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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24
WATCHES AND CLOCKS.

Look at the Dial AND See How the Hours
Are Marked.
Mark down the figures on the face
of watch" said a Summit street
jeweler to reporter.
l, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6-began the reporter
as he put pencil to paper.
"No, mean Roman numerals"
Then this was produced.
I, II, III, ", V, VI, VII, VIII. TX,
K, XI, XII.
You are wrong" said the jeweler.
IL guess not" said the reporter.
TRY again" said the jeweler.
perhaps | don't know how to count
In Roman figures, said the reporter.
"You know that we'll enough, but
watchmakers use different ones. Look
at your watch
Haven't got one"
"Well, look at mine. See the figure
which stands for four o'clock"
The reporter looked, and was sur
prised. 1t was iii and not w.
"Are all the clocks and watches that
way" he asked.
Every one which has Roman fig
ures on its dial"
"Why?"
"Well, I'll tell you the story. It is
nothing but tradition among watch
makers, but the custom has always
been preserved. You may or you
may not know that the first clock that
in any way resembled those now in
use was made by Henry Wick, in 1870.
He made it for Charles V. of France,
who has been called The Wise
Now, Charles was wise in q good
many ways. He was wise enough to
recover from England most Of the land
which Edward III. had conquered, and
he did good many other things which
benefited France. But his early edu-
cation had been somewhat neglected,
and he probably would have had trouble
in passing q civil-service examination
in these enlightened ages. Still he had
reputation for wisdom, and thought
that it was necessary, in order to keep
it up, that he should also be supposed
to possess book learning. The latter
was subject he was extremely touchy
about
80 the story runs in this fashion,
although l will not vouch for the lam
guage, but put it in that of the present
day:
Yes, the clock works WELL, said
Charles, but, being anxious to find
some fault with thing he did not I'M
derstand, you have got the figures on
the dial wrong
Wherein, Your Majesty" asked
Wick.
(" That four should be four ones, F."
said the King.
You are wrong, Your Majesty,
said Wick.
81 am never wrong" thundered
the King. Take it away and correct
the mistaken and corrected it was, and
from that day to this four o'clock on a
watch or clock dial has been iii. in
stead of ". The tradition has been
aithfully followed. Toledo Blade.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24
The Melon Disease,

The fungus disease, about the true
character of which so little is yet
known, and which attacks cucumbers,
melons and squashes, has become so
common and destructive all over the
whole extent of the country, that the
cultivation of vine fruits in many
places is almost entirely abandoned.
The attack appears to come suddenly
and unexpectedly. The thrifty grow.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24
HERE AND THERE.

The cabbage delights in being
well cultivated. Hoe around them and
keep the soil lose.
Lima beans should be fastened to
the poles with strings as soon as they
begin to run. They win then grow
more rapidly and permit of working
the hills. tti* saa- ish&-5
MIR. Sullivan, market gardener Of
Boston, thinks the ravages of the onion
maggot and cut-worm are best checked
by the liberal use of hardwood ashes
well narrowed in. Z. ~ ID
1t is a waste of time to attempt to
preserve eggs unless they are known
to be strictly fresh. An egg that is
over q few days CID will rot keep if
packed in warm weather t.s+'
The wheat crop in Tennessee has
beeen harvested under some difficulty
because of the rainy season, but there
is slight damage SO far and the crop
will be fully an average one, if not
over. ''Es7 $50
Tomato vines should be stakcd or
tied up in some manner in ordcrto pro
vent the limbs falling on the ground
and rotting tie fruit. 1t is best to ar
range the stakes or other supports
while the vines are young.
a--Sponging the horses atnight, after
a day of hard work. will greatly invig.
crate them for the next days service.
Keeping the skin clean allows them to
"sweat OUT more freely and relieves
them of the excessive heat.
Damp. wet locations for sheep are
promotive of foot-rot, and damp quar-.
tiers at night cause colds A sheep very
quickly succumbs to disease, and toe
much care can not be given the flock
in providing dry quarters, shade and
fresh water
| If your apple trees are overloaded
it will pay TO shake off a portion O
the young fruit. If hand picking o
the extra fruit is necessary it should
be done. A crop Of apples of frs
quality will bring a higher price tha,
a larger crop of inferior ones.
During very warm weather tn,
pigs will suffer If they have no fresl
water and shade. Some breeds of hogs
such as the Yorkshires, have yer,
tender skins, and it will benefit then
to give them q good washing occasion
ally.
| 1T is estimated that there will b,
one-fourth of an average tobacco Gro,
IN the Upper Cumberland country an,
in the southern tier of counties in Ken
lucky east of Franklin. The estimat,
for West and Middle Tennessee is 4,
per cent. of an average crop, and 70
| the GAINESVILLE tobacco district iron
60 to so per cent.
| If the grass is very rank aroun
the house the lawn-mower should b
used. By keeping the grass shor
there will be fewer snakes and othe
small reptiles harboring therein.
the lawn-mower will not cut it use
grass sythe, and then apply the lawn
mower.
| If trees are devoid of fruit thi
season they may bear better next year
A tree does not usually bear full Gro
every season. Keep out the grass an
weeds and apply twenty or thirty bush
els OF unbleached wood ashes per acr
to the orchard, and the result will b
that large crop will be obtaine,
| when the trees bear again. If tn
leaves fall of premature.y exanin
the trees + insects.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

