St. Landry democrat., 1884-07-26
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE Emperor of China has ordered
the destruction of 100000 worth of
opium.
ACCORDING to the Rev. Robert Coll
yer, the crying sin of Americans is sym
pathetic lying, or stretching the truth
to help other people out of trouble.
The eleventh annual National Sol
giiers' Reunion will be held at Caldwell,
Ohio, September 18th and 18th. It is
non-political, and composed Of priYates
only.
THE Ohio Coal Exchange has decided
to import Swedes and Hungarians to
take the place Of three thousand miners
now on the lock-outsin the Hooking
Valley; also, to start mining-machines.
SENATOR LOGAN has two brothers
living at his old home, Murphysborough,
Ill, one of them being postmaster there,
and the other stock farmer, reported
to have some of the finest horses in the
State.
AN English gentleman named Sum-
ner, who was found dead in his bed in
the Midland Hotel, London, q few
weeks ago, left an estate of $4,000 600
and had not made bis will. The nearest
heir-at-law is farmer seventy six years
of age.
A COMMON newspaper story is that of
a man killing wife his and then himself.
There is new and pleasant version just
told. It is of an unhappy husband who
planned the usual uxorcide and suicide
and was about carrying them out when
the wife seized shotgun and blew
the greater part Of his head off.
A BAGGAGE smashing prohibition law,
which has gone into effect in New York,
makes any person handling baggage as
a common carrier liable to $50 fine if
he ''wilfully or recklessly'' INJURIES the
same, and railroads which knowingly
employ men of smashing proclivities
are subject to the same penalty.
r A NEWSPAPER correspondent writes:
Hair on the face or forehead can be
safely removed by strong solution of
salt and water. It's long and tedious
process, but sure and free from the dan
ger Of other appliances. Banged hair
viii inevitably lead to the growth Of
hair on the forehead, which can be re-
moved by the use of salt
An intimate personal friend of Elk
Senator Roscoe Conkling says that Mr..
Conkling will take no part in the COM
ing campaign. He expects to be called
to Europe shortly on professional busi-
ness and will remain abroad throughout
the greater part of the summer. He
has nothing to say concerning politics.
He says he is out of politics, and under
no circumstances will ever again parti-
cipate in political affairs.
THE effect of the riot on Cincinnati
Justice is seen in the depleted cells of
the jail. Within three months over
forty people have been taken to the PEN
itentiary. Two murderers have been
sentenced to be hanged, two are await
ing sentence, one waiting for life SEN
tence, and three for manslauehter.
There are but twenty-three prisoners
awaiting trial.
A CORRESPONDENT IN Florida, speak
ing of the DETACHMENT of paint by the
inadyertent or needless scratching of
matches, says that he has observed that
when one mark has been made others
follow rapidly. To effectualiy prevent
this rub the SPOT with flannel saturated
with any liquid vaseline. '.After that
people may try to strike their matches
there as much as they like; they will
neither get light nor lnjure the paint, .
and most singular, the petroleum causes
the existing mark to soon disappear, at
least when it occurs on dark paint.
The editor of the Philadelphia Ledg r
is not too lofty in his notions to come
down once in while to the foundations
of affairs. He writes: sThis would be
a good time for the wearers of shoes to
strike for board soles that follow the
outlines of the foot. The narrow-guage
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