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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
SPECIAL ARKETtETTER

The following market letter IS fur-
nished us by MCLAIN Bros. II Co.
Commission Merchants. RialtO Build
ing, Chicago:
Financial circles during the past
week have been undisturbed by any
thing of Il sensational character. and
there are but few indications of dis
quietlng incidents to check the increas-
ing demand for all classes of remuner-
alive securities. There are good rea-
sons f0: anticipating Il renewal of gold
shipments in moderate volume. and
some ;rag~ ilInt railway rate wars now
lr.Hg NT-r,i ma eventually develop
uHprniifli,i:. :Imtag0uj,m between the
GI-a' truck lies. TilrSe elements OF
w..tk'.-s nave TITUS Tar been accorded
b. lr.t- consideration in speculative
iI:."~ s]"iinI~. lhr more hopeful features
81 - $50. :u;: having dominated the
50 r iif:rr.et.
Ia Y.r>iS, ent claims of promising
G. ruLi:innS along The lines of the
gt".s; western aui mnrihweStern roads.
v~l..sii ~" M I" p';Iis:ir tlan either
- E.., t.t'"fi' az '.ii."'r Information. has
e. i:at ,!r, - ,.HruyrmSmt in bus
.. - -. Is: = :rrt aHtl lmr irt"H
c."T ..,. .i.i.-c' il he l!itlI" 81
r'r -rr.ral security / t.. The T+r'ut
ef ing VII =. ,.n."s' tie "r'.s
-. &c.; -: he ruu":Iy has req .~ri
i: 81. II ?r:i y Of crop Aamlw" fnr lie
'--'r az! n;:,"&e storms hecOEr de
>,.'.-:!-ri. iitoifr:. crop advjces Will
q 80 i..-> 'rrr Il: mere tiattcTin%: for
III rA5:;a,: !ni~ nnt only afforded need
ti s..,- arr" h". !a:s hy lis abundance.
E.;.,-i p. r;i,"~"r.i the rrnpagation of
in am. .rII-rd the possibility
{. ron that rallSr 10 the min
III situation has undergone
h. g. 'i;am@r either 1T home or
= -..t. iar IL the near future is
cD'r-!mn;i: SOCKS continue TO decrease
I'll, div. rn! vii undoubtedly be COM
pa: jvely small ~ the time the new
c.,'r J. j." Ell";aI -uppiv.
II" -rt.si,. grain has been greatly
h. %. .i iY recent r"i"S ana Tie out
l",. . r. t,nu :r...- -priur wheat hnr-
: - NJ. ;~;-iaT,a IRON winter
VII; >rstlOuS. especially in Illinois
IN! Missouri IN ii-lie d much largpr
y-",i f!iau has heretofore seemed pos
=: =. and q lew cars Dt new wheat have
ben e -vIvpd at some of the primary
IL ,rkrjs.
Thr demand Tor old wheat for mill
iH- ,''IrIo<cS is fairly liberal on soft
:. ~. IN. aba.cS rs Sn0m as any adj
E.r - IN .rirr * demanded. Many
, L! e. are Lille. awaiting The advent Of
vH-.rW cram 2",! Il the consumption
!SSS5JW -"I-- >fr."Ii'r III. the milling
SSSS IN i E"LiIS will probably
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26
ADLETS.

(kTANTED-POsitiOn as stcHugrapher and
Wv type writer, or Will take type writing
work : at home. Apply at the DENGCEAT Office.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, &c, or ) for 81.
DE-. Humphreys HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Med. Co., III William St., N. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

MANTED-Three good men to soclicit Tor
Wv Industrial nsurance-that pays sick. ac
ci,ient and death benefits. Call at Carroll
House Wednesday Morning from : to Ia a III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

Tor o~ALE-Choicr building lot - feet front
| by l57 feet deep. Located ON east side of
SpaniSh-stree between Williams and Good Hope
streets. Apply TO st. Nincents Academy
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-26

NTANTED-Salcsrlan 10 sell YcrF complete
Wv line of Iubricating oils. grcases and
specialtics. Liberia! terms to proper rarty
Jewel Refining Co Cleveland q.
ZOE RENT-Thc residence Of tia" late Eir;Z-
ar Block. a > room frame dwelling and cut
buildings with about ] - acres OF ground,
plenty of lruit and good water. Apply To
II. : DEASE. Agent.
EAHM OE>ALE-EiGhty acres inside the
! city limits-All under fence and ia Il high
state oil cultivation. VIII be sold in sections or
the whole tract, just as purchaser may desire.
For further call oH OF address
Michael Schcrcr. Cape Girardeau. Mo.
a GENTS WANTED-Fifty cents on each dol
- lar: nO experience necessary. Write Tor
an:Dlc copy Address, The Catholic News, y
Barclay St, New York.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-24
to meet
Mr.. Xaver Scharwenka.

