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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Tomato Sauce: Strain one quart
OF canned tomatoes, add half a cup Of
sugar, and when it boils thicken with
two tablespoonfuls of corn starch.
Season to taste.-Chicago Record.
birthday Cake: One cup of butter.
two cups Of sugar, three cups Of -four,
four eggs, n cup of milk, two tea
spoons of baking powder. Bake in a
large dripping pan and frost heavily.
A very delicious cake.-Mrs. II. NJ.
West. in Western Rural.
breakfast cereals should ALWAYS be
cooked in a double boiler, because
much stirring renders them extremely
starchy, and when they are boiled in a
single boiler stirring is the only pre-
ventive of burning. They will be much
richer and more palatable if cooked
with milk than with water.-N. Y.
World.
TO Destroy Beetles: Make waters
in the following way: Take an ounce
each of red lead, castor sugar, and
flour, mix them together. and roll out
very thin. Cut them in small rounds,
and place them on the floor at night,
wherever the pest co~ngregates. This
is one of the surest methods of Kidding
a house of beetles.-Leeds Mercury.
-Scalloped Salmon: Open a pound
can salmon. pick free from skin and
bones, and lay a first layer of salmon.
then a layer of bread crumbs, pepper
and salt, and a little butter, then put
in more salmon and bread crumbs in
alternate layers until the baking dish
is full. Add a teacupful of milk, and
bake about fifteen minutes.-Prairie
Farmer.
Cheese Egg Toast: Boil two g 2
hard, pound them in the mortar with
enough cream to make them into a
paste. season with pepper and salt.
and mix in a tablespoonful of good
grated cheese. Toast a round of bread
from a tin loaf, cut off the crust. but
ter it, and cut it into four or six pieces;
spread each piece thinly with anchovy
paste, pile the egg mixture on the top,
and GOV with bread crumbs. and a
tiny bit of butter on each piece; place
in the oven to get hot, and serve
Leeds Mercury.
Raspberry Jam: To five or six
pounds of red raspberries mot too
ripe add an equal quantity Of finest
white sugar Mash the whole well in
a preserving kettle; add about a quart
of currant juice, or ripe c~urrants, boil
gently until it jellies upon a cold
plate. Put into small jars, cover with
branded paper, and tie a thick, white
paper over them. Keep in a dark, dry
and cool place. Strawberries and
b~lackberries may be jammed in the
same way, leaving out the currants.-
Farm, Field and Fireside.
-Beef-Loaf: Two pounds of lean
beef chopped fine, with TWO cups of
bread-crumbs, and seasoned highly
with pepper, salt, nutmeg, sweet
m~arjoram, and a little minced onion,
and wet up with half a cup of good
gravy; two eggs beaten light. and
mixed with the meat. Press firmly in
to the mould, fit on the cover, and set
in a dripping-pan OF boiling water to
cook slowly for an hour and Il quarter.
When done, let it get perfectly cold
before turning out. 1t must be cut in
thin slices at the table.-HUme Queen.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
< TIE PEARS.
No Machine Has Yet Been Invented Tint
SuppIants the Human Hand.

