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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

tanned in any other way. -Asmouth IT
crete sidewalk, uniform throughout the
streets extent is Il prominent factor
in increasing the attractiveness OF a
street. as is also the maintaining OF
smooth strips of green grass by
the roadside. Ii would certainly pay
the inhabitants of a village in thc
Increased value of their property
to raise among themselves a small
sum annually. to be expended outside
the yearly highway expenditures of the
town or village corporation in what
might he termed aesthetic repairs-the
rare Of the trees. the greensward and
the keeping of smooth edges in the
driveway, turf and sidewalks. These
may he considered by some as small
things. but they are wonderfully eff
fective in increasing the beauty Of
village streets.-Webb Donnell, in Couu-
try Gentleman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
THE COLOR OF CO Pm.
Rhite Varieties Make Larger Yields Than
the Yellow Kinds.

the Yellow Kinds.
During the past TWO or three wears
there has been more or less discussion
with respect to tne influence OF cole.
upon the yield of corn. At the various
experiment stations in the corn-@row-
ing states there have been something
like 1,5O0 tests with nearly 500 varietle.;
in which the relation of color 10 Well
has been observed. The general av-
erage of all these tests shows that he
white varieties make larger yield by
about 2Is bushels than the yellow va.
rieties. At six u of seven stations
the highest yielder was the white va
riety, and of the IS varieties named as
giving the best yields at the different
stations "A were white and only seven
were yellow. the others being red. This
Goes not NEAR that every white variety
is better than every yellow one. but it
does afford ground for the belief that on
the average white corn is more pro-
life. With respect 10 feeding value.
tlsre is from the standpoint of scientific
analysis no difference between white
and yellow corn. but on this point chem.
jstry is at variance with the opinions of
T. good many practical feeders.-Farni.
ers' Union.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
ARMY HARDSHIPS.
No One But a Veteran Can Re-
alize the Suferings from
Army Life.
It Often Makes Our Able-Bodied Men
Helpless 1nvaiids-The Story of One
Who Suffered for Twenty Years,
Due to Eardships When in the
Service of His Country.
From the Farmers Votce, Chicago, H..

fD" tHO 10 HtNfo y VIZ. NttGtAbOs AZ.
Edison \. Wood, who now lives at 900
Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Ill, was
born on 4 farm in Wyoming County, \. Y,
80 years ago. As a young man he suffered
two sun strokes in the fields. When the war
broke out, he joined the 55th Illinois Volun-
teers, with which he served two years when
sickness forced his discharge. The effects
OF the sun strokes and his army life under
mined his health and he soon found his
brain, heart and kidneys were affected For
eight years he was with the West Chicago
Street Car Company, but was forced to seek
lighter work. as the exposure increased his
bronchial and asthmatic tree He then
engaged with the Pan Handle Railroad
Company. For six years he served them in
different capacities. His constitution gradu-
ally but surely breaking down, strange
dizzy spells becoming more frequent. he
finally sought relief in DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. He said to a reporter:
at was some time about a year ago when
1 was very poorly, that my head was giving
me a great deal of trouble, dizzy spells,
aches and queer feelings, and then ! also
had a strange feeling of uncertainty in the
use of my lower limbs when walking.
"Physicians examined my condition close
ly and were OF the opinion that had all the
first symptoms of lOcomotor ataxia. and l
believe they were right, also last summer
had Il very hard time with an attack of ton
silitis and neuralgia from which l did not
recover for some time. 1t was then thatI
commenced 10 take these Pink Pills, and
had only taken a few boxes when discOv
cred 4 remarkable change for the better in
every way. The pills seemed to relieve me
of aches and pains, the symptoms of lOcomO-
tor ataxia have left me entirely. and they
have made me strong and feel like myself.
Il am going to continue with the use of
the pills for the reason that having relieved
me of the ailments | thought had come to
stay, having been caused thirty years ago
from hardships in the army l am practical
" rid of them and will lose no efforts when
Ihave the remedy at hand to keep them rid.
l am only too glad to tell all my friends
what experience I AVE had with DIR.
Williams Pink Pills. and when they see the
good physical condition / am in now, al
though near sixty years of age, they will
come 70 the same conclusion as myself.
'The above is 4 correct statement of facts
concerning myself.
rSigned.) Epson a. WOOD"
Subscribed and sworn To before me this
END day of January. 1896.
ROBERT ANsLEY. Notary Public.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be
sent post paid on receipt of price. 30 cents
"a box or six boxes for $50 by addressing
DR.. Williams Med. Co., Schenectady, y. Y.
WHAT succeeds we keep, and it becomes
tee habit of mankind.-TheOGore Parker.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
AGRICULTURAL HINTS,
eEAurlFYINa srRgErs.
Now the Attractiveness Of Villages Can
Be Enhanced Greatly.

