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St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
Our Young Readers.
THOSE MERRY sUNBEAMs.


oh, what she'll we do for the Lovely,
This rainy, rainy day?
Oh! how shall we make tn baby laugh,
When eVerything's dull and gray?
The sun has gone on picnic,
The moon has gone to bed.
The tiresOme sky does nothing but cry,
AS If its BEST friend were dead.
Come hither,; come hither, my SunbeamsF
Come one, and two, and three:
And now in q trice Wen have the room
AS sunny as sunny can be.
Come, dimpEEng dimpling dumping,
Come, Rosy Posie, Rose
Come, lit e hoy Billy a.toddling round
On little fa$ tottering toes.
Now, twinkles now twinkle, my SunbeamsI
Now twinkle. and laugh, and dance,
And brush me the gloom straight out of the
room,
Nor leave il the ghost of chance.
All! see the Lovely smile now!
All see her jump and croWl
As round auG round. with laugh and dance,
My three merry Sunbeams go.
And who cares now for the raindrops?
Who cares for the gloomy day?
When each little heart is doing its part
To make us all glad and gay.
You moon, you may stay in bed now;
You sun. you may wander and roam;
And crg away, cry, you tiresome skyt
We've plenty of sunshine at homeI
Il. b. Richards. In IQu1hs Companion.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
Boys, Remember Your Mother.

If the sons who have left home could
only feel some of the loneliness that so
Expresses their mothers could know
only part of their longing for news
from the absent ones, and the bitter dis
appointment of watching for letters that
seldom come-they would be more
! thoughtful Of her whose constant care
for years was of them. It is usually
mere thoughtlessness; but often the
most singing wrongs are committed
through want of thought. The young
men have life before them, with fort
unes to make and honorable names to
win, and their glances and thoughts are
ahead. They do not realize that their
parents look backward far o 'tener than
beyond them and that tears often dim
the dear old mothers eyes because the
little boy who used to come so con-
fidinglY to her is now beyond her reach,
and apparently needs neither care nor
sympathy. He has not forgotten his
mother; no, indeed. But he is so busy
that writing is neglected, and if con-
science:puts in a protest, it is silenced
by saying: Mother knows / would
write if anything were amiss.' 1t is
not so much that the mother expects
things to go amiss (though she often
thinks for hours of the lassitude or
headache the son has mentioned),
but she so longs for written char
acters telling her that she is
''dear mother yet, and that her boys
are still affectionate' and ''loving'
The young men do not realize that theiY
letters are treasures, or that the smallest
of their dongs interest their parents;
and they can not understand the great
love that sympathizes with every defeat
and sings with joy over every success.
The mothers do not grieye over mere
absence; but it is hard indeed, for
even the stoutest-hearted to see their
boys drifting away until they conclude
they no longef. love them. This may
and respect true mothers; but so long
as they are careless and negleettul, what
proof have the waiting mothers that
their boys are not exceptional ones, and
have not allowed the busy world to
steal all their affections?
Boys, young men, middle-aged men.
every one who has a mother, remember
that she lives in her children, and you
do hera bitter, grievous wrong when
weeks and months elapse between your
letters, which even then are not so
afectionate as they should be. Make
them frequent and loving, and tears of
,oy will often dim the kind old eyes,
because although you are bearded
man and her head only reaches your
shoulder, you are not ashamed to make
dear mother" confdant OF your joys
and Sorrows Country Gentleman.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
A CHARGE TO KEEP.
And Jailer Stephenson ut MT. Sterling, Ky,
Proposes TO Keep it Against All Corners.
MT STERLING. KY. AnriI "a

And Jailer Stephenson at nat. Sterling, Ky,
Proposes to Keep it Against All Corners.
MT. STERLING, KY, April 20.
Under pretext of bringing prisoner
from Bfeathitt County to jail here yester-
day morning between one and two O'Clock
an armed body of twenty-five men tried
to force their way into the jail and hang
VIM Osborne. Jailer Stephens opened
the door slightly, when the fore
most man blew out his light and
tried to force the door open.
Stephens was able, being man of great
strength, to shut the door in their faces
and bolt it. He then relit his lamp and
got his shotgun. The mob fired through
a window the bullets barely missing Mrs.
Stephens. They then broke down the
outer door and tried to overcome Ste
phens and take his keys, but he planted
himself behind projecting wall,
leVelled his shotgun and dared them
to enter. They did not dare
to face the certain death with which he
menaced them, and overawed by his cool
courage dispersed at last. 1t is thought
there viii soon be another outbreak bV a
larger and better disciplined mob. Os-
borne has killed some eight or ten men.
He is under sentence to four years inn
prisonment for the last man he killed
Henry Thomas in Muncie County-and is
here for safe keeping pending an appeal.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10

