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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
vARIors sTYLEs or nRAIN orrLrrs

Where stone is abundant, this style Of
an outlet is as practical as any and
more substantial than many others.
Outlet c consists Of = wooden box made
of Iwo-inch hard wood. open at one
end. which is Slipped over the end of
the drain. At the outer end a door.
hinged at the top. is sc arranged that
the water can readily flow out. but
nothing can go up the tile. \ similar
box outlet. L, is square at the outer
end. over which iron rods are secured
or a piece of strong wire netting is
fastened. Outlet F is simply a tile with
holes in the top and bottom through
which iron rods are passed. Trapdoor
outlet 4 is tile to the opening OF which
a circular piece Of galvanized sheet iron
is so attached that the water can pass
out. but the entrance of any foreign
matter is prevented. Outlet B is sim
liar with a square tile for the end.
These last are seldom made in the west,
but are o generally in use in the
cast. When obtainable. they are more
easily fitted with a piece of sheet iron.
Often a small sewer tile is used to fin
ISL the lower end of q drain. The OBJ
iect in all these cases is 10 prevent an
obstruction to the flow of water and
to protect the drain.-Farm and Home
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
STABLE P~ORTIIi.LS.

extra amount doing the animal no good
except 10 aid in keeping him warm.
Moreover, chilly quarters tend to get
an animal out of condition. and so less
able 10 do his work well. y plan is
suggested in the accompanying sketch
for keeping horses warm in such open
stables. ! stout wire or light iron rod
Is stretched across the rear of the stall
near the ceiling, and on this is hung a
curtain of burlap II old carpeting. On
cold nights and days this can he drawn
across the opening, to the great comfort
Of the occupant OF the stdll. Rings of
stout wire hold the curtain TO the rod.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

All things considered. the shepherd
dog is the best farm dog.
One writer of experience says that
yellow turnips are much superior 10
carrots for horses.
English sheep growers, says the Jour
ma of Agriculture, litter the pens in
which sheep are housed with burnt
clay as a preventive of foot rot. The
clay acts as an absorbent and makes d
good fertilizer.
There is nothing more important
than keeping the stock free from lice.
Fumigate the houses and stables with
sulphur and charcoal. An application
OF a decoction of sta~yes-acre is rccohI-
meuded to rid animals Of lice.-Farm.
pr's Voice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
The Only Way TO Happiness.

Look up, look forward, look on the
bright side. II is q great thing TO take
an optimistic view OF life. BY think
ing that everything happens for the
best, and every dag looking on the
bright side of things, 0 II and vigor
will be given 20 the nature, and anyone
who tries this plan under any and all
circumstances will be happier and more
contented. 1t is a mans first duty TO
be c~ontented with his lot, 40 matter
what it may be. Real happiness is 80
easy to get that n sometimes O
derx that there is SO much misery In
the world. Some people cannot drive
TO happiness with four horses, and
others can reach the goal on foot. Be-
ing perfectly contented with what we
have is the surcst way to be really hap
py.-Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
uuKR,u FOR PENNSYLVANIA.

Tho farmers OF Pennsylvania ere to
be congratulated. NJ. NJ. Luther, East
Troy, Pa, grew over 200 bushels Sal
zcr's Silver Mine Oats on one measured
acre. Think of it! Now there are
thirty thousand farmers going to try
and beat Mr.. Luther and win $500 in
gold! and they'll doit. Will you?
Then there is Silver King Barley,
cropped on poor soil JIG bus. per acre
in 1898. Isn't that wonderful-and
corn 200 bus. and potatoes and grasses
and clovers, fodder plants, etc, etc.
Freight is cheap 10 all points,
If rot WILL CUT THIS I AM SEND
it with 1Oc postage TO the John 4. Sal
.cr seed Co., la Crosse, Wis. you will
receive their mammoth catalogue and
ten packages grains and grasses, in
Guiding above oats. free. (K.)
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

When dogs. cats and other AMI.
mails carried long d~iAtnnccs on cars
and steamers, sometimes confined In
bags and baskets. can. without asking
any questions. find their way home,
and birds travelling thousands Of miles
come hack ear after year TO the same
nests. and carrier pigeons to their
dovecotcs, IL Is pretty sure that they
knew sorne things to n knowledge OF
which no human being has yet at
taincd. There Is n vast field of animal
Intelligence to lie studied, and the
more we study the more we shall Dc
filled with wonder and admirati on.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
4 Canal Choked Up

