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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

Politics are absorbing; 10 the gushing
young woman who had been talking to 4
Congressman At last decided.
See those distant stars?" she said, in a
soulful tone. Did you ever pause to think
"Ye-es, ! believe I have thought of II, "
was the somewhat dubious reply.
"And that they may be inhabited by hu.
man beings that hope and struggle a. we do"
continued the young woman, earnestly.
"Oh, did you ever give deep thought to those
people so far away, unknown to us?"
"No," was the unhesitating answer, I've
never thought Of them at all"
why not?" demanded his questioner,
with sudden briskness Of manner.
"Well," said the man, reAectively, II
suppose one reason may be that they don't
vote in my district" Youths Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
UNTRUE AND TRUE GRINDsToNEs.

UNTRUE AND TRUE GRINDSTONES.
slightly beveled surface, as at the
right in the same picture. The fo rmer
condition comes from grinding axes,
scythes, machine knives. ETC., with
.heir edges lengthwise of the stone in
stead of across it. This cannot be
helped in grinding some tools. But
when the stone does assume this shape,
making it impossible to grind a chisel
or any fiat-edged tool decently, it is q
good time to get a spade-spades are
usually dull-and hold it on the stcne
until it is sharp, when the Irregular
titles of the surface of the stone
will have disappeared. a grindstonc,
by the way, should never be left en-
posed to the sun. The weight of tina
handle will always cause one portion o.
The stone to remain uppermost, and
this, from exposure, will assume a diff
ferent degree of hardness from the
Under side, so hat after awhile the
stone will be. ground out of a circle. II
the stone has to stand in the open, a fat
box can easily be ATTAINED to serve n
a cover.-Rural New Yorker.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
LARGE A A SAVING.
rhis Il . More Important Subject
Than Most Farmers Are Pre-.
pared to Admit.

Much time is lost by drawing small
loads. Many times have 1 seen farmers
going to town with a load of wheat of
'aly 80 or 40 bushels. l can remember
when a boy We had to draw our wheat
and oats to market a distance of 16
miles. Even on good roads we consid-
cred 80 bushels of wheat and 60 bushels
of oats a good load. Now we draw 80
bushels of wheat, and don't consider it
any too much. Where there is a large
quantity of stuff to market, a third
horse pays well. You can then put on
100 bushels of wheat and 200 bushels of
of oats. One man can do the work, an
extra trip is saved, and the third horse
does nothing but dray grain. 1t will
take one horse to draw the wagon, and
the other two horses TO draw grain.
A great many loads of logs and bolts
are drawn past our house every day in
the winter time. It is interesting to
notice the difference in the size of
loads. Some, with a good team and q
long distance to haul, will have on a
couple of small logs, while a neighbor
AZ oCttOl Ccul II pilC ou tCh VI
twelve logs as large. What a lot of
time is wasted here! Frequently large
loading is overdone, but more frequent
ly small loading is o%verdone.
One of the handiest things we have
on our farm is a large fiat rack, 7k feet
wide and 16 feet long, with a tight
smooth floor laid over it. We use this
on our low wheeled, wide-tire wagon.
1t stays on all the time, and we use it
for nearly everything. 1t has a two by
three strip nailed around the outer
edge to keep loads from slipping off.
1t is the best thing for drawing in hay
or grain that I ever saw. We can put
on some monstrous loads of hay, and it
is no trouble to put on go dozen of
wheat, Or all that a large team car
handle. 1t looks like a fiat car while
empty, and the old-Iashioned rack
looks like a toy beside it. Large loads
of hay pay well. They save extra drives
to and from the field; besides, it does
not take any longer to clean up the bot
tom of the load from a large one than
1t does from a small one. So time is
saved in two ways here. Saving time
means lots of money sometimes in
drawing hay. 1t may mean the saving
of large quantities from heing spoiled
by getting wet. 1 have often wished
for an extra day to finish up the hay.
Had 1 used large loads, 1 might have
saved a good deal from getting wet.
These things mean business to every
farmer. The time is here when the
farmer must use more business in his
business.-I. N. Cowdrey, in Country
Gentleman.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
Give the Children n Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place Of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties.
Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. 1t is not a stimulant but 4 health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about as
much as coffee. Is and 25c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
FARM GRINDSTONES.
When Properly "Tfued." They Should
Show q Slightly Beveled Surface
as in the Picture.

