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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
ANESTHETICS.
why They Can Be Considered of Wonder
full Value to Surgeons.

full Value to Surgeons.
"They may talk as they please" said
surgeon the other day, ''an@sthetics
have accomplished wonders in the sur
gical world.'
How is that, doctor?' remarked a
reporter, who had been an attentive lis
tener to discussion among some men
of medicine.
'.Just this: Formerly, in the amputa-
ton of limb, for instance, the time
was reckoned by seconds; now SUR
geon can take as much time as he
wants. Then it. required extraordinary
skill and nerve on the part of the oper-
ator Now any good ordinary physi-
clan can work successfully because he
has the time and can explore success
fully. A surgeon amputating a limb
now can have five or six assistants
one to administer the anasthetic, the
others to handle certain instru-
ments, and others to attend TO
bandages, sewing, ETC., and the
chief proceeds with absolute accuracy.
The surgeons now have means of fore
ing the blood in the limb up into the
body by means of a series of rubber
bands, and then adjusting an apparatus
at the hip which keeps it there. Form
erly the loss of blood was The. great diff
Guilty to contend with. This part of it
is now comparatively easy matter.
In the olden time there was great
trouble about fastening up the arteries.
"Since the an@sthetics have come into
use the surgeon takes his time and ties
up the main artery and number of
smaller ones quite successfully, Then
the flaps are sewed together and the op-
Grafton is over. Meanwhile, the patient
has suffered no pain whatever.
'.Did | understand you to say that
under the old regime it required more
skill than at present?'
I'm mechanical sense, yes. When
the work had to be done so quickly it re-
quired man of wonderful skill and
steady nerves, as we'll as of perfect
knowledge of the parts into which he
was cutting. Certainly, q man even
now must understand anatomy, but it
does not require such positive mechani-
cal skill to make successful amputa-
ton. f-CtnciYa7auti E7a0att7eT.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
MODERN GARDENING.

Hints to Farmers Who Appreciate the
Benefits of Practical Gardening.
The old plan of having little garden
spot, spading it up and tending it by
hand, is the plan that presents itself to
many mans mind when he is urged
to have good garden. Naturally he
thinks this is a great deal of bother, and
it is. We do not blame a farmer for
not wanting to enter upon such work.
But that is not the way gardening is
now generally done on farm. The
garden is more like field than it is
like the garden of our younger days. It
is laid out 80 that there may be long
rows. The ground is plowed, and the
horse is brought into requisition to cal-
tivate. In this way the garden is little
more trouble than the corn field. Hand
labor is tedious and it is always
expensive. We would advise
farmer to have good garden,
even if he must cultivate it
by hand, but the way to do it is to plant
in long rows and cultivate it with horse
power II the tillage is by hand by all
means have the most improved imple-
ments. Speaking of sowing seed, per-
haps this would be a good place to give
the quantities of seed to SOW ngle
row Of one hundred yards. The follow
lowing table will show:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
SUPERSTITION.

Some of the Vague Premonitions Of I'M
pending Danger Harbored BY Unreason-
ing People.
After curiosity, the most deplorable
attribute of human nature is blind, un-
reasoning superstition, and yet we see
people every day who are ignorantly
superstitious.
Many man who is old enough to
know better will shiver with supersti-
tious dread when the stove pipe falls
and hits him on the head, and again
there a great many who regard it an
evil omen when they see creditor over
the left shoulder.
once had very dear friend, whose
only weakness was superstition; such
trifies as visit from his wife's mo ther
would depress him for days, and once,
when he fell out of third-story window,
he said that he regarded the incident as
an evil omen.
In his arduous duties as driver of q
street-car, one would think chat he would
have had but little time to indulge in
such vagaries of the imagination, but he
always had the greatest faith in omens.
On one occasion, when the company put
a sorrel mule on his car, he expressed a
vague premonition of impending dan
ger, and was gloomy and taciturn all
day.
In the evening a passenger who was
standing on the back platform of the car
was surprised and annoyed by being hit
on the equator with the remains of the
driver, part of which also hung over
the bell rope, and protruded from the
fare box. His presentiment had
been verified and the mule was
still robust. Afterward, seven
drivers were hurled into space by
this animal, all of whom expressed
presentiment of evil as soon as they
boarded the car.
I have only had one presentiment in
my life, but It was large silver-plated
presentiment with silver tip; was try
ing to enter neighbor's house at mid
night by the back window, to secure a
few articles of silver as souvenirs, when
encountered the family bulldog. I'M
mediately was seized with peculiar
dread, and when the seance was over,
and gentlemanly policeman pried my
neck out of the dogs mouth, the pecu-
liar dread was still Walt Mason.
in The Whip.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
BASE BALLS.
How They Are Made-An Ingenious and
Important Industry.

