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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
HOW TO RAKE a
h a Pennsylvania Farmer Kus
Ahnui the OrerafInn.

What a Pennsylvania Farmer Knew,
About the Operation.
The merit of any implement or ma.
chine depends upon the wise use of it,
and in making hay time and labor are
often lost by the unskillful use of the
implements. In raking, for instance,
one may 20 owe the ground twice in
both raking and loading. by the unwise
method of raking. TO avoid this the
side-delivery rake has been devised, hut
ii is of no use Ia one who knows how
to use the common dumping sulky rake.
My plan has always been to begin at one
side of the field. early in the morning,
when the hay is ready for it, and rake
the hay into winrows. turning at the
other side of the field. and so going
back and forth, continually adding to
TIN length of the winrows. Then,
when the loader comes along in the af-
tCrnoon. there will he a load in each
wiprow on any gool-sizcd field. and the
load may be gathered without a turn.
Or, if the hay is loaded 10y hand, the
wagon is drawn between two winrows
and loaded from each side. This makes
quick work. II is always wise to have
the hay raked half a day before it is
loaded, and after the first day the load
ing may begin in the morning: when
there has been no rain at night. the
dew will dry off i'm the loading and I'M
loading.-A Pennsylvania Farmer, in
y Y Tribune
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
Owe FIRST S

Sweetheart. twas but awhile ago IT scarce
seems yesterday,
Though nos my locks are white a. snow and
all your curis are gray
When, walking in the twilight haze, ere stars
had smiled above,
Whispered soft: II love you and you kissed
me for that love!
The FIRST kiss, dear, and then your h~and-your
little hand 90 sweet,
And whittier than the white white sand that
twinkled meath your feet
Laid tenderly within my own: Have queens
such lovely hands,:
No wonder that the whip poor-wills made sweet
the autumn lands,
II seemed to me that my poor heart would heat
TO death aud break. -
While all the world, swcetheart: sweetheart
seemed singing for your sake;
And every rose that barred the way in glad and
dying grace. .
Forgot its faded summer day, and. leaning,
kissed your face.
1 env!ed all the roses then, and all the rosy
ways
That blossomrd for your sake are siil my life's
bright yesterdays.
thinking OF that first sweet kiss and that
frst clasp OF hands,
Life's whip-pcor- wills sing sweeter now
through all the winter lards'
-frark y Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Explanation. q, a, =. small doors into run:
r. h. h. b. doors into apartments. A, u. {, apart
mrnts: ID. outer door. $. hail: +, feed trough;
W. ", water dishes. Y. nests; x, roost. L..
large window facing south.
floor. Boosts are of XXI stuff and fas-
tened with pegs, SO that when cleaning
is necessary their removal is a very
simple matter. The arrangement of
the furniture" will he understood by
referring to the accompanying plan.
This. however, is only a part of my
house. by 4 trap-door we nave access
to the second floor. This door is raised
by a pulley and core and held by a drop
latch. In the winter this is used as a
corn crib and is perfectly rat proof.
Here, also. ! keep bins in which arc
corn. wheat. oats. etc.-my chicken
feed which is measured as PM in, and
thus ] keep an accurate account as to
the cost of my flock. In the spring.
when :hr corn is largely fed, it needs
but a slight %sprinkliHg of earth and
sand and an oil stove to transform my
second floor into y brood"r house for
my extra early chicks. where they are
easily anu t'oH'tlltdiiN cared lpT tlll
tn" weather modcratcS sufficiently to
allow the chicks { live outdoors. II
desired, 4 third floor AN be laid ovcr
part of the second by running boards
across on the plates. Here may he
stored the coops, your sunilowerS. cane
seeds and such other stuff as seems
scarcely I" have any place of its Own.
In the summer. when no longer needed
for broudcr house. and nearly empty Of
corn. this second hoor will he very ron
vcnient for curing onions, moving
away Shcaf oats and the thousand
other uses to which You can put space
when You have il.
! did all the work on this building
myself. and used timber sawed off the
farm. utilizing the odds and ends
which wastcfnl carpenters left from my
new house. and thus the actual cash
cost has been only a very few dollars
a Practical Farmc-. in Farmers Voice
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

The green veil is the rage. and il is
fearful to behold some of the women
behind it. Green is natures color. 1t
is the one tint hat everybody can wear
with pleasing effect. But there are
green's and greens.and the wrong green
is worse than ugly-it is positively re-
pulsive. The woman with a paralyzcd
liver, with a bilious complexion. with
freckles. with saucer Eyes or with a
thin face. in which the shades gather,
will he CHASTITY under a yellow green.
She must not accept a present of any
stuff bordering on the lettuce, tendril
or what is known as spring greens. I'M
L,ss she wants to suggest quarantine.
Grass. ivory. oak. ~migonette. asparagus
and myrtle greens are always good, but
beware of the olives. maple and flower
shades. Babies and young children
ran wear anything, but maturity must
study the effect of things if she wishes
to make the most of her charms-N. Y.
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
AGRICULTURALHINT
POULTRY HOUSE PLAN.
It's Designer Thinks 1t Is just the Thing
for Farmers.

