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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
A QUESTION OF TIME.
On his Particular Occasion h Rule
Didn't Work.

"For mercy sakes, Henryi" eX
claimed Mrs. Flimpson, as she entered
the room in full street costume, gloves
and all, haven't you begun to get your
things on yet? You know the train goes
at half-past, and it will take us at least
Is minutes to walk to the station.
never did see such a man."
Time enough" replied Mr.. Flimpson:
without looking up from his paper,
1T is only seven now, and there is nc
need to start before 20 minutes past
We a get to the station easily in five
minutes, but I'll give you another five
minutes leeway. Sit down and make
yourself comfortable, Mary. Don't get
yourself in a furry"
But, Henry, my watch says ten min.
utes past"
"Whoever knew a woman's watch to
be within an hour of being right? ]
tell you it is only seven"
But how do you know your watch
isn't slow?"
Because 1 know it isn't. You could
set the sun by hat watch any day in
the year. Look at the clock if you
don't believe it."
but the clock may be wrong"
Bother! 1 tell you we've got lots
of time; time to burn"
"If we don't get that train there isn't
another for ~ hours"
Don't make any difference if there
isn't another for a month. You women
folks are always in such a hurry! You
want to hang around the gloomy station
for half an hour, 1 suppose. Well, 1
don't. Now make yourself easy. When
did you ever know m to lose a train?"
"But, Henry"
81 tell you we've got plenty of time.
Now sit down and make yourself easy"
For ten minutes longer this went on.
Mrs. Flimpson getting more uneasy
every second and Mr.. Flimpson
tranquil. Finally he laid down his pa
per, put on his shoes, with provoking
elaboration, then his coat and hat, and
then sat down to draw on his gloves.
All this time Mrs. Flimpson was in a
boiling state of Impotence. She knew
lhSy u lOSc the lTdlu, 1t WIS always the
way, and all that sort of thing.
At last they were off, and all the way
to the station Mrs. Flimpson was two
or three steps ahead of her spouse, who
would not hurry, the provoking thing!
although Mrs. Flimpson insisted that
she could hear the train coming.
When they got to the station, strange
to relate, the train had not departed,
it hadn't arrived and didn'tfor five min
utes. AS a matter of fact, Flimpson's
watch was right on the dot. just as he
said it was, and Mrs. Flimpson had had
all her fussing for nothing. d.
There are exceptions to all rules
Boston Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

DIR. W. d. Morrison (EpiscopaI),
who was recently made bishop of Du-
luth. has been appointed to the charge
of the vacant missionary bishopric of
North Dakota until 1898.
-Tommaso Vallauri, professor of
Latin in the University of Turin, and
an Italian senator, who died recently at
the age of 90, edited Plautus and other
classics, wrote histories of Latin and
Italian literature and several books on
Italian history.
Collegiate honors are no longer a
novelty for American women. Cornell
college has appointed Miss Louise Shelf
field. Phi. D.. warden of Sage college
and lecturer on English literature. Fol-
lowing this comes the announcement
that Miss Annie Crosby Emery, Phi. D.,
will this autumn enter upon her duties
IS dean and assistant professor of clas-
steal ~philology at the University of Wis
consin.
The engagement of Prof. Marcella
l. O'Grady, of Vassar college, to Prof.
Bovary. of Wurzburg, Germany, is an
nounced. She is a biologist and created
the department of biology at Vassar.
She went to Europe last year to study
her subject under distinguished author
tiles there, one of whom happened to
be Prof. Bovary. Miss OGrady has re-
signed her post at Vassar and will be
succeeded by Leila Childe Dean, A. B.
A recommendation has gone before
the Presbyterian board to the effect
that women be forbidden the use of
pulpits for public addresses to mixed
audiences. and that it be considered i'm
proper to give notices of such meet
ings from the pulpit. Women, how
ever. are still to be permitted to give
public testimony for the benefit and
in the presence of the privileged sex.
Miss Helen Gould's charitable spirit
is ~far-reaching and extends to almost
every variety of. philanthropic enter
prise, regardless of UNCONVENTIONAL
prejudice. Her recent gift of $4,000 to
Bishop Vincent Will enable him to erect
a building which he has long wanted at
C~hautauqua. The structure, which is
to be used as a repository for sacred art
md literature, will be called the Hall
of Christ.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
The Bishops Discontinue.

