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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
Famous Wedding Cakes.

At royal weddings there are always
chief cakes and 9 limited number Of
lesser cakes, says an article in Current
]literatnre. At the Queens wedding
there were two of the former, one
made by Mesbrs. Gunter and the ether
by John G. Mauditt, yeoman conFec.
toner to the Queens household, and
this latter was q big cake. 1t weighed
nearly 300 pounds, and Was fourteen
inches thick and twelve feet in cir.
cumference. Tue topmost figure that
surmounted this master tidbit Of cur.
rants, sspices, eggs and butter was q
representation OF Britannia's blessing
the bride and bridegroom, the Queen
and Prince Albert being dressed in
the costume OF the ancient Romans.
Besides these major cakes there were
100 minor ones.
IS. IS. For the Prince of Wales's wedding
there were also two important cakes.
NJ. Pagniez, her majesty's confec.
toner, made one, and Messrs. Bollan6,
Of Chester, made the other. The
Prince OF Wales's plume very properly
formed the peak, and the rose, sham.
rock and thistle no ineffective part of
the sugar ornamentation, and five feet
was the height of this pile of sweet.
meat.
These wedding cakes were great,
but there was even greater-the
cake made for the jubilee by Messrs.
Gunter. This monster stood thirteen
feet from the ground and weighed q
quarter Of ton. Its value, not tax.
ing into account the fees paid to
physicians on account OF indigestion,
ETC., was $500. But the cake world
is in no way different from the every
day universe.
If there are monsters. there are pig
mics also. The smallest wedding
cake made was ordered by lady for
q child. 1t was q dolls wedding cake,
three inches high, aud weighed about
four ounces. Everything was as per-
feet as perfect could be, but it was
like eating gold--sizty.two cents per
ounce was the charge made for this
special delicacy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

that within the last twenty years has
grown into such general favor in the
corn producing region Of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, East.
ern Nebraska and Kansas, as the
famous Poland-China. Ten years ago
these hogs compared with the Berk.
shires and had ecipsed all other
breeds, and they have since held their
own in Wisconsin, Minnesota, tho
Hakotas and Michigan. About this
timo they were spotted or notified.
They are now bred, like the Berkshire,
black with white points, though not
with the white strip in the face. Their
bone has been refined, the oGal light
enea, and tho general contour length
ened, squared up, smoothed and
finished so tbae they have become
established as the equal Of any known
breed for carrying flesh in the
superior parts, as backs, loins, hams,
sides and shoulders.
The Poland.China is a good feeder
and a good digester OF food; is quiet,
sufficiently strong of limb, we'll haired,
and healthy, fatteus easily, at say,
eleven months, into heavy profitable
hog, and is eagerly sought after by
the packers at the Union stock yards
at Chicago. The flesh is sweet and
we'll marbled with fat. When of full
age, weight equal to any of the
superior breeds is attained. Nor is
the popularity OF this famous Ameri.
can breed-for it is es distinctively
American as the trotting horse-con-
fined TO the United States. They have
been exported as breeders to many
foreign countries.
The Poland.China has good length
Of body, small head, ears thin and
falling forward and we'll pointed, legs
short and Of fine bone, tail Of medium
length, small and with white brush.
They can be made to weigh two hum
dred and fifty to three hundred at
eight to twelve months. They have
broad, straight backs, deep sides with
tanks well let down, bans ond should
ers square, chest deep, and with full
necks high and crested. The head is
short and the chopsiu The muzzle
is fine and the loiDs and hams ere not
surpassed by any breed.
There has been no admixture OF for
eign blood for fifty years, but. on the
contrary, constant refinement of
breeding, carefully and systematically
carried out by the most reputable
breeders, and es on oil around protita.
BILE breed it has not, I think, 81.
perior in the Indian corn region Of the
Wcat.-New England Homestead.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Gossip is the language Of pigmles.-

