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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
BIRDS.
Some Facts Which Farmers Should
Always Bear in Mind.

Some Facts Which Farmers Should
Always Bear in Mind.
Probably few farmers have any idea
of the assistance which they receive
from friends who ask no reward, except
now and then a little fruit, or a few
seeds of grain. A recent number of the
National Stockman gives a mass of tes-
timony as to the noble work done by
the birds in the destruction of grass
Eoppers and other insects. The expert
ments were made by Prof. Aughey, of
the University of Nebrask. Tabulated
results show conclusively that birds of
ali kinds were doing their best to re-
duce the number of locusts. The birds
of the thrush family were examined
first. The stomachs of six robins con
tanned the remains of 265 locusts; three
wood thrushes had 6s l~ocusts; one her
NIT thrush contained 19 locusts; two
olive backed thrushes had gathered in
IS locusts; two Wilson's thrushes alb
sorbed 70 of the pests, while five cat
birds had called" 1872 of the insects.
Three blue birds yielded 677 of the
choppers" and one little ruby crowned
kinglet showed up 20 as the result OF
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
MUZZLE FOR HEIFER.

the mother when calf or foal attempts
to suck. When weaned the flap OF
leather in front can be removed by un.
buckling the straps, and the other part
converted into a useful leather head
stall. This muzzle does not hinder ami
mails from eating grass, eve if it be
very short, as the flap, if properly fixed,
goes out in front sufficiently to enable
them TO Craze with freedom. After hav-
ing them on for a day or two they be-
come quite adopts at feeding with them.
The two leather straps underneath the
headstall, M On each side. and extend
ing to the flap in front, can be shortened
or heightened at will. The two iron
clips which are riyeted on the front
flap of the muzzle are to prevent it roll
ing up when the leather gets wet
Farm Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
MILLroNAIREs IN The SENATE
Most Rich Men in the Upper House
Beesn mt the Bottom of the Ladies'.

nOBt Salcn "Ch IN nv SppCE houSo
Began NJ the Bottom of the Ladies'.
"The united States senate is frequent
IL called the M~illionaires' club, because
70 many Of its members belong to that
favored class whose fortunes are de-
noted by six figures" said a senator and
a millionaire recently, land this gives
a wrong impression of the character
of that body. To be sure, many of the
senators are m~illionaires. and there r
some who, while not so fortunate as to
be listed as m~illionaires, are very rich
men, but / am not stating it broadly
when 1 say the majority of the wealthy
mer in the senate have only themselves
to thank for their riches. Many Of
them began life as poor boys, and
worked and struggled their way to
prominence and success, and the same
enterprise that made them wealthy
makes them successful politicians. 1t
is not always to his money that a man
owes his seat in the upper house, and
a mans self-earned wealth should enti-
tie him to the respect rather than the
sneers of his contemporaries"
This is quite true. The majority of
the senators began life in humble cir
cumstances, and n of the most inter-
esting of these self-made men is Sena-
tor Fairbanks, of Indiana, successor to
the late Senator Voorhees,. Senator
Fairbanks is of Yankee origin, and
those characteristics common to the
descendants of the Puritans have been
useful to him in his career. His father
was born in Vermont, but went west as
far as Ohio when he was a young man
and settled there. He was a wagon
maker by trade and worked at first for
37% cents a dag. but his application,
perseverance and faithfulness won him
the regard and esteem of his employer,
who finally took him into partnership
and gave him his daughter in marriage.
But Mr.. Fairbanks, ST., never be-
came a rich man. The present senator
was born in a log cabin, and by working
at carpentering on Saturdays and dur
ing the vacations helped to pay his way
through the Ohio Wesleyan university.
of which college he is IN alumnus.
After leaving college Senator Fair
banks first real work was the Associ-
ated Press, and he maintained him
self doing newspaper work while he
was studying law and until he was adj
mitted to the bar. He attributes his
success in life to steady application to
n purpose, that of becoming a sue
cessful lawyer. From this purpose he
never swerved until he was made SEN
ator. Political preferment did not
tempt him, and his present office is the
first political place he has held.
But Senator Fairbanks is not the only
one among his colleagues who has won
his way to honor and distinction from a
modest beginning. Senator Foraker,
being one of IL children, had, perhaps,
even a harder struggle with poverty,
and to this discipline which he received
in the army, which he entered at 16,
serving until the close of the war, when
he retired with the rank of first lieu
tenant and brevet captain, his success
in life is largely due.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
A HERMIT BECAUSE HE LIKES 1T.
John Starnes Took to the Woods Dur
ing the War and Is There Still.

