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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

small small keys like those off the Florida
coast and few are inhabited. North
east Key Is small, oval-shaped, 84(
feet high, and its two square miles ~
area is thickIy wooded. Byrd Kew "
near Northeast Key, is four square
miles IN area, and remarkably rockv
Near by are other small islets tbot oyo
also o wooded, but the dwelling pIoce
of fishermen, p''0e
On Culebrita Island, or Little Gu
lebrG' which lies about mile from
Culebra, is a lighthouse whose LIGHT
at an elevation of more than 300 feet
can be seen for Is miles.
Two other islands worthy Of men,
tlon are at the western extremity Of
Porto Rico. These are Mona and
Monita Islands. Mona is near the
1MI"yaguez inlet and gives its name to
inc broad channels flowing between
Porto Rlca and San Domingo. Mona,
that Is Monkey" Passage, terminates
on the west in bold headland topped
oy a huge overhangIng rock known
10 to, Seamen by the suggestive name of
'Caigo . No Caigo?" shall I fall or
notr) Near Mona Is the islet known
0S Monita, or Little Monkey.
In their present condition none of
these islands is Of any importance,
but 1t is believed that under Amori,
can rule they will be as prosperous as
those of the same size on our own
coast; Thoir climate is delightful
and they would make ideal summer
resorts. The real reason, however,
Tor their acquisition by the United
States is to prevent Spain from retain
Ing even footholl in the western
hemisphere.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
MIST INDIAN ISLES.
man mi
Pposed y
]. oo7EN GO WITH CUBA AND
PORTO RICO

eat aud !, Them Are Unimport"nt, Bat
Ing al ! ,,e Regarded as Quite V"lua-
iolas ~ .,.teristtcs Of the Isle of Pines
S }, Last FoOthold In the Wost'
tatio,. ,.uond Of the United States
[yen I ! ~ calls for the cession to the
ID III I sbtss not only Of Porto Rico,
led s. !, Ilsbn The average man knows
Eical Is n two great Spanish islands,
49,. \, I Porto Rico, but there are
iozap others, some of them
4 LIZ ~. ,ant but others regarded as
~ MS Islands are off the coast of
|Tas hi Porto Rico. The greater
rottbem are near Cuba's shore,
krul be . question for decision
they shall belong to the
| a1rl: States by the terms Of the
plaslnan whether they shall be consid-
a ;.,s part Of Cubic, For the most
P lung u Islands are like the reefs
NY ana iasud the Bahamas. Some
alcareous origin, being the
Gilman Al The same coral builders
eter iot be seen through the trans
entity i sniers still at work on the
naSnets. el These keys vary greatly
2 ring eli Some Of them are islands
|ong hos ash to- be habltablo, with
the aans ,ef 4br the consu mption of
ochooSe to make them their
us thss place. Tue largest Of these
the osEs lie no 9rn shore is the
lty.tVo / sano, Wit IN estimated area
eedina mare miles, und Its surface
Brriaed (, II three hillocks. The chief
zen issI there, and, indeed, the only
ty.fve ii W thrive, is that Of gather
The island is filed with de-
Sifrom qneto two feet deep. |
TIE SPIN he storms the waves dash |
Fes.,, i. teyS aud leave the dopres-
h n. a.1 d with water. When sum |
10 n If, sEith its burning sun the
rs e. nj r. The water and deposit Of
ha -, It Is believed that the
n ~ DO could supply the salt
tows;, i Tie use Of all Cuba.
n 49,. nd islets are even more nu-
oF thr r0rih - - e." +"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
TrespaSs Notice.

From and after this date hunting
with dogs or firearms, also seining or
the Green Oaks, Seven Pines, oatter.
white, Home and the Carr plantations
is positively prohibited under penalty
OF trespassing. Amy one found on these
places without permission will be con'
sidercd trespassing and prosecuted to
the full extont ofthe law.
G. B. HAMILTON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

From and after this date, all hunt
ing of any kind on the Pecan Grove
plantation is positively prohibited I'M
found on til" PLACES FRlhFsbS5@aR AasoAS
will be considered trespassing and pros
eauted to the full extent of the law.
Il. NJ. LEAKE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

From and after this date, all hunt
{ of any kind on the Greenwood
,ntation is positively prohibited
Ter penalty Of trespaseing. Anyone
md on this place without permission
be consldered trespassing and
,seoutsd to the. full extent Of the
MISS S. MATTHEWS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
-
WARNING.

