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St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
THE OLD MILL.


There's tumble-down mill on the edge of the
wood,
Where the brook madly leaps to the valley
below;
The parrerries grow where the miller's house
stood,
And close to the doorstep ths wild roses
blow.
Long, long years ego, when my fancy was
young,
stood by tne mill-wheel and watched it 60
ronne;
] heard the strange song that the foaming
hume sung
The song of the brook that was oceanward
bound.
How dearly Ionged that ], too, might be free
From the tasks of the school.boy the duties
OF home,
And singing my way to the beautiful sea,
With nothing to do but to sing and TO roam !.
All, little knew of the ships and the mills
The tasks of the waters that oceanward flow
My life was the brook-life far back in the hills,
And boyhecd,s bright visions were all could
know.
And uow I've returned to the scene that /
loved
The tumble-down mill and the reck fretted
brook;
Oh, that the swift stream OF my life had not
moved,
Save over the a,tll-wheel, as backward 1
look!
1longed 10 be free, now long to be bound
The river would fain be brook on the hill.
On, Ssu!d | exchange for the oceans deep
sound
The creak of the wheel in the tumble-down
mill
james Buckham, in Good HousekeeptrG
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

ever hope to be I 10y al your feet.
May have the unspeakable felicity Of
looking upon you as my future wife. p"
This was Jonas maiden speech, F"
and he felt relieved of q ponderons toad
when he paused for reply, u and wiped
the psfspiration from his forehead.
Mrs. B. looked confounded for an in.
slant, then springing to her feet, she
exclaimed:
''Me your wife? Your all at nay feets
Mr., jerks, explain yourselfl''
Mr.: Barker, who was just entering
the door, overheard only the last ex:
clamation Of Mrs. B.
"What is the natter" said he, rush
ing into the room, and gazing alter
nately at his wife (who leaned against
the wall, looking like q ,naniac), and
at his friend ttdnas, who sat on the edge
Of tis chair, his hands upon his knees,
and his mouth and eyes as wide open
as If he had just been shaken out of a
visit from a nightmare!
What does THE aneshF' again in
quired ri. Barker, with earnestness.
MEAN? Mean, sir? You know as
well as do" said the astonished bach
elor. "Your sister appears to have
taken sudden fright at something
something's don't know what"
''My sister? That is my wife!"
"That your wifer' screamed Jonas.
"Why have you deceived me thusP"
mo one has deceived you. If you
have deceived yourself, that is not my
fault, surely. That is my wife! This
is my sister," pointing to the lady that
had just entered. -
eyes," said Miss B., 'you have made
a slight mistake, that is all. But no
matter now, it is explained in season. !"
Jonas was struck dumb. He rose,
seized his hat, made low bow, and
very shortly annihilated the space be-
tween the Bankers and his Bachelors
hail.
It was not many moments before he
sat by blazing fire, built of dickies,
scent bags, white gloves, gilt-edged
paper, curling tongs, tooth brush and
other superfluous articles for a
bachelors toilet, which lay in his way.
OF what he thought, said or did,
after that time, we can give no ac-
count. for he was the same old bachelor
as before-living alone, eating alone,
sleeping alone and keeping all his
secrets within his own premises; but as
Mrs. Barker CHANGED to be his first
love, no doubt she was his last
Yankee Blade.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
A Valuable Remedy.

BRANDETH's PILLS purify the Blood
stimulate the Liver, strengthen the Kid
neys, regulate the Bowels. They were in,
troduced in the United States in 1885 Since
that time over fifty millions of boxes of
BRASDRETHs Pulls have been consumed.
This, together with thousands of convinc
ing testimonials from all parts of the
world, is positive evidence of their value
BRASDRETH's PILLS are purely vegetable,
absolutely harmless, and safe to take at
any time.
Sold in every drug and medicine store
either plain or sugar coated.
ECONOMY is wealth; wealth breeds ex-
travagance; therefore economy is the
mother OF extravagance.-HGrp Bdzar.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
An Important Industry Checked:

