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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
MEXICAN PROVERBS.
some Tritc Sayings from the Land
OF the Gi.nrcttc and
TortiIIa.

There are many fine cpi@rams and
proverbs in Spanish. Many of them
canno, h" translated 50 a. to preserve
the tcrscncs> and aptue>S Of the orig
imal. Many. of course. are the same
az the English proverbs or simply
change the simile. They are used with
all possible variety of application. y
gentleman who WAS seated near Il
group of young ladies at Il railway STA
ton. busy with their farewell kisses,
stood it as long as he could and then
protested: Don't count your money
in the presence of the poor. Follow
ing are some of the proverbs not uncom-
monty heard in Mexico:
He who never ventures will never
cross the sea.
There's no gain without pain"
Flies cannot enter a closed mouth"
Behind the cross is the devil"
"A cat in gloves will never catch
rats.
To the hungry no bread is dry"
Il book that is shut makes no schol-
ar.
The good washes the Shirt
first"
No evil will endure a hundred
wears.
When the river is passed the saint
is forgotten"
He who has little has little to fear
IF the pill were not bitter it would
not he gilt"
DO not trust your money TO those
who keep their eyes on the floor tmake
an outward sign of piety).
Wind and good luck do not last.
Don't take a pawn that must be fed
1T is good fishing in troubled wa
ters."
~ frugal. rich father and a spend
thrift son..
No word is ill-spoken if it Is not i'll
understood"
a tongue may intlict Il deeper wound
than a sword.-Modern Mexico.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
riE MAN IN THE HOLE,

IA gentleman who lives in Iowa has for
Warced TO US a stirring little poem which
he y is founded on fact, and which,
moreover, according TO his notion, shows
that people are too ready to jump at con-
clusions- He has furnished a complete
diagram Of the meaning which the verses
are intended to convey, but its publication
IL, We Think, unnecessary. At all events
We shall content ourselves with the presen-
tatIon of the poem, believing that the
reader will be able TO arrive at a proper
understanding of it without any help
Chicago TimeS-Herald.l
There was a man in our town
Who rushed along the street,
When suddenly he felt the world
Recede beneath his feet.
a teamster had delivered coal
And then pursue! his way
lie left the manhCie open. 50
There vas tie deuce to pay.
Tie man vino hurried never saw
The yawEIrS hole ahead:
He ma&r some bitter comments as
He disappeared, It's said.
Now comes the moral of the tale:
\ cyclone from tire west
Came down the street, a cyclones do,
And Geye" stopped To rest.
The coal man I his team were first
Tied into forty knots,
Ari then distributed IL hunks
Der fifty vacant iO-=.
Tie street was ripped from end to end
And split mp through the middle
N8t one who walked in i was left
To dance OF play the FIDDLE.
Eut he VINO hadn't seen The hole.
And - rad fallen through,
r M. .--- Ns-s.,r al No. .K.r inst
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
MARKEN MODES.
The Mems Fashions on the Zuyder
Zee Are Queer, But the "Ouen's
Queerer.

