davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Clean up the fence rows.

Clean up the fence rows.
Be the best farmer in your county.
Roll the corn stubble after blowing
1t next spring.
Making a good seed bed for corn is
half the battle.
Drain that wet place. 1t is the rich
est land you have.
Trim up the hedge or cut it down and
grub put the roots.
Use straw in the stable as absorbent
for the liquid manure
Talk farm with the boys. Make con-
fiGants of the youngsters.
Keep everything looking neat, har-
ness, carriages, horses and--yourself.
Think for yourself. What will do on
one farm will not do on another.
Make the fields as long as you can.
Every turn that is saved is economy.
A cow that kicks is nice and agree
able as compared to a man who is =
chronic kicker.
The production and management Oh
anu deserves as careful attention as
the production of any other farm crop.
The farmers garden is the most
profitable piece of ground on the farm,
# it only produces all kinds of garden
crops for the family.-Western Plow-
man.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
Keep the Hens Scratching.

The great secret of securing eggs is
really no secret, for every experienced
person knows that everything depends
upon the conditions. 1t is not always
the breed or the feed that makes the
len lay. The main point is not to make
a laying fat hen. If you have hens for
market that are 10 be fatted, remove
your laying hens. Keep the market
hens confined closely, but keep your
laying hens at work. The secret (f Il is
a secret of making hens lay il 80 nave
them always busy at scratching. 1t is
something they should be compelled to
do from the time they come off the
roost in the morning until they go on
again at night. The laying hen is a
scratching hen. The idle. lazy hen never
lays. Do not forget the fact.-Farmer's
Voice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
RATIONS FOR E
Corn and Oats In Equal Parts Is a Stand
ard Winter Feed.


Corn and oats in equal parts makes
one of the very best grain rations for
sheep. Corn alone is too heating and
fattening. Moreover. if sheep are fed
exclusively on corn for any consider.
able length of time they lose theiI
wool.
1t costs just 50 much to keep 4 sheep
of a certain weight right. But if, with
good care in selecting and breeding,
and with good feeding, the sheep can
be made to give eight or nine pounds
of wool instead of our or five the extra
weight of wool will be that much addi-
tional profit. When it barely pays to
keep a sheep that shears only four or
five pounds, one that shears seven or
eight will give a good per cent. on the
money invested. In addition IN nearly
oil cases the heavier fleece will be of a
better quality.
While it is always best to feed with
as little waste as possible, it is rarely
good economy to compel the sheep 20
eat up the hay in their racks as clean as
with cattle and horses, unless it is un-
usually fine. Still. care must be taken
not TO feed too much, as sheep are in
c!ined to waste their feed if overfed.
Eut considerable waste can be avoided
by having good racks. The stats should
lie wide enough apart to allow the sheep
TO put their heads entirely in the racks
and eat or they should be so close as to
only allow them to insert their noses.
If made in this way, however. it IS i'm
portant that they he made slanting. SC
that the hay will gradually sink down
ard always he within reach of the
sheep.
Every day that the weather viii per
nit the sheep should be turned out in
the morning TO get fresh air and water.
At the same tine their quarters can be
we'll aired. Sheep do not bear close cen
fiGement well. Whenever it s possible
the doors Of their quarters should De
left cren during the day so that they
can run in and out. as suits chem. With
the breeding ewes. especially. care
. should be taken to have the doors 10
. their quarters vide. SO aS 10 lessen the
risk Of injury in their running in and
out. 1t Will still further lessen the risk
of injury if the doors are hung to slide
open rather than to open and shut with
common hinges.
In extremely cold weather more corn
may be given than when it is milder,
but do not make it an exclusive ration
at any time. Give oats. barley. mill
feed. and other materials TO make up a
good variety. Sliced turniPs with
wheat bran s~prinkled over them makes
a good feed for sheep, especially when
grain is given at other meals. The con-
dition of the sheep is the best criterion
as to what the quantity of the ration
should be. One of the most economical
rations is unthr"shed oats. u through
a dampener sufficiently TO make the
bran stick to the straw. Give them all
that they will eat up clean.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

