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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
Notice.

IN pursuance of an order tl the
County Court Of Cape GiraYF5eau
County. Missouri. made at its add
iourned August Term. 1897. to-lEIt:
On the ninth day of August. LS91. there
wiII be- sold 1T the south GOor of the
court house Z the city OF jackson on
the 18th day OF September. 1897 1T
public aucU0u- the franchise, privilege
and right to occupy and Dse certain
public roads i'll SAID county subject to
the conditions provided by law and
the orders Of said court. fox the pur-
pose of erecting and maintaining Il
system OF telephone poles and wires
for 4 period of twenty years, upon.
along and ar1;Os= the public n0ads sud
highways from thec city of Jackson to
the city of Cape Girardeaa. via the
] town of GUraonville, which said resate
is described - follows:
Running from zeal the limits Of
/ Jackson on the west side on Hubble
Greek to GOHdonville and thence on
the main road to Cape Girardeau.
Such franchise Will be sold to She
responsible bidder VINO will pay 1he
largest percentage yearly OF the grass
/ receipts derived from such occupation
and use: which shall not be less than
two ~ per cent of the gross earnings
dan ing the first five years o{ such 1se:
thereafter such percentage shall be-, in
creased to correspond with the in
crease in the value of the lands thus
used. Such successful bidder shall,
before said franchise shall take effect,
give bond to, said county, in the sum
of seven hundred dollars. 10 be, ap-
proved by TIE said County Court for
the faithful and punctuaL payment
annually Of such percentage and for
the prompt construction, composition
and maintenance of such telephone,
poles. lines. system and exchange and
all other conditions required bE law
and the order Of said court The
telephone poles shall be at least 16
feet high. shall he set alOlg the sides
of said highways so as rot to obstruct
public travel along said roads and
the wires. shall be - feet above the
GROUND. SUCH telephone ~ SEEN and
exchange shall bs completed and put
into q, riatiua within SIX month, from
said September 2SIh, 1891. The said
sale Will bc conducted by the sheriff
of said county and the clerk OF said
court. Said court reSer q the right
to reject any and all bids. Done by
order of the County Court this 9Th
day of August, 1885,
aug28nl9 WILLIAM PAAR,
Clerk of the County Court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

IN Iowa editor claims that he has a
copy OF Klondikc paper called the
kIonGike Tyre. which contains. amoag
other things. the ioilowingncws items:
Our esteemed tUwnsman. Bud Gravel.
placed upon Il desk yesterday IA
handsomely shaped nugget. 1t weigh
Ell twcnty-seven pounds. We have
credited himthreemonths subscription.
Mr.. Gravel, one OF our best citizens,
IS doing we'll. He is one OF the syndi-
cate who intend purchasing Il quart
of whisky soon...... The widow Lar
kin yesterday met with a misfortune
which, VT are sure, will call forth the
sympathy of the public. During the
heavy rainStorm Il regular torrent
rushed down the gully back OF Ter
house and washed 80 much gold dust
into her pig sly that tie pig was
]smothered. \ subscription has been
started for her benefit.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
News Service Extended.

The St. Louis Republic recently
made arrangements with the cable
companies. whereby direct news from
all the civilized world are received.
It now prints more authentic foreign
Dcws than any other paper andcontin-
Hts to keep up lis record for publish
il! all tue home news. The outlook
for thv year is one of bic ews events,
faS: succeeding each other and they
will DC highly interesting TO every
one. The price OF The Republic daily
Is s. Il year. or $l.50 for thrcemonths.
The Twice-a-Week Republic will re
main the same-oned dollar a year. by
mali. twice-a week.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

FINAL SETTLEMENT.-Notiee is
hereby given to al creditors and
others interested in the estate of Henry
Meyer, deceased. that the undersigned
administrator with the will annexed
of said estate intends to make final
settlement thereof at the next term of
the Cape Girardeau Court of Com
NOR Please of Cape Girardeau county,
to be held at the court house in the
city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. on
Monday. September 9th. 1897.
CAROLINE RUPERT.
aug2ln1S Administrators.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