How They Are Made-An Ingenious and
Important Industry.
The manufacture of base balls in this
country has become an important in
dustry, and an ingenious one, too,
according to the description given Of
the process: First. there is little hard
rubber ball, around which there is
wound strong blue coarse yarn, and.
when this reaches prescribed size, it
is firmly wrapped with white Vene-
tian yarn. The balls are now placed
in an oven and baked until the moisture
is taken out of them and they are re-
duced in size, this making them solid.
They are then coated with cement,
which causes the balls to retain their
shape, and they can not be knocked
crooked. After this comes some fine
blue yarn and around the whole is
placed fine white gilling twine. The
balls are weighed, each to have cer-
tain weight, and the covers are put
on, these being made of the best horse
hide. 1t consists of two pieces, each
cut in the shape of a figure eight.
By bending one section one way, and
the other in an opposite direction, a
complete cover is obtained. This is
simple and effectual substitute for the
former method of covering with four
pieces of leather.-M r. Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
PlTH AND POINT.

Kingston IN. ~ dudes have de-
clded not to kiss girls who chew gum
Let the good work 20 on. We mean
the gum-cheWing.-Fa River Adva1ace.
Bishop Horne promised to ':spare
no labor to learn the art of it, if any
one would tell him show truth may be
spoken without offending some IN r
Tribune.
This was q rare philosophy in the
three-year-old boy who asked what night
is for, and not content with the reply
"For rest and Sleep added, mo, papa,
night is for tomorrow
kiss the baby while you can," ad-
monishes poet "We can kiss her just
as well eighteen or twenty years from
now-if she's that kind of baby,n cau-
tiously remarks the Buffalo Express.
"A modern wit defines the difference
between men and women: ''Aman gives
forty cents for a twenty-five-cent thing
he wants, and woman gives twenty
five cents for forty-cent thing she does
not want
I'm New York bank: Texas Wis.,
itor-'I reckon, stranger, you do
right smart business?' Banker, prompt
ly-"My dear, sir, you have no idea
how extended our business relations
are, At the present time we have three
cashiers in Canada. N Y. Sun.
"A little four-year-old girl was put
to bed in the third story of her home
and left, as usual in the dark. A ter
rible thunderstorm came up, and the
mother, thinking that the child would
be frightened at the lightning, went to
her. On entering, the child called out
with delight: Mamma, the wind blew
the sun up just now; did you see it?''
Fears had no entrance there.-I0ledo
Blade.
The athleticism of these times is not
always conducive to the smooth running
of the household. II must hurry
home," said Mrs. De Peyster to Mrs. De
Joghns the other morning. Reginald
has been riding his bicycle again. ''In-
deed, and did he break his record?"
30, no; but he broke his other leg. He
has only one whole limb now, and that
is the middle finger of his left hand. -
Hartford Post.
Eyes, SIR" said Jones to Smith,
''as men grow in age and experience
they advance in knowledge" II don't
think so,' replied Smith. Don't think
so? That's rather singular. The opin-
ion | hold on the subject is the universal
opinion" LIT may be, but I have my
own opinion, nevertheless, and it is that
the younger we are the more we know.
When I was youth I knew twice as
much as my father. Now am aged,
and don't know half as much as my
son. ."-Bostoq Gazette.
80, Henry! you must send for the
doctor at once. believe am getting
the dropsy. Now don't delay a mo-
ment." Mr.. De Blank-"Why, what
put that in your head?'' ''Dear me!
Will you never be satisfied that what /
say is true? / got weighed to-day, and
o, it's awful. weighed three hundred
pounds lawful! Where did you get
weighed?'' "Around at your coal
yard" ''Calm yourself, my dear. Your
weight is exactly one hundred and fifty
pounds. .''-Morstreal Witness.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06