SuppIants the Human Hand.
Orchardists ought TO be so familiar
with the names of their pears and the
season when they are ripe that they
could not make mistakes or have neg
lects. Not a single variety of pears,
except it be the seckel, ought TO fully
ripen on the tree; that is to say, hang
on the tree until soft and fit for des-
sert eating. The test is not difficult.
When, by gently lifting the pear, it is
free from the stem. and when the seeds
are black the fruit should be gathered.
1t may not be fit for the dessert for a
month OF SO longer after that No
fear need be felt that it will not color
up fine and be at its best favor, if,
when gathered and wrapped in q
single fold of paper, it is laid in shall
low drawers or on shelves in a dark
and cool place. 1t is surprising what
a high color and what 4 FURNISHED
gold tint it will put on, and as to fla
vor, while it does not seem to have any
at the plucking time, it will be deli
cious when handled as described.
1t is also a well-known fact that
fruit, especially peaches, pears and
apples, which has grown on the south
and southwest side of a tree has a
better flavor than such as has grown
in the shade on the north side of the
same tree. This is especially true OF
summer or autumn fruits. Such pears
and apples as ripen late in autumn or
winter are not SO decidedly affected.
In orchard work and in the hand
ling of fruit, machinery thus far has
not been able to make very great in
roads against manual labor, nor can
we see that it is very likely to. Every
individual apple or pear has a place or
position on the tree peculiar to itself,
and the human hand is the best pick
er. The inventor of ''pickers' which
are effective, light and trae in work,
has so far failed in producing a desir-
able article. This is to be regretted,
not because we want to displace the
hand, but because the hand cannot
reach the very finest fruits on the
trees, such as grow on the top branches
or on the outside high branches,
which will not well or securely sup
port a ladder, and cannot safely be
reached even by the little hands of chill
dren.-C. W. Murtfeldt, in St Louis
Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

A conspicuous difference between the
English and Chinese dramas is ex,
planned by the fact that, whereas in
the former love holds 4 leading part. in
the latterit is relegated to a secondary
place. In England it is a passion: in
China a sentiment only: hence the
thousand intrigues love gives rise to
are, in the latter country, either thrown
into the shade or tabooed entirely.
Without their ardent passions many of
our theatrical productions would lose
their interest and most of their merit
An English, or. to use a wider term, q
European play-goer, requires a due
quantity of love. In China. on the
other hand, this demand finds little
echo, since love there is not the chief
theme of bard and painter. Conven-
ton and the strength of parental au-
thority have crushed, in a great meas
ure, those amorous longings which
exist in the human heart; and as love,
courtship and matrimony in the far
east are wen more prosaic than in our
part of the world, the first of these
feelings, if handled as a passion, can
not powerfully arrest the attention of
che multitude.-Nineteenth Century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
THE BARN.
THE OLD BARN.

so it will give you the best service.
Allow five feet in single stalls for
horses, and three feet for cattle. The
illustrations show my original barn,
and also the remodeled and enlarged
structure. raised the old barn on an
eight-foot stone wall on three sides Of
the rectangle, then boarded, battened
and prepared the other side asshown in
the plan. 1t is very satisfactory now,
and l have no doubt that many barns
in the central west can be greatly i'm
proved at comparatively small ex-
pense. Fig. l is the old barn, Fig. 2 is
the same after it had been placed upon
the stone wall and remodeled, Fig. 8
is the ground plan showing the
arrangement of the stalls.
For tying cattle, l find a chain most
satisfactory. In my stalls l place a
2x4-inch scantling, with rounded
edges to permit the free working up
and down of the chain. One end of
this scantling is fastened to the top of
the partition and the other to top of
manager in a slanting manner. The
chain placed about this scantlirg and
the neck of the animal allows plenty
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
CURL YOUR OWN FEATHERS.
How This Necessary Operation May BE
Easily and EIcellentIy Done.

How This Necessary Operation May BE
Easily and EIcellently Done.
There are a few things that give a
hat a more rumpled and shabby ap.
pearance than an ostrich feather limp
and detected, looking almost as for
lorn as when it and its fellows arrived
here fresh from oS%trichland. Anyone
seeing an ostrich feather then would
think it only fit for the ragbag. but a
series of brisk scrubbings in warm
s~oapsoads on a dashboard. a judicious
patching together and elimination of
ragged places where Sir Ostrich has
preened himself too vigorously. curl
ing and combing, soon make of the os.
trich feather a thing of beauty and
Joy forever-untilit gets wet-when the
process of ~rejuvenatiou again becomes
necessary.
If taken to my lady milliner or the
less pretentious feather r~enovator
every time this duty becomes impera-
tive, the ostrich plume becomes meta
morphosed into something of an ele-
plant to who bears not F%ortunatus'
purse; but the restorative process is so
simple, when one knows just how, that
every woman can readily become her
own feather artist"
Have a teakettle full of boiling water;
shake the feather vigorously through
the escaping steam, taking care thatit
does not get toe damp. This livens up
the plume and restores brilliancy if it
has become dull and dusty. Next take
a silver fruit-knife and, beginning with
the feathers nearest the quill, take a
bunch between thumb and fore
and draw gently over the blade
of the knife until they curl as closely
as desired. Follow this process up each
side of the tip; then take a very coarse
comb, comb out carefully, and you
your plume as good as ever.-N.
Y. Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
HOUSEHOLD BREvITIES.

