments of the orchestra it is ~unexceled.
Unlike other instruments that are per-
fected both in voice and simplifed
methods of playing-such as the vio-
lin, flute, c%larionet, etc. the organ as
it now stands, is still open to consider
able improvement, both in mechanical
and acoustic principles. To trace back
its history as far as ven Father
Smith and "Renatus Harris Q6S4) in
their competition for the organ at
the Temple church, London, En-
gland. and then trace up to the
present day, noting all the real
gradual improvements, would be an
interesting and laborious work; but
our object now is to take a glance at
the modern instrument and enable us
in choosing the very best, both mu-
sically and economically; by the latter
we do not mean parsimony or bag
CLING for a bargain, but making the
most of the means, whether it pro-
ceeds from contributions or gifts. AS
our churches are the diSbursers of the
funds, very often perseveringly col
lected under not very encouraging
circumstances, it will be as well to
understand what is really required
and what is to be rejected.
The word stop means a 'set" or
rank" of ~pipes-one to every key on
the keyboard. The word does not re-
fer in any way to the knob" that the
organist pulls out or pushes in. 1t
seems necessary to explain this, as
many persons are unaware of it, and
are dazzled by the amour of "knobs"
they get for the money, and say, 'Oh,
our organ has thirty stops, and cost
so and So" and such a ones has thir-
ty-six and cost only half that sum-"
Now. in almost every specification
received from organ builders a GER
tain number of fake stops are
announced, in order to make it
oPPSNA " SISoS NCoA 4OI nv uIOHCN.
Among them are certain mechanical
contrivances, which produce certain
effects on the mechanism only, while
others are used to affect the speech of
the pipes. Others again are mere
''claptrap," and, as n rule, where these
are inserted the tender may be put in
the fire, as the builder is untrust-
worthy.
An idea may be formed of the use
~lessness of some of these by the num-
Der of them run into a parlor organ.
In the latter one may find eleven
stops" and actually only two rows of
reeds, one hundred and twenty-five in
number; therefore really only two
stops, divided into treble and bass to
swell the number to four-the re-
mainder being made up of mechanical
'claptrap.' In the organ good many
of these accessories are included as
stops. Now, let us examine them.
Among the really necessary mechanical
KNOBS" may be noticed the various
''couplers;" these act on the keys and
enable the player to get the power of
two or more rows of keys with one pair
of hands.-P~rovidence journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
UP-TO-DATE PHOTOGRAPHS.
They Are Costly, But Their Charm MAJ
BE Perennial.

~ y
BE Perennial.
Being photographed nowadays is an
elaborate process. Heretofore, when
a woman wanted her photograph
taken, she went to the studio and ar
ranged about the size of the picture
and the number she wanted. She gave
a reassuring touch to her hair. sat
down before the camera, turned her
head a little TO the right or to the left,
as the artist desired, and, clamped on
either temple, gazed fxedly, insipidly
or otherwise, at a spot on the wall.
Now the subjects possibilities" are
studied in detail. Nothing is left to
accident. The fashionable woman ear
ries her various gowns to the studio
with her, and tries them on, each in
turn, that the artist may decide which
suits her best. She pays fifty dollars
for the photographs.
Her hair is arranged by skillful hands
in different ways, that a style of Golf
fure may be chosen which will be ap-
p~ropriate, not only to the contour of
her face and head, but to the environ
ments of the picture. The subjects
hands and arms are criticised, likewise
her throat and neck, to see whether a
severe high costume or an evening
gown shall be used. The topics of
backgrounds and accessories are dis
eussed.
All of these tinted carbon photo
graphs are taken full length. May be
the subject will pose as a dame of the
First empire. with skinny satin gown,
elaborate couture, jeweled girdle, fan
and ~inaigrette. Perhaps she stands,
half turned about, with her back to
the spectator, and her pure profile
deity brought put on a dark velvet
curtain. All women would not look
charming in such a position. The
artist knows whom to choose, and the
subject will wonder at her own beauty
when she sees the picture.
A wilful, coquettish girl is posed as
a modern Priscilla. The quaint spin
ning-wheel and high-backed chair, the
small-paned window at the back of the
colonial room, form a charming con-
trast with her rich brocade gown and
beaming face. The scant, pulled
sleeves set off the rounded arms, the
curve of the wrist, the hand hat grasps
the wheel is like a rare old painting.
and the undulating outlines of the
figure are suggested, not revealed, by
the prim folds of the Powered silk
frock.
These latter-day photographs are
like paintings, and are likely never to
grow old-fashioned. They have the
charm that distinguishes the portrait
painters of the old English school; a
charm that custom will not stale They
will not become out of date and gro
tesque, like the photographs of twenty
years ago, found in family albums. In
those days a woman was hired to put
the lights in the eyes, color the cheeks,
and paint the ribbon bows and artif-
cial flowers of the ladies and the gay
neckties and buttonhole bouquets of
the gentlemen. The new photographs,
be it a hundred years hence, always
will be things of beauty, no matter
what evolutions. contractions, ordimi.
nutions may befsll woman's dress--N.
T. Sun
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
Taking It In.

