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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Corn ~Battercakes.

When properly made, corn batter
cakes are delicious, and are more whole
some and more digestible than wheat
cakes. The following recipe is good:
A cupful and Il half of sifted corn meal,
a tablespoonful of salt and one of sifted
corn meal, n teaspoonful of salt and one
of sugar. Add a cupful of cold boiled
rice and a piece of lard about as big as
4 walnut. Mix thoroughly, and scald
with two cupfuls of boiling water, STIR
ring to keep it from being lumpy. Add
IA cupfuls of sour milk, half a tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in a spoonful
of the milk, and one egg, well beaten.
Beat until light. Grease a hot griddle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

English herring fishermen are, many
of them, remarkably superstitious. For
instance, on some fishing boats whis-
Ting is forbidden and neither milk no.
burnt bread is allowed on board. Fur
thermore, not even the name of that I'M
lucky animal, the hare, may be men
toned, ard a common method of pun
ishing an enemy is to throw a dead
hare into his boat. Some of the fisher
men believe in luck attending an odd
numbered crew, but the good fortune
may be naturalized should one of the
number have red bair.-Cincinnati En-
ouirer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

WS sTANlI&
AIDS IN B~UTCHERING,
How This Huch-Dreaded Winter Tas-
Can Be Robbed of Some of Its
Worst Terrors.

Butchering hogs has many disagree
able features, but some of these. par
ticularly the lifting of the hogs before
and after dressing, can be robbed CT
many of their objections by having a
convenient arrangement for scaIding,
fcraPing, cleaning and hanging. One
arrangement for Tightening labor in
this way is shown in the accompanying
illustration. The farm sled can be used
as the scraping platform o.. The
scalding vat (a) may be any large bar
rel which will hold water. Securely
block and brace it so that it viii not
be displaced in putting the hog in and
taking it out. In the iron kettle (c) the
water is heated. The hog is killed and
drawn along the side of the scraping
platform opposite the iron kettle In
stead of lifting the carcass onto the
platform by hand, make use of the
pivotal lever attached to the post (d).
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Curious little fans are made from the
pectoral fins of the fish know as the sea
robin. The sea robin is not a very large
fish, but its pectoral fins are large in
proportion to its size, and in nature they
suggest fans from the manner in which
the fish opens and closes them. The
pectoral fins of the smaller sea robin
are marked with brown, those of the
larger fishes with maroon, beautifully
shaded. The fins have many rays or
ribs. In making a fan the fin is first
stretched out on 4 board to dry; a large
fin Will make 4 fan about six inches in
breadth. The rays spread out in it, as
the split bamboo strips do in a Japa-
nese fan, except that the rays are taper
ing, and they are much %slenderer and
more delicate. When the fin is dry it is
mounted as a fan, and when it has been
thus completed it is dipped in varnish.
The rarnish not only brings out the
%colors, but it serves also as a preserva-
tive. Thus treated, the fan will last for
years.-N. Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Sell Wbeat Inv SampIe-

For years the grading of wheat has
been the mean by which buyers have
secured it practically at their own fig
ures. Wheat should be sold by sample
and o by grade. The grade of John
Smiths wheat may be No. 3 while John
Jones may be No. l or 2, and yet the
latter will be bought at prices obtained
by the former. Selling by sample dis
tributes high prices where they are
Inerited. The buyer tells the farmer
there is very little wheat grading No. l
or ., when perhaps he is offering No. l.
hut must get No. ? or 3 price -or it.
Let the farmer show a fair sample Of
his crop and receive n price therefor in
keeping with the quality. Grading
makes it possible for buyers to make
tine price of wheat to suit themselves,
and stimulates notorious whest gam
nling.-Agricultural Epitomist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Good water should be free from color,
unpleasant odor and taste, and should
quickly afford a lather with a small
portion of soap.
For washing windows put a few drops
of ammonia on a piece of paper, and it
will readily take off every spot or finger
mark on the glass.
When the face of a hammer becomes
uneven, so that it is difficult to drive a
nail true with it. put the face TO Il grind
stone awhile and the defect will be over
come
To remedy a wet cellar already built,
SILK q channel nearly a foot deep en-
tiTely around. close TO fhe wall, and lay
Il course of drain tiles in the bottom.
which will cut off all water veins, and
thus render the cellar quite dry.
Sometimes it is necessary to paper
over sheets of tin. In that event add
old sugar or molasses in large proper
ton to the paste. 1t will be found gen.
orally effectual.-Western Plowman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
RANGEMENT.

