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St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
The Human Roadway.

At the close of one of the great re-
ligious festivals of the Moslem year a
nun ';er of Arabs are seen to detach
themselves from the crowd and to lie
down side by side in the dust, face down
ward, like logs upon a corduroy road,
while their friends, crowding around
them, press down an arm here and there,
in order to make this living pavement
as compact as possible. when all is
ready the crowd falls back, while q
horseman coming up from behind
passes at quick walk over the PROSTATE
bodies This is called the Doseh, or
s'trampling." Each man receives the
full pressure of the iron-shod hoof
in the small of his back. and not few
may be seen to writhe under it like
trodden worms. The moment this
horrible pageant is over the friends and
relatives of the trampled men rush up
to them and do their utmost to make it
appear that they have received no in
jury from the pressure. The odious
farce, however, is always unsuccessful.
the groans and writings OF the sufferers
being very sufficient evidence to the
contrary. The whole spectacle is re-
voting in the extreme, but deserves at
tention as striking proof of the lengths
to which superstition and fanaticism can
go, even in an age OF highly developed
civilization.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
Rover and Tabby.
A TRIE STORY.

Rover was a big dog; Tabby was only
little kitten. Somebody had left her
in our yard one. frosty night. In the
morning we found her in the wet grass
She was shivering with the cold. We
made her warm bed and fed her with
new milk.
Rover was not very good to Tabby.
He growled GROSSLY whenever he saw
her. Poor pussy! 1t was not her fault
that she had come to our house.
When Tabby grew bigger Rover
stopped teasing her. Perhaps he knew
that she wore sharp claws in her soft
paws. Any way, he did not even look
at her. So she, like weli-bred cat, did
not 60 near him.
One soft summer day these two lay
asleep on the long porch. Together?
o no! Rover lay on the door mat, sun
ming himself Tabby sat, winking and
dreaming, away at the other end.
Grandpapa dozed in his rocking-chair
between them. | suppose some of us
must have LETT the gate open. Sudden
ly big yellow dog ran into the yard
Seeing kitty, he began to bark. She
arched her back and looked cross He
ulu HoI illtilu GHdt. ne CaugnG neE III
his big, ugly mouth and shook her.
Grandpapa thought her back was
broken.
The next thing was a surprise to the
yellow dog Rover did not love Tabby.
it must be owned; but he was an honest
dog, and would see fair play At
one jump he seized the visitor and
whipped him soundly. Away ran the
cur, limping and yelping home. Rover
walked quietly back to finish his nap.
Tabby mewed pitifully, for she was
hurt. She would not 60 to grandpapa,
who called her. But you cannot guess
what she did. She walked up to Rover
and lay d~wn between his fore paws.
He did not bite her. He did not even
growl. Instead, he licked Tabby's lame
neck to make it well. He felt that he
was her, protector And this was her
way OF thanking him.
This happened long time ago, but
Rover and Tabby are still fast friends
-Our L1ttte Oncs
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
A Rose Hedge.

To hide from view an unsightly wall,
or shield from cold winds flower beds
cut in the turf, nothing can be better
than a hedge Of rose bushes. Obtain a
number OF varieties of roses, of all
shades, from white to crimson, with a
sprinkling Of yellow here and there.
Plant these. promiscuously in a deep,
wide trench, filled with moist and rich
soil. For. this there can be nothing bet
ter than mold taken from an old chip
yard near farmers door. and mixed
with equal parts Of the soil thrown from
the trench. Roses need planting in
moist and rich earth, and if mulched
each spr.ng with little of the same
rich mold, VIII grow rapidly, and the
hedge will be line Of beauty each suc-
ceeding June. - Country GentIeman.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
Benefits from H0eing.

