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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Monkeys as Gold Miners.

Captain L. Moss, who has just re.
turned to London from the Transvaal,
tells the story CT the monkeys who
work for him in the mines: IL have
twenty-iour monkeys" said he, "em-
ployed about my mines. They do the
work of seven able bodied men, and it
is no reflection npon the human labor
ers to say that they DO Glass of work
u man cannot DO as we'll rs they.
""hen went digging gold I had
two monkeys chat were exceedingly
interesting pets. They were constant
~ following me about the mines, and
one day | noticed that they were busi!y
engaged in gathering up little bits OF
quartz and putting them in piles.
They seemed to enjoy the labor very
much, and would go to the mines
every morning and work there during
the day. 1t did not take me long to
learn their value rs laborers, and I de.
cided to procure more. So I immedi.
ately procured C. number, and now
have two dozen working daily in and
about the mines.
cit is exceedingly interesting to
watch my two pet monkeys teach the
new ones how TO work, and, still
stranger, to see how the newcomers
take to it. They work just as they
please, sometimes going down into the
mines When they have cleared up all
the debris on the outside. They live
and work together without Iuarreling
any more than men do. They ore
quite methodlcal in their habits, and
so to work and finish up in the same
manner as human beings would do I'M.
der similar circumstances. "-BostoY
Transcript.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
WORDS Or WISDOM.

a dollar never buys nue. for .
stingy man. ~ q
Misfortunes and imprudence arc
often twins.
1t is better to be right and poor than
wrong and rich.
Better be lamp in the house than
try to be star in the sky.
There is no virtue in doing right
simply because We have to.
How many times good fortune has
come to US through our mistakes.
If we try to please everybody wo
Shall soon have the respect of nobody.
Do what you can do well and YOU
Will soon be able to do much better.
lime is wasted in trying to make a
trotter out of horse with q broken
leg.
The man who thinks his sin will
never find him out has deceived him.
self.
The man dies we'll who dies with
the consciousness that he has done his
best.
The man who loafs when he should
De at work will have to work when he
might rest.
Many people want to move noun.
tslns simply to attract attention to
themselves.
There are people who would like to
40 good 1t it could be done without
effort or sacrifice.
Many man grovels in the dust who
ms an am long enough to reach the
sky If he would only put it out.
Many nun is screening gravel who
might be dressing diamonds had he
properly improved his time. Rainy
Horn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Quail Fly 1T a Passing Train.

Attorney George Levinsky of tho
Stockton legal firm OF Levinsky Il
Young, was the victim recently Of as
strange an accident as ever befell a
member of tho bar.
Mr.. Levinsky is the attorney for the
new Corral Hollow Rallroad, which
was built to convey coal from tho i'm
mense Treadwell deposits, near Liver
more, to Stockton, and during the
recent visit OF tho Native Sons to
Stockton he concluded to take party
over the line to show them tho beau
ties of tito scenery and the engineer
ing difficulties that had to be overcome
to construct it.
He had q number of fiat cars fitted
up for seats for his guests, and one of
tie new engines of the road was
hitched to the train and the party
went bowling merri|y through the
hills and valleys toward the mines.
Az the excursion train rounded
curve and signaled crossing, a bevy
Of quails, aroused from its feeding
ground by the noisy engine, rose in q
body and. bewildered by the dust and
rattle made by the train, flew straight
at it instead of away. They reached
it just us the car containing Mr.. Lew
insky and several others we're passing.
and several of the passengers, moved
by sudden impulse, arose and waved
their arms at the birds. One fright.
ened quail flew straight at Mr.. Lev
insky and struck him fairly in tho
eye, falling to the floor of the car az
dead as though no had been reached
by q charge of shot. Mr.. Levinsky's
eye was severely bruised by tho blow,
and by the time the party returned to
Stockton was SO painful that he was
compelled to have it treated by ply.
eiciap. San Francisco Call. +
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Strange Thing S in Alaska.

