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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
Vest Also a Victim.

II 60 not know Mr.. FIory, says Mr..
Vest in an interview, land have never
weard his name mentioned in connec-
ton with public. affairs until his NOM
ination by the Republican State Con-
vention. l know Alexander NJ. Dock
cry intimately, having served in Con-
gress with him for sixteen years.
The remark indicates a special weak
ness with both DOckery and Vest.
They have spent SO many years in
Washington that they are extremely
rusty on the de ails of State govern
ment. When thOy refer to State mat
ters they quote from the ringster state
ments dished up at jefferson City, and
thereby show a great deal more conf
dence in the era OF Gov. Stephens than
anybody has who lives IL Missouri
continuously with Stephens, Stone,
Seibert and Sam Cook. Mr.. Vests
interview occupies nearly three col
umns, of whica sixty lines are deyot-
ed to State affairs, ratio that again
recalls MIR. Dockery. The figures Civ
en- by Mr.. Vest, it is charitable to
suppose. are trustfully accepted, at
second hand. from Jefferson City.
While this practice save trouble, it is
perilous if man is particular about
what he says.
inf
Vest falls into as many misstatements
(vicariously, of course) as could be
crowded into sixty lines. IT, one re-
spect he is correct. The credit of Mis-
souri, is good. So was that of New
York City under Tweed, and also
when Tweed was exposed and sent to
prison. But when MIR. Vest says the
Democrats of Missouri have increas-
ed the school fund until it is now
larger than that of any State in the
Union," he simply confounds the
former large school fund in govern.
ment bonds with the present large
school debt that brings in no return
except from an annual taxation. He
also adopts from the State capital the
assertion that the taxation
of Missouri farmers has been decreas-
ed and that of railroads increased,
whereas the record proves the contra
ry so plainly that Mr.. Vesl cannot
personally have examined it at all.
AS for acquaintance with Mr.. Flory's
name, Mr.. Vest may have occasion to
know 1t better hereafter, though Flory
Is decidedly not a nursling from the
ring nes'. ring that not only Claims
to own Missouri. but to be Missouri.
Globe Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
Five Bows at One Birth.

Information reached here to-day of
the birth in Mary's Home. in Miller
county. Missouri. of five baby bows
at one time. The wife of Henry Smith
gave this remarkable birth. Her hus-
band is a tie maker of that neighbor-
hood and has remarkable family.
He has been married less than seven
years and his wife has given birth to
sixteen children during that time.
There has been one single birth. There
have been two pairs of twins, triplets
twice. and the birth of five reported
to-day. The truthfulness of the report
is vouched for by number of persons
from that neighborhood who were in
the city to-day. They say that the five
ba aoies are we'll and weigh in all thirty
pounds.-Licking News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
BAD NEWS FOR SEIBERT.
Arresting Kansas City Demo.
cratic Repeaters-

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 14.-What
will be bad news for Democratic State
Chairman Seibert is to the effect that
the Republicans have begun making
arrests for false registration. When
the Democrats split here, Dockery,
through his campaign manager, Sci
bert, cast about to find the biggest
crowd in order to join it. He learned
from the Police Commissioners that
they controlled the political situation
in kansas Kits by 2000 fictitious names
they had, and actually had on the reg
listers. Seibert could not afford to
have this vote plus 1900 on tue city pay
roll hurled against his candidate, and
for that reason he knuckled under to
the machine. When the registration
books were opened for new deal last
Tuesday the Republicans announced
boldly that they would pay s10O apiece
for evidence against repeaters or false
registers, aiming at keeping this 1000
votes eff the books. They said so in
as many words. With three days in
which to get the names on again, the
police machine began on Tuesday to
learn the ropes. They did not attempt
to get any falls names on then but
learned how thev could with apparent
impunity get them on at the next ses-
sion. They compared notes taken in
the different precincts, and decided
that the work they had IN hand could
best be done during a rush, when ev-
erything would be torn up, and Tues
day was selected as the day in which
to get their repeaters lined up before
the registration clerks and judges.
To their utter dismay, the Republicans
began making arrests. Hearing that
a Chicago ex-policeman. T. ]. Dono-
van. was about to skip the town, they
put the handouts on him in hurry.
News of Donovon's arrest started
clerk: Cendal, to packing
his grips. and now the news from po-
lice machine headquarters is that they
anticipate trouble holding their men
together. About forty detectives were
1T work on Tuesday and Saturday at
he registration booths. and at each
place there was a kodac. Wholesale
, preSfS ara promisa6 Wadpo.1or
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
Senator Hanna's Stu nping Tour.

