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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-15

Ii the Democrats nominate j. NJ.
Seibert for Governor the Republicans
Then Southeast Missouri would wake
up from that Rip Vanwinklc sleep and
become known to the people of the
State.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-15

The contract for tae county printing
Wa awarded by the County Court
last week to The DEMOCRAT. There was
Ortv one bad IL
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-15

What HHs .Aa matter with the DEM
3,.--c organs tnLt they did not bid
lor the county printing:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-15

Ihe r.TG; ..,c $50, office VINO makes
thu me-, ,,.7~ "a nDs always the man
wlD GETS ;i."-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-15
dear to our heart il

Elbow dear 70 or NDart il
Cash on subscription.
When the generous subscriber
Presents il to view.
But the man who don t pay
We refrain from description.
For perhaps. gentle reader.
That man might be you.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-15

Nr.re -~. -ae dollars OF our
The herald., 1896-02-12

lakes.
Both mates and the old man were on
the bridge watching something ahead.
All in n sweat l sang out my message,
and the old man never asked why or
wherefore but popped in the chart-room
and slipped a revolver in the second
mates hand, saying. It's come to us
then The mate didn't move, so the
old man yelped at him, why dye stand
there. Mac? Are you white-liveredT
"Now Mac was Greencock man, and
he said. " ken. sir, l want orders frae
you, and III shoot your ain brother
Just in quiet and matter of fact way.
And Scott. he would. | know them.
"'Shoot anything that comes out of
the stoke-hole,' said the old man, and
Mac slid along whistling soft and quiet
to his station. Yes, that was ii. Annie
Laurie; but it wasn't for her he laid
him down and died. Poor Mac; he got
sand -bagged at New Orleans over chit
of Yaakee girl not fit to black his
boots.
"The old man grabbed me by the arm.
Look here he said, pointing out three
sails wallowing along between us and
the moon. That's the little game yonr
friends below are after. Their friends;
are coming TO join in. And by thunder,
so is our stem! lie turned on the Chief
mate like fash. You jump down with
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his father badly hurt and took care of
him, but was ready at a seconds notice
to go to any part of the battlefield. All
that day he carried water to the wound
ed and shared with any who needed
food the biscuits he had stuffed into his
pockets carly in the morning. lie saw
the reinforcements arrive, saw the Con
federates forced sullenly back the next
day, and when the gunboats came up
helped carry the wounded aboard the
steamers. 1t was then that Charlie was
ordered to go aboard the War Eagle
and accompany six wounded men of his
company to st. Louis. while his father
remained behind This nearly broke
Charles heart. but he got an opportunl-
ty to see his mother by it; for when he
reached st. Louis the surgeon in charge
sent him home. and it was ten weeks
before he saw his company again.
He found the men guarding railroads
when he got back. and for some time
he had nothing but routine camp and
guard duty to do. Early in the spring.
however. the regiment marched to
Jackson, then to Bolivar. and then to
Germantown near Memphis. Here he
had an attack of typhoid fever, and his
| mother again left home to nurse him.
This sickness hindered him from going
| on the Red river expedition. and sent
him home on furlough. But he was
! back in time to be present at the cap
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Mac into the stoke-hole, and make every
pig-tailed heather stoke her up to the
blow-otf. Wipe 'em out if they've any
lip. Scoot,'
He was tramping up and down like
Il terror. | never dreamt that man
with wife and family could have look
ed such a demon.
You he cried to me, Jump below,
and don't let the engines move a hands
breadth till l ring her. Then let her
rip
Il only went below the skylight and
told the chief from there; didn't care
to pass that thing on the platform
again. And besides, I wanted to see
what was going tc happen. 1 was all
on the jump, like white-faced girl; so
l stayed looking out. The steamer was
WalloWing in the trough like lame
duck. All the crew had turned out for
ward after fixing up the turned-in Chi
ma fireman. The three junks came on
in a line abreast down the wind. There
was Il hcathenish feeling about every
thing-that red. lop-sided moon making
a big crawly snake on the oily water;
the three iunks siding along, and us
laid silent. There We're three things I
remember; the slap of the water under
our stern. the rattle of the junks sails
tapping against their maStS, and our
old mans fist; he was pounding time on
the rail. Then she began to blow off.
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slumped. After hitting the first junk,
