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St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02

or sixty elements is placed in the liquid
along the edges; then holding ip the
hand the other electrode (insulated
except at the end), figures Or characters
of any kind which may be described with
the ends on the glass will be found to be
clearly engraved.
In an article on the action of anasthet
les, Binzsays, that sleep producing agents
possess the power of causing a kind Of
congestion Of the cerebral cortex, while
other agents nearly allied to them in
composition do not possess this power.
Morphia, chloral, ether, and chlorolerm
have strong affinity for the substance
of the cortex OF the brain in man,
and when they enter into combi-
nation with the cerebral substance they
act in opposing Or impeding the disinte-
grafton of the living matter, and thus
rendering it unfit to discharge the func-
tions required of it. Ranks, after a pro-
tracted study of the same subject, comes
substantially to the same conclusion.
The rude representations cut on rocks
near the Lacs des Merveilles, in Switzer-
land, have long been puzzle to archie
ologists. Some have believed that they
were the work of the soldiers of Hanni-
bal. (What busy people these soldiers
must have been from irst to last The
most satisfactory explanation Of the
origin of these figures has just been
given by NJ. Chiquet. He says that at
certain seasons of the year shepherds
could find near the rocks some herbage
for their sheep and goats. To while
away the weary hours the shepherds
amused themselves in cutting figures
which have cost days OF owlish study to
savans, who are more inclined to look for
mysterious aud remote authors of such
things, than to accept an obvious and
common.sense view.
At recent meeting of the royal astro-
nomical society, London, large photo
graph of the sun, twelve inches in dia-
meter, was shown as specimen of the
photographs now regularly obtained by
M. Jansen at the observatory at Meudon.
Mr.. De la Rue declared it to he the
finest example of celestial photography
he had ever seen, and he expressed
especial qualification that it was taken
with an instrument constructed like the
new heliograph, having a two-inch
object glass. On the picture of the disk
of the sun were markings which De la
Rue, Abney and Christie said represented
tornadoes. It was suggested that there
ought to be q physical observatory to
register the changes which take place on
an enormous scale every hour on the
sun.-cbanges compared with which the
phenomena of sun.spots are relatively
unimrortant.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02

paid for his bonds in the cheaper metal,
or in paper that was convertible into 1t,
that is-gold. The bankers of the world
did not insist upon paying for their bonds
in the dearer metal. But having pur.
chased, as they had right to do, in the
cheaper metal, they now clamor for pay
ment in the metal which has been arti-
fcial]y enhanced in value by the de-
monetization of silver. There is certainly
no more dishonesty in the nation paying
its debts according to contract in the
metal which was dearest when the bonds
were bought. The government has ex-
actly the same right to its option in the
payment of its debts that the bankers
had in the choice of metals in which to
pay the evidences of the debt. There is
no more dishonesty in the one case than
in the other, especially in view of the
fact that the silver dollar was secretly
and sneakingly dropped from the coinage
of the nation, at the instance of the
creditors, in order to enhance the value
of their bonds.-[ Graphic.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
THE Chill DREN


When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And the school for the day is dismissed,
And the little ones gather around me
To bid me good night and be kissed.
Oh, the little white arms that encircle
NV neck in a tender embrace
On the smiles, that are halos of heaven,
Shedding sunshine of love on my face.
And when they are gone, sit dreaming
OF my childhood, too lovely to last;
OF love that my heart will remember,
When it wakes to the pulse Of the past.
Ere the world and its wickedness made me
A partner of sorrow and sin;
When the glory of God was about me-
And the glory of gladness within.
Oh, my heart grows weak as woman's,
knd the fountains OF feeling will flow,
AS think of the patti steep and stony,
Where thu feet of the dear ones must go;
OF the mountains of sin hanging DER them,
Of the tempest of fate blowing wild!
Oh, there is nothing on earth half 80 holy
As the innosent heart CT child
The twig is so easily bended,
have banisbed the lute and the rod,
have taught them the goodness Of knowledge
They have taught me the goodness OF COD.
NJ heart Is dungeon of darkness
Where shut them from breaking arule,
M y frown Is sufficient correction,
NV love is the law of the school.
| shall leave the old house in the autumn,
1otraverse it's threshold no more;
All! how shall sigh for the dear ones
That meet me eaen morn at the door.
shall miss the good nights and the kisses,
And the gush OF their innocent glee;
The group on the green, and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
shall miss them 1T noon and at eve,
Their song in the school and the street;
shall miss the low hum Of their voices,
and the tramp OF their delicatet eet.
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And Death SAYS, "The school is dismissed"
May the little ones gather around The
10 bid me GOOD nj ht "and be kissed"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
Science and Industry.

