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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Grave of Miles Standish.

A dispatch from South Duxbury, Mass,
April 10, says: There has always been q
tradition that the grave of Miles Standish,
the location of which has been matter of
much speculation to historians, was in the
old graveyard here, and the authority for
this idea has been traced back to an old
ship builder named Prior, who died here
eighteen years ago at the age of 95, and
who, some years before his DEATH said that
his father had pointed out the spot to him,
and that sit was marked by two three
cornered stones"
That grave was opened last Monday aud
two skeletons were found, one of a man
and another of woman. Miles Standish' 8
will directed that he be laid Gas near as
conveniently may be to my two dear daugh-
tiers, Lora Standish, my daughter, and
Mary Standish, my daughter-in law" This
may account for the female skeleton near
the grave opened on Monday. If further
investigation should show that another
woman's skeleton was buried beyond the
graves already examined, it would be
strong evidence in favor of the presump-
ton that the last resting place of Captain
Miles Standish had at last been found.
Prof. Hart, of Harvard College, was
present at the disinterment on Monday,
and took great interest in it. It is intended
to make q precise statement of all data
bearing upon the subject and communicate
the same to some historical society for in
vessigation. Especial interest attaches to
the matter from the fact that the monu.
ment to his memory-the second largest in
this country erected to any Individuals
almost completed, and will be dedicated
this summer.-.Neao Orleans Picayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Cod Knows Me. Auvhow.

Frank had beautiful long hair hanging
over his shoulders, and his parents were
very proud of his appearance. One day he
got his mothers scissors, went to the look
ing glass and cut off all his fair locks.
His father and mother were much dis
pleased with him for SO doing, and resolved
to punish him in this way When they
were all seated at the dinner table, his
father, pointing to him, said to his mother,
s.What little boy is that?'
s'1'm your little Frankly, papa" he at
once said, not giving his mother time to
reply. .sNonsense," was the fathers an
swer; ssmy little Frankly has beautiful
long hair. would not give my Frankly
for dozen boys such as you"
Frankly now turned toehis mother, and
said, ssAin't your little Frankly" but
mamma only shook her head. Matters
Uere now looking serious, and Frankly, be-
coming alarmed, could not make any pro-
gress with his dinner. He now appealed
to his brother, and asked if he was not lit
tie Frankly; but his brother only shook
his head.
He was becoming very unhappy at the
thought that father, mother and brother
no longer recognized him and at last he
burst into tears, saying, as he did so,
.sWell, it don't matter much, for God
knows me, anyhow"
Tears were now in other eyes as well as
Franky's. Selected.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
A Farmer Who Robbed His Boy.

Last spring farmer found in his flock a
lamb which the mother would not own.
He. gave it to his son, a boy OF fifteen
wears old, who saved it and raised it. The
bow called it his all summer, all the family
called it his, and it was his. But this fall,
when the father sold the other lambs, he
let this one 20 with them, and taking the
pay for it tucked it into his big wallet and
carried it off to pay taxes or put IN the
bank.
Now this farmer did not intend to do
anything wrong. Least of all did ne in
tend to wrong his boy. Probably he did
not give the matter much though t anyway !;
and if he did he considered the boy own
ership of the lamb sort of pleasing fiction,
or reasoned that the boy. having all his
needs supplied out of the family purse,
did not need the pay of the lamb, and 1t
was better to put it into the common fund.
Bot for all that, taking the lamb and SELL
ing it in that way, and pocketing the pro-
ceeds, was stealing. No, it was robbery !;
and, as between this boy and his father,
one of the meanest srobberies that could be
perpetrated.
Not only this, but by robbing the boy
of that two dollars the farmer did more to
make the boy discontinued and drive him
away from home than he can undo with
ten times that amount, A boy is little
man, and if he has got any of the gather
and grip to him which will make sue
essful man of him when he grows up, he
begins at an early age to feel that desire
to own something and to add to the prop
erty subject to his ownership, which is at
once the incentive to effective work and
the motive which reconciles men to their
condition.
No matter how well the boys wants are
provided for from fund which is COM
mon to the whole family, he takes no par
ticular interest in adding to that fund be-.
cause he does not feel that it is his, and
he tires of labor and thought, the proceeds
of which he must share with several others ;
but give him piece of property of his
own, to manage as he pleases, to keep OF
sell or change, and let him feel that his
ownership is secure and that his loss or
gain depends upon his own endeavors, and
he will work cheelfully and contentedly.
Mirror and Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Flies and Wolves,

