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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

ers, taken a convenient roll of currency
belonging to some n else. and skipped
to hide himself in the west. Now, the
old folks having settled his d~efalcation,
he was going back home, to lie about
what he had done out west-the for
tune he had made and lost, and so On.
The light-headcd idiot, lie must
needs lie at the last moment As if any
sensible woman would marry such Il
| COMPOUNDED liar. And ! shifted and
strolled down to Piatt's to talk it over
with the boys.
About a year later the manager of
| the Tamarack sem me to an Illinois
city to consult with the president of
the company. Mr.. Howard. about the
proposed purchase of another property
in our vicinity. | arrived in the after
noon, and Mr.. Howard, whose family
was ont of town for the time being, in
yited me to dine with him hat even
ing at a swell cafe.
At the table directly opposite sat a
handsome. correctly dressed man. with
whiskers trimmed in the French fash
ion. who every few minutes looked al
me keenly as if wondering where he
had seen me before.
/ asked Mr.. Howard who the stran-
ger was
THAT? Why. that's Shepard-usual-
ly known as Col. Shepard. Fine young
fellow, and very wealthy. Popular,
too, but one of the most bashful men
| eve saw"
| stared at the stranger. and Mr..
Howard wen on:
.1ireat talker, the colonel. Queer.
thai, for n bashful man, too. Inclined
to brag a bit. in a modest way, | fancy.
but always confines himself to the
truth. His word is as good as his
bond. Well. perhaps he's justified in
feeling a bit proud of himself, for |
know Of very few young men Of his
age who've been as successful and
have as much to be proud of. OF course
he has made mistakes instance,
he made an unfortunate marriage
when he was only twenty, and after a
few months he went out west and
buried himself for three years, so his
wife could get a divorce. He could
ndNc Roltth IL iiilIoOl vi SlpAiAi'iF
which would have been disagrecabic
to her, hut he was too much of a man,
and chose another way. He was mar
ried again last year, and made an ex-
cellent match. The present Mrs Shep.
ard brought him a cool half million
and he was well-fixed himself. BY the
way, the story of their courtship is
quite romantic. And" VI. Howard,
seeing | was Interested. proceeded to
relate how Col. Shepard, in rescuing an
unknown lady from drowning in Lake
Erie, shortly after he was first married,
had begun the a which culmi-
mated in his second matrimonial con-
nection.
Mr.. Howard had also related the
bank burglar story, and part of the
other old one-about the railroad
wreck-and l was wishing | could think
of some way to apologize to the gen.
tleman under discussion for the way we
used to slang him behind his back
when some one slapped me IN the
shoulder, and he who had once been
known as the Lovely Liar greeted me
like a long-lost brother.
And | went back to Bogardus Gulch
and felt pulled up with pride because
| was able to give the boys some
pointers on human character that they
had never learned. r. l.. KETCHUM.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS.
BE Sure the Walter Doesn't Bring You
Poisonous Fungi Instead.

BE Sure the Walter Doesn't Bring You
Poisonous Fungi Instead.
The London Lancet lately called at
tention to the subject of mushrooms as
food. and the risk of installing the poi
sonous kind of fungi for those which
are edible. II points out that it is a
matter of great importance that the
public should be informed as far as pos
sible of the main qualities which dis
tinguish the two kinds of fungi. But
to give a precise definition would be no
simple matter. 1t may be said, how
car. that as a rule the poisonous fungi
are associated with a high color, scaly
or spotted. are usually white or brown
ish and brittle on fracture.
The poisonous varieties, moreover,
generally grow clustered on wet CT
shady ground, while the edible kind
grow in the open, and generally in dry
pastures. As a general rule those fungi
which have a bitter taste, or which
burn the throat, or yield a pungent
milk. as well as those which on bruis-
ing assume various tints, ought to be
avoided. The note concludes with a
caution that all plants of this class
readily undergo decomposition, and
should, therefore, in any case be eaten
Is fresh as possible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
SOCIETY'S LATEST.

INDTvIDUALIsTIc walking sticks, as
we'll as custor1-made neckwear, are
among the latest pendants of the ad-
vanced swell.
THE latest fad in mems jewelry is a
scarfpin of silver, the design being in
miniature, in the form Of the bow of q
settled cravat.
ONE of the newest ideas in New York
IS to hire pictures for an entertain
ment. True, it is not given out that
the paintings are let put for one even
ing only, but it is done, is popular, and
Is very sensible.
IT is the fad nov TO pass 4 large bowl
of rose-water rolnd the dinner table as
soon as the real business Of dinner is
over. Into this the guests dip their
fingers, and thus one finger bowl does
the work of many.
IL view of the serious disappointment
to guests at the dinner tables of total
abstinence people on finding that there
is no wine, n total abstinence hostess in
London now writes her invitations with
no wine" at the bottom.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
HINTS.

