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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25
HlNDOO HOME LIFE.
Household Duties Almost Wholly Limited
to Cooking Nice Dishes.

to Cooking Nice Dishes.
1t is noteworthy that there is no word
in the Hindustani language that signifies
home. There are the house, the house
hold, the dwelling; but no home! The
son is always expected to bring his
bride to his fathers house. If there
are several sons in a family, the house
hold become large one by the time
they are all married. Every house,
when practicable, is built around all
open space, or courtyard, the entrance
to which is secured by a strong gate. A
room is set apart for the special use of
each family composing the household,
although, as a rule, all the men eat to-
gether, and afterward the women do the
same, but they store their own property
in their private rooms.
The house, if that of poor man, is
built of mud or sun-dried bricks; if that
of a rich man, it is built of kiln-dried
bricks, in substantial manner. There
is usually one room, at least, set apart
for the men, where they may receive
visits from their friends without the
privacy of the domestic circle being
invaded. There is a well, or small
tank, in the courtyard, and perhaps a
few flowers for idol worship. If there
are cows, horses or goats belonging to
the family, they are stabbed in this in
closure. All the work of the family is
performed in it, except perhaps the
washing and sewing, which are done
outside by persons of those casts. The
women Of the family never go outside
except when properly accompanied,
guarded and yelled.
The household duties are almost
wholly limited to cooking. Ladies of
high caste and wealth do not disdain
this work. To prepare nicely seasoned
and well-cooked dishes for the house.
hold, especially for the lords of the
manor, is their highest ambition. They
believe this to be the straight road to
paradise, 4. e., by pleasing their hus-
bands; and Hindu women have learned
that good dinners are a certain means
to that end. There are usually servants
to do all the preparatory and clearing
up work, but the critical operation of
the food for eating is often,
indeed usually, performed by the deli
cate hands of the ladies of the house
hold. The meals are but two in num-
Der, breakfast about midday, and dim
ner in the evening. - Denorests
Monthly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

Some people have positive mania
for matchmaking. Whether from
want of better employment, or because
they believe, like Mrs. Jellyby, that
they have a great and glorious mission,
they are never happier than when
scheeming and contriving to dispose
matrimonially of one or other of their
young acquaintance. They regard all
their unmarried friends, especially
their unmarried lady friends, with an
eye of compassionate solicitude; and
their ingenuity is continually on the
rack to discover what they can do for
this, that or the other, in the way of
providing him or her with a partner for
life Like most other busy-bodies,
these missionary match-makers, as we
might call them, do world of mis-
chief. They NEEDLE, and plot, and
manage where they have no right
whatever to interfere, and are seldom
deferred by a sense of responsibility
which attaches to any one influencing
and encouraging young people in such
a serious matter. On the contrary they
think nothing of ignoring, and even at
tempting to override, the opinion Of
parents and others upon whom the
direct responsibility ought to devolve.
Match-makers of this description are
usually less concerned about the future
of their young friends than about the
diversion and excitement of a certain
sort which they themselves derive from
the part they play in experimenting
and promoting the negotiations, and the
subsequent Importance they will be able
to assume as the persons who have
been mainly instrumental in bringing
about the match. So long as they are
enabled to play out their favorite game.
they bestow but little thought upon the
possible consequences. If the match
prove to be an unfortunate one, thew
exhibit a remarkable facility in dis
claiming all responsibility. They re-
call the many words of counsel and of
caution they had given; and to hear
them speak, one would suppose that
they had done every thing in their
power to dissuade the young people
from marrying, instead of having done
all they could to encourage them. If,
however, the marriage is a happy one,
they are seldom slow to claim a full
share OF credit for the part they have
played, and find constant opportunities
to remind the young couple and their
friends how much all this present
felicity is due to their foresight and
sagacity.
No sensible person does voluntarily
undertake the Office of matchmaker.
Mothers with q numerous following OF
daughters have the Office thrust upon
them to a certain extent whether they
will or not; but theirs is a very differ
ent case from that of the person who
takes to matchmaking as sort of |
recreation or pastime, or, still worse. |
as a mission. 1t may be said that
mothers would often be much better
employed, and would really be doing
more for the best interests of their
girls, If they devoted the same amount
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25
SOLDIER JACK.

