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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
HORTICULTURE,

A POTATO weighing twenty-six ounces
Is a curiosity ut Gastana, n c.
A CANTELoPE weighing eighteen
pounds is owned by an Alabama farmer.
IT is said that tobacco dust mixed
with air-slackcd lime will keep bugs
from melons and cucumbcrs Throw
it under and over the leaves.
THERE is q tree in Jamaica known as
the life tree on account of its leaves
growing eve after being severed from
the plant Only by fire can it be n
tirely destroyed
WHEN seeds are at their best and the
conditions for termination good it is
surprising how long n way a little
weight will go. As many as 5000 plants
have been obtained from a single ounce
of onion seed
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
SCIENCE.

The average square mile Of the sea
contains 100, 000, 900 fish.
A CHILD just born has less chance Of
living a year than an o~ctogenarian.
A NEW alloy of lead, which is almost
unattached by acid, has been invented
by Wurms. Its composition is 94S
parts of lead, % of antimony and Is of
mercury.
ALHAzEN, an Arabian, born in the
year 1000 A. D., first taught the present
theory of vision, and explained why we
see but one picture Of in object with
our two eyes.
PRoPoRTIoSATELY to the size of the
insects body, an ants brain is larger
than the brain Of any known creature.
Ants seem to display reasoning ability,
calculation, reflection ard good judy
ment
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

and decked over with the same. In
order to fold it there must be three long
canvas hinges rom stem to stern, and
the daring Captain writes by an in
coming ship (when he is hundreds of
miles from shorel that he finds the
"'Sapolio' m a sca-way is a scrubbcr
but very lcaky." No better proof of his
GOODNESS and pluck could be given.
The start was made at $50 Wednes-
day, July Goth. the destination being
Palos, Spain. Capt. Andrews has in
structions to scour the seas until he
discovers that port and the starting
point of Columbus. 1t is believed that,
sailing in n fourteen foot boat without
70 much Is a hot cup of coffee wary
his diet of biscuits and canned goods, he
will, single-handcd, eclipse the record
of that Spanish-Italian adventurer who
almost failed to cross the great ocean
with three ships, $50 men, after secur-
ing the Queens jewels to pawn and
having the blessing of the Church
thrown in. This Columbus is sailing in
q boat which had never been in water
until the hour when he started on his
IsNoV AhAS UP Nv q bNOA SpDhtu
in mid-ocean several times, scorning all
assistance and confident of ultimate
success. His effort should interest all
Americans as n test of pluck, endurance
and good seamanship. That it is not .
foolhardy affair is proved by his for
mer success and by the notable trip in
which he battled for sixty-two days
without reaching the other side. Thou
sands of people say the start, his pres
ence at different points on the ocean
has been noted by large numbers of
vessels, and his landing on the other
side will no doubt be made a matter of
public demonstration and rejoicing. As
he sailed from the pier he said, SIN
sixty days l will be in SPAIN" and up
to the last reports he had made better
time than he anticipated. Every day
during the voyage a bottle will be
thrown overheard noting the location
and other information about the trip.
If Capt. Andrews succeeds in reach
ing Spain and joining in the October
celebrations which will be held in
honor of the discovery of America, he
will then return in one of the great
steamers and arrange to exhibit his
boat and the log which he writes up
day by day, at the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago, where he will be one of the fea-
lures Of the magnificent display which
the manufacturers of Sapolio are now
pcrfecting. The assurance, we might
almost say the impudence. of these ag-
grcssive manufacturers in securing .
Columbus Of their own is probably with
out precedent in advertising.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
spe OLD DESERTED HOUSE.

Z Is there anything more dismal
U Than the old deserted house,
Standing neal . bit Of woodland
/. Where the cattle roam and browse
Standing lone, n IL forgotten;
Damp and cherries, silent, gray;
Left for vandal years to crumblc.
Suns to warp and e awayi
Eyeless are its ancient windows,
Blankly staring TO the sky:
Hingeless half its shattered portals,
Yawning to the passer-by;
And an odor clings about It
Much like that abou a tomb,
Whilst the night alone enmantles
Tenderly the house with gloom
Scene of mirth and festal greetings,
Place Of fellowship and 10y.
When the grandma was q maiden,
When the grandsirc was 4 boy:
Almost can we hear the footsteps
Lively trip along the floors:
Almost hear the claDs and rlattcr
OF tie closing Of tie doors;
Almost see tAe snowy whiteness
OF III table crowned with food:
Almost hear each low word spoken
Lovingly, and understood:
Almost picture out the brightness
OF the open, glowing crate,
And the m.rthful song enciroling
Though the hour is growing late.
Almost-but the house confronts US.
II is daylight. andto-dGy,
And no time for idle dreaming
OF the decades passed away.
Change is writ on all things human;
Univrrsal's the decree:
And from out the teeming present
Slow evolves the age 10 be.
Edward Vincent, in Good Housekeeping
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
THEIR NAMES NOT GIVEN.

