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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

A state of gloomy apprehension pre-
walls among the population of Naples,
regarding the eruption of Vesuvius.
which Is hourly becoming more active
and menacing. The observatory, which
originally stood at a height of 61O me-
tiers, is now only % meters above the
sea level, owing to the sinking of the
ground.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
\ Terrible hight With Robbers.

Charles Duffner. who resided in Dal-
las county, had Il fight with robbers
the other evening. INT OF the rob
bers was killed by Mr.. Duffner, who
was then killed by one of the bandits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

The sultan has ordered Djevad Pasha,
.he military commander in Crete, 10
accede to the demand of the British adj
miral. Gerard Henry Noel. for diSarm-
ament, thus complying with the whole
uitimatum of the admiral. 1t is
rumored that the Ottoman troops will
be withdrawn and a British force will
occupy the town.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
Said to Have -Four Wives.

VIM. Madden, a barber at Joplin, is
said to have four wives. Three of them
are attempting to punish him, while
the fourth stands up for him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

The large barn of James Swan. ten
miles south of MaryviIle. was de
stroyed by fire. IN adjoining granary
containing l.20O bushels of wheat also
burned. The barn and contents were
insured for $1,000. The entire loss
was over $1,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
The Popu,is. state Tickets.

Secretary of State Lesueur has
again refused to file or listen to argu-
ments on the two state populist tick
cts. He says the matter is for the SUI
preme court.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

City Treasurer j. j. Green of Kan
sas City, Mo. has returned from the
klondike. and says the stories of great
gold discoveries in Alaska are manu-
featured by the transportation COM
panics. He says that not more than
one-thirG of the men who go to the
;Iondike get enough gold to pay for
the trip and the hardships.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
Joy RenOmInated.

Congressman Charles F. Joy was re-
nominated by reclamation at the
Eleventh district republican congress
sional convention at ST. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

Lieut.-Col. W. J. White, superintend-
ent of schools at Dayton, o.. and wait
ing at Cincinnati with the Third Ohio
regiment to be mustered out. was
nominated, on the 10th, by the repub-
licans of the Third district for con-
greSS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

James Dickey, an old settler. six
miles south of Paris, was found dead
by his wife in the hog lot. Heart dis
ease the supposed cause of death.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

A destructive hurricane swept owe
southern Spain, On the 10Th, doing
great damage in the provinces of Sc
vile and Granada. Six persons were
killed and many injured, and a num-
Der of buildings were destroyed at Sc
vile, and SIS houses were demolished
and many persons fell victims to the
storm at Gaudix, in the province of
Granada.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
.He Invented the Adding Machine.

W. L. Burroughs, of St. Louis. in
ventor of the famous adding machine
bearing hat name, used in banks and
mercantile houses, died recently at
Citronville, Ala.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

The Philippine national assembly
was i~naugurated az Malolos, on the
18th. with great enthusiasm. There
were thousands of visitors from the
provinces, and a great display was
made. Some of A%guinaldo's utter
BILE for the Americans.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

Sir Henry Truman Wood, special
representative of the British govern
ment to the worlds fair in 1898. said
that nowhere in Europe could there
be found such luxury in travel and
such excellent service as are given on,
the rauwaxsekthAU United Statexp
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

Capt. John S. Clayton, a pioneer of
Rocheport, was found at his bedside
in a dying condition. and soon passed
away. Probably a stroke of paralysis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

j. W. Jago. formerly chief officer of
the steamer britannia, and John kyn-
aston, who was third officer of the
same steamer, both of whom had been
convicted in London of Iobbing the
mails on board the Britannia, were
sentenced, on the 18th, the former to
eight years and the latter to one
years imprisonment at hard labor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
d. II. DAM Publisher.

