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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30
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Women-Mrs. NJ Bradley, Mrs. Albert Cakes
Miss Tucker.
Menu. W. Bailey, Gobere Garneau, C. F..
johnson, G. F. Mead, w. K. Wheeler.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
Rough on the Gamblers

West Plains News: SUR thing"
slot macine-. chuckaluck boards and
other gambling devices we're in open
operation th. first three day. of the
fair. We understand that the gam
hlcrs paid $2.,j IA day for the privilege.
and as long a. they We're unmolested
the balloon went up ON time. there
waS an air of interest about the
grounds. and everything seemed !" hr
progressing satisfactorily. But when
The fakirs cleaned up young Dick
Brown of Moody, for his roll" tabout
$3.50. he made a squeal. which result
ed in the arrest of the gamblers and
coDfiscation of their apparatus-and
the bottom dropped out. The source
of considerable revenue thus cut off.
the subsequent proceedings were of
little concern to the managers or the
public-especially after the attachment
of the gate receipts b. creditor.
They gave back the money they had
won from Brown. but they We're not To
be let of sU easily. y special term
OF circuit court was convened. inform
alton filed. ard they We're arraigned
for trial eight OF them. OF the num-
Der. two of them were discharged. and
the other six, upon plea of guilty,
were fined S25 each and costs. Upon
further order of the court. the Sheriff
piled the entire gambling outfit lin
Guiding 5000 slot machine) upon the
public square Saturday night and
made bonfire of it. Thus was the
majesty of the law vindicated, inno-
cence protected, sudden moral spasm
exploited, and the fair bubble busted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
Anarchist and Puritan.

The anarchist is an individualist.
He. believes that true happiness iic> III
The. abolition of all government. He
maintains that the miseries Of the
we. I'd are caused by organization, by
institutions and that the smashing of
The. machine, the abolition Of statutes
and rules would restore the natural |
lrouilibrium and secure peace on earth.
He therefore hates all human beings
who represent the institutional spirit.
| ard is ready to stab woman in the
back if she happen t9 wear crown.
| The. indiyidualism of anarchy re
minds H. that th"ie was an individual
| istic period in American history. i
begaf. in $50. The American indiyid-
na!i-t wa. not the anarchist, but the
Puritan. who gave America her most
typical institution. the machinery of
local Srif-govcrnment.
This suggests the thought thai: IN
getting at an idea. much depends on
the point of approach. The anarchist
gets his individui.lism, negatively
Government l. bad. he reasons. there
fore, down with it. He is an indi-
vidTali,t simply hecause hr hates
government.
Ihr Puritan got at his individualism
positively. Whatever were his short
comingS. he was a man with Il sense
OF the tremendous worth of manhood.
With him it was not Il question of
tearing down institutions. but of
building up men. He did not 70
around ~tahhing women in the back:
he crossed the ocean. and founded
new colonies.
Let uS he thankful. a. Americans.
that our indivdualism L. of the sort
that has life and lift in it. an indivi-
dualism of the spelling book. the
church. and the town meeting. not of
the red iIag. the bomb and the dagger.
-kanSa, City Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
YOUNG NO. Rash ACT.
shoots IL Passenger on n steamer al
Gayoso and Kills Himself

CARR Mo. September
News has just reached hrr. from
GayoSo. >iX miles above here. and
the county seat of this tPcmiscot }
c"unty. that IL bout l. o clock las night
tn" steamer Georgia Lee. ia the Cairo
and Memphis trade. landed at that
place. and that Charlie Doris. Il mri.
caniile clerk in the town. who was
drinking. went aboard the boat and
quarreIed with Capt. McNerly. when
the captain prevailed upon him 10
leave the boat. Doris finally left the
boat. nut when he stepped of the sta ge
he turued around and shot at the cap
tain. and as he ran the captain fired
at Doris. y few minutes later Doris
appeared on the bank. fired three shots
at ii group of passengers and again
ran of. Fortunately. but one shot
took effect. Il gentleman, who was a
passenger. being hit in the hip and
receiving simply a flesh wound.
DOrrlS went 10 MS motel later ana
went to bed. and this morning al 6:30
a pistol shot was heard in his room.
Two gentlemen. who slept in an ad-
joining room, rushed in and found
Dorris in bed, laying on his back,
pistol by his side. bullet hole
through his head. and minute later
he was dead. Doris was about 20
years old. and leaves widow and
one baby. The Doris family. part
of which live in this county and part
at Harrisburg, H., are prominent
business people. Whisky is said TO
be the cause of his rash act.-Globe-
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
STREETS OF CAIRO.
A Grand Free Street Fair
in the Illinois City.
Five Days al Continuous Enjoyment,
InequaIieu in the History of Free
EuIcrtuinme ments--Oc IL.
IL. Ii. II and Is. S9S.

