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CUBAN CHIPS.

A Cuban storekeeper will take about half of what he first asks for his goods.
 The common people are very cruel to their cats and dogs and their children.
 There are seventy-two varieties of eatable fruit. which grow wild on the island.
 Children play in the streets and courts perfectly naked until they are eight years old.
 The city of Santiago compares very favorably in the matter of life to Alex andria, Va.
 The Cuban bread Is very like the French, and at every meal half loaf is put ct each plate.
 Tho climate of Cube will attack a fat. healthy American before 1t will a thin, weakly one.
 Respectable Cuban women do not smoke eigars Ond cigarettes in public, as is commonly supposed.
 The commone8t people tako at least 6 sponge bath every day and teach their children to do the same
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GREAT THOUGHTS

None but towards 1ie.-Murphy.
 Past all shame, so past all truth Shakespeare.
 Respect is better procured by exact. ing than soliciting it.-Greyille.
 We have all 6 propensity to grasp forbidden fruit.-Seneca.
 Levity of behavior is the bane of all that is good and virtuous.-Seneca.
 When 1enity and cruelty play for a kingdom. the gentler gamester is the soonest Winner.-Shakespe
 He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of noisy. impotent patriots.- Layater.
 Mental pleasures never eloy; unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition, approved of by reflection, and strengthened by enioyment-Col. ton.
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DON'T.

Don't pick quarrels before they are ripe
 Don't owe any person a grudge: pay as you go.
 Don't trust a tanned wolf and a re- conciled enemy too far.
 Don't prolong a quarrel; make a fight of it. and then quit.
 Don't think that bright men spend all their time reAecting.
 Don't forget that mans chief end is the one with the head on.
 Don't think because an aching tooth is little that it isn't nervy.
 Don't expect to meet self-made man who is not proud of his job.
 Don't think because you think you can sing that other's think so.
 Don't acquire reputation for truth fitness by speaking i'll of yourself.
 Don't order chicken if you want chicken, but order a crate-egg; it comes cheaper.
 Don't blame a dentist for looking down in the mouth-that's what he gets paid for.
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DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

Essay-A paragraph padded with words.
 Centurion-A cyclist who makes a century run.
 Experience-The comb a man ac- quires after he loses his hair.
 Heirloom-The trousers that are handed down from father to son.
 Adversity The only scale that gives the correct weight oi our friends.
 Ultimatum-Saap nlng a woman is continually workh off on her hus- band.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-28

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
Hurts His Fair Name.