One of the greatest benefits from
sowing our garden seeds in drills is the
opportunity it affords us of hoting frc-
quently and thoroughly between the
rows.
Too many persons who use the hoe
suppose that the chief benefit derived
from it is to kill the weeds: That. GER
tainly, is an important work, and one
which is greatly neglected. Weeds are
not only in the way of cultivating
crops which we plant, but they rob
them of much of the nutrimeMt which
they need. Hoeing, then. is an essen
tial service in respect to destroying the
weeds.
There are other advantages. however,
which are quite commonly overlooked.
Let us see.
l. The loosening of the soil in the
operation of hoeing is beneficial to the
plants; as much as the destruction OF
the weeds or more so.
2. Moisture abounds in the atmos-
phere during the hottest months, and it
is absorbed and retained most abun-
dainty by soil which is in the most
friable state. Prof. Schluber found that
1000 grains of stiff clay absorbed in
twenty-four hours only thirty-siX grains
of moisture from the air; whilst gar
den mold absorbed forty-six grains;
and fine magnesia seventy-six grains.
3. Then again, pulverizing the soil
enables it better to retain the moisture
absorbed.
A. The soil. in order to be healthy
and active, must breathe. A light
porous soil admits the air, and thus it
is fed and greatly invigorated by the
atmosphere.
5. The suns rays heat hard soil
much quicker than loose one, and the
hotter the sun is, so much greater will
be the evaporation from it. SO that the
hard soil is deprived of its moisture
much sooner than one Of loose text
ure.
6. The roots of plants can find their
way through moist, loose soil in search
of food much better than they can
through a hard, dry soil.
Z. A soil that is kept loose near the
surface by the action of the hoe will re-
ceive and hold the rain-water that falls,
while hard soil will allow most of it to
run off into the valleys and streams as
it falls.
An English gardener, Mr.. Barnes, OF
Devonshire, in giving an opinion of the
Importance of hoeing, said he ''did not
agree with those who say that one good
wedding is worth two hoeings; l say,
never weed any crop in which q hoe can
be got between the plants, not so much
for the sake of destroying the weeds
and vermin, which must necessarily be
the case if the hoeing be done well. us
for increasing the porosity of the soil,
to allow the water and air to penetrate
freely through it, He adds: Il am
well convinced BY long and close prac-
tice, that oftentimes there is more benz
etit derived by crops from keeping them
well hoed than there is from the manure
applied. Weeds or no weeds, still
keep stirring the soil, well knowing,
from practice, the very beneficial effects
it has. "-EEchunge.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19

pavilion. Tt was thrilling sccnc-the
brave sailor boy apparently at the
mercy of the furious animal, and thou
sands of spectators looking on with
breathless interest.
Suddenly the bull recovered himself,
and, with an angry faunt of his head.
renewed hostilities. Joe quickly found
that clnrine to q yard-arm in a 1cmpcsf
was less difficult than to the bulls Slip
pery horn; but he was determined to be
captain of this lively craft. Somehow
he felt that the honor OF his country de-
pended upon his victory.
AS good seaman favorS his ship IN
hurricane, so Joe resolved to humor the
bull. He realized that he must take
care of his strength, for he would need
it all before he got through with his
antagonist Now the bull began to eX-
hibit his wrath. He writhed, and
hooked, and stamped. One instant the
audience expected to see poor Joe
dangling from his horns, and the next
trampled helpless beneath his feet.
But Joe clung as he would cling to
feline in fearful surf. During the
intervals of the bulls violence, as in tho
water on its ebb, he struck gallantly up
on his feet. Each time he did so, cries
of bravo. brayon' rent the air The
bull continued to put forth still greater
power. He plunged and tore around
the ring. Alternately he jerked and
swung Joe from his feet, and fairly
spun him through the air. The pavilion
tossed, and reeled, and whirled before
Joe's giddy SIGHT. Round and round
flow bo b,I)l -, a va an fov I;fo Sayoral
times he completed the circuit of the
ring; a circle of dust rose from his track
and hung over it like a wreath OF
smoke.
How Joe held on. He feared he could
not endure the shock and strain for
minute longer, and he dreaded to let
60. He began to lament his rashness.
But all at once the bulls speed slack
ened. Joe felt a thrill of gratitude as
his feet once more touched the ground.
He was tired of flying, and was very
glad to run. The bull, convinced that
he could not liberate his horn from Joe's
unyielding grip. came to Il halt, and
with disappointed anger began to paw
the ground. Joe had longed for this
advantage, which, strange to say, a bull
seldom gives till toward the close of n
fight, and he sprang directly in front of
him and firmly grasped both his horns.
" Bravo! bravo rent the air. Joe
braced himself and waited, and when
the bull threw his foot high in the air
with its little cloud of dust, by a quick,
powerful movement, Joe twisted his
head to one side so strongly that the
fierce animal was thrown Off his balance,
and fell heavily upon his side.
A score of men rushed in to hold him
down until lie should be secured; then
he was rolled and taken triumphantly
from the ring. Joe was almost deaf
ened by the applause He suddenly
found himself a hero in the estimation
of the audience, and was overwhelmed
by the outburst of enthusiasm. He was
not allowed to leave the ring until he
had been led to the royal box, where
the Queen. with her own hand, passed
him beautiful bouquet. She also ex-
tended to him an invitation to come to
the palace, where she herself would re-
ceive the brave American boy.-H. II.
Clark, in ST. Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
Our Young Readers.
HIS LITTLE HIGHNESS.

