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team, such as st. Paul, for example, which
has in its membership a whist writer of
ability, who airs all the plays and theories of
his team in print, is placed at somewhat of a
disadvantage. Fortunately, however, there is
O method by which the situation may, with
out great difficulty, be somewhat relieved in
the near future.
If the committee on systems of play ap-
pointed by the league makes a report VIII ich
is adopted by the league. we will then have
an A. W. L. system. We do not expect that
this action will cause any team to deviate in any
appreciable degree from its preconceived no.
ton OF what is and what is not trick winning
play, and we do not believe that the good O f
the game would be enhanced by such a course,
as the necessary result of a unanimous follow
ing of one system would be lack of advance
ment, but we do believe that the league
system could be useo as a standard for the
adoption of a rule that any team bout to par
ticipa tie in a challenge match should, a GER
tain designated length of time prior to the
match, inform its opponent in wnat respect
or respects its system differed from that
adopted by the league
The following deal was played few even
ings ago in the Chicago Whist Club and sent
to US by Mr.. John T. Mitchell:
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THEY'RE ENGAGED.
Preparing for Fashionable and
Spring Weddings.

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Furst announce the en-
gagement OF their daughter Gertrude to ].
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
Solitaire Whist.

Whist for February has on its front page an
illustration of four PLAYERS engaged in the
game oil solitaire whist. This game is one of
the newest and latest innovations and can be
Played by any number of single individuals,
providing each one sit at the table exactly the
same as illustrated.
whist says the accompanying cut represents
the champio on team of the Milpitas Whist Club
INDUCING In this innovation. The player on
the right Is the president OF the Pacific Coast
whist Association, an organization started
mere ABOUT two years ago to promote interest
in the game in the far West. He is strong
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
Ak, 3, 4. 2
Ok 10. 8. 2

Ok. 10. 9, z, 4.
Deuce OF hearts trumps. West to lead.
The winning card is UNDERSIGNED.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28

North and South .. East and West s.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
Extracting Cold.

A nrocess of extracting gold by which.
every particle of the metal in the ore
IS recovered is stated to be in success
full operation in West Australia. 1t IS
called the ore atomic process. Gold
quartz is crushed into small Jumps and
is then put into closed chamber. sub
1ected to the heat Of a furnace, to the
action of water and Of hydrogen gas.
This eliminated sulphur and reduces
oil oxides to the metallic state. After
being heated. the material is suddenly
cooled by jets Of water-an operation
repeated several times till the quartz
crumbles to powder at the touch of the
finger. It is then thrown into tank
and the gold is separated by washing.
| -ChicarO Tribune,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
Failure of Aluminium.

After various Investigations anu
tests Of aluminium for mechanical Pu-'
poses, says the Engineering Magazla IT,,
aluminium bronze is found useless 1o II
hearings. valves, ETC., on accoun' .,
the rapid wearing away, but has pro:es
useful for various parts OF macnlhes
where friction is not IN important ~
tor. and also Of course, where .sne ~
weight is an object. Furniture mace .: o.
this material shows decidedly 100 III,
tie resistance, requiring also ;, trequen'
repainting. Aluminium exhibits s. 1 ua,
termore, but slight resistance 10 Sc
water, thus making it useless Tor the
walls of vessels. 1t is believed, now
ever, that ten per cent; aluminium
bronze stands fair chance OF oelhe
employed somewhat freely as soon a:
the price Of the article can be reduced
sufficiently to approach the value 0
cast steel.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
To Diss;pate Smoke.

It is thought by many that the tune n
is not far distant when fog and the
smoke in the atmosphere OF large cities
will be dissipated by electricity. Al
ready patent has been taken OUT III
Germany for an apparatus for smoke 3
prevention by means Of wires stretcnea !
inside a Aue OF chimney, ana rendered
incondescent by an electric current.
This simple method will consume the ?e
blacklist smoke, but at present II IL
much too expensive for practical use.
Ordinarily each chimney would requlrs
its own continuous current dynamo
which would absorb something ike
fifteen horsepower, and perhaps more r
Tn some cases one dynamo might pe
used for several chimneys situated
near the electric plant. Il the u spec :s'
of the dynamo were accidentally IN
creased, the wires would probably o.
fused, For chimney l20 feet mgr
ball-coiled wires twenty yards lon'
would DO required.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
veiehine Ice by Measure.

