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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
AGRICULTURALHINT
HOWL FROM MICHIGAN.
CHS Man Pleads ~Eloquently for Substan-
tial Gravel Roads.


tial Gravel Roads.
l want to make a small howl in re-
gard to ~road-making. | do not suppos
it will do any good, but it will relieve
my mind. This, as we all know, is the
season for the farmer to go out with the
new road machine and scrape the sod
along the side of the road into the mid
die of the same and call it a road.
1t is very nice for a few weeks, and
then m a little rut here and an
other there, so that by. the time the
winter sets in we have a muddy, rutty
road to ride over. And it is not a few
Iods, either. for a road district can do a
mile or two of it in the time required
10 work on the road" Now, why can
not they work, say, 20 OIL 80 rods with.
the road machine, make a good, wide
1oadbed, and then draw on good gravel,
not sand? Almost every district has
a bank of gravel within its limits. If
not on the road, go back on the farm.
If the farmer is a good, generous.
free-hearted man he will give it to his
wv district. If not, cancel his road.
work for the gravel. He certainly
should be willing to do that. 1t is q
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
SETTING FRUIT TREES.
Sosao Things to Be Considered When
Starting an Orchard.

1t often proves to be a perpleNlna
matter where to set an orchard. There
are a great many things to be consid7
cred, and each farmer must do this for
himself. All that anyone else can do IS
&c give some of the leading principles
upon which success depends. II pos
sible, fruit trees should be placed where
they will be protected by a woods or.
a hill, but if such cannot be had 4 wind!
break should be supplied q would use
for a windbreak evergreen trees set / n
zigzag rows and but a few feet apart.
Avoid placing trees where they will be
exposed TO high winds, or early and
late frosts in the fall or spring. Often
through neglect of this whole orchards
are ruined.
The nature of each variety should be
studied and those that thrive best in
dry soil should be placed on such
ground. and those that require moist
soil should be placed where there is no
liability to drought.
Some farms are not we'll adapted for
the production of fruit, but can be
greatly helped by %manuring, draining
or cultivating. Fruit trees should be
placed as near the house as possible, as
they are more apt to get the proper
care there than if they are at a distance.
Care should be taken not to place them
where they will cut off all views of the
farm, and where they will be in the way
in harvesting your grain. Upon some
farms it seems as though an effort was
made to shut off from view every bit
of landscape and every nice building
within range of human vision. thus
making the home unattractive.
If your orchard should be along Il
public highway, do not place your most
delicious fruit next to the road. as in
that case YOU will have plenty of help
to gather it. There are people who have
no regard for the rights of property.
It is time for those wishing to set
trees this fall to order them and select
the places they are to occupy. Always
bear in mind that an old tree requires
more ground than a young one, and
place them accordingly.-M. L. Miller
in Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
FOR GOOD EAr1NG,s SAKE.
b Unique System Adopted by a Railroad
Company to Have Its Dining Car Service
Up to the Best.

Up to the Best.
The following is an extract from the Lo-
connective Engineer of New York city, a pa
per of recognized authority in technical rail-
road matters:
"In connection with the through train
service between Chicago, Buffalo, New
York and Boston, the Nickel Plate Railroad
run their own eating cars, and they have
adopted a rather unique manner of keeping
the men in charge of the cars up TO the
mark. There is a grievance committee con-
SlSttng OF two superintendent, the Superln-
tendent of motive power, the regular trav-
cling representatives, and the general car
inspector, who have authority to take q
meal in the cars at any time and report on
anything they find wrong. These officers
make life Il burden to the superintendent of
the dining cars. There is q gooi deal of
pleasantly about the criticisms, but those
patronizing the cars find that they never
have reason to complain of the victuals be-
ing cold or out of season.
1.-THE dining car service on the trains Of
the Nickel Plate Railroad Is something that
strikes the traveller as approaching perfec-
ton. With the system in force referred to,
there Is not much room for a kick from
anybody"
In conjunction with the above article we
feel justified in adding our compliments to
the painstaking management of the Nickel
Plate Road. 1t has been our good fortune
W nave OcCdSlOU 10 use Ills Inc IN our ire
quent trips from Chicago to New York city
and Boston.
While travelling in one Of the day coaches
on a little jaunt from q local station into
Buffalo, l was impressed by the cleanliness
of the car. The secret was loon divulged.
Along came a colored porter in uniform,
dust cloth and brush in hand, and with a
polish here and wipe there, the seats, win
dow siIls and floor were kept scrupulously
clean.
The schedules of their fast trains are con-
venient and the sleeping cars placed in the
regular daily service are OF the most luxuri-
ant type of modern car construction. Solid
trains are run between Chicago, Buffalo and
New York city and through sleepers to
Boston.
A fact worthy of note yet remains to be
pointed out to the readers of this journal,
which, perhaps, has not come to the notice of
many. Rates are offered between the same
points lower han those quoted by competi-
tors of the Nickel Plate Road and from my
experience their passenger facilities are ex-
celled by none. A. POINTER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
Tho Proper Use of Ounces.

