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Mere TrfNe.

isn't there's some little trifle yol
would like by way of dessert?" asket
the young man.
20, don't know" replied the young
woman, who was taking little after
theater supper. "I'm not bit hungry.
Let Inc see, though. This is spring,
isn't it? I'll have few Strawberries" !"
He gave the order calmly, even cheer
fully. She had eaten up already the rs
cents he had in his pocket Chicago
Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for
the whole family. 1t is the long-desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains it is food in itself. Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at I the
price. 1t is genuine and scientific article
and is come to stay. It makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
NOT DUKES ENOUGH FOR ALL.
Husbandless American Women are
Barred from Queen Margheri-
tass Court I'm Rome.

The king OF Saxony, lately, when
the American minister to Italy was
presented to him, broke forth vehcm-
eEtly: "Acb, Himmel! Mein Herr!
Hal American wifes no husbands It
eli? They come in dotzens to me;n
court. Efery one must be presented;
efery one must be asked to a state
dinned. Fiery one must go in to din.
ner NIT duke! haf not dukes
enough to 60 round! What kind of
wifes are they? would like to know"
So fragrant is the scandal of onr
swarming mateless women in Europe
that even Queen Margherita, most
gcod-humored of sovereigns, has been
forced to draw in the lax lines of her
court No married American woman
can be presented now at the quirinal
unless accompanied by her husband
Ladies Home journal.
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A Recommendatfon.

Mrs. Green (who thinks of hiring)-
But is the girl honest? Can she be
trusted?
Mrs. Brown (the girls former mis-
tress)-You need not be in the lenst
alarmed. She is perfectly honest. Az
the time she was with me never knew
her to take thing-not even my advice
as to how things should be done.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
why Moses Took on HIS shoes.

Rev. Benjamin Baxter, colored min
lister in Virginia, while conducting a
Sunday-school recently, was fired at by
one of his pupils with this question:
"Why was it, Brudder Baxter, dat
Mozus TUX off his shoes when he wuz
talkin' wild dc Lord on Clinch noun
taip?" (Clinch mountain is a local en-
inence.)
Brudder Baxter scratched his head
for reason.
"Don' yo' know dat, Eph?" the min
lister presently asked in tone of ap-
parent surprise.
"No, DOESN'T" replied Eph.
"Don't de Bibul say it wuz holy
ground?" asked the preacher.
"Yeh!" assented Eph. kS
"Well, den, Eph, Mozus TUX off his
shoes to keep frum slippin' into de
holes."-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,
Apowder to shake into your shoes. Itrests
the feet CuresCorns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-E makes
cew or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, CSC. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
A Clear Caae.

"What's the charge?" asked the court.
THE prisoner. your honor" replied the
officer, asked this man here what his father
was doing, and when told that the latter
was spy in the mint, without provocation
called the father mince pie"
"Poor fellow!" said the court. "An ex.
animation into his sanity seems almost un-
necessary. ."-Philadelphi North American.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

They have got together, at last. SANDY
loam," the Ultimate Producer is saying, "is
the best land to raise sugar beets in 81
dare say the crop exhausts the sand very
rapidly the Ultimate Consumer hereupon
observes. Even now they seem not thor
oughly to understand each other-Detroit
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

turkeys are different from ballot boxes"
said Dukane to Gaswell. Doubtless; but
what striking difference had you in mind?"
I'VE prefer our turkeys stuffed. IN. O.
Times Democrat
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
FuII and Free Consent.

Dutiful Daughter-Pa, may ! marry
Mr.. Clinks?
Pa-What Clinks? That young ten-a-
week clerk who has
mo, pa. Imean Mr.. Clinks, the only
son of Banker Clinks."
Mercy, yes! Marry him at once.
Don't let him escape."4N. Y. Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
Hon. DANA. Crosvenor. of the Fsmous
Ohio Family.

