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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

WASHINGTON, July 29.-There has been
great difficulty In coaling the transports at
Manila, which has caused delay In sending
home the volunteers. There is now on the
way to Manila hosting apparatus which
will enable the ships TO be coaled at the rate
of 600 tons a day. Quartermaster Pope has
been instructed to have old hulks loaded
with coal so that they may be brought
alongside the transports and the coal trans
ferred by the new machinery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

PRETORIA, July 2s.-The general tone OF
the parliamentary debate in London is re-
garded as satisfactory, but doubt is ex-
pressed in official quarters as to the accept
ability of the proposed joint inquiry unless
it shall include all questions in dispute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
Visited Imperial Stables.

TRIESTE, July 29.-Admiral Dewey, ac-
companied by Capt. b. p. Lamberton, COM
mander of the United States cruiser
Olympia, and Flag Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Brum-
by and Consul Doerr visited the imperial
stables at Lopizza to-day, returning on
board the Olympia this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
Fever Epidemic Ha. sub.sd~d.

COLON. Colombia. July Sit Is officially
announced from Panama that the yellow
fever has ceased 20 be sn epidemic there
The total number or cases reported since
the outbreak OF the disease Is eighty-eight
Of which forty -five resulted fatally. r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
senator, Novelist and Jockey Sail.

LIVERPOOL, July 2e-United States Sem
ator Edward o. Wolcott, of Colorado. Israel
Zangwill, the critic and novelist, and Tod
Sloan, the jockey. sailed for New York to-
day on the Cunard line steamer Campania.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
Man who Found Gold mt Cape Nome.

ST. MICHAEL'S, July IL, via san Fran
cisco. July 29.-Dr. Hultberg, the Swedish
missionary who first found gold in Cape
Nome. arrived yesterday from his claim. en-
route to Golevin bay, where he owns valua-
BILE claims on Ophir and Melsing creeks.
Hultberg brings the information that sew
eral promising quartz properties have been
found in the Nome district and. while he Is
reticent regarding the exact location of the
find and the value of the quartz. he does not
disguise the fact the lodges carry gold In
large quantities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July IA teIe-
gram was received at the Southern head
quarters Of the Mormon Church in this city
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

portant as the railway systems. the
statement being made by them. and be
ing easily understood. that there IS not
all ounce of any commodity hauled over
the railroads that is not first transport
ed by wagons over country roads OF
citv streets. 1t does not matter II the
commodity is manufactured articles
that are loaded on ears at the factory:
the raw material has first to be hauleC
TO the factory. But the greatest haul.
ING is done in the farming districts and
there it is that good highways are most
needed.
The subject has not been given the
attention and support it deserves, as
yet. for the simple reason that private
capital cannot become interested in the
building of common roads since there
would he no income from the invest
mcnt such as there is in railways
Municipal. county, state and the ma
tionai government have not had the is.
sue brought directly before them in its
full significance because il is necessary
to first educate the people to the neces-
stiles of the movement. This is what Is
being done bv the wheelmen at the
present time. and it must be said &c
their credit that they have enlisted the
sympathy and support of all the prom
inent farmers organizations in the
movement. With the two classes work.
ing together it is only a question CT
time until the movement Will be made q
political issue and then will come thu
desired improvements.
The argument offered in favor of the
improved roads is, that they lessen the
cost OF repairs. make il possible to haul
the largest amount of goods with the
smallest animal power. save time and
increase property valuations. No rail
road company would expect to do busI-
ness if its tracks and roadGeds were in
such condition as to make it either i'm.
possible to use the tracks at long sea
sons Of the year, or in using them have
10 lose IL great deal of time and have I'M
mense repairs to make; and yet that i
what the farmers and others using the
common roads arc doing in a compare
tive way every day in the year.
The make the most impracticabie
attempts at road building and repair
ing. and Their wonder why there is nc
profit in their products. which have
been hauled over bad roads at the great
est expense. 1t has been estimated that
in The states where the tone roads have
been built the cost Of Transports
tion has been decreased TO 20 per cent.
of the former figures. and that the
roads pay for themselves within a few
wears. Ii has been further shown that
the amount lost in the different ways
mentioned will more than pay for the
building and repairs of these roads on
the annual assessments made for them,
or that it costs no more each year to
have good roads than it does TO have
bad ones.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
QUEER DIETS.

