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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
W. ~EaSaG.
New Light on Washington.

Col. Lee was once dining at Mount
Vernon, and in the course of eOnver-
sation Washington asked him if he
knew where he could purchase pair
of good carriage horses. ''Why, yes,
General" answered Lee, Il have
fine pair, but you can't get them.
"Why not demandedth the astonish-
ed Washington.
Because you never pay more than
half price for anything, and want
full price for them
Mrs. Washington was so tickled at
the banter that she fell to laughing,
and was joined by her iavorite parrot,
perched near by.
''Ah, Lee; said the General, not at
all ruified, you are Il funny fellow.
See, even that bird is laughing at
you
That there was Il suspicion of truth
in Lees implied accusation of close
ness at a bargain is borne out by the
well-known fact that Washington was
oGe of the keenest men at horse
trade.
1t is also told of him that, having
settled for Il job of piastering at his
home, he afterwards found out that he
had overpaid the laborer by 10 shill-
ings. Meanwhile the man had died
and his widow had married again, but
the General collected the surplus from
her second husband.
One had to be careful in marrying
widows in those days. If Il widow
wished to clear herself OF all her. de-
ceased husbands obligations the
second time she must be married with
nothing on but her shift. 1t is sup
posed that this unfortunate woman
wore something besides at her second
nuptials- -BayOnne Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
Favoritc Day of Anarchists Tor the
Commission OF Murder.

Sunday seems 10 be a Gavorite day
for political assassins in Europe. The
death Of Canovas on this day recalls
the long list of rulers who nave either
met death or but narrowly ESCAPED il
on the Sabbath at the hands Of anar-
chists. communists or nihilists. The
fact that in the Old World Sunday i
the great festival DAY, when The rulers
90 around and give their subjects an
opportunity 10 look upon and gel
near them. Is perhaps Il sufficient eX-
plaudtion. Although sixteen years
have passed, the worlu still wildly
remembers JAs assassination by the
n,hilists oi Alexander H.. the Rus
sian Czar. He was returning to his
pA-aco Oh ,he afternoon Of Sunday.
March - lNSI, when dynamite bomb
was thrown al his carriage. Tie car
ciage was blown 10 pieces. aGd Alex
anGer died within few hours.
President Carnot, of France. was a,
Lyons attending an industrial and art
exhibition on Sunday. June -. 1894
That night, rs ne drove to Il theater,
Cesare Giovanna Sarito. young
Italian anarchist, sprang upon the
step'of the Presidents carriage and
plunged knife into his abdomen. Car
not died within u few hours.
President taure narrowly ESCAPED
death on Sunday. June Il. last. Re
~as driving ii the Bcis dc Boulognc
10 witness the Grand PriXat the Long
champ race course, when Il bomb was
exploded near his carriage. 1t was
Oi faulty construction. and hurt no
one.
Two attempts have been made on the
life Of King Humbert of Italy on Sun
days. On Sunday, March Il, 1878,
Giovanni Pasanante climbed into the
King carriage inthe streets ofNaples
and stabbed him il the thigh with a
sword. The King fought back, cut his
assailant on the ann, and held him at
bay until the police took charge of
him.
On Sunday, March 20. 1893, a re-
ligious fanatic named Serardi attack
ed King Humbert in the streets Of
Rome, but was captured before he did
any harm.
William |, of Germany. grandfather
of the present Emperor. was twice at
tackled by would-be assassins on Sun
day. On July II. 1862, Oscar Becker
tried to shoot him, and on June ,,
1878. DR.. Nobiling repeated the at
tempt. Nobiliug blew his brains out
when he saw that he had failed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
.l.whawker pedagogfes.

