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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

NHSWATT'S college days were a
lvl revelations; not only to the fac
ulty, but to himself also. He had
never suspected the versatility of his
nature or the vastness of his
He wac summoned one day to APP
pear before the board, under com
plant of having caricatured his Latin
professor on the class room walls,
thereby making that worthy to APP
pear, his face wreathed in smiles,
dancing the "couchy couchy" and cry
ing: ITO Hades with Caesar, ct tn,
Brute" and numerous other incongru-
GUS and indicate things. McSwatt
arose to the occasion. aye. passed far
beyond it and made college history;
so completely was he. master of the
situation that Jones. head professor
OF Evidences of Christianity, inwardly
resolved 10 espouse his canon.zation,
should McSwatt's soul soon take its
fight.
1t was not so easy, however. TO pull
the wool over the eyes of his class
mates. Indignation" Smythe. who
was a member OF a fraternity cOnsti-
tutionally opposed to the one whose
rolls McSwatt.'s name honored. and
more or less dyspeptic, voiced the SEN
timent of the student body when he
stated, with his usual variations, that
McSwatt was a cheerful liar and an
inimitable dead beat. The remark
cost Smythe a nasal hemorrhage; Nc
Swat, the remainder of his reputa-
ton for the allegations were never
successfully controverted.
To drown his sorrow, McSwatt in
gratiated himself with the bibulous
crowd, and he lived to see the sorrow
completely inundated. He was often
or found at the inn than at the col
leGe. and he consequently became more
proficient in poker than in Greek. The
quarterly report, sent home, elected
much wonder. no enthusiasm. There
lad been a series of extraordinary
drains on the family purse for such
odd purposes that the olu gentleman
was a~pprehensive lest the boy be de-
:nented. The cost of books alone, a
Tee drnr in the bucket of general ex-
penditures. was sufficient to have
started a town library, and that of
dentistry mortgaged the farm. Hence
The elder McSwatt visited college, but
the magnificent library had taken to
itself wings. and there remained no
evidence of the dentists work. Even
McSwatt's wardrobe left much to be
desired. To tell the whole truth.
naught Of it remained save a light
summer suit which McSwatt. Sr.,
fancied he had seen before, and which
the younger man was heroically en-
deavoring to make fill all of the re-
quirements. of the season.
The first view which the old gentle
man obtained of his offspring in his
college environments was through a
haze of tobacco smoke. and not calcu-
lated to inspire confidence for that
young man. with a coterie of maudlin
companions. as mongrel a lot as ever
disgraced an institution of learning.
was dividing his attention between a
hand of poker and a mammoth cuspi-
dor which he spat at with the regu-
larity of an automaton, an accuracy
college born.
McSwatt. Sr.. frightened the purse
strings. and the act induced a much-i
needed period of reform. Under the
stimulus of parental adjuration, Nc
Swat settled to business. forged into
the frst division Of his class, and his
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
INSTINCT OF THE "HOMER."
Mystery of the Carrier Pfgeon's Fac.
uIty of .Location' Without
Sight or Compass.

"The mysterious faculty that enables
cats and pigeons to find their way
back from remote points is one of the
greatest puzzles in nature" said a
New Orleans educator who has made q
specially of zoology for many years.
I'VE speak of il as sense of direction
shomInginstinct' and brain compass
he continued; but as far as explaining
it is concerned, nobody has ever been
able to offer 4 theory that was even
plausible. 1t used to be thought that
the memory of landmarks had some
thing to Go with the phenomena. but
that is exploded by the fact that the
animals always take the shortest cut
home, regardless of the circuitous
route by which they may have been
carried away. That such powers
should be highly developed in creatures
as different in other respects Is cats
and pigeons is in itself one of the
most battling and extraordinary fea-
lures of the whole problem; but / am
convinced that the faculty, whatever
it may be. exists in a rudimentary state
in nearly all animals. including man
himself. and may be easily sharpeneG
by circumstances and surroundings"
relates the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
For nine or ten years 1 used to
spend part of every summer in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin,, living in the
woods and Studying animal life. l be-
came well acquainted with many ma
tive hunters and trappers. and have
known several who showed clear evil
dence that they possessed the brain
compass Nomatterwhere they went.
how they twisted and turned. or what
happened to distract their attention,
they always knew the direction OF
their cabins and could return unhesi-
tatingly in a bee line. They were all
ignorant men and absolutely unable
to explain their power. The only thing
they could say was that they felt it,
Other trappers Were remarkably ex-
pert in finding their way through the
forest, but they were simply adopts at
woodcraft and went by a thousand
signs and tokens to which they haG un-
consciously turned their eyes. The
two faculties were entirely distinct,
and. while the skilled trainer was in
variably alert and feverishIy observ-
ant. the brain-compass fellow was usu-
ally Gull and sleepy and paid no atten-
ton to his surroundings. The men
themselves recognized the existence of
the homing instinct and c%ontented
themselves by saying that it came
natural to Pete or Pierre, or what
ever his name might be. 1t is certain
~ a fascinating problem. and 1 have
long believed that its solution would
uncover some tremendously important
secret in regard to the relations of man
and inanimate life"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Reformation Of MCSWatt .
By Paul p. Harris.


