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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
WOMEN PORTERS.
In Martinique They Carry Over q
Hundred Pounds. and Earn
Twenty Cents a Day.

At the age of nine or ten the woman
porter of Martinique can carry a heavy
basket or tray containing a weight of
from - to sc pounds. She then begins
to go on long peddling journeys with
her mother, elder sister, or responsible
female friend, walking barefoot as
many as Is miles a day. At IS she is
vigorous and tough as Il mountain pony,
and. like most mountain-bred women,
she is cOmely. She carries now upon
her head a tray and burden of from
120 to $50 pounds. earning less than 80
shillings 4 month by travelling 50 miles
a day as an itinerant seller. Forty or
fifty miles a day, always bearing a bur-
den of over 100 pounds-for stones are
added as the tray is emptied of mer-
chandisc, to maintain the customary
weight-and this for an income of n
franc a day! Out of this frame she
has her food and sleeping quarters
to procure, and her clothes TO get.
Twenty francs a year win keep her in
clothes.
4 brief chemise and a light calico robe
constitute her travelling apparel. On
her head she wears a soft toche, or pad,
upon which the TAFT (tray) is. placed.
She wears no shoes; she needs n
The soles of her feet are toughened
to something like in~dia-rubber. feeling
no asperities of surface, bidding de-
fiance to the sharpest fiints. Her food
is simple-five SOU Il day for bread or
biscuits, a few sous for a ragout, a few
ous for some cheap liquor to mix with
her drinking water; perhaps Is sous
in all. Her sleeping quarters might be
expected to bring her daily expenses
up to a franc; nevertheless, such is her
ability to economic that she not only
manages to live on her income (which
seems Incredibly, but actually saves
enough to set herself up in some SIM
pie business when her youth and ply
steal powers decline.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
\ Unique Duel.

\ parallel to that famous e louSht
in n darkencd chamber, in which one of
the ~combatants fires up the chimney
and unwittingly bags his opponent,
VINO had taken refuge in that undesT-
able retreat. is furnished in ii duel
which was fought the other day at
Bonn. on the Rhine, between two foot
men. Thcy quarreled in a beer house
and cards were exchanged and the
usual forms were observed, friends of
both parties waiting on the other. The
weapons were to be pistols. But curl
Gus and altogether unusual condition
vas proposed and agreed to. 10th com
batants were to be b~lindfOldcd. n
duel took place as arranged. and 1t is
not surprising that three shots were
fired without result. After tina: hon"rs
were declared satisfied. The persons
who ran the greatest risk in the affair
apparently were the seconds. but. like
prudent men. they lay fiat on the
ground. and the bullets whizzed over
their PROSTATE forms.-Holsehold
Words.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
MnnIe Sugar ErOsfinE.

To II cupful of grated maple sugar
add four tablespoonfuis OF water. and
boil until brittle. Drop a little into ice
cold water. and test by pulling ii apart.
If it spins a short thread before snap
ping it is done. Remove from the fire,
and pour Immediately upon the beaten
white of one egg, and beat until cold.
This is delicious. Where people like a
mild f~iavoring of the maple sugar the
following will please their taste: 10
the white of II egg add an equal meas
ure of cold water. Stir into this equal
parts of grated maple sugar and xxx
cortectioners' sugar until il becomes
the consistency to spread sm"cthly
upon the cake. This makes a soet fIoss-
tnE.-Eoston Budget.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

1t Is estimated that there are $4,000
pupils in the agricultural schools of
the United States.
In the San Francisco schools Jap
anese children are not segregated on
The school rolls, but are classed as
whites.
The minister of education in Saxony
has followed the example of Russia in
not allowing girls in school to yea
corsets.
President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins
university. is said to be Il member of
more boards and commissions than any
other man.
b. II. Duke. of Durham. y. C.. has
given Trinity college of that place $780,
600. making a total of SISO.OOO given to
the college by the Duke family during
the last wear.
\ school for nurscmaids has been es-
tablished in Boston. They are instruct
eG in the care of children, and have to
prepare food and simple remedies for
the little ones.
All the Methodist churches of New
Zealand have excluded fermented wine
from the communion service. but the
Primitive Mcthodists have gone far
ther and have made total abstinence a
condition of church membership.
According to DR.. II. X. Carroll. who
has been placed by the government in
charge of the census Of religious bodies,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15

