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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-24

her side, looking down upon her beau
tiful face, and She did not know The
general, at his desk, had not moved at
the sound Of my coming The solnno-
lency OF the summers day seemed to
hold them both.
put my hand on Margaret's fore
head and walked her. She did not start,
but only opened her brown eyes and
looked up at me with instant recogni-
ton. Before either Of Us spoke. Mrs.
Holiday appeared in a doorway, and
said:
Capt Marshall is here
was looking straight into Margaret's
face when the mans name was
mentioned; and somehow ] pot an i'm
preston that there might be hope for
Preble yet
The girl followed her mother to an
other part Of the house, and ! walked To
the generals side. He was bent over his
desk. and hishead rested upon his hands.
l spoke, and he did not move. / laid
my hand upon his shoulder. Ny touch
disturbed the equipoisc Of his body Il
slowly. heavily slid from the chair, and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-24

the appearance Of the house is seriously
injured, as the addition savors too much
of commercial plant growing. A per-
spective view of an added plant room
that is at once a graceful addition to a
house, and most seryiceable room for
plants. is shown in the accompanying
illustration. Fig. /, with u floor plan,
Fig. 2. showing the interior arrange
ment. The circular shape gives great
access to the sunlight while the room
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-24
FLOOR PLAN.

is made high enough 50 that glass IS
not needed in the roof. The center
bench can lie used for some lofty plant,
or plants, which viii be in full view
from the room adjoining. PortieIes
separate the two rooms. One who is
anything of mechanic can construct
this without the aid Of a carpenter, but
it would be well TO employ a carpenter
10 lay ont the job and make watcr-tight
connections at roof and sides Of the
house Orange Judd Farmer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-24
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
ADDITION FOR PLANTS.

How the Dwelling House May BE Provided
with One Cheaply.
A small plant house can quite readily
be provided by building an addition to
the sunny side of the dwelling house
If this is given too much the aspect of
n greenhouse-by making the addition
rectangular and having a glass roof
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Ferry License a gain.

The chances are now that we will
have two regularly licensed ferry
bvaIs. The Commissioners of Alex.
s,nuer county, Illinois, now in session
"a, Ca:rv have agreed toissue license
, .arruli & Woods as soon as the
- Council .; this city issues q
l.s- to Juuen & Cauble. Follow
. Is what the Cairo Daily Argus of
.;-.,leruay says:
"-Iue hearing on the application for
ierry LICENSE III Cape Glrardeau oc-
Gu. leu nearly the entire fornoon. II
Mas nually determined that the county
would issue license to Carroll &
Woods when the city of Cape Girar-
,iuau issued license to Juden &
CaubIe
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21

The seventy-two races inhabiting the
S.004 different tongues, and confess to
d aUoRt l,000 religions. The number of
men and women is very nearly equal,
the average longevity of both sexes
being only 3S years, about one-third
of the population dying before the age
OF Il. Moreover, according to the
most careful computations, only one
person in l00. 900 of both sexes attains
the age OF 100 years, and only SIX TO
seven in 100 the age of 60. The total
population of the earth is estimated at
abouE 200. 600, 900 souls, of whom 81
IA, 600 die annually. e., an average
of 9S, S4S day, 1920 an hour and 81
minute. The annual number of
births, on the other hand, is estimated
at SO, 1872, that is, an average of 100, 800
a day, 1920 an hour and 20 a minute
Generally, taking the entire world,
married peoplelive longer than single,
and those who have to work hard for
their living longer those who do not,
while also the average rate of longe-
witty is higher among civilized than
uncivilized races Further, people of
large physique live longer than those
of small, but those of middle size beat
both.-New York Medical Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
~. Patrick.

Who was ST. Patrick? The histo-
rians do not know much about him.
They know there was such man.
They say his real name was probably
Succath: that he was born either at
Bonlogne, in France. or Fitzpatrick, in
Scotland. They tell us he was twice
carried captiveto the shores oflreland.
The second time he took it as call
from heaven to preach the gospel
there. He did this so successfully
that prosterity has sainted him and
taken him for an ideal.
Two other facts are noted about
this man, and they have probably
more to do with his idealizatiOn by
the common people than anything
else. He gave away all the estates
that a grateful people bestowed upon
him, for the founding of churches,
cloisters and schools. In his day the
cIoister was God : almoner to the
poor. And he fought against slavery
with all the strength that was in him.
Every year 'nves' of ST. Patrick
are published at the time of the cele-
bratIon of his festival. No doubt a
great deal that is contained in these
accounts is Imaginary. Like most
vi The great chai acters of the Middle
Ages. a beactlfuI if child like mythcl-
e,s grew up arUunG his memory.
Ever. country with an ancient his
tory has such characters in its pop
uiar legends. Ii MAS In the process
o. IuealIzng these great men that the.
people lovingly constructed stories OF
wonder about thCn.
As an ideal st. Patrick will alwaws
be heIpfuI to ireland and TO all peo-
p., Who love goodness ana self-sacri-
lue. 1t is an ideal, ana not merely
as ii sy mbol al ii certain religion or O
particular people, that day in honor
or >. Patrick Is now celebrated in all
iduus-Post-D Dispatch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
SHE soRRoWS CAR FARE
Unique Business of u Woman with a
Cast-Iron Conscience.

