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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

WICKEDNEss NAY prosper for awhile, but
at the long run lie that sets all kuaves at
work will pay them.-L'Estraugc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

l KNOW no such thing as genius; it is
nothing but labor and dIligence.-Hogarth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

GREAT names Gebase instead of raising
those who know how TO use them.-RocLe-
foucauld.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

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and 90 by it. Annual sales G.GUD, UuO boxes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

For ALLAYING HoARsENESs AND IRRITA-
TON OF THE THROAT, use "BrOIrH'x bronchial
TrOchcS." DC Il box. Avoid limitations.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

BESs-''lf | were in your shoes" MadSe
Don't talk of impOssiOilitics boston
Courier,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

If there is anything in Il young man the
kOntgcn rays should bring it out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

To BE proud of learning is the greatest
ignorance.-BishOp Taylor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

WE are commonly taught our duty by
fear or shame, but how can they act upon q
man who hears nothing but his w praises!
johnson.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-03-14

THE ~brakeman's 'all aboardI' ere long
Will be of little worth,
When from the air-ship rings the song,
"Core, all get eff the carth!'
Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
LETTERS TO THE QUEEN.

When They Strike Her fancy Her Corre-
sPondents Often Get Personal Responses.
Although she has been so years a
monarch, Queen Victoria has never vet
got far away from the people. Few per-
sons realize that all sorts of folk write
to the queen, and. what is more, that
she receives their letters herself. Some
OF those that come to her are very odd
indeed. A few days ago a missive
reached her from a little girl. The child
addressed her missive to "the dear lady
queen" and told how her doll had fallen
into hole in hill. The child wrote tina.
she supposed the doll had gone right
through, and, as she had heard that
the other side of the world belonged to
the queen, she hoped the queen would
not find 1t very much trouble to give or
ders to have her doll safely returned to
her.
It has been long time since the
queen enjoyed anything more than she
did this letter. The quaint confidence
of the child had it's own reward. The
queen looked into the case and found
the letter was written in the best Of
good faith. So she had a doll sent to
the little one, whose strange ideas re-
garding the length of the hole in the
Hill were permitted to reign unchecked
There was another letter not lon5 ago
that greatly pleased the queen. Itwas
from woman, who, like the queen, was
very old, and, unlike her, very poor.
1t was a simple little missive. written
in rough hand, and showing the
writer to be very illiterote, but it was
full OF loving kindness. It said the
writer had heard the dear queen was a
sufferer from rheumatism, so a remedy
that had aided the old woman, who W as
poor. was inclosed in the hope that i:
might benefit the greatest and richest
cid woman in the world.-N. Y. Jour
nal.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
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of reach of human sense. They exist,
but are no longer recognizable. Our rea-
slh is the only testimony to their exist
ence. Now think of the tremendous hia-
tus between 10000 vibrations per second
the highest rate at which sound appeals
to the ear and $50 0O0.0 900. the lowest al
which light appeals to the eye. Then
think of the infinite beyond. What
multudinous glories we miss. glories as
great as those revealed to US by ear and
eye, bat 10 which we are blind and deaf
and uncens, fuus because we have not
the organs to which they can appeal.
BEAUTIES UNSEEN
"Ytu hear talk OF sixth sense. Why,
you might reed hundred senses to be-
come awakened to all the infinite beau
ties Of this marvellous world The beau
ties are there. You cannot even imag-
inc what they are. You are less able
to aonceiye of them than a man born
blind or deaf can conceive Of color and
m"ssc. because the sense cf sight and
sound are part of the rotentiality OF
every human organism, and the blind
a;pi the deaf have ancestral If not act
uaI experience Of the senses. Therefore
they can form some dim idea Of what
they are. But we cannot know what a
sixth or a seventh or a hundredth sense
would be like or what would be the ef-
feet on such senses a any stopping point
in the vast hiatus in the vibrations be-
tween sound and light"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27

