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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Gray-s Point Nc Coed for a Transfer

The Cotton Belt railroad will find
much trouble in transferring ears RI
Gray's Point. The river Is obstrUct-d d
by ice there Tor several weeks cr-3!
winter when there is bat little trouble
in transferring between Cairo ana
2ird's Point. 1t is probable the ulti-
mate intention is to have 4 bridge Al
Gays Point. but several year must
eIapse before that can BE- built. In
the meantime. vast amount more
difficulty will h. found in transferring
ears during The winter months at
Grdy's PUjnt than at Bird Point.
Cairo Argus.
Birds Point is a good crossing 4:
certain seasons of the year. but. lie
Gray's Point. there ar times W n =
transfer can do no business there.
Cape GirardeaU is the point for Il
transfer the year round. Cape Gil
ardeau is above high-water mark an,
below ]ow-water mark and We have
;tc hest railroad inciincs here on the
Mississippi River. Railroad and
river men say this. The inclihes On
both sides OF the river ;,re the best
and the Nater never gets too high r0r
too low for good transferring. The
low wate" and the ice Interfere 1T
Gray's Point-the high water knocks
Birds Point out nearly every Yea.
bu. Cape Girardeau is always ready
fo,- the best service in transferring.
The building Of the Gray's Point road
was a piece of spite work on the part
Of Il high up official of the Cotton
Br:t Company. He bit his nose OF :,
spite his face and the stockholders oi
the Cotton Belt road will have TO sui
fer for the fOllies of one ID fool.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
His Hard Luck .

.:Ju.t my dashed luck. said the
low -browed murderer.
''What's the natter" asked the
horse thief in the next cell.
"You know dis Is de day dat was
set for me JIG dance on the atmos-
phere.'
''Yes.
And you've seen now ] buckIed
down and got all readyfor it-prayin
and singin' and all dat, dash it,
Yes. and I'm surprisedto hear you
use cuss words now.
Its enough TO make anybody cuss.
It wasn't no easy job fer me to git
converted. I'm tcIliG' you. And now
what do you s'pose dey've went and
done: Respitcd me-"
well. what of it: They'll swing
you off sooner or later. you can bet
on that. If you cant have chance
to do the act to-day, you Il get it later
on, all right.
II know. but m to vesiXty days,
and can't hang on me religion dat
long. might do it fer a week, but
two months-dere' no use talkin' III
have to do de whole ting over again.
OATS what feller gifts fer quitten be-
fore delastminute.- Cleveland leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
No1e of Warming from Alaska.

OKLAHOMA. CITY. OKLA, Nov. 10
%. \. Mitchner and W. T. Parker,
two of the capitalists OF this city who
left in September for the klondike
country. have been heard from through
A letter written by MIR. Parker to
friends here. i was written Qa October
II and dated "Mouth Of the Copper
River. Alask. y portion Of it is as
follows:
Warn the deluded cranka to stay
away from Alaska. Tell them Okla
hOma is too good for many Of them.
If we were back there al ,..~ -o.u IN
Alaska would not tempt us to come
here again. We have Just got across
the Gulf of Alaska. where we were
caught in Il terrible storm and carried
over 100 miles into the Pacific Ocean.
momentarily expecting death. We
now have 800 miles beforeus of almost
impossible mountains andriyers. The
mountains are already covered deep
with snow. Deaths from exposure are
of daily occurrence and the destitution
prevailing here is something awful.
Warn all that untold hardships await
those fOOlhardy enough to come to
Alaska.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
i!a--c small Use ior Facts.

Speaking OF some remarks OF the
COUicr-.ICurnai on the increase of
.ailway earnings. the Nashville sun
Hings back in this way:
Nv nat about wages, Has there
been any increase on account OF this
prosperity: During the panic the
wages OF railroad employees were cut
from - TO ~ per cent. We have heard
oi NO restoration along that ltac.
NO" "an these employees b. convinced
that prosperity has cone when they
get the same amount for their labor as
in panic times: Perhaps jhe Courier
Journal and others OF its iil coHsiucr
an increase in dividends to bluatcd
stockholders a. all evidence OF pros
Perity.'
If the Sun has heard of no increase
ol wages Il - because its editor does
not want to hear. Both of the lines
t0at run to Nashville have increased
wages within i few weeks All the
great east ana west trunk lines have
advanced wages, as have the granger
roads and the Illinois Central. OF
course wages have gone up, else there
would be s!rl,cs galore. as the Sun
knows, if it ally knows anything. y
good many ,ads did not reduce wa%es
during ;hc l.ach. Others reduced but
, per cent. Il sheets that Haunt the
reform llag so violently and yell re-
form 50 vchcmently were to generally
tell chc truth about those they seek tu
improve their reform sermons would
carry more weight. Chattanooga
Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
INCREASED POSTAL RECEIPTS.
-. Louis in Vanguard OF Cities show
ing Proof of Prosperity.

