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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
ALL ABOUT THE LAUNDRY.

MISS pARrOA GIVES MUCH INFORMATION
1.-THE USE OF CHEMICALS IN WASHING
That Incubus to most housewives the Laundry
received the attention of Miss Parloa yesterday IN
her lecture al the Y. ". c. A.
In removing the stains from clothing before
washing Miss Parloa said that she felt as II 'or
-, linz NJ directions how to do, she should add
raga Of cautions what not to do as chemicals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
4 WORTH GOWN IMPORTED BY B. ALTMAN & co.

fashion and the At and finish leave nothing 10 be
desired.
AT J. FINGERHUTs NO 43s sGXTH-AVE
II Is a pleasure to know OF place where one can
get an inexpensive costume that IS good III. for.
as every woman knows, At. II not everything. Is at
least % per cent OF gown. At J. Finserhurs one
can get expensive inexpensive costumes, YET.
whatever the materials the ht is the same FOR the
firm has wisely made a specially or this important
feature
AT BURGESS & HoFFMAN's sIXTH-AVE.
AND TWENTY FIRST-ST
visit 10 the establishment OF Burgess & Hofc-
man IS pleasure not to be forgotten. The display
Of their work accordo. pleatinss for both skirts
and waists IS exceedingly attractive and their IA
cflites for feather curling and cleaning and for
bleaching and reshaping hats are not 10 be eNcelled
on rainy day II one should happen 70 be near
this store II T. great satisfaction 10 KNOW tndl
one stop IN and have ones pet pllmes restored
to their pristine beauty II IS not a bad idea 20
keep this address In ones pocketbOok-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28

linen" had been soaking IN chemical, over night
20 make IL snowy"
The rubbing should be done on the clothes nor -
the hands A good laundress takes ire cloth ioossU
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
immigration to the South.
Il is reported from oil sides tia

IT, il reported from oil sides that
more people ure now coming to the
South with the intention OF becoming
,er1nanent residents than at any time
since tho war. The movement has be-
come so marked that bureau will be
established in Chicago, in order that
the advantages OF this section may be
prominently put before the people OF
tho West and Northwest, from which
ouarters most Of the new settlers Rave
come. Immigrants from Europe have
generally preferred to so to the West,
because that section has been sbetter
advertised abroad, OF on account of
the small cost at which land could be
obtained in the newer States, The
labor question in the South has also
operated, to some extent, as draw
back. It is significant that most Of
th: people now coming to the South
ore those who have tried the West and
have become convinced that the South
offers better advantages. They are,
Tor the most part, not new settlers,
not immigrants, as the term is com
| monty understood. acl.sonvillc Fla.
| Times. Union.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
Horse Racing On Zee.

"Horse racing on the ice, though
exceeding popular on the Hudson and
on some other rivers up north, has
rarely been seen on the Potomac,
though have seen several very tine
races on that river, said we!!-known
t;,rfman. 81 remember one day, over
thirty years ago, witnessing several
yerv good races on the Potomac. The
course was one mile in slelghs, the
starting point being at the loot OF
Seventeenth street, or about where
the swimming beach now Is: Tho
finish vas on the other side OF Long
Bridge. There were several races, one
Of double teams, remember. On the
same day there were ct least dozen
other horses driven to sleighs on the
river. One Of the horses was driven
all the way to Alc1andria on the ice.
There were Thousands Of skaters on
the river at the time. This may seem
strange, for I do not think that it has
occurred since. '-Washington Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
A Curions Wooden Watch.

Tie most curious timekeeper, per-
baps, that has ever been made IN this
country was the work Of one Victor
Doriot, who lived at Bristol, Tenn,
about twenty years ago. This oddly
was nothing more or less than wooden
watch. Tie case was made OF brler
root, and the inside works. OIL except
three of the main wheels and the
springs (which are OF metsN were
made from a piece ofan CID lockwood
rule. The face, which was polished
until it looked like slab OF finest
IVORY, was made i-om tho shoulder
blade of an old COW that had been
! killed by the cars. "Dorlot's queer
watch" as it vas called, was an open
faced affair, with a glass crystal, a nd
was pronounced fine piece OF work
by all the watchmakers in East lenn'
| psSep
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
largest Bicyc!e i'll the World.

