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St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

Employees of the House of Representa-
tives say that they do not remember any
November preceding the organization of a
new Congress when there were so few
members in town as there are now. The
proba bility that the speakership contest is
going to be hot one does not seem to at
tract any one. 1t fact, it is probable that
good many of the looked for legislators
have purposely absented themselves so as
to have as little worry. as possible about
the great campaign which has been in
augurated by Representatives Cannon, Nc
Kinley and Henderson. The usual quota
of visitors occupy the corridors of the Cap
itol, save when they ara interrupted by
the carpenters, painters, gas filters and
other artisans, who are trying to make
things presentable by the first Monday In
December.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
A Curious Coincidence.

II IS curious coincidence that the fig
ure IA is associated with Louis XIV all
through his life. He was born on the
l4th of September. He became of age
when he was IA. and was made king 1913;
add The latter figures together and you OBJ
tain IA He began his personal govera-
ment In 1861: 1 9 lid, and reigned for
70 y.ars. His father died May IA, 1913,
and his grandfather, Henry ~, also died
on that date, May ia He himself died in
- @asof ~ years. Edaenrd
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

There is certainly one thing which many
members of the church can give their pas
tor more literally than they do; they can
give him hearing.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Decided at Last.

'Vell, Moses, now dot you vos married,
can you not explain to me vedder or not
marriage vos tallure|
Il should schnicker all offer mein face,
Isaac, dot could Do YOU see dot suit of
clothes dot hat on? Veil, hat thirteen
more better ash dot, und dey all come init
mein wife. Dey vos left by her first hus-
baud, und dey fits me like dot hair on your
head. No, sir, dot marriage vas picnic
uf you fall in nit de widow of dude.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

The power of sympathy lies If If th s s p1f
feet freedom, and in the re a;nns - When it
fering which it seeks to Telss or drawn out
ia wasted on sham stfiic'iohs, =, viii always
by selfish angling for it, snere If eth the heart.
BE- reaction and hardening arnsbe ID out Of ex.
Much sympathy is thus s eaasdse
istence which wouio Usn tbaI
nantIv active in blessing my
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

Mrs. Badger-"You must have nice
kind Of mother if she lets you fight in
the street like this and get black eye
Little Johnny-.I was fg hting with your
boy, ma'am, and he's got two black eyes"
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

The Sunny South says: There will be on
exhibition at the coming Helena (Ark. e
fair, number of samples of materials
manufactured from the cotton stalk Ten
pounds of cotton stalks were forwarded
to New York some time ago to form the
basis of series of experiments. Sam pies
of twenty odd grades of ferrous materials,
raging in quality all the way from coarse
strands of the outer coating of the stalk,
resembling flax to fine glossy fibre as strong
and as soft as silk, are returned as result
of the experiments. There is strong hope
that experiments now being made by the
same parties will result in reasonably
cheap method of manu- featuring cotton
bagging of superior quality out of the
coarser of the cotton STALK, The finer
mate rails will make clothes as fine as Irish
linen.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

It is said of Hume, the infdel, that ne
gave as 8 rea on for going to hear GER
tain minister preach: ~ DO not oensse
ali he says, but he does" 1t is the men
who believe the truth, and preach rs as
though they believed it, who challenge pg 'n0
respect OF even the unbe'ievlng.-h
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

What are sciences but maps OF uhlso
laws and universal laws but the cua a.aLHeT
of universal power? and unlv ei lind p
but the outgoing of universal nn'n"
~ IIoannS0zl.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

"I'have Just returned from an interview
with the President, in which the silver
question was discussed at considerable
length" said Senator Sherman. 81 am
not at liberty, of course, to report the de-
tails of the discussion, but think it is pretty
we'll settled that the next Congress will be
com PEELED to legjslate further in the inter-
est of silver. am now prepared to state
what will be the full nature of the legis-
lation. 1t is a very important matter, one
in which politics does not enter, or at least
should not enter, as it is a matter of finance
in the interest of all classes of people, rich
and poor. My opinion is, that whatever is
done, nothing can be accomplished under
two years at least. because hasty legisla-
ton in such an important matter might
prove ruinous to the country. While /
have decided views as to what should be-
done, do not at this time care to elaborate
them, as this matter is sure to coma up in
Congress, and | may desire to change my
mind after full discussion of the ques-
tion'
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

Willie Dickinson, the boy who disap-
peared eight years ago, is said to have been
found at Los Angeles, Cal. His father,
who lives in Bessemer, Mich, has been
telegrsphed concerning the discovery.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

