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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
HEN

resting upon There were no
floors. Houses were moved frequently Il
few feet, and thus the droppings were
cared for. The houses were TO he paint
ed with different coIors, that The fowls
might recognize them the more read
ily.
The objections to portable houses
are: First. the greater cost; second,
Che greater amount OF time required ID
care for the fowls; third. the fact thai
they do not afford the best quarters for
the fowls during the winter. Where
many fowls are kept, the labor ques-
lion. usually ignored. is an important
one, ard anything which Will save labor
is worth consideration. In permanent,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
4 Wet Soil Is Cold.

1t is not difficult to see how certainly
A wet soil must be a cold enc. since I'M
der the summer u there must take
place a constant and rapid evaporation
of the surface wafer of the soil and 4
corresponding cooling of the surface
must take place. When evaporation
has progressed until the absorben:
power of tine earth is greater than the
suns rays. or so TO speak. until the
pores of the surface are closed. then
commences the baking process 50 well
known 10 farmers and 81 difficult to
manage. Undertakings j. the simple
and certain remedy for these evils, since
by removing and keeping remo~ed the
surface water the soil becomes 10th dry
and warm. which renders it als1 more
friable. sn5 in every sense easier 70 cul'
tivate.-Farm ers' Review
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

4 missionary who lives in the prov
ince of Kansu. China. where the Moham-
medans are in rebellion. tells this story
of primitive surgery: I'VE have at
tended to somewhere near 1000 wound
ed since the beginning. 1t has been 4
great mercy that we could buy such
good medicine in the native shops, or
what could we have done at such a time,
being shut out from the outer world
for Ave and a half months, four months
besieged. What we felt the lack of was
instruments to extract bullets. but with
the aid of a razor to cut the thick skin
and a sharp penknife to cut the flesh, we
managed To extract a large number
without making a big hole."-N. Y.
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

1t has been estimated by one Who ha.
had time 10 experiment III the mattes
tina the roots of a single corn plant, !;
placed end to end lcngthv Use, viii ex.
tend fully one mile. OF course, this in
cIudes all the rootlets. and demonstrates
the enormous feeding capacity of IA.
plant. Other plants also have large
root capacity and enable them to seek
out every particle of food in the soil
II is better. therefore. e broadcas.
manure IT fertilizer than to place it ID
the hills, as it can be more easily appro
priated by the roots.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
HUMOROUS.

-"Beaten out of five dollars" said
the gold leaf, dejectedly.-Detroit Trib-
une.
Now suppose" said an argufier to
. tramp, you had $40 in gold and"
Hold up" said the tramp. Il can't do
it. Make it five dollars."-Wichita Ea-
gle.
-Ethel-"Mamma, what makes TIE
lady dress all in biack?" Mamma-"Be-
cause she's a sister of charity, dear"
Ethel lis charity dead, then?"-
Princeton Tiger.
The Daughter of a Widow.-"I don't
want to marry him. but I feel as if I
ought to marry for mothers sake"
"Why?" "She viii have so much better
chance herself."-Detroit Tribune.
Spirit tat Lily Dale seance)-"Don't
you know me? I'm the spirit Of your
mother-in-law-" Investigator-"You
can't fool NE. Ny mother-in-law al
ways brought her trunk with her,
Buffalo Times.
You bet people are interested. \
paralytic with only one leg, and that
cork, climbed three flights of stairs yes
terday to ask US if the three-cert nickel
pieces of the mintage Of lS73 would pass
at par in TopolobamPo-Wichita Eagle.
Have you got il on ycu yet?"
asked little Petey Of his sisters bestest
best. "W-w-what?" inquired the
three-night-a-week beau. why, a
move. Sister said the other night she
wished you'd hurry mp and get 4 move
on you."-PhiladelPhia North Ameri-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
FAMILIAR HYMNS.

