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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30

Not for the dead alone this day we cherish;
For all our brave deserve as well
As those who in the conflict fell
Zach riskcd his all-no one could tell
Who was TO perish.
Not for the dead alone we bring thess
flowers:
But for their parents bowed with years,
Their children whom this day cndears,
Fer wives and sisters yet in tears
Their griefs are ours.
Not for the dead alone these ersigrs CORY:
But to impress on every eye
At what q cost we st:ll MAJ fly
That fabric fashioned from the sky
Our nations glory!
Not for the dead alone the drums are beat
ing;
Dut listening ears shall catch the strail
And comrades join the sad refrain
TIL heart to heart shall beat again
In solemn greeting.
Not for the dead alone commemoration;
But that our sens be taught to-day
The Price their fathers had 10 pay
To keep and unto them convey
This mighty nation.
Not for the dead alone-Ahi truly not;
Put for an object lesson grand
That al the earth may understand
The valiant saviors OF this land
Are not forget!
j. 2. Rand. in Springfield OIass.) Re.
pvLIica0-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
PROCESS OF PETRIFACTION.
As the Animal Matter Decays the Pores
FIJI with Lime.

In his second lecture on the ".Archi-
lecture of the Earth's Crust" at the Bos-
ton Society of Natural istoryrooms re-
Gently, y. W. Graham accounted for the
petrification and preservation of miner
al, animal and vegetable matter. The
shells of animals now found at the sea-
shore will ultimately be buried in the
crust of the earth, which is formed
principally of conglomerates. sand
stone and shells. All the fossil smells
that are so common in the cliffs Siong
the seashore We're buried there before
the beginning Of the present geological
period, while the cliffs were Il soft mass,
covered by water. During the process
of petrification of the sand the interior
of the shells was dissolved. and there
remained an empty cavity; but .rradu-
ally rainwater penetrated through the
valves, carrying into the she'll Il soft
mud, which hardened and assured the
Xac form of the interior of the shell.
Under some conditions the animal mat
ter which is to be found in all natural
shells. decays, and gradually the pores
are filled with lime, and the shell be-
4 true pctrification. Again, the
shell may decay entirely, bu; the inside
cast. formed by the mud, cannot be
dissolved. and a new substance is
formed around the cast by the action
of water. And as the mold (fUr so
is called the formation in the cavity &C.
casioned b. the dissolution of the shelD
has received the exact outside impress
sion. there is formed a true cop" of the
original shell. Those counterfeit fos-
sis are usually formed by quartz, E
mineral composed of pure silica.
The lecturer showed specimens of
petrifed shells, wood and vegetables.
some of which, he said, were thousands
of years cid. While there are :ossils
that are generally accepted as petrified
wood, there is, in reality, no such thing,
for the woody matter is decayeG, parti-
Gle by particle, and is replaced BY
quartz. The process is SO slow and del
icate that the character of the wood
may be noticed in the new formation
and one can tell what kind OF wood it
was. Mr.. Graham showed pieces of slate
which. as could be distinctly seen. were
formed from ferns. Boston Tran.
script.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
Pennies in juneau.

The old-time Yukoners who stayed in
Juneau so long that the first of the
incoming rush reached the Alaskan
metropolis before they started for their
summers work in the interior got an
unusual. and to them unwelcomc, eyi-
dence of eastern civilization through
the introduction into ,Juneau's frac-
tional currency of what the Mining
Eecord scornfullv calls the humble
penny piece" The Yukoners regard
the silver quarter as the smallest ma
tional coinage. They despise dimes and
think the nickels an outrage on hui
manity. For the penny as a coin they
have no satisfactory vocabulary of de-
nunciation. They prefer rather to de-.
nounce the persons who use it, and
such denunciatiOn usually includes the
entire genealogical tree of the unfor.
tunate offender. The only possible use
a Hukoncr has for n penny is TO treas.
IRE it as q curiosity.-N. Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30