When there is any hard luck or trouble
ahead the Tennessee negro seems TO be
mp against it every time. Why. is past
hnding out but the col0red brethren
here insist that if q negro is arrested and
taken TO court and it leaks out that he
comes from Tennessee that do settle him.
White and black seem to have a preiu-
dice against the cullud gent'mun from
Bob Taylors state and under all cir
cumstances he is given the hot end OF the
poker If one wishes 10 see the soul OF
colonel VIII Hays torn with rage and
disgust he should mention tho Tennessee
negro. Those from other Southern
states worry the colonel, too. and he IS
constantly seeing his name In the police
court records. These worthless Mig
GERS exclaims the colonel "have TO
light out from their own home to dodge
the penitentiary, and they make a bee
line FOR this city What do they do when
they get hcre2 Find out the names Of the
leading and distinguished men and ap-
prOpriate them at once That's the roas-
on why you find my name I'm the paper
so much-sometimes 7 have been steal
ing. sometimes slashing n fellow with a
razor, or up TO pretty nearly every kind
OF meanness." Some men would regard
this purlOining OF their names as n com
pliment. but the colonel does not sec il
I'm that particular light. and IS irate
when he finds I'm the papers that OWN
Hays was registered as - and y. at
Central station yesterday "-Louisville
Times.
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makers. as II was intended TO commence
rate the winter solsuce. which was 10
Thorn the most impressive season Of the
year.
The Sphinx consists Of the head Of a
man on the body OF O. lion. 4 royal
crown is on the head and the entire body
IS buried This represents the exact po-
sition Of the consultations Leo, the Lion.
and Aquarius. the water Bearer. in the
heavens at midwinter In astronomy
Aquarius IS always represented as a man
and Leo as a lion. At mldwinter Leo Is
below tho horizon and the head OF
AQuarius Is just above. So the body of
the beast is buried while the head Of the
man looks out over the sands
10 is strange that this monument 70
fine ignorance Of the ancient Egyptians
should have remained "a mystery for 50
long o. time Many theories as 90 IFS sig
nidcance have been entertained. Some
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glorl6ed at the beginning of the summer
soistlce, when they began to lensthen
again.
Working upon this' theory there Is ev-
cry reason 10 believe that the Sphinx was
built by tho scientific priests who also
embodied their astronomical system in
the great pyramids. To them This crea-
ton of their faith was known as Her
machias. or the youthful rising sun.
called the Horns Ia the Horizon"
The Sphinx. as We see it to-day ia six
ty-four feet high. The body is one hun
dred and forty feet I'm length and the
head Is fourteen feet wide and thirty
feet IN length. from the top Of the fore
head 10 the chin. To the mind Of the
priests Of Egypt it was a necessary adj
junct 10 the pyramids and was erected
at about the same period I'm the worlds
history.
Mr.. Beswick calculates this time with
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the majestic piece Of art was made by
the people who placed DO there upon ifs
bed of sand 50 many hundreds of years
ago.
Although now an American Dir. Bcs-
wick Is an Englishman by birth and was
long a pupil of Or. Dalton Of Alanches-
ter. lie IS a scientist OF repute. q MEM
Der of distinguished British societies and
the inventor OF a method OF computing
the magnetic dcclinatiOn of the needle.
His discovery therefore. has had great
weight with the scientific world and IS
generally accepted as the most plausible
solution OF this mystery of the ages
Prior 20 the publication Of this latest
discovery &c was generally believed that
the Sphinx was constructed as % m0uu-
mcnt TO some phase of the religious bee
liof OF the ancient Egyptians but llr.
Eeswick has found that its astronomical
meaning was even more important TO its
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
G1THEMlMG OFF THE SUMMER DAYS.

scientific nicely but his arguments are
based upon too intricate system or
mathematics to be intelligible to the lay
mind. All we can learn from the call
cuiatlons is that both pyramid and
Sphinx were erected at about the year
2,1S2 b. g. as this was the only time AT
which the Astronomical combination SYM
bolized by their dimensions was posi-
ble 4
IL does not demand a scientist. how
ever. to recognize the fact that Mr. Bes-
wick has discovered evidence in sup
port of a very probable theory and until
some one arises who is able TO show that
he is wrong IN his surmises the world
In general will accept n as the correct
solution Of a mystery that has puzzled
the greatest Of scientists for hundreds e
years before Napoleon. reviewing his
soldiers I'm its shadow. said: Twenty
centuries look down upon you"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
Short Studies
ON
Great Subjects.
Some Prize Lies.


At the Pathacket Fair last fan the
committee offered prize of one hundred
dollars for the most appalling lie. 1t
may have been very hurtful 10 the feel
incs OF the good citizens OF our worthy
town for the committee 20 imagine that
there was o. citizen in Pathacket who
could tell q lie. But some Of the efforts
submitted are due place I'm history
Eukv Mears. who had some reputation
as O. liar before the war. said he was out
fishing one night. and caught "a boat load
of cells. some twelve thousand; that I'm
reaching around TO his hip-pocket for his
cold crow be accidentally caps'zed the
boat. that every fish had an opportunity
10 escape. but realizing that Euky was
"a man Of great magnetic powers, when
the boat was uD-righted they We're all I'm
place, fawning against Euky's shin-DOnes
and wriggling around generally. This
was q good lie. IL is said that it para
lived one member Of the awarding COM
mittee. and there was consequently some
prejudice against tho story. Had II not
been for this IL would have taken q
prize.
Next came n lie I'm the way OF an appe-
tier. IL appears that Bob Shares saw
man at a barbecue down i'm Darby eat
tWenty-cight pairs OF Wild ducks and a
whole cake Of cheese, with the rag on.
That was nshv.
Then there was the legend OF a man. a
Fat man. who was SO large that his
trousers held thirty bushels OF corn
But the contribution which took tho
first prize was war story lobe Punkin
q friend of mine told IL. There was a
man from Fluvanna county. and the
strauccst part Of the story Is that he
was not n POpuiist. who had an extraor-
binary growth Of beard. His beard both
cred him considerably. 10 would
grow a'armingy fast Before he
was sixteen years OF age ne
had 10 shave every day. and
when he became a man it was necessary
10 shave twice a day. and even then IL
would get away from him. At last the
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men have held that II was intended 10
represent tho Gibborim giants Of myth
ology while others. I'm spite Of the SYM
bols Of godship that appeared in its face.
have insisted that # was nothing more
than the likeness OF the king who erect
ed 10.
Mr.. Beswick's theory based "a Il IS
upon the well known fact that the Egyp-
tian religion was iuextricably bound up
with astronomy, seems TO set all this
uncertainty at rest. To the Egyptians
the winter sostice was particularly i'm
prossive because when the days began
TO shorten they believed that the light
OF the sun was going ont. The erection
OF such monument therefore. symbol
tied 20 the people that tho heavenly bod
les moved in regular course and was,
no tho same time, an act OF reverence
TO the celestial gods who were worship
ped from fear as the days shortened and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