How the Attractiveness of Villages Can
Be Enhanced Greatly.
In a city the individual usually has
no voice, except indirectly through his
ballot, in the beautIying of the streets
or parks; but in a village it is far other
wise. There he may do much by his own
individual efforts; he may exert a great
influence by friendly discussion. plan
ming and doing in association with his
immediate neighbors, or he may have a
much greater influence by working
through a village Improvement society.
The main point is TO have the cnthusi-
ASH and the staying qualities that viii
result in continued rather than spas
modic efforts.
One of the first things to be considered
in attempting to make Z village more at
tractive is the Improvement in the looks
of the streets. There are at least four
elements tina. enter into the makeup
Of q handsome street.-the trees, the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

We must reap as we'sow. If we vio-
late natural law we must suffer. II we
violate Gods law we will be punished.
He is a God OF justice. As such lie
must punish the guilty.-Rev. DIR.
Bachuan, Presbyterian, Utica, y. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
If Remote from Medical Help,

Doubly essential is it that you should be
provided with some reliable family medi-
cine. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the
best Of its class, remedying thoroughly as it
does such common ailments as indigestion,
constipation and biliousness, and affording
safe and speedy help in malarial cases.,
rheumatism and inactivity of the kidneys.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

The ministry should choose the min
lister. One should not enter the min
istry unless. before God, he feels that
he can do nothing else.-Rev. W. Ii.
Geistweit, baptist. Galesburg, III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

CHARITY ever finds in the act reward. and
needs no trumpet in the receiver.-Beau-
mont and Fletcher.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

Frs stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. kline's
Great Nerve Res. orer. Free - trial bottle
G treatise. DR.. KLINE, 933 Arch st. Phila Pa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

FALsEHooD is susceptible of an infinity OF
combinations, but truth has only one moda
of being.-Rousseau.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

AFTER six years suffering, I was cured b.
PIso'S CURE.-MARY THOMSON. 2g1& Ohio
Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March 10, '94.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

CALAMITY is a mans true touchstone.-
Beaumont and Fletcher.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
Halls Catarrh Cure

THERE are follies as catching as contA
gious Observation-Disclosures.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

SUBTLETT may deceive you; integrity
never will.-Cromwell.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27

o. FRIEND, as long as l study and practice
humility, l know where l am.-Cleobulus.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

Arkansas has gone Democratic.
Poor old state! It is sad to note
that probably no other of the
states could bring to itself less
disgrace by following such a
course. Arkansas may well repre-
sent the typical Demopop commu.
nifty, aud stand as lesson and
warming. No fear of taking the
grade of Mexico or Japan could be
used as an argument in that state
the people are not ambitious or
hopeful enough to aspire to any
degree Of enterprise-and Mexico
and Japan have some enterprise.
Arkansas is Demopopic, and Demo.
popacy would Arkansas1ze the rest
of the country.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Politics and Business.

We are growing more and more to
recognize the great necessity Of every
citizen giving personal and serious
thought to his political duties. Bust
ness men, workingmen and the people
generally are coming to realize that
business and politics are closely re-
lated, and that bad politics means bad
business, and that politics cannot be
neglected without endangering our oc.
nations. our earnings and our labor.
We have had some distressing expert
ence in this direction which has taught
us that il we do not keep our business,
our business will not keep us. And if
somebody else does not work we will
have no work to do at home. The
people are settled in one purpose this
year-they will not tolerate the sur
render of any more of their business,
and will as quickly as possible recover
what they have already lost. They
know how they lost it, and they know
how to get it back. They mean to do
it."-Wm. Mckinley. ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
John Lind, Attorney for Millers' A..
ISOLATION.


John Lind is well and favorably
known to the millers of the United
States. When he was a member of
congress he did splendid service in
working for the Harter bill, a measure
affecting foreign bills OF lading and
CT great interest TO the milling indus
| FRY of the whole country. When the
bill passed, the trade felt that it was
greatly indebted to Mr.. Lind for his
services and, in order to express their
sentiments in an appropriate ana
pleasant way, the millers of Mlnneap-
oils gave him dinner. subsequently,
after MI. Lind had retired from poll
tics and was simply practicing la V Ill
New Tim, the millers, needing advice
as to the meaning and scope OF the
same Harter bill, naturally called
upon MI Lind for counsel. He came
to Minneapolis in his capacity OF law
yer, gave an opinion and returned
home For this he rendered a moder-
ate bill and was duly paid. At the
time when the Wilson bill was being
considered Mr.. Lind acted as adviser
to the millers in their endeavor to
have incorporated in the bill some
measure whereby foreign countries
which barred out our foodstutfs could
be Disseminated against. On one or
| two occasions the millers Of Southern
Minnesota employed Mr.. Lind for
special services of q similar sort.
- The services of John Lind
were really given to the agricultural
interests Of the state, the millers, it is
true, employing him and paying
his very modest fees.-Northwestern
Miller-the o! gan Of the Millers' Asso-
ciatiOn
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

