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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04
DEATHS.

CHAZAI.-Died. on the evening of the 3rd
February, p. A. CHAzAL- native of Charleston
S. c.. age 50 years. See funeral notice SUN
DAYS paper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04
ENGAGEMENT OF THE FAMOUS
!; NINA ABBOTT

New Grand Opera Company
Largest, Strongest, and Only Successful Opera.
Company in America. Complete aud perfect
in every detail. Artists, Chorus and Grand Or
chestra forming an ensemble which, for maeni-
tude and merit, has never been excelled on the
English Lyric Stage.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A house is no home unless it con
| tains food and fuel for the mind as vel
as the body.
Good temper, like sunny day,
sheds brightness over everything. Il
is the sweetener of toll and the soothe1
of disquietude.
Disappointment in friendship arises
chiefly not from liking our friends too
much, but from an over-estimate OF
their liking for or opinion of us.
You may deceive all of the peo-
pie some of the times ind some of the
people all the time, but not all the peo-
pie all the time "-Abrahdm Lincoln.
No one is more dangerous enemy
to all that is sweet and good in human
life than the one who lends to impurity
the sanction of splendid talents. = Ven
deli Philips.
The man who imagines that his ex-
lstence is necessary to the movement
of the world is generally buried in a
pine coffin without trimmings.-Ne-
traska State Journal.
The superiority of man to nature
is continually illustrated. Nature needs
an immense quality of quilts to make a
goose with, but man can make a
goose of himself with one.
God is constantly teaching us that
nothing valuable is ever obtained with
out a reasonable degree of labor; and
that no honest labor is ever expended
without our getting its value in return.
= Binney
There is strong likeness between
chronic invalid and cracked china
dish, which is handled so carefully that
it outlasts many a sound whole one,
which by a single inadyertence is dash
ed to atoms.
The most common error of men
and women is that of looking for hap
piness somewhere outside of usef I'LL
ness. 1t never has been found when
thus sought; and never will be while
the world stands.
Great men educate each other; and
we never shall have both men and
women at the their best and greatest, un-
til we have the cream of the cream of
both sexes educating each other toward
the highest standard of all imaginable
human excellence.-EditbS inacoe.
Most people take the universe as a
matter of course. Some are reJoiced
by it, and others agonized; others still
set themselves to a patient study OF its
laws; and, lastly. there are some who
spend their lives trying to wind up this
ght-miliion-vear clock so that 1t shall
keep better time. Frances +. HsIlard.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

mistake" answered Mrs. Jawel. Il
suspected she wasn't just right any the
time"
'They were both experienced conf
dence people and jail-birds, - asserted
Peter Evans. .'Where's Sue?'
"Sick, and no wonder
ats Il wonder we amt all sick, -
muttered Mr. Jawel, biting his lip to
keep down his chagrin.
The man from Butter Flat and his
wife were lodged in prison, and the
talk lasted more than the usual nine
days over the outcome, among the
good folks OF Raisinville.
Il know'l all the time he wasn't
MUCH answered Aunt Peggy Scrogga
with toss of her gray head. and Miss
Miranda giggled and looked wise.
As for Sue, she married Peter Evans,
and her dowry was the two thousand
dollars that came SO near going out OF
the family forever through the instru-
mentality of the man from Butter
Flat, and his pretty companion, Miss
LIE Morks.' j. M. MERRILL.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
Truth the Great Requisite.

The dismissal OF reporter from the
staff of the E0ening San for reportin.
an interview which never took place
IS just what would have occurred in
any respectable newspaper office. II
is impossible for a city editor to be
personally aware of the truth of all
the matter written by his staff. He
depends upon the reporters. and his
confidence is seldom misplaced. When
it is, retribution always follows. 1t is
not light task to collect all the news
Of large city every day and present
it in a readable shape to the public.
The fact that SO few errors occur be-
speaks the efficiency and reliability ot
reporters. A great many people think
it smart to speak of those horrid.
living reporters. This is a malicious
libel. Reporters are, as class. meh
of education, experience and verac;tg.
Four-fifths Of the reaeIing matter OF
every issue Of q paper IS the worN. OF
reporters, and the few errors that an
Ear are usually the / suit Of circnm-
st;snces,that tue reporters can not cog
troll. The FIRST reqniraa, III
reputable new q. ) ll,.. ..
1sta3jatu 1Norta ai.set1e1ts.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

