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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26
EVOLUTION EVEN HERE.
1he Dogs Bark Has Become More En-
pressive as His Culture Advanced.

1he Dogs Bark Has Become More EH.
pressive as His Culture Advanced.
The most curious imitation which We
find in dogs is as to the measure of ex-
preston to which they have attained.
Among the savage forefathers of the
modern dog the characteristic of all
their utterance was, to a great extent,
involuntary, and once begun the out
cry was continued in a mechanical
manner
The effect of advancing culture on
the dog, however, has been gradually
to decrease this ancient undif-
ferentiated mode of expression by
bowling and yelping, and to
replace it by the much more speech
like bark. There is some doubt
whether dogs possessed by savages
have the power of uttering the sharp,
specialized note which is so character
istic Of the civilized form of their
species.
1t is clear, however, that if they have
the power of thus expressing them
selves they use it but rarely. On the
other hand, our high-bred dogs have
~ SiS"h CAlCht 1OoI IllC DONCE W tA-
press themselves in the ancient way.
Many of our breeds appear to have be-
come incapable of ululating. There is
no doubt but the change in the mode
OF expression greatly increases the
capacity of our dogs to set forth their
states of mind.
If we catch a high-bred dog-one
with a wide range of sensibilities,
which we may find in breeds which
have long been closely associated with
man-we may readily note five or six
varieties of sound in the bark. each of
which is clearly related to a certain
state of mind. That of welcome, of
fear. of rage, of doubt, and of pure fun
are almost always perfectly distinct to
the educated ear, and this, although the
observer may not be acquainted with
the creature. If he knows him we'll
he may be able to distinguish various
other intonations-thOse which ex-
press Impotence, and even an element
of sorrow. This last note verges to.
ward d howL.-Scribner's Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26
LIKE A HORSE.
How q FIy's Trotting Sounds In a Micro
phone.

phone.
The improvements which ". II. Soul
by has lately added to the microphone,
or sound magnifier," makes it one of
the most marvellous mechanical con-
trivances of the age. The special con
struction of this instrument is of no
particular interest to anyone except
experts, but what is told of it's wonder
ful powers as n magnifier of sounds
will entertain the young and old, as
well as the scientific and u~nscientiic.
After the instrument had been COM
pleted, with the exception of a few fin
ishing touches, Soulby found it abso-
lutely necessary to keep the door of
his workshop tightly closed so as to ad-
nit no sounds from the outside. other
wise the inarticulate rumblings given
off by the ''ejector" would have be-
come unbearable. Even with closed
doors the cap had to be kept constant
ly in place on the receiver to keep the
instrument from sending forth a roar,
which previous investigation had
proved to be n combination of sounds
produced by watch beats, breathing,
the hum of flies, etc.
a fly walking across the receiver OF
the instrument made a sound equal to
n horse crossing a bridge, and when
Mr.. Soulby laid his arm across the box
the blood rushing in his veins gave
forth a sound which much resembled
that made by the pump of a large
steam engine. The playing Of Il piano
in a house across the street was, when
elected from Soulby's machine, like
the roar of an avalanche, and the
washing of dishes in the kitchen of a
house across the alley made a sound
which the inventor of the machine says
was "a burden to his soul" When
anyone entered the room, walked
about, c~oughed, touched the table or
door handles, the shrek which issued
from the ~ejector was most painful to
hear.
Hundreds of uses have been sug.
gested for the ~microphone, the most
practical being those of blood circula-
ton and lung tests.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26

The engagement is broken then?"
Her face was drawn and pale.
A river of pathos surged in eddying
whirlpools about her faltering tones.
Blankly she gazed at the sullen sky,
but. rue to its condition, the sky re-
manned sullen and answered not.
The young man shifted uneasily,
standing first on foot then on the
other.
Yes" he faltered, crushing his hat
into a shapeless mas under the in
tense pressure of the moment.
Very we'll" she said at length, sup
pressing a groan.
Tell your mother not to disap-
point me next week, Claudius-"
With a weary sigh she returned to
tina kitchen and proceeded to do the
weeks washing alone and unaided-, =
\. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26
Joke ?

One exceedingly warn day a neigh
Dor met an old man and remarked that
it was very hot
Yes" said &oe; IF it wasn't for one
thing I should say we were going to
have a thaw."
What is that?" inquired the friend.
There's nothing ~froze," said joe
Tid-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26
And Had No Returns.

