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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
anecuoIes or ftearu,

While the late James H. Beard, faith
er of Dan Beard, the artist, was paint
ing a portrait of Zachary Taylor, he
said to him: swell, General, l suppose
you are to be our next President?"
81 hope not" grunted the bluff old
hero: mo military man has any BUSH
ness in the Presidential chair, but if
they offer it to me, suppose I'll be -
fool enough to accept it,"
And he was. Shortly after Mr..
Boards marriage to a niece of Col.
Carter, in 1888, he made the Southern
campaign tour. Tom Marshall, of Ken
lucky, was then running for Congress.
He was defeated by song, which
Beard wrote, and this brought a chal.
lenge to duel. Eighteen boon com
panions of the rhymsters answered the
challenge, and told Marshall that he
must fight all of them, singly or all al
once, but the eighteen men he must
meet! Somehow this duel never came
off, and Marshall never afterward al
.luded to it but once, and that was whel
he first saw Boards canvas, 'The Las
Victim of the Flood" Standing before
the painting, Marshall seemed yisibly
impressed. Finally, drawing himsel
up to his full height, he turned to thu
artist, and said: Beard, you're ,
mighty good painter, but you're -
,,oor ,,oo+ -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
THE BEAN WEEVIL.

r. Bowen, of Missouri, states that
when beans raised last summer were
threshed during the winter, nearly all
Of them contained insects. What can
be done to prevent this trouble next
season? In the absence of specimens,
says Professor S. A. Forbes, of the
Illinois Experiment Station, suppose
that the insect infesting the beans is
the common bean weevil. This insect
lays its eggs primarily on the bean
pod in the field, and the larvae hatch
and enter the beans, but usually not
in great numbers. The adults begin to
emerge in the fall, and if in stored
beans will Immediately commence lay
ing eggs for new brood, which in
turn gives rise to another, and so ON,
until the whole lot becomes infested
This destruction may be stopped by
placing the beans in tight vessel or
box with small quantity of bisulphide
of carbon, the fumes of which are
penetrating and very poisonous. This
is best done outdoors, as the vapor is
injurious and inhammable; but it
quickly escapes when the vessel is
opened and leaves no trace or effect
upon the beans. In any case, the
beetles should not be allowed to escape
and produce another generation Of
larvae in the field. Beans injured by
this weeyil are unfit for planting.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
Cat Climbs a Well.

Moses Edwards, a farmer of PASSPORT,
Long Island, owns in large house
cat the most remarkable scaler of wells
on record. A few days ago, while a
number of dogs were chasing her, she
jumped upon well windlass to escape
her tormentors. The surface of the
windlass, however, was frozen. and af-
ferded 10 chance for clinging, and turn
Ing halfway round, dropped the animal
into the bottom Of the thirty-fve foot
well. Edwards, who priced his cat
highly, saw the fall of his cat and i'm
mediately rushed to the top of the well
to get her up. The cat, however, was
in need of no help. On reaching the
top Of the we'll Edwards naturally ex-
pected to discover the animal in the
water at the bottom splashing about.
To his surprise he found the cat climb
ing up the smooth walls Of the we'll
as easily as II they had been the roof
of 4 house.
Edwards's opinion of the value of his
cat has Increased greatly since 1t has
exhibited such powers, and he says It
cannot he bought ct any ps.ce.-Naw
1ork Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
THINNING FRUIT.

The Geneva IN. " Experiment Sta
ton last year tried an experiment in
thinning fruit, whose result was re-
ported by Professor S. A. Beach.
Three methods were tried First, all
inferior fruit was picked off, and where
the fruit grew in clusters only one
specimen was allowed. Second, the
same as above, except the fruit was
further thinned, so as not to leave
specimens nearer than four inches.
The third method left no specimens
nearer than six inches. Some rows
were left without thinning. The gain
in first-class fruit was great by all of
these methods over the rows left I'M
thinned. The second method was pre-
feried. 1t required twice as long to
thin the fruit by No. 2 method as it
did to harvest the crop. Mr.. S. d. Will
ard advised raking apples off with
steel rakes, while the fruit was small.
This should be done On alternate rows,
and the trees thus thinned would be
perfect fruit buds for crop next year.
Mr.. Collamer, of North Parma, picked
off $50 barrels of fruit from his trees
while the fruit was one to two inches
in diameter. His apples sold for 81 $50
for 1000 barrels, which is much better
than having twice the number of bar
rels, most of them hardly saleable at
any price. 1t is not likely that it will
anywhere be necessary to thin the apple
crop next season, but this lesson from
tho great apple crop of 1896 will be
useful for future use.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
Apog's slagacity.

