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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
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Face cured. Sulphur Bitters will
cure the worst case Of skin disease;
from a eonIuou pimpie on the face to
that awful disease s~crofuls, it is the
best medicine to use in all eases oil
such stubborn ard d~eep-seated dis
ease. Do not delay; use Sulphur
| Bitters and drive the humer from
YOUR blood.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15
Dental Gard.

e. l will be absent from the
~C until the 18th Or 18th
inclusive. Patrons and friends please
! observe the date. LIP RUFF.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

Don't swear becsuse the weather's hot;
The better way, no doubt,
Is Just to let things take their conrse,
And brayely sweat it out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-15

COR SALE-A rull-blood Jersey bull calf.
Il about two months old-a real beauty vii
sell cheap. For full particulars call ut THU
once.
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List Of . AsfeeS

Rsmssning uncsllcd for In the post "mee o
cOs Girsrdesu, county Of Cape Girariean'
-, Nasoaxi, fH ths week ending
July 18th. 1sSs.
Mr.. Minnie Aexiy. 4. TJ White,
Jim Brugher, Enma Lnfos"'
Cd, Wliiams. Wm Casy,
y,o rtur,tou. Maggie Macarthur,
Gid Lsyee, Iona SAUNA
yno McGhee
Persons eaIIing for any OF the above letter.
will please say Advertised" giving date oil
this list. II not called for within two weeks
thew will be sent to the Dead Letter once a
w..h,peton City. o.. CRAMER,
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tive construction is worked by two
women. The woof is put on small
shuttle, pointed at one end only, and
the thread is woven around it. The
operator winds this in and out by
hand, bringing out the pattern. Cot
ton only is used, and all OF the textiles
are of brilliant hue, red and gold be-
ing largely used. When q thread has
to be passed entirely through the woct
one of the women hands it ns far as
she can reach and the other takes it.
The women sit on the floor when weaV-
ing.
The cloth that the two women were
weaving yesterday was picture OF the
landing of Columbus, taken from q
print. This print lay on the ground
between the women and was their only
guide. In and out their dezteroNs
fingers wove the thread and brought
out reproduction of the figures on
the print. 1t takes years to learn the
art, and girls often sit by and watch
the process to learn it in that way.
The spinning of the cotton into thread
is done in peculiar way. A woman
sitting on the floor takes bunch OF pre-
pared cotton in her left hand and pulls
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EdisOn's Practical Ways.

An incident once happened in Edi-
sons laboratory illustrating capitally
the intense practicability of the "Wiz.
ards nature and also showing the i'm
practical ways of professors. During
the course of some incandescent lamp
experiments Edison wished to know
the amount of space enclosed in the
glass bulb, and so, turning to two OF
his wise and learned assistant electric
ians, requested, them to ascertain the
cubical contents of one Of his electric
illuminators.
To these professional minds there
occurred but one way to solve the
problem.-m mathematics. Any one who
has ever probed very deeply into this
science of quantities and msgnitudes
will know by reason of the irregular
form of On incaudescent lamp that to
ascertain it's cubical volume is no easy
task. In fact it called for the greatest
mathematical skill. But the profess
ors went to work with true grit, and
after using several sheets of paper and
consuming considerable time. in
formed Edison of the result. To their
surprise the inventor said these figures
were not within gunshot of the true
solution, and to the question as to how
he knew, the "Wizard" would only
shrug his shoulders and tell them to
find out for themselves.
The electrical experts again went
over their figures, checked them and
tried all the forms of mathematical
calculation, from al ithmetic to applied
mechanics, but without avail, for the
final result was again declared wrong
by Edison. After several more useless
attempts, and when o good portion of
the day had been wasted, the profess.
sors would work no more upon the
problem until they knew Edison's
method of computation.
The 'Wizard" then simply took
the cop off an incandescent, filed it
with water and then poured the liquid
into an instrument used to determine
the volume of fluids, whence the cubi-
cal contents was known.-New York
Herald.
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Traits of Turkish NOmads.