The grindstone on the farm sees
pretty hard usage. The softer the
stone, the harder usage it receives. It's
Lofts almost as hard as that of the hoy
on the farm" who has to turn il by the
hour. The grinding surface of the
stone is more likely to be shown at the
left, than it is to have an even face, or
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
Florida. West ladies and Central Americ

The facilities of the Louisville L Nash.
vile Railroad for handling tourists and
travellers destined for all points in Florida,
Nassau, are unsurpassed. Double daily
lines Of sleeping cars are run from Cincin.
matt, Louisville, Chicago and St. Louis
through Jacksonville to interior Florida
points, and to Miami, Tampa and New
Orleans, the ports of embarkation for the
countries mentioned. For folders, etc, write
Geo. B. Homer, D. P. A., St. Louis, Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
The P.cinc and oriental Nam

Leaves Grand Central Station, New York,
by the New York Central, every night In
the year at 9:l5, and the fourth night there.
after this mail is at San Francisco, ready
for delivery or transfer to the steamers for
Hawaii, Australia, Philippines, Japan and
China.
See the new Round the World" folder
A copy viii be sent free, postpaid, on Ne.
ceipt of three cents in stamps, by George q.
Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand
Central Station, New York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

The craze for Russian literature,
which was at its height a few years
ago, did not seem to bring Pushkin, the
greatest name in letters in the cars
empire, to the front. Now the works
of Pushkin are attracting more atten-
ton in the English-speaking world.
This fact seems 10 be due to the Push
kin centennial. which was celebrated
last year with great pomp.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
udouhfedl

Miles-Man, according to Darwin, de-
scended from q monkey.
Giles-And the monkey, I suppose, de.
seended from q tree.-Chicago Evening
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
$50 Per Week,

We pay $50 per week and expenses for man
with rig to introduce our Poultry Mixture.
Send stamp for terms. Excelsior Mig. Co.,
Parsons, Hams.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
Sport in Maine.

make much of a bag up in the
Maine woods?"
Fairly good. Brought down two
guides and a cow."-Cleveland Plain
dealer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
Roads i'm Puerto Rico.

1t is said that there are $4,000 men
on the pay rolls of the department Of
public works in Puerto Rico who are
engaged in bodybuilding.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
Due to Anxiety

Guest-Ouch! You've spilled some soup
down my neck.
Waiter-Ts orful sorry, sab; but you see,
sab, rs SO in doubt if you is gwine to CUB
me a tip er not, it makes me nervous.-What
To Eat,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
WESTERN CANADA.
One Of the Choice Spots on the Con
tinent Open for Settlement.

The following extracts from an in.
.teresting letter to the Mason City
Qowa) Republican, written by Mrs. S.
A. Brigham, late of that place, but
low OF Ross Creek, Alberta, Canada.
SO nearly describes most of the dis
tricts of Western Canada that we take
pleasure in presenting same to the at
tention of our readers:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
L.OndOn's Size.

London is IL miles broad one way
and II the other, and every year sees
about twenty miles Of new streets
added to it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

N cold weather when bees are Quiet
they are doing we'll and should on M
account be disturbed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

To Cure . Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

Every man thinks that only those whom
he owes want to ~settle.-Washington (Ia.)
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

The fellow whom you think wears his
hair too long is quite as sure you wear yours
too short.-Elliott's Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03
Creatures of Habit,

Many a man now, when he starts to date
O-y, 0y words.-Philadelphia Record.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

Fagotti is the plural of fagotto. tie
strument is considered unrivaled in
its ability to produce grotesoue ef.
fects.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
l Asthma medicine.-W. r. Williams, An
tioch, ILL.,, April II, 1894.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-02-03

Not need, but pride, keeps Us poor
Rams Horn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20
PUBLIC TEACHING DAY.
Number of Visitors at Pennsylvania
Oral School.