"When visiting friend in the summer
he called my attention to curious plan
for preventing the plague of flies in his
house. The upper sash of one of the
windows in his sitting room being open
for ventilation, there was suspended out
side piece of common fishing net. My
friend told me that not fly would venture
to pass through it. He has watched for
an hour at time, and seen swarms fly to
within few inches of the net, and then,
after buzzing about for little, depart.
He told me the flies would pass through
the net if there was thorough light
that is, another window in the opposite
wall. Though the day was very warm, l
did not see single fly in the room during
my visit, though elsewhere in the town
they were to be seen in abundance. Isup-
pose they imagine the net to be spiders
web, or some other trap intended for their
destruction.
My friend mentioned the curious fact
that in Russia no wolves will pass under
telegraph wires, and that the government
are utilizing this valuable discovery, and
already clearing districts of the country
from these brutes."
If boys and men were as wise as flies
and wolves they would keep out of many
nets and devil traps.-The Little Christian.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Railroads in the South.

The ouachita Telegraph in speaking of
railroad building in Louisiana, says:
Here in Louisiana, there is great activity
Just at present. The people are giving
the railroads every assistance in their
power, and the latter appear to appreciate
this good will and to have confidence in
this section.
The Fort Scott, Natehez and Gulf road,
from which so much is expected in North
Louisiana, is surveying its route and laying
out its line. The Mississippi Valley Judge
81. j. Steele's line) is also moving. At
Monroe, still another road is under way to
traverse the parishes of Morehouse, Qua
chita and Caldwell And sample of the
good will Of the people is the action taken
In Calcasieu parish, the other day, giving
the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf rail
road bonus in the way of remission OF
taxes for fifteen years, assuring this I'M
portant line. These are but few of the
roads proposed or under way to which at
tention has been latterly called, because OF
some action taken in regard to them in the
last few days :,
It is quite evident that whatever lull
there may be in railroad building, it does
not prevail in the South that capitalists
see the best openings for new lines in this
section, and are continuing to build them
as actively as ever.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
How To Become Happy.

Many young persons are ever thinking
over some ways to add to their pleasures
They always look for chances for more
fun" more joy.
Once there was a wealthy and powerful
king, full of!are and very unhappy. He
heard of man famed for his wisdom and
piety, and found him in cave on the
borders of wilderness.
7"Holy man. said the king, II come to
learn h4w may be happy"
Witllot making reply, the wise man
led the }g over rough path til he
brought y m in front of high rock, on
the top of which an eagle had built he1
nest.
"Why has the eagle built her nest
yonderf'
Doubtless, answered the king, "that
it may be out of danger"
''Then initiate the bird" said the wise
man, ''build thy home in heaven, by trus
ing in Jesus, and thou shalt have peace
and happiness. "-Ihe Wotchman.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Wood Ashes.

One bushel of wood ashes represents
about two and half tons of dry body
wood. Wood ashes contain all the required
elements of plant nutrition except nitrogen.
One hundred pounds of wood ashes con-
tain Is pounds of potash, worth Sc cents !;
81 pounds of soda, worth 8 cents; 81
pounds of lime and magnesia, worth 8
cents; and 81 pounds of phosphoric acid,
worth II cents. If we had to buy in mar
ket in the cheapest form the manurial con.
stituents contained in 100 pounds of wood
ashes, the cost would be "a cents. The
grass crop is helped a good deal by ashes,
especially on dry land, and in ordinary
cases greater profit will be derived from
given quantity applied to pasture or
meadow than when used for grain grow
ing. The addition of salt to wood ashes
will still further increase their fertilizing
properties. Few commercial manures have
as large proportion of plant food as the
best hard wood ashes.-Andre0 II. Ward,
in THE Weekly Globe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
"Lovest Thou Me ?"

