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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
Mrs. Henry C. De Mile, the widow

Mrs. Henry C. De Mile, the widow
of the playwright, is busily engaged in
the erection near her home at Pomp-
ton. n. J., of a school for boys and
girls. IL is to he called the Henry C.
De Mile school. and will be a monu-
ment to her husbands memory, whose
plans she has followed in the building
and arrangement. The site is beauti-
full aud the surroundings attractive.
A wing will be added to Mrs. De Miles
own residence. which was built during
her husbands lifetime, and here the
girls will be intrenched under her i'm
mediate care, while the boys will be
accommodated in a pretty cottage across
the road. A handsome stone arch spans
thc gateway, which is guarded by a
neat lodge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

The tile is generally laid directly on
the hardpan, as shown at G. IL condi-
lions are favorable, this will dry it
sometimes. To ont deeper into the
hardpan is useless unless you can go
clear through. and this is often impos-
sible. l have done it, however, with
the very best results. Last year l took
up a tile ditch which had failed TO
benefit the ground, and by sinking it a
foot or two deeper struck the loose
gravel, and drew the water out from
under all the surrounding region.
But to go clear through the hardpan
Is often toe expensive and even impos-
sible. l rave cured very difficult places
by taking a post-hole digger and sink
ing a small hole through the hardpan
down to the water bearing gravel. as
shown below @ in the cut. The water
will generally rush up and flow off
through the tile. This should be done
at intervals of about a rod. One ditch
in which l worked this spring was par
ticularly difficult. The banks caved and
slipped in together so that part of them
had to be shoveled out twice. Then
when / tried to bore down through the
hardpan it was n very tedious job. l
got down about three feet and every
thing as dry as could be. and was dis
couraged and about to give up when ]
saw the CLEAN of water, and with
another effort passed clear through the
hardpan into the gravel. The water
rose surprisingly fast, and flowed out
in a volume hat half filed a four.inch
tile. As soon almost as this stream
started other small streams that were
coming up by the side of the ditch
ceased to rum, and now it Is all as dry
there as can be desired, although 1t
would have mired a duck before we be-
gan.
Thoroughness in tile draining is es-
sential. Better not attempt than to
try and half succeed. E. Wing, in
Country Gentleman
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

A Tomato Relish: Clear out most
sf the inside of large, meaty tomatoes,
and fill with chopped onion and cucum-
Der or onion and cabbage. Serve eaeh
IN crisp lettuce leaves with a nice
alad or mayonnaise dressing.-Pra irie
Farmer.
-Scalloped Veal: Chop fine, put
layers in dish with alternate layers OF
,racker dust, salt and pepper, and but
ter. Pour over two beaten eggs mixed
with one pint of milk. Cover. and bake
one-half hour. Remove cover, and
brown.-Good Housekeeping.
boiled Leg of Mutton: Should be
placed in boiling water; if large will
require two hours or more gentle boil
ing. At the end of first hour add one
Ia blespoonful of salt. BY letting it re-
main in the water in which it has been
boiled until nearly cold, some Of its
Juices will be absorbed Farm, Field
and Fireside.
Corn Pudding: One quart of corn
pulp prepared as for stewing, one quart
of milk, three eggs and n little salt.
Mix the corn with a pint of the milk
and heat it to boiling. Break the eggs
into the remainder of the mild and add
it to the corn, turn all into an oiled
pudding dish. and bake slowly until
the custard is well set-Good Health.
-Neapolitan Cake: One-half cup but
ter, n cup g%ranulated sugar, creamed
together. one-half cup corn-starch, me-
half cup of milk, one and a quarter
cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking
powder sifted with -four, well-beaten
whites of three eggs put in last. Color
half of the batter with pink fruit col
oring and ice with pink icing.-Detroit
Free Press.
Creole Cream: Melt half an ounce
of gelatine in a gill of water with two
ounces of sugar; CRATE four ounces of
almond paste into it and set in boiling
water, stir until smooth. Set on ice to
cool. Whip three cups of thick cream
and add to the mixture. Dip n mold
in ice water, ornament the sides with
currant jelly, pour the mixture in and
set on ice until thick. Serve very cold.
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