1t is understood that Supt. Stryler:
in order to grade up the teachers,
has prepared an entirely new set of
questions for the next examination.
Among them are these:
You can frequently see q white
horse: why do you never see a white
colt"
why does horse eat grass back
ward and COW forward?'
why does hop vine wind one
way bean vine another? Explain
fully"
why does Il horse tethered with a
rope always unravel it, while COW
twists it into knots?"
''What is the length OF flour bar
rel:''
"What animals haveno upper teeth.
and Why"
why did Abdul Hamid delay ac-
ceptance of the proffered mediation of
the powers:"
After the Omaha platform, what is
the greatest American document writ
ten since the Declaration of Indelend-
ence:';
"Givc historical fact of the fol-
lowing great mer: VIM. Stryker, G..
Washington, VIM. Shakespeare, Jerry
Simpson, Napoleon. ;'-Abiline Kan.
Reflector.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
Voice and Character.

1t has been truly said that it is a
rare thing for man or woman of
beautifulcharacter tohave Disagree
able voice. Often there will be found
among the ignorant voices like velvet;
and when you come to know the pos
SCISSOR of these voices you find that
they have a beauty of nature, and
that the voice is but the natural ex-
preston of this beauty of nature.
Whether a deliberate attempt to culti-
vate an attractive voice would reflect
on the character is problem worthy
of experiment. Clearness of enuncia-
ton is promoted by reading aloud for
fifteen minutes every day from some
writer of pure English. In six months
this will do wonders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
Acetylcne Gas.

We are now prepared to place on
the market our machines for generat-
ing Acetylene Gas. These machines
are adapted for lighting stores.
factories. churches and private resi-
dences. Small towns and farmers can
now haye gas as we'll as those in the
cities. as each consumer controls his
own little gas plant. which is quite
inexpensive. We guarantee to furn-
ish six times as much light at less than
half the expense of ordinary gas,
electric light or kerosene lamps. y
first-class agent is wanted in every
county to sell our machines.
TOLEDO ACETYLENE GAS Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
4 Pnrn1On of fnuOteI.

The American visitorto London who
stops at certain hotel in that city
finds many novelties and conveniences
that are not known here in America,
where hotels are supposed to have
reached the acme of luxury. declares
the Pittsburg ''DIspatch." 1t has an
American plan dining room, but only
a French bill of fare. 1t has an In
dian room, where an Indian chief. in
the costume of his country. prepares
native dishes for those who desire
them.
In this hotel each guest is known by
the number of his room instead of his
name, and it is rather odd to an
American to be addressed as "Alr.
9G0.' as though he were convict in
the penitentiary.
On each floor, day and night, are to
be found 4 maid, valet, and wait
er. who are at your service, and have
free access to your rooms. When you
come home at night, if you are ma Il
you find your clothes pressed and
cleaned and carefully packed away in
chest of drawers. If you are a
woman the maid attends to frills and
furbelows as though she were hired by
you especially. Guests never bother
with their keys-the maid or valet on
the floor takes charge of the key and
is ready at any time to open your
door.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
WhatIt Indicates .

The tall, angular woman showed
her disgust as the short and plump
one read the item aloud. 1t was all
about Il young girl who had gone in
sane on a railroad train, and had
raved incoherently about young
man.
''Raved about man. did she?" said
the tall, angular woman, at last.
$50 the paper says" replied the
short and plump one, cautiously. for
she had learned to be cautious with
tall and angular women, especially
when they had short hair.
And that's why they think she's in
sane, is it,"
81 suppose So"
Fools" calculated the tall, angu-
lar woman. That's no evidence of in
sanity. 1t merely shows she is weak
minded. Chicago Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
GOT 10 YEARS.
Sutten Pleads Guilty OF
Murder in the Second
Degree
And IIl.. Court Gives linn Fifteen
Years in The stat" Fcniten-
tiary

Emmett Suttcn. tila regro who shot
and killed another negro by the name
of Charley Wise on West Broadway
in lhis city la-t January. and who al
luded the officers for somc time but
was finally captured by Deputy Sheriff
John ". Taylor, plead @uiity at Jack
son Tuesday Of murder in the second
degree and was sentenced 70 fifteen
years in the penitentiary.
Charley Wise. the murdered man,
was a quiet. peaceabIe negro. hut as
the old story goes, a wOnan came be-
tween them ana aroused in Sutten a
bitter hatred for Wise. and for re-
venge Sutter at his iirst opportunity,
shot Wise down in cold blood.
Sutten was tough character and
the penitentiary is the proper place
for people OF his caliher
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21

