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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08
HOW TO KILL BEARS.
An Old Man Gives Advice to Young Sport
Who Go Hunting.

An Old Man Gives Advice to Young sports
Who Go Hunting.
Eyes. I 'spose I've killed more
bars than any other man in the State
of Pennsylvania. said the old man. as
he pushed back his coon-skin cap.
"The total count is about fifty, be-
lieve."
"You must have been in dangerous
positions many times?"
"You bet!'
II suppose that scar on your cheek
was made by the claws Of bearP"
THAT scar? Oh, mo. The old wom-
an hit me thar with splinter"
"Your left eye is gone. Did bear
do thatp"
LEFT eye? Oh, no. The old COW
hooked that out"
Fifty bears is a good many. Some
OF them must have been old and
fiercep"
"You bet!'
II notice your right hand is Grip
pied. suppose bear got 1t into his
mouthp"
Fright hand7 Oh, no. I got that
caught in corn-sheller.
"You walk lame on one leg. Did
that come from a tussle with q bear?"
Zone legp Oh, no. l fell off load
of hay and broke my leg"
"Well." persisted the questioner.
"that scar over your right eye must
have been made by bear"
Right eyer Yes, purity near being
bar. run agin beam in the barn
in the dark"
"Then you were never Rugged,
chawed, nor clawed by q bear?" queried
the reporter in disgust
by bear? Oh, no."
"But you have killed fifty7'
Eyes, an even fifty"
How did it happen that you were
never harmed? ?"
Harmed? Oh, I always shot 'em at
least forty rods of, or first got 'em into
trap and shot 'em afterwards. Don't
never let q bar come nigh to you,
young man-they's dangerously Y.
Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08
A recent Ind annapolis dispatch I,

A recent Ind annapolis dispatch to
the New York Sun says: The original
Harrison man has at last been found,
and he's woman. A well-known In
dianapolis woman has produced a let
ter written ten years ago and addressed
to her son, at that time in Montana,
Introducing to him Russell Harrison,
who was then going to the same Ter
ritory. The letter incidentally re-
marks that Russell Harrison should be
received we'll on account Of his father
as well as for himself, for General
Harrison is great man, and is going
II be President some dag..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08
ODD SUPERsTlTioNs.
How the Romans Protected Themselves
Against Storms and Lightning.

How the Romans Protected Themselves
Against storms and Lightning.
Caverns were supposed by the Ro-
mans to be secure places of refuge
during thunder-storms, and they be-
lieved that lightning never penetrated
more than two yards into the earth.
Acting on this superstition. the En-
peror Augustus used to withdraw into
some deep vault of the palace, when
ever a tempest was feared, and it is re-
corded by Suetonius, that he always
wore a skin of seal around his body,
as protection against lightning That
both precautions are equally unavail-
ing, needs scarcely to be mentioned.
Lightning has been known to strike
ten feet into the earth; but not even
the marvellous accuracy of modern
science can determine at what distance
from the surface safe retreat may be
found from the descending fluid; and
even were this ascertained, the dan.
gers from ascending electric currents
remain the same.
With regard to seal skins, we find
that the Romans attached so much
faith to them as non-conductors that
tents were made of them, beneath
which the timid used to take refuge.
It is a somewhat curious fact, that in
the neighborhood of Mount Cevennes,
in the Languedoc, where anciently
some Roman colonies were known to
have existed, the shepherds cherish a
similar superstition respecting the
skins of serpents. These they care
fully collect, and having covered their
hats with them, believe themselves Sc
cure against the dangers of the storm.
M. Labossiere is disposed to see link
of interesting analogy between the
legend which yet fingers in the mind
of the peasant of Cevennes and the
more costly superstition held in rev.
erence by his Latin ancestors.
The Emperors of Japan retire into a
deep grotto during the tempests which
rage in such severity in their latitude;
but, not satisfied with the profundity
of the excavation, or the strength Of
the stones of which it is built, they
complete their precautions by having
a reservoir of water sunk in their re-
treat The water is intended to ex-
tinguish the lightning-a measure
equally futile, since many instances
have been preserved in which the fluid
has fallen upon the water with tho
same destructive effect as upon land. -
N. Y. Ledger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08
HENRY l. BlOSSlT, Business Mana
At this critical and important mo-

