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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
THE LOYAL SOUTH
The Splendid Proof Given in This
War Was Not Needed to
Proclaim 1t.

4 veteran statesman was IN DetroIl
1 few days ago and did Il little talk
ing that it might be well for all the
people to hear.
If there's one thing that makes me
wearier than another, it is this on
slant talk about the loyalty of the
south. 1t creates the impression that
you people up here are surprised, and
that we were under suspicion. Of
course we're loyal, and loyal to the
backbone. Let anyone VINO has linger-
ing doubts on the subject go down there
and insult the old flag once. He'd be
mighty lucky if he got off with a month
or two in the hospital. l know what
I'm talking about because l served on
the other side. Ask any of yOuT boys
whether we put up a fight or not. We
learned to respect each other then, and
l want no better friend row than one
of the brave fellows that helped whip
US back intoline.
al wish every American citizen could
/ have seen what l saw in Baltimore the
other day. l saw the historic Sixth
lldSSdNhu-Cll pass OuS III L way
to Falls Church, Va. l delayed start
ing out on my route on purpose 10 help
tell the Bay state fellowswhat we think
ST them. l was there in April, 1861,
when tht Sixth was headed for the
front by way of u city. Their recep-
/ ton was that of hated invaders. We
mobbed them with bullets, bricks, clubs
81 > H. ,-0r-o x-,rlo1 nI,,Sa yTn nnr,1I NJ
cur tongues to. Had it been within our
power we would have .eXterminated
them.
But this time it was different, and
shows us one people with stronger ties
of brotherhood than ever before. We
had a reception committee composed of
our very best citizens. They were
given all the money and help they ant
ed. The city looked like a great flower
garden decorated with flags and bunt-
ing. In 81 women drew their skirts
aside from a Yankee soldier TO avoid
contamination. The other day hun
dreds of our prettiest women, and there
are none more beautiful. were out to
smile on III boys and help entertain
them. Each one received 4 lunch in a
box, an American flag and a button
bearing the state c~oat-of-arms and the
words Baltimore Greets Massachu-
settS.' On the streamers attached to
floral pieces were the words: With
flowers. not bullets, and y united coun-
try honors the men who are rallying
10 her defense. May the memory of
81 be effaced by the welcome of '9S.'
I'VE had our bands out, the crowds
cheercd themselves hoarse, and old bald
headed fellows like me yelled till we
couldn't swallow. 1 was run over and
trampied, elbowed and jostled, but |
kept right on cheering and had a scene
at home because l talked about enlist
ing. I'll go yet if they want me and
meantime I'm ready to 10 business with
these people who keep talking about
the loyalty of the south as though il
was something uneXpected."-Detroi
Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
THE MOSQUITO IN ACTION.
Some Interesting Facts About n Reg
uIar, Though Troublesome,
Summer Visitor.

You can best observe the mosquito
in action by letting n settle undis-
tuSbed on the back of your hand and
waiting while she fills herself with
your blood; you can easily watch her
doing so with a pocket lens. Like the
old lady in "Pickwick," she is soon
Swelling visibly." She gorges herself
with blood, indeed, which she straight
way digests, assimilates and converts
into 300 eggs. But if, while she is suck
ing, you gently and unobtrusively
tighten the skin of your hand by
clenchipg your fist hard, you will find
hat she cannot any longer withdraw
her mandibles; they are caught fast in
your flesh by their own h~arpoon-like
teeth, and there she must stop accord
ingly till you choose to release her. If
you then kill her in the usual manner,
by a smart slap of the hand, you will see
that she is literally full of blood. hav-
ing sucked a good drop of il.
The humming sound itself by which
the mosquito announces her approach.
ing visit is produced in two distinct
The deeper notes which &c
to make up her droning song are due
to the rapid vibration of the female in
sect's wings as she flies; and these vi
brations are found by means of 4 siren
an instrument which measures the
frequency of the waves in rotes-to
amount 10 about 5000 in a minute. The
mosquitoes wings must therefore move
with this extraordinary rapidity, which
sufficiently accounts for the difficulty
we have in catching one. But the high.
er and shriller notes Of the complex
melody are due to special stimulating
organs situated like little drums on the
opening of the air tubes; for the adult
mosquito breathes no longer by une or
two air entrances on the tail or back,
like the larva, but by a number of
~spiracles, as they are called, arranged
in rows along the sides of the body and
communicating with the network Of
internal air chambers.
The curious mosquito music thu,
generated by the little drums serves
almost beyond a doubt as a means of at
tracing male mosquitoes, for it is
known that the long hairs on the an.
tennae of the males vibrate synpa-
thetically in unison with the notes Of
the tuning fork, within the range Of
sounds emitted by the female. In other
words, hair and drums just answer to
one another. We may, therefore. rea-
sonably conclude that the antennae OF
the male are organs of hearing which
catch and respond to the buzzing music
she pours forth for her lovers ears.
a whole swarm of gnats can be brought
down, indeed, by uttering the appropri-
ate note of the race. You can call them
somewhat as you can cali male glow.
worms by showing a light which they
mistake for the female.-Strand Maya.
zine
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16

