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The Curfe,v neIi

An interesting bell ringing custom was
that of ringing the curfew, a modified form
Of which still exists in this country and in
England Curfew, of which Gray speaks so
feelingly in his elegy, was established In the
year 1868 by William the Conqueror, or, as
the English people more frequently say, Will
lam the Norman, and was partially abolished
about the year HOO The curfew bell was
rung promptly at Sp. m, at which time the
people were compelled to put out or cover up
their fires and blow out their candles Henry
| fixed the matter in the year last mentioned
so as to not absolutely prohibit lighted can
dies until after the ninth hour The curfew
bell was rung in order TO compel every one,
high or low, TO cover up and put out tho fire,
which in those early days was in a hole ia
AsS 49, s2AA Sse2 ssses-a hole being cut IN
the roof 10 allow the smoke 70 escape
The word "curfewn is a corruption OF tw1
words couyre feu, literally ''cover fire, u The
custom being to cover tho hole in the floor
with a large nat rock or metal basin made
for that purpose. As long as these customs
were strictly adhered to great confagrations
were Thought TO be well nigh impossible. Be
this as it may, the people did not look upon
it In that light, they only thought of the rigid
sway of the conqueror.
Thomson thus describes the feelings of the
conquered people who were forced to put out
their cheerful fires by foreign invadern
The shiverlng wretchcs, at the curfew sound
Detected sank into their sordid beds,
And, through the nournful CLEAN of better times
Mus'd sad. or dreamt OF better.
John w. Wright in st. Louis Republic.
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MODERN MIRACLES.


Delicate Relations OF Mind and Matter A
Moral for Doctors.
Without any affirmation or denial Of 'mi-
racles, there Is one way of accounting for the
cures reported from Boston, from Lourdes,
from Paris, and just now by Canon Wilber-
force May we not be ON the track Of some
notable discovery as to the influence of the
mind over the bodyl The late DR.. w. B. Car
penter, a very skeptical and unmaginatiye
man, records in one OF his scientific works a
singular incident OF impressionability.
A lady saw heavy window sash falling
on the fingers Of her child. She screamed,
but she was too late; the little fingers were
terribly bruised. But as she took up and
soothed the sufferer she saw that her own
fingers were bruised exactly tho same way.
The mental impression produced a physical
result. When q blush comes to a boys or
girls face as the result Of word or thought
we seem to have milder form of the same
thing, and the birthmarks on newly born
children, the consequence Of some fright suf-
fered by the mother months before, are indica-
tions Of similar susceptibility. DR.. Carpenter
also records how man prisoned In his chair
for ten years by paralytic attack rose and
rushed up stairs ON hearing OF the sudden ILL
ness Of his favorite child. Here we had what
would be called miracle II it had been
preceded by prayer.
The question is, how far does intense mem
tai expectancy account for some Of the cases
OF cure recorded In modern timesl II q man
Is told by Boston healer, a French priest or
Partisan doctor that at a certain day and
hour no may look for a change, does the mind
triumph over the bodily ailment and disperse
it9 Both patients and physicians are well
aware that quite apart from their drugs some
doctors seem TO bring healing with them.
Their presence Is moro potential than their
prescriptions. Is this magnetism or does tho
mind of the patient, acted upon by the genial
strength of his physician, work ont the curei
It Is also certain that sometimes when the
regular doctor retires man called quack
will produce result Does he do so by clio
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A Reporter wanted.

"Wlien was working on st. Louis pa
per- said an old newspaper reporter over his
midnight lunch, II had rather queer expe-
rience. dropped into the Office one even
ing after dinner, and the city editor asked
me to go up to - Chotenu avenue and see
whit was wanted. A card had been received
asking that reporter should call. Thought
that perhaps there was Il wedding or some
thing of that sort, and so / went to the house
RING the bell A young woman opened the
door. Step, into the parlor, please she said
removed my ovcrcoat and hat and entered
Che parlor There were three young ladies
sitting in the parlor, which was handsomely
furnished
"The young lady who opened the door fol-
lowed me into the apartment l sat down,
and TO make myself agreeable, chatted about
some conventional topics, All the young la
dies engaged In the conversation. and before
was well aware of 1t found that an hour
had slipped by. No one had said anything to
me about what the reporter was required
for, so at last asked:
"'Well, miss, can you inform me what 1t Is
that you wished a reporter forf
''rhe young ladies at this all smiled and
looked at one another. thought there was
something interesting, and finally asked
boldly;
lowell, l am reporter for The Democrat.
What eau l do for your
"sOh, said the young lady who opened the
door, I'm sure there is nothing
"'Well, said, why was the presence Of q
reporter desiredF
"All tho young ladies smiled and at last
one of them said:
why, Cousin Annie is engaged TO q re-
porter and as we had never seen a reporter
we thought we would write to the Office and
have one call, SO that we could look and see
what sort Of a person Exporter is.
"At this naive reply rather wilted, and
as soon as could got out of the house
often wonder now what sort OF rara avis
those young women imagined reporter to
be.n-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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IRVING BISHOPS FEATs.
What His Friend Dixey Has Seen Him L
% Mini Raa1l,,r