Capt. Brown of the American
schooner Maryland died on his ship in
the harbor at Havana, on the 10Th, of
yellow fever. Four of the crew were
down with the malady.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

Lewis L. IIaupt, president OF the
North American Life Insurance Co. of
Philadelphia, died at Lancaster. Pa.
on the 18th. He was - years Old.
During the civil war he was associated
with his brother, Brighten. Herman
Haupt, engineer in charge of work for
the army of the Potomac.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

The peace commissioners, with the
exception of Senator Gray (who was
expected to join the party at New
Nory). left Washington. on the 10th,
over the Pennsylvania railroad, with
out ceremonies. The commissioners
we're accompanied by a considerable
staff of attaches.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

Burglars used dynamite on the safe
If the State bank It Rea, Andrew
county. They secured 1apers and
iewelrv. but no money.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

1t is reported in Madrid that the
Spanish peace commission will be COM
posed of Senior Montero Rios, prcsi-
dent of the senate; Senior Nillarrutia,
Gen. Corero. Gen. Azcarra"a and Senior
Urzias. But, it is added, further
changes are possible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
THE Filipino LEADER.
Aguinaldo, the Leader of the Phil
ippine Insurgents, Sends a Mes
sage to the Americans.
SAYS FALSE STORIES HAVE BEEN TOLD.

Malicious Statements are Made, He Says,
for the Purpose of PrejudicIng the APP
pealofths FiIipinos-Relations with the
Americans are FrIendIy-Regarded as
an Important Document
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

New York, Sept. 2O.-The following
dispatch has been received here:
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
BLACK ANKLE NOTES.

 J. B. Turntine and wife are sick ct this writing.
 Robert Craig is up again from severe spell of sickness.
 Joe Fitzhugh and H. N. Daniels have bought new wagons.
 Mrs. Mary Fitzhugh was quite ill the latter part of last week. A great deal of sickness is still prevalent and news is scearce. Said Lafayette, when he visited America the second time, "Where are the common people. '
 Popularity is much to be sought and is very commendable, but should be sought honestly.
 5. D. Sawyer went to Lee coun- ty Saturday. He reports a great deal of sickness ill and around Moro.
 Will close by promising to write more in future.
 FOUNDER.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

THE Ohio Democratic Stat, Convention held in Dayton, thai state recently, adopted the follow ing resolutions:
 "We particularly indorse the financial plank therein, declaring for the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of l6 to l, independent of any other nations.
 i've are proud of the patriotic conduct in peace and war of that brave leader of democracy, Wm. J. Bryan, and favor his nomina- tion for president in 1900"
 This is the same "dead silver craze" Bre'r Neal, of the Helena World, insists on whistling about.
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A STREET FAIR IN BRINkLEY.
Something must be done to push our town.

Something be done to push our town.
 three or four days street fair in Brnkey ths fall would great advertisement and drawing card for the town to say nothing the many thousands of extra dollars it would bring here Have regular county fair, tho hold if on the streets Live stock exhibits agricultural pro- ducts etc. hall ladies exhibit their wares pre- serves frus wnes ees butter, their fancy work etc., with suitable premiums for each class special hour in the day bicycle trotting and pacing Main street. day set big match game of ball and old fash ion tournament day for horse and mule swapping fire works display nights This is merely incomplete outline Street Fair What do you think of it! Brink ley must come to the go trade If you do not like the proposition put your hinking cap suggest something and about carrying out your suggestions It is generally the Brnkey thatwhen any sug- gess help the town there 'croaker who will disparage it every way possible, and this same croaker' is generally citizen who property and claims he is the development of city Now if the above suggestion doesnt fit your ideas MT Croake please suggest something better get to work and will do our best to help you.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
BUILD HITCHING RACKS.

