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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-15
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, ~ ' M, ni1 rosy in their , e[lSi form
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man 81 9 i5',S'b ed and spent are O'''h'd a
theFa a'ti hing the wet sea-coots;
apartd aa IsaJ wives trS sing Of PorilS past;
soSt !. Sangster,in H"rper's Bazaar
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The Rage Of the Age.
The Ella Berry Toilet Requisites.

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Berry's Creole Tea, makes good blood,
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The above are few of the leaders. They
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MRS. ELLA BERRY. the Worlds accepted
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Full price list sent to any address. Agents
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,,.nU. wa was midsummer in the Klondike,
made :D ae ar was as chill as it is when
sufferers W ssked Canadians start journey
York es0a SnOw-shoes over crisp fields Of
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zing past my ear. Again he raised
the fatal weapon. This time ! was
placed in decidedly unpleasant pre-
dicament. for the gallant captain Of
the powder magazine" to shield his
sacred Carcass" held me tight around
the waist, and in such a position that
could neither use my hands nor
make the slightest attempt to defend
myself. This time. as he raised the
smoking pistol. gave myself up sor
lost. He fired! Thank God. the ball
just missed me. He raised again and
fired.
At this last fire I made one success
ful effort and shook the captain on.
1t was well I did so, for as dropped
to the ground to escape the discharge
left the captain. who was STOPPING.
quite exposed. A hoarse cry Of pain.
rising above the report Of the pistol.
told me the captain was hit; and so
sure enough he was. the ball entering
the rim of his broad sombrero as he
stopped to screen himself from the CT
fects of the fatal fire, ranged down
ward, and thence through his shoulder
and out of his side. He fell where he
stood, groaning at intervals. AS FOR
the sergeant, Adorantes, l was now
unencumbered. and, closing in upon
him, l cut through the metallic guard
OF his pistol. severing his trigger finger
completely from the hand, and the
guard being now aroused, he was
roughly secured and locked up in the
"calabosa"
The whole cuartel was now in a state
of great excitement, for the slumber-
ing soldiers. hearing the reports of
several shots, rushed madly to seize
their arms; the drummers added to
the confusion by beating their "long
roll;" the noisy buglers made might
hideous' with their dIscordant bray
ing. and, to cap the climax. the half
sleepy bravos, seeing the captain ly-
ing bleeding and groaning on the
pavement and myself standing near
him. supposing everybody was an
enemy, let fly with their fint-locks
bang into the adobe walls, the balls
rebounding and the dry mortar flying
around in every direction. 1t was long
before things resumed the wonted
tenor of their way in that cuartel. but
as the morning broke in the east the
barracks stood dull, dismal and quiet
as ever, and none, to look at them
outwardly, would ever have thought
that murder had been committed but
few hours previous.
At o'clock precisely Captain Agiluz
died, apparently without much pain.
Three days after Sergeant Adorantes
underwent the extreme sentence Of the
court-martial: he was tied across q
24-pound howitzer and received 300
lashes, well laid on" He died ere he
was unbound. and is now buried neal
the sentry-box on the high road out
| of town.
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SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years of Suffering.
81 thought should surely die"

when the stomach begins TO fail In
~ duties, other organs speedily become
sSected In sympathy, and life is simply a
knrden almost unbearab1e. Indigestiou
80 dyspepsia are SO common that only
me sufferer from these diseases knows
NE possibi1ities of misery that inhere in
tsem. A typical example of the sufferinRs
ef the victim of indigestion is furnished
- .he case of John c. Pritchard. He went
On for fifteen years. from bad to worse.
1.ster, and thought he would die. He
~ot veil, however, and thus relates his
Experience;
"For fifteen years was a great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms.
tested the Skill of many doctors, but grew
Worse and worse, until I became so weak
could not walk fifty yards without having
10 sit down and rest. MY stomach, liver.
and heart became affected, and thought
would surely die. I tried DR.. ]. c. Ayers
continued their use and am now entirely
40 quickly relieve and cure the terrible
sufierings of dyspepsia as Dr.. Ayers
Pills,"-JoHN c. PRITcHARD, Brodie, War
rem Co., N. C.
This case is not extraordinary. either In
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An Enterprising Queen.