There is an anecdote of a London
bishop, who, having read that story of
John Wesley cutting out every word of
his discourse that his seryant-maid did
not understand, determined to preach
to a country congregation the simplest
sermon he could write. He chose an ell
ementary SUBJECT, and took for his
text: 1.-The fool hath said in his heart
there is no God" On leaving the church
he asked the parish clerk what he
thought of the sermon. "Oh, my lord
said he, sit was very fine-very fine and
grand. I've been talking it over with
Mr.. Bard, and we said how fine it was.
But, after all, we can't help thinking
that there is a God."-Chambers' Jour
nal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
AN ODD REUNION OF SIOUX
Retern to Old Haunts - Squaws in
Tears for Dead Paleface.


Within six miles of the business cen.
Ter of S.. Paul there is an encampment
of Sioux Indians. 1t was the custom
many years ago for all of the Sioux
who could manage to get here to gather
twice each year on the bank of the Mis-.
sissippi near Red Rock for the pur-
pose of hunting, fishing and having a
good tine generally. For many years
the custom has been abandoned, but a
few days ago, to the great surprise of
the people living in that vicinity, the
Indians began gathering from all d.
rections, a good many in wagons, some
on ponies, a number walking, and a
few even arriving by train. There were
fully 0 Indians together, and then the
fun began. They were evidently glad
to be together again, for they set UP
a large pole in the middle of the camp
and danced about it.
The scene was a weird one, and seeing
it one could easily imagine that there
was no such thing as civilization with
in a hundred miles. The women did
not dance, but the men who did were
dressed simultaneously They wore
shirts, trousers and beaded moccasins,
while long strings of beads wound
round and round their necks and
b~right-colored sashes made their CO.'S
TUNES picturesque. AS they danced
they chanted a song of welcome in the
Dacotah tongue and beat steadily upon
their tom-toms or small drums. There
was n rather peculiar thing about
their actions-they never appeared to
see one another as they wound in and
out in the queer serpentine movements
of the dance.
When the camp was visited by the
Dispatch it was very quiet, and except
for the smoke rising among the trees
there was no visible or audible sign
of the presence of a barbarous tribe
until, following the trail into the woods.
the whole village was suddenly in full
view. Groups of young girls were
standing about and an old squaw was
bringing frewood upon her back, and
a number of young men were trying
feats of strength. In one of the tepees,
which stood by itself apart from the
others, was a young man, evidently a
leader among them, who acted as
spokesman. He, it seems, is a son of
the old chief of the tribe who used to
live at Kapiosa. AS a sign of his rank
he wears a shirt with a bosom of solid
bead work of most elaborate design.
His Indian name is Kaiah, but in Eng
lish he is called Samuel Thomas. The
two oldest men of the party are Tas-
nonawonhdi and Tukancandiska.
A little incident which occurred one
morning would show that these peo-
pie have a great deal of feeling, although
they do not often show it. Two
of the oldest squaws in the party went
to the Ford residence and asked for the
elder Mrs. Ford, whom they had known
many years ago, and who had learned
their language when she came to this
country 60 years ago and had always
been very kind to them. Mrs. Ford died
last winter, and when told of this the
old souaws cried.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
HUMOROUS.

-"Nothing is sacred to these profess
sional iokers." "Oh, yes. The old
jokes-"-Philadelphia North American.
First Boy-"I say. Tommy, do you
work for Robinson?" Second Boy-"I
guess he thinks 1 do. r any rate he
pays me every week."-Boston Tran
script. ;
Managed to Convey His Meaning
"Hars, why did you take OF your hat
to that man?" dot man vas mein
Sweetheart nit do golden hairs fader.'
Chicago Tribune. .
-'Hopsmith ought to take his wife
with him to the Klondike." "Auy spe-
cial reason?" "Yes; I've noticed she
always does their snow shoveling at
kome."-Detroit Free Press. /;
Terrible Threat.-"John, if you
don't quit referring to me as the old
woman I'll make you sorry for it."'
what will you do, dear?" "Tn be a
new woman."-Indianapolis Journal.
Keeping the Faith.-"Has my boy
been a little defender and been kind to
dumb animals to-day?" "Yes, grand
ma. 1 let your canary out of the cage,
and when my cat caught it I set Tow
ser on her."-Harlem Life.
-"Ah," said Mrs. Buzby to her hus-
band, who has come home with a black
eye and no hat, that's what you get
for riding a bicycle" "No, my dear, it's
what I get for not being able to ride
one" said Buzby.-Tit!Bits.
What He Forgot.-"Didn't you for
get something, sir?" asked the waiter.
"Yes," replied Gimpy, reaching for his
hat. "You were so long bringing my
dinner that 1 forgot what I had or
Observation-Disclosures North American:
I'm Good Company. - Mamma
Snow, Johnny, you must remember to
use you" right hand. I don't want you
to become ~left-handed." johnny
"Why, mamma! some of the best pitch
ers in the league are left-handed."-
Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
HER