There is possibly not public hitching rack in the city of Brink ley.
 When countrymen come to the city to trade, they have to hunt about for tree or fence to tie their animals to while they are making their purchases.
 Other towns provide public hitching racks for the convenience of that great class of people who do so much for the town-thc countrymen. They not only pro- vide substantial h.tching racks, but also cover them in order to protect the animals nitched there at from the bad weather.
 Our merchants should take the matter up with the clty authori- ties.
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THERE are now l, ,040, ,356 names on the pension rolls. This mum Der will be increased perhaps to about 90, 900 more. At an average of $20 per month the estimated cost of pension on account of the war with Spain will be not less than SIP, 100000 per annum. There are many claims now on ald in Washington, AS per cent of which are for invalid pension, the balance being those of widows and minors who lost their husbands and fathers Ill the fight for Cuban fire edom. m.-Arkansas Gazette.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

direct from the home office of this Great Optical House, or one o1 his practical Opticians and will rema,n at the store iof his agent, Dr. V. E. Sumpter, Druggist,
 3DAYS ONLY, September %, 30, and October l, This will give the citizens O1 Brinkley and vicinity rare op- portunity of having their
 EYE SIGHT TESTED FREE by one of the most renowned and successful as we'll as reliable Op. ticiaus in the U. s. Mr. Hawkes. has the modern applianc. fol scientific adjustment of glasses tc the eye. There is no Optician ill the U. $. who enjoys tlle conf. dence of the people m ore than Mir. Hawkes.. Ills name is 2 familiar word throughout n sec ton of country inhabited by over twenty-five millions of people. Mir. Hawkes. has probably adjust ed glasses to the eyes of more people of national and internation- al fame than any other optician living. This firm was established in 1870.
 EYE STRAIN is often the cause of headache dizziness, nervousness and dim ness of vision. This can be cured in many cases by the cor rect fitting of his Crystalized lenses of the eye. Call early, he positively remains but s days, as he has other engagements for later days.
 CAUTION.-I would caution the public againgt buying specta- cles from peddlers, going from house to house with. q lot of spec tacles, representing them to be Hawkes.. of selling tlle same grade of goods. Hawkes. spec tacles are NEVER peddled. Many of the inferior glasses that flood the market are positively injurious to the eye.
 THE GREAT WARRIOR AND
 STATESMEN.
 Mir. A. K. Hawkes. Dear Sir: When l require the use of glasses 1 wear your pantisenpic Crystal lized Lenses. In respect to bril- liancy and clcarncss of yisio Il, they are superior to any glasses l have ever used. Respectfully,
 Fitzliugh Lee,
 Consul Gcn'l to Cuba. ONE OF OUR GREATEST
 STATESME
 Mir. A. K. Hawkcs-Dcar Sir: The pantiscopic glasses you fur nisled me some time since have given excellent satisfaction. 1 have tested them by use, and must say they are unsurpassed in clearness and brilliancy by any that 1 have ever worn.
 Respectfully.
 Gen. John E Gordon.
 Ex-GOy. of Ga.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
Corn soup.

Use one can Of corn. one quart and two gilis of milk. three tablespoonful. of butter, two of -four. one generous teaspoonfnl of salt. one-fourth of n tca- spoonful of pepper, one tablespoonful Of minced onion and the yolks of two eggs. Put the corn into wooden bowl and mash # as fine as possible. Now put in the double boiler with one quart of milk and cook for i5 minutes. Put the butter and onion in q small frying pan and cook slowly for ten minutes. Add
 the flour and cook until frothy, being careful not to brown. Stir this into tie
 corn and milk. Now add he salt and pepper and cook for fem minutes longer. At the end Of this time rub the soup through a gtraincr and return to the fire. Beat the .solks Of the eggs well and add 10 them the half pint of cold milk. Stir this mixture into the soup and cook for c.;c minute, stirring all the while s1aiai Work.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
The Greatest Discovery iel

