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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
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The young man who prefers to owe tailor
rather than to wear a suit which has been
taken from the counters OF a clothing store,
says that he never cared for a counter TT
anyway.-0oston Advertiser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
MOdesty Is Questionable.

The modest man who takes a back seat
these days is not called up higher, but is
pushed out the back door to make room for
The Observation-Disclosures News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
for Her.

"She says her face is her fortune"
"Well, she certainly ought to take ad
vantage of the new bankruptcy law."-Chi
cago Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
PhilOlOKfc.

First Student-Can you tell me the origin
Of the expression giving 4 man the mitten!
Second Student-It was the ancient equiv
alent of (k)nit.-Crypt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13

Sprockett-"Do you have to be examined
by a physician before you join the wheel
mems club?" Wheeler-"No; afterward."
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
Army Gunboat Expedition.

Manila, May 5, 2:15 p. m.-lhe
army's gunbOats, Laguna de Bay and
Cavadonga, under command of Capt
Grant, which started up the San Fer.
nando river for Guagua yesterday, as
was presumed, to establish there a
base of supplies for the troops en-
gagged in the northern campaign, re-
turned to-day, Maj.-Gen. Macarthur,
failed TO connect with the expedition.
The gunboats found rebels intrenched
at SosmOan and Guagua, on the water
fronts of the towns.
SheIIed the Works.
The vessels steamed past the works,
shelling the occupants and driving
them out. Landing parties from the
buats entered both towns, capturing
at Sosmoan Il Spanish captain in uni
form, who WAS ostensibly a prisoner
in the hands of the rebels. and also a
native officer. Arriving at Guagua, the
town and a small gunboat were found
to be burning, and the natives were
cvacuating the place in consequence OF
the bombardment.
A Landing Pnrty's Trophies.
At Sosmoan the landing party cap
tured a number of Filipino flags and a
quantity of arms, chiefly bolus and
bows and arrows, besides a lot of band
instruments, which the men played as
they marched back to the boats.
Gen. Grants expedition will proDa.
bly, return up the San Fernando river
after having been reinforced, on re-
cently-purchased light-draft Spanish
steamers.
Gen. Otis Dispatch.
Washington, May S.-The war de-
partment has received from Gen. Otis
a dispatch giving the situation in the
Philippines, some parts of which have
Leen omitted by the war department
il making it public. The dispatch is
as follows:
Manila, May s.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Situation as follows:
Lawton at Maasin and Baliuag: scout
ing parties to the north and east.
Macarthur at San Fernando;
= + population of coun-
try between Manila and north
ern points held by troops returning
home; appear cheerful and contcnted.
Army gunboats operating in rivers.
Have cleared country west of MacAr-
thur of insurgents. + = =
Signs of insurgents weakness more
apparent daily. OTIS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laXa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling n
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
CO only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the from of every package.
FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANcIsco. CAL
LooisvtLLE KY. NEW YORK. n. z.
re' sale by all DueEista-Priee Sos. per bottle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
Big Land Purchase.

According to Il special from Puerto
Principe city, IN American syndicate
las secured the electric lighting fran.
chise there for $4,000, and another
syndicate has purchased 50 cabal.
lerias "a caballerias is about SO Il
acres of land) for 500. 900, and will
construct a sugar factory.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13
THERE IS NOTHING TO SAY.

JOHN NJ. WILSON. Brigadier General
Chief of Engineers, U. S. ~.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
South Africa has telephone system.

