St. Landry democrat., 1884-07-12

schools for the past year were $780,
1868.
THE directors Of the Chicago Driving
Park have resolved that hereafter races
shall be run there on Sunday as well as
on any other day.
THE sale of illustrated police news
papers, in accordance with recent act
of the Legislature, is now prohibited in
the State Of Kentucky.
ONE of the theatrical shows of next
season will include professional beauty
torepresentt the typical loneliness of each
State in the Union.
CLEVELAND merchants have dead
beat record printed quarterly. which
contains over 10000 names, some of
which are those of citizens of more or
less prominence IN social circles.
THE Bishop of Lincoln, England,
said recently that England has been
punished by the Lord with bad harvests
for the past few years because some
people have been trying to legalize
marriage with q deceased wife's sister.
BRIDGET CUNNINGHAM, died at Cres-
cent City, Col, about year ago. leaV-
ing an estate valued at 100000. and,
notwithstanding she had seven brothers
and sisters, mono of them or their heirs
have been heard from, although extern
sively advertised for.
A CROWD of boys playing with
broken telephone wire dangling from
pole at Bridgeport, Conn, threw the
wire over an electric light wire and in
duced lad named Charles Schulthuss,
eight wears old, to take hold hold OF the
suspended end. He did so, and was
instantly killed by the electric current
A CHICAGO woman has succeeded IN
obtaining a temporary injunction re-
straining former lover from printing
divers and sundry love-letters received
from her, the publication of which, she
asserts, would damage her very serious
". The uses of the injunction. like
those of electricity. rapidly multiply,
and soon no household can be without
one.
A NORTH CAROLINA correspondent Of
the New York Tribune describes mine
and mill in that State devoted to the
productions of mineral for adulterat-
ing -four and sugar. It's soft stone
which, when pulverized, is superior for
the purpose intended to terra alba.
About 800 barrels per week are pro-
duced The stuff sells from 80 to $3.50
per barrel
The latest novelty in church enter
tainment has struck Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. 1t is an evening of cradle songs,
in which the different customs of ma
tions in singing their babies to sleep
will be told in song and illustrated in
pantomime. Each representative moth
er and child will be in the costume of
the country, and the lullaby will be sung
in the native language.
The great divorce question in France
may now be regarded as settled. The
Senate has repealed the law passed in
1916, under Louis XVIII, for the aboli-
ton of divorce, which had been decreed
thirteen years previously. under the
consulate Of Bonaparte. On the Senate
dividing, the repeal of the law was car
RED by 100 to 118. It now remains
only to settle the details of the bill.
THERE is talk of the New York Board
of Health compelling beer sellers to re-
turn to the use of wooden faucets, ow-
ing to the verdigris. a violent poison,
being formed in the brass faucets
through the action of the acid in the
beer. IN addition to the poisonous
drugs already used in making beer,
people do not want a f1avoring Of YER
digris.
A BACHELoTs' society, with matri-
monial tendencies and provisions, has
been formed in Harlem. N. j. Only
young men are eligible. They pay 8
monthly due Of five dollars and agree
to remain single one year. At the end
of that time any one, by giving1 three
months notice, may receive on bis we'd
ding day 1000, contributed out Of the
fund, or by assessment when it will nc.
suffice.
KRUPP, the great gun man is said t.
have produced a gunpowder which
among other adyant ges, has those o
producing greater velocity with equa