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The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03
LIFE.
BY CHARLES MACKEY.

Lord we are Thankful for the air,
For breath of life, for water fair,
For morning burst, ~forssooLday light
For alienation of the night.
For place in Thy infinity.
Lord we are hankful unto Thee.
For years and seasons as they run.
For wintry cloud and summer sum-,
For seedtime and the autumn store
In due succession ore,
Fol- flower and fruit, for herb aud tree,
Lord we are thankful into Thee.
For beauty and delight of sound,
That fl oat the universe around;
For carol of t he happy birds,
For fall of sire am, for gush of words,
For music of the earth and sea,
Lord ! we are han kful unto Thee.
For sight, for touch, for taste. for smell,
For sense OF life ineffable,
For health of mind and strength of hand,
For power 10 know and understand,
For every joy we feel or see,
Lord !! we are thankful unto Thee.
For daily toll that we endure,
For labor's recompense secure,
For wholesome zest of appetite
For 0 and drink and slumbers light,
For vigorous health and. pulses free,
Loldl we are thankful into Thee
~s1.,,
For fellowship with humankind,
For pure emotions of the mind,
For joy that were not joy sincere
Y Mess for sorrows previous tear,.ss
For hope and leyssand sympathyesz
Lord! we are tn ankful unto Thee.
For conscience, and its voice of awe
Thy whisper when we break Thy law
For knowledge of Thy power divine,
And wisdom, mighty as benign, M
For all we are, and hope to be,
Lord we are thankful into Thee.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03
GEMS.

Thoughts are your owD; your words
are SO no more.
The man who talks most about himself
says the least.
A heart without love is like a violin
without strings. '-tsetst
Reason is but a jack. o. lantern light
in must peoples minds.
The worst superstition is to consider
our own the most tolerable.
Smiling lepgtEens the month and the
iife'in- about equal proportions.
He surely will walk straight who hath
nothing to draw him aside.
When one is unable to meet his obi,
cations they meet him at every turn.
TbeIe is nothing so calculated to win
the afcctronsu of pHupl8 as kindness. ~
Slumber not in the tents Of your
fathers. The wofld advances. Adyaa6s
With it.
Many have fallen by the edge or tbe
sword; but not so many as have fallen by
10y sAAS Net~st-ASSs ~ ~>a
Sorrow is a stone that Skdshes a single
bearer to the ground, while two are able
so carry it with ease.
Those who are formed to win general
admiration are seldom calculated to
bestow individual happiness.
The inheritance of a distinguished and
noble name is a proud Inheritance to him
Whofives worthy Of it.
The highest point to which things can
bring one is oontentment of mind, with
which no estate is miserable.
Love and you shall be loved. Ali love
is mathematicslly just, as much as the
two sides of an algebraic equation.
Books are the great legacies that a
great, genius leaves to mankind, which
are delivered down from generation to
:seneratfan,
MasE=men snd-womenspend-theiIt ivas
IN unsuccessful attempts to spin rhg~ f ! K
God sends them upon. a, wheal They can
rssesef6se
When thou weuld help anosherssstadR
z@plesse, not Thy self in the doing, but
him thou s%ervest, So sh alt thou be
uaasslisHAandeed.
Scientific truth is marvellous. but moral
truth is divine, and whoever breathes' fffss
ainand works by it's li2ht has found the
lost paradise.
@t- .
The most important thiog a young man
ever does is to get ready. The Keynote
lasts to the end OF the tune, and the
foundation reaches clear to the finale.
Beginnings are ~autocratic. No matter
how long a man lives. be will never get
away from his youth.
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Settled at Last.

