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DKESSM 4 X ERS.
SSMAKING-DRESS So UP: LAWNS
~ 81 up; wrappers Soc up. 50534 Natoma st.
near Sixth.
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bright YOUNG AMERICAN WOMAN OF
ID good family desires a position as compauiou tn
elderly lady; best OF references. Address A F.
box ll5, Call Office. y
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EXPERIENCED DREoSMAKER WOULD
II Ike & few more engagements by the day: terms
81 so. Address 2l6 Leavenworth ST
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NlRL WANTS PLACE TO ASSIST WITH
- light housework; wages $40 to $l2. Address
J. K, BOX 23. Call Office.
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7 AIDES CAN SECURE FIRST-CLASS HELP
ing or addressing MISS CULLEN. 1923 Sutter ST.
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@I00 DAIRY; BEST LOCATION; owNEK
~ IUU. going East. Inquire oyster stand,
Montgomery Market 7O7 Market st.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE.


COMPETENT DANISH COOK AND LAUN.
y dress desires situations best references: city oil
country. MISS CULLEN, 323 Sutter st.
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Sealing Bottles by Electricity.

The loss and deterioration of cham.
payne due to the escapement of gas
has long made some process of per-
feet air-tight sealing desirable. VI. VIII
Ion accomplishes this by covering the
FORK and part of the neck with d thin
layer of copper electrically deposited.
For this purpose the neck of the bot
tie is coated with a conducting sub.
stance such as blacklead, zinc, or cop
per powder, and plunged in a galvanio
bath. This bath has a cover of par
afIined wood with ~cOnicai holes, which
are lined with copper rings. All these
rings are connected among themselves,
and with the negative pole of the dyna-
mo, while n copper sheet in the bath
is connected with the positive pole.
The bottles are simply inserted in the
holes, neck down, and when a layer of
two-tenths to three-tenths of 4 MILL
meter has been deposited the current
is stopped. The deposit may be gilt or
silvered, or given any desired shade in
special baths. The process, of course,
can be employed to seal bottles for min
eral waters, preserves and a variety Of
products.-Current Literature.
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with Pete even when he was terribly
out of humOr, remembering that the
| best OF men will lose their tempers u
times. and she would attend church
every Sabbath, rain or shine.
The view from The cottage window
took in a piece of the moonlit road, the
| "ioritied old church and the graveyard.
The nCighhOrs had said that 1t was Il
pity Mary Tyler lived so near the grave
yard, it kept her trouble fresh. But
she Was glad as she kneIt there praying
that she w so very ncar She knew
the exact spot where she must look to
see that little white-rohcd figure start
fer home. When would it happen!
low long must she pray?
The wind rose a little. The woman at
the window could see the branches OF
tie pine tree swaying over the lily
covcrcd mound. Lord. its II O'clock"
she murmurcd; won't you let her
cone sooE?.'
One, two, three three times the
bic that the sounds were only an hour
npart?
-Four o'clock, 0 Lord. won't you
let her Gomez"
After four O'Clock a hopeless feeling
settled upon Mary Tyler. Her head
sank on her hands; she had no more
tears 10 shed. jest fer Il minute,
Lord" she Pleaded; Il won't asst her
fer always. Jest let me kiss her good
Icy. She didu't know l was her mother,
Lord, and she wouldn't kiss me good
ly. Let me set and hold her while the
people is singin' Of the resurrection.
and I'll believe"
Clear and peacefully the bell rang
out. The people crowded up from the
village. She knew how the procession
filed from the doors OF the church. the
minister leading. Yes. it was very beau
tiful. They were in the graveyard, the
dawn was breaking in the east, men
and women and children were singing.
Her prayer bad not been answered.
The clock in the kitchen struck five.
Mrs. Tyler raised Ter head from her
nerveless hands. She was going to look
at the church and that throng Of
singers. She was going to call out her
unbclief in 4 loud voice. She was
-cing-Ah. what was it?
Crossing over the graveyard, coming
directly toward her cottage, was a
little white-robed figure.
The woman rose. trembling, from her
place at the window. She went to the
door of the bedroom and called:
Pete"
Pete, whose rest had been broken, ap-
peared in answer to the "2s..
| Pete, she's cea1ln,. 1 prayed all
night, Eete. I asst the Lord to let me
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JOY coMETH IN THE MORNING.

