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St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19

Mrs. Partington remarks that I'd HI
persons nowadays suffer from suggestiq d
of the brain.
Some time ago the newspaper pr-
respondents left the seaside, since zen
the sea St rpent has not shown his tat
"A poor man remarks that the4nF
advantage he gets from capitalists = Y
"live within his income,' whereB tAe
difficulty he experiences s TO live Vi famt
an income.
-" Even the boot which lifts aFwlg
machine agent off the front 81 nay
contain a stocking which on Cesshas a
morning will overflow with blesJs insa #
loving friends"
1t has been discovered that lager
beer is certain remedy for cons. We
believe the usual method of apl yipg the
remedy is let it soak into the { IN from
the inside of the foot.
"A Spanish illustrated ne sspapef Is
threatened with prosecution tsr pubIsh.
ing portrait of the Princess Mercedes,
the destined bride of King AL Aleaonso, the
portrait being by no means hi sang
"A schoolmaster cannot conlu..t III
eide without stating the proposition A
fortnight ago pedagogue in San JuaD,
Cal., shot bimself after school hurs,
but not until he had chalked on the
blackboard the words, May this Ulye
the problem"
..Ah, love!" she murmured, asthey
wandered through the moonlight, ah,
dearest, why do the summer roses fae?'
He happened to be young chemisof a
practical turn of mind, and he relied
that it was owing to the insufhcincy
of oxygen in the air.
"A Philadelphia paper is moVedto
inquire why, if druggists by mistake
poisons to persons causing death, re
prosecuted. those who sell explose
burning fluids, ard cause the deathof
people almost oily, should be alIoed
to 60 scot treet
She used D keep bits of broken cha
and crockerJpiled up in convenht
corner of thscloset, and when asked er
reason for deserving such domestic ln-
Der, she wald shoot a lucid glanceat
her husbad, and merely remark, 'fe
knows vat them's for"
~ my breakfast ready?" saidn
impatsnt young man who was tryinto
oct is breakfast at a beer salu.
"Da't know" said the waiter, I'll
whstle up and see." "Heavens =" 0,
DIT do that. ordered sausage, anif
yu whistle you'll have the whole ot
own"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

The New Orleans grand jury recon-
menu Sunday liquor law for that mu-
nicipality.
The incoming South Carolina legisla-
bure will likely call convention to draft
a new constitution of that state.
Ralph Bingham, the ~seven-year. old
Richmond, Va, oratorical prodigy, is
dubbed the "Boy Orator of Bethel"
Walter Malone, of Waldron, Scott
county, Ark, recently shot his father-in-
law dead when the latter interfered to
prevent the former from beating his wife.
r. E. Robinson, of Petersburg, Va,
was dangerously wounded in the side on
the Oath ult. by the accidental discharge
of a pistol, which he was showing to his
wife.
The Mobile Register thinks the revolt
of the western coffee dealers against the
Baltimore and New Yoak merchants and
of the railroad lines running eastward has
called attention once more to the advan-
tages of Mobile as an entrepot for coffee.
There is mammoth scheme on foot to
abandon the James river and Kanawha
canal and build railroad along the
tow path but it is believed the legisla-
ture will never grant charter giving
Richmond controlling interest in the
road. It seems now to be conceded that
the canal will not be repaired west OF
Lynchburg. Between that city and
Buchanan charter is being pressed for
q railroad between those two points.
Showing the results of scientific farm
ing, while Austria produces on one square
mile 81 head OF stock, Prussia, within
ttlr sa1no limits, raises s 527 France.
5,670, Great Britain, II AT. In Bel
GUM where agriculture is most naturally
pursued, square mile produces means
of nuulishment for 7 ,345 persons, whereas
in Poland the farming produces food for
only 1928 persons per square mile, and,
taking The world at large, far less aver
age than this is obtained.
Senator Gordon. of Georgia, has re-
ceived the silver salver given him by
columbia women" and in acknowledg"
ment writes "What assistance l have
been able to contribute to the relief of
your state from the evils of misgovern-
ment was rendered to people bound to
those who sent me here by every tie OF
kindred, of interest, OF deathless men,
ories and enduring sympathies. I shall
treasure this beautiful gift through life
as memorial of South Carolina new
birth anu of the too generous tribute
paid to me by her daughters for the aid
it was my privilege to render in the time
of her distress ana humiliation"
Aiken Is. C.) Journal: DR.. J. L.
Smith, of Silyerton township, while open
ing up a new turpentine farm, noticed
something fall to the ground and crawl
toward tie tent where he was sitting.
On examing the object he found it to be
an alligator, In the course of a few mo-
: ments second one made it's appearance.
The doctor found six Others within a
space of two hundred yards, The ami
mails were all quite lively and about
twelve inches in length. The place
whereon they fell is situated on high
sandy ground, about six miles north of
the Savannah river. The amin ais are
supposed to have been taken up in a
water-sprout, at some distant locality,
and dropped in the region where they
were found.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
WAITS AND WHINS.
The MiAtAefOe.