At The residence CT Mr.. and Mrs. a. NJ
Darling. 1896 * street. Lincoln.at IL O'Clock
a. IN. TucsdIy. E,!Lard J. Drummond
Of arlington. Neb.. was married to Miss
LC;tie ". Sidl.s of Lin -cIn. Neb.. by Rev
Alfred W. Ayers. pastor of Pilgrim Con-
greg Iticnal church. Omaha.
The green was dressed in conventional
BLACK: the bride in white silk and bridal
roses. Mss Hattie Sullivan of PIatts-
mouth. attired in rose PINK and chiffon.
was bridesmaid ard Frank Il. Sides sup
ported tie groom as best man. Miss
Grace Stewart Of Seward played the we'd
ding march. The ceremony was short
and impressive, after which the party
partook Of d sumptuous wedding break
fast.
The guests were Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
W. Ayers. Omaha: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
\. Sides of Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs. d. c.
McKillip of Seward. Miss Hattie Sullivan
of Plattsmouth. Miss Grace Stewart of
Seward, Miss Mabel Hayes of PIatts-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-24

sas. and Nebraska, at the NEE ting of the
British medical as ISOLATION next August
in Montreal, Canada. This is to be n
joint session OF the British medical az
ISOLATION and the Canadian medical as
ISOLATION, it being the first time the
former has met on this continent.
None but representatives will be invited
from the United States, and they will be
treated as guests. as only subjects of the
queen can become members.
CaJ tim and Mrs. f. S. Dudley. now
OF st Paul. are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. &. f. Yates. Their oil friends will
be glad to know that they will remain
here for about a week. Captain Dud-
ley Is now quartermast n at TT. Smelling
the famous post near st. Paul He has
be warmly welcomed by his former
cadets in the milIt iry department Of the
university.
Clinton Il. Lee is visiting in Oaven-
IoiJ duu SHiCtSO.
Tho local Cuban League is taking
tive measures to help the cause. Its
Office are in communication with New
York repres entatiyes Of the Cuban gov
ernment. The all important object at
this time is the placing Of funds in the
hands of the Cuban government and
the correspondence now being carried
on relates to the disposition Of Cuban
bonds. Secretary Fritz Westermann OF
the local league has about completed
arrangements to secure a block OF these
bonds for distribution among Cuban
s, mpathizers in Lincoln. Those who
desire t. contribute Will have the
privilA gee OF assigning the bonds to
various charitable purposes, 50 that in
case valuable proceeds are realized the
contributors will have the satisfact on
Of havin, helpel American institutions
as well as the Cuban cause in time OF
need.
From the number Of brilliant flowers
Oh the Spring hats it was anticipat I'd
that The Easter congregations wOuld be
bril- iiLt. The spectacle exceeded all
previous experiences The flowers on
the S. ring hats are dazzling il color and
number. At the Congregs tional church
concert in the aft arnoon the church was
~ Ial+ e,l If, A
o'clock. the auditorium of this church
is a pit sloping from the back eats TO
tie pulpit. The da AMI the pulpit
was ma g of tender green and white.
The C rculir Concave OF the church was
a paIter OF red, yellow, green white
and purple flowers in such a profusion
that disc ords on in iividual hats were
| ,st in the choral splen iour Of the VIII l..
TIE following invitation has been re-
csived 10y lovers Of music.
I he Matinee Musical
at their club rooms
Twelfth and M Streets,
Tuesday April twenty seventh
from four to five p. M,
to meet
Mr.. Xaver Scharwenka.
At The residence CT Mr.. and Mrs. a. NJ.
Darling. 1906 * ; rect. Lincoln. at IL O'Clock
a. IN. Tuesday. E,!LLrd J. Drummond
Of trliGg;Cn. Neb.. was married to Miss
LC;tie VI. Sidl's of Lin LIN. Neb.. by Rev.
Alfred W. Ayers. pastor of Pilgrim Con-
greg ItiCnal church. Oaaha.
The green was dressed in conventional
black; the bride in white silk and bridal
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-24

