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St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
Popular Science.

Tue United States troops at Atlanta
ale busily engaged in preparing to move
to Newport, KY.
The state banks of Louisiana will urge
upon the next congress the repeal of the
TAX upon state banks
Farmers in south Georgia think they
have discovered bonanza in the cults
walton of the Chinese sand-pear.
Rapid cures of diphtheria by means
OF lunaiatIon Of turpentine, are reported
by prominent New York physician.
Caoutchouc hardened with magnesia
Is anew article of industry and is called
by NJ. Turpin, its inventor, vegetable
ivory.
The moonshine raiders that have been
harassing the upper counties of South
Carolina will be Investigated by the de.
partment at Washington.
Sugar is made from Indian corn at
lactoEy In davenport. Iowa. The prO>
duct somewhat resembles maple sugar,
and sells readily in the neighborhood.
TIE international commercial conven-
ton, proposed by the New Orleans
chamber Of commerce, is to take under
special consideration the question of
South American trade.
Schwartz has made an analysis of the
smoke of cigars made of Virginia tobac-
co. 1t yielded II IS per cent. of car
bonic acid and 476 of carbonic oxide. The
large amount of the oxide explains the
depressing fleet OF the cigars
The Journal Hygiene is the author.
ity for the statement that case of
hydrophobia in the human subject has
been successfully treated by causing the
patient to inhale oxygen. Two Russian
physicians are said to have effected the
cure
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10

bound, to Mr.. Roberts, a man of thirty
or ereabouts, with face that was
downright ugly, but pleasant from the
expression of frank good humor and in
telligence upon it, We talked of every
thing, and was surprised at the congo
niality Of taste We soon discovered. In
an animated discussion of heroines, Mr.
Roberts, turning to uncle George, said :
You were kindly inquiring this
morning about my fortune since father
died, but did not tell you one little
episode. Before I was fortunate enough
to obtain my present lucrative situation,
| was for time telegraph operator in a
small place called Dryden, and then I
heard of real heroine, of whom the
world will probably never hear"
knew what was coming, but kept my
face perfectly composed to listen. When
the story was finished, giving uncle
George a sly pinch to keep him quiet.
said
What kind of a looking person was
the wonderful heroine ?"
I never saw her, for although Bays
vile was the next station to DRYDEN,
never went there. But she was described
to me as tall, strong and masculine"
In short, my dear Lion" | said
grave]y, I" she was perfect Elephant"
such a stare as greeted me I am Ger
tain never came upon Leo Roberts face
before or since that hour. His eyes
dilated until thought they would pop
out of his dear, ugly face, and his mouth
opened in utter amazament. Finally he
remembered his manners and gasped:
Pardon me, I-wss it really you ?"
Uncle George I said, will you be
kind enough to introduce me properly
to Mr.. Roberts? l believe he thinks
your niece must bear your name"
With flourish, Uncle George arose
and gravely introduced:
Mr.. Leo Roberts, Miss Olive Hud-
SON Miss Hudson, Mr.. Roberts,"
After that we could not certainly be
strangers. and Mr.. Roberts came often
to dine with Uncle George.
And one day there was a wedding,
where the bride was very small, buried
in lace and orange blossoms, and the
bridegroom was ugly and good natured;
but it was true love match, fit ending
for the filtration commenced at DRYDEN
and Baysville, "Over the Wires"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
\ ANITY FAIR IN JUNE.
English Girls and Matfons as They Appear il
Rotten Row
London Cor. N. Y. World |