VIM. II. Taylor, of Rockton, N. T., IL
the owner Of a liver-colored bird dog,
and Mrs. Murray, his next door neigh
Dor, owns large Newfoundland dog.
The dogs have become SO much at
tached to one another that if either
gets into fight the other joins in the
ARRAY. Mr.. Taylor has four-year-old
boy to whom both dogs are devoted.
One morning recently Mrs. Taylor
thought her dog Frank acted strange
ly. He came to her and gently pulled
at her dress The dog finding no no.
tice taken of his mute appeal looked
around the rooms apparently in search
of his boy friend. Not finding him no
ran upstairs to the bedroom occupied
by his young master.
Mrs. Taylor followed him and saw
him so to the bed and pull at the little
boys nightdress, apparently to wake
him. He then went downstairs, fol-
lowed by Mrs. Taylor, and kept run.
ming to the door and barking. Mrs.
Taylor,followed him to the front Of the
house where she found the Newfound-
land dog with his foot caught fast in
some stonework, from which he could
not extricate it. She loosened the
stones and set the dog free. Both dogs
then followed her into the house and
remained for several hours, apparently
to show their gratitude.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
The MODERN WoMAN's PAS
rIN5ES

There is truly no lack Of genuine
muscular enterprise among the women
Of society this summer. Besides play
ing polo with wonderful long-handled
sorts Of tennis racquets and rubber
balls, on their bicycles, at three of the
most famous seaside resorts, they are
to have bicycle tournaments. Newport,
Narragansett Pier, and Bar Harbor
are all filled with enthusiastic cyclists,
who fo1 the consideration of SIS apiece
will let the general public gather to
see how cleverly the daughters of mil
lionaires and society leaders can ride.
The admission fee OF five dollars is
really meant to bar out the rough pub
lie; and, in fact, one can buy a ticket
only if we'll known or guaranteed to be-
long to what is called 1.-The smart set"
The money taken in at the gate, in
every instance, will go for charity. The
tournaments undoubtedly will be
worth seeing, for only expert women
cyclists will appear, and they are all
to contest for prizes worth winning.
Tall gold vases, wonderful enameled
toilet brushes, ETC., a parasol with q
row of lovely sapphires in the handle,
bicycle watch and cyclometer, both
set with French brilliants, are among
the articles offered at the Newport con,
test. Here the competitions will be
varied and interesting. Every rider
will be obliged to wheel her way in
and out complicated path six inches
wide, marked out by hens eggs at ev-
cry turn, and according to the number
Of eggs left intact OF crushed after
wheeling over the course, one will win
or lose the offered prize. 10 every
wheel-woman will be given bicycle
taken to pieces and apparently in q
hopeless middle; whoever in the short
est space of time puts the parts most
correctly together again will fall heir
to the handsome cyclometer. In all
the competitions an impartial commit
tee of men and women will give judg-
ment on comparative skill displayed
Demorest's Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