p. correspondent Of the Western
I,,uasist complains that he is continu.
,lv defrauded in the ice delivered for
Nj soda fountain, and weighing not be-
ne exactly practicable, he wants to
Know II he cannot find the true weight
n : chunk Of ice by measurement.
s. Louis druggists are not alone IN
their complaint about short weight on
no and the explanation for the diminu.
I've size Of 100-pound chunk of ice,
namely, that it is the GOODNESS of II
which has contracted it so, will be as
hmNiar to them as to their brethren
n III luck in Chicago. AS to the cues.
lion of our correspondent, that Is en-.
t,rely apropos, and we take pleasure IN
assisting him. The calculation is quite
dmple If we remember that one cubic
foot Of water weighs 62.5 pounds. One
eubic foot equals IL times IL times II,
m172S cubic inches. Dividing this by
he number Of pounds Of water gives
Us It's, divided by 62.5, equals 27.eo
Hence, one pound Of water measures
N65 cubic inches, which for 100 pounds
makes 2,765 cubic inches. While ict
blocks, as delivered, are not always O
exactly rectangular shape, yet in ma
1orlty Of cases the weight could be de
termined approximately correct. W
would advise our readers to try thl
plan, appealing to the scale when thei
figures are doubted.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
The Chinook.

In tbs Northwestern States q pc
culiarly warm, dry wind, called the
Chinook, which has wonderful power
Of ''eating up" snow, occasionally pre-,
walls, and a remarkable visitation o:
this wind occurred in Oregon ano
Washington last December. Professor
Ward, writing in Science, calls atten
ton to the close resemblance between
the Chinook winds Of the Cascades ano
Rocky Mountain regions and the cele E,
brated fehn.winds Of the Alps. Both
blow down from the mountain ranges,
and both produce effects, in the sudde1,
liouefaction Of snow, that are almost
marvellous. There is no mystery abou'
them, although they require particular
conditions of atmospheric pressure
combined with certain effects arising
from the position of the mountain o!
with respect to the isothermal hnes, 0:
lines of equal temperature. -bosto'
Cultiyator. 49,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

:, That light, invited to q mess supper,
che bride declared she would make up
her bundle after the entertainment.
Returning home about midnight, on
entering the front room two big bun.
dies, ready for the laundry, were OBJ.
served; separate parcels, but tied to.
gether by a Irvine string, to which at
tached q laundry list, reading:
''Three 81 he-shirts; four (D She
Shirts
-Four ~ he-soc,ss; six (6) She
socks
And so the list ran, with the incest
distinction about the sex of the ap-
pa:el.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
.,n CNcc-Seekers.