A NOVELTY is combined dough board
and barrel cover.
KEEP the lamps filed, trimmed and
clean in every part to obtain the best
results.
Do NOT use boiling but merely warm
water to wash colored cotton and ging-
ham dresses.
In boiling rice, peas or macaroui
save the water in which they are boiled
for use in soup.
STRING beans "cut on the bias" have
q much finer flavor than those which
are cut directly across
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
THE FARMING WORLD.
A BARN.
One with a Basement Is Most Comfort
able for Stock.

One with a Easement Is Most Comfort
able for Stock.
There is some controversy concern
ing the comparative value of Il bank or
basement barn. and one built on level
ground. Having used both l candidly
believe that farmers who contemplate
building a new or remodeling an old
barn will not be sorry if they choose
one with a basement. 1t is economical,
warm, and if well ventilated will be
most comfortable for stock. Do not
give the fodder directly from the floor
above. but have spacious alleys, wide
enough to hold feed for one or two
days. Have boxes in the basement for
grain, also a couple of good cats for
catching rats and mice.
The dimensions of a barn are not
essential in a plan. Build according
to your needs. Divide the stall
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
Human Nature.

All the brilliant talk in the world
can not alter human nature. The weak
must learn. AS the storm RACES, and
the thunder rolls, and the lightning
leaps, and the ship trembles, we shud-
dering, helpless passengers, locked in
our dark cabins, must trust in the
great Captain. If there is no Captain,
as Ingersoll tells us, u only comfort,
our only hope, is still to believe there
is.-Chicago Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
Highes. Of all in Leavening Power-Latest U.s. Govt Report
R RsklRs
ABSOLUTELY pUBE

On a side door of a room in Dule-
vegas house at Plymouth, Mass, was
a lock which had given considerable
trouble by not working properly. On
being taken off for repairs and after
being cleaned and scraped, the follow
ing inscription vas discovered: This
lock was on the chamber door at st.
Helena wherein he breathed his last
who made princes bow and kings
tremble on their thrones-Napoleon."
The house is about sixty years old.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
fR0N1 Of PLAN

of room while eating and lying down,
but keeps the animal in place. My
COW stalls have a 6-inch drop. the
length of stalls varying to correspond
to the length of the cattle. They are
double, with a partition in the man
ger, so that each animal has his own
food. This is an important point
where animals of different ages are
stabbed together. In all ~well-regu-
lated stables q good box stall, access
ible from both COW and horse barn, is
desirable. This feature will be found
in the accompanying plan.-O. B. Ell
lott, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

Men old at thirty. Chew and smoke, eat
little, drink, or want to, aIlthe time. Nerves
full, happiness gone, a tobacco-saturated
system tells the story. There's an easy way
out No-To-Bac will kill the ~nerve-craving
effects for tobacco and make you strong,
vigorous and manly. Sold and guaranteed
to cure by Druggists everywhere. Book,
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life
Away" free. AID. Sterling Remedy Co.,
New York City or Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
ODen the Safety Vaiye

When there is too big a head of steam on.
or you will be in danger. Similarly, when
that important safety valve of the system,
the bowels, becomes DISTRACTED, open it
promptly with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
and guard against the consequences of its
closure. Biliousness, dyspepsia, malarial,
rheumatic and kidney complaint, nervous
ness and neuralgia are allsubjugated by this
pleasant but potent conQueror of disease.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