4iry monument of worGs-is all that
1t is possible to give him; for it was
almost so years ago l took final leave of
the dear little fellow, with streaming
tears-of which | am not ashamed.
But it is time to give him a more for
NAL introduction. CoOt was a Seabright
bantam of purest breed, with black and
tan markings, partridge fashion, and
the straightest of tail feathers. He
wasn't much bigger than a quail. He
was mine from the beginning. He vas
nothing but a tiny brown egg when he
,ame into my possession, and ne was my
especial pet from the moment he tod
died like an animated ball of thistle
down from the broken shell. He was
reared in the large and extremely
heterogeneous family of an old gray
hen. and manifested a dOmineering
spirit from the first. 1t was very Curl
Gus to see him lording it over his foster
brothers, who so rapidly outgrew him
that o he could reach their heads for
of chastisement only by leap
ing high in the air.
For a time they all submitted without
question to his capricious tyranny and
splendid bluff; then doubts began to
arise, especially in the muddy heads of
two overgrown black Spanish fowls,
who were getting so big that they
looked like turkeys. Slowly they made
ND their minds-or whatever served
them as a substitute for miEds-that
the thing was an imposition and not to
be endured. Justice was clearly on their
side; the odds were in their favor two
TO one in numbers and more than six t.
one in weight. Yet wit and pluck, as
~personified in the keen, clever little ban
am, won out. Brain and nerve always
do VIE. when pitted against mere beef
and Drawn. whether the combat is with
beaks and spurs or with bayonetS and
cannon.
Nobody saw the fight. We were all
away. taking a drive when il occurred,
but the scene that greeted us on our
return was eloquent of battle and vic
tory. The ground was well sprinkled
with feathers, and black and tan plum
age was largely ins evidence. In the
midst of q circle of admiring hens
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
BELIEVE every American boy in

I BELIEVE every American boy in
stinctively admires a gallant Gghter
be it man or bird or beast. Doubtless
the boy-being just a plain boy and not
yet an angel-now and then carries this
sentiment too far; but in the main 1t
is a good thing. 1t is this bold, chiv-
alrous temper that fills our ranks and
mans our ships in the hour of need.
and makes u country invincible OIL
land and sea. So my advice to parents
would be, restrain it within due bounds.
but be careful not to stamp it out.
Everybody knows that Commodore
Dewey was an excessively %combatiye
yOungster; but we can forgive him now.
1t was my share of this warlike spirit,
I presume, that made me such a fer
rent admirer of Coot: for Coot, besides
being as intelligent as a dog and as
pretty as a canary bird-and not much
bigger-was as gallant a fighter as ever
wore feathers. In view of the fact that
he once thrashed two big Spanish bull
lies more than three times his size, he
certainly seems entitled to honorable
mention now. And a monument-thIs
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
SnaniSh LaZIneaa.

Labor, to Spanish pride, was the
badge of inferiority, to be escaped in
every possible way. This national
aversion to labor manifested itself in
an Incidence which rendered the pre-
tense of working almost illusry. Dor
mer tells us of his compatriots that
they did not work as in other lands;
a few hours a day, and this intermittent
=. were expected to provide for them
as much as the incessant activity of
the foreigner. To these drawbacks on
productive industry is to be added the
multitude of feast days. which Navar-
rete estimates 1T about one-third of
the working days, rising to ona-half
at the critical season of the harvtsts-
feast days which, according to Arch
bishop Carranza, were spent in a de-
bauchery rendering them especially
welcome to the devil. Under such con.
iitions it was impossible for Spain to
withstand the competition of the for
eigner.-Henry c. Lea, in Atlaatio.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16

from which there was no appeal. Sc
l gave him away to enc of my most
trusted friends. only STIMULATING hat
my pet should be allowed to live out
his full. term-brief enough at best-in
peace and comfort. | carried him to
his new home III my arms, caressed
him. set him down, and turned away.
have never asked any questions as to
his fate. l preferred not to know; pets
so often come TO some unhappy end.
So shall always remember my gallant
bantam as | last saw him, strutting
gayly away TO make new acquaint-
ances among the hens-and fight fresh
battles if need be.
WALKER LOVELAND.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16

