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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

and is capable of rulping about forty.
eight bushels of potatoes an hour. IN
both these machines the rasping sur
faces are kept clean by the action oi
small jets of water projected with
some force.
As the washed potatoes are passed
through of these machin IS, the
pulp and wash water are run Oft into
tubs, and after the coarser particles
have been deposited. the milky liquid is
drawn off into other tubs, and the
starchy matter allowed to settle: ter, as
in large factories. the pulp may be
rubbed and washed through u series of
sleeves, ranging from coarsc wire gauzc
to fine haircloth. After repeated wash
ings with fresh water in the tubs, to
separate the gummy and fibrous mat
tiers, the starch granules are finally al
lowed 10 settle, and after the water has
been drawn off the pasty mass of
starch and water is run off into long
wooden troughs, slightly inclined,
wherein the paste gradually hardens rs
the water drains off. When hard
enough, it is cut into blocks and put on
shelves in a warm room to dry out
With good management, from seven.
teen pounds To eighteen pounds of clear
starch can he obtained by these simple
mca from 100 pounds of average po-
tatoCS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

The family, however, seemed to have
no disposition to go indoors.
How pleasant it is out here,h re-
marked Aunt getsy, taking her knit
ting from the bag that hung at her
belt
TITS delightful" said Mrs. Sloane.
leaning back in heT chair with such an
air of comfort that poor Gil, wedged in
a narrow fork of the elm, could not help
envying her. Its so still and shady.
Seems to me the old elm's more leafy
than usual this year." she added, look
ing up admiringly ut The spreading
boughs.
so, mammal cried Madge, II do be-
iicve there's an orioles nest in that
tree. 7 saw an oriolc flying in and out
this morning"
II hope none of those 8rctchcd boys
will find it if there is, ' said Mrs.
Sloane. IT'S shameful the way they
ar" robbing the nests"
They'd better keep off these prem
iscs if they don't want to be arrested"
said the professor, savagely.
The situation was growing critical.
If only n swarm of mosquitoes
would come up from the marsh and
drive them into the housc!' nuttered
GIL: but not a hum was 10 be heard.
Neither had he anything to hope from
the coming on of night, for a full moon,
high in the east, just opposite the elm,
was growing steadily brighter and
making every feature of the landscape
stand Out with frightful c~learness.
Meanwhile Jack, tired of acting as
picket, had deserted his post and gone
home TO supper. Gil saw him as he
darted from his covert, and his heart
sank within him. The knowledge that
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

Two ladies stopped at a fruit stand
on Cortlandt street to purchase some
Strawberries.
Are all those berries as large and
ripe as the one on top?" asked the ell
DERBY lady, suspiciously.
The vender hesitated.
1.-THE box will cost you twenty-five
cents, madam" he replied, finally. If
1 am obliged to answer that question"
Twenty-Five cents" exclaimed the
two ladies in chorus. why, it rs card
ed at fifteen cents! What do you let
by charging twenty-five cenls?'
Five cents for the berries, madam,
and twenty cents for the lie-ffteen
cents for the berries if no questions are
asked."-S. J. Advertiser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
AGRICULTURAL FIGURES,

COTTON is one of the most important
products of Persia, the annual crop
amounting to about 5 1000 bales. mostly
Ispahan cotton.
In the Bahamas there are now plant
ed 1900 acres with 2,633, 900 sisal plants.
The fiber is worth 800 to $50 per ton,
cleaned.
In all the Australasian colonies, in
1891, the total number of live stock was:
Horses, 1896, 900; cattle, 10, Tg9, 900;
sheep. 1I4,o79, 900; pigs, 1,2el,oOO. The
total wool production was sos, 71a, ss7
pounds, an average Of 4.43 pounds to
each sheep.
THE agricultural section of Chilli con-
tains 4S,41s,O 900 acres, the soil being ex-
tremely fertile. Wheat yields are enor-
nous, corn and barley do well, as also
rye and oats; but the two latter are not
very largely grown At M time Chilli
exported grain to California.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

