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St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
Mother and Sons,

Does any boy who reads this paper feel
that he has hard time with his chores
about the house? wish he would read
this account of family of four-father,
mother and two sons-who lived years ago
Sin small house situated in the toughest
locality of the rocky town Of Ashford,
Connecticut"
The family was very poor; few acres
of stony land, dozen sheep and one COW
supported them. The sheep clothed them
and the cow gave milk and did the work
of horse in blowing and narrowing corn
bread, milk and bean porridge were their
fare The father being laid aside by i'll
health, the burden of supporting the fam
lily rested on the mother; she did her
work in the house and helped the boys do
their work on the farm. Once in the dead
of winter one of the boys required new
suit of clothes. There was neither money
nor wool on hand. The mother sheared
the half-grown fleece from sheep, and in
one week the suit was on the boy. The
shorn sheep was protected from the cold
by garment made of braided straw. The
family lived four miles from the meeting
house" yet every Sunday the mother and
her two sons walked to church. One of
these sons became the pastor of church
in Franklin, Conn.,, to which he preached
for sixty one years; two generations went
forth from that church to make the world
better. The other son also became min
lister, and then one of the most successful
college presidents hundreds of young
men were moulded by him.
The heroic Christian woman's name was
Deborah Mott; she was the mother of the
Rev. Samuel Mott, D. D., and of Eliphalet
Mott, D. D., LII. D., president of Union
College.-Canada Presbyterian.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
Where He Learned It.

He was pretty little fellow, but it was
his manners, not his looks, that attracted
verybody-clerks in the stores, people in
the horse cars, men. women and children.
A four-year old who, if anybody said to
him, How do you do ?' answered, 81 am
we'll, thank you y and if he had a request
to make, be it of friend or stranger, began
it with please" And the beauty of it
was that the thanks" and "please" were
so much matter of course to the child
that he never knew he was doing anything
at all noticeable.
Chow cunning it is" said snowy wo-
man to his mother, as they sat at the pub
lie table of a hotel one day, "to hear that
child thank the walters and say please
when he wants anything. never saw any
thing so sweet. My children have to be
constantly told, if | want them to thank
people. How well you must have taught
him that he never forgets."
"He has always been accustomed to it, -
said the mother. eve have always said
please to him when we wished him to do
anything, and have thanked him. He
knows no other way"
The snowy woman looked as though she
did not need any furthe explanation of the
way in which his habits were formed.
Probably you do not Wide Anake.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
Hints to Mothers.
SOME USEFUL SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE
CARE AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN.

SOME USEFUL SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE
CARE AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
All children possess Imagination in a
greater or less degree, and in the manage
ment of the nursery this faculty may be
trihing matters where no real principle is
way is the best way, as, for instance, this
morning, when my three year-old girl took
it into her head not to be dressed as usual,
gown declared mischievously she "wouldn't
have any 'tockin's on at all"
For a minute l was nonplused. Baby
had not been we'll for several days and was
just in the humor to rebel vigorously
against inforced obedience. Papa was in
the sound morning sleep that BELTS night
so as thought struck me held the small
antly ''The naughty little foot said it
wouldn't go into this stocking, but the
stocking said Pm going right on that foot
went right on" as sure enough it did,
while baby looked up with laugh and
the question: "What other tockin' say,
mamma p and the difficulty was over,
though each article of clothing had to say
something as it was put in place.
Long ago devised somewhat similar
method for nail cutting and hair combing
processes, neither of which give me any
trouble, though some of my more prosaic
neighbors who do not "believe in such
things" have a continual howl from be-
ginning to end of the operation. My old
est was an only child for several years,
and very delicate one, so in winter she
was housed a good deal, but had scarcely
any difficulty, for imaginary playmates
visited us for weeks at time, assisted in
the Misunderstanding, slept and ate with
her and. gave her as much happiness as
real ones could have done. She was
timid child, disliking to go into dark
room or upstairs alone, so made use of
the imagination that caused the fear to aid
in conquering it, for she would cheerfully
go anywhere as long as the pretended visi-
tor accompanied her.
A capriclous appetite that refuses
plain slice of bread and butter will relish
the same if cut into small squares and
called "caramels," as | know from expert
ence and SO in thousand and one ways
mother can use her child's imagination as
factor for good in it's education, and by
ingenious devices rely upon it to assist her
in various nursery dilemmas.-Cor. PhiJ0-
delDhi1 Press
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
GODS PLANS,

