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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Oueer Idea OF ChirnIrz.

In India, where women have always
been drudges, the Difference paid by
Englishmen to ladies Is always a mat
ter Of curious interest. An educated
Mahommedan gentleman was talking
to an old resident Of the Punjab, who
has written on the subject. Said tbs
Mahommedan' Now that the queen
Is dead, will you Englishmen take of
your hats to ladies?" When told Ger.
taInly this would be done and asked
why he made the inquiry, he said:
I'VE thought you used to take of your
hats to ladies because a lady was the
ruler of the country"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

legislature appropriating $1,000 for the
erection Of a monument to the victims
Of the battle OF Stillman's Run,
against the Black Hawk Indians, in
1882. The place is situated in Ogle
county. The fight, II gagged by num-
bers killed, or even engaged, was in
significant, but If measured by the eff
feet 1t had far-reachlng influence upon
the then future of Illinois.
The battle Of Stillmans Run was the
opening event In the Black Hawk war
and was sealed with the lives Of II
white men. The whole State of ILL
nois was ablaze within few days, and
thousands volunteered for active SER
vice in crushing the Indians, whose
presence continually terrorized the
white settlers. 1t was here Abraham
Lincoln received his first lessons In
warfare. Before those volunteers dis
banded the red man was driven across
the Mississippi, and the country was
thrown open for civilized peoples. All
Of northern Illinois and southern Wig
consin was profoundly affected by this
movement
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Advice to Travellers About Money,

On all steamers American money i.
accepted, but every passenger should
have enough of the coin of the countr,
to which the steamship line belongs t.
meet all bills outside of mere passage.
money, as these bills are made out If
francs, marks or shiflings, according tc
the official medium of the line. The con,
venience also of having some of the cur.
rent coin of the country to be first visit.
ed is appreciated IN the ability to board
a, train on landing without the DELAY Of
bank exchange. Experienced traveller.
reserve United States currency for lik,
reason.-WOmdN's Home Combanion
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Child Loses Its Life Under the Ordinary
Treatment For Superficial Burns.

A remarkable case that must certainly
prove of interest to the medical world
generally, is contained in letter from
DR.. B. c. Woody, of Soldier, KY, to Dr.
Samuel E. Woody, professor of chem
istry at the Kentucky School of Medi-
cine. 1t relates to case of spontaneous
combustion in connection with the Gus
tomary treatment of severe burns. The
case is fully reported by DR.. Wilson.
His letter, in part, is as follows:
A child about four years old was
burned on the extremeties and abdomen
by its dress catching fire. The burns in
each locality, being of moderate severity
and strictly superficial, were not suffi-
cient to have caused fatal result. The
burns were dressed in the following
manner: First busted with subnitrate
of bismuth, then linseed oil was freely
poured on and the parts wrapped in cot
ton batting and sheet pinned around it
snugly, and, lastly a quilt was wrapped
around this The child was put to bed,
and instructions were given not to re-
move the dressing. The child complain
ed bitterly all night long, the parents
thinking that the suffering was due to
the original burn.
About daylight they saw smoke arising
from the bed, but, being very ignorant
people, thought it was the "6re leaving
the burn" and did not remove the
dressing until later, when the child was
dying. Upon removing the dressing
they found the inner aspect of the sheet
was scorched, the cotton batting was
burned almost entirely up Cover the alb
domen) and still smouldering. The
child was burned into the inteStines in
three places and died in few minutes.
There was not the least evidence or the
remote possibility of the second fire
originating from the outside, and there
was absolutely nothing used but the bis
muth and linseed oil.
Replying to DR.. Wilson's letter, Dr.
Doody wrote his opinion, as. follows:
Under the circumstances it must have
been spontaneous combustion of the lin
seed oil. The bsmuth subnitrate and |
cotton, divided finely, distributed the oil
and exposed large surface to the action
Of the oxygen of the air. The warmth
Of the body added to the heat and has
tened the oxidation, and the covering
confined the heat until the oxidation be-
came an actual combustion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Cnnlus In Ifs Teane

EdiSon'S early wanderings brought
him at seventeen years of age to the Gin
cinnati office of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, where his absorption in
electricity and predictions of its future
power confirmed the sobriquet "Lunv,"
which chung to him even until his fame
was established. 1--WE have the craziest
chap in Our Office" said the telegraph
manager to the editor of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gasete; "he does all sorts
of queer things. l wouldn't be surprised
If be should turn out genius some day.
Let me tell you his last prank. We have
been annoyed for some time by cock
reaches. They infested the sink. Thev
don't now. Luny' fixed them. He lust
ran two parallel wires round the sink
and charged one with negative and the
other with positive electricity. Bread
crumbs were then scattered, and when
Mr.. Cockroach appeared and put his lit
tie feet on the wires, ashes were all that
were left to tell the tale" In this cock
roach "annihiliator" was the germ of the
incandescent light.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
CGHT COLD IN DREAM.
Louisville Matron's Explanation That Left
Her Auditors Thinking.


