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St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

! She gave the clothes an airing until not
a vestige of the smell of camphor re-
NAMED. Her dress was finished in the
latest and most approved style. Nothing
to do but wait.
With mothers loving pride, she
,smoothed every wrinkle in Beulah's dress,
and placed the finishing touches to the
toilet that showed remarkable taste, then
reached up to throw her arms around
Reginald's neck, with all the love Of her
girIhood days, held the lamp for them at
the top Of the path until the boat was
cleared, and watched the white sail until
the darkness hid it from sight.
s.Papa, will you promise me one thing,
only one thing, you know how agreeable
Won can beif you want to, and how disa-
greeable if you don't like person."
+. 81 came, Beulah, entirely upon your ac-
count, and will make every effort to please
the strangers. =
The lights from the island were in full
view. as they twinkled like fire flies in
the dark shadow, he trimmed the sail and
sent her ashore near the boat house. They
stood upon the land, moved up the gray
eled walk, when they reached the entrance,
Reginald handed his card to the servant.
ii surprised litter came from the guests,
the idea Of Mrs, Copildike inviting q fish
errnan to such an entertainment, the joke
was too good.
The servant conducted them to one Of
the private par1ors where Mrs. Copildike
aextended cordial welcome.
ssHow well you are both looking, never
saw You dressed in such good taste.
Her eyes took them in from head to feet.
To the great Joy of Reginald, the sky
scraping nose performance was. emitted
from the programme. She seemed thor
eourhIy satisfied with the inspection, and,
with pleased smile, she led the way to
the parlor. The introduction was a la mode.
The -glassesw went up as they entered,
and surprised stares greeted their ap-
preach.
Reginald was by nature handsome
man, he looked picturesque even in his
fsherman's suit, while Beulah was be-
witchingly lovely. It was godsend to
the whole company, something 70 stir the
depths Of the stagnant pool.
Miss Penkeville had found her hero, her
dullness was replaced by a charming
piouaney that made her eyes sparkle like
diamonds, until the other ladies looked on
II, wonder. She had completely monop-
olized the fisherman.
Mrs. Copildike broke up the tet6 Gete
by the proposition to dance.
aWhere is the fourth gentleman to
come from, was heard from all sides r
Another surprise for theins the count
was dumbfounded as he whispered to Miss
Odyearne.
fare all your American fishermen like
this one r
The black, mischievous eyes fairly
danced, as she replied z; sss q
Z aYes, every one, we have nothing COM
mon Lii America. =
The dancing revived the spirits Of the
whole party, while Reginald acauittt
himself In graceful style, as he glided
through the figures with the ease OF
dancing master $50 /,
How proud Beulah Wassof her papa, and
how happy he was to see her holding her
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06
PLAYING 'POSSUM.

Pretty little baby boy,
Playing possum;
o, you GINNING little Roy
Mammals blossom.
Some one steps in-very softly
Does she tread,
Smiles to see her baby curled up
On the bed.
''Roy's asleep" says tired mamma,
Bless his heart,
When he wakes my pet shall have
A cherry TART
us dom waked,' says baby, rising
With start
FPS done walked up, see here, mamma,
Where's my tariff
Mamma thought you'd gone to sleep,
Little blossom"
Il was des twin to fool you,
Playin' POISON.
Have you then learned how so early
To deceive? .. 81
Bigger men than you, my baby, 3
Make believe.
Every hour of every day we
Come across 'em,
Men of years and men of wisdom,
Playin' 'possum.'
Julia Key Bel, atlanta, Ga
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

1t is reported that agstice Gray of the
United States supreme court is about to
marry Mrs. Stocking. Now boys get out
your pun machines.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

Old Lady (who has bought a stamp, to
drug clerk)-"Will you please lick that
stamp on fer me, young man p Clerk
Excuse me, madam, but I'm not verys
well this morning, and the boy who has
charge Of that department has gone out
for soft shell crab and small bottle 81
wine.-Epoch.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

Why is a temperance advertisement like
NEUROLOGICAL personage2 Because it's
Dry-ad.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06
The Heart Often Rests.

