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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17

Acceptance of Observation-Disclosures
big trouble bout runnir' dis here
world" said Uncle Eben, SIS dat It's de
man who honesty realizes de full i'm
portance OBJ responsibility dat is mos
likely to be a little shy OBJ acceptin' It"
Star.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17
PASSING pIEAsANTR1Es,

Unaccountable.--Bro Jack
son says he is greatly troubled with cold
feet. SH
Smith (surprised)-Tom Jackson?
Why, / always thought he was a bach
elor.-Judge. a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17
LAST EXCURSION

TO NnsHtHRtuh NM BhNIM0re VIA BnItI-
more & Ohio.
Thursday. March "a. Round trip $40.
Tickets good ten days. For full infor-
nation apply 1900 Market street or T. c.
Burke. City Passenger Agent. B. & o.
station aaH tEl's.rs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17

Why She Repeated the Question:
Old Lady-You said the train that I
should take leaves at 1880. didn't you
Booking CNerk-Yes, madam; and I
think I've told you that about ten
times already. 81
Old Lary-Yes, know you have;s but
my little nephew says he likes to hear
you talk.-London Black and White.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17

His Style.-"I can tell everything
that man writes" remarked the dis
corning citizen.
How"
III It's poetry he. begins each sentence
with o. II It's prose he. begins 1t with
I.'"-London Punch.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17

Not Looking for Boarders-Admirer
Cline 2:S0 4. m.)-Has your father any
objection to my. paying You visits. Miss
Maud?
Miss Maud-Oh. no: but-er-I think
he'd rather you paid them in INSTALL
ments.-Brooklyn Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
CARING FOR THE BABY.

Fresh air, good food and pure watel
are the three prime essentials in the
nursery.
An infants thirst is not qucnchcd by
milk. II needs clean water to drink
with regularity.
Always hold a baby in your arms
when feeding it in about the same posi-
ton as if nursing it.
Rubber tubes, complicated nipples
and nursing bottles are dangerous and
should never be used.
Regular habits, proper food and long
hours Of sleep are necessary conditions
to 4 healthy infant.
Have 4 rule for feeding the baby and
do not vary from it. Without regular
ity the mother becomes Il slave.
Light and loose clothing and fro
quent bathing or cool sronging arc
necessities for the infant in hot
weather.
Plain boiled water given. between
fecdin"s will often aid the digestion
and satisfy the child when restless.
Never put 4 bottle nipple into your
mouth and then into the baby mouth.
This will often prove dangerous.
Feeding at night after the third
month is both i~mconvcnicnt and I'M
necessary. Sleep at nights better than
food
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
WHAT BECOMES OF METAL.

Most of the worlds zinc product is
used in tin plates. Tin scrap is not
available, and though many efforts have
been made to utilize tin scrap, no con-
siderable amount of metal has been
obtained this way.
Zinc is largely used in ~galvanizing
steel or iron, in manufacturing brass,
as n sheet zinc. and an oxide of zinc
used in paint. The only zinc available
for the new use is hat used in making
brass. Next to scrap iron and steel,
scrap brass is found on the market.
Next to iron and steel, copper is most
used in metallic form, only n small
proportion being used in the salts Of
copper and blue vitriol. The great
uses of copper are in the manufacture
ing of brass, of which it forms two
thirds, in electrical conductors, sheet
roofing cooking utensils and pipes.
The greater portion of the lead mined
is converted into white lead, red lead
and orange materials which are used
as pigments for paints. Much lead is
manufactured into sheets, some into
bullets and other proiectiles, and the
only lead which comes back into the
market in the form of scrap is that used
for lead pipes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

p You cannot, by the use of CONNER
cial fertilizers alone, make your land
rich. Indeed, If they are: ignorantly
applied, the result will be.the impov.
erishment of the soil. If you add ter
dollars to your bank account and check
out $50. you know the result. In like
manner, when you use a small quah.
t:ty of your fertilizer, it grows a visor-
Gus plant, which enables it to gather
fertility from the soil largely in eXcesT
Of the materials added by the fertilizer
Judiciously used. they are a great boon
to the farmer. But, l repeat, the best
method of using the phosphates and
potash salts is CT the pea and clover
crops. It insures, as a rule, a fine
crop of these renovators. Southern
States Farm Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
SCIENTIFIC

