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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Destruction of Disease Germs.

A Russian bacteriologist, who has
made speciality of studying the in
tluepce of coffee in destroying disease
germs, is reported as having come to
the conclusion that, though coffee is
to some degree disinfectant, the pro.
perty in question really depends no.
upon the active principle Of coffee, OF
caffein, which it contains, but upon
the substances developed in the roast
ing Of the berry. 1t was found that
the various substitutes for coffee are
also germicides, and, like it, develop
disinfectant properties during the
roasting process. Thus watery in.
fusion of either coffee or its substitutes
was found to be capable of killing the
germs of cholera within a few hours,
and Of typhoid fever within a some.
what longer time. The conclusion
should not, however, be drawn from
these statements that either coffee OF
its substitutes are to DO considered Of
value on account of their slight an.
tiseptic properties, as too long a time
is required for the destruction of germs
by them. New York Tribune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Seal Hunting a Brutal Industry.

Seal hunting in its legitimate form
upon land is brutal beyond other in.
dustries because it depends for sue.
cess upon qualities that we admire in
animals, tractability and tameness.
Attached to the herd there is o contin-
gent of youthful bachelor" seals.
Their celibacy is enforced by the gruf]
old dogs that keep oil the love.making
to themselves. 1t is the unfortunate
bachelors that are doomed to lose life
as we'll as love. They are not needed
in the propagation Of the species. The
world will not miss them dead, and
women desire their furs. Aleut In
dams, who share the islands with the
seals, separate o few bachelors from
the herd and drive them up the hills,
inland. The docile creatures flop
painfully along-no movement is as
awkward as the progress Of seal out
of water-proceeding by short rushes
and long pauses ut the rate Of about
half a mile an hour. In six hours they
reach a secluded killing ground. The
Indians separate them into groups,
select the finest animals and beat them
to death with clubs-taking care not
to break the furs, lest they be unac-
acceptable upon Fifth avenue.-Illus.
trated American.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
The StOrmSGan

Six members Of what is known az
the Storms gang are now unier arrest
at Burlington, Iowa., charged with
completely in the murder OF Mrs. Rath-
burn and her daughter. Blood stains
were found on the clothing of Storms,
the leader. A boy named Peterson to-
day told the police that he had called
at the home of the Rathburns several
week ago and found the two men there.
One OF them, he said, asked Mary
Rathburn to fix his tie, and the boy
afterwards identified the tie found on
the body of Mary Rathburn as the one
that had been called to his attention
that Eight. The supposition is that
the girl tore the tie from her assailant
in the struggle for her life. Young
Peterson also picked out the man
Storms from number of prisoners
and declared he was the man who wore
the tie on the night he called at the
Rathburn home. The police also say
they have information that threats
wero made by members of the Storms
gang against the Rathburns.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Queen of the Seas.

Mrs. John Strachan has proved that
she can navigate vessel. In Sydney,
Australia, she is known as "Queen Of
the Seas" for the skill with which she
brought her husbands vessel into
port when he and all the crew were
laid low with virulent fever. But
despite her honorary title, Mrs.
Strachan may not win the less forid,
more practical one Of "Second Officer. I"
She has applied for permission to
take the examination for a mates
license, but it was refused her, al.
though it is acknowledged that she
knows more about seamanship than
three-fourths Of the candidates who
are allowed to obtain licenses,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Quick Action,

Chris. Merry, the peddler recently
convicted of beating and choking to
death his wife, Pauline Merry, was
sentenced in Judge Horizons court al
Chicago Saturday to be hanged Feb.
Is. This date is just three monthe
after the murder was committed and
is barely outside the time limit allowed
by statute to condemned murderers.
Merry had apparently fully recovered
bis nerve when Judge Horton senten-
ced him. The condemned man gave
no sign Of emotion beyond slight
flush. Me1ry's attorneys made the
usual motions for new trial and arrest
of sentence, which were overruled, the
court saying there were absolutely no
grounds for the motion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
No Outsiders Need Apply.

