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Natural laws pertain to all things.
sud certain laws govern the conduct Of
brute society. But that the actions If
the lower animals are ever prompted
by a sense of duty is not only extreme
ly hypothetical, but altogether doubt
full. The hen has strong maternal atfcc-
ton, but that she has the least idea of
the virtue Of hat affection any more
than Of the virtue of doing good for
evil is in the extreme conjectural. 1t is
often hard and even impossible to ac-
count for the likes and dislikes of ami
mails. The hen will sometimes destroy
certain Of her brood and the SOW de
vour her own offspring. Much of the
cruelty is practiced upon the hrutcs for
he lack Of thought that they are not
morally responsible. They are treated
as If they are conscious of wickedly
selfish acts I once saw some men look
ing at a drowning mouse in a pail IF
water. lrebuked them, and one of them
"a man perhaps 40 years old-turncd
to me and said. 1.-The mouse deserves
it. Why deserved it? PRAY tell us,
Shall we say it was conscious of the sin
Of thieving? Others may try to view it
in that way do not. | knew another
man who would hold rats with a tonss
and roast them alive in the fine. If he
could not prove that they deserved
their torture, he certainly wished to be-
lleve they did. If we recognize Il Crcu-
tor, is it not most rational to suppuse
that he has created the brutcs morally
irresponsible and would have us thus
regard them, that our inclination to tor
ture them would be held i'll restraint
Forest and Stream.
, 1897-11-04

Moscow wifi we burn Baltimore Il the
rebels here take it out OF the Onion
How can you, $ o few comparative
ly in numbers, do this:'
"'Well, sir, we. too. are organized
and for this II purpose. In every part
Of the city preparations have been made,
and when the time comes 100 or more,
fires will be started at once. Do YOU
know what this isl he asked. taking
from u closet a ball Of tow. cotton, or
oakum about the size Of Il large cocoa
nut 1t is a fire ball. thoroughly satu-
rated with tLrpentine Plenty Of these
are ready, and ut an understood signal
they will be lighted and thrown where
they will certainly prove effective Oh.
we know we'll enough that we cannot
resist the organized rebels, but you can
rely upon it that only the ruins of Bal
timore will ever become Il part of tho
slavchnlding Confcdcracy.'
II never saw my old Union loving
tobacconist after that evening, for not
long afterward l was sent to the army
in the southwest and remained there
until the end of the war We all know
that Baltimore remained in the Union
and was not burned. but we know, too.
that the Confederate army never made
IA serious advance on Washington. so
that the opportunity waited for by the
rebels III the Monumental City never
came How much truth. if any, there
was i'll the old a S story must remain
unknown. only tell the tale as it was
told to me. New York Sun.
, 1897-11-04
Saur kraut, Dill pick
les, bellfower apples.
fresh eggs. cabbage,
onions, at Trabing's.

DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing between
Harry Maynard and Sidney P. Maynard
under the firm name Of Maynard Broth
ers. is this day, by mutual consent, dis
solved. The said Harry Maynard will
continue the business OF said firm, will
pay all debts and obligations and collect
and receive all sums due the said firm.
Dated Laramie, Wyoming. October 3oth,
1897.
SYDNEY P. MAYNARD.
HARRY MAYNARD.
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James Payn tells of a wellknown
singer many years ago who. inthe pride
Of his heart, greatly exaggerated to the
iax-collector his own assessment. The
fact is he confessed to the commis-
s~ioners. Il have not a thousand pence
Of certain income" Bur are you not
ssage-manager to the opem-hOuse?"
Yes. but there is no salary at;acaed co
q" But you Geach?" Yes. but |
have no pupils" Then you are a con.
cert singer" True, hat | have no en-
gagements.'' AZ all events, you have
a very good salary at Drury Lane ~
very good one. buc then It's never paid"
Under these circum sta hhe tax was
RENTED.
, 1897-11-04
DIVA

Des Moines. Iowa. Nov. 3.-The re.
turns By counties are nearly all in now.
Caaifman McMillen of the republican
istafs committee. has complete returns
fron ~ counties and estimates from
, 1897-11-04
69t6.
C~ranberries, pears,
Ounces, oranges; lem
ons, fine and cheap, at
Trainings.
KLONDIKE WAfJ. PAPER

10000 rolls For 80 days It will pay you
70 buy for next years hanging. Seven.
y-hve-cent paper for 40 cents. Am
closing ont At cost. Large lots below
cost.
LOvnrT. Second street.
, 1897-11-04

NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
Trenton, N. j., Nov. 3.-The New Jer>
sey assembly will have a republican
majority of q on joint ballot.
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WOODMEN OF
At the regular meeting Tuesday
evening, Assistant Deputy Head Con-
sui Samuel Wallace installed the fol,
lowing officers for the Woodmen of
America:
Venerable Consul-C. j. Sawyer.
Worthy Advisers. j. Cole.
Banker. S. Wintermeyer.
Clerk-C. w. Bussard.
Escort-H. E.. Neal.
Watchman-Jas. A.. Norton.
Managers-M. S. Huffman. II. W.
Koch. VIM. Mcdonald and w. f. Archi-
bald.
, 1897-11-04

Della P%ringle's company will be here
all next, week at opera house.
, 1897-11-04
Extra fne winter
apples at Trabing's.

Once when Gen. Sherman had been
under the care OF a physician FOR soma
time. ne said: Doctor, 1 don't seem 3,
be getting any better, for all your mel
fcine." We'll general" replied he do.
tor, 5ooosely. perhaps you had be-,"r
nke SHakespeare's advice, and ';Ir "
physfc to the dogs" 81 would, d
tor" replied the sick man, as he urnrl
his head on the pillow wou.I. bI
there are a number Of valulblr d.gS in
this nefghborhood."
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ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.
Following is the list of letters re.
naming in the postoffice at Laramie.
Wyo.. for the week ending November
;, 1897. Parties calling for letters in
his list will please say, advertised"
Coad Lisle Johnson A. G.
Keller II. NJ. Lotion John J
Martindale J. C. Mcdonald w. N.
Nelch Geo. Wawefield Geo.
Ward w T.
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Weekly Republican 81 a year.
Old papers Is cents per 100 at The
ONCE.
, 1897-11-04
OF AMERICA.

Della Pringle's company will be here
| next, week at opera house.
, 1897-11-04

D.u are prompt efficient and
HOODS Pills easy in effect. - cents.
, 1897-11-04

nvnTT. Second street
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
THEY ARE KICKING.

People Who Have a Kick Coming
If certain members OF the City Coun.
ell don't quit monkeying with the
women the voters are going to have a
kick coming.
The people who patronize the base
ball park will have a kick coming
when they find nothing on the grounds
to drink but hydrant water.
The DEMOCRAT has a kick coming
because its telephone wire is mixed
up with wires that are bothersome.
The Fair Association will have a
kick coming if the people of this city
fail to get up the Capaha parade for
Fair week this year.
y number OF the stockholders in the
baseball park have kick coming be-
cause they were not notified of the
time and place OF the stockholders
meeting 10 elect officers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

The Board of Regents have elected
John ). McGhee President of the Nor
NAL Faculty. Prof. McGhee has been
President of the Faculty since the first
of last March and he has given uni
versal satisfaction. He Is one of the
Oldest of the Faculty and the Board
did the right thing in electing him to
manage the school. Prof. McGhee i
a good man and he will do all in his
power TO make the school a success.
Now that the Professor has been
placed at the head of the Normal he
will no doubt try to keep himself post
ed by reading the DEMOCRAT. Here
tOfore he has not been reader OF the
DEMOCRAT and therefore ne was not
quite up to date as teacherin a great
State institution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Nrt WORK ON Paper Money.

/ The present issue Of silver certiti-
Gates of one. two and i've dollar de-
nominations are to b. replaced by
I lighter and more distinctly marked
notes. This was deciCea upon az Il
/ conference between Secretary Cage of
the Treasury Department and Claude
johnson. Chief oi the Eureau of En-
craving and Printing, administrations
were given for the preparation Of
sketches for the faces OF the newnotes.
Many objections to the present notes
have been raised by the banks. Some
OF these objections are that the faces
Of the notes contain too great 4
quantity of ink. which not only
catches the dust and dirt. but also
smudge. and that the quality of the
ink l. bad. They also found fault
with the distinguished figures. which
were not pialr enough to avoid con-
fusion. Their resemblance to Il patent
medicinead. rtisement was also urged
against the .Otes.
Secretary Sage said he thought
there was toe much attempt at the ar
tistic and the new notes will contain
less picture. and more prominence will
be given the obligation of the govern
ment to pay the bearer. There will
be only slight change in the backs
OF the new notes. TIE scroll work
and the new vi@nettes of prominent
persons in American history will re-
main and the color will be green as at .
present. The new notes will not be
ready for some months. possibly not
until late in the fall. The work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible. but
it will take some time to prepare the
sketches and then. after the selection
of a design. to engrave the plates.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
LIVINGSTON TALKS.
The Populist Candidate for Congress
is still in the Race.

