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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18

The steamer Grey Eagle got in a
eight O'Clock this morning with a gooG
trip. She left at ten O'Clock on hel
excursion trip to Cairo. She GO
quite a large crowd of excursionists
from this city.
John A. Hope OF Jackson came
down on the steamer Grey Eagle from
st. Louis this morning and went out
to Jackson.
The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" is a
familiar name for DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. always ready for emer-
gencies. While a specific for piles. il
also instantly relieves and cures cuts.
bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all
affections of the skin. 1t never fails.
VIM. H. Coerver.
Wheat dropped down to seventy
five cents a bushel yesterday. Flour
n bread remain at the old price.
Ed. 7. holland, who has been here
several days in the interest of an in
surance company went to Cairo to-day
on the steamer Grey Eagle.
E. H. Engelman went out to Dutch.
town this morning to attend the big
fish fry.
If you have ever seer a little child
IN a paroXysm of w%hooping cough, or
If you have been annoyed by a con-
slant tickling in the throat, you can
appreciate the value of One Minute
Cough Cure, which gives quick relief.
VIM. II. Coerver.
We have "a beautiful city park and
the city authorities should run the
loafers out of it.
Now the loafers are again plying
their a%vocation on the city park. The
city officials have arranged for the
comfort of these lazy vagobonds by
putting a seat right at the front en-
trance of the park, and we noticed
several young, stout, healthy loafers
sprawled out there all day to-day.
That's all right if the city authorities
think it is all right. But it don't
look nice.
Why DR.. Simmons Cough Syrup is
the cheapest. 1t is the only cough
remedy giving 30 doses for 80 cents.
Money is refunded if not benefited or
satisfied. Try it. Ask your druggist
for "a sample bottle. For sale by all
J. f. Schwepker is prepared to furn-
ish the boys with the regular army
hard tack. Old veterans should take
some OF these crackers home to show
children what they lived on when
they were in the army.
If your child has thin. pale cheeks.
uncertain appetite and unrestful sleep,
it has worms. and curing with strong
only makes conditions
by irritating its DELEGATE
stomach. Whites Cream Vermifuge
IS mild but certain in effect, and is a
superior tonic as we'll As a positive
destroyer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18

a special Grand Jury was called al
Benton yesterday at the adjourned
term of the Circuit Court TO investi-
gate the shooting that took place at
Commerce last Saturday.
Deputy Revenue Collector Thoma-
son arrived in the city yesterday. He
OF all the breweries in his district and
notify them of the raise of tax on
beer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18

Travelling men who stop at the
R~iverview are delighted with that
house. They say the conveniences
and accommodations are unsurpassed
by any house in the State.
If those owners Of fast horses don't
cease racing their horses on the back
streets they are going to get them
selves in trouble.
DIR. A. p. Sawyer:-Dear doctor l
have used and sold your Family Cure
with excellent resOults. 1t cured me
OF ther rheumatism and | now am 80
years old and have not an ache or
pain. Mrs. F. A. RHOADS.
Sutherland, Iowa.
Sold at ]. Maple Wilson's drug store.
y big crew of colored hands are
loading ties on some barges at the
foot of Morgan Oak street.
Frank Better is in the city. He
came here to see his mother who has
been in poor health for some time.
}. w. Daugherty, Secretary of the
Town Mutual Mercantile Insurance
Company, who is in the city stopping
at the Riverview. says il his business
he visits nearly every town and city in
Missouri and he has never yet struck
a town Or city where they had a house
equal to the Riverview. He says he
never saw a house as conveniently az
ranged and as complete IN all its
furnishings as is the Riverview.
Evil after effects never follow the
use of DR.. Bells Peppermint Chill
Tonic. 1t is a pleasant liver laxative.
1t makes rich. red blood. 1t makes
stout, sound bone. 1t makes flesh. 1t
makes rosy cheaks. All of this cures
chills so they stay cured. Dealers
guarantee it.
Col. Sturdivant left on the steamer
Ferd Herold to-day for Memphis.
From Memphis he will go by rail to
his Georgia home where he will spend
the summer months.
The city park is no place for lazy
sleepy lOafers and the city authorities
should keep such cattle off the park.
Maj. Brooks, Col. 2. r. VanFrank
and Capt. Nesmith all went to the
country this morning.
Rich. Red and Pure Blood can be
had by using DR.. Simmons Sarsapa-
rilla. Only 30 cents per bottle and 80
full doses for an adult.
The farmers are all in the wheat
fields this week.
Postmaster Leech returned home
from Poplar Bluff this afternoon
where he had been as a witness before
l. 5. Commissioner O'Bryan in the
case of the Government against Effie
Martin. charged with attempting to
a post-Office money order. The
was bound over to await
the action of the L. ). Grand Jury.
Don't forget if you use Putnam
Fadeless Dyes you don't have to send
for a package for wool and one for
Each package cOlors all
tiberS. Sold by w. H. Coerver. 1t
That's too bad, that the city author
tiles should be so cruel as to discom-
mode the lazy whelps who lounge
around the city park every day. 1t is
bad that those easy chairs were
removed from the front of the court
house.
a c,.s,'h is an easy thing to cure #
=. time. 1t is dangerous to neg
lect on + ~ any length OF time. DR..
SimmoEs'C Cough Syrupis guaranteed. 4!
cents Il bottle. For sale by all
druggists. +,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18
Now is the Time to
u Lot
AT HAYTI, MO.