The streets of Cairo. Illisois. will
rival the celebrated scene, made
famous at the Worlds Fair. For five
days, commencing O'tober IL. they
will be devoted to Il novel use-A Free
Street Fair.
This is new thing in this part Of
the country, but it will be sure to win
the admiration of the people. 1t will
combine all the features of a Country
Fair. supplemented by local exhibits
of exquisite beauty. vaudeville per-
fOrmances by skillful actors and
graceful dancers, balloon assensiOns
and I,arachut, crops. excursions on
the river, music. and Thousand other
attractions: in fact. one continuous
| suCcesSini. e: entertainments during
the enti,N, %se days. and all absolutely
free.
Twenty 1!;".is in the 1eeart of the,
city will tn. completely vacated and
given eTer the Uses Of 5ie fair. On
each side Ut the streets there will he
erected booths and payoday for the
| use tE exhibitors, %snat and small.
They will vary ia tRe cost. attractive
ness of their decora-ionS to the taste
of '3ie occupant. However. all booths
eracted by the Fair Association will
beautiful in design and elaborate in
structure, but the merchants ano for
eign exhibitors will vie with each
other in making additions which will
oaptivate the ey" and entise trade.
In addition te the fair proper there
will he four hlccltS set aside fOr the
/ reproduction d the Hurry Burl,,y. o.,
Midway, snade famous by The. great
World Fair Space in thi< qualqel
is. being most eagerly sosght and
hence the management j. cnahleG 10
make SeieetiE7 of the mos novel and
desirable Of this class OF shows.
From the present outlook. this -~eg;tion
of the fair viii be we'll worth y trip ia
Cairo Th,l natives of A~iatic. Euro.
pean- and , )uth American coz ntrir-
will! is> scec in their p1eee.nt,gti og oi
the unique exhibitions prcuitar Il
their natF-e cOuntr..- ard uany
vaudeville xnd variety -ntertnir. cent,
Of rare merit vii. - -civen by
thor0ughl; iirst-clae- ggre>gations
Side shows and The irn2imeratle Other
exhibitions as We're Gu tn famous
Midway q the Worlds E;sir. viii
have space in this section ~ she city.
OF course .here vii, lee Il sms Il admis.
ion fee charged hy tn 0wn""~ of these
entCrtainm ents.
Nj railroad, anI .u.arii,nat lines
will make reduced rates IT, hose who
| attend
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
strange Sut True.

An eGHtOr down srsth tells atn.Ut Il
man down il his Be3gGburhUo6 Who
difn Z luke a paper
This snon"r-savin% fellow goI n9id
OF :: .Ai.'i:." story raig,-r and found tllat
by Serting Il duilar to Iank,-. ne
could get Il cure .for drunkenness.
Sun.c+nOugh he did 1t WAS IL, take.
the nl.dg" and keep it.. L;i;.t- on he
sent i" 2-r-nt stamps 10 find eat how
to 'rSise large tTnips suecs s..flllly,
He found ont. lust take hold of the
tops. and pull. th" legend read
Being a young man he wished 10
laa.H.v and sent - l-cent stamps tp a
h"ag0 firm to learn how 70 make i
Impression. When the ansat.l. came
it rad: sit down On pan OF
durgL. Ttaie was Il little rs.ugh. but
he :r7a a patient. ran and w2~ SUR. he
would succeed. The next ad he an
swrrcG read: How TO dogble ,vour
mDn"y III six ,uonthS. He was told
- convert hi. nlnncy into bills. Gsld
tlleIo ana lie auy.d $50 hi FORTUNE. in
e,.s;.~eeS.
iii" neXt tinse IL sent fos. ~'tw@Iye
usefni household articles. - anu rot a
packs &c OF needles Their are .sr.ine
who are Il Ii:tIr Low ia lc.b,n. 80 he
scnt.a dollar to ind out hos r. ret
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
ANOTHER VICTORY.
DIR. Fullerton (ieIs Five Hundred
Dollars Damages from the Iron
Mountain RaiIroad.

