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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
AN EXCELLENT FARM BARN.

81. feet wide, the double door opening
into the driveway ) feet each. The
hay is taken into the NOV from the
outside by mea of n hay fork, which
runs along a track underneath the roof.
The frame and siding are made entire
ly of pine. The roof is of redwood
shingles: stall, managers, feed boxes,
etc, are all of hard wood, which makes
it impossible for them to be defaced or
destroyed by horses or mules eating
the wood. The stalls are floOred with
two-inch timbers. This, of course, is
at the option of the farmer, and he can
floor his stalls or not as he chooses
This barn was planned out with a great
deal of care, and after careful observa-
tons of many other similar structures.
AS will be seen in the illustration, it is
very conveniently arranged. The total
cost. including that of erection, grad
ing. etc, is about $1,000. The mate
rial throughout is the best that could
be obtained, no inferior timber or
lumber being allowed.-Orange Judd
Farmer
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
PICKINGS.

Too MUCH wet, sloppy feed causes
disease.
FEED young chickens on a clean feed
hoard.
EGGs often have a bad flavor from
the food the hens eat
IT is poor economy to allow any of
the fowls to root outside in winter.
ONE item in having good winter lay
ers is to have a good number of early
pullets.
Too MUCH handling of the eggs is
often a cause of the eggs failing to
hatch in an incubator.
HEALTHY, thrifty fowls are always
early risers. Feed them as soon as
they fly down from the roosts
WHETHER Matched in an incubator or
under a hen. do not feed chickens until
they are twenty-four hours old.
GIVE a handful of sunflower seed to
the fowls two or three times a week
now. 1t will add to their appearance.
THE two earliest breeds of turkeys
are the bronze and the Narragansett
The former is a dark bronze color, with
a luster approaching gold, while the
latter is a metallic black, with salmon
colored legs
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
a LITTLE WHILE.

"
A little while-and the anchor OF the great
White Ship will raise
Aad it will begin a journey 10 the far-on, dis
taHt bays,
While the snowy canvas glistens in the gently
swelling breeze,
And its graceful forms reflected in the calm and
placid seas
a little while-and the tcssings Of the fevered
soul will end
Amid shouts OF sweet hosannahs as the White
Ship turns the bend
And enters the harbor OF safety, where many
thousands wait
To welcome the happy voyagers from Earth To
Heavens gate.
A little while-and the voices, once Op earth
so dear TO me,
viii whisper a loving welcome to the land',hat
is to he:
And the ~disiaoadDNaHfs dftSe hear, will
fade away
With the silent shadows stealing from the
breaking Of the day.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
Something New In Skirts.

Among cold-weather garments arc
new skirts of fine felt in different
colors, deliberately braided around the
bottom with soutache a shade darker,
or in black. Moreen skirts, flannel
lined, are both neat and serviceable.
For wearing with serge or other wool
gowns of black, brown, gray Or green,
a petticoat to match, silk lined and
faced with canvas at the edge to keep
it away from the feet all around, and
trimmed with rows OF military braid, is
admirable. ~Flannel-lined silk skirts
trimmed with one or two flounces SIM
ply hem-stitched are very nice for after
noon wear. Striped or shot silks are
the best, and the colors should be sub.
i~ective. A thin flannel lining is requi.
site for warmth, especially if capes are
worn instead of the 1'ng-skirted coat.
Black silk skirts are always ladylike:
SO, too, shepherds check silk skirts
will never quarrel with the gown; and
in making a purchase this considera-
ton should ever be borne in mind
st. Louis Republic
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
B~READ-MAKING MADE EASY.
A New Method Which Requires Very Little
ExerfiOn.

