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, 1896-05-02
A DA NGEROUS NUISANCE.

Quite a noise VAS made some time ago
about the nuisance created by the smoke
from the Ice Factory, and steps were taken
to abate it in some measure, by the lengthen-
ing Of the chimney. Another nuisance and
a positive danger exists now, in the sparks
which escape Notwithstanding the wire shield
placed on the top to retain them. Nearly
every week there is an alarm Of fire in that
neighbourhood, and as not only private pro-
perty is in jeopardy, but several of our pub
lie buildings ave contiguous, something
should be done to restrain the Ice Company
from using wood instead of coal for fuel,
which is alleged to be the reason for the
sparks rising as they do, endangering the
premises, the Public Library, Treasury,
Government Wareh use, Market, Post Office
and the Globe Hotel" it is of grave I'M
portance. So far these frequent iggitions of
Mr.. Archer's store nave occurred during day
light, and prompt action, even before the
quick arrival of the Fire Brigade has saved
disaster. The Factory works at night some
times, and no one Will be surprised to learn
that our fears have some night been realized,
il steps are not taken to minimize the danger.
A most useful servant is fire, bat, as a master
his tyranny is beyond human power; and we
have no desire to tempt Providence beyond
very contracted limits even with all official
fire brigade at communicable.
, 1896-05-02

Cabinet and that he would appear in the
Chamber OF Deputies yesterday to announce
his programme.
A telegram from Washington states the
Government have instructed the MiniSter
for the United States at Bogota to inform The
Colombian Government that reparation will
be required for the seizure aud detention
of the schooner George WhitfOrd" at Colon
wide bulletin 4th ApriI.)
Antigua, 1st-H. NJ. S. Crescent left for
St. 2itts via Mont5errat at Ills a. IN.
Hew YORK, My 1st
Flour, City MjlD- for til. W~~t Iuiis< par
barrel. S4.l0-S420
Heavy Ness Pork S9-93
N. s. Pork $50
Sus" Mu ass'%a' 50 test per- PEE: b b 81
English Islands Moiasses poi
gal. 23c-.27c
Exchange, New York anI London 4.88
London. May LIST.
(DeneraraCrysta ner cwt.148-l5 9
Sugar Nusoovado pr owt. 10I-l1
German Beet $500 fob. pr
126
Demsrara Rum per gal. l0d-Iu5
Trinidal Coco. Gssd MiddIi4- lied pr cwr
49,
Conssls 111f
Bank OF England, rate Of Discount 9 To
Java Sugar So 90 Gibraltar or CnnnneL fer
oIders, floating terms. per cwt. 1879
Furec per cent Iteute% n Paris Fcs 1929.
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THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHY IN COURT.

An interesting case came before Mr.. Justice
Hawkins, at Nottingham, in which the Lew
photography played an important part, and,
for the first time since it's discovery, material
ly assisted the Judge and jury in arriving at
their conclusion. Miss Gladys Ffolliott, an
actress, claimed damage from the Nothing
ham Theatre Company for injuries alleged
TO have been sustained through a faulty stair
case in the theatre, which prevented her fol
lowing her profession. During tn, hearing
of the case a London medical practitioner
Produced negatives of the plaintiffs left foot
taken by. Pa ofessor Ramsay, at London UNI
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NJ i S C e | | a n e 0 u S.
Spectator, q March,

A very interesting account was given in the
Westminster Gazette of last Wednesday, OF
an exhibition by Mr.. Herbert Newton of
what the Rentgen rays could do III the way
of casting shadows through an apparently
Opaque object on to a screen which has been
recently prepared for the purpose at the
ROYAL Institution. When all the spectators
held up their hands and arms to the Rentgen
rays, nothing unusual was observed, but the
moment the screen was held upin trout of
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BISHOP JACKSON'S WILL.
(Antigua Observer, Goth March.)