Professor L. L. Dyche, of the Uni.
versity OF Kansas, returned from
Alaska on the City Of Topeka, and left
last night by way of California for his
home. Professor Dyche went to Cooks
Inlet especially in search of natural
history specimens. He assembled to
the source Of the Knik River with an
organized expedition, which was a
success. although the obstacles to be
overcome were appalling. The native
boatmen stripped naked, and with
ropes pulled the boat up the turbulent
river. Professor Dyche obtained
specimens OF . new mountain sheep,
twelve immense moosehoads, caribou,
sea otter, birds and other small mi
mails. On July II Professor Dyche
saw eight inches Of snow fall, and on
August II six inches fell. He saw
three smoking mountains and exper-
fenced IN earthquake. He found large
coal hedges, but the coal was SO soft it
could be whitfield with knife. Pro-
lessor Dyche said:
'That country is onc.half made. It
will be q good country when it is fin.
1shed. The glaciers are slowly doing
their work; the mountains are smok-
ing and the rivers are vomiting out
quantities of quicksand. 1t is new
country. Let it alone, and some day
it will be good country"
Professor Dyche met Princess Tom,
famous Yakutat princess, wealthy
beyond oil other Alaska Indians. She
has $4,000 in gold twenties. On her
right arm she wears five bracelets each
hammered out OF gold twenty. and
on her left arm she wears ten bracelets
each made from $40 gold piece. She
has hundreds OF blankets, SEQ otter
skins, etc., and owns q schooner and
two sloops. She is sixty.fve years old
and has just obtained her fifth husband,
q man twenty years old, for whom she
paid 500 blankets. The Thlingit
women manage the households and
hold the purse. The relationships are
traced back through the mothers side.
1t is, in fact, almost savage rea'iza.
ton of Lytton's "Coming Race. >
Seattle Correspondence st. Louis
Globe.Democrat.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
EIeDllaN'S in Battle.

In certain sense elephants are still
used in battle by Indian troops, but
they are only used as beasts of bur-
den and draught for artillery; but in
ancient times they were used in the
East as fighting animals, and taught
to swing chains and bars Of metal in
their trunks. There is, however,
every probability that the last cam
paign in which they were regularly
used IN this capacity was that of the
year 1901, in which the great Akbar
subdued the native kingdoms OF the
Deccan and established the NOLAN.
medan power in India. New Orleans
Plcayune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Mexico has 130-ton locomotive.

Mexico has 130-ton locomotive.
;, 0rnithologists have determined that
'nTto re 5000 species of birds.
sor :. ,n s"!a ut an earthquake occurs
0o .l lere IL ~arth every hour.
The honey bee has tn.>. s;r,,o =,
single eyes arranged in aA4.lso W.
between tho two largo or compoS' u
eyes.
A large proportion of the marine
creatures found at great depth in the
colder parts of the ocean are of red
collar.
Bats are most curiously constructed,
the hearts action being aided by the
rhythmic contractions of the veins of
the wings.
The astronomers have lately discov.
cred timber on Mars, and have re.
lterated their statement that the canals
are double.
An error of thousandth part of
second In an astronomical calculation
would mean difference OF two hun.
dred billionI miles in the distance of
star.
The latest scheme to fight the gypsy
moth in Massachusetts is to spray the
foliage with chemical preparation
which atflicts the insect with an incur.
able dyspepsia.
A ton Of the water of the Dead Sen,
when evaporated, yields 1871 pounds of
salt; ton Of the water of the Atlantic
Ocean eighty-ono pounds a ton of tho
water OF the Pacific eighty -one pounds.
One Of the latest uses of mica, ac-
cording to the Canadian Druggist, is
that of an ingenious Australian, who
has invented and introduced a mica
cartridge for sporting and military
guns.
A French physicist, NJ. Chassevant,
has found tina by adding alcohol to the
water tho generation of acetylcne Gas
from calcium carbide con be regulated
much. better than. by using water
u.one.
Nine: Audiffred, Of Paris, has given
to the French Academy of Medicine u
sum of about $160, 900, the interes of
which-about $48O0-will be awarded,
without regard to nationality, for tho
discovery of q cure for tuberculosis.
A French scientist, NJ. G. L. Pesce,
has come to the conclusion that tho
north pole will never be reached by
the ordinary means usually adopted
by arctic explorers. From a special
study of the eubject-it is not stated
where the studies were made, at Paris
or at the equator-he has arrived at
the conclusion that it may be reached
by submarine bont.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
GLeft.Ifanded'' Animals.

