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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Potato and Tomato Salad.

Boil in their jackets four medium.
sized potatoes. While they are boil
ng make French dressing and slice
INTO It one good-sized onion; as soon
IS the potatoes are done, drain, salt
Ind dry them. Remove the skins and
cut the potatoes while hot into the
dressing; toss them carefully until
every piece is we'll covered. Put the
mixture on cold dish and stand aside
until serving hour. Then garnish the
dish thickly with parsley; sprinkle
over the dish tablespoonful Of finely
chopped parsley or celery tops; q small
picked beet may be chopped fine and
placed diagonally across the dish.
Sardines or picked herring may also
oe used as q garnish and to give vari.
sty, and one may also stir into the
lressing teaspoonful Of Anchovy
paste.
Scald, peel and cool small sound,
vell-shaped tomatoes. Dish them
neatly on lettuce leaves, and put over
each teaspoonful Of mayonnaise
lressing. Keep in cool place until
t is time to serve.-Mrs. S. T. Rorer,
u Ladies' Home journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
1rfreproor Paper.

Fireproof paper for writing and
printing purposes is now manufactured
In Berlin by new patented process.
EInety-fve parts OF asbestos fiber Of
the best quality are washed In solu.
hon of per,nanganate Of calcium, then
treated with sulphuric acid as bleach
Ing agent. Five parts Of wood pulp.
as used in paper factories, are added,
and the whole Is placed In the agitat-
Ing box with an addition Of lime water
and borate of soda. After being thor
oughly mixed, the material Is pumped
into the regulating box and allowed 70
Tow out of the gate on an endless wire
sloth, where 1t enters the usual paper.
making machinery. 1t is easy to apply
water marks to this paper, which ordi.
uarily has a smt 9TH surface, which can
be satin finished for writing purposes
Paper thus produced Is said to resist
even the direct influence Of flame and
remains uninjured, though subjected to
4 white heat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

A woman that marries for home
pays big rent.
The devil probably told Eve that ap
pies were good for the complexion.
When the women begin to smoke to
bacco the men can all use sachet pow.
der.
The woman that prays hardest for
her husband doesn't tell him she's do
ing so.
It IS always n mystery to woman
why her husband doesn't seem to pity
old bachelors more.
The average girl would rather be
caught In swimming than to be seen
with Il Bingham apron on.
Life is like a nutmeg grater-you
have to rub up against the rough side
of 1t to accomplish anything,
When girl rides a bicycle she never
thinks her own skirt blows up as much
as the others she sees.
The first thing some men will do
when they get to heaven will be to hunt
around for one of the old patriarcbs so
they can tell him all the new stories
they know.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Novel Love Letters.

Il Is we'll known, says contempt
rary, that, when the petals OF the
great Laurel Magnolia are touched.
however lightly, the result is brown
gpot. which develops In few hours.
The fact Is taken advantage Of by the
South American lover, who pulls a
magnolia flower, and on one Of Its pure
white petals writes motto or message
with q sharp pointed pencil. Then
be sends the flower, the young lady
puts it in vase of water, and in three
or four hours the message written on
the leaf becomes perfectly visible, and
remainS so
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Hints For the Household.

