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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
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\ school girl" asked Chicago
paper this question: why is it that
every fourth year is leap year. and
81 will be leap year, and still there
will be no leap year in 1902" and
the following is the answer given:
Everybody knows that the com
mon or civil year has 800 days. AS
trSnomerS say the solar year-the
time 1t takes the sun to make the COM
plete circuit of its orbit-contains
80 2422 days, or 365 days. ) hours. IS
minutes and 46 seconds Thus it APP
pears that the common year is , hours,
IS minutes and 46 seconds shorter
Than the solar year. In four years
this shortage amounts to % hours. l.
minutes. / seconds. Then one day
Is added to February and the year is
called Il leap year. But in adding II
nOurs, the deficiency is more than
made up nearly three-quarters of an
hOur-44 minutes Is seconds 100 much
mas been added. In one hundred
years this surplus addition amounts
very closely to j. hours. 70 the effect
this increase a day is dropped at the
end of each century for three centur
les. In dropping a whole day n hours,
to equalize a difference of IS hours.
it is evident that six hours too much
Is dropped, and hence. in the ycal.
coming at the end Of the fourth centu-
~. a day is added. This last addi-
ton brings the solar and common
year at the end of each 400 years with
IN 20 seconds of an exact coincidence.
the common year overlapping the
solar by that much. This slight dis
crepancy, it is figured, will in 3,323
years, amount to one day. and it is
proposed to make the year 1000 5000
and so on, common years. The Gre
clan calendar-the common uSe-be-
gan by making 1900 leap year and
the other century years, 100, 1900 and
1900 common years. This was the re-
suit of the rule making century years
leap years only where they were ex
actly divisible by 400. 1t will be OBJ
served that / is the mistic number in
all these calculations.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
Carroll VIII Train Maher

According to a dispatch from FL
Paso, Jimmy Carroll, the retired
light weight pugilist and former train
er of Bob Fitzsimmons, has been en-
gagged by Manager John ]. Quinn to
prepare Peter Maher for his comming
battle with Fitz. Carroll trained Fitz
for his first fight with Maher and was
in ''Lanky Bob's" cornor at New
Orleans, when he made Peter stop in
twelve rounds. As a trainer and ring
adviser Carroll is one Of the shrewd-
est in the business. He knows Fitz
like Q book and is on to all his tricks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21

\ mob of strikers are in control of
the Quaker City and she is practically
at the mercy of hoodlums. Tuesday
not street car of the Union Traction
Company was running, and that conf
pany controls nearly every line in the
city
The police were absolutely pOwerless
to control the meb violence, and from
early morning until dark, as each line
make desperate efforts to start, howl
ing mobs surrounded each car, stoned
and hooted the moterman and con-
ductor, smashed the windows, cut the
trolley ropes and wreaked all pos
sibls destruction.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21

Mr.. AdOlph Ruediger, the success
full manager of the Cape Brewery &
Ice Co, has proven to the stockhold-
ers of that institution that it is far
cheaper to burn wood than coal.
Running continually, as they do, their
coal bills have been very large, in
fact so large that Mr.. Rudiger was
confident he could run his machinery
with wood at a much smaller cost
Believing as he did Mr.. Ruediger took
active steps in the matter, bought a
large amount of timber and began
working it into wood. His under tax
ing has proved a successful one for
he now has hundreds of cords of wood
which cost him on an average af 81 10
per cord.
Mr.. Ruediger is a far-seeing gentle
man and whatever he undertakes gen.
orally proves successful.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
CAUGHT HIM.
Grit Burton Caught in
Heiserer's Store.
He Had a Key to the store Door and
he Unlocked the Door and
Walked in and Was Caught
by Watchman.

Will II. Heiserer's store has been
robbed of money several times during
the last year. The robberies were so
clever that no clue to the guilty parties
could he gained. The Sstore doors
were never broken open but the store
was entered and the cash drawer rob-
bed just the same. Mr.. Heiserer con-
cluded that the man who was robbing
him had a key to his store door and
the only way to catch him was to put
a watchman in his store. This he did
and last Sunday night his watchman
heard Il key slip in the store door
He kept quiet and presently the key
was turned. the door opened and in
stepped Crit Burton. citizen of
Benton. The watchman covered him
with n gun and the intruder was soon
in the hands of the law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
Nuggets and Nubbins.
The rose is red, the violets blue.
Both are sweet. likewise are YOU:
Ere proceed, please answer this:
"Bloomers are" OF "bloomers is?