fest when It Is stated that the order which
brought about the condition OF Affairs just
set forth is Of very recent date, having
been promulgated by Mr.. Cleveland only
last May The rapdity with which Ar.
Cleveland has taken the offices out of the
hands of the secretaries and placed them
under the jurisdiction OF the civil service
commission is evident from the statement
of the commission itself that @ curing the
past three years out of the $500 offices in
existence, s2,0c0 were included In the vari-
Gus orders issued by SIR. Cleveland IN the
past three years. Every position which the
language OF the civil service law covers has
now been brough. hereunder with the ex-
ception of the fourth-class postmaster. and
even his existence outside the civil service
is a question of time. 1t 8 true that the
fourth-ciass postmaster appoinod by the
president. but ne does not require connrma-
ton by the senate. and therefore ne can De
brought under the jurisdiction OF the CON-
mission without violation or the conStitu-
tional rights of the senate But the spo.is-
men in the senate are not disposed 10 sur
render him without a struggle. u VIII be
remembered that last year Postmaster Gen.
erai Wilson put into practica. execution in
Baltimore a system OF conSondat,on or
postoffices, whereby all the fourth-ciass
pcstoffices within a radius or some twenty
miles from Baltimore were consolidated in
10 one Office and the postmasters were thus
brought within the scope OF the civil serv-
ice law. A plan has been very successfully
tried in Brooklyn, but Senator Gorman led
a successful opposition 70 the proposition,
and it has now been so seriously modified
that the fourth-class postmaster Is still
practically independent of the commission
However, President Cleveland and Postmas
ter General Wilson do not despair, and re-
cent order of the president viii make posi-
bic their inclusion as soon as congress shall
modify the wording of appropriations for
their pay. This order is not only one OF the
marked advances in civil service reform,
bun it also opens the way for perhaps the
most decisive administrative reform of the
postal system that this generation has seen.
The postmaster general declared in March
last that if he were given authority by con-
gress to apply this plan to only 500 Offices
he would save this year 10000 besides Civ
ing the public much better service.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27

store winGoSs, and inside On The coan.
The merchant scents the fancy OF his
customers afar of. ana by the time my
lady has quite made up her mind that
she wants some certain thing, there il
is in the stores ready TO her hand.
1t is not only in dresses and Innings
Of mantles that the Chinese hue win be
found It viii appear in millinery in
many shapes and shades. Ribbons ara
Is easily made of yellow as of any other
celor, and feathers and laces can oe yell
lowed with equal facility. There will
be many shades and each shade viii
have different name. distinctive
and generally odd. The men and wom-
en- who prepare new styles are ingen-
ious and can think of all kinds OF desig.
nations for variation of the same cclor.
So we have "old colonial yellow" tip
Of the canary's wing" "'crushed lsmon.-
autumn leaf" 'buttcrcup." "brim-
stone" 'oid ivory" golden sands"
golden rod" and dozens of others
Most of these shades are attractive. and
none IL downright ugly, SO long as one
likes yellow at all. II is a popularity
OF yellow that certain shades OF il can
be worn by either blondes or brunetses.
The rich effect Of yellow IN conjunction
with dark hair and bright brunette
complexion, Is understood by everyone.
But it is new thing TO many blondes
% learn that these are shades of yellow
that are most becoming to their COM
plexious. 1t is the intention 10 use yei
low . great deal in connection with
brown in dresses and hats this autumn.
IL is pretty combination, the yellow
showing up bright and distinctve
against a dark brown background.
Among other directions in which yell
low will be the dominant color must be
mentioned luncheons and teas. There
will be yellow luncheons and yellow
teas. The charming effect OF yellow
lamp shades. and yellow ribbons sctting
OF the pure white nspcry OF well-ap-
pointed luncheons can be imagined. It
will he even better than the pink. which
has so long held sway at these fune-
tions. On dark afternoon. too. yellow
decorations viii brighten up n room al-
most as much as the rays of fsunshine.7
st. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A free school for teaching the Rus
sian language has been established a,
Seoul, the capital Of Corea. It has II
pupils, ranging in age from 20 to 40
years.
On leaving Madagascar the Anglican
bishop of Antananarivo informed his
flock that after all his labors the men
were greater thieves than ever and tho
women more immoral.
English clergymen in poor par
ishes have to turn their hands to all
kinds of work. A Sunderland vicar
who acted also as dentist for his par
ishioners hauled out $4,000 teeth du<.
ing long ministry.
"A dictionary of Australian English
is being prepared by Prof. Morris, OF
the University Of Melbourne. Among
the words whose origin he is seeking
are ''larrikin," meaning street rough; !;
''brumby," the Australian wild horse,
and 'brickfelder," . windstorIn accom-
panied by dust.
In Syria people never take of their
caps or turbans when entering the
house or visiting q friend. but they al.
ways leave their shoes at the door. There
are no mats or scrapes outside, and the
floors inside are covered with expen-
sive rugs, which, in Moslem houses, ara
kept very clean, and used to kneel upon
while saying prayers.
-Rochdale Churches and Chapels.-
The town in England best provided
with places Of worship is the ancient
one Of Rochdale, where there are 14s
churches and chapels. Fifty belong
to the Church of England and o5 to the
Nonconformists. The Church of Eng
land accommodates "a, ,44s and the Non.
conformists 61,s5o persons in siteings.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27

