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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
To Clean SOiled Books.

Ink stains may be removed from q
book by applying with cancels hair
pencil small quantity of oxalic acid,
diluted with water, and then using
blotting paper. Two applications will
remove all traces Of the ink. To re-.
move grease spots, lay powdered pipe.
clay each side OF the spot and press
with an iron as hot as the paper will
bear without scorching. Sometimes
grease spots may be removed from
paper or cloth by laying a piece of
blotting paper on them and then
pressing the blotting paper with hot
iron. The heat melts the grease and
the b'otting paper absorbs 1.-THE
Writer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
Horn Books.

Some 155 horn books hsrsa y
earthed, of which there ere Y
the British Museum and ele'e
South KensiDgton Museum. y Z.
book WAS q small alphabe.ts j
board of oak, Of various org y
on which werc printed tne NJ
nine digits aud sometimes "
Prayer. 1t had a handle sna ]
sheet Of horn in front to kes y
soiling, and the back Tss a u
ornaulcnted with o rude Skew
George and tho dragon.
frame or border OF brass keps
in position on the board. A,'
tablet came to be known . |
book whether protected y h
not. The earliest recora 4 \
books occurs about ADV
nigh disappeared at the 3, e'a "
eighteenth century, altho9gg Y
are still persons living vO0
them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
will Not Haze This West Pointer.

Speaking of the recent 'shazing"
outbreak at the Uuited States Military
Academy, West Point, in which sew
eral plebes or members of the enter
ing class we're rather roughly used,
one of the prominent members OF the
Southern Athletic Club said tho other
day:
swell, you can just bot any of your
spare coin that those 'hazers' will not
tackle one little plebe; that is if they
know when they are we'll off: You
know who mean; Cadet John P. Sui.
livan. Will they haze him? I don't
think :"
And the sportive c|ubman smiled
knowingly as he thought Of the havoc
that might be wrought in the ranks OF
the cadet corps should any attempt be-
made to impose upon his popular as
sociate.
The other members present agreed
unanimously with Che speakers views.
and some suggested that if any at
tempts were made to haze ''little
Johnny" the custom might be brought
to sudden stop. Those Interested
in athletics in New Orleans will recog.
nize the significance Of the remarks
VIXEN they bring to mind the great
hammer thrower and weight tosSer Of
the Southern Athletic Club, who for
the past few years has held the record
for the South.
John T. Sullivan, who is cadet at
West Point, is no little boy, although
young in years. He stands over six
feet and weighs little over 200
pounds. Every muscle in his brawny
body is trained to great development.
and his feat Of hurting q sixteen pound
hammer 10 feet stamps him US one
of the strong men Of the country.
Cadet Sullivan has also had several
years training in the gentle game of
football, and he is we'll able to take
care OF himself in any and oil situa.
lions. Moreover, be is q very good
boxer. Take it all in all, Cadet Sulli-
van bids fair to make n most efficient
army officer; one who can fight when
the necessity comes. Meanwhile his
club mates in New Orleans arc waiting
to hear Of the casualties when some OF
the swell.healel upper class men at
tempt to haze "iittlc Johnnie"
It's, perhaps, needless to add TINT
in the list OF this years plebes who
have suffered the iudignities of hazing
the name Of Cadet Sullivan will not
appear. There are reasons. New Or
leans Democrat.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
The King OF LaplsnL

I know a tiny monarch who has I
command
Within q quiet region, where 0 hait
band s:
OF people do his bidding, or yieltE
age true, s
And watch his faintest gesture, & |
sails used to do.
His territory's bordered by two Y
arms,
And keeping in their shelter, hek Z
ali alarms;
This land is sometimes "rocky"ll
inclined for jest,
Or lies ut peace. Il quiet plair, whaA1
stay at rest.
One mountain rises northward, aaa
as Mothers Brow,
While east and west are twin.gsyA
fleeing, I ayow.
The prettiest bit OF Nature thitsl
heart can 500
Whene'er the little monarch y q
jubilee.
But when he's feeling weary fronh
out in state,
Or bowling to his subjects aud shl
nate,
Retiring to tho castle, bis regal Z
King
Lays down in princely grandeur, \.
ing MINISTRIES sing.
II you would find his royal seal,
not sail the sea.
For-strango cnough-his thross
this homo of the free. 3
Just find the nearest nursery, and y
command
OF the loving little monarch, Rhes1 /
all Lapland. g
Alice Crary, in Ladies honetA
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
A Musical Mountain.

