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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
Study Of Earthquakes.

Professor Milne described to the
ROYAL Institution recently the latest
discoveries regarding earthquakes. ne
said that seismoloGy was now so wen
developed that he was able not only TO
study earthquakes which no one 1eAt'
but had commenced to investigate the:r
relations, of which there we're many
with the most promising results. AS
far as geology is concerned there are
thousands OF earthquakes or EARN
tremors every year, and half OF them
came from deep water. The ocean was
really the home of earthquakes
Twenty years ago their study was com.
menced in Japan, with the result tina,
the seismology of that country mac a
reyolutionized the seismology OF taf
| whole world. AS consequence INT
methods OF building in Japan had oee'
entirely altered, SO that the mouse {,
erected on new principles stood Will
their neighbors' were shattered.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
Mountain Sheep Decreasing.

Maintain sheep appear to be de-
croasinc in Colorado. ana, stranger
skill. the rare and timid animals arc
leaving their dizzy haunts among the
hioh mountain peaks and drawing
nearer to the haIitations OF man than
over before. In the comparatively 10"
lands, near the town Of Jefferson there
is now 9 flock of fifty or more noun
tnin sheep. Jefferson is on the Sou5n
Dark Railroad, abont eighty-one mics
south Of Denver, in Park County IL
is an old-fashioned community auu
has nesr it the we'll known summer re-
sort jefferson Lake. The vicinity
disturbed by the rumble OF trans IS
veil as the sounds OF human lie ana
industry, is not at all " quiet one; IL
has none OF the characteristics %n'cu
USUALLY mark the natura. home OF the
almost extinct mountain sheep.
And vet for several days past a oanu
Of ut least fifty OF the soft-eyed' large
horned native sheep OF tue hocky
Mountains has been calmly grazing
around the town OF Jefferson m close
TO the railroads. It is said that inc
sheep do not display any sign OF lea. ,esr
. Of the Jefferson people. Many OF them
, come in open daylight within easy
= n;stol shot OF the residences. Ihey 40
. rnt rnn avay unless somebody pur'
pose]y frishtens them. :.
For many years past the sight OF {
mountain sheep has been rarity II
. Colorado, and usually but one on
D tina has been seen. A hunter far c!
J from civilization might descry q SOIL
: tsry sheep perched on cras over
" looking some wild and steep cahoo
10 20 Int hardly ever within gunshot range
20 No such thing IS fifty sheep tosetne
M has been reported, even by tue Ve1le!
a" Munchausen Of hunters When lol
IN sheen was seen it usually disappeare
vs.. from view at the slightest alarm ,
i n Considering these things, the q
W scent Of fifty sheep upon the town
os Jefferson, as though they had iorm'
Los themselves into an excursion par
We somewhere among the mountains 90 10,
ees not look reasonably explalnaDle;; l!
ng General theory is that bitter colo o.
n nc deep SHOWS in the higher @ q; u 10
n !1 drove them downward, and that tn
'l!o Joined together for mutual protee''
rs ss thew travelled from peak to pei
o. Killing mountain sheep is absolute !,
III prohibited by low in Colorado II
tne = closed season all the year round "
, the animals, just as it is with tue D
'"S' falo.-Denver Republican.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
Tho Ancient Game of Mora.

.sNessus" writes to the New Yors
Times. asking for description OF the
ancient game called mora. Ihls Is
the Game the Romans used to cal
Diqitis Macare (dashins or swapping
with the fingers). 1t is a very olo
game, and IS played in all parts OF the
World, generally by only two person.
ct o time. One OF the players, attel
raising his right hand, suddenly low
ars Il with one or more of the finger
extended; the other player tries tt
euess the number Of fingers SO ex
| tended. Mora is even now played TO-
! small stakes in Mulberry street.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
TIE HOME D.!1R..

