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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
DISLIKE TO PAY THEIR deb
Men Who Say They Don't Want
GsPay for Dead Horses"

"The nerve of some people is ANY,
ing" said well-known lawyer in conV
eersation. Il have men come to me,
tc ask my assistance in helping ther
fight board bill or a washerwomap
claim, that they admit are just el'9
but they object to paying mog or
dead horses. They are willing to pay
me for defending them, so there is moth
ing gained in pecuniary way, but they
have won in sneak race. | consider
myself fortunate if l can talk them
into settling their claims, but that is
not often DONE"
How do you account for it?" asked
one of the company.
Its q want of moral balance, | sup
pose. Now, here is case in illustra-
ton: A young man-just beginning
his business career-boards at the same
hotel where | am, but while | occupy
a single back room he has suite ON
the front. A reception was given the
guests the other night, and when
reached the hotel, at eight o'clock in
the evening, the young man was wait
ing to see me. He looked in deep trou-
bic, and his wife, he told me, was cry
ing in her room. The trouble, when it
was explained, was this: His wife had
ordered a new gown for the evening,
ard it had been sent home and receipt
ed for at the office of the hotel, but the
clerk had orders not to deliver it until
the money was planked down. The
young man wore a fine diamond, worth
more than double the price of the
gown, and l suggested that he might
exchange it at the desk for his wife's
new dress"
"How did the scheme work?"
"Like charm. | saw them in the
course of the evening, the gayest of
THE gay. She was a beautiful woman,
and looked well in her fine new gown.
| noticed the diamond was missing
from his shirt front, but, bless you,
they didn't seem to have a wave OF
trouble about the background of their
lives. l admired their nerve, but wished
it had been exercised in greater things.
Ii is the principle that is wrong, boys,
like using the strength of an athlete
to row yourself to destruction"
And the philosopher filled the air
with intricate blue rings of meditative
smoke.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
DID YOU EvER7

Did you ever know lodging house
landlady who would own to bugs?
Did you ever know a dancing mas
ter's daughter who was not to excel
Taglioni?
Did you ever know a man who did
not think he could poke the fire better
than YOU could?
Did you ever know housemaid who.
on your discovering fracture in a val
uable China Jar did not tell You II was
done long time ago." or that it was
cracked before ?"-Burton's Cyclope-
liza Of WI, and Hri,nr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
WENEV'C n 800 psee
III MILL = NJ IS IN :


1t gives me pleasure to ex;- iTHER :
Eng to the Fifty-fifth congr'Ht N .
bled in regular session at til
government with many of VIII S"0~"
tors and representatives I have r.
ISOLATED in the legislative serviC on this side
meeting occurs under felicitic ,nher the
tons, justfying sincere cc@ fott.or
and calling for our gra. =
edgment to a benefiee' e Jung
which has so signally bles a. - yer SHINE
pered a nation. Pea, ne aliment II
will with all the nations Msingeontrollable
continue unbroken. two ~ cular tissues
matter of genuine ed IT. Int II
the growing feeling of fra h, Aen foror of tho
and unification of all seCnot tats 80. - -,
country, the completenesHhinkw ny 80
too long DELAYED realizatiC
est blessings of the Unl FeIy that any
of patriotism is univeRs,,ro en- in the red,
increasing in fervor. - en- ~ end purple
tions which now mo yrr,,o o,,,,i,, '0ever that
lifted far above ei, Sahon the
prejudice or former Sc nn,r.i
They affect every par 7o---,..., ~.
country alike and peEEa ILsT So
on ancient lines 9BDSTFe IL sh"in' " ieeu
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
n x Rays Were. visible.

Prof. Roentgen says that if X rays
could be rendered visible the appear
ance would be that of room filed
with smoke and lighted by "A candle
They emanate in all directions from the
air irradiated by them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
R. & O. Imnrorement. CompIeted.