In ancls Mt times the Druid Priests.
with many o'emn vow,
Gathered thy branches, sacred plant.
10 crown The priestess' brow;
ana chanting grave, mysterious hymns,
"1th ed steps snd slow.
heY marched beneath the old oak-trces.
Barring he mistetoe.
How many q legend. strange and old,
Around tiny branches clings,
OF superslitions fierce and dread,
Of wild, bsrbaric things.
What cul ious rites on salisbury plain,
What grand ana pompous snow
VI C7!ts and Northm, n, hast thou seen,
Mysterious nlistlt toel
Those cruel, superst itious years
Long since hare passed away;
A fairer priestess than of old
Blesses thy leaves to-day.
lIooplng across the snowy fields
The laughing maidens 90,
To gather for their festival
Ihe Christmas mistletoe
The hall is bright with Chri'tnas cheer,
Aud youths and maidens far,
With Innocent and happy hearts,
Have met together there,
hllh iurer. Geeper reverence
Than Dull priest could know,
he lover kisse blu ihirg cheeks
Under the mistletuc.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
EATEN BY A BEAR
August 20, 1877.
HERE LIE THE REMAINS

1t is very unheroic and even dis
agreeable epitaph. That "eaten by a
bear" is intolerable. It is grotesque.
And then l thought what an inadequate
language the English is for compact ex-
preston. 1t would not answer to put
upon the stone simply eaten," for that
is indefinite and requires explanation it
might mean eaten by cannibal. This
difficulty could not occur in the German,
where essen signifies the act of feeding
by a man and tressen by beast. How
simple the thing would be il GeEman:-
HER LIEGT
HOCH
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19

sirous to kill moose than he. But he
needlessly remarked, after he had ex.
amined the wound in the bear, that he
had seen that kind of shot made by
cows horn. This sort of talk affected
me not. When I went to sleep that
night my last delicious thought was,
" I've killed bear" ."-Charles Duddley
WrrDpr
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
There are, it is said, no old maids

There are, it is said, no old maids in
Russia except the nuns. The public
sentiment is 50 decidedly against female
celibacy that when q woman reaches the
age Of twenty-five, and still pines in sin
gle 5lessedness, she finds it best to go OF
on = journey IN search Of d husband, and
usually returns, after some length Of time,
and announces that she is widow.
Russian etiquette, which positively for.
bids any allusion to the husband il the
presence Of his widow, is very convenient
for the purposes Of those ladies.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
!. If calico dress is washed carelessly

IT calico dress is washed carelessly,
starched stiff, summed day or two, and
half ironed, It is not 8 very conely sight.
But if quickly dried in the shade, very
thinly and evenly starched, and ironed
on the wrong side 50 that it will not
shine, it will look like q new dress for q
long time. Many pretty blue prints and
cambrics fade when washed in the usual
way. IF they are washed the first time
in strong salt and water, or water to
which o little beefs gall is added, the
colers will be set so that they will be as
handsome as at first, and can be washed
yer after like other goods.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
HOW TO MANAGE HIM.

