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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
August
Flower"

Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and n for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. l could not
speak aloud. Everything that l took
into the Stomrcll distressed NE. 1
could not sleep. 1 had taken all
kinds of medicines. Through a
neighbor 1 got one of your books.
l procured a bottle of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. l am to-day
stout, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best of health. August Flower
saved myl life and gavem me my health.
Mrs. Sarah ] Cox, Defiance, Q. %
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

harm,ess. It regulates and promotes al the
nrcoer functions Of womanhood, improves
digestion, enriches the blood, dispels aches
and pains, brings refreshing sleep, and re
sfores health and vigor. For every female
eo,nSaoiutn and disturbance, It Is the only
rsbssay so sure and mfailing that 1t can Dc
III Il doesnt benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
When to Dispose of Cows.

To keep a COW until she is old in Or
der to sell her for beef is not as protita-
BILE as may be supposed. Experiments
show that if a cow is not beyond six
years of age she may be fatted at a
profit, but over that age she will not
pay the cost of the extra food required.
A COW is in her prime when about six
years old, and but few will market
their cows at that age. 1t is better to
use milch cows without expectation of
converting them into beef after they
are aged, as the milk will be more
profitable than the beef.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
A Wise Young Man.

81 like you well enough, Mr.. Sapling,
but Ethel is tool young to marry yet. I
think it better that she should wait I'M
til she has arrived at years Of discre,
ton, SC 10 speak"
"Yes; and then she will marry soma.
one slss"-Indisuseal& Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

Pcn3le overlooked the importance Of per-
mansniiy beneficial effects and were salts
fed WITH transient action. but now that II
is generally known that Syrup of Figs VIII
permanently cure habitmal constipation,
yell-informcd people will not buy other
laxativcs, which act for a time, but finally
iuiCr1 the system.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

Groaaing is permissible to the rheumatic.
But the groans will s on cease when they
take Eo letters Stomach Bi,ters, which re-
l;eycs tho agaTizing malady with gratifying
rar1n: tnit. Indigestion. constipation.
ma.@r.aI ailments, sick headache. b lious
ness. nervousness and a lack of ply steal
stamina. are among the ailments overcome
by this comrrehen i've remedy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
Effect of Gas.

Little Boy-Did it hurt to get your
tooth pulled?
Little Girl-No; / took gas
How did tn gas make you feelp"
Like a balloon, of course. GOOD
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
SUNSHINE

comes, no matter how
dark the clouds arr, whn
the woman who Is borne
down by women's troubles
turns to Dr. Pierce's Fay-
oritc Prescription. II her
life is made gloSsny BY tho
chronic WEAKNESSES, deli
cate -derangements, and
painful disorders that at
hict her sex, they are com
pletely cured. II she's
~overworked, nervous, or
rundown she has neW
life end strength.
"Favorito Prescription
is a powerful, inyigorating
tonic and q soothing and
strengthening n~ervine,
purely vegetable, perfectly
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
Ha KneM She Suffered.

"My wife is very sick, doctor"
as she suffering much?"
Suffering? Well, / should say no.
Why, she has such . bad cold she can't
tslk,"-Lite,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

81 Al hard pressed for money! as the
-cmauIic heroine said when the ardent hero
Of The play Rugged her on the stage TO earn
his salary. Baltimore American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

THE reason a dog can look so knowing is
because he can't say anything to spoil tie
gffect.-Snrinrticld Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

HALF the world really didn't know how
the other half lived I'LL Columbus found it
ont Philadelphia Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

WE will give 800 reward for any case of
catIrrh that cannot be cured with Halls
& t rrh Cure. Taken internally.
F. j. CHENEY q Co, Proprs., Toledo, O..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

'.Is IT not very exciting to see the anchor
weighed aboard shipH' mot half SO excit-
ing as it would be to see one wade ashore"
Jester.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

\ DOSE in TIM Saves Nine of Hale'a
Honey IF Iinreilouni and Tar for Coughs.
Pixies ToOthache Drops Cure in one minute
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
No WOnler They Groan

BECAUSE a Young woman sees fit to wear
suspeudcrs it is no rcason for saying that
sine IS u gailas girl Buffalo Express.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26

PILLS cure liver Ills. constipation,
j%aundice, sick headachc, Indigestion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-11-26
o Had Eczema
In Its Worst Form
Hoods SarsapariIIs

as a standard family medicine. and would not he
without IT." Mr.. and Mrs. VI. VI. SOLLER, li12 End
Avenue, Altoona, Pa.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
A Quart of Crea m.