Old Rip Van Wrinkle went I'D into the
Catskill mountains to take a little nap of
twenty years or so, and when he Weakened,
he found that the Cruel war was over"
the monthly magazines had fought il
over" the second time and blown up"
all the officers that had participated in it.
This much is history, and it is also an MS
EoricalJ fact that, it took the same length of
time, for DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
'covery to become the most celebrated, as
Lung Remedy of the age. In purifying the
blood and in all manner of pimples,
blotches, eruptions, and other skin and
scalp diseases, scrofulous sores and swell
ings, and kindred ailments, the Golden
Medical Discovery" manifests the most
f0Sifise curative properties.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

Much of the airy delicate transparency
of the dress material is preserved by
this arrangement, and it makes a cooler
dress for midsummer wear and forms a
prettier and less expensive gown.
There is a rage for mohair and al
paca travelling costumes in black. These
glossy surfaced materials, almost as
rich and fine as glace silk, resist dust
most admirably, for one good shake
will remove all traces of it This is a
virtue one feels inclined to extol.;f one
chances to be the possessor of a crepon
gown, than which a greater dust trap
is not known, and a shake, however
vigorous, is in a sense futile as a means
of radiance of matter in the wrong
place" as Disraeli called it Very little
trimming is used on black gowns of
these fabrics, rows or points of Jet,
satin piping, and white silk or mHlin
vests and marine collars being the
choice. These gowns rival those of
tan-colored linen and wash silks for
midsummer travelling costumes.
KATE DUSHAM
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

Virtue is more to man than either
water or fire. I have seen men die
from treading on water and fire. but 1
have never seen a man die from tread
ing the course of virtue. -Confucius.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

AS A safeguard against the transmits
sion of tuberculosis the majority of
Danish creamery proprietors now
sterilize the separated milk before 1t Is
taken from the creamery.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
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 the
remedy. Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the tzste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a 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 man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

Unless a tree has borne blossoms
in spring you will vainly look for fruit
on it in autumn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

A BRIGHT IDEA.-Lady of the House.
"For goodness sake, what are you smear
ing on that sofa, Mariaf" Servant-'Mus-
tard, please IN, TO keep the cat from get
ting on il. - Alterlei Heiteres.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.

PROVIDENCE has nothing good on high In
store for one who does not resoluteIy ain
at something high or good. A purpose is
the eternal condition of success.-Munger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

"ER man" said Uncle Eben, "hez gotter
be er berry 'ceptional financier to make er
hah'd-luck story do ez collateral fob er loan
desc days."-Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

THOSE who complain most are most to be
complained of.-Matthew Henry.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

ICoULD not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. 1t always cures.-Mrs. z.
c. MoULToN, Needham, Mass, Oct. q, '94.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

''F'ELT slippers, - advertised in the shoe
stores, are thought to be those felt by boys
in their rude young days.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

THOSE who for the first time are to become
mothers should use Mothers Friend. much
suffering will be saved. Sold by druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

A PEssIMIsT is a man with a near-sighted
soul.-N. y. Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

THE dairy cow needs feed that is rich
in albuminoids. Clover hay is rich in
these elements.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

is a rage. An immense sailor collar
with pointed rever attached is a fea-
ture of these and many other gowns of
the summer. Skirts accompanying
these waists are shaped with cores on
the front and sides, three box plaits in
the back, the skirt measuring nearly
five yards around the bottom. Silk
net, French batiste and lowered India
muslin and orgAndy form some of the
most charming toilets of the season.
Hats and parasols are often en- suite.
Another beautiful textile is patterned
silk grenadine which, when made up
ove taffeta with the prevailing color
brought out in relief on the corsage,
forms a very elegant and becoming
toilet for dressy summer wear.
Tan, fawn and ecru grass linens,
both plain and in openwork patterns
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
USEFUL