DOuIu hlflcd uas u elepuouo SJ Suoui.
There are nearly 5000 stitches in a
pair of hand-sewn boots.
California has club of left-handed
persons with over 1000 members.
It has been ascertained that plate
glass will make more durable monu-
ment the hardest granite.
In some OF the farming districts of
China pigs are harnessed to small
wagons and made to draw them.
Two British Guiana stamps, dated
1850, and worth originally one penny
each, were sold in Berlin not long ago
for $4,000.
The old custom ofwatchmen calling
the hour at night is still retained in
two localities of London, namely,
New Inn and Ely Place.
tits remarkable fact that, as a
rule, the sewing done by male tailors
is neater, finer and more uniform
than that done by women.
In Peru it was once the custom for
domestic servants to have two of their
upper front teeth extracted. Their
aosence indicated their servitude.
The largest woman in the South,
Mrs. Mary Magique, colored, died
recently at Little Rock, Ark. Her age
was thirty, and she weighed $50
pounds. :
A Walkden, England, mechanic has
succeeded in breaking his legs twenty.
four times in the last ffty-two years.
The Manchester doctors look on him
as marvel.
A billboard before church in Pals
ley, Scotland, contains this announce
ment: tOnly short sermons delivered
here. Excellent music. This is the
place to save your soul and be happy.
Walk in.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11

EQer OF rchi nv - -. '
own achievements, in speaking or his
action at San Juan Hill, where he sue
cessfully planted the colors of his own
regiment upon the works from which
the Spaniards were even then running
away, said:
.tWhere did my courage come from?
It came from our 'war chief, Captain
Ayres. When I saw him leading his
men, waving his hat in the air, shout
ing out like trumpet to the soldiers
to follow, I took the two sets of colors
and ran, calling as I ran: Dress on
the colors, boys! Dress on the
colorsl'"
During the recent peace celebration
in Philadelphia, as this sable hero,
bearing the tattered battle flags he had
carried so gallantly at Las Guasimas,
San Juan, and Santiago, marched in
the procession with the Tenth Cavalry,
ne was pelted with roses from the bal
comics and stands crowded with peo-
pie.
The large picture, taken from Har-
per's Weekly. shows Sergeant Berry
standing near Captain Ayres's tent at
Huntsville, Alabama. In his left fthand
he holds his regimental national colors,
while in his right is the regimental
flag ribboned by the Spanish bullets
in the three great land battles of the
Spanish war.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11

OF une nps, but nothing more, I entered
the parlor next morning to greet DIR.
Melrose, who stood waiting for me.
sI have come, as you know,to claim
my payment, Ellie. Can you not
guess it?"
A momentary struggle with myself,
then answered bravely: ..
tYes, I knowhit all. You have my
consent, DR.. Melrose, although you
take our dearest possession.
He looked bewildered, but suddenly
seemed to understand, as he said,
gravely:
''Then you know, Ellie9 Since the
day I first saw you in church I have
loved you, have cherished MS my fond
est dream the hope of making you my
'wifel Darling, you are sure I have
your consent?"
"But Maude?" I almost gasped.
''.Maude is only too happy in the
hope that I may win you. She is en-
gagged to cousin whom she met at
Mrs. Marvin's and who is soon coming
to claim her. He is a splendid fellow
and we'll worthy of her; but I, ah! my
darling, can accept no other payment
than yourself'
And, in wild burst of passionate
JOY, of marvellous uubelief, I gave it
to him, as he sealed it with the first
kiss of our betrothal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11

practice last summer. Her irst case
was in the Circuit Court against the
Michigan Central Railroad Company,
and she will have opportunity to ap-
pear in the Supreme Court, as she has
taken the case to that tribunal.
It was not Mrs: Abbott's personal
desire that led her into the arena OF
politics. Ogemaw County is naturally
Republican by an overwhelming ma.
jority. Mrs. Abbott was known to be
a free silyerits, and finally, after the
persistent urging of the Democratic
Union-Free-Silver County Committee,
she was induced to accept the nomi-
nation for the Office to which she has
been elected. Her campaign only
lasted three weeks, but she conducted
it personally, speaking in all the pub.
lie places throughout the county, and
no amount of bad weather or wretched
roads could prevent her filling engage
ments. While her platform was that
of the party which nominated her, she
added to it some planks of her own,
one of which was conservatism OIL. the
woman's suffrage question.
AS public speaker she was bright,
witty and forceful, controlling her
audience entirely by her natural elo-
quence and sympathetic voice.
When the first returns came in the
vote was tie, but an unofficial re-
count of West Branch Township gave
her majority of four.
Mrs. Abbott makes few intimate
friends among women, as she has ne
elected the social set of West Branch
and does not attend its functions.
Among the womenkind the fact that
she is 'lady practitioner" is looked
upon as handicap.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
Checking System Applied to Babies.


