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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11

On one rope. He seemed kinder hurt
about it, as though he thought there
was some trick in it. We tried to eX-
plain to him. and encourage him to try
it again, and next time to jump on
sooner. But he wouldn't; leastways,
not on the fall.
But he'd jump onto the other parts
of the tackle and ride them down,
KNOWN that if his ride stopped before
he got down there were plenty of ropes
close to him to climb down on. One
time, though, he warn't lookin' out for
his tail, and it got dragged into the
| lower block. He let out an awful
screech. and we Stacked away till he got
his tail clear; but he'd never ride down
halliards after that, though he'd still
help us on the yard.
"Bimeby. as he got bigger, he got too
strong and ambitious, and his claws
made little holes in the sail. That
wouldn't do. and yet we didn't like to
discourage him workin'; he was a real
help on the yard. So the mate got a file
from the carpenter. and filed his claws
DiunL- DUG ilt 1lCd III LOO DluCI> III lltAt
time Quartermaster started to go aloft
he only got about six ratliBes up. lie
couldn't hang on.
lie tried it again, but it warn't no
use: he had to give it up and went right
aft and below. He stayed down a whole
day, and then came up and walked
round lOokin' So pitiful and discouraged
like that We felt sorry for him.
There wasn't a man of US who
wouldn't ha' been willin' to mend that
sail in his watch below just as fast as
that cat could tear holes in it. if we
could have him aloft with us again, and
the mate was willin' to file the
stumps sharp again, but Quartermaster
wouldn't let him. The poor critter knew
what the trouble was, and wouldn't
never go near the mate again; but he'd
soler round among us, and whine amt
hold up his paw. SOS we could see what
kept him on deck when he was needed
aioft.
we hoped they would grow sharp
again, and perhaps they would in time;
but Quartermaster wouldn't wait for
that. He felt himself disgraced and nc
use aboard At all; aud &e moped round
and got thin, and one mornin' we found
him curled up under the wheel-boxdead
He just died of q broken heart, nothin'
else.
I'VE buried him that day like a sailor.
l tell you, we all felt bad, and the mate
cried. The old mar swore that if hat
cat had lived he'd have put him on the
articles next voyage and rated him able
seaman"
AS old Johnson finished, a long. trem-
ulous snore arose from the other end of
the ~forecastle, and reaching out his
head. he peered around and growled:
Blast 'em. there all asleep"
MORGAN a. RokxRTsoS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11

J ton all right; but the top mast riggit'
was new to him, and he yowled as
though askin' us to wait. Course we
couldn't wait, but went on Up; ard
Quartermaster thought it over. He
didn't know the way-she was wire
rugged aloft; he had to hunt around
for the running riggin' that he could
dig his claws into. But he got up to
'gallan' yard bout the time we'd fin
ished with the royal and amt down to
it. and sat down in the sings TO watch
us. He seemed to know just what we
were doin', and when we got lone he
come down with us.
After that, every time he'd see us
goin' aloft on the fore he'd go long.
too, and KNOWN the way now, he'd
always beat us up. and we'd find him
sittin' in the sings of the to- gallant
yard. waitin' for us. But he'd never go
above that yard; he'd no use for the
royal at all, and if he found the to gal
Ian sal wasn't clewed up to be furled
when he got up, we'd always meet him
comm down. lookin' kinder sheepish
like. Bimeby he got so he knew the
ropes n bit, and could tell if we were
chewing up the royal OIL the top gallan'
sal; or else he understood the mates
orders. for he didn't make no more
mistakes like that.
after he'd watched us tie up the
to- gallan' sal a few times, he took
the notion o heipin' us. He'd brace
himself and dig his claws into the
sail, and hang on to what we'd pulled
up. Course he couldn't hold much of
the sail in his grip, but he did his best,
and he seemed so proud of it, too; we'd
always pat him on the head and ECO
age him all we could.
Zone time four of us and quarter.
master had rolled up the to- gallan'
sal, and were comm down. The
crowd below had tied a reef in The
topsail and were bowsin' it up, and we
all jumped on the haulin' part O the
halliards and rode down with it.
"Quartermaster was puzzled, and
didn't know just what to do himself;
but finally he made up his mind to ride
down the halliards, too: so he jumped
onto the rope. 1t was great fun for
him; but he waited too long. and the
top sail was up before QuartermasteI
got down, and it left him hangin' on
to that single rope, way out from all
the other ropes-and it was mighty
hard work for him to scramble down
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
INDIANA WHEAT.
A General Falling on in Acreage an,
Condition.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 6.-During
the last two weeks the Indiana bureau
of statistics has been collecting winter
wheat statistics from the LOG town
ships in the state. Reports have been
received from J93 townships, repre-
senting every county but one in the
state. and the result is n decided fall
ing off both in acreage and condition
as compared with last year. The gen.
eral average for the state is 9O.4 and
the condition is ~. The principal
given for the falling off in the
condition of the crop is that in many
places the drought last fall retarded
the growth of the young plant and
caused it to enter the winter in bad
shape, which resulted in its injury by
alternate freezing and thawing.
March weather was very injurious to
Indiana wheat where it was not pro
tected by snow.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT..