1t is the most central town in Penn
iscot county. 1t is the most accessi-
bic. as all roads lead to Hayti. 1t is
sure to be the county seat. 1t is back
from the river. 1t is above water
even should tine levees break. 1t is 4
hustling town.
New enterprises now being started
at Hayti: A large slave and heading
mill: the largest cotton gin in PENIS
cot county: a new bank: an electric
light plant.
I have 10 choice lots that | will sell
for cash OF on time.
W. Z. TALLEY.
Hayti. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18
TUESDAY.

DR. \. Z. Sawyer:-t have been
roubled with rheumatism and lung
trouble for a number of years, car
say ] never had any thing help me
like your Family Cure.
Mrs. II. W1NGART,
Lena. Ills.
Sold at J. Maple Wilson's drug store.
The band took a trip around tow
On q street ear this morning and
treated orr people to some excellent
music.
The Sons of Veterans will have a
picnic at Willer's Grove July 18th.
Dr.. Simmons. Sarsaparilla effect
ually aids weak, impaired and debili'
atted organs of both sexes. Its action
is quick and lasting. Fifty cents and
50 doses.
The Government tax on beer after
July lst will be two dollars a barrel.
The brewers will Of course have tc
raise the price to the dealers deal
Cle anu tliC uEdiCl L
glasses for their customers.
J.. W. Dougherty, Of st. Louis,
Secretary of the Town Mutual Mer'
camille Insurance Company, Is in the
city and is registered at the Riverside
Small precautions often prevent
great mischiefs. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are very small pills in size, but
are most effective in preventing the
most serious forms of liver and stom-
ach troubles. They cure constipation
and headache and regulate the bow
els. VIM. H. Coerver.
Miss Nellie Vogelsanger returned
home this morning from a visit to St.
Louis and Cincinnati. Miss Nellie
spent eight weeks visiting friends in
those cities.
DR.. Blomeyer has purchased the
Hannah drug store up on Good Hops
street.
The city has erected a nice band
stand in the city park.
Moments are useless if trITied away:
and they are dangerously wasted il
consumed by delay in cases where One
Minute Cough Cure would bring i'm
mediate relief. W. H Coerver.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18
MIXED UP,
everything OIL Local Form To J.,
Found That is of Interest
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
The Clermont market will open M
next Saturday. This time it starts III
d the management of a business
a who will make 1t go.
There was a large crowd of people
at the fish fry at Gray's Point last
Saturday
DIR. Sawyer:-Dear Sir: l can saw
with pleasure that | have been usinS
your medicine, and will recommend II
10 all suffering ladies.
MRR. w. w. WEATHERsHEE.
Augusta. Ga.
Sold at J. Maple Wilson's drugstore
a man on a shanty boat shot him
self in the knee this afternoon. He
was fooling with and empty pistol and
the thing went off. This happened
near the laundry where all the shanty
boats take up quarters.
r.jOhn Reynolds will return from Chi :
cago in a few days where he went on
business. The story that he had left
the country was Il false alarm-in
other words 1t was a story started by
Cape G~5rardeau Timber tongues.
IL you are bilious, try DIR. sawyer
Little Wide Awake Pills, you will find
them just what you want. Try a free
sample. They do not grippe. Sold at
VI. Maple Wilson's drug store.
The st. Louis Cape Girardeau x
Fort Smith Railroad Company is
building a brick building for an Off
re for the master mechanic. The
building will be large enough for an
oil house too.
The Riverview Sanitarium is rapid
ly filling up with good paying custo-
mers.
Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick
headache. sallow skin aud loss of APP
petite. You have never tried De-
Wits Little Early Risers for these
complaints or you would have been
cured. They are small pills but great
regulators. VIM. H. Coerver.
The rain yesterday afternoon cut
the baseball game between the Capa-
has and the Jonesboro team short.
\ boy, aged about fourteen years.
Vas taken out of the river here Satur-
day. He had evidently lost his life
while in swimming as he had no cloth
ing on.
Running sores, indolent ulcers and
similar troubles, eventhough of many
years standing, may becureIby using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
5oothes- strengthens and heals. 1t is
the great pile cure. w. H. COerver.
The self binders will be in the wheat
fields from now on till the harvest is
over.
There was d big crowd of picnicers
at the Brick school house in RandOl
township last Saturday.
\ farmer from Alexander county,
Illinois. tell us that the yield of wheat
in that county this year will not be
Dver ten bushels to the acre. The
~ust, he says. has ruined the wheat in
many fields.
Mr. Bell, of st. Louis, brother of
Mrs. VIM Burgess of this city. is in
the city. Mr.. Bell is a printer and he
mas been working for the a. n.
Kellogg Newspaper Company at st.
Louis for nearly thirty years.
TUESDAY.
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The courier., 1898-11-05