At the Court of Ordinary, yesterday, the
e~xemplifeation of the VIII Of the lG3e Right
Reverend William WalrOnd Jackson, Bishop
Of Antigua, was allowed by the Chief Judge
to be recorded at the Colonial 6ecretary's
Office in this Island. The personal Estate
in England is taxed at Gl0,822. Besides
this amount it will be remembered the
Bishops lifo insuIa ce policies in the Bar
bados Mutual reach nearly S25, 000.-BarbG-
dos Advocate.
, 1896-05-02

yersity, by means Of the new X" rays. The
negatives showed that the bone of he foot had
been displaced. Mr.. Justice Hawkins re-
marked that nowadays a man might be sent
to an asylum ty photographing his head.
(Laughttr) After other evidence the jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and
assessed the damages at $40 Jos. 5d.
, 1896-05-02
Spectator, 2oM March ]

The great debate Oh Egypt came of. as
promised, on Friday week, in the form of
motion to reduce the salary of the Foreign
Secretary by ElQ0, which WIS defeated by
l43 (2S8 to 145). Sir William Harcourt
Sir e. Dixie, Mr.. Balfour, and Mr.. Curzon
all spoke. but the weight of the battle was
borne Ivy Mr.. Morley and Chamberlain.
Mr.. Morley's objection was, FIRST of all. to
the occupation of Egypt, which We need not
Just now discuss, and secondly. to lie
advance to Dongola. He believed hat he
Government intended to conquer the Soudan.
that is, to impose on the Egyptian Govern
ment, which we declare to be incompetcut
the administration of the most difficult
region in the world. He thought the lrovo-
cation wholly inadequate, and maintained
that if the power of the Khalifa was waning
there was no need for the expedition. While.
II 1t was as great as ever, The Government
were emharking on an indefinite enterprise
with insufficient resources. Upon this sub
ject he compared Lord W6lseley's large
demands III 1884, which proved insufficient,
with his small demands now. He wished
thoroughly we'll to Italy, but he did not
believe that we should relieve Kassala.
while he did believe that we should encourage
the Italians not to make the peac3 which it
was so greatly TO their interest 10 arrange.
The Government had, moreoyer raised the
Egyptian question il Europe, and had
reused the snsceptibilities of the French
Government just when they were beginning
IN Siam and West Africa to approach Ms
pleasantly. The speech, though a little
Snlppety, was q good one, and the central
point as to the inadequacy of the prepare
lions comedies with u secret hesitation in
the public mind.
Mr.. Chamberlain took up a high tone in
his reply. He refused to ..scuttle" from
Egypt, and, refusing, held it to DO our duty
to complete our noble work by relieving
Egypt OF all danger to the southwark BY
breaking up the barbaric and dang ,rous
power of the Dervishes, under which Is Der.
cent. of the population Of the Soudan had
persisted OF war and mis-. government. He
did not want to place the Soudan under the
Egyptian Government az it was, but under
the Anglo-Egyptian Administrator as it is.
Egypt was threatened, if Kassala fell, with
conquest by tribes excited by the defeat of
tue Italians, and even now had no protection
against Dervish raids. 1t was ''almost a
paramount interest of Egypt that Kassala
should not fall, and therefore the Egvptian
army was advancing, not to rstreat-for we
should not give back to barbarism any
territory reclaimed-but to ascertain how far
it was prudent to advance. If the tribes
were, as he believed, impatient of the Khalifa.
we might recover the Soudan, if not, we
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
She Showed Him.

Out in the Midway district there is
a tall Swedish whasherwoman who has
keen sense of right and wrong. and
she put her views into practical effect
the other day in very positive sort
OF way. She was walking along on
University avenue when she was over.
taken by a bicycle rider who had more
speed than courtesy. In place of
turning out, he rode up to her and
pushed his wheel along SO that it
struck her, but did not throw him of.
81 tank show you how to get of
a Wheel" she sa1d with fire in her
voice, eyes, l tank I WILL" and as she
spoke she projected one Of her feet and
kicked the wheel from under the rider.
He fell into the dirt at the edge of the
sidewalk and she walked on, and the
wheel located itself on his stomach.
And oil he could hear as be picked
himself up and caresscd his bruises
was voice coming to him from tall,
swift-striding Swede: !.
eva, va; l tank I show him; tank
so: "-Minneapolis Journal. b !.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
The Loycsick Spider.

Some interesting experiments have
boon lately carried out on the range Of
vision and sense of color possessed bv
spiders.
Twenty species Of attidae were Sc
lected, and their study and observa-
tions were extended over eight success.
sive summers. Apparently when their
prey, which consists of small insects,
is motionless, they perceive them at a
distance Of five inches, but when they
are moving they sight them at much
greater distances, while each other
they can see distinctly up to at least
twelve inches.
Apparently sight, not smell, guides
spiders, and we are told how the males
in the mating season throw themselves
into quite different attitudes, accord
ing as they catch sight Of u female or
male spider. 1t was by this mode Of
expressing their emotions that the
range of sight as we'll rs powers of dis.
tinct vision possessed by these insects
was tested. New York Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Unknown Russia.

