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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
COUNTS.
Small Holdings, Diversity of Crops
and Iirst-Cinss Products Make
Farmers wealthy.

For several years prices have, quite
generally, been uEremunCrative and
production consequently limited, says
a writer in the North American Review.
Farmers have refrained from hiring
help and have cOntented themselves
with what could be produced by the
family. | know Of no farm that is
yielding to its fullest capacity; Yet
some are producing more than twice
as much per acre as adjoining arms
equally good. To illustrate: y farm
of goo acres, 1G0 of which are improved,
received careful treatment and above
the acreage condition Of farms in thu
vicinity, has Il cash income of from
5000 to 500 yearly as the result of the
work of two men. An adjoining farm
of 40 acres. with the same labor, aver
ages about $500. A river farm of 40
acres. with a little more work, gives
about $1,000. Small holdings. diversity
of crops and profitable prices Will more
than double u production without
any increase in the area of improved
land. France, with nine times our pop
ulation to the square mile, produced
over eight bushels of wheat per capita
for the five years ending with 1897.
Our production for the same period WAS
but little more than seven bushels per
capita.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

AS a rule all CRAFTS succeed best on
trees of their own species.
No matter when transpIanting is
done care must be taken to keep the
roots moist.
Bury the old bones and the old boots
and shoes under the roots Of the o
ing fruit trees.
4 little trimming every year is faI
better than a heavy trimming once in
three or four years.
Bonemeal and potash in some forms
are staple fertilizers for any kind of
fruit trees or plants
Flowers may not add visible dollars
and cents to the bank account. but they
add immensely to the comforts OF life.
In setting out trees dig holes large
enough to stretch the roots out full
length and but little deeper than the
tree is set in the hole.-Western Plow.
man.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

strip has two bolts with thumb-screnA
so it may be fastened anywhere along
the strip, 4. The strip, a. has bolt holes
w inches apart, along its entire
length.
The runners may be set TO mark rows
as wide as four feet apart, and rs mar
row as four inches. and Between these
extremes, at any distance in an even
number of inches. The outside run
ners in the illustration are set just
even with the ends of the strip, a. The
rows are then three feet apart. But
each runner may be set at least Il foot
farther from the center, by means Of
the bar shown AT f, and still lap enough
to fasten. When the rows are 70 he
less than 2n feet apart the runners
must change places with each other
put d at eis end and g at DE- end. Their
the rows may be narrowed down tC
four inches.
The advantage of having the center
runner on the tongue is this: BY rails
ing and lowering the tongue, as need
ed, all the runners may be made &c
touch the ground all the time, even
though the ground is nave This
marker is made Of light material
throughout, so it is no task to drag ii
along with one hand.-Orange Judd
Farmer,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
.SayY Sherry.~

According to the navy regulations
whisky is not allowed on warships ex-
cept in the medical supplies. but it gets
aboard somehow. as visitors TO the hos
pitable officers al testify. 1t is called
navy sherry" on shipboard. Some
times, when the fleet was on blockade
duty, newspaper dispatch beats car
ried supplies to the officers. \ man ig-
norant Of the rule about navy sherry
hailed the flagship New York one Sun
day morning off Santiago and asked the
officer OF the deck if he would send 4
boat for some supplies. For whom are
they?" the officer asked. through q
meCaphone. THE wardroom mess
was the reply. 1t was an idle hour on
the New York. and a crowd of officers
and men had lined up and were listen
ing. Onions. potatoes and whisky
Then he wondered why all the officers
in sight fed to the other side of the
ship. holding their sides with laughter.
The onions and potatoes were sent
aboard-at least they alone were re-
ceived officially. An officer who asked
4 friend to get a case of navy sherry"
for him later on was astounded when
the mar brought real sherry. He had
supposed hat everyone knew the diff
ference.-N. Y. Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
ITEMS

