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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
NOVELTY IN FRAMES.
A Pretty and Practical Method of Ar
ranging Photographs.


To make the frame, simply procure
an oblong bit of heavy cardboard large
enough to allow OF the chosen num-
Der of openings. In it have cut as many
circles as you have photographs; then
cut a bit of fine white linen an inch
larger all around. On the linen mark
exactly where each opening falls.
When that is done draw or have
stamped various blossoms, as you may
prefer. The suggestions given have
been found effective and serviceable,
but are of course susceptible to change.
Holly for the winter man, forget-me-
nots for him of whom we dream, bios
SONS for the pretty man, violets for the
sentimental man and daisies for the
summer man are those most popular,
however.
Embroider each wreath carefully and
exactly; then wind simulated ribbon
in and out. Indicate it by an outlining
on each edge, and about each frame
outline the lettering. The remainder
of the work is purely technical, but it
requires absolute neatness to insure
success.
Press the linen carefully on the
under side; then stretch it over the
cardboard, taking great care that each
circle falls exactly over its opening.
Pull it tight and smooth and paste the
edges to the under side of the board.
Cut each circle out, but be SURF to cut
one-half inch within the line. Slack the
edges and turn them under neatly;
then paste them firmly into place.
When the paste is quite dry lay over
the back a second piece of board, and in
it cut slashes Or openings to admit each
card. Paste it to the Uncovered board
at all four sides and send to a Trainer
for the glass and passepartout binding.
ST. Iouis ReDublic
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
FASHION AND FURNITURE.
Nooo taste Too Often Sacrificed in &c
nishing the House.

1000 Taste Too Often Sacrificed in xrr
nishing the House.
is responsible for any amount
OF pad furniture. For the wealthy il
is Marie Antoinette and other neriod
furniture, or Turkish, japanese and
other ornate eastern styles, none of
winch is adapted to our habits and sur.
roundings. Last year it was metal bed
steads; now they are tabooed and wood
reigns. To-day it is prima vera and
curly birch; six months from now if
may De black walnut and cherry again.
Some fashions are bizarre and ugly:
many more artistic and altogether
charming; for instance, brass bedsteads
are SNOWY and dazzling and iron ones
TOO suggestive of public institutions,
where cleanliness is the main considera-
ton. Wood bedsteads are more pleas
ing to the eye and give a chamber a
cozler appearance. In short, given free
reign, fashion is a tyrant here as else
where; made subservient to good taste
and judgment, it is a most helpful and
profitable servant, and to no one more
surely than the woman with refined
tastes who must economic.
The size and uses of a room must de-
termine the kind and amount of furni-
ture to be put into it. Furniture should
be beautiful in itself, and beautiful as
considered in connection with every
thing else in the room. A piece of fur
niture good in design, material and
workmanship is always beautiful when
appropriately used. Let use be the first
consideration. Make no purchases
hastily. Have a definite idea of what
is both suitable and good; of the needs
of the Dol and the sum you can af-
lord to eXpend. Prefer hard wood and
good workmanship every time to cheap
decorations. If you must economic
closely, let fashion be neither the first,
second nor third consideration. The
style and air most conducive to the
beauty and comfort of a room is of no
small degree dependent upon the ar
rangement of its furniture. Any num-
Der of suggestions, but few explicit d.
rections for producing the desired re-
suits can be given, for while certain
rules must be adhered to success is far
less dependent upon technical knowl-
edge than upon the artistic sense and
cleverness of the woman who produces
them.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
Costumes of the SpreewaId.

At a dance the Spreewalder knows in
,tantly. by the ~peculiarities of her cos
tune, from what village a woman or
girl has come. At Leipe the multitudin-
Gus skirts of alarming girth In no
more, the gown reaches the ankles, and
the cap fits close to the head instead Of
restingonaframewo kasinBurg. Thue
the dress in Leipe is perhapsmore grace
full, but it is more commonplace; it no
longer testifies to that pride of the
peasant father or husband which is
shown by the number of yards in the
skirts of his womanfolk and the vari-
ETY. of their caps, by the richness of their
dress as well as their jewelry.-Consul
General de Kay, in Century.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

