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. ' t .v ' r"-v . 6 -r.-- lA'if.V ' '5 t-, DEMOCRAT PRINTING GO., Pllbllstiers. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1899. Vol. XXIII-No44 MILES OF STAMIt). some Idea or the Millions of stamps that Were Issued Last Year: ! op. .ugue.u iiilj nepuimcau says, the Expansion Question. Uncle Sam printed just a few post- that Linco,D mau his maiden speech! xhe Semi-Weekly Journal, an agri age stamps '-during the year 1898. ia San?amon county, at Pappsville, j cultural paper, run in connection with The number of 2c stamps issued in the J ear 183 He was then a Whig j the Atlanta (Ga.) Journal, by Hon. during the year was about 2 500,000,-i and a candldaU-' lor lhe LeislatUPe-1 Hoke Smith. iil in this week's issue 000. Such a number, obviously, is f 11 was a veri' short sPeecb but u was publish views on the Philippine ques bevond the grasp of the human mind, 1 soosible- His friends and opponents tion from e.x-Presideut Cleveland, but perhaps the matter may be nn.de . - i ,v.,: An ordinary 2c stamp is exactly 1 ' not Unw to discuss -.-- inch long. From this fact, by a little ! u11-'' l,euce he cut his - short' calculation, it is easy to discover that! Vncoin kved at tnat ,inw witi' JdUW;S the umber of stamps of this denom jA- --- - --. Sangamon ination issued in 1898, placed end to couat-' who heard l',e -,0h and sa'8 to end, would extend a distance con-! that tb,r' , l'i,," t U r"- A sl'rth idrahlv vrvaino- iim miw in I wll,- Wlts cnaracleristio, is as follows: other words, they would make a con tinuous strip of stamps, each one -aaornea wun ine neaa of tne ictner ot i ibis country, stretching in a bolt more than once equator. and a half areund the j ' Of course, though the A: rfamps arej those principal y used, tllel.e aie others. Knnn.rL. .,, Hto,,,.,. ! have been issued duHng the year to stretch from New York City, by way of Eurojje and Asia to Bombay, India, if similarly arranged in omi strip. All other stampe, as to pro duction and sales, are f minor im portance comparatively speaking, but it is interesting to know that alnios exactly one mile of W stamps wove manufactured ftw the tien.and ol l.SlifS. Of $5 utauitis the prvi i:e;.joji u.s eauivaiect to a little tl.ai. LaXf.-x furlong, u- :blK)ut o x;- fte-.-utii cf n J mile. j otv, if !.: t.ie 1 1... ;:: -!ab;?8 J printed .'-ts .nit -u s ...vyn-j ni'.'I.t i ;S'.iS . . o?di r;i auotliec, 3 iliy '); b-v.:i-; out puUinjr mu'er ;.. .-;.. ! nv j nisru uo yoe Mipjuisf m.u pj.e o; tui ui would bo? Theiv if no use :ues:c;; you would .ufiver at it neaviy jiHiit. unless vol' -wint to work tovalorlate it for yous-self. The i,.jd't.tK,(0( stamps o -all denominations pst'tited during the-tuu-rent year the statement of course. is .approxiciaue wvuld tower to ajj elovjitioti of l Avnty-one miles. Thji is Uire tliau iJiree t.im-s the height, of the bihvl .'aouiitaisi iii the world Mount Eveneat, in the Himaliya. If. the same uuuilf.-r of stamps was piled up in the lor.u of the ordinary sheets of 1W tuxrh, it follows that the htack would be .over a fifth of a raile high. During. the year lf98 the number of special .delivery stamps sold was 5.2jO.(H)it. It is only reasonaJale to suppose that the average journey of the special delivery messenger i3 half a mile. Indeed, that is absurd under estimate; .but let.it go at that. On t his assumption the. total distance traveled for special delivery in lNSW a aaout 2,625,900 miles. That is a erj .con siderable .pace .