Canar;es, in the mating season. seem
to vie with each other in the prcduc.
ton of brilliant melody: and it is adj
mitted that the female birds always Sc
lect the best singers for their mates.
The bee of Mexico does not Improve
each shining hour AS there is very
little cold weather there no necessity
exists for laying in winter stores OF
honey. and the bee is therefore rs lazy
40 4 c~ockroach.
The oldest tree on earth with an au-
thenticated history is the great bhoo
tree of Burma. For % centuries it has
been held sacred to the Buddha. and
no person is allowed to touch the trunk.
When the leaves fall they are carried
away as relics by pilgrims.
The healthiest and rosicst girls of
Europe are those representing the mid
die and poorer classes OF Holland. They
are the tidiest housekecpcrs in the
world. and are rarely i'll. Their good
health is mainly due TO the exercise
they get in attending to their house
hold duties.
A thief had for weeks been stealing
incandescent lamps in one of the
Partisan theaters. The electrician
caught him by arranging the wires so
that when a lamp was removed an elec-
tric signal informed a man on the
watch. When caught the rogue had
two burners in his pockets.
The most beautiful and costly fishes
in the world come from China, and the
rarest and most expensive of all is the
b~rush-tail goldfish. Specimens OF
these have sold for as high rs Gao each,
and in Europe the prices range from
$50 to e10O. The brush-tail goldfish
is so small that n f~ive-shiIlinr piece will
cover it. and probably there is TO liv-
ing thing of its size and weight that is
worth so much money.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

There are certain kinds of vegetables
which have Il good sale when dried that
are far o little grown. We allude to
such herbs as sage, thyme, fennel, corr
ander and the like. More money is
often made from a sage bed than from
the same area of land planted in any
thing else. There is always a good de-
mand for it to use for stuffing when
pork, turkey or chicken are to be roast
ed. and if the herb has to be bought at
the grocer's or drug store. several times
what the farmer could well afford to
sell it for has to be paid. There would
be more profit in farming if farmers
paid mor attention TO the small items
which they now neglect, because they
seem zoo unimportant to be worthy OF
notice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

There is 4 Ccrelict churchinthe Char
ing Cross road, the existence OF which
will be news to most L~ouGOrers. Ii
is called by the title Of st. Mary the
Virgin. Desertion seems to have taken
place because the fabric was crumb-
ling away. OF late nobody has cared
10 own it, no funds being available to
keep it in repair, and the public au-
thorities have been obliged, for the
safety of passing pedestrians, to I'M
Gertake some precautionary work.
They are naturally anxious 10 dis
cover the owner, and have summoned
him by notice or the door of the ed
itice to make good the structural de-
fects, but if there is really any owner.
lie is scarcely likely TO place himself
IN evidence ard ssUm considerable
p~ecuniary liability. The old place VIII
no doubt have to be removed al
together. As some of the walls threat
en- to fall at T hour. the council has
charged itself with the duty of snoring
them up. n will duly file the accoun
against the missing owner.-Livcrpoo1
Mercury.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
big Four Glft:'-Nee!y's spanish-Ameri.
cnn NEnr Parnrnml.

