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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24

so white and horror-stricken that I
can never forget it. Cold beads of
sweat stood on my forehead, and | felt
that Fny courage was all gone. The
experience of that awful moment al
most unneryed me, and / was weak
and helpless as a little child.
Lying on my face l held OF tightly
to the rifle driven deep through the
crust. How to regain my footing was
a puzzle. Kellogg started to come
down to me, and it was with difficulty
that l persuaded him to desist.
AT last / hit on a plan. Holding on
to the rife with one hand, with the
other 1 drew my pocketknife, and,
opening it with my teeth, cut two holes
in the crust for my feet, and after
much effort stood upright. But we
were still in 4 bad fix. Kellogg called
to me to break holes through the
crust for my feet with the butt of the
gun. Although not more than 20 feet
distant he could hardly make him.
self heard above the roar of the storm.
But the suggestion was a good n
and proved our salvation. We moved
slowly forward, breaking a hole in the
ice for each step. 1t was severe treat-
ment to give valuable guns, but they
had to suffer in the best interests of
their owners.
Slowly and carefully we moved for
ward. occasionally stopping to rest
and speak words of encouragement to
each other, for now we had the first
CLEAN of hope for five long, terrible
hours.
Although very weak physically, u
minds were much clearer than an
hour before, and we even went so far
as to chasf each other a little. But We
had plenty of fears yet. Once my
heart leaped as Kellogg slipped and
came down on both knees, clawing
frantically at the air; but he regained
his feet without difficulty, and we
pushed On. Would we ever get across?
Every minute seemed an hour.
Kellogg said that, as nearly as he
could calculate, we had been founder
ing about or that man-trap for .
week!
But we kept going; the end must
come some time, and sure enough it
did; and at SIX o'clock we stepped on
the granite bowders again, having
been just one hour and ten minutes
on that terribly inclined snow-ield.
Neither ri us was much given to DEM
~onstration, but there was hearty
handshake and a few things said which
sounded all right up there, but might
look q little foolish in print.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
HUMOROUS.

Young Mother--Did yor.notice how
quiet the baby is?" The Brute-NYes.
In he dead?"-Harlem Life.
Somewhat Personal. did ron
know that every lobster has his name
on him when he's born? Queer, amt
it p" .Yes. How long ego cid you dis
cover yours?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Professor-"I believe. sir, that you
have merely skinned over this les
SOM" Imp Udence '03-"Why, pro-
lessor? Because 1 seem to have got
ten the cream of it?"-Princeton
Tiger.
Last week q policeman was severely
blamed for arresting q deaf woman
Its the best thing that ever happened
to her" he answered, '.for she will get
her hearing at nine o'clock tomorrow
morning."-Harvard Lampoon-
81 shall have to crown that TOOTH"
said the dentist. indicating the par
ticular molar. "Yes," assented the
victim. Its a-king rather more than
any of the Others" Whereupon the
dentist mentally decided to make the
bill about $3.50 higher.-Ohio State
Journal.
by the way, was that second cousin
of yours cured of his fits?" Pretty
near, but he stopped d~octoring for
them" run out of money!" Nav.
A f~arce-comedy manager saw him
when he was in one of them and en-
gagged him on the spot at 500 per."-In-
dianapolis Press.
although you have refused me-"
sighed Clospenny. Il shall always cher
ish as most dear the moments ! spent
with you." Really" she asked, with
visions of the ice cream and candy and
such which she never got, land since
they were so dear will you never re-
greet having spent them?"-Philadel-
phia Press.
Last week a delinquent subscriber
said he would pay up if he lived. He
died. Another said: 81 will see you
Tomorrow" He's blind. Still another
said: "Tn pay you this week or go
to the devil" He's gone. There are
hundreds who ought to take warning
of these procrastinators and pay up
now.-Finley Is. d. Slope.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
The Clan.