ket TO wash the tubers, n rotary rasp
ing machine, a few large tubs or water
tight hogsheads, some wire and hair
cloth sleeves and a drying-room COM
prise the principal pieces.
A simple rasping machine is shown
in figure /, and consists of a band
wheel (A). over the rim of which has
been secured, rough side out, a piece of
sheet iron previously roughened up
like a rutmeg crater by punching it
full of holes. The wheel is mounted on
an axle supported by the wooden
frame so as to r~evolve Immediately be-
meath the mouth of a mctal-liued
wooden hopper (BD.
A more effective rasper or grinder is
shown in figure =. 1t consists of 4
cylinder tC) twenty inches in diameter
and two feet long, mounted on an axis.
1t is armed with steel saw plates,
placed abou. three-quartcrs of an inch
apart, parallel with the cylinder and
having small and regular teeth. The
plates are held in position by iron
clamps, 80 that the toOthed edges pro-
jcct about four-fifths of an inch from
tine periphery of the drum. 1t is driven
at the rate of about eight hundred rcvo-
lutions per minute before the hopper
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
MAKING POTATO STGRcH.
A SIMPLE Operation Requiring But Little
Machinery.

A SIMPLE Operation Requiring But Little
Machinery.
Some time ago the necessity for de-
visiug some means of making use of the
large quantity of understandable po-
tatoes that had accumulated in the
city and that were held in the interior
because of the lack Of a remuherative
market, led to the discussion of tho
feasibility of manufacturing starch
from the surplus tubers. Several es-
Establishments were put in operation.
and farmers all over the state were in
quiring rs to the necessary machinery,
cost of operation, methods, etc.
The process is so simple and the
mechanism so inexpensive that there is
nothing to prevent potato growers all
over the state who are threatened with
a surplus from engaging in the making
Of starch. The New England Home.
stead gives a short account of the oper.
alton. and it is reproduced here for the
benefit of readers who may be disposed
to engage in the industry. A wire bas-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
SHORT sKETcHINGS IN LONDON

THE feeding expenses of tho London
"zoo'' are $500 u week.
THE value of the oysters consumed IN
London yearly is about $1,000, 900.
OUT of $40, 900 domestic servants in
London, 10000 are always out Of en-
ployment-
IT is estimated that two-thirds of the
public money held by the London banks
does not bear interest.
THE yearly consumption of milk at
the Hotel Metropole, London, is $1,000
quarts, and of water 90, ZOO, 900 gallons.
Two MAHOGANY tables hat are souve-
Mrs Of the illustrious highwayman,
Jack Sheppard, were sold in London re-
Gently for q guinea
A RECENT issue of a London paper
contains 4 businesslike advertisement
announcing in behalf of the advertiser
that 1.-THE charge of cremation has beer
changed to SIS"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

time or thought for the pursuit of any
other science. Jack was an expert il
finding nests, but Gil could outclimt
him; in fact Gil was beyond question
the best climber in Sand Haven, anC
with a view to equalizing matters they
had entered into a partnership, the
chief articles of agreement being that
they We're never to take more than
two eggs from one nest, and that
they were to ''go halves OF
all their finds" So each was
inhonor bound to tell the other
whenever a new nest was discover ed;
ing called Jack telegraphed to Gil
across the aisle hat he had some good
news.
What is it?" asked Gil. But Jack
shook his head; it was against the rule
to Communicate" after roll-call, and
Jack seldom broke the rule except
when he forgot.
scholars were let ont for recess, the
two boys had their heads together.
Its n fre-hang-bird's nest in the big
elm in front of Prof. Sloane's gate, said
Jack, excitedly.
"Whew!" whistled Gil, 'that'd be
something worth climbing for"
Eyes, and we must manage TO get it
before the rest of the fellows find out
about it." said Jack. ''The trouble is
that being right there by the gate.
there's most always somebody around"
I'll tell you what" said Gil, well
go tonight, just between daylight and
dark. while the folks are at supper"
Jack agreed to this, and about shutdown
the two boys might have been seen,
had anyone been on the lookout,
crouching behind the high board fence
on the north side of Prof. Sloane's gar
den watching their opportunity to
climb the big elm.
ats still as a churchyard." said Gil
at last, cautiously raising his head.
"Wait just a minute" said Jack, and
making himself as small us possible, he
crept along in the shadow of the fence
till he came within range of the dining
room window.
"Now's our chance" he whispered,
uurrylHR Odck. lneE re all AT the
supper table, and look as if they were
having a regular good time. You go
up, Gil, and I'll stand guard"
The elm was tall and straight,
towering over the gateway like a giant
sentinel, but Gil had no trouble in
climbing it, and though the nest was
on n of the highest branches, he
soon had his eggs safe in his cap.
But as he was about to descend, the
front door suddenly opened. and out on
the wide veranda stepped Mrs. Sloane.
Aunt Betsy and Madge, while behind
them came the professor, carrying an
armful of camp-chairs.
Gil drew back in dismay. for the
house stools scarcely twenty feet from
the gate, and besides, Prof. Sloane was
the principal of the high school, and
Gil knew only o well that he was
already in disgrace with him.
But they won't be likely to stay
there long" he thought, at the same
time congratulating himself that the
heavy LEAKAGE furnished 50 good q
screen. ''theYu find it too cool"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
Or. HaRrEa MEDICINE Co.. 81. Lewis. Ne
THE LAXATIVE GUMDROP.

