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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
His Definition.

The best definition OF good house.
keeping that / ever heard was that
given by little slip OF a boy, who,
after listening long time to very
learned discussion from some of his
mothers club associates on the best
way to order home, was asked /:
SWELL. MY little man. what kind of q
home do you think is best?"
A beautiful light came to the child's
eyes. He tossed back his yellow hair
and shook his head: 81 don't know
much about it. Just the only kind
that like is the home that it's nice Ia
goto." And when all the philosophy,
theory, science and wisdom of the sub.
iect had been exhausted, the women
there assembled had to agree that tue
very best home, after all, was the
home that-it was nice to go to-
Philadelphia Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
ROYAL LIVES AS RISKS.
.arge Insurance Upon Princess, Kings
md Other European Magnates.

sarge Insurance UpOn frinCeSSi Mugs
and Other European Magnates.
A peculiar and little known branch of
insurance is that INDUCED in by pri-
rate persons who insure the lives OF
Qualities for their own benefit From
he standpoint of the individual it Is,
If course, pure speculation. The roy
llty insured may obligingly depart this
life shortly after the insurance is ef-
,ected, in which case there is quite q
respectable sum netted; OF, on the
)ther hand, he or she may persist in
lingering to a good old age, when the
insurer benefits but little. But taking
out a policy on the life of a royal per-
,onage is, on the average, pretty good
'spec.'
This is how it is done: You, gentle
.eader, wish to insure the Prince OF
Wales 1--WE will say for the sum OF
$500. You fill up proposal form for
hat amount in the name of FL. r. ii.
Albert Edward, prince of Wales, duke
If Cornwall, ETC., and forward it to
company which accepts this kind of
insurance All companies, it must be
acted, do not issue policies on royalties
ives to private individuals, but many
N quite the first rank do.
On receipt of your proposal the COM
9any will inform you of the rate per
tent. at which the premium will be
charged; then, if you are willing to
pay this rate, which is fairly high
one, a policy will be issued in the usual
way. Most policies of this kind are
without profts'-i e., there are no
bonus accretions.
Although there are no statistics on
The subject, and accuracy of state
nent is therefore impossible, it is quite
probable that the life of her majesty,
The queen, is insured hundreds of times
in this manner. The same thing is true,
to modified extent, of most Of the
other members of the royal family.
The duke of Cambridge, for instance,
has been for the past twenty years
fayorite Subject" for spectators. The
reason is obvious, but the rate is, as
may be supposed, very high. Many
companies also accept proposals on the
lives Of members of foreign royal
houses.
A few days ago policy on the Joint
lives of tha dul,a Of Ca,n1S.idra nd tha
ex-king Of Hanover, for the sum Of
f1,000, was in the market. The Han
over monarch is dead and the policy
will be paid on the death Of the former.
1t fetched large sum. On the same
day policy on the joint lives Of her
majesty the queen and the duke of.
Cambridge was also disposed of.-Lon-.
don Tit-Bits.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
THREW AWAY A FORTUNE.
A Man VINO Lost $4,000 Worth OF
Bmbergris.

