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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
GRANDMAMMA'S GARDEN.
ut from the dusk of the days gone By

Out from the dusk of the days gone BY
That come to me now as dreams
Smiles a picture framed by the summer SKI
And the sunshine's golden beams;
IT'S a little garden bright with bloom
Or lowers both sweet and rare,
And from April's sun to Noyember's gloon
There were always blossoms there
Blossoms fragrant and blossoms gay
Or witching as any elf,
And blossoms as quaint and sweet always
AS the gardener was herself;
For twas grandmamma tended them care
fully
And they seemed TO understand
The loving care and sympathy
In the touch Of her skillful and.
Roses and lilacs and mignonette.
Peonies, pinks and phiox,
Blue-eyed pansieS and ~violets.
Daisies and h~ollyhocks;
Fair syringas and ~Jack-and-Jill.
Larkspur and columbine,
Dahiias of many a velvet frill
Asters and yellow-vine;
There was hardly a flower of form or hue
OF the sweet old-fasnioned kind
That one could look her garden through
And fail its like to find.
Oft as a child ! wandered there
And 1 can remember still
How grandnamma severed the blossoms
fair
!" ~ opL IL W ia
Still J can see her winning grace
And her words 1 can recall:
Thou, my child, with thy baby face
Art the sweetest flower of ALL"
Often she severed the silken bloom
OF the fair syringa flowers,
Yet little l knew their sweet perfume
Brought grandmamma vanished hours,
For once in her tresses of raven hair
In the joy of a glad June-tide,
Grandmamma wore the syringa fair
AS a lovely, winsome bride;
Now as l look down the yesterdays
The vistas of years gone by
The sweetest picture that meets my case
Is framed by the blue, blue sky.
1 love not the modern blossoms less
That charm with their beauty rare,
Yet a bit of heavens loneliness
Seemed grandmamma's garden fair:
All many a summers silyery rain
And many a winters snow
Have softly come and gone again
Since that sweet long ago.
But the gardener quaint and her dear dead
flowers
My heart shall ne'er forget,
Fol in memories sweet of childhood's hogra
I see them smiling yet.
Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
CONDITIONS AT MANILA.
AS THEY WERE BEFORE AND AFTER
DEWEY TOOK THE HARBOR.

University of Madrid must be paid.
Add to this the squeezing and pecula-
ton of every Spanish official from the
encouragement down to the lowest
alguacil, and it is no wonder that these
people, robbed right and left of the
fruits of their toll, hate the Spaniard
and will have NO more of Spanish rule.
1 acknowledge that l was not pre-
disposed in favor of our good friend
and ally, Don Emilio Aguinaldo V
Fami, or Gen. A~guinaldo, as he is
known to fame. The fact cannot be
denied, nor does he attempt to deny
it, that he received $500, 900 from Gov
ernor General Primo de Rivera, and
that he refused to share with his fell
low insurgents, as had been under
stood. But Gen. Aguinaldo is helping
to make history. The information l Sc
cured is rather favorable to him, the
more so since my informants, old res
idents of Manila. did not manifest very
friendly feelings for the leader Of the
insurgents. l have taken every pos
sible means to verify the account.
In the latter part of last year the
insurgents held the mountains, while
the Spaniards were masters of the
principal towns and villages on the
coast. Gen. Primo de Rivera under
stood that an end must be made to
this condition of affairs. and by means
of two well-to-do natives whom he
dispatched to Aguinaldo at Biacna-
Bato, entered into negotiations with
the insurgent leader. \ council was
held and the insurgents agreed to
lay down their arms on the following
conditions:
First-The expulsion or secularization of
all the official vetoes of these orders in
civil affairs.
Second-A general amnesty for all rebels
and guarantees for their personal security
and from the vengeance of the friars and
parish priests after returning to their
homes.
Third-Radical reforms to curtail the
glazing abuses in the administration.
FOurth-Freedom of the press to de-
nounce official corruption and blackmail-
ing.
neutrality-suspicious. in the Spanish par
lament.
STANDARDIZATION of the Ubiquitous system
Of secret deportation of political suspects.
Does not the simple enumeration of
these conditions CT peace condemn the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
HANDY WAGON BOX.
Convenient Arrangement for Use ON
the Farm or on the road for
Hauling Loads.