At this critical and important mo-
ment to the supposed corpse he opened
MS eyes, gave q terrible groan and
sank again into apparent death. This,
OF course, put an end to all idea OF
burying him. and every effort was put
forth to bring abouta speedy resuscita-
ton. In about an hour his eyes again
opened and he emitted another droali;
then all appearance of animation van
lshed In another hour life returned
with more power and complete rcstor-
atlon took place, to the great Joy OF
MS relatives and intimate friends and
the establishment of the many who
had ridiculed the idea OF "bringine
the dead to life."
When his strength partially returned
he was importuned to tell what he
saw during his state Of suspended ami
nation.
While I was conversing with inv
brother about my doubts and fears as
to my future welfare" he said, 81
found myself in an instant in another
state of existence and under the guild
ance of a superior being who COM
manded me to follow him. | was
waited along, know not how, until ]
beheld at a distance an inetfable glory,
and the impression which 1t made Oh
my mind is impossible for me TO com.
municate to any one on earth. ]
reflected on my happy change
and then thoughts; Blessed be
God! l AM safe at last beyond
all my trials and fears I saw a
great host OF happy beings surround
ing the indispensable glory, in acts OF
alteration and joyous worship; heard
things unutterable. 1 heard songs
and hallelujahs of praise and thanks
giving, with unspealsable rapture. l
felt joy nnalloyed, and my soul was
filled with the glory Of the Infinite.
then asked my escort to permit me to
join the happy throng; but he said
You must return to the earth again
This seemed like d sword piercing my
heart. In an instant saw my brother
standing before me disputing with the
doctor. The three days during which
had appeared lifeless did not seem to
me more than d few minutes. The idea
OF returning to earth gave me such
shock l tainted repeatedly. The raw
lshlng songs and words of praise are
not out of my ears for moment when
awake"
MIR. Tennent had to begin his studies
again as soon as his strength permitted
him to do SO, for he had nearly lost oil
recollection Of his past life. He knew
his friends and was able I'd converse;
but as to his books he had forgotten
their contents. As his strength in
his memory also returned, but
Tor three years his sense of Divine
things continued so great and every
thing else appeared so completely vain
10 him that nothing which did not re-
ate to Heaven and its glories could not
command his serious attention. He
seemed as one raised from the dead,
md was continually in condition of
mental eestacy. But in time he recov-
'red and again prepared himself for
ordination. He lived many years after
md was faithful minister until the
asst. He died at Freehold, N. j., aged
twenty-five ears.-Chicago Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

1.-THE way to use your cane" said
noted foreigner the other day, lis
not to strike with it as if it were a
club. That is of so little use that it is
doubtful if it would not be wrenchcd
away from you the first blow you
strike. You can make cane the most
ugly and vicious of weapons by simply
punching with it. You hold the ham
die in your right hand and use your
left hand merely to guide the point.
Then jab with it at your assailant's
stomach, neck or face. He can not get
the cane away from you, and can not
get within arms reach of YOU"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-05-08

-~ln China people in easy circum.
stances buy their collins long before
they need them. and exhibit them ~
egasmeatal piaaes Of tHrpituga n
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
From Foreign Lands.

The British steamship Pin" Branch, Capt,
Hutchinson. arriving at Baltimore from Rio
Janeiro. vim Barbados. reports yellow fever
as terrible 1T Santos and Rio Janeiro, the
number OF deaths at the latter port ached
one hundred IL day.
4 special from Colon says that President
Nunez has published Il letter in which he de-
rlares that Columbia will not renew the
De LessepS concession when it expires in
1892, and that the government hopes the
United States will finish the canal.
Peter Naviski, the Russian who was found
in Duluth last July and induced to return as
Il witness against parties under arrest for
the murder OF the governor of Kastroma,
Russia arrived in Duluth again. He did
not want to return. but preferred to go as q
witness rather than be placed under arrest
for completely in the murder, and the more
so as his family would not be allowed to Join
him in this country. He was taken back to
kastrOma by Lieut.. Federvouk, of the Rus
sian police, and confined there until he was
examined, when he was released. He was
given excellent treatment. He will settle in
the Pembina mountain region. His family
isnOw in Milwaukee with relatives.
A New York World cable has a scandaIous
story aDOuI CluIOH L FefFy, WHO Is tiLleu II
millionaire from Washington Territory to
tn Paris exhibition. He is said to have had
a row with his wife over her alleged infidelity
with young Frenchman, in which she broke
one of his fingers. and bit his nose nearly off
None OF the Washington Territory people
know anything about Ferry. and it is not
believed that he can be so prominent in the
territory as the dispatch represents. Moth
L.. r 80,
ment, which disclaims responsibility for state
commissioners to the exhibition, who are
appointed by the governor and have no
official connection with the government
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
General News Items.