One of the simple yet excellent modes
of cooking, useful for rabbits, squir-
rels, or even birds, is the ordinary fric-
assoc with cream sauce, in which so
many chickens make their entry upon
country tables. The rabbit or hare
should be cooked until tender, and when
iointed up and simmered slowly it makes
an excellent rich stock with only the
ordinary seasoning. Force-meat balls,
mushrooms, catsup, curry powder,
onions and condiments in variety are
all suitable additions, however, if a more
elaborate dish is wanted. Or the joints
NAV be dipped in -four and Drowned
a little in hot butter, with a shaving of
onion, first; then add water to cover,
and simmer until quite tender, but not
ready o drop to pieces; add a little
brown roux to the sauce and serve
very hot.-Country Gentleman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
A KNIGHT OF THE BOWIE.
Terribly Bad and Bold Was This Man
with His Knife.

Terribly Bad and Bold Was This Man
with His Knife.
He's a bad man with his knife!"
The commercial traveller shuddered as
he uttered the words, and all heads
were turned as Dick Cutter, of Ken
lucky, the far-famed knight of the
bowie, passed the little group in the
hotel office on his way to the bar.
A clerical-looking Prince Albert coat
was tightly buttoned across his broad
and powerful chest, a dark, SLOUGH hat
shaded his red face, and short, black
curls struggled from beneath it's rim
and fell upon his shoulders.
See that bulge in the small of his
back?" whispered the drummer.
That's his bowie knife, and they tell
me he is lightning on the draw, that in
a second he can whip that knife out
from its hiding place and have it ready
and open for business in another sec
ond."
NO doubt about his being an awful
man with the knife said a second
drummer.
"Tve often heard of him." remarked
a third.
Hes sure death, they say, when
aroused" chimed in the mining pro-
motor. Now you must know all about
him, colonel?' he continued, turning to
Kirby Culpepper, the Blue Grass dis
tiller.
Yes" said the colonel. 81 know all
about Dick Cutter. Get a drink or two
in him and you can hear him below a
mile. He has a national notoriety as a
human cyclone, but l must confess that
/ never saw him in his great character
as a promoter of funerals"
Then he isn't such a bad man with
his knife, after all?" inquired the first
drummer.
.Oh, yes he is" the colonel said hasti-
", strange twinkle in his eye. There's
no doubt about it. You should have
seen him in the ~dining-room a short
time ago. Dick Cutter is a bad-b-a-d
man with his knife-when he has a run
in with a big wedge of pie!"-Twinkles-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
A .pEeUTANTE's WARDROBE.
Suitable Gowns and Wraps for Young
Society Girls.

Suitable Gowns and Wraps for Young
Society Girls.
An important gown for the young girl
just out in society is the one to be worn
on the street-one not too elaborate for
a morning walk and still smart enough
for a luncheon or afternoon reception.
1t is almost impossible to make one
gown do duty for these several occa-
sions, so there should be two-ar rough
and-ready tailor-made cheviot, severely
plain, but well fitting, and a smooth
faced cloth of bright blue, braided with
black-the waist in reality a jacket,
tight-fitting and braided in military
fashion with black. With this are worn
q boa and muf of silver-gray fur-a
color that only fresh, young faces can
stand.
This second gown might be of bright
red with black satin, made with a Boz
ero jacket and gold buttons, or of gray
worn with a gray felt hat trimmed with
ostrich feathers. A bolero jacket and
full belt and front of ~rose-color satin
relieved the gray.
Elton jackets are favored this winter.
They are more suitable to young girls
than to elderly women, and dressmakers
have not been slow to take advantage
of this fact. Dark-brown velveteen, or
dark red, make charming street CO.'S
tunes made with the Eton jacket. One
of brown has a tight-ftting waistcoat
and broad belt of yellow silk trimmed
with threads of mink.
Short jackets of seal o. Persian lamb
T desirable, but must always be short,
as the longer coats are only for older
women. Russian blouses in fur, belt
cd with a narrow gold belt, are in fash
ion. None of the fur garments close
at the throat, but open to show jabots
and bows of ribbon and lace to the dis
comfort and future pneumonia of the
wearer.
Daintiness should be the predomi-
nant feature in a debutante's evening
gown. White and the light shades OF
pink, blue, yellow and green are pref
test. At the Assembly hall in New
York nearly all the young ONE who
made their first appearance wore white,
looking exquisitely fresh and simple in
spite of the fact that the gowns were
rich and could have been made only
by the smartest modistes. Light gauzy
fabrics, made over silk or satin under
slips, were the rule; sometimes a tulle
skirt had a satin waist trimmed with
tulle. One gown of embroidered chiffon
had a pattern of love-knots interspersed
with garlands around the skirt, which
was also trimmed with a double ruffle
headed by 4 very full ruche, all through
which were punches of tiny pink roses.
The waist was of plain chiffon with a
girdle of pearls and rhinestones. Puff.
ings of chiffon encircled the decollete.
The hair was dressed high with a little
stiff spray of pink roses.
The round-cut evening waist off the
shoulders is more fashionable than the
square-cut. and while it shows the
shoulders can still be arranged more
modestly than the other. All evening
gowns are worn a trifle higher and have
q soft fold or two of lace or chiffon ar
ranged as a tucker. Lace berthas are
worn, but are of narrow lace, caught up
so not to hide the lines of the figure
N Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

