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tie sympathy and support they can de-
pend upon from the surrounding coun-
try; also that they are daily losing
ground, and SO hard pressed are they
that all that they can call their own has
to be protected by military.
INSURGENTS ENCOURAGED.
KEY WEST (F'la.), Jan. 7.-Reports
from Pinar del Rio are to the effect that
Weyler's withdrawal has encouraged
the insurgents greatly. An attack was
made on the trocha Monday near the
southern end and four of the forts de-
stroyed. the garrisons deserting upon
the appearance of the insurgents in
force. At one attack the big dynamite
gun was used, and it's first shot threw
the garrison into such terror that they
fled incontinentally leaving many of
their guns and a largesupply of ammu-
milton for the CubanS. The OutpOStS a
Artemisa have been driven in, and two
conveys of supplies to Spanish camps
along the military road captured by the
CubanS.
Havana advices state that Quintin
Bandera, the guerrilla insurgent leader,
is "bushw hacking near that city, and
that he defeated a column commanded
by General Luque yesterday, infiicting
severe punishment upon the Spaniards.
He also captured large convoy of arms
and ammunition and supplies of various
kinds.
WEYLER'S FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
MADRID, Jan. 1.-An official dis
patch from Havana states that Cap
tain General Weyler will intrust the
military operations in the province of
Pinar del Rio to another commander,
While he himself will direct decisive
operations against the rebels in the
provinces of Havana and MatanZas. 1t
is also stated that he has given permis-
sion to the sugar planters to resume
work on their estates.
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STATE DINNER.
President and Mrs. Cleveland Enter.
tain at the Executive Mansion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland gave their
first state dinner of the social season
at the Executive Mansion tonight
The dining g-room was flooded with
electric light, which set off the floral
decorations and potted plants and
ferns and palms to great advantage.
The guests We're received in this
apartment. At 8 O'Clock the President
gave his arm to Mrs Stevenson, the
Vice President to Mrs. Cleveland, the
Cabinet following in order of rank, and
the procession filed in to dinner
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Smashed the Glass.

Charles Helm yesterday attempted to
make a disturbance in a saloon at the
corner of Second and 1 streets and was
elected by the proprietor. Out of re-
venge he commenced smashing the
windows of the place and now Ian
guishes in the City jazz having been
arrested by Officer Higgins ON charge
Cf malicious mischief
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Centennial Copper Mine.

HOUGHTON (Mich), JAN THE
Centennial copper mine, which suS-
pended work four years ago, Will re-
sunne operations February 1st. The
mine has continuation of the cele-
brated Calumet conglomerate lode. from
which other mines have paid 500. .OO0,
900 in dividends. The Centennial has
sunk 81 1,500,00O up to date.
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New Railway in Mexico.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. IA movement is
actively on foot by the Mexican South
eastern Railway Company to build
from San Geronimo, on the Tehuante-
pee Railroad, to Tapachula, in the State
of Chiapas opening up the States of
Oaxaca and Chiapas. The company has
secured a concession for this road, and
Engineer William Stewart has left the
City of Mexico to go over the ground
and determine the general route.
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A Denver Bank ReopenS.

DENVER, Jan. Z. - The American
National Bank, which closed last April,
owing depositors nearly million dol
lars. resumed to-day with new capital
and under a new management. Julius A.
Myers is President and b. Freeman
cashier Over it's immediate liabilities
the bank has 100000 to transact bust
ness with. The reopening will be the
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Senator Allison.

WASHINGTON, Jam Senator AL
lison reached Washington this morn
ing, but did not go to the Capitol un-
til o'clock when he went to attend
a meeting of the Steering Committee
During the session politics were dis
cllssed. and while Senator Allison did
not tell his colleagues in SO many
WC Crds, he gave them very clearly to
understand that he would become q
member of the Mckinley Cabinet.
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Fairbanks Will be Chosen Senator

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. THE sixth
eth General Assembly of Indiana con-
yened at noon to-day. In the House
Representative Petit was selected
Speaker by vote Of - to A. Petit
: a Fairbanks man. This indicates
Fairbanks can easily be selected SEN
tor on January 18th, when a vote for
senator is taken
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For Burning Brush.