If an every farm more afternoon -
raiS totGc home dairy ahetter p:oo''c'
M suttcr will be turncIt ouS ana "
areater Weld per coz will be realized.
'I'ae better the article the more sure
inc sole, and the larger tic Jlelu poE
COW the greater the nat profit. -,
Never try to 90 dairy WORK win
heel cattle. Never trust alone 70 'he
asturs to supply the food. SO sure
to have necessary convenlences Oh tae
hest kind for securing the full quantity
Of batter fat from tho milk. livery
home dairy should raise its cho'ces'
Aeifer calves, i'll order thnt the supply
OF good dairy COWS may be sept up
Il. vail pay for the trouble anu ei J,
reuse. Beside the ready sale AZ al
seasons FOR good butter the milk ca
he utilized in many ways, ana III
iropplngs in the barnyara Will !. .
valuable as o fertilizer. Build up ID
hone dairy on strong basis.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
rnn-71SG BEARING ORCHARDS.

Tt renu1res some oxtr" n-o"sao'e
cro,, End one that will itself pay Tor &
Sona i.ca; Of manure, to make the
croppiug of q bearing orchard pay
We have seen it done wit h both hiacE-
herries AZ / raspberries, both OF when
da we'll when partially shaded ana
x,h;,h will rot suffer from drought
% 10 raost OF the crops grown II or
chari2s. On no account should gram
erops be grown in the orchard nu'e tssx
Il hc wi1ere young trees have grown
IA hearing size, but without pro1"c
inc a crop. Even, then, the result j
ha,4qr accomplished by so"'n:; Clover
10 bn grown for yea: o. s"o'
American CultlTator.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
KEEPING FARM ACCOUNTS.

w T.. Eoee, an Ohio farmer, SAYS
In the American Asrlcuiturist: How
7nauv farmers keep en- account; that
10. an expense md cash account? AL
farmers should keep such record OF oil
moneys received and expended on the
farm. How many when asked the
nusss;on, How did you come out tbs
wear, did your income exceed your ex'
peuses. etc. for the life OF them they
cannot tell. They know they had a
living and sold little hay and corn
in the fall, also few hogs, probably d
COW. hut they can't tell at what price,
The farmer of all men has time every
eysninc to iot down in small BOOK
the davis sales and expenses; how IN
teyessius at the end OF tho year to
coz1nt I'D each side OF the account, ant
see how YOU stand. Hayo q cash &C
rnuns and an account for receipts
that il, put down oil moneys spent OF
the fartn on one page, and Oh anothe
aII received. Give the farm credit io
alI house rent, such rs dwellings
barns, etc., at what you would nave t
raw for same il rented. Credit fari
with sil feed sold or kept for use, a
cattle, hogs, sheep and horses sold
pasture, wood, your own living, etc
r CHARGE farm with all labor and ex
perse, taxes, improvements, etc. Don
net vour services too high; estl1na'
your own services by what you wou'
be willing to pay another map Tor IL
same work. l urge farmers to tt
this plan and you will become oest
acquainted with your own pushes =;
and be surprised at the end OF T.
year.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
A Quaint Kentucky s''seas'

nona comes to. the Noun W., w.t., =
N IVY y signal that sst s %s4R2;sa s,s,
Of their teens, g Rea+ fall. The mott
Ia large sweet potato, e a'f {sssthefbea 1
4 hest straw tick to prevent Us en,rripg
that the he might use it n ssazas,v Ching
s spa5 ~ He did 50, and evef : ,1ses!.
S yssy smoothly until ia ao Sed had dy ps
t 5esy p spspsy am and spoq, s s5'n ep
f fony that the potato h y. ha 1p to,,
l rnd sent out vines until it n! hsu a nd,
f.; e. % Ct &: ' Ss: y,
p DC, "a Of small potatoes
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
A Presidential Accolade.

