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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
PROBABLY A FATAL SHOT.
An Unonending Citizen Shot by q ST. Louis
Policeman.

ST. Lo us, Dec. S.-While chasing a
couple of burglars. about 2:30 g.. m,
whom he surprised breaking into q
saloon, Officer John Kavanaugh fred
three shots at them. He missed his
mark, but succeeded in landing q bull
let in the abdomen of John Kerwin, a
waiter, who was standing in front of
the restaurant where he was en-
ployed. The ball lacerated the intes-
tines, and the operation of laparotomy
vas performed at the hospital, but
kerwin died this evening.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Infnntile Wisdom,

Mamma, | dess you'll have to turn the
hose on me-"
why, dear?'
Clause | dot my 'tockings on wrong side
Out ."-Chicagc Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. klinc's
Great Nerve Rcstorcr. Free s. trial hotties
Treatise. DR.. Kline, G33 Arch ST., Phila, Pa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The only ingenuity some folks have is to
refuse to do what everybody else does
Washington Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
The Lawyer Knew His business.

P~lankington-I understand that you had
to go to law about that property that was
left you. Have YOU Il smart lawyer!
Bloomfeld-You bet | have. He OWNS
the property now.-Boston Traveller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
If he was a cripple from rheumatism. he
Isn't now. ST. Jacobs Oil cured him.

A Mans Idea.-"Do you believe it is true
that George Washington never told a lieZ"
Il don't know. But il he didn't, Martha
must have been an ideal wife" -Clevelanl
Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
The Flour Output.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 2.-The
Northwestern Miller gives the -four
output at Minneapolis, Duluth. Supe-
rior and Milwaukee last week as AGO.
S55 barrels.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache.
Price % and SOC.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

CANTON, O., Dec. 0, 2:20 a. M
Mother Mckinley is gradually grow
ing weaker, and is still unconscious.
The president is still by her bedside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Wilton-Do you agree with David that all
men are liars?
Wilby-How can l tell? Just think of the
number of men that l never saw!-Boston
Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Coughing Leads to Consumntion.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles, 50 cents
and Sl.O0. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Women have great respect for a woman
who has her hair done up by a professional
hair dresser.-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is
the only medicine for Coughs.-Jennie
Pinckard. Springfield. H., Oct. l, 1894.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

We believe some congregations give their
other Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

A man is sometimes compelled to put up
with those he does not love-pawnbrokers,
for instance.-Chicago News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

1t is better to say a little worse than you
mean than to mean Il little worse than you
say.-N. Y. independent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Persistency without principle is 2 mighty
revolving wheel to which is attached Meth
er belt nor shaft.-N. Y. Independent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Young Mr.. Fitts-The idea of establish
ing a Chinese char at Cambridge
Mrs. Fitts-Well, why not2 Some of those
bamboo chairs are just lovely.-Indianapoiis
journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
SSnr Tobacco.

If you care for pleasure. health and econ
omy, chew Star tobacco, the leading brand
of the world.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

With cold Neuralgia increases. With st.
Jacobs Oil it decreases and is cured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Nothing takes as well as advice that co.
incides with our views.-Washington Demo
cTdt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Even Il baby was cured of a burn
by St. Jacobs Oil. Read directions.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The man with a swelled head doesn't usu-
ally suffer as much as those who are COM
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

A truly great man is one who can live ina
very small town, and refuse to become small
in his opinions.-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

To Cure = Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Q%uinine Tablets. \
druggists refund money Ii it f~ailstOcure. Is,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Cold? Stiff as a poker. Use st. Jacobs
Oil. Timber as a whiplash-cured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Passenger Ton a southern train)-What do
you mean by calling hot peanuts?' These
are cold.
Train boy-Well, they were hot when We
started.-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

An old man looks out of place in a brass
band.-Washington Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

Don't bend. Wait a little. st.
Jacobs Oil will cure your lame back.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

