The Cape Girardeau Democrat., May 23, 1891, Image 3

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THE DEMOCRATl
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IOHT I AI.CS DAB.
Conn Cwn-SrbnUu Albert. Presid
ing Judge: j H. Miller. Urovee S. Will.,
Awdtla: William Pur, clerk I temrc-
aneets flrst Moudave Id r'ebruary, May, August
atua noveniner.
ClM tIT Cot'KT H C.fl'Bmn Jnd. ft R
Knalish. Clerk 3 terms mniaoti first Mondava
la January, nay and fourth Mondav tn August.
Combos Plkak Cockt Maurice Cramer.
Judge, E. H. kngelmann. Clerk 3 term
m.ft un Moudaya lit January, May and bep
Bemuar. Pkubatc t'M.lrr Joseph Koehler. Judge and
I'lrrv 4 terms meeta second Mondava ill re-u
nary. Hay, Ana-nst aud Nuvenibtr.
KraMl Child, rea.
Tbeo. Besel lias completed bis work
of Inking the census of the school
children ot this city aud following are
the figure giveu us:
White male 690
While female 764
Colored males 118
Colored female ISM
Total 1710
Lcanaa. la Medicine.
Everyone knows lemons arc not
only grateful in sickness but are
socially lieucticial in billion troubles,
fevers etc. The lmou Chemical Co
of Jacksonville, l'la.. have made a
happy hit in combining the medicinal
propritics of the lemon in their taste
less chill tonic and their lemon liver
tills and while pleasant to take are
the surest in action. Hundreds tes
tify to their merit. Manufactured by
the Ixmiiod Chemical Co. Price fiOc
a bottle as large as the regular $1
size and every bottle guaranteed. For
sale by Miller A: Wilson. Cape (iirar
lcau, aud lieu. Schwab. Iliitchtown.
Io. .t
"Mystic Cure" for Khcumatisin aud
Neuralgia radically cures iu 1 to 3
days, its action upon flic system is
remarkable and mysterious. It re
inore at once the cause ami the dis
ease immediately disappears. The
first dose benefits. 75 cents. Sold by
Itider Jt Wichlerich, I iruggists, Cape
(jirardeau, Mo.
A Caa l.aw.
The town council of Karmiiigton
lias passed an ordinance" forbidding
buys under eighteen years ot age from
appearing on the streets after 8::10
o'chx-k at night, and the town marshal
lias been instructed t sec that the law
is obeyed. The law is a good one.
and just such an ordinance should lie
passed for the government of the ltoys
in all small cities and towns.
A aieae-ral Titnlr.
Tliis is what Lemon Chill Tonic is:
A co-ttpletc blood puriticr: a certain
apielizcr; a nerve aud brain food. nml
liile it is as idea-aut as lemonade and
liildreu cry for it. is so certain iu c- j
sou that every ImiUIi is guaranteed by i
the proprietors, and who authorize
llieir Htrettts wlio-n tmmc nn belou
to refund the utoiiev in anv case where
the medicine fails to do what is claimed
for it. Can auvthiiig be fairer than
this? I'miember the merchant whose
name i to this is authorized to act for
us iu I he altove guarantee. We tlo not
laim lo cure a whole family with one
liollle but to lnvak the worst rase ol
bills. Manufactured only by the
Iemitn Chemical Co. For sale by
Xillcr & Wilson. Cape Girardeau, and
lieu. Schwab, Diilchtow n. Mo. 4
The Mm Fly.
Oh. first Imzntift fly or the season.
Why. irliy an- yon here in my soar?
ITsy give me. frail ereatare, the reason
That led yon Into it to swoni.
Has your love hut yesterday 'a wooiiifC
To red hot bouillon consigned you?
1ST haa bnsiucss brought ou your oiskmip.
Ho that here in tureen deitha I liiid you?
X reply? Never mind, you are landed
And aiven a chance to reeoup.
Hut beware, for the next time you "re atranded
You're likely to atay In the aoup!