HIS LITTLE HIGHNESS.
His little Highness sits in state
Upon his rightful throne,
And from his kingly brow all sign
OF royal care has flown.
His little HighuesS smiles at us
Who kneel before him there.
The while W. kiss mis- gracious hand
And bOnny face SO fair
His little Highness, it is plain
His sub jeCtS should anus:
And of all enterta nmcnt> pray,
Which will his HighncSS chou Q?
There's This wee pig to mark ct went"
Played with his royal toes;
And "'HrOt, trDt trot, on mothers knee,
To Boston baby goes"
And "Pntty-cakr, O bakers man."
Played with the dimItlci hands;
And many another game like that
Which baby understands.
But best OF all his Majesty
His mothers kiss prefers;
For though we dearly love our King,
There is no love lil1 hers.
So in her arms she clasps him tight,
He and his dignity.
He's only baby, after all,
And sleepy as can be.
His throne into Il cradle turns
'Tis mothers knee. you know
And presently to slumber-land
His Ma jcSty will go.
Mary ID. Brine IN Hdrpef's Young People.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19

neglected. To any rule of observation
or anything else there are always nota-
bic exceptions, and it may be to some
little extent hazardous to conclude that
farmer neatness, economy and pros
perty can be correctly guessed, if not
positively Judged, by the condition of his
horses hides and the harness they wear.
Ii the latter are ill-conditioned and
slovenly, it is a safe bet OF ten to one,
ninety times in hundred, that
their owners barnyard, stables, poul-
try-vard, pi@gery and premises gener-
ally, as well as the fences on his farm,
gates, tools and implements present
similar evidence of slouchiness. AS a
rule. the beggar dressed in broadcloth
will succeed in his profession better
than the one clothed in rags; and the
farmer driving q well-curried. clean
horse or span of horses, will inspire
greater confidence and respect in the
minds of those with whom he is brought
into business contact than it is possible
for the one whose horses appear weary,
worn and dispirited from downright
dirt and the unmitigated laziness OF
their master to obtain. AS a general
thing, q clean, ell-conditioned horse
may be accepted as a guarantee that
everything is in good order on the
premises of the animals owner. Prop
er cleaning is certainly Indispensable to
a horses comfort. and while the proper
use of the currycomb and brush on a
horses skin is the hardest kind Of labor,
it is work that pays.-Sa~ Francisco
Chronicle. .r...
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
The Care of Horses.

The temper and usefulness of horses
depend far more on the treatment they
receive than may generally be sup
posed. Abundance OF good food is not
by any means all that horse wants or
needs. Good keep and good manage
ment combined, will, it is asserted, I'M
prove the appearance of even the nat
urally poorest breeds of horses. The
Arabian steed, captured in his native
wilds and transferred to rich pastures,
will increase in size and strength. The
physical proportion of the beautiful lit
tie Welsh pony and the docile, rough
coated little Shetland horse will grow
higher than mastitf dog if YOU feed
them we'll. Even that semblance of a
horse, the most diminutive of any known
species OF the equine race, the Chinese
pony. an animal as small asa Miles:an' S
opinion of its master. has been known
to be enlarged in physical proportions
bv being fed regularly and well; but of
what further improvement might have
been made in the brute by kind treat
ment, gentle handling and keeping him
clean. we have no record. If it betrue
that cleanliness is next to godliness in a
man. the presumption is admissible that
is may have a very beneficial influence
on the spirit of horse. The horse is
naturally cleanly an NAL, and to keep
him otherwise than clean is to keep him
in misery. Withou. food animal life
cannot, as matter of course, be sus-
tanned, but next to the art of
feed ng comes the necessity of venti-
lation and thorough clean mess in the
stable. Continual neg ect OF his skin
and coat begets irritahility in a
horse, and constant irritability takes
the flesh off the bones. Less
oats and hay will keep q horse in fine
physical condition, if the currycomb is
iberally used, than where the latter is
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19