ter of the disc to insert an iron rod.
Placeonerd. with the disc end down. Sc
lcct 4 round rod for the core of the
roller, and drive it through the hole in
the disc. a few inches into the ground,
keeping the rod exactly in the center OF
the cylinder at the top. The mold, as
seen in Fig. ?, is now ready to fill with
cement. A light handle is attached to
the iron center, and the roller is COM
plete. Use the best cement, the sharp
est of sand and gravel and mix thor
oughly, that every particle of the ce-
ment may be wet. Round off all sharp
edges when the articles are taken from
the molds.-Webb Donnell, in Orange
Judd Farmer,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

Mr.. Eustis made the statement that.
while the named rate in most of the
western states was three cents per mile,
the actual 0 received Is coIsid-
erably less than that sum-. This is due
to the fact that the railroad having a
long line between w points cannot
charge more than the rate fixed by a
road having a shorter line, and to eX-
cursion rates demanded by the people.
all of which reduce the average rate
materially.
But the most surprising assertion
made by Mr.. Eustis was that the west
ern roads, with possibly 4 or two in
diyiduai exceptions. carry passengers
at an actual loss. The st. Louis. hto-
huk q Northwestern was cited as al
instance. Mr.. Eustis produced a state
ment Of the expense on that road tC
show that the cost per passenger PEI
mile exceeded three cents, the legal
rate.
The report of the interstate con-
merce commission referring to the rail.
roads of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
Minnesota aud that part Of the Dakotas
and Missouri lying east CT the Missouri
river shows that it cost the railroads TIVE
and three-one-tbousandths cents pei
mile tOcarry passengers exclusive OF any
charge for taxes. rents, interest OIL
mortgages and other items of the kind
Mr.. Eustis declared that a two-cent fiat
rate in Missouri would reduce the aver
age to n and three-quarters cents il
not lower.
1t was shown that lower rates do not
largely increase traffic, and instance:
were cited where reductions from foul
cents and three and one-half cents tC
three cents per mile did not result in in
creased travel.
Answering the question as to wheth'
er or Lot rates in Europe were not low
er than in this country, Mr.. Eusti:
showed hat while the third-class rate
on some European lines is lower, tn,
second-class rates, which are paid by
the great travelling public, are higher
than American rates. The convenience:
of second and third-class travel in Eu
rope are not to be compared with thost
If America in point of comfort and con
Venience.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

il the cut, a piece of tarred paper, and
a waterproof roof will not only be Sc
cured, but a protection from the sun in
front of the coop. This will be very
grateful to the chicks in hot weather,
and to the mother her, which often
suffers in the ordinary coop in the heat
of summer.
These coops will answer their pur-
pose admirably, can be made with but a
few moments work. and need not cost
over Is or 90 cents apiece.-N. Y. Trib-
une,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
CHEAP CHICKEN COOPS
Prepare This Winter for the Broods to
Be Hatched in Spring.

BE Hatched in Spring.
1t is well to utilize the leisure of
winter in preparing for the rush CT
work that always m when spring
opens. One such preparation is the
preparing of the needed chicken coops
for the broods to be hatched out during
the spring months. y simple arrange
ment is shown in the cut. Empty gro
Gerry boxes are produced and turned
upon their sides, the cover being re-
placed by Stats, the cover being re-
served for closing the coop at night.
Upon the top now nail three strips that
will project Is inches in front, making
the middle strip higher than the other
two. Tack upon these strips, as shown
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
AEOUT RAILROAD TRAVEL.
Relative to b Cost of Carrying passsn-
gers on Western Roads.

