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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
THE EARTHQUAKE.
A General Early Morning
Scare.
The Shock the Severest Ever Felt
in This section.

Atfive o'clock Thursdaymorning our
people were aroused from their slum-
bers by roaring sound followed by
an awful earthquake shock. The
shock began by quivering motion of
the earth and as it increased, houses
cracked and rocked like the branches
of trees in a storm. The shock lasted
nearly four minutes and nearly every
body in the city got out Of bed. The
plastering in some houses was cracked
and it is believed that many cisterns
are ruined. Ten thousand dollars in
gold that was stacked up in the time
lock safe in the First National Bank
was found this morning scattered all
about the safe.
The shock was the seycrest ever felt
here, and news comes from adjoining
counties that it was 4 general shock
throughout Southeast Missouri. At
Puxico stoves were turned over and
chimnevs and flues tumbled down.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02

The old tradition that to eat any
thing just before going to bed Was
sure to produce indigestion and rem
der sleep impossible is now happily
exploded. 1t Is not good, as a matter
of fact, to 30 to bed with the stomach
so loaded that the undigested food
will render one restless. but something
of a light, palatablc nature in the
stomach is one of the best aids to
quietude and rest in bed. The pro-
cess of digestion goes on in sleep
with as much regularity as when one
is taking viOlen5 exercises to aid it.
and so something in the stomach is a
very desirable condition for the
nights rest. Some physicians have
declared, indeed, that a good deal of
the prevalent insomnia is the result OF
an unconscious craving of the stOm-
ache for food in persons who have
been unduly frightened by the opinion
that they must not eat before going 20
bed, of who have, like many nervous
women, been keeping themselves in u
state of Semi-starvatiOn. Nothing is
more agreeable on retiring for the
night than to take bowl of hot broth,
like oatmeal cruel or clam soup. II
is positive aid to nervous people.
and induces peacful Slumbers. This
is especially the case on cold winter
nights, when the stomach Graves
warmth as much as any other part of
the body. Even glass of hot milk is
grateful to the palate on such occa-
sions, but light well-cooOked Cruel
is better. and in our climate, during
the cold months of winter. should be
the retiring food of every woman who
feels. as many do. the need of food at
night New York Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
\ Rich Find PIoushed Up.

On old man Stancil's place, in
Pemiscot county, where the levee is
being constructed, Il rich find of gold
and silver coin was unear'hed last
Friday while the gang of levee work
ers were pushing their work. At that
particular point, one OF the employees
ploughed up u pot Ct gold and silver
coin of different denomination to the
amount of 81, 400. which had been
buried near the line of where the levee
went through the field. Our informant
did not learn the name of the lucky
finder and this is the story as told 10
uS.-New Madrid Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Lengthy Royalty.

Grand Duke Paul of Russia. who
has now reached Paris on his way to
England with the object, it is said, of
once more presenting himself as suitor
for the hand of an English Princess,
is so tall that he is invariably COM
PEELED to carry his bed about with him
on his travels. the reason being that
he can never find in any hotel bed
stead to accommodate him. King
Leopold of Belgium has determined
henceforth to adopt the same plan, for
he complains bitterly that neither at
Aix-les-Bains nor yet at st. Germain,
near Paris, where he spent few days,
was he able to secure a decent night s
rest owing to the brevity of the hotel
beds.-Chicago Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
IT COST THEM $40 AsEAT:
What ~cdate PhiIadelphians PAID To
see Their Actors Play.

