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The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
puNaEN1 PARAGRAPHS.

"A Cent Denied.-Mr. Verrisopht-1
wish to wed your daughter, sir. Am
to understand that you give assent? Mr.
Heavyrols - No sir; not penny
Brooklyn Eagle.
---"Hello, is this the brewery"
shouted the tough young man over the
telephone. NO" came the answer.
Browns undertaking shop" 20,
excuse me, I'll see you later. Buffalo
Enquirer.
Douglass Jcrrold's retort to a
would.be wit who, having fred of all
his stale jokes with no effect, ex-
claimed: "Why, you never laugh when
I say a good thing!" Don't II" said
Jerrold. 'only try me with one"
"A Ready Lender. - Borus. Can You
lend me ten dollars, Boredun?" Bore
dun-"Yes What do you want it for?"
-Borus-''I am going away" Boredun
ITO stay" Borus-''Yes, as long as
The money lasts" Boredun-"Er--
ion.t you want ten more?-Yankee
Blade.
Not Ladylikc. she may be
nice and all that. but don't think she
is ladylike." what! Not ladylike
Miss Debonair not ladylike! Why, you
astonish me!' 'It is true, nevertheless.
When saw her she was not at all lady
like, for from the waist up she was
dressed like gentleman. ''Ohl"--
Toronto Mail. ~
-Strollaway-"D you remember
Miss Dovey? I'll never forget how you
and she were in love with each other.
How she used to call you pet names and
you-wcll, / suppose IT'S all over now!
No more sweetness between you, eh?"
Stayathome-"N all over!'' "By tho
way, whom did she marry" Mel
Boston News
Not Sport Caustique-"l
see you have never had much expert
ence in the game Of baseball" Mr..
Faustique-"No. haven't, but how
did you find it out?" Miss Caustique
(yawning)-"Oh! Because short stops
and home runs seem things unknown
to oyou"-Brooklyn Eagle.
-Bingo o-"You haven't seen my
youngest boy. have you2 Great young
ster that Only three years old, and
can talk like good fellow. Come up
some night" Kingley-"What time do
you put him to bed?" Bingo-"At
nine" Kingley-''I am afraid that's
little bit too late for me"-Harper's
Bazaar.
Helping Him Out Dude Tourist
wild eyed and frantic)-"Hi, there,
guard! I've lost me box--me luggage!
Cawn't find it anywherep American
Railway Official-"Any trousers in it
like the pair you've got on? Yes?
Then why don't you go into the bag.
gage-room and listen?"-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Patients Hint. = Patient =
"What kept you away SO long, doctor9
I've waited for you Eve hours" Coun.
try Doctor-"Why. the fact is my wife
was busy curing hams and needed my
assistance" Patient "She ought to
have called other help it she wanted
cm cured, and I'll tell her "-Phar-
maceutical Era.
"A Waterbury lady, describing, to .
friend who was looking for the right
place to go for the summer, tho attrac.
tions and disadvantages OF certain
sea- bound resort. said OF It: 1.-THE sea is
grand, the al, is delightful, the scenery
exquisite, but the foods scant The
irst meal took there the waiter asked
me whether I'd have tea or toast. ~
| Waterbury American,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04

gerald!' there was sensation in the
church, and the bride that was to have
been, Lucy Locksley, tainted.
The accused man grew pale, and his
knees shook.
"What do you mean?" he gasped.
"Why do you call me Clarence Fitzger-
ald?"
because you are he," promptly.
ooh, have everything down fine! 1t
was your brother Thomas who was
hanged by a mob, in Colorado, by mis-
take, thinking it was you, you being
twins. You made your escape, came
east, and, impersonating your brother,
took his place. Your wife learned your
secret, and, learning also, that you
were to be married to this young lady,
she visited you here, some four months
ago, to warn you not to marry. You
poisoned her, carried her to the railroad
track. where she was found next day,
and then, thinking that your sins
would never find you out, you pro-
ceeded with your nefarious plans. 1t
is lucky for this young lady you d1d
not succeed"
Clarence Fitzgerald weakened, and
confessed to all. Everything was just
as the detective had said. His brother
had been hung through mistake, by a
mob, and he had conceived the idea of
going back and impersonating the dead
man. He had done so with marked
success, and would probably have car
ried everything through to successful
termination, had it not been for the
conversation which Detective Ferret
overheard in the hotel rotunda, in New
York city, which set him to thinking
and led, eventually, to the unraveling
of the 'twin-brothers' mystery"
Clarence Fitzgerald expiated his
crime on the gallows.-S. A. D. Cox, in
Yankee Blade.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
WEEDS AND WEALTH;
Two Valuable Plants That Grow on the
Western Alkaline Plains.