The Grip may intensity aches, but
St. Jacobs Oil will alleviate.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
A NECKLACE OF PEARLS

Is a beautiful possession. If a woman owns
one, and if a single pearl drops off the string,
she makes haste to find and restore it.
Good health is a more valuable possession
than a necklace of the most beautiful pearls,
yet one by one the jewels of health slip away,
and women seem Indifferent until it is almost
too late, and they cannot be restored.
To die before you are really old is to suffer
premature death, and that is a sin. 1t is a sin
because it is the result of repeated violations
of natures laws.
Pain, lassitude and WEAKNESS, inability to
sleep, dreadful dreams, starting violently from
sleep, are all symptoms of nerve trouble.
You cannot have nerve trouble and keep
your health. In ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred the womb, the ovaries and the bladder
are affected. They are not vital organs, hence
they give out soonest.
Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
PRESIDENT TO
Digest Of President McKinley's
First Annual Message.

Currency Reform, the Cuban and Hawaii
an Questions Dealt With Along Con-
sentative Lines-Other Matters
Given Consideration.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
THE CUMFOO DANCE.
One of the Popular Pastimes of the Ne
grOes In Demerara.

One Of the Popular Pastimes of the Ne
groes In Demerara.
The negro has undoubtedly a very
strong inclination to sleep in the day
and TO spend the night in gossip, dancing
OF singing. On this account he is often
4 nuisance to his neighbours especially
when he has a wake AS bis home is
often nothing more than single room
about eight feet square, the funeral
party is conducted In the open yard.
Here congregate 80 to 100 people, who
begin the entertainment with hymns,
going on after midnight 10 songs and
games and often winding up toward
morning with free fight. Then there
is the cumfOo dance, one Of the finest
institutions IN the world for producing
nightmare. Two men beat drums with
the hands, the one instrument produc-
ing "a tumtum and the other a rattle
rattle, almost without intermission dur
ing the whole night At intervals Of
about minute the party utters weird
cry in some African language which
startles you as you lie in bed vainly try
ing TO sleep. AS hour after hour passes
your house appears TO vibrate, the bed
shakes and your spine feels as if made
up of loose segments. How can the
drummers keep this up for ten hours?
And the dancers? With the latter ex.
haustion alternates with the renewal Of
the orgy; one set falls down and anoth-
er takes its place. This and other dances
are connected with obeah, the witch
cult of the African.
Every negro and most of the colored
people have an innate fear of the Obeah
man, however they may deny it to the
whites. One of the latest developments
of this superstition was brought to my
notice short time ago in connection
with cricket match. The East Coast
Invincibles and the Admirable Creolians
were to play match, and from a few
words dropped by the captain of the lat
ter it appears that he was sure of vic
tory TO his side because notable obeah
man had oiled their bat. Saturday Re-
Wow
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
A Mothers Argument.

1.-THE most to be regretted act of my
life" says lieutenant commander Of
the navy, twas letter l wrote to my
mother when about II years of age.
She always addressed her letters to me
as my dear boy l felt at that time l
was a man, or very near it, and wrote
saying that her constant addressing me
as a boy made me feel displeased.
received in reply letter full of re-
proaches and tears. Among other things
she said: You might grow to be as big
as Goliath, as strong as Samson, and
as wise as Solomon; you might become
ruler of nation, or emperor of many
nations and the world might revere
you and fear you, but to your devoted
mother you would always appear, in
memory, in your innocent, unpreten-
tious, unself conceited, unpampered ba-
byhood. In those days when / washed
and dressed and kissed and worshiped
you, you were my idol. Nowadays you
are becoming part of gross world by
contact with it, and I cannot bow down
to you and worship you, but if there are
manhood and maternal love transmitted
to you, You will understand that the
highest compliment that mother love
can pay you is to call you my dear
how -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
The Wife In Russia.