see Their Actors Play.
Playgocrs growl ut the price of seats
in the theater to-day. but let them
read what was charged in Philadel-
phiq at one time. as told in the inter-
esting new volume of stage reminis-
cence. Shakespeare Heroines on the
Stage" and then rest content. The
story is told in these wfrds in the
book:
In 1863. at Annapolis. The Mer-
chant Of Venice was produced by the
New American company. with Mrs.
Osborne. the heavy tragedy actress.
as the heroine. The curtain rang up
at & p. m, in the new playhouse. Cen
tlemen who desired to pay out five
shillings sat. perforce. in the pit or
upper boxes: those who could afford
seven shillings sixpence chose the
more fashionable lower boxes. Some
of the cheaper seats were not easy of
access. if we may judge by this ad-
vertisement in the paper OF the day:
Upper boxes are now preparing. the
passage to which must be from the
stage: it is therefore hoped such gen.
tlemen and ladies as choose to fix on
these seats will come before the play
begins, as it is not possible they can
be admitted after the curtain is drawn
up.
AS for the cost of going to the the
ater in the New York play-houses at
this time. that ran lower: gallery
seats there sold for two shillings each,
pit seats for four shillings, and the
boxes, of which there were ten, for
FIVE shillings. These prices, however.
were apparently very moderate.
whether they were in New York
shillings or sterling shillings) COM
pared with the prices at the Philadel-
phia Theater in 1880, when SIS was
charged for the admission of a child,
$40 for a gallery seat, $50 for admis-
sion to the pit, and $40 for box; but
these latter prices, it may be added,
were in Continental money"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
CAMPBELL AND BRICE,
said to Have split on the Question
OF Campaign Funds.

CINCINNATI. o.. Oct. 2S.-There is
said to have been a rupture between
ex-Gov. Campbell and Senator Brice.
The threatened break results from
Senator Brices' alleged failure to
abide by an agreement said to have
been made by him with Campbell and
others to furnish 100000 TO the cam
paign fund. As the story goes, when
Senator Brice reached Columbus on
Friday afternoon he found the State
Committee in debt to the extent of
$4,000. This he was compelled to pay
at once, and in addition to this sum,
it is said that he made a contribution
of $500. This constitutes the entire
assets of the Democratic Campaign
Committee of the State of Ohio ten
days previous to the election. There
is evidence that Senator Brice promis-
ed that if Mr.. Campbell would accept
the nomination he would contribute
100000 or more to the campaign
fund. 1t is said that Senator Brice
has not contributed s25, 600 during the
campaign.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
WHY LATIN Is USED.
\ Druggist Gives Some Points on the
Writing of Prescriptions.

: II DTuSSlSt OlNes SOlue I-OlulS OH iIlC
Writing of Prescriptions.
II don't see.'' said the man who
was leaning against the drug store
counter. ''why a doctor can't write
his prescriptions in English, instead
of Latin. Suppose l need some
whisky on one of these Roosevelt Sun
days. Suppose my system absolutely
requires whiskey: that my health and
future usefulness 10 society depend
upon it. Well, 1 go to my doctor and
get Il prescription. 1t calls for spirits
frumenti. Now. that ain't what I
want, want whisky. Why can't he
come out iatfooted and say so? But
l suppose he thinks that would be
giving the game away. l suppose he
would rather I'd take his wisdom
with a grain of chloride OF sodium
than with grain OF salt. Isn't that
it?''
The druggist smiled and said: ::
You've got the same idea most peo-
pie have. You think, suppose, that
the doctor writes his prescription in
Latin so it can't be read so easily-so
the layman can't steal his trade and
learn what he is giving him. But
that's all wrong. In the first place.
Latin is q more exact and concise
language than English. and, being a
dead language, does not change. as
all living languages do.
Then. again. since very large
part of all the drugs in use are botan-
ical. they have in the pharmacopoeia
the same names that they have in
botany-the scientific names. Two
thirds of such drugs haven't aly
English names. and so couldn't ue
written in English.
But suppose doctor did write 4
prescription iii English for an un-
educated patient. The patient reads
it. thinks he remembers it and so tries
to get it filled from memory the second
time. Suppose. for instance, it call
ed for iodide of potassium and ne got
it confused with cyanide of potassium.
He could safely take 10 grains of the
first but one grain of the second
would kill him as dead as u mackeral.
That's an exaggerated case. but it
will serve for an illustration Don't
you see how the Latin is protection
and a safeguard to the patient? Pre-
scriptions in Latin he cant read, and
does not try to remem-
Der.
Now for a final reason. Latin is
a language that is used by scientific
men the world over. and no other
language is. Y4 can get Latin
filled in any country on
the face of the earth where there is a
drug store. We had a prescription
come in here the other day which We
had put up originally. and which had
been stamped by druggists in Lon
don. Paris. Berlin. ConstantinOple.
Cairo and Calcutta. What good
would an English prescription he in
St. Peters burg?"-N. Y. Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
y Lively Veteran.

