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St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
A Matter of Interest to- Travelers.

Tourists, emigrants and mariners find that
Hostetter's Stomach Btters is medicinal
safeguard against unhealthful influences, up
on which they can implicitly rely, sincelt pre-
vents the effects that an unhealthy climate,
yitiated atmosphere, unaccustomed or un'
wholesome diet, bad water, or other condi''
tions unfavorable to health, would otherwise
produce. On long voyages or journeys by land
in latitudes adjacent to the equator, it is es" s
pecially useful as preventive OF the ienrlle
complaints and disorders OF the stomach, Liver
and bowels, which are apt to attacknatives OF
the temperate zones soiournlng or travelling
in such regions, and is an excellent protection
against the influence of extreme cold, sudden
changes Of temperature, exposure to damp or
extreme fatigue. It not only prevents inter
mittent and remittent fever and osher as
eases of a malarial type, but eradicates them,
fact which has been notorious for years
past in North and South America, Mexico,
theWest Indies, Australia and other countries
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

eber showed up in Detroit an got away
from me. Ize bin right dar, frens, an
Ize got half a dollar laid by tor de mex
one. I belongs to de church, rings de
bell for prayer~meetin', sn' lie tryin' to
live SO as to reach dat good place above
whar' de weary am at rest, an 70 de
Lawd I doan' believe dat gwine to de
circus has eber rubbed de hide off in
one single spot. De man who can't go
to circus with a clean conscience an
cone home de same way had better
set out an diskiver a kentry for him>
self"
Several other speeches of like character
were made, and the president arose and
said :
"Gem'len, let it STAN as de opinyun
of de Lime-Kiln Club dat gwine to de
circus am twice as respectable as sittin'
on de fence, an maxim up faces at de
Bengawl tiger in his cage am a heap
better dan beatin' woodward man
outen three dollars by movin' in de mite.
We will now implore de regular bizness
of de meetin'."
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
sweet COrn-fOr Pork.

Last season, for the first time in my
life, raised several acres OF sweet
corn. As soon as the ears were fully
developed I commenced feeding them to
spring pigs. The pigs were kept in a
pasture, and were fed nothing but sweet
corn and kitchen slops. I have never
seen pigs more healthy, or those that
fattened more rapidly. Ateight months
old they dressed little over three hum
dred pounds each. The quality of the
pork was extra, it having none of that
aosid, strong taste that pork made with
field corn invariably has, The favor
was gamey and peculiarly good. The fat
meat had pearly lustre, waspemarksbly
sound, and made little greese in frying.
The proportion of lean to fat was, how.
ever, smaller than in pigs fed in the old
way. | think if farmers would raise and
fatten their pigs Oh sweet corn, we would
hear less OF hog cholera. Certainly we
would have far better quality of meat,
and more acceptable to the general
public. After one seasons trial with
the sweet corn, no one will feed the
field sort to pigs intended for his own
table. The best variety of sweet corn
will yield more per acre than the field
sorts.- Correspondence Country GEM
tleman.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
BRO. Gardeners Lime-kiln Club.

Detroit Free Press.
"Gem'lem, de sezun of de circus am
come" remarked the old man, as Sam.
uel Shin devoured his last peanut. II
heven't seen de illustrious hsnd-bills on
de walls yit, but de horns am tootin'
only few miles away, an in few days
de unbendin' elsfant, de musical hyens,
de wrigglin' snaix an de lemonade STAN
will be in our midst. Doorin' de pas
week has reeepted sev'ral letters from
different parts of de kentry akin if dis
club favors gwine to de circus, an las
mite two brethren of the church arrove at
my cabin to ak me to use my infooenee
to prevent de circus from destroyin' de
Sunday.school bizness. Now, ] has my
own personal opinyun 'beut desc fngs,
but I'd like to h'ar from de members OF
de club in gineral." ..-
There was pretty solid chunk Of
| silence after the president sat down
but Sir Isaac Waipole finally got u, snd
said:
"Waal, now, believe kin remembe:
of gwine to de fust circus dat struck d.
| state of ole Virginny, an reckon non
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
f. &arn and bl.ntation.
Over Flowing.

