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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
Train to Slaughter Discontinued,

Train to Slaughter Discontinued.
On Saturday last, the daily train
from Bayou Sara to Slaughter was
discontinued over the w. F. branch
of the Y. & NJ. V. road, on &C.
count of the submerged condi.
ton Of the track for about two and
a halt miles below town. The ar.
rangement now subsisting in its
place is as follows: Train arrives
from Woodyille ut ! a. ID. leaving
the latter town at 5. South.
bound mail from here and points
above on this road are sent down
at : Il. m. on Str. Cleon connecting
at Baton Rouge with the main line
of the Y. aud M. V. Return mail is
brought up on the Cleon at Z p. m.
local train leaving for Woodville, on
arrival of the boat. This necessi-
tates Woodvjl|e tvai1 remaining
hele all day.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
Levee at Angola Breaks.

After weeks of unti,irg labor
and vigilance, the levee at Angola
gave way Sunday last at u o'clock.
The hreak was so serious that the
faithful workers had to abandon it
and let the SETTLING waters pour
in upon the fertile fields of Angola.
The Str: Yrudeau was lying 1T the
Iautling when the bEeak occurred
and proved useful in removing the
cohvicts, stock etc. This has been
one of the most heroic fights against
the water that las been made this
season. The levec had shown signs
of'weakncss, cracking and slough
ing off several times bat being in
stantly discovered and repaired,
serious consequences have been
.averted until at noon Sunday last,
when tho break occurred in the
rear levee ut a wholly unexpected
point. AS is well known to our read.
ens, Angola belongs to the estate Of
the late Maj. S. l.. James, lessee of
the State Penitentiary, and is gro.
tected by private levce. The effect
on the.river, of the break, is merely
local. Thirty.fve convicts were
sent su!' from Baton Rouge to the
relief of Angola, but it is believed
that the fight has been given mp.
Mr.. Lawrence James has shipped
his stock to Baton Rouge.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

A State law in California requires
all public school teachers to join Il
pension association. Each is re.
qnired to pay SlOO a month into
the treasury and will be allowed to
retire after thirty-tive years of ser
vice with All annuity Of $780,
Iberuille Sonth.
This is a good plan where men
and women take up teaching as Il
profession, q life.work. But III.
fortunately most OF the teachers in
Louisiana make the sch0ol-rO0m a
stepping.stone to law, medicine or
~-matrimony. Few teach as long
as live or ten years.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
The Public Football.

Concerning the cenSure that the
st. Francisyille authorities havere
ceived not only from THE TRUE
DEMOCRAT but from private indi-
vidnals on account of not putting
the plank walk in lower St. Fran.
cisyille above high water, Council,
man Buck makes the defense that
the Council is no more to be cenSur.
ell than the railroad people. Both
thought that the water would not
coa'e so high, aud therefore did
rot choose to incur al expense
which might be unnecessary. That
il was necessary is al error OF
Judgment not OF intention. Aud
if tive street had been raised and
later events had proven it unneces.
sary, there would have been another
howl
All of which is true. Public
bodies are like footballs, subject to
kicks from all sides.
But it still remains true that the
water had given fnll warning of
what it intended to do, and it is u
pity the citizens of lower st. Fran.
cisville must suffer the consequent
ces.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

Mover purchase piece of land
without having Il good abstract of
title furnished. Always SEQ to it
that the mortgage notes have
been cancelled, that there is not
some minor lurking around in
some other part OF the world who
will come in fox his share just about
the time yon have pnt great i'm
prOvements on the land. See that
your deed is properly recorded and
have u copy OF it with the recorders
certificattO IeCOrpd.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
Star Hill Notes.

