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St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
The Key to Success.
Penn MONTHLY,

Penn Monthly,
One of Wellington's chief sources of
success was his thorough mastery Of de-
tails. While in Spain he gave precise
directions how the soldiers should pre-.
pare their food in India, the miles per
day the bullocks should be driven that
were provided for TIE army. The equip
ments of his troops were cared for in all
their ..minutie. The same exactness he
introduced into his administration of
civil affairs. From his earliest SCI ool
days, in every transaction this trait of
thoroughness appears. The confidence
and unfaltering devotion he thus inspired
unquestionably secured him his many
and decisive victories. No great COM
mander leaves anything to chance, but
seeks to anticipate every emergency and
to provide for it. Gray spent seven
years in>>perfecting his "Elegy," which
you can readily read in seven minutes.
Into it be generously poured the very
ripest scholarship, an intimate acquain-
tanee with the rnles ef rhythm and an
exhaustive study of the varied excellen-
cies of English and Latin classes. Every
syllable was submitted to closest scru-
tiny, the cadence of the verse was suited
to the character of thought, every out.
line wss vivid, every tint toned, every
picture perfect, before he suffered his
poem to pass into print. This palace of
thought was no single nights work of
sIave-genii obeying the behest of one
holding seme magical lamp of Aladdin,
but was built up like coral reef, particle
by particle. And this complete mastery
of detail was secured only by the most
protracted concentration of effort. By
resolutely claiming shis thought to this
theme, completely surrendering himself
to it's guidance, the inexorable laws of
suggestion irresistibly led him back
through the past's faded and forgotten
scenes in the humble lives of the sleeping
cottages until the scenery and personages
of every picture at last frightened and
breathed before his mental vision with
all the sharply outlined vividness of res
life
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
The Difference.

The Louisville Courier Journal is
frank to admit that in the north the Eng.
liah language is spoken with 8 purity
which Americans living south of the Ohio
have not attained. It gives tho following
convincing examples:
A southern mother, irritated beyond
measure, calls to her exssperating boy !:
Jeems x. Polk Buzzer! Yo' tri-
fling little rahscali Come hvar to me;
I'll war yo'out!'
Now listen to ths gentle northern
mother, mildly chiding her thoughtlesa
offspring:
Heaoward Teaowsend Peaowelll Go
reaound to the back OF the heouse and
drive that ceaow eaout o. them .punkins
Start yourself, now, ifyou don't want ta
GIT d lickin"l [ Aside: Il swan, ther'
ought to be . peaound fur them ere
ceaoWs. !"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
VALUABLE HINTS.

Never put pudding that is to be
steamed in anything else than a dry
mould.
The water used in making bread must
be tepid hot. IF it is too hot the loaf
will be full of holes.
To clean raisins wipe them with dry
towel. Never wash them, for it will
make cakes or pudding heavy.
Potatoes ought not to stand too long in
water, for it takes the starch out of them
and makes them tasteless.
A little cheese taken at meals helps
other food to digest. If taken in large
quantities it is very indigestble.
To boil potatoes 60 that they will be
dry and mealy, pour off the water when
the skins break and let them finish cook.
ing in their own steam.
To brown sugaf for puddings, put the
sugar in perfectly dry pan. If the pan
il the least wet the sugar will burn and
spoil both it and the pan.
In making crust of any kind do not
malt the shortening. Let it be as cold
as possible and knead it through the
-four. Melting it Injuries the crust.
Have all the good bits of vegetables
and meats collected after dinner and
minced before they are set away, that
they may be in readiness to make little
savory mince meat for supper or break
fast. Take the skins off potatoes before
they are cold.
A few potatoes sliced, and boiling wa
ter poured over them, make an excellent
preparation for cleansing and stifening
old rusty black silks. Green tea is also
excellent for this purpose. It should be
boiled in iron, nearly cuptul to three
quarts. The silk should mot be wrung,
and should be ironed damp.
To clear cistern water add two ounces
borax to twenty barrel cistern of rain
water that is blackened or oily, and in o
few hours the sediment will settle and
the water be clarified and fit for washing
and even for cooking purposes.
One of the plainest indications of
unsuccessful farming is to see manure
going to waste. or unemployed. When
this is seen, there Ia no need OF looking
beyond the stables and yards to find out
the condition Of the farm, or to Judge Of
the success of its owner.
The practice OF washing sheep before
shearing is very disagreeable, and is
unnecessary. Nothing ia gained in the
price Of Woel--in fact, the usual deduc.
tion made by wool buyers for unwashed
wool leaves an advantage to the seller.
Inc practice is dangerous to the health
o. ooth men and sheep, and may well be
abolished.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
butter, salt and pepper and little pull
verizsd cracker; serve hot.

