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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

barrel 81 .. ~ tie Ip@er cad
Of tie e.ogu Is attached Z sAyr;
arm, d, which j. ..o.aeG u = lI2g
arm that carries tAs casaers II a2lta-
tyrs, g. Thi- joint j. arcessarv8u o---:
that The ca~Ls., nay lie Oh tire bottom
Of the Earre. and not ~ lifted W ~
every stroke e the pump. With TIE
movement Of TN pump handle, the
Gashera move backward and fOrwa-
over the entire bottom q the barrel,
thus keeping the liquid Il constantine
ton.
In order that the liquid that r-ay have
settled On the bottom may " stirred
thoroughly before starting the pump.
the arm. d, i fitted 70 The pump handle
10y d SO. :, - that i may Ds guicny
slipped of and worked upward and
downward d few times before begin
ming q pump. All the parts are naGe
Of fat iron c~le-eignrh inch thick "
three-igurths inch wide. and can Je
made b one having facilities EOr cEt-
tirg such iron and drilling hole. %
tastea = together. The paris are he'd
together by short scoye DoI-s. The
dashers are fastened 20 the rod By q.
screw passing through Il. II the q
justment Of this apparatus 70 The lar
rel. the pump mus lie brought aear
enough 70 the ED q TIE barrel 10 allow
Of the tuLl sweep OF tie pump handle,
and the -od. d. fixed 70 the handle s. -
10 give = full sweep - The elbow. b. that
The dashers may be carried forward and
backward @ their fullest eXte1--Pr1E.
:. 7. Maynard. Massachusetts Ag-:c2L-
tU-al College. IL Farm and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
TnEYL.EAve couRTEsYAT HOME
Unaeeuatoned Frahkness of an English
WFiIer.

Us
4 friend of mine has just returned
from II long sketching tour ia parts Of
France and the Netherlands, aud has
told me- many and curious things about
the way Englishmen and things are
considered by people who have had no
chanceOf Observation-Disclosures with
them. In The cuuTse Of conversation 1
asked him 10 name the English artists
who were most talked about, aud the
names he gave were startling, 1 quote
his words: - he three artists whose
work ia best known are Walter Crane,
Raven Hill aud Aubrey Bcurdsiey." /
tried hard To convince him thai lac had
misunderstood the public taste, bat he
was as positive as the mcndaci0us little
heroine of we Are Seven" / quoted
artist after nTtist whp' might be pre-
sumcd 10 appeal more powerfully 10
the foreign mind; he absolutely re-
fused TO withdraw his statements,
which were, lac said, founded on most
careful observation. Isn't IL a curious
combination? Dnc can understand the
presence of the first two named, but
Misunderstanding his work Itself out
of the qucstion-is scarcely hcdgcd.
His work for John Lane, whose books
sell largely on the continent, IS the only
explanation I can find for his popular
ity.
On another point, and me- venture
to think, OF interest 10 intelligent tray
clcrs, my friend WAS very strong. lie
told III" that country people ia the parts
he visited regarded the EUplishmHn as
some TncoutiI monster with plenty of
money and an utter absence Of manners
or taste. This feeling IS one / have also
noted, and it undoubtedly rises from
the curious way in which our county
men leave their courtesy at nome when
they travel. | have seen the miIdcst
hammered man who ever did the Bond
street crawl IN the London season alb
solutely transformed, a few months
later, when met him on the continent
in the tweed suit and offensive rap pc
culiar TO the travelling Englishman. At
home he may be a thoroughly good
sort; abroad lie speaks loudly, acts vul-
carly and condemns all men who have
not the privilege of being his cOmpa-
triots. If in Paris he will go to the
opera house in a morning IA and
CATERS. he will curse walters and by a
dozen pieces Of carelessncss offend peo-
pie around him. If he did such things
in town he would be voted mo class"
but he honestly believes that such be-
havior is all banighted foreigners have a
right to expect. international con-
crosses and journalistic cOurtesies and
the friendly meetings of representative
men of the nations can never increase
the en- tente between ourselves and our
continental neighbors until the great
body OF our countrymen will treat for
eign prejudice with more consideration.
If the faults proceeded from bad breed.
ing and native barbarity they would be
beyond control. but, as they are only
the result of Carelessness and thought
lessness. it behooves men to reflect. The
good opinion OF a country is worth hav'
ing.-London Sketch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
SPRAYING MIXTURES.
ys MAKE Them Effective They Must ~
ILDTDaghIt ARitaIed.