At once all was commotion. the
wallet and money could not be found
and what was more. Susan was missing
Miss LIE Monks was quite shocked
when she placed sealed letter in the
hand of Mr. Jawel.
''Sue never came to bed last night
and found this, which may explain
affairs suggested the soft-voiced girl.
The excited man tore open the letter
and read:
DEAR FATHER:-I love Oscar, and
l have gone with him, taking the
money that was to be mine, you know,
when l married Don't look for me.
l shall be so happy with dear Oscar.
Good-by, forever. SUSAN"
1.-The ungrateful girlr'
Mr.. Jawell tore the letter to bits and
ground them under his heel, then he
turned fereely upon Miss LIE Monks
This is a part of your work. he
grated.
ooh, no, indeed, Mr.. Jawel; I am so
shocked. Please don't look at me that
way"
Miss LIE Monks trembled, and tears
filled her eyes.
Forgive me. I'll make it warm for
that brother of yours, though, the
scoundrel!"
And then the enraged man rushed
from the house. He soon attached a
horse to light buggy and went tear
ing in pursuit of the runaways.
Ten miles from Raisinville was a
wayside inn, and here the enraged Mr..
Jawel found his daughter. She met
him with tears and sobs.
"He's gone" she moaned. 'I-I
don't know what to make of it.. He
left me here last night, and went for a
clergyman, and-and he's not re-
turned"
THANK Heaven for that" feryently
calculated Mr.. Jawel. "Now tell me
why you did this, Sue?'-
Ill thought loved Oscar"
Thought you loved the jackanapes!
Was that an excuse for robbing me?"
returned the angry man.
"Robbing you9'
Sue looked up through her tears, in
a stupefied way, as if not comprehend
ing.
Eyes, robbed me; it was nothing
less" declared Mr. Jawel.
"But didn't rob you, father, IL
"What do you mean by that?" You
took my wallet containing two thous-
and dollars from the bottom bureau
drawer"
Father, never did"
"But the note telling me that you
had eloped-'
Il never wrote one."
''Thunderation!
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

1t was all the old man could give ut
terance to then. He bundled Sue into
the vehicle and drove furiously back to
Raisinyille. His wife met them at the
| gate.
where is Miss lie Morks?" demand
| ed Jawell, sharply.
''Gone. She was completely worked
up over our trouble, and she left soon
after you did,sbut she promised to
write
Write! The jade! Nancy, we're
pair of the biggest fools in the coun-
try!''
Not waiting to explain matters, the
excited man hurried to the telegraph
Office, and sent messages to all the
towns in the vicinity, urging the
arrest of either LIE Monks or his sister.
Sue was i'll over the excitement and
took to her bed. It was not until the
next day that ray of light dawned
on the family, when bronzed young
man appeared at the house of the Jaw
els and confronted husband and wife.
Peter exclaimed bothin one breath.
The young man smiled.
You've heard of the man from But
ter Flat, reckon, Mr.. Jawel."
TO our sorrow, Pete :"
Il hope no great damage has been
done, proceeded the young man,
at the same time drawing
tan-colored wallet from his pocket,
turning it over to Mr. Jawel. II
reckon she didn't get away with any
of it. z
''She?''
Jake scaiper's wifi. They work
iAcompany. reckon the man from
B1iter Flat and his wife know how to
ugb aliases. | caught on to it, and
fifth the assistance Of il detective have
lbeen on the watch. We've cot 'em
lboth in Jail down to Butrick' 5, and I
reckon the gent from Butter Flat
won't shine around the girls in Raisin-
vile again very soon. Your wallet
was found on the person of Mrs.
Scalper, alias Miss lie Monks. Is the
money all theree'
..All here, returned Nj. Jawel, as
he opened out the contents of the wal
let. so we've been basely imposed
upon. Nancy, what do you think
nowF''
Il think that woman did make
complete fool of you. Justin, and no
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