The general land Office officials have infor.
N alton that persons will attempt to evade
the law of homestead entry in Oklahoma.
The method is to procure from soldiers de-
caratory statements which will operate to
reserve the lands for period of six months.
They also obtain from the soldier at the
same time O REIMBURSEMENT of his rights
Hereunder The sharpers may then be able
at any time within six months to sell their
claims TO persons desiring homes, and by
filing the REIMBURSEMENT the purchaser OBJ
tains re'erence right in the land located.
Every possible effort will be made by The
general land officials TO prevent the consum-
nation of these frauds, and when found the
guilty parties will be prosecuted to the full ex-
tent of the law for perjury. The law upon
this subject permits soldiers to make their
entries through attorneys, who. however,
must swcar that they have 10 personal in
terest in the claim, and that the filings are
not made with view to relinquishing the
claim,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
CONDENSED NEWS.
The Very Latest Associated Press Tel.
egramS in a Condensed Form.
From Washington.

Secretary Rusk dispensed with the services
of eighteen persons employed in the seed room
of his department, and will find it necessary,
in order to bring the expenses of the de
partment within the appropriation Tor the
current year, to close operations of that dl-
vision entirely. There are now let on the
roll about forty names.
Half the town of Cheney, on the Northern
Pacific, sixteen mile west of Spokane Falls.
was des troyed by fire. The tire started on the
sidewalk in the rear of D. Mathews gro
Gerry. Some person threw coal oil on the
back door. then built fire on the sidewalk.
When the fire was discovered and an alarm
given, hose was run from the tower wells,
but aS soon rs the pumps began working the
hose burst in many places. 1t was then dis
covered that the nozzle OF the hose was plug
ged with Il piece OF wood. Over an hour was
lost i'll getting new hose the fire in the mean
time burning iercely under high wind. Six
blocks were completely destroyed. The
buildings except one. were all frame. The
loss is estimated ut $3.50 900: Insurance
only $4,000, as the rate was 10 pei cent.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
Clue Crime.

A great Falls Telegram says; Councilman
Jerry Collins, who has returned from a
journalistic trip to Kibbey, describes the
clue which he and Others found to dark
crime committed fouryears ago, Mr. Collins
says: Upon reaching Kibbey we learned
from Judge Larkin that human skeleton
had been found day or two before on the
steep grade on the Kibbey & Mccarthy road,
about seven miles from the former place
We proceeded to the place and found the
skeleton. Near by was some clothing which
proved on investigation to have been a can
vas coat with a flannel lining, We naturally
sought solution of the Glysterious find and
received one from Judge LaPkin. He said he
had been living in that section nine years
and knew OF no case ofmysterious disappear.
aRce so he had but one theory to offer.
Some four years ago Steve Stoner, High.
wood ranchman, murdered man he had
employed simply to avoid, paEiag him
wages due When circumstances be-
gan to point 10 Staners guilt he
fled thec0untTy and has not been heard from.
1t was then remembered that a man named
Valentine, who had worked for Stoner near
ly two years, had suddenly disappeared some
time before, and the belief became general in
the neighborhood that he, too, had been
murdered by Stoner. ValeRtins could get
no money from hia eMplayer and decided to
GO ia Barker and work a few months until
StaRer was ready to pay him, Some one
went with Valentine part o! the way on this
trip, and, as the story goes, that was the
last ever seen OF VALENTINO Nav, The place
where the skeleton was diacavered Is on the
direct raute from High wood to Barker, and
it is not only possible, but highly probable.
that the skeleton was that OF Stoner's irst
victim. The place was then fit for tha com.
mission of such q deed, No eae then lived
within six miles e.f the place, The murderer
could hsve been pratscted from possible
view nv the ciumps of scrubby pine surround
ing and the loneliness of the place is well
shown by the fact that the remains wera NOT
found until this late date. Thera ID Certainly
fair reason to believe that Valentine, the first
victim Of the feRd StoneFou that bleak noun
tain side,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
Financial Embarrassment.

