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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
DENYING THE FRESHET.
A Parson on One Side of the Stream and
Two Lovers on the Other.
Rockingham @. H. IN. CO. special.1


Two Lovers on the Other.
Rockingham G. H. IN. CO. speciaL1
The high waters throughout North Car
DINA were the cause of a romantic mar
riage in Rockingham County yesterday.
Mr. James Madison Stout and Miss Polly
Mickle, one of the most beautiful young
ladies in this county, started to get mar
ried. They were accompanied by small
wedding party. When they reached
Jones Creek they found the water was so
high that Trey could not cross. They
were going to the parsons OH the other
side.
"I'll swim across" said Tony Rush, the
groo1n's best man, "and bring the preacher.
to the other bank, and he can marry you
from there"
He soon had Parson Hazlett on the op-
posite shore. He gave him Jim's license
and told him to proceed.
"Join hands, my friends" shouted the
parson, and from across the stream he
made them man and wife.
"Three cheers for the American eaglen
cried the groom, as he swung his hat in
the air. "Parson, here's to the weather,
and here's to the tide, and here's kiss to
my bonny bride. Tony, hand the parson
that five-dollar bill, and be on hand to-
night at The frolic at Mamma Stout's."
"God bless you both ~ cried the parson,
cheerily, waving one hand and stuffing
the money in his trousers pocket with the
other
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
PRESERVING WOOD.
A Simple Solution and Its Very Satisfact ory
Results.


Results.
Lit is fact pretty generally under
stood that the line of demarcation sep
arating the rotting from the undecom-
posed wood is, as the old farmer said of
his fence posts, between daylight and
dark, proving conclusively that one of
two things, uninterrupted exposure or
perfect seclusion from all atmospheric
influences viii preserve wood much long
er than it generally lasts. Again, some
elements of decomposition are invaria-
bly, present and mate in the majority of
American timbers, hence painting is not
necessarily preventive of rot, it even
accelerates rotting under certain condi-
tons, inasmuch as these influences of
decay and decomposition are imprisoned
and their escape prevented by the coat
ing of paint.
What is needed to preserve wood.
the volatile matters-surplus- all!
be driven off first; this will effectually
carry away those adverse elements,
leaving the cellular tissue comparative
~ free and uncontaminated, but the in
terstlces or pores previously occupied
by this surplus moisture must be filed
with some substance that will prevent
the advent of atmospheric moisture,
otherwise the wood will soon be in the
same condition as before. Many cheap
substances, easily applied, are recon-
mended for this. A solution made of
gutta percha, two parts, parafine. one
part, and heated. applied Immediately
after the wood has cooled and the solu-
ton hardened, softest wood becomes
hard, the quickest rotting the longest
lived. Midland Industrial Gazette.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

THOSE who are trying to freak up the
baneful habit of intemperance will expert
ence great benefit from the use of Prickly
Ash Bitters. Liquors ,derange the system.
Prickly Ash BiL4ers will remedy the evil
results and restore the brain, stomach and
liver to healthy action, thereby strength
ening the will power, thoroughly cleans
ing and toning up the system, and remove
every faint of disease. 1t is purely a med
icinp, and while pleasant to the taste, it
can not he used as beverage by reason
of its cathartic properties.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
Every Woman KNOWS Them.

The human body is much like good
clock or watch in its movements; if one
goes too slow or too fast, SO follow all the
others, and bad time results; if one organ
or set OF organs works imperfectly, pei YER
sion of functional effort Of all the organs
is sure to follow. Hence it is that The nu-
merous ailments which make woman's life
miserable are the direct issue of the abnor-
NAL action of The uterine system. For all
cry woman knows them-there is one I'M
failing remedy, DR.. Pierces "Favorits
Prescription" the favori5e of the sex.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

A citizen Of Emanuel County, Ga,
has a curiosity in the form of worm
1t has eight horns on the top of its
head about an inch long. The worm
is about six or seven inches long, Of y
greenish color, with black horns > half
inch lorg all over the body. Its head
is shaped somewhat like that Of a
rhinoceros, and has eight legs about
All inch long. 1t was foand on per-
simmon tree.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

