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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
THE CHEMISTS ART.
Wonders That Far SurpSss the Dream G
0lden Alchemlsfs

Wonders That Far Surpsss the Dreams Of
Olden Alchemists-
Though the dream of the ancient al
chemist of transmitting base metals in
to nobler ones has never been realized,
the chemist of this era can accomplish
marvels that almost surpass belief.
The skilled toXicologist reveals the
presence of poiSons, often when only
traces exist, by removing them from
their surroundings with solvents, re-
quiring hours, days and sometimes
weeks for their separation, exciting
them to form combinations with other
elements, he auses them to appear in
solid, liquid or gaseous conditions.
Many of them he arrays in varied col
ors, or in crystalline shapes, seen dis
tinctly by the achrOmatic or apo
chromatic lenses of the micro
scope. Others he volatilizes in
flames, and views their mean
descent vapors through the prisms
of a ~spectroscope. Brilliantly-tintcd
and sharply-defined lines in localities
accurately noted, reveal the existence
of metals so trifiing in quantity that
they elude measurement by the bal
ance, with all its modern refinements,
and SO small that the human brain can
scarce imprison the thought of their
minuteness. To take one example.
Suppose the finger is wetted with a
drop of s~aliva'and touched to a salt of
lithium, and the adherent white
powder is placed on the tongue and
then swallowed. After the lapse of a
few minutes, OF drawing n clean plati-
mum wire over the forehead or II
part of the skin, then placing it with
its traces of moisture in n Bunsen
flame in front of the narrow slit of the
s~pectroscope, IN observer, looking
through the little telescope of the in
strument, will see for the fraction of u
second the bright-colored red and yell
low lines characteristic of lithium.
The soluble salt has passed through
The entire circulatory system of the
body. and its presence is announced in
perspiration!-Ogden Doremus, in
Forum.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18

this were placed large fiat blocks Of
smooth lava well Joined together,
forming an wen, uniform surface, and
although 1000 years have passed since
its construction yet ruins of the SPLEEN
did viaduct are still extant- Traces of
these old Roman highways are still
found in England and other parts of
Europe. The fall of the empire
brought an end to the construction of
roads.
John Loudon Macadan. the Scotch
inventor, who died in 1886, repudiated
the theory that the road needed a stone
foundation and maintained hat the
soil itself. if properly drained, formed
a sufficient support for the heaviest
loads. lie drained the roadhed thor
oughly and covered ii with n surface,
not less than seven inches in thickness,
of small broken stone not to exceed the
first to discover that stone broken into
small segnents would concentrate into
a solid mass under pressure and form a
durable surface. The popularity of
this road loon became widespread
Over 20, 900 miles of it were built in
England in less than 10 years.
1t Is generally conceded that the
stone road on the Macadam plan
that is n we~ll-drained bed covered with
small, uniformly broken tone to the
depth of six to eight inches, well
pressed with heavy rollers-is the best
and cheapest road that can be built
The French boulevards are mainly con
structed according to this plan, and
thousands of miles have been built in
the United States, 1t is evident hat
the time is rapidly approaching when
this system of road-making will be-
come universal.-lIighway Manual of
New York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
w BEDS.
Brush Screen Recommended by the
Minnesota Experiment station.