AS we were waiting in the depot at
Selma an old man who had to use a caue
to help him along came in and limped
over to the tlcket-seller and INQUIRED:
"WAll hev they done anything about
my claim yit?"
"No, sir; nothing donep' was the
reply. Il
"Are they goin' tor"
"Can't say"
The old man turned away and was
limping out when a passenger halted him
and inquired if he had a claim against the
railroad.
Eyes, sab, l have" was the reply. "a
train on this road killed one of my
hawgs."
How long ago was that?"
"Just twentw two years ago last
weak"
"Row often have you dropped 10 here
to see about it?"
"Once a day, sah."
"And you have never been able to get
settlement"
"Never, sab. THIS roaa has had five
different presidents since that hawg was
killed, and the agent there has been
changed seven times, but 1 never could
git no settlement. Jest pears like they
wanted to cheat me outer that hawg."
"Have you filed your claim?"
"'Deed | have, sah.?'
"And have you threatened them with
a suit for damages?"
"Heaps O. times, sab. Yes. bin twenty
two vars tryin' to git a settlement, but
they dun hang off On me-"
"Look here, Colonel" said the
passenger, after q moments thought,
was that a hog or a pig?"
"Wall. sab, yo' might call it a pig, l
reckon" replied the old map.
Fat or lean?"
"Rather lean, sah."
"Was pork cheap that year,"
Powerful cheap, sab. Didn't pay to
raise hawgs."
And what was the amount of your
| olaim?"
"One dollar, sah."
"And what is it now?"
"Jest the same, sah-one dollar. Don't
want no mo- than a hawg is worth, yo'
know; and can't take no less"
WELL" said the passenger. as he
| pulled out a dollar and handed it over,
''here's your money. This settles the
claim at last, and don't you bother this
railroad any more"
Thanks, sah." replied the old man, as
he pocketed the bill. "This makes us
sqaar' for the bawg, sab, and l shan't
bother you no mono mo-. It's bin a
mighty long time. sah-mighty long
time-but l knowed I'd git it ii / stuck
out long huff aud the case is settled
Mawnin' ladies-mawnin' gents-mawin'
to all. l shall be powerful lonesome
bout this time o'day, but l shaut bother
| this railroad no mono mo'."-By N.
0u16.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

Don't be persuaded into buying lini.
ments without reputation or merit
Cham berlain's Pain Balm costs no more,
and it's merits have been proven by a test
of many years. Such letters as the
following from L. G. Bagley, Huepeme,
Cal, are constantly being recsived:
The best remedy for pain l have ever
used is Chamberlain's Pain Balm, aud [
say so after having used it in my family
for several years." 1t cures rheumatism,
back, spraiDs and swelling. For
sale by Geo. M. Andrews, druggist.
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letter, salt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting, incl
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

The diseases cured by Hoods Sarsa.
parills are many, because most ailments
disappear as soon as the blood Is enriched
and purified by it.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

In every girls bedroom there is a
picture of a sad, dreamy eyed man look
ing the other way.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

To Cure q Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refu' d money if it fails to
cure, 25s.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

A handful of rock salt added to the
bah is the next best thing to an ocean
din
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03
FARMERS MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company,
o. SALEM COUNTY.
Ohice-Head of Market ST., Salem.

THIS Old and Reliable Company, OF AZ years
standing, continues to insure all kinds OF prop
erty, not extra hazardous, in towns or country, for any
length of time not exceeding FIVE years, at as low
rates as will pay losses and expenses. 1t insures
against FIRE and lightning, or danger by either; its
losses are carefully adjusted and paid. Its funds on
hand are ample to meet all probable losses, being
larger than al any previous time Of its existence and
steadily increasing, while its reserve assets are of
a character and amount to surely meet all losses how
over extraordinary, and cannot be trittered away by
unfortunate investments or defaulting officers.
DIRECTOR:
John S. Elwell, c. H. Sinnickson,
]. H. Sinnickson, Richard BasSett,
Joseph Waddington, Barclay Griscom,
William B. Carpenter, C. W.. Casper,
Woodruff Petit, Josiah Wistar,
Quinton P. Harris, Charles Hires,
David F. Grier.
EXECUTIVE CoMMIrrKE.-Wm. B. Carpenter, Pres
Ident; Chas. w. Casper, Joseph Waddington, Quin-
ton P. Harris, Woodruff Petit, who meet weekly
on Seventh-day, at 3 o'clock.
SECRETARY AND TRRAsURER.-Woodnut Petit, to
whom application may be made in relation to any BUSH
ness connected with the company, at the office of
the company, No. fS2 B.O4iway, head of Market
street, or at his residence, ESQ East Broadway
Salem.
In addition to the above, the following persons
we're elected Agents and Surveyors:
R. M. Hitchner, Elmer.
George B.. Grier, Woodstown.
Josiah Summerill, U. P. Neck.
Asa G. Turner, Pennsgrove.
Daniel d. Hitchner, Cohansey, Crmb. County,
]. Forman Sinnickson, Salem.
Joseph B. Livezey, Berkely.
E. w. Nieukirk, Elmer.
G. Wilbert Moore, Seeley.
10. Acton. Salem.
q. B. Sickler, Salem.
Woodruff PETIT, Sec'y & Treas.
rf-zA-tf.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c. pc. II c. c. G. fail. druggists refund mnnev-
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03
DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, are