It's in your heart. beloved. that the Easter
morning breaks.
Your ~slumbnring Consciousness Of love
with thrilling joy awafcs:
Your thought goes out a minister Of good
to heal and bless
The suffering and desolate who need your
tenderness.
IT'S in your heart. beloved. that the Easter
lilies bloom,
The sweet lowers of affection whose in
cense cheers the gloom:
Go forth ard spill their fragrance, what
ever wind may blow,
The lilies of Ascension thro' all the years
must grow.
IT'S from your heart. beloved, that the
stone is rolled away.
The Life for ell men given pulses in your
life to-day;
The banners of loves marching hosts are
to the breeze unfurled,
And the dawn-light of the Kingdom is
streaming down the world.
Ring out the bells, beloved. the joyous
Easter bells.
Celestial harmony along their cadence
rolls and swells.
The blessed Christ is risen in the hearts
that throb and thrill
Responsive to loves law wherein We may
all laws fulfill.
Ami L. Muzzey. in Youths Companion
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
A FRENCH EASTER CUSTOM.
The Children Search Through House and
Garden for the Easter Eggs,

At Easter the French maiden. ia
vOred by friend or sweetheart, does not
find her gifts at the breakfast place or
handed to hcr with the morning coffee,
but instead she has to search for the
treasures. They are hidden in all man.
ner of curious places. Little French
children have great fun over this GUS
tom. The kind ann usually re-
ceives all the pretty gifts which come.
and with wonderful ingenuity places
them in places of which the small son
or daughter will think of probably
after all hope has been given up. The
pigcon-hole of a desk makes excellent
hiding places for a basket of sugar eggs.
the drawer of a seldOm-ussd bureau
may secrete n fat Easter rabbit, it's
PAWS clasping a candy egg filled with
sugar plums. The napkin at breakfast
may make 4 good cover for Il painted
cggshell. The De Lesseps children, of
whom there We're -. were always very
active on Easter morning, rising with
the dawn. One year the brilliant dis
play of costly eggs were intIusted to
tAit Shi''1iti VI Az lOA~C 4 i II =
The house, which was on the Avenue
Montaigne, was not an extensive II
but its garden had a great number of
large flower bushes and had n high
hedge of laurel and hawthorne. The
gardener did his work well, and Il more
animated scene than that of the little
De Lesseps scuttling around the aarden
ng.-. Ill, -. l. -
iEed.
If l recollect rightly, all the eggs
which had been especially bought or
sent as gifts 20 the children were
wrapped in tissue paper and marked
Toto" Madeline" etc, and the child
who found one which did not belong
to him or her carefully replaced it so
as not to spoil the fun for tie real
owncr y number Of ordinary eggs,
simply gilded, silvered or colored, were
hidden which belonged to anyone who
might search well. \ beautiful egg
basket which was full of sweets was
found dangling gracefully to d branch
of a lilac bush, the loose earth around
the newly planted pansies hid three
satin egg boxes wrapped in tissue Px~
per, empty flower pots were treasure
stores for sweets and the hydrangeas'
broad leaves covered n multitude of
beautiful presents. while even a live
Easter rabbit was found cunningIy
concealed by two heads of lettuce,
which lay on top of his lattice box.
This is an amusing apd pretty custom
which would cause much amusement
among American children.-N. Y. Ae.
2ertisaE
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Miss Jane Eyre, who has just been
graduated from a Pennsylvania normal
school, is a full-blooded Pawnee In.
dian.
Rev. John Watson, of Liverpool
England, who has written over the
nom de plume of Ian MacLaren, has
been chosen to deliver the Lyman
Beechsr course of lectures at Yale.
From the time of the death of the
late Irish Protestant primate and arch
bishop of Armagh till his burial the
bells of the Roman Catholic cathedral
at Armagh were tolled.
Odds against horses were set forth
and candidates asked how they could
win a certain amount in any event, in
a problem of a recent London univer-
sity examination paper. The religious
newspapers hive protested since against
the question, as improper.
Prof. Stickel, of Jena, the Arabia
scholar, has died, at the age of 90. He
had taught continually at Jena from
1927 till last year. He was the last of
the pupils of Silvestre de Sacy and Of
the band of young scholars in whom
Goethe was interested in during his last
years.
Mime. Jules Faxre, widow of the
French statesman who in 1871 declared
that France would not yield an inch of
her territory, recently died at Sevres.
For the last 20 years she had been at
the head of the normal training school
for ONE in that town, and had been
very successful as a teacher and eX-
ecutive.
Great regret is felt in theological
and university circles of Germany at
the death in Jena of Rev. DR.. Johann
Gustav Stickel, a priry councillor and
one of the most famous orientalists in
the empire. He was the Oldest decent
in Germany, having reached the ripe
age of 81 years. Until n few months
ago he was actively engaged in his pro.
fesSion.
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HUMOROUS.