hand. Visiting the erudite English.
speaking astronomer King, they were
received with great courtesy, sat on
European chairs and found themselves
in the midst of English books and pict-
ures. But not one of the Kings own
| mobiles nor any of his numerous wives
and children dared to sit or even stand
in the royal presence. These must en-
ter, the palace crawling like reptiles,
and, however long the audience, must
lie upon their faces or squat like toads
upon the pavement. The mobiles had,
however, this consolation, that while
they could never stand upright before
the King, neither might their own re-
tanners stand upright before them. It
IS still true in the greater part of Siam
that each order crouches and crawLs be-
lore one that is higher. An inferior
speaks of himself to digntary as
your slaye-a hair-a little BEAST
The present first King abolished the
custom OF prostrak on early in his reign.
He is even more1p progressive than his
father, having adopted the European
dress and done away with many bar
barrie practices. In 1873 he issued a
proclamation of religious liberty in
which, these sentences occur: III any
one is of the opinion that the religion OF
the Lord Jesus is good, let him hold to
1T freely. Whenever there is Govern
ment work, persons who hold to the re-
lglon OF the Lord Jesus must perform
It,. He moreover provided that Chris,
sians should not be forced to work on
Sunday. The present second King is
the son Of the former second King, and
his name is George Wash ngton. He
has, Of course, a long list of names, but
ne always writes George Washington
hrst. lie can hardly be spoken of as
King, for his cousin, the first King.
holds the reins of Government entirely
in his own hands, and has made his own
brothers heads of departments, so that
the second Kings position will noteom-
pare with that held by his father.-M.
Y. Examiner.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
THE CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS,

In State Convention Assembled, Endorse
Frssldent Arthur's Administration, Bat
Would Like to SEQ General Joseph B.
Hawley Nominated for President.
HARTFORD, CONN, April g.
The Republican State Convention met
To-day with large attendance present.
Hon. Samuel Fessenden was chosen as
both temporary and permanent Chair
man. In his speech he referred to the
repression of a free ballot in the South,
and the Republican protection policy as
the important issues of the party. He ex-
pressed no personal preferences as to
Presidential aspirants, but simply named
those most prominently mentioned. Ar
thur received round of applause, and
there was prolonged cheering when Gen
'eral HaRley's name was mentioned. The
convention selected as delegates at large
John L. Houston, Samuel E. Merwin, Jr.,
Augustus Brandige and Frederick Mills.
The district delegates elected were:
First District, Valentine B. Chamberlain
and Ralph P. Gilbert; Second, L. l. Mum
son and John G. Edmunds; Third, Ira G.
Biggs and Eugene S. Boss; Fourth, o. r.
Ayler and Eben j. Hill. The following
resolutions were adopted:
ResolUed, That President Arthur, conn
ing into his i Oh Office under circum-
stances of extraordinary embarrassment
and difficulty, by the patience, justice
and sagacity with which he has dis
charged its duties, has strengthened
his party, honored himself, benefited the
country, and earned the respectand graft
tude of the whole country.
ResoEued, That the Republicans of Con-
necticut pledge their loyal and hearty |
support to the nominees Of the Chicago |
Convention.
Resolved That, without instructing the
delegates this day appointed as regards |
any. particular candidates, and reposing |
full confidence in their wisdom, we place |
on record our firm conviction that the sit |
uation demands the nomination of candi-
dates of approved ability and character
and large experience In public affairs, /
and that if In the judgment of our dele.
gates the proper occasion shall arise they |
will meet the unanimous sentiments of |
the Republican party of this State If they
present the name of Joseph r. HaWley as
4 candidate for President of the United
States.
The resolutions were adopted unani.
nonsly.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
a Miraculous Rscape.

