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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
A Sense of Humor the Most Precious Gil

Sense of Humor the Most Precious Gift.
[ regard sense of humor as one of
the most precious gifts that can be
vouchsafed to human being. He is
not necessarily better man for hay
ing it, but he is happier one. tren-
ders him indifferent to good OF bad
fortune. 1t enables him to enjoy his
own discontinue. Blessed with this
sense he is never unduly elated or
cast down. No one can ruff1e his tenn
per. No abuse distarbs his equan-
unity. Bores do not bore him. Hum
bugs do not humbug him. Solemn
airs do not impose on him. Senti-
mental gush does not influence him.
The follies of the moment have no
hold on him. Titles and decorations
are but childish baubles in his eyes.
PRE- udice does not warp his judgment.
He is never in conceit or out of con-
ceit with himself. He abhors all dog
matism. The world is stage on
which actors strut and fret for his edi-
fication and amusement, and he pur-
sues the even current of his way. in
vulnerable, doing what is right and
proper according to his lights, but ut
terly Indifferent whether what he does
finds approval or disapproval from
others. If Hamlet had had any sense
of humor he would not have been a
nuisance to himself and to all sur
rounding him. Henry Labouchere
in London Truth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03

would rot soon if they were not used
and these are kept apart and sold
cheap for quick consumption.
The counters do nothing but sort
and count; they never touch basket.
When basket has been emptied an
other man pulls it off the box and sets
full basket in its place. There is
always at least one basket of nuts on
the box; there are usually more than
one, so that the sorting and counting
60 on constantly. Each counter picks
up two nuts at once, one in each hand,
and all three counters toss nuts into
the same bag, but there is never any
confusionin the count. Two nuts are
counted one, for convenience in keep
ing tally, and when the three men
have counted up to fifty the man hold
ing the bag, now containing 100 nuts,
drags it away and another man takes
his place with an empty bag, and the
counters begin again, one, two, three,
and up to fifty again.
Picking up every time two nuts, the
counter taps them gently together to
see if they are sound. This constant
gentle clicking is one of the features
of the unloading of cocoanuts. A
nut of small size would of course be
apparent to the eye, but it might not
be apparent whether the small nut
was cracked or sound. Tapping the
nuts together reveals their condition
to the expert instantly. If he throws
out nut he picks up another, still
retaining the other nut in the other
band. He now taps together the nut
that he has picked up in place of the
one thrown out and the nut that he
had continued to hold, and if these
are both sound and of suitable size he
losses them into the bag and counts
Zone" or "Thirty-one," or whatever
number they come to in the counting.
Other men sew up the sacks, which
are then piled on trucks to be taken
to the storehouse or ranged along the
wharf to be carted off later. A cargo
OF cocoanuts contains from $50, 900
nuts up, according to the size of the
vessel. A big vessel might bring $780,
900 to 600, 900. The work of discharg-
ing a cargo of 600, 900 cocoanuts would
ordinarily occupy about week. New
York Sun.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
PiCtureRnna Sanfiann

Of all the cities Of Cuba, Santiago,
with its 10000 inhabitants is by far
the most picturesque and interesting.
1t is many years older than St..
Augustine, and after walking for an
hour or two through its medieval
looking streets the most matter of
fact American is ready to believe any
romantic story about the place which
may be told to him, except, perhaps,
the story of the immense chain stretch
ing from Moro castle to a huge staple
in the wall Of rock ON the opposite
shore, fifty yards away, which can be
hove up by capstan till it is level
with the water, so as to form an in
surmountable obstacle to any attempt
to force an entrance in time of w@.-
Washington Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
The Lawyers Tale.

One OF Detroit's lawyers who does
not allow any embarrassment of facts
to interfere with q good story, tells
this one:
ut occurred in o little town down
in Ohio. A strange Judge was presid-
ing at the court house in the centre of
square where the so-called park did
duty chiefly as a pasture lot. One
of the local lawyers with plenty of
lungs and physical strength was max
ing an argument that was literally
and impressiyely powerful. Just in
the midst of one of his greatest fights
a donkey in the park began to fill the
air with the indescribable sounds for
which his species is famous.
"A moment, please, said the
court, with every appearance of solicit
tude and sincerity. Couldn't the
brother shift his position just trihe?
1t would change the angles at which
his voice pierces the walls. The echoes
in this structure are something horri-
ble.'
''As the voice of the donkey died
away in grating squeak the lawyer
dropped into his seat as though he
had been shot, the dignity of the court
room went out in roar of laughter
and the Judge showed himselfan actor
by looking as though he wondered
what it all meant. - Detroit Free
Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
CHILDREH'S COLUMN.
Jacks Point of View.