The True Story of an Army Dog-His Re-
markable Intelligence and Amusing
Ways.
Far out on Western Texas prairie
near the site of a now deserted military
post, there stands at the head of a little
mound an irregularly cut stone. One
of its sides is smoothed, and on it is
traced the following:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

-1n. New York women, married ones
amossg> them, are becoming real estate
eSfs, druggists, clerks, doctors, law
yerFeand BARRIERS, as <>en as type
writers,2orists, milnr-rfs and actresses.
In anoth r geanei, it is thought
that the DuPYGk home will have
passed out OF e2 fence entirely.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25
GLADSTONE AS A BOY,
decreasing "reminiscences of yenera-
BILE St. Louis LADY,


BILE St. Louis Lady.
Mrs. Hughes, of 1915 Delmar avenue,
knew the Right Hon. William E. Glad.
stone when he was a school boy. Look
ing at Mrs. Hughes to-day one can cas-
lily understand how the sturdy English
stock insures bodily and mental vigor
in the seventies. An American guess
at the age of this well-preserved,
strong-nerved, clear-minded lady would
fall short by a dozen or fifteen years.
It is more than sixty years since she
was a school girl in Liverpool and Bill
Gladstone was rollicking youth.
1.-The Gladstones were merchants, z"
said Mrs. Hughes, recalling something
of the ex-Premier's boyhood as she
knew it. They lived in a fine
part Of Liverpool facing a park. l was
little girl of six or seven attending a
girls school some distance from my
home. Bill Gladstone went to boys
school not far from ours. Our paths
crossed. Coming home from school we
had to go along way which the boys
from the other school also went. They
used to amuse themselves chasing us.
We were afraid of them. | remember
Bill Gladstone as one of the boys who
used to do this. We would run as hard
as we could. When he caught any of
us he would toss us up over
his shoulder or do something to scare
us. There were other boys worse
and some ouieter than he was. l re-
member him as a boy of medium size,
strong and full of spirits. He had a
Scotch look about him. He was then
thirteen or fourteen, perhaps. There
wasn't any thing remarkable about him,
and | should never have remembered
about his running after us little girls
and soaring us if he hadn't become so
prominent afterwards.
my people went away from Liver
pool to Wales, and I was gone seven
years" Mrs Hughes continued. when
| came back Bill Gladstone was stand
ing in some borough, have forgotten
Just where, for Parliament. I remem-
Der people talked about it great deal
because he was so young. He could
not have been much more than of age
don't remember that he had studied
for any profession. Perhaps he had
come home from the university and
entered the mercantile business in which
the family was engaged. However that
was can't remember, but know there
was a good deal of talk about so young a
nan going to Parliament. But he was
elected, and he went on being success
ul right along in politics. came to
his country in 1851, and as Mr.. Glad
stone became more and more promi-
nent my memory would go back again
ind again to the time when he was Bill |
Gladstone, in Liverpool. amusing him
elf by chasing little girls going home |
rom school, and tossing them in the |
lir st. Louis Globe Democrat
The names and locations of the |
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

Take the poorest and most
wretched-looking hamlet in America, -
says one who has made the tour, cover
run it with dogs and beggars, furnish
it with fifty thousand rank smells and
two dirty hotels, and you have some
thing to compare with one of the
beautiful Italian villages our people
rave about"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

Two artes IN wells, recently sunk
in Sonoma Valley, Cal, are considered
to be worth not less than $40, 900 each.
One of them flows 10000 gallons of
water per day and the other 100000.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25
RAILWAY DEPOT SCENE.

Going East to the rock bound coast,
Going We st to the setting sun,
Going North like mighty host
Going South each and every one
Rushing like a river.
What hurry, what furry,
Constant hustle, fieetest rustic,
Like the leaves in culver.
So the line Of travels sweeping
Through the railway depot, heaping
Baggage everywhere.
Has some Pharaoh been setting
Free the multitude unnumberedf
Have oppressor's rods been heavys
Fleeing ones are surely numbered
With their earthly care.
Boxes, bundles, each one trundles
Bag or baggage trunk or package,
Precious things and rare
Who. if any, homes are keeping,
While this caravan is sweeping
Over rail aud stream:
Old and young, and strong and feeble,
Maid and matron side by side,
Robust sons of Anak grasping
Crying babe. the family pride,
Crying boldly, crying loud.
Loudly chatting and combating,
W 4''+l @ % NHNt4iS W HHt IL
Mid the eager earnest crowd.
Babe scarce was worse confusion;
aBalaam's pet is no intrusion
In this noisy hum.
Some to meet their loved ones coming
Anxious faces look in vain
Some to pass the summer outing
Ihey may not return again,
Save in sorrow save in wee
Cheeks that wrinkle. eyes that twinkle,
Laughter merry, red lips cherry
Telling love they dare to know.
False and true beside each other,
Enemy and winning brother.
So we touch upon lifes road.
Saint and sinner touch each other
Under stations common roof-tree;
Rain and shine fall on each brother;
Rich and poor both cross the sea
And over rail together go.
Ears may tingle, while they mingle,
In Times hurry and its furry
Tares and wheat together grow.
Pure and vile in railway station
Sometimes name one destination
Farther on they separate.
Out and in the life-tide rushes,
EVERY language, every tongue,
Cabmen add their boisterous callings,
Fill each expanded lung.
Deafening ears with jargon rude.
Cinders and smoke almost choke,
Cars are rafting, like waves battling
With the rocks by storms pursued.
''All aboard?' conductors shouting
Leave behind all fear and doubling,
Flying over hill and plain.
-AlUaro f. Gi66e11s. in Dem0reScs MoathIy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

