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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
DECLINE OF SMALL TOWNS.
Influences Which Tend To Build Up
cities and Depopulatc Villages.

Influences Which Tend To Build Up
cities and Dcpopulatc Villages.
In a thoughtful article in The Fo-
rum for April Henry J. Fletcher dis
cusscs the decay of the small towns
ana villages in the five north central
states. Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Iowa
Michigan. "a shown by the statistics
of the last census. Everywhere the
urban population is increasing. and
the large and larger cities have double
ana trebled their numbers. but at the
expense of the rural townships which
have been gradually losing. The
young and the hopeful and the ambi-
tious leave the homestead and the
quiet fireside and search for fame and
fortune in the great centers of pOpu-
lation. leaving behind only the dull.
the enterprising and the Stagnant.
The greatest depopulation has occur
red in the southern half of Ohio. in
the norther. central and southeastern
parts of Indiana. in southern Michi-
gan. in the northern and western parts
of Illinois and in the eastern half of
Iowa. The territory thus described is
"gridironed" with railroads. but is
more particularly drained blythe great
trunk lines. forming easy thorough
fares to the cities and more distant
states.
Along these great railroad lines the
decline in population is peculiarly
marked. nor does the Mississippi
river. the great water way from north
to south, arrest il. Along the Michi-
ran central railroad from detroit to
Chicago. l25 townships have decreased
in population: along the line of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific.
from Chicago to Des MOines. 200 town
ships are retrograding, while along the
Mississippi from the Wisconsin line
to St. Louis, on both sides of the river.
the same thing is to be said of over
800 townships. SO of the area between
Chicago and Cincinnati. and between
Chicago and St. Louis. and in all
these sections for the decade between
1850 and 1890 stagnation has been the
rule. Year after year business has
dwindled. limited industries have been
starved out, people of enterprise have
departed and public spirit become
dead. Shops and mills are closed.
all that remains are the repairing
shops and the like necessary only to
a ruraland sparse population. Splen-
did cities have grown up throughout
these states. but the small towns have
been sacrificed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
CORN Il KING.

Corn is king this year in the United
States. The estimate of the railways
is a total crop of ,. 40O. 600. 900 bushels.
while those who figure on the basis OF
the government reports put it 1000.
600 less. 1t is at least a quarter OF
billion bushels ahead of the largest
crop of the golden cereal ever harvest
ee before in this country. Though the
crop is not yet harvested. the posi-
bilities of damage that would alter
the above figures are small.
Nearly two and half billion bush
els of corn. and almost all of it will
be consumed in the United States in
feeding live stock and as human food
Om exports of corn are but trivial
when compared with the enormous
quantity produced. In 1880. with a
crop of ,. ll2. 900. 600 bushels. we ex-
ported little over 103. 900. 600 bushels.
which was but 4.S5 per cent. of the to-
tai crop. The per cent. of the hecrOpeXpOrt-
ed was 2.15 in 1891. and 3.72 in 1892.
The larger the yield the larger the
export. as a rule-which goes to show
that we carfully keep what We need,
and the surplus only is sent abroad.
The Chicago Chronicle, in discuss
ing the volnme and price of past
crops. takes very sanguine view as
to the price of the coming crop, de-
spite the enormous production. II
says:
The larger the crop the lower the
price as a general thing. though the
average price for the great crop of
1892 was nearly as high as for the
minimum crop of 1888. 1t is true that
the total value of the maximum crop
of 1890 was nearly $3.50. .00O.O 900 less
than that of the far smaller crop of
1891. but on the other hand. the total
value of the great crop of 1892 was
So. 900. 900 greater than that of any
other year. Experience. therefore.
does not necessarily discourage the
expectation that the growing crop will
bring more than any former crop
brought while the fact that last years :
yield was the smallest since 1874 goes
directly to encourage such an expecta.
ton. 1t is not impossible that the
value will average b cents even if the
crop reaches the 2.40O, ,O00O bushels
estimated by railroad men. and in thai
case the total value will be no les.
than $40. 900. 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
Camp Meeting.

y camp meeting of the Saints OF
God will be held five miles south of
Cape Girardeau. and three miles from
Manning's Landing, near Hoeller's
Bluff. beginning the 2Sth of August
and continuing as long as the Lord
wills. The word will be preached in
both the English and German Ian
guages. All lovers of truth are invi-
ted. All who can come prepared to
take care of themselves. Those who
are not prepared to take care of them
selves will be cared for. Lunch will
be served to those desiring it. For
further information call on or address,
Il. A. Pearson,
Manning's. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
\ Vice President From the south.


