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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
A Romantic Country Infested by Millions
of Mathematics.

| Romantic Country Infested by Millions
| of Mathematics.
Going by carriage road, the distance
from Ensenada to Santo Tomas is
thirty-five miles, via San Carlos and
the Mancadero valley. 1t is delight
full two-days' trip, through wilder.
| ness OF wild flowers, infested by the
| biggest snakes that ever waved warn
ing rattle. There are purling streams,
and messy banks, and romantic groves
OF wide-spreading oaks and mahogany
trees, and miles of ox-eyed daisies
nodding above the carriage top-but
the trail of the serpent is over them
all, and ''the tramp of the coming
millions" which some body heard on
the summit of the Rockies, will have
to come a good deal nearer to these
waste plains before the wriggling and
rafting aborigines will be sensibly d.
minished.
So narrow is the valley Of St. Tomas
that in some places it can scarcely be
calico more than mountain gorge;
but if ever the old hymn anent Sweet
Fields Arrayed in Living Green" ap.
piled to any spot on earth, it is right
here in this isolated place, shut in on
all sides by sea-encompassed heights.
The river furnishes water enough to
supply both villagers and rancheros
in the Arcadian vale; and BY
judicious irrigation, the fruits and
grains OF both tropic and temperate
zones flourish wonderfully side by side.
Though Mother Earth is SO generous
ly inclined, giving also an abundance
OF such small game as quail, snipe,
duck, etc. besides river and sea food
in the form of fish. clans and turtles,
strange to say, the tawny-skinned fol-
lowers of the good Saint Tomas prefer
such un-Acadian "meat victuats'' as
pork and rattlesnakes to any other
diet The Indians make a regular
business of killing the rattlers, which
they turn to profit in three ways.
First, having 'treed the game" they
cut off the head, which contains the
deadly poison, and carefully burg It.
Then they hang up his snakeship and
deftly strip of the skin. it having be-
come fad among visitors 70 Lower
California to carry home as many
cured snake-skins as they can get hold
OF to keep as curiosities or to wear for
belts and hat-ba
One can buy them beautifully cured,
averaging five feet long and six inches
wide when spread out fat, or left
whole and stuffed, for one dollar
apiece; and very beautiful they are,
with their white diamonds clearly de-
fined on dull brown or glossy back
ground. The oil (and each good con-
ditional snake contains great deal)
sells readily at the rate Of two dollars
per ounce, and then the thick. white
flesh, when fried. is considered the
daintiest OF pOrsels. : lover Cali.
foglia lettes,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
PI1,H AND POINT.

"A beast In pain seeks solitude.
Man alone makes parade of his mis-.
cry.
"A man doesn't know what he can't
do till he tries and fails. -Martha's
Vineyard Herald.
"A letter shows the man it is writ
ten to, as we'll as the man it 10 written
by.-Advance.
Truths differ. Sometimes they are
told to mans face, and sometimes
behind his back.
There are men who are really
wise. To be wise in ones own conceit
is to be otherwise. Boston Courier.
Be courageous and noble minded;
our own heart. and not other mems
opinions OF US, form our true honor.
Certain trifling flaws sit as dis
gracefully on a character of elegance
as ragged button on court dress.
Lavater.
"A New York firm advertises
"horses' hats" 1t doesn't say they
are plug hats, however. -Yonkers
States man.
The vain man idolizes his own
person, and here he is wrong; but he
can not bear his own company, and
here he is right.
Under certain conditions the tongue
has to be SO much restricted to the
conventional that it can at last utter
nothing but old worn-out phrases
We should love our friends as true
amateurs love pictures; they keep their
eyes perpetually fixed on the fine
points, and do not see the defects
Nine. Dufresnoy.
Application and perseverance are
necessary. Some persons are every
thing by turns and nothing long, and
therefore they never succeed in any
thing. -Spurgeon.
Nothing more impairs authority
than a to o frequent or indiscreet use
OF it. If thunder itself was to be con-
tinual it would excite no more terror
than the noise of a mill. Cotton.
The just shall live by faith"
This is fortunate. The just do not
easily accumulate money. They think
too much of the welfare of other peo-
pie to make themselves solid. o.
Picayune.
"A good workman appreciates good
tools, and will not work without them
ii he can get or make them. It is the
shiftless workman who hates his work,
who does not care whether his tools
are fit or not.
Persons who practice deceit and
artitice always deceive themselves more
than they deceive others. They may
feel great complacency in view of the
success of their doings; but they are in
reality casting a mist before their own
eyes. Such persons not only make a
false estimate of their own character,
but they estimate falsely the opinions
and conduct of Others No person is
obliged to tell all he thinks; for both
duty and self-interest forbid him ever
to make false pretences. M Y. Ledger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
a WAR HORSES DEATH.
Old Age Could Not Dull the MARTHA
Shirt of His Youth.

