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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The grave Of Oliver Goldsmith, in
the precincts of the Inner Temple. is
one of the neglected graves of England
The engraved letters are becoming dim
and the tablet is scratched.
-Stanley's contract with the Ameri
car publishers of his book called fol
$50. 600 in royalty. 1t is now authori
tatively stated that he has received
from them the additional sum of SAL.
600, and that Maj. Pond paid to him
some ninety thousand dollars as his por
ton Of the proceeds of the lecture tour.
The German empress went shop.
ping in London. Her purchases includ'
ed a beautiful hand-embroidered cover.
let of Italian design, supposed to be
two hundred years old, for which she
gave forty-five pounds, and a very
handsome satin quilt-a reproduction
of an old pattern -embroidered in soft
ly blended tones of terra Gotta and gold
which cost forty pounds.
Allen G. Thurman is said to be
breaking down physically. He takes
no exercise at all. Since his retiremen,
from public life he has.got into the way
of shutting himself up in his library,
reading nearly all night, and then re.
firing so late as not to rise before noon
His wife is i'll enough to be confined to
her bed, but she tries earnestly to per.
suade the ''Old Roman to take more
outdoor air.
That old Bourbon, the London Sat
urday Review, thus protests against a
new spelling of the name of a classical
author: For men of letters who are
scholars and scholars who are men OF
letters there is no such vocable as
'Vergir' in the world, nor even will be.
'Vergilius' in Latin, if you like (you
needn't, but if you like. But Virgil
in English. absolutely, peremptorily,
without stay of judgment, without
leave to appeal"
There is just a faint possibility that
babies may supersede as fashionable
pets the pampered lap-dog. The duchess
haps. unaccountable fancy to be very
proud of her baby daughter and to avail
herself of every opportunity of having
the little woman with her. When the
duchess opened the great Kensington
bazaar recently baby Lady Victoria wa
proudly displayed to the public in her
mothers arms. Whatever is English
goes and why not this?
The late Mrs. f. L. Davenport was
q most charming and estimable WON.
an. She was ii very beautiful girl
when, as Mrs. Vining, she met and
married the actor Davenport. Her
daughter Fannie has had some claim
to good looks, but it appears to have
been an instance of a mother prctticr
than a pretty daughter" All of her
five daughters acquired regulations on
the stage, and her two sons have made
names for themselves in their profess
sion.
London Punch reached its fift,cth
birthday recently. In all this time It is
said that it has never contained a vulgar
or immoral illusion by pen or pencil: it
has been a pure and respectable sheet.
1t has reflected the signs of the times.
1t has beer patriotic in its spirit. II
has encouraged the artists who nave the
power to put humor into c%aricature. 4
writer in the Contemporary Review
points ont that every person who had
genius as a comic artist has drifted into
the company of Punch artists and
writer's during the last fifty years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
He Knew Human Nature.

A peddler was slowly passing along
the street with the cry of ''Strawber-
ries," melodiously rising and falling.
Up at a second-story window sat a
woman with a baby in her arms. The
peddler stopped as he came underneath.
Don't you want some nice strawber-
ries, ma'am?" said he. only five cents
q quart"
mo, not to-day" said the woman de-
cidedly.
I've only got two quarts left" said
the peddler. Wont you buy them for
the baby?!"
Moo, l think not" said the woman.
'If / had a baby like that" said the
peddler, I'll buy these Strawberries
for him"
The woman rose from her seat. "Just
wait a minute and I'll send down TO.
thew," she said.-St Louis ChropialA
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
HUMOROUS.

