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DIED.

CoNNETT--In this cit Monday afterooon, Dec 12th, 1898, ct the home Of hls sister, Mrs. r. NJ. htl- roy, on West Fourth avenue, Mir. Frank Connett, aged 36 years.
 Tue deceased had been ill for sex elal mouths with consumption, He leaves a wife aud one sister, Mes, r. N. Kilroy of this city, to mourn his loss. He was thriving oaehieist at San Antonio, Tex, when taken Ill. He was removed to this city where every possible aid was given him, but to no await.
 The funeral takes place from his sisters residence, No. 314 West ,Foarth avenue, this afternoon at 3'50 o'clock, Rev. ". D. Buekner officiating.
 The bereaved relatives have the sympathy Of the entire community in tkeir sorrow.
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ARTISTIC WORK.
Mr Ed J. KeIw ins Peumanshlp a
 Thing of Beauty.

An artistic piece oi penmauship has been recently executed bJ mr. Ed. j.. KerwiE. expressing d resolution lately passed by the local division Of the Locomotive Engineers oi the Cotton Belt road. expressing their warm friendship and apprecla- ou for Col. s. ". Fordyce, late President of the St Louis South western Railway, and showing their regret in his retiring from said presidency. The beautiful execution will be placed in a s1aw window of Il proniaent store tu tbts city in q fe W days
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A asea ss wasswaalAtx.

WAan a esea@m hasiAs c hosss A Manila hS must &ecidA ksss whether ns prefers Ssats asd dssssuetieR by sxrsk- quake sr tyYkosn. If hs wants to die ss tas earthquake hethed he builds . saasoaey Aeusa. wkieA tunhlss down aa Aira wAsm kAs csrsa 4mAksa A hs prefers death by tsSAsea, hs builds 8 kaAh0@ heueA TAA cart quA& . Ges&xt aEset fl. but tAs tyrhoon Eoves ii evee izto Mindasas. AS Manila gets botA typhooas ana sarthquake the choice is imperative
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Tha famous farce comedy, A Turkish Bath,' will again be ore. seutsd in as new and attractive a form a> modern thought and sage invention will permit, aud doubiless as on It's prfvous apnearaoee, tee c opera house will do profitable bus iless next Thursday night. The cat wi include Arthur Blacgaller, ] H. ra5 5Ior, Fred suIItylu, Wm. @hltehursi, Nellie Naming, Pearl sizAr, Oave Norlb, lhe con2hiia Sisters 1T q man. others. The sisgv
 4ftinps aee Of aa ela6orafe order snd F fl Il areat deal of credit on he Stage eatn tnsers Snd scel ic
 russ
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CAROLINE ISLANDS.
POSSESSIONS OF SPAIN WHERE PER-
 PETuAL SUMMER RElGNS.