English Girls and Nations as They Appear r.
Rotten Row
| London Cor. n. Y. World
A prettier sight than the English girls
dressed Tor the morning promenade can
not be imagined. Their fresh, blooming
faces and simple tasteful toilets form a
most charming picture, and make one
wonder whether they can be the same
who were at the opera house last night,
or whether they are a different rae. who
only appear in the morning. 1t seems as
il it must be so, for the girls at the opera
in those menstrous toilets, that only
Englsa taste and English dressmakers
could invent, are plain and uuattractive,
high shouldered, short waisted-the
work of the mcdiste with their luxuri.
ant hair covered entirely by caps the
size OF bonnets. No wonder we call
English girls plain if we only zee them
in what is called full dress. The middle
aged ladies, too, as seen in the morning
promenade, are totally unlike the British
matTen satirically suggested by the pen
OF our British friends, the French. The
view near the statue of Achilles in daz
cling in the extreme; there is a row.
with its avenue of stately trees, in all
their freshness, filed with riders, the
walks and side crowded with pedes-
TRANS, and others seated on the rows of
chairs, placed under the trees, and the
drive, the other side of the ride, were
ladies who do not care to ride or walk,
drive themselves, sight of itself.
Beautiful pairs of ponies, or horses.
wonderfully constructed phaetons, and
every type OF woman. As two
o'clock draws near the throng grows very |
dense, circulation is almost impossible |
ashton greets fashion in rapid handshakes
md mods, celebrated people pass by al
most unnoticed in the crowd, and a con-
inual hum of criticism is kept up.
Every body is on the lookout for every.
'ody else: eager Tor novelty and ready
or any excitement which may turn up,
on this particular June morning their
faving was satified. A hcrse has iallen
lnder his fair rider, who Is no other than
be Princess of Wales; rush is made
Or the spot, but before crowd can coli
ect she Is up and mounted again; she
pale, but unhurt and safe, greatly to
he relief of the people The princess
'oks perfect on horseback; her figure is
the, straight and graceful, but, in spite
her valiant appearance, she lie mid
der. She rode slowly eff after her mi.-
Up, amid the respectful homage IF the
~ crowd. Ten minutes sitter this acct
ant the ride is cleared, and compare
We silence reigns over the late brilliant
ence.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
A NEW WORK FOR CHEMISTRY.
American Grasses Being Tested with interesting
Results

American Grasses Being Tested with interesting
Results.
Prof. Colyer, the chemist employed
by the government for the department.
agriculture, is engaged with bis as
sistauts in making some analysis that
promise to be of considerable Importance
to the agricultural interests of the
country. The department has received,
from various parts of the United States,
specimens of grasses which, having been
! ground to powder, are submitted to
chemical tests to determine their relative
nutritive value for the purposes of feed
! ing stock. The grasses now under
examination comprise twelve of the
ra:ive varieties of Kansas. None of the
analyses are vet complete; but the
experiment of analysing agricultural
products being new in the United States,
| the results of the ones now in progress
are awaited with interest.
One of the first tests applied to these
grasses is that of incarceration, or burn.
ing, their organic substance being con-
sumed. The nutritive value of the
grasses is in some inverse proportion
to the inorganic or non-nutritive matter
which remains after the fire. One Of
the western grasses already tested in this
manner has been found to contain less
than eleven per cent. OF the alkaline or
non nutritive substance Subs quent
tests are made for the purpose of deter.
mining the varying proportions of starch
sugar, albumen, etc, contained in the
grasses.
According to Investigations made by
Prof Co'yer, there grow within the limits
of the nited States not less than 200
varieties of grasses, the New England
States alone furnishing about POO varie-
ties. Prof Colyer mentions, as curious
fact (showing the limited attention which
has hitherto been given to agricultural
chemistry in the United States), that all
most no analyses OF even the common
cereals-corn, wheat and rye-have been
made by American chemists, our know
ledge of the results of snch ANALYSIS COM
ing ainly from England and Germany.
He also thinks that the meadow lands of
New Eogland, which have become bar
rem from being kept constantly sown
with one kind of grass, could be made
abundantly productive again by being
treated to some other of the multitude.
nous varieties which, after inve stigation,
would probably be found adapted to the
present condition of the soil. At present,
he asserts, the chemical assistance at his
disposal is wholly inadequate to under
take invt stigations of this kind.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
The Prayer of Schiller's Father
for His Son.

90 God, Thou knowest my poverty in
good gifts for my sons inheritance. Ora
ciously permit, that even as the want OF
bread became to Thy hunger~stricken
flock in the wilderness the pledge of
ovelfowing abundance. so likewise my
darkness may, in its sad extremity, carry
with it the measure of Thy unfathom-
able light; aud, because I cannot give
to my son the least of blessings, do Thou
give the greatest; because, in my hands
there Is not anything, do Thou pour out
all things from Thine; and this temple
of newborn spirit, which I cannot
adoin even with earthly ornaments of
dust and ashes, do Thou irradiate with
the celestial adornmept OF Thy presence;
and, finally, with that peace which
pas eth all understanding
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
- S - II IN Z 2
Miscellaneous.