A correspondent of the Farm and
Fireside says: One great trouble with
aon,e farmers is the habit of over plow-
ing. They break up piece of land and
plow it five or six years in succession,
until it will not produce over three
tourths of an average crop. At the
same time their meadow land deteriorates
and is in the same condition. We have
learned by observation and experience
that it is not best to plow the same land
more than three years in succession.
Then it should be seeded. The first
wear there will be little or no weeds in
the grain the second year weeds will be
more plentiful; the third year the
quantity will be much greater, and thus
weeds increase every year till some fields
produce as large quantity of weeds as
grain. The main point in order to secure
good crops is plowing. Farmers should
remember if they only half plow piece
of land it will produce but half crop.
Flowing should be commenced as early
as possible and never should be done in
a hurry. Take time and do the work
well and see that the weeds and grass are
plowed under. The seed should be
carefully sown and the ground we'll har.
rowed; then the farmer can but expect
a good crop. The seed will sprout sooner
if roller is passed over the ground,
which should be done Immediately after
sowing. This makes the ground more
even and better adapted for cutting the
crop with reaper. will give brief
description of my method of plowing,
seeding, ETC.: First, we select piece Of
ground that produces the least grass.
We have it we'll plowed in the fall or
spring and giveit a top>dressing of stable
manure, as not much benefit is derived
the first year by manuring green sward
before plowing. If plowed in the fall
we do not top.dress it till spring. The
second year we manure before plowing
The third year we SOW it with barley and
seed down with grass and clover seed,
and also give it top'dressing OF
manure. We have always obtained the
best results by seeding with barley. We
do not think it advisable to sow the
same crop on the same ground several
years in succession. We think farmers
would realize greater profits ii they
would adopt the rotation system" I
farmers whose grass lands are degene
ating would plow few acres and seed a
few each year according to the above
plan, their land in few ) ears would be
in "a productive condition. Never seed
aparingly.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
CALVES LIGHTS AU BLANC.
Horrible Story from Mexico.
Logansport Journal.


Last week, in Chihuahua, a woman
went into shoemaker's shop in front of
his dwelling and was measured for pair
of shoes. The son of Crispin said to the
woman: "You have a pretty foot"
" Do you think so?" said she. He re~
piled: ;' Yes that is the prettiest foot
in Mexico The woman was to come
back next day and leave one dollar,
when the shoes were to be commenced.
The shoemaker's wife, hearing all, said
nothing. The next day the shoemaker
was out when the woman with the pretty
foot cal ed, according to agreement. and
the wife got her into the back room and
stabbed her to death. The wife then
cut steak out of the woman's leg and
packed the body under the bed. The
shoemaker came home and ate his din
ner. The wife asked him how he liked
the meat. He answered that cit was
the best he had ever eaten." The wife
then told him he had eaten part of the
prettiest leg in Mexico" He asked her
what she meant. She showed him the
body under the bed, and made dash at
him with a knife, but he escaped and
ran to the Palacio and told the judge
what had happened. The judge sum.
moned guard of soldiers and went to
the house. He asked the wife If she had
committed the murder, and when she
answered yes and attempted to justify
the act, he ordered her to be shot on the
spot by the soldiers, and his orders were
promptly obeyed.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
THE HOUSEHOLD.
BROWN BREAD.

One pint of corn meal, the same
rye, one~half tescupful molasses, and one
coffee.cup of sour milk, one teaspoonful
of soda, one of salt, and sweet milksor
water sufficient to make it soft enough
to turn into pan or dish; cover it
tight and steam it four or five hours.
PARsNIP STEW.
Cut thin layers of pork and Eplsce in
the bottom of the kettle then put in q
layer Of parsnips cut rather thin, then a
layer of potato, then parsnips again and
30 on, till you have enough, season put
in water enough to just cook them
nicely, and let them fry brown.
A MATTER OF HEALTH.
Never stand when you can do your
work sitting. Every housekeeper, and
especially every mother, should heed
this. Have "a variety of seats of different
heights, from the low cricket to the
Office stool of moderate height. 1t is a
matter not only of comfort but health
TO FRY EGGPLANT.
Slice very thin, sprinkle salt on both
SIDES, lay one alice on anothertill enough
prepared; then place heavy weight
on stop-this will draw out any bitter
taste. Let it remain few hours make
rich batter or prepare crumbs with
egg, dip in the eggplant, and fry in
boiling lard. II too rich broil in a fish.
broiler.
PARsNIP STEW:
Clean them nicely; slice; have some
salt pork cut in small pieces well fresh.
ened, but not too much 80; stew the
pork one hour. then put in the parsnips
with little pepper; when boiled up
taste to see if it is salt enough; stir unit
well cooked and very little gravy left
1t will be vety nice if made in this way
| sometimes put in with the parsnips
few slices of potatoes.
CRACKERS AND CREAM,
Split six Boston crackers; slice ther
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

