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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
Hardly Accurate.

She had returned with an M. D
from a university after her name, ant
had been elected to the chair of Eng
lish Literature in a small local col
lege. On the day before the session
opened, the president was explaining
to her the duties of her place. IL
addition to your work in English lit
erature," he said, with apologize hes
ltation, 81 should like you to take thu
junior and senior classes in elocution
and also assume charge of the physi
cal culture"
"Is there no teacher Of elocution?
asked Miss Jones.
well, no; not at present"
and who has charge of the physi
cal training?'
"To tell the truth we have no teach
'er as yet. You perhaps noticed il
the catalogue that those two depart
ments were TO be supplied
"And | was elected to the chair o
English Literature"
yes" the president answered
gloomily.
But he was treasured by her win
ming smile. 81 will take the work AM
do what I can with it, DR.. Smith," sh
said. brightly; "but why didn't 20,
write me at first that the chair wa
a setteo?"--M. A. B., in The Drawe'
Harper's Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
The Earmer'a Boy and Success.

A banker, a lawyer and preacher
sat in parlor car on the Hudson
River railroad enjoying the beauty of
a co.,trai New York landscape after a
June rain. "On that farm" said the
banker. pointing out of the car win
dow, IA years ago DR.. James F. Nc
Kernol. then farmers boy, tended a
sick sheep. He was skillful, gentle and
patient; the suffering animal got well.
There were vague dreams of another
life, of study and struggle, on his mind,
and the young man borrowed some
money the following autumn and came
to New York. Eleven years ago he was
graduated at the Columbia Medical
colege-after three years of work and
recitation from a. m. until II p. m,
study until a. m, and as scant time
for eating as for sleeping. In six weeks
after graduation he was supporting
himself, examining applicants for in
surance in an industrial company. In
five years he was able to study spe-
tiaity in the treatment Of the throat
and ear. He is making $4,000 a year
now, and worhs just as hard &C he
ever did He IS one instance of the
farmers boy who comes to the city
and conquers fame and fortune, but
there are not so many now as there
used to be-"
And there seems to be considerable
food for reflection in this last state
ment. Perhaps one hears less of these
ambitious country lads than in the old
days-Harper's Weekly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

"Let the protest be entered now, and
all along the line" says the Washing
ton Star, against the incorporation
into our everyday language of the
unsightly and discordant French word
chauffeur to describe or identify the
driver or conductor Of an automobile.
Its proper meaning Is the equivalent
Of fireman OF 'stoker.' in English, and
is therefore not at all applicable to
the use to which it is put in connec-
ton with the new vehicle. Either
driver or conductor Is a shorter,
simpler and better descriptive term.
But, whether it be so or not, down
with chauffeur and all who persist
in using it,"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Tue Philadelphia Saturday Even
~S fOst observes that in this age of
HOOIems 1t is hard to discriminate,
wy there are two upon which all
y" agree. Just now they lead. The
W ~ IN regard to consumption.
''2e one has said that it has KILLED
1O'e people than all the wars and
'Ssues and sCourges of history put
S''Aer' Doctor Biggs, the New
'''A expert, declares that of every
WI New Workers who die between
ages Of Is and 65 one dies of con-
"puOn' that there are 10000 cases
mat city constantly, and that the
aug last year numbered more than
:" according to a New York news
:" spe'' one specialist asserts that Of
- 'ountry's population 100000
''' inevitably expect to die of con-
:, 4puOn'" The other problem is to
~ y Inc small cities of the United
49,, 70 70 awake to the Importance Of
~ a4uOn' Nearly all of them do
~ until threatened by an cpl
and then the zeal is only tenn
To arouse these communi-
% the Importance of constant
!. 'alneSS and Of preventive meas
sS. Will be to increase the average
=. l's Tor the nation. We have been
!. sa BY the outburst of wealth in
'' century, but these strFvings
A.. Alth are worth all the dollars
nave passed through Wall street
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
A CeIf-Dumpinp ;ucket.