butter, salt and pepper and little pull
verizsd cracker serve hot.
SPINACH.
Boil in hot water, little salt, about
twenty minutes, drain and press; then
chop very fine and return to the fire,
with a good lump of butter, sslt, pepper,
sugar, a few tablespoonfuls of cream,
beat to smooth mixture like custard ;
pour into a deep dish and serve.
PREsERvED STRAWBERRIES.
Pound for pound; put them in pre-
serving kettle over slow fire until; the
sugar melts; boil twenty-five minutes; !;
take out the fruit in perforated SKIM
mer and fill a number of small cans
three.qusrters full; boil and skim the
syrup five minutes longer; fill up the
lars and seal while hot keep in cool,
dry place.
RASPBERRY CORDIAL.
Fill a jar full of raspberries; cover them
with white wine vinegar, let stand ten
days: strain add to the liquid one and
one.half pounds sugar to each pint; boil
gently few minutes; cool and bottle
for use. Mixed with water it is de-
Iightful summer drink. Blackberries or
may be substituted for
FRIED EGG PLANT.
Take an egg plant of any size, peel and
cut it in slices one-eighth of an inch
thick sprinkle a little salt between each
slice, and let it stand about Is or 20
minutes; wash it and wipe dry; dip
each slice in cracker dust and egg that
has been well. beaten then fry in fry
ing pan with as little grease as possible
until brown on both sides.
FRIED FROGS.
Throw the legs into boiling water for
FIVE minutes. Take them out and put
them in cold water, and wipe them
until dry. Have some batter made as
follows: In one pint of cream, the yolk
of an egg slightly beaten. Have ready
some baked bread crumbs. Dip the legs
into the cIeam and egg, and with the
fingers powder them little with the
bread crumbs. Fry in the very best
Of butter to light golden brown.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
Fashions Freaks.
Harper's Bazaar.

Some of the new sashes are finished
with hand.painted ends instead of en-
broidered ones as formerly.
The corsage bouquet is now an indis'
pensable adjunct to summer day toi-
lette. It has continued to grow in size
until it well nigh covers the front of the
waist.
Blue and bluenblack ladies' cloth re-
aaains the favorite fabric for riding hab.
its, and the English style of cutting is
preferred. This gives narrow, short
skirt that sits plainly on the figure, con-
cealingi it but adding nething to the size.
Ecru wool dresses, usually French
bunting, trimmed with blue or brown
polka dotted satin, are yey popular with
young girls. There are also many gen.
dalme blue bunting dresses, and those of
creamy white are liked for afternoon
wear. The Panama tweeds in small
checks, trimmed with shirred satin, make
neat dresses for morning, travelling, etc.
The polonaise most used by young
girls is of the marquise shape, which is
cut quite long and the great length
drsped in soft plests around the hips,
and lengthwise puff in the back. To be
graceful this may be looped but twice,
once in each under arm seam, and must
curve open in front. Such dresses are
made of the pretty Pompadour fou-
lards with ecru or pale blue grounds
strewn with daisies, rosebuds and garden
pinks, or else of small figured grenadines.
It is not an easy matter to select dress
es for young girls at fourteen or fifteen
years, as they are too tall for the slender
designs used for smaller girls, while those
appropriate for their older sisters are too
elaborate for them. Atpresent the fur
nishing houses provide simple girlish
costumes made with basque, long round
overskirts, and lower skirt that reaches
to the ankles. Thereare also many dress,
es for misses, made with trimmed skirts
that simulate two skirts, but although
this requires less material, it is not 60
economical as the separate skirts, because
it does not allow so many changes to
vsry the wardrobe, nor will such dresses
wash well. The trimmed skirts Of sim>
pie dresses have the back laid in loose
kilt pleats from the belt down, while the
fronts and sides have long apron sewed
in with the belt, and fastened down the
side seams; q narrow-pleated founce in
below this on the gored breadths of the
lower skirt. The reverse of this style is
seen in pretty wool dresses, and also in
the white muslin dresses sold as confr-
nation dresses, but used for summer
evenings afterward. These have the
front and side bre adths laid in box pleats
from the belt bown to the ankle, where
they are slightly loose, are tucked in
cluster. and edged with Valenciennes
or Breton lace.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30

