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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
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Royal Favors Are BESTOWED in Payment
for Services Rendered.


The ordinary mortal when he travels
bestows tips" on servants and small
presents of one kind and another upon
those of higher position to whom he
feels kindly disposed for favors re-
ceived, Dut royalty has a different way
of showing its gratitude. Almost every
sovereign has within mis- or her gift a
decoration which is especially designed
as n mark of personal favor. These
decorations they distribute as they
travel about in foreign countries and not
i~nfrecrantly - members of their own
Household whcI It home.
~Singularly enough the queen of Eng
land has stood almost alone until re-
Gently Us being without this decoration,
but now she has filed the want by Gre
ating the Royal Victorian order. On
her recent departure from Nice her
majesty honOred NJ. Arsene Henry, pre-
feet of the department of the maritime
Alps, by comforting upon him the digni-
ty of a knight grand cross of the new
order. To the Comte de Malaussenax
mayor of Nice, the queen gave the cross
and star of n knight commander, while
the cross of n companion was conferred
on NJ. Pao;i. the officer of police charged
with safeguarding the Grand Hotel de
Cimiez during the queens residence
there.
The insignia Of the order can hardly
be commended for artistic beauty. The
cross is of white enamel of q by no
means acutely pointed maltese pat
tern, the edges being beveled and gilt.
The center is formed of an oval, enam-
eled red, bearing the interlaced mono
gram: "N. L. L." within a band enam-
eled dark blue. inscribed with the words
Victoria" in gold letters and sur
mounted by Il royal crown in gold, the
cushion red and the stones enameled
in red and green. The star is shaped
like that of the garter. being of eight
points of nine rays, silver. the cross be-
ing placed upon it. The riband is dark
blue bordered by two narrow bands of
red separated by one of white.
1t is probable hat the three honored
gentlemen will not long be so lonely
n their decorations. as sovereigns are
usually disposed to be very open-handed
with these crosses.-N. Y. Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
NOT IhE DOGS FAULT.
She Blamed Fido for All OF the Excite
ment.

"ChLs
A well-dressed woman, leading q
frisky Skye terrier by a chain, walked
into the ladies' cabin Of u Gloucester
ferryboat the other day. As soon as
she had seated herself the Skye terrier
with blinking eyes crawled under the
seat and proceeded to go to sleep.
y well-dressed Gloucesterite, carry
ing a small market basket, entered the
ladies' cabin and deposited his $50
pounds of avoirdupois in the next seat
TO the woman with the Skye terrier. He
showed his basket under the seat, and,
without drawing a newspaper from his
pocket, settled himself TO read.
The boa was moving from the slip.
when suddenly the woman began to
wriggle. She toyed impatiently with
her skirts, and. in n stage whisper
audible to those nearest her, said:
Don't be rude. Fido." and gave the
dog chain a little jerk. A moment
later she turned pale, AND. giving the
chain a hard jerk. said, screechingly:
Lie down. Fido; behave Yourself. sir"
The passengers smiled. and the woman
gasped. She jumped up with a shrek
that would have done credit TO q Sioux
Indian, and began to strike her skirts
and dance about as if executing Il
:Omanche war dance. As she and the
dog swung round the cabin the animal
resembled 4 rag pin wheel just set off.
The other passengers had by this time
become intensely interested in the per-
Torrance and stared at the woman in
~opcn-eyed wonder. An idea suddenly
struck the well-dressed Gloucesterite.
He reached under the seat and calmly
withdrew his basket, and as he raised
the lid a look of wisdom overspread his
rotund features. To him, at least, the
mystery of the woman's actions was
made plain.
Madam" he said, without moving an
eyelash, when you are through with
my lobster will you kindly return it to
Ine?"
There was a last wild despairing
shrek as the woman collapsed into a
dead faint. Then the Gloucesterite
wrenchcd open the jaws of his lobster
and replaced the crustaccan in his
basket. Some among the crowd con
tinued to roar. while others set about
restoring the unfortunate woman to
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