the old man had been ramping up and
down the deck like Il mad fellow. The
third junk had got some distance away,
but it was no use; after her we went,
our old man roaring and shaking his
fist at her; then all at once he quieted,
and conned us like Thames steamboat
skipper. And we hit that junk clean
in the stern, and rode over her from end
to end. 1t was sickening to see the strug-
gle in our wake; 1 ran and asked him il
we weren't going to save some of them.
He knocked me clean off my feet.
was silly for more than ten minutes,and
when / pulled together we were Still!
running ahead.
"Aly chief was binding up my head,
and the old man was staring astern.
All at once lie screamed, Lord, what
have ] done" and chucked up his arms
and fell back. He never spoke more,
but went out next morning. We made
the hrathens stoke us back to Hong
kong-an1 Jail. l went to hospital
completely knocked over.
"You know Aberdeen? Yes, well you
know that old house against the Town
Hall-an eating house; his widow keens
that show, and if ever yours stsre I'm
say as you know one who ss.ixl oh
him. And if you're flush"
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It didn't hit any metal, but something
soft. Then he clappcd his hand on my
face and held ME stone tight, and some
thing came down and rubbed by my
chest, scratching me-no more-and
through his fingers | could see the crank
moving but it had passed me. If any
one believes that engines haven't souls.
just you stick him in the crank pit, and
let her go, only dead slow and just to
clear him. That converted me.
HE dragged me right out kissing in
my ear, Whip up on deck: tell em to
shoot on sight any who leave the stoke
hole He slammed the iron door tween
the boilers and us and turned on LII Chin
who was still holding the lamp, and had
him by the throat before he could finish
no bobbory, all samee white man. AS |
jumped past the starting platform l
saw one of the new stokerS lying on his
back, his face Il thing of horror. That
was the soft thing the spanner hit, and
you know what size a connecting rod
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Rochefort poked so much fun in his sa-
tiric puhlication the "Lanterne."
In 1856 the French government learn
ed all the particulars concerning Willie
Watkins. and gave positive orders that
he should leave France. His guardian
sent him. in consequence, to the st.
Mary Catholic seminary, Creswell Port
Blackheath.
He was thoroughly educated at
that institution until short
time ago, and it is said on
good authority that during his vacations
he has called upon the ex-Empress tu-
genie frequently. He is fully aware OF
his individuality, and furthermore
his guardian has taken great care 10 I'M
press upon his mind the Importance OIL
the mission which certain leaders OF tne
Bonapartist party wish him to fulhn.
Truly he is a bastard; but for that mat
ter he would not be the only one in the
history of the world to have filled the
position of a sovereign. Indeed, there
were a good many bastards of note who
were so little ashamed of their origin
that they added the word 'bastard' as
title to their name. The bastard OF Or
leans was one of them. The enemies of
Prince Victor are very numerous, but
they could do nothing without the CON
sent of eX-Empress Eugene. For years
they tried to convince her that Willie
Watkins was really her only heir, and
she is said to have finally adopted this
view of the case. The widow of Napo-
leon III. it must be remembered. is eX-
ceedingly religious; in her old age she IS
even inclined toward bigotry, which is
q popularity of her Spanish character.
For this reason she has never been on
good terms with Prince Napoleon, the
| father of Prince Victor, who is free
| thinker and made himself conspicuous
during the empire in providing the cele-
| brated Friday dinners" at which meat
was served as def to the Catholic
| church. Prince Napoleon was very un-
| popular not only on that account, but
| he also was looked upon as coward
| by the soldiers for bis conduct at the
battle of Alma in the Crimea. The Zou-
! aveS gave him on that memorial day
| the nick name of "Plon-Plon." because
he turned his back to the bullets which
were made of lead C'plomb'). For these
two reasons. without mentioning his
| scandalous connection with CoSa Pearl
he was compelled to transfer his right
| to his son. Prince Victor's character is
| said, to resemble that of his father. and
and since the death of the Prince I'm
perial he has vaiuly attempted to gain
the confidence of the eX-Empress. He
wanted to supply him with money to sub
| sidize the newspapers devoted to his
| cause. as he is far from being rich. She
refused TO do this. and stated further
| that not "sou'' of her immense fortune
will be given to the Bonapartes.
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only stanmer out that he saw nothing
of them as he rode along. In the ex-
citement caused by the death of Nc
pherson it might have gone hard with
the boy had not the acknowledgement