Written for this paper)
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Gulf Stream on Gr~eenInnd's Coast.

Although the eastern coast of Green.
land is much nearer to Europe than
the western, it is really much nor
inaccessible to explorers and far less
is known about it. The eastern side
is colder than the other. A small
branch of the gulf stream flows up
the western coast and mitigates the
severity of the temperature. That
route to the pole, therefore. has
proved the most popular with explor-
ers. Brainerd and Lockwood were
thus enabled to carry the American
flag to above the eighty-third parallel
of latitude. Peary chose this path as
the most promising. And the Nor
wegian Sverdrup, who followed him up
to the arctic regions two summers
ago, did likewise.-N. y. Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06
Ingenious Mother.

won't you come and sit on m.
knee. darling?"
81 would like to, but mother said
/ Inuss sit hera. because there's a hole
In this end of the sofa."-London
Eing-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-10-06

Fhe biggest fool is the man who
considers himself the wisest.-Chicago
,DaiIJ News,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Clean Streets.

The paved streets of the city have
never been in so clean and slightly
condition at this season of the year
as at present. The soft weather of
the January thaw was taken advan-
tage of by Mayor Wray who ordered
the scraper out and the mud was re-
moved from almost all the pavement
of the city. The tramps who have
been caught by the city have been at
work on the streets along with the
scraper and the general cleaning has
been done at comparatively little
cost to the city. The alley paving
has also been kept quite clean for the
winter season by the tramp labor.
The alleys have never been cleaned
before in the winter months and have
become the receptacle for the ashes
and the refuse of the neighboring
properties. The good that has been
wrought by this enforced cleanliness
cannot be estimated.
Pioneer Cure cures Kidney Disease,
Rheumatism, Impure Blood and Liver
Trouble, Stomach Trouble and Dyspep
STA, Female Complaint. If it doesn't
cash the draft. Not a cure-all. a remedy
for each disease a chocolate tablet.
Ask for he kind that fits your trouble
25c and 81. Sold by
BLAKESLrE & HEINzMAN.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
A Wedding Anniversary.

Last evening as Mr.. John Jones
and his wife of High avenue west
were sitting in their quiet home, af-
ter the tolls of the day were over,
talking of by-gone days, there came
a timid knock at the door, announc-
ing an evening caller, when on open
in the door they were surprised on
beholding an army of their neighbors
and friends with arms loaded with
good things to eat, who had come to
remind Mr. and Mrs. Jones that it
was their tenth wedding anniversary.
Their home was quickly taken pos
session of and merry time was had.
The table was soon spread and all
did ample justice to the good things
thereon. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are
among our best people, and no one
in need ever goes from their door
without help or sympathy. The sick
have learned to call Mrs. Jones the
good Smaritan. At late hour all
departed, wishing the couple many
happy returns of their wedding an
niVersary.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
MINERS CONFERENCE
Both Sides Willing To Make
Some Concessions.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 29.-The dele
gates to the conference between the
miners and operators who remained in
town over Sunday spent the day Ioung-
ing about the hotels and talking the
situation over. There we've nc meet
ings of formal nature. Surface indi-
cations are that both sides stand ready
to make some concessions, and the
probability is the first meeting of the
Joint scale committee after the dele
gates have talked the situation over
to-day will result in each side giving out
hint ofwhat these concessions are. The
final outcome of the matter, as pre-
dicted by those who have attended
other conferences, is that the operators
will pay few cents per ton more than
their first offer of nine cents advance,
the miners will come to the screen
agreement remaining as it is at pres
ent, and the Illinois miners will come
into the double standard agreement
now in force in the three other states
of the competitive field.
In order to arrive at this set
tiCnSuJ Suluclent amount OF
pressure will be necessary to bring the
Illinois miners into compact of this
kind. The miners of that state are
making money and have large sum
available for defense fund. These
conditions do not exist in all of the
other states, and the influence needed
to make Illinois accept a return of the
screens must come from the delegates
representing the miners in Ohio, Indi-
ana and Pennsylvania. Illinois oper-
ators are unit in the desire to go back
TO the double standard. In this they
are backed by their colleagues from
other states, and as the majority gem
orally rules, the logical conclusion
forces itself upon the observer that II
linois must yield the point. The miners,
especially those from Illinois, who out
number the delegations from other
states, said they despair of effecting an
agreement at this convention. They
say that an advance of even 25 cents
a ton and the reenactment of the
double standard of measurement would
mean a reduction to them, and that
they would rather remain out of work
an entire year than accept the double
standard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
HoSfeffer's
1t Makes Stomach
Rich Blood. BiffeTS.

