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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
The Boring Of Glass.

Strong glass plates are bored through
by means of rotating brass tubes of
the necessary diameter, which are
filled with water during boring. 70
the water there is added finely pull.
verified emery. It is said that thin
ner glass can be perforated with holes
in al easier manner by pressing disk
of wet clay upon the glass and making
a hole through the clay of the width
desired, SO that at that spot the glass
is laid hare. Then molten lead is
poured into the hole, and lead and
glass drop down at once. This method
is based upon the quick local heating
Of the glass, whereby it obtains cir
cular crack, the outline of which cor.
responds to the outline of the hole
made in the clay. The cutting Of
glass tubes, cylinders, in factories is
based upon the same principle, >.,.zs,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
An Early New York Church.

The first church at Albany, built n
1867, was simply block-house with
loopholes for the convenient use of
guns IN defense against the Indians, if
defense were needed. On the roof
were placed three small cannon, com.
mauding the three roads which led to
the church. This edifice was called
80 handsome preaching house" and it
was boosted that 1t was almost as large
as the fine ore in New Amsterdam.
It's corner stone was laid with much
ceremony. Over all, hung in a beifry
bell presented to the little congrega-
ton by the directors of the Amster.
dam chamber OF tho West India Com
pany. The pulpit was the gift of the
same board Of West India directors,
since the twenty-five beavers skins
sent for its purchase proved greatly
damaged, and hence inadequate as
payment. This pnlpit still exists
q pedestal with hieht OF narrow
steps and curved ha1ustrade. It is
about four feet in height, and only
three in diameter. 1t is octagonal;
one of tho sides, being hinged, forms
the entrance door or gate. All tho
small panels and mouldings are of oak.
It stood in q space at the end OF tho
centre aisle.
II see the pulpit high--an octaGon.
Its pedestal, doophuysje, winding stair,
Anl room within for one. and one alone,
4 canopy above, suspended there.
From the ceiling hung q chandelier,
and candle.sconces projected from the
walls. There were originally two low
galleries; third was added in 1852.
The men sat in the galleries, and, es
they carried their arms to meeting,
were thus conveniently placed to fire
through the loop.holes If necessity
arose. The beil.rope from the belrry
hung down in the middle of the
church. This church s7as plain enough,
but it was certainly kcptin true Dutch,
cleanliness; for house-cleaners fire.
quently invaded it with pals and
scrubbing brushes, bcooms. lime and
sand; even O. rageool, or cobweb.
brush, WAS purchased by the deacon
for the use of the scrubbers. The floor
was sanaed, as were the floors Of
dwelling houses Alice Morse Earle,
in Atlantic Monthly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
A Queer Experiment.

Professor Worthington has been
studying curious phenomenon for
twenty years. The splash OF drop
occurs within the twinkling OF an eye,
yet it is an exquisitely regulated phe.
nomenon and one TINT very happily
illustrates some OF the fundamental
properties Of the fluid, says q writer
in knowledge.
The problem that Professor Worth
ington has succeeded in solving is to
let drop of definite size fall from q
fixed height in comparative darkness
onto surface and to illuminate it by
flash Of exceedingly short duration
at any desired stage, so as to exclude
all the stages previous and subsequent
to those thus selected. The many H.
Illustrations in his volume testify to the
accuracy and beauty of his work.
The curious results of splash of q
drop OF mercury from a height Of
three inches upon smooth glass plate
are particularly interesting. Very
soon after the first minute rays are
shot out in oil directions on the sur
face with marvellous regularity. From
the ends Of the rays droplets of liquid
spit off. The liquid subsidies in the
middle and soon afterward flows into
the ring. The ring then divides in
such q manner as to join up the rays
in pairs. Thereafter the whole con-
tracts till the liquid rises in the GEN.
tre, SO Us to form the beginning OF the
rebound of the drop from the plate.
Immediately the drops at the end Of
the arms break off, while the central
mass rises in column, which just
falls, itself to break into drops.
He photographed no fewer than
thirty successive stages Of the splash
within the twentieth OF o second, so
thatthe average interval between them
was about the sixth undredth Of q
second. Remarkable are the splashes
of water drops falling about sixteen
inches into milk, but more beautiful
are the dome forms when the height
is fifty two inches.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Church Services in EARLY Days,

