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'Idyls.'" He took the book and began
to turn the leaves. Frederetta eyed him
anxiously; it came to her suddenly that
more was here than met the eye. He
passed the book to her open at "Enid."
"Yeu like that?" she asked; the
dutiful wife who questioned not her
lords right to command, Ipspeak not,
but '"-with defiant laugh. "You
will find her like as rare now a-days as
the brave knight OF the Table Round
"You may sometimes find that nei-
ther are as rare as you suppose but
please 90 on" and she did SO until COM
ing to the insults besped upon the gen.
tie "Enid" through the jealousy OF her
husband, she closed the book, saying
anerily:
That poem always proves too much
for my patience p
"Ahl but, if you want those brave
knights of olden times, you will have 10
wink at such exhibitions of their lordly
requirements, and drop your modern
woman's rights ideas. It seems they
exacted something in return for their
wonderful deeds of chivalry."
There was an air of sarcasm, q quiz.
zical tone, that nettled her; but she
concealed the feeling, and said, laugh
ingly:
i" You and I cannot discuss this ques'
tion without quarreling. Suppose we
drop itr
"And SO you are not going to finish
Enid p" He reached for the closed
book. Do you ever read Maud p"
eyes. But why do you like such
sentimental nonsense
He turned to it and read the part
commencing:
"Come into the garden, Maud,
For the black bat, night, has fown."
She had never heard him read before,
and glad pleasure filed her heart to hear
her favorite poet 60 correctly and finely
rendered as he went Oh
"There has fallen splendid tear
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
Every Inch a Queen.

The queen of Italy, writes a Roman
correspondent, is womano of great spirit.
She stands by her order as pluckily az
did Marie Antoinette, of France, whom
she resembles in person and face. She
has no idea of yielding an inch nor the
taintest line OF an inch in her royal pre-
rogatives. She is Sabaudienne as we'll
as her husband by blood and character,
and is fine representative of the ruling
idea of Italian power which has possessed
the Savoy house ever since the eleventh
century, when the son of Humbert OF the
White Hands married Adelaide, the
heireas of Susa. She is a true royal
SabaudienDe also in her virtue and hon.
orable character. The royal women of
her houge have heen noted through the
centuries and centuries for sEotless lives.
Queen Marguerite, of Italy, is likewise a
woman of her day, and has all the
versatility which charscte1izes our sex
this generation, and which sweeps over
so wide range Of subjects and objects
that it makes an old-tashioned woman
breathless. The royal lady OF Italy takes
an interest in everything, from the last
fashion to the last parliamentary debate
or ministerial squabble, from Dante to
the last " Sonnet to Her Majesty" from
archaeology to chifoms, from St. Angus
tine to the last novel. She reads little
of everything; laughs over Bret Harte
and Mark Twain a0d discourses patty
and aptly upon social science, "shak>
speare and the Musical Glasses" and
takes the trouble to cram herself for
certain interviews with literary celebri"
tiaa
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
Yellow.Fever and Plague.

A special from Washington to the
Cincinnati Gazette, dated last Sunday,
gives the following as the latest yellow
fever and other foreign notes, reported
to the United States bureau by our
diplomatic and consular agents: "Dur
ing the month of April thirteen death.
from yellow~fever and one hundred and
eight from smallpox were reported in
Havana. No bills OF health are issued
at Port-au-P Prince, Hayti, on account Of
the existence of yellow-fever. The
United States consul at Tangier, Africa,
reports, under date of March, 1, 1879,
that an epidemic resembling typhus
gravior made its appearance in Tangier
on the seventh Of January, and that in
the interior it is of the most malignant
character sweeping entire yillages the
country is desolate, and the ruin and
distress is complete. The country has
been inundated by frequent and>hesyv
rains. Tne latest advices from Astrakan
state that tn plague is now extinct and
the International sanitary council has
dissolved. From Broussa, it is reported
that there has been severe epidemic Of
diphtheria in two villages, which caused
great ravages among the people OF all
ages. The hygienic condition of tbaso
towns are very bad, but the epidemic
has been localized, and proper measures
have bean recommended by the counci
to the local authosities,''
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

He paid no attention, but quickly asa
cended the tree until on level with the
window, which Sarah had raised when
she found out her peril. He vaulted
into the room. He almost stumbled
over her insensible form, for the binding
smoke sufocated him. Tongues of flames
were already dartipg through the roof,
and the anxious watchers below held
their breaths until he reappeared at the
window with his burden. Ee seemed to
have the strength of three men and the
agility of cat, as with one hand he
aided his descent and placed his burden
on the ground.
The cheers changed to anxious inquiry
as he rolled over insensible. He had the
bravery of lion, had never known fear;
but his physical strength was not equal
to great deeds of daring. The unusual
exertion brought on a slow fever, through
which Frederetta nursed hi Her
manner toward him had changed; she
him with Difference which he
was not slow to perceive.
"Do you despise me as you used to
do p he asked hel suddenly one evening
as he sat in an easy chair, supported by
cushions.
"Despise you? I don't understand,"
she said, consciously.
II love you, Frederetts. Will you
allow me to tell you 50, or are you still
looking for one of the brave knights OF
the Round Tablet"
Their eyes met moment, and in hers
he read his answer. He drew her toward
him and pressed his first kiss on her lips.
And so she fennd her hero.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

catcha scatching lecture from the bench,
and you have to pay fine OF twenty.
five entire cents besides and stand the
costs upon top OF that. No, I whitfield
my opportunities down to this: One
could fling criticisms at the ill.matched
colors OF English ladies dresses, he could
poke fun at the peddling of sermons and
reversions of livings,' and say sarcastic
things about various other trihes, but
sitter his book was finished there wouldn't
be fun enough in it to keep the reade
from dying of melancholy. No, I looked
he ground all over; there's nothing
funny in England"
"Why, there's the English humorous
papers"
"They are not funny; they are pa
thetic."
So You could have written about the
manners and customs
Eyes, but only to a certain extent.
For instance, I could have written freely
about public manners and customs, and
given instances. | could have said that
the innocent and ignorant backwoods,
man of the unvisited remoteness of
America is the twin. brother OF innumer-
able well.dressed Londoners in one
respect-the disposition to glare and
stare into lsdy's face in the street, and
to follow her up, shoulder to shoulder,
and crane his head around and still
eagerly glare and stare until the poor
victim is ready to cry with modification
and fear. could have written as much
as l pleased about public manners and
customs, and been free to applaud or to
blame-- but there an end. The real in
terest would lie in the private and
domestic manners and customs, and I
had no right to print anything about
those, either praisefully or otherwise. I
was guest in many English homes, but
when man takes you into his house he
tacitly takes you into his confidence,
and it would be graceless thing to
abuse it."
"Mr. Dickens was not SO particular
with America"
81 No, he wasn't; but he recognized
later that he had not done thing to be
proud of, but just the reverse. When
he came to America the second time he
apologized. But that is neither here nor
there. Private matters are private mat
ters, and it is not right to meddle with
them. We all have our superstitioDs,
and that is one of mine."
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
A Virginia Reminiscence.
Oh arlottsville (Va.) Chronicle,

Charlottesville (vs) Chroniele.
It is related that while Thomas Mann
Randolph was governor of Virginia, he
was arrested within few hundred yards
of his home in this county, and carried
prisoner to his own house. The story
is to the following effect: The governor
was on visit to his home, and finding
that the fencing on his plantation was
pulled down and burned by wagoners
passing along from the valley to Rich.
mond, he determined to detect and pun~
ish them. One evening he observed a
party 60 into camp on the roadside, and
after dark he strolled down to a point
where he could conveniently watch
them. He stayed out all night, but the
wagoners made no depredations on his
fences. In the early morning, however,
when they were about TO kind'e the fires
to prepare breakfast, they started out to
gather up what fuel they might find for
that purpose, when they spied man
sitting on the fence a short distance
ahead.
Now it appears that q short time
before, Gov. Randolph had issued his
proclamation, offering reward for the
capture OF a@escaped horsethiet, and
the wsgoners, who had seen the descrip~
tion of the convict, thought they oiscov-
cred a close resemblance between the
man on the fence and the escaped felon.
So thoroughly satisfied were they that
they would receive tie reward for his
arrest that they approached and an
nounced that he was their prisoner.
One of them proposed, as he cracked his
wagon whip, to give him thr ashing
and then let him go, but his companion
protested that it was proper to ascertain
certainly whether he was the guilty |
party before inhicting the punishment, |
and proposed to take him to the resi-
dence of Goe. Randolph, which was
near by, and get his advice. Accord
ingly they marched their prisoner up to
the house, snd knocking at the front
door, a servant made his appearance, of |
whsm they inquired:
Us your master at home f'
The negro opened his eyes in astonish.
nent at the inquiry, and replied, point
ng to the governor:
"That's master!''
Il is said that the governor then
promptly confirmed the statement of the
ervant, and Joined heartily in the laugh
hat followed. He then told the man
Who had proposed to whip him without
ne opportunity of defense to remain
utside and he would send him morn
ng dram, at the same MISUNDERSTANDING
is coat, exposing pair of horse pistols,
nd remarking that he should certainly
ave used them had an attempt been
aade to carry the threat of castigation
nto execution, The other wagner
Q invited to join him in q hot breakfast
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
Pere Hyacinthe on Marriage.

"Pere Hyacinthe,' in a letter to Mr..
W. Forbes, of Edinburgh defends his
conduct in having married while priest
of the Roman Catholic chtirch. M
'Loyson says: Il believe, with a holy.
minded Roman bishop who advised me
to marry, that marriage is the first
sacrament established by God among
men, and upon which the priesthood
itself was founded, and that any him
drsnce placed thereon is of Satan. AS to
what you say in regard to my marriage
being a hindrance to my work in France.
[ must tell you that this is mistake,
for, without the least doubt, the great
majority of Catholics not only approve
of married clergy, but, as in my case,
take it as the only real guarantee of a
thorough reform; and am convinced
that the great majority of priests are
with me--som openly, but the greater
number alas ! think only in private what
they dare not, put yet into language. |
know very well that there exists a Ger,
tain worldly and not influential class
among the clergy, as we'll as in society
who, in the language of our lamented
Mgr. Darboy, put their immortality
under the protection of their ultramon>
tantim.' Those are they who cry loudest
against me; and al o know that there
are so"called distinguished and delicate
minds, who, as M. Guizot says, deny
God, but believe in the celibacy OF the
priests. In view OF the general reform,
the initiative of which, thank God, is so
encouraging, it seems very practicable
to enjoin upon those who have made
VOWS to first be released from them by
Rome before protesting against her.
Aside from all personal considerations,
Inn convinced from the assertion of divine
light in the priest to marry is the
lirectest and severestss blow struck at
o2pal oppression alike of the individual
'ousgience and Of the collective body"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
The Denoocfat.
OPELOUSAS, LA.
s$,a',os,' 3 ] 8)ossry.
EARTH.

BY ANNE L. MUZZEY.
Oh, Earth Oh, Earth
How fair, how beautiful how grand
Thou art, oh, Earth!
Ihan star-eyed pilgrim in that tireless band,
That sails forever, wit h bright, shiny wings,
Around the light of Iis hts! Beloved land
OF sweet snd holy thingsl
G. den of dreams!
Wherein the poisoned soul delights to roam,
Believing a | that seod and lovely seems
Mountains and va'es, and woods, and crystsI
Dim pictures of that far-off angel home,
Whose glory breaks through stars and tunset
CLEANS:
Realms Of undyinz fow'Is and nightless skies,
Love-lighted Paradisel
Oh, Larth Oh Earthl
Down Though thy years, like falling leaves we
stray,
Seeking the path that leads to truth and light,
But evil tbiags have d1mmed our spirit sight,
And oft we lo'e our way
In the diear nadows of SINS starless night.
Then the world mocks and we turn al fee
Tired, sick. and tempest-beaten, back to thee
# Z Oh, mother, mother Earth
After lite's feverish battle there is rest,
Rest for the IN, and weary, calm and deep
In The cold hollows Of thy quiet breast,
Thy aoul-sck children may lie down and sleep.
Until the light
OF Resurrecton's golden morning CLEANS
Holy, and bright,
Over eorruption's darkness, and we rise,
Glorifed, from our dreams,
On flaming wings upborne to fairer SKIES
Oh, blessed, blessed EarthI
Lol let us walk with soft and reverent
Among thy thrilling beauties sweetest
Holy and stainless Earth,
Land OF the spirits birth
Rest OF the saiRted deadl
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
AT THE GATE.

u M Where were you just now, MaDel
where have you been so long
lhe moon is up and all the birds
Have sung their evening song;
saw you lettering down the path,
80 lonely and 80 late,
Beyond the well and lilac bush,
And hargiDg by the gate.
love to hear the birds, mother,
And see the rising moon;
And, Oh ! the summer air is sweet
Beneath the sky OF June.
Ny COW is MIXED my hens are eooped,
End washed are cup and plate,
And so 1 wandered out while,
10 hang upon the gate.
The gate is by the road, Mabel,
And idle folks go by,
Nor should maiden brook the glance
pt every stranger eve.
Besides, thought saw q cap
I'm sure yoE mad a mate;
60 tell me who was with you, child,
Just hanging at the gate.
Now you know just as well, mother,
Twas only Harry Gray,
he spoke such words to ne tonight,
l knew not what to say;
And, mother on for your dear sake,
only bade him wait:
And mayn't run and tell him now?
He's hanging at the gate.
-Harper's Nagasaae
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

"A market man was mercilessly
swindled in the town of B. His
misfortune gave him very unfavoraole
opinion of the residents, and he expressed
his opinion on them by saying that if the
angel Gabriel stopped at B. there
would be no resurrection. -" Why 2"
asked q listener. "Because the people
would sgindle him out of bis horn before
be had time to blow Q single toot,"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

Now here is some English justice-these
two paragraphs are from yesterdays
London Standard:
HANLEY.
A strange case of C. uelty came before
the stipendiary magistrate this morning.
An elderly woman was charged with
assaulting her niece. The allegations
were THAT the child had been beaten
with undue severity until she was much
bruised, and she was then washed in tur-
pentine and salt, causing great agony"
The defense was denial, and that the
child was incorrigible The bench. com.
menting on the undue severity of the
punishment, imposed a fine of Is. and
costs.
NoRTHa MPToN.
At the police court to-day, John Old
was summoned by the society for the
Proven ion of Cruelty to Animals for
gross cruelty to dog. The evidence
showed that prisoner had brutally ills
treated the animal. Hewas seen to dash
it against the stones and kick it re-
peatedly in the streets. He aterward
severely wounded it by striking it with
a shovel. He was about to bury it while
still alive, but was prevented. The ani<
NAL soon died after from the effects of
the prisoners i'll usage. Old was senr
fenced to months hard labor without
the option of fine.
The italics are mine. You see, if
you treat 8 dog inhumanly you can't
get off with fine; you must 60 TO
prison for month at hard labor. But
lfyou treat q little girl inhumanly you
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-18
LOYAL ORANGE LODGE, NO. IeI.

THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THIS So
i ciety take place on the first and third Mon
days of each month, in Masonic Hall, at 80
O'Clock, sharp. All brethren in good standing
are invited to attend.
d. McKINNoN, W. NJ.
d. McDoNALp, Secretary.
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4. q. OF. RED o

MEET EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING AT
M half past 7 o'elockUk J. STRAUs, f.. c.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-18
ST. JOHN,s NO..
LODGE. NO. ~. 1. o. o. r.,

MEET AT THEIR HALL EVERY THURS
VN day evening at s o'clock. Brethren in
good standing are cordially invites to attend.
WIN. DOOLIN, N. e..
j.. Meg. SCOTT, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-18

! TNHE A. D. H.. MEETS EVERY FIRST AND
i third Saturday evening Of each month, at
the corner of Clark and Monroe streets, until
further notice. JOHN FLYNN, President.
THos. MURPHY, Secretary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-18

MOUNTAIN LODGE NO. 27.I. q. O. f.,
MEET EVERY SATURDAY EVENING AT
Vu Odd Fellows Hall, at 7 O'Clock. All
members of the order, in good standing, are in
vited to attend. W. j. SMITH, N. G..
H. B. MCKEE, Secretary.
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HEATITIc LODGE. NO. :, X. OF r.,

MEETS EACH FRIDAY OF EVERY
Il month, at Z 80 o'clock p. w., at its Castle
Hall, in d Fellows building.
All Brotl ar Knights, in good standing, are
fraternally A.tgited to attend such meetings.
c.. j.. BROY, c.
II. B. MCKEE, X. of X. and s..
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Notice to Creditors.
MINING TAX.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT =
~ taxes on the proceeds Of the mines s ~
the quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1873, Is nowu"ss
and payable to me at my Office In Eureka, ~ n
that the law in regard to the collecuon v
the same will be strictly enforced.
HANK KNIGHT,
nl-6v Assessor Of Eu1tka CcuIV
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26

are sufficient for effective work II they are
properly used; hut last year "thc elcmcn-
tary principles which govern the admins
tratlon in every locality were entirely g-
norcd. These recognized and understood,
a quarantine effective and rational is just
as readily established at New Orleans as
New York.
The lamcntablc results ~ their negligence
last year must teach tho New Orleans
authorities u lesson which they will not soon
forget. Their laws already give them the
power To establish as efficient quarantine
as any that could be fixed by United States
officers, and they have u vital interest In
seeing that II is done. Tho trade of the city
for nearly half the year was at standstill,
causing the loss uf many millions Of dollars,
and n large share OF the citizens were either
killed by tho yellow foyer or Frustrated by
IL, while thousands OF others fed from the
pestilcncc. Tho Howard Association ex-
pended nearly 100000 contributed by the
charitable people Of other cities; and New
Orleans suffered from the odium Of being a
pest holo whence the seeds OF death were
sent TO other communities. We may be sure,
therefore, that that citS will not be unarmcd
when next its traditional enemy enters its
harbor.
Besides It's dangerous Capitalization OF
power, the bill establishing Bureau OF
Health at Washington would inevitably in
troduco clements of trouble in encouraging
conflicts OF jurisdiction between State and
Federal health officers and the jcalousies
and quarrels TO which IL would give rise
would make the situation far worse than II
was before. II is one OF the most vicious
measures which have been introduced into
Congress for many years, and we are glad
TO see that II Is SO generally recognized as
such by the medical profession and by stu
dents OF sanitary science
DIR. VAEDERPoEL recommends that our
Government ask Spain 10 unto with us in
the appointment Of an international COM
mission to visit Havana, inspect the sani-
tary condition Of the city, and render re-
port as TO the best means OF checking the
propagation Of yellow fever This is well
worth consideration; but we want no more
bureaus at Washington. no more ofllcehold-
ers, no more interference with the affairs OF
the States, and no more Capitalization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
How TO Revive Our shipping.

II is an absurd idea that the navigation
interest OF this country. which is now in
30 depressed a state, could be restored to
prosperity by buying ships in England or
elsewhere ut cheaper rates than they can be
bought at in this country.
An instructive commentary upon this
notion Is afforded by the fact that the ship
ping interest Of Great Britain, instead OF
being prosperous, Is actually passing
through u crisis as severe as that which
has broken down the navigation OF the
United States. There are several great
steamship companies in England which are
on the verge Of bankruptcy although they
have bought their ships at the cheapest pos
siLle prices and have had every advantage
for running them with cheapness.
II our statesmen really wish TO do some
thing toward revying American shipping,
let them think about Mr. SCHSABELs plan
81 imposing diiTercntal duties ON goods i'm
ported into this country in foreign bottoms.
All that is needed to cover the seas Of the
world once again with our flag il to give
plenty OF business 10 our ships. And then
we will build them as cheaply as they can be
built anywhere else.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26

Democratic member OF tho other House,
who has notable project for carving two
new Territories out Of northern Mexico and
colonizing them with negroes. Such mi
grafton, Mr.. WINDOW thinks, would tend TO
eliminate sectlonalsm from politics, solvo
the problem OF bulldozlng, and thus pro-
mote the interests of the country. Thcro
are at least two good reasons for doubling
the feasibility Of Mr.. WINDOWS scheme.
II is, to say the least, very doubtful
whether any considerable percentage Of
the negroes could DO induced to migrate.
Even II they migrated, the odds are that the
majority Of them would speedily migrate
back again When colored Senator BRUCE
and colorcd Congressman CAIN, RATNHY, and
SMALLs assure Mr. WINDOW that 100000 coll
orcd laborers will be forthcoming for his ex
pertinent, they are taking ono OF those
contracts that are easier taken than filed.
What colonists Mr.. WINDOW might get
would be recruited mainly from the idle and
worthless who would enlist in haste and re-
pcnt at leisure. The Industrious negroes
are getting ahead In spite OF tho hard times;
they have the feeling Of locality, the love OF
home, In at least as high development as
the whites; and they would prefer TO bear
the ills they have rather than to begin life
over again in strange country and under
unfamiliar conditions.
Even If they could be induced to go, the
South cannot possibly spare them, now or
for many years to come. Mr. WINDOWS
scheme, II IL could be carried out, would
almost paralyzc production in that part Of
the country where labor Is most needed, and
the injury thus done would not be confined
| 10 the South.
II Mr.. WINDOW really yeOrns TO do some
thing for humanity, let him turn his attcn-
tion 10 the Indians in his own state and tho
adjoining States. II he Is at loss to know
whore TO begin. he cannot do better than TO
consult that ELIOT in lawn sleeves, the ven
cradle Bishop OF Minnesota.