C~annibalism still exists in the Poly
nesian islands.
Ancient Romans ate caterpillacs and
some Africans do the same to-day.
The Chinese dine off monkeys and
cats. while in many countries people
eat Observation-Disclosures. Bavaria, Aus
tria. Prussia and France being among
them.
The natives of Guinea love to devour
clay and are pale, ~listless and ambition
less. II is supposed the clay contains
arsenic ard hence the delight in eat
ing it.
Sick people frequently have strange
desires for foods. One man suffered so
from @astralgia that he vas on the
verge of death through starvation. The
smallest quantity of food caused cN-
tremc suffering and all methods OF
treatment failed. Suddenly he cN-
pressed a desire for onions. which he
detestcd when in good health. He was
finally given a few onions and no bad
results followed. For three weeks
onions were the only food that passed
his lips and he rot well.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
THE H~UCKLEBERRY.
Fame md Fortune Await the Man
Who VIII Succeed in Improve
ing and E~nIarSinE Ii.

Sometimes somebody VIII make
money growing the delicious hlckie-
berry. 1t is Il product OF considerable
commercial Importance. In the height
of the season New York takes 2.G0O
bushels a day and the receipts at Chi
cage and other large cities are large.
Wisconsin markets from 100000 to $751;
coo worth a year. But the wild berry is
becoming scarcer and in time viii cease
10 exist. The huckleberry ana blue
berry are exceedingly shy in habit,
and there is some difficulty in d"mestl-
eating them. but enough has been done
in that direction to show that Ii IS
possible. If small bushes nre removed
from high ground. with a ball of earth
attached to each. in the early spring,
and planted closely together in soil in
which there is plenty OF sand and loan,
the chances are that they will grow
and produce for many years. Cultiva-
ton will probably greatly enlarge the
fruit. and whoever can establish a
huckleberry patch will find more profit
in il than was ever made from the
blackberry or iS now being made from
the straw berry. On some farms there
are unused swamps that might lie
profitably utilized in growing certain
varieties of the huckleberry such as the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Epitomist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
TIMELY HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To keep away reaches take green GU
cumber parings and strew them around
the kitchen tables and cupboards and
see how quickly the reaches will dis
appear.
Before putting carpets and rugs away
for the summer shake thoroughly &c
free them from dust. then sprinkle With
a powder composed of gum camphor
and powdered tobacco. Roll tight and
hang them away in clean flour sacks.
In closing the house for summer
clean gilded frames with sweet oil, and
to prevent flies from getting on the
frames rub them with oil of lavender.
Wrap books in newspapers and put
them back in the bookcase with u num-
Der of pieces of gum camphor.
To remove stains from mattresses
make a thick paste by wetting starch
with cold water; spread this OH the
stain, first putting the mattress in the
sun. Rub this off after an hour or so,
and if the ticking is not clear try the
process again. Two applications will
make it so without fail.
a sure preventive for bedbugs: First
thoroughly whisk and dust the beds
in every crcvicc, then take 25 cents
worth of quicksilver and the white OF
one egg and mix thoroughly. Take Il
small-sized brush and paint every crew
ice and al along the sides of tn" bed,
If this recipe is followed you will never
see a hug.-N. y. journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
THE CELERY CROP.
II the Plants Are Thrifty and IiEor.
GUS They May BE Set Out as
Late as August.

