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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Salaries of C0nSuls.

Tho highest salary paid in the
United States consular service is
received by the Consul General OF
Havana, Cuba, and is $4,000 a year.
The Consuls at London, Paris, Rio dc
Janeiro, Liverpool, Shanghai, CAL
cutta, and Hong Kong receive $4,000;
ut Melbourne, $4,000; at Berlin, Mon
treal, Yokohama, Panama and Mexico
City, $4,000; at Halifax, Vienna, Annoy,
Canton, Tientsin, Havre land Callao,
$500; at the Samoan Islands, Con-
stantinople, Dresden, (, Guayaquil,
Frankfort, Ottawa, RomG, St. Peters
burg, Singapore, Cape Town, St. Gall.
Switzerland; Prague, Antwerp, Val.
paraiso, Colon, Chinkiang, Fuchau,
Hankow, Chunking, Bordeaux, Bar
men, Nuremberg, !Belfast, Demarara,
Glasgow, Kingston, Manchester, Nag
asaki, Osaka, Kobe, Vera Cruz, Man.
tcnzas, Basic and Montevideo, $4,000.
Thirty. one consuletes in different parts
Of the world pay $4,000, and sixty.two
pay $4,000 each. The remainder pay
$500 and $1000.-Chlcago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Passing Of Old. Fashioned M0lasScs.

"The old.fashionel molasses is rap.
idly disappearing as an article OF COM
merce, said prominent grocer, sand
in its place have come u numoer of
slrups which are more costly and by
no means as satisfactory, especially to
the little cnes, who delight, as we did
when we were young, in having "lasses
on their bread Most Of the molasses
goes into the distilleries. where it is
made into rum, for which, notwith.
standing the efforts OF our temperance
workers, the demand is constantly on
the increase, especially in the New
England States and for the export
trade. The regular drinker OF rum
will take no other liquor in its place
if he can help it. 1t seems to reach
the spot more directly than any other
dram. Thr darker brown sugars have
also disappeared, and they are never
likely to return, owing to the methods
Of boiling and the manufacture. Gran
ulated sugar is Of the same compost.
ton as fac as saccharine qualities are
concerned, as loaf, cut loaf. cube nnd
crushed, and differs from them only
in that its crystals do not cohere. The
lighter brown sugars taste sweeter
than the white, for the reason that
there is some molasses left in them.
"Housekeepers have difficulty these
days in finding coarse, dark sugars,
which are always preferred for use in
putting up sweet pickles, making
cakes and similar uses. As they can
not get brown sugar any more, it may
be we'll for them to remember that
they can simulate brown suyar by add
ing a tablespoonful Of mo}asses to
each quarter of pound Of the white
grsnulated sugars. This combination
does as we'll in all household receipts
that call for brown sugar as the article
itself, and, besides, it saves them
great deal of hunting for brown sugar,
which, as said before, has disappeared
from the market. "-Washlngton Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Saws are fled by machinery
Glass is blown by 4 new automatic
machine.
A Canadian has % lamp deeigned
for lighting, heating and cooking pur.
poses.
;smokeless powder, made of am.
monia and two forms Of potassium, has
been invented by Californian.
Two Germans have taken out pat,
ent for the 'inoculation of the soil
with bacteria for the cultivation Of
plants"
Kellas concludes from his expert
ments that exhaled air contains more
argon than before inhalation; from
this he infers that it is an important
element in the animal economy.
Everybody is familiar with the
music of the katydid. It is the male
that hos the voice. At the base of
each wing cover is thin membranous
plate. He elevates the wing covers
and rubs the two plates together.
An aquarium and marine biological
station is to bo established at Homo
lulu, Hawaii, for the study of the ma-
rine life of the Pacific. 1t is said that
the expense will be $3.50, 900, ana shat
the funds will be furnished by Mr.. c.
r. Bishop.
To prevent refrigerator pans from
running over New Yorker attaches
one end of the pan to lever havinga
sliding weight, which can be set to
give the alarm at any quantity of
water desired, the raising Of the lever
touching off the alarm.
If by any means bird attained tho
lightness Of q balloon it could not fly.
A balloon drifts with every gust steer.
ing is impossible, the wind chooses its
course. The bird balloon. as light
as the wind and as strong es iron, is
Pigment Of the imagination.
As general rule it is said to be a
very difficult matter to guage the speed
Of fishes. The fast fishes are trim and
pointed in shape, with their fins close
to their bodies. The dolphin and
bonito are thought to be the fastest,
and, although their speed is not
known, they IRE fully capable of
twenty miles an hour.
Boiled milk requires much more
digestive effort than does the unboiled
material, as in the latter case the
serum albumin and indicated cells, it
is said, are absorbed directly by os-
mosis without any chemical change.
Milk may be pasteurized warmed to
$50 degrees F.) without interfering
with its digestibility by coagulation Of
Tho coli and cnr,1m albumin
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Getting at the Facts.

