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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07

The following article is from the
Daily Star of Warrensburg, Mo-, of
March q, and is the article to which
tie open letter of MIR. r. B. Oliver
refers:)
Missouri is noted for the hospital
ity of its people and the latch string
on the genuine Missourian's door al
ways hangs out. The Warrensburg
delegation to the recent contest at
Cape Girardeau are loud in their
praises (?) OF the treatment received
in the little southeastern city. They
arrived there, were cordially greeted,
and the contestants were royalty en-
tertained at dinner.
1t has been customary in contests.
both inter-Normal and Interstate, to
TO entertain their delegates free. and
in the inter-Normal contest which was
held here, a special carload of dele
gates from Kirksville. over one hun
dred in number, and several delegates
from Kirksville, over one hundred in
number, and several delegates from
the Cape we're entertained free, besides
being driven about the city ard ten
dered reception. Our delegates, a
dozen in number, upon arriving at
Cape Girardeau naturally expected
the same treatment. They we're scme-
what surprised, however, at the great
hospitality shown them upon being
taken to 81. so per day hotel. They
hardly expected to be quartered there.
They went however, and found COM
Portable quarters. As the Normal is
a mile from the hotel they were com
PEELED to use carriages frequently for
which, of course, they paid them
selves. The contests came off and
with them the usual cry of fraud in
regard to the judges. etc., but on the
whole everything YVES pleasant when
our delegates started to leave. Great
was their surprise, however, upon be-
ing presented with hotel bill at the
rate of $3.50 per day. President Dear
mont was appealed to, but in vain, he
said it was customary. There was no
way out of it but to pay the bills, and
they were paid, to the great indigna-
ton of the delegates and to the shame
of Cape Girardeau. It's unnecessary
to comment on their treatment by the
Cape school, the facts speak for them
selves. Be it known, however, that
when the Cape Girardeau delegation
comes here next year, they will be
treated to a lesson in hospitality by
the Johnson county people, that
will make their shame the greater.
We care not what course others may
take but we propose to be hospitable
and in next years contestwe will show
it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07
AFTER SINTEEN YEARS
Andrew Weber Founo His Long
Lost Daughter.

MARYvILLE, Mo March 27.-Efter
having searched constantly for eigh,
years, Andrew Weber found in Mary.
vile today his daughter, from whom
he had been separated sixteen years.
Andrew Weber and his wife were a
Hungarian people, who came to the
United States in 1883, and located in
st. Louis. Eighteen years and the
wife died, leaving the rather with a
4-year-old daughter. He found him
self unable unable to properly care
for her and allowed her to be adopt
ed by NJ. and Mrs. Shaier, OF Jack
son, Cape Girardeau County.
A few years later Weber went to
Portland Ore, where he opened a Sec
ond-hand store. After going there he
received letter from Shafer, stating
that his daughter was we'll and all
right. a few years later he wrote to
Shafer and received no answer. From
this time on, until about a year ago.
he heard nothing directly or Indirect
ly from her. He wrote repeatedly to
Shafer, but received no reply. Then
he began to travel and hunt for his
daughter. He went about in a two
wheeled wagon, drawn by one horse,
and was in almost every state in the
Union. AT the same time he wrote
letters almost constantly, trying to
get some trace of his daughter. but
most of them came back to him from
the dead letter Office. In the mean
time Shafer had died, and several
years ago his wife followed him.
The girl had by this time grown to
a young woman,'and two years ago
was married at Jackson to Will
Knoth. of Maryville, and came with
him here t. live. Finally one of the
the fathers letters to the police Judge
OF jackson vas forwarded to Knoth.
The later received it about a year
ago. and at once replied to it, telling
the father where his daughter was.
The latter received the reply in San
Francisco, Cal. That was in Febru-
ary, 1900. Without making any re-
ply he started out on his two-wheeled
wagon for Maryville. Here he ar
rived last night.
This morning he and Mrs. Knoth
met at the latter's home, compared
stories, and ascertained beyond
doubt that that they were father and
daughter. In his search Weber
drove over 5000 miles, and wrote
hundreds Of letters. He said today
that when his wife died she left some
property in Hungary, winch was to go
to her daughter when the latter be-
came 20 years old. He is not certain
what it is worth, but thinks not less
than $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07
letter, sait-Rheum and Eczemn

