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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

Bal. in Treasury March u -.$il,l2 y
On motion of Mr.. I;uCsskamp said
reports were received, approved and
ordered filed and the clerk instricteG
to issr?s warrants Oh General Revenue
Fund II favor Of the several parties
for tbs. amour; due each, Inder SAID
reports.
\ resolution presented 10y M
Owens to transfer the sum Of Ssli-eo
from the wharf fund to General Hev-
cnue Fund and that the Treasurer 20
notified to make said transfer. vas ON
motion of Nj. Ruesskamp adopted,
In the matter of fire protection Tor
the extreme southern part oil
the cily. was referred for iaves-
ti~ation to- the Water and
Light committee at last meeting. Mr..
,Givens for saii COMMITTEES, reported
that no report coUld lie made at thi.
meeting. and therefore asked FOL
furthe? time. which was granted with
ont objections.
The following bills Were presente'
. and read:
, Geo. L. Chapel, CLERK. for
services. = months 81 /
, Fred Brunke. street commits
<ioner. services Tor March.
s&3.3-. boarding prisoners,
~.l.IH ...... -----.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

IN exchange has this TO say Of add
vertisers: III you too your little
whistle and then lay aside your horn,
there not a soul will ever know that
such d man was born. The man that
owns his acres is the man that plows
all day and he who keeps a humping
is the man that makes it pay. The
man who advertises with q short and
sudden jerk. i the man who bIaGes
the printer because it didn't work.
The man that gets the business uses
brainy printers ink not Il cutter and a
spluttcr. but an 'ad' that makes you
think: and who plans his well-bought
stock. has the future of his business
Just as solid As "A rock"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

Chas. Bueltemann tor repair
ing cistern. Fischer house. l 10
Julia Gill. damages claimed
as having been done IL her
property in improving Good
Hope street. 1 20
NJ. f. Leming. for lumber for
bridge. etc. 80
G.. w. Balm, bills March II
and Ii 90
+. y. Nettlcs. medicine for
pauper %
said bill ""rr on motion of Mr.
i,uesskarap received. allowed and the
clerk Instructed I o issue warrants on
General Revenue Fund in payment Of
sane.
ON motion OF Mr.. i;egenhardt the
Street Commissioner was instructed
to make the necessary repairs on In
dependence street from Sprigg to Pa
cilic street.
The Street Commissioner va, also
instructed On motion of MIR. l;ucss e
kanp TO max" the necessary repairs
to that part OF North Sprigg street
that : in bad condition.
On motion of Mr.. ~I;egenhart the
council then adjourned till Tuesday
evening. April ilth. al 40 o'clock.
GEO. f. CHAPPELL. City Clerk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08
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81. Glp =,
Dismissed ~ TREASURER.

War'nts paid and cancelled S..;s8 p
Int. coupons paid and caaa'd l"5 ="
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08
Order OF Publication.

STATE of Missouri, At the relation and
- the uso OF T.. l. Hope, %olleTteg
ui iHe rvenue o! sapc t~;irarje2u
county. in the StaJ@ OF VI :SOuri.-
agains5
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

Judge Ballentinc. OF Commerce. who
is in the city. tells rs hat the Demo-
Gratis at Commerce adopted old tactics.
At the town election down there last
Tuesday The Democrats knocked the
mead out OF Il barrel Of whiskey and
He'd the boys up ana voted them for
L. Democratic ticket. The e.! lection
~ "mocratir.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

Some OF the coIored people didn't
take kindly to the item in the
DEMOCRAT stating that there was a
large number Of The coiorcd voters
for sale to the highest bidder. We
stated the truth all the samc. There
are colorcd vo.ers in this city who
sell their '~'inliuencei at every clec-
tor. They do not sell To onc side and
then work for ihat. SIDE. They sell
10 both sides and then try to bleed the
candidates on both sides "a an out
side issue. OF course such voters
have no influence with the respectable
colored man but they make tie polit-
zeal party and the candidates on the
ticket believe they nave influence and
for tao or tire weeks before the cleo
lions these .'ni-gcrs" have more
money than anybody.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