The present mean diameter of Jupi-
ter is $500 miles, while its mass ex-
ceeds hat of the earth in the ratio o!
three hundred and sixteen to one.
The teeth supplied by most dentists
are made of porcelain, Which is far more
durable than anything else that could
be ased for the purpose.
1t is reported from Paris that at PEN
sol, in the department of Haut Nienne,
q meteoric stone was recently seen to
fall and set fire to farm buildings.
The most wonderful astronomical
photograph in the world is that which
has recently been prepared by London,
Berlin and Paris astronomers. 1t shows
at least 100000 stars.
The smallest flower known to the
botanist is said to be that of the yeast
plant. 1t is microscopic in size, and is
saidto be only one-hundrcdth of 4 milf
meter in diameter.
\ chewing apparatus for people who
have lost their teeth and do not care to
wear false ones has just been invented
by a Frcnchman. The food to be
chcwcd is placed between the blades,
which are opened and closed three or
four times. and the food is thus re-
duced 10 Il state of pulp.
Scientists have demonstrated thai the
purcst air in the cities is found ABOUT
p feet above the street surface. Here
tofcre it has been thought that the
highest floors in tenement houses had
the best air. The Investigations above
referred to show that the healthiest
pDartmcu+s are those of the third floor
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
TANNING FUR SKINS.
An Operation Requiring Some Care
and Experience.

Soak the skins until soft, remove SUI
p~erfuous flesh and soak in tepid soft
water one hour. For each skin make a
solution of onc-naif ounce of bOraX,
three-quarters ounce saltpetPr and one
half ounce g.obular salt. Dissolve or
muisten with soft water sufficient to
spread on the flesh side of the skin. Put
on with a brush, taking into considera-
ton the varying thicknesses of skin
and apply accordingly. Keep in a mod
~rratciv cool place for % hours, when
the skin is to be washed clean. Then
take one ounce sal soda. one-half ounce
bOrax and two ounces hard soap, melt
together. taking care not TO bring to a
boil. Apply the heated mixture tic the
flesh side and keep in Il warm place for
2i hours. Wash the skins clean and
apply two ounces s~a!cratuS. three
quarts hot soft water, -four ounces alum
and eight cunces salt. Dissolve in
water. When sufficiently cool to allow
handling without scalding the bare
hand allow the skin to remain in this
mixture for u hours. Afterward wiring
out the moisture and allow IL hours &c
dry. Finish by pulling and working
ard finally by rubbing the flesh with
sandpaper or pumice stone.-G.H II. Hap
good, in Farm and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
NOTES.

Cultivate the corn before 1t is up.
Get the implements ready for spring
work.
Glover Will run out the common
weeds.
Alfalfa is not satisfactory in the mid
die west.
On poor soil SOW wheat a little thicker
than on good.
Orchard, timothy, blue grass and
clover make a good pasture.
Wire fencing is so cheap that there
is no excuse for lack of fences.
Fermenting and heating in the NOV
are what make clover hay dusty.
Black loan earth, in a dry state, is
Just as good an absorbent as plaster.
Clover, clover and more clover with
all the stock you can keep, will bring
up a WORKOUT farm.
If the land is level three inches of fine
puIveriZation of the soil is believed to
be best for conservation of moisture.
There is Il very general opinion among
corn growers with whom we talk that
we plant too thickly for best results.
Old straw stacks may be spread on
the pastures in spring 10 advantage. 1t
is a mulch and prevents too close crop
ping.
If cattle are turned on topped dressed
pasture before the grass gets a good
start and before there has been a good
rain, it will be offensive to them
Western Plowman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
.sbe, with Stable Manure.