This new cathartic is the most de-
Iiehtful form Of a laxative that has
ever been offered 10 The public. 1t IS
in the form of an ordinary gum drop.
and it has no medicinal taste, and can
be eaten like a piece of confectionery
The results, too, are pleasant il IS
the most complete remedy for dys-
pepsia, summer troubles, b~illouSness,
headache, and all those n'aladles for
which the ordinary cathartic is pre-
scribed. 1t acts as a gentle stinf'ilant,
not violent, hut perfectly safe and Ger
tain. In this respect it is far superior
to the ordinary pill, with the addition
al merit of not being disagreeable TO
take. It is just the thing for children
on this account and for people With
weak stomacbs. These gumdropS are
put up i'll packages, the small ones
selling at ten cents, the large ores at
twenty-five cents. If your druggist
does not have them we will send them
to you by mail on receipt of the price.
but We prefer 10 have you get them OF
your druggist.
SYJ VAN REMEDY CO., Peoria, III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
How the English Standards Are Kept
Uniform.

How the Engli<h Standards Are Kept
Uniform.
In a wall in the British house of par
Lament are buried, or rather %enveloped
in masonry, a solid bar of bronze and 4
block of platinum. Both are packed
carefully in cases, but the block of plat
inum is guarded with especial care. 1t
is inclosed in a case of silver gilt,
which is itself inclosed in n case of
solid bronze. Outside of this are other
cases of mahogany, lead and oak.
Moreover, the platinum block is wrap
ped in silver paper which contains no
silica, to protect it from any sort of de-
composition.
These two articles are the English
standards of weights and measures.
The bronze bar is thirty-eight inches
long and n inch square in section,
thirty-six inches having been marked
off on it.
The platinum block weighs exactly a
pound. Though its dimensions are
scarcely more than an inch on either
side, the metal which it contains is
worth two hundred dollars in the mar
ket.
These standards are taken out of the
wall of the houses of parliament every
twenty years by the warden of the
standards in the presence of the presi-
dent of the board of t-ade and several
other officials, and formally compared
with the weights and measures in COM
mon use in the standard department,
or bureau of the government.
Extremely delicate and elaborate APP
paratus for making the comparisons is
used, and if the units in use are found
to have deviated in the slightest from
these standards, they are changed to
conform to them.
The cavity in the wall of the houses
of parliament in which these precious
standards are'kept somewhat resembles
n tomb. 1t can be opened only by tear.
ing away the wall, and when the com.
parsons have been made it is solidly
closed up again by masons.
In April last the wall of the houses
of parliament was opened for the first
time iii twenty years, and the compar-
ison made with the official standard in
daily use. All who touched the stand
ards Wore clean white gloves. The COM
parsons were made by means of a test
so minute that Il variation of one one
hundred-thonsandth part of an inch in
the length of 4 yard, or of one ten
thousandth part of a grain in the
weight of the pound, could nave been
detected. No change was discovered.
After the test the masons arain
closed the wall. - Youths Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
NO BUNDLES ADMITTED.
Senators Are Fearful of ~Encounterinc
Dynamite Cranks.