Users Of spraying mixtures are often
ine0ByenisHced by tLe solid particles
settling in the reservoir. OHe Of the
best methods To keep ;Af solution IN az
itation i shown below. The aZtaUoF,
az shown IL Fig. j, i EJade for as with
q barre! lying n jts side, which ! coIl-
slider the Dest way ~ carry tie barrel,
eighth inch thick and iETee-f0urths
inch wide, attached ~ the handle u he
pump aud entering tie barrel aDout six
or eight inches ffpH IL head. The arm
is attached - al e.agw, b, with arms six
inches IA length. which Is fastened into
Il zocI>er anoIt four inches iH length,
that X gg.ied ~ the head II he
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
HAY BARN WITH TRACK AND CAR
EIEE.

such Il manper that a very small part Of
it is spoiled by rains. Ry good stack
ing it is possible to put UP hay in stacks,
with a minimum loss: but i; requires
an experienced stacked Ia do the build
ing, and the work caupot he trusted -
the ordinary farm hands. rlN stack
should I've trampcd well in the middle;
the furkfulS should I've spread out. and
not he left in rolls. Then. when the
stack has been carried to a sufficient
height. il should I've topped on; careful
" with slough grass. The sides should
hc rakcd well with m iron garden
rake. which straightepS the long
blades, In tho absence ot help ~ DO
this work skillfully, We should build a
hay shed. The plan presented IN this
page is u very simple one. and easily
built at a small OUTLAY, of course,
those farmers who have harms with suf-
itcient NOV capacity. have already
solved the problem. Their especial
care should I've in getting the crop in
the hest possible share,-prairio aFrm.
ar
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
A MINISTRIES WIFE
The Frank Statement Of the Pastor Of
EetAel Church.

Fran The AdC0tGST, EgHlrG, d. y.
DE- WHAA2s.-DoGS SG.-Ay wife has
been Z Sufferer from rheumatism for more
DFE1ble pains IN hsr lin bs, and other Emes
with { severe .'erlck' IN Ler back which
causes great agohy. Sic spent much fer
physicians and medlciEe, bur secured ouly
temporary relief: finally sic ccEci1GeE %
try iSuk Pills. she las taken esghT boxes
enc Lean say from the 1Tst pa sic has ln-
proved Jnn nOB Z Il almost entirely free
IRON pz2n, aad las RTown mGeA stronger
AID tes-s confident that. Wy tle blessing q
Ga, 02ey VIII effect q p~ermaneut cure. We
LSke great pleasure II recommending them
" our friends.
GSigae3) REy. J. u BucKSEE.
Pastor Eetae! e. q. i. Chanct- Emlns,
New YORK.
Dr Williams PIX FIIs cortain. IL 8
ooEdens91 form, al TIE elements Necessary
~ ave new ale and rlcHLess % tLc DlcGS
sao res store shattered nerves. They ere al
unfsil1nE spScite fcc sEcG diseases or lDOo-
n1tor ataz1a, partial paralysis. 81 titus
canoe, ScGa2c4. neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous neac2chs, tue after eHect q "a
sa~yw compilations. FL forms q WeGk-ess
either II nale Or tea2se. PiIk PZls are
SID ~ a. IealerS. Or VII De sent POSTPAID
On receipt o. pr1oe, - cents { box Or SIX
1pGes Tor $z-jJ ftley ere lever scl1 = pu1k
" ~ ne 1JJ}. ~ addressing DR.. hL5laas
Medicine Company, Schenectady. 4. Y.
TEACEEE-Fpr what i Nantucket CgpS>'
JoGEDF-"EUr slippers WY. NO rs
nyy-5 Tor waalin4r We Knew = LAD
soLe-a-a2 u d viz Slippers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

