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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
HE LIKES WESTERN CANADA.
Duhamel, Jan "a, 1900.
Dear Sir and Friend:

Duhamel, Jan "a, 1900.
Dear Sir and Friend:
We had a lucky trip. made good con-
nections and got to Wetaskiwin Mon
day afternoon, stayed there all night.
bought a POM and saddle for the boy
and hired a three-seated rig for the
balance of US and got home to dinner
next day: caught the boys cleaning up
and getting ready to come after Us.
Wednesday the snow was all gone and
wehad bare grounda and bright sunshine
for a month, and it has been pleasant
weather ever since. The ground is
frozen about two feet and about six
inches of snow-just enough for sleigh
ing. We had one cold spell in Deem
Der. The thermometer went down to
30 below zero; but we did not suffer
with the cold at all. We have worked
every day all winter, are all well and
feeling well. Have built a log house
1sx1S, two log stables 16x1s, and are
now busy on a well. We have ten cows,
three other cattle and six head of
horses. The boys send their best re-
spects to Mr.. Huchison, and say they
will talk to him enough to pay for not
writing when he gets up here. Will
write You again next Spring and tell
you all about the Winter. We all unite
in sending you and family our best
wishes and respects and hope this will
find you all well.
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed) THOMAS TATE,
Duhamel, Alberta, Canada.
p. S. 1t has been down to zero this
month; it is 90 above now.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

to table. When not in use the two
legs are folded over on the table, and
the table folded over SO as to make
a lid for the tank, the legs folding in
side, out of the way. The tank can
be set anywhere for convenience. The
bottom of the tank should be lower
at one corner, with a hole there to
let out the water, by withdrawing a
plug. Potatoes and other vegetables
should be washed before taking to
market. They present a nice. clean
appearance that makes them sell bet
ter.-Ohio Farmer,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
The Carnntion Industry.

Probably in America $4,000, 600 is in
vested in carnation growing, and 5000
people are employed in the business.
About $500, 600 plants are produced an
nually, and a similar number are
grown by florists for their OWN use,
and about $4,000, 900 blossoms IT mar
keted each year. The carnations
wide range of pleasing colors, its last
ing qualities and fresh, rich, clove-Ike
fragrance combine to make it one of
the most popular, as well as one Of the
most sought for and popular, Of the
florists howers.-C. w. Ward, Ct
Queens, N. Y, before the Massachusetts,
Horticultural Society.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Deafne.. c.nno, BE Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and hat is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an iniamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
sound dor or Imperfect hearing. and when It IS
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unles, the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an in1amed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
lack Of Good Plowmen.

What has become of the old-time
nlowman? asks a correspondent OF
the Country Gentleman. Are they all
dead. or have their hands forgotten
their cunning, and their eyesight
crown dim? with the improved plows
of to-day it would seem that anyone
of moderate strength and average In
&ellipence could do a good job OF
blowing, but not one out OF ten who
profess to hold the pillow do good
work, and among those hired on the
farm not one in so knows how to DC
this work well
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
CROSS SECTION.

ing. The door of the cooling cham
Der is protected by a porch. The
ceiling of the room slopes so as to
secure the necessary drainage. At c
in Fig. 2, a pipe is placed to take the
drainage from the ice into a trough.
in which the cooling cans may be
set. Ice in a dairy is next to indis-
pensable for holding milk at a proper
temperature and for use in working
and keeping butter.-C. II Hickox, in
Ohio Farmer
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens F.