In growing a good crop or celery a
supply of thrifty. vigorous plants = es-
seutial. These may be grown in a SEED
he'd. In order TO have thrifty, F.gcr-
Gus plants. the soil should be rich and
thoroughly prepared in good hil!..
The plants must have plenty OF room
to grow. ard if they come up TOO quick
ly it will pay to thin OUT.
In many cases i good top dressing
of wood ashes after the seed is sown
will be beneficial. Make the rows Ill the
seed bed about a foot apart. The seed
need ve-y little covering. and ii Will pay
TO firm the soil we'll after sowing the
seed; bus if there is sufficient moist
ure in the soil 10 induce a rood ger
mination this is not necessary.
1t is quite an item to have short,
stocky plants, and if this is done the
plants must have plenty of room to
grow. Give cultivation to keep down
the weeds and the soil in a good tiI'h.
Some celery growers prefer to trans
plant twice, cutting back the tops
slightly at the first transplanting. 1t
is claimed that by this plan more and
better roots may be secured.
After the plants have made sufficient
growth they may be transp!anted where
they are to grow and mature.
In many cases celery may be grown
where an early crop has been crown.
The middle or latter part Of July is a
good time to set ont the plants. though
it NAV be done as late as August. As
the transp!anting is usually done at a
dry time. it will nearly always he a good
plan to water the plants well an hour
before taking them ur. Use water
enough to soften the ground. so that
the plants will come up readily. and
without injury to the roots.
Work the soil deep and thoroughly.
and then mark out the rows four feet
apart. with the plants ten to twelve
inches apart in the rows. Natertwo or
three times until the plants start tc
grow. Clean. thorough cultivation Is
necessary in order to secure a thrifty,
! vigorous growth,-St. Louis Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
Turk ana Armenian.

it must be admitted that the Armen-
iaHs are not an easy people to get On
with. They are distinguished by an en-
eI2y. u b~usy-ness and a fondness FOR
acquisition that are almost super
occidental. They are selfish. personally
u~uaItractive and stril.in@ly lacking in
traits of nobility and self-respect. Tie
average Armenian is uuquestionably
OF sharp intelligence so far Us small
things -. The saying : that it takes
ten Jews to outwit one Greek and ten
GreekG to outwit II Armenian. He is
unquestionably extremely irritating to
the quictistic. resigned. fatalistic Turk
The two have little in common. The
Armenian is clearly Il pestilent fellow
and the Turk has decided to get rid of
him. The Armenian is a persistent
source OF unrest. He is 4 kicker"
What men do with "kickers,' in the &C.
cidental scheme of things, is to vote
them down. The Turks knows no other
wav than to club them down, cut their
heads off or sink them in the Sea of
Marmora. He is applying the triune
recipe with patient zeal as occasion Of
fcrs.-Atlantic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
"Big Four Gift:'-Neeiy'B spanlsh-Amert
can War Panorama.

Contains leo superb half-tone e~ngravings,
made from photographs taken OF cur Army
IN camp, on transports n III actual service,
Spanish and American Gun-boatS, Cuba, Ha-
vana, Manila, Landscapes, Architecture;
shows the manners and customs OF the peO-
pie of our Few Islands; Pictures of our He
roes-Dewey. General Charles King known
as Capt. Charles Hing. theauthor), " heeler.
Hobson. Roosevelt. Sampson, Miles, Sehley,
Shafter, Lee. Brooks. Carroll: Groups OF
Officers, Cavalry. Artillery. Infantry, Ships,
R~itie-practice, Spanish Soldiers. Insurgents.
Chickamauga. jacksonville, Tampa, Last
Farewell Letters Home. Hospitals, Clara
Barton, Rough Riders. Santiago, San Juan,
Manila, the Beautiful Women OF Cuba and
Manila.
The Album is 5lxS inches. weighs y
ounces. printed on finest coated paper.
Sent FREE to any address in the United
States. Canada or Mexico for y cents IN
stamps or coin, TO cover postage and pack
ing. Copy may be seen at any ticket office
OF the Big Four Route.
Order at once. as the edition is limited.
Address WARREN J. LYNCH. General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, Big -Four
Route Cincinnati. Ohio.
Mark envelope War Album"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
The Life Of Pench Tree.

There is no reason for peach trees
dying out in ten years, hearing them
selves out" some farmers Will say.
What they meal is being starved out"
A peach tree. barring accidents, should
he good for p years. 1t should. how
ever. have as good cultivation, liberal
feeding, and as much general atten-
ton as an annual crop. 1t should be
examined twice Il year for borers, and
when its limbs begin TO die out and
look straggly-so that people ordinari-
" will say it is played OUTFIT should
be pruned back severely-cut way back
when new vigorous shoots with dark
green leaves will put forth, and the
second year after a good crop may be
looked for. There are many 30-year-old
peach trees in the country.-Journal Of
Agriculture.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
SAGE OF SAWHAW SAYS.

