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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

mode is to scatter the vines over the
meadow and cover them with an inch
of sand. This gives a quick growth,
good deal of sand.
Some people SOW what they call cut
tings. They run the vines through a
hay cutter, cutting them into lengths
about one inch long. These they SOW
broadcast and harrow in.
Until the vines are matted keep the
land well drain ed, as the plants do not
thrive on wet land. When properly
drained a good meadow will become
matted in three years, though some
plantations take logger than that on
account of the land being too wet. For
two or three years after putting out
the vines the land should be kept free
from weeds, and the cranberry plants
given undisputed possession. During
the first year a hoe may be used, but
after that the grass must be pulled by
hand to avoid loosening the runners
that are rooted in the soil. This
should be done in August, before the
weeds go to seed.
Though drainage is required to OBJ
tain a growth of vines, after the mat
is completed there are certain times
when considerable moisture is neces-
sary to insure a good crop. Sometimes
droughts blast a great many of the
blossoms. which is prevented if enough
moisture can be supplied to the crop
to insure full development. Again,
where the soil can be made moist, the
late-formed berries will grow up to
full size. But where irrigation is re-
sorted to, care must be taken to lower
the water in the bitches by the middle
of August, that the vines may be en-
abled to make a good fall growth. If
this be not done the crop of the COM
ing year may be seriously damaged.
The fruit buds are formed in the fall,
and are visible at the ends of the new
growth on the upright branches. All
plantations require flooding every win
ter .-Farmers' Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
Res o A
Highway Adjournment Is Sure to Follow
Highway Improvement.

Highway Improvement.
New interest seems to be centering
about the good-roads movement. Prob
ably this is due in some measure to the
fact that bicycles are coming more and
more into use. It's only Il question of
time until every public thorOughfare
of any Importance will be constructed,
first. with a view to making it passable
for bicycles and rubber-tired carriages,
which are being introduced in every
part of the country. Already, in some
cities. more capital is invested in bicy-
cles than in carriages or wagons, and
the young men and women of the
country are taking unto themselves
wheels.
Another thing which will have con-
siderable influence on the roads of the
country is the branching out of the
electric lines. These electric railways,
which in a few veal will connect the
important towns of the country, will
carry a great deal of the farmers prod
uce into the towns, so that there will
not then be the same occasion for
heavy traffic that there is now.
ANYONE who has travelled abroad
knows the pleasure which comes to
the wheelman. as he travels over the
compact and evenly constructed roads
of England and the continent. While
they are UNNECESSARILY behind us in
everything which pertains to agricul-
ture, they do have splendid roads.
You know the German people as a
nation are very thrifty. They don't
allow much waste in any quarter.
Along their public highways are
planted different varieties of fruit
trees-pears, apples, plums, etc
grown in one or two rows on each
side of the road. How beautiful those
roads are! The trees produce shade,
which takes away that glitter and
glare, as well as softens the heat,
which make our gravel roads very dis
agreeable t travel on during the hot
months.
In many quarters OF our country
maple or walnuts have been planted for
miles along the public roads, and how
welcome such a stretch of road is to
the traveller, and how inviting it must
be to the hot and weary horse. If it
were only for the shade, trees should
be planted along every main highway.
But wherever we can combine utility
with beauty and comfort we should do
it; so why not plant the more thrifty
fruit frees along our public roads,
Farm and Fireside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
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 tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is a
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
anG being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
CULTURE.
Much Depends Upon the Setting Out Of
the Rather Delicate Vines.