Relative to the Cost of Carrying passsn-
gers on Western Roads
Mr.. P. S. Eustis, General Passenger
Agent of the c. 3. d Q. R. R., in a re-
cent argument before the house COM
mittee of the Missouri legislature on
the two-cent bill, gave some valuable
and surprising information about the
passenger business in the west. His
statements were based upon the reports
of the interstate commerce commission
and the railroad and warehouse COM
mission of Missouri.
Mr.. Eustis showed in the first place
that the volume OF passenger traffic on
railroads is dependent upon the density
and wealth of population in the territory
through which it runs. and tnen com
pared the population of Missouri and the
traffic resulting from it with the same
figures in other states, thus clearly il
Illustrating the theory of his point.
The following table showing the rela-
tive population and rates is interesting
in this connection.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
EARN coNVENIENCES.
Cement Can Be Advantsgeously Used for
Many PURPOSES.

The use of cement for stable floors is
becoming more and general each
year. There are other uses for the same
material about the farm, two OF which
are suggested in the accompanying
illustrations. One is n cement water
ing trough made by using two wooden
boxes of different sizes TO form a mold.
Put in a thick layer of cement, sharp
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

sand and sharp gravel well mixed upon
the bottom of the larger box, then set
upon this the smaller box, as shown in
Fig. l, and fill in about the sides. If a
vent is desired, in the bottom or side, put
a round bit of wood in the position
where the opening is desired. as the ce-
ment is being filled in. The second con-
venience is a lawn and garden roller.
Get a sheet of sheet iron and fit 4 disc of
wood into one end 10 make it a perfect
cylinder. Bore A hole in the exact CEN
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

DO your daughter and that Mr.. De
Ceive- quarrel as much as they used
to-"
More. y great deal more. They're
married now, you know."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
An Extraordinary Case,

Cynicus-That was a remarkable case
of appendicitis they operated on at the
hospital yesterday.
Medicus-How SO?
Cynicus-They found something the
matter with the patients vermiform
appendiX.-Town Topics.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

List was the most wonderful pianist
in musical history. He had prodigious
strength of arm and wrist, which en-
abled him to achieve astounding results,
but his delicacy of touch was very re-
markable. When learning the piano he
was often known to practice from IA to
is hours a day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
The Catamnnnt and nuIldoc.

The bulldog fought the wildcat fierce,
And Of himself gave full account too;
And as they dug the wildcats grave,
He narled: "Whatdoesa c~atamOuntto?'
Cincinnati Tribune,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

Perfectly straight plaits down the
fronts of dress waists + becoming to
but very few people. There is always
a much more satisfactory effect ii the
plat is slightly gathered or drawn in.
It narrows the front and makes more
graceful lines.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

kITsoN-"Ah, there is a lovely girl, Miss
Lulu. Her face is her fortune" Catesby-
uni She must have made an assignment
ately.'-Philadelphia North American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

A. W. MCCORMICK & Sous. Pension Attor-
news, whose advertisement appears every
other week in this paper. are at Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Washington, d. c. They are thor
oughly reliable.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.

Over 10000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco.
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, soc and 100, all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

"WHAT a small mind Mrs. Venlynnc hasr'
Naturally. She has given her husband so
many pieces OF it.'-TitBits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
Small Prices for vehicles and Harness.

The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg.
Co. Elkhart, Ind, have for "a years been
selling their goods direct TO consumers at
factory prices. Horse owners should send
for large, free catalogue shat will save them
money.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

SURE THISG.-Hiply-'I do hope that
car smoke in the next world" Diply-'I've
no doubt that you will be accommodated
Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

'STHE pun,'' said some one to Henry Err
skine. an incurable at the practice. lis the
lowest of all forms of wit" ".And there
fore the foundation of it all"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

She-It seems almost impossible that
you should love me.
He-That's what my mother says.
How nicely you and she will get along if
you always agree like that.-Harlem
Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

USUALLY when a mar defends other peo-
pie he is defending something in his OWN
past eXperienCe.-AtchiSOn Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. KLINE, 933 Arch ST, Phila., Pa
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