in soup plate and pour boiling water
over them as soon IS they are softened,
drain off all of the water and sprinkle
the crackers lightly with salt, then pour
over them sweet cream. This is an
esnecial dish with little children who are
not feeling very well, and is often relished
by older people.
LEMON MARMALADE.
To make lemon marmalade, squeeze
the lemon, boil the pee's in water till
soft. then take out the pith. and pouad
the remainder in mortar till quite fine,
mix with it a little of the juice. Pass i.
all with the rest of the juice, through q
sieve into q preserving pan. To every
pound of pulp add three~quarters of a
nound of loaf sugar. Boil it for half an
hour or more, so that it sets, when cold,
into jelly.
One cup of butter, two of sugar beaten
topether one cup OF milk, half teaspoon
fuI of soda stirred into the milk, and four
eggs: beat it we'll together; add any
kind of spice and six cups of flour; roll
rather thin, cut it with a tumbler and
with wire glass to form a ring; brush
them over with the white OF an egg, and
sift on a very little fine sugar before
baking. Bake them fifteen or twenty
minutes.
CALVES LIGHTS AU BLANC.
Scald the lights in boiling water for
fifteen minutes. Cut in small pieces
put in saucepan with piece of butter
about as large as an egg, pinch of flour,
salt, ground pepper, parsley, thyme and
laurel, the herbs OF bouquet add to it
half pint of bouillen when half done,
put few small onions and mushrooms
into it; thicken when done with the
| yolk of an egg, adding half tesspoonful
of vi legar. Let it cook about two hours.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

That the Phonograph can I" "bottle up" the
voice and pass It down to future ages is in
deed a wonder, but is not the restoration OF
a lost voice more wonderful? And yet DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery speedily
restores lost voice, cures hoarseness. sore
throat, bronchitis and consumption. Many
ministers who had abandoned the pulpit by
reason OF sore throat and general debility,
have, by the use of the Discovery, been re,
stored to perfect health and strength. Sold
by druggists.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

No failures are recorded of the famous
outward specific, Henry's Carbolic salve: 1t
is invariably successful in healing sores,
overcoming suppuration and inflammation.
out leaving any scar or discoloration of the
skin. As local application for chronic rheu
matism, sore throat and tightness OF the chest
it iI also highly spoken of. Sold by all druggists
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
FOR TEN DOLLARS Cash

we will insert seven.line advertisement one week
in list of 269 weekly newspa pers, or four lines in
different list OF 337 papers, or ten lines Two weeks IN
containing from 70 to 100 papers each, or four Lines
week in all tour of the small lists, or one line
LOCO pers. We also have lists of papers by States
throughout the United States and Canada SEND
for l0l-page pamphlet. Address GEU. +.
HOWELL Il Co. 10 Spruce St. New York
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

People residing in paludal districts, or re-
movinr to such localities, can place reliance
in the efficacy of DR.. F. Wilheft's Anti. Peri
odic or + ever and Ague Tonic to prevent or
rather counteract ali malarial diseases. 1t
never fails to cure Chills and Fever, Dumb
Gbills and Enlarged Spleen, and is guaran~
teed to contain no dangerous drug. The COM
position of this medicine is given With each
hottie. and can be had from all druggists.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19
A gentleman was disturbed from his

"A gentleman was disturbed from his
rest in the middle of the night by some
one knocking on the street door.
who's there ?' he asked. {" A friend"
was the answer. "What do you want p
"I want to stay here all night" "Queer
taste stay there by all means," was the
benevolent reply.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

For an irritated throat, cough or eoso,
sBrown'g Bronchial Troches" are offered
with the fullest confidence in their efficacy.
They maintain the good reputation they
have Justly acquired. Is cts. a box.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