-Rameau, the composer, when WIS.,
ting at the house OF a lady of fashion.
suddenly got up from his chair, picked
up dog which was lying in the lady 5
lap and threw it out OF the window.
"Eh! monsieur, what are you doing
there?" ut barks out OF tune" re-
piled Rameau, with the indignation of
a musical fanatic whose ears had been
tortured beyond description. = Chant-
tort.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
"A very young masher was pay

"A very young masher was paying
his addresses to an actress OF Il certain
age. '.Why, my dear sir, said the
latter, what are you thinking of2
People would take me for your
mother. = s'Oh, what does that mat
ter?n replied our young hero, ''we vii!
only go out in the evening!-M i.
Gr0Dhic,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

is conferred upon that magnificent institu-
ton, the human system, by Dr. Piorce's
Golden Medical Discovegy'' that fortifes
it against the encroachments OF disease. It
is the great blood purifier and alternative,
and as remedy for consumption, bron-
chitis. and all diseases of q wasting nature.
its influence is rapid, efficacious and per-
manent Sold everywhere
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

Prema ture decline of power in
either sex, however induced speedily and
permanently cured. Book for 10 cents in
stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N, Y.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
A youno man advertised for a wife

A young man advertised Tor vic,
his sister answered the advertisement,
and now the young man thinks there
is no balm in advertisements, while
the old folks think it's hard to have
two fools in the family.-M Y. Her.
aid
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

In ye oldcn time 1iarwas legally
punished by having hole bored
tnrough his tongue. If this were the
custom now there are men whose
tongues would resemble a sieye,-N
7. IeteggGns.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

DIR. DRoMGooLE has devoted the best part
Of his life to the study of female diseases,
end that great remedy-Dromgoole's En-
long practice.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

. A COMPLETE FEMININE TOILET SERVICE
always includes GLENS's SULPHUR SOAP.
HILLS HAIR AND WHISPER DYE, Blacl,
or Brown Soc
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

THE color produced by Pucl1ingham's
Dye for the Whiskers, is permanent and
natural.
To PROMOTE digestion, to keep the body
healthy and the mind clear, take Ayers
Pills
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

PIsO's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable
to use. 1t is not liquid or a snuff. SOC.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

THE marksman who sets up his own tar
get is making name for himself
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

IF mans wife is well-bred, he never
wants any but-her.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

PEOPLE who live in glass houses should
have curtains.-Bu'1ingtom Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

A MAN must not expect to live in clover
simply because he mares grass widow.
~ I. independent.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use Dr. Isaac
Ihompson's Eye Water. Druggists sellit 25c.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

WOULD people be more lawIess if there
were less law?-7erGs SiJtihGs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04
A Strong Endowment

THE morning papers-curl papers.--Bur-
Ii,sgtou Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-09-04

HENS are very exclusive. At least each
one likes to stick to her own set-Prairis
Farmer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24

Miss Alice r. Jorden, attorney and
counsellor and solicitor in chancery Of
the State of Michigan, who a few
weeks ago was generally reported as
having withdrawn from the Yale Law
School. is on the contrary pursuing
her studies tn ere with marked success
On May Cd she made her maiden argyll
ment IN the presence of her classmates
at moot court Beside the young fell
ow students and embryo lawyers, there
were many old lawyers and others
present to hear the young lady, and
her long and effective speech was
cordially received.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
WOMAN'S REALM.
bf MRS. L. Fl. BLANK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR,
True.
l. G. WILSON, IN cu1cAao lEpeEr.

we wandered by the river.
:, And told our hopes and fears:
But my heart was all a-uuiver,
and my eyes would fill with tears.
AS l told her / must leavesher.
IN distant lands to roam.
III De true,' she said, tiny dearest.
And Ill wait your coming home"
We rambled through the forest.
Where we'd often been before:
Then down across the meadow
LII we reached the cottage door.
When she took my hand so gently.
And SAID in sweetest tone,
III oe true to you my darling,
And I'll wait your coming home
Long months and years, wandered
On many a foreign strand,
But the dearest words of any
That came from my native land
Were from her, my hearts own idol.
Dearer than life, own
"l'll be true to you forever,
And I'll wait your coming home"
/ am still weary wanderer.
And the world seems cold and lone:
For the dear one long since iourneyed
To Che land where, angels roam
Over fields of perennial beauty,
Whence l hear in whispered tone,
I'm still true to you, my darling
Am awaiting You at home"
May our Heavenly Father guide me,
Wherever ! must go,
And, whatever fate betids.me.
Keep me safe from every foe?
And when my wandering's over,
And to that gate | come,
] know she'll be there waiting
TO welcome me at home.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
What The Initial Did.