Senators Are Fearful of E~ncounterinc
Dynamite Cranks.
Recently / started for home with a
ing a gOssamer flannel shirt that | had
Just purchased wherewith to mitigate
the fervors of summer time. At the
capitol | paused to see what wa going
on, and as | stepped into the senate
gallery, the doOrkcepcr said: "1Ierel
put down hat bundlc,,'
what for?" | asked.
mo bundles allowed in here" he
said.
1 inquired by whose order such trifes
as my gauzy environment were pro-
hibitcd. Representations Valentine"
he answered. went out of that door
and into the next
stop there! Come out of that ex.
claimed the lively d~oorkeeper, sorting
me from a crowd making its way in.
You, tool" he said to a youth who had
a small handbag. "No bags or bundles
can go inside"
"Why not?" ! asked.
"You might blow up the whole sem
dte. ne replleu. Will au expression OF
alarm on his face. AFTER that anar-
chist threw the dynamite at Russell
Sage and old Vanderbilt, an order was
given that nothing that could hold
dynamite should be let in here. You
must lay it down in the hall"
/ expressed to the old soldier e doubt
of the wisdom of such an order.
'Why, you see yourself" he urged.
opening the door and waving his hand
within, that a dynamite fiend could
fling a handbag or a bundle there and
kill half a dozen senator's. He couldn't
fling it scarcely without killing a
millionaire"
"But you don't examine skirts or coat
pockets" / suggested, 'or even cloaks
or o~vercoats: anybody could carry
dynamite in there if he wanted to.
And how about pistols?"
Then l walked over to the house
gallery and went in.
"Can l carry in my parcel?" I asked
the doorkeeper.
"Why, certainlv!" he exclaimed in
establishment. 'Why can't you?"
So l took a front sea within easy
reach of at least a hundred members.
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
HOMEMADE WHEElHOE.
An Excellent Tool for the Cultivation of
Gnrlcn Grnns.

An Excellent Tool for the Cultivation of
Garden Crops.
| send you 4 pencil sketch of n wheel
o | made last spring. 1t is an excel
lent little tool for the cultivation of
garden crops. especially in Il small gar
den where it is hardly practicable to
use Il horse and cultivator, and where
vegetables are planted close together,
such as onions, etc. In the onion
patch | can do as much work with it as
five men can with horse. 1t is light
and easily handled.
The soil should be free from stones
or rubbish and this is Just the way a
garden should always be. 1t should
not be allowed to bake. No whcelhoc
can be successfully used in crusted soil.
Work as soon after a rain as the
ground will crumble nicely.
The wheel is off of a moving machine
and is eight inches in diameter. The
axle is eight inches long. The cut
ter is Il piece of a buggy spring twenty.
six inches long. and about one-eighth
of an inch thick, and BEN as shown in
cut, and attached to the handles six
inches from axle. The two braces are
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

cramped limbs But Aunt Betsy still
fingered
NJ declare it is tho pleasant 10 go In"
she sighed, looking ~meditatively at the
moon.
Gil was by this time fairly desperate.
There was no danger that Aunt Betsy,
with her failing sight, would recognize
him, and pulling his cap over his fore.
head, he boldly slid to the ground. Bus
Aunt Betsy's hearing was still good,
and. startled by the sudden conhotion
in the branches, she fed, shriekina
into the house.
"Probably it was a cat" said the
professor, coming TO the door, accom-
panied by Aunt Betsy and Mrs. Sloane.
"Either a cat or an OWL" said Mrs.
Sloane. II thought once or twice
when we were sitting here that 1
heard a sort of fiuttering in the
branches"
Very WELL" replied Aunt Betsy,
stifly. 'you and the professor can cali
it what you like, but know il was d
bog. Cats and owls don't wear toots.'
She hurried across the STREET before
breakfast the next morning to tell
Miss Parks about it, and reiterated her
conviction that the apparition was a
boy.
"As if I couldn't tell a bot from d
cati' she said, with 4 scornful sniff.
They are not very much alike, that's
true" answered Miss Parks; and when
on reaching the school-room she read
the cramped little note that she found
on her desk she was convinced that
Aunt Betsy was right.
Dear Teacher" ran the note, 81 know I've
made you lots Of trouble, but I'm going to turn
over 4 new leaf. Please forgive ME, and don't
try any new meaures Just yet
"Yours with regret,
'GfLBIRr CRAMrTuS"
Miss Parks wiped a teal away as she
Slipped the bit of paper into her pocket.
Il vas sure that he did not medn to
be bad" she repeated to herself.
And her faith had its reward. But
Gil, to Jacks disgust, after that even
ing in the big elm, seemed to lose all
interest in the search for birds eggs
Mary b. Sleight, in Christian at Work.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09
SAYINGS OF SMART KIDS.