Recent importations of dresses con-
tain new foulards and French organ
dies.
The hardy Scotch tweeds have fav
ored place among the seasons popular
textiles.
Leather belts are of water-snakc
skin, Brazilian lizard, elephant hide
and alligator skin.
Teel, or apricot, and pale golden
green are beautifully blended in shot
and Powered silks for evening wear.
Three rather deep rufiies lined with a
different color and fabric appear at the
top of sleeve models
Cashmere house gowns are being
made up extensively, and as trimmed
with lowered ribbon and lace are very
artistic.
Ribbon wound twice around the
waist in a sort of corselet effect Is
deemed more modish than the regular
sash style.
yellow in evening toilets of diaphan-
GUS nature and yellow in simple day
gowns is rival to mauye and golden
green this season.
Dark blue flannel striped with n
white line, and white flannel with u
blue line, are the fashionable materials
for boating dresses.
Old-fashioned silk handkerchief
with plain centers and palm-leaf bord-
ers are used for vests to wear with
cloth and pique gowns.
Piques and linens, both white and
coloredSar are made up after the style Of
the duck suits and other heavy wash
costumes worn in the morning.
Fichus, with very long ends, that tie
and fall low on the skirt, are made Of
airy textiles matching the gown and
edged with frills Of yalenciennes lace.
While many Of the new dress skirts
show n strong tendency for trimming,
the bodice is still the portion of the
gown where decorations continue to
flourish without limit.
Plumes are the latest hat trimmings,
and the combination of white feathers
and black velvet ribbon on a cream
colored tuscan straw is the most styl-
ish one in all the varied array of sum-
mer hats.
Pique appears to be the one formid-
able rival to grass linen. Not only is
it employed for the making of whole
gowns, bat it makes also revers, capes
and collass for silk gowns, and is en-
circled by trimmings of real Irish GRO
Chef.
Very large Yandyke and sailor col
lars of white silk batiste are added to
beautiful house toilets of French CT
CANDY, lowered China silk, lowered
India silk muslin, black and white silks
of various devices. and similar dainty
gowns.
SILK muslin embroidered with pearls
and made over white silk is the latest
thing for wedding gowns, and with
sprays of orange blossoms here and
there it is vastly more becoming to the
average bride than the severe white
satin.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Sow your tomato seed now in boxes
if you want early plants.
Clean out the poultry houses and
spread lime about the premises.
Scrape all the scale lice off the fruit
trees, and hunt out every nest of in
sects.
A good quality Of clover hay cut fine
and steamed makes an excellent food
for laying hens if mixed with the soft
food
Have pigs come early and allow them
to run with the sows, giving all the
corn they will eat until weaned. Keep
old sows for raising strong pigs.
Trees for the home are a great orna-
ment and comfort But set too close
to Tie dwelling they become @ menace
to health by encouraging dampness.
1t will pay you to breed your farm
mares this year, if they are good ones.
If they are not, keep selling and trad
ing until you get good ones. A good
team tells good farmer.
Don't forget to soak your seed pota-
toes ten hours in a solution composed
of 1 part corrosive sublimate to 1000
parts of water, and you will have a
crop of smooth potatoes this year.
Usually barn yard manure possesses
too much nitrogen for a well balanced
fertilizer, and the use Of acid phos-
plate and posash salts in addition is
needful. Good wood ashes with the
manure will be beneficial
When an animal does not thrive it
is not always necessary to resort to
medicines. lit may happen that salt is
needed, or that linseed meal will prove
q remedy The cause should be con-
sidered before first attempting a cure
for an ailment
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
STARTING PLANTS IN sODS.

Lima beans, squashes and melons do
nicely by starting them in sods. Take
some close cropped turf from rich
pasture, cut it to fit a strawberry bas-
ket and reversing it, place it in the
basket, and loosen up the soil, mix in
some superphosphate or rich compost,
and SOW the seed. The seed should be
sown about six weeks before it will be
safe to place the plants in the open
ground. The hardening off, that is,
inuring to outdoor conditions, is very
important part of spring plant manage
ment. Two weeks before the time to
finally transplant, place the plants
in shallow trench out of
doors, having rim of boards
high enough to secure head
room for the plants. The soil taken
from the trench should be banked
around the rim. A tight board cover
ing at night will protect from frost,
and such a cover may be cheaply made
by taking dry goods boxes, Cheating
sides and top and bottom, SO they will
not fall to pieces, and saving them eff
close to each end This will give six
covers which will serve for a cold
frame twenty-eight inches wide and
sixteen to twenty feet long, according
to the size of the box, and box will
not cost more than forty or fifty cents.
In nights when there is no probability
of frost, the covers may be left off.
Thrifty growth, frequent transplant
ing, and careful but thorough harden
ing are the secrets of strong, early,
tough vegetable plants. 1t is always
desirable to put in plenty of seed, as
they seem to come UP much better than
when sown thinly. A certain amount of
heat is engendered in sprouting, which
relps the temperature of the soil, and
the plants ara of mutual benefit in
cracking the soil. just as many hands
at the raising of building makes light
work for ALL The most advanced
plant growers do not now water upon
the surface, but have shallow tank |
In which the fiat box of plants is set |
until the soil is thoroughly saturated.
This prevents baking and washing Of
he surface.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
RIBBoNED CoIFFEuRs.