To wear with summer gowns of light
color there are most attractive hats Of
yellow straw trimmed with bright flow
crs. Some of thes" are in toque shape;
others are broader, while others again
are Il little on the poke bonnet order,
and are fastened under the chin with
strings either of tulle or ribbon. This
matter of bonnet strings is a serious
one to recommend rashly to the world
at large. To some faces there is MOTH
ing so becoming as the strings. while,
on the other hand, nothin" can be more
unbecoming; it is curious what a diff
ference it makes. The strings on these
large poke-bonnets are put quite far
back. and. as a rule. are VI soft tulle or
chiffon. tying under the chin in Il soft
bow. but with no long ends. Older
women who always wear the bonnet
strings have The narrow ones of black
velvet or black satin.-Ilarper's Eazar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
GRANDPARENTS DREAM,

Grandfather sat in his big armchair
Fast asleep.
The wrinkles that ran over his wan Old face
Were furrowed deep.
The tangled web of his beard hung from
His cheek and chin.
White as the falling snow the winds
Gambo! in.
His hard, brown hands were crossed above
His walking staff:
And w hushed to silence the taIk in the
room,
And the laugh.
Fo- We saw a smile on his parted lips
Spread Ger his face.
As Il ripple Ger a tranquil lake
From its starting place.
W guessed some vision the long ago
Had anchored deep
In the DC mans soul was drifting now
Through his sleep.
What was that dream? Did his childhood
Ana leave a map
OF al his airy playing grounds
There in his lap?
Or was it a winding orchard path
i the twilight dim.
And his chlllren's mother. a girl again,
h@.klng with him"
i'srAaDs, through times long telephone.
H. heard a COO
ALi feit q baby, hand on his check.
As he used TO 10.
Sa"r We WEI" some radiant joy
lie had met somew mere
Had come 20 visit the Old man there
AS.e-p in his chair.
EC: soon rs hands dropped from his STAFF
And dropped his head:
AEd those who came" ard went that day
Talked Of the dead.
w talked only of pear!y paths
IN Il summer land.
Nh.r. his chi.dren'S mother wake with
him,
Hand in hand.
For nov We knew her angel face
Glad in the CLEAN
@: q golden city awaiting him..
Was grandlather's dream.
Alfred Ellison, in Chicago Daily Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
Happy at Last
H1.S.

n EI:ECCA STONER WAS regarded as
n the typical Old maid of kinGstown.
People said she had "soured on the
worIa:" and. as~surcdly. Judging from
the sharp. bitter remarks which often
passed her lips. one would not imagine
that IL" fnuEd the world full of sweet
mess and ii2ht. The kingstown people
would Rave opened their eyes wide
could they haze seen the old maid one
winter evening when. having returned
from 4 walk. She threw herself on her
couch Hri shed Il flood of tears.
Gan | never forget him. or learn TO
dc>pi>r the man who Spurncd my love-"
>hc murmu-rd. All. Dick. Dick. !
never viii cease to love YOU" Sudden
y III" rose and dashed away her tears
md a bitter. mocking smile played
about he lips.
There j. no man in the wide world
worth e trar-but he least of all. she
said. ,irr,"Iv: and / Will never think of
hta. a"ain." Alas. poor Ecbecca. She
Know too well how little she could keep
her premise to herself. for the very
si-ht uf Dick Waldron. white-haired
aId stopped though he WAS. was enough
e. set her heart strings 10 tinglin@.
Her s:ory was II not uncommon in
New England village life. When prep
ara,iors were going on for her marriage
So Richard Waldron. l;ebccca's mother.
who wa . widow. fell i'll. Richard. who
mad been waiting a long time for Re-
Lrrca. Insisted upon the marriage be
II performed without delay. for, as
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
FILIPINOS,
The American Local Paper Says They
Exceed All Other Peoples
in imitation,

