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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24
Would vouCh for Him

An hilarious sort of man who doe,
business on Griswold street, says the
Detroit Free Press, entered the office
of an acquaintance the other day,
and asked for q lone of twinety- five
dollars. The gentleman hated to
refuse, but yet forced himself to
say:
81 have the money, but if l let you
have it my family will want tor food
before Saturday night.
"Shoo guess not You let me
have the money, and III take you to
a grocery store where they'll trust
you for thirty days on my vouching,
though it's thing l seldom do for
anybody, owipglto the risk"
"But-but," stammered the other.
"And I've got a barrel OF carrots in
my barn" continued the other, and
if worse comes to worse, I'll be hang
ed if don't give you the pile l won't
see man starye after he has done
me favor !"
It was ike pulling teeth, but he got
tiie money.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24
Dcad.HBeatS and Their Rackcrs,

"Ihe Old Cabinet" of ScriJner for
May, after sketchlng the career of o
fraud, says:
Does any one suppose tina. the mis-.
cradle man whose career is sketched
above, could have done the harm he
has done, if those good persons in tho
community who knew him to be
charatan, had treated him as such 7
The sculptors who get up public
monuments" for the purchase of
their own caricatures of distinguished
men, all have on the subscription,lists
the names of other men, scarcely less
distinguished. The amateur writer's
who seem to think they can get intel
ligent readers only by dlnt of recon
mendatious, after the manner of patent
soap manufacturers, are never at
loss for celebrated names as signatures
to their certificates. The point that
we wish to make is that frauds-fnan.
cial, social, literary, srtistic-get their
opportunity TO do harm by the good
natured acquiesence Of the better part
OF the community We never knew
a dead beat who did not have some
good man-some ''genial reviewer" -
for his apologist and "backer."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

"Can you cure my eyes 7" said s
man to the late DR.. Brown, Of Jeffer.
son Co., N. Y. "Yes," said the doc
tor ''it you will follow my prescrip-
ton" 20 certainly, doctor" said the
alarmed patient, will do anything to
have my eyes cured. What is your
remedy. doctor 7" You must steal a
horse" said the doctor very soberly.
"Steal a horse, DOCTOR said the
patient in amazement. show will that
cure my eyes'' "You would be sent
to state prison for five years, where
you could not get any whiskey, and
during your incarceration your eyes
would get well" said the doctor. The
patient looked somewhat credulous,
but he did not adopt the doctors
remedy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24
WHOLE NO. 1861
Moses wife.

Rev, Dr. Taylor Of New York.
preached sermon, on . recent Sunday
upon tho Sedltlon OF Miriam and
Aaron because Of Moses wife, lie
said Miriam and Aaron must needs
eSpostulale with Moses about hIs wife,
but they had nothing whatever TO do
with his GomeSIlc matters, The privacy
OF his tent ought TO have been sacred
even In their eyes, aud all such in
truslycncss Is an abomlnation In my
eyes, ZlPporah was Moses wife
she was his as 4 wife aud not theirs.
They might have their own views
about her ~ their sister but Moses
did not marry TO please them, but to
secure an hclpmeet for himself She
was not tho public property OF the
camp, that they might talk Of her
wherever they went. II Moses was
satisfied that was enough Even If
there had been ground fer accusation
against her, that was no business of
theirs, aud rcgaid for Moses ought to
have kept them silent. A mans house
Is his castle. No personal malice
should enter into II with its attack
aud no mean reports should be reciey.
cd from the eaycsdroppers who have
first misunderstood and then misrep-
resented If mans public life has
been blameablc, then let him be arrang-
cd: but let no Paul Pry cross his
theshold to get hold OF family secrets,
or descend into the area to hear somo
hlrelings moralizings II minister
is untailhiul in his duty, let him be
put upon his defence but let no whit.
pcrs say "llis wifi. his wife I" At
least until such times as congregations
are prepared topay a separate salary
to the pastors partner as u female
among them, let them
keep their tongues OIL her insist
upon it that in business, in politics,
in religion, domestic privacy shall be
respected. Even the bees when put
into a glass hive, go to work at the
very first to make tho glass opaque,
for they will not have their secrets
made common property and surely
we busy human beings may sometimes
DO allowed to be by ourselves. The
man who goes into house to Use
what be sees there as an enyious
weapon against the inmates of it isa
Spy, and should be treated as a CON-
non outlaw.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

