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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-08

1t seems that during the first two
months of the current fiscal year we ex-
ported 5,567, 900 bushels of wheat less
than we exported during the correspond
ing months of the previous year, the
money loss this year being 81, 744,6
Here are the figures for flour:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-08
ExECUTiON SALE

County Drain Commissioner of the County of
Van Buren, lzot2
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-08
DROeATE ORpER.-state of syichigr

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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
A Hint TO Bicycle Riders.

There is little arrangement Of my
own invention, which many ladies, bi-
cycle riders, have found satisfactory.
used to adjust an ordinary skirt to Il
comfortable riding length. About eight
inches from the belt sew on the seams on
the under side Of the skirt little brass
rings, about the size of AN old fashioned
b cent silver piece. Then put the rings
between the seams, so they are about six
or eight inches apart; then sew Oh an
other row diagonally opposite these
rings, about SIX inches lower down on
the skirt. Through these rings run a
stout, black, smooth cord the ends com
ing out into the pocket Oh the right side.
BY pulling this string and tying il in
single bowlnot, and concealing it in
the pocket, the skirt is lifted, for rid
ing. When dismomtcd, by untying the
string and giving the skirt little shake,
1t assumes tine conventional length. This
device is perfectly simple The rings
should be seSSn on strong aud the string
smooth Mary Sargent Hopkins in
Whcelmmi
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
THE Bull MOOSE.
An Adventure With One of These Animals
When 1t Hunted the Hunter.

An Adventure With one OF These Animals
When 1t Hunted the Hunter.
A correspondent writing from Meeu.
noma, Musboka. gives an interesting ne
count Of an adventure which he had
with moose while employed in making
Il toboggan trail through one Of tire pine
forests III that section Of the country
While engaged ut work he came across Il
moose yard and on looking around saw
one of the "gimts Of the forest about
80 yards distant The story Of his en-
counter is perhaps best told in the cor
respondent = own words
after Il moment, he writes the
moose turned and walked behind hill.
which, though hot high. was steep
ran to the top with all speed, hoping to
get view Of the lordly creature rs he
made his way through the bush. | could
not see him at first, but ON looking down
the steep incline there he was, not ten
yards away. He turned to make off, hut
striking his ribs against the projecting
limb of small hemlock he was thrown
down and around the tree, and as he
rose he faced me 1t was now my turn
to run. for the moose charged ut me
with erected name, expressing his rage
by fierce below In turning | STUN
bled, the ground being very uneven, and
his feet nearly came down ON me rs |
lodged among some trees. | tried IL
strike with my hatehet, the only weapon
| had, but did net succeed in injnring
my pursuer With some difficulty ut
last got out into the deep SHOW where
my snoWshocs We're Of more use To me
The moose still pursued me, roaring at
intervals. and one who has not heard a
moose roar can fmm hut little idea of
the terrible believing noise. After Sey
eral attempt. To strike me with his front
feet he baked and stood about 20 yards
away paving and roaring. | eagerly
seized this opportunity to climb Il tree,
and soon after the animal turned and
made off OF all my adventures III the
bush, and they number a few, the one
have Just related came the nearest to
being my death "-Montrcal Witness.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13

Some of Them True, Many Ialse 1t All
Highly interestingly ckum and the
"Weilington Loot systcm"-A Talk With
Mr.. Spectator, Man Who Knows.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13

Perhaps the most start ling suggestion
for reminder was that Of the little
boy whose grandmother had forgotten
his Christmas present the year before.
She wished to know what thing she
should do in order that she should not
forget it again. You might put your
teeth i'll upside down, said the boy -
Youth S Companion
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13

Ovcreating is generally condemnek on
the ground that by ,tuiting the digestive
organs or by giving them too much To
do the food taken is prevented from
properly nourishine him who take, il, 1t
is possible, however that one may snf-
fer from too much nutriment as we'll as
from too little, even when it is properly
assimilated.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whereas jerome b. Dunton of Concord,
Somerset County by his mortgage deed dated
the 18th day OF June \. D 1870, and recorded ia
Vol. 200 Page lis of somerset Registry Of deeds,
conveyed to me the undersigned certain
parcel OF real estate situate in said Concord
and described as follows, To wit: The south
hall of lot numbered go nine ia the third
range of lots in said Concord containing one
hundred acres more or less, also a part of let
numbered 5, eight IN aid third range ia said
Concord City rods long byshftoeH rods wide
containing five acres and adjoining the lot
first mentioned on the south
1t being the same premises conveyed bV
myself to said Jerome r Dunton by deed
dated June Y, 1S90 Reference may be had
to last named deed for a more particular
description OF said premises; and whereas
the conditions of said mortgage have been
broken now therefore by reason of the
breach of the conditions thereof | claim a
foreclosure of said mortgage,
Concord May %, lsa5. 3w22'
c. 5. DUNTON
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
on THE ROAD TO RUIN
STORIES OF T4e TEMPLE or NAM
MON At MONTE CARLO.