Old people who require medicine to
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 as a tonic and altera-
tive. 1t 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 1T just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents per bottle
at Haman's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
TEe Cotton-sced Oh Industry

| The growth of the cottOn-seed in
dustry during the past few years has
been phenomenal. Less than Il de-
cade ago this rich product of our
| Southern cottOn-seed was wholly un-
known to commerce. and yet to-day it
not only enjoys a rapidly increasing
popularity in the worlds market, but
even bids fairwithin the next few years
to challenge the once acknowledged
supremacy OF hog lard.
In support of this contention it is
only necessary to cite the immense
quantity of cotton-sced consumed by
the industry during the past twelve
months. 1t is estimated that since
July /. 1896, something over 1000, 900
| tons of cotton-seed have found their
way into various mills of the country
to be converted into cOttOn-seed oil
and other resultant products.
On account OF its purely vegetable
origin there are many who contend
that for domestic purposes cOtton-seed
oil will largely supersede lard. 1t cer-
tainly possesses many advantages
over lard for cooking purposes.
To this immediate section of the
country the growing Importance of the
cotton-seed industry is specially graf
flying. Besides adding materially to
the present industrial prestige OF the
South, it also lends additional en-
chantment to the possibilities of the
| future. Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
The I;ayburn Family Fated.

NENNETT, No, Aug. l7.-MoOre
". Rayburn. the old Sherif and Col
Iec;or of Duuklin County, was killed
this morning BY Ga.iingUnder d wagon
loaded with wood. The wheels passed
over his head, near Ciarkton, north
east OF here eightcenmiIes. His father,
an old settler. was killed i've years
ago by Il haGd-car and brother had
been previously killed 5y a runaway
horse. Deceased was prominent
citizen and highly connected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
The Capahas at Commerce.

The Capaha baseball team went tc
Commerce Tuesday to play the Com
merce boys. They did not get on the
ball grounds till one o'clock in the
afternoon and it was two o'clock when
the game began. They played three
innings when the boat blewher whistle
for the Capahas and the game ended.
The score stood three to one in favor
of the Capahas.
The Commerce boys triedtheir usual
tactics of trying to viii by bull-dozing,
but that don't go with the Capahas.
The club that beats the Capahas has
to play ball
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
siLvER'S GREATEST DECLINE.
Heavy Fail il Quotations In New
York and London.


York and London.
NEW YORK, August 1s.-Bar silver
in the London market to-day declined
i-lGd an ounce representing the big
@est break in the price Of the white
metal since the present record break
ing decline began. The price in the
London market was 24d an ounce,
against - i-l6d yesterday. and 25d,
the previous low record, made on
Monday.
The loca. market for silver was
thoroughly demoralized. Commercial
bars wele quoted at 5l5c an ounce,
against ii 3-Sc yesterday and ii 3-lGc,
the previous low record registered on
Monday.
Government assays bars were quot
e,, nominally at u 7-Sc an ounce, on
which basis the value of the silver in
{. standard silver dollarwas but 10. BE.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21

Send your address to H. Z. Bucklin
& Co.. Chicago. and get free sam
pie box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
y 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 DC. per box. Sold by w.
C.Haman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
y Manly Protest.

''Say, Weary, hev you seen this yer
new law that makes fellerhev to pay
a duty if he brings more'n hundred
dollars worth O. new clothes home
with him from t'other side?"
''Yes, l seen it. It's jist an out
rageous attemp' O. the bloated Ameri-
can tailors to git US topatronize them.
But it won't work with us, me boy"
''Nothin works with US, Weary"
Plain Dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
s Queer "a Medicine.

There is medicine whose proprie-
tors do not claim to have discovered
some hitherto unknown ingredient, or
that it is a cure-all. This honest
Medicine only claims to cure certain
diseases, and that its ingredients are
recognized by the most skilled physi-
clans as being the best for kidney and
bladder diseases. 1t is Foley's Kid
ney Cure. W. H. Coerver, Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
HaIiard,s snow Liniment.