IT'S Designer THINKS IL Is JUST the lining
for Farmers.
/ do not claim perfection for my
house, but for my use 1 think II is as
near it as one can get who needs to
have every inch available for several
different uses. 1t is 12x24, 10 feet high
to caves, and roof One-third pitch. Sills
are on solid foundation about one foot
high. and this space is filled in with
gravel, making the most healthful and
satisfactory floor Imaginable, and re-
guiriDg no timber. Hennery is divided
into three compartments, and each one
can be reached through the hall which
runs along part of one side. At the
end of the hall is a stairway leading
90 the upper story. This lower story
is about q feet high. When ! have no
especial reason for separating my flock
] throw all three compartments togeth-
err. and give my hens the run of the
whole building. and also of a yard
Boxes. When ! have any setting
hens ] put them in an apartment
marked 4, in the sketch of the house
below.
The apartment 4 has two small doors
for the hens: one into the yard and an
other directly out of doors, so hat set
ting lens may not be annoyed by the
rest. The middle apartment has a win
dow 5x2;s. which should be horizontal
and about two or three feet from the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
DANGEROUS
A Swim In Lower Burmah with q Sharh
for a Companion.

A Swim In Lower Burmah with q Sharh
for a Companion.
Gen. raSke. the author of a book Of
travels in Lower Burmah. says that the
residents pointed u to him one par.
bathing would he perfectly safe: it was
a triangular area of water bounded by
a ledge of rocks leading to the light.
house and the sunken reef that Joined
it, at an angle, with the shore. Men
had bathed there times without num-
Der, though a hand dangled in the
water outside the reef would have been
snapped off in a trice by a shark.
Provided with towels, we were soon
on the beach, and |. more impatient
than my companion, was the first 10
raverse the intervening strip Of sand,
and throw myself into the water.
Rising again. I began to swim parallel
with the shore, when / saw my friend,
who was on the point of following,
stop short, while he called out:
Come in, as fast as You cam"
Fully compromising the danger. i
made for the shore with all the strength
| could muster, crying out to him to
throw in the largest stones he could
lay hands on. knew he had seer the
by my splash, to the expectation OF a
meal.
Fast as ] could swim, my progress
was but crawling compared to the dart
of the fish. which presently laid hold of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

The breeder who would win stakes.
sell quickly and Proftably and make
the blood of his stations and mares a
marketable quantity must train and
train early. Not so long ago it was
phenomenal for a stallion to have one
in the list at ten years of age or to he
represented by t~wo-year-olds and
three-year-olds- Excuses must now be
made for the stallion whose youngsters
do not find their way into their LIST at
two or three, and the indications are
that before many years the yearling
2:3O list will be quite a factor in judg.
ing strains of blood. In the evolution
Of the trotting breed the history of the
thoroughbred is merely repeating itself
-~Colman's Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
August
Flower"

Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and one for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. l could not
speak aloud. Everything that l took
into the Stomrch distressed ME. 1
could not sleep. l had taken all
kinds Of medicines. Through a
neighbor | got II of your books.
l procured Il bottle of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. l All to-day
stout, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best of health. August Flower
saved my life and gavcrlc my health.
Mrs. Sarah Cox, Defiance, 0. g
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Wooden aprons are recommended
either to cooks or other wumcn who
are constantly about a hot stove. The
aprons may he made from a light,
weight, loosely woven wooden, and are
certainly a wise precaution against
those accidents from fire that happen
every few days. At the large stores
there are ready-made wooden petit
coats. the cheapest of which are fifty
cents, that may be cut open and used
for aprons. They need only he used
for cooking and ironing. and the cling.
ham apron used at other times. Washed
in water containing a little ammonia,
they are as easily cleaned as aprons of
cotton.-N. Y. Post
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

The fact that the slave trade once
extended far north on this continent is
written upon the map in the name
Labrador. The name was given to the
inhospitable coast of the far north.
west by early Portuguese navigators.
who were much impressed with the
strength and endurance of the laborers
whom they kidnapped and carried of
into slavery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to curein
all its stages and that Is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
Known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being d constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the Constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprleiOrs have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of Testimonials.
Address, F.. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Il Sold by Druggists, T5c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