The intense itching and smarting
incident to these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Chamberlain
Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very
bad cases have been permanently cured
by it. 1t is equally efficient for itch
ing piles and a favorite remedy ior
sore nipples, chapped hands, chill
blains. frost bites and chronic sore
ayes. .25c per box. For sale by /.
Ben II Ter, druggist, ocI9-.y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07

OF fraud in regard to Judges should
s'slways" be imputed to your school
never to Kirksville nor Cape Girar-
deau?
Again you say your delegates were
presented with hotel bill at the
rate of $3.50 per day***.sand they
PAID IT.''
THIS IS NOT TRCE. l have asked
the proprietor of the hotel and he in
forms me that out of Difference to the
urgent request Of the faculty here, he
reduced his usual and customary
charges of SEQ per day to s1.50; and
that is ALL THAT WAS CHARGED YOUR
DELEGATION AND ALL THAT IT PAID.
That your candid readers may know
that while oil things connected with
this school and place Stocked small"
to Mr.. Donnelly, the treatment &C
corded your delegation was not so in
fact: especially, when compared with
Warrersburg three years ago.
First. the entire school met your
delegation at the depot and gave them
cordial welcome in our midst as a
worthy competitor.
Second, the visiting contestants
were given a carriage drive about the
city, on the morEing before the con-
test, by the locaa contestants.
Third, the young ladies of the
Sorosis Society gave to the visiting
delegates a reception in their hand
some rooms on the afternoon OF the
same day-serviug light refreshments.
Fourth, the aocal press in writing
up the contest has paid most generous
compliments 70 the visiting deiega-
tions and their several representatives
in the contest. 1t is entirely free
from ''big Z and little pou," and is
an example of cordial good feeling
that ought TO be cultivated and prac
ticed between these three great CO.
equal Normal.
Fifth, Oh The night after the contest
an elegant banquet was given all the
delegates ald judges al the hotel by
the students and faculty of this school.
1t was net a sandwich reception,
but one hundred and Hfty plates we're
laid and ihe MENU and service were
elegant and in keeping with the repu-
tation this place has always enjoyed.
Now Is you have any doubt or mis-
giving about the correctness of these
facts, TASK you to call on Messrs.
WhitelSw. Manville or Stewart-aR
of WHOM met-ane regard as candid
gentleEaen and most creditable and
worthy representatives of a great
school But do not go to a ''crap
shootec-, mendicant who measures
hospitality by the amount be saves,
or nan who publicly confesses that
he does not know which end of s.
glass he was looking Through while
here. Very Respectfully,
ROBERT BURETT OLIVER
Senator Oliver has modestly re-
Trained from making any mention of
the elegant 6 O'Clock dinner he and
his generous and accomplished wife
gave the ten contestants on the even
ingso eir.arrival at their beautiful
home Everest" The DEMOCRAT
has been informed by the local con-
testants that it was a delightful occa-
sioE and that the visiting delegates
gave frequent expressions of their
appreciation of tiis effort of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver to make their stay in Our
city pleasant.-ED.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G. 3. Stead
man of Newark, Mich, N the civil
war. It caused horrible ulcers that
no treatment helped for 25 years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
him. Cures cuts. bruises, b1rns, boils
felons, corns, skin eruptions. Best
pile cure on earth. 25c box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by 1. Ben Miller.
druggist. 3
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07
yerk Eyes Made strong,

dim vision made clear, styes removed
and granulated lids or sore eyes of
any kind speedily and effectually
cured by the use of Sutherland's Eagle
Eye Salve. It's put up in tubes, and
sold on guarantee by all good drug
gists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-07
Cape Girardeau Hospitality.