Gossip is the language Of pigmles.-
Anon.
This sorrow, which has cut down to
the root, has come, not as a spelling
of your life, but as preparation for,
lt.-George Eliot.
Every man has some peculiar train
OF thought which he falls back upon
when he is alone. This, to great
degree, mculds the man.-Ducald
Stewart.
No quality will ever get man more
friends than sincere admiration OF
the qualities of others. 1t indicates
generosity OF nature, frankness. cor
dlality and cheerful recognition Of
melits. DR.. johnson.
I cannot praise fugitive and
clustered virtue, uncxcrcised and TN.
breatheu, that never sullics out md
sees her adversary, but sinks ont of
the race, when that immortal garland
Is to be run 1or, not without dust ana
heat. John Milton.
Finish every day and be done with
it.. You have done what you could.
Some blanders and absurdities, no
doubt, crept in; forget them as soon
as you can. Tomorrow is q new dav !;
begin it we'll and serenely, and with
too high spirit to be numbered With
your old nonsense. This day is all
that is good and tair. 1t is too dear,
with its hopes and invitations, to
waste q moment on tho yesterdays.-
Emerson.
The difficulties OF democracy are tho
opportunities Of education. II our
education be sound. il it lay due
emphasis on individual responsibility
for social and political progress, if it
counteract the anarchistic tendencies
that grew ont Of sel6shnees and greed,
if it promote patriotism that reaches
further than militant jingoism and
gunboats, then we may cease to have
any doubts rs to the perpetuity aud
integrity OF our institutions.-P
sor Nicholas Murray Butler. ~
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
GOOD FARMING.

I have garlened and farmed for sew.
enteeu years, and have grown 50, 900
cahbages this season they will average
ten pounds per head, writes David W.
Fox, of Westmoreland County, Penn
sylvania. Some weigh twenty-five
pounds. I can produce club root at
every plart, if 7 so desire, and can
avoid it entirely by. exercising care.
Too much decomposed vegetable mat.
ter will produce it, especially that Of
cabbage, but the worst of it can be
righted by q good application OF un-
slaked lime. I had ten acres Of corn,
producing 215O bushels OF ear corn.
This corn has been crossed for seven
teen years, always selecting the best
for seed. I have grown fifty bushels
OF Martins Amber wheat per acre, aud
really believe it 70 be tho best wheat
in the market to-day.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
Costumes ana accessories are much

Costumes ana accessories are much
trimmed with straight rows and braid
ed designs. Hercules and soutache
brl;Gs in n.uiiair and silk will be used
in b,acl: and ca.ors; single and two
toned effects. also gilt and steel, pain
aud mixed with Il color.
The Doicro jacket has again become
q fashionable article Of attire, and
when wnrn over full vests CT batiste,
muslin, silk or linen. it makes an cifcc-
tive a, we'll as dressy addition to \
toilet, besides being useful il remodel
ing half Worn waists.
Separate waists CT silk will be eN-
treme!y fashionable and very popular
for general and fine wear. For this
garment the figured changeable effect
is tie landscmest, though the ribbed
yelyety silks, in GAGE cO.orings, are
Eery effective and novel.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
FATTEEIEG figs.

From tho feeding experiments,
which extended over three years, on
the tattenins of over 100 swine upon
grain, the following general conclu-
sions are reached by the Canadian Ex-
pertinent Station:
l. On the average 4.3S pounds Of
grain (barley, rye, peas, wheat, frosted
wheat, and wheat bran) was the guam
THY consumed per pound Of increase
in the live weight.
.. In the feeding Of grain, conaid-
ering quantity OF feed consumed and
the general healt; OF the animals, it is
profitable to feed the gain ground
and soaked in water for al average of
about thirty hours.
3. Is is profitable TO add about three
or five pounds OF skim milk or butter.
milk per head per day to Tic grain led
to 1attening swine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
PJ,YCTJ; MODELS,