It is the general impression among
those who do not stop to consider, that
the heart is continually in action, but such
is really very far from being the fact, for
about third part of the life of the or
gan is passed in absolute rest. Thus it
dialates to receive the blood, it contracts
to expel the blood, and it rests between
these two actions By simply putting the
finger on the pulse, the truth of this as
sertion will be readily demonstrated. The
artery at the wrist, for instance, will be
felt to dialate, and then there is quite an
appreciable interval before it is felt again,
and this marks the repose of the heart.
This period varies greatly in different per-
sons and under different circumstances, and
sometimes, as in fevers of great exhaus-
ton, the pulsations follow each other with
such great degree of rapidity that the in
terval between them can scarcely be meas
ured In other instances the pulsations
are so very slow that the impression that the
heart has entirely stopped may be obtained.
Ordinarily and in normal conditions of the
system and in adults the pulsations vary
in number from sixty to eighty in min
ute, but this rule is not without its excep-
tions. l have known healthy persons in
whom the heart beats were as few as forty
minute, and others in whom it exceeded
ninety. They are generally increased in
all persons by mental excitement, by slim
ulating food or drink, or even by an ordl-
nary meal and by physical exercise.
/ think it undoubtedly true. that the
heart beats more rapidly at the present
day than it did fifty years ago-a result
which must be ascribed to the great mental
activity of the age. As consequence, the
heart wears out more quickly now than it
did with our ancestors, and cases of heart
weakness and heart failure, which in for
mer times were almost unknown, are now
quite common Wa. a. Hammond, NJ d.
Pride, Miniature and want of sense are
the three great sources of i'll manners.
Without some one of these defects, no man
OF woman will behave himself or herself
i'll for want of experience, or what, in the
language Of fools, is called knowing the
world. -SsoiJa
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

In this hurried attempt at a broad view
of the State, the wonderful system of
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06
Curious Phenomenon.

@ What am about to describe has been a
puzzle to me for about one year and six
months; and think some reader of the
Journal may be able to explain it. Some
thing has developed in my eyesight~Wba
it is / do not know, but I will do my best
to- describe it. This something can see at
wiz and when do not want to see it it
will not come only see it in the light.
It will take many changes, even changing
it's shape when am looking att. ltseems
to be composed Of changing pearls strung
together. This line of shining pearls has
been growing larger ever since fist mo-
ticed it-in each eve different line. One
line will twist itself in all kinds of shapes
while / am looking at it, and seems to be
about four feet from me, in front. 1t has
increased lately to a great size.
If look at the right line, then % not
see the left one, and looking at the left
onefwiH force the other away. am in
perfect health and have first class eyesight.
Perhaps some doctor win say the phenom-
enon is caused by disease of the eyes.
Will somebody explain the cause f-ReSsg-
10 P1ibsop1s heal Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06
SULPHUR.

II.
Near Lake Charles is what is claimed to
be the largest deposit of sulphur in the
world, stratum of crystalized sulphur,
three hundred feet thick, of remarkable
purity. There is quite flow of petroleum
there, lately discovered, which is fine
lubricant just as it comes from the we'll
There, too, is found limestone, gypsum
and alum. In marbles, Louisiana is rich
MINERALS.
1t is only very late, that the precious
minerals have been found. But careful,
conscientious investigators assure us that
gold and silver have been found. Some
free gold has been discovered, and there is
certainly to be found auriferous quartz,
and limestone bearing gold. Several
assays have proved this, and the testimony
of very eminent geologist is secured as
to the quartz. A gold bearing limestone
has been found, assaying eight ounces of
pure gold to the ton, on the authority of
thoroughly, reliable gentleman Silver
is found in the limestone and many as
says have been made of it. From the
testimony we have, there is very rich
treasure of this mineral in Louisiana.
There has been nothing but q private and
superficial exploitation made but we are
assured that the auriferous quartz and the
silver and gold bearing limestone are in
great force, particularly the former.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06
[To BE CONTINUED. !

This beautiful story was commenced inVol ~,
No 10 OF March 20, 1889, of THE AMERICAN: Per
sons wishing back numbers can be supplied by
writing to this office. For subscription rates see
first column, sixth page.]
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

The topics of live stock and grasses de-
serve far more consideration than we can
accord them. Some of the most :distin-
guished thoroughbred horses the world
has ever known, have been born and raised
within the borders of this state.
: Mule raising, which has been only the
vogue of late, has received great impetus
within few years, and this business has
amply demonstrated the superior quality
of the home bred and home raised mules.
Long ago cattle raising was a marked
feature of the States adaptation to the
business. In few States of this Union was
there broader PASTORAL life. Millions OF
acres of her prairles was a cattle range.
Thousands of men lived on the industry of
cattle raising. The abundant streams; the
rainfall, so evenly distributed throughout
the year; the abundant dews; the mild eli
mate, thewonderful abundance and richness
of native grasses, the fact that these, sup
ported cattle all winter, made cattle raising
the easiest and most successful of all voea-
tions. They were never fed, never housed,
and only saw their owners at branding
times, or when wanted for slaughter OF
deportation. immigration has greatly mar
rowed the range; but soil, climate, rainfall
and streams, sunshine and dews still abide,
And now is dawning the era of improved
stock. Herds of Holsteins, Jerseys, Shori
Horns, Polled Angus and other thorough
BREEDS and registered breeds have got last.
ing foothold. Soon the creameries will
dot our towns, and dairying viii be fnaug'
urated on broad scale. Then will come
in, broadly, the cultivated grasses. Red
clover, Timothy, Red Top, Orchard grass,
Kentucky Blue Grass, Meadow Fescue,
White Clover, ETC., etc. Every one OF
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06


