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The evening times., 1899-11-02

conference occupied about one hour. The
Commissioners made verbal reports on the
work done by them in the Philippines and
gave their observations on conditions in
the islands. While in the archipelago the
Commission was divided into subcommis-
sions of one. each Commissioner updertak-
ing special branch OF enquiry.
Prof. Schurman, President of the Com
mission, said today that the report which
may be presented to President Mckinley
tomorrow will not deal with the treaty con-
cluded between General Bates and the Sui
tan OF Sulu, as that was a military ar
rangement with which the Commission had
no concern. The forthcoming preliminary
report would deal, he said, with certain
matters on which the President desired in
formation at this time
Admiral Dewey was the last member Of
the Commission to enter the session cham
Der this morning.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
The Vaughn CIax. Annual Concert

Probably no event of the musical season
is more eagerly looked forward to or more
largely attended than the annual concert
Of the Vaughn Class, the ninth Of which
takes place tomorrow evening in the CAL
vary Baptist Sunday School House, corner
Of Eighth and H Streets northwest. An
excellent programme has been arranged
in which well-known local artists will take
part. The list of talent is as follows: Mrs.
Thomas c. Noyes, soprano; Miss Edna
Scott Smith. contralto; Miss Helen Col
houn, reader; Jasper Dean .McFalI, BARI
tone; w. d. Mcfarland. tenor; W. H.
Conley. reader; Prof. B. Baumgartel,
French horn soloist; Cullen and Collins,
banjoists.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Kepler Hoyt have returned
from their wedding trip and are at the
Victoria, where they will spend the win
ter.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Mrs. John I. Thompson has gone for an
extended visit to the West. She will te
the guest of her brother in Indianapolis
and OF Mr.. Frank Bowles, Of Cincinnati,
before returning to Washington.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
PREPARING ITS REPORT
The Philippine Commission Re-
sumes Work This Morning.
Summary of It's Views Likely to
Be Submitted to President McKin-
ley TOmOrrow-History of the Ar
chipeIaEo and Rights of the Unit
ed states Government Considered.
The Philippine Commission met in its

The Philippine Commission met in its
session chambers at the Arlington Hotel
this morning. at 10 o'clock and proceeded
with the work begun yesterday of prepar-
ing preliminary report, which it is under
stood, will be presented to President Nc
kinley tomorrow. 1t is said that this re-
port will briefly review the history of the
Philippine archipelago, and the period of
Spanish occupation. 1t will deal with the
legal and moral rights of the United States
in the islands. The conclusions will be
that the United States shall retain pos
session and that greater efforts should be
exerted that the insurrection may be crush
ed.
President Mckinley sent word to the
Commission yesterday that he would like
to confer with it at the White House This
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Ladies' Plush Capes, $40.

Trimmed handsomely with jet and braid.
and finished with Thibet far; lined with
mercerized satine; extra full sweep; IS value,
at s.. 40.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
Tho Arraisnment of MoItpcux

NEW YORK, Nov. Ireland B. Mo,i-
neux. pale but apparently in good health,
was arraisned yesterday before Justice
Fursman in ,c,e criminal branch of the su-
preme court. And November IA was set for
beginning his trial for the murder of Mrs.
Katherine Adams. by poison meant for
Harry Cornish. Justice Fursman enqul ell
how long the trial would last ami was 10 d
that 1t would occupy three weeks.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
College Chess Clubs, Challenge,

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The chess clubs
Of Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
universities forwarded by today's mail q
challenge to the Oxford and Cambridge
universities chess clubs for another cable
match.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

The Countess of Strafford. formerly Mrs.
Cora Colgate, of New York. is being sig
nally honored. On October IS the countess
and her sister-in-law. Lady Susan Byng,
lunched with Queen Victoria at Balmoral
and spent some time with the Queen at
the castle.
The evening times., 1899-11-02
PORTO R1co's BILL OF HEALTH
The Island Reported Clear of Con-
tagiOus Maladfes,