The Plattsmouth Woman's club met
on the evening Of October 2let at the
residence Of Mrs. s. A. Davis Tor the
study of parliamentary Law and current
events, with Mrs. s. A. Davis and Mrs.
r. o. Fellows as leaders. respectively.
After the usual opening forms short re-
ports were given OF the federation and
congress by those who were fortunate
enough to be present, and the president.
Mre. 8. II Atwood. also gave an excel
lent written report of the federation
proper.
The program for parliamentary law
"M'hat Constitutes Parliament in the
United States, Great Britain. Germany,
France. Switzerland. and Mexico"-was
carried out by concise and excellently
prepared papers upon the forms Of gov
ernment OF these various countries.
The current events department was
made interesting by q brief review Of
the Dreyfus case and Of the Quebec COM
mission in two we'll written papers. the
discussion following bringing out many
facts. Other topics 1T interest were
talked Of, showing the members to be
we'll acquainted with the happenings"
which are constantly making history.
Several members Of the Mozart club
we're present and made the evening
more pleasant by number Of well ron.
dered vocal and instrumental selections.
The club adjourned to meet again for
"Child Study" on November Sd, when
Mrs. A. L. Munger will lead in the pro.
gram.
The courier., 1898-11-05

Friends of the cause Of non-sectarian
religious organizations are invited to the
meeting to be held Sunday evening at
7:3O In the Grand Army hall. 132 South
Twelfth street. Subject OF the address,
The Church Of the Dawning Century" I"
The courier., 1898-11-05

terian church pallors with good attend
auce OF members and . few invited
guests.
The program was 10 memory Of the
three noted personages who departed
this lite during our summer vacation
three famous people who were dear to
the hearts OF the people. They were
Miss Willard, Gladstone and Prince
Bismarck. The subject was we'll and
ably handled by the ladies having it in
charge. At the conclusion of the meet.
ing, the dining room doors were thrown
open and the club became the guests Of
the executive committee, who had spar.
ed no paids in preparing elegant refresh.
ments. The snowy white linens and
beautifully tables decorated with lovely
autumn leaf trimmings were lovely to
look upon, and the club members spent
q delightful afternoon at their first
meeting.
Our next or second meeting was with
Mrs. Theo. Reimers, living about three
miles out OF town The drive is love.
ly one and was greatly enjoyed. 1t was
our first trip as club out Of town. The
program was one on patriotism" and
the elegant spacious home was decorated
suggestively in national colors. A good
program was filed. The subject was the
situation between the United States and
Spain. Nearly all the members present
discussed the subject pro and con, and
it furnished much amusement.
Our next work will be discussion on
the rearing Of children; following that
will come. "The King Of the Feast" .
Thanksgiving program, at which time
how to cook and prepare Tt ankseivinR
dinner will be discussed. OF the next
two meetings I will write in the future.
Wishing success to all our sister clubs of
Nebraska We are yours in the move
Fullerton Club. -REPosrER
The courier., 1898-11-05