FAruEI-'That cat made an awful
noise in the back garden last night"
Arnold-"Yes, father; | think that since
he ate the canary he thinks he can
sing."-Tid-Bits.
NAUTICAL VIEw.-Mamma-"Don't
you know that your father is the main
stay of the family?" Frcddy-"Golly,
amt he, though! And the spanker,
too!'-Brooklyn Life
CONCENTRATED WIsDoM.-"Who is il
that possesses all knowledge" asked
the Sunday school teacher. my
brother James," replied n diminutive
pupil. lies Just home from college"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

Yes, wake up to the danger which threat
ems you il your kidneys aud bladder are in
active or weak. Don't you emo that if
you fail to impel them 20 action, Bright's
disease or diabetes awaits yoyi Use Hos
letters Stomach Bitters without delay. IL
has a most beneficial effect upon the hid
neys when sluggish, and upon the bowels,
liver, stomach ind nervous system.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

Syrup"

Kegs Leblanc IS a French Cana-
dian store keeper at Notre Dame de
Starbridge, Quebec, Can, who was
cured Of a severe attack of longest
ion of the Lungs by Boschee's Ger
man Syrup. He has sold many a
bottle of German Syrup on his per-
sonal recommendation. Hyou drop
him a line he'll give you the full
facts of the case direct, as he did Us,
and that Boschee's German Syrup
brought him through hicely. 1t
always will. II is a good medicine
and thorough in its work. .
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

Hard flint, crushed or ground, will
some day be placed on the market fol
the use of poultrymen in providing grit
for fowls. 1t is rue that nearly all
sections have gravel, but gravel is worn
by the elements into round shapes, OIL
rather the sharp edges are taken off.
The object in swallowing hard sub.
stances by the fowls is to secure sharp.
cutting material, and ordinary gravel
does not supply their wants. Many
persons use oyster shells, reduced by
grinding or pounding, but shells are toe
soft and do not fully rye the purpose
required. Flint is the best material. as
it always presents sharp edges NJ mat.
ter how fine it may be in condition.
Fang and Firesidr
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

ish Frer ch coat bodice which opens in
front to show Il white waistcpdt, or
Il blouse Of white silk sprigged with
blue.
Princess effects are still very much
the rage.
Dark blue in cheviot, storm serge and
French cameGs hair will be a fashion
able utility fabric for autumn tailor
gowns. A rich shade of terra Gotta
brown will run blue dyes very COSBY.
Black and vivid shades of scarlet in
combination will appear among some
of the handsomest gowns and millinery
of the coming season. {. ID. +.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

"A society has been f6ffsca in Lon.
don under the title of the Witness
Protection society. The objects of the
society are to protect witnesses from
insult by counsel, to put the matter OF
contempt into the hands of q jury and
to raise 8 find TO indemnify contuma-
cious witnesses from pecuniary loss,
provided always that the questions they
refuse to answer reflect upon their
honor and are at the same time irrele-
want to the issues of the case.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

eight inches long and attached to the
cutter about two inches above the
band. There are two holes in end OF
each brace, and also in each end of cut.
ter, to regulate the depth. The han
dies are attached to the axle by two
pieces of strap iron and a bolt through
the axle bolts the parts together tight.
ly. 1t cost fifty cents besides my owl
labor, for cutter, braces, bolts, ETC.
5. Mead, in Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

length. opening over vests of lustrous
faille silk, or shot and dotted surah.
White cloth gowns in the same style
are trimmed with silk braid dotted with
gold, with white surah silk vest show
ing petit pois dots of gold. To complete
this for a visiting dress, a large white
hat is almost covered with white and
yellow roses, with large loops of wired
lace in the center of the crown, a length
VI yellow velvet ribbon showing
through the middle of each loop.
Really beautiful tailor-madc ging-
hams and zephyrs are trimmed with
velvet ribbon and velvet buttons. and
another caprice is that of using silk
ruches at the foot of French gingham
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

b odices of
India silk; an
OF il fancy,
considered ex-
~treintly st5l-
ish, is that of
putting a vest
of black nous
seine de sole
In wool gowns
IF very light
colors. Thus,
a n e W port
dress of pink
ish mauve ere
pom h as Il
round bodice
with short
figaro front is
turned back IN
little reverS
from a full
gathered vest
of black silk
muslin. This
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

Expert Testimony.-Miss Washing
toh-"What does g k I'm dat 'gagement
ring yoh doife GUT me meanT' Mr.. def
ferson Qoftily)-''Hit mean dat de
gold am eight times as yallsr As car
rots."-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-07-09

or preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fever is to use the liquid laxative
remedy Syrup of Figs, whenever the sys-
ten needs a gentle, yet effective cleansing.
To be benefited one must get the true rem
cdy manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only. For sale by all druggists
in SIC. and 81 bottles.