When women seek fayors from men
They smile as they make their requests
It's Kindly oblige me-" and then
We languidly heed their behests.
oh, won't you do this much for me?"
They softly, caressingly say
One only makes never a plea,
But simply Informs me I may.
You may tie my shoe" with a pout;
It's never II wish you would, please"
And yet without question or doubt
Most humbly 1 sink to my knees.
you may push the hammock awhile"
1 hear the maid carelessly say.
Another would plead with a smile
Her majesty says that may.
No favors she e'er asks of me,
This damsel so gracious, divine;
Whatever 1 do 1 can see
The favor Is hers, not mine.
She lets" me walk miles for a wrap,
ALLOWS" me to row down the bay.
Another might ask me, mayhap-
Her majesty says that 1 may.
The girl is a natural queen,
Her wishes real favors must be,
And work done for her can but mean
Additional pleasure for me.
Oh, beautiful dream Of my life!
/ hope when 1 tell her some day
I'm longing to make her my wife
Her matesty'l say that 1 may.
Chicago Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
He Shut 1t Tight.

"You southern people," said the man
with the frayed ~overcoat, claim to have
good manners. but during the winter
when 1 was in business in your town /
don'tthinkthere was but man closed
my door when he came into my store"
Yes" said the colonel, as he cut an
other slice from his plug, 1--WE always
try to elect the politest man we've got
for sheriR."-Detroit Free Press
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
A Titled Woman Baepiper.

Inverary Pipe band, the distinguished
combination of bagpipes which ere
ated a sensation by promenading Glen,
o in charge of Lord Archibald Camp
bell, walked abroad in Inverary the
other day, headed by a young lady
who blew the piob mohr with all the
dexterity and success of a prize bag
piper at Oban highland games. This
was Lady Elspeth Campbell, Lord
Archibald's handsome daughter. She
is an expert player, and has done q
good deal to make the dreaded instru'
ment popular in fashionable circles
Westminster Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
CUT POSTAGE STAMPS IN HALF.
People Who Are Unable to Under
stand Why They Are Not Good.

People Who Are Unable t0 Under
stand Why They Are Not Good.
Sometimes we find that people have
cut stamps in half when they want one
of half the denomination" said the
postal clerk in charge of the oddities
of mailing matter as he entered in his
"unmailable list" eggs, bacon, cucum-
bers, an entire goose, a rats head and
some bug poison.
"You would expect that the people
who do that would be immigrants with
the odor of the steerage still clinging
to their clothes. 1t is by nc means the
case. Now, here is a letter bearing the
half of a Accent stamp" showing an en-
velope addressed in such a precise hand
that indicated a New England origin.
II notified the sender by the address
in the corner of the envelope that her
letter was being held up and when the
next day 1 saw a little, white-haired
old lady in black come briskly in /
guessed correctly that she had come for
this letter. When 1 told her that it had
not gone because of a mutilated stamp
she looked surprised even when /
showed her the envelope. In a sweet,
gentle, but protesting way she insisted
that the stamp was not mutilated-
hat having no 2cent stamp she had cut
a Accent stamp in two-and she added
reproachfully that she was sorry that
there had been any delay!
"tIf you had a ten-dollar bill would
you expect to tear it into tenths and
have the pieces buy a dollars worth of
dry goods?"
"She paid her two cents with the air
of the woman forced to keep dress goods
she had soiled when she knows she can
get the same thing for less money across
the street, but said scornfully: This
must be dreadfully accommodating
post ofice-I pity Chicago people.
Down east they make no such fussy re-
quirements.' Chicago Times-Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
TIE Horrid Man.

"Ah, yes" said Mrs. Middleton, with
a sigh, sit is too true, alas, too truei
One half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives"
She had just returned from an after
noon card party, and had been talking
over some of the things that she had
heard there.
81 guess you're right" her husband
replied, "but you bet your life it isn't
the feminine half that doesn't know"
Cleveland Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
Children of the Sun.