scene-The Buncomb County Cor
oner's Office:
First Witness Yes, 7 saw the whole
affair from the very start. The man
what done the shooting WAS passing
down ono side Of the street, when he
seen three men running across a
vacant lot, trying tc get away from
him. Then he draws his gun and fires,
and that was the end of poor Jim.
Nobody said word during the whole
affair.
Second Witness--Yes, I was right
there through it all. The man who
was shot came running across the
street toward Rodgers, who was going
along, mindilg his own business.
Somebody yelled "rhere ho goes!"
and then Rodgers was hit on the head
with brick and knocked down. He
tried to got up, but six fellows were
beating him, and pulling out his re.
volver, he shot, one of the assailants
falling dead.
Third Witness~~Weil, I'll tell you
how it was. odgers, here, was rid
ing down the street in a top buggy,
and pretty soon Bullock, the man who
was killed, came along on a bronco.
When he caught up to Rodgers tho
bronco began to buck and there was a
bad mlxup. The buggy was upset and
Bullock was thrown of. Then I heard
the report OF pistol, and when the
dust had cleared nobody was anywhere
| to be seen.
All the witnesses having been heard,
! the Coroner tllps a penny. "Tis
heads and the verdict is that de.
ceased came to his death because of 4
fatal bullet wound in the LETT breast,
the identity of the shooter being as
yet unknown. - Cleveland Leader.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
An American Church for Berlin

One of the great needs OF the Ameri.
can colony in Berlin is an American
church. The one used now for services
is rented and it is wholly insufficient.
The present pastor, the Rev. DR..
Dickie, of Detroit, exerts himself to
extend the sphere of usefulness of the
church and congregation, and he is
starting this winter a school
for American children. But with a
church building to themselves the
American colony here would have a
focus, g. :allying point whence its in
fuence would make itself much better
felt. There is now a church building
fund of $50, 1000, in the hands of three
reliable trustees, but tho ground and
building would cost 100000, just
double the sum on hand.-Chicago
Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Tree Top Fishery.

"John! John!" shouted the rosy
little wife Of MY host in central Flor
ida, from the honeysucklo porch.
"John, if you're going to have fish
for supper it's time to so up the tree, "
relates the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Well, now, I've tished for all sorts
of fish md in some odd places, but
thus far never climbed into tree to
get them, but / didn't ask any foolish
questions. John simply replied over
lis shoulder, "Allirlght!" and we
continued our walk among the FROST
blackcned orange trees, which were
just beginning to recover, those that
were alive at all. from the havoc of
the preceding winter.
We passed beyond tho plantation
and through the cool shadows of q
Hammock, where cypress and pal
metto trees were matted together and
o winding creek was bridgcd with
single log. Somewhere along the
path John picked up his rod and can
OF bait. Then We came out upon the
edge Of the bayou. Lazy alligators
hoated at q little distance or stuck
their noses out from their mud beds
in the rushes, and hasing satisfied
themselves that neither John nor the
stranger had o gun they went on doz'
ing sercne|y. A heron tapped away
and rested himself in q convenient
tree. A moccasin snake rolled from
dry log into the water. None or
these incidents disturbed my friend,
who led tho way serencly to the foot
of q big tree ovcrharging the still
waters OF tho bayou. Up this tree We
walked by q regular series Of broad
steps, and at the top We crept upon q
well-fastened platform, thoroughly
shaded by the thick lrapery OF moss
pendent from the network branches;
and, thus ensconced, John proceeded
to business, and in half an hour we
had the inny whcre.withal for de-
lc,ous supper.
John enjoyed. and / suppose still
enjoys, a practical monopoly OF fish.
ing in that lake, for no one there
abouts owns boat, and, anyhow, the
allisators don't approve of boats, the
shores are too sedgy and water too
shallow for casting, and Fishing
trees" are not found in any consider
able number thereabouts. So I Dor.
rowed Johns primitive tackle, and
thus earned the right to boast that I
had tished, among other methods pis.
catorial, from q treetop.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
The Gray Wolf.