elatives at both ends OF the route no
title CONSERVATION. This was how it
happened: By the time the pair had
reached Cincinnati they hal decided
hat the parsntll sane ion was pure
Ormality and not at all essential TO
heir future happiness. They decided
they would be seEarat ID no Dnser, and
would join in wedlock at the first op
portunity. The fear If publicity in a
large city compelled them to pass
through Cincinnati and proceed on TO
p:rt OF Indiana, where they were married
n the county court house on March 24,
the county clerk officiating as best man.
The marriage ceremony performed, the
coupe az ain became lost t. tn ir f, lends
as completely as though swallO we'd up by
an earthquake. Inquiries from Omaha
to Washington brought forth TO more
news than inquiries sent from Washing
ton to Omaha. At first tn re was dis =
position TO taboo them in polite society
or account OF the episode, bat after the
mother OF The bride had marched the
couple down to All Saints Protestant
Episcopal church and had them re-
married by the Rev. Thomas j. Mackay,
with due regard for church form, society
was bit more lenien'. Mr. AMI Mrs.
Allen were banIusted the very next
evening ly Miss Jessie Dickinson,
daughter Of General Manager Dickin-
son Of the Union Pac ii :. \ supper
party was given for them by Miss Mae
Barile t. Il popular debutinte, and they
we've In eriained at an elaborate dinner
party CIV, n by Richard s. BE lin of the
governmr nt's Miss Iuri river commits ion.
To keep his promise with Associate JUS
tice Brewer an ! to avoid contact with
lot Of dis appointed suItprs. Mr.. Allan
has air, a y taken his beautiful wife
back t, Washington. They will make
their residence for the p. eseut at tie
Hotel Cairo. Within the next two
months the yolng Mr.. Allen will be el-
gagged for two Years on work for the
Venezuelan boundary commission. AS
both Mr.. and Mrs. Allen have visited
Paris before ar d have NUMEROUS friends
there, it is likely that they will p ovJ a
welcome addition TO the American
colony az the French capital. On their
return 10 this country Mr.. and Ms.
Allen will take up t cir residence in
Washington, where III, former will re-
sumo his pra, tice of law. Miss Bertha
Nj. Sloan was born ia ~ Oria. H.. Just
twenty years ago. She has resided in
Omaha since she was a child, her father,
Mr.. William G.. Sloan, being wealthy
and retired. Her m Diher is charming
wJman, and fer tn last ten ye.ri has
been a society leader. The daughter
was iucate at the Sacred Heat con
vent in ON aha. an I later took a finish
irg course at Mr.. Grini's Fashionable
school. Always a beautiful girl, with
rich, olive complexion, dark dr.auy
eyes and abundant tresses OF black. Miss
Sloan appears more enhancing than
ever when she returne from Eur pc
an tour. taken Just after gradua ion.
She was launched on the sea Of ci-tya
year ago last fall. and had sc ircely made
her formal debut before she was vut ID
or e of the most popular as well as lovely
girls in the vest \ number OF the
young society people OF Lincoln know
Miss Sloan and her romantic marriage
is of especial interest to them.
Last night the club Of &c gave a very
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-24

Hanna Coal for sale by Gregory, Eleventh
and o streets. Phone 43.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
MADE IN MAINE
Interesting Facts About tha Genesis of
 Spoois and Shoe Pegs.

Spools and shoe Pegs.
 Oxford count4, Me, turns out near ly all the spools on which the sewing thread of this country is wound, said a wholesale dealer ill such articles to the writer. Tie spools are made from whire birch. tilaber, and they are pro duced by the million in Oxford county There are many other parts of western Maine, also where the industry is i'm. portaut. There aEe numerous saw1nills in that part of the state which are kept busy all the year round saving white birch logs into strips 4 feet long and from l to , inches wide and of the same thickness. These strips are seRs to the spool factories, where they are quickly worked into spools by the most ingen- ious labor saving machinery.
 The strips of white birch are fed ill., to one machine. and they are not touch ed, in fact, are hardly seen again, until tue spools, all finished for market ex- cept polishing, drop out by the bushel from another machine several rods away from where the strips started in. Th8 spools get their gloas by being rapidly feyolved in barrels turned by maehin- cry, the polish resulting from the con- tact Of the spools in the barrel.
 = In the baokWoods villages of Ok ford county one sees scarcely any other industry but spoolmaking, and every person in the neighborhood is in some way interested In the business. The fac. tories have been eating into the Maine birch forests for years, but there still seems to be enough of the timber left to feed the machinery for many years to come. Hundreds of thousands of feet ot logs are cut and sawed into spool tim. Der annually.
 Shoe peg factories are also Gn i'm. portant branch of business once peeul- jar to Maine. although it has of late been followed to some extent in other eastern states and is spreading to the hard wood forests of northern Pennsyl- yania. Maple is used largely ill the manufacture of shoe pegs, although white birch is nsed at some factories Shoe pegs are sold by the bushel and are worth all tho way from [ , cents to $1 g bushel according to quality. Mora Bhan Si50. GOO w3s received by Maine shoe peg factories last year for goods.
 !" 4 curious aud profitable business has grown mp in the Maine woods near the sawmills in the utilizing of the iTn. mense quantities of sawdust by compress sion. Thousands of tons of this waste material are bought for mere nothing nnd are pressed into compact blocks and bales. and in this form is finding a ready market for klndling and fuel in eastern cities. n--W Washington star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
MEN BURN SPONTANEOUSLY