a. H. Livington. the leading and
! perhaps the ableSt Populist in the
Fourteenth Congressional District has
not abandoned the Populist ship as
will be seen from the following letter
published in the West Plains World:
Editor Missouri World:-Push the
Nashville conference 1t is the hope
of the rank and file of the party. Ii
this conference fails to arouse life and
renewed vigOr, some other course must
soon be taken, or all is lost. Oppo-
sitiOn to the conference comes from
men who are poisoned by the virus of
fusion. and they can no longer be de-
pended upon in the great battle TO be
fought for justice.
They have fallen by the wayside. 1t
is amusing to hear them rant against
straight populists. Their every line
is marked with hypocrisy. The sterile
and monotonous John Davis. of Kan
sas. is out in his strongest terms
against the conference. These men
like to insinuate that straight pOpu-
lists are influenced by Hanna
money, but they know it is false. But
if it were true. is Hanna's money any
more odious than Sewall's? What
choice could an honest man make be-
tween Sewall and Hanna: Pretended
populists who supported Sewall would
have supported Mckinley or Cleve-
land. if thereby the road to the pie
counter had been opened. John Davis
and his class supported Sewall.
After life time of devoted service,
4 left the Democratic party and
thought saw in the peoples party Il
purity and patriotism and indepcn-
dence of venal Old partyism that
should command the support Of every
honest and intelligent American citi-
zen. But the office-hunting gang are
now trying to sell me back To that
party that hates populism and its cy
cry idea and principle. They may
make the bargain. but they cannot de-
liver the goods.
y. II. LIVING STON.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Another Method FOR Controlling the
Floods.

LOCUS.
James Searles. of Vicksburg, Miss.
"a weil-known civil engineer. who was
formerly in the employ Of the Missi is
sippi river commission. and has de-
voted many years to observations of
the great rivers floods. comes for
ward with Il proposition for the con-
troll of the overiows which experts de-
clare to contain merit
AS the Mississippi food height of
1897 exceeded all others of record, not
githstanding the fact that the great
river had an unbroken line of dirt
levees on opposite banks approximate
ing 1900 miles in length, says Mr..
Searles. it would seem to be in evil
dence that the securing resultant of
I ievee embankment has proven to be
naught. or so intinitesimalast to falsify
the prOphesy that total exclusion of
the hOOd waters from the swamp lands
by a completion of the levee lines in
ending the st. Francis basinl will
bring about any appreciable lowering
of the high water plane
Il do not wish to deprecate or an
tagonize the levee building, but rather
indOrse it as one OF the factors which,
with others, should be employed in
solving the problem of controlling the
waters OF our great inland sea. 1t is
my belief that this can best be done
by working on the plan suggested by
that learned civil engineer. Charles
Ellet, more than forty-fiye years ago.
He embodied his views in a book,
which IL doubtless familiar to the en-
gineering profession. Briefly stated.
Ellet's plan was TO open outlets be-
low Red river sufficient to give passage
to the increased supply as it comes
from above. The result of the ex-
tension of levees on the Upper Missis-
sippi i 10 increase the volume dis
charged by the floods in the Lower
Mississippi. \ vent. then for this in
creased volume was what occurred to
Ellet as the only practical means for
saving the lower country from de-
structive Overhows. He advocates the
opening of vents into Lake Borgne.
which would not only decrease the
height of water in the vicinity of New
Orleans. thereby protecting that city,
but they would also appreciably lower
the height in the upper part of the
river and thus save that section also
from the overiiOws which destroy so
much property in that region and keep
the people in constant dread of their
annual recurrence.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
THEY WORKED IN FAIRS.
y scheme by Which TWO Luborers
Brought Prosperity I;ack


