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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
JUSTICE IN ALABAMA,
Why a Prisoner Was Declared Not
Guilty.

W ny " as DCcIdre0 Not
Guilty.
A Jacksonville broker, while travel.
ing in the Alabama mountains, was
invited by friend. local Judge. to
attend a trial of a CRACKER for shoot
ing darky, and, the prisoner having
nc money to hire a Lawyer. the Judge
appointed the: broker to defend him.
alleging that if the broBer was not q
Lawyer: '"he was an idiot because he
wasn't one'-a judgement amply sup
perted by his conduct of the case.
says the ArgOR&ut. The broker cross
examined the Witnesses briefly, send
ing in now and then discamfting
trajectory. When he came to make
speech he said: Gentlemen of the
jury, l have taken great pains to show
you that my client was a respectable
citizen. Ten witnesses have asserted
on oath mind you-that he stands
high in his community" The defend
and was six feet three inchas tall and
the jury smiled. He stood high in
his commnnity and that is sufficient.
Now for the law. We fiad in the
thirtieth Verse of the sixteenth chapter
OF 'ChittF ,on PIeadings'-Ghitty, gen.
tlemen was one of the bra Hest generals
In the Confederate army--this we'll es-
tablishsd principle of law Here
the broker adjusts his glasses, holds
the book far off, elevates his chin and
reads: -':No respectable white man
can 1R guilty of crime That, gentle
men, Is enough. 1 leaEs the case in
your hands." Each JUNIOR changed his
quid- looked at his neighbor, nodded.
and, without leaving their seats. they
rendeRed loud and emphatic verdict
of Not. guilty." and then Joined in
three cheers for the defendant and his
Lawyer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Calendars and Coupons.

So many beautiful calendars and
entertaining novelties have been is
sued by the proprietOrs of Hood s
Sarsaparilla. that we are hardly sur
prised to receive this season not only
one of the very prettiestdesigns in cal
endars, but with it coupons which en-
title the recipient to attractive novel
ties. Every one who gets a Hood s
Sarsaparilla calendar for 1897 secures
something that will prove interesting
and valuable as well as beautiful
specimen of the lithographer' art
The calender is accompanied this
season by an amusing little book on
The Weather. = Ask your druggist
ffor Hoods Coupon Calendar, or send
6 cents in stamps for one to c. I.
Hood d Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Hard Times of,5I.

Senator Davis, of Minnesota. says
that the country has nevereXperienced
such hard times as in 1857. Money
was not only scarce, but there was no
money in circulation-none to be had
anywhere. Along the Chippewa,
Black, Mississippi and other rivers
sawlogs were legal tender. In fact,
everything that possessed any sort of
value passed as token money. Up il
Northern Wisconsin copperwas mined,
and copper cents were minted and is
sued by private individuals, The
general storekeepers issued their own
scrip, and it passed for money. l
have seen a Zoe postage stamp incased
in mica passing for money many a
time. We had every kind of token
money except wampum. We didn' t
quite get that far back to the primi-
tive method and medium of exchange.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
IT WAS A SUCCESS
And A Pleasant Affair.
The ID. D. c. Ball Tuesday Night Was
Certainly a Social Gathering
and It Was for n NoAle
CauRe