Is practically useless. The human organism
is provided with n canal which sometimes
becomes choked up, namely, the bowels.
through which much of the eTetc and waste
mattcr of the system escapes. When they
are DISTRACTED -constipatcd, in other words
-Hostetter' Stomach Bittcrs will relieve
them cffectually, but without pain, and in
stitute 4 regular habit of body. This medi-
cine also remedies malarial, bilious. dys-
peptic, rheumatic, nervous and kidney
trouble, and strengthens the entire system.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
STORING ICE
Experience of a Man Who Has Done II
with Some Success

VI " 1AAA a. AAao DoA-S -
with Some Success
Some years ago il occurred e me TO
stack a little ice out of doors TO save the
trouble of taking it from the ice house.
The stack was made on the north side
of 3 building. II the expectation that
warm weather would quickly melt it,
but little was put up. 1t kept surpris-
ingly, and thereafter large quantities
were stacked yearly. until for several
years past the o~ut-of-doors stack has
furnished ice for creamery and house
hold until about September l." writes
4 correspondent in the Connecticut
Farmer. There being a scarcity Of
ice this year. / had to use an inferior
quality four to five inches thick. The
stack WAS about 30 feet square and four
leet high. 1t has furnished ice to cool
300 quarts of milk per day, in creamery,
besides refrigerator in house. Ny
method is TO spread a few inches OF
shavings on the ground for the ice TO
rest on. stack the ice and cover with
shayiDgs TO d depth of about Z foot.
/ have found a low stack best as there
seems 10 be comparatively little melt
cd from top 20 bottom; but if an open
ing through the side covering lets the
air il il viii cut away very fast, and
the higher the stack is the more diff
Guilty in keeping the sides covered. l
have used the same shavjngs year after
year. l doubt whether it is important
10 have the stack in the shade; the
shavings getting moisture from rain
and from the ice. evaporation keeps
down the temperature"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
Bubbles or Medals.

"Best sarsaparnlas" When you think Of it how contradictory
that term is. For there can be only one best in anything-one best
sarsaparina, as there is one highest mountain, one longest river, one
deepest ocean. And that best sarsaparla i-s?.... There's
the rubl You can measure mountain height and ocean depth, but
how test sarsaparila ? You could, if you were chemists. But then,
do you need to test it? The Worlds Fair Committee tested it-and
thoroughly. They went behind the label on the bottle. What did
this sarsaparila test result inn Every make Of sarsaParilla shut out
of the Fair, except Ayers. So it was that Ayers was the only
sarsaparila admitted to the Worlds Fair. The committee found it
the best. They had no room for anything that was not the best.
And as the best, Ayers SarsaParla received the medal and awards
due its merits. Remember the word best " is a bubble any breath
can blow; but there are pins to prick such bubbles. Those others
are blowing more best sarsaparlla" bubbles since the Worlds Fair
prckcd the old ores. True, but Ayers Sarsaparila has the medal
The pin that scratches the medal proves it gold. The pin that
pricks the bubble proves it wind. We point to medals, not bub-
bles, when we say: The best sarsaparlla is Ayers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

People overlooked tho importance o. per.
mancutly beneficial effects and were salts
fed with transient Brtinn; but now that II
II generally known hat Syrup o. Figs win
permanently overcome hnbitinl cnuatiTn-
ton, wnll.infortHsd people will not buy
other laKatires, which act for a time, but
finally iulurc the system.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
POINTERS FOR M

DO not scorn 10 wear n veil in a high
wind.
Do not economic on the mnnicure's
services.
DO not neglect the day Of small mend
inGs.
DO not regard the pin us n substitute
for the needle.
DO not wear shoes unblaeked or run
down at the heel.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
Problem for Feeders.

Not less food, but food better adapt
ed TO the purpose for which the animal
is kept, and fed In such n mnnner as I o
give the best results: this is the line of
investigation for the farmers and feed.
eyS to-day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

Mns. SrnrHn II thought you AaiI Il was
the little boy next door vino ggaS making all
the uoiscff Little Johnnie $50 IT. vas
ma. ! was hitting him with Z STICK
Tit-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
THE FARMING WORLD.
OUTLETS FOR DRAINS.
se'eraf Excellent Devices Fully Described
and Illustrated.

