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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
HUMOROUS

Su-e To.1eorge-"Do you think
that your father Will consen 20 u
MARRIAGE" Eihel-~Oh. yes. he has
always hUmoreG my ~sillieSt wishes
Brooklyn Life
Lady OF the House-"IW give you a
square meal il you'll shake this carpet"
T.ampe"Madam. you'll have 20 zcuse
NE. Inever shake anything but work"
Christian Work.
Dyed in the Wool.-Brown-"Smith
is q crank isn't he?" Jones-"A crank?
Why, il he should ever find that he
wasn't in a minority he'd change his
opinions at orce.-Puck.
You say the question is rot whether
he viii marry herr" Not II you wish
10 be technically correct. The ques-
ton IS whether she viii let him es-
cape.-Ckicago Evening Post.
Do.Iy-~I noticed II the paper that
the Fil:pinos have neither knives Tor
spoons - their tables" Cho,ly-"Gra-
ciou>. Do they hive nothing 70 ca:
but pie."-IGGiaE4Po.is Journal.
What sort OF = table DO they SET G,
your house," asked The prospective
JolrGe-. Table q waits and meas
ures,~ sa-l Asbury Peppers. il reply
The first .org and Tie latter short"
answers.
The Mccaer-"I an sur you would
learn 20 .ove ny children" NUrse-
What q 20 Won yay??" The Moth
e--"Eighfeen pounds a year" Nurse
i am afraid. r.a'am. : could only be
aEec,iona;e with them u that price"
glasgow Citizen.
The say the Eew one-do,lar bills
are e2sT 10 counterfeit" sid the man
WI. -hc GROWER. No without Z sam
PIE" asserted the man With The nickel
and the penny with Z hole il i. Some
times ar easy job Is beyond The reach
o. 4 willing man.-Chlcaso EEeniEs
Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Sketch of the Life and Accomplishment
Of the Late President faure.

Francois Felix Faure. sixth president of
the third republic Of France. was born
January -. I>ii. in Paris. and was the
son OF i caoinsI-maker.
He was educated at = private CONNER
cial school. and was then sent TO England
[or Two years TO learn the language n
to become acquainted win English meth
CdS Of business. On his return TO France
L. went to Ambcise, and mastered the
business of q CGrrler-
When quite young he married the
daughter of NJ Beiiuot, an attorney q.
AmUoise. Almost Immediately afJerward
he settled at Eayre as q commission Tler-
chant; and he soon became a leading snip
The better to TT himself for the dis
charge OF his new public duties he prac-
ticed public speaking b. lecturing on his
He became president of the Havre
chamber OF commerce, and during the
-Prussian war held the Office VI
deputy mayor Of The city In these troub-
lOus times he was also Captain - the
mobiles OF the S-ln l-seCl-uE. n which
capacity he took part il the ski-mishes
near HayTe, being recommended by Ad-
niraI MOuchey for the legion OF honor.
He greatly distinguished himself by the
promptness with which. at the head of
volunteer fireflen- organized by himself.
he ~extinguished the CONGREGATIONS started
at Havre ty the C~ommunards- In doing
this ne was slightly wounded by a shell.
! During the war Gambetta sent him 20
England to buy arms for the Franco
Tireurs mobiles He was deprived Of
his deputy m~ayoralty by the Brogli cab
met in 1871, but he compensated himself
for the loss of office by declaring his in
tention to promote educational and char
liable Institutions.
! In August. 1851. he offered himself as q
; republican candidate for parliament in
; the third district Of Hayre. and was elect
ed. He was appointed under secretary o!
state for the colonies under the Gambetta
8 administration. formed in November Of
that year. and held the same office in
the ministries of N Jules Ferry l&3). 81.
Brisson .dss5) and NJ. Tirard QS0.
In May. 1881, he became minister Of ma
! rine in NJ. Dupuy's cabinet, and was ap-
, pointed vi-e-president Of the chamber OF
! deputies. a position TO which he was sew.
eraI times elected. Naturally his hud'
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
q o AND CHURCH.