HE tt'rdttSt fti~vA'tA lfs. w. N. Rcpine, editor Tiskilwa, Ill.,, "Chief," says: "We won t keep house without Dr. Kings New Discovery for tonsI,nuption, Coughs and Colds. ExperiInented with many others, but never got the true remedy until we used Dr. Kings New Discovery. No other remedy can take it's place ill our home, as in it we have a certain and sure cure fot Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc" It is idle to experiment with other remedies, even # they are urged on you as just as good as Dr. Kings. New Discovery. They are not as good, because this remedy has record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at (. Il. Pasley's Drug Store.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

AS soon as the work of the Peace Commission is finished, Uncle Sam will no doubt get to scrubbing and cleaning up hls new possessions. The filthy city of Havana will be to clean and put in healthful condition and if Uncle Sam is just on to his job he will send to Brinkley and get the Brinkley Board of Health to 20 and superintend the job.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

pieces; join the ends with big hook and eye at the place where you have di- vided it.
 Now bring the ribbon around your neck and tie as a four-in-hand under your chin. knotting it firmly there. tn hook the fastening at the back. take eff he stock and sew the knot firmly where you hnve tied it. so that it will not have to be tied again. If you now find that tho ends of the ribbon are too long cut them oil and save these ends to be usel for something else. The pop ular length is almost to the waist line Finish each of the ends with lace knots sewcd in the center with strong thread You have now the very latest up-to-dat6 winter stock.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
FOR LADICSOnLY.

THE FINEST DISPLAY OF Millin. cry, Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Laces and Ladies Furnishings IN THE SOUTH. The Latest Eastern and Imported Novelties. A SPECIAL delight in showing our goods to readers of this ad. Mail orders solicited. Come to see us, even if you do not want to purchase.
 PARLOR MILLINERY STORE, 3O9 Main St.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

THAT clever young paragrapher. Clio Harper, of the Little Rock Democrat, says:
 1.-The Edgar E. Bryant guberna- torial boom is now being exam ined for the muster-in for four years service y
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

THE celebrated" Jesse Heard, the acquitted slayer of Blair, in Little Rock, is now a conductor on Wagner sleeping car on the Wabash system between St. Louis and New York.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

WE read in our exchanges where very near every town and
 city is now being treated to q "thorough cleaning" and put in a nrst-class sanitary condition. But Brinkley-her Health officers keep your fingers on your nose.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

No MAN is perfect. Your short comi ngs may be greater than the other fellows.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
THE WINTER STOCK.

It Has LonG Ends Effectively TpaR-
 med with Lace.
 The winter stock is an improvement on the summer one in that it is quite feminine in its nske-up.
 To make . genuine winter stock buy three yards Of figured ribbon-red sat- in figured with black is the most popu- lar just now-And cut it in exactly two
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

Are you lacking in strength and energy. Are you nervous. desponeeft, irritable, bilious, constipatcd and generally run flown in Ecai,.i7 If so. your liver is torpid and | few doses of iIcr- hine vii cure yns lIeiiiue has
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

MILES and Alger should not cease "hostilities" until the "ras- calls are routed"
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
 THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhenm, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilb- lains, Corns. and all Skin Erup- tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaran- teed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 9 cer ts per box. FOR SALE BY c. II Paslay.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-09-15
FURNITURE, CARPETS
 AND
 DRAPRlES

Are essentials for comfort and elegance in the home.
 We are the largest dealers in Arkansas and offer you the best lines from which to select, with prices as low as can be made on reliable goods-we do not handle the other kind. A catalogue for the asking.
 ARK. CARPET & FURNITURE Co.
 Little Rock, Ark.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21

battle on the Yalu got to each other
was trifle under two miles, and what
one battleship can do to another at
that range is something beyond calcu-
lation. The naval engagement of this
era is very largely matter of manoeu-
vering-of presenting the smallest pos
sible target to the guns of the enemy's
ship, and of forcing the enemy to pre-
sent their biggest hull to the range
finders. When the commander of a
ship in the coming engagement can
contrive to get in his work on the
enemy's vessel while only pointing
with his nose in their direction-leav-
ing them practically only a razor's
edge target-he is liable to eat them
up. But while there is still drill in
the United States navy called "repel-
ling boarders," the drill is only retain
ed in the manual for the sake of exer-
cising the men, and the only boarding
that will be done in the coming fights
will be done by prize crews taking
possession of beaten ships after the
latter have struck their colors."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21