( traverse, as juay be realised wnen.it is considered Ahat a msisenger boy, in order to aiu-om-plish that total distance, would hve to go about 1100 times around -lbs world, or fix timef to the inoonjuid back. It appear, icom figures furnished by the PoiUdOce Department, that the average person in .Massachusetts, in cluding men, woman and children, spend! $2.30 on pestage per annum. New York cumee sncond with a i ex penditure of J2.2T. The District of Columbia third with 92. Hi. Colorado is fourth with S1.D3, .and Connecticut is fifth with $1,30. The States rank ing lowest in this regard are South Carolina, with 25c per capita; Missis sippi with 34e; Aiabamu with 35c: Ar kansas with 37c and North Caroliua m-ith 41c. Washington Star. Tetter, Salt-ltboem and Kczeuia. The intense itching and smarting incident to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it It is equally efficient tor itch ing piles and a favorite remedy tor sore nipples, chapped hands, chil blains, frost bites and chronk' sora eyes. 25e per box. For sale by I. Ben Miller, oci!-.y Wanted. Clothing, wood, coal, provisions and cash forthe poor, especially those who are now in distress in our city. If you have anything to give notify any member of the Provident Associa tion. The funds are entirely out. William Woeieke, Pres. M. W. BcWMAN, Treas. MRS. Bikdy PekDck, Sec'y. J. M. Allison, Chairman of Ad vertising and Soliciting Committee. 11a ve ou Had the Grlpr If you have, you probably need a reliable medicine like Foley's Honey and Tar to heal yourjlungs and stop the racking cough incidental to .this disease. Hie First speech. An account originally printed in the: . ,,,," ,. (111.) Republican says, a JUIU1' ":uss" " lUB j u" iicariv owo. uiucoiu saw u was "Gentlemen, Fellow Citizens: I pre sume you ail know who I am. I am num'jle Abraham LiDcoln. I have beeif solicited by my friends to become "f-"'ure. .uj pjJitn: are short a.d sweety like an . J -I V. .).. ' I i e .... A ..1. f..- V... T C.I... ,"u'a" 1 auj lu ulvor nation;., bank: J am in favor o "J1 ',lU'!'i"'UonitJ l"yro ieme.it system nu i. high protucUive tarilT. These fciv my sentiments and political syai p..t nes. if eie;ted I will be thankful. If defeated it wild ins all the same." Ballard's vjuw llnenient. If you ha veil kwihle pain in t"tH small oi tlje ba.uk, get a tUUi of Snow l.iaement. it will positively cure it aiid at otee. Try it and re-; omendit to yo. r friends. old at Wilsons drugtToiM. finiH'.'ii made liis tirst I'ljear ia-1-.! ill M:iiy wile." lie was vi-t i-i,t 'to I.. ,"i. IO, is a wsiil'" oi . i.rt . ' - ?- ':!.' -ii i-'i-'l ' . - t .1. ... : '. .IS ...'!., li t, V lr -i - S : l-tt..ti. beca:nj hi . ,.s iil;l-...;:-1 ';. ...1 lie H! I ! who u fie va?. j the n.u.;:iit ward j'oun irli li !'ew lie tail, -a U i.iaii Svuui his den. One ev..!M::g L'liif.Mii appmsrlied iiss Todd. -iii J sai-.i in his mx-.ul arscJiom: "Aliss l .i:-'. 1 siioiiiu iike to dance with viu the .vor.-t w.?." lue youi. tvonian j:-vr;pled tne in evitaAlft ti.i' ..obbieii awuiul'tbri room with J.'im. seat inii: o' 111-! h.-i she reliirned to hur conijiuioue asked i)iisci';rvons'y: "U';-ll. .!;cv the vKrst wy? Ys,'- si. 1 : id fK? i'ia.ne with you ansHeivd. ""Hie -very A yoeer (f) Medlolne. J or-e is J .Medicine vibuse ;pn:- prietws do not claim to have dis- covcied suiw hithurtu unknown in gredient, oraJiat it is a cure-all. This honettf medicineoiily clji-os .to-curc certaia diseases, and that iis ingped ieuts 8re ruo.'gnized by the most skill ful phkicians as being the boist or Kidney and .Bladder Diseases, it is Foley" Kidney Cure. BclUoui of a Bacnetor. Constant jncpping wears a a; the the heart of etoue, When a wurj s n says her prayers, why does she Always turn her toes in? It's discouraging the many wajrj a man ean get scratched by the pins a woman wears. It isn't that iridows knaw such a lot more but they tan make so much out of so little. A modist gii'J won't look half o queer when she knows you saw her stockings as the other kind will tbat thinks yeu did siien you did'nt. Xw York Press. How In pleasant el is to see a beautiful child's face disfigured with -viie humors, burstixi tiirough the skin pimples, blotchej asd sores, and sadder still, when th young and iniioeect are laughed at and twitted in all suieh cases. Parent s should give them that good and pui i remedy. Sulphur Bitters, which wi 1 sear-eh and drive out of the bloo I every particle of humor. Healt l Gazette. Explaining It. "Now," said the physician who was examining an applicant for life