"How shall I manage my husband"
I will tell you my dear, if l can;
He Is really wonderful creature,
That troublesome animal. Man
Yes really wonderful cresture-
So strange, inconsistent and queer;
But yeu'Il soon know the secret by learning
The modus operandi, my dear!
If he stays out too late in the evening,
Partaking OF supper and wine,
Don't prove him q false fabrica tor,
When he comes home by asking the time;
For he surely will tell you the town clock
But the moment before rang out one
When it struck he had counted it over
Just three times before it had done!
Ard then, If his hat, in the mern1ng,
Is SIN alier by far than his head,
Don't hint by the merest a'lUslon
That his Iordshlp went typsy to bed;
But rather regard the Occurrences
phenomenon puzzling and queer
With strange look OF mystlfcation
In your eyes, if he's watching, my dear!
And don't fail to sew on his buttons,
And likewise his clothes mend with care;
Don't tease him for money for shopping;
Don't frown when he acts like BEAR
Don't tell him too often, my deary.
That your poor head is aching with pain,
Lest he whisper, way down in his BOSOM
so! wish I were single againv'
Don't tell him that Mary, the housemaid,
And ann, the obstreperous cook,
Refuse to receive your Suggestions
With even so much as a LOOK,
Don't tell him how very annoying
Yon often have found it to be
To be told to 6 Get out of the kitchen,
And dent come a-bothering mev'
But always seem cheerful and happy,
And always look pleasant and gay;
Than frown t ere Is nothing more potent
in driving ones husband away,
And thas you must ever keep striving
You'll find it an excellent pan;
But whatever you do, dear, remember
ihat your husband is only man.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19
The Rev. lTatthews Hale Smith, in

The Rev. LiattheWs Haze oMItH, III
ro.ont lecture on Wit and Hnmor,
.o;d. "The Bible is ehock full of wit
from Genesis to Revelation, abounding
- sarcasms and incidents where men
had got the better of one another Dy
rare humor, and Others had been lu-
d;crously 'hoist by their own fpe-
tard.'"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-01-19


The contest seemed to me very differ
ent from anything at Creedmoor. l had
carefully read the reports of the shoot
ing there, but it was not easy to apply
the experience | had thus acquired. I
hesitated whether had better fire lying
on my stomach, or lying on my back and
resting the gun ON my toes. But in
neither position, / reflected, could / see
the bear until he was upon me. The
range Mas too short, and the bear
gait for me to examine the
thermometer and note the direction of
the wind. Erial of the Creedmoor
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when and at what Size to Plan, Trees.

Trees are frequently transplauted when their
size is large. Indeed, it was in this way that
Louis Napoleon planted trees in Paris, to the
great delight of the Pairsians and the benefit of
his popularity. Some of the authorities say that
the tree should be transplanted only in the early
winter, when frost has kept the earth well about
the roots We have seen trees of good size sue
cessfnlly transplanted in spring. The hole in
which they are to be planted should be quite
large, and plenty of fork soil, made very fine,
should be put in the bottom and along the sides
The tree, with plenty of earth about it, may be
put carefully into the hole, with plenty of rich
earth to cover to the level of the ground and
banked somewhat against the trunk. Water i'm
mediately and well, so that the earth may be
settled about the roots. One way to obtain n
tree is to select one from the crumLling embank-
ment OF new road alonside wood. 1t comes
away without breaking the roots so much as if
you dug all around it. Before you take out your
tree make chalk mark on the side toward the
north, and, when you transplant, let the chalk
mark come again toward the north. Evergreens
do not bear transplanting when of large size
Films six or eight inches through a foot from the
ground do well when carefully transplanted but
these are the largest Sizes transplanted.-Inte
Ocean. ~
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Thin Out the Trees.

Every fruit grower who has had any oxper-
ence, knows that in a fruitful year it is advisa-
BILE to thin out the fruit. In nearly every portion
OF the country where fruit is successfully grown
there is every prospect of prolific yield, and
now is the time in the latitude of tho lakes to
remove from the trees the excess of the crops
II tree is loaded, half of the young fruit may
DC removed, with great advantage TO what is
left The remaining fruit will be worth more
money, cost less in gathering and marketing.
and find far reader sale than a crop that en-
dangers the limbs, and is inferior in size and ap-
pearance. Especially should a portion of an cx-
cesslve crop be removed from young trees, which
sometimes-and, indeed, very often-overbear
The health of the trees is impaired by everbear-
ing and the fruit is not fair in size or quality
rs when it is judiciously thinned ont. We have
seen fine, thrifty young trees almost ruined by
overbearing, the limbs borne down and some
times broken of, and the vigor of the trees SO
greatly impaired that they never fully recover
ed The prudent and experienced orchardist new
or permits his young trees to tax their strength
in that way. He knows that the injury sustain
ed by his trees from excessive bearing represents
serious loss of money in the futGre. Lock to
the trees, and if they ara overloaded, thin ont
the excess,
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From the QuaiI,s stand point.

