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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


ADvIcss from Massowah say that King
Menelek, Of Shoa, has revoited against
King John, Of Abyssinia.
SENIOR SouzA Rosa. Portuguese Minis
ter to China, has been appointed Minister
at Washington, to succeed SENIOR NO
gueiras, who recently died.
HoN. J. w. SCHUYLER, descendant OF
General Philip Schuyler and noted New
York politician, died recently at ltnaca,
aged seventy eight.
CYRUs O. OBERLY, o noted Texas jour-
ualist. died recently at Houston. aged forty
eight.
GEORGE /. FrsKLE, leader in the famous
anti-rent war in the Hudson and Mohawk
valleys in lS44-45, dled at New York on the
LIST, aged eighty-one.
TIE Irish Catholic clergy and laity have
been much exercised over remark Maoe
bv the Pope that it was possible to settle
the Irish difficulties upon lines identical
with the settlement OF the diniculties oe-
tween the Vatican and Prussia
TIE President has approved last years
Deficiency bill and the measures making
appropriations to carry into enect the Ag-
ricultural Experiment stations Dill
FRANCIS MILLER. leading lawyer and
Republican politician OF Maryland, died az
Sandy Spring, that State, on the I'd
CHARLES HoAG, the man who named the
village Of Minneapolis, Minn., died on the
I'd.
LoRD RrpoN and John Morley, English
Home Rulers, met with cordial reception
III Ireland.
The President has approved and promul.
gated q revision OF the Civil-Service rules,
which makes several very important
changes in the system Of appointments
upon tests of fitness applied to applicants
for places In the departments ct Washing
ton and in the classified customs offices
and post Offices.
HORACE g. CLEvELAND. OF the firm Of
Cleveland, Brown II Co, one OF the most
widely known iron manufacturers in the
West, died Of typhoid fever at Cleveland,
o., on the 3d.
PRoF. CHARLES LINDEN. the natuvrllst.
died in the Buffalo On. ~ State ansane
Asylum recently, aged ffty-six. He was
prostrated by brain trouble white on va
cation trip at Carleton, Quebec, last sum-
mer, and never regained bis natural facuE
ties.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

The American Publishers Copyright
League, embracing all Of the prominent
publishers of the United States, have
issued an address asking the co-opera-
ton of all who deal and who read
books in obtaining copyright law.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

THE Italian Government has decided
not to renew the commercial treaty OF
1882 with France, but will make new
and conciliatory proposals to france
upon which a treaty can be based. If
France should reject Italy's offers,
negotiations will be brought to an end.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

'.OLp BUcKsKIN," the horse rode by
Lieutenant L. B. Baker, of Lansing,
Mich, in the pursuit and capture OF j.
Wilkes Booth, died recently. His skin
will be mounted and placed on exhibi-
ton in the Michigan museum.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

CAPTAIN RITcHIE, of the State line
steamship State of Indiana, was pre-
sented at Liverpool recently with a
gold watch and chain and First Officer
Campbell with a binocular glass for
saving the crew of Boston ship.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

THE bill recently introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Stewart to enforce re-
strictions on Chinese immigration pro-
vides that after ninety days from its
passage Chinese laborers shall not
have the right to enter the United
States on the ground of previous resi-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

Two Frenchmen quarreled with a
German officer in the Casino at Stras-
burg recently, when the officer drew a
sword and the Frenchmen drew re-
volvers and fired, wounding the Ger
man. The Frenchmen escaped over
the frontier
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11
MTSCEHI,ANEOUS.