A self-dumping hosting bucket, for
handling coal, ore, gravel and the like,
has been perfected which has the ball
ends pivoted to its lower half, and the
pivots work in slots instead of in
round holes. The loaded bucket is
kept from tipping by catch on the
ball, which hooks into the top of the
vessel. When the bucket strikes the
dump pile the slotted ball drops
straight down by gravity, releases the
catch, and the bucket, being thus uD-
balanced, turns over.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
VENEZUELAN PEARLS.
Row They Are Taken from the Depth Of
the Sea.

Row They Are Taken from the Depth Oh
the Sea.
Modern methods in pearl fishing
have been introduced by a French
company on the Venezuelan island of
Margarita, which some day may re-
suit in shipment of pearls from that
island to New York, though just now
the Venezuelan merchants, not feeling
on too good terms with the United
States, say that the Paris market gives
better results. The Frenchmen use
divers and diving apparatus, and as
the divers can select the larger oys-
ters and leave the smaller undis-
turbed, to grow and increase in value,
great results are expected from the en-
terprise. This company bought the
concession from a Venezuelan. and
must pay to the government 10 per-
cent royalty on the profits Of the en-
terprise.
There has been extraordinary &C
tivity on the island lately on account
of the rise in the value Of pearls, and
buyers have flocked there from va
rious parts of the world. The value of
the Margarita pearl industry is about
100000 a year.
Four hundred sailboats are used by
the natives in the fisheries of Marga-
rita and its .neighboring islands of
Coche and Cubagua.
The principal beds arc at Ell Tirano,
northeast, and Macano, northwest of
Margarita Two thousand men find
constant employment in this trade
The native fishers use metal scoops,
which are dragged over the oyster
beds, and when filled, brought to the
surface, where the shells are opened
and carefully examined. The boats
in use are from to Is tons, and pay
to the Venezuelan authorities $3.50
each for permits to fish.
The pearls are fine in quality, beau
tiful in lustre and run from white to
yellow, and occasionally black one.
priceless in value, is brought to the
surface. One white pearl Of large size
and good quality was sold in Marga-
rita recently for $170O The shell of
the oyster is not of much commercial
value, being too thin for the manu-
facture of buttons and other fancy ar
ticles, such as are made from the ORR
entail pearl shell. due to the short life
of this pearl oyster, eight years being
about the average. Pearls from dead
oysters have little value, as they lose
their lustre.
The pearls of Margarita have been
known to white men since the discov-
cry of the island by Columbus and his
followers. 1t was on this island, and
on the mainland adjoining that the
Spaniards found the natives decked
with pearls, and history says that
these pearls were one of the prime
causes of trouble among the adventure
ers who first visited and settled on
these shores,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Lionel Decle. who has lately re-
turned to England after q thorough
study Of Central Africa, predicts that
within few years the former dark
continent will become an important
factor in the economic affairs of the
world. There are great natural re.
sources and abundant cheap labor, and
the railroad and telegraph are rapidly
opening them to industrial and com.
mercial exploitation. II is indeed eyi.
dent that there must be business In
sight to justify slich extensive rail.
road building. Transportation con-
fined to elephants tusks and liGa
skins will never pay dividends.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

