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St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
Cultiyating Helplessness.

Before the French Revolution, the
members of the royal family and the
grand lords and ladies never thought of
doing any thing for themselves that
others could do for them. NJ. Tame,
in his "Ancien Reginae,'' gives curl
GUS illustration of the effect of this en-
forced helplessness:
In the course of a conversation with
Madame Louise, the daughter of Louis
XIV, who was Carmelite nun, Madame
de Genlis said,-
~ should like to know what troubled
you most in getting accustomed to your
new profession
You could never imagine,' she re-
piled. " 1t was the descent of small
flight of stairs alone by myself At
first it seemed to me dreadful preci-
pice, and was obliged to sit down on
the steps and slid down in that atti-
tude.'
The Princess had never descended any
staircase save the grand one at Yer
sailles, and only that while leaning on
the arm of a noble cavalier. The steep
and winding steps of the convent, there
fore seemed appalling when she had to
descend them alone.
A story is told of the Duchess of Edin-
burgh, the daughter of the Gar of Rus
STA, which exhibits a singular training.
Shortly after her marriage with Vcitoria's
son, the Duchess was entertained at a
nobleman's house. A party was made
up to visit the extensive greenhouses,
the Duchess leading, as was her right,
the way. In passing up the narrow
aisle of one of the houses, the royal lady
came to closed door. The passage was
too narrow for any of her suit to pass
her and open the door, and she stood
as motionless as statue.
"Oblige me,'' said the Duke, in a
whisper, "by sending some one aronnd
to open the door from the other side,
for she III not open it if she stands there
for a month";
1t may excite smile to read such
as these of the physical
involved in the etiquette of
royal households, and we fear that q
similar in kind if not in degree
marks many American families. In a
recent sermon, the Rev. Washington
GLADDEN., of Springfield, Mass, spoke of
the fact that some American girls are
brought up to learn nothing and do
nothing. He referred to one woman
who was proud that her daughter never
did any sweeping, and to another who
never let her daughter do any kitchen
work. Such training must foster self
shness and Incidence, and a loss both |
Of respect and of true regard for others.
YOUTHS CINNAMON.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
Science and Industry,

. The fertilizer business is growing
every year in Georgia. It is estimated
that 10000 tons will be sold this year.
"A lot of turkeys sent from Canada
to England realized a good profit to the
shipper, who bought at 1925 and sold
there for $500 and 81 each.
California; exports for 1879 in
Guided 100000 gallons of wine, 800
100000 worth OF wheat, and 1926, 2OO.-
900 of gold and silver. IT was the most
prosperous year the State has ever had.
An effort is being made to build a
rolling-mill in Des Moines, Iowa. The
Register learns that company has al
ready been formed and considerable
stock subscribed.
early amber sugar-cane will be
largely planted in Fayette County, Tex
as, this year. A sugar factory is being
established at Lagrange, with capacity
of 60 tons of cane per day.
A Mr.. Way, Of Rochester, N. Y.
has done thriving business for several
years in drying potatoes, using the
evaporators employed in preparing dried
fruit. 1t is asserted that four-fifths
of the pc alto is water; and the remain
ing or nutritive fifth, when dried, will
weigh but eight or ten pounds to the
bushel.
In Anderson, Franklin, Woodford,
Jessamine, Scott, Fayette and Harrison
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
Odds and Ends.

