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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
sUrrER.MAKING RULES.
Recently Issued by the Royal Agricultural
Society of England.

society OF England.
Simple rules for butter-making have
been issued in n revised form by the
Royal Agricultural society, of England,
and are printed as follows in our Eng
lish contemporaries. They are put in
the following
Prepare churn, butter-worker, wooden
hands and sieve as follows: ~ Rinse
with cool water; (2) scald with boiling
water; (3) rub thoroughly with salt;
(4) rinse with cold water.
Always use a correct thermometer.
The cream when in the churn to be at a
temperature of 81 to IS degrees in sum-
mer, and 60 to 62 degrees in winter. The
churn should never be more than half
full. Churn at number of revolutions
suggested by maker of churn. Ii none
are given, churn at 30 to is revolutions
per minute. Always churn slowly at
first.
Nentiiate the churn freely and fire.
quently during churning, until no air
rushes out when the ven is opened.
Stop churning Immediately the but
fer comes. This can be a~scertained by
the sound; if in doubt, look.
The butter should now ,be like grains
of mustard seed. Pour in a small
quantity of cold wafer Zone pint water
to two quarts cream) to harden the
grains, and give a few more turns to the
churn, gently. Draw off the buttermilk,
giving plenty of time for draining. Use
= s~training-cloth placed over a hair
sieve. so as to prevent any loss. and wash
the butter in the churn with plenty of
cold water; then draw off the water,
and repeat the process until the water
comes off quite clear.
To brine butter. make n strong brine.
two or three pounds of salt to one ral-
Ion Of water. Place straining-cloth
over mouth of churn, pour in brine, put
lid on churn, turn sharply half 4 dozen
times, and leave from ten to fifteen
minutes. Then lift the butter out of
churn into sieve, turn butter out on
worker, leave it a few minutes to drain.
and work gently till all superfluous
moisture is pressed out.
To dry-salt butter, place butter on
worker, let it drain ten to fifteen min
utcs, then work gently till all the butter
m together. Place it on the scales
and weigh; then weigh salt; for slight
sailing, one-fourth ounce; medium,
one-half ounce; heavy sailing, three
quarters n to the pound of butter.
Roll butter ont on worker and carefully
sprinkle salt over the surface. n little al
a time; roll up and repeat till all tine
salt is used.
n B.-Never touch the butter with
your hands.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
~PERISHABLE
In Australia Butter Is Now Packed in
Plaster of Paris.

In Australia Butter Is Now Packed i'm
Plaster of Paris.
There seems to he no limit to the in
genuity bestowed upon the devising of
means for accomplishing the transport
Of the perishable produce of distans
climcs TO h English market. A new
method, described in the A~ustralasian,
is that of packing butter in a box made
of Six sheets of ordinary glass, all the
edges being covered over with ~ummed
paper. The glass box is enveloped in a
layer of plaster of paris, a quarter Of an
inch thick, and this is covered with
specially prepared paper. The plaster
being Il bad conductor of heat, the tenn
perature inside the Theoretically sealed
receptacle remains constant, being I'M
affected by external changes. Ehe cost
of packing is about one pence per pound.
Butter packed in the way described at
Melbourne has been sent across the sea
to South Africa, and when the case was
opened at Kimberley, 700 miles from
Cape Town, the butter was found to be
as sound as when it left the factory in
Victoria. Cases are now made to hold as
much as two hundredweight of butter,
and40hands, mostly boysandgirls, are
cccupiedinmakingthe glass receptacles
and covering them with plaster. The
top, or lid, however, is put on by n
simple mechanical arrangement, and is
removed by the purchaser equally easi-
ly. \ saving of % per cent. on freight
and packing is claimed in comparison
with the cost of frozen butter carried in
the usual way.-Scientific American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
ILLEGAL