They Stretch ASeu: 5000 Miles From East
 te West = Thermemetsr Rarely Goes
 Above 90 Dsgross-1chs Natives Are somi-
 ssysges and warlike.
 If the United States should obtain control of the Philippine Islands, it would then be only question of a short while until the Caroline Islands pass into American rule The Caroline Islands over which Spain now holds sovereignty, stretch about 2,000 miles from east to west, and though near to the equator, and in climate of per ranges from "A degrees to 87 degrees through the year. Within the group there are five islands, of basaltic form Rtion, some of them having high noun tSins from 2,000 to 3,000 feet high. These are Kusaie, PoRape, Ruk Tap, and Pelew. Kusaic and Ponape have been called the Gems of the Pacific !" For over thirty years the nlicrone5;an mission has fiouriehed in the islands, island after island having been visited by Christian teachers, and no one ever visiting there, ever SAW any sign or ever had the rsmotsst thought that any European nation elaiIhed sovereign tAsrs. There ware no Spaniards on the islamas, no Spanish vessels in the waters. Ths Ratives wore absolutely iaSspsx&sas and tasir cAiefs were not 0vaA asked eo ssee%zfs~ any authorfty outside ae tAsfF salaaAAs TAe Careiiao IslaAdses are sEaSorately tatooed, but tAeis sls<Aiax is se eas slightest. Tho cAarasEsriatics vary somewhat oa the vMrtsws saisAd@ ssk naet of the RcorIs oes sA~sse aAA wskaike. while net asso4 Ger eeaA&AAfiSn. 1t Is sAia that eR s@@s ee eAe iaia@6a these ia sot sH aAas& S@e hes act taeted human fiesh. h tssA mere tAsa thirty different is- I&aaA wore oecwrisA By Kative Chris asa teaaAyss sssssa& undex American
 aissionaEts sAs a@oYls we've cAris- AAaizsd; i9Ass aaG tobacco wore haa- &aea fror sAs ielaaa@ aa& ''the Tea cemmandnsAts" eaoamo a code ef laws. There were established forty seven churches, w4sh 4,5se members  cad Aftsen native pastora Such was the condition of tAe islands In 1888 un- til question of territorial rights was disputsd by the European powers be- cause of 6pain's enforcement of her claim of sovereignty. The matter In dispute was referred to the pope for ar filtration who in his discussion gave the Marshall Islands to Germany, the Caroline Islands to Spain, and the GIL bert Group to England After that Spanish governor, six Roman Catholic priests and fifty Spanish soldiers were sent to Ponape. Since then no Ameri- can missionary has been allowed to remain at Ponape. The Miercnesian missionary boat han been forbidden to touch at any point of the islands ex- cept at the Spanish harbor. Recently. after years of delay, the Spanish sov- ernment has paid si7.5 .500 for tho Amer ican mission property destroyed. Spanish vessels seldom appear in the Ruk archipelago or at Kusaie and they have no difficulty ON these islands.
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Restering spelIea Pen..

When q pen has been used until It appears to bs spelled. place 1t over a fame Ca gaslight, for instance) for a quarter of a minute. then dip t into water and it will be agai1 at for work. A new pen which Is found too hard to write with will heesans ,oftsr by being thus heated.
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A joint debate to teke pIace on February 22nd bet wevn the Junior and Seaor iterars S.,clsties ia now beng prepared by ths participants and Is looked forwaru to with much anticipation aud victory on each sis.a II will doubtless be strong discussion. The subject has not aa ret been made pGhlk. hut you will hear more about { his later.
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A MfMsY's Lack.

A2 extraordinary piece of luck has come to a zainer at Usworth Colliery, near South End. It appears that z mattress was bought some years ago from a person who had bought it sec ond-h1nd. the price paid being 6s. The mattress was recently discarded and put outside ths house. Recently, how ever, string was observed to be hang ing by the mattress side. and on ex- animation 6 bez was drawn out con taining $500
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ur Au6rew W. Mum. of Ri4c4 was visitor in ourciEv lakt evening lie enifi she recent bad wea her hal eaeepd great aflay in coften pick HE ana many farmers of years ex prlienre 'ire.aFe thi- spason's wda th- CT 10 be '1e most severe on the cot ton crop of any previous one ts' their recollection.
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LEARNTO SAY NO hen to H dealfr offers you rometti < just as gooa" in place ef Hoods sarsapariI- la. There ran be ua substitute fo Americ4's s Greatest Med cine.
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ncoMe in. OIs Para."

The land crab, big, noisy of weird Iocomotion and most objectionable ap- pearance, was among the horrors which our soldiers encountered as they moved from Sihoney 10 Santiago Most of the men had never seen such creatures. and regarded them with extreme aversion
 Often these noisy creatures invaded the tents Of the men, and violence and profanity followed But some of the Rough Riders had seen such things be- fore. One night an Eastern man was visiting Rough Rider from Arizona, when in walked the biggest land crab of the season.
 Ugh!" cried the visitor. Look at that"
 Why, said the Rough Rider. deiightedly, how home like!" And ex- tending his hand toward the ugly in tfuder he cIicd;-"Ceme in, old pard knew your brother in old Arizona. ]" The Eastern nean fled. leaping over the "old pasd as he departed.
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Wm. Burke, real estate agent, will sell you homeen payments Of $l 00 rer week Come and see him at IT ne street. b
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rnnvr anerrx. :.