Az .rpc7cte ,os General Grant,
which has never before fond its way
1n,o print, possesses the spirit Of nov
cI;v Tor the reason that it relates to
w;at is probably the only instance IN
which the honor OF knishthood mai
ever been bestowed upon IN American
citizen by President OF tho on''eu
During the years OF his second ad'
m;n;stration President Grant was &C.
cnstomed to spend his summers at
Montreal Beach, N. j. Near his cot
+a~n was that OF Hon. George NJ. Robe
con-. Secretary of the Navy, whose
family consisted OF his WIFE, his 1oht.
vsar.o]d daughter, Ethel, and his
e;aht.vear. old stepson, Richard Aulick'
whose father had been q commander
! in the navy. ,o,,
| " It. was the custom OF all war vessels
n fire q series OF sa!utes IS they passed
tno Secretary's cottage. These were
conycient;ouslv returned ny young
ar,ick who had mounted toy can,
non at the foot Of the flagstaff II lton'
OF the house. -, o.;,7ro,
One morning, while tho chllore!
were playing With some companions
faev were startled by the booming o
Gums and rushing to the front yar'
, fhaT bebeld great smoke vreaths or1''
ing away from the United Hsa:ss s IA
Tallapoosa. Without further al
Richard applied tho fuse 20 MS :, gu
: and ac!nowlcagea the sa'ucatio1
While thus employed the knoel'ns DC %:
| suddenly felt three light blows on II
l back, and looking up beheid the flgul
Of the President standing beside n'a
{ In one hand the nations CHIEF hel g,
4 lighted cigar, while in the otne a u u
d astonished boy saw o toy SWORD u
>. longing to his sister Ethel
= "Rise, Richard; I dub thee knight
}: said the rugged old warrior, anna 10 I
1t laughter Of several friends VINO a''en
IS ell him. ,;o,,,
10 Then, returning bis cigar to ms "
&, no smiled grizzly and resumed his VI
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
The White Pebble Fit.

T. has frequently happened that
miners have discovered curious traces
Of form er " workings, hundreds OF years
oco and tools have been found which
belonged to the ancient Miners ana
many other relics.
A singular discovery was made
few wears since, by some woIhmen en-
ooood in the Spanish silver NINE
Rnovn rs the White Pebble Fit
While digging their sabterreneHn pas.
saees they suddenly found series OF
nnartments, in which were quantity
OF mining tools, left there from very
remote period, but still in such good
preservation that there were hatchets'
and sleeves for sitting the ore, smelt'
;nc furnace and Two anvlls, which
moved the earliest miners had great
experience in their operations.
In one OF tie caverns there was !, {
round building, With inches, IN wnlcf
ware three statues, one sitting down
and half the size OF life; tho othe
two we're in standing position, an
about three feet in height I'm
building is supposed to have been tn
t temple OF the god who was believed
in pagan times, to preside over mines
: Several objects Of art. and, some r.
) markable instruments, were ais
Q found, which have led scientific pc
sons to think that the workings mgr
IS have been made by the. Ph@nlc'an
y the people who, as IS we'll know
u were. in the time Of Solomon, 1amo
(. for their manufacturing and CONNIE
= cial genius.
Is In 1854 discovery" was made
III some miners excavating on the ON
+. side of the mountain on winch
White Pebble Pit is situated; tins y
fine figure Of the heathen goa II
cules, which was found in an OLD wo7
=, ing. H. ~
he il digging for copper on tho sho
ISL of Luke Superior, in this country
De miners have made many similar
ell coverles, showing that the mines :"
to worked ages ago.-Detroit Free pr
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
POULTRY NOTES.

