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i Those Foolish Questions!
| evolent Old Lady-How old are
4 ir?
III koungster-Thirty-five.
4olent Old Lady-Bachelor?
/ oIlngster-Alas, yes.
#fI III Lady-Ah, too bad.
s 81 lei York Times.
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How to Get the Atlas.

Forward the price of 26 weeks SUI
$500 to the Ledger, and the name of yo
The Atlas will be forwarded by express, o
express Office include So cents for mailing
mailed to your post Office with the Ledger
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Party Of Hunters
Routed by Mos
QUifoes. - - "a


would fall upon their knees for mr.
ment, moaning with pain.
On and on, now in the very midst O
the frightened beasts the men went
The distance seemed interninable
Their strength began to fail them. Til,
common danger had made men ant
beasts Indifferent to everything else
The latter had forgotten their dread o.
men; the former gave no heed to thu
Danger OF being trampled to death.
The strength Of the men was almost
exhausted when they reached the ocear
and plunged in. Here they remained
until the cloud Of mosquitoes passed
by, and the mosquitoes were fully 9
half hour in going over. Then the
men returned the way Of their flight
TO gather up what had been thrown
away and the dumb beasts left the
saving waters to go hack to theil
FEEDING place in the marshes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
Bandages and Red Tape.

During the South African war Rud.
yard Kipling discovered at Cape Town
hospital without bandages and in
desperate need of them. This, too
was in, a city where bandages were
for sale in many shops
He told an acquaintance that he was
going to meet that want, and the gen.
tleman at once offered to pay for all
the bandages that Mr.. Kipling would
buy and take to the hospital.
A cart was quickly loaded, and then
the author was informed that under
army rules the hospital authorities
could not receive supplies from a prl-
vate individual.
"Well," said he, 81 will dump the
packages on the pavement before the
door, and then tell them to come out
and clear up the litter. Perhaps thew
can get them into the building In that
way without tearing any red tape,"
He drove of with the bandages and
the suppnes were somehow smugg,ed
into the hospital-Youths Compan.
ion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
LOSS OF NAVAL VESSELS,

america Has Been Especially Unfortu.
nate in This Particular.
twenty-five ships in twenty-five
years means the loss of one ship q
year. The British navy, which is about
five times the size of the United States
navy, and which has been more often
during the past twenty-five years ten
times the size of our navy, has, during
that period, lost two vessels, and this
Is probably as heavy a loss as has
been suffered by any of the large ma.
vies of the world. What makes the
matter more serious Is that these mis-.
haps appear to be increasing.
1t will not do to say, as one Con.
gresham did, that the navy has been
recently operating in unknown seas.
No seas on the globe ought to be un.
known to an American naval officer
who is old enough and sufficiently ex.
perienced to command a ship. Such
a plea would be laughed at by any
naval officer In Europe, and, it is safe
to say, by any American naval officer
for the latter is fully the equal in
every particular to the former. It is
probably the fault of the system, and
not chargeable to individual imcompe.
tence.
1t is, nevertheless, matter which
should be carefully investigated by
Congress. If it be the fault of a sys.
tenn, Congress can take it for granted
that the system will never be altered |
n any other way than by legislation. |
70 department of the government is so |
securely in the clutches of red tape
Is the navy, nor service so completely
pound hand and foot by foolish and
tradition. - Baltimore
American.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
How Monkeys Hunt.

Most monkeys have a liking for
and crabs, and the beasts when in
their natural element in the jungle
will often travel for miles to some
narshy region in search of a crusta-
,ean meal" said dealer in all sorts
Of wild animals TO a Washington Star
writer. Some years ago, when 1 was
IN Singapore trading with the natives
Tor monkeys, l was one day greatly
amused to see the artful methods
practiced by jocko to trap crabs. The
monkey, having located the where
lbouts Of the crabs, lies fiat down on
ais stomach, feigning death. Present
y from the countless passages pierre
ing the mud in every direction thou
lands Of little red and yellow crabs
make their appearance, and after sus-
piciously cycling for few minutes the
brown fur Of the monkey, they slowly
and cautiously slide up to him in great
5lee at the prospect of big feed off
he bones Of Master Jocko.
1.-THE latter now peeps through his
eyelids and fixes upon the
biggest Of the assembled multitude.
When the crab comes within reach,
tut dashes the monkeys arms, and off
lie scampers into the jungle with a
ry Of delight, to discuss at leisure his
leverly earned dinner.
Rarely did the monkeys seem to
Mss their. prey. I saw, however, an
Id fellow do so, and it was ludicrous
4 the extreme to see the rage it put
i'm in. Jumping for fully a minute
p and down on all foUrs at the mouth
I the hole into which the crab had
scaped, he positively howled with
exation. Then he set to work poking
lie mud about with his fingers at the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
WHEN DOES WATER Rn11.a