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,
Apowder to shake into your shoes 1t rests
the feet. CuresC orns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Gallons. Aching, Sweating feet and In.
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or light shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

wide, IA feet long and 12 feet
high, with a cooling chamber par
titioned off s feet long by 6
feet wide. The floor of a colline
chamber should be placed about three
feet below the surface of the ground.
so as to take advantage of the cool
ness of the earth.
Fig. 2 is a cross section of the build.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
R-EFRIGERATING A
ohio Dairymnn Gives Plan for
Small Ice House and Cooling
Chamber

In answer to many inquiries I will
give a plan for an icehouse and COOL
ing chamber combined Fig. 1 is floor
plan partitioned off in such a manner
that 1t has ice on top and three sides
OF the cooling chamber. The dimen-
sions are: u feet wide. Il feet long
and IL feet high, with = cooling cham.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
S VEGETABLES,
Not . Hard Task Where One of These
Washing Tanks and Drying
Tables II Used.

One of our readers sends sketch OF
a combined washing tank and drying
table for vegetables. A. in the illus
tration. is the tank. L. the table,
hinged to tank. and the legs hinged
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Nome City, Alaskn.

Is twenty-eight hundred miles from Seattle,
field discovered up to this time. The frs,
steamer will leave Seattle on or about MAY
10, 1900. For full particulars address Geo.
H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Chi.
cago, III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Ghaaf of the Glacier

And Other Tales, including Making a Revo-
luton, Susquehanna Trail, Sculpture of the
Els, Once a Pillar of the World, Feathers OF
Fashion, and Others. A delightful volume,
ton about May /. Send 10 cents to T. W.
Lee, General Passenger Agent Lackawanna
Railroad. 26 Exchange Place, New York
City. Edition Limited.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
R n APRIL


Are he Most DlsaEreeahls Montha Of
the Year In the North.
In the South, they arc the ~plcasantest and
most agreeable. The trees and shrubs put
forth their buds and flowers; early veg
etables and fruits are READY for eating. and
in fact all nature seems to have awakened
from its winter sleep. The Louisville& Nash
vile Railroad Company reaches the Garden
Spots of the South, and will on the first and
third Tuesdays Of March and April sell
round-trip tickets to all principal towns in
Tennessee. Alabama, Georgia and Vest Flor
ida at almost half rates. Write for particu-
lars of excursions to P. Sid. Jones, b. T. A.,
incharge Of Immigration, Birmingham, Ala.
or Geo. p. HOrner, d. p. A, st. Louis, No,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Not Intimate Enough.

Miss Maison-Excuse my ignorance, but
,ught 1 to call you Mr.. Bones or DR.. Bones?
The Doctor (irascibly)-Oh, call me any
thing you like. Some Of my friends call me
an old idiot.
"Ah, but those are only people who know
you intimately London Tit-Bits.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Physical Reaction.

Brown-How do you feel about Sunday
golf?
Jones-Don't tell that I said so, but I
have heard sermon so long lately that they
made me want to go out and take a whack
1t Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

We refund l0c for every package Of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fail:
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co.,
UniOnville, Mo. Sold by all druggists.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

The successful man sometimes gives his
mothers slipper the credit of having first
made him smart.-Chicago Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
Is, 1900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

Where He Landed.-Griggs-"What be-
came of that son-in-law of yours who failed
in business about a year ago? Has he got on
his feet again." Briggs-"No; he is sill on
my hands."-Ohio State Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

The caramels are comingl Ohio, Ohoi'
softly hummed the maiden. as she heard hei
incest young mans ring at the doorbeu.-
Ohio State Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

Tep men don't sleep and lose while one
buys my Seed Corn and gets rich: Particu'
lars free. Ii. c. Beebe, Banner, Iii.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

Wise is the man who acts as if he ex-
pected to live a hundred years, but is pre-
pared to shuttle of acknowledging
Daily News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

In the spring a man forge.s where be put,
things, and places the blame on the house.
cleaning.-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
speIt.. Bromus. Rape. Corr. oats,

Five remarkable things. Bound to make
you rich, Mr.. Farmer. Salzer's catalog tells
the story. Send SC. postage and this notice
to-day for catalog to John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis. ri
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

Sound JuGsment.-The bandmas.er's.-
Harlem Life.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

The charms of solitude depend largely on
the man who is to be charmed.-Chicaso
Democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Couldn,t Think Of yampfre.