A FISHERMAN in Montgomery county
Tennessee, is sevcnty-five years old and
never voted but twice in his life.
An Indianapolis (Indl beggar dis
PLAYS a queer sign which reads as fol
lows: Help q blind cripple. Was run
over by a baby carriage and struck in
the eye by a parasol-"
THREE men in France competed &c
see who could drink the most water
One swallowed twelve quarts, the
second nine and the third seven AL
three died from the effects.
THE only man in the world who live,
in a house of copper is an iron manu-
facturer named n. Poulson, whose
unique residence stands at the cOrne OF
Eighty-ninth street and the Shore road
in South Brooklyn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

ITS FOUR HOURS PASr MlDNIGHT!
did SO he started back with a cry OF
horror, for some slippery thing, dart
ing swiftly between his feet, van
ished in the gloom Of a neighboring
corner.
Ere he could himself the
man in front of him stirred uneasily,
and rising unste adily, gazed stupidity
at him.
"What is the matter?" he asked at
length in dazed tones.
, Natter" shouted the still trembling
surgeon. why, it's four hours past
midnight and you are alive and we'll"
As he rose to his feet the old church
clock slowly struck the hour of four,
appearing to both the listeners to do
so with an emphasis as unusual as it
was welcome.
AS the last stroke sounded the
stranger. who could even now hardly
realize his position, threw up the win
dow and extended his head.
How came | to sleep?' he inquired.
closing the window and turning to the
surgeon.
Il drugged your drink. 1t was the
only thing | could do. You were in such
a strange state of affairs that you
would either have died or gone mad if
had not done So"
The stranger extended his hand and
caught the young surgeons in n mighty
grasp.
at has been a strange business, said
he. What could it have been that was
in my garden that night and what could
have taken the agreement"
Rats" said Mostyn. smiling. Zone
of them frightened me terribly just
now, but it would not nave done SO if /
not been in a very excited condition.
The same state of mind, perhaps,
though in a milder form, hat you were
in on the night that you wrote your
agreement"
You have saved my reason il not my
life" and he again grasped him by the
hand. you shall not find me migrate
full"
Nor did he; for, aided by his in
fluence, the young surgeon rose rapidly
in fame and fortune, which he shared
in the most liberal manner with the
girl whom his poverty had long kept
weiting.-St Louis Star Sayings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

sometimes of a darker shade than the
surface In the rev English tweeds,
bold q~uarter-inch checks of brown, re-
soda or Russian blue with cream or
ecru are considered very stylish, yet
the small pin-head checks are shown
again in these colors, with sometimes
lines of a rich shade of red TO brighten
them. These are trimmed with a bias
band of red velvet with a narrow gimp
on each side of the darkest color in the
check. The corsage has either a pos
tillion or the much longer coat tail
back, with double breasted front, or
one open over an ecru cloth vest with a
bias band of velvet on each side, which
edges the open fronts of the jacket.
The red and brown checked cheviots
arc very pretty; also the cream and
green hair line on pale tan colorcd
grounds. Vests and deep red will be
worn with handsome cheviot costumes,
with deep cuffs and collars of the same.
LGng Continental vests. striped with
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

At q Menagerie.-The spectators
stand in a group round the wife of the
tanner asking questions. Said 0ne-"Is
it true, madame, hat a lion costs as
much as five thousand francs?" THAT
depends; there are lions and lions" ST
mean your lions; Brutus, for instance,
how much is he WORTH" ''Oh. l would
not part with Blu:us for ten thousand
francs; he devoured my first husband"
IL Popolo Romano.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
III POT lNSULTED THE KEITH BECAUSE
THE COOK HAD NOT USED
SAPO 10
GOOD COOKING DEMANDS cLEANL INESS.
POL SHOUL BE USED IN EVERY KITCHEN.
ST. LOUIS.

1t will cost $4,000 to illuminate
ST. Louis for the fall celebration. A
total of 5000 lights will be used and
there will be twelve nights of the H.
Illumination. One of the Illumination
pieces consists of an enormous globe
100 feet in circumference, which will
require five thousand incandesceni
lamps to Illuminate it to advantage.
This seems to be an enormous sum
and yet it will cost the people of st.
Louis more than twice this amount in
the one single item of lost time caused
by sickness this season alone. Most
of these troubles could be escaped al
together by taking the Laxative Gum
Drops and thus keep the stomach and
bowels IN proper condition. Get
them of any dealer.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO., Peoria. III
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
SILK Travelling Caps.

