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THE TRUE DEMOCRAT Official Journal of the Parish of West Feliolana and School Board. ý, W. LEAKE, Jr., Pub. and Prop ST. FRANCISVILLE, WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LA, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1898. VOL. VII.---NO 24. S amuel J. Powell, John H. Stone, St. FranciLsvlle. Clinton, La. POWELL & STONE, A Attorneys - at - Law, St. Francisville, La. .OiERT SEMPLE, Att(orn"'Y - t - Law, i Will pr,'eivr in the courts of the : 131h and lith11 j licid districts. Dur- 8 ieg vdcation, · iall m et clients at the h Ulrtonl ;Hulls in Bayou Sara bhent ver 8 Pol: Cc,,p3 Pos cffico, L.a t DR. A. F. BARROW, Physician and Surgeon, a St. Francisville, La. OSef in Leako building. Telephone alls answered from either Kilbourne's .r Munford's drug stores. ROBT. C. WICKLIFFE, Attorney - at - Law, 1 ST. FBANCI5TILLE, LA. Office near court house. Will prai. lie in the 13th Judicial and Federal Oenrts. W. RICHARDS PERCY, I Attorney.at-Law & Notary Publlo, ST. EBANCISVILLE, LA. Will practice in the 13th Judicial 1 District, 4th Circuit; Supreme and Federal Courts. Office in Bank Build. hr. M. PLITT, laker and Confectioner, ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA. .Bread, Pies, Cakes, Cream Puffs and all sorts of Fancy Sweets. Home Made Stick Candy. Supp:ylng weddings and picnic par UIDN 7 POWELL, D.D.S., DENTIST, It lranoinille, - Louisina, Is prepared to do all work in his line. Office at residence. & T. Gastrell, EABBWARB , STOVES, WAGON sa CARRIAGE WOOD WORK. Mouse Furnishing Coods. 3013, WOODS MOWING lA. I cabIM , HAT RAKES, ALSE, BLINDS, DOORS, ETC. JOSEPH 8TERN, ....Desler In... General Mercharcdise. L Stale ina ConasctlHe With Stor0, & rpply of rnsre and Males for sala. atifacotion Guaranteed. JOS. BITERN, Foot of Hill. L. P. KILBOURNE, Druggist and Chemnist, Srmer Royal aed Prosperity Streets, St. Franoievile, La. theeriptions carefully compounded. Choioe selection of Drags, Patent Medieie., and Notions. Fresh Carden Seed on Hand T. W. RAYNHAM, Contractor and Builder. ,I: Doors and Dreussed Lumber kept ouetantly on hand at shop, near residence, to Sult the Times* NOTED BATTLE HORSES. 11 STEEDS THAT CARRIED FAMOUS h MEN IN MANY CONFLICTS. d A Branch of the Service That Snff.rs More Fatalities Than Do the Men General Phil Sheridan's Black War Horse - Gen. Grant's Military Chargers. a Horses in war suffer more fatalities than men. Out of the many thousands who have given their lives, perishing in their duty toward their masters, only a few return home to spend their lives in the ease and honor they de serve. One warhorse, however,which has made a splendid record for him- C self, and now has his virtues, name, and noble deeds engraved on a fitting tombstone, was the little chestnut the great Duke of Wellington rode at the battle of Waterloo. Copenhagen, named 8 after the capital of Denmark, from which country and city he came, was a spirited thoroughbred, standing fif teen hands high, and $2000 was the price paid for him. Copenhagen served under Wellington during the Spanish war, and for eighteen hours he carried his master at Waterloo. After this he was sent to the duke's home, Strath fieldsaye, in England, to take his ease. A member of the Royal Academy of English painters was paid to make a handsome portrait of Copenhagen, which the duke loved and petted to the day of his death. The last years of the faithful horse were, however, sadly embittered by the teasing of thousands of curious persons who came to visit him in his paddock, and his groom would clip hairs from his tail and mane to sell for a few shil lings to the visitors. When the duke heard of this he put Copenhagen in a I big cage, where he lived in peace. I His funeral was well attended, and at Strathfieldsaye his tombstone, ordered by the duke himself, is still to be seen, in excellent preservation. Nine years after the Emperor Na poleon died at St. Helena an old white horse perished of old age and pneu monia in England. The skeleton of this animal is set up in the Royal United service institution in White e hall yard, London, and to all visitors e it is pointed out as Marengo, the charger Napoleon rode at the battle of Waterloo. Marengo came originally from Egypt and was left to wander on - the dismal battlefield when the empe ror was forced to fly for his life. An English officer found and took him, and he was sold to an English general. in English pastures, cared for by rev erent grooms, this noble horse passed the latter years of his life far more peacefully and happily than his great and unfortunate master. His pgrtrait also was painted by a famous artist . and now hangs in a country house in England. General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant, General Stonewall Jackson and Sheridan all brought their favorite chargers safely through many bloody battles, and both Gen eral Lee and Jackson were outlived by their warhorses. Cincinnati, General Grant's most famous horse, was pre P sented to him by a man also named Grant, but not related to the great commander. Cincinnati weathered the Swar and died as sincerely lamented as he had lived respected. A sober brown horse, the one he rode at the surrender of Lord Corn wallis, was hung with elaborate mourn ing robes and, led by a groom, fol s lowed quietly behind the coffin of his dead master, General George Wash ington. A true Virginian, Washing ton was a splendid horseman ; but he never settled his affection on any one horse. Two or three times he lost his horses in battle, and on one particu larly handsome white horse, Dolly, his portrait was painted. - None of his chargers weathered any number of severe engagements, as did Old Sorel and Traveler, the horses