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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Chandeliers and pictuIe-frames, II
rubbed occasionally with oil of laven-
Ter, will not be injured by flies.
To stop bleeding apply tea leaves.
or a paste of -four and vinegar. 1t is
said that scrappings of sole leather will
stop it Immediately.
A good supply of dish-towels is a
necessity; do not try to get along with
4 few. Health and comfort are pro-
noted by an abundance of every fur
nishing in the kitchen department.
Some of the fires caused by lamp ex-
plosion might be averted by keeping the
ornamental vases in the room filled with
sand. The sand. promptly applied to
an incipient fire, rapidly smothers it.
To polish ivory, scour it with the
finest sand paper: hen moisten some
whiting with oil, and apply with a piece
of smooth flannel, rubbing it well, and
finish off with a slightly-oiled linen rag.
Spice Cake: One teaspoonful each
molasses and sour milk, two-thirds tea
cupful butter, three eggs, one teaspoon
full each of soda, nutmeg and cloves,
one and a half teaspoonfuls cinnamon.
three teacupfuls hour.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
-Doughnuts: One egg: one even cup
sugar; m tablespoonful melted lard;
heat well together; add scant cup of
milk, even teaspoonful of soda, two of
cream tartar, three heaping cupsful of
flour, or enough to roll out, not very
stiff; pinch of salt and little nutmeg
Detroit Free Press.
Cream Cake: Take one cup of
sugar. break two eggs into a cur. and
fill with sweet cream, add a pinch of
salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder and two cupfuls Of -four siftcd
together. Flavor with lemon and bake
in small patty pans. The same recipe
may be baked in three deep tins, and
put together with jelly, lemon custard,
sliced bananas, icing or fig jam, or it
may be baked in one cake and iced
Springfield Mass Republican.
Lemon Pie: Take one ~teacupful
sweet milk, the grated rind and juice
of lemon. one tablespoonful each Of
melted butter and of corn-starch. one
teacupful sugar. yolks of three eggs
reserving the whites for the whites for
h top. Mix well together and pour
into a good crust and bake. When done,
beat the whites stiff, add a little sugar
and favoring, and spread it over the
pie: return it to the oven and bake it to
1 light brown.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
HE DIDN'T READ THE rAPERs.

He had a pocketful Of cash, the p, scseds Of his
farm,
And he came to nee the city, neve, & airing any
harm.
lie met a daprer stranger, who escorted him
To where the iovial tiger and the elephant
lie dallied with the festive and he fingered by
the bowl,
And he woke upon the sidewalk minus his pie
thoric roll.
He was a jay: OF course he was-a green and
verdant thing
But he didn't read the papers, which accounts
for everything.
He pinned for sudden riches, so the bait he swal
lowed quick
When he had a chance to purchase very cheap a
golden brick.
IT cost him many dollars-near five thousand:
maybe more
And the gold brick" is now used TO keep ajar
his cottage door.
A chump: He was. He knows II now, and
shuns all bunko men,
But he didn't read the papers. so he didn' I know
ments they were wet,
But he started from :he curbstone to the other
side TO get;
He saw a car, but never thought that harm il
could portend,
For he looked and noticed that there were no
horses at the end.
He never knew what struck him and what
chopped him like a knife.
For the lectric doesn't linger when il yanks
away a life.
He should have known: OF course, and then
he'd not have met his fall.
But nc didn't read the papers, and he thought
he knew IL all.
Springfield Union.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
To Finish a Bodice.

Press the shOulder-seams open. or
both halves forward: l prefer the latter.
The back seam. darts and under-arm
seams open. while the side-form seam
should he turned back. Press firmly,
with a bit of crinoline between the iron
and bodice, using a moderately warm
iron. Press the seams of a velvet or
silk bodice by running the seams owe
the front edge of the iron. after stand
ing it erect. OF the pressing will leave
marks on the outer material. Before
pressing. overcast the seam edges
with colored silk. or bind them
with the thin silk binding sold
for this purpose. In either ase
snip each seam twice at the waist
line to prevent any drawing. Cut the
sleeve seams in the :nme manner and
press these open. Soalloping the seam
edges before binding or o~vercasting
them is a French fancy. Leave seams
half an inch wide, except the shoulder
and under-arm seams. which should be
thrce-fourths of an inch wide. Cut the
seams evenly, or the eXquisitely neat
effect will never be attained. Set the
belt half an inch above the bottom of
the waist-line, and cat-stitch it to the
center-back. side form and side gore
seams. The belt should be a fourth of
inch smaller than the waist-line Of
the bodice, and thus keep it in place,
and remove the strain.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
august.
Flower"

"Ihave been afflicted with bilious
ness and constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aration was suggested to me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
words cannot describe the admira-
ton in which I hold it. thas given
a new lease of life, which before
was a burden. Its good qualities
and wonderful merits should bemade
known to everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and b~iliousness." JESSE
BARKER, Printer, Humboldt, Kas.@
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
"That's ALL" added lie, with dignity.


