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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-15
CHOLERA'S BIRTHPLACE.
Countries That Have Nothing to Do with
IndiA Are Free from That Plague.


Pittsburgh Dispatch.l
"India, as you must know, is the birth
place OF cholera" said physician to a re-
porter. he had lived in that Asiatic coun-
try for several years, but does not now
practice hts profession. Being brought in
close contact with the dread disease, which
il sven now frightening away many peo-
pie in this country, he is able TO speak with
authority on the matter. He says that
cholera locates itself only permanently in
India. It j. born in the delta Of the
Ganzes, and has a firm hold in the prov
inces Of Bengal. Bombay and Madras
Religious gatherings cause it 70 be cpl
demic in the western aod north western
provinces. Hind0o festivals take place an
nually az Hurdwsr. People gather there
from the whole Empire. At times as many
as 100000 people are in attendance.
These gather on the banks Of the Ganges
and live without any sanitary precsu-
tions. Earth. air and water De-
come polluted. and the odor from
the camps il perceptihls FOR miles. Day
and night tbs devotees come and 20. Most
OF them are on foot, but OCCASIONALLY some
great nabob sweeps past with an enormous
retinas. or raiah. with bis caravan Of
elephants. horsemen and swordsmen.
passes in all the grandeur and confusion
Of IndiaR royalty. They ride over the
poor wretch that line the road
All these people hive together in such
shonainshle fifb THAT the seeis ~ disease
easily fni q prolific ground. When the
sigrims come from bone they bring these
germs with them - the seaports. From
these later the disease Ia carried 70 other
countries - ravaEe thes1. IL i- noticesbls
thst the only countries upon The glob@ o.
WHICH cs0lers has nor been carried sre The
islands - The Seuth Psci6c. Anstrslssis
the Cape - Good Hope. the islands ~ The
Nsrth Atlantic snd she usstern coast a.
SoDah Anaerica- Tsese countries ara al
s-p.rstei from India ~ = vide srpsnss
- @rssn snd hsve no coEnmer-sl iat~r-
c-orse vfth ssst conatry.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-15

Prescriptions prersred- We put ID 2-eo
per mouth Ne fancy prices Peck's Ding
~tc-a.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-15
The Most Reliable Cure.
- o R

Scrofua Diseases of the Skin Weakness and Debility Dys
pepsa Loss OF Appetite Liver Complaint. Boatng lndi
gestion, Costveness and many other Diseases which
arise from bad state of the blood and digestive organs
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-15

Snrz1csl Instruments, physicians cofnplefe
cnfdt. everything IN Tiemans cafaaog1e-
Soid AZ Pecks Drne store.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-15

7 i- cf--n ~ n'sa who 10 right Who ~
iefA A-oa CUg Dsv~ick
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
A New King ON the Throne

."Malaria," as popular ailment,D has
given place to new potentate.
IF you have Rheumatism now, the medi-
cal wiseacres exclaim-" Uric Acid"l
II you have frequent headaches, they
sagely remark" Uric Acid"!
If you have softening of the brain. they
insist that it is" Uric Acid"l
II Sciatica or Neuralgia make life mis-
cradle, it is" Uric Acid"l
Ii your skin breaks out in Boils and
Pimp1es, tits" Uric Acid"i
If you have Assesses and piles, " Uric
Acid" has set your blood on fire.
II you have dull, languid feelings, back.
ache, kidney or bladder troubles, govt,
gravel, poor blood; are i'll at ease, threat
ened with paralysis or apoplexy, vertigo;
are bilious, dropsical constipated or dys.
peptic-" Uric Acid" is the KEY to the stu.
alton, the cause of all your difficulties!
We do not know as madam Malaria will
take kindly to this Masculine Usurper, but
he has evidently come to stay.
"Uric Acid, "-this Monster, is the pro-
duct of the decomposition-death
stantly taking place within u, and unless
he is every day routed from the system,
though the kidneys, by means of some
great blood specific like Warmers safe
cure, which Senator B. K. Bruce says
snatched him from it's grasp, there is not
the least doubt but that it will utterly ruin
the strongest human constitution
It is not young fellow by any means.
It has long and well-known line of an
cestors. It is undoubtedly the father of a
very great family of diseases, and though
1t may be the fashion to ascribe progeny
to it that are not directly it's own, there
can be little doubt that if it once gets thor.
oughly seated in the human system, ii
really does introduce into it most of the
ailments now, per force of fashion, attrib.
uted to its balefuI influence.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
EvAPoRATlNe FRUIT.
An Economical Way of Preserving Surplus
Fruit on Farms.

