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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-13
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red 81 05i. iu8 No corn. 2gsa 1900. .
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rye SIC: 40. = barley asa 4oc.. No.
aax seed. Sl22is. new. Sl.2Si1. prime timo-
thy seed 81 1902 50. mess pork. per bar
ref 50 1870 50. lard per 100 pounds. S515;
short rib sides loose). S5.051335 dry salt
"a shoulders (boxed). A.7594s7is: short
clear sides (boxed), S. 5od5 So whisky.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-13
GRIM AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations are for bonds maturing in
not less than ten years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The grand jury at Virden, ILL.,, will
make a thorough investigation of the
recent riot at that place, during which
several men we're killed. Without
going into the merits of the trouble
between the operators and the miners
it is an open question whether Gov.
Tanners position in the matter a
be upheld by law. He has the sym
patty of the miners, and the position
he took is warmly commended by
labor organizations, but whether he
has the right to prevent the importa-
t on of labor into the State by an
armed force is something the courts
will have to determine. Had he placed
the troops at Virden when Sheriff
Davenport appealed to him for them:
the probabilities are that no lives
would have been lost. The course of
Gov. Tanner in the matter leads many
to believe he has merely been making
a grand stand play for popularity.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The Republicans may well c"acrat-
~,dic themselves Uron the re- plt of
n" election. as they have abundant
rr">on for doing 50. There wa ne
,t1dolide- hut ihc voice OF the pcopl-
IL expressed al This r'ectiUE was over
"aeIuinglr On the side OF The admin
istration anG the cause OF sound
money. The next Congress will he
Republican. and his fact is abundant
ca-usc for congraiuIa.ion. The vote
east Is rs well an endorsement Of PYrs-
Mckinley and an expression of
Il purpose on the paTT of the people 80
by him.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The Normal Faculty has, we under
stand. employed three lawyers to de-
fend the mandamus suit brought by
DR., Fullerton to compel the Board of
Regents and the Normal Faculty to
issue Il diploma to his daughter or
show cause why she should not have
a diploma. If the member. OF the
Normal Faculty expect the State of
Missouri to pay for the work OF these
lawyers they are off their box. The
| State of Missouri has nothing to do
with this law suit. The Normal Pro-
fessors got themselves into this mess
and they must squeeze out at their own
expense.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The IEaE who wants 90 trade IL
patent belly band, Il neE churn. min
ing stock, or Il new style corset for
advertising. should b. set down on
good and hard by the newspaper pub
listers of Missouri. E9ery mail
brfags to the newspaper office Ii fool
proposition OF this sort Some few
of the brethren bite ut il 1t onc but
the majority of them do not, as they
are wise in their day amt generation.
Every publisher of Il newspaper should
write a kind, hut firm letter to those
people ard toll them that his adver-
ti.in" space is for safe for cash.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

" ,he bdnq:~t at the St. Charles
H"rsl i"e other might some Of the Cot
ton Bell Officials strongly intimated
that the company would yet 1e willing
TO bm.u IL road into The Cape if
proper Inducements were offered by
our citizens. Just what was meant by
proper j~ndpcemcnts'i WAS rot ex-
v.aiEcd in detail. and ii might not be
aHIis. Tor our people 10 look into the
matter y little and >ec Just what can
b. done. III" Cape wants all the rail
road facilities it can get.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

If the people of Cape Girardeau
county had that home pride about
them they ought to have, they would
have voted for the appropriation to
remodel the court house at Jackson.
If the residents and tax payers OF Il
community do not exhibit public
spirit: and care nothing for improve
ment they cannot expect outsiders to
do so. The defeat OF this court house
measure was a great error.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Governor Stephens is not Il large
mar but he has the backbone of a
mastadon. On account of the AFRO
gance Of Col. Batdorf. Lieut.-Colonel
Lavender and Capt. Webster, the
Governor has decided to muster out
the lst Missouri regiment. unless these
officers resign. The Governor is OF
the opinion that the officers named are
not the whole thing, an opinion which
will BE- endorsed by Il large majority
Of the people OF the state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

