St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-07-06
MISCELLANEA.

telling people it was right. "-Neso York
Tribune.
Mrs. Kawler-"Does your husband eve,
condescend to hold the baby Mrs. Stay
athome-"Oh, yes, every Wednesday and
Saturday evenings, while I run the lawn
mower. "-LGaorence american.
The Philadelphia Press says The South
is responding nobly to Johnstown's cry OF
distress. The solidity of the South when
it comes down to charity is one of the most
glorious characteristics of the Union.
A young man of Americas had his
picture taken Tuesday, also one of his
pointer dog. Then he called on a young
lady. presented the pictures, and asked
her to take her choice. She selected the
picture of the dog and remarked that she
would look at it and think of him.
AmaeaScas (Ga.) Recorder.
When the negro vote ceases to be pur-
chasable commodity and whisky prime
factor in our elections there will be some
hope of satisfactory solution of the suf-
frage problem. But it is quite probable
that these things will continue to vex hon
est souls as long as the "love of money"
continues to be ''tIe root of all evils.
B. Record.
Our Later Washington: Mr.. Phonyman
You have got lovely garden. Do you
raise many vegetables I" horticultural
Friend-"Yes;; indeed; my vegetables are
success. L had green peas week before
anybody else in the neighborhood had
any" George, let me congratulate you"
"Why do You call me George7" Because
you are first in peas. "-Issas SJs6asgs.
Philadelphia is helping Johnstown in a
wholesale way. A. large glass aquarium
placed at 1870 last Monday morning in
front OF one of Philadelphia's large stores
was found to contain 1859. II when it's con-
tents were counted at o'clock in the even
ing. About ten years ago glass case was
put out In front of the same store, and the
subscriptions received in two days amount
ed to over $1,000. This money was for
yellow fever sufferers.
The time seems to be coming in this
country, If 1t Is mot already here, when the
owners of small farms will prove to be our
most successful farmers. Never before
were the capabilities of few acres SO un-
derstood Us now, and never before was
there 80 ssrong an inclination to increase
labor and attention to small acres. This
Is the policy which has made farming posi-
Bile, and even highly renumerative in Eu-
rope-Germany and France for instance
where lands are highly valuable and it is
the policy which must sooner or later pre-
vail ON this side of the Atlantic.-Rural.
81 read" says DR.. A. J. Gordon, ssthe
report of serious accident. A man had
thrust the point of needle into his eye,
and broken it off. They experimental
long time and tried to get hold of it. They
thought 1t was hopeless case, and that
he must lose the eye. At last physician
brought strong magnet, and applied it to
the eye, and drew the steel out. The
strongest surgical instruments could not do
this. No hand was skillful enough to get
hold OF 1t and extract it, but the magnet
could draw it out. We want young men
strong enough to act as magnets, drawing,
not driving, young men out of places Of
danger"
This statement, which we borrow from
the 6anitGriGn, is rather astonishing, but
no dopbt it is true: "Last year Florida
was panic stricken from the havoc of vel
low fever; but during the same year con-
sumption destroyed more than twice as
many lives in the little State of New
Hampshire, and not tremor ran through
the body corporate. The average annual
death rate in this country, from cholera,
yellow fever, small pox, typhoid fever,
diphtheria and scarlet fever, all COM
bined, does not reach the enormous total
OF deaths from consumption" Consump-
ton has been proven to be communicable
both by contagion and infection, and the
majority OF it probably comes from tuber-
culous meat and milk. A strict analysis
OF foods Is evidently in order.-N o. States
The Farmer says that good farming is
not merely doing one thing well, but SO
far as possible adopting all improved meth
DDS OF increasing the productiveness of the |
land, and the farmer that intelligently
studies the soil he cultivates and acquires |
knowledge of the fertilizer it needs to |
0ring out its greatest productiveness is the /
successful farmer of the future. While |
ON the other hand, the farmer who follows |
the old style of cultivation always taking
from the soil and returning little or moth
ing-wiH find his profits decreasing year
by year, until finally nothing will remain
but barren fields and big mortgage on
the land. Take agricultural papers and
read them study your soil, and il you End
IL lacking In any of the qualities necessary
for good crops supply them at once. Don't
try to cultivate more land than you can
attend, and what you do cultivate do it In
an intelligent manner.
The New York Press says And the
victories of the future shall be those of
peace, begotten In the mine, the forest.
The field, the forge and the furnace. The
South ID richer far In natural resources
han men yet have realized. She has
wealth of sun and soil, Of fruit and forest
md mineral, and 1t is only necessary
hat her tremendous energies shall be
concentrated and directed to the Develop
nent OF her natural wealth to astonish the
civilized world. Capital will go with se-
'urity as condition precident) wherever
y shall find the richest reward and that
apital is satisfied with the prospect In the
'outh Is made manifest by the recent re-
noval OF manufacturing plants from their
I'D fields In the North to newer and richer
lelds in the South. Population and
vealth will follow them, and it is no wild
reak OF fancy that foresees the time when
ne relative strength of North and South
q men and money shall be materially !
hanged when the furnace fires Of Ala
'sma and Georgia shall become the torches
Z industrial victory and the spindIes OF
i South Corolina and Mississippi shall
'um their song of joy for the Southern
Baltimore has little girl, Lou Allen /
print, OIL " three years old, whose per- /
ormAnces ON the piano are said to be re- 3
aarkabie. An account In the Anaeyssna &
avs: Her forehead is remarkable hirh 4
nd she displays intelligence far beyond
or years. When two years and fnnr I