JACK 4 IOlnJ OI WE'VE
His little sister pouted:
II think 1t was shame
For you to get the scoldiDg
When you were not to blame.
Why didn't some one tell them
The truth about the ball
That Freddy Fearing threw it,
And 1t wasn't you at all?
But that's the way 1t always Is;
It's just the same old song
When any mischief happens
It's Jack who's in the wrong!
And other boys, I'm sure of it,
Are every bit as bad.
I'm sick OF such injustice!
1t makes me hopping madn'
Jack kissed his little sister:
"0h, don't you fret!' he said.
With twinkle in his laughing eyes
"And don't you peach on Fred.
told the little beggar
(He was scared to death, you see,
When the ball went through the Window
TO leave it all to me.
Nobody fibbed about it;
But the fellows rau away.
II was just the situation
Somebody had to stay.
OF course caught 1t heavy,
But bless yOu!-think what fun
For me to get scolding
For thing hadn't done!'
Mary Bradley, in st. Nicholas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
UNLOADING cocoANUTs,
Landed Loose and Sacked on the Wharf,
Expert Sorters and Counters.

Aanueu Loose and Sacked on the Wharf,
Expert sorters and Counters.
Cocoanuts are loaded in the hold of
a vessel in bulk. Upon their discharge
here they are sacked, for greater con-
venience in handling and shipment.
This work, which involves sorting the
nuts as to size and separating the
sound from the unsound, is done on
the wharf alongside the vessel.
When the matches have been taken
off men get into the vessels hold with
bushel baskets, which they fill with
cocoanuts. These baskets of nuts are
handed up over the hatch coaming and
passed along across the deck and over
the rail and onto the wharf, where
they are set up on a box of conyen-
lent height beside which stand the
counters-sometimes two, but oftener
three, all experts at sorting and count
ing cocoanuts. The three men stand
side by side on the side of the box
toward the vessel, and on the other
side stands man holding a sack with
mouth open, into which the nuts are
thrown as they are counted.
Back of the counters, against the
strlngplece of the wharf, are baskets
into which the culls are thrown; these
include the smaller nuts, cracked nuts
and sprouts, which are nuts that have
begun to sprout Cocoanuts are put
up in sacks containing 100 large nuts
and 100 smaller nuts. The smaller
nuts thrown aside in the sorting and
counting are from time to time taken
away by other men and sacked. These
are sound nuts, but they bring q
smaller price on account of their size
The cracked nuts and the sprouts
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
On a New Steed,

The wheelman mounted his horse.
He looked around at his fellow cavalry.
men. There was a helpless air to
his gaze.
"Trot!" roared the drillmaster.
The wheelman fumbled wildly in
the air.
What are You doing there, No.
AZ" roared the drillmaster.
''F-feeling for the handlebar,
shrieked the unhappy man, as he
pitched head foremost on to the tan.
bark.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
Lost Speed of n DestrnYer.

After spending $25, 900 in repairing
the torpedo-boat destroyer Thrasher,
which recently ran ashore on the Cor
nish coast, the British admiralty finds
that she can make only twenty-four
knots an hour instead of the thirty
knots she made before the accident.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
Mrs. Injun's Ice Cream.

1
= 1t happened Mt Geneva Newton's
birthday party, and even today the
little folks laugh over the memory of
their happy time.
Geneva was six years old that day,
and had party, or picnic rather, in
the park near her home. It was in
July, when the sky was as blue as
Geneva's eyes, and there were plenty
of roses and singing birds. There
were hammocks and swings. and long,
velvety grass under the shade trees,
where six little tables covered with
snowy linen and decorated with green
leaves were set with pretty dishes and
many good things. Each little guest
brought q birthday gift for Geneva,
but above oil the pretty presents she
valued most lovely doll sent by her
uncle.
The children were having o fine
time playing hide and seek among the
trees, when little Tommy Garrett, who
was swinging in ahammock, suddenly
rolled out and bumped his nose so that
it bled, at which he set up terrific
howl, bringing the little ones to him
from all directions. Mamma Newton
appeared on the scene quickly, drying
Tommy's tears by announcing supper.
There happened to be an Indian en-
campment near by, and while the
children were eating, a squaw, passing
by, walked right into the grounds
with her papoose strapped on her
back, and leading little Indian girl
about Geneva's age by the hand.
Some of the children, who had
never seen an Indian, were frightened,
others laughed, but Geneva said po-
litely:
ibid you come to my party, Ne
InjunP Use glad to see you, sit
down here" pointing to shad
of grass under tree.
The squaw sat down with gEunt. |
Many of the children left their seats
and gathered around to catch q
glimpse of the cunning papooses with
their bright black eyes.
'Mercy on US, who is this?" cried |
Mamma Newton, as she appeared with
a tray filed with dishes of ice cream |
Mamma, this is Mrs. Injun, an
she's brought her little chilluns
my party, so we must give her some
ice cream"--and before mamma could
speak Geneva had two dishes of led
cream, and was thrusting them into
the hands of ''Mrs. Tnjun" and her
oldest papoose. The squaw looked
at it solemnly and took generous
mouthful.
ugh! ugh! Heap cold!" and
"Mrs. Iniun" got up quickly, hand
ing the dish back to Geneva, placing
her hands over her stomach and roll.
ing up her eyes.
The cunning little papoose had
tilted her dish up to her mouth, fill.
ing it and her throat full of the frozen
dainty, which so surprised her that
she jumped to her feet, dropping dish
and all, and gave an impromptu war
dance then and there.
The children shrieked with laugh.
ter at the surprise and CONSERVATION
Of the Indian mother and her child.
"Mrs. Injun" wrapped her blanket
about her, took her papooses and
would have sulked away greatly Of !
tended had not kind-hearted Geneva
AN after her with cold chicken, rolls t
md cake. {;
After more play the party came to c
IN end, but even Tommy Garnett de. t
'lared it had been the "bestest one he i
aver saw" all ON account Of the little 9
opposes, and "Mrs. Injun's" first +
lttempt at eating ice cream.-Jeanette 3
u. White, in Ladies' Home Journal -
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
zee someone else try thing before he

see someone else try thing before he
Ventured.
"Ill try it," said Polly, who, as I
said before, was always ready for any
thing new.
D, This was just what Tom wanted, and
he didn't wait for Polly to change her
mind.
So the. children pushed the barrel
out into the floor, and into it crawled
poor, foolish Polly.
Now Grandpa Higgins barn was
built on top of a small hill, and if
anything round started from the big
barn door it would roll quite dis
lance.
The children gave the barrel push
and away went Polly! She screamed,
but the barrel wouldn't stop. Her
poor little head was bumped, first on
one side then on the other, as the
barrel rolled over.
When it finally stopped, at the foot
of the hill, and Polly crawled out, she
was so dizzy that she could not stand,
and she fell down on the grass. Her
pretty dress was all torn, for the in
side of the barrel was rough and nails
were sticking out in some places.
Tom was frightened enough when
he saw Polly lying there so white and
still, and he ran as fast as his legs
could carry him into the field where
grandpa was at work.
Grandpa, grandpa" he cried,
Polly's killed herself in o barrel"
Then grandpa was frightened, too,
and hurried after Tom. He picked
Polly up and carried her to the house.,
while Tom and Mary ran after, trying
to tell how it happened.
Grandma bathed Polly's bruises,
and put her to bed in the cool north
room.
Tom and Mary quietly took their
leave, for they didn't feel like playing
any more. They didn't say much as
they walked along, but they were both
very sure that they would never try
to roll down hill in barrel. Weekly
Bouquet.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
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Evening star., 1898-12-10
WORK IN 4 GOLD NINE.
Washington Boys Experience in
state of Idaho.

The following letter was written by Il
Washington boy, now employed in mining
In Idaho It was addressed to a friend
here. dated Twenty Miles From Center
vile. Idaho" He says:
Everything looks bright and rosy for the
future. The companys tool house is at our
DISPOSAL and We will begin work at once.
i viii tell you right here what our pros
poets are IN the way Of mining property.
We have 16O acres of good placer ground.
Some portions OF this ground was worked
about thirty years ago, but at that time
wages here We're $50 per day. so you un-
GerstaHd that all the ground that will pay
from 8; To s. per day TO each man employed
could not be worked then. 1t can he now.
and. as there i a good deal of the ground.
wages are now s. per day. and il seems to
be pretty good thing
'tOn these l6n acres Of placer ground all
the surveying, recording and assessment
work has been done but we still have a
great deal Of preparatory work to accom-
pIish. We will build q cabin 4 shaft house.
about two miles Of trail. pack in all our
winter grub and provide for our horses
and mules before We can start to work in
earnest in the mine. We have been work
Ing Ike good fellows doing assessment
work on the placer claim, for on every
twenty acres We locate We are compelled
by Law 20 make an excavation on same of
ten feet deep and to remove 100 cubic feet
OF soil ! hope to be able to send you at
Xmas q small bottle of gold dust, for ] can
take it out at any time, but cannot neglect
other important matters. Winter is almost
herein fact, one-ha!f inch of snow fell last
Evening star., 1898-12-10
Ordered by Commissioners.

The following orders have been issued by
the District Commissioners:
That 130 feet of Pinch sewer and one
maphole be constructed in the east side of
oath street northwest. from f street south
ward, at an estimated cost of $3.50, charge
able to the current appropriation for main
and pipe sewers.
That an alley basin be constructed on the
south side of street northwest. between
I'D and 23d streets, at an estimated cost of
$50. chargeable to the current appropria-
ton for main and pipe sewers.
That $50 feet of 6-inch water main be laid
in Seaton street. west from 1st street west
al an estimated cost of $126.
That cement sidewalk be laid under the
permit system in front of Ne. a 3 street
southwest, at an estimated cost of S44
That the following board Sidewalks in
Brookland be removed: On north side of
Concord street between 18th and 18th
streets. On Bunker Hill road between b.
Evening star., 1898-12-10
FRYE AND THE FRENCH BARBER.
How He Got His Hair Cut In
Maine.

From the Lewiston (NIe.) Journal.
In Il letter to his family in Lewiston Sen
ator Frye relates a little incident of eX
perience in Paris that takes the form of a
joke on himself. Mrs. Frye remarked 10
NE the other day. writes the senator,
that needed a hair cut. l was on my way
to join anew the company of counts, heredit-
airy dukes noble lords and earls, and although
1 don't care a rap for all the quarterings
on their crests, | don't want my hair 10 go
rompng over my coat collar, and that's
just what Mrs. Frye said it did do. Now
l am bit particular about who shears my
poll. | know man in Lewiston who can
suit me. I lie back in his chair while he
talks fishing and fox hunting and neighbor-
hood news, and he shears 1t to my taste.
l have my favorite barber in Washington,
but in Paris / am not on king terms
with many of the tonsorial profession. and
as ! said, l am particular about how it is
cut. So / took down my book of 'Conver-
sational French in One Hour and turned to
where a man is instructed how TO go 10
his BARRIERS and get a Lewiston, Maine,
hair cut. put in some time on the matter
and, banishing all thoughts Of peace treaty,
Spanish ratocination and attendant annoy
ances / went forth in quest of "a hair cut
ter, Mrs. Frye telling me not to be gone
long. L found my shop and went in. A
barber approached me as l took off my top
coat, ana turned On MN IeelnS IL soou
deal more embarrassed than j did the first
time l ever addressed the House, and that
is saying a good deal. He bowed and l
bowed. and then l addressed him volumin-
ously in conversational French, describing
in choice idiom how l wanted it cut and
where. He looked puzzled. Again 1 went
over 1T, and, gaining confidence from the
attention that 1 aroused, illustrated it by
signs that must have convinced him that l
wanted my head cut off right above my
| coat collar. The man hesitated and finally,
| spreading his hands out in a deprecatory
gesture, said to me in choice English: .Ah,
I see, and speak no French. We do not
speak Dutch. but do you happen to speak
English?' We got on very well after that,
and l got very good hair cut"
Evening star., 1898-12-10