reason IOr me 10 De 41r0iQ 10 marry your
Now. your queerness. and abruptncss,
and the not being sure whether you are
making fun of me, are half fascinating,
but perhaps if / were married to You
they would irritate me and we should
be dreadfullv unhappy.
Gould you ever believe that I made
fun of your he asked. She did not
answer, but gazed down into the water
with unseeing eyes.
This getting married is a great prob
lem," she said, with a sigh.
"Yes," he answered, heartily, ''one
of the most urgent and important ques'
tons OF the day" She looked up at
him uneasily; he looked down tender
ly and continued: $50 urgent that !
long to have it settled in the little time
left before the train goes"
oh" she said. '.you don't realize
how seriously and earnestly one should
think it over"
YES, ! do" he answered. 81 myself
have pondered on it long and care
fully"
So" she said, lyon had to argue
yourself into it, to work yourself up to
believing you cared for me. This wind
really is as keen as in Boston. Come,
let's go and get warm"
They walked on in silence toward the
hotel. As they crossed the platform
and picked their way among the boxes
| and bundles a man who was busted
with a paste pot looked up with an
amused smile at their solemn progress.
She caught It.
Everything is being labeled" she
said. namely.
Yes" he answered, except me.
Am l to be tagged, rejected or 'ac-
cepted?'"
She stood still and looked at him with
indignant contempt
Your train leaves so soOn perhaps ]
had better say good-by here; you must
have some final arrangements to make.
I hope it will not be too windy for a
pleasant trip back to New York. Good
by"
He took her extended hand. AS you
say" he answered, I'VE must make
some final arrangements. You know !
love you? Will you marry me?'
Cant you see how Incompatible our
natures are?" she cried. II so earnest
and warm-hearted, and you so flippan;
and cold"
The mar among the boxes grew in
terested. lie chose a box nearer them
for his next label.
She lowered her voice. "Do you
know" she asked, that you are still
holding my hand?'
Yes" he said. Il know it. though !
am SO col d and indifferent. Will you
marry me?!'
The train bell rang. They must
have changed the time" she said.
Run or you will be left"
As the forlorn little train pulled out
they walked down to the beach.
You will ave to wait for to-nights
train, and won't that make you miss
your boat How abo nj those poor girls
and eczema?"
They will have TO get on without
me, poor things" he said. But it l.,
the patients who have eczema, You
know. Perhaps I shall stay over Sun
day now"
She looked at him with delighted
eyes. What" she said. two whole
days for us to be happy inr"-Katherir'
Bates, in Kate Fields Washington.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
ON a RAINY DAY.
Some of the ObIiGing Characters Ofscs
Met In n New York street Car.

Sonic of the ObliCing Characters Oftca
Met in a New York street Car.
A storm is coming up. There are a
few raindrops- You have al umbrella.
But the cars are such a convenience,
and you are going straight up Broad
way. So you hail several. one after the
other, while the oblivious conductor
stares at anything but your signaling
umbrella, and finally stopping ono
risk your life amongst drays and ex-
press wagons and rush toward it.
Hurry up" cries the conductor,
grown authoritative and overbcaring
on account of a great demand for seats.
abe lively. mum! Ican't wait all day"
The ear has stopped before a small
ditch of mud and water, but you cease
picking your steps and plunge into the
conveyance. which is full of n rocking
mist, through which you see two doubli
lines of damp men and women, all sc'.-
ously offended by the entrance of q new
passenger. Every window and every
ventilator is Theoretically sealed, and
you discover shortly that one of the
gentlemen has been smoking n
bad cigar. another drinking worse
whisky, another returning To his work
after a lunch of which L%imburgcr
cheese has formed the staple commo-
dity, and that the young Spanish couple
in the corner have garlic and spoiled
bananas in their little market basket
Everybody has an umbrella. An
umbrella is a difficult matter to man
age nicely in a crowded car. but people
can make an effort to behave unself-
ishly-consume their own drippiDgs, as
it were.
The lady there who, out'of regard to
her own costume-a confcction of cash
mere beads-holds her umbrella across
the knees of the mild young gentleman
in pearl color, who, thus b%arricaded,
does not dare to move. really astonishes
one. But she has a male counterpart
in a stout man, with a big diamond on
his finger and another in his cravat,
who has worn an immense waterproof
and no umbrella at all. and, with his
elbows extended, reads his newspaper.
driving the wet sleeves against the
shoulders of the ladies on either side of
him. and occasionally creating a tempo
rary blizzard by shaking himself vio-
lently.
The conductor has said: "Move up"
and people have all logged a little in
their seats. There is not space left in
which a mere kitten might be squeezed,
and standing is preferable, though the
standees increase and are all dripping.
But a small gentleman, who has been
flattened put like a clown in a panto-
mime by an immense old lady who has
been so wrapped up in fiannels, shawls,
cloaks, wells, rubbers and waterproofs
by her anxious friends hat she can
only roll about, struggles into sight
and says with IN air of benignant
self-abncgation which is quite beauti.
full: PRAY take my scat, ma'am."
Politeness obliges you to accept, and
you wait while he d~isentangles his
coat button from a mysterious fringe
on some of the many wrappers of the
living mummy at his side. who mean.
while croaks apologies and is heard to
say: ''Dartcr would know enough to
stand up"
And Sc would |, two minutes later.
N. Y. Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
AGRICULTURALH HINTS.
DRAINAGE.