Queen Margherita of Italy is not only
one of the most accomplished women
that ever have graced a European
throne, but likewise is winning for her.
self the good will of the scientific
world by having constructed, at her
own expense, splendidly-equipped
observatory ON the summit of Mount
Rosa, $1,000 feet above the level Of the
sea. When completed the observatory
in question will be the loftiest in the
universe. 1t will be devoted exclusive
ly to meteorological, physical and as
Economical studies. A special path,
available for mules. will lead to the OBJ
servatory, and Queen Margherita will
proceed by that path on the occasion of
her inaugurating the observatory in
August next, on the occasion Of her an
nual sojourn in the Alps. The Queen,
as every one knows, in spite Of her en-
bonpoint, is especially fond of Alpine
climbing, being quite as much of a
muntaineer as her husband, the King.
That this predilection is not dying out
in the house of Savoy is proved by the
recent exploits of her nephew, the Duke
of Abbruzzi who enjoys the distinc-
ton of having been the first man to as
cend the summit of Mount Elias in
Alaska.
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the severity Of the disease or the prompt
and perfect cure performed by DR.. Ayers
Pills Similar results occur In every case
where Dr. Ayers Pills are used. "They
helped me right away" is the commof,
expression Of those who have used them.
Here 10 another testimony to the truth OF
this statement:
formerly suffered from indigestion
and weakness of the stomach. but since
began the use of DR.. J. c. Ayers Pills,
have the appetite of the farmers boy.
am - years Of age. and recommend all
who wish to be free from dyspepsia to
take one of DR.. Ayers Pills alter dinner,
TIL their digestive organs are in good
order."-WA. STEINKE, Grant, Neb.
DR.. Ayers Pills offer the surest and
swiftest relief from constipation and all
its attendant ills. They cure dizziness.
nausea, heartburn. palpitstion. bad breath,
coated tongue, nervousness, sleeplessness,
biliousness, and q score of other affections
that are. after all, only the signs of a more
deep rooted disease. You can find more
Information about DR.. Ayers Pills, and the
diseases they have cured. in Ayers Cure
pook, . story of cures told by the cured
This book of 100 pages Is sent free, ON
request, by the J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
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Conversational Library.

In his annual report John Russell Young.
the librarian, shows that the government of
the United States owns In the city of Wash.
these about one-haif. or 1877, 7I5 are in the
Congressional Library. The remainder are
scattered through the various executive de-
partments the largest collections being in
the patent Office the Bureau of Education.
the Smithsonian Institution and the State.
War and Navy Departments. where the IL
braries are largely composed Of books on
special subjects.
Another Interesting fact brought out in
Mr. Young's report Is that the daily num-
ber Of readers in the Congressional Library
averages $500. About 100 persons. includ
ing the members Of both houses and high
officials of the government, are entitled to
draw books and take them away from the
building, and the average number loaned out
in such a way is 1 446. 1t is favorable
commentary upon the honesty and care Of
our public men that during period of thir-
ty years the number Of books lost or not
returned was only five In a thousand.
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.Jackson's Monument.

