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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
AN ALPENA MIRACLE.
Mrs. JAS. N. Todd, Of Long Rapids,
Discards Her Clutches.
In an Interview with a Reporter She Re-
views Her Experience and Tells the
Real Cause of the Miracle.
(From The Argus. Alpena@Nieh.J

~ NyAt' AtEctufSntCA-J
We hate long known Mrs. Jas. N. Todd,
of Long Rapids, Alpena Co., Mich. She
has been a sad cripple. Many of her friends
know the story of her recovery; for the
benefit of those who do not We publish it to-
day.
Eight years ago she was taken with nerv-
Gus prostration, and in 2 few months with
muscular and infammatory rheumatism.
1t affected her heart, then her head. Herfeet
became so swollen she could wear nothing
on them; her hands were drawn all out of
shape. Her eyes were swollen shut more
han half the time, her knee joints terribly
swollen and for eighteen months she had
to be held up to be dressed. One limb be-
came entirely helpless, and the skin was so
dry and cracked that it would bleed. During
these eight years she had been treated by a
score of physicians, and has also spent
much time at Ann Arbor under best medi-
cal advice. All said her trouble was
brought on by hard work and that medicine
would not cure, and that rest was the only
thing which would ease her. After going
to live with her daughter she became entire
" helpless and could not even raise her
arms TO cover herself at night. The inter-
esting part of the story follows in her own
words:
II was urged to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People and at last did so. In
three days after l commenced taking Pink
Pills l could sit up and dress myself, and
after using them six weeks l went home
and commenced working. l continued
taking the pills. until now l begin to forget
my crutches, and can 80 up and down steps
without aid. l am truly living wonder,
walking ont of doors without assistance
Now, if l can say anything to induce
those who nave suffered as / have, to try
Pink Pills. l shall glady do so. If other
like sufferers will try PIN Pills according
TO directions, they Will have reason to thank
God for creating men who are able to con
Quer that terrible disease, rheumatism. l
have in my own neighborhood recommend
ed Pink Pills for the after effects of Ia
grippe, and weak women with impure
blood, and with good results
Mrs. TOd is very strong in her faith in
the curative powers of Pink Pills, and says
they nave brought q poor helpless cripple
back to do her own milking, churning.
washing, sewing, knitting, and in fact abou'
all of her household duties, thanks to D..
Williams Pink Pills.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams,
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
for soc. per box, or six boxes for $3.50.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
Q The POULTRY.

WHEAT is cheap-better buy e in
stead of screenings
BUCKwHEAT and millet are cheap, but
the chickens like them.
COOP care is better than trusting to
good luck with chickens.
ALLOW four square feet of floor room
for each fowl in your poultry house.
CLOyERHEADs or cut clover for the
fowls shOs-ld be placed where they will
not be fouled or wasted
A PIECE of burlap sscking tackled over
the roosts and kept soaked with kero-
sene will keep the lice away.
CLEAR ont all cockerels that are not
needed for breeding purposes; they are
better in the potpie than the hen yard
at this season of the year.
For winter eggs keep pullets or
young hens, give them p warn house.
exercise, plenty of green food, meat
and grit in addition to grain and pure
water.
WITH Il daily demand for 1000, 600
eggs in the United States, and an i'm
p~Ortation OF over 50 600 dozens from
Europe each week, it will certainly pay
to give the poultry q little extra care.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