KILLING RATs,-The following cheap
and simple method is said to be used
in Germany: A mixture of two
parts of well bruised common squills
and three parts of finely chopped ba-
con is made into stiff mass, with as
much meal as may be required, and
then baked into small cakes, which
are put down for the rats to eat. Sew
eral correspondents of the German
Agricultural Gazette write to announce
the complete extirpation Of rats and
mice from their cow stalls and pig
geries since the adoption ot this sim.
pie plan.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

"You are mistaken, Sir" the lad
/ replied, "utterly mistaken, slri yoI
will obllge me by quitting the hous
Immediately"
"You forget last night, ma'am Il
the vault" tho man said In loy
tone,
The cheek OF tho lady perceptibl!
blanched and she gave a gasp to
breath, Instantly recovering herself
she said;
II don't understand you, sir Yol
are laboring under n mistake"
"Well, may be, The man replied
~hat's fact but my impression wa
that saw you In tho vault when you
were trying to remove tho ring from
tho finger OF what you supposed to he
tho corpse"
The lady had sunk into chair aud
was deadly pale, by q powerful cf
tort she ovOrcame her momentary
weakness, and said in strong tones;
"l don't know, sir, what you speak
Of You are either laboring under q
mistake Or you arc lunatic,'
'Do You happen 10 have q dress
like this, ma'am 7" the man asked,
drawing from his pocket the piece he
had cut from the dress OF the pccu-
pant Of the vault the night before.
Tho lady's lips grew white and dry,
She tried TO speak, but her tongue
Glove to rooi.of her mouth, aud utter.
ance was impossible.
~ am reasonable maGam, the man
said 81 know your secret, but will
keep it if you will make it worth my
while"
"How much do you require 2" the
lady asked, acquiring the power oil
speech by great effort.
Twenty pounds down will satisfy
me for the present." the man said,
'and more another time when | need
it."
The money was paid, and within a
month the man returned and demand.
ed more. The lady evidently revealed
The story of her disgrace and crime to
ner husband, Tor he paid the money
and soon afterward resigned his living
and retired to England.
This part of the condemned mans
confession was made known to Mr..
Bell. All the parties to this strange
transaction are not yet dead, end
renee the names are fictitious. The
writer's Informant, however, vouched
or the story, and there Is no reason to
loubt his veracitv.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

The New DOMINION MONTHLY is
one of the best and chepest magazines
published. Our better half inquiries
for it euery ,oeek. She takes SO much
interest in it. John Dougall & Son
publishers, Montreal, p. Q Terms
~ year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24
Hartland Business Cards.
Il. G | Il b 4 II Il
Manuiae turcr of and Dealer in

PlOwS, Cultivat0rs, Cottage and
Box Stoves, CauIdrOn Kettles,
SINKS, HOLLOW wARE.RoLL BAKERS,
Door Rollers, Door Roller Track, Corn
Shelters, Sugar Arch Mouths, Crates and
Bars, Sap Pans, Arch Tops, Mouths end
Runners, Slide Yoke Irons, Boot Jacks.
Registers, Door Scrapcrs, Empire Stove Black,
Guards and Doors, Bcdstead Castings, Gas
Castings, Birdsnest Tuycr Irons, Sleigh ana
Sled Shoes, chilled and common, Cart and
Wagon Boxes, Gr.mcs's improved Smut Mills,
Howe's Standard Scales, GIBBS Cylinder Plow
Shares, Harrows, &c.
u Orders solicited.
Har.land, VT, May l, 1871. 1884
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Ret,'y.



When the 10y snow ia deep,
Covering The frozen land,
DO the little fowerets peep
10 be crushed by Winters hand
No, they wait for brighter days,
Wait for bees and butterflies
Then their dainty heads they raise
10 tho sunny, sunny sLiea,
When the cruel north winds sigh,
When I In cold wi'h wind aud rain.
DO tho brides home1 a ay
only 10 80 back AgsIa ;
No, they wait for spring TO come,
Wait Tor gladstone sun and showers
hon they sock their northern home,
Seek Ito lesfy, fragrant bowers.
Tiuhtiul an tho birds aud ilowers.
Tho our spring OF Joy be late,
Tho We long for brighter hours,
We must ever learn to wait,
--pafa Reed Goodale. 81, Nicholas Tor May
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

The mouth of wise man IS in his
heart. The heart of fool is in his
mouth, because what he knowetb or
thinketh he uttereth.-C Bible.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-04-24

What an absurd thing it is to
pass over all the valuable parts OF .
man. and fix our attention on his in.
firri,ies. Il Addison.
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Windsor Photograph Rooms.

