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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
Grants Farmer Creditor.

The Gran Il Ward failure. hich
crushed the old General al -:ade
him long for the grave, had bat one
compensating feature that made life
endurable to him." said Colonel Ran
dolph Armstrong of Chicago. who is
atthe Planters. II got the story
from Colonel Fred Grant, and there
fore consider it entirely true. don I
think it has ever been in print.
"YOu know that every dollar iEat
Genera, Grant had was swept ava
o% the failure ana ne was le., 'almast
!"n2iie>S- according 10 his eO:i. ne
ha1 a.!y Aoo:;; SO in his pocke; = nci.
he .rIr.r Il hat he was bankrupt.
"&iiliicE#iles. brokers, railroad
ma=iia'cs and DiDney-makers Of very
kinG rushed 90 him will offers OF as
si=taLce. Some of them wanted him
to 20 in bus .n.sS wig:I ;,...i. an: uic-
Iurea = &!oriors futIr. ~ him. he
r-,.ircC them all cou! -,.ur~iv. buf ac-
ciine,, every offer. its exp ,-.,-..re
with :he ra~caily War" opeLeu his
eyes fu.. ;nc first time 20 The Gaa- -
O. lending his powerfai r.:;re TO- 'le
promotion of business ehtcrpi-.s, :,
ard be regarded all propositions VIII.
gave suspicion. Telegt.sms and le:-
ters pro:fering aid poured in ON him
from every part OF the country for
days after the collapse.
TO all of these he replied in the
same spirit. he thanked the authors
com.;eousiy fer their kind offers, but
firmly declined to accept assistance
of any sort. He had made up his
mind to coin his autobiography into
cash for the safety of his family. He
knew he had not long to live and was
ready to die as soon as MS book was
finished,
about Il week after the failure he
received a !. ter from farmer up tie
Hudson RiN =. written in IL poorhand.
but contain;-g 9 words and sentiments
that touched the old hero's heart
deeply. The farmer set forth in his
crude way me gratitude he felt for
Graut and how the writer. though
only a private soldier. had suffered
the hardships and dangers of war 10
help the General save the Union for
the benefit oi generations yet unborn.
Then the farmer lold Grant that since
the war ne mad been able to buy a |
farm and TO lay aside l.OOO He did
not know anyone to whom he would |
rather loan half of his savings than |
to the man he had never seen, but for |
whom he had named his only ,son. If i
Grant needed $500, the letter went on |
20 say. he would please signify il by |
making ont his promissory note for
that amount and forwarding it to the |
writer, with assurance hat the money |
would be forwarded to him by the re-
turn mail.
/ know you are honest and will |
pay seale time, declared the old |
farmer, and [ would ratheryou would |
get the money from me than from
somebody who cares for you only as
be can use you. The upshet of the
business was that General Grant ac-
cepted the farmers offer without a |
hesitation, while declining
the aid of millionaires who insisted |
upon giving him unlimited amounts of
money without a scratch of pen to
show that he owed them a cent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
Grants Different Hats.

In that trip after his return from
abroad he had q little japanese serv-
ant, who took charge ofhim as though
the general was bit OF machinery
and he was the engineer. Seme of the
newspa per men noticed that in the
ceui Sc of one trip Grant had en- six
different hats, and they langhingly
asked him what was the significance of
the change. Grant said. why, | do
not know: suppose had on the same
hat all the time Investigation
brought out the fact that the little Jap,
through the suggestion of some of the
ladies of the party or some OF the
committee had received ideas as TO
what kind of a hat the General ought
to wear at certain towns. If it was a
college town, just before he arrived
thelittle ap would tip-toe to.the Gener-
al remove the slouch hat, place a
silk hat carefully on the Generals
head. and trip out, the General never
losing a word of. any conversation.
At the next stop, if it was explained
to the little Jap that it was a soldier
town, of would come the silk hat and
on went the Generals military hat.
He made it a rule for the General
never to appear at two places in the
same hat, and the joke Oft was Grant
himself did not know:anything of the
scheme
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
BuckIen.s Arnfca SaIye.

The best salvein the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum.
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns, and all skin erup
tins. and positively cures piles. or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale a
" G. Haman's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
Queer Gold Democratic Tactics.