The order OF Insurance Commits
sioner Clunie, of San Francisco, de-
claring invalil the bonds of foreign
Insurance companies includes every
fire insurance company doing business
in the state not incorporated under the
laws of Ca ifornia. 1t leaves the great
volume of business in the hands OF
two local companies. The insurance
men were all under the impression that
their bonds were sufficient and that the
bonds of all insurance men doing bust
ness in the city and state were perfectly
good and will make hard fight.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Good md Cheap Roads.

The interesting fact was reported by
Abbeville that with road machines and
convict labor the cost of improving the
roads. even in that hilly and clayey
county, was only from S. to Sc per
mile. Darlington, which employs like
machines and labor, reported the cost
Of the convict force last year Mt twenty
five cents dey per convict, and only
fifteen cents this year. On the basis
of "cost" exhibited in these counties it
ought to be practicable certainly for
any county to make good roads that
wants them. Anderson paid for its
machines" which are operated by
convict labor, by means of 30 I mill
levy" with sandy soil; operates "a road
machine" with convict labor and has
found the system satisfactory" The
sold system" still obtains in Chester
County, where "the soil is red and the
county hilIy," but systematic work
with the chain gangs has made the
roads "much BETTER" and the value of
property, it is said, has been ZEN
HANGED by virtue Of these improve
ments." Darlington makes special
report, which is of great interest. The
sandy roads in that county have been
improved by the plan Of spreading
layer of clay on their surface. A
layer of "six inches in depth" has
made "firm, hard roadway" where
there was soft, sandy one before,
which, when properly drained, has
given satisfaction. charleston News
and Courier.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
&2,25O


In actual cash is offered to the sub.
scribers of The Memphis Weekly Com.
mercial Appeal, Memphis Tenn. Ev-
cry one sending SO cents for years
subscription to Tho Weekly CONNER
ciat Appeal will be allowed a guess on
the number OF bales of cotton received
in Memphis from September I, 1897,
to April Is, 1898. The first correct OF
nearest correct guess will get, if the
guess is received in February, $1,000;
il in March, $500; the second correct
or nearest correct guess will get, if it
lis received in February, $500; il in
March, $3.50; the third correct or near.
est correct guess will get, il it is receiv.
ed in February, $3.50; if in March,
800. This contest closes on March
81, but the guess is on the number Of
bales of cotton received in Memphis,
from september l, 1897, to April Is,
1898. In those months 10 '95 and '96,
the number received was 407, 26O; be-
tween that time in '96 and 81, 542,244
bales were received. This will help
you form IN estimate on your guess.
The first three prizes make an aggre-
gate amount actually offered of s., 900
in cash.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
The President Dinel,

The president and Mrs. Mckinley
were entertained at dinner Saturday
night by Postmaster General and Mrs.
Gary, of Washington. Mrs. Gary re-
ceived in a gown Of white brocade satin
trimmed in sable and lace. Secretary
and Mrs. Sherman were detained at q
previous engagement. The guests tc
meet the president and Mrs. McKin'
ley we're secretary of the treasury and
Mrs. Gage; secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Long; secretary Of the interior
and Miss Bliss; secretary OF agriculture
and Mrs. Wilson; ex-attorney general
and Mrs. McKenna; senator and Mrs.
Allison; senator and Mrs. Burrows
Miss Lucy Gage, of New York, guest
of Mrs. Cages; Mr.. E. S. Gary, o.
Baltimore and Miss Gary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Christian Scientists in Trouble.

Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of "Doctor" J. L. Stevenson and
Samuel Fuller, leaders of the Christian
scientists in Baxson township, near
Kokomo, Ind, Sunday, on the charge
of manslaughter, They are charged
with being responsible for the death OF
a child of the former and the wife OF
the latter, both of whom died without
medical attention. The Christian scicn.
fists do not believe in doctors and say
sickness is nothing more than magma
ton. Fuller's wife, who died last week
of typhoid fever, did not believe in
Christian science and wanted her hus
band to send for physician, but he
declined, and her death was due tc
neglect.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Will Not Strike Now,

There will be no strike in Lawrence,
Mass, at present, this decision having
been partially reached By the mule
epinners' union Saturday. Although
no definite action was taken. the spin
ners are nearly unanimous in their
determination to obey orders of the
national union, which are to the effect
that oil efforts shall be conferred on
New Bedford. The committee ap-
pointed to wait on the national organi.
cation and obtain its sanction to their
strike, reported that their strike, re-
ported that their efforts had been in
vain. TIE national union held that q
victory for New Bedford meant vic
tory for all textile workers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
To Visit the United States.

