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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Real Estate For Sale.

Two lots in the town of SHREDDER
vile, on one of which is a fairly good
dwelling house.
Eleven acres of timbered land on
Hickory Ridge
Eighty acres of timbered lard with
in three miles of Egypt Mills.
Forty acres OF timbered land about
two and Il half miles OF Egypt Mills
viii be sold cheap for cash or part
cash and balance good paper.
For further particulars and de-
scription of land call on
BEN Fl. ADAMS,
DEMOCRAT Office, Cape Girardeau,
Mo,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

At Englewood, N. j., a pretty young
woman, 10 years old, who is studying
telegraphy and bears a good charac-
ter. was fined so for kissing a young
man acquaintance on New Years day.
She was tried in court on the charge
of disorderly conduct and a neighbor
girl was the principal witness. The
least the young man can do is to dig
I'M the $40.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Old Custom of the Sioux.

Among the Sioux Indians, when one
family borrowed q. kettle from an
other, it is expected that. when the
kettle is returned, 4 small portion of
the food that has been cooked in it
will be left in the bottom, as the owner
must always know VIVA: was cooked in
her kettle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

AT a religious nesting in a Kansas
town a few days ago, the stove work
ed badly, and the interior Off the
church was very cold. However the
minister was equal to the occasion.
He preached a sermon on Hell"
which was so hot that the cOngrega-
ton had to remove their wraps and
raise the windows.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

The pay of the Normal Professors
goes right "a whether they are teach
1ng or attending an unnecessary and
uncalied for law suit. The
mn-i DOT tho bill ali the same.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

It is the intention OF the captain
general of Cuba to introduce a few
American policemen into Havana to
teach the nativep olicemen theirduties.
How to find the side door will be the
first lesson.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

There is no life in the moon, we are
told, and the man who holds to a lamp
post and gazes wistfully upon it
should know he can get no help from
that source.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
The Roller boat.

\ melancholy sight was TO be e in
English waters recently when the once
famous Bazin roller boat" which was
to roll on the ocean at a speed of so
knots an hour, crawled into Hull har-
Dor for sale to anyone who would take
her. She never surpassed eight knots
an horr
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Notice 10 Contractors.

Ec.ice is he.ru: gi:en tiiat | will 1T
10 O'Clock a. m. Wednesday, Jan
18th. 1899, at the site OF the bridge, let
the contract for building a bridge
across Goose creek on the road lead
Ing from jackson to Cordonville.
n. c. FRISSELL.
dec2S.1 Road and Bridge Com.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

Hurrah for Southeast Missouri. y
Stoddard county man has just been
elected Speaker of the House in the
Missouri Legislature. Now let the
Republican Administration pass
around a little bread crust ard we'uns
down here will be happy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
The Eagle, King OF all Birds.

is noted for its keen sight. clear and
distinct vision. SO are those persons
who use Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve
for weak eyes, styes, sore eyes of any
kind o. graduated lids. Sold by all
dealers at - cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Lung Irritation

is the forerunner to consumption. DR..
Bells Pinc-Tar-doney will cure it.
and give such strength to the lungs
that a cough or Il cold will not settle
there. Twenty-Five cents at all good
druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

The Missouri Legislature will get
down to work next week. This is the
session to revise old and make new
laws. When u statesmen get
through with their work the law
have to revise their city ordinances
TO fit the State law. !
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Something New In Toe Clips.

Bcyclists will appreciate a new toe
clip. which is hinged to the side Of the
pedal and hes extendons the front
and rear, which spring the CLIP into
place astsoon as Touched BY The topt
She pedal being always balat>fed for
use either side up.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

A meeting of the stockholders of tn
Sturdiyant Bank wifi be held at th,
Banking House on Tuesday, Januar.
II, 1899, for the purpose OF electin!
directors for the ensuing year. Poll
open from l to 3 p. m.
L. j. ALBERT, Cashier.
December 29th, 1898.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

A Boston preacher chose Il queer
taxt for n Christmas ermon Let u
forget all the bitterness of the past
said he, and then he proceeded to boot
the corpse of the dead ~confederacy all
over the pulpit. The sensatlonallst
who the cloth often does ore
harm than GOOD.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Hauard.s snow Linement.

