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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
The English SPARROW,

The English sparrow has spread far
hence and increased rapidly. The farm
ers of the province of Ontario are COM
planning that he is an unmitigated nui-
to them and they insist that he
should be eXterminated as soon as pos
sible. He drives away the insectivorous
and singing birds and does nothing to
compensate for their loss.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
Cueer Complications.

Attempts TO evade the death duties acl
are causing queer complicationsinEn Eng.
land. An old min transferred all his
property by deed TO his wife. not ex
pecting that he would survive her. She
made a will, leaving it to a former beau
of hers and then was killed on the hunt
ing field. The husband was thus left
dependent on the lovers generosity
Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
An Absent-Minded Rector.

1t is said to have been the rector of q
parish in Texas who was revising his
sermon one Sunday morning when the
organist called at his study and asked:
What shall 1 play?"
II don't know" said the rector, alb
systematically; what kind of 4 hand
have you got?"-BufTdlo Commercial.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
GUNS FOR NEW BATTLEsHIPs,
Orders Placed for Forgings for Naval
Rifles of Cstibre From -Four to
Twelve-Inch.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Ihe navy de-
partmcnt has recently placed orders
for forgings for ma sal rifles of caliber
from four to twel 5e-inch to supply
the new battleships, and in a short
time the navy yard factory will begiA
to turn out ordnance embodying rad
ical changes in construction and much
more powerful than guns of the same
csliber now afOat on our ships.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
Nnnsen.s Chief Discovery.

Nansen's chief discovery in the far
north is that a very deep sea exists
north of the Franz Josef group of is
lands. and that its waters are compare
lively warm at a depth of 100 fathoEs,
One theory is that the difference in
temperature is due to the Gulf stream.
v CuD
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
TURNTABLE POWER.
just the Thing for Farms Where
More or Less stock Is Kept
in Idleness.

shown at a, on which to rest platform
3D. The platform is of plank, circular
and so built and placed on the frame
work (a) as to turn freely on a pin or
pivot at the center. Place the power
where desired, to pump water, cut
feed, grain, ETC., with one edge elevat'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD.
From the Herald. watertown. n. Y.

From the Herald, Watertown. N. Y.
John Young, of lie 10y, y. Y, is - years
old, and is we'll known in that and n~eighbor-
ing towns While putting some weather
boards on a barn, standing on a seaffold
twenty-five feet from the ground, he felt
dizzy, lost his balance and fell to Il e ground.
The side OF his face, arm and one entire side
of his body, on which he struck, were badly
bruised. Picked up and carried to the
house, he was under 4 doctors care for sew
eral weeks. The doctor finally came to the
conclusion that lis patient had received Il
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
LoreI rs We'll M. Industrious,

In order to test the loyalty of ants to
each other Sir John Lubbock once made
so of them drunk and incapable. and
then drew the attention of 25 sober ones
to their condition. The 25 buckled to it
and carried the so home to bed.-Chi-
caro- Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
Should Have a Commission,

Patient-What. doctor. do you mean to
saw you charge me two dollars a visit?
.Doctor-Certainly; just the same as I
charge anyone else.
"Oh, but you ought to make a reduction
for me. Why. l introduced typhoid into the
American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
Suicide Increasing Abroad.

Suicide is a~larmingly On the increase
in France and noticeably increasing in
England. The law of England consid-
ers an attempt TO commit suicide a fell
ony.-Chicago Times-IIerald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
Enrly

The old-fashioned father believed in
the cooperation of parent and teacher"
Yes: when I vas whipped at school
my father always whipped me again
when l got home."-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01

h OF
paralysis
and was be-
yOGd medi-
cal aid. He
could not
uAone arm,
or turn over
in bed.
One day,
while lying
on the bed,
he read of a
case some
thing like
his having
-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01
Improved Mathematics.