without T~horoughness b Work Canuot
Re Made . Success.
Learned something about drainage
last year which has been Of great serv-
Ice to me this spring, and may be to
others who have o similar problem TO
Solve. The drainage of springy land b
often very difficult The bitches put
through the wet place are found to
drain only imperfectly the surrounding
soil L have seen water stand on the
surface of the ground with tile buried
three feet below-sllc clear and free and
In good working order. The reason Is
the water is forced out Of the ground
by an upward pressure, and comes
through little seams and veins distrib.
hted through the soil, many Of them
near the tile perhaps; yet the water will
come nearly or quite to the surface be-
fore 1t works its way to the tile. The
condition producing this state of affairs
is illustrated in the cut A shows up
per stratum of wet soil, which is often
peaty or mucky; B is a layerof hardpan
or tough bowlder clay or marty clay; Q
shows the gravel water-bearing STRAIT.
UNI; D E F are the minute natural
water channels from latter TO Surface.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
august.
Flower"

liam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago l was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. 1 employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that / had
heart, kidney, end 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, 1893-09-16

DIR. Carl Peters. the German African
explorer, has several scars that he re-
ceivcd in duels with students in . Ber-
lin college. 81 have fought nine duels."
he said, "but never killeda man except
in Africa. Some of my duels were
fought on trivial provocation. One time
/ gazed at a student in a public place.
He was offended and sent me a chal-
lenge, which / could not refuse. Idon't
care to fight duels, but when forced I
never decline. / prefer, however, to
fight wild Africans"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
Faith In George.

George Washington" said Tommy
IN the course of his regular Friday
composition, was a man who if he
pointed a gun at a man and told the
man it wasn't loaded, the man would
not get a bit scared."-Indianapolis
jour nal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

At people who arc nervous IL IS brutal u
do 50. Their affection is very real aud dis
tressing. II can easily be remedled, how
ever, with Rostetter's Stomach Bitters, 6
nerve tonic Of leading merit, Endorsed by
physicians and Of long standing in POPULAR
ty. 1t restores and cultiyates digestion
regulates the liver and bowels. II pre-
vents malarial, rheumatic and kidney
trouble. 1t is pure and eficacious.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
The TINE LaxatIve Principle

OF the plants used in manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup Of Figs, has n per-
manently beneficial effect on the human sys-
tenn, while the cheap vegetable extracts and
mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines,
are permanently injurious. Being well In
formed, you will use the true remedy only.
Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
HANDY FEEDING o o
How to Prevent the Hens from Eating
the Chicks Rations.

the Chicks Rations.
AS the chickens begin to he fed out
side the coop, the old fowls are apt to
be on hand and take up all the choicest
bits before the youngsters al get
them. To get around this difficulty !
take some 1 by 2 inch pieces and make
a frame 2 feet high and 4 feet square.
On this I nail strips crosswise, so the
coop when finished looks like the &C.
companying illustration. This style OF
a feeding coop is much preferable to
the ones made with Stats running up
and down. as the chicks cannot get
caught in the spaces When the chicks
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

The first bank in the United States
was the Bank of North America, char
tered by congress in 17sO, by the state
of Pennsylvania in the following year,
with a capital of 81, ZOO, 200.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

The INJUSTICE OF A JUsr Verdict-Ab ung
from n beer barrel blew out and instantly
killed i Harrisburg man who stood In its
way. Tho coroner can hardly escape the
verdict that the man died from the effects
of H~quor.-Boston Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

Mrs. John W. Mackay keeps the
most precious of her collection of u
perb Jewels in q box Of gold nine inches
square. The top of this is studded
with gems, and it confirms three trays,
secured in place by a patent spring, the
secret of which is known to no one but
Mrs. Mackay. An alarm-clock fitted
inside the box sounds whenever the lid
is lifted. A casket exactly like this
vas presented by Mrs. Mackay to her
laughter. Princess Colonna, a 8 we'd
a,ug.gift
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

A DECLARATION OF ISpEPENDENcE.-Lord
Blazonberrie-"But surely you won't &C on
flirting like this after we are marriedf'
Miss Manhattan-'Yes, indeed. You know
we Americans believe in Union and Lib
erty.' Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

The nearest living relative OF
George Washington is Ebenezer Bur.
CESS Ball. who keeps a little cigar stand
in the rotunda of the pension Office.
He is said to resemble Washington's
portraits much more closely than any
other person claiming relationship, and
pictures that have been taken of him
dressed in the continental uniform have
been mistaken by many for representa-
tions Of Washington himself. Mr.. Ball
is seventy-six years old, but 10 hale and
hearty.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16
Stern Remedy.

