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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-04
pEarH OF GEN. A. J. SMITH.

Another great Corps Commander is
gone, and one who held high place
in the esteem of the veterans OF the
country, particularly those who served
under him. Maj.-Gen. A. j. Smith
died at his home at St Louis, Jan. 30,
as result of paralytic shock.
He was born in Pennsylvania, and
graduated in 1888 from West Point, in
the same class with Beauregard, Barry,
VIM. A. Nichols, Irwin Mcdowell, w.
J. Hardee, Robert S. Granger, II. II.
Sibley, and Edward johnson. He be-
came Second Lieutenant in the Sd
Dragons, and saw good deal of Indian
fighting and some service in the war
with Mexico. He was Major in the
1st u. S. Cav. in 1861, and became
Colonel of the I'd Cal. Cav. He be-
came a Brigadier-General of Volun-
teers March II, 1862, and commanded
a Division in the Army of the Ohio
until the Fall of that year, when he
was transferred to the Army of the
Tennessee, and commanded a division
in the Thirteenth Corps during the
Vicksburg Campaign. He was sent
with the troops which Sherman lent to
Banks for the Red River Campaign,
and with his command achieved about
all the reputation that was made on
that ill-fated expedition. He received
brevet of Colonel in the Regular
Army for this. He was commissioned
Major-General of Volunteers May ~,
1864, and placed in command Of the
Right Wing of the Sixteenth Corps.
He inflicted severe defeat on Forrest
at Tupelo, and was brevetted Briga-
dier-G General in the Regular Army for
it. He commanded very successfully
in Missouri during Prices invasion,
and won new laurels by his command
of the detachment of the Army of the
Tennessee at Nashville, for which he
was brevetted a Major-General in the
Regular Army. He had an important
command in the Mobile Campaign, and
followed up the capture Of that city by
the occupation of ali the important
places in Alabama. Upon being mus
tered out of the volunteer service he
was appointed Colonel Of the 7th U. S.
Cav, and was retired, Jan. %, 1889, as
a Colonel of cavalry. -
The South Dakota T legislature had
better take The NATIONAL TRIBUNE's
advice, and elect Maj. John A. Picker
Senator. tt will be the biggest and
best advertisement the young State can
have. Maj. Picker will be what South
Dakota has not yet had in the Senate,
"a positive force, which will command
respect and attention. South Dakota,
at this stage of her existence, more than
ever, needs just such a man as Maj.
Picker in the Senate. She needs a
man. of brains and force, who can meet
his brother Senators on equal terms as
to ability, knowledge Of parliamentary
law and public business, and secure fol
his State the hearing to which she is
entitled, and which she has never re.
ceived from the men she has sent to rep.
resent her in the Senate. Maj Pickle,
can do this much better than any other
man who is candidate for the position
and State pride, if nothing else, should
dictate his election.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
.-I-AA.U.1.
sYaW
i~AT.SyS
Mind and BODY.

In many forms of illness Of lasting,
but not necessarily severe character,
the continued low condition of the sys-
tenn tends to bring on an uneasy,
watchful, nervous state of mind.
This mental condition often outlasts
the physical weakness, and is liable to
become chronic. The sufferers family,
and even the physician, are sometimes
at their wits end to effect 4 cure; for
until the patient is reused to the ne
ccssity of forcing his body into activity
and Of forgetting himself, the task IS
almost hopeless.
He must be urged to give up keeping
a watch Of his heart beats and a tally
Of his pains. He must be shown. gent
ly but firmly, that his recovery is de-
pendent upon the exercise Of his own
strength Of character and power of
will, which must direct his thoughts
away from his physical condition.
Fright alone may 60 far to retard or
prevent recovery. The terror ocasion-
ed by the bite of serpent or of dog
is sometimes so marked as greatly to
increase the vital depression caused by
the absorption of the poisonous con-
tents of the wound.
On the other hand, calmness and
hopefulness render one less liable to
suffer in the face Of serious conditions.
A phlegmatic patient was recently
treated for a fall in which both legs
had been broken at the thighs. The
patient was calm, doing what be was
told, but no more. He regarded his
accident philosophcally. Contrary to
the rule in such serious injuries, no
symptoms of shock were present, no
rise Of temperature took place at any
time, and the recovery was rapid and
uneyentful.
Even in acute Illnesses not especially
involving the nervous system, quiet
mind, determined to get well is posi-
bic. and doing everything to attain that
end, is one Of the attending physicians
best allies.
While we'll man should care for his
health. not neryously and hurriedly,
but with the calmness with which he
prosecutes his daily business, observ-
ing the laws of health as he knows
them, avoiding excuses, and taking
the precautions which experience and
example have shown him to be neces-
sary. Here ones thought of self should
stop. Minute examinations of ones
physical state should be conscientious.
IL avOided.-YOuth'S COmDanion
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
The Way to Sleep,