IL WHIsT.-"Papa, what is the glad
handl' Five trumps and 4 long suit
Chicago Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of HorehOurd and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

"YoU say they had a duel on the street,
Yes; French; two b~ystanders shot."-Cin-
cinnati Commercial-Tribune
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys anG
bowels. Never sickcn, weaken or grippe, 1Oc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

ANY kind of a bruise st. Jacobs Oil win
cure at any time, no matter how bad
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

sALzER,s GERMAN COFFEE BERRY.
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis, upon receipt
of Is cents stamps and-this notice. [Kl
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

THE nice things that are said about a dead
man fool no one; not eve his widow
AtchisOn Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

"CAN youread French" 'tEr-notaloud."
Enquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

FOR 6years had neuralgia" You haven't
used St Jacobs Oil to cure it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

AN ounce of earnestness is worth more
Than a pound of rhetoric.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

If stiff and sore. st. Jacobs Oil will cure
you. Won't lose a day. The cure is sure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

The turkeys, ducks and geese should
have a good shelter during the winter.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13

THE greatest obligation of the pareE: to
the child Is TO give it asafeexample.-Ram's
Horn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-13
Slippery Weather.

Tive sprinkled ashes on the pave,
-. hus that our applause they Ii
Cut favor is a fckle 6nave:
Wen hate them when the thaw sets IN
Washington Star.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-05-08

seeds she need not take. Even il they
could have garden in town
she would never make it. So
she left them en- her table
till the last morning.. Then she etified
an impulse to burn them. Those other
children could have them. She put
them down on the floor and let the
hired man carry her table down to
the wagon.
After the last load was gone. her
father drove the buggy around TO the
'front.' gate for Jose and her mother. The
buggy was not theirs any more, nor
Frank and Mig. This was the last ride
behind farm horses. In town they
would have phaeton and other horsee.
jose let her mother go through the
door first and turned to give last look
at the empty rooms. She saw the open
stove pipe hole, the curtainlees windows.
the finger marked wall paper with the
fern leaves on it, the bare floor, tho
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-05-08

old door stone with the hole worn on it
whore she had cracked walnuts. tho
door. closing behind her. and the
cracked white door knob.
Then she turned away toward an
education.
ANNIE PREY.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-05-08
The Cost of an Education.

Jose was coming home from school or
Friday afternoon. She was just q
little tired. The October mud chung
Close about her instep and the October
mist struck her cheeks. She wa
thinking idly about nothing. A train
Of images came drifting into her head
the day at school; tomorrow's work; the
apples in the orchard to sort; now that
she vas twelve she was old enough to
help with that; her garden seeds to put
in muslin bags and hang up where the
mice could not get them; a list Of things
Tor Christmas; wool and silk and paper
to be bought with the money her father
had given her for feeding q calf oil
summer.
'Goot efening Yose; will you rite?
Old man Krueger's face beamed down
from the high seat Of hog vsgon as he
drew 10 his horses. Jose climbed up
beside him; it was no trouble for her.
she had prActiced climbing up the sides
Of cornclibs all her life.
She began to chatter into the old
mans face. her own eyes Frightening
an her cheeks flushing. Here was q
chance to talk.
"Its horrid. l thought never
would get home. My feet were as heavy
a. lead and the mud kinda equashed up
around my ankles. I'm awful glad you
came along. A hog wagon may not be
the prettieet thing in the world to ride
10 but it gets you up higher out OF the
mud anyway"
Kruger laughed at her joke.
I've made him high a purpose. De
pigs allus would yump out in der NUT.
Dey don'd tink like you do. Ged up
Yak,; you muss think Sharlie. he dond
haf holdings to do only pull dis wagon
vitout no hellup. Gel up Sharl-e."
The horses started on trot and the
rattle OF the wagon box drowned out
Joee's attempt 10 answer. Whsn they
had quieted down Kruger turned to
her.
IVY your fader sells his farm! Amt
de groun' good?" he asked.
jose drew back little and raised
her startled eyes to his.
my father doesn't want to sell the
farm" she said quickly.
Kruegsrs face grew heavily puzzled.
"Oen Wy did he say to my brudder
dat be vii sell shesp any day il he
could! / know dat he amt got any
norkagc."
jose had recovered.
IL did rot know that father wanted
to cell. II he does it Isn't because the
ground is poor. He ssys our farm is the
best anywhere around. He might tie
tired OF farming. It's because I'm not a
boy. Hired men don't care whether
the work is done or not. And | sup
pose my mother wants me to 60 to
school,"
Tie wagon stopped in front of the
house and Jose climbsd down stiffiy.
There Was a note Of displeasure in her
thanks that brought another puzzled
look to Kruegeris fscs. Jose in come
way blamed him because her father
wanted 10 sell. He could not seq
jose went into the house fesling
somehow that the bottom had dropped
out Of things. But supper was on the
table and in her hunger Jose almost
forgot What Kruger had slid. After
supper. when she began t. wipe the
dishes it all came back.
She turned to her mother and said in
q suppressed Vic:
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-05-08