In paper on the use of lacs of cosine
and fuoresceine for preparation of decor
alive painting without poison, Mr.. Tur-
pin gives the following recipe: A potassic
or sodic solution of cosine treated with
an acid gives precipitate of cosic acid
insoluble in water; this washed until the
water begins to take rose-color is insoI-
uble in the hydrate Of .Ioxide of zinc, and
so forms very rich lac, the red color of
which varies according to the quantity
of cosic acid which had been employed.
On the 10thsof December last, a Dam
ish vessel nearly stranded on an island
abeut forty miles from the straits OF
Magellan. No land was indicated on the
chart Soon it was noticed that the
island was slowly sinking. An ATTEMPT
was made to land on it, but this was
found impossible, as the rocky mass Of
which It was composed was 50 hot that
the water touching it Kissed. The island
continued to sink, and eight hours after
it was first observed the vessel sailed
over the place where it bad appeared
above the surface Of the ocean.
There Is common impression that
green wallpapers only are poisonous
Mr. seebold, OF Manchester, England has
analyzed not less than sixty OF seventy
kinds Of paper for covering walls, aud he
found that ten only were harmless
although the colors were not green. but
pink pink, blue, red, brown, etc. The cause
of the illness of children, and delicate
persons, which in many cases perplsxed
skilled physicians, may be the poisonous
mineral contained in the innocsnt-look-
ing wall paper of bed rooms.
a method Of engraving on glass with
electricity has been described by M.
PIante. a concentrated solution of
nitrate of potash is poured npon the sur.
face Of a.plate OF glass or crystal until the
surface il covered with it. a horizontal
psantinum wire connected. with one Of
the poles of secondary battery of fifty !
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
The Trade I'm BOxWOod,

1t appears that, in consequence of tine
continued increased cost of lockwood and
Its rapid decrease in quality, one of the
principal importers of this and Other
hard woods into this country has sue.
ceeded in introducing two American
woods to be used instead of box in the
manufacture Of shuttles, a purpose for
which immense quantities of boxweod
have hitherto been used. The woods 80
substituted are those of the cornell and
persimmon. The first is apparently the
cornus florida, q deciduous tree, about
thirty feet high, growing abundantly in
woods in various parts of North Amer
lea. The wood, though of small size, is
hard, heavy and close grained, and is
used chiefly in America for the handles
Of tools and for ttle-making, and, when
properly seasoned, is much superior to
Persian lockwood. The same may be
said Of the persimmon (diospyros virgin.
iana), a tree belonging to the ebony FAM
lily, q native of the United States, where
it grows to height Of from fifty feet to
sixty feet, and diameter of a foot or
eighteen inches. The heartwood is of a
dark brown color and very hard. The
trunk is covered with very thick, hard
and rugged bark. One great point to be
particularly remembered in the prepara-
tion of these woods for shuttIemaking is
the very gradual drying by artificial
means; this is more particularly recon-
mended in the case of the cornell, undue
haste in seasoning, it is said, having in
some cases created q prejudice against
the wood. As an illustration to some
extent of the effects. Of the war, it NAV
be stated that while in 1876 over 10. .0oO
tons of lockwood were imported, the wear
just passed shows return of only be-
tween 1000 and 5000 tons. A large
proportion Of this is the produce of the
forests on the Caspian sea. Though the
supply from the Black sea provinces has
for some years past been decreasing, it is
well known that untouched forests of
weed exist IN Russian territory sand il is
hoped and expected that at the close of
the present disastrous war these forests
may be opened up, so that we NAV GET
abundant supplies of good wood for some
time 10 come,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
Death of the King of the Lepers

