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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

John Weisiger has purchaser from
Central University seminary the old
Presbyterian seminary building in
Danville. The "Old Seminary" build.
ing was the capital of the district of
Kentucky, before Kentucky became a
state in 1871. In this building was
also held the first constitutional con.
vention in 1885, as We'll as a number of
notable conventions for the purpose of
considering the propriety and expedf-
ency of seeking separation from Viz
ginia. So far as known, it is the old
est building in Danville.
Shortly before the war the struc.
ture was purchased and converted into
a Presbyterian seminary and was
used until the erection of Breckinridge
Hall some years ago. Since that time
it has been used as home for theo-
logical students. The consolidation of
the Presbyterian seminaries of Ken.
lucky necessitated the removal to
Louisville of the Danville seminary.
and the old building became useless to
the college.-Louisville Courier Jour.
nal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Fish. Grain and Gold
Among Its Marvellous
Resources. - 50 - :

who travelled trails Of ice did so to pass
beyond the frozen SUBMITS and to find
that the trails led to green fields and
naVigable waters. Probably the most
interesting Of all the industries to
study is the fish industry. Only recent
ly had occasion to take trip up a
small stream about five miles from
hetchihan in company with an old
classmate, Henry Bratnober, Of San
Francisco. Our craft was small
steam launch. We overlook a school
of salmon ascending the stream, and
you can imagine our surprise when we
found ourselves passing gradually from
a river Of water into compact mass
of wriggling fish. The propeller of the
launch became entangled, and we were
brought to stop just as effectively as
II we had run upon a sandbar. From
this you can see that there is no trou-
Bile in keeping hundreds of canneries
in operation. Within so miles Of this
one stream 40 canneries are turning
out 100000 cases of salmon a year,
costing about $3.50 case to market
and bringing in about S375 a case to
the trade. Thus it is that the vast
resources Of this great territory, Of
which this is only one, could be listed
often wonder what some Of those
critics who so persistently and malig-
nantly condemned Secretary Seward
for his 100000 Alaska purchase
would say were they On the Alaskan
part Of the earth today. l think that
Mr.. Seward made a bargain, doubly
credltable, for the reason that states
men so seldom successfully invade the
realm Of barter.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
CHASTITY Work of Earthquakes.

In the earthquake which On Febru-
airy 2, 1903, took place at Yeddo Tor
Jeddo), the chief city Of Japan, the
place was almost destroyed and 100000
people were killed. One hundred thou
sand people were killed by an earth
quake at Pekin, the capital city OF
China, on November 80, 1871. Eighty
thousand people were killed by an
earthquake at schamaki in 1867, and
100000 by an earthquake in Sicily in
September, 1893 The cities of Are
quipa, Iquique, Tacna and Chencha.
besides many other smaller towns in
Peru and Ecuador, were destroyed and
rs, 900 people killed by an earthquake
in August, 1868. while other $4,000 peo-
pie were rendered homeless and the
loss and damage to property was esti-
mated at $500, 100000.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
l Wonderful App|e

10 have the memory of John Grant
who brought to Maine a remarkable
distinction a half century ago, the
farmers Of Waldo and Kennebec coun.
lies of the Pine Tree state are to hold
celebrations in the several towns OF
the countryside. Grant was looked
upon as a harmless crank when he was
alive, fame coming years after he was
dead. The story goes that he was the
son Of an Irish soldier who. deserted
from the British army during the
Revolutionary war and married half
ogeed Indian squaw, from which union
many OF the Grants in the east are
said to have descended. The elder
Grant was part lumberman, part farm
er and more than half hunter, getting
precarious living from many callings
and dying a week after he received no.
lice that a pension had been granted
him for his services in the war of 1872
John Grant, the son, inherited more
than 1000 acres of land and lot Of
bad habits from his father.
Invented New Apple.
John Grants only claim to fame lies
n the fact that he invented a new
breed Of apples in the days when he
was given over to sin. Most new and
desirable varieties Of apples are pro-
duced by planting the seeds of the
natural fruit, and s.lectiug the best
result Of many paintings as the tree
from which scions should be cut.
Grants method Of begetting a new
fruit was wholly different from any,
thing that was then known, because
ne may be said to have whitfield out
MS apple tree with a pocket knife.
thereby performing a feat that even
Nature at her best had never attempt
"a. About 200 acres of Grants farm
we're IN orchards, which yielded him
great quantities Of cider, for which
mere was good market. He could
grow and harvest all the sour fruit he
Jared to use but when he tried to raise
sweet apples, Of which he was very
,ond, the sailors who went past the
DOT of his orchard on coasting
'chooners, walked in by night and
tole every sweet apple as fast as it
vas fit to eat, often breaking down
he trees in their haste to secure as
many as possible.
Grant tried shot guns, steel traps,
ull dogs and many kinds of profanity
Without effect. Then, after enduring
nany disappointments for five or six
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
AN ENGINEERS REWARD.