What His Friend DIxey Has Seen Him Do
nc Mind Reading.
az knew Irving Rishon fo,. fifteen vears y
said Henry n. DiSey. the actor. 10 a reoorter.
,sand he was the most remarlable man / ever
met He was NOT simnlv remorkable os n
mind reade, hnt he was n clever cenius in
other resnects Annarentlv little insignifi-
can't fellow he couraeeousiy went into Rus
sio and besougbt the car to grant him n,
onnortunitv of disnlavinv his wonderful
Gifts After reneated ennlieations the mon.
arch deipned 10 receive lin, His nerform-
ance before the Russian cnurt wos 10 ba n
crucial test which would demonstrate
whether tho vouno American was n nbe.
nomenon or n fraud
"One of the czar,s sons tool, daooors and
wbile Rislon was blindfoldad and n,t intn
another onartnent ~ fha noIoce went
tbrouyb ali tha actions annronr;ata N
steaJthv ottemnt NJ stabhing Tben the
prince i,,n,,ad into n slaiob md bebind his
three horses he rode thronoh tbo DARK roads
TO a point about a roile distant From tho i'm.
perIaI household and there in n deem snow
hank secretad The daoger On the Irnce,s
RETURN Risbon,s aves ,Sers ,,,cavered and he
cot into Tho slaoh The mind readsr directed rec
tha horses altbe,,o the ,,,e,..,
q, Nh, all t,,a ,,;,,,.t It'll, LII, 40
sI,ghted at nracseiS tha sa,i,a 80 ,,,int ,,hars
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T,lry,,enlef ON Tolstov,

Turguenief read aloud portions of Tolstoy'
works. especially tho forty-third chapter Of
the first partof 'sWar and Peace, land greatly
excited said shaking his head; II know moth
ing In European literature finer than this de-
scription That Is description
But while Turguenief thought Tolstoy a
great writer, and admired and priced his tai
emit, he from time to time considered him
from his own moral and aesthetic standpoint.
In other words, he applied to the views Of
Tolstoy the measure of his own views about
men. and was not always satisfied. While he
was reading "Anna Karenin" he could not
understand why Tolstoy was SO evidently
prepossessed in favor of Levin, who was to
him an uEsympathetic character "Can you
for a moment believe" said Turguenief to
Polonsky, that Levin is In love with Kitty,
or that he could ever love anybody7 No;
love Is one Of those passions which annihi-
lates our Me- and compels us in some degree
TO forget ourselves and our interests But
Levin, even after he knows that he is loved
and is happy, never ceases holding fast to his
own personality aud hattering himself. ~
Eugene Schuyler in Scribner's.
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Ten or Fifteen.

The party OF Maine capitalists who made
q trip to the south was received with an adj
dress of welcome by an old colored 'auntien
at Shreveport, La. "Glad ter see yer, gem
men, said she, course is Whar ye from,
gemmen, an whar yen gwine teran Here the
speaker was overwhelmed by applause. fol-
lowed by what she and her brood appreciated
still more, a shower Of nickels from her dis
tinguished guests How many children have
your was inquired, as the ebony dock I'M
creased about the door. Dunno, sab; ten or
fifteen of 'em, guess. III get 'em togeddar
an you can count 'em.n She began to cal,
Jake "Pete,n sRastusn "Jule" Liza, "
and got good many together, but they were
too much excited by the nickels that kept
dropping among them to keep still, aud the
census had to be abandoned. 1t was evident
however, to Judge Hall, who tells the story In
The Waterville Sentinel, that the mother was
correct as far as her knowledge extended
There were at least ten or fifteen. =
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To Pav Exuepscs.