Queer Gold Democratic Tactics.
The report that the gold Democratic
Senators. Lindsay, Caffery and Gray,
intended to act with all the other anti
Republican elements in the matter Of
forming the Senate committees and IL
general legislation, puts them il an
odd position if that story he tfUc.
according to recent gold Democratic
threats and promises. the ole certain
thing among the political uncertain
ties of the future was that the Demo-
Gratis who supported Palmer and Nc
Kinley would never go over TO the
silverites on any question which would
be calculated to strengthen the silver
element and give that faction any en-
cOuragement TO make a fight in 1850
the issue on which it was beaten in
1896.
Manifestly a union OF the gold
Democrats with the silver men on the
question of the control of the commit
tees would be a tactical victory for
the latter. The union thus formed
would place the silver Democrats. the
silver ex-Republicans. the Popuiists
and the honest money Democrats in
the same camp. So far as regards
the honest money Democrats this
would be al absorption and not a
coalition, for they number only three
or four in the entire Senate, while
the silverites of the different partisan
shades number about forty. IN such
a combination the gold Democrats
would be swallowed so completely
that not a trace of their individuality
or identity would be left. The
would be all silver and not
part silver and part gold, The gold
would be so faint that the
most delicate tests known to the chem
istry of politics would not be able to
reveal it..
Scores and scores OF times during
the canvess of 1896 gold Democratic
stump speakers, those who supported
Palmer as well as those who advocated
election. told their hearers
that the money question was of so
much greater Importance than the
tariff that the latter should not be |
at all by Democrats in
in thnir. hnl Cold nar |
cratic papers took the same ground.
They knew that the Republican party, !
if Mckinley won, would frame tariff !
bill on Republican lines, but they |
said that differences on that issue
should be waived in the presence of
greater question of the country's |
financial honesty and solvency. But
if the Palmer and Mckinley Demo-
Gratis go over to the Sryanites in the /
Senate on the question of the
control of the commi tees and
on general legislation. the latter will
think the former regret their course
last year, and thus will be instigated |
to make Organism the issue in 1898 |
and 1900. The honest money Demo-
Gratis in the Senate are few, but their
will necessarily have some
influence on the attitude of their fac
ion in the country at large, and so
lar as this influence extends it will |
give aid and comfort to the forces of
and revolution which |
we're overthrowni 1s96.-Globe-Dem-
ecrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
HoRSEWHiePEo BY WOMEN.
wives OF saloon Men in u k':nsi.
Town start IA Sitter Wax.

Town start n Bitter War.
Topeka kAS.. April 25.-News
comes from Douglass, a remote vii
lage in Butler county. of a bitter in
ternecine war in progress there over
the saloon question.
Last Saturday afternoon there was
a fUrore on the public square when
three stylishly dressed women laid
hold of Rev. George Meridith anu
brutally cut and slashed him with bug
y whips.
The trouble grew o.t of a whisky
"ar organized by several young men.
They proposed 10 conduct saloons in
tre town, and when Rev. Mr.. Meridith.
who had recently been assigned there
by the Methodist conference. COM
menced an agitation against con-
duct, tine sporting fraternity decided
to break up Rev. Meridilh's meetings.
They went to the church in al intOX-
icated condition, and the following
day Lc caused warrants 20 be issued
for their arrest fer disturbing public
worship. The wives OF the disturbers
took tie matter up. and three of them,
armed with horse whips. caught Mer-
idith in the street and severely thrash
ed him. The affai: has stirred up
big row, in which all the peopi> OF the
town have taken sides.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
No WOMAN

Is beautiful with bad skin, covered
with pimples, freckles, moth, or tan. 1
have been asked many times what will
remove these unsightly blemishes. No
face paints or powders will remove
them, as they are caused by impure
blood. The only sure remedy 1 have
ever seen is Sulpher Bitters, and in
hundreds of cases have never known
them TO fail.-Editres Fashion Ca
zette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
Doctor Yourself

and save money. and perhaps your
life. Send three 2-cent stamps to pay
postage to A. P. Ordway & Co.. Bos-
ton, Mass, and receive a copy of DR..
Kaufmann's great Medical Work, 100
ages, elegant colored plates.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
Church Meeting at the Fair Grounds.

The several congregations in this
and adjoining counties will celebrate
the fftieth anniversary of the existence
of the German Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other
states at the Fair grounds near this
city on Sunday, May th9, 1897. Ser
vices will be held in the German and
English Languages fore and after
noon.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01
William L. Wall Dead.

