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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
TAKEN TO OPELOUSAS.

Shreveport-United States Marshals
Bernstein and Gustine, with District
Attorney Elstner and Clerk J. B.
Beattie, left tonight to attend the
session of the Federal court at Ope-
lousas. The officials had in charge
Robert Schroeder, Oscar Roberts and
J. B, Booth, who state that they will
plead guilty to the charges against
them. Roberts and Schraeder, Oscar
Roberts and ]. B. Booth, who state
that they will plead guilty to the
charges against them. Roberts and
Sohraeder, it is alleged, are the two
robbers who recently blew open the
safe Of the postoffice at Lawhon, La. -,
and were captured by a posse of citi-
zens near Ringgold, in Bienville par
ish, after an exciting chase, in which
Schraeder was wounded and escaped
into Bisteneau Swamp, where he
was subsequently captured. The two
men acknowledged their guilt, but
denied any participation in other
safe robberies that have occurred
throughout North Louisiana during
the past twelve months. Both were
arrested at Monroe about two months
ago for forging postofflce money or
ders. He WAS formerly in the EN-.
plOy Of the Messrs. Atkins at Lake
End, below this city.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
Origin Of st. valentine's Day

The origin Of st. Valentines day Is
obscure. Saint Valentine was priest
of Rome, who was martyred in the
third century. Douce says that it was
the practice in ancient Rome, during
a great part Of February, to celebrate
feasts In honor Of Pan and Juno At
these times, amid many ceremonies.
the names OF young women were put
into a box. from which they were
drawn by men. The pastors Of the
early church, striving to eradicate pa
gan superstitions, often substituted the
festival of come Christian saint for
that of heather deity. In this ease
they probably chose that Of st. Valen-
tine, which occurred at nearly the
same time. but though the name Of
the day became Christian. relies Of the
old pagan ceremonies still cling to it,
TDdiaAApolis News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
MONROE MATTERS
Summer School and Chantauqua
for FrankIin--Rice Belt Needs
Rain--Hail Does Damage.
RICE SUFFERING FOR RAIN.

Crowley. EARLY rice is suffering
for the want of rain. The present
drouth has existed now for over six
weeks, and the soil in many parts Of
both Oalcasieu and Acadia is so hard
that planting is impossible. The ear
ly planted rice, which has sprouted
but which is not yet high enough to
food by artificial irritation, will suf-
fer severely if rain does not fall
within the next few days.
The Crowley House changed hands
Saturday and will hereafter be con-
Quoted by Joe Harrel, who has been
clerk at the hotel for the past year.
Mrs. A. F. Roberts, the former pro-
prietress, will leave in a few days
for Illinois to reside.
The young men Of the town have
raised SO, 500 toward building q gym
nasium. They expect to raise 5000
within the next month.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
German Soldiers FrnpnI

Small as is the wage received by
the German soldier, yet the army regu.
lations guard it jealousy, for frugali.
ty is part Of the training. Each SOL
der places his money in q little bag
suspended from a string about his
neck. At any time during inspection
the officer may demand to have the
bags opened, and if it is found that
any soldier spends his six cents day
wages too rapidly he is reprimanded
and punished. He must make his
wages, small as they are, cover his
expenses; be must not spend them Ia.
etaatly tos haeg~Moclurs'a NagasIna,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
SECTION HAND KILLED

Vidalia. -Burrill Jones, q section
hand on the Natohez, Red River and
Texas Road, met his death Saturday
evening through peculiar accident.
Jones was assisting in the removal OF
q handcar from the track of the road
in the Vidalia yard. A 45-calibre re,
volver was lying ON the car. 1t fell
to the track, striking the hammer
and exploding the cartridge. The
ball entered into the mau's thigh
ranging upwards. It penetrated a
vital part and he died in half hour.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
MONROE MATTERS,