"That's ALL" added lie, with dignity.
"You can go now"
And Mr.. Ripley went home. but Mr..
Ripley has since confessed TINT he never
felt so queer in all his life, and further
more acknowledged that if he had
not got religion during the previous
spring he should have been tempted to
believe in fate.
And in fact Mr.. Ripley, the village
telegraph operator, began TO act as il
under some sort of a spell. Just in
front of Catalpa cottage, out near the
primitive horse block. there was a
loose plank. 1t was a singular fact that
the window where the Pink nurse
lurked commanded a view OF this loose
PLANK.
Now. avoid that plank As he would,
Mr.. Ripley no one reached that spot
each day. in the full consciousness of
the eyes behind the window curtain
and the calm judicious aspect of the
small figure nthe hammock. than some
demon lurcd him to it. stubbed his toe
with it and allowed him to pass on with
neck and ears a perfect match to the
Pink nurse.
One day he distinctly heard a litter
from behind the curtain.
Never mind came the small voice
from the hammock. she likes you just
the same. if she does laugh at you. She
wouldn't watch for you every day. you
know, if she didn't" Which was a SEN
sible conclusion for a five-year-old girl.
But the plank grew to be a night
mare to Mr.. Ripley. the telegraph opcr-
ator. Every day he found it there.
One night at midnight Zie had a
dream. All in the moonlight of a per
feet June night she heard the fairies:
knock. knock. knock"
1T sounded real" she announced over
her oatmeal porridgc.
And it probably was to some extent,
for the plank was found firmly fixed in
its place that morning by three bright,
new nails.
"H's coming true" whispered lie to
herself, and she told the same thing in
friends. after the fashion of her sex.
But as they happened to be merely a
hop-toad, a demure lady-bug and a
gaudy humning bird the secret was
still a secret.
That night when Mr.. Ripley went
home to his supper, lie sat on the horse
block.
Did You nail it," she promptly asked.
Nail what??" responded Mr.. Ripley.
with "a brief glance at the window cur
tain.
THE plank. ! think it was n fairy.
Sic thinks it was You. Was it,"
But Mr.. Ripley passed on speeches..
And as he went he was quite angry to
find himself marching tothe tune of:
Soon they'll be married,
Never 10 part
And. on the last day of June. when
the catalpa blossoms lay like silver
snow upon the lawn. lie p~ropounded
a remarkable question at the luncheon
table.
do all men say they never kissed
anyone else in all their lives! When
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

articles, as bolts. etc, deeper. For
knobs. take common sewing thread
spools and saw them in two. The half
of n spool, with n wood screw through
the hole of it and into the drawer. makes
the knob. For convenience drawers
for screws, ~rivots, small nails. tacks.
etc, are partitioncd into two. three or
four parts. and can also be taken ont
and carried to where wanted. A sam
pie of the article or articles t>izc and
kind in each drawer is fastened on the
outside of it by a doubted-pointed car-
pet tack. and when anything is wanted.
from a quarter-inch tack to Il half-inch
bolt. it is a pleasure and satisfaction
to be able to put your hand on it in 4
moment $. J. Arnold. in Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
PECULIAR EYES.
Curious Affection of Al English Gontle-
man Described by Him SclG.

Curious Affection of Al English Gontle-
man Described by Him sclG
labor under the peculiar %incouven-
icnce of having Il right eye of normal
power and a short-sighted left eye,
says a writer. The numerals on the
face of a clock fiye-eighths of al inch
high are visible to the right eye at
twelve feet distant, but in order to dis
Germ them as clearly with my left eye
| require to bring that organ of vision
a, near to the figures as eight inches.
On looking at my gold chain hanging
on my breast in daylight, with both
eyes, the chain, colored yellow and to-
ward tie left, is perceived by the right
eye, while Il stecly-blue chain, another
yet the anne, is perceived about an
inch to the right and a little higher
up by artificial light the same
phenomenon presents itself, but the
difference of color is not so apparent;
the yellow to the right is only DINNER.
Again. when a page of Nature is being
read with the short-sighted eye there
appears, about an inch to the left, part
of the same column small. and the black,
under artificial light, like weak purple.
The right-hand side of this ghost-like
column is lost to the right eye, being
comminglcd with the larger, darker
letter $ seen by the sh~ort-sighted left.
which cover it like the more recent
writing on a palimpsest. Middle life
" as reached before the discovery was
made. These experiences must be
gone through with intent, for objects
generally being perceived altogether
with the right eye, all that the left
seems good for is to supply 4 little
more light The perception of the diff
ference of color is as good with one eye
as with the other, and the short-sight-
ed eye can read smaller type.
As the inferior animals, so far as I
know, have NJ habit of peeping or
looking with n eye shut and the other
opened, it occurred to me that this
ability might be a limited one. / tried
the experiment with school children
and to my surprise found that a few
were quite unable to keep one eye shut
and the other opened at the same time
and a few did it with an effort, making
in all about one-fourth of the number.
Adults were likewise under similar
limits but tn a less extent. This may
be the reason why the discovery of in
equality of vision, as Sir John Hers chel
remarks. is often made late in life. In
deed. he mentions an elderly person
who made the unpleasant discovery
that he was altogether blind of an eye.
Nature.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
Feculiarities of Our Language.