The Yuruks, indeed, assert that hu-
man souls return into tho bodies of
animals, and that the spirits of the
latter take also human form and ap-
pear at determined epochs This is
certainly the reason they are 80 kind
to animals. NJ. Elisee Reclus says
that Yuruk loves his horse as much
as his family. The horses have their
place under the tent. and it 10 not un-
common to see them warmly wrapped
in magnificent robe when the Yuruk
and his children are covered with
rags. Some other customs attest also
o pagan origin; IL the Orient every
body knows that the Yurnks worship
certa in trees and rocks. These facts
yield sufficient evidence that mono
theism is by no means the essential
dogma of their religion.
Among the qualities possessed By the
Yuruk, hospitality is, no doubt, promi-
nent. Deprived, By the very influence
of his adventurous life, OF all the fierce
instincts which characterize the Turk
omans; restricted, by his occupations,
to the woods, tho plains, OR tho noun
tains; constantly exposed to the in
clemency of the seasons, to dangers
and enemies of oil kinds, the Yuruk
has conceived a generous and noble
idea of hospitality, and he practices it
with disinterestedness and pleasure.
His tent, whether in his presence or in
his absence, is always open to the
traveller, and food and drink in abund.
ance are given him. The tents of the
Yuruks ore square, and made of sort
of.thick black wooden cloth.
Aside from the information I have
given here, nothing precise is known
of their private life. For instance, no.
body ever knew what became Of their
dead, as no one has ever seen q GENE.
terry. All am able to say is that the
body of the deceased is placed on a
black mule, destined exclusively for
that use, and thus carried to noun.
tain. There, I am not aware whether
it is cremated or buried; but, as I
was told that they also take sheaf of
frewood, it is safe to believe that Gre
nation takes place.-Popular Science
Monthly.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Oilcloth or linoleum will be
frightened by O thin coat of copal
varnish.
Kerosene applied with rag, when
you are about to put your stoves away
for the summer will prevent them from
rusting.
Add little kerosene to the water in
which vanished woodwork or polished
floors ore washed and it will greatly
improve their looks.
In bottling pickles or catsup, boil
the corks, and while hot you can press
them in the bottles, and when cold
they are sealed tightly.
To clean woodwork which is painted,
wiring a soft cloth out of warm water,
dip in whiting and rub; rub off the
whiting and rub with dry cloth.
A great convenience when cleaning
house is stick with a notch in the
end that will lift the picture cords off
from the hooks without so much
stepping up and down.
Chemists say that it takes more than
twice as much sugar to swceten
preserves, sauces, etc, if put IN when
they begin to cook as it does to sweeter
them after the fruit is cooked.
For polishing furniture, waxed or
stained floors, or picture frames, the
following preparation is good: Melt
beeswax, turpentine and sweet oil.
Rub this on with q soft cloth or piece
of chamois
For bad cough boil Tablespoon
full of fiaxseed ten or fifteen minutes
in pint of water. Strain, add the
juice of a lemon, sweeten to taste and
drink few spoonfuls at n time every
few minutes.
Serviceable little mats for the wash
stand may be made of bath towelling.
After these mats have been cut the
shape and size required the edges are
overcast and finished with a blanket
stitch in Shetland wool.
When attacked by palpitation of the
hcarG, lie down ut once on the floor IL
no bed is at hand. Stretch out on the
right side or partially on the face. III
this position the heart will resume its
action almost Immediately.
To make shirt bosoms like new take
two ounces of white gum arabic put in
pitcher and pour pint OF wate- on it !;
cover and let stand all night and filter
in clean bottle end cork for use; use
tablespoonful of gum water to each
pint OF starch.
A nice way to Aeep wax for the work
basket is to fill hall shells of English
walnuts with melted wax, fastening the
two half shells closely together at cne
end. There will then be small space
at tie other end, through which the
thread will slip when the waz is being
used.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
LUSCIOUS TOMATO MAYoNNA1sE.