The following recipe for making an
oyster loaf is furnished by an authority:
Cut an oblong slice from the upper side
Of a Vienna loaf of bread, then scoop
out the crumbs from the inside of the
loaf. Spread the casing with butter,
fill with raw oysters, about n quart;
add a tablespoonful of chopped parsley,
half a cupful of cream, some small bits
of butter, pepper, salt and two drops
oftobasco sauce. Put OF the upper crust,
put in a baking dish and pour the
oyster liquor " it. Cover and bake
20 minutes, basting often with the
oyster liquor. When done. put on an
oblong dish, cut in slices and serve hot
Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
An Old o

Some of the antiquities of this coun.
try which find their way INTO the mu-
seums are rivaled in age by a living crea-
ture at the Zoo. 1t is an alligator terra
pin, or Mississippi snapper, whose $50
pounds of substance have been accum-
ulated in a lifetime of five centuries or
more. At least, that is what the scien-
fists calculate, and they say that there
is no reason to doubt that is was pad
ding around as a little turtlein the Mis-
sissippi when De Soto first gazed upon
the river. The giant terrapin measures
about five feet from snout to tip Of
tail, and during its residence at the Zoo
it has grown not a particle. 1t is too
lazy to move about much, and so nature
has endowed it with special facilities for
catching food. When hungry it lies in
the water with its mouth wide open, and
the bright little red tongue looks so
much like a worm that it serves as a bait
to attract fish, on which the terrapin
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
WONDERFUL FEAT.
1t Is Unparalleled In the History of Deep
Sea Diving.

Sea Diving.
A few more facts about the recovery
Of the specie from the Alfonso NIL,
probably the most remarkable deep-sea
diving effort on record. are sem to us
by Mr.. Henry G.. r. Vaughan, Clap
man. The vessel sank off Point Gando,
Grand Canary, at about four o'clock in
the afternoon of February IA, 1855, in
fine weather, having probably struck
on Gando rock. She had a valuable
cargo and ten boxes each containing
10000 newly minted Spanish gold five
duros) pieces, each of nearly the value
Of an English sovereign. This specie
was stored in 4 small triangular room
or lazarette in the run of the ship
that is, just over the screw and below
three decks-and it was subsequently
found to be at a depth of 26 % fathoms
or 100 feet. The best professional
opinion then fixed 25 fathoms as the
practicable limit of continuous deep-sea
diving. There were three divers-Alex-
ander Lambert, David Tester and Fred
erick J. Davies. The specie was below
three decks, which had to be pierced.
The idea of making n hole in the side of
the steamer by an explosive was aban-
doned, the fear being that the specie
might be scattered. Lambert recov-
cred seven boxes, Tester two boxes and
Davies none. The diver had to descend
into the lazarette andlift the box, weigh
ing nearly two hundred-weight, in his
arms on to the deck above, the pressure
upon him at the time being about 20
pounds to each square inch of his body.
This is said to be 4 feat altogether
unparalleled in the history of diving.
and proves what heroic fellows these
divers were. They showed the highest
pluck, endurance and tenacity through
out the operations. Lambert made 81
dips, being submerged altogether 9O5
minutes, his longest immersion being
&c minutes, including going down and
coming up. Tester made 46 dips, being
submerged during COL minutes, his
longest immersion being 90 minutes.
Davies made 30 dips and was sub
merged 293 minutes. his longest INNER
sion being 90 minutes, but he could not
get so low down as the lazarette, the
pressure being too great for him. Tester
had one bad fit. Lambert was for a
time paralyzed in his legs. Two subse-
quent unsuccessful attempts were made
by contractors with the underwriters,
cn the principle of n cure no pay TO
recover the last box. Probably this last
6 10000 will never be regained.
The divers were paid good wages and
five per cent. on all the gold recovered.
In addition to this they were of course
boarded and a bonus of $50 was given
for each box recovered. Lambert re-
ceived e4,OSS, Tester e1.375 and Davies
G275. The underwriters estimate of
the cost of the salvage before commenc-
ing the operation was 16 per cent. The
actual cost was 1922 per cent 1t is
possible, though not probable, that
deeper depths may be reached
in the future. but it is doubtful whether
there will ever be a more heroic diving
record than that of the Alfonso XII
London News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
H o AND CHURCH