CINE. Then there ono the whistle OF
down brakes Charles is sick and
faint, but he realizes he must keep up.
Slowly. oh, so slowly, it seems to him
the trains speed diminishes, and at last
it ceases 10 move.
\ brakeman climbs down and runs
towards the bicyclist, for he still waves
that piece of red flag above his head
with m hand while with the other he
clasps firmly the handlehar of his wheel.
The brakeman is close to him now and
grasps his wheel, for it is beginning to
wobble frightfully. He holds it firmly,
for Charles is, for the moment, too weak
TO dismOunt.
NO. 5 has passed V station,"
Charles stammers out between his gasps
for breath.
That is enough; the brakeman knowE
only too well what it means. He shouts
out the information to another brake
man who is nearer the train, and the
latter starts on n run for the head of
The train with his red flag. VIII he be
in time to stop the express?
Amoment. then another. passes. Sure
" he must now be ahead of the freight.
Charles strength returns, and, leaving
his wheel. he rUshes along beside the
track. On reaching a place where he
can see some distance ahead of the train,
he notices the brakeman with the red
flag is still running.
Then there n the whistle Of an
approaching train. The brakeman
waves his FLAG, and Charles hears the
whistle of down brakes from the on
Gin" of No. ;. and sees No. IS, tie heavy
freight, begin slowly and maiesticaily
to back. Soon No. 5 m in view.
still moying but very slowly. ard at
last stops. No. IS then ceases to back.
and the two trains face each other, the
smoke from their engines intcrmingline
above the length upon length Of carr
which might have been piled upon one
another in one wild heap Of chaos and
death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

Again father and son stood facing
each other in the library,
''To-night is the time / was to pay
YOU my debt" Charles said, laughingIy,
but, first, you must admit hat q BIZ
cycle is nOt so useless as you at first
supposed"
NO. my son.; it is l who am in your
debt" Mr.. StillweH replied. "for you
saved me two great trains, and it is a
debt it will be hard to pay. Here is
the money you handed me toward the
wheel. You see l have not touched it,
and Mr.. Stillwell handed back to
Charles the identical roll of money
which he had given him on the night
of the first payment. Il gladly make you
a present of the wheel. Now, what else
can l do for you? will be glad to give
you almost anything. The company
has empowered me t act most liberal.
ly."
"All 1 wish for" Charles said, "is
that my wheels number, 11,152, shall
go down on the records OF the company
among the train numbers with a his
tory of what il did towards saving two
trains" And so it happened that in
the records of the l.. & ". railroad BIZ
cycle No. 11,152 has a place and a his
tory.-Leslie's Illustrated Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

The young physician was tired when
he returned from his evenings calls, out
as he settled bach in his easy chair, and
ais pretty wife of only a month or two
took a seat beside him, he asked, alice
tionately:
And has my little wife been lonely?"
"Oh, no." she said, animatedly. AT
least not very. I've something to busy
myself with"
Indeed" he said. What is it?"
"Oh, I'm organizing a class. A lot of
young girls and married women are in
II, and we're exchanging experiences
and teaching each other how to cook"
"Wha. do you do with the things you
COOKE" he asked, interestedly.
"Oh, we send them to the neighbors
just to show them what we can do.
There's one lodging house gets most of
it. It's great fun"
"Dear little wife," he said, leaning
over and kissing her. Thoughtful of
your husbands practice; always anx.
ioua to extend it."-San Francisco Ar
gus.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

