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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
MESSAGES TO CONGRESS.
The Caution Used in Prin ting the Pres
DENTAL Communications.

The Caution Used in Prin ting the Presi-
DENTAL Communications.
George Washington delivered thir-
teen messages during the eight years
he served. and jefferson delivered
twenty-three. Madison twenty-five,
Jackson seventeen and Monroe thir-
teen. Both jackson and Washington
delivered farewell addresses, and Wash
ington's farewell address is said to
have been written by Alexander Ham
nton and James Madison. Jackson's
best messages are said to have been
plagiarized. Major Lewis and Henry
Lee wrote his first inaugural, and
Edward Livingstone wrote the famous
Notification Proclamation. Daniel
Webster revised Harrison's inaugural,
and he tried to dictate to Tyler what
he wrote. Harrison's was the long
est inaugural address ever deliv cred,
and it contained over eight thousand
words. Polk wrote the next
longest, containing fully two thou
sand words less, aud the short
est ever delivered was that
Of George Washington at his second
term, and it contained only one hum
dred and thirty -four words. The char
acter Of President can be sometimes
told by bis use Of the personal pro-
noun. The conceit Of Van Buren,
makes him use the word ..'' thirty
eight times in his inaugural, and
Franklin Pierce used it twenty-five
times Washington's first inaugural
contains twenty egds. and his second
only six President Cleveland used
..T' only five times in his inaugural.
whereas Garfield used it ten, Hayes
sixteen. Grant twenty -four, Buchanan
thirteen, John Quincy Adams fourteen
and Monroe nineteen times. Lincoln,
at his second torn, delivered an inau-
gural in which only once was q per-
sonal prom GUN used.
The Presidents messages have often
been steleu in the past, and one of
Grants messages was read by the
country day before Congress met
a syndicate OF newspaper men paid a
Government printer $1,000 for copy
of one Of Hayes messages, and the
correspondents in the syndicate were
to pay him $500 each for It One Of
the correspondents. however, was
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
HOME AND FARM.

Nov clear up yards and gard, ems;
OLD stalks and rubbish heaps ma Ike
| desoIate monuments above the snon !.
"A writer in the american Cyztiya-
tor favors sowing beans broadcast as
you would any grain, always putting
them on greensward.
Fruit stains on white goods can
be removed by pouring boiling water
directly from the kettle over the spots.
Cream Pudding: One pint of
hour, one pint of milk, one teaspoon
Of salt; to this add six eggs we'll beaten
ana three teaspoons white sugar and
one tablespoonful of extract of lemon
Bake in buttered dish.-Bostou
Budget.
The farmer can not well get along
without having at least few cows.
He is therefore interested, be it ever
so little, in making them pay, and can
not afford to shut his eyes to an oppor-
tunlty of acquiring points Oh profta-
BILE dairy management.
Jelly Custard Pie: Four eggs.
whites beaten separately, one cup of
sugar, two tablespoons of butter, beat
we'll; add one cup nearly full of ielly:
last thing add the whites of the eggs:
bake on thin pastry. Farmer and
Manufacturer.
The flesh and fat made from
grass alone is invariably of that char
aeter termed soft, and when winter
first comes this soft deposit, the fatty
portion, shrinks, and unless the feed
be generous it is quickly absorbed.
going into the blood to meet the de-
mands made by the inclement condi-
tons OF the weather. Troy Times.
The exposure of cows for an hour
or two on cold days while getting
water causes the consumption and loss
OF many dollars worth of food during
the winter. Besides it is much better
that animals should be able to drink
without interference from others, and
this can only be done by putting the
water before the animal as it stands in
its stall.
"A writer in Good housekeeping has
this to say about bathing children. In
an otherwise excellent book written
for women, fand in almost every house
in the land, the author recommends
two daily baths for infants-one os
warm water in the morning, another,
warmer in the evening Heaven
alone. conscious of its sovereign pur-
poses, can save the little ones sub
jected to this treatment from having
all the strength and vitality washed
out Of them.
Bread Sauce: Put pint of milk
iii a double boiler, with quarter of
an onion and q third of cup of sifted
bread crumbs. Let it boil fifteen
minutes. Stir and add two table
spoonfuls of butter, and salt and pep
per to taste. Remove the onion and
pour this sauce on hot platter to re-
ceive the game. Fry two-t thirds of
cup of course rolled bread crumbs in
of butter When very
brown sprinkle the game and sauce
with these crumbs. - Toledo Blade.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07