Many dropping flowers will freshen
wonderfully if the tips of the stems
ire trimmed off and the ends are then
2eld in hot water for few momsnt is.
When making corned beef hash
moisten it with little beef stock, if
you have it, in place of water. A
pinch OF sugar added with the salt and
pepper helps to bring out the flavor.
Marshmallow stuffed dates make a
delicious after-dinner sweet. Remove
.he pits from the dates, fill the space
with marshmallow and roll the dates
in powdered sugar. One marshmallow
will stuff four dates.
&When one is hurried in mailing let.
ter, and the only, available postage
stamp is found to be without sufficient
glue, moisten tho stamp, rub it on the
gummed flap Of an envelop, and quick
y press it in place upon the letter.
In ornamenting summer cottages q
bare corner may be made very effec.
tive at o triaing cost. Secure an
empty nail key from hardware store,
cover it with ebony paint and gild the
hoops. Partly fill the key with sand
to give it weight and fasten piece Of
board over the top little larger than
the key. Place it in the vacant corner
and cover the wooden top with q
iringe-trimmed square Of pretty silk
Or cretonne. Stand an unused ginger
jar or cheap effective vase upon this
pedestal and fill it with grasses, dried
ferns and .cattails.
To ssiffen sheer handkerchiefs,
laces, wash silks, Or any other thin
fabric, it is best to use gum arabic
starch. To make it, put into bottle
one ounce of gum arabic and pour
over it one cup of cold water; stand
the bottle in dish Of cold water and
place it over the fire until the gum is
dissolved; then strain it through a fine
sieve Or piece Of cheese cloth into an.
other bottle. When it is cold put in Q
half gill Of alcohol, and it will keer
and be ready for use when needed
When dainty laces are to be stiffened
half q teaspoonful of the starch. mixeG
with small cupful of water, will give
the lace ample stiffness, adding 6
larger amount of the starch as it is
needed for different fabrics.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

Game birds mover did, and probably
never will, form more than very
small part Of this country's food sup.
ply, so there is no such need as exists
in the case Of fish for propagating
them at public expense, Notwith-
standing that fact, the proposition to
extend the field of operations Of the
fish commission, so that it may apply
to the problem Of Increasing the num-
Der of birds the methods that are sue
ceeding so we'll with fish, isone to be
highly commended, In The opinion OF
the New York Times. To do 80 would
result in some direct profit to the peo-
pie, and in much that is indirect. The
incidental expense would be infnites.
imal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
RED RIVER Line,

Chas. P. Truslow.... ...... President
Chas. w. Drown ...................
Traffic Manager, New Orleans, La
Leroy A. Stafford. ............ 80.
... Agent, Alexandria, La.
This Line is composed of the following
first.class steamboats,;
Imperial, capacity 5000 bales of COT
ton.
Valley Queen, capacity $500 bales
of cotton.
Hallette, capacity 1000 bales OF
cotton.
W. T. Scovell, capacity 1900 bales
of cotton.
Anna B. Adams, capacity 1000 bales
of cotton.
Rosa Bland, capacity 500 bales Of
cotton.
And feet of s Barges, capacity 500
bales OF cotton each.
Boats leave New Orleans Wednes-
days and Saturdays, and leave Shreve-
post Tuesdays and Fridays.
The new steamer W. T. Scovell,
built expressly for this trade, will
make weekly trips between Alexandra
and Shreveport during the coming
season.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

NJ. Aubert, French consul at Pre-
toria, has prepared report on the
commercial and industrial condition
of the Transvaal, in which he states
that the number Of EUROPEANS in the
republic, apart from immigrants from
the British South African colonies end
the Orange Free State, Is 24,5s0, SUB.
divided as follows: English, Scotch
and Irish, 1926; Russian, 1855; Ger
mans, 1868; Dutch, $40; French, 442;
swedes or Norwegians, 311; Italians,
206; Swiss, 1879; other nationalities,
700.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Total. SGT