The newest evening coiifures are in
1880 style, with motives Of jet, steel
and Strass.
The link belts in enamel are much
worn by those who possess pretty gold
or silver tritles that can be hung from
Them by chains.
The newest sort of yoke is made of a
close-set white cord, braided in an inn
portant pattern wide enough to cover
the top of the bodice and entirely to
the bust. It is either of this fashion or
else quite narrow, merely a band across
the upper portion of the neck attached
to a rounded drapery dropping over the
arm.
Chic-looking zouaves attract the eve
TN many of the most stylish dresses of
the year. Sometimes they are all lace,
sometimes fine muslin as a ground
work to the minutest white embroidery.
Occasionally they are made of grass
lawn, worked all over with pompadour
flowers or jewels, and embroidered
glaces are employed for them.-Chi.
LaCo News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

seemed relieved at the interruption.
handsome, manipulating fellow Of
about Il entered the library. advanced
toward the table and stood opposite
his father. As they thus faced each
other, one could see a striking resem-
blance. The same logged persever-
ance, the same resolute look and deter
mined expression which characterized
Mr. SullwelIs face, and which showed
what had made him superintendent Of
the Il. d W. railroad. without f:ieuiis
or influence to back him, appeared also
in the face of his son.
This resolute look was now the most
pronounced expression on the sons face
as he said:
Father, 1 want to send for a bicycle
tonight
The happy look that had come over
Mr.. StillwelI's face changed to a rather
stern expression.
We'll, Charles, you know how much
they cost, and at present 1 can i'll afford
to get you one"
Il know that, father" the boy re
piled, land had thought of It long ago.
For 4 year | have been working in spare
moments and saving all | could until
L have NOW half of the price Of a BIZ
cycle. Unless l get it at once, l can
not have it this summer. If Won will
advance me the rest of the money |
can get the wheel and pay it back before
fall"
Mr.. Stillwell dropped his head upon
his hand, as if in deep thought, but
under the shadow in which his face was
placed there came y pleased, happy
look. Already the boy was shown"
what was in him. lie had not begged
for a bicycle, but he had set out TO get
it himself. Mr.. StillwelI did not Ike
hic"cleS. lie regarded them as one
would regard a COSBY to-. AltGou~',
he was secretly pleased with the way
his son had gone about getting it, he
still thought it Il useless expenditure
OF money.
When he looked up it wes with a
grave expression, and for q moment
Charles heart sank.
You know what I think of bicycles"
he said. Il think they are very costly
and practically useless. The PROPOSE
ton YOU make, however. is a thorough
~ business one. 1t is your own money
you are spending, so / will advance
what you ask for, and shall expect to
have it repaid by next fall. If l felt
differently in the matter, l would glad
ly help you to get it, but, feeling us
/ do, it is best you should buy it with
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
CHINESE MAKE SLOW PROGRESS
Though Ingenious. They Have Made Few
Inventions in Recent Years.

In these times, when we can put a
circle around the world in 20 days, this
globe of ours seems a small enough
place. But who cOnceives its real PIX
tent? Who can compass in his mind
such Il realm as China?
Denis Kearney used to tell us the Chi
ncsc were "moon-eyed lepers." Ny dear
friend Bret IIarte dubbed them heath
ems. Our enlightened government pro-
Ecribcs them as things accursed. Yet
in that marvellous nation has gone on
for immemorial years a civilization
and an industry which were brilliant
when Europe was a fen pcoplcd by saw
ages and America an undreamed of
wilderness.
They had 4 literature before the
Egyptians, and Il wise one, too They
had printing when the European world
was Il chaos. They had art when it
was an unknown thing, except, perhaps,
to the Egyptians. and to them only in
Il primitive way. They were the in
ventors Of glass. and centuries upon
centuries before Il European ship pene-
trated the Indian ocean their iunks
traded glassware to the ports of the Per-
sian gulf. The Arabs. with cutting tools
procured from the Chinese, engraved
the Chinese glass with Arab emblcms,
and so stole the claim to invention.
When the Chinese commenced to
make pottery is unknown. From pot
terry 10 porcelain. from porcelain to
glazed porcelain the process went on.
They cut jewels with miserable tools,
which now almost battle the mechanical
ingenuity of Amsterdam. They made
coral Il jewel when Italy was unknown.
They carved jade, an apparently worth
less mineral. intractable and brittle.
into the most ingenious of artistic
forms. Their silks were the silks of
the world. FOR there were 10 others.
And through all these aeons, with all
their capricious changes Of dynasty.
they have remained the same people,
perpctuatiEg the feudal system of Eu-
rope, Il nation of lords and serfs. But of
late years. the vaSsals having been
ground down so fine. the conditions hav-
ing changed so much since the new
world has grown up about them, the
lords reluctantly part with their treas
Ured heirlooms under The pressure OF
recCSEifv.-The Collector.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

