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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-11-07

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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-11-07

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6allpmea's.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
He Overdid 1t.

An eccentric clergyman in Cornwall had
been much annoyed by way the members
of his congregation had got into of look
ing rouno to take stock of late corners.
After enduring the annoyance for some
time he said, on entering the reading desk
one day Brethren, | regret to see that
your attention is called away from your
religious duties by your very natural de-
sire to see who comes in behind you.
propose enceforth to save you the trouble
by naming each person who may enter.
and hope the service will then De allowed
to proceed without interruption. He
then began: Clearly beloved" but
paused half way to interpolate, Farmer
s1ubbins, with his wife and daughter"
Farmer Stubbins looked rather surprised,
but the minister, with perfect gravity, re-
sumed his exhortation. Presently he
again paused. ''Sam Curtis and William
Diggle" The abashed congregation kept
their eyes studiously bent on their books
The service proceeded in the most orderly
manner, the parson interrupting himself
every now and then to name some new
| conner. At last he said, still with the same
perfect gravity: Mrs. Symons, of the
| Red Lion, in new bonnet" In moment
he felt his mistake, but it was too late.
Every feminine head in the congregation
had turned around.-San Francisco Ar
| Q0n0Rt.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Pressing Flowers.

A botanical press is the first thing neces-
sary, which may be made by almost any
one. Procure two boards one inch thick,
each 9x15 inches; fasten piece one inch
thick and an inch and half wide across
the end of each to prevent them from split
ting or warping. Bore hole through the
Stat, board and all, so that it will come in
the middle of the Stat, first laying the
smooth faces together so that the holes
will meet. Procure two bolts which will
work easily in the holes, and the press is
coz plete. If you can get blacksmith to
make some with handles on freely running
burrs they will be the best. Blotting pa
per is best to absorb moisture, but if it
be not convenient newspaper will do
Place four th;cknesses of newspaper next
the under board. then place your specimen
between two thicknesses. Place it on the
four sheets, then another four, and so on,
as many as you like. Change the absorb
ing papers as often as once in forty eight
hours. Do not remove the specimen from
between the two sheets until it will cleave
off itself Better to let it remain until You
are ready to mount it. Specimens should
be kept under light pressure after they are
dry. About 115 pounds is necessary to
press. House plants and flowers will re-
tain their natural color much better than
others. If the plant is wilted when put in
to press it will invariably turn black.
f. B., IN Spqinqfsld homestead.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
A Cheerful Boy.

It ia often the case that to most any QUO
there comes a time when this world seems
dark and cheerless, and often IL IS Ill our
own fault, for we are too apt to ailo" our
selves to be easily thwarted by little trou,
bles. We look at a little mole MIL, anu
in our eyes it appears to be avery gfea'
mountain. How much better It would Do
and how much more we would ENJOY ne
if we would bravelY overcome all dllh
culties and look more on the bright slde OF
life and be cheerful, like the boy IN the
following incident ,
Mr.. Kilpin was going to preach at little
meeting. The weather, although 1t was
very boisterous, did not stop him. lie
travelled on horseback, and as he trotted
on the storm increased almost to hurri-
cane He felt weary and cold and wet
and sincerely wished himself at home by
his comfortable Preside.
Forgetting for a moment the grand OBJ
iect of his ride, he felt somewhat soured,
but he soon had something to sweeten him.
His attention was drawn to sounds of sing
ing and whistling.
Soon poor boy made his appearance,
looking as merry as possible, although his
whole strength was required to hold up
against the tempest, which beat full in
his face.
A conversation then took place some
what as follows:
"Well, my boy, you appear all alive this
stormy morning, and singing gaily."
''To be sure be. What should him
der meT'
Il should have thought this rain and
hail might have lowered your tone a little,
my lad"
"What, such thing as this stop me
from whistling? Do you think am such
great fool as to mind drop of rain and
puff of wind? Not |, sure"
''But it beats ght straight in your face. "
"What of that7 Then I'll wipe it away,
to be sure" This he did with the coarse,
ragged sleeve of his coat. Then he said
''See, my face is all the cleaner for little
wet and wiper
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Advice Free.