"This is curious custom you Ameri-
cans have of referring to your wives by
their husbands Names" observed Clan
vock Kaplon, an intelligent Russian trav-
eler. ~ suppose the American holds his
wife in as high esteem as the Russian
holds his, but If at home should speak OF
my better half as Mrs. Kaplon my friends
would at once conclude that my domestic
relations were not as pleasant as they
should be, and that was thinking of u
legal separation. When l first heard an
American speak of his wife as Mrs. Jones,
for example, felt almost like presuming
on my acquaintance by intruding into his
private affairs and asking him what the
trouble was at home. Yet soon learned
that the custom was universal over here,
but still / cannot get used to it, My
wife is the plain, blunt way / speak In
Russia of the lady who, / suppose, would
have to call Mrs Kaplon in polite society
in America In some of the more fashion
able circles of st. Petersburg this Ameri-
can social custom has been adopted, though
was told by prominent government
| official not long ago that the car disap'
proved of 1t. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
CHINESE DRINKS.
Saeer Beverages of the Inhabitants Of the
Celestial Kingdom.


There are no drunkards in China, mel
iher is there an excise law, and yet DC Is rs
fasy 10 get Intoxicated In China "a else
where. and perhaps easier, for drinks are
cheaper. Wine OF all kinds has been known
and drunk in the Celestial Kingdom since
the days Of the Chau dynasty, some 1000
years B. 4. Everybody drank the fer
mented grape Juice in those days, and
gold cure establishment would have coined
money had IL existed.
Things went from bad 10 worse, until
one of the emperors of the Chau dynasty
went upon protraoted spree. When no
began 10 "see things, he stopped short
and reformed and demanded reformation
on the part Of all his subjects. He decreed
the instant destruction Of all wine cellars,
distilleries and saloons. Since then wine
made OF the grape has been questionable
in China, and scarcely any is made there
or used.
Sherry, port and whisky have become
rather popular IN China during the last
half century, but they are considered rs
food and only taken at and with meals.
Among the native beverages Is shoa -shinP.
palish brown mixture, the taste of which
suggests ripe hickory nuts 1t is served &C
an state h0nquers and also AT private din
ners. When cold. II Is cloudy; when warm
it grows clear, emitting a peculiarly pleas
ant odor.
What shoa-shing IS 10 the upper classes
sam-shui is % the masses. IL is made
from rice and is It's triple distillate. Old
sam shut is very expensive and tastes like
old sherry.
Eoa-iing is made from Monaghan millet
and hears family resemblance To rye
whisky. ] is drunk only in northern
China. but has large use in the making
Of liqucurs. OF these latter ung-ka-reh
or wO-shia-pi is the best known. IL is
thick, oily ard yellow, and Is cross be.
tween yellow Chartreuse and Benedictino.
Its taste l. sweetish and aromatic, and it
has a great reputation as an appetizer.
Other liqueurs made from koa-ling are
moo-qu made Of koa-ling and melon;
meu-kwai-loO, yingtoa and hundreds of
other drinks.
Then there is fun chin, or raw alcohol,
used for medicinal purposes. Fermented
fruit juices and flower wine, made by
sleeping petals or leaves, are also common
beverages. Geranium wine is a horrible
connection, while bayleaf wine is the
equivalent of the bay rum used by our bar
bers. All told, there are some 1900 dis
tinct drinks in China, yet drunkards are
almost NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
No Quail For Him.

"Quail, villainW He pointed his
trusty shooting iron at the head of the
man who had been treating the beauti-
full maiden to job lot of general wick
edness ever since the curtain went up.
"At last I have thee. QuailW
But, contrary to the direction in act
3, scene 2, the villain stood his ground.
Quail, l tell thee! Why dost not
quail?"
Cant risk it on 30 bob week, -
quoth the villain, with defiant sheer
saved over from the first act, because,
forsooth, quail is legally out of season.
and l see a gamekeeper in the audi
ence."
Then he kicked over an Alp, waded
through the bay of Naples, fell into the
thunder and only stopped in his mad
flight to remark to the manager that an
actor with reputation must decline to
play on that stage, as there were flies on
it.-Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for your
troubles? II not, get bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and
cure OF all female complaints, exerting a
wonderful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. II you
have loss OF appetite, constipation, head
ache, fainting spells, or are nervous
sleepless, excitable. melancholy, or trou-
bled with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is
the medicine you need. Health and
strength are guaranteed by it's use.
Fifty cents and 81 at ID. T. Macdonald's
drug store
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
Education In Turkey.