How BEAUTEoUs are their feet" Is
by Watts. Like most of his hymns it
IS paraphrase of q passage Of Scrip
ture.
"RETUEN. o wander. return" was
by William b. Collyer, and was first
printed in the Evangelical Magazine in
1906.
CONE, let us join cur cheerful
songs was written by Isaac Watts, to
be sung at the close Of 4 special SER
non ii 1-l7.
"IE wretched. hungry, starving
poor" is one of the best hymns written
by women. The writer Of this was
Anne Steele.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

Halo, is this your bank?" said Din.
widdie to Van Braam, who was making
out a deposit slip at a desk in a Fifth
avenue banking establishment.
"No," replied Van Braam. This isn't
my bank"
Dinwiddie seemd surprised, for he
could see Van Braam's bank book, with
several checks and some money, when
the latter added:
NO. it isn't my bank. Iwishi it were,
/ am merely a depositor h~ere."-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Tele9raph
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
ENSILAGE RACK.

about 90 inches apart, outside measure,
in front. and a short reach keeps the
hounds from tipping up.
These racks not only dispense with a
man upon the wagon in loading. but
they materially Tighten the labor of the
manwho takes the corn from the gavelS,
for it is only the top o: the load which
need be raised shoulder high: again
when it comes to unloading the man can
stand on the floor and simply draw the
corn toward him and lay it upon this
table of the cutter without raising tn.
corn up to again throw it down.
Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
MOVABLE HEN HOUSES.
They Are a Good Thing When Properly
Contributed and cared For.

They Are a Good Thing When Properly
Constructed and cared For.
In England movable pouitry-houses
nave been popular for a long time.
The advantages of such houses con-
sist chiefly IL furnishing fresh ground
for the fowls and, if the houses are made
without floors. in avoiding cleaning
them. There is also an advantage il
having the flock small, Cor small tiocks,
from some uneNpIainabIe cause, usually
do better than large ones.
Mr.. II. II. Stoddard. then Of Hartford.
Conn. some years ago advocated in An
Egg Farm" a colony plan of keeping
fowls. This plan consisted in brief of
portable houses. which were construct
ed like q roof. pitched both ways. with
doors and windows at the ends. and
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
Trips Undertaken for Health.s Sake

Will be rendered more beneficial. and the
fatigues OF travel counteracued, if the
voyager will take along with him Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, and use that protec-
tive and enabling tonic, nerve invigorant
and appetizer regularly. Impurities IN air
and water is neutralized by it, and it is a
matchIess tranquillizer and regulator of the
stomach, liver and bowels. 1t counteracts
malaria, rheumatism. and Il tendency to
kidney and bladder ailments.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
AN ENSILAGE G
Plan and Description of a Rack for Haul.
ing Ensilage Corn.

ing Ensilage Corn.
We can do no better than to give al
Illustration and description of the rack
used by the Wisconsin experiment sta
ton and described in their annual re-
port.
The two stringers are 4NS's, IS or &c
feet long. swung from the front axle.
tree by a heightened king-bolt pro
vided with nut and washer; and from
the hind aXletree by three-quarter inch
rods provided with nut anG washer be-
low and with hook above which hang
from the bolster. The stringers arf
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
The Modern Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine, With
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form CLOVIS with lealth and herface blooms
with its beauty. If her system needs the
cleansing action of a laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle aid pleasant Syrup of Figs.
Made by the California Zig Syrup Company.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

SOCIAL RIsKs.-"Why is it considered IN
lucky to look at a funeral procession from
under an umbrella?' ''SOmc fellow might
want TO borrow t. Chicago Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

Miss QUIzzER-''Do you believe all the
disagreeable things you read in the news
papers!" Miss Bu~zzbug--"I do If they are
about people l know.'-RoxtIry Gazette
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

4 DOSE in Time Saves Nine of Halc's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

SHE-'Was there any particular thing
about the town which struck youFr He
'Yes; 4 bicycle. '-Yonkers Statesman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

ELLA-'I heard something mean about
you today SteIla-"I thought you looked
pleased. Town Topics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

EVERY little man who becomes suddenly
great should buy Il bicycle, in order to con-
CCal his strut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

AFTER six years suffering. l was cured by
Pisp's ~Curc.-AlARY THOMSON, 2giS Ohio
Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March l9, '9t.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

WHEN you have another mans money in
your pocket, it is SO hard to remember that
1t is not your own.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

Turpentine, 4 little in their slop anc
a little rubbed over their backs, Ii Q
good remedy for worms in pigs
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price &c

Iris the quack nostrums that gatherin the
ducatS.-Tex4s Sitter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26