Sometime, when all life's lessons have been
learned,
And sun and stars forevermore have set,
The things which our weak judgments here have
spurned,
The things DER which we grieved with lashes
wet,
Will flash before US out of lfes dark night,
AS stars shine most in deeper tints of blue;
And we shall see how all Gods plans are right
And how what seemed reproof was love most
true.
And we shall see how while we frown and sigh,
Gods plans go on, as hest for you and me;
How, when we called, he needed not our cry,
Because his wisdom to the end could see.
And cen as prudent parents disalow
Too much of sweet to craving babyhood,
So God, perhaps is keeping from US now
Lies sweetest things, because it seemeth
good
And IT, sometimes, commingled with lfe's wine,
We find the NORWOOD, and rebel and shrink,
Be sure wiser hand than yours Or mine
Pours out this potion for our lips to drink;
And if some friend we love is lying low
Where human kisses cannot reach his face,
Oh, do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with Obedient grace!
And you shall shortly know that heightened
breath
Is not the sweetest thing God sends his friend,
And that sometimes the sable pail of death
Conceals the fairest bloom his love can send.
If we could push ajar the gates of life,
And stand within, and all Gods workings see,
We could interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery find key.
But not to-day. Then be content, poor heart!
Gods plans like lilies pure and white unfold
We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart
Time will reveal the calyxes of gold
And if, through patient toll, we reach the land
Where tired feet with sandals loosed, may
rest,
Where we shall clearly see and understand
think that we will say, God knew the best"
-SeisCted.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
A Great Country.

you have great country" said an
Englishman to an American. 81 admit it.
A grand country, vast in it's territory and
of boundless resources, but your climate
cannot compare with that of England for
salubrity."
"It can't?"
Certainly not"
"Why, now, our climate is one of the
principal things we pride yourselves upon.
We have all kinds to suit-frigid, temper
ate, torrid-and each possessed of a salu-
briousness unequaled anywhere in crea-
ton
"But it is averred that Americans die
early"
''Die early?'
eyes, sir, and especially your business
men"
'tAnd don't you know the reason? Is it
to be found in the nature of our climate
No, sir. The reason Americans die early
is because they know when they've got
enough. Public spirited, patriotic and
unsel6sh, they die early, sir, to make
room for the rising generation. London
Tit Bits.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
About Advertisiner

The man who is in any kind of business
whatever who refuses to advertise is 60
ing to regret it sooner or later, but proba-
bly, sooner. Not only must the business
man advertise, but he must keep on ad-
vertising if he expects to prosper. A sin
gle advertisement is not enough. You
cannot eat enough to last year, and you
cannot advertise on that plan, either. AID
vertising pays, and pays we'll. The sur
est way to add is-advertise. When a
certain man was asked how he was going
to manage his business during his vaca
ton, his reply was : cpl just take my ad-
vertisement out of the paper, and there
will not be any business to manage" A
we'll known authority on advertising says:
"The man who says he don't believe in
advertising, is doing just, what he depre-
Gates. He hangs coats outside his door,
or puts dry goods in his windows-that's
advertising. He has painted cards lying
on his counter-that's advertising. He
sends out drummers through the country,
or puts his name on the wagon-that' s
advertising. If he has lost cow, he puts
a notice in the post office, or tells his
sister in-law-and that is advertising,
too. He has his name in gilt letters over
well, what is that but advertising. He
paints his shop green or red or, if he is a
tailor, he wears the lstest style; if a
doctor, lie has boy call him out of church
in haste if an auctioneer, he bellows to
attract the attention of the passer-by if a
heavy merchant, he keeps pile of boxes
on the sidewalk in front of his doors-and
and all for advertising. A man can't do
business successfully without advertising,
and the question is whether to call to his
aid the engine that moves the world-the
printing press with its thousands of mes
sengers that are working by night and by
day-or go back to the days when news
papers, kilograms and railroads were un-
known Tsras S1ttings.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
No Oxygen in the Suns Atmosphere.

M. Jansen, member of tn Institute and
director of the Meudon Observatory, has
made a discovery of Importance. Last
Sunday the rays of the electric light from
the top of the Eiffel Tower were concen-
trated, by his request, for half an hour on
his observatory, which is 1900 metres from
the tower, or distance exactly equal to
what the height of the terrestrial atmos-
phere would be if the air had the same
density all through as it has on the surface
of the earth. The number of molecules of
air met with by the ray of the electric
light directed from the Eiffel Tower on
the Meudon Observatory must, therefore,
have been the same as those met by the
suns rays at noon in summer.
M. Jansen has long since declared
there is no oxygen in the atmosphere of
the sun, and he has, it is affirmed, now
proven it by last Sundays experiments.
One of the fundamental theorems of spec
tral analysis is that the value of the char
acteristic rays of gaseous substance is
proportionate to the number of molecules
traversed by the ray of light. Last Sun
day he found that the ray of light from the
Eiffel Tower had precisely the same value
as if it had come from the sun. The pho
tographs taken by M. Jansen will be ex-
hibited at the Academy of Sciences
London Standard.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
He Wanted a Bird.