The United Presbyterians have H.
600 Sunday school officers and teachers.
Connecticut has 2e5 circles OF Kings
Daughters with a membership OF 1894
The churches of the United States
have taken 1850 Chinese into member
ship.
Canada has 5000 Epworth League
members. who have undertaken the
support OF II missionaries.
More than e~10.Oo0.CO0 is spent ii
support OF the churches in the United
States. and es1.oCO.O00 in maintaining
the jailS.
The committee or schools OF the But
falo board Of aldermen has recousiG-
cred is recommendation in favor OF
teaching Polish 10 the 5000 Polish chill
dreE il that city.
Sabatier finely said that The secret
o. the future Of Z race Is hid in lis re-
!iCicr." Herein is the kopeiulneSs O.:
CE-.s-iarify-tEat the future belongs
10 i. and that nations which make ii
tLe:r religion viii be The nations OF the
future.
The circulation OF the Bible in Rus
STA has lately been much increased. and
The government has given coiporteurs
free passage for themselves and their
books on government railroads and
steamers. Private companies have also
shown Ike iavors.
The Brick Presbyterian church II
New York i the most influential arc
largest contributing Presbyterian
church in the country. Last year the
io;@l receipts were ~Sl42.C90. o: thu,
amcu1 $4,000 was given 70 benevolent
AID missionary objects ard $52.eoJ wa:
expended for the support o. the church
which includes TWO mission churches
Or. Henry Van Dyke : pastor.
The legal contest between Yale col
lee ard the city Of New Haven has
be-r settled by the decision Of the Cor
recTicuc supreme court. which strikes
from ;he TAX lis; all the items Of the
property CT the university added by tbs
assessors. with lev exceptions. This
means that Yale will rot De called OF
20 pay ar2ua! taxes amounting per
Ll1S % S2U.C'3 which would have beer
assessed or her.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25

hight within. and 1 could Distinguish
nothing. l then weEI around &c II.
other end. but found that there was
10 hollow there. l peat upon the .oS
ard listened. but 10 sound came forth.
save TIE echoes. l could think Of moth
ing else 10 do. so ! knelt down cooked
my gun and pointed il into the log.
pulled the trigger aEd-"baEg," rang
ouI on the mountain air. I1>jincTivtly
l spralg from he leg. and almost -
multaueouSIy with the Shot came al
answer from within. n the most saw
age. The most bi~oCd-cU-diirg. Eide0uS
sound. I think. that | have ever heard.
and accompanied by = roise Of scraE-
bling out Of the log. which filed M
whole being with fright. | had L-V--
known Plato 10 run from any living
thing before. but Re preceded NE IL
The flight tbs time. A. long a. il 1ake>
% -e,Iit. We were scarcely started when
OUT OF The Jog came Jumbl!ag i grea'.
furious. hungry bear. bearing down
upon u Ike the shadow OF an awful
death. I can hut my eyes ROW as
write f i. and feel ne Shiver O right
run through ne. - I felt i Al t1e sigh
OF thai D.cC1rLir>-y beast nearly ..
Year, a-D. On We dashed. and nearer
br1.u cane. the blood streaming from
- angry lace. where ne >Ggt1-DI ny
-. .ad taken effect. Or. o.! ana
nearer. nearer. ard yej Leare- he IL
FV--a--,f cr---rr-r HH---E IL. And --eI
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25

ness position made him an authority o.
shipping. commercial and colonial ques--
tons. and during these years he computed
a yaiuable work on the Comparative
Budgets of European States"
On the retirement of NJ Casimfr-Perief.
who resigned the presidency January Is
1SS. he was chosen president by 80 votes
as against So given to Henri Br1sson- the
election taking place anuary Ia, NJ
All who came into contact with nif7
have described him as extremely winning
in character as well as in appearances
His presence was fine than that OF any
of his predecessors in the presidency or
the third republic Black eyebrows ana
moustache conIrasted with snowy. close
cut hair, his features were finely shape5:
the figure tall and well-knit, the eyes wen
set and serious
In 1897 NJ Faure went TO St Petersburg
10 return the visit of Emperor Nicholas.
and while there the definite announce
nIent of the treaty OF alliance etween
France and Russia was made He hilsd
many important public Offices. but in the
midst of almost general corruption hs
passed UnSca-hed-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
lie Wasn't.

The game had not proceeded far
Shen Mr.. Schmitt called.
What you gott??' he inquired. with
bated breath.
"Azes.' replied Mr.. Durkelspiel.
How many ees der"
sore.
Der goot. I fought dat you vhas
o!uff.."-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
" here Age Is Looked Up 70.