The fashion Of tying the hair with q
coquettish bow, or rosette of ribbon,
was the result of an accident. In the
reign of Louis XIV, at a royal hunting
party, the hat of the Duchesse De Fon-
tanges, who was a court favorite, was
blown off, and he long, beautiful hair
fell about her shoulders and face. In
her dilemma and haste not to delay the
chase, she took off her long ribbon gar
ter, quickly rolled it around her disor-
dered locks and tied it in front with a
careless but exceedingly becoming lit
tie bow. AS everything that favorite
does is called charming, the company
went into ecstacies over what they
called the inspiration" The next day
the other ladies copied the effect, and
the Fontanges style became the rage,
and with slight alterations or additions
reigned for several years.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
Electricity and Water Power

There is no form Of energy that IS
80 far-reaching in its benefits to the
welfare and comfort Of the. world as
electrical energy.
There is no force of means so plentl-
full in a static condition as electricity,
according to the Electrical Review.
There is no kind of power that can be
50 absolutely controlled by consumer
as electrical power. =.
There is no source Of energy SO easy
of access OF so richly provided as wa
ter power.
There is no form of motion that is
more perpetual than waterfall.
There is no machine that depreciates
so little for the amount Of work it per-
forms as the dynamo.
There is no medium Of transmission
so little wasted by transmitting power
as wire. So p
There is no form of investment more
certain of continual returns than an
intelligent development of an electri-
cal water power plant.
There is no reason for delaying the
use of our waterfalls, except that our
investors do not as yet appreciate their
Importance. .s's3es - t',s'f
There are waterfalls enough to turn
all the machinery required for the COM
forts of mankind FOR centuries to come,
and, unlike other sources Of energy,
they are exhaustless.
By the union of electricity and water
power our great and now smoky mann
featuring cities can be made models
Of comfort and cleanliness. .sie
By the combination of these two
forces the locomotive with it's SCOT and
cinders can be hushed and side
tracked.
by the adoption Of these sources OF
energy and heat our great blast fur
naces and smelling works may become
Ddorless and clean.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
FARM And GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMER.
Thinning Fruit-Starting Plants in sods-
Reinforcing Stable Manure Chick
ems Reared on Milk.

STABLE MANURE.
While stable manure is lying in heaps
it is a good plan to add to the pile
Stops from the chamber, together with
such mineral fertility as the manure
is most in need of. The German pot
osh salts are particularly valuable for
this purpose, as they will unite with the
ammonia as given off by the ferment-
ing heap, and thus prevent waste of its
most valuable ingredient.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
CHICKENS REARED ON MILK.

A special breed of chickens-known
as the poulet de lait or poulet mignon
has. been reared in France for eat
ing purposes. The fowls are hardly
larger than a pigeon, and when cooked
are said to appeal particularly to gour-
NETS. The chickens themselves are
reared On diet of boiled milk and
barley -four, which makes them plump,
and gives their flesh a particular deli
cacY.-St. Louis Star.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
c1oo Reward. s1oo.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being consti-
tutional disease, requires o constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood ard mu-
.cous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroy.
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much faith in
its curative powers that they offer Ono Hun.
tired Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials Address
FL. CnENEY g. Co., Toledo, @,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the lest,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
RED RIVER LINE.