1t has been noticed that within the
last year the chipping of bits from the
Stonewall Jackson monument, at the
place where he received his mortal
wound on the battlefield Of Chancel-
lorsville, has seriously disfgured the
monument, and steps have been taken
to deal severely with relic-hunters,
otherwise described as vandals, in fu-
ture. The report says that the monu-
ment to the Union General Sedgwick
near by is almost untouched.
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or cot, the back and seat of which were
covered with leather. and which cot,
together with an old cedar table and
one or two stout chairs made of the
comba wood, formed the only furni-
ture OF the dull guard room.
The "cuartel," or barracks, were now
almost entirely deserted, the major
portion of the troops having been
thrown outside the town to man and
garrison the various batteries, re-
doubts and earthworks to repulse the
coming enemy, leaving the cuartel on
ly guard for local duties.
l had not long come in from the out
lying pickets and had just finished my
simple meal, when. feeling fatigued by
the unusual exertion / had undergone
that day, l lay down on the wooden
cot. Overcome at last by the exces-
sive heat and fatigue, l slept. How
long l slept l know not, but was par
TALLY aroused by the voice of the ser
geant of the guard, saying:
"El jefe del dia. senior" (the officer
of the day, sir).
l sprang up quickly, and, half
| ashamed to have been caught mapping
by subordinate, l seized my sword
and cried in savage voice:
"Guardia formal"
Grand rounds came and grand
rounds" went and soon all was quiet
again; the troops dispersed, and went
back to the guard room. 1. however,
noticed casually that up in one corner
of the gateway and near the wicket a
small revolver lay on a piece of mat
ting. This belonged to the first SER
geant of the Guard" who, in the Mex
ican service, is allowed to carry them
the same as an officer. l paid but lit
tie attention to it at the time, as weap-
ons lying around loose are common
enough in a soldiers barrack.
| 1 lay down again on the old cot, but
do as l could, l couldn't keep awake;
and SO, resigning myself to my fate
l rolled over and was soon in the arms
Of Morpheus. l had not slept long
when 1 was half awakened by loud
voice in the passageway, calling out:
| "Adorantes Adorantes! venga
aquia!" (Adorantes. come hereD
| Adorantes was the name of the first
sergeant of the guard and the possessol
Of the revolver spoken of before. The
first speaker, who by his voice 1 now
recognized as a certain Captain Agilu7
and whilom keeper of the powder
magazine, never interfered in any way
with the duties of the soldiers, and
was the more astonished to find him
here at this time of night. The SER
geant, in obedience to the summons o.
his superior, hurried upstairs in the
direction of the sound of the voices
He had hardly reached the topmosi
step when l heard a very loud blow al
ministered by some one. and which
blow was quickly followed by a des-
perate struggle and blasphemies, the
Spanish tongue being exceedingly pro-
life In this style of expressive and
emphatic language.
l tumbled out, and, seizing my
sword, which lay unsheathed on the
table, 1 hurried up the stairs to ascer-
tain the cause of the tumult; l there
found the captain and the sergeant
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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.
The Pleasures" Mapped Out In boston
for a Western Girl.

Tor n western 4irl.
Not long ago, while a young woman
hailing from a western state was re-
siding in the east, she had a slight at
tack of the grip and was much in need
OF something to cheer her up. With a
view Of securing the needed amuse-
ment she wrote accepting the standing
invitation of Boston girl to come and
spend few days at the hub. When
the time was near for her to leave
home she received a letter from her
Boston friend which ran like this: II
think l have planned as pleasant a
programme for you, my dear. as would
be possible. You will arrive Monday
morning; that afternoon we shall
have luncheon of the Quiet Hour
club in your honor, at which thirty
literary women will be present. Mon
day evening we shall attend a lecture
by Professor -- on The Semitic
Races Tuesday forenoon we are going
to meeting of the Browning club and
in the afternoon we are booked for q
musicale in behalf of the colored old
ladies' home. Tuesday evening we
shall wind up the two days with lee
ture by Professor -- on 'Esoteric
Buddhism which, / am sure, will be
the greatest treat of the whole two
days" AS soon after the receipt of
this letter as she could recover
strength enough to hold a pen the
western girl wrote her friend as fol-
lows: II am afraid. my dear girl, that
you will have to modify your program,
or else l can't come to you. What lit
tie intellect the grip has left me don't
propose to wreck in such manner as
YOU have arranged for"
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WILL WALK ACROSS THE OCEAN
Captain Oldreive Plans to Go to Paris on
Foot Next Summer