In conversation with a man who was once one
of our most noted sportsmen and best Shots but
who has not used gun for several years, we
made the inquiry why he had stopped shooting,
and had told to us little story which, though
it is the experience of every man who shoots
yet does not often have the effect that it did in
the case of our friend.
One morning he took his gun and dogs and
started for the woods to shoot quail. He had
just quit using tobacco and doubted his ability
TO do good wiDg-shooting, but concluded to try
it.
In few moments the dogs flushed a eOvy of
quail, and our sportsman fired one barrel and
brought bis bird down dead. The sec ond barrel
brought down another, but it only had broken
wing. The dogs were after it in moment but
the bird got into patch of brush SO thick that
the dogs couldn't get at it. The hunter came
mp. The quail ran about in the brush first
hiding under bunch of leaves or grass, and
then limb, and continually making that mourn
ful coolng sound peculiar to wounded quail
which is trying to escape. All at once the cru
city or the situation flashed upon our sportsman
Here was o wounded bird, one of the most beau
tlful as well as useful in destroying the pests
which prey upon the farmer, and the poor thing
was trying to escape from a man and two dogs
determined to kill it. OF course the bird was
wounded and must be killed, and a shot soon
did that. "But," said this man with a woman's
heart, ali at once l saw the whole thing from
the standpoint of the quail, and since then
nave never shot one, nor shall ever shoot an
other" continued he, "unless it is a case where
the bird is needed for food by some one who is
sick. Qrails are more useful alive than dead,
and Killing them is q cruel sport"
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fur the farmer.
Growing Pickles.


After the vines have begun to bear, you can
not cultivate your pickles any more hut in gath
ering the pickles. if there scattering weeds,
they should be pulled by hand. There is but one
way in which you have nice pickles, and
that is to gather them every day. The most
popular pickle in the market and at the factor
les is one about three inches long and from
half to fiye-eighths of an inch in diameter, and
IN favorable weather they grow very rapidly
Pickles that are gathered every day will yield
much more than those which only gathered
every other day. 1t is better to cut them off
with sharp knife, as you will disturb tia vines
less in this way.
A vine should never be lifted or disturbed more
than is absolutely necessary. Where pickles can
be sold at % ceiI.sa hundred, they will be found
a very profitable crop. The cost of picking is
not more than three four cents hundred,
can be gathered from an acre. At the pickle
factories the price varies from 81 TO 81 50 per
Thousand, and even at this price shOnld consd-
er them paying crop, inT they only occupy the
land for a few weeks and n crop of turnips may
be grown on the same land; for many years
have grown my largest crop of turnips in this
way. Pickles may be sailed so as to keep for
years. There are two methods: one is to make
q strong brine and cover them, and the other to
fill yonr barrel with pickles and salt in alternate
layers, aud let them draw their brine;
half bushel of salt will do for barrel. In either
case there should be weight pnt them, and
the scum that rises should be removed. If your
pickles are small and of uniform size, between
three and four Thousand can be sailed in forty
i've gallon barrel. have found linseed oil bar
rels excellent for the purpose. In most villages
OF one or two Thousand inhabitants, there can be
a good trade in pickles worked up. have grown
from twenty TO one hundred thousand year for
the last fifteen years, and have sold most of
them at three hundred for 81, and not less than
$3.50 per thousand. AGRICoLA.
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Hay Gathering.

Hay should in all cases be gathered when il
and not the farmer is ready. If 1 were a large
buyer of hay, would endeavor to secure a bel.
ter article than is now the rule. Nice, sweet
bright and fragrant hay is an exceptionable ar
ticle, wnen 1t should be the rule, as might be if
the great mass of farmers were not SO inye ter
ately welded to old habits, Our argument with
them is that grass cut in blossom is more di fcult
to cure at later period. Properly conside red,
this is no argument at all. As well might a
hired man urge that it is more agreeable to be-
gin days work in the winter at nine O'clock
than seven. Hay should be made at that peri cd
OF time when it is worth the most for stoc k feed
ing-not when farmer has "nothinp else to do
and can't sleep" But if such hay costs him more
than what turns to woody rubbish before it is
cut, let him charge more, of course and no BUYER
whose Judgment is worth cent will Object
Cor Cetnan's Rsrel Uorld
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me non. Norton s. Townshend, of Ohio State
University, Columbus, is engaged in a series If
interesting experiments with the rpen ing wheat
1or the purpose of aseertaining by microscopic
examination at what stage of ripeninc it should
De ont 1t is regarded by farmers in many To-
the grain so early that none of il will she'll ont
IN the operation. 1t is found that winter flower
is produced when this is done /; but il is also
found that the flour does not 'risen as well as
snas which Is made from the matured grain. A
ed through the period between the atta;nmsnt
OF full size by the kernel and the perfect ripen.
ing OF the grain, is expected to yield yalnabIs
economical information as to these points.-Oiio
State Journal UNIV
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Che Fun Of the Ching.
THE MEXICAN WAY.