serving his country abroad 10 made IN
excuse for depriving him Of the rights
oe citizenship. I hope sincerely that we
shall have 40 agitation about this mat
ter, Heaven knows England does not
offer any special inducement to her soOs
70 serve her 10 the army; but IL she is to
actually punish them for 90 doing. II 10
time that she looked ahead and realized
the probable results Of such measures.
The death Of young GrenfelI. in the
famous Lancer charge, will cause Lillian
Spencer-Churchill' wedding. on tbs 9Th
proximo. to be quiet one. - the bride
groom 10 his brother. He is now the
only representative OF his branch Of the
family. having lost three brothers in
eighteen months.
The drama occupies just now the
principal 6eld Of interest. 10 Tho FL
der Miss B'ossom," the new piece with
which the Kendals opened the St.
James,' Nessrs. Ernest Hendrie and
Metcalf Wood have not produced .
MASTERPIECES. Here and there the work
10 almost farcicsl-certainly grotesque;
at other times it becomes pathetic.
tharks to the acting. The main story
stripped Of certain improbabilities which
seem to be dragged in without purpose
or design-concerns middle-aged scien-
tist Who falls in love with young girl
at . dance; picks up her pocket hand
kerchief-w which happens to be borrowed
from her aunt Dorothy. her fathers
sister-apd. on the strength Of the pame
inscribed thereon. writes proposal from
mid.ocean to Miss Dorothy Blossom. re-
Questipg that an answer be sent to him
in the wiIds, whence he will return 10
three years, to claim his bride. Dorothy
Blossom (Mrs. KendaD is what women
would call ian old maid" and men - fine
woman" She accepts the absent lover,
and lavishes upon him, in the interval
good deal OF gentle sentiment. Bot
che 10 not flabby person; 80 when the
gentleman returns to find the wedding
presents piled up, and the very bell
rineers practicing q merry peal. and IN
dismay at his mistake proceeds to ''breat
the news' to her. she behaves with Z
dignity and charm that impress him n
much a they do the audience. Sha
shows % every phase OF emotion through
which the loving. sensitive. yet proud
creature paeses. Dismsy, blank amaze
ment, wounded feeling. desperate cour-
ere summoned to the aid Of her woman'd
dignity-all pass in turn over her ex
pressive face and culver in her voice
until her iinsl burst Of tears touches the
most blase heart In the last act, q
may have been anticipated. We see thai
The courier., 1898-11-05

the elderly wooer succeeds in persuading
Miss Blossom OF the fact; while the
pretty niece pairs OF with cu.ate who
has long fiuttered about.
Having diges.ed sufficiently OF the
fiercely- y-antagonistic criticism. OF the
latest Macbeth production. went to
see forbes Robertson and MRS. Pat"
Why is il. I wonder, that when thes,
two people are concerned there always
arises such q storm of disputation!
Their opponents and their admirers are
equally warm; and. I must add. one
sided! OF course, there is school Of
criticism in London, and in the larger
provincial towns, led by the older men
in the profession makes point
of "slating" any younger actor who dares
70 attempt character sacred to Irving.
There is also large clique pledged to
cry down Mrs. Campbell. But, on the
other hand, their admirers-of whom !
own myself one-do not advance their
cause by hailing their every presentation
% absolutely faultless. Now Forbes
Robertson's Macbeth is an intellectual
one. He shows the man as neurotic,
spasmodic creature. "infirm Of purpose"
indeed. hut having the soldiers coursge,
which redeems him from contempt.
His elocution. as usual. is JOY; 80 is his
beautiful voice. But he need not be
quite % restrained; nor need he make
himself up to resemble Judae Iscariot!
Those red whiskere are unbearable! He
seems afraid to let himself 60, as he has
horror OF ''rAnting." Mrs. Pat is not
suited in Lady Macbeth. She looks
weird and exquisite; her face and her
strangely lovely tones haunt one; but
she is uncertain Her sleep-waiking
ecene is too modern; she seems to feel
that che is not satisfactory. hence every
nov and then she makes an attempt at
Bernhardtesque realism. which distorts
her dreamy beauty almost TO hideous-
ness, and strains her voice with jarring
effect. Intellectual she always is; often
brilliant; but not Lady Macbeth. l do
NOT think the revival will have long
run. "Othello" will be eagerly awaited.
And nov l must really allude to the
new Drury Lane melodrsma. "The
Great Ruby" Sir John Garnet. the
big jeweler. owns the great ruby. He
also owns an ambitious, but good heart
cd wife Mrs. John Wood) whose dream
is "to get into society" Countess Chsr.
koff, an adventures Mrs. Cecil Raleigh \
and her lover. Prince Kassim (Mr. Robt
Lorainel, come to the shop and want to
buy the stone; but it is too expensive
and they depart lamenting. OF course
there 10 sensational robbery by con.
feceratss OF the Prince-who is rather
unkindly modelled on Rauptsinghi. The
Countess hides the gem in q chocolate
box; the characters meet at country
hotel; detectives appear; the box is put
for safety into the jewel-case of innocent
Lady Garnett, who walks in her eleep-
an amusing travesty Of Lady Macbeth
and drops it on q chair. Then it getl
mixed up with come cigarettes belonging
to the hero. (Of course there is q
wrongfully accused hero.) We are taken
to Lords, and see cricket match and q
sensational ''catch;" then Prince Ksssim
steals the diamond and is pursued by
the arch william of the piece, one Morris
Longman; and the two leap into bal
loon, which is conveniently ready just a
capture seems inevitable, and have q
The courier., 1898-11-05