If You have Il terrible pain in the
small of the back, get Il bottle OF
Snow Linement. 1t will positively
cure it and at once. Try it and re-
omendit to your friends. Sold at
Wilson's drug store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

A gentleman from Pennington has
succeeded Smith o: st. Louis for
Deputy Rcvenuo Col.ecto: in this dis
trict. Poor old Southeast Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Hunts Lightning OIL

Cures Catarrh, Neuralgia, Sprain
Cramp Collie, Diarrhoea, Cuts, Head
ache, rheumatism. Good for mau
and beast. Failing, money refunded,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

81. J. Ward, Of S.oddard county.
has been elected Speaker of tie House
in the Missouri Legislature. MIR.
Ward has served several terms in the
Legislature. He IA Gov. stephens
candidate for Speaker of the House.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

QIn the Southeast Missouri school
contest held at Fr~edericktown last
Wednesday, the orators medal was
awarded to L. z. Caruthers of the
Carlisle Training Srhool of Jackson.
Young Caruthers is a Cape county
hnr
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

The Missouri Legislature is now in
session. The lobbyists are there also.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
SATURDAY, JANUARY :, 1899.
FOR SIXTY DAYS.

AS an inducement to those
who are not now subscribers
to the Weekly DEMOCRAT
we have concluded to offer for
sixty days to send the DEMO
Graf one year for fifty cents.
This offer also applies to old
subscribers who will pay up
what they owe and renew and
pay up ior another year IN adj
vance.
Remember, this offer is for
sixty days only. After the
expiration of that time the
subscription price will be one
dollar per year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07
Total between Fountain and Lorinier streets .......-.-
RETWEEN LORIMIER AND SPANISH STREET,

Total between Lorimie,- and Spanish streets 2O 50
sEcTacN TWO ~ SPECIAL TAX BILLS TO 81 ISSUED HEREIN AND TAX ellen
ON LOTS.
The City Clerk is hereby directed 10 issue special tax bills against the
owners # and the Ioso r parts of lots herein set out, assessed and taxed, as
rocui,1 by Law ard ordinances o tais chy made and provided: which special
lax bills and the taxes so levied Is aforesaid shall Re a lien m said lctso or
Of lots until the same shall be paid.
spCTIoN THREE 3l TINE OF NKING EFFECT.
This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its sass-
age.
Passed by tie Council December 18th, 1898.
WILLIAM Fl. COEPvER,
President of the CoUacl.
Approved this -Dh day of December, 1898.
Jcr,I WILLIAM II. CoERyER.
' Msyor
Attest: GEO. g. CHAPPEIL. Cy Clerk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-07

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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
THE STAGE.
Mirror of Fashion Where the Correct
Costumes Are Always Seen.

Mirror of Fashion Where the Correct
Costumes Are Always Seen.
The stage continues to form the mir
ror of fashion. One need scarcely take
in fashion paper if one pays constant
visits to the theater. Here one can
study all the varieties of la mode and
the latest and newest designs. Each
play seems to have it's own speciality
in dress, its favorite color and Its IA
vorite dressmaker. Possibly specta-
tors never give thought to the fact
that these constant changes of cos
tune form no inconsiderable portion of
the fatigue incurred by an actress in
long and heavy part. Dress cannot be
slurred over now. Gowns must be
laced and buttoned up, gloves. shoes,
hats, petticoats, be worn to match. 1t
was different in the good old days,
when actresses shuffled one gown over
another and fastened them lightly with
button. The japanese costume is
one of the most intricate. The rea,
Japanese lady wears three gowns, one
over the other, small portion of each
showing at the neck, the gowns being
artistically shaded, say, from pale pink
to deepest rose, or from violet to sky
blue. The chemise, too, must match,
and a special touch of deep contrastive
color is given by the waistband.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
Coyardly Act.