1t is rather a curious fact about the
ounce that this fruit is less used by
itself than as an accompaniment Tor
other fruits. Apples, and even pears,
are much improved by having some
ounces mixed with them when cooked
or canned. Sweet apples, mixed with
one-third their bulk of ounces, make
very good pies. There are some kinds
of pears, like Bartlett and Seckel, that
are sweet. and when canned they be.
come almost tasteless. a few ounces
put up with them greatly improves the
Hasnr-American CultivatoT,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
SIMPLE GREENHOUSE.


Unique In Its Arrangement of Benches
and Easily Constructed.
The illustration shows a cross section
of an easily constructed and very serv-
iceable greenhouse. 1t is unique in its
arrangement of benches, these being on
the ground, thus retaining heat and
moisture much better than a thin layer
of earth upon a raised wooden bench.
The walk is a trench dug out between
the benches, cemented and having q
line of tile beneath it to secure perfect
drainage. The sides of the walk can
be bricked up, or boarded, as preferred.
the latter method, of course, not being
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST 81 TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDINe, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

A dozen large oysters, wineglass OF
sherry. tablespoonful of minced celery,
t~easpoonful of butter, salt and pepper
Put butter into the chatting dish, and
when melted, add the oysters and celery,
season with salt and pepper. Cook three
minutes. add sherry and cook two min
utes: serve on toast.-St. Louis Re.
ruh1ip
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

Take 20 tart apples; pare, core and
cut into bits like dice. Then stew them
in butter; add three ounces of biscuit
bread, six ounces of grated cheese, six
yoIks of eggs, six ounces of sugar,
cinnamon to taste. Pound all together
in a mortar; shape into half moons, ard
fry in boiling lard.-Ladies' Home Jour-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

Peel and slice fine large tomatoes n
keep on ice. For dressing. beat Il egg
light. and mix a te~aspoonful of ground
mustard. the same of curry mixed with
cream, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a
half teaspoonful of salt, half a cnpful
of strong vinegar and "A teaspoonfui OF
butter, together, and pour on egg. Let
1t simmer on the fire for ten minutes
IadieS' World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
Mind Reading.

You can read a happy mind in a happy
This Is the sort of ~countenance tina the
quondam bilious sufferer or d~yspeptic re-
lieved ~ Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
wears. You will meetmany such. The great
stomachic and Alternative also provides hap
piness for the malarious, the rheumatic. the
weak, and those troubled with inaction Of
the k .dneys and bladder.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
Brittle Nails.

Women with brittle nails should
never xpose their hands to great cold
or heat without first donning a pair of
gloves. They should not scrape their
nails with steel, but should use orange
wood sticks.-CinciEnat; Commercial
Gazette.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS PICK-UPS.

From Bologna and Berne, as well as
from fictitious universities in the
United States. fraudulent medical de-
grees are being issued.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

A WAY OF EscAPE.-"There is one good
thing about foreign nobility, after all"
"What is thatln ''Why, when they come
over here they can't compel us to associate
with hem ."-Chicago Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

FoRGoTTEN.-"Does Miss Wisely still
ride that theosoply hobby of hers?' "Ive
really forgotten the name of her Wheel
Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

"WHY is it called the honey-moon2" sBe-
cause it accompanies the tied. "-Up-to-Date.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

Miss GooDLY-''What's the matter, my
poor man? You look ill., Tramp
sMadam. something l haven't eaten has
disagreed with me."-London Truth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

ALIcE-"I heard something about You,
to-day" Maud-"Yes; this new lining
they are using in dresses makes a %friehtfu1
noise, doesn't iti"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31
SEND FOR ONE.
Comprehensive Pamphlets

Have just been published setting forth
the agricultural and industrial resources of
Missouri and Nebraska. Copies will be
mailed free to prospective homeseekers on
application. L. W. WAKELEY, G.. P. A,
Burlington Route. st. Louis, Mo-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

IT is more pleasant to kiss a miss than to
miss a kiss.-Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-31

WHEN bilious or ~costive, eat q Cascaretr
canuy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 1Oc- 25c-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
TO ELECT DIRECTORS.
An Important Meeting of the Southern
Pacific Stockholders to Be
Held TODAY.