This disaster occurs when digestion is in
terrupted. 1t is the business of the stom
ach to manufacture the raw material, food,
into blood, the fertilizing tide that bears
vigor to the most distant parts of the diges-
of strength, organic disorder ensue. Hos.
letters Stomach Bitters impels the stomach
to renewed labor. Seek the Bitters if
troubled with constipation, rheumatism,
malaria and kidney complaint.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

a GREAT mistake perhaps was made when
DR.. Sherman named his great remedy
Prickly Ash BITTERs; but it is presumed
that at that time all remedies for the blood,
ETC., were called Bitters. Had he called it
Prickly Ash Regulator" Curative" or
almost anything but Bitters, it undoubtedly
would have superseded all other prepare
tons of similar character The name Bit
ters is misleading; it is purely a medicine,
and can not be used as beverage.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

Now THAT the rush of the summer work il
somewhat over, we desire to call attention
to some matters looking forward to profita-
BILE work for the fall months, and through
the winter. Write to B. F. johnson & Co.,
1909 Main ST., Richmond, Va, and they will
show you how to do a grand work, which
can be made permanent thing.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
A BACHELORS WOOING.
Making q Queer Mistake, He Con.
cludes Not to Wed.


cludes Not to Wed.
The hero Of our sketch we will call
Jonas Jenks. A natural feeling OF
sympathy forbids our using his real
nane, and as he is an extremely sen.
sltive old gentleman, he might not care
to be made subject of merriment for
our readers.
Jonas jerks was what all the world
would cali q ''clever fellow but be-
yond that, his good qualities were few.
lie Was looked upon with the same
feeling that you would regard the
stump of an old tree that neither bore
leaves to shade you in summer nor
fruit to pay for its keeping through
the winter. He was styled neither
wise, useful nor agreeable. He was
not agreeable, because he did not
make himself entertaining to the ladies.
lie was not useful, for he never looked
beyond his immediate personal wants;
and he showed great lack of wis
dom in living forty years alone, when
he might have been blessed with
"God's best gift to man"-woman.
lie did not acquire wealth, because it
needed two heads like his to make
money and take care of it. He was
ever dropping his buttons In the street,
and spending money for pins; he wore
mis- stockings without heels or toes,
and ate from his unwashed dishes day
by day, all for the want of a little
energy to look around for wife.
- Still Jonas was clever fellow, and
at that age even, his friend, Otis
Barker, thought he would make an
excellent husband for his sister, who
was yet on the sunny side of thirty,
and still looking quite youthful. Call
ing on the bachelor in his solitary
abode one morning, Otis found him
crouching over the stove and looking
downeast and sad.
jonas said he, Il think I know
what ails YOU
What malsas you think any thing
ails mep" grdr1 eplied the bachelor.
Because y0u are not lively and
happy. You arr lonely, and want
society. No one enjoys life without
some friends. In short, you want a
wife; and my advice to you is to get
married. Y
"Ah, that is very good advice, my
friend; but / have got along these
forty years without wife, and / guess
] shall have to finish out the rest in the
same way
Because you have been fool forty
years 10 no reason why you should be
a greater one for the next forty, or as
many as you may live, which, think,
is quite likely to be sixty"
''Hem!-well; Gesting aside) I do
believe If / han taken wife twenty
years ago, shoul6Aave been quite as
well off for it nowput who would
think of marrying d old-fashioned
man with the wrinkles a1is cheeks
Of forty winterspn -.
20, that is nothi 4 s. + n
There is many a 4 + =
would jump at ths It |(I| !
herself Mrs. Jenkss ||l
4 don't want a @.| d + = & S
IT ever do get a NJ hi
the family for he Il g
some sprightly Il
twenty. do not X b
tempted. But thi /
know nothing ADD |B
not think of put
Sunday night ii
till midnight II
be paying To " &
vance, -
well, Jonas.
that you are
truth was lsr q
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

An authority estimates that since
1846 immigrants to this country from
Europe have sent back to the. mother
country two hundred million dollars
Of their earning in the United States,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

BRILLIANT talents are captivating and
pleasing; yet nothing makes man so truly
an object Of admiral; on as the manifesto
ton of virtue. This is the brightest gem
that can be worn by human nature. 1t is
far better to be good than to be simply
greatly, T. IndeDerllent
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

CROOKED work will always bring mar
into straights. -PHtsburgh Chronicle.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

THE keeper of deaf and dumb asylum
understands the mute ability of man.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

thank you. shall be very glad to-
see you. Z
The friends parted, and Jonas thick
head was full Of new ideas throughout
thssday.
AZ SIX o'clock he stood before his
mirror-a triangular piece Of broken
ioolsing-glass adjusting his dress for
me anticipated visit He had already
i'ied on several dickies, bad parted his
1 hair N four different lines, besides
naVing scraped nearly all the enamel
tom his tobacco.stained teeth, ana
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