A special from the City of Mexico
says: President Diaz is preparing t.
make visit to the United States. Hi
itinerary is not yet completed but h'
will visit, it is understood, all the prin'
cipal cities. including st. Louis, Chi.
cago, New York and Washington, ani
the Pacific coast. A train of three mag
nifcent cars, ordered months ago from
the Pullman company reached Chicago
Saturday, and another will follow
shortly. The vice. president will assume
the duties of chief executive durini
President Diaz's absence.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
NATcHlTocHEs, IA.

Maintained by the State for the
training Of teachers. Affords thorough
preparation for the profession Of teach
ing; full course of academic study,
practical training in the art Of teach
ing, ono year of daily practice u
model schools under guidance OF skill
ed training teachers. Glass work q.
emplifes the best OF modern thought
in matter and method of instruction.
Diploma entities graduate to teach y
any public school of Louisiana without
examination.
Tuition free to students who teaea
one year after graduation. Entire o.
pense for session Of eight month, @llv.
Twelfth annual session begins W.
l, 1896.
For catalogue write to
B. G. CALDWELL, Pref
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
KlOndilke Facili les Increased.

The Westinghouse Electric and Man
ufacturing company, of Pittsburg, Pa.
few days ago shippe train load Of
electrical apparatus to the Dyea, Klon-
dixie, transportation company, which
will be used for the operation of an
electric rope tramway across the Chill
koot Pass. This is the first consign'
ment of electrical MI chinery to go to
the new gold field and it is expected that
by the introduction Of this system the
accessibility to the Klondike regions
will be greatly facilitated.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Tn 10 the Times.

Some of the best roads in Tennessee
are claimed by Hamilton County.
They are so we'll appreciated by all
Glasses that the Chattanooga News says
'there is a growing tendency among
the farmers along our good roads to
buy wheels, and this season finds hun
dreds OF them that used to have to
hitch up their teams and take from two
to five hours for trip to town now
come in on their wheel and are back
home in less time than it used to take
them to make the trip one way. Thus
the old world do move, and the farm
ers are not the least among the pro-
gressive Of their brethren"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
will Raise His Wages.

The reichstag Monday adopted the
measure increasing the salary of Prince
Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor to
100000 marks. The social Democrats,
Fressiniges and south German peoples
party opposed the proposition.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
An Ordnance Sergeant Commit. s.,a,ie,

An Ordnance Sergeant Commits sstsss.'
Ordnance Sergeant E. +. Waea "a
Stationed at Fort Brown, Brownsvlls.'
Tex, was found Sunday morning ~
ed in chair in his room, with . =.
between his knees and the top o. -
head blown of. From the condia,
Of the body, it is supposed that b l q.
been dead two or three days. A. NJ
quarters are isolated and his duties 70
not take him among other soldier sss Ii.
was not missed until Sunday morn h
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Coffin Company Receiver.

Judge Hunt, of the superior court
at Cincinnati to-day, appointed David
]. Warkum as receiver of the Stand
ard Coffin Company under,.a an amicable
arrangement by the directors and
stockholders. The assets are placed
at $50, 1000; liabilities, $4,000.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Mckinley Touches the Button,

At Washington, D. G., Saturday, in
the presence of the entire California
congressional delegation, Justice Nc.
Kenna of tho supreme court, and Mrs.
Leland Stamford and other ladies,
President Mckinley at11 o'clock pm.
touched telegraph key at the White
House and opened the California gold.
On jubilee at San Francisco.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

lish new enterprises; to increase tho
value of every acre of good land; to
set the debtor free by enabling him to
pay his debts; to aid the growth OF
moral and religious sentiment in the
rural districts by making smooth the
road to church, and to confer upon
future generations the great boon OF
general education by removing the
chief obstacles to attendance at school
bad roads and poverty, are the aims
Of the Florida Good Roads Associa.
ton.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
Comprehensive Aims In Florida.

