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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-19
A Whole Meal in the Coffee Pot.

It is not exactly the way to make
the coffee, but the way to take it after
it is made. It is a valuable method
to learn, for it gives condensed meal,
which can be taken in short space OF
time without injury to the digestive
organs, and it answers the purpose OF
soup meat. coffee and dessert all in
one. This is the way to do it: Dessert
comes first in the preparation. First,
six Jumps of sugar in large coffee
cup; break into this two raw eggs; fill
two thirds full with hot milk; final y
add the coffee and there you are. This
would be invaluable for quick lunch
| rooms, the only objection being that
the ingredients ought to be first class
and quick lunch room patrons object
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-19
overy breath, and wondering, too ~; y

.,orv breath, and wondering, too, II
he could do any good when ne o'o
At last, after what seemed to to the
uorn-out man q perfect eternity OF
wo;tinr. the native returned. ms
Method seemed to Harry alarmlngly
s;mnle for sucl an extreme case, as u
aerely consisted in putting a Jew
DROPS Of particular Juice into the
three punctures the adder had mao ,,
Init to his delighted astonishment' as
we'll as the doctors, in half an ho o,
Molly was sleeping quietly, ana inc 40
swelling was already greatly oecr 1.s;
I'D while Mahomed Mani. the A1rl'
e aon med;c;ne-man left the yacht con-
siderably richer than when ne c"ns
on to it! ,, Nall, ubl
WOO s;tt;nc a. week later at the same
h hrn table, opening little pack
, noe her husband had just given her
# was q bracelet in the form OF tln:
co]d adder, with cleaning eyes OF Oh
y y eeralds: and on its quivering tongu
nv o crumpled roseleaf OF rosy e'
o amel. e, aho so;d
10 10 "Thank you athousand times, ana .aa az
4 thew actually clever enough to max
"a such q thing in that bazaar III Ai6lo.o
~ "rhese Eastern people arc consun
~, 10 mate masters in the art OF !e"e e,a:
10 . dearest" he answered; lana nov
a u a,han NV little wife wears this, may
always DO the only crumPteu t aorne
i. in her happiness-the solitary serpe
~. IN onr Eden!"-McC.'s Monthly
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-19
TAe FIGHTING CURKHAs'
ro,,.,,,inr About tho Men Who WIN lay
lands Battles in India

lands Battlcs III A""
The Gurkhas, to whose valor we owo
~ mich on the Indian frontler' are
not afraid of death in any shape o.
form have the instinct OF instant anu
nnouestioning obedience to ofoe,a
erom superiors, and take an actual anu
nhvgical delig hit in fighting; IL Is u
nopular error to suppose that tney ., u,o
Without caste. There are aoou' 'n na
tesn different castles among them, anu
s sovero1 sub division in each caste. bu9
when serving in British regiments anu
whilo on a campaign, Gurkhas : 90 nf noo
GLOW their caste system to lnterlel9 ia
, with, with their comforts, and will eat anu
dr;nk freely with Europeans "a Wv
0 o omnno themselves. They have no g. o9 ;,
Q lection to taking pun ~ i" = D. ..cha..
: Soldiers flask, and will share q o en,
;. 1 not;n with the most mental camp.1ol
, lower love- They will gladly take a caS ,'a
e account must man OF one c"S'0 'D''A~
l. in the company of another.
40 All Gurkhas trace their descent from
|. tho Raiputs, Of Central India, the
% rTlo and Gurungs especially claim
o ;ng to have the bluest Hindu blood o., II
- india running in their veins: inc:
n hove however, intermarried Tor gen
y, erations with Monaghan women.
", Gurkhas have one physical peculiar
Il NIL, c+o+nra ia below the avel
'af noe and as they do not wear bearaS
mt md their mustaches, in spite OF muc
care never attain luxuriant growtl
ond to casual observers Gurkha re!
iment appears to consist OF boys, NJ
on men. It is on record that when ho 70,
to Roberts was marching through II
1879 Kurram. the Pathan women and en-
to dren came out to jeer at the STRIPPING
the whom he was leading, as it seemed
be- their certain death, and they on
do changed their opinion, when, large
md OWING to the heroism of these sal
ore Gurkhas, the Afghan army are drlV
aht headlonr from the Peiwar Kotal:
hat The colonel Of distinguished re
m ment used to tell story OF Path
lit. who had travelled q long distance
lent Get a glimpse Of the terrible soldl
to That had defeated his countrym
the When he saw the little poy1sn =, a
i: to Gurkhas standing guard at the b
t at Hissar, he committed suicide 'for ' :,
ever shame. :" at least-and this IS the [
late part Of the story-so tho guard
, for clared when asked 10 eApialn
TEN, presence OF the dead oooy'-Hon
8: to News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-19