ing the War and Is There Still.
T~hirty-fve years ago John Starnes
lived lear Blacksburg, York county,
and only a few miles from the battle
fields of Cowpens and Kings mountain,
where the Americans whipped the Brit
ish. The proximity of the battlefiel6s
did not inspire a warlike spirit in the
breast of Starnes. During the war the
CONSUMPTION officers cast covetous eyes
on the mountaineer's stalwart frame,
and Starnes took to the woods. They
searched for him, but Starnes was a
better runner than a fighter, and he
kept out'of the way, out of the war, and
in the woods. He had an old musket and
a supply of ammunition, and fare in
the woods was better than in the
town. Starnes became fond of the life,
and when the wal was over and con-
scription officers had lost their dread
ed power, Starnes still remained in the
wilds of York.
And there he is now living. His home
is not q romantic ave in the rocks, but
is a %curiously constructed, miserable
hut, much the shape of an Eskimo
snow house, without a window and
with a hole about two feet high, which
serves as q door. There is no fireplace
in the house. When snow is on the
mountain and the north winds howl
over the Blue Ridge the old man buildsa
fire at the entrance of his hut.
Starnes is not a picturesque figure.
His long, white, unkempt hair and
beard, and the ragged clothes that can
hardly hang on his frame, make him
an unprepossessing object. The hermit
does not like to have visitors, and shows
temper if questioned. he forages o n his
neighbors- He has relatives who have
offered him a home and lei of liv-
ing in comfort, but the hermit has de-
clined all advances. His neighbors call
him Wild John Starnes," but the her.
NIT says he is mo SO damned wild a:
you might suppose."-N. y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
ox.- tn, !. nav.

Last year 425 tons Of steel were used b.
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co, New
Haven, Ct, in the manufacture of Rfies and
shot guns. This enormous amount repre-
sents a consumption of over q ton q day.
are not familiar with the great demand for
Winchester guns, but it win not anyone
who has used a Winchester, for they APP
p~reciate the excellence and popularity Of
this make of gun. Winchester guns and
Winchester ammunition are uneQualled for
their many points of superiority. Uniform
ity and reliability are watchwords with the,
Winchesters and the results their guns and
ammunition give show the great care takeA
in manufacturing them. Send for q large
illustrated catalogue free.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
THE weeping of the Vine"

After the spring pruning in the vine
yards water is seer trickling down the
stems. and in France this is POLITICALLY
called the weeping of the vine" Prof.
Cornu, a botanist, has recently studied
this phenomenon, and he says it is due
to the abundant absorption of water
by the roots of the vine in the spring.
time. The water is forced through all
the branches and stems TO their very
tips. and where they are cut by the
pruner it oozes out like tear Drops
Youths COMPANION.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
sound Rea.on. Tor ApproyaI.

There are several cogent reasons why The
medical profession recommend n b
public prefer Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
above the ordinary cathartics. 1t does o
drench and weaken the bowels, but assists
rather than forces nature to act; it ID
botanic and safe; its action is never pre-
ceded by an internal earthquake like that
produced by a drastic purgative. For forty
five years past it has been a households
remedy for liver, stomach and kidney
trouble.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Rirdie Rnmed.