Fruit on Farms.
| On all small farms it often happens
that there is a surplus of fruit. Markets
are low, and the question is, what
shall We do with it?'' With the man
that makes specially of fruit-growing,
the question is more important one, as
there is more risk of loss. To attempt
to dry all would be serious task, and
with its attendant risks and the prices
generally received, it is such that the
grower is generally loath to take the
| trouble to work them up. Wherever
introduced, evaporated fruits are pre-
ferred to dried, They retain SO much
more of the freshness Of green fruit,
than when fairly dried, they are pur-
chased in preference to the dried fruits,
even at higher price. At the present
time evaporators are comparatively
cheap, are easily worked, and are Of
various sizes, so that the farmer or fruit
grower can procure the size most suit
able fer the quantity of fruit he raises.
BY doing the work himself or at home,
he can use q considerable amount of
Where large evaporators are running,
it is necessary to hire considerable help.
They must run some risk, and require
profit sufficient to repay them for capital
Invested. To do this they must secure
their fruit at lower price than the fruit
growers think is right So then, if the
fruft-grower has an evaporator of his
own, and can thus work up all the sur
plus fruit ON the farm and dispose of it
at fair price. he will find the work
profitable. Even the family use of one
of the smaller-sized eVaporators will be
found profitable, as the fruit is much
nicer and better than when dried, while
the work can be done SO much more
economically and in shorter time. If
the work is well done, that is, if care is
taken to prepare the fruit in good
shape, bleach nicely and then evaporate
it, you can have the very best of fruit
on the table all the year round. When
this is done itcan hardly be distinguished
from the fresh fruit when made into
pie or stewed into sauce, while the
more liberal use of them would, in a
measure, reduce the quantity of surplus
fruit that is often forced upon the mar
ket, and better prices could be realized.
There is quite number of makes of
evaporators, and fruit raisers will find
it profitable to investigate the merits of
all that convenience will allow of, and
procure one best suited to their needs.
I should perhaps add that not only are
fruits of various kinds evaporated, but
also pumpkins, sweet potatoes and toma-
toes are preserved in much better shape
than they can be kept in any other man
ner.- The Fruit Grower.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
RUINED BY MELONS.
A Watermelon Crop That Carried Away
Prosperous Plantation.

A Watermelon Crop That Carried Away .
Prosperous Plantation.
This year has taught me sad expert
ence in the watermelon business" he
remarked as the boat left Memphis.
Have you been shippingP" asked the
tourist from Ohio.
HNot ship. live over thar on tho
Arkansaw bottoms. I heard so much
about the watermelon bizness-the
profit which could be made-that T
planted hull side hill last spring. It
was a bad move.''
Didn't the seed come up?''
'tCome right up as if somebody had q
rope and tackle on 'em.''
"And the melons grew?''
"Growed like mud hole in wet
weather. That was the trouhle-they
growed too large"
Couldn't be handledp"
''Not without the help of two niggers
and a yoke o. steers, that was too
expensive. When you git an eight hun.
dred pound watermelon on side hill
you've got to leave it thar. The steam
boats won't handle 'em if you git 'em
down to the landing.'
''You don't tell me that you had mel.
ons weighing eight hundred pounds!''
ooh! those were the little ones. The
big ones cum higher ton. hadn't no
scales, but all my neighbors are mighty
peart on guessing
'tAnd what became of themp''
s'That's what occasions my grief,
ckra N0haro rNNoInv,o 90
roll down and do me damage. / drew
logs to prop EN- up, and started for
town to git some dynamite to blow some
of the biggest to pieces. While was
gone the calamity took place. You see
before you q ruined man.
t'Wh-what calamityP" gasped the
tourist
''Why, them ere melons broke loose
and rushed down hill in a body. House,
barn, corn cribs and orchard were clean
swept away"
''You don't say!''
I'm serious, stranger-very serious.
| might have recovered from that, per-
haps, but one o. them melons rolled into
the creek, damned up the water, and the
inundashun carried the sile off my farm
clean down to the rocks. There wasn't
huff dirt lett on one hundred and twenty
acres to put in your eye"
"Well, that is tough, and pity you"
'Don't, stranger-don't talk to me
that way! I kin face hurricanes,
cyclones, earthquakes and SIGH as brave
as lion; but when anybody pities me
when soft words of sympathy are shot
into my soul by total stranger-it
breaks me down, aud have to shed the
childish tear. Stranger, excuse me
while / cry real hard y
The Ohio man considerably withdrew
from that sacred spot, and the water
melon man wrestled with broken
heart ~. 7. San.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
Just Like His Father.