-Tom-'Have you asked Bessie YETI
Jack-.Yes.' Tom-"What did she
say?!" Jack-"That she would take
vanilla."-N. Y. Herald.
Mrs. P.-''Thev say hat Mr.. Hay,
who used to sing so much, has lost his
voice. Mr.. Pr shouldn't think
he'd offer much of Il rcward."-Truth.
The initiated believe that half the
pleasure of camping out consists in see
ing how miserable your fellow campers
can be under ~unfavorable circum-
understandable journal.
Hoffman Howes-"You remember
Jack Eastman, who married Miss Ter
magant last year, don't you? Hes
dead Murray Hill-''Out of the fry
ing-pan into the fire, eh?"-Kate Fields
Washington.
-Ridgewood, Too.-Small Boy
Somebody come quick and catch this
hydrant." All the Neigbors-"What's
the matter with ito" Small Boy-"It's
running Small boy promptly fol.
lows its example. )-Brooklyn Eagle.
-Hostess-'Te he! / beg pardon,
Mr.. Downeast, but really the New
England custom of having pie for
breakfast seems very funny" Mr..
Downeast-''Ah, madam. if you could
taste New England pies, you'd want
them three times a day"
That Aggravating Sister.-His Sis
ter-"Had you heard that Laura Figg's
pug has run away?" He-"Well. what
of ito" His Sistcr-.'Oh, nothing, only |
thought that if you intend proposing,
now is your time. A woman's heart is
often caught in the rebound, you
know."-Indianapolis Journal.
She Was a Good Cook.-Frcshwed
(pettishly)-'I can't see why you don't
cook as well as mother did" Mrs.
Freshwed latter a p~ause)-"Let's see,
George, dear, l think you told me that
your father died soon after you were
born" Freshwood-'Yes; dyspepsia
killed him."--Wcst Shore.
-Manitou. EARLY in the season: Ac.
quaintance-'Have you any relatives
with you?" Young Mr.. Seekingawife-
NO" Later in the season: Another
Acquaintance-"IIave you any relatives
bere?" Young Mr.. Seekingawife-
''Yes. nine sisters. "-ColOrado Sun.
They were sitting together on a
bench in n of the public parks when
a gentleman well known for his phi
lanthropic practices passed them.
THAT man played n mighty mean
trick Oh me yesterday" said n of
them. What did he do?" Woke me
wi of a nice, comfortable sleep to tell
me where l could get work." Detroit
Free Press.
"A well-known dentist tried hard to
collect a bill, but after many ineffect-
ual efforts said to the debtor: Il do
not intend to send you any more bills.
and 1 don't intend to u You; but there
is one thing l want to tell you. Every
time you cut off a piece of beefsteak
and pass it to your wife, I want you to
remember that she is not chewing hat
beef with her teeth. nor with your
teeth, but with my teeth" In two or
three days he received a check. The
motion of those doubly false teeth in
his wife's mouth was to much for the
husband. -Demorest's Monthly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

America and her Enormous BreWeries.
Inquiries are often heard in public places
about the large breweries of this country,
and in view Of the interest people take In
the history Of all successful enterprises, q
few facts short and to the point, about one
Of the largest and best known Of the West
ern Breweries, viz, the p. Schoeuhofen
that concern, may not be out Of order.
Business was commenced in 1858 by the
founder, T. Schoenhofeu, on q small lot OF
1850 square feet, for which he paid about
500 The ground now taken up Oy the
brewery amounts to 10l SIS square feet and
is valued at over 500. 100. Add to this q
large piece OF property acquired q few
months ago ut a cost Of $4,000, for the
building of an enlarged bottling department
made necessary by the fact that although
working day and night in their present
location they are unable to fiji the demand
for their bottled goods, and there is enough
ground for a good sized farm, all to be de-
voted to the production Of Gambrinus foam
ing beverage.
The brewery properi Is known to be the
testified up in the United States, andis well
worth q visit, if only to view the two enor-
nous copper kettles in which the brewing
is done. Each kettle has a capacity of 500
barrels, so that by brewing twice a day
every day in the year, a total annual output
VI OhcI tCo,oOO EClo Cdu NC OOIeiiuCu.
The elevator and malt house have a stor-
age capacity Of over 10000 bushels and a
mating capacity Of over 1,500 bushels day.
As for their various brands Of beer, it is
not necessary to say much about them.
Most people have heard Of them, and the
popularity Of this class Of merchandise is
generally a very good criterion Of quality.
Their special high grade brew EDELwEIss is
perhaps one Of the best known beers on the
continent. The brand they sell most Of
however Is the SELECT, this being a high
quality draught beer and a much feared
competitor of the products of Milwaukee
and St Louis, Schoenhofen's Chicago
Lager having a reputation for purity and
standard quality acknowledged even by
their bitterest rivals.
Their depots are at Louisiana, No., with
Mr.. Bent c. May as wholesale agent, and
at Nation, Ill, Mr.. NJ Thode wholesale
agent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
HOME HINTS AND HELP,