The Courage and Judgment Of Riley Rec.
ogniZed b. His Snperiors.
The courage and judgment displayed
by John Riley, an engineer on the
Plttsburg division of the Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad, in stopping runaway
train at he risk of his life and thereby
saving not only thousands of dollars
worth of property, but possibly human
lives, has been handsomely rewarded
by the directors Of the company, who
nave presented him with gold watch
valued at $1,000 and check for $500.
The presentation was made in the
Logan House parlors, at Altoona, by
General Manager Hutchinson, on be-
nall OF the directors. in the presence
OF Robert Pitcairn. superintendent and
general agent OF the Pittsburg divi-
sion and other officials and employees
The watch bears upon the inside
case the following inscription:
Given to John Riley by the Board
of Directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for his courage, judg-
ment and high sense of duty on May
q, 1901"
Engineer Rileys locomotive was
standing at Altoona, when the opera
tor rushed out and notified him that
a runaway train of fifty-six freight
cars was dashing down the mountain
toward Altoona and warning him to
get his engine out of the way. Instead
of complying with the operators in
structions Riley ordered his fireman to
get out of the engine, and crowding
on steam he ran back to meet the on
rushing train, sanding the rails as he
went. AS he saw it approaching about
three miles to the westward of AL
toona, he quickly reversed his engine
and started it forward, gauging the
speed so that the impact of the run
away would not derail his locomotive
and then gradually reducing the
speed. He was unable to bring the
train to full stop and his engine
was forced into several other loco
motives on the track ahead of him,
and they as well as his engine were
partly wrecked before the train was |
finally stopped. The damage done was
exceedingly slight compared to what
might have resulted had the speed of
the runaway train not been checked.
philadelphia Record.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
FAVORED BY - e
] % A KING.

Within the precincts Of quaint old
3ardstown is situated one Of the old
st Catholic church buildings in Ken
lucky. 1t was the first cathedral west
II the Allegheny mountains and Is a
magnificent structure and is the only
louse Of worship In America that
,oasts bell presented by royalty. The
Interior in the magnifcence Of its ap-
continents, is not eXcelled by any
:hurch in the south. It contains rare
paintings by the old masters, one alone
the altar piece-being valued at $780,
100. This mag. iticent work Of art is
he production O: Antwerp artist, Van
3re. 1t depicts tie crucifxion and is
pronounced by connoisseurs to be the
most splendid work of It's class in the
world. 1t is 81 feet in height and IL
'eet in width, and was presented to
Father FIaget, the first bishop Of Ken
lucky, by Louis Philippe, King of
france. Another rare painting-now
worth its weight in gold-is "The Mar
.yrdom of st. Bartholomew" by Van
Dyke. This picture is catalogued in
he list of the great artists produc-
ion and its present location is also
loted. The numerous smaller paint
ngs which the church contains were
donations from the King Of Italy.
But the most interesting feature of
he old church is its bell. This, too,
vas a gift from Louis Philippe. When
hat unfortunate monarch was driven
rom his throne in France he fed to
3ardstown and sought the hospitality
# Bishop Flaget, whom he had known
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Church In Bardstown, KY,
Has Gifts of
Louis Philippe Of France.

in Europe. He was received with the
utmost Kindness, and shortly after his
arrival, through the influence of the
bishop, he was enabled to form a class
in French, which he taught in a little
building which is yet standing on St.
Joseph's College grounds. Philippe
was a grateful king and never forgot
the many kindnesses rendered him by
the good bishop. When he was re-
stored to his throne he presented to the
church the painting above described,
together with the bell.
This bell was broken in 1887 and
was recast by Louisville bell founders
The recasting was a complete success,
and in order to retain for it its his
toric surroundings the same metal was
used.
The old bell is one of the most mu-
steal in America and when the at
mosphere is clear It's tones can be dis
tinctly heard for 10 miles.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Wonderful
va Alaska