Several ladies were talking abou,
scandal in high life at the mansion OF
Mrs. Chaffie. Johnnie persisted in re.
naming in the room, so Mrs. Chafie
said:
Johnnie, go talk to your sister in
the next room; she must feel lone
some"
II guess not" replied Johnnie. she
has got her ear glued to the keyhole.
She is having all the fun she needs"
Texas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
A BOYS ADVENTURE.
Night in an Ice Fort Surrounded
by Wolves.
The Eelated Traveller Frozen In and the
Wolves Frozen Out, But They Keep
Up the Attack Until Fright
ened Away.

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M/SMeSN the early days OF
S</1EkI northern Ohio, when set,
II@l@ tiers were few and far
N1EA between, Frank Corwin,
~1EA n Welsh lad of sixteen
N~ years, found his way
| thither and began his
~ career as a laborer, re
( ceiving at first but two
dollars a month, in addition to his
board and homemade clothing. He
possessed an intelligent, energetic
mind in a sound and vigorous body,
and had acquired in his native parish
the elements of an education in both
Welsh and English. The story of his
containing the records of sixty-two
years. and an entry for more than
twenty-five thousand days, would con.
stitute a history of the region, and
some of its passages would read like
high-wrought romance.
His first term of service was with a
border farmer on the banks of a stream
called Grand river, in Ashtabula coun-
ty. 1t was rather crude farming, how
ever, consisting mostly of telling trees,
cutting wood and sawlogs, burning
brush and digging out stumps, the ak
and pickax finding more use than or
binary farm implements. Seven miles
down the river, and on the opposite
bank, lived the nearest neighbors,
among them a blacksmith, who, in his
trade, served the whole country for
twenty miles around. One especial
part of his business was the repairing
of axes, called in that day jumping"
or "upsetting."
In midwinter Franks employer left
q couple of axes with the blacksmith
for repairs, the job to be lone within a
week. At this time the weather is
what is termed settled" with deep
snow and good slipping" along the
few wildwood roads. But three or
four days later there came a January
thaw." Rain and a warmer tempera-
ture melted away much of the snow,
the little river was swelled to a great
torrent, breaking up the ice and carry
ing it down stream, and the roads be-
came almost impossible. When the
week was up the farmer wanted the
axes; it was not possible for the horse
to travel, and, after waiting vainly a
day or two for a turn in the weather,
Frank was posted off on foot to obtain
the needed implements Delighting in
the change and excitement of such a
trip. the boy started before noon, ex-
pecting to reach home again ere dark.
as it wa not considered quite safe to
journey far by night on account of the
wolves.
Three miles below, at a narrow place
in the river, was the bridge, consisting
of three very long tree trunks reaching
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18

Mother-Girls, you don't know how
near President Culturefad came to run
ming over me to-day.
Girls (disappointedly)-Oh, mamma!
You might have been so distinguished!
-Harper's Young People.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18
Dangerous

II fear that Maud is developing new
woman tendencies" said the anxious
mother.
What has she been doing?" asked
the father. in genuine alarm. Been
wanting bloomersP"
.'Oh, not SO bad as that. But she
used a button-hook instead of a hair
pin, this morning, to fssten Shoes
Cincinnati Tribune
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18

parallel from bank to bank and Gov
cred with hewn planks. When Frank
arrived here he found that this bridge
had been swept away, but, pushing on
down stream among the thickets, about
half a mile below, he came upon an
immense ice jam, stretching across the
stream and piled many feet high.
Upon this he at once resolved 10 make
his way over to the road on the other
side, for he was already wearied thread
ing the underbrush. Grand river,
which is a narrow but deep and violent
stream, ran roaring and plunging be-
meath the masses of ice as if enraged at
being so obstructed; but the lad picked
his path in safety, and DOL stood on
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-18

The tithes of the 10000 Seventh.
day Adventists amounted last year to
$3.50. 600
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-10
Springs!

The Sullivan Hot Springs are
pleasantly situated only two
miles and half above the town
of Clayton, near the South bank
of Salmon river. Their waters
are of nice temperament foY
bathing, and possess strona
medicinal qualities, sulphur pre-
dominating. This is fast becom-
ing a place of resort for invalids
and pleasure seekers. Mr.. Sui
livan has made great many i'm.
provements for the comfort of
his guests, but the leading at
traction must ever be its healing
waters.
A carriage for the conveyance
of guests will be constantly in
attendance, and all persons wish
ing to go and return can do so
during the day, round trip only
so cents, Two fine plunge baths
are now complete and other
couveniences will be added,