The wifc of a wit has often as hard o time
as the wife Of philosopher. 1t Is an old
story about the wife OF Emerson enduring
the sight of her husband breaking the teeth
out of her back comb, thinking, absent mind
edly, that they We're matches which he was
presently to light, but 1t is quite new story
that of famous modern humorist who
really gets great many Of his best and fun
niest ideas from his wife.
I'VE live from mouth to hand instead Of
from hand TO mouth said he, In telling tho
story Her mouth utters the words Of non
sense, and my hand writes them down.
Sometimes she rebels at my receiving the
checks in payment Of her jokes, though
promptly turn most OF them over to her, and
she wouldn't sign her own name to one of tho
jokes for a farm.
well, one time | was going on little
southern trip, and she took notion she
wanted to so along. We had just been pay
ing for new carriage house, and there
wasn't enough ready money in the family ex-
chequer to take US both.
/" II you 60, shall have to stay at home,
said /, trying to reason with her
"'No, no, said she. IN make jokes
enough to pay all our current expenses. III
get up early every morning, and joke just az
hard as can for fifteen or twenty minutes
a'eso'sa il'sa.tfaatl = tnth's Conp anipn.
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NO. S71
THE OLD HOUSE.

in through the porch and up the silent stair;
Little is changed, know so well the ways;
Here the dead came to meet ME; II was there
The dream was dreamed in unforgotten days
But who is this that hurries on before.
A fitting shade the brooding shades amongY
She turned-l saw her face-O God it wore
The face used to wear when was young!
thought my spirit and my heart were tanned
To deadness; dead the pangs that agonize.
The old grief springs to choke mel am shamed
Before that little ghost with eager eyes
Oh, turn away, let her not see. not know!
How should she bear it, how should understand
Oh. hasten down the stairway, haste and go,
And leave her dreaming in the silent land.
Tho Spectator
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Stories almost without end havo been told
ON John Stetson, the well known theatrical
manager, and hundreds of them have been
printed, but here is one old enough TO be a
chestnut, but SO far as learned has never been
in print. The incident occurred away back
when the attempt was mado In New York to
produce the Passion play, and Stetson was
managing it. This gentleman's ignorance
and coarseness have been the subject of moro
than four-flfths of the yarns told on him, but
all have had TO admit that his eye for artistic
effect In setting a stage is nearly perfect. Az
fairs in connection with the play had reached
point where dress rehearsal was arranged.
Mr.. Stetson and the stage manager were
seated In the parquet to observe the scene.
On tho left Of the stage was Pontius PLATE
and Jesus Christ; back Of them, but still ON the
left, wnsa large rabble; ON the right had been
placed tho twelve apostles. AT the first
glance Stetson began to kick Why he
yelled angrily, "that stage amt set right; it's
all out of BALANCE "Well,n said the stage
manager meekly, sit is tho best we could do
with the people we have.n whats that
gang there over to the rightm asked Stetson.
THAT" replied the assistant, "why, those
arc the twelve apostles. = swell, get twenty
four of 'em then; we must have that corner
filled up somehow. Chicago Herald.
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a LlTlTLE.

-
So little made me glad for was young;
Flowers. sunset books a friend or two
Gray skies with scanty sunshine piercing
through
How little made me glad when was young
So little makes me happy, now I'm old
Your hand in mine. dear heart, here by the fire.
The children grown unto our hearts desire
How little keeps MS happy when we're old.
And yet, between the little then and now,
What worlds Of life and thought and feeling
keenl
What spiritual depths and heights unseen
Alb mel between the little then and now.
For little things seem mighty when We're young;
Then we rush onward through the changing
years,
Testing the gamut of all smiles and tears,
Till mighty things seem little; we are old.
Alice Wellington Rollins
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Learned Men.