Can ';aent Harrison gives a most
st,f 9.'ns pen picture Of "A Day with
btaesu,.ss at His Desk in the La
% p1 uome Journal. The article is
VS. n. 80 being the first written by
dq !s,a us Of life in the White House,
P'ssluI describing the routine Of a chlef
s,sasive. A feature that s" he he treats treat;
IS djrectness relates to the ft ss1
Ta Wv Interruptions from callers and
dsn's .a aa at is rare good for
sb he writes, during the early
u'e, !. Of an administration If the
naa aasnt GETS one wholly unlnterrupt'
Presu.l ~ his desk each day. The Pres
q , aeu' time II is 50 broken into bits that
eap ~ = oftcn driven to late night work.
= 70 = set set up a desk in his bedroom room
nreparing message or other
'.,s, requiring unoroken attention tie, ton
rps ,shtlessness is the root of all this
nouS .ont five minutes and If he
OIL, the only one it could be spared;
VIZ Nc double is at his heels, and the
sss nj: public business is postponed ptn% Or Of
a s,ss at night with jaded mind: 1t
oop' ho said that untimely visitors
N VA he excluded, and 50 they
n' .u,d. but thoughtfulness on their
s apt, would be cure without smart"
w. s.s.rdjps the ohice-seekers' perslstency
sasins personal interviews with the
n.,slaent, General Harrison asserts
s ~, +hpv advance their cause but little
a = :. al "But the feeling that some,
s, NJ Is or may be gained by a personal
inter- interview prevails, and for the first
war; war; and half of an administration
!. 'sa' president spends from four to slA
=. ...-s ~ each day talking about things
ss vjl not have to act upon for months
S,,,o the things that ought to be don'
. .,ssently are hurtfully postponed.
~, The President could make up ant
,,hish an appointment docket, and no
~, al persons having anything to sa'
. particular case to draw near on
s,sd day, 1t would result in great say
~ ~ time all around, and a great say
~. .s If money to the applicants, VIII
"a romain at home until summone
- onnear No papers should be receive
.,,or the submission Of the case, an
not,ons for a rehearing and for q ne'
Nal should be barred
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Taking it year in and year ont, the
,oldest hour Of each twenty-four IS
o'clock in the morning.
The bacillus OF the mumps has oeen
discovered by German bacterlolosls1'
Professor Won Leyaen.
A captive bee striving to escape mas
been made to record as many asio, o4o
wing strokes PEI minute IN a late tesc'
Certain female insects live sixty
four times as iong as the male. Inc
female Of bees and ants are longer
lived than the males.
An effort is under way to substitute
electricity for steam ct the Cripple
Creek (Co].) mines. The cost o. OF the
coal at the mines is from 50 to 81 per
ton.
The hagGsh, or myxine, has a Gus
tom OF getting inside the cod and SIM
liar fishes and entirely consuming tno
interior, leaving only the skin ana the
skeleton.
A statistician says that Of every 49,
600 chimneys, three are struck by
lightning; while Of the same number
of church steeples and winamills, sixty
and eighty respectively are struck.
In the city of Durango, Mexico, is
an iron mountain $40 feet high, ano
the iron is from sixty to seventy pei
cent. pure. The metallic mass spreads
in all directions for radius OF three
or four miles.
The large archaeological and ethno
graphic collection brought together b.
the government Of Costa RIGA has nov
been commodiously installed IN
building erected for the purpose a
San Jose de Costa RIGA.
Two additional telephone cable
are to be laid between England an
France. There will be two circuits !
each wire, so that with the cable q
! ready laid, there will be SIX wire
= available for public use instead OF tw
as atpresent.
! An eminent French physician say
I that typhoid fever can be washed o.
y Of the system by water. He gives n
= patients what would amount to elgl
y or ten ounces an hour Of sterlllzt
! water. In cases Of cholera, where II
! system secretes q large amount
/ fluid, enormous quantities OF hot wat
4 are Of great benefit.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
,=sa wee IS Meade and His Men.

vi, .;aa ~ .a.ie>. Meade and His Men.
General Horace Porter relates the
following anecdote Of General Meade
in his "Campaigning With Grant IN
the Century:
General Meade was most accom-
plished officer. He had been thor
oughly educated in his profession, and
had a complete knowledge Of both the
science and the art Of war in all It's
branches. He WAS we'll read, possessed
OF q vast amount Of interesting infor-
nation, had cultivated his mind as
linguist, and spoke French with
fuency. When foreign officers visited
the front they were invariably
charmed by their interviews with the
commander Of the Army Of the Poto'
mac. He was q disciplinarian to the
point Of severity, was entirely subordl-
nate to his superiors, and no one was
more prompt than he to obey orders to
the letter. In his intercourse with his
officers the bluntness Of the soldier
was always conspicuous, and he never
took pains to smooth anyone's ruttec
feelings.
There was an officer serving in the
Army of the Potomac who had formerl!!
been a surgeon. One day he appeared
at Meade's headquarters in hlgi
state Of indignation and said: General
as was riding over here some OF tn
. men in the adjoining camps shouted
after me and called me odd Pills, an.
T would like to have it stopped.
Meade just ct that moment was not il
the best possible frame Of mind to b
! approached with such q complaint. d.
y seized hold Of the eyeglasses, cor
; spicuously large in size, which he q
ways wore, clapped them astrlde OF nj
nose with both hand, glared throug
them at the officer, and exclaimed
"Well, what of that? How can
. prevent it? Why, hear that, when
= rode out the other day, some OF u
. men called men an odd goggle-eye
!, swapping turtle, and I can't even ste
Il that!' The officer had to content hi.
3 self with this explosive expression OF
q sympathetic fellow-feefng, and to tai
u his chances thereafter as to obnoxlo7
~ epithets. .....
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
ri, Most Powerful Poison.