JOPLINg MO-, April II.
There is an established tradition among
miners that one accident in the mines is
sure to be followed in short order by
others. This belief has been strengthened
among the miners recently by several ac-
cidents. the last of which. occurred
at Carteryille on Tuesday, when
three men entered the tub to
be lowered into the mine. The shaft is 125
feet deep, and when the men were about
halfway down the machinery became
unmanageable, letting the tub and its oc-
cnpants fall the rest of the distance to
the bottom. Much to the surprise of
every one, instead of being instantly
killed, neither of the men were' seriously
hurt, the worst injury being a broken and
badly disfgured nose.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
BADLY BUNKOED.

An Illinois Banker Badly Fleeced by Denver
Bunko 1Ten-He Returns to His Homo
Only 70 be Overtaken Suddenly by Death.
PEORIA, ILL, April "a.
When Harvey Holman, an old citizen and
banker Of Chillicothe, In this County, died
suddenly here last Sunday, ON his return
from Denver, it was rumored that while
In that city he had fallen victim to the
bunko steerers. The amount of which he
had been defraudef was placed at several
hundred dollars. Yesterday it was ascer-
tanned that the sum was really Sl6, 700. Mr..
Holman had drawn checks for the sum,
and, as he supposed, saw them de-
stroyed. This pretended destruction
was simply to keep Mr.. Holman from
complaining to the police. The checks
were sent on to ChiIlicothe, and the face
paid by Mr. Holman's bank. Mr.. Hol-
man became aware of this when he
reached here, and it is probable the
distress and anxiety of mind he expert
enced fastened his death. Mr.. Holman
was one of the oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens Of this county.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
A FATED CONCERN.
Burning OF the American Oak Leather Tan.
merry at Cincinnati-The Second Time
Within Two Years-Loss $AO0, 600.

Burning OF the American Oak Leather Tan.
merry at Cincinnati-The Second Time
Within Two Years--LOss $AOO, GOO.
CINCINNATI, o., April "a.
Twice within two years the Ameri
can Oak Leather Tanning Company has
suffered an immense loss from fire.
About two O'Clock this morning, while
the Waterman was building a fire under
the boiler, he was startled by cracking
and blaze overhead in the drying room.
He Immediately gave the alarm, but the
fire had gained considerable Roadway and
In afew minutes an immense blaze lighted
up the entire city. The firemen worked
hard, but finding they could not save the
main building, they turned their atten-
ton to the eastern and western wings.
The fire was terribly hot and the firemen
had several narrow escapes from being
crushed to death under the falling walls,
which commenced about three O'Clock.
The warehouse was stored with tan.
bark, and the drying-house contained 100
barrels of gasoline. 1t is well this build
ing was saved, otherwise the fire would
have played dreadful havoc with the adj
joining buildings. No accurate estimate
of the actual loss is possible yet, but 1t Is
estimated at 100000 to 100000; in-
sured for 100000 in 100 companies. The
tannery was destroyed in January, 1882,
and rebuilt on more elaborate scale,
which gained for it the distinction of be-
ing the largest in the world. The COM
pany have suffered heavy losses by the
floods OF the past two years.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
A DEAD DYNAMlTER.
The Mysterious Death of Nathant e. Fish
An Equally Mysterious Box Left Behind
Him Tabled ''Sure Death To the One Who
Opens this Box"
NEW YoRK.;April q.

l
NEW YoRK.sApril4.
But little light is shed on the mystery
surrounding Nathan E. Fish, who
drowned himself at Bellevue Hospital
Tuesday, and in whose.room at the earle.
ton House strange packages of dynamite
were found. The box containing twenty
one dynamite cartridges, a sealed package
and two Remington pistols, wish attach
ments to the triggers by which they could
be fired by clockwork, is still ct Engine
house No. 2, corner of Center and Cham.
bers streets. The strange package is
about foot long and six inches Hide, and
is wrapped with wire and tied up in
brown paper, with the warning written
upon it, HSure death to the me who
opens this box,' staring one insthe face.
No person has yet discovered tRe secret
contents. "We have all kinds Of strange
visitors, y said Chief Mahedy. Gone man
wanted to get the job Of open.
ing the box. He said he would
do it cheap. I have sent word
to the Bureau of Combustibles. and to-
morrow the package will be removed on
the flre-boat Zophar Mitts to the nagazine
On Ellis Island. o. II. Payne, Ct No. SO
Division street, called at the Ok Street
Station, and said he had occupied the
next case to Fish in NassS ia street
printing office. Shortly after Ssh was
taken to the hospital Payne Esaid he
called there and took possession of
$500 at the request of the SICK man.
This money would be at the disposal of
the police after the interment expenses
were paid. He thought the mysterious
box contained not dynamite, but money.
At the various addresses which the mem-
orandum book contained nothing was
known of Fish. The Bellevue Hospital
authorities say the only visitors Fish had
while ILL were man and boy.
One strange thing pointed out was
that the only correspondent the suicide
had, Prof. e. N. West, of Washington,
died few minutes after learning of Fish's
death. The cause of his death was said
to be pneumonia. O'Donovan Rosa de-
MED all knowledge of the man, and said
that he certainly did not belong to any of
the Irish societies. AS for the myster.
ious box, Rosa was willing to open IL.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
A Fine Paper.