The services in these churches were
long. They were opened by reading
and singing conducted by the voor-
leezer, or voorzanser-that general
utility man WHO was usually precentor,
schoolmaster, bell.ringer, sexton,
grave'digger and clerk. During the
singing the dominic entered, and
pausing few minutes at the foot OF
the pulpit in silent prayer, he soon
assembled to his sent of state. The
psalms were given out to the congre-
CATION through large hanging board
with movable printed slips. OF coarse
the powers and duties of this church
functionary, the voorleezer, varied in
different towns. In all he seems to
have had charge Of the turning Of the
hour glass, which stood near the pull.
pit in sight OF the dominic. IN Kings
ton New York;, where the pulpit was
high, he thrust up to the preacher tho
notices stuck in the end Of q cleft
stick. .. In this town, about Revclu.
tionary times, he was also paid svo
sh1llings per annum by each family to
go around and knock loudly on the
door every Sunday morning to warn
that it was service time. In somo
towns he Was permitted to give three
sharp raps Of warning with his staff on
the pulpit when the hour glass had
run out second time, thus shutting
off the sermon. Alice Morse Earle, ir
the Atlantic Monthly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
A Gypsy Hoard In Rags.

Fifteen gypsies, travelling together,
we're halted at Laredo, Texas, on their
way from Mexico, and turned back
because they had lot Of bedding
which was SO filthy that the quaran-
tine inspectors pronounced it infected.
They sought out on interpreter, who
explained to the inspector that tho
stuff was not used as bedding, but en-
wrapped the wealth Of the band, which
was SO hidden to throw robbers off tho
scent. His story proved true, and the
wanderers were allowed to pass. They
said they were going all over the
world. New York Sun,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Parts That Youths Played in History,

4 "a W Ahoo AV"ohS AAoJ w III HloVoA "
Jefferson, at thirty-three, drafted
the Declaration of Independence.
General Sheridan was thirty.four at
the close OF the war.
Napoleon was Emperor of France at
thirty five.
Commodore Perry fought the Battle
OF Lake Erie at twenty. eight, and died
at thirty. four.
Nelson was forty at the Battle OF
Aboukir.
Hamilton was thirty at the close of
the War Of the Revolution.
Fulton was thirty-eight when he
launched his first steamboat.
John Hancock was thirty eight when
President of the Continental Con.
gress.
Henry Clay at thirty-seven was
United States Commissioner to ncgoti.
ate the Treaty OF Client.
William Pitt was Prime Minister at
twenty-seven.
Robert Bruce ut forty defeated the
English at Bannockburn.
Daniel Webster at thirty-six was the
leading lawyer in the United States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07

until il is properly shaped, being an.
nealed at frequent intervals, if neces-
sary. A shank made of brass or cop
per wire is then soldered in, the face
is rubbed smooth and polished, and
the work is done. The whole operation
consumes but q few minutes.
The larger buttons are fatter and
commonly futed, sometimes with SER
rated edges. Bosses are also soldered
on to them. Very often the reverse
or inner side Of the button retains
clearly the stamp of the coin from
which it was made, but sometimes
twenty -fve-cent buttons or ffty-cent
buttons are made from dollars; in that
case the metal is hammered out with
frequent annealing into thin sheets,
and cut into planchets or blanks Of
the required size.
Belt plates, which are simply very
large buttons, bracelets and various
ornaments which contain more than
one dollar in silver are nodded. The
silver is melted in crucible, formerly
of native manufacture, but now
purchased from the traders, and poured
into forms cut with cold chisel into
slabs of soft sandstones. The mold is
creased with mutton fat. The cast is
subsequently dressed and polished
with bits of sandstone, sand and wood
ashes, on in recent times with files and
emery
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
IN ABSENCE.

Is cce who turns from waves upon tho
shore
To dream a distant ocean N the sky.
Thine absent presence SWAPS my spirit more
Than all the human voices thronging nigh.
How visible, yet how removed, ara these
Strong hands l touch, these kisses on my
face,
When sunset, smiling wistful through tho
trees,
Again enslaves me to my vanished grace!
My thoughts outrun the senses slow, tc share
In some uniettered realm our old delight,
As if q vibrant chord had filled tho air
And loosed wide wings ;,-quivering for
flight.
I breathe thy hidden fragrance, feel thco
near,
Disdainful Of each barriers control,
Till all my world becomes thy symbol, dear,
And parting but gateway Of the soul.
s-Martha G. Dickinson, in tho Century.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Woman in a New Field.