10 speak of Alaska, Is to speak of q
TOlderland, says Samuel Lichenstader,
mining expert, now visiting in New
fork. A mere catalogue Of its resources
Ould be woven into romance. Fish in
be seas, grain in the soil, gold in the
ILLS, are there in an abundance. The
acers Of Nome and Dawson have
elded more than $25,000,00O within
hree years. The seal industry adds
billions of dollars annually to the
lurlds product, and an industry less
card of than any Of these, the salmon
}sheries and canneries, produces no
ss than $2O,C00,000 worth Of salmon
Slnually. The Klondike excitements Of
be last three or four years have tend
"a to further picture Alaska as king
s5m Of ice and snow But this is
EOng. The snow and ice are there,
gt so are there perennially. snow COW
PED peaks in the western ranges Of
fegon, Of Washington and of Califor-
IA, Yet where is the citizen Of any Of
ese states who does not know that
9um these mountains he can see grain,
$een trees and the other vegetation Of
temperate climate in the lowlands
meath him?
So 1t is with Alaska. Unhappily the
gOndike "rushes" left behind the
tecks Of many fortunes and the ruins
many hopes. Those northern icy
Ses and glacial gorges are the
mlchres Of hundreds Of pioneers.
Y'eSe death rolls, however, are simply
register of part Of the price which
.manity pays to the progress Of the |
lorld. And progress there surely has
gen in Alaska. The seekers after gold |
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
German
Colonization
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The fact that the German govern
4ent has just opened 120 miles of rail-
%a IN German southwest Africa,
Supled with the fact that this region
now the home Of far more white
zen, women and children than all the
sher German colonies together, shows
L folly Of proclaiming region to be
ytsrly worthless before any one has
Ken the trouble to ascertain its real
Onomic value. There was q great
le and cry in Germany when the gov
Amens acquired this large territory,
sf no one could see what Germany
s'Ould ever be able to make OF this
unless region of sand and baErens.
'l appearances were deceptive. False
QlelusionS were drawn from the belt
sand about 10 miles wide along the
@St and the zone Of barren steppe
falnd it from 40 to so miles wide.
'ek Of this worthless region, how
q, rises a tableland to a height of
a 5000 feet above the sea, with
ny mountains lifting their heads
eFal thousand feet higher. In the
leys among these mountains the ch-
70 is excellent and many European
ps may be raised around the
lags where the farmers get water
taeir fields. Cattle raising Is also
suned 10 be large business, and
mineral resources are very i'm
eant
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
The Swedish Capital has
Most Admirable Arch
Nectufe, ...,,.,...

is usually between 6S and 80 feet. The
houses vary from four to six stories.
Only two thirds of the area Of the
lot can be covered, except on street
corners, where three-fourths is al
lowed. The remainder of the lot must
be reserved for courts, for light and
ventilation. All chimney flues must
be IL by Is inches, and must be swept
once a month from October to April
by official chimney sweepers.
These regulations have made Stock
holm a beautiful city, with imperish-
able buildings of high class of archi-
lecture. Fires are few. In 1899, the
last year for which 1 can obtain thu
statistics, there were 1893 fires In
Stockholm, and the total loss was onlv
243,232 kroner, about $4,000 in
American money.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Supposedly Worthless
Territory in Southwest
Africa Proves Valuable.

The prospects of the colony are now
regarded as, so excellent that the Ger
man government authorizes the organ
ization of bands Of colonists, including
women and children, to go out and oc-
cupy the country. AS it was evident
that the interior settlements could not
be developed to their full extent until
railroads were provided the era Of rail-
road building has begun and the first
line soon to be completed will connect
the most populous district Of the
country with the sea.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Vine Culture In Chile.

Vine culture and the production of
wines has in recent years become an
important industry in the republic OF
Chile. Lying as 1t does between the
Andes mountains and the Pacific
ocean, and extending north and south
for a distance Of 2,4O0 miles, Chile
possesses conditions Of soil and eli
mate that are admirably adapted to
horticulture, and especially to the Gull
tivation of variety of wine-produe-
ing grapes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Heavy rains brought ABOUT an arms

Heavy rains brought About an arms
tice among Souih .lnla3.can warriors.
To the reader o. tie history Of Ma
poleon's grand army in Russia and
Of the march ove7 the Shipka Pass, IN
1878, that sort OF campaigning seems
to be too much like the battles Of bus
lesque. A truce for heavy rains, Why
not for a passing ciord.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

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 trespssa-
ing, and prosecuted to the full extent
Mrs. s. q. B rrow.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Italy Leads In Cremat0rIes.

Although the Pope pronounced
against cremation in 1886, Italy now
has more crematories than any other
country, according to the Flamme, the
German periodical devoted to this sub
ject
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Becomes Plain as Dax.

II 1t was difficult for Admiral
schley to coal at sea as it IL for the
most of US to coal on land, his expla-
nation should be accepted.-Omaha
World Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

From and after this date oil hunting
Of any kind on my pl"c 3, Solitude and
Swamp Tract is positively prohibited
under penalty ofetresps,s. Any one
found on these PLACES without permis.
sion will be nsiderel irespass ng
and pro.ecIted to the fill exSs It OF
the law. W. B. SMITH.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
Trespass Notices

Hunting Of any kind on Greenwood
plantation, likewise SEEMING, ia positive.
~ prohibited under penalty Of trsspass,
ANY permission heretofore granted is
now revoked. No exceptions.
MRS. B, REED.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25
MISS L. MATTHEWS

