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The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
MAJ.-GEN. NELSON a. MILES.

Special United States Military Attache.
gestive, in unmoved countenances, OF all the
dark mystery Of the east Many also wore
massive gold earrings with enormous stones
VIII lie some wore in addition gold anklets ablaze
with sapphires and emeralds.
The special envoys not numbered among the
princes followed the Indians-in II two-horse
landaus from the royal mews-all painted lake
and vermillion The royal arms were on the
panels, royal crowns on the tops, A gorgeous
coachman reposed on each box, clad in royal
scarlet, white knee breeches and silk stockings
his important head bewigged with white horse
hair and crowned with magnificent three-cor-
nered hat decked with ostrich plumes.
The crowd now began to show more eager in
terest in the approaching vehicles-they were
nearer and nearer to the queen. Five road
landaus painted like those which had Just
vanished, only horsed by four horses, four with
bays and the fifth with the Dutch blacks Of the
royal news, appeared first The occupants OF
these landauS were princes and princeSses OF
the blood, the closest attendants upon her royal
majesty, to say naught of her scores Of more OF
less affectionate cousins from neighboring
principalities.
Then the first part OF the sovereign's escort
rode into view, the Second life guards. As
their well-known brilliant uniforms appeared
the whisper ran electrically she's coming. ~
The guards were soon succeeded by the escort
Of British and foreign princes. Many faces
were known, recognized and cheered. This
brilliant escort was composed OF the flower Of
Europe's thrones.
Following the princes came the guard of
honor-22 officers of native Indian cavalry corps
men Of fine physique, picturesque uniform
and strange faiths But for these the crowd had
few eyes; for the commander-in-chief, who fol-
lowed behind them, none They could see the
queens horses was the queen at last
A cheer broke forth that seemed 10
shake the ground, renewed again and
again as her maiesty's carriage approached.
The famous eight Hanovarian creams,
with long tails, white, cold, almost fshlike eyes
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
ELECTRICITY.

Bottled sunlight" is what they cal
Tesla's new light.
Lightning struck young man who
was driving near Martinsburg, W. Va.
and so shocked him that his fingers had
TO be pried from the reins, and his
physician fears that paralysis may SET
in.
Lightning split two oak trees from
the top to the ground just outside the
house of ]. .. Lee, Jr., near Myrtle
vile, Va, and then passing down the
chimney killed Mr.. Lee and shocked his
wife, child, father and brother, who
were sitting about the hearth.
The officers of the Oakland (Cal.) San
Leandro & Haywards Electric railway
do not agree with President Vreeland,
of the Metropolitan Traction company,
in his policy of discharging employees
frequently, and have established a grad
uated wage system to encourage long
terms of service on their line.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
Some Interesting Facts Regarding
the Output of Crescent Bicycles.

This article is intended to convey a con
ception of the enormous amount OF raw ma
terial consumed during season IN supply
ing the demand for one of the most popular
bicycles made. The Western Wheel Works,
Chicago, makers of the Crescent wheel, have
the largest, and without doubt the most
complete, bicycle factory in the world, and
can turn out, when running to fullest Ca
pacity, 725 finished Crescents in twelve
hours, or complete up to date bicycle
per minute.
They used during 1896 $50 miles of tub
ing, or enough to nearly reach from Chi
cago to st. Paul if placed in a straight line.
The spokes were made in their own fac
tory, and required $50 miles of wire, or
enough to reach from Chicago to Lincoln,
Neb.; so miles of brass rod was required
tor spoke nipples. If the spokes, spoke nip
pies and tubing were placed IN straight
line they would reach from Chicago to the
Rocky Mountains at Denver. The cranks,
If placed end to end, would cover distance
of - miles. They used 35 miles of steel for
crank axles, wheel axles and pedal axles,
and 10 miles of steel for seat posts. If the
inns that were used in the manufacture of
Crescents in '96 were placed one upon the
other they would MAKE a pile 1880 feet
high, 6,OO0 feet higher than Pixies Peak
and about the height of Mount Elias in
Alaska, whose summit has never yet been
reached by man. 1t required 2,0S4 square
feet of sheet steel to make the Crescent
hollow tooth sprockets, and 2l,876 square
feet for the steel stampings of the head and
seat post clamps, or in all enough fat steel
to cover an area of II acres. There were
used 10 miles OF cork grips, log miles of
finished hubs, and % miles of steel wire to
pin frames together before brazing. The
finished chains, end to end. would reach
10 miles, and the different pieces of which
they are composed would reach 2371 miles,
or in all 3071 miles, the distance from Chi
cago to Cincinnati. The bearings of 1896
Creseents required 1871 200 steel balls,
which, if placed in a straight line, side by
side, would reach distance of 453 miles.
TO lace the chain and dress guards on the
ladies' Crescents manufactured in 1896 re-
quired 49,, $50 yards of cord, or 246t miles,
enough to allow a small boy to stand on
the top of the Auditorium tower in Chicago
and fly his kite where the people in Des
Moines, Iowa, could see it. 10 supply
Crescents sold in 1896 required I,6O6, ,742
bolts, and l,4SS,075 nuts, having an aggre-
gate weight of o tons. The total weight
of the complete bicycles was 2,382, $40
pounds, or l l,l9l tons. To crate these BIZ
cycles required l,235,740 square feet of lum-
Der made up in pieces; 72,7I 1858 separate
and distinct pieces entered into the con-
struction of '96 Crescents, and if all were
placed in a straight line, end to end, they
would reach from New York to some dis.
tance IN the Pacific ocean west of San Fran
clseo.-Crescent Bulletin, July /, 1897.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
THE VICTORIAN JUBILEE.
- a Pageant Of WondIous and Sur
passing MaGuif1cence.
"A Remarkablea Demonstration of the
Ramiacations of the British EN-
pire Presented by the Queens
Military Escort.
a Continuous Ovation to Her Majesty En-
Route to st. Paurs Cathedral, Where
Simple But Impressive
Service Was Held.

The Great Jubilee Pageant-Especial Hon.
ors to Uncle Sam.
LONDON, June 23.-All the perpleX-
ing arrangements in connection with
yesterdays festivities worked to per-
fection. The weather was also per
feet 1t was cloudy in the morning,
but there was sunshine from the time
the queen emerged from the palace
gates. The sky was cloudless and the
weather was just warm enough to be
pleasant. There were no empty seats
along the route followed by the pro-
cession, but the spectators sold the
ten-guinea seats for one guinea, and in
many cases the speculators gave their
seats away. Evidently the crowd was
not SO large as expected. Many
people were frightened away by the
stories told of possible accidents, the
danger of fire, ETC., and by the start
ling stories of prices which would be
charged to enable people to reach
their seats. But as a matter of fact
there was no serious difficulty in
reaching the spots selected from which
to view the procession, although the
majority of the seatholders had to
leave their homes before seven o'clock
in the morning.
Whitelaw Reid, the United States
special envoy, when questioned on the
subject of the Jubilee, said:
Etiquette forbids me from discuss
ing the jubilee ceremonial, but you
may say it wasextraordinarily success
full in every way"
At the lord chamberlain's Office yes
-terday afternoon a representative of
the press was informed that on her re-
turn to the palace after the procession,
the queen and all the royal family ex-
pressed the greatest delight and salts
faction at the fact that everything had
passed so successfully.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
At Temple Bar.

ROYAL LAW COURTS Has a. m, June o.
The boundary OF the faithful city has been
crossed by her majesty. who has received the
ancient and stately homage from her chief mag
istrate. The frame in which this picture was
set was characteristic. On one side the broken
gray pile Of the law courts rose from portierres
of legal luminaries, most of her majesty's
judges, in their splendid robes and full bot
toned wigs; Q. C's galore, in more sombre silk
and less volumiIous horse hair; ladies in
charming toilets, and every window filed with
eager faces.
The lord mayor and the city officials on
horseback arrived ten minutes before the
queen was due, and very striking wac their ap-
pearance. Sir Faude Phillips wore the earl's
robe to which lord mayors are entitled when
crowned heads visit the citv-s cloak of ruby
silk velvet lined with white silk and edged
with ermine. Sherifs Richie and Rogers wore
the Sherif's velvet court dress, scarlet gowns
and chains. The Verge good byes sword"
known as Queen EliZabethS Pearl sword"
presented to the corporation by the maiden
queen at the opening Of the Royal Exchange,
A. D. 1910, was carried by the lord mayor. The
sword is three feet eleven inches long with a
fine Damascus blade.
On the arrival OF the queen the lord mayor
uncovered. Approaching the carriage Of her
majesty his lordship, with all due obeisance.
presented the hilt Of the citys pearl sword,
which was undrawn. This was the ceremony of
dutiful submission. The queen quietly touched
it, thus returning it to the lord mayor in token
hat his submission was graciouSly accepted by
his sovereign.
Her maleSty then commanded the lord mayor
and sheriffs to proceed, and the procession
moved toward st. PaulS, amid roars of cheers
that seemed, in the narrow streets, TO be echoed
and re-echoed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
SPORT AND PASTIME.