According to the navy regulations, Whiskey is not allowed on war ships except in the medical supplies, but it gets aboard somehow, as visitors to the hospitable officers can testify. It is called navy sherry" on shipboard.
 Sometimes, when the fleet was on blockade duty. newspaper despatch boats carried supplies to the officers. A man ignorant of the rule about navy cherry hailea the flagship Naw York one Sunday morning of Santiago and asked the officer of the deck if he would send boat for some supplies.
 For whom gre they?" the officer. asked, through q neSaphone.
 '"TSe w4sA room ness," was the re- ply,
 It was an idle hour on the New York, ass a crowd of oficsrs and men had lined up A@A weTs listening.
 What supplies have you!" the of Glcer asked again. aad thsouxh hjs mog- aphone tho correspondent bawlod: =
 "ORiens. potatoes and whiskeyl"
 Thea he wondered why all the Of acers sA sigat rsd to the ether side of the ship. hoIdiax their sides with laughter. The onions and potatoes were sent on bo&rd--at least they alone were received officially.
 An ozcer. who asked friend to get case of navy sherry for him later on was astounded when the man brought real sherry. He had supposed that every one knew the difference.
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Doors aad windows made from native lumber stand this climate better than northern made stock. The Bluff City Lumber Co. are large manufacturers Of these goods, and guarantee every one sold to give perfect satisfaction. 2I9
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1he Altheimer- urth nuptials takes place at the Jewish temple in this city on JanaAi4 25rh.
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Brewsoer's bus received very dam aging injuries thls inorning. The horses atlached to sane ran awas <, being frightened at an engine. They continued. their course until they reached the M. & '. Bank cor ner, here the " wheeled structure struck a post and turned completely over. Ever z window in same was smashed and the bus was broken ln several places. The frightened amin als were then checked.
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HOOPS PILLS cure nansea. sick headaeh. biAlousness anH al li9erAiJ J Priee 9 ce0ts.
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The Iaaies are out in laree num- bers today purchasing household oeresslties and snnle laying away Santa Claus goods Tie weather today k the prettipst seen here this aana3,n
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NJ. Fl. Clifton prYfus is agntu e". saleseeut after very evere bpt bl' fl illness.
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< n. ifer 2, fea f,tate agent viii sell eun Il fte I'D payments I Sl go CT aeeR comp and see Iii ! 1T IT lpe stte b
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Miss El.an0r Lyons. a popular Ea-t nd Niss. ls fast recovering from q recent illne~s.
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Mies Emma Dewoedy. after brief Illness, we are glad To state. is out again.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
Prevalence of Plaids.

There are few things that cannot be
hnnd in plaids this year. A woman
ns7 DO plaid from head to foot if she
III she will not if she has good
h ss for little plaid goes o long
sev. But she may have hat trimmed
III plaid silk or velvet, and this may
be pretty or ugly according to the Sc
Lotion that is made. Then there may
~ q plaid silk blouse with a plaid
.t;rt, if there is not a whole suit with
. Maid outside blouse. A plaid belt
,;bbon with m enaneled plaid buckle,
n1aid link cuff buttons, and the feet
nav be incased in plaid stockings,
which ore further adorned with plaid
shoes, high front and back, something
Il the style Of tho Juliette shoe of
days past. The shoes are unlovely,
but they might suit some people.
The girl with q family tree rootedin
Scotland is notas happy as she might
Ia supposed to be with all this variety
of plaid. There are many plaids, but
fav genuine tartans. The manufac-
turers look for beauty rather than
Scotch ancestors in their goods, and
while many Of the Scotch plaids ore
besutiful there are more which have
MT much to recommend them to the
nnblic taste.-New York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
To Dress Well.

To dress according to the seasons is
simple matter and one readily
grasped by the average woman. But
10 dress correctly, according to the
rules Of street etiquette, is in itself .
ane art, and demands tact, observa-
lion, good taste esand judgment, says
Form, The Parisienne, from the aris.
tocrat to the bourgeois, is mistress of
il, and has won the enviable reputation
Of being the best-dressed woman in
tho world. A costly aud charming
gown becomes offensive if worn on an
occasion that demands simplicity.
Jewels, in themselves things Of beau
", often border on the vulgar. Gowns
seen upon our streets in the morning
ne sometimes Of shades and materials
iich enough for dinner aud evening
wear,
E1travagant and costly gowns are
Intended for tho house, to please our
friends and to give color to our homes,
leaving the quieter shades in wool for
the street. Our grandmothers were
70 strict in this regard that the saying
xss an accepted fact that women who
appeared gaudily dressed on the
street did SO because they had no
other place to show their Clothes
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29

