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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
List of Mail Matter

Remaining uncalled for in the post ONCE Of
Cape Girsrdesu, county of Cape Girardeau,
State of Missouri, for the week ending
Harch sth, Isg7
Barbre, DA Blake James
Bias, Miss Anua Dawling, Miss Sarah
Fitzgerald, Shersld He'll. H
Kreeger, Miss Celia Camel, Miss Annie
Kaen, Miss Coro Mcbride, John
Meyer, Henry Millering, Celia
Miller, Mrs Jennie Mardell, W T
Mol, Manson Rrenfrow, Mrs Melinds
Seeblet, Thos Smith Mary 2
Mhitnry, Lucinda Wallace
Woodward, Z YoungblOod, Sam
Persons calling for any of the above letter.
will please say Advertised" giving date o.
the list. II not called for within two week,
theywill be sent to the Dead Letter Office a
Washington City. w. V. LEIGH p. NJ.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

OF the Graud Army OF the Republic
Major George S. Merrill. Few REM
edies arc better known in this vicinity
than Sulphur Bitters: their sale has
been very general throughout this
section. and the number OF reliable
and well-attested cases of beneficial
results and recovery by their use, is
large and beyond dispute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
They.Want Office

A petition is being circulated for
Sam Hit for Mayor, f. \. Rage for
Collector, Jodie Flynn. for City At
torney, Rudolph Balm for Police
Judge and H. C. Bartles for Assessor.
The city election promises to be
lively,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13

In addition TO all the news and the cream Of
public discussion, the Weekly POst-Dispatch
contains the best editorials in the Daily Post
Dispatch, Seort Stories. q helpful HOman's
Department, Gossip About Men and Women
Who Attain Prominence. Political Cart oons
and Plenty of Fun and HHnnr
Subscri ,ticn price, by mail, 30 cents q year
Clubs OF ten. to one address. 81 Per year. Re-
init by Postal or Express Money Order, sr for
small mounts under 4 dollar send two or one
cent postage s~tamps-never stamps of larger
denominations. Don't send checks on local
banks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
Great Danger In { oughs.

A.nsgaecss6 Cough is source OIL
Inideuk 6xhRer to all. Billiards. Hoit
hpuss1 SSfep IL guaranteed to cure u.
wosSs c0ezh. WAeeping Cough, se;.
thfees aA4 ntl other coughs. Sold .,
Eifseees 1ruR store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
Judge Norrtd Dead.

Judge Norrid of Scott county died
at his home near Benton Sunday.
March eth. The deceased was an old
and highly respected citizen of that
county. He was we'll known in this
city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
From the Poplar Ruff o. It'll
zen,

The Post-Dispatch did more in the resent
campaign for the cause of the merchant, me-
chanic, farmer and labOring man than any other
paper in the State. 1t will always be valuable
acquisition to this class OF men, and viii be
repaid q thousand times Tor the good done. 1t
was through the Post that many frauds were
exposed which would otherwise hove gone uu-
noticed by the American press, and it alone
stands without a peer in America to-day. The
Post Dispatch is the paper for the people
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
From the Carrollton Ill. Gazette

The St. Louis Republic fooled no one in the
campaign that closed on Tuesday last. Its
milk and water support for Bryan was very
apparent to the most careless observer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
From the springfield Mo-. Chroni,

ID. r. Francis ear-marks will crop out in the
st. Louis Republic OccassiOnly as long as he
OWLS that slice of stock.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
HUMPHREYS
SPECIFICS are scientifically
prepared Rem edies; haveI
been used for half a century,
with entire success.
SPECIFIC FOR

