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St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06

engine and, IN his excitement, pulled
the plug in the switchboard which
breaks the electric current. This last
act could have been of no benefit to
MCGOWAN, even if he were not already
dead, as he was at the dynamo and had
formed a complete circuit before the
switching-off point was reached. The
contraction of the muscles of the body
was so great that his legs and arms
were drawn out of shape, and his head
was drawn forward SO that the chin
pressed tightly against the chest. As
soon as the engines could be stopped
and it was considered safe he was taken
away from the rods. So firm was the
attraction that pieces of his skin adhered
to the rods.-Syracuse Herald
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
cIsTERNs.
The BEST and Cheapest Plan to Build
Them in a Corner of the Cellar.

The BEST and Cheapest Plan to Build
Them in Corner of the Cellar.
In limestone sections the well water
is hard and quite unsuitable for wash
ing In place of it rain water is used,
and there is nothing equal to an under
ground cistern for holding supply.
There are various ways of construct
ing good cisterns, but think the best,
and in the end the cheapest plan is to
build it in one corner of the cellar. This
can be done most cheaply when the
cellar is made; but as all the cellars
made years ago were very large, it is
an easy matter to build up wall near
one corner, making q square bin that
will hold from thirty to one hundred
barrels. Ihaye seen this plan frequent
" adopted. If the old cellar wall stands
firm. remove all the outside mortar and
ill in with cement even with the outer
course of stone. 1t is best, where the
ends of the cistern wall meet the cellar
wall, to remove few stones from the
latter at that point, extending the 9th
ers into it, thereby preventing any pos
sibility of its giving way under q heavy
pressure of water. This new wall
should be two feet lower than
the cellar wall, so that the eistern
may be entered from the top at any
time. At the bottom firmly imbed a
one-inch pipe cross wise of the wall, and
provide it with stop of some kind, by
means of which the water in the cistern
may be readily drawn off into the cellar
drain, and thus save the tedious opera
ton of pumping or dipping out, neees-
sary in all underground cisterns. And
just here let me urge the beneficial re-
suits of thorough cleaning out of all
cisterns at least twice a year. 1t is also
an excellent plan to have the water con
ductors so arranged that the first fall of
rain may be turned upon the ground
until the roof is thoroughly cleaned.
This, while it may seem small matter,
is yet of great Importance, and should
not be neglected.
Rain water is the purest of all water,
and in sections where well water is poor,
or in malarial localities, it is used for
purposes, being usually fl
tered through gravel or charcoal to
remove all impurities washed from the
roof.
The cistern pump should be placed in
the sink, high enough to pump directly
into pail. If the stove is near the
pump, water may be pumped directly
into the reservoir by the use of a short
D. Shook, In N. 7. Eran1-
iner.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
The Boy and the Bone-setter.


Speaking of bone-setters recalls a
good story which occurred in the north
of Scotland, where one of them had
risen to great fame and no small fortune
by his skill. A country lad residing a
few miles off had got his leg hurt at one
of the local factories, and had been
treated for some time by the local med
ical man without any good result. His
mother, who had great faith in the
neighboring bone-setter, wanted the lad
to go to him, which he declined, prefer
ring, as he said, the ''reg'lar faculty"
Eventually, however, his mothers per-
suasions prevailed, and he agreed to al
low himself to be taken to see Daniel
R, the bone-setter. A bed for the
invalid was extemporized on a cart,
and, accompanied by his anxious
mother, he was after a rather painful
Journey taken to the town where the
bone-setter resided. The leg was duly
examined, and it was found necessary
to haul it very severely, in order, as the
bone-setter said, ''to get the bone i'm
The lad was liberal with his screams
while this was going on, but eventually
the bone was got in, = and he was told
to go home and in few days he would
be all right and fit for his work. He
was lifted up on the cart again, and,
with his mother seated beside him, set
offSTpr home. Didn't Danny do the
thinI,w ell?" said the joyous old lady.
t'Yesfhe did, mother, said the lad,
"butsSEas ma sic a fool as gle him the
sair lesS The s'reg'lar faculty" will,
we haWso doubt, appreciate the story.
-WkiteA. ~ ReUieaO.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
ozzrui. AND SUGGESTIVE.