manage the children and the schoo!
house"
"WhatIl you do?" he asked.
why, plenty of things! Wen fly
our flag for the first time on Memoria.
day. Ven invite the parents, the schoo
GCmmittee, the minister-in fact, tht
town. The children will sing. And
we'll have speeches-yes, speeches, NJ
Simpson, from Plunkett's two noble
bcnefactors."
Mr.. Simpson pooh-poohed vigorously
at the last idea; nevertheless she sew
he was pleased.
Arrangements were made for a celc
bration. and Mr.. BIodgett was asked tc
make an address.
Il won't have anything to do with
such tomfoo!ery!" he Numbered
Dave simpsons made 4 big enough
fool Of me now"
I'm sorry YOU won't make Z speech,
SIR" said Miss Stanton. but, anyway,
l hope you'N let Sammy take a part in
the ceIrbratior."
WELL" said Blodgctt, ungraciously,
"if he does, see u it that he speaks up
good ard loud"
So Sammy was selected to speak 4
piece in his crandfather's place. He
had very little ]oratorical gift. Miss
Stanton struggled with him faithfully
and diligently. Yet each time, after he
Slipped from her presence. he reap
pearcd with the sing-soTg infection
ard abcninable emphasis that made
her blood run cold. She could not I'M
dcrs;and these persistent relapses.
SAMMY" she cried. in despair. what
shall L do with you, if you will not
speak il as I teach you too"
Sammy burst into tears. 81 wisht
there wasn't ever any Memorial day,
o any flag, nor anything. 1 visit I
was dead-so. there"
Why, what's the matter. Sammy"
"Before I'm out of bed in the morn
ing, @ran'pa he's after me 10 speak my
riecc," sobbcd the boy. And the SAINT
every noon and after school at night.
And he stands me upon 4 rock down
in the lack pasture where nobody can
see or hear. and he goes off to the other
end, and l have to holler it ut him. And
1 begin your way. and Re says he'll lick
mt if l don't say it his way. And be
tween You Eorh-boohoo."
Here was I revelation. Mr.. Blodgett,
for all his surly manner, had become
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
Hail Storms in the Orange Free State.

One of these republics-the Orange
Free State-is very nearly as large as
England. and just as large rs the state
OF New York. 1t lies from 1000 to 5000
feet above the sea, and is mostly level,
with some low ranges of hills. The
surface is bare of wood, except in a
few sheltered spots along the streams.
but is well covered with heritage. The
air is pure and bracing, much like that
of Colorado or Wyoming. There are,
happily. no billiards.; but violent thun-
der storms are not uncommon, and the
hailstones-I have seen them bigger
than pigeons ~eggs-which fall during
such storms sometimes kill the smaller
animals and ever men.-Prof. James
Bryce, VI. p. in Century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
SCHOOL AND U r

"A woman school teacher of Ames-
bury, Mass, retired last week after 50
years of continuous service.
Every game will be square" is the
assuring but somewhat astonishing an
nouncement in the advertisement of q
church fair in a Maine town.
Canon Mason, of London, has ac-
cepted an invitation of the Episco-
palian club of Boston to deliver three
lectures on archbishop Cranmer.'
They will be gwen in st. Paul's church.
Boston.
d.. Sesare Lombroso, late professor
of legal medicine in the University of
Turin has been transferred SAYS Science,
to the chair of psychiatry. He has ais,
been given the dictatorship OF the uni
versity clinic for mental diseases.
1t is proposed to utilize part of Miss
Culver's gift to the University of Chi
cage in erecting four separate build
ings, one each for zoology, botany, al.
atOmy and physiology. Ground has al
ready been broken for the first of these.
The bishop of Bedford AYERS that
the east London district contains =
population of 1,5OO, 900, nearly all poor.
From this statement some idea will
be had of the vastness of the work the
clergy are called upon to perform. The
difficulty of raising funds for so great
a work is very great.
There were 1866 students in al
tendance at Russian universities at tie
beginning of the year, divided as fol-
lows: Moscow, 3,SSS; st. Petersburg,
2,625; Kiev, 2,244; Helsingfors, in
Finland, 1875; Dorpat in Livonla,
1854; Warsaw, 1885; Kharkov. 1900;
Kazan, s25; Odessa, 555, and Tomsk, in
Siberia, 405
According TO the Pontifical Annual,
which has just been issued, there still
remain six cardinals in the sacred co..
lege created by Pope Plus N. They are
Cardinals Mertel, Parrochi, Oreglia.
Ledochowski, De Canossa and Hohen-
lobe. Cardinal Mertel, the senior, is
now 90 years old and Cardinal de Can
ossa, the next oldest. is 81. The young
est cardinal, according to the book, "
Cardinal Svampa. who is only As.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
ORIGIN OF BLUE GRASS.
Not Originally a Kentucky Product, for
1t Came from Indiana.