OF all the races peopling this mum
dane sphere not one has such an ex-
traordinary spirit of imitation as that
which inhabits the Philippine islands.
This race of people, of Malay origin,
which occupies all the archipelago of
the Celebas sea, lacks entirely the aes-
thetic taste necessary for the proper
combination of colors, constructive
ability, uniformity in architectural de-
signs, and the good taste which is re-
quired for the culture and advance
ment of a people. They have no ideas
of this kind of their own, and in all mat
tiers of taste do nothing more than what
they see in races of the west.
Anyone who has observed the Fill
pinos will have noticed that they have
no ideas at all in regard to the proper
combination of colors in their wearing
apparel, as, in spite of their dusky COM
pleXions. they select in their clothing
the colorS which are least suitable to
them. You will see Indian girls and
half-breeds as brown as berries using
in their dresses and scarfs such colors
as blue, green. yellow, brown and black.
A woman of dusky complexion with n
dress of any of these colors presents an
appearance that is hideous in the eX-
treme. 1t is not uncommon to see dark
skinned Indian girls dressed in such
bright greens that if they should en-
counter Il carabao they are liable to be
eaten by that festive animal on account
OF their similarity to a bunch of hay.
The reason why these people cut this
ridiculous figure is that they see these
bright colors on European women, and,
without thinking of the effect which on
% of their different complexion
such hues are liable to produce, readily
adopt them and consider themselves
the most elegant of the elegant.
No sooner does a new fashion arrive
rom Paris, Vienna or Berlin in shoes,
trousers, hats, shirts or neckware, no
matter how eXtravagant. the Indian
and the half-breed Immediately adopt
them.
The American troops had been in Ma
Mia only a few days with their brown
uits before the stores or the Escolta
were besieged by natives and half
breeds buying all the brown cloth OBJ
tainable, wool, cotton or silk, and in n
few days they were all arrayed in suits
of the same color as those worn by the
army of occupation. They noticed the
hats. of stray or felt with Il blue polka
dot band, and in a few days all the In
dians and half-breeds were wearing the
same kind of hats as the Americans.
| believe that the Americans will have
but little trouble in introducing here
their usages. customs and language, as
to that end the spirit of imitation which
predominates in the native race will be
a powerful factor.-Manila Freedom.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
Mars Considered as an Asteroid.

The discovery last summer of a re-
markable asteroid, since named Eros,
which periodically approaches the
earth nearer than any other heavenly
body except the moon, has led a Ger
man astronomer, Herr j. Banschinger,
to suggest that Mars itself should
henceforth be regarded as an asteroid,
instead of as a major planet. The COM
parative smallness of Mars mass and
the great eccentricity of its orbit are
adduced as reasons for considering it
as a member of the asteroid family. If
the asteroids once formed a single
planet as some have supposed then pos
sibly Mars is simply the largest exist
ing fragment of the ancient planet.
which travelled an orbit lying between
the earth and Jupiter.-Youth's Com
| paniOn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15

