St. Landry democrat., 1884-06-28

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press which bears his name, anticipates
in the near future the invention of
Photographic press that will turn off $780,
900 papers an hour.
a COMMITTEE has been appointed in
Baltimore to secure funds for the cree
ton of monument in honor of Francis
Scott Key, the author of the "Star
Spangled Banner"
Ten tons of ice are used nightly to
cool the auditorium of the Madison
Square Theatre, New York. This me-
chanical process reduces the tempera-
6ure twelve degrees.
MORE than 100000 acres OF Pike
County, Pa, land are advertised for
sale by the Treasurer of the county for
arrears of taxes. The greater part OF
this is wild or unsettled land.
GERMAN papers stare that whole
trains of emigrants from silesia and
Posen are passing through Berlin, in
tending to make their way, via Ham
burg, and Bremen, to Texas and Cali
fornia
MRS. r. L. STUART, following the ex-
ample of Miss Wolf and Mr.. Aston re-
Gently deposited $4,000 in the United
States Trust Company to be used by
the Children's Aid Society in buildinga
lodging house on the East Side, New
York. for. homeless boys.
A MEMBER of Presbyterian Church
In Warren county, n. j., is in trouble
because he sold peaches which were
used by the purchasers to make what IS
known as peach. cider. His pastor says
he must stop or he viii be dropped from
The roll OF church members.
A LONDON letter says that Henry
Trving's profits from his six months per-
formances in the United States were
very near 100000, and that he thinks
his next tour will net him at least $780,
900, because his expenses will be less,
and ne will not have to share with any
one.
MR. BLAINE has been known as THE
Plumed knight ever since he was
so named by Col. Bob Ingersoll at Gin
cinnati in 1876, in the peroration of his
famous nominating speech-a speech
which is generally acknowledged to
have been one of the finest ever deliver
ed at a nominating convention.
A LEADING New York architect says
. great change has certainly taken place
i'm church decoration ia New York and
throughout the country within ten
years. The hard, stiff lines of forty
years ago have long since been passed.
All forms Of Church decoration are now
In demand. Very little is done with
out precedent from periods in early
Christian history to that of the last cen
tnrY.
The New York Journal of Commerce
does not believe the modern theory that
acoholism is an incurable disease. It is
hard to break any evil habit, and the
more the slave is pitied and assured
that he is helpless, the less likely is he
4 Go struggle to be free, Instead of treat
ing drunkenness as a disease, and the
fnebriate as a helpless patient, the
Journal of Commerce would treat it as
"a vice, and the perpetrator as wrong
tioer, to be restrained and punished.
The frost was SO heavy during por.
Eions Of last week in certain sections Of
Connecticut as to give the foliage of the
forest trees an autumnal hue. Along
She Naugatuck valley the people focked
to the woods to behold the marvel. II
and about the beautiful village O
Waterbury the effect upon the trees was
most marked. Many persons are try
ing to find some way Of preserving
specimens Of leaves blighted by frost II
June.
TINS is how the Philadelphia1girl il
Instructed at the swimming school 4
padded strap is passed around 9h,
pupils body, and by this she is suspend
ed from projecting support until sh'
learns the proper motions, Then she i
given life-preseryer, or float ant
carefully watched and coached by fe
male instructor, begins practice. Tn
great essential is confidence. As sool
as fear is overcome she gets along yer,
rapidly and usually learns about tn
9Th or sixth lesson.
THE Postmaster at Philadelphia in
recent interview said 1t is ridieulou
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