night-So you see the necessity of getting
our cabin built at once.
Nv e expect to get lease and bond on a
mine in view, and l will explain il to Won
mime lease is the same as any other
lease. The life is eighteen months and
| what we take out in that time is ours and
the owner gets the benefit of our develon-
nent work. | must tell you, however that
when man takes hold of or locates a
mine the first thing he has to do is 80 get
ready Then he has lots of hard work aud
sometimes there are three or four mont hS
before he can take out any ore. In addi-
ton 70 the building of our cabin and a long
trail, of which l have already spoken. we
have recently learned that We will have to
build about two miles of wagon road up a
but not least, VIII have to blast out a tun-
mel. through which to take out our ore.
| This tunnel will be about 75 feet long, 4
feet wide and feet high, and that through
solid granite. The company uses water
power to generate the electricity for their
dredges. They take the water out of a
creek in ditch and fiume combined. just
now long the ditch is / do not know but
the fumc ia hume is a big water trough
used for carrying water around rocky
points, where they can't dig ditch) is "A
oO feet long and contains 100000 feet of
lumber and sixteen tons of nails One of
the castings in the power house weighs 40 :
900 pounds, and had to be hauled on trucks
| from Boise, about forty-five miles distant.
They had twenty head OF horses hooked to
| it, and it took three weeks to make the
| trip. The history. workings plant etc, of
| the company would make quite an interest
| ing story.
Evening star., 1898-12-10
Sufferer From EpfIep,,

George A. Rudolph suffered an attack Of
epilepsy yesterday afternoon al the WeP
Department, where he had gone to see Mas.
Crell, In whose battalion he served I'm the
LIST District Regiment Rudolph was taLssr
to the Emergency Hospital. and his condi.
ton being much improved. he was la1er re.
moved to his home. 335 Missouri avenue
ME IA camp at Chickamauga the soldier
was tramped on by mules and quite serious.
ly injured. but declined to go to hospital
and afterward went with the command 10
Cuba.
Evening star., 1898-12-10
Some New Buildings.

Three houses are to be erected on Har-
ward street between 18th and 14th streets
from plans prepared by ]. G. Myers, archi-
tect. They are to be four stories in height,
with fronts of Roman brick and stone.
There will be bay windows, finished at the
third story with balconies There will be
porches. The interior finish will be hard
wood, and the houses will be heated with
hot water.
A row of three double cottages are to be
erected at 101 to III Sexton street north
west by ]. NJ. Henderson. They are to be
two stories in helgh. and seventeen feet
front
w. Gregg at 63-67 Quincy street. They are
to be two stories in height and 16x32 feet
A one-story store is to be built at 1442
street northwest by George Howard
Evening star., 1898-12-10

and o. R. r and 18TH street: and on Dover
street petween Eth and 18TH streets.
Ihat the following board sidewalks, ba rc.
pared: ON Eth street between Rhode Is
Iahd avenue and Fort street; on Galveston
street between Eth and 18th streets. and
1n 'lh street between Lansing and Provi-
dcnce streets; all at an estimated cust op
SO chargeable TO the appropria ton for
Providence and other streets in Brook!and.
1883 " ING
Evening star., 1898-12-10
OyerdOse of Laudanum,

Charles White, twenty-four years old, of
Fredericksburg, Va, was taken to the
Emergency Hospital yesterday suffering
from an overdose of laudanum. White was
a volunteer soldier in an immune regiment
and yesterday was suffering from earache
After pouring quantity of the drug in his
ear without beneficial result he decided 10
try little internally. While in the army at
Chickamauga White suffered a sunstroke
and was sent to St. EliZabeth's Asylum
this city. He was discharged recently
Evening star., 1898-12-10
What Can Wamen no.

The first of a series of free popular lee
lures, given under the auspices of the Col
ored Women's League will be delivered
by Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster Wednesday, De-
cember IA, at 7:30 pm, at the Fifteenth
Street Presbyterian Church. Rev F. J.
Grimke, pastor. Subject: What Can Wo-
men Dor
Evening star., 1898-12-10

IL You want 10 buy, sell.
lease property or rent
rooms, want n situation or
want help. "a will pay you
TO announce the fact ia
the advertising columns
of The Star. They are
closely studied by more
than three times as many,
people as read any otho-
paper.