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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04

furlough and returned to Alexander,
remaining several days. He returned
to New Orleans last Tuesday, but as
ne had remained longer than tho time
allotted to him, was placed in the
guardhouse, from which he made his
escape and came to Alexander Thurs.
Gay afternoon. Capt. Kidd immedi-
ately telegraphed to Sheriff Stafford to
arrest him. Thursday night that officer,
IN company with deputy, instituted a
search and succeeded in finding him,
he was concealed in q large Saratoga
trunk which belonged to the proprie-
tress OF the house where he was stop
ping. The officers made q thorough
search OF the premises and failing to
ind him were about to depart when it
occurred to them to look in the trunk.
and to their surprised found the object
OF their search. He was placed in jail,
where he will be held until Capt. Kidd
sends guard to convey him to New
orleans. It is supposed that Press
burg's infatuation for woman was the
cause of his desertion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Manure For Strawberries.

The strawberry plantation requires
very heavy manuring to produce its
best yield. Every year on most plants
there is n succession of berries, the
first and second pickings being al
most always larger and finer than
those that ripen later. But if the
later season is very wet, as it some
times is, we have known the later
crop to ripen up and be very nearly
as good as the first. This suggests
that in addition to the top dressing
applied in winter there ought to be an
additional fertilization, while the crop
is forming, and this last should be al
ways dissolved in water, so as to be
readily available. Nitrate of potash
IS the best manure to be thus applied.
This is saltpetre, and costs five to six
cents per pound. But @ very small
lump dissolved in warm water and ap.
piled freely will keep the vines fresh
and vigorous to the last, and will
make great increase in the size of the
fruit. The labor Of applying liquid
manure is more than its cost. and il
greater than can be generally afforded
Tor any other crop than the strawberry.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
,RutfOns For Sheen.

For ground food mixture of 100
pounds of corn meal, 100 pounds of
wheat bran and twenty-five pounds of
oil meal has been found very satisfac-
tory. Oats may be substituted for the
bran with good results, if the quantity
OF oil meal is slightly increased.
Ground corn and oats mixed in equal
proportions is not only good food,
but fattening ono. To produce the
best results in fattening sheep they
should be regularly dipped during the
period. Corn isa highly carbonaceous
food and can only be fed to sheep with
safety when given with bran or oil
meal. With such ration they may
be fed during the fattening period to
their full capacity, which would be un-
safe with ration wholly or mainly of
corn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Tulane University of Louisiana.


Tho catalogue of this institution fol
the session Of 1S97-9S, has just beef
issued. It is a full exhibit of the work
ings Of all departments of the Univer
sity and will be examined with interes
by the friends Of higher cducatio1
throughout. the State. It is gratifying
to note that Notwithstanding the yellow
fever panic of last summer and the
quarantine restriction, the attendance
shows grand total of S35 students,
distributed rs follows: In tho Grad.
uatc Department, 81; Department 70,
Teachers, 4G; College of Arts and Sci
onccs and College Of Technology, 1853
Fl. Sophie Ncwcomb Memorial College,
Including High School and Art Dc.
partmcnt), 1914; Law Department, 49,
Medical Department, 1923.
Some of the classes this session have
been larger than ever before and the
outlook is regarded as favorable for /.
still larger increase ncxt year. Tho roll
OF undergraduates indicates a growing
interest in the University from all parts
of the State, while surrounding States
arc we'll represented. Tho advantages
offered by the University for real COL
lego work i'll letters and in science, are
of II superior character. With able and
Jealous Faculties, with large and we'll
equipped laboratories, with now and
approved apparatus, tino buildings,
ample grounds and y fair living cndow-
mcnt, The Tulane University Of Louis
lana is making al honorable record and
has prospect Of still greater usefulness
for tic future.
The University grants about one
hundred and ocycaty-Gvo scholarships
in collegiate departments. Each State,
Senatorial and zach Representative,
district il entitled to n scholarship.
The Administrators Of the University
desire that these appointments should
be filled with competent, we'll qualified
students. The Thigh Schools, public
and private, throughout tho State expo
rlcnce no difficulty in meeting the re.
qulremcnts for admission to tho Col
leges, as set forth in tho Catalogue.
In tho Engineering professions do.
partmcnt of Sugar Chemistry, with aJ]c
instructors aud we'll supplied )abora.
tory, has been organized.
Scve''ty-thrco professors and ill.,
strncto's arc actively employed in the
University.
In addition to tho Laboratories for
technical work there arc also libraries.
md museums OF Art and Science.
For catalogue address the Secretary
II the University.
WV. PREsrox Muslin.
President of University.
WILLIAM 0. ROGERS.
Secretary Of University.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04