New Method Which Requires Very Little
Exertion.
1t is one of the fine arts of life to do
thing S in some easy and practical fash
ion. Who ever invents or devises 4 way
to saw labor. to do two things with the
anne amount of tax and eXertion usual
ly required for one, has conferred a
lasting benefit on mankind. Particu-
larly is this the case in household af-
fairs The difficulty Of getting compe-
tent help and the burden of domestic
care seems to increase with every year,
and easy ways to do things are of un.
speakable value, especially to delicate
women who have everything to look
after, AMI in emergencies slust take up
the entire labor of the establishment.
A new idea in bread-making is well
worth the attention of every woman,
whether she he delicate or care-bur-
dened or not. A semi-invalid makes
bread without WEAKNESS by a simple
process. Instead of the usual knead-
ing and mixing she uses a chopping.
knife. Sprinkling on a very little
flour, she chops the sponge for five or
ten minutes two or three times during
the rising process. No kneading is re.
quired except just enough to put it in
to shape when it is ready for the pans
She never uses a bread-board, but
spreads a large cloth-folded over to
several thicknesses-On the table,
covers it thick with -four. and shapes
the bread out on that, taking care hat
no dough sticks to the cloth. With this
chopping process, it is impossible to
handle the dough in an extremely soft
state. This insures more moisture in
the bread and much longer keeping
qualities. Biscuit and other similar
articles are made in the same way, the
kneading process being almost entire
ly dispensed with. nothing more being
necessary than dexterous handling and
a little care that the dough does not
stick to the cloth. 1t is a well-under-
stood fact that biscuits, to be good,
must be very soft when put into the
pans, and in no other way can this be
managed as easily as by the method
just described. N. Y. Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
THE WAYS OF AUTHORS.

MoSTEsQUIEU was so much affected
by the criticisms of his works that the
annoyance fastened his death.
CHURCHILL hated to correct his own
poems. lie said that the erasure of a
line was like cutting away ones w
flesh.
ETIENSE JODELLE was the father of
the French theater. His first play vas
CLEOPATRA" presented on the stage in
1852.
VIRGIL devoted eleven years to his
Eneid and then deemed it SO imper-
feet at his death he ordered it to be
burned.
THE Emperor Hadrian, when dying,
composed that beautiful address to
his soul, which Pope translated into
English.
CoRSEILLE 6:ed in the most bitter
poverty, unrelieved by many whom
during his days of prosperity he had
benefited.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

-Prune Whip: Whites of five eggs,
beaten stiff. three tablespoonfuls sugar,
one-half pound soaked prunes, cut fine.
Mix, and brown in a hot oven. Make
boiled custard of the yolks and ono
pint Of milk, and serve together
Country Gentleman.
To Color Almonds-Rose -Colored
Almonds: Blanch and cut sweet al
monds in small pieces, put them on
baking-plate and pour on them a little
of any vegetable liquid, of an infusion
of cochineal or carmine; then rub them
in your hands to mix them well with
the color; when all are done, dry them
on a stove or in the oven.-Farm, Field
and Fireside.
A plum pudding is quickly made by
crumbling a pound can of pudding
made by a reliable firm, adding two
cups of bread crumbs soaked in milk,
a small cup of minced suet, three eggs
beaten light, half a cup of sugar and a
cup of stoned raisins. Turn all these
ingredients, after mixing, into a but.
tered mold and boil three hours
American Agriculturist.
Our Favorite Pudding: Bake a
plain sponge cake in n layer pan. When
ready for use cut into pieces, and split
and butter each piece; place in a dish.
Make q custard of four eggs to a quart
of milk; flavor with vanilla; pour over
the cake, and bake about one-half hour.
A half cup of sherry added to the GUS
tard improves it Sweeten custard to
taste; one cup sugar is enough.-De-
troit Free Press.
To Wash Blankets: Take a pint Of
soft soap, put into it a tablespoonful of
powdered borax, pour boiling wate-
upon it until the soap is dissolved, then
mix it well in a tub of luke warm
water, enough to I'VE the blankets
well; let them soak for an hour or
more; occasionally stir but do not rub
them. After they have been in the
water until 1t looks like the dirt was
ont, put them in a tub of clear water
wAhont ringing them. and after soak
ing and stirring awhile, pass them
through the wringer and hang on the
line to dry.--Yankee Blade.
German Puffs: One pint of milk.
the yolks of six eggs, five tablespoon
fuls of flour, one of melted butter, half
a teaspOOnful of salt. Mix the flour in
a little of the milk, then add the re-
mainder, the eggs well-beaten, and the
salt and butter. Butter m%uffin-tins
and half fill them with the batter.
Bake twenty minutes in quick oven.
Serve on a hot platter and pour over
them a sauce made-as follows: Beat the
whites of the six eggs to a stiff froth,
gradually beat in a cupful of powdered
sugar and the juice of n large, or
two small, lemOns.-BostOn Budget.
Sewing CAMPAIGN take my win
ter evenings to read. | have three
children under five years of age, so I
plan a campaign of sewing. l do my
washing and ironing, sweeping, Il lot
of baking. get ready some cold meat,
and begin my sewing week. ] have
dried corn, canned tomatoes, canned
fruit, pudding and milk, and other
quickly-prepared dishes during the
siege. ] use sweet cream instead of
making gravy for potatoes. My hus-
band helps to the machine. ] sew
till the floors get pretty dirty, and the
baking is all gone; then | commence
cooking again.-Rural New Yorker.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
Afghan Making.