Old Age Could Not Dull the Martha,
Spirit of His Youth.
The following story is related of the
horse which bore Sir Ralph Abercrom-
by at his last field in Egypt. and from
which he fell mortally wounded on that
occasion. This animal, an Arabian OF
great beauty, afterward came into the
hands of an officer of high rank, who,
for many years, cherished him with
great care. At length, when he had
become old and infirm, it was judged
proper that he should retire from
active service, and he was transferred
to q gentleman who conducted an ex-
tensive business as an army agent in
London, by whom he was sent down to
Scotland in August, 1922. under the
care OF one OF the attendants of George
w., then visiting his Northern king
| dom.
In Edinburgh the Arabian was taken
in charge by the father of the gentle
man above mentioned, who conducted
him to country residence which he
then occupied in the county of Ayr.
He survived for several years, and was
now and then ridden by his kind and
benevolent keeper; but at length &C
cident put an end to his days, and
under somewhat extraordinary circum.
stances.
One fine frosty morning. as he was
parading the park at Craigingillan
House, a sound as distant musketry
struck upon his ear, and threw him
into an attitude expressive OF great
excitement The noise in reality pro-
ceeded from curling rink at some
distance, the stones employed in that
cheerful winter game often striking
upon each other with such force as to
seem like the report of firearms. Evil
IDENTIFY fancying that he heard anew
the battle sounds OF his early days, the
poor creature started off in frantic
state towards the spot from which the
noise proceeded. He leapt at the
park gate, but. alas, his former
strength was gone, and he tore him
self dreadfully by the spikes which
surmounted the uppermost bar. Never
theless, he made his way to the ice,
where he reeled and fell. He was
brought back to the park. and treated
with the greatest care; but the injury
he had received was irreparable at his
advanced age, and he soon after died.
IN. Y Ledger.
We sometimes spend useful time
In criticising others work that we
would better spend in prosecuting our
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
TELLING THE WEATHER.
some Interesting Points in Regard &
meteorological Science.


some Interesting Points in Regard to
Meteorological Science.
Benjamin Franklin was the first to
discover that storms in this country
travel from west to east. He was in
terested in observing an eclipse and
found that while the observations were
spoiled in Philadelphia by rain storm
that came on just at the beginning of
the eclipse, the sky was clear at Bos-
ton until after the eclipse was over.
BY communicating with intervening
towns he learned that the storm tray
eled eastward at a uniform rate. Sim
ultaneous observations taken in all
parts OF the country show that nearly
all great storms follow the same gen
eral direction-from the west to the
east. The same is true of cold or hot
waves. Therefore, to tell what the
weather will be, in advance, we have
only to find out the conditions prevail
ing west OF us. This is practically
the course pursued by the signal serv-
ice.
The direction of storm is frequent
~ diverted by some local cause. A
low barometer, or large amount OF
moisture in the air. attracts a storm,
and may either change its course en-.
tirely or hasten its advance. The
rate at which a storm trav-
els between two points is,
in fact, calculated by the
gradient or decline of the barometer
from one point to the other. When a
storm is advancing the wind blows to
meet it. Thus wind blowing from
the east or southeast indicates the APP
proach of a storm from the west.
When the storm center has passed.
however, the wind changes and fol.
lows the storm. If Il person has
good barometer and a wind gauge he
can tell pretty correctly when storm
is coming. Without the instruments
the clouds may be watched, and when
seen to be moving rapidly from the
southeast ana there are indications of
the presence of much moisture in the
air, a storm is not far away. The old
Scotch saying that
A red sky at night is the shepherd delight;
A red sky in the morning, she perd's take warn
ing.
is partially true in this country. The
red sky in the morning indicates an
excess of moisture in the air, and a
storm is therefore likely to occur be-
fore many days.
The circle around the moon, or lunar
rainbow, shows the presence of moist
ure in the air. Moisture at high
altitude produces a large bow and at
low altitude small bow. The smaller
the bow, therefore, the nearer the
moisture, and consequently, the sooner
will the storm develop. The old say
ing that the number of stars to be
seen inside of the circle indicate the
number OF days before the arrival of
the storm, is not reliable, as the posi-
ton of the moon in the heavens NAV
make the number great or small with
out regard to the storm conditions.
All attempts at predicting the weather
for months in advance are mere guess
work. Such superstitions as trying to
foretell the severity of winter by the
thickness of the breastbone of the
goose or the fur of animals originated
in some obscure quarter and are not
worth the circulation and attention
that they receive. Chicago Inter
Ocean
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11
THE BEST FIDDLE
It's not the greatest singer,
Who tries tho Ioftiaof tbap,a.