It is demonstrated that America makes
the best Cabinet or Parlor Organs in the
world. At all worlds exhibitions IN recent
wears Mason & Hamlin have obtained high,
est honors, having received the gold medal
at the Paris Exposition of 1878.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

The Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. q East
18th street, n. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for catalogue.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

Chew Jackaon's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

Smoke Pogue's Sitting Bnll Durham Tobacco
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-19

GEO. p. ROWELL u co. conduct an agency 1or
the reception of advertisements for American
nelrspapers -. 49, I-;,7 j..
the world s,o oo, +o
the insr ectlon Of customers.
Every advertisement is taken at the home pre-
of the paper without any additional charge or com
An advertiser, in dealing with the Agency. is
saved trouble and pondence, making one con-
tract instead of V dozen, hundred or thousand.
book of l20 pages containing lists OF best paqers
largest crculations, religious, agrlculturai, class'
POLITICAL daily and country papers, ana an publ
cations which are specially valuable to advertisers,
with some information about prices, Is neht 10 "AS
address on receipt of ten cents. :, ...
Persons at a distance wishing to make contracts
fol advertising in town, city, county. state pl
territory of the United States or any tofton OF tne
DO1tinion of Canada, may send concise ststemeht
of what they want, together with copy OF !rg tnG
ADVERTISEMEMT they desire Inserted anG VIII VIII
receive information by return mali "hlcn VIII WIN
enable them to decide whether to increase or reduce
the order.
For such inf ormation there is no Farge. .o
Orders are taken for a single paper as wen SS lot
list tor single dollar as readily as lof larger
,,:. .ho American
Neyspa per Directory (priCe fye doilars1, Coln'
plete list of all american Newspapers, ana aaAet
of + he towns in hlCh they are issued.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-28

1rseems to he generally taken for grant.
ed that the next census will show a small
er valuation Of property In the United
States than the last. Tho census OF 1870
showed that the assessed valuation was
little over 1900 millions, and the csti.
mated true value $4,000 millions. From
1860 to 1870 the assessed valuation incrcas-
ed from 1900 millions to 1900 millions,
and the estimated true valuation from 49,
900 millions to $4,000 millions-thc in
crease in theasEessed valuation for the de-
cade having been over 10 per cent, and:in
the estimated true valuation So per cent.
But it is conjectured that the census of
next year will showa uevaluation Of on
" about 1900 miIIions-a decrease of s.
600 millions from 1870.
This large decrease-lO per ceAt-in the
estimated valuation Of the country's
wealth, when there ought TO be all in
crease, will make curious feature in tho
national statistics. OF course there has
not been any such destruction OF real
wealth as the figures present; the country
is not poorer than it was in 1870. So far
from this, the country is actually richer;
it possesses considerably more wealth
than it had in 1870. Everything in the
line Of valuation in 1870 was an illusion,
the census as well as all else. We cstimat-
cd values, then, in greenbacks; we shall
estimate them, now, in coin. The differ.
ence will be material. The nominal gold
premium in 1870 was 10 per cent, but the
actual shrinkagc in tho value OF many
kinds ofproperty since then has been one.
third to one,half. What tho next census
will SHOW, therefore, is not a destruction
Of wealth during the decade, but dissi-
patton of iancied valnes-for, in point of
fact, the country Is better of now than it
was in 1870.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-28

The true way to invlgoratc feeble system
is to infuse activity into the operations Of the
stomach, that wOndrOus aIem6ic in which the
food Is transmitted into the constitu, nts Of
blood, the chief element Of our vitality. Hos.
letters Stomach Bittcrs, because It accom-
pIisheS his end is greatly to bc preferred to
many so'rallcd TONES, useful indeed as appe.
Tiers, but imperative qs aids to digestion and
assimilation. This sterling cordial, whiln It
invgoratcs the stomach, hcalthiully stimu.
lates the liver, bowels and kidneys, ensuring
the escape through the regular channels OF 81.
fcte aud useless matter thrown Off by the
system, which N thus purified as we'll us In.
vigoratcd byit. Its tonic influence Is soon
made manifest by an increase Of vital energy
and mora active and regular discharge OF ev.
cry physical function, and It has the further
effect Of rendering the system unaSsailahlc BY
malnrial enidemiCs,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-28

