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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
MIR. Ferris Visits St. Louis.

II. z. Ferris, of Clinton. who was
nominee for governor on the probibi-
ton tirket four years ago, was beaten
by Il crowd at broadway ard Sidney
streets, st. Lonis. Mr.. Ferris stepped
from a broadway cable car at the cor
FER. AS he a!ighted the crowd began
to urse him, calling MIN names be-
cause he had ridden in a Transit COM
pary car. on which line there is a
strike. When he had walked only Il few
steps he wa assaulted by a crowd OF
men.wlIo surrounded him and knocked
him down three times. While II lay
on the ground they kicked him in the
face. Ferris finally took refuge in 4
nearby business house. The crowd. it
seems, thought he had come to town
10 take Il strikers place.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
Against the Railroad.

A jury in the Fettis county circuit
Brown against the Missouri Pacific
Railway Co. for injuries sustained by
her in Il runaway accident last Novem-
Der. Mr.. Browns horse became
scared at a locomotive ut a crossing
and she was thrown out of her ar
ri&ge and seriously injured. She sued
for $4,000 damages.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
Che Denrnrrat.
!, II. ADAMS, Publisher.

CAPE GIRARDEAU. : MISSOURI
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
BEST KIND OF GIRL.

The homeloving girl-the homc-keep-
ing -home-blessing girls in my thoughts
as turn to my girls this month-thc girl
who cares nothing about a career, who is
just to stay for while i'll the household.
adding to the happiness Of the dear ones
there.
She may never see her name in print,
nor paint picture for the worlds ad-
miration, nor shine in any conspicuous
way outside the narrow limits of her OWL
town, where everybody knows and loves
her, but she is none the less a sweet,
winsome and useful young woman, this
girl whose distinction it is that she is the
daughter Of the house, taking cheerfully
upon her whatever duties fall to her lot.
Her bright face, her trim figure, her
light step as she goes from room to room,
of her loyable nature, and her father is
proud when he escorts her to Il concert
or party, rejoicing in her beauty and her
charm.
Her mother speaks of her as "such a
con fov and n'H the younSSer ger children in
If she has brothers they are kept from
many temptations, and cling more close
ly than they otherwise would to the home
where the sister diffuses so pure and
sweet an influence, says the Toronto
News. .... -. -,
1t is something worth living for, the
being Of SO much value to group Of
people, helping the, mother with her
friends, her poor, her correspondence,
and her housekeeping, uplifting the fa-
ther when his spirits droop and the cares
Of the world press heavily upon him.
Successful and delightful any girl may
be even though she cannot stay all day
in the home. II it be her duty to be
away, teaching in kindergarten Or pri.
mary school, writing in an office or sell
ing goods in shop, she loses not bit
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
THE OLD HOME HAuNTs

THE OLD HOME HAUNTS.
There's sound that rings In my ears today,
That echoes in vague refrain,
The ripple of water Ger smooth washed
Where the wall-eyed pike and the black
bass play,
That makes ME yearn. in a quiet way,
For my old fy-rod again.
Back to the old home haunts again,
Back where the clear lake lies;
Back through the woods
Where the blackbird brOods,
Back to my rod and flies.
I'm longing to paddle the boat todya,
Through waterlogged grass and reeds;
Where the muskrat swims, and the cat:
Where the air is cool. and the mist is gray;
Where ripples dance in the same old way,
ndcr the tangled weeds.
Back on the old oak log again,
Back by the crystal brook;
Back to the bait,
And the silent wait.
Back to my line and hook
I wish l could wade by the waters edge,
Where the fallen leaves drift by,
Just to see, In the shadow of the ledge,
How dark forms glide like Il woodman's
wedge.
Throush driftwood piles and the coarse
And to hear the bittern cry.
sack Where the tadpOleS shift and sink
Back where the bulfrogs sob;
Back just to float
In the leaky boat.
Back to my dripping bob
Oh, it's just like this on each misty day,
It's always the same old pain
That struggles and pulls in the same old
way
To carry me off for n little stay
b., the waters edge in sticky clay,
TO fish in the falling rain.
Back to my long black rubber boots,
Back to my old patched coat;
Back to my rod
And the breath of God
Homeland my leaky boat.
II. COlburn Clarke in Scribner's.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
SNAP SHOTS.