A ship was far away upon the Atlantic
ocean. A storm came on. The captain
was below, the ma tie upon watch, when
the cry arose, ga man overheard"
The moon was bright, but the sea was
running so high, and the danger was SO
great, that the mate could not bring him
self to order out boat and risk the mems
lives in such sea- He offered, however,
to go himself, if two others would go'with
him. Two at once offered, and boat was
let down into that terrible sea, but with
small hope of saving the drowning man.
Struggling through the great waves, they
reached him just when sinking, and drew
him helpless into the boat. After another
struggle, they again reached the ship, and
got all safe on board.
They were all exhausted. The saved
man could neither walk nor speak but he
was sensible of his deliverance. ''He
clasped our feet" said the mate, as he told
the story, "and began to kiss them. We
disengaged ourselves from him. He then
crawled after US, and as we stepped back
he followed us, looking up with smiles
and tears, and then, patting our wet foot
prints with his hand, he kissed them with
eager fondness. | never saw such scene
in my life. He was a passenger in the
ship. During the rest of the voyage he
showed the deepest gratitude, and when
| we reached the port he loaded US with
| presents.
Such is the love of man to man for kind
| nesses received. A mans heart IS touched
when fellow-man loves him, and shows
his love by risking his own life Far be-
yond this ought to be our love to him who
came down to this world to live and to die
for us. For who has loved us as Jesus
has loved us? Who has done for US what
Jesus has done ?-Presbyteriaap Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
refused Presidents.

In little village some twelve miles dis
tant from Cleveland, o., there lived, some
thirty years ago, two attractive girls. To
one of these President Hayes became a
suffer, but the parents of the young lady
vigorously opposed the courtship on the
ground that young Hayes was poor and
gave evidence of hardly sufficient ability
to warrant risking their daughters future.
The match was broken off and the lady is
to- day married and well known in Cleve-
land society. The other young lady had
received many attentions from young Gar
field, and was disposed to reciprocate them.
Her parents, however, objected to their in
timacy, giving as reason for their oppo-
sition the poverty of Garfield and anything
but bright prospects of his future. The
chief coincidence of these courtships con-
sists in the fact that Bedford, where both
of these young ladies lived, contained at
the time less than 500 inhabitants and
both refused two future presidents Of the
United States because Of their poverty
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Onward and Upward.
THE souTH's GENERAL PROSPERITY.

THE SOUTH 8 GENERAL PROsFEhII1.
So far as observation goes, there is
hardly a section of the South but what the
status of business is onward and upward.
In all the trade centers there is, at the
time, greater activity in solid business
matters than has ever before existed in the
history of the South. In the past there
have been number of periods of spasmodic
excitement that have been called booms,
and which, perhaps, have resulted in
general gain, but the influences and opera
lions that are now working are much more
of a conservative nature, and while not
lacking strength nor volume, are being
conducted in such manner that will re-
suit in far greater benefit and more solid
prosperity and greater outlook for the
future. The rashness with which many
operations are being inaugurated and car.
lied on, and consequent failures or partial
failures, are now wanting, and the expert
ences of the past are now beng turned to
useful account, and with the aid OF much
Northern capital, well planned undertake
ings can hardly be other than successful.
--Mdnutacturers' Record.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
His Own Advertiser.
HOW JULIUS sCHwANCK INFORMED THE
PUBLIC THAT HE WANTED WORK.

