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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
AGdity of Land


The acidity of upland soils is prob
ably due to the removal Of crops and
the use of certain fertilizers that ex-
haust the lime and other basic ingred-
tents of the soil, leaving more Of the
acid than would be the case were
nature allowed to take her course.
Some plants thrive best under such
condition, but clover, timothy and
beets are injured on such soils. There
is no easy way Of telling to what ex-
tent soils are acid, but strongly
marked reddening Of blue litmus pa
per indicates acidity. A dangerous
degree Of acidity, Or at least a fatal
lack of carbonate Of lime, appears to
exist in upland and naturally we'll
drained soils and is mot confined to
muck and peat swamps and very wet
lands, as most American and many
other writer's seem to assume. Such
assumption is because the partial fail
ure of certain crops upon these lands
has been attributed to other reasons.
These are the conclusions arrived at by
the Rhode Island experiment station
after several years. work. The rem
edy seems to be generous application
of air-slaked lime The amount ap-
piled varies from 500 to 1000 pounds
per acre, to be broadcasted and har.
rowed in.-American Agriculturist.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
ueart on Tho RIGHT Si!a

In hospital at Florence, Italy, .
patient was submitted to the X rays
when, to the establishment Of the oper
ators, it was discovered that his hear
was on the right side instead OF th<
left. This did not appear to trouble
the patient in any way. Itmay be re
membered that Picchianti, the noted
scientist. also had his heart on thu
right side, and that he died at sixty
four years Of age without ever having
been seriously i'll.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
victoria.s Palace OH Wheels.

A new train for the Queen OF SIX car
tiages is now in course OF CONSTITUENCIES
Of Swindon, England, and its elabora.e
internal and external decoration is en-
crossing the attention Of the most G- ea..
pert artists employed by the Gree.
Western Railway. The only wood us g :
is mahogany, and the doors Of NJ =
Queens carriage are so contrlyea ~. - s
allow of the entrance Of two attendants :.
one at either side of Her Majesty. =
is also arranged that the approach e.. :
the royal saloon is to be on Q le,..
with the platform, SO as to disRen... .
with any necessity for steps.-A''au'
Constitution
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
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THE MAYfloWER.

In the Maytime, ere the roses lI
Had begun to blush between !, sss
Dainty leaves Of nuted satin. s,.
Dewy sheaths Of emerald green
Eloise, the little orphan,
Left the flax upon the whee,
And she sought the silent forest .
On the velvet moss to kneel.
81 ON weary-oh, so weary .,ss
OF the Kitchens sanded floor. y. @5
And the string of withered peppers 81
And tho horseshoes DER the door.
And the wheel forever droning. sAt
Come and turn me, Eloise II
And long to live forever
In the woods, among the trees"
Then slumber fell upon her,
And she lay, serene and meek. 6
With her hands across her bosom. 90
And tear upon her cheek. .
So the waiting flax grew yellow,
+; And the roses ceased to blow; a A
And the winter, coming softly.
Hid her bleaching bones with snow. y
May, returning to the forest,
With it's showers of crystal rain.
Found white and starry blossom
Where the orphan girl had lain;
So in all her maiden graces
Still she lUes among the trees, s
For the Mayaower in its beauty
Is The soul of Eloise!
-:Minns Irving in Leslie's Popular Monthly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Concentrating tine Manure. =


There is no farm that makes all ina
manure that its owner could probably
use in cultivating it; hence NO must
either purchase commercial fertilizers
or restrict his production to the area ne
can fertilize. 1t does not pay to spread
an insufficient quantity of manure over
the whole farm in order to cultivate
the whole. That involves waste OF
labor on land that had much better be
left in grass, though where there IS a
near market for garden products buy
inc commercial fertilizers will always
pay. In proportion to their effective
ness, these concentrated manures pay
better than staple manure made on the
farm.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.

