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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
q THE HAIR TELLS,
Read This and May he You Will Be
Able to ..Rehd" Your
NefghbOrs.

How do you wear your hair. Do you
part il in the ENTER OF on the right Or
left side? Are you in the habit of hav-
ing it cropped" or do you allow it the
privilege OF going to great len%ths::
VI first sight it may seem difficult to
discover the wherefore" of the above
queries. but if You turn to facts, and
compare the general characteristics of
people who favor one or the other of
these styles. you will find that persons
with mutual tastes as regards their
hair are often more or less identical in
dis ition.
Perhaps the mode of dressing the
hair most parronized is that of dividing
it on the left hand side of the head.
One finds more often than not that
the disciples of the right hand style
ire apt to be contrary. obstinate and
sclf-willed. and frequently evince a
tendency to be arbitrary in many Of the
smaller matters of life.
It must be obvious to the most casual
observer hat fewer persons part their
hair in the center than in any Other
way. Weakness for the society and
sympathy of the gentler sex distin-
cuisines them. and they are prone to fall
Easy victims to the entertainments of a
tactful
: careful analysis of the natures of
persons wearing long hair brings to
light the fact that a large percentage
Of them are deep thinkers. and men
who. in a commercial sense. will ascer-
tain the sterling value and merit of any
thing before ven:uring an opinion
thereon.
L. is even a more difficult task to de-
terminr the characteristics of those
who wear their hair very short. Blunt
and breezy ways. an innate sense of
humor. and an impulsiveness tempered
but slightly with discretion may. how
ever. be taken as an epitome of their
general character.
One almost invariably finds that they
are the reverse of penurious, and a gen
uine appeal for monetary assistance is
usually not long in finding its way to
their hearts and pockcts.-London
Mail.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
A NEW DEWEY STORY.
One Instance In Which the Admiral
Failed to Punish DisO-
bedience.

One of the brave jackies who was
with Dewey at the battle of Manila
bay tells this new anecdote of the great
admiral. The teller is Harry Degh-
man. a sailor Of the cruiser Boston, and
bis story is this:
The most affecting incident which
occurred, and which all the sailors will
remember through their lives. was the
action of a powder boy. These boys
act as aids to captains and ~lieutenants
in carrying messages and doing err
randS. When the order was given to
strip for action one of the boys tore his
coat off hurricdly. and it fell from his
hands and went over the rail, down into
the bay. Al few moments before he had
been gazing on his mothers photo
graph. and just before he took his coat
off he had kissed the picture and put
it in his inside pocket. When the coat
fell overheard he turned TO the captain
and asked permission to jump over
and get it. Naturally the request was
refused. The boy then went TO the
other side of the ship end climbed
down the ladder. He swan around I
the place where the coat had dropped,
and succeeded in getting it. l believe
ii was still floating when he got there.
When he came back he was ordered in
chains Tor dis~obedience. After the bat
tie he was tried by Il court-martial for
Gisobedience and found guilty. Com
modore Dewey became interested in the
case. for he could not understand why
the boy had risked his life and dis
obeyed orders for Il coat. The lad had
never told what his motives were. But
when the commodore talked TO him in
q kindly way. and asked him why he
had done such strange things for an old
coat. he broke into tears and told the
commodore hat his mothers picture
was in the coat. Commodore Dewey's
eyes filled with tears as he listened to
the story. Then he picked up the boy
in his arms and embraced him. He or
dered the little fellow to be instantly re-
leased and pardoned. Bows who love
their mothers enough to risk their lives
for their pictures canOnt be kept in
irons on this fleet he said.
Just before the action the boys all
exchanged keepsakes and intrusted
numerous packages to each other to
send to their homes in case they were
killed in action. One of the misfortunes
on the Boston was the great scarcity of
tobacco the morning of the battle. AL
most all OF the sailors were out of the
weed. Eut one MAJ had over a pound,
and he divided it in equal lots among
his companions. keeping only the r-gu-
lar share for himself."-N. Y. journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
An ~Incognito.


