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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
AGRICULTURALHINT
EXTREMES IN PIGEONS,
Pouters and FantaIls Are Two Hobbies
Scotch FanC{erS.

Pouters and FantaIls Are Two Hobbies O.
Scotch Fanciers.
1t would require a large volume to
enumerate ali the varieties of pigeons,
and a wonderfully interesting work it
would be if it could carry us through
all the experiments and changes that
have been used in producing the varia-
lions from the original Blue Rock
pigeon. 1t is difficult to understand
how all these changes have been
brought about, how even the most
thoughtful breeding and selection
could produce SO many wide differ
ences. We have over one hundred va
~rieties, as different in outward appear
ances as SO many kinds of wild birds,
yet all so quick to revert to the
original stock if allowed to breed in
discriminatory. In the illustration are
seen two ~favorite hobbies of the Scotch
pigeon fanciers, each brought to it's
highest state of perfection in Scotland.
Long before the days of poultry and
pigeon shows these two extremes were
bred to these astonishing forms, and
o that the fanciers of Great Britain
have the stimulus of keen competition
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

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 R'y has arranged a
series of three ~ 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. H.
Heafford, Genl. Passenger Agent, Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y, Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
AMONG THE POULTRY.

BOILED eggs which adhere to the
shell are fresh laid.
IF the hens are well cared for while
melting they will lay before winter.
A LAYING hen should never be so fat
as to prevent the gizzard from being
easily felt.
MIXING cornmeal with boiling water
partly cooksit and makes it better than
if fed raw.
SELL off the surplus cockerels and
the late-hatched pullets that will not
lay until spring.
CoRNMEAL and sweet potatoes cooked
together for their breakfast makes a
good fattening ration for turkeys.
THE style of the house is not so i'm
portant as it is to have plenty of sun
light. a dry floor and no direct
draught
The principal objection to allowing
guineas to hatch out their w eggs is
hat the young guineas are apt to be
wild and unmanageable.
IT is a good rule to market all poul-
try as O as it is fully ready. Chick
ems. ducks, turkeys and geese should
be fattened as rapidly as possible and
sold as Don as ready.
EXPERIENCE has proven that for egg
production the early-hatched pullets
and the more vigorous of the two-year-
old hens are the best. Then your old
hens sometimes pay, but it is an *
ceptional case when older hens than
these will pay for their keeping
through the winter.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
CHEAP RATES

To @. A. r. National Encampment, Louis
vile, KY, September IL, 12 and ID.
On September sth to 18th, inclusive, the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis CONSOLE
dated Railroad ("Air Liner will sell tickets,
good returning until October 9TH, 1895. The
rate via the "Air Line" barely amounts to
one cent per mile. This line is making spe-
cial preparations to afford visitors splendid
equipment and unexceled service; besides
it is the shortest route, by 80 miles, between
st. Louis and Louisville, and makes the
quickest time.
See that your tickets read via "Air Line"
r. A. CAMPBELL, G. P. A,
st. Louis, No
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

Queen Christina of Spain has lost
the legacy left to her by Don Alex
andre Soler by a strange tech~nicality.
The Spanish law requires that all
Telegraph wills shall be written on
stamped paper of the current year;
Senior Soler wrote his in 1895. The
state officials have thrown the will out
on this ground, and, as he was a
founding and had no legal heirs, his
fortune goes to the treasury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
A Roadside Appeal.

They paused beneath the shade Of a
spreading oak.
The tall man with the eleven years
growth of beard looked earnestly into
the face of his companion.
BILL" he asked solemnly, will you
not share your crust with me?"
Tears sprang into the eyes of the
short party with a long coat and no
shirt.
Hank" he observed, gazing upon
the citron pie he held in his hand,
you're always looking for the best Of
it."-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
LAYING in Provisions.

well, l see that the Sandwich res
taurant has bought the wornout ma
chinery of the Collars & Cuffs Laundry
company"
What "a they wan with the ma
chinese"
"Oh, they take the rubber off the
wringers and make it into chicken
salad. "IChicaro Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
-Tobacco-weakened Resolutions.