insur ance, "I shall to ascertain your chest expansion." ,'My what?" asked the applicant. "Your chest expansion." "He means," interposed a friend who bad come in with him, "the diff er ence between what yon measure when your chest isn't inflated and what you measure when it is inflated." "Oh," said the applicant beginning dimly to understand. "Ten years ago I measured around here" indicating his rotund stomach "only 32 inches. I measure 48 now. I guess what you call my chest expansion is 16 inches." Youth's Companion. A jAle for 50c. Many people have' been cured of Kidney diseases by taking a 50c bottle J Foley's Kidney Cure THREE OF A KIND. Cleveland, Bryan and Carnegie on Hon. W. J. Bryan ami Andrew Car negie. Mr. Cleveland says: "If there is anything that can arrest the attention or challenge the thought of our people in their mad rush to ward yawning disaster, it is more likely to bo the earnest, well-informed and patriotic warnings of the decent press than anv thing else."' Grovek Cleveland. Mr. Bryan says: I have confidence that the Ameri can leaple, when ttiey have a chance to speak, will reject imperialism and militarism and remain true to Ida doc triaof self-o"-iriinieut. " William J. VJhyax. In expressing his views, Mr. Car negie says: The infiiwnee of a superior race upon an inferior race in the tropics is injurious, demoralizing and never eievatins?. lir-i eriitisui in lh.- ci'.iz. f.f . . , , ine hour. Inorougn Auieneani.-in, such as tht South now stands for, i, for all lime. J consrafulaK; the South ..ii... i. . f W-Khinirton ind Jeffersot.. vr..v- are b:'i"d to prevaiL" in-.. 0.1 ,- , - . .;: : ' j'ivj.. and 5 .. '.or ' i .'. vr: liav ;u::Sf.- -W. !. n ,.-, Ued Y. .Mr. C'n .! one of nwiHihants of tMf village i'c.l id it la; ik; C reek. X. Y. .Mr. Cn it-v one of the leadiii"- iiici,a:hanls of IKsf - iil.i . .ud one ut the niof t iron,iii. u? men in -this viciuiiy.-H". G. I'hippin, Editor Ued Cik llo? ald. Fi- :Ji; by I. Ben Miller n.ri; .or m ii-ei jirjicae; . T'.vo .Yorllieo;! traveler up ai a rural joieJ in Georgia. Iney Had long wi-uted to- go 'possuna hunting, and under th-. direction of the land- lord, they v: torches, and it lo.-tn v..tc dogs a Ml ii ji.ia.iuiu v - lo.ii. - ui. - ments. They eaiiti'rtid two fat ois, rid on returni. to ine hotel ihey.tariie. them ovmij to the .landlord. Supper was served an hour before their train left. It consisted of corn bread, coffe and 'possum. "What's the dirnage, Jjin-lh -ru?" they asked, when the meal was over. "Two dollars apiece, gentlemen."' Two dollars apiece--for what'" "Hit may ound steep, genl.lemens," said the landlord, "but you had two o' the fattest 'possums ever sarved in this hotel. J don't make so charge fer ths bread an' coffee, but betwixt you, I must have J4 for them two 'pas- suns: They are wuth it. gentlemen a my conscience can t let em go fer less!" Atlanta Constitution, Coughed 85 years. I suffered for 25 years with a cough, and spent hundreds of dollars with doctors and for medicine to no avail until I used Dr. Bed's Pine-Tar Honey. This remedy makes weak lungs strong. It has saved my life, J. B. Kosell, Grantsburg, 111. Fortunate in Ueleat. The treaty has been ratified after weeks of anxiety and irritation with which th country should not have been harassed. The twenty-nine Sen ators recorded against it are the chief individual gainers by their own defeat for their success with its certain em barrassment to the government would have made indelible the mark against their names, which now will be dimmed by time and forgetfulness. Boston Journal. Werk Eyes Made fitrr- 'n, 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, an 1 sold on a guarantee by all good drug gists. Card ot Thanks. We desire to return our thanks to those kind, good friends for their kind assistance and tender sympathies to us and our dear departed wife and mother. Rudolph Walther and Children. Never say Die. Many desperate cases of kidney dis eases pronounced incurable have been cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. Many physicians use it. W. H. Coerver duggist. Paid In Pelts. Probably few people know that the original name of the State of Tennes see was Franklin, or that in 1788 tne salaries of the officers of this Com monwealth were paid in pelts, but the f si lowing is a correct copy of the law: Be it enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of Franklin and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that from and after the first day of January. 