Mrs. w. Burton was here on Monday.
Mrs. NJ. Pigett left Friday for q visit
to her son, Mr.. John Pigott, of Wilson.
Supt. G.. w. Newman visited the schools
in this neighborhood this week.
Mrs. J. G. Ball went to St. Francisyillo
on Wednesday.
Mrs. w. S. Daniel leaves Saturday for
q weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs. H.
Mahoney, Of Blairstown.
Mr.. II. Daniel, Mr.. NJ. J. Daniel and
Mr.. W. Davis werc among the visitors to
st. Frsncisville, this week.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

John Hay goes to England a
poet. - scholar, and ~ gentleman.
If he continues to be IL gentleman
he will be, during the next four
years, the worst blacliguarded
American liv;ng-Commerciol APP.
peal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

To Cure Il Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money if 1t fails
to cure. Use.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

1t looks queer to see England
amending her venerable legal pro.
cesses, protiting by the experiences
Of the United States. And here is
Sir Richard Webster her Attorney
General, moving the second readiHg
of the law of evidence bill, enabling
prisoners in criminal cases to tes!i.
fy in their own behalf. He said
that the United States, Canada, and
Australia had asimilar law in oper.
alton, and that it had been found
to work we'll in those countries. It
passed the Commons overwhelm-
ing|y.-Ex.
No better proof oiEngland's STOW.
ness exists than this. After the
powerful argument that Charles
Reale's novel "Foul Play' present
ed against silencing the testimony
OF the accused, u nation is slow
indeed that could not be convinced,
at once.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
all Feel II.

If there was any one in this ell
tire community SO .unieeling as not
TO sympathiz9 with his neigl,bors
on the river-anl we do not believe
that in the entire lcngth and
breadth OF the parish there is
one such,-it would certainly he
brought home to him now, in the
loss of the daily train and the con.
scquent delay in the mail service.
For it will beseen by statement in
another column that the passenger
and mail train to Slaughter has
been discontinued since Saturday
last, owing to the submerged con.
Nt'on ot;the track, over u distance
OF two and q half miles below town.
This is a great hardship to our
people. Accustomed to .tolerably
quick transit .byrail, when duty or
pleasure called them away, and to
the convenience of having their mail
in the early afternoon, the depri-
walton OF bothiskeenlyfclt, and a
!, sense of isolation is experienced
which; is hard to be borne.
SO great q hardship is it, that it
is thought by most persons that
the railway management should
make q better provision towards
forwarding the mail, here more
promptly. The Clinton train has
been coming here, several days, de
livering freight, at, tho first trestle,
not more thau two hundred and
fifty yards from the depot, and
there seems to US 10 reason why
the mail also could not be deliver.
Ell in that way. To be sure, tho
condition of the track, tho last
few days, has rendered this un-
safe, but if the train only ran
to within two and q half
miles of this place, and the mail
and passepgeFs,were. carried to aud
fro by boat the remainder of the
way, it would not be found to be 50
serious an Inconvenience as the
conditions which now exist.
We earnestly appeal to the rail.
way officials to improve the present
arrangements in accordance with
the above outline, if their express.
ed desire to oblige our people he
sincere.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

Mosquitoes do not wait for the
first OF the month to present their
bills.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

But nothing is an unmixed evil in
this d.Even ifall alike be forced
to suffer the present Inconvenience,
1t will serve to unity people on the
river question, by showing them
that ono and all are affected by it,
either directly or indirectly. Once
let tho inhabitants of the great
valley become convinced that higl,
land and lowland are alike interest.
ed, and the demand will 20 up
from the people, as with one voice,
that International government take
the unruly river in its charge and
bring all its resources, pecuniary
and scientific, to bear in evolving
some intelligent, etieacjoas method
of dealing with the periodical floods
that threaten or devastate tho low.
lands.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

Some poetry is called blank verse
because you feel like swearing when
you read it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
The ai1slIip is evidently made of
air. 1t cannot be seen.