Nerves irritated by tobacco, always cray
ing for stimulants, explains why it is so
hard to slredr of. No-To-Bac is the only
guaranteed tobacco habit cure because. it
acts directly on affected nerve c~enters, de-
healthy, refreshing sleep. Many gain 10
pounds in 10 days. You run no risk. No
To-Bac is sold and guaranteed by Druggists
everywhere. Book free. Ad. Sterling
Remedy Co., New York City or Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Splitting shackles Asunder

By merely fexing the muscles of his arms
is an easy task for Sandow, that superla-
lively strong man. You will never be able
to do this, but you may acquire that degree
Of vigor which proceeds from complete di-
g~estiOn and sound repose, if you will enter
on a course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
and persist in it. The Bitters will invaria-
bly, afford relief to the malarious, rheumat-
ic and neuralgia, and svert serious kidney
trouble,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

THIS is the excellent foppery of the worldi
that, when we are sick in fortune we make
guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon,
and the stars; as if we were villains by
necessity, fools by heavenly compulsion:
knaves, thieves and PREACHERS by spherical
observation-disclosures.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
A GREAT CONVENIENCE.
Handy Arrangement for Hanging Wagon
Beds and Hay-Riggings.

Handy Arrangement for hanging wagon
Beds and Hay-Riggings.
After a lengthy experience, no sys-
tenn of ropes and pulleys to directly
raise a ~wagon-box or rigging is salts
factory unless the coiling be sufficient
ly high to permit the suspension out of
reach of the heads of men and horses,
and usually of top carriages. A better
plan, requiring less tackling, isa pair of
heavy brackets on the side of the shed
or haymow, with a rope and single pull
ley in the side wall of barn frame
above where the box or rigging will
reach when turned on edge upon the
bracket. On removing the rigging,
etc, drive close beside the brackets
and attach the rope to its opposite
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Always at Fault.

Bingo-What in thunder did you do
with that piece of blotting paperI had?
Mrs. Bingo-There it is, right under
your nose.
Bing-Just like you to put a thing
where 4 man would never think to look
for it.-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

Debtor-Yo on can't collect hat bill
from me. sir.
Collector-No?
Debtor-No, you cant get blood out
of a turnip.
Collector lin disgust) Apparently
not; neither can l get money out of a
~beet.-TeXas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Only One Thing Needed.

Her Father-The fact is you could
not give my daughter the surroundings
she has been accustomed to.
Her Lover-But she and l both clear
ly understand that love in a cottage is
all we shall want.
Her Father-And you will expect
nothing from me?
Her Lover-No-er, that is, nothing
but the cottage.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Turn About Is Fair Play

Mr.. Upton across the air shafteI
wish you folks wouldn't make so much
noise: you're keeping u baby awake.
Mr.. Forthfohr Cblandly)-Oh! we are,
are we? Well, Just ask your baby how
he likes it himself!-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
RRANGEMEST FOR HANGING WA
REDS AND HAY-RIGGINGS.

side. Having caught one edge on the
brackets, draw up on the pulley and
turn the awkward thing up out of the
way. A short rope or chain will hold
it where it is put. The brackets can
be made of two-inch plank, as shown,
or natural knees may be cut in the
woods and hewed into shape.-Farm
Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

Floor Walker-The boss is pleased
with your sales of mourning goods.
Clarklets-It takes brains to do it;
when a widow asks if they will fade, 1
sort of give her to understand they will
take a very beautiful lavender shade
after six months.-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

Country Father-When 1 was your
age 1 got up with the lark.
Gifted Son (home on a visiteOh,
that's nothing, father! Us fellows in
the city generally keep the lark up all
night-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

The ~fruition of what is unlawful must be
followed by remorse. The core sticks in
the throat after the apple is eaten, and the
stated appetite loathes the interdicted pleas
ure for which innocence was bartered.-
Jane Porter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

What makes you think you are
qualified to become a baseball umpireP
Are you brave? Have you eve put
down a riot?'
No. but 1 have acted as a judge at q
baby Showdown Topics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Fertile In Expedients.