The other evening there were several
visitors at Colonel Grandson's house.
The Colonel takes great delight in
showing off" his little son, and when
the boy appeared at the parlor door, the
Colonel said:
Come in, Henry. Speak TO the
ladies and gentlemen. All, that's a
man.
'EHe is fine little fellow" said Mrs
Graftney, one of the visitors s.Come
here, my little man.
The boy approached her and permit
ted her to lift him on her lap.
''Why, you are heavy. How old are
six years, goin' on seven,''
Eyes, you'll soon be man. What
are you going to do when you become .
mani"
'.Do like pa does"
'sHow does he do?''
''Oh, sometimes when he comes home
atnight he falls over chair
''Henry!'' exclaimed the Colonel.
Falls over d chair and when NAV
gifts mad he says its pretty way for a
woman to go on just because man
takes two beers and
The Colonel had seized him. Arkan-
SGs Traveller.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
He Was Not a Dude.

Let me state to you at first, Judge,
that / am dude, and | am proud Of it..
You ought to use due moderation in my
case on that account. I plead guilty,
but / think, sir, that the justice you dis
pense should be highly seasoned with
mercy, for lam dude and not entirely
responsible. =
The foregoing statement came from
Edward Perkins, whom the old sailor
officer with ships and things done in
blue on his wrist had just led up to the
bar of the Yorkyille Police Court yes
terday morning charged with petit
larceny. He was dude that had seen
agood many hard winters, and had a
suit of clothes that had evidently re-
posed in an ash barrel.
''Of course, you know what dude is,
Judge" he continued.
81 do" replied Justice German.
''but it don't bear red nose nor
weeks growth of beard like you. A
dude is q good suit of clothes with moth
ing in them. You are not dude and
you are held. IN Y Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
HORSE SENSE.
Rules 60 be Observed When Purchasing
or Training Horse.

Rules to be Observed When Purchasing
or Training Horse.
never buy q horse with low mar.
row forehead. Such forehead belongs
to sll vicious horses, bad runaways, etc.
lin fact every vice is found in o horse
with a low, narrow forehead, and never
in the opposite. In the high and broad
forehead we have predominating cere-
Drum or intellectual brain. In the low
and narrow forehead we have the pre-
dominating cerebel1um or low brain.
Never buy such horses on any account.
Suspending sack Cor anything else)
behind horse to prevent kicking is
worse than ridiculous. Such an act is
quite contrary to the commonest groom
ing, and in every point illogical. Ihaye
seen basket tried instead of sack.
1t ruined the animal There is no edu-
cation or training in such q foolhardy
act.
Nothing is more true than the fact that
the kind of bit used on q horse has very
much to do with his conduct. Many
horses will be fretful and unsteady with
8 chatting, sharp bit, that would other
wise be gentle and pleasant with less
severe one A sharp, severe bit is not
the subduer of horses temper by any
means. It does quite often excite many
bad habits and unpleasant acts in a
horse, which would bedormant if other
wise treated.
No horse requires so good and thor
ough breaking as the family horse.
A good family horse is one of the most
valuable in the horse market at all times.
Much of the family's comfort and safety
depends upon the qualities of the family
horse. None but thoroughly broken,
good tempered animal should be used
for a family horse.
There is no question in my mind as to
the correctness of the assertion that
medium sized horse is in every respect
the best for the farmer He win do
more work and last longer, and can be
used occasionally for q roadster with
out injury.
A habitual rolling horse should have
either loose box or narrow STALL A
horse in box stall would not be much
better off than in an ordinary stall if
tied. He should be loose. All horses in
box stalls should be loose. as the name
of box stall suggests this. DR.. Horne,
Gs National Stockn1aa.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
Professional Climatic