Some of Them True, Many Ia's,, 1t All
Highly interestingly and the
wellington Loot systcn"-A Talk With
Mr. Spectator Man Who Knows.
Bur who should this he slipping some
iced veumaGta II the marble table bnt
an old freud whom ! win clll Mr..
Spectator lie Ives at y oute Cmlo, he
has passed a score of seasons here, he
has plenty Il money, Inc Fles t the
Casino every day and every evening and
be never plays a cent. It is his oceup4-
tion III life l. he an observer IF things
and to mark tire Ways Of man and wem-
an kind IN the summer he viii mark
them at AiX-les- Bains, at Lausanne or
at TrouyilIe. IL knows everything
about what Is going ON just nov ut
Monty, what Russian princess
pawncd her diamonds last week and
what Cuban sasm planter did not die Of
apopleSv at the Hotel C1unbole but
poisoned himself with prussic acid.
He was a feal. sir, qu1th Mr. Spec
tator why didn't he go to the admin
isJration: Wy didn't he make his dec
luotio1: They knew well enough that
lac had lest 90. eco francs in the course
Of ten days They would have paid his
travelling ua hotel expenses back to
Paris, OF back To Brazil, for the matter
OF that He WIS Il fool, sir
Mi Spectator Went On to explain that
'''' q e-''''' ~ pay 81 i'''S'e ! e,'ii
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49, 5s.s'..'' '''' H'10 'o'i''i 'i''ii q
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wy ,,s2''''' ''.'0'
zero, Won Goo. You are not to be
heve, " added Nh Spectator, "a 1.-THE Of
the sensational stories printed about
ruined eamesters hanging themselves to
trees in the gardens. or blowing out
their brains III the reading room. The
majority OF these canards are sci on foot
by obscure French newspapers which
L'NH H't JUL 9s'7N'iiti"ilNu VI piip6d ny
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
The Isarber's Little Jolte.

Il see You Wear a Grand Army but.
ton, ," said tie man in the chair
Eyes, sab, said the barber, with II
smile,
Belong t. acolored post, suppose:"
b" No sab. The cullud post belongs to
me, sab.
TWAS not till he had stepped out and
seen the BARRIERS sign that the customer
saw the point indianapolis Journal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
A Regular Trilby.

blessed if | amt a regular Trilhy, .
muttered the man in the crowd after be-
ing stepped on half dozen times "Ev-
erybody gets ON to my feet, boston
Transcript
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-06-13
All Right!
Mrs. FIagg would say to
Ladies' Of SkOWhGgaD and
Vicinity

That She is once more upon her
feet aud all right for business.
! have a pleasant room over Do
ran ~ Woods. opposite Cobnrn
House, with a new stock Of
goods, Il part Of them shall
open this morning, Received
from New York he latest styles
OF summer goods, Il fine assert.
ment Of trimmed and untrimm-
ed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
Ordinance No, 554,

