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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26

kill the old birds upon their frat up.
proacb, for it fares i'll with the daring
robber who attempts to secure the
young birds with none to protect but
himself. In this way are many Of the
old birds killed for the taxidermists or
for feathers, while the eaglets are
borne away md Gagged for n good sale.
An eagle captured at first is IN unin-
teresting prisoner. Frequently they
utter coarse cries, sullen and savage,
breathing heavily and fierce]y all tho
while. Their eyes dart fire and their
low brows and flat foreheads arc con-
torted into hateful expressions. They
will dart tierce]y OF the bars of their
iron cages, and, finding themselves
unable to reach their hatred captors,
draw themselves up and utter terrific
plants and whines. They ore always
restless while in captivity, due, of
course, to their natures. Rarely an
eagle is captured in huge trap bai ted
with small lamb. Attempts have
been made, too, in the Tonnes see
mountains to capture them in nets,
but this is impracticable, or else the
mountaineers prefer to capture tn EN-
when young by visiting their nests
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Caught a Giant SQuid.

Felice Memorla, an italian fisher.
man in the employ Of the American
Fish Company, yesterday, while
angling for rock cod in Monterey Bay,
hauled in mammoth squid, the larg-
est creature of it's species that has ever
been seen in this city. The hook had
caught in its side and held until the
fish was hauled into the boat, when ii
parted, leaving the fish free to attack
its captor. 1t wound its huge tentecles
about him and it was several minutes
before he was able to disengage ono
hand sufficiently to grasp his knife.
This done he out the throat of the
squid and freed himself. The fish
weighs thirty pounds and measured
seven feet from the tail to the end of
it's tentacles. Yesterdays capture was
one of the largest ever brought to the
wholesale fish district. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Building q Statue.
From the lumn of CLAY vi

From the lump Of clay which II
fingers have tlattened, trimmed
rounded off. the little model iaas
forth as q nucleus, from which liz q,
ga.'tic brother is to come. With N
proportions laid out in the smalloR.3
the sculptor sketches his iron frsat
work for the full sized model. on
platform Of heavy beams he constfuas
this framework, which, when CON
plete, has an anatomical look aboutb;;
but it would he difficult matter y
find in the seemingly crazy arr,'gst
ment OF twisted iron and the vn
ropes, with blocks OF wood tietosils
them, anything resembling anstoln!H'I
The skeleton frame has to DO e,.s|
ceedingly strong; for should any p.s
give way later with tue weight Of W
damp clay, it would doubtless inv ''',
the beginning Of the work all.ors
again. With the frame complete y
tested as to it's strength, the clay
built up around it, careful attenh''
being given to each minute detail
pecially to the anatomical ones ne.
the beginning, in the use Of clay, "
essential to keep it damp, and y i
through the construction water y Y
piled through q hose pipe WIN nm,
sprinkler attached. This wetting do.'
is extremely important, for should !, =
clay get dry it would crumble llksa l
or crack. thus running the work.
The figure Of the General is nlodss|
nude, and brought to a high finish, q
live model is employed for the p q
pose, and he poses astride dun.1 Il
horse in the position the sketch =, -.
miniature model coll for. After y
figure is finished, even to the curve i
each muscle, equipments are pu y. n
the dummy horse, and the , mo-
dresses himself in the Generals -
tune and again takes the pose Il.
sculptor then proceeds to diea q !.
General and his horse. With bis en- M
different tools he slowly shapes Is
clothing in the new clay that ~, =.
ruthlessly slapped on the e1qaa II
modelling underneath. Bit by m ~
various garments assume form ana :.
velop under the ready hand OF INC -. ~
ter, every little fold or crease ~ Z
carefully worked up. The llkens
tho most important part, noss ".
and great attention is paid to 'as Y. -. :
In this it is necessary to conD . y 1. =.
many things besides likeness 'u =. 3
task is at times almost discoufa8p'S q
Earper's Round Table.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Annie Cores fnr Sale.