ALBANY, N. Y. Nov. 2-Dr. George g.
Groff, secretary Of the Superior Board Of
Health Of Porto Rico, reports that not one
case Of smallpox or yellow fever exists on
the island. In a letter to DR.. Baxter, Sec
retary Of the State Board of Health, Dr.
Croft says:
Il have the honor to inform you that
the existence Of q single case Of smallpox
Is at this moment unknown on this island.
Nine months ago serious epidemic was
threatened, and the disease prevailed over
the island. Since then SOC, 900 vaccinations
have been performed. It Is possible to
stamp out smallpox in Spanish-American
countries. No serious diseases have fol-
lowed the hurricane of August 8.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. D. orc. Callaghan have
sent out invitations for the marriage fe-
ception Of their daughter. Lilly Sabine
and Mr.. William MCGEE Wallace, Wednes-
day evening. November 8, from z to 8
o'clock. The ceremony which will take
place earlier in the evening, will be wit
messed only by the immediate relatives,
The evening times., 1899-11-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

The Army and Navy Chapter. D. A. R..
will give reception this evening at the
home Of the regent, Mrs. Herschel Main.
2oos Massachusetts Avenue, complimentary
to the national board and to other mem
bers Of the District chapters.
The evening times., 1899-11-02

The congregation of the Church Of St.
Michael and All Angels will be ''at home"
this evening, at 8 o'clock p. m, at
the parish house, Twenty-second Street
and Virginia Avenue. and will be glad to
see all their friends as guests.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
John Was Ready.

In these days of proposed interna-
tional alliances it is interesting to read
CT the little difficulty in which a Chi
cago newsboy found himself involved,
and how he extricated himself there
from.
He had wandered over into one of the
"foreign quarters on the West side,
where one can hear almost every Ian
guage except our ~vernacular. and he
was set upon by two or three boys.
He defended himself bravely, and was
holding his own fairly well, until the
two or three were joined by as many
more, and then the battle began to go
against him.
Say" he yelled to a group of boys
watching the fight from the sidewalk,
'is there an English boy in the
crowd?"
yes" shouted a stockily built ur-
chin of about his own size.
Come yere, them" painted the young
American, laying about him with all
his might, IAN we'll clean out the hull
gang"
And they did.-Youth's Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
SCIENCE OF WHISPERS.
The Idi0syncrnSies of Men Are Plain.
ly Indicated by styles of Hir-
suite

THE first thing a young man should
do in starting ont in life said an old
timer, o~racularly. rs to decide how he
wants to wear his whiskers. Then he
can choose his vocation accordingly.
The matter ma be reduced to an eX-
act science" he continued, taking the
mustache as a basis. \ mustache is
essentially romantic and conyiyial, and
IS important to any CALLING in which
good fellowship cuts n figure. If very
heavy and dropping it lends an air of
sagacity to its owner. | knew 4 railroad
manager whose mustache draws $780,
eco a year: he never does anything HIM
self, and an idea would kill him dead.
The addition of sidewhiskers tempers
the mustache with n solid suggestion
of business acumen, and, if gray and
well kept, proclaim their wearer an
old school gentleman whose palate may
be trusted on the question of vintages.
A mustache and imperial are ensigns
of determination, and are valuable for
lawyers and doctors. They inspire
confidence. Up to middle age small
sidewhiskers of the ~mutton-chop brand
are chiefly useful as indicating serious
ness of purpose. When they begin to
whiten they are Indispensable to finan-
cial magnates of the first class-sym-
bols, SO to speak, of austerity and
naughty reserve.
The theory might be expanded in
definitely, but l am sure you catch its
drift. l ought to add, by the way, that
long chin whiskers are an excellent
stimulant to thought. Afriend of mine
has an immensely long goatee, without
which he would be as helpless as a babe
Ordinarily, his brain is in a state OF
complete repose, and when asked q
question he responds with a fishy stare.
Then his hand steals slowly up to his
goatee and he gives it a slight tug.
That tug releases some sort of a catch
in his mental machinery, and it pro-
ceeds to grind one think, whereupon
he Immediately gives you an intelli-
gent answer. If his chin whiskers were
shaved off he would be reduced to a
condition approaching CONAN. D.
Times-Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Notes on Various Matters men
Come Under the housewives
Supervision.