Bits of worsted always accumulate
In a family where much work is ar
ried on. 1t is a good thing for some
member of it to have always an afghan
in course Of construction, to which
these odds and ends Lar go. The max.
ing is a clear pleasure, it is SC simple
and satisfactory, and there are several
patterns that call for many shades Of
yarn. An afghan is in constant re-
quest; not, as once for thc carriage, but
to keep at hand when one lies down, to
make a light covering to throw over
me-. When all the materials were
bought outright it made about as ex.
pensive a piece of work as could be en-.
gagged upon. But by adopting this
'hit-or-miss" plan it is quickly and
sheaply obtaincd.-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

and give all the heat required. Three
thicknesses of wooden cloth, cut in
narrow strips, are hung before the
open doorway ofthe brooder, excluding
light and keeping in the heat. 4 broad
board nailed to the top of the brood
er over the drinking fountain will pre-
vent hens from roosting over it if it
stands in the hennery. To have it
project through an aperture, cut in the
siding for the purpose, is more d~esira-
BILE, keeping the chicks and their fos-
ter parent IN a separate The
covering of the tank in the manner
indicated and rs shown in the illustra-
ton is essential to prevent contact of
the chicks with steam and moisture
American AgricuIturist
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
While two wedding p

While two wedding professions
were fighting for the road at one OF
the gates of Hankow, the chair hold
ing the brides got mixed, and each
lady was taken to the wrong bride
groom. The gentlemen, new having
seen their wives before, according to
the Chinese custom knew no mistake.
When the next morning the mothers
of the two brides went to present the
usual hair oil to their daughters, each
found a stranger installed in her
place. Neither mother, moreover, had
any means of finding out where her
daughter had gone. After a very dit
ficult search of the city the brides
were both found, and then the idea of
making the best of things was blocked
by the fact that one of the brides, who
was rich and intended for a rich hus-
band, had fallen into the hands of a
very poor man. The problem remains
unsolved.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

ENGLAND has over 500 Christian En-
dcavor societies
THERE are o e 5000 Junior
Christian Endeavor societies.
THERE are nine Christian Endcavor
societies in Cape Colony, South Africa.
THE next international Christian
Endeavor convention will be held at
Cleveland, July Ills, 1894. Accommo-
dations will be made for $4,000 dele
gates
THERE are now 2s,3GO societies of
Christian EnGeavor in the world.
Nearly 1000 new societies have been
reported since the Montreal interna-
tional convention.
A FLOATING Society of Christian En-
deavor was formed in n Japanese man.
of-war that anchored near Tokyo. The
ship sailed away with thirteen men,
bers, and returned six months later
with n membership of thirty.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
INEXPENSIVE
Necessary to TAX Winter Rearing q
Chicks n Success.