Yesterday was the first of the two
public teaching days at the Pennsyl-
vania Oral School for the Deaf, and a
number of persons avaied themselves
of the opportunity of witnessing an
exhibition of the excellent work accom-
plished at that institution.
No regular programme was prepared
and the visitors saw the various classes
at work just as they are during the
whole year round There are now just
eighty pupils in attendance at the
school, or ten more than last year.
Yesterdays exhibition showed the
wonderful progress in the field of oral
instruction that is being made.
An interesting feature was the ex-
hibition of Industrial work contributed
by the pupils of the industrial school
There were chairs on exhibition, which
were as neatly and as eXCellently cary
ed by some of the younger pupils as If
the work had been done by an old hand
at the business. The exhibition of
Sloyd work was also very creditable,
many useful and ornamental articles
made of wood being shown.
The visitors We're shown through the
bright and airy school rooms and
through the building by Miss Mary b.
G. Brown, the principal. The school
will be open again today for public in
spection between the hours of 8 a. m.
and 1 ID, m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20
WILKES-BARRE DIsBANps.
Members of the Team Have All Sc
cured Good Berths.

The Wilkes-Barre base ball team dis
banded Saturday night, and all the
players have already secured good
positions.
Manager Captain Billy Clymer will
probably go to the Buffalo American
league team, and play shortstop under
Dan shannon. Ketcham, the fast little
lettfelder, whose sensational outfield
Ing and clever stick work made him q
big faVorite with local fans, has been
recalled by the Pittsburg National
league team, and may be tried for
awhile in the Pirates outfield, although
it is likely that he will be farmed out.
as several minor league managers are
after him. Billy Barnie wants him for
his Hartford Eastern league team.
Johnny Burns, the hard hitting
Avoca boy, who plays second, goes TO
Toronto, and Centerfelder George Nicol
will play in the Detroit outfcId.
Owen, the clever twirler, may go to
Detroit, in the American league, or to
Syracuse, and Catcher Messitt will do
the backstop work at Syracuse, which
Is sadly in need of a good catcher.
George Shoch will go to Springfield
and play third base and big Scott
Stratton will also go to that team and
tour around in right field.
Pitcher Goodwin will probably go to
Utica, and Beaumont is considering g
several good offers. Schmidt goes west
with George Tebeau, and will pitch for
the latter's team in Denver, Col
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20
WILL EFFECT SAVING.
New Fire Department Ordinance
Is Claimed to Be an Econom-
ical Measure.

Select Councilmcn G. E. Chittenden
and d. w. Vaughan, who have for
mulated the ordinance rcorganizing
the fire department and making radi-
cal changes all along the line have
beer. busy lately in figuring up the
actual financial saving to the city in
case their measure is passed, in order
to win over any of their colleagues
who may not favor the ordinance.
The first big saving which they
figure upon is an even $1,000. This
amount is the city's share of the state
tax of two per cent on the receipts of
all foreign insurance companies, and,
as at present arranged, goes into the
treasury of the Firemen's Relief as
sociation to pay sick benefits to all
volunteer flremen who are disabled
while working at fires. AS the new Or
dinance does away with all volunteer
companies, this amount will, Of course,
revert back to the city.
Another saving will be in the rent
of the Hook and Ladder house, which,
1t is proposed to abandon in case the
ordinance passes, transferring the
truck to the Nay Aug engine house.
The rent of the present building is
5000 a year and Chief Walker claims
that an additional $500 can be easily
saved in the matter Of coal bills, etc.
Another big saving, which it Is be-
lieved would amount to over $1,000,
would be on gas bills. The gas bills
at some of the hose houses during
the past few years have been enor-
nous, in some instances running as
high as s35 a month. The disbanding
of tire companies would of course rem
der the hose house no longer a club
house and would reduce light bills to
a minimum.
There are many other ways in
which we can save money" said Mr..
Vaughan, yesterday, "and we'll have
a list of them ready for use. When !
say save money l mean that just that
amount can h" applied to paying the
salaries of additional permanent men,
so that in a few years, with a little
added appropriation each year, We'll
be able to have paid department"
Asked if he thought the measure
would pass, he said II think it will
pass in the end, but we're going to
have a lot of trouble getting it
through. Select will pass it, but I'm
not so sure OF common. A number OF
the hrernen are dead against it, be-
cause it will do them out of club
houses, bCt we expect to overcome this
objection all right.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20
DUNMORB DOINGS.
A Number of June Weddings to Be
Celebrated Today-Annual In
spection of School Board.