Flannel Cakes: To q quart ct flour
add eight eggs (beaten to a froth), a
wineglassful of yeast and as much
swee milk as will make a stiff batter.
Set To rise over night. The rising will
make the batter quite thin.-Good
housekeeping.
Rice Y Take some plainlv-
boiled rice. mt IT into a s-auce-pan with
n lu,nn of butter add as much tomato
sauce nc tho RICE will absorb and nIentv
of grated cheese. Mix we'll and keep
stirr;np on the fire until unite hot.
Serve n;Iod unon n dish -Detroit Free
Press.
For curtain-band many pse bross
chains. others pse cord or silk ribbons-
It is not usual to work them. but occa-
sion,IIv the hands are sbaned- made of
satin on +, strong foundation. and pro.
v;ded with daisies or other flowers.
| Sometimes ribbon ;s embro;dered-N.
Y. World.
A cheese custard is made bv
grating three ounces of cheese and add
inc TO it two ounces of butter and
Dreaming both together. Two eggs
are beaten with a tablespoonful of
milk, and the ingredients are well
mixed-poured into a deep pieplate and
quickly baked for ten minutes.-Chris-
| tian at Work.
Cucumber Salad: Peel and cut the
cucumbers into quarter-inch slices.
Soak in ice-water. Scald and peel three
or four large tomatoes. Cut them in
and cut the cucumbers in small dice.
season with salt pepper. oil and lemon
iuice or vinegar. Put them into the
| cavities, and when ready to serve put a
spoonful of boiled dressing on each
| Boston Budget.
Steamed Mushrooms: Put them in
n close-coyered porcelain lined kettle.
with about n teacupful of cold water to
half n gallon of mushrooms: steam until
they are tender. They make n good
deal of mice of their own. and should
Inc freoneptlv stirred that they NAV he
evenly cooked Add n t~oblesnoopfn nj Of
butter rolled in n heapinp t~easpoonful
of f,our and season with salt and cav
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

all over the west end of l. ndon until
was dead tired and really to 60 to
sleep on any doorstep. | had put Of
the oldest coat | had and wore on my
head a Misunderstanding SLOUGH cap.
Now, there is nothing which gives a
man such n woe-begone, hangdog ap-
pearance as an old ana bad SLOUGH cap.
] had no collar on and my boots were
covered with the mud of various dirty
thoroughfares. A man may be meas
ured by his soul, as DIR. Watts held, but
up to date the outside world insists on
judging a person mainly by his appear
ance, and my appearance was decided
ly against me that morning.
came to a railway station on the
line over which | hold a ~first-cl ass sea-
son ticket, and saw that it had been
just opened and that the gateman was
yawning at having to get up so early
in the morning, so l thought | would
take the first train home and go to bed
like a reputable citizen. was evident
ly the first conner and as ] passed the
man he held out his hand and said:
Ticket, please"
Il ave a season." ] answered sleep
fly. as that is my usual reply to such a
question.
II you are well dressed the ticket
puncher generally allows you to pass
when you mention the open sesame.
season" Many swindlers have been
fined forty shillings and costs for say
ing that cabalistic word when they had
nothing to back their statement.
81 will look az your season ticket, if
you please" said the man politely.
Sleepy as | was, this remark awoke
me to the fact that 1 was a d~isreputa-
bic looking citizen.
"Why do you want to see my season
ticket?" l said. 1T is very unusual to
ask for it."
Perhaps" replied the man; never
theless, all tickets must be shown, sea-
son and others"
81 have never been asked for my sea
o ticket, and l have Travelled on this
line for months"
II will look at your season ticket, if
you please"
"Yes, but tehsme why. You surely
don't think that l would try to cheat
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