Pearl-What do you call these bats that
hang by their heads, Ruby?
Ruby-Acrobats. dear.-Chicago Evening
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

He who does not love honesty is a thief
at heart.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
To Cure q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bronze Ouinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money L it fails to cure. sc.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19
IHE CENTURY LINE.
New York Sun)

Here nre few additional points OF
year that ends this century.
A writer IN tns l. nion Times refers
to a took published in London in 1910
emil led "a Natural History In len Csn-
turtles written by the Right Hon.
Francis Lord Vsrulam, visoount st. AL
ban. In tLiI the first century begins at
the beginning OF section l and ends at
are finished at the end OF the last section,
which Is No. 1000 II the noted parsonage
popularity known as Lord Bacon had con
tinued to extend his history through
nineteen centuries, the last year Of the
final century would have been the year
/ 90.
MIR. John Bond, the Assi,tant Ketpsr
in She Records Olhcer, published about
twenty five years ago book In which he
compared tine years of the Julian era. of
Rome a. U. q and the Christian era,
showing that the yenr / Is Z. oorre
spnnded with the year 10 Of thu Julian
era, and that the year A. ID. CORE
sponded with the year OF the Julian era
IS There was no year 0, hence, accord
Ing to this suthor. the oh century be-
cir with 1901.
The British Astronomer Royal dis
misses the year 0 as never existent, de-
cIaring that the "sscond osntury began
with A. d. l0I, " and $50 on" for sue
ceeding centuries. "Ths question was
fully discussed )" says he. "at the century
dinner In Glasgow, on April .. 1870
when the Lord Dean of Guild, after quot
ing various authorities 8, gave his decision
rs ar bitter that the 18th century did not
commence until 1901, January /. and that
sim iisrly the 20th century will not oom
neucs until 1901"
Finally, We find in Lee Temps of Paris
the dictum of the Bureau des Lougitudss:
'The Bureau dos Longitudes has just
intersened In the dispute regarding the
nine tenth century. At the head Of its
annual IL declares, that
b" The 10Th century will finish on De-
cember, 81, 1900
.'The Goth century will commence on
the LIST OF January, 1901. Tnis decision
of the sole competent authority puts an
end to conflict despite all decisions TO the
contrary on the part Of lay authorities"
The Bureau des Longitudes IL tine lead
ing astronomical body Of the world.
Those two blazing meteors OF celestial
learning, Laplacs and Lagrange, were al
Its head when the ten millinoth Of the
distance from the equator to the pole was
measured and pronounced the metre.
In as much as the authority for regard
Ing the year 1900 as the last OF the 10Th
century Is SO over whelning, 10 is for
those who think otherwise to prove to the
3ontrary-or surrender.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19