William C. Wall, aged thirty-five
years, died at the residence of his
mother in this city April 18th, 1897.
The deceased was born and raised in
this city and he had a large circle
friends.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-01

The of asver driving capital from and
making hard wish
ALLEVIATE
the S
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11

Fish Warden Newell filed a complaint
on Saturday before Squire Smith against
| Charles and William Green for illegal
fishing at the headwaters of Penn's Neck
creek, says the Standard. The facts of
the case are that for a long time parties
have been in the habit of "whipping" the
waters near the grist mill of A. NJ. Oil
| plant, at S~harptown, and thereby cap
turing fish by illegal means, nus inter
feripg with the propagation of shad and
other fish. By reason of complaint hav-
ing been made Fish Warden Newell
determined to put a stop to this sort of
business and consequently on Saturday
| dressed himself as a tramp and went to
Sharptown, taking with him his fishing
tackle. Shortly after arriving Mr.. Newell
took a position On a bridge and began to
fish. In a few minutes the Greens put in
an appearance, staked their net and com ,
menced whipping the stream. Mr.,
Newell got into conversation with them,
and they told him how easy it was and
what great sport one could nave in cap.
turing fish their way. Coming to this
city Mr.. Newell made the complaint as
above stated and a warrent was placed in
the hands of Constable Buekalew, who
arrested the Greens at YORKTOWN yester-
day afternoon. At a hearing this morn
ing Squire Smith severely reprimanded
the offenders and released them under a
suspension of sentence. The practice OF
whipping streams has been ipdulged il
before in this county and the arrest OF
| the Greens should prove a warning to all
who engage in illegal fishing. The next
offenders will not get off SO easily.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
BOARD OF FreenoIders.

The monthly meeting of the Board of
Freeholders was held at the Court House,
Salem, on Wednesday, all the members
being present and Director Smith in the
chair.
Bills amounting to s1436 03 were read
and ordered paid.
A letter was read from Geo. G. Tonkin
and Jon. Iredell, of Mullioa Hill, thank
ing the Board for the use OF a pile-driver
Accommodation, was read signed by a
| number of citizensof Pennsville, asking the
| Board to take some action for the removal
| of an obstruction in the Delaware river
south of the wharf at that place, and
| which is quite a menace to boatmen. the
| following committee vas appointed to
| investigate the matter: Freeholders At
| kinson, Lloyd and Redstrake. If the
| obstruction is found to be a boat, barge
or scow the committee is TO have power
to remove the same. sas
The report of the Treasurer of the Sur
lplus Revenue was read and ordered
printed with the county statement.
Freebooter Borton, of the Finance
Committee. presented the report Of
County Collector Coles, which was re
ceived and ordered printed. The repor
shows the receipts of the county for tbs
year to be $3.50 1888 70, and the expendi
lures $135, 960 rs, leaving a balance OF
hand of $23. TIT SO, which is a large
balance by "a, 1859 10 than was on hand
year ago.
Robert B. Griscom. of Lower Alloway
lCreek, was granted the use of the count,
pile driver.
The county statement was ordered
printed in all the papers of the county a
a cost not exceeding $72 so. p
Freeholder Snyder asked for committe
on bridge at Palatine. Committee
Freeholders Snyder, Mayhem and Bortor
Auditing Committee for July-Free
holders Lloyd, Redstrake and Smith.
Adjourned to meet on second Wednei
day 10 July. 8
aD.. II. hats ~ u (1iInnan3c
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
Revised FISH and Game Laws.

The Board of Fish and Game Commits
sioners of New Jersey have issued a re
vised synopsis of the fish and game laws.
The open and close seasons for hare
rabbit and quail begin November 10th
aud end December 81; for woodcook,
July, October, November to December
10sh; for gray, English or Wilson snipe,
March, April, September; for partridge
grouse and pheasant. European and
domestic, October. November to De.
cember 10th; for reed bird, rail bird Of
marsh hen. September; for gray. black
and fox squirrels, September, November
10Th to December 10Th; for grass or up
land plover and dove, August and Sep.
TENDER; for deer, October 25th to Nov
ember 5Eh; for geese, ducks and other
web-footed wild fowl, January February
March and April to May LIST, and Sep,
TENDER Both to December 31st; brook
trout, April. May, June to July 10; black
bass, May 80 up TO November 30; pick
erel January to February 20. and from
My 1 to the last day of December.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11

~SharprOWn N ews.