your own money as you propose. L,
therefore, ask you to consider well, be
cause there must lie no mistake about
your returning me the money waen it
due"
Il have thought it over carefully"
hia son replied, land | will hand you the
Honey then. Here is the other half
now he continued, as he laid on the
table a roll of bills of various denOmina-
lions.
How much that money meant to him,
How much sclf-denial. hard work and
persevering effort. Perhaps his father
guessed what was passing in his mind.
for he drew the money toward him al
most tenderly.
when do you wantm my check Tor the
full amount" he asked.
Tomorrow. l will write the letter
tonight, and in the morning you can
look it over and inclose the check 10 the
manufacturer"
Charles then babe his father good
night and left the room.
For a moment Mr.. Stillwel gazed to-
ward the door, and away from his
work; then he smiled happily and went
back to his writing with renewed
energy.
Bicycle 11,152 had at last arrived.
Charles noticed the number when he
unpacked it from its crate.
The bicycle represented more 10 him
than anything he had ever possessed.
How fond he became of it! The self
denial, hard work and study he had
given to get it were all repaid 4 hun
-dredfold when he sped over the road
with the bright, steel machine beneath
him. He never seemed to tire of its
company. When not riding he was
working over it, polishing the nickel Or
wiping the dust from the enamel. The
summer was nearly over before he real
lied it. The days had sped away from
him as the road had under his wheel.
Tn. amount he owed his father
seemed to grow larger as the time came
near to pay it, although he had raised
as much as half of it. The thought OF
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Pineapple with Rice.

This is an admirable dessert. Put
a pint of milk over the fire, snd
the moment it boils add a third
of a cupful of well-washed rice
and half q teaspoonful of salt. Let the
rice cook in a double boiler in the milk
for half IN hour. Add two eggs well
beaten and three tablespoonfuls of gran
ulated sugar. Have ready a buttered
two-quart mold, in the bottom of which
put an inch layer of the prepared rice,
then a layer of stewed pineapple and
so on alternately. When the mold is
filed, set it into a pan of hot water,
and cook in a moderately hot oven for
half an h0ur.-Good Housekeeping
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Impressed Him Most.

How did Buffalo scenery affect
you?" asked the newspaper native of his
visitor, who had just come in from a
trolley ride on the u
Il was very much impressed" was the
reply.
81 thought you'd be-" said the guest
proudly. What impressed you The
mOst?"
THAT fat woman who was standing
ON my toe most of tic way ~down."-Buf-
falc Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
A Legitimate Kick.

What is that fellow raving so for?"
asked the tourist.
Missed the midnight train last
night" explained Rubberneck Bill.
We'll. well! 1 have. seen men swear
and cavort for five minutes or so over
missing a train, but he is the first one
l ever knew to be at it ten hours after
the train had gone"
He has mighty good reason, my
friend. They was mOre'n $4,000 in bull
lion and dust on that thar very train
IndinnaDolis journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

Just a blossom or two, with some
green leaves, will Tighten the table
wonderfully. Teach the children to
bring in clover blooms and blue grass,
with the graceful seed heads, if YOU
have not finer flowers. 1t will teach
them to see beauty in small things, and
to make the most of their SURROUNDINGS.
-Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Something New.

Hoax-Tve got a great scheme for
warm weather.
LoaX-Let's have it.
I'm going to have a small boy near
me- sharpening slate pencils. 1t always
makes my blood run cold."-PhilsGel-
phia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
A Sensible Han.