The parents word : always law in
Japan. and perhaps his accounts FOR
the sweetness ard g~er;leresS + the
Japanese character. TIE JaYanc~e are
inherently al obelient people. TIE
Cd always take precedence Of the
young in a. things. N eager. i'm
petuouS young man. he he ever - bril-
liant and clever. i not expected in
japan 10 have the reason. The wisdom
Ind me fore>igh, Ct an Old man. There
fore the old man m first aiw2ys.
A. a result. there is. perhaps. more
general happiness in Japan than any
where else in the wCTld. One might
imagine that where duty i carried 10
the extent it is in Japan the natural
love = not 50 much il evideHce-I mean
the actual affection. rather than the
mere duty. Of I child 10 It's parent. On
the contrary. the natural bond OF af-
fiction between parents and children
is nowhere 50 wonderful, as in Japan.
No matter how UEkinG. unjust CT even
wicked the parent may lie. Or how de-
PRAYED. the child invariably cIirCS TO
that parent. even though. as Is often
the case. lis own nature be finer
Onoto Watanna. in Ladies' Home Jour
Cal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
NO STATION CEDED.
Has No knowledge of Oman CedinH .
Coaiing Station or Harbor to
France.

London. Feb. lin the house Of
commons yesterday. replying, TO a
question o the subject. Ri. Hon. VIII
lam St. John Broderick, under secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs. said
that so far as her majesty's govern
ment knew the sultan of Oman had
not coded nor was he about TO cede tD
France 4 coaling station or harbor on
the coast of Oman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25

Talking about the Shippers home"
began the lank boarder. L
There. there. Don't ring in any
joke about the cheese" The landlady
looked observation-disclosures Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
Created "A Profound Impression and Great
ANXIETY

London. Feb. lin the Hobbies o.
the house of commons the news of the
death of President Faure made a pro
found impression, and the greatest
anxiety was expressed as to its posi-
bic consequences in the present ex-
cited state of France.
The Redmondites Immediately called
4 meeting, and adopted a resolution of
sympathy with the French nation,
the ancient friend and ally of Ire
land" The resolution was telegraphed
10 the French government.
VI. Cambon. the French ambassador,
had already retired for the night when
the news was broken TO him. He eS-
pressed the greatest surprise and o
row..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25

I'D Augat = r-rr-E!r Z coward
and IL fo- my life: fr;r I cou'5 move
- a4>r only a tew tcet backward. 20
weak au5 -r~-rJI@ Vas /.
TIE struggle WIS fierce fer moment
bu- / saw that all was over for my der
Old b-irGle playmate. l. | realized
THAI i could be bur 4 question Oi .
f,w >rcCsd> before the MAD monster
would turn on ne.
There was a crash n ms feet. q Civ
ira wa az the earth. The great rock
OF which they struggled f"- lie and
Gearh Ia broken loose from il moor
ing. carrying the ugiieSt bear ard til
uCbie>r dog l ever saw. crashing down
the awful precipice, 70 m@u1i!atiou and
Geath below.
il was the middle Of The afternoon
when I. 4 tired. weak. sick and repent
al, hoy. reached home e receive the
blessings and forgiveness OF my fond
art frightened parents.
:, ;he TOO; OF that BAH cliff just
where he fell OF tina; lonely autumn
day in the long ago. yOu can find row
unless imPiou> hands have removed il
"a s1pne sab on which i rudely CHS.
eled this inscription:
Sacred 20 II MzmOrv cE
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25

boston, Feb. IF. E. Taft. of New
buryport, died suddenly while sitting
at a table at the Home Market club
banquet last night
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25

Tie lieutenant governor Of South
Carolina wears a purple robe Of Office
when presiding ovcr the scnate.-Ch-
csgo Chronicle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-25
Who Gave His Life q
! FRIEND

Within a few feet Of where am writ
ing How. snoozing snugiy in the ever
ia- sunbeams. where they play upon
the floor through the open window.
i a large and beautiful Maltese cat.
coiled up. in restful oblivion TO ali
am writing. on an immense bear skin.
the wearer OF which came so near max
ing an end of me.-Country Gentleman.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-24
HAY DE vENTA

I'm - haoiendA Amelia doce potros, do
tres y medic cuNtro afos dc sdad, donna.
cos para ccchs y siSla, y dc busna raza.
Ponce, ~ d Knsro do 1899.
80 4 n. alt
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-24