Fenderson-Hal what's thisi "The poste-
rior third of the inferior convolution OF the
left frontal lobe is diseased in aphasia." Now,
this is really startling. III tell that to Mr..
Sickle; he's always interested in such mat
ters. Oh, here he Is nowl | say, Sickle,
were you aware that the posterior convolu-
ton OF the aphasia is diseased In the left third
Of the inferior lobel
And then Sickle knew just as much about
1t as Henderson did; but IL was an interesting
matter, and both gentlemen stuck their hands
in their pockets and felt that it would be a
terrible set back to the earth should they be
tasm out of it, Boston Transcript.
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Bells of Different Size to Indicate tho
Rank of the Deceased-Beating ON Pans
to Increase tho Noise-origin of tho
Modern Custom Of TollIng.
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. PLANTATION miles below Monroe E
Il ON east bank OF river; splendld mPIoio I
nents, new cabins. aWeisiii taS. soo an5 in
high state of cultivation; land OF fine qu aoo
ity and above any water: GS5 acres' Zoo
open; possession JsnnaTyr !, ! Rss S9iKA1,oosA
1U ~ s HpGREs VEST IVES OF ouAcH1TA
lou river adjoining the Morley P iacs;t
5 10 miles north of Homer in Claiborne
rarish. miles east of Gibbs and Homer
railroad; 800 acres, 500 cleared ana IN cui
tivation, the remainder very d 1efsle be.
tween red chocolate and a grey safuS |
loan, the red lands are we'll adapteo W
grain OF all kinds and red clover grows oo -,
improvements for tenants. can be easily
divided into 4 tracts, each Of which woula
| make desirable farm. 1t is well suppiieut
Sree s Ma, water and creeks run through
lthe plantation. Finest place in the state
for q stock farm. Price reasonable ana
terms easy. Price on application a' o"f
l0OnA ACRES with foe story residence
iSUU and out buildings; part cieared,
balance woodlands: thoronghiy ses W M! ~
seasons of the year; ell parish, miles
west of Ouachita river. The best place IN
North Louisiana for a stock an1 ,a smsel
ranch, SO 600; one-third cash; balance
and years with per cent interest.
q LARGE CYPRESS BRAKES.
10 Cheap. .
!, EARM, III acres, on Bayou Desiard io o.
. + acres in cultivation, balance timber
n GOOD dwelling and improvements, stof
]. Building on place; good orchard: Cheap
. O36 ACRES, miles west Of city on ".
;, 8 & P. Railroad, $50 acres cleared, oai'anc
> Humber. Cheap and on easy terms.
a 60 ACRES adjoining Government Expel
r. / iment Farm at Calhoun, 60 acres cleares
70 good dwelling and improvements; Ion
n rs ACRES, miles below Delhi on Bayo
> MACON; ridge and bottom lands; l5o pa
s tally cleared; fine growth Of pecan trees;
70 Hs0 Acres 3 miles south of Bastrop on Mo
80 4 roe road; so acres open; comfortab
IN dwelling and cabins; good IA: r. gin al
n; glist mill; ridge and creek bottom lano
SHS ACRES good hill land, 4 miles we
rs 4 10 of Monroe on v. S. q T. Il. H., "
acre ;long time.
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CITY PROPERTY.

CITY PROPERTY.
roIorS IN LAYTON'S ADDITION.
0U Cheap and on easy terms na foot ,
II on sixth street by $50 feet on Breard 81. ;
Dwelling house containing rooms, VIZ! {
Kitchen, cistern, COW house, 5000 a st su,i9
trees in full bearing. Price, 81 300. Terms,
half cash, balance In l and years VIII
II IL ESIDENCE on Grammount street, be-
II tween 9th and 18th streets. Lot 1Oxt5o
feet. Five rooms. Outbuildings. stable, |
barn, etc. Cheap for cash.
THE STEWART RESI- pESCE, corner nor
i T'elemauue AID St. John streets. For
sa.g +: SLACK ;I RESIDENCE, Wood street.
i For sale or rent.
mo EXCHANGE.-s4OoO stock gents fur,
| nishing and general merchandise anu
lflourishing business i'll Pine Bi"11' Arh''
1 MoR SALE. Orange grove. Maniteo Co,
Florida. in full bearing, at sacIli I;
DUILLING LOT in Trenton, with stable
lo0e ACRES GOOD HILL LAND. -Four
1850 miles west OF town on V. s. ~ Z. ~ 4:
r. Fronts on two public roads. For ~
IVA NAR M Of 1o7 acres adjoining the town OF
Delhi onv. S. & P. Railroad at crossing
of Brinkley Railroad. 60 acres in cultlva-
ton, balance woodland; good improve
U.OlONl out-bui gs
stables, etc., and z acres in lot under fence
finely improved, in town OF Bas tao!s slooo
one-third cash, balance and years. oo ;.
II n ACRES, miles below Monroe, ~ II
Ito cultivation, balance good timber
Cheap and on long time. w
lOO0 ACRES miles west Of city, on "
IEOU s. & p, X. II. 500. Half cash.
PLANTATION we'll improved and in
a high state Of euitiyat9n; abo fro1 0xe,
flow. Ten miles below Monroe, iron 30 !;
cultivation. balance woodland $4,000 o
0nn ACRES OF LAND KNOWN a
Monroe. rs acres cleared and under fenc
Fine orchard. $3.50.
q. 900 ACRES 6 miles south OF Bastfop
y 4 line of projected railroad; 60 acres opel
GOOD land, good tenement houses, good
chard; 500; long time.
766 AGR 3sn RinE n aAhD ssao, hoo'
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IMPORTANT.

All ordinary Letters containing f"s.ai
Notns Money Orders issued by all tx
moss Companies or New York Exchange.
NJ. a. UPUlN,
Now Orleans, La.
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Address Registered Letters containing
currency TO
New Orleans National Bank,
wv" New Orleans, La.