The good ladies who hare organized
themsotvesinto society as the Daught-
ers ot the Confederacy o<.-tainly have
cause to be elated over the success
they have met with in their efforts to
render assistance to the old, the dis
ahlsd, the homeless and dependent
soldiers who fought and suffered on
the battle fields of the grandest, the
RNOudest, the freest and most enlight-
ened nation on earth
This little band of noble, beneve-
lent women cannot have too mndh
praise heaped upon them. Many of
them know little of the cruelties and
the hardships of war. The civil war
to them is matte" of history. ii Eas
a war of American patriots war of
kinsman against lSinsman, of patriot
against patriot. One side was eight.
The other side believed it was right.
and millions af money and hundreds
of thousands of lives were sacrificed
before the men who fought for the
Lost Cause weRe ssconvinced that they
were wrong But they were convinced
and now they are loyal, patriotic citi-
zens. They 1--we their country and
its institutions. Thousands of these
men are now old, feeble and poor.
For these hrave men homes have
been established in many States and
we have one Of these homes in grand
old MissoaIi. This home is main
tanned by the work of a noble band of
ladies who are ever ready TO extend
the hand of charity to the deserving
poor.
Home at Higginsville the Daughters
of the C0ntederacy in this county had
an entertainment at the Riverview
Hotel in this city last Tuesday night.
The entertainment was a reception
and ball, tickets to which were sold
at two dollars each. Tho entertain
ment proved to be the social event of
the season and about seventy-five
dollars will go to the Confederate
Home from TIE money taken in. The
ladies who had charge of the enter
'tainment are surely deserving of much
praise for the hard work they did,
and the old soldiers at the Home will |
not be slow in expressing their graf
itude for the assistance they receive |
from these ladies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Pension 0mce proceedurc.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 29-Two
Eadical changes in the procedure OF
the Pension Office have been made.
All claims for increase. save IN the
extraordinary cases. hereafter will be
sent direct to the Medical DiEision OF
the bureau. without having to be
passed upon by the Board of Review,
as has been the custom for years.
This action is taken on the ground
that the bulk of increase cases involve
only medical action, and that much
routine detail in going through other
channels of review will be saved. An
other stepsin the simplification and
quicker adjudication of claims is that
hereafter cases before the Board of
Review will not be passed upon by
three or four examiners. This has
been a long-cOntinued practice, but
Commissioner Murphy has fixed the
number of examiners who must review
each claimant at two.
This, he thinks. will minimize errors
and delays, and be of benefit to the
service. Both new rules are in line
with a decision to abolish useless de-
tail in pension adjudication.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
sTATE OFFICERS INAUGURATION
Provisions of the Constitution Fix
ing Date and Terms of Office.

JEFFERSON CITY. No.. Dec. 2S.-
Owing TO conflicting accounts in the
newspapers, Secretary of State Les
ueur was asked to make statements
upon certain points, which he did, as
| follows:
l. The Constitution provides that
the General Assembly of Missouri
shall meet on the first Wednesday
after the 1st day of January next
after the election of the members there
of. Consequently the Thirty-ninth
General Assembly will meet in the
two houses at noon Wednesday, Jam
uary f, 1897.
,. The terms of Office of the Gov
ernOr, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of State: State Auditor. State Treas
urer and Attorney General begin on
the second Monday of January next
after their election. The returns of
election for above-named officers are
sealed up and transmitted by the re-
turning officer to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives. The Con-
stitutiOn provides that Immediately
after the organization OF the House,
and before proceeding to other busi-
mess, the Speaker shall open and
publish these returns in the presence
of a majority of each of the General
Assembly. who shall for that purpose
be assembled in the hall of the House
of Representatives. 1t follows, there
fore, that the above-named officers
begin their terms on Monday, January
II, 1897. This may be with more or
less ceremony. No Inauguration pro-
ceedings are provided for by the Con-
stitution or laws. but it is not uncom-
mon for the Governor to deliver an
inaugural address.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
THE oRUMMER's LATEST.
! In the Theater He Had More Fun
Than Was Intended.