future. Couchcd in tho sands It's breast
rises Ike d tower, its back like the inn
mcnse dome of "a place of worship. From
its siehucss eyes TO the smile that curls
the lips in scon the furrowed face is
one grmt sermon I'm stone
For centuries this fascinating monu-
mont of antiquity has stood as a syno-
uym for AN that is mysterious. For
centuries IL has been an enigma. n rid
die that men have tried I'm vain to solve
Greek mythology offered a solution but
modern science has rejected the theory
IL pIohcd into the earth and it pricked
the NEUROLOGICAL bubble 1t declared
that the Greeks were wrong but IL found
nothing 10 enable It 10 offer n bet.e-
solution and. until n few months ago
the riddle has remained unsOlved Now
however. Professor S. Beswick. Of Holt
daysiurg Pa. has discovered the secret
and az last the world may know why
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war broke out and he went into the army.
Now comes the climax About 1868 he
was shaving an the time. Before each
meal 10 was necessary 10 remove his
hirsute ad0rnment A growth of six or
eight inches would accumulate within a
few hours. One morning they went into
battle, and the lighting was ferce for
several hours. After two DAYS OF con
tnuous firing the beard OF this Barba-
rossa was six feet I'm length and still
growing He cut it off, but 1t grew worse
or Dettdr. rs the case may be Matters
went on I'm this way until Il finally be-
came necessary TO give the beard>I man
am attendant whose duty IL was every ten
minutes 90 clear away the web-work
And here the story broke Off. 1t captured
the prize-a bob-tailed lie: but there are
many opinions as to whore this good man
went. l think he is IN Kansas.
NAT PRUNE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

The famous sphinx in whose huge
manglcd face is mingled all the majesty
and mystery Of Esypt has long been an
object OF surprising interest 90 the stu
dent Of archaeology. Through unnum-
bcrcd centuries the rock has reflected in
its features the highest human wisdom.
To-day although battered by time ana
the vandalism Of man the ghost of hu-
man countenance sin sazes out over the
world
It scowis not. 30 frowns not it woeps
not. but smiles eterully-at day ass 10
dawns. a. night as 10 follows no the soa-
sons I'm their course-as II 90 saw tie lite
tleness or human. cndeav0r and could
only smile at the life and death s,ru--
giles OF men and nations the history OF
the past and the untold tales of the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

as large as the cruiser Baltimore. larger
imam me New Orleans and much larger
,iah the German Emperors yacht Ho-
henzoilefn. The latter is, in reality, only
protected cruiser. with regular arma-
ment and protective decks. but with
quarters fitted up FOR the Emperor The
royal yacht now building Will. on the
o1her hand. be simply yacht for pleas
ure cruising
ne Keel OF the new craft was laid at
pembroke on December e. 1897. ana
since that time progress has been much
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
QUEEN WCT0RIAS NEW YACHT.
The Builders Are Trying to Get it Ready for Her
Eighteth Birthday.
Eightieth Birthday.