Much Depends Upon the Setting Out Of
the Rather Delicate Vines.
AS in planting or setting out various
other kinds of vines and plants, there
seems t. be no particular time when it
is absolutely necessary to have the
vines set out. The cranberry vine is
very hardy. and will live, even with a
good deal of hard usage. When n marsh
has been prepared in one summer the
owners frequently wait till the next
spring before putting ont the cranber-
nv vines. From April till June is sup
posed to be the best time. Fall plant
ing is practiced by some, but it is
doubtful if there be much gain in this
over waiting for the next spring.
When only a part of the ground is to
be planted, that part should be planted
that is the highest, leaving the wetter
portions for the work of spring.
There are various modes for trans
planting the vines One of these IS
called sod planting. The sods contain
ing cranberry vines are taken from
cranberry meadows and placed in the
new marsh. This was one of the earliest
plans. IL "a ANhS ~AOAA -
desire not to disturb the roots of the
plants. Very few planters now practice
this method.
Hill planting is also practiceo. Uhe
great advantage of hill planting over
sod planting is that only clean vines are
set out, where with the sod roots from
other plants were necessarily prop
agated. The ground may be marked
out by drills, two feet apart each way,
and the vines put in where the drills
intersect. One objection to this mode
is hat large punches of vines have a
tendency to dry up and become woody,
thus seriously injuring the plantation.
to adopt the expedient of planting in
funnel-shaped holes, made by rotating
a sharp stick or dibble; the vines are
placed in these holes, and scattered
around, so that when the center is
filed with sand, they will be spread
out, pointing in all directions. This
method is illustrated by the accom-
panying cut. Dead punches are thus
avoided. Even this plan is less salts
factory than others, on account of the
increased labor and consequent ex-
pense.
Another method is called drill plant
ing. A furrow is turned by the pillow,
and the vines are scattered thinly
along, only one in 4 place, being leaned
up against the perpendicular and part
ly covered by the hoe. Still another
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
Cheap Excursions to the West.

BOuntiful harvests are reported from all
sections of the west and northwest, and an
exceptionally favorable opportunity for
home seekers and those desiring a change
of location is offered by the series of low
rate excursions which nave been arranged
by the NOrth-W Western Line. Tickets for
these excursions, with favorable time limits,
will be sold on August 29, September 10 and
p to points in Northern Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Northwestern Iowa, Western Minneso-
Ia, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado,
Wyoming, Utah anda large number of other
points. For full information applyt to agents
of connecting lines, or address w. B.. KNIs-
KERN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
Swine and the Dairy Cow.

According to a Paris correspondent,
The trend of opinion in the French
county councils is to the effect that
there is danger of the creamery being
overdone, and that in the organization
of regional creameries there should be
an annex for curing bacon and hams.
Speaking of this, the homestead says
the two industries fit together admir-
ably, the bi-product of n being a
splendid raw material for the produc-
ton of the other, especially in the
earlier stages of its production. Swine
and the dairy COW go together well,
and we look forward to the time when
creameries will run the two in coDnec'
tion-with sufficient distance between
the two plants, we hope, so that the
odors of one and the aroma of the
other may not mingle-just as distil-
leries now find it profitable TO feed
cattle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
Iimcstone as Top Dressing.

Limestone was formerly regarded as
one of the best rocks for top dressing
and it has been exclusively used for
such purposes; it has, however, proved
very unsatisfactory in the long run,
and in many parts Of the country lime
stone macadamized roads are being
taken up and reconstructed of more
satisfactory materials. The rock wears
easily into an impalpable powder when
dry and forms a sticky paste when wet.
Hard limestone makes an excellent
roadbed but should never be used for
surface dressing. There is a tempta-
ton to use limestone for such purposes
because they are easily broken and
pack readily on account of their friabil-
ity. but they wear out with equal
readiness and DON require repairing.
John C. Branner, State Geologist,
Arkansas.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
A Golden Harvest

and Northwest, and in order that the people
of the more Eastern States may see and
realize the magnificent crop conditions
which prevail along its lines, the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Rry has arranged a
series of three 49, Harvest Excursions for
August29, September 10 and "a, for which
round trip excursion tickets good for re-
turn on any Friday from September Is to
October IL inclusive) will be sold to various
points in the West, Northwest and South
west at the low rate of about One Fare.
For further particulars apply to the near
est coupon ticket agent or address Geo. II.
heafford, Gen1. Passenger Agent, Chicago,
Milwaukee q st. Paul R'y, Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

Twelve members of Lord Sails
bury's cabinet are directors in from
n to four commercial companies
each, according to the Investors Re-
view, which seven are free from en-
t~anglement. Mr.. Arthur Balfour is
n of the latter, but his brother
Gerald, the new chief secretary for
Ireland, is director in no less than
seven companies of a speculative char
acter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

1t is sometimes very difficult for the
home dresslnaker to get the trimmings
on both fronts exactly alike, and wire
forms are expensive. but every woman
has a pillow. Divert it of its covering,
and hook the whaleboned waist around
it, pull the feathers up and push them
down until the waist is completely
filed out, and now you can stand it on
a low table before. or take it on your
lap, and adjust the trimmings without
mistakes. One oma has a piece of
stove pipe, the size of her waist nailed
to an upright piece of timber, forty
three inches in height This is made
to stand up, By slipping the other end
into an X-shaped support, made of two
pieces of scantling. Around the stove
pipe she fastens an old~-fashioned hoop
skirt, and over this she puts the new
dress skirt, and adjusts the plaits to
suit her artistic eye.-Womaukina.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
Skinny Sufferers Saved.

