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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
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dow a Man Was Caught While Listen
ing to His Neighbors.

dow a Man Was Caught While Listen
ing to His Neighbors.
It is a common failing of human ma.
ture to take too much interest in other
peoples affairs, and curiosity some
times extends so far that one person
will listen to a conversation between
two others when they are all on the
same telephone line. The growing
use of the telephone In the rural dis
tricts opens the way to new form of
eayesdropping. 1t is difficult to in
dulge in this practice without detec-
ton, however. 1.-THE Electrical Re.
view" tells the following story:
A man in Ohio has been made by his
neighbors to pay a fine of $25 for
eavesdropping over the telephone.
Some time ago the farmers of a GER
tain town organized telephone COM
pany and installed their instruments
on the party principle, by which ar
rangement all the bells on the circuit
ring when call is made. After a
while the subscribers became aware
that some one listened to their tele-
phonic conversations, and they deter
mined to find out who the eavesdrop-
per was. 1t was. however. entirely by
accident that the culprit was discoV-
cred. One afternoon week or two
ago two of the farmers were talking
over the line, when the unmistakable
sound of a transmitter being removed
from it's hook reached them. Instant
ly they ceased their conversation, and
in the momentary silence that fol
lowed both distinctly heard the sharp
clear cline of a clock striking the
hour. The clock in question had g
chime whose peculiar tone Wher
struck was familiar to both men, who
at once knew who the listener was.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Dexter and Sinister.

Once upon time there lived two
kings by name Ethelstane and Ethel
ward.
Now both of these kings. simultane-
ously, as it CHANGED, dreamed of uni
versal peace. and proposed as with
one voice the disarmament of NATIONS.
Hereupon each Of the kings. Ethel
stane equally with Ethelward. fell to
felicitating himself upon having been
the first to conceive Of this excellent
project.
ut is my ideal" quoth Ethelstane.
pardon me. it is my idea!" pro-
tested Ethelward.
At first the kings were courteous
though insistent. but presently their
blood warmed, neither being at all
given to yielding, until they were fl
nally quite beside themselves with
anger.
1--WE shall see whose idea it ISL
Numbered Ethelstane, placing himself
at the head of his army and marching
boldly into the domains of EthelWard
1--WE shall indeed see!" roared
Ethelwari, gathering his forces tc
meet the invader.
During 10 long years the war pro
ceeded, with varying fortunes. unit
both kingdoms were devastated ant
depopulated. At last Ethelward fel
by the sword of his foe.
1T was my idea. exclaimed Ethel
stane, not forgetting to fall upon hi
knees and humbly to thank the Got
Of Battles.
This story of Ethelstane and Ethel
ward makes it very plain indeed tina
there are some things which canno
be settled save by an appeal to arms
Detroit Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Fiat Rorn Children Strongest.

It would seem that first-born chill
Gren excel later-born children IN
height and weight, says Arthur Mac
Donald, in Everybody's Magazine.
This may be due to the greater Vlgor
of the mother at the birth of the hrst
child. We are reminded Of a fact,
mentioned later, that out of 50 great
men of this century, 80 percent were
the youngest sons.
In England it was found that growth
degenerates as we go lower in the
social scale, there being a difference
of even five inches in height between
the best and worst fed classes in the
community.
An investigation of 10000 children
in Switzerland showed that children
born in summer are taller for thelT
age than those born in winter; as a
majority of children in the public
schools are poor, in winter their par
ents are forced to economic more on
account of expense of heating; theil
rooms are also liable to be small and
poorly ventilated, while in summer
they are out in the fresh air; food il
cheaper and more varied. The in
fuence of unhealthy conditions on
very young child would Be much great
err than when it is older and better
able to resist them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
The Lion and the Mirror.