''THE Gods give no great good withon,
labor" is an old proverb. and a true one.
the hardest labor is not always that wh,cb
is the best paid however. To those in search
of light, pleasant and profitable employ.
ment, we say write to B. f, johnson g e..
Richmond. Va.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

QUEEN NATALIE, of Servia, always wears
her hair down her hack, waterfall fashion.
1t is of a golssY black color 49,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

Is IT probable that what million women.
say after daily trial is n mistake! Tley say
they kuo,u by test that Dobblns' Electric is
mort economical, purest and best They have
had "a years to try it. You give It one trial.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

. A BosroN lady opposed to corporal pun
ishment visited q school, not in a fashion
able part of the city, just as a boy was be-
ing foggsd. Before going away she spoke
to the culprit and asked him to come and
see her on a certain evening, promising to
make it pleasant for him. At The appointed
for an hour and more the lady and and her
daughter laid themselves out to amuse him.
Then the lady began to speak of the impor-
lance of good behavior and obedience to
rules, when the boy interrupted her: "Oh,
amt that felerl He gi'me ten cents to
come lnstider him.. : eB
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24
HAcKErr, ARKANSAS, Aug. 20, 1887.

HAcKETr, ARKANSAS, Aug. 20, 1887.
DR.. A. Z. SHALLENBERGER,
Rochester, Pa. Dear St:-l wish
you to send me a bottle Of your Antidote for
Malaria, which | see advertised in the
Mct,odist Advocate, Chattanooga, Tenn, and
which cannot get here. Fifteen years age
my mother had third day chills, and after
trying the doctors and other medicines
without relief, friend recommended your
Antidote; she tried it, and ono dose effected
permanent cure. Truly yours,
J.5S. EDWARDS,
Dasfnr M Z Church
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24
Two Mighty Continents,

North and South America, besides Guate-
mala, the West Indies, Australia, and even
Europe, are the, fields Of usefulness in
which Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has dem
onstrated it's value as an antidote to malaria,
and as a remedy for dyspepsia, constipation,
rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousnesss, nerv-
business, and loss Of appetite and sleep.
The inhabitants, the medical men OF these
countries, have spoken in no uncertain
tone. concerning the efficacy Of the great
household remedy. 81
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

A TYRONE Pa.) tailor, who advertises.
asserts that on the night the water was
four feet deep in his store man foated all
the way down from Bellwood on door, and
came padding into his shop to get meas
ured for wedding suit AZ
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

IT is suggested that chess and checkers
ought to receive wonderful boom this sea-
son. All good many young men need to
they can use their trousers for board.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

ARE unlike all other pills. No purging or
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

MY friend, look here! you know how weak
and nervous your wife is, and you know that
Carter's Iron Pills will relieve her, NOW
why not be fair about it, and buy her aborl
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