Miss Beatriy Jones, OF New York,
has taken up the art Of landscape gar-
dening, and one can often find her ar
ranging earth and giving directions to
two crews OF men who are at work I'M
der her direction at Reef Point, her
Bar Harbor home. Miss Jones, who
is young woman, has taken the con-
tract to put the rough grounds of W.
+. Bliss, OF New York, and Edgar
Scott, the young Philadelphia millirn-
aire, in trim for building.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Feed Your Bamboo Chairs.

The pretty and inexpensive bamboo
furniture SO much used now requires
to be treated differently from the
ordinary wooden furniture. AS BAN.
boo is liable to crack and come apart,
it must be fed so as to counteract the
i'll effects of dryness in the room. The
furniture should be exposed to the mir
whenever possible. Do not place too
near fire, and it should be rubbed
regularly with equal parts of linssea
oil and turpentine applied with fan.
mel and then rubbed in with a soft
cloth. An occasional wash in cold
water, followed by thorough dry ing,
is good for bamboo furniture.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
A Snake in His Vi!

A Jacksonville bicycliM45ll
perience yesterday that hs1
" to forget very soon.
young men decided to rn \
track to Orange Park aud
back by tram. The joufl y
out special incident un ~
party had gone several n's|
city, when George Irwin
an obstruction and tumolss]
into the ditch beside tne
arms and shoulder went ~ j
which was covered with ~
he was raising himself ou' Y
be happened TO glance 9, q
der, where bis Wneel ~
horror he saw q large van
crawling through the II
front wheel. The young
regained his feet and y, W. y.
respectful distance untll ~ ~
succeeded in craving ~
wheel and disappear'eso' i
does not know whetnsl J. !,
snake that he ran oVs1 :,
threw him off the Wheel !.l. y
his fall into the water ssnI
tile up. Anyhow, the sn''' y
Daily Florida Citizen
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Ii as q ScaMstresS.

While in London Ii Hung Chang
visited q sewing machine works, where
he found much to interest him. The
manager of the works, the Daily
Chronicle says, was closely questioned
regarding the working Of the machine,
the quality of the thread used, and
even the kind Of oil for fabrication.
1t was not enough for LII Hung Chang
TO see the machine in operation; he
had to work it himself. He passed q
piece of white linen through the ma
chine and stitched it with great care
and marvellous neatness. He asked
the price of the machine and sought
after more detail. Was the machine
covered when not in use? Yes. Soma
specimens OF fancy work were shown
81 figure of u royal highlander
worked in thread, md a lovely speci'
men of work in the form Of pea
cocks tail in all its wondrous color.
His Excellency Iii betrayed deep IN
terest in the peacock's tuil, but even
that could not lure him from the sew.
ing machine. He sat down, and,
whiting q cigarette, worked the
treaales with amazing energy. He
expressed himself anxious to purchase
q machine, but it was explained that
the firm would rather present him
with one. After some pressure he
consented to accept the gift, and it
was arranged to send the machine to
Shanghai. A machine is also to be
specially constructed aud forwarded
to the Empress Of China
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
English Families Large.