Unique Business of u Woman with a
Csst-Iron Conscience.
a winsome little black-eyed woman
OF trim figure and neat appearance is
borrowing car for living in St. Louis
just now. 1t is a new business, but
! her remarka bic success will probably
cause others TO emulate her example.
and competition, aided by moderate
activity on the part OF the police may
stagnate trace
The easewith which the petite creature
does her work is positively refreshing,
and the man who would kick aga st
contributing at least Zoe to the system
has no appreciation OF a good thing.
Her method is simple and satisfying.
She goes to ore of the large hotels, a
swell saloon or big Office building
and does the best she can-incidental-
ly she does everybody she can also.
/ Yesterday at the Planters she show
ed up looking for her husband; WHOM
she called 'tColonel," and whom she
/
seemed real vexed at. The Colonel,
she declared, had became separated
from her downtown, and thoughtlcss-
! ly left her without car fare. She felt
put out" in iced she did. If she
only could meet some one she knew
who would lend her I0c2 Such person
would win the lasting gratitude OF the
Colonel and herself.
Men who have got far enough along
in the world To frequent the Planters ;
are up TO snuff, generally speaking.
They know a hawk from a hand saw
with their eyes shut Perhaps it would
have been better If they had had their
eyes shut yesterday, for now it is gen.
orally conceded that it WIS the little
lady g smile that did the business.
| Anyhow. the crowd npmbled over
each to serve her, and loaded herdown
with quarters and halves. She WAS
assured that it wouldn't do for lady
to be down town with barely enough
to get home on, and that her husband
could fix it, ETC. One insistant. gentle.
man affected an acquaintance with her
husband, the Colonel. and smiled gal
isntly as he dropped a dollar in her
hand. OF course she didn't work the
crowd all at once; she picked he! vic
tins And comparison of notes
after&ard showed that she had cleared
up about SIS on the days work. She
has t.ren heard of at several OF the
dowr-town drug stores and various
other places, and her system varies
only in minor details. governed by
the circumstances under which she
makes h, gentle touch 1t is safe to
say that If her success continues she
will borrow enough car fare to buy a
street railroad, and will soon be rid
ing on a general managers or a presi-
dents pass Globe Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Houck Alley.

There has beena great deal of stree
talk aboutthe action of the City Coun-
Gil in ordering the Hoaek alley case
dismissed The talking is being done
by people who know nothing abou,
the history ef this case.
The suit to open this alley was insti.
tuted under the old city charter and
the law then required tie city to pay
all the damages for the property con-
demned as well as the court costs.
The city lawed Mr.. Houck for two OF
three yearsand paid out in court costs
about three hundred .dellars with the
end not yet in sight.
In the mean zine the city abandoned
its old charter and went into city OF
the third class. Under this law the
city government must now be govern.
ed, and under this law the condemna.
tion of property for opening an alley
must proceed AZ the law directs. This
law specifically directs the way of pro-
ceedure. 1t says that the abutting
property-the property benefited by
the alley opening shall pay all dam
ages to the property owners whose
property is condemned for alley pur-
poses, together with the court costs.
This being the case the City Council,
after thorough investigation and
due consideration ordered the city at
torney to dismiss the case.
If the property owners abutting
that alley want the alley opened the
law lays down the course for them to
pursue. They can have the alley
opened but they must do the paying.
The Taxpayers of the city are not will
ling to see their money illegally
squandered for the benefit and con.
venience of few property owners.
What benefit would the opening of the
Houck alley be to people residing a
block away? None. Then why should
they be asked to contribute their money
fer that purpose?
People who know the history of this
case know that the City Council did
its duty when the city attorney was in
strueted to dismiss the case.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
Noted Apple Tree.

y correspondent OF the original ap-
pc tree from which the variety known
- Grimes Golden Pippin has been
a stributed Is still standing two miles
.rym Nellsburg, W. Va, at the head
%. leep ravine. The tree is about
leo years old, and Mr.. Thomas Grimes
vino originally brought the fruit to
noIce. has but recently died. The
tree Is untrlmmed, neglected, and
shows many signs of age and decay,
and there Is nothing about it to indi-
cate that 1t Is the parent of the trees
scattered all over the world, for even
il Australia Grimes Golden is a fa-
nous aPple.-Garden and Forest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
An Ed1,or's views of Things.