C. Jones, who has been working for
DR.. Thomas in the alley between o and
P. Third and Fourth streets, was yes
terday arrested by Officer Pennish for
burning brush in the afternoon. No one
appeared to bail him out, and he was
allowed to remain in jail.
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Nebraska's Governor Inaugurated

LINCOLN CNeb), Jan. THE formal
inauguration of Governor Holcomb was
simple and without ceremony. Accom-
panied by the other State officials, the
Governor took the oath of office in the
Supreme Court Chamber, and then pro-
ceeded to Representative Hall, where
a large crowd in waiting rendered con-
gratulations. To- night Governor and
Mrs. Holcomb gave a reception at the
Capitol building.
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San Francisco Sea Wall.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. THE Board
of Harbor Commissioners busted itself
to-day with the proposed Act which is
to be presented to the Legislature max
ing it possible to extend the new sea-
wall southwark from Market street to
Channel. The document has not been
perfected, and Attorney Tirey L. Ford
will devote one or two more days to it.
The bill provides for bond issue of
81 100000, the money to be drawn in
installments of 100000 until the work
&c fin
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Danger From Floods Over.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. THE river rose
but three inches during last night, and
this afternoon it was stationary. The
danger of damage from floods is be-
iieved to be over.
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SCHOONER ELLEN'S CREW.
They Receive Favorable Treatment
at EnsenadO.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. Through the
active efforts of the State Department
Captain E. Jensen and his crew of the
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means of putting nearly S1,00000 tied
up money into active circulation at
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

When your commission man stops re.
hitting, stop shipping your produce.
If you wish to get your sweet pota-
toes to market early, do not ridge or hill
them up at the last cultivation; if, on
the other hand, you wish a heavy set
ting and n big crop to dig late, the hill
ing up may help you.
We would rather take our chances
for a stand of clover in the melon patch
with the common red variety. Sow
crimson if you like it better. Better
grow clover than weeds. In any ease
the soil should be covered with vines,
weeds or clover late in the season.
Cuttings from sweet potato vines
IL to IS inches long, set at once. will sow
good seed from which to grow plants
next spring. Wind cutting around the
hand and bury five inches deep in the
hill, allowing the upper end to stick out
of the ground.-Farm Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
THROUGH THE STATES.

Mr.. ]. r. Palmer, of Chattanooga, has
faith enough in the townspeople to ad-
gertise for his lost umbrella.
On a drive from Presque Isle to Ban
gor, Me-, a man saw within a tive-mile
stretch six deer, a bear and two skunks.
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton in Maine are ~endeavoring to collect
revolutionary arms which Massachu-
sets gave to Maine when she became
a state, in 1920, and were sold 10y the
state in the COS.
One of the oldest Presbyterian clergy
men of the country, Rev. John l..
Hawkins, who used to travel through
Missouri and Kansas at his own eX-
pense, preaching, died some days ago
at the age of o., near Fort Scott, Kan.
Canadian inspectors have gone out
from Toronto to see what, if anything,
the orchards of the Niagara district
nave suffered from the San Jose scale,
which was carried there from Califor-
mia. and which it has been supposed
could not stand the northern winter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24

apart each way, measuring from the
center of the tiles in the direction of
the arbor, and from their outer edges
across the arbor, if structure is to be
eight feet wide, as it should be. Place
them in perfect line. with their tops
about fOur inches above ground. and
lamp in the earth firmly about them.
Then saw the scantling into eight-foot
lengths for the top crosspieces, and
make the braces, cutting these at an
angle of As degrees. Lay two of the
posts parallel on level ground and nail
the top crosspieces in place, keeping
all parts square. Then fasten n tenn
porary strip across the lower ends of
the posts and nail the upper corner
braces in place.
When all the posts have thus been
fastened together i'll pairs, mix up thor
oughly one-part of Portland cement
with two and-one-half parts of good
sharp sand and moisten with just sufi-
cicnt water to make a stiff mortar,
avoiding an excess of water. Having
filed two of the opposite tiles with the
CtllcHl- erect one VI the StCllOIS FlU d.
low the irons at the base of the post to
settle into the cement until the posts
rest upon the tiles. Get the section
plumb and brace firmly in that posi-
ton. This is important, for the cemen
will begin to set almost Immediately
and it is well to have as little motion
of the irons as possible after they are
once in the tiles. The first section can
be easily braced TO posts or stakes
driven in the ground and the others,
which are to be erected in a like man
ner, can then be braced to this. 1t is
well not to moisten more han enough
of the mixed cement at one time than
will fill two of the tiles, as it sets so
readily. When all the sections are up,
nail on the narrow strips which are to
support the vines. Finally, apply three
good coats of paint, and you will have
an arbor that will never rot off at the
base and one which the wind can never
overturn SO long as it leaves anything
else standing.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
BICYCLE GOSSIP.