The gray wolf, the bane of the cat
tleman and tlockmaster, appears tc
multiply and flourish in defiance Of
the efforts of the hunter and the price
set upon his head. Advices from all
sections Of the range country report
that gray wolves are as numerous and
destructive as ever. Range riders are
witnesses to the fact that the fattest
and strongest steers are frequently
overcome by these ferocious beasts,
while the weak and intirm surrender
to their attacks almost wlthouta strug-
gle. The live stock loss of Montana
from this source cannot be calculated,
but from the nature OF the case it must
be tremendous.
If this gray wolf menace tc the live
stock interests of the State is to be
successfully COPIED with, its extermin.
alton must be encouraged or assured
by more liberal bounty law than the
one now in operation. Professional
hunters state that the gray wolf is an
exceptionally difficult animal to cir
cumvent; his cunning is remarkable,
and his suspicious nature causes him to
avoid any locality which his keen
senses notify him has been invaded by
his human enemy. Re is not gre
sarious animal, prefer.ing to roam in
small bunchos, which prevents such a
wholesale killing as could be accom-.
plished if large band should fall with
in the power OF the hunter. lie avoids
poisoned bats and dead carcasses; he
is essentially beast prey, preferring
fresh meat all the time, and when the
pangs OF hunger are telt he starts out
to find something with warm blood in
it.
For these reasons, wolf hunting is
an extremely slow and rrecarious oc-
cupation; trapping, chasing and
shooting are practically che only meth
eds that produce results, and attrac.
tive inducements are necessary to en-
courage hunters to engage in that
work as q means of livelihood. Ben
ton River (Montana) Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
A Problem for the Curious.

There are some questions which no
one man can answer. They must be
put at the whole public, so that the
general wisdom and widest ranges OF
experience may serve in formulating
m answer. Following is the copy OF
a letter recently received by the Chi.
cago Record:
'"Would you kindly inform me as to
the correctness and the possibility Of
the following? While discussing the
present agricultural depression with
my friend, a prosperous Chicago con-
tractor, Il questioned his knowledge
of farming. He became angry and
assured me that he had been q practi-
cal farmer for thirty years. He told
many stories to prove to mo that he
had on intimate knowledge OF farm
life. It is in ard to one of these
stories that I desire an opinion. He
says he was once i'll for number Of
weeks, confined to his bed all the
time. While he was thus compelled
to lie in bed he made wager with
farmer friend that he could hatch out
chicken. So he placed the egg under
his left arm and held it there for three
weeks, when he began to hear the lit
tie chick peep He has afidayiss
from several men as to the truth OF
this story, and he claims they are re.
liable people. Furthermore, he pro.
duces an old rooster which follows him
around the house and eats out of his
hand. He claims this rooster is the
one he Matched out. Advise me If
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
CURIOUS FACIS.
sapna has one leather shoe foota.

sapsa has one leather shoe iaoto,,,, y !.
In Russia you must marry before
eighty or not at all, and you mari, lar.
only five times. !.
In one house in Nashua, n. n.
every one of the eight families Oh ~
havo lived in the house during ths5
eight years have had scarlet fever. 4
Detected in clothing store J.
frankfort, Ky, burglar wound :.
coat about his head, and jumn;nr
through a plate glass window. o.
capped. 10
There are twenty.six men livinr
and honored in Bridgeton, Me-. VII"
we're voters half century ago. Fav
towns in Maine are able to boast :, ~
such grand old patriarchs.
At Blue Rapids, Kan, is exhibited
the head of a rabbit, which has e;cht
horns, varying in length from /. ia
2!!'inches. There is one on the mao
and the others are around the jaw.
Instead Of his usual Sunday evening,
sermons, clergyman of Chapman
Kan, is reading to his congregation ,
continued story, entitled, Jake, tia
Merchant" which he wrote himself.
For stealing from deaf mute car.
penter some Of the tools Of his trade
another deaf mute, against whom
three others of thes'silent people testi.
fed, has been sent to jail at Kapsa.
City, Mo.
The most learned OF musical com.
posers was Wagner. He was equally
great as q musician, poet, manager
and conductor. His literary, theoret-
zeal and controversial works display
immense erudition.
After a long and luxurious yavn
one morning Westwood mich. man
couldn't close his mouth. His jaw had
been dislocated. lie was SO frightened.
that since it was set he doesn't dare
even to smile broadly.
A conscience stricken man in Ore.
gon on his deathbed recently handed
over to Louis Davenport the sum Of
1927, 1000, which represented the accu.8''
mutations of $4,000 worth of gold dust
stolen from Davenport thirty years
ago.
The Lagong Bridge, built over an
arm Of the China Sea, is five miles
long, with 800 arches Of stone, sew.
enty feet high and seventy feet broad,
each pillar supporting marble lion
twenty'one feet in length. The cost
Of the bridge is unknown.
Six persons within six mile radius
of West Paris, Me-, ore ninety years
old or more. One of them is l04 and
one ninety-nine. Within the some
territory are fourteen persons above
eighty.tiye yesrs of age. Benjamin
Bacon, aged ninety.two, walked two
and one.half miles, carrying bis axe,
and cut several cords of wood re.
Gently.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
W. H. Vanderbilt and His Father.