,lngs' it. would be rather difficult to
suggest q means;J as one that could be
applied in ting barn OF cutbuildings
might mig ! not be agreeable if used in the
A solution of crude carbolSe- acid
SPRAYED over the ground and on the
walls will drive them completely away,
but II he residence is infested with
t II ptwdered borax will perhaps be
the m99stehectual remedy. Keep the
t'oe' nos and sheep away from the
b. it is absolutely impossible to
havo them there without having Aeas.
Home and Farm
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Volunteer Activity

The work Of enlisting men for the
Laftte and Wickliffe regiments is be-
ing vigorously pushed at Lake Charles.
There are present about seventy-fve
men on the rolls of the two companies.
The Wicklife people held a mass meet
ing at West Lake Thursday night and
took ten names. They went to Ober-
lin Saturday and Jennings Monday,
and are confident that they will have
the company ready for duty by the
end of this week. The Laftte people
are quietly getting in some substantial
work and are confident of success.
The colored company at Lake Charles
will elect officers Tuesday and are
holding regular drills.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
ADeserter From COMPANY F.

Israel Pressburg, young man who
has been a resident Of Alexandria for
several years, left there about three
weeks ago with number of others and
went to New Orleans and joined Com
pany F, Second Regiment Louisiana
Volunteers commanded by Capt. E.
L. Kidd. A short time after joining
the company, Pressburg obtained q
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Roofing Currant Cuttings.

1t very easy to make cuttings Of
either currant or gooseberry bushes.
A foot length Of last year's growth,
with the end smoothed off and fixed
standing in the soil, will put out roots
from its smoothed surface. It is best
to only leave one bud above grouu
This will make the stem for the futu1 :
plant,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
A Shooting Scrnpe.

About noon Saturday, during the
progress of paying employees at Jones
& Pickett's turpentine still, about
three miles north of Abita Springs, a
negro by the name Of Sims Williams,
became boisterous and was ordered
ont of the store by Mr. Young. who is
in charge of the store connected with
the still. Williams was shot at by Mr..
Young, but he missed the man. The
negro afterwards returned to the door
Of the store and fired on Mr.. Young.
making an uguly scalp wound about
three inches in length on the top of
Mr.. Young's head. A quarter Of an
inch lower would have been fatal. The
negro, who is a desperate character,
took to the woods and will probably
resist arrest.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Which Eggs Are Most Fertile?

The statement is often made that
eggs from old hens are best for hatch
ing. Recent experiments at the Utah
Station indicate the contrary so far, at
least, as concerns the per cent. of fer
tile eggs. The comparative size and
strength of the chicks is not stated.
The percentage Of fertility was high
est with the early Matched pullets and
lowest with the old hens, though The
results are not conclusive. The fer
tility OF eggs averaging five days old
was 300 per cent. higher than of eggs
averaging twenty-five days DID,
American Ag1iculturist.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Rain Iseyives PnrClled CrODs.

A most needed and very refreshing
rain fell in Abbeville and vicinity Fri
day afternoon. That was the first rain
that has fallen there for two months,
twill be of untold benefit to the parch-
ing and dying corn, cane, cotton and
other products. The weather is still
very warm and the prospects very good
for more rain.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Great Letter.Writors,

The soldier boys at Camps Alger
and Chickamauga are breaking the
record as letter-writers. In the
amount Of mail sent from those camps.
the former compares to town Of So.
300 inhabitants, and the latter to q
city twice that size.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Drowned While Bathing.

Guy Carney was drowned in the
Comite at Baton Rouge Thursday.
He went to the river to take swim
and was found dead in the water by
his brother, who went in search of
him. The deceased was a member of
a prominent family, and was about IS
years of age.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04

Twenty-Five sheep introduced into
the Australian colonies in 1888 are
Row represented by 12O, 900, 900 of the
finest wool sheep in the world,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
The Short Check Rein.