Iaam (.'kill Tralr.
la o pleasant that children
look
forward to the time lo lake it and yet
is certain to cure the wmrsl case of
hills, and is a sure blood purifier
while the apetite will improve from
the first day of its use. Ilcmcmlier
that each bottle is guaranteed lo cure
the most stubborn chill aud iu connec
tion with Well's Imon Liver Pills
will cure the worst case of bilious
fever, dyspciia or rheumatism.
Manufactured only by the Imon
Chemical Co. For sale by Miller &
Wilson. Cae Girardeau aud Iten.
.Schwab, Dulchtown, Mo. 4
A mil Nam Talks.
CapeGirarikait, May 20, '91.
Editor Democrat:
In Tuesday's Dkmocrat, under "Lo
cal Splinters." 1 read the following:
"Main street was cleaned op nicely
this morning," etc.
Would it not be advisable for our
Main street dignitaries and business
men in general, to cut out and paste
in their hats Sec. 44, of city ordinance
No. S60, which reads as lollows
"No person shall throw or conduct
into any street, highway, thoroughfare.
or public place, any animal or vege
table substance whatever, or any straw
Itav. ashes, soot or any article or sub
stance".
In connection with this read Sec. 50.
and it room will permit, please give il
a place in the Dkmocrat.
Ordinance 860, Sec 50: "If any
member of the City Council, or other
officer of fhi city, shall be apprised of
the breach of any ordinance, or part
ot anr ordinance. and shall fail or neg
lect to report such breach to the Mar
shal or City Attorney, to the end thai
the offender or offenders may be pros
ecuted uuder the ordinances in such
cases made and provided, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
From this it anDears that the Coun
cil ba& other duties on hand besides
building railroads in the air.
II ILL.
LEAD PENCIL J0TTIHQ3.
Hemorandnras Made in the Be-
. porter's Wanderings.
Laeal Npllntera.
MONDAY.
street spriDKier is Daaiy need-
JJ cd, and especially on Main street The
business men on Main street cannot
afford to allow the street sprinkling
to be abandoned.
Yes, our city is growing right
along, but its growth is not ol that
nature to assure its continuance. The
buildings going up this year arc dwell
ings ami houses for dry goods stores.
We have stores enough already. What
wc need now is factories and until we
ft" sc isuuui cajicci uur hit
j to continue to grow. There may be
a little building spurt now and then
but it will not be a steady, healthy
growth like we would have if we
could get a few factories here.
A little girl in her prayer illustrat
ed the value of advertising. In her in
nocence she said in her prayer: T,ord,
make me pure make me absolutely
pure, like baking powder.
I'sc Cheat ham's Tasteless Chill
Tonic, belter then pie, but it breaks
the chills off short and no mistake.
Guaranteed to cure. 50
Our (teople will regret to hear
that the Cape (iirardeaii Southwestern
is to be no longer the name of our
railroad, for it was the Cape Girar
deau Southwestern that put now life
into this town a few years ago. The
stockholders at a meeting last Saturday
agreed that the road hereafter should
be called the SI. Louis, Cape (Iirar
deaii and Fort Smith llailwav.
Will II. Wheeler will move lo
California as soon as he can wind up
his business here. lie has sold a large
portion of his property already aud is
advertising the balance for sale.
The large plate g for the front
of William ltahn's new business house
on Main street were discovered, when
the boxes containing them were
opened, to be a mass of broken glass.
There is no way of telling how they
were broken, but it is believed by
those who have examined the glass
aud the boxes, that they were broken
by some person, anil broken inten
tionally too.
Ask your druggist for Cheatham's
Tasteless Chill Tonic. Distinguished
from the old original by the word
"tasteless" printed in red on all car
toons and labels. A new departure,
but the result of vrarsof careful studv
and experimenting. "Xocure no pav."
Take it and be happy. 50
There are some (teoplc In this city
who seem to want the public admin
istrator to settle with their creditors
alter they arc dead. They are people
who have pleuty of money, but they
rcfuse to part with it. Wc waul no
dealings with such men.
Next Monday the Common I'leas
Court w ill convene in regular session.