White and yet!ow pine, poplar, cyr-7ss, oak,
:uIs. walnut. ash au'i cherry. Also flooring
and cell nr-aH grades. Finishing lambOr,
la.hI. shingles. mGulhings, window "nd door
ca,irgs. iu,tsw and door frames, all sizes
mai. 10 order on short notice. Delivered any
where inside Of cicy limits
SPANISH st. are GHtAI:DUAC, 40
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

FIRE CHIEF REPORT.
No fires or false alarm. one "s@n-
lar drill on 18Th, . members present.
Due members for drill So.
STREET CoMNI~&IONER'S EEnOE2.
Amount expended and Gac ~variuus
teamstcrs and labC"crs for york done
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

SATURDAY. APi,.L :. 1899.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-08

State o. Missouri. at the relation and
to the use of +. l.. Hope. Collector
Uf the e Care Girardeau
county. il the State OF Missouri.
against
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
A FIJI DANCE.

+ We have been accustomed to think
Of the Fijians as race of ruthless
savages, but for such an uncivilized
people as they are they certainly pos
sess some very poetic and noble ideas.
II theater manager could reproduce
one of their dances, for instance, ne
might make his fortune. The idea to
be conveyed in this dance Is that OF
q coral reef, in which the tide rises and
the waves break till it is only tiny
Island. This is conveyed by means OF
dancers in a most poetic and pic
turesque manner. The dancers form
first in long lines and approach quiet
~ to represent the silent advance OF
the waves. Then the lines break up
into small companies and advance,
with bodies bent forward and out
stretched hands, to represent the rip
ping of the water, the smallest waves
being represented by children.
AS they move about, now sinuously,
now leaping and tossing their heads,
the soft white mast. or native cloth,
which is worn as turban, for greater
effect, with long streamers. lends itself
readily to the effect desired. The same
material is also wound about the waist
and extends in long, scarfike ends
which float away and flutter in the
breeze. The whole effect Of the dance
IL a most artistic and picturesque. and
the native orchestra plays an accom-
paniment that is an imitation Of the
moan and roar of the surf breaking
on the reef.
There is a gradual quickening Of the
movement, now advancing, now re-
treating, yet like waves, always pro-
crossing. and gradually closing in on
every side of the imaginary coral reef,
round which they move quietly like
some rolling wave, or by spring high
In air represent the breakers finging
their arms far above their heads to
represent the action Of spray.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
Easy Way to Figure Speed.


A simple way to calculate the speed
Of q bicycle by the rider is to multiply
the gear by 10 and divide by 56. The
result may be called seconds for this
particular purpose. The number OF
complete revolutions made by either
pedal in the given number Of seconds
corresponds exactly to the rate Of miles
DER hour. For instance, II the gear be
"a, multiplied by 10 and divided by Sc.
the result is Is. If the pedal goes
around 20 times in Is seconds the rider
knows that he is going at the rate Of
20 miles per hour. If the gear be 67.2
the result Of the calculation is IL sec
onds, and the rider would have to push
his pedal around 20 times In u seconds
to equal the speed made BY the man
on the higher gear by 20 revolutions in
Is seconds. To divide TIE gear by 81
eives nearly the same result as multi
plying by 10 and dividing BY Sc. bnt u
not quite so accurate.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Prince Tokuma Konoye OF Japan.
who is now in America on a tour OF
observation, is one Of the most distin-
pushed of the japanese nobility. He
3 a member of one of the five families
who are called Gosekka, and he Is the
president of the house of peers In the
Japanese parliament. Konoye Is like
wise the president of the Kosoku-Gak-
10, which is the college Of the nobil-
tty. The prince intends to make q
rather long stay in this country, ana
will visit all the large cities he posi-
bly, can. His tour is being made Tor
the collection of information which
will be useful to the government ana
the people Of Japan. When he has
finished with the United States he Will
30 to Europe and will repeat the proc
ess there. Special attention Will oe
paid by him to the system of public
education in America and to private
educational institutions likewise. The
emperor Of japan presented the prince
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
Compound Locomotives.

A dozen or more of the As consol-
idation compound freight locomotives,
recently ordered for use on the soutn-
western division Of the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad, are in service and are
giving splendid satisfaction. On the
Mississippi division they have IN
creased the train haul 40 per cent over
the old line. When the grade reduc-
lions are completed the Improvement
will be even more noticeable. The
compound ten wheel passenger en-
gines have developed unexpected pull
ing power and unusual speed.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
Hathen Thanka

Lady Dufferin in her "reminiscences
Riyes some instances of the variations
Of the English language as she Is spoke
BY the learned Baboo, whose European
education has given him little knowl-
edge that is dangerous. The gratifl-
cation expressed In the following sen
tence has something pathetic in It:
you have been very good to Us. and
may Almighty God give you tit for
tat"
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
where Sir Waite. Scott PROPOSED.