1t may seem strange to advise apply
ing wood ashes unleacilsd to stable ma
nure Just before it is plowed under.
Yet this is often a good thing TO do.
While exposed to the air, especially if
the anu be wet so as to leach the
ashes. there will be some loss of am
moria. But 50 fast as the and
ashes are turned under this waste of
ammonia ceases. The ashes cause the
manure to fer1ncnt rapidly, and in con-
tact with the soil none of the ammonia
will be lost. in fact, much of it will
combine with the potash in the ashes,
forming q nitrate of potash, which ig
the most effective manur kuowR---
American Cultivator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
BeginpinE with Poultry.


4 writer advises a beginner if he has
$1,000 TO Put only half of it into the
poultry business at first. We would adj
wise him to start with little or no CAPT
tal-at most, very little. Get a few
hens and hatch the flock. One does not
need costly henhouses, bone cutters, in
cubators. and so onto startwith. Many
of the most profitable flocks have never
seen anything of these Injuries. Most
farm fiocks are kept in the barn with
the other stock, though shut away from
it, and as to bone cutters, etc, no barn
flock needs them. Woe unto the one
who starts with a'f4tge capital. One
of the strongest points in favor of poul-
try keeping is hat it requires very lit
tie capitalization Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
SQUADS FOR MARKET.
How tn Raise Them successfully on
the Poultry Farm.


Al this season squads are very high
and frequently bring 30 cents each at
retail. The wholesale price ranges from
$3.50 to four dollars a dozen. \ pair Of
pigeons will produce from six to ten
pairs of squads a year. They are not
profitable if permitted to fly at large,
as boys. hawks. and other enemies de-
strOy them. bat can be made to pay if
kept in Il suitable building with a wire
covered YARD. \ house eight by u feet,
and a yard 100 feet long, 20 feet wide
and u feet high. will serve for 20 pairs.
The food should be wheat, bread,
cracked corn, fresh meat (choppcd),
seed Of any kind, fin~ely-chopped grass
and clover. ground bone. etc. y box Of
ground meat, one of ground bone and
enc of ~pulverized charcoal should be
kept conveniently for them, with fresh
water at all times. Put high and low
roosts across the yards, and hang a
salt Goldfish for them to pick al will. y
point in keeping pigeons is that the
sexes must be equal, as an extra male
will break up the matings. Only an
expert can tell the cocks from the hens
when the birds are quiet. They must
be kept clean and free from lice.-Farm
and Fireside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
A Beautiful Girls Affection.

From the Republican, Versailles, Ind.
The fuckers, Of Versailles, Ind, like all
fopd parents, are completely wrapped up in
their children. Their daughter Lucy, in
particular, has given them much concern.
She is fifteen, and from a strong, healthy
girl, three years ago, had become weak and
kept falling off in flesh until she became a
mere skeleton. She seemed to have no life
at all. Her blood became impure and finally
she became the victim of nervous prostra-
ton. Doctors did not help her. Most OF the
time she was confined to bed, was very nerv-
Gus and irritable, and seemed on the verge
of st. Vitus' dance.
Zone morning" said Mrs: Tucker, the
doctor told us to give her DR.; Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, which he brought with
him. He said he was treating a similar case
with these pills and they were curing the pa
tient. We began giving the pills and the
text day could see a change for the better.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
L

simply as a resort in the winter for
scratching. 1t is made low, not only
TO cheaper the cost, but also because
it is a better protection against winds
than one hat is higher. The shed has
a ground floor, and should contain
leaves into which a handful
of millet seed should be thrown as an
inducement for the hens to scratch.
The roof and sides of both the house
and shed may be covered with tarred pa
per or some similar roofing material,
which will permit of the use of cheap
lumber in its construction.-Farm and
Fireside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
POULTRY YARD INT
a Few Reliable Health and Disease
IndicatiOns