An instance was given Of gentleman
who had indications of great longevity.
He was taken from his hotel iii with
yellow fever and removed to the hos
pital. where he was placed in a ward
with six other patients. In few days
the six were buried and he was dis
charged. BE had the same type of dis
ease and the same treatment His lon
gevity carried him through. In conclu-
sion he said:
"If tine is money. longevity is wealth.
a person who has great inherited lon
gcvity will outlive disease and eriov
the most valued inheritance which
parents can giye to their children
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
A CONVINCING COMPARISON.

pimcultiss of . commos school Ed0co~
tion In Early Times.
Johnny BlylSins bad been ic- Sue
cessfui than usual in his studies, and his
father was trying TO stimulate him 70
greater endeavor.
II can get along pretty well in most
things" Johnny was saying. "but I
can't manage with grammar and arith.
Inetic."
Those are the two essential studies
OF modern times" was the earnest reply.
"a man nowadays must know how to
talk for n chance 10 make money: and
he's got TO be mighty quick at figures
20 see that somebody isn't holding back
any when he gets bis change"
IL gueas I can pull through on gram
mar. But I've got so discouraged with
arithmetic that don't feel like try
ing any more"
Don't give UP. Arithmetic is just
a. important AZ the other, IL not mors
90. Be thankful the study isn't any
harder than IL Is. Think Of the poor
little Roman boys" he went on, with .
sudden Inspiration.
"Igd they have to study hard7" :,
"Studya Why. those boys had ~
know Latin before they could under
stand tho clowns jokes st the circus.
Lets tust take sn exaupse." be ex-
claimed. drawing . pencil and . pteoa
a paper from his note book. We'll
work IL cot the way q little Roman boy
would have had 10 DO. Suppose wo
want % divide 20 by six. You could do
that easily. But little Roman In ths
fifth or sixth grade wouldn't have II al
laid out before him In . simple, rnzis-
taxable fashion like that IL would b
worse than grammar ard Mathematics
combined with hirn. for he'd have 70 get
his intellect right down cIose 70 spell
ing words that don't mean anything.
He would have 10 state The example
rosbtion in this way: XIX divided by
VI The next step would bs 10 say:
VI into xL goes VI tiu.<s and w
Sver-'"
"Ard taen what worcd be DOR
why. then lie ~ookl-<r-Josrny.I
don't know just what he woild do then.
But i shouidnt Be Surprised IL 10
snaAhed bis tablet and cropped bis
stylus down . kpothole ssd rsn oo n
cgh. Indians. Star.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
INDICATIONS OF LONGEVITY.
Signs Of Long Lifo That Can Be Read and
Understood by Everybody.