Heretofore InduIged in by Pension Boards
of Examiners VIII be Guarded Against
in tho Euture-AN the Members of tho
Board Must be Present and Participate
in Examinations Unless the Applicant
Signs a Waiver.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-In order to
guard against irregular and illegal
practices by members of the pension
boards of examining surgeons, AS
sistant Secretary John w. Reynolds,
of the interior department, has issued
these rules to govern examinations
s'f pension applicants by these boards:
/. Whenever n claimant shall have
been ordered, and appears before a
board OF examining surgeons for ex-
animation, all the members of the
board shall participate in such ex-
animation, and no certificate from
such board will be accepted which
does not show this fact, save only
in cases where n claimant, on
appearing and finding a less number
of surgeons than the full board pres
sent, shall consent, in writing, on such
certificate, to be examined by the mcm-
bers of said board then present.
>. The secretary of the board shall
certify on the back of the certificate,
the names of all the members of the
board who were present and partici-
pating in such examination, and when
a full board have participated in the
examination, the certificate of the Sec
rotary of the board will suffice; tst in
case Il full board is not present the APP
plicant may refuse to be examined and
appear az a later day before a full
board.
,. These rules shall take effect only
from the first day of October, 1896, and
are not intended to disturb cases here
toforc adjudicatcd in good faith, ac
cording to the practice heretofore ex.
listing in the bureau OF, pensions.
The rules We're promulgated with q
decision rendered by the assistant sec.
rotary on the case of Byron \. Pred
more, Company c, Third New Iorh
cavalry, whose claim vas rejected by
the bureau on Il report by the board of
examining surgeons, when only one
member was present. Beside the in
Justice thus done to the applicant, AS
sistant Secretary Reynolds points out
the fact that the hitherto prevailing
practice of examining by Il or two
members of the board, has resulted in
fraud upon the government, fees being
claimed by and paid to all the mem
bers. In one case, two members of the
board were indicted and convicted for
making false claims.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Yield OF Cheese from Milk.

With ordinary milk the yield is about
2.5 pounds of cured cheese for each
pound of butter fat in the milk. The
per cent. of butter fat in different miIks
very nearly determines their relative
values for cheese making. Prof. Van
Slyke, of New York. found by 4 series Of
careful experiments that with milk
ranging from 3.4 per cent. to A per
cent. the amount to each pound of but
ter fat was 2.72 pounds of green cheese,
or 2.5 pounds cured five weeks. 1t was
found that ) per cent. milk made but "a
pounds of cured cheese for each pound
of butter fat, but the better quality of
the cheese from the richer milk was
thought to compensate for the slight
difference in quantity. 1t will be seen
that 100 pounds of 4 per cent. milk made
10 pounds of cheese and 100 pounds Of 5
cent. milk made IL pounds Of cheese.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
GARDEN AND

In growing fruit and vegetables if
large size is desired do not overcrowd,
but give each plant and specimen plenty
of room.
Most varieties of pears are finer in
favor if they are picked and ripened in
the house rather than left on the
tree until fully ripe.
Sudden and severe pruning, such as
taking off Il large quantity Of wood in a
single season, is apt TO ruin the fruit
crop of the next season.
One rule in pruning should be to tEin
out every year all the old exhausted
wood, all weak, young shoots and all
that cannot reach full light.
The best and most profitable pruning
of raspberries and b~lackberries can be
done now by pinching the young ane
back to not over three feet high. In
necessary growth of wood is made at
the expense of fruit.
The sprouts growing around the bark
of fruit trees, eve allowing that they
do no great harm. are at the least I'M
slightly and should be removed without
delay. Now is 4 good time for doing
work of this kind.
In the orchard and for all kinds Of
fruit phosphate and potash manuIes
give the best results.-St. Louis Repub.
10
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