Now the total white population of
the four northern states is Is, ATT, 900,
and the total white population of the
four southern states is 1900, 400, be-
ing about one-fifth.
The negro has been eliminated in
both statements, and as the popula-
ton of the four northern states is five
times that of ours we will multiply
our convicted white prisoners by five,
which would give us 1880 against
21,745. I said in O recent letter that
there were SO per cent more of felo-
MES in New York or Massachusetts,
than in Georgia. l was mistaken.
There are five times as many, which is
800 per cent, and this is the ratio &C
cording to white population. I tell
you, my brethren, this census COM
pendulum proves m alarming condition
Of things up north, and it is high
time our southern churches were Or
ganizing boards of missions and send
ing missionaries up there. We send
them to Mexico and China and
Brazil and to the Indians in
the west; why not to Massa-
chusetts and New York and Ohio,
where crime and immortality prevail
to greater extent than in any civil
lied country? That is just what Mr..
Stetson said--the statistician of Mas
sachusetts. His language as published
was: There is 10 country upon earth
where crime is so fragrant and so fire.
| quent as in Massachusetts,. Her pop
uIaIlon Is about double our white pop
ulstion, and yet she has fifteen times
as many white criminals in her pris-
ons-and what is worse than all,
my brethren, 74S of them are
women. Just ponder over it and, like
the prophet, exclaim: Glow are the
mighty fallen!" Only one white wo-
man in the jails or chaingangs of Geor-
| gia and 74S in the Puritan state of
New England What shall we do
about it? What can we do?
But this is not all that the census
tells. In addition to this vast army
| of pri soners. Massachusetts has TOO
juvenile prisoners, While New YORK mas
1876 and Ohio 1880. Then there are
over 5000 paupers in the four states,
besides the thousands that are in
private benevolent institutions. How
in the world do those states up north
support such vast army of criminals.
paupers, tramps and non-producers?
No wonder they want protection and
pensions; no wonder they plumber the
public treasury. They are obliged tc
do it. Ninety per cent of all the
money that goes into it comes out into
their pockets in some way or other, and
still they are not happy; they want
the other ten.
But what is the relative condition OF
the common people of the sections:
How about homes and mortgages and
debts? 1t is the common people who
constitute a state or nation. They
support it with their labor and defend
it with their arms. In numbers they
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

The large increase in the number
Of postof1ces in Mississippi during
the past year is attracting consider
able attention from the press Of the
state, observes the Mississippi Clarion.
The report Of the fourth assistant
postmaster general shows that: ''The
largest gain in the number Of postof-
fees in any one state during the last
year has been in Mississippi, where
the increase was eighty-three." This
growth should indicate that Missis-
sippi is increasing more rapidly than
usual in population and that the pros
perity Of Der counties is shown in the
greater number and greater popula'
ton of their communities. With the
completion Of the projected railway
lines in the state this growth Of towns
and villages is bound to continue.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Tour-NIinute Ice Creaia.

Ice cream for waiting invalid may
be made in four minutes, as recently
proved by cooking-school expert.
ment. Put two tablespoonfuls Of
cream into bowl, sweeten with pow.
dered sugar, favor with teaspoonfu]
of clear strong coffee, beat light with O
cream whisk for one minute. Then
put it into o half-pint oyster pail, fl
on the cover carefully, and set the
small pail into a quart one, filling the
space between them with shredded
ice and fine salt. Three minutes
turning in this freezing mixture vii
give saucer of smooth coffee ice
cream.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

This is only in exceptional cases. The
general way is to lower long torpedo
so as to pass inside of the casing. down
10 the bottom of the hole. The torpedo
Is tin can OF probably 10 feet in
length. Inside the can the space is
filled with nitro-glycerine. 4 percus.
sion cap on the top of the can is so ar.
ranged that the dropping of weight OF
goodwill causes the device to explode.
The rock is rent over the bottom of the
well, and a basin Is formed which be.
comes a reservoir to pump from when
the we'll is ready for that part of the
business. The cut shows the torrent of
oil that rushes from the subterranean
depths when the torpedo or shot is
exploded.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
I,ar1ey Pudding.

z Soak half box Of gelatine for two
hours in enough cold water to cover it.
Turn over it a cup Of boiling milk, and
stir until the gelatine is dissolved.
Heat one pint Of milk to boiling point,
md stir into it three tablespo6fuls Of
sugar and the well-beaten yolks Of
our eggs. Do not allow the mixture
70 boil after the yolks ore added, but
;eke from the fire aud stir frequently
Until partly cool; then add the dis
solved gelatine. Flavor with tea
spoonful Of vanilla, lemon OF
orange, and finally add the whites Of
The eggs beaten light. Line lightly
outtered puddings.mold with fitted half
;nch slices Of rick, black fruit cake.
Fill the lined mold with the custard,
md set it in q cool place for a numbei
If hours or overnight. When serving,
urn the mold Of pudding out upon O
lish. and heap roundit whipped cream
that has been suitably favored and
,weetened.-The Housewife.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
A Hard Sauce.