bill. 1t was pasted on q piece Of
heavy brown paper. In the lower left
hand corner the serial number was
clearly defined; in the upper right
hand corner, where the same figures
should have appeared, the note had
been scraped, so as to blur the num-
Der, and weak attempt had been
made to suggest with India ink the
first Of the figures on the number be-
low. Tho two pieces evidently had
belonged to different notes. Alone
they were valueless, because neither
was as large as two-tifths Of the Or
iginal note; together the owner had
hoped to make them appear to belong
to the same note and so get $3.50 for
them. The attempt at fraud was weak
and futile. ID CO.,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
DEGREES are put aside, and as hats

DEGREES are put aside, and as hats
are so convenient, comfortable, and
in many cases far more becoming than
bonnets, it will not be surprising if,
Notwithstanding the present trend
toward "dress" toques, capotes and
bonnets. the coming season should
find the picture hat and all the other
endless models still holding their
own,
Many Of the winter round hats are
appalling in their general effect, but
the majority Of the bonnets ore grace
full, comfortable, and, as a rule, be-
coming. There are also some pro-
nounced French models that would
not suit the general taste. A bonnet,
for example, Of golden brown velvet,
heavy Of pile like a silken fur, affects
the outlines of on old-fashioned
caleche just in front. It comes we'll
over the waves Of hair, which are to
be worn q Ia Merode with this particu-
lar bonnet. At the sides the shape is
round and very short above the ears,
made Of a chanageable fame and
golden brown color. This bonnet is
trimmed with :billowy mass Of red,
brown, olive and golden-colored feath-
ers, effectively grouped
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
Dictates Of Fashion.

White-corded silk neckties.
Tie-collars of soft Liberty silk.
Ombre shaded chiffon for waists.
Leather articles Of elephants hide.
Silk petticoats lined with thin WOOL
Striped glace taffeta for shirt waists.
AIuflers in red, green and blue ef-
fects.
Umbrellas in purple shades to match
suits.
Pearl umbrella handles set with tur-
quoise.
Artistic hat pins set with semi-prec'
ious stones.
Cushion covers of silk, denim and
fancy cottons.
Marrow plated ribbon by the yard
for trimming.
Large, open medallions containing
four leaved clover.
Ring ornaments for the hair with
two wings In front.
Black satin ribbon sashes edged with
a putting Of black chiffon.
Girls velveteen coats IN colors with
guipure lace and fur.
Fancy couture bows Of satin ribbon,
o;oro4+oo ond tinv ostrich fins.
Large, soft muffs OF chinchilla fur
with bows of white satin ribbon.
Fluted shell plaitings in black and
white chiffon edged with lace.
Brown velvet blouses trimmed with
appliques of Russian lace and sable OF
mink fur.
Evening capes of satin covered with
narrow ruff1es of black moussliene
over others of white lace.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
How to Prevent Dreams.

CATER series of experiments on
myself and Others" ventured an ex-
perienced physician to q Star re-
porter, II am convinced that many
annoying dreams and, which in many
instances, rob sleep of much of its
recreation and benefit can be pre-
vented, if persons will take the trotl'
bic to do SO. There are dreams which
are produced by IN overloaded
stomach and indigestion. These can
be prevented by not overlooking the
stomach and taking care, especially in
the evening, to not eat that which OK
perience has demonstrated is not
easily digested. A fairly filled
stomach is, however, less conducive to
dreams than an absolutely empty one.
I think I can smelly say that if these
persons WHO are troubled much by
dreaming, will wear extra long sleeves
to their night gowns. they will find a
remedy thereby. What is even bet
ter than long sleeves is to put rub.
Der cord in the hem of the sleeves so
that they will not slip up on the arm.
The rubber cord should not be tight
enough to interfere any way with the
circulation of the blood in the arms,
but still tight enough to keep the ends
of the sleeves we'll down on the wrists.
To the bachelors and others who con
not have their sleeves properly Or
ranged, the same effect can be secured
by wearing wristlet on the wrist, or
better yet to pull a sock over the hands
and pin the leg of it to the sleeves of
the night gown. In addition to pre-
venting dreams this simple arrange
ment will be found extremely COM
Portable during the cold nights Of the
next couple Of months. A little in
quiry will convince any one that those
whose wrists and forearms are uncov-
cred, ore annoyed most by dreams. The
sock used as kind Of extended glove
| will effectually stop them, but it must
be attached to the sleeve of the night
gown, otherwise the sleeve will work up
tho arm and the desired effect be lost.
My remedy in brief is, to keep tho
hand, wrist and forearm we'll covered. :"
Washington Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
Home Surgery.