We have been called children Of the
sum-" and there is truth as well as
poetry in the designation. Year by year
the man of science drags himself a lit
tie closer to the great central engine.
When Faraday. in his minds eye, saw
lines of force traversing space, and
when his great disciple, Maxwell, be-
queathed to us the electromagnetic
theory of light, men of science felt
that a path had been staked out across
the maze of solar mysteries. The sun
10 longer shone as a giver of heat and
light only, for in the ether were nerve
like waves of every description. Chill
dren of the sun, we respond not only
to the great periodic changes, but to
every passing spasm and disturbance.
Auroras are associated with solar
change. In studying them we may faith
ON the secrets of the sun.-Alexander
McAdie. in Century,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
Couldn't RecoIlect Any others.

Couldn't Reesllect Any Others
Stephen-But, UncleJohn. whom do you
mean when you speak of the "best citi-
zens?"
Uncle John-Well, there ismyself, for
instance, and-and-andI presume
there are others, but they do not come
to mind just 81 this moment."cBeston
Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23
As the Storm Gathered.

He-My dear, I wish you would re.
member-er-
She-Well, remember what?
"That originally woman was merely
o tide issue."-Brooklv Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-23

"Poor, poor lad-if 1 could only have
saved him from such a blowi" she kept
saying over and over again to herself,
but those wretched condolences are
too strong for u.s."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-22

me Limestone Gow Era In not IN favor
of ooun'y fairs, ana claim. IN know ,,ho, f.,
is talking about.
money snent on county fairs ~ that much
',,nWn away Tho worry people who are
,S'ienteu by Yuch cn enterprise most are
thNse W9o appreciate and rncournge a
least We know what We ar, ,olicns a1,ou,
The Mineral Wells Graphic takes post
'lon which more o the etatc paper, might
DO well to assume. Newspapers should he
IA no sense considered as Charitable insli.
tutions- The Graphic says:
The Graphic rs not run ON charity The
p"pnr Is worth q per year and our ad
No'uslhS space Is worth something. No
person Is asked 70 either subscribe for tho
paper or advertise with us In order ia heln
we paper along II the paper is not worth
ono no'Iar year. let II alone. ana If an
~ Goes iot pay, don't place ID In our
..',q ne graphic rs business iusti-
tuition aud run on business principles.
fhe Dallas Democrat is aroused on the
school book question and wants prices OF
books lowered even II the state has 10 60
into tho publication business. In REGARD 10
school book lobbyists, It says:
Every school teacher who goes to Austin
10 neip the school hook trust lobby against
the passage OF bill to give the people of
ms state relief from the grasp of these
monopolists ought 10 be pointed out as nm
enemy ot the children Whom they nre ON
ployed 10 teach. and should be leainl re-
employment when tho next election OF
teachers comes up The fight between th,
people OF tho State and the book trust IN
hght for the children OF the state, e.peci-
oily the poor children. ana everyone who
takes sides with the trust ia an enemy Of
tho children and not ut person TO teach
them.
In reference to a new county the Yoakum
Times says:
That proposed new county TO By created
our OF portions ~ Dewitt Lavaca and Con
aaies counties, with foakum as The cepi-
lai. ought TO be organized. and can bo II
inc people Interested Will but AXE m the
matter and push It In vigorous and do
tsriilned manner. VIII they 10 IL. or shall
we ait supinely down aud dream OF what
might be white time and opportunity iii
away on noisoless wing?
The Terrell Index sensibly remarks;
1t VIII not pay To raise fifteen dollar cow,
on forty dollar land: no. nor twenty dollar
horSes. nor four dollar hogs, nor tan cent
chicAens. nor any other scrubs. Time was
when II cost nothing to raise scrub stock,
ana ~ tAat sort supplied our uodsrate
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-22
POINTS ABoUT PEOPLE.

