St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-05-18
MISCELLANEA.


tenderness and conquer by forgiveness.
Thackeray speaks of place in Ireland
where the sense of elegance was so keen
that tie servants brought up the Goals for
the CRATE on clean plates.
If we could read the secret history of
our enemies, we should find each mans
life sorrow and suffering enough to dis
arm all hostility.-L0ngfellow
ri used to think" said Uncle Ezra,
''that this thing Of gals kissing pug dogs
was purity rough, but sence come to town
an see some of the dudes-well, NAV be
the gals amt so much to blame; after all
Clearwater Sun.
An Oklahoma bound wagon which passed
through last evening bore the inscription
"Chintz buged in 1llinoy, sicloaned in
Newbrasky, white capped in Missouri, pro-
hibitioned in Kansas, Oklahomy or Bust"
-Wsmfezd Visitor.
At an old homestead near Grimsby.
Ont, there is Greening apple tree one
hundred years old, the branches of which
cover an area of forty feet, and which has
frequently yielded from seventeen to
twenty barrels of marketable fruit The
Western Rural and american Stoctnaan.
John Wilson, living near Astor, Fla,
cut big cypress tree in the swamp, north
of town, and found therein live alligator
seven feet long. AS the opening in the
tree was not half large enough for the gator
to get through, the presumption is that it
crawled in when quite young and lived on
other animals and reptiles that sought
refuge in the same tree -Er
A new way of fighting the liquor traffic
has lately been tried with great success by
some of the good Catholic priests of Brook
lyn, N. 7. Instead of the total abstinence
pledge, young men and boys pledge them
selves to shun the liquor saloons and cigar
stores, at least for certain number of years.
1t Is said that this works well, and hun
dreds of boys and young men have already
taken this pledge. - WalWorM County
Independent.
II am willing to risk my reputation as
public man." wrote Edw. Hine to the
Liverpool Mercury, "if the worse case of
small. pox cannot be cured in three days by
use of cream of tartar. One ounce of
cream tartar dissolved in pint of water,
drank at intervals when cold, is a certain,
never failing remedy. 1t has cured thous-
ands. never leaves q mark, never causes
blindness, and avoids tedious lingering
Detroit Free Press.
Prior to the removal of the remains of
the Duchess of Cambridge, from St. James
Palace to the Kew cemetery last Saturday,
services were held in St. James Chapel in
the palace. The Duke of Cambridge, son
of the Duchess, the Duke of Teck and the
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz and
Princess Mary of Teck, attended the ser
vices. The suite of the Duchess and the
members of her household followed the
hearse to the cemetery. The hearse was
escorted by detachment of guards.
A gentleman in New England was
called on to address Sabbath school, and
during his remarks he seemed much
moved, but no one else appeared to expe-
rience the slightest emotion. The speaker
continued to wipe away the tears which
chased each other down his manly cheeks,
when boy in one class said to his neigh
bor-"Say, Charlie, do you know what
that old duffer is crying about p ''Well,"
said Charlie, 'tif you had to make speech,
and hadn't anything more to say than he
has, you'd feel bad, too"
knowledge is power and wealth. The
Caneducated and undisciplined are working
to-day at serious disadvantage. 1t is
rare and exceptional case if you see an un-
educated man occupying any position of
trust or prominence. The business world
demands educated labor. The fortunes
are not all made, neither are the good stu
atoms all filled. During the next ten
years there will be 100000 first class
openings for the young men who are COM
PEELED to fill them. Be ready.-Er.
Extensive trials have taught the writer
that or dry soils, deep planting of apples
and peaches is most successful. Seven
years ago some large trees were planted a |
foot deeper than they grew in the nursery.
They have remained very erect and grow |
rapidly. In wet places deep planting is |
disastrous. In such situations, if planted |
at all, it should be on ridges, and planted
shallow at that. Peaches are best when
put moderately deep, with the soil ridged
up to them by shall9w ploughing after
wards. The trees need sufficient soil on
the roots to keep them firm during high
winds. The ounce roots in a shallow soil
and deep planting, or deep culture is not
to be desired. A moist soil for them, how
ever, is very essential. -O Orchard and Gar
den.
Have you ever thought how much you
might save on discount {? Just take your
pencil and figure little. Suppose you
have bought goods to the amount of $500.
and the terms of the invoice read off,
ten days;4 off, thirty days 2 off sixty
days. Now, if you pay the bill within
ten days you deduct the discount of
per cent. on $500, which is $25, and re-
init 1915. You have saved the interest on
$500 at per cent. for one year. If you
accept the second and pay in twenty days
at per cent. You would be paying So for
the use of $500 for twenty days, which is
at the rate of 25 cents day, or $91.25
year. Worth saving, isn't it? At any
rate, save your discounts. However small,
they amount to considerable in the long
run, and unless you cut your prices SO low
as to be without gain of discounts, it will
increase your margin of proft.-Hosiery
Journal.
The everest exploring party has left
for the Arctic Circle The party consists
of five, and is headed by A. w. Everest,
the wealthy proprietor of large stock
farm. They go from Chicago to Calgary,
thence across the country to Edmonton,
and they will descend the Mackenzie
IiscI uAsl1 tUC hICtAC OCCdn lS IcdCucd, duu
at the mouth of that river they intend to
build vessel with which they will try to
make Cape Barrow, feat that has been
but rarely performed. They hope to re-
turn through Behring's straits and sea, and
skirting Alaska, reach Victoria in about a
years time. They have deposited SIC, 900
with the Hudson Bay Company, and the
company has placed all its resources at
their disposal. They are also taking an
stock of wares to barter to the
natives. They fear they will Smeet with