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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
or Interest to Railroad Eating Houses.

There is to be a National Convention
of railroad eatin g-house proprietors to
adopt some new article of food in place
OF the sandwich; something that one
can eat without blastingit Oft in sections.
What the travelling public needs is
something simple and appetizing, that
is cheap and handy; which can be eaten
without carrying a set of burglar tools
along. Of course, if person under
stands the combination OF q sandwich,
he can get into it. but half the people
might rs well try TO eat an express mes
senmer's safe At the proposed con-
vention we understand a Chicago pro-
prietor of an eating house will exhibit a
new article of food, composed OF one
part Goldfish ball, two parts liver, one
part bologna sausage, one part cheese
and two parts stale bread, the whole
clap boarded up with building paper or
strawberry shortcake crust, and rooted
with hard tack The ground plan and
front elevation of the new railroad food
looked well, as we saw it on exhibition
at the morgue in Chicago, and it seems
as though it ought to take the place OF
the sandwich. The contents OF the new
fixed ammunition can be reached by a
scuttle in the roof, or q door can be
made in the side, and the stuff can be
dug out with a corkscrew. A Cincln-
matt railroad restaurant keeper thinks
he can improve on the new Chicago
food by placing it in a percussion shell,
about the size of cocoanut. which
could be exploded by pounding it on the
arm of a car-seat, or hitting it against
a boot-heel, though we think it would
be difficult to regulate the charge to cx-
plode it, and there might be danger OF
blowing out the eye of an innocent pas
senger Some people who travel are
nervous, and they would crawl under
the seats if an explosion OF such sand
witch took place. Some Of the old eat
ing-house keepers are SO welded to the
old sandwich that they do not want to
give it up. hoping to compromise at the
convention by having the sandwich put
together with hinge, and open by a
dangerous in the case of children, who
would be continually getting their fin
gers caught in between the two shut
ters of the sandwich. Those who favor
retaining the sandwich are no doubt
men who have stock on mana SuIll-
cient to last eight or ten years, llpaint-
ed and grained and vanished, and they
think it will be hard to get rid of them;
but we understand the Government is
ready to take the sandwiches off the
hands of the restaurants, to be used by
the Ordinance Department for exter-
minating the Indians By firing the
sandwiches at the Indians, the Govern
ment can prosecute the war and issue
rations to feed the survivors at the same
time. If sandwich struck an Indian
it would kill him, and the family could
pick up the missile that had laid the
1ather low and eat it. The sandwich
would not be a total loss by any means,
and we hope the convention will decide
to replace Thy the new central fire food.
-PecE's Sun
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
A Mothers Burdens.

A father talking to his careless daugh-
ter said: I want to speak to you of
your mother 1t may be that you have
noticed a careworn look upon her face
lately. OF course it has not been brought
there by any act of yours, still it is your
duty to chase it away. | want you to
get up tomorrow morning and get
breakfast. and when your mother comes
and begins to express her surprise, go
right up to her and kiss her on the
mouth. You can't imagine how it will
brighten her dear face Besides, you
owe her kiss or two. Away back when
you were a little girl she kissed you
when no one else was tempted by your
fever-tainted breath and swollen face.
Y GU were not as attractive then as you
are now. And through those years OF
childish sunshine and shadows she was
always ready to cure by the magic OF
mothers kiss the little, dirty, chubby
hands whenever they were injured in
those first skirmishes with this rough
old world. And then the midnight kiss
with which she routed SO many bad
dreams as she leaned above your rest
less pillow have all been on interest
these long years. OF course she is not
so pretty and kissable as you are, but if
you had done your share of the work
during the last ten years, the contE;sst
| would not be SO marked. Her face has
more wrinkles than yours, far more, and
vet if you were sick that face would APP
pear more beautiful than an angels as
! it lowered over you, watching every OPP
portunity to minister to your comfort,
and every one of those wrinkles would
seem to be bright wavelets of sunshine
chasing each other over the dear face
She will leave you one of these days
These burdens. if not lifted from her
! shoulders, will break her down. Those
rough. hard hands that have done SO
many unnecessary things for you, will
be crossed upon her lifeless breast.
Those neglected lips that gave you your
first baby kiss will be forever closed,
and those sad, tired eyes will have
opened in eternity, and then you will
appreciate your mother, but it will be
too late -..
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12

