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

XATANTED-PROMPT AND FAITHFUL
Wv GENTLEMAN OF lady to travel for re-
liable established house in Missouri.
Salary $3.50 payable SIS weekly and
expenses. Situation permanent. Refer
ences. Enclose self-addressed stamped en-
gelope. H.. E Hess, Pres, 3J6 Dearborn St.,
Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

Tor RENT-A few good farms. Only the
right kind of farmers wanted. Apply to
G. 7. Lewis, Agent for Louis Houck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

Tor SALE-A frst-class Sorghum mill, COM
1 plete with evaporators. Will sell on easy
terms or will trade for hogs, corn or o good
milch-cow. Apply at this office.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

\N/ANTED-A young man to take charge o
w insurance Office at this place. Address
Thos. Bess, POI lar Bluff, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

SALE-A fine two year cid Holstein
I bull. Apply to Robert Giboney.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

CTRAYED OR STOLES-One small black
- mare and colt. Any information leading
to the recovery of said animals will be thank
fully received and literally rewarded by John
Prim, Cape Girardeau, Mo
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-11-21

ADIES-I make big wages at home, and
- want all ID have the same opportunity.
The work is very pleasant and will easily pay
SIS weekly. This is no deception want no
money and will gladly send full particulars to
ali sending stamp. Miss NJ. 4. stebbips, Law
renee, Mich.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
WONDERS OF SKlAGRAPHY.
An Invisible Power That Can Work In
the Dark.

An Invisible Power That Can Work In
the Dark.
Now that it is has been shown that It
is possible to take photographs with
dark light" it is obvious that we must
attach a deeper and much wider mean
ing to the word light than has hereto
fore been ordinarily understood. The
fact is, the eye is able to see very lit
tie. 1t can appreciate and turn to ac-
count in producing an impression upon
the retina but very limited portion,
barely more than an octave of the
waves or vibrations that may actuate
the ether or medium which pervades all
space. The ear is a more sensitive in
strument for sound vibrations, since
most people can appreciate the notes
within the compass of piano, but even
here there must be a limit. Some
persons cannot recognize the extreme
top notes or rapid undulations until the
tension of the strings is reduced, when
the note is appreciated, having been
brought down to the level of the ears
capacity and the vibrations reduced in
frequency. In the same way the pho
tographic plate has brought within our
vision countless stars which the eye,
even aided by the telescope, fails to
see. The sensitive plate, in other
words, records infinitely more than the
eye, and this property is utilized to
bring things within the range of hui
man vision. So it is with the tx" or
Roentgen rays, and doubtless there are
other rays which have a greater pene-
trative power. Opacity is, indeed,
phenomenon existing merely for an
eye like ours, which, if constructed a
little differently, would enable us to
see easily through walls. Perhaps it
is wise provision that it is not so. .'
The fact that photographs have been
taken with no apparent source of light,
appears to be due to the property of
probably most things, of absorbing GER
tain rays and giving them out again in
the dark. Thus, if a transparent pho
tograph proof has been freely exposed
to the light and then taken into the
dark room and placed over sensitive
plate for some time the plate on devel-
opment will give distinct negative
image. The same thing is illustrated
in a stronger manner in luminous
paint, which absorbs light and gives
1t out again SO that it is visible to the
eye in the dark. We have heard some
people assert that on reading paper
closely in a railway train which is just
rapidly entering a railway tunnel they
are enabled to read on for quite few
seconds or so in spite of the darkness.
1t is quite possible that it is due to the
paper giving up the light which it has
absorbed. Lancet. % 'r.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE sNARLIEs.

The snarlies got into a little girls hair;
They said: Let us make little nest
therew
Mrs. Brush came along. and she said: 20.
no! f ~
You don't belong here. and away you must
THIS little girls hair was not meant to look
So"
The snarlies determined that there they
would stay,
They wanted to sleep and they wanted to
play, R4h ~2 81 80 II
So they said: Mrs. Brush. you are not do
ing right;
If you don't go away. we will tie you up
tight;
To stay in this hair il our greatest de-
light" v
So then Mrs. Brush sent for coed Mr..
~ 8' Comb, 1857 EtiF Nf h'Fl
And asked him to help send the snarlies
all home; E#'.| wy
And together they drove every snarlie
away, @ .''f'.
And told them in some other place they
must stay.
Then wasn't that little girl happy and gay!
Little Men and Women.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
THE SPANISH CAMPAIGN.
Despite Constant Victories 1t Was Dis
astrous Failure.