The docket for this term is a large
one and court w ill be iu session ten
days or tun weeks.
The preliminary trial of C W.
I'.-tllard, charged w ith forgery, w hich
was set for last .'-.-ilurilnv before Jiist-
ice Pepper at Jackson was continued
ten days later.
It is said that the llesh of a goose
'' "' n I'leclric current
is nice
tender meat and line eatiug. Hoard
ing house keepers iu these days of
electric lighting might use a few
shocks ou their beefsteaks as an ex
periment. Wc still insist that (.'ape Girar
deau should have a first-class brewery.
There is no enterprise we can lliiuk of
that would pay so well as a good beer
brewerv here. The car loads ol beer
that are unloaded here every week is
evidence that there is money in the
brewer' business aud the money sent
away lo pay for these car loads of beer
should be kept at home.
G. F. Siemers is building a large
two-storv brick business house iu
Gordoiivillc. The second story will
be fitted up for a public hall.
There are seven doctors iu one
block in this city. If a man meets
with an accideut in that block he can
soon nave a w hole team oi uociors
working on him.
Wc know of a good house that
will lie lor rent in a few weeks. It is
a large building aud is conveniently
located for a hoarding bouse lor
Normal School students.
ieorge llirsrh is making some
improvements on his Mam street
property.
TCKSIIAV.
Main street was cleaned up nicely
this morning. If we could have an
excursiou to this city once a week our
streets would be kept clean.
The crowd of people on the pic
nic grounds at St. Mary's School pic
hi last night was the largest gathering
ol ieopIe ever met at Willer's Grove.
The managers of the picnic surely
have cause to be proud ot the success
they made.
John F. Reynolds is building him
self a neat little one-story frame resi
dence on Williams street. He lias the
foundation completed and is now
ready for the carpenters to erect the
building on it.
Prof. Eckhaidt is building him
self a nice two-story frame residence
on the corner of Fountain and Inde
pendence streets. He pulled down
a building that stood on the ground
where his new bouse is to be erected.
The old house was one of the old
land marks of the city. It was erected
in the year 1811.
Stock dealers who do not read
the newspapers arc liable to drop
some of their wealth. The stock
market is bobbing np and down now
everv day.
For her hospelahty to visitors
Cape Girardeau takes the cake.
Oor Presbyterian people were
equal to the task to-day. They fed
one hundred and fiftv excursionists
n,l tt,An 1. t .c I
w uu uau niuugg iiui?iuua ten
for that many more people.
We understand that Prof. Eck
hardt paid twelve hundred dollars for
the lot on the corner of Fountain and
Independence streets. Seems to us
that that sum is pretty steep for a
small piece or ground on the hill.
Our millers are all paying one
dollar per bushel for wheat That is
the regular market price for wheat in
this city, and it is live cents more than
is paid at any other town in South
east Missouri
Cheatham's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
Same as the old except in taste. Sweet
as honey, but gets there just the same.
The babies crv for it. liny a bottle
and see them smile. Guaranteed to
cure. 50
The excursionists Iclt here at
3:30 this aflernoon. They were ac
companied to the boat by a large
delegation of our citizens, both ladies
aud gentlemen. They liked our town
and our people aud they regretted
that they could nut remain here
longer to enjoy the Cape's hospitality.
They took in six hundred and
seveu dollars and twenty-five cents at
the picuic yesterday and last night
Our people patronized the school
children verv libcrallv.
WKHXK.SUAY.
Doctors report quite a large num
ber of cases of measles iu the city.
We understand that there are four
applicants for the principal-hip of our
public school. We see no reason why
there should be a change made in the
priuripalship. We have a good prin
cipal aud we have a good school.
St. I.ouis has "established a home
for old bachelors.' Cape Girardeau
would prefer to have her old bachelors
establish homes of their own com
modious enough to accommodate two.
Men were not created for bachelors
and they arc not doing their duty to
the world by living single. A bachelor
is neither useful nor ornamental.
The Murphysboro excursionists
did not turn out and see our city as
the people here would like to have
had them do. We have the prettiest
little city on the west bank of the
Mississippi and when strangers come
here we want them to see what we
have.