r;orr,c uc,lc!s have become an adj
.u,r- r. ;bp high class furnishing es-
..,1;.hmcnts of New York. II wheel
81, jrsc,i is fashionable. it is cons!ll-
,rnJ cuuallY important that The Wheel
,roman snuull be goWneu in smart at
4;ro The plump young models sit on
n;nvc,cs il The dress departments OF
tbr III. Shops AID try On b!ocmcrs,
,,o;Sts afl:t.ts, and other furnishings,
+nat the riding outfits may be seen by
+,cir purchasers as they Will appear
mon The road. The model must be an
ovnpr,. ar,l sit and ride her wheel in
an. store gracefully and easily. Size
mus. haze chat 'trig' figure. neat OF
u,is.. long Of limb, and Of that pecn-
liar build that can wear almost any
xi.c. upun which can be lrapad thu
,.,,,uiue for the thin or rounded girl,
-, dump matron. or the fat woman
If :,;o hundred pounds with forty
+wo inch bnsy. Many bicycles arc
sold To visitors who are first attracted
Nv tLc pretty models and their neat
suits. Kut the girls say theirs is an
.xactinc. thaukless task.-Sln Fran
cisco A:gonaut.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
How Sad'lleback Ledge Light Was
Kent Burning.

This is one of the widest and bleak
est of light stations Of that savage
region, and, according to story told
there it was once the scene of o re-
markable pluoky adherence to duty
on the part OF o fifteen.year.old boy.
He was the son of the keeper, and on
this occasion was left alone in the
tower while his father went ashore for
provisions in their only boat. Before
the latter could return aviolent storm
arose, and for tho next three weeks
there was no time in which the
keepers boat could have lived for
moment in the wild seas that ragged
about the lonely rock. Still the light
was kept burning by that tifteen.year.
old boy, who had little to eat, and but
scant time to sleep. Night after
night, for three weeks, its steady
CLEAN shone through the blackness OF
the pltiless storm and gladdened the
fathers straining eyes. When the
ordeal was ended the boy was so weak
from exhaustion as to be barely able
to speak. At, the same time there
was no. prouder father, nor happier
young light-keeper on the Maine
coast, than those who met on the
storm.swept Ledge of Saddleback that
day.-Scribner.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
CoLORED DIAMONDS POPULAR

The tickle tide OF fashion has turned
away from the once much priced pure
White diamond to the colorcd varia-
ties, and as diamonds are after all only
al article OF luxury, fashion to a great
extent regulates their price: hence The
Nest precious brilliants arc not worth
what they were before the De Beers
and Kimberley mines began to pro.
duce at rare intervals the exquisite
colorel stones which are now the rage.
1t must be remembered that these are
not "off ccior' diamo1ds-that is to-
say, stones OF imperfect or cloudy
color. On the contrary, when perfect
they are of the purest water, and il,
they are of any respectable size they,
arc exceedingly valuable. In the dial
monl room 1T De Beers there isa velI
vet lined case, which contains about
a dozen diamonds Of all colors. from
tue plrest white to the deepest blue;
The collection as 4 whole is practi-..
cally Priceless. and the gem OF it is 4
round stone 4 little smaller than 4 10
cent piece, absolutely nawless and
pure. end Of a deep rose color. 1t il
believed to be the finest specimen Of
It's Kind III the world, and it Is not for
sale. Another curious and costly form
OF diamond found at Kimberley is the
MAcclr. CT twin Stone. This is ~founl
i'll the form CT Il perfect triangle. which
consists Of two diamonds, back To-
back. The sides s.opc off to the line
ct union, which may be seen running
through the stone. They lose very
little in cutting, for the edges and FL.
Gets only want polishing. Pure white
stones CT perfect shape are very rare.
They are sometimes split to make
sleeve links.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
SUNLIGHT FOR APPLE TREES.

In order to produce such a
crop OF apples as trees sometimes do
they must do large amount OF work
in collecting the crude materials re-
quired and i'll manufacturing them
into such refined products rs Craven.
stems, Greetings and Baldwins. Sun.
light, by its action upon its foliage,
furnishes largely the power that runs
the machinery Of an apple tree. The
amount Of this power that q tree can
use in o measure determines how much
fruit the tree can bear.
The natural habit Of the apple tree
is to form rounded top, with the
branches bonding low, to catch as
much sunlight rs possible. It is too
common practice to cut these limbs
off; which may in the case of we'll
grown tree represent from 400 to 800
square feet OF the normal bearing sur
face of the top, and in this way to
permanently injure the tree. 1t Is as
important for an apple tree that il
to do its best work to have its top ad.
justed to use the light as it is for q
sailing vessel to be trimmed to catch
the wind.
Save the lower limbs, that increase
the surface area of tho top, for these,
when the roots are we'll cared for, en-
large the bearing capacity of the tree
but thin out and when necessary short
en- in the limbs, that the light may
shine brighter on those that are Left
American Farmer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
HOW FASHIONS ARE "SET."