The way in which the Royal Acade-
my Of art came to be opened to women
a few years ago is curious. Lord Lyn-
hurst. in a speech at the Academy din
ner, spoke Of the great advantages off
cred by this institution to all Her
Majestys subjects. Miss HEREFORD adj
dressed him a letter, showing that
half Her Majesty's subjects-namely,
those of Her Majesty's own seX-were
excluded. The president told Miss
HEREFORD that there was no rule agninst
the admission of female students. She
sent in drawing signed 81. Herford,"
and soon received admission to the
school, In a paper addressed to I'll.
HEREFORD. Esq" When the successful
applicant came to Trafalgar square, to
the amazem ent of porters, attendants.
teachers and conservative academi-
clans, the person was woman! Some
stood aghast, and some thought it d
capital joke; but she had opened the
doors to her sex, of whom one hundred
and forty-one have since awaited them
selves of it's prlvileg Womans
Work Brooklyn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
E.O.C. Ord. Relief Corps. No. l2.
w. C. T. u.

Pioneer Union of Washington Springs meets
The md and 4th We'd. of each Mo- at the M. L.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24

"The beauty of the female figure"
says Leigh Hunt. consists in being
gently serpentine." Stiffness is utterly
ungraceful. The movements Of an I'M
conscious child are the perfection Of
grace; they are easy, unstudied, natur-
al. The throat should he round and
pillar-like. The waist should be twice
the size of this "tower Of ivory'''-not, as
fashion has too often made it, about
the same size. The shoulders should
be sloping not too broad; neither
SHOULD they be too narrow, but occupy
that soft and rounded mean that is Of
fered in the Venus of Milo. The
figure should be, above all, easy. Too
small waist is an actual deformity,
and young ladies who are foolish
enough to imagine that a waist eigh-
teen inches is lovely should bear in
mind that the famous statue OF the
Venus de Medici, the acknowledged
highest type of female. beauty, meas
ureS tWenty-Seven inches. Inc hlps
should be high in woman and wide;
the feet small but in due proportion
to the height Of the Fl gure; a high in
step is beautiful, and following of
the sole is considered by the Arabs a
mark of high birth. The arm is seldom
sufficiently developed in a woman OF
fashion to reach the standard of CLASH
cal beauty; she does not use her limbs,
particularly her arms, sufficiently to
give them the muscular growth OF
which they are capable. The arm
should have round and flowing out
line, with no sharpness at the elbow; it
should taper gently down to small
wrist.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
j. C. w. C. r. u.

The Jerauld County We. T. U. meets when
allied Ivy Executive Committee
Mrs n. G: Hall. (Wessington springs.l Pres.
Mrs. J. II. Miles 8 Cor See.
Mrs. C.M. Spears Rec. Sec.
Mrs. l.. l.. Totiielnire - Treas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
,AGRICULTURfE,,,.'~

efis column is devoted to the interest OF the
5, and we will not be responsible for any
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
FRONTIER q u. d., A.F.&A.M.

Stated NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Friday evenings on
before the full moon. Visiting brethren fra
:ernally invited To be present.
G. w. MCDONALD, w. M.
4: G. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
TEMPERANCE.

:, ms column Is devoted to the interests oil
.he ladies OF the 2Yoman's Cbrisffan speIaner.g
lnce Union.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
I. O. O. F.

Washington Springs Lodge No. 81, Meets every
Tuesday night. Brothers of the order from
tther lodges are cordially invited to attend.
l.. y. l.Oolnis n g.
II. c. STEPHENS 80. 49,. See.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
7. C.. +. a.

j. G. f. a.
The Jerauld County Farmers Alliance holds
IS meetings at the court House in Washington
Springs.
+. v. MlieS 80. rreslaenl.
.. j. Marshall :. :. :. :. :. Secretary,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24

The farmers warehouse full of
wheat and no cars to be had to carry
it off with, is the news from Woon-
socket; and forty cents per bushel is
ali the railroad warehouse buyers will
pay. That is the way the farmers are
robbed this time What next?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-24
County Officers.
G.. A. r.

