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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
HOW ANIMALS PLAY
Merry Antics of Mirthful Monkeys The
GIeefuI Gambling of Whales.

! Merry Antics of Mirthful Monke The
Gleeful GambolinS of Whales.
All animals. from ants up tn whales
and elephants. play together in youth,
and some are fond of taking such di-
version at intervals through life. One
| might search the world over and not
find more playful creatures than pup
pies and kittens. hut there are other
dumb animals which not only frisk
about. but actually descend to practical
jokes.
\ brazilian parrot once succeeded in
making Il railway party believe that
they hal run over "a child. Sudden cries.
followed by a low moaning. rang ont
from beneath the wheels. The train
was stopped and the employees ncr-
vou>ly searched the track. but no child
was to he seen. No Clrw To- the situa-
ton could he found until Il large green
parrot, swinging in his cage. uttered Il
muclin% laugh.
Amonkcy q shipboard used to amuse
himself in the cooks absence by turn
ing the water cocks in order To enjoy
that worthy'S surprise when he re-
turned and found the water running
over the floor. and there are scores of
authenticated instances of actual de
ceptinn practicnd Icy animals to gain
some desired end.
y certain skye terrier used to at
tempt dcccivin@ its master ty going
through the action Of killing a hy. and
then assuming an air of success. One
day. however. when proof was gl~cn
him that his hypocrisy was detected. he
SUNK under tn" furniture. evidently
quite ashamed.
Tn" merry antics of the monkeys are
many and divcrting. Humboldt was
acquainted with a monkey in India
which took delight in riding Il pig.
Every morning the creature caught
one. icapcd aStridr his back and cling
ing there with great tirmncss. took his
fill of riding. Another monkey. domcs-
ticated by Il missionary. used To put the
family eat. Il strong. good-natured an
imal. to the same Use.
The favorite game of others seems to
he that of. sliding duwn-hill. They
N'AAA' tP " ~ ''p VI Hl-h Hil'N
ridge. lie flat upon the stomach. with
the forefe"t hcnt backward. and, Civ
ing themselves an impulse with the
hind legs. glide down the hill head fore
most. In summer they select a slop-
ing river bank, which has Il clayey soil.
and where the water at its base is of
considerable depth. Climbing this
bank. they start from the top. slip
swiftly over the sloping ground. and
plunge int the water.
The gaInboling of whales Is offer
witnessed by sailors. and Palcy says
that any observer of fish must acknowl-
edge that they are 50 happy they
know not what to do with themselves.
Their attitudes and frolics are simply
the effect of an excess of spirits
y. journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

The majority of wcll-read phys
icians now believe that Consump-
ton is a germ disease. In other
words, instead of being in the con-
stitution itself it is caused by innu-
merable small creatures living in the
lungs having no business there and
eating them away as caterpillars do
the leaves of trees.
A Germ The phlegm that is
coughed up is those
disease. parts of the lungs
which have been
gnawed off and destroyed. These
little bacilli, as the germs are called,
are too small to be seen with the
naked eye, but they are very much
alive just the same, and enter the
body in our food, in the air we
breathe, and through the pores of
the skin. Thence they get into the
blood and finally arrive at the lungs
where they fasten and increase with
frightful rapidity. Then German
Syrup comes in, loosens them, kills
them, expells them, heals the places
they leave, and so nourish and
soothe that, in a short time consump-
tives become germ-proof and we'll. y
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
CREDIT.
Why the Farm Is One of the Best of Ed
irrational Influences.

Why the Farm l. one Of the Best of Ed
urttinnal Influences
If bV education is meant the forma-
ton of character and of the habits of
life essential Ia success in any business
or profession. then the farm IS one of
the hest of educational influences.
No man can expect to succeed in an
honest calling unless ne acquires, some
time in early life. habits of industry.
frugaiitv, economy. ~fnrcthought and
the power to resist the temptations
that lead To faSl living and dissipation.
These habits. if formed at all. must be
formed before the character becomes
fixed and established. 1t is just
here that the education of the farm
has its greatest valur. 1t in = manner
compcls formation of these habits.
The farm furnishes work To all ages
from the child to the full-grown mas
or Success is possible only III
the combined labor of all members Ci
the family. There is little temptation
to extravaganza in dress NJ modes of
living. There is no wide distinction in
classes. and the farmers boy Instinct.
lively learns To judge men by what
they are i'll character rather han by
social position or by size of the bank
account.
These. among other reasons and al
vantarcs. account for the fact that the
farm boy in the race of life, as Il rule,
far ou:strip> his competitors of the city.
The farm boy may be found in all the
professions, in the line of business. and
in great manufacturing enterprises. at
the head of the procession He wins
position, not by superior knowledge of
books. or what is ordinarily called cdu-
cation. but by the formation, under the
influence of home. of those habits of
which. after all. success in life mainly
drpcnLs. This educational influence is
an item of profit sadly left out of the
calculations in these times of dcpreS-
sion on the farm. No farm depression
can take away its educational influence.
except in SO far as the farmer loses
faith in his profession and imbucs his
children with his W sccpticiSm. The
essential point is To have right habits
rooted and grounded in the young,
whether the immediate rewards be
great or small. Get the boys firmly
fixed in these essential habits. and
then. if they have a taste for some
other profession. yOu can trust hem
Iowa Homestead.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
THE CHARMS OF MUSIC.
One Case In Which 1t Soothed Two Sal
age Breasts.