The recent death of Mrs. William Il.
Vanderbilt in New York has been the
occasion for the printing in the New
York papers of great deal about her
and her distinguished husband. Il
was the reading Of one of these arti-.
cles THAT led prominent gentleman
in this city to cite an experience he
had with the late William Il. He had
concluded negotiations with the rail.
road magnate in very large deal, and
was his guest at his country home for
the night. Mr.. Vanderbilt grew very
talkative after the dinner, and recited
q number Of very interesting incidents
in his early life. He especially dwelt
upon the troubles that he had with his
father, and told how the old Comma.
dore had ostracized him, both for the
reason that he did not think him
possessed of any business tact and
that he had married against his wishes.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said that the Commo-
dore told him he could live on farm
that he owned on Staten Island, and
that that was all he would do toward
his support. Some time aftor that, when
their circumstances we're unusually
poor and they were having decided
struggle for living, the son went
into mis- fathers Office. During the
conversation that ensued the old gen.
tleman enquired Of his son how his
farm was doing. The latter replied
that the crop was not good, and the
farm seemed to need fertilizing.
"Wel]," said the Commodore.
"there is a lot Of horse refuse at my
stable"
"Well, I can't get it, because have
no money!" said the son.
'Wel], will give you load-onIy
one, and he wrote out an order upon
his stebleman for the one load.
The next day the Commodore went
to his place and was surprised to see
the entire collection had disappeared.
"Where has that gomez" be asked his
stable hand.
"Why, William Fl. took it."
"But he only had an order for one
load"
'That's all he took"
"Why, what did he have?"
"a flatboat."
1t appears that William E., upon
getting the order, had secured the es'
sistance of one of the fatboats used
great deal by Staten Islanders, and
had had it taken up back of the OLD
mans place and all of the refuse was
loaded onto it. This seemed to open
the old mans eyes, for day OF two
after that he paid the first visit be had
in months to his sons residence, and
soon after that his son was ordered 70
the city, where he ever after"aro
lived. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Where the Money Went.

The vicar OF a rural parish, who had
wa1ed eloquent on the subject of for.
eign missions one Sunday, was sur"
prised on entering the village shop
during the week to be greeted with
marked GOODNESS by the worthy dame
who kept it. On seeking to know the
cause the good woman produced coin
from a drawer. and, throwing it down
before the vicar, exclaimed: IL
marked that holy crown and put it in
the plate last Sunday, and here it is
back again in my shop. I knowed
we'll them heathens never got the
money!"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Henry Nv. rs q Phrase Maker.

Henry w., the idol of the French
people, was also king of phrase max.
ers. During one OF his tours through
trance he arrived at small village
end ordered that the most intelligent
vlllase1 be sent to converse with him
while he dined. When the rustic 80.
peared the king ordered him to take
g. seat opposite to him at the table.
"Wnat is your name?" asked the
monarch. 'sSire, I am called Gail.
lard" replied the peasant. "What is
the diference," said the king, be.
tween galllard 4. g, 2 jolly fellow
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13

And last Chris:nas Eve he kept h}s
promise. Ee came to me, carrying q
small parcel under his arm. It was
booh-the book of the year He had
written it under nom dc plume. His
name is known throughout the Eng
glish-speaking world, and the book
which made mis- name is dedicatea:
"To my angel wife and to Mabel. -
Tit.Bits.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Did Not Like the Cat.