The names and locations of the
navy yards in the United States are as
follows: Charlestown Navy Yard, Bos-
ton, Mass; Brooklyn Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Gosport Navy Yard,
Norfolk, Va; Kittery Navy Yard, Kit
terry, Me-; League Island Navy Yard.
Philadelphia, Pa; Mare Island Navy
Yard, San Francisco, CAL; New
London Navy Yard, New Lon
don, Ct. Pensacola Navy Yard, Pensa-
cola, Fla; Washington Navy Yard,
Washington. d. c.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

An excellent remedy for ringworm
is borax. Wash with a solution three
times day and dust over them the fine,
dry powde1
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25

Somebody has discovered that the
rooster is a very positive bird, and the
han an eggatiye one,-E1chanQs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-25
MATCHMAKING.
The Mischief sometimes Done by
Professionals.

a Mission No Sensible Person Voluntarily
Undertakes-An American Mothers
Clever Scheme-A Fathers
'Buckwheat Straw
Principle"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-26
Deaths.

Mr.. George A. Bruce, widely known and
highly respected citizen of Waynesboro, died
at his home there, on Monday last, in his list
year. He had long been in failing health and
contracted cold at the Exposition, the week
before, which resulted in his death shortly
after he returned home. He was Justice
of the Peace before the war and was very
prominent supporter of the cause of Temper
ance, having joined the Washingtonians In
1884, and been Grand Worthy Associate
of the Sons of Temperance of the State. Up
to his death he was still an ardent Temperance
man. He was an Elder in the Waynesboro
Presbyterian church for % years. He was
once Flour Inspector of Richmond, but had
long retired from any active business. He was
man of the highest integrity and of a kindly
heart, and his death will be universally regret
ted. His funeral took place Wednesday
morning from the Waynesboro Presbyterian
church and was conducted by Rev. A. r.
Cooke. The pail bearers were Messrs SamI
Steele, j. D. Booker, Richard Rhoden, Thos.
Antrim, J. S. Ellis and Chas Brooks. Mr..
Bruce leaves a widow, and one daughter Mrs.
E. e. Wallace
Mr.. John j. Coleman of Nelson county, who
recently bought the Augusta Variety Springs,
died at the Springs on the 21st inst.
Mr. Robert Lee Spengler, formerly telegraph
operator of the B. Il o. at the Valley depot
here, but for some time past private telegraph
operator for General Manager VIM. M.
Clements, died at his home in Woodstock, a
few days ago, at the early age of twenty-five
years.
DR.. Harvey Black, Superintendent of the
Marion W. L. Asylum, died at Richmond last
week.
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Y. M. G.. A. Notes.

Mr.. e. 7. Dadmun the newly elected
General Secretary of the Y. M. C. Asso.
citation, arrived from Omaha on S turday.
night last, and enterea on his duties the
next day, leading the Association prayer
meeting Sunday afternoon and conducting
the prayer meeting at the jill. At the
jail, one of the pris )ners who heard him,
sent message the next day to a member
of the Association asking that 1.-THE man
who led the meeting" there would pray
for him. Mr.. Dadmun is not quite a
stranger to our people for he m ade many
friends here at the session of the Y. NJ.
e. A. State Convention. He was the
successful and popular General Secretary
Of the N orfolk Association during the
erection of their new building, and re-
signed there to 60 to Omaha.
The Greenviiie Y. M. e. A. has elected
the following officers President, G. A.
Shields; Vice Presidents, 1st. T. s. Bur-
we'll, I'd W. q. Abney, Sd q. W. Fitch;
Secretary, J. Frank Collins; Cor. Sec'y
and Librarian. e. W. Pilson; Treasurer,
s. F. Pilson.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-26
Real Estate Exchange in Roanoke.

