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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-28
Itching Skin
Distress by day and night .

Distress by day and night -
That's the complaint of those
who are so unfortunate as TO be
afflicted with eczema or salt rheum
and outward applications do not
cure. They can't.
The source of the trouble is in
the blood make that pure and
this scaling, burning, itching skin
disease will disappear.
was taken with an itching on my
arms which proved very disagreeable.
concluded it was salt rheum and bought q
bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. In two days
after began taking 1t 1 fele better and it
was not long before 1 was cured. Have
never had any skin disease since" MRS.
IDA z. WARD. Cove Point, Md.
Hoods Cdrsdp0rilI0
and Pills
Rid the blood of all impurities and
cure all eruptions. Take them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
ONLY A SIS BILL
IS NEEDED TO
DEFRAY EXPENSES

titled. Any person eonversant with the
condition prevailing In the mountain
districts of Tennessee will appreciate
the wisdom of this unique proyiso
Common supposition Is to the effect
that the fee for performing the mar
r1ege ceremony Is dependent entirely
upon the generosity Of the bridegroom
and 1t will doubtless, therefore, sur.
prise many persons to learn that in
several states the law has a hand in
the matter. In the old dominion. for
instance, there is a statute that pro-
Vldes that the person solemnizing
marriage is entitled to a fee Of one dol
lar, and that "any person exacting a
greater fee sh2ll forfeit to the party
aggrieved $780," In West Virginia it is
stipulated that the fee be at least one
dollar" and the Idaho law says that
the fee shall be IS, or any other or
greater sum voluntary given by the
parties to such marriage" In sixteen
states Of the union a welded couple
may obtain more or less elaborate
certificate of their marriage.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
|, Modern Military
ga va Surgery

The war in South Africa has fur
nished vast amount of interesting
surgical experience, showing the effect
Of modern arms of precision and Of an
tiseptic methods in the hospitals.
While 1t is too early to draw deduc-
lions from the statistics Of the war, 1t
is worthy Of noe that, where the rec
ords were kept cf 1857 officers and
men who had been wounded, only 7S2
died OF wounds received in action. This
small mortality is attributed to the
prompt application of first-aid dress
ing. The action OF the Mauser bullet
upon human tissues depends upon. the
range at which it is fired. Within 200
Yards it has an explosive character.
The nickel case seems to expand and
become detached, causing a severe,
lacerated and confused wound, which
heals very slowly. If it strikes bone
It brushes and destroys 1t. If fired at
a longer range it makes clean-drilled
hole through bone, while if it strikes
soft parts Of the body only a small
wound is made, there being but little
difference between the place of ell
trance Of the bullet and its exit, which
bleeds but little unless an important
vessel Is injured.
1t Is remarkable how few amputa-
lions have been performed during the
Boer war. DR.. Kendall Franks has re-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
Some Interesting Expert
ences of the South Afri.
can War. - -. $50 ~

ported that in his experience not more
than 20 amputations have occurred in
5000 cases, which he attributed to the
conservative spirit Of present-day sur
gerry. DR.. Sterling Ryerson relates that
he saw at Kimberly lat wounded Boers
in roller rink which had been con-
verted into a temporary hospital. They
were of all ages, from Is to e5. They
had been wounded at Paardeburg, and
in many cases the wounds had been
undressed for from Is to II days. He
tells Of one man who had been shot
through the elbow joint, and whose
only treatment had been the universal
Boer remedy, tobacco juice. The arm
was enormously swollen and almost
erysipelatous in appearance. A civil
surgeon, however, took the case in
hand with modern methods, with the
result that the man made an excellent
recovery, retaining. even the power to
move his arm at the Joint.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
:GGGGGeGGGGGsGGGGGees
Secretary Of States Duties
Observation-Disclosures >