Frau Hingstermeier, the wife of Herr
Hingsterlneier, the lion-tamer. was
what may be termed-to put it mildly
"a virago, and held Hlngstermeier in
absolute subsection.
The lion-tamer returned to the faml-
ly caravan one evening in state of hi
larity which made him feel that he
would better postpone an interview
with his better half until this condition
had worn off. He, therefore, conclud-
ed not to sleep in the family quarters.
The next morning his wife called him
to account, and he explained that he
had been having little Publication.
and did not wish to disturb her slum-
bers on his return.
Where Cid you sleep:" she demand
ed.
I'm the cage with the lions," he re-
piled, n,eekly.
"CowarG!' Kissed Mrs. Hingstermei-
er, with look as of one robbed of her
just dues.-Life.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
PosroFFICE on THE HIGH SEAS.
PASSENGER. ON One Liner Get Mail in
q Barrel Thrown From Another.

Passengers on One Liner Get Mail in
q Barrel Thrown From Another.
An unusual incident happened on the
homeward voyage Of the Castle liner,
Carisbrook Castle, which brought the
last mail from the Cape.
The English letters not having ar
rived before the Lismore Castle sailed
from Cape Town for home. the captain
of the Carsbrook Castle, which was to
sail the following day, good-naturedly
undertook to deliver the letters to the
disappointed passengers of the Lismore
Castle on the high seas.
Overtaking her on the ocean. the let
tiers were enclosed in a tin box and
soldered up. This was then put into a
-four barrel, with pole attached flying
a red flag, and. having passed the Lis
more Castle and got we'll ahead of her,
the barrel was dropped overheard. the
captain at the same time hosting sig
nal which had been prearranged.
The Lismore Castle, coming up on
her course. in due time picked up the
barrel, and the passengers received the
anxiously-awaited news from homc.-.
New York Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
Tie 1II,5ad,es. Of constant,nop,e.


1t was amusing to see negresses with
the thickest of lips yelled. All the
pretty faces were more or less painted
and the eyelids and eyebrows penciled.
The quality of the paint showed the
quality Of the lady, Poor women daub
themselves with horrid pigments. :, No
Turkish gentleman goes out to walk
with his wife; to do so would be count
ed in the highest degree absurd At
most she Isl followed by q slave. But
wrapped up in the ugly. black silk ferid-
je, she can go where she >pleases and
alone 20 No man would dream, of. look
ing at d yelled lady in a feridje. Were
a Glacour to Scan her: face he would run.
a risk Of being tnassacred. Shopping is
a feminine pastime; another is holding
receptions, which, Of course, only ladies
attend. u, Munching sweetmeats. renders
Constantinople bellies grossly fat, while
still young, and rather spoils, their
teeth. All overthe eastlteeth are even,i
white, and of medium size, and mouths
well shaped They are mouths made
for laughter, gourmandizing and SEN
sual love. Eastern women are far bet
ter looking in youth than western.
Those of STEAMBOAT are the least grace
full. They are seldom neat above the
ankles. Their stockings are not we'll
drawn up, their shoes are world too
big and their gait is heavy and shut
fling.-London Truth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
NOT AS IT SEEMED.
HOUSE LOOKED "RlcKErY.' ON
THE OUTSIDE. !:
nut ON the Inside It Wa, Picture VI
Luxurv-The Original Idea Of Very
Poor Man-Figured 1the Contrasts-
The Guests Felt Cheap.

