The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-12

SdpG craig u IHlS city fecelVeu a
telegram this morning from Cairo
stating that John Hodges Democratic
candidate for sheriff Of Alexander Co
Ill, had carried Cairo by $50 votes.
This insures the election of Mr.. Hodge.
CHS W. Miller the champion long
distance rider of the world arrived
yesterday and is nicely located at the
Riverview. Mr. Miller came direct
from Bremen Germany and will train
herefor the great six-day International
bicycle race at Madison Square Gar
den, New York on December 9Th.
DR.. Simmons Sarsaparilla effect
ually aids weak, impaired and debili-
atted organs of both sexes. It's action
is quick and lasting. Fifty cents and
80 doses.
Henry Hopper was again elected
Constable of Cape Girardeau town
ship.
Alexander Ross, William Woeleker
and W. H. Willer were1 elected
Justices of the Peace for Cape Girar-
deau township.
Billiards. Snow Liniment. There is
no pain it will not relieve, no swelling
it Will not subdue, no wound it will
not heal, il viii cure frost bites,
chilblains, and corns. % and 80 cents.
7. Ben Miller.
The voters took "Jodie'' at his
word yesterday and did not give him
enough votes to carry him through.
Now he will not have to ''sit and grin"
while waiting for cases to come to
him. But these things are all for The
best, what does a newspaper man want
with an office anyway.
The boys kept late hours last night.
They were waiting for election returns.
We cannot all get an office, some OF
us have to be defeated.
Don't forget if you use Putnam
Fadeless Dyes you don't have to send
for a package for wool and one for
cotton. Each package colors all
fters. Sold by ". H. Coerver. 1t
The warmest sympathy of this paper
is rendered the defeated Democratic
candidates, and it hopes that at the
next county eldction it will be the
sam" thing.
They say Col. Thilenius ran like a
scared wolf yesterday and swept
everything.
Uriah Jones, Hezekian Brown and
John Peter Smith will testify to the
wonderful curative properties of DR..
Simmons Cough Syrup. Sample bot
ties free. Satisfaction ~ money re-
unded. For sale by aid uggists.
The Republicans of the county didn't
do a thing to the opposition yester-
day.
The DEMOCRAT told sou 1t could
pick several of the winners.
Charlottesville is talking of putting
in an electric light system.
Walter PheIan, a we'll known man
of Stoddard county. is under arrest
charged with trying to defraud a man
out of his property.
KIDNEY DISEASES are the mos
fatal of all diseases. Foley's Kidney
Cn"r j. Il guaranteed remedy OF money
refunded.
Maiden can boast of a sweet potato
twenty-seven inches in length that was
recently on exhibition in that town.
Miss Carrie Speiler of St. Louis,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ruediger for the past two weeks,
returned home yesterday on the Grey
Eagle.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic is peculiar
ly adapted to persons in enfeebled
health and invalids. 1t assists di-
gestion and is a perfect strengthened
appetizer. Satisfaction or money re-
funded. Put up in both tasteless and
bitter styles. 50-cent size.
1t was very kind in the weather man
to hold off the rain until today. 1t
would have seriously interfered with
matters yesterday.
A man recently stole a hundred head
of range cattle in Shannon county:
shipped them to st. Louis and sold
them. The cattle were traced but the
thief got away with his booty.
THURSDAY.
The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" is a
familiar name for DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, always ready for emer-
oancias While a ~specific for piles, it