he was in the barrel, his little eyes
cleaning with rage, and signifying his
disapproval of our proceedings by
series IS of short, sharp barks. Suddenly
a brilliant idea struck me.
Lets shut the doors; then let him
out on the floor, and have some fun
with him. said.
Jack agreed. and we soon had every
door and window but one securely
fastened. This window was, fortu-
nately for me, overlooked in our haste to
have our fun.
We turned the barrel over. and ont
sprang very angry woodchuck. He
started directly tor Jack, and that
youth, with an agility which | had new
er given him credit for, scrambled
into the oat bin. The animal then
turned his undivided attention to me,
and [ dashed around the barn, the
woodchuck III pursuit.
Every nail in the barn seemed to
stand out and take hold upon some por-
ton of my clothing, and it was rapidly
being reduced to fragments. jack
Jumped out of the bin to assist NE, but
only succeeded in making the confusion
WORST. w Nu u jump, tlc Nbo'lCHlith
fastened his teeth on Jacks arm. Luck
lily he only bit through the sleeve of his
loose blue flannel shirt. Thoroughly
frightened, Jack grasped q rope which
hung from one OF the rafters, and
swung himself out of reach.
At that moment | spied the open
window, and in a second more [ was
out Jack was hanging on the rope
with tenacious grip, and the wood
chuck was trotting around trying to
find an avenue of escape. | ran to the
door and threw it open. A dark form
whizzed past me, and Jack dropped
from the rope. We had had enough
woodchuck for one summer.
what on airth hev you boys been
a-doin?" inquired Farmer Brown as we
entered the house.
been having some fun with a wood
chuck" replied Jack, little sheep
ishly.
Farmer Brown laughed, and re-
marked, as he took a second look at
our torn clothes and flushed faces.
eva al, | dom know, but it kinder
looks as eff the woodchuck had been
a-hevin' fun with you"
And when | think the matter over /
am rather inclined to be of the same
opinion. Young People.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
A Swim for Life In a Canyon.

A correspondent of the Phoebe Record,
writing from Ell Dorado Canyon, New,
saws: "Another of our old-timers has
been swallowed up by the treacherous
Colorado Barney Coleman and Ben
iamin Gooch, accompanied by two In
dams, started up the river last FRIDAY.
morning in skiif for the purpose OF
catching driftwood. After reaching
point between twelve and fifteen mules
IN the river the boat, becoming I'M
MANAGEABLE, was drawn into an eddy
and Disappeared in an instant. Inc
siSitf at the time was near steep Gill
of rocks, whose walls were two hum
dred feet in height, and the Indians,
observing that the eddy was about swal-
lowing the boat and crew, Jumped out
and chung to the rocks, and Gooch en-
deayored to do the same thing after
them. He secured a slight hold to the
perpendicular side of the cliff, chung to
it only for moment, then fell into the
water and was seen no more. Coleman
sprang from the stern of the skiff out in
to the river and got beyond the eddy,
where he watched for the appearance
of the boat. He had not long to wait,
but it seemed to him ages, when he
caught sight OF it, bottom upward, a
few wards down the river, when he swan
after it, overtaking and clinging to it.
In this condition, for three miles, he
went shooting past rocks, poughlng
through breakers, and whirling about
in eddies, when he came face to face to
one of those roaring rapids and treach-
erous eddies SO numerous and SO dread
full in the Colorado. There was no time
to lose. Another chance between life
and death, and that chance. perhaps,
was the only one in thousand. The
resolution was formed one moment and
executed the next. The skift was IN
the midst of the rapids, standing on end;
another breaker and over it went. This
was an indescribable moment to Cole
man, whose sole reliance had deserted
/ him, as he felt prisonerin the hands OF
death; and though he had scarcely
known his strength before, here was a
desperate opportunity for its test. and he
saws that he felt that he was mere
straw at the mercy OF a wave one
second and an eddy the next.
Here was waged a fierce and pro-
| LIuCltu 1ol 1'lS oSe"SS'A :" ~
erful man and skillful swimmer, weigh
ing 225 pounds, and fist a whirlpool
and then rapid, whose force and size
and danger can never be realized ex-
cept by the man whose life was
trembling in the balance; but courage
and human strength at last prevailed.
and the brave man swan on over
rapids and through whirlpools for the
distance of three of as perilous miles
as were probably ever won by man.
Who can imagine his feelings as he
reached in safety and crawled upon the
river bank, where he lay for some time
completely exhausted? As soon as he
had regained sufficient strength Cole
man set out for the canyon. and, shoeless
and naked. after a tramp of six miles
over the barren, rocky mountains and
through deep canyons of burning sands
in the heat of a broiling sun. he ar
rived, his feet bleeding and fearfully
lacerated by the sharp rocks.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
FUN WITH A WOODCHUCK.