WE can form an idea of what Is called
"the irony Of fate'' when we hear Of q Life.
long topper finding a watery grave.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

DoN'T "saw'' your mouth with your nap
kin, and cont reach in front OF another
guest to get any thing he might pass you if
you had asked for it, assuming, Of course,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

WHEN you raise your spoon to your Ina
raise it laterally to the mouth. Don't bring
your elbow around at right angles wit6
yOur face. f.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

Mrs pEHoBsoS !!complacentlyl-"Yes.
when little girl. It was painted by cele.
brated artist" Mr.. Featherlie (anxious to
say the right thing Er-one of the old
mastcrs?n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

DoS'r eat in hurry, for hurry implies
confusion and disorder. If you are con-
fused you will surely upset dish either
upon yourself or your neighbor
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

PIMpLEs are inexpressihly Notifying.
Remedy-Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

ONE by one the roces fall, but 'Tan sill g
Punch Sc. Cigar ontlives them all.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

BE cheerful and happy at meals. "Cheer-
fulness is full Of Significance; it suggests
good health. a clear conscience and soul
at peace with all human nature" Cheer
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

The longest railway bridge span In the
United States is the cantilever span d
Poughkeepsie bridge, 54S feet
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

Oregon, tho Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Bestfruit, grain, grass, stock country
Oregon Immigration Board. Portland, Oregon
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

THE chances Of fatal accident in railway
travel are onekilled in 10000, 900. Statistics
show more are killed by falling out of win
dows than in railway accidents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use Dr.. Isaac
!. raompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it ia
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

Don't hawk. and blow, and spit, but M.
Dr.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. OF drugcisfss0
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

TIE highest railroad bridge In the United
States is the Kinzua viaduct, on the Erie
road. sos feet high.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

THE fastest time made by train ~.
ninety-two miles ir ninety-three minus.
one mile being made in forty-six secona,
on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

The longest American railway tunnel Is
the Hoosac tunnel, on the Fitchburg rail
way, which is four and three-quarters miles
long
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

TIE line OF railway extending farthest
east and VESTS the Canadian Pacific rail
way, running from Quebec to the Pacific
Ocean
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24
Pastor NJ. e. Church

TIE road that carries the largest number
of passengers is the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad, New York, $4,000 a day, or 1871.
625, 600 yearly. ~. 50
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

e IN q hollow in a tree cut down near At
lantawer found eight muskets and two
bayonets. 1t is supposed that they were
placed there by soldiers during the Rebel
lion. 7 3 5 .5{e}t 49,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-07-24

THE longest mileage operated by single
system is the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
system, about s, 600 miles.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06

a drunkard, a reprobate, a monster.
bernardo began to show his
wicked hand Immediately after he
had secured his royal bride. Balzac
has vividly described the petty an
noyances Of married life. But they
are nothing compared with the tor
lures of the heart daily and hourly
endured by the Queen Mother. The
very presence Of such a man is a
positive affliction to her, even did he
behave himself properly, But he
gets drunk and abuses her orders
hei about as though she were a SER
want, and treats her with every in
dignity. Even in his best moments,
he makes her bring him his umbrella,
or slippers, fan him to sleep when
he takes his siesta, and have some
cooling draught ready when he
wakes. He lavishes his money on
unworthy favorltes, who throng has
palace day and night, fiattering his
vanity and encouraging his vices.
"But is there no way of getting
rid Of the fellow cannot the King
Danish him from the country, or
put him in some dungeon far away
from the ear of the world?"
mo, Bernardo is too cunning a
rascal to put his life or liberty in the
hands of those who would have
every reason to deprive HIM of one
or the other. Ii would have been
graceful and decent for HIM to have
given his bride the fatal correspon-
dence as avoiding present. But he
left the original letters with a trusty
agent in Geneva. and ought only
the copies to Etruri. The King
and Queen-Mother know this and
he holds the Royal Secret ever their
heads, like the sword of Damocles,
ready to use it any moment should
bis life and liberty be in danger.
He has so instructed his agent at
Geneva. The King and Queen
Mother know too well that his is no
idle threat, but that he will do what
he says"
"Such is the sad, romantic history
of the Queen-Mother of Etruria
Do you wonder that she should be
sad in the midst Of gayety-that
for her, life has no pleasure, earth
no hope? The fatal cloud that
darkens her existence has no silver
lining. Death would be happy
release, but death takes the happy,
by the wretched.
THE Royal Secret must be kept,
although like the fox of the Spartan
boy, it is slowly but surley eating
out the heart of the Queen-Mother,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06
EVER TRUE TO THEE.