Are you going to the beach this sea
son?
no, I am not going to the beach this
season. Money is scarce, and l can
get the same wild enjoyment at home
by daubing my face with five cents
worth of walnut juice."-Vexas Sitter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

The exports of preserved and
canned fruits from the United States to
the continent of Africa last year
amounted to S16,921.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
BICYCLE NO. 11,152.
BY HENRY f.

ATHER, may I
come in?'' said a
fresh, young voice.
Certainly, my
son." answered =
a who had been
but a III be-
fore bending over
his writing.
He glanced to-
ward h door as
it opened, and
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

Asia last year consumed 23,31S
pounds of our hops in the manufacture
of beer and malt liquor, paying S2,917
for them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

American cheese, to the amount OF
GO,44S, 421 pounds. was sent to Europe
last year, for which we received S5,4s7,-
$40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-16
Populism Rejected.
IN. Y. Times. Dem.)

| The candidate and platform of the Pop
| ulist convention at Chicago are absolute
| " rejected by the Democracy of New
York. In this city all the papers that
| have supported Democracy refuse to sup
| port the Chicago Populism. The Stats
| Zeitung. Herald and Sun advocate Me-,
lkinley; the rest advocate Mckinley rath1
er than Bryan. Among public men and
| politicians Bryan and Populism are re-
pudiated by such men as ex-Gov, Flower.
Perry Belmont Congressman Mcclellan
and Bartlett, Frederic r. Coudert ex-
| Mayor Grant. E. Ellery Anderson. Will
liam Steinway. Edward Cooper William
Crmmins. ]. Sergeant Cram. Ahram S.
Hewitt, J. Edward Simmons Henry
sHentz. In the interior of the state such
papers as The Buffalo Courier. The
repudiate Populism. ~
In the eastern states papers like The
can. The Providence Journal, The Hart
ford Times. The New-Haven Register.
and such political leaders as WINSTON
Warren collector of Boston T sHMay or
Connecticut join in spurning Populism.
In Philadelphia The Times and The Re
cord. in Baltimore. The News and +. The
and the Newark News. in Delaware. The
Wilmington Every Evening take the same
course.
confined to the East. In st. LOUIS Inc
Courier Journal the Anzeiger and me
Evening Post denounce the Popuiist tick,
ct In Chicago the Staats-Zeltung ana
The Chronicle the strongest Democratic
journals of the city in which the Popuiist
convention was held. join such stanch
Democrats as John X. Walsh. Collectof
Russell and Controller Eckes in deny
ing the claims of Bryan as Democratic
candidate. .,
This is not a bolt: 1t is the vindication
of true Democracy 1t is stripping the
disguise from an impudent pretender and
whipping him out of the party whose
leadership he seeks to usurp Repudia-
ton, swndlng. and revolution are hot
Democratic and have not the sllghtest
hold on the hearts or consciences OF Dem
ocrats 1t is the duty as 1t VIII De the
pleasure of Democrats to crush them SO
completely that they will never in our
generation trouble the land. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-16

mended them for it. When the craze
known as Greenbackism swept over
New England, a personal loss and sacri-
hce ! battlesl against it with all the vigor
aud ability ] could command. Since Pres
dent Cleveland has shown his loyalty to
Democratic principles by adhering to the
gold standard and maintaining the ma
iional credit. / have honored him for that
more than for all else accomplished I'M
der his administration. To soil my re-
cord now humble as il is, by surrendering
principles which have been my guide
through life, and to stifle my convictions
OF duty in this hour of the country's
greatest peril. ! cannot and will not do
Ven though in the spirit of Tom Ben
tons proclamation on memorable oc-
casicn. solitary and alone | set this ball
IN notion Said the eloquent champion
who carried off the honor at Chicago
YOU shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross of gold" So say we all. Neither
shall communists and anarchists be per-
mitted 10 strike down our national honor
and public and private credit. their hands
graspIng concealed weapons i'm their
bosom and with silver sabres dangling by
their sides.