was ready to go to Heaven at any time:
she had never harmed a living creature;
she world gladly free them of her pres
vnce," and more canting talk like this,
which did nothing to heal Rebecca's
sore heart.
As a matter of fact. the old lady held
onto life with a tenacious grasp and
lived five more years of helpless in.
yalidism, selfish to the last.
When at last Rebecca was free she
hesitated about recalling Dick, whom
she still fondly loved. What if he had
married since he had left her; men
were inconstant by nature, she argued.
Yet the remembrance of Dicks face
and his words as he babe her good-by
forced her to believe in his consistency.
Another doubt assaulted her-shc had
changed during five years attendance
in the Sickroom. and had lost much OF
her girEi>n charm; perhaps he would
not care for her.
Finally her love conquered, and she
wrote him Il letter which would have
brought him. a happy. eager lover. to
her side. But in some understandable
way the letter WIS lost in transit. Dick
never received the message calling him
back IA Rebcrca. and She supposed. as
he did not u that he spurncd The
loyy III" offered. Naturally she WAS al
most Lcartbruktn. lost her faith in nan
and never wrote again. He. on his part,
receiving no Word after the death of
Mrs.. Stoucr, supposed l;ebecca's love
had cooled. and rallied at the incun-
staHcy OF Eut he never wrote
even to upbraid her. Years passed and
he finally returned to live in his old
home, but, though he and Rcbecca
passed each other daily, there was never
speech between them. They were now
middlo-agcd and each lived alone.
One night Hebccca in Il restless
mood started out for a walk. She had
gone as far as Dick Waldron's cottage
when Sue thought She heard Il groan
She stopped then, with fast-bearing
heart. ran up to the door and listened
The groan WAS repeated. and. hc>itat-
in" no longer, she pushed open the door
and entered. Almost ON llc threshold
II stumbled over his PROSTATE form.
In a III II was on her knees and
illted his head upon her breast.
Dick. my darling, are you hurt?"
she whispered. ~passlonateiy kissing his
closed eyes II rubbing his cold hands
Aroused by her words he struggled to
rise. but fell back Eut he knew her.
Nh, lehccca. you have been cruel 10
inr, he mGrihureu. linen, almost uh-
DER MS BREATH he Said:
When pam ana an%uish wiring the
brow. Il mIhiStefih& anger 'h"n.
i i'li II broke my leo an" "
to the door tor hSip. ne began 1" 'N-
plain. but tainted away
When Richard Naidr"n recovered
consciousness he found the doctor be
side him instead of l;ebecca. Miss
St"ncr saved Your life. firmly heiIe'e'
the doctor SAID.
i know sh" did. echoed Dick. But
he meant something the doctor could
not understand.
The next day i;eDccCa received al
urgent note from her old lover begging
her 10 come TO him. She could not re-
fuse. for. a. She told herself. he might
be diving. When she saw him. pale and
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
Not Her Fault,

Clergyman's Wife-No, that charity
of yours for men is not practicable.
You are not married. and SO don't un.
derstand mems natures.
Old Maid-You shouldn't twit me for
being unmarried. Twas born so!-Ear
lem Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
Women Safe.

Sally-Capt. Shufhes says the harbor
is full of sharks. and I'm awfully afraid
of ~them-aren't you?
Clarice-Oh. I'm not afraid. The cap
tain told me that they were all man
eating sharks.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15

Squif-The cycle is superseding the
horse everywhere.
Bif-Yes; I found a piece of pneu-
matte tire in my German sausage this
norning.-Tit-Bits-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15

\ country editor says: An unknown
mar died near town yesterday without
medical attendance" There is a whole
sermon in that paragraph.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-31
WH|TCRAFT WILL CASE
Continuance of the Trial Granted
by the Court.
WILL BE HEARD ON MAY 8
Case Involves the Whitcraft Estate,
Valued at About $50, ooo-Rslatives
of the Deceased Claim Will
Is Forgery.

When the district court opened yester-
day morning for the transaction of such
business as might come before it. Judge
Napton called UP the contested will case
of Hugh Whitcraft, deceased. The
will of Mr.. Whitcraft, as filed for pro-
bate, leaves the bulk of the estate,
valued in the aggregate at obout $780,
900, to Alkaline Hendricks. The will is
contested by the relatives of Whit
craft on the ground that it is a forgery.
When the case was called yesterday
motion was made by the attorneys for
the prepayment Alkaline Hendricks, to
dismiss the action. on the ground that,
under the order of Judge Brantly, the
contestants had not paid the costs of a
continuance upon certain date, as or
dered by the court. Judge Napton oV-
erruled the motion and permitted the
case to continue on the calendar.
A motion for further continuance
was then made by the attorneys for the
relatives and argued by both sides Atti-
davits We're submitted, and after hear
ing the arguments and considering the
atfidavits, Judge Napton ordered that
the trial of the contest be continued
until May Sth.
he story Ol the VIII TuIS ABOUT Ill
this wise: Hugh Whitcraft had en-
ployed Alkaline Hendricks as his house
keeper during his residence in Wiscon-
sin. She also served in that capacity
when Whitcraft removed to Montana.
When Whitcraft died he left all his
property to Alkaline Hendricks. isnor
ing his relatives in the will, of whom
there are six or eight. The will was
filed in the court and the relatives con-
tested it. The grounds of the contest
We're that the will is forgery and that
it was never written by Whitcraft-
1t is expected when the case comes
to trial that there will be a number of
experts on hand writing for either side
and that the testimony will be long
drawn out. The prepayment, Alkaline
Hendricks, has employed as her coun-
sci Messrs. Rodgers & Rodgers. G. B.
Winston and G. w. Stapleton. The 1el-
atives are represented by Ex-Governor
Joseph X. Toole and Ed Scharnikow.
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that their lives could not be linked to-
gether: that although she admired him
and esteemed him. she felt that it
would be risking his future as well az
her own to consent to a union when she
was sure no affinity existed 1t was a
touching speech, and she threw so much
heart into it that she did not observe
that he was taking notes in shorthand.
When she had concluded he rose and
put his notebook in his pocket. Ex-
tending his hand he remarked genially:
Pm ever and ever so much obliged to
you"
"Sir-r-r-r-r!"
you did it ever so nicely, and I'm
under thousand obligations. I'm writ
ing novel, and l have a scene i'll
which girl refuses to marry a man. |
was anxious to avoid the stereotyped
style of depicting such incidents and
make it realistic. You're the seventh
girl l have proposed to, and every one
of the others accepted me. II you had,
said Yes I think / should have been
completely discouraged
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Things Were Changed,