"What are you working on now?" was
asked of the man who is always inventing
but never invents.
about completing a method for calculating
compound interest W IN a Euboer stamp
Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01

There goes another camp victim" why,
he isn't a soldier" NO, but he camped
out this summer and got engaged to a girl"
N. 0. Times-DemOcrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01

Daisy-So you left Charley to his fate
when you found he couldn't skate?
Mazie-Yes; l let him slide
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01

I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure
for Consumption.-Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 2l5
22d St., New York, Oct. 90, 1894.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-01

Maud-"You don't seem to find time to
get married. MarIe-"No. | am kept en-
gagged all the time."-Town Topics.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05

FRANCE is still struggling
with the Dreyfus case. 1t be-
comes more and more ap-
parent that unhappy. ohcer-is
an innocent man suffering an
unjust and cruel. punishment
and the friends of justice viii
not allow the matter to be
hashed up until a fair
and open hearing of his
cause be given. France nor
any other republic can afford
to shield guilty officials at the
expense of innocent iHdivid-
ua.s.,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05
Densocratic Ticker.

For President in 1900,
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
For United States Senator,
CIFAS. q. EULBERSON.
For Congress-
RUDOLPH KLEBERG =
For Governor,
JOSEPH SAVERS.
For Lieut-GoverfOr,
JAMES n. BROWNING.
For Attorney General,
THOMAS S. SMITH
For Land Commissioner
GEORGE w. FINGER.
of Treasurer,
JOHN s. ROBBINS.
For Comptroller.
r.. w. FINLEY.
For Sup,.3of Public Instruction;
j. S. KENDALL.
For Railroad Commissioner,
ALLISON M.f2YFfEhB
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05
Gov. CuLBBksoN gave Sc:

Gov. CuLBBRsoN gave Sec
rotary Alger to understand
that if Capt. Merrill's brutal
treatment Of the soldiers on
the transport San Marcos was
not officially investigated and
paRished,it would be unofficial
y investigated, and not only
Capt Merrill bnt the superior
officer who wouids cover Up
lis punishment of popular con-
dpn,1ation. The secretary has
promised rigorous investi-
esaaa ard perhaps some
nsse may be expected this
ass
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05

Why raise five cent cotton
when tobacco that viii bring
at least Is cert cents per
pound may be raised on the
same land? Tobacco undoubt
edly. flourishes on the lower
Rio Grande. and-if- our plant
ers only catch the. proper
knack of curing it, theycan be
making plenty of good money,
while the cotton planter is
hauling FIVE cent cotton to
town to pay for last years
ten-cent bacon.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05
BOTH ARE DEAD.
Remarkable Coincidence of
Lovers Demise at Lauuius.

Dallas, Tex, Sept. l. A
remarkable case of coinciden-
tai death is reported from
Eannins. in Fannin County
George Arnold and Miss Alice
Lankfor9 were engaged to be
married yesterday. They
lived six miles distant from
each other. Friday last Mr..
Arnold was taken seriously i'll.
He grew worse and yesterday
morning summoned Miss
Lankford TO his bedside. She
mounted a horse and started
for the home of Mr.. Arnold's
parents. The horse took fright
and ran away. Miss Lankford
was thrown to the ground
headlong and killed almost
Instantly. Mr. Arnold died at
almost the same moment. The
young couple were buried side
by side to day inther little vii
Iage churchyard at Lsnnius.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05
SOMETHING AMISS.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
This is q splendid picture
Of you," said the artistic cal
Ter TO Mrs. Parvenue.
yes, / had it painted by
che of the old masters when !
was abroad.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05
place IS one Mexican cent per.
day. Chickens, vegetables and
fruit are very cheap

If it rained here. this would
be the finest country on earth.
The valley of the Nile can not
compare with the fertility of
this soil, but it seldom rains.
The Rio Grande over flows
and thus irrigates much of it
Yet this is the land offruit and
vegetables. Oranges, bananas
and lemons abound in large
.quantities. Just now the oran-
ges and lemone are developing
and TO one accustomed only
the sight of corn and cotton. it
IS a novel and refreshing sight
to see green trees. with limbs
hanging Tow weighted down
with large round green orah-
ges. There are no lemons in
the Brownsville market just
now. and when we need a
medical decoction, made of
sugar, ice. a little water and
something stronger, we just
simply step out of doors and
pull a lemon off the bush. They
are a little green just get, but
their acids give a delightful
favor, to an otherwise already
delightful medicine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

