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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
Life Without q Stomach.

The stomach has always been sup
posed to be absolutely essential to
the proper performance Of the diges'
tive functions. The fact that two
people have had their stomachs re-
moved, and that one Of them is alive
and apparently in the enjoyment OF
excellent health, upsets all precon-
ceived theories as to the absolute ne.
cessity of this portion of the human
anatomy. A woman has had her
stomach removed completely, that or
gan being hopelessly affected. The
esophagus was united with the canal
leading from the stomach, and there
seems to be nothing wrong in the in
ternal economy Of the owner of this
curious digestive apparatus. To be
sure. instead of full meals she take'
On occasional bite, and is compelled tt
be very careful that she does not over
load or overtax this substitute. Thu
operation was almost in the nature Of
caprice. TWAS evident that some
thing was wrong with the patients
stomach, and, after careful prepare
ton, the operation was begun. Al
most Immediately it developed tina!
the entire stomach was involved, and
that it would be impossible to save
any portion of it. 1t was foregont
conclusion that death was only mat
ter of few days. The operating
physician conceived the rather orig
inal idea Of uniting the @sophagu
with the canal leading from the stom
ach. It is a matter for congratula
ton that thus far there have been NJ
grave symptoms and that the patien
takes food with relish, and apparently
without discomfort. One is led t
wonder to what lengths surgery ma
90, and how many Of our notions an
tb eories about the possibilities an
limitations Of the physical will hol
in the face of these great advances i
modern surgery.-Ledger.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
r. Country Doctors an d Bad Roads.

g Country DOctors "nu D"u Aso""S'
The condition Of country roads
affects the rural doctor perhaps quite
as much as anybody, especially as his
duties compel him to use them pretty
constantly, no matter what shape they
NAV happen to be in. A Blooming
ton paper says that a physician in a
small illinois town has had life made
burden to him by the roads over, or
rather through, which he has had to
travel. "In some places the mud is
actually foot-and-a-half deep. 1t is
at times almost impossible for horse
to get through it. Yet he has calls
to make q distance of ten miles or
more over that kind of roads. Re-
Gently he was on good horse gallop-
ing through the mud, in spite of the
fact that, at every jump the horse
went over his ankles, when the horse
slipped and fell. The doctor was
thrown bodily over a ditch Of water,
while the horse went into the ditch
head first. The soft ground let both
rider and horse escape unhurt, but
thew were both so covered with mud
that it was impossible to tell wha1
color they were. The doctor had on
waterproof and did not get wet. III
caught the horse, mounted and wen
on. It was not an unusual occurrence
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30

gingersnaps were the only mitigating
feature of his night labors. Joel's dis
position gave way under the strain and
the black cat learned to fee his pres
ence.
The list of May came and the hood
was still unfinished.
One night, when Joel was surround.
ed by cotton batting, cloth, needles
and thread, there came gentle knock
at his door. He had been annoyed
before by boys rapping and then dis
appearing. Now he was glad OF the
diversion, and he started for the doc.
in hot haste:
He sped out into the night and up
the road. In the distance he could
see black figure. How he ranl
In few minutes he overlook the
figure, and, catching it by the shout
ders, shook it vigorously. "I'll teach
you to come knocking at my door" he
said, fercely.
"Oh!" gasped the victim. II didn't
mean for you to know I did il"
At the sound of that voice Joel's
arms dropped at his sides, and just
then the moon shone out from behind
some clouds and sho we'd Joel Bennett
and Serena Bowen to each other.
"To think of her doing it," said
Joel, as he went sadly home. u
wouldn't a thought it,"
When hereached his door he paused
There was something hanging to the
knob.
He took it off and carried it int
the house.
It was q beautiful brown punkil
hood, quilted with tiny stitches. In
side it were quantity of gingersnap
and a bunch of carnation pinks.
For full FIVE minutes Joel stoo'
looking at these things, then he said
'To think Of her doing it. I wouldn'
a. thought it!'' -
Then with beaming face he gath
cred up his unfinished hood and tn
. pieces of cloth and cotton batting an
: put them in the stove.
While he was fixing the pinks in
: vase he was struck by an enlightenin
thought. "Why, she stole the old on
b off the line for pattern.
8 He took out the gingersnaps on
g going to the glass tried on the ne
hood. It was very becoming.
v Then, in thoughtful silence, he al
$ q gingersnap and gave the last bite
# the black cot.
e It was week later that Joel was
is Miss Serena's little bakery.
d eyes," she was saying, II am tire
q this morning. Things didn't 60 we
IS yesterday, and there is so much
!, fret about, trying to suit everybody
ID Joel cleared his throat and spo]
7, hesitatingly. "Wouldit-would 1t
easier if you should only suit one
ID he asked:
L Miss Serena blushed beautifully
lg she answered, very low: Eyes,
ID think it would. Chicago Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
Steel Country Roads.