"Odd about that killing of Smelly,
wasn't it?"
Il hadn't heard"
Yes; took out a fve-thousand-dol-
lar policy only last week and yesterday
was shot and killed"
We'll, some fellows were born lucky
I've been paying premiums for TWEEN
ty-fve years."-Chicago Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26
An Interesting Experiment..

Jackson-They talk of putting some
of the messenger boys on bicycles.
Jenkins-Is that so? Then we W i'll
find out inst how slowly a bicycle can
go without falling down.-PuoG.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26

The manufacture of bicycles hasin
the last few years engaged an enor-
nous amount of capital. This is q conn
paratively lew business
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26

lyon have a bad cold" he said. 81
have" snc replied, huskily. 81 am so
hoarse thai if you attempted to kiss me
Z couldu't eve1 scream"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26

the house. Nervously his fingers
fumbled in his pockets until he pro-
duced the stump of IA lead pencil.
Picking up 4 piece Of pasteboard, he
wrote upon it in great, rough letters:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-10-26
wv IN THE DESERT.

~itself
westward across the
dreary plains of
Utah, the overland
train, from a van
tage point in the
sky, looked like a
small hors chair
snake crawling over
the earth'S surface.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
AFTER TWENTY YEARS,
Anniversary of the Second De.
cade Of Theosophy in
America.
The Source of the Wisdom. Religion
Emanates From a Secret
Brotherhood.

Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary
of what theosophists call the present
theosophical movement and in honor of
the event the president of the society on
the Pacific Coast, DIR. Jerome A. Anderson,
addressed a large audience at Red Mems
Hall on Post street last evening.
The source of theosophy, said DR.. An
derson, emanates from hierarchy of those
who have passed through and beyond the
same stages of spiritual evolution that we
are now undergoing. These are the elder
brothers or mahatmas. And these adj
vanced mortals have guarded the eternal
secrets through all ages and preserved the
true knowledge of mans relation to the
universe. From time to time some of these
truths have been given out to the world by
teachers who have appeared among men
for that specific purpose. To the western
branch of the Aryan race Plato was the
first teacher of theosophy. The Platonic
attempt failed because the race gave a
reader ear to the more easily acquired sur
face knowledge propounded by Aristotle,
which finally degenerated into epicurian-
ism.
Then came Christ, who was, DR.. Anderson
declared, Jewish initiate of the Lodge
of Elder. Brothers. He taught the true
wisdom religion, but when the Council of
Nice declared that the teacher was the
God then the dark ages set in and the
dogma of Christianity took root.
Bruno, Paracesus and others taught the
wisd ON religion, or some truths of it, yet
in 1875, when Madame Blavatsky appeared
III New York and the present Theosophi-
cal Society was founded, the whole world
was reeking in blind materialism. Dog
matte religion was discredited and had no
influence upon modern thought. Spiritu-
alism had sprung up as revulsion from
gross materialism, but this never rose to
the dignity of philosophy. Now modern
thought, after twenty years oftheosophy,
is largely dominated by the old truths that
Theosophical Society, said the lecturer.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
POLICE ON BICYCLES.
Suspected Robbers Cleyer1y Captured
by Two Young Of


Joseph Griffith and Charles Roe, two
young men, were arrested early yesterday
morning by Policemen Peters and Doyle
and taken to the City Prison.
Thomas Maloney, who lives on Post
street, near Lyon. was going to his work
on the morning of September 16, and when
he reached the corner of Post and Baker
streets he was attacked by three men.
They knocked him down, kicked d him in a
brutal manner and robbed him of $23.
They left HIM in an unconscious condition.
He was picked up and taken to the Re-
ceving Hospital, where his wounds were
attended to and he gradually recovered.
Maloney was unable to give very accu-
rate description of the robbers, but meager
as it was ii sufficed to throw suspicion
upon Griffith and Roe, which was strength
ened when they disappeared.
The police were notified a few days ago
that two young men had been living in
the brush near the City Cemetery for some
weeks. They had lived on bread and milk
which they procured from drivers or
pakers wagons and milkmen in the early
hours of the morning.
!, Policemen Peters and Doyle rigged
themselves out in bicycle suits and started
Oh 10 the direction of the City Cemetery
on thelr bicycles at an early hour yester-
uay morning. They saw the two dwellers
III lhe brush getting bread from bakers
wagon and followed them. The two men
Sno not suspect that the picylists were po-
hcemen and were considerably surprised
"hch placed under arrest. They will not
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
be charged until Maloney has an opportu-
nifty of identifying them.
THAT PUNCH BOWL.
Kate Fields Hostesses Not Members of
the Pacific Coast Woman's Press
Association.