of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Traveler carried his master through nearly all the battles at which he com manded, was never himself wounded, and in mourning attended the general's Sfuneral. It is said he whinnied sadly when the coffin was borne before him, and shortly after in grazing about his a, peacefulpasture he stuck a nail in his foot and died of lockjaw. He,like Copenhagen, had honorable burial, and, unlike most warhorses, he lived out his full allowance of fifteen years. - It was on the back of Sorrel that Stonewall Jackson received his death wound, and the plucky little horse then passed into the keepilg of his master's father-in-law,a clergyman. In d 1886 he died a death natural to vener able horseflesh after having seen nearly ten terrible battles, and his body,very skillfully mounted, now stands in a glass case in the library of the Sol diers' home, Virginia. There are very few American chil dren who do not know that General Sheridan's most noted black warhorse was called Rienzi. He, too, outlived all the perils of war, not dying until ' 1876, when his body was mounted, " and now can be seen in the museum of Governor's Island in New York Bay. pt General Andrew Jackson was an ardent horse lover, and three fine chargers were always set aside for his use when he was with the army. Tra dition, however, does not say that he favored or loved any special horse, but a. it does say that when his men, ex hausted and downhearted, were mak ing forced marches along the heavy roads, he usually preferred to leave his saddle and march with the sol- Tf diers. General Fitzhugh Lee rode the handsomest horse in the confederate army-a thoroughbred mare named Nellie Grey. But, spite of her beauty and her bold, brave spirit, poor Nellie fell in the thick of the fight at the battle of Winchester.-New York Sun. Imperfectly Understood. gE It is unfortunate that some teachers tl of the young fail to adapt themselves )1 to the perceptions of their tender it charges. They are apt to shoot over h their heads, as it were, and the effect ci on the cherubs is anything but bene- p ficial. li At a certain East End Sunday c, school some time ago the teacher h talked to the infint class upon the ri evils of strong drink. The little tots 4 of 4 and 5 listened attentively to a ti long tirade against the rum demon. sj Finally the teacher cried: S "Wine is a mocker!" The children pricked up their ears t] at the teacher's vehemence. f "Wine is a mockerl" she cried t, again, like one of the prophets of old. f, The children looked very grave in- I deed. "Wine is a mocker!" cried the teacher i for the third timie,and then she turned t: and wrote the sentence in big letters t on the blackboard. "Now, children," she exclaimed, as t she turned around, "I want you to tell me what wine is." ' The little ones looked about va- t cantly. "Wine is a mocker!" cried the k teacher. "Now what is wine? first little boy." The first little boy looked thought ful. "Wine--is--a-marker," he drawled. "No, no," said the tdacher. "Next little boy." The next little boy looked still more thoughtful. "Wine-is-a-market," he ven tured. 1 "No, no," fidgeted the teacher. "Next little boy." The third little boy smiled. He was a self-confident little fellow. "Wine-is-a--monkey," he bravely answered. And then the teacher gave it up. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ducks Kill a Muskrat. A large Pekin duck, owned by Frank Lewis of New Hampton, N. Y., which has hatched out an early brood of ducklings, took them out on the Walkill for a first lesson in the art of swimming. They had gone but a short distance from the shore when a muskrat seized one of the ducklings by the leg. The squawk of fright which it gave as it was being drawn beneath the water attracted the atten tion of the mother duck, and a few quick movements of her feet brought her to the spot in time to seize the muskrat by the tail. The muskrat, surprised by the at tack, released its grip on the duck ling and turned on the big duck. The thick feathers of the duck protected it from the muskrat's teeth, and its at tacks produced so little effect that the duck did not release her hold on the muskrat's tail. The splashing of the water made by the combatants attracted the atten tion of a big drake which was swim ming near, and it cameup and assailed the muskrat with vicious blows of its strong beak. The rat struggled des perately to escape, bht the duck held it fast, and the drake rained blows upon it until it ceased to struggle. The duck towed it ashore, and both birds pecked at it until they made sure it was dead. Then the mother duck collected her brood, and the swimming lesson was resumed as if nothing had happened. The big drake, however, kept near, as if ready to be of service if the ducklings needed further protection.--Chicago Post. The Gate of Castle William. An interesting story connected with the gate of Castle William, Governor's Island, New York harbor, the only part of the fort still standing was told by Mrs. Gilman, wife of Captain Gil man of the Thirteenth infantry. In 1799 a man who was to be hung as a spy was confined in the castle. The commanding officer's little daugh ter became interested in him and found that he wasa stone-carver. He offered to carve an ornamental piece to go over the gate of the sallyport, which was then being built, if she could get him permission. She did, and a reprieve was granted him to finish it. When it was done, the child went to see the ornament put in its place, and while she was standing dlear a rope broke in the hoisting and a heavy piece of stone would have fallen and crushed her if the prisoner had not rushed forward and pushed her aside. His life was spared,of course, and the stone ornament surmounting the gate is all that