bowels aud their total obstruction occurring,
iaundice is almo:t certain to ensue, the liver
is liable to become engorged, the blood and
urine are poisoned by the bile, which also
vitiates the juices of the stomach, and other
unhappy consequences follow. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, prime tonic Alternative,
prevents or remedies these results and their
cause, as the case may require, and is also
signally eficacious in overcoming fatulence,
heartburn and variable as well as constipated
action of the bowels. It renews nerve power.
improves the appetite, stays the progress of
esrly decay, relieves the inffmities of age,
and is pie asant appetizer.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
Starving tn Death.

Thousands of men and women are starving
themselves to death. They dare not est or
drink this or that, fearing it will increase
their flesh. Life depends upon continuous
self>denial. The only safe and reliable rem
edy TOR this terrible condition is Allan's Anti
Fat. 1t is wholly vegetable and perfectly
harmless. Its use insures reduction of from
two to FIVE pounds per week.sold by druggists
BUFFALO. N. Y. June l3, 1873.
To the Proprietors of Allan's Ant1.Fat:
Gentlemen-The following report is from
the lady who used Allan's Anti.Fat: at
(the Anti-FatI had the desired effect, yeduc-
ing the fat from two to FIVE pounds week
until had lost twenty-five pounds. hope
never to regain what have lost"
Yours respectfully,
Powell & Plimpton, Wholesale Druggists.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
DOMESTIC RECIPES.
VEAL OUTLETS.

get some young veal chops, season
with salt and pepper; take some soda
crackers, pulverizs them (which is
easlly done with q rolling pin), beat mp
two egga, dip the outlets into it. then
the crackers, and fry on q hot FIRE q nice
brown.
SUBSTITUTE FcR OYSTER SOUP.
Two quarts sweet milk, two quarts
Wa.ef when boiling add one quart
COOKED tomatoes into which has beer
stirred half teaspoonful Of soda; add
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Up2lam'R

UpNH1NE
Freckle, Tan and Pimple Banieher. A few appli
cations of this Preparation will remove Freckles
Tan, sunhurn, Pimples, or B!otches on the Face
and render the complexion clear and fair. Fo
Softening and Besutifying the Skin it has NJ
equal. Price, 50 cents. Sent by mail, post paid
for IS cents. Addres, JOHN +. HENRY, CUBBAN 4
Co., "a College Place New York.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30

For bronchial. asthmatic and pulmonary
complaints, I" Browns Bronchial Troches"
manifest remarkable curative properties. 25
cents a box
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30

We congratulate Messrs. WheeJock, Flnlay
& Co., of New Orleans, La, upon their happy
idea of giving to the public information of the
contents of DR.. F. Wilhoft's Anti. Periodic OF
Fever and Ague tonic, which of late has
gained such well'deserved popularity among
the people. AS far as we know, this is the only
proprietary remedy for the cure of Chills and
Fever, the composition of which is not kept
a secret. For sale by all Druggists.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30