Jack and L made up our minds TO
catch woodchuck We were spending
the summer down on the east end OF
Long Island, and Judging from the num-
Der OF cauliflowers eaten by them, the
woodchucks were abundant; SO we de-
termined 10 catch one.
Farmer Brown, to whom we applied
for advice, told us to ''grab him by the
tail as he went into his hole" This
sounded so easy that we decided to try
it at once We found, however, after
two or three days Of patient waiting,
that the woodchuck absolutely refused
to 90 into his hole while we were within
grabbing distance.
We then set steel-traps in the bur
rows, but withno effect. We wandered
around the fields armed with an old
musket, and succeeded only in wasting
large quantity OF powder and lead.
We tried to drown one out, and after
blistering our hands by carrying pals
of water, were told that "a woodchuck
hasn't lived in that burrer for two years"
We were disappointed, but not dis
couraged."l -" IT,.
Lets set the rabbit trap said Jack
Ole mOIulusS DIS VIC way Pit"iihAh ~
the days campaign.
So we carried the rabbit trap, which
was a great box with swinging door,
up to the hedge back OF the barn, and
set it. Farmer Brown laughed at US,
and said: ii. ...-... ~. ..t. w.. .s
s.Ef you see a 'chuck. put for the
nearest hole; eli you git thar before him
YOU can stop him from goin' in. -
This plan seemed so much more eX-
citing than any other that we spent that
afternoon and the next day looking for
a stray woodchuck. Toward evening
our patience was rewarded by the sight
| OF woodchuck in the middle Of field.
Jack and / had by that time learned the
location of the holes as well as the own
ers themselves. and we both started for
a burrow in the hedge. .r.. BE-.
The woodchuck saw us, and made for
the same burrow. He hadn't so far to
90, and was evidently in a great hurry.
Jack managed to arrive just in time to
throw his hat in the mouth OF the hole,
thinking to bar the progress OF the
woodchuck. Vain hope! On came the
woodchuck, and dived into the burrow,
carrying Jack hat with him. | just
reached the spot in time to see the
brown stump Of tail vanish, and hear
Jack exclaim:
Il wonder what he is going to dc
with my hat?'' = ...a4...a, H..
The loss of Jacks hat cast dampel
upon our hunting for the afternoon, and
it was not until after supper that We
thought of the rabbit trap. When we
reached it, it was sprung, and there wa;
sound of scratching inside that showed
plainly something was trying to escape.
We carried the trap carefully down te
the barn, and opened it, so as to let oul
prize into large barrel.
/ Our happiness was complete; it was 9
large woodchuck. What had tempte.o
him to go into the trap l am sure can
tell. Probably he was victim OF MI
own curiosity. At any rate we mas
him safe and sound in the barrel, ane
after we had covered it with board We
went to our beds very much elated oVel
our success.
The next morning we rose early, Z, ane
went to the barn to see our prize. 1here
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12

AT Holyoke, Mass, the other day,
number of .sparrows were observed
congregated together. One of their
number brought piece Of Irvine; it was
fastened around the neck of another,
and the culprit knocked off twig and
suspended until be was dead. Next
week the New Hampshire papers will
tell of the same incident followed by
one bird sitting as a Coroner and half .
dozen others conducting post mortem
examination. Boston Post.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
Mos es CAN'T went sailing on Ches

Mos es CAN'T went sailing on Chesa-
peake Bay in pleasure boat. He
anchored off Farmer Whitton's house,
took three meals at the Whitton table,
fell suddenly in love with May Whit
ton, and sailed away with her. The
father called upon a Sheriff Tor, help,
and that official, with ten deputies, cut
across country to the Village where the
nearest clergyman dwelt. The clippers
were there, sure enough, but the mar
rage had already taken place !.
Sun. IN 35i3 .4 ~
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12

The city of Alexandria, Egypt, had
three daily newspapers when the. bonn
bardment began, but not one single re-
porter stayed after the second SHOT.
They dnn't draw salaries over there for
wiring anything worse than runaway.
Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
lead Poison.