Western Alkaline Plains.
There is use for everything if men
had but the wit to find it out. 1t is evil
dent that we stand only upon the
threshold of ultimate knowledge Of the
methods by which the vegetable king
dom may be made to contribute further
to human necessities. 1t is doubtful If
there be any waste products. Waste and
ignorance seem to be nearly synonym
Gus terms
The alkaline plains of the west. for
example, produce two peculiar plants
which give promise of great value for
domestic and manufacturing purposes.
What is called the Mexican 'soap
weed' grows luxuriantly in west
ern Kansas. 1t thrives in the rain
less regions where other vegetation
fails, sending It's roots into the soil in
search of moisture. 1t is the root of
the plant that is valuable for it's
saponaceous quality. A factory has
been built in Kansas City for manu-.
featuring toilet soap of the finest quail
ity, in which this root forms the chief
Ingredient. The new industry prom.
ises to be permanent and remunerative.
A still more important discovery has
been made in the valuable properties of
root known as the "canaigre" root.
The plant is native of northeastern
chihuahua and northern Sonora,
Mexico, and in some parts of
No,v Nox;oc ,.;,o,,5 ,ol vra.,,efi r.
responds to cultivation in dry, sandy
soils impregnated with alkali, does not
require much water, and grows to the
size of common beet roots. From the
canaigre root an extract is obtained so
rich in tannin that it is pronounced to
be immeasurably superior to oak or
hemlock bark in the process of tanning
leather. A writer in Hide and Leather
says that ''canaigre liquors give less
trouble to prepare, and tan rapidly,
leaving the skins or hides clean, pliable
and well filled. The starchy mat
ter is just what tanners want,
without the trouble of extra mixing,
as III the case with other tan
ming extracts" A manufacturer in
Texas is offering to sell canaigre to the
tanners, either in dry form or the liquid
extract. Its effectiveness has been
demonstrated after years of trial.
A substitute for the use of bark for
tanning leather would be of immense
value in stopping the destruction of oak
and hemlock forests. So also the pos.
sible turning of the waste alkaline
! plains into productive and profitable
areas for the cultivation. of valuable
roots native in those arid regions must
be esteemed an achievement remarka.
Bile in the annals of agricultural expert
nent.-Phil adelphia Record.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
OLD LIGHTS OF LONDON.
Candlestlcks of Iron Usad in illuminating
the Streets.

CandleatlCkS OF Iron UsAd IN IIumlneSlh8
the Streets.
The history OF lighting the city is a
subject of much interest. In remote
times the city must have presented .
very curious aspect; there was no
method of street lighting at oil; the
narrow, unpaved streets were deserted
when darkness fell except by thieves,
who found in the want of artificial IL
Elimination splendid confrere to help
them in their nocturnal undertakings
Notwithstanding the ringing of tho
curfew bell and the order that oil lights
and fires were to be extinguished whom
it's sound was heard, it was soon found
that city could not conclude all its
business at o'clock in the summer, or
when darkness came over the city in
the winter. Kindly disposed citizens
as early as the fourteenth century be.
gan to hang outside their doors com.
mon candle made Of rushes and coarse
grease and these gave faint glimmer
on moonless nights We find that in
the year 1916. in tho reign Of Henry ",
tho citizens were called upon as duty
to light the streets, and although some
obeyed the injunction, the duty was In
adequately performed. It was the Gus
tom then for ancient watchmen to car
ry lanterns containing burning candies
placed on the top Of long pole, thus
lighting in some small way tho streets
over which they perambulated. 1t was
in the reign OF Queen Elizabeth that
the fear OF Spanish invasion drew Ut.
tention to the dangerous condition OF
the streets at night. Tho darkness
might hide foul conspirators; conso-
quently an order in council commanded
every householder to do his part in the
lighting Of the city on pain Of death BY
the common hangmsn. This order
seems to have excited some attention,
for at the present day there arc to b
seen in the museum underneath the
Guildhall library several of the CANDLE
sticks said to have been used st this
period for street Illumination. Tho
candlestick consists Of rude bar OF
iron, having at its bHck rack and .
catch by which the socket holding the
candle can be raised or lowered. = The
Ruilder
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
HENRY L. BEOSSAT, Business Manager.


