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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

AS celery is known to be beneficial
for nervousness, it is now claimed by
those protesting fair trial that cram
berries assist in curing dyspepsia.
in olden times all insects were
counted as injurious to crops. Modern
farmers have learned more OF ento-
mology, and now prize some OF the
parasitic insects as among their best
friends.-M Y Herald.
The Southdown sheep was years
ago the only breed of mutton sheep
known in this country. Of late the
Hampshire and Shropshire are coming
into favor. They are just as hardy and
their mutton is as good as the South
down, while they add the advantage OF
larger size. Exchange.
Young wife: I am determined to
learn at what hour my husband comes
home at nights; yet, do what will, /
can not keep awake, and he is always
careful not to make a particle of noise.
Is there any drug that produces wake
fulness? Old wife: No need to buy
drugs. Sprinkle the floor with tacks.-
Chicago Herald.
Rice Pudding: Soak one cupful of
best rice; after soaking four hours,
drain it off; place the rice In pudding
dish; add one cupful sugar and one
teaspoonful salt, and eleven cupfuls
milk and spice; put in a moderate oven
and bake from two to three hours, STIR
ring occasionally at first if the rice set
tles.--The Household.
An English farmer says: s'For two
winters / placed six horses upon the fol-
lowing weekly allowances: Forty-two
pounds of oats, twenty-eight pounds
maize, twenty-one pounds beans, TWEEN
ty-one pounds hay cut into chat, seventy
pounds long hay. Total, 1876 pounds of
food per week per horse. Upon this
food the horses have done admirably
while in constant work.
The methods of pork making have
changed wonderfully within the last
twenty years, and the hogs are health
Ter and the pork is better. The profit
able pork is pig pork and the animal is
forced for the meat barrels from the
day of birth. Dogs have less work
nowadays running after the yearling
racers than formerly; in fact, dogs have
seen their best days as guardians for
swine. Globe.
There are many reasons why habits
of neatness in farming lead to success.
Such habits are none too common, and
in every business the men who do their
work in the most thorough manner get
the best pay. The world is full of poor
work, that of necessity can only be
poorly paid. The farmer who grows
his crop among weeds can never sell
his grain at the highest market price,
while the extra care needed to secure
absolute purity is sure to be proportion
ately well paid. Prairie Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
ODD ADVERTISEMENTS.
How the Partisan Cemeteries are Utilized
by Tratlesmen.

How the Partisan Cemeteries are Utilized
by TratIesmen.
Two meditative beings strolled
thoughtfully through the avenues of
Greenwood Cemetery, as amicably in
clined as Frenchman and American
can be, and apparently determined that
differences Of opinion should never
alter friendship. 'sYou have got the
reputation" said the Gaul thought
fully, "of being people keenly alive
to the value of advertisement. I think
you are. But beg to state that you
do not go as far as we Parisians. You
stop at the churchyards. InParis they
are our great field for advertisement "
The American begged that this con-
dition of things might be explained,
and the Frenchman begged that he
might explain them at the same time.
I'm Pere la Chaise, said the Gaul,
(which, as everybody knows, is the
world-renowned cemetery of Paris, you
may always see a crowd of people
whose presence there is at first mex
plicable, They wear no hat-bands, and
are consequently not in mourning.
They ars not intensely Jolly, and can
not, therefore, be mistaken for under
takers. They seem to go nowhere and
to do nothing, but pretty soon their
work there is discovered. In inspect
ing the principal monuments, say those
erected to Rossini, Auber, Heloise ct
Abelard, Theirs, and Raspail, state
of things is found which is at once as
tonishing, and, might even say, dis
graceful = but [ won't, because it
would not be patriotic. These tombs
are literally covered from top to
bottom with cards. At first you are
inclined to suppose that on these cards
are Scripture maxims or adages appro-
pirate to the mournful occasion. Not
bit of it. You learn that the exquisite
monuments are simply made into gi-
gantic posts for advertisements, to be
used much in the same manner as dead
walls. On Raspail's tomb you will see
Elegant bottines can be obtained from
M. A., No. 90 Rue - Mr.. B., wine
merchant Mime. c., midwife; Mile.
D., costume maker, and so on. In all
cases the addresses are given and the
cards firmly fixed so that a hurricane
could not blow them away. Don't
imagine that you see one, two, three or
four cards. The tombs are positively
white with them, and they are consid-
cred so much of an institution that they
are hardly noticed by Well-bred Paris
ians. I suppose the scheme was orig
inally commenced by the undertakers
of the Rue de la Roquette, just outside
Pere la Chaise, who placed the adver-
tisements relating to their immortelle
wreaths and couronnes on the monu-
ments, and thought there was nothing
inappropriate in their so doing"
Nothing Inappropriate" queried
the American Indignantly.
s'Notaccording to their standpoint,
was the answer. ''Well, that paved
the way for the others, you know, and
though l am quite sure that we'll
educated and thoughtful Parisians
think of the nuisance in the same light
that you do, nothing is to prevent it.
and the thing is kept up just as though
it were one of our institutions. 1t
strikes every visitor to Paris, but | do
not remember ever having seen it pub
iclY noticed. ~ 7. Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
HERDS OF WILD HORSES.