|
--He-"That's a very e~Atravagant
cook you have got" She-"Yes, shr
seems TO think we have victuals to
burn."-Yonkers Statesman.
After Marriage.-She-'I thought
you told me your salary was $50 a
week?" He-"Oh, no; l said l earned
so, but 1 only get ten."-Yale Record.
-Absent-minded Party-"Why, how
90 you do, Barker? How's your wife?"
Barker-"My wife? Why. my dear
doctor, I never married" Absent
minded Party-"Really. Congratulate
her for me."-Harper's Bazaar.
|udge-".Are you aware of any nit
igating circumstances in your case?"
Criminal-'Yes, your honor, this is the
Goth time l have been arrested for va
erancy, and 1 thought that perhaps We
might get up a little jubilee."-House-
hold Words.
A Good. Idea.-'If you could have
your choice of names which n would
you choose?" Either Smith or Jones'"
Why such a common one?" S my
country relations couldn't find me 50
easily in the city directory."-Detroit
Free Press.
A Matter of Language.-"John,"
she said, rather sternly, the coal-b;a
is empty" YES" was the disconsolate
reply, Its that way most of the time.
It's never of use in an immediate emer-
eency. I'm going to change its name
and call it a coal-has-been.'-Washing-
ton Star.
Green Ito Black, who is preparing
for a continental trip)-"How do you
get on with your language, old fellow?"
Iiack-"Capitally Why, I've got so far
row that | can think in French"
Green-"Well, that's a blessing, for it's
more than you could ever do in Eng
l:sh."-Tit-Bits.
An objectionable Sin.-Banns-
"You didn't know that 1 vas once en-
gagged to marry your wife, did you?"
Hanns-'No; what broke off the en-
ragement?" Il did" Did, eh?
(Smashes him, and pounds him within
an inch of his life). There, now; if
you ever play Il trick like that on me
again, I'll kill you the next time."-N.
y. World.
They were seated in the parlor con-
vsrsing on the uncertainty of life. She
The future is Il vast. unfathomable
mystery 10 US, isn't ir?" He-"Yes;
ali we know is hat we have TO &C some
time" Voice from the ~i5rary-"It
would suit the convenience of this
household if you'd make it a little
sooner than that."-Richmond Dis.
uatch.
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but l amt done much harm, neither
continued the woman's voice, with 4
plaintive ring in it. That little thing
a-bawlin' down wander would be glad
fer TO git to Heaven; but my baby was
content yer, n settin in my lap and
stdrin' at me hard. Lord. take that'n
and let me heY miur."
Come in and shet the door" urged
Pete.
The church bell is rincin'," cried
Mary, droppin" her apron and turning
her fearful eyes toward her husband.
"Ail them people viii come a-crowdiT'
Up from the village. They amt got no
sorrow; they kin set and listen and be
licve; but can't"
She came in then and shut the door.
She went to work and cooked the sup
per. She put il on the table and seated
herself behind the steaming teapot; but
she did not cat.
Help yourself to a drop of the tea"
said Pete: It'll make you feel better"
Mrs. Tyler shook her head.
let me give you a bit of the toast.
Folks must eat fer to live
Il can't eat said the woman after
awhile the bell will ring agin. After
awhile the people will git out of their
beds and hurry SOS to he in time"
Not until near mornin'," said Pete.
reasSuringly. The bell won't ring no
more now till it rings fer-fer the resur-
rection."
Fer the hymn in the graveyard"
acquiesccd the m Pete. I'm
Sunno tell you some'n. I'm gunnO sit
up all night and pray, kneel there ut
the winder and look out at the grave
yard and pray. I'm sunno asst the Lord
III the right sperit fer to let her come
back. Scch things has ben done-tlc
widder's son was give to her, Pete"
\ dubious expression stole over
Pete's face. Their amt none of them
ceremonies nowadays" he said, hope
lcssly. You'd best go to bed. Mary;
and eff you want 10 pray, why in the
mornin'-"
Il won't hev nothin' to do with the
rnornin'. Eff the Lcrd don't give her
back tonight, then I've quit a-believin'
forever"
when you hear the singin'," re-
peated Pete, with 4 sigh, you'll git
over ieelin' thatavsr."
"Mebbe as I'll hev her in my arms
when l hear the singin'."
All the sadness had gone from Mary
Tyler; there was n jubilant light in her
eyes. "Mebbe when you Come out from
the bedroom, Pete, you'll see me
q. sittin' there %a-cuddlin' her little feet
up in my lap. Mebbe rs her head'l De
restin' On my shoulder. Mebbe as she'll
he aingin' to her baby doll. No. 1 amt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
WHERE WOMAN ESCAPES.
Female Criminals Are Leniently Dealt
with in Austria.

