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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
How to Make $40.

! This is a great secret, and you
mustn't give it away, but if you want
to earn so you can do it Just as easily
as rolling off log, all the capital
/ you need to start on is s9990. You
take this amount of money over to the
State Savings Bank and tell them you
want 10000 silver dollars. You may
have to lay down $4,000 in green
backs or gold, but if you do, you'll
get the 10000 silver dollars, and then
President Russell will give you $40
fo,' :akirg thu ~ "-aV and h.- V'il
be $50 ahead by the operation. The
way of it is this:
Silver dollars ri3- 4p ~ -..c .auIts
of banks until they become a bur-
den. No one wants them. and there
is no way 10 get rid of them, except
TO send them to the depository at
Chicago. and the people over at the
depository are an arbitrary lot and
won't take silver dollars all the time.
In fact. if the bank here wishes to
send silver it must first notify its cor
respondent in Chicago to make ar
rangements with the depository. Very
frequently the bank will desire to send
$50. 600 OF the white metal and so noti-
fy its correspondent. He will inform
the officials at the depository. and
they in turn tell him that they will not
take any $4,000, but if the bank will
have 5000 there on certain day it
will be taken care of.
On one occasion the State Bank
sent over lot of silver. and it vas
nine days before the depository would
receive it. The express company kick
ed because of the expense necessary
to guard the stuff. and no more was
sent unlest the depository was first
notified. 1t costs Sl.75 per $1,000 to
send the stuff TO Chicago. and that's
where the State Bank can afford to
give 81 yar $1,000 for taking it away
and still be 75c per $1,000 to the good.
Detroit JOnrnal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

\ friend may forgive. but lover
never does.
When a man carrying a oaby sees
a woman carrying poodle he always
looks mad.
There are only two kinds of women
one whose clothes seem 20 belong
to her and one who seems to belong
to her clothes.
When an old bachelor dies and
leaves ali his money to the woman
who wouldn't marry himwhen she was
a girl It is generally out of gratitude:
y girl will try to bluff. even when
she has ordered four dishes on the
bill OF fare with French names an
they all turn out to be potatoes fixe
uP inGitferentways.-N Y York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
OPPOSE ETHE HANGING BILL
jefferson CITY Has No Desire TO Com
pete With Fort smith.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Feb. IL
The people of jefferson City are not
pleased with the passage of the bill
which provides for all public execu-
.tions to take place within the walls OF
the penitentiary. This quiet, staid
old town has none sf the dashOf Grip
pie Creek. and there is no disposition
on the part OF its citizens 10 nave
their town made famous as 4 second
edition of Fort Smith. They argue
this will be the inevitable result of
the hanging bill. as they cali it.
Down at Fort Smith they have hang
ings with startling frequency. bur
when it comes to bringing ali OF the
condemned murderers from the III
counties of the state into one place to
be executed. there Is probability
that the Fort Smith record will be
broken so far as the number of hang
ings is concerned. The peniten.iar
authorities are especially sorry that
the bill has passed and is 10 become
law. There is nobody at the peni-
tertiary who wants TO have the title
of hangman. However. the opposition
TO the bill Is not entirely unanimous
here. and among those who see nc
special objection i Representative
Pope of Cole county. IN which Jeffer-
son City is located. The slight amend
ment made by the House which caused
the bill to be sent back 10 the Senate
is practically agreed upon. and unless
it should happen that Gov. Stephens
should decline TO affiX his signature.
the hanging bill" is certain to be-
come law. No emergency clause is
attached. and the bill will not become
effective nntill the regulations time mas
elapsed after is passage.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
lie Took Her whipping.

At the old South Elkhorn School
one of the girls was brought up by
the stern teacher to Ieceive punish
ment for not knowing her lessons.
and Just before he commenced with
his ferrule one of the larger boys
stepped up before the old pedagogue
and pulled off his coat. and said that
he would take her whipping. To this
the teacher assented. and fell afoul of
him and gave him tremendous fog
ging. the poor brOken-hearted girl
standing by and crying as if she felt
every blow more sensibly than if it
had been inflicted upon herself. Years
passed by. but their young hearts
never forgot that incident. and in due
course oi time they became man and
wife, and lived many years as happi-
ly as any couple in the neighborhOod.
Lexington Ky. Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Feb. %
Colonel John T. Crisp poured hot
shot into the farmers organization OF
the House this morning. The bill
authorizing land owners to arrest in
truders without process of law. march
them before The nearest Justice of the
Peace. and nave them fined. was up
for passage. Daugherty OF Howard
Rubcy OF Macon and other members
of the farmers organization warmly
advocated il.
Colonel Crisp started ont by saying
that he vas opposed to the bill pri-
marily because Mr.. Rubey favored it.
Then ne denounced the measure as a
relic OF barbarism. and proceeded to
pay his respects to shan farmers
ana 'narrow-minded legislators.
in his usually vigorous way. The bill
was defeated.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Henry POtt.