They stopped to look in the store
windows, and she remarked that she
must soon have a new dress.
And l must have a new suit" said
her husband; 1.-The one l have on is
worn out"
"How can that be?r asked his wife,
sit looks as good as new"
But have worn it out all the same"
he said, and she tumbled to the situa.
tion.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
DUSTlNG-SHEETS
Hcw to Preserve Furniture and Keep {,
Clean.

Hcw to Preserve Furniture and Keep 4,
Clean.
All good housekeepers should provide
distinguishes with which to cover ND
pieces of fine furniture on sweeping
days. They are best made of some very
light, coarse quality of unbleached mus
lin. such as m at four or five cents
a yard. 1t is better to use this than to
use old sheets, which do not wear long
and usually have rents in them,
through which the dust drifts. We
can not protest too strongly against the
use of sheets which have been taken
from the beds to be put in the wash.
1t is an untidy fashion of careless cham
bermaids. The busting sheets should
not he used after they have become
sOiled. but should be washed like n
other household linen. Small pieces of
furniture in a room may always be re-
moved to outside the door on sweeping
days: but there are always one or two
large pieces that must remain in the
during the ordeal and therefore
should he covered up closely.
The proper care of furniture in this
matter insures many more years of
veal to say nothing of the satisfaction
of having ones belongings kept in a
neat and dainty manner Few things
are more injurious to handsome furni-
ture than the drifting cloud of dust that
follows the broom of a capable sweeper
in a carpeted room in the city, what.
W care she takes. There is no com.
parison between the wear and tear cf
furniture in the city and in the coun-
try. and this is due more tn the dusty
location of our houses on the city thor
oughfares. where we are subject to the
ashes of the garbage man and the dust
of every Fart that is driven past the
house. Country houses set back in
green d~Ooryards, well removed from
the roadside, suffer no such inconven-
ience.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
THE VARIETY CASE.

open sometimes nearly n dozen boxes y
find the thing | wanted. Thus necessi-
ty became the mother of invention. and
the result was a ease" in which there
is a place for everything, as shown in
the cut.
The drawers are made of small. light
boxes (which can be had at the grocery
storcs) sawed 10 the right size. and then
mailing a side, bottom or end to them,
as required. The lower ones are shall
low, for nails. etc. two or three inches
deep: those intended for more bulky
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

'Mr. Grip" said the head Of the firm,
1--WE haze been looking upyour record for
the past year, and we find that you
have scarcely paid expenses. This will
never do"
"You seem to forget. SIR" said the
other, as he drew himself up to his full
height. that during the past year
have had more orders cancelled than
any other travelling man you have
Cloak Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness. n that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it IS
entirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tubs restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever;
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that canno be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
FL CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
mSold by Druggists, T5c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
AGRICULTURALHINTS
FARMERS
A Place for Everything n Everything II

A Place for Everything and Everything In
Its Place.
There are many farmers who, il they
once learned the advantages to be de-
rived from a shop in which there is a
place for everything and everything in
Its place, would not do without it for
many times its first cost, especially that
part which | call a variety case" ]
became tired of the old way of having
bolts, screws, nails ~rivets, wire.
buckles. etc. in boxes standing here
and there, oftentimes all sizes in the
same box, just because there was no
other place for them. The bother and
loss of time were great, as l had to
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

At each end a wire. a. is attached to
the first post. c. rear the ground, and
to the top of the second post. b. as
shown in the sketch. Where the trellis
line is a long and heavy one, a wire is
attached near the bottom of the second
post aud near the top of the third post.
of coarse by either plan the first post is
not braced but, if firmly set. it will
readily stand all the strain of the first
space. american Agiculturist-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Tho Missouri, Kansas q Texas Railway,
Houston, the 1. & G. N. and velasco Ter.
minal Railways. Daily passengers trains
leave Houston 10:45 q. m, arriving at Velas-
CO 2:05 p. m. For information concerning
Velasco, or for routes, rates, maps or time
tables Of the NJ, K. & 7. Ry., call on or ad-
dress, w. g. Graham, G. T. A, Parsons,
Kas. Z. B. Parker, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent,
No. 500 Chestnut st., st. Louis, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Circus Agent-Are there any freaks Of
nature in this vicinity that you know Of?
Native - Wal, there's a chap that
n third newspaper in Excuseless
City. a town of eight hundred inhabit-
ants, and
Agcnt-Huh! We don't want any liv-
ing skeletons. Jury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