tae secretary Of states duties are
fUFe Ceremonious than those of any
Aaer cabinet member. At the New
ear reception he presents the entire
Nomatic corps to the president. He
Fsa returns to his own home and en-
a@lnS the corps-with it's dukes,
afqulses, counts, viscounts, barons
20 other nobles-at a magnificent
leneon. With great ceremony he
laI from time to time personally in
Oduce to the president all new diplo-
aus accredited to this country. He
serves one forenoon in each week
\ Inc reception at his Office Of min
srs and charges d'affaires. He also
ENDS to the correspondence be-
zen the president and the emperors,
ags, sultans and other rulers Of for
20 states. When a royal child is
Ha ne frames a letter Of congratdla-
W TO the parent. When royal per-
mage dies 1t Is he who dispatches
y nations formal message Of condo
lS A clerk in the state department
yes these polite missives upon large
s'Ss Of gilt-edged paper, in a fault
= Gopperplate hand. A messenger
y them to the White House for
Presidents signature. They are
returned to the secretary of
Who seals them with the Great
Of the United States.--Ladies'
we Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01

courtesy, while economizing his own
time and easing the strain on the
presidents personal attention by
selecting the really important from the
Trivial questioning the grain from
the chaff-glving offense to no one,
and sending all away with pleasant
words and smiling faces, requires
endless resources Of tact and good
Judgment. The secretary is also ex-
pected to keep at his fingers end the
details Of al the Official business of the
executive Office, and the president is
likely to send for him freQently each
day to consult him regarding official
engagements which have been made
by him, to seek information and advise
with him upon some matter under
consideration, or, at a moments no
tice, to bring papers and data in some
case demanding immediate attention.
Success.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
Forestry
Devotees


bhe new opening is in forestry, or
forest engineering, as it is coming to
DO called, and in country with such
vast forest tracts as ours, tracts fitted
'or nothing but forest growth and adj
nlrably adapted to that, with vast
capital and labor depending on the
umber supply for employment, 1t is
evident that there is a field for the
forest engineer, the man who knows
! how to keep up the annual supply for
ever. Forestry as a profession is not
hew to the world, for it has been prac-
tlced with profit by generations of the
more thrifty European races. It is
new to this country because the time
Is only just ripe for its employment.
IL has become essential to the con-
tinued prosperity of our lumber indus
try In it's producing and 4nanufactur-
ing branches. With an increasing
population and general prosperity,
local consumption Of timber has null
tiplied rapidly. The demand from
abroad Is also continuous and growing.
To meet 1t we have very certain and
fixed stock Of growing timber, and
much Of the best timber land is aban-
doned to absolute desert waste, after
being clean cur, as the phrase Is. For
estry, the applied science of growing
trees for profit, would never sanction
such shiftless, short-sighted, yea, sui
cidal methods. 1t would keep in grow
ing timber, and that Of the kinds best
suited to the particular soil and mar
ket, every acre of land which was
not more valuable for agriculture,
building or some other form Of bust
ness enterprise. In brief, it may be
said that the wealth produced from
our American forests each year ex-
ceeds in value the total product of
all the gold, silver, copper, iron, lead
and coal mines, and the value of this
crop surpasses that Of the wheat and
cotton fields combined. The statistics
of our national trade bear out these
statements. In similarly abbreviated
form it can be said that this country
Is now and has been for several years
past using fully so per cent more wood
per annum for all purposes than the
forests can produce under natural con-
iitions. What those forests can do
when skillfully assisted by future
generations Of forest engineers is for
hose men to prove. Surely there will
not be the wanton waste which goes
IN today (and that leakage stopped
AN properly be charged up to the
'redit of increased production), and
he trees will grow faster for being
,iven the proper conditions without
he necessity Of their fighting for them
Jingle handed. Forestry cannot be
tudied today in any and every college
n the land. There are at present
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
The Presidential Belt,

With the exception of Andrew John,
son, every president since 1855 has
come from the short group Of states
which follow the southern shore Of
the great lakes from New York to
Illinois, inclusive. These five states
York, Pennsylvania Ohio, In.
diana and Illinois-run in a line side
by side. New York has furnished Ar
thur, Cleveland and Roosevelt; Penn
sylvania, Buchanan; Ohio, Hayes, Gar
field and Mckinley; Indiana, Harri.
son, and Illinois. Lincoln and Grant.
1t may now be fairly called the presi-
Dental belt, and 1t seems almost hope.
less for any one who lives outide Of
1t to become president of the United
States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
Trouble on Track,