A posse led BY Major Fly
of Galveston fired on a mob of
striking Ipngshoremen to pre-
vent them from Interfering with
laborers imported from tious-
ton. One man was kilIed.and
several wounded.
The Rough Riders we're
mustered out at Montauk
Point last Thursday.
The list of deaths in the
army at chickamauga from
May I to Sept, numbers $50
Forty per cent died of typhoid
fever.
The sentence of Vafentin
Cara who was sentenced to
hang Sept. at Laredo, Tex +,
for murder, was committed by
Governor Culberson to life
imprisonment.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05

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When we left Laredo and
struck the cactus and Mes
quite forests DIR. Nicholson. a
very quiet and religions gen
tleman. ran into a cactus bush,
and of course was pierced BY
rfiany thorns. The doctor said
that the preachers had told
him that God made every thing
for a good purpose. and now, .
said the surgeon. Il want to
know what in the hi He
made this cactus and mesquite
for?" That night the doctor
was astonished to see our
Mexican teamsters toast the
large cactus leaves over a
blazing fire., burning off all
thorns. and then iced them to
their oxen. The beasts ate
them even as Fayette county
steer will cotton seed hulls.
The doctor was more surprised
to see the Mexican mules feast
ing on a large mess of mes
quite beans. Since then my
medical friend has eaten candy
made OF mesquite beans and
also candy made Of the cactus
plant; he has eaten cactus
leaves picked and is quite
fond OF the cactus pear condi-
ment; he is trying to analyze
the medical properties of the
root of a mesquite tree, and
prefers mesquite bean jelly to
peach preserves: And now the
doctors confidence in preach
ers is fully restored.
The Mexicans, like all other
people, have their legendo.
The Mexicans living on the
Texas side of the Rio Bravo,
have legend anent1the-cactas'
and mesquite. They say that
when Jesus Christ arose and
assembled to Heaven, He pass.
ed over the county adjacent
TO the Rio Grande, and that in
his fight heavenwafd. He
dropped the crown of thorns.
and from it sprouted aHsthe
mesquite and cactas on the
border:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05

| Air1 "a " o-'A S@AAN' "i>'N I'll
delightful medicine.
This would be a fine country,
If it had rains. few railroads
and some negroes. It might
even do without rain and rail
road, but we from Fayette.
Colorado and Washington
county are lost without the
negro. In coming down from
TT. Ringgold and about 20
miles out from Fort Brown,
Lieut.. Hancock and | were rid
ing in front of the troop, when
we sighted drove of domesti-
Gated turkeys in a yard. An
old'woman, whom we took for
Mexican, sat in front of the
house smoking a corn cob pipe
Lieut.. Hancock asked her in
the best Spanish he could gath
er up, if she wanted to sell any
turkeys. The old woman rose
up and excieimed claw mercy,
chile, Quit tryin ter tawk SO
foolish is American | is. !"
That settled it. Hancock was
dismounted in a moment and
ws.s shaking the old 'fAuntIes'
hand. In truth it was home
like TO see an old negro aunty
away out there. amidst the
cactus and mesquite. Hancock
has a negro boy with him. but
he persists in accepting invita-
tons from the sheriff to board
in Jail, or lodge in the post
guard house. Some folks don't
like a negro, but some how or
another to me there is no
sweeter music than the Taught
er'of natural niger. The
Mexican has hestas and ALI
such thing. with fluttering flags
and good bands. but right now
1 envy Fayette county can
didates, because they can
indulge IN the luxury OF a
"Nigger Festible" Mexicans'
make fine cooks, are very or
cleanand all that but some how
another, l teel that in this
country. of pumpkins. sweet
potatoes. rich corn and. cheap
chicken an Old black aunty.
sweating over the kitchen
stove would come in mighty
fine, Your friend
Z NLOI- rEpC
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05