The CLAIMS body is completely
shrouded in the mantle except for two
openings, through one of which the
foot can be pushed out. while the other
is for the siphon-what is commonly
known as the meek" of the clam. In
some respects the clam may be better
of than other folks: for he has q
little brain in his foot. He also has
a gland which secretes strong fibers.
from which he spins a "byssus." I'M by
it can attach himself 10 any object
he likes. He does not have to search
for food. but waits for it to come to
him, and IT always does. He makes
for himself a burrow in the mud or
sand and attaches himself to the bot
tom by this byssus. Then he thrusts
his siphon up through the mud and
water, and thus maintains communion
ton with his world. The siphon has two
tubes, the water flowing through one
and out through the other. The clam
lives on the minute organisms, IN.
imal and vegetable, found in the water
and gets a living that is SO satisfac-
tory to him that he has come to be
adopted as a type of contentment and
happiness.-Rockland Opinion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
A REMARKABLE CURE.

had an ugly temper,
The worst was ever seen,
] used to scowl and scream and jump
And make a dreadful scene;
That was when / was younger,
But now I've changed its name,
Which makes a lot OF difference
Although it's just the same.
] call it nov thigh spirit
And sometimes will power" too.
Because 1t makes my kin and friends
Do what l wan them to;
1t really is surprising
How proud I've grown to be
OF all the stubborness / used
To be ashamed to see.
i had a selfish spirit
That made the household sad,
And at n time. 1 feared, 1 own,
Its tendency was bad;
But now call 1t "self-respect"
And standing on my rights"
And thus 1 feel it leads, instead,
To nobler moral heights.
Then I've been always lazy
From childhood's earliest years,
My mother thought it was a fault
And mourned DER it with tears;
But now it is "prostration"
Oh, happy change and sure,
As long as folks will wait on me
/ ne'er expect a cure,
] do not urge, however,
For others moral ills,
This simple and Transforming cure,
Because it always fills
My heart with bitter anger
When people try-ahem.
To work this little plan on me
AS l have done on them,
Priscilla Leonard. in S. S. Visitor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
BEAUTIFUL FIGURES.
How q Woman May acquire and Re
tain Symmetrical De-
yelOpnaent.

A beautiful figure is the most pre-
cious gift, after perfect health, that
any woman can possess. 1t Is of far
more value than apretty face. Ii lasts
much longer, and it does not betray
the years. as must eventually even the
most perfect features and the most
lovely skin. With a perfect form,
sniartly gowned and well set UP, a
woman cannot fail to look charming.
There are three classes of women
from an artistic standpoint, who may
lay claim to beauty of form. In the
first class belong all the daughters OF
Juno. They are great, tall, magnifi-
cent looking creatures, whom some
men describe as "full bodied women.
In the second class are the daughters
of Venus. These women usually give
the impression of ideality. They are
always well-developed, graceful. and
generally good to- look at. In the
third class are gathered the children
of Psyche. Under this class come the
women and maidens usually described
as having fragile, girlish looking fig
ures. OF the three classes, some ad-
mire one and some another, but very
beautiful women are found in all three.
A woman who desires to make the
very most of herself should study her
own figure. She should find out its
good points, its better points, its bad
points and its very bad points.
She should then take it in hand, and
by means of exercise, diet, gymnastics.
a good tailor and Il first-class corset
maker, set herself up to the best pos
sible advantage.
A woman can really do more with
her figure than she can with her face.
If inclined to be too stout she should
vigorously abstain from everything
that encourages embonpoint, such as
late hours, over indulgence at table
and leading in general a lazy, indolent
existence.
If she has not the courage to make
these sacrifices she must say good-by
to beauty of form. She will then join
the overlooking ranks of women who.
when they have passed the age of 80,
Inahc Io luIlLicI piclciisiohS w oSuo's
of figure.
If, on the contrary, her trouble be
an unsightly leanness of body and
limb, which makes it impossible for
her ever to appear in either becoming
evening gown or smart tailor frock.
she should, with the aid of both diet
and gymnasium, set about developing
her form to the utmost. 1t is her duty
to cover, with soft, firm curving flesh,
the harsh outline of her angles. Some
thin women think it useless to try to
put on n little flesh. They say, hope
lessly: "Oh, it's not my nature to be
fat" They appear never to have
learned hat it is of the very nature OF
a human being to possess a healthy,
well-developed body.
When they lack this gift of nature,
their birthright, there is something
wrong somewhere. They should find
out what it is, and remedy tn. Y.
Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
HOW THE DOCTOR GOT THERE
Not Always en- Easy Trip foT Q
.EIaIne Physician to Reach
His Patients.