'Now, darling, will you grant me one
favor before 1 go2" said Gus De Smith to
Birdie McGinnis. the belle of Harlem.
Eyes, Gus, 1 WILL" she replied, dropping
her lashes and getting her lips in shape.
-sWhat is the favor 1 can grant your
moving her lips like a patent wash
wringer. "Only a little song at the
piano. love; 1 am afraid there is a dog
outside waiting for me, and 1 want to
frjehteu him away."-Tammany Times
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

The mulberry is easily grown.
Nasturtiums are pretty and easily
grown.
Poisoned bran is recommended for
cutworms.
Vick's Magazine recommends mulch
for the peas.
Don't let the Kohl rabbi become too
old before working.
Don't put much money in new varie-
ties until you learn about them from
somso other source tbanthe glib-tongued
aGert.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

do you know what you are trying to
saw" asked the chronic fault finder,
when you speak of a man going to an
untimely grave at the age of S0?"
81 do" said the undaunted obituarist.
'sThe old william ought to have gone
there 40 yeors aono
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Words Of a Wise Man.
H. H. WATERS.

Good roads throughout this common,
wealth are absolutely necessary. 1 am
for the good roads bill and all that it
means, and viii be until it becomes a
law.-Representatiye Ebenezer Adams,
of Pennsylvania
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
IN K~ALAMBAKA, GREECE.
How the Country Is Suffering from
War.

How the Country Is Suffering from
War.
In nearly all the churches or in the
monastic chapels hereabouts l find
swarms of Greek soldiers. They come
in, cross themselves, stand listening
while the priest reads from the holy
books in the peculiar ~quavering sing
song which makes the words quite in
comprehensive even to Greeks, and
then they kiss the pictures. The other
day at Zarkos l saw them crowding to
kiss a round inch of the skull of st.
Nicholas and q few of ~Chrysostom's
persisted finger joints. Their mother
tongue was Greek, but they kissed the
bones and went away. Round the walls
of most churches are paintings of tor
ment at least as disgusting as anything
which Italy can show-fres and cent
flesh and d~evouring monsters, such
things as man has invented 10 add to
his fear and unhappiness in the world.
There are a few saints, too. of course,
the works of many a Pictor Ignotus,
whose nam no Ruskin could save to
memory now.
In the richest of the m%onasteries l am
the abbot's guest. At dinner over oc"
topus stewed in leeks { a dish that tast-
ed like a line of Aristophanes 1--WE tried
to discuss the position and prospects of
the orthodox church and the impor-
lance of its metaphysical distinctions.
But we did not get very far. The poor
man was overcome at h loss of two
oxen, the very leaders of his team, with
out which all the rest we're useless for
the pillow. The government had taken
them and killed them to feed the sol
diers, and in return had given him 4 pa
per promise to pay. No doubt the pay
ment will be made-but can you pillow
your field with a paper promise? viii
the other oxen follow it if you hold it
before their noses? They look back
and will not move, lowing for their lead
ers in vain. AS 1 said, the country is
suffering from war-all but the kill
inp.-London Chronicle.
Why S~mokestacks Escape Lightning.
Statistics show that of 10000 smoke
stacks only three are struck by light
ming each year., while of 10000 church
spires e., and of 10000 windmills SO
are struck by lightning annually. An
endeavor has been made 20 explain this
condition by the fact that the smoke
discharged from the smokestack takes
the electricity assembled around h
building along and distributes it in the
air. whereby the source of attraction
for the electric spark of lightning is
not only diminished, but almost disap-
pears. This fact also explains, it is
said, why people in the country kindie
a large fire in the fireplace when a thun-
derstorm is approaching. Chicago
Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
z FOR HEIFERS.
A New Kind Which Is Said to Accom-
pIiHh Great Things.

One of the puzzling things in dairying
is the bad habit that calves and heifers
acquire of self-sucking and sucking
each other. To remedy this, this muz-
zle is said to be equally effective for
foals, and having no spikes cannot hurt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
An Imnedfmenf.