inc joke Is on the teacher who said.
water boils when it is PIP degrees
,snrenheit temperature" The Girl
'lo answered, Water boils when II
uOOles'" was right and teacher
nOhg' Between what is called scien-
uCaily the boiling point Of water and
temperature, or when" it actual
\ Ooils, Is vast but clean-cut differ
eGe' The boiling point of water al
!" mllllmeters, 1892 seconds barome.
" w. ~ zl2 degrees Fahrenheit, but even
,4sn water is PIP degrees Fahrenheit
uUes not necessarily boil. If the bar
'er Is today 90.6 seconds it boils-
,s ~ Ouooles-at 213.1 degrees Fahren-
-. 6uobllng is even the scientists
NV NV because he never dips his Their
NJ eIer into the boiling water itself
n. Ouly IN the steam from the huh
II the barometer is at 295
,S Saas it boils at 21O.2 degrees Fab
n. This Is the case on the sea-
nav. IN New York, where the bar
80 ~, IN year ranges between 295
Sn mus and SO.6 seconds the boiling
~ s''alure varies between 21O2 de- |
49,. fahrenheit and 213.1 degrees
'uneit, a difference of three de- |
Sao many an observing mousse |
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
WYOMING SOAP MINES.

Wyoming has a soap mine. A de-
post of a whitish material. in com
poslte form, containing just enough
sulphate, potash, and pumice to civ,
gritty essential, has been discovered
i've miles west of Newcastle, in the
northeastern part Of Wyoming. The
deposit lies In assure and dips into
the ground like a vein Of mineral
The vein, so called, Is IL to IS feet
Wide and runs the length of a quarter
sectlon' which for twenty years I'D to
GATE was used as stock pasture. Next
week probably a building of commo-
dlous dimensions, fitted with maehin.
cry that will cut the slabs Of minera,
soap into sizes for commercial use, will
cover portion OF the ground, The
cleanest town in the United States. II
Is possible, will be located In this ser.
ton. 1t will be free from SCOT and
smoke. For the factory boilers will.
be heated by petroleum found near bv
and the soap to keep the place clean Is
found in large quantities in the ground
and consequently so dirt cheap that
men can be kept on the payroll to do
nothing else but look out for dirt spots
and quickly remove them. Mr.. Beta j
has plans for developing the unious
field, and it may be expected that IN
a short time the markets Of the world
will be supplied with another wonder.
full product Of the states of boundless
resources In the Rocky mountain re-
gion.-Philadelphia Item.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
Advertising in Ancient Egvnt

King Sahura, who lived $500 wear,
before Christ. wished to record hi.
gratitude to his doctor because he had
made his nostrils we'll" and for that
purpose he caused an inscription to be
engraved on, a tablet, in which he
wished him long life and happiness,
The inscription shows further that the
Kings physician appreciated the pecu-
mary benefits of publicity, for at the
doctors own suggestion to his roya1
master the tablet, or in plain English
the advertisement, was placed in a
conspicuous position in the waiting
room of the regal palace, and it is to
be hoped, observes the Medical
Press" that the worthy practitioner
reaped the benefit he deserved, not
only for his successful treatment, but
also for his evident business capacity
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
HUMOROUS.