NO. SPECIFIC FOR
1-Feyers, COMPOSITIONS, determinations.
2-WOrms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie.
3-Teething, Colo, Crying. Wakefulness
4-Diarrhea, Of Children or Adults.
5~-Dysentery. Gripping, Bilious Colic....
6-ChOiera MOrbus, Vomittng-.....-.
7-C0ughs, Colds, Bronchitis.
S-Neuralgin, Toothache, Faceache...-
9-Headnches, Sick Headache, Vertigo.
1O-Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Constipation
1~I-suppressed or Painful Periods.
12-Whites, Too PrOfuse Periods---."...
I3-CrOup, Laryngitis, Hoarseness....-
14-Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Eruptlons.
15-Rheumatjsm. or Rheumatic Pains.
16-Malarin, Chills. Fever and Ague.....
1S-PiIes, Blind or bleeding. -.........
1S-OphthnImy, Sore or Weak Eyes...-..
19-Catnrrh, Influenza, Cold In the head
2O-WhoOping COugh,.--."------
21-Asthmn, Oppressed Breathtng..--.--
22-Ear Discharges, Impaired Hearing.
23-ScrOfula, Enlarged Glands, swelling
2I-General Debility, PhysicalWeaknes
25-DrOpsy. and Scanty Secretfons.
26-Sea Sickness, Sickness from Riding
27-kidney Diseases, ...-.--.-".."...
2S-NeryOus Debility
29-SOre Mouth, or Canker.---"-"."....
3O-Urinary Weakness,.."...-.."..-..
31-Painful PeriOds.........":':-.;."
32-Diseases of the Heart, Palpltauon
33-EpiIepsy, Spasms, st. Nitus' Dance
34-sOre Throat, Quinsy, Diphtherla..
3j-CirOaic COaseS:iens ErlpuoAS'--
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-13
~" for GRIP

Sold ~ Druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt OF price,
&c, or 5 for LOO, CmEy be assorted), except Nos Is, -and
aS, put up in 81 90 size only.
DR. HunPHEEYsM LxuAL( enlarged & Revised, NAILEDFREE
HUMPHREYS HE'D. co., III s 1is william St, Ne" York.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
FUNNY MOUSE TRAP.
Clever Girl Catches Seven Rodents I'm
a Sowing Machine.

Clever Girl Catches Seven Rodents In
nScwinG Machine.
This is a story of how sewing ma
chine became a mouse trap. Miss
Boucher, of Federal street, below
seventh, is particularly fond of cake,
and has got into the habit of eating
it while running her sewing machine.
Every night she would leave some under
the lid. For the past few mornings
she has been missing much of her cake,
and naturally blamed her little brother
for taking it, Her brother, however,
always resented the charge and de-
clared his innocence. The other night
Miss Boucher left quite a large quanti-
ty of cake on the machine and concealed
herself TO watch the thief. When every
thing was quiet she heard a scratching
noise and then saw very small mouse
climbing up the strap of the machine,
which connects the lower wheel with
the upper one. The first mouse had
hardly disappeared through the small
hole through which the strap is run
when another appeared and followed
it's predecessor. This performance was
repeated six times by as many mice.
Miss Boucher hastily plugged up the
hole through which the little thieves
had entered. and with the assistance of
her brother carried the machine into
the kitchen. Five cats were quickly OBJ
tanned from willing neighbors and the
id was lifted. Only one mouse escaped.
Philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13

ira large windows are placed in the
front of this scratching apartment, both
for the purpose of giving plenty of
light. sunshine and fresh air, and to
make access to these low spaces con-
venient. Any litter. dressing. etc, that
one wishes to remove, can be raked to
the window from the outside. and so re-
moved. The windows are hinged at
the top, and can be raised from the
windows above, by cords. Inside the
lower windows are stretched gratings
or wire netting. With the window open.
the scratching-room has all the advan-
tages of an open scratching shed. so
highly recommended of late. without
the open scratching sheds disadvan-
tages of becoming filed with drifting
snow and of having no protection in
cold or raw weather.
Such a plan. at n very slight added
expense, nearly doubles the room in
poultry-house, enabling the owner
TO keep nearly double the number OF
fowls under the same roof that b,
could keep without this added room
below.-Country Gentleman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
ALL OVER THE GLOBE.

Five sisters living in Norway, Me-, re-
Gently met for. a family reunion for
the first time in their lives, although
they have always resided within ten
miles of one another. The eldest sis
ter was married and moved away from
the parental home before the youngest
was born.
A civil engineer, mechanical engineer
or architect, in the employ of the Ger
man railways. must, on an average,
wait till he is IS or 40 years old before
his position is permanent The aver
age time they are employed on tenn
porary work before they are perma-
nently appointed is IL years.
A farmers taxes in Turkey are CLASH
fed thus: ~ One-tenth of all crops
and fruits; (2) four per cent. of the
renting value of house and lands; (3)
five per cent. on every transfer; az
an annual cattle tax of 80 pence on
every sheep and 81 pence on every goat.
The taxes are vigorously collected.
The state of Washington, and, in fact,
the whole Pacific coast, is looking for
ward to an unusual number of tourists,
investors and home seekers this year,
and business is on the increase already
Ten years ago there was great influx
Of settlers. and it is expected that this
years will almost equal it.
The new telephone cable between
England and France is now laid across
the channel It is "a miles long and
runs from Abbott's cliff, three miles
west from Dover, to Sangatte. four
miles west OF Calais. This is the second
telephone line connecting the two
countries. and the French government
sill rhnr41r. lnr. 4ha 4h;rd o. hla
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
A Song of Hope.