Signs Of Long Lifo That Can Be Read and
Understood by Everybody.
At a meeting Of the Academy of Sci
ence recently F. W. Warner spoke upon
the subject of Geometry" Mr.. Warner
began his discussion by explaining that
the subject was q science treating OF
the measures of life and the laws and
conditions which govern its duration.
Every person." said he, carries
about with him the physical indica-
lions of his longevity. A long-lived per-
son may be distinguished from a short
lived person at sight. In many in
stances a physician may look at the
hand of a patient and tell whether he
will live or die.
"In the vegetable as well as IN tho
animal kingdom each life takes its
characteristics from the life from
which it sprung. Among these Inherit
ed characteristics we find capacity for
continuing its life for given length OF
time. This capacity for living we call
the inherent or potential longevity.
"Under favorable conditions and en-
vironments the individual SHOULD live
out the potential longevity. With un.
favorable conditions this longevity may
be greatly decreased, but with a favor
able environment the longevity of the
person. the family or the race may DO
Increased"
The speaker then spoke OF plant life,
stating tha. trees which have long,
lsnl- l. he L.
bly, have long life. Animals with large
bodies and short limbs have e much
greater longevity than those with tho
opposite characteristics. In speaking
of the human race, he said:
Each individual inherits potential
longevity, and should live out this Ion
gevity as uniformly as does the lower
animal. Allowing for accidents and ac-
cidental diseases, the family records
will show that the family longevity is
reached with a surprising accuracy.
THE primary conditions of longevity
are that the heart, lungs and digestive
organs, as we'll as the brain, should be
large. II these organs are large the
trunk will be long and the limbs COM
paratively short. The person will ap-
pear tall in sitting and short in stand
ing The hand viii have a long and
somewhat heavy palm and short fin
gers. The brain VIII be deeply seated.
as shown By the orifice of the ear being
low. The blue hazel or brown hazel
eye. as showing an intermissicn OF tenn
perament. is a favorable indication.
The nostrils being large, open ard free
indicates large lungs A pinched and
half-closed nostril indicates small o.
weak lungs.
In the case Of persons who have
shortiived parentage or ore side and
long-lived on the other side the ques-
ton becomes more involved II is
shown in grating and hy5ridiziny
that nature makes a supreme effort 20
pass the period Of the ssorte< loneerity
aud extend the life 10 the greater lon
Pevity. Anyone who understands
these weak ard dangerous periods os
life is forewarned and iorcarmed. II
has been observed that the children ef
loBg-lived parents mature much later
AID are usually backward in their
stud.ess-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
CATS AND WILDCATS
Rs1ocisus Feiines That Make Havoc AAo0e
Weaker Animals.

Fsrocisus Felines That Make Havoc Aneas
Weaker Animals.
It has taken about % years to rro-
duce tho wild cats Of Goat Island, the
degenerating process commencing
soon after the lighthouse was estab-
l;shed there in 1875. It seems that the
first keepers brought . number Of cats
with them, but with unrestrained lib
erty the animals gradually forsook the
comforts of civilizat ton. Goat Island II
the homo Of thousands Of birds and
squirrels. and to this is probably du.
the temptation of tho cats to fcrsake the
keepers freside. At first the cats would
absent themselves for days at time
but the kittens were born at home. II
time, however. they got over this, and
lived altogether in tie uaderbrush.
After few years the descendants o!
the first cats were SO wild that they
were afraid Of human beings and made
their dens in the cxcvices Of the rocks
From that time the cats becams
wider. until now they are as ferocious
al the terrible creatures Of the moan.
tains. They have increased in size and
changed altogether in disposition. They
are always seen in pairs and appear tc
mate. as all species Of the cat tribe do
in the wild state. The cats live on sqiIi.-
relc. quail and sparrows. as well as such
ether small animals as they can catch
They are :upplied with water from a
dozen springs IN different parts Of the
island.
In addition to other changes the Wild
cats have become hostile 70 such tame
cats as are brought TO the island from
time 10 time. They will attack them
on sight and never stop till they hars
killed their victims.
The chief destruction wrought nv
the wild cats is OF the quail that IN habit
the island The "artful drunnes-
used 70 Dc there in abundance. bu. A..
now pretty wei thinnsd out TIE cats
sre constantly or the alert, and not
Only kill every quail they can catch. bu.
ctten destroy whole nests fun Of young.
To prevent this the Iighttecpers are
always on the lookou; for wild cats and
shoot every one that ceres anywhere
near the bouse. As Consequence the
cats keep some distance awav. ard :he
quail seen 70 fhiak they Or. sase IN tha;
locality, for there are more nests these
than in any other Part OF .he Island.
0any plans hare been fri-<i within
the last few years 20 ri5 TIE Island of
ihe hzrzry. carairor1z.x ne<s<- is.s sz--
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