As constant as murmuring rivers
That ripple to the sea.
Are the thoughts which float so JOY
ously
On loves own tides to thee;
They greet the at morning
When daylight gild the scene,
And makes the eastern sky
With rosy splendor beam;
They follow all thy foot steps
That mark thy daily duty,
And see in everv object
Some imprint Of thy beauty;
Aud when the day-god enters
His chamber in the West,
And evening zephYrs soothe,
A weary world to rest;
When night on dewey wings flies
down
Through realms Of star lit skies,
And folds in sleeps soft drapery
The witehery Of thine eyes:
They hover round thy pillow then
And baptlze thy repose
With incense pure as odors
That sleep upon the rose.
Wilson Mirror.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06
NO51
CONQUERED BY LOVE.
APRETTY GIRLOFTWENYT-
TWO.
To Forever Live in Peace.

TO FOfeVcf Live IN Peace.
A couple weeks ago at Lexington,
Ky, over 200 guests participated in
the wedding festivities at Pine
Springs, which put an end to the
murderous feud in Rowan county.
The contracting parties were Grace
Martin, the daughter Of the king Of
that faction, and Frank Tolliver,
the brother Of the Tolliyer leader.
Men who had shot at each other
from behind trees and in the open
ground shook hands for the first
time in lite, and mountain women
talkel with neighbors who from
DabyhoOd they had Stunned as they
would snake. Mountain Dew"
was abundant, but not a cross word
was spoken.
The couple were married by Squire
Andrews. The bride is a pretty girl
of twenty-five, and the groom is but
a year older. The wedding dinner
was sight. Whole roast hogs and
calves, cakes that would be strangers
at Delmonico's, fruits and spreads"
made the table groan.
At the conclusion of the day each
side swore by the newly married
couple to forever live in peace here
after, and thus enls feud that cost
half a hundred lives, resulted in
enormous costs, and kept a State
uneasy for years.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06
FOR $2,5OO,0OO.
The Richmond & DamVille Rail-
road Filed a Mortgage Deed

The Richmond Il DanViiie Rail-
road Filed a Mortgage Deed
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 30.-A
mortgage deed from the Richmond
& Danville Railroad Company to
the Central Trust Company of New
York to secure bonds to the amount
of s., 100000 was filed for record
here to-day. The object of the
mortgage is to raise money on bonds
dated the third day of September
last, and to become due on the first
day of September, 1909, payable in
gold, and to bear interest at the rate
Of D per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annually. This loan is for the
purpose OF meeting obligation due
under certain car trust leases and
contracts, to the amount Of 81, ,337,-
22o, and for the purchase of addi-
tiOnal equipment and rolling stock,
as well as to be secure in the con-
tinued use of the railroad equipment
and rolling stock covered by the car
trust leases. 1t is also proposed to
provide for the ultimite ownership
of all sucb railroad equipment and
rolling stock by means Of the pro-
ceeds of the bonds issued under the
deed Of trust and mortgage.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06
The S0ftest Thing ON Earth.
Chicago Herald.