Small families are hardly the rule
among the English upper ten." The
average is seven or eight. The Queen
is the mother of nine, and the Princess
of Wales Of six children. Lord Alb.
ergaverny is the father Of ten, the
Duke of argyle OF twelve. the Dow
aser-Countess Of Dudley is the mother
of seven children, tho Earl of Elles-
mere boasts OF eleven, the Earl Of
inchiQuio Of fourteen, the Earl OF
Leicester OF eighteen and the Duke Of
Westminster OF fifteen.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Gunpowder eXerts force OF twen-
ty.three tons to the square inch; nj
troglycerine, 264 tons.
Eggs &C ntain all the constituents of
the blood and are of great value if not
overlooked. Butter is force.pro-
ducing food, one pound of butter be-
ing equivalent in heat or energy-pro"
ducing power to eleven pounds of
milk, three pounds Of sirloin or ten
pounds of potatoes.
Athens, Greece, has Pasteur Insti-
tute where POI patients were treated
last year, only one dying and that one
man who had neglected his blight for
fortnight before seeking treatment.
Such an establishment is peculiarly
useful in the Levant, which is overrun
with ownerless dogs.
Moissan, the French chemist, re-
Gently analysed the smoke of opium
and found that its peculiar effects are
due to the presence Of a small quanti-
ty of morphine. When the cheaper
qualities of the drug are burned the
smoke contains number of poisonous
compounds which are more dangerous
than the morphine found in the smoke
of opium.
A new principle for keeping plants
through the winter without artificial
heat WAS lately tried in Regents Park,
London. Glass bottomed tanks about
three inches deep are SO arranged that
all light and heat must reach the
plants through thin layer of water.
The water exercises great control over
the temperature, protecting the plants
from frost in winter, and from direct
excessive heat in summer.
A Hamburg Germany young man
has just had his sanity proved Ivy the
Roentgen rays. lie declared ten
years ago that he had a bullet in his
head which be had fired into it in try
ing to commit suicide. He COM
planned Of the pain, and, as he at.
tackled his keepers and the doctor
could find no trace OF wound, was
locked up as a dangerous lunatic.
The Roentgan rhys have now shown
the exact place Of the bullet.
We sometimes think it is wonderful
that germs should retain their vitality
during the cold OF severe winter. but
what are we to think when told that
they will live under any conditions for
two thousand years? Germs found in
dust in the cracks OF the interior Of
the Pyramids, which had been sealed
up since the time OF the Pharoahs. grow
and go through their various transior-
nations when they come in contact
with the proper elements.
SIN the light Of modern incubation
by the injection Of blood from the
immune, it has been suggested" says
the Medical News, "that it may be
possible to protect African explorers
by blood from the healthy natives.
In the case of Stanleyit is known that
he submitted to the TRANSMISSION of na-
tive blood some fifty times in the prac-
tice of the rite of Northumberland,
and it is not impossible that to this
was duo his exemption from the fatal
levers OF that climate"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
A Dream

0, it WAS huta dream I hsas
While tho musician playt
Aud here tie sky, and lenh
Old ocean kissed theglaA
And here the laughing riph
And here the ross grew
That threw u kiss to eyeHS
That voyaged with thott5l
~
Our sillien sails in ia.yfca
Dropped in the breathlml
As DER 4 field of marigol&
Our eyes swan DER ths'sl|
While here the oddies llspa
Around the islands rim
And up from out the uudas!
We saw the mermen sRi
Audit was dawn and lniddl.
And midnight-for theblsls.
On silver rounds acrossthee
Had climbed the skies ol!as !.
And hero tho glowing, glall.
OF day ruled DER the leaA3|
With stars OF midnight gM
About this diadem.
The sea gull rce'el on la'so1
III circles round the mst;l
We heard the songs the sE y
AS We went sailing past
And up and down tho goddess
A thousand fairyth rolg! ]
Flung at us from their niAl|
The echoes OF their soma
-Jumes
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
PITH AND POINT.