''How much butter will quart Of
cream make?" is asked. Just as many
different amounts of butter as there
are quarts of cream. 1t all depends.
first upon the COW that gave the milk.
the kind of machine, or plan of set
ting, the temperature in which the
milk is set whether in water or air
bath, and how long it sets. In test
report twas found that in 20 samples
submitted from as many sources. that
the water contents of the cream varied
all the way from SO up to II per cent,
no two being alike. This would give
the first sample 43 per cent butter
fat and the last 10 per cent. The
dairymau who sold the II per cent.
kind of cream based on butter value,
needed over twice as much as his
cream was worth as compared with the
other OF course the cream if mixed
would show SO much butter. and the
two milks divided would make each
cream apparently equally valuable
by the balance of errors. This guess
ing" with test tubes and methods of
testing. will not do justice. The churn
is what we must fall back upon for
butter. The acid test will point out
our short comings and the faults of
the churn, but until it is churned the
quart of cream is an unknown guam
tity OF butter. Practical Farmer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
ADVICE TO THIN PEOPLE.
Simple Rules On the Best Methods Z
nj

Simple Rules On the Best Methods Of
Accumulat ting Flesh.
The rule to be observed by those
persons who feel that they ought to
be a trifle stouter is simply this, says
a very practical physician in the
Ladies' Home journal. Avoid excite
ment and keep your mind as much as
possible in state OF repose and free
from worry. People of a nervous tenn
permanent should control themselves.
Learn to sit quietly for long period.
and don't rush about consuming mus
cular tissue by unnecessary movements.
Eat all you can and as often as you
can, avoid hot things such as hot
bread and that which is made from the
finer grades of -four.
Stale bread made of -four containing
portion of the chaff is far more nu-
tritious Than light freshly baked
bread. The diet should consist of
such articles of food as are largely
composed of starch and sugar and oil.
Meat in large quantities should be
avoided. ALI things should be
thoroughly cooked in order that the
raw material can undergo the chemical
change that otherwise would have to be
DONE by the stomach. Lastly, sleep
as long as your time allows These
rules and such suggestions as you will
observe by watching yourself will
soon add all the flesh to your frame
YOU want
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15

years. and Mr. Kennedy now owns
two plantations of about 1000
acres each. He puts in all
kinds of crops, and sells
everything that can be produced on a
Southern farm. He plants 200 acres
of cotton and obtains 500 pound bale
to the acre. One hundred and sixty
acres are given to corn forty to wheat
seventy-fve to oats and twenty-five to
native grasses. Peas and sweet pota-
toes are extensively cultivated. the
peas being sowed on wheat and oat
stubble. He has herd of 100 cattle
and mllks twenty five Jersey cows
Every year he sells 5000 worth of but
ter. His pigs. of which he feeds
about 125, bring him snug sum of
money. With turkeys Mr.. Kennedy
has great success many of the gob-
blers weighing forty pounds when
they are killed. He feeds them on
wheat bran and clabber. Twenty
men and their wives and children are
employed on the home plantation. the
other being leased on shares Each
man has house and garden free and
is paid forty-five cents day. The
women and children receive from
twenty to forty cents a day. Rural
World.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
The Too Familiar Irish Girl.

Somebody says it is very vulgar to
speak of your husband by his last
name, and criticises Mrs. Henry M
Stanley for doing SO. The woman
knew of a dear little molsel of femi-
ninity who married a grave and digni-
fed young lawyer and went to house
keeping in a love of cottage with a
Hibernian cook. The little woman in
her young bridehoOd could not muster
sufficient dignity of speech to call her
llege lord Mr.. Jones, even to the cook,
but affectionately designated him
Harry" And one day when there
was company. Bridget came to the par
lor door and announced: Lunch is
ready and will yez be waitn' for Har-
ry, ma.am!'
Somehow the story got cut at the
club and Mr.. Jones never quite for
gave his spouse though thereafter she
punctiliously called him '.Mr. Jones"
until he came to be Judge. Boston
HOSt. a 1-y,f 2
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
THE OWNING ROD.
With It the Consolidated California and
Virginia Mines Were Located.