Teacher (angrily)-Why don't you
answer my question. Bobby?
His Brother Tommy answering for
hinj-Please, sir, he's got a PEPPER
min in his rpeech.-Tit-Bits
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

Husband (groaning)-'The rheumatisn
in my leg is coming again." Wife with
sympathy)-"0h, / am sorry, joint
is a sure sign of rain."ETit-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

The people who think they suffer moss
generally manage to have a pretty good
time.-Washington Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for
sweating, ~callous, hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE.
Write to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

doesn't it make you sad when you think
of the poor?" why, no, not particularly.
1t makes me mad, though, when ! think Of
the Embellishments Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

1t is much more economical to stone
earned cherries, or fresh ones, before
using them in pies than it is TO buy arti.
ficial teeth.-Western Plowman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine.-F. NJ. Abbott, SS3
Seneca St., Buffalo, N. Y, May 9, 1894.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10
When They strike Home.

"It seems to ne that these bicycle
foxes are getting about worn out"
~You just try to learn to ride, and
you'll change your mind"-Cle-eland
Plain Dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

No matter in what part of the house .
man leaves things, a woman will always
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

A woman doesn't mind a windy day if she
has on a silk Observation-Disclosures Deme-
crat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

Papa" Sine qua non means somethines
you cannot do without" Little Frank-"Ok
a wheel?"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

As you chew tobacco for Pleasure, user
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

1t is needless to say that a man must DOS
sess a good eye to thread his way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22

and skin diseases are frequently not skin
diseases at all. All the lotions and bleaches
and creams and powders in the world won t
make good complexion if the digestion is
wrong. If the stomach is sour, and the
liver torpid, and the bowels constipated,
the skin will show it No use trying to
treat the skin for such a condition. The
only way to relieve it is to cleanse the sys-
tenn and purify the blood. As long as the
heart is pumping impurities to every part
of the body, inst so long these impurities
will show through t. ,-in.
DR.. Pierce's Gcio. cdical Discovery
Is good for the CONF .>xicn because it
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assimilate nutritious food, and by the in
fusion of its own ingredients, il enriches
the blood and SO makes solid, healthy flesh.
It fills out the hollows, rubs out wrink-
les and substitutes for sallowness a rosy,
it. 1t isn't miracle. It is merely the re-
suit of combination of rational, natural
common sense with expert medical knowl-
edge. 1t cures diseases of the lungs, liver,
stomach, bowels, skin and scalp, simply
because all these diseases spEing from tie
same causc-a disordered digestion and
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health. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery will positively cure you, if suffering
from diseases named above.
If you want to know hundreds of great
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22
BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE.
Hsssnfsldsr . Kohn Now Own 1--WE Mig
stores.


stores.
Rock Islands hustling clothing
frm of Mosenfeldsr & Kohp, more
fsmiliarly known to the com immunity
into which It has interviewer its
name as M. & X, Is now the owner
Of two big stores-one on each side
Of the river. The deal was finally
consummated last evening BY which
this firm comes into posse ssion Of
the Simon store at 115-117 West Sec
ond street. Davenport. and IL now
busy with force of men putting
the store in shape for opening next
Wednesday. The store is to be re-
modelled. reftted and refurnished.
Although the stock now on the
shelves Is complete and brand aew
throughout. having been put in the
store last fall by Mr.. Simon. when
he opened there. it will be disposed
Of rs rapidly as possible to make
room for an entire new stock
Of fall goods and to make it 60
quick everything is being marked
down one-half-as Eli expresses it,
I've are going to dispose of mir.
Simon's dollars at so cents apisce. "
The store which is the old Robert
Krause stand was remodeled last fall
and provided with a modern front to
meet the requirement OF j. G. ST.
mon. who came to Davenport from
Chicago, but who having de sired to
change his plans was ready to let
his investment 90 at . sacrifice and M.
q K. were on hand to accommodate
him and they in turn propose to ac-
con modate the public. Being familiar
with the wants Of the people of the tri-
cities through their successful career
in Rock, Island. they are in q position
to step In and make things hum on
Second street in Davenport as they
have On Second avenue and Eigh-
teenth street in Rock Island.
Messrs. Eli Mosenieldcr & Louis
Kohn. both Rock Islanders, having
grown frem infancy to manhood
here, and embarking in business un.
der the firm style Of NJ. & z. in 1884.
quickly established themselves as
one OF the first business houses OF
the city. Enterprising in their
methods, venturesome at times to
the point Of boldness. but making it
. point to carry out every thing they
promised or advertised to the letter,
they soon made q place for them
selves in public confidence, and they
have held it steadfsstly. They are
young and aggressive, as we'll as
progressive. and despite the fact
that they are hard working and their
close attention to business, they arc
always found among those Of tho
city who contribute their means and
energy to the good Of the town with
which they are identified.
The interests the firm has as
sumed in Dave. port will involve Mr..
Mosenfelder's removal to that oity.
whore he will take direct charge Of
the new store. Mr.. Kohn remaining
in control OF the store in Rock Isl
and. Davenport is to be conCratu-
lated on this acquisition to its mer-
camille establish ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22
THE ARGUS. SATURDAY, MAY 20. 1897.