At a recent theatrical entertainment
i'll our city, says the editor of the
Central Guard" we sat behind q
yOung lady, visiting stranger. She
wcs very beautiful girl, we'll devel-
o.od. possessing voluptuons form,
anu features that a Hebe might envy.
.,.,c attracted marked attention, not
-, Itch ~ the charms of her person
&. D.. int i'ecniiar,ty fher lOw-necked
,..--. Sucn Wae the brevlty of the
= IN e:Ij tnat both shoulders were ex-
the armplts, whl-, ;Le V shaped
boGlce expOseG tii- back below the
fifth rIb, and the front view would
make d DraZen sta.ufy blush. Yet the
garment was CO.. ..rrrd full even
ing opera costume and up to the re-
quIreIHeuts OF .ashlonable society.
Sne was admired ana even envied. II
Il srrI iii boomers had entered the
opera house people would have been
hUrined. 1t makes a difference in
sEclety which end is on exhibition.
b. y are not shocked at low-necked
rr-ss, provided it does not go below
tae ribs: but society is Mortified at
biOomers although no limbs are ex-
posed. What is needed in this country
is "a law TO prevent women from ex-
pos NJ their wish bone to their waist
aaI their ankles up to their hips.
When people go to a show they don't
want the attraction on the stage
eclipsed by the living pictures" in
tie audience.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
J Good Advice.

The president of the board of alder
men in New York, a few days ago,
after performing the marriage cere-
mony for a couple, gave them this lee
ture:
''You will not escape the difficulties.
the anXieties that seem to beset all
mortals. If you make up your minds
to be true to each other you may re-
duce their effect to the minimum
Avoid all chickering's and accusations:
be tolerantof each others weaknesses:
overlook, or, at least, be charitable oi
each others failings. In time this
will bring you nearer to each other.
1t will blend your lives and Danish the
thought that welded life is not consOn-
ant with liberty. Tenderness and for
bearance are attributes of pure love.
which alone can make marriage sue
cess and adorn it with all that is brigh
and beautiful. You seem to possess
intelligence above the average. Show
by your lives that you can be better
than the average.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
Wages in Mexico.

There are really no wages in Mexico.
All working people take what 5iIey gan
get. that is. what the employer ca a :
to pay. Wage workers make s. ~ k
that there is no incentive to THRIFT. 80
stimulation OF energy. The classes
are the rich and the poor; there IS 30
middle class. More hopefully, per
haps, it might be said that l. r4du4e
class is just beginning to foim. Ihey
who see no hope OF independence, Ui'
even of small homes, naturally I've
no ambition. AS soon as they gc, I,
very little money they quit their CHI
ployment anu squander it. Many TIM
plOyers make money, but Their pros
perity is based on the degradation vi
labor. The men who do the heaJ \
work in the mines of Mexico rec,
not more than 75c to 81 day i'll Mex
can money, or 40c or Soc in actual
money; for agricultural labor, there
never is a quotable rate; hackmeL dHu
walters at restaurants depend aimoS,
wholly on tips, which custom makes
small, and the half money o. the
country smaller; house servants sct
from 81 to S5a mOnth-rarely the his o.
er price. And let it be borne In mInu
that this is q silver-muney couL,ry.
and that most things eXcep, labor
bear high prices Portland Ore.v-
nian.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
TROOPS OUT.
Riot Bell Rung at Frank
fort.
And Martial Law DecIdred-SoldEers
Take Possession OF the state
Capitol.