Anything that will make milk Will
make eggs.
A red comb is the sign that the hen
has eggs for sale.
Some breeds are better FOR you than
Others, but any OF them are pron'So'e
if well cared for.
Hen, all laying, cocks all Growing
This is as it should he on every larm'
How is it on yours?
Bran, cut clover, ground oats with
hulls sifted out, and q small amount
of corn.meal makes an excellent egg
producing diet.
The sale Of purc.broa poultry is
steadily increasing in the Northwest
and no section is more favorably sltu'
atel for it's development.
, A Wvandotte hen will increase IN
weight till she is three years DID, ana
S at any time will cook tender IT, IN good
+. condition when killed.
: The next time you are in town ask
the butcher for some fresh bones. A
8 block and sharp Ratchet or az VIII
d nut them in shape for egg.productlo1
g ii you have no bono mill.
" Red mites are tie worst enemy o
u sitting hens. Sometimes it is neces
sarv to change location OF the mes
~ entirely. Get ahead OF then by pre-
"a pairing hens and premises beforehand
3 Select your very best hens 10
breeders. No matter il you have n
o. Dure.byeds among them, You can I'm
, ;" prove bv selection. But q rure'ore,
w. male will MD wonderfully IN the wor'
en- Soft feed should be mixed in tt
morning in troughs that should
ed tnroea over or hung up when the bel
be are through feeding. Do not 1eed 50
be- feed where the hens can scratch stra
to and chatf into 1t.
Kill Russia exported 10000 900 eggs ),
1870 and 1850, OO0,O 900 last year. 1
IBIS eggs are sold in Russia ct from SIX
of Ten cents a dozen. They are export
ion to Hungary and then sold to Germa
the as Hungarian eggs; and finally go
lne' England as German eggs
ton II you keep fowls give them a ch n.
pes; to pay their way. Do not let 1t
YOUR fault that they are not dong
Iand 1gnoa oara and good blood will
and this, II they are common stock Q
read w.. 49, ,a1;t;on If q rure-bred mule
rea. he one of the surest ways. anu on
and ~ Hrst e+ons Ia he taken.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
A {,onon's Mistake.

Anyone who knows that t. cn' ~ the
man, Canon Anger ma a ~ the i, full
GER is a great fayorlte VIII, IN. o asked to
md upon one occasion "u A, rr at
assist i at a juvenile party. Estimation tn
what he u, thought was his dss'' exactly
alike 1e''f the canon made oh hi: r ssneane
the drawing room .s "p domestic, and
thercupon the re y ,err,, 1rIufAea up
his h4I, whlto hair and orasle ~ an an' sngry
| room, uttering the grows a;. o. horror r. an
polar bear. What was nr' he cot int
amaaement to find vhen Lifted -; { vii
t the room two old ladies !Pa s'riaIfSis \.
astonishlncut. He had san noaI instead
int; into the he one ns1 to which he T'S D''0'
London Tit.B'ts'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
Thjyty-two Children at Eleven Births.

A Viennese woman OF rory nus
already presented her husband 1;;s WITH
thirty.two children at eleven nl ;aah,
according to the Wiener Medlc.n.sohe
Wochenschrift. Twenty.s'x OF t men,
are boys and six girls; at the first i birtn
four we're born, at the second tnree'
at the third four, at the fourth two,
at the fifth three, at the sixth two a.
the seventh and eighth three eacn' az
the ninth iwo, at the tenth and eleventh :
three each. The mother has nurSeo
them all herself. She has sutereo
from epilepsy since her fifteenth year
but nor, Of the children So lar snov
any sign OF the disease. The woman
was one Of four children born at on
hirth. her mother having borne thirty
eight children. She is the wife OK
Door linen weaver.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
AFTER THE BATTLE,

Sing banners and cannon and roll Of d,.,..ss
The shouting Of men and the mar.halip,! ]
Lo! cannon TO cannon and earth strr.l -
dumb! 80
Or, battle, IN soag, is glorious thine,
Oh. glorious dayri'lins Gown TO the lshu
ON, glorious battle in story and song!
Oh. gollike man to die FOR the right! Y
Oh, marliko God, to revenge the wrong,
yen. riding to battle, en- battle day 81
Why "a soldier is something more than
kins.
But after the battle? The riding away?
Ah, tho riding away is another thing!
joaquin Miller.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
WORDS OF WISDOM.