We publish elsewhere the advertisement of
the Southern Real Estate Exchange at Roa-
noke The firm is composed of Messrs r.
Mcclellan, R. X. Rice and D. A. CARRIER. The
two last are natives of and we'll known in Au-
gusta county. Mr.. Robert K. Rice is from
Greenville in this county, and was for many
years in this Office. He has since become a
successful business man in Roanoke. Mr.. D.
Arnold Garbe is q son of Rev. A. D. CARRIER,
a minister of the German Baptist Church in
Augusta, and also brother of Prof. S. w. Gar
Der of Hermitage. He is another successful
business man Augusta has contributed to make
Roanoke big city. Both Of these gentlemen
are of high character, of good business judg-
ment, and men that the purchase of real estate
can be entrusted to with confidence in both
their ability and their integrity. Mr. R. Nc
Clellan, the senior member of the firm, is one
of the most widely known real estate men in
Virginia.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-26
CrestOn Clarke.
[From the Richmond Dispatch of Tuesday

(From the Richmond Dispatch of tuesday,
Last season when Oreston Clarke was here with
his father s. Clarke, at the conclusion of the en-
gagement he made his debut as a tragedian, play +.
Hamlet i" 1t was a great success, and he received
long and elaborate criticisms If his performa nee
most of which were highly favorable He last night
inaugurated his first season as a star with a
repertoire of standard favorte plays, selecting
''Hamlet' as the commencement and Richmond
the place to start from.
From the performance last hight it is evident
that Mr.. Crestou Clarke is on the high road TO
eminence as tragediau, and that the encOmiums
passed on his Hamlet on the previous occasion
were well deserved and highly pr phetlc OF good
Throughout the play the study and care bestowed
on it did him great credit as a worker while his
natural genius evident, and it also clearly ap
peared that the tragic muse had in him faithful
representative. The Melancholy Dane" suffered
nothing in his hands,
Mr.. Clarke is ably supported. Miss Bateman was
a lovely and fair Opheia
A crowded and fashionable audience erected Mr.
Clarke and he was repeatedly called before the
curtain
Tonight. this rragedian appears at the
Staunton Opera House.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-26
Railroad n otes.

Under the new organic alton, since the
g. & o. road has been taken out of the
hands of receiver, the following are the
officers: NJ. E. ingalls,, President; III. D..
Whitcomb. Consulting Engineer; j. T.
O'Dell. General Manager; H. 7. Wick
ham, Attorney; E. D. Hotchkiss. General
Freight Agent; ii. W. Fuller, General
Passenger Agent; F. O. Barbour, Treas
urer, and G. IL Bronson, Auditor. The
Assistant to the President is G. E. Well
ford, who will have charge of the office at
Richmond.
The g. & o. Company have bought the
Upper Greek coal property OF G55 acres in
Kanawha, and will at once move its round
house, yards and so forth, from Coal VAL
ley to that point. and make that the end
of the Huntington Division.
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places named:
CHURCHVILLE.


CHURCHvILLE.
Last Thursday the Democrats of Church
vile raised flag pole 80 feet high and put
on top of it a flag 1877 feet. The flag was
made by tdiss Susie Hof of this place and
is of red, white and blue cloth. Mr.. E. l..
Jessup of Staunton, painted tue names of
Cleveland, Thurman and Tucker on each
side of the flag. After the pole and flag
were put IN place the people went to din
ner. The dinner was spread on tables in
the Methodist church yard After din
ner was over, DR.. Pool of Baltimore intro.
duced Mr.. A. g. Braxton of Staunton. who
entertained his audience very handsome
ly for about one and half hours. Most
of his speech was devoted to the tariff.
After Mr.. Braxton's speech, DR.. Pool In
PRODUCED Mr.. Geo. S. Lightner of Staun-
ton, who devoted most of his speech to the
Blair bill. After the speeches were over
the crowd dispersed and went home. Ev-
eryone seemed to enjoy himself and seemed
well pleased with the days exercises
There were present between 300 and 500
people, very large crowd to be seen in
this quiet village. J.H.D.
THE SPEAKING AT MT. sOLON.
The Mt. Scion Club was addressed last
Saturday night, the goth, by Messrs. Har-
rlson and Bumgardner. They were pro-
nounced the nest able and eloquent
speeches ever delivered In this place. Our
people were familiar with Capt. Bumgard-
ner's able speeches on previous occasions,
but Geo. M. Harrison was comparative
stranger to our people, yet he rIveted the
attention of the audience for an hour in
one of the most eloquent and convincing
speeches eyer delivered here. He ought to
be On the stump every day.
MT. SCION.
The Lexington "Gazette" says of the
speech of MIR. Lew Bumgardner (son of
Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr., Of Staun-
tony at Raphine, that those who heard it
| were 80 enthusiastic that he was made to
| continue an hour and quarter, during
J which "he held his audience, to single
man, spe!l-bound by his mastery presen.
tation."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-26
Brevities.