An ordinance providing for levying
of the Annual City Revenue Tax, the
City Funding Interest Fund Tax. the
Normal School I1-erest Fund Tax,
the Normal Sc-CC: sinking Fund Tax
and a City Funding Sinking Fund
Tax, for the fiscal year ending on the
Both day of June, 1896.
Be it ordained by the Council of the
city OF Cape Girardeau as follows:
Section One ~, There is hereby
levied for the fiscal year, ending on
the Both day of June, 1896, a City
Revenue Tax of fifty cents soc on the
one hundred tsI00) assessed valuation
on all property within the city limits
made taxable by law for State and
county purposes. and by ordinances of
the city. and not by general law
exempt from municipal taxation.
Section Two (2). There is hereby
levied for the fiscal year ending on
the Both day of June. 1896, a City
Funding Interest Fund Tax of forty
{ Hoe on the one hundred dollars (Sl00)
assessed valuation for the payment of
the interest on the city funding bonds,
on all property within the city limits
made taxable by law for State and
county purposes and by ordinance of
the city and not by general law ex-
empt from municipal taxation.
Section Three (3). There is hereby
levied for the fiscal year ending on the
Both day of June. 1896. a Normal
School Interest Fund Tax of forty
cents t40c) on the one hundred dol
lars $500 assessed valuation on all
property within the city limits made
taxable by law for State and county
purposes. and by ordinance of the city
and not by general law exempt from
municipal taxation.
Section Four a.. There is hereby
levied for the fiscal year ending on
the Both day of June. 1896, a Normal
School Sinking Fund Tax of five cents
(5cl on the one hundred dollars (SlOOl
assessed valuation on all property
within the city limits made taxable by
law for State and county purposes
and by ordinances of the city. and not
by general law exempt from municipal
taxation.
Section Five 81. There is hereby
levied for the fiscal year ending on
the Both day of June. 1896. a City
Funding Sinking Fund Tax of fifteen
cents (ljc) on the one hundred dol
lars (SIOO) assessed valuation on all
property within the city limits made
taxable by law for State and county
purposes and by ordinance of the city
and not by general law exempt from
municipal taxation.
Section Six (6(. This ordinance
shall be in force from and after its
passage.
Passed this 9th day of June, 1895.
ISEAL. WILLIAM II. COERVER.
President of the Council.
Approved this Sth day of June. 1895.
WIELIAM H. COERvER. Mayor.
Attest: GEO. f. CHAPPELL.
City Clerk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
Masonry.
July 3rd, 1885.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned for the City Coun-
ell of the City of Cape 'Girardeau, at
his Office in the court house in said
city. for arching with brick, the sewer
on Merriwether street across Aguam-
81 street. said arch TO be. say. sew
enty COZ feet in length, and to be COW
cred with two feet of earth. Parties
desiring to bid for said work will be
required to make the necessary depOs-
it. and give bond as required for 9th
er city work let by contract.
Bids will be received up to $50
o'clock Monday evening, July 10Th.
1895, and opened by the President of
the Council at an adjourned meeting
of the City Council. to be held on
Monday evening. July 18th. at I:30
o'clock. All information concerning
said work will be furnished by the
Chairman of the Street and Wharf
Committee of said City Council.
The city reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
GEO. +. CRAPPELL.
City Clerk.
July Bird. 1895.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
CITY WORK.
Proposals for Gravel.

Scaled proposals Will be received
b- the undersigned. for The Stree, and
Wharf Committee OF the City Council
OF the city of Cape Girardeau. for
furnishing said city with a sufficient
quantity of grave .or repairing SpTigg
street frOmGOod Hope street 70 College
street. Said gravel 20 pe subject to
The approval of the Stree: Commits
SiOneF. and delivered on said SpriZg
street. between the streets named until
the amount necessary 20 repair said
street Is delivered.
Parties desiring 70 bid for the above
work will be required 20 submit with
their bids 4 check payable 10 the city
of Cape Girardeau. in anamount equal
to ten per cent OF theamount bid. said
check to become the property of said
city. in the event that the party to
whom is awarded the contract for said
work. fails or refuses within the space
of ten days thereafter. TO file a bond
with the City Clerk. with two or more
good and sufficient sureties for the
faithful performance of their contract.
Bids will be received at my office in
the court house in said city up onion
day evening. July 18th at 7:30 O'Clock
and will be opened by the chairman of
the Street and Wharf Committee at a
meeting thereof to be held at said
time. The city reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
GEO. E. CHAPPELL.
City Clerk.
July Bird. 1895.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
INDIANS LOVE GAMBLING.