The other day a country physician
received q call to go from his place
into a lumber camp in the far Brassua
region, and it was such a call as a doc
tor cannot we'll refuse. So he went to
West Cove on Moosehead with a big
coat and wearing leggins and shoe
packs, as the low moccasins are called.
A lumberman was there and this
man had made arrangements to carry
the doctor up as far as West Outlet
on a handcar on the Canadian Pacific
road. They had to stop once and un-
load the handcar on to their backs in
q gully so that a freight train could go
past.
Above West Outlet a certain por-
ton of the lake surface was free OF
snow and the doctor and the woods
man guide strapped on their skates and
started. There were numerous "Trin,
kles," huge bullying lifts in the ice
where the moving of the nightly sur
!. face had met and made ruin. When
they came to one of these wrinkles
the woodsman went ahead and prodded
and poked until he found a place where
they could. cross.
1t is possible that more men have
been drowned in the waters of Moose
head by carelessness in crossing wrin-
kles than by any other cause.
BY the time they got to the mouth
of Moose river the doctor was obliged
to own to his sturdy companion that
he was fair tuckered. The man had a
moose sled there in the bushes. He
had left it when he had come out after
the doctor. He piled the medicine man
on with his case, wrapped him in blan-
kets and set away along the tote road.
There was no team out, for there was
much uncertainty as to when the doc
tor would be able to get along.
When he could he walked. The rest
of the time he rode. The tough little
man of the woods seemed in no wise
wearied. He told the doctor that it
was easy enough to make those kind
of trips when one was toughened to it,
In the camp was n Of the bosses
who had been caught in a snub line
and who had had most OF the flesh on
the calf of his leg rasped off by the
cruel cable.
The doctor did what he could for the
sufferer. Before he finished his labors
there a messenger came from a camp
ten miles above. They had learned that
q physician was in the section and
they wanted him. Ten men we're down
with grip and colds and two had pneu-
monia. So the doctor went up to that
camp. There was nothing else to do.
He says that if he had refused
he guesses they would have loaded
him on q sled willy-nilly and would
have taken him along. He came out
after six days in the woods.-Lewis-
ton Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
6NLUcKY MEN.
Rscs0rs. Bet Same with out
r Apparent Cause.

A man can certainly be unlucky In
the proper sense of the word--that is,
frequent,yT visited by misfortune. for
which he: is entirely irresponsible. Of
course. in the majority of cases the
il luck is only apparent. the true ex-
PLANTATION being some deficiency in the
man himself of which he is totally I'M
conscious. He knows his powers and
he is aware of his weaknesses, but he
is not aware of his anses of failure.
He may. for example, be a really able
with every capacity for success,
except a certain inability to under
stand the character of other men or
women. That has been often the de-
ficiency which has ruined kings; it
spoiled the career of Louis XIV,
whose latest adviser, Nine. de Mainte-
non, was a good woman of the dew
otce type, with a decidedly inferior
brain; and it was n cause Of the
fall of Napoleon, whose sub-kings and
marshals were, with the possible eX-
ception of Eugene ~Beauharnais, never
men of first-rate powers. That is
usually attributed to his jealousy of
rivals; but he chose inferior men in
civil life. and never through his whole
career had a private secretary or o
controller of his household who was
worth his salt; while of his two-wives,
one was a vain and extravagant per-
son without a brain, and the other
an arch-duchess who had not an idea
beyond her claim to be considered on
account of her birth, and who married
her chamberlain. In private life the
same defect is probably of all others
the commoncst cause of ruin-very
able men. and still oftener able wom-
en-. being led away in pecuniary at
fairs by persons of imperfect intel.i-
gence and positively Enthusiastically
character. Or the able mar has a
habit of procrastination. of which he
is wholly unaware. which leads him
Always to miss the moment of OPP
portunity. the commonest of defects
in able yet unsuccessful generals; or
he is liable to what the French call
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24