larva leaves the fruit, draws together
n few fragments of leaves, spins a CO.
coon and in about eight or ten days
the slender brown chrysalis changes to
a yellCwish brown colored moth. There
is more than a single brood and the
chrysalis of the last passes the winter
emerging as a moth the next year.
The moth, as shown in the il!ustra-
ton, has an irregular patch of yellow
on the fore wings, which also consti-
tutes the color of the greater portion
of the inner parts of the hind ones;
the thighs. breast and abdomen are
siivery white. giving the whole If the
under side of the body Il pearly appear
ance. The lower parts of the legs are
yellow. The body of the female differs
somewhat from that of the male; it
terminates IN a small flattened black
brush, squarely trimmed; the preced-
ing segment, however, is OF a rusty
brown color above. The brush-like ap-
pendage of the male is much larger,
formed of long narrow scales, which
vary in color in the same specimens;
some are white. others are brown or
grange, but generally all three colors
are present in one specimen. About the
only method of dealing with this pest
is to destroy the larvae of the first
brood by hand picking while the vines
are not yet too large, or cook and feed
the affected fruit to swine. Being diff
ffcult to control, it is necessary that
every precaution be taken and every
insect destroyed.-Farm and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
PROGRESSING FINELY
Are the Arbitration Negotiations with
Great Britain.

Are the Arbitration Negotiations with
Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The dispatch
of Secretary Olney to Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador, re-
ferred to in the house of de-
bate, was considered by many the most
important document in the arbitra-
tion correspondence between this
country and Great Britain.
The dispatch was devoted to Il dis
cussion of proposals submitted by Lord
Salisbury for the settlement of the
Venezuelan boundary dispute and con-
cluded with counter-proposal which,
Mr.. Balfour said, were regarded by
the foreign Office as opening the way
for an equitable settlement of the diff
ticulty."
State department officials are highly
gratiiied with the tone of Mr.. Bal
tours reply to Sir William H%arcourt's
query about the effect on the govern
ment of the dispatch, and while, in the
absence of Secretary Olney, who has
been exclusively in charge of the
negotiations, nothing definite can be
learned of the succeeding CORE
spondence, if any, that passed, con-
fidence is impressed that an agreement
will be reached before next December
for an exhaustive arbitration of the
observation-disclosures controversy.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
DR.. NANSEN TALKS.
He Would Have Reached the North Pole
Could lie Have Secured Dogs.

He Would Have Reached the North Pole
Could lie Have Secured Dogs.
VARDo, Norway, Aug. 15.-Dr. Nam
SEM, the Arctic explorer, says he eX-
poets that the Fran will eventually
arrive at ~Spitzbergen. He says
that she drifted with the ice in 4
westerly direction to 81 degrees.
Rocky seas, he says, prevented him
from entering the month of the
Olensk river for the purpose of pro-
curing dogs, and lack of dogs pre-
vented him from reaching the north
pole, which he would otherwise have
found. DR.. Nansen n V lie found
water 1850 meters deep, which be-
came appreciably warmer at a depth
OF 100 meters. The land voyage, he
says, was very arduous, but had eX-
tremely valuable results. He reached
the northern coast of Franz Joseph
island in the autumn of 1895 and built
a storm house there in which he lived
all the next winter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
THE FARMING WORLD,
THE GARDENERS SONG.

Oh! a gardeners life is as pleasant a life
As a workingman's can be:
IT'S a glad pursuit to plant the root.
And nurse the flower and tree.
His life is set to ceascless song,
Sweetcr than poet can sing,
Warbled in notes from the feather'd Threats
Of the birds, from summer TO spring.
And doth he not make the widest brake
Gay as n conquerOr's fleet?
For his strong right land is the magic
wand
Tha brings fresh fowers to our feet.
With a sheer or a frown a nan may look
down
Upon many ignoble trades:
But purple and pride even dare not deride
The work of The king Of spades.
The Oldest craft known he claims as his
own.
The only work Heaven thought wei
Should be done b. a nan ere a trouble be-
gar,
Or the grand old gardener" fell.
Then TIE men of the spade shouldb be proud
o. their trade,
Invading 40 crowded mart,
Whose daily toll gives wealth to the soil,
And JOY To the home and heart.
Gardeners Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
When to PRIME Crane Vines.

Grape vines left unpruned during the
summer exhaust themselves by pro-
ducing an enormous amount of useless
wood. In the fall most Of the new
roots are cut out, and those that re-
main are allowed very few buds. Into
these all the strength of the vine is
thrown. Some strong-growing va
~rieties, like the Rogers Hybrid, have
been known to make is to 20 feet of
long. slim cane. If pinched back when
the vine has grown shoots three or four
feet long, the new canes will be thicker
anG much better prepared to bear a crop
the following year.-Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
SIGNAL TOWER MAN BLAMED
For a Collision in the Railroad Yards at
Jersey City-Several Injured.