Possibly a lions wife would appre-
ciate a looking-glass, but small mir
TOR in the hands Of a small boy so
frightened and excited Big Ben, the
largest lion in the zoo, that, says the
Press, the keepers feared he would
do violence to himself.
Ben had been in an angry mood all
day. The presence of the small boy
was particularly distasteful to him,
and the lion ragged and stormed as
only a big lion can. The lad waited
until the TRADE was over, and then
drew a hand-mirror from under his
coat and held it directly in front of
Ben.
The lion looked. Then he jumped
for the intruder that dared to- face
him in such a fashion, but brought up
against the bars with force enough
to throw him to the floor. Surprised
at the appearance of the lion in the
glass, he filed the house with his
roars. The keepers ran to the cage
and endeavored to quiet him, but he
continued the uproar until exhausted.
In the meantime the adventurous
youth had disappeared, and was dis
covered in front Of the wolves cage
cage trying to excite them. He was
led from the garden and warned te
keep away.
About year ago a serious disturb
ance at the zoo was due to the flash
ing of a mirror in front of the lions
den. At that time the lions, with thu
exception Of one or two of the wild
est, were kept in one cage.
A visitor held a mirror in front O.
them one afternoon, and the BEAST
were thrown into panic. They tough
and dashed at the bars with such vic
lence that it was feared several Woul'
die as a result of their frantic strug
giles. It required the efforts of all tn
keepers for several hours before the,
could be quoted.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Mistake the Trojans Made.

"The trouble at Troy" said the pro-
fessor, appears to be that a feeling
of inaction seemed to take possession
of the Trojans. They were, SO to
speak, seemingly under the influence
of a fate from which there was no es-
cape. This was plainly shown when
the wooden horse was discovered out
side Of the walls. What is it, Mr.
Blinghorn"
Gas understand it, sir" said the
brilliant young junior, lust as soon
as they got the wooden horse inside
all the Trojan women rushed away te
get on their loveliest clothes, and al
the men toddled off to get their TAI
hats and their Inverness oVercoats.
"And why should they DO that!
cried the astonished professor.
Because they thought 1t was
horse show" replied the bright youth
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
PEARLS OF THOUGHT
Posterity pays every man his honor.
Ben Jonson.

Posterity pays every man his honor.
Ben Jonson.
Conscience warns us as a friend be-
fore it Furnishes as a UNDERSTANDS
laus.
To have what We want is riches, but
to be able to do without is power.-G.
Macdonald.
We promise according to our hopes,
but perform according to our selfish
ness and our -Rochefoucauld.
To ask what truth is with a double
heart, or with no sincere desire to
know or follow it. blinds the eyes and
hardens the heart.-Quesnel.
Work touches the key of endless ac-
tivity, opens the infinite. and stands
awstruck before the immensely of what
there is to do.-Phillips Brooks.
The fact that some succeed should
make you hopeful. The fact that some
fail should make you cautious. Re-
member that your compensation is in
living as much as in money.-Prof. l..
H. Bailey.
There is every reason why we should
try more against that easy, half way
of doing things; whatsoever our hands
find to do, doing it with as little
trouble as we can; getting through it,
and that is ALL. Mason Neale.
To put knowledge in the place Of ig-
norance, happiness in the place of
misery, justice in the place of wrong,
love in the place Of hate, harmony in
the place of jargon-is not this to Gre
ate new W0rld?-Charles G. Ames.
l expect to pass through this world
but once. Anything, therefore, that |
can find to do, or any kindness / can
show to any fellow being, let me do it
noW-let me not defer nor neglect it,
for l shall not pass this way again.
Drummond.
Hold your dull life up to the light,
and see how it will be TRANSPORTED.
life is not meant to be path of ease,
but steep and rugged; and it is only
through self-denial, Encouragement,
discipline and trial that you may at
tain the higher life.-Light on the Hid
| den Way.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
The Appreciatlve Boston Lady.

Miss A, who is teacher of Eng
lish in a school of high rank in her ma
tive state, Mississippi, and who, in
spite of her vivacity in conversation,
is perhaps, if anything, too fastidlous
in her choice of words, was spending
the summer at the New York Chau-
tauqua. Her flow of spirits made her
the delight of the dining table at
which she was first seated; but at
the end of fortnight she was moved
by her landlady to another place. A
lady from Boston, who had been sit
ting opposite the southerner ex
pressed her regret at the change. "1'm
SO sorry you are going to leave US,
she said, with warmth, 1--WE have all
enjoyed your dialect so much. "-Har
per's Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
ST FRANCYVuLE PARISH LA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 1901
SHREWD ANIMALS.
One Horse Always Dodged Iron and An
other Turned on the Water.