CHICAGO. Oct. 15.-Senator Hanna.
accompanied by Senator Frye. ol
Maine, started this morning on Il
stumping tour through Nebraska and
South Dakota. They will speak in
Waukesha, Wis, this afternoon. and
at Madison, Wis. tonight They will
then run across to Wfnona, and from
that point make daylight ruE to St.
Paul. They will spend the next two
days in South Dekota, addressing a
big meeting at Sioux Fails, the home
of Senator Pettigrew. They will then
go to Nebraska for two daye
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
FIVE TO ONE ON Mckinley.
Missourian Offers 100000 at Odds, with
No Takers.

NEW YORK, Oct 16.-Cashjer De
Forest, who is stationed at the cigar
counter in the Hoffman, House cafe,
was much surprised tonight when
plainly dressed man about 60 years
old walked up and placed 100000 on
the cigar case.
ssYou see that?'' he said. ''There
are 100 $1,000 bills. That money Is
mine and [ came here from Missouri
to bet it on Bill Mckinley. l want
yeu to find me a few of those chaps
who think Bryan has ghost OF
show. If you find the money to bet
I'll MAKE. it all right to you for your
trouble. I've been trying to get some
one who actually has money to bet on
Bryan, but I've travelled clean through
the country from Missouri to n ew
York and can t find them.
"Well." said the ma.a from Mis-,
souri,, Il want to find some one with
Bryan money to cover it. I told you
1 belong to Missouri. l own a zinc
mine there and my men get good
wages. Most of them are Democrats.
They'll all vote for Mckinley and so
will thousands of other Democrats
in my state. Now, want that money
covered. III bet $4,000 even that
Mckinley will carry Missouri by
1000. Ill bet another $4,000 that
Mckinley will carry Wyoming. I'll
bet the hull bunch, 100000 against
$40, 900, that Bill Mckinley will be re-
elected
The man from Missouri talked so
loudly that crowd gathered about
him. He asked If there were any men
with BLyan money il the crowd, but
no one answered. The man from Mis-
souri, picked up the roll and, putting
it in his pocket, said: "Dont forget
me. I'll be around again tomorrow
night, and you'll do me favor if you
and a Bryan man with back bone
enough to make decent bet
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
Tax Dodger Asks Some Questions.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:-In as much al
E. W. Flentge's organ of publication
has seen cause to publish a partial
list of tax dodgers names of this
county. we are anxious to know. and
now ask through our religious Daily
the DEMOCRAT, why are some left out:
is it because of their being over
Jealous Republican friends of Flentge
or because the publication of their
names might cause a detractiOn from
the vote to be cast this election for
Mr.. E. w. F. Now while we hold that
1t 5 no disgrace to owe debt on our
tax or to be compelled by law if need
be to pay them. we hold that its a
humilating feature to see certain of
our names selected and published in
the public journals of the country as
men who dodge their taxes holding
them up to the public as irresponsible
men who refuse to pay debts. How
ever, happy circumstance to tax
dodger is that he is exempt from Jail
service for his offense. 1t is enough
that men are compelled to pay at
some time. but its injustice to him and
his family to have his name banded
before the public to his dishonor, by
the power compelling him, while as
dodger we we're contributing the fee
tiend. his O.icer in chief basked upon
the friendly comforts of the calaboOse
couch and spraying to The beautiful
ceiling above with that. sweet aroma
of Lynch's best, while the livery
sta BILE proprietor groomed the Knights
steed without compensation. Mr..
Flentge has made first-class officer
but this tax dodger withdraws his
support and urges every other man
whose name stands published to do
likewise. No officer has any right to |
prosecute and then to persecute every
one who pays taxes, but vote for no
nan who oppresses you or stiles your
'redit by open publication of your
,ames to the world as tax dodgers.
SO-CALLED TAX DODGER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
POSTAL POLL OF NEW YORK.
The Herald Says that the State Is Safely
Republican.

New YORK, October 15-The Herald
this morning publishes the result of a
postalcard poll in this state. Accord
ing to the returns New York County
will be carried bv Bryan by Is, 600.
while Kings County will go for the
Republican ticket by 24,00O.
A poll of ten representative districts
shows that Manhattan and the Bronx
will give Bryan a plurality. The re-
suit of the canvas shows that gold
Democrats are supporting Mckinley
and that first voters are generally
Republicans.
According to the poll. the Demo-
Gratis will fall short in the city OF over
coming the Republican plurality up
the state. Should the result deduced
from the present canvas prove as ac-
curate as that obtained in 1896, it is
evident that the Republican plurality
in the state will be larger than any of
the present prophets have ventured to
predict.
Despite the figures which the Herald
gives. it announces in black type that
Greater New York is in doubt, and
can not reasonably be claimed by
either party by a large plurality.
This would be taken to mean that
there is an impression that the recent
heavy registration means large anti
Tammany vote and Republican
victory in the consolidated city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
He Didn't Do Us Right.

