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St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

Howard, his manner was well calculated
to impress the millionaire. He told the
story of his legacy, and the rich man took
him by the hand and told him that nc
man in the world would suit him better
for son-in-la
A week passed away delightfully."-.
Blair found himself the lion of the town,
but he spent the most of his leisure time
with his affianced.
One morning the young lawyer arose,
cool and clear headed, without a trace OF
fever. He looked back upon the past
events of the week in amazement. He
had no longer any belief in visit of
the man from London 1t was a dream
and nothing else.
"1'm in disagraceful fix ~ he groaned
have lied to Mr. Howard and Alice.
have borrowed money under false pre-
fences. Nothing will convince people
that | am not swindler."
But, just then a card was placed in Ju-
lian's hands. 1t bore the address of
Henry Morley, solicitor, Middle Temple,
London, and. as the owner of the card was
usheFd into the office, the young lawyer
looked at him in blank surprise
"My young friend" said the visitor,
rather pompously, ''it is genuine pleas
ure to me to be the bearer of good tidings
| have been two weeks in the country
looking you up: Your uncle, John Blair,
died recently in Liverpool, where he left
large estate, and there is cool $780,
900 waiting for you"
sit is another dream" whispered Ju-
liam. 81 don't understand" said the man
somewhat mystifed.
"This is no dream, it is business"
You have never called on me before
have you?" asked Julian.
Certainly not" replied the visitor. 81
have just found you, and it was no easy
task can tell you"
"All this is very haa for me to believe"
replied Julian, "and it will take time to
convince me of its reality"
"Well, money ought to be tangible
enough" said the lawyer. elf you feel
like drawing few thousand now, I'll ar
range it for you"
Julian, warned by the tricks his magma
ton had played him, lost no time in
obtaining his legacy. When this was done
he led sweet Alice Howard to the altar
The american.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
Be Social.

1t has been well said that the vital prin-
ciple grows weak when isolated. The man
who cares for nobody and for whom no.
body cares has nothing to live for that
will pay for the trouble of keeping body
and soul together. You must have heap
of embers to make glowing fire. Scatter
them apart, and they become dim and cold.
So, to have brisk, vigorous life, you
must have a group of lives to keep each
other warm, as it were-to afford each
other mutual encouragement and conf
dence and support. If you wish to live
the life of a man, and not that of fungus,
be social, be brotherly, be charitable, be
sympathetic, and labor earnestly for the
good of your kind.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
Little Sins.

Dear boys-I wish to talk to you about
"little SINS" You make light of them
now, but they are not to be trifed with
They keep on so stealthily that you
scarcely notice them by and by they are
so strong that you will find it next to i'm
possible to turn them out. Be strictly
honest in everything, no matter how tri
vial. Do not take or keep thing that is
not wholly your own. Be strictly truthful
in all you say. Never add to story for
the sake of making it more positive; tell
it just as you heard it, or don't tell it at
all. l once heard man say that when he
was school boy he was lazy, disobedient,
often in mischief, and was once caught in
deliberate lying; and though he repented
and tried to reform, his old companions
Stunned him and thought he was the
same kind of man that he was of a boy.
He used to say that had he done as he
ought when boy and at school, the peo-
Pile would have had more confidence in
him as man.
Boys, remember that your character fol-
lows you through life. Those who know
you in your early days will be apt to look
upon you in later years as they did in your
youth.
A lazy boy generally makes lazy man,
just as crooked sapling makes crooked
tree. And SO a careless, shiftless. mis-
chievous, dishonest, untruthful, lazy boy
is likely to have the same character as he
grows up to manhood. Even though he
does reform in manhood, it is hard to make
people believe it, aud the least thing he
does is followed up by ''what more can
you expect from reformed MANI" He is
always oissrusted. Some one has said, eff
a crack has been mended, people will al
ways be looking where it was"
And so little misdeeds and little sins
cad to greater ones.
The great mass of idlers, thieves, drunk
ards. paupers, vagabonds and criminals
that fill our penitentiaries, aims houses
and jails have come to be what they are
from wrong conduct, bad habits and the
little sins of their youth.
A father once told his son that for every
falsehood he told he should drive nail in
post. At the expiration of given time
the son was Mortified to see the number of
falsehoods he had told. He asked his
father if he should pull out nail every
time he told the truth. His father readily
consented. Soon the nails were all out.
Then the son took his father to see the
post. He looked at it, and then pointing
to the nail marks said "You have drawn
out all the nails, but the holes in the post
still remain T. And SO with the little sins.
The scars they make on the character will
remain.-S. Rosa Callahan.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
THE CLINE rHAT1 LOVE.