a Few Reliable Health and Disease
ndicatiOns
When fowls are judiciously fed, made
to take exercise, and their quarters kept
Clean and free from filth, there is COM
paratively no trouble with sickness, ex-
sept in cases of c%ontagion.
When the combs and wattles of the
fowls are of d bright red color, it indi-
Gates the condition of good health.
When h fowls are busy scratching,
h hens laying and singing, and the
cocks growing, these are signs of good
health.
When you can enter the hen house
after dark and hear no Wheeling, it
proves there are not any roupy fowls in
the flock.
When the mi is hard, and a Dor
ton of it white, it indicates Il healthy
condition of the digestive organs.
When the edge of the comb and wat
ties are a purplish red and the move
ments sluggish, there is something
wrong.
When fowls lie around, Indifferent 10
their surroundings, they are too fa:.
and death from apopIexy, indigestion
or liver complaint viii result unless the
trouble is corrected.
When the fowls are restless and con-
stantly picking their feathers, they are
infested with vermin.
When young poultry, especially duck,
lings, appear to have a sore throat, and
swallowing is difficult. it is the symp-
tom OF The. large gray lice on the neck.
If the fowl has a bilious lock. with al
~ternate attacks of dysentery and cos,
%tiveness. it is suffering with liver com,
plant. a lack of grit. overlooking and
idleneSs will cause this trouble.
A hospital should be n part of every
poultry yard. As soon as n fowl gets
E i~ll,y7emove it to the hospital and com.
Jr She dCctoring it at once. The trouble
-n\~far too many is that they wait I'M
~ the disease is in its advanced stages
before giving medicine. \ very sick
fowl is difficult t cure. and when cured
1t is seldom of va'uc afterward.-Rura'
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
FOR PREPARING LAND FOR SEED,
INC.

tn hold each piece of s~cant.ing rigid
One bolt is placed in the center; the
others one foot from each end. Chains
from the Oute- bots Of the front scant-
ling are brought together and serve
as q place Of attachment for the Whit
t~letree. The front cutting edges of
each scartiing are protected and their
efficiency aided by having them bound
With fiat iron two inches wide and one
quarter mel thick. This size rubber is
found to be heavy enough and well
adapted for ordinary work, but if made
CT pine or any light wood it will require
weighting.-S. y. Cox, in Farm and
Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

Charcoal. crushed and ground oyster
shells and stone grit should be kept in
small shallow boxes where the chicks
can help themselves. Feed often, but
only what the chicks will eat up clean
in say, five minutes, and keep the feed
trav and drinking fountain as clean us
O a and hot water occasionally can
make them. The practice of dumping a
lot of food down on the ground or on q
dirty board is poor economy. 1t viii
savetime, but it will not save the chicks.
Keep the coop clean b. thoroughly
cleaning it out every day and be sure
there arc no lice.-AgriculturI Eri!o
misk
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
So KIondIke for Mel

Thus says F.. Walters, LIE Raysville, Pa,
who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels Salzer,s
corn per acre. That means 1920 bushels
on 100 acres az Soc a bushel equals s., 500.
That is better than a prospective gold mine.
Salzer pays 800 in gold Tor hest name
for his l7-inch corr and oats prodigy. You
can win. Seed potatoes only $50 a barrel.
SEND TnIs NOTICE AND 10 CTS. II STAMPS
to John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Cross, Wis,
and get free their seed catalogue. and IL new
farm seed samples, including above corn and
pats. surely worth $40. to get a start. x
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
February Excursions.

Opportunities for visiting the South dur
ing this month. via the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad, are as follows:
Home-Seekers' Excursions on first and
third Tuesday at about one fare for the
round trip.
Florida Chautauqua at DeFuniak Springs
begins on the l4th inst. Splendid pro
gramme, beautiful place, low rates.
Mardi Gras at Mobile and New Orleans
on ODD inst. Tickets at half rates.
For full particulars. write to c. p. At
more, General Passenger Agent, Louisville.
Ky, or Geo. B. Horner, D. P. A, st. Louis
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
New, 70, ~. wheeln.n.

The League of American Wheelmen nu1s-
bers nearly 1900 below the 100000 mark
within the last few weeks. In spite of thu.
startling ~diminution, the maximum OF
health may be attained by those who use
the comforting and Thorough tonic, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which promotes d.
~gestion, a healthy flow of bile, regularity OF
the bowels, and counteracts kidney trouble
1t is, moreover, a remedy for and preventive
of malaria and rheumatism.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
From Baby In the High Chair

to grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good
for the whole family. 1t is the long-desired
substitute for coffee. Ne7er upsets the
nerves or Injuries the digestion. Made from
pure grain it is a food in itself. Has the taste
and appearance of the best coffee at ! the
price. 1t is a genuine and scientific article
and is come to stay. 1t makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
Ask Your Friends About It.