There is Il four-footed fish in Mexico
called the 'axooti," and If you want to
know any more about it, a>oloti CUES
tions. II q Mexican angler has any
luck, he leads his fish home with a
string. If the fish in the SchuylkllL
We're provided with four lcgs we should
never bring any home. They nearly all
manage to get away from lis now, with
out leg to their backs. .-A0rTtSloUn
Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19

"A dainty dish to be served with
cake and berries is made by grating a
fresh cocoanut. beating the whites of
five eggs to. stiff froth. adding two
large spoonfuls Of sugar and a pint Of
thick sweet cream, aud beating this also
till it is very light.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19

two harnessed crocodiles tamely
drew a wagon into Atlanta, Ca, ths
other day.-M. Y. Sun
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19

-Poorly-ventilated stables are hot.
beds of disease.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-29
SANTO D0HINGO.
Notes from This im pOrtaRt Mining District

EXCELSIOR CAMP,
 SASro DOMINGO DIST, Oct. l7th.
 EDIroRs CTrIzEN-The delightful weather has given an additional impe- tus to life in our busy camp, and the old hills that erstwhIle were lying ID sombre silence are now resoundiug with the destinations the Giant cartridge and the reverberations of the drill and ham, mer. The Oriole company is pushing work night and day on the Excelsior and Hllo Verde, a large force of men are employed and the ore on the dumps ac- cumulating rapidly. The main shaft of the Excelsior carries four stratas from SIX to fourteen inches iu width. contain ing black metal, chloride, horn silver and argentiferous galena. These stratas are gradually converging to point of concentration and at thslr confluence large deposit of rich ore Is anticipated. The west drift m this mine Is also in ore of an exceedingly rich character. None Of the ore Is being hOlsted to the surface and the foreman Is very reticent regarding information concerning the richness of this new 5onauZG. The east drift of the lilo Verde encountered during the week a deposit oI very rich ore, which, though lOt extensive, amply recompeuses tue owners for the cost of extraction. 4 perpendicular shaft to connect with the lower level will be sunk on this mine at an early date. Work was commenced d short time since OF the Wirt and Picacho mines and the showing made to date h tatterIng Ill the extreme; the incline Of the WIrt Is already in pay ore that carries horn silver and chlorides. The tunnel on the Picacho IS expected to cut the ledge at a depth of 100 feet and Is now ID about l5 feet, work on these mines will be pushed forward day 1 and night by an ample force of men. | Messrs. Canady and Vivian have com | menced work on tine Hecla and intend | to sInk to a depth of 50 feet, this Is a l large ledge, carrying metal from the | surface and promises to be 8 veritable | bonanza; quite an excitement was oc- l casioned in the district few days ago | by the discovery of mammoth ledge | traceable for over mIle and cropping | ont of the mountain to the height of 10 | feet, the ledge Is about feet in width | and IS heavily mineralized. J. W. Canady and l.. RRggie are the dis | eovererE, they expect to commence work | Dn the property in a short time.
 DoS JUAN.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-29
The Resnli of a Guilty Conscience.

Torres. the sneak thief arrested by Marshal ButtDeT a few days since, IS the game individual liberated by a
 technlcahty ot the law from tine Distric Court but about a weei, prior t0 hist
 last arrest. No sooner did he regain hls liberty than be resumed his old vo- cation and began by robbing the prem lses Of Mir. Jack Innis, and then follow ! ed numerous others, and lastly attempt ! ed the same game at the house Of ! George Ruskruge. where, because of be- 1 ing parked ai bt dog, he blinded It ! with vl.iioi.
 The author of the different crimes l covered his tracks well First he rob- bed in one end of the clty and then he ! .svorri 5he opposite end wIth call on 1 sreuextturn. Without furtherproof than his owu good judgment gave him, Mar shal Buttner decided to re-arTest him
 which he did at a house near the old
 San Xavier church. As good fortune
 would have 1t he recovered at the same
 time a number of stolen articles togetb-
 CT with a bottle of she same hquid as
 that used by the thief on Rnskruge's dog
 Torres had an examination before Judge
 Meyer who bound him over to await
 the action of the next Grand Jury.
 That he had companions the Marshal
 well knew, but although he had his sus-
 pIcions, he could not sufficiently locate
 oI any particular one sufficient to jus
 fly his arrest or warrant conviction.
 But last Sunday when driving down
 Meyer street and past the tendaJon of Francisco Mumel, he saw a man by name 0f Marguerite Ochoa spring from afrOnt door and attempt to escape by a side way. Although q stranger his suspi- ciOus actions caused Buttner to collar him. By dint of various threats the Marshal forced from him the secret that he was partner of Torres, was at that time attempting to negotiate the sale Of plunder, and that tha general store room for their stolen articles was near tEe south end of Meye- street.
 The Marshal next raided the design ated house and found 1t to contain plunder of almost every description. The stock of clothing on hand was un- commonly large and embraced almost l every article of human wear Of books | quite a pile had accumulated, many of | them being important works on min | ing, surveying, history, etc. Several | other rogues are implicated with the | gang but ave made themselves scarce. |
 The Marshal complains and says that | petty thieying IS openly encouraged in IucSon by the Svidity with which cer- tain stores purchase and put on market stolen articles. If, he says. that traffic could be suppressed the city would not ! be troubled with half its present amount of roguery.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-29
The rnel..n.m.rl of Distance.
CASA GRASD-. \. T., Get. 20, 1882. Enrr.I. ErLLz-.-. [ nrEi.e finn finn

CASA GRASD-. <. T., Get. 20, 1882.
 EDITOR CUizEg, [ notice from time
 to time a mention of Lake Valley coun-
 try. New Mexico: shat Arizona miners
 and Frospeos.v were leaving for that
 section ot mlL.ls country. Now 1t be-
 hooves your raper zs well as others
 posted on facts, Co tell the pilgrim pros-
 pec;or thas there k no necessity to
 wear out additional shoe leather nor
 aid to his jiscomiorts new ones by
 getting any farther from home than is
 advisable. Arizona is destined to be
 the miners home for years to come. There ls no metal country within the confines Of America to-day that can
 eclipse or equally compare with her un- deniable mining resources. Her e1hib-
 its at Denver proves It to be what ha.
 been predicted ut her. namely, that she
 would become the metal comet of the miners world that would revOlutIoHize the discoveries and abolish the theories ot fogislcal professors. The time Is now st hand when the COmstock of Ne.
 vada, tired and weary of deep mining, \ will raise up in a spirit of riotous re- moval, and the colossal machinery de- partment Of Nevada's once famous mines will be moved viva voce Co the silver fields ot Arizona As an illustra- ton. a worthy citizen remarked the other day, "l owned 8 nice house Tn Gold Hill, new, which cost me eleven hundred dollars, and l declare to you | could only get aa offer of twenty dollars when i wanted to sell few days ago ltis conclusive that deep mining connected with bare pos abilities and suppOsitiOn, entailing million of expense tO which an outside corps of deluded innocents dance in TO- tstlOn, has so emphatically wore upon the patience of patient submissives and so Overbalanced the straw of patience that long weighted the camels back of expectations, that voices once raised in unanimous praise of the greatest camp the world ever produced are now raised ! in nullIhcation of l., and that praise, | once so mandatory in behalf Of a great 1 COmstOck, has been transferred to the 1 zones of Arizona where shallow mining l and high grade ores and the ron-re- l quirement of heavy machinery for pump 1 ing purposes a Ia Savage Comstock ex- perience, has forced a verdict. Now in | the balmY air Ot Arizona's fall and win | ter days, let the traveller come tO see. | The Silver King of Arizona stands to- day the greatest silver prodigy upon the continent and her resources, yet unused or brought under the con yinciug elements of her mills, are as vast as they are undeniable. The prejudice heHped upon Arizona so long by Cali l iornla newspapers who endeavored to sway public opinion in behalf of other interests than ArizOna's must now fall l by virtue of its want of standing room. AnZOna's exhibit at the Denver Exposi-
 ion placed the management of the ex- position building in a quandary. They 'ecelved premiums for horse races, foot aces, etc, but they said not a word nor wrote living epItaph of cOmmendation nor offered in substantial evidence a from whence all men may InOw from whence came the best min ,ral exhibits. So let Americas Peru we HERCULES.