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St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Reprove Not With Anger.

Be ever gentle with the children God
has given to you watch them constantly ;
reprove them earnestly, but not in anger.
In the forcible language of scripture. "Be
not bitter against them eyes, they are
good boys" l once heard kind father
say 81 talk to them pretty much, but
do not like to beat my children-the world
will beat them" 1t was beautiful
thought, though not elegantly expressed.
Yes, there is not one child in the circle
round the table, healthy and happy as they
look now, on whose head, if long spared,
the storm will not beat Adversely may
wither them, sickness fade, a cold world
frown on them but amid all let memory
call them back to home where law of
kindness reigned, where the mothers re-
proving eye was moistened with tear,
and the father frowned "more in sorrow
than in anger"
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
A Sad Story Of the Flood.

Many, many sad stories are told OF the
great flood in Pennsylvania, but none sad
der than the following:
ga pretty, pale, little woman told her
part of the sad story to-day as she ner-
vously clasped and unclasped her hands
and cried in quite a heart -rendlng way.
Years ago in the Virginia valley, this sad,
| little soul met and loved a handwriting,
| intelligent engineer named Fem. They
| were married some eight years ago, and
came to Johnstown, where they had q
neat, comfortable little home. Fem made
good wages. Their several children were
always we'll clad and their mother lived
| with her life concentrated upon them.
On the afternoon of the flood Fem was
at the butchers, and passed out of this
short history in water When the Hood
came into Fenn's house, the mother gath
cred her chicks in the parlor and told
them not to be afraid, as God was there
and would guide them. Up came the
torrent, and they went to the second floor,
and again the little mother talked of hope,
and babe them be of good cheer, for papa
heaven rest him-would come soon in
boat and take them away. Up and up
came the water, and now the family were
forced to the top story. The rooms were
very low, and soon the heads of the
mother and children were beating against
the ceiling.
mamma, said the oldest child, girl,
wouldn't it be better to 60 outside and
die in the open ARR
eyes," said the mother, ''we'll make
raft and all go down together"
She fought her own and her children's
way to window and opened it, She
eau ght piece of plank and on it put the
eldest child, with hasty kiss and "God
| bless you! Then she let it float away in
| the darkness and roar of the waves Six
times were these frail barks freighted with
precious cargoes and argosies Of pious
trust. The children were frightened, but
| obedience was part of their creed, and
they made but little protest. Now came
| the time of the last child, Bessie. four
years old. One can fancy what it meant.
The last and dea est. There was scarce
| breathing space in the room now, and II
| haste was not used death would come at
once To broad plank Bessie was fast
ened securely and was blessed as had been
the others.
81 loved them all oh, I loved them
all % said the mother, "but | had too
kisses for Bessie, for she was Toms favor
| lite and was such good chlld. she put
her arms about my neck, and said:
| 0'You know you said God would take
care of me always, mamma. Will He take
care of me.aowT
81 told - He would, and she need not
fear, and 81. was carried away.
az am not afraid, mamma, she called
out and l heard her although l could not
see her. And that's all, except that the
roof was torn off and hoated off on it and
some Italians saved me at kearnville, six
teen miles from here"
'And the children, Mrs. Fem? | hope
they all escaped"
eve have found two of them, dead, Bes-
sic and George, and there is not mark on
Bessie's face. Oh, am so tired They
are all gone, every one of them, eight of
them, and am going home to Virginia
after all these years to rest and try to
| think, "-Er
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Advice to Home-Getters.