Knglish Spavin Liniment re
moves all Hard. Soft or calloused
Lumps and Ulemislies from horses.
IJIood Spavin Curbs. Splints Sweeney.
I'ing-ICone Stifles, Sprains, all swollen
Throats. Coughs, etc. Save .'0 by
use of oue bottle. Warranted the
most Itlemish cure ever known. Sold
by Rider & Whichterich, Druggists,
Cape Girardeau Mo.
William Hahn has got the flue
date glass put in his big store front.
Mr. liahu's new building will lie one
of the largest as well as finest business
house on Maiu street.
The congregation of the Episcopal
Church have secured the services of a
minister ami the new man win arrive
soon to take cliarjrc of the Church.
X. C. Frissell is the ow ner of a
It that is only three weeks old
for w hich he has been olb red one
hundred and t went v-Iive dollars.
J. F. Schwepker won the fine
prize pin cushion at the picnic last
Monday night. It is a tine prize and
it was made by a Cape Girardeau
ladv.
Hunt's Cure is Hie greatest rem
edy for skin diseases evrr known.
Ringworm, itch and all kindred dis
eases positively ami permanently
cured. Your money will be refunded
if it fails. Price 50 ceiils. 50
The finest bouquet of the season
was received Tuesday evening by Mrs.
J. F. Schwepker. It was a present
from her aunt, Mrs. Rolwiug. of The
bes, Illinois, and it was delivered to
Mrs Schwepker by Robert I Taylor,
first rlcrk on the steamer Idlcwild.
The nuinlier of persons in this
city engaged in crushing truth to the
earth is surprisingly large.
Wc printed some invitations this
week for a golden wedding.
The closing exercises of Lincoln
School in this city will take place ou
the 21si, --"-"d, 25th and 2Ath of this
month. The programme is a splendid
one and the exercises will be interest
ing as well as instructive. Mr. J. A.
Matteson will present the diplomas
to the graduating class. Prof. R. C.
Xortcn will talk to the school on edu
cation, and Judge G. G. Kimmel is
booked for a speech. On Wednesday
May 27th, the school children will
have a picnic.
Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia, radically cures in 1 to 3
days, by removing the cause front the
svstein. It will not fail. 75 rents.
Sold by Rider & Wichlerich, drug
gists, Cape Girardeau.
Iew Wallace's newly patented
fishing pole is popular because of it
cork attachments. The suggestion of
a "cork" is always faking to a genuine
fisherman, aud we know a few men in
this city who arc not much when it
comes fo fishing, but who are "there"
every time a cork is pulled.
Prof. R. C. Norton, of the Normal,
will deliver the memorial address at
the cemetery on IVroration Day.
Prof. Norton is an able man and a
seakcr who has few equals in this
section of the Statc.and his address will
be listened to by hundreds of people
who will come from a distance to bear
him. Justi Post was wise in selecting
ing Prof. Norton to pay a tribute ot
respect to the dead soldiers whose
graves will be decorated with flowers
on that day.
They had a monster hail storm
down the railroad yesterday iu the
neighborhood of Advance, and we
understand that much damage was
done to the growing
pecially to the fruit
crops, aud es-
THVBSDAV.
Married, in the German Catholic
Church tliis morning. May 21st, J. II.
Sander, Jr., and Miss Lena Xenniugcr.
The Democrat wishes the young
couple all the happiness there is to be
had by the marriage tie.
The Owl Club entertained Mr. J.
F. lletten last night royally. Nearly
all the members were present A
splendid luncheon was served at 10
o'clock aud a general good time was
had. A few invited guests took part
wilh the Owls and they say they
never speut an evening more enjoy
able. The Owls never fail to enter
tain and please their guests, and this
time they did it in style.
The memorial sermon for Decora
tion Day will be preached next Sun
day evening at three o'clock iu St.
Vincent's Catholic Church by that
able divine aud eloquent orator, F. V
Nugent, aud we predict that standing
room in the church on that occasion
will lie at a premium.