would be conquered by Jones' skill.
Again the men met. Jones parried Rad
ford's blows with ease, and finally
sprang back and launched out both
of his great rawboned fists, landing
them square ON Radford's neck
Radford dropped as though he
had been shot. There was a shrill
scream and Sally dashed through the
ring of people and kneeling beside the
PROSTATE man raised his head in her lap
and fondled him until he regained con-
sciousness.
"Whar ye should be. Sally, is over
yar,n said Jones, lugubriously.
Sally turned upon him tiercely.
"You ruffianr' she cried. You robbed
him and the rest of all pleasure tonight,
and now you beat him. love him and
| hate you
Radford, regaining his feet, began to
tremble.
aye love me?" he cried. "Why, gal,
l furgive him freely, an would take all
ther lickin's he ever heerd tell of fer
this
'Ef so be it, said Jones, sulkily,
"thar amt no one else a-waitin' ter be
licked, I'll jist meander humwards, but
| give ye fair warnin', ther fust time I
ketch Jake I'll lambaiste him. IN. Y
Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
NOBLE RASCAlS
A Housebreaker Sends a Present to zittle
Girl.

A Housebrea1xer Sends a Present to z4ittle
Girl.
have heard a burgling story where
little girl saved her sick mother from
the awful shock and disquietude of a
burglars entrance. She was sweet,
innocent little thing, and, hearing a
noise in the night, she fearlessly came
down stairs and found the dining-room
window wide open and man in the
room. She asked the man what he
wanted. The burglar, who must have
had touch of humor, answered that he
was a nobleman and that his favorite
way of coming into house was by the
window in preference to the door. He
would be very glad If she would let him
have the loan Of the family plate. The
child said that he must be very
quiet, because her mamma was i'll,
but she would get him what she
could. She brought him all the silver
she knew of, but particularly begged
him to spare her little cup and spoon,
which he accordingly did. The man
was afterward discovered and convicted.
When he was in prison he begged very
hard that he might have an Interview
with the child, and the parents, know
ing that the man had not acted so badly
as he might have done, took the child to
see him in prison. He was, perhaps, as
much affected by her innocent pratele
as by considerable number of dis
courses. Some time afterward present
was sent to the child through the ssnoble-
man. who preferred the window as a
means of ingress and egress.-Au thu
Year Round.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-02-06
TWAS EVER THUS.

sTwas while at "the Pier" last summer.
That I fell without much ado,
Into the net of siren,
A beauty from Kalamazoo.
She spoke with Western accent
That was really shock to me.
And called her stout mother "Momn1er."
And always said supper" for "tea."
And knew at the very outset
That OF course it would not be right
For one OF the great Van Duzers
To marry kalamazite.
And so left for the city,
Where I'm wretched and ill and blue,
know that Pm slowly dying,
And-1m off for Kalamazoo1
SHOW are you, Mr.. Van Duzeri
And welcome to Kalamazoo!
Heard of my wedding to morrow,
SO came? That's just lovely of you!
Roland King, in Rambler.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-19
A PIatttudinous Platform

Nashville Union, The Republican
platform is series Of patitudinous
catch phrsses. II fist holds the
Democratic party responsible for every
evil that has befal,en mankind, and
then II abuses the lease system, as il
the Republicans did not lease the
prison when they controlled the State.
I4ese were expected as a mat er OF
course, aud they will have the usual
etieC. upon the public mind. Men
who know anything will smile, and
the balance will not comprehend
them. IL makes two issues outside Of
these-natioral aid to education and
protective tariff. The etlors to make
the Republican party the sole cham
pion of national aid is shrswd. II this
could be clearly established, and
il could be shown, as they claim,
that the Democratic party opposes
sopulsr education, it would be the
best card they have played since the
war. Happily, the Union has shown
by conclu i've proof that Thomas JET
lerson originated it, and that the
Democratic administrations have spent
over S200,0O0,0 900 in aid of it, aud that
toe present bills are directly traceable
TO Democratic inspiration and sugges-
ton, until il is in every sense purely
the outcome of Democratic policy and
effort. The Republicans shall not
crush the Democratic party with any
such ulcnsrCus and s'anl5rous lie un
less the Union office is burned down
On the taria the platform is almost ex
actlv in the terms OF the Democrat,
platform al Chicago 1t does not lavol
protsc ion per &c, but W th5ut usIDl
ing the word "iucidenta" il cleaTl.
means II. II thus brazenly steps in,
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700 last year What sort of depies-
sion is that Which involves the pay
ment Of 1925 for every 500 pa d
during the fist five months Of las.
yer.
THK Fedora Congress is now dis
cussing the pl0pristy Of increasing the
salaries OF DDIiict judges from $500
to 5000. The Hon. John Randolph
Tucker OF vngiIia, in the report
which he stbni ted, said: "Tnat is
the best repaid ontlay of the money
Cf the people which induces the
largest ability TO elk the bench, aud
frees judica life from the cares Of
family and lone, which distract from
public dut, and, above all, which
will make The judge truly iDdepend-
ent OF all Influences to disturb the
balance OF bis judgment aud unfit him
to be an impartial arbiter between all
men and al interests Of society,""
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Mrs. 1homp,on,s FnnernI.