prevents some doctors from advertising
their skill, but we are bound by no such
conventional rules, and think that if we
make discovery that is of benefit to our
fellows, we ought to spread the fact to the
whole land. Therefore we cause to be pub
ished throughout the land the fact that
DR.. r. Y. Pierce's "Golden Medical Dis
covery" is the best known remedy for con-
sumption (scrofula of the lungsl and kin
dred diseases. Send two stamps for DR..
Pierce's complete treatise on consumption,
with unsurpassed means of self-treatment.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical As
sociation, Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
PERcHERoN HORSES.
WHIST the Commissioner of Agriculture
Said of Percheron Horses.

What the Commissioner of Agriculture
Said of Percheron Horses.
Hon. George B. Loring, Commission
er of Agriculture of the United States,
having promised to meet with the Perch
eron Horse-Breeders of America, at
Chicago. Nov. Is, 1888, telegraphed as
follows: 81 regret exceedingly my in
ability to be with you. Am heartily in
sympathy with your position. Physi-
clan positively forbids my leaving the
house. My disappointment is greater
than yours. The Percherons are recog-
nized as distinct breed in France, and
are entitled to Stud Book there and in
this country as much as thoroughbreds,
and as much as any breed of cattle to a
herd book. Their introduction has
greatly improved the farm and draft
horses of this country, and will, un-
doubtedly, improve the large carriage
and omnibus horses. / think the pub
location of Stud Book in both countries
will ultimately, in this case as in all
others, add greatly to the future value
of the breed. !" It is gratifying to know
similar sentiments are entertained by
some of the prominent importers, nota-
bly, among them, Mr.. M. w. Durham,
of Wayne, Illinois, who, buying none
but pedigreed stock, has done more to-
ward the introduction of the finest types
of the breed than, we might almost
say, all other men, having imported
nearly 1000 since 1872.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

THE VoLTAIc BELT Co, of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men (young oro1dl
afflicted with nervous debility, loss of vital.
ity and all kindred troubles. Also for rheu-
matism, neuralgia paralysis, and many 9TH
or diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed No risk in.
CURED, as 80 days. trial is allowed. Write
them atonce for illustrated pamphlet, free.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

Some interesting statements and
statistics are to be found in the Florida
census returns. In Orange one farmer
claims to have obtained 1000 dozen of
eggs from twenty-five chickens in one
year, and another 800 dozen from ten
chickens. Every resident OF one dis
trict in Jackson is set down as blind,
deaf, dumb and uneducatea. In Jetfer-
son County one man is put down rs nav
ing died Of prolapsus uteri. ~ aaitadeLs
pksd Pres.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
-Tn london ! mill dealer IS called :

In London a milk dealer is called
ttcow- keeper, and a man who keeps q
livery stableis known as Job master. =
The word undertaken is not limited as
in the United States, but has the wider
meaning of contractor. Such 3 sign as
s'undertaker and house decorator are
not uncommon. Funeral undertaken"
is also seen. Chicago Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

Less than four out of each hun.
dred Americans lived in cities in 1890.
The city population had increased in
1910 to eight per cent, and is now %.
There are only seventeen States with
more people than New YorkC ity. N 7
San.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

= Secret, neutrality-suspicious. upon
the system cured in thirty days. Pam.
phlet giving particulars. three letter
stamps. Address, Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, Ny.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

COMPOSED of Smart Weed, Jamaica
Ginger, Camphor Water and best French
Brandy, DR.. Pierce's Extract of Smart
Weed is the best remedy for diarrhea,
cholera morbus, dysentery or bloody -hux,
collie or cramps, and to break up colds.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

"THE canny Scots ought to go into
the fruit canning business Wash ingtoB
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

JUMBO is said to have eaten a bushel of
onions daily. This accounts for his won.
derful strength.-N. 7. Graphic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

PIXIES TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, Csc
GLenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. Csc.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

IT would improve blind mans COM
dition il he could take soc voy age.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

-Caceres' raid in New Mexico, a few
months ago, was headed in tina Cour-
ant, Of. Edinburgh, 'sThe Indians up
rising in the United States The ac-
count which followed was about as
sensational as the heading.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

A BALLET-girl Is somewhat Of philesp
opher; she believes in gauze and eiRssA@
OIL Citu Derrick,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

BRED upon the waters-Reared at sea-
Chicago Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
Youne Men, read This.