One Horse Always Dodged Iron and An
other Turned on the Water.
"The aptitude shown by animals of
the lower order in acquiring human
habits is marvellous" said a student
who lives in the upper part of the
city, 'and the story that the old flea
bitten mule had learned to unlock the
crib door with a snagged tooth is not,
in my judgment, altogether a legend.
The chances are that such things have
happened. l have known of instances
where mules would pull gate pins with
their teeth or shove latch up with
their tongue in order to break into
the cornfeld. There are but few farm
ers who have not had occasion to OBJ
serve the same thing. But l have
found that horses are more observant
than mules.
While horses are not as cunning and
not as skilled in the articles of de-
ception and double stealing. may say
they are naturally more sensitive in
temperament and no doubt reason with
more delicacy and more accuracy. !
know of one horse. for instance,
owned by one of the electricians OF
the city, that will not, under any cir
cumstances, step on steel rail or go
near swinging wire, because one OF
her ears was lightly brushed by a
live wire several years ago while she
had one of her feet on the railing OF
a car track. She was knocked down
by the shock, but was not seriously
| hurt Since that time she has been
extremely careful about where she
puts her feet, and keeps her gaze on
! the ground at all times. But | owned
a little bay mare several years ago
that caused me considerable trouble
and for more than a month | was
very much worried by an unaccount-
able waste of water on my place. 1t
was before l moved to New Orleans.
| The water rates of the town where
lived were fearful. had hydrant in
| the back yard. Every few nights the
water would be turned on in some
mysterious way and the yard would
simply be flooded the next morning
Failing to discover the cause of the
trouble before the end of the month
when my water bill had doubled,
notified the police, believing that
some malicious person was attempting
to satisfy some grudge against me
The chief stationed two men at my
place to watch the hydrant. They
concealed themselves, and along about
midnight they heard a squeakine
sound at the hydrant and in, a few
minutes the water was spluttering out
at a fearful rate. They made a rush
for the place. thinking to capture the
culprit, but when they got there they
found my little bay mare, with hel
head stuck down in the flow from the
hydrant. She was drinking and dab
bling in the water. and seemed tt
be having a good time generally
They reported the matter to me ant
| I had no more trouble about my ny
drant."-NeW Orleans Times-Demo
crat,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Small Mon Live IonveSt

one of the most interesting and
trustworthy statements in respect to
Olu age is the report on the habits
" eentenarians, made some years age
a commission appointed by the
uiillSh Medical association. 1t seems
wat most of these old people were
0uSu or medium of stature and a
opafe habit Of body; the voice was
.S'aer feeble; most of them had lost
'Aeir teeth, but nearly all enjoyed
eOOu question, one old man of SO. 8
siersyman, placing his hand on the
V'6an IN question and saying that he
4e'ef knew what it was to have q
s'Omaeh. Nearly all of them had en-
Oyeo uninterrupted good health, and
lSny had never known what it was
y Oe sick. They were all very moder
'e IN eating. most of them using lit
Nc animal food. Few INDUCED at al
: intoxicating drinks. and those only
: uo'able moderation. They took con
ueao!e outdoor exercise and nearly
y possessed the g00i-ratured. PLACID
disposition,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
How London Could Be Defended.

If the Dutch ever sail up the
Thames again or a Norman force
land, London will be not unprepared.
In the archives of Pail Mall repose
musty schemes for the defense of the
metropolis which it was thought
would be undisturbed until the war
department commenced to move into
it's new palace. But there are busy
men about and as a result new
schemes will be forthcoming for the
defense of London. Something like
60 batteries of artillery will be al
lotted for the defense. including guns
of heavy calibre, At and 6 inches
which will be mounted in command
ing positions, covering wide sweep
ing arc. The mobile force for de
fence will include nearly 100 Is
FOUNDER field guns, and an army corps
of three divisions of regular infantry
and 100000 volunteers.-London Elk
press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
NEARLY SUNK BY A RlVET.
A Little Thing That Came Near Causing
the Loss of Steamship.