New YoK, June 1S.-The funeral
of the late Mrs Winfield B. Tn mp
sop, the young bride who was shot and
killed by her hu band in the Sturte-
want Houseon Tuesday, took place to-
day from her parents residence in this
city. 1t vas largely attended by
friends, and the street was filed with
people. The Rev. DR., Elder conducted
the services. The iuterment vas in
the Cemetery Of the Evergreens.
Young Thompson is still alive, but
M hope is enter aimed that he will re-
cover. His father, the Rev. DR..
Thompson, and his brother who ar,
rived from Kansas City yesterday,
cal ed al me hospital this morning ia
see the wounded man.
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A. o. U. w.
Election OF Officers Of the Supreme
Lsdge.


MISNKAPoIs, MINI, June lS.-This
afternoon the Grand Lodge, Ancient
Older OF Urited Workmen, visited
Minnehaba and st. Paul by special
train, had sride about the latter city
and banquet in the evening. The
following dficsrs have been elected !:
Supreme Master Workman, Geo. w.
BadgFrow, Tor ITO, On; Supreme
Foreman, v. II. Jordan, Oakland,
Cal. [; Supreme Ove,sser, @. NJ. Mas.
teIs, Sparts, Wis; Supreme Re,orc er,
NJ. W. Sacieit, Mtadville; Supreme
Receiver, J H. Henhalt, Meadville,
Pa Supreme Guide, w. R. Graham,
Cedar Falls, Ia; Supreme Wstchmsn,
John A. Child, Portland, Ore. su-
preme Tru Tee for three years, d. B.
LOOMS, Buffalo, N. Y; Supreme Med
ical Examiner, Hugh Doherty, NJ D.,
Boston, Mas.
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NEWS AND VIEWS.

TIE Richmond Wig says the South
is carrying too much dead popu)a-
ton" and that the large percentage OF
shiftless, inactive, Don-productive
population is a drawback and dead
weight on her live, industrious popu-
lation.
THE Rome Courier comments in de-
servedly severe tones on the assiduity
with which the Savannah NeWs and
Columbus Enquirer, Sun maintain their
seats upon the fence; it is one of the
novelties OF the present campaign in
Ge.rgis.
The bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz
John Porter will come up in the Sen.
ate in few days We sincerely be.
lieve that all unprejudiced men who
have intelligently studied the case de-
sire that Gen. Porter shall be relieved
OF the odium of his sentence.
PROF CHANDLER, Of Columbia Col.
lege, aud Prof. Morton, of Hotoken
Institute, were before the Senate Ag
iicultuIal Committee Wednesday on
the oleomargsrine bill. Their iesti-
mony was 10 the effect that oleomar-
galine is butter, and that there is no
difference between the two Commod.
ties.
The New York Star, in view Of the
fact that the portraits Of prominent
per;ons women as well as men) are
often brought into second use as poT-
traits OF disreputable characters, sug-
gests that cit is about time to enact a
law forbiddiug papers to print par
traits of private individuals without
their consent.
That eminent authority on political
bric-a-brac, Mr.. George Alfred Town
send, has made the happy discovery
that Mr.. Gladstone is IN reality only a
feeble imitator of Mr.. Blaine, and
that the English Premier has grad
uslly worked away from the opinions
which he originally held to the very
ground occupied by Mr.. Blaine when
a boy. The force OF cheek can no
farther 60.
The Republican defeat in Oregon is
furnishing the friends Of Mai. Bacon,
| Of Georgia, a text from which to
preach sundry sermons against the
Jolly of nominating Gen. Gordon for
Governor Of that State. It YVES a ring
nomination, they say, which lost the
State of Oregon to the Republicans.
Gen. Gordon's nomination would be a
ling nomination, and the voters are
advised to remember Oregon and be-
ware.
THE Philadelphia Inquirer admits
that three giants are likely to contend
for the Democ attic nomination for
Governor of Pennsylvania. They are
Elk Senator Wallace, Lieut. Gov
! Chimney Black and Ex-Gov. Andrew
&. Curtin. We congratulate the De
moCracy Of Pennsylvania on the POS
session Of such splendid material
Any one of these three is fit for tht
! GovernoHhip Of any State in the
Union.
| THE New York Commercial Bm.eli
asks, What do men mean when the,
talk Of business depression and an
swers, Here ara records of actual pay
ments through banks for Eve month
OF the present year The amount pal,
through twenty-seven clearing house
] is 1924 10000 against Sl50ls,Oo0
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stand behind his elbow chair,
My hand rests softly on his hair
Hair whose silver is dearer to me
Than'all the gold on earth could be;
And my eyes of brown
Look tenderly down
tt On John, my john
The hrolight lcaIs, laughs and warns,
Wraps us both In its rudy arms
John, as he sits in the hearth-glow red,
Me With my hands on hil dear old head
t Enoircling us both,
"a Like ring Of truth,
Me and my John.
His rm has lost its early grace,
Wrinkles rest on his kindly face;
His brow Is no longer smooth and fair,
For time has loft his autograph there;
But noble prize,
~ In my loving eyes
Is John, my John!
my love" no says, and lifts his hands,
Drowned by the sun Of other lands,
10 a tender clasp on mine TO lay,
How long ago was our wedding dayP'
smile through my tears,
And say, Years and years,
My John, dear John"
Wesay no more, the lrelight CLOVIS;
Both Of us muse, on what-who knOws2
MY hands drop down In mute caross-
Each thrpb of my heart is a wish to bles
With my liie's best worth
ST The heart and the h, arth
OF John, my John
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Glass wants ,hc Nomination,