,Japanese umbrellas have long been
used to cover an ugly ceiling. Lanterns
have also been used. but they are not so
pretty as the soft. bright grapes and
chintzes which make looking upward
4 pleasure.
An ingenious Young woman bought
Il roll of mating. pliable and JoIntleSS,
with a design of diamonds of blue here
and there. This. with a lot of picture
mu!ding from "A sash factory, Il paper
of brads, a stepladder and considerable
patience helped to beautify an ugly
room.
Glassware should be washed in hot
soapsuds. rinsed in old water. Aclean
glass towel does the rest. Use a brush
FOR cut glass. To season new glass
ware put dishes. tumblers and other
glass articles into a kettle, cover them
entirely with cold water and put the
kettle where it will soon boil. When it
has boiled a few minutes set II aside,
covered close. When the water Is cold
take the glass out.
Wine stains can be removed from
linen by holding in boiling milk. For
fruit stains rub yellow soap on both
sides of stain and tie a piece of pearl
ash in il and boil in water. When en-
posed to the sun and air the stain will
gradually disappear.
To clean lamp burners boil them in
water for half an hour and they will be
perfectly clean.
Wipe lamp wicks off: don't cut them.
Rub burners with sand soap to get
black off and boil them once in awhile
to keep them from smelling. To t1
lamp wicks light the lamp. then turn
off. urn wick up and scrape with
knife wh:!c warm.
The floor and ceiling of a room shoulU
be as pretty as the walls, and in a like
scheme of color. Some summer art
students who have a mountain college
have made its walls of rough plaster,
colored a dull brown. which shades on
the ceiling with a grayish green. Along
the walls. at the height of the picture
rail. are narrow boxes, made OF birch
bows. full of Nood earth. In these are
German ivy roots, the tendrils trained
in a spider web of green wires. which
spreads across the ceiling.-Cincin'
natl ENQUIRER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
TIE FEATHER BUSINESS
Most "f the Millions Pounds rHsd
IN This CoA ~ Come
from { pa.

The fierce fire in n feather foundry
which took place at Newark recently
called attention to the fact that a large
business is done in feathers, and that
the fluffy, bulky article is an important
item in the commercial world.
"Of course" said a large importer of
feathers and down, most people know
that feathers are not made; that they
are simply gathered off the live birds
for the market; but there are not many
people who know that nearly the whole
supply, which amounts to several mil
lion pounds A. year in this country,
III here from China via Germany.
In China the feathers are gathered by
small dealers and commission mer-
chants through the country, and the
stock finds its way finally to Hong
Kong, where the large packing and
cleaning establishments are situated.
Some feathers are made ready for the
consumer there, but the largest part of
the product is sent raw to Europe,
where the busting and renovating take
place. One of the largest plants in Eu-
lopC 10 IHSu'. "hNiS thS
the concern which had'the loss in New
ark are located"
The duty on raw feathers is IS per
cent. and 80 per cent. on the manufac-
tured or cleaned article, and in order
to save a part of the extra So per cent.
factories have been established here.
The raw material comes to the United
States in bales. which have been re-
duced in size by hydraulic pressure and
contain about 400 pounds each.
Feathers which remain in Europe are
used TO a great extent for feather beds,
but Of the material which comes to this
country the largest part is used for pill
lows and cushions.
The ordinary pillow" said n n
factrner. leafs up IS per cent. of the
supply. and the rest goes to miscellane-
Gus bedding. and the down which is Sc
lectcd from the feathers and comes, in
some instances, already selected. is
used for fancy cushions of the better
grade and for bed covers. Feather beds.
the old-fashioned article, which come
here from Germany and ireland. are
going out of date rapidly. and even the
East siders make pillows of their beds
after they have been in the country a
few years. New York is 10 place for
feather beds. anyway, even if the peo-
pie wanted them. In apartments Ike
thOscin the Cld-fashioned New-Ergland
homes Il mountain of feathers may be
housed. but in flats. which are so small
that the occupants must use condensed
milk. the feather bed can have no
place."-N. Y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY
The System Has Been Received with
Great Satisfaction in All Parts
OF the Country.