Ever since the beginning of the
1898 panic there has been more or
less boarding Of gold in the United
States, owing to the financial de-
preston and the continued efforts
Of the free silverites to lower the
money standard. With the success
Of the Republicans this fall this
boarding will cease, as there will
be an absolute guarantee that the
nation will maintain the present
standard. People will no longer
hoard gold, when there is GER
tainty that if it is loaned or de-
posted money of equal value will
be returned. If the Popocrats
win the boarding will increase, as
it is the distinct program Of that
combination to adopt the silver
standard. That is why the times
Will be effected at once by this
falls election.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

The Popocrat who talks about
the American people being ZEN
slaved," and ground down into
abject poverty has something to
learn about the American people.
They are rather free people now,
and far from entirely destitute;
although they have lost a con-
siderable proportion of the pros
perity they were enjoying under
the last Republican administration.
The threats aud accomplishments
of the free traders and free silver
ties have damaged business, de-.
creased the demand for labor and
products, and caused much distress.
The people are preparing now to
defeat for some time to come any
free trade or free silver legislation
and when that promised defeat IS
an accomplished fact, as it will be
in two months, better times will
begin at once. The American
people are all right, and the silver
mine owners, Populists and
Southern Democracy combined,
cannot talk them into any foolish
Toting this year.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
A Fble in Finance.

A certain man, riding one day in
great haste to Jericho, belabored his
ass numerically. "Alas," walled the
beast of burden, "why do you thus
ask all my strength and then abuse
mc?" Fool" responded the man, do
YOU not know that you are carrying
me to great honors and riches and
gorgeous raiment in the city?' 1T Is
even so,' responded the patient ami
nal. "but cannot see that that will
change me from an ass into Bird Of
Paradise
Moral-The first man to receive 100
cents for :,3 cc",>' worth Of silver will
be the silver mine owner, and the last
the workingman and the man on sal
| airy.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
TOM REEDS SPEECH.

On page eight we print the
speech recently delivered by Hon.
Thomas Reed at Old Orchard,
Maine. It isone Of the most in.
tresting and instructive speeches
of this unusually interesting cam
paign. In his speech Mr.. Reed
do:s not question but prosperous
days will soon come again, and it
does not deem any revolutionary
proceeding as necessary to bring
them. Read the speech.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

It seems that technically Sheriff
Rogers, who was killed by Cling
mars and Muosgrove near Glencoe,
had no right to attempt the arrest
of the men in, the way he did and
with the warrant he had. The
Judge would not allow the intro
duction Of Che warrant in evidence,
and declared it was void. The
prisoners could not be convicted
Of murder in the first degree under
the circumstances. Those who
took part in the mob evidently
believed that the law and the
courts could not give the men
their Just deserts.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
The Value of the Dollar.

The Mexican dtilar contains about
six grains more silver than the Ameri-
can dollar, and yet is only worth that
is it will only buy about half as much
as the American dollar, even in Mex
leo. The reason for this must be i'm
mediately apparent to any reasoning
man. Mexico IS on the silver stand
ard, the silver dollars are measured
by themselves. Every fluctuation in
the market price Of bullion affects the
purchasing power Of the dollar, for,
there being nothing except the silver
dollar by which 10 measure the
value of that dolla: IL is as muci,
n commodity as the bullion itself. The
American dollar is made exchangeable
for gold, SO that if a man owes debt
payable In gold he can exchange sill
YER. il he happens to have it, for the
gold with which to pay his debt, and
is put to no Inconvenience. 1t Is the
object Of the Republican party to pre-
serve this condition, and it can only
do 50 by limiting the amount Of silver
coin so that 1t may be exchanged for
gold at the option of the holder of sill
YER. just as the individual must have
money In the bank to redeem his
check. -.
The proposition of the silver men Is
that all debts shall be paid In silver,
even if they have been contracted in
gold. In order to accomplish this they
would have to coin enough silver to
balance the account of the $6OO,OOO,-
600 Of gold that would he Immediately
withdrawn from circulation. and as
the silver Is only worth about so cents
on the dollar they would have to coin
something like $1,2OO,OOO Of silver be-
fore the amount of money-actual
value money-Would be in circulation.
The director of the mint says this
could not be done inside Of ten years,
and instead Of having more money we
would actually have less money, and
that which we would have would be
j.ly worth 20 ltIIts on the dollar in
the interim
Dollars of Equal Value.
Silver, being less valuable metal
than gold can be kept on par with
gold by only one means, and that Is by
SO limiting the amount of it that there
shall always be as much gold in the
country as there is silver. A silver
dollar is not as good as gold dollar,
unless you can exchange it for gold
dollar, and whenever the number Of
silver dollars greatly exceeds the num-
Der of gold dollars the possibility Of
such an exchange ceases. The value
of commodity is always deprecated
by oyerproduction. The amount Of
gold in circulation in this country is
now practically the same as the
amount of silver and therefore they
arc interchangeable one for the other,
but if the government should double
the number of it's silver dollars it
would no longer be able to maintain
the two at par. Having dollars of diff
ferent value every tradesman would
have to stop between purchase and
sale to inquire whether the purchaser
wanted to pay in the one metal or the
other, and ia Wou.a have to keep
ticker" in his store in order that be
might calculate from the market re-
ports the value of each dollar that was
presented to him,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