Two miners were overcome by gas in the
Germania shaft near Hurley, Was, re-
Gently and fell to the bottom, being IN.
stantly killed.
A CORNING mill Of the Austin Powder
Company, near Cleveland, O., exploded re-
Gently One man was instantly killed.
A CHEMIST, his wife and six children were
found dead in their dwelling house at
Manchester, Eng, recently, having been
poisoned. The supposition was that the
chemist, in despair had poisoned himself
and family.
A RIOT took place at Shenandoah, Pa, on
the Sd, the strikers attacking number Of
men under escort OF police who were
going to work at the coal mines. Sew
eral shots were fired, one or two persons
being wounded. A Justices court was
wrecked by the infuriated mob
IT is claimed that the action of the Ma
tional Dispatch, a fast freight line, in
making $1.27 rate from New York to CHI
cago, which Is cut of five cents under
the differential, will lead to further war
among Eastern roads.
Two elderly maiden ladies named Robb
were thrown out of carriage in run
away at Pueblo, Col, recently. One had
her neck broken and was dead in half an
hour after The other had compound
fracture OF the right thigh, an arm broken
and an ankle dislocated.
KENTUCKY tobacco interests were re-
ported greatly excited because of shortages
in last years requirements. Available
land for new crops was rented at high
prices.
CALLAN and Harkins, the alleged dyna-
miters, were convicted in London on the
| Sd and sentenced to fifteen years. impfis-
onment.
THE Reading Company's eolliery at
North Ashland, Pa, started up on the 3D.
| with thirty-one hands
Two saw mills at Port Blakely, opposite
| Seattle, W. r., and the largest on Puget
sound. burned recently. The total loss
was $3.50, 600; no insurance.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's reporD for the
seven days ended February numbered
for the United States, 247; Canada, 80:
| total, 279, compared with 3l7 the previous
| week, and 26l the corresponding week OF
| last year.
| SEVERAL crofters of the island Of Lewis,
Scotland, on trial for rioting, have been
| convicted. Some of them were sentenced
! to years Imprisonment, some to nine
months and others to six months.
A s:PRINTERs' Protective Fraternity" has
been organized in Philadelphia. Its pur
pose is to work in antagonism to the Typo
graphical Union
Br the breaking Of rope Of an elevator
| in H. II. Hollis business house in New Yorl
City recently. three men were dropped
| from the fifth floor to the cellar and badly
hurt.
THE Department OF State having received
| the twelfth installment of Mexican in
demnity, announces that . is now prepared
to distribute the same among the parties
interested.
THE National Board of Supervising In
| spectors of Steam Vessels has passed /
| rule requiring life preserver or float fol
| every passenger and asufticient extra mum
| ber to provide against possibilities.
| THE Solar iron works of Clark & Co.
| Pittsburgh, Pa. resumed work recently
with non-union men. under strong guart
of police.
| A BREAK in freight rates, averaging fifty
| per cent, between Chicago and Omaha oc
| curred on the 2d
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

MILE NoGUIERAs, daughter Of the
late Portuguese Minister to Washing
ton, made her debut in Donizetti' S
opera, Lucia, at Milan, recently, and
was phenomenally successful. After
the performance she was informed of
her fathers death, and was completely
prostrated,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

The city of Naiyen, north OF Ming
Pc, China, which was submerged about
a Thousand years ago, has recently
been exposed to view. and a number
of vases, plates and other utensils OF
the Sough dynasty, have been recov-
cred by the natives.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Al
fairs declares that Spain has no desire
to make foreign conquests, but merely
wishes to maintain the integrity of Mo-
rocco.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

The British Geological Society has
conferred the Murchison medal on Dr.
Newberry, of Columbia College, New
York City.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11

Ir is reported in Berlin that Bis
mark has recently declared that the in
ternational situation will be settled
peacefuilY.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

The weather in Alaska this winter
is reported to have been unusually
mild
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09

AT the end of the last calendar year
we had about 100000 miles of railroad
in the United States. According tc
Spoford's almanac all the countries OF
Europe together had only 1866
miles, or 10000 miles and upward less
than this country alone. All the rest
of the world outside of the United
States had 1919, 400. miles, Or not quite
80 per cent. more than this country
Our extent Of track is sufficient to girdle
the globe six times at the equator. Ac-
cording to Poor's manual the freight
moved Oh about 10000 miles of oul
roads in 1887 was equivalent Of 60,OO0,.
100000 tons moved one mile or 6O,000,-
900 tons moved 1000 miles. That is
about equivalent to one ton moved 1000
miles for each inhabitant Of the country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09