When snake venom is concentrated
by removing the albumen substance :,
and retaining the other two, what is le1'
constitutes the most powerful poison
known to toxicology. 1t has Deen
reckoned that a single thimbleful OF II
suitably applied would be enough u
kill $4,000 people.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
1.-THE GREAT DIRECTOR"
How the Late Congressman Holman De-
feated a Fellow Members Fill.

~-A"'
The House contains now few mem
bers whose "official memory" goes
back to the earlier and more pictur-
esque stages of the career of the late
Judge Holman, but these few, writes
Washington correspondent Of the
New York Post, have been entertain
ing the closk-room gatherings with
"reminiscences.
"It was almost impossible to catch
the Great Objector mapping" said one
Of his old associates. GA Michigan
member think it was Horr-tried
for long time to get public build
ing appropriation for his district in
creased, but every time he found his
way blocked by Holman's economical
ideas. At last he saw an opening. Ii
he could get unanimous consent to
call up and pass certain bill OF insig-
nificant appearance, but which carried
the appropriation as q rider, he would
be all right; but how could he prevent
Holman from spelling the unanimity?
He sought the House barber who was
accustomed to shave Holman. If you
can keep the Judge in your chair an
hour longer than usual, he said, 1t
means dollar in your pocket The
barber worked hard to earn his money.
He shaved his customer OF funeral
pace; his razors had never needed
50 much stropping, his lather never
taken SO long to foam. When the
shave was over he suggested that the
Judges hair needed trimming, ane
without needing his protests. shipped
off large lock, so that the rest mus
, necessarily be cut. Then he swashe(
something out Of O bottle upon tn
} Judges pate. 'What's that?" crie'
{ Holman. "a shampoo, " answered tn
} barber. IT didn't order shampoo,
4 protested the Judge. The barbe
/ apologized, but it was too late-th
s old gentlemau's hair was already whit
L with foam, and he was in for it. Thus
8 by one device and another, three
+ quarters Of on hour was consumed.
$ Meanwhile Horn had been rushln
It his work through to the critical poin
e Although nobody had raised dire
e objection to the Immediate consider
2. ton of his bill, many members ha
l. piled him with questions, and the'
f. and the answers together consumed
n good deal of time. Horr watched tt
re clock anxiously, stealing glances b
le tween whiles at the door opening fro
Of the barber shop. At last the reques
IN for explanations tagged, and lat
re conner rose and inquired what "
9. the busine ss before the House. N
ut Speaker answered: "The gentlem'
w from Michigan asks unanimous conse
IS for the Immediate consideration
ad House bill No. 9347. Is there objt
tion?" He was just about to ad
e. 'The Chair hears none," and Gin
9ft the business, when Holman appear
II, at the door of the barber shop. +
he toilet was complete, but his muslin (
IS, was still at his neck, for he had caue
ID, the word "objection," and had spru
he from the chair. II obiect!"
in squeakea forth. Horr sank back a1
lie the seat in state Of seml-collap
ar The work for which he had plotted a
ito toiled had been all undone by u
IN rascally BARRIERS csEelessness in leay
an the door open, and not holding
Or JAdge down by main force
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
Child Prodigy in Indiana.

Hagerstown, Ind, has q CHIC
nrodigy, Lurene Rudy, four years ol a;
She handles a needle with more skill
than most women, doing embroidery
With such taste and neatness that u
arouses ordinations Of admiration
from all women who see it. Shf
selects her own colors and blends Their
With admirable taste and skill.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

"Why do so many modern writer's
seem to prefer notoriety to fame?
because man has to climb for fame,
but he can get notoriety by an easy
umble."-Chicago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
A Veil of Mist

R,a,nc at morning or evening from some low
land. often carries in its folds the seeds OF ma.
laria. Where malarlal fever prevails no one IS
safe, unless protected by some efficient medicl !.
nal safeguard Hostcttcr's Stomach hltters 81, IS
both protection and a remedy. NO person WIZ W.
inhahits, or sotourrs In a lniusmatc region or
country. should omit to procure this tort1iy1ns
agent which is also the finest known remedy lor
dyspepsia, constipation, kidney trouble anu
rheumatism.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
Ills Confession.