It is we'll known that ]ett-handed.
hess has often been observed in ami.
mails. Acco: ding to Vierodt, parrots
seize objects with the left paw by pref
ercnce, or { exclusively. The lion
strikes with the left paw, and Living
stone stated as Lis opinion that all
animals are left. handed. Professor
Jordan has recently verified the state
ment with regard to parrots. He
found that this bird makes reader
use of the left cav for climbing than
the right.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Practical Test Of Training.

Two young men of South Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, who had taken the
negative side in casual discussion Of
the question whether tramps haa'good
things to cot and an easy life, started
out in disguise to test their arguments.
Among tue first houses flom which
they were turned away was that of one
of the affirmative disputan;s, and only
at the thirteenth house to which they
went did they receive any food.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Novel Cure for HiccOughs.

1ncessant hiccoughs caused patient
to be brought to hospital in Lyons,
France. He was cured by inducing
him to thrust his tongue far out of his
mouth, ard thus hold it for o few
minutes
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
lie Married Three Sisters.

AS the first wife of Erastus J. Masot
OF stratford Corners, N. tas&1,
ang, she requested that if,he ;rerrie
again ne select his wifa-.tf6n VI
her sisters.~,,HetAid SO. " I
second wife dead She madethes
quest. and day Dr. tvoago he's
his third wife from the game
She was Mertie G. Morr{e and iasa,
ty years old, while her husb
thirty five. New York Press, ?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
A Heavily Taxed Rector.

+ A Lincolnshire (EnglanI rector,
writing in the London Times, says he
has an income OF exactly $1,000 a year,
Aed this year he has paid 1920 out OF
ut in rates and taxes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
A PLANT WIZARD,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
EI.i SCIENTIFIC FARMER.
Rearing Pears as large as Water
melons and Prunes OF Giant Size
Miniature Oak Trecs-Nar-
vcls Ut Horticulture.

TT HE most remarkable farm in
tic world is in California.
Farm it is called, yet it is uu-
like any other farm that ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
The Hebrew Charities Rail-

The fourth annual charity ball for the
benefit CT the United Hebrew Charities of
the District will be held next Tuesday
evening at National Rifles Hall, and prom
ises to be, as in other years. great social
and financial success The ball will be I'M
der the auspices of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, Adas Israel Congregation,
ebay Odo Congregation, Elijah Lodge,
I. o. B. B.; Montefiore Lodge, 1. O. B. B.;
Grace Aguilar Lodge, 1. o. B. b.; Argo
Lodge, l. o. B. B.; Nina Kleeberg Lodge,
o. K S. B.; Capital Lodge, o. K. S. E.;
Temple Association, Unity and Harmony
Circles. Concordia Club, District of Column
lila lodges, 1. o. s. B.; Rebecca Lodge. No.
l, D. 0. L.; Deborah Lodge, and Washing
ton Lodge, Is. A. The committee in charge
is composed of 1. L. Blout, chairman; H.
Strasburger, A Behrend, NJ. Goldsmith, H.
King, jr., S. Lewis. l. Cans A. D. Prince,
NJ. Note, NJ. Clark, S. Ga1 SIS, j. Strasbur-
ger, Mrs. 1. L. Blout, Mrs. L. Stern, Mrs.
A. l. StrasbII ger, Mrs. Charles Kaufman,
Mrs. Fellheimer, Mrs. D. Strauss and Mrs.
J. MoSer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
CITY AND DISTRICT
ASSESSMENTS.