Does the course of their true Low
run SMOOTH" ooh, yes; there ar
banks on both Sides"
Il thought he threatened to commi
suicide" He did try 1t, but the pis
toll missed fire." "Ah! and so did he
Mrs. Muggins-Mrs. Talkalot be
lleVes everything she hears. Mrs
buggins-Yes, and a lot she doesn'
hear.
Hook-Henpeckke says he was
married in leap year. Nye-Poo,
Henpeckke! He never could learn tc
say no.
Nell-Mrs. Newlywed says she has
perfect confidence in her husband y
BELIEVES; she even gives him her
letters to mail. : }
Hoax-There goes a fellow who be.
lleves In taking things as they come,
Joax-A philosopher, eh? Hoax
No; photographer.
Inc air ship chuckled, as inanimate
tnlngs sometimes do. ~ may be a
failure" it remarked, "but can truth.
FULLY say there are no flies on me-"
Before a man marries a girl" says
me Manayunk Philosopher, "he talks
about her great strength of character.
AFTER they are married he calls 1t
stubborness."
Good morning." said the would-be
contributor; chow would you like to
nave an essay on Our Daily Bread?"
Thanks" replied the editor; I'VE per.
Ter butter. Good-day."
Benny Bloobumper, how do we
know that the moon is 100000 miles
distant from the earth?" Benny
alarmed at the teachers manner) re.
piled: "Y-y-you said so yourself, sir"
Nell-Why did she break off the
engagement? Belle-Just because
d a remark he made to her. He said:
Ae| us euJoy lie Wnlle we may, for
we shall probably be long time mar.
led"
Some say he Is generous, and some
says he's not" Perhaps both are
light" "Well, for my part, I never
new him to keep his promises"
That's just 1t. He'll give a promise
md then magnanimously forget his
You are not singing that beautiful
ong, I Want to Be an Angel with
he rest Of us" said the teacher The
title one shook her head. whats the
Sc of telling story about it," she
emanded. T'm having enough trou.
lie learning to play the piano without
offering with harp"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
Prof. HuxJey's Experience.

1t was once remarked by Professor
Huxley. after falling into an indiscre-
ion which annoyed him, that when a
nan says what he has no need to say
1e Is sure to blunder. The truth of
he observation will hardly be ques-
toned unless by the very few, if there
ire any such, who never say more than
here is necessity for saying. Most of
IS acknowledge, if we review our own
experience in the matter, that we have
frequently erred by saying what need
I'd not to be said. But why Is ii that
people so persistently commit this mis-
AXE? In the ordinary small talk of
The household, or Of society, it matters
little whether it is committed or not.
But when serious matters are In Ques-
ion, whether in conversation, in set
speech. or in correspondence, a case
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
To Meet DEPARTMENT Issue,

Unable to compete further with biz
department stores, thirty of the small
er shopkeepers Of Chicago will opeE
an Immense establishment, to be CON.
Quoted on the cooperative plan, with
alcapital stock Of 100000. The pro.
moter Of the scheme is C. F. Gilman
president Of the North Side Business
Mems association. who fought depart
ment stores In the legislature during
1897. He says he has found, as have
other retail merchants, that it Is OF
no use to oppose the department
stores. The people seem to want them
and will trade at them to the exclu-
sion of the smaller merchants. So ii
has been decided to get into the swim,
to fight the others on their own
ground, and get share of trade that
way.
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entrance to the passage, fruitlessly
trying now and again to peep into it."
Encouraging q Smile.

Mrs. Cheeseman, arrayed in her bes
gown, was sitting for her PHOTOGRAPH
Your expression-pardon me-is 8
trlfle too severe" said the photogra
pher, looking at her over his camera
Relax the features a trifie. A little
more, please. Wait a moment" He
came back, made slight change In the
adjustment Of the headrest, then stood
of and Inspected the result "Now
then, ready. Beg pardon, the express
sion is still a little too stern. Relax
the features trifle. A little more
please. Direct your gaze at the card
on this upright post. All ready. One
moment again-pardon me, the express
sion is still too severe. Relax the"
"JemiEla" roared Mr.. Cheeseman
coming out FROM behind the screen and
glaring at her savagely, Smile, con-
found you! Smile!"-London Tit-Bits
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
SNUFFY MARTINS PUPIL.

After the recent ceremony Of receiy.
Ing the freedom Of Glasgow and while
passing from his cab to the hotel Mr.
Carnegie was greeted with the saluta.
ton, uttered in the dialect peculiar to
his native Fifeshire: well done for
Snuffy Martins SCHOOL," That was
the local designation Of the humble
scholastic establishment in Dunferm-
line where Mr.. Carnegie as lad
conned the letters of the alphabet
The exclamation came from an old
school fellow. Mr.. Carnegie stopped
and gave the speaker a hearty hand
shake.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
SPIDER Is WEATHER WISE.