Capt. Zebulon HancoX, of StOning-
ton, Conn, Sc years of age, started
on fishing trip one morning last
week, and before his return captured
sixty-six mackerel. He disposed of
these in the borough. and in the after
noon made claiming tour, return
ing before night with a well-filled
basket of the bivalves. Capt. Han
cox is in the best of health, and
although he is reputed to be the pos
SCISSOR of at least $50, 900 worth of
property, he works hard 365 days in
the year and is all the time adding to
his hoard. He has lived solitary
life for many years, and is regarded
as one of the interesting characters of
Stonington.-Bosto Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
AS TO THE TWO PARTIES.
senator Hill Tells What the Differ
enceIS.


CLEVELAND. o.. Oct. Ex-senator
David B. Hill, of New York. address,
ed meeting at Saengerfest Hall last
night. Fully 1900 people were pres
ent.
Mr.. Hill said there always had been
and always would be two great politi
cal parties in America, from the very
nature of things. y third party could
not exist for any great length of time.
lone Of these great parties" he
continued. ''believes in strict con-
struction of the Federal Constitution.
and the other in loose construction.
The first IS the Democratic principle:
the second the Republican. The Dem
ocratic party believes that this is
Government of limited powers: that
Congress has no power except those
expressly granted in the Constitution.
The Republican party believes that
vast powers are vested in Congress.
whether invested or not
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
strange Disease Among Hog

ASTORIA, ILL. October %. \ dis
ease has been prevailing among the
hogs here to an alarming extent and
farmers in this vicinity have lost
thousands of dollars in consequence.
The disease is supposed TO be cholera,
but many think it is not. Hogs have
died in two hours after taking sick
and the large proportion do not get
we'll Cornelius 5. Matthias lost on
his farm. two miles east of here. 125
head. worth $1,000. He says that in
some cases great chuncks of quiverin"
flesh would drop from the bodies of
sick hogs while they werestill on foot.
as though their whole carcass was in
a state OF decomposition. He thinks
the disease i not cholera and that
the vast quantities Of medicine being
used by farmers and feeders for that
disease will prove entirely Intellectual.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
An Interesting Relic.

Daniel Lizer. living near Lincoln
vile. Ind, has a relic of great inter-
est and value and which he had for
gotten that he owned a day or so
ago while rummaging around in his
garret. he found an old trunk that had
remained unopened for years, and
which contained the first pair of hand
cuffs ever worn by John Brown. whose
uprising at Harper's Ferry made him
famous. The cuffs are very heavy
and are made to be held in position
on the wrists by screws. Mr.. Lizer 5
brother. Asa Maysteller, had charge
of the armory where Brown was i'm
prisoned and presented him with the
handouts thirty-one years ago. Mr..
Lizer lived at Harper's Ferry at the
time of the uprising.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
ARoYoI SocinI Ross

When the Prince of Wales goes to
spend Il few days anywhere, the lists
of guests who are to constitute the
house party during his visit is pre-
viously submitted to him, and he care
fully grasses therefrom. regardless of
the fact that they may have been in
vited, the names of people who bore
him or whom he dislikes to meet. and
adds those OF people who may be ut
terly unknown to his host. but whom
he wishes to be asked to meet him. 1t
WAS this that led to the deplorable
visit at Tranbycroft. which resulted
in the baccarat scandal. Chicago
Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Photographs in Barber shops.

1t appears that barber in London
has had an original idea. thanks to
which he is in Il good way to make
fortune. This modern Figaro has
had phonograph of large dimensions
placed in his store and round it he
has disposed seats. so that his custo-
mers who are obliged to await their
turn can amuse themselves in listening
to a reproduction of the latest oper-
attic airs and popular rongs. This
pleasure can also be shared by those
who are actually under the razor. 1t
is said that the good mans custom
has doubled since the acquisition of
his ph.-Frcnch Letter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
ANTITOxINE IN LOCKJAW.
Williamsburg, y. Y, Physicians Try
aRemcdy OF Last Resort.