'you will not buy a ticket. II you have
a season ticket You have a right to go
on the platform; if you have not, I
want your name and address"
'But the booking office is OPEN" ]
protested.
Certainly it is open. I want to see
your season ticket, if o please"
"Well, but if the booking office is
open and if it is for the purpose of sell
ing tickets, why do you object to my
buying a ticket? I'll buy a red third
class or a blue second-class or a white
frst-class, just as you say. l would
rather buy a ticket than expose my
season ticket to the morning air." and
as said this l edged cautiously away
from the man as if ready to bolt out of
the door.
He promptly placed himself between
me and the door and said sternly. drop
ping the polite IF you please" Il
want to sec your season ticket"
'Oh, WELL" l said, jaIntily, at
doesn't matter after all. l think l shall
walk home. 1t is all right l have
walked a good many miles already. and
another mile more or less doesn't mat
ter. Good morning"
The railway man called a porter, who
at once came to his assistance.
Don't let this man leave the place."
he said, until he gives his name and
address,"
Il don't see what you want with my
name and address," / said, as mildly as
I could. II have as many acquain-
tanccs already as / know what to do
with. / don't want to extend my call
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

which has become dcnsely filled with
strawberry plants, leaving a strip SIX
inches wide of the old plants, which
will form a narrow matted row, and
filling the shallow burrows with fine
old manur Another mode of self
planting is represented by Fig. l. and
which will be useful for small beds.
All the runners are cut off but two
Immediately after the gathering OF
the crop. These two set each a new
plant. The middle row., after fruiting,
may be cnt out. Still another mode we
have used where we have n few rare
plants to be removed to another place
IN the same garden is represented by
Fig. >. Square cavities are made with
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
SETTING

Two Forms of Securing Self by
Means OF Tanners.
There are two distinct ways of re-
newing strawberry charlottesville
one which is generally preferred and
adopted being simply transplanting,
and the other some form of self-renew-
al by the agency of An OBJ
lection to the latter is the continued &C.
cupation of the same piece of ground,
the fertility being partly exhausted by
the previous growth. This objection
may be in a great degree remedied by
copious and skillful manuring, and if
the soil has been found by trial to be
especially benefited by some particular
fertilizer. the plant will be improved
by an addition of it to the barn azure
A mode adopted by a cultivator in Can
ada, and reported to a fruit-growers'
meeting, was found to have some par
a.1n, T1. $1,000
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
SIM.

"Sech a great big, lanky baby!"
Everybody said o. him;
Long as Moses rod, and maybe
Some'rs lear about as slim.
Stoopin' shouldered, Timber tinted,
Feet above the usual size,
Freckled face and nose that pintcd
From a PAIR O. squinty eyes;
Reddish hair that allus bristled,
Skin a sickly yeller hue.
Voice that kind o peeped an whistled
When he e to speak to you.
bingham shirt an one suspender,
Ragged pants an cowhide boots
Served 10 mark that critters gender
An to tell him from the brutcs.
How the boys I'D scrcech an hollcr
When they saw him on the street!
He 'ud run an they 'ud foller,
Laughin' at his clumsy feet;
Round the corner jest a-fyin'.
UP an alley, crost q lot.
Till they had i'm skeered an cryin'-
An a-swearin', like as not.
Then they'd call him fool" an baby"
Sometimes dare him out TO fight,
Till he's nearly crazy, maybe
SseoS "a VIII 10 =
Tben for home he'd start a-bawlin'
All the crowd a~.ieerin' him.
THROWN clods an shrilly calm:
"GoOd-by, booty. good by, Sim
One day Sim was settin' dreamin'
Right before the tavern door;
Suddenly he heard u screamin',
Up about the dry goods store.
MAD dog mad dog" some one hoIlered.
As they run acrost the street:
Sim looked up an stretched an swallcred
Then he stood upon his feet.
People turned as white as cotton,
Howled an yelled an took fer homei
Down the walk the dog come trottir',
With his jaws adrippin' foam
As he came. his head a~-swayin'.
Snappin'. snarlin' in his wrath,
There a little child was playin',
Right acrost his bloody path!
Sim stood s.ill-but not a-sleepin'-
An his eyes was bulgin' wild,
For he saw the dog a-sweepin'
Down upon that little child.
All to once he left his station,
Rushed upon the savage brute,
Jumped an kicked i'm like the nation,
With his heavy cowhide boot;
Knocked him clear into the gutter,
Stained the ground q sick'nin' red
Never stopped n word to utter
Till the giant beast lay dead;
ketched the baby up, an ruther
Carried ii with swellin' pride,
Give il over to its mother
Then he just set down an cried!
Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
The Com mon Duck.