Tomato mayonnaise is very pretty
and palatable dish, if properly pre-
pared. Scald and skin half a dozen
fair-sized tomatoes; select those as
nearly of size as possible. With n
sharp knife cut out bowl-shaped
space in the stem end of the fruit.
Prepare the mayonnaise dressing and
fill the holes with it, filling it up as
high as possible without spreading
over the fruit. Place the tomatoes on
q fat dish, surrounding each one with
crisp lettuce leaves. Slices Of hard
boiled egg may be used, if desirable,
but ore not necessary. The mayon-
naise is prepared as follows: Beat the
yolks of three uncooked eggs, half .
teaspoonful of mustard, one of sugar,
pinch of cayenne, one teaspooniul OF
salt until they are very light and thick.
The bowl in which the dressing is
made should be set in pan of ice
water during the beating. Add fe|
drops of salad oil at time until the
dressing becomes very thick, then the
oil can be added more rapidly. A pint
of oil is generally used with three
eggs, although many cooks do not
think that amount necessary. When
the oil is all in beat for few momen nts,
then add teaspoonful of vinegar and
the juice of the lemon. Then place
on the ice until required for une.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
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A ChinamaN In q Library.

A Chinaman in search of books in
his own tongue was an object OF In
terest at the Astor Library the other
day. He was the most richly and
comfortably dressed man in the build
ing, for his lose, light tunic was OF
elegant shimmering silk, his trousers
seemed to be of the finest broadcloth,
and his shoes we're beautiful specl-
mems of Chinese footgear. He was
polite also, to the last degree, smiling,
suave and soft spoken. The librarian
found some rich-looking books printed
in Chinese characters, and after the
visitor had returned one Of them, a
small imp employed as a messenger in
the library ruthlessly opened the un-
cut pages with lead pencil, tothe in
jury of the delicate paper.-New York
Sun.
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THE PINEAPPLE.

The first pineapples in mar!'et are
of the strawberry or bird's.eye variety,
which are much more acid than the
sugar-loaf variety, which come into
market about three weeks later. A
few Havana pineapples of huge size,
but with no special delicacy of flavor,
are found in market. But, except for
display in fruiterers' stalls, they are
of little use. The flavor of a small
sized pineapple seems to be diluted so
as to serve for these huge specimens of
the fruit. They are consequently 30
insipid that they are disappointment
to the palate. Occasionally Queen
Anne pineapples and Repley pines, two
especially fine varieties of this fruit,
may be found in market this month.
These are the most femiliar varieties Of
the hothouse pineapple, and arc special
favorites Of the London market. But
as these choice pineapples cost from
forty to fifty cents apiece, they ore
too expensive for cooking or preserves.
The strawberry pineapple, in spite
of it's acidity, makes very good COM
pote and is nice for desserts. For =
compete, peel the pineapple and cut it
in slices about quarter of an inch
thick. Remove the core. Make
syrup of cup of sugar and q cup of
water. Let it boil for about five min
utes. Pour it hot over the sliced pine
apple and let the fruit steep i'll this
syrup we'll covered for twenty-four
hours. Then drain the pineapple and
boil down the syrup for ten minutes
more, until it begins to thicken. Pour
it hot over the pineapple again, and
when the dish is cold serve it.
A great many desserts may be made
from the strawberry pineapple, and it
is often considered better fo- this pur-
pose than the sweeter sugar-loaf pine,
while it possesses the advantage of be-
ing much cheaper. For pineapple
pie prepare the pineapple, chopped
fine or grated, and otherwise made
ready for compete. Have shell ct
nice pastry spread with little apple
sauce-iust enough to glaze the crust.
Fill the pie-plate with pineapple and
orange strips of pastry across. Bake
the pie about forty-fve minutes in an
oven quite hot for the first fifteen min
utes, and a very little more moderate
for the last half hour. When the pie
is removed from the oven drcdge it
with powdered sugar and set it back in
the oven just long enough to allow the
sugar to melt. Serve il cold. New
York Tribune.
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out and twists little thread Of the re-
uuired thickness. This she fastens to
n sort of top, which is made to spin
rapidly by the right hand. Az it spins
it pulls the thread out long and
drops into the operators lap. The
long thread is then wound up short
and the spinning operation is resumed.
The process seems SLOW, but one woman
can supply enough thread to keep two
weavers busy. There are only two
weavs-s in the village.
Among the things displayed in the
shops is a rare assortment of daggcrs.
They run in sizes from the tiny jew
eled dagger which can be worn as en-
ornament or used as q paper cntter to
long, fierce looking blades made Tor
more deadly work. One rather handy
instrument has leather sheath with q
strap fastened to it. The strap fits
over the left arm and the handle is a.
ways easy 20 get at. There IS also 9
collection OF poisoned daggcrs. which
are kept carefully by themselves. A
curious sheath is made of shells 1niald
in wood. All OF the daggers hear the
imprint in Arabic oE the maker.
A very pretty tee set is shown, Il is
made of silver and is linel with porcc-
lain. The design, which is Ii garden
scene, is hammered out, each tigu12
being very distinct. The sugar bowl
is made TO match. The cups are the
most curious part Of the set. The caps
themselves are made of porcelain with
out handles. Each cup is made to tit
in a vase shaped like an egg holder.
The idea is to keep the fingers from
being made wet with the coffee. IN
Algiers the women stain their finger
nails and sometimes the palms of their
hands, deeming it an addition to their
beauty. The stain must be keep pSg-
tectly dry, else it will come of on tFc
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Smallest Birils in the World.