Colonel Clockwen isoyery proud of his
little son and never loses an opportunity
to exhibit his precocity.
Several nights ago the colonel had COM
pany. George, the bright youngster, en-
tered the room.
'.Don't you see the ladies and gentle
men, George7"
eyes"
'sWell, why don't you speak ?"
cause don't want to-"
sYou must not talk that way. What
have you learned at the kindergarten 2"
ssAin't learned nothin"
ooh, yes, you have. Who is the Presi-
dent of the United States?"
'sHarrison."
CHATS right"
s'Say," said the boy, looking up with
sudden interest. 81 want you to get me
bird"
1What do you want with bird?"
'sRide on it.
"You can't ride on bird, son. You
are too heavy"
s.No, amt, cause mamma said you went
out on lark"
The examination was brought to pre-
cipitous close.-Opie p. Read. Editor
Arkansaao 1rGgeler.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
Five Deadly Shots With One Bullet

There is an old gentleman in Forsyth
county who is very fond of hunting.
Whenever he walks abroad his rifle always
bears him company. Recently he went
out to drive the cows. During his walk
he discovered five squirrels up one tree, and
also discovered that he had lost all of his
bullets but one.
He sat down, drew out his pencil and
day book, and carefully surveying the dis
lance up to the first squirrel, began if six
grains of powder will move bullet three
inches, how many grains will it take to
carry it up to the squirrel, distance of
about thirty feet made his calculation, put
in the required amount of powder, just
enought to kill the squirrel and for the
bullet not to pass through. He banged
away, and down came the bushy tail. He
took his knife out, cut out the ball, loaded
up again, and fred until he killed the five
squirrels with one bullet, and loaded with
it the sixth time.-Saoannah Neses.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
No Harm Done.

The boys got after stranger the other
evening who was pointed out as horse
thief. and ran him all over town with the
object Of pulling him up to limb. In
some manner he gave them the slip, and
n their zeal they got hold of Judge
Downe and held him up to limb for
aver q minute before the error was discov
ered. The Judge is gu-guing around with
: core throat and stiff neck, and threatens
- bring about City damage suits.
Take friends advice, Judge, and hush
mn You got off powerful easy consider
;na vour general character. While it was
: 11,;stake. the boys were not so far wrong
af ,as all. We wish such mistakes would
- an oftener. Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
Where aT1me" Told.

Mamma e.That little figure in the cor
ner represents Time.
Gertie-"Wherei is his cloven foot, ma ?"
Mamma-"Why, what do you mean2 It
is the devil who has cloven foot"
Gertie-" That's just it, ma. Whenever
you 90 away from home pa says he has a
devil of time. Time
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
A FOURTH o, JULY SONG.
The jolly old Fourth o. July is here,

ihe jolly old Fourth o. July is here,
Hurrah hurrah!
We welcome 1t gladly, the King Of the Year,
Hurrah hurrah!
IT'S the happiest holiday under the sun
10 the merry American boys
Inc DAY of all days for frolic and fun,
FOR hustle, commotion and noise.
ror Jolly Old Fourth O. July we cheer,
Hurrah hurrah!
10 true-hearted youth It's the day that is dear.
Hurrah hurrah!
A happy procession, we march through the
street.
heeping step to the beat of the drum,
VI laddies so merry, and lassies so sweet
With hearts all a-futter, we come
from the house-top'and turret the rudy flags fly,
Hurrah hurrahl
ana all In gay greeting to Fourth O. July,
Hurrah hurrahl
Then, at night, there's the fireworks, bright in
his praise,
So the Year ought to deem it not strange
Ii we wish he would take all the common place
days
Add give Fourth o. Julys in exchange.
M. Thayer Rouse, In Golden Days.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
James Was Doing Quite Well.