Monroe. After the commencement
exercises at the City High School,
Principal D. B. Showalter announced
that Master Rudolph Wollank, one Of
the graduates, was the successful com,
petitOr for the West Point Military
Academy cadetship. He ranked mum.
Der one in class of nine. Saturday
o telegram was received from Con-
gresham Ransdell stating that he
had gotten q letter from Adjutant
General Corbin informing him that
the appointment of cadet from this
district would not be made until
June, 1902. Young Wollank is o.
member Of the Ouachita Guards.
j. J. Jordan, who for the past
eleven years has been the cashier of
the Ouachita National Bank, relin-
quished his position, and on the first
Of next month will become assistant
cashier of the Shreveport National
Bank, new institution. The inter
vening time he will spend with his
family at Files, Texas.
Mayor ForSythe has appointed G.
G. Weaks to represent Monroe at the
Southern Industrial convention to be
held in Philadelphia this month.
A fair crowd witnessed game of
ball Saturday evening between the
Sunsets of New Orleans and the Mon
roe team. The former was outclassed
and suffered defeat by score of ID
to z.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

to withhold issuance of the proclama.
ton opening the Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache and the Wichita lands tc
settlement until congress has ha6
time to act on proposition to repeal
the act authorizing the opening and
to send the agreement with the In.
dams as amended by congress back tc
them for ratification. An application
to the courts here to enjoin the sec.
rotary of the interior from proceed.
Ing With the Opeaiag may DO alst
ssea,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
SCHOOL AND CHAUTAUQUA.

Franklin.-Arrangements have been
completed for the South Louisiana
Summer School and Chautauqua at
Franklin, to begin June 10. The nor
NAL will he under the immediate d.
reetion of President B. O. Caldwell,
Of the State Normal School, assisted
by an able faculty of eleven people.
A splendid program Of Ohautauqua
lectures has been secured. The South
ern Pacific will give one and one
third fare on the certicfiate plan to
all people taking the course. Special
one and one third fare excursion tick
cts will be sold by all Southern Pa.
oifc Louisiana agents on June II, 10,
rs, 30 and 80 and July 4, good for
lree days. Hotels and tho people of
he town will give board at from $15
to Sl8 for the term. Numbers of
teachers from nearly every parish in
Southern Louisiana are coming to the
Chautauqua. Many parish superin-
tendents are to be present during the
first week and will probably hold in
formal sessions. Everything is PROM
ising for most successful Chautau-
qua here this year.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
POLICE JURY BoRRoWs MONEY

Lake Providence. Saturday the
police jury of this parish borrowed
916, 800 from the Lake Providence
Bank, at 6 per cent interest, to pay
for the new courthouse now being
built, and decided to lay the corner
stone with Masonic ceremony on July
2. On that day q great barbecue will
be given, to which the people of this
section will be invited.
The Lake Providence visitors to the
Memphis reunion reached home Sat-
urday on the Delta They were de-
lighted with their trip, and speak in
highest terms of Memphis hospitality.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
Moss for Purifying Syrup.

Besides the thousands of pounds of
Spanish moss sent annually from Flor
Ida and other Southern states to
Northern upholsterers, the plant has
various other uses. One Of these, a
use that has recently been discovered,
Is that Of a strainer and purifier Of
cane syrup. 1t has been found that a
finer syrup can be made by straining
the cane Juice through moss than
through any other material.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX,

Plauchevi lle.-For the past month
there has been an epidemic of small
pox raging. Upwards of fifty cases
have been reported to date. So far nc
deaths have occurred. 1t appears that
1t has been epidemic here for severa,
months and was considered by the
laity as chickenpox, and as no ply,
stefan was consulted it became epi.
demic before any efforts were made
to prevent its spreading.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
CROPS THREE WEEKS LATE

Farmeryille. From information re-.
oeived from leading planters of this
section the increase of acreage, as
compared with last year is about 10
per cent. Replanting has about been
finished, but the result is that there
is not an average stand, where re-
planting was required. Labor is
scarcer than last year. The high price
OF corn and lower price Of cotton has
caused farmers to plant more corn,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
NEW DELINTING PLANT