An Austrian fluid designed 10 pre-
vent boiler incrustation is composed Ct
water, calcined soda, oil SCOT, pulver'
lied zinc, caustic lime and mineral oil,
to which blend are added tannin and
tartaric acid
Some portable electric stoves ore
found very convenient by ladies, for
heating curling irons, chatting dishes,
etc., and tiny laundry iron, for iron
ING laces, handkerchiefs and other light
articles, is very popular.
In a new automatic regulator for
water-pumpins windmi|ls, the mechan-
ism is SO connected with O float in tho
tank that it is put in motion when the
water has sunk to q certain limit, and
stopped when the water attains q GER
tain height.
H, NJ. S. Star is the first Of eight
.torpedo-boat destroyers being built for
the British navy. She is two hundred
and fifteen feet in length and twenty
feet nine inches in breadth, her con-
tract speed being thirty knots per
hour; she is the fastest vessel ahoat.
The Sciara, worm-like insect Of
forests of Hungary and Norway, is
only tenth Of al inch long, yet in
migrating, in July OF early August, the
creatures are said to stick themselves
together in serpent-like mass often
forty to fifty feet long and several
inches thick. A French naturalist
states that if the ends Of the mass be
placed together the insects will travel
for hours in the circle formed.
A Western inventor has developed
an arrangement whereby the act OF
opening the furnace door to fire puts
into operation IN arrangement for in
jecting heated air into the furnace, and
this injection continues for predeter'
mined time, being shut off automati-
cally by the attached mechanism at the
end of period, the length Of which is
determined by experiment, which will
allow of the combustion Of the volatile
constituents Of the fuel.
Ionone: thhe perfume Of the violet, is
mentioned as unquestionably the finest
of ell products of sympathetic chemis
try thus far In its commercial form
of q ten per cent. solution, it is quoted
at $40 pound, which would make
the value Of the undiluted substance
at the same ratio, Sl400 pound. Ant
this, moreover, is only crude material
Of disappointing odor. It is only whe1
much. further diluted and skillfull,
combined with other materials that tho
exquisite fragrance of the violet il
brought out.
It has been suggested, says Elec
tricity, that economy Of street rail
roads would be subserved by placing
the wheels on ball bearings, and ex
pertinent has shown that the starting
torque required on car so equipped
5 very much less than on other cars
| seems to be only question whethe
,e cost Of INTRODUCTION and mainten
.ace Of ball bearings is not create
han the cost Of the energy that woul'
DE saved by their use. If it is not, W
may look for far greater station
economy in the near future.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Gather of George W. Pettegrew.
uWitness: Andrew ]. Rideout."
There Are Many flags.

Many people have an idea that d
country has only one national flag.
This is wrong. For example, Great
Britain and her colonies and depend.
encies own 11S-an easy frst-Russia
coming next with thirty two and the
German Empire third with twenty
five. The German Emperor, who is
so fond Of trappinga, should see to
this. The United States is content
with seventeen, Spain with five,
Turkey with three and Uruguay with
two.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
warlike Names of West Pointers.

The Government list of West Point
graduates furnishes some warlike
names, such as Drum, Swords, Shields,
Bledsoe and Slaughter. The vastly
less warlike directory of the City Of
Brotherly Love affords names quite as
sanguinary in families Of Arrow, Dart,
Dagger, Musket, Blade and Conquest.
1t is only fair to say that while Peace
is seldom used as family name in
New England, Peace is a standby in
Philadelphia, along with families 0,
Bangor, Wallop, Clubbs, Pound, Rouw,
Striker, Fite, and Butchers, without
number. New York Post.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
A Fierce Fight With Sharks.