Despite SOnsUdnC IL " - - DhS
astrous Failure.
The French interests in Spain were
left in a most deplorable condition.
The populace of Madrid received the
hero of the age with GOODNESS, and shut
themselves up in their houses to avoid
forming a crowd or creating any en-
thusiasm in the streets. They would
not even come out to see the gorgeous
military parade which was arranged
for their benefit. The gentry and no
bility were alike distant and cold. 1t
was clear that Spain could neither be
wheedled, cajoled, nor threatened into
even passive acquiescence in the new
conquest. 1t was essential, therefore,
that another course should be tried. Oh
On December Napoleon, in the role
of reformer-statesman pronounced and
issued from Chamar*in a series of the
most thorougtgoing edicts. All feudal
privileges, all interprovipcial customs
dues, were swept away; the Inquisition
was abolished, and the number of con-
vents was reduced to thifri. These
measures were in themselves most sal
utary, and struck at the very root of
the upas tree under the baneful shade
of which Spain had been slowly perish
ing. But to do good they must be en-
forced; there must he complete mill
tary conquest of the country, and a
capable administration.
There was neither. The Spanish
army had been defeated, but, severe as
had been it's punishment, it's resistance
was not destroyed; the occupation of
the country was also sadly incomplete,
and it made no difference whittier
French soldiers marched, or what STRAIT
egic points they held, some kind of
Spanish fighting force, no matter how
irregular, sprang up behind them and
on their sides. The complete military
Capitalization of Prussia had made
Jena decisive for the whole loose joint
ed territory of that kingdom; the COM
pact territory of Spain and the local in
dependence of her peoples made regu
lar victories utterly fruitless so far IA
the open country was concerned.-W.
N. Sloane, in Century.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

According to musical journal
there are in London 244 900 women and
girls who are learning music.
"A Coventry (England) firm is ex-
ecuting an order for $50 bicycles for
the use Of officers of the Salvation
Army.
The sum of 500 900 is annually paid
by the gambling institution at Monte
Carlo for the support of the clergy Of
Monaco.
"A Mohammedan congress is soon to
be held in Cairo for the purpose of unit
ing Moslems all over the world to re-
store the solidarity of Islam"
Prof. Henry Jones, upon whom the
University of GLASGOW has conferred the
degree of LII. d., began life as shoe
maker in small village in Denbigh-
shire, England. g.... 4lfI,# .t
The first prize in the freshman ora
torical contest, some days ago, at Earl
ham college, Richmond, Ind, was won
BY full-blooded Indian girl, Miss Ger
trude Simmons, of Deadwood, S. d.
The time-honored custom of hold
ing ''shirt-tail'' parade on st. Patrick's
night was observed by Williams college
students. The freshmen, clad in night
robes, marched through the quiet
streets of Williamstown and then
around a huge bonfire INDUCED in such
antics as only college men enjoy. #
Miss Sarah Dennis, colored
woman, occupied the pulpit of the First
MethO dist church in San Francisco Cal
two Sundays ago and preached an ex-
cellent sermon. She prefaced her SER
mon by leading the congregation in
singing hymn. Her home is in Los
Angeles, where she does mission work in
the slums and prison.
1t is said that the new bonnet which
Mrs. Ballington Booth has designed for
the fair american Volunteers" will
make the girls look much prettier than
did the poke bonnets of the Salvation
Army. In thus selecting an attractive
uniform for recruits Mrs Booth shows
how well she understands human ma
ture.
Prof. James Seth, of Brown uni
versity, who has been appointed profess
sor of ethics in the Sage school OF
philosophy of Cornell university, was
born in Edinburg in 1860. He was
graduated at Edinburg university in
1881, carrying off all honors in philos-
ophy, after which he won the Ferguson
philosophical scholarship, which is open
to graduates of all the Scottish uni
versities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
PECULIAR RoRRERIEs.
Cabs, Elephants, Wagons and Even Houses
~ stolen by Bold Thieves. lLtY