A great French millinery house,
which makes" fashions. let an Ameri-
can woman, recently into the secret
of how it is done. There is nothing 1t
al mysterious in it, The artists study
old fashion books and the styles Of by
gone days, ard, getting their insDira-
lion 1herelrom, produce designs. The
finished results are put in the show
ryGn aId the action of the public with
regard to them decides what is going
to be ''1hc STYLE"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Plenty of exercise is a better stimu.
]ant for egg production than drugs.
Poultry manure is excellent fertil.
izcr, Gather it on rainy days and
store in dry place.
You cannot grow eggs and lice with
the same fowl. The latter will soon
kill the chances of the former.
As q precaution against the striped
cucumber bugs next year rake of and
burn all the rubbish on the patch.
The secret of feeding is to avoid
getting the laying hens fat Always
keep them at work; lazy hen is
never a good layer.
Deep cultivation hastens the matur.
ity of cabbage plants. Mulching tends
to increase the size OF the heads. The
largest heads usually come from large
seeds.
The essential requisites of poultry
house at this season are dryness,
warmth and light. Never mind about
ventilation-that will take care Of it.
sell during cold weather.
Those roses which are to be left in
the ground over winter need some pro.
lection. A light covering Of leaves,
held in place by evergreen boughs, is
probably as good as anything. -
Dry picked fowls bring little more
per pound than those tina! are scalded.
10 dry piok to the best advantage the
work should be done as soon as possi>
BILE after the fowls are killed. If al.
lowed to become cold, the task is not
only tedious but often proves unsatis.
factory.
There are some advantages in propa.
eating your own plants. You can con.
tinue the varieties that do best in your
particular locality and soil. You can
transplant them rs soon as your ground
is properly prepared. You can use
moro care in transplanting and fill in
the missing hills at leisure.
To manage o strawberry field we'll,
divide it into thirds. One bed will be
new, upon which to rely for the main
crop; one old, from which to get what
one can the ether set to new berries.
As soon as the old bed has got through
bearing, pillow it up and set it to cab
bage or some other crop which must
be closely cultivated.
Seeds of ANNALS, like the poppy and
petunia, may be sown in November,
and be ready to come up early in
spring. Any annual which self.sowa
may be sown now with good pros.
pect OF success. There is long list
of these, including the phlox, verbena,
calliopsis, portulaca, snow.on.the'
mountain, antirrhinum, and others.
Bulbs need q well-drained, mellow
spot in a rather sunny place. Only
well.rotted manure should he used il
enriching it. They should not be
pressed down into the earth, as is SC
natural when one plants anything o.
the kind, but should be placed in holel
three or four inches deep and the soil
filled in around them. The Novemfe,
planted bulbs will be benefited eve}
more than those which were planted
earlier by 9 covering Of rotted ma11Fs
over the bed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
Canned Soup,

There Is enough canned soup sold
each year to feat half a hundred war
Ships. At least that is what Il man in
the business Of preparing the stuff says.
This season promises to be Il record
breaker. and for The last five months
the full force has been engaged en- All
average Of clev2n hours a day turning
out soup. .'ln 1865" he remarked in
giving details OF the great industry, Eve
canned 2,S5O.0OO gallons OF it. This
season. Judging by the way we have
started off, our output will be over 81
OG0,O0O gallons"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

The rural districts Of Spain gro ie
distress, drained Of men aud short OF
the usual crops Twenty thousand
men have been Withdrawn from tbs
plows and mills in the past twenty
months.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
Glddness Comes