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St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20

A WELL COVERED head may be poorly
Gltoi
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

Ihdue used tarO bot
ties Of Ely's Cream
Balm and consider
myself cured: SUI
fered 20 gears from
cdtdrrh and cdtdrTh-
al headache, and this
Is the first remedy
that afforded lasting
relief. d. T.Hi0gir-
SON, f45 Lake St.,
Chicago, III.
A particle is applied Il
able. Price 30 cents at d
90 cents, ELY BROTHE
St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-20
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
ANECDOTES OF N1CPFADy
!. and Ms. Bancroft's "reminiscences.

From Mr. ana MrS. BancfOftS "reminiscences
For long time his health had been enfeebled ana
HIS visits to London TO place himself under
the care of Sir Henry Thompson He finally visited
a theatre one OF these occasions, when he Yielded
although then very nrm TO the persuasons Of Charles
Dickens" and Wilkie Collins go with them Ia spc
Fechtcr play his own old part OF Claude Melnotte I'm
tho Lady of LyOns' Macready sat In silence nearly
all the evening, and when the curtain fell ne merely
muered Very pretty music" II is dangerous 10 tel
anecdotes of any known actors OF the past lest they
should before have been In print, which doubtless il
the with story told 10 us years ago by one of tho
past generation OF tragcdians Macrcady was playn,
Hamlet in a country theatre. and during ,ebeafsaiS
had severely found fault with the actor. a local
favorte who took the part OF the King that his Majesty
determined at night TO be revenged upon great man
by Keeling. when stabbed by Hamlet 10 tho centre of
the stage Unstead Of remaining at the bach and fan
ing dead upon the very spot Macrcady had reserved
for his final acting before he expired IN Horatios
arms Macready sroaned and punted " Die further
up tho stage, SIR What arc you doing down hero,
sir?' Get up and die elsewhere sir7 when 10 tho
amazement Of the audience the King sat bolt upright
upon the stage and said Look here Mr. Nacready you
had your way at the rehearsal, but Pm king now, and
l shall die where Iplcase" ~
A hardy old walked up to a In Mama
corned day this week. and the thing tubled over
backward 1t was plain OF frightened TO ceath-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
A PARRors JUDGMENT OF TWO PARoQUE rs.

The following parrot story is vcuched for by an eye
and ear witness The bird belonged Hermann, the
magician his tolets equaled only by his WICKED
ness During absence OF the owner from home the
psrrot was left the OF friend and for while his
cage hung outside window where he gave lessons III
profanity TO the crowds OF children who gathered on the
sidewalk neghbor had pair OF little green paro-
Duets and IL was decided 70 introduce them TO the big
bird and see he could be got express opinion Oh
them when their cage put his own the parrot
looked at them critically for Time and them climbing
down from his perch and reaching claw through the
bars OF his cage az far he couil said impatenuy
Hang 'efn let me have EN- !" The experiment was
voted and the paroQues put any nearer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

stIIkes Tor sehit and foul the fence for a
,homer run he Will make desparing fifteen minutes
tourney back to first principles and scribble da
grams on The backs OF tho cards
~ Now there's COnnOr.. says tho martyr soothlngly.
on see he's hit the pitcher for a singlc.n
,h but didn't see him hit the pitcher / thought
inc pitcher came hitting him.
We'll mean he made a base-hlt There, hos
steallng second on the catcher
But don't see why he'd want to steal anything.
nna now can he steal anything from the catcher at
h us,ancel / don't believe I'll understand
NJ. ,., nord game It's too complicated for me' signs
Maria, reproachfuily
but The martyr Is callOus now. "Nos he answers
desperately. :" don't believe you ever VIII French
Gated science like baseball f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
VALVE OF PURE WATER FOR TIE KIDNEYS

ITOIH Ilb Sanitary Ira.
Natures safe Cure for kidney diseases-and many
others-is strictly purified water So Important ~
health is strict purity in water that IL may be reason
ably presumed that OF the causes of the remark.
able Increase of kidney complaints Is the increasin
impurity of water consequent upon our multiplying
population, manufactures, etc. Says Professor
Charles Mayr
"Of the thousands OF chemical compounds and
waste products formed in the human system. many
require pure water for their solution and elimination
and water overloaded with salts etc a, ayera I'd,
wcll-water Will not work satisfactorily
Those who have drunk pure water do not realize
what an effect such water has upon the Kidneys its
better than that of acetates nltrates opates
alcohol, and for people with tendency 10 Kidney
waters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