IT..
Hon. DANA. Crosvenor.- Of the Fsmou0
Ohio Family.
Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, Deputy Auditor
for the War Department, in letter written
from Washington, ID. C., says:
"ANew Mo - oxsrsss my rsfafsas
10 yow fop fjb0 bonsSJf dssjvo6 fees
one boffko ~ R0rsnas One ~sok hso
beose0bf woWdopf9S changes a1d an
NOW - woN - Svoe. DosAfss boAsO
one a. fho vUcy bUsf sReAn0 fo1Eos n =
m oxoollonf oafarrh eoNsoelys" N6cy
ssspeotksllys Oas. 4. 0resvsser.
Hal p. Denton. Chief National Export
Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa, writes: Il
was completely run down from overwork
and the responsibility naturally connected
with the exploitation of a great interna'
tional exposition. My physician Erecem-
mended an extended vacation. When life
seemed almost q burden began taking
Peruna, and with the use of the fifth bottle
found myself in . normal condition. !
have since enjoyed the best Of health"
Almost everybody needs tonic in the
spring. Something TO brace the nerves, IN
vigorate the brain, and cleanse the blood.
That Peruns will do this is beyond all ques.
the same experience as Mrs. D. w. Tim
berlake, of Lynchburg, Va, who, in recent
letter, made use of the following words: Il
always take a dose of Peruna after business
hours, as it is a great thing for the nerves.
There is no better spring tonic, and have
used about all of them"
For free book on Summer Catarrh," !"
address The Peruna Medicine Co., Colun'
bus, Ohio.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
Very Strange.

Sunday School Teacher (inishing the mar
ration)-And this is the story of Jonah and
the whale.
Johnny Cumso-Isn't it strange they knew
what Jonah was that long ago?-Harlem
Life. 3
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A Shrewd ve.-Tess-"H How's your club
getting along?" Jess-"O! we're getting a
big membership now since We reduced the
initiation fee." TEST told You five dol
lars was too much to expect any wcman
to paw" Jess-"Yes, we realized that, so
We made it s4.9S." philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Jack proposed to me while turning the
music for me at the piano" "Ah, l see: You
played right into his ands."-Phil; delphia
Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

An "Anti. 81 am an ANTI" declared
Sammy Snaggs, whose father is an ardent
expansionist. "You are what?" demand
ed the elder Ssnaggs, with great surprise. 81
spankationist." Pittsburgh Chronicle Tel
egraph.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Jones-Brown-I see there's move
ment on foot to compel physicians to
write their prescriptions legibly.
Brown-Smith-That'n kill medicine.
If people can read the stuff they've got
to take they won't take it.-N. Y. Jour
nal. Tf+aSrs
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
Commerce Of the Congo.

Only 20 years have passed since STAN
ley solved the mystery of the Congo
river. To-day IS steamers ply on its
waters; half of them belong to tk, Con-
go state, the others to foreign COM
panies.-N. Y.Times.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Each package of PUTNAM's FADELEss
DYES colors more goods than any other dye
and oolors them better too. Sold by al
druggists.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Hoax-"Those two fellows should make
and nail" Joax-"They don't look it,"
Hox-.Nevertheless, one is dentist and
the other ehiropodist. Philadelphia Rec,
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Tom-'The trouble with me is that I'm
bit hasty in my speech; / should weigh my
words Miss Pepprey-4Yes, do. And
don't give such generous measure. .'-Phila.
delphia Press. :.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar instanter.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

II you want to be content and prosperous,
sell ice in summer, coal in winter, seeds in
spring, and loaf in the fall. = Atchison
Globe. -..--.ls. .-....l. -...
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NOW that Belle has secured her divorce,
l suppose she. is happy" "No, she isn't.
She is married again. .ePhiladelph North
American.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs.-Wm. o. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb. TO- 1900.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

''Then you have no hope of the coming
universal brotherhood of mangy asked the
Sweet Young Thing. mot much hope. l
dunno, though. The women may yet drive
en- to it in self-defense," said the Savage
Bachelor.-lndianapoli Press. seet
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Timkins-Thatis fine music, isn't it?
Simkins-Why, that's hand-organ.
You certainly don't consider such music
fine, do you? EE -,
What could be firer2 It's ground
over and over again, isn'tit?"-C Chicago
Evening News. s-rs
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Some people have faith in odd numbers
and the fayorite is number one.-Chieago
Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Don't hang on to the men who are above
you, then you won't get dropped.-Chicago
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

The best Prescription for Chills
and Fever is a bottle of GRovE's TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply ironand quipine in
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, Soc.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
Wrong Impression

Hc-Am / rigEt in presuming to think
you care for me? AsS
She-No, you are left.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Hen Peck-"I want to sue for divorce "
Lawyer Has your wife left you?" Hen
Peck-'No. She won't. Baltimore Amer
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

The most powerful guns now made
fire shot from ~ to 1s miles, and
Krupp's great 1a0-ton steel gun hurled
shot weighing 1900 pounds . few
yards over IS miles.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Do not fail to read the advertisement ol
Teethina in this paper. M
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

The sea of matrimony swamps many .
courtship.-Chicago Daily News. -
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16
Never Right.