The New York Sun has arranged in
brief and concise but expressive form
the true platform of the Porocratic
party, to the following effect:
Resolved. That we denounce pros
perity attained under the gold stand
ard as a hypocrisy and false pretense
and Il danger to the ''tOiling masses. "
Resolved. That on account of the
machination of the money power. We
are compelled TO choose between pros
perity with the gold standard and
calamity with he free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio of IL to
!.
Resolved. Give Us calamity and free
silver every time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

FINAL SETTLEMENT.-Notice is
hereby given to all creditors and 9TH
ers interested in the estate of Charles
Allen. ST.. deceased. that the under
signed administrator of said estate
intends to make final settlement there
of at the next term of the Cape Girar-
deau Court of Common Pleas of Cape
Girardeau County, to be held at the
court house in the city of Cape Girar-
deau, Missouri, on Monday, Septem-
Der %. 1897.
RICHARD CARROLL,
aug14n1I Administrator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Here's another way to Outwit the
law. y Wisconsinman, who had been
a millionaire, but was about to lose
his property for debt to respondent
creditors in the hard-fisted east, in
duced his wife to sue him for divorce
on the grounds of cruelty. The di-
worse with alimony was secured, and
he Immediately turned his property
over to her in settlement of the ali
mony judgment. In a few weeks they
were remarked. Go north, young
man,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

An exchange says: Subscribers of
country papers often allow their sub
scriptions to become delinquent throuh
careIessness, and yet feel insulted if
the paper is stopped Or a statement of
their delinquency is sent to them.
They do not expect any courtesy from
the metropolitan papers, but the
country papers are expected to come
on whether they are paid or not. This
is an unjust exaction. Because he is
the editor of a country paper is no
reason why a man should carry you
year after year. The income from sub
scriptions to a newspaper is an i'm
portant item. Like snowtiakes, they
are individually small, but when ag-
gregated they pile up wonderfully.
They should be coming in every day
in the year. They must come if the
publisher pays his bills, which fall
due every month in the year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

They killed 4 man down at .iGyahc,
in StoddarJ county last week. Tie
killing of Il man in that county don't
create much of a sensation. Stoddard
is Il rich agricultural county, but un-
til more Republicans settle there the
present population will continue to
raise more h-ll to the square yard
than bushels of wheat to the acre.
What Stoddard county rants is more
school houses and fewer guns.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

The cditorof thcJacksUn Cash Book
Is quarreiing at the editor OF the Jack
son FOiksfreund because the Volks-
Greurd man complimenteG the County
Judges for issuing license to the Jack
son sa!ooa7. Ii The twU Jackson cdi-
tors will let the jackson saloon keep
ers alone they viii take care OF Them
selves.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Democratic PAPERS continue 10 grOwi
because the farmer is getting 4 good
price for his wheat. They say that
Mckinley had nothing TO do with
raising the price of wheat. The same
kind OF people as these Democratic
editors kicked when God sent hi, son
to the world 20 save sinners.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

\ san Francisco. Cal. dentist has
refused to fix 4 woman's teeth who
went 10 his Office dressed in boomers.
If that woman will come to Cape Girs
ardeau We have two or three dentists
who will jump 1T the job.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

y Keo!y Cure doctor struck this
city the othe: day. He found no pa
tiente here and he proceeded to nuke
Il patient Of himself, he j. getting
himself in fine shape for a few mice
tons Of tn 5.-chioriLc Of gold.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

jodic Flynn, W understand, il mar
bUringa Congressional bee in his bon
net. Jodic is as full of Wit As a Scott
county dog is full OF lieas. lie is as
Grisky rs Il little bull IN fly time and
he would make Prof. Vandiver Il dam
@crOus rival. As an orator he is a
up in G.. He can stand in the centre
Of an audience and look every main n
the face within his hearing. He has
had experience in almost every avuca-
ton OF life, mas this JoGie Flynn. He
is Il fire scholar. He w~ascducated for
a Priest but a defective wheel in his
head disqualified him from the minis
try. He has taught school. worked in
the lead mines. helped build railroads.
made = fool OF himself ia the ncwspa-
per business and being a ID fool on
general principles. ne is we'll qualified
for Congressman Vandivcr's placY and
if The Democrats 81 the Fou.isyatl
Congressional District wantl to be we'll
and truly represented III Congress
J"Gia Flynn = t.eir man.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
smokers HEARTBURN.