1.-THE Popping Stone" marks the spot
where Sir Walter Scott asked Miss
Carpenter to marry him. 1t IS situated
in the beautiful valley Of the Irthin8.
at Gilsland, an inland watering place
near Carlisle. The popping stone Il
visited by many thousands during the
summer months and, 1t is said, many q
laggard lover has had his courage
screwed up to popping point at this
romantic spot. In the immediate
neighborhood may also be seen
"Mumps Ha," which Scott immortal
lied in Guy Mannering." while a lit
tie farther aheld the Roman wall and
Lanercost priory prove attractions to
visitors to Gilsland
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

4he public VIM watch with keen interest
- AGht now on in dead earnest Ono OF
6elereest and most infuential firms in the
81 having arrayed itself against all un-
o6Tupulons patent medicine advertising,
e6fees to back up with its entire capital the
Sollowingguarantee: We hereby guarantee
to alleviate al stomach and bowel troubles
~ the use Of DR.. Rays Renovator II our
Instructions are followed. Sold BY drug
gists at &c and 81 90, or sent prepaid on re-
csipt Of price by DR.: B: J. Key Medical 20,
Saratoga, Springs, N. Y. Write their ply
sicdans for free advice about your case.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Are You Using Aliens Tooe-Eassf
II IL the only cure for Swollen.
smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, q powder to be shaken Into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 26c. Sample sent FREE. Ad'
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy. N. I.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

VIII pay . salary of $500 per week and
expenses for man and Rig to introduce
Perfection Poultry Mixture and Insect
Destroyer in the country. Address with
stamp. Perfection Mfg. Co.. Parsons, Kas.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
Faultless Starch

Is rapidly superseding the old style starch
es. It saves labor, saves money and make
collars and cuffs look like new. All grocer
sell it large package 10c.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
family medicine with US since 1866. b
Madison, 2409 42d Ave. Chicago, Ill.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

x0O0M80 AM0O u 4om1O0e
Il may b interesting to note the fol-
lowing statement Of mileage Of the
new York Central. leased and operated
lines, which shows the total miles Of
track east Of Buffalo a. 6.114.S1.
It is. Of course. generally known that
some Of the western lines have a
greater mileage. but their tracks run
through a number Of sparsely settled
states. while the trackage Of the New
York Central and leased lines Is all in
the densely populated States Of New
York and Pennsylvania. accommodate
ing. by its numerous trains, millions OF
passengers each year.
Here is the mileage Of the New York
Central leased and operated lines:
New York Central and branches.... NSH
spuyten Duyvil & Port Norris. &0
New York & Putnam. an
Troy Greenbush.....:.: SD
Mohawk 4 Malone and branches. $3.50
Rome. Watertown & Ogdensburg
GGs or1ssS:u1 1d' 6s%esatchis S
West Ws Shore and d branches. ........:.. ls1
Beech Creek and branches.......... loa.3s
Syracuse. GEM Geneva 4 Corning and
rs sTa Hsoes ana branches: ID, az :
Pine Creek ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 74.sV
Tiyoli Hollow ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia
At. lawrence & Adirondack. $50
Terminal Railway Of Buffalo........ N.00
Total Il. ssz So
Miles OF track .,..............&.4s3.S IS
Miles Of siding ..........s.............1.6 6OSS
Total number Of miles Of track and
siding % lIr.oA
Buffalo Express, April 6, 1893.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

The Best Prescription for ChiIls
and Fever 70 Q bottle Of GROVES TAsrELEss
Chit Tome. It Is simply iron and Quininc
In tasteless form. Nocure-no pay. Price, 60c.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