Brought Prosperity Eack
/ I'm after them and IN yet them
yet. growlcd the biz man on the
/ ferryboat. They hunt in pairs and
l know them on sight. When I'm
/ buncocd its safe to bet that III never
rest till pet even.
/ Along came the first fellow anC gave
me a strong story about his having TO
/ DO something or 7taryc. He wa ed
to washing boats and could maxi my
house look a. GOOD a new. : pre
out Of charity than for any other
reason. / gave him the job. He Stop
ped around as free a. Il whale at play,
Spattered all tine windows. dirted the
houses on either side and managed to
sprinkle nearly every passcr-by. Bat
what pitcSed INTO him about was
scratching the weather boarding and
grinding his heels into the floor of the
veranda. 1t was plain to me that
nothing but fresh coat of paint would
repair damages.
Next morning when / looked out
there was a man in front studying the
defaced property, even crossing the
lawn TO examine il more closely. He
turned out to be painter in search of
work and | let the contract then and
there. When ! went home that eve
ming | saw my boat washer working
on another house in the same block.
making it look as though hewas curry
ing it. | didn't pay any attention TO
him. but gave him the bad eye and
went on. Two days later the man that
painted my house was painting this
one. Then l had a suspicion and
watched the precious pair. | found
that they were partners. one goes
ahead scraping paint off of houses /
and the other follows up to put on
flesh.
Il guess they must have. discovered .
that I'm after them. for they're not
working along my route any more. ,
But I'll find EN-. I'll charge EN- with 4.
conspiracy and I'll have 'em sent up
for life. Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
LfncoIn.s Nepnew Mnde Custodian.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL. June I5.-The
trustees of the Lincoln homestead. in
this city. composed of the Governor.
Secretary of State. Auditor of Public
Accounts. State Treasurer and Super
intendent of Public Instruction. met
in the Governors Office to-day and
appointed Albert 5. English. Of this
city. custodian of the Lincoln Home.
to succeed Herman Hotfercamp. re-
moved. Mr. Edwards i nephew of
Abraham Lincoln. II was at the home
of mis- father. the late Ninan Edwards.
that Abraham Lincoln was married.
1t was also in this same home that
Mrs. Lincoln died. The board con-
sidered it fitting that the care and Gus
tody of this historic place be given in
charge OF 4 member of the Lincoln
family. It i we'll understood that it
was the desire and wish of Robert T.
Lincoln that his cousin. Mr.. Edwards.
should receive this appointment. and
the position be removed from politics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
OuTiN THE WORLD.
Four Little Girls Looking for Father
and Mother.

-Four little girls arrived in the city
to-day. They were clad in rags. They
We're dirty and they We're hungry.
They had been deserted by heartiess
mother and a wicked step-father. They
came here from SharpsbOro. where.
they say. their step-father promised to
meet them to-day. They were in an
old rickety wagon drawn by two poor
old ponies and loaded on the wagon
were piled up few articles of house
hold goods, The children were tired.
hungry and almostnaked. They found
no fond mother here to meet and
caress them. They found, however,
charita ble people ready to assist them
or their journey in search OF the cruel
heartless wretches who left them TO
the cold charities of Il wicked world.
They were given provisions and
money To last them a few days and
they crossed the river and went on
their journey through Illinois. where
they expect TO meet their parents. The
sight OF the little tads was enough to
make sad the heart of hard hearted
men.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
HUMAN OSTRICH IN PAIN.
Harry WhaIcn swallowed Knives
and Tacks and May Die

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June TO- Harry
Whalen. "a tramp Snowman, applied
at the City Dispensary to-day for re-
lief. Whalen noses a. human
ostrich. and swoilows nails, tacks.
knives, glass and other sharp sub
stances not generally used as food.
According to Whalen's story, which
is borne cut by examinations by
physicians. he now has in his stomach
several pocket knives. blf.des and
handles, and dozen large nails, Il
paper of tacks and two or three lamp
chimneys.
The human ostrich says he ate this
small-sized stock of hardware and
cutlery while giving a street perform
ance at Pilot Grove, Mo-. Saturday.
Since swallowing the last Of his
startling menu Re has suffered with
intense pains in his stomach. Whalen
was taken 10 the Office of DIR. j. y.
Scott tonight. and the powerful
cathode rays from a CrOokes tube
were passed through his stomach.
The attending surgeons could plainly
discern a hard mass from which pro-
tuded things exactly resembling knife
blades and long slender points look
ing like nails.
The photograph of Whalen's stom-
ach viii be developed tomorrow, and
an operation will then be performed
to remove the hardware. 1t is doubt
ful il Whalen will survive it. Whalen
has been a professional glass and
tack eater for seventeen years, and
has never had trouble until now. He.
says th;;t before these delicate meals
he always ate a large quantity OF flax
seed. and followed them with oatmeal.
Last week ne neglected these precau-
tions. hence his present difficulty.
Globe-Demncrat,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Killed by Il Meteor.