A woman with her jaw tied up in a
handkerchief was standing in the door
way leading to q Woodward avenue den
fists yesterday when boy came along,
caught on, and stopped to inquire
cache very hard -
eyes"
Glow long?''
s'For a week"
"Going to have it pulled? ?"
''I-I-guess So"
''Tried peppermint. camphor, hot salt,
ashes, laudanum and so on, suppose"
Yes"
clicked over chairs, spanked the child
rem and jawed your husband p
Eyes"
sLemme see"
She opened her mouth and put her finger
on the tooth, and he made a brief inspec-
ton and said:
81 was going to advise the faith cure,
but it's too far gone. Advise you to have
it pulled. Deleserious to your general
system in present state. Won't hurt over
thirty seconds. Go home smiling. Brace
up and be- man. No charge good day. !"
-Dgtroit Free Press
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Dreadful.
TWO MINDS THAT COULD BUT WHICH DID
NOT AGREE.

TWO MINDS THAT COULD BUT WHICH DID
NOT AGREE.
How glad I am, dearie, that our tastes
are SO very similar" said young Mrs. Hon
eylip to her husband when they had re-
turned from their bridal tour and were
furnishing the fiat in which they were to
be $50 perfectly happy"
owe agree about everything, don't we,
darlins?' she continued. eve both wanted
cardinal and gray to be the prevailing
tones in the parlor; we both agreed exactly
about the blue room, and both wanted oak
for the dining room and hall. We like the
same kind of chairs. Oh, we agree exactly,
don't we, and how nice it is! I'd feel
dreadful if we didn't agree, particularly
about any important thing"
$50 would |, darling" he said. cts
lovely to live in such perfect harmony.
Now, | guess I'll hang this lovely little
water color your aunt gave us right over
this cabinet. shan't It''
81 don't hardly know, dear Wouldn't
it look better over that bracket on the OPP
posite WALTZ"
81 hardly think so, love; the light is so
much better here
"Do you think so, George? Really, now,
| don't like it in that light"
"You don't? Why, it's just the light for
it. It's entirely too dark for water-color
on the other wall"
81 don't think so at all. Water-colors
don't want a great deal of light.
They certainly don't want to be in the
shade"
s.They certainly don't want to hang in a
perfect glare of light.
Il guess I've hung pictures before to,
day, and
:'Oh, George, how cross you arep
'1'm no crosser than you, and"
"You are, too, and Lob, how can
you be so cruel?'
'Pshaw, Helen, | only said
ooh, know what you said, and it has
broken my heart"
"There, there, dear"
'sOh, it hasp' I-I-George, do you
really want me to go back to mamma and
papa
"Why, darling, you know"
"Be-be-cause, boo moo, if you DIDO
boo hoo, | will. 1t would be better, 5oc
hoo, than for us to quarrel SO over every
thing, and"
s.There, there, my dear, l."
Mamma was afraid we were too unlike
in disposition to get along we'll, but Ii
oh George, this is too perfectly dreadful
Detroit Free Press
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Not for Fish.

Between Green boro and Salisbury the
locomotive broke down and we lay for
three hours while repairs were being made.
There was small lake near by, and the
colonel got out his fishing tackle, hunted
up frog for bait, and tried his luck. He
fshed that pond lengthways and sideways
and up and down and across for two hours
and half, and he was still at it when
white man came through the woods and
stopped and inquired
Had any luck 2"
''Not bit -
"Fishing for fish 7"
s'Of course"
'Just to pass the time? p
eyes"
''Then it's all right
Suppose wasn't fishing just to pass
the timer"
'sThen I'd feel it my duty to tell you
that this lake was drained off last week
and every blessed fish scooped out. This
ere water came in from the last rain. >
Dftroit Free Press.
4 n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Old Memories.