Last week, while was in city not
thousand miles from here" said q
local business man who has just re-
turned from little trip to neighbour
ing state, Il ran across former bach
elor friend, whom I had not seen for
over two years. I knew that he had
married in the meanwhile, and when
onered my congratulations he insist
ed on my coming out to his house for
dinner. I accepted, of course, but
when we reached his home, was sorry
l hadn't declined. In fact, was deep
ly shocked, for of all the poverty
stricken, squalid and generally dilap-
1dated habitations ever laid eyes on,
the one he piloted me to was by long
odds the worst. The house was shah
by-looking frame affair. weather-beat-
en- implanted and patched all over with
old boards. Some Of the shutters were
missing, and others hung by one hinge,
while a gaunt patch of yard, Uttered
with miscellaneous trash, and inclosed
by a ramshackle picket fence, formed
an appropriate frame for the picture.
The sight saddened me beyond express
sion, and was vexed that l had been
made witness Of my unfortunate
friends poverty. However, couldn't
well beat retreat, so I followed him
in, and the moment he opened the door
1 nearly toppled over with astonish-
ment. The interior of the cottage was
perfect little bijou. We entered a
square hall decorated la Japanese
in rich bronze-green, with storks
in long panels on the walls and palm
IN one corner in big lacquered vase.
On to the right was an exquisite little
drawing-room, finished in silvery gray
and full of good pictures and artistic
brlc-a-brac Later on was shown over
the whole house, and found everything
else equally attractive. The explana-
ton my friend gave was peculiar. You
see, I owned this place. he said, and
we didn't have enough money to fix
up both the inside and the outside &C.
cord1ng to our ideas. five had tried
to spread it over the whole thing, the
result would have been cheap and COM
mon, so we put all we had on the in
terror, and instead of attempting to
beautify the exterior l turned to and
made 'em as outlandish as possible
Those patches you saw on the walls
aren't necessary, but l nailed them up
for the sake of the ensemble, and then
knocked off few of the shutters with
an ak. We paid man to haul a load
of trash for the yard, and 1 never pass
without kicking a picket out of the
fence. The result is that our friends
all think we are too original for any,
thing, and the effect of our little fur
nishings is enhanced about 500 per
cent by contrast. No bother to be poor
If you have brains.' New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
Poor Dog.

A new kind of parrot story is print
ed by the Chicago News-a parrot
story that will make the reader sorry
for the dog. A gentleman left his dog
at his sisters house, while he went on
a Journey. On his return, Rover man
ifested so much excitement that no
great surprise was felt when he was
heard barking in the night. The bark
ing became so persistent, however,
that Mr. put on his dressing gown
and went downstairs to pat Rover on
the head and bid him to be quiet. He
was no sooner in, bed again that the
noise began, afresh, so he made anoth-
ers expedition below, to point out to the
dog with some asperity, that repeti-
ton Of the offence would be attended
by serious consequences. He had re-
turned to his bed and was just falling
into doze when the barking began
again. This time it was more furious
than ever, and continued till the man
made a third journey downstairs, &C.
companied; by walking-stick. Even
thise did not end the disturbance,
but the gentleman was too sleepy to
get w, again, and at last he went of to
sleep, vowing to sell the dog the next
day. When morning came, however,
his sister met him with the remark
that she hoped he had not been dis
turbed by the barking Of her new par
rot. It was always Initiating the dog
at night, she said.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
ILLINOIS FEVER.
Hariy settlers IN No s.sss An shssk 10.
RAtheR.

Early Settlers In he state Al Sleek To-,
The worst enemy Of the early settlers
in Illinois appears to have been chills
and fever, says the Century. One Of
the pioneers, writing Of the state in
the early 40s, says: my uncle met
us with his horses and farm wagon.
Father hired another team, and we
started for my uncle's new home. near
Ltbertyville. Lake county. ILL.,, where
we arrived the following morning. The
house was log hut with one room
and an attic. We found my aunt sick
with fever and ague. She was wrapped
In thick shawls and blankets, sitting
by the fireplace and shaking like q
leaf. Before supper was over, mother
had chill and shake which lasted
nearly half the night. The next day
it rained hard and we all had chills,
and my father and uncle went to town,
two miles, for some medicine. They
returned with large bundle Of thor
oughwort weed, or boneset, tea made
from which was the order Of the day.
1t was very bitter, and I used to feel
more like taking the consequences of
the ague than the remedy. AS father
had shake every other day, he could
only work half the time, and we were
very poor. The ague was in the en-
tire family, my sister and invariably
shaking at the same hour every al
ternate day, and my mothers and
fathers shakes coming at about the
same time. have known the whole
family to shake together; nor did the
neighbors escape. There were few
comfortable homes and few we'll peo-
pie. Boneset tea was a fixture on
every stove and fireplace. When my
morning to shake arrived used to lie
down on the floor behind the cook
stove and almost hug the old sala-
mander, even on the warmest sum-
mer days. and my sister on the oppo-
site side, my brothers smuggling up
close to me, and my mother sitting as
near the fire as she could get, all of
us with our teeth chattering together.
My aunt, who was broken down and
discouraged, would occasionally walk
the two miles to see us. and my mother
and she would talk about the false
hopes and gllttering inducements that
had led their husbands to become vic,
tins to the Illinois fever.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
Rlchelieu and Kruger.