just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They + not food but
medicine and the best in use 10 yut a
horse in prime condition. Price %
cents per package.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

40 Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or 25c.
II c. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Monitor-register., 1897-12-03

Train up a hired girl in the way she
should go and the first thing you know
she's gone.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
DAIRY

a really good dairy COW can be
p~rofitably kept until she is eight years
old.
Don't allow your cows, young cattle
or sheep to be pinched in their feed dur
ing the winter.
Do not expect a good milk COW to
become beef fat while she is yielding a
good flow of milk.
AS a rule, a profitable COW is a good
eater, but some cows have eyes larger
than their stomachs, like some men.
If the heifer is to develop into a
profitable cow, her first milking period
must be extended as much as possible.
The solid part of milk is made large
ly from matchmaking foods. The
dairyman must use a good deal of corn
in his feeding ration, but it should be
balanced up with oats or something
of that kind.
Lack of skill in milking, unkind treat
ment, improper or irregular feeding,
and a cold stable will soon spoil the
best dairy herd il existence. See that
none of these methods" are practiced
in your dairy.
While it is best to keep water where
the COWS a help themselves, when this
cannot be done conveniently, the best
plan is to see that they have all the
pure, fresh water they will drink regu-
larry twice a day.
The COW likes regularity, and when
the regular routine of her life is dis
turbed she resents it by giving less milk.
She is not very particular whether she
has three meals a day or two, but she
wants what she does have regularly.
Those who have had much expert
ence know that there is a great differ.
encc in salts. A sample should always
be thoroughly tried before buying large
quantities, no matter what inducement
may be offered. If it does not suit it
is not wanted at any price.-Colman's
Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
FACTS o MILK.
lint with Which Every Dniryman
Should He Familiar.

Milk should be kept in a cool place,
free from odors and in perfectly clean
vessels of well-glazed earthen or porce-
lain ware or a glass jar. Tin and wood
are Objectionable.
Milk should be kept perfectly sweet
for household use-in summer from "a
to Sc hours after delivery, if maintained
at so degrees Fahrenheit.
The Pasteurization or sterilization OF
milk destroys all the germs present, by
mean of heat.
1t is estimated that one-third of all
children die before they are three years
old, and one of the leading causes of in
fam mortality is unwholesome milk.
Bad milk cannot be made perfect by
Pasteurization, but the danger from it's
consumption can be lessencd.
The Pasteurization process is to place
tie milk in a glass bottle plugged tight
with dry, clean cotton, and immcrse
the bottle up to the neck in water main
tanned ut $50 degrees Fahrenheit, left
there for some time, then removed and
kept in a cool place.
Separator cream is much richer than
gravity cream" and for this reason
preferred for whipping.
Cream is sometimes kept for two
weeks before it is sold.
When good milk is poured from a
tumbler It will cling to the glass a lit
tie, and not run off clean like water.
The yellow color OF the milk is not n
safe standard by which TO judge its
quality, for the poor milk from some
COWS may be more highly colored han
rich milk from others. All milk fron
fresh COWS Immediately after parturi-
ton is mere yellow than at a later date.
The average dairy cow gives $50 gal
Ions of milk per year, or about
enough to supply II persons with milk
st. Louis Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
THE WORLD Of BOOKS.