upon the evening preceding the morn
ing that the dead body of the woman
had been found, a woman answering
to the description of the dead woman
had been seen to enter Mr.. Fitzger-
AIDS house. No one had seen her leave.
and it was impossible to say when and
how she had gone.
SO far, SO good. Detective Ferret
next turned his attention to the Fitz-
gerald-Weatberby marriage, and found
that after being deserted by her hus.
band, Mrs. Fitzgerald had gone to
New York city. Here he lost the
trail. 1t was very mysterious and
complicated affair, but, determined
now to sift the matter to the bottom,
Detective Ferret took up the trail Of
Clarence Fitzgerald. He traced the
scapegrace to Denver, Col, and
thence into the wild mining regions ct
the interior After considerable trou-
BILE he found man who had known
Clarence, and from him learned much. o
Having some money when he came
there, Fitzgerald began gambling. Be-
ing unlucky at this, and losing all, he
got three or four roughs to 20 with
him, and he began robbing stage
coaches and their passengers. He kept
this up for year, and then, falling
into the hands of the vigilantes, he
paid the penalty of his crimes at the
end of a rope.
This much the man tcld Detective
Ferret, and something more, as we'll
something that pleased him very
much.
Back to Somerville, now, the detect
i've went, and he took up the trail of
Thomas Fitzgerald. just as he expect
ed, he found that a year before
Thomas had visited Colorado, and had
been gone three months. This, with
his other information, the detective
thought sufficient, and armed with a
warrant for the arrest of Clarence Fitz-
gerald, he again visited Somerville.
! He reached there at six o'clock on
| the evening of the day that Thomas
was to be married to Miss Lucy Locks
ley, and. hurriedly eating his supper,
Detective Ferret mad his way to the
church in which the marriage cere-
mony was to be performed. He was
just in time, as the minister had al
ready begun the ceremony. All eyes
were upon him when he walked down
the aisle, as he was known there, and
when he placed his hand on the would
be bridegroom's shoulder and said:
Clarence Fitzgerald, arrest you for
the murder of your wife, Agnes Fitz-
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
Tuttl Fruttt Jelly.

Soak one-half ounce of gelatine in
two cupfuls Of cold water; after it has
stood twenty minutes add one quart of
boiling water, the juice of three large
lemons and two-thirds of a cupful of
sugar; when all is thoroughly dis
solved strain until clear. Pare and
slice three large bananas, peel and cut
two oranges in small pieces, free them
from seeds and tough portion. Press
the pulp and remove the seeds from
three bunches of grapes; after the
gelatine mixture is cool lnot cold, stir
the prepared fruit into it and put all in
a jelly-mold, setting it upon the ice to
harden. Serve with whipped cream
Farm and Fireside.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04

some ., four months ago was Agnes
aeatierby. did not see her, but the
inscription just fitted her, and ring
WA was found on her finger. upon the in
sue OF which was engraved C. F. to
=. W.. | know that Clarence gave Ag-
i aes Weatherby such a ring, for he
showed it to me-"
Looks little as if you were right,
" 5oye! But I reckon there's not
~, uch danger of Tom turning out like
!. o.anr,enee-by the way, what's become
ofclarence?"
- was out west the last heard of
nm y, In Colorado, I think"
Inc detective had listened to his
nnusersation NJ with absorbing interest.
1 oeiieved he had clew at last.
AZ e would put it to the test, anyway;
sa au the evening train took him to
snervllle, in disguise. He went to
NJ "oss, and by dint of hard and eontin.
~ !aoor and research he discovered
's'al things. He discovered that.
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taken. He could
not, seemingly, make any headway
upon it, That a woman, evidently be-
longing to the higher class of society,
could be murdered. poisoned, as was
demonstrated by the coroner's inquest,
carried and placed upon the railroad
track to be mutilated by the trains, and
vet no traces be left by which the mur-
derer could be tracked and ferreted out.
would seem to be an impossibility, but
such had proved to be the fact in this
case.
The village OF Somerville was agog
with excitement This was the first
sensation it had ever known, and the
strange murder of the lady was mat
ter that furnished them food for COM
ment for many days.
Thomas Fitzgerald, the chief busi-
ness man of Somerville, and the mayor,
offered reward of three thousand dol
lars for the detection of the murderer,
one thousand from the town and two
thousand from his own pocket AS he
was known to be rather close man in
money matters, this liberality on the
part of Mr.. Fitzgerald was matter of
some surprise to many Detective Fer
ret even thought it suspicious, and he
gave the mayor good deal of quiet at
tention. 1t was Of no avail, however,
and he had to finally give mp and
acknowledge himself "beat" He could
not find clew.
The body of the murdered woman
was inferred in the Somerville ceme-
:ery, and, soon after the renouncing of
the case by Detective Ferret, the mat
ter passed from the minds of the peo-
pie Of the village.
The detective returned to the city,
and he, too, soon forgot the case, his
attention being taken up with new
ones. 1t was recalled to his mind one
evening, however, about four months
later, by conversation which he over
heard between two gentlemen who
we're, like himself, enjoying cigar in
the rotunda Of the hotel at which he
boarded.
VI hear Fitzgerald is to be married
soon," said one.
What, Fitzgerald of Somerville?"
the other asked.
THE same"
"Well, hope his marriage will pan
out better than that of his brother
Clarence. You knew Clarence?"
The scapegrace? Yes.'
Then You knew of his marriage,
some three years ago, with pretty Ag-
mes Weatherby, and it's unhappy Sc
quel; how he squandered her money
and then left her."
"Yes, and say. old fellow, do you
know, have sometimes thought that
the woman that was murdered and
placed on the track near Somerville
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"A wealthy Russian gentleman, liv.
ing in his own house on the banks OF
the Seine, has for the past ten years
kept in a box in a private room the en-
balmed body Of his young wife. She was
murdered few days after marriage,
and her sorrowing husband obtained the
czar's permission to take the body away
with him. The law Of France for.
bids absolutely the keeping of a dead
body in any place but cemetery, but
the Russian gentleman hopes to obtain
special permissionfrom high quarters to
remain the custodian OF his beloved rel.
ic, II not. he threatens to leave The
country rather than part with II
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
UNLAWFUL.