~Emanating from ApAIe other sources
the figures given by SIR. Alyo.d might
reasonably be subject 10 DOUBT, Dut
Biz. Aiyord Is not one #ho would know
iIrly send forth false information nor
base an official statement Du mere guess
work, and being IN = position 70 knD-T
whereof he speaks his figures ma" be
relied upon as correctly rep-esrlr.aG
the situation. But il viii De ii genuine
surprise u nearly al Who haze p..cH
the matter Il thought II learn thai !
per cent. Of al butter produced N this
country was. as late as I-JO. made On
the farm. Here is what he has u say
on the subject:
The most noteworthy fact in coGncc-
ton with the production Of butter Or
farms is that, notwithstanding the
great extension Of the creaner~ system
and the decline III the amount Of butte:
annually exported. such production
has increased even more rapidly thar
population. To 20 back 10 the census
of 1850, it is found that the total pro
ductiOn of butter on farms in I94g was
3I3,34j,30G pounds, or 1881 pounds PEI
capita of population. In 1850 the
amountrcPOTted was i5G,6s1.372 pounds
or 14.G2 pounds per capita. In 1910
the amour reported wa 5I4.Gg2.Cs5
pounds, which gave an average Of only
1888 pounds for each inhabitaut. III
to this time there had been no cream
cry butter reported, but in $50 the pro-
ductiOn OF farm butter averaged 1876
pounds for each inh&bitant. and that OF
creamery butter 0.5S pounds for eacE
inhabitant. the total average being th1r
1905 pounds. At the eleventh census.
however. the production OF butter OF
farms alone averaged 1913 pounds per
capita of the population. and such had
been the increase II the production OF
butter in creameries that the total pro
duction of butter averaged no less than
1924 pounds per unit OF the population.
As no creamery butter was reported
until 1850, when only a little more than
ont-third OF Z per e 4 CO.'S. TO lie
exact was thus produced, il follows
that of the Is per cent. shown by the
eleventh census, nearly all was gained
duringtenyearS. There is no doubt thar
the ratio of gain has been much greater
Of late, and it is probable that So per
cent. of the buttermaking at the present
time is done at the factory.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
HAY BARN AND A c
Equipments Necessary for Handling q
Crop OF Timothy.

Choice timothy hay is quoted in the
chicago market NJ $l1.50 10 So per tor
At shipping points the price should he
from seven 10 nine dollars per ton. At
these prices it will o require many
tons TO pay for n iirSt-rate hay barn.
with ali the necessary equipment for
handling the crop easily and eN;e
ditiously. If we grow timothy for nay
il is certainly worth while Il carefully
harvest the crop. and then house il If
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
Mentality During Slccr,

There are many authenticated exam
pies o. Increased power NJ mind during
sleep. One Of the best known is that
in which the great naturalist NgasSiz
successfully reconstructed from Ger.
rain remains the skeleton Of n fossil
fish, ct which he had been working un.
successfully in his waking moments
Tor several weekS.-N. Y, World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

We feed N butter cows Vita rich
foods that they may return them to va
with cocd profits. but this a great tax
upon their systems. and many hrcsS
down after a few years Of such feeding.
and must I've replaced. They may
make wonderful records, but can they
give that rigor 10 their progeny which
will make ot them encd milk rrodnc.
erpeColman's Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

Mr.. Figg-Tommy, hear you have
peen telling lies. never told lies when
] was your age.
Tommy-When did you begin, paw:
Indianapolis Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

FiTs s.0pisctr ~ -ye-cEue-tT cured
NJ Sts after &rst Cays use q D.. E-les
Greet Nerve Ess GREY. Free q ua JcEts
g. treatise. DE- kim, B3 Arb 81 Pu-z -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

TEE amateur always has ( doEtle peas
urs II yach-og-cn1e Uber be st2-Ts, ano
once wbe ne gets ag-e agsl
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

Ek.F tGe nise-- q human Re zig. y
exiaylls1e1 b. mutual orices q eg-.pas~
SIX, tsnerclelce Z NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

Rising u morning ur evening froc some
-~O1-sucs, otter carries Il - tg-Cs ne
s57cs II -.2LarlS. Were E-a-arlS fever
prevail 10 one i safe. ualess p~rpyer;ec yy
sy..e efficient 1-e-Ic-Gs- safeguard Hos
ye;Gsrs S1ocl2ch blE%rsis Jycu . p~rgvs-Iyc
AID : reule1y. No 'arsYu wa l.LGu-s. y
sg.yur.s II q ni@s-nauc regCc o COUNTY.
shg--5 omit u prJc-rs Lis tur.-yllg
&yr-E. v-alch j. a-sg the tue known
remedy fUP dyspepsia. cpnsEyaIg.- Ac1s!
tryGU-e and rheumatism.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
Halls Cata-rh Cure