One critic has called F. J. Stimson'l
"King Noanett" the American "Lorna
Ooone."
A new German novel by George Ebers
has been consigned to Mary Stafford
for translation.
The projected lecture tour in America
by Richard LIE Gallienne is said to be
still an uncertainty.
Stanley j. Weyman's new serial novel,
Shrewsbury" is said to be the best
thing he has yet done.
Sentimental Tommy" is to have a
sequel, but Mr.. Barrie will write a
shorter work in the meantime and will
enter a new field.
One hundred and fifty-two libraries
report that Louisa Alcott'S books are
far-and-away leaders in the books de-
manded by Juvenile borrowers.
William Morris said: 1T is rust that
kills men, not work" His own n
tration was marvellous, 1.-THE Lovers of
Gudrum" having been produced at a
sitting.
William Morris said: my masters are
Keats and Chaucer, because Keats and
Chaucer make pictures" Apropos of
this, he also said: The beauty of Dante
is in his detail"
In London CoulSon Kernahan's book,
"The Child, the Wise Man and the
Devil" has had wonderful run and has
caused much demand for the authors
work, God and the Ant"
Conan Doyle rarely pledges himself
to write even a short story until the
piece of work in hand is entirely fin
ished. He claims that the n of re-
sponsibility would affect the character
of his writings.
Charles Lamb never failed to watch
the coming in of the new year and list
ened to the ringing of the bells with
the delight of a child; and, indeed, he
a Supplemented, loving child 20
the end of his days.
Mrs. Burton Harrison will write mag
azine papers on certain aspects of Rus
sian life, as she visited Russia last sum.
and enjoyed peculiar facilities for
Studying the higher social side of life
at the capital.
According to Carlyle, "brainy women
live in a shoreless Asiatic dreaminess."
Nevertheless, it was q remarkably
"brainy" woman who kept the wheels
of domestic life well oiled for Thomas.
Conan Doyle says: THE best style,
like the best glass, is so clear that you
do not observe it," He also says that a
woman's style of writing, whether plain
or ford, is always clear and compre-
hensible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

and ends should be boarded tightly,
making it possible for the animals TO
get al the hay only at the bottom.
To make the rack complete a man.
ger must be constructed entirely round
the upright part. This is best accom-
plisIed by setting four short posts Sc
curely in the ground opposite the oor-
ners, and others between to give firm
ness to this part, where pressure is
brought to bear. Ii the manger is
made slanting and narrow at the bot
tom, it will prevent animals from get
ting in, as they are often tempted to do
in cold weather. Many consider it a
good plan to cover such a rack with a
shed roof, thus always keeping the hay
dry. This can be done with very little
expenses; and, betteryet, Iwould advise
having a door at the front of it, hung
on hinges, as represented in the illus
tration, so that it could be let down
at will for the insertion Of the hay.
This should tend to keep the fodder
dry for the most part in any kind of
weather.-Frederick o. Sibley, in N.
Y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

4 10y 9 L OtCJJs
There will not be any meddIing with the
Cuban insurrection, or any trifing with
Spain.
Every citizen of the United States vii
have the absolute protection of This gov
eminent IL war with Spain be precipitated.
The first case of brutality to "A citizen of
the United States will be followed by i'm
mediate and unmistakable action on the
part of the administration.
Maj. Mckinley is opposed to a rec
ognition of the republic of Cuba. be.
cause he maintains that it does not
exist, and that the only existing gov
eminent in Cuba is Spain. The grant
ing of belligerent rights to insurgents,
he argues, would relieve Spain to a
large extent of her obligations to this
government. No claims OF American
citizens would lie against Spain for the
destruction of their property on the
island by the insurgents.
Maj. Mckinley is equally opposed to
armed intervention, holding that con-
ditions justifying such a step do not
exist. The p~resident-elect has recently
expressed himself in writing to the
above effect. The firmness of his atti
tude on the protection due Americans
living or travelling in Cuba is unmis-
taxable. The consul-general at Havana
will not appeal to him in vain. Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley will order every
ship in the navy to Cuban waters, II
necessary, to protect the life of a man,
woman or child, who has a lawful claim
on this government.
A politician close to Maj. Mckinley
said Thursday afternoon that the presi-
dent-elect is delighted with the stand
taken by Consul-General Lee; that he
pronounced it unassailable and just the
attitude that he approved. l can not
vouch for this, as L can for the state
ment regarding the Cuban policy OF the
next president. That l know to be
correct.
Conservatism, on every phase of the
Cuban question, except the rights of
American citizens. They must and
shall be protected" are Maj. McKinley's
--or1c
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
WHAT NEED.
Good Roads Will Check Emigration
from h Country.