The public is hereby warned ogains.
buying wood, posts or timber of any
kind from tenants on olive Oak"plan
tstlon. Z. L. NEwsuAh
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

Hunting Of all kinds, with dog or
gun, on the Rosebank, Pecan and IN
dian Mound plantations, is hereby
prohibited under penalty of trcspasa
Persons found SO engaged on any OF
these places will be prosecuted to the
tall extent OF the law.
MRS. NJ, RY1AND.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
BACKBONE OF THE ARMY
DUTIES AND POSITION Of THE NON.
COMMISSIONED OFFICER,

1T
seldom Comes to the Non-Con".
Ahe Go-Betwcen for Officers and Men
The backbone of the army is the non
ling. MP
Lowest down is tho lance corporal
hlghestup are the regimental quarter
master sergeants, sergeant majors
ordinance sergeants, and most pictrr
esque is the first sergeant. The "back.
bone referred to by Mr.. Kipling con-
Sists OF the company mon CONS" be-
ginning with the corporal and endipo
III the first sergeant. They are the
unglorltied sinews of war, the Drawn
ana muscle; the officer is the much
heralded brainy director.
The recruit to the army no sooner
sWears that he twill obey the com.
mands of oil officers placed above him.
than he falls into the hands of O cor.
poraL This soldier, with the two
cloan white chevrons on his sleeves
LOOKS him over, guides him to q bath.
ing place, aud begins to lick him into
shape He begins by teaching him
how to stand, how to turn around,
where to keep his eyes, and all the
small details Of the soldier business
lie lmpresses on him the necessity Of
quick doing, and cautions that the
officers are there to think. Then tho
recruit is shutfled on to sergeant
who places him in q set of fours and
teaches him how to find his place. and
what to do when he finds it. He
finally falls into the hands of the first
sergeant in company drill He may
get al occasional sight of his captain.
but he learns to know and emulate his
sergeant.
The "non-com." is the teacher. His
unlimited ability to work and bis I'M
dying patience straighten up round
shoulders, liyen up the shutting steps
and make a sturdy soldier of the raw
recruit He works always and for
ever, and executes the orders of his
superiors quickly and accurately. He
serves as a model to be copied after
by the private-he Is the backbone of
the army.
Glory seldom comes to the mon.
CON-" A long time ago a certain Ser
geant Jasper won permanent place
IN history, and more recently Sergeant
Hamilton Fish died bravoly at the
front. The "non.com. works un-
noticed, like the line player in the
football team, because.he doesn't run
with the ball, but he is the backbone
that holds the ribs together. When
the battle Is hot and sweat mingles
with blood On tho sodden field, when
bullets whi2z and shells stream, when
comrades sink to the ground and turn
on their faces, the officer lifts his
sword on high and steps forward into
glory. The ''non-com." speaks the
quiet "Steady, boysr' aud walks into
The jaws Of death shooting his way
INTO the corridors Of oblivion. The
captain knows he will be famous if he
'nryives~famous If he dies. The
sergeant or the corporal knows
lis wife and children will weep over
leir loss, his comrades that survive
" viii bury'him in a soldiers grave
MD IN No b1ou1,ok H. l., l..
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
Registered Jersey Bulls.

The registered Jersey bulls, Gov.
Foster and Palona's Tamerlane, may
be found at W. L. Stirling and OF Pc.
can Grove respectively. For prices
and particulars, apply to W. L. Stril-
Ing, or R. M. Leake.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

From and after this date, all hunt.
ing and fishing on the Cottage planta-
ton is positively prohibited under pen.
atty of trespassi1g. Any one found on
this place without permission will be
considered trespassing, and prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
RICHARD BUTLER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
and after this date oil hunting

= and after this date oil hunting
y kind on Ambrosia and 1ndepend
go plantation Is positively prohib.
tied under penalty OF tresspassing.
Any one found on these places without
permission will be considered trespass-
Ing, and prosecuted to the full extent
of the low. s. D. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
WARMAG.