Washington Cake: One pound Of
'our. one pound of sugar, half pound
2utter, six eggs, one cup sour milk, one
easpoonful of soda, and q grated nut
meg. The Household.
Grain should be fed after hay has
been eaten, and no other food or drink
should be given for some time after, so
that the grain may remain in the stom-
ach until it is fully digested.-Troy
Times.
Baking soda gives instant relief to
burn or scald. Applied either dry or
wet to the burned part Immediately, the
sense of relief is magical. It seems to
Withdraw the heat and with it the pain.
Keep it in the ironing -room.-SG7a Frau
cisco Chronicle.
"A flock Of sheep on a timothy
meadow, naked and defenseless, is q
oad sight to see. They will cut away
the bulbs which are the life Of the grass.
They will eat their heads off by eating
the roots of the timothy lere1a1d
Leader.
If the sirup in which plulns are to
be preserved is very hot when they are
dropped into it, they will cook so quick
" that they will not lose their shape,
and if put into the cans with care will
well repay one for taking the trouble
~. y Post.
Avoid things that add neither to the
attractiveness or the comfort of room.
Let the walls be good back ground to
the few really choice paintings or en-
az
wards home furnishing; but do not make
them so dark that you can not see what
they are.
The demand for mutton as an
agreeable and cheap food is steadily in
creasing. The markets of New York
alone require more than million sheep
annually. Farmers, too, who once
used only bacon and pork, are becom.
ing mutton eaters. The convenience of
few sheep on every farm to furnish
the family with good, wholesome food,
is now appreciated more than few
years since.-N Y. Tribune.
What we need on our farms are in
dependent men-men who have the
courage to leave the old beaten track
and reach out on all sides after knowl-
edge, and accept the teachings of sci
ence and the products of invention
which give them promise of greater
success. What we need is a higher ed
ucation. We can not expect this of old
heads, but our hope is in the rising
generation, who are to take up the inn
plements of labor as they fall from the
hands of the fathers. Chicago Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
p-LED BY ELECTRICITY.
The Fate of Man Who RecklessIy Han
died an Electric Current.

Ihe Fate OF a Man Who ReckieSSly Han
died an Electric Current.
John MCGOWAN, a moIder, with two
friends, stepped into the electrie-light
works last evening, and obtained per-
mission from one of the men in charge
to go through the works MCGOWAN
declared that he knew considerable
about electricity and its workings. They
entered the generator room from the
engine-house and going over the north
west corner of the room stood before a
thirty-light dynamo. They stood before
the machine for few minutes, when
MCGOWAN was observed to bend down
and reach out his hands. Instantly he
was drawn close to the generator and
did not utter a sound He was dead.
In the front part of, and well under, the
dynamo are two brass rods about four
teen inches long. To reach these one
has to make a special effort, as other
parts of the machine protrude beyond
them. They are known as the positive
and negative rods, the former receiving
from the generator the electric current
and conducting it to the insulated wire
HlAS44 SI1IAACo ~ Oh0 VI GbA4
the circuit belonging to the machine.
The negative rod receives the current
from a similar wire that returns it from
the lights and is thereby conducted backl
into the generator. The circuit is thus
made complete. These two rods spring
from a cylinder on opposite sides when
they are about four inches apart. Then
they extend downward forming cone
and are nearly two feet apart at the
widest point. MCGOWAN caught hold of
the positive and negative rods and was
killed as quickly as he did so. Instead
of going out over the circuit the cleo
tricity took the shortest route, and was
passing out of the generator to the posi-
tive rod where McGowan's right hand
was, and on through his body to his left
arm and back to the negative rod and
into the machine, and so on around.
One of McGowan's friends attempted to
seize him.
/" For Gods sake, don't do that or
you'll be killed Instantly, Z shouted Engi
peer Wagner as he shut down his
X
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
THE AIR OF HOUSES.
Facts Which Would be Appreciated if Fully
known.