Senator Blanchard and Represent
alive Jones were down from Des
Moines and legislative duties for an
over Sunday visit at their homes.
MrsAmanda Johnson, who has been
in the city visiting with relatives and
friends for the past two weeks, re-
turned to her home in Ottumwa Sat
urday evening.
S. E. Halferty, of Des Moines, who
has been in this city looking after
business affairs and calling on friends,
went to Ottumwa this morning for a
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. G. Buxton enter
tanned about thirty friends at pleas
ant dancing party in Winters hall
Saturday night from $3.50 to 1880.
Schmitt's orchestra furnished music
for the occasion and refreshments
were served.
Rev. j. NJ. Baugh, who is at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, taking treatment
for rheumatism, is very much i'm
proved, but expects to remain there
for some time yet, Mrs. Baugh, who
has been visiting with him, arrived
home on Saturday.
l.. I'll. Wells, who has been visiting
at the home of his brother, Will Wells,
on First avenue east, departed this
afternoon for Des Moines and will go
thence to Chicago, where he will look
after business matters before return
ing to his home in Minneapolis.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Crank
Ramey and little daughter have re-
turned from Oskaloosa, where they
have been making two weeks stay,
preparatory to their removal there to
reside. Mr.. and Mrs. Ramey will be
greatly missed from our city, but are
sure to make host of friends in their
new home" Mr.. Ramey, who is well
known along the line of the Central,
now has charge OF the company's
news service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Spring Creek.

Logan Graham is on the sick list.
Bert Edwards will move on Leath-
er's place.
The writer would be very glad to
meet the HERALD family.
The Buckeye Union met at the
home of Elliot Mcdonnell last week.
Frank Norris has his new house
plastered. Rev. Kellogg did the
work.
Joe Beach and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of a boy that came
to their home the 18th.
Harry Stanton moved to town last
week. Howard Rinard will move on
the place vacated by Mr.. Stanton.
Frank Anderson, Will collars, and
the Norris brothers were among the
number selling fine lot of hogs this
week,
w. l.. Campbell made a flying trip
to Dakota to look for location. Will
came home and is satisfied to stay in
Iowa.
Ed. Bartlett will move on the Will
holt place now occupied by Lealis
Threlkeld. Lealis will move to Cedar
township.
4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01

1t lived of
country the leading National Recognizing
with The New York Weekly
papers at the trihing cost of $500 per year.
Every farmer and vlager
community which support newspaper
constantly
his home all the and happenings of his nbohood
home markets. and in
wide-awake progressive family.
Just think of it'll Both of a
Send all subscriptions to THE HERALD, Oskaloosa Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Real Estate Transfers.