The great feature of Marken Is the
costumes of the people. The Marken
girls when they take service away from
Zuyder Zee still tenaciously cling fastto
their native costume in all its oddlty.
The men OF Marken wear full black
wooden knee-breeches, with black WOOL
en- stockings, and at home wooden
shoes. Above they have on a wide
blouse fastened at the neck with a pair
OF gold buttons. and underneath this Is
n red flannel shirt. which show at the
waist. The women Guido Them. They
wear, one and all, a black bodice, over
which is n stomacher, or "~babbetJe,
in the ~yernacular. of bright-tigured
chintz, often of large and pronounced
pattern. Their black wooden skirts are
short and full. and show at the bottom
the edge of a red flannel petticoat:
their stockings are black. and their
shoes. at least put of doors, are the
wooden KIumpen. that the Dutch name
50 expressively describes. The head
dress. as everywhere in Holland. is the
most distinctive part of the whole. 1t
consists of a high cylinder-shap9d cap
of colored linen, covered in its turn with
a muslin cap. with IN edge and insertion
of lace. all most carefully and elaborate
" made. From under the edge of the
cap projects. stiff and straight, a long
bang of blonde hair. and from each side
over the ears hangs down n thick curl
to the waist. These curls are the par
ticular feature of Marken. Old and
voun" wear them, through all the vary
ing degrees of luXuriance and growth,
from the young girl who assumes this
whole costume when she arrives at a
marriageable age, through the plentiful
abundance of young womanhood. TO
the stringiness and ultimate paucity of
age. The Marker children it is utterly
impossible to distinguish as to sex at
an early age. since all wear skirts and
tieht-ftting caps. The boys. however.
have a star-shaped crown in the latter,
which is apparent when pointed out.
When q boy is five years old he lays
aside these garments for the garb of his
father. whom he straightway resem-
hles in miniature. The Marken costume
is one of the brightest and most various
" colored that can be found anywhere
out of southern lands. n circumstance
that renders Il Marker clothesline n
glory to behold.
Marker is not the only fishing village
along the Zuyder Zee where the folk
life is interesting. and full of color.
These characteristics are particularly
true of N~oleEdam. which lies on the
coast of the mainland just beyond. The
women here. however. are not so strik-
ing. but the men are more so. because
! of the fullness of their long black
| trousers. which makes them look. par
ticularlv as seen from the back. like the
be-bagged women of the orient.-key-
stone.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
SIBERIAN TERRQRS
Where Criminals Move on Like
Wandering jew, But Always
Further East.

In Siberia murder is rarely punished
by death; the criminal is only sent
farther east. If the crime is repeated
he is passed on to Il distant and more
inclement zone. Some convicts at the
Lena mines were credited with being
murdererS to the fifth degree. The
nurse of my motheTleSS boy was an
lie who had killed her husband. One
lost the sharp sense of antipathy to the
criminal so instructive in the west.
Robbery accompanied with murder Is
common enough. | saw four crosses
on the road Just as | entered lrkutSk.
one of which marked the spot where
ten people had been murdered in open
daylight. At night robbers wrap them
selves in white calico. and. invisible in
the snow. N the luggage from behind
the Slei~hS. Near the mines Il consider
able trade in Illicit spirits is carried on
by the spirit nOcu. as the s~mugg!ers
are called. These buy c~ontraband
vodki NJ WITHIN and carry it into the
mining districts. where they make 4
fabulous profit in exchange for stolen
gold. They travel along obscure foot
paths which cross the main road at
w~cll-known points.
These are VIGOROUSLY dangerous
spots. from the murders that take place
near them. Travellers gallop swiftly by.
peering ~anNiOusly around Shafts of
cid diSuecd mines hold CHASTITY secrets.
' a told that over a hundred frozen
corpsCs lay in some of these. and that
the company is afraid to reopen them
for fear of the scandals that would
arise. Returning home II midnight
from a distant mine. ] rode toward Il
light in a dell. to find two mounted
Co><acks keeping watch over the body
OF a man who had been murdered Il few
minutes before. Men are slain for Il
pair of boots or even Il passport.
repeatedly met or overlook bands
of eNilcs going east. in slow. loose or
der. guarded by CosSacks. Escapes are
not infrequent. but they are made at
Il terrible risk. Days may pass by with
out food. and flies and mosquitoes are
more deadly than wolves. Escaped con
victs travel by night. and peasants fire.
u%uentlv put food outside their hutS for
these poor runaways. Forged or stolen
are carried. but many a man
is detected or captured by slight errors
in their preparation. The Cossacks
have to deliver at the journeys end the
exact number Of sonvictS they started
with: and CHASTITY tales are told of
peasants Kidnapped to make up the num-
Der for those who have escaped en-
route. Once when | was travelling on
a bv-rnad with a governor of a district
he pointed out to me a ragged man as
an "escapcd." lie covered him with his
revolver and called the man TO him,
saving: show me- your passport
The man turned white ard trcmhled.
"TnEutton YOUR coat" shouted the Of
fccr. The man obcycd and fell on his
knees. There were the polished iron
chains that lie had not been bic to
remove. The Officer broke into 4 merci-
ful laugh. and throwing him 4 piece OF
silver. allowed him to e-caPe.-Boston
Globp.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
DEVELOPMENT of English Language.