\ Cincinnati woman who found at
tbe end of the month hat she could
not pay her rent, resolved on a bold
move. The collector was expected,
and the blinds in front of the house
were closed and a piece of crepe hung
on the front door. The collector
came and while he was standing on
the pavement looking at the signs OF
death displayed and making up his
mind to call another day, the woman
was moving her goods out the back
way and having them conveyed to
another part of the city. And still
some men will say that women have
no business tact.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Much Interest is felt by citizens all
over the county in the result Of the
IicauricG trial. The particulars of
the crime for which the mar is to tried
Tor his lie are fresh in the minds Of
the people, and if the State succeeds
in proving what it claims TO be able
to prove. to the satisfaction of the
jury. there will probably be an IN
pleasant duty for Il new Sheriff to
perform.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The farmers CERTAINLY kEsU what
tney want in the way OF legislation,
and from the rctHI7.- on the SNck law
ii is plain that i one of th1 things
they do not want. 1t Is cqu;sIy evl-
that =ha maTter has Tot bcen
uiyen such "a careful consideration as
it demanded o.. the ,"SHlt wOEEt Eave
been different. The principal obJec-
ton to the Law APPEARS to ha ~ been
that it woulG be too hErG on tks poor
farmers who own no land OF thstF own
bus yet can afford to krep a csw and
4 few hogs. The objection Is rsst well
taken. for tbs. i~%IGncE VINO rcn3> Eand
from some one els Il surely keep
his fences up oH. have them lzeqt mp
inst IS we'll a. the Naorr wealthy man
can. The principal trouble - that
too many men want la keep stueS and
let them rustic for y living They
never think OF EcS&Ing them and If
they yet anything 20 eat theE find 1t
either in the woods or in somebody )
field. 1t is &c. pTvyeut the dhpredas
tons OF tramp stock like This that
the law is primarily for, ard every
man who has d Held in wlIch there is
growing crops wOsld like 10 lay down
to sleep at night with the conscious
ness that his CROP whatever it might
be. would not be eaten up or trampled
in the ground before morning While
in some isolated cases a stock law
might be inconvenient, it would be
productive of good to the many. 1t
cannot be denied that il stock was
kept up, given the feed, care and at
tention that it should have, we would
soon have a much different quality oil
stock of all sorts. and the increase in
} value caused by this change in quality
would much more than compensate for
the trihlng Inconvenience a few people
might have to undergo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The statistician will find much room
for thought in the increase OF the
Democratic vote in Pemiscot county.
In 1894 the county cast 374 Democratic
votes, and at the election four years
later. lj5S. When the man who un-
dertakes to solve this problem re
members that this increase i in the
Democratic vote he will hardly have
any difficulty in accounting for it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The Cubans cannot understand Why
the United States troops at Santiago
should have paid SO much respect to
the remains of the late General Vera
Del Rio who was killed at FL Caney.
These Cubans have a great deal to
learn yet about decency and civiliza-
ton, and General Wood will no doubt
teach them many things before he gets
through with them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Hen Z. Davis is another OF the can
dido;c, whose defeat the DEMOCRAT
deplorcs. but it was almoatia toregone
conclusion that this would he the re-
sult. The beastly Democratic major
inv in This district was too large to
overcome. Better luck 70 you next
time. Mr.. Davis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Somehow or other the average wo-
man would rather be vice ''president-
ess'' Of a society for the suppression
of gum chewing among the women OF
Southern Patagonia, than to shine at
home for her good deeds among those
who must need them.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

When militia officers who owe their
places to the Governor of the State
begin to imagine that the machine can
not run without item. it is high time
to squash them. Gov. Stephens has
taken the right course with these Off
GERS of the First Missouri.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The counties all around us voted
different improvements at the election,
but Cape Girardeau county says, We
want no improvements, we are willing
to struggle along in the same old rut.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

''Jodie'' should journey to Kennett
and make the acquaintance of the
paccary in captivity there. There
ought to be a pleasing degree of con-
geniality between the two animals.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19
NCV. 10, 1898

The people down in the sands will
have a new court house. Those of
Cape Girardeau county are not even
willing to spend d little money to i'm
prove theirs.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Matters have reached a point in the
Dreyfus case where the authorities
have decided to inform him OF the
change of sentiment in regard to MS
case, and he will be given PERMISSION
to prepare his defense. Whether OF
not this is all part of the play, and Is
being done merely for effect remain
to be seen.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

1t has been demonstrated more than
once during our recent troubles with
Spain, hat it takes more than
shoulder straps aud Il sword to make
an officer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

If John Sherman would write an
other book about his experiences in
public life. be could furnish a most
interesting chapter on his treatment
by the present administration.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The daughter of l.. {. kerene was
married to AN army officer Tuesday
evening in St. Louis. The Pope OF
Rome sent his blessing by cable to
the Young couple and now they are
all rioht. Tho bullets from the Mauser
rifles will never hit the young man
who mad, Miss Kercns his wife.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The negroes Are holding meetings
at various points in the country and
are passing resolutions condemning
tire recent occurrences in the Carolinas
It is hardly probable that any good
will result from these meetings.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Some literary chap has just pub
lished a book with the title. What
I eat and how to cook it." y work
on "What to eat and how to get it,
would meet with a reader sale.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Where was Sister Carse of Illinois
on Wednesday afternoon. A new
steel bridge at Beardstown was chris
tened with a bottle of champagne on
the afternoon mentioned. This Is
taking the war right into the enemy
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

1t is possible that the Cape may yet
receive GOOD treatment at the hands
of the Cotton Belt. The matter of
bringing the road in here is n we'll
worth looking into.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The DEMOCRAT would have been
rlad to congratulate Hon. Geo. NJ
Miley upon his election to Congress
but this WAS not to be this year
Better luck may attend the gentleman
next slime should he be a candidate.
He made a clean, strong fight n one
that has gained him many lends
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

Il will bc well if people who ave
no pressing business in that city make
It 4 point to remain away from ~.
Toni.. for a while ut least. y regu-
lar carnival OF crime prevails there
and people are not safe on the streets
even in day time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19
FREE.