Reginald There is one word in the
English language that. is always
spelled wrong.
Reginald's Chum-What is that?
Wrong,"-Tit-Bit =
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money it fails tocure. 25c.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-06-16

Caution to Broom Corn Raaserss
Farmers would do well this coming
season il they intend to plant broom
corn to contract with some respon'
sible broker or manufacturer before
planting if they do not, wish to lose
their entire labor, as an immense croi
will be planted. causing the bulk of il
70 be unstable for several years "a
come.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Henry j. Curtice, the veteran news.
paper man of southwest Missouri,
founder of the Neosho Miner and Me-
chanic in 1873, and of late editor of
that newspaper. suddenly of heart
failure at his home in Neosho. He was
born in New York in 1881 and gradu-
ated at Albany law school, served
three years as captain in the 1hir-
teenth Wisconsin infantry, came to
Missouri in 1860 and published the
Daily Patriot at Springfield. He was
n of the most prominent. able and
forcible writer's of southwest Mis-
souri,, a member of the Newton coun-
ty bar, and postmaster under Harri-
son.
John II. NOgelsang, lie of the most
prominent produce and commission
merchants of st. Louis. His death
was due to prostration from heat.
William Collier. a prominet Grun-
dy county pioneer, at his home in
Trenton, OF dropsy. He was born in
Howard county, in 1928. but had lived
in Trenton since 1871.
Mr.. James NJ. Franciscus. once a
prominent st. Louis banker. at his
home. 4i49 Laclede emu at the adj
vanced age of % years. The old gem
Ilcman had been i'll some time. and
his death was not altogether unex-
Dected.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15

n dispatch from Houston, Eek, ON
the night of the 9th, said that the en-
tire DIV of Sabine Pass had been
swept away by a tidal wave, and that
the loss of life had been quite heavy.
The town was swept away in 1886.
The Kansas City (Mo.) Star an
that, with the consent of the
subscribers to the Matanzas
trado relief fund, it will transfer the
balance remaining from that fund,
salsa. to the Galveston relief fund.
The population of the city Of Terre
Hautc, Ind, as officially announced,
On the 10th, is: 1900, s6,675, 1890, 30,217
increase in population of 6,456, or
21.37 per cent. from 1850 to 1900.
The Indianapolis Qnd.) board of
trade, on the 10th, voted $500 for the
relief of the Texas flood sufferers.
The president and party arrived at
Somerset. Pa. or the 10th, to be pres
ent at the wedding to Miss Mabel Me-
Kinley. the presidents niece, and DIR.
Hermanus l.. Baer.
All the London papers contain edi-
torials expressing sympathy with the
United States in the Galveston dis
aSter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

! Claims aGgregating S2.30O.O00 or
more have arisen in connection with
| the efforts made. principally in IIa-
waii. to prevent the bubonIc plague
| from securing Il foothold in this coun-
try and its outlying possessions, by
burning down Il considerable part of
the Japanese and Chinese quarters,
| where it was thought The disease
might find Judgment.
The fifty-third grand council of the
Improved Order of Red Men convened
i'll Milwaukee on the 18th. The order
is in an excellent financial condition,
the reserve fund amounting to over
two million dollars. The great In
cohonee. George f.. Green. of liing-
hamtol. Y. Y. reported over twenty
three thousand new members i'll the
past two years.
The British steamship Montgomery,
Capt. S~ecoustie, from Ship island to
hamburg. which arrived at Norfolk,
Va. on the 18th, from Bunker. re-
ports having met the great tropical
storm in the Gulf of Mexico. She
sighted two barkS. one barkentine and
one schooner ashore on the Florida
reefs.
The United States transport Law
ton sailed from San Francisco. on the
l1Ih. for the far north, to bring
back destitute miners All the avail
able space below decks was devoted
to berths. providing bedding for near
~ a thousand persons besides the
regular complement of officers and
crew.
Capt. Daniel F. Stiles. u. S. A.. re-
tired. died at Oklahoma City. Okla,
on the 18th, of inflammation of the
bowels. He was Il grand army vet
eran, and was prominently connected
with the opening of Oklahoma, being
stationed here at the time.
At Fort Scott, Kas.. on the 18th. act
ing under the impulse OF a diseased
mind. Ora g.. Scott, aged 80. buried a
Ratchet five times in the brain of his
~70-year-old grandmother, Mrs. NJ. j.
Wickersham, killing her instantly.
Acting Secretary Meikleiohn. On the
18th. authorized the chartering of a
special train from st. Louis to carry
guartermaster's and commissary sup
plies to the relief of the destitute at
Galveston.
Gov. Savers of Texas received up
wards of m thousand kilograms, on
the nth. from parties in the east and
west offering assistance to the flood
sufferers at Galveston.
Gen. Baden-Powell has been APP
pointed chief of the Transvaal police,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
SLAUGHTER AT TEN TSIN.