Captain Oldreive Plans to Go to Paris on
Foot Next Summer.
A special to the Chicago Times Her
aid from New York says
Captain william c. Oldrieve of Bos-
ton has planned to walk across the At
lantic ocean. He will begin his jour
ney on July 4th, and will be accom-
panied by Captain William A. Andrews
Of Boston, famous by reason of his
voyage across the Atlantic in a small
boat.
1t Is nothing new for Captain Old
rieve to promenade the waves. That
has been his pleasure and profit these
ten years. Captain Andrews, who is
to be the companion of the water pedes-
trian, will journey in a brand new
merely repeats feat performed in
1873 and again in 1892.
Captain Andrews is really the man
who has brought about the whole af-
fair. Here is his own statement:
Incredible as it may seem, next year
we are really going to walk and sail
down Boston harbOr, out on to the
ocean and over to Havre, France,
through the great bore of the river
Seine and on up to Paris, to be there
to attend the exposition Of 1900 in our
sea-going shoes and smallest, fastest
and best boat that ever crossed the At
lantic ocean, the Phantom ship. Every
vessel we speak with on the ocean will
report one of us walking and some
times towing the boat in calm wealth
err"
The sea-going shoes of Mr.. Oldrieve
are the most wonderful part of the
whole affair.
They are a pair of cedar boxes five
feet long with fins on the bottom and
sides. They are very light and capable
Of sustaining 40 pounds, but as Old
rieve weighs only 130, they are as good
to him az q steamers deck.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS,

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word 'CASTORIA," and
PITCHERS CASTORIA.' as our Trade Mark
1, DR.. Samuel Pitcher. Of Hyannis, Massachu-
setts, was the originator of PITCHERS CAS-
TORIA." the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS. Fl.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the
original PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes Of the mothers of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you
have always bought. and has the signature Of
CHAS. H FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company Of which Chas.
H. Fletcher is President.
March 8. 1897 SAMUEL PITCHER. M. D.
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wrestling and struggling together, the
sergeant having the captain down. |
commanded them to desist, as l, us
captain of the guard, was responsible
for all disturbances that might occur
during the time l was on duty; but in
vain. They swore and clinched and
struggled f1ercer than ever. Wearied
at last and to end the matter / struck
the sergeant a heavy blow with The
hilt OF my sword full on his mouth,
knocking a couple of teeth down mis-
throat and bringing the blood freely
With an oath he released his hold on
the captain and almost leaped down
the rickety stairs. Quick as lightning
the thought came flashing through ny
mind that felt sick at heart as 1 recol-
lected that the fellows pistol lay in
the entrance-way and that he now
rushed with maddened frenzy to seize
it and shoot me; and now l felt, as
cold chill came over (me, that my only
hope was to close on him and run him
through with my sword before he
could reach. the pistol. Quick as
thought / followed him down the
stairs, reaching the ground nearly 8
soon as he did.
The captain, too, came rushing ex-
citedly after us, and with horrifed
expression of countenance that under
any but the present uncomfortable
state Of things l should lave laughed
immensely at; but the sergeant was
not . man to let you laugh long at
anything where he was concerned
that is. personally; 70 before could
close upon him he fired. mechanical
" threw my hands up to shield my
escs and sprang aside. the ball whiz-
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Leaves u Fortune.

Forty years ago w. II. Trabue, of
Kokomo, Ind, disappeared, and until
the present nothing has been heard
from him. He has recently died, hav-
ing accumulated 100000 in Mississ-
ippi, under the name of Tribbitt. All
his money goes to the families of
brothers and sisters, the will stipulat-
ing that the children shall receive a
university education.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
Currents in the Atlantic.

Experiments have been going on for
the past two years for the purpose Of
trying to learn something Of the char
acteristics of the Atlantic ocean as a
great moving body of water. As a re-
suit the whole Atlantic is shown to
be slowly circulating round and round,
like an enormous pool.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
In OlSan Times

People overlooked the Importance Of
beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action; but
now that it is generally known that
Syrup Of Figs will permanently over
come habitual constipation, well-in-
formed people will not buy other laxa-
tives, which act for time, but finally
injure the system. Buy the genuine,
made by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