in the distaney
The next day Miss Penkevi1le and Mr..
Hardell proposed to the company that they
should repeat the visit, and not meeting
with second, left the company at the
table, to form an alliance offensive and de-
!, fensive. Mrs. Copildike was charmed at
the turn affairs had taken, for this was her
only chance to redeem the promise she had
made In New York.
MI. Norshever was wealthy bachelor
who had steered cdeaf Of matrimonial allir
ancss al through his life. He sat with
his hand upon the tiller, with his eyes
fixed upon the compass of main chance
SkeptfcaI of the future state of existence,
he extracted from the present all the
sweets of life.
Miss Odyearne and himself were the
greatest friends. He enjoyed her odd ex-
pressions immensely. She tore the veil of
romance from every living thing. A stick
was stick to her., whether crossed.
crooked or aRaight rocks and trees were
SO many land marks thrown together by
natural causes. Intensely practical, she
was always gazing at the eternal fitness
I of things. 30 ! .5ss q -
There was warfare to the knife between
this couple and the former, while the gulf
was very wide between them. Two artis-
tic dreamers opposed to two practicalists.
One couple saw the beautiful in every
thing nature was q picture book to amuse
and instruct every stretch of blue sky,
every bold jutting headland, every shaded
woodland nook produced q pleasurable
sensation; while upon the ether hand,
water and dust made mud, the beautiful
woods were dens for bears, wolves, snakes
and mosquitoes the festooned swamps
were filed with malaria and aIligatofs It
is well that differences exist, for the world
would be all pictures or mud. 80
Robert Elsmere was q, common battle
ground, where the wounded and slain were
seattered all over the breakfas table,
Miss Penkeville and Mr.. Hardell rejoined
St. Landry democrat., 1889-04-06

And as to vegetables and melons, where
can those raised here be surpassed2
The nut bearing trees are worthy of
chapter.
The flowers are beyond our pen, and
s'beggar praise"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
ON THE DIAMOND.
Results of the Games Between the
Country's Leading Teams.

pas,,1+- 30 41,a Co~,oa r1n.-s, ~, .
oSt1ts o1 Cne Nalles between Ihe
country Aeaolng IeemS.
WASHINGTON. April 30.-Base ball games
we're played to-day with the following re-
suits:
At Brooklvn-Morninp Game
Baltimore. I'D 3 o O O q O.,
BROOKLYN .......... o 0 0 0 0 "a
Base hits; Baltimore (, Brooklyn 2. Errors:
and Quinn; Lovett and Clark
second camel
Baltimore -. o 0 I O O I O. 6
BROOKLYN ......'....0 0 3 , 0 / x;
Base hits: baltimore T. Brooklyn s. Errors;
Baltimore 7. Brooklyn g. Batteries: Tate and
At Atlanta
Memphis observation-disclosures. 9
Atlanta. J
ATS Jonis-iFirst gamel.;ran INNINGS
St Tonis. - o o q O. q 1P 2
Tonisvilie q q / q u n n n n >
Base hits: St L0uis 6 Louisville , Errors.
81 Touis > ro1iievilIa . Batteries. DavIin a NJ
Hovie. Fvyino and Vaughan
Second g.{1ne.--
81 LIONS EoIis '.'''...''9 I g ! Q 10
Rase hits. St IoTis - ronisviliia 70 Errors
ST Tonis 2 IonisyilIa II Rsttsrias. Chambar'
lain and (ilIjgan Herker and Coak
Al Pittshnro-roorrin.r gana
PittsbIIrg ,....s'4I o. o O OIL
Cleveland q q 2 q O q I a x
Rase bit,. 9iftshrT, TX CleveIapd : Frro,...
pfttsburg1 cleveland q Retfarips. calvin nd
Miller GrnI41. and Iinmer go - '''iN
Afternoon yaTne--
ptteb,,rg 2 n I . n n n n 6
C1avaIpnd 2 n n n n n n 4
o f,o e,'ii M, tts,... C,o,.d
pttsb,,rg Cieveia2d 4 RsttariaS. Coy,,on
- t7;ai5- 'I,eat+,, 80 e,,+oiifTa ' "NJ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
A Big Crowd Spends the Day at Pa
bio Beach.