-Fruitless is sorrow for having don,
amiss if it issue not in resolution to dc
SO no more. Bishop Horne.
God has two dwellings-one il
Heaven and the other in meek an(
| thankful heart. -Izaak Walton.
To secure contented spirit, meas
ure your desires by your fortunes. MOI
your fortunes by your desires. -Jerena
Taylor.
The seed of sacrifice brings forth
the fragrant fruit of love, and love al.
ways has in its heart the seeds of new
sacrifice. Josiah Strong.
There are sweet surprises await
ing many humble soul fighting
against great odds in the battle of a
seemingly commonplace life.-H. j.
Van Dyke.
"A thing to be thankful for is that
God so sits our prayers that only the
right ones are answered. If all the
foolish ones were granted, we would
have unspeakable suffering.
1t is not wholly satisfactory when
a man plays sharp tricks through the
week, goes to church on Sunday, pays
his pew-rent, sings a hymn, receives
the benediction' and calls it piety.
il is as difficult to pray we'll as to
live well. For prayer, rightly altered,
must reflect with perfect faithfulness
the life of the pleading SOU; AID God
can only Judge when either the lfe OF
the prayer is such us to lind acceptance
in his sight. Req. Peter S. Menzies.
Il can not tell how the living tree
gets it's flower and fruit from the dead
substance in which it is rooted and on
which it feeds; how much less can tell
how the wounds, the blood, the death
of Christ gives life to the soul dead in
trespasses and sins, and clothes it
with the fruitage of holiness.-Prof
Harrington.
Common friendships will admit of
division. One may love the beauty of
this, the good-humor of that person,
the liberality of the third, the paternal
affection of fourth and so on. But
this friendship that possesses the whole
soul, and there rules and sways with
absolute sovereignty, can admit of no
Observation-Disclosures.
We commonly think we could en-
dure trouble with composure, if we
could only see what is to be accom-
plished by enduring it. If full an
swer were given there would be no
room for faith. "What | do thou
knowest not now, but hereafter, is
explanation enough to my impatient
curiosity. That is what God demands
of faith to feel Bishop huntington.
An educated Hindoo, in Bonn bay, re-
Gently, though not himself Christian,
speaking of Christianity, said: Cast
your eyes around and around and take
a survey of the nations abroad. What |
has made England great? Christianity.
What has made the other nations of
Europe great? Christianity. What has
started our present religious Somaias
all over India? Contact with Christian
Who began female edu-
cation in Bombay? The good old Dr.
Wilson and Mrs Wilson, of beloved
and honored memory = Christians
again! Christianity has not only been
the savior of mans soul, but the re.
generation of mans habitaton on
earth. "-Nashvitle Christian Advocate.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

cloth, sported an immense Watch-chain
and jewelry that was not becoming.
he opened the eyes of the rustics,
however, with his pompous ways, and
elegant language, and he did drive the
handsomest span of bays in all that
country.
How horrid that such an elegant
gentleman should come from place
with such name." declared Mrs.
Jawel. II never can abide him on ac-
count of his relatives, who, no doubt,
are rich, but so common. Butter Flat!
The idea!''
Butter is fat just now" avowed
her visitor, Aunt Peggy Scroggs, Eve
he'd to sell mine fur shillin', and the
best o. yaller butter at that. Yes, re-
marked to the groceryman only this
mornin' eff butter'd only rise could
live in more decent shape than does,
and Mirandy says man 'atwould own
up ter comm from SIGH place as Flat
Butter can't be much nohow."
And yet Miss Miranda had been
making eyes at the man from Butter
Flat, and was jealous over the fact that
a neighbours girl had been seen riding
with the gentleman from the town
with the awkward name.
well, amt so sure about that, !"
said Mrs. Jawel coming to the defense
of the gentleman. '.Some smart men
have come from low-down places, and
] ain agoin' to pass judgment till I
know some thing more of the fellow. "
..Wal, know all wanter of him.
avowed Aunt Peggy, shutting her false
teeth with click. 81 wouldn't allow
a gal O. mine to speak to SIGH a critter.
AS told Mirandy, thar's no KNOWN
what sort of man he is. Mebbe, for
aught we know, he's got q wife or d
dozen of 'em for that matter. No, no;
] amt agoin to trust strangers, 'spe-
cially them that put on SIGH style, and
make believe they'r re some.
The old woman went forth shaking
her head and muttering.
Sour grapes. Au@t Peggy sneered
Mrs. Jawell, as the door closed on the
ample proportions Of her visitor.
And it was sour grapes with Mrs.
Jawel as well, although she would not
admit it even to herself at the time.
The man from Butter Flat continued
TO keep the feminine hearts in a futter
throughout all Raisinville. He was
pre-eminently a ladies man, and dis
pensed his favors with seeming impair
TALLY.
At length, however, he setssA aa5Ea.s
TO frequenting one house that Of the
Jawels. Mr.. Jawel was the nabob of
Raisinville, and his daughter Sue an
only child and quite. an heiress. More
than dozen country swains had
mooned at her feet and gone away in
despair.
There was a fiutter in the household
when the man from Butter Flat began
having attention to Miss Sue. Mrs
.Jawel was delighted, and counseled her
daughter to make sure of the gentle
man, since he might be a count or duke
disguise, who could tellP
He is quite as likely to be jail
bird on an adyenturer, sneered MT.
Jawel, who was nothing II not cynical
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
THE WOMEN RULE.