Shakespeare mentions the cat twice.
and each time With no evidence OF TX
ing for that animal. He makes HOY
spur scornfully say, in reply to tne
vaporing of Glendower: $50 it Wou'a
nave done if your mothers cat ;, mao {,
but kittened," and in "Lucreeca ~
calls puss o "foul, night.walklnS oa''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
RAMBLING ROBIN.
OST neon1c cNlleG him

)ST people cHliedhim
Rambling Robin"
You could have seen
him almost any day
walking along With
his head hanging
down, and his eyes
fixed on The ground.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20

during the week; total depth 1034 feet: the bot
tom is in por rphyry. 800 level-Ihe main north
drift from station ad vanced 20 fet for the
week; total ength 1875 feet; the face is in por.
phvry, clay and quartz assayfug from 81 o $4 per
ton.
he Joint onfdence CHALLENGE Con and Con.
Imperial west crosScut fro N the surface tunnel
is out l4i3 feet, having ben advanced 10 feet 1or
the past week The lace shows porphyry. he-
NO ore was extracted from the Confidence mine
for the past week. The east crosscut from the up
raise OH the fourth floor. ct above tue surface
tunne is out Il feet; the face shows quartz
In the Crown Point west rosscut from
the end of the south rift on the seventh floor or
the eUO-.evel raise is now out total distance OF
A feet, having been extended Is feet since last
report The face is in the same formation as re-
poIt last week.
The Crown Point Yellow Jacket and kentuck
Con south west drift from the Yellow Jacket shaft
on the "Sagebrush'' vel is out 932 feet 4U fSe6
having been enlarged and repaired Tor the week.
J N the Belcher mine The nort h drift from the IN
cline on the 1900 level is in 80 feet having been
cleaned out and repaired 20 feet for the Weeh
The amount of ore hoisted AZ carloa Is, OF the
average assay value OF SZ2 per ton.
The yield of The Segregated Belcher mine Ior
the last week amounted TO mining carloads, OF
the average assay of $26 6S per ton
The yield of the Overman mine for the pasI
week amounted to carloads, of the average
assay value OF $2S 92 per ton. The ore seams u u
tn incline Upraise from the north drift on the Soo
level continues the same a previously reporteu.
The Spring Valley Water Company and II utcn-
inson Sugar Plan ation Company will pay monthIy
dividends of so and 30 cents per share to-da'
The Nevada Queen mine at Tuscaroca, New,
has closed down on account Of The low price OF
silver,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Weather Conditions and General For.
NlW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. N. ". Aug. l9.-The general in
huences determining the course OF prices in the
stock market this morning were again OF techni-
cal rather than of material character II has
been evident for weeks that erful interests in
the market were either realizing profits on mold
ings Or at least taking a less agg essive part in
speculation. The withdrawal of their support left
the course Of the market TO be determined by the
opposing tJrces, more strictly speaking
commission house buyi < the hand and OF
the aggressive selling by professional traders on
the other tue latter having the advantage OF con-
tinnous foreign liquidation on their side.
he general situation is much more encouraging
markets recovery Whether the situation has
found full Election in The already achieved ad-
vance in the prices OF securities is another uues-
tion and on differences of opinion concerning this
point will rest tn spec ulation OF the immediate
future. 20 change was made in the Bank of Eng
lands discount rate day but the good eff CT on
the London m arKet which might have followed a
retention of he existing rate Offset by the
disturbances in India and by apprehensons that
such action by the bank was only temporarily
postponed. The weakness in consos and other
divisions Of the London market was emphasized
in The American division, where declines were
sufficient to influence the local market at the
opening OF business.
Actual sales here for foreign account were, how
ever, of small volume. The earnings of the roads
reporting Today Tor the second week OF August,
including southern Railway. Chesapeake and Ohio
and Louisville and Nashville were verv encour-
aging and were the most material contributions to
The news of the day. The stock market to-day
was comparatively dull and the tone irregular. In
general way advices from the spring wheat
llons ana from the corn bet OF the inclement
weather conditions disposed room traders to be
aggressive sellers of stocks, and the actual course
OF prices reflected was chiefly the technical mar
ket conditions. Rock Island was the strongest
member oi the granger group, which still re-