beaten by the message being te1e.
graphed to thu rival paper of his town
from one of the other towns to which
it was furnished, aud herefused to pay
the bill. The resulS was, instead OF
getting 81, 500, the printer received
only 81. 900. He was never brought
to justice for the theft and I doubt il
there. is a law which would punish such
a deed. President Grant was very
much surprised when he saw the mes
sage come out in advance of its de-
livery. He said nothing, however,
but decided that it should not
happen second time. They next
year the same thing was at
tempted, but failed. and none of the
correspondents could get the slightest
trace of what the President would say,
or how he would say it. The night
before Congress met, messenger was
sent from the White House to News
paper Row, and the leading CORE
spondents were invited to call there.
They all went and President Grant met
them in the East room. He had a big
roll of manuscript in his hand, and
there was q humorous twinkle in his
eye. He handed the roll of paper
over to them, saying: Boys, you got
ahead of me last year, but I don't
think you will do it again. 1t will be
read in Congress this morning. You
can all sit down now and copy it, if
you want it." The message was al
ready in the hands of the Associated
Press. and of course the correspond
ents did not want it. They considered
it good joke, and laughed heartily
over it, and they liked Grant all the
better for having played it upon them.
Grant guarded all his subsequent
messages carefully, and President
Arthur had his set up with closed
doors. He gave them to the printers
the Sunday of the week before Con-
gress met, and one of the printers who
put them in type tells me that they
were sent back to the White House on
Friday and Saturday and corrected
and re-corrected half-dozen times in
proof, before the final copy was taken.
On the Sunday night preceding the
opening of Congress, the forms were
locked up, the doors were locked, and
the greatest of care was taken to keep
the men who had been working upon
them employed. so that newspaper
correspondents could not get access to
them. Most of AIthur's messages
were sent to the printers in his own
handwriting, and he wrote, as rule,
a short message.
The Presidents message is consid-
cred very valuable, not only to news
papers, but to brokers as well. 1t out
lines the policy of the administration,
and it. may cause rise or fall of
stocks. During Johnson's time
New York broker offered $25, 900 for
an advance copy of the Presidents
message. His offer was rejected, and
one of Hayes messages was sold for
$500. -Frank j. Carpenter, IN N. Y
Mail and ESD7.ess,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
DEMocRAcYs RECORD.
"A Great Deal of Valuable Information Il
Concise Form.

"A Great Deal of Valuable Information in
Concise Form.
To the inquiry: What has the Dem
ocratic party done in recent years to
entitle it to the confidence and APP
prevail of the public?" the following
answer, taken from the record, is am
ply sufficient for all practical purposes:
Il was a Democratic Congress that
passed tfac Arrearage Pension bill.
1t was a Democratic Congress that
passed the Interstate Commerce bill.
1t was a Democratic Congress that
enacted a law to pension the veterans
of the Mexican war.
1t was a Democratic Congress that
passed law prohibiting the contract
of alien labor.
It was 4 Democratic Congress that
enacted a law permitting the incorpo-
ration Of trade unions.
It was Democratic Congress that
enacted . law providing for the re-
.dempliosl of the hade-dollar.
II was q Democratic Congress that
enacted law for the protection of
Americas fishermen
1t was Democratic Congress that
enacted.a law prohibiting the enspIoy-
nlent Of convict labor by Federal Off
GERS.
Il was q Desnoeratio Congress that
forever settled the aeetoraa- count bust
ness BIZ giving eadh State power to say
for whom its vote should be. cast.
at was q Democratic Congress that
established tribunal for trying suits
against tsse Goveramesst Instead Cd
crowling ta,ern into the heads on lob
.byists.
" was 4 Democratic Congress- that
repealed tase tenure Of Office act enact
cd bya Republican Congress for par
tisan psrposes in violation Of the con
stitntioa.
1t was Democratic Congress that
restored to the domain 100. 0O0, 000O
acres of Lead graaated raiaroad corpora
tons w the Repsatioasl party and mn
.earned. Deoasur NO. Revsssv
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
PRESERVING MANURE.
How TO Take Care of Fertilizing Materials
During the Cold Season. "A