NVcatepi tcNtccr fully Described
and Illustrated
Unless special care is taken TO protcct
the outlet Of tile drain, there is danger
OF its being more or less injured. II
1t is IN h pasture, stock tramping
about it are liable 10 crowd the tile
out Of place or break them. Where
land washes very easily. heavy rains
will frequently displace them. Il is
also sometimes desirable to so close
the opening in the drain that muSkratS.
rabbits and other vermin cannot enter
it during a dry time and build an OBJ
structjon. Several such devices are il
Illustrated in the cut.
Outlet D is particularly suited 10 a
tile which has its opening in the bank
OF a creek or ditch some distance from
the bottom. Il is merely n wall of stone
or brick laid in cement This protec-
ticn prevents the washing WAY of
earth from about the outlet or a dis
placement of tile or earth by freezing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

He feeling his way TO 4 knowledge Of
her accomplishments Can you darn
stockings, Arabrlla!'' She with distant
frigidityl-'I don't expect to marry Il man
who needs to wear darhcd s~tOcNings."-
Illustrated Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

SHE-"I really don't think / shall take
part again in tlIcatricals; | always feel as
though l were making Il fool of myself
He-'Oh, everybody thinks that"'-PlcE
Ne CD.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

THE class in natural history being asked
the difference between Il dog aud Il tree, the
head boy answered: "a tree ~iscOvered with
bark, while Il dog seems to be lined whit"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

PIsO'S Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs. -REv. d. BCCHMCEL-
LER, Lexington, No, Feb. "a, "a.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

"LovE makes the world go round" The
world seems 10 60 round, but love makes
Your head swim; that's the exDlanatiOn.-
Boston Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
STABLE PORTIERES.
They Help to Keep the Horses Warm in
Gold Weather.

Cold Weather.
Where the horse stalls arc ut one side
OF a stable, and o shut off from the
large open space by a close partition,
the occupants of the stalls are likely TO
suffer from cold during severe weather,
even though well blanketed. Much
more feed is consumed IN this way, the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

JACKsoS-"Any sleeping apartment il
the club you belongto:7 Snarleich-"Not
one, except the reading "-Household
Words.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01

BEEcHAn'r PtfLH for roustipGlOu lnc and
PIC. Get the book Grcc) nj your druggists
and 20 by IL Annual sgies 6.Olu,OD boxes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-02-01
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK. Lanna.r =. !slt

CATTLE-Natisc steers. - - q: : -
COTTJE-MiGGl!u--. $ -.
FLDC&-Nlater Waeat...... 3 - . e,
"HEAr-NO.2 Rcd........ .... -. -
CORNING. 2.......... ..... - -
- ~ sf. -t-
PORA-Eew MesS..... 800 .. ! - - II -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-03-19

Mp. Clarke, by his assignee Lucas
Kells, prosecuted very important
claim-$25, OO0-against certain Little
Falls parties on contract. which the
defandants CLAIM was never completed
and delivered. The trial court returned
a verdict for the defendants.
Mrs. Stabler has returned from the
cities with full line of millinery, includ-
ing the latest styles and novelties. She
has also secured an expert trimmer,
Miss Katharine Heard. who comes
highly recommended. Ifyou want the
correct thing in millinery. call on Mrs.
Stabler. Read her advertisement.
The announcement has heeu made
that FIR. FitzGerald will soon give way
to priest who can speak German, as
well as English, that he may be better
equipped tor mission work. tits sincere
w hoped that the change will not be
made. Mr.. FITZGERALD has scores OF
non-catholic friends. who will regret his
departure as will his own p arishioners.
st. Patrick's day was observed in this
city in very quiet way. Nearly everv
lapel in the city was decorated with the
shamrock, higs, mass was sail at ten
o'clock in the morning at the Irish
Catholic church, and in the afternoon
the band paraded the street aud played
q number of airs. The syirit of Erin
go bragh'' was in evidence.
William Scherfius went to st. Paul
and Minneapolis on Tuesday for the
purpose of purchasing his spring stock
of furniture. He will select the most
complete line ever offered in Sank Cen
tire. IF you contemplate buving any
thing in The line of furniture or crockerv,
wait until you see his new stock. II you
are not thinking OF buying, call and see
his assortment just for the sake of graft
fying your curiosity. It will be well
worth looking at.
three Ministers of Michigan.
We take pleasurein recommending DR..
Warmers White Wine of Tar Syrup TO-
any public speaker that may be troubled
with throat or lung disease.
Rev.M. L. BoocHER, Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Rev. i. T. IDDMGs. Reading. Mich.
Rev. Y. L. LOCKWOOD, Ann ,Arbor.
Mich.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
Facts Recorded I'm Wool,