The boy had lust brought some pa
pers to the editorial room fresh from
the press, and the force were engaged
in commenting on the issue.
''Good paper to-day, gentlemen, re-
marked the editor. ''Tkat leader of
mine, if am not very much mistaken,
will cause sensation among"
1T is a good paper" broke in the
funny man, who had been looking over
his column for typographical errors.
II haven't velysmuehsmatter in, but if |
do say it myself. every line OF it is
bright, even tor me, and will be copied
far and"
"A good deal of local matter is cut
on" interru ted the city editor, "but
what there is is first-olass news. That
cock-fght, know, will be published ex-
cluslveIy by US, and think the runaway
accident"
"WeI, gentlemen, said the proprie-
tor OF the establishment, entering the
room, zine paper to-day. There not
mu h in it but advertisements, but
that's what pays. Philadelphia CGA.
jay Gould's income is reckoned tc
be at the rate of nine dollars minute.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10

Returns Coming in Slowly Owing to Much
Scratehing-NO Doubt However as TO the
General Result ON the State Ticket-The
Mayor of New Orleans Declares the EIec.
ton in that City ga MOckery and Defiance
of the People,"
NEW ORLEANS, April "a.
Returns received yesterday, particu
Early those from the city, were surprise
to all. The Democrats were counting on
5000 majority, but they find that
their majority in the city is 49,
600, being the largest ever re-
ceived in New Orleans. They find
further that the regular Democratic mu-
nicipai ticket is elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority, and that the opposition has
not, in the entire city, elected candi-
date except one alderman. The defeated
party-the Independents or Citizens
4icket-take their defeat hard and the air
is filled with their denunciations. There
are loud shouts "of ballot-box stuffing."
The Mayor yesterday morning ISSUED a
proclamation declaring the election a
mere mockery, a defiance of the people
and In law and justice but sham cleo
Gion. The PicagEue, which has supported
the Independent ticket, makes similar
charges and calls for a mass-meeting to
deliberate upon the course to pursue.
The proposition, however, does not take;
no nass-meeting will be held and the de-
feated candidates will either prosecute
their claims through the court or give up
the fight altogether.
The returns from the country parishes
show political revolutions of all kinds
growing out Of the scramble for offices.
In the Democratic parishes the boiling
Democrats united with the Republicans,
and vice versa In the Republican parishes.
There was 50 much trading and scratch
ing that it win be week before the re-
suits can be given accurately. Iberia, st.
James and Ascension, which have been
Republican parishes since the days of re-
construction, gave heavy Democratic
maioribies Webster and Baton Rouge,
which have always been Democratic, roll
up maiorities for Stevenson, Republican.
Returns from thirty parishes, casting
about tWo-thirds of the vote of the State,
are as follows: McEnery, Democrat, 5O,-
cal, Stevenson, Republican, 2S,07s; Nc
Enery's majority, 27,56s. The vote in
1879 In the same parishes was: Witt,
Democrat, 5l,6l5; Beattie, Republican,
2a,aIIi Democratic majority, 1851. |
This indicates Democratic gain of 169. |
McEnery il these parishes runs from |
three 10 four thousand behind the rest of |
the Democratic ticket, due to the bitter
ness engendered among certain opponents
during the canvass for the nomi-
nation. The vote on the debt amend
rnentis very mixed, and the brokers were
afraid to do anything in bonds, the re-
turns being so unexpected. The returns
from only eighteen parishes are at hand.
III this point New Orleans gives ma
iority in favor of the amendment of
1000. Seventeen counties and par
ishes give q majority against it of
6.ll3. The only question is, win the
other parishes cast a vote sufficiently
large against it to offset the city vote?
So far as learned the Republican lose
two members of the Legislatures and
the Independents gain five. In no por-
ton of the State did any trouble or dis
turbance of any kind occur.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.