Honolulu, Sept. 4. via San Francisco,
Sept. 12.-Col. Meade, who command
ed all the American forces at Ticn
Tsin, arrived here on September /. on
The transport. en- route to San Fran
cisco.
II have been in the war business for
IS years" said Col. Meade. land l new
cr saw such slaughter as was inflicted
on the Chinese ut Ticn Tsin on the
18th and 14th of July.
when we finally entered the walled
city there were dead and mangled
bodies every few feet. it seemed.
They lay all Owe the streets.
There was no special attempt to,
get the figures OF the enemy's loss.
The dead were simply buried as quick
~ as possible. and the Chinese start
ed along the Pekin road, with what
wounded they could look after. There
were about two thousand of these"
The battle began at daylight on
July 13, ragged all day and night, and
on the following morning the end
came with the blowing up. by the
Japanese. of n of the gates, through
which the allies entered the city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
EAR, LIPS C~REDENTlALS
Vested With Full Powers to Deal
Wits, All Questions That May
Require Attention.

Washington. Sept. l2.-The state de-
rartmen: yesterday afternoon issued
the following:
The following communication wa.
handed to Acting Secretary of State
Hill. on September 10, by the Chinese
minister:
"Cablegram from Earl Ii Hung
Chang, dated September the 18th. 1900,
transmitted by the Chinese minister
at St. Petersburg, under date of the
9th September, and received By Min
lister WI on the asst named date:
~ am in receipt of an imperial
edict Of the Goth day of the seventh
month, August "a, 1900, transmitted
by Pao Ting Flu. 1t is as follows:
Iii Hung Chang, envoy plenipoten-
tiary, is hereby vested with full dis
cretionary powers, and he shall
promptly deal with whatever ques-
tons may require attention. From .
this distance We Will not control his
actions. Let this edict be forwarded
with extra expedition at the rate of
600 Ii per day Ito Earl Lily for his in
formation and guidance. Respect
this"
To the above Acting Secretary Hill
has handed Mr.. WI the following re-
ply:
THE United States does not feel
called upon to express any opinion at
this time as to the sufficiency of Ii
Hung Changes authority. but hopes it
will transpire that his credentials are
full and authoritative not only for.
negotiation but to enable him without.
further delay to give assurance that
the life and property of Americans
will henceforth be respected through.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
SOLDIERS, NOT THIEVES.
The Americans Took No Part In the Lo1t
Ing oil the Walled City of
Tlcn Tsin.

Washington, Sept. 12.-The war de.
pertinent yesterday made public the
following telegram:
To Fowler, Che Foo: Send follow
ing cablegram to Coolidge, commands
ing United States forces Tien Tsin:
Reported here extensive footing in
Tien Tsin. Report Immediately
whether American troops took part
If so, punish severely; repress sternly.
Absolute regard for life and property
of non-combatants enjoined. )
by order of Secretary of War
ISienedl "CORBIN."
.'Tien Tsin, July %
"Che Foo. To Ccrbin. WashingtOn:
Looting by American troops in the
walled city of Tien Tsin unfounded
and denied. Silver taken from burned
mint under direction Col. Meade. ma
rine corps, commanding. who was in
valided yesterday. No property de-
stroyed, except under military eH-
igency. American troops have orders
to protect life and property non-com-
batants in American southeast quar-
ter of city assigned them. Will for
ward reports of commanders of Amer
lean guards in city.
[Signedl COOLIDGE
Supplementary to the above. Col.
Coolidge also transmitted the reports.
of Mai. Waller. of the marine corps.
Mai. j. NJ. Lee, commanding the First
battalion of the Ninth infantry. and
Mai. Morris c. Foote, commanding
Company NJ of the Ninth, which lat
ter were the first American troops TO-
enter the city: and also an additional.
report signed by himself. all OF which
pear witness hat UnitedStates troops
had no hand in the Iooting of the city
of Tien Tsin. Indeed all the reports
indicate that the Chinese themselves
were foremost in the footing. and
that pillaged property covered the
streets before the allied forces en-
tered she city. The report of
Mai. Foote, while excluding the
Americans from any share in the
plunder'hg, testifies that looting was
indulgGt in by the troops of other
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