June wedding bells will ring merrily
today in the borough, three happy
couples having made arrangements for
church weddings, this afternoon and
evening.
Miss Margaret Glencross, of Grove
street, and Oscar Henopp, of Cross
street, will be made man and wife by
the Rev. j. L. Kreamer, in the Dudley
Street Baptist church, this evening at
s o'clock. After the ceremony is per-
formed a reception will be held at the
home of the brides parents, on Grove
street.
street will be married to Martin
Golden, of Butler street, at o'clock
this afternoon, the ceremony taking
place in St. Mary's Catholic church.
Rev. NJ. b. Donlan will officiate.
Shortly before o'clock, Miss Sadie
Dougherty, of Pine street, and Archi-
bald Miller, also of Pine street, will be
united in marriage at st. Mary's
Catholic church. The ceremony will be
performed by Rev. M. b. Donlan.
Miss Blanche Bloes, the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bloes,
of Dudley street, and Ralph Winter
will be married tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. The ceremony will take place
in the First Presbyterian church, Rev.
w. f. Gibbons, the pastor, officiating.
After the ceremony a reception and
wedding supper will be held at the
home of the brides parents, on Dudley
street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20
ANTI-SALooN LEAGUE DAY.
Programme Arranged by District
Superintendent williams,

Rev. w. H. Williams, superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon league for the
Scranton district, has arranged the fol-
lowing programme of churches and
speakers for Sunday, June "a, which
will be observed as Anti-Saloon league
day for Scranton:
Professor b. f. Dougherty, A. NJ, OF Lebanon
Valley college, 1870 a m. Methodist Episcopal
church, Peckyille; 7SO p. m., Christian church,
Providence.
Professor T. b. Birch A. NJ. of the Female
college, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 1890 a. m, Calvary
Reformed; p. m, Primitive Methodist, Green
Ridge
Rev. NJ. II. Gottschall, D. D., of Harrisburg,
Pa, 1890 a. M, First German Methodist Episco-
pa ;l7.3O, Tripp Avenue Christian, Dunmore.
Rev. A. W. Swingel, of Harrisburg, Pa, 1890
a M, All Souls Univcrsalist; 730 y. m, Court
Street Methodist Episcopal.
Rev c. II. Hesler, ID. D., tate president Of
the league and president of Susquehanna univer-
sity at Selingsgrove, Pa, 1880 a. M, Grace
Evangelical Lutheran; 7.3O p. m. Grace Re-
formed Episcopal
Rev. William G. Hubbard. ID. D., superintend-
ent South Philadelphia District Anti.Saloon
league, 1880 a. m, First Methodist Episcopal,
Dunmore; p. M, Calvinistc Methodist, Provi-
dence; 7.S0 p. m, Puritan Congregational, Provi-
denee.
HON. w H. Nell, superintendent NllllafnSpOIt
District Anti'Saloon league, 1870 a. M, Ash
Street Methodist Episcopal; p. M, Calvinistic
Methodist, Bellevue; 7.3O p. m, Hampton Street
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. W. T. Ry, d. D., superintendent Sun.
bury District AntiSaloon league, 1890 a. M,
Dudley Street Baptist, Dunmore; p. m, Welsh
Congregational, Providence; 7.3O p. M, Asbury
Methodist Episcopal.
Rev. W. II. Williams, superintendent Scranton
District Anti-Saoon league, 1870 a. m, Dun.
more Presbyterian; $50 p m, Zion United Evan.
gelical, Green Ridges p. m, First Welsh Bap.
tist Hyde Park; 7.SO p. m., First Baptist Hyde
| Park.
Rev. II. A. Tucker, D. D., state superintendent
| Anti'Saloon league, Harrisburg, Pa, 1880 a. m,
| Washburn Street Presbyterian, Hyde Park p.
M, Welsh Presbyterian, Hyde Park; 73O D. M,
| simpson Methodist Episcopal, Hyde Park.
Rev. +. +. Tower, ID. D., superintendent North
| Philadelphia District Anti-Saloon league, 1890 a
| M, union service with the Main Avenue Baptist
| and Providence Presbyterian in the PRESBYTERIAN
church, Providence; p. M, Tabernacle Congre
| gational church, Hyde Park; 73O p. M, Jackson
| Street Baptist, Hyde Park
| Mr.. Williams says he would be very
glad to serve any church in his dis
trict. which includes Lackawanna, Lu-
zerne, Wayne. Pike, Susquehanna and
| Wyoming counties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20
HORSES TO BE PURCHASED.
Joint Department Committee to Do
the Buying.