The enterprising citizens who live
on Harmon v street aud the Jackson
gravel road extension arc now mov
ing to have the names ot this broad,
well paved and beautiful street,
changed to Kroadway. 1 his is a move
in the right direction, as it is the finest
street in the city, and now has some
of the most costly and haudsome res
idences thereon. All the people on
the street seem to be moving, cleaning
up. erecting new buildings, painting
aud repairing the old ones, so that in
a short time, when the new Masonic
Hall goes up, Itroadwav will be the
grandest avenue iu the city.
F. H. Hatcher, Supt. of the Grand
Tower Railroad assured a representa
tive of the Dkmocrat that he will be
in attendance at the wharf to meet
aud receive the excursionists of the
Normal next Monday, and will ac
company them on their trip and see
that they have a safe and pleasant
journey over bis road. He also as
sured us that he has one of the most
careful engineers who will be at the
throttle-valve, so that every person
old and young, mav feel themselves
just as safe as if in the school room.
Onr Sllllen Khoald Smpply rhean.
The Dkmocrat is iuforined that all
the flour consumed in Grandin, Mis
souri, oue of the largest lumber man
ufacturing points in the State, is pur
chased at Springfield, Missouri, and
Pleasantoii, Kansas. Why is this?
We know that sonic people in this
city w ill say that if we had competing
railroads running out from this city
our millers would supply that lown
with its flour, but saying so does not
make it so. The freight rale on flour
from Springfield to Grandin is eigh
teen cents per hundred pounds; from
Plcasaulon. Kanscs. lo Grandin.
tw euly-two cents per hundred, while
from Cape Girardeau lo Grandin the
regular freight rate is sixteen cents
ier I lindred for flour.
There is something wrong some
where. Our millers could supply the
Hour used at Grandin aud Hit y should
do so. They can get better freight
rates aud we will always believe that
they makebrttcrtloiirlhan thcSpriug-lit-ld
and Pleasantoii mills can make.
Condolence.
Our God. Grand Architect of the
I'niverse, Supreme Ruler of nations
aud men, who doelh all things well.
To the Diviuc will we must submit.
Sometimes it is so bard for us to un
derstand the provinces of God and be
able to say 'tis all for the best, but
may wc not say. Father thy will lie
done. Death is no respecter of per
sons, Hie high, low, rich, poor, great
and small, arc all placed on a level
when death asserts ita rights. Our
companion, Ralph P. Ford, died on
the 13th dayot May, 1891, at his home
in Jackson, Mo. Therefore
HrjKilced That we deeply sympa
thize with the children of our de
parted companion in their sad afflic
tion bereft of their earthly parents.
For comfort we refer them lo Him
who has promised to be Father to the
fatherless.
Ilcmlicil, That these resolutions be
spread upon a page of our record,
that a copy be furnished to the family
of our deceased companion and to the
city aud couuty papers for publica
tion. Wilson R. A. Chapter No. 75, Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
Geo. K. Chaitem, 1
Wm. Bonxev, VCom.
Sam r ei. Hitt, )
MlHi'i Phawacmalu
Wc have all read of Edison's great
iuvcuUons, but few of us have ever
had an opportunity to see and examine
the most wonderful invention of the
age Edison's Phonograph a little
machine that reproduces the human
voice and the music of any and all
musical instruments as well. Mr. Frank
Cauz has the wonderful little machine
on exhibition iu his ice cream parlor,
and for only one nickel you cau hear
the music of some of the finest bands
in this country. The music is repro
duced exartly as il was played by the
bauds, not an instrument left out and
not a note dropped. The music of the
celebrated United Slates Marine Band
of Washington D. C, is reproduced
jusl as the band plays, aud to the wr-
son holding the little t lilies to his ears
it seems that the band is not ten feet
away.
A Rrtaal BMrdi sl.lell.
The Farmiiigton school board is
dead-locked over the election of a
principal for their public school. Three
members of the board want Prof.