- He who Mrs. to take kiss,
Has Mr.. thing he should not Miss
Mrs. Darlington says Ike has bought
a horse SO spurious that it always goes
off on decanter.
Even newspapers nowadays are
compelled to acknowledge themselves
as g second class matter.
Why is woman with a long dress
a vagrant2 Because she has no visible
means of support.
The seal probably puts up with
more insults and abuse than any other
animal. He is known the world over
as a furbearing animal.
Somebody complains that the man
in the moon is a profiigate char
acter because whenever ne has as much
as four quarters he makes a night
of it.
Anthony Trollope has a high,
round head, bald on the forehead and
bordered by curly, fluffy hair. He has
large mustache and an immense full
beard. He is now IS years old and is
somewhat overbearing in his manner.
The new Scotch ginghams copy the
best Madras plalds in orange and brown
with a bar of dull red or purple OF mel
low coloring. The quality is finer than
ever before. There are smaller patterns
in plaids of crossbars of clear rose and
cobalt blues, soft as pompadour colors.
=" You can't have your cake and eat
it too" This saying has been palmed
off upon the world long enough. It
tends to the boarding of cake, which is
well known to be impaired by age.
Now, if this can be changed in the next
py-books that are published to a stale
ment, in round, school-boy hand, that
the only certain way to have the cake is
to eat it, it will develop ideas that will
be of benefit to the bakers at least.
FOR VALENTINE TO A POPULAR ACTRESS.
Hail to thee, fair young Empress of the stage,
The pride, the joy, the wonder of the age.
Thy glorious triulnphs in thy chosen art,
Less than thy dazzling beauty, win our heart,
None can resist the charm of eyes so bright,
or sllken tresses, kissing shoulders white
As ivory, of pearly teeth, sweet lips,
OF arms, hands, perfect to the finger tips
= en- OF the dainty feet that step too light
10 crush the flowers we strew beneath them
quite
Rewarded when thy smiles our offerings greet,
by gum, now, Mary, you're just awful sweet
Boston Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.


-Carlyle's health is said to be fully
restored. And he expects to complete
his autobiography this year.
Large quantities of tobacco are
raised in Russia from seed obtained in
this country.
The heirs of the late w. M. Hunt
value his 8: Large Niagara painting at
$4,000, and contemplate its exhibition
abroad.
Bret Harte has been in London on
flying visit and has been invited by
Sir Frederick Leighton to respond to a
toast for "Literature' at the Royal
Academy banquet, which will be held
on the 1st of May.
Mr.. Ruskin is quoted as saying,
"You fancy you are sorry for the pains
of others. Now, 1 tell you just this:
That if the usual course of war, in
stead of unroofng peasants houses and
ravaging peasants fields, merely broke
the china upon your drawing-room
tables, no war in civilized countries
would last week.
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt is described
as suddenly taking into her head the
resolution to become a sc,slptor. She
began at o'clock in the morning, just
after returning from the theater, and
for a model she took her cid aunt, Nine.
Bruck, who was reused, grumbling,
from sound sleep to sit still until
O'Clock, having her ancient features put
into clay.
1.-THE Antagonists CT Scientific
and Theological Thought - is the sub
ject of two lectures just delivered at
New Haven by Prof. Asa Gray, of
Harvard College. Prof. Gray, in the
preface to his "Darwinians,'' published
q few years ago, describes himself as
Systematically, and in his own fashion,
Darwinian; philosophically, a con-
WINGED theist, and religiouslys an &C
ceptor or the 'creed commonly called
the Nicene,' as the exponent of the
Christian faith
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
Foreign Notes.

Foreign Notes.
Cannes, the famous wlntering- place
of southern France, was never so full of
grandees and celebrities as now. The
Ill winds of France and England have
blown her good.
Capt r. F. Burton is now in Egypt,
and is about to proceed, with a survey
ing party, to the gold mines which he
discovered near the shores of the Cult
of Akaba His visit is stated to be con-
nected with scheme for working the
mines.
Queen Victoria, it is reported, is
cut to the heart by the radical talk in
Canada, and has in conversation more
than once recalled the pathetic declara-
ten of Queen Mary when she heard that
Calais was cut off from her kingdom.
The Inauguration of the new ere
matorium at Milan took place on Dec.
26, 1879, under the presidency of DR..
de Christoforis, who is President of the
society. The members of the society
now number more than 200 During
the three years it has existed 48 crema-
lions have taken place.
Senior CASTELAR, receives his friends
every week at his modest house in Ma
drid; but according to Spanish custom
no supper is offered. The guests simply
sit around the room of the great orator,
smoke their paper cigarettes, and listen
to his sparkling wit and brilliant CONVEX
sation.
Two thousands police in plain
clothes, most of whom were brought
from the large provincial towns, in adj
dition to the regular force, guarded the
Queens procession from Buckingham
Palace to the House of Lords, in conse-
quence of intimations received of meet
ings having been held of three foreign
revolutionary societies who have their
headquarters in London.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
School and Church,