One Case In Which 1t Soothed Two Saw
age Breasts.
Husband and wife had been quarrel
ling. saysa Columbus paper. The trouble
began in the house, but the belligerents
had reached the sidewalk, where hostil-
tiles were resumed. She declaredin the
heat of passion hat she would not live
with him another hour. He retorted
hat it didn't make any difference, the
quicker the separation came the better
it would be for both.
The husband, raising his voice 10 n
high pitch, said:
This ends all relations between US"
Go" said the wife, Il do not are
now, for our home is only in name"
Suddenly there burst upon the night
the strains vi Home, Sweet Home" 1t
Just then begun a serenade to 4 resident
neal by. 1t seems that the company of
musicians had been inspired, for the
piece was never rendered any better
than it was that night.
The husband and wife ceased quarrel
ling, and both stood as if rooted TO the
spot. The effect upon them could be
seen at Il glance. Both were weeping.
There was a brief but terrific struggle
between duty and pride.
The husband glanced at the wife in a
pitiful sort of way, and his look was re-
turned. As the strains of the great song
were dying away, they rushed into each
others arms. The love of former years
was then and there renewed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
Extravaganza of Roman Women.

We are told on trustworthy authority
that the dresses alone of Lolita Paulina,
the rival of Agrippina. were valued at
one million six hundred and ~sixty-six
thousand dollars. Plinny relates that
he saw her at a plain citizens bridal
supper, literally covered with pearls
and emeralds worth forty thousand
sesterces, equivalent in our money 10 one
million five hundred and sixty thousand
dollars. Another lavish beauty of near
~ the same epoch, Lolita Sabina,
never travelled without a train of five
hundred she-asses, SO that she might
not miss her mornings bath of asses
milk. BY the side of their Roman pro-
totypes the most ~eXtravagant women of
our own day seem thrifty.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
THE FARMING WORLD.
FRUIT TREE LABELS.

-
1 Matter of More Importance Than Most
Fruit Growers Think.
II has been many years since we pub
lished a description of a very simple
label for marking the name Of a bear
ing fruit tree, consisting of a small
strip of sheet zinc a few inches long,
name written with n common lead
pencil on n end, and the other end
coiled round n side branch of the tree.
The zinc being slightly rusted will take
the pencil mark very distinctly. and
will last half Il century exposed to the
weather. Yet Notwithstanding the
chcapness and completeness of this
label. it does no appear to have been
known or adopted by writers on
orcharding. either in Europe or in this
country. English and American jorr-
nails frequently describe more complete
and less durable labels. and among
others one represented in the accom-
panying cut, Fig. l. 1t consists of two
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

examination made, and after a day or
two proved conclusively by the mans
friends that he had not been robbed
and that he was not ven deaf ana
dumb. The inspector was not pleased
at having this sort of a trick played
upon him. So he sat the man down in
a chair and engaged him in converse.
ton. One of the detective ~sergeants
Slipped up behind him and jabbed a pin
into his back about two inches. The
deaf and dumb man rose straight up
and yelled:
'Great God, inspector, what was
that"
That" said the inspector. rs my
cure for dumbness. Git"
He was gone. and seems to have been
permanently cured.
Captain Reilly tells of Il man who
called on him a short time ago with an
odd complaint. lie was a quiet. gem
tlcmanly person. well advanced in
years. He said: Il am much troubled
with large steamboats, blowing up and
down near my house at night. They
make a great whistling and blowing,
and | cannot sleep for them"
Captain Reilly supposed the man
lived near the water front, and said:
Where is your home?:"
Il live on seventeenth street
tween Seventh and Eighth ave-
nues. said he. The steamboats, go up
and down Seventeenth street. 1t is
very annoying"
1t must be-" said Captain Reilly.
''Ill have it stopped"
The next day he sent around and told
the man that he had had the steamboats,
stopped. a few days afterward the
man called and thanked him. They
have stopped entirely" said he. and |
can never repay you"
That's all right" said the police
officer. Seventeenth street is not Il
water t~horoughfare and we never could
allow it. You will not be disturbed
any more"
DR.. Douglas, of the insane board ut
the bellevue hospital. says that these
eases are generally difficult to detect. \
few days ago Il young German woman
was brought to the asylum to he exam
ined as to her sanity. They watched
her night and day for five days, End she
neither said nor did anything GU. of the
way. The sixth day she told the nurse
confidentially that God had appeared to
herr in vision, and had told her To go and
marry a certain white-haircd old mar
who would meet her in a certain place.
She complained bitterly of the hardness
of Il lot which would compel her to
waste her youthful charms, but she
said She must do as the Lord badc her.
n Y Suu
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
CHEAP CLOO CRUSHER.
A Useful Implement That Can BE Made
for n Few Dollars,