God a Ia Creme: Arrange in a pud.
ding dish alternate layers of boiled
fresh cod, OF any other white fish. and
white sauce: sprinkle the top with
cracker crumbs. dot with butter and
brown in the oven. Canned salmon
may be substituted for the cod.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
Sour Cream Sauce: Put together a
cup of sugar and a cup and a half of
thick, sour cream. Beat the mixture
five or six minutes, then put it into a
sauce tureen and CRATE nutmeg over If.
TINS sauce is specially appropriate for
Indian buildings, boiled or baked. and
for boiled suet puddings.-Boston
Budget.
-Omelet Souffie: Separate six eggs.
Beat the whites to a very stiff frcth.
Beat the yolks of three and pour them
over the whites, add three tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar and a teaspoon
full vanilla. Mix quickly and lightly
inc heap into a baking dish. Dust
thiclly with powdered sugar and bake
in a quick owe five OF six minutes
Ohio Farmer.
Meat Pie: Take all the pieces of
meat left from each meal (the more
kinds the better, chop them fine. line
a deep dish with paste. put in a laver
OF the meat, with salt and pepper to
taste, a few pieces of butter, and a
light dredging of -four: when the dish
is full, turn in one small cup of water:
Y with a thick crust. and bake two
hours.-liousekeeper.
Wisconsin Biscuit: Two Guns of
graham -four, one cup of white flour,
two eggs, one pint of milk. Beat the
eggs. and after stirring the milk and
-four together, add them to the mix
ture and beat the whole thoroughly.
adding a small pinch of salt. Heat
the gem pans, then put a small piece
of butter into each section: fill about
twO-thirds of each with the mixture.
and bake twenty minutes in a hot
oven.-Ladies' Home journal.
-Croquettes: Some people use this
name for any kind of fried meat balls.
The knowing ones reserve it for a mix
ture as soft as cream. which keeps its
shape by being encased in bread crumbs
and egg. Meat balls, however, are very
good in their way; they can be made
of any cold meat minced fine and
mixed with half its bulk of mashed DO
tato or crumbs, highly seasoned,
moistened with beaten egg and made
into fiat balls. Fry in deep fat or brown
in a frying pan. These are greatly i'm
proved by a brown sauee.-Country
Gentleman.
breakfast Porridge: As a change
from oatmeal, rolled wheat has been
extensively used. To three parts fresh
~ boiling water, or milk if preferred.
stir in slowly one part rolled wheat,
first sailing the water to tast- Boil
thirty minutes or more, and serve hot
With sugar and cream or sirup. If n
doubled boiler is used, do not stir the
rolled wheat while cooking. The hot
porridge can be poured into a mold and
served cold as blanc-mange with sugar
and cream, or fruit sauce--Farm, Field
and Fireside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
a DISH OF
TELESCOPES + now so perfect tn;
50 n moo sta,S are visible


TELESCOPES are now so perfect that
so, 000, 900 stars are visible.
A BALLOON recently SEN up in Paris,
equipped with self-registering Their
mometers and barometers. reached an
altitude of ten miles, and the thermom-
eter recorded ITO degrees below zero.
THE temperature of the sun has been
reinvestigated by lie Chatelier in
France and by Graya and Wilson in Eng
land, and is found to be between IL. 900
degrees and $4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
THAT lizards will catch and eat but
terfiies is stated by Jane Frazer in an
article in a London chronological jour-
nal. In the Samoan islands she saw a
skipper" butterfly when lighted caught
and instantly swallowed by a beautiful
golden-green lizard with a bright blue
tail.
TIE latest determination of the dis
tance of the sun from the earth is from
a discussion by DIR. Gill of a series of
observations of the asteroid Victoria.
DR.. ellis result is %, 500, 900 miles, a
figure probably very close to the truth,
and agreeing well with the value pre-
viously obtained by Prof. Hardness
from all available data.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