Tobacco users as a rule are away below
normal weight because tobacco destroys
digestion and causes nerve irritation that
saps brain power and vitality. You a get
a quick, guaranteed relief by the use of No
TO-Bac, and then if you don't like your free
dom and improved physical condition you
can learn the use of tobacco over again, Just
like the first time. MOTTO Bac sold under
guarantee to cure by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co, New
York City or Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

h~alf-mediums regarding these gay
tartans. For the autumn season
they will be exceedingly popular for
gowns made in colonial style, the
long-seamed jersey-like bodice formed
of fnely-corded wool, the shade of n
of the leading colors in the plaided
skirt.
Some beautiful silk-warp wool gown,
in gray of a pure silver tint, and the
softer fawn colors-more becoming to
the majority of women than gray
are made in simple fashion, lined
throughout with taffalette that have
the swish and rustic of silk. The
skirt is gored, with one very large
gore on each side and full plaits in the
back. The moderate length coat
opens over a vest of contrasting color,
and the sleeves-are in the latest Per-
sian ~shape-only medium in size and
finished with deep, turn-back cuffs,
made of the vest fabric. In the Sep
TENDER number of "L'Art de Ia Mode"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
A Syndicate OF Monsters.

Here are the names of the abominable trio
that compose it, hated and abhorred by man
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS biliousness and
constipation. What is the most successful
way to attack and sQuelch these united
tiers, and they will pull up stakes and make
tracks for parts unknown, leaving no trace
behind. The Bitters also exterminates mala-
ria, rheumatic and kidney trouble and nerv-
Gus aIlment.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

SuE-'tIt can never be. All / can promise
you is a mere acquaiutanceship." He
''Then accept my offer of marriage. 1t win
drift into mere acquaintanceShip fast
enough."-IndianapolisJ Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

PEOPLE in large numbers, who wish
to go int the business of fruit growing,
are now looking toward the south for
favorable localities The localities are
there.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

ALTHOUGH she had q gift, as people said,
A generous gift of song from Nature free,
Her dear papa with rage fell nearly dead
At finding each short lesson cost a V.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

"a FIT husband for my daughterl Why,
in the first place, she is half a head taller
than you" "Well, sir, / don't expect to be
so short after l am married. Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

"CoME back! come backI" he cried in grief,
MY daughter, oh, my daughter"
But she sat hid behind her sleeves,
And hopelessly he sought her.
Philadelphia Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

AFTER physicians had given me up, / was
saved by Piso's Cure.-RALPH ERIEG, Viii
Transport, Pa, Nov. -, 1888.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

THOSE who for the first time are to become
mothers should use 'Mother S Friend. Much
suffering will be saved. Sold by druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
II MARKETS.

AN MISUNDERSTANDING will happen!'
what have you donefn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

SOME men lose their nerve when they go
to u dentists, and others wish that they
hadn't any to lose.-Texas Sittings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

HosT-"Neyer shall 1 forget the time
when | first drew this sword" Chorus
when was that!' Host-"At a rafie.n-
Firefy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

IGNORANCE is less removed from the truth
than preiudice-Diderot.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

HE-"A fellow called me a donkey the
other day She-'Didn't you feel like
kicking him r'-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
ever after the disease has progressed so
far as to induce repeated bleedings from
the lungs, severe lingering cough with
copious expectoration Including tubercu-
lar NATTER, great loss of flesh and extreme
emaciation and weakness.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

mixtures, the
figures having
the silk effect
noticeable in
fl crepons
worn this sum-
mer. There are
also handsome
French plaids
in b o u C i e
effects, Gordon
and Mackenzie
C a N S being
pro m c n t.
. Plaided fabrics
! are alw a Y
very much the
fashion, or else
| they are very
}much out OF
style. There
appear to be no
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
FASHION LETTER.
Costumes for the Autumn Girl -PIaided
Fabrics VIII Be Popular.