Rayne' Augustus L. Chappuis and
h. Duhon purchased from DR.. re
Webb and Mervine Kahn, eighteen
acres of unimproved land In Rayne
for $1,000, upon which they built a
cotton seed delinting plant and an M
to date brick factory.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
HAILSTORM AT WILSON

Wilson.-A very severe hail fell
here Saturday. lasting sore ten or
fifteen minutes, preceding a light
rain, the first that has fallen here for
six weeks. 1t is feared that the. cot.
ton and corn crops sustained much
damage by the hail Indications are
that there will be considerable more
rain
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
LATE NEWS OF LOUISIANA
What is Going On in Onr Own State as Told by Special
kilograms.
kilograms.

Pharr Chapel hero Friday at p. m. :,
with Captain John N. Pharr, presi-
dent of the association, in the chair.
The convention was well attended by
citizens of this city, from other por-
tions of this parish, and from New
Orleans. Being nonseotarjan, the
Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians,
Christians and Presbyterians could
meet upon common ground and work
in the interests of the Sunday school.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
INDIANS DISSATISFIED.
Kiowas Protest Against Opening
Their Lands

Washington. Lieutenant Col. Rand
lett, Indian agent in charge of the
Kiowa delegation which recently filed
a protest at the interior department
against the opening of Oklahoma
lands, are arranging for q council of
the tribe to consider the matter.
Their attorney here, Former Repre-.
sentative Springer, has given notice
shAt he viii appeal 10 The pssl!asas
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder to shake into your shoes; rests the
feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore.
Hot, callous, Aching, swesting Feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes new
or tight shoes easy. At al druggists and
shoe stores, % cts. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen 5. Olmsted, Leroy, n. 7.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
COTTON AND CORN RUINED

Milliken's Bend.-A terrific hail
storm lasting fifteen minutes passed
between here and Omega, cutting
down cotton entirely and rendering
the corn in apparent shoestrings
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
DISEASE AMONG CATTLE

Slidell.-Disease has broke on,
among the cattle in this vicinity and
Dreaper, McAdam, Cassery ..Flauttt
have had to turn their oxen
out on account of 1t.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Harry Mason, San Antonio, Texas,
hurt internally and right side crushed,
may die; John Garland, Omaha,
Neb', hurt internally and cut on head
and legs, may die.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
COSTLY REAR END COLLISION
Two Sections of a Freight Crash To.
gether.

Chicago. rear end collision
between two sections of a Wabash
freight train at seventy-flfth street
and Western avenue two men were
seriously hurt, four others narrowly
escaped by jumping, one engine was
ruined and three freight cars and
caboose demolished. The injured:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
BADLY DAMAGED BY HAT,

Clinton.-Friday evening this SEQ
tion was visited by disastrous wind
and hail storm, doing great damage
to crops. The cotton planters say
they will replant if seed can be &C.
cured.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Morgan Oity.-The Interdenomina
tional Sunday School Association Of
st. Mary parish convened in the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
Ono Hundred Years

Is long time, but Grab Orchard Water has
been In use for that length Of time, and each
year adds to its reputation. It Ia no artificial
compound. 1t Is prepared in Natures labor.
atory az q certain remedy for Dyspepsia and
Constipation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

FITS permanently cured. No fits OF nervous
neEs after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. R. II. KLINE, Ltd, s31 Arch st., Phils., Pa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Halls Catarrh Cure Is q liquid and is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Write sor tes-
timonials, free. Manufactured by
IS, CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

The largest sponge ever found came
feet across and ten feet in circumference.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
Birth Of q New 0eysen

A earetaker in Yellowstone Part
reports the birth Of new geyser In
the Fountain geyser basin. For ar
hour after 1t first burst forth through
the earth 1t shot a continuous stream
Of hot water hundreds Of feet into the
air. It now plays regularly every two
hours.
A woman's idea Of being nice to an
other woman ls to kiss her and say,
Oh. how lovely that new hat is!"
when she knows she has had 1t a year.
New York Press.
Two hundred and fifty thousand millions
of loeusts were killed In Cyprus in two
wears
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