Honolulu papers announce the death
in December of VIM. P. Kagsdale, COVER
nor of the Ieper settlement on the island
of Molokai, Sandwich Islands. Bill
Ragsdale," as he was popular known, was
Hawaiian by birth, his mother having
been native and his father an Amerl-
can. He was lawyer, speaking English
as auently as Hawaiian, and the most
noted orator Of the Hawaiian kingdom.
The manner in which Ragsdale discovered
that he had the leprosy, as told by him
self, is interesting. IIe resided for
number of years ON the island of Hawaii,
and had an Office at Hilo, the capital of
the island, One night he was studying
Nm law case in which he was deeply
interested, when the chimney from his
lamp fell on the table. Although the
chimney was hot as fire, "Bill," in his
excitement, picked it up and set 1t in its
nlace without experiencing incorveni-
ance such as would naturally result
tn really sound person handling
hot lamp-chimney. He reflected for j.,
moment, looked at his hand, but could
mt discover the least sign that it
had been burned. He then took off and
mt on the chimney repeatedly, and with
the same result This experience con-
vineed him that he was among the af'
aicted, and he lost no time in communi>
eating with the authorities. An exami'
nation was made and medical authority
declared he was afflicted with leprosy.
The police did not arrest him, however,
wing to his exalted position: as was
common with those suspected of being
epers, so he voluntarily delivered himself
N a. q victim of the terrible disease.
He was then sent to Molokai and installed
,s governor of the leper settlement,
yhich position he held up to the time of
,is death. During his administration Of
fairs he was az successful as he was
,opuIar. There were and are about
ight hundred lepers on the settlement,
ut by his tact and kind-neartedness,
,agsdale made the most extraordinary
nd saddest community on the face Of
be earth as cheerful and happy as the
nfortunates could be. By his advice
be government made many reforms ard
he lepers recognized him as father.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02

After the declaration-"T This is, per-
haps, not the first mitten you have re-
ceived, Mr.. Brown?' "But perhaps
the first you have ever given, Miss
Smith"
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02

Bankers generally roll their hard
money in paper, and make it leok like SO
many large spools. We rolled our hard
money up the other day, and it looked
like a button.-TOil City Call.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
Clothes are q luxury. In Ujiii

And like a lane OF teams a!hwart the sea,
through all the Ct. Gle Of the golden yeHr
Clothes are 81 luxury. In uJul a
postage stamp ever the eyebsow is con-
sidered full dress.
Wives of great men all remind IL,
We can make our wives sublime,
And departing. leave behind us
Widsws worthy OF our time.
Therefore give your vile send-nH
BY the life-insurance plan;
Fix her so that when you end oil
She can scoop another man.
When we think of the villain who
stole our umbrella, and then of the bare
possibility that there is no hell: we feel
as if we could bury our head in the
waste paper basket and smother right to
DEATH New Haven Union.
A woman may change her mind. 4
lady in Cleveland obtained divorce
from her husband on the ground of cruel
and inhuman treatment, and now Pc
titions to have the divorce declared void
for the reason that she was mistaken.
"A Connecticut Jonathan. in taking
a walk with bis dearest, came to toll
bridge, when he, as honest as he was
won't to be, said, after paying his own
toll (which was one cent), " Come, Suke,
you must pay your own toll, for jist AZ
like as not sha'n't have you after all
Sunday school teacher to astonished
child" My dear, every hair of your
head is numbered" Scholar (hesitat~
ing) to astonished teacher" Pull out
No. for me then, please" !"
1t is reported that Mrs: Hicks, like
other fond wives, already stands over the
register and monopolizes the heat, while
her dear Lord stands apart and kicks the
wainscoting to keep his toes from freez,
ing.-[Derrick.
Doctors don't believe in advertising
its not professional, you know-but let
one of EN- tie up sore thumb for John
Brown, and they'll climb seven pairs OF
stairs to have reporter "just mention
it you know"
-" Why, Sarah" said one dark
colored enchantreas to fashionable COIN
panion, "who Civ yer de nice, charming
bonnet ?' lie bot it myself. Ize gwine
to show desc er white folks dat We niggers
can wear jist as booful and jist as spensive
hats as dey." But, Sarah, dat's d real
flower garden, dat hat is" Sarah Tin
dignantly)-" way, chile how you
talk tink dis niger have no taste. Don
you see dem colors blend Izs in de
fashion, I IT,"
OF pet names among Indian lovers in
Manitoba, letter TO the New York Post
says: "In the Cree tongue he may
address her as his musk OK, or, If he
desires to become more tender, may call
her his musk rat with equal propriety.
By a blending of two Indian tongues
she becomes a beautiful wolverine, and
standard but commonplace lovename
is my little pig The half-breeds pet
names have all been taken from those of
animals that seem to be especially inno.
cent or beautiful in his eyes and the
fact that different persons have different
standards of beatty and innocence has led
to the invention OF an almost unlimited
vocabulary of diminutives. When the
lady-love is inclined to be stout the
names Of the larger animals are chosen,
and rather liked by her upon whom they
are conferred. I remember that one
woman was aftectionately called the
Megatherium, name which clung to
her for months as being peculiarly the
representation OF ideal lsve."
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
"Den you'se on de side OBJ de fla