Tor : ehcT. tiLae only L agree TO send 10 sufferers
:o.u c..Erri:. deafness. threat and lung diseases,
,,r.f ,lncs irr three months reatmont free. This
wili prove that Aerial Medication cures. For
symptom form and particulars address
5.Ef- NOORE, M.D., ki5 Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19
WONDERFUL WORK.

make this statement for the sole purpose OF
letting others know what wonderful work
Aerial Medication does. l was deaf for ten
year; could moi hear q clock tick When held
close to my ears, and had catarrh so badly that
: .aoughl l could never be cured. There was
h@'. discharge frcn ing cars, ~roy,r;ls
~ ,"rr, Tie discharge had Il very DIS
rtn", G2d :he noises !" ny head
49,. d!~,.e-.;ug. read in tie pat=rzo Of
-01l>grii cur that wee being euected
% 3D. ia q AERIAL Medication, and / decided
; ;r il. : used the treatment about six
4 aa:o!e | could hear any better, but from
ti:-e oil | improved, and now can hear as
2'sl - any one. Can go i'll company and ell
- myself like others. Am cured of catarrh,
aaI the roaring i'll my head has ceased. Am
row strong and healthy; have not used the
treatment for some time, and believe that l
am permanently cured. Miss EDNA CRAY
Ton. Cogan House, Pa.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

There l. IA" Use to haggIe wiih tho
spanish peace commissioners. They
should II" given plainly to understand
what they must do. aud then 4 time
set for them to do ii. If they do not
come "p to the mark the negotiations
should be declared OFF.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

The affairs Of the county will he in
excellent hands fortae next two years,
and n" "nc has any kick coming.
Better -cler;iur~ of mon to iii ;hc
different ot'c", could uot havr been
nLnEn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-11-19

AgWnaIdo IL beginning 70 make
himself very obnoxious 10 his follow
crs. They have stood his airs about
as Ion" IL obey can anu one Of these
fine mornings lie may turn up missing.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
ALL AROUND THE FARM.

1t should not be necessary to state
that feed imparts flavor to meats.
Good meat cannot be made from bad
feed.
Confine the pruning of gooseberries
principally to thinning out main
branches and cutting out weak and
exhausted parts.
Plants will starve in any soil. how.
ever fertile, unless water is present to
dissolve the food elements and pre-
pare them for the plants use.
We almost murder our lands by pas
turing them too closely. How many
pastures there are that are about as
smooth and as even as skating rink
floor.
The first business of every young
farmer should be to secure a spot
upon which he can stand and proclaim
to the world that these acres more or
less broad are his.
AS much care should be taken to
keep water away from well-con-
structed road as is taken to keep it
out of the cellars of houses or from
leaking through the roof.
The present system of paying high
way taxes. fguratively designated as
working them out" is admittedly
bad and can be easily remedied, but
an attempt to make a change in this
direction would undoubtedly meet
with opposition.-Western Plowman.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
WHEAT AFTER CORN.
CesA Rotatioa wAers Proper Paaas
Are Talkea In the Preparation
Of the Gro1aa.