An elephant Catcher seems to be
needed in India on the railroad be-
tween Bengal and Assam. AS the su-
perintendent Of the line was making
an inspection trip over 1t on the night
Of July II last, while passing through
the great Nambar forest the train came
to a stop with a jolt that threw the
travellers out Of their berths. It had
run into herd of wild elephants
which were trotting down the track,
the hindmost Of which had both hind
legs broken and was thrown into the
ditch, while the engineman counted
seven others which got away. This
was not the first time that wild ele-
plants had got on the track, and or
binary fences and cattle guards are no
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
TIE NORTH POLAR SEA
EETEET E|NNT EgTTET00EWEVwR
In a recent lecture on his explora-

In a recent lecture on his explora-
tons in the Arctic ocean and the re-
suits obtained with regard to the ocean
currents on the Norwegian coast, in
the northern part Of the Atlantic
ocean. and in the Arctic ocean during
his voyage in the Fran and in the
Michael Sars in 1900, Fridtjof Nansen
declared his belief that the Northern
Arctic ocean is not to be regarded as
forming part of the ocean system OF
The world, but as being an Independent
inland sea, which contains several sub
ordinate currents which are affected
nv the influence eyerted by the two
chief currents of the Gulf Stream and
the Arctic ocean. For obtaining reli-
able data concerning the rate of speed
at which the sea currents flow, their
temperature and sadness, most elab-
orate system Of apparatus was made
use of, which enabled the ocean cur
rents to be investigated at any depth
without sudden changes in the tenn
oerature Of the water being able to
eject the resulta obtained In fact. 80
accurate are these gsaults that Nan.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
sens theory Is attracting widespread
attention in scientific circles.
Looked Her Part.

She was richly but inconspicuously
dressed, and would have attracted no
particular attention as she stood on
the corner Of fremont and Winter
streets had not her face, under white
veiI been writhing in a series of re-
markable contortions. Several per-
sons paused to match her make
faces" and then came feminine ac-
quaintance. Why" exclaimed the
newcomer, what upon earth Is the
matter?" The facial contortions
ceased and were replaced by a smile.
with me? Nothing" But you
looked as if you were suffering terri
bly," Never felt better" "But your
face-you we're twisting it into all
sorts of shapes" The lady standing
at the corner laughed and held out her
hands. In each of which was a parcel,
II was only trying" she said, ito work
the edge OF my veil down aHdsy my
chin, "a~Aostnu Globe,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
COST OF MARRYING

Marriage Is one Of tie cheapest Of
bruries If one rockons only the outlay
squifed for the payment Of the
rsacher or magistrate who performs
20 ceremony and the ccst of the IL
nIe In such states as require licenses
by minister, priest or preacher of the
spel In the United States may sol.
nnize marriages, and in many states
$dges for one or more classes OF
curtis may oticiate, In all save half a
Ssen states, too, save justices Of the
ssce have the privilege of officiating
/ the highly important function, In
pine parts Of the United States the
arson performing a marriage cere-
sODy must have personal knowledge
the identity, names and residence
the parties, and inasmuch as such
Tvs are enforced In some of the
TsHern states where young people fire.
rsntly drive long distances to be mar
led, the stipulation has on occasion
aHSed more or less inconvenience, In
EoSt Oh the states two witnesses ara
'quired to be present at the solemniz-
lion OF a marriage, although in some
nieS a single witness Is sufficient
NGe Is still in force in PENNSYLVANIA
tOld law which prescribes that
20 witnesses shall be present, but
Jexaction is seldom II ever enforced
maps the strangest stipulation of
BiS that which appears in the laws
Tennessee, and is to the effect tbat
e validity of a marriage shall be IN
wise affected by the omission of the
'ptismal name Of either party in the |
'ense and the use Of nickname in |
'ad, provided the parties can be iden-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
81 ERNCB1[LE WEST EELIANA La SATURDAY, FEBRUARY nm
IN A RUSSIAN BANK.
some of the Frills OF Getting Money ON
letter of Credit.