Organ RecitaL-There will be an organ
recital tonight at the Church of the New
Jerusalem, corner of 10th and Corcoran
streets. Mr. Frederick Maxon of Philadel-
phia will perform upon the handsome new
instrument just put into this church, and
as he has quite a reputation as an organ
list he will undoubtedly bring out it's best
qualities. He will be assisted by Mrs. R. p.
Barnard, mezzo-soprano, and Miss Bertha
Lucas, violinist. Mrs. Barnard will sing
an air from Saint Saens' Samson and De
hlah, and Miss Lucas will play the andante
movement from Memberships concerto for
violin and organ. Mr.. Maxon's numbers
include Guilmants sonata in d minor, and
compositions by Mozart. Rheinberger, Park
er, Bach Schumann, Padre Martini and
Hoffman,.
lesque Company will come to the New Ma
tional Theater next week with THE Shop
Girl" This company is under the manage
ment of Mr.. Charles Frohman.
The Ice Palace.-Tomorrow will be the
first morning opening of the Ice Palace at
Convention Hall, and it is intended for the
accommodation of school children, who have
holiday on Saturday. The ice will be in
perfect condition, and it is expected that
the boys and girls will have an enjoyable
time There will be instructors to teach
those who have not yet learned to skate on
ice.
Y. NJ. G.. A.-Tonight Mr.. A. r. Spofford.
librarian of Congress, will deliver lecture
on "A World of Books at the Y. M. C. A
rooms in the Lehman building. The lecture
will be free, and with Mr.. Spoffords we'll
known familiarity with his subject most
interesting talk may be expected.
Rev. DIR. Powers Lecture-A large
audience assembled last evening at the
Church of Our Father, corner 18th
and l. streets. to hear the Rev. Frederick
d. Power of this city deliver his humorous
lecture "Blockheads.'' The lecturers
discourse teemed with choice bits of humor
and funny stories. told in an inimitable
manner. The lecture is the first of short
course given by Dr. Power for the benefit
of the Washington '96 fund of the Y.P.S.C.
E. of his church the second will be
given at the same place Tuesday evening,
January ii, when DIR. A. G. Rogers will
read from Dickens The Washington Lady
Quartet will give a concert, Mr.. John
Tweedale will give humorous readings,
ard Mr. H. d. Sinclair a Shakespearean
recital. The last lecture of the course
Will be given January D. when DR.. Power
VIII deliver his impressive and eloquent
lecture on the home life and personal char
acter of the late President Garfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Kismet Council.

ksmet Council No. 1856. Royal Arcanum,
held its regular meeting Wednesday night,
Regent Frank r. Whitney presiding. The
beautiful degree of the order was conferred
on two candidates, and three applications
Tor membership were received. The follow
ing officers for the ensuing year were duly
installed by Deputy Grand Regent S. S.
Gardner: Regent, Warren N. Lancaster;
wee regent, William Dye; orator, H. G.
Brihkey: past regent, Fra nix r. Whitney:
secretary, w. S. Crown: collector, Thomas
NJ: Hayes treasurer. L. l.. Marceron chap
IAN, w. A; Burns; guide, J. w. Berkeley;
warren, r. u. Cogan; sentry, Chas. Holland.
Under good of the order a mandolin club
composed chiefly of members of Kisnet
Council. played several choice selections;
singing by w. s. Crown and others was
tainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
The West End League.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
West End League Wednesday the follow
ing permanent officers were elected: DR..
A. P. Pardon, president; William Corcoran
Hill, first vice president; Maj Green Clay
Goodloe, second vice president; Frank NJ.
Evans, secretary; George st. Linkins,
treasurer; Col. William L. Bramhall chair
man committee on Rock creek improve
ment; F. p. B. Sands, chairman committee
en- public health, and T. Frank Schneider,
chairman committee public schools and
school buildings. The remaining officers
and committees will be selected at an ad-
Journed meeting, Wednesday, January %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Charged With Theft,

wellington Berry, colored coachman,
WIS IN the Police Court yesterday on a
charge OF stealing about 500 worth of
IVORY from the house of Edward S. Ar
noio' NO LA Z street northeast, a few
Gays ago Detective Rhodes made the ar
rest ana had IN court three young colored
men, who said they pawneo some of the
JeWelry for Berry. The prisoner worked
next door to Mr.. Arnolds house, and it IS
en- .rsed ne entered the house and COM
united the theft while the members of the
1an-iy were at dinner. He was held IN
si.ovo security for the acton of the grand
jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
LOCAL MENTION
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

Lafayette Square Opera House.-Willian
Fl. Crane IN His Wife's Father"
Aliens Grand Opera House.-Robert Man.
tell in "Monbars.''
New National Theater.-George Edwardes'
Comic Opera Company in His Excellency."
Academy of Music.-Sandow and the Tro-
cadero Faudevilles.
kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Sam T. Jack s
My Uncle From New York
Columbia monograph Company, 919 Penn
savanna avenue MISREPRESENTATION of
the Graphcphone and kaleidoscope.
Convention Hall. 5th and L streets north
west--Ice Palace.
Y NJ. c. A Rooms, 1925 New York avenue
northwest--Lecture by Mr.. A. r. Spofford
on "A World of Books
Metzerott Music Hall.-IlluStrated lecture
by MIR. William Eleroy Curtis, on Ven
eZuela-"
New Jerusalem Church, cor. 18th and
Corcordn streets northwest.-Organ Recital
by Mr.. Frederick Maxson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Piedmonf Air IJnal
Schedule in effect January q. 1896.
All trains arrive and Leave at Pennsylvania