GROUND rLAN OF CATTLE Y HAY
BARN.
structure. Along each side are hay
racks, " u. > feet wide at the bottom
and feet ut top. On each side 16 feet
wide are cattle sheds with water tanks
at o. windows at W. and doors at ID.
Outside Of these sheds on each side arc
corn cribs. e r, with openings at W.
VI are movable troughs in which t.
feed corn. They can he used inside the
sheds or on the outside OF the cribs as
presented in the engraving. 49, Cor.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Sent safely, with your address, TO Gee. II.
Heafford, General Passenger Agent Chica.
60, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry.; Chicago, Ill,
will fetch TO you by mail, without delay, q
portfolio containing q highly colored, cor
Grounds and Buildings idone by the famous
artist, Charles Graham), together with nu-
merous other beautiful photographic and
half-tone views of unsurpassed lake and
river scenery in Wisconsin, Iowa, Mime
sofa and Michigan. The ''Quarter''-oth-
erwise twenty-five cents in silver or U. s..
postage stamps just covers the cost of the
portfolio. We pay for sending it to you.
The supply Is limited; therefore, send
address at once, or not later than July Is,
1893
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

have your money back. No other medi-
cine of its Kind is so certain and elective
that it can be sold so. Is any other
likely to be Just as good?
As 4 bloOd-cleanser. flesh-builder, and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, nothing can equal the
Discovery It's not like the sarsapa-
rillas, or ordinary ''spring medicines"
At all seasons, and in all cases, it puri-
flies, invigorates, and builds up the whole
system. Fol- every blood-taint and
disorder. from a common blotch or crup-
ton, TO the worst Scrofula, il Is 4 perfect,
permanent, guaranteed remedy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
Fortune Seeking Emisfants.

Many a poor family that seeks the west.
ern wIlds in the hope Of winning a fortune,
is preserved from that insidious foe of the
emigrant and frontiersman- chills and fe'
ver-by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. So
effectually does that Incompatible medic.
iual defense fortify the system against the
combined influence Of a malarious atr1os-
phere and miasma-tainted water. that pro-
iected by it the pioneer, the miner or the
tourist provided with 1t, may safely encouh-
ter the danger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
The longest balloon ride on recor

The longest balloon ride on record
is described by NJ. Maurice Mallet il
L'Aeronaute. 1t was from La Villette,
Paris, to Wahlen, in central Germany
and occupied thirty-six hours and ter
minutes, from October 2S to the morn.
ing of October %. 1892. During one OF
its descents the balloon. as is charac.
t~eristic of the border land. was stopped
and examined by a Prussian guard. who
had galloped after it for a considerable
distance.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Start the day well by drinking a cup Of
good coffee. The celebrated brand of
EMAIL POUCH" coffee makes a delicious
beverage because it possesses QUALITY,
md is FRESH ROASTED daily. Get it at
your Erocer's. Sold only in one-pound sealed
packages. IIanley & Kinsella Coffee and
Spica To-. st. Louis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
CATTLE AND HAY BARN.

a C~ommodiou- Structure with Feed and
Water Under shelter.
send ground plan nj my cattle and
hay barn illustrated herewith. which
may give some suggestions to your
readers. II is the hay barn. so feet
long, 20 wide. with - foot posts. This
forms the central main part of the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

SWEET REvESGE-Shopper-"Ahl excuse
but have tou a boiler works connected
with the store now!r Fioorwalker -''Oh,
no ma'am That noise you hear is the type
writer girl. The boss gavc her fits for being
late this morning. and she is taking it out en-
the machine indianapolis Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Here is a perfectly Legitimate Eng
lish sentence; and what sort of a sem
tence is it for a poor foreigner to wres-
tie with? A professor said to his class
after the failure of one of his expert
ments: LAS you see. gentlemen, at pres
emit you see nothing; why you see moth
ing you will see directly,1
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Mr.. Perte-I can't see how it is that ]
always lose at the races. while you win.
Mrs. Perte-YOu would win if YOU
followed my advice. told you to bet
on the jockey with the pink jacket and
old-gold sleeves. Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

MRS. PRIHLEr-"F1orence. you must pre-
sent me TO the gentleman you are engaged
quick and ask mamma what his name Isl
Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Carpenters Assistant-How do these
doors have to open-in or out?
Boss Carpenter-In, of course. It's &c
be a lawyers ofice.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

.IS short. X. is a great parsonage. Sup
pose | address him Ny honored maste:>ti
Nonsense! n scamp like that Say,
what would you putt; Il should simply
write: MY dear colleague lie Journal
pour Tous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