The improvements on the Main Line OF
the Baltimore and Ohio, west of, and be
tween Martinsburg, W. Va, II North
Mountain, nave been completed Novem-
Der LIST. They cover a distance of nearly
four miles, starting three miles west OF Mar
tinsburg, and extending some distance
west of Myers Hole, which is near the North
Mountain station. At Myers Hole the line
was changed, taking out some very OBJ
iectionable curvature, and the roadbed
raised nearly fifteen feet, eliminating two
grades of ~ feet per mile which came to-
gether at Myers Hole and substituting there
Tor an almost level track. This point on the
road has always been a dangerous one, and
many freight wrecks have occurred there.
Apart from doing away with the dangerous
feature of two sharp down grades coming
together, as was the case in this instance,
the saving in operation of the road by the
change will be very large, as it enables the
tons per train to be greatly increased and
reduces the liability of accident to the min
imum. At Tablers the rOad-bcd has been
lowered about Is feet. and the same at
Tabbs. besides taking out objectionable curry
ature and reducing the rate OF grades at
these points from - feet per mile to 10 feet
per mile. thus increasing the cars that can
be hauled per train. Though these improve
ments have cost quite a sum of money, the
expenditure is fully justified by the great
saving in operation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Hens lay larger eggs than pullets.
Eggs from fat hens do not hatch well.
The best layers are usually the worst
~Iitters.
Sand is not a good substitute for
gravel in the poultry yard.
The nest is the Matching place for
lice as well as for chickens.
Much fat-producing food is not best
for laying or growing fowls.
The fowls are healthier when they
have to scratch for their food.
Give the hens all of the buttermiik
and skim milk they will drink.
Supply the laying lens with bones,
oyster shells and vegetables.
Unless hens lay well in winter they
will prove rather expensive to keep
over.
The eggs of a hen will haHch for ten
days after she is separated from the
BOOSTERS.
The value of a breed depends largely
upon what you want to do with it,
St. Louis Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
ALL SORTS OF CLIPPINGS.

A wife in Sedgwick county. Kan, has
brought suit for divorce because her
husband is subject to fits. and he did
not inform her of his malady before
marriage.
A siX-story clubhouse. which cost
sl3O.0N0. has been given to the work
men of Youkers. n. Y, by William F.
Cochran. 1t contains a large. library, a
gymnasium, facilities for bathing, etc.
Ireland is now being opened up more
than ever for visitors. Its attractions
are being more prominently placed be-
fore tourists, and increased facilities
have been provided for viewing its
many natural beauties. The presence
of royalty cannot fail to give a stimu-
lus TO tourist traffic.
In the house of q deaf mute brother
and sister. William and Julia Barnes,
who have lived alone on a farm nearCo-
lumbus, Mo-, an investigating commit
tee of neighbors found. after the death
of the brother at II years, money to the
mount of $1,000 hidden about in all
sorts of places.
India is the only country that makes
death by the attack of serpents and
wild beasts Il feature of its annual sta
~tistics. That it has good cause for do
ing so is shown in the impressive fig
ures of last years mortality-1.133
deaths from snake bites and POI people
killed by tigers and other wild animals.
The trustees of the British museum
have just presented to Glasgow corpora
ton. for the museums of the city. cases
containing a series of ~electrotypes of
the principal medals illustrative Of
British history from the days of Henry
VIII. down to the close of the PENN
eular war and the career of Napoleon
Bonaparte.
The Lombardy poplar tree. it is said,
forms a splendid natural lightning con-
ductor. its great height and lack of
spreading branches enabling it to con-
duct a lightning stroke straight down
ward. No house by which one of these
trees has been reared as yet has beer
known to suffer from the severest
storm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
HOG ICE
A Few Remedies Which Have Reen
Employed Successfully.