Necessary to Make winter Rearing Of
Chicks q Success
The artifi cial rearing Of chicks in
winter and early spring is almost inn
possible without a good brooder. To
produce eggs in cold weather is also
.impracticable without hot foods and
drink. A constant supply of hot water
for the laying flock and a comfortable
brooding room where early chicks find
refuge and warmth can be quickly
made at slight cost In fact, the only
outside expense necessary is for the
tank, and for a tight packing box to
set over it The tank is six inches
deep and eighteen inches square. 1t is
made of galvanized lion or nc, and is
covered over except two inches on one
side. Mounted on blocks, or set over a
little pit in the ground loosely enough
to permit ventilation for a lamp placed
below it, the water will be kept abun-
dainty hot by n small flame, in cold
weather. The brooder box has two
thirds of one end removed-the end to
ward the little yard covered with inch
wire net-and a hole eight inches
square cut in the floor. 1t is then
placed on the tank of water and pushed
back far enough to leave exposed the
open space in the tank for hens to
drink ut, as shown in the illustration.
This is so narrow that the birds cannot
befoul the water, and it seldom re-
guires cleaning. Fine, dry sand is
placed in the brooder, filling the place
cut in the floor and an inch or two
deep elsewhere. The portion of this
sand coming in contact with the
warm metal of the tank, con-
ducts neat TO the entire depart
mcnt, which is always an inviting re-
treat for the motherless little chicks.
Half an hour after the lamp is lighted
the hand must be placed on the sand,
and if it is more than warm the flame
must be lowered Too much heat is
injurious. The chicks themselves gen.
crate nearly enough in mild weather
after they are w weeks old. A large
lamp is not desirable for two reasons:
First, it consumes too much oil: second,
and of greater Importance, it keeps
the brooder too hot unless turned low,
when it smokes, which is deleterious
to the thrift of both hens and chicks.
A small lamp will burn without smoke
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
FASHION LETTER.
Stylish Street Costumes-fAshions for the
Coming Spring Easter Gowns.

Coming Spring Easter Gowns
Especial New York Correspondence
Among the countless stylish street
costumes this season are those Of striped
camel's hair made with q circular skirt
with a deep skirted York" coat above,
formed of dark green or dark Venetian
brown cloth lined with heavy surah.
slightly wadded on the shoulders, and
furnished with q glove fitting channels
under jacket to be worn beneath the
coat. Dark moss green cloth forms a
handsome coat that accompanies a
skirt of striped camel's hair in colors of
brown, red and gold. Gay colored cloth
coats of varied styles continue to be q
feature of present fashions. One in
silver blue with black fur and black
braiding is worn with a bell skirt Of
black watered silk shot with silver blue
and bordered with fur and rows of silk
gimp dotted with cut jet A close 1T
ting round wasted Russian coat with
full skirts scanned on, is furnished with
a fiaring cape collar and revers with
narrow fur edgings A broad band Of
DldS NtIFtI cIiClEClcS thc "uiot ohd
fastens with q Jet buckle at the left
side. On other coats this band is
omitted, revealing the tailor finished
seam where the skirt and waist portion
join. This basque finish has a more
elderly effect than the princess style.
without hip seams, the forms cut in
continuous lengths
Many of the light-colored coats for
spring will show short vests of small
patterned but rather brilliant Marie
Antoinette brocade. For the present.
dress skirts remain circular shaped or
narrowly gored; close-ftting about the
top and flaring moderately at the bot
tom. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and writ
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
are OF ONO. CRY OF To,r,o

1NNAs OVI MI. to
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that hs 4,
de senior partnerofthefirm of j. CHENEY
geo, doing business in the City of Toledo
l.ounty and State aforesaid and that said
arm VIII pay the sum Of ONE DOL
LARS ior each a~ndevery case of Catarrh that
cs~nnotpecureu by theuse of HALLS CATARRH
SSKE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, thls6thday of December, A. d. 1856.
slL "A. "; GLEAsoS,
HANS Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send fortestimonials,
eSr Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, 25c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
AN EXCELLENT BARN.
Built OF the best Materials and CONVEX
icntly Arranged.