A Big Crowd Spends the Day at Pa
bio Beach.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. April 30.-Hun
dreds of people from Jacksonville were at
Pablo Beach this afternoon aud evening,
and much interest was manifested IN the
races there,
The bicycle race, three miles, for the
Christopher gold medal, was won by Hewitt
Of St Augustine. Time II minutes and IS
seconds. The five mile race, for the Jack
sonville and st. Augustine railway diamond
medal, was easily won by z. NJ. Sanderson,
the present holder, whose time was 20
minutes and so sec onds. The mile race, for
the champion med..l, held by H. G. Conway,
was run by him and c. A. Clark. Conway
won, but owing 20 informality in the start
the race was declared off.
The individual drill IN the evening was
largely attended. Lieut.. Boylston of the
Metropolitan Light Infantry won, aud was
bsnqueted at Murray hall by his company.
The day closed with ball at Murray hall.
SALE OF A BOAT.
The steamer Rosa of the DeBary line has
been sold to the Columbia Navigation and
Commercial Company OF New York. The
boat Is reported to have brought
$4,000. She will be taken to
Carthagena, South America, and
run on the river Seine in the United
States of Colombia. She will be one of a
feet of four steamers which this company
will run in that country to carry the
Spanish mail, they having a five year con-
tract with the Colombian government to
DO the mail business.
What did you do about the court mar
tial of Private King of the Jacksonville
Light Infantry:" asked the NEWS CORES
pondenct of one of the officers of that
tribunal this morning. ''Well, can't give
away the decision" replied the man with
the epaulets, ''but we sent our
finding to the governor. vino, as
commander Of the troops, will announce
tpubicly when be feels like it." From the
manner in which the officer spoke, the re-
porter is rather inclined TO believe that the
court found Private King guilty of inSub-
ordination, but recommended lsniency.
The penalty for this is a fine or imprison-
ment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
The Future OF Photography.
Fror. .Scribner's Maoaxfns.


The ease with which photographs can
now be taken by anv one is destined to
have an important influence upon science,
art, and literature. 1t must not be sup
posed, however, that with the cheapnesS of
material, and simplicity in applying it,
perfection in the art of photography Is any
nearer to its yotary than it was when the
difficult wet plate was in vogue. Pictures
can be taken more readily than formerly
but the conditions Of light and comp 1sitou
remain as difficult as ever-Aud the amateur
every year throws behind him his quickly
taken photographs and discovers that art is
stin long
The improvements in photography have
resulted from the labors of the chemist
rather than from those of the optician and
the maker of lenses Indeed, ono of the
most remarkable features Of photography
Is the simplicity of the apparatus which is
neces AIRY. This simplicity perhaps might
have been foreSeen by a careful study of the
human eye. The eye of every person may
be said to constitute g detective camera
The retina is the dry plate upon which
all objects are focused by means Of
the crystalline lens; the cavity be-
hlnd this lens constitutes the camera,
the iris and pupil the diaphragm,
and the eyelid the drop-shutter. The latter,
IL is true, is slow drop-shutter--not faster
than tenth of a second--whereas the
drop-shutter that is employed to take an
express train may move as fast as the one
hundredth of a second, or ten times as fast
as the eyelid. The eye gives the brain a
number of composite impressions of an
object III motion, while the sensitive plate
and the drop-slutter of the camera can
give but one phase of the motions 1t does
not seem JUS, therefore, that the photo
grapher should Insist that the sculptor or
artist should copy certain instantaneous
attitudes of animals in motion, for the eye
does not see them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs HALL Ass0CTA.
TIOA

The twenty first nstallment on the stock OF
the above association is now due and payable
to the undersigned from list to 10Th inst
WIN, McHARRIE, Treasurer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01

] have two little girls-one and the
other 4 years of age. They were both very
badly afflicted with eruptions on the face
and neck. Sometimes when they would
strike the sores against anything, they
would bleed as longsas ton minutes they
were In fact 50 pait1ful that we had to tie
up the hauds Of the younger With soft rags
70 prevent her from scratching Off the flesh
They suffered in this way for about eight
months. during which time we tried several
remedies without any relief. Seeing Swift's
Specific was recommended highly, /
discarded all other remedies ard
bought one bottle Of it, and
gave to the children, and it cured
both sound and well, and they are now en-
tirely free from any sort of trouble. There
is nothing as good for blood aud skin trou-
bles as S. S. s. W l.. WOODWARD.
Bowling Green, KY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
WHITE MEN MUST RULE.
SENATOR ALCORN ON TIE
SOUTHERN QUESTION.

