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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
A Few Facts About Gold.

The standard gold coin of the United
States is 300 pure. The British SOW
ereign is .9l6 pure.
Gold is measured by Troy weight,
the grain being the lowest unit. There
are 1000 grains in:Aap avoirdQpois
pound, only $3.50 grains in a Troy
pound. A "short ton" of gold would,
therefore, contain $4,000, 900 grains,
and it would be worth some $500, 900.
1.-The ''grain" used in. weighing gold
was originally grain of wheat. !. The
''earat, "'or perhaps t.carob,", was the
seed of the coral ffewer,ya fine seed Of
even weight. Used in speaking o,
gold, twenty-four carats means pure
gold.x
Gold dust generally runs from SIS
TO $40 the Troy ounce. That brought
down from the Klondike usually went
not much over SIG the ounce.
Gold is one of the heaviest known
metals, with specific gravity Of
1896. Gold dust is rather less heavy,
but tin dinner pail would hold LOT
Of it.
A cubic foot Of pure gold would
weigh }24O pounds avoirdupois. A
man lookingat it would think he could
lit it, but. 1t would be worth $685..
900.
4 gold brick ought to be worth $15,.
OO0, If about the size Of the ordinary
one, PEut something depends on whether
the gold runs all the way through the
brick.
!. 'TheAtoek of gold coin in the prin.
cipal Millions is as follows:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Want the County Seat.

The effect OF northern thrift and
enterprise is illustrated, in the north
ern colony Of Grand AArmy men at
Fitzgerald, Ga. This community has
been established butra short time, and
Was constructed from nothing, yet to-.
day it is thriving city of several
thousand inhabitants, and. now it is
trying to wrest the county seat from
The colonists largely out
number the natives, and there is small
doubt that they will accomplish their
object. The colony is situated near
the spot where Jefferson Davis was
arrested,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
KLoNDIkE NUGGETS,
Some Facts of Special Interest About the
New Land Of Gold.

| Here are few specially interest
ing facts about the Klondike region
culled from hundred compiled by
H. s. Garfield for the Chicago Times
Herald:
All distances are gigantic. It is
1000 miles from Sitka to Klondike
Alaska is two and one-half times as
big as the State of Texas.
It. is Is large as all the States east
Of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio, including Virginia and West
Virginia.
1t has the only forest.covered gla.
cier in the world.
It has the best yellow cedar ha the
world
No land contains finer spruce tim.
Der.
Hay grows as high as mans
head
Hardy vegetables can be raised.
Alaska has the largest river in the
world.
A man standing on the bank of the
Yukon $50 miles from its mouth can.
not see the other bank.
The Yukon is twenty miles wide
700 miles from its mouth. =
With it's tributaries it is ,navigable
$500 miles.
= It discharges one-third more water
than the Mississippi. - -:
In summer all land not mountain
is swamp.
Underfoot is icecake; overhead
twenty-five hours sun.
Sweat under blankets in the sum.
mer or get rheumatism.
Snowfall in the interior is very
light-six inches or so.
Owing to dryness there is not much
suffering from cold.
A tent is as good as a house, and
cheaper.
~. No shelter is needed except when
the. wind blows. At other times
.aleeplng-bag answers all purposes.
Exposed portions Of the body freeze
u three minutes.
Talk on the icepack is heard hall,
O mffe.
Men born in southern latitude.
have become insane in the long dark.
ness.
Take chess board and men. The,
prevent dementia.
The medicine chest should hold
pills, pills, pills.
Enough library: One Bible, on.
Shakespeare.
Under act Of Congress communi,
ties of miners can make their owl
laws. No thief gets farer trial any
where nor any prompter execution.
1t will pay to wait year or two,
It cost $1,000 now and will cost 500 |
then.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
WEYLER DISCHARGED
SENIOR sAGAsTi' THANKS HIM in BE
,.HALF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
tain.t; eneral Blanc0 Y Arenas Governor
of the 1reland---Thc Queen Regent Has
Affixed Her Signature. :