"Yes, sir" said the philosopher, per
severance is the stepping stone to sue
cess. By constant and untiring effort
one may accomplish anything within
the scope of man. Perse-"
Hold on" interrupted thS man with
the heavy eyebrows, "Fou're away CT.
There's a fellow living around the cor
ner from me who has 4 concertina. You
come over some night and listen to him
persevere in trying to screech out a
tune, and then tell me whether you still
think perseverance brings success or
uoti"-Clevelaud Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
OUR COLCRS.

Red! IT'S the hue of battle.
The pledge Of victory:
In sunset light, in northern night,
1t flashes brave and free.
Then paint with red thy banner"
Quoth Freedom to the Land.
And when thy sons go forth to war.
This sign be in their hand!"
White! it's the sign of purity,
OF everlasting truth;
The snowy robe of childhood,
The stainless mail Of youth.
Ihen paint with white thy banner,
And pure as northern snow
Ma these thy stately children
In truth and honor go.
Blue. it's the tint of heaven,
The mornings gold-shot arch,
The burning deeps of noontide,
The stars' %unending march.
Then paint with blue thy banner,
And bid thy children raise
At daybreak, loon, and eventide
Their hymn of love and praise.
Valor and truth and righteousness, =
In threefold strength to-day
Raise high the flag triumphant,
The banner glad and gay.
And keep thou well thy colors,"
Quoth Freedom TO the Land,
And 'gainst a world of evil
Thy son and thou shall stand"
Laura E. Richards, in Youths Com,
panion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
Necessary Economy.

Physician-While you are under my
treatment l must insist that you do no,
smoke. drink, eat expensive delicacies,
go to the theater nor ride to your office.
Patient-B-but surely, doctor. my
case is not as desperate as that!
Moo. But l want to feel a resona
bic assurance that my bill will be paid
when presented."-N. Y. Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
A EG BANQUET.

The greatest bApquet in history took
place August IS, 1889, when the 10000
mayors Of France sat at a table in the
Palais de PIndustre in Paris. There
were three relays of about 10000 guests
each. To prepare the feast required IS
chief cooks, 10000 walters. solutions.
cellarmen and helpers, $4,000 plates, ST.
900 glasses, knives, forks and spoons in
proportion; 10000 rolls. and fish, meat
and fowl by the ton. The banquet was
part of the centenary celebration Of the
events of 17s9.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
Lambs Quartera.

The impression that spinach is the
finest favored green is a mistake.
There is another, a weed growing wild,
ANONYMOUSLY dubbed "pigweed," al
though it's real name is lambs quar-
tiers, which is the most delicate and
enjoyable green of all. AS it grows
nearly everywhere in the country there
is no trouble in getting it through the
spring and early summer.-Boston
Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16

81 do so love babies" gurgled tina
young matron. 81 could love one to
death"
"W&ll," said the old bachelor, "there,
Is one in the fat under mine that l wish
you would concentrate your Affections
ON. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
Pies.

Cook the currants slowly and "a long
time. When done sweeten and thicken
slightly with cornstarch. Bake N sau-
GERS, not as t%urnovers, but as pies.
Make the crust.-Home Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-07-16
4 Good One.

She-Your jokes remind me Of a Span
Ssh gunner.
Hem what way, pray?
"They rarely succeed in their'aim."-
Boston Courier.
The herald., 1898-08-07
A Word for the Insurgents

