The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

unload some coal barges but cannot
get hands to work. There are lots of
idle men in the city but they seem to
like loafing better than work.
Let 'em contest. They will give the
lawyers something to do and put some
of their good money in circulation.
DR.. A. P. Sawyer;-Dear Sir: Mrs.
Hamburg induced me to try your Fam
lily Cure, l was greatly benefited by it
and l recommended it to every lady
in poor health. Respectfully.
Mrs. ASHER.
Sold at J. Maple Wilson's drugstore.
FRIDAY.
Another store is soon to be opened
in Jackson. Seems to us that there
are too many stores in that town now.
We are promised a Thanksgiving
turkey but the man who made the
promise does not always live up to his
promises and we would therefore like
to hear from some one else.
Emmett Miller is at Murphysboro.
Illinois, taking orders for.his picture
house.
Mrs. r. E. Cannon and children
are visiting relatives in Cairo, Illi-
nois.
Scott had wild duck for dinner to-
day. If there is anything fresh in the
market Scott always gets it.
There is a man in this town so
stingy that he waits till after the
electric lights are burning to get to
light his pipe without squandering his
money for matches. 1t is useless to
say the man is rich.
No two lawyers are alik in their
opinions on the legality of the election
ticket used at the recent election in
this county.
The Union Milling Company ships
flour by the car load all over the
country. The Cape flour has a repu-
tation abroad as we'll as at home.
We never knew until quite recently
that Mr.. E. S. McCarty of this city,
had passed a satisfactory examina-
before a Circuit Judge and had
been granted the license of a regular
full-hedged attorney-at-law. A man
of MIR. McCarty's energy and stirling
worth combined with natural ability
will evidently force him to the front
rank should he eve engage in actual
practice. This is only another evil
dence that he who succeeds mustwork.
Peter Lehner. Collector, will be in
this city next Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday to collect taxes.
The Kelso mill is not running. 1t
had too many bosses to begin with
and until some man al get complete
control ofproperty the mill will never
be a success
John H. Jenkins will be his own
That is the way to make the
Sheritf's Office pay, but it is not Civ
ing the other fellows a chance at the
pie counter.
August Ude will have his bond filled
week and he will be ready to take
charge of the County Treasurer's Of
flee on the first Of January.
Senator Oliver vas down town early
this morning driving a two-horse
wagon. Mr.. Oliver begins to look
like a farmer since he moved to the
Cape.
We learn that DR.. Williams little
son at Kolso is down with diphtEeria.
The City Assessor of Jackson has
about completed his work and o
the saloon men will pass round their
petitions.
w. H. Miller and }. W. Limbaugh
been retained by the %contesting
defeated Democrats in this county and
B. F. Davis and Wilson Cramer will
appear as attorneys for the other
side.
W. II. Miller. of Jackson, is at
tending the Common Pleas Court to-
day.
Wilson Cramer has been employed
by the Republicans to defend them in
the election contest.
Paducah. KY, may well feel proud
of some of her enterprises. Messrs.
ID. Wilson IL Son. of Kimble, KY.
write 10 the f. f. Sutherland Medicine
Company as follows: We write this
TO certify to the wonderful and grand
good results from your DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Eoney, which is selling fast
Ell than any medicine we ver sold.
People wko never traded at our store
ha We heard OF it and come from ad-
Joining counties for it. One case in
particular IS that of Mrs. Smith Wool
bridge. of his place, who was so af-
hicted with her throat for over two
years that she could not speak above
a whisper. After she used the first
bottle of Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar-HoECy
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