In nothing was the general appearance
of the country so changed as in its archl-
lecture It must be remembered that at
the date of which we write there were no
saw mills in. Southwestern Louisiana.
every thing was sawed on what they called
armstrong" mills, which was one man on
top of log and another below, with whip
saw between them. These mills were in
great demand, and laid the foundation OF
many a fortune, for to get up name as a
good top sawyer was to be looked up to,
as a coming fortune and he could well
afford to look down on the common herd
of mankind below buying his lumber at
FIVE cents foot, and cheap at that. Now
and then sailing vessels from Pensacola
brought in a cargo of yellow pine lumber,
but sold at rates far beyond ordinary reach.
Almost the universal style of buildings
every where here were adobe, not OF I'M
burned brick, as is often supposed, but a
mixture of clay and moss. This, to all
prairie countries, was what the historic log
house was to all wood lands of the United
States. an architectural necessity. They
were erected very much on the house rails
ing plan so familiar to our fathers, by joint
labor. When church, like the first one
at st. Martinville, had to be built, it WIS
made the great event Of all the country
round about, and was no doubt attended
with all due rites and ceremonies. Put in
the construction of the ordinary family
residence of two rooms, with chimney OF
the same material in the middle, it was
about as follows, as we have often seen it
done Friends and neighbors were in
vited in sufficient number, with ample re-
Ire shments made and provided. A place
was selected convenient to the building,
with loamy soil suitable for brick, and a
hole was dug Of sufficient size Tor the
quantity of material required. This. after
deep spading, was watered to the consis-
tency of brick mortar. Then green moss,
of which sufficient pile was before hand
provided, was spread like a gray blanket
over the mortar bed, when certain num-
Der of men, bare footed, with fousers
rolled up above their knees, tram ped the
circle, crushing in the moss to the bottom
of the loose earth. Then came another
LAYER of moss and another tramping, and
SO repeated till the pit was full TO the top
of adobe-moss and clay. This material
was then pulled out by blankets or sec
tons, as II was tramped 10, and taken to
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Dangers from Beer Drinking.

In appearance, the beer drinker may be
the picture of health, but in reality, he is
most incapable of resisting disease. A
slight injury, q severe cold, or shock TO
the body or mind will commonly provoke
acute disease, ending fatally. Compared
with other inebriates, who use different
kinds of alcohol, he is more incurable and
more generally diseased. 1t is our obser-
walton that beer drinking in this country
produces the very lowest kind of inebriety,
closely allied to criminal insanity. The
most dangerous class of ruffians in our
large cities are beer drinkers. Intellectu
ally, stupor amounting almost to paral-
gsis arrests the reason, changing all the
higher faculties into a mere animalism,
sensual, eelfsh, sluggish, varied only with
anger, senseless and brutal.-Scientifc
american.
What Strong Drink Costs.
It costs s., 900, 00O, 600 year in money.
1t makes 80 per cent of our insane. 1T
makes 60 per cent of our paupers. 1t
causes directly IS per cent of our criminals.
1t sends forth 95 per cent of our vicious
youth 1t sendse one every six minutes
into drunkard's grave, or nearly 10000
year, now suppose there were no intoxi =
eating liquors, what happy results would
surely follow, and rich blessings be there
by bestowed upon mankind. - Union
Signal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12

the building, already completed except
the walls or weather boarding, for which
this mixture was the substitute. In sec
tions of country where there was no Span
ish moss, prairie grass or hay was used as
a poor substitute. Beginning at the sill
they went up, firmly driving sticks nearly
horizontal between the studding, about
every six inches, to hold the morton to its
place, and when finished these sticks were
in the centre of the wall. This, when
half dry, was shaved off with q sharp
spade and left to dry, and when well
white washed made solid and pretty
wall, cool in summer and warm in winter,
This was one of their orders of architec-
ture, but there was still Clover Deep"
in which there was no floor or stills. The
ground mortised and round holes used for
studding, with the adobe applied in the
same way. For flooring they had good
well pulverized clay with a top dressing
of ashes, well beaten in, which two or
three good Cajan balls would make as
hard and smooth as sanded floor. Split
boards or thatch was often used for cover
ing and gables, all attesting human inge
uuity before the time of saw mills and such
business.
Their modes OF conveyance were about
as primitive as their style of building
The family cart, celeche, pronounced (cal-
lash, } was a vehicle made entirely of wood
and raw hide, which supported the body
box over the axlet-ee In fancy We could
see the sad anxious face of Evangeline,
peering out in every direction for her lost
and loved Gabriel. A very serious acct
dent happened to one of these vehicles at
a tave n near US, in the '30's. An old
couple from Pare Perdu put up for the
night on their way down the Teche, and
their celeche and gear was left in theyard.
Next morning the box was on the ground
hungry dogs had devoured all the
springs and the traces.-Col. Z. D. Rich
aFdson, in Sugar-BooLand Farm Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
A MEMORY.