-. Louis in Vanguard OF Cities show
ing Proof of Prosperity.
WASHINGTON. d. c., November 10.
Prosperity has reached the post Of
fees. October postal receipts a. ST.
Louis show an increase from Sl34. .G9S
in 1896 to sl47, ,O42 in 1897, making 4
difference of $12,344. This is a larger
increase than shown by Chicago,
larger. in fact. than shown by any
other city except New York, Phila-
dclphia and Brooklyn. Kansas City :
receipts for October. 1897. increased
S34j5 over the same month in 1896, Il
percentage of :. 1. Omahas' increase
was $2IlG. Des Moines' increase was
$2l42. PcUria's increase was SS3j. st.
Joseph's 5 increase was S164, Dallas
decrease was 1923. Nearly every
Western city shows amarked increase
in postal receipts as compared with
one year ago. The net Increase for
the fifty largest cities of the country
was SIP. 667. Only eleven of the fifty
showed decreases, and most of them
were in New England.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

Talking OF i"-j opportunities iO-
..chcs. remarked The retired ca &pitaI-
is,. Il count twg against myself which
: viii reglet until my dying day. One
came 4 number OF yearS ago. when :
3nan wanted " buy small lot OF
ground from meand c'fered for ii I0E
harcs of the Sell telephone Con-
pany. which ne valua3 1t 81 4 share
I refused the b.l. The stock has since
old AT $50 4 share The other lost
opportunity was even worse. an ntd
friend. who had bcsn q shhool cOcf-
paniun in nay youth. .eame to me and
implored me I" help him out with an
option he had on silver mine in
rolorodo. He Rad r2ised $500, and
he needed that 1uch more 20 prevent
The expiration pr thg option in abuGt
a week. haG been bitten in nusn-
l,er. of gold and silver mining specu-
lations. and J refused to put up the
desired 5000. My friend found 4 man
on Market street who lad more nerve
than /. and took up :Ae option with
the Sl6.UOO. Since tha- tine those two
men have cleared %I.~l0, COG on that
mine. -. 800. .Oua >piecc The lightning
r.ay strike me vat hut ! doubt whether
! will ever recover tho-s lost millions
Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
BLUFF CITY BURNED.
Boats Cargo and a Barge
Completely Destroy
ed.
Caught Fire While at the Wharf at
Chester. Ill.--TwenTy Cabin PAS
sengers and the Deckhands Is
cape Without Injury-LOss
Estimated at SI2O. 900.

CHESTER, ILL. November lS.-The
Anchor Line steamer Bluff City, bound
for New Orleans. was burned 10 tie
waters edge at the wharf here II .
O'Clock this morning. and the hull af
terward sank to the bottom OF the
river. IN addition to the large cargo
of freight slowed in her hold ard on
her deck. she had in tow two heavily
loaded model barges. One OF these
Was rescued by a government tag and
towed 10 a place Of safety. The other
was destroyed. The fire caught in 4
cargo,of hay and grain slowed for
ward near the boiler. TIE flames
spread so rapidly that it was imposs-
BILE to remove anything from the burn
ing boat. Books. papers and every
thiE1 of value were consUIHed.
Chief Clerk Gates, who was in The
Office when the alarm wa given. ran
back into the cabin to the rescue OF
the lady passengers, and succeeded in
getring them safely ashore by cross
ing one OF the bar%es. Although
there were twenty cahin Passengers
and forty on decl- all escaped with
out injury. but many OF :hem suffered
the loss of their baggage saving only
the clothes WORE at the time.
Twenty kegs q powder We're stored
IN the magazine. The force Of the
explosion shattered windows in every
direction for distance Of three blocks.
and wrecked the 9to"l- of glass and
.aueensware in = nGmbe" Of stores.
The Bluff Ci:E was comparatively )
new boatuud cost $.l5,egG. The barge
burned was worth abogt $I0.0G0. and
the lost cargo it i estimated. will
approximate $4,000 more. With the
damage TO the rescued barge and cargo
the total los viii be nearly ?l2o,G40
Twenty-eigL, aorse- We're aboard
among them several "acers bound for.
the New Orleans race track. Nine
We're saved. belonging to the following
persons: +. Ii. Rogers. Delta. Mo.
three: J. Jordan, New Orleans, three:
\. J. Michael New Orleans. one: Mrs.
p. +. Beaure%ard. New Orleans. one.
and r. Duncan. Walnut Bend. one.
Race horses valued at $1,000 and $1,000
respectively were burned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
The Yellow Fever Scare at Thebes
EfspeIled by investigation.