In civilized countries the influence Of a
boys mother and sisters upon him Is, as a
general rule, of incalculable value 1t is
purifying and ennobling. In Turkey, just
at the age when lad needs most guidance
and moral strengthening, the women Of
his family consider it good sport TO put
the very temptations in his way against
which he should be guarded and fortified,
and laugh with amusement and delight
when he succumbs to them. They must
not be blamed too heavily. They have no
education themselves, no ideals. From
early childhood they are taught that they
count for nothing in social existence. But
the result is that at the outset of life Turk
ish manhood is Slapped at the base and it's
moral strength destroyed. Again, drunk
enness and unnatural vices, especially the
former are practiced among the higher
Glasses TO an extent of which believe few
foreigners have any idea, even after they
have lived for years in the country. To
know this you must enter intimately Turk
ish life, and that is exceedingly difficult
for foreigner TO do.
Poetry, often exceedingly beautiful in
expression, but of the most degrading
ideals completes the moral ruin, by not
only admitting, but actually extolling, the
vices TO which l have alluded above, po-
etry which is placed in the hands of quite
young boyhood. 1t is on literature of this
sort that the youthful Turkish mind is
reared, it being considered the only kind
safe by the powers that be. In fact, every
sort of healthy mental food is absolutely
denied to the Turk-history, philosophy
science, romance-everything Is danger
Gus, for it might incline minds required
to be kept in complete submission and un
questioning obedience to inquiry and dis
cussion. -Fortnightly Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
The Note of Doubt.

The hollowness of the skeptics praise
OF death on the ground, for instance, on
which such praise is expressed in the IA
nous poem "Thanatopsis, was admirably
exposed once by a remark of the French
wit, Eugene Labiche.
Labiche and Emmanuel Arago were
conversing about the hereafter when Arago
said:
after all, why fear death? Is it not
forqetfulness, rest tranquillityW
"Oh, no doubt" said Labiche. "But
are you sure you'll be able to enjoy themS"
Youths Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23

.swhen have time, 40 many things III do
To make life happier and more fair
..or those whose lives are crowded now with
care.
I'll help 70 lift them from their low despair.
When have time.
"when have time, the friend love so well
Shall know no more these wsary, toiling days.
I'll lead her feet in pleasant paths always
And cheer her heart with words of sweetest
praise,
When have time"
When You have timei The friend you hold so
dear
May De- beyond the reach Of your intent,
May never know that You 80 kindly meant
To I'll her life with such sweet content,
When You had time.
Now is The time All. friend, no longer wait
To scatter loving smiles and words OF cheer
To those around whose lives are now so dreari
They may not meet YOU in the coming year
When you have time.
Philadelphia Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
stocks,
Isle ROyaIe Consolidated.