They Will Bet Big Sums, Even on the
Death of a Friend.
The gambling instinct among Jndi-
ans seems rather to be increased than
otherwise by civilization and more than
me Cherokee who drew at Tahlequah
recently for himself, his wife and his
children quite a large sum of money in
full discharge of his personal interest
In the Cherokee strip came near losing
every dollar of it before returning
home. One day when the distribution
was exceptionally heavy two very spec
ulative recipients were standing to-
gether near the post Office. A boy was
seen coming along the street on q
bucking pony. For 50 young a boy he
held his seat well, but it seemed ex.
ceeding probable to the Onlookers that
before he got the pony home he would
either be thrown or would have 20 get
off. The two Indians discussed the
proposition with much excitement, and
finally one man bet the other the en-
tire government per capita that the
boy would be thrown before he get
past them.
The bet was accepted with vicious
eagerness. and as they watched the
antics of the pony as it whirled round,
bucked. sat down on its launches, and
did everything else that was yer
known to a trick horse, they almost
came to blows in the excitement OF
their argument. Finally the horse,
~despairing Of any other means of get
ting rid of its rider. leaped in the air
and fell on its side, knocking half the
life out of the boy. and then rolling
completely over him. IN alteration,
of course. followed as to which had
Won the bet. The pluckE boy hing Oh
to the horn of his saddle. although APP
parently fatally injured. He neither
fell OFF nor got off. but was lifted off
the furious animal by half a dozen men
who rushed quickly 70 the rescue. Eff
forts were made to quiet the two In
dams. and the suggestion that the bet
be declared off was freely made. As
each man declined to pay the other,
this was the final outcome OF the af-
fair: but the wagering OF such a COM
paratively large sum ver such an in
significant event shows that specula-
ton will always be more or less pop
ular with the average IndiaR---St-
Louis Globe-Democrat-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned Road and Bridge Commits
sioner of Cape Girardeau county,
Missouri. will on Monday, June the
9th. at 10 O'Clock Il. m, at site OF
bridge on branch on Cape G~irardeau
and Egypt Mill road near the farm OF
Mr.. Stoll. let contract for wooden
bridge with stone piers.
The Commissioner reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
JAMES F. MCLAIN,
I by L. VI. BEAN.
Dpty. Road and Bridge Com.
May 10Th, 1895. m~ay22-n1I0I
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
Resolution of the City Council.

Whereas. 1t is necessary that Mid
die street. from Broadway to Themis
street. should be graded and graveled
for public use. Therefore, be it
Resolved. That said Middle street
from Broadway street to Themis
street. should be graded. graveled and
otherwise placed in condition for pub
lie use in accordance with the law.
and the city clerk is hereby instructed
, publish this resolution in the news
aper doing the city printing. for
70 consecutive weeks. to the end
that said work may he done.
Signed. H. G. DEMPSEY.
| certify that the above and forego-
ing resolution was presented, read
and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the city of Cape
Girardeau. held on Thursday evening,
June 9th. 1895.
TSeal. GEO. +. CHAPPELL.
City Clerk.
June Sth. 1880.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

and runs the other way; but When at
last some years have passed, it's differ
ent, they say.
How doth the little summer girl
Employ with great dispatch
Each moment Of the passing hours
To make another catch.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
My dear" said a fond wife, "wher
we were engaged 1 always slept with
your last letter under my pillow"
"And l." murmured her husband, II
often went to sleep over your letters"
An Edged Temper.-O'Kief-"How
did Bill contract hat terrible habit of
swearing?" McEll-"He shaves him
self, and his wife has corns, and there
is only one razor in the house.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Overheard in the Chicken Yard
II don't see, Chickabiddy," said the
bantam, why you stand up for that
spring chicken. He's awfully tough.
You're not his mother" NO, but he's
one of my set" said Chickabiddy.-
fudge.
-Beauties of Advertising.-Fair Wis
tor-'So you have really decided not
to sell your house?" Fair Host-"Yes.
lou see. we placed the matter in tho
lands of a real estate agent. After
eading his lovely advertisement of our
property. neither John nor myself
!ou}d think Of parting with such 4
wonderful and perfect home.-Pitts-
Iurgh Bulletin.
During the rehearsals of Romeo
md Juliet at the London LyceuT,
Nrs. Stirling. who IS the most venera-
,le OF actresses, took occasion to re-
mark that the nurse was not necessari-
~ old. that she should be represented
IS rriddle-aced, etc. and She appealed
o Mr.. Irving. My lear Mrs. Stir
ing" said the manager, with delicate
attire. YOU may make the nurse just
Is youthful as ron can
-Ferocity.-Spatts-'I tell you,
Waliy Weams is 4 perfect demon when
he is awoUsed.'' Sapsmith-"Iwantah'
Know" "Yaas, bah Jawvc. he is, The
otliah night he came home unexpected
Iy and caught Algy Spoonah kissing
his wife. and flew at him like a tigah.
He Stwuck Algy IN the mouth with his
glove thwee times. bwoke his umbwel-
laandcwied that he hoped TO goodness
It would vain veal hahd as he was GO
ing home" My stahrs"'-Truth.
A veil known professor of archaol.
ogy at Harvard was recently talking
with a junior about the wonders of this
wonderful land. Il wish you could
see our town of Pokerville, professor"
said the youngster; 'it is a most inter
esting town-only twenty years old
and with fifty thousand inhabitants"
"Ah-yes-very interesting, no doubt
replied the professor, dryly; ''but
strange as it may seem, 1 should my
self prefer a town fifty thousand years
old and with twenty inkSbitanta."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
Resolution of City Council.