The Democrat PROPOSE
ton that the Republican party take
it, Vice Presidential candidate from
the South in 1896 has been comment
/ ed upon favorably inseveral quarters.
J OF course the idea of such selection
i intended to be Il recognition of the
fact that'the sectional line has dropped
out of politics. Last years Congress
iOnal elections. in which the Republi-
cans carried nearly three times as
many districts in the eX-slave States
as the Democrats did in the rest of the
country. showed that the geographical
line in pa"tisanship has disappeared
so far as regards the Republican
party distribution of power, and a
good way to celebrate this change lin
conditions i to take one of the MEM
beI'S of the Republican national ticket
from the South next year.
This proposition the New Orleans
''Times-Democrat would modify by
requiring the candidate to he selected
from among ext COnfederates. There
Is nothing Objectionable in this
amendment. The "Globe-DemOcrat'
idea is to bar nobody except carpet
baggers. What We particularly in
SiSt upon is that the candidate he in
good standing in his locality and
hold Il vital connection with the poll
ties of to-day. The party chiefs of Il
score of years ago We wOuld leave in
the limbo of the politics of that period.
The politician does not change his
spots. Men born in the South and
intimately identified with the new con-
ditions. who stand for something es-
sential in the life of the community.
are the men from among whom the
candidate should be sought.
EX-Confederates would not be ex-
cluded from the list of availabilities
Probably a third at least OF the Re
publicanS in the South who are South
erners by birth were in the COnfeder-
ate army. but this service should not
in itself he Il barrier any longer to
any mans ambition in any party. If
a man : Republicanism and standing
are all right a gray uniform in lS6l-:I.
if he wore one. ought not to count
against him now in Il Republican Ma
tiOnal Convention. \ Southern man
of the sort here indicated. and prefer
ably a Southern man by birth. eX-
Confederate or other. should be nom
mated for Vice President by the Re-
publicans in 1896. and the farther be-
low Mason and Dixon line and the
Ohio he lives the better The good
Southern man should be an object of
as much sOlicitude to Republicans
now as the good Western man" was
among Democrats three or four years
ago. except that in the Republican
case the search should be sincere.
Globe Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
Japan's Fresh War Preparations.

Every one feels that the peace is
emily rage all the more furiously.
Russia Is now the object of Japanese
hatred. and little attempt is made TO
conceal the fact. Against Russia.
Germany and France even the greatest
jingO admits Japan is helpless. But
it Is quite otherwise with Russia sing
le-handed. All ranks and classes
are confident that they can punish
Russia. Russia i inviting attack.
Her ships move about prepared for
action. with all possible woodwork
removed. and the hulls painted sea-
green This is,exasperating: but the
bitterest blow is the news that in
COrea Russian intrigue has complete
ly fOiled Japan. The Japanese agent
already finds himself a cipher. .and is
coming home. The Japanese. however,
will not resign Corea without a fight.
If Russia actually occupies the penin
Sula hOStllltleS Will begin. As the
troops return from the Liautung Pc
ninsula they are being hurriedly sent
north. ready. should war result, to be
landed in COrea. 1T would be no
child's play for Russia. says the
Daily sNews' = writer. In iron
clads she is superior. but the greater
speed of the Japanese cruisers would
give them great advantage. and pre-
vent Russia from forcing a pitched
naval battle" Guns strained during
the recent fights are being replaced
and the boilers cleaned and overhaul
ed. In another month Japan will be
ready for her formida BILE foe. " Clearly
W. are only at the beginning of things
in the far East.-LOndOn News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
On Both sides.

'.As | understand it, said the fat
man '.silver coinage would conduce
to the better ment of the debtor class
and gold to the advantage of the
creditor.
You may have it. said the thin
man.
But | really belong to both class
es. | guess | will 90 in for a law
that all debts are to he paid in silver
and all collections to be made in gold.
Don't you think it would be a good
thing"
But the thin man who had been in
earnest in his part of the discussion,
snorted and walked away.-Cincinnati
Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
BADLY BURNED.
A Gasoline Stove Ex-
pIoded.
And Fritz ~icmers and Ills Little
Girl Were Badly Burned at Il
Picnic AT GordOnvillc.