OF all the markets that combine to
give South Water street its distinct
originality undoubtedly the most
unique, not to say unseemly, is the
one which derives its life from the
cores and Feelings Of appIes. Persons
who pride themselves upon their ad-
Lereuce to strictest economy, who eat
apples and throw the skins away, do
not conscientiously feel chat they
have committed deed of extravag.
ance.
If the ceres, even the merest struc-
ture OF the cores, and the skins were
saved, dried and taken 10 the dealers
in dried fruit in South Water street
they could be sold. The dealers in
the street ere never overtaxed for
space to store the cores and peels that
come from the people, but they al
ways manage to have supply on hand
to satisfy the demand, which is gener.
ally small. Dried apple cores and
peels sell at Of cent and one cent a
pound. Chicago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Pain Caused by Little Drops Of Wafer.

Little drops of water may become
worry powerful agents for harm when
applied increasingly. Besides wearing
away the hardest stone, according to
the old edage, they will wear away hu'
man cuticle, flesh and bono, if
dropped continuously on the spot.
This was proved last week at the
New York Athletic Club. As result
of a discussion on the subject two
members made q wager, one betting
that the other could not endure the
falling, drop by drop, Of n pint of
water on his hand from distance of
only three feet. The man who agreed
to place his hand under the apparent
ly harmless drops OF water is we'll
known athlete and has q etrony hand,
the cut1cle being thick and hard.
Friends Of the other gentleman said
he was foolish, and they resolute|y said
that any man could allow barrel of
water to be poured on his hand with.
ont suffering any inconvenience.
The experiment began and the ath-
lete paid no attention to the dripping
water. Drop by drop it fell, patterinS
on the same spot on tho palm. When
200 drops had fallen the athlete ap.
parent]y awoke to the fact that some.
thing was happening. Drip, drip,
drip, the water continued to foil, and
when 900 drops had fallen the athlete
was suffering intensely. He said not
word, but the flush on his face told the
story. Each drop added to the pain,
and the man gritted his teeth in agony.
The water continued to fall, merci-
lessly and persistently. It seemed to
the athlete that each drop weighed Il
pound, and they followed each other
with aw(ulfrequency, apparently gain.
ing force with each drop. As the four
hundred and twentieth drop fell the
athlete drew his hand away and de-
clared that he could endure the pain
no longer. Then it was seen that the
palm of his hand was swollen and in
famed, and in one spot the skin was
broken and the flesh exposed. AS a
pint of water contains 1850 drops, it
will be seen that less than one six.
teenth OF the water III the pitcher had
been exhausted.
One of the forms OF punishment EN-.
ployed during tho Middle Ages WAS
known as the ordeal of dropping
water. One chronicle tells OF q man
who was tied to wall, and a stream
of water as large as mans finger was
allowed to fall directly on his head
from distance of twenty feet. Before
the twenty gallons Of water in the bar.
rel from which the stream trickled
were exhausted, tho man was dead, a
hole having been pounded through his
skull. A larger stream falling from u
lesser distance will soon render q mnn
unconscious and give him headache
that will linger for days.-New York
World.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Chinese Labor Unions.

There are many peculiarlties in The
Chinese labor unions; perhaps the
most striking is the minute divisi on
of labor. Take for illustration the
Silk Viewers union. All those who
weave silk of certain design form q
union by themselves, and those who
weave silk of 6 different design form
" different union. The mahogany cab
inetmakers have union separate
from the union of the rosewood cabi-
netmakers. Men who draw landscapes
on the Chinese fans have a union diff
fcrent from that Of those who draw
flowers and birds. In short, there is
u union for each particular depart
msnt Of work. Thus single article
may have passed through the hands of
many unions before it comes into the
market, according to q writer in The
Chautauquan.
In China there are several holidays
in the year which people Of all stations
and, classes observe. These are the
New Year, the fifth day of the fifth
month and the fifteenth day of the
eighth month. The last of the thee
is for worship or praise of the moon.
After this day the busy season OF the
year for all tredesmen begins. From
this time on until tho New Year all
craftsmen are expected to work later
at night than during other seasons Of,
the year, and, as rule, their wages are
increased during this period. Besides
these holidays, each union has its own
hc!idays-that is, the days Of birth
and death OF the supposed originator
OF its particular occupation. 10 cell
citrate the National holidays the en-
ployers always prepare feast for their
employees. But when union observes
its own holidays it's members contrib
butte some money and have banquet
in restaurant or hotel.
An interesting popularity Of these
unions should be mentioned here, and
that is the massing OF the Same indus
tries in the same street. In China
there is no very large mandatory,
most Of them employing about thirty
or forty men each, and all the manu-
factories producing the same COM
modify ore located in the same street.
This gives rise to the custom Of call-
ing such streets by the name Of the
commodity manufactured there IT,
stead OF their proper names.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
The Queer Figure Nine.