Medical Science Records Instances of tins
 Combustion of Flesh From Within.
 When Dickens used so effectively the spontaneous combustion of the human body as . climax for novel. he had back of him great deal of evidence that such q miracle had actually taken place.
 In an article on ''Tho Pathology of Man, D in the old French Encyclopedia Methodique, <" D'A2yr gives the case of a woman 30 years of age who had made practice of going to bed drunk every day for many yeara Her bones were finally found in the bed with the flesh eharred from them, IS scientists sup posed. by spontaneous combustion.
 The somewhat similar case of Grace Pitt is given in the transactions of tho English Royal society. She was the wife of a tlshmonger who lived at Ips- wich, aud she was found stretched on the kitchen floor by her daughter, burn. Ing. the girl said, without flames Her body and legs resembled gmoldering coals and when water WAS thrown on her gave forth the odor of sooEched f1eah. accompanied by D sutfocating smoke. The girl ran from the house and called in tho neighbors, who found nothing bat bones and ehaFred flesh left of the woman She too, had been hard drinker
 A third case, given in French easay, Is that of Mime. de Boiseon. 90 years old, who lived near Dol lf is said she was very lean and that for several years she had drunk nothing but spirits. Her waiting maid found her burning in her room, the fire in her case, as i'll the others, seeming to originate in the flesh itself and not in tho clothing. Water thrown on her failed to check the fire, and she burned until nothing but her skeleton remained in tho chair The chair itself 8as only slightly seorched. New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
Nooslns Sea Lion.

\ correspondent of Ram 5 Horn mar rates a pulling match between a sea lion and q farmer:
 Near Tillamook, Or. an old German farmer chanced tu be driving along the beach, when his watchful gaze was greeted by the sight of large sea lion some distance out on the sand, fast asleep
 It was the work of a moment for Ja. cob to make lasso of t stout rope he had in his wagon, fasten the end of it to the hind axle and adjust the moose over the sea lions head Then Jacob jumped into the wagon and started homeward with his prize.
 The sea lion did the same. and as his seam was tho stronger of tho two Ja. cob StaFted seaward at a good pace, and only saved himself and his ssout6t' by springing quickly 10 the ground, grasp ing his iackknife and cutting the rope.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
4adoor Photography.

Fo make B good portrait in tue 0rdi- nary room Is quite difficult task, as all the light to be had comes through the window and leaves the shadow side of the portrait nndeFexposed This can somewhat be reInedied by the use of [ piece of white muslin about 12 feet long and about feet wide or more.
 Stretch a string across the room par. allel with the window and fasten it to & point about six feet from the window, and also six feet from the floor. Fasten the muslin oyer the top of the window and throw the other end over tho string allowing it to fall to the floor This forms & sort of one-h half side of D tent, and this somewhat confines tue light aud re. fleets 1t on the shadow side of your ob 5ect and helps to brighten and soften the light In using curtains for back ground place them back of the sitter aA far as the wall will allow, so aa Co pro duce a soft effect. Place the sitter about three feet from the window and about opposite the far side of the easement. Pull the window down from the top, aud perhaps it would be best to cover up the lower part of the window with some dark cloth or paper Close all doors so as not to have any draft, and then make the exposure. A Boos In New York Mail and Express
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
A TRIPLE TOO MUCH.
How au Otd Darky's Sympathy Was uu.
 feelingly Imposed Upon.