Oh Give me the South with its orange blossoms
And It's shade.of tender blue,
With Its waving trees and beautiful birds.
That MARBLE the whole day through.
Inc lce.clad hills ofthe breezy North,
And the sleigh bells merry chime
VIII do for day when the sun is bright,
AT the dawn of Christmas time
But the beautiful buds that bloom for aye
On --anks of summer sea.
Is the cline for me when the waves roll on
With their ceaseless melody.
ana maiden with eyes of dusky brown,
That melt like liquid fame
40 SUR my pulse, with their hearts 50 shy
They tremble at loves sweet name.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
THEY ALL HELP.

All the worlds stage
And all the men and women merely players,']
We are often amazed at the actions CT men,
ana we often are anxious to know
Why it is that their actions so foolish have been
And what it is makes them act So
But we find on reflection as all men have seen.
That this is what makes the world go.
There are times that it seems we cannot under
stand
Why people such queer things will do,
BY their actions, it seems they have eyes full Of
sand,
They're so blind they get on very slow;
But this solves the great question the problem SC
grand;
All this is what makes the world CO..
Our friend who has ever and always been loved
Turns as cold as statute of snow;
We've loved him, he's loved us, where eer we
have roved.
And our friendship seemed all in glow;
But why should we wonder that he is thus moved,
Since such things help make the world go?
The politician declares ere election has come,
That of men you're the best in the show,
But after election and he has not won,
Then you are the man he don't know;
When you see him then, just look upon him as
one
Who lends help to make the world go.
But should he succeed, then he'll cat and he'll
slash,
And to you he will never say Dough-"
But on the big men he'll make big ''mash,'
And he'll brag on 'em and he'll "blough;'
He will make ugly laws, thereby take in the cash,
And this is what makes the world cough
The deacon prays loud in the church for the poor
And he speaks of the deeds that we do
And what rejoicing We'll have on that Shore
In the land where We'll reap as we sow;
But during collection he steps out the door,
And this is what makes the aUo7kd go.
The editors income is hardly enough
To keep him alive, as we know,
And he doesn't donate any literary slough
To help the poor man-oh no;
But the rich man, he'll give him half column
''pough,''
For this Is what makes the world go;
So 1t is In this way that the world moves along,
And it doesn't at all go it slow.
And we should remember to it we belong,
And the ways of the world we should know;
Then let ms all say when some people go wrong,
That it is what makes the world 60.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

The State Temperance Alliance at it's re-
cent session in Des Moines adopted resolu-
tions congratulating- the people of the
State on the growth of the temperance
sentiment and the success Of prohibition;
praising Governor Larrabes for his coura-
geous enforcement of tie law; asking the
next Legislature to appropriate $50, 600 to
enforce it in those cities and communities
where it was not enforced, and asking
Congress to pass Senator Wilson's bill to
regulate the transportation of liquors from
State to State.-Ihe De Wit Observer.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
Louisiana's Progress.

One of our State exchanges says: Evil
dences of thrift are very noticeable in
many portions of our parish. Lands that
have lain out until they are grown up in
broom sedge and briars are being cleared
off and fenced. New lands are being
shrubbed, inclos ed and brought into Guilt
walton. The dwellings and premises (, OF
proved and made more attractive. The
TACT is, we are beyond a peradventure on
the up grade, and better times are at
hand"
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

To persons who are contemplating rails
ing church money by fairs, rallies, etc, we
commend this remark of lady: "We
shall have to have a revival after our
church debt is paid to help us ba * again
to the condition we were in when we be gan
to pay it" A word to the wise is enough
NeW Orleans Advance.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
Journalist Graham Dead.

J P. M. Graham, a well known journ-
alist of New York city, dropped dead, on
Monday morning of heart disease in res
taurant where he. had gone for breakfast.
He was 43 years old, and was noted as q
writer both on this and the other side of
the Atlantic.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
SULPHUR.

Near Lake Charles is what is claimed to
be the largest deposit of sulphur in the
world, a stratum of crystalized sulphur,
three hundred feet thick, of remarkable
purity. There is quite flow of petroleum
there, lately discovered, which is a fine
lubricant just as it comes from the we'll
There, too, is found limestone, gypsum
and alum. In marbles, Louisiana is rich.
MINERALS.
It 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
a 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 a 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., 1889-03-16

Never before were there so many new
enterprises on foot in the South, covering
such wide range of industries and so free
from speculative booming. The South is
at W rk and the future is full of promise.
We have but to work practically in order
to realize the prosperity that awaits the
South in the very near future.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
THE man FROM LONDON !;
John Blair's Fortune.