w Stolen by Bold Thieves. tY
Now and again it happens that a
genius in crime arises who considers
the ordinary robbery unworthy of his
abilities, and therefore he goes in for
removing articles of an extraordinary
nature For example, take the man
who stole the coffee stall the other day.
1t was nice coffee stall, replete with
urns, cups and saucers, plates, knives
and forks and spoons, and a good sup
ply of comestibles, ranging from shop
eggs to Jumps of cake cut with mathe-
NAUTICAL precision.
The stall stood before its owners
home, and behind some old ratings Of
iron and wood. The full audacity of
the robbery will be realized on learn
ing that the thief did not take down the
ratings or even wait for suitable
time. He just selected moment when
the proprietor was out of the way, and
then took out the stall at six o'clock
in the evening, just as the owner was in
the habit of doing when about to set
up his travelling coffee shop near
large gas factory mile or two away.
robbery was detected through the
agency of friend of the real propri-
etor who partook of refreshments at
the stall.
Quite recently there have been two
or three cases recorded in the papers
of cab stealing; this we can
quite understand, for a horse and
cab is a nice little property, where
with one can earn decent liv-
ing. But what shall be said of the
man who stole an elephant? This same
elephant escaped from a circus process
sion that was vending its way through
the streets of a suburb of Liverpool.
The great animal wandered for many
miles and eventually stopped at farm.
the proprietor whereof promptly an
nexed the valuable brute, and was
foolish enough to sell it to the next cir
Gus proprietor that CHANGED to be In
the vicinity. The farmers reason for
getting rid of the elephant was the pro-
digious quantity of food the animal
consumed. We need hardly say that
the whole silly proceeding ended in
the conviction of the farmer, though he
got off with three months imprison-
ment.
There are at least two cases on rec
ord of a man stealing house. One of
these was a portable corrugated iron
structure, which ran on wheels and
belonged to great contractor, whose
manager used it as a pay box, while
the other was an ordinary semi-de-
tached suburban residence. How could
such house be stolen? Well, the al
legged thief simply took possession of
it, put himself in state of siege, and
then set the owner at defiance. After
long and most eXasperating course OF
Jaw proceedings the real owner recov-
cred his house and the claimant was
dislodged.
Horses and vans have been stolen, of
course; so have whole houses of furni-
ture, if we may use the term. The lat
ter unique robbery is worked in this
way: A householder going abroad will
perhaps warehouse his furniture at
some well-known repository, and the
thieves will contrive to impersonate
him, and in many cases get possession
Of the whole of his household goods
Amusing Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
Our Xanishing birds.

A leading American ornithologist
says that some of our most desirable
birds are threatened with extermina-
ton. The common quail and ruffied
grouse are becoming very scarce.
Wrens and blucbirds are driven from
their old haunts by sparrows. Terms
are slaughtered by thousands for the
millinery business, and Florida is sim.
ilarly dcspoiled of its herons, ibis, peli-
cans, and smaller birds. The wild pig
con has disappeared. Fashion at pres
ent is the greatest enemy of bird life,
but collectors of eggs are also respon-
s;ble for great destruction. Protection
of birds must come through the ednca-
ton of the people, especially the rising
generation, and by protective legisla-
ton sustained by game wardens. Thus
far no state Legislature has given the
subject the attention it deserves and
mus soon demand, il the present raw
ages continue.--St louis Globe Dem.
ocrRt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