A style of ~wagon-boX which is com.
ing quite extensively into use here in
our c~ountry-and we believe is a very
handy arrangement for use on the
farm or on the road for hauling loads
of grain, wood, tile, etc.-is shown n
the accompanying plan. The main
frame or bottom of wagon-boX con-
sists of two scantling three by four
inches and any length, according to
length of box desired, although II feet
makes a very desirable length. These
are joined together by two-by-four
cross ties, and pinned at ends into
mortise. The iron sockets on the
sides which are made to hold the two
by-three standards on sideboards can
be made by any blacksmith out of an
old wagon tire.
The sideboards may be made any
height to suit the purpose and may be
planned and painted OF put up in the
rough. There are several styles of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

One or two signs will denote a good
cow, Prof. Heacker says, as well as
twenty in a poor cow the thigh runs
down straight, SO there is no space
between the thigh and the udder on
one side and the tail on the other.
There should be plenty of daylight be-
tween the udder and the tail. One of
the best ways to tell what kind of q
COW you have is her temperament. A
good dairy type has a sharp spine,
strongly developed nervous system,
and sharp hip bones. A good cow has
a large, wedge-shaped stomach, for
she must have 4 large and powerful
digestive system to use up her food
quickly and make the best returns for
it.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

1nthis interview Aguinaldo described
the causes and incidents of the last re-
bellion, and, in case of war, explained
the nature of the cooperation he could
give, while he promised to maintain
order and to conduct the war on civ
ilized principles. He declared his abil-
ity to establish a responsible govern
ment on liberal principles, and that he
would be willing to accept for Luzon
the same terms as the United States
intends giving to Cuba.
Consul Pratt communicated by tele-
graph with Admiral Dewey, At whose
request Aguinaldo left Singapore for
Hong-Kong on April &c. Since then
Aguinaldo has done some fighting; he
has given evidence of pluck and abil-
ity, and thus far he has kept his agree
ment. He has certainly great influ-
ence and a host of followers among the
Philippines.
A~guinaldo's scheme is a republic
with himself as president, and in this
scheme he thinks he has Admiral
Dewey's support. But, although the
Americans here received the insur-
| gent leader kindly, gave him two mod
ern field pieces. 300 rifles and plenty of
ammunition. Dewey has proved HIM
self too subtle a diplomat to commit
either himself or the government to
any wild scheme. Fancy a republic of
some 100000 people, of whom one
half are savages. and the rest, not
more than about $1,000 excepted, with
such civilization as Spain chose to i'm
part. Of these 100000 not more than
two per cent. can read. The S~paniards
and Philippines. that is, natives of the
Philippines of Spanish parents, num-
Der perhaps 100000. To establish a re-
publican form of government under
these circumstances would mean to
plunge them ut once into barbarism.
l have mentioned Admiral Dewey's
ability as an administrator and diplo-
mat. While maintaining a most vigor-
Gus blockade he willingly gave permits
sion to a delegation of British andGer-
man merchants to remove their fam
lilies to Cavite. He ordered that place
to be made sanitary and placed Consul
Williams in charge. The consequence
is hat wealthy Manila families, like
that of the Cortes, have placed all
their houses in Cavite at Dewey's dis
posal. He has made himself extremely
popular among the British shipmas-
tiers. Instead of carrying IN with the
absolutism of q conqueror he has aid
ed and facilitated their business so
far as it did not interfere with his
duties. His praise is in every port in
the far east; and when he va in need
of coal these shipmasters sold him
5000 tons, SO that he was well supplied.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

There is no certain rule as to the
number of seeds that any apple, or, for
that matter, any other kind of fruit
that has more than one seed, may con-
tain. There are individual p%eculiari-
ties in trees even of the same variety.
The season also has something TO do
with it, as some years, especially those
when there is much wet weather, the
apples ell have a great many seeds.
This perhaps suggests the reason. In
wet seasons the mineral in
the soil are more soluble. 1t is known
that potash is necessary to seed sorma-
ton, and in a wet year this mineral
is in abundant supply for the roots
to take I'D for the trees use.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

end-gates and any of them can be used
to suit the taste. The end-gates may
be fastened in with an end-gate rod or
hooks and staples used.
A box like this car be made tight
enough by flooring the frame careful.
ly, so that any grain OF shelled corn
may be hauled in it. 1t can be built
very cheaply, and where a farmer is
handy with tools should not cost over
$3.50, as nearly all the material may
be produced from the farm excepting
the hardware. However, if the mate
rial be purchased it should not cost
overfour dollars. A very handy feature
about this box is thst when not in use
it can be folded together and set aside
out of the way.-George W. Brown, in
Ohio Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
A.be. for Cabbage Plants.