A dispatch dated Madrid,,s Spain,
midnight Friday, says: The cabinet
has decided upon tho immediate recall
of Gen. Weyler from Cuba "A, decree
will be issued appointing Capt. Gen.
Blanco y Arenas, Marquis Of Pena-
Plata, governor general of the island.
The queen regent signed the decree
Saturday.
Acc riding to the El Heraldo 20, 900
reiuforcements will accompany Gen.
Blanco TO Cuba.
In the course of his cable message,
placing his post in Cuba at the dispo-
sal Of the government, Weyler said:
IF the functions with which the gov
eminent had intrusted pe had merely
those Of encouragement Of Cuba, I
should have fastened to resign, but the
two.fold character of my mission and
my duty as commander-in- chief in the
face of the enemy prevent my tender
ing resignation. Nevertheless, al
though I can rely upon the absolute,
unconditional support Of the autono-
mist and constitutional parties, as we'll
as upon public opinion, this would be
insufficient without the confidence of
the government, now more than ever
necessary to me after the censure Of
which have been made the object by
the members and journals OF the lib.
eral party and by public opinion in the
United States, which latter is infu.
enced by the former. This confidence
would be necessary to enable me to put
al end to the war, which has already
been virtually concluded from our
lines at Jucaro to Cape Antonio"
Senior Sagasta replied: "Ithank you
for your explanation and value your
frankness. I wish to assure you the
government recognizes your services
and values them as they deserve, but
it thinks change of policy, in order
to succeed, requires that the authori.
tie6 should be at one with the minis
try"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Attacked the Wrong Mn,fss

A tragedy in which two would-be
murderera lost their lives at the hands
Of their intended victim, occurred in
Arkansas county, Ark, Sunday after.
aoon. John Gray and John Burton
we're killed, and Robert L. White is in
the hands of Sheriff L. @. Smith, Of
Arkansas county, charged with the
double killing. The tragedy is the
result of family trouble between White
and Gray. White then surrendered
to the sheriff. The partie. are among
the most prominentin the county.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Hanna the Honorel Guest.

The annual banquet of the Mar.
luette Club on "Chicago Day" was
1cld at the Auditorium Saturday night,
senator Mark A. Hanna being the guest
If honor. Mr.. Hanna was down fol-
'specch On :'Olio and Modern Vir.
3inia." His speech had no special
sgnificancephd had no touch on poll
tics. The other speakers of the even.
'ng were Edgar Bancroft, j. r. Bur-
ton of Kansas, who spoke on Gan
Epoch and It's Lesson, Frank o. Low.
len of Chicago. Fernando Jones OF
Ghioago, and Congressman John L.
Lacey.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
& AN ALABAMA TRAGEDY.
Two Planters Killed at a Country Dance
in Butler County.

in Butler County.
Near Greenville, Butler county, Ala,
Thursday night at a country dance q
shocking double tragedy occurred.
While Sidney Dwarf was dancing with
Miss Mary Ekof, William Ekof, a
brother OF the young lady, approached
and ordered his eister to leave Dwarf,
alleging, that the latter had circulated
slanderous reports concerning her.
Dwarf denied the qbrge, and Miss
! Ekof expressed her belief in Q#arf.'s
innocence, and refused to obey her
brother. Ekof then began to abuse
Dwarf and q, quarreheneued between
the men. Dwarf finally called Ekof a
liar, whereupon the latter snatched out
pistol and sshot Dwarf through the
heart, the man dying at the feet Of the
murderer's sister, who fell in : faint
over his body. AS .Ekof started to
dash from the room, lie was seized by
NJ. L. Hatton, friend of the muir.
dered man, who attempted to arrest
him. A struggle ensued between the
men, which ended in Ekof shooting
Hatton in the abdomen. Hatton died
an hour later. AS Ekof ran from the
ball several Of the dancers fred shots
at him through the darkness, and q
trail of blood indicates that be was.
wounded, but he mounted horse ana'
escaped. A posse has been organized
and is in hot pursuit with dogs. In.
dignation at the. affair is high, and q
lynching may resultif Ekof is capture d.
Ekof is well-to.do Russian who set
tied in Butler county two years ago.
Dwarf and Hatton were both prom
inent young planters: The two muir
ders occurred in full view of one hun
bred dancers and others gathered in
the hall.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Uuspeakable Turk .Comp,im entea.