In the Republic of Mexico there are
spoken the languages of eleven Indian
tribes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Among the last experiments by the
inventor, Professor Elisha Gray, We're
those made on the last day of the
century for transmitting signals
through the sea. 1t was found that
q bell sounded under the water could
be heard through an electrical re-
ceiVer as far as twelve miles in the
open sea. The value of the discovery
appears to be great. One of the first
propositions is to place series Of
submerged bells along dangerous
coasts. which can be rung by electric
ity in time Of fog and storm, then
ships fitted with the receiving instru-
ment will be warned at safe dis
lance off shore. Another possible use
will be in notifying ships of the ap-
proach of other and especially sub
marine boats.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethlng, soften the gums, reduces infsmda-
ton, allsys pain, cures wind colo. Hc bottle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by
all druggists.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Italians call locusts little horses" and
the German term for these pests is ebay
horsaa."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Good rubber can be bent at an angle
Of 1870 degrees and placed for i've
hours in closed air chamber, at a
temperature of 257 degrees Fahren-
heit without showing surface cracks.
Pure rubber, containing just enough
sulphur to vulcanize it, should stretch
sometimes it's length before breaking.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

New Workers will invest in q 81, 000, 600
winter resort in the Island of Bermuda.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

The diamond is bit of charcoal cooked
carefully under terrific heat and pressure.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

One Of the peculiarities of the Beers is
that nobody has ever been able to count
them
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

The first Lombardy poplar in America
was planted in 1875.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

There are 5000 Smiths in the Kansas
City directory.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
POPULAR SCIENCE.

AS to the distinction between "grey"
ind GRAY" as applied to a color 1t
s held that the former denotes a more
delicate tint than the latter; that gray
S a warmer color, having mixture OF
ed or brown.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

The Geodetic Commission of Swift
erland has undertaken an exact lev
cling Of the whole country by the most
scientific methods. The work has been
going on for many years, and from
time to time atlas-sheets are published
which give the general topography Of
a region accompanied by list of the
points whose attitudes have been &C.
curately determined and by compari-
sons with previous work Of the same
sort. Each point determined is fully
described so that, in it's turn, it may
serve as a datum point for more de-
tailed work. and all the points are re-
ferred to one origin-namely to mon
ument in Geneva whose altitude above
the sea has been fixed
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

l do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN
+. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. IL, 1900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08
NrsIl;ona FOr I9aaeball.

A million Of dollars are spent every year up.
on the game Of baseball. but largo as this sum
is, 1t cannot begin to equal the amount spent
by people in search Of health. There Is sure
method Of obtaining strength, and it Is not a
costly one. We urge those who have spent
much and lost hope to try Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. II strengthens tho stomach. makes
digestion easy and natural, and cures dyspep-
sic, constipation, biliousness and weak Kidneys
It's the hard rubs Of the woEsd that
make q man bright.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

The entire Hebrew Bible was printed in
1888.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

The watt is the unit by which elec'
trical energy is measured. 1t is calcu-
lated as being equal to the current OF
one ampere flowing at q pressure of
one volt, i. e., a current of ten am
peres with pressure of 100 volts rep
resents 1000 watts. A horse power is
understood to be equivalent Of TAO
watts.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

Some interesting wheat experiments
has been carried on by the Australian
Government showing the efficacy of
"pickling' wheat seed infected with
smut. In the experiments sixty-six
perfectly clean grains of wheat were
rubbed together with smut balls until
all the grains were thoroughly covered
with spores. Half of them were then
picked in bluestone water, and soWed
side by side with the unpickled grains.
OF thirty-three grains of infested
wheat, unpickled, thirty-two grew and
twenty-five Of these were smutty. Of
the thirty-three picked seeds twenty
three grew and only one was infected
with smut. 49,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