Figures are funny things, says the
New York Sun. They may be and
often are manipulated in most mar.
velous manner, so as to entirely de-
ceiye the uDinltiative, OF course these
remarks 10 not refer to ladies' fig.
ures, but TO the common mineral OF
arithmetic. Strange tricks may be
played with them. tricks as amusing
and perplezing as with those time.
honored confederates Of conjurors-a
pack Of playing cards. In most Of
these the figure is the important fac
tor. There are some peculiarities
about that little bullet headed gentle.
nan which are really startling. He
has O phoenix like power OF raising
himself from his ashes. Smother him
up as you will, multiply him by any
group Of his fellow figures until his
identity is completely lost, and he
will bob up again, if not in shape, ct
least in spirit and substance, as tho
sum of the result obtained by the pro-
cess OF multiplication.
Taus-Twice is IS. Add one and
eight together md you get o. So, for
example, II mines arc 153, which, add
ed together make nine, or 1873 nines
make 1912. and thus the same self.as-
sertive little chap pops up again in diff.
ferent form. A seeming exception is
when applied to II, or to multiple
OF eleven; then the little joker comes
in Pairs, as p mines give 1913, or
seventy mines make 603. But
even then the exception is only up.
parent, for adding ! and 8 and s gives
Is, ana l andS gives 8; and 6 and 8 and
0 make 8.
The processes of reversing and sub.
tracing cause our irrepressible to
bob up serenely, and thus arises a
simple trick. The willy operator asks
his subject to put down secretly three
figures, then invert these and subtract
the lesser from the greater. If he will
then d1vn!ge the first figure of the re-
suit tbs correct answer can be stated,
for it is known that the insolent little
figure 8 always usurps the place in the
middle, and moreover insists that his
supporters together shall sum up nine.
Thus with q knowledge OF the first
figure, the other two are easily told.
Hero are examples:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
He Framed the Guinea.

The Queen, when girl, was pas
sionateIy fond of climbing walls and
trees, says London Tit.Bits. One day
ut Malvern, she climed a tall apple
tree and was unable to get down. a
young man named Davis, a gardener,
was attracted by her cries, got lad.
der and brought her down in safety.
Deeply grateful, she opened her purse
and presented him with guinea.
Davis framed it, and ever since has
been proud to tell the tale and show
tho piece of gold. which the Queen
gave him so many years ago.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Pearl Fishing Precari0ns.

An expert tells of an instance vs r.
1000 pearl shells were taken y. -
yielded less than $50 worth Of w 4
while in the same locality over ~, q,
pearls were found in one day, ~
which was sold for $40, 00O. AVass $
land company, on q small els ~ !.
$4,000 worth Of pearls from e'su' u
OF shell. n &
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
A Good Lookout.

Nearly oil Of the tusboats in the
harbor carry various images or en-.
blems ON top OF their pilot houses.
The layo7ite emblem is q golden eagle,
and 1t may be seen on many OF them.
One tug il particular, called The Boy,
has the figure OF small boy dressed
IN " nautical blue on the pilot house.
Ii Is said to be the best lookout The
boat has ever had. New York Mail
and Express.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
CURIOUS fAcls
Japan has one leather i