"a ANAAS Ao "bA HhER WISE,
Most birds and animals have the
faculty OF discerning the approach of
storm with more or less accuracy.
out in Yucatan they have a spider that
10 marvel as a weather forecaster.
Ihis insect Is known as "am," on &C.
count of the effect produced by its
poison. AS far as It's own conduct
goes the insect Is inoffensive and can
Do handled with impunity, but II any,
BODY had the misfortune 10 get one
mysteriously mixed with his food he
Is certain to die after a few hours and
meanwhile, for some unexplained rea-
son, will frequently calculate "Am!
AMI Am!"-hence the name of the
spider. Throughout the peninsula
This Is affirmed to be a fact, and If an
am" falls into fodder Of horses or
mules the animal that swallows II
surely dies. This spider Is shaped like
. crab, minus the claws, and Is of a
bright yellow color, with brown spots.
Inc biggest could be accommodated
upon silver dime. Its favorite abode
IS among the leaves of the banana
'nruD-commonly, but erroneously
called tree. There 1t spins with ex-
IRENE rapidity, Its web, which Is pro-
oiglousIy large, considering the size
u u It's architect, and proceeds to devour |
mes mat are unlucky enough to get |
8ntapgled In the meshes Of this aston
snlns little glutton, that Is not salts.
aed with less than dozen a day: that
u 10 say, 1t consumes a good deal more
'Aau us own bulk. It's progeny are
and appcer at first like
weFs black Specks, smaller than the
~ pnl"AeS' pins head. The sky may be
Oiue and eloudless when suddenly the
all commences taking in its sails or
amer, amer gathering in its net, with neat
ieSs ana dispatch. examining the whole
:. Tue material into its diminutive
'oay entirely out Of sight, 4 faw
uisu'es completes tEou.tob, and the
pleer takes up its position on the up-. 4
sf surface Of one of the great leaves
e iuiied by the gentle swaying and
uellered while, the storm RACES. It is
OF shls that the am has prepared, and 6
''er Is 1t mistaken; when the web '
AKen In rain will certainly fall ]
'tnln an hour. The moment the am I
, =. touched 1t feigns death and lets It. L
III drop, showing no sign of life until d
gain placed upon a leaf or on the n
IOund' Many one has lain in the t
AM OF the writer's hand, inert, al, C.
, legs drawn close to its body, while r
Is examined at leisure, even being b
cKed up in the fingers without ito P
'anlteSting any life.-Chicago Chron- r'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04

~lte has noticed that meats, vegetable.
&C. COOK soft much more rapidly y,
Crisp winter day, with the baronoat ~
at 0o'6 seconds, than on a dull n,na",
July day, with only 29.5 seconds bar
ometer' In Chicago water in an ono,
Sessei never boils at PIP degrees IA h
renhelt, because the city IL 90o 49,
ABOVE the level of the ocean and ~.
ntsneSt barometer actually never GOO,
ABOVE 29.9 seconds. The wpathan Gu w,
reau publishes 800 seconds etc 49, ~
Out this is because all barometer rea '
Jugs are reduced to ocean level otbe~,
wise the actual readings Of New WI,
lnormal' Z9.9 seconds), Pixies paaI
Sto'0 seconds), Denver GA seconds,
MI (25 seconds), and Cbica On
tzS'S seconds) could never be CON-
pared. The highest actual reading ~
onlcago may be 29.e seconds, CORE.
spending to boiling point of 211 Q
degrees Fahrenheit; the lowest about
Io.1 seconds, or a boiling point ~
zo0.S degrees Fahrenheit. Therefore
string beans, which are easily done in
new York IN one hour, take two To
Two and one-half hours in Chicago
because the cooking does not densnd
on the bubbling, but on the temnero .
lure. In boiler with ninety bounds
pressure water does not "boil" or hnh-
pie. e., make surplus steam-for the
BUBBLES are steam balloons surround
Cd by thin capillary shell Of water
untll go degrees Fahrenheit are
reached: Water boils in Denver at
IOl degrees, at Pixies Peak at 1874 de-
grees, at Iinceln, Neb., at 2O6 degrees
at Chicago at 21O.5 degrees, at the nor
mai barometer Of 80 seconds reduced
10 sea level, or the actual average bar
ometer tension Of these places, Den
yer needs already closed pots with
screWed-on lids to boil peas and beans
II the teacher therefore again asks the
cooking pupils. When does water bo,l9
she mad better accept the answer
When 1t bubbles" for all scientists
take this view. But If she wants to
know at what temperature does water
ooil her pupils can only say: "Watt
I'LL l have looked u2 the barometer
of our weather report and l
IAN tnen figure with only a few logar-,
INNS In half an hour the exact tenn.
'erature at which it boils today" In
general they can say: Water boils in
jnlcago, as everywhere, when It bub-
'les." A thermometer will then show :
letween 20s degrees and PIP degrees y
fahrenheit. but never quite reach PIP =
legrees In Chicago-general4y it will p
10 ABOUT I'll degrees Fahrenheit-Chi- q
ago Tribune. ,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
Ran for
Their Lives