Tho public is hereby warned against
buying wood, posts or timber OF any
kind from tenants on Ogden and Oak.
ley plantation.
Mrs. I. L. MATTHEWS,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
Warning.

The public is warned against buying
lire wood,posts or timber from tenants
on Rosedowp, Texas and Lakewood
plantations. JAS. p, Bowman.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

From and after this date, all hunting
OF any kind on my places, Solitude and
Swamp Tract is positively prohibited
under penalty of trespass. Any one
found on these places without permits
sion will be considered trespasaiug and
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. W. B. SMITH.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

All hunting or fishing on the Alton
Villa, 1Iayson ind Maxwell plantations
is positively prohibited under penalty
of trcspass. Any one found on these
places without permission will be con.
sidered trespassing and prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
Mrs. VIRGINIA z. HOWELL.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
ALL ABOUT HYPNoTIsM,
Ills Last Secret Explained by Distir
guished Journalist.

- "~AS bSlSItlolO,
ing by the hypnotic will case,
os Henry Labouchore In London
b. The explanation is simplicity
t. One part of the brain is the
OF the will another carries out
orders of the will. The first is
master, the latter is the masters
<. After having done something
i by order Of the master, the
1T on his own responsible
moro than half that O person
reformed automatically by
If anyone raises the ball
md stares upward at some
above the eye level for q
the nerve that connects
the will portion of the
against a bone, and, be-
d, the connection be-
and the clerk is cut
eases to control. If
1akes a suggestion to
condition the clerk
ion and proceeds to
t of his ability, and
olling infue' co of
a person be ire
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22
Notices

Rind on Greenwood
4se seinips, Is positive.
Ader penalty Of trespass.
n heretofore granted 10
= No exceptions
CuAa Il, REED.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-22

From and after this date, oil hunt.
ing of any kind on my place, pinedale
formerly owned by J. s. Grifin) is
positively prohibited under penalty Of
trespass. Any one found on this place
without permission will be considered
trcspasslng and prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
W. W. LEAKE. JR.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
PUzzIING CHICAGO.

It is hard to tell about Chicago. First we read about some deed of audacious wickedness there. Then we read about some deed of surprising goodness there. Then we read about combinations of goodness and badness there until the puzzle becomes so puzzling that it has to be given up. The latest Is that dur ing fire in the Methodist Book Con- cern in Chicago last Sunday the as sernbled crowd learned that there was a large stock of Bibles in the store and they made a rush for them. Several hundred dollars worth of the Bibles were carried of.
 This is a queer performance. People who can with evil intent steal Bibles at a fire in religious store on Sunday must be pretty bad. But perhaps the deed was a part of the good side of Chicago. Perhaps those who took the Bibles were Bible hungry. and took them to save them from the fire and return them after getting some good out of them for themselves. Whichever way 1t was, the spectacle of a Chicago crowd saving Bibles from burning up was an interesting one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
THE KAoNDIKE ROOM.

There may be a small rush back from the Klondike as soon as the weather will allow such rushing. and the indica- tions are that the rush to the Klondike this spring is going to be big one. "Klondikc stocks' are now bought in Wall street at high prices on the strength of what is supposed to be com- ing, or rather. going, and Pacific coast companies are making preparations to do a big business. For instance, one company has arranged schedule that will give a five-day steamship service between San Francisco and Alaskan ports The company expects to handle at least ten thousand passengers out of San Francisco next month, and during the entire season 1t is expected that fifty thousand will be carried.
 If present expectations pan out prob- ably one hundred thousand new seekers for gold will soon be in Alaska. They will all start in full of hope Most of those who come out alive will come out full of emptiness. But think of the prizes in the big lottery! And what beautiful and useful stuff the magic metal is!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21

it entirely, and 1t Is safe to say that they would not vote against these in- terests. The opposition vote without their aid would be reduced to A, Sem ator Aldrich, to make his statement good would have to find among these A the one vote necessary to swing the majority from silver to gold, and the Journals correspondent says he can do it.
 One isn't many, but miss is as good as mile in this case. Senator Aldrich's statement was made deliberately, and it is reasonable to believe that 1t was made with accurate knowledge. But the vote on taking up the Teller resolu- tion yesterday though perhaps not very significant, was not as cheering as Sen ator Aldrich's statement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
2.