Do not be caught in the delusion of many
thousands in postponing home until they
can have an expensive one. That idea is
the devils trap that catches men and wo-
Elen innumerable, who will never have any
home at all. The laborer may have, at the
close of the day to walk or ride further
than is desirable to reach it, but when he
gets to his destination in the eventide, he
will find something worthy of being called
by that glorious and imprisoned, and
heaven descended word "home."
Young married men as soon as you can
buy such place, even if you have to put
on it mortgage reaching from base to cap
stone The much abused mortgage, which
is ruin to reckless man, to one prudent
and provident is the beginning of COM
potency and fortune, for the reason he
will not be satisfied until he has paid it off
and all the household are put on the strict
est economy until then. Deny yourself all
superfuities and all Injuries until you
can say Everything in this house is
mine, thank God every timber, every
brick, every foot of plumbing, every door
SILL" Do not have children born in a
boarding house, and do not yourself be bur
led from one. Have a place where your
without being overhauled for the racket.
Have g kitchen where you can do some
thing toward the reformation of evil cook
cry and the lessening of this nation of dys-
peptics. AS Napoleon lost one of his bat
ties by attack of indigestion, SO many men
have such daily wrestle with the food
swallowed that they have no strength left
for the battle of life, and though your wife
may know how to play on all musical in
struments and rival prima donna, she is
not we'll educated unless she can boil ar
Irish potato and broil mutton chop, since
the diet sometimes decides the fate of fam
lilies and nations.
Have sitting-room with at least one
easy chair, even though you have to take
turns sitting in it, and books out of the
public library or of your own purchase fol
the making of your family intelligent, ane
checker boards and guessing. matches, will
an occasional blind mans buff, which is o
all games my favorite. Rouse up YOU
homes with all styles of innocent mirth
and gather up in your children's nature I
reservoir of exuberance that will pou
down refreshing streams when life get
parched and the dark days come and thu
lights 60 out and the laughter is smotheret
into sob.-1alnaage.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13

| hurried up and hid behind fences and tree
and fred off their guns and made the red
coats run. Wasn't that jolly Hurrah for
the 'Mericans."
'Hurrah p shouted Georgy, ''Tbat was
the Fourth O. July, wasn't it papa?'
'sNo, not yet. The people were de-
lighted when they knew they could beat
the redcoats, but the English King was
| sages and disagreeable orders and ship
loads of soldiers. The people held great
| meetings in every part of the country to
see what could be done. From these
meetings the wisest men were sent to
Philadelphia. There the troubles were
talked over in Congress, until at last these
men decided to send word to the tyranni-
cal King that they would have nothing
more to do with them. They would make
their own laws and have their own soldiers
and do as the people thought best. If he
insisted on ordering them as he pleased,
they would fight all the soldiers he would
send against them. A long letter was
written with all this in to send to England.
This was called the Declaration of indie
pendence. The chief men of the country
signed it, and when this was done all the
bells in the steeples rang loud and long,
the cannons were fred the bands played
and the great crowds of excited people
cheered"
"And that was the Fourth O. July" said
Harry.
"That was the first Independence Day
in America Since then all good Ameri
cans like to show that they remember the
brave men who were not afraid of an angry
king and his armies. but were determined
to make their country free"
"And then did the boys buy ire-crack-
ers and did the papas give them fifty
cen. s?' asked Georgy.
"No. Boys did not have such a good
time then. The papas and big brothers
had to march off and fight for nine long
years, more years than either of you have
lived. Many of them never came home
again, but died on the battlefield There
was so little money to spare from the war
that the boys often had to go hungry, and
when the cold winters came they had no
fires to warm them. Their clothes were
ragged and their shoes full of holes, but
the soldiers were too brave to give up their
liberty At last King George was obliged
| to call all his soldiers back to England and
| to promise to let the Americans alone.
Then every body had fine Fourth of July,
and every year since the day has been Gel
ebrated in remembrance Of those brave
people of the Revolution. "-Albany IN.
| ~ Argus.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Keeping Him Busy.
HOW COUPLE OF FOXES TIRED OUT A
CANINE PROSECUTOR.

