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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
ARRESTED FOR ESPIONAGE.
The Italian General, De st. Joseph.
Arrested for Examining Forts
on the French Frontier.

Paris. June 13.-The Italian general
Joseph. He WAS examining the fortifi-
cations on the frontier and a number
of plans of Notifications were found
on him. The general owns a villa on
the French Riviera. He has been sus-
pected and was closely watched of
late. He denied having been engaged in
espionage. and said the plans were
merely those of a tourist, and that
they had no secret character.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

Senate bill No. 123. entitled A act to
amend and act entitled Appropriations,
scnool. public school book commission.
approved March u. 1897. by -epealing sec
tion - Of said act. and enacting a new
section in lieu thereof, to he known as
sc,tun -. Approval is withheld for two
r"+,ons. First. the title s wholly de-
f~cctiy.: second. the bill attempts TO re-
Iieve The state of the burden of contracts
&c which she had solemnly became a
party. ana which burden she voluntarily
aSsumcd-The caption of the printed law
is no PARCEL of the act. When a bill I'M
dertJkes to repeal another law by its
title. il /: necessary that 1t he designated
by the title made for it by the legisla-
tura. and not by the caption chosen for 1t
by the printer. The constitution of the
tinted States says: mo state shall pass
any las impairing the obligation of con-
tracts 7 he state enacted a law author
iZ'ng "a commission to contract for the
textbooks to be used in the pcblic schools,
and guaranteed that the publishers SO
contracting should have the privilege of
exclusive sale of these books for five
year. and Of this guaranty or burden the
state seeks to relieve itself. That would
amoun To population"
Serate bill! No. i3S. entitled AN act to
provide fGi the changing and collection of
fees for aff. iavitS. csrtifiCI'cS to affida-
wits. verified complaints or headings filed
in causes pending before J~uStices of the
peace dra wins Salaries is vetoed. be-
cause, the governor say this bill says
that II the affidavit Il made before the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

No" said the Cornfed Philosopher.
Il didn't turn up my nose because the
wnman WAS wearing rational dress. !
don't mind the women wearing that
Kind of clothes. All ! object TO is the
awful expression of c~ountenance the,
put on AT the time."-Iudianapolis
journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

Wichita. Kas., June 14.-Wheat pros
poets are greatly improved in the Ar
kansas valley. Farmers are regretting
that they plowed up some of the wheat
fields early in the spring. Excessive
rains have retarded cultivation of corn.
Pasturage is superb.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
senator AIilsOn's Idea.

Dubuque, Ia, June Ex-senator VIM.
b. Allison said: Il have heard nothing
said anywhere about a western candi-
GATE for yice-president, and l believe
we should renominate Mckinley and
Hobart and elect them"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
-Four Children Drowned.

North Platte, Neb., June 1i.-Four
small children named Christensen
day night. One fell into the water
and the others were drowned while at
tempting to rescue it. The hOdics
were recovered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
Moved Tn n Stem.

Vienna. June 14.-Herr F. Stockin-
ger, the Acknowledgements consul at
New York, has been appointed deputy
consul general at London and director
of the commercial department of the
Austrian-Hungarian embassy there.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
One by OnE.

Mr.. NGwgardeE ton his return homel
Why. Mary. what in the world are
.You doing: You look tired To death,
Mrs. Ncwgarden-I am absolutely cN-
la Isted. | have been ali day Planting
these grass seeds. and have only done
about three wards. The seeds are so aw-
fully smalI.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
Suffering From Drought.