n's.ast night, as sat in the shadows
That gathered on woodland and hill.
heard, ringing out In the distance,
whistle, so sweet and SO shrill
That 1t startled me from my dreaming.
Well knew twas lovers song
That was whistled in time to heart beats,
And hurried his footsteps along.
Twas the old-time song, ''Mollie Darling"
And over and over again
The clear notes rang out in the distance,
And echoed DER hill top and glen
wondered if she would be waiting
And watching for him at the gate,
And thinking how fondly she'd chide him
For being a few minutes late.
The notes died away in the distance,
1 was humming the old refrain,
was wiping away the tear drops,
= And fighting the old time pain.
Iprided myself on forgetting.
But the notes of that old time tune
Had opened the food gates Of mem'ry,
And brought back that far away June.
The years had rolled back, and WAITED
To hear his dear whistle again,
The signal to tell he was coming
To greet me, my king among men.
-FZO3ence 4. Jones' HAMPTON, Ia.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Speaking to People.

"Who in the world is that you re speak
ing TOP said one young lady to her COM
panion of the same sex and age as they
walked down one of the avenues the other
day.
"That man? He is the man that mends
my shoes when they need it. was the
reply.
"Weu," said the first speaker, 81
wouldn't speak to him don't think it's
nice"
s'And why not 2" queried the other. "He
is kind, faithful, honest, Woodworking
man. never pass his window but / see
him on his bench working away, and when
| bow to him, and wish him, Good morn
ing he looks as pleased as can be. Why
shouldn't speak to himT'
81 never speak to that class of people, }"
said the other; "they re not my kind"
81 do" was the rejoiner. 81 speak to
everybody know-from DR.. Brown, our
minister, to the colored man who blacks
our stoves and shakes our carpets-and
notice that the humber the one in the
social scale to whom prefer kindly words,
the more grateful is the recognition /
receive in return. Christ died for them
as much as he did for me, and perhaps if
some sf them had had the opportunities
my birth and rearing have given me, they
would be great deal better than l.
That cobbler is really quite an intelligent
man. I've lent him books to read, and he
likes quite high style of reading, too,
The two girls were cousins, and they lin
ally agreed to leave the question as to rec
ognizing day laborers, mechanics, and
tradesmen to young lawyer of whom
they had a high opinion. So the first time
the three were together, one of the girls
asked him
IF you met Myers, the grocer, on Broad
way, would you speak to him Z"
"Why, yes, certainly why do you ask -
''And would you speak to the man who
cobbles your shoesf'
Certainly, why not p
'And the janitor of the building where
you have your office r
''0f course.
And the boy that runs the elevator ?"
Certainly"
els there anybody you know that you
don't speak tor"
"Well, yes; don't speak to Jones, who
cheated poor widow out of her house, or
to Brown, who grinds down his employ
ees and gives them starvation wages or
to Smith, whom in private know TO be
anything but the saint he appears to be in
public. ! speak to every honest man
know whom chance to meet. Why do
you askf''
Because we simply want to know, .
replied the young lady who had taken her
friend to task for speaking to a cobbler.
In fact, she was ashamed TO tell him that
he was the referee in the discussion on
this point held day or two before.
1t is the privilege of nobility to be gen.
tie and courteous TO all. Kindly words
hurt no one, least of all him or her who
speaks them. Canada PRESBYTERIAN.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
THE UNKNOWN.

