The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-12-22

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. thing to 'em. Oh, no! It was only
another case of bumpty-bump-bump
and they bumped.
Inc hole in the Jackson Jail made
through the iron floor by the prison
ers who escaped a week or SO ago has
been repaired and the prisoners nov
| jail will not get away.
A cigar drummer who gives away a
cart load of iewelry with every thous.
and cigars he sells. is in the city. The
cigar dealer who buys from him car
start a jewelry store as a side line.
Mayor Coerver has a council on his
hands that is not always harmonious
with his views in carrying on the city
government. Some members of the
council talk too much out of school.
Household and kitchen furniture,
dishes, picture frames, lamps, etc, for
sale at very low prices by Mrs. W. a.
Trickey, cor Independence and Foun-
tain streets. dec Il Wv
At the election of officers for the
Cape Brewery & Ice Co. the other day
the result a as follows: VIM. Reg
enhardt, President; E. H. EngeInlann,
Secretary: Chris. Hirsch, Treasurer.
The Western Poultry & Game Co.
has an expert fowl dresser. He is a
colored man and it is claimed that he
can take the feathers off of more
chickens in one day than any man in
the United States.
There is a big boom in sight for
Cape Girardeau. Houck's Missouri
& Arkansas railroad will bring US
business that re never dreamed of and
it will bring us people we will be
proud to welcome as citizens.
Charles d. Tresenriter, of ST. Louis
was here this week looking over the
field for the location of a Democratic
newspaper. He decided to locate here
next week with a complete plant for
the publication Of a newspaper.
The state representatives who were
here last week as a legislative COM
mittee to look after the Normal school
were more than pleased with the school
and its management and they went
away with a very high opinion of the
city.
Our collector will call on you in a
few days for settlement. Don't stand
him off. We want to begin the new
year with a new set of books and we
must have a settlement with ali our
With all our patrons.
An old criminal was once asked
what was the first step that led to his
ruin, when he answered: 1.-The first
step was cheating an editor out of two
years subscription. When l had
done that the devil had such a grip on
me that l could not shake him off,"
The Deering Manufacturing Com
pany is looking for a location in
Southeast Missouri to establish a big
factory. Will our City Council tell
the Deering people we dom t want them
and their factory. Pass that railroad
ordinance, grammar or no grammar.
II. +. Uelecke of near Gordonville.
IS ia the city to-day. Mr.. Uelecke is
the secretary Of the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company. of Cape Girar-
deau county, and he came down to see
about the loss sustained by Peter
uoeiler at his fire Wednesday night.
The barn CT Peter HOeller. about six
miles west of this city, was destroyed
by fire Wednesday night. Four head
of horses persisted in the flames and
considerable grain ana farm nachin-
cry was also destroyed The origin
OF The fire l. not Eno"r ana the loss i
a VI one to zir. Goeiler.
William Jennings Bryan is going
into the newspaper business. He wants
tu start i newspaper 10 set the people
right on the Kansas City platform i
the Democratic party. Cape Glrar-
deau is the place for Mr.. Bryan and
it is to be hoped that our city council
will not throw anything in the way TO
head NJ. Bryan off.
An exchange advises editors to 20
into politics on their own account. It
states that they have been making po-
iitical bosses all these years and now
they should go in and become bosses
themselves. We doubt The propriety
Of editors doing thus. To be sure,
they have often helped to elevate 9th
ers less worthy 'han themselves tC
eminence in politics. but the closer
attention the editor pays to the run
Mug OF his paper the better. He can
support his party and assist in poll
tics, but when he attempts to run"
he loses much of the influence
his paper Taight otherwise have. The
politician should be made to under
stand that newspaper space is mer-