In n world where no man reads
! die Of things that are
nv fern in the valleys heart
liabt of the largest star,-. 1,. ,
now 1 that the pressure OF Lilo
q silence of Death IS deep,
IN and rise on tho tangled way
|eads to the gate OF Sleep.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-19
THE CRUMPLED R0SELEAF.
STORY OF a HONEYMOON
,-o,v OF a HONEYMOON.
doubtless skies

,OUDLESS skies
and balmy breezes
combined to make
the day m ideal
one. The eel /.
known bay OF
Algiers was most l:I,
delightfully."- STILL ;
Tho sun glinted
down on the white
sails of o yacht
lying q mile or two "
out, making the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-19
"ruF RIDDLE OF THINGS THAT ARE"

We know that the .problcms OF OH "no
Pain,
And the passions that lead to crime ne o,o
Ava Tho mysteries locked from age to aoe
In the awful vault of Tlme;-,'
vet we uft our weary feet and strive
Through the mire and mist TO gT TaPjt,
And find ledge on the mount OF Fal1H
In the morning land OF Hope.
40 VIZ -Harpers Weekly.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
PORTO RICAN COMMISSION.
Other Com issloners In San Juan
Impregnablo Forts.

Pouce, Porto Rico, Sept. 2-Gen.
Brooke, Wednesday, notified Capt.
Gen. Macias, the Spanish commander
at San Juan de Porto Rico, under a flag
Of truce carried to the Spanish lines
by Col. Goethal, that Rear Admiral
Schlcy and Gen. Gordon, the American
Porto Rican peace commissioners, had
sailed for San Juan from New York on
the steamer Seneca. AT the same
time Gen. Brooke, who is also
member of the commission, asked if
there was any objection to his pro.
ceeding overland with an escort. Maj
Jose Reys, of the Spanish army,
brought the reply of Gen. Macias yes
terday. 1t was sent by wire and said
there were no objections. Consc-
luently Gen. Brooke arragned to
leave on Friday or Saturday with his
staff and escorted by Troop II OF the
Sixth cavalry and Capt. Pitchers COM
pany of the Eighth infantry.
Several stone culverts between here
and the Spanish works on the crest of
The mountains, which had been blown
up, will be repaired to-day by Col.
Goetha's engineers.
The colonel has examined the Span
ish Notifications. He says they are
marvellously strong, and that he could
have held back the strongest army in
Europe with 500 men against an u.s.
sault in front. The Spaniards had
trenches and two guns. All but 100
of the 600 men stationed there have re-
turned to San Juan.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
CONDITION OF MR.. BAYARD.
Admitted by Those In Attendance tbst the
End Of a Great Career Is
Not Far ON.

Dedham, Mass, Sept. s.-The condi;.
ton of Thomas +. Bayard former am
bassador to England, who is at Karl
stein, the home of his daughter, Mrs:
Warren, was critical yesterday. So
pronounced had been the change the
past two or three days that it was
thought the patient would not survive
many days.
Mr.. Bayard came to Karlstein, the
summer home Of Mr.. and Mrs. $. +.
Warren, about three weeks ago. His
health was not good, and during the
first two weeks it did not improve. A
week ago q change came which ap-
peared to be gradual breaking up of
the system, combined with kidney
trouble.
At first it was not thought likely
that his case would prove serious. al
though it was admitted By those in at.
tendance that the end of great career
was not far off. The extreme heat OF
the past few days had a depressing eff
feet upon the patient, and on Friday
anxiety was keenly felt. A consulta'
tion of physicians was held. Late or
Friday n favorable turn was noted, but
Saturday the change was for the worse.
Yesterday he was semi-cOnscious, with
fair pulse
Fair play., 1898-09-10
COMPROMISE EFFECTED.
The Miners Strike at Coierain, Pa, Ended
and the Men Will Return to
Work Monday.

IIazleton. Pa. Sept. 3.-The three
.ocal assemblies of the United Mine
Workers held long meetings at Cole
rain Friday night with the result that
the announcement has been made by
President Duffy of the organization,
who interceded for the strikers. that
the strike is at an end. and work will
be resumed at the colliery on Monday
morning.
Superintendent Rodcr'ck, represent.
ing the company. has agreed to allow
the discharged Hungarian to return
to work in the capacity of contract
laborer. in which position he will not
he subjected to the company directly.
but to the miner with whom he is &c
work The discharge of this man be-
ing the chief cause of the difficulty.
the strikers are satisfied and will hold
out no longer.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The refusal of Scnor Leon Castillo,
the Spanish ambassador to France, to
serve on the Spanish peace coIumis-
sion, on the ground that he could not
participate owing to the non n-partici-
patton of Gen. Horace Porter, the
United States ambassador to France.
was accepted by the cabinet on the 4th
inst. If Senor Monterro Rio accepts 4
place on the Spanish commission, he
will be nominated as president.
After great battle, in which the
dervishes ''wcre moved down like
grass, their losses in dead and wounded
reaching thousands, while the Anglo
Egyptian losses were but 200 in killed
and wounded, the sicdr, Gen. Sir
Herbert Kitchener, with the Kalifa's s
black standard, captured during the
battle. entered Omdurman, the capital
of Mahdiam, on the 2d.
Gen. ID. 5. Atanlcy, president OF the
Army of the Cumberland, announced,
on the 4th, that the executive commit
tee of the organization had decided
that the annual meeting, which was to
have taken place at Detroit, the 2lst,
will be postponed until September,
1899, many of the active members be.
ing engaged in the war.
Private Alex. LaDule, Co. |, Second
Wisconsin volunteers, has been placed
in the federal prison at Leavenworth,
kas., to remain for life, for the muir
der of Private Thomas Stafford, OF the
Thirteenth United States infantry, in
Il saloon row at Ponce, Porto Rico.
Mai. IIuer, of the United States en-
gineer corps, has removed 80 of the 63
mines or torpedoes put in San Fran
cisco bay at the outbreak of the war
with Spain. He is experiencing some
difficulty in locating the remaining
six mines, as they had dragged their
anchors.
Orders will soon be issued for the
abandonment of Camp Wikoff, Mon
tauk Point, n. Y. The volunteers will
be sent to their homes, on furlough,
and the regulars distributed to their
garrison posts
Frank, George and Mabel Ferguson,
aged "a, - and IA, respectively, were
drowned at Stamford, Conn, on the
Sd, by the upsetting of row boat in a
pond, about mile off Norton islands.
On the recommendation of the Swed-
ish- Norwegian council, King Oscar has
notified the car of his acceptance of
the invitation to send delegates to q
peace conference.
According to advices from Iloilo,
Gen. Rios, governor of the Vizcayas,
is arresting aud shooting suspected
persons, including prominent natives
Of Manila
Fair play., 1898-09-10

Washington, Sept 3.-The gold re.
serve in the United States treasury
reached the highest point in it's history
yesterday, with total reserve of S2l9,
32o,372. The highest previous amount
was S,0OO,000, which was recorded
in March, 1883. The reserve was es-
tablisied in 1897 with Sll6, ,O0O, 900. 1t
first reached 500, 1000, 900 in October,
1887, when the figures were $4,000 900
above that mark. The lowest point
reached was S4i,000,010 in January,
1895. In June. 1887, there was Sl3D.,
Oro,Juo and one year later the amount
was Sl67. .000. .OGl
Fair play., 1898-09-10

Following is u statement of state
fees and tax corporations received
during August. and turned into the
state treasury by Secretary of State
Lcsueur: Notarial commissions, si15;
miscellaneous fees, Stc2.:.t; tax ON cap
ital of domestic corporations, 81 sy5;
tax on capital Of foreign corpora
tions, $50; land department fees, SO;
rccordin" railroad contracts. $~5.iO;
fees for "Nanin@ banks. S>6".5n. To-
tai. $6..s6.i5.
Supr. Ed Or"ar turned into the state
treasury durir" August the sum of
Sl.:'G.i;. fees collected during August,
Sii+1..j i'll excess OF the amount col
'"ctcd for the corresponding month
last wear
Fair play., 1898-09-10
A PRINCELY GIFT.
Ihrcc Hundred Thousand FIOrins Present
ell by the Burgonaster OF Amsterdam
for PhilanthropIc Purposes.

The Hague, Sept. 3.-The queen
dowager granted an audience yestcr-
day to Il committee formed for the pur-
pose of Offering Testimony of the
peoples love at the close of the re-
gency."
The burgomastcr Of Amsterdam has
presented 100000 ilorins for philan-
thropy, and the queen has announced
her intention of founding hospital
for consLmptlvcs with a portion of the
fund and devoting the remainder to
the Dutch East Indies.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
DEFENDING THE CZAR'S NOTE.
What the SOvoe Vremya Interprets as the
Meaning of the Cars Peace
Proposals.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 2.-The Novoe
Vremya, replying to criticisms of the
czar's note, interprets them as mean
ing that the powers are to maintain
the relative positions they now occupy
and together seek the means of rem
dering unnecessary the expensive and
purpoSeless armaments which are ruin
ing all nations.
The paper then adds: "There is no
question of immediate disarmament
or the resulting consequences, which
seem to disturb the French and Ger
mans"
Fair play., 1898-09-10
HORRIBLE DEATH.
Soldier Dives Into Shallow Water and
Breaks His Back-AccidentalIy
Shot by Guard.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 5.-While
bathing with several companions in
Trout creek, near the city, yesterday,
Private Ernest Pullman, of Company
A, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth
Indiana regiment, dove from high
place into shallow water. Assistance
was rendered to him and he was taken
to the hospital, where it was ascer-
tanned that his back had been broken.
He died from his injuries.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, wife
of Col. Bryan, left last night for her
Nebraska home, after short visit to
her husband
Accidentally Shot.
James Armstrong, Company l., First
Alabama regiment, on guard duty
accidentally shot Chas. c. Cox, a young
white man, in the left arm. The arm
had to be amputated above the elbow.
Leonard l.. Salisbury, of the same
regiment, is under arrest also, but was
not directly implicated.
Armstrong claimed that the negroes
in the vicinity of the place were taunt-
ing him because the two Alabama
regiments here are to be sent home
and a negro Alabama regiment take
their places, and he had the rifle loaded
to defend himself He has served IL
years in the British navy.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
lncir sam VIII Iuycsii"ate.

ida Io!man. 4 Cameron girl. l. years
OF age. was arrai"nrd before Commits
s'on"r Pollock. ~ Nt. Joseph. charged
Will, "p"nin" and destroying mail not
her OWN. Mrs. Lima iolruau. the y.>l s
mother, entered Il plea of guilty for
her daughter, and the young dcfcmtl-
ant was bound over to the federal
grand jury. Mrs. Mary Tonan. OF
Cameron. AN aunt of the defendant. is
the one whose letter is alleged to have
been tampcrcd with. \ check for so
is said to hay" i,"cn taken from the
letter. tn" signarur" forged and money
obtained and spent Icy the girl in hav-
ing good time. Bail for 1909 was
furniShrl
Fair play., 1898-09-10
RETURN OF GEN. SHAFTER.
turns with His Stan on tho
Transport Mexico.

New York, Sept. 2-The transport
Mexico, with Gen. Shafter on board,
was sighted off Montault Point at GAO
q. IN. yesterday, and an hour later
dropped anchor in Fort Pond bay.
The City of Mexico has on board
besides Gen. Shafter, the members of
his staff Including Lieutcnant-Colo
+. j. McClerland, B. +. Pope and G.
McC. Derby; Majors Robert II.
beck; Captains J. f. Gilmore and +. II.
Plummer. AS soon as Gen. Wheeler
was notified OF Gen. Skaters arrival
he ordered salute of Is guns to be
fired, and troops NJ, f, c, ii and X, of
the Second regular cavalry. were de-
tailed to escort Gen. Shafter into camp
when he should land.
Tho General and His Stan Land.
Gen. Shafter and his staff were
landed from the City Of Mexico shortly
before one o'clock, being taken off in
the auxiliary gunboat Aileen and
landed at the floating DOCK" some
distance away from the quarantine
pier. Gen. Young was ut the pier ut
the time. The coming ashore of the
commander and his staff was unex-
pectcd. Gen. Wheeler had the cavalry
drawn up at the pier and the guns
waiting to salute Gen. Shafter. He
was not aware that Gen. Shafter was
on shore until the general and his
staff had been driven to the detention
hospital in carriages.
Gen. Wheeler Put Out.
Gen. Wheeler was little put out
when he learned that Gen Shafter had
landed.
Gen. Shafter appeared in good health
when he came ashore.
On the City of Mexico. beside the
general and his staff, came one com
pany Of the First regular infantry. No
report rs to their condition hts been
made.
Gen. Wheeler, when informed that
Gen. Shafter was ashore, ordered the
salute of Is guns fired.
1t was difficult to get near Gen.
Shafter at the detention camp, but the
commander of the Santiago campaign
ScnJ "OTU 10 the correspondents tnQt
he was, glad to be on American soil
once more, but was sorry to learn that
So many of his men had died and were
still sick at Montauk. He said, how.
ever, that had the troops remained in
Santiago they would have Jared much
worse.
L Surgeon Myer Has Something to Say.
Surgeon Myer, who came north OIL
the Allegheny, had something to say
us to the condition of the transport,
1t was on his vessel that IA Ninth Mas
sachusetts men had died. Surgeon
Myer stated that when the Allegheny
left Santiago there were but II sick
men on board, but illness developed
very quickly on the vessel, and when
out few days deaths occurred ut the
rate of three a day.
The Massachusetts men and the
First Illinois men were landed from
the Allegheny yesterday, and the 1i5
sick were sent to the hospital. The
men from the City of Mexico were also
taken ashore.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
THE MEN HEARD FROM.
The Enlisted Men of the Seventh Calf
fOrnia Would Prefer to be Mus
tered Out Of Service.

San Francisco, Sept. 2.-The Call
prints communication signed by "The
Enlisted Men," in reply to statements
made by Col. Berry of the Seventh
California regiment. 1t says in part:
''We most emphatically assert that
the men of this command, now that
the government has no further use for
their services, would welcome an Or
der mastering them out of the serv-
ice"
Fair play., 1898-09-10

State Labor Commissioner Eozrlle
has completed the tahulafion uf the
statis,icc OF manufactures. being the
manufacturers during 1891. and the
net results show = very gratifying i'm
provement over 1896. Reports were re-
ceivcd from almost 1000 of the leading
manufacturers of the state. rcprcScnt-
ing all of the important Industries.
The total value Of all the goods manu-
factured by these firms in 1891 was
$104, ,0in.%02. ar increase of So. 800. 900
over 1896.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
YELLOW FEVER INCREASING.
Nine New Cases at OrwOOd, Miss, and
One at Waterford - One Death
Has Occurred at OrwOod.

jackson. Miss. Sept. 4.-Nine new
cases of yellow fever We're reported by
the board of health from Orwood. One
case has developed at Waterford. a
smallvillage five miles east of Water
Valley. The board regards the situa-
ton as rather serious.
Surgeon Gather. of the United States
marine hospital service, left Taylors
station and OrwoOd on a special train
There are now - eases at OrwOod.
One death has occurred.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
NOT ALLOWED TO PARADE.
Gen. Miles Porto Rican Troops to be
Rushed from Transports to
Trains In u Hurry.

Washington, Sept. 4.-Gen. Miles
and his army of between 1000 and 81
900 volunteers now en- route to this
country from Porto Rico, will not pa
rade in New York city or elsewhere
as body upon their arrival. The Of
ficial announcement of this fact is
made by the war department.
When the transports arrive in New
York harbor they will be met by of.
ticers with orders for the troops to
proceed directly from their ships to
the trains. The officers will have
with them transportation for the en-.
tire command.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
Interest Will be Anticipated.

Washington, Sept. The official an.
nouncement is made that the interest
on the four per cent. United States
bonds due October l, will be antici.
pated. That coupons will be paid off
September 10, on presentation and the
interest checks on the registered bonds
will be sent about September 20 for
immediate payment.
Fair play., 1898-09-10

The report of State Treasurer Frank
l.. Pitts for the month ending August
81 shows the following conditions OF
the tate treasury on the day named:
Receipts during the month. $j.9 9ji .G5:
disbursements during the month. $685.
a13.2j: earnings of the Missouri peni-
Tertiary, sol, ,19O.13.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
The Latest Addition to tho HolIand- Amer.
lean Line.

New York, Sept. 5.-The steamer
Statendam. which arrived yesterday
from Rotterdam and Boulogne, is the
latest addition to the Holland-Ameri.
can line. She is from the yard Of
Harlan & Wolff. Belfast. The Staten.
dam is twin.screw steamer $40 feet
in length, GO feet beam and 4s.6 feet
depth of hold. Her gross tonnage ia
nearly 1l,00O tons. She has superb &C.
commodations for large number OF
cabin and steerage passengers. Hes
average speed is about lsk knots n
hsus.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
Missouri Chiffon.

Cotton in the southeastern Missouri
counties is opening nicely, but in por-
tions of New Madrid there is some
complaint that the under bolls are rot
ting.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
Broken Its Record.

The total clearings of the ST. Lonis
clearinghouse for the 3 months ended
August 81, 1898. were S929, .2i9. as
compared with $500. 7Gi, ,31S for the cor
responding period of 1897. The clear
'nghouse has broken its record.
Fair play., 1898-09-10

Reports from various parts of Mis-.
souri, indicate a good season in pros.
pect for hunters and anglers. City
sportsmen are getting ready.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
Homestead Lands in Missouri,

There were on July /, 1898, 49S. .2G4
acres of land in Missouri subject to
homestead entry From July /, 1897,
to July /, 1898, 42,I97 acres were en-
tered in this state
Fair play., 1898-09-10
Decline of River Ira ffic.

1t is said that not Missouri river
steamboat has made regular trips from
St. Louis up the Missouri as far as JEFF
ferson City in more than two years.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
Nominated for Congress.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 1.-State Sen,
ator Arthur w. Brewster, of this city,
was nominated for congress by the re-
puhliean convention held At Rockpost +
Fair play., 1898-09-10
MAY CAUSE REVOLUTION.
A Revision of the Proceedings In
the Dreyfus Case Not Yet
Decided Upon.
TWO GREAT EUROPEAN WARS POSSIBLE.

Tho French Government Trying to Stem
the Rising Tide of Agitation Tho Ne
cessity, on Political Grounds, of Revi-
sion-ForeiGn War Preferable to Civil
Strife.
Fair play., 1898-09-10
To Welcome Them Homo.

A committee of citizens has been
named BY the mayor Of st. Louis to
formulate plans for welcoming returu'
in6 Missouri volunteers.