WASHINGTON April lathe board of bureau
officers which has been considering the propos-
ais received for building the armored coast de-
tense vessel, has completed its work and report
ed to the secretary Of the navy, Il is understood
build the vessel under the lowest bid t$l. 0l4,-
D00l and comply with the terms of the act of
congress, which fixes the total cost of the naval
rams. batteries and other naval structures to be
butt under its authorization at $2,OOO,o00.
Out of this total must came the armor for the
coast defense vessel, which is not to be fur
nished by the contractor, and which will cost
$3.50, 900, anchors boats, ETC.. and the submRr-
ine boat for which proposals were received some
months ago. Altogether, there would be q dee
iciJ of about 100000 IL the lowest bid for
Tie next move of the department. If the report
is accepted by the secretary, viii be to readver-
tise for prqposal Is. and il that fails to secure
reduction, then to appeal to congress for an in
crease in the limit of total cost.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
The Annual Epr- RoIliuC.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-EasteF Monday is
known as children day at the White House and
in the spacious grounds surroundings To-day
children swarmed into the White House grounds
made their locations on the ground bv knots and
brilliantly dyed Easter eggs The merry langh-
ter of hundreds of children rang to the ears.
The pretty costumes of mothers and maids who
came to keep watchful eye over their roliicking
youngsters rendered the scene an attractive one,
and one which the occupants of the ecutive
mansion frequently appeared at the windows to
admire. The merriment and pleasure of the
occasion was enhanced by an order is .ued by
Secretary Tracy requiring the Marine band TO
furnish music for the little ones during the
afternoon, and many impromptn DANCES we're
tndplged IN.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
A SYSTEMATIC PLAN.

President Harrison Introduces an In
novation in Department Matters
Which Will Likely Result Favorably
to the Service.
WASHINGTON, April 19-President Har-
rison, in order to systematic consideration
of public business originating in the different
departments, has lnaugurated and put in
operation an important reform, under which,
it is believed, the business of the differenG
heads of departments including appoint
ments will be dispatched more speedily than
heretofore To accomplish this he has as
signed one day of each week to consider bus
mess pertaining TO each of the six great ex-
ecutive departure nts, and on the day allotted
TO one, unless the business is of pressing and
urgent Importance he will not consider the
business of another. On the day set to con-
slider the buslness--say, of the postotice de-
partment, the postmaster general takes up
to the executive mansion all matters
pertaining to that department which re-
guire the presidents signature and has
dotted down for ready reference all
subjects peri aiming to his department which
he wishes to discuss with the president.
This he does once a week The other cab
met officers, on the days assigned to their
departments, do likewise. The advantage
to the president, to the heads of depart
ments, and to the dispatch Of public bus
mess under this new system is manifest
N0lIo engaged In Inc lnGric3Cl6S OF o OlplO-
mate or law question the presidents atten-
tion will not be diverted to decide between
the conflicting claims of parties who want
a cross-road postofffce; or while discussing
tn, fiscal policy of the treasury department
with Secretary Window he will not be called
upon to adiudcate the claims OF rival army
or navy officers for promotion. On a given
day his mind can dwell upon figures, In
dians. postal matters, ETC., and with each day
he knows the nature of the business that
will engage his most serious attention. The
business of the agricultural department and
of the department of Justice requiring the
attention of the president is uncomfortable,
and these two departments have no days as
signed for consideration of that business
1he assignment of days for the six princi-
T al executive departments is as follows:
Monday, navy department: Tuesday, post
partment: Thursday, interior department; FRI
day, state department; Saturday, depart
mcnt
An advantage which the secretaries have
already derived from this arrangement is
that they know when they will be expected
to meet the president on business of their
departments aud they work up 10 it. 1t also
relieves them of inquiries in regard to the
time when appointments will be made, as
they say the matters are out Of their hands
and with the president So far on all hands
the system has worked well, and the presi-
dent and his a ivisers are we'll pleased with
the innovation upon the old method of dis
patching executive business at the executive
mansion.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
To Initiate Washington.