Place a chain about the hind legs CT
the hog, hook the short end of the lever
into this chain and the hog is lifted
easily. The post I'D is equally distant
from the platform <b) and posts e, b
and f..
After the hogs have been scalded and
all the hair removed put them in the
gambrels and with the lever lift them
from the scraping platform and swing
them around so they can be hung upon
the cross bars in posts (g, b and Fl. a
lot of heavy lifting is thus avoided. The
cross bars can be made so that they will
turn around on a pivot in the direc-
ton of the arrows. This is accom-
plished by boring a 1R-inch hole N the
top of the post. Use for cross bars four
by four oak properly narrowed at the
outer ends. Cross these on top of the
posts, bore a 1k-inch hole in the middle
of the intersection and secure them in
place by means of an iron pin which
fits into the 1R-inch hole in the Gloss
pieces and the post. Fasten the cross
arms together. and n first-class. cheap
pivotal arrangement for hanging hogs
is the result. With this device and the
lever there is absolutely no necessity
for heavy lifting. If one does not care
TO go to the trouble of arranging the
cross arms so that they will turn they
can be securely fastened to the top Of
the post, or, better sill. mortises made
near the top and the cross pieces fitted
into them.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
THE SWINE PLAGUE.
Some Excellent Results Obtained
from the Serum Treatment Of
DR.. ID. T.. Salmon.

During the past two years the depart
ment of agriculture has conducted a
series of experiments in the use of a
serum as a remedy for hogs affected Ey
cholera or swine plague. The expert
ments were conducted by DR.. d. E. Sai-
mon, chief of the bureau of animal in
Gustry, and the results were emiuently
satisfactory, proving hat the dreaded
disease can be successfully treated east
Iy and ineXpensively. The losses suf-
fered by the farmers of the United
States annually from hog cholera ag-
gregate an enormous sum-. In Iowa
alone, during 1896, it is estimated that
the hog raisers lost through the ravages
Of the disease SIS, 900 900. The depart
ment of agriculture conducted expert
lnents in Page county. Ia, the results
showing a loss of only 20 per cent. of
the affected droves. This year the ex-
Feriments have been extensive and far
reaching. The bureau treated 922 hogs.
Of these, 10 head died; the number
saved being 81 u of every 100. The
animals comprised II droves, and of
these six droves lost only one hog each.
On the other hand, 1,1O1 hogs in other
droves were served and not subjected
to the serum treatment OF these. SO
Gied, showing a loss Of T3.S hogs out of
svery 100. The cholera serum is pro-
cured by keeping apart for treatment
TN animal-a horse or a rowland in
Jecting into its blood a small amount of
the blood of a cholera diseased hog
This will sicken the subject, but he will
recover; when another dose will be adj
ministered, and so on for a time. until
finally his blood becomes so impre"-
mated as to render him practically
cholera proof. Then his blood is let
and the clot drawn off. leaving the thin
yellowish portion. which is the serum.
This is used to inject the diseased hogs.
and operates TO render them likewise
cholera proof, or ever cures them of
the disease.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Geography of the Pbi1tpD,n..

We know that the islands composing
the archipelago of the Philippines ere
almost innumerable; from IS to 20 are
rather large, al d about 200 of them are
small, come are mere points on the sur
face of the Pacific. The principal ones
are LuZon, Mindara, Panay, Samar,
Leyte, Mjndarao. They are divided
into three groups: LuZon in the north,
Visayas in the center, and MinGanao,
with the archipelago of Jolo, in the
south. From the northern extremity of
the isle of LuZon to the southeast eX-
tremity of Jolo, the Philippines have an
approximate length of 26O leagues and
cover a surface of $4,000 kilon.eter
squares. About AGO leagues from
their capital, Manila, lie the Marianne
group, of which it is a dependency. A
distance of 1900 leagues separates them
from Spain by the Suez canal. The pop
u~lation, as far as can be learned. is
somewhat in tJ= ueighborhood of
5000, 600, of whom 5000, 900 are Indians,
100000 Igorrotes, Remontados, Aetas
and Moros ARABS of Yolo and Minnao);
100000 half-breeds, 100000 Philippine
Spaniards, and 10000 Peninsular Span
iards. l naddition to these, there are,
in spite of restrictive laws, about 49,
600 Chinese.-Boston Transcript.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

One of the best ways TO obtain better
results in swine breeding is TO make
more use of the mill products that can
be obtained in most regions. 1t may
not be generally known hat we export
great quantities of oil meal for the
English farmers to fatten their hogs on,
and yet not one farmer in a thousand
ever uses this as swine food. Now that
beet sugar factories are being put up
in various parts of the country there
will be added another mill product for
utilizing for swine feeding.-Dakota
Field and Farm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