TWO hunters, Thomas Cowles an,
Jerry Fisher, nearly fell victims to a,
attack OF mosquitoes near Nag's Head
~ T., during the July hot spell, The,
were In the Sound side hunting taci
sn1pe' Nearby was a herd of wild non.
les and half-wild cattle feeding in the
narshes. Cowles noticed that the
orutes were getting uneasy and com.
nensed upon the fact to his compan-
.on' who replied laughtngly. Cow1es
Kept on watching the animals and
suddenly cried out:
l have 1t. The wind has changed
70 the west and we've got to leg II to
the ocean"
Castle Gave the Alarm,
CoWles had been at Nays Head be-
'ore and knew that the west wind
would rouse the hordss OF mosquitoes
which lay in the marshes. The two had
hardly. started for the water, which
was q mile away, when the air was
seen to get filled all at once with mos
aultoes. Now was presented a scene
which beggars description. The cattle
ana the horses, moved by former expe-
F1ences, turned their faces eastward
ana neighing and believing scurried
across the yellow sands. The two men
LOST no time In following them 6 ex-
ample. The dog initiated his masters
and was close at their heels.
The sands were loose and the feet Of
men and brutes sank deep with every
STEP And as they pressed forward the
sWarms Of mosquitoes thickened. The
men could scarcely see their way
across the beach. They zig-zagged in
thelr course and for a time beat their
races and hands and bodies to drive Off |
the pests, which pierced them pain
FULLY. Where one mosquito was driven
away half satisfied another took its
place, hungry and bloiodthirsty.
Then 1t occurred to both that # wac
utfle to attempt to drive the mos
lultoes on. In the ocean alone was
afety. Every energy must be bent to
MS object. Their hands, their faces
heir bodies were black with the mos
ultoss, which were piled S, 10, so deem
pom them. Then guns were cast
side, their cartridge belts were loos-
ned and dropped and their game bags
'ere thrown upon the sands. The heat
M the exertion Of rushing through
1e sinking sand covered them with
respiration. They painted as they ran
The dog was mad with pain. He
slped and howled increasingly, Ever
Id anon he would stop In his mad
lsh and roll over and over He bit his
des and his bushy tail sank deeper [
ID deeper between his legs. The Gre l
ure was frightened beyond power of l.
ntrol. Il
To Ocean for Safety. !
The other beasts pressed forward as -
st they might; but they, too, were
ercome by the suddenness and con-
luousness Of the attack. Some ran to Is
d fro, against others or across or be- fl
cen the lines Of fugitives. Others G,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
An Undfsturbed Palace.

The palace Of Emperor William I IL
Berlin has been kept in the condition
in which he left it. In the bedroom
there is still the simple iron bedstead
on which he always slept and on which
he died. 1t is suggestive of bis simple
tastes in all respects. His economical
habits are illustrated by the fact that
when, in his old age, the physicians
advised him to drink glass of cham
payne at lunch, the emperor always
had the bottle corked again and the
remainder saved for his dinner.
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is frequently spoiled by irrelevance O,
redundance. To say what you mean
to say is comparatively easy; to leave
OF when you have said it is difficult
and for many people impossible. In
Huxley's case the fault, which he prob.
ably did not often commit, was due
neither to want Of clear thinking, nor
to want of facility in the use of words
One or the other or both of these
causes will explain the inability tn
Keep to the point" which is USUALLY
apparent in the speech and writing NJ
uneducated persons. But often also
the speaker or writer forgets that ex-
trareous considerations, intsrestins
enough to himself, are of no interest
to those whom he wishes to convince
II seeing is believing the blind man
must he a aknnfin
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
Linton's Business Habits,

Sir Thomas Upton did not neglect
his business while in this country for
the yacht races. He was in constant
communication with his London
agents, and it is said that his bill
for this from the cable company en-
ployed was enormous.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
King Gave Son q "Bikev

70 celebrate the seventh anniversary
OF the birthday Of Prince Edward OF
York the king gave his son a bicycle,
The machine is, of course, very small,
The frame has been made of the light.
est tubing. The gear is thirty-seven
and it is interesting to note that by
the kings express desire the frame has
been enameled in plain black, there be-
ing no elaborate decoration in the way
Of gold lining.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1902-01-04
Trespass Notices

Hunting Of any kind on Greenwood
plantation, likewise SEEMING, is positive
" prohibited under penalty of trespass.
ANY permission heretofore granted is
now revoked. No exceptions.
MRS. B. REED.