Many persons have been inquiriDg as to
how the stock OF the Houghton mines
were to be hoated on the market, 1T ap-
peared to be generally understood that
the promoters would not place any
shares until they had made a partial snc-
cess OF the undertaking. The flowing
article taken from the Boston Financial
News throws some light on the matter:
1--WE understand that the so, 900 shares
OF Isle Royale stock has been subscribed
for with the exception OF about $500
shares, This means that the under
writer's OF the plan have received assur'
ances OF financial support t. the amount
OF $3.50, 900, leaving only $780, 900 TO bs
secured, which it is believed will b.
secured shortly. With this $1,O0O,OO
in hand, the projectors intend To unwatel
and develop the property.
Comment has been caused by the
seemingly liberal profits gained by thu
underwriters. OF the 100000 shares o
the capital stock they are allowed so,
600 shares, or on a nominal basis oil w
a share, 81 900, 900 worth OF stock.
Gas close observer put it today
This may look very much like an enor
nous percentage, but really it is no
when you look at it in a proper light
These men have taken the task upo
their shoulders Of reorganizing prop
erty that at the present moment has no
more than prospective value. Consid
ering the risk. the money and the tim
which they have expended upon the prC
iect, the proportion does not seem so ez
orbtant after all. The promoters OF tn
project have great faith in the future {
the PROPERTY"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
m,,,,ona,re worked AZ the n.nc,.

John Sutliff, % years old, one of the
wealthiest men in Meriden, Conn, died
recently after lingering illness. He was
born In Wolcott, Conn, Aug. 2, 1902
When he was 10 years old, his father
gave him $780, and he started out in the
world. He went TO Meriden and began
q the manufacture Of ivory combs He be.
came few years later member of the
firm of Foster, Merriam e. Co., and In
1885 became president Of the joint stock
company formed and was its president at
the time of his death.
When he retired from active manage
ment, he went back to his bench in the
shop and worked by the day, although
worth about 81, 900, 900. Toward the lat
Ter part Of his life he was so feeble he
,could earn only about 40 cents day. but
ne retained the job as long as he could
work. New York Telegram.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
AUGUST GREN.
UphOlsterer and Mattress Maker.

UphOIstefeT ma WAITRESS Maker.
All kinds OF upholstery work done on
short notice in first-class manner, and
cheaper than the cheapest. Carpets
cleaned, window draperies made, designed
and hung, awnings replaced, etc. With
ten years OF experience, solicit your pat.
ronage. All work guaranteed. Office
and shop rear OF the Opera House, Red
Jacket, Mich,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
Teeth Filled and Extracted without
Pain.

The latest and best Catapsoresis outfit
is now in successful operation at DR..
Whisler's dental Office. With this outfit
the most sensitive teeth are excavated
and filled without any pain whatever or
injury to the tooth. Teeth extracted
without pain or danger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23
The Limits of Life.

ga man." said the lecturer, "can live
without water for week, without sleep
for ten days and without air for five min
utes"
"They amt no particular limit to the
time he can live without work, is therer"
anxiously asked Mr.. Dismal Dawson. In
dianapolis journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-23

To Rent. Soon Three sIlls,h M
rooms I'm 4lIs northwest corner IenshI
reefs, ENQUIRE of Henry hrlssiu . srrss]
N rtheast corner OF Tenth ana VaA
For sa,e-For $3.50 cash, slx-rO II 81
No. 2555 T. street, mDauito""'
at the house or OF the company "A
Frank Foussone, Of Hecis' hou.s.
of purchasing a six or seven roo" nal
For sale - Eleven-room , hou n,reuls|
Calumet avenue. Apply Oh 'uS .r.a
For sale-A six-roomed pi mes strsst
on the premises, No. VA east -" 40.
wanted To Rent-Four OF NV
Apply at the NEWS ONCE -
20 Rent-Wanted to rent 20 ~
employee. a house OF ron[ ye psrtica'
the News office.
For saIe-An eight-room noI' A.
town road No. 3O46, swedetownv,s ob
John b. Wertin or at the oonp' ~
ror saIe-House OF seven roc~'
on tho west side of Hecla stIee"
Joe Sot iich's store, Sixth stree"
For sale-House No. sill ~ 70 D
situated in swedetown. App"
and Hecla mining company "A 4
For pale-House No. Mlo ,.,s~ Or
baultown. Apply on tnepf'
pany. .,so Tunpa
FoY 9alo-House No. s.S semisss.
ewedetown. Apply on tnep nj
var saIe-seven-room nsos uy
m.rr., street swedetown.DshPF'
eeppala.