Contains iG0 superb halitonc engravings,
made from photographs taken Of our Army
IN camp, on transports and III actual service,
Spanish and American Gun-hoat>. Cuba, Ha-
yt.I, Manila, Landscapes, Architecture;
~huD~ the manners and customs ii the peo-
PIE Of uur new Islands. Pictures of our He
rorS-Dcwey. General CaIr.e> King known
- Capt. Charles hin-. thrauthorl. Wheeler,
H0r>uu, Roosevelt. Sampson. Miles, Schley,
SKATER, Lee. brooks. Carroll; Groups OF
Officers, Cavalry. Artillery. Infantry, Ships,
EiticPrdcticc, Spanish Soldiers. Insurgents.
Inickamauga. Jacksonville. Tampa, Last
Farewell Letters Home. Hospitals, Clara
Barton. Rough Riders, Santiago, San Juan,
Manila, the beautiful Women vi Cuba and
Manila.
The Album j. 5!xS inches. weighs II
ounces. printed on finest coated paper.
Sent FREE to any address in the United
States, Canada or Mexico Tor y cents in
stamps or coin. to cover postage and pack
irg. Copy may be seen at any ticket office
OF the Big Four Route.
Order 1t once. - the edition j limited.
Address WARREN j. LYNCH. General
P-~rnrcr ana Ticket Agent, Big Four
Route. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Mark envelope War Album"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
SLUG Reward 800.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
&c Learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure II.
ali its stages. and that Is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrk
being a constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls CaIlrrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF ,he
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
TIVE powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. !. Cheney & Co, Toledo, 0,
Sold hy Druggists. &c.
Halls EGni'r Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
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HANDY GARDEN MARKER.
How to Make a Device That Is Oper-
nted by Hand and Does Its Work
to Perfection.

a light marker for making garden
rows, TO be run by hand, may be made
on the plan shown in the Illustration.
The bar, a, is a strip of board about
four inches wide and six feet long.
Fastened to the center is a tongue, b.,
with wooden braces to keep it firmly
at right angles with a. At each end Of
the strip, a, is a detachable runner
The center runner c, is attached to the
tongue. 1t will be explained later.
One of the runner attachmentsis shown
more plainly at f. 1t consists of a
short, wide runner firmly fastened TO
a strip Of board 2H feet long. The
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
RAISING A HEIFER.
What IT Casts to Keep n Calf During
the First Sixteen Months of its
Existence.

The lecturer of the New Hampshire
grange has been making an estimate of
how cheaplv a heifer calf can be
raised until it is 16 months old, by
which time the heifer may begin to pay
her way. Assuming the calf to be
dropped the first of October, he esti-
mates the cost of feeding il on skim
milk thickened with ground tlaXseed
and some hay for the first five months
Or p weeks. at $9.57. The next three
months, bringing it TO the pasturinC
season. cost nearly ca cents per week,
or SS.2S. Pasture will vary with To-
cality and is reckoned extremely low.
calves being often pastured for $50 to
$3.50 for the season. The last three
months cost SS.4S, making Il total for
Is months of S2>.S1. The lecturer adds
that if there be much increase of eX-
pensiVe foods. like fiaNseed, the cost of
growing the calf will be considerably
increased. These figures are strongly
confirmatory of the belief of many old
farmers that it does not pay to grow a
heifer calf into 4 COW, and that it is
cheaper to buy the COW after all these
costs and the risk of loss have been
borne by somebody else. 1t is a fact.
however, that 4 cow grow on the farm
and always used to IT will be generally
a better COW than she will if sold to be
sent to some other place. The GOV has
a great love for the home where she
was brought up, and instances have
been known where they have been sold
to a distance of their escaping in the
night and making their way to the
familiar barnyard where they were
-eared.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
Proper Packing of Butter,

1t is well, if II can, to have one
churning large enough to fill a crock
or tub, and pack the butter at once
upon working it. but if this is not pos
sible, do not pack at all until enough
butter is at hand to fill whatever is to
be packed; that is for shipping butter.
1t is well always to pack the butter and
cover it as nearly air tight as possible,
but if packing in Il tub to ship, do
,ot put it into the shipping tub until
enough is at hand to fill it.-Farmers'
Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

not one OF the European govcru-
ments dares 20 intrust to the ord
nary mails any Of lis foreign dis
patches or letters hal are of the least
importance. They Invariably make
u.s. OF highly-paid special messengers.
usually retired army officers, for the
purpose, who in England are known
a. Queens Messengers while on the
continent they so by the name Of
"Couriers de Cabinet" They carr
their dispatches about their person or
IN their hand. and are not permitted
to let them out of their possession for
a single instant throughout the entire
Journey, which has TO be accomplished
without 4 break anywhere.-Golden
DAYS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
An Expensive Luxury.