Facts Which Would be Appreciated if Fully
known.
There is much confusion in the minds
of some people with respect to the dry
ness or dampness Of houses, An air.
tight room is more or less damp, though
people are generally apt to think it 9th
erwise if there is no draught, and all
the air is carefully shut out As a gem
era1 rule, we invariably find the most
draughty house is the driest, as it will
be generally found to be the healthiest,
if not the most comfortable, in cold
weather. But the air of aroom, as that
for an invalid may become too dry; it
may be overheated by q stove, which
would become injurious to the patient.
In certain cases yaporizers are now en-
ployed to give the air of the sick cham
Der its healthful proportion of moisture.
Mr.. q. j. Symons, in a paper on me-
teorclogy, has remarked that the sub
ject of the hygrometry of the sick room
was unknown two generations ago. If,
in addition to temperature, the quantity
of moisture in sick room were indicated
by the hygrometer, a great deal might
be done for the invalid's comfort. It is
just as easy to regulate the hygrometric
condition Of the sick room as its tenn
perature, and in many respiratory COM
plants, the former is even of greater
Importance than the latter. The hotter
the air is the more water can it contain,
and this condition does not appear to be
apprehended by those who dwell in such
rooms, or provide the means of heating
and Yentilating them.
Prof. Tyndall found that the mois-
ture in the air of an ordinary room alb
serbs fifty to seventy times as much of
the radiant heat rs the air does. Mois-
ture is the regulator and CONSERVATION Of
the heat, and in due quantity acts like
a blanket, by protecting us from a too
sudden cooling or heating. The question
is one, we think, worthy more attention
by the sanitary builder than has been
given to it. Complaints are loud
against certain hot-air furnaces, as they
overhead the air and render it unfit for
breathing; they tend to scorch and dry
the air, and to this extent they are I'M
healthy. London Building Nea0s.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
WANTED TO WE'D A CHILD.
an italian Attempting to Mary Twelve
Year-OId Girl.

AN italian Attempting to Mary Twelve
Year-OId Girl.
The procession of Italians, the women
in gay costumes and most of the men
dressed like laborers, trooped across
City Hall Park yesterday afternoon and
entered the hall by the rear door. The
leader was Mr.. Bergamini, the money
broker, of No Is Center street. A girl
not ever four feet in height came last
She was clad in brown dress with q
bright blue waist, her head was uncov-
cred, and a profusion of chains hung
about her neck, and rings were upon
nearly all her fingers. She prattled
with her companion during the walk
and laughed with childish glee when
the hall was reached. 1t was we'd
ding party, and the child was the bride.
Entering the hall, piloted by Mr.. Ber7
gamini, they proceeded to the Alder
manic Library, where the necessary
papers were filled out. The girl-bride
was Teresa Ballote, and her age was
set down at between twelve and thir-
teen. The groom was Demenico Mil
ano, aged twenty-six. Mr.. Bergamini
hustled about, and when the attending
witnesses had affixed their signatures to
the certificate declared that everything
was ready for the ceremony. After
some delay Alderman Dempsey was
found. The parties stood up. when the
Alderman demanded: elbow old is that
child?''
'.Not quite thirteen, said Mr.. Ber-
gamini.
Il won't marry such a child, said
the Alderman, land it is an outrage to
have her married. You must get some
one else" and, hastily walking out he
banged the door to show his displeasure.
''Well, WE'LL" said Bergamini, 1--WE
must get some one else. Where is
Alderman Finck? He will do it right
of.
A search for the willing Alderman
proved fruitless, and, again headed by
the indefat:gable Bergamini, the party
entered the private room of Judge Nc
Adam. Before the papers We're shown
to him the age of the child was altered
SO that she was made to appear as being
in her fourteenth year. The Judge ex-
ttlnluCO bl1c pttpSlo3 StlAO tLIeu StGLuC oI1,
and, taking a look at the child, said at
once: 81 won't marry the girl, as she is
not of lawful age and is nothing but a
child" The girls mother stepped for
ward and explained through Bergamini
that the marriage was with her consent,
but the Judge firmly refused to perform
the ceremony, and again the party left
in search of the necessary official. None
could be found, and the parties then left
for home, Mr.. Bergamini stating that
the ceremony would be performed on
Monday at two o'clock, when plenty OF
Aldermen will be about.
Judge McAdam said, after the bridal
party had left, that, wholly apart from
the improperly of marrying such q
child, the ceremony could not legally
be performed, and that any magistrate
or Alderman marrying her would be in
dictable for misdemcanor, as the statute
provides that females under fourteen
years of age, or males under sixteen,
can not be married, even with the con-
sent Of the parents. He was also out
spoken in denunciation of the attempt
to deceive him about the age of the girl
by changing the figures upon the papers.
N Y. Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
A Hu2aaing-Bird,s Umbrella.