Daily report furnished by Carl
Johnson, Mgr. Oskaloosa Collection
Agency:
Almstead, w r and wife too
l. Smothers, land in 35-76-14 400 90
Sewers, Caroline M ct al to
IdaMSchultz, lots 40, Al and
AZ Ninde & Williams ad :. 300 90
Broherd, Amanda and hus-
band to Cora Jones, lot
Byers' sub w oska. 1000 90
Briggs, ID V and wife to A j
Harter, land in 2S-74-14 -. $50 90
Alvey, w M and wife to Wes-
ley Shoemake, land 36-76-16 450 90
Darland, Newton and wife to
Cary E Smith, land 19-77-l4 / 500 90
Pugh, M and wife to EE
Austin lot 7blk 10 pFremont --
Brooks, e and wife to JE
Coleman, lot l16 Hatfield's
ad Elida ................ 125 90
Atkinson, E and husband to
w e Lawrence, land in 25-
77-17 Observation-Disclosures. 500 90
Atkinson, e and husband to
o w Lawrence, land in 25
and 35-77-l7.... ......... 200 90
Atkinson, E and husband to
Arie Den Berger, land in
80 TI-l1... i w
Coleman, David and wife to
Valasco l. Coleman, land in
l4-76-16. northumberland. 1900 90
Gum, j A ct al to f B Cor
don, lot 10 o p Ere nont. 200 90
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Monday.

D. Long went to Des Moines this
morning to care for business matters.
w. w. Brown was a business pas
senger for Des Moines this morning.
Mrs. Dexter Mastin, who has been
in Lacey, has returned to her home
in this city.
Will Ballinger was a south bound
business passenger on the Rock ISL
and this morning.
Frank Barry came down from Mil
waukee to spend Sunday with his
family in this city.
Harry Hayes went out on the road
this morning in the interests of the
Huber & Kalbach Co.
Mrs. @. @. Sheppard arrived home
Saturday afternoon from visit with
her parents mint. Pleasant.
Tom Targgart and Will Young we're
east bound passengers on the early
Rock Island train this morning.
M. w. Branniger, of the B. & w
freight department, was in the city
Saturday looking after business.
Eugene Hicock, wholwas formerly
in this city with the St.Louis papers,
was an over Sunday visitor in the city.
John Davis, of the Oskaloosa Build
ing and Loan association, went to
Ottumwa this morning to care for
business matters.
II. Pfeifer, who has been in Detroit
in company with Manassas Frankel at.
tending the Kroelik & 90 great sale,
! has returned to the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
The New Trains

The new trains that have been
placed in the service of the Burling-
ton Route and are running between
this city and Burlington are going to
be pets of the public. They are rapid
ly winning place in the estimation
of the public and the patronage that
is resultant is daily on the increase.
The train men state that the trains
have been doing business at every
station and that the number of pas
sengers are on the increase, The
train pulls into this city from ten to
fifteen passengers every evening and
into Burlington with coach loads,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
NEARLY
YEARS OLD

It's a long life, but, devotion to tn
true intere 'ts and prosperity of the
American people has won it new
friends as the years rolled by and the
original memb 'rs of its family passed
to their reward, and these admirers
are loyal and steadfast today, with
faith in its tea ehings, and confidence
in the inform alton which it brings to
their homes and firesides.
AS a natural consequence it enjoys
in its oil age all the vitality and
vigor of youth, strengthened and
ripened by the experiences of over
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
EVER HAVE II.
If You Have the Statement of
this Oskaloosa Man Will
Interest You.

Ever have "low down" pain in
the back?
In the "small'' right over the hips?
That's the home of backache.
It's caused by sick kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills
cure it.
oskaloosa people endorse this.
Read case of it:
Mr.. G. w. Carr of 622 Sixth avenue
east, in draying and carting business
says: For years kidney trouble
chung to me, the kidneys were so
weak that was greatly disturbed
during the night and annoyed through
the day by their too frequent action.
Any little strain on my back aggra-
waited my suffering. All the medi-
cines | tried did me no good until l
learned of Doan's Kidney Pills and
got them at Blakeslee & Heinzman's
drug store. used them, closely fol-
lowing directions, and it was not
long before | noticed they were
strengthening my kidneys. The i'm
provement steadily continued until
those organs became regular and
normal in action and my back was
better than it had been in nine
years. !"
Price soc. Foster Milburn Co,
Buffalo N. Y, sole agents for the
United States. Remember the name
-Doan's-and take no other.
]. A. Lambert, of Rachel, N. c.,
writes: Il heartily endorse Foleys Kid
ney Cure 1t does what you claim it
will do, and there is nothing equal to
it, and | thank you for the good it has
done me"
GREEN & BENTLEY DRUG Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Rev. Cory's Farewell.