The midsummer sun was shining
With all his ferceness down
At noon upon the dusty street
Of that little Western town.
A man came thro' the little street,
With weary steps and slow;
And the thin locks upon his brow
Were white as drifting snow
His flowing beard swept his aged breast.
His faded eyes peered forth
And sought for but resting spot,
If such there be on earth.
At length he reached the village inn,
structure old and gray,
That stood for thirty years beside
The busy passing way.
He sat down on the rustic seat
That stood outside the door.
All, who can tell what travellers sat
Upon that bench before?
His bundle small he laid upon
The sidewalk at his feet,
And bowed his weary time bleached head
On the arm of the seat.
Travellers passed, yet needed him not.
AS lHcIe lie SAT dlOue.
A tramp, as far from sympathy
As tho carved out Of stone.
He sleeps said some who saw him there,
Hes weary and foot sore
How white his locks How bent his form
The man must be four score"
And one far kinder than the rest
Paused as the throng went by
To speak in gentle accents low
But there was no reply.
Then others gathered round his form
To wake him from his sleep,
Tho none but Christ could waken him
From that calm slumber deep.
The death sweat stood upon his brow,
His hands clasped as in prayer,
His eyes, fixed OH eternity.
Sought for welcome there
Brave men were cowed as they stood near
Before that soulless frame,
And hearts grown old in evils ways
Whispered the Savior's name
They searched him, but naught could they fine
To tell from whence he came;
The angels book his history holds,
God only knows his name.
They laid him in a pauper's grave,
\ willow at his head,
And some one carved the word Unknown
To mark his lowly bed
Della AcSaciggem
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12
Lessons of Experience.

Anxious Mother-''My son, that young
lady you admire knows nothing about
house work"
Son-''We'l, mother, you know you
don't either"
''True, nv son. Your fathers brother,
however, married girl who did, and the
money she saved was invested in real es-
tate, and they are now living in brown
stone palace
ooh. well, his fortune couldn't all have
come from that"
maybe not, maybe not; but your father
and | are living in rented house, and one
of our old servant girls owns it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12

the heart of London to the heart of Pekin,
and from tie southwest city of South
America to the most northern habitation of
men in Greenland.
This last chase ended her active services.
She had indeed fought good fight. In
Cooper's graphic language she was famous
| as much for Ter good luck rs for the sea-
manship of the men who sailed her. She
never dismasted, never got ashore, Scarcely
ever suffered any of the usual accidents of
the sea. She reflected the highest posi-
BILE credit upon the American navy and
established for The American mariner in q
few short months as high reputation as
hundreds Of years had given the English
sailor.
For many years the Constitution, like
other vessels Of the old navy, has been of
no account as a war vessel. She has
served her day. A new e-s has come in in
which the Constitution has no part Size
is relic of the past-and the brightest
relic of that past Around her is an i'm
perishable halo of glory. She is the type
of the American navy in it's first and most
glorious era.
The second era, that Of iron clads. has
come in, and should be left to itself 1t
can borrow nothing from the past but it's
traditions, and it is amply able to make a
future for itself.
Let the Constitution, therefore, remain
as il is, like the few remaining old sea- dogs
of her era, memento of the time when
the United States, if not the queen of the
seas, at least found no one able or willing
to prove that she was not. Let her re-
main as the most distinctive and valuable
relic of that old navy, around which hang
such imperishable memories of glory.
1t is not practicable to speak in detail OF
the great deeds done by the American navy.
Decatur, Dale, Hull, Paul Jones, Truxton,
the Porters, Perry, Wilkes, Fsrragut,
Worden Stewart, the Constitution, the
Essex, the Monitor, the Hartford,
the Wasp are some of the names of
officers ard vessels that carried the
American flag over every sea until the
whole world respected and feared the
American navy.
But as long as the Constitution remains
fac-simile of what she was when she
thrashed the Guerrero, when single
handed, she lay alongside of the Tripoaitan
Notifications and slugged the fight out of
them when she hove to and beat to
quarters off Cherbourg in the face of the
whole British home fleet, who respected
and feared hsr enough to'preserve their
neutrality, so long shall we have that old
navy in actual reality, present to the eyes
of Americans
May she lave forever
Never, as long as the stars and STIR pes
float in the b-eeze, shall Old Ironsides be
forgotten. -Rcston Globe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-10-12

Napoleon gave his soldiers, after ia
nous battle, a simple medal, inscribed
with the sentence, Il was there" and the
name of the bloody field. Money could not
buy from his veterans this little memorial
of their part in. the campaign of the great
warrior When the temperance warfare
for Good and Home and Humanity is over
may every reader of these words be able to
say with victor's joy, Il was there. -
Century, Voice.