How TO Take Care of Fertilizing Materials
During the Cold Season. y.
Winter is the season for making
barn-yard manure. Its value depends
much on the kind of feed eaten by the
animals. Cattle given, as many are,
little besides straw and corn-fodder in
the field, make manure of compare
lively low value. Animals fed grain
rich in nitrogen. phosphorus. potash,
ETC., such as bran, oil-meal.. oats and
similar foods, produce manure of high
value. Poultry, hogs and horses make
more valuable manure, as rule, than
cattle, because their rations are
richer in those elements most valued
for fertilizing purposes. With
superior stock, better feeding and care
there must come improved methods of
saving manure. The Western method
of feeding on side hill, near q
stream, where the summer rains can
clean off the lot for the next winters
feeding, must be changed so that
every thing can be saved until sum-
mer, or taken to the fields as fast as
made. Keeping it in piles two to four
feet deep with level top is, the best
way to preseve it, unless it be in cell
lars The object is to keep enough
moisture in the mass to prevent it's
fire fanging" Rains and melting
SHOWS usually supply the moisture.
but it is often advisable to be able to
add more water when the pile be-
comes too warm. A wheel-barrow
with large wheel and bowl-like box
is very convenient for removing ma
nure from the stalls to a pile in the
yard, or for collecting that scattered
over the feed yard.
The arrangement Of barns, sheds
and yards has much to do with the
economical han ding of manure.
Where practicable it pays tohave barns
built so the manure from all classes
sof animals can be dumped together
in the manure wagon to be hauled
to the field as q load accumulates, or
collects in common pile where it can
f&pent together. Into this Pile aN
the waste hay, straw. or other fodder
should be thrown. Small yards are
preferable to large ones where ma
nure is valued highly. rs it is much
less scattesed aud more easily
collected when the snow and ICE
are thawing out in spring. Ii SOME
spoiled straw or other rough material
is scattered over the yard in the fal
and winter 1t aids greatly Ia taxing
the manure up just as the thawing has
reached the ground IN March OF Apris
and before 1t has been mixed VIM
mud by the trnmping OF animals
More manure can be saved Tons cat
tie where they are fed in stalls OF
under sheds. Dehorning adds to ehe
value Of the animal manure creep pc
cause cattle can be kept III smaller
space. and the manure is less Wasfea
by it's being spread over large sur.
face. Prairis Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
Fruit Cake: One cup sf molass ..

Fruit Cake: One cup sf molass IS.
one cup OF brown sugar, one cup o.
shortening twoIeggs, twoteaspoonfuls
Of soda. three cups of -four. two~ cups
Of dried apples before being soaked.
Beat and stir in one egg and add
raisins and spices to suit soaktbe
apples over night In the nloaing put
In molasses and sugar, boiling down
quite thick. -Bosto,aeBNdgel
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07

Farmers are inclining 20 send
their milk to creamery, even Il It be
little more trouble. The manurial
value of the skim milk is a powerful
ndYarale on the creamery side.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07

People maV agree OF disagree
with tiic sicws sf saae 0aaef Executive.
Bit the fact reuaains, ~ he says. that
DC i dealing win conditions ana not
with theories. Ysnenaas's MHssankss
.Nescs l,ss. liags
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
Legislative Intelligence.

One of the inmates of the Texas
Lunatic Asylum at Austin, Fho is per-
fectly harmless, is allowed TO roam
around the streets. When the Legis-
lature is in session he often visits the
Senate Chamber, and viii sit there tor
hours, listening to the debates with q
most amused expression OF counts
nance. A friend who. had talk With
the poor creature few days ago
asked him how he was coming on.
'First-rate. !" replied the poor idiot.
Il sit down In the Senate by the hour,
and nobody can tell me from the resi-
of them. Teas sfff7sngs.
There is no particular honor b
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07

There is no particular honor b
doing only what other men aaYa sspaa.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27