inner part of the hopper. and termin-
ating within about an inch of the bot
tom When it is united in place. the
grain run out beneath its lower edge
as rapidly as the pigeons eat the food.
The diagram Zig. 2)will perhaps make
this description clearer. A B is the
bottom of the chopper, c d the top,
hinged at c. a ID is the front, and G
the opening at which the pigeons feed.
Z r is the slanting board inside the
hopper, the grain passing. out under f
into the space between f and A. The
grain is poured into the hopper by lift
ing the lid. c d.
Eighteen inches is a very good height
for a hopper. If one is made for a hun
dred birds it should be long enough to
have at least ten or twelve openings,
each one at least four inches distant
from any other This would make the
dimensions say four or five feet long,
twelve inches wide and eighteen inches
high. Several smaller ones can be
used instead OF one large one,a and we
believe this is the better plan, for they
are more readily emptied out should
this be necessary.
. Mice sometimes get into the grain
and give it a flavor which is d~istaste-
full to the pigeons. To prevent this,
the hopper is sometimes placed on Il
table in the middle of the loft, the
table itself being supported by a single
smooth metal leg which prevents the
mice from reaching the grain.
1t scarcely seems necessary to urge
the Importance of keeping the hopper
filed. but it is a fact that many neg
lee this, because the supply given will
last some days. After a little time one
can get acquainted with the time the
supply of grain will last and can then
fix certain definite days for the filling
of the hopper. BY observing these set
times the supply will be constant and
the birds will not lack for food.-Coun-
try Gentleman
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
THE FARMING WORLD.
FEEDING PIGEONS.
Plan of a Hopper Suitable tor About
One hundred R;rds. 3D.

Plan of a Hopper Suitable tor About
One hundred Birds.
1t Is a very convenient way to feed
pigeons from 4 hopper. The birds.
especially if allowed TO fly at large.
and thus obtain abundant exercise. do
well. Whether it is the best plan is
open to question. but it is 4 plan gen.
orally pursued by pigeon-keepers.
hopper consists OF a narrow box.
say about a foot wide. with openings
in front for the pigeons tc feed from.
These openings are usually about three
inches wide and five or six high, square
at b bottom and rounded at the top.
The following rough sketch Zig. u
will give an idea of the front of the
hopper:
The back of the hopper should be
considerably higher than the front. so
hat the top, which is hinged as a lid,
will permit the droppings rolling off.
Or the top ridge may be constructed
with sharp spikes projecting upwards,
and thus prevent the birds from roost-
ing upon it,
Inside the box. starting from the
front edge. where the bottom of the lid
rests. is placed Il board of the width of
the inside of the box. slanting sufi-
GENTLY to carry its bottom out two or
three inches from the front side of the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Prof. Heny thinks that it is hardly
advisable to sow white clover alone ON
land for hog pasture. He urges a mix
ture of several grasses, such as two
bushels of blue grass, n bushel of
orchard grass, one peck of timothy
and four pounds of white clover seed
Sow this on three acres of ground with
a very light seeding of oats or barley,
or. better still, without any grain at
all. He suggests that the and be not
pastured until the sod is well formed,
and, if the grass runs up tall, that it
may be cut for hay. No stock should
be turned in on the field until the Sec
ond season. unless for a few weeks in
the fall while the ground is dry. He
urges thick seeding.-Prairie Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
HISTORICAL.

THE first mention of the gulf stream
is in the journal of Alaminos, the pilot
of Ponce de Leon, in 1913.
PRESIDENT MONROE was a great stick
Ter for etiquette, once refusing permits
sion to n near relative to attend 4 re-
ception at the white house because I'M
able to attend in short clothes and
silken hose.
MARINE insurance was practiced in
Rome b. c. IS. 1t was very general in
Europe before the discovery of America,
and it is altogether probable that the
ships of Columbus were insured for
their full value.
THE first American flag made of
American material was raised over the
capitol at Washington on February "a,
1866. All the previous flags had been
made of English bunting. but this was
of American make, and given by Gen.
3. L. Butler.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
Restoring Apparently Dead Chicks.

Should q chick be so chilled as to be
apparently lifeless or dead there is
hope of resuscitation as long as there
is life Take the chick into a warm
room and immerse it (all but the head
for two or three minutes in water AZ a
Temperature of los degrees. Then wipe
it dr.. wrap in n flannel and place it in
q little basket. 81 as TO suspend it over
a stove aaTii thoroughly dry. 1t will
be srrpri ing how full of life the chick
will be. al how strong and active it
will seem. narmth is the lie of young
chicks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
PRESERVING THE TEETH.
Ceaseless Care Necessary to Ward Oh q
Troublesome Mouth Trouble.