For a Collision in the Railroad Yards at
Jersey City-SeveraI Injured.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Aug. ia New
York, Susquehauna 81 Western train
from Paterson crashed into a Pennsyl-
vania railroad locomotive which was
going backwards and drawing an
empty Chesapeake & Ohio train to the
yards yesterday afternoon on the ele-
waited tracks, at Henderson street and
Railroad avenue. Both locomotives, a
passenger and Il dining 4 We're
wrecked. Engineer John Shay OF the
Susquchanna train, was badly cut on
the head; Fireman Matthews escaped
with d few bruises, and Brakeman
John Beck had his hand crushed.
Conductor John Baxter had a harrow
escape, and Engineer Albert Chapman
and Fireman John Peterson, of the
Pennsylvania locomotive, escaped in
jury. The signal tower man is blamed
for the accident.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
A Wonderful Phenomenon.

The man who should pass Though life
without experiencing a twinge Of indiges-
ton, might be fifty regarded as a wonderful
phenomenon. We doubt if such a priv
LEGGED mortal has ever existed. II so, we
have never seen him. But thousands are
known to be daily relieved of dyspepsia by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the popular
remedy for that truly national complaint,
as well as for fever and agUe, debility, con-
stipation, rheumatism and kidney troubles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
THE TAlLORS' STRIKE.

A Scheme on Foot for Its Early Settle
ment.
New YORK, Aug. 15.-Leader Schoen-
feldt of the striking tailors said yes
terday that there was a scheme on
foot for an early settlement of the
strike. Nearly 300 contractors have
signed contracts with the Brother
hood of Tailors, and over 80 co-opera-
tive shops have been opened by the
strikers. The vest makers declared
their strike off yesterday morning.
All of the contractors in their line OF
trade have signed the new agreement.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
THE CUCUMBER WORM.
a Parasite, That Does Much DamaG and
Is Hard to Fight.

a Parasite, That Does Much Damage ana
Is Hard to Fight.
Larvae of the neat cucumber worm
may be found by the wholesale in some
gardens, running pickles CT cucumbers.
The iarva is easily recognizable; II IS
about one inch long and of Il yellowish
white color with a greenish tinge. On
each segment are a few slightly elevated
shining dots, from each of which a fine
hair issues. The head of the larva is
yellow with a brown margin. The Illus
~tration herewith represents the c
Der as affected: the larvae generally be-
gin to appear about the middle Of July
and continue their depredatiOns until
late in September, feeding on the flesh
of the cucumber, rendering il unfit for
use, and causing premature decay.
Often several specimens are found on 4
single cucumber. When mature the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
HOW TO WATER CATTLE.

gets very warn in summer. Cut 4 bar
rel in TWO parts. Put one over the
spring as shown, and lead the water by
a pipe into the other, placed on lower
ground. The water being constantly
moving will keep fresh and cool, and
cattle can thus drink without soiling
the watcr.-N. y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
CANDIDATE BRYAN,
On the Advice of His Campaign Managers
VIII Seek Rest.

VII IHt fUNICtU VT fIIs NHnHpfIBH HdHdRtE1
VIII Seek Rest.
New HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 1a.-Alex
Troup, editor of the New Haven Union,
returned from New York Thursday
night. He had been in conference
with Mr.. Bryan in reference to a Bryan
day here. Mr.. Troup says that Mr..
Bryan told him that the campaign
managers insisted that he take a rest
of ten days; that he go to sea on a
yacht where no n could get at him
and where absolute rest could be GER
tain
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
CONCESSIONS GRANTED
To the International North ard South
American Transportation and Express

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Minister
Baker, at Managua, has informed the
department of state hat the Costa
Rican and Nlcaraguan governments
have each granted to the 'interna-
tional North and South American
Transportation and Express Co.." a
corporation composed of citizens OF
the United States. authority to do
business in those countries, and favor
able concessions have been made to
encourage the enterprise. The object
of the company is to extend North
American trade into Central AID South
American ports.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Science.