in the wall heard the woodchuck's pc
culiar, defiant whistle. i....' 49,.
"Just as approached Sport jumped
back and dragged forth the woodchuclS.
At almost the same instant Zip with
drew his head from the wall and fixed
his teeth in the game; and then began
struggle for supremacy, each dog evil
IDENTIFY setting up claim for the wood
chuck.
"Rover, on the other side, with his
head in the wall, was so eagerly en-
gagged that he did not at once compre-
bend what had occurred; then it
flashed upon him, and he sprang upon
the wall, and for moment looked down
on the struggling dogs. .iHt-"I...
Like whirlwind he launched him
self from the stones upon the wood
chuck, tore it from the D'ouths of the
other dogs and bore it off in his teeth.
1T happened so suddenly that Sport
and Zip didn't know what to make of it.
They seemed dazed, and looked this way
and that as if to ascertain what had be
come of their prey. AS for Rover, he
disappeared over the brow of hill,
and do not think the two dogs left be-
hind ever fairly realized what became
of that woodchuck."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
Dog Rescued by His Chum.

A Georgia man has two fine settlers,
and, as one of them is inclined to stray
away, he put a block of wood on the end
of his chain, so that the animal could
move around at only a slow rate. But
the other day the dog jumped the fence
and was at once in predicament. He
was on one side, the block on the other
and he could neither advance nor re,
treat, and was in some danger OF
strangling. Then the other dog came to
teeth, stood on his hind legs, and, reach
ing up as far as he could, finally sue
ceeded in lifting the block over the
fence. The master of the dogs saw the
transaction, and is now prouder than
ever of his pets
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
DOGS AND WoODCHUCK.


dow Rover Eooled His Two Companions,
Sport and Zip.
A correspondent sends to the Youths
Companion from Paris, Me-, an enter
tanning story of three dogs and wood
chuck ~ ltb. g8t..I rH w ~
''Some years ago." he says, 81 owned a
dog, Sport, who was famous wood
chuck hunter. In the course of one
season, when woodchucks were unusu-
ally numerous and troublesome, Sport
caught 25 by actual count.
Zone day in June, when was hoeing
corn, heard good deal of barking in
an adjoining field, and knew pretty we'll
what must be going on, On my way
to the cornfield after dinner, therefore,
went across lots to see what Sport was
about, and to help him bit, if need be,
by removing stone or two from the
wall in which the quarry had taken
refuge. -h |H
"a chorus of excited yelps and barks
guided me to the spot, and as drew
near I saw that Sport had plenty of
help. Zip, neighbours dog, was on one
side, of the wall with him, and on the
other side was Rover, a large hound.
"All three dogs had their noses under
the stones, and they were digging and
making the dirt fly with their paws,
and barking and yelping as dogs will
when game is almost won. From with
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
THE HUNTER HUNTED.
a Rather Disagreeable Adventure In n
Central American Forest.


Philip Salais lived in little cabin
on the banks of the San Juan river in
far-away Central America 1t was q
dozen or more years ago, before the
dark-skinned rubber cutters had
pierced the jungles, and the river bot
toms and tangled hillsides teemed with
savage animals.
One morning Philip, who was pow
erful young hunter, left his home with
his revolver, intending to bag wild
turkey or two for dinner. He took
only 20 cartridges, because he did MOI
expect to stay long.
AS he pushed his way down a brushy
hillside not mile from his cabin he
heard the ugh, ugh" of wild animal
STOPPING quickly he looked through
the trees and saw huge herd of wild
hogs, or peccaries, ugly, hump-backed
creatures, known for their boldness and
ferocity.
Philip thought he'd like a bit of hog
for dinner, and so he crept up within
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
Names Cold Water Pussy.

A cat owned by Fred Wesson, of Au-
burn, Me-, is such lover of water that
she takes a bath regularly every day.
She will use only the water that liz
drawn from faucet In her presence,
and she will battle only in cold water, no
matter whether it be winter or summer.
When she gets ready for her morning
bath she jumps into the kitchen sink
and stands under the faucet until some
one turns on the water. If they do not
hurry in letting out the flow of water
pussy begins to NEW in way that is
pathetic. After her bath she crayals
into some sunny spot until her fur is
thoroughly dried, apd then she seems ia
be perfectly happy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
How Japs Launch Their ships.