A meeting of the Pacific Coast Woman's
Press Association has been called for this
evening at 1928 Willow street for the pur-
pose of considering DR.. F. D. Bovard' s
criticisms, published in the Alameda En-
cinal, as to the propriety o. using punch
bowl and its contents at recent reception
rendered 10 Miss Kate Field.
According to the hostesses on that occa-
sion it is evident that there is misappre-
hension either of the reverend gentleman's 5
remarks or as to the bona fde hostesses OF
the reception. The latter was q zen by a
majority of the regularly engage news
paper women at work on the dailics of this
City and whose names appeared as men,
berS of the reception committee in The
CALLS account of that function.
Two members of the Pacific Coast
Women's Press Association, Mrs. Lillian
Plunkett Ferguson and Mrs. Florence
Percy Matheson, were present, but the
aspersions, if such they were, were mani
festly not directed at the association, but
at the hostesses on that occasion, who are
in no way connected with that organiza-
ton.
What action the association may take
under the circumstances is a question as
yet, even to its members. As to the news
paper women themselves, they state that
they do not desire to make any reply to
DR.. Bovard's attack.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
Vile State of Affairs in Channel
Street Where Sewers
Empty.
The Capture of an Insane Burglar
Who Had Escaped From
Stockton Asylum.

A horrible condition of affairs exists
along Channel street. especially at the
crossings of Sixth and Seventh streets.
Not only do the sewers that empty their
contents into the almost stagnant water
Of that lagoon make those localities un-
inhabitable, but the old decaying tank
boats moored in the mud under the Sixth
and Seventh-street bridges add their con-
tribution of odor to the vile smells that
characterize the place.
These boats are filled by the Odorless
Excavator Company and are supposed to
be taken out to the deep waters of the
bay-a most primitive way of cleansing q
modern city-every forty ight hours. But
as a matter Of fact they are never moved
and never emptied.
Holes have been made in the sides of
the miserable affairs and the contents
permitted to escape and spread around in
the mud.
The residents along this pestilentIal
lagoon, called Channel, have complained
OF all this, but the Board of Health has
never sought to relieve them of those
needless nuisances. The upper part of
Channel street, excep: during the highest
tide, is thick, black, Shiny ooze from the
sewers, especially from the great Army-
street sewer, which discharges a swift and
constant flow onto the Channel m nd flats.
The tide current there is so sluggish that
the sewage simply sinks down in the
shallow water to be deposited on the mud.
and exposed to the air at the fall of the
tide.
Along the banks and on the buildings of
the vicinity during MINDLESS warm day
myriads of flies. attracted by the exposed
garbage, swarm and cover everything. 1t
is safe to say that more filthy place and
a more outrageous state of affairs has
never been permitted to exist in any CITY
on the coast And there is no possible
remedy as long as three or four big sewers
are allowed TO discharge their contents
into the thick, oozy, sluggish water of the
lagoon. Why there is not an epidemic in
that neighborhood is thing that passes
understanding.
George Williams, who was sent to San
Quentin prison two years ago to serve a
four years sentence for burglary, was ar
rested on the water front yesterday by
Police Officer Smith. Williams, upon his
arrival at the penitentiary, began to simu-
late insanity, and succeeded in getting
transferred to the Stockton Insane Asylum
The opportunity came for an escape from
that institution, and Williams disappeared
from the place several months ago. He
was recognized by Policeman Smith yes
terday, and will be returned to San Quen-
tin to serve out his term of impriso- ment.
The Pioneer Yacht Club will meet at
Eintracht Hall, $50 California street, No
vember q, for the purpose of incorpor-
ating.
The steamer Excelsior arrived from the
north yesterday, minus blade which
was broken from her propeller.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
AT PARK AND SEASHORE.
The Largest Crowd of the Season Visit
the Two Resorts.