Of all the metallic poisons, lead Is
perhaps the one most often taken into
the human body. 1t is eliminated from
the other poisons, and excepting those
that directly kill, its effects are the se-,
verest and most varied. Fl "a
Lead may enter the human system
through the mouth in water from lead
pipes, or from type held in the mouth
BY compostors. 1t may be taken in
through the lungs by breathing in lead
factories of various kinds; be absorbed
by the mucous membrane of the nose
from snuff containing it. 1t may be
taken in even through the unbroken
skin from hair-dyes and rouges, and
through both skin and nostrils by paint
ers. Some persons are much more sus'
ceptible to it than are other persons.
Among the symptoms that show that
it has been taken into the body arc
collie: great muscular weakness; consti-.
patton; female disorders; blindness, COM
plete or partial; neuralgias OF the head,
face, joints; in the small OF the back.
between the ribs, or in the upper and
lower limbs; loss OF sensibility in the
skin, alternating with over-sensibiiity;
muscular spasms; and finally ana most
frequently, paralysis, which may affect
almost all the muscles Of the body. One
OF the most constant signs Of the pres
ence of the poison is blue line. along
the gums. AS the system left to itself
gets rid of the lead very slowly, the lead
accumulates in it until what was for "a
while harmless may become fatal
poison. -. =. ,, -. /. ~, 49,. -. !.
The treatment should aim to palliate
the pains, and to quicken the elim II e
ing organs But the fundamental thing thin g
is to inylgoratee and improve the general !
health by pure air, Nutritious diet anu
warm baths. Cold baths iniure.
| There is good authority for the ate
| ment that workers in lead actories who
drink milk several times Il day are I'M
| affected BY the lead. - Touths Compu'1-
,o,,tsfE ~ be- 8sg+ ft. al ~
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12
The Center Of Population.

In the several States efforts are al
ways made to establish capital very
near the center, but this is often imprac-
ticable. The Massachusetts, Legislature
meets at Boston at the east end OF the
State, and our National Capital is also
far to the east and out of the geograph-
ical line of the center of population.
The great emigration and the growth OF
population West was constantly chang
ing the imaginary point on the map
which indicates that there are equal
numbers North, South, East and West.
According to the census returns in 1917
the; center of population was 4S miles
east by north of Cincinnati. In 1850 the
center was near the village OF Iaylors-
vile, in Kentucky, and eight miles west
by south of Cincinnati. 1t is predicted
that in 1890 the center of population
will be in Jennings County, in South
eastern Indiana. In these days OF teie-
graph and fast steam travel it does not
much matter where our capitals are 10
Gated. The real center of community
is now where it's business is transacted.
There is no danger of Washington pc
ing removed to the west OF the Mlssls-
sippi in this century at least.-Oe'''o-
rests Monthly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12

The statistics Of immigration show
that there are four times as many China
men coming into the country this year
as came last year.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12

fa-aI should like to know something
about this Egyptian question. dad, "
said young New Haven midget at tea
last evening. What are they firing at
Alexandria for-because it's the great?'
Eyes. my child, / suppose so.'' And
who is Arab Bey and Dervisch Pasha
and Ismail ..They are all foreign
ers, nv son.. You can have no possible
interest in them. Eat your supper and
keep quiet" This is the way some
parents have Of Withholding informa-
ton they haven'tgot from their children.
--Nes0 Haven Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-08-12

"A Philadelphia mantuamaker I'M
prudently announces that she MAKES axes
her dresses fire-proof, not reallzlng tnat
her customers wish toilets 10 aeeracs
rather than to repel their flames.
Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22
Travelers Gst,ae.
IN OUsAToNlC RAILROAD.