4 GAGE FOR Il THIN YOUNG LADY,.
One of the stories which has been cur
rent in social circles at Washington is
in regard to the remarkable makeup of
a well-known young society woman.
The mould in which she has been cast
by an unkind fate was unsatisfactory
alike to herself and parents, who finally
concluded to try the effects of foreign
travel for her. After q long absence
abroad the family returned, and, to the
astonisnment of all who had previously
known her, the daughter was COM
pletely metamorphosed. From tall,
angular girl she had become not only
we'll rounded but buxom, with notice
able broadening of the shoulders. After
awhile it leaked out that while at Paris
the girl had been taken to q model
maker, who, in consideration of large
sum, agreed to construct wire figure
of the desired proportions, which was
ingeniously made to open down the
back, and was of such fine, soft material
that it's presence would fail to be de-
tected save by the keenest scrutiny.
This wire cage necessitates, with even.
ing dress, band Of velvet, or collar Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09
GEMS OF THOUHE.

The ambitious, the covetous, the
superficial and the, ill-designing are apt
to be bold and forward.
DEVOTION inspires men with senti-
ments of religious gratitude, and swells
their hearts with inward transports Of
Joy and Standardization.
A REMEMBRANCE of the good use he
has made Of prosperity contributes to
support his mind under the heavy weight
Of adversely which then lay upon him.
Atterblry.
THERE is no man at once either ex-
cellently good or extremely evil, but
grows either as he holds himself up in
virtue or lets himself slide to vicious
ness.-Sia' P. Sidney.
AMONG the writer's of old ages, some
deserve fame, and have it; other neither
have nor deserve it; some have it, not
deserving; others, though deserving, yet
totally miss it, or have it not equal to
their deserts.
. WHosoEvER deceives q man makes
him ruin himself; and by causing an
error in the great guide Of his actions,
his Judgment, he causes an error in his
choice, the misgmdance of which must
naturally engage him to his destruction.
South.
The business of life summons us
away from useless grief, and calls us to
the exercise of those virtues OF which we
are lamenting our deprivation. The
greatest benefit which one friend can
confer upon another is to guard, and ex-
cite, and elevate his virtues.-Dr. s.
Johnson.
FAITH is that conviction upon the
mind of the truth Of the promises and
threatenings of God made known in the
gospel; of the certain reality of the re-
wards and punishments of the life to
come, which enables man, in opposi-
ton to all the temptations of corrupt
world, to obey God, in expectation of
an invisible reward hereafter.-Dr. S.
Clarke.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09
POPULAR SCIENCE.

TURpENr1NE and black varnish, put
with any good stove polish, is the black
ing used by hardware dealers for polish
ing heating stoves. If properly put on,
it will last throughout the season.
The singular "canals" seen on Mars
are explained by NJ Fizeau, on the sup
position that the planet has glaciers
much larger than those of the earth,
and with greater crevasses and move
ments.
Soak one Oh more newspapers, knead
them into pulp, dip the pulp in suit.
able solution of oxalic acid. While wet
force the pulp into any crevice OF hole
made by mice and rats. Result, dis
eusted retreat, with sore snouts and
feet. on the part OF the would-be III
truders.
One of the new applications of a
waste product to useful purpose is the
manufacture of paper out of cedar wood
min. for underlying carpets, wrapping
of wool, furs, ETC. The paper-makers
procure the cedar chips of pencil manu-
facturers, and the paper made of this
material will, it is claimed, preserve az
ticles wrapped in it from the moths
W. KoHLRAuscH has given some esti-
mates of the current and quality of cleo
tricity in lightning fash; He calcu-
iates that it would take 5000 amperes to
melt copper rod of 2.5 centlmeters IN
diamster. Freezes constant-Proc Il.
s.. March, 1S8S-makes it IL, 2H. Such
a current concentrated in flash would
contain from fifty-two to 27O coul-
combs, which would decomPose from
Eve to twenty five milligramames
Of water and from nine to forty
seven cubic centimeters OF explo-
siye gas. If this energy were stored up
o o, f1sed for electric lighting, it would
require from seven to thirty-five suc n
flashes to keep one iDcandescent lamp
alight Cor an hour.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09
Greetings aud Solicitations.