White elected as their principal but
the other three members are opposed
to him and declare they will never
vote for him. Outside influence is
about evenly divided, and it is hinted
that the dead-lock will last all summer
: and thereby prevent the holding of a
term ot the public school in Farming-
iton this fall.
MEANEST WOMAN ON EARTH.
Old! Asms Btlay Blcka nasi ar
Her Panama Ha. JagDYTle-
Aunl Betsy Hicks, a New England
woman who had been Iclt a widow
after a lew years of married life, "car
ried on" her late husband's farm with
a good deal of ability, but with such
close economy that her saving de -
vices irrew famous in the country
round about
tai in i,ne M,,imr r e..vi.;n.
her economv of firewood was perhaps
her chief concern, says IWi'i Com-
pamon. At one time a sister of her,
iatehusJband from "down country" j ne euer na enterprise oi tne .via
came lo make her a visit, and .n nic Craft in thi city and ricinitr.
became convince.! that Betsv was en-1 According to the plans, a large ad-
deavoring to freeze her out But
m-rlmns tl.: ... r. ineo the ici.i.
peraturc was as Mrs. Hicks usually
keep it.
"I declare," the visitor ventured to
exclaim."! shonld lliiuk you kept it
pretty cold here, Betsy."
"That 'ere pesky thermoneter's lo
blame, Susan," said Betsy. "I guess
it's got choked up. I can't get it above
fifty to save my life!''
Then she turned over the stick of
wood iu the sheet iron stove, while
her guest walked up and down the
room with her hands thrust np the
sleeves of her dress.
The visitor remained at Aunt Betsy's
for several days, however, in spilo of
the choked up thermometer, spending
much of her time in bed or watching
a chance lo smuggle a slick iuto the
stove when her hostess was out of the
room.
Ijitc oue afternoon she happened lo
go oul iuto the woodshed and found
Auut Betsy there, wilh an old shawl j
wrapiied around her shoulders and a
stick in her hand, eugaged iu violently
stirring something in a large tin can.
A strong smell of petroleum filled the
air.
"Betsy Hicks," said the visitor, "what
be tou a doiu'r"
'Wall, if you want to know," said
Auut Betsy, "I thought I'd sec if 1
couldn't stir a leetle mite o' water int'
the karosene. I reckon it'd go a little
fu'ther, 'Hi so much comp'ny in the
house as I seem to have."
Her guest went away early the next
morning on a stage coach.
Farts Abaal llansna Life.
There are 3,064 languages in the
world, aud its inhabitants profess more
than 1,000 religions. The number of
meu is about equal to the number of
women. The average of life is alioiit
thirty-three years. To 1.000 persons
only oue reaches 100 years of lite: to
every 100 six reach the age of sixtv-
tivc and not more than one in 600
lives to eighty years. There are ou
the earth 1.000.000,000 inhabitants, of
these 33,033,033 die every year, 91.824
every day, 3,730 every hour, sixty
every minute, or one every second.
The married arc longer lived than the
ingle, aud above all those who ol-
servc a sober and industrious conduct.
1'all men live longer than short ones.
Women have more chances ot life in
their favor previous to fifty years of
age than men have, but fewer after
wards. The number of marriages is
in Hie proportion of seventy-live lo
1.000 individuals. Those born iu the
spring arc generally of a more robust
constitution than others. Births arc
more frequent by night than by day.
also deaths. The number ot men
capable of bearing arms is calculated
at one-fourth ot the population.
Fell ana Klllr lllmaeir.
Jesse Stanton, the old colored man
who has been a resident of this city
for more than fifty years, and who
claimed to be oue hundred and one
years old, fell from the roof of a build
ing last Saturday evening aud received
injuries from which he died iu about
two hours after the fall.
Jesse Stanton was a splendid me
chanic and we have many bouses in
this city that were built by him. He
was born a slave, but he saved money
that he earned by working over time
and ten years before the breaking out
the civil war he purchased his own
freedom.