did not agree with them--it was a damp cold, unlike their own dry frlgdity There is little doubt that they were dressed in the same clothes in which they left the shores of Siberia, but as the garments were either of skin or wool they had not suffered as much as might be expected Certainly more picturesque group never entered the public library. They resembled O left over section of the worlds fair.
 But we have nothing to offer them in exchange for their cold and their whales blubber, their thatched huts, the dogs they love, and their reindeer, that will bribe them to stay in this country. The very fact that while in the employ of the American government American manufacture proves that they are joined to their own idols. They are a gentle race of little people, not a feeble folk" so far as physical strength goes, but absolutely without ambition.
 I said the venture of the government had been an experiment and failure. The experiment of utilizing the rein deer for the native Alaskan is success but the people themselves are failure, inasmuch as they prefer their old, care less way of living, and the Esquimaux who come here to instruct them are not satisfied to remain. Bringing them here to teach the Alaskans is like setting the clock back four hundred years. But they are modern enough to rate their services as teachers of reindeer lore as worth more to the government than the price they receive-$27 month. When they can make better bargain with Uncle Sam they promise to return.- 1 Chicago Times-H Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21

A hint about tying neck scarfs is not amiss now that they are so stylish. 4 lovely bow came from a soft, ivory white India silk, nearly half yard wide and almost three yards long Eight rows of real duchess lace inser- tion were let in at each end, little punches of tucks coming between the insertions, and at the edge of each end was a finish of the lace. In putting il on the wearer doubled the scarf, letting one end be a little longer than the oth- CT. Then she wrapped 1t about her throat once, from back to front, and tied single bow knot. Since the scarf was double the loops were multiplied They all lay to one side, however, and when the fullness and the doubled loops were all pulled out there seemed to be a regular bunch of loops there, softly crowded up at one side of the chin while the two ends. one little shorter than the other, hung down to the waist and little lower.
 T have" said the owner of this scarf "a daffodil liberty silk scarf that is al insertions except little place in the middle, and the ends are finished witt row after row of frilled lace. Thai scarf is so long that can double 1t an6 then turn 1t back again to make foui thicknesses about the neck, and you should see the bunch of loops single bow knot on that scarf makes. It's SC soft and fluffy that 1t looks like a buncf of chrysanthemums.'
 nT, r,yrrur7
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
4 CHI EEKING STA rEMENT.

The cheering statement Is made by
 Senator Aldrich to the Washington cor
 respondent of the Providence Journal
 that Ia bill for the free and unlimited
 coinage of silver by this country alone
 cannot pass the Senate. Senators who
 would vote for such a measure are no
 longer in a majority" Senator Aldrich
 ought to know what he is talking about
 in this matter and he probably does,
 but he admits that the vote would be
 very close. The senate at present con-
 publicans, who ostensibly supported the
 St. Louis platform. It is figured that
 six of these would probably break with
 their associates, if forced to face the
 direct issue between gold and silver,
 and would vote for free coinage. That
 would leave the Republicans with a
 sound money nucleus of 37 votes. To
 control a majority, eight more votes
 would have to be secured, unless some
 Of the opposition could be persuaded to refrain from voting. On the question
 of the United States going to a silver
 basis, the Democratic Senators Caffery of Louisiana, Gray of Delaware and
 Lindsay of Kentucky would vote with
 the sound money Republicans. These
 three compose the faithful guard of gold Democrats. Mitchell of Wisconsin,
 Smith of New Jersey and Murphy of
 New York have sound money constitu-
 encies, and it is almost inconceivable
 that they, who were elected to the Sen- ate as gold men, will vote for free silver bill just because they have tacitly accepted Bryanism. They may be safe ly added to the sound money column, which thus foots up to 43. Of the other 46 Senators, two, German of Maryland and Faulkner of West Virginia, also come from sound money constituencies. | They are high in the councils of the Democratic party, and it might there | fore be too much to expect them to vote against their followers. But the l pressure the business interests of their
 States would bring to bear upon them would be too great for them to resist
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
NOT SO sLOW.