Beautiful Daisy Bells bicycle built
for two isn't circumstance to the OIL
cycle built for two thousand to be
seen at the Paris Exposition. This
latter is to be the very behemoth OF
b;cvcles, the largest wheel ever built.
It could be ridden only by a giant
more than twice as tall as the Colossus
of Rhodes. But the monster machine
will never be moved from its place on
the Exposition grounds. 1t is, in fact,
carefully constructed edlice OF the
hest Bessemer steel, and what the Ethel
Tower was to the last Paris Exposition
the big bicycle is to this.
This monster wheel is taller than
any of the tall buildings surrounding
it. It's saddle would just overtor
Weather Prophet Dunn's observation
tower on the roof of Gotnam's tallest
Office building. Ali the other d'men'
s;ons are in proportion. But the big
hicvcle is very complete building in
itself. It has two large entrances
one ct the bottom OF each OF its wheels
cut right through the tires. Wlnaln'
stai-ways lead from the doors up tn
front and back OF each vince
through the forward and rear stand
! ards to the backbone OF the ma
! chine. Thence spiral steps ascend t
1 the handle bar and saddle.
The backbone Of the big blcycl
4 contains 8 grand salon scarcely
}, many spans in width as it is yards
u length. 1t is intended principally &c
use as banquet hall. One long tab
), runs down the centre through It's Ell
st tire length, at which six hundred pc
IS sons may be seated comfortably
% Philadelphia Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
81 with love Will give vou nine,
,Je, mo be YOUR valentine.

What if his little daughter did love
him? What if she, alone among stfan'
GERS. were lonely too? Humph! What
on old fool he was. Whist could he DO
a1out it? He had married a woman
who WAS above his station anu oeio"
his wealth, and would have to endure
his mistake. Still that little valentine
with its Cupids and lace paper and SHY
little rhyme, jammed into corner OF
bis desk, would force itself upon ms $
mind. And sweet faced little glri
would look wisttully at him. Was she
lonely too and heart sick? How ne
did long for the pure child love that
his only daughter should be giving
him! Cow be would lavish all ms
love on her! Then he thought OF his
Scotch burr, the rolling RS that ne
could 60. soften, and he laughed. tbs
jaush was not good to hear. inc
heavy grizzled eyebrows were knosted
into q fierce frown, and his shaved
upper lip became harder, and squsrer'
md ssernsr over his whiskered chin.
LII abs little rhyme and the wisttu
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
CLING THE HARNESS.

It is generally supposed Summer IS
the time to oil the harness, but the
average farmer to.dsyis SO busy IN the
summer days that if he were not al.
lowed to deviate from the above rue
the harness would stand but a poor
show of ever receiving the much
needed olling, and it is not necessary
to say that there are few Jams Where
there can not be found, ct any time IN
the year. some harness that would De-
greatly improved by receiving good
cleaning and oilins.
For those farmers who are the happy
owner of ':shop" with an old coos
stove in it, the harness may be re-
paired and oiled in almost any Gay o.
the wear. And by the way, many al
old harness that is discarded on &C
count of its age could be made to tax
the place Of new in the hands OF
GOOD all around farmer, with very lit
tie expense, where the farmer is pro
vided with the kind OF 'shop' men
toned above.
A good way to do the oiling is this
Put = wash boiler on the stove wit
from one.half to one gallon OF sol
water, then pour the oil into the waite
and heat to On even heat until too nc
10 hold your hand in; then pass tn
pieces of haSness through the m'xtu1
and rub it we'll with piece OF clott
For the oil I consider meats tot
the best, With perhaps little caste
oil added.
The drying can be done on tempo'
ary racks placed near the stove
, Farm, Field and Preside.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
Sn;derS as Personal Pets.

The spider is an obnoxious insect Is
one OF the popular fallacies which
often diminish the real pleasure when
life holds for those who are capable OF
enjoying it. The spider is not an co.
noxious insect at all. In the first place
II is not all insect. In the second
Mace. so fur is it from being hurtful
o. or offensive, that it can be made one
Of the dearest little pets in the world.
MARGARET Wentworth Leighton, in a
current magazine article, tells how
she collected o common or garden
spider, and kept the sweet lady under
q GLASS tumbler for three weeks. She
watched her "ouilding her house OF
snowy silk" and raising family, and
saws the writer, "she soon learned to
take flies from my hand and drink
water from q leaf which l gave he1
fresh every day" The delicate beauty
and Observation-Disclosures OF feeding
presumably, live hies to the dainty
I net. is to be noted with unbounde1
admiration. :.
This shows how spiders may b.
tanned and made much OF by any on
who appreciates their loneliness: ina
thew are useful beasts in relation tt
the depletion of flies and mosqultoe
Is we'll known, and dozen or so pc
sn;ders in a bed room would DO niue
for the comfort and peace:of mind {
the summer boarder. New 1ork Ma
,oI FyprasS
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13

+.- ZOO. IS oulv woman who lives !;
lie al self.intictel suffering can love
brt she lei her affection spend lI5etL ID
ambitious plans. But she never Sooh
the trouble to understand tie nan WIN
whom she had linked herself, ard nos
he had risen in lis might, and she ie''
that defeat and uttsc misery were oe'
fore ner. She kissed her child again
and again, and pleading & Ieaoacne
left the two together. -.
What supper they had, and vito
what a dainty air Mile PLAYED tas
hostess and poured his tea tor hiu'
and how she ratified on about her
schoolmates and her little troubles,
while he listened with his face heamlng
| unbounded love! Alter supper he
showed her that he had the valentine
| in his pocket, and they pledged them
selves to be true to one another tor 6
wear and day. She sat Oh MS knee
and ut last fell asleep while listening
10 stories that he had heard from his
mother many hard and long years age
Then be carried her tenderly Up &c
ner room and lie helpeaa nurse to pa'
her into her cot. After tuck'ns heI
in he stood looking at her innocent
Laoutfu! face buried IN curls and rest
inc On her little tired arm. II W:
) something ne had never seen before
and was ell so pure aud sacred Il
i feared to stoop and kiss her "sooo
night" -,
His raveria was interrupted by tn
0 sound of sob, and looking up hassll!
q he saw bis wife half-hldden IN u
z curtains at the other side OF the De'
u Her face was haggarl and mlserao!
II She hal suffered too, but why? Ine
Il: the :vo souls, that were hitherto Dir
II and ;umb and yet joined by the ool
IS Of a GREAT love for their child, at 10
n saw and understood. He tip-toed
le her side, and as he put his arms apo
> her she did not think him aw AWar
y She saw the great good heart that "
1e under al! his uncouthness. and t
T. wears OF misery were no more. :,
": The little valentine was not put
al the fsame that held the MISSIONER.
W. was altogether too sacred tn1ns
IS be profaned by the eyes OF the ca
ne less.-P. Macarthur, IN Truth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
Wien Ills Are Forgotten.

"The last three weeks in December
and the first week in January, sad
Harlem druggist to New York Mail N
and Express reporter, "is the du!less
period for the drug business the whole ,,
wear round. In the hustle aud bustie
of the holiday season people seem 70
forget their ills and the medicine com
nounder. Some Of our chronic Gus
toners have not made call Tor tneil
fayorite remedy in three weeks, put
they will be around as regular as ever
in a few days. The reaction MI, u, $ SET
in about the middle of this month.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
rus;ness That Nears Perpetual Notion.

$50 they have discovered perpetual
motion ont in your State, Coionel
Blue" said Major Picker to the Rep
resentative.at.Large from Kansas, as
they took seats in the House ressao'
rant for an oyster feast
"rhey have discovered all the other
for any new allegations. Eluoiaate !"
replied the Colonel, sententlously'
's' "Wby "a a man from Kansas has jus;
been telling me that a firm composed
Of moneyed men has bought lot t:t Of
1anI in Kansas, and will stock it with
1000 black cats and 5000 rats 1t il
estimated that the cats will increase , as &c
800 in year or two, and black hss, oa'
skins are worth 81. The rats, he says
will multiply FIVE times as fast . as tn
cots The rats will be used to ieeo I'M
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
The (1yunlhler.

The most unpleasant companion y
the srumbler. Like the owl, ne SINUS ~
the sunshine and goes abroad only 70
mourn over the night side OF hlfe anu
Nature. Grumbline finally degenerea'sse
into downright, malignant faul1.nnu !.
ing. Nothing short Of crime can 70 70
worst than that; and often leads $40 70
crime. II impairs the freshness ana
yigor Of the mind; it induces motD.s
moods and rheumatic tenpers. auu
makes its victims q burden to hlmss. n
and curse to the comnunlty'-NeV
York Mail and Express.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
crr.rr;G Old FENCE corners.

IL
Uherevcr sn Old fence has stood
the land is pretty sure to grow INTO q
he1ra Of bushes and trees that unless
GOTTEN rid of make the fence an o1ence'
Tsry often the cost Of getting rld OF
thcse encunbrances prevents farmers
from dispensing with the fence alto.
cetLer. Where there are many trees
n the fence their stuups, alter the
trees are disposed Of, will preTent
blowing the land for years. nu'
where the fence row is only t5Ilo: VITA
hushes digging them out without
cutting them down IS the best method
With 6 team, of horses to pull on the
ton when the root is dug around ana
nart]v loosenea, it is not long JOB to
snake out a large patch OF bushes
The land where these are grown Is
generally rich, cs the fence has helo
The leaves from adjoining fields IRON
blowing any farther, and it is their ae
composition that has favored th'
Growth of bushes. The reclalmlns o
such fertile land helps to grow crop
to be made into manure and thus en-
rich the cultivated fields. BY maA'n!
the fields larger and dispensing Wit:
the fences, the cost OF cultivation ]
. greatly reduced. This is an lmporten
matter in these days Of improved tari
implements, most Of which DO the'
; hest work when they have plenty
room,-!aner:can Cultivator:.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
A Triumph Of Surgery.

Advance IN surgery seems to more
than keep stride with the times.
Pretty Carrie Bacon, aged nlre' nus
lust been discharged from New YORK
hospital after trying ordeal. E e
in December she met with an eccluen'
which split her lip, tore her eal'
knocked her entire upper jaw back 20
the palate and scattered nine Inc .ee s,ad
Three surgeons and a dentist se*e ea
and mended: half.soled andupnolsteleaa
her mouth, replanting her teeth ana
finally discharged the girl without :
scar, just as good as new.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
Bow-Leggea Children.

Bow legs sometimes become stralg .ar
as the child grows older and strongy ;th
Bath them night and morning WV WV.
salt and water, rubbing them 11o =,
cughly and pressing with the manu- a -.
the outside OF the curve as II 10 P 1ana
them straight. This must be uvn.
gently and without the least 7'o ooreful
The little bones are soft, and ca re =.
manipulation, long continued WIZ "
of use. III
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
r.cu AND GARDEN EorEs,

Neelecting to salt the COWS regularly
is often cause OF the buttoc not COM
ing.
Milk to churn easily and make good
1otter should not be over tblrty's13
nSlrs old.
Dogs continue to make the sheep
industry very Improbable IN portions
OF Oregon.
If the seed corn has not been Sc.
]ected it should be done at the earliest
opportunity.
The early pu!lets should begin Jay.
inc now and should be given the oess
of care and feed, that they may MAKE
good winter layers.
It is good plan to seed all corn and
potato land to rye if not intended for
wheat. Land loses fertility if allowed
to remain bare through the winter.
Did you ever think of it, that good
ennle tree was worth $50? At any
rate, With wise cultivation and gooe
business management OF the CROP I
will pay eight per cent. dividend OF
that amount year after year with Oh
few exceptions.
Whenever you find yourself able t.
do so, buy pair of Angoras and ru
them with your flock, if yon want res
protection from sheep-killing dog;
, The dos has great deal OF respec
: for a billy goat and shows it by giv'n
him wide berth.
In treeless sections the main oblee
s has been to secure tree growth quicSl!
S without much regard to actusl vslut
but no time should be lost In startln
trees of greater value, that Will act
ely supersede the box elder, with
II hnss. and the short-lyed LombaEt
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
EFFECTS OF FEED on MIIH.

A bulletin OF the Iowa Experiment
Station gives results Of certain expert
ments IN feeding dairy COWS with
view to determining the effect OF Ger
tain feeds on the quantity and quality
of milk, butter and cheese. In addl.
ton to the usual foundation feed OF
hav, corn fodder, bran, gluten meal |
and oil meal, the dairy herd were 1ed
turnips and beets for seventy seven
DAYS and then the roots we're lett out
of the ration for forty six days, and
then the grain and hay were with
drawn and the herd run on pasture lor
sixty six days, part Of the time with
bran and part Of the time without:
The feed was all chopped, mixed and
moistened twelve hours before feed
ing, as this aided mastication and d.
oestion. The herd contained Hol-
Stems. Shorthorns and Jerseys, and
the effects of the various ratlons on
these breeds were separately noted
: The butter resulting from these
various rations was scored by experts
) who knew nothing OF the feeding ez
pertinent.
Il was found that turnips injured
, the Favor Of both milk and butter.
This injury is due to volatile acids
!, which can be driven of by heating the
! milk to 26o degrees for short time
Beets increased the milk and butte.
a product, and caused all the cows, ever
a Jerseys, to lay on fat quite rapidly
+ When the roots were discontinued
- butter fat decreased, and the COW!
~ ceased to gain weight, and it tool
It morepounds offeeds calculated to or.
h matter) to produce pound OF butter
n When turned on pasture there was al
Il immediate increase Of milk, butte
80 and live weight. Feeding bran dur'n
part of the grazing period producee'
o. sufficient gain to yield small profit
-, The cost of pound of butter wa
%, 10 cents from the Holsteins, l29 cent
-. from the Shorthorns, and 10y cent
~ from the Jerseys. The Holstelns use
-" -: twenty-four pounds Of food (dry ma II,
- ter) to produce pound Of butter II
~ Shorthorns, 23s pounds, and IL
I'D Jerseys, 20s pounds. In proportle
81 :" to weight, the Jerseys were the large
. eaters, but they converted their 1o'
49,. into milk and butter rather than hes
u .aa For each 1000 pounds of weight u
'e ~ Holsteins ate 81, pounds OF food' :
;th Shorthorns twenty pounds and t
is Is Jerseys tweuty.seven pounds
IS The butter from pasture scor
o At highest in quality. that from De
ss' stood second, and that from the turn
the scored lowest.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
With Bows and ArCOVs.

The last European battle 10 w.. wn.I Il
bows aud arrows were used was 1n' the
Leipsic. in October, 1913, when .',; ~
French were defeated BY the }, al sald
The Russians brought into Tue r
some Tartars whose only weapons c r
bows and arrows, and French o tha
eral was wounded by an arrow ~
hattie.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
Coin Values.

The Director of the Min. has sv' for
following values on foreign eo,A 1913
January /, 1897: French 4 ir . s.ents;
cents; German mark, 23.o :. vi. in !
British pound, s4.Ss65; 1s a.1aa - ].
and Spanish pessta, same 9 ua a,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13

When the train stopped at the sta
ton the little sirl that vas carefully
helped OF by a prim teacher was
picked up with such an embraced r, as
she had never felt before. She was
Init little wisp OF thing, ana lie
carried her in bis arms to the carriage
rs if she were child Of three instead
of young lady OF ten' with the 1rtl.
tst,nr grown-up manners that children
Of these days have. OF course It was
a shock to her, but there is some'n'ns
conouering in strength and love- ana
she was soon cuddling up against MS
shoulder, listening to his occas'ona,
broken expressions of affection ana
feeling the pressure Of his protecting J;
arm about her. The intuition OF Gnu
dr e, is quick, aud before they reached
home they were like old cron mes, a Nh.
she even forgot to wonder why why $! sn'
and her father had not been like tni'
nho mothers fearful face was sur
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13

AlIrSON was busy
opening lis morning
mail ard giving IN
st-uatious to his
clerks with su-Iy
curtaass. Presently
he picked up 8 large