Early fruit catches the worm. Thi
il reliable. Il n ts,tf}.t FIT ~: Il.
Lock-jaw has become epidemic among
North Carolina swine. - .,a@
Mil companies on Puget sound ARE
gradually working into the employment
of married men to the exclusion of the
bachelor element that heretofore made
up the ranks of the mill companies
principally. es#& -
The swatsr in which the dishes are
washed at the St. Nicholas Hotel in
New York is conducted to immense
tanks In the cellar for the purpose of
skimming off the grease, which sells for
from so to $l5 day.
The nickel cent in our coinage owes
itsorigin to desire of MFR. Bryaut's, after
his first visit to Germany toreplace the
oid>fashioned copper cent with some.
thing more nearly resembling the
kreutzer.
The water swag-tail which last year
built its nest on the framework under
meath a.third-clasa railway carriage on
the. Aafdon and Southwestern railway
has returned this spring 10 her old GUAR.
ters, and has reareda feah brood OF four
little ones IN her strangely chosen habi-
t&Hfs ~ n \ n
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
WAITS AND HUlMS-
Inc Lay Ct the Lrnr On".

can't conceive how feIlahs can 90 svpgin wour
and wound,
And Hingins out their legs like that woudn
law pound
th1nS soc:-aw-nw '-Socl-Bv Georgel II
bweak my jawl-
Society is, don't you know, a mcnstwous howl
1t Is heasty warm, an dancin' makes felah such
aguy,
"thdwops of perspiwaticn hcp-hop-hoppin' down
his eye.
Why, standin' here feel as limp as--aw we'll, as
bigger.
Just fancy me aw 'whi2hin' round I'd cut
pretty fggerl
The "fe tive thw1n, "--thats rwot. you know
when the therm aw-thermom- aw
ny George. the thermo moneter is maxim eighty
faw
Aw-yaw let's cut this swelterin shop, an dwnp
this beastly dress.
I'll make my fellah pack my things, an catch the
Scotch expwess.
There's Lady Flo got her eye upon me-wants
spoon.
-pwetty Flo, my spoon "cl, se-tim " begin
the end OF June
| Wcally wish they'd pass law to make hop
Between the first oi-aw-July ani--aw-too hot
for WINE
Exit. very limp.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10

"A little urchin being asked, What
is Rhode Island noted for?' replied, at
is the only one of the New England
states which is the smallest"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
GENERAL LEE.

As he IS Pictured by Distinguished German
Officer before Class in the Ro,a
Academy Of ArtiIIeosts dno tns,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-08-10
The J,ondon World tells on amusing

The London World tells Oh amusing
story of q coaching accident which once
hanrened to the late dowager Lady
Shelley (not of the poets branch), who
died in 1873, and whose garden parties
a, Fulbam were so long charming
feature of London society. Her coach
ba;nr one day upset, her ladysbjP and
bar msid we're thrown into heap inside
f,ac the midst of which, after 9 little
while, Der ladyship'a voice was heard
calling to her footman: flames James!
pull me out; the black legs are mime"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05

New YORK, Jan. 3.--Two or three
days since Thomas Lord, one of the
wealthiest retired merchants in this city,
aged eighty-four, married the celebrated
Mrs. Wilhelmina wilkins Hicks, aged
forty.three. To-day Thomas Lord, Jr.,
Henry Lord and Francis Lord, sons of
Thomas Lord, joined in petition to
Judge Van Brunt, sitting in the supreme
court, stating that their father Is and tor
some time has been deprived OF reason
and understanding through old age, In.
trinity and decay of his natural powers,
and Is unit for the government of himself
and the management of his estate,
wherefore they pray for a commission
In lunacy. The petition is supported by
affidavits OF the three sons and the jani.
tor OF one OF their fathers buildings,
sIhey all relate instances OF his lack OF
memory and unitness for business. The
old 0eLtleman owns between $500, Coo
and $l,OOO,0OO Of improved real estate
and personal property worth S9OO, 900,
aud has been In receipt of $l25, 900 in.
come, while his personal expenses did
not exceed $4,000. Judge Van Bruni
appointed as commissioners, ex.Judge
Enoch Fancher, DR.. Geo. A. Peters and
James d. Fisk and granted an Injunction
against the disposition OF his property by
Mr.. Lord or his agents.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05
HOsteIler's Almanac.