docs the buzzing of mosquitoes keep
you awake at night??'
mo; not at all. My baby cries so
uuch that ! never hear thera"]udaa
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

E. A. RooD, Toledo, Ohio, says: "Halls
Catarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh ff-
teen years ago and she has had no return
Of it. It's a sure cure" Sold by Drug.
gists, 75c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

become too large to pass through the
spaces readily, posts can be nailed to
the corners to raise the coop of the
ground, allowing the chicks to run un-
der the bottom Stat Many Of the seri-
Gus deformities found among chickens
come from their squeezing between
pickets and through the meshes Of
coarse wire netting. When feeding at
IN early age this may be prevented BY
some such feeding device a. this ona-
r. e. Dawley. in Farm and Home
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

ScHooLMAsTER -'Why was It that his
great discovery was not properly appreci-
ated until long after Columbus was dead!'
Nineteenth Century Boy because he
didn't advertise"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

The trustees of the military aeade-
my in Macon, Mo-, have brought an
action for heavy damages against five
ministers for issuing a boycott on the
academy because dancing was taught
the cadets.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

CIVILIZATION is running my business"
said the museum keeper. The supply OF
| wild men Is getting so low, / hardly know
where TO look for them."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

ACCORDING to DR.. Darwin and others it
takes u monkey thousands Of years to make
a man OF himself, but q man can make a
monkey of himself In q minute. We lead
the world.-Galveston News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

The chef makes no p~retensions as a sharp
shooter, bnt he u hold his own at the
raugC.-Elmira Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

"THAT remains to be SEEM" rs the boy
said when he spill the ink on the tablecioth.
London Answers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

ALL gall may be divided into three parts;
but some fortunate individuals have GER
tainly repaired the fractures.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

IT is when n woman gets caught in Il
shower with n new hat on that you may re-
alize what q rain Of terror is.-WashingtOn
Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

GLENS's Sulphur Soap Is q genuine rem
edy for Skin Diseases.
Hills Hair and Whiskcr Dye, so cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

WHEN the suspicious man secs a balloo
sailing AVA toward the clouds he is JUST
fed in thinking there Is something ny.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

"LIFE is q battlefield on which we fight
for fame" To preserve health In this fight,
use Beecham's Pills, % cents a box.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-16

"wEIL, Willie, did you master you les
son 10 dayI" Nom; l missed IT,"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-08-19

Judge Swee:ser-Didn't you promise
to love, cherish and protect this
woman:
Mr.. CoIlingwcod-I cid, sah; but when
she Il nu toos II let d. babe fill NAH
oar full. r water an sail peanut shells
in it afore I wicked up in d mawnin,,
I welshed J.st a fiddle.
Selling Ina&r Difficulties.
Real Estate Agent-"Our map OF
Marshland is very attractive, but I
think it would be wise to dump a few
loads Of stone into those staked-out
boulevards, so people in search OF
suburban lots can walk on them"
Capitalist-"Let 'em fix things things
themselves after they buy the lots"
But the place is all quicksand."
"You needn't tell 'em that"
Il don't"
'Then, what's the matter?"
"Why, you see, they read u adver-
tisements, go out to look at the place
a~nd-er-never get back."-New York
Weekly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-08-19

During the recent meeting OF the
French and English ships at New York,
the following story, illustrative Of old.
time marine manners, was related,
strangely enough, by q French officer: ,
An English admiral who was once WIS.,
iting a French flagship, laid lown his
Quid on q convenient bulkhead before
entering the officers quarters. When
he came out again, he was astonished
to find the quid In the place where he
had left it.
"Pooh!" said he, In the hearing q
some Of the sailors, you Frenchmen
will never be true sea-dogs. No English
blue-jacket. now, would ever have let
an admiral's Qrid alone" a.
WhereupOn one OF the French sailors
stepped up. touched his cap, and said:
beg pardon. admiral; / was chewing
your quid while you were in there, but
1 put it back, you know, when I heard
you coming out!!"
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-08-19
STATUE OF ALExANDER HAMIL
TON.

Il Bronze Figure which Will ne, Un.
yelled in BROOKLYN Next October.
William Ordway Partridge, the well
known sculptor, was commissioned two
years ago by the Hamilton, club Of
Brooklyn to model 9 statue OF Alex
ander Hamilton. The handsome work
Of art arrived from Paris q few days
ago, and in October will be unveiled at
the intersection of Clinton and Remsen
streets, at the corner Of the clubhouse
site. The figure Is Of bronze, is eight
feet in height, and represents Hamilton
making his w~orld-famed speech. at
Poughkeepsie in favor Of the declara-
ton Of independence. The pedestal on
which the figure will stand is Of pink
granite and is ten feet high. The idea
of having a statue Of Alexander Hamil-
ton originated in the club over three