At Il picnic near Gordonville Wed
nesday. Fritz SiemerS and his little
girl met with an accident that may
prove serious. \ gasoline stove was
turned over and the burning Oilcaused
an explosion. The burning oil
splashed on to Fritz Sicmers and his
little girl who was standing near by.
Fritz was burned about the legs. but
not seriously. His little girls cloth
ing caught fire and before the thames
could he eXtinguished she was badly
burned about the breast and neck. y
physician was called and he attended
to the sufferers as best he could.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
Freaks of the Upper Air.

An accident occurred only the other
day. showing how dangerous an ele-
ment is the upper air for IA flying
machine that depends upon its good
behavior. The ship Tintram. of Free
port, Me, was jogging along in a
fOur-knot breeze, when suddenly. and
without the slightest warning, the three
topmasts were swept away. with their
sails. by squall which was not felt
on the deck below, and which did not
even disturb the smoke from the gal
ley stove. No gale followed. and but
for the broken masts. those on the
ship saw no evidence of anything but
a four-knot breeze. What if a flying
machine. depending on mechanical
power for ascensiOnal force. and upon
plane angles for maintaining its
equilibrium, had met any such sudden
change as that: 1t does not need a
very vivid imagination to produce a
mental picture of the disaster which
would reSult.-BOston Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
shot in the Hand.

Deputy Marshal William Penn. shot
Il man in the hand Wednesday evening.
He had warrant for the arrest of a
man on Il house boat tied up near the
Union Mills. When he went tn arrest
the man he was ordered to keepoff the
boat. and when Mr. Penn started to
go aboard the man pulled a gun on
him. Mr.. Penn pulled his revolver
and fired. and the ball from his pistol
hit the fellows hand and caused him to
drop his gun. He was then arrested.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
To the Citizens of southeastern Mis-
souri,. Cities and Towns

The Christian church of Missouri.
by the Undersigned. subcommittee Oi
the committee on College and Educa-
tion. for Southeast Missouri. sendetf
greeting
lst. 1t is the intention of the afore-
said church to establish Il college OF
! first rank in Southeast Missouri.
md. Invitation is hereby given to
all towns and cities in Southeast Mis-
souri,. to bid on the location of said
college. and compete for same.
Bird. The minimum offer for the lOca-
ton of the college by any town or city
shall be the sum of $1,000 and twenty
acres of land for grounds
4th. The church will retain the
right to consider all bids either by
committee on College and Education.
or by convention. and decide on all
bids according to best location. health.
remuneration and local patronage.
and accept the most favorable bid.
according to the best judgment of the
said Committee or Convention.
9TH. The church will eXpend all the
money contributed by the town or city.
where the school shall he located. for
a college building. and as much more
as may be raised for that purpose
elsewhere: and will as soon a. posi-
BILE. at its own expense build in addi-
ton thereto a President : house with
room sufficient To board at least 81
young ladies. and two boarding halls.
each to accommodate not less than p
young men. The church will also
fence. grade and otherwise beautify
the grounds.
eth. The Church will upon compile
ton. or the September next thereafter.
open and cause to be run. by IA com
petent corps of professors and teachers.
elected by board of trustees appoint
ed by the convention of the church. a
majority of the said trustees to be
members of the Christian church. The
church further proposes. that in com
pliance with the conditions,abovc. viz:
In consideration of $4,000 and twenty
acres of land. that the college shall be
thoroughly equipped. with furniture
and apparatus. and competent teach
ers employed. and the school con-
Quoted from year to year.
Such an institution will draw pat
rOnage from all the country south of
St. Louis. west to the central part of
state. and from northeast Arkansas.
1t will certainly be of great benefit to
to the town or city obtaining it. Any
town or city that feels an interest in
the enterprise and would like further
information, or that would bid on the
location of said College. will address.
either of the undersigned sub-cOmmit-
tee. Bids will be received until OctO-
Der 1st. 1895. at which time the ques-
ton of location will be settled. unless
further continued for good reasons.
f. G. BROWNING.
Cape Girardeau. Mo.
HENRY y. PHILIPS.
Maiden. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
ANOTHER TURN.
Which Means More Liti-
cation.
After setting Aside the Appointment
of Eli KlotZ as Receiver of the IT.
Louis. Cape Girardeau ~ TT.
smith Railroad Judge
Green Revcrses Him.