The i: o. q. Ord, Post. No. %, meets at Wes-
sington Springs every Saturday on or before
he full moon of each month.
". r. Hay Observation-Disclosures Commander,
Il. II. Chaise.. Sen. Vice Com.
H. G. Stephens. Observation-Disclosures. Adiutant,
~. p. Pierce. observation-disclosures. Quarter Master,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28
~. Nicholas Tor March. 1886.

The lrontispiece is an engraving by
Johnson Of Mme. lie Bruins famous
and beautiful portrait Of herself, illus
trating Mrs. Clements Art and Art
lists" paper on " French Painters" in
Guiding Claude Lorraine, David, lngres,
and the Nernets.
Mrs. Burnett's serial, Little Lord
Fauntleroy," follows with most deli
cately-humorous account of the young
American nobleman's first interyieS
with his aristocratic grandfather.
One of the principal features of the
number is the first nine of the " 81.
Nicholas Dog Stories" This series Is
to include interesting stories, sketches,
and anecdotes, collected from various
sources during the last five years and
these will now he published from time
to time for the benefit OF all dog.
lovers.
Of the short stories the most Dota-
bic are Quaker Esther's Ride an
exciting horse story, by E. Vinton
Blake. and The Great SNOWFALL
Fight" in which Charles Barnard tells
how the snowball-fghters were turned
into a tire-brigade. The Brownies
Circus" leads the poetry in popular
interest, and Alfred Brennan exhibits
some curiosities of drawing in his
clever Minute Sketches" There is
a short paper by Helen Jackson I'll.
H.; and " The AgaSsiz Association "
contains the annual reports Of the first
hundred chapters of the Association
under the new arrangement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28
Five yearS for Arson.

On December %, 1855, the dwelling
house Of Colin Stokes, Esq, about four
miles from Farmyille, Prince Edward
county. was burned by an incendiary
and entirely consumed. The dwelling
was among the finest in the county.
The services Of Detective John Wren,
of this city, were procured, and in COM
paDy with one OF his operatives he sue
cceded in arrestiDg Louisa Scott color
ed, who was in the employ Of Mr..
Stokes as his cook. The act is thought,
to have been purely malicious. She
was tried at a special term Of the Cir
cult Court OF Prince Edward county,
held last week. and sentenced TO the
penitentiary for term Of five years.
This is the second incendiary lire
with which Mr.. Stokes has been visited
within few months, he having lost his
barn. stable. several horses. and a large
lot Of farming implements by fire last
Nav.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28

the complimentary ball to Rear-Admi-
raj Truxtun on next Thursday night.
Miss Belle Edwards, Mrs. Henry Par
ker, Miss Nora Parker, and Misses
Nellie and Cora Gwaltney, Of Smith
field, are visiting relatives in Norfolk.
Rev. r. N. Sledd, ID. D., of this
city, will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon before the literary societies Of the
Oxford IN. c. Female Seminary in
June.
Miss Leila Skipwith Symington, Of
Baltimore, daughter Of Major Stuart
Symington, Of Confederate fame, Is
spending a few weeks with Mrs. Will
liam n. White, on Freemason street.
Williamsburg.
Miss Lala Batten, Of Suffolk, IS visit
ing Misses Cora and Estelle Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. d. s. Jones, OF New
ports News, are visiting the town.
Mr.. II. Hechler, Of Richmond, was
registered at the City Hotel Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Hughes, of
Norfolk, were here last week on visit
to relatives.
DR.. John j. A. MOncure, OF Waco,
Texas, is here on a visit to his brother
DR.. j. Dunlop MOncure.
Miss Bertha Jones, Of James City
county. is here on visit TO her sister,
Mrs. A. Brooks, Jr.
Miss Bette Henley and Miss Leila
Jackson left town last week on a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Lamb. in James
City county.
Miss Nora Anderson, Of Louisa
Courthouse, who has been visiting the
family of Rev. John G. Anderson, has
returned home.
Miss Cora B. Smith left the city on
Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. II. L..
Newbill, of Essex county. She will be
absent some weeks.
Captain and Mrs. II. NJ. Boykin and
Miss Everlyn Watkins, of Richmond
city, were here during the week visiting
DR.. and Mrs. Monteiro.
Miss Lucy BloxtOn, of James City
county, has returned home, after a
pleasant visit to Miss Norma Lively, at
702 north Fifth street, Richmond.
Mrs. DR.. W. 7. Gatewood, of Mid
dlesex county, and Mrs. Fithhugh, Of
Richmond, who have been visiting
friends here, returned home Friday.
Mrs. Sarah r. Bull and Miss Annie
Bull, Of Philadelphia William L. Bull,
ESQ.,, Of Whitford, Pa. and Mrs. Ben
amin L. Forster, of Harrisburg, Pa,
were here during last week, stopping at
Spencer'S Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davenport, Of
Richmond; Miss Anne Patterson, of
New York; and Miss Swift, Of New
Bedford, Conn, were here last week,
the guests of DR.. James d. Moncure
and Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. McCaw.
Mr.. F. c. Spooner, late Of Yokohama,
Japan, now Of New York, has been on
a visit for several days to his friend,
Mr.. j. Helm, who recently purchased
the Lansdowne estate in York county.
Mr.. Helm himself came here direct from
japan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28
Communicates
lC0mmunicated.
Reasons Why the Commission shopIa
be Empowered 10 Adjust West yir.
gtnta's share Of the Oeb,-