The town of Venosa, tho ancient Vent
| stun, which was the birthplace OF Hor-
ace. the Roman poet. has decided 10 erect
Il monument to him.
| The governor OF Minnesota the State
superintendent OF pubic Instruction and
| seVeroi OF the state senators are natives OF
New Hampshire.
I The aldermen OF the city of Cambridge
arc 10 have portrait OF the late COVER
nor William 4. Russell hung IN their
room IN the city hall as an incentive 10
| patriotic dceGa.
| Prince Paolo Borghese. whose family has
| srcculaiions, has sold the works Of art
| IN the famous Borghesc gallery to the
Italian government. The price paid Is
said to he 100000 for the pictures and
s4w,@p FOR the statues.
An Idaho republican paper says that
ithFy HelUeid, the new populst United
States senator from that STATE. Is mag
nlnceUt specimen OF physical development.
Jog about 20 pounds. he was born in
MISSOURI, AMI tho only political office he
has ever held is State senator for two
terms.
y. \. Powell OF Cincinnati is the tnllost
man In the work., weghing 272 pounds
wears no. 10 glove. a ~ hat a No. l.
shoe, and Is feet ga Inches In height.
Queen Victoria presented him with q gold
watch when he was IN the show business.
lie Is now Il salesman. His figure is SYM
eiucal.
Pcrclval Howell whose astronomical re
searches with reference 10 The inhabitants
Of the planet Mars have commanded wide
ettontion, has now gone TO the CITY Of
meNlro, near which place he has erected
plans for continuing his researches there
as we'll as his work at Arcduipa, Peru
In The interest of Harvard.
Washington Hcsing. the postmaster OF
Shin1&p hNs iust gwen the women Of the
Windy, CITY somothing to storm about. Ia
IN UdirrNs recently delivered before the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL i,lIi';
\ Hush Of Norl !. J.,
This K.sl. = -
APPROPRIATION BILLS 10 O., /.
" s.s .A.,'ea,'es.-ss,',.s. ". NJ
N'' become Necessary , ~.

WV Washington, naa.,l February i
viii begin the week bv M. .i.-lhs
Daniels read washIsv,o ''sa'as as
n nrrss, but will not oS.er,. H n''sa
o,r'nday to any sres, extent S \
:, yar '"a' very little will Be- .,,,, = =
sohd appropriation le,i,,,,,s s'Va'''t
' Tvu@' n ana 1t appears probable s MY
I in pro Will be given to thu India. az y
M PROGRESS and the bill provls as Y
pro0ii ations for the Dlstris, , !. " "a
wnicn will be taken up. .,p,s,. .s'a
Ir0'l ms, in the undecided por,, : !,
indian bill which will arous s', wv
the District bill never get. ~, ~
provisions. ulscaSbs
+. ny 'he time these bills arelo, - =.
IN the senate, the postoffice ,s ava !. Y
DIS VIII be reported Cors. a ssAa
Is no probability Of a laek y ls.p
.he way of appropriation lii II, i - !.
Senator Sherman has announces i,
pose not TO again bring 10 ths :, ,,. ~
treaty debate so long as Ina ap. ~.
DIS are pressing forward M, I
should be a lull in the work H. :
new his efforts TO secure rati6r,,Io.
Is no probability. however. tha, M
can be accomplished. Senator IIo,r !.
ing anNiously to get up the eaakrars
lie said today that he believed 4.
could be brought to pass The Nm N
few hours debate II 1t could Be- rr,,,
but admitted that for the pre,ec, 4,
preparation bills would probably prsl
the attention of the senate.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-22
VICIOUS PRACTICES nut NOT DECAY.

One Professor GiddIngs is uuotoa hv tho
Kansas CITY Times as remarklng reeently:
'We are witnessing today the decay OF re.
publican Institutions. beyond question. /"
THIS Is tho hasty conclusion of A short.
sighted possimis.--and nothing more,
we are Internationally witnessing TODAY
tho gross abuse OF republican institutions,
We are seeing departure from, the ala
purity and simplicity OF government AM
'he enhancement OF plutoeratic power In
high places and disregard of Individual
demands and popular interests. Wo arc
seeing politics made business, with a boss
often in control OF the job. or establishment
or machine, as We choose at times IN eal,
party manipulation and the distribution Of
tho offices. But, after all. these evils arc
rot ineradicable, they do not reach tho VI
tails. The power is still inherent IN thu
people 10 govern themselves simplv ana
honestly aud efficiently under tho constl.
tutions. Federal and State, under which
they have lived and prospered for years.
There have been no constitutions,
changes anywhere In the United States In
abridgment of the rights and power OF the
people. The same machinery exists thai
has proven sufficient in the past for the
purposes for which 1t was created. and It *
only needed to arouse the people against
abuses to witness return to purer politics.
1t Is not republican institutions In decay
that We witness. so much as Indifference OF
thousands Of otherwise good citizens who
are allowing tho aeld Of practical politics