Some law ought to be passed to put
q stop to the arrogance Of the man in
the silk travelling cap" said a railroad
conductor. "A chap may be a perfect
ly decent, God-fearing, tax-paying
father of a family and a gentleman to
all the train crew, but as soon as he
dons the fatal silk travelling cap he be-
gins to swagger around the ear and
give orders in a loud and offensive tone
Of vnice. ! don't know what it is. /
believe, though, that the cap makes
him feel like some sort of a magnate.
II is more or less of a costume, and he
believes that he must live up to it, just
as if he had a crown on."--N. Y
Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

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-
Guced, 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 m SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW yoRk, E.I
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
LOVE Is KING.

GIVE love the power and It will al.
ways help.
THE days are e v long enough for
the man who loves his work.
LOVE is the only thing man needs
that he cannot get for himself.
ONE of the hardest castles for Satan
to overcome is the home where love Ii
king.
ALL the preaching ever done can be
boiled down into three little words:
God is love"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

lines of rich
gimp, r made
of pale doe col
ored ~broadcloth
OF very light vel.
vety quality.
Box platte d
backs, following
very naturally
the vogue for the
Vatican plat,
will take the
place on many
winter skirts of
the universally
worn fan back,
of which not a
few fashionable
e~legantes have
tired. Capes will
again rival the
p~rincesse coat
and r s s
jacket in favor
Lovely corded
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

The earliest chest was simply the
trunk OF an oak tree scooped u and
cut down the middle, one-half serving
as a lid, which was at first kept closed
by a strap of leather, and later by one
made of iron. AS late as the fourteenth
century the oak chest, in addition to
being a repository for valuables, served
as a seat and sometimes, also, as a Ia
h1a
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
TRICKED INTO LIVING.
An Alleged Compact with the Evil
One.

T WAS a dreary
mig t in the
winter of IL =.
Outside a heavy
fog filed t h e
n a o W, I'M
savory streets
of the metropo-
lis a d { h e
lungs and eyes
of such unfor-
I u n a I e S as
CHANGED to be
abroad.
"a S e e t
night for foot
pads muttered
Y o u G DIR.
Mostyn, as he
disc nga e d
himself from a
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

Cant YOU fix that typewriter so
that it won't make so much noise?"
said Mr.. Cumrox. NO. SIR" replied
the young well, then, put it
in the back room. Somebody that's an
expert with the machinen come along
and understand every word you're writ
in'."-Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
August.
Flower"

clam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago / was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that 1 had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything 1 ate distressed ME so
that 1 had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it." LORENZO F.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
FASHION LETTER.
Eveniag Toilets and Tea Gowns-Eariy
Autumn styles. Etc.
Especial New York Correspondence

Autumn styles. Etc.
Especial New York Correspoudencel
English serge, vigogne, and light
weight French camers hair are the
popular materials for both walking and
travelling costumes, and among the
more dressy fabrics that are highly
favored are the new figured silks that
are woven with a changeable effect un-
der designs of small brilliant flowers,
disks, circles and stars These are called
the shadow brocades," and they make
most charming evening toilets and tea
gowns.
Among the stylish materials which
during the early autumn will be usec
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

DID any of you ever see a rabbit hidel"
asked JimsOm. Il have" replied Bellows
"They usually hide in brush heaps, clumps
Of grass or ~thicketsn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
BuIrushes shaken by the Wind

Do not vibratc TO the passing wind more
readily than weak nerves viDrate to the
slightest no Sc or other trivial cause of their
disturbance. which would be disregardcd by
the vigorous. That b%enignaut tonic, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, strengthens them
through the medium of restored digestion,
and thus remedies their representative
ness. Malaria, kidney and liver complaint
and constipation are cured by the Bitters.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

-Southsea alphabetically you
know that woman over there?' She
well. yes and-er-no. II / meet her
full face boy: if l meet her profile /
don't see h~er.r--Judy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

f n. WALTuALL q Co. Druggists, Horse
| Cave, Ky say: HALLS Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it." Sold by Drug
| gists, 15c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

PEOPLE Are Killed by Coughs that Hale's
Honey OF Horehound and Ia would cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops ure In one minute
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

DUTY you owe your.
self and familyto get the best
yalue for your money. Ecouo.
mize In yonr footwear by pur-
chasing w. l.. Douglas shoes,
which represent the best
value for prices asked, rs
thousands will testify.
DTAKE NO
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

"LIFE is n battle field on which we fight
for fame To preserve health in this fight
use Beecham's Pills, y cents a box.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

THE man who wrote "All things come to
those who wait" never paused at q railroad
restaurant for dinner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