PLACE 4 few nails or old steel pens in
the writing ink, and then pens in daily
Use will not corrode.
To REMOVE berry stains from paper,
books, etc, hold n lighted birthstone
match close to them and the fumes re-
move the stains.
Use no soap in washing jelly bags;
wash in water hot as the hands can
bear; rinse in boiling water, and wiring
as dry as possible.
WHEN hot grease is spilled or the
floor, pour cold water on it Immediate
ly. to prevent it from striking into the
boards; then scrape it up.
SOMETIMES a spiders bite may be
both unpleasant and serious. An anti
dote found ~cfiicaclous is bruised PLAN
tain leaves spread with cream and often
renewed.
A GARGLE Of vinegar will dissolve
small bones quickly. Where n large
bono happens to lie across the windpipc
or throat, 4 dcxterous use of the finger
will dislodge it when other can are
lacking, provided both the operator and
patient keep calm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
GOOD IRISH M

PAT. Pat, You should never hit a
man when he is down. "Begobs, what
did | worruk so hard to git him down
fer?"-kate Fields Washington.
Mrs. MURPHY Ooquitur)-"Och, it's
awful Their paypcl what's buried alive!
If Oh be living whin Dim dead. Pat,
don't be afther burrying me ~aloive, will
yez?"-Fun.
THAT by av moline IL make his
mark in the wurruld," said an Irish
man. '.He will that same" replied his
nei. slbor, If it's only by putin 5 fut
III the mud."-Washington Post.
BRIDGET GuLIGAN-'An' fer phwhat
be that non ~phwcaring ounly Il OIL
glass, Nike" Mike Gilligan-''Shure
he bcs phwanting t. say out of tn
luther wan."-Thc jewelers. Circular.
lis IT farrummin' Dennis O'Maley is
Coin' ter thry?" said n laboring man.
1T is that same" Why" rejoincd
the other scornfully, "hc don't know
enough about farrummin' to plant S
feet in the road and raise dust."-Cape
Ann A1rartiSar
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
A Second Solomon.

A country judge in Hungary gave q
decision a few days ago of which Solo
mon himself might be proud. Members
of the Nazarene sect in the town Of
Gyoma requested his honor to be al
lowed to cruelty one of their number
who was a Messiah, and had been
called by Heaven to say men" The
judge for a moment was dumfounded.
Friends" he replied, after recovering
his senses, - do not wish TO interfere
with your religious practices. If your
Messiah wishes to be crucified, let him
prepare himself for death. Remember,
however, that if he does not rise again
in three days. l shall cause every Of
you to be hanged" The Nazarenes, it
is needless to add, allowed their chief
70 lye.--N. Y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
German
Syrup"

The majority of well-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 i'll the
lungs having no business there and
eating them away rs 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 thcy fasten and increase with
frightful rap;dity. Then German
Syrup comes in, loosens them, kills
them, expells them, heals the places
they leave, and so nourish and
soothe that, in short time consump-
tves become gerna-proof and well. q
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

side with movable shelves fit it foi
holding any size of cans. jars. cite. 4
door closes the front. and a three rope
pulley is securely bolted to the top.
The rope is first tied to the ring above
this pulley, taken up over n of the
pullcys at \. Fig. J. down beneath the
pulley on the box, up over the second
pulley at \, back over pulley Il, AMI
down to the windlass.
Mrs. Il. says it is an excellent device
for keeping butter solid, and for cool
ing cream previous to c%hurning. The
only objection is that the box must be
thoroughly cleaned and scalded once OF
twice 4 week to keep it sweet. and are
must he taken that tn" water in the
well does not become toul. With this
precaution it is : success and worth
trying.-James VI. Shull, in Rural New
Yorker.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
a Round of Attractions Very Low Rail-
road Rates and summer Weather Fill
ing the City.