Brush Screen Recommended by the
Minnesota Experiment station.
The Minnesota Experiment station
advises a brush screen, placed six feet
above the ground, for shading straw
berry beds. MANY complaints have
reached u.s." S. Il. Green writes. in
Bulletin -, ''of the difficulty of secur-
ing n good crop of Strawberries in "
posed places on the prairies, even when
the plants had grown well and both
staminate and pistillate kinds were
planted. This trouble is probably due
To the pollen being too much dissipated
by the wind, and further TO the drying
up of the fruit after it is set by the hot
sun and winds. With the object of
finding n remedy for this trouble. some
preliminary experiments have been I'M
dertaken, in one of which Il part of the
straw berry bed, including mostly
plants of Il late variety. named Parker
Earle. was shaded with Il brush screen.
such as we use for protecting evergreen
seedlings, and as shown in the cut
herewith. The result was that the
plants under the screen matured all
the fruit, while on those not hui
shaded many berries were s~un-scalded
and many others failed to ripen. In
the first case we had a full crop; in the
second, perhaps one-half. This is con-
firmatory, though not by any means
conclusive. data on which to recon-
mend this practice to those wishing to
grow Strawberries in very exposed
places. But it would seem, however. a
very rational suggestion. when we re-
member that generally the best fruit,
and certainly the best late fruit Of
Strawberries. is found in the wild state
in locations somewhat protected and
shaded. and that in such places the
foliage is seldom affected with fungous
diseases.
The past season was in point of
moisture an exceptional one and not
the best in which to make this trial. a
good screen for this purpose is made
by setting posts with natural crotches
in one end connected together by
poles and covered with willow or
other brush sufficient to give 4 play Of
light and shadow on the bed, but not
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18

Wherever 4 house is found whose cell
TAR is unrcntilated and damp, with
moldy fungi on its walls, or if its draw
ers and closets have tell-tale greenish
or grayish white spots, and that musty
smell, smelled once always TO be re-
membered, do not live in it. In coun
try houses, which rarely have modern
plumbing, there should be an equally
careful investigation of the water sup
ply and drainage. Some idea of the
soil in which the well is dug should
be gained in order to examine
intelligently whether the water is
fit to use. Beside this, the dis
posal of the waste of the household
should be keenly investigated, lest this
should befoul the water and make I'M
healthy an otherwise agreeable home.
The cistern which generally supplies
the water for domestic washing and
cleaning should be looked after. This
water is not so liable to be impure, but
the pipes that carry the water from
the roof ipto the cistern get rickety in
their joints and need repairing, lest
unexpectedly the cistern run dry"
1t is well, when one is acting as in
spector, to find out if the pumps actual
ly pump.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
With His Policy In the Hawaiian Matter
10 Mr.. Cleveland Is with His.

With His Policy In the Hawaiian Matter
II Mr.. Cleveland Is with His
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA special to
the Post from indianapolis, Ind, says:
When the news of the action of the
Cleveland cabinet in reference to Ha-
wall was carried to Gen. Harrison last
night, he was inclined to doubt it. and
said he did not think the president
would announce a policy except
in a message to congress. But
in any event, whether or not" he
said, II do not want to comment
on Mr.. Cleveland's acts. If his policy
suits him mine suits me; but if it had
been known that his administration
would have taken these steps previous
TO the election the other day | think
Johns estimate of McKinley's majority
in Ohio would have come true
This is in reference to a story told
in his interview the day after the cleo
ton, when John, a democratic work
man, said Mckinley would get all the
votes cast in Ohio.
Gen. Harrison continued: THE
queen cannot resume her throne. l be-
lieve, without bloodshed, and it re-
mains now to see whether the United
States service will be used to establish
her in power again. The question of
annexation is M Of deep interest to
America and will be handled, / have
no doubt, by the newspapers and the
people in a patriotic manner.
Unless my administration is the OBJ
ject of unjust reflection in the action
taken, l will have nothing to say to the
public"
The general vas pressed for an inter
view to-day after he had read the dis
patches in full, but he said that it was
unlikely that he would saw ANYTHING.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
STEVENS INTERVIEWED.
The Ex-Mlnister to Hawaii Accuses Seer
tary Gresham of Calumniating the Ii
ing and the Dead.