x. Vaudorbilts Valiant. which is 3}2 feet
long. After this come the May1owcr the
Nahma. the Aphodite of Colonel oliver H.
Payne. the Corsair OF Commodore Nor
gan. and the Naruna OF Eugene Higgins
all of which are slightly over three hum
dred feet long. The Queens new yacht Is
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nified old side wheel craft which has
been for so many years the queens royal
yacht. But the convoy was found neces-
sary 10 f0rcstan by Il show Of forco any
OF tho threaten ms demonstration fore
shadowed by the radical press OF France.
But with tho new yacht 1t would have
been different
Queen Yictoria's new yacht VIII have,
IN addition 10 many other qualifications.
that OF being the largest pleasure craft
tnOat her length over ali being $50 feet.
This places her long way ahead OF w.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02
E]|.EIiIi'I..!li!I||,7.IilE7:.!!'lJ
n Specially.

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under same guaranty. IL ycu prefer 10
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fail to cure. II you have taken aIe.rurv
iodide Potash ana stiil have aches AKA
pains. Mucous Patches In mouth 500
Throat. Pimples. Copper Coiored snofs
ulcers on any part OF the BODY. ha'r ~,
eyebroWs InsIing out. It is TINS Syphilitic
cure. We solicit the most obs;inafs 800 W
and challenge fhe world for a case us
canLot cure This disease has always
psmed inc si sn'di OF the most eminent
conditional guaranty. Absolute n,onp,
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

Prcsident-N. " RANDOLPH
Nice-President-GEO. l.. CHRISTIAN.
Secretary-CHAS *. WILLIS
Principal Oiiice-RICHMOND. VA.
Organized IncOrporated-DECEM H. 1866.
Commenced Business-MARCH H. 1866.
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Y
ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR DECEMBER
a. "A q
NllilElA MADE TO THE AUDITOR
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#oH ia Virginia. Richmond stock. nSs$
para lue Cari
e)
ACCOUNTS IF STOCKS BONDS SECURITIES
MORTGAGES
ANED F 9 i4 It G0gNf WITH Tr TIE P9K AMP MAR
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l.
Amount OF capital subscribed
sh %
II.
Value owned
upon 2&e
teres is
loans
"
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Market Value.

ut oE BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND
THIS STATE AND or OTHER BONDS AND
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11

The third ward wants another cOun-
Gilman, and when the third ward wants
anything she generally gets what she
wants.
The Cape Girardeau man who don't
eat turkey on thanksgiving day this
year is not up to date.
After this year there will be only
two small vacant lots left on Main
street.
Three colored preachers arrived in
town yesterday and seven hundred tur-
keys got here today. On the 14th the
astronomers say we will witness a
shower of falling stars. VIII Won
ders never cease:
The Western Game and Poultry Co.
have over one thousand turkeys on
hand at their branch house in this
city. Every Republican in the coun-
try should have turkey for dinner this
year on thanksgiving day.
Albert De Reign. Of Benton, is in
the city today. Mr.. De Reign says
Marshall Arnold is out of politics,
and is .devoting his time to the prac-
tice Of law.
Congressman Nandiver returned
home from New Madrid the other day
where he had been with the Mississippi
pi River Commissioners.
Mr.. Hufflnann. of Dexter. was in
the city today.
What is it: y cure for Coughs,
Colds. Group, Whooping Cough,
Hoarseness. Sore Throat. and all
Bronchial Affections of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs. 80 doses for 30
cents. Money refunded if it fails to
dissatisfaction: we mean DR.. Sim
mons'Cough Syrup. For sale by all
druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11
WEDNESDAY

We are pleased to know that Tony
Wingerter is again able to be out.
Will some one of the Latin scholars
in the public school give rs the names
of the islands in the Philippine group:
Evil after effects V follow til
use of DR.. Bells Peppermint Chill
Tonic. 1t is a pleasant liver laxative.
1t makes rich, red blood. 1t makes
stout. sound bone. 1t makes flesh. 1t
makes rosy cheaks. All of this cures
chills so they stay cured. Dealers
guarantee it.
Today is city pay day and there is
some money in circulation that only
comes out once a month.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11