Away with 'en,-trunks.
\ money drawer-the dentists forceps.
Eggs never get beaten because they are
bad.
The top manufacturer makes hum-spun
goods
With the deaf and dumb, actions speak
louder than words.
Every town and city makes its mark.
That is, it's postmark.
That fellow in the moon is not the only
man who gets under cloud.
Piano-playing girls seem to be fond of
putting frills on their bangs.
An appropriate piece of slang when you
order apple pie is cheese it.
Some people consider a circus bad and
still we say las good as a circus
Picnic parties who forget to carry salt
and pepper are entirely out of season.
If the "opcn door prevails, what an
opening there will be for book agents!
MOlntf f1uDDiFu dresses OuSnJ 10 De
economical, they so seldom get worn out.
"Figures can't lie." they say. but the
artist sometimes requires his model to sit.
You can't outdo open-air amusements,
but they are continually being done out.
Bargain day in big store looks very
much like the Woman's Press associa-
ton.
\ woman gives her hand in marriage
but after she's been married a while she
takes a hand herself.-Phiadelphi Bull
letin
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
TEA-TABLE SALAD.

A Wise Woman-'Nob can per-
suade Aunt Hetty to get on a BICYCLE
"She knows when she's we'll of. ff."-Phil-
adclphia Bulletin.
Frank-"Ir. Speedwell must be awful
ly rich; he's got five automobiles"
Flora-'Yes; | guess he's an automo~
They've got, calf i'll Wilkcsbarre
with two tails
I'll bet it shudders every time a boy
with tin pail passes through the lot
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A girl from the Nineteenth ward,
when asked where she lives, says:
.'Bobtail flush half minute street" On
being asked what she meant she replies,
'l234 Ihlrty-second street.
Forced Economy: De Sporte-"Speak-
ing of economy, my brother Jack hasn't
.'lndeed?' De Sporte-"Yes; but he'll
be out next week. Harlem Life.
A bow-legged Baltimore man has sub
mjtted to an operation in order to over
come the objections Of girl who doesn't
admire the wiShbone effect III husbands.
Yet there are persons who affect to be-
licve that love is detcriorating
THE OLD SHELL GAME.
turtle one day, on the shore,
Wished to race Mr.. Hare. as Of yore;
But the rabbit said, Nit,
Mr.. Turtle. I've bit
On that little old shell game mf re"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Nodd-"I guess that doctor of mine will
give me something to stop the baby's
crying now"
Todd-"Why?"
Nodd-"1'm going to move next door to
him."-Tit-Rits
Doctor-''Thc bicycle gives people the
best exercise in the world"
Patient-"But l can't afford to ride Il
bicycle.'
Doctor-"Oh, you needn't ride one; just
dodge them .'-Tit-B;ts.
Billings-"You are the last man to
play the races. What do you know
about horsefiesh, anyway!'
Stillson-'I ought to know a good deal
about it. l was in the army and lived
On salt horse for months at a time. -
Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Jackson-"Mose johnson got fine
81 an costs fo' drunkenness, and his wife.
came around and paid it and took him
homev'
Mr.. Linkum-'sYes. She suspected dat
he wanted to go to Jail sos to get out ob
house cleaning!
Mother-'So you have been at the jam
again, Adolphus!" Son-"The cupboard
door came open of itself, mother, and I
thought Mother-"Why didn't you
say, Get thee behind me, Satan'?' Son
SO l did, mother; and he went and
pushed me right in".'-Brooklyn Life.
Police Captain-"Why don't you do
something! You haven't made an arrest
| for a week
Whereupon the police officer brushes
| up his coat and helmet. Scours his star
and club aud goes out to the park, where
he arrests the attention of the house,
maids.
| New Combination.-"We are having
chanseabe weather." said Mr.. Pitt.
We are. indeed" replied Mr.. Penn
''Do you know what my theory is?"
What is your theory" Il have an
| idea that the icemen and the fuelmen
have divided the weather between
them. ."-pittsburg Chronicle.
| The Bronson Wilkins had been quarrel
ing as usual, when he wearily groaned:
oh dear! wish l were dead
All: replied Mrs. B. w. You'd see
how different it was them"
| We'll! I'm sure to go to heaven"
| You! You go to heaven
| eyes. 1t would be no change if | went
to the other place. Me-Up.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
VIRTUES OF RHUBARB.