with in Austria.
In Austria Il woman is never a GRIM
inal. She may murder, steal, burn and
SANDER without fear of coming to the
gallOwS. She is not sent 10 an ordinary
prison for her sins, the worst that Cdn
befall her being the taking up of her
abode for Il time in some convent.
The convent to which Vienna sends
her erring sisters is only a few miles ont
Of town. The building was onc a
castle and there is nothing about il to
indicate that it is a prison. The court
yard stands open all day long and there
is never q guard in sight. The door
keeper is a pretty little 1.un whom 4
good-sized criminal could pick up under
one arm. The superior is 4 tall, grace
full wOman who moves with the dignity
of u gentlcwoman, but who is business
to her finger tips.
During the day the 30 or more women
prisoners assemble in n large, cheerful
room where they engage in various Oc-
equations. Some make match boxes or
buttons; others make fine lace, EN-
broidery or wool work. \ nun with a
strong, decided face is the present CEN
scr of manners and morals. She sits
in the on a raised platform to
guard against the frequent outbursts of
temper which disturb the serenity of
the day occasionally.
The women there at present. says d
writer. are so kindly and gentle in ap-
pearance and differ so completely from
ones ~prerHnceived notion of criminals
that it is hard to believe them to be
hardened characters. An insignificant
little woman with Il geEtle. deprecatIng
smile is in the convent because she has
committed more murders than she has
fingers on her hands. There is no place
else TO put her.
One of the prisoners is a delicate
blonde girl with heavenly blue eyes and
an enchanting smile. She set a house
on fire with the hope of killing a man
and his five children. This was acci-
dentally referred TO in her hearing
day. and if there had been a knife handy
there is no doubt she would have killed
the inspector who made the remark.
An expression of fcrOcity uncomfortable
to look upon came TO her lovely face and
TRANSPORTED it into something horrible
Chicago News.
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THE DEADLY HAND ARROW.
An Instrument of War Entirely Peculiar
to the Chinese.

Now and then n encounters s1ine
curious weapon unlike anything else.
One of these. the hand arrow, is so re-
markable as to deserve special mention.
1t is n bolt of iron from three TO five
inches in length and three-eighths OF an
inch in thickness, and from W. to tour
ounce i'll weight. The forward third
tapers 10 n point which is case-hard-
ened, if not steeled. The rear third is
hollow. and is intended to hold three or
four feathers, which act IKE the feath-
ering on an arrow. The bolt is a mis-
sile and is thrown in two ways. In one
method it is thrown u%nderhand, in the
old style of pitching Il baseball. This IS
intended for close quarters. At n short
distance, with this style of delivery, it
will penetrate a human body three or
four inches and irfict a mortal wound,
even if it does not cause instant death.
The other way of delivering the hand
arrow is by a full-arm throw. Thrown
in this manner it will go more than 100
yards, and then kill the creature it
strikes. if it hits 4 vital spot. At 90 to
so yards Il hand arrow man can bury his
missile in the body of IN enemy or per-
forate a two-inch plank. \ warrior
carries n hundred of these into battle,
and afterwards, if he is not dead, dis
abled, n fugitive Or q prisoner, spends
an awful time recovering as many as he
can. Hand arrow men are very expert
with their weapon. AT 80 PAGES they
will strike Il target two feet in diameter
five out Of six times, and each time
throw with such force and speed that
1t would be difficult to dodge if one were
the target. The hand arrow is an old
weapon and SO far rs know peculiar to
China. It is far more deadly than
sling. javeline, assegai. boomerang. or
other throwing weapon.
In preserving these ancient weapons
the Chinese have preserved their clum-
siness and miserable workmanship.
The Damascene blades and inlaid battle
axes. the jeweled weapons and armOrial
art of our own race are almost unknown
in China. Ninety-nine arms out of a
hundred look what they are, the in
gcnious attempts of farmer and fisher
man. woodcutter and artisan, to con-
vert the hcmely tools of their calling
into marital instruments Of death and
destruction. - y. Y. Mail and Express.
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had seemed a glorious thing in connec-
ton with the poor old mother, who had
wept over the loss of sight and hearing
and teeth. But the baby Who could
stand beside a little bit of a grave like
hat and be satisfied and thankful In re-
gard TO the resurrection? Not Mary
Tyler, certainly.
Why couldn't the Lord a-taken her,"
Mrs. Tyler stood in the door of her little
cottage; her eyes were gazing down the
road as she strained her ears TO catch
the sound of a child's voice sobbing.
ITS Idy's baby you mean?" Pete
rose from the wooden chair by the table
and also came TO the door. It's hard
for a little child to nave no mother"
NO mother and no one that wants it,
no one alvin that wouldn't be grateful:
eff the Lord he'd a-taken it," muttered
Mrs. Tyler; but He sent Ter mine
Pete Tyler, 1 tell you there's somen
harder'n hevin' no mother, they's little
and they don't know; but fer a mother
to hev no child"
Pete went back TO his chair, for what
words of comfort could he offer? She
wouldn't hear of going to church; She
wouldn't listen TO any talk of the far-off
resurrection. She wanted her baby
close in her arms. She wanted its
morning kiss, she wanted to rock it to
sleep at nights.
80 Lord, give ner back to me-" sobbtd
the woman in the doorway. She had
thrown her apron over her head and was
leaning heavily against the frame.
Give her back to me, Lord"
THAT amt a-doin' no good" said the
man, soothingly.
Lord, let me believe in the resurrec-
ton" cried the woman, Historically;
'fer 1 quit a-believin' when l put the
lilies on her grave"
Don't" said Pete, huskily. when
you hear EN- singin'itIn all come back"
Il ain'tdone much good in this world,
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quit a-beiievin' yit. I've give the Lord

quit a-beiievin' yit. I've give the LORD
Il chance"
The man walked heavily across the
floor and into the bedroom. This
mood was worse than the other. PEG.
PIE had always called Mary Tyler a
sensible woman; but she had never
had any real trouble before, only frnit
spelling on her hands and the like.
She had been a good woman, too, and
Il did seem hard that the Lord should
try her beyond her strength. 1t did
seem awful. too, to hear Mary talking
IN thai desperate fashion about giving
the Lord a Chance. How much better
it would be to stand by the ~lily-covered
mound and, bowling to the Almighty's
will, be content to wait. Life after all
was short, and the baby, why the baby
had gone out of a heap of trouble, not
Il doubt of it. \ warm tear splashed
on Pete Tyler's rough cheek. She was
such a cunning little maid. If Only
the old ceremonies were not altogether
laid aside, if only it were possible that
a woman, praying all night with her
eyes upon Il graveyard, could cause
the resurrection of that dainty flaxen-
haired baby. With what an amount
of energy she used 10 pull his boots
across the floor in the evening, get
ting them out of sight. How quietly
she used to sit on the stool at his feet
and fink"
Mary Tyler turned the lamp dim be-
fore she took up her vigil at the win
dow. She had worked herself into tie
right spirit. She was humble and sub
missive; she called herself hard names
to the Lord, but she wanted her baby;
more than anything on earth OF IT.
Heaven she wanted her baby. She
would be thankful for the favor;
though she lived to be an old, old
oma she would never get over be-
ing thankful. She would be a model
Christian woman, refusing 10 jaw"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
The Usual Way.

"He passed a plugged quarter on me-"
grOwled the honest citizen.
Rather small business" commented
the reputable tradesman.
SMALL" exclaimed the honest citi-
zen. IT'S worse. The man who will
deliberately pass mutilated coin is too
contemplate to live"
That's right" replied the reputable
tradesman. However. there is no need
30 worry Owe it. If you want to get
rid of it, give it to me-. I have a dozen
chances a day to dispose of bad coin"
"Oh, l haven't it now. Ipassed it on
q newsboy."lChicago Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-04
Excuse Not Accepted.

Police Judge-Iou are accused OF
having snatched 4 handful of small
change from the till of n grocery store
OIL Austin venue
Jim Webster-Yes. yer honor. l knows
I diu: but when a man is hungry, and
hain't had muffin ter eat for more den
two days, he am desperit an crazy,
and he doan keer what he does.
But it appears that at the time you
stole a handful of small change, you
had a five-dollar bill in your pocket"
Dat am so, but 1 did not wanter bust
u five-Sollar bill. As soon as you busts
a fve-dollar bill, hit melts right away
Jim Webster melted away for e term
Of 80 daYs.-Texas Sitter.