In the Circuit Court of Bollinger
DR.. ]. N. Fullerton was given a judg-
ment against the Iron Mountain Rail
road Company for five hundred
dollars. Some two years ago DR..
Fullerton was injured by a passenger
train running into box car that was
standing too near the main track on a
switch. The Doctor had two ribs and
a anger broken. He brought suit for
damages and Wilson Cramer, his
attOrn hts 'ean fut owing t e.. s.
rom county 10 county Ihere 1t was
on change Of venWe. Mr.. C"amer
finally forced the case 10 trial in
Bullinger county and got a Judgment
for live hundred dollars in favor of
his cl;ant.
When Mr.. Traznrr goes after "a rail-
road he ncarir always gets chat he
goes after, ir j, damage suit Tor DIR.
Dr.. Fullerton ,Sgain>i the Ce.;on Belt
Railr0a'i Mr.. Eraner fought the case
through all Shc courts. got Judgment
for thirteeN GAousand and tirc hundred
dollars and :tnallv had ,h, Judgment
for that sur' confirmed in the highest
CUR ia tia ! r.t.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
A DUEL TO THE DEATH
Mate and Waterman OF
the Mayflower Kill
Each Other.
bloody Battle in the Pilot House of
the steamboat-Davis' Throat Cut
and Barker shot in Both
Rrcasrs-Dfed Within an

CHESTER. ILL. September 2O.-A
dHel to the death was fought in the
pilot house of the steamer Mayhower
last night by two of the boats Officers.
The steamer arrived here this morn
ing. bringing news of the double ira
gedy and the bodies of the two men.
The duel occurred about 900 clock last
night. when the MayhOwer was about
thirty miles from st. Louis. The men
we're Mate Bart Davis and Watchman
Beverly Barker.
According to the testimony brought
n.it at the inquest here this morning.
Davis and Barker became involved IN
an alteration ON the upper deck OF
| the steamer. and after Il few hot words
came to blows. Dayis drew revolv-
er. and on this Barker ran into the
| pilot house to escape him. Davis tol-
! lowed. and. Notwithstanding the Ell
orts of Pilot Seldom I. Waddington'
who was on watch, the men cllncheu.
Davis attempted to shoot Barker. but
the LATTER held him in such Il close tr[.,
| brace that he was unable 1" do so
| During the scUifc Barker m2naged to
oct a luEg-bladed knife from his pock-
ct and infiict terrible cash on the
right side of Davis neck, extending
from h chin To the collar bone, the
point o. the knife breaking off when il
came in contact with the bone. As
Barker welded the knife the men sep
arated. and a. they stepped apart
D .viS fred three shots from his re-
vo.ver. tWo of them taking effect and
the tlird eOing through Il window of
the. pilot house. Barker was struck in
each breast by bullet, and fell to the
hoor Of The pilot house, which soon re-
samhlt.d Il slaughter house from the
blood which flowed from both men.
TGey were taken below. and within sr
hour both were dead.
When the steamer arrive. ID At CRYSTAL
City pr. J. W. Pickle. was sent for.
anu !""i" my. lhe iatal stroke Oi
Barker : Enitr hsd severed the carotid
i!fery and tl!c windpipe. Barker was
ei,ni through the heart. When the
.ttaurr arrived here this morning the
bodies were turned over to Deputy
Coroner Steele, and an inquest held
The jury returned verdict III accord
ance to The facts related by the officers
Of The boat. There were Il number of
. passengers un the boat, but none of
them knew oi the double tragedy until
the bleeding forms uf the two men
were carried into the cabin. Davis
lived IN -. Luuis and Barkcr's home
was Il: Evansville. lud.-Glohr- Dem
ocrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
JcnnesSee's IartHes

The delightful comedy-d.tpgs Ten
ncssee'- Partner" whi,h made a rec
ord for the past two season. on lis
fetching huslor and the bsen.,e of the
usual mrlodsamatic accessories. will
he the attraction at Havlin = next
week. 1t il = play dealing witt life in
she Nevada sand hills and waS sug,
geSted by Bret Hartc's romance of the
same name. A. Western play it Is
antique. a. The strongest fleets are
produced by the quiete>t methods.
The atmosphere is a. delightful in its
surroundings a. was ALA hama. end
its characters are A. quaint and origi-
ma! a. those in 'Pnddin head WI
son and "Shorr Acres. ~ inter
preted by Arthur & Ais;onS : powerful
company the production j. one of the
most satisfactory on tour The en-
gagement here opens with IeXt Sun
days matinee al Broadway Theatre,
Friday Oct 7th opening of ihe Sea-nH
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
PRIZE MONEY
What Our Boys Will Get,
The Boys Who Faced The spanish
.War Shipsswfl Get a..Ntce Pile.