In Faderland, the story goes,
young man, level-headed,
Unto rich mans daughter Rose
One happy day was welded.
And then, like many others, he
Commenced at once to school her,
But found, to his surprise, that she
BY nature was his ruler.
He sought her pa. ''Take back your child
I'm bossed like any goose, Or
Wives always rule the old man smiled,
"And wise men let them do So"
Slut for fresh young husbands needs
I've cure that's able;
Take sixty eggs and seven steeds-
The best within my stable"
"And where the husband rules beg
You'll leave horse treasure,
But-where the wife rules leave an egg
Then tell me of your pleasure.
The youth with eggs and horses grand
Upon his errand started,
And, as he journeyed through the land,
Egg after egg departed.
Bis sixty eggs to sixty wives
In sixty homes he carried,
Where sixty men led happy lives
Ruled by the ones they'd married.
Although the youth searched far and wide
And used his best resources,
Though high and low he bravely tried
He still kept all the horses.
at last he sought warrior bold
Who reyeled in battle,
And had no end of land and gold,
And governed men like cattle.
The young man ventured in his hall
Like Jack before the giant;
Beside this mighty hero tall,
His little wife looked plant.
81 want that black horse'' grufay cried
The soldier. mo! I'd rather
The white one keep his wife replied,
'''Twill nicely do for mother"
Just as you say, the great man WINGED.
The youth no longer tarried,
And drove the horses home, convinced
That women rule-when married
II G. Dodge, In Goodalrs Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

Corn Soup.-One can sweet corn,
one pint and half of milk; flour, one
tables. Don; butter, one tablespoons;
egg, one; salt, one teaspoon; celery,
one sprg; pepper. Heat the sweet
corn and celery slowly in the milk till
it reaches the boiling point. Rub but,
ter and flour together and add to the
milk, then the salt and pepper. Beat
the egg and pour it into the tureen'
strain the soup and pour it upon 1t
Good Cheer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

Mother, have You had my wallet,
the long one that put in the bottom
Of the bureau drawer last weekp Ithad
two thousand dollars in it, the money
] was to give Sue when she married
Pete Evans articulated the nabob, as
he confronted his wife.
Il haven t touched your wallet, Il re-
turned Mrs. Jawel.
s.Then I'm robbed!''
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
SUSCEPTIBLE SUE.
Or, The Man From Butter Flat
A True Story.
written for this Paper.1

II soon won his way
with the good peo-
pie of Raisinville.
He was notin every
sense a progresses
ing man. He was
small of statue,
with deep-set gray
eyes, and mon
strous beard for one
so small. He wore
the best broad
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

Cocoanut Cake: Two cups of sugar,
three cups of flour, two thirds Of a cup
of butter, one cup of sweet milk, the
white of five eggs, two teaspooniuls OF
baking powder. Bake in layers. Fill
ing for the above cake: Take one pint
Of sweet milk, half cup of sugar, one
egg, three teaspoonfuls of corn starch
and cook thoroughly. Stir in this one.
era ed cocoanut and spread between
the cakes.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

Observations are now being taken
through the Lig telescope OF the LICK
Observatory at Mt Hamilton nssi San"
francisco. Cal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-09-06
Don't XIII the Old Hons.