altogether. The minority would Let him
In, because 10 believes be has prima
facie constitutional right to Q seat. and
would then expel him by two-thirds
vote. The most expeditions way Of set
Ting the case Ii undoub tedly that pro-
posed by the MISUNDERSTANDING him
altogether. But the quickest way IL not
always the beat way. Whenevsr the san
s tuition and the laws have indicated
certain methods for doing certain thin Is
It Is wise In the long Iun to follow those
methods, even though the process be
much longer and more Intricate The
constitution of the United States fixes the
qualifications for q representative In Con-
gress. They relate entirely to age and
citizenship. To.add to there qualitct lions
would seem TO be as much violation Of
the Constitution as to take away from
tAem. The Consultation provides also
that the House may by two-thirds vote
expel a member. 1t does net specify for
what q member may be expelled. It
leaves that entirely in the hands OF the
House itself, tu. by the requirement of
t wo-t birds vote guards ag lat the dan
ger of the EXP ulsion of member on
rurely political grounds. for rarely would
there be two.thirds majority, and when
there was there would exist no tempta-
ton TO make 10 any larger. OF course In
the case of Roberts the result ill e prac-
tioalIy the same whether he Is excluded
elsogether or admitted and then expelled.
for there Ia no doubt that there Is more
than a two-thirds majority against allow
Ing him TO remain In the House. Eus
the action taken on this case does not
stop with this CASE. 1t beoomes prsce-
dent to LIE c.t3d to determine
action In fu ure cases, and In that con-
sists the evil of the courte which the ma
joIity Of the House committee recon-
mends. IL the HOUSE (that Is, a majority
Of 1t, nan add one thing to the qualih'
cations laid down by the constltu' ion. /
can adj another thing, and the protection
VI ioh lies in the oonst!t ptional require
ment of two-thirds majority can be en-
t'rely done away WITH. 1t Is conceivable
thu majority Of the House might vacate
every sest teloneing to the minority
OF the process WI ion the committee recon-
mends In the Roberts case. Of course II
is not probable that this process would
be often resorted to, but to put such
weapon In the hands Of n majority is to
tempt them TO uss It. There is no emer
gency in this Roberts case which calls for
o resort to such drastic proned ure. The
expulsion process will vacAte his seat
just as surely, and. 1t seems to us, good
deal more impressivsIy. The House has.
however. practically committed it e'f In
ad vanoe to the procedure recommended Dy
the majority Of the committee, and there
is very little chance OF its reoeding,
though the arguments of Congressman
Littisfield bs ever 50 convincing.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19
(O1ford Dem oorat.

Hon. Joseph II. Stsarns of Lowell 10
announced as candidate for senator
from the Western District of Oxford
County. Mr.. Stsarns has q great many
friends all over Oxford County and will
be u strong candidate. he Ia veteran
of the civil war. having served two terms
OF snlismsnt, the drst In the 1880 Penn.
sylvania Volunt ser Infantry and the
second In the I.th Maine. de has served
In various municipal offices IN Lowell,
his native town, wss the Republican can :
didate for Representative to the Legisia-
ture In 1873, and was nominated and
elected to the OFF % OF County Commits
sionsr OF Oxford County Ia 1892, receiv
ing the largest vote, with but one exoep-
tion, thrown for an Oxford County
candid that year. MIR. stsArns serv I'd
the oouAty upon the Board of Commits
sioners with eminent ability and fidelity
for six years. covering the important
period Of the removal OF the county build
ines, and the erection Of the fine new
buildings at South Paris.
Mr. Stearns "a farmer and carpenter
by occupation. He 10 q gentleman Of
sound Judgment, ample experience and
pleasing address. and II elected will make
Oxferd County q COED senator
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19
CUMBERLAND CONFERENCE.
Meeting of Congregational Churches of
the County.

The I73d annual meeting Of the Cum
tsrland Conference Of Congregational
churches viii be held with williston
church Wednesday January a. Follow
ing Is the programmes;
$50 Devotional service, Rev. 4. II.
Newoomb.
as Organization and business.
10. O0.-Sacram ant Of Lords Suppsr.
Rev. A. Ii. Wright, Rev. II. nj. Davies
Question, CHOW Can Christians HELP
Each Other In the Spiritual Lifef' Rev.
q. ID. Crane. Discussion.
IL 45-Other business,
IL O0.-Sooisl hour and dinner.
Afternoon.
l.s0. Devotional Service, led by Rev.
4. A. Smytbe
1.45.-One minute reports from the
churches
Question, "wbat Can tho Congre GA
tional churches of Gum beriand Confer
ence Do for Christ Comparatively, More
Than Can Be Done Separately Rev.
Francis Southworth, Deacon J. l. War
rem.
e.. Instrumentation. Rev. w. q. Mann.
430.-Conferencs adjourns and council
meets for the ex ,miostion of Mr.. A. o..
Axsell, as a candidate for ordination Into
the Gospel Mininstry.
<5.-CollatioD.
Evening.
Inclination saryfce.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19