Puns on Turkey and Greece are
no longer rare. They are cooked
to pieces.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03

Americans are the most inventive
people on earth. To them have been
issued nearly 100000 patents, or more
than one-third of all the patents is
sued in the world. No discovery of
modern years has been of greater ben
eft to mankind than Chamberlain's
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
REGIMENTS TAKE A GAME
LARGE AUDIENCE WITNESS ONE
SIDED AFFAIR.
Twenty TO Six Was the Score-Unruly
Conduct in the Field and Grand
stand Mars the Game.

BY a score of 20 to 6 the First Regi-
ment ball players won their match
with the st. Louis College team at Ma.
lSiki on Saturday afternoon The game
was in the nature of surprise to the
greater number of the 500 spectators.
who, having seen the Regiment club
go down in horrible defeat the Satur-
day previous, anticipated a much Sc
verer defeat for the military laddies
at the hands of the College students.
If anything the Regiment team was
crippled somewhat by the absence of
Kiley, the catcher. He has a badly
bruised hand and hopes IT, be able to
take his position within a fortnight.
Davis, who has taken his place,
caught a fairly good game Saturday.
Banner did excellent work in the
pitchers box. His place as shortstop
was supplied by Kaanahi, a new play
er. Scanlon, occupying first base, won
favor in the first inning by a beautiful
fly catch. He played an excellent game
throughout EN-Captain Moore held
second base and Captain German
third. The field, comprising O'Con-
ner, Luahiwa, and Sinclair, did good
work The batting done by the Regi-
ment boys was clever, Moore and
Beimer distinguishing themselves.
The College boys showed a general
weakness and especially so in batting
Lemon, Miller, Thompson, Gleason and
Amahi were unable to make a base
hit during the game. Chris Willis was
Catcher Akina retired from the game
after the fourth inning. His playing
was bad at the beginning of the game.
iteher Lemons balls were easy for
the Regiment players, they being
able, apparently, to knock them where
they pleased. Captain Thompson on
second did fine work in putting five
men out on his base. Gleason on third
was heard from occasionally. Sinner
son, Hansman, and Woods, in the
field, made several errors.
The Regiment team put up much
better game than it did in the match
with the Stars one week previous. The
College boys did not seem to be in the
best of form. At next Saturdays
game the Stars and st. Louis College
boys will GROSS hats
One very disagreeable feature in
Saturdays game was the coaching
and hazing that came from the grand
stand. Rowdyism will not be tolerated
and ground rules will be adopted if
necessary to suppress all vulgarity on
the grounds. One or two Regiment
players will also be asked to desist
from their loud talking.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03

Have you a leaky gutter? If you
have, make it perfectly clean and dry,
apply good coat of No. P. and B.
Paint over the leaky spots; then take a
piece of stout Manila paper, or a piece
of common cotton cloth, paint it well on
both sides; lay it over the first coat, CIV
ing the whole a final coat, and there
will be no more leak there. Or if the
whole gutter is bad, make it clean and
dry, and apply paste of P. & B. Paint
and Portland Cement
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
HONOLULU, July Goth, 1895.

HONOLULU, July Goth, 1895.
MEssRs. w. G.. IRWIN & Co., LTD.
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your in
quiry as to how the Ideal Roof Paint
you sold me lasted; would say that ]
painted the roof of my house II onths
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint,
and find it is as fresh and bright in ap-
pearance today as when first applied
looking as well as others lately painted
with other paints. l am more than
satisfied
j. q. ROTHWELL.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
Public Opinion

Public opinion is the highest COM
mendation, as is attested by the fact
that the Pabst beer exceeded by 40
per cent the amount of beer sold by
any similar institution in the world.
This famous beer is on draught at
the Royal, Pacific and Cosmopolitan
saloons.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
Sole AGENTS for the HaWaiian Island

The building papers are l, 2, 8, and q
ply They come in rolls, each roll con-
tanning 1000 square feet. They are
water proof, acid and alkali proof and
vermin proof A house lined with build
ing paper is far cooler than one that is
not. There is also a cheaper grade of
paper adapted for use under mating
keeping out insects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
Appetite Improved

almost from the first dose; then my
general health improved, and now it
is excellent. l feel a hundred per
cent. stronger, and l attribute this
result to Ayers SarsaparilIa, which
l recommend with all confidence as
the best blood medicine ever
devised"
For all disorders resulting from
poor or corrupted blood and general
debility, take
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
Weakened Vitality
iMPovEalsHEp
BLOOD.