is left to remind one of the beautiful story. A writer on the sight says that wear B ing veils permanently weakens many - naturally good eyes, on account of the Sendeavors of the eye to adjust itself to t the ceaseless vibrations of that too - common article of dress. VIEWED AT WASHINIGTON THE SANTIAGO SITUATION AS UNDER. STOOD AT THE CAPITAL. Shafter's Delay in Attack on the City Caused by His Desire to Prevent the Escape of the Spanish..lhe Guns of Cer vera's Ships Rendered Useless. Gen. Shafter's report from Siboney, sent Sunday night, caused officials of the war department to wait all day Monday with the expectation of hear- Eg ing that the bombardment of Santiago had begun. No word to that effect came, however, up to the time the de partment closed, and though there is little reason to doubt that the general carries out the programme of which he had notified the department, it was regarded possible that he had con sented to a further extension under th. flag of truce, in view of certain signs of weakening on the part of the Spanish commander. The experiments recently made of the naval ordnance gave very unsatis factory results when it was attempted to project shells over the high hills from the open sea to Santiago city. Possibly better results may be attained when the attack is resumed, but there is more likelihood that I the main reliance will be upon such of the lighter draft vessels of Admiral Sampson's fleet as may succeed in get ting closer to the shore and in a better position than the heavy battleships. The Washington officials are satisfied that what appears to be delay on the part of Gen. Shafter was really caused by his efforts to carry out strictly the president's instruction to prevent the Spanish army from escaping from San tiago. He might have attacked the town several days ago, with the result that if the Spanish were overcome they could have retreated without ob struction to the northwest beyond the reach of our soldiers to follow. His dispatch indicates clearly that he has been trying to oomplete his line of investment so as to prevent such an escape, and as he appears to feel satisfied that he has accomplished this, the final assault will not be de layed much longer. Gen. Shafter is disposed to save every life possible in the war, probably having in mind the particularly large proportion of killed, wounded and missing compared to the total strength of his army in the bat tle of Caney, which the official figures promulgated Monday shows was unex ceptional in modern warfare. It is to save our troops that he desires to make a free use of artillery when the assault proper begins, and also to se cure the co-operation of the navy in. the attack. The little artillery duel of Sunday appears to have been more serious in its results than was at first supposed by Shafter, for during the afternoon he was obliged to report as one re sult the death of Capt. Charles Row ell, Second infantry, one of the most gallant and popular officers of the reg ular establishment. Capt. Rowell was born in New York and appointed to the military academy in 1881, and was placed in charge of the company which he led to his death in 1806. His death caused deep grief among the officers of the department who respected him for his soldierly qualities shown in his hard service in thie past. The cable communication between Washington and Gen. Shafter's head quarters has now been, gotten into ex cellent condition, so that it has been possible to receive at the department a message within twenty minutes after it has been dispatched by Gen Shatter. Col. Allen, who is in charge of Gen. Shafter's end of the line, has reported to the department that he is now en gaged in laying a cable from Guantsa. name to Playa dcl Este, and which will still further deduce the time re quired for the exchange of communi cations. The appearance at the navy depart. ment Monday morning at an early hour of Ensign Palmer, one of the of ficers of the St. Louis, which arrived at Portemouth Sunday, led the officials to believe that he had brought with him the reports of the American com manders upon the battle which re sulted in the destruction of Cervera's squadron. Naval officials say a serious difficulty occurred at the time the ships of Ad I miral Cervera's fleet hauled down their colors and surrendered. Inquiries have brought out the fact that the breech blocks of the guns were thrown Soverboard, thus disabling the guns and making them practically worth Sless, and the valves by which the ships were flooded opened after the t surrender, when, under the rules of Swarfare, the enemy had ceased fight a ing and had asked for quarter. It is Y said that further destruction to the Sships at such a time was bote wanton t and dishonorable, and if the persons r responsible for it are located they are Slikely to be held responsible. r Ministers Will Be Scarce. During the academic year 1806-'97 the twenty-one German universIlties * granted 2,371 doctors' degree, 1,187 of y them in medicine, 829 in philosophy, e 835 in law and 20 in theology. Erlangen o seems to be the favorite place for the Sfinal examinations, 332 degrees having been taken there. .. I. MoO. LLwaunox, Pres. E. L. Naws ux, io-e-Pree. E. J. Due ,a,.1*0 . " Bank of West Feliciana ...ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA.... "" Cash Capital, - - $25,000; Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. Exohange bought and sold. Prompt uervice guaranteed. Your boulne II solicited. Bank honrs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Draoroua:--E. J. Buck, S. MoO. Lawrason, Adolph Teuntob, 0. D. Brooks, L. P. Kilbourne, J. L. Golsan, John F. Irvine, Br.; B. i Newsham, Robert Daoiel, T. W. Butler. F. M. 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