The strangest story I ever heard Of
the sea relates to copper rivet which
was accidentally left in the bilge on
the bottom OF ship by the builders,
between two ribs, which it rolled back
and forth with the motion of the YES
sci until it had worn hole through
the plates.
This remarkable event took place
off the coast Of Peru. Some years ago
a vessel loaded with guano worth sew
eral thousand dollars caught fire in
the South Pacific and was abandoned
by the captain and crew, who came
ashore in the small boats and reported
the disaster. "Jack" Eyre, Of the firm
Of W. r. Grace & Co., New York, to
whom the guano was consigned, is
a daring fellow, and determined to
save that cargo If possible. He knew
that guano would not burn, and it was
his idea that the hulk Of the ship
might be found floating somewhere
at sea, and the valuable cargo recov-
cred. He, therefore, chartered small
English tramp that happened to be at
Callao and started out to search for
the derelict. After cruising for two
or three weeks he found her, just as
he had expected, the woodwork burned
to the waters edge, but the hull sound
as a dollar and the cargo all right.
They towed her into Callao, but the
day before reaching that harbor the
tramp they had chartered began to
fill very rapidly, and the pumps could
scarcely keep her afioat. They mar
rowly escaped sinking with all on
board. The leak was a mystery. They
had met with no accident, and there
was no reason to suspect anything
wrong with the plates, for the ship
had been in the dry dock shortly be-
fore she left Liverpool and was rated
Al, being only between two and three
years old. They managed to get her
to Callao only by the greatest exertion,
and many a time they feared they
could not keep her atloat SO long.
When the ship went into the dock
and was examined it was found that
one Of the plates about the centre had
worn through. Further investigation
demonstrated that the damage had
been done by a little copper rivet
which had been accidentally left in
the bottom and had rolled back and
forth over the same spot SO often and
so long that the iron plate had been
worn thin, and the pressure of the
water had broken through. The mis-
chievous rivCt was there and was tax
en- out and preserved as curiosity.
Shipbuilders tell me that this is not
an uncommon thing. 1t is always GUS
tomary as a precaution to make a
thorough search of the bottom of
new ship for rivets and copper filings
and other loose metal. Copper filings
are especially dangerous, because I'M
der certain conditions they are apt tc
set up q little galvanic battery and dc
an immense amount of damage.-Chi
cag0 Record-Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
S,ys OF ENGLISH LAWYERS.
49,, Lights on the Other Side Receive
D'S Small Fay for Services.

1johts on the Other Side Receive
Small Fay for Services.
!, barrister's fees are small. and
,, % are always paid in advance. and
W. ,um is recorded under the title
~ the brief. A friend who had a
WOO practice showed me his Textbook
Emily. The largest item was 38
Onineas, which is less than $780, The
.arope was about $50. Fees are reg.
' S by the benchers sof the inn &C
..ding to the service performed, and
contingent fees are allowed. A
.srrister may accept a case for moth
w. or return the fee in cases OF
l .barity, but he cannot, without violat'
NO his oath, directly or indirectly, &C.
soDt any greater compensation for a
,sg.I service than is allowed in the
.ogrlar schedule fixed by the benchers
:, his inn. If he does so he is de-
haired from practice.
ID a common custom in America
nr q lawyer to undertake a suit for
mo recovery of damages or a claim
If any kind with a contract that he
rboll receive a certain percentage OF
tbe amount of money recovered. IN
England such an act would be con-
sIdered disreputable, and any barris'
tor found guilty would be expelled
,,om his inn. The fees arc regulated
Nv the amount Of time and labor re
Onired and not by the amount of mon
Nv involved. A barrister may receive
fee of $3.50 in a case involving only
SOO and he may receive a fee Of SIS
in a case involving $1,O0O,OOO.
All legal business originates with
solicitors. They bring to the barris
tprs Office a case, all prepared after
certain forms and written in manu-
script, The British courts do not per
nit typewriting. The solicitor re
quests the barrister to undertake the
case and the fee is marked plainly
uDon the brief. If the barrister does
not care to undertake the labor fol
tbe amount of money allowed, or fol
any other reason, he advises the solicit
tor to 20 elsewhere. If he accepts the
responsibility, the solicitor leaves the
amount Of the fee in coin with the
brief, so that the barrister has his
nav in advance. This is the almost
invariable custom. The only eXcep
lions are in cases of close friendship
between the solicitors and barristers
and there is a large amount of litiga
ton in which both are involved. Their
it is customary for the barrister tt
make up his bill at the end Of the
month or the end of the quarter, bu
the fee in each case must, neverthe
less, be written upon the brief ant
recorded in the books of the court.
1t is customary, also, for the solici
tor to leave a fee for the barrister':
clerk at the same time, which must bt
a certain percentage of that paid tt
the barrister. When you dine at
hotel or restaurant in England it il
customary to tip the waiter an amour
equal to percent of your bill, for thu
same reason. The waiter receives M
compensation from his employer, no
does the barrister'S clerk. His pa.
comes entirely from his clients, an,
II his principal has no clients he get
no pay. On the other hand, if hi
principal has a very large and prof
table practice, his fees are enormous
Chicago Record-Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Atnhison Girls of Experience.