Il notice by the papers that some
body in the south part OF the state wants
to know where blue grass first started"
said Prof. John ColletI, eX-state geolo-
gist.
y great many people contend that
it was first found in Kentucky, but this
is not SO. Blue grass is a native of the
Wabash valley in Indiana. 1t was found
by William Henry IIarrison's troops
during the solemn march to Tippe-
canoe in 1911. Harrison gathered a
small army at Ohia Falls and started
rOrth. At Ninonnes the gallant
heroes realized that they could o 60
20G miles up the Wabash without feed
for their horses. Gen. Harrison hail
two cribs of corn at Terre Haute and
persuaded the men to go on. As they
cane on with hungry horses and scant
feed they found the ground covered
with blue grass. Six miles west Of
Newport on the Collett farm was found
a bountiful supply of blue grass. Some
places in the bottom it was growing
three feet high and such feed had never
been heard of by the Kentucky soldiers.
At State Line City more blue grass was
found and from there to Tippecanoe the
whole line of march was covered with
blue grass. The seed was carried back
to Kentucky and sown there, but they
could not make it thrive alone in the
warm soil and it had TO be sown with
oats and rye. Mr. Sandusky, the father
of the present family of that name, told
me in an early day that no blue grass
grew in Kentucky until after it was
imported from Indiana. Tom Down
ing. of Terre Haute, was an ardent adj
mirer of Henry Clay, and once went to
visit him at his home near Ashland,
Ny. After seeing the fine farm, well
set in blue grass, Downing suggested
that Mr.. Clay let him have some of the
seed to take back TO Indiana.
Tom, don't make Il fool of your
self said Clay, the grandsire of KEN
lucky blue grass is growing around
your house in the fence corners of
your fields. We got the seed from
Terre Haute and the middle Wabash,
and after Il hard struggle got it to grow
here in its present luXuriousness.'"-
Indianapolis journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30

tie Polly here wants it. But-bs-
well-you see, in the matter of contrib
utions for flags and such things you
mustn't look TO me to help you out.
Hope you amt over-much disappoint-
ed" he added.
"Oh, not overmuch, for Mr.. Blod.
gett warned me in season." smiled Miss
Stanton.
bill Blodgett!" exploded Mr.. Simr-
son. whats he know about il? Bill
Blodgett! That's 4 good one, I'll have
you to know Bill Blodgett's the mean
est man in Piunkett. Splits his cop
pers for the contribution-box, What
are you laughing at?" he asked in an
aggrieved tone.
Il was only thinking what Mr.. Dlod-
gett said" she replied demrrely. lie
told he you are the meanest nan in
Plunkett.'
Mr.. Simpson stared ~furiouzly. I'll
nay Bill Blodgctt for that. What else
did he say" :
Though his tone was fierce, Miss
Stanton noted that little Polly y.as rot
at all alarmed; SO she kept her own
courage undaunted, and slowly. as if
she was teaching 4 lesson to 4 very dull
pupil, replied:
Mr.. Blodgett said to me: You go
see Dave Simpson. and I'll match you,
cent for cent, dollar for dollar, what
ever you get out of Dave Simpson,
Now, what Go You say. Mr.. Simpson?
OF course he recko2ed you wouldn't
give a cent"
Eir. Simpson flushed with anger. 81
say this" he said, emphatically, "Tli
give you ten dollars-ten dollars for
Dill Elodgett to match. Yes, for the
sake of seeing Dill Blodgett shell out,
I'll give you'll give you-Polly, girl,
We'll give 4 clean 500! Cent for cent,
dollar Tor dollar says Bill Blodgett.
la, ha, ha. It's as good as 4 circus.
Simpson gives 500, Blodgett matches
It. And Blod@ett and Simpson hain't
spoke for years. Blod~ett and Simp-
son go halves or a $40 flag for Punk
EFT school-house. Ha! I guess I've
got Bill Blcdgctt this time."
But will Mr.. Blodgctt give his
share?" asked Miss Stanton. anXiously.
Got to-" replied Mr.. Simpson. One
thing about Bill Blodgett, he never
goes back on his word in a financial
transaction"
SO the little schooimistress went
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30

While Frenchmen grumble that they
still have to pay taxes in order to make
up the war indemnity exacted by Prus-
STA % years ago, the town of koeniss-
berg. in Prussia, has only this year ped
the last installment o. the loan coz
tracted to the war contribution imposed
IN 1t bT Napoleon !.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
At a Photographer's

LADY, want to have my photograph
taken and l want to.have this little boy
taken with me.
Photographer - We make an extra
charge, madam, when two photographs
are taken at once.
"Oh, but I'll keep the boy in my laD.S
-~Fliegende Blaetter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
Credentials Sufficient.

New Yorker-Do the upstairs of
Philadelphia belong to the best society
there?
Philadelphia Dame-The best so
ciety. Bless your innocent heart, of
course they do. Why, many and many
q moonlight night I've seen their cats
and Biddle's cats bowling on the same
fGnce.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30


As I stood by the road in my dream Of joy,
was touched by the muffied tone
Of the funeral drum, while the soldier hey
Was borne TO his rest alone.
i followed the bier to The lonely grave,
With a heart that swelled with pride
Fer the deeds of the noble hero brave
VINO for his country died.
And I gathered h lilies for his winding
sheet,
Made wreaths of the flowers tina grew
by the way,
And laid them down at the hero's feet,
This sad Memorial day.
And every year as the time goes by,
And the evening sun lights the western
Sky,
I gather the flowers that grow by the
way,
And weave into garlands fragrant with
life,
And go to the grave Memorial day.
To give him his laurels he won in the
strife.
Lydia 3. Walsh, in Home and Country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30

TIE tympanum overs the passage
leading to the interior of the ear Just
- q drumhead covers the drum.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-30
hEANEsrNANIN


ORNING," said Mr..
Blodgett, with an
upward jerk ofthe
chin. so you're
the new school
ma'arl. hcYH Come
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-07

Washington the children OF all the
Cabinet and diplomats are invited IN when
great matters Of this kind are learned.
A Cabinet kindergarten has long been
Washington feature.
English women lay their red checks and
strong bodies not 10 walking. but 10
working An English specialist says the
dew Of the grass In the early morning
is a wonderful tonic, not imagined, but
real The fluids OF the grass and air
mixed give out a very healthful aroma.
better as "a stimulant than any known
smelling-Salts.
The fancy for spending a honeymoon
I'm the country. with people who have
an accessible country place, Is not Dor
rowcd from other nations To be sure.
titled women always spend a honeymoon
in that way. But our women have taken
up this rural seclusiOn because they have
such a good time honoymooning with the
COWS and the flowers. and for il they are
willing TO give W the comforts Of hotels
and the gaieties Of towns.
A little butter costume is the property
OF a very pretty girl whose social posi-
ton has been that Of belle She has
had a little checked dress OF thinnest null
made with sleeves that roll back like a
mukmaid's. and n skirt that turns up
prettily. All through June she is going
10 spend an hour a day In the dairy,
handing down the rich yellow bowls. and
putting up fresh ones Of new milk.
a DUCHESS MILKING.
Milking is a process which IS learned by
few people who are not dairymaids and
dairymen. for men take the t''ry-cure. as
we'll as womep The Duci MARI
iDrguEh IL said 70 have fartsrl. fb.
Duke at Idle Hour the very day after
the wedding. Idle Hour was the spot
where her little Grace had grown up
and through all the Newport summer she
was constantly telling the Duke Of the
delights OF that one little country spot
on Long Island. The honeymoon was 10
be spent there. And the very morning
after the wedding the new Duchess drag
eed the young Duke willy-nily 10 the
barns. TO sec her milk the cows. and 10
the dairy TO see her make butter Later
they took a long bicycle tour almost
II the word OF curious dwellers may be
believod-almost around the island
The proper way TO take the dairy-cure
or the dairy-refreshening for man or
woman is 70 rise az first light. use the
muscles while milking and afterwards
water the COW and lead her 20 pasture
H'h 10 carry the MIX nome, drink II,
battle In II, and otherwise follow out
the famous milk cures OF the old country.
There IS a place in Geryany whore the
patients are kept on milk for a month
milk and blttermllk II they get too fat
the amateur milkmaids are scientifically
reduced but the muscles have become
as hard as iron and the nerves are
buried.
Not a girl whose father owns n country
place hat loves 20 show herself with shin
Ing morning face and bright milk-pail.
and the chances are that you hear the
milking song with the first note Of the
robin HARRY GERMAINE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-07
A BRILLIANT WEDDIyG
Miss Mary d. Meyer and nIr. James r.
Wallis United.

GLOUCESTER. c. H.. VA. June A.
Specialize wedding OF Miss Mary
Deans Meyer and Mr.. James Snead Wal
IT, which took place IN Abingdon church
on Thursday, the 4th, was one OF the
most brilliant witnessed In Gloucester for
a long time.
The bride is the daughter Of the late
Lewis Meyer Of Baltimore. and the grand
daughter OF the late Josiah Deans. Of
Roosevelt.
The groom is the son OF Mr.. o. s. Wal
lis. OF Baltimore and nephew OF Teakle
Wallis. The bridal party entered the
church in the following order, 10 the
strains OF Mendelssohn's march. which
was rendered by Mrs. Philip Yeatman
Of Norfolk. The ushers-9Ir. H. ~
Carson, OF Pennsylvania. Air. Aleck
Kearney Of Pennsylvania Mr.. Fahs
Smith, OF New York; Mr.. Coulter Grin
non, Of Virginia; Mr.. James Lyons
Taliaferro. Mr.. +. Deans and Mr.. Brautz
Meyer. Of Gloucester-entered first, ana
were followed by the bridesmaids-8liss
Gimen. OF Altoona. Miss Catherine TaDb.
Of Baltimore; Miss Buchanon, Of Balii-
more; Miss Louise Mitchell, Of West Nir-
ginia; Miss Sue Yeatman, OF Norfolk.
Miss Mary Dmmock. Miss Eliza
beth Meredith. and Miss Anne Page Nan-
Gergrift. Of Gloucester; then came the
maid of honor, Miss Lille FANS. gOwned
as were the bridemaides, IN white ore
candle over white silk, with dainty tlile
wells Tho bride. looking very lovely IN
superb white satin. followed on Tie arm
OF her brother Mr.. Lewis Meyer. The
groom and his best man, Air. O.. II. Neil
son. met them az the altar and the oeau-
tiful service was read By The rector, the
Rev. William Byrd Lee.
After the service there was a brilliant
reception at Beau Pre-. the home OF the
bride. a most recherche lunch was enjoyed
by the many guests. The presents were
numerous and handsome.
Amid shower OF rice and good wishes
the happy couple LETT in a state OF most
delichtful uncertainty as TO their destiia-
ton. 4 UNIQUE feature OF the occasion
was the giving and receiving of two
rings. Among the guests from % dis
lance were Mr.. j. >. VANS, OF ialti-
more. Mrs j. Mathew Wallis. OF Altoona;
Mrs Yeatman. OF Norfolk, Mrs. smith,
~ Norfolk: Miss Mauton. Of New YORK
Mr.. John Marin. OF Richmond; Ar.
Phillip Tabb. OF baltimore among nc
county people present were Mrs. Il. O..
selden. Mrs. Vanlergrift Mr. ANA NJ s..
lanes Meredith. Hon. John n Iaop
and Mrs. J. n. Tasb. Mr. and MIS-
John Tahh. Of Summerviiie. Mr. ana
Mrs. A. W. Withers; the Misses sea tll
Dimmock. Tahb. Meredith. blNal' James
and Jones. Messrs. Jones. James, Mere
aim. Tallaferro. and Perrin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-07

Veterans. viii be In Richmond on the
18th one hundred strong. with Major A.
g. Pendleton as commander. Besides
these many citizens Of this town and
county will visit Richmond during the
reunion.
The Town Council for the next ensuing
two years VIII be composed Of the follow
ing gentlemen. four OF whom are Demo
Gratis and three Republicans: John X
sexton Or. :. W. Dickinson, j. W. zen
John Il. Nenable. .. c. Sprinkle. John
H. Prater. Captain A. II Atkins was
selected mayor by a majority OF hVe
votes.
Or ". G.. Starr. OF Broad street
Methodist church. Richmond. VIII pre1on
tho baccalaureate sermon az Emory anu
Henry College on tomorrow.
The address before the Alumni Assocla'
tion will be made by Captain c. Z. Vaw-
ter, OF Crozet, Va. 49,, O.
President p. w. Swain. II the Marion q
and rye Valley railroad, Is here from
New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-07
IN oRIrIcaL coNDirioN.
The Victim of the Boiler Explosion Not
Expected to- Recover.

PETERSBURG. VA. June G-spe-
cial-1he condition Of Mr. q. T.. McGil
of the firm Of Mobiles a McGul, is very
critical. Mr. McGnl. as stated in these
dispatches, was injured by the explosion
OF the boiler at the saW-rniil in Chester
field county yesterday afternoon. The
mill is near Swift creek. and MI Mclih
was blown into the creek, bat was res-
cued by friends, who happened io DE
near at hand Mrs. John Shell, who re-
sides at tho village whore the explosion
occurred. tainted with her infant tift
weeks old I'm her arms, whoa she heard
the explosion. believing that the report
Of the explosion was caused by the fa.i-
Ing Of the walls OF the Swift Creek Cot
ton Factory, and that her husband had
been killed.
Mr. j. A. Smith saws that he expects
TO have the Swift Creek Cotton NILS
rebuilt ana in operation by The 18th OF
September neN.
Thomas Gates. Samuel Bowman Low
Tucker, ami Elizabeth James (co.ored.
charged with the murder oil John Main
(cOiored) at city Point some days ago.
VIII be arraigncd for trial ln the County
Court Of Prince George. Judge Timothy
Rlves presiding, on neat Thursday
Mrs. Robert Tucker. OF Blackstone. who
has been quite I'D, IS improving.
Thu tram department Of the silk fac
tory Of John y Stcarns * Co. which
has been closed 0r some days. Will zee
sumo work on next Tuesday. The organ
department OF the factory viii probably
resume work very shortly.