poseihility of the Success of the
scheme to Build Up White Repuo-
rcan Party in the South-The Grand
oid Party Missed Its Opportunity
After the Close OF the War.
wAsH1SGroN, April 80. -Ex-Senator AL
.o-n Of Mississippi is here TO have talk
18th President Harrison about the south.
,rha+ be will tell him is indicated by what
:. Told in an interview as follows: "Presi-
-. Harrison will not be able to build up
.-,its marty in the south. 1t is born and
hrod essentially democratic, and cannot be
atarced from it. The Republican party
Used its opportunity at the close Of the
var and in the succeeding years, II it had
chosen wise policy then it would have
divided the south.
THE MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
uyben was elected governor of Missis-
IN; IN 1869 there was a large white vote
H slst for me. and when Gov. Ames defeated
U roo in 1878 l received $4,000 more white
NV rotes than he did. He was a carpet
bogger. and the people wouldn't have him,
nd overthrow his administration. II Grant
"a sustained me at the time of my election
.ios would have been white Republican
rsrty. which would have held the state
r. southern people will not have negro
rne. The negro is not white man with
black skin.
A DIFFERENT RACE.
"He is different race. He is barba-
risn and barbarians cannot rule civilized
+eonle His head is covered with wool.
He is a sheep. The white man has straight
HAIR ike a lion. The negro is an infant.
He has the fiat nose, the retreating chin,
tbe protruding lips of an infant. 1t will
take centuries of development to thoroughly
fit linn for civilization. Take dozen white
babies and dozen negro habies, put them
in room where there is a fire. and cover
them with a sheet You can tell the white
from the colored without seeing them.
HOW 1T CAN BE TOLD.
1.-THE colored children will work around
ill their heads are toward the fire. They
want the warmth and the warm air, they
ere tropical The white children will have
their feet to the fire and their heads away.
They want the oxygen of the cooler air. 1t
is racial difference, and the strong race
will rule
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
"BRINGIN' UP CHILDREN ''
"earlnR Big Army OF Boys and Girls
with the View of Bringing the Family
Name to the Front.

"earlng Big Army OF Boys and Girls
WIN the View of Bringing the Family
Name to the Front.
From the Detroit Free P,ess.
one day halted at the cabin of North
Ndroinian named Nisbit, and saw so
many children around that | asked If he
vas keeping school or running an orphan
asylum.
Wen, yereS only half of 'em!n he re-
plle1 IN considerable surprise, and, going to
n. uo2f, ne uttered a long-drawn WHO'D
~ ~ three or four minutes children be-
s aa 70 break out of the woods and thickets
10 ~ weeds and brier patches, and when
Gey nad gathered around the door aud been
eateo TO those inside l counted seventeen--
~ ~ oue leSs-and the Oldest was not 20 years
,..,. You seem to be fond of children, :" l OBJ
no. 49, 70 Ihe father and mother, as they
~ apeaInlng down on their progeny.
~ 1 1. on en-, replied the mother.
Ike EN-, aud I'm kinder carryin' ont
~, 1T laea OF my own" added the father.
sloppy" "-'' '1' A"'"'iy n''' O'u
What's thatw
an, goin' to the dogs-nuthin' solid about
he Iurnln' away from eddecashun an
tab t hl. INTO whisky and idleness. Deed,
~ Su ~ II hain't so very fur back that some
mprdoN 'sDlts were hung by the neck for
Sav.unesr' Fur three generations back we
skuet Produced o a Nisbit fifteen to dodge a
line q, Mn IN speakln' out my particular
VII Hlsolts. Thar may be other Nisbits
AZ pad money and brains.n
No s e., mighty bad lot!h sighed the wife.
HT's nelu up her hands.
Mt AHar was my grandpau y continual tha
adgs ver, as he accepted plug of tobacco /
0ThsTrV gu. on the seven points OF sympathy.
bin Pras; 90 my grandpap. He'un might hey
ne ~ i'eslueht Of these Yunited Stats list
v5t 80 ~ as not, but he was too burned law to
that o cSt nis ,,S He was SO mighty ornery
an 40 o,',' a.lu aogs wouldn't stay with him,
gr,n, opposed 10 work that IL he fell into n
cum a Z ne stay right thar ontil sumbody
him to a,I ~ "a, 70 pull him out. They wanted
other guy nor and sheriff aud lots of
Davv Ihnlngs, but dog-gone his picter to
chsw ~. We Just wanted to sot and sot. and
he T w. ana ehsw, and guzzle and syuzzle, and
hinetyn 10 uie tlll he was rising of