'The sheep from which that wsol
was cut" said q wool commission man
on Michigan street. didn't have
enough to eat during February and
March. How can tell? Why. there
10 . weak spot In the wool which was
made during those months. Anything
which affects the growth OF the sheep.
whether prolonged dry weather in the
summer or disease or want Of food in
the winter. will show in the wool just
as accurately as the heat or cold Is
shown In a thermometer"
THE wool business" he continued,
rs like every other; 1t Is full Of little
details that are surprising to an out
slider You ask any wool dealer who
has ever handled New England wool
and he will tell you the clippings Of
sheep from the same breed on oppo-
site sides Of the Connecticut River. one
In New Hampshire and the other In
Vermont, differ from each other. On
one side Of the river Ii q granite soil
and on the other q limestone soil, and
the difference In grass grown on these
two soils makes q difference in the
wool. Now, the rich black prairies Of
Illinois make a wool from the same
family Of sheep which Is quite q little
coarser than the wool Of the sheep
grown on the finer grass Of Ohio and
Pennsylvania. The fiber of the Illinois
wool is not 80 clear, dense Or strong as
that produced In Ohio. Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
TENDERNESS

Not rpto every heart IL Gods good Gift
OF simple tenderness allowed: we meet
With love in mauy fashions when we lift
First to our life's waters, bitter-sweet
Love comes upon us with resistless power
OF curbless passion, and with head
strong will:
It plays around like Aprirs breeze and
shower,
Or calmly flows. . rapid stream. and
still
It comes with the blessedness unto the
heart
That welcomes It Alright, ee-bittss
fate.-
1t wrngs the bosom with % fierce Q
smart
That love, we cry, Is crueler than hate.
And then. ah me! When love has ceased
10 bless,
Our broken hearts cry out for tenderness!
We long for tenderness like that which
hung
About US. lying on our mothers breast;
"A selfish feeling, that no pen or tongue
Can praise Alright, since silence sings
its best.
A love, as far removed from passions
heat
As from the chilliness Of its dying drs;
A love to lean on when the falling feet
Begin to totfer. and the eyes to tire.
In youths bright heydey hottest love We
seek,
The reddest rose we grasp-but when n
dies,
God grant that later blossoms, violets
meek,
May spring for US beneath life's autumn
skies;
God grant some loving one be near to
bless
Our weary way with simple tenderness!
San Francisco Argonaut.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
A Wonderful Material.

The peat, or turf, taken from the
Irish bogs, Is used as fuel in the man.
ufacture Of cloth, and when subjected
to great pressure becomes as hard as
ebony and may be used for a variety
Of mechanical purposes. After being
washed, dried and teased 1t presents
the appearance of an exceedingly
coarse brown fabric. After further
cardings 1t changes to q delicate,
creamy, chocolate-colored flber. which
can be spun into yarn or woven into
woolen goods. 1t can be bleached to q
snowy whiteness and dyed any color.
1t can be produced for one-third the
cost Of shoddy, and in the finer makes
the appearance Is equal to tweed. Sew
eral members Of the royal family. In
Guiding the Duchess Of York, have pur-
chased dresses Of 1t. 1t u also an anti.
septic and possesses absorbent qualities
SO great that 1t will soak up nine times
its own weight Of moisture. The value
Of peat fiber as . non-conductor of heat
has been long known In this country,
where 1t is used in the lining Of re-
frigerators and cold storage rooms. and
also a. . covering for steam pipes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