PIlsT.CLASa WORK GUARANTEED,
OLD PICTURES copied aud enlarged aud
finished In Ink, Water colors, Cil. stereo.
seople Views taken OF Residences. Horses,
or Groups. aud IN fact, all kinds OF Photo
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Albums, Picture Frames, StereoscOpes,
Stereoscoplc Views Of Windsor and vicinity,
Passeporlouts, &c.. &C.. always on hand,-
Also, Agent for the celebrated Es,y Organ,
Having had experience In the business
we trust We shall merit u liberal public
patronage. - lls5dyi
AMBROSE s. VOSE, Artist.
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T. y, KEN DALL,
Marble and Granite Worker.

draye-RtOnes, Monuments, Tablets, etc.,
etc., manufactured 10 order, and At satisfactory
prices, ! an deieimtged nol 10 be undersold'
Shop on Main It,, dust South Of the new
iisptsi church, Windsor, VI, 1907
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O. II. FREEMAN, Agent,

for repairing clothes wringers OF all kinds.
Best quality of Solid White Rubber Rolls fur.
nishsd at reasonable prices, and warranted BY
q II. FREEMAN.
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VICK'S
Illustrated Priced Catalogue. =.

Seventy.five pages-300 Illustrations, with
Descriptions of thousands of the best Flowers
and Vegetables in the world, and the ,cay to
grop hem-al for Two CENT postage
stamp. Printed in German an ! English.
Vick's Floicer and Vegetable Garden, SO cts.
in paper covers in elegant cloth covers. 81.
Fick's Illustrated Monthly Magdzine-32 pa
ges, fine Illustrations, and Colored Plate in
every number. Price Sl.25 year; Five
copies for $500. Address,
JAMES WICK. Rochester, n. 7.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Feeding Corn Stalks.
lSouthern Farmer.


There is one portion of our corn pro
duct which, in the South, is hardly eyel
utilized at all, while in the North it is
considered of great value, namely, the
stalks. OF course, If the fodder is pulled
Cor nOt,) and the corn is allowed to be-
come perfectly cured in the field, and
stocks become dry and hard, they are
OF no value for food. But it cut in
season, with the fodder on them, and
all cured together. there is but little,
1T any loss to the corn, and both stalks
and fodder make a tirst-late food for
stock. The proper time to cut the corn
for this purpose is " hen the grain has
become entirely hard, and the shucks
begin to dry. 1t will be found that the
the shuck on the ear begins to dry
sooner than the fodier-so that, if cut
and cured in this state. both the fodder
aud the stalks are fu. of nutriment.
In order to feed stalks to the best
advantage. New England farmers cut
and steam them. This ms kts every
part of them edible and wholesome.
As few Southern farmers are prepared
to do this, they would have to feed
them whole; but even this way they
would find that Il large portion of them
would he eaten and make good food.
When stalks green and full of juice, are
cut and closely shocked ny, or stored,
away they retain the juice a long time,
and as much of this juice is saccharine
matter, it is, of course, very fattenng.
Our farmers are too much in the habit
OF feeding, what stock they feed at all,
on corn, and we hope they
Will turn their attention to this method
OF utilizing the whole corn crop.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Fortune TelHer's Almanac.

To dream of a mill stone about your
neck is sign of what you may expect
if you marry an extravagant wife.
1t is very lucky to dream that you
pay for thing twice over; since after
ward, you will probably take care to
have all your bills receipted.
For I. person in unembarrassed cir
cumsta nces to dream that he is arrested
is very fortunate, for it is warning to
him on no account to accept bill.
To dream OF fire is sign that if
you are wise you will see that all the
lights III your hOuse are out before you
go to bed.
To dream HAT your nose is red at the
tip is an ntimntinn that you had better
leave off brandy and water.
To dream of a great number of SER
wants is-madness.
To dream Of a bear foretokens mis-
chief, which your vision shows you is a
Bruins
When fashionable young lady
dreams of filbert it is d sign that her
thoughts are running upon the colonel.
If you dream of clothes it is a warn
ing not to go to law for by the rule of
contraries you will be sure of a nom
suit.
When a young lady dreams of a cof-
fin it betokens that she should instantly
discontinue tight stays, and always
go warmly and thivkly shod in wet
weather.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Bots and Horses,

IN. P. Scott. in Maryland Farmer.l
An article in Wilkes Spirit concludes
ny saying that No treatment avails in
effectlng the removal of bots from ::
horses stomach before the natural period
OF their exit" | venture to affirm (but
only from the result of one case re-
ported to me by gentleman to whom
l remembered its triaD that chloroform
Will remove and probably kill them.
ln the case referred to the animal dis
charged large quantity of dead bots.
The horse recovered.
K.-Soft soap-teacupful; common
salt-tablespoonful; dissolve in warn
water--one and a half or two pints,
add Tablespoonful and a
half or two, shake well, drench imme-
diately.
The soft soap and salt act as pur-
gatlve; also to suspend chloroform.
The chloroform may be repeated, sus-
pended in any mucilage, as of fax seed,
slippery elm, sassafras pith, gum ara
bic, etc.
The above prescription is unsurpassed
IN the treatment of collie in horses and
mules.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05