Of course, says the Louisville Courier
Journal, when the young matron said
that dream was responsible for her
cold, everybody became interested.
Dreams are always interesting, some
times intensely so, but one that actually
resulted to something and left some tan
gible trace was indeed novel.
"You know" she said, that l have
just returned from my old home from a
visit to old friends, and the familiar
scenes may have been responsible for the
dream. AT any rate, in my dream |
saw the lightning and heard the thunder,
and realized that storm was approach
Ing. Then raindrops began to fall. The
rainfall became heavier DIT ~-,o-s, :,otos.t,
until l thought that there had been a
cloudburst. All this l saw in my dream
Then suddenly, and still dreaming l
heard a crash and thought that the limb
Of an apple tree, heavily loaded with
fruit, had broken, and I could see the
luscious fruit lying on the ground.
imagined that | hastily arose and ran to
gather the fruit | remember that
threw a light wrap about me, but | was
drenched."
She of the cold stopped, and one of
her auditors turned with look of dis
appointment. 81 don't see anything ex-
sraordinary in that" she said.
ooh, but let me finish. The dream
was so vivid that | awoke startled. And
what do you Think couldn't talk. l
had such AN awful cold that my voice
was temporarily lost"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Her Development has Been aoins OF
for Ceuturlos

Tor NGuLUrkoA
The empire Of Russia has an ares
Of 8,644,1o0 square miles, or about two
and one-half times the size Of ths
United States. This immense stretch
Of territory across two continents, con.
trolled by the czar, Is not Of sudden
acquisition. Russia began her policy
Of expansion about the time Columbus
set sail to discover America. The
Russians were looking beyond the
Ural mountains, and when Raleigh
was planting colonies on this CONT
nent the Russians were MAILING their
first permanent settlement in Siberia.
Russia had acquired all Siberia and
had a permanent colony on the Pacific
in the middle Of the seventeenth cen
fury, and had crossed the Behring
straits to establish herself in Alaska
before our colonies had united as a
nation. The landing east Of the Ural
mountains was occupied In 1868, the
territory stretching from the Caspian
sea north to the Arctic ocean. includ-
ing the Yenisei valley, was annexed in
1890; the northeastern section Of ST.
IBERIA, east Of the Lena river, In 1890,
and the Amur district in 1865. Rus
sia's expansion Ia therefore the Oldest
that still stands on the map of the
countries as they exist today. Russian
expansion has been like that of the
United States. She has annexed prac-
tically unoccupied territory for deYel-
jpment, and she is now making gi-
gantic strides in that development.
Her trans-Siberian railroad Is to be
the means Of making Siberia the great
heater of development in this CEN
tury.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

That clever little Dutch Queen over
in Holland is setting a notable example
to a certain class of American girls in
fatty refusing to pay the large debts of
her husband incurred before marriage.
Her action offers a refreshing contrast
70 the exasperating spectacles of girls
from the United States carrying their
millions to Europe and turning them
over to voracious creditors in payment of
enormous debts contracted by the spend
thrlfts who had married them for this
sole purpose. The marriage is still ra-
Their fresh for Queen Wilhelmina to de-
clare that Glove has nothing to do with
business affairs" but it would be an ex-
cellent thing for great many girls if
they would combine little business
sense with their love affairs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

In the last half century the Ameri-
can whaling industry has declined tre-
mendously. In 1916 there were en-
ployed in the American whale fishery
6S0 barks and ships, thirty-four briggs
and twenty-five schooners, with total
tonnage Of 1882 Today in this in
dustry there are only twenty-seven
ships and barks and thirteen schoon-
ers, with total tonnage Of only S,746.
The greatest tonnage sails from the
port of New Bedford, Mass, being
nearly half the entire whaling tom
mage of America today. Close behind
comes San Francisco, while the only
other whaling ports are Boston and
Provincetown, with only eight schoon-
ers between them. New London, Conn,
had brig in the business. the Rosa
Baker, but last year she was wrecked
at Port Stanley, Falkland islands. The
reduction in American tonnage con-
tinues, that for last year being 1925
tons. All the idle vessels that had re-
manned in port for two years or more
were sold.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headachs {, a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bow bowels are put right. CAscARErs help nature
cure you WithUus sripo or pein produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents TO start getting your health back. CAS-
g. Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
IN metal boxes, every tablet has Geo.
stamped on 1t. Beware Of limitations.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Mans Way and Woman's Wav,