The following article is from the
Daily Star of Warrensburg, Mo-, Of
March q, and is the article to which
TIE open letter of MIR. r. B. Oliver
refers:)
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Frencnizing the EnrIish Ways
From the New York cOmmerclal-Advert

From the New York Commercial-Adverti-
 ser.
 We in Paris are like you Americans,' said French woman the other day, 'twhen we borrow an English custom we add so many little frills and furbelows to it that It is hardly recognizable to the native of Britain. That was the way the tailor made costumes, with sporting clothes of all kinds and with the great British 'tufb' The French woman enjoys her cold tub now, but she does mot take 1t a PAnglaise yet and probably never will. She fills it Wfuh bran and orange flowers, and uses a loag Of orrIs and almond meal instead of a DE sponge and a cake of glycerine soap, She feels very English indeed when she takes her cold bath, but 1t is about as much like a British tub as Gateau St. Honore is like an English pudding We have o'clock tea in most smart houses in Paris now, but it is more like your formal candle-lfghted. indigestible 5 o'clock than the hinIbread-and-butter goute of every EngliSh household The Parisienne puts 5 o'clock tea in the corner of her cards, which means that at that hour the caller will be regaled with wine and chocolate Ice cream, caviar, aSpics of foiegras, lark patties and cakes of sizes and degrees of nchneSs. The result is that with a sub stantfal meal at noon, an elaborate feast at D, the dfgestfons of the aristocracy are oecoming seriously impaired. From imi- tating an English custom we have culti- vated an American affiiction."
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
WILD EXCITEMENT IN COTTON MARKET Followed By Sensational Ad-
 vance in Prices. LOCAL TRADERS WERE READY Market Closed at a Net Advance of Over Points in the Future List.
 War Report Re
 sponsiple
LOCAL TRADERS WERE READY

New York, February 23.-There was the widest excitement in the cotton market to- day, following an cratic, sensational ad- vance in prices at Liverpool, the latter mar ket closing to-day at a net rise of Sq3 10-64d on the future list. and 5-32d in the spot quotation, as compared with the closing of Wednesday.
 good many of the local traders had pre- pared themselves for just such happening, recollecting the lesson that they learned over Lincoln's birthday, when the English market treated the cotton trade of this country in much the same fashion.
 The Liverpool advance, according to prl- yate cables. was 10 a considerable extent on the report then in circulation to the ef- feet that Cronje had surrendered. But apart from the South African situation, the Eng fish cotton trade manifested alarm in con- sequence of the arbitrary attitude of hold CTS of cotton in this country with their own stocks down to 66O 900 bales, against 1,So1 900 year ago and England 7s.OOO bales two years ago.
 The Liverpool markets closed at a net gain of to 10-64d, as compared with final prices of Wednesday. This meant a ram- pant market in New York. The first call here developed an advance of 10@15 points. For the rest of the session the course of the market was very irregular, and at this er- ratio. There was an enormous demand from all points, in good part from Great Britain and the continent. The south was also a heavy buyer.
 At one time the advance was 20929 points. At the close the market was steady at a net rise of 9@27 points Private cables stated that better feeling was beginning to man. foef itCaI rx~sr, t,, ,,r1o oNI aoI ftak fhn English market was being favorably in- huenced by the light intgrior market in the south. The main factor in the advance however, was the unsatisfactory move ment
 There have come into sight this year 7,740,- OS4 bales against 9,3O5,S ,S41 for the same time last year. There came into sight in March last year 636,00, and estimates are very wild as to the amount to come into sight this March, and on expectation that 1t will reach the same figures as last year there was considerable selling in the afternoon, and the market closed steady.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
MARDI GRAs CELEBRATION.
Mobile, Feb 26th-27th, 19O0.-Reduced Rates Via Southern Railway and A. G. s. R. R,