.."Den you'se on de side OBJ de fab
and birthstone in dis hell discussion 2
" You'se right, honey! Ef you tink
you'ss swine ter leebe dis wurld ter play
SNOWFALL somewhar, you'se 'rong. Oars
CT warm place jess beyant heah fer de
manigers OBJ de Freedman's bank an
chickin-lifters ginrully, else Pse gwine
ter swap my himbook fer er pack er
kyards."
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02

Turkey will be rs peor as Jobs before
the czar has done pluckiDg it.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
WAITS AND WHIMS.
Fly, Happy Sails

BIZ TGENISoN
Fly, happy sails, and bear the press
Fly, happy with the mission Of the cross,
Knit land to land, ami blow ing htav. II rarJ
!" ith silks and f,Glts, and spices clear cf tor,
Enrlch the haivests of the golden year.
But grow old. Ah when shall all asens gee
BE each mans r"l" ard universal peace
Lie like shaft Ci ii, ut across the laI1Ar
And like lane OF leans a!h~art the sea,
Through all the CT Gle OF the golden yeaT
St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-02
From Washington.

The committee o'. EdueaiIel,, Il LIS
br il unanimously In favor of taking
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-02

FANIAE4s
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported an aggregated expense
for the month of March, to be $5747l.
The report was received and adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE or ROADS
AND BRIDGES.
GENTLEMEN-Your committee report
as follows: In the matter Of the petition
of Messrs. Shallcross and Walters, re-
garding certain rosd, near or in Lesth-
erwOod, we submit the following as re-
ported by ". Z. Smith, county engineer.
| find that the sixteen foot right OF
wsv which WAS reserved sdjsCel. 10
Shallcross and Walters line at Leather
wood, by w. II. Woods has been consIt-
erAbly encrosched on by the fencing OF
the property owners on the wss. side Of
the isre. At the same time as the cor
porstion OF Leatherwood, created in 1868,
include this reservation and the county
has never accepted or worked this
lane as 8 county road, l think they sre
without authority to act IN the matter.
IAN accompanying plat shows the inter-
ference Of roads and fencing S. the inter-
section of the Wheeling sud Elm Grove
s1d Fsirmont pike l recommend the
acceptance by the county OF the former
line IS marked upon the plat.
W. c. SMITH.
Your committee, in view Of tue shove
facts, in the rosd matter complained Of
bv Messrs. Shallcross and Walters, are
without Jurisdiction in the matter. In
the town of Lestherwood, their Council
would be the proper authority to act.
In the matter Of the petition OF j. q.
Hedges et al, for the appointment OF
James Dixon IS surveyor Of roads
in Liberty district, be is legally sp-
pointed surveyor st present, and his time
does not expire until April, 1879, he
never having resigned.
Your committee recommend the pay
ment of bills sggregsting Sll967.
J. d. WITHAM, Chairman.
Adopted.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported that they had made their
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River News,