What though the day be dark and storms
rage over the seas?
What though the fields are brown. and
leaves fall fast from the trees?
What though the birds are flown. and skies
overhead are gray?
What though the sun goes down so soon
on a winters day?
Spring Will come with her Joy and glory
Of bud and flower.
Epring with her song OF hope in every
bright ming hour.
Spring with her dress OF green EN-.
broidered with woodland bloom.
Spring with her April tears and sunlight
after the gloom.
Deep IN the earth's warm breast the
flowers are living still.
HID till the spring shall come, proclaining
her royal viii:
''Wakel oh, We sleeping flowers. and bloom
on the earth once more
Wakel for the spring has come and the
winter time Is o'erl'
Golden Days
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
HOW WOMEN MOUNT.
They Have Q uite as Many Varieties of
Style as the Men.

Style as the Men.
In the variety Of styles Of mounting
the bicycle the girls are fast equaling
the men. There was time when only
one style of mounting was in general
use. But as the riders become more
expert and gain more confidence they
are branching out in this particular.
The old style OF mounting for women
by standing out in the street with the
pedal raised is not so easy in going up
hill. AS consequence, the curbstone
mount became popular. This is an easy
way of mounting the wheel, and can
be learned by anyone. 1t saves the
strain to large extent on the frame
of the wheel A drop-frame wheel, by
the way, is not as rigid as the diamond
frame of a mans bicycle.
Perhaps the most graceful mount Of
any, and likewise the most difficult, is
the female pedal mount. The right
foot is placed on the right pedal. which
is raised to nearly its highest point.
A slight shove is given the wheel, and
before the right pedal reaches its low
est point in its revolution the left foot
catches the left pedal just as il is com
ing up. It's pretty, but difficult
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

A low, spreading tree is least affected
by the winds.
The kind Of soil has much to do with
the quality Of fruit.
Always remove dead or decaying wood
from growing trees.
II is not too late yet to fill vacant
places in the orchard.
A fast-growirg tree is not apt to pro-
duce very much fruit
All superfuous branches are a need.
less drain upon the resources Of the
tree.
In pruning the grapes it is good
plan to allow five canes to each post,
cutting back yearly.
Red clover is one OF the best plants
for orchards, it keeps the ground loose
and enriches the soil.
Pruning is done for two reasons: To
make symmetrical, long-lived trees and
70 cause truitfulness.
The most important thing In pear cul-
ture is good, well-drained soil. Train
the trees carefully while young.
When trees are badly infested with
bark lice, one Of the best remedies is
to wash them with strong solution Of
tobacco, to which is added the same
quantity of soap suds.-St. Louis Re
public,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Riding Hands on the Handle Bar
should De Discouraged.


should De Discouraged.
There are various reasons why the
reprehensible practice of riding with
hands off the handle bars should be gen.
orally abandoned. Chief among these
reasons, perhaps, is the fact that it is
dangerous not only to the rider HIM
self, but to others. To do the trick sue
cessfully It is necessary to travel at a
speed which Is not safe, at least on a
street which is liable to be crossed any
where by pedestrians or other riders,
and It is just such thoroughfares that
the senseless hands-off rider selects to
show himself off. With the hands off
the bars the rider has no control of the
wheel, and, particularly at crossings
there is no telling at what instant it
Is necessary TO make detour or slacken
speed. just the fraction Of time neces-
pary to regain control OF the wheel
often is enough to cause an accident.
With no guiding power there is no tell
ing what the front wheel is going to
do. A small obstacle in the street which
would ordinarily be passed over without
notice is enough to defect the front
wheel and, if there are any riders close,
send it crashing into their bicycles.
An old rider said: Handle bars are
made to hold on to, and whenever see
some crank call him by no other
nane-come sailing along trying to
show off | feel like taking thump
Into him. He is liable 10 cause all sorts
of damage, and a dose Of the same sort
of medicine which he so often intlicts
on others will many times do him a
world of good."-Chicago Chronicle,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
oU MAURlER AND MORRIS.
Goth Born in March, 1884, and Died II
October, ISO6.