Removing a splinter from suffer-
ing hand may not be o nice and pleas
ant subject, but home surgery may
sometimes give some one feeling of
heartfelt joy. The sufferer who illus
trates the matter on this occasion was
a carpenter. He was working at his
trade at on institution over which the
sisters of the Roman Catholic Church
presided. One day he broke off On
ugly splinter in his hand and could
not get it out He went home at the
close Of his days work feeling no an
noyance from the wound, but by the
next morning the hand was in seri-
Gus condition and so painful that
working was on impossibility. On his
way to the DOCTORS, the carpenter
stopped to toll the sisters why he
must delay his work. ''Let me see
what / can do with your hand before
you 60 to the DOCTOR" said one Of the
sisters. The man demurred. eyes. "
said the sister, with gentle insistence,
''it will do no harm, anyway" She
quickly filed within on inch or so Of
the top a rather wide-mouthed bottle
with steaming hot water, and as she
held it another sister pressed the in
famed part Of the injured hand gently
down over the opening. Such Pc
culiar sensation! It seemed to the
man that his whole hand was being
drawn with great force into the bot
tie. He would have taken it away,
but the sister was holding it gently
but firmly. Then there was a feeling
of relief; it seemed as If the inside Of
that hand had become liquid and was
pouring its unpleasant contents into
the bottle. That was almost exactly
what was happening, and with the
liquid went the offending splinter.
The hand was bathed and bandaged,
and the carpenter continued his work
without further inconvenience. New
York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29
womon's Business Manners.

Although oil the pert young bust
ness women are not yet subdued, it
has been remarked in a discussion on
the place of women in commercial work
that the average Of feminine manners
in Offices and various industrial call
ings has Of late years distinctly i'm.
proved. One reason of this is proba.
bly, that q better class Of women now
think it no degradation to make their
own living. In telephone work they
have been notable success. Their
superiority to men for telephone ex-
change operation, particularly in the
matters Of patience and behavior, has
been cordially attested by q telephone
subscriber in letter to a New York
paper. The writer says that if he can
help it he never uses the telephone on
Sunday. It takes too much out Of
him. While on week days, when
girls are employed at the exchange,
the service is second to mono in the
country for promptness and courtesy,
on Sundays when young men ore the
operators, the subscriber has to await
their pleasure, even in the slackest
hours, and besides often wanting much
time in getting connection, submit
to the brusque and not seldom rude
manners of the employee. The tele-
phone officials say-witho tout, however,
carrying general conyiction-that the
ronghness and comparative lack Of
cultivation in the voices Of their male
operators has possibly as much to do
with the dissatisfaction Of the public
WITH the Sunday service as the un-
couthness Of their address. They i'd
nit that the female voice lends itself
much more quickly to the influence of
the telephone, which ''cleans" and re-
fines it. When to this is added the
fact that young women, as o class, are
not so "uppish' as young men, the
preference Of the customers Of the ex.
change for the former as telephone
operators is understood. BY way Of
showing that the pert girl does not
always score, on English paper tells
Of a young man from London, who,
visiting northern city, wished to let
his friends know of his safe arrival.
He went into postoffice and inquired
if he could send telegram direct to
London, and how long it would take.
The young woman in attendance, who
was inclined to be snobbish, cut short
his inquiries with: II am not paid to
answer silly questions. Her face
took on q modified expression when
she found herself compelled to wire
the following message: CARVED safe.
Girls here ugly and bad-tempered.-
St. Louis Globe Democrat.