Frank Unnerstall butchered four
fine hogs yesterday.
The Western Poultry and Game Co.
has sixteen hundred gees on a farm
near Millerville fattening. They eat
twenty bushels of corn every day.
Our Democratic friends are a little
sore today. The election news is not
as they expected.
Ed buchanan received an order last
night for two eats, to be shipped by
express. OF course Ed Eill furnish
the eats.
Billiards. Snow Linimezt. THERE'S
no pain it viii zot relieve no swelling
it Will "a sub6ue, no wound it will
not heal, il will cure frost bites.
chilblains. and corns. p and 80 cents,
D. Ben Miller.
There will be an election in the
third ward next Application ordi-
nance or no election ordinance.
Frank Stephens has accepted a po-
sition in the store of w. II. Bohnsack
and is now using the yardstick instead
OF the rolling pin.
County Assessor Howard is in the
city, and with the city assessor is
making the assessment Cor the city and
county.
Next Wednesday there will be a
wedding in this city. We cannot give
names now.
Are yoa lacking in strength and
energy. Are you nervous. respondent,
irritable. bilious, eonstipated and
generally run down in health. If SO.
your liver is torpid. and, and a few
doses of Herbine will cure YOU
Herbine has no equal as a health re-
storer. l.. Ben Miller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11
The Eagle. kig OF ali.Blrds.

: mse | foS its keen sight, clear and
distinct vision. SO are those persons
who use Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salye
for weak eyes. styes, sore eyes OF any
kindor graduated lids. Sold by all
dealers at p cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11
r

Ex-Policeman Brunson was down
on the Ievee today looking at the big
drove of turkeys.
Ed Poe, of the late Democratic par
ty of Cape Girardeau county, is in the
city today. Mr.. Poe is now working
for Uncle Sam.
Mrs. j. W. Thornton. of Chicago,
is here on a visit to her sisters. Miss
Nellie Woody and Mrs. Wild. on
Themis Street.
Running sores, INDECENT ulcers and
similar troubles. eventhough of many
years standing. may occurred by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
soothes. strengthens and heals. 1t is
the great pile cure. ". H. Coerver
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11
Advertised Letters.
hunts cure

Cures ali skin diseases in all its va
rious forms. No internal treatment
necessary. Failing money returned
to purchaser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11
FRIDAY.

William B. Schaefer, of Jackson,
is in the city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-11

Now the city has Il beer depot ordi-
nance we want to see if the authori-
ties are going to enforce it.
Capt. Ed. Gray, of Gray's Point,
was in the city yesterday. The Gap
tain is going to have a sale of town
lots at Gray's Point in the near flu
future.
The managers of the Broadway
T'heater turned off a show the other
day. The show was one of the tough
kind.
VIM. B. Schaefer, of Jackson, was
in the city this morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
Chinese Parental Authority.

A remarkable event occurred at
Using Kiang-Pu. A man by the name
Of King had a son who made his III.
ther and mother lose face" because
Of the wild. mkIsh life he led. H.
gambled. loafed. smoked opium. etc.
II he stole, his father would be taken
to the yamen, and the whole family
would suffer for the sons v!llainy, and
the vital question was. How could tho
family DO protected? At last they ar
rived ut the conclusion that the only
way to protect tho father and mother
was to take extreme measures with
the son, which they did with q vengr-
ance. The father and uncle took him
out among tho graves, followed by a
crowd Of curious neighbQrs and
friends. and. putting a rope around
his neck, ench relation pulled OH an
end. and the SOL was put beyond ruin
Ing the family In this world.-North
China Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-01
Earned His Dinner.

"A poor. miserable tramp Game to
the kitchen door this afternoon" said
Mrs. Bllvins to her husband. and
when | asked him what he wanted he
fell down in Il IT."
"He did. eli" snorted BlIvIns. And
| suppose you were Just fool enough
to give him some money"
"Well. yes" admitted Mrs. Blivins.
II gave him Il good meal and % cents
to get Il nights lodging with" /,
(which he promptly blew In for
BOOZE" added Bliyins. Didn't you
know that he was u fraud? Those
fellows can throw fits so artistically
that they sometimes deceive the physi-
clans. He was a fake pure and sim
pie"
II don't care II he was" replied the
lady. with II toss OF her head. II made
him earn ills dinner anyway"
ooh. you did. did you? What did he
dow
II made him come into the nursery
and throw fits. as you call II, for half
an hour to amuse the baby."-San
Francisco Examiner.