The people Of Woking, In England, are
terribly excited over proposition 10 set
mp a cremation furnace In their very midst.
They have sent a deputation to the home
secretary, to protest that cremation Is I'M
Christian, un.English, scandal, dis.
grace, and the like. The home secretary,
Mr.. Cross, iutlmsted plainly that the gov.
eminent was opposed to the proposed in
novation; and he cited, among some more
trivial objections to II, that 1t would knock
the system Of inquest to pieces, make poi
soning much more easy, and perhaps iOcil.
itate grave cases Of personiHcation. lie
had nothing TO say about the arguments
on tho other side, the chief OF which un.
doubtelly is that cremation would be Of
inCalcuIable benefit to the public health.
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Mr.. Hale has announced In the House
atWashington that the Republicans would
not allow the legislative appropriation bill
TO pass with the political riders on It. Mr.,
Southland replied that the Democrats would
insist upon the rider repeating the nation.
al election law. Mr.. Southland knows, Of
course, that the Senate will not consent 10
the repeal, and II Is to be inferred that lie
and his party think they can afford to
take the responsibility Of an extra session.
It does not follow, however, that an extra
session will be called soon enough to help
the case Of those Southern politicians who
are under Indictment for ballOt-box stuff.
ing, and other practices which have solidi.
tied the South. Tho President, it is stated,
has intimated that tho government can
get along without the money appropriated
by the legislative bill until September, and
by that time the trials Of the violators Of
the election law may be over. In order
to force the President to call an extra ses-
sion Immediately it may be necessary for
the brigadiers to defeat Two or three other
appropriation bills, and such appears to
be their purpose, It remains to be seen
whether persistence in a course which
Senator Bayard has declared to be revolu.
tiOnary will help the brigadier party in
1880.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-28

Total expense Of transporting Tonnage bI0sls 81
Showing the cost Pcr ton per mile 10 be little
moro than Y cent.
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more than Y cent. 80 : $50
The cost OF the road, double track and
rolling stock for the Main Stem and Par.
kersburg Branch, arc estimated at about
$50, 000, 200, the inlel est on this amount at
8 per cent would be $l,9SO,0O which
added to the expenses OF transportation
Of freight, Of which bave spoken, would
amount 10 81, 400, SlS 81, which divided BY
ton mileage would make the cost OF trans.
portation about 0,44S of a cent, or little
less than 10, 100 Of cent per ton per mile.
It is shown by the report Of the B & o.
Il. X. Co. for the year ended September
30th, 1877, page 9, that the surplus fund
which represents invested capital de-
rived from net earnings received
amounts TO $50, 1903 SO. Now il we ap-
ply the rule prescribed in the general
rNilroad law Of Dec. %, 1887, which auth
orizes the Legislature when the net earn
ings Of the company amount to sum
equal to tho capital stock expended as
aforesaid with 9 percentuIn per annum in
terest thereon, TO regulate The charges for
transportation OIL such railroad SO that its
annual net profit shall equal six per cent
on the capital stock SO expended 10 the B.
4 Q. X. K. We find that We have the power
and authority, II this estimate be correct,
to require the company tdcarrya all freights
within this State at an average cost to the
shipper Of 1910 Of cent per ton per
mile.
It will be remembered that have not
included IN this estimate the transporta,
ton Of passengers, which is source OF
great profit 10 the company, and which, II
included, would very materially reduce
the cost OF transportation. The Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company have, in utter
disregard OF the law, so mixed the state
ment Of the earnings and expenses OF the
main stem" with the earnings and expen-
scs Of other lines operated by them, that
1t Is impossible from their reports 10 make
an absolutely accurate estimate Of tho cost
Of transportation on tho Baltimore and
OHIO Railroad proper, but it is confidently
believed that the estimate have made Is
substantially correct. III
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Society against lending its great influence
and financial means to the popularizlng
Of a revision which has not received the
approval Of the great body Of the Chris
tian Church, II Is improbable that the
changes made will be so radical as TO
weaken the yeneration In which the sa-
cred books are held; on the contrary, the
revision will remove the faults or errors
whose existence has been acknowledged
by the church.