Schedule in effect January 6. 1886.
All trains arrive and leave at PENNSYLVANIA
Passenger Station.
500 A.M.-Daily-Local for Dan,iIl Connects at
Manassas for strasburg. daily, except Sunday. and
and with c. o. daily for Natural Bridge and
MAIL carries Pullman Buffet sleepers New York
ana washington TO Jacksonville, uniting at Char
iotte With Pullman Sleeper 6or Augusta; also Pull
man Sleeper New York to New Orleans viasMont-
Eomery, connecting at Atlanta with Pullman
Sleeper for Birmingham. MemphI. md 81. Louis.
sol, n9i P.M.-Local for Strasburg eaily. except
4;sI PM;-Dafly-Local for Charlottesville.
io:o5 PM.Daily-New York and Florida Short
lion Sleeping Cars New York to st. Augustine;
Tullman Drawing Room Sleepers. New York 10
inston to st. Augustine. and Dining Car Salisbury
1913 P.M:@Daily- WASHINGTON AND SOUTH
Pullman Vestihuled slcepers, Dining Cars and Day
Goa hes. Pullman Sleepers New York to AshevIle
Kew York to Ne Ssk o ,G pa A Ae
lanta and Montgomery. vestibUieu Lay Coach
WASHINGTON to Atlanta. Southern Railway Drlng
TRAINS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ROUND
HILL leave Washington 1901 An. daily and 4:45
days only. for Round Il liz i:ss Pm daily, except
SUNDAY SUNDAY; Tor Lees5urg. asd e:25 PM, daily for
aerndon na Ret Returning arrive at Washngton s:2s
N. eaily, except Sunday, from Leesburg
ton 6:ia AN, o:45 AN. 20 PM. and =: 10
Pm. daily. Manassas Division 1000 A NJ daily
except Sunday. and $40 AN. daily from Char-
Tickets, Sleeping Car reservation and information
furnished at offices. 5l1 and 1900 Pennsylvania
nue., and at Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Sta
W; a GREEN, General Superintendent
]. NJ. CUL-P. Traffic Manager.
A. TURK, Genera. Passenger Agent
JAZZ L. 5. BROWN, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Answers Filed.

Emanuel H. ]. Melser, answering the
suit for divorce, filed by Amelia T. Measer
denies her charges of cruelty and drunken
ness. He claims that Mrs. Measer left him
without cause, and explains that he would
be glad to have her return to him. He de-
sires to see his child, and explains that
he cannot pay alimony.
Albert C. Tenly contends that his wife,
Annie NJ. Ten1y, possesses violent and
uncomfortable temper, and claims that it
is a case of too much mother-in-law. He
denies ner charge of desertion, but while
protesting against being compelled to pay
alimony does not object to a divorce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
A New Citizens. Association.

An informal meeting of residents Of Eek
ington. West lexington, North Capitol
street and vicinity was held Wednesday
evening for the purpose of taking prelim-
mary steps toward the formation of a per-
manent organization to look after the in
teresss of that locality, similar to the Mt
Pleasant and Northeast Citizens associa-
tons committee of five was appointed to
ora1t constitution and bylaws, with in
structions to report at the next meeting. to
be held Wednesday evening, the 18th in
slant, at the lexington Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-10
Funeral of Mrs. Maynard.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Laura A Maynard, who died Wednesday
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A.
NJ Kidder, 1920 street. will be held this
afternoon at the Church of the Covenant,
Rev. Dr. Hamlin officiating. The body will
be taken to Knoxville for interment, and
will be accompanied by Commander Wash
Durn Maynard or the navy, son of the
deceased. Mrs. Maynard was in her eighty
third year. During the administration of
President Grant her husband, the late Hor-
ace Maynard, was appointed minister to
turkey and under President Hayes he
served in the cabinet as Postmaster Cen
eral.