Ceaseless Care Necessary to Ward Oh q
Troublesome Mouth Trouble.
What is commonly known among
dentists as Riggs disease of the gums,
is a prevalent evil. 1t is a recession of
the flesh from the teeth, which is
scarcely perceptible to the sufferer.
and requires a skilled eye to detect it
even in an advanced stage of the com
plant. Its danger lies in the fact hat
the enamel on the teeth is several
times thicker above and below the skin
than under it. Now, what is called the
normal line of the gum, the dentine or
u~nenameled portion is not exposed.
and nature provides the heavier shell
coating to protect the visible part, not
only from cold and climatic conditions
but from the danger generated by
small microbes floating about the
mouth after eating.
Therefore, when the gums recede
from the teeth toward the root, the
dentine is left a helpless prey to every
acid the mouth contains, and decay be-
gins at the top, cutting off all hope of
saving the lower part.
This recession, as l said, is rarely
visible except to the dentist. Its prob
able effect is slight bleeding of the
gums whenever a stiff brush is used,
while the teeth seemingly remain in
their normal condition.
The cause of the irritation is tartar
poison.
The saliva Of the mouth is partly
formed of phosphate of lime, which. by
chemical action, is converted into tar
tar. This fastens itself upon the roots
of the teeth and irritating the tender
membrane causes a bleeding, sore con
dition.
In this weakened, porous condition,
these ~innumerable microbes that Turk
in the cavities of the mouth, float out
from their hiding places and seize upon
the wounded line of skin. This is the
fatal condition, and only the most care
full treatment d~islodges them. The
tar tar subftance becomes poisonous
and the whole eats its way into the
gums. which stuff and gradually de-
crease.
OF course. this disease is not common
to every mouth. 1t is caused, primarily,
nv an acid condition of the saliva,
hereditary in some constitutions, and
its earliest arlester is an anticeptie.
Should, however, any bleeding occur
in brushing, a dentists help should be
called in.
The treatment for it continues from
six months to a year, and even then
the disease is only arrested. the re-
establishment of the gum is never as
sured.
The nature of the disease is so in
sidious that prudent women should see
to it that the mosth is frequently e
ahmed. ANY dentist can tell whether
a person is inclined to this condition.
and at once remove the tartar and adj
wise an antisep:ic that destroys the
microbes.
In fact. some such preparation should
be frequently used to retain a healthy
condition of every part of the mouth
a two-per-cent. solution OF saiicylie
ecid is especially recommended by the
profession---Henry Sterling. in albany
Argus. .
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

greatly SHUIISIItu. II dIsO pIOHIUIt5 INC
secretion Of all abundance of nourishment
for the child.
Mrs. DORA A. GUTHRIE. of OGkier, O5vyLOn Co.,
TrHH.. writes: when I began taking DR..
Pierce's Favoritc Prescription. / was not able to
stand OIL NV feet without suffering almost death.
Now I do all my liousework. washing. cooking.
sewing and everything for my family of eight. /
am stouter now than l have been in six years.
Your Favorite Prescription is the best to take
before confinement or at least it proved so with
me. I never suffered SO little with any of my
children as ! did with my last"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Young Van Marks lin melancholy
tone)-Oh- 1 suppose l shouldn't brood.
but fortune seems reluctant to smile on
ne.
Harry Gay-Well, never mind, old
fellow: she will when she sees sone OF
your worl.-Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
Cnspeakabiy Miserable

Is the man or woman troubled with drs
pepsia. Heart palpitations, sour stomach
heartburn, Uneasiness of the nerves, op
preston or a sense of emptiness at the phi
of the stomach. are among its symptoms
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters eradicates it
and entirely overcomes constipation. bill
i%ousness, rheumatic, kidney and malaria
complaints. Use this thorough remedy sys
tematically and it will achieve permanent
results.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
Advice Thrown In.

when was in your line of business,
my friend" said Mr.. Fcllairic, giving
the greasy trampa half-dollar and kick
ing him off the front steps of his nan
SION Il always had sense enough to go
round to the back door. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

81 should like to have seen Triby's
foot said the artistic
Very fine 10 doubt" murmured her
inartistic husband reminiscently, but
you should have seen the hand l held
last night-four kings and an ace
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Il wonder what Wickles has done
with his new bicycle?"
Il don't know. l don't believe his
family will pay much attention to that
phase of the question until the surgeon
finds ont what his new bicycle has
done with Wickles. Washington Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
Xery Chic.