A woman may sometimes admit that
she did wrong, but she will never ad-
NIT that there wasn't good excuse
for it.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Love owes no debt~to marriage, but
marriage owes . big debt to love
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Every woman thinks life is mos
serious for the men till after she get
married.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Distance doesn't lend enchantmen,
to ones views of an expected Inherit
ance
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Health means wealth for the patient
but poverty for the doctor.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Kaskola is guaranteed to cure Dyspepsia
and Indigestion. 1t contains new remedies
that digest starchy food 15c. All druggists.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Hairs OaeaxzA Cure
Is . constitutional curA Price, ia
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

A young man naturally uses choice
expression when he asks girl to be-
come his wife.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Some men walk home, some ride
and some simply hang on to the traps
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Mrs. WInsHOw's Soothing syrup
FOR children cething softens the gums reduces ina
alton alays pain, wind collie. 50 bottle.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Some people are pleasant to talk to
but disagreeable to listen to.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

A man wastes a lot of valuable time
BY feeling In the wrong pocket.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Mean we'll, do i'll and you'll &c
yourself disliked.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

The man who is the first to argue is
usually the last,to act.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

u there u anything In the theory OF
a. survival OF the Attes3 . lot OF peo--
- We know must have been over
licked.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
VISITING PRINCE
boMRrHlN0 ABOUT OUR JAPA-
NESE GUEST.

aid to BE One Of the Most Dlst1ngulsh.
ed Of the llikado's Nobility - Wants
e Know All About Our Public Edu.
cation.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
A Guaranteed Cure.

Most difficult 20 cure-Cbronic Constipation. Yet
CascRrets Candy Cathartic guaranteed TO cure
any money refunded All druggiss, l0c sc SOC.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

The taste of strychnine can be Dc
tected when one grain is diluted with
coz. 900 paxts Of water.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Tho devil doesn't have - (an vszy
many times to and some folks q
home
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

PRINCE KONOYE.
with 10000 yen (about $27 .000) for his
expenses while away. He will return
to Japan by way of China and Corea.
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25
TToR duties - many women seem moro important thsa
II health.
No matter how III they feel. they drag themselves
4heoaoh The daily taska and nile ND trouble.

This il heroic but penalty has to be
paid.
A woman In New Matamofas, Ohio.
Mrs. ISABEL BRADFIELD. tells In the
following letter how she fought with
disease of tho feminine organs until
finally forced to take to her bed. She
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

Price 50 censs Of al drusgtsts OF h. r. Han Z Co,
Nashua. N. H
The Globe-republican., 1899-05-25

WANTED-Case Of oad beafsh nat RIP Ana
vii not benent. Send cents 70 kipans CbemfcO
o. Rev YORK. for 10 SAMPLES and 90 testimoaisA
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

Economic education is claiming each
year the more careful attention Of
learned and philanthrOpic people
School banking, the simplest way Of
intoxicating self-denial and thrift, has
full approval wherever instituted. and
as the news goes abroad, its sphere ia
broadening. Statistics of the savings
in some of the public schools of the
United States have just been printed,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer, by Mr.
]. H. Thirty, who rounded the system.
They show that the school children's
savings deposited in savings institu-
tions through this system have
amounted to S590.519 IS. These say
ings are in 349 schools. and the deposit
tors number Al, 1858 There are half as
many more schools using this system.
of which we have no statistical report.
and many others using the Penny
Provident and stamp plan Of saving.
All systems and means of the sys-
tematic saving Of money for the self
responsible development of the child
and to apply to uses apart from friv-
olous waste are OF value, rs it is the
principle involved rather than specific
method we aim to instill the independ
ence, individuality and equality oi
means that will make thrift general
But the simple system of school say
ings, where we credit the pennies d-
rect, and not stamps, is more educatiye
and helpful. because 1t gives our boys
and our girls regular banking business
habits, and they carry their accounts
right over into manhood and woman.
hood. If every boy and girl who has
graduated or come out Of our public
schools for the past ten years had left
school with one or two hundred dollars
Of bank account to his or her credit.
as do our girls and boys to-day, where
they have school savings banks, We
would be much nearer the equality. the
sobriety and the single standard OF mo-
rality for which We labor than we now
are. We need TO understand how to
handle and appreciate money.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20