The veteran actor, Joseph Jefferson,
is now an enthusiastic cyclist, and has
made application for membership in
the L. A. W.
A Hartford inventor has secured a
patent for a paper bicycle rim 1t is
light and strong and will not split like
a wood rim.
Elections to the reichstag in the
duchy of Brunswick, this summer, turn
on the attitude of the candidates to-
ward the taxation of bicycles.
The Royal academy people have rec
ognized the gracefulness of n bicycle,
and one can now gaze upon n portrait
of a lady on a bike" 1t is the handi-
work OF Mr.. Thornycroft, r. A.
1t is said that in Paris there is an in
ternational band of bicycle thieves,
who have warehouses for the storage
and sale of bicycles in all the large
towns of Europe. A bicycle stolen in
one country is sent to another, and the
police are never able to recover it.
The archbishop of Milan has strong
ly recommended cycling to his clergy,
pointing oub HOW useful II Noulu NC "
them in their sacred calling. 1t is
only n matter of q short time to see
clergy of every denomination using cy-
Giles without comment. Apart from its
use, cycling is peculiarly suited as a
healthful recreation to all brain work.
ers.
Miss Helen Gould has six bicycles at
her country seat, Lyndhurst, at Irv-
ington, for the use of herself and her
friends. She is often seen riding on
the macadamized roads of her private
park, and sometimes takes a spin to
Ardsley Casino. Miss Gould wears a
short skirt, with waist to match, and a
dark Alpine hat. She never rides on
SUNDAYS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24

Good country roads are an index OF
the thrift and prosperity of the COM
munity. Smooth and well-kept road
sides are a necessary adjunct to a we'll
cultivated farm. This means that
there must be no weedy fence corners
nor fences overgrown with briars,
thistles and vines. The lanes may be
made to yield a large amount of hay,
if the surface of the ground be proper
ly leyeled and cultivated, and the
appearance be so much improved, that
many dollars per acre would be add
ed to the value of the adjoining farms.
We wish u readers would try it, see
the results as we have seen them
Farvers' Union.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
FARM AND GARDEN.
BROAD r & AGAIN.
The Demand for Better Roads MRkes
Gratifying ProEress.

AA
The recent report on the relative
nIerits of broad and narrow tires by the
agricultural experiment station a: CO.
lumbia, Mo-, will again call attention
to this question so important to farm
ers. The advantage of broad tires is so
obvious b a the failure of farmers to
adopt them generally seems at first
sight strange. But there is a practical
reason for their apathy. When roads
are bad-and many roads, unfortunate
ly. are bad-the broad tire offers such
resistance that the vehicle cannot be
moved. On the other hand, although
the narrow tire cuts deeply through the
mud, ii can be moved for that very rea-
son, but, of course, with a great eX-
penditure of strength on the part of the
horse. For these reasons the average
farmer in a country where the roads
are frequently bad cannot be persuaded
10 adopt the broad tire. \ condition
precedent, therefore, to the use Of the
broad tire is the general improvement
of the roads, and as that is a question
of spending money, and often a good
deal of money, the argument in favor
of bread tires does not appeal to the
farmer.
There are, however, many signs that
the farmers are beginning to appre-
ciate the great loss involved in the con-
tinued use of narrow tires. And the
time is rapidly coming when they will
be convinced that the outlay for
thoroughly good roads would be more
than offset by the saving in horsefcsh
n wear and tear effected by the use of
broad tires. Everyone who thinks
about the matter at all will see that not
only could a much larger load be ear
ried on a good road with broad tires
on the vehicle, but it could be trans
ported much more quickly, and with
far less work on the part of the horses.
So good roads and broad tires are real
ly the most economical in the end,
though they may involve a comparative
~ large initial expense. That is the ar-
gument that will finally come home to
the farmers, who have thus far been in
different TO the question. And when it
does, the desired reform will be speedily
adopted.
Somewhat in the same line is the
proposition to build steel roads for
vehicles. But that plan would involve
SO great a departure from traditional
ideas in regard to country roads that it
is doubtful if it is feasible for the pres
ent. But al improvement in roads fol-
lowed by the general adoption of broad
tires for all vehicles would be a great
step forward, aud would probably lead
in time to the adoption of rails for all
vehicles drawn by horses. Still fur-
Their in the future looms up the posi-
bility of propelling such vehicles by a
motor, and then every road in the coun-
try would be practically a railway.
Visionary as some of these ideas may
seem, the great improvement of roads
during the last few years shows that the
reform is making progress.-N. Y. Tri-
hume.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
Popularity and n Slap.