his sun,aer girl was going,
And ke was going too,
Back 10 tee bustling city,
Who're they had work to do.
Vacation days were ended
And in quiet nook.
Where others could not see them
A sweet good by they took.
His heart had been hit harder
Than be had cared to cwu,
Bat be felt twas his duty
The flirting to condonc.
In manner mock-heroic,
He said unto the girl:
~ Geoa- a-by." and then all over,
Good by" his head a-whirl.
IA question would ask you
A question, though tits queer,
But will you be my sister,
Idly darling sister dear?"
His voice was all a-tremble,
Her eyes were downward cast,
And for few brief moments
The time in silence passed.
"oh no! can't, believe me-"
She said, with ripping fear,
"'Twould be unlawful, truly
At least it seems so, dear"
"'Unlawful!' Why what mean your
His heart took sudden life.
"Why, [ can't be four sister,
When I'm % be your wife"
Philadelphia Press.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
THE DELIGHTS OF YACHTING.
As They Appeared to Man who Was
Taken Aboard for Bdllast.

Taken Aboard for Bd1last.
| assisted at yacht raes about ten
days ago, and the doctor says that /
may sit up in bed now and write an
account of it. It is believed by the
general public that am drowned, but
my physician informs me that this is
not true. Many letters of coincidence
have been received by members of my
family and placed on file. One is from
the captain of the yacht that l sailed
on. He closes by saying that it must
be great comfort to my friends to re-
fleet that in life made as good shift
ing ballast as he ever used. This cap
tain is rough seaman, but it will be
noticed that his heart is on the right
side. l regard him as a physiological
phenomenon.
My weight, at times when have not
recently been drowned, is about two
hundred and forty pounds. They want
ed me to sit on the windward side to
keep the yacht level, and was expect.
ed to sing "Larboard Watch, Alloy"
"W,lite Wings" aud the ''Wreck of the
julie la Plante" at stated intervals.
did not know these songs, but gave
my pants hitch and sang Gathering
in the Sheaves" in such manner that
made the captain lcok sad.
We carried about half an acre of can.
vas and plowed the billows merrily.
This caused me to sing few verses Of
1.-THE Plowboy's JOY" which everybody
pronounced timely and appropriate.
The captain said that everything de-
pended upon me. was to lie fiat un-
der the windward rail and bear down
hard. He said he would like to have
me weigh as near ton as ! could. I
was admonished to avoid drawing in
long, deep breaths as much as
possible, because air was light. and it
would not do for me to be making a
balloon out of myself at critical time
like that. The mate suggested that I
might do all the breathing that was
necessary when the yacht was in stays
and hold my breath when on tack.
At about this juncture the yacht cap.
sized. There were five life-preservert
on board-one for each man. The
reader who does not suppose that pos
sessed myself of those life-perserversi ir
hurry does not understand my grasp
ing nature. l shouted to the others
that l would try to save the life-pre
servers if they would endeavor tt
rescue the pig-iron that was inside the
yacht. Then kicked myself free from
the wreckage and foated off. Oul
noble captain was the last man to leav,
the yacht. "Save yourselves!'' he cried
"Never mind me. l have no wife no.
little ones SC home.
This was true, for his family had gon,
to Ypsilanti on visit. Then this self
sacrificing man took large chew o
tobacco and calmly waited for boat t.
come and take him off. He knew tina
the yacht had air cans enough stowet
away to float her, and he didn't wan
any company.
The other memb bers of the crew over
took me and seized all of the life-pre
servers. l am informed that my re
mains were subsequently recovered ant
worked" for all there was in them b,
the life-saving crew.
| Yachting is a manly and pleasant di
version. Therefore / have bought
farm in the interior of Kansas.--Detroi
Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
Not nn Improyament.