In the mining district of Truckoe,
New, is the only musical mountain in
the United States. It was located by
party of prospectors iu 1864.
The quest for gold had led these ex.
plorers to the foot Of the mountain,
where they pitched their tents, and FIR
some time had cause to believe them
selves in a wonderland OF sound, if not
Of gold. Each evening, little after
dusk, when all was still, there pro.
ceeded from the big mountain soft,
mysterious strains, like the tinkllng
of tiny, silver bells, that seemed to
make the whole atmosphere culver as
they foated over the camp. and were
waited far away until lost in the dis
tance, only to be followed by o fresh
gust of sweet tones.
As the magic music was only heard
under cover Of the night, it was con-
cluded that it must proceed from some
other source than the wind, and Ger.
tain Of the campers, finding it more
interesting than prospecting, gave
most of their time to investigating the
mystery. Meanwhile several camping
parties appeared, and among them q
company OF Piute Indians. The latter
seemed familiar with the musical won.
der and called it the singing mount.
AIM
1t was at length ascertained by the
searchers that the face Of the mount.
ain was covered with thin fakes of
hard, crystalline rock. There we're
immense beds OF these fakes, and it
became apparent that the mystic music
was produced by the uniting and
blending of the myriads OF bell-like
tinilings caused by the huge drifts OF
slaty debris that continually glidea.
glacier like, down the steep slope.
That it was heard after dark was IN.
questionably owing to tho peaceful
quiet OF the hour.
Notwithstanding this rational solu.
ton Of the mystery, the Indians, and
indeed many of the white campers,
continued to believe that the magic
concord Of sweet sounds proceeded
from some supernatural power within
the mountain.-New York Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
Furs Of Fabulous W.

There ore some almost p. h.
cloaks in existence, most u :. =
longing to members Of the ~ a,
bility. Mrs. John Mack'y IA
cloak valued at Sl5,oOo,
sists 81 10000 small SKINS 4
costly wrap of this kind IS y
sent to the Empress Da sa II
coronation. It cost sou, y. IVY y :. -
only sixteen ounces. THIS J; "
ent from city of 1rkutsk' 3
The Duchess Of SAKE. CoDu, ~
a magnificent cloak from 4..s;.
the late Empress Of ku'. =.
the French actress, has ~
valued at $4,000. Other Ie TO-
men in this respect ere a sul6
Potoka, the Countess ot s.,s
the Duchess of Leuchsepp'''
Russia, the land OF turs
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
POPULAR SCIENCE.
The Red Sea is so called because it's
surface is frequently covered with
minute crimson animalculee.

| The Red Sea is so called because its
Surface is frequently covered with
minute crimson animalcul1e.
Quito. Ecuador, is the only city in
the world in which the sun rises and
sets at SIX o'clock the year round. The
reason Of this is that it is situated ex-
actly on the equator.
DR.. School, the German hydro
graI ,her, says that there are not less
than twenty thousand tons of mineral
matter per day added to the store
which the ocean already holds in solu'
ton.
We may accept 90, 100000 miles as
the length of the earth's mean orbital
radius, according to the results of OBJ
servations made by Professor Hark-
ness aud DR.. Gill. Professor Young
gives it as 92,975, 500 miles.
A London restaurant usesan electri-
cally heated plate to keep ones food
warm. So long rs the current is
turned or, one can dine in as leisurely
a way IS he likes. There is no danger
OF receiving a shock from touching
tho plate.
N. Chuara suggests the use of the
poisonous ecetylene as an insecticiae.
He proposes to n tx the carbides with
earth SO that, under tho influence of
moisture, acety!ene would be slowly
given off at the roots Of plants, thus
preserving them from attack. At the
same time the ly-produc;s would have
a beneficial effect on the soil. NJ.
Chuard's scheme seems rather chimeri.
cal.
NJ. Anne Girard, OF Falsanderie,
France, has communicated another
~Memoir to the Academic des Sciences,
Paris, on his experiments with pota.
toes rs forage tor cattle, from which
it appears that the tubers are first
rate food, whether from the point OF
view of fattening or the yield of milk
and butter. Sheep and oxen throve
much better on potatoes and hay than
on their ordinary food, and their flesh
WAS found to be superior in quality.
1t has frequently been asserted that
the brilliant colors Of many flowers
serve to attract bees and butterflies
to them. Experiments recently re-
ported to the Belgian Academy OF
Sciences seem to show that the per.
fume rather than color of the flowers
is the real attraction. Rright.colored
blossoms were covered with leaves and
papers pinned closely about them;
yet the insects not only visited the
hidden flowers, but endeavored to
force their way under the papers in
order to reach the blossoms which
they could not see.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
nowadays who care to look for girl