One of the incidents that conduced to
give the queen temporary popularity
in Ireland was this: She and the prince,
with the prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, were driven in their roomy car
rage to Mr.. bargains exhibition. The
streets and windows were thronged.
There were only bright faces, and the
air was filled with cheers. She bowed
very affably; the prince held his hat a
little before his forehead, and hardly
bowed: The prince of Wales took off
a cap with a white band and held it
rather gracefully, as if to show that he
should have bowed were the queen not
present. Prince Alfred looked q little
sulky and kept his cap on his head.
The queen did not appear to see him,
but she did. She whipped the cap off
his head with one hand, and with the
other gave him such a slap in the face.
1t was done in an instant, and without
any change of countenance. Thunder
ing cheers marked the approval of the
multitude.-Contemporary Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.
d Tales of Physicians of the Old
school in England

OoO az VI ThN SlclunS OF the Olu
school in England.
A physician with a large practice sees
strange s~ights-some humorous, some
pitiful, and some irritating. Sir Ben
jamin ". Richardson, commenting on
the fac that these singular sights tend
to produce in the doctors mind the
feeling "All things are alike to ALL"
says he once surprised a bishop by say
ing hat the writer of Ecclesiastes must
have been a doctor.
Once a woman who kept a fuel store
brought her husband to DR.. Richardson
in a little cart with his body covered
with small coal, under the idea that by
this means she was keeping him warm.
Another woman, to whom he prescribed
an ether mixture. therefore volatile,
first made it warm, in order that it
might be agreeable to take.
He was called in the early days of his
London practice to visit a servant in a
large house, and overheard the mistress
ask the housekeeper: What sort of a
man is he, and how did he come? Did
he driver"
Il think you'll like him, ma'am,"
replied the housekeeper; but, poor
man. he is only a walking doctor yet"
People made a distinction between
the walking and the driving doctor in
former days. A physician with a large
paying practice used to ride in a chariot
which cost 800 guineas. Now people do
not care if a doctor comes in a landau,
or a brougham, or a cab. provided he
m quickly.
The old physician was known by
everybody as a doctor. He wore a long,
broad-tailed coat, knee breeches. Hes
sian boots, a frilled shirt with ruffles
at the wrists, and a large white cravat
of the finest lawn. He carried a cane
with a perforated box at the top. which
held camphor or some other smelling
substance. When he was called to a
consultation, he expected to find a table
spread with wine glasses. a decanter of
brandy and a bottle of wine.-Youth's
Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
A q
How to Build One That VIII Easily
Last a Lifetime.