The money used here in
Brownsville IS entirely Mexi-
can. All business is transact
ed with Mexican money. An
American Dollar will buy S2.I6
Mexican money. The. cent
pieces are used here universal
". There is one peculiar thing
about this cheap money sys
tenn. both on this side of the
Rio Gfande and on the other
side, in Matamoros. Labor
and its products are measured
upon the Mexican silver basis,
but articles OF consumption.
not the result of local labor, are
priced upon the American
basis For Instance, aslaborer
performs a@days work, he re
receives 100 cents for it, in
Mexican coin-when he takes
that Mexican Dollar toa nier-
chant to buy -four. he finds
the basis differed, and his 100
cents worth only 43 and a frae-
ton. labor is verycheap here
In lagrange | have paid Uncle
Dave, an old negro, an Amer
lean dollar for every cord of
wood he cut for me. Here a
Mexican cuts. carries it into
The house and stacks it for g.
Mexican cents. Tie price Of
A. boa to do chores about the
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-09-05

Several cases ofyelIow fever
are raeorsd AZ Q vpod, Miss.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
AL Wonderful Escape.

In the Guarico country, at village
called Paraya, near the Merida trail,
l saw an Indian named Jose Lobado,
writes traveller, in the Philadelphia
Times, whose face and head were
deeply SCARED and whose body was a
network of similar scars from wounds
received through being carried away
by jaguar when an infant in arms.
Of course he could not remember the
occurance, but his mother, who had
rescued him, described it to me. She
had gone to a mata, or wooded spot,
on the pampas for firewood, carrying
her child, after the fashion of Venez-
uelan women of humble station, in
shawl looped from her shoulder. This
shawl with the small boy in it she
slung to low tree branch while she
gathered her bundle of sticks, and she
did not perceive the approach of
iaguar until he had seized the child
and was carrying it away. The moth
er grasped her machete and ran after
the iaguar, shrieking. She managed
to keep the beast in sight, but he was
rapidly getting beyond her view when
suddenly the jaguar stopped, put the
child down and, bristling for fight,
stood with his fore paws resting
upon it.
Then the mother saw that puma
was fronting the jaguar. She hurried
on toward where the two beasts faced
each other, growing and snarling.
Before she got to them the puma
sprang, and at once the two were
fighting fiercely above the child. In
the struggle the child was rolled to
one side, but before the mother could
get to it the jaguar broke away from
the puma, and, springing to the boy
again, crouched with his paws above
him as before. The puma leaped
again and the fight was renewed, bpt
again the jaguar got clear and jumped
to guard his prey before the mother
could get chance to snatch her
child. Once more the puma attacked
his foe, and as the beasts struggled
and tore each other an accidental kick
from one of them sent the boy twenty
feet away, almost 20 the mothers feet.
Catching him up, she ran for home
and got safe to the house. The boy,
though covered with claw wounds
from head to foot and bearing deep
marks of the jaguar's teeth in the
back, where the beast had seized him
to carry him: away, recovered COM
pletely from his injuries, although
bearing the scars for his lifetime.
The puma and the jaguar were found.
both dead, at the place where they
had fought.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
GALLANT SOLDIER Lids.
Fine Looking Sergeants and Dash
ing CorporaIs
eSCORTING BEAUTIFUL LADIES
Are Prominent Features of Sulllvan's
Island Daily Routine. The Task Not
an Unpleasant One.

Sullivan's Island is now putting on
summer airs and beginning to show
itself as resort, and the summer
islanders are beginning to realize that
it is rather pleasant thing to have a
garrison on the island, with its attend
ant band of music, its crowd Of blue
and white uniformed officers and men,
its sunset gun, search-light, drills,
parades and bugle calls. The garrison
is always doing something, and there
is never an hour when the streets are
entirely deserted. as was often the case
before the soldiers came. 1t is always
interesting to so down by the little
white canvas city at the parade ground
and see what the regulars of Company
Z or the volunteers of the heavy battery
are dong. On the way one is sure TO
meet q fine looking sergeant or corporal
performing some such heavy duty as
carrying parasol over a pretty girl, or
perhaps acting as motive power for a
perambulator, while the mother walks
by his side.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Mellow Heard From