..War ~htpssWtll Get asNice P1le.
Rear-Admiral Sampson will receive
as prize money and bounty 100000.
Rear-Admiral Dewey will receive
about $4,000.
Rear-Admiral Scnley's share will
be about S5.000-less than that of the
ca ptains in the navy who were captur-
ing prizes while Schley was bottled
up in Hampton Roads at the begin
ming cf the war.
The seamen. including the ''m-n be
hind the guns, will get from $50 10
$500 or 300. according to their pay
and the number of prizes captured by
their respective ships.
The law provides that prize money
shall be paid for every vessel. whether
warship or merchantmen, that is cap,
tured. and that bounty shall be paid
wherever IA vessel is destroyed. [. it
is smaller. one half goes to the captOr
and One-half to the United States. The
captors are entitled to 800 for every
man on board the destroyed ship at the
time uf the action. Ef the number
aboard cannot b- accurately got at, it
is assumed that there were As many
aboard as there would be on Il similar
ship Of the United States Navy.
In dividing prize money and bounty
| Tho ,.nnu,u n "A fin. , ~, .i,t ,,,+.,
one twentieth Of the whole sum. The
commander vi Il squadron under the
commander~in-chief gets une-tiftieth.
but his share is taken. if possible,
from the share of the United States.
Commanders of ships that make cap
lures sst One-tenth of the sim award
ed their ships. The, rest of the money
! il divided among officers and men ac-
cording to their pay.
The statutes make no provisions for
| the payment Of salvage on war vessels.
The bounty on the number of men
aboard ship at the tiu.c of its drstruc.
tion or disablement is regarded as
sufficient rccompen,'..
Neither do The officer or men receive
any additional sum for sunk hut after,
ward raised. aS in the case of tbs
Maria Teresa and Others which NavaI
iConstruciOr HOb>on j. now working
oa.
The tree profitable items in this WAL
~ere til" battle of Manila. the battle, u
Santiago ard the Cuban nlucade.
OF these. the. Cuban blockade was ian
,and away the most profitable. There
was never any danger in It. and it vii
net the .tmericau iieet under Samp,
son : command something like 5000,
1000. His share of this will he SO. 600
Rear Admiral Dewey and his officer.
and men will divide SIS. 100 There
were. approximately l.1S4 men in tn
fleet. ON this basis Rear-Admiral
! Dewey : share will hc $500 and the
six commanders S2,g7:: each.
The bount" money for the battle of
Santiagon will br about $40, 600.
Rear Admiral Sampson share of this
will be abou 1000. Rcar-.Admira
Schley shic will not b. more than
81, 900. The commanders ofthe Amer
lean ships in the action-Clark, Cook.
Chadwick, Taylor. Evans. Philip and
| Wainwri%ht-wil Zach gpt about
$1,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
FREE CUBA MEETING.
Friction with AmerfchT II
POIitictans-EarIy Adjustment
desired,

New YORK. September 1.-THE
Cuban Revolutionary Club held Il pri-
vate meeting to-day at the rooms Of
the .Tunta. ;56 New street. to discuss
the future government of Cuba and
the policy of the Cubans. The speak
ers generally. it was said, favored II
course which would avoid friction
with the politicians of the United
States.
The Cubans. they said. should strive
to secure an adjustment which would
enable this country. at the earliest
time possible. to feel that il could
transfer 10 the people of free Cuba
the powers that havc temporarily fall
len upoa itself, through the 'ic:H"irs
OF its arms. and with due regard TO
the responsibilities thereby imposed.
Regarding the visit of Benjamin j..
Guerra, the treasurer of the Cuban re-
evolutionary party, to Cuhd. said 10
be for the purpose of harmoniZing the
Cuban factions in presenting united
front against annexation. HOrati0 H..
Rubirfs. the Junta counsel. said to-
day:
| There il nothing - show tha; this
government is not as sincere now III
its promises to secure Cuban indepen'
dence as it was at tine time it sent is
ultimatum TO Spain. Mr.. Guerra. no
more than any other leader. has any
Idea that there is danger of Americar
lannexation. -Globe-DemOcrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