The steel country roads, with which
the United States department. ofagricul-
ture is experimenting. will practically
be constructed as follows: The pres
ent design calls for an inverted trough
shaped steel rail, with a slightly raised
head on the inside, and an 8-inch tread
and 7-16-inch thick. These rails
would be bedded in gravellaid in we'll
drained trenches, and the rails would
be tied together at the ends and at the
middle. On grades the rails would
be indented slightly to prevent the
horses slipping on the rails; the joints
would be made stronger than the rail
to prevent Glow JOINTS" and to prev
ent the formation of ruts alongside
the rails each joint would form ire
mount for the wheels. The ad-
vantage claimed for these steel roads
is the reduction in traction from forty
pounds per ton on macadam to eight
bounds on the steel rails. The
materials for the heavier class Of steel
roads Of this design will cost about
SO, 500 per mile in small quantities.
The amount of material required is
less than 100 tons per mile, and long
lines could probably be built for
$4,000 per mile. The lighter type OF
road only requires so tons per mile
and would cost about $1,000 per mile.
These prices are exclusive OF grading
and track-laying.
The average difference between rails
and billets for the six years, 1891 te
1896, inclusive, was $6.72: me
+ figures for the three years 1888, loo!
and 1890 showed that the rails coule
be sold at an average Of less than 81
ton above the price Of billets, leaving
say, SIS. u per ton as the average extr'
profit which the pool enabled tn
steel-rail men to make. AS durln|
these six years their sales were in tn
neighborhood of 100000 tons, thi
represents profit of $40, 900, 900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7<1IfITS7E757S757fl7E7s
GOOD ROADS NOTES,
Good Roads in MARYLAND.


It has required much demonstration
to convince the Maryland farmers that
good roads are profitable investment.
The work of the agricultural expert
ment stations in this regard has been
invaluable. Experiments with broad
and narrow tires conducted under the
eyes of the farmers have definitely
shown the folly of maintaining the
present system Of small-tired wheels,
as long as the roads are Indifferent or
positively bad in quality. There are
two points from which to view the re-
lationship between the tires and the
quality Of the road. The experiments
have shown first that as long as the
roads are in poor condition, subject to
much moisture and thereby liable to
become heavy and muddy at short no.
tice, the use of tho narrow tire is o
positive hindrance. It requires more
power to haul a wagon so equipped,
for the tire sinks deep into the ma
terial of the road and thus forms for
itself a constant obstruction that must
be overcome. But tho broad tire has
use other and indeed better than
that of minimizing the labor and
therefore the cost Of hauling. It cures
the bad conditions that have been
largely caused by the narrow tire,
serving as q compressor and gradually
compacting the material and greatly
improving its condition. Thus the
use of the broad tire means a double
gain. It saves in the cost Of hauling,
by permitting heavier loads to be
hauled by the same agencies and in
less time, and it saves, too, in the cost
Of road making and in repairing. Il
; is believed that if all road users could
be persuaded to change the tires Of
their draft vehicles, especially in the
districts where bad roads are the rule
rather than the exception, the ultimate
y cost Of bringing the country thoroug h
: fares up to modern standard woul(
j. within very short time be so low tina
the most comprehensive road improve
ment laws could be passed withou
. !. difficulty, The present movement II
), Maryland is concentrated in an effor
y to secure the enactment by the Legis
" lature of certain pending bills that or
at the construction Of good roads b
- authorizing the people to bond them
! selves for this purpose. In som
States much has been done by grant
l, ing exemptions from road taxes
'e those road users who have adopted tn
broad tires and likewise to those VIII
I" have adjusted their vehicles so thu
the front and rear wheels will NJ
10 "track." thus minimizing the chance
L. of wearing the surface of the road.
's has been found that with broad tir'
in use the amount of surfacing m
~ terial needed is comparatively SINAI
=. Washington Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
Anoy of . Bullet.