Master Humphreys Clock, 90; Martin
Chuzzlewit, 80; Donbey and Son, 36.
Scott, Leonora and Wild Huntsman, 20;
Lay of the Last Minstrel, "a; Guy Man
nering, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Heart of
Midlothian, from A to 4S; Kenilworth,
Quentin Durward, Peveril of the Peak, 48
to "a.
Macaulay, Ivry, 26; Essays, 40 to a.;
History of England, 4s.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals,
%; The Duenna, 20; School for Scandal,
26.
Shelley, an Essay on the Necessity of
Atheism, II; Queen Nab, Is; Prometheus
and the Cenci, 81.
Swift, Battle of the Books, 80; Gulliver's
Travels, SO.
Coleridge, .fhe Ancient Mariner enc
Christabel, "a; Geographic Literaria and
Table Talk, A.
Wordsworth was Al when he wrote The
Excursion, De Quincy was 30 when he wrote
the Confessions of en- Opium Eater, an.
Addison was 80 when he commenced his
Spectator Essays.
The list might be continued indefinite
ly. But there is no necessity for it.
Enough facts have been quoted to prove
that while some of the literary master
pieces OF the world have been written
aftsr the author had passed his 40th year
more have been written before the author
had reached that age. NJ. Remains pre-
ponderance of evidence seems to be
apginss him
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27
Cold Water Before Break fast.

tall, thin man got up early the other
morning at the Fifth Avenue hotel and
coming down stairs ordered two glasses
of water at the liquid refreshment coun-
ter. The trained bartender smiled, but
handed out two large glasses full of pure
cold water. The man smacked his lips
and said that it was healthy drink be-.
fore breakfast and ore that he recommend
ed.
"You look thin, sir?"
'Yes, do, but II had hot drunk cold
water before breakfast Ismight have been
in my grave long ago. am physician,
or rather was one before l retired, and
have made study of liquids. Water,
drunk freely before meals, has very
beneficial result, for it washes away the
macus secreted during the intervals of
repose. The membrane thus cleansed ia
in much better condition to receive food
and convert it into soluble compounds.
In the morning the accumulation of mu.
Gus Is specially marked when the gastric
walls are covered with e thick, tenacious
layer. Now food entering the stomach
at this time will become covered with this
tenacious coating, which fer time pro-
tects Ii from the action of gastric fer
ments and 30 retards digestion. Your
man with tubular contracted stomach,
with its puckered mucus lining and viscid
contents, a normal condition in the morn
ing before breakfast, it is not suitable to
receive food. A glass of water washes
out the stomach, gives tone, and prepares
the alimentary canal for the morning
meal.n
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27
Housekeepers and Homekeeners.

The best housekeepers very often fail
to make home for their families. az
never had much of q home," once heard
gentleman remark, whose mother had
been most notable housewife, "every-
thing was too clean. A boy in constant
terror, as l was from my earliest years,
of forgetting to wipe his feet, or of max
ing finger prints on the paint, caLnot be
said to have had a boy life. used to
think that my mother loved her spotless
carpets and windows better than she did
me-" am sure there are many children
who could tell a like story. know Just
how hard il is when there is everything
to do and only one pair of hands To do il.
/ have kept house in the country and in
the city, with and without servants, aud
know all that can be said on the cubic
of work, that il is impossible to neglect
without making double trouble for some
future day. There are, however, certain
things that can be left undone without
detriment to the health or happiness of
the family.
There's too much labor goes TO n bonnet.
There's too much ironing goes to n shirt
There nothing that's worth the trouble put on
There's nothing that's constant but worry and
Perhaps didn't lock at it in the right
light, bat many time have said to my
self, since There's too much ironing
goes I'd shit" l will see if cannot
make less do, aud have polished collar,
wristbands and bosoms as nicely as my
skill in laundry work would allow, and
give the plain parts hasty rub that
would have done credit to a Chinese
laundryn an, and was strongly suggestive
of trough dry" Even that small saving
OF time was an object, however, when
had six to iron, and l conso!ed myself
with the reflection that NY husband was
the most short sighted and absent mind.
ed of men.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27
SNAKES AND FROGS.
The Reptile Has a Fondness for. the Famous
French Dainty.