Goth Born in March, 1894. and Died in
October, 1896.
OAe of the most extraordinary par
lllels in chronology is the almost ex-
lct coincidence of the time spent In
the world by two men who had so much
to do with the molding of the literature
and art of their day as George du Maui
rier and William Morris. says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. Dn Maurier,
the elder of the two, was born exactly
Is days before Morris, on March 6. 1884.
and he died but four days after him;
SD that these two great men, who lived
more than CO years. were on the earth
for exactly thOsame time, with the eX
ception of less than three weeks, both
being born in March, 1884, and dying
III October, 1896. Similarly, both Sir
John Millais and the archbishop of
Canterbury, who died within q month
or two of each other, were born in 1929.
It is one of the most striking events
in the long history of the archbishops
of Canterbury that the late archbishop,
who was one of Mr.. Gladstone's appoint
ments and afterward diverged from
him in political opinions, should have
been stricken while sitting in the
squire's pew of his old friend at Ha-
warden. 1t is a most merciful thing
that Mr.. Gladstone did not happen to
be in church. To man of his years
the shock must have been most danger
Gus. What an archbishop of Canter-
bury Mr.. Gladstone would have made
himself! He would have rivaled even
Dunstan or Beckett and not improbably
proved the greatest prelate Of them
al.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
DATES AND HISTORY.

The first battle of Bull Run, July 21
1861.
The first Atlantic cable was operated
1858.
Battles of Bunker Hill and Lexington
1775.
FIRST cotton raised in the United
States was in Virginia, 1921.
The first complete sewing machine
was patented by Elias Howe, Jr.. in
1916.
Farragut went to Constantinople in
the small vessel Frolic. as his flagship
the Franklin, was too large to be al
lowed up at the city. Finally permits
sion was given by the sultan. and the
Franklin steamed UP the Dardanelles
end anchored OF the city Of the Sub
lime Porte. This was In 1868.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
All, mol This sweet oherub will splutter and


There Is a very dear little boy,
Two feet high or two and half;
A little aristocrat trim as a toy,
Whose unseen playmates would make you
laugh.
He calls them Dummy, Bolly and Tom.
Bumpetty- Sicket and Dingo,
Ingo-Boo,
And Mr. Robinson.
Dummy, Bolly and Tom are chums;
Bumpetty-Sicket IS sometimes bad.
Ingo-Boo like Hindoo comes;
And no one sees them but this small lad.
He talks to them: Dummy. Bolly and
Tom,
Bumpetty-Sicket and Dingo,
Ingo-Boo,
And Mr. Robinson.
Dingo and Mr.. Robinson fail
To cut the antics the others do.
But all OF them over his fancies trail,
And every day he tells something new
About his dear Dummy. Bolly and Tom.
Bumpetty-Sicket and Dingo,
Ingo-Boo,
And Mr. Robinson.
Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13

America her for advice in regard their
pan being woman for her aing sisters
into her every detail of their suffering
In this she able do for them what the physicians
unable do simply because she had the proper information to
work and from the little group of who sought her ad
years ago. great army of her flowbengs to-day
stany applying for advice and relief and the fact that than
hundred thousand have been successfully treated
Mrs Pnkham during the last year indicative of the grand results
which produced by her unequad experience and training
No physician the world has had such training has such
of information hand assist in the treatment of all
kinds of female ills from the simplest local irritation to the most
complicated diseases of the womb.
This therefore, the why Mrs Pnkham in her laboratory
Lynn Mass able do for the ang of America
than the family physician Any therefore, responsible
suffering who will take the trouble write Mrs.
Pnkham for advice.
The testimonials which constantly publishing from CRATE
full establish Beyond doubt the power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to conquer female diseases.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
CURIOUS FACTS.