Large Increase in Money Order Business.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Postmaster-
General WILSON has issued a statement
showing a ia,ge Increase in money
order business last quarter over that
of any preceding quarter, the receipts
~aggregating $40, 1891. The net rev.
enue, S275,00O, has never been equaled,
except in tine quarter ended December
81. 1898. The value of domestic orders
ISSUED was $40, pOO, 900 against SIt,O co.,
900 in 1894, and the receipts we're
larger than those of the correspond,
i'm. quarter of 1894 by $40. 900
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
AMERICAN TIN PLATE WORKS
In a Position to Fill the Whole Consump-
tive Demand Except that Enjoying q
Rebate of Duty.

In a Position to Fill the Whole Consump-
tive Demand Except that Enjoying q
Rebate of Duty.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The quarterly
review of the American tin plate a
ufacturing industry published in the
Metal Worker this week. shows that
- firms are now engaged or are ready
to engage iii the manufacture of tin
plates in the United States. Thirty
four of these concerns are what
IS known as dipping plants,
which merely coat blank steel
plates purchased in the market, and
finish them INTO tin plates. The re-
naming 30 concerns are tin plate
works proper; hat is to say, plants
which roll and coat their own steel
.hects. These 80 works possess an ag-
grcgate of LIZ hot mills used for man
ufacturing the blank steel plates,
which, when coated, constitute
the tin plates. In the first
quarter of the year, Il such
mills were added to the works.
increasing their annual capacity by
over five hundred thousand boxes and
bringing the present potential capacity
of American tin plate mills up toaboat
Gvc million two hundred thousand.
Thus American tin plate manufacturers
are now in a position to fill the whole
of the consumptive demand for tin
plates in the United States, apart from
that proportion used by the packers
and oil trade, which enjoying the ad.
vantage of a rebate duty, is still held
by the Welsh trade.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11

Arrives In New York from ConstantiDopie
But Has Nothing to Say.

New YORK, April 6-Alexander w.
Terrell, United States minister tc
Turkey, was a passenger On the Ham,
burg-American line steamer Fuerst
Bismarck. which arrived yesterday
from Mediterranean ports. Mr.. Ter
rell seemed to be in perfect health and
in perfectly good humor, but to all
questions regarding his mission to this
country, he~N\responded with the one
phrase: I've absolutely nothing to
say"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
IN l. VIRGINIA.
4 Monument to Mark the Birthplace OF
George Washington.

WASHINGTON, April "A telegram
received by Col. John NJ. Wilson, corps
Of engineers, U. S. A. reports that the
shaft of the monument to mark the
birthplace of George Washington was
placed in position yesterday at Wake.
field, Westmoreland. county. Va. Col
Wilson will visits teield in a day or
two and inspect the monument before
accepting it for the government from
The contractors. No preparations fos
tn. dedication have been made
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
THE BERMUDA RELEASED.
To Sail From Puerto Cortez for New Or.
Ieans-Her Mission n Success.