The last Saturday in October vas
again our club day. We met with QUE
president. Mrs. Margaret Sackett. A.
ter the usual business. the COMMITTEES
appointed a short time since for the pur.
pose Of visiting the schools Of our city
reported. 1t was thought in this vsy
We could show our interest and at the
same time give encouragement to the
teachers. One lady reported having
visited every room in the building, find
ing very satisfactory state Of affairs.
The other two OF the COMMITTEES we're
equally pleased with what they saw and
heard. Mention vas made VI the order.
cleanliness and good work being done
and all we're unanimous in their opinion
which was. that We have very good
schools in Weeping Water. The Speare
method lately adopted was highly spok.
en- OF. 1t caused one lady to wish that
she might live her school days over again
and she thought it must be fine vay to
teach young children arithmetic. for
they could get q sum by the method
much quicker than she. It is the pur.
pose OF the club TO have visiting com.
mittee each month. Mrs. Nellie Sackst.
read q good paper entitled, .Earlv
American Explorers" our study th;.
year being American history. The pres.
ident then turned the meeting over n
Mre. Dunham and We had good new
fashioned parliamentary drill. We
learned, or. rather, tried to, what va did
not know about motions both independ.
e1t ana dependent also; another very
OF order. At one time We we're .Imo.t
too much tangled up to be untsncIsd
but extricated ourselves sfter vomsn,s
fashion-not by rule. Adjourned 70
meet in one week. "
The courier., 1898-11-05

Penly-I suppose magazine editors
have to read some horrible poetry.
Spacer-So do magazine readers.
The courier., 1898-11-05

The Mary Barnes Literary Club Of
Fullerton reorganized the lstof October
with between forty and fifty members;
held their 6rst meeting in the Presby.
The courier., 1898-11-05

Next Friday Mrs. d. A. Campbell will
address the Lincoln Fortnightly club at
the home of Mrs. Barbour on the "Phys'
ical Features ef Russia and Their Iuflu-
ences on Character and Institutions,
according to this outline:
The Russian County
Its boundaries and area.
The two great zones.
The Forest zone.
The Steppe region or Woodless zone.
The three great belts.
Black Mould oelt.
Fertile Steppee.
Reading from Gogol.
The Uralo Caspian Steppe.
The Caucasian Crimean belt.
The mountains.
Lakes.
Rivers.
Mineral deposits.
Population.
Climate and it's effects.
Peasantry.
The courier., 1898-11-05
I~B B 8

The Woman's club met in regular ses-
sion Saturday. October 18th. BY wise
forethought in program arrangement it
was Patriotic Day. Roll call answered
by patriotic sentiments-some were
beautiful while all were COED. The
story and origin OF our flag was finely
written and rendered. with Uncle
SINE Blue Jacket Aaoat'' was respond
ed to by brief sketches Of the navy and
its brave officers. A characterization OF
General Wesley Merritt was 'excellently
rendered. History OF q famous war sorg.
"Dixie," and history Of its author-new
to nearly all Of us-interspersed with pa
triotic songs by the club, was given.
Several visitors were with us from dis
tarce. Altogether q very interesting
meeting. closing by sirgipg The Star
Spangled Banner