3
Thebes has had genuine yellow
/ fever scare. and Il scare only. 1t IS
curious that it should come late in the
season. after The scare and the dis
ease have died ont in the SouIA, and
after there have been several vista
i,ions from frost.
There. as well as elsewhere in the
country subject to malariai diseases,
tLer. have ben an unusual number OF
case, OF maiariai fever, and some Of
;hrm mdIignan: and dangerous. At
.Th.bcs or in th4 Immediate neighbor-
mood there air eleven cases Of the dis
ease now. u4a lAa local physicians,
Two of them ut ANY rate, two Of thcm
decided these cases were suspicious
ana might bc yellow fever. They so
J-i,.-ra phcd the State Board of Health,
til OH Il oi which j. at Springfield.
The Secretary OF the Board teie-
graphed Dir. Griustcad, Ot This city,
who represents the state Board OF
Health at this point. to proceed TO
.Thcbr9 and in:r>g gaIr the suspicious
cases. Accordingly the Dycco" pro-
c,edsd there with atlposs.bie dispatch
and Thoroughly Examined the eases
reported.
He found the:n 10 be maiariai fever,
-,,,,,. nf tho, mn f5.r,t.rr y-ft., +;-Dapiu
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
His wife IIeId the Reins.

MARYVILLE. Mo. November 10
The evening of October21 Fred Ward,
OF near Dawson, in Nodaway County.
was driving home from Tarkio, in com
pany with his wife. Mr.. Wards way
of driving did not suit Mrs. Ward.
and she forcibIy took the lines from
him. declaring that if he could not do
better she would hold the reins her
self. THIS angered Ward, and he
climbed out of the wagon. saying If
she was determined to drive she could
90 HON, alone ana he WOULD go to the
Klondike. Mrs Ward drove meme
alone. and her husband has not been
seen or beard from since, although the
most untiring efforts have been made
to find him. Ward is worth about
$40. OG0. and is farmer 30 years OF
aUp
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
All Our CHALK from England.

one of the few exclusively import
ant imported British products used in
our country is chalk 1t comes from
the banks of the River Thames. being
Obtainablc nowhere else in large
quantities. In its crude form, remark
able flint fossils are sometimes found.
usually the remains of fish. The pro-
cess of manufacture from the natural
state to that of form when it can be
utilized is simple. When received at
the mill the chalk is put into great
machines and ground in water. then
flOated off into yats of water, where
all the impurities and foreign sub
stances are precipitated, the water
being afterward drawn of by series
OF tiltering operations and the soft
residuum dried by steam heat and ex-
pOsure to the air: the substance is
then reduced to Il powder of different
degrees of tneness by grinding in
burr mills and betting. when it is
ready to be packed in barrels and
shipped for use, among the largest
consumers being the rubber goods
rubber. in its crude
state. being stickey, unmanageable
and available only for very simple
purposes. becomes vulcanized and
hardened by adding to it while it is
hot, thus rendering it suitable for the
various uses to which it is put. As is
also well known, a large quantity OF
chalk is employed in the preparation
Of paint and putty, being termed
whiting when in this form. Boston
transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

J. N. Conats"r. 4 prominent resi-
dert of Bernie. committed suicide 10y
taking an overdose ofmo,phine or tie
night OF November %. Business com
pliaations Is supposed TO have been
the cause. He leaves 4 wife and two
small children. IIis brotber. George
W gonatscr, shot himself at Bloom
field about two years ago. Business
revcrscs. it is thought. caused them
both to take their lives.-Bloomfield
ViDdi"ator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov. b
Advicr~ received in this city convey
the information that the steamship
Iariposa, from Sydney and Auck
land. due here November IS. carries
20 ,o2o N English sov,reigns. equal
to $l.J20. .OO0. consigned to two local
banks. This is the fourth shipment
duriH., the past four months, making
tha aggregate received this fall from
the same source about $l0.00O.0 900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Exports Almost Doubled This Year.