The dividends of the savings banks
show tendeIcy to d. cline, but this Is
MT p-clliar to these institutions. All
Investments show the same tender CT.
Cor p red with the rsturns of tirtt-c Ass
bonds, u e savings banks returns TO their
dep sitoTs make very favorable show
ing. Doubtless IL Is bi coming ee ca year
more dill calf TO find investments for
rawlings bank funds which shall be safe
anu at this same time return fair rate
of interest, bat the same is true of funds
outside Of the savings banks The fl G..
10 that whether man pats his money
In the savings bank or invests himself
he has got to bs CONTENT with small
rate OF interest unless he Is willing to
take Cranes. Doubtless the small in
vsstor can do mUca better in the way of
interest, unless lie sacrifices the element
of safety, by investing through the bank
than by himself. In the former case his
money is added to other money so 1t csn
he tetter handled and he gets the benefit
of the knowledge and exprierc, of men
fam liar with investments. Even IL the
savings bank rate should fall below
3 pr can't the small investor had better
d,p,nd upon ths bank than dsrtake
to invest on his own acc )unt. The large
patronage which these banks enjoy
show that the p 'ople are thoroughly alive
to the advantages which thsy offer and
have full confidence In their manage
ment 1t would be calamity II any
thing should hsppsn to blind the pn pie
to the former or destroy or weaken the
latter. Maine has a good system of laws
for the safeguarding Of these institutions,
and under our bank examiners they CON-
tiuue TO be well enforced. or c)urss All
solut, safety Of the funds q, sited IN
them cannot be assured. Gee lsionally
there will be losses from bad investments,
and occasion ally there will be p cnlations
by a dishonest OF car. but the St curity
they afford 10 about as p,rfecs as can be
attained to. Possibly new safeguards
can be- devised, but probably about all
has been done that can be done In that
direction. The record Of the last year IL
generally satisfactory. There have BEEN
few losses either from bad Investments
or other cause. and the profits, considering
the prevailing rates OF int srest, have
BEEN us large as could bs expected.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19
800 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is al least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all iIs
stages, and that - Catarrb. tails Caiarrh
Cure is the only POSITIVE cure known TO the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a consttu-
tionaI disease, requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls CstaTrh Cure Is takes internally.
acting directly upJn the blood and mucous aur-
face of ths system. thereby destroying the
foundation o. the disease, and giving the pa
tent strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature 10 doing its work. The
proprie tors have so much faith In its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any that IL fails TO cure. Send for lists
OF Testimonials.
Address. +. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. 0.
Sold by all Druggists, roc.
Halls Family ri. Is are the best.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19
Presidential Electors Must All BIZ
Chosen in State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.

hNuN ~ A. Au&hiNLs 81 AN .. iSNp.
TO the Republicans Of Maine:-Prior
to 1892 two Presidential electors a large,
corresponding to the two United States
senators, were nominated in State con-
yention, and the remaining electors, cor
responding TO the members of the United
States House of Representatives were
nominated by the several congressional
district conventions.
E, The passage of the Australian Ballot
law entirely changed the procedure. I'm
der the law, all Conventions are por-
ton of our election system. and this
ballot act requires that candidates to be
voted for by the Voters throughout the
whole State must be placed in nomina-
ton by a convention representing no less
constituency than the whole State.
Hence. all the candidates of a party for
Presidential electors must be nominated
in State Convention. and | have there
fore included In the call six electors.
J. III. MANLEY, Chairman
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-19

The first really substantial progress
made by the English since the South
African war Is General Buffers crossing
of the Tugeia river. He seer's tn have
taken the Beers completely by surprise
and crossed without serious difficulty He
has yet to enccuntar the Doors in their
intrenohed positions which are very
strong and which viii no doubt he desper-
ately defended. The Boer army is probably
superior In NUN tiers to General Buffers,
though In some other respects the English
probably have an advantage. IL the
Beers ars defrzt,d they will undoubtedly
have to vacate Natal and fall back to the
Orange Free state.