There is no profit made on the com
mon puddle duck since the Pekins have
been introduced, as the common kind
are not only small, but of slow growth.
To secur the largest returns from
ducks, they must be in the markets al
u certain period, and Is the common
ducks grow too slowly to como in early
they do not bring high prices The
Pekins are the favorite market ducks
and begin to come in about the begin
ming of May, the ct oices: weighing five
pounds each. Crossing with Pekin
brakes has not been satisfactory. the
pure breeds giving the best results
Fan % and Firesida
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
HOMEMADE sTUBBLE BREAKER,

'.like pipe-stems." The breaker is made
of a two or three-inch plank, and with
pieces bolted on the top, so that a
hinge can be attached, it works well on
Uneven ground, and is easily taken
apart in storing away. Being eighteen
feet long, it works fast and is not hard
for the team. To take it to the field.
unlock the chain at S and draw it end
wise. The hinge should be n of those
with an eye and key to take apart cas-.
ily.-American Agriculturist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
GO AND VIEW THE LAND.

Three Cheap Harvest Excursions.
On August 25th, September 18th and Sep
TENDER 18th Low Rate Harvest Excursions
will be run from ALL STATIONS on the WA
ASH RAILROAD to the Great Farming Re-
gions of the West, Northwest, South and
Southwest. Tickets good returning for
thirty days from date of sale.
The crops were never SO good as this yesr,
and the Railroad Rates, via Wabash, never
so low. Whatever section you wish to visit,
be sure and write to or call upon the nearest
Wabash ticket agent for particulars as to
rates, time of trains. accommodations. etc.
IL you do not live adjacent to the Wabash,
write ut once to
F. CHANDLER,
Gent Passenger and Ticket Agent,
ST, LOUIS. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

"oSLb LINE ~ Ell ivlh IN
the railway company. Do l look like a
dishonest man."
The railway mans face was imper.
turbable, but there was an increasing
firmness about the lips. He waived
the question IF my dishonesty by say
ing nothing about it.
Il would like to see your season
ticket if You please"
Il don't want to take it out on a
damp, foggy morning like this" l said.
in a tone Of expostulation. st is a
nice, ornamental bit of white leather,
beautifully stamped in gold, and it cost
a good deal of money, and 1 would
rather not expose it to the morning air,
If you don't mind"
The mar said nothing, but looked at
me fixedly and seriously, the lines
about his month getting firmer and
6rmer.
i hesitated for a moment and then
said: ooh, well, it doesn't really mat
ter. 1 see the booking Office is open;
I'll buy q ticket"
u beg your pardon" said the man.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

The surcst lamp to guide our hayward feet
is experience. 1t points to Hostetter!
Stomach Bitters as the best medicine, thu
surest safeguard in cases of malarial dis
case, whether in the form of chills ant
fever, bilious remittent, dumb ague or agu'
cake. The same guides indicate it as soy
ereign in constipation. rheumatism, III
grippe" liver complaint, kidney troub'
and dyspepsia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29
BREAKER.

A Homemade Implement Which Seems to
Work Well Enough.
The accompanying sketch gives a
good idea of a homemade stubble-break-
err and ~levelcr to use after sowing grain.
The inventor of it. j. Flomerfelt. Som
erset county, N. j., writes us that it
works best on a moving when the
stubble is frozen, as then it breaks it
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

ne rows WERE
set TO ur feet
apart. and when
rencwi n G W as
desired, the old
rows were rolled
over an d not
plowed up, and
the trench thus
formed W S
filled with fine
manure, the old
plants send e
I h eir runners
over it and TAX
inp strong hold
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

ALL who wish to aid Nature in her efforts
to maintain good health should use DIR. John
Bulls ~Sarsaparilla. 1t is as pleasant as
wine, and far more strengthening. 1t is ben,
eficial to every part and every function of
the body. 1t is truly the old mans need
and the young ans friend. 1t cases OF
debility and weakness it acts like n charm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-08-29

A ~
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-
tenn effectually, 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 &C.
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. M