Who said Philadelphia was slow? We do not pause for a reply, but we call attention to the fact that if Philadel- phia has been slow she seems to be rapidly becoming fast. A tobacconist of that city says that for several months one-flfth of his sales have been to women, and that it would be sur- prise to one not familiar with it to see the "swell'' girls who come to buy of him. In one respect they seem to act in concert, for nearly all buy the same brand of cigarette. To his certain knowledge this dealer says that there is an uptown club of girl smokers who have passed resolutions adopting this particular brand of cigarette as the club favorite.
 New Haven is not a slow place, and yet we do not believe there is a dealer in tobacco here who can honestly say that he sells one-fifth of his wares, or even one-fiftieth, to women. And if he could say so he probably wouldn't. If the Philadelphia tobacconist tells the truth, and if there is no public or pri- vate sentiment in Philadelphia to deter him from telling it, the old town which has had such reputation for coolness is growing decidedly warm.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
FASHION NOTES.
Bows Like Chrysanthemums.

Cashmere still holds as material in which new designs are carried out, and in a dull gray shade it was the chief fabric of the pretty dress shown here with. Panels of pleated mauve chiffon appeared on both skirt and bodice, and in each were crossed with gray silk straps held by steel buttons. This, in a general sense, is the formula on which many dresses of princess effect are constructed, but the princess sug- gestion here was lessened by the fact that the bodice was made with shield front, more chiffon coming at the sides. A wide belt helped this lessening, too. It and collar and sleeves were heavy corded gray silk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
LITTLE.

Do you know a good tonic for ner- vous persons, Simpkins?"
 ''No; what I want to find Is tonic Boston Traveller.
 Passenger-"Let me off at Minute street, Conductor-"There ain't no such street to my knowledge" .Passen- ger-"Oh, well, Sixty-second street will do!"-Philadelphia Record
 She (who had been criticising the lady with poodle)-"I tell yer, wimmen ain't what they used to be-" He Flows that?" She--"Well, yer see, they used to be gals."-Larks.
 "There are no football teams in the French universities" remarked squil- dig.
 '"They are not needed" replied Mo Swilligen. "The students get all the ex- ercise they want in starting riots."-- Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
 'Lemme see,'' asked the boarder, who is always wanting to know things of nc use, "what is it they call those red green and blue lights that skyrocket throws off" ''Verifiers," said the Cheerful Idiot. "Really?" asked the in. quisitive boarder. ''Yes, they give colol to the report. rt."-Indianapolis Journal.
 Vaudevillany.-"You tell me-" said the gentleman with the bald wig, "that the man was taken with jaundice. and modification set in? I don't believe it.
 But, you see,' explained the gentle. man with the ea-Qreen whiskars "this man was an Irishman and he was nor. tified on account of his color. r."-Cincin. natl Enquirer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
FLoRETTE.
When Lulu Learns to Play.

(From the Someryille (Mass) Journal.) When Lulu's thirteenth birthday came, Her father kept his word And bought her plano, which
 The neighbors since have heard, For Lulu practices with zeal
 At least three hours day, And we shall all be so relieved
 When Lulu learns to play! She started in three weeks ago
 Or more, to learn the scales, She tries them fifty times day, And fifty times she fails. She knows one fascinating tune, She says it's Dearest Maev And, oh! we shall be so relieved
 When Lulu learns to play! With patience and hard work we know Great wonders may be done; And Lulu's playing Is hard work, That's clear to everyone. She may get quite expert in time, Her flattertng teachers say; And every one will be relieved
 When Lulu learns to play!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21

The coal dealer to.e his hair and wept. What is the matter?" asked the weighing clerk. This is a fine way to begin the new year. sobbed the coal man. "WEy? What has pappened?" What has happened? You blundering fool, you weighed that last load when the horse had one hind foot off the scale!'-Cleveland Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21
F. M. BROWN & co.

Did you ever" asked the young hus- band, have your wife look you in thas eye when you came home and ask you if you had forgotten something q
 Many time, me boy" answered the old married man. She does yet. In the early days 1t used to mean kiss. now it is usually reference to wiping my shoess'- -Cincinnat Enquirer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-21

What's the matter with Lucy Curtis? She's all right. She is the mayor of Cimarron, Missouri, runs the town, con- ducts general store and is the leader of the local Sorosis.