HHAD
We have within the last few days re.
reived numerous complaints from farm
ers that their hogs, and especially pigs,
were unusually lousy this year. a good
many farmers have wondered what vas
the matter that the pigs became I'M
thrifty, and some of the pigs, and oc-
casionlly an older one. have died ap-
parently from no other cause. An eX-
animation shows hat the unthrifty
ones are lousy beyond expression, and
if any of our readers have pigs of this
kind and will examine them. they will
very likely discover the same condition
to exist; plenty of lice on the unthrifty,
comparatively few on the thrifty.
The hog louise is one of the largest
species of lice known to infect domestic
animals, full grown individuals, accord
ing to Prof. Osborn, sometimes meas
uring a quarter of an inch or more in
length, all gray colored with the margin
of the head and most of the abdomen
black. The eggs are light yellow, or
dusky whitish. in color, and taper
slightly to the point of attachment.
They are attached usually near the
base of the hairs.
The best remedy we have ever heard
of for small pigs is to dip them in a to-
bacco dip. Some farmers prefer kero-
sene oil and water in the proportion of
one to four, pick the pigs up and dip
them in it up to the ears. a second
dipping 2 few days afterwards may be
necessary to get rid of the nits ut the
time of the first dipping. Another
method is TO mix kerosene and lard and
apply it to the older hogs, and especial
~ to the parts behind the ears, inside
the thighs, and wherever else the YER
min can harbor. \ probable reason
why they are so plentiful this year is
on accouG of the wetness OF the sea-
son, which prevents hogs from getting
20 fine dust.
Dust, ashes and powdered charcoal
applied to the neck and back of the
animal will generally DO the business.
In one way or another the former
should take action at once to free his
herd from these pests. There is no good
that can possibly II from harboring
a lot of vermin like this on the hogs,
Corn is cheap, but it is entirely too dear
to feed a lot of lice. 1t is barely posi-.
bic that some cases supposed to be
cholera in little pigs is nothing bu,
lice. the lice reducing the thrift of the
animal and making it a prey to what
ever diseases may come along that have
outward symptoms that may be mis-
taken for the genuine cholera.-Rura
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
EntfeninE YenrIinY Lambs.

Both sheep and lambs are much
higher than a year ago. Hence there
is less inducement for farmers to buy
sheep and lambs to fatten. With sc
good prospects for wool it is likely that
sheep and lambs will be dear for some
time to come. Still, those who like Il
spring lamb will have it, no matter
what the price. and the fattened lamb
a year old is quite as good as that
dressed when only three or four months
old. 1t requires more careful feeding
to keep these yearling lambs in fatten-
ing condition than it does three or four
year-old sheep. But the lamb when well
fed will gain twice as many pounds per
week as the sheep, and the gain in price
per pound will be considerably higher,
American Cultivator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
THE MISTAKE SHE MADE.
She Did Her Best to Entertain n Bored
Guest.

At a party the hostess said to a guest:
81 want you to entertain Mr.. Blank a lit
tie; he looks bored to death. / will intro
duce him, and YOU must try to amuse him.
You know his strong point is butter, on
which he has written a book"
The ~lady-guest ~graciously undertook the
task of entertaining the man, inwardly Won
dering that he should be so interested in
butter-of which she knew very little-when
his face indicated a mind given to much pro-
found thinking.
However, with butter in view, she began
IN the weather, gradually got to the coun-
try, then on to a farm, from that to cows,
and at last to butter. The man looked more
bored than ever, the magic word butter"
producing not the slightest effect, and he
left her somewhat abruptly, and soon with
drew from the house.
Il did my best" she explained to the
hostess: 81 went through agOnies to prove
that | was deeply interested in butter, but
it was all in vain"
"ButterI!" exclaimed the hostess. What
possessed you to talk to that man, of all
men. on butter? | told you he had just
written a book on Buddha, and | knew how
deeply YOU W were interested in the same
subject"
And they said in chorus: "Gracious!"-
Tit-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
REPORTED FROM COURT.