rs - 4S0NSe
Miss Ruthie McAllister entertained
several of her schoolmates one day las
week.
William b. Hooven and wife spent
Wednesday in Salem, their former place
of abode.
Clement Bassett and wife entertained
Armitage Brearley aud MIR. Miller, of
Philadelphia, on Sunday.
Clement Bassett and wife spent Thurs.
day in Salem attending the Quarterly
Meeting of the Society of Friends.
Jeremiah Tozer, an esteemed citizen
and progressive farmer of Bassett, who
has been failing ia health for the past
year, was buried in the SharptoNn GENE
terry On Tuesday.
Stacy D. Layton and wife entertained
on Sunday Warren Layton, wife and
daughter, Mabel, their son Charles anc
Misses Matte B. Perry and Lizzie Went
zell, all of Bassett.
Cbildren's Day will be observed here or
Sunday. Our pastor will preach in the
morning; in the evening the services will
be in charge of the Sabbath school; there
will be music and Rotations by the
children.
Those of our people who were fortunate
enough to hear the lectures of Rev. Sam
Small at Woodstown, on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, feel that they were
well paid for going, notwithstanding the
weather was a little unpleasant.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
Party.

The many friends of Miss Belle Turner
gave her a pleasant surprise on Thursday
evening. After being aggreably enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Turner and then
enjoying themselves at dancing and other
amusements, they partook of refresh
ments and returned home. Those present
were: Misses Sue Riley, Fanny Daven-
port, Ethel Richman, Elmira Lippincott,
Martie LippiDcott, Vera Colson, Sallie
Colson, Edna Robinson, Efie Robinson
Blanche Davis, Alice Clayton, Lizzie
Allen, Ocneva Lippincott, Rachel Lip
pincott, Elma Peterson, Ida Peterson,
Emile Lippincott, Achsah Lippincott,
Clara Bassett, Belle Turner, Verna
Urion, Wilma Coles, Messrs. James
Pancosst, Willie Busby, Eddie Wadding-
ton, Earl Lippincott, Author Lippincott,
George Lippincott. Joe Andrews, Harry
Turner, Henry Edwards, Frank Ridge
way, Harry Ridgway, Frank Colson,
Ned Riley, Joseph Allen, John Shivers,
Harry Shiyers, Harold Stepler, Hazie
Reeves, Charles Allen and wife, Frank
Peterson and wife. Edward Robinson
and wife, DR.. aud Mrs. McGeorge and
daughter Francis, Mrs. Kate Shivers,
Win Turner aid wife.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11

While the shad fishermen had a good
season, the sturgeon fishermen report one
of the poorest seasons for several years.
Captain George d. Shannon, one of the
leading spirits in the Sturgeon FISHER
mems Protective Association, refers to
the season from a financial point of view
as a failure. He says: "Some few firms
have a small balance on the right side of
the ledger, but the majority are seen
sta nding around, wondering on which
side of the ship to cast their nets, so as
to try and come out of the woods whole"
The same news comes from Cape Shore,
as we'll as from the Delaware side of the
bay, that the season has been a failure
from the start. These discouragements,
however, are to an extent counteracted
by the interest the fishermen have
awakened among the United States Fish
Commission looking to the propagation
of sturgeon in the Delaware, and Secre-
tary Shannon has been in communication
with the authorities regarding the proper
time to commence The work in the bay,
and the fishermen are expecting the as
istance of the Commission in restoring
this industry to it's former lucrative posi-
ton. Another point gained by the fisher
men was the passage of the Close Season
bill through the Delaware Legislature,
making sturgeon fishing unlawful be-
tw cen June 80 and December 80. AS
similar laws are in effect in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, the action of the
Delaware Legislature practically closes
sturgeon fishing in the bay for six months
of each year. With the propagation OF
sturgeon, protection for mammooses and
a close season, Captain Shannon says,
the Delaware will become fruitful
again.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11