The London academy is authority
for the statement that President Krue-
ger is by his marriage actually con-
nected with. the great Cardinal Richie
lieu, whose name was Du Plessis.
Kreuger was young man when he
met and married member OF the Du
Plessis family, the descendant of a
French surgeon, near relative of the
cardinal, who went to the Cape in the
seventeenth century, in the employ
ment of the Dutch East India COM
pany. At her death, Kruger chose a
second wife from the same family. 1t
was apropos of this marriage that
Gen. Joubert made a Jest in his imper-
feet English. The president, he said,
was man of double duplessity."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
Information Wanted.

Miss Upperten- Clara" began the
young man. you have no doubt no
ticed that my attentions of late have
been more than those Of, mere
friend. / love you. Clara, and in ask
ing you to share my lot par
don me for interrupting y,u." said the
practical maiden. "but has the lot you
wish me to share good house on /.
with all the modern improvements "-
Chicago News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
"B,er," In, Eu<l..h U..xe

When did the word "Boer" assume
its present form and spelling? Judg-
ing from Hansard down to the late
sos, it was printed with small 3D.
and spelled Doors" Mr.. Gladstone,
when secretary Of state for the colo
MES, and afterward, frequently referred
to the Dutch Doors at the Cape" In
the glossary attached to Mr.. Mccall
Theall's History Of the Boers," this
primitive form of the word is not CIV
en-. Boer is there defined as "a Dutch
word signifying tiller of the ground"
In South Africa the word is now used
as proper name to denote any one
of European descent who uses ordi-
narily the broken Dutch language Of
the country.-London Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
That Thouxhtful Boy.

Anxious Parent-Well, Arthur, were
there many faults in your exercise?
Arthur Gust out Of schocD-Oh, lots.
Anxious Parent-Did the Latin mas.
ter ask If helped you?
Arthur-Yes; and l told him papa
had.
Anxious Parent-Why did you say
papa?
Arthur-Well, you know, 1 wasn't
going to expose your ignorance, man.
ma dear.-Answers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
Great Mental Feats.

Hortensius, the great Roman lawyer
and orator, had memory of extraordi-
nary scope and tenacity. After COM
posing speech or Grafton he could re-
peat it, word for word, exactly as he
had prepared It. On one occasion he
went to an auction. where the bust
ness was carried on during an entire
day, and ct evening, for a wager, he
wrote down list Of the articles that
had been sold and the prices. together
with, the names Of the purchasers, in
the order in which the purchases had
been made 49, va.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-15
BAsHrU. CoUPLn.
Tried to Hide Their Happiness, Dal
Rice Exposed Them.

ge 4
81 don't know why it is" said H. 4.
Riggs Of Philadelphia, at the Holland
House, "but young married couples al
ways try to deceive the general public
and create the impression that they
have been married for q. long time.
This has led to many jests and stories;
but about rs funny q thing In this COIL
nectior as know of actually happen
ed to q friend of mine who got mar
ried last year. The wedding occurred
in the city, and the brougbam in which
they drove away from the house had
beer literally decorated with ribbons
and streaners by their friends. AS
soon as they turned the corner the
bridegroom IN ordered the c0achman to
take them to the nearest elevated sta
ton, and there dismissed. the obnox-
ious carriage. In pursuit OF their plan
Of deception they determined to sit on
opposite sides Of the car, to pretend not
to know each other, and to be appat-
emily deeply absorbed in reading pa
pers. All Of this they did. but every
one that entered that particular car
would first glance at one and then ut
the otl.er. smile audibly and give them
their undivided and amused attention.
They saw that they were discovered,
but in what manner it had come about
they could not imagine. 1t was only
when they finally got into their state
room il the train at the Forty-second
street station, that the reason why
their deception failed to deceive re-
veaied itself, for then they discovered
that the brim of the groom's hat and
the top of the brides headdress were
white witE rice that had been thrown
at them when they left the house,
New York Tribune.