The cabbage is a plant which re-
qsires lime, and the lime which most
ashes contain is therefore an impor-
tantbenefit when they are appliedto this
crop. The very best place to sow cab
bage seed is where a brush heap has
been burned over a few weeks or
months before. The ashes have by
this time lost all of their caustic prop
critics, and make the soil light and mel
low when mixed with it. Such places
will be free from weeds, as the fire will
destroy most weeds within two inches
of the surface. Either the burned soil
or the ashes makes the cabbage less liz
able while small to attacks of the tur
nip fy.-American Cultivator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
E P BUTTER COOL.
A Plan That Works Well on Dairy
Farms Not Provided with
an Ice House.

Here is a good plan for keeping ut
ter cool in summer, says the In.iana
Farmer: In the middle of your cellar
floor dig a hole or vault 3h feet deep
and 3h feet square. Wall it up with
brick laid in lime mortar and cement
and floor it with soft brick. Lay a
frame of good hard wood in mortar
upon the top of this vault. Hinge to
the frame a trapdoor of plank two
inches thick, making it fit smoothly
over the top. Then after the cream is
separated and cooled put it down in
the vault to ripen. Butter may be kept
there in the agreeable GOODNESS also.
If you have no separator, put the
cream into your vault so soon as you
have skinned it, there to cool and
ripen. Once or twice a week clear out
the vault and wash it thoroughly to
prevent its getting moldy. Pour cold
water upon the soft brick of the floor.
They will absorb it and cool the air.
This is q very successful way to keep
milk, butter aud cream cool in hot
weather on farms where there is no
Ice
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

colonial system of Spain? And in
accepting these conditions did not the
governor general admit that the
abuses existed? For Governor General
Primo de Rivera did agree, but insisted
that the leaders should leave the coun-
try. To provide them with the means
of living, since all of their property
had been confiscated or destroyed, the
government paid them $500 900.
So far all was well. But when peace
was restored and the insurgent lead
ers had left, SPANS encouragement
refused to execute any and all the con-
ditions agreed upon, playing the same
trick that had been successful with
the Cubans after the peace of Z~anjon,
signed by Martinez Campos. More than
that. No sooner had arms been laid
down than the religious orders com
menced to prosecute those insurgents
who had not been able to leave, trump
up imaginary charges against them,
and have them arrested.
Aguinaldo and his associates had
left for Hong-Kong, and the former
continued on 20 Singapore, where
Spanish agents tried pretty hard to
get hold of him. Even before the war
with America broke out it seems that
he had decided to revive the %insurrec-
ton, Spain's violation of the agree
ment absolving him. On the cath of
April Aguinaldo met Hon. E. Spencer
Pratt, United States consul-ge1eral,
in the presence of Messrs. Howard ".
Bray, Aguinaldo's private secretary;
V j. Leyba, Col. NJ. H. del Pinar and DR..
Marceline Santos.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
MOTHERLESS LAMBS.
Patient Cow Who Raised Them
with Great

A new departure in the way of rear
ing motherless lambs is being success
fully carried put this season on
farm at West MADDEN, in Northampton.
shire, in the occupation of Mr.. F. In
cley. An exceptionally patient COW
happened to be in the yard when the
lambs were first brought in, and one
Of the lambs was allowed to approach
her. Under these circumstances a
cow will generally kick out yiciously.
but in this case, no objection being
raised, the lamb was soon eontented.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

In the meanwhile Manila papers, all
of which are under government con-
troll, try to keep up courage by allsorts
of lying and sensational reports. They
maintain still that the Baltimore vas
so damaged in the late battle that the
American admiral decided to scuttle
her. The latest issue contains a proc
lamation from the archbishop stating
that four Spanish battleships are on
their way out, and that God has in
formed him that in the next engage
ment the armies of the most Christian
Spain will be victorious. This church
dignitary is doing his utmost to revive
the religious wars of the sixteenth
century.
1 stated before that l do not think
our boys Will have to fight in order to
capture Manila. My reasons are two
fold. The vigorous blockade main
tanned by Dewey has rendered pro-
visions scarce, and, while the Span
ish officers may swagger, fighting on
an empty stomach needs great moral
stamina. They are, besides, doing their
level best to ALLEVIATE the Philippines.
After enrolling a number of volun-
teers, promising high pay-sometimes
as high as a dollar (Mexican)-be-
sides food and clothing. they give moth
ing, and a sharp rising of these volun-
teers is expected should the Ameri-
cans decide upon a siege or a lombard
ment. Horselesh sells here now at
$50 (Mexican) per pound, and other
provisions are in proportion. The city
would surrender at once, and gladly,
we're it not for the religious orders.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
PROGRESS in Louisiana,