Built of the Best Materials and Conven-
icntly Arranged.
Our illustration is of an excellent
farm barn, the property of Mr.. Henry
A. Emerson, Stonington, Ill. 1t is 80
feet long by IS wide, and is Is feet I'M
der caves with well-slanted roof. In
ground plan are shown the toolroom
and workshop, oat and corn bins and
horsestalls. A, is the passage way 10
feet wide, in which a wagon may be
driven for unloading grains, hay, etc,
if so desired. b, is the feedway in
front of the horse stalls on the end of
the barn. c. is Il square chute, through
which hay is thrown from the NOW. ID,
is a stairway leading from the ground
floor to the NOV. The single doors are
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

Flower"

Miss c. G. McCLAvE, School
teacher, 753 Park Place, Elmira, N.
Y. This Spring while away from
home teaching my first term in a
country school l was perfectly
wretched with that human agony
called dyspepsia. After dieting for
two weeks and getting 10 better, a
friend wrote me, suggesting that l
take August Flower. The very next
day l purchased a bottle. l am de-
lighted to say that August Flower
helped me SO that l have quite re-
covered from my indisposition." 9
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
A MUSICAL

EX-QUEEN LILIUOKAIANI is the au-
thor of several creditable musical COM
positions.
ALBANI began to learn music when
she was four years old.
A SPANISH musician has devised a
system of musical notation by which
the sharp-and-h flat system is to be done
ayy1y with
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
The Greatest Medical Discovery
of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
DONALD KENNEDY, 0E ROXBuRY, MASS,

Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down TO a common Pimple.
He has tried il in over eleven hundred
cases, and never flilei except in two cases
(bOth thunder humnr). HchaS now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all within twenty miles of
Boston.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and Il perfect cure is war
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pIinS, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being
STOPPED, and always disappears in a week
after taking it.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamiSh feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best You can get. and enough of it.
Dose,a one tablespoonful in water at bed
time. Read the Label. Send for Book.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

DIR. William ii. Holcombe died at
New Orleans, Tuesday, November %,
aged sixty-six wears The doctor was
the author of several works intended
to ~popularize Swedenborgianism, was
not unknown in the world of fiction.
and had written works of a poetical
and political character.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

To get the oil out OF a grindstone
make the stone as hot as safety will
permit, and then it with a paste
of whiting and water. The mixture
will soon become filed with oil, when
it may be scraped off and the process
repeated until all the oil is extracted
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
II,tle FeIIow.. But Tbev Work Hard.

Those diminutive organs, the kidneys, do a
power of work in a state of health. An in
corruption of their functions is most dis
astrous to the system, and il not remedied,
leads TO a surely fatal termination. Hos
letters Stomach Bitters renews their &C
tivity and averts the danger. Besides this,
it conquers rheumatism, dyspepsia, bilious
ness, malarial complaints, quiets and
strengthens the nerves.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06
SchIHmann's Asthma Cure

Instantly relieves the most violent at
tack, facilitates free expectoration and in
sures rest to those otherwise unable to sleep
except in a chair, as a single trial will
prove. Send for a free trial package TO DIR.
R. Schifmann, st. Paul, Mimi, butask your
druggist first. ,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

"WHAr do the natives do in Africa when
Sney go into mourning for their relatives3
% they wear black.' asked Mrs. Portly
Pompous OF 4 returned explorer. '.If il is a
very heavy bereavement they simply take
Texas Siftincs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative
remedy Syrup of Figs, whenever the sys-
TEN needs a gentle, yet effective cleansing.
To be benefited one must get the true
remedy manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Co. only. For sale by all druggists
in Soc. and 81 bottles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

The town of Goldsborough, N. c.,
with a population of over 1000 persons,
Is reported to have experienced but one
lsath during the month ct October
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

ACOUGH, Coin OR SORE THROAT should
not be neglected. BROWNS BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs are a simple remedy, and give
prompt relief. p cts. a box
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

'IT's queer about Jaywink never taking
his wife out into society any more well,
no, it isn't; his doctortold him he hon not
take anything that disagreed with him"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

BUsTLER-"Success, my friend, is a fast
train-it waits for nobody" Hustler
Neither can a man without money travel
on it.''-Cleyeland Plaindealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

""EAr . your oojccuon 10 private
theatricals2' be asked of the sour-facec
man. TIE publicity that is invariably at,
tached TO them" was the reply.-W asking
ton Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

JosIAH-'For my part / can't see through
1t, Mandy" WHAT, JOsiah!' "Well, how
they build these soup houses Sc they'll
stand.r-Inter Ocean.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-06

SrRoSG-"Would you call Supplies wife
handsomel" Weak-"Yes-if ! was talk.
ing to Supple. "-Raymond's Monthly.