A whale of average size =.
bone twenty Eve feet in !enets
The Philadelphia Mint h..
est known coin. Il was ca;' sass
years before the Chr;st;seou 1oed
Egina, Greece.
Tides in the Sabine RivA, =.
floating island OF fifty acre, 'a.tls
hyacinths up and down st,es ols a'Et|
Orange. Texas, for week. p
Guntersvillc. Ala, boasts :,
pernons grape vine which coa " q
trellis 100 feet long by tiitv ssae' !.
wide, and on which is al ~ - is4]
gallons Of fruit. 4sass
The aborigines Of Austra);, 4.
hands of the corpse and pul ill., " V y
finger nails-.this for fear t ny.
dead will scratch their way ont !,
grave and become vampires, = y y
Taking down n board thai 81,
knot hole in it from tho si'l villa - /,
house, a Farber (Mo. man fonn y
a swarm Of bees had made thai; su y =
there and there was 1875 pound. y :.
good honey waiting tor him,
An American white pelican, MAJ.
ing eight feet from tip to tip, sum-,
to be on its way from some y !
Rocky Mountain lakes to Flor;S. ~
shot by James Osborn, Of Bake, n
Oregon, on the Lower Powder.
Murdoch invented or discor.,.,
means for producing illuminat;ns =
Sir Walter Scott joked about ''sesa n
light through|street pipes and Es.I
ing London by smoke" Subseon.s,sI.
Sir Walters house was lighted bIil
Audley End, Essex, England, !; =, I
preposterously large that its an.
Lord Braybrooke, whose iucon.' I
under 100000. frequently rea,s
that one of his ancestors did not iSssi|
his threat of selling it to a silk.v.s.,
ing company.
The bottom Of the Pacific betr..
Hawaii and California is said to n !
level that railroad could be laid, +
500 miles without any grade anyvbs..
This fact was discovered by the Upitl
States surveying vessels engaged Z
making soundings with the view
laying o cable.
Along Butler Greek, Oregon, haas
peared vine that when above Il, ]
ground will leave the root and clin,i &
any vegetation to which it can ,ts;l
itself and through which it can dn,s]
nourishment. The seed is saidtohrl
been brought there with alfalf. ,,li|
from Salt Lake.
The Chinese dictionary authoyinl
by the Imperial Government contain
2l4 classes OF words, of which l5Ojl8
cluae the more important. This ~
nous dictionary, the most ancienta]
any recorded in literary histotyslul
arranged by Pa. out.she, who li,a1
about HOO years before Christ. ESSs)
Tho Oldest man on earth is ssidh]
be Ivan Kusmin, o native and residsa|
of Moscow, Russia. BE is repoitl
to have been born in 1857, and iel
many years was a coachmsn. 81
oyeslght is good, and he is qua1
active on foot. He never tastsd;n
toxicants until his 134th year, Mi
during the past five years he hos tits|
q dram of whisky occasionally.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
Imitation Whalcb0ne.

Artificial whalebone is made from
leather by a German inventor. The
material is soaked for three days in
sulphate Of potassium, then stretched
on u franc. slowly dried, exposed to
o high temperature, and gfterward put
under heavy pressure. Genuine whale
bone is scarce, and good limitations
will find abradant uses,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-26
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DRIFTING HULkS IMPRISONED
IN a SEAWEED CONTINENT.
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Eventually Mind an End to
Their Wanderings ia
the Saru.OGsa Sea.

7AE out in the Atlantic Ocean,
away from the regular tracks
OF ocean travel md avoided
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
Hancock Tannery Burned.

Hancock tannery, in township 80, was
burned Monday night. Inc fire was
probably the work OF an incendiary.
Twice within the past ye3r stables con-
nected with the tannery have been
burned, number of horses being lost IN
each fire.
About one hundred hands are employed
at the tannery, and quite a settlement has
grown up about it. 1t is the only Industry
the little community.
The loss is not known. 1t is reported
that the buildings were insured.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
FEARS FOR CAPT. BRAGDON.
There Seems Little Doubt that the
81. r. Coolidge" is lost.

Fears that have been felt for the safety
of Capt. Jesse Bragdon, OF North La
moine, of he schooner -. F. Coolidge"
are deepening into the conviction that
the schooner is lost.
There is, however, room for hope that
Capt. Bragdon and crew may have been
rescued, though from reports now re-
ceived there seems little doubt that the
schooner has been wrecked.
This report which comes from Grand
Turk, Turks Island, Jan. 16, states that
there was picked up about fifteen miles
southeast of that place a board bearing
the name 81. F. Coolidge;" also parts Of
what seemed to be the deck house,
hatches, planking, etc., Of vessel.
The "Coolidge" sailed from Point-a-
Ptre Nov. 80 for Fortune Island, to load
with salt for Baltimore. AS reports are
not received regularly from Fortune
Island, it was thought likely Capt. Brag-
don had been detained there, either by
unfavorable weather, or to make up
cargo Of salt.
1t now appears that he did not reach
Point "a Pitre to Fortune Island should
not take more than three or four days.
There is a chance hat the crew has been
taken off and landed at some of the small
islands from which no reports are re-
ceived, or perhaps taken to some more
dis, ant port. 1t is hoped that such may
pro e the case.
Capt. Bragdon spent the summer at his
home in Lamoine. He has large fam
lily of children. His eldest son has made
several trips with him, but on his last
trip decided to remain at home. The
crew of the "Coolidge" was shipped in
New York. 1t is not known whether any
of the men are from this section. Capt.
Bragdon is member of Ellsworth lodge,
q L. W
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A. O. L. w. Installation.