A decorticator has been tested at Bristol,
Pa, within few days that will interest
the people of the South. The machine
was intended principally to separate the
t:bres of the ranie plant, which had been
brought from North Carolina through the
machine. A quantity of jlse s:aks were
then put through, and finally the green
stalks grown on neighboring farm. The
machine did its work in most satisfactory
manner, leaving the fbres clean and free
from wood. The fibre was placed in
chemical preparation after being taken
from the machine for the purpose of dis
solving the gum. 1t was steamed two
hours. sitter which it was placed II the
bleaching vat After bleaching for about
thirty minutes it was taken out and DRIED
the entire process of transforming the
green stalks INTO delicate fibre ready for
the spinner having occupied less than
three hours
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

In an interesting letter TO Sc'ence MI
H A. Hazen, of Washington, gives some
interesting and valuable particulars re- re-
specting the properties aud nature OF fog.
He says that it is admitted that fog IS
simply cloud composed OF water das' or
solid minute spheres of water from Toi0o
to 15 1o of an inch in diam 'ter. Many ~
have eS Supposed that dust particle must De
the nucleus of each sphere, but an exam
nation under the microscope of evapora'eo
foo has nroyed that such is not the case;
RrieAv stated the CAUSE of fog is as -
lo.s T. is essential that there be no wlna.
The sky must be clear. The air mG,. o oe
s.tursted or nearly So The formation OF
fog is purely mechanical process unA'-
companied with heat
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

During his recent visit to Europe, Mr..
Edison was quite unconsciouSly the
preacher of most powerful sermon on
esrnestness and perseverance: He told an
interviewer how he had toiled to make the
monograph reproduce the aspirated sound
and added "From eighteen to twenty
hours day for the last seven months
have worked on this single word, specs a..
| said into the phonograph, 'specia, speclaa,
specia,' but the instrument responded,
'pecia, pee a, pecia.' IL was enough to
drive one mad But | held firm and l
have succeeded" That is just the kind of
men who always will succeed, and we
greatly hope that this simple confession 81
an almost heroic effort may lesd young
1aen to stir themselves and face the battle
of life with a calm, indomltable determ1-
nation to Gght and conquer.
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BLACK BART'S RIVAL.