Your distressing cough can be cured. we
know it because kemp's Balsam within the
past few years has cured so many coughs and
colds in this community. It's remarkable
sale has been won entirely by its genuine
merit. Ask some friend who has used it what
he thinks of Kemp's Balsam. There's no
medicine so pure, none so effective. Large
bottles. % cents and so cents. Sample bot.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
She Was Ratified.

A young girl, an ardent admirer of Nine.
Melba, at a reception given for the latter,
was so completely overcome when 1t came
her turn to have a word with the prima
donna, that, blushing crimson and looking
up with a sweet smile, she murmured:
"'You sing, l Observation-Disclosures Pub
lie Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
Performing Oxygen.

DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey cures coughs
and colds and soothes the air passages. h
heals the bronchial tubes and strengthens
weak lungs; 1t builds up the tissues and en-
ables the blood to receive its proper supply
of oxygen. Csc at all druggists. No curs 70
pay.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
D- Rolls Piue-Tar-Honey

acts as a balm to the lungs, cutting the
mucous, allaying the Inflammation, healing
and Strengthening. 1t Will cure a cough OF
a cold in one night and exhilarate the lungs
against the inception OF disease.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
RUBBER AND e N
Good Implement for Preparing Land
for Seeding,

In preparing land for corn culture,
the land rubber illustrated herewith
may CT made at home at but small cost
and Will prove to be an effective impIe-
ment. 1t consists of six pieces of four
b. four scantling, seven feet long,
loosely bo.ted by the corners. Three
bolts are in each piece, an eye in each
end of the bolts and so connected as O
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
Beyond His Knowledge.

"Do you really mean to stand by what
you say about retiring from public Gfe?"
inquired the intimate friend just before an
election.
clan. I'm no prophet Washington
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

"What made you quit the club, Billy"
treason enough. ] can tell you. worked
five years to he elected treasurer, and then
they insisted on putting in a cash register"
Boston Traveller.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

The inventor of a Kind OF suspenders that
Won't wear out is assured of the blessings o.
Ill Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
II WH!RlING WHEEL.

When going through a rut, washout
or gully, be careful to keep your feet
upon the pedals, and thereby avoid
what might be 4 serious accident.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

nothing comes in so useful as a bottle OF Dr
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. Good Tor chlldreh'
good for everybody. A remedy you may az
croup or other bronchial trouble.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
CHEAP BUT USEFUL.

A Comfortable Poultry House anG
Scratching Shed Combined.
The design of poultry house is one
containing large windows to admit
plenty of light and heat during the day.
1t may be of any size. 4 feature is the
small and low shed, which is intended
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
Omit CouHhinE

is easy enough, if you take DR.. Bells Pine
Tar-Honey. 1t cuts the mucus and allays
the Inflammation so that there is no inclina'
ton to cough. 1t soothes the bronchials,
and is strengthening to the throat and
lungs. All good druggists sell it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
One for the Lawyer.

A celebrated New York lawyer asked a
distinguished actress in 4 breach-of-contract
suit:
what is your age?"
She held back and refused to answer.
ooh. speak up! If you had answered the
question promptly you would not be as old
as you are now."-N. y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
A PurxIed

PAW" asked the little boy, who had been
tackling statistics in the daily paper, how
does it come that most of the whisky and
beer is drank by people in the temperate
zone?"5Cinclnnati Enquirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26
Coughing Leads TO Communion.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles, 90 cents
and 800. Go at once; delays,are dangerous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. kllnes
Great Nerve Restorcr. Free s. trial bottle h
treatise. DIR. Kline. G33 Arch ST., Phila-, Pa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-26

The doctor came and was surprised to see
such AN Improvement. lie told us to keep
giving her the medicine. We gave her one
Till after each meal until eight boxes had
been used when she was well. She has not
been sick since, and We have 10 fear OF the
old trouble returning. We think the cure
almost miraculous