Fleet Creatures of the western Plains Said
to be Enticing Domestic Animals
Away.
The herds of wild horses northeast
of Cheyenne have got to be very
troublesome lately. The wild animals
entice away the tame ones in consider
able numbers. The loss sustained by
various horse breeders has at last be-
come so large that some measures
must be adopted to reclaim them and
also to prevent further loss, if possible.
From the horse ranch Of Hon. NJ. 3:
Post, situated about fifteen miles north
ward of the city, nearly two hundred
mares have wandered away, and of
that number it is thought fully one
hundred are now with the wild horses.
Other horse-raisers have suffered pro-
portional losses, and so it has come
about that an organized effort will be
made this winter to eXtermlnate the
stations, for, once rid of them, entire
bands may be rounded up and secured.
To that end a party of hunters will
soon leave for Northeastern Wyoming.
They will 60 with long range rifles and
will carry large supply OF forage, SO
that their horses may be well fed dur
ing the winter. The rest is easy.
Mounted upon the granted animals,
the hunters will pursue the wild bands
when they are somewhat weakened by
the rigors of winter. Riding as close
as possible, the hunters will then shoot
down the stations from time to time.
By this means it hoped that by spring
nearly all the stations will be killed
and the capture of the mares thus be
made possible.
In addition to the killing of the stall
lions the men will, to use a familiar
term, '.wolf it, as opportunity may
afford. Coyote pelts are worth nearly
one dollar in the market, while terri
torial bounty of one dollar and halt
on each and every pelt makes the value
of each about two dollars and half.
The hunting party will be paid monthly
wages and will be gone all winter. a
report of their success and adventures
will be of interest in the spring. Ches-
e4aae Leader.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
Arizona's First Territorial Fair.

The first Territorial fair of Arizona
closed few days ago. The feature
that attracted most attention was the
display made by the Indians. Their
exhibit comprised every form of vege-
table and cereal product entering into
their domestic economy, such as dried
green peppers, dried fruit, Spanish
fbayonet, Indian wheat, beans, corn,
etc. The Indian wheat took the first
and second premiums. Numerous
domestic utensils were also exhibited.
Canteens, rattles, baskets and all sorts
of war toggery were displayed. One
curious article was an Indian wooden
pillow, an exact counterpart of those
used two thousand years ago in the
valley of the Nile, while, strangely
enough, the Indians also took the first
premium for the best modern ploW dis
played. - Chicago Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
MT ANp WISDOM.

The New York Graphic says that in
the play of g A Wooden Spoon" a
young man makes love to four beauti-
full young lady actresses. We should
call that . brass spoon. -Nor7Tstoa0n
Herald.
Too cautious. He-'sT am going
to take away bottle of salt water as
memento of this watering place She
-'s But don't fill it too full, or it will
slop over on US when the tide comes in. =
.FSeqent2e BLatter.
-Janitor Ito his wife who has hung
the water-pail on the gas-iet)-
Bridget, me darlin', did Mr.. Levy
straus tell ye to put this pail on the
gasp Bridget-'.No Pat; but he was
after sayin' that the gas was Taking,
shure!'' Washington Hatchet.
! Why is Castle Garden like a she
bear? Because, ignorant one, it is
chiefly valuable for the fur on her. This
is believed, on account of its age. its
dotage, in fact, to be one of the ques-
tions the Queen of Shebear asked the
solumn 'un. Batrdette.
- Elbow, Ed, 'ow's this about your
brother 'ArryP' said one Englishman
to another on Fifth avenue. II ear
AIRY as a broken art because the
'orse e as been ridin' is dead. ''It's
true, Georgy, livery word Of it. The
doctor thinks Q as ossifcation of the
art . Philadelphia Chronicle-Tete-
graph.
"A heavy pounding ON the floor
above caused young Mr.. Staylate to
inquire of the girl on whom he was call
ing: "Are your folks tacking down
carpets this EVENING"" "Oh, no." she
replied; its only papa putting on his
heaviest boots, and - sGood even
ingr' interrupted the youth, as he
dashed out of the door like circus
clown through a hoop. N. 7. journal.
IA haberdasher one day, standing,
as was his wont, at his door, under the
sign of the Golden Lamb, was accosted
by townsman and neighbor. ''Good
morning, Andrew" says the passing
townsman, what be you thinking OPP
II was thinking said the haberdasher,
glancing at his sign, ''as how the lamb
is a picture of innocence. yes,
friend Andrew, but that one of yours is
a picture Of gilt. - Scottish american.
There is a story told by an eminent
Judge, still living, though retired from
the bench, which illustrates the impor-
tance of a voluntary confession better
than the most elaborate argsment A
prisoner tried before him for ansaenY
had admitted his guilt when apprs8
hended, but at the trial was defended
with great persistency by able counsel
s.Gentlemen, said the Judge to the
curry, 1.-The prisoner says he is guilty.
His counsel say he is not. You must de-
eide between them. . Then, after a
pause, he added: There is just one
thing to remember, gentlemen. The
prisoner was there, and his counsel
Masn't /. IN r TFsb&1ae.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
WHAT is LIP
The Horrible Malaria which Blights Our
Glorious Land.