MARRIAGE is like all other troubles; the
people have a good time while getting
into it.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-22
First publication Oct. Is.
Mortgage Sale.
State Of South Dakota,

County OF Union. S.
In circuit court, First judicial Circuit
OranOus Maynard. Plaintiff, vs.. James F.
Kennedy and w. G. Bryant. executors of the
last viii and testament Of william TillotsOn de-
ceased and Lizzie Beach, formerly Lizzie TillOt-
son, and Charles E. TillOtsOn, Annie May TillOt-
son, and Andrew TillOtsOn, heirs at law Of VIM.
Tiiictson, deceased, and A. II. Jameson, guar
dian id litem Of Annie May Tillotson and An
deceased, Defendanfs.
Notice is hereby gEen that by virtue Of q judk
ment and decree OF forecl turean& sale 10 the
above entitled action, rendered OefS thirteenth
day Of October, 1886. And ~ virttl40t m execu-
tiOn issued thereon put Qf ere ONCE % tlxSclerk
of said court, and lndeltth seal thereoi, the
subscriber as sheriff of Union county, State 0f
South Dakota, for that purpose appointed, viii
sell 6t public auction for cash, at the front door
of the court house In the city Of Elk Point, state
Of south Dakota, on Saturday, the 2lst day Of
November. 1896 at 10 O'Clock y. m. OF said day:
The south east quarter OF the northeast quart
or and the northeast quarter Of the southeast
quarter of section ten QO,) township Dinety-twO
(S2, north Of range f0rty-nine 49.) west OF the
NTH principal meridian being the premises de-
scribed, or SO much thereof as may be sufficient
to raise the amount OF nine hundred and seventy
ffve dollars aud fOrty-two cents (S97542) with
interest thereon from date Of said judgment and
all ACQUIRING costs Of sale.
Dated ut Elk Point, South Dakota, this 14th
day Of October, 1886.
r. G. ERICSSON, HANS ANDERsOF,
Plaintiffs Attorney. Sheriff
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-22
First publication Oct. Is.
Delinquent Tax List

Office Of City Treasurer OF the city Of Elk
Point, In the county OF Union and state of South
Dakota.
estate will be sold at public sale at the office Of
the city treasurer In the city of Elk Point In said
county on Monday, the second day Cf Novem-
on for the year 1895, including personal and spe-
cial taxes that are lien upon said real estate,
together with per cent per month interest
and penalty added on the same from the first
day Of March. 1896, and cost Of advertising and
sale Said sale to commence at 2 O'Clock a. m.
and close at 4 o'clock p. IN. OF said day.
Dated at Elk Point, s. D., October l. 1896.
JULIUS SCHAETZEL.
City Treasurer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-22
Coles Air Tight
The
Best on
Earth.

heating or cooking. We have
improved this stove with a
heavy cast lining above the
fire pot and bottom support
of castings, making it un-
equa1ed for a low priced
coal stove. II takes the cake.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-22

1t is made to fill
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

Ptolmies. Did Hawthorne foresee the
fate In store for the original Hllda
when he made Miriam say to Kenyon,
There Is certainly providence or pur-
pose for Hilda. II for no other human
creature
In time. true 20 her promise. Adallne
returned 10 her native land and welded
the lover OF her girihood Shortly
after their marriage the husband be-
came professor OF rhetoric. while the
wife filled the chair Of modern Lam
guages at Antioch college Then a
shadow fell. He became subject 10
cpileptic its. The wife opened a school
In Boston The combined cares OF
school and nursery began 10 tel a,
length on the delicate organization. In
her blood was a faint Of insanity, This
thought preyed upon her weakened
condition One night she slipped away
and committed suicide by isaping into
the Sound from a Providence line
steamer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

Apropos OF the current discussion
about college men In literature, Il is
well TO consider the achievements OF
Owen wister. Charles +. Lummis. and
Theodore Roosevelt. who are graduates
Of Harvard OF the years 1852. 1881. and
1880, respectively. and who are all
about thirty-hve years old Mr.. wister
bids fair TO become eminent through
his tales OF Western and Southwestern
life Mr. Lummis has done well on the
outskirts Of the same territory. and Mr..
Roosevelt might have become a good
historian n politics had no, diverted
his attention from literature. In an
era OF fewer printing presses and less
literary aspiration their work would
have much more attention than Il has.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09
PERSONAL.