Communicated
Reasons Why the Commission shouIa
be Empowered 10 Adjust West yir.
ginia's share Of the Debt.
The act Of 1871 funded the deb, bv
issuing consols for two thirds and a
trust obligation for the one third SET
apart as West Virgini.'s share. The
foreign creditors received these tso
kinds Of securities directly IN exchange
for their ante.beiium bonds, and although
many have sold their consols or their
West Virginia certificates, and there
are now foreign creditors Ognlng con-
soils alone, others owning IVES, Virginia
certificates alone, and others owning
both, it is safe 20 say tina, all foreign
creditors consider the two kinds OF
securities as involved in the same quss-
ton, and no proposition looking 10 the
settling Of the consols alone will eysr
meet with favor.
The foreign creditors have been wait
ing fifteen years for Virginia to perform
its trust regarding West Nirgini3's
share Of the debt. They have been
told that the Democratic party, now n
power, being a party Of high prime
pies. would perform It's trust m accord
ance with the Constitution Of Virginia
and their solemn promises. They knoy
no reason, as, in fact, no reason can Ue
urged, why il should not be performed
and they will make It te,t Of the DEE
mocratic party's idea Of good faith
on the strength Of which alone they an
accept the Riddleberger bill-that th
trust of fifteen years standing be irr,
set in the way Of performance.
The foreign creditors will also take
their stand on the fact that the Riddle
berger bill do,y MT settle tee debt rl-
less these trust obligations are remos. E.
The public debt Of Virginia 81 only sa--
tied when there are practi ally no obi
cations in existence except the Riddle
berger bonds and 50 long as the dl.,-
beliup, bonds, held by the Auditor a
a pledge for the performance Of the
West Virginia trust remain unae-
Stroyed the debt is not settled.
Again: Why should Virginia not de
sire to see West Virginia psy her share
of the heavy burden left by the wa
Why should Virginia place herself a.
positive and very great dlsadyantag,
with her creditors in not making b.
own settlement easier by obtaining ..
these creditors the part due 20 theu b.
West Virginia?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28
EtOpenicnt

is not advisable in case pqtsrfart,s
is not willing, but Just wait until ,hc
old gentleman catches one of those
wheeling colds and nearly coughs b f
head Off, then step up and say }
will do good for evil take this, 80 hand
ing him bottle Of DR.. Dayid's CoI-.
Syrup. In his gratitude he will CIV, 10
fathers blessing with the glrl.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28
The Electric Light.

The Committee on Electric Light
have decided to recommend to the city
Council that the contract for Lighting
the city with the electric light be 50
amended as to require the Lighting every
night, regardless Of the cnyious and
uncertain moon. The Council will no
doubt approve the proposition, as it is
the wish Of the citizens and taxpayers
that il should be done.