.sff -t4E @E8 Sol n6mero 12
AdemAs de las asignaturas regl l.menta
Eas, ensenanse en- este plantel las materis
Dibuto y pintura, mnsica 8 idioma iuel<.
~ frances. ..ss - -" ''','>-'1 A" 1's 's1 s
Sc admiten internas, medic -internas =
externas. precios m6dicos.
La cisse DO lpgles estS cargo de dona
uuaosInpe Q. de Ced6. alnmna interna oue
~. n., ouIe1te M amos del Instituto dc Not:o-
Oeme q Maryland en- Baltimore fU. 81
NOIA: La clase de II bores serf desam.
peIoos p por 10 competente Professors sefIori-
knero ., I'M
FHANCISCATOMAS TiZOI-p,o
Iescra on psrtos.-O Ofrece sus servio;o.
= - Gale de IL Salud mum .ro 10. fren.
e los bafios de Navarro-Ponoe. *
= ASSsss 1oSS a6o w. q
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
Too " Scientific" for Him.

"Some time ago spent the night
in country town not far from here,
and it happened that there was stop
ping at the same hotel an itinerant
eye specialist" said local doctor the
other day. In course of it he told
some of the most marvellous operations
which he had performed on the eye.
One case, in particular, he spoke of
that caused me considerable astonish-
ment, for I didn't know, / confess,
that the operation had been success
fully performed. He said he had re-
Gently taken out a patients eye,
scraped the back OF it and returned it
to its proper place. The patient, he
said, was never troubled with bad eye
sight afterward.
"That was a difficult operation,
Doctor" said 1.
"Yes," said he, "it was"
" ! suppose you found it necessary
to employ an anesthetic?"
"Yes, / did," he admitted.
What anesthetic did you use,
Doctor?" I persisted.
"Oh! we'll, unless You are familiar
with such operations you probably
wouldn't understand if / were to tell
you. But-well, it was shaped some
thing like spoon," explained the
eminent specialist.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29

rapidly drifted apart. Ten years later
the market ratio, or purchasing
power" was one ounce OF gold to Is. 81
ounces OF silverl In 1892 it had
fallen to to 23.72! At the present
time the ratio is l to 35! And this
i'll the face of the fact that the rela-
tive production OF the metals has
largely increased in favor Of gold, the
output of the latter the past year hav-
ing been 40 per cent. greater than the
gold output of the year previous.
Here is conclusive proof that de-
monetization of silver has caused the
"purchasing power" of the two metals
to drift widely apart. Restore silver
to the mints and you restore the un-
limited demand formerly enjoyed by
the metal; you restore its price as
measured in money; you restore its
purchasing power" and you restore
the ratio of l to 16, instead of to 35
as at present.
Here are the facts and figures, and
neither Cushman nor any other recent
convert to the cause of the gold gam
blers can successfully dispute them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
Il was 0eWeY's Treat.

ain 1885," said Colonel Frank
Small, advance agent for a theatrical
company, II was in Washington with
Rose Coghlan, playing at what was
then Albaugh's Opera, House. One
afternoon was in the box Office chin
ming with the ticket manipulation and
watching the matinee girls when three
ladies came in. followed by 100 child
ren, boys and girls. One of these
ladies stepped up to the window and
said, We have just an even 100 child
rem here, and here is q check for $25
to pay for the tickets for them She
handed in check signed George
Dewey, and the tickets we're passed
out to the lady. The happy young
sters were enjoying the play. l didn't
know George Dewey from Adams off
OK, and / asked the ticket man who he
was. He told me that Mr.. Dewey was
q naval officer and that it was not the
first time he had handled his checks
in that way; that once each season,
anyway, the children from some of the
several orphan asylums were given
such treats by the gentleman, but
that he seldom attended a perform
ance himself. Now, I have been in
the theatrical business many years,
but that was the first time l ever
knew any one person to be thoughtful
enough to put up $25 for the purpose
of affording enjoyment to the child
rem of an orphan asylum"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
WHOLE NUMBER 2,O75.