HOW JULIUS sCHwANCK INFORMED THE
PUBLIC THAT HE WANTED WORK.
A respectfully dressed young man, with
q heavy brown mustache and frank,
open countenance, attracted great deal of
attention yesterday afternoon. he stood
at the southwest corner of Broad and
Chestnut streets, sandwiched between two
large pasteboard signs thrown over his
shoulders. Upon the signs were stenciled
the words: "Iche suche arbeit-work
wanted" Above the stenciled letters was
scrawled in lead pencil cam good
penman.
The young man stood on the corner for
over an hour. He was stared at by thou
sands of fashionably dressed promenaders,
but he was perfectly at ease, and did not
even lose temper when couple of dudes
stepped up ana began to ridicule him. A
crowd gathered around him, and the tall
reserve officer had to clear the sidewalk
An elderly lady stopped, opened her purse
and kindly offered the man dollar bill.
He refused to accept it and told the lady
that he was no beggar. Finally solid.
looking man stopped and held whispered
consultation with the young man. He
handed the enterprising work seeker his
Then the young man took the signs off
bis back and chest, tucked them under his
arm and started for home. He talked
about himself to reporter as he strolled
up Broad street.
sMy name is julius Schwanck, he said.
81 am 80 years old, and am living at 1912
Filbert street. am an Austrian, but have
lived for the past nine years in England,
where I was travelling salesman for a
glass and china house. l came to this
country between three and four months
ago, and remained in New York until three
weeks ago looking for work. ! could not
find anything to do, and | came to this
city. have tried hard to find work. but
have met with no success. heard of a
man WHO got good position by stringing
signs like mine around his neck, and l re-
solved to try it. The man who gave me
his card and told me to call on him is a
book publisher. / don't know what kind
of work be wants me to do, but guess it
is canvassing." -Phaadelphaa Inquirer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
"Smoker's Heart. -

If, as alleged, it was too much smoking
which upset Mr.. Edwin Booth at Roches
ter, it is far from being the first case of
the kind in our history.
Within the past twenty years the medi-
cal faculty has come to clearl y compre-
bend and to accurately diagnose disease
which they now denominate as smoker s
heart" Excessive smoking, whether by
pipe, cigar, or cigarette, affects the action
of the heart and disturbs the circulation.
The pulse will intermittent with any reg
ularity-sometimes with one beat in four,
sometimes one in ten, sometimes two or
three at time and then comes trouble.
The brain, missing it's regular pulsations
of blood, waves, the heart hutters, and
then follows temporary collapse.
Strong cordials are Indicated Strong
coffee is good-strong spirits better. But
the remedy too often relied upon is as bad
as the disease; and the subject grows
slowly worse. Angina pectoris is said to
sometimes result
One of the leading physicians of this
city relates q case in point. a patient
suffering from smokers heart believed
that he had chronic heart disease and
came for careful examination early in
the day-before he had eaten any break.
fast The stethoscope showed the heart
to be sound as dot-he had not smoked
for twelve hours. Greatly relieved at the
verdict, he lighted big black cigar and
sat smoking, upon an empty stomach
while he talked. In few minutes, as he
rose to 60, his feet failed him and he fell
in momentary faint. The heart wa:
futtering wildly, but yielded at once and
resumed it's normal action after strong
stimulant.
The moral of the story is that, if you
smoke at all, you should smoke in moder-
alton and ON well-filled stomach. 1t is
recklessness that hurts
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Wholesale Convention.

The Floyd Messenger, of East Carroll
parish, in speaking OF convictions, says.
The immigration conventions are also
good institution we do most heartily ap-
prove of them. For our State does GER
tainly need immigrants. Such is the fer
tility of her soil, the salubrity of her eli
mate, the variety of her productions. the
cheapness of her lands, that people will
come here as soon as the many advan-
tages of our beloved State is known to the
outside world. Many think Louisiana q
perfect graveyard. but lookat the statistics
Of the death ratio and you will find that
our State stands among the first. There
fore we saw let's have immigration con-
yentions BY the wholesale until we get our
lands filed up with the hard working,
sturdy yeomanry Of other States and coun-
tries. then our waste lands will blossom
with the hum of industry, and peace and
plenty will fill our land.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
The South.
GREATER PROSPERITY THAN EVER BEFORE
KNOWN IN AMERICA.