HEARTBURN from excessive smoking.
or from any other cause. is relieved
by the first dose of No. 10, DR.. Hum
phreys Specific for Dyspepsia. 25c-
all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
4 Warm

Foley's Collie Cure is very hot, but
when diluted it is a warm friend in
deed to those suffering from bowel
complaint. 1t never fails. pc. and
SOC. w. H. Coerver, Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Congressman Eandiver is ut home.
He has been over q portion OF his Dis
trict consulting mis- constituents. lie
wants TO know &hat he can do ior
Southeast Missouri and of course he
drops in 4 fccler here ana thor. for
Congressman EauGiyer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

\ gold dollar and Il bushcl Of wheat
will soon be partners IN business
transactions. This happy union was
brought about by the Republican
party.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Bryan's big mouth continues 70 90
of but the hurrahs for dollar wheat
and general good times smuther- the
sound OF the great apostle of free sill
yer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
Notice

All holders of mortgage bouG>.
holders of stock inthe st. Louis. Cape
Girardeau Il Fort Smith Railway
Company. Formerly the Cape Girar
GcaU Southwestern Railway Com
pany. and all holders of claims
against said railway company. are
hereby notified that the undersigned
have formed Il committee for the par
pose OF etfecting Il reorganization OF
said railway company. in order to
protect the holders OF Dondsa and claims
against said railway company. accord
ing to their respective rights and in
t~erests, and all holders OF such bonds
and claims are respectively requested
to deposit their said bonds and claims
with the Union Trust Company of St.
Louis. and TO sign trust agreement in
that behalf with the undersigned com
mittee.
Claims in and about CapeGirardeau
may be deposited with Sturdivant
Bank and receipts will be issued by
the Union Trust Company of ST.
Louis. through said bank.
GEO. 4. MADILL,
LEON j. ALBERT. Committee.
EDWARD HIDDEN.
June %, 1897.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Pre.idcn. Mckinley viii visit 81.
Louis during Fair week. He viii be
the guest OF the Union League Ciub
while in 81. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

EN-Congressman Arnold is not
having much to say abnut the next
Congressional r,,c bat lie !, saving
wood just the same.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
Haliard.s snow Imminent.

There is no pain it will not relieve.
no swelling it will not subdue, no
wound it will not heal. 1t will cure
frost bites. chiblains and corns. Sold
by Wilson Drug Store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Mckjnleyiam. dollar wlaatism
prospcgityi,m, Eepub}icani-m, are
here ana They are here 10 LAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

III" price Of wheat i .luttering
around the dollar marx bat Rcpubli-
canism is At par.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Hay Fever and Summer Colds are
''bro&enup by".7. Or. Humphreys
famous Specific: 2Jr-a!I druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

Late corn is suffering for the wan
of rain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER /. 1885,.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
IS ABOUT WIPED OUT
Tremendous Fire In Cambridge,
an Ohio Village.
BOYS, MATCHES, DRUGS, EXPLOSION.
Two of the Most Prominent Men In the
Flscs Were Burned to Death, and
Many Valuable Buildings
Were DESTROYED.