A recent issue of your paper con-
tanned an unsigned letter from
Salem, addressed to Van b. De
Lashmutt in which the writer states
that he is possessed of secret BY
which he is enabled to locate deposits
of precious minerals without the or
binary course of prospecting for them.
writes correspondent of the Portland
Oregonian.
Mr.. De Lashmutt's humorous reply
indicates that he considers his corre-
spondent to be either crank or 9
knave. This may be natural but I
differ with him.
Some years ago an Illinois map,
saddled with the very uncommon
name of AL Peck, came to Virginia
City, New, protesting to have 't1i-
vining rod, the nature of which do
not remember However he alleged
that it could accomplish what the Sa-
lem man claims for his secret.
Peck's representation were 80 plaus-
ible that he succeeded in ingratiating
himself into the confidence of the
most prominent men engaged in min
ing in that famous camp. Among
them were such people as United
States Senator John z. Jones, James
e. Fair, John w. Mackay. Frank
Osbiston and Evan Williams. The
Illinois man was engaged to work his
rod from the north end to the SOUTH
ern extremity of the Comstock lode.
He remained in and about Virginia
City some months but at length his
patrons lost confidence in him and his
rod, )" and packing his grlpsacK. the
'diviner" returned to his home.
Since then nothing has been heard of
or from Peck.
Subsequent events, though. proved
that Peck was no charlatan, for his
rod located the many millions of gold
and silver taken out of the California
and Consolidated Virginia mines,
which have given Mrs. John w.
Mackay the opportunity to play the
role of female Monte Cristo in
Europe. And his rod also located
several other mines which in the past
ten years have made plutocrats of the
developers.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
Not Yet, and Never Will.

We have an abiding faith in the
courage, determination and loyalty
of the farmers of old Georgia; and
that they will stand together and bear
the banner of the Alliance to victory,
we feel not a shadow of doubt. They
did not go into this movement as
children, but as brave and true men.
They fully realize that the success of
the Alliance means for the toiling
masses prosperity and freedom; that
its failure means poverty and the
chains of servitude. For time, some
of our members may grow disheart-
ened and withdraw from the order;
but when the Alliance bugle blows in
1892, you will see the farmers rally to a
man. and present an unbroken front to
their foes. The plutocrats and poll
ticians have not overthrown the Alli-
ance as yet and never will so long as
the spirit of freedom stalks abroad in
our land. The farmers have followed
the guidance of other men for these
many years. and they see that they
were being lead to ruin and slavery.
They were on the very brink of bank
ruptcy when the alliance extended It's
friendly and helping hand; and with
everything against US, and the money
and power of the country fighting us,
the farmer is being slowly lifted from
the Slough of Despond. and he sees the
dawn of light before him.
Alliance Farmer. !,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
Stock Notes.

Make the farm paw
Sometimes animals eat too much
Have good fastenings on the gates
See that all of the gates swing free.
The science of feeding is progressive.
| If stock is kept at all, it will always pay
to keep well.
| AL the food required to sustain life is so
much wasted if no more is given.
| When ground or cut feed is used, more
care is necessary not to over feed.
Grinding the cob with the corn is said
to make the grain more easily digested
Good animals pay a profit, while poor
ones often cost more than they are worth.
With all kinds Of stock, the richer the
| food the better the manure, If properly
| fed out.
The man who is independently rich is
the only man who can afford to raise
| scrubs.
It is only in exceptional cases that a
radical change of feed can be made with
out detriment
The properly fattened animals should
be marketed the moment they are thor
oughly ready.
In breeding any kind Of stock, remem-
Der that permanent improvement is a
thing Of slow growth
With all classes of stock, no matter how
good the breed, without good feed and
care, they will degenerate.
A little care taken in providing good
drainage on the outside of the stables, or
sheds, will aid materially in keeping the
| quarters dry under foot
Keep the managers and feeding ricks
cleaned out. What is left in them can
generally be used to good advantage Is
bedding for the stock. 1t rarely pays TO
compel the stock to eat what they have
| picked over
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
The Fifty-Second Congress.