Isn't Jinks a man rather inclined to
borrow trCuhlc?"
Il should say so. Talk about the fell
low that worried for fear his halo
wouldn't fit when he came TO be an an
war broke out that he would be drafted
before it was over that he hired Il sub
stitute for $500. and the substitute never
so much as caught rold."-St. Louis
Globe-DcmOcrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
BUTTER-MAKING HINTS
Every Part of the Operation, fran
the Milking to the Packing,
Requires Great Care.

The ability to make good butter /,
worth money to the farmers wife in
these days when so much of an inferior
quality is thrust upon the market.
Every part of the work requires care
and cleanliness, from the time the milk
ing is done in the harnyard to the mo-
ment when the golden rolls are deliv-
cred to the city customers. Use only
the best quality of table salt, the
amount required usually being one
ounce to a pound of butter. Work il
just enough to take out every particle
of b~uttermilk. and keep it in a cool
place to insure its keeping perfectly
fresh.
a great deal depends upon the care
Of the crooks, ans or pans in which the
milk is kept. They should be washed
as soon as possible after being used,
and kept clean and free from rust.
Rinse first with cold water. then wash
thoroughly inside and outside with hot
water, in which enough pearline has
been dissolved to make Il good suds.
Give particular attention to the seams
II you use cans. Finish by rinsIng with
scalding water, wipe dry. then set them
right side up in the fresh air and sun
shine and they will be clean and sweet.
Il is an error TO turn them upside down
on 4 table. Or to hang them in that po-
sition on Il stake, for hot air or steam
rises and has no way of escape, conse-
quently condenses in the cans and
causes them to our. 4 great deal of
milk is tainted in this way. A rusty
a should never be used. as it imparts
a foreign favor to the milk.
If YOU have n running spring of clear,
cold water have Il little house built over
it. and set Your milk cans in the water.
1t is an ideal place for a dairy, and it
will cost very little to build the spring
hOuse.-Prairie Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

Italy has had 29+ square miles OF
land added 20 its territory in the last
20 years by the advance of the delta
of the Pc into the .tdriatic sea. The
measurement has been made by Prof.
Marirelli, who carefully compared the
Austrian surveys of 1898 with the Ital-
ian surveys of 1s93.-N. Y. sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

First Volunteer hear Bills fell
dead in love with that girl that nursed
him.
Second Volunteer-Right you are.
He got mashed on the beautiful ways she
always stuck her little finger out when
she fixed his Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
THE AGE OF A cow.
With the Aid Of the Three DiaGrani>
Here Given 1t Can Easily BE
Told by the Teeth.

BY looking at the teeth of cows of
which Il knows the age. he may Don
become well acquainted with their APP
pearance. While it is impossible to tell
exactly the age of Il cow when over five
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
rrrlough aud Lenve of ..,,.cncc.

With the return of the volunteers
from active DUTY the terms FUR,
Tough" and leave of absence" have
been employed frequently, and il
many instances improperly. y fur
Tough is 4 permission given by a com
missioned officer TO an enlisted man
or noncomI;ssioned officer 10 be alb
sent from duty for 4 certain length
Of time. Leave of absence is the term
used when a Ike permission is given
TO a commissioned officer hy his su-
perior.-N. y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
Government Encouraging Tourists.

Ii some OF the less accessible parts
Of Norway visited by tourists there
are no irEs in the villages. The gov
eminent has now decided to grant in
such cases a certain annual sum to the
owner of a spacious house in each VII
lage, the proprietor agreeing. in turn.
to accommodate four or more guests
If called upon.-N. \. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
IN q SCHOOLS.

Prof. Hiram Corson, professor Of Eng.
Ssh at Cornell. began life as a reporter
in the United States senate
Senator y. Il. Scott. of West Virginia,
has offered to the West Virginia univer-
sity a cash prize each year for the young
CONAN eXcelIing in oratorv
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

C-awfoTG-Pr;ze fighters seem 10 be
particularly unfortunate in their mar
ried lives.
Crabskaw-No wonder. They don't
give the III a chance to talk
Town Tories.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
Dc Your Feet Ache and Burn.