These are many and varied and, more
over, are not as we'll known as they
ought to be, says an English exchange.
1t is very wholesome. and even those who
do not like it should take it incidentally
in the spring. for it. purities the blood,
keeping it cool and healthy. One great
virtue rhubard possesses and which is
not generally known, is that. mixed with
other things it takes all fiavors, while
giving none in return, and is, therefore,
of the greatest use in adding to tart
or pudding when the fruit used has run
short or is expensive. For instance. if
raspberry tart is required, and there is
not enough of the fruit to fill the dish,
take some rhubarb, wash it well, mince
it up, then stir in sugar, and bake till it
is quite soft; when cold mix the raspber-
ries in with it, make the tart and place
it in the oven just long enough to cook
the paste; the presence of rhubarb will
never be discovered, and the tart will
cost only half the price it would have
done if made solely of fruit.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
SPRING DIET.

Nature, whose remedies are neither
drastic in effect nor given perfunctorily,
brings out her materia medica in due
course, and administers her doses, dis
guising them in a pleasant fashion, but
capable, as she proves them, of achiev>
ing her end for all that.
One Of the first aud best Of her spring
remedies, recommended by medical
writer, and presumably given to cure
rashes and all ills that arise from i'm
purity of the blood, is watercress When
we find the bronzed variety we know
that her dose of sulphur and iron, not
to mention the phosphates, is an excep-
tionally good one. What pleasanter
way can we have Of taking these than as
crisp relish to bread and butter, as a
sandwich, salad, or as a sauce to roast
mutton? :,
Cress, spring onions, radishes and
young lettuce are all in natures hand
waiting for us to make use of them, and
most people will be quick enough to
seize on these. Then we have the dan
delion. We find, too, more iron in spin
ach than in almost any other vegetable
or fruit that can be mentioned, and many
times ought this dish to make its sp-
pearance as a vegetable course in our
daily menu. - =. 81 - Z ' -
Spring cabbage never fails to receive d
cordial welcome. There are few other
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08

Vegetables from which we gain so many
of those valuable phosphates needed for
the enrichment and publication of the
blood. Some care is wanted in cooking
cabbage, so that these same phosphates
shall not be lost or dissipated in the wa
ter when it is boiled, and, indeed, it is
better to only parboil it, then to finish
its cooking in another vessel by adding
little butter and leaving it to cook
through its own steam. A little cream
will then transform this into ladies cab
bage'-a most dainty dish.
Onions are one of the finest nerve ton
les we have, and if spring onions are
chopped and spread between slices of
bread and butter they form sandwish
that if eaten at supper time will do Il
great deal towards ensuring good
nights sleep. Plenty of onions should
be found in a spring salad.
In rheubarb we have splendid medi-
cine, even if it be humble one. While
young and fresh it's acidity is not exces-
sive, and it lends itself to the making of
delicious tarts and compotes-yes, even
Of ices and syllabubs. In some form or
other rhubarb ought to be seen on our
tables most days at this time of year.
Dryness of the skin and other erup-
tions, so common at this season, call for
more fruit to be eaten. Fruits are stead
lily increasing in quantity and improving
in quality, and number of different
kinds are readily within the purse of the
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
LACE COLLARS THIS SEASON.

The broad lace or embroidery collars
laid about bare throats are a welcome
bit Of cOQuetry for summer, especially
after the long reign of the high, close
chokers, against which necks rebel. 1t
Will DO wondrous amount of good, too,
this barring Of necKs to summer airs,
making them firm and white and supple
for the winters decollete toilets, says
the Chicago Times Herald. It is an un-
doubted fact that the craning of fashion
able necks inside these torturing chokers
does not add to their grace of line and
movement, not to say the color and tex
ture of the skin itself
With these collars, fastened. perhaps,
by some lovely old brooch, and with the
graceful dropping hat of Italian straw,
enwreathed in low, circling lines of flow
ers or plumes, one can wildly recall the
book Of beauty type of the early Vic
torian days.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
FOR THE JUNE BRIDE.

The meaning of orange blossoms is
thus designated by tradition: \ Moorish
King sent a splendid orange tree as ii
gift to a Spanish monarch. Never be-
fore had such IL beautiful plant bloomed
in tn" royal gardens. Everyone coveted
a slip, but the King refused the boon to
all. One day branch, with all it's glossy
leaves and starry blossoms, was accident
ally broken off, and the gardener gave it
to his pretty daughter, who was the be-
trothed of an humble artisan. The girl
had no dot and the wedding seemed inn
possible. \ foreign ambassador noticed
the spray. which the girl had stuck in
her Jetty tresses. In exchange for the
coveted treasure he offered her a sum
sufficient for her dowry. Overjoyed, she
accepted, and the marriage was cclebrat-
el
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
WINDOW DRAPINC.