nowadays who care to look for girl
who pleases them. Marriage for them
is matter Of business, nothing more,
and the woman herself does not count.
They marry when they have lost their
money, and when the little heart they
possessed has been frittered away on
some Mrs. Laton or another.
Again Mrs. Harmon arose, and, pre-.
tending she had an order to give, ex-
cused herself, and fastened to her
nephew.
"Well, aunt, she has given us nice
dressing down, eh? For charming
girl l would back her against the
world"
''I1urry, Andrew; it is late, and you
have almost missed your tea.
'My teal" he repeated. f'Bother
my tea? Is there nothing else in the
world but NY ten? No, you must find
an excuse to bring me into the room,
aud I'llshow that young shrew whether
oil men are fools. Oh, she need have
no fear, shall not try to marry her,
for I still have all my hair, little
money and a heart still intact"
Mrs. Harmon could not restrain q
smile at the young mans yexation,
and five minutes later Andrew entered
the drawing room.
But, contrary to all expectations,
the conversation did not become war
Of words; ON the contrary. the girls
fresh gayety disarmed Andrews anger
at once. His rreconceptions fled be-
fore her dimpled smiles and her gentle
voice, and he soon fell under her
charm, forgetting his anger in his adj
miration for her graceful movements,
the penetrating timbre OF hor voice,
the sparkle Of her wit:
The hour for the tea had long
passed. and Andrew was still there.
Ho had lost all desire to run after
Mrs. Laton, that fnded doll whom
Rosamond-as he was forced to admit
to himself-had portrayed so truth.
fully.
And ensconccd once more in the
depths OF her m-chair, Mrs. Harmon
smiled kindly smile, und silently re.
garded the young people, who, for
their part, looked ut one another with
looks THAT 90 not deceive andin which
the old aunt read with JOY the hope of
a happy union. From the French, in
Argollaut.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
Physical Inequalities.

BY actual measurement Of fifty skcl.
etons the right arm and left leg havo
been found to be longer in twenty.
three, the left arm and right leg, in
six, the limbs on the right longer
than those on the left in four, and in
the remainder the inequality of the
limbs are varied. Only seven out of
the seventy skeletons measured, or
ten per cent, had limbs Of equal
length. Lancet.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
CURIOUS FACTS.