After seventeen years John Mellow,
who committed one of the most sensa-
tional homlcides in the sensational his
tory of the revenue service in the
Southern mountain country, has been
heard from. He is in far Western
State and under an assumed name is
prospering and living the life of a good
citizen. His victim was Deputy Col
lector Brayton, brother of Ellery NJ.
Brayton, the we'll known Republican
leader, OF Columbia. Mellow lived
near Central, in Pickens county, and
was suspected of illicit distilling. Mr..
Brayton went to his house in early
morning OF the spring of 1881, accom-
panied by posse. The house was sur
rounded. Mellow. in response to q
demand for surrender, fred from a
window of his house with arifie, shoot
ing Brayton through the heart, kill
ing him instantly. The possee fed in
q panic and Mellow, with negro who
lived on his place and was as desperate
as himself, pursued, riding into the
town of Central with his gun lying
across the pommel of his saddle and
defying the authorities.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Union County's DR.. Tanner.

Union county has q candidate for
notorietv, of which mention was made
in these columns before, in the person
of Miss Sallie West, OF West Springs,
near the Spartanburg and Union line.
Thirty five days ago Miss Sallie an
nouuced that she had been instructed
by tine Lord to eat no more food, 80
she persistently refused to partake OF
food of any description. 1t is reliably
stated that she has faithfully kept her
fast from that day to this. She is
the daughter of Mr.. Sam West, highly
respected citizen OF West Springs. She
is q pretty and apparently hoalthy
young woman OF % years. She seems
to be in the best of spirits and does not
seem to be any the worse for her long
abstinence from food. She talks very
cheerfully OF the matter, insisting that
it is the Lords command that she quit
eating food. The most appetizlnG
dishes are set before her. The family,
while partaking of toothsome morscls,
try to induce her to eat by telling her
how nice they are. Her reply in
vaYiably is the same. that she has nc
doubt it Is nice enough, but she will
not disObey the command OF the Lord
and does not want it. This is her
second attempt About two years age
she began fasting on the same com.
mand, but her aant finally persuaded
her, after eight days of fasting, that the
Lord was displeased with her and
wished her to eat She now tells this
same aunt that she foiled her IN bel
purpose by misrepresentation once be-
fore. aud she will not listen to like
argument now. A deal of interest is
being manifested in her case and ply.
sicians who have called to see her say
it is beyond their comprehension. She
has no limit fixed for her fast, but does
not intend to eat any more at all.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Smallpox Scare at an End.

Drs. A. Earle Boozer, NJ. D., J. ".
Babcock. NJ. D., o. E. Thomas, Ph. g., =,
and J. s. Muller, executive committee
OF the Columbia, s. c., board of health,
have issued the following statement:
The executive committee Of the board
of health beg to present to the public
the following additional report ragsrd-
ing the smallpox situation in Columbia.
Since our last weekly report, Saturday,
June 1lth, we have had no new cases.
1t is, therefore, the opinion of the COM
mittee that we can from this fact de-
clare the recent smallpox epidemic at
an end.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Drowned In the Canal.

John Cooper, q young white man,
was drowned in the canal at Columbia.
The accident occurred near the Colum-
bia, Newberry and Laurens railroad
bridge. Mr.. Cooper, with party Of
friends, went in the canal to take q
swim, and everything went merrily
enough for a while. The day was very
warm and the party found great pleas
ure in the cooling waters Of the stream.
Mr.. Cooper was off little distance
from the others, when suddenly he was
seen to sink. His friends went rapidly
to his assistance, but it was some time
before his body could be found. When
it was discovered and brought ashore
every effort at resuscitation was made,
but it was too late, as the young man
was dead.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-06-23
Work OF the Chain Gang.

Chairman kroeg, of the bo ard OF
commissioners for the management Of
convicts, has submitted to Mayor
Smyth, of Charleston, the report Of
tia work done by the chain gang dur
ing the past year. The report makes
an Interesting study for those who like
to keep track of the law-breakers, and
it shows that the chaos from the police
courts are doing their share towards
improving the streets of the city. The
report says there have been received
during the year thirty-four white and
377 colored convicts, and the average
cost ofeach convict per day during the
year mot including Sundaysl was 245
cents; last year the cost was AZ cents
per convict.