Whereas, 1t is necessary that Mid
die street from Good Hope street to
Morgan Oak street, be graded and
graveled to the end of that said
street shall be in condition for a pub
lie highway. Therefore be it
Resolved, That said Middle street
be graded and graveled, and the City
Clerk is hereby instructed to publish
this resolution in the newspaper doing
the city printing as required by ordi-
nance.
[Signed. HERMAN VOGELSANG.
l certify that the above is a true
copy of a resolution, presented, read
and adopted at a meeting of the City
Council of the city of Cape Girardeau,
held on July list, 1895.
GEO. f. CHAPPELL.
City Clerk.
,July :3rd. 1851.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
PERSONAL AND iMPERsoNaL

The recent reduction in price OF
aluminium has called renewed atten-
ton to the possibilities of the use Of
aluminium-bronze castings for 2ur.
poses in which the strength of forged
steel without its liability to corrosioa
are essential. Its price should now b
not much above that of ordinary gun
bronze.
Every good cook is careful to dis
pose at once of the water in which
meat has been washed. Only a very
few hours are necessary to change 10
into a foul-smelling liquid if the tenn
perature is suitable. This change il
due to a little plant called bacterium
termo. A drop of this putrid material
under the microscope reveals many
thousands of them, acting under a pecu-
liar vibratile motion.
Queen Victoria speaks ten Ian.
guages huently. The queens grand
daughter-in-law, the German empress.
is also clever as a linguist. She sur
prised her guests at a recent court en-.
tertainment by talking Norwegian to
one of them who came froE that coun.
try. She plays the violin very well,
and when she and her husband manage
to get a quiet evening together, they
generally devote it to music.
81 have read somewhere" raid an
early riser, that we don't eat hash az
much as we did, and l nave no doubt
hat is true, but we must still eat some,
for l hear occasionally, as 1 take my
morning stroll, issuing out of base
ment windows the familiar sound of
the chopping knife-a sound, / viii
add, not unpleasant to me, for while
hash may not be an extremely fashion
able dish, / am free to say that good
hash 1 like."-N. Y. Sun.
-Dvorak's negro symphony, which
is made up of negro melodies and which
he wrote while rusticating last sum-
mer at the little Bohemian settlement
at Spillville, Ia, has been enthusiast
tically received in London. The great
composer says that in all that relates
to melody and to temperament the ne
groes are natural musicians, but that
it will take many generations of cul-
ture to develop their intellects to the
point of approaching the higher and
larger forms of music.
Daniel Webster once sat Cor hif
portrait to the late G. p. A. Healy and
the senator's remark when he surveyed
the completed picture became one OF
the artists favorite anecdotes in after
years. 81 think" said Webster, as he
looked al his counterfeit presentmehL
that is a face 1 have often shaved"
Healy found Andrew Jackson a diss-
greeable and unwilling subject" and
he compensated himself by painting
Old Hickory with absolute fidelity 80
nature, not CLOSING a single defect
The portrait gives Jackson an ugly,
savage and pallid face.
Sometimes a mar who wants to
stop a street car snaps his fingers at
the driver or the gripman. 1t seems
- though the gripman would be ex-
separated by that. but he doesn't ap-
pear to be. Some people lift a hand
high in the air and hold it there, and
some people wave an umbrella or a
cane: but the great majority Of people
nave discovered that for all practical
purposes in stopping q car a toothpicK
is as good as a fence rail. All that 10
necessary IS to catch the drivers eye.
1t isn't necessary to shove a house Oh
the track in front of him.