The edition of 1878 Of the sterling Medi.
cal Annual, known as Hostetter s Alma
mac. is now ready, and may be obtained
free OF cost, OF druggists and general
country dealers In all parts OF the United
States and British America, and indeed
in every civilized portion of the Western
Hemisphere. IL combines, with the
soundest practical advice tor the preser.
walton and restoration OF health, large
amount OF interesting and amusing light
reading. and the calendar, astronomical
items, ETC., are prepared with great care,
and will be found entirely accurate. The
issue Of Hostctter's Almanac for 1878, in
the English, German. French, Welsh,
Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian
and Spanish languages, will in all proba
bilility be the largest edition of medica
work ever publihed in any country. The
proprietors, Messrs. Hostetter d Smith,
Pittsburg, Pa, on receipt of a two cen,
stamp will forward copy by mail To
any pei who cannot procure one In
bis neigh6ornood.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05

A SUR roR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Dol

A sun FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL.
LARS TO BE BROUGHT AGAINST HIM.
New York special to Philadelphia Times.
Mr.. Sam Wilkeson's prediction that the
BeeCher scandal would knock the Lie OF
Christ higher than kite proved quite
true. 1t went up some time ago. and
now ii has come back to Beecher, who
is called upon to pay back ten thousand
dollars and the royalty thus far received,
and damages in one hundred thousand
dollars will be demanded of him. 1t ap>
pears that in 1865 Mr.. Beecher catered
into contract with Messrs. j. b. Ford
81 20. to write lie oil Christ in Two vol.
umes. He was to have ten thousand
dollars cash down and.a certain royalty
besides on every volume sold. Ii
was stipulated that he should begin
| AZ once and 20 on, finishing the
work in eighteen months, or ~ soon
thereafter AS practicable. Mr.. Beecher
began to write, anU the Fords spent
money lavishly in pictures, engravings,
l
Hooded the mail bags. 1t looked as
though fortunes were 10 be made on the
instant. Then Beecher began to lag.
The Fords hurried him up. The scandal
began to crop out. In short, although
nearly ten years have passed by the
second volume is only half written. and
the publishers are in bankruptcy. Mr..
Ritter was authorized to sell the firms
effects, among which was the "Life OF
Christ" A man offered twenty five
hundred dollars tor 1t, but Ritter said he
had no authority to sell at private sale.
80 the auction went on and the Life OF
Christ" was knocked down to MIR.
Cash" tor one thousand dollars, includ>
Ing the plates and the contract. Mr..
Cash" called the next day and settled,
and instantly placed his papers IN the
hands OF MIR. Beecher's ancient opponent.
EX>Jndge William Fullerton, with In
structious to proceed at once and recover
for him all that the law provides. The
gentleman's other name is Wright, but
further information Is not yet offered on
that subject. Judge Fullerton simply
knew him as Mr.. Wright. Mr.. Ritter
addressed him respectfully as "Mr.
Cash, and Ford Il Co. had no informa-
ton on the subject. Judge Fullerton
this evening said 1.-THE whole matter Ia
In nutshell. and Is very simple. Mr..
Beecher made contract ten years ago
and failed to keepit. In spite OF that, he
obtained ten thousand dollars from US in
subsequent royalties, all Of which, with
interest, he must pay back, besides com
pensating US for the damages we have
sustained. We shall proceed at once.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05
An tique Errors.

In this enlightened age and land, find &C
ceptance only with the prejudiced and
ignorant. 1t Is impossible, for instance,
to persuade any large proportion Of a
people who have imbibed their ideas Of
logic in common schools and tree acad-
emies, that it is expedient TO cram their
systems with mercury, rasp their bowels
with colycinth and jalap, or stupefy their
brains with opiates, when a pure, eff.
fective, safe, b0ntanic cordial like Hostet>
ter's Stomach Bitters, which relieves
every disorder for which the poisonous
drugs have been heretofore prescribed,
is within the teach of every one. Old
fashionable remedies are rapidly giving
ground before the advances of this con-
quering specific, and old fashioned ideas
in regard to depletion as means OF cure,
have been quite exploded by the success
OF the great renovant, which tones the
system. tranqullizes the nerves, induces
sound repOse, neutralizes malaria, de-
purates and enriches the blood, rouses
the liver when dormant, and promotes
| a regular habit of body. 4>lm
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05