-Corea is about to establish per
mnnent legation a: 81. Petersburg.
On unyeiliug . bust of himself at
the London Guildhall lately, the duke
nf Cambridge. after looking at it, said,
sadly: 1t will remain after ! have
gone"
Queen wilhelmina of Holland hav-
ing attained her 18th year, has just
made her confession of faith as a MEM
Der of the Dutch Reformed church and
has been confirmed.
Dresden was the scene Of . painful
tragedy recently. DR.. Paul Eulen-
burg, an author, poisoned himself, his
wife and three children with, prussic
acid, as the family was starving.
Austria, too. has the bicycle craze.
Twenty large factories turn out 3o.ooo
machines . year. which are sold for
4,50o. 900 forms. The exportation of
Austrian bicycles is steadily increasing.
-Rinderpest is rapidly spreading
throughout Africa. 1t started in Abys-
sinia, has travelled across the continent
and crossed the border of the Cape Col
ony. 1t is likely that all Of the 1000, 900
head Of horned cattle in the colony will
be destroyed within year.
M. lie Bargy. who succeeded De-
launay at the Comedie Francaise in the
lover parts. has just been appointed 10
succeed him also as professor at the
Conservatoire, Delaunay being forced
to withdraw on account of reaching the
limit of age. lie Bargy is only 81 years
of age.
Mr.. Swithin Fleming. close friend
of Daniel O'Conncll and the Oldest So
hcitor in Ireland, died recently ~ Mid
dleton, aged 100 years. A day or two
before Mr.. W. Browning. who bad been
Wesleyan local preacher for ~ years,
died at Lancaster at the age of 90 years.
While the duke and duchess of Bed
ford were driving near ,Cairnsmore
house recently the horses bolted and
ran against tree, throwing the occu-
pants out. The duke escaped with n
sprained ankle and the duchess with
some bad bruises on the face and legs
and a cut over one eye.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-27
CASTS OF THE ESQUIMAux.
An Artist Who Accompanied Peary Made
Plaster Casts.

An Aftist Who Accompanied Peary Made
Plaster Casts
'T was anxious TO make complete
studies Of these peculiar people, so not
| only painted and photographed them,
but I also made a number of plaster
casts. This was the first time in the his
tory of Arctic work that the attempt
was made to exercise the sculptor's art
in the Arctic regions. may say that
was most successful in making plaster
casts o: the Eequimaux, notwithstand-
ing the low temperature in which was
obliged 70 work.
Il had to try various parts Of the
ship before I could find a place where
the plaster would not freeze, and at
length took up my quarters for this
work in the orlop, or lowest deck Of tho
steamer.
"In making the casts the mode Of op-
Grating consisted in first anointing the
bodies of the natives with q prepara-
ton Of petholatum, then in building
around the. model a we'll of clay 70 tho
thickness of several inches. Then /
placed strings vertically and horizon
tally upon the figure, allowing them 10
stick TO the flesh. in order to separate
and break the mold. then poured
plastsr of paris, mixed with water and
salt, TO hasten hardening, all over the
body of the subject, the mixture being
ten TO fifteen degrees colder than the
surrounding atmosphere permitted
the mixture 20 remain for four or fve
minutes. or until hard, and then re-
moved il. after marking II for future
joining. These Tnol6s were after-~ard
pared OF to get rid Of the super$uous
portions. and laid away In and around
the engine room to become thoroughly
evaporated.
I'm making the cast Of the face two
goose quills were inserted in tho
nostrils of the subject. Then the face
was fabricated and the eyes were
closed. and tissue paper placed over
them The subject was placed al fun
length on the deck. and a wail Of clay
was built ali around the face 10 prevent
the plaster Of paris from running Of
over then posred the plaster ever the
face with one hand. while with the
other held ,heguiIls in an inclined po-
sition 70 permit Of free breathing.
When the mold hardened /. was irnne-
dia:ely removed and trimmed as the
other rnolds had been. Measurements
of the features and members Of The
body were also taken
The EsqufHsu subjects underwent
these various operations very patiently
and without a murnu-. They eTen nj
lowed themselves 70 be washed with
soap and wsser. al esperi~pce as move
TO them as becoming subjects for
plasfer caets- For tkongb the Esqui-
nlaux possess many v5rro-s CLEANLINESS
Is not sexf 20 go-diine>s from their point
of view. Notwithstanding The dincrl-
tics succeeded II making Ie barrels
full Of mods. which I have brought
back with me. 40 that have r-ason 90
feel satixhad with my work.. Y.
Herald.