Hon. Henry B Pierce, Secretary of
State of Massachusetts, who recently made
large investments in the South, in private
letter to the editor of the Mdnutacturers'
Record, says:
| can add little to what has been so well
said. and so many times said, OF late, by
northern men who have been South, as to the
resources and advantages of that wonder
full section which includes Northern Ala
bama. am thoroughly convinced that 1t
is to be the great iron center of the world,
and that the people will marvel at the
growth which will be brought about during
the next twenty five years. The South
will receive the greatest direct benefit, be-
cause revolution socially, politically, In
dustrially, and in an educational way
which it will undergo in this process
revolution SO gradual and yet so fraught
with immediate blessing that it will be &C.
complished without friction. l predict
for the New South an era of prosperity
which shall eclipse any which has ever
been achieved in any other section OF our
great country so remarkable for it's sue
cesses in that line.
Mr.. Pierce, in his letter just quoted: but
voices the now rapidly growing belief OF
thousands of northern capitalists New
England was slow to turn its attention
Southwark. The West had for years alb
s,rbed its surplus energy and capital, but
recently there has come change. New
England capitalists have been gradually
looking to the South, and last fall large
number of them became interested IN Fort
Payne, Ala. They went down, and after
| careful investigation were so thoroughly
convinced of the wonderful future OF Ala
bama, that when the subscription books
to the capital stock of the Fort Payne
Company were opened in Boston, the en-
tire amount of 81 0O0,O 600 was taken in six
weeks, and $500, 900 more offered the day
the books were closed. There were 1900
subscribers to this stock. The enthusiasm
which was aroused throughout New Eng
land is destined to prove of incalculable
value to the whole South. The organiza-
ton of that company means the turning
Southwark of millions and millions OF
money from all New England. This com
pany and it's work should be hailed by the
| South as one of the most important moves
ever made for southern development. Gov.
Goodell, of New Hampshire, in the indu
ence of this company upon the future OF
the South, said:
s'The success of this venture will have
for it's effect the diversion in great
measure of New England capital from the
West to the South, for this solitary enter
prise has done more to awaken our people
to the opportunities offered by the South
than all other attractions that the last ter
years have brought forth.
Southwark the flow of capital takes it,
course, and the vast accumulations O
wealth in New England are now to b.
poured into dozens of southern towns, ant
Join with southern money and southern
energy in making true the glowing pre-
diction of Mr.. Pierce.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
Baby Working a Jury.

At Goshen, Ind, on April 26, after
sixteen days of trial, the jury in the Bar
rett murder case returned verdict of
manslaughter, fixing the punishment ct
three years in the penitentiary Barretts
crime was the murder of Willard Burton,
an Elkhart policeman, while resisting ar
rest on charge of assault last October.
During the trial, Mrs. Burton, the wife OF
the victim, and the defendants wife and
daughter frequently embraced one another,
and their piteous cries strongly affected
the Jury, many of them being unable to
suppress the tears. Barretts little two
year-old daughter played in and about the
jury box, dividing candy with the jurors
and taking liberties with the court in gen
eral' and she easily overbalah, I'd all points
of law that the prosecution raisee by her
cunning ways.-Cincinmati Enquirer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-15
AS FATE OR LUCK WOULD HAVE 1T.
Arabella was a school girl
So was Sally Ann.
Hasty pudding can't be thicker
crfrln

Arabella was school girl
So was Sally Ann.
Hasty pudding can't be thicker
Than two school girls can.
These were thick as school girls can be.
Deathless love they swore,
Vowed that naught on earth should part them
One forevermoro.
They grew up as girls will do
Went to parties, too;
And, as oft before has happened,
Suitors came to WOO.
AS fate or luck would have it,
One misguided man
Favored blue eyed Arabella
More than Sally Ann.
And of course 1t made no difference
That the laws are such
That he could not wed two women,
Though they wished it much.
So GOODNESS rose between them,
And the cause-a man.,
Cold was Arabela-very-
Colder Sally Ann.
Now they call each other creature,
What is still more sad
Bella. though she won the treasure.
Wishes Sally had. Paul Carson.