nv who live in the High Row awoke
w one morning to timd that the bills
a.u bee" taken out OF the windows of
No. ~ H.. the row. The house. whose fu-
ture tenancy had forSume time been the
subject al oar hopes aad fears. was let
Il iast. alG our tate. in the matter OF
new ~nG.4hDnrs. decided for good or III.
Tie ituH was an oId-fashiOnCd cor
uer. IliA@ at the back of Il large SEA
SIDE tGl,n. out of the reach of the yearly
influx If noise and trippers. We took
no little credit to ourselves for our
isolation. and would have blushed to
have been at II time discovered among
the crowd P~arHding the sea front. Per
haiIs. Indeed. it waS the desire to ignore
the aspect Of the town as Il pleasure re-
sort that formed the basis OF sympathy
III which cur little society was founded.
ii ills society it WAS old Mrs. Dciape.
IT No. ). who WAS called on by at least
two county families, and who took
iaiiv airiTgs in Il carriage with yellow
wheels. whom we looked up to aS our
head. and to whom were referred all
questions OF fashion and social ethics.
We certainly were, TAXI us all i'll all.
4 highly respectable cOrne and might
De forgiven in the absence of worthy
.obigct- Of comparison in mistaking our
selves fDr the salt of the earth. Nor is
ii tc he wondered at that we were filled
with alarm whenever there was a pros
poet Of Il house changing hands, al
though hitherto the character Of the
Row had not suffered from any such
change. The dingy old corner made
little appeal 10 the average house hunt
ar. !. susceptibility to the charm an
deriving the din"ineSS. enough 10 make
i! appear a desirable place of residence.
had in most instances proved symptom
attic. and IN the general Il of new
corners We had found new friends. Yet
we knew that the luck must one day
turn. aud the present occasion filled
more than one of us with vague fore
boding.
No. l. lid been TO let. furnished"
q We c,Tid not hope for an introduce
lion 10 the newcomers through the Gus
tomary vanguard of household goods.
There Vas nothing for il but to possess
our soils in patience, and to keep a
lockout for their arrival in the flesh.
We we've taking tea at Mrs. Delane's.
and discussing somewhat dolefully the
probabilities of the new tenancy, when
the sound of a vehicle driving into the
Row sent Is all TO II" window with a
rush. Yes. there they We're. y fly.
bearing q small quantity of luggage.
drew UP before the door of No. 10. \
on" nan in a tourist suit Jumped out.
AID was followed up the steps by a girl
dressed rather too deliberately to be in
accordance with High Row notions OF
gentecl elegance. The man gave a
pull at the bell. and no response i'm
mediately forthcoming. he and his com
panion each lifted the handle Of the
dauble knocker and reused the echoes
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
POSE AS PREACHERS.
South Carolina Darkies Are Fond of
Dressing to Look Like
Ministers.

Deputy Sheriff Jennings, of Charles.
ton. :. C.. went down to the county Jail
the other day to release a negro prison
er who had been sem there from the dis
trict court to serve Il short sentence for
tampcring with the mails. The negrO
was past middle age and was known as
an amateur class leader on Sundays.
when he was not in the clutches of the
law. When the prison rags were re-
moved the negro donned some old sum
mer clothes. and Mr.. Jennings told him
to come along and he would set him up
to Il brand new suit. The negro was
happy. He walked along behind the
sheriff to Il second-class clothing store.
Now look over the stock" said Mr..
Jennings, and pick out Il suit TO your
fixing"
The negro could not find anything.
Finally he called Mr.. Jennings aside.
"Eo>s." said he. "Should YOU hab no
objections would Ike to hab a minis
ter's suit. | kin rut up Il better front
wild de preachers weeds. an dey can't
tell ! hab bin in de jug"
He got the minister's garb and went.
ava happy.
The efforts made Iy many negroes to
affect the air and WAYS of Il mini>terare
often amusing. In the Lake City lynch
ing trial I'll" other day a witness was
called: Johnny Hravchoy." cried n
deputy. and Il small. black. h~ullct-hcad
negro walked in. His coat WAS q cross
between Il cutawaY and Il frock. On
the stand he made Il statement of what
ne knew about the ~lynchin". and then
he was dismissed Ivy the counsel for the
defense on the REORGANIZATION.
You are Il preacher. aren't yOu?:"
asked Lawyer LegaTc.
sometimes l am. boss" replied the
negro.
We'll, aren't you the same preacher
who left the pulpit n Sunday night
( o fight the class leader in the amen
cornrr.."
81 am de same. boss"
We'll. didn't the class leader bite
off your 1inger?!"
NO. boss; ! hit off his'n. You know
de fight could net he got around. De
leader he tried tn saw nv thUm' wild his
teeth. but | hab de honor to say to dc
court dat | bit off de class leaders fin.
ger. No. sir. boss. | aid not get 6
scratch."-N. y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