M. Browning Elton is home on bis
vocation.
Mrs. N. b. Riley and daughter Grace.
are visiting Mrs. Franklin Fitcraft.
B. CARL Patterson has returned from
Ttylor University for the summer
vacation.
Ivan G. Flitcraft is enjoying a weeks
vacation at his ~uucle's, s.. Flitcrafr, in
Pittsgrove.
Messrs. Frank Wright and Henry
Stepler took a trip to Princeton on
Wednesday.
Mr.. Harry Pine and Mr.. William Bal.
LANCER, of Bridgeton, spent Tuesday at
J ohm G. Reeds. o
Reeve Flitcraft and family have gone
to Wildwood for the Summer, to open
Silver Dean Cottage.
Miss Ella Hogate, of Salem, was in
Woodstown on Monday, the guest Of
Miss Julia H. Elton. .'sa
Mrs. John Mats and daughter Della
spent a part of last week with Mrs. Fred
Rapp. near Swedesboro.
B. Allen Bassett and wife, of Manning
ton, were entertained by William O.
Davis and vile on Sunday.
Ira Coles and wife and Miss lydia
Garwood were the guests of w Il.
Austin and wife on Sunday.
Henry Richman and wife and Miss
Edna Richman. of Wildwood. have been
spending several days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Davenport ane Mr..
| Thomas Garrison took a spin to Pitman
Grove on Sunday on their wheels.
Joel Borton and wife spent Saturday
| of their daughter, Helen, who teaches at
that place.
G. Weber Bennett has entered the en-.
ploy of Adam Knowles, at the South
Woodstown Machine Works, to learn the
trade of a machinist.
Misses Lulu and Lillian Wright start
on Tuesday next for Richmond, Va,
to spend some time with relatives aud
friends at that place.
Mr.. J. Hildreth Dickson has accepted
a temporary position in the City National
Bank, of Salem, during the absence of
Cashier Biddle Hiles, who has started on
a trip to Europe.
Miss Cora Root is visiting friends in
W~oodstown, being the guest Of Miss
Lizzie Foster. Miss Root graduated
from the Baptist Training School in
Philadelphia on June 85h, and expects to
go to Japan as a missionary.
A pleasant family reunion was held at
the home of Mrs. Harriet virgins, on
West Avenue. on Wednesday. These
present were John virgins and family,
of H~arrisonville; ex Sheriff o. H. Wrig-
gins and family, of Salem, and Preston
virgins sand family, of Woodstown.
The time was spent in delightful social
Intercourse and an elegant supper served
before the party dispersed.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
Church Notes.

VIM. z Flitcraft will address the
Friends First-day School next Sabbath
morning, on THE Book and Life of Job.''
Watson Tomlinson, a minister fr,m
Byberry, Pa, expects to attend Friends
meeting on next First day morning al
at 10 30 O'clock. All are Invited.
Mrs. Isabella Demarest, Corresponding
Secretary of New Jersey W. q. t. U
will give an address in tho Friesburg
Lutheran Church on Thursday evening,
June II, at eight o'clock. Every one is
cordially invited to attend.
Rev. John B. McCloskey son of Barney
McCloskey, of this place, will read his
first mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church,
on Sunday morning, assisted by his
brother, Rev. John s. McCloskey, Of
Cleveland, Ohio. Rev. Jas. P. Me,
Closkey, an uncle, of Franklin, Pa, is
expected to deliver the ermon
The Children's Day exercises of the
Presbyterian Sunday,school, consisting
of songs and Rotations, with an address
by the pastor, will take place on next
Sunday morning at 1890 O'Clock, at
Odd Fellows Hall. The public is invited
to attend. The Christian Endeavor
Society will meet at 6.45 p. m. The
evening service will be omitted.
Children's Day will be observed in the
M. E. Church next Sunday, with appro-
pirate services. In the morning the
pastor, Rev. G. G.. Senser, will preach p
sermon to the youth of the church, al :
the evening services will be in charge sf
the Sabbath.school, for which an excl
lent musical and literary program Las
been prepared. All are invited to attend.
The sacrament of baptism will be- al u lin
istered to children in the morning.
Sunday bicycling, with particular re-
ference to the popular club run, Will
form the sole topic for discussion IS nix5
Mondays meeting of the Camden Ietho-
dist ministers. Rev. DR.. John Hand ley,
pastor of the First Church, will prepare
and read a paper on the subject. Ia his
papers DR.. Handley will suge st plaus for
stopping what the preach@rs feel is a
growing evil.
The Rev. John T. Craig will preach
next Lords day in the Baptist Church,
at 10 80 a. M. on Goods Word; Its
Study and Delight" 10 the evening
| Children's Day will be observed by the
Bible .sehool, when an interesting musical
and other program will be observed.
Bible, school at $50, prayer meeting at
6. 80 and also on Saturday evening at s
O'Clock. A cordial welcome to all these
| services.
The bicycle dealer, Humphreys, has a
new convertible "Patee" tandem, which
ha hirns to rasnonsihla DarEias
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-11
obituary

Jeremiah Tozer, one of the well-to.do
and highly respected farmers of Piles
grove. died on Friday last, after an
illness of several months. He was a
member of the M. E. Church, lived an
upright life, and passed away in the
triumphs of the Christians faith. He
leaves a widow and four daughters, who
have the deepest sympathy in their
bereavement. The funeral took place on
Tuesday with interment in the NJ. E.
cemetery at SharptoWn.