New York, June 1f.-Newarx, n. j.,
and the adjoining parts Of Massachu-
sets and Connecticutar are sufferingfrom
the o severe drought that has WIS.,
tied these sections in years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

Gutf-No. sir: they are too danger
Gus. | don't allow my wife to wear
hatpins.
Puff How do you clean out youi
pipe:-Town Topics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
Literary Jealousy.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says there are
days when he cannot write.
Ottingrr-I have read stories of his
he must have written OF those days.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

Justice, It can be lone for the legal fea.
but II lone before any other officer II will
cost a double fee. one to the officer Wild
takes the affidavit, and one to the JUS
tice. TIL state of Missouri can not say 70
its citizens that they must pay its Of
fceIs for services they never rendered.
To say hat If you go before a notary
and paw him for an affidavit. II Is void
unless you pay the justice another fee,
is illegaI and unjust"
IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNOR
The 81. Louis election bill.
Tn Kansas City election bill.
Stree railroadS-Chapter 1o5; revised.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
THE NEW LAWS
Enacted at the Recent Session OF the
Missouri Legislature.
Ihey Have Been to the Governor and He
Has Acted Upon Them-EIection Bills
of ST. Louis and Kansas City.

The following are the new laws en-
acted at the recent session of the leg
iSlafurp
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
A WaSpsS Mistake.

1t is generally supposed that instinct
unerringly teaches birds and insects the
best way in which to build their homes
or nests. and also to provide for their
offspring. The following incident, from
the Scientific American. will show that
instinct is not always infallble:
"A friend placed three small empty walls
in an open box on shelf in an upright
position, in close contact, and they were
uncorked. A short time afterwards it was
matter OF surprise to find that these had
been appropriated by female mud wasp.
She had placed a goodly number OF
spiders in the center vial, doubtless in
tended to serve as food for her future
brood; then proceeded to deposit her
eggs in those on either side.
She next closed tightly the mouths oil
all three receptacles with hard lime ce-
ment. Having finished her work. she
then doubtless went on her way, satisfied
all had been done for her offspring that a
thoughtful mother could do.
But just think of the sensations OF
those little wasps when they come into
existence, for while starving in their seal
ed cages, they can plainly see through
the impenetrable glass walls the bountiful
supply of food which was provided for
their use"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
Jane Adams on Effects of the War.

Miss Jane Adams. Of Chicago. address,
ed meeting OF the Academy of Political
and Social Science at Philadelphia re-
Gently A report in the Friend gives the
following:
Recently" she said. lin their district
in Chicago there have been several muir
ders. The Hull House Settlement has al
ways claimed that the district is not a
criminal one; so that Investigations were
made to discover the cause OF the out
break. 1t was established beyond ques-
ton that every one of these cases was
directly traceable to passions excited by
the late Spanish American conflict In
addition Miss Adams said. that the
children on the streets were found to be
playing at war In no instance. so far
as was observed were they freeing Gu
bans" but. with the violence characteris-
tic OF their age, they were Staying Span
iards.' The predatory spirit is SO near
the surface in human nature" the speaker
added. that the spectacle OF war has
been a great setback to the develop
ment and growth OF the higher impulses
OF civilization
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
Hot Water.

Hot water has far more medical vir-
tues than many believe or know Be-
cause it is SO easily procured. thousands
think it valueless The uses OF hot water
are. however. many. For example. there
is nothing that SO promptly cuts short
congestion of the lungs. sore throat or
rheumatism as hot water when applied
promptly and thoroughly. Headache al
most always yields to the simultaneous
application of hot water to the feet and
back of the neck A towel folded several
times and dipped in hot water, and quick
ly rung out and applied over the painful
part in toothache or neuralgia will gener-
ally afford prompt relief A strip of fan
mel or napkin folded lengthwise and dip
ped in hot water and wrung out and ap-
piled round the neck OF a child that has
the Group will sometimes bring relief in
ten minutes Hot water taken freely half
an hour before bedtime is helpful in the
case of constipation. while it has a most
soothing effect upon the stomach and
bowels. A goblet OF hot water taken just
after rising. before breakfast. has cured
thousands OF indigestion. and no simple
remedy is more widely recommended by
physicians to dyspeptics. Very hot water
will stop dangerous bleeding.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
The Home.
Woman's Department.
HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS.

HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS. :.
To every housewife there comes days
when it is an impossibility to accomplish
all that she would; says the editor Of
Good Housekeeping: when some OF the
things she would gladly do, some that
she feels the necessity Of doing, some
that her housewifeiy sense of propriety
shrink from putting over to another day,
have still to go undone for the time.
How shall she select the things that must
be accomplished. in distinction from
those which may be deferred? This is
not always an easy question. to be answer
ed, but writer upon the subject has Civ
en- these sensible thoughts. which are
worthy Of thoughtful consideration: In
making such choice wise woman nat
urally looks first to those matters essen
tial to the health OF the household; no
such matter can properly be neglected
The refrigerator and the store-closets
must be kept faultlessly clean. A good
supply OF wholesome food must be put
upon the table. The bedrooms and bed
ding must be thoroughly aired. It is far
less essential that the parlor be busted,
or the windows be polished until they
shine. than that these matters OF house
hold hygiene be carefully attended to- 1t
is pleasant to see the brass of the fire.
place polished bright; but if they have be-
come oxidized by neglect. no one in
the house is likely to suffer in health or
comfort in consequence. Jessie will be
just as happy and healthy child if her
white pinafore is adorned with fewer frills
and there will be less ironing and sew
ing to be done.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
The Sitting Room.

So much is said about how to furnish
the bed room, the dining room, library.
and drawing ROOM how they can be made
attractive and useful but the sitting
room is left entirely out and one might
suppose that it could be furnished with
any old thing. 1t should be the very
prettiest room in the house and the most
comfortable. 1t is the gathering place for
the entire family. the one room in the
house for games. reading, sewing. and. in
fact. little bit OF every thing.
Soft white curtains should be hung at
the windows. and if possible. there
should be one or two south windows as
this room needs plenty Of sunshine. A
the middle of the room, will be found
necessary. Here good. attractive books
for the young members OF the family
should be kept. Ii the boys of the FAM
lily always found interesting reading mat
ter on the sitting room table there would
be less dime novel reading
Now. of all things. have a big. soft
couch; do without other pieces OF fur
niture before that Let it be we'll supplied
with sofa pillows and be made to look
comfortable and cosy and altogether
homclike. Then some easy chairs, a
rocker Or two, and fOOtstOol
On the walls put some OF your choic-
est pictures and a rich. warm looking
wall paper. Light the room with lamp
and this gives mellow light which is
very restful to the eyes.
To all this now let the women OF the
family add their dainty touches. and who
shall say that this room is not the most
attractive in the house?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
Setting the Table.

II possible have table with square
ends Use positively clean linen, no
matter how coarse and cheap. Have the
cloth long enough and wide enough to
hang we'll around the table. Under the
linen cloth have silence-cloth either of
cotton flannel or some other soft and
heavy material 1t prevents noise of
dropping dishes. and keeps the table free
from stains. Place the center of the table
cloth in the center of the table and unfold
it gradually smoothing it into place as
you unfold. having the folds straight with
the edge of the table f"-'
Rules for Placing the Dishes
When there are no warm dishes to be
served place the plate. right side up, for
each person, having them arranged SYM
metrically around the table
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
One of the DamphOOlS.

Lake City, Mimi. March 81. $780,
Hon. l. Donnelly, Edto, Representative:
| observe that in the Pioneer Press Of
the 2oth inst. that one y. Sterling Nor
tom is going to start a new political
party He says:
Il have the utmost faith in the plan A
party will be organized July that will
stand for conservatism pre-eminently. No
doubt the platform will contain some ele-
ments common to all parties, but the key
note will be conservatism. There is
vast field for the new party's operations"
The keynote will be conservatism
II the self-appointed manufacturer of a
new political party means what he says,
we know exactly where to find him.
Conservatism means lone who aims
to preserve from ruin innovation. injury,
or radical change" one who wishes to
sustain an institution, one who wishes to
maintain an institution or form OF gov
eminent in its present state.
This man. Morton is conservative. He
conserves Ito coin word)-his con-
servatsm makes the Republican party his
Client anu TIC VIII conserve. OOOu
gracious! Notice how relentlessly he
murders hundreds OF thousands.
The late war and its momentous issues.
the struggles of the two great parties
over bimetalisn1. the rise. decline and abb
solute edcay of Populism. all these ele-
ments contribute to situation as preg
nant as those which gave birth to the
Republican party on the approach OF
civil strife
The rise decline and absolute decay
of the PopulistsH
WHO ever before saw SO lively polit-
ical corpse?
Like the stone hewn out OF the noun
tain. It's destined to fill the political
earth. but not conservative. Its po-
litical moral and progressive platform
was born at Omaha. and today is a stall
wart member OF the body polite OF this
republic.
Let Mr.. Morton go OIL Though he
don't want to be "leader") with his new
party" | want to adjust his mental cali
Der. and cannot evade Dough sticks sug-
gestion that he is one Of his Dam
PhoolS."
Yours,
Perry D. Martin.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05