For the present winter season the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Company ha:
improved its already nearly perfect through
service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping
Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Townsville, Ga, Pensacola, Jacksonville,
Tampa, Palm Beach and other points in
Florida. Perfect connection will be made
with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico,
Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourist
and Home-Seekers excursion tickets on sale
at low rates. Write C.. P. Atmore, General
Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky, for par,
ticularS
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
BARN WITH LOTS OF LOFT ROOM.

give almost another story's capacity
to the barn, making it possible to use
nearly the whole of the lower floor tor
stock. With d silo and the root cellar
that will be found in the basement it
will be possible to carry 4 large stock
on the fodder that can be stored be-
meath the roofs. There are many coz
veniences about a double barn. and
when one is to be built the form here
given will prove an excellent one to fol-
low.-0range Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
At the End of the Year.

We all like to put aside a surplus OF
profit at the end of a term of labor.
That means we are gaining. But if we
make a fair living and meet u ex-
penses, with nothing a. the end of the
year for surplus, we can hardly say that
times are hard. We have had our sup
plies-all that we needed-and only
when we fail in them and really suffer,
can we say with reason that times are
hard. But we hope. nevertheless, that
every one of our folks will be secure in
a nice surplus at the end Of the year
Farm Journal
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Polarity of individuals.

Experiments have been made with
persons supposed to possess a certain
degree of polarity. In n instance a
man was found to possess this quality
in a marked degree. He is back-acted,
like the south pole of a magnet, and
his breast produced the same effect as
the north pole. How many persons
have this popularity, and to what ex.
tent, is as yet undetermined. - N. Y,
Ledger.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
He Wanted tn Go-

Commander B has invited me to
go on his ship with him." said Mr.. Pat
terson to his wife.
"Oh, papa, if you go will you take me
as your orderly" pleaded Tommy, who
had been reading the papers.
You don't know how to obey we'll
enough to be an orderly" answered his
father.
"Then take me as your disorderly,"
added the little fellow roguishly.-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Jute Made to Resemble Wood.

A process has been discovered by =
~Scotchman by which jute can be so
treated as TO be mixed with wool as to
be scarcely discerni5le from the wool.
Hitherto the bleaching of jute has made
1t too white to allow its being mixed
with wool in blankets, but this diff
Guilty has been overcome. 1t is claimed
for the new process that the strength of
the jute is not injured. AT present the
jute is treated in Dundee and sent down
TO England to be manufactured.-Chica-
go Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Racteria I'm the MILK.

1t is thought by many that the organ
isms On the hay that is eaten as food
may pass through the body of the ami
NAL and be excreted in the milk, but
such is not the case. The bacteria that
enter the body in the food or drink do
not escape from the intestine. If they
are not destroyed by the gastric juices,
they are excreted in the manure, and
tan only gain access to the milk by con-
Eliminating the same subsequent to
mlking.-H. L. Russell, in Hoard's
Dairymsn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Railroad Trains to Run Slower.

Railroad officials claim that it is very ex.
pensive to run their lightning express trains,
and are talking about reducing the speed. 1t
is likewise expensive to the health to rush
and struggle and compete in business affairs
as men do nowadays. The brain, the nerves,
the muscles, the whole system gives out. For
restoring strength after business worries,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the proper
remedy. 1t is an ideal tonic for the tired, the
rundown and the weak.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Taking Coal.

The rate at which British ships of
war take in coal nowadays is simply
marvellous. Recently one of the first
class battleships in the Mediterranean,
the Magnificent, averaged over 100 tons
an hour-that is at the rate OF nearly
three IONS a minute! Officers turn to
and work, as we'll as the men, and they
certainly look like them when the job
is oyer.-N, y. Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Albert haven't seen anything in
the papers lately about the dangers of
kissing.
Winifred-OE, l always knew there
was nothing in those stories.
And now she wonders why he is SO
cold and distant
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
From Baby in the High Chair

TO grandma in the rocker Grain-O is good for
the whole family. 1t is the long-desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or Injuries the digestion. Made from pure
grains 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, 1898-12-17
For California Tourists.

The Burlington Route has Weekly Tour
ist Sleeper Excursions, personally con-
Quoted (by a Burlington Route Agent every
Wednesday from st. Louis, and Thursday
from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Los
Angeles and San Francisco. The route is via
Denver, Scenic Colorado, Salt Lake City,
with SO per cent. sunshine throughout the
year. Ask Ticket Agent or write for de-
scriptive folder to l.. W. Wakeley, General
Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
DOUBLE FARM BARN.
A Great Amount of Available Loft
Room Is Said to BE Its Dis
tinguishinE Feature.