ATbsrgris
The little town of Digby, Nova SEQ
Tia, is very much excited at present
over the finding of some ambergris by
Isaiah Kinghorn, a fisherman who
lives in Granville, a small village
across the river from Digby. MIR.
Knghorn was in conversation with
st. John Telegraph reporter, and told
The story Of his find. He Lad been
rowing along the bay shore at Gran
vile in his boat one day last week,
end noticed some stuff floating on
the water. Il looked TO him like tallow.
lie took it into his boat and rOwed to
his home at Granville, where he tried
to boil il down to make soft soap.
Failing to do so he threw the remain
der Of the supposed talloW away. He
had about 100 pounds of the material
in all, he estimates, and had only kept
Elk pounds of it after the rest had been
destroyed. He was told that it was
very valuable article, and in conse-
quence he brought q sample to st.
John, where it was shown to drug
gist, who offered for it price which
by no means approached its value.
Mr.. Kingdom went back to Digby
by the steamer Prince Rupert and took
the ambergris to local druggist, who,
after close examination, identified it
and on looking up the price list found
that it was worth So per ounce. The
fisherman's feelings can be imagined
when he learned that he had wasted
about ninety-four pounds of the amber
girls, which, had he kent it, would have
brought him for the lot $4,000. AS it
Is, he has left only about six pounds,
which will bring him when sold the
sum of $4,000.
Mr.. Kingdom left a small piece with
the druggist, which weighs about ~
pounds, and the latter will conduct the
sale of the six pounds. The same,
which was shown TO the Telegraph re-
porter at the drug store, was broken
from lump weighing forty-two
pounds. 1t resembles a piece of tallow
very much. Ambergris is solid fatty
substance, Of dull gray color, the
shades being variegated like marble
and possesses peculiar sweet earthly
odor. 1t is a morbid secretion found
in the intestines of the spermaceti
whale. and is generally found floating
on the seashore and in Jumps weigh
ing from one-half an ounce to 100
pounds. The sample is still in the
hands of the Dighy druggist, and will
probably be sent to the States, where
q deal viii be made for the whole. 1t
is needless to say that MIR. Kingdom,
who was so lucky in making the find,
is being congratulated from all quar-
tiers upon his rapid rise on the road to
wealth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
MILKING.

If money is to be made from cows
it IS essential that they be MIXED at
regular hours morning and evening,
says the Patrons Bulletin, and the
nearer the time is divided equally the
better it is.
1t is also advisable to milk them in
the same order every time; it prevents
them from fretting. Personally, !
have found no satisfactory result I'M
less managed to make friends with
the COW, or, if you please, induced her
to look upon me as an adopted CALI"
While pure food and water is essen.
tial to the production of perfect milk,
it has been proven that many of the
taints which We thought were intro
duced in the milk while it is elabor-
ated in the COW, are due to direct con-
tamination from the dust of dried
urine and excrements as we'll as OF the
fodder itself in the stable. When the
COW converts the food into blood and
then into milk, most if not all OF the
impurities are separated in that won
derFul flter-the kidneys--and the
germs are found not in the milk but
in the urine and excrements. A
healthy COW fed clean and healthy
fodder and water will always produce
perfect milk. We have been fooled,
as, for instance, by the fact that milk
from COWS fed on turnips had turnip
flavor, but careful experiments have
shown that this flavor was produced
by a bacterium found on the turnips
and in the excrements and introduced
in the milk directly by dust falling
into it while milking in q stable where
the turnips were fed while milking or
shortly after, or where the exerements
had n chance to dry and float as dust
in the air.
These facts make it clear that we
should not feed the COWS while milk
ing, and should not clean the stable
just before milking, as the dust then
raised may drop in the milk. Nor
should we keep stock of such fodder
in the stable.
OF course there are certain weeds,
such as leeks, rag-weed, etc., which
will faint the milk as produced in the
COW, and too much OF certain foods
will affect the milk in various ways.
Thus more than two pounds of linseed
meal per COW will make the butter
soft, and SO will rape-seed and peanut
meal, while more than two or three
pounds of cotton.seed meal will make
1t hard and like stearlue.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
RAISING EARLY POULTRY,