NJ. Camille Flammarion, the cele-
brated astronomer, has been study
ing the effect of colored light on silk
worms. White light yields the maxi
mum, and blue light the minimum.
production Of silk. Next to white
light, the purple of the red end of the
spectrum gives the best results. Blue
rays increase the number of males,
and warm rays" the number Of eggs
laid by the females.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-06-08

~ have bean using CAgGARETa
ana % E1M aad eGeesive laxative thoy Ara
ss9bH wendsrful, ~ dsusater and ware
essaseea VIM aios ssomash and our broseS
Casaacats ws have isaprovsd vcnderfuliy.
They sSe sfeas help In the family"
WELHRLKfNA NACHS.
INV MttenAoese 81, Cincinnati, OAlA
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-06-22
Navigate the Air July 4.
n City Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
Two men from Olathe, Kss.,
Wheeler and Mcclure, have the model
of an airship at $50 Walnut street in
which they say they will make an
ascension al Kansas City July 4. Like
all airshlp inventors, they are very
sanguine.
"Our invention Is like the upper
part Of two balloons cut off" said one
"The two upper parts of the balloons
are held by hollow steel shafts. These
two shafts pull the balloons down and
up. They are worked by motiy,
power, which will be built as light a,
can be made to DO the WORK, which
will be placed in 8 boat about like
sunfish with two half balloons at IT
mouth TO pull it forward in the air, anC
a rudder, or tail, TO guide it. Thi
one that we propose to raise on July
will be forty feet across and shafts tel
feet long. This will require the sun
fish boat 10 be fifteen feet deep througI
the middle and five feet wide. Hsv
to have room inside to use our pre-
peller."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-06-22
OUR POPULATION.

The twelfth census Of the United
States gives some interesting facts
concerning the area Of our country and
Its population.
At the first census in 1890 the
United States comprised only the
territory between the Atlantic ocean
and the Mississippi river, a gross area OF
S27. S44 square miles. In 1908 by The
Louisiana purchase more than a mil
lion square miles were added, making
the gross area 1899, 776 square miles.
In 1919 by the purchase of the Florldas
from Spain The area was increased TO
2,059,O 4 square miles. By 1850
large acquisition of territory from
Mexico Increased the area TO 2,gS0,O59
square miles. By the Gadsden pur-
chase in 1853 the gross area became
3,025,6 900, which is the present area.
Alaska, 590,SS4 square miles, pur-
purchased from Russia in 1867, and
the territory of HAWAII, 6,449 square
miles, acquired by annexation in 1898,
gives q total area of 1922, 935 square
miles, which includes land and water
surface. Counting the land surface
only, this amounts to an average OF
zee inhabitants TO the square mile.
This is an increase of five fold in the
density of population fn ITO years,
though the increase in land area
has been three and one-half times
what it was in 1890. Rhode Island
leads in density of population with
4O7 inhabitants to the square mile
The center Of population has moved
gradually sOuthward and westward.
In 1900 il was about 23 miles east Of
Baltimore; 10 1910 about 40 miles
northwest of Washington; in 1920
about 16 miles north Of Woodstock,
Virginia; in 1880 about l9 mile:
southwest Of Mooreield, West Vir'
gina; in 1910 about l6 miles south o
C%larksburg, West Virginia; in 1885,
about % miles southeast of Parkers
burg, West Virginia; in 1860 about q
miles south Of Chillicothe, Ohio; il
1870 about As miles northeast o
Cincinnati, Ohio; in 1880, in wen
pack 10 about where it was in 1860
and in 1890 it went to very near tn
same position it occupied in 1870
During the past decade it has move'
about IA miles west and about 8 mile
south. This Is a total movement o
519 miles since 1890,
Truly the course of empire westwar
takes its way. The recent rich o.
fnds and the great mineral wealth c
the west and south will probabl
produce q decided advance in the ne,
ten wears.