To benefit morally, mentally and
materially every resident Of the State;
to encourage immigration; to estab-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

Most Tremendous Canon in the World.
It is abruptly countersunk in the
forest plateau, so that you see nothing
of it until you are suddenly stopped
on its brink, with its Unreasonable
wealth of divinely-colored and scu}p-
tured buildings before you and be.
meath you. No matter how far you
may have wandered hitherto, or how
many famous gorges and valleys you
have seen, this one, the Grand Canon
of the Colorado, will seem as novel to
you, as unearthly in the color and
grandeur and quantity Of it's architec.
ture, as if you had found it after death
on some other star; so incomparably
lovely and grand and supreme is il
above all the other delightful canons
in our fire-moulded, earthquake
shaken, rain-washed, wavewashed,
river and glacier -sculptured world.
1t is about six thousand feet deep
where you first see it, and from rim
to rim ten to fifteen miles wide. And
instead of being dependent for interest
on waterfalls, depth, wall sculpture
aud beauty Of park-like floor, like most
other great canons, no waterfalls are
in sight, and no appreciable floor space,
The big river has just room enough to
flow and roar obscurely, here and
there cropping its way as best it can
like weary, murmuring, overladen
traveller trying to escape from the
tremendous bewildering labyrinthic
abyss, while its roar serves only to
mellow and deepen the silence. IN
stead of being filed only with air, the
vast space between the walls is crowd
cd with Natures grandest buildings
q sublime city of them painted in
every color Of the rainbow and adorned
with richly-fretted cornice and battle
ment spire and tower in endless vari'
ETY. of style and architecture. Every
architectural invention Of man has
been anticipated and far more in this
grandest of Gods terrestrial Cities
John Muir, in the Atlantic.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
For Road Surfacing.

Hero is q scheme for providing
crushed stone ready at hand for sur
facing country roads. In many Sec
tions Of the Middle and Eastern
States old lettering stone walls flank
the highway on either side. Owners
would generally be glad to get rid of
these old walls. Let traction engine
propel the crusher along the road and
furnish power to do the crushing, the
old walls to provide the material,
which is thus left exactly where it is
needed without the necessity of twice
handling.-New England Homestead.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF HAWAII Elk.
TENSlVELY REVIEWED.

The Indian Appropriation Bill Passes tho
House..-Business Relative to the Dis.
trict of Columbia Transacted...Other
Bills and Resolutions Pass.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-05

lation. No disposition to contest de.
veloped, and the entire calendar Of
twenty nine bills was cleared before
tho hour OF adjournment, 1890, ar
rived,
Smyrna times., 1898-10-05
Crnssinr the Threshold.

Crossing the threshold was and is
the most critical period of the wedding
day with all races, not even excepting
the AnglO-Saxon.
The superstitious fears of the many,
always particularly alert on the occa-
sion of a marriage, culminate i'll this
final act of the drama. The lifting Of
the bride over the threshold or her step
ping across it is the signal in Persia,
Arabia and among the Copts of Egypt
for the sacrifice of a goat or a sheep
Among the Aenezes, according to
Burckhardt, the bridegroom simply
kills lamb in front of his fatherin
laws tent, and the ceremony, but for
the running of the bride from one tent
to another, is complete. Perhaps the
purest symbolical act is that of the
Transylvanian Saxon bridal pair, who
step over the threshold with their hands
tied together. Some of these Transyl-
vanian customs are remarkable and
must be survivals from a very ancient
period. The bridegroom never wears
the shirt made for him by the bride ex-
cept on his wedding day and at his
burial, just as the veil Of the Japanese
bride becomes one day her shroud.-
| London Spectator.
Smyrna times., 1898-10-05
DICKS GOOD TIME.