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LOUISVILLE April l.-Weatho' c'c''
and pleasant River rising with iee'
inches In the canal
CINCINNATI, April live ID 'e"
] i"ch and falling. WeaIher parry
cloudy. ArrIYed-Hudson, Nne'hat,
Church, New Orleans.
NlCksBCbd, hPTlI L. " 'A'.'' -
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Closing Exercises.

The closing exercises Of the First ward
public school, Prot. L. G. Bundy, princi-
pal, took place al the North street NJ. E..
Church on Thursday aud Friday even
Ings of last week. The entertainment
was real treat. The programme con-
sisted OF select readings. in English and
German, u spelling contest, and some
very creditable vocal and Instrumental
music. The reading was far above the
average of such performances, beng
easy, graceful and natural. The spelling
contest was between two armies, com
posed of fifteen persons each, from dlvl.
sion A. The words spelled were Ameri-
can geographical names, and many OF
them gnarly ones. The readers were all
from the German school, Prizes were
awarded on the first night for reading, as
follows: First, Fanny Meyers; second,
Sophie Elig; third, Jennie Raymond.
On the second night: First, Ida Hughes;
second, Jennie Sylvis; third, Laura Long:
German reading, Henry Dsuber; spell
ing, Tommy Johnes.
Among those who rendered eteclent
aid in the musical line, VINO were not Of
the school, we may mention Prof. Kryter,
and Misses Annie Bail, Cap. Msrshall
and Emma and Flora Williams.
During the two evenings, thirty-seven
out of ftty.two members OF the Grammar
School took part in the reading exercises.
Prof. Bundy and his very able and etii-
c,ort corps of assistants are creating n
pure and healthy intellectual atmosphere
in the First ward. As parents We con.
fde our children to their care and tram.
ing with feelings of trust and expects-
ton. NORTH END.
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Fire AIarm-More OFT.

We are informed by Mayor Sweeney
that there is no fire alarm gong in the
Eighth ward, and only one box from
which TO send sn alarm viz: that OF
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. We would
suggest that our friends of that ward
should raise by subscription sufficient
amount, to have gong and box put IN
at some prominent point, say BTIcos
drug store or Nets saloon. Ia case OF
fire two or three squares from either OF
these points sn alarm could be sent by
telegraph IN less time than man could
run that distance. Now is chance for
Messrs. Wait, Brico and Handlan TO
show their public spirit. The same sug-
gestion is applicable to the Seventh wsrd
in which Messrs. Stone, Blair, Down and
Cowden can show spirit Of enterprise in
progress. Should these two wards be
thus supplied, the system Of the fire alarm
telegraph in this city, will be IN a very
good shape and vastly superior
to the plan formerly proposed
which would have cost the city prime
outlay of $1,000, and an annual expense
thereafter, and only have supplied two
boxes to each ward, while the present
plan now furnishes over thirty boxes
and more in prospect, and does not cost
the city one cent, the cost beng paid by
private subscriptions secured by Mayor
Sweeney.
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CAUSES.
BIrth Day Celebration.

Last evening the Wheeling City Band
appeared in front Of Fred Was saloon
Market street, and serenaded that gentle
man with three very fne pieces OF music,
showing by the manipulation Of the
horns, that the members Of the band have
but few superiOrs anywhere. Alter the
serenade was fnshed, Fred asked the
boys in, and expressed very
gres! surprise when hiE wife in
vited al into another room
10 psrtske of bountiful supper
which had quietly and unknowingiy 10
Fred been spread for the occasion. To
the repsst sll did ample justice, and
while eating the good things, the CON-
psny complimented the hostess in high
terms on her culinary qualities. The
party lasted until after one o'clock this
morning, when al departed, wishing
Fred many happy returns, even il it were
the fret day OF April.