In the Theater He Had More Fun
. Than Was Intended.
The drummer always .brings the
latest trick. Here it is:
Take spool of white basting cot
ton. Drop it into your inside coat
pocket, and, threading = needle with
it. pass it up through the shoulder ot
your coat. Leave the end an inch OIL
so long on the outside of your coat
and take off the needle. Four men
out OF five will try to pick that whole
thread off your shoulder, and will
pull on the spool until it actually
does seem as though your clothes are
all hastings, and that they were un-
raveling not only your clothes, but
yourself.
Il was TO see Wilson Barrett in
Claudian in Boston last week. said
the travelling man. ut was in the
most interesting and pathetic portion
of the play. Everybody was rapt. |
was sitting bolt upright, and didn't
know or care TO know a soul around
me, when suddenly felt some one
tugging at the basting cotton that 1
myself had clean forgotten. l didn' t
say a word and did not move. Foot
by foot it unrolled. Half glancing
around, / saw a IHan-a total stranS-
er-yanking at the thread. His face
was scarlet. He had pulled out about
10 yards, and WIS now hauling in
hand over hand. He didn't care to
stop, because ihe had decorated my
back and the whole aisle with basting
cotton He hardly dared to 60 ahead,
for he didn't know what portion of
my domestic interior economy he was
trifing with. Rip! rip. went the
thread Hand over hand he yanked
it in The aisle was full CT it. For
heaven sake. will it never end:" said
he above his breath.
II sat perfectly still and ran the
spool while he pulled. How wanted
to yell never saw anything half so
funny. The whole section of the house
got on to it. They didn't know whether
to laugh at me or him. but sat and
looked on amazed at the spectacle.
At last the stranger gave one frantic
rip and yanlSed out about II yards in
one bunch, and as the cotton got
twisted around his watch chain, over
his eyeglasses, in his hair and filled
his lap, l turned around and, proiuc-
ing the spool from my pocket, said,
Il am sorry / misled you. You see
l have about l24 yards left, but l pre-
sumo that yon don't care for any
more tonight l am honestly sorry,
but l can't help smiling
The man was modest sort of
gentleman in appearance. His face
was as red as fire even to his ears. |
He looked,at me and then at thespool.
He changed color once or twice. and
when the crowd caught on big laugh !
went up. American Commercial |
traveller
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
The Kennett md OsceoIa.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Dec. pa
certificate of incorporation was issued
by Secretary of State Lesuer to the
Kennett and Osceola Railroad Com
pany: capital stock, 100000 The
company will have its principal office
in the City OF Cape Gil ardeau, and is
organized for the purpose OF con-
structing and operating a line OF
standard gauge railway from kennett,
Dunklin County. to a point on the
line between Arkansas and Missouri,
to be determined hereafter. The
length OF the road will be twenty miles,
and it will connect at Kennett with the
St. Louis, Kennett and Southern
road. The Directors for the first year
are: Louis 3. Houck, of Pemiscot
county: Leo Doyle, E. F. Blomeyer,
L. &. Ranney and r. B. Andrews. of
Cape Girardeau.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Mrs. James Jones Dead.

Mrs. James Jones. wife of James
Jones. died at her home on Spanish
street in this city Wednesday night.
Mrs. Jones had been confined to her
bed with consumption several months
and her death was not unexpected.
Mrs. Jones was a highly respected
lady. She was good woman and a
host of friends will regret to learn
that she is dead. The grief stricken
husband has the sympathy OF the
community.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
The Real Cuban Question.