NEW YORY, October 2s.-Williams-
burg physicians are watching with a
great deal of interest the result of
antitoXine administered in a case of
lockiaw. The victim is Joseph Revere,
twelve years old. of No. 36 Metropol-
itan avenue. and he was still in a
critical condition yesterday from te-
tanus or lOckiaw due to blood pois-
Oning. the result of kick from a
horse two weeks ago. Late Saturday
night when it was thought the boy was
likely to die in one of the frequent
spasms which attacked him. q bottle
of antitoxine specially prepared for
cases of tetanus, was procured from
DR.. Gibier. OF the Pastuer Institute,
this city. 1t was at once administered
withhypodemic injections OF morphine.
and yesterday the spasms had become
less frequent. The attending surgeons
had some hopes of saving the lads
life.
After the accident, the child was
taken to st. GATHERINGS Hospital,
where the wound was dressed. Thence
he was sent to his home On Friday
last the spasms began, and on Satur-
urday when water was offered him the
boy foamed at the mouth and acted so
wildly that Il number of physicians
We're called in They determined on
the use of antitoxine as last resort
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Beer at Berlin Theaters.

The Germans are a prOverbally
thirsty nation. This fact has Just
been strikingly illustrated in the farm
ing out of the various departments of
a new theater to be erected at Berlin.
The rent for the refreshment depart
ment in this theater is $1,000 per an
mum. while that for the cloak room is
e2OO0, for the play bills $500, and
for the florist $1,000. 1t has been as
certained that in a theater with 400
seats 1000 glasses of ale are sold on
the average during each performance.
but that the sale of sandwiches and
other light refreshments is OF no con-
sequence. 1t is beer first and fore
most that pays the piper" and after
the beer the flowers. This also is
characteristic c.-WestminiSter Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
THE IDEAL HUSBAND.
y Variety Of Opinions from Promi-
ncnt English Women.

y Variety Of Opinions from Promi-
ncnt English Women.
The editor of an English periodical
made the request of eight woman
writer's to define the Ideal husband. "
Their replies were somewhat amusing,
and are calculated TO make one prefer
ones own ideal rather than that of
any of these women. Among the wise
and deep utterances may be quoted
few. Lady Jeune, wife of the eminent
Judge, Sir Francis Jeune, says:
''There must be master mind in
every house. and the sooner that is
recognized, the better for both" Mrs.
BoydCarpenter, wife of the Lord
Bishop of RipOn. says that IAN ideal
husband is not possible without an
ideal wife. Mrs. Stannard. we'll
known under the pen name of John
Strange Winter, thinks it very anus
ing that any one should have Il notion
OF finding anything ideal in man.
Mrs. Lynn Lynton is bitter on the
subject. and Mrs. Fenwick Miller, a
writer ON health, dress and manners
in many papers thinks girls should
not expect too much of Il ''mere man.
Mrs. Crawford. Paris correspondent
of the London DAILY News, :" observes
that "a husband can't be ideal. and if
he were he would be an unmitigated
bore;
The ideal husband" is, however.
each individuals idea of good and
attractive man. This idea varies
with what we commonly call a person,
ideals which are the outgrowth a.
character. in that sense Il husbanu
may be ideal. and what Mrs. CrawforG
means is that Il pattern of all the vir
tues would not necessarily fill ones
ideals. even if such patterns were to
be had for the asking. The truth is
that an ideal husband is a good man
who is thoroughly cOngenial to the
woman he marries. and there tho mat
ter stands. though there may be some
interest attached 20 different peoples
remarks on their particular ideals.
Springfield Republican.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
should Call on Wilson.

While Wilson is proclaiming the
beauties and benefits of the Tariff of
''perfidy and dishOnOr.' the friends
OF Protection are showing up its de-
formities and defects. National com
mitteemen are preparing TO make war
upon it and to force protection 10 the
front as the leading issue. The great
wool industry of the country. which
has been so badly crippled by the
withdrawal of all Protection from raw
wool, is moving for Il restoration of
the duty. \ meeting OF the National
Wool Growers Association is to be
called al Washington soon after Cong
ress meets and a formidable petition
will be laid before that body for 4
duty on wool. These are some of the
evidences that the Free-Traders are
not going to have a monopoly of Tar
iif agitation tinkering. But there is
not the slightest occasion for the
business community taking alarm.
There will be no tinkering next year
which will destroy confidence. close
factories. throw men idle and convulse
business generally. Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Travels Of Il Check.