At the last meeting OF the W. l.. Asy-
lum Directors resolution, offered by Di-
rector Jno. W. Todd, was adopted to In
quire into the practicabIlity of having a
female physician On the staff there.
The General Road Commission appoint
ed by Judge Stout, consisting of Messrs.
David Beard. M. McAleer, H. 3. Sieg,
w. H Gamble and J. Frank Clemmer,
have elected that competent engineer,
MIR. Garter II. Harrison, to be civil en-
glneer to the commission. and will start
out on the Mt. Scion road from Staunton
next Wednesday at 10 A. M.
The L. W. Newcomb property at
Waynesboro Junction, was sold last Satur-
day, by G.. NJ Cochran. Jr., and VIM.
Patrick, Commissioners. Three lots were
bought by A. NJ. Chewing. aJ $3.50 each;
one lot with an unfinished frame house, by
Jno. w. Ellison, for $4l2 so. aud the store
and dwelling, by Mrs. Newcomb, at ST. 900.
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MI A sS aA ETS.
GRAIN MARKETS.

RICHMOND. Oct. 23.-Wheat-Sales 1000 bus =
very good Longberry, 81 IA good, $ll2; fair 81 TO-
and common, $780,
BALTIMORE, October 23.-Flour dull and weak +
unchanged values. Wheat-Southern quieter and
unchanged; Fullz sl09a$l.l5; Longberry $lt!a
81 Is; western. quiet and easier; No. Winter
red, spot and october, $lr5a$l 05A. Corn-South-
ern quiet and easy; white, 81 a5e. Yellow, 81 a5lc
Western. steady.
LIVE STO TX MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Oct. Is Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best............. ....................$40 0 a 50
Generally rated first quality ......... $50 3.75
Medium or good fair quality........ 2.75 3 GO
Ordinary thin steers, oxen and
Cows. Observation-Disclosures. 200 2.5O
Extreme range of prices ............. 200 400
Most of the sales were from. ........ 200 400
Total receipts this week AIS. Total sales 21s5
or the receipts 5S3 came from Virginia.
The market has been exceedingly slow this week,
hanging on much Longer than for several weeks
past. The offerings are much in excess of the de-
mand, and numbers will be left unsold The a. all
ty shows falling off from hat of last weak's re-
ceipts, there bel G few good t. ps aud many more
of common grade than were offered then.
SLEEPS AND LAMBs-1he ma ket for all kinds OF
Sheep has beeL slow, the receipts, some 500 head in
excess of last weeks numbers. being more than
have been needed. The quality IS only fair being
about like that Of last I h.n sday's offerings W.
quote butcher Sheep at 27Ga4Ac per ID gross an'.
Lambs at 314a54c per Id gross stock sheep sell at
81 5Oa$3 25 pr head. Rece pts this week oil Sheep
and Lambs ALA head.
BALTIMORE BOG MARKET, 'fct. 22.-The receipts
of Hogs are only few hundred less than they
were last week, and prices re off fus &c from
wboff bnv then h.. ;1ir " is about canal
to that of last Mondays offerings rAie is not ac-
tive in any OF TIL yards, with tn lower figures now
ruling We quote Hogs at 6a4aSc Per ib net, only a
few extra selling at the outside figure; most sales
at 7l1a74c. Receipts this week 7,2S4 head.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET, Oct. 22-Re-
ceipts-547 head cattle 1916 sheep; 63S hogs Sales
455 head cattle ZIG sheep; 412 hogs. Prices-Cat-
tie: best, 4a4Ac, gross medium to GOOD
3La3szc, gross; common to fair. 2a3c, gross
Sheep sage, gross. Hogs. 6Ha75c. net. Bulls
2a3c, gross,