|
Powder and ball and war and strife.
Are roliie king features of Mexican life
That Is the way they make things go,
In the beautiful valley Of Mexico.
When statesman rises and they like him not.
They close his career with powder and shot;
HIS head may be wise, and his visage grim
Yet all the same they Just go for him.
On tie national fame this leaves no blot,
Because there is virtue in powder and shot;
And to make change of rulers they
just load their mrskefs and blaze away
This does not cause the nation 10 grow,
But il answers the purpose in Mexico;
The nation can live though il be rather smaii,
And there's infinite fun in powder and ball
The farmer gets up in the early NON,
And goes to work in his field Of corn
Or tolls, may be- at curing the hay.
But long before evening he's shooting away.
The merchant wends his way to his store,
But finds that trade is too much Of bore
And thinks there $ nothing choice ana cute,
As glorious chance to evolute.
He longs for wrong to be redressed,
Or some Don TO be sent to his final rest;
Some hated chief or may be a lot,
To be snufied out with powder and shot
The mason goes out with trowel and bod,
But swears that all labor is cursed Of Cod
And as he wipes the sweat from his brow,
He hopes in his soul there will soon be row.
And so with the cobbler, the butcher, and all
Their thoughts are all given to powder and ball
The doctor, the lawyer the priest and what not,
Go in with will for good powder and shot
We long have escaped this fierce Mexican way,
And have stood for the ballot D. many day;
But Tilden believes are fearfully slow,
And should take few lessons from good Mexico.
So he rouses up Potter, the sly old fox.
And stirs up Randall, and Blair and Cox,
Till they come to think there is possible fun
a wifi rnrda nd
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Mr.. Rarnum,s VIII.

7. T. Barnum is said to have remembered I24
editors in his will. We'd like our giraffe now,
before Barnum dies.-Free Press. We don't ex-
pect to get anything more than the gnus, but
we're not proud.-Nyoam 1drertiser. What we
want is the rhino- serous.-Phila. Bxllefin Lots
of us would be content with bear living
POrtchester Journal. Wonder if any of you are
lion about this.-Bridgeport Standard. Mr.. Bar
mum, give us three cheers and a tiger.-Danbury
Ners. 1t is to be hoped Mr.. Barnum will put
his seal on the will.-EreRisg Telegram. This is
mer- maiden effort of Mr. BRUINS; bnt outside
of the Happy Family give rs the camel, pard.
". Y. Herald. This is beginning to tapir out.
-Bangor Commercial Yes, it's weasel, the
whole of it.-BostOR Herald
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atsefnl mud Curious.
About Canning Fruit.

heat the most Of my fruit In the jars, using
QUARTS prepare the fruit, fill the jar, set in a
kettle of cold or warm water, with plate I'M
derneath. have kettle that just holds four
gar and warm water in pitcher; fill the jars
within an inch of the top; screw the lids down
without the rubbers until the syrup is SO warm
that you cannot bear your finger in it. Then
take it out Take off the lid, have some hot
syrup i'm cup, fill the jars, put on the rubbers,
and screw on the lids. 1 wish You conld see my
gooseberries put mp IN this way. l have taken
the premium several times on them at different
fairs. Cherries, too, are as solid, when opened .
year after, as when fresh gathered from the
need as much syrup. If there is enough juice,
add sugar alone.-Iafer- Ocean.
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A VALUABLE OINTMENT.-A most excellent
ointment fo- hands that are scratched, burned,
or sore, is thus prepared: Take 3 drachms of
camphor gux,, 3 of white beeswax, 3 of sperma-
ceti, ounces of olive oil (: put them together in
a cup upon the stove where they will melt slow
~ and form white ointment in few minutes.
If the hands be affected, anoint them on going
to bed and put on pair Of gloves. A DAY or
two will suffice to heal them. For chapped
hands, instead of washing the hands with soap,
employ oat meal, and after each washing take a
little dry oat meal and rub over the hands, so as
to absorb any moisture.