More than 90,000 cabinet or parlor organs
are now sold in the United States yearly. The
best are those made by Mason & HamliD, who
have taken highest honors at all world expo
sitions for ~ years, and are the only Ameris
can makers who have taken such at any.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30

The Mendelssohn Piano Co.. No. 81 East
10Th street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for catalogue.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
a Partial Blockade

OF the main avenue for escape of refuse from
the humsn system is utterly subversiye ef
lzsinstion become chronic, and leaving out the
ipept danger Of indammation1gf the
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
dsrm and plantation'
A Little OIL.

Lubrication of the axles of vehicles
Including even wheelbarrows, and of the
Journals of machines, is not only a saving
of power in their use, but it prevents
waste and destruction of the material of
the working parts. Nevertheless, if we
should examine hundred wagons,
1eapers, or fodder cutters at any time,
ninety or more of the hundred, would
be found wanting oil or other lubricants.
The choice of q lubricant is frequently
ILL made. Common kerosene oil is too
often iDjudiciously used in place of 8
thicker or more bland oil, because the
heat produced by the friction, rapidly
vaporizes the oil, and leaves the journal
dry. Crude petroleum for the same
reason is fitted only for very slowly re"
volving journals, such as water wheels.
For very heavy machinery or for gearing,
tallow and black-lead rubbed up to-
gether, is the best lubricant, and is also
the best for wagon and carriage axles
during the hot weather. For light
cunning machinery, sperm oil is the
best good olive oil that has not become
rancid and scid is perhaps the second
best, and for winter use lard oil is excel
lent, but is rather too drying to be a
firstclass lubricant. Castor oil is better
for axles in the winter time, and black
lead mixed with it is a help at any time.
Hog Chelera-CottOn Seed.
I once had two half grown hogs that I
kept in lot where I fed my milch COWS.
The COWS were led in a trough and I
was in the habit of giving them, besides
their boiled food, a small allowance of
fresh cotton seed, in eating which they
would every day drop a few over the
edge of the trough upon the ground. I
noticed that my two pet hogs were in
the habit of eating these as they fell;
didn't suppose they were getting enough
to hurt them. They were taken sick,
however, and seemed to suffer deal of
pain. They both died within two days
of each other. When the first one died
I made post mortem examination and
found something in the small intestine
that felt like stick. I was much mys-
titled, but on opening the intestines
carefully with my knife, the stick mys>
terry was solved by my finding q number
of dry, hard hulls of the seed, and they
were fitted into one another precisely
like the shoes that are shipped to mer~
chants in boxes. When the other died
I found his bowels obstaucted in the
same way. It wss the hulls that killed,
and what they died of was the reverse of |
cholera, = Cor. Farm Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30
CHEW
The Celebrated
H HMATCHLESs
Wood Tag Plug

1UBACCU.
TEE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY
New York. Boston. and Chicago.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-30

cents g. box.
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT 1-16c. HIGHER; FUTURES
CLOSED FIRM FLOUR FIRM-wHEAr HIGHER
CORN FIRMER-oATs FIRMER-PoRK QUIET
LARD QUIET-sPIRITs TURPENTINE DULL
RosIN DULL-CoFFEE QUIET SUGAR QUIET
PETROLEUM DULL-wHIsKEY NOMINAL.
MONDAY. Dec. SO p. NJ
The markets were generally firm under good In
quiry for most descriptions Of merchandise and the
same confident feeling almost everywhere ap-
parent. On Change the markets generally
strong. Flour called Arm. though not active
Wheat excited and decidedly higher. Corn was
frmer. Oats were frmer. Whiskey nominal. but
held firmly. Pork was quiet. Lard was firm. Cot
the spot Lice dcsror Futures closed firm
Groceries quiet Naval stores dull Oils
quiet. Petroleum dull.
ALCOHOL steady. Export was quoted at 40c for
prompt 39c for late deliveres Free quoted
s. 10 a s. H.
CorrEE.-The market for Rio quiet We sale Of
1869 bags, ex Tycho Braho, At 151c Mild coffee
quiet We Quots:-Ordinary cargoos. l4Ac. fair do,
l6kc.; good do leAc. primo. l7i4; Santos, fair to
good lec l7c ninety days; Java grass mats, 23sc.
26c. Singapore l7c zoe. Coylon, l5c. lsc Mara
cabo, 15c lskc. Laguayra, 15hc. 17sc.; Jamaica,
l3c. 16c St. Domingo, 12c 13ac. Porto Rco l6c.
Mocha. 241c 25c.; Angostura. lsc i9c savsnila.
l3c. n 1Sc.
CorroN the spot Lice. higher and closed firm.
Futures fairly active at decidedly higher prices and
III IS points The sales for future delivery between
A. NJ and three +. u. l99 QUO bales. follows
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