Malaria, my dear madam" explained
the physician, sis an-an affection pc
culiar to the-the human race, although
animals are frequently afflicted with it
as well. It is disease that-that is
pretty generally understood in the pro-
fession TOTO be durable, if taken in
time, but if treatment is delayed it oc-
casionally proves serious if not fatal.
Like most diseases to which the human
frame is heir, the longer it is neglected
the more dangerous it becomes, particu-
1arly in its advanced stage. The origin
of malaria, went on the learned doc
tor, declining seat, lean be traced to
the climate, or-to excessive dieting, or
excessive eating, as the case may be, or
to defective water pipes. 1t is generally
found in marshy districts, where the at
mosphere is moist, and in high localities,
where the atmosphere is dry. Some
people suffer more from it than others,
while some people suffer less than
others. Its nature is peculiar one.
What may be malaria is often some
thing else, and what is evidently some
thing else may often be malaria, but in
any case no time should be lost in con-
sulting a physician. This, my dear
madam, is the clearest definition of ma
laria that can give without making
use of technical terms which you, of
course, would not comprehend. 1t is
only within the past few years that
medical science has been able to cope
with it intelligently. If your daughter
should express desire forswater let her
have all she wants; if she doesn't care
for water do not under any circum-
stances give tito ker. Good morning. "
The mother then went upstairs and
had nervous fit.-Droke'S Irauelers'
Magazine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31
A Clever Peacock.

Landlord Thomas Brown, of hotel
at Stapleton, Staten Island, owns big
peacock named Pete, which is a great
pet in the neighborhood. Pete has at
tanned local reputation through a
trick of hopping up on the bar and dip
ping its bill in glass Of ginger ale
whenever customer is willing to pay
twenty-five cents to have Pete join in
the treat. Mr.. Brown says one bitter
cold night a year ago he found Pete
perched on the roof of the house nearly
frozen. He took him to the hay-mow
and left him there, Ever since that
time Pete roosts in the hayloft. A few
months ago Brown got a mate
for the bird. Last summer Pete discov-
cred that Browns bedroom window
was directly over the roof of an extern
sion back Of the house. He got in the
habit Of coming there and tapping with
his beak on the window pane, until
Mrs. Brown gave it some delicacy to
eat. Pete soon taught his mate to come
there, too, after the good things. He
always waited until she was served
first. On Friday night last, when it
was terribly cold, and about midnight,
there was great clatter at the bed
room window. Pete was there. He
looked half frozen. Brown opened the
window and lifted him in. Then he
5hrieked as only a peacock can. He
pecked and flew at the window. Brown
opened it and away he went, chatter
ing and scoldingA>He flew to the roof
of the barhand fcAked down at the
hEsmow door. SONY of the men had
saecidcatally shut Pes out from his mate.
4 Herald
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31

Paul Revere, of Revolutionary
memory, is to stand in marble in Charles
ton Square, Boston-the exact spot
where, according to Longfellow, he
stood tightening his girth before setting
out on his famous ride.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-31

RThsiSZess Freshmen have been
measssed, with the following results:
Averaged height, 5 rs inches; circum-
ference chest, 35 inches; breadth of
shouldeTk is inches; weight, 1914
pounds. NThe average age of the class
is 10 yearsa month and II days.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-05