From Hayti there are two routes,
one to Venezuela, Pernambuco, Cape
Verde and Spain, and second by way
of the Windward islands to British
Guiana. The authorities have with
much labor figured all of these various
means by which General Blanco can
keep up his communications. They
are satisfied that the three cables run
ming to Santiago are the routes from
which all these various cables spring,
and if this triple root is cut, the entire
system or communication between Gu
ba aud the outside will be at an end.
Santiago is not strongly fortified,
and it is believed there will be little
danger attending the cutting of the
three cables at that point.
The right to cut these cables is not
doubted by the authorities, although
most of them are British cables.
The chief signal officer, General
Greedy, first advanced the principle
that in time of war the right existed
to destroy property found in an enc.
my's territory, and in the case of ca
bles that the right existed to destroy
them within the three marine leagues
constituting Spain's jurisdiction. This
principle has now been accepted, and
is the policy on which the government
is acting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21
BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS.
Difference Between Two Familiar Types
of Vessels.


The average citizen has no clear
idea of the difference between bat
tleship and q cruiser and between a
protected cruiser and an unprotected
one. 1t is we'll for him to know at
this time.
Battleships are vessels built for the
heaviest fighting. They are designed
to bear the brunt of naval conflicts.
The chief aim in the construction OF a
battleship is to give it as much often
sive and defensive power 5 possible
for ship of its size, combined with a
reasonable rate of speed. Speed, how
ever, is sacrificed to power in battle
ship. With its thick armor, its heavy
and numerous guns and its complicated
framework it is impossible to give a
battleship capacity for such speed as
lighter fighting craft must have.
The coal capacity of battleship is
limited in comparison with that of a
cruiser, as the battleship is not expect
ed to make as many or as long voy-
ages. The primary duty of a battle
ship is to fight.
Cruisers are built much lighter than
battleships. While they may be well
protected and carry guns of great
power they must be built for speed
also. They act as scouts ahead of a
fleet or squadron and prey upon the
commerce of the enemy. For this
reason they must be able to travel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21

very fast. A cruiser must also have
a coal capacity which fits her for very
long voyages. Weight of battery and
armor are sacrificed to speed in her
construction. Still the irst-class mod
ern cruiser is very formidable fight
ing machine. In battle her nimble-
ness gives her an advantage not pos
sessed by battleship.
A protected cruiser has a curved
deck of steel over her engines and
boilers. Her coal bunkers are also ar
ranged so as to give protection. Two
feet of coal are equal as a defense to
one inch of the best armor.
An armored cruiser is covered in all
exposed parts with an armor which,
though much lighter than that of bat
tleship, gives great protection.
Our fastest cruisers have no armor.
Their armament is light, consisting OF
only one S-inch gun and several small
er rapid fire guns. We have two such
cruisers, the Columbia and the Min
neapolis, and they have a speed re.
spectively of % and % knots an hour.
The difference between the unar-
mored cruiser and a tirst-class battle
ship may be understood by compari-
SON of these vessels with the Massachu-
setts. The latter has IL inches OF
Haweyized steel armor on her sides,
II inches on the barbettes from which
her guns protrude, and 16 inches on
her turrets. This armor gives power
full protection and it would require a
we'll aimed shot from the heaviest ma
val guns to penetrate such battle
ship except at comparatively close
range.
The Massachusetts and other first
class battleships are slow in compari-
son with the unarmored, or even the
armored cruisers, the limit of their
speed being about 16 knots. But
when it comes to fighting they are
holy terrors, as we expect to see Ad-
miral Sampson prove very soon.