LONDON, April4.-A private dispatch
was received here last evening an
nouncing the release of the steamship
bermuda at Puerto Cortez. The yes
sci will sail to-day. Her destination
is given as New Orleans.
Ninety boxes of ammunition found
aboard of her and which were seized
are held by the Honduran authorities
Col. Nunez is a passenger on board the
vessel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
| n the

Selection Of q spring medicine bear in
mind the fact that what you need is q
good blood purifier, and the best in medi-
cine, should always be your aim. the
great cures of blood diseases by Hoods
Sarsaparilla have made it known as the
One True Blood Purifier. 1t is therefore
the best medicine for you to a k in the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11

"PRoFEssoR,' said a graduate, trying to
be pathetic at parting. II am indebted to
you for all l know" ''Pray do not mention
such 4 %tritle," was the reply.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
The q Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise IN the open air. Her
form CLOVIS with health and her face blooms
with its beauty. II her system needs the
cleansing action of q laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant Syrup of Figs
Made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11

That you need a good spring medicine is
almost certain. Ninety per cent of all
the people need to take Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla To purify their blood at this season.
The warmer weather finds them great
" debilitated, ane it is well known thai
disease is most likely to attack those who
are ali run down" If You
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-11
: ke

Hoods Sarsaparilla now, it will purify
and enrich you, blood, give You a good
appetite, prevent and cure that tired,
languid feeling, which is so prevalent IN
the Spring, and in this way it will build
you up and prevent sickness later in the
wear. Remember
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-06-13
Charlton Treatment.

DR.. G.. H. Tichenor, of this city,
an authority on septic diseases,
asserts his origination and posses
sion of the only specific for the
prevention and treatment of char
bon. His views are set forth in
the appended paragraphs for the
benefit of The Times-Democrat
readers:
Shortly after his discovery of
the permsnganate of potassium
solution it appears that DR.. Tiche-
nor's method of treatment was sto-
len in Brazil by one Prof. Lar
cerda. This man got permission
of the authorities to take test of
the efficacy of the solution upon a
condemned criminal, who was pro-
missed his liberty in the event of
the experiments proving success
full. The criminal consented and
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THE CONTEST.

The Demorest's medal contest,
under the auspices of the w. G.
T. T., which was to take place last
Saturday, took place last Sunday;
it was postponed one day on &C
count of the rain.
This novel entertainment, at
least novel in this town, because
it is the first time our children
have contested in public for a
prize.
Before the contest took place
the audience was treated to good
music by the Greig Junior band,
a nice little song and chorus by
the children. Little May Liable,
sang an interesting and pretty lit
tie song. Mrs. Rena Simon sang
Afterwards SO we'll appreciated
was the song that Mrs. Simon had
to sing another song to quiet the
tumultous applause.
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wsubscription 81 year in advance
SATURDAY JUNE ID, 1886.
DINAHS PARAGRAPH.

When strangers come IN our
town to study our manners ana
customs, and in giving an express
s;on of their observations. some
times criticising our people ana
their manners; some OF us get
furiously mad, and at times abuse
the writer's because they Toll
some tales and lies concerning
our people and their ways OF liv-
ing.
Suppose some Of our people
would read the following para
graph in the New York Sun or
acme other northern or western
newspaper, they would immedi-
ately brand it as tissue OF mall
cious lies:
Even in the middle Of day, exposed 10
the burnipg rays Of the sun. that. wnen
. girl is not much "recherchee' ana can
catch a boy TO talk to her. she Will MAKE
a desperate attempt to keep aim ON
gallery. 30 that the "pietons" may have
n souare look at them. Object in view
to nut the public under the impression
that she has a beau. Such was tn
sight this week; free exhibition"
What would the people of st
Martinville say and what amount
of criticism would be passed upor
the writer who penned this para
graph had it been published in {
newspaper outside of the limits o.
this town.
Well, the above paragraph ap
peared in Aunt Dinah's Column o
the Evangeline last week, ane
some of our innocent young peo'
ple think it is fine literature
This ridiculous paragraph is liza
BILE 10 lead the public who are no
acquainted with the modest ant
womanly manners of our ladies t.
believe that the ladies of thu
town are not recherche by tn
chivalrous gentleman of the com
munity, and when one of them &c
a chance to show up with a bea'
she makes public show OF 1t.
This is certainly not the case
because all who are acquainte'
with the Southern woman, and par
itcularly those of st. Martinville
know that they prefer to remain
old maids, rather than to lower o
compromise their pride and dignl
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The hotel keepers of St. Louis
have decided that they will not
accommodate the negro delegates to
the National Republican conven-
ton. The committee are in a
quandary to know what to do with
the negro delegates.
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Ralph DeBlanc.