A Round of Attractio ms. Very Low Rail-
road Rates and summer Weather Fill
ing the City.
Trains on al roads to St. Louis have been
carrying crowds OF pleasure seekers for the
last month, but the great week OF the 1891
Carnival is now at hand, and there will be
thousands more fiocking to the already well
filled city during the next few days. The Fair
extends from October ; to 10, and is to be q
much grander gathering than ever before. TIE
new management has arranged for a series OF
novel attractions including sensational horse
leaping contests. In which horses which have
won numerous prizes in the East will com
pete The exhibits generally are much more
varied and valuable, and in every department
of agriculture and manufacture there will be
new t~riunphs. The contests in the amphi
theatcr are alone worth crossing two States to
see, especially as nearly all the roads are sell.
ing round-tr!p tickets fer one fare.
Thc exposition closes October IL. Those who
have seen ST. Louis annual expeditions in the
past can easily understand what the 1921 effort
is like When they realize that the t-irmphs OF
former years have been easily excclled, and
that visitors from all parts OF the world are de-
lighted with the solid splendor end princely
maSnifcence OF the displays. The art depart
mcnt alone is an exposition in itself, many Of
the pictures being Of international renown.
The main aisIcs are crowded at all hours of the
day with visitors with a keen appreciation Of
the bca utiful, and the mechanical department
keeps happy thousands Of people who like to
see the latest triur2phs of inventive genius.
The street Examinations this year are as far
above earlier efforts as those efforts we're
above anything ever attempted elsewhere.
The last illumination for this year is on Octo.
Der s;h, and it will be, by all odds. the most
magnificent Of the series. The Grant statue,
with its brilliant lights, the Goddess of Liber-
ty cElighteninS the world with her grand torch.
the 5000 Ecs lights il globes Of all the colors
Of the rainbow, and the thousands Of electric
lights. combine to make the Metropolis of
the West as light by night as by day, and
the scene on the downtown streets is On as.
founding one. Full details as 10 the special
attractions, the movements OF the Yelled
Prophet and n complct programme and guide
will be mailed TO anyone forwarding his name
and address TO c. James. bareal Of informar
tion, 81 MermOd, Jaccard building. St Louis.
GILMORE. the most popular banimastcr in this
world, with his band OF six;y-Gye talented mu-
sicians. each n soloist of individual reputation,
gives four concerts dai Y, his contract fc- 1891
closing Ct ID p. IN. on October IL.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.


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imPaipaole powder n mixed with the
wnlte OF an & makes n OF the
strongest cements known.
TO clean brass, immerse it several
times in sour milk or whey. This will
brighten it without securing. 1t may
hen he secured with a cloth
dipped in ashes-Detroit Free Press.
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on the other hand. what time has the
average citizen of n mining camp, who
properly attends to his everyday duties,
10 cultivate the minor virtues or TO
analyze character
In the rowdy west. with IFS cos
mopolite and ever changing population,
life is too short to study ones neigh
bors, or to ascertain how many ances-
tors they had. One must accept them
in the same way one vessel at sea
recognizes another, which is, ! believe,
to consider it an Enemy until it proves
itself otherwise. And after this one
has little more than appearances by
which 70 judge mes neighbors.
1t was after this manner that we
came to pass judgment on the Lovely
l. ar. and to christ II him thus. If he
was not a liar, then appearances were
greatly against him.
This being true appearances as
well as certain circumstances being
against him. ! do not think we were
81 much to blame.
1t was not that he was uniformly
successful in prcvarication--far from
It. AS a matter of fact, we considered
him the weakest liar in camp, for in
all his repertoire he only had three
stories which bore the semblance of
truth, and he had told these SO often
that nobody believed them, in spite of
the modest, impartial, truthful way in
which he related them.
No: it was not his ability as a ro-
nance which gained him his title, for
he had none. II WAS his prolific mag
ination. and a plethora of supposedly
fictitious Renaissance which he was
prone to exhibit OH all available occa-
sions, which earned for him his uncom-
plimentary sobriquet.
The Lovely Liar had another name,
which we used only in his presence.
This was the one he had with him
when he struck the camp and went to
work as timckeeper for Walworth &
O'IIiggins, the proprietors of the big
''Norah" mine-IIenry Shepard. When
he was near by we called him ''Shep."
for short: on all other occasions he
was simply The Lovely Liar"
lie WAS a young man, apparently not
over twenty-five, with a smooth face
and n modest, deprecating air quite
out OF place in Bogardus Gulch. Sill.
he wa n first-class accountant. very
gentlemanly. and got along with the
citizens of the gulch, including his
employers, very well. One could not,
as old Iii French said n day, help
likin' TIL blame CUISINES so con-
founded pleasant" And yet, in the
eyes of every man in the camp. he was
the most miscellaneous and widely-in-
formed truth distorter in the range.
Now ! think of it, Shepard had 4
very pleasant, well modulated, gentle
manly voice, and cannot really be
blamed for enjoying his own
ton: after all, maybe his principal
fault lay in his fondness for talking.
There was never a thing happened
that didn't remind Shepard of a SINH
lar experience in which he had figured
prominently; never a social gathering
in Piatts poker-room at which he did
not reminisce to a greater and more
varied extent than anyone else pres
ent: never an exclusive little party of
mine owners. timekecpers, superin-
tendents and assayers, when the flow
ing bowl circulated freely, hat the
Lovely Liar did not relate, with great
impressiveness in each instance. his
railroad wreck story, his story about
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