At the close of the war Stanton lo
cated in Commerrc, Missouri, and he
remained in that town working at his
trade, that of a carpenter, till a few
years ago, when he returned to this
city. He was an industrious, hard
working man, but after purchasing
his freedom he never accumulated any
wealth. He always had work at fair
wages, but money would not stay wilh
him when a free man as it did when
the boudage of slavery made him the
property of another man.
rkaaffedl lla !a aarl Increased Ha
Capital Stark.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Cape Girardeau Southwestern
Railway, held in the President's office
last Saturday, the capital stock of the
Company was increased from two
million dollars to seven millions. The
name of the road was changed from
Cape Girardeau Southwestern to "St.
Louis, Cape Girardeau & Fort Smith
Railway."
We understand that arransements ;
i,:., r.rr... f.,e eTtemlhi.r the
,....1 invnr.l id!v tmssible.
- .- i - ,
aud it is now only a question oi
short time till C.-pc Girardeau will be
on the Hue of one of the longest rail
roads in Southern Missouri.
A Bis "lark af Yrklelea. I
II. Slcinbach, whose business house
is on the corner of Hnrmony and
Sprigg streets, carries a larger stock
of carriages, buggies, carts and spring
wagons than is carried by any other
house in Southeast Missouri. He has
vehicles of all stylos, from the best
and highest priced to the common
aud lowest priced and be can suit all
classes of people who want to pur
chase. When you want to buy any
thing in his line it will pay you to
call on Mr. Steinbach.
lk Sew -aaaoaie Bull.
Mr. V. A. Kage, Secretary of the
Masonic Board of Trustees, of this
city, showed us the plans and specifi
cations of the new Masonic Hall; and,
although no architect, vet, a haud
some well proportioned building be
i il IarS!r ll-tt fill-the eye, and
' P'easant sensation lo tne ieci-
mgs is what we can "atningoi neauty
Le mil'de facades of this magnifi-
' cent structure does all of this, and
j hea complete will bethe grand land
j lnark of ,ms cl' for miIes ,n
"J"l'-""u';'i'",w" ""s
,lilion wi" m'",e to tl,e n,,rtu eml
I of the present stmcliire. This will
contain a modern, commodious new
stage aud convenient dressing rooms,
thus enlargiug nearly one-third the
present Opera House, and increasing
its silting capacity lo that extent
The third or top story will be de
voted to the use of the several orders
that meet there. The Masouic Hall
proper, with suits of ante-rooms, will
be ou the east side, and a similar hall
aud ante-room on the west side will
be occupied, as we understand, by
the Odd Fellows.
These spacious, well ventilated halls
will be all that the individual mem
bers oi these honorable aud ancieul
orders could wish; aud be the weather
hot or cold, it will be a pleasure to
meet and transact business therein.
The Masonic Fraternity are to be
congratulated on the business sagacity
and enterprise that now controls their
financial sflairs. The purchase of Hie
building iu the first place, was a finan
cial stroke that has stimulated proi-
erty holders lo build up the vacant
lots in that desirable part of the city.
aud now the enlarging and beautify
ing of the structure will add fifty fold
to the value of the property on that
street Such enterprise as this is what
builds up a city, aud gives us a repu
tation for prosiieritv abroad that
nothiug ran eclipse.
a,
The kirannaulsls.
The special excursiou train on the
Grand Tower Road pulled into East
Caic Girardeau at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. The train consisted of three
coaches drawn by oue of the best en
gincs on the road. The excursionists
were met in East Cape Girardeau by
a large delegation of our citizens and
the Mavor aud a number of the mem
bers of the City Council acrompauicd
by the Eureka Baud. The excursion
ists were crossed over on the transfer
boat and landed at our wharf. From
the wiiart tliev were escorted to onr
beautiful city park. At noon a
spleudid lunch was served in the base
ment of the Presbyterian Church.
Our people turned out and treated
our visitors in their usual courteous
manner and wc believe that the ex
cursionists were all well pleased with
their visit. If Ihey were not it was
not the fault of Ihc people of this city
for they left nothing undone to make
their guests feel at home. They al
ways do that.
Among the excursionists were some
of the representative men of Murphys
boro. Carbondalc and Grand Tower.