The post Office department is con-
evidence tending TO show the popular
lty Of the free delivery system where
it has been tried, and the desire for the
extension of the service to other terri
tory where it is not yet in operation.
The original appropriation by the last
congress under President Cleveland's
administration. for the trial OF the Sys-
ten, vas $4,000. and the Fifty-Fourth
congress followed this with an appro-
priation of $ljG,G1O to continue the
experiment. The congress just ended
increased this amount TO S3UU.O0G. and
the system is now considered practi-
cally a permanent feature of the post
Office department. It is stated BY the
officials that very great satisfaction
has been expressed throughout the
country. and those familiar with the
subject claim that in pOpulOus sections.
where the country is thickly inter-
spersed with farmhouses and whose
correspondence naturally is consider
able. the system will be self-%suStaining.
The only persons. it is stated. who are
opposed to the free rural delivery are
the f~ourth-class postmasters. who lose
not only their revenuc from stamp can
cellations. but also the privilt% re of
doing out provisions Of various kinds
to the patrons OF the office. who ma
turally. in a good many cases. deal
with them in the grocery line. the
fourth-class postmaster usually keep
ing a store. The service has now been
extended by the department TO nearly
all the states and territories. and in
such states as have made application.
the department is now considering the
most advisable systems to introduce.
In some of the sparsely settled regions.
where the farms are very large and the
distances between houses great. eN-
pertinent is being made with a hi and
triweekly system instead Of Il daily.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

usingan eNtemporized rigging between
"bents" having crosswiSe timbrrS. y
pulley is located above the NOW to be
tiled. The rope from It. a. has the fork
at its end. The hay is lifted straight up
from the load because held by the rope
and pulley (b), operated by the man on
he load. When the forkful will clear
the edge of the NOW, rope b is SACKED
as required. either TO drop h forkful
# the front. the middle or the rear OF
The NOW. The rope 4, after passing
over the pulley above the now is car
led down as directly as possible TO the
horse. which draws it out. The dlrec-
ton may, of course, have to be changed
by a pulley in the barn below Inc u
is given as a suggestion, to be modiiied
as circumstances demand.-Farm and
Horne
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
How Ponce de Leon Looked.

The mistake of leaving a history
without a portrait accompanying it is
exemplifed in a struggle which the
post office department has engaged in
to do credit to the illustrious. Porto
Rico must nave stamped envelopes, and,
with an eye to the appropriateness of
the design, Washington officials hoped
to adorn the stamp with a portrait of
Ponce de Leon. But, grea: as he was,
n o one immortalized himin oil or wood.
So, an engraving of ATerigo Vespucci,
who has been overshadowed by the
great Christopher Columbus, will trav-
ell to and fro and serve as a mark for the
iconoclastic stamp canceler.-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
What aLittle Faith Did
FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
LETTER TO Mns. NO. 6e,sS41

II was a great sufferer from female
weakness and had no strength. 1t was
impossible for me to attend to my
household duties. 1 had tried every
thing and many doctors, but found no
relief.
MY sister advised me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which 1 did; before using all of n
bottle l felt better. 1 kept on with it
and to my great surprise 1 am cured.
AL. who suffer from female complaints
should give it a trial."-MRs. Rock
VEIL, 1909 S. DIVISION ST., GRAND
RAPIDS, MICH.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
From a Grateful Newark Woman.