A year ago there wereeleven prize
fat women on exhibition in this
country, but only six are left to
gladden. the eye of the frequenter Of
dime museums. Many peopls will
be sorry to learn this fact. A prize
fat woman is a very restful picture
to one whose soul is tossed with the
agonising doubts and troubles of
this world. Nothing ever feazes
them. Year in and year out they
sit on the exhibition platform and
gaze out of their sleepy eyes upon
the throngs Of jostling, unhappy
creature who are willing to pay teh
cents frequently for the pleasure of
looking at a being who is complete
ty satisfied with her lot in life. No
body ever heard ol prize fat wo-
man ever wanting anything she did
not nave. She never yearns to be as
thin as the skeleton man, becausehe
knows how hard it is for the skele-
ton man TO keep warm, and how
little good his food does him. As
for eating, why, of course, the prize
fat woman always has enough be-
cause it is for the interest Of the
management to keep her in prime
order, SO that her spirits may not
droop nor her ayoirdupois waste
away.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06
pRNBABLR FORTY KILLED

GLASGOW, Nov, 1..-During the
high wind which prevailed here today
a gable Of a building in course Of
erection. on the site adjoining TEN.
pleton's carpet factory, on William
street, was blown down. The failing
debris crushed through the root OF
the weaving department Of the carpet
factory, where fifty women and girls
were employed, and oil were buried
beneath the broken TIMBER, etc. II
is probably that forty Of the inmates
OF the weaving room was killed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-06
THE QUEENS SECRET
THE FAIREST 81 ENES ON
EARTH.
Left a Widow ai Thirty-Fiye.

Left a Widow nj Thirty-Fivc.
The Court of Etruria has long been
regarded as the gayest in Europe,
yet, it was in the midst of a splen-
did scene at this Court that | saw
the unhappy Princess whose sad but
interesting story am about 10 re-
late. ] had just been presented to
the King, and after exchanging
few commonplace remarks, | was
about to retire to join a group Of
ladies in the ballroom when was
attracted by lady Of queenly dig
nifty who stood a short distance to
the right Of the King. The fault
less grace Of her figure, the rare but
melancholy beauty Of her face, to-
gether with her dress andornaments,
recalled the celebrated portrait Of
Mary, Queen Of Scots, which is one
Of the most precious treasures ofthe
BCdIeIan Library q. Oxford. Fas-
cinated by the sight of this lovely
being, | was lingering there longer
than eOurtly etiquette allows, when
| was aroused from my revery by my
friend Col. Montgomery, who took
NV arm, and led me down the room.
told him was deeply interested
in the lady in purple and asked him
10 tell me something about her. The
Colonel, who knows everything and
everybody, said:
Come out on this balcony and ]
will tell you a story that offers am
other illustration Of Byrsn's saying,
that truth is stranger that fiction v
The balcony overlooked the ROYAL
gardens, and although ii was in mid
winter, so soft aud lovely is the
climate Of Etruria, that il was mild
as an evening in our June.
This is time and place for a ro-
mantle story" | said, as we took
our seat ON the balcony. The full
moon shorne over one OF the fairest
scenes Oh earth; while the music
from the distant ballroom fell sweet
aud low upon our ears. After a
ew moments, the Colonel began
this story. =
The lady who has so deeply in.
tcrested you is the Queen-Mother
the wife Of the late and mother oi
the present Hing. Marriei atseyen.
teen TO n man she did not love, heI
young life was sacrificed to the IN.
tercst of her fathers kingdom. Al
though tie most beautiful princess
in Europe, she had the modification
Of setinga succession Of fayontei
rule the heart Of her tickle husband
Left n widow at thirty-fiye, her ex'
taordinary beauty and enchanting
manners won her many admirers
The last in rank was the higest IL
her favor. Count Desiderio was I
young officer Of the Royal guard
"A scion Of an ancient but impoyer
ished family. Handsome, brave ans
accomplished, like the gallant LOrt
llerbert, he had the sweetest snliI,
and the keenest sword Of the gen
tleman Of the Court of Etruria. Th
Queen-hIuther was not insensibl
to the devotion Of sogaIlant n lover
but she was not willingto bestow he
hand upon u poor soldier Of fortune
who had done nothing worthy o
the high honor TO which he aspired
The ROYAL Crown had been TO her
crown Of thorus, but she was no
7 prepared to descend from her cxal
ted position and brave the ridicul
of the world by marrying a ma
without rank or fortune Love wa
u new and delightful sensation I