Caught the Wrong Man.-THE UNION of
last week contained the particulars of the brutal
murder of Mr.. Sharpless, of Delaware county, Pa,
a prominent member of the Society of Friends,
and the escape of the perpetrater of the deed.
The officers made several arrests but the evidence
against those suspected was insufficient and they
were discharged. A reward of 81 900 was offered
for the arrest of the murderer and last Sunday
Henry C. Bolty, living at Glyndon, Baltimore
county, on the line of the Western Maryland
railroad, teegraphed that he had captured the
man. 1t appears that Saturday evening Mr..
Bolty saw a strange colored man in the vicinity
of Glyndon, and having read description of the
murderer of Mr.. Sharpless, he thought this fellow
was the man. The colored man, who appeared
to be only half witted, wandered about in an aim
less sort of way and on the night he was first
seen lodged in barrack near Glyndon. On
Sunday morning Mr.. Bolty and his son went to
the barrack and captured the man, who was
nearly frozen and in a wretched condition gener-
ally. He was taken to the railroad station where
he said his name was Henry Washington and
that he came from Washington city. He told sew
eral conflicting stories and those who had him in
charge, being convinced that they had captured
the murderer of Mr.. Sharpless, telegraphed to the
authorizes of Delaware county as above stated.
No reply was received from them and on Monday
Washington was brought to Towsontown and
lodged in Jail. Chas. c. Rhodes, Esq, Of Balti-
more, who lives at Howardville, on the Western
Maryland railroad, after reading description of
Washington, was convinced that he was the same
man who came to his place as tramp, in very
destitute condition, and out of pity for him he
was given some employment. Washington was
at Mr.. Rhodes's place when the murder was COM
mitted and therefore cannot be the man who did
the terrible deed. The prisoner, who is evidently
simple, looks upon his arrest as a joke and is
much pleased with his comfortable quarters in
JAIL It is now believed that the murderer of Mr..
Sharpless is o white man.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-05
MARRIAGES.

AN-WILLIAMS.-At the parsonage
at Ashland BALTIC. Co., November 26, 1885, by
the Rev. S. M. Perry, Lewis E. Merryman to
Margaret Williams, both of Baltimore county.
IGHT-CUDDY.-0n Thursday evening,
November &c, 1885, at Stabler's M. E. Church,
by the Rev. G.. L. Cuddy, Henry S. Wright
and Sue Cuddy, sister of the officiating minis
ter, both of Baltimore county.
LANE-ALT.-0n December 1, 1885, by Rev.
DIR. Julius L. Grammer, William 7. Lane, of
Raleigh, N. c., and Mary E. Alt, daughter of
Peter and Mary A. Alt, of Pimlico, Baltimore
county, Nd.
CARR0LL-KNORR.-A st. Vincent's Church,
on April 26, 1885, by Rev. Father Gallen, John
Carroll, of Baltimore county, to Miss Emile P.
Knorr, of Baltimore city.
NGT0N-RANKIN.-At the residence
of the brides parents, Long Green, Baltimore
county, on Thanksgiving Day, November 20,
by Rev. James NJ. Maxwell, assisted by Rev.
G. D. Bacon, Professor Joseph S. Wilmington,
of Waverly, Nd, and Miss Florence j., daugh-
ter of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Rankin.
WILS0N-REED.-0nN November 10, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Stanley Hutchins, Mount Royal
Terrace, Baltimore county, by Rev. George K.
Warner, Young o. Wilson to Mrs. Emily E..
Reed, both of Lutherville, Md.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-05
An Expensive Luxury.
Hartford Democrat.

HdIJOTu DeWOcTut.
There have been summoned before the Grand
Jury, at the present writing, near four hundred
witnesses, the larger part of them to testify as to
their knowledge of violations of the Local Option
law. Many of them have been summoned at the
request of the manager of the Temperance ALI
ance-with what result will be seen later. The
summoning of these witnesses has cost the county
about 5000, and the witnesses attendance fees a
dollar day each. The Grand Jury making the
investigation is costing $50 day, and the court
while trying the cases will cost 500 day, in
addition to the per diem of witnesses. 1t will
thus be seen that Local Option is an expensive
luxury. If the prosecutions now in progress sue
coed in breaking up the traffic in whiskey, it may
not be too much to pay for the enforcement of the
law; if on the contrary, it fails and we to be
subject to this expense and annoyance at every
recurring term of court, the taxpayers will begin
to feel that they paying too much for SO little.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-05
DEATHS.
Deaths Free---Tributes, &C., 10 cts. a Elm