Sealskins are originally of a light
drab color. but as found in the market
are always dyed.
Careful measurements prove that the
average curvature of the earth is 600
inches to the statute mile.
The velocity of the earth's rotation on
its axis at the equator is 1,440 feet per
second, or nearly $4,000 miles day.
The most dangerous waters in the
world for the passage of ships lie Off
the east coast of England, Cape Ushant,
il France, and Cape Finisterre, in
Spain.
In the bear family the polar bear In
the most valuable, the best skins realiz-
ing from $50 to $3.50 apiece. The fur
is usually dyed black and made up into
wraps and rugs.
Silver fox skins have become exceed
ingly rare, and bring fancy prices, fine
specimens recently bringing $s75. These
skins are usually bought up by the Rus
slams and French.
He'd irritates oxen because 1t is the
complementary color to green, and tho
eyes of cattle being fixed so much on
heritage, anything red impresses their
sight with hugely increased intensity.
In many parts of Central and South
America sensitive plants are SO numer-
ouS that the course of man or animal
through the underground may for an
hour be traced by the wilted appearance
of the foliage.
The ordinary American fox skins to
the amount of 10000 or 10000 are an
nually sold in London at prices varying
from so cents to four dollars. These
skins are great favorites in eastern
countries, such as Turkey, Russia,
Greece and Bulgaria.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
Runsian Jurymen.

Some American juries are inclined
10 be eccentric in their verdicts, but
they cannot hold a candle in this regard
10 the juries Of Russia. The Literary
Digest declares that the most incredible
stories are told Of Russian jurymen.
Thus. the foreman Of jury declared he
would not send q poor fellow to prison
because 1T happened to be his (the jury
mans birthday. Another jury had
agreed upon a verdict of guilty when
the church bells began to ring. They
revised their verdict because holiday
had begun. A burglar was allowed to
80 free because the man whom he had
robbed had refused to lend him money.
Thia- in the opinion Of the jury. was q
direct incentive to crime.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
FANCY-DRESs BALL IN LONDON.
English Men and Women Take Their
Pleasure Seriously.

treasure seriously,
A fancy-dress ball in London is slow.
The streets around Convent garden on
a fancy-dress ball night are as solemn
as Scotland itself. says Scribner's. A
few homeless Londoners are kept at
respectful distance by the police, while
procession Of carriages goes slowly
under the archway and deposits serious
merry-makers, dressed as stoves, light
houses, monks. lamps and vegetables.
Owing to these elaborate DISCUSSES the
Journey past the ticket-takers and tc
the ballroom IS slow. On the ballroom
floor officials, totally void of a sense of
humor and dressed in black velvet and
cut steel buttons. keep the center of the
floor clear, apparently for their own
use, and stand ready to subdue any
burst of light heartedness that might
appear in the circle that is kept moving
about them. The general orders are
keep moving along" The man who
manages the searchlight, from one of
the top boxes, probably enjoys the ball
the most. He certainly does more to
help it. The center Of interest is
wherever be will have it. He can make
q dull costume bright and a supper
party In one of the boxes proud; and
he can almost remove the gloom caused
by the officials In black.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
DAILY THOUGHTS.

Before man made us citizens great
nature made us men.
1t is astonishing how little one feels
poverty when one loves.
One who is afraid of lying is usually
afraid of nothing else.
Who makes quick use of the moment
Is genius of prudence.
Beauty without kindness dies unen.
joyed and undelighting.
Conceit is to nature what paint il tc
beauty; it is not only needless. but i'm
pairs what it would improve n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
The Pagentry of Spring.

There came from Heaven one happy day
JHNbeam. bearing on its way
Z <stSrVessage to the earth;
FIed the south wind from It's home
whispered. softly: "Northward roam
Co hail the violets' birth
It touched the blade and leafess tree.
And said: Awake. spring waits for thee
Put on thy dress Of green
It kissed the rosebud and the vine.
And said: Come forth! thy blossoms en-
Irvine
The arbor ways between
The blueiay ard the robin heard
The musI OF its maze word.
Burst forth IN sweetest song,
The daisy In its grassy bed
Arose TO greet il as II said:
Come join the merry throng"
II passed Ger htl and meadow land.
And soon appeared on every hand
A wondroUs marshaling:
From ocean shore 10 inland plain,
10! beheld beauteous train,
The pageantry Of spring.
Alexander P. Huston. in Ohio Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
ROOMY POULTRY HOUSE.
Its Construction and Advantages De.
scribed in Detail.

-
scribed in Detail.
Where one can build his poultry
house upon a southern slope, the plan
shown in the accompanying illustration
will be found particularly convenient.
The building can be of any length de-
sired-to accommodate one or a dozen
tiocks-the construction is the same in
any case. The north side has posts
shorter than are those upon the south
side, which gives from three to four
feet Of space beneath the building prop
er. This is utilized as a scratching
room for the fowls in cold and stormy
weather. a small opening in the floor
on the north side of the main floor
admits to this scratching-room. Ex-