1:oo,,,,o;n{ments IRE wings tht' pear
'Nv W sSr' makes men good Chris
Sans makes them good Citizens
Kindness is precious oil that MAKER, !asem
The crushing wheels OF caEo "
lighter. ,,a 4,,o i'm
Happy tho man who leaI1S IL ' ,r;ohes
measurable distance Des"ee1 ''4'
and his powers.
!, LIS rs % t6 6o ho is wrong than to get
him to acknowledge II.
Enter into the business or trace i'"
NV l;ko hest and for which nsSst {!
Jeans to have fitted you, p:ovlce>' IL
is honorable.
t. is the character OF consHmhase q
or;+ n he able to live III re0Eeat
With honor, utter one has lived III pun
lie with splendor.
Words are good, snt there is some 1
thing better. Tha best can no. os
explained by words. 'lhe se,s1' ~
which We net is the chief matter
Oliver Wendell Holmes said: 4h'
hnmap race is divided in two classes
! those who 60 ahead aud 60 $onstn l;[-
en1 those who SIT and inquire, y" IL;
~osn,t Il done the other way
} Re cheerful. If you nave no greH
a trouble on Your mind you hare n
!. richt to render other pcop:o r1lsel
v ablo by your long face aal do'oroa
5 tones. If you do you Will oe general"
. avoided.
J. The best way to remember anythln
q is to thoroughly understand IT, ana j..
'e o. often recall it to mind. BY readll
e. continually, with great attention. e's4 ~ a.
:. never leaving q passage Without ~
," pretending it we'll. we cannon '"'l
10 improve ths memory.
d. tits truth which needs cont'n';
emphasis that the highest work
U.s. any one is that which he cen 40 ne
" Ayeak lawyer, an inefficient physical
an incapable fnancier are vas'ly
fer;or as men and as workers to-
ng skilled mechanic or the wsil'tra!n
in laborer who knows his work ara q
a 81; it with thoroughness and se'l'leSpe
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
POPULAR SClENCE.

c,o ,,orsa when browsing is gn1deo
= 40 hv the rostrils in the cholce
Of uroper food, end blind horses ,,' 's;,
neyer known 70 make mistakes III LIZ"
diet. c ona
Moths may be kept from fuis anu anu
coo]ens, United States entomoAools'
I. O. Howard concludes by colu S' ~,
oge during the summer at 'oe'' ~
grees.
r,ombars OF the animal creation: MAns
hae{|ps csn lit o weight equal to more
,hon 500 times the weight OF their OWE
bodies.
Professor Richarz and Dr.. hr'ga1
Mcneil, Of Berlin, announce, Rs Wv s
rpy,,lt OF Investigations extending oyer
fvelve wears, that ''the density OF 1he
earth is such that the whole gloDs
weighs 54,G6l trillion tons.
i number of people in New Aorh
have formed club called tho Aycoto'
l.;ch Club, which, as its name 1nul'
notns will have FOR its objects INT
consolidation and identification o
III 7orcer fungi OF the United STATES
tue study OF edible mushrooms anI
+,aastoo2s N 1 also the poisonoSs varle
ties and to arouse wider interest II
economic foods.
: It has recently been discovered oaa'
, iodine exists in combination III wv
-. human body. It occurs IN the thyrol
= gland, and msy be concerned as I'll
;, essential chemical substance IN the IL
ternal secretion OF that gland. 'en
nroof Of the occurrence OF lodlno /
g the living structure Of animals IS
% oraot scientific interest and lmpor
= ance, says knowledge, and IS the mo
~ remarkable discovery made oy enc"
~ cal physiology for some time
" There are several species OF fish, re-
tiles and insects which never sls'
III during their stay in this world. Amor
oi fish it is now positively known tn
ST. nike. salmon and goldfish never sic
~ nt all. Also that there are sever
~ ~ others of the fish family that ne!
'u s sleep more than few minutes durl
|ea month. There are dozens OF spec
oe' Of flies which never indulge IN stu
~" Der, and from three to five species
serpents which the natural1sts he
never yet been able 10 catch napp'l
de- The bat flight is somewhat NUT
ger ing, and they are exceedingly !J. hsi"
are shoot, owing to their oxtraoraln
the rapidity. The but wing IS 1orme,t
ing principle different from any o. D.
han wing. The hy1ng.foz bat has lib u
low finger particularly elonssteo' ana
acre membrane Of the wing 's stretc
oun' down to the side of the body.
'nth principal motion in flight is the GO
aiies ward sweep produced by the const
1t ton OF the breast muscles an1
and birds the breastbone has vertical
r re- 50 as to afford point or surface 10
oity, tachment, which, in the ch1cke
rs Us called the breast. In the bats we
and the keel and the collar bone.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
The Medicine Taking Habit.