Read what Ayers Sarsaparilla did
for the Rev. z. z. Wilds, a we'll
known city missionary in New York
and brother of the late eminent
Judge Wilds:
81 was for many years q sufferer
from boils and other eruptions of
like nature, caused by the impover-
ished state of my blood. My appe-
tite was poor and my system a good
deal run down. Knowing the value
of Ayers Sarsaparilla, by observa-
tion of the good it had done to others,
/ began taking it. My
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03

A neat advertisement is always at
tractive and will attract purchasers to
your store If you put It in The Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-03
g A. NJ.

Snith-Beau+ifu night 1t doesn't look
like storm now.
Jenkins-There will be one, though
when get hometown Topics.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-11
THE TREATY SIGNED.
Tho Venezuela Boundary Dispute IL
Soon to Be Settled.

The venezuela Boundary Dispute Is
Soon to Be Settled.
Washington, Feb. 4.-As representa-
tives of their governments, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador, and
Senior Jose Andrade, the Venezuela
minister to Washington, at 4:3O
o'clock, at the state department, signed
a treaty providing for the settlement
by arbitration of the long-standing dis
pute over the boundary between Vene-
zuela and British Guiana, which has
not only ruptured the relations be-
tween the principals and kept them
apart automatically for years, but has
threatened to involve the two great
English-speaking nations in hostilities.
The treaty was really complete sew
eral days ago, so far as all the details
were concerned, except the insertion of
one name, and there blank was left
to fill in with the name of British
jurist. Some difficulty had been ex-
perienced in finding the second men,
Der of the British supreme tribunal who
was willing to assume the arduous task
Of arbitrator, and who also could be
spared from the bench. It was not I'M
til this morning that word came over
the cable that such person had been
found in Justice Collins, and that his
appointment had been ratified by the
British privy council, necessary for
mality.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-11
A CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA.
Alleged Startling Discovery Of an
OAKLAND Physician.

Oakland, CAL. Feb. Am interest
ing problem is suggested to the medical
world by recent experience of DR.. F.
II. Wolsey. He was called to treat two
children suffering from the fever which
follows vaccination, and while they
were under his care both developed
diphtheria, from which they recovered
quickly.
The physician is now almost con-
WINGED that there was clash between
the two ferments in the blood, and that
the virus of the vaccine vanquished the
toxine of the diphtheria. He watched
the cases very closely, and he felt 80
certain of the correctness of his conclu-
sion that in the notice of the cases
which he sent to the health Office he
announced that the diphtheria had been
lightened by vaccination. The pa
tients are now strong and well at time
when such sufferers are usually weak
from the effects of the disease.
In discussing the matter DR.. Wolsey
said: ''The thought suggested by
these recent cases of mine is the an
tagonism of one disease for another,
like erysipelas to cancer, which is an
entirely new idea as applied to diph-
liberia. Whether or not it will prove
of any prcatical value is question,
upon which / feel rather doubtful, but
it is nevertheless of great interest scien-
tifically and throws new light on such
subjects. It may incidentally be
point of vantage for experiments in
other directions.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-11

London, Feb. "A dispatch to the
Daily News from Athens says that SER
ious news has been received from Her.
kalion. It is stated that ten Chris
tians were murdered Thursday while
outside of the gates of the city, and
that armed bands of Mussulmans leave
the town daily for the purpose of
plundering and burning villages of the
Christians. The dispatch adds that
these outrages are evidently in accord
ance with hints from Constantinople.
The situation is SO serious that foreign
consuls have wired the governor-gen-
eral of Cainea for the introduction of
immediate measures looking to the pro-
lection of the people. Foreign war
ships are now arriving at Herkalion,
with view of offering protection to
the Christians there. The Christians
in the districts in the vicinity of Her
kalion are arming and occupying STRAIT
egic places for the purpose of prevent
ing an influx of Mohammedans to the
towns, and serious collision is feared
in the near future.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-11
OBSTRUCTION TACTICS.
Villas and Daniel Prevent Progress On
the Canal Bill.