If your kitchen lacks closet for cook
ing utensils, buy shallow box at any dry
goods store, place it on the side against
the wall, securing the height and width,
allowing box of as much depth as your
room will easily give Have the box lined
with common wrapping paper. and the
nails, or hooks ii you prefer. SO arranged
that room is secured to hang every hang
able article and the floor of the box will
answer for the kettles which cannot be
hung. A strip of board three or four
inches wide. nailed across the front Of the
box at the base in front will prevent dust
from rolling in among the pots and pans
Have the outside of the box stained or
painted to match the woodwork OF the
room, put brass rod in top of opening
on the front and hang a curtain OF crash
or cambria. place plant or books on top
OF the case and you have an article which
looks like bookcase. but which will take
care Of pots. pans and kettles in an ideal
fashion-The Home.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
Our Forum.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly.

Hon. Ignatius Donnelly.
Dear Sir: l received few days ago
a copy OF the Representative from Mr..
John R. Campbell, and was very much
interested with it. and the Grain Growers
Association. and to better follow their
movements. l will accept of your offer
No. 3. Inclosed please find 50 cents for
which please mail to my address.
Seven Financial Conspiracies." and
"Stockwell's Bad Boy" and the Repre-
sentative for the ensuing six months.
With the best of wishes for the welfare
of the association, l am, sir, most sim
cerely yours, Fred Ball.
Clyde. Winona Co., MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
How to Write the Boy.

We mean the boy who is away at
school and between whom and his home
the letters that come and go are now the
only connecting links.
We want Our letters to him to keep
him from growing away from us and to
influence him for good. How can they
best be made to do so?
To begin with, do let us write him
often. If once week is all we mothers
can compass. then let us impress the
rest of the family circle into the under
taking 1t is as important that the boy
should keep in touch with his father, and
with each brother and sister. as it is with
his mother.
II your first letter from your boy is
anything like mine, it will read some
thing as follows:
Dearest Mater: l am not bit home
sick The fellows are all fine and awiully
nice to me. l had go at football after
school. but l was in rotten form and
made perfect fool OF myself.
My bath gown trails foot. Is that
the style? Where is that other pair OF
golf stockings-the ones with the red
and green fancy work at the top? Tell
Jack that if he has them l will take his
head off when l get home.
Goodnight Mater; l am dead sleepy
and I have no end OF stuff to get into
my head before bedtime This getting
an education isn't what it is cracked up
to be-
Lots Of love to you and to everybody.
p. S. | sit in the front row at church
because Of my initial-worse luck!"
If the boys Life and Letters should
ever be published. we have a misgiving
that this particular effort will not be a
favorite with the compilers There is
no precocious saintliness about it, no
promise at tender years of anything, un-
less it be signal irreverence for the
kings English. Nevertheless. if we wish
to begin right in our literary campaign
we ignore its shortcomings.
Do not let us tell him that we are
deeply panied that he does not miss his
home. or grieved that he should speak
lightly of his church privileges. or that
the wisdom of the ancents cannot Justly
be characterized as stuff
Accept the letter for what it is-an
expression of the boys belief that al
though You are a woman and mother
you are nevertheless an all-around
good fellow" and so thoroughly in &C
cord with him that he is not on his guard
against misinterpretation.
Having accepted it for what it is. send
him in return the cheeriest. most graphic
description of home doings that you pos
sibly can-accounts that will fill him with
a hearty longing for the time when he
can be there too
Another way to keep alive the boy
interest in home matters is to ask his ad-
vice about them. If new rug is in
contemplation and something else has to
be gone without to have money for it.
ask him when you write which he thinks
would add most to the home.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
Cabbage Salad.