Agent-I'd make you my hall porter,
only l must have a married man.
Applicant-Keep the place open for
an hour and I'll fix that. It's easier to
get married than to get a ~job.-Tam-
many Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

She says she does not love me yet
Build not be surprised
To learn she fibs; because you see
That yet is emphasized.
Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

ONE Coon DEED. Mrs. De Ruf1e-"If
you ever did any good in this wide world.
I'd like to know what it is" Mr.. Pe Ruff
fe-"Well, for one thing, ! saved you from
dying an old maid. Tit Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

''WHAT is the matter herel" asked .
stranger of a small boy, as he noticed a
on Fifth avenue. "Nawthin' but the tied
going out" was the reply.-Texas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

"THE trouble with too many women"
says the cornfed philosopher, sis that they
regard the marriage ceremony mainly as q
license to eat onions and wear ili-fitting
clothes. indianapolis Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

HE-"Is this the first time you've ever
been in love, darlingfn She (thoughtless-
ly)-"Yes; but it's so nice l hope it won't be-
the last !"-Tid-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

PIMPLEs are inexpressibly Notifying.
Remedy-Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

THE poet we call a phenomenon rare,
Who deties all analysis rash;
But we know the longer his verse and his
hair
The shorter we oft find his cash.
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
Halls Catsrrh Cure
L. a Constitutional Cure. Price 15c.

The sight of a garden patch and a hoe
has been known to give a boy a severe case
of rheumatism cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

PIso's Curl cured me of a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years s~tanding.-E.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1891.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

A SHORT road to wealth is seldom safe
10 travel.-Irrigation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31
In Our Great Grandfather's Time,

erly regulating the action of their bowels,
by the use of these little pellets" they
would have less frequent occasion to call
for their doctors services to subdue attacks
of dangerous diseases. The pellets " cure
sick and bilious headache, constipation, in
digestion, bilious attacks and kindred de-
rangements of liver, stomach and bowels.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-08-31

THE true joy of reward is in the labor
which wins it.-Irrigation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-23
DOGS m CLOTHES.
In Paris the Rest Dogs Actually Carry
Umbrellas

No matter what the dress rnav be, the
indispensable companion of the woman
who walks is her little dog. Short
haired terrier or long-haircd toy, il is
OF no moment, provided that IL be very
tiny.
At the moment IL is, perhaps, the ter
rier which Is the most popular, as he
furnishes 4 further excuse for the ex-
hibition of fur in that his smooth coat
does not appear TO his kind hearted mis-
tress sufficient protection from the
cold of this season of the year.
So the little dog has his tailor as well
as his owner, and LedOubIe, Of the
Palais ROYAL, may be called the Worth
of the kennel. With garments OF vel
vet, trimmed with fur, or of cloth strap
stitched and embroidered, the clothing
OF the little creature harmonizes with
that of his possessor.
Some ladies provide mackintoshes to-
their pets for rainy days, and have them
made with d full hood, which covers the
ears. Others there are who choose tar
tan, having points turned back at the
shoulders and fastened with n strap
around the body. For those believed 20
be particularly chilly. tho coats are
provided with collars of quite Mediei
style, and are lined throughout with
iAstrakhan, nutria, or even beaver, as
these short furs are not TOO cumbrous
FOR the petted animals.
There are some which actually have
umbrellas of dark blue silk, which they
have been taught TO carry quite straight
and steadily between their teeth IN The
event Of a sudden shower
They are also provided with handl1er-
chiefs in cases Of accidents. q tiny peck
Ct in which 10 carry these being placed
on one side Of the coat.
These handkerchiefs, adds the Paris
correspondent Of the London Daily
Graphic, are found useful when madame
stops few minutes az the cOpfectIon-
er's. and can v-oo.. her pets, nD-o 49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-23
IT'S SOMETHING LIKE WITCHCRAFr
Learned Ladies Devote Time to Hypnptism
and Tr:IbV.