WAsHINGToN, Special Telegram, April Ia
Messrs. King and Witherbee of the New York
CENTENNIAL committee, are in the city. They
from him a promise to respond to the toast
The house of representatives" at the grand
banquet on April 80. The details for the trip OF
Accompanied by the members of his cab net
and his familY he will leave Washington shortly
after midnight On Monday, April 30, and viii
arrive at Elisabeth, N. j., between 2 and 8
o'clcck. After breakfast the party will be driven
to Elizabethport, two miles distant, where a
steamer will be taken for New York. A landing
the arrival Of Washington at the same point
when he came to New York to be inauggrated
Just one hundred years before From the Bat
terry the party will proceed to the city hall.
deliver an address of welcome The rest of the
prov-amme will be arranged at New York
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25

of its tall mansard roof 1t was grand but
awful sight. The refinery and the Rossiter
stores, still burning tiercely, lost all interest
in his new aud wonderful sensation Moth
ing like had ever been seen here before The
hest was so fierce even at a distance of two
hundred feet that 1t was thought proYident
to clear the stock yards altogether.
The same precaution was taken with the
sheep house, a long, Lhree-story building
that presented its gable end to the burning
refinery. 1t would not have stood for an
half hour had not the wind blown from it.
Thus it was saved. At the first intimaTion
OF danger to the elevator, policemen warned
the hose and nozzle Men out OF harm's way.
They fled. leaving their apparatus, and none
too early. A hundred casks of ale that had been
rescued from an iron shed on the river be-
fore 1t went to the bottom with the pier it
stood upon in a common wreck, were burned
where they lay. 1t was O'Clock when the
second elevator caught fire. As the twilight
fell and the night came on tire leaping
flames reached up and upward into the sky
until they broke and fell, and burst high In
air again.
AN AwE-INsPIRING SCENE
The scene had then, in the growing dark
of awful grandeur. The thousands of spec
tators were awed to silence. There was So
lemnity about it, The second elevator was
entirely consumed, and at IL o'clock, when
the tire was controlled, half mile Of ruins
sent out furnace heat The elevator "a"
had scarcely 100000 bushels of grain,
chiefly oats, at an average of 40 cents
a bushel. The two elevators, with q
capacity of 100000 bushels, had barely
10000 bushels in them, worth less than
100000. Elevator A was worth $780,,
600. 1t was built thirteen years ago B was
was worth 100000. They were of brick TO
the third story. B was built three years
after A. A large part of the expense was in
the solid foundation, which may be
saved The New York Central
also owned the building in which
the fire broke out 1t was leased to Fair
banks year ago. 1t was six stories high.
20Ox2O0 and was of brick. A hundred
thous and dollars may cover the loss upon
that; what are the losses on Fairbanks and
Rossters stores is coniectural. Putting the
formers loss at $4,000 Rossiter & Co
lCse individually little or nothing.
The merchants VINO used the store rooms
had goods there, chiefly -four, lard, straw
board and SUCH worth easily $3.50, 600. The
individuals insure their goods, and, at least,
this loss was covered; SO it was said was
Fairbanks The railroad loss is at least
81, 800, 600, also covered by insurance, it is
sad. Another estimate of the loss in detail
is given below:
The R0ssiter stores, contents 100000: the
Wilcox company. stoc k. $3.50, 600; elevator
$9OO,OOO elevator b, $ff5O.OOO: dock D. con-
tents, $500, 900; dock A, s35, 900: the Wilcox
building $22O.OOO Total, So. 355, 900.
The loss to the property of the New York
Central company is covered by insurance in
the London and Liverpool and Globe COM
pany The Wilcox company's stock was in
sured for 100000