In the fight in the Saran Sar pass in
Northwest India, a rifle bullet fred
by the enemy entered the muzzle Of.
Sepoy's rifle, penetrating nine inches
down the barrel. The Lee-Me6ord
rife is of 1903 calibre.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
A.waterproof Paper Church.

Bergen, Norway, boasts q paper
church large enough to seat 1000 per.
sons, the building being rendered fire.
proof by solution Of quick lime.
enrolled milk and white Of eggs, !.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30

A Good Roadmaker.
Edwin Mcintyre, who lives . her.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30

nit life in the house near Warren
where DR.. Pilton r. Baker was shot,
has queer hobby. One of the pref
test and best pieces Of road in Maine
passes in front of his retreat. 1t has
been built by Mr.. Mcintyre, who for
the past twenty-three years has been
picking up the stones and rocks near
his home and pounding them into
pebbles, which he. has put in the
highway. In twenty-three years
time he has pounded 100000 stones
and made them ready for road use.
The town authorities, recognizing the
value of the work, for years have COM
pensated the man by giving him his
road tax. He estimates that he has
placed on the road twenty cords o.
these manufactured stones. Other
towns might envy Warren such faith
full road builder. -Rockland Me.
Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30

T was the first really
cold dry of winter.
There had b Q 9 n
sharp winds a n d
frosty nights before,
but this day was
bitterly clustering.
Along the frozen
road, giving thun-
derous notice of its
approach, chartered
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
JoEL'S PUNKIN HOOD.
Nv SUSAN b. ROBBINS.

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30
A QUERY.

.r,, whydo deplore
,d IS lie, NV Godso will
anxious hnc still
Urine little ple" ond Need ask
nd life
dst eao Will death brighter prospect bngl
W.T. FOOLS W" tter voc lose the sting
sad goal speed It might have had7
, And to die be gain
greater still
We all
SMtkuowing WIZ AZ uhithcr cor? And all its pain?
.-,o, Oh, why should repine?
longer aay d i ee, Shall not leave my iie nv
nope "T VIM not befre Ay, mine?
WY ~ sansome, In Frank Lesle's Popular Monthly.
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-30

Pebbles.
Toll roads have been largely abol'
ished in Indiana.
With bad roads farmers are Deepen
dent on the weather; with good high
ways they would be independent Of it.
This is the season of the year tt
watch the roads. A road that il
genuinely good is fit for traffic at all
seasons.
A Good Roads League has been
formed in Colorado, and ID actively
agitating highway improvement needs
means and methods.
A sample piece Of five hundred feet
of steel roadway, the plates being lai0
on cement, is to be put down on the
Brecksyille road near Cleveland.
Over five thousand citizens signed
a petition for better street paving ano
repair, and presented it to the Mayor
and Board of Public Works Of Denver.
To keep down the cost Of repairing
macadamized roads as low as possible,
they must receive constant attention.
and all ruts and depressions be filled
up as soon as they appear
| Sweep off the mud and dust as fast
as they are formed, and fill up the ruts
and bad places with new materials as
soon as they appear, are oil that Is
necessary in order to ensure good
roads all the time.
A farmhouse near Osnaburg, Ohio,
took fire the other night, and burned
down, because no engines could reacl
it on account of the condition OF tn
, roads. An old man, who was alon
in it, persisted in the flames. =
} Removal of ruts from the highways
. says Governor Mount, of Indiana
, will be the initiative step in gettln
t out of the ruts in the methods OF on
t farming, and bring farm life to
s higher plane of intelligent progress
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
The First TeAcups,