came to his rescue. Gen. Blair was very
fond of Charlie, and had let him sleep
in his tent many time when he was
tagged out so his sharp words were the
more keenly felt.
Charlie continued with his command,
however, and carried message after
message as he was ordered. From At
lanta he went to Jonesboro. Here the
Confederates broke through the Union
line. This was the last fight Charlie
saw. His regiment was ordered to An
dersonville to release the prisoners
there, but Charlie did not go with
them. His active service days were
over He was ordered to Louisville with
his father and was there on detached
duty until he was mustered out, Janu-
airy ), 1865.
He often met Grant and the other
great leaders of the war in after days,
but his first sight of Sherman after At
lanta was in the fall of 1875. Charlie
Bliss was then a young business man
Ill AIlOu, Ills. IcucGdl ISlltElIstll uIOp-
ped into the city unexpectedly one
morning to look at a farm a few miles
out in the country. No one knew him
He went to the hotel and was waiting
for breakfast when Charlie Bliss came
in to get something to eat himself. He
knew the general ut once. and took
charge of him for the day. But Gene
raj Sherman could not believe that the
voting man who was taking such care
of him had taken part in that great
march to the sea, until Charlie had told
him everything, named the times he
had been at the generals headquarters
and show ed his discharge papers.
Alton gave General Sherman recep-
tion that night, and it was all due to
Charlie Bliss. 1t never had another op-
portunity. for the old hero was never
seen at the little city again: but the
veterans of Alton still remember Gene
ral Sherman, and still know Charlie
Bliss, the drummer boy.
JNO. L. STEELE.
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picket line was given. Stuffing lot of
biscuits in his pockets, he started on
run for regimental headquarters.
Something's wrong" he cried to his
father, as he dashed by the tent. You'd
better get ready"
| He ran on across small creek sepa-
rating the Quartermaster's tent from the
regiment, and reached the adjutant just
in time to hear the lieutenant colonel
shouting:
"Where the - is that drummer?'
'Iiere SIR
BEAT the long roll"
1t took no little courage for a boy to
do this but he started in at the right of
the regiment and marched down the
color line beating as hard as he could.
On his left the boys in blue were try
ing to get into their clothes and form to
meet the enemy, and on his right the
boys in grey We're steadily advancing
They had surprised and captured Prem
tiss' division, and were coming right
over to the quarters of the 10th. Bull
let's were beginning to fly around him,
but still he marched on. One bullet
struck the head of his drum and passed
through the side. He reversed it and
| played Oh llle snare lleuQ. lie TeucDeu
the end of the color line and turned to
march back. Bullets We're flying thick
now One struck the shell of his drum
and knocked it to pieces. He threw the
pieces back over his shoulder amid the
cheers of the regiment, and for the first
time noticed that his trowsers were
stained with blood. a spent ball had
struck him just below the knee. He has
tily tied his handkerchief around the
wound, and started on run with the
rest of his command.
For it was a rout. The enemy were
coming in dead earnest. Charlie kept
with his friends till they reached the
next knoll. He had in his belt the re-
volver given to him at Donelson, and
tried to stop the rebel charge, but his
ammunition was gone as soon as his
six shots were fired. Further and fur
ther back his regiment was driven Tin
til the river came in sight; then he be-
gan to help with the wounded. He found
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"All at once he roared out, Port, hard
a-portv and rang her full speed, and we
began to move. Lord! in three minutes
we had got our pace.
"The iunks had turned after us at
first, but they seemed to guess some-
thing was wrong, for one sheered off.
Presently we'd done the half-circle and
headed stem on to the other two. Then
l reckon they realized. The first broke
out into lights and shouts; she was
right under our bows, and you could
hear her split like dry tirewood. Her
big battened mainsail ratified on our
foc'sle head like a shower Of canes. The
sea itself seemed to yell all round us as
we steamed through the cargo of drown.
ing pirates. l looked over the rail;
we'd hit the other and smashed one side
off, and as we pranced by, l saw her
men sliding off her deck like split cart
load of turnips as she heeled over. Her
masts caught our after boat and tore it
away. Then she beam-ended and
The herald., 1896-02-12
NAPOLEON THE FIFTH
Romantic Origin of Willie Watkins, the
Prince Imperials Son.
HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE THRONE
First Meeting of the Prince I'm
perial and Lottie Watkins-The
-a%' Empress Eugenie Enlisted in
Watkins Behalf
Copyright 1895, by Bachelor. johnson Bacheier) }