On account of Mardi Gras Celebration at Mobile. Ala, February 26th-27th, 1900, the Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern R. R. will sell tickets from points on their lines to Mobile and return at ra te of one fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold February 2Oth to~February 18th in- elusive, with final limit to return March 18th, 1900.
 On account of the conveniently arranged schedules, and the excellent service af- forded passengers to Mobile via these lines. they should see that their tickets read ac- cordingly.
 For further information, call on South ern Railway or Alabama Great Southern R. R. Ticket Agent.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Birmingham City Bonds

Frnits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 23@25c; dairy, No. 1, 1S020c; country, 15916c cooking, 8410c. Potatoes-Irish, 75c. Lemons-Choice, s3.75G450 Pou1try-Hens, 25@2711c; fries, 15@17c; small, 12@13c ducks. 20c: geese, 25@3Oc. Eggs, 12@121ac per dozen Tomatoes $3.25 per crate. Spring cabbage, $1.75 per crate. Ondons-Whste, 1hc; red, 1%c. Apples-$3.50045 per barrel.
 Local Staple Groceries Flour-Best patent %.5O; straight $3.65; patents. $40.
 Sugar-Granulated $5.e5; Y. C., 5Mc. Coffee-Green, 10k@12c: Arbuckle's pack ages, s1330; Lyons packages, $12.3o. Lard-7h.
 Clear rib sides, SIC. Molasses Centrifugal. f5@35c; sugar house, 2O935c; Georgia cane. 36c. RiceA@61hc.
 Corn-Mixed, 4Shc; white, 491xc. Pearl meal-S5c. Hay-choice timothy, s1s.7b; No. 1. Nz75; clover mixed. $14.60 Oats--Mixed. 36c; white. SIC; seed. 39c0 40c.
 Bran-Mixed. N7o0; pure wheat, s1S0o Cotton seed meal, s22.00.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24

ss.5o9$425; heifers, ss25a$s.60; canners, S2.25Q$2.9O; bulls, $2.6Oa$4.25; calves, s5q$s; Texas fed qeeves, 4d$4.5O. r Hogs-Active, steady to strong to $6 i: good clearance. Mixed and butchers, $47OO a.95; good heavy, $4SOq$4sO.
 Sheep-Steady; lambs, strong; native wethers, $5d$5.S0; western wethers, $5Q$5 75; lambs, s5q$7.75.
 Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs, 2S,OOO; sheep, 5000.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO FLoR1n

DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO FLORIDA
 The Southern Railway have double daily service Birmingham to points in Florida. Trains leave Birmingham a. m. and s.ao p. m. Morning train makes close connec. tion at Atlanta with sleeper for Tamna Fla. Afternoon train carries sleeper Rir' mingharn to Jacksonville, Fla. Call at of flee 2o1s First avenue for further informa- ton. 11-25-tf
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
M etal Markets

New York, February 23.-The only change in official quotations for metals was in the shading of tin from a.0O to 30.75, closing nominal. Pig iron was dull, but nominal. Lake copper unchanged in price, was slow closing, perhaps little easy at 1925. Lead was about steady, but very quiet, closing att Wednesdays figures, 47094.75. Spelter showed feeble undertone on the basis of 4.55@6.45, at which the market closed nom- inal. The brokers price for lead was 445; and for copper, 1925.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24

just before the close, when business be- came active on covering. The market closed steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 10 points. Total sales were 9.750 bags, Including March at s7.0Oa7.05; May, $7.1O0 7.2O; June, $7.10; July, $7.20; August, sL150 7.20; September $7.209z3O; October, $73O November, $7.35; December, $740617. 50; Jan- uary, $75O. Spot coffee: Rio, dull; No. T invoice, 9 9-16e; No. jobbing 1-16c; mild quiet; Cordova, 9156l14c.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Now Orleans Cotton Marlxe,