NORFOLK. VA. November 16.-Thc
Chamber of Commerce has issued Il
comparative statement of the receipts
Of merchandise at this port for the
nine months ending September 30 for.
the years 1896 and 1897. The exports
for the nine months of this year are
almost double those Of the samepcriod
of last year, amounting to $11. .04S. .67G.
against ST. $50. Isl for 1896. Seventeen
million more feetof lumber and 1000. =
OG0 more shingles were exported. as
well as -. $50 more tons of coal and
39. .3S7 more manufactured packages.
There was slight falling off in corn
for these months, but an immense in
crease in wheat and pork in barrels.
and big increase in exports of pig
iron and coke.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Peculiar Point in an insurance Case

LITTLE Rock. ARK. November H..
a peculiar case came up in tine
second division of the Pulaski Cir
cult Court this afternoon. Mrs. Alice
johnson sues the supreme lodge.
Knights of Honor. on 5000 policy
neld by her deceased husband. John
son was amember ofGermania Lodge.
No. 90 knights of Honor, and had
been suspended for non-payment Of
dues. His wife had made application
for his reinstatement. which was TO he
acted on after the lodge met n 1:3O p.
m. january p. 1896. But the lodge
met at o'ciock and rainstated John
son at 7:20 p. III. He died at 30.
The widow claims that her husband
was Il member in good standing, hav-
inc been reinetated, while the supreme
lodge claims he was not. as he should
not have been reinstatcd until after
7:3O. before which time he died. The
morning of the date of his death Dr..
D. \. Gray was summoned to attend
him and found him suffering from
aconite poisoning. No inquest was
held, as the family was fully satisfied
of the cause of his death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Southeastern District Agricultural
Society will be held at the court house
in the city of Cape Girardeau on Sat
urday, December 4th, 1897. to elect a
President, Vice-President and seven
Directors for said Society. The polls
will be open from one o'clock to three
O'Clock p. IN.
Z. H. ENGELMANN,
Secretary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
How Unpleasant

it is to see a beautiful child's face
disfigured with vile humors. bursting
through the skin in pimples, blotches.
and sores. and sadder still, when the
young and innocent are laughed at
and twitted in all such cases. Parents
should give them that good and pure
remedy. Sulphur Bitters. which will
search and drive out of the blood
every particle of humOr.-Bealth
Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
1t Nav save Your Life.

y dose or two ofFoley's Honey and
Tar will prevent an attack of pneu-
monia. grip or severe cold if taken in
time. Cures coughs, colds, Group,
LaGrippe. hoarseness, difficult breath
ing, whooping cough, incipient con-
asthma orbronchitis. Gives
positive relief in advanced stages of
consumption. asthma or bronchitis.
Coerver's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Il His Ihe ~ppt.

y zen ~u3.crin" from = severe cold
anC -our throat and lungs feel sore.
ta!7s Il dose OF Foley Hc2"y and Tar.
wh,n the soreness VIII =. 1T once re-
,ss,G. Il warm -vatcIa' feeling and
he1Iin@ oi the PARTS a'"cted will b.
Experienced 1nc you kill say: ii
feels 80 good. / Hit III" Spot. !;
J. guaranteed. ". II. Cocrver.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

says that his little GIRLS troubled with
malaria very severely. and that since
he gave hcr sulphur Bitters. he never
thinks of leaving New York for his
summer resort without few bottles.
for thcy always cure his family, and
are far superior to quininc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
New York Candidates Expenses.

NEW YORK. Nov. lL-Scth Low,
defeated candidate for Mayor of
Greater New York on the Citizens;
Union ticket. to-day filed au affidavit
in the County Clerks office to the ef-
feet that his election expenses were
$444.75. This is the affidavit:
Il. Seth Low. a candidate vOteG for
at the city election held in the City
and County OF New York on the I'd
day of November. 1897. for the Office
of Mayor of said city. do hereby
make and file the following itemjzed
statement. showing in detail all the
moneys contributed or expended by
me directly or indirectly by myself or
through any other person in aid Of
my election: kilograms. postage and
clerical expenses. $3.50: stenographer's
services, S133: cab hire. S7l.75. Total
-SS4I444.7J."
Thomas J. Dunn, Sheriff-elect, spent
So. 80. Is. principally for advertising
His postage bill exceeded 81. 200. Louis
Stern. defeated for President of the
Council, spent $5,117.54. $1,000 of
which went to thecampaign committee.
Judge Henry NJ. Mccarthy. judge
elect of the City Court, spent 81, 800.
of which $1,000 went to Tammany.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
To COnSulnpIivcs.