Most people are accustomed to think
of Quebec as being on the very edge of
the arctic circle. AS Il matter Of fact,
most of the great capitals of Europe
are further north. London. for in
stance. is full 325 miles to the north of
the Canadian city, while Glasgow is
675 miles and St. Petersburg. 1925 miles
nearer the north pole. Even Paris,
which everyone considers as essential
ly a southern city, is $50 miles further
north than Quebec. Going westward
from Quebec the same parallel passes
near Duluth and just touches the
mouth of the Columbia river, crossing
the Pacific. it rests on the northern
part of Japan and the more southerly
points in Siberia. Following the same
parallel in the eastward, it passes nea
Lyons in France and close to the bound
ary line between Switzerland and Italy
going far to the south of the German
Empire. and across the southern part of
Hungary. The difference of climate in
Europe and Canada is of course a mat
ter for which the Gulf stream is re-
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
HUMOROUS

Mcther-"HaS the count declared his
intentions?" Father-"Yes; and l have
declared 4 Observation-Disclosures Tiger.
Yeast-"Mariage is just Ike a lot
terry" Crimsonbeak-"Oh! 1 don't
know; a man doesn't have to keep a
lottery ticket."-Yonkers Statesman.
Severe Test of Friendship.-Jack-
and you say Minnie Jones and Sadie
Brown used to be fast friends?" Tom
Yes. They were up to the time they
moved next door to each other
Ohio State Journal.
Uncle George-'Did you have any
difficulty in speaking with the people
over in France?!" Edith-"I shouldn't
have had any trouble if they didn't
have such a peculiar way of talking
French over there."-Boston Tran
script.
I'm sure | don't know why Rev. Mr..
Filthy calls himself the boy preacher
said Mrs. SnaggS. Hes 40 years old
if he's a day" perhaps he is the old
est boy preacher alive" explained Mr..
Snaggs. - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Bill-"Don't you think that man
Daubs is a clever artist?" Jill-"He's
the worst that ever happened" Bill
'Oh, yes; l know he can't paint any
Jill-"And yet you call him clever
Bill-"Why, yes; he sells some of his
pictures."-Yonkers Statesman.
What is the meaning of the word
tantalizing?" asked the teacher.
please. ma'am." spoke up little
Johnny Holcomb. lit meal a circus
procession passing the school house,
and the pupils not allowed to look out"
Vanity Fair.
"Snaggs and l have quarreled." said
Squildig to McSwilligen. Then, when
you separated. of course. you did not
exchange assurances of distinguished
consideration. "On the contrary. we
exchanged assurances of eXtinguished
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
FOLLOWING A PRECEDENT.
Thc Clever Way in Nhicn n nSerr
kecper Got Even with an Of
fcnsive Judge.

We Il hardly blame. perhaps. the
satisfaction which Il nonsuited Iitigani
in a certain court once gained from an
opportunity that chance gave him. y
Judge. travelling on circuit. had before
him in a small country town "A case in
which a tavern keeper was held fG' the
payment on a land transaction OF a
large amount of money which he had
not agreed definitely to pay. The cour!
declared that. although his agreement
was not on record. il was involved by
construction. or implied. in his partici.
patton in a business proceeding con.
nected with il.
After Judgment had been rendered
the court adjourned for dinner. and the
judge found that the only eating house
in the place was kept by the defendant
in the ease which he had just decided.
He also found hat the defendant per
s~onally superintendent the preparation
of the meals. and the food was charged
for on the European plan"
The judge called for two boiled eggs,
which. with the other food he ordered.
we.e brought to him done to a turn,
He ate them. and at the end of the meal
IT," bill WAS presented to him. He was
aStonishtsl to read on il TIE follow nc
items: Two boiled eggs. Is cents: two
chickens. at - cents. $1.50."
He called the proprietor and said:
How is this? have had no chickens;
why do you charge NE for them?"
Those are constructive chickens,
Your honor" answered the host.
WHAT"
why. they are implied in the eggs,
you know. your honor" the man Eer-
sisted.
The judge began 20 understand. ana
said no more. However. when he hand
ed in a five-dollar bill to gay for The
dinner he found that the innkeeperl ad
given him his f"il change. without
charging for The constructive" chick.
cas.-Detroit. Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
Sailing NEW BORN BABES.
A BarbnrOus Custom That Is still In
Vogue Among Vnenlightened
Europeans.