y merchant at IOnia, Mich, paid Il
debt due IA Detroit merchant with IL
check on the First National Bank of
Ionia. The Detroit merchant de-
posted the check in his Detroit bank,
which happened to have no Ionia cor
respondent. The Detroit bank sent it
to its Chicago correspondent. Why.
probably because their Chicago bal
ance was low and they would collect it
at par. The Chicago bank sent it to a
Muskegon bank. its nearest cor
respondent to Ionia. The Muskegon
bank sent it to its Grand Rapids cor
respondent. The Grand Rapids bank
had no Ionia correspondent. but saw
that its Detroit correspondent was the
correspondent of the First National
Bank of Iona. on which the check was
drawn. so they sent it again to
Detroit The Detroit bank then for
warded it to Ionia, its destination for
payment. | find this check passed
through six banks, being in transit
eleven days and travelled $50 miles.
Taking into consideration the postage
paid twelve times by the different
banks, the stationery used and the
time occupied by clerks in doing the
business. it would seem that if a short
cut for the collection OF checks can be
devised it would pay to adopt it
Chicago News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Used rs Wrapping Paper.

1t may as we'll be known to the Re
public tourists and the public gener-
ally. that not single copy of that
paper containing the write-up of
Boonville could be sold by thc
Boonville Board of Trade to the bus
mess men OF this city at y cents each.
Our Board of Trade ordered I,j00
copies. paying therefore $3.50. cy-
pecting to dispose of most OF them. in
lots ranging in number from 10 10 100.
among the business firms of the town,
and at the cost price. They could
not be sold. and have, therefore,
been distributed eratuitOusly at the
different places of business. where
doubtless many of them will remain
indefinitely. and finally be used as
wrapping aper.-Boonville Mo. J
Advertiser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
MONT WADE KILLED.
Dave MatneY, a Bar-tend-
er, the Murderer.
The Murderer is at Large But a Big
Posse of the Friends of the Dead
Man are After Him.


At twelve O'Clock Tuesday night
Dave Matney shot and instantly killed
Deputy United States Revenue Col
lector Mont p. Wade in a saloon at
Benton. At that hour party of men,
Mont Wade among the number, went
into the saloon and some one called
for the drinks. The bartender. Dave
Matney, was rather slow in waiting on
them. They guyed him about being
so slow and some one said in a joking
way that be would go behind the
counter and wait on the customers
This offended the bartender and
without saying L word he pulled
forty-four calibre revolver from Il
drawer and shot Mont Wade who was
leaning against the counter. The bali
struck Wade in the left cheek. rang
ed upward and lodged in the brain.
Wade fell to the floor and lived only
about twelve minutes. He never spoke
after the shot was fired.
The murderer ran out the saloon
and made his escape, but a posse was
soon formed and they are now after
him. The excitement in Benton is
such that lynching is sure if the
murderer IS caught.
Mont Wade was born and raised in
Benton. He was the son of the late
DR.. r. Bay Wade, who represented
Scott county in the Legislature several
years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Half Rate to Chattanooga.

On account of the meeting of the
Sunday School Convention of Tennes-
see and Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor, which will be
held at Chattanooga, November 9Th
to 10th, agents of the Mobile & Ohio
Road at all coupon ticket stations,
will sell round trip tickets at one fare
on November 4th to 10th, inclusive,
tickets good for return passage in
cluding November 18th, 1895.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
SAT WITH LINCOLN.
Death of Col. l.. w. Ross at Lewis
town. ILL.,, on Tuesday.

LEWISTOWN. ILL. October %
Col. Lewis w. Ross, President of the
First National Bank. died this morn
ing, aged eighty-three years. He
came from Seneca Falls. N. Y. where
he was born in 1872. He was a men,
Der of the Legislature in 1874, at the
time Lincoln sat in that body. Col.
Ross raised company of volunteers
for the Mexican army. He was elected
by Democrats to Congress three times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-02
Is lie Presbyterian or Methodist:

In a paragraph on the religious be-
lief of Governors of the several States.
Coy. Stone of Missouri is classed as
a Presbyterian. The editor of the
Democrat had letter from the Gov
e"nor last year. in which he said that
he was Methodist. He may think.
however. that Presbyterian stands a
better chance of making his calling
and election sure.-Madison County
Democrat.