The Sultan Of Constantinople has
received an autograph letter from the
emperor OF Germany. conveying his
thanks for tho gift Of a number Of.
rcannons captured from the Greeks dur.
ing the recent war. The emperor, in
us letter, praises the ''wise moiera-
ton" exhibited during Turkey 8 nego-
tlations for the conclusion of peace
with Greece and assures the sultan that
he enjoys the faithful friendship Of
Emperor William.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
A Law Student Insane.

j. B, West, who has been attending
the law class Of the State University at
Austin, Tex, became violently ineane
Saturday, thinking that lie was great
Populist leader, and was going to be
Texas next governor He was con-
fined in the lunatic asylum, in a cell
with another lunatio named Thomas
G. Denge. At an early hour Sunday
morning he choked Denge to death,
Notwithstanding the fact that four at.
tendants were trying to tear him loose.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
FIRES ALONG SHORE.
Millions Of Property in New York Pro-
tected by Fleet of Fire.BOats.

tected by Fleet of Fire-Boats.
A paper by Charles T. Hill in the
St. Nicholas, in the series On New
York's Fire Department, is devoted to
FLOATING Fire-Engines." Mr.. Hill
says:
With the growth of a large city,
the protection Of the waterfront from
the ravages of fire becomes an i'm
portant study of fire protection for the
city ITSELF Nearly every large city in
the United States owes its growth to
its nearness to some body of water,
either lake river or sea, which offers
exceptional advantages for the trans
portation of immense quantities Of
merchandise, and also provides har-
borage for all manner of craft engaged
in this work.
This merchandise has to be stored
somewhere during the process of load
ing and unloading these vessels, and
tho big warehouses and wharf-build-
ings along the front serve this
purpose; but very often the most valu-
able cargoes are stored for time in
the fimsiest kind Of buildings, need
ing but spark to start destructive
conAagration.
AS city increases in size it's i'm
portance as freight-center grows in.
proportion; and the value of freight
and merchandise stored along shore,
during transit, in big city like New
York, can only be imaginedss No
reasonable valuation can be given, for
we should have to dive too deeply in
to the amounts of imports and exports
to get anywhere near he truth; but it
is safe to say that one hundred millions
would scarcely cover the property exe
posed to the danger of fire, in single
day, among the piers and warehouses
Of New York City. ~.
Nor is this danger confnedto piers
and wharf-buildings alone, but vessels
in the act Of loading aud unloading
valuable cargoes, the big bonded
warehouses along the river front, the.
docks for great ocean steamers, and$
the freight stations Of many big rail-
roads are also exposed to this risk,
and need to be well protected, for a
serious fire among them would destroy
more valuable property than perhaps
Q. ire OF the same extent in the very
heart Of the city.
! Fires along shore ore difficult ones
to handle. There is always more or
less wind near the water; if gale is
blowing it seems to have twice as
much force on the water-fr front, and a
fire once started here spreads very
rapidly. Then fires on the piers, or
or in the wharf-buildings, are usually
very hard to fight although there is
plenty of water all around, it is diff
cult to apply it to good effect. The.
land forces can only fight such fire
from one position-the street side;
and if the wind is blowing inland it
drives the smoke and fire directly at
them, and makes it nearly impossible
to hold this position. It is here that
the floating ire-engine or fre.boat can
do its valuable work; and New York
possesses fleet of such vessels-three
boats that are fully able to cope with
a fire of almost any size, whether it be
among the shipping, alongshore, or
in the harbor. ~
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Converts Burn Up Their Playing Cards.

Converts Burn Up Their Playing Cards.
The little cityef Milledgeville, Ca,
the old capital of that State, is in the
throes of the most extensive religious
revival in the history. For the past
ten days services have stirred up the
people until Saturday, when the frenzy
reached its height in the determination
on the part of many of the converts to
destroy their property, which they
considered had given them sinful pleas.
ure. An immense bonfire was built
and cards, checkers, dice, etc., were
sent up in smoke One convert dc.
stroyed 500 packs Of cards, which he
had just purch ga for sale. The bon
tire was in a prominent street of that
town.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
An Inyali,,'s Suicide,

Milo Hathaway Lockwood; - E.!
be son of G. Is. Lockwood,
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 8 nsa d.!
Of the Lockwood Taylor Hi I H. a.
Company, committed suicide a.
burg, Pa, Saturday AFTERNOON !!!|
Economy Hotel, by putting I. 81
through his head. Lockwoo 4
tensive lumber Interests 10 Wei 3! III
ginia. Tho only cause known 81 x
suicide is dependency on aceo q A.
disease. he had been troubled
sciatica for years. ana suffered - u
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
A Tragic Accident. :.