They came here to see the metropolis
of Southeast Missouri, and they seemed
to be quite surprised to see the city
growing to rapidly. Thos. Logan
who had been in this city before, said
to a representative of the Democrat
that he had no idea of seeing so many
new buildings going up. He believes
that the Cape is destined to become a
booming big city within the next few
years.
Mr. F. H. Batcher, Superintendent
of the (i rand Tower Road, accompa
nied by his wife, was with the excur
sionists and he was moving about all
the time and doing all he could to
make the trip aud the visit to this city
one of pleasure for those who came
over his road.
I.aal a Carpa.
Joseph Hildcrbrand, who left this
city about a year ago for Colorado for
the benefit of bis health, died in Den
ver last Saturday. His sister was at
his bedside when the young man died.
She bad the remains placed in a casket
and started with them for this city.
She came through to St. Louis all
right At St. Iuis she telegraphed
to her relatives here that she would
arrive here with the remains of her
brother at three o'clock Wednesday.
Relatives ordered the hearse aud
were in waiting at the depot when
the three o'clock train pulled in. When
the train stopped the sister stepped
off, and the relatives of the young man
whose corpse they were there to re
ceive gathered around her and they
all stood there waiting for the train
men to unload the casket that they
were soon to follow to the cemetery.
Imagine their horror when they were
told by the conductor that there was
no casket on the train. They knew
not what to do. The corpse was
shipped from St Louis that morning
and it should nave oeen on ine iram
that brought the sister that had ac
companied it all the way from Dcuver.
Colo, but it was not,
A tclcifram was rECCiveu later in
lUioiMwug . .c
, -ask bail been left at I'lnt-
!lR,vville. where the Carbondale and
Grand Tower road receives freight
from the Cairo Short Line, and stating
that it would be forwarded on the
first train.
The remains arrived on the three
o'clock train Thursday afternoon aud
were laid to rest in the tnmily lot
iu the cemetery at 8 o'clock Friday
morning.
rar Kale.
A new ten-room brick house and
neat jut-houscs, all with metal roofs;
about one acre of ground fronting on
three streets and highly improved
with fruits, etc.: two good cisterns
with filter. No more desirable loca
tion in this city. View unsurpassed.
Inquire of
470 Will H- Wheeler, City.
CLOTH
Wc want to show you our Clothing.
Keep this in mind.
A Large line of all wool chiviots, cassl
uiere and worsted suits at 9 and $10. You
are paying 12 and $15 for suits like them.
Complete new line of Summer, light
weight goods, all sizes, for slim men, short
men and fat men.
ciie to& of 5oy Clot-Vn
Best line of shirts and all kinds of furn
ishing goods in the city. A line of very fine
suits $20 aud $25.
fcCALL and EXAMINE OUR (JOODS.-23GT
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COMPLETE
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With new and seasonable goods
us a fair show, and we will convince them that we not only have the stock
but that we are selling at extraordinary low prices.
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We show as large a line as anyone in the city, and for style, fit, finish
and quality our line cannot be excelled,
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This line is so complete that we can not give you satisfaction on paper.
The only way we can do you justice
especially our Dress Goods. We ran
the very nest Silk finished Ilenrietlc's,
SHOES.
Ijidics' and Gents' fine footwear we show in great variety and only in
the best goods. No trash sold by us.
wauled don't come to us, but if you
satisfaction for less money come and sco
HfcXWe also show
Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods,
Notions and Gorceries.
Remember that our motto is sell
honestly with customers, and through
good trade. Give us a call.
LOUIS H. GRAESSLE,
CORNER HARMONY AND SPRIGG STREETS.
AGRICULTURAL DEPOT.
The all steel frame No. 10 Milwaukee
Harvester is the lightest and strongest
machine made. Seventeen sold last season
and everybody pleased. Runs like a two
horse wagon.
There are no machines yet made that
can compete with the
Right Hand Cut D. M.
Garr Scott Threshers and Engines and
all kinds of farm machinery. Call and be
convinced.
J. M. M0RRIS01T,
Spanish St., Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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