By far the largest crowd of the year Wis
ited Golden Gate Park and the Cliff House
yesterday. 1t was in every respect an ideal
day-no fog, clouds or biting wind.
The crowd at the seashore was variously
estimated at from 1000 to 10000, while the
throng at the park was considerably in ex-
cess of that number. Along the beach
hundreds of little children played with the
billows on the sands.
Considerable excitement was created by
the appearance off the long iron pier of a
shark, popularly supposed to be of the
ran-eating T. variety. The huge fellow
sported in the waves in full view of hun
dreds of interested spectators for fully half
an hour. and then disappeared ss suddenly
as he came.
There were not nearly enough seats
round the bandstand to accommodate the
thousands who wanted to hear the music.
In consequence, every available grassplat
within hearing distance of the band was
filled with people.
The driveways were thronged from
morning until night with vehicles of every
description, the silent steed forming a
large part of the procession.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
DIR. GRAHAM TO SING.
The Star Witness Against Durrant an
Attraction for an Emmanuel
Church Concert.

The workers of Emmanuel Baptist
Church are preparing to give an elaborate
church concert to raise funds to assist in
liquidating the church debt. It is to be
given the evening of December 8.
With desire to make the concert as
great a success as possible, and being alive
to the drawing powers of well advertised
artist, the church people have secured for
that evening the services of DR.. Gilbert F.
Graham, who figured so prominently in
the trial of Theodore Durrant for the mur-
der of Blanche Lamont.
DR.. Graham's evidence against the con-
demned ex-memper of Emmanuel Church
was among the strongest the prosecution
introduced in its case against Durrant. 1t
was he who testified that Durrant had
asked for his notes of DR.. Cheney's lecture,
informing him that he Guaranty had no
such notes, and that he needed notes of
that lecture to complete his alibi.
DIR. Graham also testified that Durrant
had asked him to take his notes to Mrs.
Durrant and let her copy them. DR..
Graham furnished one of the sensations of
the trial. He is possessed of fine voice
and is an excellent vocalist. Among
others who will sing at the concert are
Alfred S. Eby, Miss Alma Berglund and
Miss Grace Carroll.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
RACING AGAIN TO-DAY.
Liberal Supply of Starters in the DIFF
ferent Events.

ferent Events.
The racing card for to-day shows boun-
ti1ul supply of entries and some good con-
tests should result. There are six events
to be run off. Following is the list of
starters:
Ffrzt race, eleven-sixteenths of mile SELL
ing-Corinne Buckingham 1873, Alahabad 1872,
Prince Devine 12S, Leonatus 1856, Little Flush
colt 12s, Long Dor 133, Rogation 125, Sell
kirk 1856.
Second race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile, sell
lng-Josie 1873, Morgan G 13O, Dorsey 1872,
Eyes II gelding 12S, Bob Tucker 12S, Miss
Murphy 1873, Carrie Shaw 1873, Mount Roy 1873.
Third race, iye-eighths OF mile, two-year-
o!ds-Imported Fndymion SO, Don Pedro 102,
Little Flush flly &c. Mount McGregor ii 1OS,
Caliente 1O2, Easel 101, Jack Atkins 80. Cor
rlente lO1, Walter J 102, Fireman 106 Lady
Gray 103, Suffrage 49,
Fourth race. one mile, selling-Elmer 101,
Charmer 101, Schnitz 104, Josephine 101,
Centurion l01, Olivia 80, Monita 101.
Filth race, eleven-siXteenths of O mile, purse
-Encino 80, Soon Enough 102, Midlo 81, Fer
ris Hartman 81, Mollie Bawn 81, Oregon
Eclipse 10Y, Grady 80.
Sixth race, one mile, selling-Duchess Mil
pitas SO, Mary 101, Montana 10, Detective
80, Happy Day 101. Fannie Louise 9S Madam
Scott 80, Hy Dy 101.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
TOO MUCH WATER
Not a Bit Like a Ken.
tuckian Is This
Californian.
Danger In the "Pure Fluid" AL
though the ProhibltioniStS IS
Say Not.