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
Now that the attention of critics has
been temporarily transferred from the Gu
ban to the Philippine insurgents, it may not
be amiss to consider some Of the recent
operat tions of the Cubans, that have been
thought worthy of commentator by those
who have had the best opportunity to know
and Judge.
1t will be remembered that before the
landing of our troops at Santiago, the pa
pers commented largely on the inactivity
of the Cubans and their apparent failure
to cooperate with the United States troops,
as had been expected. But Gen. Garcia
and his men appeared upon the scene in
due time, having, after a long march over
mountains and through almost impenetra-
BILE jungles and morasses. succeeded in
reaching and capturing Acerraderos, which
proved valuable base of operations on the
west of Santiago.
A communication from Washington, un-
der date of June 16, says:
The work of the Cubans in occupying
Acerraderos has received unstinted
praise from administration officials. 1t
is extremely gratifying to the Cubans
that Admiral Sampson should imme--
dIately recognize this movement, and
should officially report 1t In such COM
plimentary terms to the navy depart
ment.
The handful of marines at Guantanamo
bay, after three days and nights of fight
ing, were saved from utter annihilation by
a band Of ragged Cubans. One of the ma
rines thus writes:
Luckily, that afternoon some insur-
gents signaled from point of land to
be taken off They are ragged and very
The herald., 1898-08-07
A:kZAMK2ZIR GER I&M{S
1XZ7HE GREATER PEOPLES S7ORe Ozss..r,

Hon. James G. Mcguire for governor.
have been misinformed.
No Democrat who has the best interests
of the party at heart can afford to array
himself against Judge Mcguire, who, by
his long service to the partyl ia justly en-
titled to this nomination. He is the logical
candidate and it would be a serious mis-
take it, by any trick or device he should
be kept from leading the party to victory.
In my honest opinion Judge Mcguire is the
one leader for U.S. We shall certainly be
defeated if he does not lead.
Besides, the duly accredited representa-
tives of the Democratic party have SOL
emmy agreed upon plan of fusion with
the Peoples party in convention assembled
and upon that agreement the Peoples party
has made its nominations and has ad-
journed. The Silver Republicans had their
representatives at all of these conferences
and ratified all that was done, and their
acts will certainly be ratified at the Silver
Republican convention soon to be held in
this city.
I believe in pledged delegation to the
Democratic state convention for Mcguire
for governor. So, let all pickering and
heart-burnings be matter of the past and
let US present solid front to a common en-
emy for free silver and reform.
J. MARION BROOKS.
Los Angeles, Aug. 4, 1898.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Postal and Pensions

WASHINGTON, Aug. Am original
pension of S12 per month has been granted
to Thomas w. Patterson, of Chico, Cal.
Arthur H. Shepard has been designated
as a member of the board of civil service
examiners IN the postoffice at Napa, Cal.
A postoffce has been established at Ge-
neva, Merced county. Cal, with Arthur D.
Writ as postmaster.
Edward Bush was today commissioned
ostmaster a Selma, William r. Shepard
at Rosedale and Morris Zoberbier at Aqua
Caliente, Cal.
Controller of the Currency Dawes today
gave out an abstract of the reports of the
condition on July IA of four national banks
in San Francisco. 1t shows total resources
Of s27666 ss1; loans and discounts s13 ,S25, :
esq, and reserve s. 1856. .446 of which Sc ,2160C5
was gold. The deposits aggregated ST., ,551.
697, and the everage reserve held was 44.Ji
per cent.
The herald., 1898-08-07

headquarters. He reported the soldier
boys of the Seventh in good condition and
all anxious to embark for the long wished
for trip to Manila. Lieutenant Cole went
to Santa Monica last evening and expects
to leave for San Francisco on Wednesday.
Mrs. W. F. Edgar has pledged monthly
subscription of 81 as long as needed.
Books received yesterday from Mrs. G..
c. Thomas; one dozen bandages from Mrs.
w. c. Perry and IS cash from Mrs. William
NJ. Van Dyke.
New members: Mines w. F. Edgar. W.
M. Van Dyke, A. j. Stimson, NJ. NJ. Hough-
ton. Misses Vora Pierce, E. T. Houghton.
Juvenile members: Misses Lillian Van
Dyke, Florence Sunderland; Masters Ira
j. Steinman, Walter Van Dyke Douglass
Van Dyke.
The herald., 1898-08-07
TRACKS AND CULVERTS
The Beginning of the End of the Torn
Up Streets in Sight

Street Superintendent Drain estimates
that Spring street Will be paved to Third
within two weeks. The completion of th=
various conduits leaves the street clear for
the work; the placing of the new 70-pound
rails by the street car companies will be
done at once, and the paving will go along
without hitch, unless some unforeseen OBJ
sJacle Is presented.
The culverts required to be placed at the
Fifth and Fourth street intersections are at
the cost of the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany and the Third street cuvert, at the
Los Angeles Traction company's expense.
The street superintendent issued identical
instructions to each of these companies on
the same date, and the Los Angeles Rail
way company has already complied. The
Traction company has not vet performed
its work al Third street; If it does not do
SO, the street superintendent will proceed
to build the culverts himself and charge
the cost to the company.
The herald., 1898-08-07
PORPHYRY STREETS
Machine Sweeping Gradually Running
Expensive Pavements