Washington, Feb. 3.-The Nicaragua
canal bill occupied the senate most Of
the day, but no progress was made to-
ward vote. Morgan, in charge of the
measure, sought to secure an agreement
to vote tomorrow, but the opponents Of
the measure, led by Villas and Daniel,
resisted any agreement. While dis
claiming any purpose of obstruction or
filibustering against the bill, the oppo-
sition insisted it was of such grave mo-
ment as to demand complete discus
sion.
Villas was appealed to from many
quarters. Hoar added high tribute
to the Wisconsin senator, and it was
hoped Villas term, about to close,
would not develop any obstruction to
defeat not only the canal bill, but also
the bankruptcy bill, and many other
important questions. Davis, in a SIM
liar strain, said the sentiment in the
West was most urgent for speedy con-
sideratiOn of the bankruptcy bill.
Daniel reinforced Villas in saying
that no present arrangement for vote
was possible. Many new diplomatic
questions connected with the canal had
arisen. He had several amendments
to propose. The measure was too mo-
mentous to be hurried to vote. The
debate became general, the California
senators, White and Perkins, urging
speedy action, and Caffery and Villas
opposing precipitate action.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-11
TWO LIVELY DEBATES.



Washington, Feb. 4.-The feature Of
the senate today VISA very spirited
debate on the conference report on the
immigration BILL Gibson of Maryland
opposed the report, and Lodge defended
it. After two hours struggle the re-
port went over, and the Nicaragua
canal bill was taken up. Villas con-
itnued his remarks. Teller also en-
tered the debate in opposition to the
measure. Early in the day Chandler
introduced resolution, the full text of
which follows:
"That it is the sense of the senate
that the United States should not per-
manently acquiesce in the single gold
standard, and the efforts of the govern
ment in all its branches should be
steadily directed to secure and maintain
the use of silver as we'll as gold as
standard money, with free coinage of
both, under system of bimetallism, to
be established through international
agreement, with such safeguards to
legislation as will insure a parity of
value of the metals at fixed ratio, to
furnish sufficient volume of metallic
money and give immunity to the world
of trade from violent fluctuations of
exchange"
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-02-11
FOR UNUSUAL SERVICES.
The East Tennessee Bird geburner
should Be Unusually Pensfoned.

The East Tennessee Bridgeburners
should Be Unusually Pensioned.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The East Ten
nessee bridgebunrers have been recon-
mended by the house committee on in
valid pensions as worthy higher rate
of pension than any other soldiers, be-
cause of the perilous character OF their
duty and the sufferings they underwent.
A number of citizens of East Tennessee
in 1851 enlisted in the Union army as
bridgeburners, understanding they
would be hanged or shot if captured by
the enemy. They only consented to
work on condition that the army under
Thomas should at once occupy Tennes-
see after the bridges were burned, and
this was promised. Bridges were
burned, but Thomas did not come, hav-
ing been recalled, and the burners were
arrested. They attempted to escape
into Kentucky, but were unsuccessful
and disbanded. Some were captured
and shot; some escaped to the noun
tains, and others joined the Union
army. In view of these facts the COM
mittee think special recognition should
be given them.
These facts are set forth in a report
from the pension committee on bill
INTRODUCED by Anderson of Tennessee,
which provides that thirteen persons
who were engaged in this service be
placed on the pension list at va
month