10 keep o horse from putting hi
head down and eating or trying t,
find something to eat-for, no differ
ence how we'll the horse is fed, whe1
he is harnessed and taken out he il
ready for bite Of grass if attainable
and that is not always pleasant-th,
check-rein is the resort, though man,
times when using team on the roat
the check-reins are dispensed with.
Iprefer the side checks, as they are
far more agreeable to the horse and
will even better prevent the horse
from putting its head to the ground
than the over-check when both are
loosely used.
The over-check wears off the name.
presses down on the head and helps
to keep it hot and sometimes makes
sore places and mars the horses face.
But the over-check may do if it is long
enough and does not have separate
bit for it.
Some horses are so physically con-
structed with the neck high up on the
shoulders that their head is high
enough without check-rein. while
others may have low neck and not
carry the head we'll up, and no amount
of check-reins will add any grace to
their movements or beauty to their
carriage.
TO see a horses head drawn up out
of its natural position looks OUTLAW
dish, at times the hot sun blazing
down in their eyes SO they cannot
we'll see where they are going, and
they travel high, something after the
style Of blind horse, and they soon
get to- travelling heavy; then their
spring, activity and elasticity are fast
leaving them.
A horse with q short check rein is
invariably slow walker and doesn't
care to trot unless urged-and who
can blame him?-and yet I have
often noticed that all the short check.
reins don't belong to the ungodly.
Kind reader, did you ever think that
when man was given dominion over
the beasts of the field that it was ex-
pected he would torture the faithful.
Woodworking animal with the short
check-rein? And to see horse with
two bits in his mouth, holding lips
apart, the saliva drooling out, the
tongue dry, the lips chafed, gives
hem very uninviting appearance.
My best plan to make horse have
graceful carriage to the head is a
ew more oats, or, if he is getting
enough of them, arrange for a little
ess work and get things in balance
gain as soon as you can.
In a natural position is when the |
lorse appears at its best; it is then
10 is best prepared to travel or pull
Dads. In fact, I find nothing in
to recommend the over
heck above the side-check, not even
he.cost Of them, for I see by consult
ng some lists that the over.check costs
wenty per cent. more than the side
heck.-L. G. Green, in Farm, Field
nd Preside.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04

Closing Exercises of Winnsboro School.
The closing exercises of the Winns-
boro High School took place at the
high school building Friday night with
an interesting program. The school
has just closed very successful session
of nine months, with an enrolment Of
$50 pupils.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Episcopal Church to Re Moved

The Episcopal church located at
Diamond for twenty-five years will be
removed to mora central location.
Gov. Warmoth, senior walden, has do
mated a beautiful site fof the building
and cemetery, and Col. S. Whitney,
the wealthy banker at New Haven,
Conn, will have the building erected
at his own expense.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Three Young Men Leave to Join Hood.

Three Young Men Leave to Join Hood.
Three plucky young men left Lata.
yette Friday night to join Hoods regi.
ment. They ore q. W. Chase, who
has been night operator at the South
ern Pacific office at that place for
several months, but originally from
Clinton, La; Don Greig, son of Sid
Greig, battle Scared veteran of tho
Confederacy, and John johnson, .
resident of Lafayette.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
An Easy Way to Grow Tomatoes


The usual method of raising tomato
plants and fruit calls for more work
end attention than the ordinary run
OF garden crops demand. Sowing the
seed early in hot-beds, the formation
and care of which is 9 matter demand.
ing much daily attention to details
and the repeated transplanting of the
young plants 70 render them stocky
and vigorous, all this requires work,
perhaps more work than MANY yerv
busy people feel like attempting
While this care and labor may be need.
ful for extra early tomato plants, which
are to give early crops, yet it is en-
tlrely Unnecessary fer regular crops of
delicious fruit. One can SOW the seed
directly in the open ground as soon as
weather is suitable, or what is still
more easily done, throw oil good
specimens of the tomato THAT become
affected with rot or are bruised in any
way, and so untitled for sale) upon the
manure heap. These tomatoes furnish
plenty OF seed in the manure to give a
volunteer crop of tomato plants upon
the corn or potato field upon which
this same manure is used. Plenty of
good, ripe, late tomatoes, as we'll as
green ones, will thus be grown at
practically no expense.-M. Sumner
Perkins.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Scaly Legs.

""'oi ."ei aC ononSalOO, MISS.
wants remedy for govt or scaly legs
also best means Of DISCRIMINATING feas
AS regards scaly legs, the remedy is
simple. The disease, if such it may
be termed, being caused by small
parasites that bury themselves unde,
the skin and lay eggs there.
The feathered-leg fowls are most
subject to the affection, but even thew
can be kept free of it, if little care is
given.
After the rough scales have an
Peared, catch the birds and wash the
legs thoroughly in warm water and
eoap-using brush if necessary.
After this, rub the legs with a mixture
OF one part sulphur and three parts
lard. Repeat the operation daily for
three days and the scales will disap-
pear. A few drops of kerosene added.
Will hasten the cure, but if used too
freely will burn and irritate the flesh.
a friend of this paper suggests an
application daily of pure apple vinegar,
and says he has tested it with nerfect
satisfaction.
! Ii the roosts are given coat of
kerosene every month throughout
me season, not case of scaly legs
will appear. ~
AS for Kidding the premises of fless,
unless W. kNsv the exact surround.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
THENEWS OF LOUISIANA,
GLEANINGS OF INTEREST OVER THE
COMMONWEALTH

A Deserter.-.D While Bathing...Ac.
tivity Among OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Proposed Enlargement Meets with Oppo.
sitiOn from Nor. residents.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Flag Raising in New Orleans.

Flag raising is not uncommon in
New Orleans now. Every day one or
more large star-spangled banners throw
their folds to the breezes for the first
time, while thousands Of people cheer
the patriotic demonstrations and appro-
pirate exercises.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
New Facts About an Old Foe.