Shake into your shoes, Aliens F'oot-Ease,
Il powder for the feet. II makes tight or New
ShO feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen. Hot. Callous, Sore. and Sweating
Feet AL Druggists and Shoe Stores sci.
it, ~. sample sent FREE. Address,
Allen S. Ollnstci, lie Roy, y. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
Friendly nelations Es,nhlishcd.

Georg-lFow : your suit with Miss De
Pink progressing?
JacL-FInely. When | call now her dog
wag> It's tail.-Stray Stories.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

Browne Shakespeare SAID The
worlds q stage
Tow,e-WelI. that M have been
true il Shakespeare's time. but u: the
present day the worlds awhoel.-S.
Y. Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

There are some things in this world that
canngt lie done. and it i simply the part of
wisdom TO stop trying to do thcm.-Boston
Na::hman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

One i always surprised If a workman who
is always Dragging ahou, his work is found
to tie doing it w~ll.-Nash:ngton tIa.) Dem
nn-nt
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

Trouble : ike 4 mud hole; it's easy
enough to gtt in. bat takes al ones power
10 .ct Cut.-Ram's Horn.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

Mrs. Wall says she Is interested in high
art. No Doubt. Her husband Is 2 fres-
oer.'-Phi.die.phia Bulletin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

7 coGid not &c: along withoU; Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Il always cures.-Mrs.
T.. c. Nouliun. Eecih2m. Mss. Oct. ~, '9f.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the we'll known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured BY the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles OF plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the n perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually.
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste. but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by 4 method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
rememberthe full name of the Company
printed OIL the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG r co.
SAN FRANCISCO. cal
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK.. N. Y.
For sale by all DruggistsL-PTice SS. per bottle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-10

The 3cs: Prescription for ChilIA
and Fever is a bottle o: GROVES TAsTELEss
CHE ToSIC. II is simply iron and q%uinine in
d tastele5s form. N,care-no pay. Price. Soc.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-28
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

DR.. f s. O'Brien Of MERGED is staying
at the Grand.
George I. Gordan, Nevada mining
man, is at the Lick.
William NJ Tins Of Sacramento IS a
guest at the Palace.
Jesse D. Carr, the Salinas capitalist, Is
a guest at the Occidental.
w II. Seamans and wife are registered
at the Occidental from Sacramento.
Among the late arrivals at the Like Is
F. A. Him, the Santa Cruz capitalist.
w. f. Whitehead, T. S. N, was one Of
Yesterdays arrivals at the Occidental
Dr. Donald Mclean. Z. S. A, is at the
Palace. He is accompanied by his wife.
James McCudden, a contractor of VAL
lejo, was one of yesterdays arrivals at
the Grand.
C. A. Cogswell of Portland, Or, is a
guest at the Lick Mrs. Cogswell accom-
panes her husband.
Major H. H. Adams and Captain NJ. j,
Lanahan. two army officers, are regis
tered at the Occidental.
W. N Parker the expert of the State
Board of Examiners, is registered at the
Grand from Los Angeles.
M. L. Hef1inger is staying at the Pal
ace. He is on his way to Manila, where
he proposes engaging in business.
Minnie Palmer. the actress, and her
husband, Francis Jerrard, were among
yesterdays arrivals at the Palace
G. G.. Burnett, with his wife and daugh-
ter, returned to this city on Monday last
after a sojourn in the principal Atlantic
cities.
The Marquise doggy. one Of the Pari-
sian grande monde, Is on the coast in
search Of health and recreation. Her son
is travelling with her.
DR.. c. w. Kellogg, a prominent physi-
clan of Lakeport. is at the Grand. where
he will remain during the short stay he
purposes making in the city.