w. ]. Hilbert has returned from a two
months visit to his old home at Deer
Ridge, Mo. The visit was the first one
Mr. Hilbert had made to his native heath
for q years, and he was wonderfully sur
prised at the changes the years had
wrought. Mr.. Hilbert was accompanied
to Montana by his brother. Emmert Hill
bert, who will hereafter make his home
here. Emmert is called the baby of the
family, although he is himself % years
old. Mrs. Hilbert will remain East A short
time longer and will visit friends In Ne
bIaska before returning to this city.
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"A BUNCH OF KEYS"
Hoyt's Famous Success Will Be Here
Next Sunday.


Hoyt's "a Bunch of KEYS will be seen
at the Margaret next Sunday. Ada Both
ner, the star of the company, is one of
the most popular soubrettes on the Amer
lean stage She can sing better than
most women who dance; she is a better
dancer than most women who can sing
She is an acknowledged actress and her
great versatility is admitted by all the
leading critics. She possesses that indie
sCribable magnetism which makes her au-
dience feel as if she was akin to them,
and they are proud of her Manager
Bothner has surrounded her with one of
the strongest companies of singers and
comedians ever seen in one company and
she gives them all a chance to show what
they can do. and in "A Bunch of Keys"
the audience get full value for their mon
ey, as it is the funniest, cleanest. bright
asst and best farce-comedy on the road
The story is cleverly told. the climaXes
sensational and the dialogue is pointed
and beautifully expressed.
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HAMILTON'S FUNERAL.
Large Number of Friends Follow the Re.
mains to the Cemetery.

The funeral of Robert Hamilton took
place yesterday afternoon from Ehrets
undertaking parlors, and was largely at
tended. The funeral services We're con-
Quoted at st. Pauls Catholic church by
Rev. Father Werdein.
The members of the Building Laborers'
uniOn were present in body at the fu-
neral, the deceased having been a MEM
her of that union during his lifetime
The pallbearers were: Charles Dolan
John Conway, William Hurley, Frank T.
d Ian, Bob MCGOWAN and Dennis Fee
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"Greater America"

Full information about the new Pa
citic possessions of the United States.
A handsome booklet just out; most
complete publication yet issued. Beau
tifully illustrated, maps, statistics of
exports and imports, possibilities of
Oriental trade, merchant marine of the
world and other interesting information.
All for 2-cent stamp.
f. /. WHITNEY,
General Passenger Agent Great North
ern Railway, st. Paul.
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Perseverance Rewarded.

From Pearson's Weekly.
She could not see his face as he knelt
and asked her to be his.
She was glad of that, for she did not
wish to know how much suffering her
refusal caused him.
She told him as gently as she could
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Indicating a Want.

From the Chicago Tribune
Customer-Have you got work on the
Thrums language?
Bookseller-No, sir. There is no such
work in existence.
Customer-That settles ii. / don't read
any more of Barries stories, bgoshl