How to Construct a Handy Carrier for
the
A useful implement. which should be
on the premises of every rural home, is
shown in accompanying illustration. 1t
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

rival the duck and Teviot suitings in
fashionable favor. These as a rule are
made with dropping fronted plated
blouse waist with huge marine collar
of the linen bordered with a band of
openwork linen insertion matching
the gown. Pale yellow pique dresses
trimmed with black velvet ribbon,
both wide and narrow. are very smart
ly worn at the summer resorts Zeph-
VI gingham costumes for morning
wear on the beach or in the mountains
are made up exactly after the style of
summer silks, the plated waist beinga
leading favorite for these goods
The short jacket is made single
breasted in opposite fashion to the
REFER style, the fronts sloping away
from a single button at the bust, and
often cut off at the waist like an Eton
jacket, the fabric below turned back
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

into a deep
cape collar.
The 81 e
are in large
mutton-l eg
shape. Many
of the lovely
flower c d or
G randy and
dotted India
muslin dresses
have plain col
ored lawn or
batiste waist
linin gs and
fou n d a
skirts instead,
of those Of
surah or tat
feta silk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27

o o chiffon is
laid IN folds and
so arranged as
n o only 20
drape the neck,
but to partly
cover the Shout
ders. A folded
belt or narrow
pointed girdle
in silver fligree
is at the waist.
The still highly
popular round
W aist is still
used by design
ers and modistes
for g W S OF
crepon and mo-
hair or alpaca,
for which there
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-27
FASHION LETTER.

Beautiful and DresSy Summer Gowns
Fabrics and styles in Great Variety Suited
to the Season.
Especial New York Correspondence
Very beautiful are the dressy sum-
mer gowns made of the soft dainty
Dresden silks in every lovely tint and
pattern. Some of these show delicate
reseda shades mingled in blurred eff
fects with pale pink, soft gray, or old
rose, with shadowy leaves in softest
fawn color or shaded green. Very often
the bodice of these gowns opens over a
blouse front of lace, with the finish Of
a large lace collar in valenciennes or
point de gene. The sleeves are extrav-
agantly full from shoulder to elbow,
ending in falling frills of the lace. On
some Of the gowns the bodice is cut in
a very large square and in this case
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-22
GENUINE BARGAINS.
If You Want to Make Some Money
It Will Pay You to Look
Into This.

No -Four fine building lots, near [.
S. Arsenal, at 80 per cent. below actuaJ
value.
No. 2.-127 acres rich farming land tC
trade for house and lot in city.
No. 3.-Seven room house, 6 blocks from
poStoffice, large lot, at $500: terms easy
No. For sale or EXCHANGE: New .
story brick business house, well located.
worth $4,000; will take 5000; part cash,
part suburban property.
No. 5-FOur first class brick stores, cen
trally located, will trade for vacant prop
erty.
No. 6.-EIegant 2-Story house, blocks
from Main Plaza: will take One-third
vacant lots, balance on easy payments;
price very low.
No. $40 acres fine land, all fenced;
100 acres in cultivation and under irriga
ton. Cheap at 5000; terms easy; big
bargain.
No. SIT lots, near l and G. n. depot
at $50 lot. Come and see us on this
we might make good trade with you fol-
part property.
LARKIN & DAUGHERTY,
, % If lO1 West Houston street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-22
Refused to Pay Hackfare.

f. Johnston, one OF the many
quack doctors now dong the city,
was arrested yesterday for refus-
ing to pay hackfare. Johnston
claims he engaged a hack and ar
ranged with the driver that il he
would take him to a place where
he could make some money he
would gay him, to which the hack
mau agreed, but as the latter failed
to meet his part OF the contract,
Johnston refused to pay him. The
agreement was that the hackman
take Johnston and party, consist
ing OF a "strong man" and an ath-
lete, to the government post, at the
soldiers barracks, but it seems the
party did not get any further than
the Sunset depot, when a misun-
Outstanding was had, and they
were driven to Alamo plaza, where
Johnston was arrested.