Where practicable the bed should
be placed on a limo north and sousk
with the head toward the north. Til
arrangement places the sleepa, u
harmony with the electrical currents
caused by the rotation Of the earth Il
it's axis. Often person n,iqknss
and sometimes in health ca26bha
much needed rest in no other xs,.
Bedrooms should, where possiblshn
q southern exposure, that d, hare y
windows on the south or the sunnist
side of The house. The head 70 y
north will keep the lungs AMI respae
tory organs away from any poaibb
draughts, and the room will alSook
tain that indispensable requisite n
health-plenty Of sunlight throughth
day. In many cases it will DO iupa'
sible to obtain these conditions 4
houses where there is very little On
light that can enter the bedroomlM
where windows and doorwsys nah
impossible to place the head o. "
bed toward the north, but where thsss
is a choice of rooms those that oas
these conditions for comfort G.
health should be chosen for the be
rooms in common use.
Better sleep can be obtained vlths
low than with high pillow. Tolss'.l.
the work Of the arteries that propal
the blood to every portion q -
organism should be the aim ote1s!
one, so that the posture that no. ;!
nearly places the body in q horizons y
position is tho most to be DESIRE
Bolstering up the head is always to -
condemned, whether in sickness o Y
health, unless bodily injuries ren 3 &
the perfectly recumbent position y 'f
possible.
It is not we'll to lie always ol Y, J;
back; by this practice the spine g. =
the nerves that there congrega1e IL ~
kept too hot, and a feverish Sleep !.
apt to be the result. The right ~
is the best to recline on, for then = >,
heart and the larger arteries ore N h,
'lieved from undue pressure. Ocoalas u.
ally one rests we'll lying on y !.
stomach. As a general rule a \, .
hours is ample for person in hea W,
more produces a dull heavy feeln .
on arising; less, an unsatisfed crsv4.
for more. And there is also no r. ~:
for doubt that the two hours 3. !.
Imediately preceding the miona ~.
hour are the most favorable for eDl0'
ing the ''beauty sleep3 Of the n'gns
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
WHAT GIRLS ARE DOING,

Next week the girls have arranged
to give what they call a "picture
guessing party" Each guest is invit.
ed to bring a photograph or picture
of herself or himself taken before the
age of five. As each person arrives at
the house the photograph will be
handed to the hostess. and placed
against the wall, on mantlepieces and
tables OF etageres. When all the
guests are assembled they will be re-
quested to go in turn about the room
and try to guess whom the pictures
represent. twill be not o little puz-
cling, as to trace likeness between a
child of anywhere from three months
to five years of age and person of
twenty to thirty is no easy matter.
There are necessarily only small
number of people invited to be present
at this "picture guessing party" and
it is sure to be dead failure if thew
do not all know one another very we'll
indeed. This sort of entertainment at
home should invariably be among only
intimate and congenial friends. Their
they are jolly; otherwise they are
constrained and stupid to degree. At
the end Of the evening prizes will be
given to the two girls and two men
who have been the cleverest and the
slowest, to guess. That is to say,
there will be two first prizes and two
''booby" prizes. Then they will have
"chafng dish supper" served in the
dining room, with Welsh rarebits,
lobster a Ia Newberg, and all kinds Of
good things. This sort of supper is
the most appropriate kind to give at
such an informal affair.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