Sailing" newly-born infants, a prac-
tice that dates far back to Biblical
times. still obtains in many parts of the
Old World. The Armenians in the Rus
sian government of Eriwan cover the
whole surface of the babes body with
fine salt, especial care being taken with
the interstices between the fingers and
all depressions, such as the armplt and
the bend of the knee. SO that no point
shall remain unsalted.
The unhappy infant is left in the salt
for three hours or longer, and is then
bathed in warm water.
The ArmenianS of some districts,
having abandoned the practice. are
called the "unsalted." and are despised
by the others.
The modern Greeks also sprinkle
their babes with salt. If an enlightened
mother protests. the midwife is ready
with the objection: But if it isn't
sailed it will be puny and will never
amount to anything"
If this sailing process is carried to
excess the poor babes don't stand it at
all. The skin becomes as red as fire,
the irritation is intolerable and the
child dies in commissions. Yet there is
Il mountain tribe in Asia Minor that
merCileSSly salts its newborn babes for
"a hours. which shows that the limits
of human endurance are wide in some
cases. his ancient custom is still in
vogue in many parts of Germany, but
the rites are merely s~ymbolical. In
ore district a little salt is rubbed be-
hind the child's ears; in others n pinch
of salt is put on the tongue o r a little
paper of salt is inserted under the gar
ments. 1t gives understanding. the
people say. and wards off evil spirits.
The action of salt in keeping meat
sound. no doubt. is the reason that this
strengthening and sustaining power
was ascribed to it. The usage became
common in eastern countries, and it
vas not entirely confined to them.
The prophet Ezekiel. referring TO the
degeneracy of Jerusalem. says:
Neither vast thou washed in water
to supple thee: thou vast not sailed at
all, nor swaddled at ALL" To MANY
oriental tribes this means a grave
omission of parental duty.-Cincinati
Commercial Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
81 am de same. boss"
WHY SAILORS R
Suiden Freedom from Restraint on
Shore Leave Induces Bib
UluUsnPSS.

The list of casualties in the fight be,
tween Admiral Simpsons sailors and
Jamaica boatmen at Kingston was
greater than the LOSSES of the Amer
lean navy in the battles off Santiago
and Manila. which proves that rocks
and clubs and angry fists may he used
with deadlier effect than 11-inch guns
and armor-piercing shells.
The reason that American sailors
and marines are inclined to fight in
foreign ports is-frst, that they are
restrained from indulging in liquor on
board ship. and, second, because it is
the t~ime-honored rule of the navy to
fight anybody, anywhere. at the drop
of the hat. There is always Il IN
vcnient cause for combat when the
sailor of marine lands. after an en-
forced abstinence from rum and sue
ceeding tcdium of Il long cruise or
voyage.
There does not seem to be any way
to remedy this condition unless it
would be to take into the navy only
persons of decorous conduct and alb
stemious habits. which would prob
ably weaken the efficacy of warships
in battle. Or Il reform might be
brought about by paving the sailors
and marines from SIS to 500 a month,
and then require good behavior on
pain of being discharged. But that
would make the navy cost $ 70 much that
even the United States couldn't stand
the expense. But it is certain that
men penned up in ships for months
and deprived of intoXicants are bound
to enjoy themselves by looking for
trouble when they go ashore.-kansas
CITY Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,
There are 3.75O.OGo persons in London

There are 3.150.0G0 persons in London
who never enter Il place of worship.
There are in the United States over
so distinct secret orders. with more
than 10000 lodges and 100000 MEM
berS.
The state of education in Russia may
be judged from the fact that there il
only one village school for every $4,000
persons.
The following are the number of
charlains to each denomination in the
British army: Church of England. 314;
Presbyterian. 155: Roman Catholic. 2SS;
Wesleyan. 1873; Baptist. 5. Total, 915.
In the course of Il years-frOm 1852
to lsg9-the late Frederick f. Thomp-
son gave Williams college gifts to the
value OF $4,000. The gifts ranged
in variety from a gymnasium clock to
a handsome new laboratory building.
y Detroit woman, whose name is not
made public. has given the University
Ito he occupied by some woman of ac-
knoWledged ability. The donors let
ter to the trustees places no restriction
on the character of the profcssoTship
except that it is not to deal with ath-
letics III any form.
1t is proposed to change the name OF
Wesleyan to Grace college. one of the
reasons advanced in behalf of the
change being that there are between
25 and 80 Wesleyan institutions OF
academic or collegiate grade, for male
or female students. which makes the
statement that M is an undergrad
uatc or alumnus of Wesleyan decided
~ ambiguous and indeterminatc.' 1t
is pointed out that Trinity. once known
as Washington college. was distinctly
benefited by a change of anne.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
THE SEED,
MISSOURI.