Attorneys o the defense in the
dynamiting cases at ST. Louis propose
to test the constitutionality of the
special jury law.
An impudent tramp peddler in St.
Louis county, Mo-, was driven away
at the point of a shotgun by a woman
he annoyed.
Ruby Richardson. sever years old,
vas run over and killed by a street
car while returning home from school
at St. Louis.
A letter from London indicates that
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's criticisms
of the English people are strongly
resented.
The war between Chicago gas COM
panies has resulted in the reduction
of the price of gas from 81 to 40 cents
ker 1000 feet.
The combined census reports of "a
cities shows an increase of 3,494,6 6
in population, or an average gain of
27.90 per cent.
Special Officer T. Rosser Roemer, Of
St. Louis, accused of grossly insulting
three girls, is still on duty while his
superiors offer excuses.
The presidents cabinet is widely
scattered. Secretary of War Root is
the latest member to leave Washing
ton on a vacation.
The attorney for former Capt.
Oberlin NJ. Carter, serving a prison
sentence for ENLIGHTENMENT of govern
ment funds, will ask Judge Thayer, at
ST. Louis, for writ of habeaus corpus.
4 posse and bloodhounds are on the
trail of two negro robbers, who seri-
cusly wounded Farmer Riggs, neal
his home in Godfrey, III.
Torrential transforms on the island
of Jamaica have washed away miles
of railroad tracks and done much
damage to banana plantations.
The McKenna steel mills, at Joliet.
ILL.,. which have been idle during the
summer. will start on Monday with d
good line of orders ahead.
A safe-blower vas captured at
Hackett. Ark, while robbing the
store of johnson & Pace.
John Il. Bell, a well-known resident
of Flora, ILL.,, died suddenly of apo
pieNy. He was n veteran of the civil
war.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
will leave Washington. Monday after
MOOT for Somerset. Pa. to attend the
marriage there, Tuesday, of Mis- ia.
bel Mckinley and DR.. Hermanus Luz;
wig-Baer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
Annual Map of Missouri.

Thomas p. RiNey, state labor COM
missioner, has just published an Off
cial m:p of Missouri, showing the sur
plus commodities shipped from each
county during 1899. TIE demand for
the map for use in the public schools
throughput the state las been so
great that the matter of having an
additional $4,000 published for distri-
button is under consideration.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15

Later news from the great disaster
on ihe Texas coast, received, On the
10th. say that Sabine Pass and Port
Arthur were practically uninjured in
the awful visitation. but abate moth
ing of the first reports OF death and
obstruction at Galveston. and tito
Score of other towns heard from. The
dead will number thousands. and the
property loss must reach many mill
ions of dollars. Full details of the
calamity will not be known for days.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
RATIONs AND TENTS.
Orders 1ssued for the Immediate
shipment of Supplies.

Washington, Sept. 12.-Orders have
been issued by the war department
for the immediate shipment to Gal
weston of S55 tents and $4,000 1ations.
These stores and supplies are divided
beween st. Louis and San Antonio,
and will be delivered as promptly as
possible. This represents about all
supplies as the government has
IN hand at the places named
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
St. Louis Public Schools.

The public schools of St. Louis
opened this year with an attendance
of 61.115: last year, 5S.1S4. There
were 1,556 in the normal and high.
The Blair school had the largest at
tendance of any of the grammar
grades 1.5O1.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-09-15
Mrs. o'Dny Gets a Divorce.

The last chapter of the troubles be-
'ween John OtDay and his wife, Alice
:1Day, was written in Il decree of di-
vorce granted at Springfield. Mrs.
O'Day and Miss Quinn testified to
cruelty on the part of O'Day, who
failed to appear. She receives consid-
cradle property.