If Bryan is elected, and does
what he says he "thinks" he can
do the Mexican silver dollar will
be worth more as bullion than the
American gold dollar. Still the
fellows who own Mexican dollars
are letting them 90 at about half
the value of American dollars.
In ordinary business matters
Bryan doesn't seem to be taken
seriously.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

President Bryan will pay off
government bonds in silver at the
rate of 9Th grains for one dollar
in bonds. And still these same
government bonds will buy nearly
double that much silver per dollar.
Why9 Because the business world
accepts as positive the apparent
fact that Bryan will not be elected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Hon. M. r. Baldwin, who repre-

Hon. M. r. Baldwin, who repre-
scented this district in congress
two years ago, has declared his op.
position to the free coinage Of sill
YER. It Twill be re:ncm bered that
two years ago Baldwin and Towne,
who were opposing candidates for
congress, were both opposed to
free silver coinage as demanded by
the Populists at that time. Bald.
win has not changed his position
in this matter, while Towne has,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

Tom Watson, the Pop candidate
for vice president, can't resist the
temptation to roast Sewall every
chance he gets. He declares he is
"wart Il 'knot on a. log and
that he can carry his own family,
his own precinct, ward, city,
county or state. Sewall CLAIMS he
never heard of Watson.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11


itics and the financial agitation
continue to be important factors
in retarding the development of
trade. It was hoped at the begin.
ming of the present campaign that
there would not be developed the
usual feeling and disturbance to
trade, but it seems that this year
is no exception to other presiden-
tial years, excepting that the feel
ing is more intense and the injury
thereby to business all the greater.
But as stated, there is a feeling
that the good sense of the masses
of the people Of this country is
going to prevail and that an I'm.
sound financial system will be
postponed at least another four
years. A prominent Minneapolis
business man, who returned this
week from an extended tour of the
east, and whose business relations
enabled him to speak with con-
siderable authority as to the stu
alton there says:
coincidence is being restored
again, not only among manu-
facturers but the trade generally,
there's no question about 1T. Bus.
mess men now feel that sound
money will prevail, and sound
money and a settlement of the
tariff means prosperity to every.
body. | met many manufacturers
and jobbers who are the staunch.
est kind of Democrats and who
have voted the Democratic ticket
all their lives, who stated that they
were doing all they could to help
the cause of sound money and pro.
lection. It shows that tine best
business men of whatever politl-
cal belief, appreciate that the sue
cess of sound and honest money
means returning confidence, pros.
perity and the uplifting of business
in every line. Already this feel
ing is so apparent that confidence
is restoring itself, which means
better business and better times
generally.
It is yet too early to be sure of
the result, but there is an oppor.
tunity for everyone to help the
country's cause by doing every
thing possible to disseminate in
formation on the financial question
and point out the fallacies in the
so.called free silver heresy that a
few weeks ago seemed to show
much greater strength than it
does now. Business men should
also remember that the country is
not going to the dogs in either
case, but that it will take years to
recover from the present period of
depression should the nations
honor and credit be attacked by
the success of a party whose plat
form mean a reputation of honest
debts and the downfall of estab
lished institutions, among which
is our present reliable monetary
system.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

The money campaign is now
between the National Democratic
sound money men and the Popo.
crat free silver outfit. They will
fight on that issue, but we'll know
ing that Mckinley will be elected.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

The date for the editorial excur-
sion has been changed from Sept.
8 to 70. On that date the editors
will leave St. Paul for Duluth,
where they will hoard the North
Land for trip to Macsinac island
and return.