General Hubbard of New York, who rep
resents the Hopkins -Searles interest IN
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
arrived here yesterday to be present at the
stockholders meeting of that company to-
day. He came in a private car, accom-
panied by William NeahI, his private Sec
retary, and two friends General Francis
Fessenden and w. II. Brdgeman
At the meeting of the Southern Pacific
Company stockholders to-day the direct
ors for the ensuing year will be elected
and reports will be presented of the past
years business of the corporation. 1t is
expected that the stringent measures for
economy adopted by the management will
show their efficacy in the dividends that
will be declared.
Rumors have been current that General
Hubbard Will join forces with the STAN
ford interests with view to being elected
president, but those W no claim to be we'll
posted aver that President c. 2. Hunting
ton will have no opposition for the offic
he now holds, as the stockholders are we'll
satisfied with his management.
J. G. Stubbs, now third vice-president
it is expected, will be elected second vice.
president, the office left vacant since the
death of A. N. Towne, and the position of
third vice-president abolished. A successor
to the late Secretary Lansing will also be
appointed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Mystic Lore Held by Only
Thirty-Six Men in the
World.
OF LIFE BUT HIDDEN.
Wisdom Handed Down From Adam
and Preserved by Unselfsh
Souls for Good.

Professor Naphtaly Herr Inber, one of
the thirty-six masters of the Kabbala,
told something about the faith that was
in him last evening in the lecture-room of
the Temple EMANUEL to an appreciatiye
audience, less than one-half of which was
composed of Hebrews and the remainder
OF Gentle theosophists with but few ex-
ceptions.
The professor is slender, undersized
man with a very swarthy complexion,
black eyes with fierce red blood vessels
where the whites should be. His lecture
upon the Kabbala was of a rambling ne-
ture, made up chiefly of attacks upon
astrology, the TheosophIcal Society and
spiritualism, with good word for that
prince of fakirs, Count Cagliostro, physi-
clan and astrologer.
But the Kabbaiist is good humored lit
tie man, and takes great delight in init
mating that he is one of the mystic thirty
six to whom has been impaired the hidden
meaning of the Book of Kaballa, which
treats of the occult forces of nature and
the power Of the invigorated human will
upon them.
Rabbi Voorsanger introduced the speaker
with a speech which for cleverness and
snap would cause Chauncey Depew to hide
his diminished head behind the tails of his
clawhammer coat. The rabbi announced
that the subject was one "of which you
know nothing and | know nothing, but of
which the gentleman who is about to ad-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

having pledged themselves to reduce the
rates 25 per cent horizontally. He said
that that action had rendered the commits
sion powerless to act impartially between
the people and the railroad. The idea that
a man being pledged in advance to a GER
tain course could act fairly and do Justice
as between two parties was inconsistent
and preposterous.
What can be said," he asked, "of the
fairness and impartiality of a Commits
sioner who has announced in advance
what his action will be? Can any one saw
that the gentleman who had taken that
pledge could be independent and free to
act according to the dictates of his con-
science? Suppose that he refused to carry
out that pledge, would he not be con-
demned by the people and the press of the
State ?''
On this point the speaker was reading
authorities to prove that the taking of
a pledge was fatal to the validity of the
acts of a commission when the hour OF
adjournment arrived.
1t is expected that Mr.. Pillsbury will
conclude his argument to-day. He will be
followed by Messrs. Hayne. CARRIER ard
United States District Attorney Foote in
the order named.
The case will probably consume the rest
of this week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
THE FLORAL SHOW.
Editor Harrison Gray Otis on the Won
ders to Be Presented at Los
Angeles.


Colonel Harrison Gray Otis, editor of
the Los Angeles Times, who is at the Oc-
cidentaI, says that great preparations are
being made in the southern metropolis for
the forthcoming flower show. He thinks
it will surpass anything of the kind hith-
erto given and thousands of people are ex-
pected, not only from the different cities
IN California, but from all over the Coast
md the East.
Th e $25, 900 set aside for the floral dis
play is all being used and. more than this,
large sums will be expended by private
citizens in decorating their homes, thus
adding to the display. The city, in fact.
is expected to be transformed into beauti-
full bower of roses.
Los Angeles has many visitors there al.
ready who will remain till the great floral
display and accompanying fetes are over.
The other towns of Southern California
are also we'll filed with people who intend
to be present.
Colonel Otis thinks the floral show will
be marvellous thing in the variety of the
novelties presented. He is enthusiastic
over it. The colonel also says politics is
growing interesting in the south. He is
for William Mckinley and is of the opin-
ion that he ought to be the coming man.
Editor Otis, who came up largely to at
tend the Depew dinner, will remain for a
day or two
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Annual Selection of Officers
Made by the Episco-
palians.
THE OLD AND NEW vEsTRYMEN
Rights of Women of the Church TO
Vote and Hold Office Not
Raised.