An upstart isn't apt to get very
far up.
You can't even work 4 slot machine
without push.
Beware of scrapcs when brushing
against the world.
Ecing habitnally weary is not cvi'
Gcnce of retired habits.
He who woOs a coquette goes from
attraction to distraction.
It might pay Il MAJ to retrcn"h be-
fore he reaches the last ditch.
Most Of the sour grapes in this
world are the fruit of other mems Ia
bors.
Castles in the air and their archi.
tects also are often without visible
means of support.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
ROnes Have Numerous Uses.

There are farmers VIII attach little
or no importance TO the bones that
are thrown away and made no use OF,
This is a great mistake. They can be
utilized in many ways. They are an
excellent thing to make poultry lay. il
fresh and crushed fine with a bone mill.
You can get a mill for five dollars and
ifyou cannot conveniently purchase one
at present. just crush them with a
sledge or an az. If you get a mill YOU
can make bone meal, which is an excel
lent thing to feed to young chicks. They
can be placed around the roots OF
grape vines and fruit trees. IN make
them yield better fruit. They also
make an excellent fertilizer.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
Curious Copper Mining.

The United States consul III Santiago
de Cuba reports that about nine miles
from that town there are copper mines,
having shafts from 500 to 1000 feet
deep. which were regularly worked I'M
til 1867. since which time they have
bee abandoned and have become filled
with water. all but 800 feet of their
depth being below s~ea-level. But in
later years copper was obtained from
the drowned mines in an interesting
manner The water with which they
are filled holds Il considerable quantity
Of copper in solution. and this water
was pumped out into tanks. Scraps Of
irCn were then thrown into il, and the
dissolved copper became deposited on
the iron. When the deposit grew sutii-
ciently thick it was broken off. and the
irCn was thrown back into the water to
gather Il fresh incrustation of the red
metal.-Youth's Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
EH7P-1n
=%H:15SzE<@S-a9S
2Gsss
THE ROAD MOVEMENT.
There Arc Several Agencies at Work
Which May Make II n Great
Political Issue.

Readers who see mentions of the
good roads movement do not realize
hat in chis there may be one OF the
great national issues of our politics at
some time in the future. possibly with
in Il comparatively short time. This
movement was started by the wheel
men through their national ~organiza-
ton, the League of American Wheel
men. and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars have been spent by it in the agita-
ton.
The prin iple of the movement, as
advocated by the wheelmen. is that the
common roads of the country are as i'm
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
Cost of the War to Turkey.

According to expert calculation, the
WAY with Greece up TO date has cost
Turkey d sum of $~10,000.000 over and
above its ordinary expenditures, OF
which amount $500 goo goes to the
railroad companies alone in payment
for the transport of the troops and wal
material. The damage done by the
Greek fleet to the Turkish cities which
it has ~bombarded does not seem to have
exceeded 5000 600 all told. In fact. the
great powers are of the opinion that
under the circumstances the sublime
porte should not be permitted to exact
from crushed. defeated and almost
bankrupt Greece an indemnity of more
than $lU.OOU.00O. and will not hear OF
any such sum as $%jG.00o,000, which Is
demanded by the sublime porte.--N. Y
Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
An Argument.

Here the voice of counsel for the defense
thrilled with emotion.
Gentlemen of the jury he cried, You
cannot believe the prisoner to be the coO!.
calculating villain the prosecution would
make him out TO be, Were he cool ard cal
c~ulating would he have murdered his wife.
as he Is accused of doing: Would he not
rather have spared her in order that she
might he here at this trial to weep for him
and influence Your verdict with her tears:
Only the thoughtless think lawyers do not
assist the ends Of iustice.-Detroit journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
\ Wedding Custom.