The japanese apply one of their
pretty ways to the launching of ships.
They use no wine. They hang over
the ships prov large pasteboard
cage full of birds, and the moment
the ship is afoat q man pulls string,
when the cage opens and the birds fly
away, making the air alive with music
and the whir of wings. The idea is
that the birds thus welcome the ship
as she begins her career as thing Of
life.-Utica Observer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
Commotion In the vestry.

Women who are afraid. of rodents
should look to their umbrellas. Just
how it came about can never be ex-
planned, but lady who was standing IN
the vestry of q church after service
opened her umbrella, when a mouse
tumbled out OF. his novel trap. 1t fell
on her best Sunday hat, and, not being
pleased with this abode of ribbons and
feathers. scampered down the lady's
back to the floor. AS may be imagined
there was q terrible commotion in the
vestry and on the church steps, and the
way umbrellas were peered into and
shook out was a caution to mice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
INC Goat as . mountain Guide.

In Switzerland and other mountain
Gus countries the goatleads long strings
of animals daily to and from the noun
tains, but it is in South Africa that It
is regularly kept and employed as a
leader of focks of sheep. Should a
binding storm or hail or rain drive
they huddle together in corner, so
rs to suffocate each other, the trained
goat will wake them up, and by a
method best known to himself will in
huce them TO follow him to place of
safety.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30

Grace leads the right way; If
you choose the wrong, take it and per-
ish, but restrain your tongue; charge
not, with light sufficient and left free,
your willful suicide on Coda Decree
Cowper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-30
Tea Kills q Horse.

People with a fondness for tea Gig
arettes should read the story told in Gen.
MolyneuX's new book on Africa OF Lord
William Beresford's horse, which broke
open chest of tea and ate pound or
two of it. The animal was seized with
n violent madness that alarmed the
camp and terrified all the other horses.
Finally it collapsed and died in great
agony. A post-mortem examination
developed the cause of the trouble
Chicago Tribune.
In Santo Domingo there is species
of large wild dog descended from the
hounds brought to that island by the
Spaniards.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26
POiITiCS IN THE PARKS.

The Park Board rings are doing their
best to add to the general defeat which
IL bound to overtakc the Democracy
OF Cook County this year. They ar"
dlsrharging by the wholesale park EN-
pl0yes. many of them lifelong and ac-
tive Democrats. because they have 70
fused 10 join IN the basement round
ups held by the superintendent Of the
Park Boards for the purpose of count
ing noses AMI Informing Altgcld what
Il heavy vote he may expect from thu
parks. As u result, Of this It can hc cX-
pected that whatever lingering doubt
may have remained In the minds OF
these employees Us to whom they should
vote for for Governor will Do dls1lpatcd
and Mr.. Tanner will get good round
vote rs Il rCsul, of the policy of terror
Ism rrsortcd 10 In the park manage
citizens will resent tho indecent action
of the .A!tgc!d machine In grinding into
the ground everybody who docs not. M
whatever sacrifice. become n spoke III
its wheels. The latest outrage which
has been perpeira,rd In this connection
was In Lincoln Park. Here six park po-
lice officers. including the brave AMI
efficient Captain NJ. j. Murphy. were
last week s,mmarily discharged by
order of the Governor because they
were not actively identified with the
Democratic park club. All Of the men
discharged are old and experienced
officers. having been several years on
gagged In that capacity.
The term of service of one of them.
J. q. Falk. Is twenty-five years, and
Captain Murphy has been eight years
IN the park police service
The last named has been one Of tho
most useful and courteous officials of
the park. He was admired ana respect
ell by not only those brought into con-
tact with him. hut by the public gen
orally. 1t Is only few months ago
that Captain Murphy saved several
lives and distinguished himself sig
nally for bravery by chasing down on
horseback n runaway team which was
being goaded EDWARDS by n couple OF
drunken drivers on one of the mos
| crowded thOroughfares of Lincoln
Park. This he did at the risk of Lis
own life ana amid the plaudlts of The
thousands who witnessed the act. Yet
this IL the man whose discharge has
been ordered by Gov. Altge!d because
he has failed to identify himself will
| the DemOcratic club
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-26

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