a Desperate. Handed Hishwavman
Heiu< Up - >tage-Coach Contain
-Four Wen IL True Western ~fyle-Rc.
-i~tsnc~ TO tis Demands Results in the
Shanting AMI Fatally woundins "f Two
Of the Passengers.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Aug. 27.-Ths
Tribune's Ashland (Wis.) special says:
"Blaek Bart'-" most daring deeds in the
mountain passes % California and Colo.
raio were outdone yesterday by lone
highwayman who held up aud robbed the
stage that runs between q ,gebi on tho
Milwaukee. Lake Shore & Western road,
Just over the line in Michigan. aud Goge-
bic Lake, a summer resort where people
~ leisure from the great cities spend the
dog days. As the stage was running
along at lively gait through the dense
sore-, when within about two miles OF
the station, lone Aighwayman jumped
out In front % it aad pointing two big
navy" revolvers at ths driver, com.
manded him. il cool Western style, 10
throw up yopr hands," and extended
the same order to the four passengers
inside the coach. with the further provi.
sion that they ''shell out" all their loose
valuables and currency.
One Of the passengers went down ia
his pocket. but instead OF bringing up his
pocket-b book, he cIenched pistol ia his
hand and began firing at the robbe-- In.
stead ~ being overcome by the sudden.
ness 81 his intended victims move. the
robber returned the fire. The driver
whipped up his horses into mad run.
but the aim Of the highwayman was true.
ID. Mackechar. OF the First National Bans
OF Minneapolis, was shot through ths
cheek. aud another bullet went through
his leg.
Another passenger namel A. q.
Fleeschbein. Of Ashland. was mortally
wounded. He raised up In his seat q
the horses were whipped away just Ia
tims to receive a bullet in the hip. lie
fell forward aud pitched over the side os
the coach into the roadway. The stage
horses continued on run and the
wounded man was left to take his chances
with the robber. The villain threatened
g. kill Fleeschbein, but finally desisted
inter securing thsrty-five dollars and the
victims watch and chain. The wounded
man lay bleeding in the road for three
hours before any one courageous enough
10 60 10 his succor was secured. He was
taken - a hospital at Bessemer. but tho
loss Of blood was 50 great az TO blight all
hope Of recovery. Physicians say he will
not live over night.
Mackechar was taken to Eagle River
and treated, and from there taken to his
home at Minneapolis. There are grave
doubts as to his recovery. too.
There were two oiher passengers on
the coach. but neither Of them were
wounded. They were William Paddon,
~ NJ. ij6 Washington street. Chicago,
and Robert Rinlout, OF the Bank OF Mon
treal, Chicago. The party was out on
fishing trip aud was composed OF wealthy
men.
Absorption Of the robbar tallies "a
the letter with that 10 the daring free.
booter who went through Northwestern
train near Ellis Junction.
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An American newspaper-man. prob
ably Hepburn Jones. OF the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. happened to say that he
fonnd II very tiresome TO have to read
a score OF exchanges every morning.
and among those who heard him make
the remark in the smoking-room OF
the New York and Chicago limited
was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat
How. then" inquired the Aus
trian. would you like my Imperial
masters task? Every morning the
Emperor reads more or less Of the
contents OF fourteen papers. each Of
which Is printed in different dialect
He has to speak and read every Ian
guagc In which his subjects converse.
and there are no less than fourteen
languages or essentially distinct dia-
lccts spoken in his empire.
This multiplicity Of tongues in tho
Austro- Hungarian Empire is very an
noying. The Parliament. or Reichs-
tag. as it Is called. has just come out
OF a protracted debate upon the qmcs-
ton Of reporting the proceedings Of
the House. and 1t Is settled that only
the speeches made in German shall be
taken and recorded by the official
stenographcrs A member Of tho
Rcichstag may still speak in his own
tongue II he pleases. but he must
understand that what he says will not
DO reported or printed. This decision
has caused considerable dissatisfaction