There is no pain it will not relieve,
no swelling it will not subdue, no
wound it will not heal. 1t will cure
frost bites, chiblains and corns. Sold
by Wilson Drug Store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
\ CieTer Iiussfan rickpockct

One day while dining together the
French Ambassador and Grand
Duke of Russia we're discussing the
cievcrness o. the pickpOckeis of their
respective countries. says ''Harper's :
Round Table The Grand Duke
claimed that the Russian picl;pocket
was the more skiliful. Seeing the Am
bassadOr incredulOus. liz told him he
would. without knowing it. be relieved
of his watch before leaving the table
He then telephnned 10 the head of the
police to send IL once the cleverest
pickpuclet he could lay his hands on.
The mau came and was put into livery,
and was told to wait III the table with
the otHcr servants. lie WAS to give
the Grand Duke sign directly ne had
done the trick. But this was not given
very soon. for the Ambassador was
very wary, and always kept on the
alert. and held his hand in his fob,
even when cOnyersing with the most
distinguished guests.
Vt last the Grand Duke received the
precOncertcd signal. He at once re-
quested the Amba-sadorto teIlhim the
time. The latter triumphantly put his
hand TO his pocket ana pulled out Il
potato instead of his watch. To con-
ceal his feelings he wouldtake pinch
OF snuff his snuiibOX was gone. Then
he missed his ring fromhis finger, and
his gold toothpiciz. which he had been
holding in his hand in It's little case.
Amid the hilarity OF the guests the
sham lackey was requested to restore
the articles: but the Grand Duke 5
merriment vas changed into alarm
and surprise when the thief produced
two watches, tworings. two snutTboxes.
etc. His imperial highnesS had been
robbed atrhe same time that the French
Ambassador had been despoiled so
craftily.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
Unfortunate People

are they who while suffering from
Kidney Diseases are preiudiced against
all advertised remedies. They should
k now that Foley's Kiddey Cure is no
a quack remedy, but an honest guar
anteed medicine for Kidney and Blad-
der troubles. W. H. Coerver, Drug
eist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
Hay Fever.

Hay Fever and Summer Colds are
"broken up" by ''77'', DR.. Humphreys
famous Specific: 25c-all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21

When Weak, Weary and Wasted
from Kidney Diseases, why not try
Foley'S Kidney cure, a guaranteed
medicine. W. H Coerver. Druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21
WENT TO THE BOTTOM.
Eddie O'EIarc. son of Frank O'iIare.
Drowned.

Eddie O'Harc son of Frank O'Hare,
oi Allenvilie. was drowned in White
wate.. near AlleuviIle Tuesday even
in. The boy was eleven years old.
We have heard 20 particulars as to
ho~- the accident happened.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-21