If you make man mad enough, he
will always tell the truth; if you make a
woman truthful enough, she will always
get mad,-Nev York Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

One fize smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, powder for tho feet. 1t makes tight
or nav shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat
ing, aching fees. ingrowing nails corns and
bunions. AT all druggists and shoe stores,
z5c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy. NY.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

To launder the exquisite creations Of mus
Inns and lace in which this season abounds, has
become quite problem, yet the most delicate
materials will not be injured if washed with
Ivory Soap and dried in the shade. But little
starch need be used.--EL1zA R. PARKER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise fire.,
Or. h. d. KLINE, Ltd, 991 Arch St. phila p.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

MRS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
!eetnlng, soften the gums, reduces inaamma-
uon, allayB pain, cures wind collie. ESQ bottle
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Each package Of PUTNAM FADELEss DYE
colors more goods than any other dye and
eolors them better too. Sold by all druggists.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

d. Il. GREENS Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists in the tn
world. See their liberal offer in advertisement
IN another column Of this paper.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

People who cast reflections are not all
brilliant. law A''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

On account of short production the
export of grain has been prohibited in
Persia.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

lamsure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my lie three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS Ron
BINS, Maple st., Norwich, NY, Feb. II. 1900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Albert Burch. West Toledo, Ohio. saws !.
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life." Write
MN Tor particulars. Sold by Druggists In
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

When some men borrow dollar Their
seem to think they have earned it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

The world raised 277,OOO,oO tons of coal
In 1soo, against 1920, 000,0 0S tons last wear
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Nature Needs

Assistance only. Many of the cases Of serious
illness could be checked at once with dose
Of Crab Orchard Water, taken in time.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

To thoughtful mind, the trust problem is
one Of serious import. 1t must be firmly
grappled with, for It creeps upon society be-
fore you are aWers of Its existence, in this re-
spect much resembling the various disorders
which attack the ttomach, such as const;ps-
ton, indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness, liver
and kidney troubles. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters Is the one reliable remedy for all such
ailments. Be sure to give it trial.
A rolling stone may gather no moss,
but, after all, moss has very little COM
mercial value.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

It is said that Carnegie's endowment
of the Scotch universities, if accepted
will have curious effect upon them.
Students tuition fees are not more than
$50 per year, although the university
spends from 500 to $15o on each one
in attendance, Carnegie's gift will re-
lieve the students of the tuition fees and
increase their number to such a degree
that the universities will have to get
larger endowments from somewhere to
meet the extra expense. The accept
ance of the gift is thus likely to embar-
rasS them financially.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

lt'a peculiar that when people get into
society they expect to be asked out.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

In six per cent. of North Italian and
eighteen per cent of South Italian vii.
lagos the streets are still used as sewers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

a felon on the finger is worth two in
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Corners are as difficult to get in tie
street car as in the market.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

If the whole water power of Niagara
we're used it would be worth $l,5OO,O9O a
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

/ The secretary OF
Of commerce,
hf conditions In
wards the heart
load transportatio
lea, in comparison
4nents so far mad
PIE is reported a.
IN small towns Un
highway traffic as
p John Bull ha
titles. Moreover,
sEhat the principal
ankeeland are M
rain service. and
Tort and convene
NAL the brluS1 &c
Fommends our (
Fhich carry enorl
Rpeed in. cars Of I
capacity, draw
ffful locomotive eI
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
The Trust Problem.

Speaking of women who cry, the Eskimo
women fairly live on blubber.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

1 Efforts have be
.sving in the cons
proved fire boxe
Nev boilers have
bent There are a
'thst make q ton o
bay than three t
sgo. However. sc
b wasted than ut
i work before tn
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

The tendency
he size Of ocean s
BY the fact that t
he smaller is the
he greatest item
], cargo carried.
lei this is more
. for 9OOO-ton We
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Ladiee CaD weDr Sboes

When it comes to society the best is
not always the cheapest
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

u italy is sufferin,
0l0gists called "a
0at sirulent des,
Of persons
nearly twice
ssr before, the
Dsetively, $4,000
ssgss include Of,
minor misdel
: assassinati,ons
'e'se is noted in
police seem I'm
y cause is foun.
p'srished state o,
glven rise to n
the accomp.
solsaee while hu,
'sad Of neurotic
s'asd as suD sa,l
lan anthou..,
and, thereto,
HIM ssd have lit
10y ., any but nut
''slse sas s ".
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