There is every encouragement to the
one who wishes to keep poultry for
eggs and market, writes S. N. VOL
colt, in the American Agriculturist.
The road of the amateur fancy chicken
dealer is sure to be a rough Que for
many years at least, for there are so
many well-known dealers, and adver-
tising and booming are overdone and
disappointing. A dealer in one little
town shipped during the month of
February 5000 dozen eggs. An average
OF $3.50 worth of poultry was shipped
weekly last winter, and there were
other dealers in the same town and at
nearly every other town in the county.
No one, to my knowledge, makes q
speciality of poultry. It was the surplus
from the farms. A farmer near Airing.
ton Junction had fine flock of
Brahmas, which are heavy weights to
sell at maturity but do not feather
early enough for broilers or early
pulets. Neither did they lay as we'll
as he wished. He bought last year
some pure White Leghorn cockerels
and has an all.purpose chicken hard
to beat. In three weeks in December
he sold fifty-fye dozen eggs from
ninety hens and pullets at the time OF
year when eggs are scarce and high.
They still keep up the record. This
year he bought pure Brahmas cockerels
again, for the chickens soon get too
small for market purposes. The Cochin
and Brown Leghorn makes fine
cross, or Plymouth Rock and White
Leghorn, and they feather early for
broilers. Early broilers are the most
profitable, and they should weigh or
II lbs. by the first of May at least.
The next best thing to an incu.
basor for Matching early chicks
is dozen Cochin hens, and
this is about all tie good I could ever
get out of them. Langshans are pref
ty fair early sitters. Oae must have
dry, comfortable place for them or
bowel disease will surely take them
ola henhouse ssixteen feet long,
half the sou tas' side hinged at the
southwest corner to swing back and
be windbreak for the house. Tack
screen across the doorway to keep the
chicks inside, and you have shelter,
sun and fresh air. A she'd attached to
the east end OF the henhouse, covered
and sided north and east with straw
or cornstaiks and lathed on the south,
is cheap and comfortable place.
Put the coops along the north side and
the chicks can scratch and grow during
the cloudy wet days of spring without
danger of chill OF drowning. A board
8 foot broad at the ground keeps the
wind off of them aud keeps them I'M
der The shed. l had eleven Matched
the 23d of February and they are
thriving finely under this shelter and
Ire no trouble only to feed and water.
DON'T begin to raise poultry without
ome such place. The wear and tear
II constant watching, exposure to
aims, trying to corral the broods, the
oss by dampness and chill and drown
ng, all so to make early poultry rails
ng unpleasant and improbable;
1hile these cheap convenienoes rave
Il this, besides the number OF chick
AIRED for early market,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
Prince Of Wales Buyins Land.

The Prince of Wales is buying large
tracts of land in the Dartmoor dis,
trict OF England. apparently intending
to form an extensive deer forest and
hunting region. To obtain the neces.
sary purchase money he has, through
his agents, disposed OF South African
and other securities. There are sign.
ola marked clearing up in the Prince
financial affairs. Any sums he owe
TO Baron Eirsoh. Sir Albert Sasso9.
and Others have been paid oil. The,
dabta na7eF amouased 70 anything lls
slia lhgsa aafna generally fspaftas
'Eaa Esiaae IL gaw gsla 10 si.yast saFgsi
sA 'sa.l,s@SeH FORK Igisaae,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
RED RIVER LINE.

Chas. P. TrusIow -. ...... Presidents
Chas. W. Drown NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Traffic Manager, New Orleans, La.
Leroy A. Stafford
Agent, Alexandria, La.
This Line is composed of the following
first-class steamboats,:
Imperial, capacity 5000 bales Of cot
ton.
Valley Queen, capacity $500 bales
of cotton.
Hallette, capacity 5000 bales of
cotton.
W. 7. scoveIl, capacity 1900 bales
of cotton.
Anna B. Adams, capacity 1000 bales
of cotton.
Rosa Bland, capacity 500 bales of
cotton.
And fleet of 8 Barges, capacity 500
bales of cotton each.
Boats leave New Orleans Wednes-
days and Saturdays. and leave Shreve-
post Tuesdays and Fridays.
The new steamer W. T. Scoyell,
built expressly for this trade, will
make weekly trips between Alexandria
and Shreveport during the coming
season.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
CRACKING or PEARS.