There is Of colleges in the United
States ratio of one to every 100000
inhabitants, and there has been an in
crease of sixty~eight in seven years. Il
is maintained that there should be fewer
of such institutions and better ones.
The friends of Fisk University, al
Nashville, Tenn, report that the present
is its most prosperous year. There are
33l students, of whom ninety-two are
from outside of Tennessee, and repre-.
sent thirteen States. Several hundred
former students are employed in teach
ing, and 115 of the pupils now in at
tendance spend part of each year
teaching in the public schools.
The First Congregational Church OF
Grand Rapids, Michigan, executes the
Lords business on business principles.
They have retained their present pastor,
Rev. j. Morgan Smith, sixteen years.
During this time, the pastor has never
had occasion to inquire about salary.
On the fifteenth of every month the
amount is placed to his credit in the
bank. The Church has steadily in
creased in numbers, and has, during
these years, also built and assisted in
building several smaller houses of pub
lie worship.
No man, says the COLLEEN Ru1e, ex-
poets to go to good concert or good
lecture, or to see a good ex-
hibition of art, without paying for
it. But when you come to religious
services great many people attending
the same feel no responsibility in paying
the expenses. The singing must be
artistic, the preaching pleasing and in
structive, the temperature of the house
of worship delightful, or those who are
responsible will be made to feel their
neglect Of duty. But when the baskets
come round for the offering, the ma
Jority of the hearers look insulted, or
insult the service by dropping in three
cent piece. We believe in the gospel to
the poor, but we do not believe in re-
Hgions service for several hundred peo-
pie paid for by few. 6
The National Educational Associa-
ton recently convened in Washington,
representatives being present from
nearly every State in the Union. Al
resolution was adopted that a committee
OF ten be appointed to take into con
sideration the formation of National
Council OF Education, to report a plan
of organization to the Board of Direct
ors of the National Teachers Associa-
ton at their meeting at Chautauqua,
July next. The Chair appointed as said
COMMITTEES Messrs. Bicknell, Massachu-
sets; Wilson, District of Columbia;
Wickersham, Pennsylvania; Harris,
Missouri; Hager, Massachusetts Far
bell, Indiana; Carleton, Connecticut;
Smart, Indiana; Shepherd; and Orr,
Georgia.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

1t is freely stated in court circles in
England that the betrothal will shortly
be announced of the Duke of Genoa,
nephew of King Humbert, to the Prin-
cess Beatrice, the Queens unmarried
daughter. The health of King Humbert
is said to be in a very unsatisfactory
condition.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20
A Horse Story.

Pantlind, who used to keep the Orms-
by House, tells good story on himself
in connection with the purchase of {.
horse. He was going from Carson to
California, and resolved to buy a horse
and light wagon, and travel in that way,
because other people generally travelled
on the railway, and Pantlind doesn't
like to do things as other people do. He
was offered a horse at a reasonable fig
urea horse that Hank Monk used to
drive,' the owner said. Pant. hunted
up Monk and asked him what kind of a
horse it was "That boss, said Monk,
in drawing way-ssthat there boss was
always my favorite -.' Pantlind was
in a hurry. He didn't wait for further
particulars, but rushed off and bought
s'that hoss'' at once. He hitched him
up and started off-that is, he tried
to start off, and put in a good
deal of time trying. The horse
was balky to the last degree. econ
found him. said Pantlind, "he'd balk
going down HILL The bland smile of
the hotel keeper was replaced by an an
CRY frown when he found Hank Monk
and reproached him for recommending
the horse. 81 didn't recommend him,
Pant. l wouldn't recommend him for
nothin' 'cept to feed Crows "Why,
hang it, didn't you say that ne was your
favorite horse??'' "Why, no, didn't
and you didn't wait to hear what
wanted ter say no how. vas goin'
ter say that that boss was my favorite
safety brake in goin' down hill with the
coach. You see, when l get the rheu-
matiz in my off leg | can't handle The
brake; so Doc Benton he allus puts that
there boss on wheel, and he's so eyer
lasting, ALFRED lazy that he hangs back
all the way down hill, and holds the
coach better'n can. | was ALFRED
sorry when | heerd Doc had sold him.
. T1rnihin LNpl. GhrnnicZe
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

Counties, Kentucky, the bulk of the
celebrated Bourbon whisky is made. In
these counties there are about 100 dis
tilleries, averaging about 1000 barrels
per annum. The barrels average forty
two gallons. These distilleries therefore
produce about 100000 gallons of
whisky year.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