There ia littlo doubt that the club VIII have 10 secu
new grounds spring, and The Tribune Is e"do''
automatically where the future nome Rfouu "
the club will be- Many predictions have cerh niau'
about where the future playing gronds OF inc "'a'
would be- but most them have been wide OF the mara
The fayOrlte prediction that the grounds "ouo
located above the Harlem River while others housn'
tina old Metropo,an gronds az One-hundred and sixth
st. and Flrstave would be used Others suggos'eu
Brooklyn the haven OF refuge. Few thought Oh Nc"
Jersey where the club will ultimately Co loca''u'
New-York nine will probably play Its home games hc~
wear at Oakland Park, Jersey City, the present nome
grounds OF the Jersey City club. The latter ciuo VIII
secure grounds at IIoboken. With the improved tFdF
cling facilities which Will be ready In jersey Cly neA'
year. the average New-Yorkr will be able TO ges 10 YAK
land Park much quicker than he can to the PoIo
at present John b. Day already holds long leas' VI
Oakland Park so that there will be no difficulty IN s'
curing the grounds for the local CLUB wheh ne "n A
,ccJersov furnished baseball grounds for tho famous old
mines Of long ago. and It will also furnish GROUNDS iO e
baseball batter5 In future years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
A GEls.

From The Boston Transcript
Another gem from the public school;
small boy, required TO write sentence containing
the word hominy." produced the folowing:
uVainy marbles have your. 1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

MANAGER Watkins and his Detroit " WORD champions
left the city for the West last night lie Is H'ppy anu
confident his nine Will be able TO hold nrs' Pa0o "
the League race again this year lie THINKS 'Na' .o
League circuit year will be materially cnaNso io
saws wOul1 not surprised to see Oihein'' ON
the place Of indianapolis in the West ana D'ooA' ~
into WashlngOns place In the last Ho S'' ~
these changes made tho League VIII nave
baseball organization, and that 1t would be linpoS ~
any OF the clubs to lose money. In SPEAKING Vi ''o
chances Of the several clubs IN the League r'ce' u ~
" We do fear Boston at all. The cluo hNi'ou w ~
too rapid gait was confident they could not yep IL
up. No; the Boston club will not WIN 'no 'P
ship come anywhere near It az least thas u ny p
ION. The New-York club has some great Pi'9e''' ~
the team is not steady enough TO win the pehh'"' '
payers to lack enthusiasm. Inc OniV'so OiuO ~
dangerous undoubtedly and will give US h'u I"eu iof
the prize. Anson's men play great gaiic' Inv -"
1elphia club will also up before 'ho Se''o . M
older, and IA likely to give the leaders mueh "OuO' ~
only trouble that have not enough extra on " 'a'
in case any OF my regular men are in!uto oA ,'
US at present. Brouthers and Bennett nave oee u'O,
play for and have not hau ~. "
stItutes to put in their places why u . No. La, -
extra men to call upon that the Ne"-io'h o'uo '
would win the pennant in walk De'rOs - NV ~. Nv,
York however, and cannot AFFORD 10 ear'y ni'o VI @
extra men as your club does The chances ho" ' ~
Detroit and Brooklyn will contest for the "Oriu 'H'
ponshp next fall"
80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