monthly salaries, Mexican dollars:
To the Sultan, $3.50; to Dato Raja
Muda, SIS; to Dato Attik, $50; to
Dato Calbi, $75; to Dato Joakanain,
SIS; to Dato Puyo, $50; to Dato Hus-
sin, $50; to Aadji Butu, $50; to Hibib
Mura, $40; to Serit Saguin, SIS.
"Signed in triplicate in English and
Sulu, at Jolo, this Goth day of August,
A. D. 1899 (Arabuilahil., 1910.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29

leading to the organization Of the Sill
yer Republican party. Against the
betrayers of the Reputlicanism of
Abraham Lincoln that party resolved
to wage undying war. To-day the ne
cessity for its work is more evident
than ever. Come with us and help us.
We believe that the highest devotion
to the Republicanism you once vener-
ated demands that you oppose to the
uttermost the present tendencies of
the party which still wears the name,
but has forsaken the principles of its
heroic days.
Signed by Chas. A. Towne, Chair
man, and the Executive Committee of
the Silver Republicans-Teller, Petit
grew, Cameron, Wilsen, Hartman,
Shafroth, and Dubois, Executive Com.
mittee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
A Few Words on Spices.

A great deal can be done to improve
meat by an addition of spices or con-
diments, and good cook owes much
success to judicious blending of the
materials at hand. Spices were for.
merly more used than now, but we
still require them occasionally, and
they are in constant demand for
sweet puddings. Nutmeg was at one
time very much used in savory dishes
and is now almost exclusively en-
ployed in sweet ones, but forcemeats
and some soups are improved by
pinch of nutmeg.
1t is more economical to begin graf
ing q nutmeg at the end where there
is white spot, as underneath that
spot is a small hole, and the nutmeg
falls into ungratable pieces when that
spot is reached if begun at the other
end. Good cloves should be hard and
tough. The plump, soft ones have
been soaked in water. Allspice is a
handy flavor and is mostly used
ground, but when whole is very much
like peppercorns. Peppercorns are
important among the contents OF the
spice box.
Cayenne pepper is prepared from
the pods of one kind of capsicum, and
when fresh they are known as chillies.
Cinnamon. either whole or ground, is
useful spice, and mace, the pretty
netted covering found on the nutmeg,
is often required in working out spe-
cial recipes. There are o few others
which are wanted row and then. All
spices should be bought in small guam
titias
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
A SILVER ADDRESS.
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS ARE
STILL FIRM.

They Give Reasons for the Faith They Enter.
tain, and Address the Republicans Who Still
Believe in BimetalIism-Thcy Charge the
Administration With Bad Faith, and Show It
by Facts in History.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29

The Spokane Chamber OF Com
merce is discussing plans for perma-
nent exposition building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-04
WANTS CAPT. PAUL.
War Department Offers Him Captaincy in 2olh
Regiment OF Volunteers.

Lewiston. M. Aug. $.-Thc Journal
says: capt. William n. RAUL " Low
istor, 1.Ao did service lid til, late war
ara WHO f"r several years was captain
" III" Frye Guards, received 4 tolc-
gram Wcdn, sday. from Assistant Ad-
jutant General Johnson VI the United
States. notifying him NJ his nomination
Az captain i'll the 24th Regiment Of Vol
untrcrs ana requesting him I" wire his
a"ccntlrcc AZ once.
This means service in the Philippines
under the recruiting that il actively
going on throughout tn" country. The
commission means q salary Of $500 a
year besides perquisites and travel and
il high compliment to capt. Paul's
standing as a soldier and an officer.
At noon, Thursday ~ had not wired
his acceptance. The pressure on IN"
government for commissions i'll the
Philippine scrviceis enormous ana capt.
Paul IL surprised at his nomination
since his application was made only
Very recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-04
UBANS BUEcO AMERICANS.
Generals Secure Good Slice OF S3.OOO.OOO
Gratuiiy in Giving Certificates.

Havana. Aug. 81 Cuban general i'll j
letter published IN the Independence, to-
day. SAYS some commanders Of thc Gu
ban army have taken advantage Of thu
S3.on"n'H Eratuity 70 get money from the
soldiers for granting them the certificates
necessary ~ enable them to collect then
quota.
He gives three cases Of men who are
charged money by Ramos. Il colonel in 4
Cuban regiment. In another instance il
appears man could not get his ccrtitI-
cate owing To the lack Of money to pay
for IL. The writer says:
Every day secs that the Americans arc
more and more right. Many years mus.
pass before the Cubans learn to handle
money without letting il stick to their
fingers"
Senior Casanova. the owner ana director
Of the newspaper Guacamayo. has beer.
arrested under the decree recently issued
BY Major General Ludlow. Senior Casa
nova has rcpudiated his responsibility III
connection with an objectionable articir
that appeared in the paper. seeking IL
throw the blame for their publication Oh
the Jail editor