If there's one thing more than another
that impresses us about house, it is the
window dressing.
They make some houses so beautiful
that we fairly want to enter them, while
they are so wretchedly managed in 9th
ers as to cause one to shudder. When
they are dainty and inviting we always
fancy that the mistress of the house is a
very charming woman, says the Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Bobbinct, by the way, is a revival for
those tilmy lace affairs which do so much
toward making the room beautiful,
And the curtains must be ruffled, Some
have a ruftle made twice the ordinary
width, both edges adorned with lace, and
gathered through the middle This makes
very fluffy effect; insertion is unneccs-
sary in this case.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
EANCIED SIGHTS.

Do you know that many of the Sights
oucs, after all? Haven't you sometimes
thought that a friend was neglecting you
shamefully only to learn that he or she
had been i'll and not forgetful Of you at
all? OF course, when you learn this.
YOU were deeply sorry that you had
thought unkind things even if you had
never said them
Here is good little rule of conduct
which may be applied by both men and
women to their everyday lives: Think
only good. speak only good and do only
good: This is not always easy, but it is
worth while-it is worth while if you
care to be a popular girl, or a happy wife
or healthfnl daughter or sister or a
trustworthy friend.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
Inclined to be Cautions.

The death Of the venerable Corsican
brigand, Antonio Bellacascia, who in the
later years of his life was very re-
spectacle member of society, and with
whom NJ. Lockroy lunched when, as
minister of marine. he was making IA
tour in the island, calls to mind remark
made by Edmond About, who had the
very quintessence of Paris wit, and who,
like NJ. Lockroy, was partaking of an al
fresco repast with Bellacascia. Ed
mond About was anxious to make him a
little present. and noticing that Bella
cascia had been cycling very attentively
table knife of delicate workmanship
which he was in the habit of carrying
with him to use when travelling, he Of
fered this to the brigand, who very cor
daily thanked him and accepted it. AS
he handed it over to Bellacascia he said
in an undertone: IF you should hap
pen to use it elsewhere than at table do
not leave it in the wound: it has my
name on the handle. e."-London World.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
NEWS OF A VICTORY.
1t was Carried from Point to Point
by Stage Coaches.

by Stage Coaches.
With the news of the present war in
South Africa published in Scotland
few hours after the incidents occur it is
difficult to realize that the system of
transmission is of such recent growth
and that it is less than sixty years ago
that a ,yl;te relating his own expert
cnces, tells us Of the eXhilarating scene
in Glasgow when the mail coach arrived
bearing the news of some great victory,
such as the battle of the Nile or the bat
tie Of Waterloo.
''On such occasions" he says, ''the
horses were decorated with laurels, and
red flag t1oated from the roof Of the
coach. The guard, dressed in scarlet,
sounded his horn as they galloped through
the echoing streets. Along Gallowgate
they went with an ever-increasing crowd,
till at the foot of Nelson street the coach
pulled up, the guard discharged his blum
derbuss into the air, and communicated
the news, which spread like wildtire. -
Scottish American.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
American Woodenware.

American woodenware is exported to
tinental countries; it is now finding it's
way into Russia, which is asnew market.
1t goes to the West Indies, and to South
America, to- China, Australia, New Zea-
land, India, South Africa-in fact, to
pretty much all lands in which people live
in a more or less civilized manner. These
by steam across the Atlantic to various
European centers for distribution from
them, and one would scarcely find deep
water ship sailing out of this port for
any part of the world that did not have
more or less American woodenware
aboard.-New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
Printing Presses from Germany.

1t may surprise some of our iron manu-
facturers to learn that, among other ar
ticles, printing presses and machinery
have been exported from Germany to the
island Of Porto Rico during the. past
year. Printing presses and machinery
of American manufacture are conceded
to be the best in the world, and yet,
through the agency of efficient and wide
awake statesmen, machinery manufac-
tured in Germany has been sold in guam
titles in the aforementioned island
Consul B. III. Warner, Jr.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
JUST A BITE AT MIDNIGHT.

just IL bite at midnight,
When the lights are high,
Wien the hot Welsh rarebit
Softly meets my eye!
Just picked lobster,
Just some bisque icecream!
Just IL bite at midnight;
Then loves long sweet dream
Or, what-a-at a dre-e-e-e-eam!
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
% GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES. s.