Returns Coming in Slowly, Owing to Much
ScFatehing-NO Doubt However as TO the
General Result ON the State Ticket-The
Mayor of New Orleans Declares the EIec.
ton in that City sta MOckery and Defiance
of the PeOpTe,D
St. Landry democrat., 1884-05-10

Jay Gould's income is reckoned tG
be at the rate of nine dollars minute.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-03-06
Agricultural Notes.

recently saw farmer cleaning out
COW stable with a grub hoe, and re-
moving the frozen dung, which was
over a foot thick, and the question
occurred to me was if that man a
righteous man or sinner. If it is
true, as we are told, that ''the mer-
full man is merciful to his beast"
the man was clearly a sinner, and of
no inferior type, because the accumu-
lated suferings Of the poor cattle
who had shivered through a severe
winter in that cold and filthy stable
must have been exceedingly great.
Unfortunately the farmer suffers in
pocket only,-a spot that is very cal
lols and insensible among many farm
ers, if one might judge from the COM
mon way of doing business. A small
boy once made bright remark about
such stable. when he saw the hard
frozen balls of manure in it, by calling
1t "a cannon ball factory"
One of the most profitable returns
from cattle is the manure, no doubt.
But the profit is not made without
work. The word is a corruption of
the old Norman-French words main
ouUre, literally hand-work. This is a
quite expressive and strictly true term
to designate the refuse of the stables,
which is of little use. The farmer who
spends some time in keeping his sta
bles and pens clean, and thus makes
his stock comfortable and thrifty, &C.
tually fulfils the ancient idea of max
ing naain-ouUre which is the very
word now used by the Pennsylvania
Dutch farmers. The modern French
word, fumier, for manure, has also
similar significance, because the root
of it is the same as that Of .fuenar, to
smoke; and the manures cannot be !
made to smoke Or steam until it is !
heaped and worked and stirred over
by mdin-OuUre. A further hint in this
direction may be taken from the other
French word for manure, viz : engraiS-
is fat or fatness-as well !;
and a farmer really fattens his land
and himself toby giving work and
labor to his manure heap; and at the
same time making his stock comfor-
table, thrifty and profitable; and at |
the same time TO charging his means
for feeding them literally. This mat
ter is by no means wholly unconnected |
with live stock, and so | make a note
Of it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-03-06

aid, of Indiana, while ST object" Hol-
man, of the latter State, has come out
for the sold ticket Tilden and Hen
bricks.
A bill will be reported to the Sen
ate this week by the Committee on
Territories, providing for the admis-
sion as State of that portion of Da-
kota south Of the forty-sixth parallel.
The bill for the establishment of a
bureau of animal industry, to prevent
the expectation of diseased cattle, and
to provide means for the suppression
and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia
and other contagious diseases among
domestic animals, was discussed by
the House again on Saturday last, but
but no conclusion thereon was
reached. 1t is probable that the bill
will be passed this week.
The Department of State has re-
ceived telegram from Mr.. Eugene
SCHUYLER, United States Minister to
Greece, saying that the prohibition
of the importation of pork from this
country into Greece has been abolish
ed.
The friends of whiskey will make
an effort to have the measure consid-
cred this week. They are boasting OF
their ability to press their bill through
the House in just such shape and at
such time as shall exactly please them.
In the race of important measures for
early treatment by Congress, Bourbon
is way ahead.
, The Ways and Means Committee
have made another promise with re-
spect to the tariff bill. They now
say that they will have it ready to re-
port to the House in the course of ten
days.
A joint resolution was offered in
the House to-day by Mr.. Golf, of
West Virginia, appropriating thirty
thousand dollars for seeds to be dis
tributed by the Commissioner of ag-
riculture to the suffers from the Ohio
valley flood. c. I.