WILLIAM FRANKLIN, of Salem,
Oregon, astounded his bride by telling
her that he did not believe that a hus-
band ought to have any secrets from
his wife, and therefore he would confess
to her that he had murdered several
men. He assured her that he would
kill her and himself if she revealed the
matter. The love that she had borne
for him thereupon changed to loathlng,
and she soon told the story Next
morning the couple were found dead
Franklin having carried out his threat.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

LooK1NG-GLAss fringe is one CT the
fashionable frummeries this season. 1T
is fringe made Of beads and covered
with quicksilver. Miss Schaumber@,
the Philadelphia beauty, has white
silk dress covered with this fringe;
Worth made it, Miss S. wore it, ana
.Ipnkins wrote II I'D.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

The red spider may be ban'shed
from plants by the simple process, o ot
cutting off the infected leaf: a a It ss
once attacked soon decays and falls OFT
but then the animals remove to
another. BY carefully pursuing tins
amputation plants will become remark
ably healthy.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

"SEE that my graves kept green
he warbled under the window of his fair
ones domicile one pleasant night last
week. I'm tend to the grave business,
young man," shouted her enraged pa,
ternal ancestor, as he poked an old
musket out of q second-story window.
No more concert that evening "ego
RI0f7e
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

ONE who is contented with what he
has done, will never become famous for
what he will do.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

AN enterprising Yankee is making
Honolulu directory, ana Tor 'he h'''
time the houses are to be nu'npeleo'
St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-20

FIFTEEN wildcats have been killed this
season by Winters fCal.) lad.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-21
Northern Arizona's Stage Lines

The means of ingress and egress to and from this land of mineral wealth is quite c ,mfortable at the present time as compared with its stage facilities four years ago.
 You now arrive at MaricOua at on the S. F. k. R. at 6 D. m. and connect with the stage line of Gilmer, Salisbury S Co. for Phenix Wickenburg and Prescott, or can take the stage of kereos & Griffith at Phenix for Prescott via Gillett, time and accommoda- tions about the same by either rolte. From Prescott there is daily line of stages fol Mineral Park and points in Mohaye county, a tri-weekly line to Peck and Bradshaw mining districts and daily lIne to Santa Fc, New Mexico, and intermediate points. The accommodations on all of these lines are good. In fact there IS no field more iD- vitlng to the tourist, geologist or entomolo- gist than Northern Arizona during the sum- mer and fall months. In various localities are to be found the ruins ot the Ancient and extinct Aztecs and Toltecs, winch furnish endless material for the thinking mind to investigate. Insects and game abound in profdsion. We expect before many years that Arizona will be the Mecca of pilgrims from all lands.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-21

ToNTo BASIN MINEs.- NIT. $. Hill has re Ceived letter from James Samuels, dated May sth, 1880, in which he reports the Zulu shaft is down over 60 feet, and the ledge mp.oving m appearance and richness; as they continue to sInk the le1ge showing eight,fcet from wall to wall, and over two feet of solid ore with the appearance of widening. He also reports having done some work on the Silver Belt, Chloride and Gypsy, at deDths varying from six to twenty feet, which show very rich ore. From the Gypsy the, are now taking out some of the richest ore they ever saw.
 Messrs. Snow & Bacon have struck good thing ID their ledge, the Osceola, which on the surface showed only sDlall strata, has widened 70 over four feet of ledge, and from three tons of ore recently rastraed ob- tained l6 ounces of gold, which showing makes them feel very much encouraged He reports the mining outlook as first class The bonding of House S Rouse's si- yer mines has given great encouragement to the miners and everyone is jubilant over the prospects. Grass Tn abundance and cattle fat
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-21
The Gila Monster.