~ soon a. the weather clears M
things will 90 lively on at Cycle Park
and biz preparations made for the
coming attraction. National Circuit
dates October II and II: Bald Cooper
Kiser. Mertens. Gardner. kimball.
Eek. Mcfarland, Major Taylor and
in fact - of the Circuit chases will be
here in their own special ears. After
the National Circuit dates the grand
est spectacular show in America. the
Fall of Manila with $1,000 worth OF
fire works and III of Dewey's battle
ships. Following the Fall of Manila
will be the opening Foot Ball game
and the boys from the Illinois State
University will probably be the first
visiting team.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
VINO Cnmin. Woman

Who goc- To the club while her hus-
band tends the baby, as well AZ the
good old-fashioned woman VIII" locks
after her home. will both al time- get
run down in health. They will be
troubled with loss Of appetite. head
aches. ~leeplcssncss. fainting or dizzy
smells The most wonderful remedy
for these women is Electric Bittcrs.
Thousands of sufferers from Lame
Pack and Weak Kidneys rise up and
call il blessed. 1t is the medicine for
women. Female complaints and Merry
ous troubles of all kinds are soon re-
Iieved by the use of Electric Bitters.
delicate women should keep this
remedy ON hand to build up the system
only 5Oc per bottle. For sale by W.
G. Haman,and all Drug Stores. |
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
,btcaro.s poIygIot Block.

Th, person who would talk In their
native tongue to the people living be-
tween Chicago avenue an superior
street and Nav street and Centre,
avenue must speak fifteen distinct ana
separate languages. 1t is the most
cosmopolitan block in Chicago. Nine
teen different nations are represented
in it. and it has only 23l people with
in it, four streets. Their nationality
i, rs follows: American. 10: irish, y:
English. /: Scotch. >: Canadian, .:
German. ~: Danish. 10: Hungarian,
|: Polish. II: Bohemian. =: Chinese, ::
French. :: Hollandish. J: Italian: .;
Norwegian. II: Russian, 8: Swedes' a;
Swiss. /: Welsh, ,: of mixed parentage'
IS.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

ET this out and take il 10 yoGr
Cif'U@gist and ge; = sample bottle jrse
Of D.. Kings New Discovery. snr
Consumption, Coughs ana Colds. They
d" Ea' ask you t,t bay hrfor. tryiD"
Th.e r-iIl show y"I The syr;it merits of
this s""ly'wonderfui remedy. and shO~
you Wat can bt. accomplished by the
regU!A" sized bot;k.. 1h;> is no rX-
pertinent. and would he disa astriuus to
the pl-CprietOrS. did they not knox
it woa!d invariably cure. Many of
the best .Dhysiciansagc nos using i
in theiH practice with great results.
and az" "elying or il in Tact severe
cases. :. is guaranteed. Trial bottle
fee at " &. Hamau anG all Drag
PtOT,a-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
\ Queer t:p Medicine.

There ! Medicine whose pro
prirtors G.' not claim IT, have dis
covered -',Air hilhertn unknown in
gredient, az that il j. q rurt-all This
honest medicine'only ciaiiEs to cure
certain diseases. and that its ingred-
tents are recognized by the most skill
ful physicians as being ths best for
Kidney and Bladder Diseases. It is
F0ley'S Kidney Cure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

1t i = curious fart that red-hairei
people ;D'e far less apt 20 20 bald than
those With other ,.Dlored hair. The
average "-op on tie head of red
haired person is Only 29.2O hairs.
Ordinary dark hair ! far finer. and
oveg. three dark hairs take up the
Spact. of olEe red one: INJ'UOO l. about
the average. But fais-haired people
are still better off: 40. 900 to 100. 600 is
quite coEllEon numbes' OF hairs ON
the scalp of i f:tir-hair,xl man or wo-
man. \ curiosiS calculation has been
made ia the effect that tk" hairs on the
head of Il faiI'-sIaircd person if they
could be plated together would sus-
tain Il weight of something like eighty
tons, equaIiing that of five hundred
people Buffalo sunday Morning
Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24

it is to see a beautiful child's face
disfigured with vile humors. bursting
through the skin in pimples, blotches :
and sores. and sadder still. when the
young and innocent are laughed at
and twitted in all such cases. Parents
should give them that good and pure
remedy. Sulphur Bitters, which will
search and drive out of the blood
every particle of humor.-Health
Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-09-24
Great Music Offer.

Send lis the names and addresses of
three or more performers on the piano
or organ together with ten cents in
silver or postage and we will mail you
ten pieces full sheet music, consisting
of popular songs. waltzes. marches,
gan. arranged for the piano and or
ETC., Address,
POPULAR Music PUB. Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind.