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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
lowed For Hours by q Big Fish.

Fishermen from the shore in the
vicinity Of Morehead City, N. c., tell
of thrilling adventure Of one,of their
comrades, W. L. Kennedy, who was
towed in his little boat for miles at sea
by mammoth shark or some other
great fish. Kennedy was fishing in
the sound for drum with hook and
line, and had been out in the boat all
the morning. About l o'clock in the
afternoon he drew in his line and
moved on up the sound for few hun
dred yards to a little inlet, where he
hoped to find better luck Arriving
at the inlet, Kennedy threw his line,
a very large, strong cord, overheard,
and made the end fast to the painter
of the beat. In few moments the
boat gave q sudden l11rch and i'm
mediately shot forward for the open
sea, as if propelled by steam. The
seas were rolling Nigh, Kennedy says,
and he expected every minute to BE
his last. Kennedy soon realized that
he was, being towed by some big fish,
and despite his tireless efforts to keep
the boat straight and pull against his
rushing tug, the chopping seas soon
| swamped his little craft. For more
than three hours Kennedy and his
waterlogged boat were towed to sea,
and would have been lost had not the
line chafed and parted near the ish'f
mouth. The boats painter was a
chain, fastened with staples under the
cap Of the boat, and the fishing line
was made fast to the end of the chain
50 Kennedy could not reach out an(
cut the rope with his knife.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
the line at being robbed in broad day
light Of my ration Of bacon by a measiy
lot of wild seahogs."
An Alabama Hero.

Scott Brown was big, awkward
colored man, who lived in Montgomery,
Ala. He was one Of the happy kind
who are properly objects of envy to
the dyspeptic white man. Scott was
always cheerful creature to lcok at,
but nobody thought Of him as at all an
uncommon specimen Of his race. Per-
haps he isn't.
He was walking along Commerce
street, in Montgomery, one afternoon,
when suddenly there was an uproar,
and Scott saw the7cause Of it rushing
toward him. "A runaway team was
coming at breakneck speed, and right
in the track of the maddened horses
were two pretty little children crossing
the street.
Scott IS said to have reached the
middle of the street in one jump.
There wasn't time to make two. The
leaping horses seemed to be absolute-
" upon the children, who stood per-
fectly still, dazed. Scott gave one OF
them push that sent her out Of reach
Of danger, but there was not time to
repeat the act. So, swiftly clutchlng
the other child to his broad breast, he
fell forward, bending over her, shield
ing her with his body.
In fraction Of second the horses
were upon him, over him, with crash
and pounding Of hoofs. The spec.
tators saw him half rise and then fall
weakly back, the child still clasped in
his arms. She was entirely unhurt,
but Scott was pretty nearly killed.
However, he recovered in few
weeks and was substantially rewarded
by Mr.. J. w. Branscomb, the father
of the two children. Then the little
folks in the First Methodist Sunday
school, to which the Branscomb chill
dren belonged, got up fund, an(
when Scott was we'll enough they gav'
him reception and also gold watch
bearing the inscription, "Court Stree
Sunday school to Scott Brown for HI
Heroism, June -, 1897. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Making Custard For Puddlngs.

When making custards for buildings
and the filling for custard pies, if the
milk is brought to the scaldipg point
and then stirred into the beaten eggs
and sugar, and placed at once into the
oven for baking it will require only
aalf the time usually allowed for cook
ing. The range oven is not always IN
The proper condition for baking when
most needed, and causes much annoy
ance. A custard pudding may be
steamed, and is oftentimes nicer than
baked, being more delicate. A cup
,ustard will be steamed sufficiently IN
6fteen minutes.-Philadelphia Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
shot and Killed by His Nephew.

Henry Shepherd, a negro, eighteen
year OF age. was shot. and killed BY his
nephew. Newt, alias Theodore, Shop
herd, III the house of Mathew Dawson,
O negro, on the old sbellroad, four
miles west of Mobile, at 4 O'Clock Fri
day evening. They had some dispute
The dying mau stated that he had beg
ged the other not to shoot, but he shot
him anyhow. Shepherd, who ia sixteen,
escaped, going toward the woods. S.. ].
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30

sstat'es sapren me COW \
tornia has affirmed the e
guilty Of murder IN ths i 4 !
found against,,Jy:, = F. Biaks ~
Mrs. Harriet Stiles. a9d y Us
ii. Ocean Side, So nss
!. September s, 1886
!!peslea On thss groaqp'd !.
lei. i,e,ncs Eas oirca ta ! !!
lover. 6odrt erred 81 Istg!
|.,hypnotist, 3 a stss I! 3
Ethat he hypnotlilz,'sl'dl q Sc -
murder and lint
Tie crime whom md u
spell. Comm o 4 y
+ opinion was. 'l. airm ), |. 8, y
that the Law didi, no &
lsm..' IN passing q a ! ths r.
creme court agreed bas
Farlapd took o !. !. 81 q
lid not quitesagree' ]. IS \ ieaS u
Is the law toward Ayl
,ould not be consid ers
ne said, though il mighs
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA-

81
Dramatic Rescue of Tourist Who Had
Fallen 200 Feet Down Il Crevasse in the
Alps-A Man Attacked in His Boat by
F.. Hungry Porpoises-An Alabama Hero.
Details Of the discovery and rescue
,f the missing German tourist III
Switzerland, Herr Sachs, of Breslau,
are contained in an interesting tele-
gram from Berlin in the London Daily
News.
Herr Sachs, while on mountain ex-
petition from Zermatt, sank into q
crevasse, beyond hope of recovery by
his guides unaided. Is accident
happened about noon, and the guides
had brought assistance about seven
o'clock in the evening, body of Zer-
matt guides reaching the spot in little
more than *ha1f the time they usually
spend upon the distance. There were
in all fifteen guides present, Guide
Moser, the elder, taking command,
and there were plenty Of ropes.
''The guide Julien was the first to
bend over the black hole in Che glacier
,revice, and to shout down. A second
or two interval, and then he turned,
and cried, overjoyed, The gentleman
lives and the others bent down and
shouted and listened. anxiously. No
answer. Several anxious moments
and then the shout again, Are you
alive?' Il am alive, and have only
broken my arm,' came in q hollow
voice from the depths. The. gentle
man lives they all cried, deeply
moved, and all the Zermatt helpers
began to pick their wayup again.
'rThe crevasse was first examined.
It was about yard and half across,
and widened out greatly at'the bottom,
The place where Sachs had fallen
Though was marked by hole just
large enough for mans body to pass.
On q snow-covered bank of ice, at a
depth of about 200 feet, sat Herr
Sachs, above q still deeper ice-abyss,
which seemed to be fathomless. A
regular dispute now took place be-
tween the guides, each of whom wished
to- have the honor of being let down
into the awful chasm. Julien claimed
the first right, but after short de
bate Josef Marie Kronig, who was tn
lightest, was chosen. He was tied tt
rope and lowered. Three glacier
rope lengths were necessary before 1T
reached Sachs. Sachs, medium
sized, sturdy man, sat frozen fast OF
his gloves, which he had placed unde
him as protection from the cold
The iutting ice edges had traces o
blood on them.
"a second rope was now let dow
tor Sachs to be tied to. AS he wa
Father heavy third one was lowered
Kronig then bound him, and he wa
drawn up. He had nearly reached II
:, upper layer Of snow when it appeare
almost impossible to get him to tn
top, as the ropes, cut deep into tn
snow. At last q guide seized his Goa
collar and dragged him over. THAN
God-so I am out, cried Sachs. Tn
guide Julien wept tears Of joy. The
the brave Kronig was drawn up, nc
without difficulty.
4. "When Sachs came up to the ligl
% Of day again he was quite daze(
Nevertheless, the first thing he did o
his return to Zermatt was to send
telegram to his wife and to dischare
by telegraph an important bushes
affair"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
- A Human Bee Hive.

Not many men would. care for the
experience Of Henry Holcomb, of New
York City, as d human bee hive. Hol-
comb was wheeling in New Jersey
when he noticed few bees buzZing
along in front of him. At first he
thought the insects were trying to pace
him, and he laughed aloud at the idea,
but soon:the buzzing grew louder, and,
glancing over his shoulder, he beheld
the bees-hundreds Of them-chasing
him at full speed. 1t then became a
case of Henry Holcomb pacing the
bees, who wanted to make honey of
him, he thought. Faster and faster
he pumped the machine, but the bees
rapidly overhauled him. Soon the
queen bee landed on the back Of his
neck, with her courtiers and ladies in
waiting. They crawled into his ears
and nestled in his hair. Whole colonies
of bees crawled down into the neck OF
his sweater and perched on his shout
der blades. They piled up in layers,
until the people who saw Holcomb fit
by thought he was wearing a knapsack.
Finally he rode up to the house Of
David Aldrich, q bee tanner Of Wilbur
N. j., who placed sheet on the
ground, stood Henry and bee hive il
the center and then beat a tune on {
dishpau. One by one the bees dropped
off and crawled into the hive. At thu
end of five minutes Holoomb was en-
tirely clear Of insects-and he es
capped without single prod.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
A Slight Spanish Success.

A dispatch. dated Havana, Thursday,
says: "a local guerilla force at the
Manuelita farm, near Aureus, province
of Matanzas, has been engaged with .
band OF sixty insurgents, commanded
by Lieut.. Col. Yboni. The enemy,
according to the official report, lefttwo
officers and two privates killed upon
the field, aud the troops captured
eight privates and a quantity Of arms
and number Of dynamite shells..
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
Indiana Bankers.

The Indiana Bankers Association
met at Indianapolis, Ind, Thursday,
and adopted res olution approving the
Monetary Commission. This resoln-
ton regards the appointment as Wise.
and expresses the opinion that it will
be productive OF a plan. Of currency
and banking, in support of which the
people can heartily unite. ~
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
kieckhofer Arraigned.

Francis J. Kieckhofer, former dis.
burning officer or fe'State department,
recently charged in three indictments
with cmbezz.ement Of over $50, 900 Of
government funds, ~as arraigned in the
criminal court Saturday at Washington
aud pleaded not guilty.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30

The advocates of municipal oslss,,
ship of railroad franchises u u T
ing with approval to the II. IN
street railroads are owned ID
ated by thirty-t three. cities d Eilt
and Scotland, by. some cities i |
many, Switzerland, Holland, e
the Australian colonies; byTsss
and in a measure by Now Orlssls
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30

!. The New York Ilne g
tremendous speed q ,shs
vheelman, Michael, IND z . ,9!!| I
.drmation to the thecr 4 t % 8
.bination. Of. light'veig
{ pair Of legs ought !. t Z
,iider. Michael Ysigh
ind his leg muscle q |! Csc Z y
Tide. essily, bpt l,is
made easier. byhiis tilssz
sap.to the quartet thats y
l.big nj, Inc viii ! I io11
.srily .overo g 4 !. t !! q ~ y
Iii, and riding 81 by
racer has, something liksl
iron. a. Him and d. 4 y 4
md favorable motion !; q
His thirty nileaiiI'p,, ], q ) d nias !
.econdsis good r.iirs,l 4
4, faatSf. making Tint
every one (which :w'il; vss g
than two. minutes, leazs, !.
horse forever 'ou.cl.ssed
mic, Of htgh spsl.syll ,litf ~
only just coming sithia Il
ben,ion j, ths raeil
proved By The dnis ss'h''
honors Of The record 7
Gardner rode q mile " III
Phil.dltlphis. nepas's
River'track August q J. I.
in 1888 Is, which % =
record until the 19th, vns :. l
rode a mile in 1.s7 So 4 .,:s
l,,oL 7,nY1dOnx 5se
bicycle mile record i'E''s !
over two second. Of s.ly,'es u
mile in 1.35 -. 1h Z. . n:
| surely be beaten. : 15i', y
demonstrated possibllll.:N s
transport himself B! b's 0 =,
faster than the sv'''s''
carry him. |;I
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
The Bill Dismissed.

Saturday in Huntsville,Ala United
States Judge Bruce dismissed the bill
of Mrs NIL. Bratton ct al, fled
against the Southern Building and loan
Associep, applying for receiver on tho
,allogatl of insolvency.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30

Verestchasin, the Rus,i.l
painter, will be the first rseips,l
the Nobel prize. given for ''ths B
cation Of pacific ideas, It'll, ~
his pictures have brought on.
horrors Of war. Kaiser Wilhsla u
them 'the best assur3ncs ~ 4
war;" ss s;s:s
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
shot His Mother.in Law.

Matilda Farrell was shot and killed
on the Telefar road, near Savannah,l
Gn., Friday morning, by her son-in-
law, Isaac Small. The murderer also
shot at his wife, but did not hit her.
He then escaped. All parties are col:
ored. = =.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30

German capitalists areg M
taking advantage Of the 81,
Of Cuban property holders Is
of~their, estates at saeri6es. &
making large purchasers Il ~
bacco and coffee lands. sS
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
Proposed Anti.Tariff Combine.

The chamber OF commerce OF Reich.
enberg, Bohemia, has passed a resolu.
ton urging the government of Austria.
Hungary to negotiate with the othe,
powers With the view of taking con
certed action against the new United
States customs tariff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30
GEN. NILES REPORT.
More Notifications and Soldiers Earnest
~ RECOMMENDED.

o
1y necg~men'sd'
Gen. Miles. major general command
ing the army of the United States.
made his report to the secretary OF
war at Washington, Friday. He stated
that the army, althou h inadequate IN
point Of numbers, was never in a high.
err state Of efficiency. Fort Baker will
soon become most formidable part OF
the defense OF The harbor San
Francisco: Work is in progress all
along the Pacific coast, especially ct
San Diego, Cal, and will in time be
completed at the mouth OF the Column
bia river, and also the entrance to Pu-
get Sound, Washington.
The condition ;m the Indians gener'
ally are better nowthan for many years.
Gen. Miles recommends fertilization
appropriations in the southwest, a.
follows: Approaches to Mobile, Ais''
1897, 600; approaches to New Orleans.
s3l9, 600; Galveston, Texas, $412, 900;
Santiago, CAL, $725,000; San Francis
80. 81 1896, 900; Columbia river, $780,
600; Puget Sound, 81, 40, 900.
He recommends strongly an increase
in the army Of at least two additional
regiments Of artillery, saying that by
the 3lst OF December number OF po-
sitions will be armed in>part or fully
with modern appliances Of war. and 3
that in these important positions theirs
are no troops stationed and none avafl'
|, able for ASST gnment to those position.
without taking them from other ssta.
tions where they are at,present imPer-
atively required. He alSo urges the
necessity Of adding Ave infantry regi
ments to the army and reoomme nda!
that congress fix standard of5strengtl
on basis Of total population, Thi
! standard, The thinks, shoa. ] be dzhaxi'
mum of enc enlisted man 10 ever!
1000 population. and the, miniRum Q
one soldier: to every2 ;ooe alatioa
5 women, cnrlstiss S |aIi; S 3
The fourth ,hipnRial 4apoft 81 IA
superintendent the World .sRp
T, U. department Of p6He and afbi
tratiQn was presented byMrs. lnnal
J. Bailey, Of, Winthrop Maine q
Toronto, Saturday. ut complained Q
the failure of the United States con
gress to ratify the Anglo, Aherica
treaty Of peace at it's last session. Mr.
Wilbur Crafts, OF Washington, D. @,
reported on Sunday school work.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-30

When you, have a country woman to
dipneg, notice hsw shy she Il Of the but
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
Railway station. In Germany.

In striking contrast with the exces-
sive penuriousness obtaining in other
departments OF Prussian state railway
management is the lavish expenditure
for new stations in Prussian cities, as
well as in those Of the German states.
Thus the new union station in Frank
fort-on-the-A Main has cost matter of
81 OOO. 600 marks about $S,600, ,OOO), the
one in Cologne 24.5OO.0O0, In Hanover
2OOOOOOO. in Mayence 100000, In
Duesseldorf 16.OOO,OOO, In Munich 49,
100000, while the new Dresden station
"a gigantic and very handsome struct-
ure-will swallow up a matter Of 56.-
100000 (about $13, ,7JO.O0O. 1t probably
will be the most expensive in the world
when finished.
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
Banker Folsom Parslonsd.

Santa Fe, N. NJ. Nov. 1S.-S. NJ. Fol-
som, former president Of the Albuquer-
que National Bank, serving a five
years sentence in the territorial peni-
tentiary for falsifying the published
statements of the bank. was granted .
full pardon by the President to-day.
This announcement by the attorney
general reached the penitentiary at
O'Clock. Folsom almost tainted when
notified. He donned citizens clothes
and in the penitentiary. where he had
put in sixteen weary months, received
the congratulations of all the officers
and employees Of the institution. He
left tonight for Albuquerque.
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
POSTAL BANKS.

some Places Where They Are Nost NssAsa
We are stpngly in favor Of postal
savings banks for the use Of the people
place Of deposit is sadly needed in ey-
ery county and section, especially Of
the south and West. In the East
where population Is large and savings
banks are established, they may not
be 80 much needed as In the other Sec
tione, though doubtless they would
prove advantageous there. But in the
agricultural communities aua- I'm com.
munities where labor Is employed, like
Asheville for instance, a place OF safe
deposit for small daily or weekly earn
ings would be of great advantage to
the individual and the community. The
daily earnings of those In Asheville
working for wages or salaries amount
to some thousands of dollars. The ex-
pendftures Of no person ought to aver
age the entire income per day. There
should be something saved, however
small, but the more the better. out of
every days wage or salary. Farmers
have sums more or less from time to
time that they do not have occasion to
spend 1t is better these accumulations
be put in some safe place, absolutely
guaranteed. than TO remain In the pock-
ct or stuffed away in some secret hole.
or, worse still. spent when it should
not be. There should be such an insti-
tuition in every county town at least
The government should and could guar
antee the absolute safety of the de-
posits therein. The depositor should re-
ceive a low rate of interest-say 21z or
3 per cent. This would induce the de-
posit until at least sufficient amount
had been accumulated to use in other
and more profitable investment, or to
fall back upon in case OF urgent need.
One of its greatest advantages would
be that it would keep the money Of the
country in active circulation instead of
being boarded, as millions of dollars are
now boarded. by individuals in small
sums at that. greatly to the injury of
business and the general welfare Of the
people. Being safe. guaranteed by the
government. available at any moment
when wanted. such depository would
prove of the greatest good to the mass
es of the people.-Asheville IN. C)
Daily Gazette.
The silver lance., 1897-11-26

The Zuni Indians have concluded not
to torture witches hereafter. Here is
reform in an unexpected quarter, and
1t is the more surprising bscluse Spain
seeks to torture in Spain, Cuba and
the Philippines. while the sultan both
tortures and assassinates. Presently.
with the progress of the Zuni Indians
before them, the Christian govern
ments of Europe may pluck up cour-
age and conscientiousness suficiently
to protect the men and women who be-
long to their own church.
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
TAYLOR ON CUBA.
Urging That the United states Recognize
the Republic.

the h6YuOlc.
Ithaca. n. Y, Nov. $3.50 large were
the crowds which went tonight to
Cornell University that Barnes hall.
where 1t had been announced that an
address by Hannis Taylor. ex-United
States minister to Spain, would be de-
liyered. was found to be inadequate to
hold them. and the meeting place had
to be changed to Library hall, where
about 1000 people were accommodat-
ed. The audience was strictly In sym
pat11y with the speaker in every state
ment regarding Cuba.
Mr.. Taylor said in part: Events
are moving fast, and no man, not even
the President. can stop them. No real
statesman ever tried to avoid a crisis
by turning his back upon 1t or by self
deception If the President makes the
fatal mistake of attempting longer 10
muxzle Congress by putting hin I'm
primatur upon false hopes and empty
Illusions, before the ink Is dry upon his
message events will discredit all his
predictions.
LIST Congress but speak the final
and emphatic word-recogniti0n- and
in ninety days the long and bloody
tragedy Will be over, the whole Christ
ian world win rejoice and say amen
Spain will be rescued from an impoe-
sib1e situation; there will be no war
with the United States; Cuba Will be
free"
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
..Boomer-, % Mig scheme.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. 1s.-George Nj.
Hughes Of Anadarko, 1. T., has arrived
in Wichita on a trip to secure 10000
colonfsts for the Wichita country, who
are to settle In and about the Wichita
mountains before the first Of January,
and by sheer persistency and force Of
numbers compel Congress to open the
country for settlement.
Hughes is one Of twenty men who
are now making a systematic canvass
in Oklahoma. Kansas and Arkansas
for boomers" to locate In the new
country. The plan is to inaugurate a
promiscuous immigration into the In
dian country at once and begin to hunt
for gold. demanding of Congress, Mt
the same time. the opening Of the
Wichita reservation. The movement
promises to surpass the famous colony
expedition into Oklahoma by Captain
Payne.
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
Floods In Russia,

st. Petersburg. Nov. 2O.-It is esti-
mated that about 1,SO0 persons were
rendered homeless by the rising of the
watersspf the Neva, the flooding of the
canals, the suburban islands and the
outlying portions of cities through the
fierce wind from the sea. which drove
the waters up the stream, sweeping
away several bridges. When the food
assumed grave proportions cannon at
tervals in order to warn the inhabi-
tants of their danger. The police are
providing lodging and food for the
homeless. A number of ships in the
Neva were driven from their moorings
by the force Of the wind. Only the
abatement of the gale last night
averted q terrible catastrophe.
The silver lance., 1897-11-26
Railroad Economy.

The Baltimore and Ohio South West
ern Railway has been experimenting
with electric motors ON turntables.
Turning locomotives at divisional
points and terminals is q service of
much annoyance and no little expense
to railroad companies. 1t generally
takes four men to turn . locomotive.
and while they are doing 90 their reg
ular work is abandoned.
Experiments were made with an
electric motor on the 60-foot turn
table at Chillicothe with such succeas
that the Park Street turn-table In
Cincinnati was similarly equipped. The
result has been rather astonishing In
the matter of expense. Tho current
was purchased. from the power plant.
and it cost on an average of less than
one-half cent for each time the table
was turned. When this same table was
operated by hand it cost IL cents for
each engine. The yearly saving II
about $709.