The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-05-13

IcucFdI Agent lOr tue SOulicdsl
Missouri Department of the Mutual
Reserve Fund Life Association of New
York. arrived n our city on Monday
evening, and On Tuesday paid TO Miss
Lucy Leech 5000 on the policy in
that Association held by the late
William V Leech. our we'll known
citizen Mr.. Leech had held this
policy only two years and paid there
on W. average premiums-or S2JS.UU.
This shows the great benefits of Life
Insurance Mr.. Parsons is at Poplar
Bluff and will gladly furnish rates Dr.
other Information concerning this
large and successful Mutual Life
Premium Company. Its rates are
only about "a per cent. of the SAINT in
Old Line Companies. This Associa-
tiondoesno Tontine premium business.
Our baby has been continually trou-
BLEED with collie and cholera infantum
since his birth. and all that We could
do for him did not seem to give
than temporary relief. until We tried
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Kennedy. Since giving
that remedy he has not been troubled.
We want to give you this testimonial
as An evidence of our gratitude. not
that .you need it 10 advertise your
m~erito:iou> remedy.-G. VI. Law.
keoku!:. Iowa. For sale by |, Ben
Miller.
+. l.. BrannaR. agent for Cooper Y
Cos Railroad shows. called on Us to-
day. The show will be here Friday
May 10Th.
Edward II. Engelmann is having
the Common Pleas clerk office niu4ly
painted. Henry HUM. .Ir.. is doing
the work.
Lieut>. Suuthgate. McGregor and
Paymaster oLeary from the gunsoat
Nashville attended the ball at tbs st.
Charles. Monday evening.
While his Office is beingpainttI and
fixed up Z. H. Engelmann i o;cnpy-
ing the room across the hall from his
Office.
I'm impromptu dance was given at
the 81. Charles Monday eVening in
honor of Miss Fox of Frede@icktown.
The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" is a
familiar name for DeWitt'> Witch
Hazel Salve. always ready for emer-
"encie>. While Il specific for piles. it
also instantly relieves ana cures cuts.
bruises. salt rheum. ccIema and all
Il Elections of the skin. j. never fails
Wiu. II. Cocrver.
FRIDAY.
For Sale. A fresh Jersey COW and
a four year old horse. Apply to
l. puiS Oswald.
The lightning last night played
havoc with the telephones in this city.
Nearly one hundred phones were
burned out.
An electric light pole fell Gro the
telegraph wires on Good Hope street
last night and broke down several
lines Of wires.
All the low lands are covered with
water and it will be some time before
tine farmers Il do any farm work.
The executors of the Sebastian
Albert estate will sell some valuable
real estate on the 18th of this month.
The sale will take place at the court
house in this city.
The decree of the Court of Appeals
! giveS Miss lilo Fullerton Il diploma as
a Normal graduate. whether the Board
OF Regents or the Faculty sign her
diploma or not.
Capt. Giboney Houck arrived home
today. The 18th Missouri boys Were
mustered ont last week and all the
Southeast Missouri boys will arrive
at their homes in a few days.
Clarence GivenS has been confined
to his bed several day.
The creeks are all ont of their banks
| and the Houck railroad i, in danger
of being badly damaged down in the
st. Francis River valley. The water
was up to the danger line yesterday
in many places along the road.
H. Steinbock returned home from
Hot Springs Yesterday. where he had
been for the benefit of his health. He
i now looking "a well "a he ever did
and he says he feels like a new man,
and is now ready to 20 to work.
The river j. rising and the gunboat
Nashville will stop 1t all the towns
along the river on her return trip
from ST. Louis.
Thos. W. Hill has severed his CON
nections with the water works ana
electric light company, and l. now in
business for himself. Mr.. Hill Is an
experienced plumber by trade. and he
is prepared to make estimates and