The old veteran saddlerand harness
maker has .opened'a harness shop in
his old stand side Of the Planters
Mill where he will offer for sale a Job
lot of saddles, harness, brides. col
lars, buggies, ETC., at very low prices
for cash. Will also do repairing Sin
his line as usual. Give him a call.
He also kindly requests all that know
themselves indebted to him in the
old book to come and settle their ac-
counts by cash or note. Mr.. Pott has
been very easy on all those that are
indepted to him and the foregoing
request is not out of reason.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Free Pills.

Send your address to II. E. Bucklin
& Co., Chicago, and get free sam
pie box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
\ trial will convince you of their
merits. These pills are easy in action
and are particularly effective in the
cure of Constipation and Sick Head
ache. For Malaria and Liver troubles
they have been proved invaluable.
They are guaranteed to be perfectly
free from every deleterious substance
and to be purely vegetable. They do
not weaken by their action, but by
giving tone to stomach and bowels
greatly invigorate the system. Reg
ular size 25c. per box. Sold by W.
c. Haman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

JEFFERSON CITY, No., FEB. D.
Friends of S. c. Wsodson, who has
been nominated by the President for
postmaster of St. Joseph. have been
seeking testimonials from the leading
silverites here. and they obtained a
number, but to-day a telegram was
received from C. F. Cochran. member
elect to Congress from the st. Joseph
district, calling a halt His telegram
to Speaker Farris reads a. follows:
Washington, D. c., February 22
To Speaker Farris. Jefferson City.
Mo-: Woodson, boiter, wants Jeffer-
son City Endorsement for postmaster
Of st. Joseph. Was outSpoken for
Mckinley. Tell the boys to keep
hands off.
This efectuaily stopped the in
dorsement business and Mr.. Wood
son will get no sympathy at the capi
tai.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
How TO Get a Public Office.

Many desirable Offices are within
the gift of the new administration.
Those who wish to know what place
can be had and how to get them, can
obtain this information by sending 15
cents TO Soule Il Co.. Washington,
D. c.. for the II. ). Blue Book.
showing all government Offices and
salaries with Civil Service rules.
sample examination questions, etc.
Under present laws women stand an
equal chance with men for positions
that insure comfortable income for
life. The blue Book" gives COM
plete instruction for Office seekers Of
both sexes, and is besides a valuable
book of reference much in demand.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
obituary.

Miss Lizzie Poe who has been in
very bad health for several months.
died at her mothers home in Gordon
vile. February 22nd. 1897. aged n
wears, II months and II days. She
professed religion Two years ago and
would have united with the Baptist
church in this city. but her home be-
ing so far away. she decided. though
afterwards not to join. expressing her
sorrow many times that she did not.
Neglec: of duty often causes regret.
She trusted the Savior and fell
asleep in hi blessed arms. Her spirit
! yie.ng with the redeemed spirits
il giving glory to the King OF Kings
and Lord of Lords.
The funeral services We're conducted
0ythe writer AT the home ofthe deceased.
after which the mortal rem aims we're
tenderly given back to mother earth
20 await the coming of the angelic
host where Jesus makes his second
advent into the world to raise her
from the tomb gloriied. 20 20 home
with her Savior and Lord.
a. r. WILLETT.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Notice.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, January s.
Is97.-A meeting of the stockholders
of the Kennett & Osceola Railroad
Company will be held at the office of
the company, in Cape Girardeau. on
Saturday. March 18th, 1897, at =
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
authorizing the execution of lease of
tie road of this company to the st.
Louis, Kennett & Southern Railroad
Company and for the purpose of auth
orizing the issuance of eighty thous-
and $50. .OOOl dollars bonds of this
road, and the execution ofa mortgage
upon the property of the company to
secure said bonds, and such further
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
E. T. BLOMEYER, President.
ROLLIN B. ANDREWS, Secretary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
POpulistic Logic.

The glee of the Populist organs
over bank failures and personal AS
signments leade one to remark that
while it was predicted the election oi
Bryan would have cut all debts in two
the debtors now seem able to contrive
settlements that will get them out et
their obligations at a considerably
less rate. The number of failures has
shown a great decrease since the third
week in January. and at the worst an
insignificant percentage of debts has
been scaled in this way. while silver
Ism would have led to universal de-
frauding Of creditors. We can con-
gratulate ourselves that Americans as
a nation are honorable, no matter
how many individual cases of rascal
ity have been brought to light recent
ly. Populists are as illogical on this
as mother ersubiects.-LouisvilleC Cour-
ier Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
STEEL RAILS.
Louis Houck Took Ad-
vantage
OF the Low Prices and secured steel
TO Take the Place of the Iron
Rails From:Cape Girnrdeau
to.Hunter.