"WHAT wonderful .s~elf-command Jones
possesses" What did he doF Met n
man with a terrible cold and left him with
out suggesting a remedy"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Efectually yet gently, when c1stive or
bilious or when the blood is impure or slug
gish, TO permanently cure habltual constlpa-
lion. 10 awaken the kidneys and liver TO a
healthy activity, without irritating or weak
ening them, to dispcl headaches, colds or
fevers, use Syrup of Figs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

"WHAT makes Soapsuds charge you double
price for your laundry work." Because
INV clothes are not large enough to fit any Of
the other customers
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

A BIT of reasoning n Ia mode de Dumas
ascribed II Rossini-"l dom like spinach,
and it is very fortunate 1 don't, because il l
did like It / should eat II, and l can't endure
it."-TId-Blts
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Mrs. BISeo-"W hat does a silent partner
mean, dear.' B~ingo-"That's q term, my
love. hat | don't think it would be possible
TO explain To you."-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

"JIMMISs' wife has run away and left
him. He saws he never will forgive her.
Neither will anyone else. She ought to
have taken him long.'-1ndianapolis Jour
nal.
A FuRoR-Oyster on the half shell.-N.
Y. News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

RFrCHAN's PILLS are a painless and effect
uIl remedy for all bilious disorders. Scenis
= box. For sale by all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

Il THOUGHT Tompkins had given up using
tobaccoir He has; he only smokes the
cigars his wife gave him for his birthday"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
n MARKETS..

FRrSHS:ss and purity are impaired to the
>o~mp.vx-ru IN Glcnn's Sulphur Soap.
His Hair and " hISker Dye, SOC.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

1T is the early boy who catches the worm
in the chestnut
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27
DON'T BE FOOLED

L DE FOObEO
by the dealer who
brings out some
thing else, that
pays him better,
and says that it is
Just as good
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery is guar
anteed. If it don't
benefit or cure, in
'pyprv case, @
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

ABOUT the hardest crop TO raise on a farm
is tho bows in the family.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

As A rule it is difficult to persuade sn indl
vidual who rides II hobby that be had better
take a walk.-Blizzard.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

A PERSON may be completely carried away
BY a balloon and yet not really enjoy tin
ter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

ar must be said Of SwellinCtOn that he
Lever loses his head said one actor TO an
other. "Yes." was the reply, ''his head has
gotten so big that he couldn't lose it if he
tried. Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-05-27

PLAYING 'possuIn-Rabbits in some res
taurLnts.-Puck.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-17
For the Holiday Tr.a..

BENJAMIN Bos 4 Company. - Mon
roe street. was never better equipped
with holiday goods than this season.
This enterprising firm made unusual
efforts TO secuse the finest display ever
made by them. and il IL superilnous 10
aid that the firm has Tar exceeded even
their most sauguine expectations la
gents furnishing goods. underwear,
clothing. etc. the firm 10 showing a large
and varied line. all novelties in every re
spect Seekers Tor suitable Christmas
presents should not fail TO look over the
line % goods displayed by benjamin
Bros 4 Company. The best feature ~
all however. IL the great quarter of sale
this firm ts conducting IL has been
running for number ~ days and ~ a
great saccesS Purchasers should not
fail % remember that each article a..
cured the week IL sold If quarter of.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-17
HERE TO DO BUSINESS.
Another Great sale OF Meats This Week
Cut Rate Priesa

Once more all the Western Beef i
Provision company conn ~ the 'front.'
with u great. a stupendous mext sale
and oace more will there DO great re-
lolcing IA thousands of homes la Grand
Rapids The populace have become
familiar With this hrm's wonderful meat
sales and receive them now as q matter
Of fact affair. A a consequences. when
the announcements referring To those
events are made. much tigaTing ~ done
by the mechanic and laborer and be
goes not singiy. bat by the hundreds. 10
the firms headquarters and orders n
heavy supply of meat The one about
To be insugurated. dates Of which will
be announced later. has beop named the
great Christmas meat sale IL II sort
Of holiday affair and the Western Beef
a Provision company in placing meats
before the public at as low prices as Will
prevail DO so with the feeling that a
great benefit is being done and that
even the most humble can enjoy n
grand. glorious, old time Christmas
dinner Tons OF turkey. chickens.
ducks. fowls OF all kinds will DO included
in this sale. The Western Beef X Pro
vision company don't propose to be in
Inundated by anyone and are here TO do
business. and business they will do,
even though the prices offered bring
CONSERVATION to the stellar lights in this
particular business Look out Tor
future announcements.