and to be we'll rid of. Plump arms
have been cultivated with assiduitY.
within the last few months, in order
that the proportion beteen the sleeves
and arms might be reasonably we'll
preserved, but if the latest ten.
dency of fashion is productive of re-
suits, all this effort will have been in
vain. The size of ones arms will be a
matter OF no Importance when big
sleeves have again resumed their sway.
The extreme voluminousness which
was once insisted upon is not yet re-
verified to, but the compromise end
halfway efforts ore interesting. One
of these is the sleeve composed OF q
succession of Aounces. This is not
one of the most radical departures.
but it indicates in what direction
fashions are tending.
Another pretty fashion is particu.
larly we'll adapted for silk sleeve;
The shape resembles that of the old
''leg of mutton" variety, the outer,
edge being outlined by o narrow
plated ruffle Of contrasting material.
This sleeve has not yet been introduced
in New York, but will probably make
it's appearance within few weeks.
Of a shape almost precisely similar is
thepretty sleeve which is distinguished
by the falls of real lace which
fall over it at shoulder and tip.
And largest of all is the very boufant
evening sleeve which marks tho climax
of the returning fashion.-New York
World.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
A woMAN's oR's.

woMAN's oR's.
"Men work from morn till set OF sum-" They
do.
"But woman's work is never done" Quite
true.
For Wnen one task Slo'S nllSn0Q, some
things found
Awaiting beginning, all year round.
Whether it be
To draw the tea,
Or bake the bread,
Or makathe bed,
Or oily the broom,
Or dust the room,
Or floor to scrub,
Or knives to rub,
Or table set,
Or meals to get, -
Or shelves to scan,
Or fruit to can,
Or seeds to SOW,
Or plants to grow,
Or linens bleach,
Or lessons teach,
Or butter churn,
Or jacke1s turn,
Or polish glass,
Or plate or brass.
Or clothes to mend,
Or children tend,
Or notes indite,
Or stories write
But l must stop; for really if should
Name all the or's take me day 1t would.
SO many are there that do declare,
More boats than I could count might have a
pair,
And yet enough be left. And men folks,
these
Same or's propel your barks DER household
seas
Into snug Ravens, where you rest at ease.
And one word more, don't you forget II,
please.
Margaret Eytinge, in Home Queen.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
WAIST BANDS,

Belts are very narrow affairs this
season. All the wide bands that Gov
cred the discrepancy between the
skirt and the waist have disappeared,
and narrow bands have taken their
place. Thus it behooves the woman
who intends to wear skirt belted to
have it snug and tight. There are
many fashions in waist bindings. A
popular one is tho double. faced black
satin ribbon not more than an inch or
one and one-half inches in width.
This is worn simply as belt, pinned
or buckled at the side, or wound twice
about the waist and tied in a perky
little bow at the back. Belts have
assumed q rather important part in
the costume Of the season, and q few
handsome examples of Russian and
Swedish jeweled work, bands that have
recently been imported, are the envy
of every woman who has looked upon
them. Belts in silver and other met.
ais are regal in their mountings of
semi.precious stones and beauty of
carving and enameling. The comfort
able leather band has been by no
means discarded, and these, in all
oolors. will be worn. White and light
green are colors which, although gu
fait, will not be worn by any save
those who possess sylphlike forms, as
the woman inclined to embonpoint
knows we'll that a light band will ap.
parently increase the SIZE of her waist.
Dark blue, black, red, tan, and brown
leather belts will be among the com.
Portable things for the summers use.
New York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
NEW FIELD OF BUSINESS.

Inquest of the wherewithal to sup.
plement limited income, anew York
woman has entered on new field of
resource. She undertakes the charge
of young girls visiting the city; not
those who come as students, nor those
who wish to find a vocation, but girls
who come simply to SEQ the sights and
avail themselves Of the opportunities
of the city. She does not pretend to
give these girls social advantages, be.
yond supplying them with a tasteful
and comfortable home, but she engages
to stand in the same relation to them
that responsible hostess would during
their stay under her roof. In the
South, in the West and Northwest,
there are many persons anxious to
give their daughters glimpse of the
New York world, who hitherto have
been debarred from doing so because
of expense. One, two, or three girls
could not come to New York even for
day unless some one accompanied
them, or there was some responsible
person to assume charge when they
reached their destination. The art
exhibitions and museums, the libraries,
theatres, and last but not least, the
opera, might be ever SO tempting, but
the girls might not come because the
parents could not come with them.
and there was no relation or friend
keeping house in New York with whom
they might stay. They longed to see
the fashion of Fifth avenue, the
throngs Of Broadway, Of which they
had read so much, and other sights
common to New Yorkersx but which
would be a revelation to provincial
eyes and senses.
Heretofore there was no place OF
vantage for such, but this winter ten
or more young women from various
points of the compass have been pay
ing guests Of the lady in question,
each remaining q month or more at
time. Anyone acquainted with the
character Of the average city boarding.
house home will understand the gap
in relation and environment that this
woman essays to fill. New York Post
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
POPULAR SCIENCE