1 Frank Mesdor, at the office of W. F. & cops, live specimen of what is known in Arizona as the "Glla Monster" a reptile of saurian genus, which for want of accurate knowledge, has been so named by the set tiers and prospectors from the fact that it is
 most commonly found on the desert along the Gila river, and is mOnstroUs both in size and aspect. The specimen under con slderation measures IS inches from his nose to the end of hls tail and probably foot or more around the largest part of his body. His head Is wedge shaped, flat and snake like. His tongue is black forked and is continually being lapped out of his mouth as if feeling for flies or other insects. The color is yarigated, on an ashy yellow ground resembling the ornamental painting on In- dian pottery found in the prehistoric ruins. The limbs are four, with five digits on each, pointed with sharp claws or nails, resemb- ling those of a bird. The eyes are bright and small, the ears exposed. We have searched the books but fail to find per fec. description of the monster, and will therefore have to leave the reader as much in the dark as to what particular species of the lizard family he belongs, as we are obliged, for the present, at least, to remain The basalisk, the sKink, guana, the monitor and fabled cOckatrice have all been inter viewed, but each in turn repudiates the mon ster and defines to be chased as a brother, though in some instances the faminly re- semblance is sufficiently marked to suggest the possibility of their being cousins. The cockatrice of Grecian mythology was be- lieved to have sprung from the egg of common hen, brooded and matched by a snake. Its breath, and even a glance of its eye was believed to be fatal to men and animals. and we learn that the Gila h. dians ascribe similar power to the monster, but thus far no such results have occurred since bis arrival here, and tha; theory tails to the ground, though the fact that he can bite and hold on like grim death, was sui fciently we'll established by Mir. BOstwick at GIllett to satisfy the curious without practical test.
 In what particular stage of evolution Dar win would place him, on his way up from tho pOlyp to manhood has not yet been de- termined.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-21
MONDAY

Blow, blow, blow, it was blowing all day yesterday. Whats the good of blowing about 1t.
 Ed. Gobin. of Alexandra, and J. D. Helm Of Tiger camp, are hOnorlng Prescott with their presence. Mr. Rutherford, Superin- tendent of the Prince, Warrior, TRscumbis, Syndicate mines, is also paying visit to the Capital.
 Joe Dauphin, the pleasing comedian, has gone on n trip to the mines of Groom Creek and vicinity. Perhaps Dauphin intends writing up some startling mining play on Arizops, and entering it into the theatrical world.
 The Peck stage was so crowded with pas scugers thIs morning that two or three who wanted to go, were obliged to remain over for another trip. Doc Smith offered to be led behind the wagon, but no baling rope could be found strong enough to hold him.
 The Prescott B. B. Club started out yes terdsy for the grounds, West Prescott. to have an exciting game, but owing 10 the wind and dust, which kept up all day, they concluded to postpone it until next Sun day. We understand that it is the in- tentinu of the club to have suits made. We would recommend any color for the suits but pumpkin.
 WHIT SUSpAy.-We owe sn apology for not visiting inc pOs,office on Saturday af ternoon, in which case we would have found and published the announcement for church services yesterday. The absence of the Edi- for and Proprietor will have to be our ex-
 .n-. Al. IL. -F. ebrated st 10 30 A. N.. and vespers at 30 rN.. appropriate to the day of Penticost or Whit Sunday. The fact Is we didn't know . whit about its being Whit Sunday.
 The Circus gave their farewell show Sat urday evening, and should have been . crowded one, as NIT. and Mrs. Ryiand de- served. but owing 10 the hard times and scarcity of money they expected a slim house The riding, slack wire and ball act by Mrs RylaBd, were graceful and enter tainiug, and could not have been improved. as also the pedestal jig by Kennedy. The socordeon playing of NIT. Lembimb beck, and s,is rendition of "home sweet home has no equal in this Territory. Doc. Tompkins, shc pioneer riDgmaster, was at his post as usual, and in his glory. We must not for get to mention the comic singer, Megguer, called "Maguire" in the "old country" as he entertained the audience wonderfully, es pccially the smaller children.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-21
Reported Sale Of Mining Property.

We hear that there is a good prospect at least, of sale of one of Charley Kecs mines, on Groom Creek, to Eastern parties In fact it was currently reported yesterday that the sale was already consumated. We have not learned at what figure. 0He thing we do know, and that is the fact that Groom Creek can show the best average specimens of gold bearing rock of any camp with which we are acquainted, and the Com pany that gets hold there, with capital sufficient to erect proper reduction works, will have as good property as there is in Arizona
The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-05-21

WHRLwIND.-A small tornado, forty or fifty feet in diameter, passed up Gurley Street this afternoon. kicking up a furious dust and scattering old papers and other debris to the four winds. Two stalwart county officials were caught in the midst of it, ana for time it seemed as if they were about to be taken up like Elijah, of old, translated, so to speak, from thls terrestrial to anothe- sphere, but they proved to be too much "of the earth, earthly" Tor the power even of the whirlwind, and the hat of one of the parties was all that proved sufficiently etherisl about them to soar away OF the wings of the wind in tie direction of the heavens.