In front of window where | worked
last summer Vas a9dtternut tree. A
hurnming-bjrd SQilt her nest on limb
that grew har ID window, and we had
an opportunity td,Eatch her closely, as
we could Took rigi into the nest from
the window. On{iday there was a yOsH
heavy shower }tbming up, and Ee
thought we WoukI see if she covered her
young during tleE a1orm; but when the
first drops fell she came and toeJs in her
bill one Of two sreae large leaves
growing Close, ta e nest;fhe} she flew
away. On lo6finFj at the leaf we found
a hole in it, and IL TIE side of the nest
was small stick that tai leaf was fast.
ened to or hooked on. Aeer the storm
was over the old bird canTA back and
unlocked the leaf, and the nest was
perfectly dry. e, A., IN AaaerEcaas
Sportsman.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
Woman's Suffering and Relief

Those languid, tiresome sensations, causing
you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet;
that constant drain that is taking from your
system all its former elasticity; driving the
bloom from your checks; that continual strain
upon your vital forces, rendering you irrttar
bic and fretful, can easily be removed by the
use of that marvellous remedy, Hop Bittcrs.
Irregularities and distractions of your sys-
tenn are relieved at once, while the special
causes of periodical pain are permanently re-
moved None receive so much benefit, and
none are so profoundly grateful, and show
such an interest in recommending Hop Bitters
as women
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
POULTRY FENCES.
How to Build Cheap Fence, Which Is
Neat and Serviceable.l


Neat and Serviceablc.{
Everybody knows how to make a
fence for the poultry yard, but every
body does not know how to make a
cheap fence. Fences are very expen-
sive, and any plan that enables a per-
son to make a fence in such a manner as
to cost but little and yet be serviceable,
will always be adopted. The cheapest
fence IS made of lath, but unless it is
we'll made it is worthless. The desire
should be to have the fence as strong as
possible, and the weakest place is near
the bottom. The objection to lath
fence is that dogs sometimes break
through, not Intentionally on tie part
of the dogs, but because the fence viii
not withstand pressure.
To make good, strong, durable lath
fence, six feet high, the panels may be
eight feet. Having placed the posts
eight feet apart, procure some good
shingling strips, (shingling lath.) and
securely nail the bottom strip from post
to post and six inches above the ground.
Nail the next strip exactly eighteen
inches above the first one. Thus the
first strip will be six inches above the
ground, and the second strip being
eighteen inches above that, will conse-
quently be two feet from the ground.
The third Cor top) strip should be
nailed three above the second, or five
feet from the ground. Now, nail to the
bottom strip half laths. As a lath is
four feet long, a half lath will be two
feet in length. Let the bottom touch
the ground. Nail the lath to the two
strips, the bottom of each lath of course
being on the ground; the top of the lath
is nailed to the second Cor middle)
strip. Place the half laths one inch
apart, which will keep in the chicks as
well as the larger fowls. Here it will be
noticed that you have a strong, close,
good fence, with the cross strips only
eighteen inches high, and six inches
only from the lower strip to the ground,
but the fence is only two feet high
Having made the fence only two feet
high, but close and strong, you now de-
sire height This is made of the whole
lath. which is nailed to the middle and
top strips, but instead of being only one
inch apart. two inches viii be close
enough. The fence will thus be six feet
high and durable.
The practice Of mailing whole laths
with half lath above it is here re-
versed, as we place the half lath at the
bottom and the whole lath at the top.
There are several advantages to be
gained by SO doing. First, the strips
are brought close to each other, making
the pressure against two strips instead
of one. The half lath can be placed
closer together, with economy, than
with the use of the whole lath. Should
it be desired the whole 1ath may be at
three inches apart, as full security of
confinement is made by the lower. 1t is
cheaper to repair arotten half lath than
q whole one, and as such fences usually
begin to give out at the lower part first,
this is great advantage. Such fence
combines strength, eheapness, and eff
cheney, and can be made by any one
Poultry Monthly.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
A Postal Card Story.