1788, the salaries of his commonwealth be as follows, t vwit: His Excellency, the Governor, jier annum, 100 deer skins. His Honor, the Chief Justice, 500 deer skins. The secretary to hi Excellency, the Governor, 500 raccoon skins. County clei k, ifcK) beaver 9kin. Clerk of the House of Commons, 200 raccoon skins. Members of the Assembly, per diem, three raccon skins. Justice's fee for serving a warrant, one mink skin. Ex. LA GK1PPE. Since La Grippe has been prevalent in this country, there has been found but one Specific, Dr Humphreys ,7". For saleb.falldruegist. ilut.uebg JOIlUltl.l? ! Thfc PMe"- of one of the largest ldrJ' --l,ods conceis i" w Vork-a 'company having daily transactions ! with .',bben un,! ret;,P8 in citiep' towns and even cross-road stores all over the country says: "The ci n mercial ct'i.diiioiis ;f the country 1 sho : ii c! vrtK as very food. These C- -l(lilll'.H 10 i ll X . t'n- II. V s..r.;si.i'.-toi-i low price' ucrai, too, witn the : of sen ;( sections 1 l lit IX c o'i.s.ness is not ye t - to the continneu .uia. Hut with that sinf 1; excei-lU ii I throughout th iher.? is evidence United States of a 'strong business situation. The causes ! which have gradually brought this aout are still ui oi.er.ttiou. 1 mean ' bv tuat thai we have every reason to .anticipate a t.-onliiiuavioti of prosper uv. A c.:rt.tlu!v us ! v- luismess men L,f York can attribute the pies jent results from certain causes, with 1 the tue certaintv can thev anticipate a continuous resuit of the same favor . able -harj!i-U-r." j juts is a tiapjiy ju-oseet. It gives i neariv evervoouy a cnance. and mat is all most men want. Kansas City Wi rid. Hunt's Lightning Ol Cures Catarrh, Neuralgia, Sprains Cramp Colic, Diarrhoea, Cuts, Head acne, lirieumatism. dood for man and beast. Failing, money refunded, PL'ltE AND SAKE. Burn Eupion, the family Safety Oil, guaranteed not to smoKe your ctiiin nejs or ciiar your wicks. He sure and get the genuine. For sale bv the following dealers only: W. G. Polack, W. H. ( oerver. L. H. Gaessle. J. A. mdeven. W. C 1 .ergmann. Martin v'asterling. Aug Keuipe. J. F. Schwepker. E. Osterloh. J. F. Vogelsanger. M. A. Warren. E. S. Lilly. Doyle Bros. W. A. Trickey. I. Ben Miller. Flentge, Johnston & Co. F. W. Vogt. J. St. Avit & Son. Tom Moore. A. D. Blomeyer. Hirsch Bros., Merc & Prov. Co. Vogel & Brunkhorst. B. Bahn. H. I. Peironnet. smoker's Heart-Burn. Heart-burn from excessive smoking, or from any other cause, is relieved by the first dose of No. 10, Dr. Hum phreys' Specific for Dyspepsia.25c Real Estate For Sale. Two lots in the town of Stroder- ville, on one of which is a fairly good dwelling house. Eleven acres of timbered land on Hickory Ridge. Eighty acres of timbered land with in three miles of Egypt Mills. Forty acres of timbered land about two and a half miles of Egypt Mills Will be sold cheap for cash or part cash and balance good paper. For further particulars and de scription of land call on BEN H. ADAMS, Democrat office. Cape Girardeau, MO. The Eagle, King of alBlrds, b note 1 for its keen sight, .clear and distinct vision. So are those persons who. use Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve for weak eyes, styes, sore eyes of any kind or granulated dids. Sold by all dealers at 23 cents. .Lincoln's Wit. At a cabinet meeting once the ad visability of putting a legend on greenbacks similar to the In God We Trust legend on silver coins was dis cussed, and President Lincoln was asked what his views was. He replied: "If you are going to put a legend on greenbacks I would suggest that of Peter and Paul; 'Silver and gold we hare not, but what we have we will 9 ...... On an Occasion when Mr. Lincoln was eoing to attend a political con vention one of his rivals, a livery man, provided him with a slow horse, hoping that he would not reach his destination in time. Mr. Lincoln got there, however, and when ho returned with the horse he said: "You keep this horse for funerals, don't you?M "Oh, no," said the liveryman. "Well, I am glad of that, for if you did you weld never get a corpse to the grave in .ime for the resurrection." Luns Irritation is the foi-erunner to consumption. Dr. Bell's Piue-Tai-Uimey will cure it, and give su.h strength to the lungs that a cough or a cold will not settle there. Twenty-tivj cents at all good druggists. Kesolusion'i.ol Ktfpect. Hall of Cape Castle S. K. anil LA. ( Cape c-ihardkac. Mo FEHKl'AKY 13, 1S!!H. Once mora the death Angel ha- tu tered our Castle and tailed on ',1 our memhoi s to come up hig t.ei .Ioi;u LSarrinper was a tri; and iaiilifui brother amoi-j; i 1 usliiii d to h s wne, u x !i. ii;.il hils ;oi:e been tout, and a iov ,ng, kind ami tcuuer fi.ther to his eej-cndvi ; i-nil-divn, to ivhoii. he was both father auu mother, iio was ever ready and will ing to give up tho fruits of his honest toil to tuose whom he found to be less able to help themselves than he. con sequently his treasurers are laid up a above. Recognizing his ti ue worth and realizing the responsibility his loss entails upon us, we then fore Resolve. That we will not only cberisb h.s memory in our hearts: but that a page in our record be set aside on whici. theie be inscribed a tribute to his memory, that a copy of these be s-iit to his children and a copy furn ished the city pa pets, with request to publish, also that ue will s j far as lies in our pjwer, bo lather ami mother to his helpless ebildreii:and heip them to grow up iu useful mai:hoood and wo manhood. Kespectlfully submitted. M. E. SlIELTOX, E. V. Woodv, S. J. SHKODES, Committee, A Medical Book. A medical book with the fall de scription of all diseases and their treatment, by F. Humphreys. M. D., mailed free on request. Uumnhreys' Medicine Co., Cor. Williams & John at., New York. The Toledo Weekly Blade. Every intelligent family needs in addition to their local paper, a good national weekly. The greatest and most widely known general family newspaper is the Toledo Weekly Blade. For thirty years it has been a regular visitor in every part of the Union and is well known in almost every one of the 70,000 postoffices in the country. It is edited with reference to a national circulation. It is a republican paper. but people of all politics take it, be cause of its honesty and fairness in the discussion of all public questions. It is the favorite family paper, with something for every member of the household. Serial stories, poetry, wit and humor; the household depart ment, (best in the world). Young Folks, Sunday School Lessons, Tal- mage's Sermons, the Farmstead, the Question Bureau ( which answers ques tions lor subscribers ), tne News of the week in a complete form, and other special features. Specimen copies gladly sent on application, and if vou win send us a list ol addresses, we will mail a copy to each. Only 41 a year. If you wish to raise a club. write for terms. Address, The Blade, Toledo Ohio. "Seventy-seven." ("77.") "77" is Dr. Humphrey's famous Specific for thecureofGrip and Colds, and the prevention of Pneumonia. All druggists-25c. Wanted. We want a good girl to do kitchen and house work. Any good woman J will do. N. WlCHTKRICH. Croub anu Whooping Cough. Ballard's Horehound Syrup will promptly relieve Croup and Whooping Cough. It will cure the worst Cough er Cold. It never disappoints. Try it. Sold by Wilson Drug store SELF GOVERNMENT. Senator Beverage on Self Govermcat The Declaration of Independence applied only to peoples capable of self-government. Otherwise, how dare we administer the affairs of the Indians. How dare we continue to govern them today? Precedent doe not inpair natural and unalienable rights. And how is the world to be prepared for self-gover;uent? Savag ery can not prepare itself. Barbar ism must be assisted toward the light. Assuming that these peopibs eu be made capable of self-goverr.mtnt,hall we have no part in r.i? glorious cause? And if self-government is not possi ble for them, shall we la"e th"!! to themselves? Shall tribal wars scourge them, disease waste them, savagery brutalize them rao(p and mere? Shall their fields lie fallow, their forrosts rot, their minds remain sealed, and all the purposes and posibilities of nature nullified.- If not, who sliall govern them, rather than the kindest arid most merciful of tho world's great race of administrators, the people of the American republic? Who lifted from us the judgment which makes men of jgg2SJ$lood our -.ther's keepers? We do not deuy thaw liberty. The administration of orderly government is not denial of liberty. The admin istrates of equal justice is not tho denial of liberies. Teaching the habits of industry is not denial of liberty. Development of the wealthy of the land is n-.,l a fil ial of .iotrty. ' If thev are, tie- 0" lien -se. M a . l i:.' of 'I'N.'i-ty U.lAl.'.KS' ;..'! d:i''i'J iro thirty j.-. ot the Tagal denial of liter to who:u? The ir, the f ipi';: tribes. Aguin. tribe oi 2.0'jtU'OO souls, and he has an intermittent authority over less than 50,0)10 of these. Tho deliver these continental islands to him and his crew would Lie to establish an auto cracy of barbarism, it would be be to license spoliation. It would be to plant the republic of piracy, for such a government could not prevent that crini" in piracy's natural home, It would be to wake war certain among the powers of earth, who would dis pute with arms, each other's possess ions of a Pacific eaipire from which that ocean can be ruled, The blood already thtd i-i hnt a drop to that; wh'.ch would c if America should deierl its post in the Pacific. And th1 blood already spilled was pourad out upon the altar ot the world's regener ation. Manila is as noble as Omdur- mnn, and both are holier than Jericho. Retreat from tho Phillippines on any pretext would We the master cowardice of history. It would be the betrayal of a trust us sacred as humanity. It would be a crime against Christian civilization, and would mark the be ginning of the decadence of our race. AsJ so, thank God, the republic never retreats. uaat's cor Cure all skin diseases in all Its va rious forms. No internal treatment necessary. Failing money returned to purchaser. Assignees Notice ot the Allowance of Demand. Notice is hereby given that I, as Assignee of Frank H. Dunlop and Mary C. Dunlop, will upon the 27th, 28th and 2!)th days of March A. D. 1MW. in the Common Pleas Court room in the city of Cape Girardeau, in the county ot Cape Girardeau, Missouri, will proceed publicly to adjust and allow demands against the estate and effects of the assignors. Those per sons having claims against said as signors failing to attend at the time and place mentioned and lay before the assignee the nature and amount of their demands may be precluded from any benefit of the effects of the estate of said assignors. Robert G. Ranney, Assignee. This February 13, 1899. wn43-&dfebl3 Rev. C. r. Brooks says that his little girl is troubled with malaria very severely, and that since he gave her Sulphur Bitters, he never thinks of leaving New York for his summer resort without a few bottles, for they always cure his family, and are far superior to quinine. TOR SALE. One eight room slate roof brick duelling house, with all modern im provements, located on lots 7 and 8, in range A, 60x180 feet in size, known aa the Morton house. Apply to Henry a. Astholz. All Colds am Tainted. All colds are tainted with Grip when Grip prevails. "77"break up Grip and Colds that "hang on;" 25c all druggisai. lad Tidings to Asthma Sufferers' Foley's Honey and Tar gives quick and positive relief la all oases. 4? . V 13 -"'i-js"..-l