FLoRICULTURIsrs are stalk raisers and
often have fine phlox.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

RR9 u RRPEm An actEe Man or Woman In every
Rkk county + seIl our goods saiasy s5s.
M vance CanvassDg outfit RRRRi Particulars
W U free. Standard Silver-Ware Co. Boston. Mass
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

q WfaT5m Treated and cured without the knife.
HsM MEN Book on treatment sent free. Address
VkAHVA4S 7. POND N. D., Aurora, Kane Co. III
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

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hand, etc. thoroughly taught by mail Circulars free.
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

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A. N K, F, 1854
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
please say you saw the advertisement In
this paper. Advertisers ike to know
when and where their advertisements are
paying best,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-03
a New Song of the Shirt Demand
philadelphia Times :,

philadelphia Times)
The New York papers are trimming over
with tales of needy women in that city who
are making shirts at from twenty to twenty
eight cents dozen, being compelled out of
this meagre pittance to pay rent for sewing
machines with which to do the work, as well
as for room in which to work and live.
Two instances in particular are mentioned
which are hardly credible, although they
seem to be we'll authenticated. A German
family, consisting of the father, mother, two
daughters and an infant son, were forced to
make shirts for want of better employment.
The parents, by working eighteen hours per
day. were enabled to pay rent for their sew
ing-machines and for one meal of bread and
coffee per day. But for the aid OF kindly
neighbors the children must have starved.
The other case was that of an American
family consisting of two brothers and two
sisters. The brothers got out of other work
and the attempt was made to keep the wolf
from the door by shirt-making. By the most
strenuous efforts the rent was paid, but the
diet of the family for several weeks consisted
OF bread, molasses and water.
That employers exist in this nineteenth
century who expect shirts to be made for
the small sum Of two cents each passes all
belief. That anybody can make them at
such starvation rates and keep soul and body
together is still more difficult to believe. If
such cases do really exist it is time public
protest was made against such grinding ex-
tortion that would compel the soulless en-
ployers to be more just in their dealings with
their poor employees.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-03
HoodIums.
Boston Cultivator.l

The word ''hoodlum" was first used at
San Francisco, and its etymology is involved
in much obscurity. Aside, however, from
any nicely of pathological derivation by
which it might be dramatically explained,
the term is no sooner represented to intelli-
gent observation by its average bearer than
its exact appropriateness is at once conced-
ed The hoodlum is reproduction of the
large boys who used to "run wild de ma
sheen' in the days of volunteer fire dedart-
ments. He is an irreverent, vivacious and
short-haired individual, much given to prac-
tical jokes and noisy habits, and full of po-
litical loac KIN owledge and sarcastic terms
of expression.
Cultured society, prejudiced by aristocrat-
ic tradition, looks askance at tie hoodlums
and frequep lily invokes the aid of the police
to restrain him, while he, in return, never
fails to revenge himself by promoting the
discomfort of the "dudes'' and ''swells,"
vino are regarded by him as his mortal enc
mics.
The hoodlum evades the policeman, but
imprisonment, especially at this season OF
the year, has no terrors for him. He re-
ceives good treatment and nutritious fare,
anu IOEmS Lie dCqudtHIdHCo Vi nOI6 liar
dened criminals, who Instruct him how TO
take ''the road te luin" at the expiration of
the term for which he was sentenced.
We are not certain that the English plan
of flogging young criminals who commit
minor offences might not be well applied to
The hoodlums Not public floggings, which
are bruializing but let the culprit be taken
into private room by three Or four strong
men, securely strapped, and then given
dozen or twenty singing blows with raw
hide. This would iorcibly impress the
@ung desperate with the majesty of the
rstead of giving him comfortable win