HOW A COUPLE OF FOXES TIRED OUT A
CANINE PROSECUTOR.
In the spring of 1888 pair of red foxes
took up their home on a Dakota farm.
They dug several holes on knoll in q
wheat field, and soon after four exits" or
Young foxes, arrived. Every day, while
narrowing and sowing wheat in the field,
saws the farmer, saw the two old foxes
living on the little mound in front of their
home The kits rolled about in the sun,
played with the bushy tails of their parents
and enjoyed themselves apparently as
much as group of kittens.
One morning nelghbor came to work
in field adjoining, bringing with him 6.
dog, and the dog, with all the curiosity of
his kind, soon began the investigation of
both farms.
He was still long distance from the fox
den when l heard sharp, warning bark
and saw the kits disappear. As looked,
the mother fox lay on the mound, her ears
erect, her nose on the ground, all attention.
The father of the family, with his big tail
swinging in the wind, trotted toward the
dog.
Can he intend to attack him2 won
dered. ] had never heard of such thing,
and the dog, though not large one, was
still larger than the fox. But Reynard
knew his business better than |. He ap-
preached the intruder until the dog saw
him, when both stopped for an instant,
and then the dog gave chase The fox,
with bark of defiance, turned and ran in
direction away from his home.
At first the dog seemed to gain rapidly
upon the fox, but l watched them for
nearly mile before they disappeared in
the prairie grass and concluded that the
fox was able to keep out of the others way.
In about an hour the dog returned from
fruitless chase, and for time he con-
tentedly followed his master. Then he be-
gan prowling around again.
All this time the mother fox had re-
NAMED on the mound, picture of quiet
vigilance, but now, as the dog ventured
near, she rose and trotted tows.rd him,
and the dog was soon chasing her over the
prairie Hardly had they disappeared
when the male trotted back from some
hiding place and took the position vacated
by his mate. The dog returned after q
time unsuccessful as before.
During the day he was again and again
tempted to chase, first by the male and
then by the female, and while one kept
him busy the other watched over the
young, who did not show themselves after
the first sight of the dog.
1t is hard to say which we admired most
the bravery of the pair in challenging
the dog to race that would have proved
fatal had he caught them, their ingenuity
in taking turns SO that each might be fresh
when chased, their skill in leading him
away from their young or their cleverness
in throwing him off their track when fal
enough away Youths Companion.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Please Help a Mother Find Her Son.

All preachers, public speakers and Off
GERS are earnestly solicited to read this
circular in all congregations, public gath
erings, ON the streets everywhere possible,
in the United States and territories
My son wrote me at Trinidad, Col, May
IS, 1885, that he would start home in
few days. That was the last heard from
him. He was twenty two years old, fair
complexion, bright blue eyes, chestnut
colored hair free, benevolent countenance,
light beard, medium height and size,
round face andregular features Had been
engaged in hauling lumber from about
forty miles to Trinidad, Col, with three
ponies and mule. He had been at
Desemer's tie camp. New Mexico, on
March Is, 1888, hauling ties. He worked
| for several months in 1887 on the Fort
| Worth and Denver railroad extension,
D. Cary, contractor, Quanah, Tex. His
mother has been almost distracted with
fear and suspense for near eleven months.
ANY news of him after May 10, 1888,
would be very gratefully received and re-
warded. ! would give all the world to
find him. His name is E. Ohio Glasscock.
He made Colorado City, Tex, headquar-
tiers for several years; in fact he lived
there about two years. Address
Mrs. KATE GLAsscocK, Ennis. Tex.
P. Sail newspapers please copy in
full.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Wine or Water.

A lady once asked minister to take
wine with her. When he declined on the
ground that he was a total abstainer, she
said docs not the Bible tell us,
Every creature of God is good, and
nothing to be refused if it be received
with thanksgiving ~ The minister, point
ing to the wine she held in her hand, said
Pray, madam, who made that wine 2
She answered: 81 suppose 1t was made
by man" ''And, pray, said he, 'who
made this water? p God" she replied.
''Then," said the minister, "have you not
made a mistake in charging me with
refusing good creature of God when
refuse that which man made, and accept
that which God made ?' The lady
instantly saw that she was in the wrong,
and frankly acknowledged her error
Youths Temperance Banner.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
LAUGH.
Written for The Amer