That Russia is still to large extcn
mn unknown land to the majority of
people was impressed upon my mind
the other day in reading an account ia
the Daily News (London) of the
Countess Praskowia Ssergerrewna
Uwarow, who is described as one OF
the most distinguished women in this
eniematjcal country, perhaps, indeed,
in all Europe. The Countess, who
was q Princess T,v5etzkoi, married
when only seventeen. and at once pro.
ceeded to share her husbands ecien-
titic pursuits, st times conducting re-
search on independent lines. She in.
heritcd from he- husband the Presi-
dentship Of tie Archaeological Con-
gress. The Countess is described as
being tnll and Of distinguished bear.
ing. She wears he~ black hair simply
folded in thick braids round her head.
She dresses in g pain black dress and
gray hat and feathers. AS President
she listens at:.e2tively to the papers
read, and clearly sums them up, add.
ing practical comments. She pays
asslduous attention to her duties as
President of the Congress, which has
recently held its tenth assembly at
Riga. New Orleans Picayune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Remarkable Criminal Mystery.

One of the remarkable criminal
mysteries of recent years in Califor-
mia was revived at San Francisco bv
the Supreme Court order granting a
new trial to Dr.. ". A. Sanders. of
Fresno County, now serving ten
year sentence for forgery. Sanders
was arrested last February for the
murder of William Wootton, an old
Enslishman, who owned ranch near
the DOCTORS place. Wootton sudden.
ly disappeared, having been last seen
in Sanders's wagon. Sanders told q
remarkable story of two men coming
to Wootton's place and bringing $40.
600 in cash for its purchase. He said
Wootten decided the ranch to them
and then went to Fresno to receive ad-
ditlonal money. Sanders never saw
them atterward, but few days later
he received from Wootten check for
$l400, which he cashed. This check
was found to be forgery, and for
forging it Sanders was tried and con.
vlcted. Circumstantlal evidence that
he killed the old Englishman was
strong, but not sufficient to justify a
trial for murder. TheSupreme Court
decides that the lower court erred in
not giving Sanders more latitude in
his defence. Sanders was prominent
in educational affairs for years, and be
was also noted for his horticultural
experiments. New York Tribune. -
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Mother Goose Legends.

Some little.known facts compiled by
Tic Philadelphia American:
"Three Blind Mice" is in music
book OF 1909. "Eittle Jack Horner''
is older than the seventeenth century.
"a Froggie Would A.Wooing Go" was
written in 1850. "Pussy Cat, Pussy
Cat, Where Have You Been2" dates
from the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The author OF "Cinderella," "Jack
the Giant Killer" "Blue Beard" and
"Tom Thumb" was Charles Perrault,
a Frenchman, and written in 1857.
boys and Girls Come Out to Play"
dates from Charles II.
cold Mother Hubbard" "Goosey,
Goosey, Gander" and "Old Mother
Goose" were first published iu the six
teenth century.
''Humpty Dumpty" Was a bold, bad
baron, who lived in the days. OF King
John, and was tumbled from power.
This history was put into q riddle, the
answer to which is an egg.
"The Babes in the Wood was
founded on an actual crime committed
in the fifteenth century. An old house
in Norfolk is still pointed out, upon o
mantel shelf on which the entire hiss
tory is carved.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
How 10 Tree Squirrels.

Gray squirrel hunting is not for the
clown hunter-the fellow who STUN
bles over fences and goes through the
dry leaves as if he liked to hear them
rustic. The most expert has to keep
at his wits ends to bring down this
wary and sly creature.
The huuler who gets up before it is
light and enters the woods at day.
break gets the game. Carefully he
wen1s his way to " cluster of oaks
hickory nuts are scarce this yeur, and
acorns will form the winter diet for
the squirrels.
Seated upon stump or stone, the
hunter keeps his eyes end ears open.
Suddenly, some distance away per.
haps, comes the famiiier cluck- cluck.
cluckity. There is no hurry, however.
Let him be and watch the tree nearest
you. A bough swings and squirrel
jumps to limb. Nov is your time.
Aim quickly aud fire.
Your first move will lie discovered,
and unless your No. 7 sEot has pierced
some part of his delicate anatomy he'll
scamper through the trees from limb
to limb. If you miss, run for him.
He will not leave tree while you are
under it. Some hunters carry opery
glasses. New York Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Properties OF RI00Q C0rnuScles