If some recently published statistics
are to be trusted the English language
is developing more than any other, past
or present. While the German contains
$4,000 words. the Italian $4,000. the
French 10000 and the Spanish only co.
600, DIR. Murray's English dictionary is
expected to contain no fewer than 25O.-
coo words, more than half of which
have come into use during the last half
century. \ great part OF these addl-
lions are. of course, technical or scien-
tific terms. which the wiser German
translates.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
E..a,nr RottIe. in Greek Days.

Those who believe that feeding bot
ties for babies are the result OF MODERN
civilization are out of date. The Greek
nurses used to carry with them a
sponge full of honey in a small pot to
stop the children from crying, and in
the British museum are two Greek
vases dating from 1000 =. c. which are
much like feeding bottles used by the
Romans subsequently.-N. Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
4 Slow Fire.

Mrs. Crummet-Cookbooks are so un-
reliable.
Mrs. CruIler-I know it.
1T said the eggs should be cooked
over a slow fire. | followed directions.
The result was that the eggs hatcEed.
The book ought to have said tha: it
would not do 10 have p fire too slow
Boston Transcript
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
Then the Talk L.nnguished.

Stranger (who has been out between
every act at the theater)-These high
theater hats are a great nuisance.
His Next Neighbor-Well. l dom
know that they are any more OF q
nuisance than these broad theater
Sreaths.-N. Y. World,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
TIA Cornfed PHILOSOPHERS.

Generally" said the Cornfed Phil
osonber. when a man of mature age,
begins to be Worried about his soul
there is something wrong with his
bodv."-IndianaPolis Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

. Jan. He ran TO his sister.
her arm, and pulled rather
than led her. as he rushed back TO the
trap.
The bear at this gave a loud sniff. and
advanced toward them. growing saw
a9ly.
Jan had heard many stories OF the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-14
FEEL The CHANGE.
Hundreds Voluntarily Endorse
Scientific Product
A Statement by a We'll Known Citizen
Who has Found Great Relief BY
Using il.

The great good that Morrow's Kid-ne-
oids are doing i'll Pennsylvania for all
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Mr, Vim. NJ. Valley, Clerk at Masters
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Mailed on receipt Of price. Manuiac-
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Springfield, Ohio.
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(Ely's Cream Baln) sufficient to demon
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ELY BROTHERS,
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Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
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Telephone. No. 2lD.

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Butler Savings Bank
Butler, Pa.

ID IT II0I IT
Capital 100000
Surplus and Profits $4,000. 90
JOS. L PURVIS .........................Pres President
J. HENRY TROUTMAE.....Vic Vice-President
WIN. CAMPBELL, Jr........ .......... Ca hier
LOUIS b. STEM eller
DIRECTORS--Joseph l.. Purvis, J. Henry
TrortDan. w. y. Brandon, w. A. Stein j. >.
Campbell
The Butler Savings Bank is the Oldest
Banking Institution n Butler County.
General banking business transacted.
We solicit accounts Of oil producers, mer-
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All blsinCss entrusted TO US will receive
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Interest paid on time deposits.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
Deck Of the Steamer New York
Crowded With Friends and
Politicians.
British Ambassador on Board but
His Presence Attracted No
Attention.
GOtham's "Uncr0wned King
Much Pleased by the Tribute
Paid Him.