The ex-Empress Eugene has pur.
chased a small estate at Braemar, and
will have a lodge built there.
Colonel Cockerill has been called
home from Japan to become managing
editor Of the New York Herald.
Samuel Shaw, a wealthy farmer OF
Amsden. o.. has married for the fifth
time and Is not over 80 years OF age.
Phil May. the artist Of London Punch.
finds his greatest delight. outside OF
art, In witnessing a good horse race.
Captain Won Schellwitz, formerly ed
ilog OF the Almanaeh de Gotha. has
been appointed private secretary OF
Prince bismarck.
Frederick Harrison. who Ia writing
lie OF William the Silent, has gone
to The Hague to gather further mater
ials for his work on the spot.
William Winter the critic and au-
tAor is TO delicate the cornerstone OF
4. q new Staten Island academy build
ing at ST. George. 5. l.. on November H.
Horace Manvill OF Woodbury., Conn,
thinks he Is the eldest church
member In the country. lie Is iOi
years cd and was received In the
church at Middlehury, Conn. In 1915
Francisco Bazaine, n son Of the great
marshal. died In Cuba recently OF ILL.,
ness contracted In the campaign against
the patriots lie was a young oficer
10 the Spanish cxp,dltionagy army
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

l. No one should become a habltuai
cyclist without medical authorization.
Before committing himself to an opin-
ion the medical man consulted will do
well 10 examine the beginner on dis
mounting from the machine as well as
beforehand; there are certain cardiac
defects which only become recognlEa-
bic when the subject Is under the In
fiuence Of excitement or fatigue, 2
A cyclist should at first be oontented
with a moderate pace. not exceeding
twelve kilome,ers per hour lAbout
seven miles and a haln. A higher rate
Of speed should only be indulged In
after the rider has gone through a rcgu-
lar course Of training u break in
the practice occurs. lasting even n few
days. the cyclist should rccommence az
the slower rate. g. The temptation 20
80 quickly must he controlled as far
as possible. A bicycle travels we'll
nigh Of itg own accord. and 4 Is very
hard 10 resist the "del!rium Of speed"
With q light machine OF a good read.
and helped ever 20 little by the brecee.
an amateur. even when only haii
trained. can easily achieve bis twcaiy-
Eve kilometcrs Cith.r The hour lal,eca
miles ami hahn. This g. too mush.
seeing that when doiae from fourteen
to sixteen kiicmeiors the riders p-ieo
rises % i50.-lancct
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

Horace Mann. who then presided. with
her brilliant husband. over the fortunes
Of Antioch college In yellow Springs.
Ohio.
Among the students Of the colleges
tentative days none shone more brill
llanuy or made deeper inroads on the
affections Of the founder and his wife
than the gentle Alkaline shepherd She
vas IN her senior year when Mrs. Mann
proposed that al the completion Of the
course she should accompany the Haw-
thornes to Rome
The girl Joined the HaWthornes In
Rome. where she continued her studies
drinking In the art lie on every side
and perfectlng herself IN modern Ian
guagcs. for which she had an inherent
talent While not an artist In execution
she had singularly delicate artistic per
ccptions which doubtless suggested to
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

tbs. threshold Of fame. Story. whose
lame3,Able death was recently cabled
from Rome. 4 Il varionsly
asserted. sat In the romancer's eye
when he created the character Of Ken
yon. Certainly this description Of Hill
da's lover tallies with that Of the brill
liant young American a. he appeared
10 his friends In those early student
days.
The sculptor had a face which when
time had done q little more for Il would
offer a worthy subject for az good an
artist az himself. features finely cut
az n already marble; an Ideal forehead.
deeply set eyes and a mouth sensitive
and delicate"
Il was the model OF Alkaline Shep-
herds hand that Kenyon took SO ten
derby out Of the "old-fashioned ivory
Golfer" on the occasion OF MiFiam's
visit 10 the sculptor's studio; "A small.
beautifully shaped hand. delieately
sculptured in marble. Such loving care
and nice art had been layished here
tina, the palm really seemed to have a
tenderness In rs very substance.
Touching those lovely fingers-had tho
Jealous sculptor allowed you TO touch
you could hardly believe that virgin
warmth would not steal from them into
your heart"
This hand. Il Is said. guided Story In
the modelling OF the hand In his IA
nous statue OF Cleopatra. Repeated
visits to the Metropolitan museum. In
whose vestibule the famous statue Of
Cleopatra confronts the visitor. fail
however. TO reveal any resemblance be-
tween the de.icacy OF Hilda's hand
and the majestic symmetry and
strength Of the hand Of the last OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09
.nnm coon OLE Yor"