ton and were going the wrong wayf
I did not mention my fears TO Kel
logg. What was the use?.
Every few moments we sank down
on our faces TO our breath.
At such times l found my mind wan
dering and could not. think clearly.
Kellogg made several remarks with
out any particular meaning, and his
face had a vacant, sullen look. AL
most the last ray of hope was gone.
There. was no complaining, no whin-
ing, only. a sort of mad desperation
which made us resolve to keep NOV
ing to the last.
Finally, through a rift in the clouds
not so yards ahead. we saw the spot.ess
white of the long-looked-for snowfielL.
With a feeble shout we pushed for
ward, but when we reached its edge
our worst fears were realized. 1t was
terribly steep, being at an angle OF
about 40 degrees, and the crust was
q coating of hard. slippery ice. the
thickness of pasteboard. Through u
break in the clouds we saw that it eX-
tended downward to timber-line. fully
1,S0Q feet, as steep as the roof of u
house and smoother than the smooth
est glass. How broad it was we could
only conjecture. e.
As we came up Kellogg struck the
crust with the butt of his gun, and I
threw a rock upon the surface, which
went sliding and bounding down the
steep face with terrific velocity.
We looked at each other in despair.
Its no use" l said.
Not a Bit" was the answer.
We sat down and talked it over. To
retrace our steps was out of the ques-
ton. and we could not climb to the top
of the field, probably a thousand feet,
in our weakened condition.
Suddenly Kellogg leaped to his feet
and rushed toward the slippery mass,
crying out: "Come on; we've got to
do it. III take mine this way" With
out a second thought, in my hopeless
desperation 1 followed. By using his
gun as a brace Kellogg kept his feet;
but l slipped and fell on all tours and
began sliding down. In a wild frenzy
1 tried to drive my bare fingers through
the crust. but only succeeded in tear
ing the skin off them.
Luckily. 1 had retained my rifle, and
by a frantic effort drove it muzzle first
through The hard crust and came to
a stop, having gone about 20 feet. Had
it not been for this fortunate move
my body would have been hurled to
the bottom of the gorge, more than
a thousand feet below, and mangied
beyond all semblance of human form.
Looking up at my companion l saw
that he lad turned away his head,
unwilling to be a witness to my hor-
rible fate: but as I called out to him
he looked around, and 1 saw a face
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
|vIADUCT TO BE TAKEN DOWN.
Immense Work of Engineering
In Pennsylvania Will Seon
BE Destroyed.

It IL authoritatively stated that the
famous Kinzua viaduct, the gigantic
ron girder and trestle bridge in Nc
zean county, Pennsylvania. south Of
Bradford. is to be replaced at an early
late by a new and wholly different
tructure. Two views of this famous
bridge are given. Work on it was be-
gun on May 5, 1882, and it was COM
bleted and opened for traffic less than
four months later, on August 90, 1882.
It is 3O1 feet high at the highest
point, and until the completion of the
Earabit viaduct was the highest
in the world. The Garabit
Spans the Truyere in the south of
is 1,s49 feet long and at the
point the rail level is 4O1 feet
above the river. 1t was designed by
M. Eiffel. builder of the famous tow
er. and was completed in 1884.
The Kinzua bridge is 1000 feet long.
1t was built by the Keystone Com
pany of Phoenixville. Pa. It's compile
ton gave to the New York. Lake Erie
& Western railroad direct communities
ton with the coal fields of western
Pennsylvania. The Buffalo, Roches-
ter& Pittsburgh has a traffic arrange
ment with the Erie for the use of the
bridge. The valley of the Kinzua.
which this great trestle spans. is Is
miles south Of Bradford and one Of
the widest regions yet left in western
Pennsylvania. Until recently, per-
haps even yet. bear were plentiful and
deer occasionally found in this val
ley.
The Kinzua viaduct has been a point
Of excursion and an object Of Curl
osity for sightseers ever since it was
built. Gen. Grant was taken there on
occasion.-Chicapo Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24

which turned out an illusion. we
know that there are laws which regu-
late chance, and we know that there
are long intervals when they seem
to be defied, and there is no percepti-
BILE reason why a mans life should
not be lived within the influence OF
one of the intervals, favorable or the
reverse If he can throw aces or
deuces ten times running, why should
he not come to grief in ten oonsecu-
tive incidents of life? There is no
reason percertible why in the great
%providential scheme chance should be
allowed to enter. but then there is
no reason why insanity should. in
sanity involving that hardest OF all
things to conceive. responsibility;
vet both do enter. We may humbly
wait for explanation. but we see no
use in denying the common experience
of mankind.-London Spectator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
Ironing Shirt-Waists.