Cupid breaks Els
bow at the sight of
a face full of pim-
pies and blotches.
H ollow cheeks,
sunken eyes, and a
sallow complexion
will defy his best
intentions. Beauty
is more than skin
deep. The skin is
merely the surface
on which is written
IN plain characters
the condition of the
body. The skin is
mot a ftsNo hx, s$eo1f
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22

Warmer, with showers and proba-
bly, thund-rstorms late this afternoon
and tonight; Sunday, showers fol-
lowed by fair and cooler.
Today's temperature -.
r. J. WALL, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22
Iicensed to Wed
The People Are Convinced

When they read testimonials Of cures
by Hoods Sarsaparilia. They are
written by honest men and women,
and are plain. straightforward state
ments Of fact. The people have con-
fidence in Hoods Ssrsaparilla be-
cause they know it actually and per-
maneatly cures, even when other
medicine fails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22

Hoods Fills are the only pills t,
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Eas,
and yet efficient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22
THE COUNTY TEMPLE.
TT, nafsvs

May 20-Frans A. Anderson to
John johnson, part lots and 2,
block 2, Dimock & Baldwin's add.
Moline, t1.120.
Cynthia ii. Belcher TO Nsllie Lamb
part lot Q, lot 10, block IA, Port By
ron, $500.
George Stephens to William Coyne.
~ SET n~f and WI nwl and wy swf
swf IL. 16. 2w. &9.OO5.
Gottlisb Beck to William Coyne,
"a set Z, 16. 1w, $3.50.
William Surf to william Coyne, M
81 net ~, IS, 2w, $500.
John H. Fenstermacher by sheriff
to James Sperling. part lots Is ant
is, block ., village Of Reynolds
f51s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-22

TIE A1aus delivered every even
ing at your door ct 100 . we'd.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30
Notion Department.

Clarks Thread, 200yard spoos two spools for &C.
Bedding Bros Sewing Thread, l0oyard spools; only Sc
Cuticura Soap-l5c a cake
Cuticura Medicinal Soap needs recommendation; its
merits everybody knows The price we'll is familiar
1t sells everywhere AT 25c cake; Going Out OF Bust
ness Price 15c Il cake.
Toilet Soaps
1000 boxes Toilet Soap sold at Sc cake; now TIC a
box (three cakes i'll box just at half of former selling
price.
Ladies' Belts
Ladies' Leather Belts black and tan IL inch, sold at
25c; Toe.
Ladies' Black and Tan Leather Belts, with large har
ness buckle, sold at 35c; 19c.
Ladies' Black and Tan pinch Belt with two buckles,
the latest sold at soc; 25c
Ladies' Tan and Black Morocco and Alligator Leather
Belts with large harness buckle sold at 75c 800
Ladies Tan and Black Morocco Leather Belts, with
brass harness buckles, scd at 81; now 75c.