Some of the Frills of Getting Money ON
letter of Credit.
| When called at a bank in Russia
10 make draft against my letter Of
credit was met at the door by man
IN gorgeous livery with a long staff
IN his hand. He wore silk knee
oreeches, silver buckles on his shoes,
long scarlet coat with silver braid
TWO inches Woe, the epaulets of a
major general and big cooked hat.
he led me into a reception room which
was sumptuously furnished. It might
have been the library of club. There
were line oil paintings upon the walls,
bronze and marble statuary, and the
furniture was artistic and expensive.
Upon the centre table were several
volumes of photographs, a:eity direct
Dry, railway guide. the last, report
or the bank, two or three Guide books
and several morning papers. Over In
one of the corners was handsome
carved writing desk furnished with all
sorts of stationary.
While was wondering what was
there for a gentleman Of irreproach-
able attire and manners entered and
asked me how he could serve me.
explained that would like $50 on my
letter Of credit, and wondered how he
knew / was an American, but he had
doubtless learned from long expert.
ence to distinguish the different ma.
tionalities, and I soon discovered by
the manner in which he received sub
seQuent arrivals that he could speak
German and French as huent!y as
English.
| handed him my letter of credit
and he bowed politely and left the
room. For a time l was alone with
my own thoughts. I looked over all
the books and papers, watched the
traffic In the street from the window,
made two or three entries in my note
DOCK, and wondered If the polite gen.
tleman had not forgotten all about me,
when a page in buttons entered with
q silver tray, upon which were two
drafts-duplicates-for my signature.
The little fellow bowed like a French
dancing master, and seemed to he
deeply Impressed with a sense of re.
sponsibility. He came in several times
atterWard on similar service for 9th.
er people, and his salutes were repeat. |
ed each time with an exactness that
showed careful training.
was afraid he was going to be gone |
all day and, became impatient. l sat |
down at the desk to write a letter. and |
had nearly written a whole sheet when
ne came back with my letter of cred.
it and the money upon his tray. But
the latter was all in big birls. l hand.
ed MIN one OF them and asked him to
get 1t changed. He bowed again and
disappeared. l must have spent IL
minutes regretting my folly, when the
handsome manager came in to inouira
II there had been a mistake. He
seemed to think had been overpaid,
and was greatly relieved when | told
him | only wanted bill changed.
He disappeared, and it was another
ten minutes before the boy returned
with the smaller bills. had been in
nat room for more than three-quarters
u an neutrality-suspicious. of the
Chicago Record-Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
PRESIDENTS SECRETARY
many and Varied Duties This Gentleman
Has to Perform
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The position Of secretary to the
'aSident Of the United States is an
rduous one. In the rendering of its
lultltudlnous services 1t calls for the
iuSlness qualifications of a methodical
lnd systematic clerk in the perform
Bpice of the daily routine of official
pork and the finesse of a practical
lpIomat in meeting and satisfactorily
aiusting situations which naturally
one before him as an intermediary
stWeen the president and an assorted
public, each individual of which be-
NeS himself entitled to a portion Of
Do time and interest Of the chief ex-
Eutive.
The task Of handling and answering
% White House mail is in itself no
mall one. the president receiving
om 200 to 1000 letters a day. I'm
0Ftant or not, each of these com
lunications receives due attention, the
cFetary carefully asserting and
assifying them. presenting some to
le personal attention of the president,
Herring others to the department or
eFson to which each properly be-
0ngS, while all receive courteous
sGEnowledgment from the presidents
preventative. The secretary is also
qulred to meet and dispose of the
anerous visitors who call on the
'ssldent at times not set aside for his
Nallc receptions, and whose business
ages all the way from that relative
the appointment Of q supreme court
rdge or the governor of q turbulent |
ritory to the obtaining Of the presi-
initial autograph for a schoolgirls
Gum. To deal with this heterogene-
+ mass in such a way as to best
i've the ends OF both business and
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
Field In This Country
for Forest Engineers.