The annual election of vestrymen and
trustees of the ten Episcopal churches OF
the City was held last night.
According to church law the officers of
the church must be elected on the first
Tuesday after Easter. In the East the
elections are generally held al high noon,
but the only church here which obeyed
that custom was Grace church.
All the others did their voting in the
evening, with the following result:
Grace Cathedral-Lloyd Tevis w H. Crocker.
J. C. Johnson, n. T. James, L. NJ Ringwalt G.
T. Woodward, A. b. McCreary, William Mint
zer, R. ]. Wilson, Kirkhem Wright, Elliot Nc
Allister, George H. Hook.
st. Luke's-henry I. Scott Sidney NJ. Smith,
Henry l. Davis, w. D. Clark. DR.. G. H. Powers,
Robert b. Foreman, L. F. Monteagle, Henry B.
Hine.
St. John's-David Brown, ]. A. Cameron, F.
James Rolph Jr., F. L. southack, 7. W. Van
Reynegom, P. T. NJ. Waite, Henry K White Jr.,
Henry F. Williams, E. d. Bullard.
ST. Peter's-H. J. Graves, Alexander Gray,
c. P. Sickman, Samuel Drake, George Cuthbert,
Frank Sellwood, William II. Medina.
Church of the Advent-Rev. J. A. Emery,
Livingston ellison, f. T. Morris, T. G. Pack ham,
A H. Waugaman, II. L. sloss Jr., j. W. Allaire,
william Tucker.
Trinity Church-George E. Walk, W. E.
Newhan, Edward l.: Eyre, S. L. Abbot Jr.,
Montgomery Cooley, William B. Hooper.
1t was thought the question of women
holding office in the church would come
up tor discussion. but it did not.
The action of the last convocation bear
ing on the subject matter is hardly rel
evant inasmuch as there were no candi-
dates OF the gentler sex.
The question did not come up in any of
the churches, ana Trinity, which is in
corporated under the State law, providing
that only male mem bers shall vote and
hold office, held its election first as cor
pOration and afterMard az q arish
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

Jewish year 5556 ''the new light would be
found" The date corresponds with 1896
OF the Christian chronology.
The dreams of the Kabbalist are an in
sight into the future.
"You must bear in mind" added the
professor, s'that in the Kabpala what will
be is already in existence. Its development
IS only q matter of time.f
He then said that he had predicted the
defeat of the Italian army in Africa and
that his prediction was published in an
African paper before the news reached the
civilized world.
The apparently wonderful things done
by the fakirs in India were due to hyp-
motto power, he said. He did not propose
to give his audience any manifestations of
his own power. He would not call in the
spirits as one would call in dog with
Come in Jack" and That will do now !;
go away, Jack"
'If my father who loved me could come
back assure you he would be with me
three times day, but the spirits have
other obligations than of this earth other
masters and other laws to fulfill"
He next told of the kabbalist masters.
who were thirty-six men in all the world
possessing the secret knowledge. They
were scattered through the haunts of men,
and when one of them was about to die he
impaired the knowledge TO some disciple
WOIlIly W receive 1t, anu CNuS inere were
always thirty-siX men in the world never
more nor never less, who We're masters of
the Kabbala. When one of these thirty
six becomes known to the people he must
die or disappear and go to some other
place.
When the speaker was thirteen years old
he often went to the synagogues to pray
and mediate in solitude. There he met
Kabbalist who told young Imber that he
wanted to impart to him the mystery OF
the kabbala, because he was going TO die
and his place should be filed After Civ
ing the boy four weeks of instruction the
Kabbalist died.
Young 1mber went to Jerusalem, and
although he had never studied Hebrew he
wrote in that language. His explanation
of this gift of tongues was that words are
matter, and that the air of Palestine was
and had been vibrating for thousands of
years with Hebrew words. Knowing the
mystery of nature he heard these words
and wrote the language fuently. AL
though he had never been to school the
words came to HIM.
Rabbi Voorsanger followed with few
remarks to the effect that the Kabbala was
strictly speaking the metaphysics of Israel,
the gnosticism OF Egypt. He believed
that Professor Imber had misrepresented
the theosophists.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
MR.. BOWERS WORKMEN.
The Labor Bureau Appealed To by Un
paid Employees.

The American Exchange embroglio,
which has kept the State Bureau of Labor
Statistics busy for some days, developed
few new features yesterday. Bowers, the
contractor, displays some degree of resent
ment against Commissioners Fitzgerald
and Dam, but thus far has not visited the
bureau, though both commissioners say
they are ready to receive any statement he
may wish to make to them. Yesterday
morning Bowers paid some of his work
men so cents on the dollar, and about
thirty of them appeared before the Labor
Commissioners, asking that some effort
be made to have the claims adjusted in
full. All parties are awaiting the action
of Justice Groezlnger, in whose court the
cases of Tyler and MacDermott. who have
sued Bowers for wages, are being tried.
Deputy Commissioner Dam wishes to
deny in the most emphatic manner a
rumor to the effect that ne is animated by
ill feelings in Bowers regard on account
of an old personal grudge. He affirms
that he has never met Bowers personally
and has had no dealings of any kind with
him.