always increases. wen ssl,
:Glowworms are much NOR. !. d, !
seasons. 'usa o
10 aid al in filing saw teeth IL.
new ti1eho!aer has tt su'a , ~
parallel p! guides, between vhio S' =. !.
~, Under asI. fore: forced deaqght the ~, d,
'sn d 'lrst,class bsdttleship Jupits. s.s
an average Of 1874 kuots il Il, - y
l nour trial, nearly a knot n .. s
the contract speed. s
Microscopioal investiga alton !, 8.
prove that the pores Of wood ;n :, ".
passage of moisture in TIA - a;el
of the timber's growth. bu mt , a,.sss / Z
the opposite direction. s's'sa W.
Newton calculated ttn 49,:
the comet Of 1860 to be $4,000 KS 9
an hour. Brydonne ra,1a e. w.
OF the comet he saw NJ l77o v J. W. ~
and q half millions Of nilss I, u, -
A thermometer was left "a, !. -
in q sleeping room at Du,s.|ass.. g
Gently and the fumes fror, 4 W ts.
curry poisoned two children =; = ~ IL.
their lives were saved With diass,1.. !.
So says the British Medical Jou,s.1
Gold or bismuth is extracted i
various mineral mixtures byYns,.,
lead in the process Of tvs svss4
metallurgists, Ohm and Loftrand ~ :, /.
this method is claimed to bS h =.
tive that even very poor ores az ~.
to yield q profit.
Perciva1 Lowell in an inte,.,tr..
paper on ''Venus in the Light Il -
cent Discoveries" show how ii. A.
eervations at Flagstaff, Arizona a., =
led to the conclusion that the p]..s
Venus always presents the ssma 81.
to the sun, and is, therefore, liialss !.
Some iron tonics of the ph,,,.
cop@ia are useless, others are hs,mhls
1t has been suggested that thei,n
should be obtained in an assimil,N
form from vegetables, and the al
has now been extended by q Ftsn.l
chemist, NJ. Gabriel Viaud, who ~
poses to feed the vegetables with IS
toprepare them specially for yegetsbIa
hcving any required proportion /
iron.
The red clover, when introdu,edil
to Australia, grew most lu1uriap.l,.
and lowered, but produced no ed
The reason for this was the absenesa
humble bees-the humble bee bsii,r
the one that does the fertilizing, Il
most exclusively, in the redoloy4,
Bees were introduced, and the olo,s
seeded in profusion consequenuy,
Exactly the same was the case Whit.
apple.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
FASHION NOTES.

White taffeta silk trimmed with lace
and tulle is combination for O sum.
mer ball gown.
Peau de sole in white or brilliant
red makes the most fashionable shirt
waist of the moment.
Lace dresses of oil sorts are becom.
ing fashionable, and they are so com.
Portable, economical and pleasant to
wear that no one can wonder.
Bracelets are being seen now and
again after q considerable absence.
They do not clasp, but slip over the
hands with an adjustable spring.
Word comes from Paris that a verv
smart novelty of the moment in Golf
fures is to wear black ostrich feathers
in the hair when in evening dress.
One of the most popular designs in
table linen is a combination Of the
rose, shamrock and thistle, treated on
arabesque lines, which gives an crien.
tai effect. The latest 5 o'clock ten
cloth is OF white damask, with very
open hemstitching and scroll of white
embroidery.
Painting silks and satins for fancy
costumes and court gowns is new
artistic industry in England, and the
artist who can originate graceful de.
signs and execute them in delicate
co!ors IS kept employed. Roses and
orchids are favorite flowers, and the
effect is enhanced by the use of Jewels
and pa1llettes among tho blossoms.
Black taffeta is worn for dresses.
and quaint model was trimmed with
graduated bands of black velvet. This
is revival of old times, as we'll as the
ribbon velvet with which another black
tatfeta was almost covered, the skirt
being trimmed round and round, and
the waist from shoulders to waist line
front and back, the rows Of velvet
meeting to form points. The deep
sleeve caps were covered with velvet
ribbon also.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
THE QUEENS RING.