Chas. P. Truslow.... $500. President
Chas. W. Drown ..........s.s.....
Traffic Manager, New Orleans, La.
Leroy A. Stafford -.
Agent, Alexandra, La.
This Line is composed of thu following
first class steamboats,;
Imperial, capacity 5000 bales Of cot
ton.
Valley Queen, capacity $500 bales
of cotton.
Hallette, capacity 1000 bales Of
cotton.
W. 7. scovell, capacity 1900 bales
of cotton.
Anna B. Adams, capacity 1000 bales
of cotton.
Rosa Bland, capacity 500 bales Of
cotton.
And feet of Barges, capacity 500
bales of cotton each.
Boats leave New Orleans Wednes-
days nd Saturdays, and leave Shreve-
post Tuesdays and Fridays.
The new steamer W. I. Scovell,
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, 1897-05-19
NO PATENT ON THIS.
An Up-to.Date Girl, Who Has New
~, Iy.:r Har Skirts Clean,

An Up-to.Date Girl, Who Has We"
Way of Keeping Her Skirts elean'
She was a strictly up-to-date girl ana
she attracted no end OF attention as she
walked east on Washington avenue
says st. Louis paper. She was dress
ed in the height Of fashion; she had
bearing as stately as that OF queen,
and her face was fair to look upon.
But it was not her face, her dress, OF
her bearing which attracted attention.
Not either nor all three of these. 1t
was the novel way she had of holding
ND her skirts-or rather of having them
held up for her.
Did she have a maid or a page to
carry her train like the maidens OF
high degree of past age? No, but just
a cunning little woolly Scotch terrier
Whether he had been trained to the
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

work, or had picked up the skirt in a
spirit of canine playfulness are unsolv-
ed problems. But doggy did his work
as though he was used to it, and he did
it well. He picked up the hem of the
skirt in front with his teeth, and am
bled along beside her as though he was
stuck on his job.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
How Merit Couufs.

MY father got box of TITTER1NE from i
friend who had btained it somewhere in the
time, and TETTEnISE is the only thing that
has ever benefited him.
please send by Exr ress C. o. D. half-dozen
boxes. I've no doubt but twill be the means
of selling great deal of it here" Very
truly, Mrs. L. G. MALCOLM.
sol Cranston ST.. Providence, r. 1.
I box by mail for zoe. in stamps.
]. T. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
The Ladies,

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use Syrup Of Figs, under all
conditions, makes it their favorite remedy.
To get the true anil genuine article, look for
the name of the California Fig Syrup Com.
pany, printed near the bottom Of the package.
For sale by all responsible druggists.
If you are honest you mustn't say you are,
as nobody VII believe you.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
FEEDING VALUE OF GRAIN

TIE various. grains produced On tho
farr, lave q lsw value now when sole
ii their gross form, 4 man may haul
thirty bushels Of corn to town In some
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

Dobbins' Floating-Borax Soap being 100 per
cent. pure, is, therefore absolutely all SOAP and
has nothing in 1t to turn yellow. Dobbns' Soap
Mfg Co., Phila., guarantee its purity. Every
enc knows the value Of Borax. Try it once please.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
eething. softens tho gums, reduces inllamma-
ion, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

A gray, unsized blotting paper was
sold in England, according to Rogers in
his history of prices, as far back as
1865.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19
Trim. Undertaken far uca!t,..s Sake

Will be rendered moro beneficial, and the
fatigues of travel counteracted, il the voyager
will take along with him Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. and use that protective and enabling
tonic, nerve invigorant and appetizer regu-
larly. Impurities in air and water is neutral
lied by it, and it is a matches tranquillizer
and regulator of the stomach. liver and bowels.
1t counteracts malaria, T! emnalism, and O
tendency to kidney aud bladder ailments.
A man who denies everythin., and asserts
nothing in an inlldel.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

When man exbausts every her method
to get rid OF thing, he raffles it off.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

When men are not regretting that
lite is SO short they are doing sore
thing to kill time.--Atchison Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

FITSstorped freeand permanently cured. Ne
fits after first days use of Dir. KLlNES GREAT
NERyEREsToRER. Free S2lrial bot tieand treat
Use. Send to DR.. Kline. S3l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-05-19

A victory is twice itself when the achieve,
ment brings home full hunters.