Died Wednesday evening the
10th inst, at $40 o'clock, after an
illness of a few days, aged "A
wears and 6 months.
He was buried at 6 O'Clock
Thursday evening, and his re-
mains were followed to the grave
by the members of Lodge 332s
Knights of Honor, in regalia. Of
which order he was a beneficiary
member, and a large concourse o.
friends and relatives.
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There is a hog disease prevail
ing in this parish with very serl-
GUS results. It seems that the
planters do not know the disease
nor the remedy for it. The hogs
die three or four days after con-
tracing the disease.
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ter, and after
taking several
bottles she was
perfectly well.
She has never
been attacked
with rheuma-
tisnn since. She
feels confident
that Hoods Sar-
saparilla accom-
Iplished this
change, and says
she can recon-.
mend Il % .
good medicine.
Az for myself, ]
hsA M snv>ot{kn
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Mr.. F. T. Guilbeau presented
the pretty silver medal to little
Tullie de Many and made a nice
address.
We congratulate the ladies OF
the w. G. T. u, on the success
of their little entertainment.
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ton was applied to the wounds
after incubation and within a
short time the man was perfectly
we'll. Emperor Dom Pedro, de-
lighted with the outcome of the
experiment. rewarded Larcerda
with present Of $4,000.
DR.. Tichenor's views upon the
prevention and treatment of char
bon, prepared expressly for The
Times-Democrt, are as follows:
ITO eradicate the diseases, when
q dead animal is found it should
be opened or pierced with sharp
pointed instrument of any kind
most convenient, taking care that
fluid from the animal does not get
on the hands or person. Where
buzzards are found this precau-
ton will not be necessary, as the
buzzards will open the animal,
and thus prevent septic fluid from
being concentrated upon the skin
: of the animal. Flies swarm around
the dead animal, and as their bills
or probosces penetrate through
the skin septic poison remains on
! them, and the fly, if permitted to
t find Judgment on anything living,
human or animal, and draw blood,
the animal or human is vaccina-
. ted with septic poison, equal IN
intensity to that of a rattlesnake
E bite. During the great overflow
in the vahey in the year 1852
thousands of cattle we're drowned
/ and floated around for weeks.
J. During that time buzzards from
q hills and surrounding country
70 bordering on the Mississippi Val
9 lev were killed by eating the hoa-
l. tiers, in violation of the provision
of natures laws. The buzzards
always opens the carcass before
partaking of the flesh, and by 80
doing avoids septic poison.
"Charbon is not caused by short
y or long pastures, nor grub, bug OF
worm, which mules or horses take
-, out of the ground and into their
= stomachs while feeding on exces'
t. sively short pastures, nor is thf
c, disease contagious. Charlton ii
70 communicated only by the biting
U. fly or by vaccination.
y 81 have treated number o.
a, cases of Charlton caused by thu
be skinning knife slipping, cutting
~ :. finger or hand. Human beings dt
n not feed on pastures or eat bug
~ or worms from the ground.
=. "This disease is caused and pro
. pagated by septic poison introdu
~ : ced into the system. Flies feed
tie ing upon dead carcasses are i'm
ne portant factors in spreading tn
-. disease, and they have no NOR
a. respect for human beings thai
- they have for animals.
= ITO cure the disease, place il
~ an iron kettle one-half OF rain wa
o, ter. Then dissolve one ounce Q
permanganate of potassium il
q same and place over a fire. LIE
% it remain until the solution get
his as warm as it will be possible t
Ma hold your hand in without burn
w. ing. 1t is then ready for use.
: aso "To prepare the animal for re
- ceiving the solution, take a SHARP
pointed knife blade or a lance
ty, Slip it through cork, So as t
es, gauge the depth sufficient to Gu
-, %hrocob tho shin nf the anims
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An excursion will run from this
place to Opelousas on Sunday
June 2Sth, given by the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen OF
LAFAYETTE.
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A Good Medicine
Wife Cured Of Rheumatism
Rusband's Health improved b.
Moods sarsaparilia