81 made fool of myself" said Julian
Blair, bitterlyo ss'Here amt young law
yer without practice, in a country town
with no hopes of lettering my condition
Instead of waiting patiently for something
to turn up, I have had the audacity to fall
in love with the wealthiest heiress in the
place, and to-night l forever disgraced
myself by asking her to marry me. To,
morrow am to see the father. There can
be but one. result. Mr.. Howard is mil.
lionaire. He will ask me about my prop
erty and prospects. WE'LL I have about
$5 in my pocket, and l owe $500. The
old gentleman will regard me as fortune
hunter, and request me to discontinue my
visits. Yet the Lord knows love Alice,
and | would devote my life to her."
Blair looked around his office and took a
survey of his scanty possessions. A few
articles of furniture and perhaps a hun
dred law books-this was all He sat
alone until the town clock struck the
, hour of midnight, and then retired to his
chamber adjoining his office and made an
attempt to sleep off his trouble.
In the course of the night strange
thing occurred. Just how it happened he
did not understand, but he had a late visi-
tor, who introduced himself as a LAWYER
from London.
'Mr. Blair" he said, 81 will not detain
you with any preliminaries. You are the
heir to the estate of John Blair, one of
your uncles who ran away from home
when q mere boy and settled in Liverpool.
Your uncle was remarkably lucky. He
found friends, went into business and in
course of time made fortune. He died a
month ago and left you. $5OO,OOO
Julian proceeded to ask for further in
formation, but the London lawyer pleas
antly remarked that good news will keep.
Il must leave in half an hour for New
York" he said, stbut you may expect me
back in week or SO, and then the neces-
sary arrangements will be completed for
placing you in possession of your inheri-
tance."
With this the strange visitor vanished,
and Julian Blair, as he raised himself on
his elbow and looked about the room,
asked himself whether he was awake or
dreaming.
A sudden drowsiness came over him,
and when he again opened his eyes it was
morning.
aWas 1t a dream ?" he cried, as he
dressed himself. "No, it is impossible.
There is the chair the man sat in, re-
member his features distinctly, and every
word he said, and even the tones of his
voice. Thank God 1t was no vision,
but reality"
Julian found, after making his toilet,
that he was still little fevered, with a
strange fullness in his head, but glance
at the mirror showed he was looking
usually well.
One thing startled him not little in
course of the morning. After brief in
.erview with one of the bankers of the
toun. he walked out on the street with
$500 in his pocket.
sudden doubt struck him, as he
reached the sidewalk. Had he made a
mistake in telling the banker of his good
fortune2 II the whole thing was only
,rasm. as he sometimes suspe cted, he had
lone very bad thing.
.Pshaw r he said to hims If, 81 am
,;ck and nervous. How can it be dream 2"
Nv degrees his confidence was restored,
M later in the day, when he saw Mr..
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

Two boatmen found yawl drifting
across the bay in New York near the Mar
rows. On the bottom of the yawl lay a
coatless and hatless man frozen tight in
the ice which had accumulated in the boat.
He was taken ashore and thawed out. His
hands and feet were badly frozen He
said he went on spree, but had no idea
how he got out into the middle of the bay.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

The Cincinnati South West, liquor organ,
is moved to say: sit is constant matter
of wonder to us that our brewers, as
class, are SO unappreciative of the immi-
nent dangers threatening their interests.
Only a few of them appear to realize the
actual, indisputable fact that every brew
cry in Ohio is in very serious danger of
being shut down within the next two
years"
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

The title of a book which lies before US
3sTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea'-suggests that the submarine devel-
opment of the national game has assumed
the character of q craze.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

The employees in Best's brewery, in Mil
waukee, consume fifty one quarter barrels
of beer day, nearly one hundred dollars
worth
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

Caressing her father one dav, little
girl passed her small hand over his hair,
saying, "Papa, your hair is getting full
of frost.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
Starting A Farm In Louisiana.
AND OTHER INFORMATION.

Where government land can be found ,
The following table prepared by the Com.
missioner of immigration, shows the cos'
of settlement
ga very poor house will afford sheiter
to working family in this climate un'u
better one can be built, when the OLD ono
serves as kitchen.
ga man with only $500 could manage 70
start farm of 800 acres in Louisiana, Win
H. ELI Il
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

The glazier generally has pane in his
chest.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16

He who says, or even thinks he has no
faults has the most.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
GENERAL EXPENSES.

New Orleans is as cheap market in
which to make purchases of all kinds as
there is in the United States.
The following are quotations from re-
liable wholesale grocers, February /, 1887:
St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
WATERWAYS.