The st. Louis, Cape Girardeau Il
Fort Smith is to be made a new rail
road. Lonis Houch. the principal
owner and receiver for this road has
secured new steel rails TO rebuild the
road from Cape GirardeaU TO Hunter
From Cape Girardeau TO Delta the
track has already been re-laid with
steel and that part of the road is Eow
as fine as any railroad in the State.
There will be no time lost in rebuild
ing the road from one end TO the
other. When the steel rails are laid
We will have one hundred miles OF
trst-class railroad extending into a
country that is fast coming to the
front as an agricultural section second
20 no other section of the State.
Mr.. Houck. not content with the i'm
provement OF the st. Louis. Cape
Girardeau Il Fort Smith road. is at
the same time making arrangements
10 extend and improve Houck Mis-
souri, & Arkansas. He is now secur-
ing the right of way for the extension
of that road from Morley, in Scott
county. to Morehouse. in New Madrid
county and from Commerce along the
river to this city.
We all know that the building of
the st. Louis. Cape Girardeau & Fort
Smith put new life in our city and
We must know that its proposed i'm
PrOvement will do much to give our
city a new start, and to help the thing
along we must have the II. ". X A.
extended from Commerce to this city.
The extension OF this road would open
mp a new field for trade for this city.
i will bring to our city an immense
trade that now goes TO Caro-. Illinois.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Stockholders, Meeting.

A meeting of the Stockholders of the
St. Leuis. Kennett & Southern Rail-
road Company is hereby called to be
held at the Office of the Company in
Cape Girardeau on Saturday, March
18th, 1897, for the purpose of submit
ting to said Stockholders whether or
not contract for lease of the Kennett
& Osceola Railroad to this Company
shall be ratified. Also for the pur-
pose of considering, approving and
ratifying amortgage for the guarantee
of eighty 1907 bonds of one thousand
(1,OOO) dollars each of thesaid Kennett
& Osceola Railroad. and for such
further business as may properly come
before said meeting. :
E. F. BLoMEYER, LOUIS HoUCK,
Secretary. President.
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
This Is Worth Reading.

For the purpose of advertising our
College we will give thorough course
OF instruction in Bookkeeping and
modern business methods by mail free
of charge to limited number OF
persons. This course will be CON-
pleted in forty lessons. Glass will
be organized in a few days. Full
particulars free upon application.
Address: The American Business
College. Omaha, Nebraska.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
\ Chance for the Siiverites.

II there is no other business before
the meeting. we beg to direct the at
tention of the free silver brethren TO
an opportunity for trial OF their pet
system which they cannot afford to
ignore. 1t is in the Argentine Re
public, where gold is now held at a
premium of 200 per cent. The people
down there are fairly wallowing in
cheap money: they have currency to
burn, such as it is. and if the govern
ment keeps on grinding it out ii will
soon be stacked up in the market like
baled hay. The free coiners ought
to invade that country and claim it
for their own. 1t is a place after
their own hearts. where the idea that
the government can make people rich
by issuing a circulating medium that
nobody wants is raging as violently
as the buckwheat rash in a country
school.-New York Mail and Express.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Notice of Annual Meeting.

Notice is iiereby given that the an
nual meeting of the members of the
Mercantile Town Mutual Insurance
Company of Jackson. Missouri, will
be held at the office of said company
in Jackson. Missouri, at the hour OF
Q o'clock a. m. on the 10th day OF
March, 1897, for the purpose ofvoting
on proposition to alter and amend
the constitution and bylaws of said
company and transacting such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
LOUIS F. KLoSTERMANN, Pres.
}. W. DACGHERTY. Sec.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that Twill on
Saturday, March Goth at O'Clock p.
m. at the site of the bridge. let the
contract for building a wooden bridge
with stone pillars across the creek
near the residence of Joseph Medley
on the road $sading from the Cape
Girardeau and Jackson gravel road
to the Jackson and Dutchtown road.
y c. FRISSELL.
+. and B. Com.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
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 ncs:.~r-v Cures pics. or .Io
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price p cents per box. For sale
W. C.. Haman's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
The North Levee, omplete.

Mr.. ". J. Pagan has completed the
North Leyee wall am i, i surely a
credit to him as workman and - 4
citizen. Mr.. Pagan tells us that in
the construction OF this wall he used
200 perch of stone and 2.7G0 yards of
dirt. For this work his original con-
tract with the city was t. build the wall
three feet above the ground and three
feet wide. but when he began work he
found that a wall of that kind would
not stand on the ground where it was
To- be built. % he nd the val =. . -
feet high and five feet wide. filled in
with dirt thoroughly tramped by
horses and then covered with heavy
stone. We do not know what Mr.
Pagan got from the city for this work
but we know that it is a substantial
job of work. 1t will be a lasting
monument to Mr.. Fagan whether he
gets we'll pa;i for his work or not.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
BaIIard,s snow Ltncment.