The Bank of England contains ingots
Ct silver which have lain in its vaults
for 200 years.
In every school in Paris there is a
restaurant where free meals are served
to the children who are too poor to
pay for them.
A we'll seasoned old colored woman
is Mary Marks. Who resides in Bren-
ham, Texas. She was born in the
West Indies in 1776, aud is therefore
120 years of age.
Paper collins are tho latest novelty
in mortuary furniture. They arc
pressed into shape from mass Of
pulp, and, when stained and vanished,
look just like wood.
In Deer6eld Township, Kansas, q
swarm Of bees settled on the neck of Il
horse belonging to D. L. Palmer.
Afterward Mr.. Palmer picked 800 or
400 stings from the animal.
A willow treo in front of Mr.. Bar
ker's house in East Sullivan, n. H.,
spreads ninety feet and is sixty-6vo
feet high, and its circumference one
foot above the ground is sixteen feet.
The sense of smell is keen with cats,
even when they arc asleep. A piece
of meat placed before the nose of a
sleeping cat causes the nostrils to
dilate, and in few moments the ami
NAL awakes.
The largest bell in France hos been
hung in the belfry Of the Church o:
the Sacred Heart, in Paris. It weighs
twenty. eight tons, eau lie heard dis
lance OF twenty-five miles ana its
vibrations last six minutes.
A useful charity called the Lon|on
Spectacle Mission provides spectacie5
for poor needlewomen aud other dc.
serving persons dependent on their
eyesight for living. Last year 1925
applicants were provided with spec.
tacles.
A two.year.old child of the Rev.
Arch Lucas, who breaches in the Ken.
lucky mountains. near Lucasvillc, has
never used It's fingers, but does every.
thing with its toes. The toes are as
flexible as the fingers OF the ordinary
child, and about IS useful.
Orvingsville, Ky, feels itself enti-
tied to claim|the weather record for tho
year, inasmuch as o lemon in q drug
store sprouted under the heat, shoots
springlng from eight of the seeds.
One Of the sprouts protruded through
the skin and led to the discovery.
That candle made from human fat
bestows inyisibility upon the one who
carries the light is Russian supersti.
tion of which two thieves took advan-
tage recently. They killed q hand
some boy of eighteen, whose body,
with the fatty layers surrounding the
kidneys extracted, was discovered.
A Portland (Oregon) man has been
exhibiting some rabbits OF peculiar
breed. Their ears are described as
more than foot long and covered
with unusually long hair. He got
them to turn loose for breeding in the
thick Nehalem forests and thinks there
is no danger of their becoming pests,
as English rabbits sometimes do.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
A Pinching Boot,

A boot or shoe that is uncomforta.
bic from pinching may be eased by
laying cloth moistened in hot water
across the place where the pressure
comes, changing it several times as it
grows cooler. This simple method
causes the leather to shape itselfto the
foot
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
When the Crops Laid ).

The world is lookin. b,,o,,,.
~, When the crops Ibid b. Sas !.
The heart is feeiing Iichts,
When the crop'siaid by.
: You forget the summer ~ &. 4
In the fields of corn and ~ :.
And the reapins song is ~, -
When the crops laid ~ i.
There's time for love and Il
When the crops laid wv
A kind OF glad hereafter
When the crops laid by. i
l Each day some joyin; Is ia
the sweetest bells arc ringi,.|
And ]learyoursweetbs.sS,||
When the crops laid ~,
The world 1t goes a.Na,;,.
When the crops laid b..
Anu every tiddle's PLAYING
When tho crops laid by.
a; And in the mild sun stresnh,|
The golden rod is gleaulur
And life is love aud drssnIv
When the crops laidby
r. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Cons1,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
'f6et q
NU5E: ~
The Conuuero,

The Conqueror.
| saw an Angel with majestic
And radiant brow, and . ,nleA
sweet; slulls II
STRONG human passions will.
his feet. "tttns
There too expired those cow,,a 4
screen ""'e laQbll
themselves behind Inheritance
On d if.%a men for their strength "a ~
All, all lay PROSTATE, ownin, -,
Then to tho spirit with the evss ' .u
l cried aloud. in wonder and IN s seosss
"Oh. mighty One. VINO mt nay ave
glance 'uou I'll
Can circumvent heridity, choat,...
And conquer nature? What thinaa y \
Art thou incarnate Force-thasv ~ oess I
TDe Angel answered. Il am Is Sa y'sss
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Haro s.,', y
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
Bicycle Song.

Light upon the pedal.
Firm upon the sent,
Fortunes wheel in lslteu
Fast beneath our fesl,
Leave the clouds behind i,
Split the wind We met,
Swift. oh, swift and s!lsai,
Rolling down the st,et
When the dark comes, iii
Like flrefl!es in the vha
Bells before Us tinkIing
FAIRLY and feat,
By the gate OF gartiea,
Where the dusk tssvot
Slide like apparltions
Through tho startled Il
Spearsmen in the deszt
Maybe fly as feet,
Northern lights in heaya
Sparkles on the slea!
Swift, oh, swift aud silesL
Just before We greet
The outer edge Of nothhs
Turn rolling up the s.,l
Harriet Z. Spofford, in St. I'D
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-31
Mrs. LATON'S TEA.

in tn c
DEPTHS OF her big arm
CHAIR, Il smile lighting
up her fine old face
that her white hair
framed with Il crown of
snow. Mrs. Harmon was
considering her nephew
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
FASHIONS FOR CHILDREN.
Examples of the Pretty Styles De-
vised for Little Boys and Girls.


The fashions for children are par
ticularly pretty this season. A gown
suitable for a child between two and
four years of age is of pale pink or
blue linen, made like a simple smock,
with the top of the back and front
breadths set in a multitude of very
small tucks, from which the skirt falls
in unrestrained folds This is finished
at the bottom with small tucks and
two tiny ruff1es. The bishop sleeves
are tucked at the wrist in the same
manner as the neck of the frock, form
ing cuffs, and from the top of the tucks
to the gathering in at the shoulder
the sleeves form big puffs. The dress
is finished at the neck and hands with
tiny ruffle edged with Valenciennes
lace.
The first little maid in the illustration
is dressed in a frock Of embroidered
muslin. The deep fiounce is edged
with embroidered Swiss at the bottom
This is set on the skirt with an en-
hroidered frill at the top and a row of
insertion of the embroidery above the
frill. The same muslin forms pretty
sleeveless bodice, cut pointed at the
neck, back and front, and trimmed
with the same edge as the skirt This
is worn over a plain null blouse or, if
the weather is COOL soft white silk
Delicate pink ribbons finish the gown
about the waist. The broad brimmed,
Tapping leghorn straw hat is trimmed
with wreath of very pale pink flow
ers. The next little maiden is in light
blue pique, The bodice is cut in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

series of points around the body and
edged with narrow lace. 1t Is worn
over white muslin blouse trimmed
elaborately with lace insertion and
edge, and the long, tight sleeves are
surmounted by two f1ounces instead Of
puffs. The quaint poke bonnet is faced
with the most delicate pink over which
fall blue feathers to match the gown
The tiny bow under the chin is of blue.
like the feathers. The gown of white
serge on the last child is very stylish.
1t has trimming of dull red. The
full loose blouse is fastened closely
about the waist with a red belt, and
below there is frilled basque lined
with silk of dull red shade The
full revers and founces at the top of
the tight sleeves are lined with red
silk and trimmed with narrow rows of
the same material. The white silk
shirt worn with this gown is stripped
across the chest with rows of the red
silk stitched on. A red Tam O. Shanter
is worn with the gown, and is trimmed
with one red and one white quill.
fastened with white rosette on the
left side.
Attractive styles are also provided
for little boys. Scotch plaids are used
for kilt suits, as in the illustration
The little coat and waistcoat, for real
service, are best made Of tweed of q
black and white mixture, with the cap
of the same material with fiat band
Of the plaid about 1T. A suit Of checked
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

notice doll before any other thing.
The natural tendency of every mother
IS to do for her little one just what
she has seen done by her own mother.
or any mother at whose maternal du-
ties she has assisted in a friendly way.
AS the women Of our great middle
class are domestic in the extreme in
their habits and tendencies, and very
helpful mutually, their conditions Of
lie soon call out the maternal instinct
winch Is more or less deeply implanted
In the heart of every woman A child
Will cry for doll almost before she is
Weaned from her mothers breast, and
no sooner is little girl able to tod
ole IMAM she Is seen dragging about
q doll, often bigger than herself The
o1nerence in the natures of boys and
girls Is more plainly shown, while they
are yet little tots, in the manner OF
treating dolls than in almost any other
way, The little girl cries at her dol
ly's woes more than at her own. When
her little brother maltreats it she
Weeps as If her heart would break, and
nearly broken, indeed it is when he
let's out the sawdust with which it is
filled
While little girls are yet in pinafores
their bestowed play is that of the
little mother" Their doll babies, their
family cares, their little tea parties,
all are as real to them as the maternal
cares of mature womanhood. So make
their living rooms as pretty and home
like as possible so that, as they hold
theiF Bollies, they can be mothers
themselves. Juliet Corson.