Written for The american.
Laugh If your heart is weary,
Laugh If your soul is gay,
Laugh when the days are dreary,
Laugh in the bloom of May.
Laugh when you're sad and lonely,
There's nothing so good by half,
Far better than doctors cosmetics
Is good, hearty, heartfelt laugh.
Don't take to American fashion.
And smile in a soft, sickly way.
But laugh just as though you were living
And breathing and thinking to-day.
because you have wept Is no reason
To give for long, sober face,
because you don't laugh is no proof
w. That your soul has abundance of grace.
The world doesn't care for your sorrows,
She doesn't know that you're sad;
Then laugh and be good with the Others
Laugh from your soul and be glad.
Lille Binklev, in The american.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
nNEARER TO THEE"

Draw me nearer precious Savior,
Nearer to thy wounded side;
Let me follow in thy footsteps,
Be my ever present guide
To thy arms, oh, draw me nearer,
Though they hold thy Christening roo
7 will bless thee if each sorrow
Draws me nearer to my God.
Press me closer, blessed Savior,
Closer to thy holy cross;
In the ght of love so wondrous'
Earthly gain count but loss,
Worldly honors, fame and pleasures
Charm no more-they are but dross;
All yield thee, only keep me
Clinging to thy sacred cross.
Teach me, o my loving Savior,
Teach me all thy holy will,
Let each sweet and precious promise
All my longing spirit fill.
Lead me to thy heavenly pastures,
Where the peaceful waters flow,
And my heart shall thrill with praises
All my pilgrimage below. ,,
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
"Sufficient Unto the Day"

There is nothing in all this life so COM
pletely and hopelessly lost, my boy, as lost
time. It is. never regained, not a minute
of it. 1t is never made up. You can't
work yesterday into to-day, though to-day
were forty-eight hours long. The train
that ditched itself in the yards and SO
missed its trip yesterday can never make
it up, because it is scheduled for daily
trip and can only make one run day. If
it misses one, it can only make 1854 trips
that year. There is no way by which we
can crowd eight days into week. And
leap year doesn't help you out, because
the extra day is scheduled in it. Fly
around and do something. -RObert j. Bur-
dette, in Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Bitter Words.

A single bitter word may disquiet an
entire family for whole day. One surly
glance casts gloom over the household,
while smile, like CLEAN of sunshine,
may light up the darkest and weariest
hours. Like unexpected flowers which
spring up along our path, full of freshness,
fragrance and beauty, so kind words, gen
tie acts, and sweet dispositions make glad
the sacred spot called home. No matter
how humble the abode, if it be sweetened
with kindness and smiles, the heart will
turn lovingly toward it from all the tu'
mults of the world, and home, if it be ever
SO homely, will be the dearest spot beneath
the circuit of the sun.-Euangelical Mes
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Night Air Far Better Than Foul Air.

An extraordinary fallacy is the dread Of
night air. What air can we breathe at
night but night air !? The choice is between
pure night air from without and foul air
from within. Most people prefer the lat
te,;. an unaccountable choice. What will
tlr.sy say if it is proved to be true that
;.Sy one-half of all the diseases we suffer
i-S are occasioned by people sleeping
vi \ their windows shut? An open win
doG, most nights in the year, can never
hui. any one. In great cities night air is
often the best and purest to be had in
twenty four hours. could better under
stand shutting the windows in town dur
ing the day than during the L.ght, for the
saEA of the sick. The absence of smoke,
tlMsduiet, all tend to make night the best
tiE& for airing the patieIt. One of our
hi8&est medical authorities on consump-
It'd and climate has told me that the air
on london is never Sc good as after 10
o'csock at night. Always air your room,
thsn, from the outside air, if possible.
Wsadows are made to open, doors are made
to shut, a truth which seems extremely
difficult of apprehension. Every room
must be aired from without, every passage
from within.-Sanitasy World.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
How to Do Business.

One of the largest, wealthiest and most
successful manufacturers in the East re-
marked the other day upon being rallied
on account of his liberal and extensive ad-
vertising patronage in newspapers: 81
would sooner take my sign down than dis
continue my advertising. You must catch
the public eye in a well-displayed adver-
tisement if you expect to catch the public
purse and tt g standing newspaper adver-
tisement, when changed frequently, IS bet
ter, cheaper and thousand times more
effective than reading notices or circulars.
There is no business so high, so strong OF
so exclusive that it can not be benefited by
advertising. would as soon think of do
ing business without clerks as without
newspaper advertising. "-Age Of Steel.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Why the Sky Is Blue.