In this hurried attempt at broad view
OF the State, the wonderful system of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16

"Sundav afternoon the President
went for stroll along the old-fashloned
part of the city on F street, from where
he rassed into the grounds of the Oh
servatory. The first request tor admls-
sion to that building was denied by the
Waterman, who, failing to recognize his
distinguished visitor, replied that the
place was closed to every one on Sun
days. When it was explained that the
request for admission had been prefer
red by the head of the American ma
ton, the Waterman was SO overcome
that it was with difficulty he could re
cover from his confusion sufficiently to
act as guide. "-BaAim0re american.
In this Republican country of ours
President Harrison, by virtue of his
office, is its first citizen. If the officers
OF the National Observatory at Wash
ington have deemed it advisable to ex
clude citizens on Sunday, that rule Of
exclusion embraces all citizens, what
ever their numerical order of standing
whether first, second, last or lowest. II
it be true that President Harrison asked
the Waterman to violate his order for
his-the President 's-benei7t, General
Harrison did wrong, for he had no
more right under the rule to admission
to the Observatory on Sunday than the
humblest citizen in the land. If the
President, as ccmmander,in chief of the
army, was making an official inspection
of the Observatory he was no less wrong
in choosing his day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16

and apple trees. what are handsomer
than the walnut, the hickory, the chest
nut, and the fruit laden orchard trees ?
And what would be more refreshing to
tine stranger uudging along the road
than to behold a tree beneath whose
shade he might rest, and at the same
time paItake of its inviting fruit, and III
SO dong feel that he was bling no
one. What a silent hospitality it woult.
speak for tire place Way. then, not
plant such trees as are aCClimated to
our different counties, where less tortu-
nate ones might enjoy what our Or
charGs yield for us'
All nature teaches US generosity. The
earth nCurishes the wild blossoms with
the same care that it does the cultivated
flowers. What garden can boast love
her blooms than tn trailing arbutus and
fragrant violets of the woo,:s, the but
tercups and 'i,aisies OF the meadows
and the dogwood and goldemod of the
roadside1
Let US, now flat we have the chance
when Arbor Day rolls round, 'have {
careful thought for the stranger" by
planting such trees as may yield moi
-hade but also refreshing fruit.
S. w. DORSEY.
Msrch, 1880. Church Creek.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16

The philanthropic impulses of men
of large wealth have taken practical
direction in several motto cable instances
lately, and now the name OF MIR. a. J.
Drexel, Is to take rank with that OF
Tome and Williamson as the founder
of an industrial school for females. The
institution is to be called the "DreXel
Industrial College for Women" and is
to be located at Wayne. Delaware
County, Pa.
It's object as set forth in the charter,
is to instruct females between the ages
of thirteen and nineteen years In all
duties appertaning to the care OF a
household, aud tC teach such trades
and business as will make them practi-
cal women, able to earn a respectable
livelihood. The benefits of the COL
lege are to be extended, first, to the
daughters of clergymen and second,
to daughters OF respectable parents who
through adverse circumstances, are I'M
able to give their children proper train
ing and education.
The entire expense of the purchase,
new structures and endowment will be
met by Mr. Drexel, and the amount, 1t
is said, will reach $4,000 ooo. In con-
nection with the college, Instruction Will
be given upon the plan OF the Cooper
Institute, by which pupils will receive
tuition while residing at their own
homes. 1t will be nearly eighteen
months from the present time before
the college will be IN full operation, as
the present occupants lease does not
expire until November next, and MIR.
Drexel cannot obtain possess. until
that time. About one hundred women
will be accommodated in the begin
ning, and when the new buildings are
completed, it is expected there will be
room for three hundred.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16
ArbOr Day.

Governor Jackson having designated
Wednesday April 10th, as the day for
planting trees throughout the State, we
commend to our readers the following
sensible suggestions of dorchester
county correspondent of the Baltimore
american, which especially relate to
country places, and are equally appli
cable to Cecil County.
When Arbor Day becomes reality,
every town and village will stand an
equal chance of being made beautiful,
tor what could add more to either than
trees? Now that the day has been
named, let everyone living in or near a
town or village do their part to Ceautify
the same. Let us encourage the boys
and girls to plant their favorite trees
wherever they think best, SO that in
after years they may look with pride
and admiration at their homes and sur
roundings, and feel that they helped to
make them lovely with trees, that grew
with their growth and strengthened with
their strength. Why not make a festi
val occasion of Arbor Day by having all
the organizations of the rural districts
turn out in goodly numbers armed with
spades to defy the barren waters2
The resolutions passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, call espe
clal attention "to parents and school
teachers In public schools, that they
encourage their children to plant at
least one shade tree on that day by the
roadside or about their schoolhouse5."
In planting trees in the main streets
and along the highways, let US bear in
mind the beautiful lessons taught in that
little English volume, "Mary's Meadow"
by having a thought for the traveller,
for the poor and for the children in not
only planting shade trees, but also nut