Of her true worth in the household
through her brave independence and her
endeavor to relieve her parents of her
support.
l know girls who not only support
themselves but. contribute generously to
the family exchequer-girls whose earn
ings are poured regularly into their
mothers laps when the week reaches
it's end; mothers counseling about their
spending; mothers telling them what
they may keep for their car fare and
their luncheons, and what they may lay
aside for the new gown or hat.
Splendidly loyal and true-hearted arc
these dear young working girls, and all
who know them honor them for their
worth, while in tnelr homes they are
tenderly loved because of their unselfsh
devotion to those who need their help.
l do not know what some hard-work-
ing fathers and mothers would do if
they had not the cheer and inspiration
afforded them by the elder daughters Of
the family who bravely put their shou-
ders to the wheel and assist in bringing
up the younger children.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
Postal Service in Corca.

For couple of years past Corea has
maintained a domestic postal service in
gsn gG3d o nsfe %ndeT the
Clemencet, using stamps printed in the
United States. On or about January 8
last the first mail ever sent out to for
eign countries by the Corean post was
dispatched from the central office in
Seoul. The stamps used were the ones
still in use in the domestic postal service
and printed in the United States. A
new issue has been ordered from Japan.
Consul General H. n. Allen. 81 81 { E.,
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
Old Lady's First Railroad Ride.

Quite novel incident occurred at
Raymond, N. H., recently. Mrs. Polly
Moore Of Deerfeld. aged 50, boarded the
train there to visit her sister, 86 years
old, in Massachusetts. This was her
first ride in the cars; she had not even
been near a train,sS and had only seen one:
at a distance. 5s sS: 3: s+5 3
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
ADVICE TO GIRLS.

When i'll company girl need not be-
embarrassed because she does not know
what to say to those whom she meets.
Good listeners are more popular and
more in demand than good takers.
never enjoy hearing a girl take the lead
Ill general conversation when her mother
and other older persons are present. She
may, of course, have her share in the
talk, but it is great disappointment, al
most shock, to find young girl whom
you have fancied sensible, we'll bred and
discreet, actually silencing her seniors by
her v,olubility, giving her opinions with
an AR OF decision, and crowding her
mother to the wall by her own determin~
alton to be heard. Beware of using the
personal pronoun II" too freely in your
talk when you are talking in a room full
OF people. Egotists are often amusing
and entertaining, but as often they are
very much out of order.
A girl told me last week that she de-
spised girls who cared for popularity:
that she wouldn't turn aside a hairs
breadth to make anybody like her; that
she was bent on being sincere and can
did. and had supreme contemDt for
diplomacy and tact ana every sort of So.
cial c!eyerness. think this girl is be-
ginning life in a mistaken fashion To
please people, to be ones self pleased
with people, a little trouble must be
taken, and the person who never con-
ciliates, never compliments, never says
the gracious word and smiles on those
around her in CHEEKY and sunny fashion
is, l am afraid, selfsh.-Margaret T..
Sangster in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
How London is Defended.

The defenses Of London at the en-
trance of the Thames and Midway are to
be strengthened by constructing a new
fort ON the Isle of Grain. A position has
been selected in close proximity to the
existing fort, and the work will be taken
in hand without delay. The fort will be
armed with long-range breech-loading and
quick-fring guns, which will command
the navigable channels leading up the
Thames and into Sheerhess harbor.-
BROOKLYN Times
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
THE LAW OF LOVE,

Make channels for the stream of love.
Where they may broadly run:
And love has overflowing streams,
70 fill them every one.
But if at any time we cease
Such channels to provide.
The very founts of love for us
Will soon be parched and dried.
For we must share, if we would keep
That blessing from above:
CeaSing to give, we cease to have
Such Is the law Of love.
Richard Chenevix Trench
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08

James J. Clark, once prosperous res
taurant owner of New York, who made
$4,000 year from the Bijou cafe alone
until that notorious resort was shut up
by the police, has opened clam-chowder
stand at Coney Island. AT one time
Clark was rated as millionaire. He
lost his money in speculation.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-06-08
THE SOOTHING R1CKEY

today from 5 to 10 cents. At the same
time the Brooklyn Rapid Transit made
concession to placate the public. Here
after transfers OH the system will be
made on Sundays and holidays as on
other days. The changes take effect
next Tuesday.