From and after this date all hunting
OF any kind on Ambrosia and Independ-
ence plantation is positively prohib-
tied under penalty of trespassing.
Anv one found on these places wi hont
permission will be considered trespasP-
ing, and prosecuted to The full extent
Mrs. E. Fl. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The nations of the earth have made
great strides in strengthening their
ornaments since the adjournment of
The Hague congress. They recognize
that strong armies lengthen peace and
shorten war.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The murder as fine art" ques-
ton comes up anew apropos of every
interesting murder trial. There is no
shutting out the public interest In the
determination of sthe guilt or inno-
cence of a man accused of the killing
of a human being, and the greater
the doubt of the accused persons
guilt, and the more circumstantial
the evidence, the greater is the inter-
est in following the judicial inquiry.
We have had some really interesting
murders lately, but they all pale be-
fore a case which is brought up anew
by the requisition just issued by the
governor Of Kansas on the governor
of Colorado. This generation has
mostly forgotten the Bender family,
but their murderous operations were
of a sort and on scale which put tc
shame the Bluebeards of the past, and
rendered the old-fashioned dime
novel a mild affair in comparison.
They kept a roadside house of enter
tainment, and they had trap door
and an awful place Of interment.
Their evil genius was a murderous
woman named Kate, and, metaphor
ically speaking Abandon hope, all ye
who enter here" was inscribed over
their door. They moved before they
were found out, and justice has never
caught up with them. 1t is to be
hoped, though it is not at all to be
expected, that it is on their track al
last.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Hocus-What happened when yot
fold your mother-in-law to mind hel
own business?
Pocus-I don't exactly know. Wher
7 recovered consciousness l was in tn,
Observation-Disclosures.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The war department at Washing
lon has decided to abandon the use OF
pneumatic dynamite guns for the de-
fence of our harbors. Tests havo
demonstrated the fact that better eff
hcts can be gained by the fire OF
shells containing less sensitive but
equally powerful explosives. The dy-
lamite guns easily become out Of
0rder and their range is less than
that of powder guns. About s5O0,0O4
has already been spent on dynamite
guns.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

A deposit Of photographic stone has
been found near Mount Sterling, Ken
lucky, which Eugene Leary, Of tho
United States geological survey, be-
leVes to be more valuable than any
gold mine, There is no reason"
aB Mr.. Leary, why the quarry
should not control the market in this
country, There is no Photographic
Noae anywhere else, so far as is
Known, and there will be no difficulty
u competing with the German pro"
Duct"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

M statistics can do justice to the
dold monetary value or dietctic
.,,tb Of the American apple. AS the
4.vberry is the best berry so the
,,,Ip Is the best fruit known to man.
sn the king of American fruits
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Chile is bent on dominating South
America and is preparing to raise a
fund of $5O,OOO,OOO for the improve
ment of her naval and military estab.
lishments.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Yhe great criminal lawyer was ques
tioning the witness in the murder tria
IS to the exact location of the woUni
in the murdered mans body.
You witnessed the shooting, vol
say" he asked,
eyes. sir, | did,
"Where was Brown shot?"
n the second floor, sir.'-NeV
York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The American buffalo is becoming
SO rare that it has been determined to
put his picture on currency of a new
series. The bits of currency will be
known as the buffalo bills.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

From and after this date, oil hunt
ing and fishing on the Cottage planta-
ton is positively prohibited Suder pen
atty of trespassing. Any one found OH
this place without permission will be
considered trespassing and prosecuted
to the full extent OF the lay.
RICHARD BUTLER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

A vote Of thanks is hereby moved
to the Washington Post. 1t has in
vented a name for the hot wave
calls it sizzard. Blizzard, sizzard:
sizzard, blizzard. Here is concen-
trated the whole meteorological his
tory of America.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Tho warden of the Kansas peniten-
law has discovered that prison life
:. hard m the better class of women.
-. discovery ought to serve as an
,,rcemept to them to keep out.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
Trespass Notices

Hunting Of any kind on Greenwood
plantation, likewise seining, is positive
ly prohibited under penalty oftrespass.
ANY permission heretofore granted is
now revoked. No exceptions.
MRS. B. REED.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

From and after this date all hunting
of any kind on my pl.c's, Solitude aud
Swamp Tract is positively prohibited
under penalty OF trespass. Any one
found on these places without permis-
sion will be ,nsiderel trespassng
and prosecntcd to the Ill extent OF
tho law. w. b. SMITH.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

With several New Workers planning
to spend from $4,000 to $25OOO each
upon stables, the reign of the automo-
bile is not assured.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

In time science will have so regu-
4ed matters that wastage on
'alS earth will be so minute as to
De scarcely porceptible. The corn
gain has, in addition to it's starch
aenent, a tiny germ in which lies
f" life principle. This germ was
@'nerly separated and thrown aside
waste. Lately it has been found
aat this germ is rich in oil which
"a be utilized. The germ is now
SEPARATED from the starch and
up'ned' The oil gathered from it
aaS a ready market and in the
at lew years millions of dollars
:, '',IA Of this oil has been exported
% Europe.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
MISS L. MATTHEWS.