Brides in .Alfoe!d, lower hungary.
have been deprived of their wedding
gifts by the government health author.
ties. 1t was a custom of the place for
brides to wash with soap and comb the
heads of all the guests, they in turn
throwing coins into the basin. The re,
suit, according to the doctors, was the
spreading of disease, and an epidemic
OF opthaImia led the government to put
an end to the custom.-Chicago Chron.
irle-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
sECTRING WIRE FENCE CORNERS.

only stay, but prove perfectly sAtiSiAc-
tory.
Select a large, straight, sound post
for the corner. planting" it at least 81
inches deep. Then six or eight feet
from this, and along each line Of the
fence. set an ordinary post. and be-
tween the tops of each of these and the
top of the corner post fix a piece Of two
by four scantling, spiking it securely
with wire nails. Then extend a guy
wire from the top of each of these brace
posts 10 the bottom of the corner one,
making it double at each end 50 il may
be twisted tight.-Fred D. Sibley, IL
Farm and Fireside.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

There are now III fountains for hu.
man beings, 2s5 large troughS foi
horses and cattle and 47G small troughs
Tor sheep and dogs III the streets ano
suburbs of London. During 4 period
If ~ hours the fountains have beer
nsed by more than 2~,j00,00O persons.
while at the troughs 100000 horses have
quencked their thirst.-Chicago Chron'
icle
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
from HRS. Sumter
to Mrs. 2inkAam.
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. z6.,al

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 7o-cII
Zone year ago last June three doc
tors gave me up to die. and as l had Mt
different times used your Vegetable
Compound with good results, had too
much faith in it to die until l had tried
it again. was apparently an invalid,
was confined to my bed for ten weeks
Il believe my trouble was liberation of
womb
After taking four bottles of tho
Compound and using some of the Liver
Pills and Sanative Wash. at the end OF
two months 1 had greatly improved
and weighed 155 pounds, when l never
before weighed W 13s. Lydia f
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is tho
best medicine l ever used, and | recon-
mend it to all my friends."-MRs. ANNA
EVA GUNTER, HIGGINsvILLE, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
o,xe the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appetizing,
nOurl=hing food drink to take the place OF
coffee. Sold by all grocers ana liked by all
VINO have used L, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties.
Crain-O aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. 1t is not a stimulant but a health
builder, and children. as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about Q
much as coffee. Is and sc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

"HOw is it Wilkins over there looks so
cool when everything else is swelterinC:"
"Ah. Wilkins Is smart. Do You see those
old papers he is reading: Well, they contain
the account of February'> blizzard. Every
time Wilkins begins 70 feel the least bit
warm he reads about the twenty-some be
low zero and shivers. His scheme is cooler
than fans and cheaper than ice. "-Chicago
Evening News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

Mother-Now. Freddie, why did you
tel! your teacher a lie? You know ]
have 50 often told you you must always
speak the truth.
Freddie-Yes; so l do, generally. bu,
if l had told the truth this time | should
have been whacked.-Pick-Me-Cp.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

From what L hear, Mir. Earnestly
that son of yours at college is a little
fast
~ little fast" repeated the old man
disdainfulIy. lie holds the amateur
record as Il lOo-yard sprinter."-Detroii
Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
WIRE-FENCE
To brace Them E.fectiNeiH ANA Sc
curely Is Neither Very Dill
cult Nor Expensive.

There are many ways OF securing the
corners of wire fences. Wei"hting. an
chorin@. bracing, guying. ctg., ar" used.
1t is neither difficult MOI expensive 10
put in for Wire fence tWhethcr
barbed, woven or plain) that will not
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

Felix-Do you mean that you cal
never be mine. Angelina?
Argeline-WeH. | won't go SO fal
as that, Mr.. TUrndown. | am going &c
marry another: but II never knows,
YOU know.-Philadclphia American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I had been
sick ever since my marriage. seven
years ago; have given birth to four
children, and had two miscarriages. I
had falling of womb, le~ueorrhGa, pains
in back and legs; dyspepsia and n
nervous trembling of the stomach.
Now l have none of these troubles and
can enjoy my life. Your medicine has
worked wonders for me."-MRS. s.
BARNHART, NEW CASTLE, PA
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
WuIcs' Teeth for Coins.

In FIJI the coinage chiefly consists
of whales teeth. those of greater value
being dyed red. The natives exchange
20 white teeth for one red one, as we
exchange dimes for dollars.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.