 General Nichols Of Louisiana com manded brigade of infantry during the valley campaign in Virginia which 90 immortalized the name of Stonewall Jackson. h one of the three famous victories over Banks, Milroy and Shields, says the Nashville American, the Louisi- ana brigade bore Q conspicuous part, and its gallant commander was carried from the field mortally wounded, as every one supposed but good nursing and sisillfal surgery saved the life o2 the general Ho left leg and an arm OH the battlefield and lost ono of hi3 eyes. He wears an artificial leg on ona side of his body and an arm on the op- posite. The pluek which enabled him to withstand these terrible wounds and to which he is indebted for his life, perhaps, more than to any other cause, sticks to him yet. and he is one of fha most jovial of men, enjoying good joke as much as anybody He tells this on himself:
 When eanvassing for governor, he was invited by a lady who knew of his loss of limbs to mako her house his home, and he accepted She ordered her mans@yant, who knew nothing of the general s misfortune, to soe that he was comfortably put to bed The darky felt proud of the honor of serving q distin- guished general and the next governor, and the general WAS inclined to be com municative. which delighted the negro very much and made him feel at holne with his guest. Whom he took the gen. eral s arm off and laid it OH tho table, he commenced to express great sym pathy, saying:
 It sho' is bad for man to le3sa he arm dat erwayl An de Yankees done dis, did dey:''
 When the general told him to take his leg of, the negro thought he was joking, but went at it ill T business1lke way though he was almost ready to shed tears of sympathy this time. Plac. ing the leg on the table by the side of the arIn and looking it the general he said
 'Umph Leg off on one side an arm of 0n t'other Dat is too Lad, to cut n man mp in dat sort Q way
 The general saw the opportunity for little fun had come. so, leaning his body forward, said
 Come. now, take my head off D
 But the negro was gone
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
The Wheat King.

The wheat Xii g of the world be. longs to Argentina. He is an Italian immigrant named Guazone, and his broad aeres arc situated ill the south of the province of Buenos Ayres His crop occupies in area of d6. 270 acres. He nambers his workmen by the thousand, and each one receives q certain share of the profits When his season crop ia harvested, he fills over S, 900 railway trucks with the grain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08

wtTHOU1 EXCEPTION.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
The Mammal, Mnn,an.

A masculine woman has always been the abhorrence of men and women alike. She is as repelient to nature as an effeminate man. Tho woman who dresses in nannish garb, who walks with stride, who talks in q loud, harsh voice, who assumes an air of buSi- ness importance, who is always threat ening to dc things that are unreilned or difficult because they have been man s privilege, is u subject of amusement to some and of aversion to others Brook. ly1 Eagle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08
THE PLUCKY CREEKS.

The Greeks are in no very good temper, and they are protesting loudly against tho settlement oi their war with Turkey. They have been as badly handled automatically as they were from military stand point. The willy Turk is an over- match for the Greek, both On the
 field and in the game of diplomacy. He has wriggled and squirmed out every demand made on him by the powers, has held on to the captured territory, has demanded indemnity and is III a falr way Of getting It.. The Greeks have an imported king, who is out place as governor of a nation, and his son, who was fois' ted into place and prominence in the army, devoted his time and talents to setting 8 hot pace for bis soldiers and teaching them how to run away and win footraces. There is no discount on the Greeks fight ing qualities if properly led ard dis ciplined. The spirit that woa the day at Salamis and at Marathon still abides. The Greeks like most nations of Southern Europe lack leaders. They. have no genius for organization on an excessive scale. They are clan builders and hero worshipers. When left to them selves they form multiplicity of states and factions. A national State to them8is ah impossioliity. The French were the same before tue Franks crossed the Rhine and organized them into a nation. The Spaniards were the same before the Visigoths came in and took control of the government So with the Italians and others. The national state or federated government is of Teutonic origin. It is 0 northern idea. The Greeks could not rule themselves, and they had to import king to govern them, but it does not appear that he has made much of 8 success of it. He has not taught bis subjects a proper conception of the broad idea of nationality, and they are anxious to get rid of him and put Smelenski or some tempe rary favorite in his place. Whether Greece takes up arms again or not, makes little difference. She is sure to suffer more by fighting than by accepting the hnmiliating and dis astrous terms of peace proposed. The pride of the nation says fight; the prudence of the people say peace. The Greeks are plucky and deserve admiration for their cour- age. but their wisdom will not com. mend itself to the world. - Gemmey. cial. Appeal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-08

The busiest time on the Atlantic cable Is between the hours of 10 and 12 in the forenoon. During that time on ali average about 800 messages pass over the cable each way