price We ought to take it. We want to
educsts you. After this year there will
be nothing worth your while in a
country school. We thought it would be
better to move to town than II send you
away from home"
jose was silent.
Saturday morning the sun had come
out and jose was helping bright and
early with the apples. She pressed the
damp brown apple leaves into the
spongy sod while she waited for the
hiied man to carry her seventh bushel
Of apples to the bins. 1t must he ten by
the sun. She looked out under the low
grey branches towards the house. She
saw what made her heart stop beating
for q moment, old Kruger and a
younger man coming out t, where her
father stood on his ladder picking the
last OF tho winesaps. She saw them
stop at the foot OF the ladder, saw her
father come down and shake hands with
them, saw him address himself in a
businesslike way to the younger man
and waited to see no more, for she
turned from them and walked unsteadi
ly to the house. Her mother was in the
kitchen. Jose went straight up to her
own room, not to cry. but to think. She
went over all the time since she was
old enough to remember. She thought
OF the old barn with its wide stalls and
heavy timbers; the creek with its bend
and deep places where she had 70 we'd
her leaky old boat; the level prairie
pasture across the old ford where she
had found tie patch Of wild straw
berries: the north field that she remem-
berej best by the swell of fresh cut
wheat; the orchard; the threshing; the
corn husking when the wagons ratified
out to the field in the early morning
while she lay half asleep. yet in the
dark; the long wintsr evenings before a
drowsy wood fire; fresh violcts down
under the scrub oaks at the creek; wild
roses on the prairies; hsr garden.
Jose's eyes filled slowly with tears.
Along the window silr of her room lay
paper spread thickly with pumpkin
seeds. She smiled through her tears.
I'm crying before I'm hurt" she
said to herself. Likely IL get to plant
those very seeds and eat the pumpkins"
She sprang up from the bed and
pushed back her hair. She would 60
back to her apples. She began to tip
toe down tbs eteps slowly. She felt
little foolish. She did not want any.
one to know that she had run away
from her work. At the foot OF the
stairs she stopped. Her father ard
mother we're talking in the kitchen.
She heard her fathers deep voice.
Il think it viii be all right. He's
willing to pay my price but wants time.
He is willing to pay four thousand
down and one thousand year till it is
all paid. Can we go on that? Well
want to buy 10 town."
Jose could Tot hear her mothers
words. She slipped out quietly through
the front door and went towards the
orchard. Her body felt rigid.
The farm was going to be sold then.
On the morning JoseS father and
mother went TO town 10 see about the
deed, Jose spoke out all that was in her
mind. She had watched her father put
on his overcoat Ard draw on his gloves.
III you're doing it for me-" she had
burst out bitterly, you needn't mind;
I'd iuet as leave never know a thing a.