"The demon rum" is one thing on earth
that is being continually fayed. For
variety OF enemies nothing can begin to
equal it, for from the pulpit, the press, the
woman suffragists, the populists. the
many purity parties, and goodness only
knows how many other sources comes a.
never ending flood of TRADE that ought TO
.fiabbergastn even a demon. But it
doesn't seem to. The arch fiend is as
plainly in evidence as ever, end there is
not particularly brilliant hope for his
extinction in the immediate future. The
advocates of his extinction--in all their va
riety-avow that water is the ''drlnk alone
given to US by the Supreme Being" II so.
there are times when that heavenly Huld
must at any rate be used with much mod
Grafton. Disbelievers in this are invited to
consult Mr.. K. G. Taft of Stowe, CAL This
very worthy man was afflicted by the hand
of Providence with an excruciatingly pain
full, as we'll as most malignant disease. He
applied to the grand old Hudson Medical
Institute, and although his disease was
quite dangerous he was of course cured.
They make no mistakes and no failures
there. But after going back to his work,
Mr.. Taft was a little bit indiscreet-he
drank too much water. But that has all
been rectifed now. He tells the story in
the following interesting letter:
Hudson Medical Institute,
San Francisco, Cal.
Gentlemen: 1 am feeling fine without sign OF
disease low. Last week, though, while j was
working hard. sweat and drank good deal OF
water Then. when / urinated, felt a coldneas,
but after rested and cooled up it woulo leave me.
Outside OF that feel young L ever did, and
this is all through the skill of the physicians OF the
Hudson Medical Institute. can never say enough
in your praise for what you have done for me. I
received some of your circulars, and shall take
pleasure in handing them around among friends
and sufferers. Yours very truly, X. c. TAFT
Mr.. Taft was very sick man when he ap-
piled for treatment, but he has found the
relief that thousands of others from all
over this great country have. The files of
testimony that are in possession of the
management of the Hudson Medical Insti-
tute is simply wonderful. Here are few
excerpts:
feel as though a cured and well man."
+. MiDturn OF st. Louis. Mo-: II desire to ex-
press my sincere thanks for the careful and con-
scientious manner in which my case has been
treated by you.''
feeling good now as it is possible for man to
feel"
s. j. Bailey, Weaverville, CAL: "I will now state
that after two months treatment with you that
feel fully restored to health"
Testimony OF this sort is very pleasant
for the great specialists to be receiving
daily in great volumes, and it shows that
if you have durable disease there is no
place where You can get such SAT1SFAC-
TORY and PROMPT help as at the HUD-
SON MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18

the San Francisco Gas Light Company in the
Potrero, fell from an elevated coal tramway
that he died two hours later. Linehan was 4S
years of age. He leaves a widow and three
half-grown children. The body was taken
from his home at 704 Sierra street to the
mOrgue.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18

It is breach of the eleventh section OF
the English mines regulation act. 1889, to
pay men their wages in public-house.
A Hanley man pleaded ignorance of the
law the other day and for being enlight-
ened has had to pay SAL.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18

Cleanse hairbrushes by shaking them
through bowl of hot water to which am
monia has been added Rinse in cold
water and set up in draft to dry. Be
careful that the back of the brush does not
come In contact with the water.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
The Ex-Circus Rider.

Jennie Jones, better known as Jennie
Lind the ex circus rider, was sufficiently re-
covered yesterday to leave the Receiving Hos
pital AS she was pennlless and had no
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
All the Following Cases Are Durable

Catarrh of the head. stomach or bladder; all
bronchial diseases; all functional nervous dis
eases; st. Vitus dance; hysteria: shaking palsy:
epilepsy: ali venereal diseases all kinds of blood
troubles; ulcers: wastes OF vital forces: rheuma-
tism; gout: eczema: all skin diseases, from what
ever cause arising: psoriasis; all blood poisoning
varicocele; poison oak: lost or impaired manhood;
spinal trouble: nervous exhaustion and prostra-
tom incpient paresis; all kidney diseases; luul-
bago; sciatica: all bladder troubles: dyspepsia;
indigestion; constipation; all visceral disorders,
which are treated by the depurating department.
Special instruments for bladder troubles.
CO. Circulars and Testimonials of the
Great Hudyafl Sent Free.
Send for ''Knowledge of the Kid
neys''-FREE. Write for u "BOok on the
Lfver''-FREE.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
THE ELKS AND THE DEARS
Pleasing Entertainment for the
Ladies at the Columbia
Theater.
One of the Unwritten Laws That Gov.
ern Golden Gate Lodge of This
City.

The Elks of Golden Gate Lodge of this
City entertained the Dears yesterday.
1t is an unwritten law of this lodge of
the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18

Fell From a Tramway.
Richard Linehan, q lsborer in the works Of