Both are sweet. likewise are YOU:
Ere proceed, please answer this:
"Bloomers are" OF ''bloomers is?''
why did you pass yesterday with
out looking at me-" said Il beautiful
woman to Talleyrand.
Because, madam. if | had looked
| could not have passed.
is your Vienna bread fresh"
asked Mrs. Butler-Smith OF the baker.
but before he could reply she added,
'How stupid of me. to be sure! Of
course itacouldn't be very fresh. for it
takes about ten days for it to come
from Vienna. You may rive me two
loaves.''
The baker gave her the stalest he
had.
Mrs. BACoN-"The man up stairs
is all the time missing money. His
wife takes it out of his pocket while
he's asleep
Mrs. EGBERT-"D Doesn't he suspect
herr"
''Oh. no: he's professional mind
reader
The proprietor OF a cheap and noisy
restaurant in New York advertised his
place by making one of his mattresses
put on blOomers. \ crowd gathered
outside the door, blocking the street,
and the dispenser OF hash was arrested
for maintaining a nuisance. He was
discharged on his promise to sin no
more. He said the damsel in bifurcat-
ed raiment had swelled his receipts
800 day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
The Bird OF Daw ming.

y popular superstition is that on
the eve of Christmas the bird % dawn
ing singeth all night long To frightcn
oil any evil thing.
1t was from this belief that Shakes
peare wrote:
Some say that ever 'Gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour birth is celebrated.
The bird of dawning singeth all night long,
And then. they say, no spirit dares stir abroad.
The nights are wholesome. Then no planets
strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallowrd and SO gracious is the time
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
SAFE BLOWERS
Make a Haul at kelso.
They Completely Riddle the safe in
wright's store and Secure Over
Three Hundred Dollars.

Safe blowers got in their work at the
little town of Kelso, in Scott county,
Wednesday night. They broke into
the store through back window and
proceeded to work on the safe. They
succeeded in blowing the safe open
and then they helped themselves to the
money that was in the cash drawer
which amounted to about three hun
dred and seventy-Gve dollars. The
noise of the explosion was heard by
many of the residents of the little viii
lage but they did not know the noise
was caused by safe blowers and they
did not get out of their beds.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
FOR HIS CREDITORS.

Thomas Juden Made an Assignment.
Thomas Juden, who started grocery
store up on Broadway about two
months ago made an assignment last
Saturday to Charley Mcdonald for
the benefit of his creditors. Mr.. Juden
says he was losing money and he con-
cluded that it was best to turn over
and let creditors come in for their
share. 1t is believed that there is
stock enough on hand to pay all
liabilities.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
Lockout ofI5.OOO TatIors.

About 1900 tailors in New York,
Brooklyn and Jersey City are locked
out. There are 195 shops in the En-
ployers' Association. and of this NUM-
ber eighty-three have posted the new
card, and the rest are expected to fol-
low, so that within few days 10000
workmen may be involved.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
Original at Least.

Bicycle repairers are so numerous
that starting advertisements are nee
essary to secure business. \ hand
bill of this purport has been widely
circulated within the last few days on
South Side
Bicycle surgery.
~ cute and chronic cases treated
with assurance of success.
''Languid tires restored 10 health
and vigor.
Tires blown mp without pain.
Wind free
We understand the anatomy. phys
iology and hygiene OF wheels and rive
homeopathic or allopthic treatment as
individual cases require. Sure cure
guaranteed
Testimonials:
My wheel had three ribs fractured
and YOU cured ii in one treatment.
" My tires were suffering with Il
case of acute anem.ism which had
been pronounced fatal by other bicy-
Gle doctors. but You cured the disor-
der and did not lose a day of my
tour.
II was troubled with varicOsc
tires. involving frequent ruptures and
incOntinuence of wind. You cured
me-
Thousands of testimonials like the
above sent on application. Chicago
Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
Negro Day at Atlanta.