In some of the New York depart
ment stores babies can be checked
like so many umbrellas, while their
mothers pursue the elusive bargain
from counter to counter. A small boy
is detailed to stand guard oyer GER.
tain number of infants. The small
boys and the infants have not been
asked for an opinion, but the mothers
are enthusiastic in their ar,royal. In
Brooklyn the checking system, as ap-,
piled to babies, has appeared in a
new form. Brooklyn being recognized
as the City of Churches, the new de-
velopmentis along the ecclesiastical
line. Rev. DR.. Wiley of the Nos
trand Avenue M. E. church is the
originator of the scheme, and the
mothers are once more the gamers.
A large room has been fitted up with
hammocks and cribs, perambuletors
and toys. Here volunteer commit
tee of young women assemblies every.
Sunday morning, and here the moth
ers, who would otherwise be kept at
home, leave their babies, while they
themselves attend the regular church
service. The plan is novel one, but
promises and deserves to be popular.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
CllarY of Prnise.

Persons WHO refuse to acknowledge
ability in others until the world has
acknowledged it sometimes have some
experiences which should teach them
discrimination. The members of q
New York rowing club once found
themselves Il man short in boats
crew. A stranger. stood by the land
ing stage, and was hailed by the cox
swain, "Say, mister, can you row?"
ga little" eff you like to take an
oar, we'll coach you up the stream. ;"
"Don't mind, if you take it slowly"
The stranger took the seat off-rsd and
did his fair share of work. The cox
swain, unwilling to let the crew ap-
pear too easily satisfied, gave the word
to quicken the stroke, and the new
man responded admirably. At the
end of the afternoon, the captain said,
as the crew stepped out of the boat,
you've got on very well, sir. If
you come down again we'll give you
another lesson. "Thanks," replied
the stranger; :'I'll be very pleased.
IF you let me have line I'll be sure
to Gomez" and he handed the captain
card which revealed the fact that the
stranger was the then champion soul
ler Hanlan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
Gagged Panther Attacks a Girl.

An unusual accident befell young
.waorkwoman on the Boulevard Belle
vile, Paris, recently. The girl, who
had been turned out of her room be-
cause she could not pay her rent, was
wandering through the streets till she
arrived on the Boulevard, where she
crawled for refuge beneath the floor
of menagerie.
She drew so near to one fthe cages
that its occupant, eshich was large
panther, Immediately put its claws
through the bars and held her firmly.
The girls screams aroused the staff of
the menagerie, who rushed to her
rescue. They labored for several min-
utes to make the panther release its
prey, but they did rot succeed until q
red hot iron bar was used.
The poor girls &rm and shoulder
were fearfully lacsrated, but the ply
sicians say she will recover.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
p.nther Presented to Queen victoria.

Panther Presented to queen Victoria.
The British legation in Bombay has
sent curious gift to Queen Victoria,
which is now en- route from India. It
is a full-grown panther, which was
captured when cub by FL. G. Simp-
son of the legation, and reared by,
bottle by his wife. 1t is now over q
year old, as docile as can be, affection
ate and faithful, and, though it has
reached its full growth, as playful as
Budh is the panther's name, so
called because captured on Wednes-
day. He grew very large for his age
aud was very powerful; but although
often quite able to take the law into
its own hands, had he been SO dis
posed, he remained perfectly sweet
tempered throughout, and at eight
months old was as playful as ever and
always anxious to be fondled by ais
mistress, and, indeed, by oil about
him. He was brought up on the juice
of meat and goats milk, and ate raw
meat from the age of five or six
weeks. But he was, still using his
bottle at eight months old. His teeth.
were still very small, but his claws
were we'll developed. Philadelphia
Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
LOOKING AHEAD THIRTY WEARS.
Sequences In 1928 of the War Between
America and Spain.