I was affected with kidney and urinary
Trouble
''For twelve yearsp'
After trying all the doctors and patent
medicines / could hear of, / used two bot
ties of Hop
t'eBitters;"
And am perfectly cured. I keep it
''All the tirnev" respectfully, B. F. Booth.
Salisbury, Tenn.-May 4, 1883.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
MISS s. s. BOONE.
Baby Saved.

We are so thankful to say that our nursing
baby was permanently cured of q dangerous
and protracted constipation and irregularity
of the bowels by the use of Hop Bitters by it's
mother, which at the same time restored heI
to perfect health and strength.
The Parents, Rochester. N. z.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
BRADFORD, Pa, May 8, 1875.

10hADftIEtD FtL9 AItEy o Iol0s
1t has cured me of several diseases, such as
nervousness, sickness ut the stomach, month.
" troubles etc. have not seen sick day In
year, since took Hop Bttters. An my neigh
bOrs use them. MRS. FANNIE GREEN.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
$4,000 Lost,

''A tour to Europe that cost me 5000, done
tine less good than one bottle Of Hop Ritters;
s'they also cured my wife of fifteen years.
"nervous weakness, sleeplessness and dys-
Spepsia.' r. NJ, Auburn, N. 7.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06

The ''Berlin Society for the Propa-
CATION of Christianity Among the Jews"
has existed for sixty-four years, and was
the instrument for bringing one thou
sand children of Israel to the knowledge
of the Messiah.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
So BrnoM1NGv11LT

So. BLooRuNGvIILE, O., May /, '79.
SIRs-I have been suffering ten years, and
tried your Hop Bitters, and it done me mora
good than all the doctors.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06

w None genuine without bunch of greer
Hops on the white llu4i. Ehun ailthe vile, pots
onous stuff with Shop or" Hops in their name
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Excursion tickets will be sold to Battle
Greek on Aug. Is, 10, and 20, good to the
Esd, inclusive. The rates Will be one fare
for round trip, or slips from this place.
Aug. 2lst tickets will be sold at still lower
rates, good to return on the 22d.
Frank Heron returned home TO his faith
er's 4. w. Heron, on Saturday the 9th inst,
after an absence of more than six years In
Ionia county. On the sth inst. he was mar
ried 10 Miss Flora b. Kimball, the ceremony
being performed at the residence of the
brides father near Lyons, Ionia county.
Many of Franks friends, and they are nu-
merous where he is known, were at the sta
ton TO welcome their arrival. We under
stand that Frank has rented his fathers
farm and intends to remain among US. We
only wish that we might have more just such
young men as he is. They have the best
wishes of all for their future prosperity and
happiness.
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"What a beautiful bridge between old age
and childhood ia religion. How intultively the
child begins with prayer and worship on enter
ing life. and how intuitively. on quitting life,
the old man turns back to prayer and worship,
putting himself again side by side with the in
FAINT" remarks Sir E. Bulwsr Lytton, IN his
"Strange story"
Yes, hut between its distant abutments the
bridge OF lie has many high and awful arches,
through which the wild waters dash and roar
in wrath and desolation. Prayer and worship
alone do not sustain these. Natures solid
rocks must lie mistaken beneath, and human
art and skill must rear and solidity the struc-
ture overhead Gods will Is best exemplfied
IN the laws He has made for the crea tures
whom lie has placed under their control.
Neither the chlld's trustful ''Our Father" nor
the old mans Forget me not IN the midst OF
mine infrmities," will alter this by the weight
OF single grain.
Science aud art frst-then faith aud prayer
is the order OF heaven itself. DIVINITY heals
through Its agents, and those agents are the
discoveries of man mot the vague announce
ments OF prophets or seers. Is life burden
To you? Does time drag? Is your power to
ope with hfes problem and duties weakened
You are not well. Your blood Is sluggish and
tainted, perhaps; or some important organ is
torpid or overworked. This fact may have
taken the form OF dyspepsia, rheumatism, govt,
malaria. pains in the stomach. chrome head
ache, or any Of a dozen other ills. Parker
Tonic will lnvigorate you, as fresh air invlgor-
ates those who have been shut up IN damp,
fet'd cells. 1t Is powerful, pure, delicious.
scientific, safe-the keystone OF the central
arch OF the brlds OF life.