&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
"My wife was suffering severely with
rheumatism. purchased Q bottle OF
Hoods sarsaparilla and she was soon bet
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Miss Vida Martin recited Sis
ter and r very successfully, and
received numerous applause.
The result of the contest is as
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';s,:::' Cures

panied By his portrait, you have alreauy
received In commendation Of Hoods Gar.
saparillA. There arc also several others Of
my shopmates who
Nave Taken Moods earsapavIlla
and realized the best results. can roo.
ommend It Is good medicine and friend
to the sick. hope you viii print this
letter." W. c. Foster, Hull's station, Ala.
NIB. Be sure to get Hoods garsaparilla.
Moods PIllS cure liver ills. constipation
Indigestion, jaundice. sick headache. etc. $50
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but Hoods sarsaparills soon made me
hungry all the time. / am Q sawyer for E.
B. Chichester, manager OF the Tuscaloosa
Lumber Co., whose testimonial, accom-.
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Tullie de Mahy...........O
Irma VOORHEES,. ..........6
Sam Case. do
Lee Knight. ..36
May Liable. .........'...oo
Fannie kelso. ......,.....33
Ollie Stailey. 10
Henry Beslin. ..2S
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Excursion Rates
IN MAY, JUNE & JULY 1895
SUNSET ROUTE
From ALI Coupon Stations on the System at rate Of
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP -

:
the American Society Of Civil
Epaners on June 5000
orespondngIy from other points, good
within sixty 6O) days from date of sale
Baptis Young Ppn
Sunday School Convention June 2h
rate S. final limit to return
June 2 side to Mexico and other
points.
oath
voNTIoN limited for return to Nav 3ls
TO ST LOUIS Republican National Con-
yention, limited 10 2ls for return =.
Confederate June 2h ana
from date Of SALE at rate less than M
June Both and July
and privilege deposng with Joint Agent %
further at 500 for admission
fare for the roun
trip privilege for by deptng WIZ
Agent. 80.
Populis and American
Silver Conventions imi 10 July
application Local Agents OF Sunset no'
+ R. MORSE GPA LIP A. G. P. l. -
Orleans. Honsoo 'e"'
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
A HUMBUG EXPOSED.

OF all the pretentious humbugs that
ever posed before the public as unap-
proachable in zeal and fidelity to the
public interests, Comptroller McCardy
wins easily the prize ribbon. He has
assumed as his own all credit for the
safeguards and economies imposed by
the Bell charter. Because that instru-
ment does not permit money belonging
to one fund to be transferred to anoth-
er, providing heavy legal penalties for
violations Of this section, Mr. McCardy
exploits it as personal virtue. Be-
cause the Bell charter is explicit and
mandatory in most places in the inter-
est OF honest financing, leaving no
more option to the comptroller than to
any other officer or citizen, Mr. Nc
Cardy, who happens to have occupied
the comptroller's office during the oper-
alton of the charter, calmly assumes
to himself the honor and praise that
belong to the instrument of govern
ment adopted for this especial pur-
pose. Yet the fact is that wherever
the charter can be defied without in
vlting legal punishment, and 1t suits
Mr.. McCardy to set 1t aside. he does
not hesitate to do so. We have seen
this in the case Of his refusal to audit
the police pay rolls, by which the city
has been mulcted nearly $4,000. We
saw that. in the case of the Como ave-
nue. bridge. he did not hesitate to i'm
pose upon the taxpayers another item
Of $4,000. We chronicle this morning
another of his performances which has
thus far escaped the knowledge of the
public, but which exhibits him in his
true light as careless and pig-hcaded
official to put the matter in the rniidest
possible language
It appears from the story told In