Two of the smallest birds IN tho
world, and the only TWO Known to be
in captivity, have been attracting Il
great deal OF attention in the window
of F. Fl. Onderhill. They are known
aG the pajara mosca, or "Hy eaters, >
and were brought TO this country from
Cuba four days ago by Senor Pubil-
lones. He controls the circus pr,vl-
leges of the island aud is fsmiliarly
known as the Little Bsrnu;n."
The birds are about one-third smaller
than the hurnming birds OF this conn-
try, 10 which family they belong. Be-
ing SO dininutive and flying with re-
merkable Gwiftness, il is almost i'm
possible 70 catch them, and it WIS only
by an accident that these specimens
were captured. 4 laborer discovered
the nest while the birdswere !lc;!glings
and be placed bottomless cage over
the nest, and kept it there until the
birds were strong enough to fly.
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women is very secluded, and Tor this
reason, too, no women are seen in the
curio-laden shops. There are women
there, but they do not come from the
land of the Chasseur d'Afrique. The
shops themselves are characteristic.
They are square little cubby. holes with
o counter running all around. The
shop-keeper sits in the center. 1t Is
done the same way in Algiers.
Prominent among the goods of
native manufacture is cloth. This IS
made by the women, and how it is
done is shown in tent erected by the
side of the theatre. A loom OF primi-
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To Set Up Pneumatic Guns.

Some of thepneumatic guns intended
for New York harbor will probably be
put in position during the present sum-
mer. OF the five guns for New York
two ffteen-inch guns will be set up at
Sandy Hook and one at Willet'sPcint.
One ten-inch gun will also be set up at
the latter point and one eight-inch gun
at the former. Early next year it is
expected to place the three fifteen-inch
gums intended for San Francisco, after
which the three guns for Boston har-
bar will be set up. There is no doubt
that the pneumatic guns may be eff
fective auxiliaries in land defense.
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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 more 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.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF perfect lax
ativc: cfcctually cleansing the system,
dispcllins colds, headaches anc levers
and permanently curing constipation;
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of tine medical
profession, because it acts Gu the Kid
news, 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
rists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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Swiss vineyards.