prcsuming that Mr.. Baxter might be one OF ,hoso
sn,tbern Democrats WHO eyIcct &c see th's Nui'i"
istraton defeated at the coming election, maze an
,nouiry in that direction to which ne reSponuou
You will think 1t is strange after what haVc sA'u
that shall predict the reelection OF President O'c'c
land Nevertheless I think he Will bc re-eiec'cu'
Let me predict furthermore that expect 10 sec 'no
soutb continne TO rule this country Tor inc ncAV
twenty-five years, because 1t is the dominant ar"
certain element upon which the Democratic parry can
rely The South, predict, will be the Hches' par
Of this country in spite Of the war. lheio arc nol
uilllonaircs I'm tho Southern States to-day thah 'hcc
were before 1850 The South has more wealth. ooun'
ing stable quantity, than 1t then nan '"'N0 .s,
There arc dozen men in Tennessee WHO a'o W."
a million dollars and many more VINO are 'o"'''s uP
to that standard Their wealth IS being accuii
by dnt Of personal cndeavOr and excrtoh "hi'" %
beneficial to the themselves, maHng ,ho"' SUI
strong aud scfreliant 1t has none OF inc oiu saw
system that was inclined TO make them a'ioha,''
domneenng, enevated, fful at times anu o,i ~
Any man who has given observation to te mau, , ma; -
readily judge the difference between thc oo ~ ~, Va
Old and the South Of today. There IS such 'inS
as New South and II is rapidly becoming inc oluai
of any other section Of the country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17
WHAT Ais THE GLANTS7
EASILY DISCOURAGED BY REvERsEs.
PREDICTION THAT THE NINE WILL PLAY IN
JERSEY CITY NEXT SEASON


90 many people have been asking lately, What "a
the matter with the Gansr that the writer determined
10 solve this solemn problem, II possible Manager James
Mutfe' Us the most interested person. first one
sought out Mutrie does not sit the PAYERS Lcich
anu give MS men quiet tips many other managers do
He generally Tolls around grand stand but has his
ey's open all the sime. Ills face Is study during
match If the local players ahead, Mutre is all
hnhes ana beams pleasantly upon all his acqualnances
ii inc New-Yorks have lead which seems to insure
lhen victory Mutrie Will generally make his way to
the western entrance Of the grand stand, where he Will
fehaih until the game Is completed Many people
ready 10 testify that tho local managers chest expands
several Inches upon such occasions H. however, the
called Giants get behind and being defeated
Mu.e must dive down under the grand stand and mat
ter now diligently his friends search for him. they seldom
ma hm During the recent fall of the Giants Mure
Kept out OF sight 1t said that he had remained in
the clubhouse, and wrung his hands continually. On
Ihursday Mutre came down to the grand stand and the
New-Yorkers won the first game in played. John
Day also feels the defeat OF the club keenly lie
takes single defeat matter Of course and mentally
charges the disaster to the uncertainty baseball Three
or four straight defeats said him trouble
some attack Of dyspepsia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

1t might be suggested that there is no danger OF 'oc
being arrested for cruelty to insects lie can't even
catch ny Should he run race with shail he "OuAu
not hurt the little crawiers coneeIt by beating hh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

1t IS only fair to the cwYork players TO say that
the team crippled nearly all last week by the
absence of two Of the older players. The two diff
cult positions Of ShOrtshop and third-basc had TO be
filed bv with little experience there this season..
James ORourke, the bridgeport lawyer was called on
to take the unucker Of the two thirdbasc. He had
hurt his hand badly while catching the week before
and was forced to use two big gloves. So he made
some bad throws and fumbes. O'Rourke is humor-
list in his way however lie took his failures good
naturedy, and Is said TO have remarked after one OF
the games: Il don't blame anybody for getting the
liver complaint up here I'd die Of heart disease If l
had TO play on thrd-base much longer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-17

The local followers Of baseball have been consderao
disturbed lately over the efforts OF the Park Commission
ers to have Polo Grounds fence torn down. Wheh ts
is done IL means the opening
st. through OF the plot Of ground ana inc U.s.
lessness OF the famous old field for future Daseba pu
poses The Metropolitan Exhibition Company, when con-
trolls the grounds secured Injunction which compeleu
the Park Board let the fence alone Tor the present
The case was to up FOR trial on THURSDAY IN INC
Supreme Court Chambers. 1t was postponed, however,
until tomorrow. The company has ample legai au'icS
claims to have spent many thousands OF dollars IN ts
I'D the grounds and hold lease on the place when
does not expre for some time The stockholders
Will, OF course, make hard fight to retain posSsso
They think that they VIII be aoie 70 ho'u 'io
grounds until the close OF the present baseball season a
least President Day claims that the property owners III
the neghborhOod do object TO tho POLO "rouuS anu
have no desire the street opened through 'ho
ground. Just at present II IL were desirable 10 take
popular vote this question, the result coun DC e'u'
guessed Tho average small boy would gather votes Ior
baseball and tho Polo Grounds with alarming enthusiasm
DESTROYING the grounds the removal OF inc nho
outside Of the city limits