He" N1an proposes what's tho
rest of the quotation? She-"Woman
accepts. '-Truth.
Lemon juice is cordially recon-.
mendcd for one kind OF fe]on, the pen
itentiery for the other. Texas Sitter.
81 am dying for kiss" said Cholly
to his fancee, Dolly. Dolly is now
entitled to a life-savers' medal. -
Buffalo Express.
81 see that your coachman has left
you, Jockey" eyes. 1 was one OF
the few things he couldn't steal. -
Detroit Free Press.
"Ah, me, my heart is FULL" sighed
the girl who bad been taking alyan.
tage Of her leap year privilege until
she found herself engaged to five men.
cold friends are hes" its quite untrue!
Girl friends, 80 dear we have in plenty;
And Of them al think, don't you?-
The dearest ones not over twenty.
Truth.
Ethel" Mamma, what makes tho
lady dress all in black" Mamma
"Becausc she's sister of charity,
dear" Ethel-"Is charity dead, then"
Princeton Tiger.
Miss Antique-ttAt the charity fair
last night Mr.. Gayboy paid SIS to kiss
me, teehee!" Grace Cutting-"There's
nothing that dear boy wouldn't do for
charity" Now York World.
Bow down, however great ye be and wise,
Another hero claims our thought and care;
otis he who proudly bears Always the prize
For the majestic pumpkin at the fair.
Washington Star.
First Wheelman IA beginner)-
"Strange how fellow will run into
things when he first began to ride"
Second Wheelman-"Yes; ran into
debt to get my wheel. Boston
Transcript.
Magistrate Ito elderly witness)-
"Your age, MADAME" Witness Thir-
ty." Magistrate-"Thirty whnt?"
Witness - ''Years." Magistrate -
:'Thanks. I thought it might bo
months. "-Comic Cuts.
Editor aud Proprietor-"Will next
Sundays Horror be up TO orr regular
standard" Managing Editor-'I
think it will, sir. In the composing
room to-day three new proolreaders
limited dead away" Life.
The orator told 'em "talk was cheap,'
But lie w!ted from the earth
When u man in Il crowd
H. spoke aloud,
swell, jest give us ten cents worth"
Atlanta Constitution.
Judge Ito prospective jurymuD-
'Have you any preconcelved ideas,
sir, in regard to this case?" Prospec.
tive Juryman-"I think" Judge
''Stop! sir; stop right there! You
are disqualified for tho duties Of
juryman. "-Larks.
"Willie Taddells," said the school.
teacher, firmly, ''you have piece of
chewing gum in your desk. Bring it
to me instantly" "Yes'm," replied
Willie, "but it amt the flavor you
use. Yours is orange, on this is win.
tergreen. '-Harper's Bazaar.
'After oil, do you think this equal
suffrage agitation has benefited women
any?" "Yes, indeed; photographers
used to take bridal photographs with
the bride standing up and the groom
sitting down, but now the bride sits
down and the groom stands up.''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Children's Songs.

A woman interested in knowing the
kind OF song that school children like
best gathered the opinion OF 5000
children. From these she finds that
girls as a rule like best songs OF the
tireside and home. Boys prefer these
that are patriotic in character.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
Precious Metals in Diva ~,

Official returns from p' v,
bia to the Dominion =
show that in 1894 the sgs, )
of precious metals mined !.
ince was s1,ooo,Ooo; l.i1
value was $5,o3s,975' ~ ...s|
the output will be gl 81.
from the three months ~ ~
when the estimated \
emelted and shipper W. 1 q
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
New Use for Paper Pulp.

Carriage shafts are being manufac.
tured OF paperwood pulp in con]unc.
ton with iron, with 3 covering OF
leather. Patents for this invention
have been taken out in England,
France and Belgium.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
The Land Of "Pretty

The Land of Pretty,
I know OF a land where the Nm,
With the things which ~
achieve;
It is walled with tho none, I
have saved, 3 y
And the pleasures for which I,
The kind words unspoken. N
broken,
And many a coveted boon,
Are slowed away there in thaI
where
The land Of "Pretty Soon
There are uncut Jewels Of possA
Lying about in the dust,
And many a noble and loftydt
Covered with mold and rust, a
And. oh! this place, while il M
Is farther away than the npa|
Though our purpose is fair, ys \
there
To the land of ''l'retty Soon
The road that leads to that nysi|
Is strewn with pitiful wrecks
And the shiDs that have saiIeik||
strand
Bear skeletons on their deek
1t is farther at noon thanitRsd
And farther ut night than Ill
On! let US beware OF that laad \
The land OF pretty Soon,s q
Ella Whs
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07

The nine most frequerted universe
ties of Europe are Paris, Berlin,
Vienna, Madrid, Naples, Moscow,
Budapest, Munich and Athens.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07
The Yellow O.,

'A0 iolloW Coil
Tho yellow corn, thu II,
We planted it one faI! s y
Now n! fast i grows. hor,,.I
We work the ground slos.l
The blades are long, the n
The stalks are growins N
And, see, tho silks bss ",
Now roasting ears, cca.]
Almost a grove the 6 1eIS !,
~, ~ r"st'es so, it rustles d
When summer breozss 81
&, passes by, timo pa,.|
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I'LL ovcrllowea are crlbssl
7; The q, yellow corn, the y,lh,|
Well have it groundio.,,''9|
And then we'll make ana !,
A good corn pone or job,,,'
Della Hart Stone, il WI
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-11-07

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