There is ring which our good
Queen Victoria cherishes more than
anything else she possesses save her
betrothal and wedding ring-a oirclet
of fiat gold in which shines q ruby
CROSS surrounded with diamonds,
signifying the sovereign's union with
her nation; her coronation ring, in
fact, which she has worn every evening
since the day it became hers by right,
and which is jealousy guarded when
notencircling the Gnger.-The Gentle.
woman.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
: A Remarkable Gag.

A remarkable story was toia IA IA
Cleveland (0hio) court by Nellle -. W.
bert, the wife a prominent physsn... =.
of that city. She says that mel =. y.
ther.in.law, who does not like ne' :. y,
mas tried to have his son divorce. ne. :,
filed her mouth with wet plasse., 8
paris and allowed the stuff to hsfas. !.
so that she could not talk. A hanls !,
had to be used to break the p'asss. Us. i
her mouth before it could be remosss' y.
She now sues her father.in'laH. o ~ 4
$40, 900 for this assault, and tor - -, !.
900 for endeavoring to a!lena'e r -.
husbands affections. -Detrolt -
Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
LOVE AWHCEL

Some fur score years or more ago,
In puritanc age,
PrisciIla's greatest treasure was
Her wheel, then all the rage,
And many a "spn' on it she took.
And truth, too. many a reel
The while she looked so dainty, many a
Hart she needs must steal.
esaall wonder John came counting, and
with
Love quite lost his head;
So swiftly did the noiscIcss wheel
Obey the stately tread.
While every revolution took him
Farther on the way;
All. maids were sweet, and love was fcc,,
Zen though austere the day.
And yet, methinks, times have not
changed
SO greatly after all;
AS tribute, just as many hearts,
10 our own maiden fall.
When on the highway spinning, in her
"Tam' and cutaway,
Dan Cupid on her shoulder rides,
With arrows keen to STAY
His little belt is hung with hearts,
Gay cyclcrs, have a care;
Lest "scorching' past, rowing dart
Should catch you unaware.
Il I.
What though one held the spindle; one
The handlebar clasped tight;
Aye were maids the same sweet pattern,
Love but love through tines despite.
Kings and Queens Of the Range.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
Through q Small Hole.

A female burglar, twenty: ono Is -.
of age, recently sent to jail IN !, ~ y,
don, was proved to have worEea -, ~
way through an opening nine anu ~ nrs.3
quarter inches square, and on . + r. !.
vious occasion had wriggled throuss
hole eight inches square.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08
BIG SLEEVEG HERE AGAIN.

After all that has been said of small
sleeves and their advantages the pen
dulum Of fashion shows signs of again
returning to the voluminous affairs
which we have all protested to detest
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-08

of their breast pieces.
There were four square miles Of CON-
mon and twas as tricky bit of land
as a man might find in a days march.
| There was a ditch here and a marsh
there, and both we'll hidden by the long
rank grass that grew thick all over the
place. A man that did not know the
| lay Of the ground and rode his horse
across it with a loose rein was more
likely to come to grief than not: nay, if
he came within measurable distance
Of Butter-Bum hole he was like to leave
horse, saddle and bride in its black
depths, and think himself lucky if he
escaped with his own life.
Ere had ridden twenty yards into
the rank grass the three men gave Il
sudden shout and dashed across the
common to intercept me. l could have
laughed with glee-they had not gone
a dozen strides before the foremost
horse went knee-deep in a ditch and
flung its rider over its head. l was in
hopes the horse had broken leg, poor
beast, but in a trice the trooper had
picked himself up and remounted.
Rutter-Bum hole was in front. 1 must
rid myself Of one if not two Of them in
its black depths. If all three would but
ride into it and sink fifty fathoms deep
there would be less need for all the
bother that foresaw ere his majesty'S
dispatch left my hands.
| When l had suffered them to come
within thirty ycardS Of me the moon
suddenly disappeared behind q bank of
Clouds But she suddenly peeps out
through little rift. and on the instant
l heard sharp report and caught the
whistle of Il bullet as it flew past my
head.
l went on slowly, holding my horse
back. and at the same time calling loud
ly on him to hasten.
There WAS not a yard between them
as them came TO the hole, and each rode
Mt -attling pace. You would bGye