y one-legged newsboy in Buffalo
serves a route of papers on bicycle.
DR.. James p. Cooke, of Boston, though
blind, is one of the most enthusiastic
bicycle riders. He rides duplicate
with Mrs. Cooke.
When Linton, the professional bicy-
clist, was buried the other day, his b.
cycle draped in black was led behind
the hearse.
\ letter has been discovered in the
British museum which gives the origin
of the game of billiards. 1t was in
vented by London pawnbroker whose
name was William Kew.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
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HER LIEELIKE STATUE.
SiEnaIized Her Departure from the
World of Artists.


Before her marriage she had been IA
nous sculptress. She had made several por-
traits of well-known men, and everyone pre-
licted for her still more brilliant future,
when she suddenly set all predictions at
naught by marrying a wealthy man who DIS.
approved of her keeping up her professional.
work She was very quiet under tins re-
striction, but was supposed to rebel inward
ly. Therefore when, at dinner party one
evening, she asked her old friend, Gen.
Bashar, to come and see her on the follow
ing evening and inspect her last piece OF
work, which she thought the best and most
lifelike she had ever executed, he sup.
posed he was to use his influence to prevail
upon the husband to permit her to resume
her place among the working fraternity OF
artists.
Il am sure you will like it, general" she
said, with 2 winning smile. "lt fairly lives
and breatheS. ! confess am in love with
it myself"
On the appointed evening the general,
with some misgivings over the delicacy OF
the task intrusted to him, presented him
self. Instead of inviting him to the studio,
his hostess, to his surprise, offered to bring
her last bit to him.
"0h, it's statuette, is it?" he asked.
'Well, yes, you might call it so, she an
swered, as she went out of the room. In
few minutes she returned, bearing in her
arms baby!-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Archbishop Hennessy Creates Sensation
by His Utterances.

Archbishop Hennessy Creates a Sensation
by His Utterances.
DUBUQUE, Ia, June 26.-Archbishop
Hennessy created a sensation by an at
tack on the public schools in an address
to the pupils at st. Clara's academy,
Sinsinawa, Wis, Thursday afternoon.
He denounced them as irreligious, and
therefore dangerous for future genera
tions; claimed that the Catholics paid
one-seventh of the $500, 600, 900 which it
cost to support the public schools, but
were denied the privileges of religious
education, and that in addition to this
one-seventh the Catholics paid $40. 0OO,-
600 for the education of their children
in their own schools.
The entire address was a denuncia-
ton of the public school system and
laudatory of the parish schools.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
HEAVY RAINFALL.

Six and ThIrty-Four Hundredths Incho,
at Fort Scott, Kas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June GA spe.
cial to the Star from Fort Scott, Kas..
says: Six and thirty-four hundredths
inches of rain fell here Thursday, max
ing the greatest precipitation recorded
here by the weather observer in many
years. There were two washouts on
the Memphis route between Hammond
and this place, delaying all passenger
trains
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
FORTUNE DE CONTE.

An Eminent Artist Believed to Have Died
of Starvation.
SAN Francisco. June 25.-Fortune De
Conte, an artist highly educated, once
patronized by New York's aristocracy.
erstwhile dean of the art department OF
the University of Southern California,
and for the past six months an earnest
worker here, is dead. Paralysis is
given as the cause of death. but it is
believed he was victim of starvation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
TO PRINCES AND ENJOYS.
Lord Mayor Sir George Faudel Phillip
Gives q Luncheon.

UlVeB . I.uuCueOns
LONDON, June 25.-The lord mayor,
Sir George Faudel Phillips, gave a
luncheon at the MaDsion House to all
the princes and princesses, British and
foreign, who were in the jubilee pro-
cession, and to most of the special en-
vors with the rank of ambassador,
and to part of the diplomatic corps.
Among those present were the United
States special ambassador, Whitelaw
Reid, and Mrs. Reid, and United States
Ambassador. Hay, and Mrs Hay
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
A Setback.

ave hunted up that intellectual woman
who invented the self-rocking cradle. We
wanted to give her vote of thanks"
well, how did she receive you?"
"The inventor turned out to be man who
wanted to get off to the baseball game
Detroit Free Press
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
Peculiar Jubilee Celebration,

CHICAGO, June 22.-The Times-Her
aid says: Roman Catholic priests in
Chicago are observing this jubilee day
of England's queen by celebrating
dead masses for the spiritual repose Of
Irishmen whose deaths are charged
against English misrule in the Emerald
isle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
Wheel Accidents,

Flora had dreadful time last evening.
She didn't come in town until after dark
What was the matter?"
She lost her powder-rag somewhere out
on the road, and couldn't fix up fit to BE-
seen.'.Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03
Guilty of Embezzlement.

OMAHA, Neb., June 2s.-The jury in
the case of ]. S. Bartley, the ex-state
treasurer charged with embezzleme MT
returned a verdict of guilty. -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03

As you chew tobacco for Pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03

An old pair of shoes spoils the appearance
of any woman.-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03

LONDON, June 22.-The queen has
sent the following message to the
British colonies and to India:
From my heart thank my beloved people.
May God bless them
TSignedl VICTORIA R L
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03

The Great Jubilee Pagesnt-Especial Hon
ors to Uncle Sam.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

The Quaker Rule has been called inhu-
man because ID prescribed lnrot if
arnuserucufs. and reprcssed the desire or
fho Young lady for healthy Expansion
All i know is that. as ] SAW ana feli tne
inauencc Of this rule. d affected the chllp-
ish imagination with an inimite awe. an
Infinite respect. perfect human calm
The hushed deCOrum Of the houscnoiu w
elders grave silent. but Just ana kllh
with an unassnining but unbroken KIND
ness. the absence of anger lll-tthp. /;
jealousy. mockcry resentment-and Net !
have seen bursts OF feeling. too. quiyerlng
with oh such sorrow and Daini-tne spoi
100 dress tho formal speech the very
nnafnoss of the house furniture. prtsefN-
ed Uiafnf spltless. unharmed, lot hen'-
ratl0ns-nn heec Things separator hlt
childish min from the world mat l5
fablcd 10 call 50 strongly 10 the cak'u
bird. separated II. sausneh ~, nlltu
with AN awe-struck insuDcraDle love ol
home The void might stir az times ali
obscure thrill Of curiosity. OF envy or OF
longing. but that the temptation conld en-
dure long II IL called the adolesceM ava
from such "a home was Weil-nlgh hhpys-
eible And not yet have ] named lho
Strongest influence that kept him there
bfs Quaker 1thcr's eyes. Whatever 'i7t
the claim, Of the Quakercss TO beauty. ahu
oftal she has no more than hcdllhy Dol-
or and "A hOmcy plcasaniness oil le'. ui u
one loveliness she rarely lacks. ploau \,
peaceful brow and eyes OF n siili sefthltN
that has no name Ana 10 htI t', 49,, ,',
does not speak reprOoi, warming SFitlp"-
I'M. and love. hut looks them with tnesc
evcg. which speak the sorrow me Pc
tinnre and the peace OF heaven ltsen,
no offend against them IA impo5SlDie'
November IApDT Cott -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
standardization Explained.

Here is "a translation Of inc directions
Given ~ am obese patient by Or. sehwen'
inoer tine famous German physician
who saved Prince Bismarcks HE by re-
ducing his weight: 49,.
Eat as often as you please put nor
too much at q meal. Drink no liquid
M any meal. When thirsty. dryk a
littlo good aoratcd water with a few
drops of lemon or orange juice squeezed
into fl. but only an hour before or an
hour after meals. You may also take
IA little white wine or cider that is not
sweet. or now and then q cup OF tea
but never coffee Smoke little ana
indulge with moderation IN the olhei
uttlo Injuries which you have been ac-
customed to. Battle often, but do not
wet the entire surface of the body al
once. Exercise should be regular.
Change your position as often as pos
sible. DO not remain standing or SIT
ting or lying too long at a time, nor
mass too many h0irs In bed. Take
your meals at different hour every DAY
Never eat at regular hours, but when
ever YOU are hungry; and If 1t be MOI
too soon before or after meal, drink
whenever YOU are thirsty. Better eat
a dozen times a day than overload your
stomach with two or three heavy meals
al long intervals DO not eat the same
article of food too often
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

Mr. and Mrs Jarrett Haynes arrived IN
the city Wedns sday from Marshall coun-
~. Mr. Haynes and wife are oyer ninety
wears of age each. They were on the site
now occupied by the thriving city OF Pa
ducah as early as 1929 when thotown was
a wilderness. Nearly nifty years ago the
aged couple planted a walnut in the yard,
from which sprung a tree. IL grew to be
a large tree, and q year or two ago was
cut down and sawed into timber. The
lumber is now at the Haynes home, and
is being saved to make the collins OF the
cab KVl Reglster
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
How Pullman Was Named.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the
town Of Pullman was not ostensibly nam
ed after the late Mr.. Pullman himsei '
The story Is that ". w. Beman, the
architect of the town. being Justly proud
of his work, went TO the proprietor and
asked that II be named 'Beman.'
"Um'm." said the magnate. Fact U.s.
I had thought Of calling the place Pull
man from the man who built IL ana paid
for It, However" Mr.. Pullman added
as he observed "a look Of disappointment
on the architects face II am not partic'
ular Now what do you say 10 a com
promise? Suppose we take the frst syI.
liable of my name. Pull and the second
syllable Of your name. man. There
we have it. Pull man. Pullman. You
see that combines your idea with mine.
Mr. Pullmans suggestion prevailed
and the name, it seems, was compro'
mise though it is not reported that Arch
itect Bcman was gladly pleased thereby
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

persed BY later ana more thcroush OBJ
seryations.
Az about . o'clock IN tho November eve
ninga brilliant white star may be
scen IN tho northeast. directly below the
constellation Perscns. This is capelia In
the constellation AuriRa, or the chario-
deer a little 10 the East OF Auriga a
fine rcd star viii catch the observers eye
This "a Ajdebsran. sometimes called the
yuli.s-eve. In the fine constellation TAU
rus or the Bun, the scconc OF the '"eiFe
consultations OF the Zodiac.
Aldeharan Is one OF the group OF stars
that form the letter v. This group Is
called the Hyades. Above II the already
mentioned cluster Of the Pleiades can
not fail TO attract the gazer's atten-
ton. little later on the most splendid
on all the constella tons In the heavens
orion win be seen rising above the
eastern horizon
n seems pity that the science OF
astronomy Is not taught more generail
in our institutions Of learning. Aaide
from the usefulness Of this noble science
70 has a tendency TO raise our thoush'a
from the vicious things Of life ana brings
MS nearer the Great Creator.
For its study unfolds 20 us the most
striking displays OF the power ana WIS
dom OF tho Deity IN the heavens Wnich
are set before US we may read ne glory
of His boundless and eternal empire ana
such CONCENTRATIONS can not fail 20 besci
in us a desire 60 obtain closer knowl-
edge Of the extensive scenes 81 eternal
happiness which awaits the righteous in
other worlds ". ~ ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Enrccd a Check 20 Buy a Bible

Several days ago one Of the local banks
discovered that check drawn in favor
OF the Methodist Book Concern, which
had been deposited by il and gone
through the clearing house in regular
form was "A forged one. As the check,
however. was only for S., instead OF send
ing IL back TO the clearing bank the teller
took Il TO the Methodist Book Concern
and told them IL was a forgery. After
looking at IL carefully ia a thoughtful
manner the head OF abe firm said that the
man purchased a Bible with that check
Commercial Tribune
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Ginger-Cake-EatIng Contest to Pay Church
Debit

A unique method was adopted by the
members OF colored church in south
Georgia the other day to raise funds
They had ginger-cake-satlng contest
having two cakes eighteen inches long
ard the person ealing his cake IN the
shortest time was declared the winner
An admission fee was charged resulting
Ma good sum ATLANTA Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

swelldom was uptown yesterday looking
for a doctor who could repair HIS chewing
works The gay reveller attended a
moonlight festival the night before. and
during the revelrN companion smote
him in the mouth with boulder. knock
ing ten teeth down his throat and frac-
turing jawbOne. The festival was a
most enjoyable affair throughout.-Amer-
icus Times Recorder.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Uniform Win for Dc,aware.

Is talk OF a bill being introduced I'm the
next Legislature providing for uniform
whippings OF convicts I'm the three conn
ties. In New Castle a cato nine-tails
d. used; In Kent a rawhide, and in Sus-
sex a gum switch. Sussex folks think
the punishment in New Castle is too Sc
we're, and in Sussex Il Is too light. The
Kent plan may be agreed upon-Phila-
delphin Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07
Remarkable Values in
Ladies' Jackets, Cdpes, SC.

Extraordinary spot cash purchasing the past week
has thrown way, and yours also the best values
ever offered in Ladies Garmens-values not to be dupl
Gated anywhere in this city and probably not again this
season here They everything that could be desired
in Quality. STYLE, Fit, and Finish.