Even after tea was introduced into
Europe and had come into general use,
teacups were scarce, says the jewelers.
Circular. At the same time coffee was
introduced, but, apart from Constanti-
nople, the first coffee cups In Europe
date back only as far as 1915 in Venice,
1859 In Paris, 1862 in London and 1894
in Leipsic. From the first, however,
the conventional oriental coffee cup,
without stem or handle, was little used,
and in Germany not at all. The Chin
ese teacup was used for tea, coffee and
chocolate as we'll. Specimens Of porce-
lain were undoubtedly introduced into
Europe in the middle ages, yet not till
the sixteenth century we're cups i'm
ported from China in any great guam
titles, and even then it was as articles
Of vertu.. Most Of those found their
way back into China again, as collect
ing porcelain is lasting fad there,
and high prices are paid for good speci-
mems. The collection Of Chinese por-
celain, il only the genuine specimens
are desired, requires immense study
and knowledge, as the Chinese are
skillful imitators and put numerous
falsifications on the market.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
Coed New. ,s- ss,t.r.rs "a Ass,essa.

Coed News ise suitsrsrs seA AiflictsA
WilnlnItpn' Yonde tfdf sudfN md NJ
RtpN ToWA6sEe Ind m Elsessi6 md MaS.
petic Treatment and hlt and Prod. Hpkgs
EIsctffc and Magnetic Appliances. patent.
Cd. July 81, 1885,. and sold BY us only. Z,
Having had an ofI1ce In, Wtlminston.
DEL. for tho last five yssrs. have made
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and all skin diseases. Fits, kidney com.
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eases. constipation, urinary trouble, semi
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tion, head, eyes loss OF speech, aud eli de-
rangsments VI The nervous system. "
Our abdominal supporters. for female
weak esses. lame back, falling Of tho
womb, lsucorrhoea and liberation Of the
womb, hemorrhoids, or flooding, painful
and irregular menstruation, change Of
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Office, No. COS King street. Hours 8 a.
m. to 8 p: m. Sundays . a. m. to 8 p. m:
Wants Ill sufferers. invalids and afflicted
to call and see me.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
Queer Burial Service.

A curious story is told in the British
War Office. Some years ago work
man was engaged in casting metal for
the manufacture Of ordnance at the
Woolwich Arsenal, when he lost his
balance and fell into huge cauldron
containing twelve tons Of molten steel.
The metal was at white heat, and, Of
course, the unfortunate man was ut
terly consumed in an instant. The
War Department authorities held a
conference and decided not to profans
the dead by using the steel in the
manufacture Of ordnance, and the enor-
nous mass Of metal was actually In
tered and Church Of England clergy
man read the burial service over it.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - SEALED
Of Education Of Wilmington Del, on and after
Wednesday. November 81, until o'clock D. M,
.ianuary9 o, 1899, Tor the furnishing Of mater
ials AMI labor for erecting ard completing
the new High School building on Delaware
Avenue according to plans and specifications
on file at the room set apart for that purpose
on the second floor of School No, B, Walnut
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth.
Eac bidder must submit with his bid u GER
tiael check for 81 ,0O0, arnwn to the order Of
the Board Of Education as a glaranteeof good
faith upon the p,rt of the bidder Checks OF
the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to
them upon award of the contract. The check
of the successful bidder will DO returned as
soonas he has qualified for and signed o CON
A bond, acceptable to the Board Of Education
must be given by the successful contractor for
the faithful performance OF tho work for at
least 40 per cent. OF the total amount OF tho
contract. The bOndsmen must be Qualjfed in
twice the amount Of the bond. There must
be at least two acceptable bondsmen named in
the bid.
Nobids will be received = considered from
any but bona ode residents ol the city of Will.
mington, Delaware.
No bid will be considered unless the above
instructions are strictly followed.
The Board OF Education reserves the right
to reject any OF all bids.
Contractors to clear ground OF present build
lngs and trees where directed by tho commit
tee, state time Of beginning operations and
completion OF building ready to be turned over
to the Board
Also state in bid what consideration will be
WILLIAM TURNER,
n29-1t Chairman Committee.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
A WISE COMMANDER.
Lord Howe's Campaign Against the French
and Indians.

Lord Howe's Campaign Against the French
and Indians.
Lord Howe, who, In 1858. accom-
panied Gen. Absrcrombie In the attack
on Fort Ticonderoga, did not, like the
foolish Braddock, insist on fighting In
dams and Frenchmen according to the
military rules of European arAies.
While his army was encamped at AL
bany he forbade all display Of gold and
scarlet in the march, aH1H6ed tthe
barrels of the muskets to be'bfaGkened,
that the soldiers might not be seen at
distance by the glittering Of their
arms
He himself set an example by wear
ing a soldiers coat shorn of its tail,
and leggings made Of cloth. The hair
was, In those days, worn In bag or
queue by the officers. Lord Howe's hair
was abundant and fine. yet he cropped
1t, and ordered the officers to d. the
same. The amount Of personal bag
gage and camp equipage then carried
by the officers was enormous.
One day the officers were invited to
dine with Lord Howe in his tent, When
they arrived they were surprised to see
no chairs or tables, but bear skins
spread on the floor like rugs. Lord
Howe sat down ON q small log, and the
ohicers followed his example. Presently
the servants act down n large dish of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
The. NEW eTEEEscRlPToR.

~ 1T 81 T
a Recent Inv~n,ion That May supsrsetls
ths Telephone
The telescriptor is recent invention
designed to take the place Of the tele-
graph, and to some extent of the tele-
phone, which can be furnished for a
trifie more than the price Of an ordin-
airy typewriter, and 80 simple as to be
managed by child. A necessary part
of Its usefulness is to have it connect
ed with an exchange like that OF
telephone company where ones wire
may be connected with that Of the per-
son with whom he wishes to commune
cate. 1t is preferable to the telephone
in that the communication is printed,
and is always distinct with no chance
for mistaking one word or phrase for
another which sounds like 1t but means
something very different.
The same instrument Is used both as
receiver and transmitter, and the
apparatus at both ends Of the line re-
cords the message which is sent. A
perfect copy Is thus made automatical-
ly by the very act of sending. and may
be retained like copies in a letter-book.
Another advantage Of the device is
that 1t delivers the message whether a
person is on hand to receive 1t or not,
and IL he is away from his Office the
message awaits his return. Perfect
secrecy is attainable by the telescrip-
tor. which is not true in the case Of the
telephone. Only one wire is required,
the earth being employed for the re-
turn route.
No one needs to be told OF the disad-
vantages Of the telephone. BY the new
telegraphy one can communicate with
another at distance, sending and re-
ceiving messages without the worry Of
the telephone or the delay Of the tele-
gram. The invention is of English
origin.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03

EoR sALE-soDA WATER FOUNTAIN
I and apparatus, Also coffee urn. Apply
eos French street. d22t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03

TDR SALE CHEAP--A GOOD END SPRING
II buggy. Apply ut GIL West Front street.
. n24tW
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03

The Sultan is said to have nearly
completed the largest hotel in the
world at Mecca. This establishment
is to lodge 5000 pilgrims at once, with,
presumably, their camels and other
beasts of burden, and promises to be
one of the most picturesque places to
stay in the world, although, Of course,
.'intidel dogs" are not allowed to ap-
proach it. Its vast size has drawn at
tention to monster residences. The
largest dwelling-house in existence is
in Vienna, where there isan apartment
house with 1900 rooms in it, occupied
by more than 5000 people. This build
ing has thirty-two staircases, thirteen
interior courts and $50 windows ON the
street,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03
Coed Things.

Starting with one car, and funeral
car at that, the Pullman Palace Car
company in SO years laid aside a sur
plus of $4,000, 900, which was divided
between the stockholders. How cur
ious it all seems. Pullman's hearse
on the rail brought him great fortune,
yet he disinherited his two sons. 1t
has always been superstition that
hearses brought Ill luck. Another
amazing success was Edison Electric,
which went begging at AZ. A broker
bought 20 shares for 5000, and sold 10
of them year later for $4,000. Bell
Telephone stock started at low price,
but went to 200, and made many rich.
There Is no end of these good things.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-03

EOk SALE-GOOD WILL AND 3rOCK OF
Il aoigar and news stand, with route, good
location. Address L. A. r., this Office.
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