through which water is pumped daily
In hot weather the water soon becomes
warm and of little use.
A Mr.. b.. of this place, has adopted 4
plan which secures an wen tempcra-
ture of about so degrees. Ills well is
an ordinary dug one, several feet in di-
ameter and walled up with stone.
Butter, cream. etc. are placed in = box
and lowered in it nearly to the water.
The accompanying drawings give a
pretty clear idea of the necessary APP
paratus. A post is set firmly into the
ground Just outside the well and a hor-
izontal beam at the top extends over it.
Where there is a pump house or pro-
: citing roof 4 beam may be fastened to
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
\ q EIl INN
l|1 E1D V.LJ

tucked as il is sewn on so as t o form a
cage. Now about an inch of each edge
of the sacking is turned down, Fig. ;,
and it is pressed through the clothes
mangle, making a bandage. The grub
goes up under the turned-in edge. then
after Matching, if it attempts to return
the same way, it gets caught in the
eui de sac. Finding it easier to go up
and put through the punched holes, it
takes that course and is caught in the
c~heesecloth cage. Fig. ), A, which, be-
ing secured ut the two ends by tacks,
holds him in" For other insect pests,
like oyster scale. etc. DR.. Field is try
ing injections of various drugs into the
circulation of the tree. and so far has
obtained the best results from EUeaiye
'ns gioduius Cblue-guml oil--Amerieap
Ayriculturist
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
GOBLIN MOTH TRAP.

A BandaGr from Which; Its Inventor Tx
poets Great Results.
DIR. benjamin A. Field, of Hobart,
Tasmania. sends us the following de-
scription of Il Goblin moth trap anla-.
from which he hopes great results. Il
take he writes, "a strip % Sacking
about eight inches wide. and with a
gun-wad punch max. Il row of holes
along ~itScrn;er. Then :. Stri1 q: eli est
cloth about three inches wide i close
ly sewn with a machine along each
side of the row of holes, Fig. l, being
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
Good News nom England.

TIE MEDICAL REFoRM SocIETY OF LONDON
will send genuine information free Of charge
to all who are bona fide sufferers fromChron.
10 Kidney and Liver Diseases. Diabetes or
Bright's Disease, or any discharges or de-
ranRements Of the human body, Dropsy,
Nervous Weakness, Exhausted Vitality,
Gravel, Rheumatism, Sclatica, Dyspepsia,
Loss Of Memory, want of Brain Power. The
discovery Is Q new, cheap snd sure cure, the
simplest remedy on earth, IS found in the
Valley Of the Nils, Egypt
Send a self addressed envelope at once en-
closing ten cents in stamps To defray eI-
penses, TO Secretary, James Holland, 8,
Bloomsbury Mansions, Bloomsbury Square,
London, England Mention this paper.
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THE FARMING WORLD.
A COLD WELL BOX.

HoN to Make Good Butter In Summer as
Well ms In Winter.
Our grandmothers thought it impos-
sible to make good butter during the
hot weather of late summer, and found
the cause of the failure in the baneful
influence of the dog days But it was.
proved long ago that good butter can
be produced during this season. Keep
ing it good and solid seems to be the
difficulty. Where a constant stream of
cold spring water can be made to flow
through a trough arranged for the pur-
pose. perfection is attained. Few can
have this. and must substitute a trough
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
THE WORK or NATURE.

a TREMENDOUS sulphur spring has
been tapped near San Antonio, Tex.
Two DISTINCT kinds of water come
from an artcsian well in Aledo, III. One
is taatelcs5 and the other brackish- BY
an arrangement of the piping, either
kind can Re made to flow
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

There is strength d~eep-bedded in
our hearts, Of which we seek but little
tilt the shafts Of Heaven have pierced
its fragile dwelling. Must not earth be
rent before her gems are found?-Mrs-
Hemans
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

OF the back and shoulders announces the
approach of chills and fever. You go to
bed, if lucky enough to sleep, you awake in
a furnace, or fancy so. Fierce is the heat
that consumes you. Then comes profuse
sweating. This over you resemble q limp,
damp rag. After the first paroxysm, pre-
vent another with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, which knocks out malarin, biliousness,
constipation and kidney complaints.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word?

There is q 8 inch display advertisement
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent on everything
they make and publish Look for it, send
them the name OF the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

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. II weak in
any part OF the body, use DR.. John Bulls
S~arsaparilla 1t is n great auxiliary to Ma
ture, and thereby robust manhood and WON
anhood may be attained.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

Do O suffer from sick headache a moment
longer. 1t is not necessary. Carriers Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, m little
pill. Small price. Small dose. Small pill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

NEARLY every little child needs DIR. Bulls
Worm De~Stroyers occasionally. These
dainty candies never fail to do good.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

A. GONE case-the dollar your wife hshed
out of your trousers pocket while you were
asleep.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-10

CIovEs on tho breath is plea Of guilty
Dallas News.