St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-22
MISCELLANEA.


If you accept Christ for anything, yos
must for everything.
If you are ready to serve others for thu
sake of saving them, you are following il
he footsteps of Christ.
Georgia's road congress is to meet il
Atlanta, Ga 1t will discuss methods anC
means for improving the roads and high
ways.
President Cleveland's famous seal brown
span was purchased by Boston firm, who
have placed them on exhibition in that
city.
The ever ready potato bug is getting in
his work now in the Northern States
This year they did not wait for the potato
to come up, but went down after it into
the ground.
Mrs. Kiddlet-"Why, children, what's
all this noise about 2" Little Jamie
We've had gran'pop and Uncle Henry
locked in the closet for an hour, an when
they get little madden, I'm going to play
going into the lions cage. '"-TSmae.
Doctor-"Your blood is deficient in quail
ity, Mr.. Jones. What you need is more
iron in the system" Mr. Jones eth at
can't be, doctor. Ihave stepped on at least
twenty two tacks with my bare feet since
house cleaning begun" -Burhngton Free
Press.
Rev. l.. S. Piker, who has been linger-
ing for months with that fatal malady con-
sumption expired on Saturday morning
last, at the residence of his father-in- law
Nv Inc White Of fhic MI 70
and two little sons are left to mourn his
loss, to whom the sympathy of the
whole community is extended in their
sad bereavement. "Requiescat in peace. :"
The Bro0kh0geal Meas.
The annual report of the Southern
Pacific Railway Company for the year
1888, was issued and is stated to be more
complete than any previous one. The
capital stock is $3.50, 100000. Thenumber
of miles operated during the year on the
Atlantic System and leased lines was 5759,
an increase of 246 miles for the year.
Gross earnings from railroads and steam
ships reach a total of SAG, 699, 900;
operating expenses S30t780, 900, leaving
net earnings of SIS, 100000.
"You look tired, Miss Brown too much
dancingw ''Oh. dear me, DO but we
gave what is called an engaged dinner
last week, where eight betrothed couples
were invited, and afterward they retired
to eight different corners of the two rooms
and whispered all the evening, and it re-
minded papa and mamma so much of their
courtship they went out and sat on the
steps and left me alone. Do you wonder
still look tired 2'-Funny Folks.
"Your serene highness," spake Nicohill
slabowhiski, courier to the Gear, 'the new
American minister is dead" 'Peace to
his ashes," said the Gar "And, your
serene highness, Elliott F. Shepard is
likely to be appointed in his steadp'
"What p cried the Gar in an agonizsd
frenzy. "'Tis true" spake the courier.
"Then bring on the Nihilists :! Fill the
imperial palace with dynamite and paris
green. Welcome, thrice welcome death p
and he fell writhing to the ground and
frothed at the mouth in his wild paroxysm
of grief.-Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. j. T. Brand, of DeKalb, county,
Ga, reports that the Hardshell Baptists
are ahead. He says that he attended a
meeting at Rock Spring, about three miles
from town, recently, and there found a
converted flying squirrel. The squirrels
nest was in one corner Of the church, and |
every time the congregation would begin |
to sing the squirrel would come out to the
edge of the nest and join in, and when the
congregation ceased it would disappear
into its comfortable quarters, only to re-
appear when the singing commenced
again.-AtzantG Constitution.
One farmer met another who was
neighbor, going home with jug of
h1cEru nac oil ~ L.,
the wonderful power of whisky when ap-
piled to farmers stomach p aWell, mo-"
said the other; "what is it ?" sWhy, sir,
1t will remove the boards from his fence,
let the cattle into his crops, kill the fruit
trees, sow his fields with thistles mort
gage his farm, subdue his reason, rouse
his passions, bring want, sorrow and dis
grace on his family, ana topple him into a
drunkard's grave Bah p said the man
with the jug, and wound his doubtful way
along. But true as prophecy it all hap
pened to him inside of five short years.
Unto drunkard's grave.
A marriage between parties residing at
Weston, w. Va, has resulted in family
complications as interesting as they are {
unique. The bridegroom is wealthy and
mature man of 70, who occupies the rela-
tionship of granduncle as well as husband
to his bride, charming blonde of %. By -,
her marriage this singularly fortunate !,
young lady becomes the aunt of her own
father, the great aunt of her brothers and
sisters, and the daughter in-law of her
fathers grandfather. She is, moreover, !,
her own aunt by marriage, the aunt of her I
mother and her first cousins great aunt.
The young lady will have no lack of en- t
ployment If she spends her spare time in |
;rying to solve the problem of where the 8
family authority begins and ends.