SJllASjA1HNSI Op IIfa1bks
There are some varieties Of pears
which are very subject to cracking Of
the skin, which soon after turns black,
thus destroying the value Of the fruit.
The black is sometimes cut off, but
what is left of the fruit lacks the fine
flavor it should have if the skin had
remained whole. The White Doyenne
pear, known also under its old-fash-
toned name, Virgalieu, is most subject
to this disease, and its growing has,
for this reason, been discontinued in
some localities. But the disease is a
fungus, and spraying with Bordeaux
mixture has been found a preventive.
1t should be done early. The cracking
generally begins about the time the
seeds are forming in the fruit. 1t may
be caused by a deficiency of potash in
the soil, making it impossible for the
tree to form the fruit seeds and ripen
it's fruit. Many fungus diseases are
probably due to this cause, and a lib
eral supply Of potash to prevent them
is better than cure But wherever the
fungus is present, it should be de-
stroyed by the Bordeaux mixture, and
the trees then literally supplied with
potash to prevent its recurrence
Boston Cultivator.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
GRATING UNpRopucr1vE TREES.

A great Improvement can be made
In most orchards by regratting those
that are found to be of undesirable
varieties. 1t can be done during this
month with greater certainty that the
gratis will live than if cut and set
later. Crafts of the cherry and plum
must especially be cut as early as pos
sible. Ii kept in a cool, moist place
they can be set even after the trees
are in leaf,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

A counterfeiter in Wichita, Kas., was
on trial aboHt year ago, and some of
his implements were exhibited in
court. One of the jurors examined
them quite attentively, and later made
some for himself and began counter
feitlng. lie is now in prison.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
Deafness Cannot 10 Cared

by local applications, rs they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only ons
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu.
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in.
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustackian Tube. When this tube gets in.
famed you have a rumbling sound or impsr..
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infanl-
nation can be taken out and this tube re.
stored toi 8 normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dotlgrs for any
case Of Deafness Caused by cntarrh) that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, frea.
F.. J. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo. O.
fold By Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
That joyful Fee,in:

With the exhilarating sense ofrenewed health
and strength and internal cleanliness. which
follows the use OF Syrup Of Figs. is unknown
to the few who have not progressed beyond
the old-time medicines AMI the cheap substi.
tutes sometimes offered but never accepted by
the well-informel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life
Away.
II you want to quit tobacco us.n: easily and
forever, regain LOST mannool le made well,
strong, magnetic, full of new lie and vigoE,
take No-To-Dac, the wondcr-warker that
makes weak men strong Many gain ten
pounds In ten days. Over AGO, 800 cured; Buy
No-To-Bsc from Your own druggist. Under
freq Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago
or Now York. J.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

FITSstopped free and permanentycu Nc
fits after first days use of DIR. KLiNE's GREAT
NERyEREsToRER.F Free So trial bot tleand treat.
ise. Send to DIR. Kline. Sl Arch ST., Phiia., Pa.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
No Time shouId be Lost

By those troubled with constipation in seek
ing relief from Hostetter's Stomach B!tters-
The disease is easily relieved in its earlier,
stage. and as it is utterly subversive of the.
general health, postponement of the remedy
is unwise. The same holds good of delay in
cases of fever and ague, kidney complaints.
nervousness, debility and rheumatism, all
ments to which the Bitters is particularly
o,a
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves tn,
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. d. BuoHMUEL
LER, Lexington, Mo-, February "a, 1894.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

Dobbins' Floating Borax Soap Is the only
floating soap that contains Borax. For toilet or
laundry use it is Incompatible perfect soap for
ell uses. Try it once. You'll use it always. Order
of your grocer. Red wrapper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

The faith that will move mountains after
awhile, is moving good many smaller
things now
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inflamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. bottle
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

The sin that will stick to you is the one
you expect to give up without any help from
Christ.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

WHEN bilious or costive, eat Cascaret
candy calhartic, cure guaranteed, 10c., Csc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
ri,osffansa aoos fHaas,

IT. perhaps unfortunate that The
attention. ns iasasss has heag aa
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
pocon+ discussion of the best means