Eastern Housekeeper-Do you have
any difficulty in keeping good girls in
the west?
Western Housekeeper from q natural
gas town Threat difficulty. Every once
in while girl lets the gas rum too
long before lighting 1t, and we have to
look about for new girl No use look.
ing for the old one.-Good News
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
Dreadful.

That was sad thing happened y
Browns fancee at the beach.
What was that? Drowned?
No-but big wave cape in while
she was sitting on the ssnaa aaA washe.
half af her canplsxiep syAy,s~Jusy
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
Brlc.a.Brac.


The person who is inclined to boast
of his valuable possessions is likely to
have the laugh turned upon him, on
occasion. A wealthy man was once ex-
hibiting proudly to some acquaintance
a table which he had bought, and which,
he said, was five hundred years old.
'"rhat is nothing" said one Of the
company. 81 have in my possession a
table which is more than three thou
sand years old
"Three thousand years oldr' said his
host. "That is impossible. Where was
It made?"
Probably in India ~
'In India? What kind of table is
ii?y
''The multiplication tablet Youths
Companion.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04

The Yuma (Cal. Sentinel, when it
tells story. tells one of magnitude. It
asserts that at the mouth of the Colo
RADIO river and the upper end of the
gulf of California are to be found sea
bass that weigh from $50 to $50 pounds
each, CLAIMS as large as common din.
ner plate, millions of sardines and
smelt, oysters small but delicious, mill
ions of soft-shelled crabs and other
shell fish, myriads OF wild geese, brants.
ducks, cranes and other saa'fowl and
birds,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
MACHINE MEN.

How Men Servants Are Regarded by
Women Who Employ Them.
Did you ever stop to think what
aovels buffers and messenger boys could
write if they had any literary instinct,
and provided they could use pen? The
average woman pays no more attention
to these servants than to piece of fur.
niture. At luncheon women talk with
the utmost freedom before the solemn.
faced man who serves them, telling bits
Of racy gossip and using names in a
frightfully reckless manner. The but
ler is supposed to have no ears and the
messenger no eyes. Many fashionable
and elegant women think nothing Of
permitting the latter to enter their
rooms while they are in the hands of
their maids-perhaps in corsets and
petticoats. They evidently, like Pau.
line Bonaparte, do not :'call'' that a
man.
Apropos, an anecdote. A woman re.
porter not long ago was assigned to
write up an actress in her bedroom.
"Write it so none will know whether a
man or woman wrote it," said the ed
itor.
But, surely" said the newspaper
woman, mo actress would permit a
man reporter see her change her
gowns" Wouldn't, eh?" retorted the
editor; "why, when l was reporter I
was sent to write up Nine. IS dress
ing room," here he named famous
foreign star. land she not only changed
her gown, but her stockings before
me. She looked upon me as a mere
piece of machinery, turning out so
many lines in her praise. Chicago
Herald,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04

L was the most
difficult. mos t
mystif.ying case
Detective Ferret
had ever under
taken. He could
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04
Spoiled His Reputation Then.

Bjenks-Mr. Bjones is man OF fine
discrimination and judgment, Mrs.
Bjenks.
Mrs. Bjenks-Nonsense! the man
does not know anything at all.
.'.Why, what do you know about it,
I'd like to know? You never saw him
but once in your life"
II know never did, but that was
enough. / held up the baby to him
and asked him if she wasn't the dear
est, sweetest little thing in all the
world, and, will you believe it, all that
stupid man would say was 'M.m-m.'"
.-Somerville Journal