EDITOR DEEOCRAT:-I see in your
Issue of Saturday card from E. w.
Flentse, in which that gentleman
denies having anything to do with the
publication of the names of those un-
fortunate devils who were sued for
taxes. Mr.. Flentge says he does not
know where the editor of the paper
that published the names got his list
from, ''for it is not complete. 1t does
not contain more than one-third of the
people sued last year for taxes"
As one of the so-called tax-doders
I would like to ask Mr.. Flentge if he
cannot have the whole list published
It does not look well to publish only
a partial list of the unfortunate
victims who had to pony up" to a
Jackson constable fees to pay a fine
for disorderly conduct in the city of
Cape Girardeau.
So-CALLED TAX DoDGER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
OPPOSE THE JURY AMENDMENT.
Reasons Given BY Lawyers of Northwest
Missouri.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, October 1.-THE
whole of the bench and bar in North
west Missouri is arrayed against the
proposed amendment tn the State con-
stitution, reducing the number of jul
rors to reach a decision in a suit.
Judge 4. NJ. Woodson, of division
Nc. Of the Circuit Court, and lrecog-
nized as one of the leading members
of the bench of the State. said to your
correspondent tonight that he was OPP
posed to the amendment for the fol-
lowing reasons:
Il. If a man has maritorions case,
it is, as a rule, not a difficult matter
TO get twelve men to say SO.
=. There are many cases tried IN
which the issues involved appeal
largely to the passions and prejudices
of mankind, and in that class of cases
the more men there are to pass upon
the merits of the case the greater are
the chances that some cool, level
headed man will hang the juicy and
thereby prevent a travesty ON justice.
AS soon as the prejudices and the
passions die out there is no trouble in
having the issues involved in the case
justly and rightly adjudicated between
the parties. l have known many cases
where the jury has stood eleven to
one, in which the one juror has hung
the jury aud, in my opinion, in many
cases that juror was right and the
eleven were wrong. At a subsequent
trial of the case the verdict would be
render ed in faper of the issue advocat-
ed by the one juror.
). 1t is a strike at the jury system,
which is the great bulwerk of Ameri-
can liberty. u an inroad should be
made on the jury system and nine Elen
instead of twelve should decide the
the issues of case, then it would not
be long until the majority would
govern. 1t would, in fact, be only
short step from that to say that we
have disposed of the minority opinion
OF a jury. which in any case might be
five cut of twelve. whose opinion
would be JUS as valuable as any five
out of the remaining seven, so 3hat if
We haze the eight to dispose of the
the minority side of the question, we
would have .the right to dispose of five |
on the majority side of the question
and therefore destroy the jury system. |
If one would stop aud read the history |
of the tyranny and oppression of the
English judges, which resulted in the |
adoption af the Magma Charta, he
would be slow to make any inroad |
upon the jRry system, which has been |
in force all ever the world wheae the |
common Law prevails since that time. "
Judge James, of division No. ,, is
of the same opinion as Judge Wood
son.
Senator Il. Ii. Haynes, one of the
best Constitutional lawyers OF the
state is opposed to the amendment,
for the one man who hangs jury is
often right.
Judge J. B. Casteel, of the Criminal
Court. thinks the thr6e-fourths plan
might be adopted in civil cases, but
ne is unutte,ably opposed to the plan
for criminal cases.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
TO First Voters.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Pro-

You are young men casting your
first ballot. We congratulate you.
We also call your attention to DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for Con-
stipation. Indigestion, Sick Headache
and Stomach Trouble. At J. Maple
Wilson and l. Ben Miller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
Could't Translate Ii.

We received letter recently which
we were unable to read. We failed tn
determined the nationality of the
writer. The only words we were able
to make out were, "Dr. Caldwell's
syrup Pepsin cures Indigestion. !"
L. Ben Miller and } Maple Wilson,
Druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
Shooting Scrape at the Fair.

Saturday evening just before the
closing of the big fair Dan McGhee.
a colorde man fired three shots at
another colored man named Griddle.
The shooting occurred right in the
midst of several thousand people.
Griddle was hit in the shoulder but
was not seriously hurt. Officers ar
rested the two negroes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY Co., Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known
z. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRCAX, Wholesale Druggist.
Toledo, o.
WALDING KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 76c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. PC.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20

WANTED:-A resident agent for
Cape GirardeaU and surrounding to
sell coffee and tea with presents to
families. Big pay.
ATHLETIC TEA Co.,
OF Franklin Ave-, St. Louis, Mo
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
BAKING A MAN TO CURE RHEUMATISM.

The whole medical
until painful
lustraton
tJastment. them being Senator Hanna
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20
So-CALLED TAX DODGER.

DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is now
for sale by l. Ben Miller and ]. Maple
Wilson.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20

stops the Cough and Works of the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure. no
Pay. Price 25 cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-20

Eastman's Kodaks at [. Ben Mil
ler's.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-31

~
i1y submit to any henorabIe arrange
ment to the end of re-establishing
peace. I have no doubt that the coun-
try would be we'll pleased TO be re-
lieved of its Iscstcr:3 bu q n.
We have no right - sde the islands
to another power, becagse they do not
belong to US. 1 an spsaking now of
our moral right to 10 5aase things. We
have not even the light o q Ina the
ISLANDS by conquest, because we have
not conquered tResn. drove the
Spaniar6is from the PksEs.2;les just as
We did from Cuba, a. 60 more
moral right to claim nz9# than the
other
And the Filipinos aided Is td OVER
throw and tumble cVes Ssain's Eastern
empire Dewey can in you how
Aguinaldo's mea fought by the side of
ours and helped Us Is Wfn sur vic
tories. And nov We send s large army
there to subjlgate tie natiyes-the
rightful owners OF t.2e islands. Already
we have spent u2R-ard OF $16a,900e60-
and for what2
In the first place II world be. impos-
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equal voting privileges with men whe
they have mastered an equal know
edge of the country's laws and prfr
ciples OF government, which every VIC
man should?
Is there any reason why they Shout
not hold office? Have you not know
women who were intellectually su
perior to some men. just as there ar
men Intellectually superior to some wo
men? Is there any reason why womel
should not find their proper sphere Il
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~. :. IS. ~ -
By Walter Damrosch.
The day is not far off. in my opinion,
when America Will have a subsidized
operatic and perhaps theatrical stage.
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put Eather never receivel any SRA fffilsds
Tor the warning he had given.
20 listen to this wild talk about getting
promise to pay depositors $40 per cent.
for their money. Any one can make
promises and perhaps keep them for a
while to deceive people, but it is ridicu-
lous to suppose that a business man or
banker can pay such percentages.
Sucn a thing has never happened
since the food, and it is a very good
thing that such profits are impossible.
If there were a country in. the world
where people got $40 per cent. for their
money, I wouldn't want to live in it.
OF course, do not say that such pro-
fits are never made. But if they are,
they must be obtained by the blessing
of God and not by listening to the fool
ish talk of some man on the street.
Here and there a single individual
may do well by a wise investment. For
instance, if one happens to put his
money into rich gold mine or silver
mine, he may be fortunate enough to
multiply it many times over, or if he
is a member of some large concern like
the Standard Oil Company he may now
and then make a great deal of money
by a transaction that has been care
fully thought out.
But a hundred people cannot make
such large profits, and nobody is smart
enough to make five times his capital
every year as a regular thing. Any
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-31

krrzn the ttxne eh1ld ba4inS - f1iiz
cultivated mother he has learned
things before his schooling Commences
which will be an all through all his
schooling and all his career. With an
ignorant mothers principles instilled
into his receptive little brain it will
take all the years Of study to undo the
early teachings.
There can be no doubt that we need
educated women for our home life, and
no doubt that We need them for our
pubic life also.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-31

lection the beauty Of the vocal SOUNDS
greatly depends.
1t is better to practice fifteen minutes
several times day, especially for q
beginner, than an hour or even half an
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Time, and mat later aGnIn hey u
{ have to engage n q losing ntruNfo VII
Russia for their independents II q
Japanese believed that Rnsaa eian
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o.sssat 1aiz that t.. as17s
piled with SUN cferat breath TO carry
you to the termination OF musical or
poetic phrase.
Practice your scales quietly, gently;
never forcing the voice. Up and down,
up ard down, as far as the tone goes
only, without effort; gradually you will
find the compass increasing. Regular,
systematic practice and you will. in a
few months, perhaps few weeks even,
discover that you have added a new
note. You will smile and say: why
I sing a note higher or a note lower
than ever before''-or both.
Aim always at distinct pronouncia-
ton and enunciatioI. If your audience
cannot understand the words you are
singing you will never get its real sym
pathy.
Sing the words just as you would
speak them, near the front of the
mouth And that reminds me that good
teeth are Indispensable to enunciation
and the production of the voice; there
fore, if you have any dental deficien-
cies they should be remedied at once.
1t has been proved that the cavity
of the month is aIITaVS nearly nerfoof
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their own customs and habits. their
distinctive ethical and civil laws, and
have no s%upathics IN common with
the Ans}o-Saxon. It viii be impossi-
BILE fer Us to hold these people in sub
lection :, .t large armies there, en-
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power, why should she not govern? O
with good judging power, why Should
she not Judge? Or with good arguing
power, why not follow the law2
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No. ia For Percy Leaves $3.50 m
No. I76 For Leland leaves. $3.50 m
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tabllsh themselves in that ferltla Nnl1
ritory and there develop with oEtraors
binary agility. and with the DFOnDsee
that to them might fall the aovoEnsnan{
Of the people OF Northern China 1nnA
at step. they Weuld become enc q ~
greatest DoWere or the WmrIk o. ~
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