Voluntary intoxication is held. in
Harris VS.. United States Cd. C. App.
SC L. Il. A.. 4G5, to be neither an excuse
nor 4 p%alliation for the crime of murder.
In a note on this case a great num-
her of authorities are compiled on the
questions: What intoxication will eX.
cuse crime?"
An ordinance renewing the r~estric-
tionS on the location and width of an ell.
evated railroad. which had been mad.
by a former ordinance. is held, in TIL
dor VS.. Chicago & South Side Rapid
Transit Railroad company (nl.), sc L.
l.. A.. $40. to be applicable to pending
proceedings for condemnation of the
right of way.
a suit to cancel invalid county war
rants wa unsuccessful. in Ada county
VS.. Bullen Bridge company Qdaho), SO
L. r. A. 367. on the ground that a rem
ely provided by statute to compel the
holders of the warrants to wage their
claims on them or else abandon them
was an adequate remedy at law, which
rendered the suit in equity for cancel
lation unnecessary.
Power to exercise the right of emf
nent domain for the relocation of a rail-
road is held, in Busby VS.. Kansas City
NJ. & B. r. company CMiss.). &c L. r. A.
sol. to be not implied merely because
the relocation would avoid payment of
damages for injuries to lands and crops
by flood water caused by a prior in
proper location. A note to this case re-
views the authorities on the right to
relocate a railroad. The case itself
overrules a decision in AZ Miss. SIS, and
says: The opinions found in that
volume are the u]tterances of a tribu-
nal appointed by the military satrap
who had ruled in a PROSTATE common
wealth. and have no other binding au-
thority upon us than that each case
therein must be regarded as res ju-
dicata."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
scorched Grain for Hens.

Where hens are fed large amounts Of
.orn newly husked, and not thoroughly
dried, their digestive apparatus be-
comes disordered. This is often rem
edied by heating the corn to the point of
scorching. Hens will eat this scorched
corn quite readily, and they will be
better for it. But partly-burned oats,
where the hulls are burned off and only
the blackened grains are left, are even
better than scorched corn. This is
really the best way to feed oats to hens.
The hulls make the food more bulky
than is best for them, as their crops are
limited, and the light, chaffy grain does
not give sufficient nutrition for the best
egg Observation-Disclosures Cultiystor.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Feeding Lambs by Hand.

In rearing lambs that have lost theia
mothers, or when the latter cannot give
enough milk to nourish the lambs prop
erly, it is best to feed cows milk from
a bottle that has a small rubber nipple
attached to it. A newly-dropped lamb
only requires two teaspoonfuls at a time
given every hour. 1t has not been found
necessary to sweeten the milk with
sugar or dilute it with water, but it is
strongly recommended to heat the milk
and feed it at a temperature Of 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The lambs seem to
like it hot, and they certainly thrive bet
ter upon it. 1t is necessary to keep the
nipple, the bottle and the vessel in
which the milk is heated thoroughly
free from any disagreeable taste or odor
such as that of sour milk, else lambs
will refuse the milk. When the lambs
are about two months old they are able
to take two feeds, two pints per head
daily, in addition to such grain and
grass as they may eat.|ournal of Ag-
riculture.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

general characteristics are so similar
and clearly defined in themselves.
1t is this one difficulty more than
anything else that puzzles the amateur
and proves a bar to his experiment with
such breeds, when the result of sucE
mating brings him a progeny unlike in
piumage and markings the sire and
dams. The cause remains 4 mystery
until his OWL experience gives him the
Clcw, or until he learns from the sugges-
tons of older practitioners. Then it &C.
ours to him that to produce in the
progeny from any variety of parti-
colored fowls, as the light and dark
Brahmas. Partridge Cochins. Plymouth
Rocks Or Wyandottes ~noticeably, the
same even line of plumage and mark
ings hat is possessed by certain chosen
sires and dams they must be j~udicious-
Iy mated when he buys them, and the
same when he selects a breeding pen
from his own stock. Matching in
color of any of these varieties for the
showroom is not strictly what skillful
fanciers might consider judicious mat
Ing for the breeding pen, and if n
ropes for good results from such mat
Ing he will be disappointed.-Country
Gentleman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
500 ReMard 300.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being 4 constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails TO cure.
Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. J.. Cheney & c., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
FRENCH INSECT TRAP.