I The controversy between the Presi-
daut and Congress as to the authority
to recognize the independence of Cuba
is interesting from a legal point OF
view, but the real Cuban question is
one of fact ratherthan of constitutions
al Interpretation There can be no
doubt about the feeling of the Aneri-
can people in favor of Cuba. They
would be glad to see herasucceed ard
to take place among the nations OF
the earth. Furthermore, they are dis
posed to give her as much aid and
comfort as is consistent with a proper
regard for their own interests and for
the dignity and honor of their own
Government But when it is proposed
to recognize the independence of the
island. their common sense tells them
that such proceeding, under the ex-
listing circumstances, would be pre-
mature and unreasonable, not to say
ridiculous. The idea of independence
implies the presence of a defacto gov
ernment thatcan be dealt with in a
direct and practical way. There is
said to be a thing of that sort, but
there is no evidence to support the as
sertion. So far as the functions that
belong to agovernmentare concerned,
it is not exercising any of them. 1t
has no local habitatiOn. ne definite
nstrumentalities, no means of COM
munication with our nation or any
other.
1t is easy to say that the war has
been going on for nearly two years,
and that 1.-The insurgents have held
their own against a superior force,
thereby vindicating their right to be
free: but this is a more or less loose
way of describing the situation. In
reality and by comparison, the con-
test has not assumed the proportions
and full Importance of war. Not Il
single battle. properly speaking. has
yet occurred. The fighting has all
been of a desultory and guerrilla
like fashion, with small losses and
military results, such as
would have counted for nothing in |
any of the sure-enOugh wars 'of mod |
arn times. 1t is true that the insurg- |
ent leaders have averted defeat. but |
they have done so mainly by the kind
Of skill that prevents general en-
yagement. This strategy of avoid
ince is admin able in itsway. and Just
fla BILE to Il certain extent. but it is
lot sufficient of itself to make Il war.
rs war is understood in history and !
N craftsmanship. Surely the United
States can not afford to recognize as
IN Independent nation country that
las no perceptible government and
hat has not won one substantial vic
ory. 1t is to be regretted that the
Insurgents are unable to give distinct
md conclusive reasons for such ac-
ion on our part. but so it is. and it
: for them to make il different They
lave our sympathy and our earnest
lesire for their ultimate triumph: but
Ill the arguments for recognition at
he present time are refuted by the
act that in the meaning of interna-
ional law, as we'll as according to
he testimony of the senses, there is
lOthing to recognize. Globe-D Demo-
rat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
For Free Dfstribution.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. %, 1896.
To the PGbIic:-I have 81 thousand
OF field, flower and garden seeds, and
9 hundred Agricultural Reports for
gratuitous distribution. Parties de-
string 4 package of the seeds, or a
copy of the reports, or both, can get
them by sending me their names and
address at once.
Yours very truly,
n. A MOTLEY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Gen. Grant Was Turned around ut
Cairo.

After looking critically at Il map OF
a locality it seemed TO become photo
graphed indelibly upon his brain and
ne could follow its features without
referring to it again. Besides. he
possessed an almost intuitive knOwl-
edge of topography and never became
confused as to the points OF the COM
pass. He was natural 'Bushwhack-
err" and was never so much at home
as when finding his way by the course
OF streams, the contour of the hills
and the generalfe features ofthe country.
l asked him one, day whether he had
ever been deceived as to the compass.
He said: only once-when l arrived
al Cairo, Ill. The effectof thatcurious
bend in the river turned me complete
ly around, and when the sun came up
the first morning after I got there il
seemed to me that it rose directly in
the West. Gen. Horace Porter in
the Century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Notice toStock hoI DOS.
very truly.
n. \. MOTLEY.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual election of seven Directors of
the First National Bank of Cape Cir
ardeau, will be held at the office of the
bank the second Tuesday in January,
1897. Polls open from 10 a. m. to 3
p. M. L. S. JOSEPH, Cashier
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Dec. 10, 1896.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Crazy as n Loon.

Fred Heinberg, the man who killed
Gustav FIGHT in st. Louis on Decem-
Der 23rd is as crazy as loon. He
showed signs of insanity the next day
after he killed Fitcht, and the Jail
guards having him in charge say he
is now a raving maniac. Heinberg is
we'll known in this city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
The Election Contest.

Since the third voting precinct in
this city furnished data for the cleo
ton contest it is proper for a news
paper to furnish its readers with the
names of the Judges of election in that
precinct. They were: George G. Kim
mel. Ben n. Adams, August Stutfra-
gen, Joseph Fuerth, Henry Seimers
and Thomas Afford. Thomas Afford
and Henry Seimers were the counting
judges.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
DECLINED THE CHECK.
Mr.. Bryan VIII Probably Gail :the
Lecture Tour on.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The statement
is made by J. J. Roche that Mr.. Bry-
an will hardly make his announced
lectures. Under the provisions of
the contract Mr.. Bryan was to receive
$50, 900 for fifty lectures. A certified
check for SO, 600 was to be handed to
him after the first lecture. At Atlanta,
when the first lecture ended, MIR. Nc
Bee the financial hacker of the enter
prise, produced the $4,000 check as
agreed upon. Mr.. Bryan refused to
accept it, and said that he probably
would call the whole thing off.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Woman Suffrage II Idaho.