The accompanying illustration shows
a plan for a barn with double driveways
in which the distinguishing feature is
the great amount of loft room. Four
gables added to the main roof srace
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Couldn't BE Marked Twice.

Lawyer-You have an excellent case, sir.
Client-But a friend of mine said he had
an exactly similar case, and you were the
LAWYER ON the other side, and you beat him.
Eyes, l remember that; but l will see that
no such game is worked this time."-Green
Rae
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Employer (insinuatingly)-It is an
awful shame so many of your relatives
have died since the opening of the base
ball season.
Office Boy-Oh, it don't make no Diff
ference to dem! Dey never took no in
terest in the game, anyhow.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

DR.. Lancet-How about that case Of
typhus you were telling me of last week
will consultation be necessary?
DR.. Squills-Er, I'm afraid sol don't
know much about probating billA-
Ainslee's Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

DeCrop-May is intensely feminine.
Miss Upton-More so than other girls?
well, she asked the blacksmith the other
day if her horse couldn't wear shoes a size
smaller ."-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Teaching Ethel to spell 1T" was very
discouraging to Miss B. Finally
she said: Point to your eye, Ethel,
and say s. and thing what mamma
drinks at night and say t." Company
in school the neX day tempted Miss
B to show off. Spell it Ethel"
The reply was prompt: 'I-coffee, it,"
Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head,
ache. Price % and SOC.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

The wise mar always stops to think, but
it's the really wise one who thinks without
having to stop.1S. Y. Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

The more doctors a man has, the less GER
tain are they what ais him, and the more
certain are other people.-Detroit Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

A woman's idea of a personal devil is a
n%eighboring woman who talks about her
Chicago Daily News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and so
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

We have noticed that when girls form a
Spinsters' club, not one of them is more
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
ssFly,o

A gallant named Cobb met a maiden named
Webb,
And s~traightway he sat down beside her,
And quickly proposed in a manner so glib,
That he won her as soon as he spider.
-Tit-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Be careful what you say in the first place;
retracting and denying.-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

The proof of it is thousands say st. ia
cobs Oil cured me of neuralgia.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

At once use st. Jacobs Oil for sprains.
at once it will cure. Athletes know this.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

For everyone who is robbed on the read
100 are in the i~nn.-Span;sh Proverb.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

He who goes with wolves learns how to
howl.-Spanish Proverb.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Coughing Leads to Consumptio,

There is quite a difference between bond.
and vagabonds.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. d.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
4 Village Pessimist.

Sill didn't see you f%ollerin' our new band
this mornin'.
Rube-No. I didn't have no gun.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

Sudden cold brings soreness and stiffness.
st. Jacobs Oil brings a cure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

With a rub or two lumbago is often cured
By st. Jacobs Oil. Small cost, big profits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Discretion the Better Part of Vnlor.
Maurice and Johnnie have been ride To

their mamma Mamma has complained
TO papG, who is heard coming upstairs.
Johnnie--I say, Maurice, here comes
papa. Ishall pretend to be asleep.
II shan':. 1 shall get up and pus
something on."-London Figaro.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17

He is a fool who thinks that another does
not think.-Spanish Proverb.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
Good Out of Evil.

Patient-I'm afraid l am poisoned,
doctor. l ate what l supposed were
mushrooms at a table d hote dinner.
Doctor-Did you drink the wine that
was served with it?
Yes"
Then you'll be all right. The two
poisons will act as antidotes to each
other."-udge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-12-17
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-04-07
NEWS OF IcEBoUND wHALERs.

Are Suffering Untold Hardships In the
Arctic Ocean.
NANAIMo, B. c., April G.-George F.
Tilton, third officer of the steamer Bel.
videre, which has just reached the out.
side world from the vessels imprisoned
in the ice, says that the steam whalers
Jeanne, Orca and Belvidere, the schooner
Rosario and bark are near Point Bar
row. He says that the men on the
froZen-in vessels are suffering untold
privations on account of the scarcity of
provisions and are compelled to feed on
the rankest of fish and dog meat. Til
ton came south by way of the MacKen-
zie and Yukon rivers and was just five
months and 20 days making the trip of
1900 miles to the Pacific coast, during
which he and his two Indian guides
suffered the most excruciating agony
from the intense cold. On his way out
Tilton met Lieutenant Jarvis and the
overland relief expedition. He directed
them to the point at which the fleet is
frozen in, but it was thought best that
he continue on his way home to St.
Michael, in order to make known the
safety Of the men connected with the
feet. Speaking of the prospects of the
whalers, he said that beyond a doubt
the vessels will be total wrecks. AS
soon as the ice breaks the vessels will
be ground into matchwood and nothing
OF them will ever be seen again.