Every race, civilized or barbarian.
has one OF more methods of greeting.
To begin with the Anglo-Saxon race,
the most common and general saluta-
ton is that of shaking hands. Ladies
who are very intimate and effusive greet
their female friends with a kiss, but
Misunderstanding is the popular salutation.
An Anglo-SaSon lady greets gentle
man with bow, and the gentleman
greets her by raising his hat.
In France, hat-lifting is the recog-
nized salutation, and Misunderstanding is
rarely INDUCED in. Coal-heavers, ped
dlers, and workmen of every grade,
raise their head-covering to each other.
On entering and leaving shop, how
ever small, a Frenchman will always
uncover his head. These are pretty
fashions, but we cannot say as much for
the habit OF men embracing and kissing
each other. The French and Belgians
think nothing of falling into each others
arms and kissing in public.
The peasants in Spain, on meeting o
stranger, offer him as salutation por-
ton of the bread they always carry with
them. OF course it is refused, with
thanks, and great would be the astonish-
ment of the donor were it accepted.
In Mexico, likewise, the native places
everything he has at his guests disposal,
and would be amazed if taken at his
word.
In Germany-in fact, all over the
continent of Europe-to pass man or
woman on country road without Civ
ing friendly greeting is looked upon
as very impolite. The same is true, to
a limited extent, in the rural portions of
this country.
The Malays, and other Polynesians,
salute by smelling. Two natives on
meeting, after an absence of some time,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09
some description, and as long as worn,
efectually .precludes the idea of de-
collete gowns on the part of the wearer.
-ArgON1a.t.
HUNTING THE CARIBOU.

At this season of the year he APP
proaches every little patch of water
against tho wind, and with the feelings
of ticket-holder at a lottery drawing.
Should he be in luck, he by no means
opens fire at once. The herd derives
its impulse from its leader, as the steam
engine does from the engineer. With
draw either from his control, and though
the power is still there, that which gave
it direction is gone. So, hardly breath
ing under the intense excitement of the
moment, he studies the movements of the
herd with the keenest attention. Hav-
ing selected his victim, well-directed
bullet knocks it sprawling on the ice.
In an instant oil is confusion. The herd
circle around their fallen leader, totally
at loss what to do, until some other
assumes the place of the fallen, and all
break for the shelter Of the woods. If
the hunter is then aquick and sure shot,
the interval is not unimproved.
But if the pond is small, and closely
surrounded with forest and hill, the
first shot echoes from the opposite side
with distinctness which should be
heard to be fully appreciated, and re-
echoes again and again. The startled
herd seem confronted in every direction
by explosions, and every avenue of
escape appears closed. Utterly demor-
allied, they circle about, swinging their
heads from side to side, shifting the air
in the vain endeavor to locate the danger
and divine the path to safety. If the
rifle be then in the hands of a butcher
and not a sportsman, all may fall before,
driven to desperation to take any chance
for the sake of cover, one bursts for the
woods. The rest, if any, instantly fol-
low this initiative, and many and many
a mile will intervene before the pace
slackens to walk.-Hea1y p. Wells,
I'M H1y'Der's M10nzi71e.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09
DOGS IN WARFARE.