insect trap, and this is the way yor
make it:
Bury a bell-shaped vessel in the earth.
with the rim even with the surface,
Put some water into it and al
inverted flower pot into the water.
On the flower pot is a napkin
smeared with honey or molasses. Put
another bell jar over it in the manner
shown in the picture and heap up eartt
around it until only a small opening is
to be seen. The bait" will attract in.
sects from an incredibly large area, anc
when they have found their way into
the trap very few will get out.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

They were happy, blessed as two people
must be who love with all their hearts and
trust each other from the Utmost depths of
their souls. That their life was all smooth
! do not aver; but it was like what learned
men tell us of the great ocean. The storms
only troubled its surface, and came from ex-
traneous agencies, such as no life is free
from. In its deepest depths was a perpetual
calm.-D. NJ. Craik.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Try Grnin-o, Try Gratn-oI

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, tie new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink it without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java
but it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomachs receive it without
distress. II the price of coffee. l5c and
% cts. per package. Sold by al grocers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
BOUGHT BY THE LADIES.

Hats having a full velvet crown Il
chenille brim.
Artificial flowers for berthas on even
ing gowns.
Points of real lace for tiny yokes on
surplice waists.
Black velvet costumes embroidered
by hand with let.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Wheat and Timothy Grass.

The wheat plant belongs to the family
of grasses, and all these need phosphate
to perfect their seeds. as well as for the
general welfare of the plant. Whenever
timothy is sown with any grain, es-
pccially in the fall, no small part of the
phosphate used for the grain crop goes
into the subsequent crop of grass. The
grain may retard the timothy growth
the first year, but the phosphate will
show in the growth of grass for several
seasons. Timothy shoots do not run
far. When the phosphate is applied
with the drill. as it always should be.
the grass growth will show the drill
mark as long as the land remains
seeded.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
NOVEL INSECT TRAP.

Queer Device Invented Recently d,
an Ingenious Frenchmnn.
A French agricultural magazine re
cords one of the queer discoveries of tn,
past season, by means of which gar
dens and lawns can be kept free of il.
sects, or at least the number may be
reduced to a notable degree. 1t is an
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
A Big Regular Army.

The mightiest host'of this sort is the army
of invalids whose bowels. livers and stomachs
have been regulated by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. A regular habit of body is brought
about through using the Bitters, not by vio-
lently agitating and gripping the intestines-
but by reinforcing their energy and causing
a flow of the bile into its proper channel.
Malaria, Ia grippe, dyspepsia, and a tendency
to inactivity of the kidneys, are conquered
by the Bitters.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
StOrfPR,

She did not proclaim her story to the
world. She was proud.
Fourth" she said to the elevator boy,
in a loud voice.
That is to say, she proclaimed the third
story below hers, and then got out and
walked the rest of the way up.-Detroit
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Society Note.

Nellie Chafie tried very hard to get some
conversation out of young Cl~amwhooper,
but he answered in monosyllables. At last,
hearing violin playing in the next room, she
asked:
DO you play the %violin?"
mo: that's a fellow in the next room,"
he said, with a sudden outburst of loquae
ity.-N. Y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20

Slapshard-Hello, old man; how are
you?
Spunkup-You have the advantage of me,
sir.
That's so. 1 don't know you."-N. Y.
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Honrreness LeRds On

to serious irritation of the throat, and may
end in a racking, rasping cough. DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey will quicklyc clear the throat
and leave the voice clear and smooth. 1t is
an infallible remedy for coughs and colds
and all disorders Of the throat and lungs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
VIM II Wns.

Papa-Alice, 1 thought l heard a loud
smack in the hall last night.
Alice-Yes, Mr.. Upslcy made that noise
with his lips when l told him You had
cleared $4,000 in a wheat deal.-Cleveland
7 eadar
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
Take the Air Line

To Louisville and Eastern Cities. 50 miles
the shortest from st. Louis. makes quickest
time, Pullman Sleepers, Parlor and Dining
Cars. All trains leave from St. Louis
Union Station. For complete information
address J. r. Tapp, Travelling Passenger
Agent, Kansas City, Mo. R. 4. Campbell,
General Passenger Agent. st. Louis, Mo.