There are strange things happening
in this wicked world. but the latest
and strangest thing Yet j. the acrobat
ical performance Of Judge Green of
the Iron county Circuit Court. \ few
months ago Jnd9e Green set aside
the appointment of Eli klOtZ made by
Judge Ware in the interest of the
Missouri Pacific railroad corporation.
Last week the case came up for Il new
hearing in his court and this time the
learned Judge turned complete SOM
ersault and lit square on his feet
announcing the re-appointment of
KlOtz. The action of Judge Green
was surprise to everybody even
to the Missouri Pacific attorneys. How
a learned Judge could in such short
time become an expert acrobat. was
more than the people could under
stand. He had not been in the hands
of "A circus ring-master. His only
trainers were Missouri Pacific rail
sy in acrobatism a. they are in law.
Judge Green must he an apt student
or they never could have trained him
to get his head down and his heels up.
He is an active limb of the law. He
catches on and when the Missouri
Prcific lawyers talked to him about
acrobatic performances the Judge was
lintening as he listened his limbs linn
bered up and when court was called
and the railroad case came up for
trial the Missouri Pacific lawyers said
'fop'' and over went Judge Green
and up popped Eli klotz.
The appointment of Klotz does not
interfere with the road. Louis Houck
still has charge of the property as
receiver OF the Cape Girardeaurounty
Circuit Court
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
Did You Ever,

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles: If not. get ia bottle
now and get relief. This medicine has
been found to be peculiarly adapted
to the relief and cure of all Female
Complaints, exerting Il wonderful
direct influence in giving strength and
tone to the organs. If you have Loss
of Appetite, Constipation, Headache,
Painting Spells, or are Nervous,
Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or
troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric
Bitters is the medicine you need.
Health and Strength are guaranteed
by its use. Large bottles only fifty
centh at Blomeyer & Haman's drug
store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
\ strange Freak.

The wife of our esteemed citizen.
Mr.. John Boswell. while suffering un-
der severe attack of the blues. tried
to commit the infanticide. but was
prevented by the opportune arrival OF
neighbor. Her case has been con-
sidered by the best doctors incurable,
but her husband was highly pleased,
after using a course of Sulphur Bit.
ters, to find that she was entirely
cured.-Kingston Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
Marsh Arnold Had to stand Up.

The Hon. Bill Phelps had no great
Use for the silver crowd which gath
cred at Pertle Springs-nOthing like
the fondness he entertains for judges
and Legislators. Our own Marsh. on
his pilgrimage to the silver shrine,
sans pass, sans seat, had to stand up
on the dilapidated ears furnished by
the Missouri Pacific and console his
throbbing brain with the familiar
cast iron legend: passengers not
allowed to stand on the platform. =
Oh. hOneys. the Hon. William has no
use for you unless you have votes in
the right quarter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
TO BE REMODELED.
The II. Charles Hotel VIII Not be
Pulled Down.

Mrs. Painter has decided that she
will not tear the ST. Charles Hotel
building down. She had plans for
remOdeling the hotel made and she
has decided to remodel.
G. Lindemann " Son were the lowest
bidders for the remodeling and the
contract will be awarded to them. The
old barber shop building adjoining
the hotel on the south will be torn
down and rebuilt four stories high
and the building will present a neat
appearance when completed. II will
be the largest and finest hotel in
Southeast Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
A REMARKABLE EXPERIMENT.
Boy Nearly Resuscitated Who Was
Drowned the, Preceding Day.