Mrs. Dowley-John, it is really fright
full the way you swear. Before we
we're married you said you never gave
way to profanity at all.
Mr.. Dowley-And told the truth. I
never was married before.-Cleveland
Lender,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
PRAYER and Profanity

are all right in their proper places, but It you
have Tettcr or Eczema, or Salt-Rheurn, or king
worm. better save your breath and buy '''fetter.
tnc" 10 rents,a box ut drug stores. or by mail
from J, T. Shuptrine. Savannah. Ga
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

biologists say that all known species OF
wild animals are gradually diminishing in
size.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Thirty years ago. there were only two dozen
explosive compounds known to chemists;
now there are over a thousand.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

The attorney general Of California has de-
cided tina. q Frisco street railway cannot
carry freight. :,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

American bicycles are now beng
sold in Arabia. There may not be as
much poetry about the Arab steed OF
the future as there was in the past
Int it will 90 faster.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Sea water contains silver in some quantity.
It is often found deposited on the copper
sheathing Of ships.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

A funeral in a family reveals Sreat
many surprising kinships that no num-
Der Of parties and receptions had ever
made public.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Halls Catarrh Cure is . liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. WriGa Tor tes-
timonials, free. Manufactured hy
FL. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo. O.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. kllnes Great
Nerve Restorer. 2 trial bottle and treatise free
DE. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, S3l Arch ST.. Fhila., Pa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

CAscAnErs stimulate liver. kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe; l0c.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. so cents and $l.0O at all
druggists.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Mrs. Winsows Soothing Syrup for children
teethins, softens the gums, reducing lntamma-
ton. aliays pain cures wind collie. 2oc.a oottle
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

The ordinary speed Of house-fly stwenty-
five feet second; but when chased 1t often
attains speed of 100 feet a second.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
Brave Mon.

Alex Mcclure of the Philadelphia Times
saws: s'The two boldest men he knows are
John WannamaAer Of Philadelphia and
lilly Haynes Of Boston. Both went to New
York. Mr.. Wannamaker took the Stewart
property, the finest dry goods store in the
world, and Mr.. Haynes took the great
Broadway Central Hotel, the largest in
the city. But dry rot had crept into both
of these magnificent properties and no one
dared to grasp them, until John Wanna
maker took one and lilly Haynes the other.
A complete and unqualified success has
crowned the efforts of both. Verify o good
reputation is better than riches"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Just try Zoe. box of Cascarets, the finest
lievr and bowel regulator ever made.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

When bilious or costive, eat q Cascaret
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c., Csc.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

Seventy-two races inhahit the world ana
use 1904 different tongues. There are ABOUT
1000 religions.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

piso's Cure cured me of Throat and Lang
trouble of three years. Standings. CADf'
Huntington, Ind. Nov. u, 1884.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia e. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound,
Also Backache.

I cannot speak too highly OF Mrs.
,,;nkham' Medicine, for it has done 50
much for me. have been q great sui
ferer from Kidney trouble, puins in
muscles, joints, back and shoulders;
feet would swell. l also had womb
troubles and leucorrhea. After using
ryd;a e. Pinkl1am's Vegetable Com
nound. and Blood Purifier and Liver
pills. I felt like a new woman MY
kidneys are now in perfect condition.
and all my other troubles are cured
Mrs. MAGGIE PORTS, 524 Kaufman ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
No.To.Rne for Fifty Cents.

Eighty-flye per cent. of tho people who are
lame are affected on the left side.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12
RaCkAchc.

NY system was entirely run down.
ond 7 suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. / was more
tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. I had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, have gained fftccnpounds,
and ! look better than ever looked
before. shall recommend 1t to all
nv friends, as it certainly is wonder
full medicine. -MRs. Il. T. MORTON, lo4a
Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio.