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St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
A Blunder and Its Result.

During his first visit to Paris, NJ. Las-
sale, the distinguished German socialist,
presented himself at the house of a we'll
known lady, to whom he had sent letters
Of introduction in advance. When the
servant opened the door and received his
card she conducted him to the boudoir
and told him to be seated, saying
"Madame will come Immediately"
Presently the lady entered. She was
in deshabille and her feet were bare, COW
cred only with loose slippers. She bowed
to him carelessly and said: "Ah, there
you are; good morning"
She threw herself on sofa, let fall q
slipper and reached out to Lassalle her
very pretty foot.
Lassalle was naturally completely as
founded, but he remembered that at
his home in Germany it was the custom
sometimes to kis lady's hand, and he
supposed it was the Paris mode to kiss
her toot. Therefore, he did not hesitate
to imprint kiss upon the fascinating
foot so near him. but he could not avoid
saying st thank you, madame, for this
new method of making lady's acquaint~
ance. It is much better and certainly
more generous than kissing the hand"
The lady jumped up, highly indignant.
"Who are you, sir: and what do you
meanT'
He gave his name.
"You are not then a corn doctor?'
"I am charmed to say, madame. that
I am not"
"But you sent me the corn doctors
card"
1t was, true. Lassalle in going out that
morning had picked up the card of a
corn doctor from his bureau and put it
in his pocket. This, without glancing
at, he had given to the servant, who had
taken it to her mistress. There was
nothing to do but laugh over the joke.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
A Death Strug gle.
Baltimore Bulletin


The eastern shore of Maryland, by
virtue of its many creeks and rivers,
has long been famous for its ducks.
Redheads and canvas backs abound, and
although those who live near the water
are blessed in season with an abundance
of these delicious fowls, those living in>
land are not so fortunate, and often~
times purchase them at as high price
as those who live in the city. Espe~
cially is this the case in the interior in
the vicinity of Centrsville, Queen Anne
county. There wild duck is estimated
a great rarity, although focks of the
wild birds, in their migratioDs during
certain seasons of the year, wing their
flight over the inland country, in sight,
but far beyond gun reach. Then, too,
they feed at certain times in the swamps
and open ponds, but the country game
laws prohibit their being bagged.
A gentleman in this neighborhood
(near Centreville) vouches for the fol-
lowing, which he himself Witnessed,
He says: "I and my son were standing
near the farm house in an open field
when be deserted three dark objects about
the size of small birds far up in the air.
circling and darting hither and thither.
We watched closely, and after awhile
they approached more nearly the earth.
We then discovered that they were two
ducks and a bald eagle, the eagle
endeavoring to capture the ducks, and
the ducks exerting themselves to elude
their pursuer. Far away in the distance
we could discern the main flock, from
which the two ducks had been separated,
flying steadily to the cover of the forest.
The eagle would pounce upon one and
then relinquish it, in order to capture
the other. That was kept up for some
time, when the eagle, suddenly darting
forward, struck one of the birds with bis
talons, then swooping upon The other,
struck that too. The first bird fell at
our feet we had hardly time to pick il
up when the other fell, with the eagle
following. We picked up the second
one, and the eagle observing our presence
flew screaming away. On examination
it was fou I'D the eagle had struck the
ducks on the head, nearly serving the
heads from their bodies. They were fne
sized canvas backs, and we had them
cooked for dinner" The witnesses of ths
affair are persons of undoubted veracity
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

serving, arrange the asparagus 60 the
heads all lie in the center of the dish
and mix with the vinegar drained of
from it, half cuptul of melted butter, the
volks of two hard boiled eggs, and tea
spoonful of mustard, and pepper and salt
if needed. Pour over the asparagus and
serve. The water should be we'll drained
from the asparagus before the vinegar is
poured over. This dressing is enough
for one good sized bunch of asparagus.
AN oMELET.
Break all your eggs in one plate; sti'
rather than beat up the whites and
yolks; to each three eggs you use put
in teaspoonful of cold water; l DO not
like milk; salt and pepper your eggs
moderately (American cooks use too
much pepper); take some parsley and
chop it; let the parsley be very fine
(American cooks never chop parsley fine
enougb); put two ounces OF sweet butter
in your pan; lard for an omelet is an
abomination when your butter is very,
very hot, pour in your eggs; just as
soon a. it is cooked on one side, not
crisp, turn quickly and cook on the
other side; double it over when you
serve it, on very hot plate; the cold
water in the eggs makes the omelet
light and moist.
SHORT CAKE.
Now that the strawberry is at hand
(and while they are dear it will be well
to make a few 60 as far as possible), 8
good recipe for short cake will be in
order. To one quart of -four add three
tablespoonfuls of good baking powder
and one teaspoonful of salt. Mix thor
oughlyg and wet it up with good, sweet
cream as soft as you can roll it Quit
should be handled as little as possible.
II it is to be used without fruit, the
dough should be rolled little more than
halt an inch thick, and cut with biscuit
cutter, and baked in a very hot oven
But for genuine strawberry short cake
roll the dough little thinner, and to fl
round, tin pie-plate; place it on the
buttered tin and butter the top of that
and bake. The top layer can be lifted
off without cutting, to spread the fruit
between.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
$arn and Pl"ntation'
American Agriculture.

The possibilities of American agricul-
ture can be best appreciated by reviews
ing the facts that the area OF arabic lands
in the United States exceeds 100000
900 square miles, while The area at pres
ent under cultivation is estimated to be
174, 100000 acres, or less than 275,0o0
SQUARE miles. It is probable that the
next census will show valuation of
farms exceeding 81, 100000, and an
annual production of $4,000, ,000,0 ,0C0.
The fact that more than one-half of all
our people who are engaged in the ordi-
nary pursuits of life are directly en-
ployed in agriculture is at once a sufi>
cient evidence Of its universally and
Importance.
In the year 1877 there were 81, ,00S, 900
acres in Indian corn, producing 1871 )
100000 bushels; 2OS,O00 in wheat,
with a yield of 422,oOO,oOO bushels :;
13,176,000 in oats, giving All $4,000
bushels; 100000 in barley, showing a
crop of 100000 bushels; 1,621 900 in
rye, with 25, 800, 900 bushels, and $4,000
acres in buckwheat, yielding product
of 1921. 900 bushels. Thus the total
cereal production for 1878 was 1884,
100000 bushels, raised on 100, O,476, 900
acres, while in 1874 the total crops were
but 1,454,1s0,2oO bushels; in 1876,
1862, ,s21, 600, and in 1877, 2,17S,934, Gas
bushels. The future increase in the
farm productions of this country will
result largely from improved systems of
cultivation, as we'll as from extended
areas under the plow. A system OF
agriculture presents but little to be
proud of which averages to the acre over
the whole country yield of but twelve
bushels of wheat, less than twenty
seven bushels of corn. and only twenty.
eight bushels of oats. Compared with
what modern agriculture is capable OF in
this direction, it is not too much to
affirm that our farm crops, even on
their present area, may be doubled in
quantity,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
Culture of Celery.

Peter Henderson says in "Gardening
for Profit" 81 know of no vegetable
on the cultivation OF which there is so
much useless labor expended with such
unsatisfactory results as celery" but
Mr.. Henderson givesfa method which is
at once 30 simple and practical that no
one need fail. I had never seen celery
growing when I read "Ga1dening for
Profit" but by careful, observing Mr..
Henderson's rules I succeeded in obtain
ng celery that took the premium at our
asst state fair. I planted the seed in the
open ground as soon as the soil was dry
enough to work well, and began to cul~
tivate as soon as the plants could be seen,
keeping the ground loose and free from
weeds. Twice, before transplanting, I
sheared the tops of the plants off to in
duce staIky growth, and about the Goth
of June they were ready for transplant
ing, which was done, not in trenches as
most writers direct, but On the level SUR
face, in rows about three and q half feet
apart. Cultivate often and keep the
ground loose and free from weeds, and
about the middle of August the process
of "earthing up" should begin; the soil
should be drawn up to the plants with
enough to keep the leaves upright, and
when cool weather comes the blanching
may be finished by digging the soil from
between the rows and banking up to the
tops Of the plants on each side of the row.
The soil should be moist and well
manured.-[C Cores. Indiana Farmer.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
~ Practical SGAanGR.'' -

Under the above heading, the st. Croix
Courier, of st. Stephen, N. B., in referring to
the analysis OF DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and Sage's Catarrh Remedy, re~
Gently made by Prof. Chandler, of New York
and others, says: " Nothing was discovered
which we think Objectionable, and the pub
lished analysis should increase rather than
retard their sale. To us it seems little un'.
just to call man quack simply because he
seeks to reap as much pecuniary reward as
other classes of inventors. The English press
is conservative, yet after a careful examina-
tion of all the evidence, it not only endorses
but recommends the Family Medicines man.
ufactured by DR.. Pierce. No remedies ever
offered the afflicted give such perfect sstis.
faction as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery and DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

Stomach Bitters, an invigoranJ and Alternative
which removes those obstacles to renewed
strength, physical comfort and personal at
tractiveness-an imperfect digestion and Sc
cretion, and q disordered condition OF the
bowels. Persistence in the use of this ines
tiRabIe corrective and tonic will assuredly
result in renewed physical regularity and
vigor, will tend to increase bodily substance
and cause the glow and clear color Of health
to return to the sallow, wasted cheek.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

Published testimony establishes the fact
that Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup is ster-
ling remedy for scrofulous and syphilitic dis
orders of formidable type. Also that 1t cures
white swelling, carbuncles, ,eruptive maladies
of all kinds. gout and rheumatism. It more.
over promotes secretion and flow of healthy
bile and directs it into the proper channels.
The deplorable ailments produced by mer>
curry are also remedied by it. Druggists sell it.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

We have long wanted safe and reliable
remedy for the cure of chills and fever. Qui.
nine will cure it, but it disturbs the head AMI
the fever returns. Now, We see that Messrs.
WheeIock, Finlay & Co. publish the compo~
sition of their DR.. F. Wiihoft's Antl.Periodic
or Fever and Ague Tonic. which is guaran-
teed specific for the cure of chills and
fever, dumb chills and all other diseases
produced by malaria. Try it. Itcan be found
in every drug store.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
d,ampaext,mal indications.

The complexion of persons whose digestion
is out of order. who are bilious, or who lack
yigor, always exhibits an unhealthy tint. Il
il bv regulating the bodily organs and pro-
noting digestion and assimilation, that the
parchment hue, indicative of i'll health, is
banished from the cheeks. To reetify the
fault OF sallow complexion, use Hoststter's
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

"a Stop sending to me your jernel
emmy more, ass you didn't motifs the bigg
hogg me husband butchered sunday,
and it don't 6t my pantry shelves emmy.
, how. The husb-no, the "hogg' Weighed
as7,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

"a SLIGHT Cold" CoUGHs.-Few are
aware of the importance of checking cough
or "slight cold," which would yield to a mild
remedy, if neglected, often attacks the lungs.
"Brown's Bronchial Troches" give sure and
almost immediate relief.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
THE HOUSEHOLD.
PRUNE PIES,

Take pound of prunes and soak them
over night, SO that the stones will slip
out easily; stew in some water with as
many raisins as you wish, and sweeten :;
when both are soft, crate in the rind of
two lemons and fill the pie, allowing two
crusts.
RICH, LIGHT WAFFLEs.
Put half pound OF butter into a
clean, strong cloth, and pound it tils
quite soft, then put it into dish and
beat it with large silver fork till it be.
comes rich cream. Beat the yplks of
six eggs to stiff cream, and stir in them
halt pound of -four till smooth, then
add the beaten butter and half a pint of
rich, sweet milk. Beat all well together,
adding the beaten whites of the eggs the
last thing, and bake.
ASPARAGUS oMELET.
Boil good sized bunch of asparagus
until tender; let it get cold; cut off the
green part only and chop fine. Beat six
eggs until very light; add two table
spoonfuls of thin sweet cream and the
chopped asparagus. Have ready fry.
ing pan with tablespoonful OF butter
melted in it, but not smoking hot, and
pour in the mixture. Shake from the
bottom as it forms, and loosen from the
pan with broad knife. Fold over in
the middle and turn on to hot platter.
Sprinkle over salt and pepper and iervt
BAKED FISH.
Take any nice fish, boil it, remove thu
bones and chop considerable parsley very
hne,with one small onion. Have shout al
much bread crumbs as fish. Take ,
pudding dish and butter it, then lay il
layer of bread erambr, then layer o
fsh, ending with the bread crumbs
Mix your parsley and onions with sal
and pepper through your bread crumbs
Put Jumps of butter over the top, q very
slight grating Of nutmeg, and pour owe
it all sweet cream, or very rich milk
till II rises nearly to the top. Bake in
quick oven till 1t has nice, rich brown
crust.
ASPARAGUS SALAD.
Wash and cs,t oT ynost cf the vuh;t
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
JohnsOns 1eV Method Of Harmony.
By N.JoANsoN. (sl.oo). Just Published.

By A. n. JOANSON. lSl.00). Just Pubished
his new bcoe is sim pie and clear in its ex pla.
nations. that any music teacher amateur can get
excellent idea of the science, by simply reading
it Through At the same time, most thorough
course is mari ed out for tho, WI wis to be COM
posers, include work T many months. without,
or still better with teacher. Thousands can now
learn that have not hitherto been able to do
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12
ASPARAGUS SALAD.

Wash and cut off most of the white
part tie up in cloth and boil until
soft IN salted water take up, remove the
cloth, turn over two>thirds of a cupful of
good vinegar; sprinkle with pepper and
sslt and set whore it Is cold, Before
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-12

Thirty of the best organ makers of the
world are competitors at the Paris Exposl>
tion A cable dispatch to the asso clated press
says two highest awards have been AWARDED
to the American makers, Mason & Hamlin.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24
FEMARLE SOCIETY.

You know my opinion OF female
society. Without il we should de-
generate into brutes This obser.
walton applies with tenfold force to
youug men and hose who are 10 the
prime of manhood For after Ger.
tain time of life, the literary man
may make a shift "a poor one |
grant, to do without the society of
ladies, To young man nothing is
so importan, as spirit of devotion
next to his Creator to some amiable
woman, whose image may occupy
his heart and serve to guard it from
pollution, which besets it on all sides.
A man ought to choose his wife as
Mrs. Primrose did her wedding
gown, for qualities that "wear WE'LL"
One thiog, at least, is true, that if
mstrimony has its cares, celibacy
has no pleasures. A Newton or a
mere scholar may find employment
in study; a man of literary taste
can receive in books powerful aux
Hilary but a man must have a
bosom friend and children round
him to cherish and support the
dreariness of old age.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune at Leadville, the new min.
ing camp 10 Colorado, writes that
miners are Aockiug to the rich car
Donate fields 10 that regions at the
rate of eight hundred week. Ore
is taken out worth three dollars a
pound. 1t is thought the locality of
the present camp will yield $50, =
100000 of precious metals per year,
and there are valleys end ranges ad-
iacent to the camp which are enor-
mously rich 10 mines, which have
not yet been fully explored.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24
NEGROES STARVING.

A Kansas City Dispatch states
that large number of coIored south
ern refugees had been landed by
steamboats, at Wyandotte in an en-
tireIy destitute condition during the
past few days. They are occupy
Jog the churches and public halls
Many of them are sick from expos
ure and are dying.
Mayor Shelley, of Kansas City,
telegraphed to the Secretary of Wa'
for an order for the issue of rslions
from Leaven worth to feed them, and
Secretary McCrary replied that he
had no authority to do 80; that Con
eress was 10 session and tina, appli~
cation should be made to that body.
A committee has been appointed at
Wyandotte to look after the suffer
ers. The committee issued a call to
the citizens Of the United States for
relief, stating that seventeen hun
dred entirely destitute colored refu
gees are already in WyandOtte, and
thousands more in the same condi
ton are on their way and ask for
immediate aid.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24
HORRIBLE.

A horrible massacre of political
prisoners took place in kief prison,
Russia, a short time since. The
authorities ascertained that the pris-
oners Intended to escape through a
tunnel. Nothing was done to pre-
vent the continuance of the excA
walton, and when it was completed
and the prisoners had entered it one
after another, soldiers previously
posted at the opening shot them
down as they came up. When the
bulk of the prisoners, terrified by
the firing. stopped and remained 10
the tunnel, soldiers were then sent ip
from behind. and literally butchered
the unfortunate wretches. The pro-
ceeding seemed to give the officials
much amusement, aud the director
of the Kief prison has been praised
and decorated for his having acted
with such cleverness and decision.
After reading such horrible story.
it 10 a wonder to US, that the Gar
who will permit such thing 10 his
government, has not been assassina-
ted before NOW.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