Rev. and Mrs. Cory's final recep-
ton will be given this evening in the
Stone Chapel at so'clock. A cordial
invitation is extended tolall.
The following program will be
Music-Congregation.
Invocation-Rev. Someryille.
Anthem-Choir.
Talks-Rev. McBridel and Rev.
Smith.
Business men-Mr. Harry Howard.
Music-W. S. Lacy.
State Endeavor-I. w. Cook.
Church-Mrs. B. w. johnson and
M. Hedge.
Music-Lady Quartette.
O.. M. PORTER,
Chairman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
His Wife Saved Him.

"My wife's good advice saved my
life," writes F. M. Ross, of Winfield,
Tenn, "for l had such bad cough /
could hardly breathe. | steadily
grew worse under DOCTORS treatment,
but my wife urged me to use DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. which completely cured me-"
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. LaGrippe,
Pneumonia, Asthma, Hay Fever and
all maladies of Chest, Throat and
Lungs are positively cured by this
marvellous medicine SOC and 81. 90.
Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bot
ties free at Green & Bentley Drug
Co. store.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Cskaloosa Four Times.

There are four cities in the United
States that are known as Oskaloosa
and there might as well be five for
there is little city down in Quachita
County, Louisiana, with the out and
therefore is Okaloosa. There is the
old original Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, and then there comes
Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas,
and the third is Oskaloosa, Clay
County, Illinois, and the fourth is
Oskaloosa, Barton County, Missouri.
All are post offices and it is little
wonder that the poor mail men are at
loss to know where the letters
should sometimes go.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Bucklen's Arnica Salve

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t SUI passes any other salve,
lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts,
Corns, Burns, Boils, Felons, U Gers,
letter, Salt Rhaum, Fever Sores,
cN pped Hands. Skin Eruptions; In
fallibie for Piles. Cure guaranteed.
Only 25c at Green & Bentley Drug
Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Made Young Again

lone of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again." writes d. III
Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're
the best in the world for Liver, Stom-
ach and Bowels. Purely vegetable.
Never gripe. Only 25c, at Green &
Bentley Drug Co.'S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
More Bill Boards.

Manager E. M Fritz of the Masonic
has had so many calls for space on
his bill boards that he is at a loss
which way to turn for space to ac-
commodate all who desire to adver-
tise by the poster route He is on
the lookout for new space all the time
and the latest addition to his boards
is on High avenue between the Higlin
and Frank Underwood PLACES.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
DOES This STRIKE YOU2

Muddy compilations and nauseating
breath come from chronic consumption
Carls Clover Root Tea is an absolute
cure and has been sold for fifty years on
an absolute guarantee. Price IS cts. and
so cts.
GREEN & BENTLEY DRUG Co
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
GALA LILY.

Il strongly recommend Begg's Cherry
Cough Syrup; it cured me of throat
and lung trouble of many years stand
ing. Mrs. ]. BERGMAN, Rifle, Colo
Cures coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis,
la grippe. pneumonia, whooping cough
Group and consumption. All druggists
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Big Whistles.

New whistles of the great mogul
sort have been placed on the engines
pulling the new trains on the Burling-
ton route. They are great steamer
voiced whistles and there is no mis-
taking the trains thai they ann ounce
into a city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
ONE WHO WAS THERE,

II can highly commend Begg's Hair
Remover as a pleasing restorative appli-
cation for the hair and sure cure for
all scalp diseases. Mrs. ]. Whertle,
Omaha, Neb. A thoroughly reliable
preparation; endorsed by thousands -
it will not disappoint. All druggists.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
Health Guarantee.

Get a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters from any druggist. 1t will
cure your weak stomach. The Bit
tiers is for constipation, Indigestion,
dyspepsia. biliousness, nervousness
and all diseases arising from weak
digestion. 1t has been known all
over the country for the past fifty
years as the Conqueror of Dyspepsia.
See that a irjVafs eyenus Stamp
covers the neck of the bottle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01

Paid Dollar Drdft-The other day
the First National Bank was called upon
to pay one of the drafts placed in every
box of Mull's Pioneer Cure, which
patient can have cashed if medicine fails.
The bank cheerfully paid it. For sale by
BLAKEsLEE & HEINzMAN.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
To CJIRF A COIIGH

stop coughing, as it irritates the lungs,
and doesn't give them any chance to
heal. Foley's Honey and Tar cures
without causing strain in throwing off
the phlegm like common cough expec-
torants. GREEN & BENTLEY DRUG Co.