II you have terrible pain in the
small of the back. get 4 bottle OF
Snow Linement. II will positively
cure il and at once. Try it and rec
omend it 10 your friends. Sold At
Wilson : drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Cape Girardeau County Farmers
Fire Insurance society.

Fire insurance society.
This society was organized III l>Gs
by the German population in the
neighbornOod of Gordonville and
Tilset. and for several years i vas
only small organization. bat now
the organization has grown to he I.
great society ;.nd has taken the lead
in the way Of insurance on farm builG-
ings, farm implements. hay. grain. e:G-
To show how this society has pros
pered in the lat few years I will give
you a few items together with th- no
ceedings of the last annual n-.r.ng
held at Tilset. February 2o,h. lS9,
On this occasion the meeting organ
lied by the selection Of Charles Bar
tells as chairman. and Henry ROloff,
secretary. John Pensel of near TiISet.
was elected member of the Board of
Directors for term of three vears.
David Loorey was elected deputy col
lector for the Nillerville District.
Henry kOehler for the Oak Ridge
District and Albert Foehrnbach for
the Egypt Mills District.
The meeting adopted 4 resolution
changing Article V. Section 10 of the
constitution. The resolution reads
as follows:
Resolved. That all notices 20 MEN,
bers for payment OF assessments be
by postal cards. and that each and
every payment shall be made within
fifty days from date of notice, and
if not then paid the member shall be
barred from any benefits from this
society. Provided, however, that he
or she may be reinstated within thirty
days by paying all assessments made
prior to that time and an additional
secretary's fee of twenty-five cents.
a resolution of thanks to the Hon.
School Board of the Tilset School
District for their courtesy and kind
ness and for the use of the school
house on this occasion was adopted
From the annual report l will give
few items only, fearing this article
is already too lengthy. The society
at this time has a membership of 1918.
a gain since last annual meeting of
220 members. The assessed valuation
of insured property amounts to ST.
291, ,212. an increase of s1S3, 469 in the
last year. The total receipts by as
sessments last year amounts to So
9sS. 60. and the losses paid and other
expenses amounts toss.571 %, leaving
a balance in the treasury of s417.25.
John Pensel is president of the So
ciety. Herman Gereke, treasurer. and
II. F. Uelecke. secretary. Persons
desiring to correspond with the soci-
ETY. shouldaddress H. F. Uelecke. Cor
donville. Mo. Yours truly,
II. F. UELECKE. Sect.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Republican Mass Meetings and CITY
Convention.

Pursuant to the action OF the City
Central Committee OF Cape Girardeau
, City. the Republicans of the several
wards are requested to hold mass
meetings on Thursday. March ith.
1897. for the purpose of electing Cen
trai Committeeman in said wards as
follows: lst ward. ! to serve two
years. 2nd ward. ! to serve two years
and l to serve year. 3rd ward. to
serve ;wo years. 18th ward, to serve
two years.
Said ward mass meetings will also
nominate candidates for Councilmen
ana viii also choose Delegates to the
court house Thursday. March 18th,
1897. at 7:3O p. M.
Which said City Convention will
nominate candidates for the following
city offices, to-wit: Mayor. Marshal,
Collector, City Attorney. Police Judge,
Assessor and Treasurer.
Inc oasls OF representation at SAID
City Convention shall be one delegate
;"r "ach ten votes or fraction thereof
east for the Republican candidate for
Assessor at the city election of 1895.
The places and time of said mass
meetings in the wards are as follows:
lst ward, Court House. 40 p. m, 10
delegates.
md ward, Engelmann's Office, 7:3O
p. m, II delegates.
Bird ward, Steimle' shop, 7:30 p. m,
ii delegates.
4th ward, Court House, 7:30 p. m,
10 delegates.
By order of the Committee.
LOUIS H. GRAESSLE, Chairman.
E. F. BLOMEYER, Secretary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
VIII Be Here.
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I will be in Cape Girardeau on
March 1st. 1897, and remain several
days. l will be prepared to do all
kinds of dental work in first-class
style at living prices. and will be
pleased to be at the service of alithose
needing work.
NJ. E. SHELTON. D. D. S.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the stockholders of Houck's Mis-
souri, and Arkansas Railroad Com
pany will be held 1t the Office of said
company in the city of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri. corner of Independence and
Spanish streets. on Tuesday, April
Goth. 1897. to submit to said stock
holders proposition to extend its line
of railroad from Morley ma southerly
direction a distance of approximately
fifteen miles andto increase the capital
stock of saidcompany one hundred and
fifty thousand ddollarsand to issue trans
portation certificates as provided by
law and to transactsuch other business
as may be brought before the stock
holders of said company on said day.
E. F. BLOMEYER, L. B. HOUCK,
Secretary, President.
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