French Dainty.
Longman's Magazine.
The late king of Dude had built a
snakery in the gardens of his palace at
Garden Reach, near Calcutta. It was an
oblong pit about thirty feet long by
twenty feet broad, the walls being about
twelve feet high and perfectly smooth, SO
that snake could not crawl up. In the
center of the pit there was large block
OF rough masonry, perforated so that it
was as full of holes as sponge. In this
honey combed block the snakes dwelt,
and vixen the sun shown brightly they
came out to bask or to feed
His majesty liked TO have frogs put into
the pit, and amused himself by seeing the
hungry snakes catch the frogs. When a
large snake catches small frog il is all
over In an instant, but if a smsllish snake
catches large frog, SO that he cannot
swallow ii a. once, the frogs cries are
piteous to hear. Again and again have
heard them while out shooting, and have
gone to the bush of turf or grass from
which the piercing cries came-some-
times in time, sometimes too late to save
poor froggy, though the snake generally
got shot. AS final story let me tell how
frog has been seen to turn the tables on
the snake.
Two gentlemen in Cachar some years
ago saw small snake seize a small frog
and attempt to swallow it. But suddenly
large frog jumped forward, seized the
snakes tail, and began to swallow the
snake. How the affair might have ended
cannot be told, because ny friends i'm
prudently drew near to watch tho combat,
when the frogs and snake took alarm,
and the big frog disgorged the snakes
tail, and the snake released the little frog,
and thsy all scuttled off. But the tale is
perfectly true, and both the gentlemen
who saw it are still alive; and / only re-
gret that it was not my good luck to see
the affair with my own eyes.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27
Taey All Got Some.

"Sin, my dear pupils" said Deacon
Barnes to his Sunday school class, lis the
legacy of ADAM"
And the bright boy of the class re-
marked that that was probably the tirst
case ON record where will was not bro.
ken.
"Yes," said the deacon, "but it should
be remembered that there was enough to
go around. l don't remember hearing OF
anybody who didn't receive his share of
the inheritance.
General Sheridan's memoirs have been
issued from the press. They are of q
highly entertaining nature and settle
many disputed points.
Judge Siddeli, of Helena, Mont, has is
sued orders for the removal of squatters
on the Fort Ellis reservation.
The Superior Daily Inter.Ocean re-
suspended publication. 1t did net has
oeive sufficient support.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27

Zachariah Hash IL the Oldest inhabitxnt
OF Chandlerville, Illinois. II is IA aston
ishing fact that Mr.. Hash hasn't hair on
his head
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27

"N W tRNtffUHf Ftgf NfkNNN
Id "
Augusta looked, and then slowly crum-
pied up the check in her hand.
If understand, Mr.. Meeson," she said,
you have sold the two rights of transla-
tion OF my book, which you persuaded me
to leave In your hands, for Ella; out Of which
am to receive G3 ls.,"
Yes. Miss Smithers. VIII you be 20
kind as to sign the receipt; the fact Is,
that havea good deal Of business to at
tend to-"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27

and it's an Internal shamei that's what it
is, uncler' and the young man, whose blue
eyes were by this time flashing fire, for he
had worked himself up as he went along,
brought his fist down with bang upon
the writing table by way OF emphasizing
his words
"Haye you done!n said his uncle.
"Yes, I've done; and hope that I have
put it plain"
Very well; and now might ! ask You,
supposing that you snould ever come to
manage this business If your sentiments
accurately represent the system upon
which you would proceedf"
"Of course they do. l am not going to
turn cheat for anybody"
THANK you. They seem to have taught
you the art of plain speaking up at OK
ford; though 1t appears" with a sneer
"they taught y on very little else. Well,
then, now it is my turn to speak; and
tell you what it is, young man-you will
either instantly beg my pardon for what
you have said, or you viii leave Nelson's
for good and ALL"
81 won't beg you pardon for speaking
the TRUTH" said Eustace, hotly. 1.-The fact
is, that here you never hear the truth; all
these poor devils creep and crawl about
you, and daren't call their souls their own.
shall be devilish glad to get out of this
place, can tell you. All this chickery
and pokery makes me sick. The place
stinks and reeks of sharp practice and
money-making - money-making by fair
means or foul"
The elder man had, up till now, at all
events to outward appearance, kept his
temper; but this last flower Of vigorous
English was altogether too much for one
whom the possession of 30 much money
had for many years shielded from hearing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-25

ITO RENT,AHoUsE OF THREE OR FOUR
J. rooms. Flowing well preferred, Ad-
dress P. o. Box 945.