Prof Hartley, of London, has been try
ing to find out why the sky is blue. his
experiments shows that the color arises
from the action of ozone upon the rays of
light. The results of his examination
Of ozonized air go to prove that it is i'm
possible for rays of light to pass through
SO little as five miles of air without the
rays being colored sky-blue by the ozone
commonly present, and that the blue of
objects viewed on clear day at greater
distances up to thirty five to fifty miles
must be almost entirely the blueness of
ozone in the air." In his laboratory ex-
periments he observed that the quantity
Of ozone giving full sky-b blue in tube
only two feet in length is two million
five hundred thousand milligrammes in
each square centimeter Of sectional area in
the tube.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
A National Bereavement

Would it not be proper thing to have
lost host of the Conemaugh Valley in all
the principal cities of the Union?
Thousands of American citizens will be
buried in trenches, hurriedly and without
ceremony fathers, mothers, children. 1t
is fitting that funeral music should go up
from the entire country. The sudden an
initiation of whole population is ma,
tional bereavement.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13

A Good Captain Passenger-"Captain.
you haven't quite as big crowd aboard to-
day as usunl, have your Captain-"We
have 1900 passengers, sir" Another pas
senger "a few minutes lster)H"Captain, it
seems to me you haven't enough boats on
this steamer" Captain with cold dignity
81 have boats enough for 300 passengers,
sir, which is all my license calls for
C1ac0Q0 Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13

Until 1886 Maryland was the only South
ern State which had bank that was ex-
clusively savings institution. In 1887
North Carolina was added to the list, and
the next year South Carolina, Georgia and
Louisiana, these four States reporting over
$4,000 depositors and nearly $4,000, 900 in
deposits. Both as a sign of the develop
ment of thrift and as promoter of the
habit, the rise of the savings bank system
in the South is heartily to be Welcomed
New York E0ening Post, Ind.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
How to Cut O Bottle.

A simple method of accurately cutting a
bottle is to place it upon some level foun-
dation and fill it with inseed oil to the
point at which you desire the line of sep
aration to occur. Then take an iron rod
of as great diameter as will pass into the
the bottle, make it almost white-hot and
dip it into the oil. After the lapse of a
few minutes sharp crack is heard, and
the bottle is found to be as neatly cut as if
with diamond. If it be very thick and
the cracking sound is not heard in a few
moments, little cold water thrown on the
outside will accomplish the desired result.
--BunkSe Blade.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
Work Scarce,

II tell you, but work is scarce in this
town." said red nosed man to an acquaint
ance, of whom he solicited ten cents. 81
was down at Fogartys saloon all day yes-
terday looking for work, and not a soul
came round offering to give me a job. If
times don't get better I'll have to send my
family to the poorhouse."
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13

He had declared his passion and was
feverishly awaiting her reply. 'sMr.
like knell, ''the letter which you SO
ago tonight has never reached its desti-
nation. Farewell. "-Harper's Weekly.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13
A Hard Heart Softened.

Young Lady-"Father, this is scanda-
lousl The idea Of man of your standing
coming home in this condition !"
Old Gentleman Couldn't (hic) help it,
M dear. Met zee young Teller / wouldn't
let you marry, and (hic) had some drinks
wiz him, and he's such good Teller ] said
he (hic) could marry You right off. m
dear"
Mercy Where is her
.Dunno, M dear. P'iceman took i'm on
(hic) In wheslbarrow. IN. 7. Weekly.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13

Country and City: Miss sheaf-'Ah,
look at that wheat rising and falling yon-
der in the breeze How beautiful |" Mr.
Weetpit-"Ah, but you ought to see it
rising and falling in the Produce Ex-
change !"-Puck,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-09-28

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gins TO shrink, ami the third at eleyop
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