Many Swiss vineyards are formed
with persevering industry upon these
precipitous slopes by means of parallel
walls, whose narrow intervals are filled
with earth that has been carried up by
the peasants in baskets upon their
backs from below; and in the same
way they must be abundantly covered
with manure. These successive ter
races are reached by steps, frequently
cut with infinite labor in the hard
rock, and with every economy Of the
land. Every inch of the ground is
valuable, because only on one side OF
certain hills will these vines come to
perfection. These lands, after being
purchased ct SO high rate, need CON
slant attention; for the soil is washed
away from these sleeps beneath the
stone walls, and must be replaced
every spring; every clod Of earth is a
great treasure, and they carefully col
lect the earth that has been thrown out
of o ditch to fill up their vineyard
patches. A square foot Of land ls
reckoned to produce two bottles OF
wine annually. ly.-American Agricultur-
let
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garments, hence the necessity io- the
eoffee-cup holder.
Many pieces OF ieweiry are exhibited.
1t consists mainly of the enamel work
icr which that country is famous. All
of the bracelets have coins depending
! from them and the solid anhlets worn
by the dancing girls are shown. The
Algerian t;rquois is shown great deal
in the jeweiry. It is q cheap stone and
lacks lnstre. Chicago News.
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A similar machine has been in use
in this vicinity for some years, and is
much to be preferred 80 the old-fash-
ioned method Of threshing by fail, be-
sides the pease are left nice and clean.
1t Gun be made by any carpenter or
woodworkman.
The machine complete is shown in
figure l and sectional view in figure
2. It consists of square frame sim
liar to that of 6 corn shelter, only it is
little larger. with a spiked roller, d
fan and sieve. 1t is operated by hand,
the hand or crank wheel being cone,
SO that the roller runs at higher rate
of speed than the fan.
This will be made plain by referring
to the transverse section at right Of Sec
tional view figure p. When the pease
arc burst by the roller they fall on the
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While they are quite limited in range,
vet within that range they have the
power of throwing an enormous guam
tity of dynamite or other high ex-
plosives upon on enemy's feet. Hence
they are particularly adapted to de-
Tending a marrow channel or to pro-
tecting fortified works from suffering
too close a fire from ali enemy.-Wash-'
ington Star. ...s... .,.... .......
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sieve; the incline of the sieve and
draught of air forces the hulls ont at
one end of the machine. the clean
pease fall through the sieve and ere
carried by an inclined floor to the
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Homemade Pea Ihresi;cr.

AS peasc are raised very extensively
in this vicinity, maybe car give some
light upon threshing and cleaning
them, so ] send sketch Of homo
made Eea threshe-.
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A practical joke upon John Wash
burn, lad in West Union, Ohio, has
had deplorable result. Some men
pretended that they were about to ar
rest the boy, and he has become in
sane. '
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George III. was the only British SOW
ereign. whose reign was longer than
Victoria's. Victoria has occupied the
throne fifty-six years, and George LII
occupied it sixty.
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+. 8. Parker, Fredonia, \. Y, says: "Shall
rot call on you for the Sl0o reward, for l be-
lieve Halls Catarrh Cure will cure any case OF
catarrh. Was very bad" Write him for par
ticulars. Sold by Druggists, I5c.
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It is estimated that there arc in tho
United States 16, 2G6, 800 horses, or one
to every four persons. ...,
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Tlc new telegraph ine:c Aashmir
in India, is IL, 900 feet high at the sum
nj: of the FraSDel Pass.
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Inventors Of anything made Of wood assisted
market, VIM. Mattison, Box 3l7g, New York.
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We Cure Rupture.

No matter Of how long standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, ETC., to 8. j.
Hollenswcrth g. Co, Owego, 4ioga Co., n. Y.
Price 81; By mail, S1.l5.
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other. The width OF :he machine on
inside is one foot, length four feet and
height three and one-half feet. Home
and Farm.
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They are led On honey diluted with
water, and in order to reach this The
little creatures keep themselves sta
tionnry i'll the air by the lightning like
motion Of their wings and plunge their
long, narrow bills repeatedly into the
ycsseiG. New York Herald.
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90l1REGvRED J. 5g Il. Klein, lei BoIleviie, Belle n. J..