REMEMBER That the only genuine
r .ouisinna State Lottery Tickets issued ui-
der the State Chatter, are recognized ny me
HIGHEST Courts. are invariably Sishe" ny
nj A. pAUPHIN, President. Enuofseu
Inv G EMS BEAuREGARD and EARLY, super
visions OF the Drawings, and guaranteed ny
National Banks of New Orleans, as 10 INC
nayuent of its prizes. None others are
II so-cailed ''Surrlemenis." 'or1gmal
Little Louisiana" or other limitations win
,,,Ia>yful use of the Louisiana State Lot
tcry Conipany's name, by persons unknow.
under assumed or fictitious names, are AZ
temnts 10 deceive the public by false pre-
tense Offering no guarantee whatsoever.
REM lIMBER THAT ONE DOLLAR is
the Price of tho smallest part or traction OF
a ticket issued i'll any drawing. Anything
i'm our name offered at a less price, Is eithef
a counterfeit or \ Swindic.
THE JoRvIs CoNkLiN MokI TO A"E
TRUST co. OF KANSAS CITY
-HoanS MONEY
IMPROVED HILL FARMS.
RIVER PLANTATIONS. Mp
GOOD BUSINESS PiIoiEhi l.
Long Time. Low Interest. NO coinmis-
sions charged. Prompt ActLon- Aaoie's'
J. u. TOMKIES, AGENT,
shreveport, La,
Aprili2o-'s9. "a MILAN ST.
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! onisiana State Lottery C0.

Incorporated by the Legislature for
educational and Charitable purposes,
State constitution, in 1870, by an OVER
WHITENING POPULAR VOTE.
Its GRAND EXTR AORDINARY DRAW,
INGS take place semi-Annualiy( JMre nnG
NUMBER DRAWINGS take place on eaci,
of the o,her ten months in the year, anu
are all dra xn in public, at the Academy Oh
Music, Now Orleans, La.
eve do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all tho Monthly anu
mi-Annual Drawings OF The Loulsiana
State Lottery Co., and in person niahasg
and control tho Drawings themselves. ana
that the same are conducted with honesty'
fairness, and in good faith toward an par
ties, and we authorize the Company 10 use
this certificate with fac-similes OF our
SIGNATURES attached in it's advertisements
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szZZSza
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Commissioners.

We tho undersigned Banks and Bankers
viii nav ali Prizes drawn iii the Louisiana
state lotteries, which may DO presented AT
our counters.
X. Nj. WALMSLEY, Pres. La. M. Bank.
+. I.ANAUX, rrcs. State Nat. Bank.
Pres. N. q. NAT. Banh'
CARL COIN, Pres, Union Nat. Bank.
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3,l44 Prizes, amounting to-
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHEfE:
Mz.-For CLUE RATS, or any further IN
formation desired, write losibiy to me mm-
dersigned, clearly stating your re %m"Ier'
More rapid return mail delivery VIII DC
assured by your enclosing an EnVeloPe
hearing YOUR full address.
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IMPROVED HILL FARMS,
RIVER PLANTATIONS. AND
GOOD BUSINESS PROPERTY.
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sEMI.ANNUAL DRAWING

SEMI-A n n 2 N1l IIINN"IN"
WILL TAKE PLACE
At Tho Academy of Music, New Orleans'
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1889,
CAPITAL PRIZE, 100000
no 400 Tickets at Forty Dollars;
Halves. $50; Quarters, $40; Eishthss
100: IwcutIcths, 81 90.
'aror,icthS
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-05-18

assured us she was superior Instructor
for our girl.
She was an accomplished lady, who had
likely seen fifty years but her golden hair
and blue eyes, with the aid OF paint and
powder, yelled fifteen years from view.
There seemed to be nothing of which
she had neither read nor heard
She had spent season in the Adiron.
dack mountains, she had been in the West,
she had been in the South, she had lived
in England and France To me she could
talk of the wilds ard freedom of western
life to Sidney, of the whirl of business in
New York to Betty and Rachel, of fancy
embroidery and painting and the customs
and styles of European and American life.
Banch she charmed with her wonderful
tales of the planets, or some tender remem-
brance of her Adirondack visit. We all
liked and trusted her. Most of the starlit
evenings that summer she and BIanch
spent on the river bridge, studying the
movements of the stars. 1t was very high
at that place, and served them for an OBJ
servatory. The walk through tue forest
down our long drive was delightful.
We thought Blance Thoroughly in love
with astronomy, and had no doubt of her
one day being an astronomer, despite the
strange rumors that sometimes reached us,
and the prophetic words of our old pastor:
"The hearing ear and the seeing eye-the
Lord hath made both of them. y