The Ex-Minister to Hawaii Accuses secre
tary Gresham of Calumniating the Liv.
Ing and the Dead
AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. ia Kenebee
Journal reporter saw Hon. John l..
Stevens, late United States minister to
the Hawaiian islands. last evening and
showed him the press dispatch an
nouncing the report of Secretary
Gresham to the president upon the af-
fairs connected with the Hawaiian
revolution. Mr.. Stevens read it cave
fully and said:
THE position to which Secretary
Gresham has seen fit to commit him
self is so extraordinary, so void of a
real foundation of truth, SO caluminous
Of the living and the dead, that | have
no extended reply to make at this
time. l prefer to let the time and
events and history decide as to the is
sue the secretary has raised against
the provisional government and the
aspersions he sees fit to cast upon the
deceased captain of the Boston, the
officers under his command and myself.
The way the United States minister
and the officers of the Boston dis
charged their responsibilities at Homo
lulu in January, was more than COW
cred by Secretary Bayard's instruc-
tions approved by President Cleveland
on July IL, 1887. Secretary Gresham
has allowed his party ~prejudices and
animosities to raise an issue which
Congress, a full sitting of facts and an
intelligent public opinion will determ-
inc Justly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
CITY OBSERVATIONS.

BEFORE Boston was known as Bean
town" its pct appellation was Pump
kinshirc." 1t Is SO given in n slang
dictionary of 1Tss.
l;UT one-third of the bodies crcr1atcd
by n New York company last year were
natives of America. Half of the num-
Der were Germans.
\ CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune suggests the holding of agreat
worlds fair at New York in 1900 to
celebrate the closing of the nineteenth
century.
ONE who has occasion to travel
much upon ferry boats" said 4 New
York resident, cannot fail to be in-
pressed by the constant care which
the employees exercise in getting on
and OH boats They take no chances"
NEW YORK is converting its famous
old Battery into n great aquarium.
The Legislature appropriated $4,000
for the purpose. This old site was first
a fertilization, then n place of nmuse-
rIcnt with the name of Castle Garden.
and then an immigrant depot
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
THE LATEST.

AFTER long experimenting a system
of color printing on leather has been
perfected In France.
A SPECIAL trolley car In San Francis
CO is intended to carry the dead to the
cemeteries, while the mourners follow
in other cars.
THE latest English importation In
the line OF language is the expression:
oh, | say" and it now rivals Don't
yc know" in popularity among the
anglomaniacs,
\ PRAYER-BooH with silken leaves
mas been made in Lyons, France. The
prayers are woven in the silk and the
work required three years The book
is valued at eleven thousand dollars
4 CLERGYMAN in Springburn, Eng
land, noticed that his sermons made
several members of his congregation
sleepy. On n reccn Sabbath he took
a snapshot picture of his congrega-
ton, and has it hung in the vestry,
with the sleepcrs made conspicuous in
u red border.
AT an up to date" wedding in Bowl
ing Green, Mo-. recently. the bridal
cake was made by the groom, and the
happy pair were welcomed after the
ceremony at the church by the city
brass band with the strains of See
the Conqucring Hero Comes"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Mock Terrapin: Boil calfs liver,
cool and cut in squares. Boil three
eggs hard, mash yolks to paste, and stir
In four tablespoonfuls of cream Melt
four tab1espoonfuls of butter.
Gained Tomato Appetizer: One
quart canned tomato, three tablespoon;
fuls good vinegar, two tablespoonful
sugar. one teaspoonful celery seed
rolled or bruised, one t%eacupful chopped
celery or cabbage Boil fast ten min
utes.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Biscuit and Cream: Some cold
evening, make a big pan of hot biscuits
by any preferred recipe, and pass
with them a bowl of well-salted cream.
No dish is more warmly welcomed at
DUR table, but | have never eaten it or
heard Of it elsewhere.-Rural New
Yorker.
Coffee for One Person: Take a ia
blespoonful of ground coffee, n cup
of hot water, the fourth of the white
of an egg, half a cup of cold water.
Stir the coffee with the white of the
egg; add the cold water. Boil. Add
the hot water. Boil two minutes
Farm, Field and Fireside.
-Bannocks: Take a large half pint
of Indian meal, add salt and a tea
spoonful according to tastel of brown
sugar; scald till stiff. When cool, add
a spoonful of melted butter, two welt
beaten eggs and half a teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in a scant cup of butter
milk or sou milk. Bake in gem pans
half an hour.-Boston Budget.
Rabbit Tor SquirreD Pudding:
Joint meat and stew in a little water,
with salt and pepper. Drain, put in
dish and owe with batter made of the
beaten yolks of four eggs, one large
teaspoonful of melted butter, salt, one
pint of milk, -four to make batter as
for fritters, adding the stiff whites of
four eggs at the last. Bake in oven
Good Housekeeping.
Toast Water: Cut two slices of
bread half an inch thick, toast them
very brown on both sides. but be care
full not to scorch them or they will be
unfit for use. Break them in half, put
into a pitcher, and pour three pints of
boiling water over When cold, strain.
Sometimes two tablespoonfuls of cur
rant jelly may be added while the wa
ter is hot, and stirred occasionally to
dissolve it.-IIealth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
DAIRY