!. John Branyon, who lives neai
gainesville, Ga, killed his s f., H..
year old son Sunday night. M .s 1'
yon and hB wife and two cons s1sl h.
one roopk While train vss =
the Oldest son got up and vent ~. 3
observed by any one. A llIs,s
Mr.. Branyon heard some olls
store.room door. He got up sna ss
aud not getting an answer nlss
load entered bis sons head s = n
him instantly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Farmers Son stabss . Man 4 Y q

FARMERS SOn 'oSss"S " = 50 ~
Rutherford Todd, 5Quogest
Frank Todd, q wealthy farmsl.s |
bed Dan Little, a.farmeri li,i g. h
fathers place. near Ricln %
Sunday, iraictiag wounds
prove fatal. The men bad so!l :
bic over q division Of ctops
attacked Todd With rook
who was horseback, Topped ill., y :
saddle and, drawing {. foc.s .
gan stabbing Little, who fei
continued to carve his .helplca :
leaving him for dead. Todd $751;.
cred to the sheriff and was rs' s.
bond pending his victims conu
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Funeral of Senator Mcllsl1

Funeral services over thG
States Senator Mol herson, n
Jersey City, last Friday eyapi
held at his late residence q "a
ton at 2::30 o'clock Monday atteia
In Difference to the wishes an
family services were quiet. Mhs H. !I
llent took place in Oak Hill oenel 49,
The remains reached WashiDgtak ~
lIrday night and were conveyed ~
BY to the Mcpherson home, xhs H.
Mcpherson and daughter were
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
A French African Expedttsts

A French expedition consislaa NJ
500 soldiers AMI 1000 carriers g.
started from Porto Novo, co., ~ J.
Dahomey, for Mikki,, whence n II
ceeds to the Hinterland Of Llgo
Coast Of Africa Ihe colopM 4! u
eminent is tdtinss scti'e 81 1!s r.
prevent this tszce from enoFGss
upon British territory. ! he s. pm
officials, it is stated. have pre-
tives Of, Lagos ana their c4a no. q !. N
the service of the expedition. ssa
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
BOWLING GREEN BUSINFss f,s;> =;
RoumAlN BROS. 8
J.: .JEW''|ElRY sro d
IS A POEM b

s<5a
n! Now in this hustlipg little citye D
There are many things that are ma. d
But OF all things that are complete
Is Roumain's stcre-tidy, clean an, IS
The latest styles can the.e be ionnd. ..sssl
.Thoy lead the other fellows, rons s 81
They lead in jewelry tbf0aeh and mn u
III prices, styles, attraet ts6a ss!5
Their clocks not only Tick and 81.
But makes their rivals quick re(H III
Low prices, beauty not sun, sseS 1 ISss
Their quality is what msSesthem Il "a
Watches that look so fine Hild nina sss s
Can suit youth both locks Hlfiii1 as
They are gold, silver, and somS M
The best of>EIgin and NaNhats I'M ss 81
Speaking about engaseRlt1t RIM. :sssss
The boys on the corner III s Jul III a.
They'll fix you up SO neat, SO SI6yes ,ssss
The girl you love will prizelt eyer
Button sets, hairpins and tSitbnckla
Side comb, belt pins, witch poke
who? 80
The ladies. Why these make them ia,.sl
Make attractive their form and hall. u
If your watch gets mulish and viii IA sasS
Or If 1t goes too fast or even too slo1. ssssss
Why take it the Roumain Bros. !; ssssss
They'll fix it right better thausothefs
The Jerelers is the name they lbesr.. sss
And by honest dealingthat name thef'll
If their goods are not just as they ~ Is
They'll return you the money any az
II reading this your eyes should tic. II
Pray tell the boysthat you desire &
To have your eyes made fresh and nj u u
2 With. q ilEo pair OF glasses, xlisl
handle too. sss 5sJsasa
sR0VHalN Bros, III
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
u Bros,
Cor. Lafayette and Main,
BATON ROUGE,
Japanese Typhoon.j

The following japanese ad,iS
received at San Francisco Fsi1
steamship China, from
During the summer over47
Of dysentery and abo't 9,00
from the same cause have bsef l1
cd throughout the courtry. DIM
:typhoon, September 9th, the
gian bark Alette was wrecked q M
The first mate and nine Of thssl| ~
were drowned. Ninety persons =
killed outright, 800 injured
sands Of houses were DESTROYED /
typhoon.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Eel's Eggs in De1,sand.
Here's a chance for some one.