The colored Baptists of this co4n-
try gave last year S41, s97 for e~ducatioa,
S35, 1920 for missions and $210, 1874 for mis-
cellaneous purposes They gave church
property to the value of 50, 794,S42 and
school property to the value of S2,02S,-
$50.
President Thwi2g, of Western Re-
serve university, Cleveland, says that in
the so years in the middle of the present
men graduated at the eight principal
colleges of New England, of which num-
Der more than 1000 became ministers.
John Bach McMaster says in the
Atlantic Monthly that, in the beginning
of this century, 'in our land there was
not a reformatory, nor an asylum for
the blind, for the deaf and dumb. or for
lunatics." And yet there are people
who believe that the world has been
growing worse and worse the last hum
dred years!
Announcement is made that the
trustees of Columbia university have
presented to the institution S500,0 900 for
a gymnasium. 1t will be built on the
new site of the university, Morningside
Heights, and will be the largest and
best equipped as yet in the country.
1t will be a part of the great univer-
sity hall. the entire cost of which will
be more than 81, 1000, 900.
The statement is made from New
York that Gen. Booth is considerably
~perturbed over the falling off in num-
bers and contributions in the Salvation
Army posts throughout the west. Com
mander Booth-Tucker's present agrees
sive campaign in the west is understood
to be prompted by the generals urgency
and by a desire to strengthen the army
in the leading cities. 1t is believed
that the Volunteer movement has cut
into the army badly, and it is now
claimed that the Volunteers have strong
posts in 400 western cities.
The New York court of appeals has
decided the Fayerweather will case in
favor of the 90 colleges which claimed
the residue of the estate under clause
ten of the will. This is the end of a
famous case, as this was the court Of
last resort. The decision was unani-
nous with the exception of the chief
Justice As a result Yale will receive
100000, while Rochester university.
n of the parties making the appeal,
comes in for $50. ZOO, in addition to the
100000 originally received. Amherst.
Dartmouth, Wesleyan are among the 20
benefciarieS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
MANI OF A RAZOR.
Father Priced the Weapon Which Ha,
Killed His Daughter.

HSther TrlZeu the Weapon which Had
Killed His Daughter.
A most conspicuous and tender in
stance of paternal affection was by
chance brought to the attention of the
writer a few days ago as he sat in a bar
Der chair patiently awaiting the remov-
al of the superf1uous growth from'a neg
lected chin. While thus employed a
man, apparently a German, entered the
shop and handed a razor to the barber,
with a request that he would put it in
order as soon as possible. And" add
ed he, "be sure and not lose that razor.
1 would not lose that razor for ten dol
lars"
Naturally the barber was curious to
know why 50 e~Xtravagant a value should
be placed upon an ordinary z and in
quired the reason.
Why" responded the German, that
is the razor that the sailor killed my
daughter with. You can see the blood
spots on the blade now. There they
are. Those black stains are my daugh-
ter's blood They will never come out.
Ny daughter was a good girl. Ever
SlHSC II was h1AACo ACNCk ShdNC vim
no other razor. 1 love her so much.
AS long as 1 live 1 use this razor in MEM
cry of my girl" 1t is difficult to aston
ish an ordinary barber, but this n
was struck dumb for awhile. Finally
he did recuperate sufficiently to ex-
claim: well. I'll be DANCED" The
statement of the owner of the precious
razor was found on inquiry to be quite
true.
Two years ago the whole water front
was shocked by the foul murder of a
young 1~5-year-old girl under circum-
stances of singular atrocity. Her father
was the keeper of a sailor boarding
house, p~atronized by whalers almost ex-
clusively. The girl had attracted the
attention of a half-breed Kanaka, who
wanted to marry her, but thegirl would
not consent and repulsed him with hor-
ror and disdain. In q moment of jeal-
u fury the mad Kanaka seized the girl
as she was attending to some house
hold affairs and cut her throat, almost
severing the head from the body. The
razor about which the aged German was
50 solicitous was the real, actual nstru-
ment of the crime. - San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