The Executive Committee Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company met to-day. They declined to
state what done. but it reported on the
street that they had agreed to recommend an extra
dividend OF per cent in addition to the usual la
per cent quarterly dividend. and that this would
leave a surplus of 81 .25ooo0 1t was also rumored
that dividend Of per cent would be declared on
Atlantic and Pacific stock. and that there would
main q surplus OF $s5o.0oO. These statements are
given only for what they worth.
An agreement was to-day concluded between the
st. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company and
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany, by which tho former gives to tho latter
half Of its Atlantic aud Pacinc Railroad Company's
franchise, with the understanding that they will
jointly false sa5. 900 for tho purpose OF building
extension from vinita. T.. along the thirty
parallel to point on the Pacific coast not yet
designated, tho Same to bo operated for joint ac-
count.
The following despatch from the West gives the
movement Of grain at the loading points therc to-
day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF wheat. 100 bushels;
shipments. 1900 do; receipts Of corn. 1000 do;
shipments. none. Chicago--Receipts OF wheat.
s6.3GG bushels; shipments. 1888 do. receipts Of
corn, 16i. .7l5 do; shipments. 42,2lS do.
The Commercial Bulletin publishos tho following
comparative statement Of railroad earnings tor tho
month OF November. 1878 and ls79s--
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

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a City yards tonss s" sepasrson .oa for
s's. ss "a 'i asss & I
v: e. HAs s @ 10 per e.
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Weight s'srrs s1si. steers tee psf ss ss s
e. s. s;S ~ j. :$i
iS ..sS Z. p. S weigh; u s%S 30 vssas
S'ss por h. Weight q g M..earI q sss
bead on on IS head iii head With il Oh per head on
II iS ss
head aSs per H. sSss pss H. q
ss ssss 81 T; As ii hs.a
osyss at :'s e. 4 516 ns
y xsiFl, 81 swt isr w:sSs; s.Por 2, olis ssSsS.
Ss per- A'sa xsis. ss ss. d. s'As sw (. io' ie ss
q head &C. per ID with SOC per head s. head at
Ds pssns r :sia ' on pss s's ss
Pc. 6 head AZ ss per r' H. With Ss "a Per
@ psr AssS with pss ssr s Is wss. asSs =.
cwI = 81 ewt. 7A cwt H.. westheimer sold
commssion ~ mixed cattle $50 lbs She per lb 05
virginia steers ~ &c. - s,sc per ib weight q cwt NJ.
&c. Dor h. weight "a cwt "a Ohio Steers Ut $40. 7ac.
per b, weights 514 cwt e cwt ~ cwt; Reynolds
Co. 81 Ohio steers ~ sc &c. per lb.. with $I4 of
SnKRY AND I.AsSx-Demsnd aud values both steady
Quality coarse to choics sheep sold 1T SO VI O6z
cwt Lambs 5ac. exc Id. Mixed nocks. 5ssc.
per lb Bucks. 4c ID. Ewes 81 80 - 40 per
s sa's ~ Hs;s
lbs scant at4c Tsc per lb 25 head. %! lbs, at De-
per lb Newton Holmes sold 40J Ohio lambs62 head "A
sac per To-. as onto shoep-2ls head. 7s lbs at &C.