Nearly all the historic wars that
have taken place III Europe since the
DAYS OF the first crusade may be at
tributed to the existence of the Sale
law. and even in the present century
sangulnary struggles have taken place
on its account. Great Britain and
Russia are the only two countries
where It has never secured any foot
hold and neither the one nor the other
has ever had any reason for regret,
since the sovereigns who have con-
trlbuted most largely to the glory of
the country have been women.
But It is still in force In Denmark.
in Sweden, in Prussia and all the other
Federal States OF the German Empire,
MS well as in Belgium. Italy, Rouma-
MIA. Servia. Bulgaria and Greece, the
national constitutions OF which, being
of a mere mushroom character, and
drawn up by enlightened statesmen Of
the present century, might reasonably
be expected TO be more up to date and
free from such medieval preiudices
and doctrines. In two Of the three
countries which are now ruled by
women-namely. England and Holland
the greatest degree of peace and
prosperity prevails. the two Queens
displaying common sense enlightened
craftsmanship and political sagacity,
Spain. Portugal and Holland have
within the last hundred years erased
the law from their statute books and
have benefited by the change, while
since the reign of Maria Theresa and
the Seven Years War It exists only In
a modified form in Austria, and, per-
haps. not at all In the Kingdom Of
Hungary.
''You say DR.. Bowless is specialist?
thought e was &c neral practition-
r. What 80 his spaci' lty?"
"BiI billl," said he victim.
Light From the Wind.
An electric-lghting plant has just
been installed in West Ardsley, Eng
land. which is to be run by wind
power. A large windmill drives the
DYNAMO. and there are storage cells
which will contain eight days supply
of electricity in winter and more than
fortnight In summer, in case the
wind does not blow. AS a good wind
mill can be bought for $500 or less,
this system seems a feasible one for
small, isolated cour try places.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
Only Little div

My little girl, began the man with
4 fondly fatherly manner.
Two men among the listeners got
up and went out.
MY little girl" repeated the man, as
he waited for the others to settle down
again, when three arose and went out
softly
Only one man remained by the stove,
and he had lame foot
MY little GIRL" said the man for
the third time, in hurt tone, but with
fine determination, rs so cute and
says such unexpected things that we
sometimes wonder if it is good for her
to be so bright. | don't think we are
at all prejudiced because she is our
child, but, really, she is the smartest
child for her age l ever saw"
The man with the lame foot nodded,
as IL the statement were similar to
others he had heard.
why, do you know" continued the
man, that only this morning as she
was studying her lessons, which she
is slow about learning, as all bright
children are, she laid aside her book
with an air OF having had enough OF
1t, and, turning to her mother, she
said: Say, mamma, why isn't chill
dren born educated? Now, what do
you think OF that?" and the man with
q lame foot laughed right out and
asked how old the child was.-The De-
troit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-20
The sultnn,s Gifts to Uncle sam.

On the seventh day OF the month OF
Schawwal, in the year 1854 OF the He
gira-which is the Arabian way Of
writing Dec. 25, 1s39-tEe Sultan Of
Oman, whose name was Seyyid SaOOd,
Bin Sultan Bin Ahmed, addressed a
gracious letter to His EXcelleucy,
Martin Van Duran. President OF tbs
United States of North America, in
which he informed the President that
he had sent him by the royal ship Sui
tanee few trifes az token OF friend
ship and good feeling These tribes
consisted OF two Arabian horses and
their groom, one bottle Of altar OF
roses, two pieces OF gold, five demi-
Johns OF rose wat0r, one Persian car
pet. one gold ornament with silk tas.
sci, four camels hair shswls, one gold
mounted sword, two large pearls,
string OF $50 pearls, one gold plate, one
bottle OF diamonds. one gold snuff box
studded with precious stones, and one
box of mixed pearls and diamonds.
Under the Constitution, the Presl-
dent Is prohibited from accepting a
personal gift from any foreign State
or power, and rs the Sultan's gifts had
arrived in New York and the COM
mander OF the Sultanee would not
leave the country without presenting
his masters offerings. an embarrass-
Ing complication was the outcome.
The matter was finally referred to
Congress, and after three months of
correspondence, red tape. diplomacy,
and legislation the Sultan's Christmas
presents we're finally accepted; and
then the President was put to the
trouble OF selling the horses, the
shawls, and the rose water, while IN
ole Sam was given the further trouble
OF finding suitable place 10 store the
remaining gifts and was afterward put
to great expense In capturing the thief
who carried off the entire collection in
q bag and was only caught after long
chase.-The Ladies' Home Journal