her eyes held happiness as she sat by
the schoolroom table, with the piled.
up work basket neglected before her,
and read the words again and again.
And the days and the weeks and the
months and the years passed on, and
the pile of love letters which came to
the girl grew in bulk. Sometimes they
were Respondent, sometimes cheerful,
sometimes hurried, sometimes tender
and sometimes the treasured space was
overfull of descriptions of new friends
or strange places. But the letters never
failed to come, and the man never failed
to long for the riches which could bring
him to the girls side and make life
happy for them.
And the girl longed and longed that
she might meet her lover, if only for u
day; that they might look into each 9TH
er's face, and, renewing hope, might
start afresh. Some cynic told her hat
love was fleeing, a question merely of
pr~opinquity; but that cynic had not
really meant to bruise the girls endear-
ing heart. Besides, the cynicism was
" ai"dNS uCy u tulS SIIIS lONC
was strong as ever-stronger. Why
should not the mans be the same? He
was better equipped for fighting doubts
and fears. But the waiting was bitter
ly long.
At last, when endurance was becom-
ing a habit, there came a shock-a shock
of Joy. Just a business matter. Just
money, just repentance to the amount
of five hundred a year put of an erst-
while unforgiving uncle. But $500 a
year to a little governess, to a waiting
lover! 1t vas ecstasy.
The schoolroom was as paradise that
morning; the voices of the children as
angels songs. For the waiting. the
drudgery. the anxiety were over. Bliss
lay within a blue envelope; joy was in
scribed in straight lines of copper
plate caligraphy. But the girl uttered
no word of happiness; it seemed too
wonderful, and she wanted to realize it
and think.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

An old Lombard legend tells the story
C n chieftain who asked the hand of a
neighbours daughter. Upon its being
refused him he declared war. killed the
chief who had declined the honor of be-
coming his father-in-law, and married
the girl after all. Not satisfied with
this much he had the skull of his wife's
father mounted in gold Us n drinking
cup, and one day. while under the infu-
n of wine, ordered his spouse to ap-
Dear before the assembled guests at his
house and drink to his health out of the
horrible bowl. She did so. but ever
sfterward was her husbands secret
but most deadly enemy. She joined in
a conspiracy which eventually resulted
in her husbands assassination.-San
Francisco Call,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

Mrs. Brown-Have you met Mira
Smith, your next door neighbor, yet?
Mrs. Jones-Oh, yes, indeed, often.
What do you think of her?"
"You know / never criticise my neigh.
bors, and l would be the last to speak
i'll of anyone, but 1 will go so far as to
say that 1 am softly for Nj. Smith,.
+. z Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

One pint of ham which has been pre-
Siously cooked; mix with two parts Of
bread crumbs wet with milk. Put the
batter in gem pans, break one egg over
each, sprinkle the top thickly with
cracker crumbs, and bake until Drowned
over. A nice breakfast dish.-N. z.
Ledger,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

Hearing faint rustic in the darkened
hallway below, the elder sister, suppos-
ing the young man had gone, leaned over
the balustrade and called put:
well, Bessie, have you landed him?"
There was a deep, sepulchral silence
for some moments; it was broken by
the h~esitating, constrained voice of the
Young man:
"She has"-N. o. States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
A Hint.

For those who like the fresh, clean
,dorof orris-root, someone who has tried
il suggests that a small piece of orris-
root be placed in the boiler when boil
ing bed-linen and underwear. 1t i'm
parts a delightful fragrance and does
no harm to the clothes. In fact, some
people ever think it helps the appear
ance of them.-Demorest's.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

"A marrying trust, to raise the price
of tying the knot, is the latest thing at
Anderson, Ind. All those having au-
fhority to conduct 4 wedding are eX-
rected to combine, and raise the mini
mum plfce to two dollars.