HoUsATeN'c nAILnoAs.
 WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
 In effect January I, lsS2. shortest. Quickest anu Cheapest Route te Ao. Adams, Albany, Troy, Seuth SorwAik, elam. ford, Chatham, Hudson, SaL. oga, Utica, Rome. Syracuse, Auburn, Geneva, Roch ester, buttAlo, Suspension Eriug~, %l agara Falls, Cleveland, Detroil, lole de. Cincinnati, indianapolis, ths
 cago. St. Aouls. Through Tickets Sold and baggage Check cd for above points at Union Depot, Canaan Also for Philsdslr.;A. b@i1 .nore an
 Washington. Purchase TlGAS.
 via housctonis Mno.
 yRA1Ns LEAVE BR1p0EroAr. VIE: 6.00 .. m. Freight Tram tpassenxer accosn. modationsl toI Harrington. Leave Canaan 3. 10 r.. n.. lo.10 .. m. Passenger Tram for tlttaAeld, es. irving at 2.25 p. m. tWitA ChreHsn 'ax leaving New isrk at sos .. m.i LcavI New Haven at S.S5 a. h., with throuaA car frola bridgepoIt for Albany, aes, vl&E st 2.z0 D. m. Tram SErIvss lt SasN,uoa at $40 p. m. Connscting ct Albany wfa S.lv P. na. ponuiar Ihio~Eo and st 4 oa.s express, arriving ;H ;rs''a2o st s-0c tht Leave Canasnr. '" ."~.m. s.S ?. m Pars2@ - 'tsfuin. aSi a- lng st 9,Aa vi hI"uxh Car leaving Est Eork F. ..sp. m,. Ls.7, New Haven at A.l2 p. AA. Oonneotlsg ct ct l2l8 night.
 Leave Canaan at f.5e p..m..
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Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22

THEE COURT OF PROBATE for the District Oi 1 Norfolk has or1ersd that the hearing before the Commissioner on the estate of Robert K. Stack, insovsnt debtor. be opened, and has limit presentation of claims againat said estate. Tho subscribers appointed commissioners to receive, examine. and decide upon said claims, hereby give notics that they shall meet at the Norfolk Savings Bank in said Norfolk, on the 1 1th day of April 1sS3 at 10 oclock a. m.. for the purpose of Attsnding upon the business of said appointment.
 PLUMB BROWN, lcommissio,.-s
 A. R. COLLAR, ooinhisslohers.
 Norfolk, March 1S. 1883. 4w3S
Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22
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Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22

ONE ExPER1ENcE FROM MANy.-I had been sick and miserable so long and&had caused my husband so much trouble and expense, no one seemed to know what ailed me, that I was completely disheartened and discouraged. In this frame ot mind got bottle of Hop Bitters and used them unknown to my family. l soon began to improve and gained so fast that my husband and family thought it strange and unnatural, but when told them what had helped me, they said, "Hurrah for Hop Bittenl long may they prosper, for they have made mother well and us happy."-1He Aother
Connecticut western news., 1882-03-22
LEAvx PrrTsy7EI.D, VIE:

LEAvx fTrTsyTEI.D, VIZ: 800 .. un. P.ssengei Tran. tor .,ridg gepurI. sl irving at l2.S0p. m., with karough ar tor AuH IorK, arraSlny at s.vs +. n;. .. New Haven at L.Av F.. m. Leave AiDsAy at6.s3 a.m. Mith through car.
 LoaNe CsAAan at Y.3A c. m. 1 25 ?. m. Passenger Train for Bridgeport. ar irving st 5.66 p. m., with through cAl los New York. arriving At.7.AI p. n. ct N,w Haven st 700 p.n.. .connsotin witi traln leaving Albany at 9.V5 P. m.
 Leave Canaan st 8.0V D. hA. 9.o0 p. na. Milk Train for Bridgeport, arr1v,ns at s.S0 P. m.; at New York. l0.S0 D. m, ct New Haven, 1o.4S P. nj.
 Leave CanAAn at S.62 P. M. s co p. n. Passenger Tram fer lAlls VA..ps arriving st s.oV p. n. Leave Albany at 2.S5 P. n.
 Leaves Canaan at S.Ss p. m. Sunday Mllk Tram ieaNer kittsfsiu ., \ sS ?. m. for bridge port, a.. .,inh At A.a. ?. m.; New iork, 1l.6S P. na. New hs. ven, l2.S0 c. m.
 Leave Canaan at <.90E r. m. Connect at BrookGeld Junction with train. ,,. and from Danbury. AR. Q. AVEMALL R.. N. A,mmn. general IioAst agent Sup't Bridgeport, Ct.. Jan. 2. ISS2