Fabrics VIII Be Popular.
Special New York Correspondence
The autumn girl" is slowly, but
surely, making herself ready to replace
the ubiquitous summer girl" who has
had it all her own way for months
past. But who can deny, after all.
that the autumn girl" has not the
better time of the two? She feels, and
certainly looks, better than was posi-
bic during the sultry heat of midsum-
mer, and who could resist a smiling
girl buttoned up to her rosy face in a
Jaunty fall coat, out for a spin or a
smart walk on an autumn afternoon.
The array of things charming for
the face is quite &c tempting and
elegant as anything the waning sea-
son has presented. Many of the chic,
light wool mohairs and shepherds
check costumes that have prevailed
will continue to be worn until winter,
but these will be added to by a host
of as stylish and handsome fabrics in
fancy mixed meltons, English tweeds,
serges, sackings and tailor cloths, as
have ever been produced. Among the
novelties are Persian in rich color
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07
The Onward March

Of Consumption is
stopped short by DR..
Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. If
you haven't waited
beyond Rason,
there's com re-
covey and cur>
Although by ma
believed TO be incur
able, there is the
evidence of hundreds
of living witnesses to
the fact that, in all
its earlier stages, con
sumption is a durable
disease. Not every
case, but a large per-
iceHfdge Of cases, and
we believe, fully 9S
nor cent. are cured
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-07

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally Price 75c.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-23

did anything to him-boiled his boots OF
froze them does not appear But what the
soldier did to the footwarmer was first to
cast it forth into space. The space into
which he cast it happened, at that particu-
lar moment to be occupied by the 1ocomo-
tive of another train. Irritated, but nlog-
zeal, the footwarmer seems to have struck
the locomotive for all it was worth The
locomotive retaiated. Thereupon the foot
warmer went back to its own train for the
soldier. In its eagerness to get at him it
broke the handle off the carriage door, and
the wrong carriage door at that. Failing
the door it tried the window and the nerves
OF the lady who occupied the compartment
She screamed. The footwarmer recoiled,
window and fell exhausted on the six-foot
way. There it was presently picked up,
weltering in some CONCEALED fluid or other
and battered almost out of recognition.
What light the soldier may be able to throw
upon this strange drama remains to be
seen.-Pall Mall Gazette
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-23
TO REGULATE RACING.
an Important Bill Before the Ne,o 70,
LEGISLATURE.

An Important Blu Before the Netc York
Legislature.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 22.-The amend
ed Grey-Percey racing bill was presented
to the Assembly to-day. While in the
committee it has been changed in many
respects. The most important provisions
of the bill provide that hereafter there
shall be State Racing Commission, to be
appointed by the Governor, and to consist
of three men, no two of whom shall be
members of the same racing association.
The commission is to license associations
and meetings under reasonable rules and
regulations, which may, from time to
time, be prescribed by the Jockey Club and
the National Association. The commits
sion is to have power to cancel and revoke
licenses. A tax of per cent of the gross
earnings of the corporations enjoying the
privileges of the bill is to be paid to the
State.
The bill provides that. any person who
makes or records bet directly or indi-
rectly upon any racecourse shall forfeit the
value of any money or property so waged,
received or held by him, to be recovered in
civil action by the person or persons
with whom such wager is made or by
whom such money or property is de-
posted. The Ives pool bill and the Sax
ton amendment were repealed. The bill will
be made a special order some day next
wepk
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-23

whereas the Porto Rico and Domingo
coffee has decided silvery tint. In France
Mocha and Martinique are also favorites
they all do well without chickery.
1t is q mistake to use the latter or to be-
lieye that all French coffee naturally con-
tains the additional substance 1t takes
about twenty minutes to roast pound
and a half of coffee, but the easiest method
is to buy one of the French roasters, in
which the lamp contains just the right
quantity of spirit to roast the contents of
the machine to nicely. 1t is a very easy
operation and only requires to be done
leisurely and evenly. When it is
finished, the berries should be
first turned out into a wooden bowl or
platter, and put Immediately into the tin
in which they are subsequently to be
stored. This should only be done when
they are quite cold. When roasted the
coffee must be fragrant, dark brown
and slightly moist. Turn it about
in the bowl to cool it quickly,
then transfer it without delay to
an air-tight canister. Above all do not
roast large quantities at once. and never
grind more than is absolutely necessary
for one meal, otherwise the flavor will be
lost and the best quality of coffee will soon
become insipid