With Sydney Smith we might say OF
the following recipe:
ooh! herbaceous treat
T would tempt the dying anchorite to
eat:
Back to the world he'd turn his
weary soul
And plunge his fingers i'll the salad
bowl"
One good cabbage-sliced very fine;
one-half cup vinegar: one table spoon
sugar; one-half tea spoon salt; one egg.
Boil vinegar, sugar and salt together,
then set off the stove and add the egg
Let stand till cold. then add one-third cup
sweet cream, and pour over the cabbage
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
How to Color Easter Eggs.

One effective and yet simple way OF
coloring Easter eggs is with onion peel.
Take small pieces of the peel, as vari-
colored as possible, and after wetting
them stick them all over the egg, being
sure to cover it thoroughly. Then roll
it up in white rag, and tie or sew the
rag so that it will not move while boil
ing, after which process you will find the
egg beautifully marbled.
Logwood dyes purple and purple-black,
according to the quantity of chips put in
the water. Rose-pink dyes "a beautiful
pink. Cochineal gives satisfactory scar
let.
Pieces OF printed calicoes that have not
fast colors dye the eggs prettily, leaving
on them the pattern OF the calico if they
are sewed firmly around before boiling,
and then boiled some time.
Even pieces of wallpapers are used. a
white rag being tied over as with the
onion peel Sometimes ribbons are tied
around the egg and give it a cross-bar
pattern.
Hay and coffee can also be used as
coloring matters. Beware OF green dyes,
as many are poisonous
AS the eggs come out Of the water rub
them over with little tallow, and then
polish them with a clean cloth. This
gives them glossy appearance.
You can have your name and age or
anything you choose, inscribed on the
eggs with a piece OF tallow before you
boil them When they come out Of the
dye the writing will appear in white, be-
cause the shell does not take up the dye
where the surface has been oiled.
l remember once seeing an egg. deep
purple, almost black in color, which had
been kept SO many years on account of
the artistic work on it that the inside
had dried up, and there was only a por-
ton of the hard yolk left, which ratified in
the shell like a pea.
Health for ten cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally, de-
stroy microbes. cure headache, bilious
ness and constipation. All druggists.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
A Record Of Its Own.

We are pleased to note the most salts
factory showing made by the Farmers
United Township Mutual Hail Associa-
ton of Pipestone, Mimi. during the brief
period it has been organized. and we do
not hesitate to say that we consider it to-
day as one of the best hail associations
in the state. Its list of members contains
some of the most prominent men in var
ious walks of life. and its officers. some
OF whom we know personally, are gentle
men in every respect
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
TO Remove Iron Rust.
AcceptanceS and Regrets.

Invitations for dinners. lunch parties,
chatting dish suppers, wedding breakfasts.
musicals. evening parties, and any formal
entertainment where a hostess must pro-
vide food and seating accommodation for
her guests should be answered immedi-
ately in order that she may plan for such
in advance. and also supply guests in
place OF those who do not accept her in
vitation
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
chiIdrell's Department.
New Leaves.
(HDrr1D NJ ADMIT cLAsA

New Leaves.
Mrs. Horse Chestnut Tree said: ooh,
me,
| must have new gown, and what shall
it be-?
On catkin trimmings the willows dote,
The staid old oak wears gay pink coat !;
Miss Birch is dressed in the prettiest taste
With sash of green round white satin
waist.
But think l have guessed what pattern
is best,
Besides, it will be quite unlike all the
rest"
So japanese costume this morning she
plans.
All made of the softest of little green
fans.
Selected
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-05
He Stuck to It.

Morris. Mimi. March 30, 1899.
The Representative.
Please find enclosed postoffice order
for ST. for renewal OF my paper. Please
send 20 packages OF seeds as advertised.
cannot do without the paper. have
never missed one number since it started.
Yours truly.
E. c. Van Horn.