The steamer Pargoud has been mott
fed by the sheriff of Issaquena county,
Mississippi, that she must not return to
that county, as the citizens are waiting
on the banks OF the river, shot guns in
hand. prepared to forcibly resist any
attempt of the boat to land-in conse-
quruce of which the Pargoud did not
.rave her wharf in New Orleans. SINH
lar rregn;.tiuns had already been adopted
hv the people of Madison and Carroll
palishes, in Louisiana, and Chicot
county in Arkansas. These vigorous
measures may exclude yellow fever
from those localities.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Planting Trees i'm the Fall.
=, Patrick Barry, Rochester N. VI

| ~, Patrick Barry, Rochester N. Y.
! Inc question whether spring or fall il
the better season for planting, has bee1
much discussed, and the conclusion
| reached has generally been, that, il
Western New York and similar climates
one Is about as good as the other. My
| experience with hardy fruit and de-
ciduous ornamental trees, is in favor OF
the tall. 1t is true that we have an
| occasional severe winter, when fall
planted trees suffer, but these are OF
rare occurrence.
Last fall, quite late, after the hurry OF
the season was all over, planted sew
eral hundred dwarf pear trees. After
planting, the earth was drawn up around
the base, say six or more inches above
the level OF the ground, to give pro-
lection to the roots and stitfcn the tree
against the force of the wind. May 22d
mad the earth around the tree removed
20 the ground level, and found vigorous
new roots, three to five inches in length,
spreading in all directions frnm the
ounce stock. The tops are also pushing
rapldly, and in the whole planting of
oo0 trees there is not failure
IL is easy to see what all advantage
these trees have over those i,lantei tls
spring, even under the most favorable
circumstances for the latter. IL spring
planting it often happens that long
PERIOD OF cold weather and drying winds
follows the planting, and the trees get
seriously dried before the growing sea
son opens, or dry or warm period
comes before the roots have acquired
vlgor enough to sustain the tree under
such adverse influence, they either die
or ilnger along feebly all summer.
we must take some risk in planting
ar any season, but on the whole ! think
the chances are in favor of the fall for
hardy deciduous trees.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05

In it's last issue the Courier in refer
ring to the appearance Of the Republi-
can News, says :" it was issued from the
job office of J. ". Jackson, Esq. who
also prints the ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT. -
We want the editors of the Courier to
know, if they do not at present, that
the ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT is not, and
has never been printed by Mr.. jackson,
and further, that We are no more res
ponsible for what issues from Mr..
Jackson's job Office, than we are for the
which appear in the
Courier, of Larrimore for Congress-, or
the Louisiana State lottery company,
both of which we have declined to
publish, as well as many other wild cat
advertisements, which have appeared
in that journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Registrars Notice
APPOINTMENT MIS-

The undersigned will hold his Office for the
purpose of registering voters at the following
places from O'Clock in the morning until < in
the evening:
Opelousas at Courthouse Sept 2. 2.3,4.5.s7
Maiiet at Jos. Sullice's Sept. 9th
Prud homme City at T. C. Chachere's Sent 10Th
1r,olnt-aux-Loups F., at Carts Sept. 18th
Faquetalque at Zenon Hubers Sent 1ath
Eaquetaique at F. Duplechin's Sept 18th
WAY TI1niGaatalgner I.S at d. F. Lafeurs Sept. 18th.
Nllle Plate at Yves Vidrine's Sent nth
ManEloth at Aurelien Guillory's Sent 18th
i nine Prarle at Charles Johnson's Sept, 10th,
plne woods at Blackshear's Mill Sept. Goth
1,ayou Ehlcot at Sam'l Haas Sept. 21st.
Upper Bayou BRuf at Louis Stagc's Sent oad
Big Cane at Hazard & Simmons Sent esth o'
negro Foot at McHenry's Sept. 26th.
Atehafalaya at A. A. Richards Sent aath
Maxla at School House Sent 9Oth
Barry's Landing at p. P &aizanis Oct. 1st
washington at Town Hall Oct I'd.
Lower Bayou BBuf at School House Oct Oh
Grand Prairie at Paul Stages Oct. 5th w.
Plaisance at Francois Dnpre's Oct. 7th
Fralrle Laurent at Martins Oct sth.
Leonville at Maboux's Oct, 9th,
5fand Coteau at Dunbar's Oct 10th
Conlee Croche at School House Oct. 1fth.
1nlrcn 1 f0lnt ut Jean Barrousses Oct 10Th.
rad 6ihq. hrulee at Foreman & Duson's Oct 14th.
sIa,. xsIas.1e iorlne at D Bernard's Oct. 18th
Mermentau at Maignaud's Oct 18th,
The last two weeks previous to the election
at opelousas from A. N. to l p. NJ, and from
2 P. NJ, to p b., being October 18TH 18Th,
21st 22d 23d oath, 25th, 26th, 2sth, 29th, 30th
and 31st
ADOLPHE stage,
Aug. 17-12t REGISTRAR
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05