Ellsworth lodge, A. o. {. W, installed
officers Tuesday evening. Past Grand
Master Workman Parker Spofford otfici-
ated, assisted by Harvey ". Smith, Of
Bucksport, as past master workman, and
S. D. Wiggin as grand guide.
The officers installed were as follows:
Frank E. Gray, P. Nj. W.; P. II. Stratton,
M. W.; Herbert II. Holt, foreman; A. w,
Packard, overseer; John F. KnowIton,
recorder; f. F. Robinson fnancier;
Lewis Friend, receiver; John A Lord,
guide; Frank S. Lord, I. W.; John
Coughlin, o. w.
After the installation an oyster supper
was enjoyed, followed by a social time, OF
which speech making and singing, prin-
cipally the latter, We're the features.
The musical programme Included solos,
duets, trios, quartettes and choruses.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
knitting Factory at East Surry.

A knitting factory is soon to be estab-
lished at East Surry in the Lord building
recently occupied by the post-otfice. The
propl ietors of this new enterprise are a
Miss Leach of Penobscot, and Miss
Bunker, of Franklin.
The first equipment for the factory will
be eight machines, but it is hoped the
business will warrant increased capacity
within short time.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
A FATAL MISTAKE.
A Green Lake Child Eats Morphine
Pills for Candy.

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
|. Merrill, OF Green Lake, aged two and
one half years, died Sunday from NOR
phlne poisoning.
The parents of the child had been using
morphine, which was in tablet form, for
toot hache. The tablets were left on
small bureau, within reach of the child,
who, thinking them candy, ate some of
them. The parents found the child with
the tablets, one of them in her mouth,
which they made her spit out. They
thought none of the tablets were missing,
ana hat the child had not taken enough
to injure her.
In the afternoon they went out to
make a call taking the child with them
and it was while at the house OF neigh
Dor that the little girl was taken ill, first
with stupor, gradually sinking into
state OF coma. Then Dr. George A.
Phillips was summoned from Ellsworth
but it was too late. The child was dead
when DR., Phillips reached Green Lake,
,t4ttin an hour after betug Summoned.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
Albion Nutter Not Found.

The report that Albion Nutter, of
Centre, who left home Dec. 10, had been
found alive and well at West Eden,
proves unfounded. No tidings of his
wherea bouts have been learned.
Mrs. Alphonso Farrell, of Centre, sister
Of young Nutter, visited West Eden, but
found no trace OF the absent boy. His
friends have relinquished all hope, and
little doubt remains that he lost his life
by skating into one of the treacherous air
holes in Long pond.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
Blanquefort Commandery.

The temple degree was conferred by
Blanquefort commandery last Monday
evening upon four candidates.
After the ceremony turkey supper
was served in the banquet hall. Eminent
Commander John B. Redman presided.
The occasion was rendered memorable by
several after-dinner speeches, notable
among " hich was that of County Clerk
John F. Knowlton, who vas one Of the
candidates upon whom the degree was
conferred.
Among the visitors were Z. Webster
French, of Southwest iarhor, Parker
Spofford o. F. Fellows, or Bucksport,
W. H. Davis, John Suminsby. d. D. Drew
of Bar Harbor.
Lack of physical exercise has tenden-
r. tn ma kp school chiItr rem hort rh n tad
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
MAINE.

You can travel a long way and
you won't find more complete
line Of Books, Stationery, Blank
Books, Office Supplies and Mag
azines than fill my counters and
shelves. Remember that the book
that had the largest sales for the
past year was the Bonnie Brier
Bush" have it for only 25cts.