A Very Human Boy Enjoying His Well
Earned Reward.
A portly gentleman sat on the porch
and smiled while a small boy, also
smiling, painted the front fence.
"Look at that boy" the portly man
remarked to a visitor. "He thinks he
is having a good time. A small boy is
surely the drollest creature on earth.
When 1 was a youngster, I remember
that there were certain kinds OF work
considered play, and one OF them was
painting was always crazy to paint.
Many times 1 have taken a bucket OF
muddy water and an old paint brush
and have spent a whole half day put
ting thick coat on the side of my IA
theirs harm.
$50 with my boy Dick, the little
chap painting the fence. He has always
been crazy to paint. He is enjoying
himself now-you can see he is, and he
will paint that whole fence, too, just
as we'll as he knows how. don't care
If it is q trifie smeared. He's getting
Joy, solid JOY, thicker than the paint
on his hands and clothes.
"There's mean side to it too. He
wanted to paint the fence, and WANTED
the weeds pulled out Of the yard. So,
like an underhanded rascal, bargained
with him. l told him that if he would
pull all the weeds out would let hin
paint the fence. He went through the
other job like a soldier--he hates t.
pull weeds; all boys do-and now hi
thinks he is getting his reward. 1t is {
downright shame to fool him that way
don't you think sO?"
The portly gentleman chuckled again
and the small boy, wild with joy. wen
on plastering paint on the fence.-De
troit Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1898-10-05
A Method In His Manner.

1t was raining cats and dogs outside,
and the Columbus avenue chr was
crowded. A young woman stood looking
from one seated man to another, but the
men would not bulge. She looked tim
idly, then appealingly. then daggers,
but they did not care.
Finally the worst dressed and rough
est looking man in the car got up.
Here is a seat for you. mum, " he
said suavely.
"Oh, thank you ever so much," said
the young lady, shooting glances at the
other men which said, "You are gentle
men, but this uneducated laborer could
give you lesson in manners"
Presently she was shifting about on
her seat, shielding now her face, now
her white stand up collar and looking
with troubled face, at a point in the
ceiling from which the water came
down at irregular intervals in splashes
as big as cent
The we'll dressed men buried tAeir
smiles in their newspapers. The LABOR
er, now ensconced in corner near the
driver, gave his vis-a-vis wink.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Smyrna times., 1898-10-05
He Got the Mustard,

1t was in the army. The boys had a
meal of beef that had been corned by a
bath in a salt horse barrel. 1t was quite
a treat. They all thought SO until one
of the party remarked, ga little mus
tard wouldn't go bad"
'That reminds me-" said another.
"You just wait q few minutes" A
quarter of an hour later he returned
and, producing a screw of paper, he
said: ooh, yes. Here's that mustard. -
"Where did you get it?'' said the
others in chorus.
"Up at the surgeons. The sick call,
you remember, sounded as we were
talking about the mustard. It occurred
to me that little mustard for my lame
back would be just the thing"
but you haven't got any lame
back
"But I have got the mustard. -
Philadelphia Press.
Smyrna times., 1898-10-05
PANBESA'S LETTER.
An Account of an Egyptian City Thirt
Centuries Ago.

Centuries Ago.
Probably the oldest letter III the
world is tho letter Of Panbesa, written
Is centuries before Christ to his friend
Amenemapt, a scribe.
The manuscript is Of perishable papy-
rus, and it is amazing that it should
have survived for more than 80 cen
turies and still be legible.
1t is preserved in the collection Of the
British museum. 1t has been several
times translated during the present cen
tury. 1t presents an interesting picture
of life i'll Egypt i'll the time of Rameses
II. 1t is more i'll the nature of literary
production, poem composed in cele-
bration of the visit Of Pharaoh to the
city of Pa-Rameses, than an ordinary
letter of today
Panbesa "greets his lord the scribe
Amenemapt, to whom be life, health
and strength, - and then goes on to de-
scribe the vordant fields, the thrashlng
floors, the vineyards the groves OF
olives the orchards of figs, the great
daily markets, with their fish and wa
terfowl and swarms of purchasers.
The citizens had their "sweet wine
of Khemi, pomegranate wine and wine
from the vineyards, and to these they
added "beer of Kati. :"
There was music in plenty furnished
by the singers of the school of Memphis
On the whole, Pa-Rameses seems t.
have been pleasant place to live in
1.-THE lesser folk are there equal witt
the great folk" and Panbesa write
that its maidehs were "in holiday at
tire every day" with locks "redolen
of perfumed oil. Washington Star.