among the delegates from districts
where German Is not spoken. Still,
German is the language Of intercourse
In the Austrian Empire. and. with
French. i tho language Of Austria's
diplomacy also. "-Washington Letter.
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The average speaker iluds it easier
10 talk than 70 stop; the average writ
Or acts as though the multiplication OF
his words meant the multiplication Of
ideas One might suppose that the
world firmly believed that vcrbosity
and diffuseness and taIkativeness were
forcible and effective. Yet how often
90 We hear 81 tacit admission; tacit
agreement; tacit declaration. Tacit,
radically. means silent. But because
silence i % often impressive. express
i've. ominous. we seldom. If ever. use
-'tacit' 70 mean silent. but rather to
mean declarative. We often speak OF
a tacifurn man a. a man Of few
words. and imply by that that his
words are full Of meaning because they
are 20 few. W. ;. ;. Times
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HAYrlEN AFFAIRS


o0riat News ~ the Departure ~ Leg1s
time FROM Pors-au-rrincs ana the 40
sspssien NJ the place ~ uipp ,lyte-
Eessons Gwen 80 the state Department
for Delaying Msniss~r Dso giHss' Depart
ore s'r bsis Post ut puty.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Acting Score.
tary Walker % the Navy Department 70
criv~d the following cabl~gram yester-
4 day morning from the United States
I Consul NJ Santiago do Cuba dated yes
4 terday:
4 0hcrsrdi ~ Port-au-Prince orders me "a
cable: II ppolytes forces. 100, men. quietly
occupied the town on the sSi. The Minister 81
I War Of fhc Northern forces assures me he vii!
permit no rioting nor destruction OF property.
The French corvette sails 40 noon Cor Santiago
dc Cuba with Lestime. his principal followers
and numbers ~ rcfug-es The city continues
luict- nippoiyte. provisional President en-
tiers to-day.
The Navy Department is informed that
tina United States steamer Galena. which
started for Hayti on Saturday. is still an
chored in New York Bay. Reports Of
cyclone coming up tho coast caused tho
delay in her departure.
Frederick Douglass. United States Min
lister accredited to Hayti. called At tho
State Department yesterday morning
and informed acting Secretary Of State
Wharton that he neld himself in reaii-
ness - depart at once for his post Of duty
in Hayti.
Mr.. Wharton Informed Mr.. Douglass
q at in the p esent unsettled condition %
tire country il was not the intention Of
the Government 70 send him 10 H,yti. a.
there was no government 10 hich he
could BE- accredited without placing tho
TED - L.. .r
nizing one or the other OF tho factions.
In view Of the developments OF the past
few days Mr.. Wharton thou yht that AZ.
fairs would 20 shape themselves that in
The near future a stable government. tho
result os either an election or an acquies.
ceuce in Hippolyte'S asceniancy. would
prnprety be accredited
While. ot course. State Department Of
hciais are discreetly reticent about the
matter. there is certainly a general feel
ing 81 satisfaction observable at the De.
partment over Hippolyte's success in
Hayti. His victory over Legitims and
The establishment OF a provisional gov.
eminent. 70 be followed later on BY
government. will very
likely obviate the necessity for sending
ieneral Lew Wallace and Beverly Tucker
IS commissioners from this country to
COX after the interests Of United
States citizens there. The neces.
iiy for this commission grew out 81 +.
he fact % the intimacy and possible
rmbinotion between Legitime and the
french to the detriment or American
interests. The success ot Lsgitime would
doubtless have emphasized the necessity
.r the commission. but now. with the
overnment under the control Of Hippo.
rte aud his alherents. who were op.
psel by the French. there j. not much
anger, II j. thought by department OH.
ials u an unsafe and unwarrantable ex.
ansinn % French infaence over tho
ia I'd. Tor it i, believed that Hippolyte
'ill maintain the absolute indepen iencs
hls government from any foreign con-
roll
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HENRY SHAW.
= WE'LL Rounded Life sf Essiness Activity.
botanical Research asd Pebble
Besenrence brought sos
Peaceful Ending.