Brownsville States and Bee The
announcement of the Hon. p. T, Glass
as a candidate for reelection to Con-
grefs will be found elsewhere. Maj
Glass says in a letter to the States and
Bee: 81 will not leave my duties 10
enter the race. Iwll abide the will
Of the people" Such a noble sent.
ment will still add TO the popularity Ct
the distinguished gentleman, who had
rather have a sense of duty well per
formed than any honors that could be
bestowed upon him. At some future
time we will take pleasure in review.
ing his fine record in Congress; suffice
it now TO FAY he has made a most use.
full, labor'ous and faithful public off.
Cial and his claims upon his party de-
serve serious consideration in the
coming pOntpgt
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"Bob's" Brother

Nashville Union: The best thing
that can be said OF the nominee for
Governor is that he is Bob Tayior's
BROTHER. He is q nice gentleman, they
say, and Of some ability. That is all
Austin Of Knox gave the case away
when he said Alt was nominated to
keep the Democrats from naming
Bob, They are afraid of Bob. We do
not know OF anything meaner that
Cob Baylor has done than to disgrace
his Bother by joining the Republi
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John Allen

Chattanooga Times Col. John Al
len, Secretary Of State, is vigorous,
wide awake-though not a Gid
Democrat, albeit be is yet lingering in
the unholy state OF bacbeloTdom, and
is in for a wide awake campaign. II
is said that a fair damsel on whom
Johns fond heart has for some time
fingered has promised to marry the
next Governor OF Tennessee-pro'
vided it is John. You will see John
hustlhg lively.
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Rough on the Dog.

7Ytu Democrat: A candidate for
oflles rode up to a house
in McNairy county the other
day and asked for the head OF the
family. "He's down in the field"
said the latter's wife, "burying our
dog" "What killed the dog2" asked
the oflics-seeker. "He killed himself
barking at candidates. You needn't
hurry of, stranger" yelled the good
lady as the would-be ofIice-holder rode
awaV In a gallon.
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sharp SWindIers.

ST PAUL MINI, June lS.-Two men
from New York named Collins were
arrested at Fergus Falls last night by
detectives To-day it is alleged that
the men have been operating fol-
some months in Minnesota under the
firm name Of j. B. Garry & Co., aud
succeeded in swindliug large number
OF people. In May it is claimed that
they bought large amount of goods
from a Chicago firm, had them ship
ped to Red Wing and then rsshipped
them to several small towns, intend
ing to follow them, and as they paid
nothing for them all they sold would
be clear profit. The detective who
arrested them faid they were known
allover New York having made theil
headquarters at Tsrfytown.