The Austrian troops in Bosnia use large
dogs for military purposes, and they are
said to do good work. They are
trained in patrol and outpost duty, prin-
cipally, but may be capable of more act
i've duty after while. There are many
reasons why dogs should make good
soldiers. A dog is never caught sleep
ing on his post, unless the post is par
ticularly wide and comfortable on the
top. Dogs bay at the moon, and it
would be strange if they couldn't keep
the enemy at bay. They are much at
tached to their friends, and they can at
tach themselves to their foes, too, should
they overtake them in a retreat and
their brooches bag sufficiently. Dogs
are very economical, too. The scent of
a deg goes great way, further than a
dollar would with common soldier.
He costs very little for clothes. A stout,
leather collar and few burdocks stuck
around in a picturesque way is all the
uniform a dog wants. A few feas
might be thrown in to make him appear
more sprightly. He might be employed
in the marine service, too-invaluable
for the dog watch. He loves his mas
ter, and why not three master? The
dog is natural sailor, for he is accus-
toned to managing bark at very
tender age. So let our CANNES be
trained for the military service at once,
and then when threatened by foreign
foe we can "let slip the dogs of war;
Teras Sitti71gs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09

A BALrIMoEEAN, writing from Dres-
den to a friend in that city, says: eft
was here that I saw the best managed
street-car lines. The hill boys are men,
and the faded hill horses are fiery
steeds;' all the company's employees are
uniformed, and such uniforms are not
on our police; they look more like our
military dress. The cars are spotless,
double-decked, first and second-class,
roof cheaper; first-class fare Is pfennigs,
or less than cents from end to end OF
the route, and 10 pfennigs for shorter
distances. The horses go like race
horses, and are evidently not over.
worked. There are waiting rooms at
numerous crossings along the route, and
the morning papers are kept on the
racks-two papers to each car.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09

A TRAVELLER in Brazil writes to a hor.
ticultural paper telling of the crop OF
mistletoe that he found growing on tel.
egraph wires near Rio Janiero. When
he first saw it he thought that floods
had left weeds hanging to the wires, but
nearer inspection and the height OF
the wires convinced him that the appar-
ent weeds were thousands of little mis-.
tletoes firmly fixed to the wires. Many
species of this plant grow in Brazil, and
some, called "bird weeds" bear ber-
ries, whice are eaten by birds. The
seeds are deposited on the telegraph
wires and take root. They are short
lived, of course, but the constant de.
posts of seed clothe the wires with this
curious fringe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-09
TERSE-WRITING.

"In our own immediate times verse;
writing has become something more of
the nature of disease than Of an honor.
Aspecies of rhymophobia pervades the
cultivated world. Like the bite of
bitten victim, fashionable forms of con-
struction extend. There is contagion in
them. The strain for effect has become
virulent. We feel, perforce, sympathy
with the half-playful but wholly earnest
revolt of DR.. Holmes against the
epidemic character of our debilitated
verse.
"That overbalance struggle for per-
lection of manner which stiles the spirit;
the renaissance of obsolete forms which
vitiates the modernness of sympathy so
necessary to healthful work; the endless
tricking and decking of little thoughts;
the apparent unconsciousness of whether
ones thought be large or little, or
whether it be worth thinking at all, or
if worth thinking, whether worth think
ing in poetry-these qualities character
ize SO much of the verse of our day that
one may be pardoned for becoming more
aware of them than of some other and
better traits which undoubtedly accom-
pany them. 1t may be said that there
is certain loss of the sense Of proper
ton in our poetic power. By this I
mean that higher proportion which is to
proportion of form as the soul is to the
human body. We do not build loftily.
We do not live to last. We do not al
ways know why we build at all. The
result is lack of architecture. But we
have plenty of verse-carpentering; done
as neatly as the service of Adam Bede,
who thought the world was to be saved
by conscientious days labor. But the
paper cap Of the workman looks over
the whole job. Miss Phelps, iae The
Century. @.