~ for Grip and Colds: No. 10 for
Dyspepsia. For sale by all druggists
D cents.
The record-union., 1897-08-16
WILL FIGHT FOR THE THRONE.
Don Carlos Interviewed on Affairs
in Suaiu.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-The Daily Tel
egraph" at Lucerne has had a long in
terview with Don Carlos on the death of
Canovas and Cuban affairs. Don Car
los declared that the American remon-
strances and hints of Intervention were
balloons essai, which ought not to be
taken seriously. He said that the
United States, if those attempts had
been resolutely repelled by the Spanish
Government, would have withdrawn it's
extravagant provisions. What was
wanted in Cuba, he urged, was unf1inch-
ing severity in repressing rebellion, fol-
lowed by generous concessions to local
requirements and aspirations. In con-
ciusion, Don Carlos declared:
The Carlist movement in Spain has
greatly increased in strength and disci-
pline during the last decade. I am in
touch with every branch of it. There
will be no more futile risings or useless
bloodshedding, but when the time is
ripe everybody will be ready to fight
to the death for the throne"
MADRID, Aug 15.-The political no.
rizon is menacing. Senior Romero Ro-
beldo has publicly declared in favor of
the retention of Captain-General Wey-
ler, and against any reconciliation with
the dissident conservatives 1t is eX-
pected that this will upset the plans of
the Conservative party and of the court,
and will compel the Queen Regent to
summon the Liberals.
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POM KWANG SOH.
The Body of the Former Corean
Minister Cremated.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The body
of Pom Kwang Sob, the former Corean
Minister to this country. whose death
occurred here last Friday, was to-day
cremated, according to the expressed
wishes of the deceased, and his ashes
placed in the keeping of the present
Minister, Chin Pom Ye. Later they
may be returned to Corea.
At 3:3O O'Clock this afternoon the
body was taken from the Fourteenth
street residence, where it had lain in
state, and conveyed to Lees crematory
on Pennsylvania avenue, followed by
a long line Of carriages, containing per-
sonal friends and prominent members
of the Blavatsky branch of the The
osophical Society. Of which Mr.. Soh was
a member. The brief and simple fu-
neral services were conducted by George
McGiffen, President of the society The
casket was draped with a silk Amer
lean flag, and on it also had been placed
the robes of state worn by Mr.. Sob
during his official career here. At either
end of the coffin were crosses of white
and pink roses, which had been sent
by Prince Min and Mr.. Pek.
Among those who were admitted to
the chapel We're Prince Min and Prince
Euiwha, second son of the present King
of Corea, in full court uniforms; Mr..
Pek, Mr. Suoh, a number of Corean
students, and a number of the men,
bers of the Theosophical Society.
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LATE SENATOR GEORGE.
The Remains Reach jackson.
Mississippi.

JACKSON (Miss.) Aug. 15-The re-
mains of the late Senator James u.
George, who died at Mississippi City
yesterday, reached this city at D. m,
and were met at the depot by an inn
mense crowd of citizens A line of
march was formed and the remains
conveyed to the rotunda of the Capt.
toll, where they will lie in state under
a military guard until tomorrow. The
line of march was as follows: Capitol
Light Guard, Odd Fellows, Governor
and staff, hearse, pail bearers, family,
citizens in carriages and on foot
Immediately after the remains were
placed on the f1owery bier in the Capt.
tol the lid Of the coffin was removed,
and a ceaseless throng OF people passed
in line to view for the last time the
face of the great statesman. Those
who composed the pail bearers were as
follows: Governor A. j. McLaurin, State
Auditor W. D. Holder, Land Commits
sioner J. NJ. Simonton, A J. Russell,
Ex-Governor J. M. Stone, Attorney-Gen-
eral W. N. Nash, Jesse McLaid, Mayor
Wharton, Senator Walthall, j. A. P.
Campbell, State Treasurer A. J. May,
S. S. Calhoun, Ex-Governor Lowry, T.
K. Wharton, T. ]. Mitchell, w. L. Hem
mingway, r. H Henry, Samuel Liv-
ingstone.
Tomorrow the remains of the late
Senator will be taken to Carrollton,
Miss, for burial by the side of his wife.
who only preceded him to the unknown
a few weeks ago.
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ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Meeting at Troy, N. Y, Will
be a Memorable Event.

TROY On. Y.), Aug. 15.-The twenty
eighth annual meeting of the Army of
the Potomac, to be held in this city
next Friday and Saturday, will be an
event of more than usual Importance,
because of the presence of President
Mckinley, Vice President Hobart and
Governor Frank Black. The list of
organizations which will participate in
the parade is large, and the showing
of the troops will be excellent 1t is
probable that there will be more than
5000 men in line.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the decorations of the build
ings of the city, and the streets will
present a brilliant array of flags, bunt-
ing and streamers.
The Presidents party will arrive in
Troy from Bluff Point on Friday morn
ing, and the programme arranged is
as follows: Friday morning, meetings
of the various army corps; at 3 p. m.
the parade will take place and at )
O'Clock a business meeting will be held
in the City Hall. Public exercises will
be held at Music Hall in the evening
at ) o'clock, at which time addresses of
welcome will be delivered by Governor
Black and Mayor Molloy and the Pres
ident of the society. General VIM.
Henry will respond.
An Grafton will be delivered by Major
G. j. Woodruff, u. S. A President
Mckinley will also be one of the
speakers of the evening