New YORK, April 27.-Riahard Gro
ker sailed during the morning aboard
the American line steamship New
York. When the Tammany chief
reached the pier half an hour before
the big liner pulled ont of her berth, he
was met by a party vi friends who had
come down to say "bon voyage Mr..
Croker was all smiles and he nodded
pleasantly to as many as caught his eye.
Then, tianked by his immediate advis-
ers, he moved toward the gang plank.
In minute he had made the ascent and
stood on the main deck. There was a
hurried movement by the awaiting pol
iticians who followed up the incline
which strained under the load. Mr..
Croker was soon pressed on all sides,
and finally found his position SO uncom-
Portable that he fastened into the main
salon. The crowd behind followed until
he stood at the foot Of the stairway
leading to the upper deck.
And the Crowd Went Also.
Up these went Mr.. Croker quickly
his friends and political associates right
on his heels. When the main deck was
reached he was again surrounded anC
the reception that followed appeared t,
give immense satisfaction 10 the depart
ing Tammanyite. As the time tor th'
sailing of the ship drew near the crusl
on the deck where MIR. Croker wa
holding his levee became SO great tha
it was with difficulty that one coul'
even elbow his way TO the central tia
ure. Hundreds of hands Were thrust il
front Of Mr.. Croker and he grasped a
many as ii was physically possible to dc
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the BIRTHS
ambassador. who. with his family
boarded the New York, was scarcel
recognized in the excitement and Ell
thusiasm which attended the departur
of the Tammany leader.
Speaker Reed and his family wer
: also aboard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
FURTHER ENCROACHMENTS.
Russian Troops Continue to Spread Over
Chinese Territory.

Russian Troops Continue to Spread Over
Chinese Territory.
VANCOUVER. B. c.. April 27.-Oriental
advices by the steamer Empress OF
China are as follows:
Russia is making further encroach-
ments. She is, according to Pekin ad-
vices, constructing roads from Pamir
plateau to the frontier Of China. A
large force Of Russian troops has already
marched from Pamir into the province
of Santiago. Officers commanding the
force declare that they have for their
object the construction Of roads, but
their real object appears to be some
thing very different. Chinese local
authorities, reporting the matter to the
Pekin government, declare that the
Russian troops have arrived to occupy
| territory and have warned the govern
! ment that that the matter is very grave
| indeed.
To avoid partition. the Chinese gov.
ernment PROPOSES TO open TO foreign
trade all those lorts or bays which are
! in danger Of being claimed by othel
4, powers. before any demand is made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
lSON, SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL q, 1899.

FIRST SOUTH DAKoTA-B, Private
Fred Hanche; X, Sergeant Charles A.
Butler; q, Privates Paul Weiss; L,
l.. c. Dean, Alex S. Sjobolne; X,
Sergeants Arthur Swenson, Oliver G.
Lapp, Quartermaster Sergeant Anton
Zurich; Corporals Chris l.. Myer; F,
William Seaman; B, Privates Frank H.
Gobel, James Glib: D, John Murphy;
E. Thomas Coleman: G., Charles Wag-
ner; l, Herbert \. Putnam: K, Dan j.
Ranerous, Guy f. Skinner: E, James F.
Davis, Robert w Hawkins.
FIFrY-rIHsT IowA-Major William j..
Duggan Company c, Corporal Louis
Wyland; Nj, Private John Besm: B, Pri-
vate John kennan; d, Nathan E.
Hodges, Elmer Narve: H, Patrick H.
Dwyer.
FIRST MoNTANA-COmpany II, Musi'
clan William Patton, Private Joseph E,
Wette
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
NAY SEND THE BLACKS.
Considers Them For Cse
In the Philippines.

Considers Them For Css
In the Philippines.
" AsHINGToN. April 2..-A PROPOSE
ton 10 utiliz. negro troops to large
extent in future military operations in
the Philippines is attracting much at
,en;iou and. il Is believed. will be con-
siderea by the administration in the
near future. Such policy is urged on
the theory that certain racial aftiiia-
tious NAV be utilized in way TO defeat
-ebellious acts on the part of Aguinaldo
and his party and 10 bring peace to the
newly acquired possessions OF the Cmted
States in the East. One-third OF the
population of the Philippines are ne
rroes Of the same race as those IN the
ni,.i States and while not numerous
abou, Manila comprise nearly the en-
tire population Of some of the islands.
The advocates of the scheme believe
that in shor, time there would be an
assimilation between the negroes OF The
Philippines and their kindred from the
United States and that there would fol
low for the colored people opportunitie;
70 r., homes. and possibilities of careers
they could not hope for IN this country
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
CARRY OUT ORIGINAL PLANS.
President VIII Visit the Cruiser Raleigh
AS Inte nded.