Capitol.
rrANKFORT, KY, March I5.-The
rio bell rang from the fire engine
hoIse at ii O'Clock tonight, and at
tn same mJmant Gov. Bradley or
dsreI out the militia. Ten minutes
laa r the McCreary Guards, Gfty two
s;ro. e, Capt Noel Gaines, were in
p ssion of the State House
anu martial law was proclaimed.
utii to-day Gov Bradley had per-
sisy ntly refused to call oGt the militia,
:hoI ga urged to do SO by citizens,
ire. poctre of party.
The Blackburn leaders, he WIS
.Crmed, had been preparing all
da. TO axe fOrcIblr possession Uf the
- House. Threats were MADE
the Senate wUuIu Al rest the Gov
error tomorrow for @surpaLIon of
al hori Y In giving the Instructions
he lave last might TO the sheriff OF
Franklin County to cle2s the corridors
cloak rooms.
All trains to-day brought in te-en-
70 ements for the NEE bent on MIS-
cI. tomorrow. 1t MAS only st the
Las, moment, when the presence of
t AZ e crowds prcsageo serious danger,
t. the governor yielded 10 repeated
T., uests of Orderly citizens -uf botl
par les and called out the militia.
he Sergeant-at-arms, Somers, had
sS m in Jack China Jim Va IIlIams,
Z Liilard and other desperate uien
q is deputies. 1t MAS also reported
tt - Governor by numerous stliuayits,
Il. armed men had beon collecting IN
/. capital for two Sr three days, with
3 view to take Charge of the joint AS
sdinbly con Monday.
A company from Lexington and the
l. GlsviIle Legion, 300 strong, will ar
r., early i'll the morning. Gen. Col
lie is in commad-
Guards surround the Slaie House
4 permit no one aul SLs.te Ohio :,
. ,ators, Representatives ,anu 9th -
h.. ng constitutional right 40 pass
S.rator Bronsiea came lmue ri,e
Governors Office and assed Nay ne
was s,deDarred from the State liousc,
wnU was the peace officer of The State
an why the militia had been ordered
out. He then told the Governor be
c ID see affidavits that would be Lied
il the Scuate to-morroT. IN, evi
On y referred to an effort to lmpeach
GOV. Bradley by the Senate, which
h..s bsen threatened all day
! Ae excitement ia the city is great,
"a. Ihe streets are nlied with people
~ little appr,nsEsion is felt.
Ok hunureu ARMED suiuiers Will be
hcro III the muIA:n>- and Il is hoped
t y viii be orc % preserve peace
l. the PopulIsT, has PROMISED 10
We or Boyle tomorrow, IN watch
e,o.. Lne latter Will Likely be clecyv,.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
HER PICTURE
The Goddess CT Liberty
to be Married Soon.

Miss Annie Williams, Whose Profile
is on Every silver Dollar.
The announcement That the Goddess
OF Liberty is about to be married
has aroused new interest in the woman
whose lace Is known To more people
than that OF any other woman on the
American continent. Every man,
woman. or child who has silver dol
lar carries the handsome profile OF
the Phi adelphia school teacher, Miss
Anna ". Williams.
1t is twenty years since the pretty
blonde girl became world famous. II
Was then stated that Miss W ,llIams
profile Was the original of the Coz
deSs OF Liberty on that much abuse.
m.:ci admired and equally much u =
liked Bland silver dollar. The story
o ho~ Miss Williams came tc lie the
Goddess OF Liberty car be rcIolu.
now thai Il is saiG that she .oon -
to b. COME a brlLe.
In the early part OF 1876 the treasury
Gcpa rIment secured. through commu-
Dicur5on with the royal mint q, Fns-
land. the services of II clever young
Ges2s ner and engraver named George
Morgan. After many months ,.i.l.. Dor
tie young engraver completed the IT,
sign for t:Ie reverse sill vi Tie ,usl..
upou which he repres 3nieI the Am -
lea. eagle. E.s alJeLuou Was t..t.ii
turned IL the o;hsl s.ue. IL, GtI.
mIucd the EeaG sHOuiu BE- tie irp..
scntatiUh OF some AnurICuI. II.l. ID d
forthwith Ci.ixenLly srarrh.-G 10. IL
maid.
i was Il long search. tbUGA. pleas
ent. Il. told his Ifieuu- o Ills U,'-
d's,re, anu one q! them Spike u :i:e
ciaslc BEAUTY oi Miss AiLs, V ia .aiIs.
The English designer was iltrC.uc, =
te :h1 girl. Mr.. Mereau Was ~ ouce
impresse by her beauuiu fac,. an,;
stuGdled it carefully. Ai'e" nv. -.
as the design was cunpi,i-l- -.
Morgan vas 90 .nil.1gIa.'..
declared that Mass y II
Was he nos; nearly P--i~ct II
ever seen. His uesigE -: III" -.
silver uOiiar WAS accepted - -
reSS, anu So the silver uoii.t.-s a..
ba1u pouring from the mInis ali J,.>s,.
va = adorned with the s;.tteI. i:u.. l.,
Il Quaker City maIu"L.
Ms WIlha ms decidedly NJ. g /
you r, woman. Sh,. - st.:s .,.,.'.r .
GarIen s.reet, not far rom tut school
in which for years she has been EN-
ployed as an instructor in philosophy
and methods in the kindergarten de-
partment. The features of Miss Will
ilamS arc reproduce as faithfully as
i'll = guou pho.C., .aph.
She Is siight:y Ds;0w The average
IL height. IS re:hc:' plump and far,
with ii ,eeyus. h,. .Hoa1 /. GlcciaD ili.u
her hair, Which As dimus, her croSn-
ing glory. Is golden III color, abuad-
ant /. quantity ana o! wondered
i,giitEpss of texture. ;ha soft coIi i.
wntch she wears in being especial,
becoming.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Dollar Went Through.

a letter passed through the Louis
vile Post-office to-day that attracted
attention in the department. 1t was
from ST. Louis firm containing a
price list. Through the letter an eye
lethad been clinched, and also through
a crisp new dollar bill. a piece OF
cotton rope ran through both eyelets
and held the dollar, which was a gen.
uine bill, loosely in place upon the
outside of the envelope. 1T seemed
to say" said Postmaster Weaver, ''if
you want me take me without breaking
open the letter. Upon the envelope
in flaming letters was printed the ST.
Louis firms address. Although the
letter passed through the hands of a
number of mail clerks, the bill was
crisp when it arrived with the letter at
the Louisville office this morning.
The evident idea is to draw attention
to the letter.-Louisville Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
Gov. MorrelI on Prohibition,

Governor Morrell of Kansas says
he has come to the conclusion that
prohibition is not the best system fcl,
making people temperate, and he does
not think that prohibition ever VIII
prohibit. But he is not opposed TO
prohibition. He says it has done a
great work for temperance in Kansas.
but it doesn't prohibit. He think
Statecontrol of the liquor traffic would
settle the problem and abelisA jlc a.
loon. So long as people want liquor
they will get it in some way. he says.
and he believes the temperanc1 people
could accomplish more by moral sua-
sion and cooperation with the STA,
than through prohibition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Ferry FranrhIse TO BE- SetII, &

1ne cry fdnEnlse 10 Dc Se III q
We get the following from Tuesday :
Cairo Daily Argus:
Mr.. Richard Carroll, of Cape Girar-
deau, is here to attend this session.
with the view OF securing a ferry IL
cense at that point. The ferry PRIV
leges there are peculiarly situated al
present Carroll & Woods have Ii
cense from the city of Cape Girardea u
but none from this county, while Juden
& Cauble have license from this cUun-
ty, but none from the city of Cape
Girardeau. Mr.. Carroll brings mes
sage, that the city will give the latter
firm license, if the county will give his
firm license This appears to be d
good basis for compromise anu
probably will effect a settlement of the
matter. Mr.. Carroll's partner. MIR
Woods, is u prominent farmer OF
Santa Fe, this county
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
Gas From SaRduaf.

Tb"re are several large lumber mills
i'll Beseronto, Canada, and the town
IL partially lighted by gas obtained
t OLE sawdust from them. The saw
uus' is charged in retorts, which are
..-.' '..aa by a wood fire. The gas from
IN se 4'erorts passes into a series of
c3ils and thence into the purifiers,
which are similar to those used for
coal gas. Lime is used as a purify
ing agent. The plant is not a very
large one, ana it only turns out $40
meters of gas per day, for which
about sHO tons of sawdust are re-
quirrd- a man and boy furnish all
tne ,absi neyued at the works. Tie
bcst quality of gas comes from re-
>lnOuo woods. One hundred kilo-
grammes of sawdust leave a residue
of twenty kilogrammes of charcoal,
aud the gas is an ordinary burner
gives as illumination of about eighteen
pewer.-Engineering and Min
ing Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-21
The Noses of Marles.

G.eveland and Francis by shrewd
H.. cement were able TO induce less
tnAu 200 men from the State TO attend
tn sound money" convention III .
Lyu.-. This meeting, it is sAid, Was
for i4e purpose of counting Noses. If
BIaHu and Stone should ask lne =IIver
n - % he State to meet Ln,m n %.
LJI.s fUr the purpose OF EavlEg ,neIr
husrs co.ntud, it would .-4u4r 80
men i.nU e. toy hal =. ~~y ~ count
Marios County alone. -. lilo no. J
News.