Science is simply inquisitiveness-
the thinker seeking some reaso for
unanswered enigmas. The astron-
omer in his Investigations is trying
simply to think Gods thoughts. Rev.
Howard Duffield, Presbyterian, New
York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

"JoHS," said Mrs. Wilbur, "why don't
you brush that fly off the top of your head2
He's been there three minutes.n ''Oh, let
him stay" said John. "I'm not using the
top of my hea I just now."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Success.

n Is not luck that enables men to
climb to positions of merit and attain
ments; it is the natural consequence Of
high and noble purpose, coupled with
industry.-Rev. NJ. G. Coleman, Meth
odist, Beardstown. III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
WATER FOR CATTLE.

How Excellent Use Can BE Made OF n
Water-Tight Barrel
Pasture springs become foul mud
holes if left for cattle to drink from and
tramp through. Moreover, the water
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

I BELIEVE Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer.-MRs.
ALLIE DOUGLASS, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, '94.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

SHE-"Iyas there any particular thing
about the town which struck youl" He
YES; a bicycle"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Eall's Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.

JOHNNY SAYS it was William Tells son
who had such an arrow escape ,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22
Gladness Comes

With a better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gcntle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort IN
the knowledge, that sc many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to n constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that til the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when You pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laXatives or
other remedies are then not needed. Ii
afflicted with any actual disease, n
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of n laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and giyeSmost general satisfaction
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-08-22

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please state TINT you INV Ii. ~dvertiss-
nent in this paper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-15
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices i'm Produce mt the Sea.
boards COmmercfal M~efrODoIi

NEW YORK, Aug. z.-Flour-Recelpts 1875
brls; exports. 10.o26 brls. Market dull and more
or less nominal; no particular selling pressure.
Winter patents. So. ga So; winter straights, 50. 20
1855; Minnesota patents. sS.35d3. 20: winter ex-
tras, 81 OQ2.65; Minneapolis bakers. 81. 0 win
ter low grades. sl.SOG2.O5; spring low grades,
81. Va 25. Rye -four dull. Cornmeal easy. Rye
frmer; No. 2 Western, &c. c. /. f. Barley dull.
Barley malt nominal.
~Wheat-Receipts. "a, 100 bu. Spot market dull;
No. . red. CSC; No. l hard. in elevator. 64Hc.
Options opened quiet and easier; was dull all
day, rallied late, and closed at a little reaction:
August closed at Size; September. ee9G2Ac. clos
Corn-Receipts, "A. 100 bu; exports. 6.5o5 blu.
Spots quiet; No. 2. 2Sssc. Options dull and heavy
ali day. and closed weaker; August closed at
oats-Receipts. 1850 bu; exports, 1855 bu.
Srots steady: No. 2. 2lhc. Option market dull.
with prices about steady.
Hay quiet. Hops quiet. Hides quiet. Leather
quiet. Wool quiet.
Beef quiet: family. 500. Cut meats quiet
picked bellies, 41zG5.c; picked shoulders. 5lkG
steam. 3.7oc. nominal; refined quiet. Pork quiet.
Tallow quiet.
changed to 5 points higher; ruled quiet after
small European buying and showed no feature.
Local feeling weak. owing TO slack spot and spec
ulative interest closed barely steady at I'M
bags. including: August. 1eQ10.05c; September,
.70@9.S5c. Spot coffee-Rio weak; No. Z, 1O4c;
RIO. 10c; exchange. S-led. Receipts. 1900 bags:
cleared for the United States. 5000 bags: for
Europe. 5000 bags; stock. 235. 600 bags. Total
warehouse deliveries from New York Yesterday.
1913 bags: New York stock to-day. 90. or hays:
United States stock. 2I5, 1852 Tags: afost for the
United States. 212. 600 bags. total visible for the
United States. 1882 bags. against $780, 9S bags
Sugar-Raw steady: refined steady.