When hens are shedding feathers they otter
stop LAYING and grow fat. Most people consider
| fat, a sign of health. The fattening Of moultinl
| hens however as with some people produces de
bity rather than health. Many OF the wors
cases of roup are contracted, while the hens are
mOuting.
The food of mouting hens, if largely vegeta
! BILE il flt-forming, and not required for growing
| feathers. Therefore cOrn-fed hens get very fat
They need more nitrogen and phosphate elc-
! ments in their food when montlng which II not
| supplied they stop LAYING, because the growing
| feathers have used ALL and left heterogeneous
matter to form eggs. At this season, killing
old hens add relying on young pullets is greet
mistake where people have few hens and late
pulets. Because, if properly fed the hens will
have their new plumage and lay well all winter
while the puliets unless specially treated may
| not commence laying until spring, when high
prices for eggs have fallen one-haf. Again an old
hens egg will hatch more vigorous chicken
than n pullets egg.
John X. Jones, Sufield, Conn.,, breeder of
prize winning Notified Javas, says:
~ find Sheridan's Condition Powder fed once
daily in the food, is very valuable for moulting
hens. have used it two years for exhibition
birds. 1t assists in growing new feathers,
makes the combs n bright red, and gives rich
gloss to the plumage. 1t will also make hens
lay and the eggs hatch we'll find when other
egg foods are used in quantities to force egg
production the eggs do not hatch.
The above is the experience of many people
in using Sheridans Powder. If fed to young
pulets now as directed, they will begin to lay
before six monts old. Commence at once using
Sheridan's Powder 1t helps old hens through
moultng and gets the pullets in laying trim
before the season of high prices. Eggs will sell
very high this fall and winter. Therefore be
ready to get all you can.
|. S. johnson K Co., % Custom House st.
Boston, Mass, sole makers of Sheridan's Con-
dtion Powder to make hens lay, will send to
any address for one two cent stamp, testimonials
with full information how to make few hens
pay we'll also how to obtain Sherdans powder.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-09-06
Hoys and Horses.

The agricultural editor of the Weekly
Press is of the opinion that good horse
will go farther toward keeping boy on a
farm than almost any other influence that
can be brought to bear upon him. The
average boys visions of future happiness
have horse or a gun in the foreground
A gun is not always the best thing for
him to have and when the choice lies be-
tween the two you can usually get the
boy to compromise on the horse is right
in the line of business, and instead of
drawing his youthful master from his
duties, gives him renewed interest in the
work in which they both bear a part.
There is something wrong with the boy
who does not love a good horse when he
has chance to. The average young
American warns up to the noble animal
naturally, and very little encourage
ment and instruction makes him horse
man, This is a good tendency to en-
courage. A boy will learn nothing bad
of good horse, and his leisure time
might be spent In far worse company
| The farmer boys horse should be an in
telligeut, wide awake animal; one he car
ride, drive or work with plcasure-il
fact q business horse, for few farmer
feel that they can afford to keep a hors
simply to ride or drive. 1t Is surpisin.
how much drudgery boy will go through
cheerfully with n team that he can fee
justly proud of. Fathers are apt to giv'
the boys the poorest team the poOres
tools on the place to work with, but it i:
"A bad policy if the boys are to be en-
couraged to become good farmers. /
once they become Disguised with farm
work. the chances that the dislike
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-09-06
Early FattenIng Of Pigs.

Young growing hogs should not BE-
heavily grain fed, especially as in thi'
country grain usually means corn, On
the other hand, relying wholly on pasture
is almost equally bad. Pigs in clover has
passed into an euphemism for the heigh
of pig prosperity, but the idea in an in
fusion. If the pig in clover gets nothing
else ii will do more squealing than grow
ing. But the clover makes an eXcellen
base on which to build a substantial ration
Grass is just as good, and on an old ricl
sod is even better than clover, as 1t does
not dry up in midsummer. The pig eats
more and wastes and muses. less. On
grass as the foundation the farmer car
now build up delightful variety for the
pig in refuse potatoes, small apples, the
Trimmings of the beets, or after these are
gone some of the main crop, and pump
kins. Any or all of these boiled and
then mixed while hot with bran, corn and
oatmeal or in fact anything nutritious,
will make dish that will give the pig the
variety that it Graves, and so exercise its
digestive organs that they can endure the
heavier strain of high grain feeding when
the time for that has come.