Sharks are unusually plentiful and
laring among the reefs and keys OF
4 Florida this season. The spongers and
4 sreckers have great trouble in conse-
4 Iuence, for their business compels
n hem to do more or less work beneath
u he surface.
\ Two wreckers were ont in a small
! boat sounding for Spanish schooner
\ hat had foundered on the reefs Of
oral atoll near Key West, and while
1 testing in their work they saw q pilot
1 ism approaching them followed by two
/ marks. The water was calm and still
I md the big blue fins could plainly be
! ,een cutting the water. Almost in a
moment the foremost shark discovered
hem, and, coming with rush, struck
1 he boat with such force as nearly to
1 ;apsize it. The other fellow shot for
ward in similar manner; but, glanc-
ling to one side, caught in its huge
4 mouth the blade of one of the weighted
Apars, and ground off large piece as if
8She tough wood had been so much
Fork. This it swallowed almost in
SANITY; then describing long, grace
Jul curve in the water it turned about
and once more came charging down
I apon the boat. The men stood ready
10 receive the second shock, and thu
/ brute rushing with the velocity Of al
arrow sprang clear above the surface
I projecting it's jaws over the end Of thu
ooat, which was drawn down ant
,wamped.
4 Having neither load nor ballast, til,
[ light craft did not sink, but easily sup
I ported the weight Of the two men, wh<
1 nevertheless fully realized the peril
1 ous position in which they were
\ olaeed. One of the wreckers, throw
\ ing his left arm around the mast t.
steady himself, struck outward ant
downward with the boats OK with al
nis force The blow fell fair upon tn
snout Of the shark that had caused tn,
boat to swamp and penetrated the flesl
to the depth of several inches and lai(
it open to the bone. Meanwhile tn
other wrecker had nil he could do t
stand off the other shark. Striking on
with a heavy handspike, he thrust tn
& end of the implement between the jaw
4 Of the monster just as it rushed at hin
l with wide-open mouth. The sharl
promptly seized the handspike in it
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Dissolving Bone with Sulphuric Acid.

Dissolving Bone with sulphuric Acid.
It is practically impossible for farm
ers who have raw bones to dissolve
them economically SO as to get them in
such finely divided state that they can
easily be applied to crops as the com:
mercial phosphates are. These are
made from burned bone, which can
then be finely ground, and the sui.
phuric acid will dissolve it and reduce
to fine powder. We doubt whether
this can be done with green fresh bone,
which has animal matter in it nearly OF
quite as important as the bone phos-
phate. If we had big pile of bones
that we wanted to apply to land, we
should cut or break them in as fine
pieces as possible, and spread them
over an orchard OF vineyard, then
blowing them five or six inches be-
meath the surface, taking care not to
put them below the vegetable mould.
In contact with this, enough carbonic
acid gas would be developed by the de-
composition Of vegetable matter to dis
solve the outer portions of the broken
pieces of bone. These would be very
quickly covered with fine feeding roots
from trees or vines. Wherever roots
are feeding, more carbonic acid gas is
developed. The result is that after
two or three years the bone would be
honeyoombed and filled with roots.
Even large bones can be disposed o.
this way without loss. Placed any
where in the soil of an orchard the
roots will be sure to find them. -Bos-
ton Cultivator.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Japan's Naval Architects.

Japan is going to spend $4,000 in
putting twelve young Japanese stu.
dents through three years course Of
study of naval architecture and marine
engineering in England. They will
work as gentleman apprentices with
the great .shipbuilding firms.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
A Man Attacked by Frogs.

For some time Elmer Cantor, OF
Union, N. Y, has noticed peculiar
taste to the water in his well, and one
day recently he determined to clean it.
William Forbes was engaged to pump
it out, and after draining off as much
water as possible he descended into
the we'll. Suddenly Cantor heard a
loud commotion in the water and a
muffled cry for help. He thought the
man had been overcome by gas and
hurried down to find q squirming mass
on the water, with which Forbes was
battling. On projecting stones above
his head and in the water around
him were thousands of frogs. Some
were monstrous fellows, and it
seemed as though they had made a
preconcerted attack.
They were leaping upon his head
and shoulders from all directions, and
he was covered with slime that gave
forth sickening odor. It was with
some difficulty that he was rescued
from his perilous position, and had he
remained in the water short time
longer he would have sunk helpless
to the bottom. It is supposed the
frogs reached the we'll from pond
by means of an underground channel.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
/ PITH AND POINT.

It is better to be disappointed in love
than in marriage. -Puck.
Look out for the umbrella; the rain
will take care Of itself. Puck. 8 Il;
The man who never made mistake
in his life never got married. -Yon.s D
kers Statesman.
Every man may have his price, but
there is always a good deal Of cutting
going on.-Puck.
"Miss Smiley has retreating fore.
head" eyes; it's quite Grecian. -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The kicker is never popular and SELL
dom happy; but he is jackscrew that
has given the world many an uplift.
Puck. &
"What is his reputation for ver.ss
acity?" every good; he hasn't seen Z!
single flying machine this year!" g
i Chicago Record. SI
You are no doubt punished great
deal, but here is something worth
thinking about: you do most Of it your.
self.-Atchison Globe. is
"For while he was clear out Of his
mind about that girl" "And now22,,ss
"Oh, now the girl is clear out Of his
mind. indianapolis Journal. 1S
Mabel Summer is the season d
love-" Kate-"Perhaps so; but Ihaye
known people to do some pretty healthy
batting during that season. Truth, G. &
''You seem so cheerful when yo95
have to move, Mrs. Digs ''Yes;S
such lot of our ugly wedding presenta
always get broken. Chicago Record.
t'When was first married I thought
nv wife was the only woman on earth. =
GLOW do you feel about it noW?fts
."Well, there's our cook. "-Chicsgo5
Record. I
Strawber-"Why do you think yon's
will have any trouble in keeping the.
engagement secret?" Singerly-'I
had to tell the girl, hadn't I?"-Scot
fish Nights.
"My husband is never a bit moved
by the pathetic scenes Of play. Is
yours?" ooh, yes. They generally
move him clear out Of the house. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Those people next door ore still in
their honeymoon" "Have you seen
him kissing her?" emo, but he lets
her read the morning paper first.
Chicago Record.
IT wish I wus sollambulist," said
the speculative tramp. "WhyY
"Cause densI cud save trouble By
walkin' in me sleep. Philadelphia
North American.
Fair young creature latter some e.
charlottesville you think I would Dc
for Juliet?" Manager mot to hurt
feelings "Um-er-well, you'd look
: very pretty in the tomb. New Ycrk
Weekly.
"Where's that son Of yours, Mrs.
Mulrany, that went to Londony
"Well, sir, they tell me as 'e's carry.
ing all before him. Indeed! What
. is his profession?" "E's o waiter,
sir. "-Tit-Bits. :..s45
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
To Relieve the Eyes.

If the eyes get tired and red from
keeping late hours or from long travel
lay upon the lids in the morning be-
fore dressing soft white linen cloth
that has been dipped in water as hot as
you can bear it; when the cloth cools
dip it in hot water again. In half an
hour your eyes will be free from all
distressing sensations -
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
$4,000 q Week for Eoartl.

Queen Victoria paid $4,000 q week 10,
the west wing OF the Hotel Regina al
Cimiez. The wing contains $50 rooms,
which were occupied by Her Majesty
and suite. It was engaged for four
weeks, with the understanding that
should she desire to prolong her stay
it would be at her disposal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
A Fortunate Time

Mr.. Dodson--"Quick Mary, ge'
your things on; we will go over an(
call on the Hobsons.
Mrs. Dodson--"O John! you know
we'll enough how L detest calling OF
these people.
Mr.. Doc .cn--:'Yes, I know! Tha'
is the reason l want you to go now.
just SAL Mr.. and Mrs. Hobson leave
their house and go down the street.
-Pnc,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
II A UNIQUE WILL.
Inscribed His requests on the Back OF q
Photograph of His Heir.

Photograph of His Heir.
An original and unique document, in
the form of will executed by James
P. Pettegrew, was admitted to probate
in Judge Clark's department Of the SUI
perior Court here this afternoon. The
author Of the strange instrument died
in this city few weeks ago at the age
Of seventy-one. He possessed IN utter
disregard for the ordinary forms of
legal procedure, but had such shrewd-
ness that the instrument by which he
devised his estate met all require
ments, in the opinion of Judge Clark.
The testator had IN excellent photo
graph Of his son, George W. Petite.
rev, q young man, who resides in
l,andsburg, the new mining camp. He
took sheet Of note paper just the size
OF the photograph and very carefully
pasted it on the back of the picture.
Then he wrote his will on the back of
the photograph. It was short docu-
ment, and the phraseology is sufi-
GENTLY out Of the ordinary to make it
of unusual interest. It was as follows:
"Los Angeles, CAL, January 81, 1897.
"This is a photo Of George W. Pettegrew,
who, in case of my death, is the owner of
all my property of any kind whatsoever.
George ". Pettegrew was born December,
1860. His address is Randsburg, Kern
County, Cal. Telegraph him. He will come
and pay all honest debts.
81. W. PETTEGREW,
Gather of George W. Pettegrew.
"Witness: Andrew J. Rideout."
It was in the handwriting of the old
man except for the signature of Mr..
Rideout, in whose hands Pettegrew
placed the will and who kept it until
the death Of the testator. There are
other children of the deceased, but he
left his estate to his son George. The
estate is worth about $4,000. It con-
sists of $1,000 in money in q safety de.
post box at the Farmers and Mer.
chants Bank in this city and real and
personal property in the State of Wash.
ington. Los Angeles Correspondence
of San Francisco Call.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
OUR BUDGET OF HUM0R,
lAUCHTER-0ROvoKING STORIES Fch
LOVERS OF FUN

A Bit of Observation-Disclosures g
Mysterious Guide-A Great Bore-his
Line-Time Filled Up-Similar symp-
toms-Couldn't Believe It, Etc, Etc
The rainbow's wholly out OF date.
AS modern art it cannot serve;
Its color5 are put on too stralsht,
and, see, it only has one curve.
Chicago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
A SymDathetic judge,

IT make whisky" said the moon
sinner, "to make shoes for my LITTLE
children!'
The Judge seemed touched, for h
had children Of his own. II sympa
thize with you," he said, 'and I an
going to send you to the Ohio Peni
Tertiary where you can follow the sho,
business for two years!" --Atlanta Con
stitution.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Encouraging,

Encouraging,
Caller--"Boss in?" e
Office Boy-"Nope."
Caller--''When's the best time K
see him?"
O. B.--"When he's in good humor.'
Caller--'' When's that?"
O. B.-"Never.
Caller-"Good-day."
0. B.-"Good-day. New Yori
Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Waiting for Natures Aid.

"Why don't you ever clean the
streets of this town." asked visitor
of q native of Nebraska.
ooh, cyclone will come along one
Of these days and do it for U.S." was
the contented reply.-Pittsburg Chron.
icle-Telegraph.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Rean the Benefit,

Crummer-"Poor Anderson is under
cloud"
Gilleland-"But every cloud has a
silver lining"
Crummer-"T True, but the lawyers
will get it in this case"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Deceitfully Advertised.

"Bobby cried dreadfully when we
got out in the country
"What was the matter with him."
"He said the wild flowers weren't as
thick as they were in the pictures. -
Chicago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
1t Depends.

ooh, bother this wind and
dust!'
He hey say speck Of dust is
worth kings ransom"
She--"Not when it's in your eye. .
He--"It all depends who's eye it's
in. Fun.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
A Great Bore,

Little Boreham (relating his Alpine
adventures There stood, the ter
rible abyss yawning at my feet"
The Brute Brown-"Was it yawnins
when you got there, or did it start
after you arrived?"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
His Line.

Cast A. Way-"Yes, madam, I've
been solicitor fer nigh twenty years. !"
Mrs. Farmkins SOLICITOR"
Cast A. Way-''Yes'm. I solicits
bread an meat.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Couldn't Believe 1t.

Nodd-"Yes, old man, this is tho
same dress-suit was married in.
Todd-"Great Scott! have you been
married as long as that?"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Time Filled Up.

Barclay-"That fellow Vokes does
Mt know anything
Vesey-"Well, he hasn't time to
learn. He spends all his time reading
the Sunday papers. Truth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Vyoman's Mysterious Guide.

Murray-"Women are guided by
instinct rather than by reason"
Hill-'I guess you are right What
ever it is it is past the power Of man. y
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Similar Symptoms

Attorney-"Are you married
man?"
Humble Witness "No; was hurt
in a sawmill last week-that's what
makes me look so bad. PUCK =
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19

The cost of producing tea in India,
as based upon the operation of forty
companies, is fifteen cents q pound.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Sure Indication

Chow do you know that stranger is
from Brooklyn"
"He registered at the hotel as from
Greater New York. "-Philadelphla
North American.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-19
Amusing,

Amusing.
"What are you laughing at?''
81 lust heard the meanest man in
town telling how blamed mean the
next meanest is. "-Truth.
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