dlaoo Im1tatl00 OF WOOL
A patent has been taken out Tor =
singular rbutingeniouspr process for max
inr elass veneerA The invention ~
lates primarily to the production OF
ornamental glass. which may be eitner
eemi-transparent or opaque. ana -
made to represent highly polished
wood Of any description. When ueeo
for veneering, 1t Is particularly adapteo
for vestibule and other doors, the ex-
terror Of the glass having the appear
ance Of polished wood. while In the IN
terror Of the house It shows SEMI
transparent. The process BY which
this material y produced II TO cloud
Q sheet Of ground or plain glass on one
side with . liquid dye Of the proper
color to represent any desired wood.
The dye 10 applied BY means OF .
sponge. which u 20 manipulated - to
bring out the semblance Of the green
Of the wood upon the surface Of the
glssss A badger brush n used to soften
the shading. The glass u then covered
with photographers' varnish. This
Leaves ths grain clear and fast, with
out the necessity Of using any gelatin
ous substance. which would rsnder It
liable 70 crack and spoil the effect To
complies the operation, the glass u
slightly heated, and the various shades
required for the particular wood to be
initiated are caused to dow over 1t by
means Of Q syringe. The merging Of
the shadinss into each other is prevent
I'd BY the heating Of the glass. The
whole 10 made semi-transparent BY the
application Of another coat OF photog-
raphers' varnish. which preserves and
protects the dyes The exterior sur
face then presents the appearance Of
Q finely polished, solid wood nnish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

Luey dTc CApCCtCu SouO
the same work. Their duties
compel them to be on their feet from
morning to night, and many OF them.
in q short time, contract these dis
tressing complaints called "female
diseases"
Then occur irregularities, suppressed
or painful menstruation, weakness.
indigestion, leucorrh9a, general de-
bility and nervous prostration.
They are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, ex-
citability. irritability. nervousness,
sleeplessness, melancholy, "all-gone
and "want -to-be-lef:-a feelings,
blues and hopelessness-
In such cases there is one tried and
true remedy. Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound ut once removes
such troubles. The following Is .
sample:
MY dear Mrs. Pinkham After
writing you, and before your answer
came, was too miserable to 60 to the
store, and so lost my position. That
was five weeks ago. l am now back
again in my old place, and never felt
so well in all my life. The bear
ing-down pains and whites have left
me. and l am not a bit nervous or
blue. Life looks brighter to me. I
don't get tired, my temper is real
sweet, and 1 could scream right out
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
! RUSH 10 GUIANA


4 cnl1Soenianso Lettoe Drew Crowds
- TIE Geld. Media
Owing to the unsettled state of AFFAIR."
In venesuela, departed for British
Guiana, where life and property were
secure. On arriving at Georgetown, the
beautiful capital Of the colony. with
about sixty thousand Inhabitants. ]
found Q hundred California miners
stranded and full Of Indignation. They
had been lured to Guiana BY . letter
which had found wide circulation In
the newspapers Of the Pacific coast. A
man who had served ~ cook In Cali
fornia mining camp had gone to Guiana
and had found good position as man.
ager Of Q placer-mine on the Barima
River. Elated by his good fortune. he
wrote Q glowing account Of his pros
poets to his wife In California. She
showed the letter to the editor Of the
local paper, who pubhshed 1t - an
item Of important mining news.
This letter within q short tims had
the effect Of starting Groupe Of men
from the coast mining fields, some Of
them even from Britiah Columbia. 1t
was q ttme Of depression In the mining
industries Of the Pacific ceast. and
great many miners were out Of employ
ment. Though the writer Of the letter
had NO intention Of attracting others
to his Ell Dorado, the CalifoFntans. who
had assumed that 1t would b - easy
to prospect for gold in Guiana ~ in
California, regarded him a. the author
Of their misadventure, and INDUCED
freely In threats Of vengeance. No
harm came to him. however, because 1t
Is not q light matter to violate the laws
in British Guiana. As these stranded
miners had no money, they were unable
to prospect, which requires q more or
less expensive outnt; and they could not
find employment In the disgings for the
reason that white men are not em
ployed ON the placers. except as man
ayers; and in fact nearly all the man.
ayers, like the laborers, are cOlored
men.
The Oalifornians had great difficulty
In getting away; some Of them reached
home as stowaways; Q very few OBJ
tained situations. One Of them was
engaged for six months as manager Of
a placer-mine on the Potaro River.
owned by a syndicate Of colored men.
which produced from three hundred to
four hundred ounces Of gold q month.
He fell Ill Just as his time was up
When he recovered he invested his saw.
ings in an outfit, and started up the
Cuyuni River but found nothing. An
other man secured q situation partly