"Have you any work on punctuation ?"
she asked at the bookstore.
''Sorry to say we are just out"
"Well, perhaps you could tell me what
1 want to know. What does a mark
under word signify|
"That is to emphasize the word"
COIL see. Thank you"
And as she passed out a clerk heard her
whisper to herself
"And James put five marks under the
word Dear w-Deroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
HOW LEARNED TO SYMPATHETIC

used to think my neighbour VICE.
Had deeply touched me as my own
With his knew my tears did tioW'
My heart responded to his groah.
Iwell remember that last look
And kiss of his lips of clay;
My frame with his in sorrow ShooA
To see him lay his dead away.
But never till the cloven sword
Lay on the bosom of my own,
Was really touched the deepest choro
Which answers sorrows lowest tole'
SO our High Priest, on whom was ialo
A burden cen to him unknown,
Was perfect for his mission made
By touch of sorrow not his own.
-J0e5 SaUartz. D. D., in the PreS6yIe'1""'
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
An Indulgent Father.

"Mary, what's the matter with that
child? He's been squalling now for a
whole hour"
ooh, he wants the earth p'
"Well, for goodness sake, give it to
him. can't do a stroke of work with all
this noise. "-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
Appeared Well to Creditors.

Young Wife-"My dear, you ought not
to have purchased such a swell suit of
clothes. 1t is entirely too costly for your
income, and you certainly ought to know
it."
Young Husband-'I got them on
credit"
"Still worse"
"But had to have them"
ssWhat forW
''To keep up my credit. lid Bits.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
THE MOUND BUILDERS.
Prehistoric Relics in Louisiana and
Mississippi.

THE HOME OF THE NATCHEZ INDIANS
SITE OF THE ANCIENT WHITE APPLE
VILLAGE-EvIDENCEs OF CANNIBALIsM
BONES OF FORGOTTEN ANIMAL MON
STEERS.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20

Give me no guess for dying pillow
Joseph Cook.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
SKILLED IN MEDICINE.

and really knew more of the medicinal
properties of plants, roots, herbs, etc.,
St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20

l.
the Natchez after 1870, the year of their
massacre by the French.
DR.. Jones also explored the great Settler
mound, IA miles from Natchez, and one of
the largest on the North American CONT
nent. 1t is 80 feet high and contains five
acres on the summit, and on top of this
smaller mound about 40 feet in height
overlooking the valley of Coles creek.
Obtaining the services of force of
laborers, DR.. Jones caused to be dug
trench 90 feet long and 20 feet deep. He
found part of an
ANCIENT TEMPLE OF THE SUN
and three logs used for the sacred fires.
The logs were found in bed of ashes in
which were also lot of charred human
bones. The only other object of interest
found was fragment of an old French
burr milestone. This was evidently an
other temple of the Natchez Indians for
the maintenance of the perpetual sacred
fires, and after the massacre of the French
the Indians, having found the stone, had
buried it there when they abandoned the
mound in 1870. There were evidences of
the existence of an artificial pond on the
west of the mound, and also of a covered
way from the summit of the upper mound.
On the sides of the mound was burnt
red clay and the marks of human hands in
it. Ca the mounds and all around them
were found aboriginal pottery, some NOR
tars, hatchets and chisels and spindles
made of clay for weaving, for the Natchez
were noted for their skill in weaving rude
cloths, baskets, etc.
These mounds, when the method of
building them is taken into consideration,
were stupendous undertakings. The earth
for the building of these extraordinary
monuments of ancient industry was doubt
less carried a long distance by the Indians
SKILLED IN MEDICINE,
and really knew more of the medicinal
properties of plants, roots, herbs, etc.,
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Eeaal Notites.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON 7

| ~ M nj OF COMMON PLEAS FOR
the county OF philadelphia. No 4. June L nm IsSg
10 AZ, Assigned estate OF LEWIS BROTHERS AND
COMPAN1. Nouee Is hereby given that Henry T.e,sis
George w. Wharton. John Williamson Georee Il, nr ai
and Grinnell Wills, trading Lewis ItrothorD ~
CeInpany have flied thc petition in said court seti
forth compromise and settlement of the ciai,Dss
their creditors. and praying for reassenment and ro
conveyance 10 them by Cornelius N. Bliss their as
estate in his possession and for the release
~ aid assignee and that a rule retuinabie Inc
SEVENTV DAY or DECEMBER 1889. ha, been
granted by said Court 70 show cagse WHY the
I'D netition should be granted and decree entered
nv the Court directing said reassignmcnt and requiring
III uersons 0bectng before The Court
on ar before satd SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER
A0"'' MORGAN e. LEWIS.
Attorneys for Lewis Bros. g. Co.
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