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, dispcls colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of It's 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 is
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known:
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Doc
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 w syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. ckL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. NJ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

they get engaged, I mean" she asked,
with her mouth full of sponge cake.
What ran the child mean" ejacu.
lated Aunt Louise. in amazement.
Il mean that Annie's got u Joe, now.
Oh, it's true. And they say I'm Il dar.
ling-but knew that-always. That's
Il chestnut. And Joe told Annie that
she was the very first girl he had yer
loved, and she wouldn't believe him
but she didn't get mad n bit. Why
wouldn't she believe him."
"Because-they all say that" eX.
planned mamma. stirring the cream in n
cup of coffee. Johanna Stats, in
Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Small Boy tcomplainingly)- Why
isn't thur any griddle-cakes this MORN
ing?
Mother observation-disclosures you
neglected to go to the store yesterday
and get mt some eggs, as | told you.
Small Boy with an injured air)-You
iidn't tell ne they was for griddle-
cakes.-Good News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

He (of Boston)-Prof. Skihigh is go
ing to lecture on sun spots tomorrow.
She (of Chicago)-Well, if l thought
he could tell of a real. sure enough cure
for them. I'd go to hear him. treckls
~ easily.-Iite.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Ever discovered is the mine of health that
is found in a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Its ''output" is unprecedented
Richly does it pan out" in the paying ores
of vitality and regularity of organic action
The debilitated should work this mine fol-
''all it is worth" So also should the consti
pated, the bilious, the dyspeptic, the rheu
matte, and persons troubled with inactivity
of the kidneys or bladder and Ia grippe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Playwright-From the nature of my
play you see it ought to close with some
line or significant act from the hero in
perfect accord with the feelings Of an
audience.
Critic-Why not let him heave a sigh
of relief, thcn?-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Heller Hyler-I have to be very eco
nomicai, now; I'm on a salary.
Jack Lever-You mean an allowance;
one has to work for a salary.
Helen-Oh, ] have to work hard
enough to get it olt of p~apa.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Mother (scverely)-Why didn't you
come when | called you?
Small Boy-Why. just rs yor was
calling me Tommy Traddlcs, down
street, whistlcd for inc. I couldn't go
to both, could I?-Good News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
The Only One Ever P~rintedLCan You Find
the Word?

There is a 8 inch display advertisement
In this paper, this week, which has no two
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, 1892-04-23

Have you got any stale bread??"
asked Johnny Fizzletop, sticking his
head into a bakers shop.
"Ycs- have five or six ~loaves."
SERVES you right Why didn't You
sell them while they were frcsh?'-Tex-
as SiftinrS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
THE GRAPE

A Simple Yet Effective Way OF Adding to
Its Strength.
The constant change of temperature
causes the trellis wires to expand and
contract. and the heavy winds during
the growing season when the vines are
heavily laden with foliage and fruit, all
conspire to loosen the end posts Of the
trellis line; hence, the posts need 70 be
set deep and firm and otherwise br aced
To stand the strain upon them. and to
this end the plan shown in the illus,ra-
ton is practiccd by many vineyardists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

TESTED BY TME.-For Bronchial affec-
tions, Coughs, etc, BRowN'S BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs have prored their efficacy by q test
of many years. Price % cts.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

The bang is one of the latest %innova-
tons among women and girls. 1t had
its origin in the reformatory for girls on
Blackwell's island. New York. The in
mates were in the habit of getting away,
and it was difficult to recognize them
after changing their apparel. 1t vas
first suggested to crop them, but this
was considered too sweeping. The
bang was then adopted, and it was a
perfect mark. For some reason or other
the style struck the popular fancy. and
in the course of a few years after its
adoption as a mark in a reformatory it
became one of the fads of fashion,
Pittsburgh Commercial.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

Ambiguous Don't you think,
Herr Baron, that the artist has fat
tered me in this picture??' Baron
.'Oh, dear madame. what artist would
not feel bound to hatter you?"-Tex-
as Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

/. r. BRANHAM, editor Christian Index,
Atlanta, Ga, writes: 81 nave used Brady
crotine with unfailing, prompt, decided re-
lief" All druggists. SOC.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

THE Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23

An actors life must be far from monot-
onous-He meets with changes Of scene
every night.