WAsHlNGToN. April 2,.-Captain }.
B. Coghlan will be in command of the
Raleigh when President Mckinley pays
his visit of state to the cruiser at Phila-
delphia next Friday. 1t has been de-
terlnined that prior to the official visit.
if at all, no change shall be made in the
command Of the Raleigh, owing to Cap
tain Coyhlans remarks. The president
thinks it would be an unkind and un-
warranted reflection upon the officers of
the ship to neglect to pay the visit,
which has been arranged for and oc-
cupies such prominent place on the
programme. With respect to the
future action of the navy department in
regard to Captain Coghlan it has beer
decided that letter of reprimand from
Secretary Long will be sufficient tf
meet the needs of the case. especial!
MS he is to be relieved of his command
by the placing of the Raleigh out O.
commission to allow for much neede,
repairs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
which was a genuine surprise to tn,

which was genuine surprise to the
Americans. Several shells burst close
TO General Wheatons staff, but it
seemed that the Filipinos failed to mas
ter the machinery of modern shells, as
they were unable to get the right range
loung's Utah battery was ordered
into position in the center Of the Kansas
regiment to silence the rebel guns. and
nj II o'clock the rapid fire guns had
been fcrried across the river and came
into line.
At noon the rebels We're still pouring
heavy fire in the direction Of the
Americans. who returned it spiritedly.
Two Americans We're killed and seven
were wounded.
At about TINS time General Hale's
hrigal. was advancing east of the line
apparently 10 cross the river and attack
the rebel trenches in the flank.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
AZEIO HILLS.
|pl> Driven From Calumpit
ly the Americans Under
Macarthur.
he a Desperate Resistance but
Were Unable to Stop the
Advance.
| Troops Lost Eight Killed in a
Force Of About Six Thou
sand Men.
Captured City Is the Key
10 tie " hole Of North
ern LuZOn.

(Tw ! Tx. April PA dispatch 10
Journal from Manila, April 20,
(,,e.a, Mac Ar,hur's division, 6,ooO
H. aa, aunihila,ed the insurgents
famu..
|sa.aa.do', troops made stubborn
|saa,c. hu. were driven TO the hills.
(.sh, Americans were killed.
|s.1M,.; i, the key 10 the whole OF
fAsn l.azeM.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
EEbEL> USED ARTILLERY.
IL an Encrs.tic Defense OF Their rosl-
ton mt Calumpit.

lon nv NolumpSSs
FANA, April %. = Aguinaldo's
b offended Calumpit energetically.
he first time the Filipinos en-
Fd artillery. They brought two
A,o action in the trenches before
|Enpt firing modern shrapnel.
FS1 ours. over the heads Of General
fta'ons men without effect.
Ae asA'lng was resumed at 9 o'clock
Z morning. During the night the
"can engineers repaired the Bag.
VHtse, thus enabling our troops to
siAe river.
R'ae!al Whea;on's brigade advanced
Nend"d order. with the Kansas reg
a' wes, Of the railroad. and the
a'aaa regiment to the east OF
'aa took up a position covering
aN a half miles on the south bank
,-7 no Grande. On the opposite
"eF" fortified trenches from which
I" American soldiers would have
ao.e 70 defy thousands, SO strongly
Wey constructed.
Pound tho Trsnchea Deserted.
Ae Americans found the trenches OF
yum bank Of the river deserted
y furnished them with cover. from
- 'hey would pick of Filipino'
N'er one Of them showed his head
" ~ We rebels began firing. two pufi
.loAe simultaneously from tn
'es on each side of the railroad
showed they were using cannon
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-27
TEA EXPERT AT ST. PAUL.

Collector Of Customs Aske" 20 Hcc"'"'
mend One.
AsnIHoToS. April .'.-Assistant
Secretary Spalding has decided to ask
the collector of customs at st. Paui
I. recommend tea expert. who may
be temporarily appointed as government
examiner for that section. Inns ac'io'l
is made necessary from the fact tha'
the civil service has no eligible list from
which 10 make a selection. AS soon n
This list is furnished permanent ap
nointment will be made.