The public is warned against buying
fire wood, posts or timber from tenants
on Rosedown, Texas aud Hazlewood
plantations. JAS. p. Bowman.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The Investigations made by Pro-
hsor Boyer for the American Orni-
6oOgical association of the Louisi-
ma Gulf coast for the purpose of sta
toping wardens to protect the sea-
birds shows that nearly all the breed
pg.Dlaces Of the birds had been de-
troyed by killing the birds them
sVes and taking their eggs. Not a
trace of birds was found on several
Stands, at one time the home Of mil
lions Of sea-foWl.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Glasgow's new aQueduct from
Lock Katrine, which is "a IL
miles in length, was opened last
month, having cost, with it's mains,
$6,6O2,000 That city is now receiv.
ing daily supply of 100000 gal
Ions of water. The reservoirs will
hold "a days supply on a basis Of
100000 gallons daily consumption.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Hunting OF all kinds, with dog or
gun, on the Rosebank, Pecan and In
dian Mound plantations, is hereby
prohibited under penalty Of trespass.
Persons found so engaged on any Of
these places will be prosecuted to the
full extent Of the law.
Mrs. NJ. RYnAND.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

NJ the five great gold-producing
..,s Russia alone remains unpro-
,...ive while the United States and
IA have doubled their product in
No last 20 years.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The bay of San Francisco is famous
for "earth-hugging" clouds, and one
of the scientists of the weather bu-
reau has been studying the subject
there to ascertain the cause. The re-
markable topography of the region,
he says, makes it regular labora
tory of nature, where daily expert
ments are made in the condensation
Of watery vapor. There is a pecu-
liar juxtaposition Of ocean, bay
mountain, foothills and valleys, and
the arrangement of bluffs and ridges
forces the prevailing westerly air cur
rent with increased velocity through
the Golden Gate. These are the
causes of the heavy fogs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

v,vbe DR.. Koch's announcement
:. tuberculosis cannot be contract
:, Nv humans from animals will aid
. The rehabilitation of American
..t products in Germany.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Detroit uses more water per capt.
Ia than any other city in the world
ON the streets.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

From and alter this date all hunt
ing of any kind on the Greenwood
plantation positively prohibited
nder penalty of trespassin8. Anyone
found on this p ace without permission
will BIZ considered tresp ssing and
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
Mrs. j. A. VENTREss.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The public is hereby warned against
buying wood, posts or timber OF any
kind from tenants on Ogden and Oak
ley plantation,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

oa..Ian diplomacy. would be more
81, .vmbolized by the image of a
h, than Of a bear.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

ME ideal vacation should repre-
at complete and absolute change
mental and physical employment
,a environment. To derive benefit
nm, vacation you must not only
pv,,ats" the scene of your daily la
boH but also the everyday processes
d thinking and acting.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

From and after this date all hunt
ing of any kind on the Pecan Grove
plantation is positively prohibited un-
der penalty eff trespassing. Anyone
found on this place ~ithou. permission
will he considered tresppssing and
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law. II. NJ. LEAKE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

A report has gained some currency
that Russia intends to dig ship canal
between the Black sea and the Cas-.
plan at a cost of 3O0.OOO.OOO rubles,
Russia is amazingly energetic and en-.
te1prising, but Siberian railroad has
taxed her resources so heavily that
there is not much probability that
she will begin work on canal of the
hundreds CA millions kind I'm this
generation or the next. Meanwhile,
the freight rates on steam railroads
and electric lines in all parts Of the
world, but especially in the United
States, are steadily shrinking.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