At HetfrOn : undertaking rooms an
effort was made yesterday to bring
back to life Louis Fisher. aged 9 years,
who was drowned in the lake on the
previous afternoon.
DR.. Whitney. physician living on
( Wilson avenue. claims that he himself
was drowned at one period of his life,
and after being dead more than an
hour animation was. by Il certain
method. restored. DR.. Whitney has
for some time desired to put his pro-
cess to another test. but never availed
himself of the opportunity until yes
terday. His theory IS that a corpse
can be resuscitated. providing there
are no internal injuries. by placing
the entire body. except the eyes. nose
and mouth. in a bath of water heated
to a constant temperature of 10 de-
grees Fahrenheit. and leaving it there
for at least five hours. An ordinary
bath tub was used yesterday. When
the water had reached the proper
temperature. DR.. Whitney and his as
sistants carefully deposited the body
in the tub. 1t was then about ii
O'Clock in the morning. and from that
time until 1 o'clock. when the expert
ment was given up. the condition of
the corpse was studiOusly watched by
DR.. Whitney. Although the expert
ment was a failure. at times the blood
was started to circulate and the face
and lips assumed the natural color.
1t is said that the heart was felt to
throb several times. When the test
was over DR.. Whitney claimed it was
not successful because the boys body
was rolled over Il barrel after the
drowning. thus causing internal in
juries. Cleveland Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
The CuCkOO'S Future.

Whatever else they may claim, such
men as Carlisle and L. ). Hall may
in future retirement point to the fact
that they We're true and faithful ''cuck-
oos." Still that fact will scarcely
attain them any credit with the
American people. and their future
careers must be contracted to the mar
row restrictions of cuckoo" limits.
Therein they must look for all their
rewards, if not their punishments.
-Elsberry News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-10
MISSOURION WHEELS.
Cape Girardeau to be
Represented.
The Agricultural and Mineral Re-
sources of the Greatest state in
the Union To be shown to
the World.

The Missouri on Wheels movement
to advertise this State is meeting with
success. Nearly every county in the
State is preparing an exhibit for the
Missouri on Wheels. The plan is the
best advertising scheme ever under
taken in the interest of Missouri. and
it is calculated to do much good.
The programme is to tit up five cars.
each car to be sixty feet in length.
On these cars will be prepared room
for every county in the State to make
a display of its agricultural and min
eral products. The train of ears is
then to go through the Northern,
Southern and Eastern States and is
to make stops ut the cities, towns and
villages along the route and show the
people what We have and what We
can produce in this the greatest of all
the States in the Union.
The organization is made up OF
some of the best business men of the
State and consists of President.
Vice-President. Secretary, Treasurer.
and Board of Directors. Each of
the fifteen Congressional Districts has
one member of the Board of Directors.
Mr. NJ. w. Goodwin. general solici-
tor for the organization. accompanied
by 4. H. Danforth. the member of the
Board of Directors from this District,
arrived in the city yesterday and met
with the Board of Trade last night to
explain the object of the organization.
Following are the prceedings of the
Board of Trade.
At meeting of the Board of Trade
held last night. and which was called
for the purpose of meeting Messrs.
Goodwin and DanfOrth. who are work
ing in the interest of Missouri on
Wheels the following committees
were appointed:
Committee on Exhibits - Joseph
Meyer. J. \. MattesOn. Louis HOuck.
Emil Pott and NJ. f. Lsming.
Committee to solicit money cOntri-
buttons a. Glenn. X. +. Cannon
and f.. F. BlOmeyer.
Committee on advertising ng-J. ID.
Porterfield. Is. H. Adams and Louis
Houck.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and ON motion adopted:
Resolved. That this Board deemed
it proper to make an effort to secure
from Cape Girardeau County credit
able exhibit for Missouri on Wheels,
and that they invite the people of
Jacks on and the county in general to
cooperate with us in soliciting ex-
hibits and contributions for that pur-
pose. L. J. ALBERT. Chairman.
+. +. BLOMEYER. Sec'y.
The gentlemen went to Jackson this
morning and called meeting of the
citizens of that town and at that meet
ing the following named gentlemen
We're appointed.
Exhibit COmmittee-G. ). Wills.
Oak Ridge: Charles Bartles, Houck
p. o.: p. l.. Siemers, GOrdonville:
A. J. d. Burford, Burfordsville: F.
Tiedemann. Jackson.
Contribution Committee-Judge JOS
eph Koehler. H. H. NJ. Williams, H.
Il. English. A H. Grant.
Advertising Committee-FredK Kies.
F.. A. Mcclure, W. ). Wilkinson.