IT'S not the greatest singer,
Who tries the loftiest themes,
He is the true joy bringer
Who tells his simplest dreams
He is the gseatest poet
Who will renounce all art,
And take his heart and show it
To every other heart;
Who writes no learned riddle,
But sings his simplest rune,
Takes his heart.strings for fiddl.
And plays his easiest tune.
Don't ply maid with speeches
She can not understand,
For Love. the lisper, breaches
In low, soft words, not grand.
Leave the high stars above you,
Attempt no lofty art:
The little words: II love you,"
Will nestle in her heart;
They will unwind Loves riddle,
Make life an endless June,
Take your heart-strings for fiddle
And play your easiest tune.
S w. Foss, in Yankee Blade.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-11

We sometimes spend useful time
In criticising others work that we
would better spend in prosecuting our
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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
OFF THE TRACK
ACCIDENT YESTERDAY ON
THE E. T., V AND G.
-FOUR PEOPLE SERIOUSLY HURT.
Engineer Dunn May Die-One Hum
dred and Sixty People OH the
Train The Indians Light
Fires.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, October 20.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia passenger train No. 8 left the
track three miles west Of Greenville
this morning on heavy down grade,
reverse curve. The engine, postal,
express, baggage, first and second
class coaches and two sleepers went
off. Engineer Gregg Dunn was
thrown under his engine and fatally
injured. The express messenger and
four passengers were badly hurt. The
postal car and contents were
destroyed.
Special to the TIMES.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, November 20.
Train No. 3 on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad was
wrecked after midnight on the heavy
grade three miles west of Greenville,
Tenn. The engine, baggage, mail,
two coaches and two sleepers went
down an embankment md were badly
demolished. There was no one
killed, but many injured. Engineer
Dunn was the worst hurt. The fire.
man was unhurt. Mail Agent Ship
was badly bruised The train had
about 100 passengers, consisting of
emigrants, Mormons and many Sioux
Indians and large local and through
passengers. The escape ofiall was mira
lous. The accident was caused per-
haps by the heavy rains and occurred
on curve. The injured were kindly
cared for by the railroad authorities.
Trains were all delayed, but are now
running regular and the road is clear.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
a THRIVING INDUSTRY.
Garner te Co.'S Planning nnd Nanufnc-
turing Mill.


The planning and manufacturing
mill of Messrs Garner & Co, on
Earnest avenue, in the western part
of the city, is one of the most COM
plete and commodious establishments
in Southwest Virginia. The building is
n large one, being i5XS0 feet in diInen
sion, and admirably arranged for the
purposes designed. tits fully supplied
with the latest and most improved
machinery for the manufacture of all
kinds of building material. such as
sashes, doors, window blinds, and
everything else made in II tirst-class
planning mil. They have worked up
hv their energy and push patronage
so large at this time that they have
been compelled to place orders for
additional machinery, which VIII be
placed in position as soon as
it arrives, and viii double their
capacity for filing orders with
promptness and despatch. They
employ from twenty to twenty
five men, and have only skilled work
men among them. This, with their
present facilities, gives them great al
vantage over competitors, while III
price they only aslla trial TO convince
patrons that they can and will
furnish prepared building mate
rial cheaper than any other
firm in their lin" in this city
or Southwest Virginia, Tenne>-
see or Lynchburg They also carry
stock of marble rock for building pur-
poses, for which they are the sole
agents, and they can sell calclne.
plaster laths or anything needed III
the building line as chcaply rs any
similar establishment. All they ask is
a call, when the visitor will be con
WINGED that they mean and can make
good everything they promise.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
Personal POINTS.
The Coming and Going Of People
We Know.