An Atchison girl who is in love for
the seventh time says she doesn't
notice any difference in the attacks,
except that she calculates more than
she used to IL the trouble in curling her
hair ID going TO pay.-Atchison Globe.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
A Versatile Clergyman.

In an English town a clergyman has
instituted novel method Of raising
church funds. In letter to the
churches of the neighborhood he of.
fers to do their spring cleaning with
the announcement; 81 can beeswax
nolish or varnish floors with out one
and my wife is AL at painting and
decorating"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Jars on Him.

"I'll have to leave your service, sir,
said the coachman to the trust mag.
nate.
"I'm sorry to hear that. John
Why?"
every time | drive you out
cir, hear people say: There goes the
scoundrel, and | don't know which o.
us they mean, Philadelphia Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
RIG FIRE AT DAVENPORT.

Davenport, Iowa. The fire Of
Thursday night devastated district
third of mile square and caused 9
loss of $500, 900. A relief movement
has been inaugurated at mass meet
ing of citizens and measures taken tt
care for the homeless and destitute.
Between two and three hundred PEG
pie lost their all and are homeless.
Ten fremen are Frustrated, and one,
Emil Luoh, received serious burns
The loss of Weyerhauser and Denk
mann Company was 5000 insur
anoe g400, 900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
BROOKLYN BRIDGE REOPENED.

New York. Brooklyn bridge was
opened to general traffic Friday morn.
ing. A large force Of workmen were
kept going all through the night and
at 6 80 O'Clock the repairs to the last
break were finished. A police order
at once opened the bridge to cars,
teams and foot passengers. Traffic
was very light even through the rush
hours of the morning for public con-
fidence has not yet been rest ored
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Trespass Notices

Haunting of any kind on Greenwood
plantation, likewise seining, is positive
ly prohibited under penalty Of trespass.
Any permission heretofore granted is
now revoked. No exceptions.
MRS. B. REED.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03

From and after this date all hunting
Of any kind on Ambrosia and Independ-
ence plantation is positively prohib-
tied under penalty of trespassing.
Any one found on these places without
permission will be considered trespass-
ing, and prosecuted to the full extent
Mrs. E. H. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
Miss L. MATTHEWS.

The public is warned against buying
fire wood, posts Or timber from tenants
on Rosedown, Texas and Lakewood
plantations. JAS. p. BOWMAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03
OUR ENGINES IN FRANCE.

Paris. The newspapers here Tues
day announced that the Lyons-Medi-
terranean railroad had bought num-
her of American locomotives.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03

From and after this date all hunt
ing of any kind on the Pecan Grove
plantation is positively prohibited un-
der penalty ei trespassing. Anyone
found on this place without permission
will be considered trespassing and
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law. r. NJ. LEAKE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03

The public is hereby warned against
buying wood, posts or timber of any
kind from tenants on Ogden and Oak
Icy plantation.
MISS L, MATTHEWS,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-08-03

Hunting of oil kinds, with dog or
gun, on the Rosebank,. Pecan and In
dian Mound plantations, is hereby
prohibited under penalty Of trespass.
Persons found go engaged on any OF
these places will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
Mrs. NJ. RYLASD.