only a little seed" we say
A tiny thing
fIoatinS along its airy way
On si!ken wing.
Ard yet that little tufted ball
So frail to see
Hides safely from the sight of all
a mystery
A mystery of life and bloom
Is there concealed
An unborn beauty n perfume
To be revealed.
Within that germ so small and brown
AYE joys of May,
When melody, like ain. drips down
Ger each glad day.
4 hundred beauties yet unborn
Are in its sheath
That wait TO charm the skies Of morn
With perfumed breath.
Within 4 seed that airilv
Floats to and fro
Perhaps may be a giant tree
In embryo.
Urged onward by the restless wind
That little seed
a resting Place at last shall find
J., nd r..,T
~
Some dav. ali what a mystery
.ou ,n tts SIshI-
i - -
. IN = m-7""
Can il be rha; 81 small a thing
So much could yield
~ IN ~" ""N7
IA Vi "ei0'
Tn hur7rIest things lin land
WIZ. - ."nta.n
'-' an AZ 'ai"'
The forets of ono meadow Nova,
- i'?"tT may hoIu
~" - |. LtIe hcu'
VIZ" SN"iH'et Soiu-
A svea- will rnsal,,l by the strean
I'm. ~IneSl'"4 "ga.s
7 iNi"oiS' d '-NhHS guam
rum StGIi! SPhtFtH.
Tnor hos. worlds NJ. jo,E with .U-e
Ara faiI 70 bae,I
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
They Were Sears of Battle.

Fob de lan's sake. Eastus. what's de
mattah wiz you face? Looks like yo'd
been tangled up wiz a sassidge machine.
What done ito"
jest Il razzer. dat's all"
"Why don't yo' get one of desc yere
safety razZers??"
What dey good foh?!"
"Wy. dey's fixed so dat yo' KANT cut
yo'se'f wiz EN-"
Huh, Dat wouldn't do me no good,
but | wisht Sam ~Johnsing he'd used dat
kim wen we had dat little argument
las nightly. Y. Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
Answering an Old Question.

Edith-Davie. what is love?
Davie-I dunno Exactly: but it's
somethin' yuh get only once like the
measles. Jimmy Bludso's brothers got
it now, and his pa and ma have had it,
and got over it. but Jimmy says faint
catchin'.-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
4 Rebuke.

"Prisoner, you are charged with be-
ing drunk and ~disorderly. Are you
guilty or not guilty?'
Oats what youse is paid ter hnd
out. see? 1 amt a goin' ter help yer
Harlem Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

She-Dear, You would I've in e~csrasies
if you had all the lovely things l want
10 give you.
He-No, / shouldn't: I'd be in the
LoorhouSe.-Stray Stories.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

Miss Wantling-Jack has had Sallie's
picture burned into his watch case.
Mr.. Close-That's nothing, dear: 1
have yours indelibly craven on my
heart-Jewelers' Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-06
A Prosperous Railroad.

Business on the Hardwick & Wood
bury railroad has been unusually good
in 1899 and the November earnings of
the company were the largest in the
railroads history. Business at the diff
ferent granite auarries is booming with
the exception ofthe Fletcher quarry which
is temporarily shut down until some
adjustment in their affairs is reached.
The granite companies are building sheds
over their quarries preparatory to con-
tinuing the work through the winter
and for the first time in its history the
Hardwick & Woodbury. railroad will
be opened through the winter. Mana
ger Blossom is now purchasing ma
chimes and implements to keep the snow
off the track. Winter has already begun
on this road as foot OF snow fell at
Hardwick Monday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-06
A St. Johnsbury Authoress.

The Portland Transcript announces
new serial story entitled "TLe Root OF
Evil, or, the Search for Esther Clark" by
Mrs. Mary R. P. Hatch, the st. Johns
bury authoress. Mrs. Hatch has done
considerable literary work and her SER
iaIs have never appeared in the daily pa
pers, but in irst.class weeklies and
monthlies devoted to the home. Her
books have all been stories written for
the Transcript. and published simultan-
eously in the East and West. For the
coming year Mrs. Hatch will write for
the Home Monthly of Boston. the La
dies Home Journal and the New York
Independent. Since Mrs. Hatch began
to write Tor the press, her stories, poems
and essays have appeared in half a hun.
dred periodicals, many of them being OF
the highest literary standing, and she
frequently receives requests for her liter
ary work from unexpected sources.