SWEET OIL FOR PoIsoN.-It is now
over twenty years since 1 heard that
sweet oil would cure the bite of rattle
snake, not knowing that it would cure
other kinds of poison. Practice and
experience have taught me that it will
cure poison Of any kind, both on man
spoonful of it internally, and bathe the
wound for a cure. To cure q horse il
takes eight times as much as for man.
One OF the most extreme cases of snake
bites occurred eleven years ago. Ithad
been of thirty days standing, and the
patient had been given up by physicians.
gave him spoonful Of the oil, which
effected a cure. It will cure hloat in
cure the stings Of bees, spiders or other
insects, and persons who have been
poisoned by low running vine called
ivy.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Proceedings of the Board of Police OF
the Town Of Opelousas.

FRIDAY, September 18th, 1878.
INC Board met pursuant to call Of tht
n fT'9ent Dr. James Ray, President; Messrs
{. \. Ealer, P. ]. Lefebvre, f. Donate. C. Nav
and w G. Bell. " 1"' :
On motion Of Mr.. Ealer, Dr. Louis Hadden
was appointed member of the Board Of Health
resisnel. A''''
On motion Of Mr.. Mayo. Resolved. that all
she colIte now at Barry's Landing and con.
ne permitted to be brought into the said town
OF Oi-iollsas, provided, that the said coffee hsr
passed through the gentilatlng and airing pro.
Cess as provided for by resolution of the Parish
Board of Health. dated August 10Th 1sTs and
that it be accompanied with a certificate from
the quarantine officers to that effect.
On motion the Board adjourned
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: q. VOORHEES,, Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05

ABEAUTIFUL FISH STORY-The pleas
ing picture of the Iowa heroine, who
had two pickerel under harness and
was drawn by them up and down pond
in beautiful little boat was the sweet
est fish story ever clipped with an ex-
change editors shears. But who shall
say that the ingenuity of the local
chronicler has got to the end of its
tether and devised the sweetest posi-
ble fish story? Here is the Whitehall
Times, for instance, with romance of
the queen of the speckled beauties. A
man has an artificial trout pond with at
least 5000 fish, each, weighing from half
a pound to two pounds, more or less.
He also has little girl, five years old,
who has succeeded in training the fish
80 that she can go to the edge of the
pond and with q handful of crumbs
feed them from her chubby band.
They have learned to jump out of the
water and snatch worms from her fin
ErrR, and they are extremely fond of
little mistress. One day she lost her
balance and pitched headlong into the
water where it was deep. She says
that when she went sway down." abe
called Justify for help. Her cries quickly
attracted her parents, and they were
Mortified at seeing the little girl floating
upon the surface Of the pond. The
father rushed to the waters edge and
reached out for his pet, and as he raised
her from the water a perfect solid mass
of trout was found beneath her. These
faithful subjects of the little queen, as
she fell, quickly gathered beneath her
aud thus showed their love for their
mistress by bearing up her body until
aid arrived, thus preventing her from
meeting O watery grave. 'Tis beauti-
f!ll tale, but the next file from the far
West may have another still lovelier.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
So it Would.
detroit Free Press

lDetfolL tFoe Pr0SS.
A citizen who was doing some kind of
marketing yesterday, had his attention
attracted to boy about twelve years OF
age, who seemed anxious to get hold of
one. of the many big watermeons piled
up in the Central market. 1t seemed
like good chauce to sow seed in the
lads mind, and the citizen beckoned the
boy, and queried:
My son, would you like to steal one
of those melons q"
Yes, sir was the prompt reply.
" You would, eh | am sorry to hear
that. If you should steal one of those
melons, my boy, do you know what the
result might be 2"
The lad scratched his head, surveyed
the pile again, and answered:
Il 'spect the plaugey thing would be
green all the way through -