CHILL1COTHE, o., Sept. 2i-The viii
lage of Bainbridge was the scene of
disastrous confiagration late yesterday
afteroon. An entire square. containing
most Of the prominent business houses,
several handsome residences and the
Methodist church, was entirely destroy
ed. and two prominent men lost their
lives in an explosion which occurred
in the drug store of w. =. Beardsey.
The fire was started in a barn in the
rear of PERIL Browns general store by
two little boys who We're playing with
matches.
The flames spread rapidly In the
midst of the excitement a terrible ex-
plosion occurred in the drug store, and
Mr.. Beardsley, who was inside endeav-
oring to save some of his property, lost
his life.
His brother-in-law, Thomas Higgins
who went to his rescue, was unable TO
get out and was burned TO death. while
several others We're more or less In
jured. but none fatally
There was a stiff breeze blowing,
which famed the flames, and, getting a
fresh start from the burning oils and
chemicals in the wrecked drug store,
the fire leaped from house TO house un-
til it was evident that the entire town
was doomed A message was sent 10
Waverly and this city asking for aid,
and both fire departments promptly
responded. The Baltimore and Ohio
and Southwestern and Ohio Southern
railroads sent special trains with the
engines, but they did not arrive until
nearly three hours after the first alarm
was given.
The best that could be done was to
prevent the fire being communicated TO
the other squares, and the fire laddies
soon had the flames under control But
two houses were left standing on the
square, both being private residences.
The estimated loss is $4,000. The
bodies of Beardsley and Higgins were
found on the floor about 10 feet from
| the front entrance mutilated and burn
ed beyond recognition.
The list of wounded includes John
Valley. cut on right arm and shoul-
der; Homer Huling, broken hip; Jack
Studer. finger on right hand broken;
Albert Frey internal injuries George
Sohrader, william Pencil and Harry
Rose minor injuries.
Scores of people are homeless. Relief
has been sent from the city, and the
needs of the wounded and grief strick-
en- people of the unfortunate village
will be tenderly looked after.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
unlnne rornedo Inrentlon.

ordnance bureau has been securing
some remarkable results from certain
experiments it has been making by d.
rection OF Acting Secretary Roosevelt
with an attachment for torpedoes, the
invention of an Austrian named OBJ
rey. This is a kind Of gyroscope, and
the reports from the torpedo station
where the tests have been made and
are to be continued show that It has
the property, having been once direct
ed at the object to be hit. Of actually
restoring the torpedo to which It is at
tached to a straight course toward that
object even after Il has been detected
The addition of this device is said by
the experts to make the torpedo almost
a weapon CT precision.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
PARIsIAM SUICIDE NODE.

sudden Resolves Followed by Exc
cution In a Cold-BIooded Manner.
Suicide is developing strange forms
in Paris, reports the New York Sun.
A dressmal5er was working with her
three assistants one evening recently,
when they began to talk of their
troubles. and three of the women, all
about 25 years of aga. coming to the
conclusion that life was not worth liv-
ing. decided to kill themselves at once.
The fourth. n girl of 81. said that she
did not care TO be left alone and would
die, too They all wrote farewell let
ters to their friends. sent out for bot
tie Of cherry brandy and some char
coal, stopped up the openings into the
room, lit the charcoal and drank the
brandy. They were heard laughing
and singing until Late in the night by
the neighbors, and all four were found
dead the next morning. A few days
before an actress in one of the minor
theaters, who was supping with three
female friends, told them that she
meant to kill herself. They discussed
the best means for accomplishing her
purpose and decided on poison. She
went at once TO a drug store and pro-
cured what she wanted drank IL in the
presence of her friends without inter-
ference. and. after watching her con-
vulsions and seeing that the poison had
done its work, they called in a police
max and told him what had happened.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
squadron May Go to Marooco.

TANGIER, Marocco, Sept 2A-The
United States cruiser San Francisco,
flagship of the European squadron.
which arrived here on Tuesday last to
investigate and obtain redress IL neces-
sary for the reported hogging Of Amer
ican citizens at Mogador and TO sup
port the promised settlement of former
claims of the United States against Ma
rocco. has left this port It Is stated
here that IL the claims of the United
states are not settled within n reason
able time a squadron of United States
war vessels will be sent to Marocco. The
sultan of Marocco has sent an army
corps TO punish the Rifians for their
several recent acts of piracy.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
Another Tempernnce Lesson.

There is no known antidote for the
bite Of the tiger in Australia. Persons
bitten die almost instantly, and the gov
ernment has a standing offer Of 6 1000
for anyone who viii discover n remedy.
Some few years ago a young man ac-
tually discovered an efiicacious anti
doie. To prove its value he allowed
himself to be bitten repeatedly by
snakes in full possession of the power
TO kill. One day he gave an exhibition
before some government officials, but.
being much under the influence Of
liquor. he did not recollcct what he had
done with his antidote. and he died
shortly after the snake bite, his secret
nerishinp with him.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
CURIOUS CONTESTS.
Whip-CrnclSIng, rnrrei-RoIlinE an,
Race of Crippics.

Nhip-CrnclSinr, Hnrrei-BollinE and
Race Of Crippics.
Nogeant, the thrifty little town on
the River Marne, in France. seems des-
tined to become famous for the oldest
contests enacted in modern times, says
the New York Journal. Not long ago
the public place of the municipality
was the scene of a race of cripples, and
a few days later n barrel-rolling con-
test was inaugurated, in which some Of
the most prominent citizens partici-
pated.
The other day the town was treated
10 the unique spectacle Of a whipcrack-
ing contest, with about so contestants.
The whips were, in class A. the usual
drivers whips, and in class d the So
called perpignan, much resembling the
long whips used by the lumbermen in
northern Minnesota and Wisconsin on
their log sleighs.
At least 30 different kinds of crack
ing sounds can be made by these whips
in the hands of an expert, and the
prizes were distributed 10 those who
produced the most of these sounds in
rapid succession. The judges laid con-
siderable emphasis in this odd con-
test on the kind of crackings which
would stir a horse most without injur-
ing him. In conclusion, all the drivers
cracked their whips in chorus, which
had the effect of ear-deafening can
nonade.
A driver by the name of Lermission
received the first prize. This man can
handle the whip in so mastery man
ner that he is able TO crack the MAR
seillaise" and familiar French songs
out of il.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
FORTUNES from FRAoTIoNs.
Control Something Universally Need
ed and he a Millionaire.

Control Something Universally Need
ed and he Millionaire.
There have been in recent years sew
eral instances Of sudden wealth. South
Africa and Cripple Creek have produced
millionaires over night, and a bicycle
and patent medicine promoter in Eng
land made S1O.OOO,0O0 in as many weeks,
says Leslie's Weekly. There are sew
eral thousand people who are each
worth S1,OOO,OOO or more, and there are
several more thousand who are on the
road to become millionaires. Most of
these are persons who are getting their
riches on small fractions of cent. The
street railway kings who are rising TO
millions and tens of millions are fully
satisfied with a part of one cent of the
nickel they collect, because there are
so many of them.
The sugar kings have reduced the
price and improved the quality ofsugar,
but as long as they get their fraction
on each pound the Americans buy they
can make a profit all the way from 20
to so per cent. The coal oil monopoly
has also reduced the price and inn
proved the product, but its little frac-
tion makes the greatest money-making
enterprise in America. The man who
invented the patent beer stopper is
getting a bigger income than the pres
ident Of the United States. A CHEAP
headache remedy is allowing its pro
prietor to spend 100000 year and still
lay up another 100000 for q rainy day
The first thing is to get control Of som'
article Of universal use, and the smal
| frncfion will do The resi
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
Mach Impressed.

Some persons never can make an in
vestment in any article of apparel
without finding an excuse for calling
evervbody's attention TO it. Occasion
ally this proceeding meets with a mer-
tied rebuke. "What do you think Of
that pair ofshoes forthree dollars and a
half?" asked a man of this sort. ex-
hibiting his latest purchase TO a friend.
81 think it's a good deal Of leather for
the moaey." replied his friend, walking
around him in a wide circle and look
ing at the shoes in profound astonish-
uaent.-Leisure Hours.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
rrt,rsd Inv Gasoline Explosion.

CHESTER, Pa, Sept. 2i.-During a
fire I'm S. c. McCardell's grocery store
at Third and Pennell streets six per-
sons were seriously injured by the ex-
plosion Of a barrel of gasoline, which
blew out the side of the building. The
injured are: j. n. Shanafelt, Jr. boy
who was watching the fire; Frank CO.
burn. a clerk i'm the grocery store; Ed
ward McCarev Robert Elliott. John s.
McLurg and Jacob Bauer, all nremen.
They were removed to the hospital.
whore IL is stated all are IN a serious
condition. The building was damaged
10 the extont of $4,000.
Evening journal., 1897-09-24
oldest womcn.. cluh.

The Female Charitable society Of
Baldwinsville, n. Y. which recently Gel
ebrated its eightieth anniversary, has n
remarkable record. IL is not only the
oldest woman's club in the United
States, but during all these years il has
continued TO hold monthly and annual
meetings. Its original constitution,
with all the records since. is still pre-
served. At the recent celebration the
50 women who entertained were all de
scendants of the original charter mem
bers.