The joint fire department committee
of councils will meet on Thursday af-
ternoon for the purpose of finally pur-
chasing the eleven horses now being
tried at number of the hose houses.
Two hundred dollars apiece is the
price to be paid for the animals. or a
total of $4,000.
The appropriation for the purchases
of horses this year was $500, but $2l0
of this has already been expended in
purchasing a horse for the chief The
$500 will accordingly have to be in
cluded in next years appropriation or
dinance, Householder Waldron being
entirely willing to wait for his money.
A number of the councilmen are al
ready beginning to repent their action
in passing the resolution empowering
the purchase of the horses by the COM
mittee, as this is an entirely new in
novation. 1t was pointed out when the
resolution was introduced that the ur-
gent and pressing need of the horses
prohibited the waiting for the passage
OF an ordinance providing for their
purchase. This was nearly six weeks
ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20

Interesting arguments were heard
yesterday by Judges Archibald and Ed
wards on the rule for a new trial and
for judgment, Notwithstanding the
verdict in the case of John Meyers
against the Lackawanna Knitting
company, in which a verdict of $5,07Y
was given the fourteen-year-o plain
tiff for the loss of his right hand.
The boy was employed at feeding
carding machine. The second day or
his employment, while attempting to
pull out wool that had clogged the roll
ers, his hand was caught and so badly
crushed that it had to be amputated.
The plaintiffs side alleged that the
boy had not been cautioned of the dan
ger. The defense was that the boy
was not expected to attend to n
clog" and that, at all events, the
danger was so obvious that he was
guilty Of contributory negligence in
placing his hand In proximity to the
rollers.
on the machine near where the oper-
ator stands is a lever which reverses
the rolls and relieves clog" The
plaintiff contended that it was the
duty of the company to point this out
use. The defendant held that this lever
was for use only in certain exigencies
and that instruction In its use was not
called for until such eXigency arose, II
at all.
Anent the alleged exhorbitant amount
of the verdict, the plaintiff presented
a list of sustained verdicts for dam
ages for the loss of hand by a boy
II. IL. ttv,t
| figured out something over $4,000.
James II. Torrey argued for the
plaintiff, and l. II. Burns and Joseph
| OBrlen for the defendant. Judge
Kelly did not participate in the hear
| ing, having been engaged with coun-
sci for the plaintiff, prior to his ele-
walton. An interesting opinion from
the court is looked for.
other cases dealt with as follows:
Argued-Matter of appeal Of audi.
tors settling account of NJ. ]. LAWN,
| treasurer of Olyphant B. ]. Nichols
against ]. b. Antoni, ct al, rule to
strike off judgment; German Building
and Loan association against Frank
| GraInbo, exceptions to report of au'
ditor Wells & Higgins against d. B.
Hand, rule for judgment, notwith'
standing the verdict; L. r. Evans
against the city of Scranton, ct AL,
rule for judgment; Dickson Brewing
company against Elizabeth Ziegler
exceptions to report of referee; Cross
| Brothers against Standard Granite
company and Peter Stipp, garnishee
rule for judgment; Lettie f. Fish
against Charles Nafus, rule for a new
| trial.
Settled-Ezra Finn e. Sons against
Mary Connell. rule to pay over money
Tomorrow will be heard the argu-
ments on the rules to revoke liquor
| licenses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-20

days. Some leniency has been given
during the past five days, in order to
give proper time for the muzzling of
the dogs, but prompt action will now
commence.
The borough fathers will be in the
council chamber, on South Blakely
street, tomorrow night.
An ice cream festival and social will
be held, under the auspices of Division
No. G, Daughters of Erin, this evening
in Temperance hall.
A special meeting of Division No. l
of the Ladies' auxiliary, Ancient Order
Of Hibernians, will be held in their
lodge rooms tomorrow evening.
The members of the borough school
board will meet in special session to-
morrow evening in the High school
building. The tax rate for the coming
year will be decided at this meeting