THE finest MINI Barley and Bohemian
Hops are brewed In the "A. B.. c. Bohemian
Bottled Beer OF st. Louis Get no other.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

that c~orrects and cures; a tonic that invigo-
rates and builds up; n nervine that soothes
and strengthens. For all tho arrangements,
Irregularities and weaknesses peculiar to wo-
men. it Is the only guaranteed remedy. II
it doesn't benefit or cure, you have your
money back
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

No, MI dear girl, a cstboat is not ncces-
sarily made Of pussy willow.-Boston
Transcript
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
WRLNKIES

PEOPLE on the fence weigh much.
Rams Horn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

WRINKLES,
and hollow cheeks,
and dull, sunkcn
eyes, don't always
mean that a woman's
old. Half the time,
they only show that
she's overworked or
suffering. To such
women, to every wo-
man who is tired or
afflicted, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription
safely and certainly
brings hack health
and strength. It's q
legitimate medicine
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

dahlia as 1t has
b c e n rechris-
tened) sage with
scarlet, etc. Kin
dred fabrics are
the dark blue
English serges in
double wide vale
~diagonals a n d
stylish rough
woolens for util-
ity costumes, wo-
ven in a melange
of handsome col
ors in chevron
points. New Bed
Ford cords not too
heavy for fall
w C a a r g
wrought all over
with tiny spots of
silk, or else they
have fine lines of
silk in hair,
stripes, S o m e.
times in black,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
An Arrangements Complete for the
Grand Opening on Wednesday.
Gnmore's Band to Open The Expositios
and Give Four Concerts Daily-Con-
tinued Success of the Street Hlumi.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daily.

ST. Louis, Sept 1, 1s92-The grand
street Examinations were repeated to-
night, and the throngs on the streets
were larger than ever. The electrical
panorama proved a perfect success all
necessary power being now available.
and the street arches and clusters were
regarded generally as brilliant beyond
description. Visitors are arriving daily
from all sections. and an unusually
large number of European tourists are
making St Louis their objective point
Excursions are being run from a large
number of cities, and everything points
to sustained interest in the carnival
right through the entire forty days OF
the festivities. The city will be IL
Illuminated again on Saturday evening,
and also on Monday. the other dates an
nounced including September Is, % and
20, and October 1. 4, 6, Is and 20.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

1t won't do to experiment with Ca
tarrh. There's the constant danger of
driving it to the lungs. You a have n
perfect and permanent cure with DIR.
| Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

The summer girl ha, put up with many a
rain beau--Rochester Post
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-09-10

tune is made. The Elton, Russian and
other short, fancy jackets that have
been so much the rage during the sum-
mer will continue in vogue throughout
the autumn season, and during the
winter will be seen upon many of the
chic and picturesque house toilets.
Some of the new French dress skirts
show a row of tiny frills Of silk or vel
vet. alternating with very narrow
bands of galloon or passementerie.
The new vicuna cloths are wide dag
onals of soft wool roughly wove in a
single color. More novel still are the
diagonals Of contrasting colors-green
with brown, amber with magenta Tor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-23
TIE SILVER QUESTION.

As for immediate results the Brussels
conference viii prove failure, as was
predicted By many from the beginning.
1t has not failed TO serve as a text for
general and free discussion of the silver
question in this country. Aud it is fair
TO state the bulk OF the public sentiment
as far as i, IS reflected in the prints, is
that our own government must take the
matter in hand aud settle it for itself, in
its own way and 10 its own interest. and
let Europe do or not do what the powers
respectively may choose. The following
from the AtchiSon Champion contains
some points that are well taken, aud it
uuquestionaUiy expresses the convictions
of many who have gwen the subject
literal thought and investigation:
The vital question is, "What is the
best Tor the American people:' The
Champion assumes that the United
States OF America IN is coinage and
currency laws ought 70 keep tina, single
question IN view. We dld not ask Eng
/ land or Europe if we might issue bonds
( or greenbackS. We did NOT ask the Ryth,-
chiids or the Bank OF England II I've
might establish the national banking
system. The Old World purchased our
bonds and purchased them gladly
/ when, rs a ma, Pr Of fact. ali the gold
| coined into mo.ey in ali tEe world from
/ 1860 10 1880 would NOT nave paid the IN
! terest alone on our bonds from 1861 to
1892
The only time when England and
Europe showed their hand IN shaping
, American financial policy was when they
succeeded IN demonetizjBg the Amerl-
can silver dollar. They did it by stealth
/ No American citizen outside of those
directly interested an gold asked TO have
| IL done. /, was scheme 50 slick that
men who voted for If declared they did
not know how It was done. From that
! day TO this gold has beea King in Wall
/ Street and the remorseiess robher'of the
! people. What The Champion asks :
that silver be recognized Gy law as it
was mp TO the repeal Of the old coinage
| act IN 1873. We ask that because 1t /