THERE is used for soap grease and
other purposes than buttering bread
300, 900, coo pounds of bad butter every
year in this country. Even at 10 cents
n pound there is a loss of $50, 900, 900.
YoUNG heifers that u with cows
learn the habits of cows TO a marked
degree and it is well to treat them pre-
cisely as a COW is treated. One dairy
man goes SC far as 10 handle the animal
as if she were being MIXED. In that
way he has a trained COW when she
drops her first cali. -Farmers' Voice.
In drawing off buttermilk, the Ma
tional Stockman says: You can catch
all the granules that run put with the
buttermilk with a strainer made this
way: Make a bottomless box. four by
six inches, with side pieces projecting
far enough to res: on the top OF q
bucket; tack some fine wire cloth on
tina bottom Of the box and you have .
good and efficient s~trainer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly Used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by mole promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
atire; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but Il is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and beinp well informed, you will no.
sccept any substitute if offered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
THREE DESPERATE ROBBERS
Lock Five Men In n st. Louis Grocery and
Rob the Cash Drawer.

Lock Five Men In n st. Louis Grocery and
Rob the Cash Drawer.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. l1.-Three masked
men entered the store of John Gerau,
corner of Tenth and Barton streets,
shortly after dark Thursday evening.
Five men were in the store at the time,
but the robbers locked the front door
to prevent anyone from escaping and
then two of them kept the party COW
cred with revolvers, while the third re-
lieved the cash drawer of the SIS it
contained. No one noticed the
intruders until they were inside,
had the front door locked and
their guns lcvcllcd on the
crowd. The proprietor, his two
brothers, n clerk and n friend, who
were in the store. were all unarmed
and could do nothing but quietly sub
nit. The robbers escaped with their
booty.
1t was a cool piece of business to say
the least. The windows of the store
were not closed, SO that passers by
could not help being attracted to the
scene within of masked men with guns
drawn and others with their hands up.
The men were n tough lot. wearing
greasy-looking clothes and had their
faces covered with very dirty red ban
danas and tattered hats slouched down
over their eyes. There was nothing by
which they could be identified.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
AN OPEN SWITCH
Responsible for a bad Wreck at Fu
watne. Ind.

Responsible Tor a had wreck at Fort
WAYNE. Ind
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Nov. 11.-There
was a narrow escape from another
railway horror here. Passenger train
No. ;, west-bound limited express on
the Pennsylvania railroad, ran into an
open switch in the yards east of this
city. at $ a. m, while running at the
rate Of forty miles an hour. The
switch had been left open by
mistake of Switchman Redding.
The engine plowed through a box
ear on the side-track. and the
tender was t~elescoped into combination
baggage and smoker, which was fortu-
nately empty. No passengers were in
iured, the brakes acting automatically
t. stop the train before the passenger
coaches left the track. Engineer David
Raidy jumped from the cab and struck
on his head. receiving severe scalp
wounds and injuries TO his back. Rob-
cit Griffin, fireman, was buried under
the coal in the tender and badly hurt,
though not fatally. Track Supervisor
Craig, who was on the locomotive, was
hurled through the cab window, but
received no injury beyond Il slight cut
under the eve.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
An Ugly Charge Asains. Col. streator.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. IA special
to the Times from Wheeling, W. Va.
say Col. Streator, of the national
guard of Pennsylvania, was arrested
here yesterday morning on the charge
of stealing two silver spoons from the
Buffet saloon and the bar of the Hotel
Windsor. Streator had been drinking
heavily, and put the spoons into his
pocket while drinking hot drinks at
the spoons were found on him. He
was to have had a hearing last evening,
but was not in a condition to appear.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
German
Syrup"