Here's a chance for some one. g
one has ever seen cells eggs. It is b.
lleved that they spawn in the ocean,
as they never increase in a land-locked
pond. Fame aud distinction await
the one who. will solve this problem
that the nat1ralists have found foo
much for thela.-Lewiston (Me.) Jour.
nal,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Deleware,s Deleoat;or

Gov E. B. Tunnell, of Delaware,
and his staff left Washington, Saturday
night over the Southern Railway, viz
Asheville and Hot springs, N. c.. for
Nashville, Tenn, to- visit the exposi-
ton.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
Cost of Living in the Klondike.

A good idea Of what money will be
needed when the new gold diggings
are reached in order to live until ''pay
dirt" is struck may be gained from
the following list, quoting ruling
prices in the Klondikey the. latest re.
ported:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-16
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-15

corn is ripe. sugar beets VIII soon be
ready to dig: potatoes doing well. The
weather has been cooler with heaNy
winds
american Forl,-wc have had a
changceble week. very hot the fore
part and quite cool the latetr part with
sprinkling Of rain. High WINDS ulu
considerable damage 20 fruit
Lehi- Beet digging commenccd;orop
one-hnlf to two-thitd8 Of last year
Thundorshowcrs on 10th and nth.
Salem-The small grain is an
thrashed and the yield is fairly good.
The weather has been very good for
in this kind OF work. The corn and
potatoes are good The melon crop
dor which Salem is noted) is good.
WAYNE COUNTY.
Loa-warm and beautiful weather
Half Of our second crop Of lucern cut
but not hnuled wheat about all cut;
crop light; good shower on 10Th.
Teasdale--W Weather past week has
been warm and favorable for the
ripening crops Grain about all cut and
most OF the hay: some fruit ripe.
Notom-Hot and dry foreport OF
week; latter part windy and cooler
Melons ripe: tomatoes good crop; gar
den doing nicely.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
st George-Third crop OF alfalfa
mostly completed. Fruit drying pro-
crossing satisfactorily: sowing or
onion seed going on. Windy afternoon
OF 9Th, strong wind afternoon of 9TH;
very slight sprinkle OF rain pm. I'm
WEBER COUNTY.
Notwithstanding finished; corn
cutting commenced with fair crop;
high winds determintal to fruit; water
plentiful. potatoes being marketed
by the carloads with fair returns.
JuAB COUNTY.
Levan-A windy, clustering week
with showers during the latter part
which interferred to some extent with
threshlng operations; still most of the
wheat stacks have disappeared.
Farmers busy cutting and hauling
corn for fear OF frost. The ground in
the orchards Is literally covered with
wind fallen fruit. Rainfall for week
AZ of an inch.
j. II. SMITH.
Section Director.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-15
SALE OF UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE.

NOTICE Is HENkBl GIVEN THAT OS
IN "wednesday, October 2Oth, lsVi, AZ
O'Clock p NJ OF that day,Rnd continuing mere
aiterfrom dhy to day until sold, ut the bag
gage depot OF the un dersigned, n ar the cor
net OF SIKH West aud lnird south streets,
salt Lake CITY. Utah the uudersghe ed Will ex'
poee for sale and sol ut pubic suction to INC
highest b oder for cash the fol owing Do
scribcd articles of baggage. remhining un.
elaine d In the possession OF the uudersigned
Ut the expiration of SIX months from the tlmo
OF It's arrival at the place OF its dolvery and at
place of delivery stored by the underslgned.
rad sale will be made for the purpose OF pay
ing for the storage and care of said baggage
white stored and the reasonable and oces.
Hary costs OF slch sale!
Two bundles OF be iding from salina,
one bundle bedding from AIT Lake.
one bundle bedding IRON Bingham.
Four bundles bedding. one baby cab, ono
russell vaiise, from Ogden
one black valise, one zinc trunk, from Den
yer. I.sNf
one sack from EphraiIn.
one black vaise from Reno.
one canvas covered trunk, marked Harry
Jennings, from Little Rock
one zinc trunk from an francisco.
The names and addresses of tho conSignots
and consignecs of each and all the following
described parcels ana the places from which
each and all said parcels. were shipped are
unknown: 49,
yAlises. Two russell yalis.s. Ono hand sam
pie ease. -Four lunch Uaskats. one linen
duster one black coat. Three shawls Two
childreu's Jackets, Three canes. seven par
asols. Eight umbrellas. One gas stove, one
overcost one zinc Trunk One canvas GOV.
cred trunk. one russell valise, ono telescope.
Four packages Four ladies' capes. Thirty
packages various descriptions.
rate Of frat publicationi september 10, lsg'
The Rio Grande Western Hallway Company
by b. A. WADLtlGH,
General Passenger Agent,