With better understanding Of tho
w transient nature Of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper et-
;forts-gcntle cforts--pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort. in
Che knowledge that SO mnny forms ak
sickness arc not due to any actual dis
case, but simply to a constipated condS-
sion Of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrnpof Figs, prompt
~ removes. That is why it is the only
remedy w,th millions of families, an.lia
everywhere esteemed SO highly by IA
who value good health. It., beneficial
effects arc duo to tho fact, that i; is the
one remedy which promotes interasa.
cleanliness, without dcbilitcting tl.s
organs on which it acts. It's therefore,
all important, in order toget its 5erss-
fetal effects, to note wien you pm
chase, that you have the genuine article
which is manufactured b. tho Californfs
Zig Syrup Co. only, and sold by I'll rep-
utahle druggists.
ii in tho enjoyment Of good healsss,
and the system is 1wgllar, then laxa-
tivca or other remedies AFRO not needed.
Hnifiicted with any actual disease, oris
may be commended to the most slilllfal
physicians, but il in need Of laSativs.
Chen ono should have the best. and with
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, syrupnf
Figs stands highest and is most largely
lsedand gives most general satisfaetioEa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
Ease Witnessed.

There are knavcs row and then met with
who repre:ent certain lora. hitters and poison
Gus stimuli ~ identical with or possessing
properties akin to those Of Hostcttcr's .Stom-
ach Eitters. These scamrs only succeed IN
unacquainted with the genuine article, which
is Us much their opposite a. day Is to right.
Ask and take no substitute for the grand
remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, constipation.
rheumatism and kidney trouble.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

Only one marble statue of the human figure
with the eyelashes is known. 1t is one Of tho
gems Of the Vatican, the sleeping Ariadne,
and was found in 1903.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
-;,v r. Richardson wants the Brit.

CIV. E. Richardson wants the Brit.
..h Government to establish a ministry
If health, with six departments. Reg
;otratjop, local government, factory
and industrial, analytical and chemi.
nj. veterinary and public works anl
prisons.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

1fyou ere doubtful as to tue use Of Dobblns
Elect.1cSoar, End cannot accept the exparieuCe Of
millions who nseit, after the % years it has heen
on the market. one trial will convince YOU. ASK
your grocer for It, Take no imitation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
CESrREyILLr. II. r.. March 6. IS!

CENTREvJLLE, Il. l.. March G, 1892.
II enclose two dollars TO yet some OF your
TE1TER1NE. 1t has done wonders on three
persons to whom had given q listle Of my
small supply. They we're radically cured VI
eczema" Yours respectfully,
REV. p. GABOUnY.
l box BY mail for Soc. in stamps.
J. Y. SHUpTRISE, Savannah, Go.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

FITsstopped FREQ and pcrmanentiycured. No
fits after first days use Of Un. KrlNR's GREAT
NERVE EsrORER. Free q trial bottleand treat.
lee. Send to DR.. Kline. 08l Arch St.. Phila.. Pa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

At the annual show Of cage birds at
+be Westminster Aquarium, London,
the interesting fact developed that
hundreds OF canaries, wrens, }inches,
etc. on exhibition were bred by arti.
cans OF tie East End.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

The most remarkable canal In tho world IL
the one between Worslcy and st. Helen's. in
Lancashire. 1t is sixteen miles long and is
wholly underground. s
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrupfor children
teething. softensthe gums, reduces inflammar
ton, allayspain cures wind collie. Csc. bottle,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

Patti is now writing "reminiscences and
says she was born in 1914. Sho is therefore
So years Old.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

Glass houses Of u very substantial kind can
now be built.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
Tho worlds population Is said to
average 100 women to every 100 men,
while eight.ninths of the. sudden deaths
are of males.

An apple, according to tho Drug
gists' Circular, contains rs much ma
triment as potato and in pleasanter
and more wholesome fern.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

Novelties in satin corselets aro
among the late arrivals from Paris.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

POPULARITY OF POLAND. CH1NAs,
There is no single breed Of swine
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19

The traveller in Mexico Is seldom out
Cf sight Of mountains.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-12-19
\4OttOll.

With careful rotation Of
crops and liberal civilizations,
cotton lands Will improve. The
application of a proper ferti-
iizer containing sufficient Pot.
ash often makes the difference,
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain
ing not less than ; to ~