The new constitution of Louisiana
allows the police juries Ito set aside
at least one mill per annum of the
taxes levied by them, and to impose
q per capita tax of not more than one
dollar per annum upon each able
bodied male inhabitant and
to levy an annual license Of not less
than 25 cents nor more than one dollar
per annum upon each vehicle, includ-
ing bicycles, kept and used for locomo-
ton" for the purpose of construct
ing, maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges OF their par
ishes."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06
A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.
Puerto Rico Is Indeed the Gem of
the West Indies.
1t Has Thirteen Hundred Streams, .
VerftabIe Wealth of Vegetation,
Highly CuItivable Soil and
VAST Mineral Deposits.

Mr.. Frederick A. ODER, late COM
missioner in Puerto Rico of the Co.
lumbar exposition. contributes to the
Century an illustrated article on The
Island of Puerto Rico" Nj. ODER
says:
In the extreme northeast rises the
highest peak of the central cordillera,
in the Luquillo Sierra, known as Eel
Yunque," or 'the Anvil" variously es-
timated at from 5000 to $500 feet in
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-06

The Bartlett pear, we think, is the
best pear ever grown; and if you can
put into cold storage until the glut in
the market is over, you can get q good
price for it
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-09

siderable liquidation Of December. Oats sympa-
thized with other grain.
FLouR-Quiet and easier in sympathy with wheat.
Sales 1880 bbls, Receipts. were rs, 1d2 bbls. and
1884 sacks; exports, ], 75T bbls. and 1S, la1 sacks.
Winter in bbls.: Supernne. f2.4S0s2.sb; No. oN
ira, t2.8o0s2.1o; clears, 80. 20; s~traights,
s~3.3oeSs.45i patents, So. 10. Spring in bbls.'
Clear, q. aost3. %, %rtraights. 90, 26ass,4o patents,
S3.0oss3.To. Buckwheat flour was more active at
CoTfoS-Spot cotton here advanced Sc.. with sales
of 24t bales for spinning. MiddlinR %uplands,, $40.
against bJEc. last year; New Orleans and Gulf, &c,
against dIsc. Memphis advanced 1-1Uc. Memphis
sold 5000 bales. New Orleans $3.50, Augusta S61.
Norfolk 763, Galveston 100. and Mobile 800. Liver
pool was unchanged on the spot, with sales OF
10000 bales; futures there opened partially I
point on some months. then reacted ana closed
generally unchanged. Manchester was steady.
The exports of yarns from Great Britain last month
were 20, 900, 900 ms, against ~, $50, 900 in the same
month last year; for the season. 225, p62, 800, against
22p, D,40Ol last season; exports of cloths were 42S..
600. 900 yds. for tho month, against Az, 146, 200 last
year, and for the season. 4,117,1 0d, 600, against
a.3IA,o4D 500 last season. The Bombay receipts for
the week were 10000, against Il 900 last year; ship
ccived to-day 4.433 bales. against I, 139 last week and
A,494 last year; Houston. 4, 1oA. against If, a5b last
week and i..42 last year. Memphis shipped 5.oS5
and Houston $500. Houaton expects tomorrow
2l,2c0 to 5000, ngninst 25,027 last week and
11,31d last year. New Orleans expects 10000 to
10000, against 1926 last week and $3.50 last
year. Port receipts were 5b.ObS, against &c, 627
last week and 1904 last year; thus far this week
32T,+15. against 3ao 1874 thus far last week. Port
points, Futures here advanced 9 to 10 points and
clOaa1 Arm prfreR n q follnUas
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The Liverpool advioes gave prices here an upward
tnis market, amounting for the moment to some.
thing like a scare. January and March, II is Of in.
The stock here in licensed warehouses is small. only
sI,s5i bales, against 1913 bales q year ago,
here are csrtiac.tod; The furry in Janu
some who arc covering, il, that month are
selling more distant deliveries. Still there is
at tho moment more or less PREF sure on January
shorts. owing to the smallness of the supply and the
south and delivered on January Contracts except at
T. loss OF ac; Then, too, some conservative people.
= Sp, esti M tns in no one Instances lssslpss' to sF f, ISSSS o5o b ais,r
Meantime the weather at the South is getting colder
dry goods dSt district fSoS are 't tendinEs upward NJ rspIr With fh.f the de-.
mand for some goods in excess Of the production.
but there were, still other factors which made shorts
neIyS,is. namely; . falling of in the receipts. colder
eot spf noH Wifso ,Hf IT, Ei Ssina %an saa e ina. p : eo% 1n
sanity; il ' IS even &C son aHSGsit that : he 'h %SV have '@'G lnc u
intervals; The january shorts. the bulls think.
cred. Liverpool and the South bought 8 so
did the outside public. aud some woll.known
I'd and I'd inst. were followed by severe winds for
last tiiwsn Eyi, nIn hours Weather Weather now 10 |. clear lear, and cold;
for remainder of this month. Owing to low price.
fnf last viii RliG neRsr snai9G pls ses tosstfinPR'n aF tho S6 m T@s
s Ss,1sF sssf SsisF t. q Il. ; RSSF f n Ssors " an. sSPrs seaiS
Carolina will be in excess of our previous
estimate OF 10 Y cent Scotland Neck, n. c., Dec.
49, Gar tell when VIC shall finish picking, and
how much will be licked from the ground. Have
sold SO bales thus far this year. against 1873 last
year. Each week gives about two picking days;
quality has begun to fall of. Have had consider
able rain in eastern Carolina
CorFEE-Rio on the spot was steady at 63sc. for
No. I. Sales of 10. 900 bags Santos on private terms;
700 Maracaibo. Futures closed steady with prices
unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales %, $50 bags.
Havre declined ". and Hamburg 4 pig. American
deliveries 10, IR5 bags. Rio was steady
at $50 refs advances; receipts. 5000: stock, $4,000;
exchange, Z 13-16d,, a decline Of 7-32d. Santos was
firm and unchanged; receipts II 900: stock. 1885,
600. The future trading here was as follows:
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Lower Continental cables and rather liberal Cont
mental selling of distant months caused some de-
preston in coffee. notwithstanding tho small Brazil
ian receipts and some advance III Rio.
NAVAL SronE--Spir. is turpentine steady at 3pIp9
4oc. Common to good strained rosir. s1.45.
PROFESSIONALISM was steady; prime Western.
s5.35: city. So; Continental refined. $3.50. Pork was
steady ut SS.5OaSH for mess. Nests were quiet:
picked hams, IA 7Lc.; do. shoulders. 4@i4c.:
d.. bellies. 51fsnc,. TslIow 3 Tide. Dressed
hogs. 4As51Bc. Butter-Creamery, Western, ex-
tras, 2oe21c;. tlsts. $50 Ipc.; State. finest.
i!ie'.; do. firsts. 17If9 ls1Tc. Cheese-State,
fun cream. large, colorrd or white, fancy,
1o!4c.; choice. DHapslc.; small, fancy. 1o4c. Eggs
State and PENNSYLVANIA, average best, 2dtac.;
S.-"Provisions were firm and higher most OF the
day, but settled back late in the session in sympa-
thy with the weakness in grain and closed steady.
nbcu: the same as Yesterday. The market showed
remarkable str ,ngth in the face of its weak sur
mission house, were the buyers. The cash demand
was moderate"
SuGAR-Raw was firm at 4 7-1ec. for 9eo test and
3 l5.l6c. for $40 test. Refined was dnll but steady.
CHICAGO. Doc. S.-These were to-day's prices:
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Live Stock Market.

