The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-10-15

If the young bloods who come down
here from Jackson expect to keep out
of the calaboose they must behave
themselves.
Frank h. Dunlop was arraigned be-
fore Judge Ross today on a charge of
assault with the intent to kill. He
was placed under 1900 bond far his
appearance before the circuit courr.
Judge Koehler of Jackson is in the
city. Judge koehler is the Republi-
can candidate for reelection to the
Office of Probate Judge. His majority
will be way up at the top of the ticket.
Superintendent Il. E. Cannon of the
Cape Girardeau water company left
for Cairo today where he will spend a
couple OF days.
Editor Green Of the Lutesville Ban
ner announces that from now on he
will adopt the cash in advance plan
with his subscribers. In future it will
be no pay no read. The proprietor
OF a country newspaper who adopts
any other plan than this will soon
find himself with a lot Of old accounts
on his hands that are not worth the
paper they are written on.
1t is stated that Capt. Cole of the
Dick Fowler and Capt. McNeely of
the Georgia Lee are not satisfied with
the result of the race run at Cairo
last Tuesday. Arrangements are now
being made to have another trial of
speed.
Jno. Koeppler of Egypt Mills who
was here Wednesday to try and in
terest citizens in his patent wire
%stretcher, met with considerable n
Encouragement. He estimates that it
will take only a comparatively small
sum to get a factory started, and sew
eral citizens have agreed to take stock
in the enterprise. Mr.. koeppler will
return in a day or two in order to
further prosecute the matter.
An itinerant soap vendor enter
tanned a crowd on the street last even
ing with a short lecture on a variety
OF subjects and incidentally extolled
the merits of his soap. which he claimed
was superior to any other soap in the
heavens above or on theearth beneath.
Readers of the DEMOCRAT will he
panied to learn of the death of Henry
Cammann, which occurred in ST. Louis
on Tuesday. Mr.. Cammann was a
son-in-law of Judge Ditlinger and was
in business here on Main street several
years ago. No particulars of the dis
ease of the gentleman were obtained.
The deceased was we'll known in this
city and his death will he universally
regretted
Thos. n. Hill has severed his con-
nections with the water works and
electric light company. and j. now in
business for himself. Mr.. Hill is an
experienced plumber by trade. and he
is prepared TO make estimates and
take contracts for plumbing for large
or small jobs. He can be found at
the Franklin House or you can ring
him up 1T Phone No. l49. 6m
The editor of the Bollinger Times,
published at Marble Hill, says of the
recent speech of Senator Cockrell at
that place: The Senator spoke with
. out notes. and as VT cannot write
shorthand. and as there was no one
: here to take down the speech in short
-, hand. and as the Senator did not have
Il copy OF it along with him in manu-
script or in print. We cannot repro
duce it." This explanation should
i be perfectly satisfactory Ia the readers
: Of the paper.
President Mckinley will bethe CUES
OF st. Louis to-day. He arrived Their,
at 9 o'clock this morning and will bt
there until about 1850 tonight. Al
elaborate program of entertainment
has been arranged and the Presiden
will be kept on tile 90 during his sta,
in the city. The program includes
d visit to the Merchants Exchange an,
Y Il drive through Forest Park.
u The Globe-Democ"at says: 9TH
n planter who makes !. blade of cor
" grow where two blades of cotton ar
cultivated will confer "A blessing o
u his section and increase his bank az
," count; The agricultural editor mus
le have gone out to get a drink when tn
y above was written, for who ever hear
" of a blade" of cotton. Thi. will b
ie a new one on the cotton raiSers.