The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-22

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memory on statements made some
time ago. u was talking one day to
Mr.. Davis IN the rotunda OF a certain
hotel, said he. when Il friend joined
the group and said. Hello, Web.
what are you getting for your efforts
in behalf of she Beers: S2I.0Dj replied
Mr.. Davis without hesitancy. | was
taken back 10 hear such an open con-
feSsIon of a man VINO prides himself
To De wise and cautious. nevertheless
he made the statement and from that
moment my feelings towards the boy
orator" were not what they had been
If man Will sell himself. body and
soul to Il foreign people for a hand
full of gold. can that man DE trusted
even among his own people: If he
yielded 10 the temptar once does ii
not stand to reason that he can again
be bought for an insignificant sum:
remember Web Davis first political
speech of any Importance which was
made at West Plains. In glowing
terms he upheld the Republican party
and its policies. He pictured great
monumental colum that reached high
in the air-a column as white and fair
as the snowlapped mountains, with
purity rejecting therefrom as bright
as the suns rays in midsummer.
This was his column of Republicanism,
and perched upon its top was William
Mckinley. who he predicted would be !
the greatest President this country |
had ever known, Little did Mr.. Davis !
then think that his words would be- !
come true. but they have. The past !
four years of the Mckinley admins |
tration have been trying one. This |
goverumaat has boldly faced danger !
after danger. has been confronted by |
intricate diplomatic questions all of
which nave been disposed OF in a busi- !
nesslike manner and always to the |
interest of the country. Yes. for once /
Mr.. Davis was right. The placing of |
William Mckinley in the chair gave
to us the greatest President this
country has ever known.
II there is one person in this world |
that deserves sympathy it is the curb
stone orator He will select promi- |
nent corner or happen to the post
Office about mail time. and in the
course of a few minutes will have II
handful OF men surrounding him. and |
with GESTURES and movements only |
equaled by the monkey and the hand
organ grinder or a facical contortion- |
ist, he furnishes amusement for the |
idler and monOpoliZes the whole side
walk so that passage is almost i'm |
possible.
AS we were strolling down Main |
street yesterday we accidently over
heard d little conversation that was |
rather forceable in the extreme. An |
exclamation of ''look out. spades are
trumphs," and sure enough they |
carried the day and proved to be the
winning hand.
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While talking to a gentleman the !
other day about the changes that had
taken place in Southeast Missouri,
the destruction of the great FORESTS
where once game was plentiful and
the streams were filled to overfowing
with the choicest of fish. Yes" he
remarked, thine has made wonder
full changes. | remember number of
years ago when game was as thick in
the swamp as peas in a pod. One
time | encountered herd, probably
a thousand of deer, and this accounts
for the loss of my forcfnger, which
YOU see is lacking two joints. This
herd was not far from a little ravine
near the foot of the hills, having
very narrow entrance when | first saw
it. By riding too and fro | succeeded
after an hour in getting them to enter
this ravine, but as the entrance was
narrow l. COulu SCb biChi AZ ohis ohS
at time After losing considerable
time | got them all in. To keep them
cooped up. | began to pile up stones
at the opening, intending to leave the
deer there and notify my friends of
the catch. While at this work the
deer suddenly turned on me and be-
gan to run out. There was not time
enough to bar the opening. and SO
rabbed my knife and stabbed them
as they came out. Deer are very much
like sheep and follow their leader, and
came rushing through SO rapidly that
nv arm was kept in mo.lon like the
crank shaft on wind mil. ] wore
out the knife, then III, handle, and
was SO excited that kept on jabbing
with my forefnger until l had worn
II down to one joint. 1t doesn't pay