Sequences In 1928 of the war Bet"eeh
America and Spain.
Extracts from the New York daily.
papers2of 1928:
ssThe reunion of the Society of the
Survivors of the Battle of Ceyite at
Madison Square garden last evening
was most successful occasion from
both social and financial point OF
view. Over 1000 members were in at
tendance, nearly four-ffths OF the en-
tire membership, and the accomm0da-
tions of the hall were strained to the
utmost. After the banquet addresses
were made by number of the Proml-
nent members, and letters OF regret
were read from the president and the
governors of New York, Pennsylvania,
Porto Rico and Cuba. Among those
who addressed the meeting were Rev.
George Dewey Fitzgibbons, Hon.
Dewey Manila Brown, Hon. Cayite u.
Jones, Governor Philippine Olympia
Green and Vice-President Raleigh
Concord Tubb. After the banquet
was over dancing was INDUCED IN
until a late hour"
sThe Patriotic Order of the Sons OF
Cuban Liberty gave an entertainment
in their hall, No. 1874 Bowery, last even
ing, the receipts tof which are togo
toward building monument to the
memory of the Gubans who lost their
lives in the late war. a fair attend
ance was present, and the musical
numbers were well rendered by, Mrs.
Santiago Cortez Coogan, Cienfuegos,
Murphy, Amphitrite Cook and Matan-
.zas johnson. Mr.. Habana OEDon-
oghue made quite hit with hisrecita-
ton of when Gomez Marched to
Dinner Quite neat little sum was
realized"
"From Sampson, KY, comes dis
patch which says that John &. Little
|, john, a gunner's mate on the Nashville
in the late war with Spain and who
claims to have fred the first hostile.
shot of the wal, died in that town on
Wednesday. We have no wish to
doubt the veracity>of ahe Sampson
Bugle, but at the same time Mr.. Little
john is, the 23rd man to die since the
war was ended claiming the honor OF
having fred the first hostile shot.
Isn't this rather OVERRIDING it?"
'sSchley J.O'Brien, % years of age,
was picked up by Officer Good tin. in
Bleecker street last night in an intox-
icated condition. Before Judge Coo
ley this morning O'Brien claimed that
his condition was the result of discuss
ing the war with Spain in the Maine
saloon yesterday evening with two
cronies, Bill Dewey Naughtop and
Baglsy Terror O'Rourke. Judge Coo
ley decided that, in view of the cir
crmstances, the, prisoner was lucky
TO offend by mere plain drunk, and
Mr.. O'Brien was released"
"a youth giving his name as Au-
gustus Cuban Libre Lightfoot was ar
rested yesterday while acting in q
suspicious manner on Broadway
Lightfoot is thought to@be-"-~-'
isHc4 Ct,ot,s et-c:II
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
A Convict's Remarkable Escape.

An extraordinary escape from Jail
was made the other week by q young
man from the Pentonyille prison.
This prison is one of the great houses
of detention for all sorts of criminals,
and it is situated in the very heart of
London, Eng. In some way or other
a man got out of his cell, scaled the
walls. several of them, and dropped
in safety to the ground. He was at
once pursued, as laborer employed
in the prison was applying for admis
sion at the main gate just at the mo-
ment when the prisoner dropped from
the outer wall. In five minutes time
at least hundred persons had taken
up the hue and cry; but the convict,
who, it seems, can run like hare and
has a marvellous capacity for climbing
up walls, managed to evade his pur-
suers and was soon lost in the maze
of streets surrounding the prison
New York Mail and Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11

autumn day with another
nature-lover whose fate was harder;
perhaps the woman had been farm
er's daughter, ana in her city home
pined for her old, free life, nearer to
natures heart. Perhaps the golden
rod awoke in her heart some long
silent, tender sentiment-who knows?
GLOW do you do, Mrs. Stebbins?"
said the girl. 'Isn't this glorious
day? 1t was too nice to waste in
town, so I've been out in the coun-
try. Don't you want big bunch Of
this golden rod? saw you looking
at it as if you liked it?"
Golden rod?' repeated the pathe-
tic-faced woman curiously; ''golden
rod? I never seen any O. this yere
stuff before-is it yarb? What is it
good fer?"-Detroit Free Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
Big Ffgurea.