Copyright 1885, by Bacheller, johnson Bacheller.l
The Bonapartist leaders who have been
opposed to Prince Victor since the death
of the Prince Imperial, are moving hca-
ven and earth to organize new party.
Their chief is already found in the per-
son of Willie Watkins, an illegimate
child of the late Prince. The boy will be
16 years old next July, and this is the
age recognized by the Napoleonic con-
Stitution for the coming of age of the
heirs to the Imperial throne of France.
The mother of the child had mysteri-
ously disappeared, and her son. who was
until recently at the Blackheath semi
nary, England. is also missing; but it is
generally believed that the partisans of
the new pretender can produce them
when the time comes.
EX-Empress Eugene was made aware
of her sons liaison after the tragedy
in Zululand in 1879: she refused at first
70 acknowledge the evidence, but pack
age of letters from the young woman
in the case. which fell in her possession,
soon convinced her that a denial was
impossible To avoid scandal, she gave
to the mother of her grandson certain
amount Of money, SO as TO enable her tc
leave Europe the said amount to be paid
on the installment plan. A trusted
friend took charge of the child.
Many conflicting and sensational stor
les have been circulated on the subject
but the absolute truth became known
only a few weeks ago. The identity OF
the guardian is yet concealed; he has
however, all the necessary documents in
his possession, and he is said to have com.
municated them to some prominent Bon.
napartists, among them the Comte
d'Herisson. Paul de Cassagnac and Du.
que de la Fanconnene.
The following information which has
been verified in its minutest details can
be considered as altogether relia ble The
child is really the son of the Prince I'm.
perial; there is not particle of doubt
about this. His legal father. however
was Walter Kelley. The mistress of the
Prince was n married woman who used
to live in Jermyn street in London; her
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loN IL L he vi
ture of Vicksburg, and to be appointed
orderly at headquarters, where his
father was stationed as post quarter
master. lie had one of the best mounts
going. and spent the winter in a way
most delightful to boy, until his regi-
ment got its veteran furlough in March,
1864 He and his father reioined the
boys at Cairo, where the regiment was
detailed to the Seventeenth army corps
under command of Gen. Blair Charlie
was still doing orderly duty when they
left by steamer for Clifton, Tennessee,
and started to join Sherman on his ia
nous march to the sea.
To Rome, Georgia, to Huntsville and
then to Resacca they marched. Here
they Joined the main army, and their
On this march Charlie was in many
perls. The corps had to divide in this
advance, and many times the divisions
forming it were widely separated. With
dispatch hidden in the sole of his shoe,
! in his stocking, sewed in the lining of
! his coat, or tied under his belt Charlie
would gallop from one division to the
| other. He was so small that Gen. Blaii
argued he would pass unnoticed where
a man would be stopped. Near Rome he
was raced by Confederate scouts. an(
had hard run for it; and near Resac
ca he was fired on by guerillas, but es
capped unhurt.
In the rear of Kenesaw mountain ht
might have saved Gen Mcpherson:
life had he known. But being a boy h,
was spared where, a few minutes later
the general was shot down. Charlie haC
just come back over the corduroy roat
with an answer to message sent b.
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Willie Watkins will inherit it in all
probability, and his partisanS hope that,
under their guidance. he will give to the
Napoleonic cause a fresh impulse The
newspapers which were compelled to
suspend publication for the want OF
funds, will make their temperance, and
once more it will be possible to work the
racket of the appel au peuple" appeal
to the people.)
The conduct of eX-Empress Eugene is
not surprising to those who are intimate
ly acquainted with her. She was not a
good mother in the true sense of the
world. and she is convinced that If her
son met his death in the Zululand, it is
her own fault. When the Prince Imper-
ial was boy. she is said not to have
been very kind to him. Indeed, it has
been asserted that she was less than that
in the Souvenirs written by a former
English governess of the Prince.
She thinks that the only way she can
obtain forgiveness is to do all in hel
power for the welfare of her grandson
He is her only heir, and in leaving him
the bulk of the fortune, she believes that
she performs only a sacred duty.
Willie Watkins will be 16 years old il
a few months, and his partisans who
are said to be quite numerous. have tax
en- every possible precaution to prevent
him from being spirited away. Similar
measures have been resorted to in regard
to his mother. SO far, leaders of the new
party have been successful, and interest
ing developments will take place very
| soon.
The government of the French Repub
lie does not appear to feel very uneasy
about the outcome: it is said however
that Mr.. Ourger, the chief of the politi
cal police, knows the Whereabouts OF
Willie Watkins, and that his agents
have never lost sight of Charlotte Kelly
since her departure from London.
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BUT TWELVE ANDA SOLDIER.
True Story Of Charlie Bliss, the Brave
Little Drummer Boy, Concluded.
MANY HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES,
His Drum Shot to Pieces at Shiloh
Saw Grant Capture Vicksburg-
Chased by GuerrilIas While
Carrying Dispatches.

After Donelson came rest of sevc-
raj weeks. Late in March boats were
taken for Savannah Il few miles above
Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing. Here
the 10th went into camp, with the re-
maindcr of the army, to wait for Buell.
to come up and then advance on the
Confederates. But the Confederates did
the advancing, and the morning of the
first days fight found Charlie on guard
duty. He was drummer ut the adult
ants tent. had beat the drummer's call
and helped sound the reveille. His
father had been appointed acting regi-
mental quartcrmaster, and Charlie was
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even new hands. However we began
to screw up. at least the chief did; he'd
only trust himself. Presently he showed
Il nut under my nose; That your trade
mark?' he asked. The nut was Clipped
and scribed with bad spanner marks
which l repudiated.
In what followed | can never quite
settle Ii Chin's share in the programme.
This was how we were after we had
fixed all tight again; Ii Chin was lean
ing through the eccentric rods with the
lamp; | was half in, half out The crank
PIT, and the chief was at my back. He
had the spanner All in Il breath he
dragged me backwards. fiat, my head
cracking on the plates, and l saw the
spanner so spit through the standards.
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METALS MADE FROM ALLOYS

METALS MADE FROM ALLOYS.
Bath metal is made from tin and COD.
per.
Bell metal results from zinc and COD.
per.
Bronze is the product of copper and
tin.
Britannia ware is made from copper.
bismuth and antimony.
Cannon metal is formed of copper and
tin.
Dutch gold is made from copper and
zinc.
German silver is composed of zinc
nickel, copper and a small portion of
iron.
Standard gold is made from gold and
copper.
Mosaic gold is combination Of copper
and zinc.
Pewter is made from lead and tin.
Sheet metal is composed of lead and o
small quantity of arsenic.
Solder from tin and lead.
White copper is made Of copper an6
arSN"ic--Hardware.
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Gen. Blair. He had dismounted and was
holding the generals horse when Gen.
Mcpherson rode up and asked for Gen.
Blair. Charlie saluted and pointed to
the place where his commander was
seated. He saw the two officers talk to-
gether and moment later saw McPher-
son ride down the corduroy road. In a
few minutes more he heard a volley, and
Immediately the news spread that Mc-
Pherson had been killed.
"Why the - didn't you report to me
that the rebels were on this road?"
asked Gen. Blair, sternly, as the boy,
in answer to Il summons, stood before
him.
Taken completely by surprise by the
harshness Of the question, Charlie could
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messing with him. The Irish cook was
baking biscuits as Charlie came run
ming down for his breakfast his father
was busy in his tent, so there was moth
left for him to do but tease the cook. He
was engaged in playing some boyish
prank when the first alarm from the
The herald., 1896-08-29
SUTR0 WILL DECLINE
Not Another Nomination, But Q Lunatic's
Invitation

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2s.-Mayor Su-
tro is constantly in receipt of all kinds of
invitations. but today he received one of
an unusual nature which he will, no doubt,
decline with thanks. He is asked to take
trip in the airship Christopher Columbus,
which is scheduled toIeave the roof of the
Mechanics pavilion on September and
attempt flight to Sacramento. The invi-
tation is as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.
Hon. Mayor Sutro, New City Hall, San
Francisco: Dear Sir-I have entered nv
airship, Christopher Columbus, in the COM
petition of the Mechanics institute between
the best and latest invented air motors and
| ask the honor of your presence in my air
ship on the afternoon of sail, from the roof
or the pavilion to the dome of the state
capitol at Sacramento. Do not be alarmed
in the least. as / guarantee safe trip. I
have asked Mayor Davie of Oakland to ac-
company US. i trust I may have your
presence at an event which will go down
into history as one of the greatest achieved
wonders of the nineteenth century. Yours
respectfully,
CARL ERICKSON"