his workman's clothes under a smart
overcoal. and waited for bis wife, who
presently appeared from her little
booth In the Rue Salnt-Honore. and
arm-in-arm they returned 10 their
humble home.
At last a son was born, and was put
out to nurse The parents went to see
him once a fortnight but at the end
Of a year the child died Of commissions.
The parents were. however. soon after
ward consoled by the birth OF little
Adrien. Having had such sad ex-
perience. Clementine resolved to bring
40 the child herself. and gave up her
little shop In order TO be able 10 at
tend 10 her baby. She took In work,
but did not make more than half OF
what she had previously earned. New
ertheless she continued to dress we'll.
In vain did Tony work desperately, the
household became embarrassed and
stepped In debt when the child was
weaned. he was sent out during the
day to chlldren's asylum. and the
mother. often unoccupled, became tired
Of her inactivity. Just think Of the
poor husband old before his time, worn
out with working for and Worrying
about his giddy, pretty wife Of twenty
threel
One evening when Tony entered the
house with the child whom he had
picked up at the asylum az he had
passed. he found an envelope on the
mantelpleoe. from which, when he
opened Il, fell Clemon,lne's wedding
ring. In the letter she hade goodbye
to her husband aud child and begged
their forgiveness
The uniaithful wife Co. in me be-
ginning Of May. A. the end c' July
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

Bliou. a huge Newfoundland dog. act
iRg a. watch. The catboat left New
York Oct 81. and the yoyagers do not
expect TO return until next spring. Miss
Mathews "a en- expert in handling such
craft. but does not think ability In that
direction will be called into requisition
to any extent The voyage Is being
made by what Is known as the inside
route. From New York TO the quaker
city the route was via the Raritan canal
and the Delaware river. thence by Della
ware and Chesapeake canal. chesa-
peake bay, Currituck sound. Core and
Bogue sounds. The last seaport on the
way Is savannah. from which the Ty-
bee river will. inside OF a month proba-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

Hawthorne the artist Hilda OF The
Marble Faun. as Badger relates In his
story Of their courtship.
Il was during Alkaline Shepherds So
journ In the Hawthorne household that
The Marble Faun" was written The
hllda Of the tower. Hawthorne tells ms.
was a slender. brown-halred New Eng
land girl whose perceptions OF form
and expression were wonderfully clear
and delicate. An orphan without near
relatives. and possessed OF a little prop
crty, she had found u within her posi-.
bllities to come to Italy. nilda's gem
tie courage had brought her safely ever
land and sea: her mild. unflaEging per
severance had made place for her in
the famous city. oven like a flower that
finds a chlnk for itself and a little
earth to grow In on whatever ancient
wall It's slender roots may fasten."
Alkaline shepherd who. not unlike
Hilda. was rich In the faculty Of gen
ulne admiration" which Hawthorne
says is one oFthe rares, to be found
in human nature" won the tender re-
gard Of gifted W. W. Story. then en-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-09

The very earliest banking firm Of
which there b. any record was that OF
Eglbi a. sons. an Institution which car
rled on advance. exchange and general
financial business in Babylon In the
year coo b. c. knowledge Of this hrm
Is obtained from certain records on
clay tablets which have been found In
recent excavations made by a party Of
English and French archaeologists
near the site Of the ancient city above
mentioned Bills OF credit. draft. etc.
In the form Of small burnt clay tablets.
each bearing the Characteristic sigma
ture Of Egibl q Sons. have been found
In many other parts Of Asia Minor, and
Il Il believed that close study viii
prove that some Of the clay tablets
found In tombs and pyramids In Egypt
will finally prove to be Egibi "negot-
able notes"