What is most needed to make farm
life more attractive and to check the
emigration from the country to the
cities is larger opportunities for social
Intercourse. At present there is
little opportunity for the rural classes
to mingle at all. They are compelled by
force of circumstances 10 remain at
home, and, firing Of this constant rou-
tine, it is natural for the rising gener-
alton to seek the cities, where there
is variety and change. The much
mooted question of better roads con-
tains a remedy, to a large extent, for
this evil. Better roads will brighten the
life and improve the condition of the
farmer much more than better learn
ing, though we do not desire to discount
the advantages of education to people
in all the walks of life. At present, in
the winter, when the farmer has the
most leisure, the roads are almost i'm
passable, except in sleighing weather,
and this bars his children from all So
cial intercourse, as, indeed, it would
bar them from attendance upon any adj
vanced schools that might be estab-
lished in their interests. Give the
farmer better roads, and there is every
reason to believe his children will re-
main with him longer, and that his gen.
eral condition will be much better than
It il at present
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
FEED RACK.
Simple Device Which Prevents the
Waste of Lots of Hay,

"h5tS VI LOtB Va may
When hay is fed loose in the barn-
TArd 4 certain per cent. of it is tram
pied under foot and wasted. In order
tu prevent this, in part at least, a feed
rack of some kind should be erected in
the center of the yard at a point which
will be the most sunny and pleasant
possible.
Now, 4 simple but effectual way in
which to build one of these feed racks
is to begin by setting four tail posts in
the ground in the form of 4 rectangle,
as shown in cut. Their height and dis
lance apart will determine the size and
capacity of the rack. 1t is inadvisable,
however, to make it very wide, say not
eve six feet, as some difficulty would
be experienced by the animals in pull
ing out the hay if bound solidly in the
center. Set the posts leaning toward
the center, in order to make the open
ing wider at the bottom than at the
top. This will prevent binding, and
in consequence the hay will readily
settle as it is being eaten away from
below. From about IS inches above
ground to the top of the posts the sides
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
A STRANGE FREAK OF NaruRE.

We hope to sell 100000 packages
Golden Rind Watermelon, the most
wonderful freak of nature-smooth,
shiny, yellow rind, crimson flesh, de-
~liciousl It's sensational. Took 500 first
prizes in 1896. You must have it to be
in the swim. Melons go like wild fire
at s1.oo apiece. We paid $500 for one
melon! 500 prizes for earliest melon
-ripened in 1896 in Il days. Lots of
money made in earliest vegetables.
Salzer's seeds produce them. Thirty
five earliest sorts, postpaid, s1.OO.
SEND THIS NoTICEAND Is CENTS FOR A
Pkg. of Golden Rind and wonderful seed
book, Jag big pages, to the John A. Sal
ger Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. TK1
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
How's Thisf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cur,u ~ Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West L TruaI, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
Free Farm Labor Bureau.

employed men in Chicago, the Working.
mems Home, at II Custom House Place, has
established a Free Labor Bureau, and Is
prepared to furnish men to farmers and
others in all parts of the country without
expense to either. Employers applying
should state definitely as to the kind OF
work, wages to be paid, and if railway fare
will be advanced. Address Labor Bureau,
Morkingmen's Home, AZ Custom House
Place, Chicago, Ill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06
Relief for a Defeated Candidate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Hoar
yesterday offered a resolution to pay
Henry A. Dupont 81, s55 to reimburse
him for expenses incurred in prosecut-
ing his claim to a seat in the senate
from the state Of Delaware.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

Hosts of invalids tumble to destruction
simply because they will exercise no dis
erection in the matters of eating, drinking
and the avoidance of exciting causes, and,
above all, in the item of medication. They
persist in dosing themselves in season and
out of season with drastic and violent rem.
edies, opiates and mineral poisons. The
best, the safest, the ~pleasantest substitute
for such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, potent for malarial, rheu,
matte, dyspeptic, nervous and bilious com,
plants.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-03-06

Explaining a P~roverb.-"Papa, what does
this mean: Tt is better to give than to re-
c~eive'?" asked a boy of his fond parent.
1T means, my son, that your mother finds
more pleasure in ~lecturing me than I do in
hearing her."-Tit-Bits.