A communication was yesterday filed for
presentation to the council by Street
Sweeping Inspector L. Fl. Schwaebe in
which he calls attention to the bad effects
of sweeping porphyry paved streets The
inspector says that these streets are be-
ing rapidly ruined by the present method
of cleaning, and he urges the council to
devise some way of preventing further de-
struction. Also street is a glaring exam
pie. petition to have it swept as the
asphalt pavements are was granted not
long ago, and the machines have since
been going over it regularly. The result
is that the surface porphyry has been re-
moved In many places by the brushes
leaving the rough rock foundations bare,
the street dusty and full of holes.
1t is recommended that Aliso and Third
streets be turned over to the care of the
street superintendent.
The herald., 1898-08-07
YHE TEAM SELECTED
Sharpshooters Compete to Decide Team
Membership

dozen members of the sharpshooter
class of the Los Angeles Sharpshooters met
at the range at Highland park yesterday,
under command of Captain Allen Kelly to
decide by competitive shoot who would
compose the team to represent the organ!-
zation next Saturday in the match with
the Azusa team. Out of the remainder of
the twenty men qualified to compete.
nearly all were absent from the city.
The best scores were made by Captain
Kelly and Leighton, who made 45 out OF a
possible so at the 200 yards range. The
lowest scores were made by Messrs. White
and Hughes, who will act as substitutes
on the team. Those who will compose the
team will be Blanchard, Mayo, Blades.
French, fitzpatrick, McPherron. Wilson.
Nordholt. Leighton and Captain Kelly.
There will be a competitive shoot today be-
tween other members of the organization
who have not qualified as sharpshooters.
The herald., 1898-08-07

dirty, and are armed with remarkable
variousness. Officers and men regard
them obviously. But their colonel sug-
gests that they be ordered to outpost
duty, relieving the worn and nervous
marines. That night not shot was
fired. From the moment the Cuba2s
arrived to assist in the way they best
knew, the fortunes of Camp McCalla
changed.
We read a few days ago of the marines
and Cubans parting with expressions OF
fraternal feeling, each cheering and salu,-
ing the other.
The night before the landing of our troops
we are told, the Cubans lay all night or
their arms in the brush, to guard agains,
an attack by the Spaniards, and in the ad-
vance on Santiago the Cuban outposts wert
two miles in advance of the American army
in front and on either flank.
The commander Of the Dolphin, writing
June 20, says:
Everybody is enthusiastic in praise
OF the Cubans, who are utterly without
fear, and who are unwilling to retire
when ordered to stop fighting. The for
titude of the wounded Cubans is remark
able.
Another report says:
The Cubans behaved with skill and
EeuOeTeu valuable alu. GeneTal garcia
led the troops in person, and showed
great GOODNESS in tight places.
Another:
Acts of bravery on the part of the
Cubans continue. Thursday night a
party of them entered the Spanish lines
west of Santiago and seized cattle,
which they coolly proceeded to drive
off. The animals were slaughtered for
the Americans, and a mich COW was
presented to General Shafter.
Another correspondent said:
The Cuban patriots have done great
deal of the work of getting up the am
munition, when the ammunition trains
have broken down.
Another:
That they bore their part in the fight
ing is plainly shown by the number of
wounded Cubans in the hospitals at the
front.
Much has been said in an indefinite wa,
about the cruelty of the Cubans during tn
recent operations before Santiago. Gen
The herald., 1898-08-07
Park Band Concert

Following is the program of the concer;
by the McVea-Covington Club at Westlake
Park at 2 p. m. today:
l. March, Eel Captain. ".............S .Sousa
g. Waltz, "Covington Club. .McVea
8. Song, Honey, Don't You Leave
Me" "......................J. Coyington
4. Polka, afro Anne rican". ....... .McVea
5. Song, "Warmest Baby in the
BuHCH ...............-.C. COVlngtOn
6. Cornet solo, selected......W. M. Clark
I. Schottische, Medley. The Club
8. Song. II Don't Care II You Never
Come Back. Covngton
9. Musical character sketch, "This
Colored Band" d".........M. Covington
10. Medley National Airs.