MEARS.-On November 90, 1885, Milton Bosley,
beloved and only child of Minna and the late
Edward A. f. Mears, Jr.
G0SNELL.-0n Sunday, November 20, 1885,
Mary Gosnell, in the S4th year of her age, relict
of Thomas Gosnel, formerly of Reisterstown,
Baltimore county.
H00KER.-0n the afternoon of November 26,
Geo. w. Hooker, in the 18th year of his age.
JONES.-At Warren, Baltimore county, Md,
on November "a, 1885, Nicholas Jones, aged
sc years and 2S days, beloved husband of Mary
~ Jones.
Past his suffering past his pain,
Cease to weep for tears are vain,
Fold his hands upon his breast,
He who suffered is at rest.
Nobly at his post he fell,
Our brother kind and true,
Beloved by all his friends so well,
And kind to all he knew.
BY HIS SISTERS.
YODER-At the residence of her brother law,
Mr. Jacob X. Mast, in Long Green Valley, Bal
timore county, en- Saturday morning, November
2Sth, 1885, Mrs. Matte Yoder, widow of the
late Moses Yoder, in the 47th year of her age.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-05

The New County Of1cers.-The newly
elected county officials Except Sheriff Miler)
qualified on Tuesday last and at once assumed
their respective duties.
The County Commissioners, Messrs. Crout,
Rittenhouse and Todd, gave bond in the sum of
$4,000 each, which were approved by the Court,
and they took the oath prescribed by law. The
Board organized at once by eecting Mr.. Crout
president. The following appointments were
shortly afterwards announced:
Chief Clerk and Auditor-John Crowther, Jr.
Assistant Clerks-C. Philip Laurenson and
Michael F. Conner.
Counsel to Board-John I. Yellott and Oregon
R. Benson.
Superintendent of the Almshouse-W. H. w.
Reed.
Inspector of Weights and Measures-Geo. T.
Randall.
Superintendent of Lamps.-W. T. McCauley.
Physician at Almshouse- DR.. Charles Whiteford.
Physician at Jail-Dr. R. G. Massenburg.
Chaplain at Almshouse-Rev. A. T. Pindell, OF
Sherwood parish, Cockeysvile.
Chaplain at Jail-Rev. A. A. Harryman, pastor
of Epson M. P. Chapel, Towsontown.
Waterman at Court House and Baihf to Com
missioners-Aquila Tracey, 9Th district
Engineer, de-, at Almshousc-Thos Dalton, Jr.
All the above reappointments except Tracey
and Dalton, who succeed George l.. Stocksdale
and L. Scally, respectively.
The Board then passed an order making the
banking house of John S. Cuttings Co., corner
Fayette and North streets, Baltimore, the deposit
tory for the county funds. Messrs Cuttings & Co.
will give bond in the sum of 100000. Hereto
fore the County Treasurer has kept his account
at the Commercial and Farmers National Bank
corner of Howard and German streets.
DIR. Henry J. Hebb, County Treasurer and Col
lector of Taxes, qualified before Judge Fowler
and bonded in the sum of $40, OOO-S4O,OOO to the
county and $50 600 to the State. The sureties on
the bond are Jacob Wisner, Wilson Townsend
John S. Hays (father-in-law of DR.. Hebb,) Richard
c. Tracey, Milton w. Offutt and John T. Ensor
The Treasurer's force will consist of John f. Con
rey, chief clerk, and Oscar Johnson, assistant
An additional clerk will probably be appointed
and George Tracey, son of ex-Sherif Richard
Tracey, will likely get the place.
John w. Shankin, Esq, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, bonded in the sum of S14, 900, his brothers
Messrs. Arthur and Jefferson Shankin, becoming
his sureties. He then took the oath prescribed
by law and swore in his force of clerks, the same
as announced in THE UNION last week. as follows
Court Clerk-Lewis M. Bacon.
Equity Cierk-Chares E. Fendall.
Hlder CerE-Charles II. Quinlin.
General Assi8tant-James E. Green.
Record Cyerks-Martn j. O'Hara, 9Th district
Thomas R. Jenifer, 9th district; James l.. Bur
goyne, 9Th districts Edward M. Norwood, 9th
district; Benjamin P. Butler, 9th district; Dixon
M. Upton, 9th district.
Messenger-Wiiam Denny, re-appointed.
Capt. Charles B. MCLEAN, County Surveyor
also qualified. lie is not required to give bond.