Recent discussicn of the best means
of protecting our harbors in case OF
war has called renewed attention to
experiments on the power of great
guns. The result Of one OF these ex-
periments has been used as an argu-
ment in favor Of placing guns at IL
inches calibre at certain points on the
coast, In the case referred to a pro-
jectile weighing 1900 pounds was fired
from such a gun. The target consist
ed of a compound plate of steel and
iron 20 inches thick, and second plate
of iron 8 inches thick, backed by a
mass Of square oak timber 20 feet
thick, backed in turn by granite wall
s feet thick, behind which was IL feet
of solid concrete, while the rear of the
target consisted Of a b-foot wall OF
brick. The projectile, fired at close
range, passed through the % inches OF
iron and steel, through the 20 feet OF
oak, through the s feet of granite,
through the II feet of concrete, and
more than halfway through the @
feet of brick behind them all! What,
say the advocates of heavy guns for
coast defence, would be the chance of
any battle-ship in existence against
such projectile as that?
Japan is having boom. Over $780,
100000 Of local capital has been iuyestl
ed in new enterprises within year and
there are already twenty clock, twd
watch and several bicycle factories;
while silk and cotton mills may be
counted by the score. Her foreign
trade is rapidly increasing and is now
$265, 100000 year, or six times as
much as 20 years ago.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

JUST try 10c box of Cascarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

The mother of Moses did more for the
world than the king who built the pyramids.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

st. vitus' Dance. One bottle DR.. Fenner's
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
McEAREE'S
WINE OF CARDua

VIII bring girls safely through the crisis.
laken at the first indication Of weak.
ness, It never fails. 1t regulates the
monthly periods with perfect precision.
Its action is direct upon the feminine
organs that above all others, ought to
be strong and we'll.
Start the girl right. Don't expose her
20 me dangers and fortunes of dragging
weakness, bearing down pains, nervous ~
prostration aud tbs facilitating draiua
90 common - women.
AeEsree's 'fIae Of Oarasl, ls d hon,a
treatment. !, !. u does away entirely viii
shhssrsat ''.seal sxatasiaasiuaa,'I '.'a
sisslI'ss \ Hs!Els ~ zss'su N ssse,s.,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
BEEKEEp1NG FOR FARMERS.

NV observation and experience teach
me that one never succeeds with any
thing he does not like; consequently a
man or woman who dislikes to handle
bees had better let them alone. How
ever, it seems to me it might pay the
farmer who has lot of fruit to keep
a few stands Of bees, even though he
had to buy new stock every spring
and did not get any honey. The bene-
fit derived from the bees fertihzing
includes politicians who foresee the
ragged holly as to the claims of the la
fruit blossoms would pay for the
trouble. In this case box hives would
be better than any others, as bees I'M
doubtedly winter better in them, and
honey is a secondary consideration.
In any event get a good stock Of in
dustrious bees. 1t is becoming pretty
generally accepted that beekeeping
will not do to rely on as money-mak-
ing occupation unless practised in con-
nection with some other business. The
farmer who likes to handle bees will
have an excellent side issue, which, If
carefully managed, will be a satisfac-
ton as we'll as profit. To such q far
mer / say get two colonies Of Italian
bees from some reliable breeder, put
them in an eight or ten frame dove
tailed hive, get smoker, bee veil, a
book on agriculture and begin. In one
respect, experienced aplarists are
quite as negligent as begtnners-that
u.s. in furnishing shade for the hives. 1t
has been conclusively shown that col
onies in shade during hot weather
make the most honey.--Orange Judd
Farmer
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12

CAsoARErs stimulate liver, kidneys and bow
els. Never sicken, weaken or grippe. 100.
The man who lives only for himself couldn't
be engaged in smaller business.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DOCTOR B. &. MosELE,

Can be found at his Office, Albert's
Store, (upstairs) during the day. At
night, at his residence, (green house)
corner Fifth and Casson Streets
M Responds promptly to calls, day
or night.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
Travel in Comfort

by taking advantage Of the
Superior Train Service, Ele-
CANT equipment and fast time
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-12
BRAVE SPIRITS BROKEN.

How often women wake up in the
morning cheerful and happy, deter
mined to do so much before the day