; One OF the most peculiar of accidents
is reported from Hockey by County
Commissioner Becker Mr.. George
Cain. who lives some three miles from
Hockey. was returning home at g
O'Clock Saturday night and was within
80 yards OF his gatewhen an explosion
startled him. Thinking ne had been
shot from ambush and being unarmed.
he fell backward over his seat into the
bed OF the wagon. The startled horses
broke into Il run. but stopped at the
gate. where one of them fell and died
in 4 few minutes. Examination dis
closed d gaping hole in the side OF the
horse. and Mr.. Cain was then con-
vinced that he was the intended victim
OF some one. The explosion aroused
the whole neighborhood, and when
Mr.. Cain went to Hockey this morn
ing and told of his experience several
persons decided it could not have been
a shotgun and went and dissected the
dead animal. The missiiewentthrOugh
the side. crashed through the ribs and
plowed along till it traversed nearly
the entire neck. There the track of il
stopped and there was no trace of the,
missile Itself. It was finally concluded
that bit of a bursting meteor had
struck the horse. but the mystery OF
where it went has not been solved -.
Houston Tex. Post
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
May Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller. Irving. H.. writes
that he had a Severe Kidney trouble
for many years. with severe pains in
his back and also that his bladder
was effected He tried many so called
Kidney cures but with out any good
result. About year ago he began
use of Electric Bitters and found relief
at once. Electric Bitters is especially
adapted to cure of all Kidney and
Liver troubles and often gives almost
instant relief. One trial will prove
our statement. Price only 30 cents
for large bottle. At ". c. Haman's
drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
REFUSED 100000 YEAR.
Cleveland saves His Material for n
Book IIci i IVriIlniug

WAsHINGToN. D. e.. 5nne PA
New York syndicate mas offered ex-
President Grover Cleveland $5UGu a
month for a tenn of years for two
articles month giving in detail the
history Of his two administrations.
The offer has been refused. Mr..
C.eyeIa2G's reasons for refusing his
princeiy salary of SGa.100 year is
that he Is nov cUllating material for Il
history of his eight years in the White
House. He ha- repeatedly urged
John G. Cariisl, 10 write Il history
Of the Treasury OF the United States
while he wa- in control. Carlisle
has thus far dec!ined 10 do 80. prob
ably for the reason that he Is not
proud of the r-surj ne made.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

y Woman lecturing in Brookiyn srrrS
that bicycling develops only the ia--.
and tie upper part of the body must
have other exercise to cquali2r the
effects The idea, Bicycling devul-
ops Il Let of things. 1t et?o-t- the
muscle, OF nearly the entire physical
system 1t develops the arms be-
cause of their exercise in steering: it
develops the lungs because i CAUSES
deep breathing: it develops the vocal
cords because of their uscS'ih rcmon-
strati1gw dog>. drivers and pedest-
rians who Ubstruct Ihe cyrli-t, path
at the same time. It develops the
power OF language through 10. situa-
tion il provides which require the fac
nifty Of high speech for adequate deal
ing with them. Cycling develops the
stomach by giving itS devotees a
hearty appetite: il develops the heart
by i.ing il beating: il develops the
hands. a. they hold hehandle bar: and
IN l., ease of schors, cycling also
prcdYces the bicycle faca' and the
.'os,rich neck. Cycling i great in
it. all round effects. morally and
physically. New York sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Old People.

Old people who require medicine tc
regulate the bowels and kidneys will
find the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi-
cant. but acts "a tonic and altera-
tive. II acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels. adding strength and Civ
ingtone to the organs. thereby aiding
Nature in the performance of the
functions. Electric Bitters is an ex-
cellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old people find it just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents per bottle
at Haman's 5 drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Old Letter FINALLY MatIed.

RALEIGH. y. G.. June l4.-John H.
Hughes, Of Cedar Grove. Orange
County, to-day mailed letter which
was given him in 1850 to mail. when
he was Il prisoner at Point Lookout.
In looking over some papers ne found
the letter and wrote to the Sheriff Of
Anson County TO know if the man to
whom il was addressed was alive The
Sheriff replied that he is and that he
was in hi- Office when the letter. OF in
quiry came. The letter was sent in
the original envelope.