she b. u head lOO lbs, At +sc. $40. per h.. 4l6
head s2H lbs l23 lbs M Sc a5ac per lb; isi head.
per cwt Isl Canada and Michigan sheep. ~ lbs. 81
lbs llS lbs. s. goa - 25 cwt. Davis Hsenbeck
tusky shssp--aio head. ss lbs, ss axe per IL. 70
head 1l2 lbs 1874 lbs 1T 51c Size per h. 92 head
$50 lbs. at &c ib IT. Canads ews l25 l25 lbs
~ d5 "a 20 per cwt; 100 Canada and Michigan sheep
los ibs os per io leo Canada sheep los lbs 4sc
b $50 state sheep, W bs 4sc h.: lab
lambs 50 lbs "a lbs NJ size &C. per h. 6S9 Cansda
lambsl9s head IS lsa At 5ac h. 400 head 81 lbs
1888 Western shssp, 81 i6s 5s4e per few ia@bs.
mixed in ~ State Sheep 81 lbs. 1856 lbs Axe SIZE
h. Diileubeck Dewey sold "a ewes. 1877 lbs i3Y
lbs, at 4c 41c per ib; i5s Canada sheep lOe bs
psr ewt; lob sheep lambs II lbs at 5,e por
To- 9O2 Canada lspbs42O head n lbs at sac. per b.
5s3 head s1 lbs a VI lbs. at el4c a a61ac per ID.
Mich CALVES s-No actual sales have been reported
vEALs AND CALvRs-Denisnd moderate. Quality poor to
coarse Grassfed calves. lAc. 31sc per lb Meaifed
calves. &c. a. sc. per lb veais. &C. 61sc. per ID.
HoGs-No actual sales reported. Live hogs quoted ut
The New York herald., 1879-12-09

In London there was buoyaDt market for Ameri-
can railway securities. Erie common rose to 42z.
preferred to 70. new second consos to 88x. funded
fves to "a 49, consolidated rsts to 119. Pennsyl-
vania to 52h. Reading to 36S and New Jersey Central
to 49, In exception Illinois Central declined to
1O2L United States bonds declined fraction at the
opening, but afterward recovered, closing ut 1861
for new fours. 109A for AVS and 1854 for nves.
British consols were steady at 971a for both money
and the account At Paris the three per cent rentes
were frm at $3.50 and the rate Of exchange Lon
don was 25.23z.
Foreign exchange in this market continued very
firm ON the scarcity Of commercial bills. Following
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, l
The clearing House statement showed $l25. $685. 963
exchanges and s5.sl2.soo balances.
Government bonds were quiet and steady. The
closing quotations were
$4,000 ny. LEG W

State bonds were quiet and steady. while railway
bonds fairly active and generally higher where
changes occurred. Following is list of the sales
The New York herald., 1879-12-09
The closing quotations wero as follows:-

At San Francisco the following were the opening
quotations for mining shares :-aould Il Curry. 6H;
Savage. TX; Chollar. 6X; Ophr assessed sly 22h;
Hale x Norcross. 8; Crown Point. TX: Yellow Jacket,
o. Belcher 81 20; Imperial. GIG; Virginia Consoli-
dated, IS 75 California 39s; Bost Belcher. l2,<;
Union Consolidated. 55A; Alpha. 8; Sierra Nevada.
34s Mexican. 2l; Silver Hill. o0c; Justice, 81 76;
Julia, 81 40; Utah. ls)S Alta. 50 2o Bechtel. M;
Independence. 9-l6; Segregated Belcher. l3; Mono.
81 10; Consolidated Pacific. 5a4; Potosi. az; Ex-
'chequer. SO 30; Mammoth. 5h; North Standard
50 25; Boston Consolidated. 81 45; o. Keystone,
So 70. n