three prominent schools devoted OK.
cluslvely to the subject, and special
courses In certain phases Of The sci.
ence have lately been opened by few
other institutions. The three leading
schools are here mentioned In the or.
der OF their foundation, as follows:
The school at George Vanderbilts for
ests at Biltmore, N. c.; the New York
State College Of Forestry, Cornell UNI
vensity, Ithaca, N. Y; the Yale For
est School, Yale University, New Ha-
ven, Conn. Berea College, Berea, KY,
has started course adapted to the
seeds Fof the mountain farmers, for
whom that college chiefly exists. The
New Hampshire College of Agricul-
ture and the Mechanic Arts, Durham,
N. H.. has within the year opened
course in the subject, which should be
Of great help to farmers in northern
New England. These are the three
chief schools and two Of the minor
ones. mat courses are not opened by
more colleges is largely due, no doubt,
to the difficulty, even the impossibility
OF securing competent instructors, and
to their lack Of suitable demonstra-
ton forests where the men can be put
to work. This suggests still another
field for the young American student
who has not yet hit upon his life
work, especially if he has an inclina-
ton to teach for a living. These
schools, and others yet to be, must have
professors and instructors in the vari-
GUS branches. Why not study for
estry with a view to teaching the
Standardization Transcript.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
Good Reason Why,

The old man had returned to the
home Of his boyhood for the first
time in ten years or more, and as on
the last occasion, he had written "and
wife" after his name on the hotel reg.
lister. OF course, the keeper of the
hotel was glad to see him, and grasped
him warmly by the hands:s Amt
grown day older than when you was
here last" he said. "No?" said the old
man, half inquiringly. mot day."
returned the tavern keeper, emphat-
ically. Your wife seems to have
changed more'n you" "Yes?" "Oh,
yes; leastways she does to me. Looks
thinner than when you was here last. I"
"Indeed?" Eyes. She amt near so
fleshy as she was accordin' to my rec.
objection. Seems like she's taller, too,
an her hair don't look Just the same
to me, an'-an'-" "And," put in
the old man, softly, she's not the
same wife, you kpow."-nostop Jour
nal
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
In Defence of the mark.

In splendid story, in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly, the hero, one San.
tos, diver, makes e vigorous defense
OF the shark.
IF de sharks don't were here de
tropics would be one big grave, n
peslsnce n death would kill every.
body. De great God he know dat n
he put de little crab on de bottom of
de sea to eat de little dead stuff n
de big shark on de top of de sea to
eat de big dead stuff. n he made the
white shark n de blue shark for de
dead animals, n de baskin' shark for
de dead Vegetables n all to keep de
ocean n de air pure, same as buz.
yards On de shore do de law pro.
tects dc buzzards on de shore do ia
fair to de shark, n desc men tink dey
know more den de great God n want
to kill EN- all, but dey don't can
Il tell dat bug hunter, Mr. A., he
don't stop to t'ink dat here it's hot.
n tlngs have got to go quick'n God
puts big hungry sharks here dat am
always hungry so dey can eat all day
great Jumps; n big whale who
weigh 80 tons would make big trouble
here If he don't was eat Up quick'n
two days, while up norf it's cool. n
tlngs go slow n God He puts little
dog fish up dere n never a shark tin
man sends scows of Vegetables out In
ocean n den He sends de baskin'
shark to work for hees boss-man-'n
man hollers 'man-eater' n kills de
Vegetable shark for maxim Atlantic
City n other beaches healthy for dere
children, instead of smell bad"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01

a picture may be seen. At the left
John B. Sawyer, who on November IA
next will celebrate his 87th birthday.
On the right is Mr.. sawyer's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Maria Whitehouse, who is
now about 60 years of age. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs l. T. Eaton, stands in the rear
Of the left of the group. Her age is
SO. Fred Eaton, aged %, Is the son
of Mrs. l. T. Eaton and stands in the
rear of the right side. His son, iris
tum, aged years, may be seen in the
center Of the group. The picture is a
recent one, taken about three weeks
ago. John B. Sawyer Is an old and
respected lumberman, who has operat-
ed in the vicinity Of Buxton and Hol-
lis all his life.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-02-01
The Guild Chapel at str,.cor,

Considerable public interest is beins
shown in the proposed work of restor-
ing the old chapel Of the Guild of tho
Holy Cross, which is So prominent
feature In the center of the town Of
Standardization. The first chanel
Of the guild on the same site was
erected by Robert de Stratfprd in
1869, but with the exception of the
chancel, which is of an earlier period,
the present structure was built In the
reign of Henry VII by Sir H. Clopton
once lord mayor of London, who erect
ed the fine bridge over the Avon at
Stratford. The building remains
practically as Shakespeare saw it,
The interior contains some most in
teresting frescos, covered over Mt the
beginning of the last century.-Lon-
don Globe.