The codling moth should be ban
ished. This is not easy. Spraying
alone, as generally recommended, will
not DO it. The moth is not easily
poisoned. Lights in the orchard do
not attract it. Sticky fly paper will
not hold the larvae. Only four-ffths
OF the larvae enter at the calyx. Late
spraying with paris green alone is not
effective. Spraying before the calyx
closes does much good. Three spray
ings at Gibbon saved eighty per cent.
OF the fruit. In laboratory trials, kero-
sene emulsion, sprayed while un-
Matched eggs are on the leaves. is
effective. Late spraying with paris
green and bordeaux mixture COM
bined, with whale-oil soap or with
lead acetate and sodium arsenite, is
safe and does some good. scrap1ng
tho bark and lacking paper bands
around the trunk when the larvm are
pupatlng will catch many. Screens in
the cellar windows in spring will con-
fine the moths which went in with the
apples as larvae in the fall.
l suggest that you spray thoroughly
with paris green within week after
the blossoms fall, before the calyx
closes. Try kerosene emulsion when
the eggs ore being laid upon the
leaves, about the first week in June.
If this fails, use paris green combined
with bordeaux mixture instead. Keen
the trees smooth and use paper bands
around the trunk when the larvw are
ready to pupate, about the last week
in June. Remove and kill the larvse
one or two weeks later. Place bands
on again the last week in August.
Leave them until the apples are out of
the orchard, then gather them up and
destroy the larvae. Get the balance in
spring by screens over the cellar doors
and windows. Observe for yourself
how many Of these precautions you
can omit. Professor F. W. Card, OF
The Nebraska Experiment Station,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-04
Ouachita High School,

The commencement exercises of thu
Ouachita parish High School was held
at the tabernacle in Monroe Friday and
was q very entertaining affair. Rev. G.
L. Kincannon, Of the Baptist church.
opened the exercises with an invoca.
ton and was followed by Prof. H. H.
Byrd, the principal of the school, with
an interesting talk. Percy Sandel,
one of Monroe's rising attorneys,
made a very pretty presentation
speech in presenting the diplomas.
The papers Of the graduates not only
showed the careful training of the
teachers, but reflected great credit on
the members of the class.
Suburban Residents Fight Annexation.
The non residents of Shreveport, who
live just beyond the present corporate
limits are going to make q vigorous
protest against being taken into the
city limits under the new city charter
now being framed by a committee of
citizens. They say that no benefit can
be derived from the proposed annexa-
ton, and it will simply mean increased
taxation. The committee who are GET
ting up the new charter will soon com.
plete their labors, after which the char
ter will be forwarded to Caddo's repre-
sentatives in the Legislature, who will
have it enacted. The only opposition
manifest is against the proposed new
corporate limits, and this will be stub
bornly contested by the new residents.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-24
Laughed Himself to Death.

Among the historical incidents connect
ed with the rathhaus is one relating to
an old judge who laughed himself to DEATH
One sultry day, reads the record, during a
recess of the council the members were
leaning from the windows of the rathhaus
In the hope to catch any stray wind. 1t
was the period of hoops and voluminous
skirts, and maid shared with mistress the
mania for distended attire. On this pulse
less summer day pretty servant girl in a
wide hoped skirt and gay bodice made
her way through the lettering groups up
to the fountain. She filled her tub and
lifted 1t to her head, but in this move
ment 10, the wonderful skirt was wrested
from its fastenings and 1t dropped to the
ground. The judge had seen the maid ap-
proach the fountain like ship under full
sail, and when he now beheld her. col
lapsed and abashed, he was filed with
such humor that upon the spot he laughed
himself to death. Stuttgart, by Elsie
j. Allen, In Harper's Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-24

The Laurium Athletic club gave their
entertainment at the Lake Linden opera
house last evening to an audience that
was more than well pleased with it,
Beside the work done by the boys, which
was exceptionally fine and won hearty
and enthusiastic applause the program
included musical numbers by the best
local talent. This added variety to the
evenings entertainment and made it all
the more interesting. The athletic club
is coming in for no little praise for the
success OF the undertaking. After the
concert supper was served in the dining
hall by the ladies OF Holy Rosary church
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-24
The Type In the Oxford Bible.

Statistics have fascination for many
people, who will be interested in learn
ing that there are 773, 746 words in the
authorized version of the Bible and
1866, 4S2 letters, including Es These
figures, says The Periodical, the monthly
journal of announcements issued by the
Clarendon press, relate to a text Bible
and are independent of verse figures and
figures (if usedD in chapter headings TIC
estimate the total number of separate
bits or pieces of metal which together
make up the types of an Oxford refer
ence Bible there may then be added full
ly 100000 letters, figures, points,
spaces, etc., in the text and 900, 900 in
the marginal notes, making total Of
$3.50, 4S2 pieces in all.