the radical administration the fnan
cisl part Of the government his not
been managed as we'll as it might
have been, perhaps, but we mus,
hope for brighter days 10 the future.
and remember that all OF the de-
pressed States have not been so for
tunate as Georgia
AS to the products of this county,
| would suppose that any thing that
can be raised in Cobb county would
grow here just as well, The only
things | miss, are figs and chestuuts,
which | believe are totally unknown
to the natives, in fresh State. |
suppose the trouble is that they have
never been introduced This is
iue fruit country, though but little
attention is given TO orchards. The
soil yields largel, all kinds of small
grain. The wheat crop, which is
generally sure, averages from Is to
20 bushels per acre, and the corn
crop, which is always sure, averages
from so to rs bushels. The farm
ers here, rs almost everywhere else
in the south, plant more cotton than
anything else. The staple is not
quite so good as that raised in Geor'
gia, and the more Southern States,
but the land produces it very liber
ally. On good upland they raise n
bale to the acre, and on bottom land
a bale and half and sometimes
more is produced. There is plenty
of wood of most every variety, such
as walnut ash, hickory, gum, all
kinds of oak, hack berry aud cotton
wood.
A great deal Of the land in this
country 10 owned by the l.. r. Il +.
). Railway Co., and can be bought
cheap. A few miles from this place,
on government lands, can be found
as fine range for sheep and cattle,
as almost any country affords, and |
cannot see why sheep and stock
raising can't be carried on a. sue
cessfully here as in Texas or else
where. The government land about
the mountains are obtainable for al
most nothing There is one thing
must not omit. The farmers here
don't know what guano lie, and
don't believe they use manure at all,
on any of their crops. Herein lies
a slight difference between farming |
here aud ia old Cobb.
There is ready sale for all the pro
ducts of the country right here. or
they can be transported to better
markets without difficulty by rail or
or river. This is u great advantage
which this country has over many OF
the garden spots" of America.
There is class of poor farmers
in every country, no matter how
good or bad, who always live "from
hand to mouth and who always
think they can do better by moving
further west. There are such here,
but don't thiak they ever better
by moving. | believe
an energetic man, who is determln-
cd to work, and who has money
enough to go to farming in a small
way, can do as we'll here as in any
country, and can make money.
A. j. $
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24
HOW HE TESTED THE TEA.

A merchant says; 81 happened
to strike four chests of tea, which |
bought at bargain -25cts a pound.
hese four chests of tee were all the
same quality and brand, but we're all
| had, and Of course as my custo~
mers expected variety of prices, |
accommodated them. | turned the
tell side of the chests toward the
wall, and marked the tea to suit Gus.
toners Deacon still a resi-.
dent of the city, came in one day
after some tea and wanted a good
article. | gave him a sample from
each of the four chests TO take home
and Try, stating their respective
prices as 81, 80, Is cents and 81 a
pound. Well, after testing the SAM
Piles he returned and rendered his
decision, as follows:
That 80 cent tea is a very fair
article for thu price so cent tea is
much better the . cent is excel
lent, aud the S tea is a very supe>
ror article, can assure you. But
can't quite so that figure. Let
me have 10 pounds Of tho 20 cent
tea"
He was accommodated. Bat our
Marietta merchants don't do that
way.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

A fatal shooting affrsy occurred
Wednesday week in Baltimore. Mr..
Isaac James met Denwood B. Kinds,
the alleged seducer Of bis daughter,
(who died recently in child BIRTH
on Calhoun street, and the two be-
gan firing. Mr.. James fred first,
and the fire was returned by Kinds,
who ran. A young brother of Kinds
then tripped up Mr.. James, and
Hiods seeing him down, ran up to
him and fred two balls into his
brain, killing him instantly. Kinds
was only slightly wounded. He has
been arrested.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

The woman's movement is GER
tainly obtaining a foo;hold at least.
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Mime
sota, Michigan and New Hampshire,
allow women TO vote and 10 all mat
ters relating to education, and to
hold school offices.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

To cut. bore holes, or mutilate sill
YER coin of the United States stamp,
is an offence punishable with i'm
prisonmeut not more than two years
and a fine of not more than two
thousand dollars Marietta chaps
had better look out.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

We suppose, when woman has
all the pin money she wants, she
has attained the pin nickle of her
happiness. We are ashamed of this
now we have said it, but never
mind it will help to fill up.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24

There is man in the woods OF
West Virginia who has been a fugu>
tive there GER since be was drafted
in 1868. He cannot b. persuaded
that the war is over.