Hard sauces are preferred by most
persons to liquid ones. One that is
very good is made by rubbing to a
cream two cups Of brown sugar and
one cup Of butter, adding three table.
spoonfuls Of milk, one by one, at the
last, and beating the whole OF the
least one hour. A teaspoonful of van
lila should be stirred in just before
serving. Another sauce is made from
>ne cup Of granulated sugar and nearly
,ne-half cup milk, boiled together to q
:hick syrup, and then stirred till cool,
when it may be favored; or two cups
brown sugar, one and one-half cups of
milk, and butter the size Of o walnut
may be boiled to the consistency Of
honey and then strained.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
AoA&Ylen0.

The Explosion and Detection q
Acetylene in Air" ls the tide Of 4 pa.
Der recently read before the Chemical
society; and as many persons ars inter
.sted IN this new illuminating gas, 4
,hort account Of the results arrived a
~ this experimenter will not be out
II place. A mixture Of acetylene and
lir becomes explosive when as little ~
three per cent. Of the gas Is present.
md the tendency to explode persists up
10 eighty-one per cent. This range u
extraordinarily wide, and exceeds that
4 any combustible gas known
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Tl1;,o;s o~oo IN or okopraH a NJ

An Illinois preacher stopped . prize
fight by slapping the face of the sheriff,
who was in attendance, knocked down
the fighters twice and then humping
their4eads together until they plead.
cd fof mercy. This may not be good
way Of showing that fighting is brutal
and to be avoided by the righteous,
but it was efficacious as an antidots to
the immediate evil. =:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Novelty of Door Bells in Massachusett

Novelty of Door Bells in Massachusetts
The story is going the rounds now
Of young man who visited the Tapley
school one day to see a teacher. He
got hold of the fire alarm, thinking it
to be door bell, and gave it a
good ring. In a few seconds the
school children came rushing by him,
and it was not many seconds before
the building was being rapidly emp.
lied. The man stood by in a dazed
sort of way and watched them 90 by
and could not imagine what all the
fuss was about,-Springield MASS. J
Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
ALABAMA LADIES
Cramps
DON'T LIR


Are caused by an irritation Of the nerves.
They are local spasms. frequently the result
Of uterine disease. There arc pinching,
Enawing and contractiye pains Ia tho regio9
Of tho stomach extending to the back and
chest. They are often the symptom and
effect OF indigestion. DR.. NJ. "A. Simmons
Liver Medicine should be used TO stimu.
late the digestive organs and Dr.. simmons
6quaw Vine Vino to give immediate relief
and permanent cure.
After the old proprietors Of the article
now called s'Black Oraught" were by the
United States Court enjoined from using
the words constituting our trade name-
does not equity require that they stand on
their own trade name and merits Ut any, OF
their article. and not seek to appropriate
the trade for our article called for and
known as DR.. Simmons Liver Medicine, by
publishing the picture Of another DR.. Si1ps
mons on their wrapper and falsely adyertis'
Ing that their article "Black Draugh:" was
established in 1910, that being tho year IN
which our article was established while no
one ever heard OF "Blsck Draught" TIL
after 1876 Why do they advertise that
falsehood and associate their article with
ours thaving the picture Of Dr.. N. A. Sim.
mons on it5 by their publication Of the
picture of another Dr.. Simmons, II not done
TO unfairly appropriate our t1adeS i not
the mOtV6 apDarenkf >
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Venom Inhaled with the AIR,

And imbibed with the water OF malarous 10
cality, has etill a certain antidote. Experience
spnctions confidence in Hostetter's Stomach
Bircrs as preventive Of this scourge All over
this continent and IL the trOpics IL has proven
itseN a certain means u defense, and an erao
.cnrt 0f intermittent end Temit.ent feyels, AND
other forms Of Tninsma born diaease Nor 10 II
less Ieciive for kidney troubles, constipation,
rheumatism and ucTyOusnesS.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
No Difference.

