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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
TIP CHOKED TO DEATH.
Poison Was Tried But Had No Effect
on the Famous Elephant.

Bridgeport, Conn. March 17.-Tip, a
monster elephant which has been shown
throughout the country for many years
past was put to death by strangulation
today. While the brute's feet were
chained to stakes firmly driven into the
ground, men with block and tackle
drew a rope taut about his neck until
he was dead.
The operation was completed sin 13
minutes. Tip had developed vicious
tendencies and his death was determin-
ed upon in order that he might have no
opportunity to kill his keepers, or peo-
pie visiting the show Yesterday he
was given poison but without marked
off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Charcoal Gave Them whoons,

Winnipeg, March ia Mcleod dis
patch says that Charcoal. the Indian
murderer of Sergeant Wilde, of the
Northwest mounted police, was hanged
there today. The Indian gave three
whoops when he neared the sea fold
stairs up which he had to be carried
owing to the infirmity of his legs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

Men look for signs of spring out doors;
women look for them in dry goods
stores.
If a man could only get as much for
his old family horse as his wife thinks
the animal is worth!
When we are young, we are told how
fast time flies, but when we get old we
find it flies lots faster than we ever ex-
pected it would.
There is one kind OF people to be met
everywhere every day; those who sold
their property just before the price of
real estate went up.
A woman does hate to admit that her
husband is as sickly as she is.
While looking out at the snow storm
today, we saw fly on the window.
A man never hates to lie 80 much as
after he has been caught telling one.
One of the strangest things to a busy
man is to hear people talking about
killing time
A great habit of men is to beg other
men to run for office, and then run off
and leave them.
When a man succeeds, he does it in
spite of everybody. and not with the
assistance of everybody.
Doing your duty during one present
hour is worth more than resolving to
do your duty ten hours in the future.
Some men who do nothing but Dor
row a great deal of money, and never
pay it back, regard themselves as very
enterprising business men.
How smart men are when they sit
around a stove in a shoemaker's shop!
And how weak they are when they ac-
tually tackle the real affairs of life!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

After having been confined to the
house for eleven days and paying out
S25 in doctor bills without benefit, Mr..
Frank Dolson of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
was cured by one bottle of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm costing % cents and
has not since been troubled with that
complaint. For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
From Kerosene Back to Coal

Los Angeles, Cal, March 1.-THE
Santa F'e railway is said to be chang
ing the oil-burning engines back to coal
burners. The Santa Fe has been using
600 to 800 barrels of oil per day, but the
recent rise in the price. with a still
further advance threatened, caused the
1IaEa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
In the Lead.

If you are going to Kansas City. Chi
cagO, St. Louis or other eastern cities.
the Union Pacific offers the best serv-
ice and the fastest time. Don't pur-
chase your tickets until you have con-
suited our time card, or make inquiry
regarding rates and through car serV-
ice. F. A. LEWIS,
City Ticket Agt.
]. c. FULTON,
Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Weather Indications.

Chicago, March 17.-For Kansas:
Showers in east portion this afternoon;
fair with cooler in west portion to-
night; Thursday fair with cooler in east
portion; southerly shifting to wester-
" winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Nerves

Are the Messengers of Sense,-the Telegraph
System of the human body
Nerves extend from the brain to every part
of the body and reach every organ.
Nerves are like fire-good servants but hard
masters
Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore
like it in character.
Nerves will be weak and exhausted if the
blood is thin, pale and impure.
Nerves will surely be strong and steady if
the blood is rich, red and vigorous.
Nerves find true friend in Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla because it makes rich red blood.
Nerves do their work naturally and WE'LL
the brain is unclouded, there are no
neuralgia pains, appetite and diges-
ton are good, when you take
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Globe)
Men look for signs of spring out doors;
women look for them in dry goods
stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

If a man could only get as much for
his old family horse as his wife thinks
the animal is WORTH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

BY FRANK P. MAcLENNAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

| When we are young, we are told how
| fast time flies, but when we get old we
! find it flies lots faster than we ever ex-
| pected il would.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Bankers to Nee. in this city.

The Missouri Bankers have been
holding their annual meeting in st.
Louis this week. Leon J. Albert was
in attendance as a member of the
Association and a representative ol
Cape Girardeau. Mr.. Albert has
succeeded in having Cape Girardeau
selected as the place for the holding
of the next convention as will be seen
from the following which we extract
from the proceedings of the meeting
in ST. Louis:
The committee on the time and
place of of next meeting of the asso-
citation met at at / o'clock
After some consultation the date
was fixed at Wednesday, May }, 1898.
Mr.. Frank Hill of the Carthage
Bank suggested Carthage as the place
of meeting.
Leon J. Albert of the Sturdivant
Bank offered Cape Girardeau.
Cashier Marshal of the Continental
Bank spoke in favor of the latter city
and Mr.. Hill withdrew Carthage from
the race.
The committee then unanimously
agreed upon Cape Girardeau."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
The "C.3 Graduates,

The following young ladies and
gentlemen received certificates as &c. .
graduates in the Normal School Tues
day morning:
L. L. Bowman, Cape Girardeau:
Frances Barenkamp, Cape Girardeau:
Lee Bast, Cape Girardeau: Annie
Bonney, Cape Girardeau: Jennie
Cook, Cape Girardeau: w. H. Cook,
Cape Girardeau: Aura Cobb, Oak
Ridge, Ida Copeland, st. James: G..
w Clark, Bonne Terre: ). L. Can't
ley, Owensville: Katie Dennis. Cape
Girardeau: Allie DOdson. Bloomfield: {:
Alma Doyle, Lemon: George H. G..
Mariner. Hamm, Ark: Ola Forester,
St James: J. F. Fulbright, Miller
vile: J. Fred Fulton. DamOna: Emma
Gardner, Campbell: Lulu Harris.
Shawneetown: May Hatton, Charles
ton: Laura Haw, Pennington: Lizzie
Kaechele, Cape Girardcau: Alice
Loughran, st. Louis: Octa Manning,
Oak Ridge: Lou r. Morton. Peca-
hontas: J. r. H. Napper, Cape Girar-
deau; Georgia Nettles, Cape Girar-
deau; Julia Nettles, Cape Girardeau:
w. \. Nienstedt, Millerville: Arthnr
Oliver, Cape Girardeau: Mollie Oliver.
Cape Girardeau: George Popp, Cape
Girardeau: G. c. 2edman. Senath:
Marvin Stout. Cape Girardeau: T. 0.
Tugel, Berger: Clyde Vandivort. Cape
Girardeau: H. G. Vossbrink. Shot
we'll: Orren Wilson, Cape Girardeau.
Sadie f. Woody. Cape Girardeau.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
CELEBRITY Hunters.

Celebrity hunters are often times
officious and offensive. butlhe theat-
rical man likes them. He can usual
ly fill his house when they are
around. An enterprising manager,
who knows great many. sends
around word every time he rents a
box to big people. and they come
tumbling IN. The other day q dis
tinguished foreigner engaged two boz
es for himself and party, and immedi-
ately afterwards this manager issued
a manifesto to the hunters informing
them that the Hon. SO-and-So accom-
panied by his suits, all in full court
costumes would be on view that eveu-
ing. The house was full in conse-
quence.-New York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Reflections of a bachelor.

Now Barabbas was gasmeter in.
spector.
Lots of women get married before
they can afford it.
When a girl has pinned a flower on
a mans coat, she always tits her
chin up and looks at it sideways.
When a woman moves to cut down
expenses, she always says it was
because the other house wasn't good
enough.
\ woman never will believe any
good of Il widower who doesn't go
abound all the time with a pathetic
look in his eyes.
a woman has to get indignant just
about so often. If she can't get in
dignant at her husband, she chooses
the liquor traffic or the government
Every girl has an idea that other
girls don't realize how homely they
are.
The devil hasn't much opinion of
sin that isn't considered highly re-
specta BILE.
Agirl's hat is called a success when
you have to look at it twice TO tell it
from a lamp shade.
Adam probably didn't mind it so
much becausehe knew Eve would never
say it was just because he didn't take
her advice.
The average man can be in love
and not have enough to eat
a good deal easier than he can have
enough to eat and not be in love.
When a man Is really in love with
a woman the worst fear he has is that
he may sometime meet another that
he will love as much.-New York
Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Paid in Full.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. May %, 1897.
EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-Will you please
be so kind as to publish through your
valuable paper that l have this day
received a check for one thousand
nine hundred dollars, it being paid
to me by the Home Forum Benefit.
Order of Chicago, Illinois, on cer-
tifcate carried by my husband in the
above named order. l will also state
that the Order paid me one hundred
dollars Immediately after the death
of my husband, which makes the two
thousand dollars my husbands GER
tificate called for. | can cheerfully
and safely recommend the Home
Forum Benefit Order to all 1t pays
promptly and in full without cost to
the beneficiary. Would also state
that there are several Lodges of the
above Order in this county and 1 am
informed they are all increasing in
membership rapidly. My prayer is
that the grand officers may live long
and their noble Order grow until it
reaches the home of every family, for
it is cheap. safe and reliable.
Yours very sincerely,
MRS. SARAH +. SULLIVAN,
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
THEY ARE KICKING.
People Who Have a Kick comi

People Who Have a Kick Coming.
J Capt. John F. Schuchert should
have a kick coming because Broad
way west of the Opera House is allow
ed to grow up in weeds.
Christ Hirsch has kick coming
because his house was too small for
his increasing family, and he is going
to fix things by building an addition
to his house.
Prof. Eckhardt has kick coming
because number of brainless girls
played 6 dirty trick on him by not
singing in his choir last Wednesday
after having practised the songs for
two months.
The Catholic taxpayers of this city
are going to have kick coming if the
School Board refuses to elect Miss
Alice Carroll as one of the teachers
in the public school.
Those people who went on the ex-
corsiOn yesterday on the steamer
Ferd Herold to Cairo have kick
coming because they were not treated
according to Hoyle.
The people on Lorimier street, south
of Independence street, will have a
kick coming if the city council don't
give them Il street light.
The DEMOCRAT will have a kick
coming if some of those who owe for
subscription don't pay up.
The Normal Faculty have a kick
coming because of the fact that many
former graduates of that institution
visit this city nearly every week but
never show themselves at the Normal
The property owners on Spanish
and Merriwether streets will have a
kick coming when the city has the
street light removed from the corner
of Spanish and Merriwether.
Jas. McKenna has a kick coming
because mis- girls has left the city.
y patron of Hotel Scott had kick
coming the other day for dinner
because the waiter served him with
more good things than he could eat.
The City Marshal will have a kick
coming if the people who visit our
city park don t keep off the grass.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Normal Graduates.

The following named young ladies
and gentlemen composed the gradu-
ating class at the Normal for the year
1897. just ended:
Samuel \. Baker, Mills Springs;
Annie L. Brooks, Cape Girardeau;
Chattie Dysart, Cape Girardeau:
Elizabeth Fullerton, Cape Girardeau;
Eudora Hallam, Cape Girardeau: w.
H. Haupt, Egypt Mills: J. c. Lewis,
Newport, Ark: Ophelia McLeary,
Cape Girardeau, V. V. Randol, Cape
Girardeau: J. NJ. Site, Glen Allen:
b. ). Stearns, Alillerville: Ed. c..
Stuart, Cape Girardeau: George 5.
Summers, Jackson: Lizzie Taylor,
Advance: J. a. Vaeth, Ste. Genevieve:
A. J. VanAmburg, Jackson: Octavia
WellenkamD, Washington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
The Passing soldier.

The nation is now nearer to a gov
ernment of the army and navy and
civil affairs administered by mer
who have not known service in wal
than it has ever been before. From
the end of the Revolutionary war to
the outbreak of the war of 1872 was a
period of twcnty-nine years, in which
the high n,aceS of administration
We're filed 18th men identified with the
first momeI tOus conflict. From the
close of the var OF 1872 to the Mexican
war was a period of thirty-one years.
during which the heroes and veterans
of the former struggle were cOnspicu-
Gus in the military and civil service.
From the Mexican war TO the out
break of the Rebellion. fourteen years.
the trained and experienced soldier
was not wanting either to administer
the affairs OF the army or to lead a
political party in presidential cam
paign. Now for the first time we are
near TO the point where this can no
longer b. said.-Springiield Mass.
Republican.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Held to BE Gambling Devices

Attorney General Edward c. Grow,
at the request of Gov. Stevens. rem
dered the following opinion in regard
to the slot machines yesterday in
jefferson City:
Dear Sir-Replying to your in
quiry as 70 whether or not our laws
provide a method for the suppression
of the use of the slot machines kept
as a device or game. the terms Of
playing which are that the winner
shall receive something of value from
the loser, l beg to say that in my
opinion. under the law of our state
ample power exists in the properly
constituted authorities to punish as a
criminal offense those who set up.
keep, use and maintain said devices
for the purpose above mentioned.
The attempted licensing of any of such
devices is unlawful, and any county,
township, town or city in this state
which attempts to or does license said
devices is violating directly section
3S11, r. S. 1889, of Missouri. l have
the honor to remain, very truly, yours,
EDWARD C. CROW,
Attorney General"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
SOLDIERS IN REVOLT.
Refuse 10 Eat the Rations served at
Fort sheridan.

| CHICAGO ILL, Juno 3.-United
States troops at Fort Sheridan are in
a state of revolt. This has been the
condition of affairs there since Sat
urday, when they marched out of their
mess tent, refusing to touch the
rations served there. Ordered back
by their officers and told to eat, they
returned. but refused to partake of the
beef heart and livers. which they say
is the bill of fare 365 days ont of the
year. Battery A. of the md Artillery,
was the first to revolt, followed by
Company c. 4th Infantry.
The troops declare that they'might
get along with the food if there was a
variation in the manner of cooking.
but the garrison kitchen admits only
of food being steamed. The 4th. In
| fantry finds the fare especially dis
tasteful, for until recently they were
stationed at frontier posts in Idaho.
Washington and Arizona, where the
best possible food was furnished them.
Each company had its own cook,
and there was both variety an a.plenty.
At Fort Sheridan the cooking for
the entire garrison is done at one time
and the bill of fare is the same for
each command. The officers pro-
nounce the existing rations as both
insufficient and unheathful. and unless
the government becomes more gener-
Gus serious trouble may result.
The soldiers at Fort Sheridan at
present consist of two troops of the
Ist Cavalry, Battery A. of the md
Artillery. and eight companies of the
4th Infantry.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
~ >windle."

l. the name that appears over the
Office door OF a struggling lawyer of
Stafford, Ont. \ friend of the 'unfor-
tunate gentleman suggested the ad-
visibility OF writing his name in full.
thinking that Arthur or Andrews
Swindle. as the case might be. would
sound better than the significant ~
Swindle. When the lawyer with
tears in his eyes. whispered TO him
that his name was Adam. the friend
understood and was silent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Trickery in civil service.

The trickery practiced by Cleveland
in the civil service business was
shameful administration of rules that
are essentially fraud any way-and
puts his administration in a most un-
enviable light before the country.
The senate committee on civil serv-
ice are exposing the rascality.
The working force in the public
printing Office as arranged under
Cleveland was 2,466 Democrats and
5l2 Republicans on April l; of these
Democrats Senator German had 200
appointed without any examination.
Eighty old vetran soldiers were dis
charged from the mint on May %,
1884, and their places filed by Demo-
Gratis.
The civil service law simply over
rides the judgment of those who are
responsible for honest correct govern
ment service.
The law is fake so far as improv-
ing the service is concerned. 1t was
used by President Cleveland fraudu-
lently to fill many thousand offices
with Democrats without examination
and thousands of them with no quail
fication only that they were Dem O.
Gratis.
The law shouldsbe repealed.-Se-
Sedalia Capital.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
The Wilson Gold Medal

The Normal Chapel was comfortably
filled with the students and friends of
the school to witness the essay contest
for the ''Dr. W. B. Wilson" gold
medal, which was awarded Monday
night.
The contestants were Misses Eudora
Hallam, Laura Haw, Annie Brooks,
Ola Forester and May Hatton, all
of whom deserve great credit for their
literary work, but as there was only
one medal to be awarded the unsuc-
cessful contestants had to be content
with applause. The medal was award
ed to Miss Annie Brooks, of this city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis. Alderman. Chi
cago. says: Il regard DR.. King
New Discovery as an Ideal Panacea
for Coughs. Colds and Lung Com,
plants, having used it in my family
for the last five years to the exclusion
of physicians prescriptions or other
preparations. :
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: l have been a Minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for sc
years or more, and have never found
anything so beneficial. or that gave
me such speedy relief as DR.. Kings
New Discovery" Try this Ideal
Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles
rec at Haman's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
1t May Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, Irving, H., writes
that he had a Severe Kidney yrouble
for many years. with severe pains in
his back and also hat his bladder
was effected. He tried many so called
Kidney cures but with out any good
result. About a year ago he began
use of Electric Bitters and found relief
at once. Electric Bitters is especially
adapted 70 cure of ali Kidney and
Liver troubles and often gives almost
instant relief. One trial will prove
our statement. Price only 30 cents
for large bottle. At W. c. Haman's :
drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
Dodging the Inheritance Tax.

DOOSlHS the inheritance Tax.
'Mr. Fyles," said the dying Ne,
Yorker.
The eminent attorney came little
closer.
''Mr. Fyles. have you filed those
deeds?''
81 have"
"And divided those bequests as /
directed
Gas you directed, sir
"And made presents to all my
servants:'
Eyes sir. .
"And has my last illness been kept a
secret:''
Not soul knows of it, sir, except
ing DR.. Blimber and myself"
And you think yon can keep my
death out of the papers for a week.
Easily for week"
And you say that a week will be
ample time to scatter and sequestrate
all the balance of my wealth."
at will, sir
THANK you, Mr.. Fyles. l think l
can die content now-I've got the
better of those blankety blanked in
heritance tax assessors"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
NO1iCe.

The Metropolitan Industrial Benev'
olent Association of St. Louis, Mo-,
has thrown open its doors for the peo
pie of Cape Girardeau and the ada
cent towns. Don't miss this chance,
1t is great protection through sick,
ness, accidents and deaths. For ful
particulars address Jas. E. Thomp
son, Assistant Superintendent and
Inspector for the Association at P. O.
delivery here or call on him at Car
roll House. Agents wanted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
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
news than any other paper andcontin-
ues to keep up its record for publish
ing all the home news. The outlook
for the year is one of big news events,
fast succeeding each other and they
will ,be highly interesting to every
one The price of The Republic daily
is 81 a year, or $l.50 for three months.
The Twice-aWeek Republic will re-
main the same-one dollar year, by
mail. twice-a-week.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
\ Oueer @ Medicine.

There is Il medicine whose proprie-
tors do not claim to have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient. OF
that it is a cure-all. This honest
Medicine only claims TO cure certain
diseases, and that its ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physi-
clans as being the best for kidney and
bladder diseases. 1t i Foley's Kid
ney Cure W. II. Coeryer, Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-12
The squirt in Personal Taxes.


The State Board of Tax Commits
sioners is making an energetic at
tempt TO enforce the assessment of
personal property at its full value,
and apparently with much temporary
success. The effort will be useful as
furnishing gauge by which the ex-
tent Of future evasioEs may be meas
ured. and it may be of service for a
time in increasing the revenue, but
there can be no doubt that before long
the assessors will fall back into the
old ways. and the great bulk of per-
sonai property will again escape tax
alton.
This is so because the permanent
collection of our personal property
tax is in its nature impossible The
leading citizens who protested against
the national income tax, on the
ground that they would have to com
nit perjury to evade it. viii not hesi-
tate to evade as many State taxes as
they can. They cannot evade the
taxes on land, but no assessor can
tell the value OF the stocks and bonds
in th9ir tin boxes, or estimate the
worth of their diamonds and pictures.
The only man who will pay his per-
sonal taxes in full will be the one
who, like the farmer, has only such
visible and easily valued personal
property as common household furni-
ture, agricultural implements and live
stock-New York Journal.