Mrs Jinlis-Don't you think my new
bicycle costume rather chic?
Mr.. Enthusiastically. Your Shout
ders seem to spread out like wings, and
you-er-seeo 20 be walking on drum
sticlA-N. Y. Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
An important difference.

To make it apparent to thousands, who
think themselves i'll, that they are not af-
fected with any disease but that the system
simply needs cleansing, is TO bring comfort
home to their hearts. as a~costive condition is
easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Mrs Naggcr-Do you remember how
when we were first married you used &c
call me your white lily?
Mr. Nagger-Yes- and If you insis,
OF 4 floral nickname nov, / will call
Won nv tiger lily.-Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Mother tpolicc1nan's wifel-Willie.
I've been shouting for you this half
hour. How is 1t you are ncvc to be
found when you are wanted?
Son-Well. mother, l suppose 1 in.
herit it from fathcr.-N. Y. Recorder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Tirzt Actor-There ought to be a SOU
ve2ir performance tomorrow night.
Secund Actor-Why?
Frs. Actor-It will be the fftieth
performance since we got our salaries.
Puck
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

FLOOR WALKER-"How many women do
you suppose there have been to-day to look
at our bargains!' Observation-Disclosures
should l knowl l am not a bargain counter"
Boston Transcript
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Full many a flower is born TO blush unseen.
And waste its sweetness on tho desert air."
That's why the ones which blush in florists
shops
Are sold at prices that make buyers swear.
brooklyn Eagle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
Are sold

Elsie-Oh. sister, see quick the
poor man with his arm asleep.
Her Sister-Oh no, dear, 1t isn't
asleep. He has
Elsie-Then why does he put in a
hammock?-IIarper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

"WHES er man is terrible anxious ter glib
something away" said Uncle Eben. ''hitam
er sho sign dat it aim much count. Dis
plies ter advice same as anything else."-
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

Fancy accomplishments am all right in
dab place" said Uncle Eben, but folks
hab mob need foh shovelin' beautiful snow
dan day hab fob recitin' o5 it."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
William of Germanv has

Emperor William of Germany has
come out in yet another character,
that of an artist. The library of the
reichstag has just received a series of
drawings by his majesty. They repre-
sent vessels of the most recent con-
struction selected from the navies OF
the United States, France and Japan.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

viii bel effect via the Louisville MASH
vile Railroad, on March 5, April . and 81,
1895. Round trip tickets will be sold to
points in Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama,
Mississippi, Georgia and West Florida, and
one way tickets 10 Florida at about half the
regular rates. Ask your ticket agent about
it. and if he cannot sell you excursion tickets
write to C.. P. ATMoRE, General Passenger
Agent, Louisville. KY, or GEO. B. HoRSER,
d. P. A, st. Louis, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

MnLIoNAIRE-'Honesty, my son, is al
ways the best policy" His Son-"Well,
maybe it is, father; but still you've done
pretty wel."-Tit- Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

"DE trouble bout de spirit OBJ persever-
auce," said Uncle Eben. IAN dat it's too
lible ter strike a man hardest when he's
intiahly in de wrong."-Washington Star
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02
MOTHERS

and those soon TO be-
come III mothers,
should know that DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription robs
childbirth of its tor
lures. terrors and
dangers to both
mother and child, by
aiding nature i'll pre-
pairing the system
for parturition.
Thereby labor
and the period of
confinement are
GREATLY shortened
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

IT is better to be alone in the world than
to bring up a boy to play on the accordion
Texas Siftings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

"BISKs has got one of those talking
machines "A p~honograph!' No; awife.'
Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-02

FORTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of Eorehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.