When regular system of rotation
it may be necessary to have wheat fol-
low corn. This is q very good plan
where proper pains are taken in prepa-
ration of the soil.
The corn should be cut of as soon
as sufficient maturity has been
reached. If the weather is dry and the
fodder is put up in reasonably small
shocks it can be cut as soon as the
grain begins to harden well, or part
of the shock can be cut and put up and
allowed to dry. partly ut least, before
putting up full shock. One advan-
tage in putting up in small shocks is
that the corn will dry out quicker and
can be shocked and cribbed earlier
than if in large shocks. But when the
land is to be sown to wheat, it is gen.
orally best to put up the corn in good
sized shocks in order to save room.
With good corn harvester it is not
SO much work to put up the corn in
good-sized shocks as when it is done
by hand. 1t is always an item to cut
the corn reasonably close to the
ground, as the corn in the shocks is
less liable to be injured. Then the
stalk stubs will not interfere so much
with the work of preparing the soil as
when the stalks are cut off high.
When thorough cultivation has been
given the corn during growth, SO that
the weeds have been kept down and
the soil is in good tilth, one of the best
ways of preparing the soil for wheat
is to go over it carefully with disk har-
row, cutting about four inches deep;
then fine and level the surface with a
good smoothing harrow. In most
cases this is all the work necessary and
the soil is ready for the drill.
One of the objections to sowing
wheat after corn is that the blowing
must be done late and the soil is left
too loose and mellow, too deep and the
wheat plants freeze out badly.
When the drill is used on loose,
loamy soil, in many cases n thorough
narrowing that will fine and level the
surface, leaving the under soil undis-
turbed, is all that is necessary to fit
the ground for the seed.
In oil cases it will pay, however. to
harrow, and if necessary roll and drag
the ground until three or four inches
of the surface is thoroughly prepared.
With wheat as with all other crops,
thorough preparation of the soil be-
fore seeding is essential to good ger
mination and n good start to grow.
BY cutting the corn early-as soon as
it is sufficiently matured the better
opportunity is given for preparing the
land in good tilth and of sowing the
seed in good season.-st. Louis Re-
public
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
A HANDY GATE.

through mortise on top board and fas-
ten with a one-fourth-inch bolt. D is
square, and goes through the post with
burr on end The reason for having It
square is so that it will not turn in tie
post. The short post which sits level
with top of ground wants hole bored
and piece of gas pipe inserted for the
lower hinge, which is made on strap
and bolted to a for stay.
fused galvanized twisted wire, using
two strands and twisting after putting
on. This makes the gate strong, light
and durable.
F is a wire running through gate. 1
use for fastener a slide with slot; it
works on bolt running through at G,
so when the gate is closed it will drop
into the slot and cannot get away. l
also use cap on the gate.-Ohio
Farmer
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
The Bencfactor of Childhood.

Froebeldevoted himself to the rights
of children. To free the way for the
most complete development of the
senses, faculties and sensibilities. and
thus to attain happiness without di.
rectly striving for it, was their self.
appointed task. He considered not
only childhood, but the whole child
and strove to waken the latent ener.
g:es, to use the spontaneous powers
to call forth the unconscious forces
Of the soul to the child's own upbuild-
ing and uplifting. He saw the little
stranger open his eyes on an unknown
world, and brought it's treasures close
to him. that he might not only see.
but observe, perceive and be filled with
beauty; he recognized in the tiny
"image of Godi' a new creator, and
opened channel in which his creative
need should have full play by giving the
little hands something to do; he pen.
etrated the personality of the child
and invited it to reveal it's own indi-
viduality through personal exertion
Sadie American, in Woman's Hcme
Companion.
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
@1JN1
|fApf\1GAIpDEN.
60 e.: s2s'
IMPROVED CORN HOUSE.
It Is inaccessible to Rats ana Mic,
Because There II No HidinE
Places Under It.

notice that many farmers suffer .
great waste from ver1nin in the corn
crib, and frequently it is very serious.
Ratsare especially q great enemyi in this
respect. Unless the courthouse is so
made that there are no hiding places.i it
is impossible to dislodge the rats from
their retreat. -ai
The courthouse, shown in end of view.
is made SO it is inaccessible to rats or
mice, and there are no hiding places be-
meath it. It is elevated three feet above
the ground on firmly set stone posts,
neatly dressed. The cribs may be made
from six to eight feet wide and of any
desired length. For 1000 bushels of
corn in the ear, the building should be
Griggs courier., 1898-09-22
AN IDEAL CORN HOUSE.

40 feet long with cribs eight feet wide
and IL feet high. In building this, one
should use six by eight timber for sills
and two by eight joist.
The floor is made of two by three,
laid one-half inch apart so as to admit
the free circulation of air among the
corn. The studding should be two by
SIX, set three feet on centers, with
two by four girts notched into the
studding. The ends of this building are
sided with one-eighth-inch matched
drop siding put on horizontally, ex-
cept the gable, which is put on vertical-
ly with the ends notched as shown in
cut. The sides are covered with one by
three-inch strips set one-half inch
apart, and are put on vertically. The
space between the cribs is 12 feet wide.
and is closed inside from the bottom
Of the cribs to the ground, forming an
inside shed which is not accessible to
any farm animals. This inner shed is
osedby rolling doors at each end. The
cribs are boarded up inside the shed
with three-inch strips, placed horizon
tally, one-half inch apart, to admit air.
and by opening the doors free circula-
ton Of air can be obtained in fine
weather.
Above the shed it is foored over,
forming an apartment IL feet wide by
40 feet long for storage of corn. A trap
door may be made in this floor to hand
up corn from below. The shed between
the cribs will make splendid store
house for implements. AS many doors
may be made in the cribs as desired.-,
Charles H. Hickox, in Ohio Farmer.