Mr.. H. Silverthorn. the Lynchburg
and Roanoke jeweler, va s in the city
yesterday.
Hon. A. g. Preston, member of the
house OF delegates ofBotetourt county.
is in the city.
Mrs. NJ. L. Bragg, of Lynchburg,
formerly resident Of this city,iS here
visiting friends.
Mr.. J. w. Macllar, of Tazewell
Courthouse, was a guest Of Hotei
Roanoke yesterday.
Mr.. Charles r Evans, travelling
salesman for Evans & Chalmers, i
in Southwest Virginia iu the interest
of that firm.
Mr.. w. Z. PAYNE. foreign freighl
agent of the Norfolk and Western
railroad company at Norfolk, was ~
the city yesterday.
Mrs. George w. Arnold, of Jackson
vile, Fla. stopped at the Palace hotel
yesterday while Ell route to her hone
from Greenbrier White Sulphur
springs, where she spent the summer.
Mr.. James S. Yeatman. formerly
of Roanoke county, but who has been
engaged in business in Savannah, Ga. F.,
for the past two years, was III the city
Yesterday Mr.. Yeatmani prominent
in Masonic circles, being member OF
the grand working committee OF that
or1pr
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
FOUND BURIED A BARN.
= North Carolina Tragedy Unearthed
and the Murderer Caught.
BY Associated Press.

ny aSSOclateQ TreSS.
DANvILLE, Va, November 20. Par
iiculars of horrible murder in North
carolina reached here yesterday. j.
d. Horton, a young farmer, whose
house was near Durham, disappeared
November Is, and j. P. Davis, farm
hand, was questioned as to his where
bouts. Davis story was not believed,
and search about the premises re-
yealed the body of Horton buried
in the barn. Davis fed, and
Durham policeman was sent here
20 look for him. Yesterday, while
he and the chief of police OF
this city were in conference at the
Planters hotel waiter came in and
asked the proprietor if he should
awaken Mr. Davis, ledger, who had
come in late the previous night. The
name aroused the suspicion of
the officers and they went to the
room of the lodger and found there
in the object of their search. Davis
made full confession, saying that ne
had murdered Horton with boot
lack and had buried the body in the
Darn, where il was found. His object,
ne said, was to put Horton out OF
the way and get possession OF the
farm, which belonged to Horizons
aged and infirm mother. He was
taken to North Carolina for trial.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
A CONGREssMAN's STORY.
Two Cars Were TelescOped Twelve
Feet.

Feet.
In consequence of the wreck OF No.
16 from the west, due here at lao in
the afternoon, did not arrive until
1915 at night
Congressman Mcmillan, of Tennes-
see, one of the leading southern
democratic members of the house,
who is on his way to Washington,
was a passenger on the belated train,
and in speaking of the wreck, said:
1t is a wonder that more people
were not killed and injured than
were. 1t was the worst looking smash
up ever saw. The accident occurred
partly in cut and partly down an
embankment. The entire train
jumped the track.
The cause of the disaster is
q mystery, as the road at that point
appeared good. The two passenger
coaches were telescoped twelve feet,
and all the coaches were more or less
demolished. There was a party OF
Sioux Indians on the train,
and not single one had his
skin touched. 1t took long
time to clear away the debris, and
while this was being done they built
themselves several fires and looked
perfectly at home. We were due at
Bristol for breakfast, but it was quite
late in the day before we got there"
Mr.. Mcmillan expects to arrive In
Washington this morning. Read, he
thinks, has the lead for speaker.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
AN IDAHO ASYLUM BURNED
Two Men Perish and Five Patients are
Missing

BY Associated Press.
BLACKFooT. Idaho, November 26.
The main building of the Territorial
Insane asylum was burned atan early
hour Sunday morning Two men
named keenan, and Smith are known
to have persisted, and five other
inmates, Dora Mantle, Cora Allen and
three men named Hanson Kennedy
and Glen are missing.
The flames originated in 5he
kitchen, presumably from defective
hue, and within an hour the main
building was in ruin. Great excite
ment prevailed among the inmates
when the fire was discovered. and
Superintendent Glvin and his as
sistants had great trouble in controll-
ing them. They succeeded, however. in
mastering sixty of tie siXty-seven in
mates. The women are quartered in
the Methodist church and the men IN
the courthouse The new addition
to the asylum was saved, but all the
records were destroyed in the main
building. The loss will rot exceed
$4,000.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
Mnrx Ncferiu Court.