and Triiby.
New York, March pa ma jority of
the members OF the Professional Wo-
mans league who attended the weekly
meeting declared at he close Of an ami
ma ted discussion their intention of ar
raging their efforts against the wave
OF hypnOtism which Is sweeping over
the land. This determination was not
arrived at without Il struggle. The
mebers listened first to a favorable an
alysis of the subject Of hypnOticm and
its phenomena, presented in n paper
written by Dr. j. OsCood Mason, a
painstaking student of the new
psychology as presented by the London
Society for Psychical Research. The
paper was read ny the presiding Of
ficer, Miss Ada Blocker Winnie, and
was termed 'Trilby-a PsychicaI
Study" Mrs. Ida Jeffreys GOodfriend
gave it as her opinion that hypnotism
was dangerous, and should be Tegu-
laOted by laws so as to make it a
criminal offense to hypnotic persons
without their consent.
If we stand on a high spiritual
plane" put in Mrs. Bishop, we can
stand firm and not allow anybody to
hypnotic us. II anybody wishes us
evil, we can wish them so much good
that it will kill all the evil
Mrs Rachel McAuley said: 4 fear
We are making grave mistakes. We
condone the sinner SO much that the
enormities Of the sin itself seem miti-
gated. No book has caused 50 much
discussion as .Trilby.' Peope give
themselves away. SO TO speak, in their
expressions of opinion about it, II is
very easy to see their trend of thought
in these expressions. ! don't like hyp-
notism. l think it is a power from
the evil one. I would rather anybody
would steal my money than nay indi-
viduality. which is what these hypno-
Tiers do
Miss Sarah Palmer declared that all
had moments of weakness. when they
could be conquered. we must hold
this thing of. II IS a power for evil"
Miss Winnie closed the meeting. say
ing that the sense OF the meeting was
that hypnotiSn was q dangerous pow
er. one to be studied. but not dallied
with, and everybody applauded her.
Are you thinking Of changing bak-
ing powders One thar requires the
least in quantity of any made 10 do SUI
perior work IS Dr. Price s-purest and
best
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-23

and a foot that wasn't originally east
In a wcll-formed mould / can make
presentab bic. There is one thing that
is fatal to a pretty foot, and that is a
tight shoe. Much OF my work consists
In overcoming the deformities thus
created. 1t takes time, but 1t car. be
done.
Il have at least dozen young won-
en- who seek my professional assistance
regularly once a week, and that their
time is well bestowed will be proven
ct several fashionable watering re-
sorts next summer, to the admiration
of their masculine friends and the
envy of some of their feminine friends.
There is nothing immodest in the
Idea of a woman showing her feet sans
shoes and stockings: and since ii in
wolves the abandonment of tight shoes
and consequent freedom from corns
and other evils that tight shoes entail,
l think IL is something that ought to be
encoura ped. If sandals were fashion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-23
NEW YORK's EXCESS OF WOMEN
Curious Facts About the Distribation o,
the Feminine sarplus


The census reveals some curious
facts about the distribution OF New
Norll's excess Of women. New York
city has 90, 900 OF them; Brooklyn. L.,
coo; Albany, $500; Troy, 5000; Utica,
5000; Rochester, 1000; Syracuse. loo
They are all, practically, in the larger
cite. Of the state, the one exception be-
ing Buffalo, which has 1000 more men
than women.
1t would be interesting 70 know moro
about these 1000 superauous Buffalo
men. says writer in uarper's Weekly,
whether they are Poles. Italians. lake
sailors, canal boatmen or merely
lively young bachelors from tho CO un-
try in the western part OF the ssnte.
who have gone to Buffalo TO seek tAeu
fortunes.
New York city's business opportuni-
ties, which attract crowds Of men,
seem 20 attract quite as many women.
Yet the excess OF women Ia New Yorh
is comparatively small The city has
IS women 20 every - men, while Brook
lyn has ~ women To every 25 men and
Troy II women 10 every 10 men. Why
should il happen that in the subur ban
counties nearest New York there should
be more men than women
II would seem that OF the population
drawn by tho metropolis % this end %
the state the unmarried men would
nearly all live In the cities and .hs
jewellers in the suburb. would for he
most part Ia people with families. YET
the suburban countries az show an eK.
cess OF men 800 Ia WestcbeSter. /.
5O8 in Richmond and Assoc in Queens
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-23
ghc qQeha Daily Eagle Saturday 1oruno 1fareh Is, 1885