When ironing a colored waist, either
of silk or of cotton fabric, n should
moi use too hot an iron, and yet it must
be hot enough to iron smoothly. with
out blistering or sticking to the starch.
An overheated iron Injuries bright col
ors as much as do hot water and poor
soap. In ironing a silk waist place a
piece of cheesecloth over the garment,
and iron as any ordinary article. By
doing this the natural appearance OF
the silk is preserved, and this would be
impossible if the iron were brought in
direct contact with it.-Fannie Maiin,
in Woman's Home Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
Il BLACK WATCH
jome Services of b Famous Res.
iment Now in South
Africa.

In the battle at Modder river, one OF
the regiments which suffered severe
ly was the famous BLACK Watch"
That is not it's official name. It figures
in the army list as the Royal Highland
ers, and it has a record Of a century
and three-quarters of gallant service.
The original Black Watch comprised
six companies of picked Highlanders
who were enlisted to check the depre-
dations of disaffected Highland clans.
They wore the clan tartan OF their
leaders, consisting mostly of blue and
black and green, which gave them the
somber aspect from which their popu-
lar name originated. Their dark dress
was more striking by contrast with the
red uniforms of the regular troops.
The regiment first saw foreign serv-
ice in Flanders, much against its will.
for it's members had enlisted with the
understanding that they would not be
sent out of the country. This was in
1743. Thirteen years later it was sent
to America, where it took part in the
engagements with the French, joined
the expedition against Louisburg and
fought with great bravery in the bat
tie of Ticonderoga. Later, when war
was declared against Spain, a part of
the regiment joined in the operations
against Havana.
During the present century the regi-
ment has played its part in most of the
vars in which England has been en-
gaged-against the French in 1915. in
the Crimea, in the Indian mutiny and
in Egypt. 1t carries On its standard
such inscriptions rs Egypt" "Pyr-
%enees," "Waterloo," "Alma." "Sevasto-
pol" Lucknow" and "Telel-Kebir," in
commemoration of battles in which it
has fought.
When the Black Watch became a
regiment of the line, its uniform was
a scarlet jacket and waistcoat, a tar
tan plaid of ~ yards plated around
the middle of the body, tartan hose
and a blue bonnet; but in the African
service 1t wears the Khaki. 1t is still
made up of men selected for physical
strength and courage, who are as
proud of the historic marches and bat
ties of their regiment as If they had
had a personal share in all its achieve.
ments.-Youth's Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
c%onsumptixe Houses.

That consumption does no. run in
families. but does run in houses. is the
theory of Sir Richard Thorne. who adj
dressed the London Medical Society
recently. Refuse to live on a damp
subsoil.' was lis advice: until people
ceased to live under unfavorable con-
ditions, they need hope for little
diminution in the consumption death
rate. The improvement of sanitary
appliances had. in the last As years,
reduced that rate nearly so per cent.
N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
Curiou. wapderines Of Smoke.

During the volcanic eruption in the
Hawaiian islands last summer the
smoke rose to a height of between five
and six miles and then drifted away to
the northeast. At a distance of 600
miles from Hawaii it settled upon the
surface of the sea. and was then car
ried back by the northeast wind to it,
place Of origin. where it arrived a fort.
night after its original departure, and
covered the entire group of islandA
with its heavy pall.-Youth's Conpan-
ion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24

An omelet often served at the Ha-
ran tables. and one that is much rel
ished by American visitors to that city.
is evidently an importation from Spain.
In it are folded olives that have been
stoned and cut into halves. Sometimes
to the olives are added blanched al
monds and a few seeded ~raisins, but the
most delicate flavor is present when
the olives are used alone.-N. Y. Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
The Middle q

This story is told Of Prot. Pritchard.
who recently opened the sixth interna-
tional biological congress. Reviewing
the progress of the last 80 years, the
professor referred to "chonic nonsup-
curative disease of the middle ear" as
being the supreme mystery at present
to students Of otology. what is this
middle ear?" a lady asked a sage ply
sician. Madam" he replied, lit is the
ear with which we do not listen" In
other words. the nose.-N. E. Home
Mapazine-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-24
An Ant illustration.

Az inspector of schools has been Civ
ing in the Humanitarian . selection
of the leading "howlers" of his ac-
quaintance. The shrewdest of all the
answers came from n very small boy.
who was asked to give a text which
forbade a man to marry two wives.
Without a moments pause he replied:
"No man can serve two masters."-
Household Words.