tcnancc. How many men there are, whit
would as soon introduce pestilenc'
into their house, as they would some
papers that might be named, and yet how
many Of these same persons will pur-
chase such papers for their own perusal
and consider their nominal censurt
equivalent TO yirtuous attempt to cur
tail the circulation OF the same. II the
thing is injurious itself, II can be Of
benefit TO no one. and it may do much
mischief to the unthnklng, or the mex.
perienced. The yender Of poisons would
soon close his shop or change his BUSH
ness If he had NJ customers, or an
insufficient number to make his business
profitable, and so would the publishers
OF poisonous journals, for so may those
papers be aptly described, which panler
to vitlated taste, and which tend to the
decentralization of their readers.
The news-dealer is almost forced TO
keep all journals the public calls for, even
literature, tor II he does moi, he
may lose the sale Of much which is en-
tirely unobiectionable; but ii not unfre-
quently happens that tine news.dealer re.
grets this necessity and expresses the
wish that the law or public sentiment
would Danish irvm sight and circulation,
that which is justly condemned. The
public is certainly at fault in the matter.
Let the people cease to furnish a market
for such wares, aud there will be no
more complaint hearl on the subject.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05
General Debility.

Vital weakness or depression: weak
exhausted feeling, no energy or courage;
the result OF mental over.work, indis-
cretions or excuses, or some drain on the
system, is always cured by Humphreys
Homeopathic Specific No. %. 1t tones
up and invigorates the system, imparts
strength and energy-stops the drain and
rejuvenatcs the entire man. Been used
twenty years with perfect success by
thousands. Sold by dealers. Price 81
per single vial, or SIS per package Of five
walls and 50 vial Of powder. Sent by
mail on receipt Of price. Address
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine
Company. 100 Fulton street X.
x-iulyl3.d&w
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05

A SPRINGFIELD special, dated January
3, says OF the Bum failure: ''rhere is no
further excitement over the Bum failure
and the run on the other banks has com>
pletely ceased. 1t was not intended that
last nights dispatch should say there
was run on the State National, but the
error ia OF no consequence. Mr.. Brown,
Bunn's assignee, estimates the liabilities
at $9l2,000, the personal property at
S400, 900 and the real estate at $500, 900.
This last item cost over 81 1000 and it
Is thought by some that 100000 is too
low an estimate. even considering the
shrinkage; but Brown is very cautious
man. A full statement will be prepared
ia few days"
Mr.. Bum and his wife have decided all
their property, both real and personal to
Mr.. Brown, the assignee, to be sold for
the benefit of their conditions.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05

On the Sd. in San Frapciseo large
body Of unemployed workingmen march.
ed to the mayors Office and committee
waited upon the mayor, and demand.
ed work or bread, suggesting that they
be set at work on streets or other public
improvements. The mayor addressed
the crowd, stalisg his inability to take
such action, and connselling applications
when necessary to various benevolent or.
CARNATIONS. The speech was received In
sulIen silence. The crowd. to the num-
her Of several thousand. then marched to
the new city hall lots, where they were
addressed BY the agitators Kearney, Will
lock and others, the tone of the speeches
being to the eject that they must help
themselves by force IL ether means fall.
Oh
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-05
APrROBIOUs LITERATURE.
~ the Request or the Promising
Ysung Literaieur, Master w. ".


There Is a class OF literature that Is
well known throughout tho country,
which is very extensively. read, very
generally condemned and remarkably
successful. A few newspapers and PEE
riodicals, ministerins only to morbid
taste. have achieved unenviable notoriety,
and the community visit their entire cen.
sure upon the editors or propristors OF
the Objectionable sheets. This Is hardly
fair, for # there were not readers, there
would be no writer's. All admit that the
sanctity Of the home circle should not be
invaded, and the particulars Of private
life paradcd and distorted in newspapers
to cultivate depraved taste, or to satis>
ty an unhealthy curiosity; none will deny
that many cases are developed In courts
OF justice, the details Of which should be
studiously withheld from publication,
and II cannot be contrOverted that there
are phases or real life which cannot be
presented 10 community without
shocking delicacy and exercising
- demoralizing tendancy oyer
youth and inexperience. And yet,
Notwithstanding these assertions, It can.
not be gainsayed, such are just the kind
Of sensational circumstances which are
sought after by some journalists. and
which large number of persons read,
and condemn the paper or papers in
which they appear.
Those who condemn that style of liter.
Azure, after reading, are both right aud
wrong. They are right In pronouncing
ID condemnation. but they are wrong In
the way 10 which they do II.
OIsapprobation should be shown by
4 neither purchasing or reading such pa
pers. Mere words amount to nothing.
9rhs ut Of purchasing EXCEPTIONALLY liter.
aeurs y practical appreciation. because 1t
! lsads % rake It successful, but take away
~ market Il; let the public taste irown
{ upos n, sparn 4, and the public eye
|1Dea from II, and Il will soon cease to be
Sso1table, and will de for want Of aus.