The Shah of Persia has decreed that
all roads round his capital are to be
made practically for motor-car traffic.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

The libraries o:
now possess abou'
ind during the pa
Der Of libraries h
,rhere are now full
try.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Of the 1900 convicts in Tennessee
twenty-five claim to be college gradu.
atsh
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

/ When crossing
GUNNER one can 8
IS regularly to OF
hn land. The C.
Tor the transpor'
30 astray, someti:
niles. The little
kareer before them
rom their peacei
sole interest in ]
ssr,it .and n0o IN I
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Prof. Gilman says we should think
more, but some men can never get be-
You'd the stage of thinking they think.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

A new kind of mirror is coming into
use. People will have to be careful how
they prink before it, for although it has
the appearance of an ordinary mirror
from the the front, it has this popularity
that person standing behind it can
see through it. 1t will doubtless be
adopted in drug stores and other places
where such a screen is desirable. The
new mirror is made by backing glass
with compound of ninety-fve per cent.
silver and five per cent. plantinum, and is
known as platinized glass.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

! andrew Garneg
lest gift is not TO
4 re-endowing tn
d redlls the int
,se English-speak'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Dizzy?

Then your liver isn't acting
well. You suffer from bilious
HESS, constipation. Ayer'O
Pills act directly on the liver.
For 60 years they have been
the Standard Family Pill.
Small doses cure. All dI asS;
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

The power of the water would seem
just beginning to be appreciated. A
Safeguarding electric light buoy off
Bunusum, on the North Sea, is so sensi-
tive and so efficient that the slightest
motion of the waves operates it. This
automatic light has been sufficiently
tested to predict its general use.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

The brain and spinal cord have seoo,.
eco sssva celia
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Il 80 now r~n,oured that Cecil Rhode,
will soon pay flying visit to England
Dom Paul is in Europe. If Major
Pond can persuade Mr.. Rhodes and Mr.
Kruger to cross the Atlantic and unite
in twin entertainment after the fashion
of the double performance given some
years ago by "Bil" Nye and James
Whitcome Riley, the Yankee audiences
will surely be multitudinous.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

No one r. better entertained than the
devil at many church socials.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Rostand has become an Immortal by
the skin of his teeth. 1t must be de-
pressing to be tagged famous by small
majority.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

j Preliminary plal
carnegie technical
pave been made.
'l1 large building
central courtyard.
'truction in the
nine yea
pears will be dev.
sWk, and the seco
collegiate work
ehools. The mini
postgraduate cou
shsi engineers de
hey enter practi
were pla
thorough cour
was the reSu
conditions and
technical
|sofld. Facilities
IL obtaining the Z
n trade or the
borough training
elsnce.t All of tn
pin practice.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
Lauu d ering Thin Dresses.

The deaf mute is generally handy with
his talk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
VOL.

a st. Louis mai
|bovder, experim'
himself, which v
INVENTORS Of dan
i run their own
..I y
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

Commercial authorities say financial
and industrial conditions throughout the
Western States could not be we'll i'm
proved upon.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

See advt. of sM1rHDEAI's BUSINESS COLLEGE
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

1t is estimated that the cost of royalty
o each citizen of Great Britain is only
hree pence per annum.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

California seems to be losing her grip
as the great metal-producing State
Montana, Colorado and Arizona were
each ahead of her last year in the ag-
gregate production. Montant alone
turned out 100000, while Colorado
booked $47ooo,ooo. In fruit, however,
the Golden State still leads.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

According to court decision In II.
linois, physician has the right to deter
mine in the first instance how often he
ought to visit patient and to his COM
pensation for visits, if the party accepts
his services without telling him to come
less frequently.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

A man in Hundred, w. Va, was found
dead, the other day, and the coroner sat
on him. Then he came to life and sang
the 'Doxology," whereupon he was fined
S.. Was this for disappointing the cor
oner of his fee, or because the need of
a singing teacher in Hundred was thus
made painfully obvious.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20
NOT E0-
Ell||b1oMNENTS
800
&IN

eve will save Britain" says Carne-
gle. Add the island to our savings, as ID
were.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-07-20

In per capita only few years since
Denmark was one of the poorest coun-
tries in the world. Now she turns up
one of the richest, and the improve
ment is all due to timber cultivation and
the enlargement of her dairy system.
According to the Australian papers
the experiment of turning domestic cats
loose in the grazing districts has proved
eminently successful as check upon the
rabbit plague But it would also seem
to create new problem-how to get
rid of the cats.