"When 1 wrote to you l was very
sick, had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not seem to help me,
and one said 1 could not live three
months. 1 had womb trouble, falling,
ulcers, kidney and bladder trouble.
There seemed to be such a drawing
and burning pain in my bowels that 1
could not rest anywhere. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Sanative Wash and follow
ing your advice, 1 feel well again and
stronger than ever My bowels feel asi if
they had been made over new. With
many thanks for your help, 1 remain,
L. G., "A ANN ST., NEWARK, N. j."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
MODERN A FORK.
An EXtemporiye Rigging
Barn "Brnts" Having: Cross
wise

Many fail To make use OF that "rca,
iabor-Saver. the hay fork. because
barns are not properly arranged to ac-
commodate the usual hay-fork rigging.
Many old barns have the timbers
framed in a way to cause some diff
Guilty in this respect. Sill there are
many barns now without this help that
with a little planning might make use
of the fork. Our cut shows Il plan Tor
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
Command of the German Navy.

Emperor William, who is at present
commander in chief of the German
army, is about to abolish the post of
admiral commanding in chief of the
navy, which he created in 1889. In fu-
ture he will himself be the sole com.
mander in chief of the German navy,
and the Baltic and North Sea stations
are ii report direct to by admirals, who
wof the imperial navy Independently
. cago Tribune. 'ent.-Chi-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
Incatinp the BarnNard.

Speaking of barns and stabling. here
s a hint for those who are locating
them anew. Arrange your barn yard SO
hat il will not be necessary TO go
through it in passing from the house
to the barn. Let the barn or stable be
between the house and the barn yard.
OF course. where it can be conveniently
arranged, it is usually preferred nat
the yard be on the south or on the east
side of the barn. but it may be better
On the north. if necessary, rather than
where one is obliged to pass through 1t
in going to and fro so many times as IS
required during winter. A well shell
tered barn yard can be arranged almost
anywhere by meal of a tight-board
fence or sheds: or a wind-break of ever
greens could well be planted so as to
protect it from severe west or north
winds.-Hoard's Dairyman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
Not en- Unusual Thing.

Dixou-I don't belieIe young Short
leigh is half as ~eNTravagant as people
say he is.
Hixon-PerhapS not. but I've noticed
that he has a suit of clothes for every
day in the week.
rs that so? Why. he always had the
same suit on every time ! met him."
We'll. that's the one."-Chicago
Evening News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
An Excellent Combination

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by tho
CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., ILLUSTRATES
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to b
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. II
is the one perfect strengthening laxo-
tive, cleansing the system effectuallyr
dispelling colds, headaches and feveTS
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom FROM
every Objectionable quality and sub
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 fga
are used, as they are pleasant TO tho
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFoRNIA FIe 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 front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG R CO
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. n z
For s1le by all DTuggists--Pricc sos, Per bottle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

Nose Montague--I hear Abe Absalom
WIZ circulating s~canGa!nus reports
about me at de club last night.
Tony Thompson-Yes. But it re-
coiled right back on his own head. De
boys II stand anything but chestnuts.
Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
He Wanted 1t Passed.

Pat was suffering dreadfully from
saasickness. and there was no prospect
of relief. for the vessel pitched and
rolled without cessation.
"By t'under." he cried in his agony.
won't somebody second this motion
and let it he passed without debate!"-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

Was Miss De Eastus very cutting in
her refusa! OF you, Eph?'
NO, l yah berry f~o'tunate in dat re-
speck, sab. De lady couldn' fine de
pocket IN heb dress 10 Git at heb razzer,
san."-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

Possible Renter from the city. ex-
aiming suburban cottage)-Is the Gel
lar a dry one?
Mr.. Isolate (of L.onelyville, evasiveiy)
We'll there may be a couple of bot
ties of beer in it.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

Lester dear" said Mrs. GidGings,
anxiousIr. to her husband, II don't like
that cough of yours"
I'm sorry" replied Giddings. but il
is the best | Lave."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order Ecs
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently On
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price p and soc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

The pleasure in talking too much is azs,
short lived as that Of eating heavily on -
weak stomach-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

The more we know people the more
selfish we think the human family is,
-Washincton Ua.) Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 15c.

Man once ate the cream. but now thsy'
cremate the man.-Chicago Daily News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08

First 1=amp-W'ats total d~eprav!ty?
Second Tramp-rrayin' fer rain