/ Last a Lifetime.
The lumber required for the con-
struction of the arbor shown in the
accompanying sketch consists of posts
4x4 inches and S feet long; 2x4-inch
scantling 16 feet long, to be cut into s.
foot length for top crosspieces, and
into lengths of about 4 feet for the
braces at the upper corners, and strips
1x2h inches. also 10 feet long. All
the lumber used should be dressed,
for the structure, to be durable, must
be painted. and undreSSed lumber re-
guires more than double the amount
Of paint and twice the labor to apply it.
Make a mortise in each post with
the lower edge about one foot from
the end, of such dimensions as to re-
ceive the scantling snugly. Dome this
end of each post by saving off the cor
ners, as shown in the illustration. This
will leave about eight inches to extend
above the arbor. About 20 inches be-
low the lower edge of the first NOR
tise and on the opposite side, make a
second mortise, running diagonally
across the post at an angle of IS de-
grees, and of such width and depth as
to receive the scantliug sIugly and
flush with the post. This diagonal
mortise must be cut in the opposite di-
rection in half of the posts, as will be
seen by observing the position of the
braces. Into the lower end of each
post bore a hole five inches deep of
proper diameter to receive a piece of
three-quarters-inch gaspipe so that it
fits tightly when hammered in. The
piece CT pipe should be about n foot
long, thus leaving about 7 inches to ex-
lend from the post.
Now procure thing or sewer pipe in
two-foot lengths and three inches in
interior diameter. Set these eight feet
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS.
System Under Which They Are Main-
tanned in England.

The country roads in England are
we'll made. with deep foundations and
ample provision for drainage. Finer
examples of the road-maher's art al
not be found anywhere else in the
world. Scientific construction would
not protect them, however. if they did
not receive constant supervision and
daily care. They are never allowed to
get out of order.
The road-meuder is always on the
ground, and he is constantly at work.
Whenever he detects signs of wear at
points where the water does not drain
off rapidly after Il heavy rain, he mends
the break by filling in a barrow of
broken flint, supplies of which are
stored by the roadside every half-mile.
He is a scavenger as well as a roai-
member. He goes over the road every
day, and removes everything which is
unsightly. Owing TO his unremitting
care, the road is always free from lit
ter, as well as in perfect repair.
There is no bitches at the sides; there
are no ragged ruts or pools of water in
tuS SGAlSl, liCIC dtS HcllicT SlOuoS.
nor stumps of trees, nor refuse to dis
figure the roadway, and there is a home
~ sense of tidiness and orderliness
which is a source of delight to every.
one passing over it.
The road-mender is hired to keep hia
section of the roadway in order. If
he neglects his work, a more faithful
man is put in his place. There is a road
inspector for every division of the coun-
ty, and he has control of the road
members of his section. The inspector
acts under the direction of a subcom-
mittee of a large committee of the coun-
ty council.
An American expert estimates tina,
$4,000, 900 is expended annually in the
United States on the highways without
material improvement from repairs. If
the English obtain better results at low
er cost, it is because the systematic
care of their roads is a practical detail
of common sense, efficient local govern
ment. They have good roads because
they pay for them in local taxation.
and insist upon having them kept in
order. With the same painstaking care.
American country roads could be made
to minister to the comfort and pleasure
of rich and poor alike.-Youth's Com.
oanion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24
FOREIGN PEOPLE.

Sardou has presented to Sir Henry
Irving the inkstand he used when writ
ing Nine. Sans Gene"
Sultan Abdul Aziz of Morocco has
sent seven splendid stations as a pres
ent to President Faure of France.
L. II. Hatah, NJ. E, of Toxic, chief en-
gineer of the state railroad of Japan, is
visiting America with the idea of gath
ering some points as TO railroading.
President Faure is said to be the
greater dandy in France. He is anX-
ious to institute a special presidential
costume, but his colleagues do not
look upon the scheme with favor.
The duke of Marlborough has gained
a new political laurel and has won adj
ditional fame before the public by
speaking from the same platform as
Lord Salisbury.
Prince Charles of Denmark husband
of Princess Maud of Wales), who is an
officer in the Danish army, will shortly
receive an appointment in the British
navy. This is due to the influence of
Princess Maud, who prefers to live in
England and among her own people.
Queen Victoria has commanded Mr..
W. CUTLER Orchardson to paint a jub-
lice picture containing portraits of her.
self. the prince of Wales, the duke of
York and Prince Edward. 1t is not
known by what extraordinary acct
dent it came to pass that ~long-estab-
lished traditions should have been over
come to such a degree that a British
painter and a true artist should have
been employedto paint a royal portrait.