No MAN mas sor mercy on hls owu oeset~
ting si1 wber be sees = = anot5s--hacE
Horn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
THE FARMING WORLD.
DAIRY STATISTICS.
The Percentage Of Batter Made on FarHas
aHd iH Factories,

aIsh IVA attDSieEs
The idea is generally prevalent that
the amount of butter which has If inTa
years been made by individual! dairy
men WAS insignificant rs compared
with the output Of crrameries and but
Ter factories, but figures given IL "Sta-
tistics Of the Dairy" by Henry +. A..
word, chief Of the dairy division, shove
this belief 10 have had no foundation
IN fact up to 1880.
While theincrras" IN population fran
1850 10 1880 was about 40 per cent, the
production of butter for the crasus
year Of 1890 e&crrded that Of 1850 b.
- per cent. This increase Was rot
uniform ~ith ithrrpopuIatioH Or butter
production, BAT quite the contrary, ~
may Le seen BY the following figures:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

LEAVE found Piso-s Cure tur Co1sC-p-
tio- Il urtz[ing ne5icloe z. z LD1Z.
1876 SroE 81. Covi1Eor- ~. OCT : -S+
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
Tr- RGRkCT5.

Yo- NAY follow Iark 70 rur- bz; rUt =
cacceah-GGaei-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25
Comes

NAIith better understanding ot the
w transient nature 81 The many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper f-
forts-ceutie eHorts-pleaSaate2o forts
rightly directed. There u comfort in
the knowledge. that = many forms %
sickness arc not due - any actual dis
case. hut simply t. = cou>Hpated conSS
tSca ~ the system. which the pleasant
family laxative, SyrUpof Figs prompt
lv removes, That IS why II is the only
remedy with mjjlionso Of families aaSis
everywhere esteemed 50 highly by al
who value gNSi health Its beneficial
effects are due - the fact that il Is the
one remedy which prNasotes internal
cleanliness without debllitstiRg the
oreanc On which il acts II u therefore
all important IN order - gej its Seae-
nciai effects to note when yoa par
chase. that yoa have the genuine aTtt-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fcrnA FIG Syrup Co only and Sold by
all reputable druggists
II in the enjoyment Of cNoS health,
and the system u regular, laxatves or
other remedies are then not needed II
afflicted with any actual disease one
NAV be commended t. the most S6illfGl
PHYSICIANS but IL in need Of a laxative.
one should hare the best ard with TIE
weilinforned evecywhaTN Syrup of
FSex stands highest ami is most largely
used and sivesm most general satisfaction.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-25

TEACEEE-fpr what Il Nantucket CguS>'
J9huDy-FOr slippers. WY. no. IS
ngysd Tor whaling We Knew = E41
soMeta-1g n d. wiz Slippers.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-02
A Mad Knife Thrower.

London Telegraph: Admiration at their
sk1il Is usually expressed by witnesses of
their performances given by the Japanese
kn1fethrowers. who with unwayering hand.
outline the form of the human target with
their glittering blades. But when the
Knife Is in the grasp of an amateur throw.
er who has never attempted the feat be-
fore in his life. and is subject to sudden
fits OF madness into the bargain the object
aimed at even when the bosom friend of
the performer. may rightly feel alarmed
and claim the protection of the police, An
adventure of this description has happened
to retired naval officer who visited a
comrade in arms. The latter had seen
much service in the East, and had brought
back a large collection of curious and
murderous looking weapons. Unfortunately
this person has suffered severely from
fever, and at times is given to extrs,ordi-
nary hallucinations. He received the ex-
naval officer with every sign Of pleasure
and invited him to lunch. Toward the end
of the repast he rose and. begging his
friend to place his back against the door.
he picked up a japanese sword and hurled
it with all his strength at his living target.
BY rapid movement the latter evaded the
weapon, which penetrated deep into the
woodwork. Aid was summoned, and the
unfortunate man was removed to the in
firmary attached to the depot in the throes
Of terrible attack of madness.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-02
CONVICT VS.. HONEST LABOR.
Removal of the Capital to SedaIia
VIII Destroy Such Competition.