New Orleans, February 23-Cotton strong and higher; sales 9,45O; ordinary 71s; good ordinary 8; low midding 7-16; middlina 11-16; good middling SIS; mddling fair 9 3-16; receipts 7,013; stock 39O,327.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts net 181 ,- 5S9 exports to Great Britain S3,396; France 21 ,203; continent 117,237; stock 1017S03.
 New Orleans, February 23.-Cotton futures firm; February nominal, March S.72@S.73; April 8.73@8.74; May S73@S.74; June S.729S. 73 August 8.52@S54; September 7.7SQ7.sO; Oc- tober 7.50@752; November 7.40@7.42; Decem. Der 7.40Q742; January 7.42Q7.H.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Articles Iopened lIIlghestl Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour easy; No. spring wheat, 631a@65c; No. 2 red, 69Q7Oc; No. corn. 331zc; No. 9 oats, 2sd2Sssc No. white 261kc; No. white. 2394 @25a4c; No. 2 rye, 54@551sc; No 2 barley, 371A@42c; No. 1 flax seed and northwestern, 1.6O; prime timothy seed, &. .45; mess pork, per Dbl, $9.SO9$1O75; lard, per 100 pounds, $7.55@S IF; short ribs sides CToose), $5.75@ $6.05; dry salted shoulders (boxedD, 6A@61sc; short clear sides (boxed), $5 95d'$6. .05; whis- key, distiflers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 .231a. Sugar-Cut, loaf, $6.05; granulated, $549. No. yellow corn, 33a4c; clover, con- tract grade, $S.40.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was firm; creamery, 21923c; dairy, 1SQ21c; cheese firm at 12Q1Sc; eggs firm, fresh, 13@13hc
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Chicago 'Ohanee

Chicago, February 23.-The enormous ex- port business done by Argentina last week was the dominant factor in wheat today, May closing 11s41ss under Wednesday. The other markets were depressed by the wheat weakness. May corn closed AQ3s, and May oats a shade lower. Provisions at the close were 21z@121a down:
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
NEW YORK AND THE EAST VIA
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY

The Southern railway offers double daily service on convenient and quick schedules
 Leave Birmingham 500 a. m. and use tba Washington and Southwestern Limited through sleeper, dining cars and library observation cars east of Atlanta.
 For sleeper reservations, tickets, etc, ap- ply to c. E. Jackson, T. P. A., 2O19 First avenue.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Coffee

New York. February 23.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to points decline on disappointing cables and unsatisfactory public support. Ruled shade steadier on later Havre ca- bles, but was quiet and featureless until
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Treasnrx Statement

Washington, February 23.-Today's state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows available cash balance of s296, ,59S, ,95S; gold reserve, $225, ,5S3, ,7S7
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Total Net Receipts

New York. February 23.-The following are the total receipts at all ports since Sep- tember 1, 1899: Galveston 1,536,9 New Or- leans 1,451. .063; Mobile 177 ,1S4; Savannah 9O0,- 931; Charleston 219,468; Wilmington 254, ,399; Norfolk 327 ,215; Baltimore 71 9O2; New York 61,0S4.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
LOCAL MARKETS.

Local Cotton Market "a Good middling, S2c. s -s,..-- Q, ,-..s Middling, 8Ac.
 Strict low middhng, sc. Low middling, 71zc.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24

Hunger is the best sauce" You will have good appetite If you take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
COmparatIye Statement.