! be the oldest Democrat in western
| New York, died here today. he never
| missed voting al a presidential, state
| county or local election.
| Hazelton. Pa. March 22-Jacob
| Gould, one Of the wealthiest men in this
| county, died today OF pneumonia aged
10 years. He was relative OF the late
| Jay Gould.
Berlin, March e2.-The National Eel
| tung states that Baron Won Thielmann.
new Prussian minister TO Bavaria, has
been appointed German ambassador to
| the United States TO succeed Baron
Won Saurmajelsch.
Roanoke. Va, March 22.JRev. DR..
William Brown dropped dead from
| apoplexy about s o'clock this evening.
He was sixty-eight years old and ma
tive of Virginia. He had been a pro-
fessor at Roanoke college since 1885.
Nashua. N H, March 22.-Deacon
Edward d. Boylston, the oldest editor
in this state. also poet. author and mil
lionaire, died at his home in Amherst
this afternoon. He has been editor and
proprietor Of the Farmers Cabinet since
1870.
Chicago. March e2.-Fire in the Squar
Match cornpany's works at Union and
Erie streets today caused panic
among fifty girls employed. One per-
haps is fatally burned and three others
are seriously injured by jumping from
the second story windows
Santa Barbara. Cal, March 22.-The
duchess of Leinster. whose death at
Mentone. France. has been announced,
had engaged a suit at the Arlington
here for herself and twenty-six per
sons after April 10. She was coming
here for her health.
Butte. Neb. March 22.-The attorney
general has an agent here working 10
secure evidence as TO the identity Of the
men who hanged Mrs. Holton. He is
said To have much informa ton on the
subject, and thinks the guilty persons
can be reached indirectly in d short
time.
Liege. Belgium. March pa gen.
eral strike of the miners in the collier
les here has commenced. Today the
strikers became riotous and there were
several collisions between them and
the police, in which revolvers and
stones were freely used. Several men
were wounded in the fighting. The
ring leaders of the rioters were arrest
ed.
Portland. Ore, March 22.-It is stat
ed herein Connection with the tentative
appointment of John NJ. Egan as re-
ceiver of the Oregon Short Line and
Utah Northern railway that the Amer
lean Loan and Trust company Will
pay the interest due under the Dillon
mortgage and that the suit Will be
dismissed by the circuit court OF Wy
Oming, leaving that court free to ratify
Eagan's appointment by Judge Gilbert.
Cleveland, o., March 22.-This after
noon the defense in the Elks case NOV
ed that the case be taken from the jury
on the ground that it had not been
proven that the property involved was
of sufficient value TO come within the
jurisdiction of the court. This was de-
MED. The contest seems to have mar
rowed to the question of value and the
courts jurisdiction in that connection.
Rome, March PA terrible land
slide has destroyed the village of Boil
lara near Planetia.
MRs HnI-.ER Cd nW dare Won kiss tho
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-23
sh. Wanted to Know.

The new servant girl came 70 her
mistress crying and holding on to her
finger.
whats the mattcr?" asked the lady
of the house.
~ stuck one of the forks into my
hand. and il it's plated ware III get
lockjaw."
Don't be alarmed" said the lady,
call my silver is genuine. l don't keep
any plated ware"
Next morning the servant girl and
the silver were both missing.
many Times.