were =. o45 head, nearly all for exporters and slaugh.
terers. No trading. Feeling steady. Dressed be OF in
quoted 1.-Two cattle lower; top price at LONDON 11hc,.
dressed weight; at Liverpool llAc.; refrigerator
beef firm. Exports to-day 424 bceves, 1,Oos sheep
and ?. 120 quarters of beef; Tomorrow. $50 beeves.
Receipts of calves were 1877 head, including 63 di-
rect. The total supply for the market was 2O4 head.
yeals were quiet and steady; BARNARD calves lower.
No Western on sale. Poorest to best veals sold Mt 81
@s7.75 u 100 MS; barnysrd calves at S 2.75sS3 25.
City.dressed veals slow at s@l1Hc. u n.
Receipts of sheep and lambs were 4,2O2 head. in
Guiding 2 cars for city butchers and III cars for the
market. max ny. with the stale stock. % cars on sale.
top grades firm; lambs were steady to Ioc. higher.
Fonr cars were held over. Poor to prime sheer sold
at 81. 50s$4.bo y 100 u.s.; export wethers at $3.50;
fair to prime lambs at, s5.5o9s6. Dressed NUT
ton. 5lf9Sc. y h.; dressed lambs firm at 4 glfc.
Receipts of hogs wcr. 5,6O3 head, and about 2
carloads were on sale. Feeling a trife firm. Quota
hOVa