The elasticity and Elasticity of the
blood corpuscles is unrival]ed by any
physical body. 1t will assume all sorts
Of protean shapes, if occasion requires,
even under the slightest influences.
Elongating itself to the mersst thread
it will pass through an inconcelvably
harrow chink; it will wrap itself
around Oh acute, projecting angle (such
as mineral crystal in the blood), or
will protrude feelers and tails under
the influence of currents. In its na-
tural state it possesses sufficient elias.
ITCHY to resume its original shape
THAT Of disc) on the cessation of the
modifying influences, but when gum
or gelatine has been added, or when
the plasma to thicken spontane.
ously, the corpuscle retains any form
it may have assumed till again altered
by outside Influences.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12

the under stratum are manv hidden
springs SO that the plot Of ground il
subirci gated.
;. conservative as the Edison OF plart
i,ie Is the benefit already accruing to
she World from his new creations in
fruits and flowers is incalculab!e A
potato Of. his originatiou, which bears
ms name, is eaten by Californian and
New Yorker, and forms part OF tho
d'ct OF the peasant OF Ireland and the
prince OF Italy. His pluns, pears,
apples, prunes and ounces are car.
rleu TO every country Of the world,
while rare flowers which he has pro.
dnced grow in the parks OF kings and
others are regarded as treasures in tho
conServatories OF millionaires. New
York World.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
The EinpcrOr Of China

The present Emperor of China is
Huang Hau, who succeeded to the
throne january -, 1875. He was one
OF the youngest monarchs who ever as.
cended tue throne, being at the date of
accession only three years old.
There have been twenty-five dynasties
in China, the royal history of this
country being better ascertained than
that OF any other which reaches back
to ancient times. With some few
breaks, the Chinese have had u regular
succession of sovereigns since Fuhhi,
who, the ChiYese say, roigned from B.
9. 1852 to 2737. According to Chinese
tradition, Fuhhi was no less person
age than the Noah of the Scriptures,
who, after leaving the ark on Mount
Ararat, travelled east and founded the
Chinese Empire. Chinese history as
serts that several of their early mon
archs ruled for over a century each;
one reigning over China for lis
years, another for 102, another for
l00, andso on. 1t is considered prob.
able by historians that these figures
represent rather dynasties than the
relgns Of individual sovereigns. China
has had. in almost direct descent, with
no more than two or three breaks in
the history otthe royal family, thir.
ty'three sovereigns, ninety-one EN-.
perors, two Tartar rulers, six Mogol
Amperors and three expresses.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
Soldiers Ride on Wheels.

For the first time in its history the
bicycle has been admitted on large
scale IN the army maueuvers of Eu-
rope. The operations which recently
took place in the south OF France, and
which are the most extensive since tho
Eranco'Frussisn War, include as one
OF the features cycling company,
Which is attached to the Fourth d.
vision of infantry in its mock conbats
against the Third division in the De-
partment of the Aisne. A beginning
was made last year by Captain Gerard,
inventor OF the folding army bicycle,
who directed about score of men on
wheels, but without regard to the
other military operations.
Since then the military bicycle has
been approved by the Minister of War
as good for actual service in the field,
and company of sixty men, equipped
at the expense OF the State and placed
ut the disposition OF General Sonuois,
has just covered itself with glory.
The use of the bicycle in the army will
be immediately extended in view of
the results attained. The new com
pany, it was found, combined the arm.
ament and defensive force Of the in
fantry with the rapidity and dash of
the cavalry. In addition to speed of
movement another great advantage
has been found in the comparative
silence in which operations can be
effected. Those who have seen the
soldiers on wheels flying along tho
roads nolseless]y, without the tramp
OF feet or the changing of arms, say
that it is e veritable phantom com.
pany. A double folding bicycle with
two mechanics and g chest of tools
and detached pieces follows the COM
pany everywhere, SO that repairs can
be made at every hnlt. If France again
should have the misfortune to be en-.
gagged in real war these bicycle COM
panles would be multiplied by the
thousand and would be sure to give
good account OF themselves. Chicago
Times-Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
The Jewel Weed a Miniature Cannon.

The most curious of NIL the ways of
spreading the seeds is That adopted by
the jewel weed. This is handsome
plant, often seen in shady places along
brooks. 1t owes its name to the dew
that in early morning hangs in glisten-
ing drops, like small round diamonds,
along the scalloped edges of the
leaves. Late in summer-in August
and september-the jewel weed is
covered with pretty flowers, some.
thing like snapdrayon blossoms,
orauge.red spotted with brown. Later
on. when the seeds are ripe, the light.
est touch will make the pods that hold
them burst open suddenly, and scatter
them far and wide, like shot from a
tiny cannon. For this reason the
European jewelwe ed is known as Noli.
me-tangere, which is Latin for "Touch
ne anot.'"s The garden balsam, or
lsdy's'slipper, relative OF the Jewell
'waed. hAs, the SAME sort of elastlcally.
pods.-St. Nicholas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
An ASS Not Without Reason

Some Interesting comparisons hoya
recently been made by a German sayapt
IA what he terms the psychology Of
ANIMALS He says: "lt has often been
pointed out that donkey is not half
rs stupid as no is popularity believed
TO be. LESS well known is the fact
mat horse is lar less gifted than he
mas the reputation for. Wherever YOU
so you can observe that horse is a
tolerab]y intelligent, good. timia crea.
ture' which learns with difficulty
when young, and not at all when old,
"A donkey, on the other hand, is above
all things an individuality; q head.
strons fellow, who knows, with light.
nlnS quickness. what his master wants
nun to do and frequently does exactly
the opposite.
''lhe elephant, standing in tho
1orthest corner of his house, notices u
small piece of sugar at the other end.
amt appropriates it without delay. Hut
tins is less astonishing than when the
donkey. being stroked on the back by
a visitor, turns round and pushes his
head under the strangers hand, be.
cause, tor some reason or other, no
1lnds 1t more agreeable to have his
mead stroked than his back. The dom
Key IN this case, acts on sudden and
3 ve%y logical idea, while the elephant
acts only as q result of much expert.
'nce. WESTMINSTER Gazette.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-12
CURIOUS FACTS.
Envelopes were first used in 1880

Envelopes were first used in 1889,
The best bricks in the world ARR
made by the tribes of Central Asia.
The European hornet is much larger
than the common wasp, and has q
temper in proportion to its size.
The "Giants' Club in Berlin, Ger
many, admits to membership no one
"eo is less than six feet in height.
q, ne g !. insurance statistics show
'na' II the "Ass die first, the husband.
on an average, su.-iyes nine wears.
The largest room IN VA world 10 IN
the imperial palace at St. fe<arshnrg
Russia. 1t is 1Go feet long BY 10
wide.
A toadstool was found at Sparta.
Mich, the other day, which measured
Il feet in circumference, and weighed
eight pounds.
When a dentist in China is pulling
a tooth for u patron, an assistant
pounds on a gong to drown the cries
of the victim.
No human head was impressed on
coins until after the death of Alexan-
der the Great. All images before that
time were OF aieties.
A fire alta farmhouse near Administer.
England, was put out recently by
pumping on it cider from hogsheads,
as there was no water to be had.
William Thompson, G. E., OF LON
don, received the idea OF pneumatic
tires from the pneumatic springs
which were proposed for carriages in
1916.
An ostrich will never 20 straight to
its nest, but always approaches 1t with
many windings and detours, in order,
if possible, to conceal the locality
from observation.
Mnny frescoes, some going back to-
the fourteenth century, have been dis
covered on the walls OF the chruch OF
San Floriano, ut Montofiascone, dur
ing recent repairs.
A subterrancan grave, said. to be
10000 years old, has been recently +,
discovered at Sin Tai, China. The
grave contained pair of vases and
candlesticks, besides some ancient or
naments.
There are no sheep in Japan, and
wool is not used as clothing, silk and
cotton being the staples. There are
no pigs-pork is on unknown article
of diet, and lord is not used in cook.
ing. Neither are there any goats, or
mules, or donlieys.
A circular saw tifty-four inches in
diameter at Bucks mills at jackson.
vile, Fla, flew into pieces while ut
full speed and cut things up in q way
that shocked the hands. Some of the
fragments slit their way through the
roof, one piece cut 6xl2 timber in
two, and another bit hurled against
a block of steel was welded by tho im. 4
pact.