VIII Destroy Such Competition.
Recently j. L. Pace, warden of the peni-
tentiary, was asked by several local labor
unions of jefferson City to furnish them
with statement concerning the use to
which convict labor in the state peniten-
tiary is employed. Colonel PAGES unexplic-
it statement is completely exploded by the
following affidavits:
EDWARD HURLEY'S AFFIDAVIT.
State of Missouri, County of Pettis:
Edward Hurley, a citizen of the state of
Missouri, being duly sworn, on his oath
states that he is now and has been for the
past thirty years engaged as a contractor
at various places in the state of Missouri
at st. Louis. and other places, and further
states that during various periods, when 1t
was impossible for him to get brick from
local manufacturers or outside parties, he
has purchased hundreds of thousands of
brick made at Jefferson City, exclusively
by convict labor; that he saw convicts at
work making them, and that he made the
purchases direct with the persons who con-
trolled the convicts, and, further, that he
made such purchases within the last seven
or eight years. but has made no efforts to
purchase any for several years.
He further states that as general thing
brick could be purchased much cheaper at
jefferson City than elsewhere. He further
states that he ceased purchasing such
brick at Jefferson City by reason of the
fact that the labor unions and laboring
men appealed to him to discontinue their
Use
He further states that the brick pur-
chased at Jefferson City was manufactured
by the convicts outside of the walls of the
penitentiary. EDWARD HURLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3lst day of October, 1896.
JOSEPH X. FUTILE. Notary Public.
My term expires August %, 1899. in and
for Pettis county, Mo.
ss;- Don't forget to vote for Seda1ia.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-02
affidavit.
From Contractor Edward Hurley


State of Missouri, County Of Pettis. S.:
Edward Hurley, a citizen of the state of
Missouri, being duly sworn, on his oath
states that he Is now and has been for the
past thirty years engaged as a contractor
at various places in the state of Missouri,
at st. Louis and other places, and further
states that during various periods, when it
was impossible for him to get brick from To-
cal manufacturers or outside parties he has
purchased hundreds of thousands of brick
made at Jefferson City exclusively by con-
vict labor: that he saw convicts at work
making them. and that he made the pur-
chases direct with the persons who con-
trclled the convicts: and. further, that he
made such purchases within the last seven
or eight years, but has made no efforts to
purchase any for several years.
He further states that, as general
thing. brick could be purchased much
cheaper at Jefferson City than elsewhere.
He further states that he ceased purchas-
ing such brick at Jefferson City by reason
of the fact that the labor unions and labor
ing men appealed to him to discontinue
their use.
He further states that the brick pur-
chased at Jefferson City was manufactured
by tho convicts outside of the walls of the
penitentiary. EDWARD HURLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
31st day of October, 1896.
JOSEPH K. FUTILE, Notary Public.
My term expires August the 23d, 1899, In
and for Pettis county. Mo.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-02
ENGLISH GOVERNEssEs.
Many of Them Paid q Miserly Pit
tance.

From the Chicago Record.
Sometimes Walter Besant gets indignant,
and he has a right to, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser When he speaks
of the poor he knows whereof he speaks.
1t was through his great novel, Gan Sorts
and Conditions of Men," that the Peoples
palace in London was built, and he enjoys
exposing rogues among the begging letter.
writers and poor widows with imaginary
children" as much as he likes to stir up
the rich and careless. He says (and it
throws some light on the wages of English
women in comparison with American
women In the same poStions):
"a letter comes to me from s.. The
writer refers to the case of the governess
on f25 a year being sent away to keep her.
self for a two months holiday" He pro-
poses that action should be taken in the
matter; he suggests that a committee
should be formed to take up the case; that
money should be asked for; that g. holiday
house should be built in some quiet and
healthy place which should receive the la
dies for little or nothing. He draws up a
scheme complete. One would not willingly
throw cold water on any scheme likely to
benefit a class not only deserving, but also
helpless. AT the same time I would sug-
gest that a better plan would be to awaken
attention to the subject and to make peo-
PIE understand the downright cruelty and
wickedness of the thing. I do rot believe
that those who do it realize the meaning
of 1t. The evil is done by want Of thought
in this as in so many instances. If 1t is
done In full knowledge of what 1t means,
then the perpetrator is one of the lowest
and basest Of her kind. To give a woman
f2' year: to expect her to dress like a
lady-always to wear decent gloves, for in
stance-and to turn her out to keep herself
for eight weeks IS nothing short OF barbar-
ity. Eight weeks at IS shillings week is
tlo: there Is left the sum of f15 for dress
and every other expense. And for the fut-
ure no prospect at all. Poor goyerness,
we must try when we get our national
bureau If We cannot do something for her.