As an honest remedy. Folcy's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false hopes
in advanced stages. but truthfuliy
claims to give comfort and relief in
the very worst cases. and in the early
stages to effect a cure. W. II. Cocrvcr.
Drm"@ist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
" orllIng IYoman's HoInc AsSaciis-
tiOn
y ). Heoria ST. Chicago.

u 5. .'roria ST. Chicago. Ill.
Jan. il. 1896.
our Working Woman's Home As
sociation used Foley's Honey and Tar
-ix years ago. and areusing it to-day.
it has alwas been L favorite, for while
il taste is not Al all unpleasant it, eff
fec.s are very beneficial. 1t has never
yet disappointedus. Washington ali
possible success. sincerely yours,
Laura G. Fixon. Mgr. ". H.Coer-
yer. druggist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
s.igned by Andrew Jackson.

Mrs. J. /. Dewitt has ~ her pos
session 4 slip ol paper IL inche, IL
length and l. inches in width. which
she ,,rizes very highly. and which Is
quit" valuable for two reasons: one
i it. agr. it having been made eighty
fouf. year, a"o: the other j. that il
bear. III. signature oi Andrew lack
son. This paper i the Discharge of
Lawson Robertson. and Is - fo,....s:
i certify that lawson Rob, ON
enrolied himself as 4 volunteer III :cr
the acts Of Congress Of February Il.
ISI3. and July 6. 1872. and that lie
served as sucn UuGcr my command on
4 tour to the Natchcz country. from
the Ig,h ui December. ISL. 10 the I'D
g April, iSl3. and = hcrcpr dis
charged. y JACKSON,
Major General
The readia" is ali printed except the
name Of Lawson Robertson. the 22d in
the date. the words and is hereby
discharged. and the signature Of \.
.Ta,kson. Major General The rolun-
tee" Soldi4r who was discharged after
the."ampal-n to the Na,nhaz country
was the father of Mr.. Dewitt. OF
Lewisburg: Mrs. James Bcall. Mrs.
Wright. Mrs. Ely, and Mrs. Whitney.
OF California. who died in Russcll-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

Dr.. Humphreys Manual ON the
treatment Of Horses, Cattle. Sheep
Hogs. Dogs and Poultry. mailed free
uponraqucet. hddrcssthe Humphreys
Company. New York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Two Good Things.

80" for Grip and Colds: No. 10 for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Weak
Stomach: pc each at all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

When Weak, Weary andWasted
rom Kidney Diseases, why not try
Foley''s Kidney cure, a guaranteed
medicine. COerver, Druggis
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-02
FREE TO EVERY MAN.
THE METHOD OF A GREAT
TREATMENT FOR WEAK
NESS OF MEN.
WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EV-
ERYTHING ELSE FAILED.

Painful diseases are bad enough, but when
man is slowly wasting away, with nervous
weakness, the mental forebodings. are. ten
times worse than the most severe pain. There
is no let up to the mental suffering day or
night. Sleep is almost impossible and under
such strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do, For years the writer rolled
and tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weak
ness until it was a question whether he had
not better take dose of poison and thus end
all his troubles. But providential inspiration
came to his aid in the shape of combination
of medicines that not only completely re-
stored the general health, but enlarged his
weak, emaciated parts to natural size and
vigor. and he now declares that any man who
will take the trouble to send his name and
address may have the method of this wonder
full treatment free. Now when l say free
mean absolutely without cost, because want
every weakened man to get the benefit of my
experience.
am not a philanthropist, nor do I pose as
an ent husiast, but there are thousands of men
suffering the mental tortllres of weakened
manhood who would be cured at once could
they but get such remedy as the one that
cured me. Do not try to study out how can
afford to pay the few postage stamps neces-
sary to mail the information, but send for it,
and learn that there ere few things on earth
that although they cost nothing to get they
are worth q fortune to some men and mean
lifetime OF happiness to most of us. Write to
Thomas Slater, Box 50S kalamazoo, Mich,
and the information will be mailed in a plain
sealed envelope.