~. LOUIS. Aug. s6-Henry shaw. the
philanthropist i dead. having passed
peacefuliy away II SIS yesterday morn
ing. The ending % this good man was
Is leaceful aud serene as the closing Of
. morning giorv's leaves az shutdown.
and only the sobs % those he loved
and those who loved him gave
token % any anguish ~ mind or
body as the still breath aud boDy hand
OF death pressed hard upon his sinking
heart throughout the last day that il wa-
given him 70 live on earth tie died
amid the beauties o. his home among the
flowers and within the shadows OF the
beautiful park which stands As . per-
pet1al monument ~ his memory
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CoRK. Aug. y. --Th trial Of Mr. wUl.
members Of Parliament, on the charge %
speaking at proclaimed meeting at
ClonakiIIy, was concluded yesterday.
Mr. O'Brien was e ntenccd to two
months imprisonment aud Mr.. Glib dolly
70 six weeks without hard labor. AT the
expiration Of these terms Of sentence
each must furnish bonds % keep the
peace for six months, and Ia the event Of
their failing 50 70 do. two months i'm
prisonment additional Il imposed upoa
each by the terms OF tho sentences.
O'Brien aud Gilhooly were taken from
the court-room &c the Cork ia.l under :
military escort
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| ~eeas by which Lady Can Kssp H.
f"os-"enr IN Good Conditions.
a woman who understands the econ
omy OF dress will mover buy a cham
pair OF shoes. No poorer investment
can DO made, for besides giving out in
shorter time than a first-class article
u will look shabby and worn long be-
fore il should do 50. But any shoe. no
matter how costly or well-shapod in
the beginning. will lose lis freshness
speedily II not properly cared for.
This Is especially applicable 10 those
made of French kid. which every lit,la
hruise and touch turns purple. A rule
observed BY many woman. and GOOD
one u proves. too. Is never TO wear =
street shoe In tho house. Il receives
harder treatment. strange To saw. from
numerous inevitable collisions with
articles Of furniture than il would ~
aoup'c me amount OF street wear.
Another sensible custom il 10 -
serve palr Of boots for wct-wcather
wear leaving them 10 rest IN COM
ror'abic bag between timos. Nothing
tells against tho beauty OF foot-rear
20 much as getting it wet. and even
WIN rubbers no amount OF diligence
WIZ prevent the dampncss from tho
skirts reaching the ankles. Shoes
should be removed Immediately on
arriving at home. tho dust ana soil
wiped away with clean. soft RIO
and then they should be placed
together in separate pocket OF The
shoe-bag until wanted again. III this
course i invariably pursued a con
siderable saving OF money. time and
temper will br added to the increased
service derived from even an inferior
quality Of leather.
Never wear a shoe unbnttoned II
you care for lis shapeliness. and
never be satisfied when you do button
II II all those little nccessarics are
not in place. The wearing Of shoe
even once or twice with pair or trio
OF buttons gone from IL tells on its
appearance in the long run. Patent
button fasteners are unsatisfactory.
for II the shoe draws even the least
bit about the ankles the metal clamps
show. and even the most persistent
system Of blackening fails TO keep
them from looking brassy.
a small box OF round shoe-buttons
with curved needle and lengths Of
coarse linen thread already cut should
have place ia the top drawer OF
every womans dressing-case or chif-
fonier. Then the task Of replacing a
button simplifies itself
wonderfully. On chiIdrcns shoes
the patent fastenings
should never be used. for in their
romps buttons. fasteners. leather and
All are apt to disappear. A good plan
20 carry out regarding shoes for the
title ones i to rub them well with
'astor oil before they are worn NJ all.
This makes tho leather p'iablc. fills
Up the pores. and prevents it from
tracking. For their every day shoes
'nce in two weeks i not too often to
III them. At first tho oil will give
hem gray look. but after an hour
n so is passed the finish they show il
ice aud soft
II shoes get wet smooth them into
IS good shape as possible and place
hem in a medium warm atmosphere
o dry. This takes a longer time
han II dried close TO the fire. but
hey will be in much better condition
when wanted. Leather hardened by
Trying too suddenly can be restored
" the application OF castor oil well
ubbed in. Chicago Times.
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A story is told illustrative OF tho
sharpness Of an English laborcr. An
election was proceeding. and a report
er was offered a cigar By a friend. who
happened to be the agent OF one Of the
candidates The cigar was declined.
whereupon the following colloquy took
place between the agent and one or
two laborers who were standing oy:
You don't gle Us cigars. and We
want'm more than he do" You know
that am not allowed to-" the agent
replied. The rustic. however. resolved
to drive coach and horses through
the corrupt practices act and ex-
claimed; Then Why don't ye gle
EN- 70 him and he gle 'em to us'"
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ment OF them that they were a
been cary park or other public
property. With the death OF Mr.. shaw.
they become the property OF the state Of
Missouri, gift the value Of which can
| not be estimated.
4 Another aad. perhaps. more valuable
munifcrnce was tho gist 90 the city %
Tower Grove Park. resort OF peculiar
beauty and one almost As dear 20 the 81.
Lonisan's heart a. the gardens. Mr.
Shau's generosity did not stop with the
giving Of the park. hut he has since ex-
pended much Of his wealth In adding to
its attractiveness. and In tho Columbus.
Humboldt and Shakespeare statues has
left 20 81 Louis art treasures which pro-
woke the appreciation OF all who view
them Much ~ his time was devoted TO
the care .. Tower Grove Park after il be-
came the property ~ the city. aud that
beautiful place was always an object Of
much pride % him.
MI Snaw's residence az Tower Grove
was always open 70 the public. aud his
imposing figure ani courtly bearing arc
remembered By many visitors To ~.
Louis. A. well a. by all citizens. d.
singulariy modest and unasSuming
nature. ne disiik-l what he considered
the undue prominence given him BY his
bene.acfions IN the city. and would nave
been richly content with the public APP
probation o. the beauEies OF the two re.
sorts. seeking no personal glorihcafion
for the gifts. Nevertheless. il was i'm.
possible for his rnunihcrnce to escape
frequent public recognition.
Mr. Shaw'> estate Is chiefly in real
estate. AMI Will probably aprraise at
something over s9.0)1nu Just how IL
has been disposed ~ ~ viii i not known.
Il i conleciurel that after providing tir
MS Immediate relatives certain intimate
friends aud associates will be remem-
bered: that there will De an endowment
for the botanical garden; requests to
some charitabIe Institutions - the Epi.-
copal church. and FUR Their gifts TO the city
u ST. Louis
Mr. Shaw's direct relatives. as far as
known. are Mrs. Morrisse. whose hus-
band was NJ any years ago clerk in Mr..
Shaw's hardware store. ani Mss sarah
shaw. who resides at Rochester. y. Y.
They are both his sisters: the former be-
ing eighryfv- y-ars OF are and the latter
eighty EIGHT Miss Shaw j. an invalid,
and has been confined to her home for
Eve years
The remains will be inferred in the
erected for them BY Mr.. shaw
1oout ten years aso aud recently rebuilt.
This mansoieun Is ocfagonal in shape
and i composed Of red granite with
base o. limestone. with curving roof
y copper. the whole consisting OF tho
most lasting material The site is the
all grove % evergresns and plants. Just
'outh o. the garden and fronting the
homestead. The sarcophagus over the
'ault : o. white marble. ornawenrei
With wreaths and garlands with beanti.
~ relief work On the top % the slab
Fill repose a partly-recumben figure os :
fr- shaw. executed IN white marble by {
iaron Won Naeller. % Munich. This
'ork was executed al Nr. Shaw's request !
everal years ago. and has remained
oxed mp on the ground near the mauso.
cum since is arrival at the garden