By feeding poultry and stock with
cooked food during the winter months,
al least one-third of the food is saved; /;
also having stock in a healthy condi-
uon, preventing hog cholera among
your hogs, and insuring the hens lay
ing freely during the winter months
Wnen eggs are always wanted at high
prices. This Cooker will pay for itself
IN one weeks time and is without
doubt the best and cheapest on the
market-just what its name implies, a
Farmers Handy Feed Cooker. Upon
appllcation to the Empire Manufactur-
ing Co., 615 H street, Quincy. ILL.,, cat
aiogue, giving full description, may
oe obtained. They are made in all sizes.
Aunt Priscilla-"Sunday should be a day
u rest, and you spend it riding your bicy-
sle. Grace-.But. aunt. my mind wouldn't
oe at rest If l spent it any other way"
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
Everybody Says 30.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the most wonder
full medical discovery OF the age, pleasant and
refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively
on the kidneys liver and bowels. cleansing the
entire system, dispel colds. cure headacne.
fever. habitual constipation and biliousness.
Please buy and try box OF c. c. G. to-day; 10.
25 so cent Sold and guaranteed to cure by all
druggists.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

A university for women is to be estab-
lished at Tokyo The plan has the support
Of the principal officials and mobiles OF h.1e .1e
Contributed money toward 1t. 1t will cost.
according to the estimates. about $175.OOo to
start 1t.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
State of Ohio. City OF Toledo.
Lucas County.

SIS.
the senior partner OF the Arm OF n J.
Cheney 4 Co. doing business In the CITY
of Toledo, County and state aforesaid,
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that CANNOT be
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence. this 9Th day Of December.
A. d. 1886.
(SeaD A. w. GLEA5ONi
Notary Bubble.
Halls Catarrh Cure In taken internally
cous surfaces OF the system bend Tor
testimonials, free
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls FAMILY pills are the best
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

1--WE have to go away from home to heal
the news" "What Is up nowr' This Bos
ton paper says the best selling book in Chi
cago Is the Christmas edition of the Luet
CERT trial."
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

AS there is no marriage in heaven
We suppose there is no kin thsre,
either.-Atchison Globe.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
A w GLEASON,

"Have you ever had any thrilling adven
lures Of any kindT eyes; I was Sunday
school Santa Claus once and didn't catch
fire."
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
For children teethinR softenr the reduces nfa
mAticn aiays pain, wind collie. rs cents bottle
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
SxRMER'S HAxDy FEED c00xE1.

We desire to call our readers atten-
tion to the Farmers Handy Feed
Cooker, which is sold at the low price
Of $3.50 for so gallon capacity.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
i'm THE .GUARD-ROOM.
BY A. B.

Il was one Oh LuoSc
calm. beautiful and
pensive evenings
only seen In all
t h e ir gorgeous
splendor in the fair
land of the Aztecs,
that / sat, or rather
reclined languidly,
after the fierce heat
of the summer day.
I-.--n
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sour rector was vexed with his Christmas
presents" "Too many slippersT' mo; he
needed some and didn't get single pair"
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
Smoke slcdge Cigarettes, 20 for s cts.

"Little Jim earned every cent Of hi,
Christmas money" "How did he do itF'
Having his teeth pulled
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy cathartic. 1oc or &c.
II q o. O. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

'.Those new neighbors seem to he great
borrowers" "Borrowersy One night when
they gave a dinner they borrowed our fami-
" album"
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

81 heard that Allerbee treated his lawyers
TO a fine dinner after they won that money
for him." "You heard wrong. then. The
lawyers treated Alerbee."
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

The number Of suicides In Europe average
1900 year.
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the lower portion Of my b. II standing
told
and quiet had not used half bottle
hey
Of be
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

There are more than 100, 900 persons reg
ulariy using the lending departments Of the
public libraries In London to the extent OF
over 4.OOO.OOO books per annnm.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

sI have changed my mind about being an
old maid" sFor what reasonT "Weil. l
have to bear all the worries Of my brothers
and sisters, so l might as well marry ana
have worries Of my own.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world, because 1t Is the best.
The silver lance., 1898-01-07
no.., rossee. s,,, and Smoke Your Life Awsy.

To omit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
nettc. full Of life nerve and visor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder-worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, Soc. or u. Cure gualan-
teed Booklet and sample free Aoaross
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New forA-
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

I shall recommend plsos Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulllgan.
Plumstead. Kent. England. Nov 9. 1905
The silver lance., 1898-01-07

Schoolmaster-.'What Is the best time to
pick applesr" Scholar-"When the farmer
Is looking the other way and the dog isn't
q nd