y fourth mining camp State
Idaho-haS adopted woman suffrage
in order to pad out its lean vote and
make ignorant people think its popu-
lation greater than it actually is.
Last month Idaho cast %. 800 votes,
Or about what the Twelfth and
Thirteenth Wards of this city did. At
the next election, with the assistance
of the women. Idaho will poll about
10000 votes, and will brag of the fine
showing made at the ballot-boX.
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho
have woman suffrage now. ami will be
unable to get rid OF it. There is
nothing in their experience yet which
is calculated to induce States outside
the mining camps to broaden the suf-
frage. The follies of the male voters
last month were not offset in the least
by superior conservatism and good
sense on the part of the women voters.
Chicago Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
BuckIen,s Arnica 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 Qges piles, or no
pay required. 1t is gr ranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale a
". C.. Haman's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-01-02
Marshall Halls

Ready method in drowning, as 20
what to 10 and how to do it, will be
ound in DR.. Kaufman Medical
Work: fine colored plates from life
Send three 2-cent stamps, to pay post
age to A. P. Ordway & Co., Boston
Mass, and receive copy free.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
Caught EisAi.s for overeo.t..

About IL o'clock on Saturday night Abraham
Davis. proprietor Of n meat market ut 4s6
Grand street. heard . noise in the rear OF his
store. and upon investigating saw . pole with .
wooden knob on the end Of 1t being pushed
through = window which had been opened. The
pole was held still for a moment. then It moved
In the direction Of Dayis's new S25 ovorcoat,
which was hanging on . hook near tho window.
The end WAS inserted deftly under tho coat and
tho astonished butcher saw his coat suddenly
shoot out OF tho window. He reached tho win
dow In time to see a man jump from 4 barrel
which had been placed under tho window,
Davis Jumped out OF the window and captured
the man as he was jumping over a fence. He
held him until Policeman Marlander OF the De-
lAncey street station WAS called. The man gave
the name of Edward Erhart and said that he
lived In tho Equitable Hotel, corner OF Grand
street and the Bowery. In, the Essex Market
Court yesterday he was held for trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15
MoRROW WASN'T TEE THIEF.
Arrested Ten Days AGO for Stealing Dia-
monde In New Orleans.

Arrested Ten Days AGO for Stealing Dia-
monde In New Orleans.
Andrea Morrow has been reaplng tho reward of
q bad nama for the last ton days. The police say
Morrow 10 . crook, and Al suoh 10 under constant
surveillance. On Dec. 22 three men entered tho
jewelry store Of George Z. Gale in New Orleans
and looked at q number of diamond rings. Ap-
parently they were not satisfied with what the
clerk Hrst showed them, for they asked per-
mission TO look at another tray. Whom the
clerk turned to got the jewelry the three men
skipped out Of the store. each with . handful OF
rings. The stolen jewelry was valued at
SIO.O 600. Tho mon escaped, and tho best the
New Orleans police could do WAS to send out q
description OF tho man who did tho talking for
the trio. In due time this description reached
this city. and the O'Brien slsuths looked over
their list Of noted thieves to nnd q man TO NJ II.
innoo.nos. but there was the deadly description
him to await the arrival OF Mr.. Gale. Every
day for q woek Morrow was marched to court
in accordance with the law. which demsnds that
q remanded prisoner be reArraigned within TWEEN
ty-four hours. Each time the obliEirg Magistrate
sent him back. Finally Mr.. Gale camo. He
the o'Brien sleulhs BY annouacins that no was
not the man. This was tSo Iuoh, and ths
vinos him that he, having seen the man on only
one occasion, could SCARCELY know - much
1 sssSra h as f left SnS 81 T GSi. ~ B " ..'" The PSs'i fact
that the one ip.er,,sw that that rA Mr; Gale ss
store was on the occasion. OF tho robbery
lice point OF visw, With MI, Gals 4 was dlisr.
sNabject to Magistrate Cornell In Inc Centre
arrsisned Morrow Tor the tenth time in as many
days. -.