Medicine.takers ore mostly women
though the habit is by no means con-
f;ned to them alone Many men may
also be seen popping small pills and
dumping little powders between their u;
laws at all too frequent intervals: An
Observation-Disclosures do this mechanically
however, almost automatically as
though they had no particular motl7e
in so doing beyond the TACT 1nas 1neS
we're the victims OF q habit.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-04-24
rrr FUTURE or HAY FARMING

Thu desire to cultivate rs mucn iss1" !
rs nos5ihle in order to get the NOS,
nossib,e from it has led to general
noolsct OF meadow and pasture lanos'
saZs American Cultisator. Only when
It vas found that the soil had lost SO
much fertility that it would not pay
for cultivatins was it seeded Gown o.
LETT to grow mp with such hero"se:
both weeds anl grass, as nature pro-
viacG. H. 71
rhc result is that most Of tie land
! now in grass is by that very 1acs el'.
cred,tsi rs being presumably lit Tor
no4I,iur else. Yet there is in al grass
land . constant tendency to increase
in fertility. It is go even when 'n9
1enl is lett to grow up with weeds sna
,n,slc" These shelter the surface. ana
hold the leaves taat fall on the Iono
from being blown away. 1ne cc2om.
,os;t;on Of these leaves gradually
builds up soil, and to THIS mus 90
> added the eScrement from Ani'na's ie :s,
on the horbase which the soil IS s'1'l
able to grow. 80
Usually when tho Improvement OF
GRASS land is determined upon the soa
e 70 be Turned under and rot is regarded
9 as IN important part OF the soil assets
e improving tho land as meadow OF
Y pasture by mounting it and still Keep
y inc it unplowed is hardly ever thousn'
st Of Yet as in most cases this gras!
y land Is, even with manure, not quite
rich enough for profitable cropping
<. the experiment is worth trying OF ap
VI plying to it such manure as can De n"'
IN and see what the increased grass 0
ne hay product will be worth:
De This is done successfully IN Eng
he land. Why may it not be also III tn
- older parts Of this country? inc a'
maud for hay is generally good IN a
Eastern cities. Will it pay to fertih1
US Grass so as to make the growing OF ns
NV profitable? Ii it will not pay
nat maintain fertility in grass land II
All logical sequence is that OIL nay
MI Grass taken from it helps to reduce t
The fertility SO tnat the soil will be wof
the nothing Tor the production OF u
ibis kind OF crop.
ex. It is likely that in the future. as
hev the past. most OF the hay crop III Il
4 a country will be produced III the ye'
oru when the rotation between cultl'e'
Iva crops and grass requires that tho Ia
ice. be seeded. 80. ~
,ery Our climate is not moist like that
ook England. Hence it cannot keeI
in good sod many years without plo"
r to and roseeding. This also is so much
and best for cultivated land that ID
&C. need be no fer that the profits OF {
pts; tiveted crops will SO lessen the amo
t of OF land in grass that there Will no
ther hay enough to feed with gram
+ for cosrser fodder, uor that it Will IN
ngs, be supplied at reasonable pr4ces'