A Useful Implement That Can BE Made
for a Few Dollars.
Funny. isn't it? that an implement
costing So little and 81 easily made and
effective should be neglected by nine
tenthS of farmers. 1t is nothing but
three poles from the woods. each six to
eight feet long and four u six inches in
diameter at the butt with bits of the
tops placed between to hold them apart
as the long bolts. running through the
whole, are screwed tight. These bolts
are the only part of the implement that
costs. The chain? Any log chain will
answer. 1t is best to draw it a little
CATERING" so it will have a slightly
shaving action on the sod,. For level
ing knobs and filling hollows it has nc
equal. Is there a piece of land that is
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys,
TEN efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, NEW YORK. N.Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

Sheffield can now boast the prize calf
If Georgia. 1t is "a calf which is far
ahead of all the snake stories of the
statc-a calf that grows wild at the
sight of Il rabbit. Recently it gave 4
rabbit a lively chase, making it take
shelter in a hollow tree. The calf
would then blcat until some one woIld
come and catch the game. 1t is owned
by an estimable lady of Sheffield, but
she positively refused to lend the calf
for others to hunt with.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
FIG. >,

portion of the label around the copper
wire. To coil it at once around the side
branch. as shown in Fig. ;. Another
advantage which the form has. which
we have so long used, is that it has
something of an automaton character.
by gradually uncoiling from the branch
with the increase in growth.
Such Il label may seem ike Il SIMPLE
thing, but preserving the names of
fruit trees So that they may be at once
recognized and mistakes prevented. is
a matter of Importance to fruit grew
rrS-CnnntrV Gcntlrmcn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
BABY'S MISSION.

Everybody has a mission,
Missions great and missions small,
But l think the baby's mission
Is the sweetest one of all.
To us he comes a missionary
From the land where Jesus went
To gently teach the truth of loving.
In he homes where he Is sen
How very sad and lonely. dreary,
Would be- each high and lowly homo
II for years INC years no baby
To this world would ever come.
Yet he comes and takes the homage
Loving hearts and hands do give;
And while loving him were learning
What il is for love 10 live.
We would grow so cold anl selfish
II no prattiihg VOC we'd hear,
And no chubby face would r:r.t Us,
Month after month. year after year.
Then thank Heaven for the babies,
Even if they're not your own,
For this world is much the better
For the seeds OF love They've suwn.
Lucia NJ. Stutzman. in Western Rural.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11
LOSING OUR LEGS.
Through Not Exercising Them Sufficiently
They are Dwiniling Away.

Through Not Exercising Them Sufficiently
They are Dwindling Away.
We are growing deficient in legs, SAYS
a writer. ! don't mean we are lcgless,
hut that our lower limbs are rapidly be-
coming mere rudimentary members for
lack of proper exercise. When the
tinkle of the horse car bell was heard
in the towns. citizens walked little: and
now that the various rapid transit svS-
tens are in operation. the citizens walk
less. The results of much riding and
little walking are apparent in nine men
out of ten met upon the streets. Spindle
shanks. weak, uncertain steps, and a
general air of WEAKNESS mark the pa
irons of the street car. This state of
affairs Is not due entirely to the great
American desire for speed. Laziness.
pure and simple. is to blame. No mat
ter how much time a man NAV have,
and no matter how fair the day may be,
if he has more than a quarter of a mile
to travel he rides. lie rides to his work
in the morning. and the suggestion that
he start earlier and walk would be re-
ceived with scorn. He rides home from
his work in the evening, and more or
less chcerfully accepts the di>comforts
of a car crowded with fellow-resters.
When he arrives home he wonders why
he has no appetite, and tells his wife
that she ann cook like his mother
could. Sundays and holidays are spent
in the house. with never a thought of Il
five-mile tramp and its attendant bene-
fits. In consequence his legs shrivel up
tn pipe-stcm proportions, his liver hard
ems. and his head grows soft. Finally
he takes his last ride-to the cemetery
As much a suicide as the man who
shoots himself. So out into the air. and
walk out. too. Legs were not made to
b. bent or bear a lapstone during the
major portion of their service. They
were made to carry you. and, on certain
occasions. carry the n that you love
next to your own sweet self. Use your
legs and lengtlen your life. -Pittsbnrgh
Dispatch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

parasitic copper wirc-loop. around
which the zine or other metal
is coilcd. while the loop passing
around the side limb holds it to the
tree. In addition to its more complex
form the wire is more apt To cut the
bark of the branch to which it is hung
than the broad strip i'll Fig. ,. Being
blown about by the wind, the copper
wire often cracks off in a few years.
One of these compound labels may he
easily made into a simple n by tax
in" out and throwing aside the copper
wire. and instead of coiling thc fiat
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

SNOW GOOD digestion wait on appetite,
and health on both" This natural and hap
py condition of the mind and body is brought
about by the timely use of Prick!y Ash Bit
ters. While not a beverage in any sense, it
possesses the wonderful faculty O~frencwinG
to the debiiitated system all the elements
required to rebuild and make strong. IL
you are troubled with a headache. diseased
liver, kidneys or bowels, give it a trial, it
will not fail YOU.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

A MEDICINE that will strengthen every
part of the body, that will regulate and aid
the various functions is essential to the
young and middle age, who suffer from
local and general weaknesses If weak in any
part of the body, use DIR. John Bulls Sarsa-
parilla 1t is a great auxiliary to Nature,
and thereby robust manhood and woman
hood may be attained.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

It's sometimes said patent
medicines are for the igno-
rant. The doctors foster this
idea.
The people," we're told,
"are mostly ignorant when it
comes to medical science"
Suppose they are! What
a sick man needs is not knowl-
edge, but a cure, and the medi-
cine that eu,cs is the medicine
for the sick.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures the do
believes" and the don't be-
lieves." There's no hesitance
about it, no eff" nor "possi-
bly,"
1t says-"I can cure you,
only do as l direct
Perhaps it fails occasionally.
The makers hear of it when it
does, because they never keep
the money when the medicine
fails to do good.
Suppose the doctors went
on that principle. eve beg
the doctors pardon. It
wouldn't doll
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

Are accomplished by vigorous men and
women clear of brain, 1.-the OF limb, with
plenty of stamina. Only by promoting di-
gestion and assimilation nay that disability
be overcome which disqualifies us from sue
cessful competition in the arena OF life.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters not only con-
fers vigor upon the weak, but remedies
bilious, nervous, malarial, kidney and rheu-
matte ailments.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

Choking, sneezing and every
other form of catarrh in the
head, is radically cured by
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Fifty cents. By druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

Sir Noue's FIRE., will be sent by Cragln &
Co, Ihilada., Pa, to any one in the U. S. or
Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF %
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

MARRIAGES are called '.mG,chesr because
they are sometimes followed by scratching.
N. o. New Delta.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

DoNoT suffer from sick headache a moment
longer. 1t is not necessary. Carriers Little
Liver Pills will cure YOU. Dose, one little
pill. Small price. Small dose. Small pill
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

WORTH its weight in gold-an English
sovereign.-Mail and Express.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

DoN'T try too hard to make a reputation.
A mans reputation, like a woman's dress,
never suits its owner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

ACToEs. Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of HOrehOund and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure III one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

ANY one can take Carriers Little Liver
Pills. they are so very small. No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

NEARLY every little child needs DIR. Bulls
Worm Destroyers occasionally These
dainty candies never fail to do good.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

WHY is a new moon like a sick babyl Be
cause it is a pale "yeller."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

The man who Is Lonesome and wants to
talk, nearly always meets the man who is
tired and doesn't van to talk.-AtchiSOn
Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

ADVERSELY is a jewel that shines brighter
In our neighbours crown than in our WI
N. Y. Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

tSo wet to plant and SO. although un-
even, has never been pl' wed? Make
one of the home clod crashers and level
ers. and during the next drought JUS
pillow that ground, level it and seed il
and see if You are not proud of the job
ever after. On such wet. natural
meadow n applications pay well
The crop can BE- gathered enough
quicker on one smooth acre to leave
time for the making Of half a dozen
such ccntrIvauccs.--IIollist. Sage. il
Fp-rl a. !IOins
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

A NEW remedy for bruised ball players
has been found to take the place of arnica.
1t Is called base Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

THE prosperity of the tailor opens a large
field for theorizing on the survival Of the
mistittest.-Wa shington Post
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

MARKED dawn-thc young mans mus
tache when it begins to be visible.-Pitts-
burgn Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

THIS is a tropical climb" said the mon
key as he started after the ~cocoanut.-
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

TESTED ny TINE. For Bronchial affec-
tiOns. Coughs, etc, Browns BRONCHIAL
TKocHEs have prnrs,i their efficacy by a test
of many years. Price 25 cts.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

NEVER kick an electric light wire when
it's down.-Buffalo Express