Mary Jeter, lately sentenced to the
penitentiary, was brought before
Judge Robertson yesterday on writ
of habeas corpus, issued by the Judge
on application of Mr.. F. II. S. Morri
son and counsel for the prisoner. Mr..
Morrison, when the case came up.
argued that the prisoner was not
legally sentenced, on the ground that
the charge in the records did not go
far enough, being for murder in the
first and second degrees, and for
voluntary manslaughter and not for
involuntary manslaughter. Judge
Robertson did not think the point
raised q proper one and remanded tie
prisoner to Jail.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
STILL TEEEE CoNsE.
Another Industry Added 10 RoanoIsc's
Last.

The Roanoke Engine and Machine
company was organized Yesterday
morning in the Office of RITES Hy-
draulic Ram company by the election
of the following officers: President, j.
H. Simmons; vice president, Vim.
Lunsford: secretary, 7. G. Powell;
treasurer, T. 7. Fishburne; directors,
Daniel Scull, Andrew Lewis, NJ. NJ
Rogers, G.. A Hoffman. Ed. Nininger.
Jos. Engleby, X. II. Day. DR.. Joseph
A. Gale and Lee II. Simmons.
The capital stock Of the company
is 800, 900, divided into shares OF 500
each, and Roanoke is the principal
office. The object Of the company is
TO make Tubbs three-cylinder engines.
Mr.. Tubbs, the inventor Of TIE err
CINE and manager o. the company,
will leave for Pennsylvania to
have the first engine manufactured
there. He expects it will be com
pleted in two months, and if the en-
CINE is found to WORK successfully.
the company will begin the erection
of building at once. the site for
wi ich will probably be near the Roa-
noke Machine works The enterprise
is expected to give employment to
from 60 TO l00mcn. Comm tees have
ben appointed on site. and MesSrS.
Johnson, Ph!egar & Berkeley will pre-
pare the charter.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27

kept the audience in constant good
humor. Mr.. Walter Jones as the
dude and Miss Hamilton,as bella
Bustle,n impersonated these charac-
tiers e1cellently well and divided with
Mr.. Crissie the honors of the evening
The dancing of Miss Hamilton was
decidedly one of the most entertain
ing features of the program, and she
was several times er.h dsiastically
encored. In brief the company is one
of merit and rendered the play to the
intense delight of everyone.
Mr.. G. W. Beckner. manager of the
opera house here, received telegram
Yesterday from the manager of the
Richmond theatre stating that "Fabio
Romani." which will play here Sat
urday night, is one of the best pro-
auctions ever presented in Richmond.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-27
Of payments had been ma de the Fred

of payments had been made the Fred
ericksens gave q deed mortgage on the
land taken for the unpaid
portion of the purchase money. These
mortgages, it is alleged, were then
given as collateral for loans or sold
outright through the west. Among
others Ex-Governor J. A. Rice, OF
Wisconsin. r. Nunnemacher cashier
of the Merchants Exchange bank, OF
Milwaukee, and E. G. Comstock, q
Milwaukee lawyer, are said to have
been large buyers. 1t is now claimed
that many of these mortgages are
worthless. When seen at the station
Bidgood stated that his connection
with the company was purely as
cashier and that he did not
see how he could be implica-
ted in the Fredickersen transactions.
The business, he said, amounted to
$4,000 acres a year, but he could not
say how much of this was in mort
cages.
II. G. Cowie said that be represented
the interests of his father in-law. ex-
Governor Rice, of Hartland, Wis,
who. he said, was loser to the extent
of 100000 or more by the alleged
fraudulent operations. The charge
we make, he said, is that Frederick
sen, Bidgood and D. q. NJ. Frederick
son were all concerned in this con
spiracy. They got up fraudu-
lent mortgages, went out on the
street and gave men 50 TO sign them.
Then they went to capitalists with
the mortgages and raised money on
them. They gave mortgages on land
in Minnesota, Dakota and other
parts of the northwest. There are
hundreds of working people in Chi
cago who paid in their earnings TO
the Fredericksens, thinking they
were buying land and now they find
their deeds worthless. Many of these
mortgages were placed in Milwaukee.
Among the purchasers are Mr.. Ken
drick, Mr.. Price and Rudolph Nunne-
macher, cashier of the Merchants Elk
change bank of Milwaukee. Stephen
w. Rawson, a banker Of Chicago, had
some of them, but he is not hit for
much. 1t is said that much of this
paper was also in Milwaukee.