The yearly output of newspapers on
this whirling earth is estimated at 49,
600, 900, 900 copies. This is not the
calculation of the circulation managers,
but of disinterested statistician. If
all the papers were spread out, they
would cover 10, $50 square miles. The
paper weighs 7S1, $50 tons, and if the
ink were dumped into Lake Erie,
Niagara Falls would be in deep mourn
ing for a year. If the printed sheets
were piled up, the top of the column
would be 400 miles nearer the moon
than the bottom.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
a rrashonaland Mystery.

Henry Wade, jeweler, has received
two gold Venetian coins, which were
recently found on the banks of
river in Mashonaland. The pieces
which are about the size of shilling,
appeared to be of great age, and bore
inscriptions in Latin. AS to how
these ancient coins came to such an
out-of-the-way part of the world as
Mashonaland is mystery and offers q
field of much speculation. Mr. Wade
is making casts, which he will for
ward to experts in. numismatics at
home. Cape Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11

should go toward her trousseau when
she needed one, for father had pros
pered beyond all expectations.
At last I heard the sound of wheels.
Nearer and nearer.
CT bring you surprise" she had
written, and by her side sat DR.. Mel
rose, I knew it all. Was it not as !
pictured, fancied, hoped? I only know
that an impulse which sprang from
some corner of my brain caused me to
turn hastily up the stairs and, burying
my head in my pillow, sob aloud.
"Ellie, darlingl Where are you?"
questioned sweet, girlish voice; and
I sprang up, ashamed of my momentary
weakness, to find myself clasped in my
sisters warm, loving embrace.
And, taking me by the hand, she ran
rapidly down into the room where they
all sat.
Dr. Melrose instantly arose and came
forward with his old smile of welcome
and made movement as though he
would already give me a brothers
kiss, but remembered in time that his
secret was not yet disclosed.
The evening passed rapidly away in
pleasant laugh and jest. Occasion
ally I intercepssd a glalice between
Maude and her guest, ful. of meaning,
but no one else seemed to notice it.
At last he rose to bid us good night,
and as he held my hand moment in
his own he whispered:
s'You have always been the most in
defatigable in pressing my small claim
upon you. Tomorrow 1 will present
it to you for payment. May I see you
for few moments in the rmorning?"
Certainly" answered; but my
voice trembled, and 1 think had he
stayed moment longer I should have
burstinto tears.
All through that long night I
watched my sister, sleeping SO peace
ifuilv by my side, waging my little war
with -s'' ~
=
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
Read Too Far.

A Cincinnati clergyman recently
sent to the preacher with whom he
frequently exchanged pulpits notice
to be read at morning service. The
recipient astonished his congregation
by reading a postscript intended for
himself only, as follows: ST will be
pleased to have you come and dine
with me at the parsonage. Chicago
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11

Mrs. Abb6ss IS just aold enough tol
yote ssf paEents were pioneer resi-
dents of Clinton County aud lived at
Sc. Johns, where she was born and
where shesrece . hig school edu-3
cation. Then she took q normal course
iat Ypsilanti, degoting her saain attsn-
ton to shorthand work. Shortly after!
lthis she secured a position as stenog,
rspher with Marshall Field 3 CO., OF
Chicago. In the early 90s she met
Charles f. Abbott; and they were mar
ried at est Branch in 18s later
which they took the saw course st the
Unigersit of al5ab can ssshs1E
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
Hebrew Flags Flying in New York

Hebrew Flags Flying in New York.
One of the results oi the Zionist
Congress at Basle is the temperance
of the Hebrew flag in New York City.
At the meeting-place of tho delegates
flag was hoisted which had two blue
stripes on white field, and between
these the six-pointed star, or sign of
David. 1t was explained at that time
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-11
IA,

that similar flag was used 'as the
standard 6f the Hebrews in the days
of the Hebrew Nation Pictures and
descriptions of thefag came to the
United States With accounts of the
proceedings of The congress, and
dwellers in the New York Ghetto be-
gan to look, for Hebrew fnss. The
consequence was that the manufactur-
fers turned out quantity, for which
there was ready sale.