December % has been selected as
Negro Day at the Exposition. There
will also be colored Education Day,
Colored Commissioners Day, Fred
Douglas Day, Colored Farmers Day,
Colored Business Mems Day, Colored
Mechanics Day and'Colored BARRIERS
Day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
IN THEY GO.
And the Dumb Animals Help To In
crease the City Funds.


The believing of cattle and the
squealing of 'hOgs'in our pound yard,
which is full to overfOwing is a me-
lodious music which hath its charms
to our city treasury.
Andrew II. Adams, our colOred
special police, is causing havoc
among the poor dumb brutes. Far
and wide, from one side of the city to
the other, he searches for these wand
erers and takes them under his pro-
tectins arm and courteously escorts
them to the pound yard where they
are gently detained until the arrival
of their masters, who, after the dis
play of "free silver" leads them back
to their dOmocile from which, hence
forth. they shall wander no more.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
BRITAINS WARNED.
Their Interference to be
Tolerated no Longer.
War May Follow and the Conse-
quence to the United states Would
be DIsasterOuS.

When President Cleveland's mes
sage to Congress, transmitting the
correspondence between Secretary
Olney and Lord Salisbury, relative to
the Venezuelan boundary dispute was
read last Tuesday, it created quite a
sensation in Washington. Expccta-
tions of the public were at the highest
pitch to learn just how the President
would deal with Lord Salisbury's re-
fusal to submit the matter to arbitra-
ton, and the message was listened to
with intense interest and there was not
q voice raised in dissent from the doc
trins so firmly laid down by the Pres
ident, but, there was an Outburst of
patriotic feeling from all On the
streets the message was discussed. and
old veterans talked cxultantly of what
they were prepared to again under
take at the call of their country.
There is but one feasible mode of
determining the merits ofthc questions,
and that is peaceful arbitration.
Great Britain admits that there is a
controversy which should he adjusted
by arbitration, but nullifies this ad-
mission by her insistence that the sub
controversy. If it were to point to a
boundry which both parties either ex-
pressly or tacitly had ever agreed
to, the demand that the territory with
in that line should be excluded from
the dispute might rest upon Il reason
able basis, but there is no such line
instances that she was willing to ar
bitratc her political and sovereign
rights, when the interests or territory
involved were not of controlling mag
nitude. thus arbitrated the extent
sf her colonial possessions with the
United States. twice with Portugal,
once with Germany. and perhaps in
other instances.
The consequences of this contrOvcr-
sy may prove disastrous to the Unit d
States. Loss of prestige would he
the least of them. Our own real riv-
ais in'peace, as we'll as enemies in war.
would be located at our very doors.
We must be armed to the teeth, convert
the flower of our male population into
soldiers and sailors. and thus ami
hilate large share of the productive
energy of the nation. Our Just APP
prehenSiOns are not TO be allayed by
suggestions of the good will of Euro
pean Powers toward us, for the people
of the United States have learned in
the school OF experience TO what eX
tent the relations of states depend,
not upon sentiment or principal, but
upon selfish interests. They have yet
in mind that France seized upon the
apparent opportunity OF our civil war
to set up 4 monarchy in Mexico, and |
had France and Great Britain held |
important South American posses
sions to work from and benefit. the
temptation to destroy our predomi- |
nance bv furthering our dismember- |
uent might have been irresistible. !
From that grave peril We were saved |
in the past, and may be saved again |
in the future, through the operation Of
the sure, but silent voice of the doc
trine proclaimed byPresident Monroe. |
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
FitZ to Meet Maher.

Last Monday articles of agreement
were signed for finish fight between
Bob Fitzsimmons and Peter Maher.
They will battle with bounce gloves,
Marquis of Queensberry rules, to de-
eide the heavyweight championship
of the world, purse of s1O,OOO and a
championship belt. Fitzsimmons and
Maher each agree to deposit with
Rickard K. Fox 81, 900 each to guar
antee appearance in the ring Febru-
ary IA, the date agreed npon for the
fight.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
STRANGE. BUT TRUE.
DIR. W. +. Rolston's Bachelor days
Are at an End.

Dr. W. l. koistonS bachelor days
Are at an End.
~ Bachelor now no longer. that is
DER, for Dr. W. +. Rolston has took
unto himself one of the fair sex and
henceforth his path through life, which
heretofore has been long. weary
travel for Il lonesome pilgrim. will be
one of JOY and happiness.
The marriage took place in st.
Louis yesterday. Miss Helen V.
Hartig. the bride. is an accomplished
lady of st. Louis, while DR.. Rolston
is one Of our prominent physicians.
We wish them all the ha ppiness to
be found in married life, and we
doubt not but what there are
1.-TWO souls with but single thought:
Two hearts that beat as One.''
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
The BUSCH Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Clara Hazel
Busch to Mr.. Paul Won Gontard, at
St. Louis, last Monday evening, was
one of the swellest marriages that ever
occurred in that city and day that
will ever be remembered by those who
we're fortunate enough to be partici
pants in the celebration.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21
Hotel Sold.

F. a. Kagc has sold the River View
Hotel to a gentleman from Puxico.
The new man, we are informed, is an
experienced hotel man and he will go
to work Immediately to make the
River View tirst-class modern hotel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-21

This does not include champagne
which is estimated to cost $500, and
Mr.. Busch's present OF the German
estate to his daughter is said to be
valued at 100000.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15
Notice TO Persons Indebted,

All ?ersons indebted to the undersigned for
IRteht carer, of Bel Air, Md, prior to March
18th, 1894, are requested to make prompt set
Element.
23mb F.W BAKER. :
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15

u love you dearly, Jack" she
said. You are the light of my 4fe" "
Pm sorry" said her father, as he APP
peared in the doorway, 'but | will
have to put your light OUT
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15
QUE DEBT TO EUROPE.

us it true" asked great thinker
shat England alone holds 800,
100000 of United States securities
bearing interest, including exchange,
of per cent. payable in gold?"
Yes, according to the public state
ments of London statisticians. The
secretary of the treasury says there is
no public record in this country show.
ing the amount of foreign investments
We must therefore go to Europe tc
learn not only how much we are in
debt to Great Britain, but that al
least $500, 100000 additional of United
States investments are held in France
and Germany. This makes total in
three countries of $4,000, O00,O i'm
posing an interest charge, including
exchanges, of $lS0,0OO,000 per annum
A nice state of serfdom, isn't it?''
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15
: HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
]. WILSON BROWNS POPULAR HOUSE
FURNISHING STORE,
1876 ASp12SN N. HOWARD ST., BALTIC, MD.

The largest and best variety of House Fur
nishing Goods, Kitchen Utensils, Family Hard
ware, Crockery and Chinaware, Glass, Cutlery,
Wooden, Tin and Japanned Wares in the city,
together with a most complete line of Fancy
Etc, at Low Prices Please call on u.s. Cata-
iogues furnished on application. Mr.. Amos
II: Greenfield, formerly of Bel Air, is engaged
With this house, and would be pleased to see
% friends here. 66ep
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15
A NEW DISCOVERY,

In Cracker" cabins in North Geor.
gia, no matter how cold the weather,
both doors, back and front. stand op
en- from daylight till dark the year
through. This perhaps is accounted
for by the fact that there are no win,
dows in the houses, and the doors are
kept open for light.
One bitter cold winters day, while
hunting for a workman, Northern
superintendent of the Georgia Marble
Company, went into one of these cab
ms and found the whole family, blue
with cold, huddled over a few pine
sticks in the fire place. Every door
was open and the icy wind was sweep
ing through the room unhindered.
Before proceeding to business the
Northerner banged to the doors, threw
several logs on the Goals and soon had
things steaming. AS they grew com
Portable he remarked:
Now, don't you see how quickly
you warm up when you keep the wind
out? See what a difference it makes
to shut the DOORS
The thawed-olt Cracker turned to
his wife quite energetically and said
wife, DANCED if it amt so! Don't
forget it. When hits cold arter this
les shet the do"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15

A good, reliable medicine for bilious disor
doris, indigest1or; and many of the ordinary all
ments is DR.. Richard oaPpington's Liver Pills
them. Twenty five cents a box.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15
THE EGISAM NTEIlIGENCER,
BEL AIR, ND, FEBRUARY IS, 1895.
4 VALENTINE TO y. b.

Oh, little lOvliest lady mine,
What shall | send for your ValentineP
Summer and flowers are far away,
Gloomy old winter is king to-day,
Buds will not bloom, and sun will not shine
What shall do for Valentine.
Prithee, st. Valentine, tell me here,
Why do you come at this time o year?
Plenty of days when sunbeams are bright,
But now when everything's dark and drear
Why do you come, st. Valentine, dear?
I've searched the gardens through and throug
For bud 10 tell of my love so true;
But buds were asleep and blossoms were dead
And the falling snow came down on my head
So little LOWEST lady mine,
Here is my heart for Valentine.
H. H. E.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15

-Treetop-"Now, ies' look at that
sign, Don't blow out the gas.'"-
Hayrick-"What does that meanY
Treetop-'They probably want us to
call boy to do it, SO they can charge
80 cents on our bill.n
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15

The best Salve in the World for Cuts, Bruises
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satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 2t
cents per box. For sale by DIR. VIM S. Richard
son & Son, Druggists. Bel Air, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-02-15
"How to Cure All Skin Diseases.

"How to Cure All Skin Diseases"
Simply apply 'Swayne's Ointment" No in
ternal medicine required. Cures letter, eczema,
itch, erysipelas, all unsightly eruptions ON the
face, hands and nose, etc, leaving the skin
clear, white and healthy. Its great healing and
curative powers are possessed by no other rem
edy.-Ask your druggist for Swayne's Oint-
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-04

FIRE COMPANY MEETING.-The re-
gular monthly meeting of the Hydrau-
lion Fire Company was held lost night
with M. B. Harlow, president, in the
chair and a large number of members
present. One name was proposed for
membership.
A Communication was received from
Mr.. E. S. Leadbeater asking that a
committee be appointed to meet him
with the committees from the other
companies to take action looking to the
proper disposition of the 500 present
ed to the fire companies by the Standard
Oil Company, and such committee was
appointed. 80
It was decided to present the tore.
man, Geo. w. Petty, with q New Yolk
regulation apron fire hat for having
sold the greatest number of tickets fer
the entertainment given By the COM
pany last spring.
The secretary was ordered to make
requisition for eight pairs OF rubber
boots and two coats, those now in use
having been cut and punctured at the
two last fires.
A unanimous vote of thanks was ex.
tended to MIR. e. s. Leadbeater and
Col. WA. Smoot for refreshments fur
nished by them at Jones's and the
Standard Oil Co.'s fires.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-04

A HowL.-Oficers Hall and Sher-
wood last night arrested five young
colored women for unseemly and dis
orderly conduct a short distance north
of Colross. When taken in charge by
the officers they were wallowing on the
commons and disturbing an entertain.
ment which was in progress in a hall
and at the same time preventing quiet
people living in the neighborhood from
sleeping. This morning they were
fined S. each, or given 60 days in the
work house. AS soon as the sentence
had been pronounced they gave vent to
bowls as dismal as if each offender were
to have been broken on the wheel, and
they had to be taken to cells on the
ground floor, where they continued to
emit means as plaintige as those of
bowling deryishes. People in the
market crowded about the station
house supposing they were being struck
thirty-nine. The women were sooD
hustled on a street cur in charge of an
officer and started for the corporation
farm,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-04

THE NJ. E. DISTRICT CONFERENCE
A three days session Of the Washing
ton district conference of the M. e.
Church South was begun yesterday at
Leesburg, with Rev. Rumsey smithson:
presiding elder, in the chair. The open
ing sermon was preached by Rev. G. T.
Tyler, of U%pperville. About twenty
stations and circuits will report the
general condition of affairs, and the in
terests of Educational work, as well as
other correctional matters, will be
considered. Three subjects will engage
the conference especially, viz: Epworth
League, missions and finances. Rev. ].
o. Knott, of Washington, has been So.
lected to talk upon the first subject
Rev. J. T. Williams, of this city, the
second, and Rev. HI. Stephens, OF Mid
dleburg, the third.