A Chicago jury discovered, when 10
retired to make up Its verdict, that one
Of its number did not understand q
word OF English. However, he had
made up his mind that the accused
men were guilty. and as the eleven
men thought likewise. they brought in
ii verdict to that effect.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Ihac
Contain Mercury,

d mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
sne aud completely derange thowhole system
when entering il through tho mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as tho
samage thoy win do Is ten fold to the good you
Ian possibly derive from them. Halls Cetarrh
Cure manufactured by f. J. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, O, contains no mercury, and Is taken
nternally, acting directly upon tho blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catasrh { uro DO sure to get the genuine.
1t lie taken internally, and is made In Toledo,
Ohio, by +. J. Chcney 81 60. Testimonials free
g6 Sold by Druggists; price, $50. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
It "Dopas" Tiles.

A stupefer for flies is made by one
teaspoonful of black pepper, two tea.
spoonfals of moist sugar and two table.
spoonfuls OF cream, and place little
ef it in saucsrs where aies abound,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

No ug9 TO fret and worry and Itch anG
,crntch. That won't cure you. Totterlne will
Any sort of sin disease, letter, Eczema: sa'i
Rhsum, Ringworm or mere abrasion Of the
,tin, at drugstores, or by mail for 50c In
stamps fro J. T. Shuptrlno, Savannah, Ga.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
Only one per cent. Of the American
boys and girls who 60 TO school At oil
receive college education.

A writer in the Nineteenth Century
contends that France is fast falling be-
hind her hereditary enemy, Germany
md will soon be IL o hopeless oondi'
ton for o clash with thak Power.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
A FLOWING PETROLEUM WELL
Powerful Explosive Is Lowered and
Forces Ont q Torrent of Oil.

Forces Out a Torrent of Oil.
Among the impressive oil region spec.
tacles the shooting Of an oil we'll al
ways takes front rank. The we'll thai
IS to be shot has been drilled to the OF
producing strata Of sand rock, and
there the oily fluid Is held in the pores
Of the rocky formation. In some in
stances the gas pressure is sufficient to
blow the oil into the hole drilled in the
rock, and no other means is required ia
get the oil to the top of the ground
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
MRS. ELLA M'GARVY,
Writing to Mrs. Pinkham.

She says:-1 have been using your y
Vegetable Compound and find that It
does all that it is recommended to 90.
1 haxe been O sufferer for the last t0u1
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

Mrs. WInsIow'a Soothing Syrup for children
ieetbiBg, soiteas the gums, reg ucing intlamma'
lion ,allays pain, cures wind eolic. 25c.a bottle
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. p trial bottle and troatlse free.
Da. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st., fhiia, ia.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

The man who ltches for fame Is usually
tept scratchiU9
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

We think Piso's Cure Tor Consumption 1s
ne only Medicine for Coughs PINCH
lBD, Springfield, Ills, Oct. l, 1894.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

A man gets most Of bis bad luck while eI-
pccting good luck.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13
NoI'se to Cry.

II some men were to lose their reputation
hey would be lucky.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

Ifman has horse sense he always know
Ehen to say neigh.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

Man proposes, woman imposes and the di'
FORCE court exposes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

An artist is not success until he can draw
check on the bank.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

Tho majority Of rising young men OF to-day
Il n elevators.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

years With won
trouble, weak
back and excre-
tens. l was hard
ly able to do my
household dutie:
and while about
my work was S
nervous that -
l was miser- So
able. I had @
also given M
up in des- y
pair, when I
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-10-13

was persuaded to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and today,
1 ON feeling like a new woman
MRS. ELLA MCGARvY, Neebe Road
Station, Cincinnati,