New York, February 23.-Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Feb ruary 23: .s Net receipts at all United States ~
 ports during week .................. 181, ,5S9 Net receipts at an United States .39
 ports during same week last year 9S1,5o2 Total receipts to this date ..........5, ,327,6 Total receipts to this date last year ', 063 243 Exports for the week ............... 221 ,S36 Exports for same week last year....1 Ill 01 Total exports to this date ........,,. 8, 796 2S3 Total exports to the same date last
 year ........ ..... ...... ............5, ,7O1 455 Stock at all United States ports. l, ,017 1903 Stock at all United States ports
 same time last year .............M 7s9 S34 Stock at all interior towns cocoon. 51S0n Stock at all interior towns same
 time last year ........ .............. 452, ,460 Stock at Liverpool ........ .......... 600, 900 Stock at Liverpool same time last
 year ........ ...... ......... .......1, 500 900 Stock of American afoat for Great
 Britain ........ ...... ......... ...... 19O0oO Stock of American afloat for Great
 Britain same time last year........ 10000
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Advertise in the Age-Herald.
NOTICE

On account of fire the bar bers of the Metropolitan hotel shop will be pleased to wait on their customers tempora- rily at 1l9 N. 2Oth st., bet. lst and End ayes.
 s. A. ARRICO. Mgr.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24

United States 2s, registered.... ........103 United States 3s, registered ...........- -109N United States 3s, coupon .......... .... .1O9s4 United States new As, registered ...... ..135 United States new As, coupon ......... .135 United States old As. registered ....... .116 United States old 4s, coupon ............ .116 United States 5s, registered ............1 LA United States 5s, coupon ................11 .114 Louisiana new sonsol As ................1 .106 North Carolina 6s ..4..4..44.. ............ .l27 Nortn CdfOlina ..........~ .lU0 Tennessee new settlement 3s....... 95 Virginia Centuries ........ ........ ...... S7
The age-herald., 1900-02-24

Tennessee Triumph seed potatoes. J. H. McCary Co. 1-23-eod-tf.
The age-herald., 1900-02-24
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, February 23.-Spot cotton Prices 3-32d higher; American middling fair 5asd; good middling 5-16; middling 5h; low middling 5d; good ordinary 13-16d; ordinary 45sd. The sales of the day were 5000 bales. of which 500 were for speculation and ex- port, and included 7,2OO American. Receipts 13,000 including 12,0O0 American. Futures opened and closed steady at the advance. American low middling class unchanged.
 Dry Goods
 New York, February 2S.-Spot business to- day has been of moderate dimensions but good supply of ma& orders for general as- sortment of cotton goods are reported Tendency of brown sheetings upwards and some of the fine makes advanced Ac per yard. No change in brown drills, but bleached cottons in fair request; blacks firm and looks like going higher. Denims very scarce. Ticks advanced Ac dn some leading makes. Other coarse colored cot tons strong. Linens are still in very limited supply and strong in tone, although demand only moderate. Both in burlaps also mod crate, prices are unchanged. b.
 The Cattle Markets uq St. Louis, February 23.-Cattle-Receipts, 2500, including 1000 Texans. Native ship ping and export steers are worth $f. 409$5 ca: dressed beef and butchers steers, s4.10; steers under 1000. s3.75Qs475: stockers and deeuers, $o.SVU$ioo, COWS anu neapers, sSW $475; canners. s1.25Qs2. S5; COWS and bulls, 8. .10@sS.40; Texas and Indian, $s50Q$4.25 1; cows and heffers, s2.35@$4.
 Hogs-Receipts, 13,2O0. Market strong, ex- cept for pigs, which are lower. Pigs and lights, $4.50Qs4S0; packers. &75Q$4S5; butchers, $4.S5@$4.90. e- Sheep-Receipts, 700. Market steady; na- tive muttons, $5@s5.75; lambs, s550Q$6. 50: culls and bucks, s3Qs4.50.
 
 Chicago, February 23.-Cattle-Choice nominally steady; others steady to slow. Texans firm. Good cows, about steady Others 10c lower. Gamers, strong; stock CTS and feeders, active and about steady. Good to choice, s5qs5.S5: poor to medium, $4q$475; mixed stockers. 8. 80; selected feeders. $3.25Q$i75; good to choice COWS.