A great deposit of iron ore lying
under the Gulf of Finland is to be
mined by syndicate headed by Baron
Nordenskjold. Behring'S have been
made, which show that the Gaping
is sound and water-tight, and the
ore body can be mined with safety.
1t is estimated that the deposit con-
tains at least 100000 tons Of ore.
The average yield of 1000 tons al
ready raised is Sc percent iron. The
presence of this big ore body has been
known since 1850 and many ship
wrecks have been traced to it's dan
gerous influence upon the compass.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

The man who is his own best friend
NAV also be his own worst enemy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

During an explosion in the crater
of Mt. Vesuvius on May 9, 1900, one
OF the volcanic bombs hurled sky
ward and the largest one observed
attained an elevation of a third of a
mile, and then fell back upon the
mountain. AS it now lies its height
exceeds that of man standing beside
it, and its estimated weight is 80
tons. Mr.. Manteucci, the geologist,
says that the energy Of the explosion
of steam that threw this huge projec-
tile must have equalel about 100000
horse power When the masses of
partially fluid lava from which such
bombs are formed rise in the air they
rotate, and are thus caused to assume
a more or less globular shape.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

In his recent lecture before the
Royal society on "The Nadir of Tenn
perature' Professor James Dewar
states that the boiling point of Eelium
Tile point at which it would change
from a gas to liquid-appears to
be about FIVE degrees on the absolute
scale. This is Is degrees below the
boiling point of hydrogen. Hydrogen
solidifies at about Is degrees abso-
lutte. Professor Dewar has hopes Of
being able to liquify helium. although
this has not as yet certainly been
done. the operation depends on SUBJ
jecting helium to the same process
that has succeeded with hydrogen,
only instead of using liquid air under
exhaustion as the primary cooling
agent, liquid hydrogen must be en-
plOyed
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
SCIENCE NOTES

SCIENCE NOTES EAOl
Among the marine articulates life
Is often prolonged for years. Some
Of the larger crabs and few species
may live on to nearly two decades
before attaining their fullest growth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

M. Bourget has detected the pres
ence of iodine, not only in the thyroid
glands, but also in the blood and in
nearly all the organs of the human
body. Plants absorb iodine from the
soil, to which it Is brought by the
underground waters; herbivorous an
finals take the iodine in with their
food, and man, in his turn, takes it
in with the flesh Of animals. It is
eliminated from the human body
through the sweat, in the cuttings of
hair and nails and with excreted
blood, etc.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

Country folk are firmly of the opin-
ion that the tumble bug is an excel
lent barometer and that it takes flight
only when a season of fair weather is
coming. NJ Fabre. French natur-
alist, has investigated the question
thoroughly and has come to the con-
clusion that this insect is, in fact,
more sensitive than the best barom-
eters, and that it can vertically be
used to predict fine weather. 1t is to
changes of electric tension that the
insect is sensitive. Whether the
American variety is likely to be use
full in weather prediction is respectful
ly referred to our weather bureau for
investigation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12


Mr.. Arctowski, the geologist of the
Antarctic expedition in the steamer
Belgica, calls attention to the differ
ence in the distribution of ice around
the two poles of the earth. The floa,
ing ice of the north, he says, comes
from true glaciers which are pushed
down through the valleys until they
reach the water, but the glacial caps
themselves do not meet the sea. At
the south, on the contrary, perpetual
snow is encountered at the 65th de-
gree of latitude, and 1t is probable
that the floating ice of the Antarctic
originates from a layer covering the
whole polar crown.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

ST. FRSVnE PARISH, La SATURDAY OCTOBER 12 1901
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-10-12

,...plAso
$500. 10 20
$1,000 1,W
70 very cheap
orS cheap,
nlted.
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