Congress is now In session. It can
meet the demands of the people or
fulfill the requirements of the ex-
ploiters. Which will it doP The
Democratic party has control of the
house and the Republicans of the
senate. Will each of these bodies vie
with each other in efforts for the re-
lief of the people or in filling the de-
sires of Wall street? The Republican
party is the friend of monopolists and
exponent of trusts, combines and syn
dicates Nothing can be expected of
it. except a ruse like thai John Sher-
man palmed off in the last congress to
prevent the organization of trusts and
combines, which was fair seeming of
an effort without being effective in
any essential feature. The Demo-
cratic party has always opposed these
and all legislation capable of foster
ing or promoting them Wilt
it now assume the positive
opposition by providing effec-
i've measures to accomplish
the results desired? It is in it's power
w RooC Guy JILL IL Uu0 uOuS0 anu
throw the onus of its failure on the
senate. 1t must become active and
aggressive. and move forward on the
lines of relief in honest and sincere
efforts that would accomplish the ends
sought if 1t would meet the demands
OF the old folks at home. 1t will be
watched with solicitude and its action
noted with anxiety. Let it not sup
pose that it can palm off ruses for
facts, nor bamboozle people by nearly
doing what it can certainly do, but
fails to do on account of some little
accident or mishap. There are too
many people watching the modus
operandi to be deceived. II that
party shall improve the opportunity
vouchsafed to it, it can go in power
and remain there so long as it shall
be the champion and defender of the
rights and liberties of the people. If
it shall fail to improve its opportun
tiles it may be relied on to go into a
state of innocuous desuetude that will
require Gabriers trumpet to arouse it
Alliance Herald. Ga
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
FLrming Pays.

Farming pays If you farm in tho
right place and in the right way.
William L. Kennedy. Of Falling Creek.
Lenoir county, N. C.. has shown what
can be done At the close OF the war
Kennedy was eighteen years old He
had carried musket for two years,
and returned home to find the family
fortunes broken. Uncomplalning he
went to work as day laborer on his
fathers plantation. After what might
be termed an apprenticeship OF four
years he became ambitious to farm on
his own account A 800 acre farm
was in the market and as payment
could be made by instalmenta young
Kennedy bought the property. The
price was to be $50 an acre. By dint
Of hard work this was paid for in q few
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
II ono Hints.

Bread crusts should be dried in the oven
and put away In paper bags until wanted
for use.
For favoriug soups, bay leaves sweet
marjoram, thJ'me celery tops and parsley
are used, as suits the taste
For mildew, which is not An uncommon
plant-foe, dust with sulphur or sprinkle
with sulphur water. Alsodig little SCOT
into the soil.
A brass camel bearing its lamp burden
between its humps is = novelty, and a
bronze elephant supporting also a
light-giving howdah ishanother
Always keep the inside of your coffee
pot bright to insure good coffee. Boil it
out occasionally with soap, water and
wood ashes and scotr thoroughly.
Every housekeet er should provide her
self with little conveniences for doing her
work. A short handled broad paintbrush
to wash the outfide of window sills, and
an old toothbrush for washing around the
glass.
The crepe Tissue paper which can be
bought in many colors for twenty cents a
yard makes tie prettiest candle shades,
and is much used for fruits and small
sachets inteIt1ed for favors for germans
and dinners.
All groceries and household supplies
should be pat away in their own PROBE
receptacles, and not left standing around
in paper bags. Keep rice, oatmeal.
cracked wheat, tapioca. etc, in close-cov
cred glass jars. Tea and coffee in tin
canisters, meal and -four in covered
wooden buckets
A santbag Is one of tho most useful of
household articles. Its virtues are equal
il not superior to the hot water bag, and
the cost is considerably less. The sand
should be fine and clean, and should be
thoroughly dried before being dragged"
II is better to cover the flannel bag which
holds the sand with cotton one, as this
prevents the sand from sitting out. A bag
not larger than ten inches square is an
available SIZE Mothers whose children
are subjectAto earache will find these bags
invaluable; they hold the heat long time
and their composition is SUCH that they
areeasily adjustable to the affected parts.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
A devoted Daughter.