The public is warned against buying
ire wood, posts Or timber from tenants
on Rosedown, Texas and HazIewood
plantations. JAS P. BowMAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

Paul Bourget, the French novelist,
is probably to make his second visit
to this country this winter. HIS ex-
cursion is in pursuit of literary ma
terial.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

From and after this date all huut.
ing of any kind on the Greensood
plantation positively prohibited
nder penalty of trespassing. Anyone
found on this p ace without permission
will be considered tresp ssiug and
prosecuted to the full extent of the
Mrs. J. A. VEsrREss.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

The public is hereby warned against
bnying wood, posts or timber of any
Kind from tenants on Ogden and Oak.
ley plantation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

From and after this date all hunt.
ing OF any kind on the Pecan Gro~
plantation is positively prooibte;' e
der penalty ef trespassing. Any,.
found on this place .ithout psrmissip !,
will be considered trespAssiug am
prosecuted to the full extent of The
law. Il. NJ. LEAKB.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

From and after this date, all hunt
ing and fishing on the Cottage plsnta.
ton is positively prohibited nader pea-
atty OF trespassing. Any one found on
this place without permission will be
considered trespassing aud prosecuted
to the full extent OF the Law.
RICHARD BUTLER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-25

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-19
SOLID ROCK.
OVERCOMING THE oUICKsAND.

sary to tunnel through soft mud and
silt very near the river bottom in deep
water the task is one of the most diff
cult. dangerous and costly that can
be attempted. Such a tunnel with an
inside diameter of ten feet was recent
ly built in very novel manner. A
huge concrete tube. 225 feet long, lined
inside and covered outside with steel
plates, was built on shore on regular
inclined ways. The ends being closed
the 1,000-ton mass was launched like
ship, towed thirty miles to place,
sunk between rows OF guide piles driven
on both sides Of 1t. and one end con-
nected by divers to the shore tunnel
previously built to join It. The most
remarkable feature of the work was
that a storm arose and threatened to
inJure the floating tunnel before II was
quite completed. Large valves were
hastily opened and Il was allowed 20
MI and sink 10 n depth below the
storm action. When IL was calm again
the water was pumped out and the
great pipe rose 10 the surface. was
completed and again sunk. this time
permanently seating Itself on the foun-
dalton Of pipes cut on accurately by
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-19

submerged steam saws at the required
level. far below the surface Of the
river
In sinking deep shafts through quick
sand it is often impossible TO keep out
the water so men can work in the bot
tom. The sides will cave in contin-
uously quicksand will enter like wa
ter through the smallest crevice in
the lining, and tons of it will flow
from a long distance underground so
as to cause depressions in the surface
at remote places. Worst Of all, the
sand and water will rise up in the bot
tom as fast as it can be pumped out,
and this, added to the great pressure
on the sides and the difficulty of build
ing a water-tight lining from the top
down, makes the work extremely slow
and difficult. Recently the expedient
of freezing the quicksand far below
the surface was adopted and after that
was accomplished the shaft could be
excavated easily.
The freezing is accomplished by the
use of the modern refrigerating ma
chine. A shaft about Is feet square and
100 feet deep was sunk in this manner
through water and quicksand to solid
rock at Iron Mountain, Michigan,
few years ago. TWenty-seven 10-inch
iron pipes were arranged about three
enclosing the shaft and sunk vertically
to rock by a water jet and steam
hammer. An 8-inch pipe, closed at the
bottom, was lowered inside each 10
inch pipe and the latter withdrawn. A
1h-inch pipe. open at the bottom, was
lowered inside each S-inch pipe, reach
ing nearly to its bottom and extending
through its cap on top. The tops of the
inner pipes were connected to press
ure pipe, through which brine from the
refrigerating machine was pumped at
a temperature of about II degrees Fab
renheit, and rising through the S-inch
pipes, escaped from their tops into
connecting horizontal pipe. which
served as the suction main of the cir
culating pump. The cold brine thus
moved around and around the circuit,
taking about % minutes for each trip,
and rising in that time about one de-
gree in temperature. AS it absorbed
the heat from the quicksand and water
thin coating of ice formed around
the outside of the S-inch pipes, and
gradually increased in thickness until
in ten days those on adjacent pipes
united and formed a solid wall of
frozen water and quicksand, which
after forty days freezing, attained Il
thickness of ten feet. This excluded the
water, so that the shaft could be ex-
cavated through it as in rock. The
material had indeed to be blasted, and
very much resembled sandstone. The
shaft was lined with heavy timber
walls hung from the top and packed
around with the rock, the refrigeration
was stopped and the ground allowed
TO thaw. which it did so slowly that It
was fifty days before the water began
to enter the shaft. The outer edge of
the frozen mass was supposed to be
cylindrical surface fifty-four feet in
diameter.
Frank w Skinner, c. e.