1 am a farmer at Edom, Texas. /
have used German Syrup for six
years successfully for Sore Throat,
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pains in
Chest and Lungs and Spitting-up Of
Blood. 1 have tried many kinds of
Cough Syrups in my time, but let
me say to anyone wanting such a
Northumberland Syrupisthe best.
We are subject to so many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. John F.Jones.a
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
ANCIENT N MODERN.

-
Structure OF the Appian Way and Mao
adams Road Theories.
The ancient Carthaginians builtroads
for the transportation of troops and
military supplies, but well defined
roads did not exist until the golden
age of the Roman empire. In no n
thing does Roman civilization appear
to a greater advantage than in the du-
rable. massiTe structure of her high
ways The most important of these
roads -as the Appian way, Via Appia,
which extended from Rome to Brundi-
SUM, a distance of $50 miles
1t was constructed by digging 9
parallel trenches. . or 3 feet IN depth,
at the bottom Of which were placed
g layers of fat stones in mortar, upon
which a layer OF cobblestones was
placed, also laid in mortar: then came
a course of pebbles or concrete; ovef
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18

SCREEN FoE SHADING STRAWBERRY BED.
enough to keep u more than half the
sunlight. think it would be well 70
have such 4 bed in a somewhat pro-
tected location. Such treatment
might not be practicable on a large
scale, but it is SO very inexpensive and
simple that it is well worth trying in a
small way in the home garden. We
shall report further on the matter
when we have more fully investigated
it, and make this simply as a report of
progress and as a suggestion TO fruit
prowcrS-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
Rrace Tn Your System

With the agreeable tonic, Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. We will foreshadow the results
for you. They are Il gam in vlgor, flesh and
appetite; ability to digest thoroughly and
sleep sOundly; quietude of the nerves; a
disappearance OF bilious symptoms; regu-
lariiy of the bowels. Malaria, rheumatism
and kidney trouble are removed by this
grand restorative Of health
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
The Matabeies Utterly Disheartened.

CAFE Town, Nov. 1l.-Native spies
VINO have been among the Matabeles
report at Fort Victoria that Lobengn-
las warriors are utterly disheartened.
Their impis have been broken, and
they wander in bands throughout the
country. The men of the chartered
company are said to be on Lobengula's
track. AS all the Matabeles are su fer
ing for want Of food and shelter from
the rain, they are expected to offer
to submit to the company's terms.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
v HER GOODS.
A st. Louis Embczzl,r's Attached Goods
Saved by His Wife.


ST. Louis. Nov. l1.-There will be no
auction sale of the Silva household
effects, Mrs. Silva's attorney having
succeeded in securing the release of all
the property attached by Rainwater,
Bradford & Co. When the furniture
was attached the Knauff Carpet Co.
filed a claim for over 5000 worth
of carpets and window shades.
The attorney for the plaintiff re-
fused to give bond, and this was
released. Mrs. Silva's sister claimed a
lot more of the husbands effects and
the hat company failed to file a bond
and it was released. Mrs. Silva then
claimed her own personal property.
After this clam was allowed her at
torney claimed the balance under the
exemption laws, she being entitled to
what was left a the head of n family.
1t was thought this would be fought,
but this too was released and nothing
is to he sold. The bill of costs will
come close to 500. This will have to
be paid by the plaintiff who is the as.
signee of the hat company.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-18
STYLES In Dress Goods.

small checks are the prevailing pat
terms, with large choice in color, Of.
more accurately, combinations of color.
Not a few are quite gay, and Others are
overcast by dotting in bourette style,
that in contrast to grave surfaces show
In pretty relief. For the most part
these ,dottings are set regularly, and
are com aratively large in size. Checks
are fashiona BILE, many showing rich,
dark unitings in color that are we'll
adapted 10 fall and winter, Chicago
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