Twenty eight years ago a young Irish
girl of Downpatrick refused to marry
and accompany her fiance to New lie a.
land for the reason that ST 9 could not
leave her mother. The old woman
entered the almshouse where he,
daughter cared for her until she died
a short time ago. The former lover,
who had become rich in New Zealand,
heard of it and sent a ticket to his
sweetheart who is now, at the age of
so, on her way TO New Zealand, and
for the first time beyond the limits of
her native town.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15

Inc BACK ln8G OO0'C Ache.
Behind the counter half the day,
I've "shaved" and squeezed and hoard
away.
My back don't ache
'sEz if 'twould break"
AM sech is the fate o. the banker,
Sech is the fate o. the banker.
Interest will grow
Come rain or snow.
Sech is the fate o. the banker,
Oh!
Long before the western sun
Sinks out Of sight, my work is done;
My wife ne'er complains,
But applauds my s.gains,n
An sech is the fate o. the banker.
Sech is the fate o. the banker.
Interest will grow
Come rain or snow,
An sech is the fate O. the banker,
Oh!
At midnight to bed creep,
After the banquet to rest an sleep,
Ready next day
To grind" away.
An sech is the fate o. the banker.
Oh!
Sech is the fate o. the banker,
Interest will grow
Come rain or snow
Sech is the fate of the banker,
OH
Chicago Sentinel.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15

Josephus says, antiquities Book
T.. chapter 6. section 4. that the son
of Arpsaxad was Heber. from whom
they originally called the Jews He
brews. Abraham is the first person
called the Hebrew" in the King
james version; in the Septuagint it is
perates and means 1.-The passenger"
that is. Abram. the passenger, had
lately passed over the River Euphra-
ties. The Encyclopedia Britannica
says the word means s.crosser," he
who has crossed over.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
A New Kind OF Butter.

The Freuch have invented and put
on the market a substitute for butter,
the basis for which is the fat obtained
from the carcasses of freshly slaugh-
tered cattle. 1t is said to be superior
to any other artificial butter yc. pro-
duced.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15
THE TWO BACKS.

The Aching Back.
In the cornfield all the day,
I've delved an dug, an hoed away.
Ny back does ache
Ez il 'twould break,
An sech is the fate of the farmer.
Oil
Sech is the fate o. the farmer.
The weeds will grow
And he must hoe;
Sech is the fate o. the farmer,
Oh!
When see the western sun
Sink out o. sight, my work is done.
My wife complains,
Nor needs my pains,
An sech is the fate o. the farmer,
Oh!
Sech is the fate o. the farmer.
The weeds will grow u
An he must hoe,
An sech is the fate o. the farmer,
Oh!
An at last to bed creep.
An lay all night too tired to sleep,
To start at morn
Back to the corn;
An sech is the fate o. the farmer.
Oh!
Sech is the fate o. the farmer.
The weeds will grow
An he must hoe;
Sech is the fate O. the farmer,
Oh!-Chicago Tribune
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-01-15

real lover VI Ills race from Joining
with the progressive wealth pro.
ducers of to-day. Labor is the foun-
dation stone of all progress. It is in
no sense q class. but it is the power
that feeds the classes Whoever does
not render useful service to society is
sponge and leech upon those who
do Labor is the source of all that
renders life endurable on this planet
All reforms begin at the base and
work their way upward. Even the
Christian religion was not an excep-
ton to this universal rule. It began
with the poor carpenter of Nazareth
and all that is most enobling in the
system of morals which he taught is
embraced in the demands for eco
nomic justice which are being urged
by the wealth producers of the coun-
try to-day. To join in these demands
IS an honor. To give them the cold
shoulder is a disgrace. These oues-
tions are now up for settlement and
they never can be settled until they
are settled right This is manifest
destiny and the sooner that it is
recognized by the classes as well as
the masses. the better will it be for
every human being. 1t is high time
that patriotic citizens were thinking
seriously. thinking earnestly and act
ing intelligently. The plutocratlc and
immoral elements which now control
the nation must be compelled to take
back seats or the most disastrous con-
sequences will surely follow.