St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-20
MISCELLANEA.

Corks may be made air and water tight
by keeping them for FIVE minutes under
melted parrafne they must be kept dowr
with wire screen.
A New York syndicate controlling 8
process for converting cotton stalks into
FIBRE, is trying to raise company with
100000 capital to build series OF
factories.
A boy of six years, whose sister had jus
completed her course in the high school OF
Pittsburg, related the fact to some young
friends, informing them that his sister had
graduated just the day before.-Er.
Bromley, 1T was lucky that ewsboy
found your wallet, wasn't it? Yes. 1t
had ten thousand in it. ''But you only
gavethe boy twenty cent piece" "Why,
bless my soul l thought it was a
quarter. Thine.
Sam Jones hits the lawyer in this style
torneys for defending mean criminal, he
jumps around and says : ooh, did that
as attorney and, my friends, when he
gets to hell I reckon he will say /: 4 am
here as an attorney"
Flossie is six years old-"Mamma," she
asked one day, eff l get married will l
have to have husband like pa2" eyes,"
replied the mother with an amused smile.
"And If don't get married will have to
be an old maid like Aunt Kate?" eyes"
"Mamma"-after pause-''it's tough
world for us women, amt it ?"-Bing-
hampton Republican.
a large cavern at the Hermoss mining
camp, eight miles from Las Cruces, N. M. ,
has been opened up, and it's interior
IS lined with veins of almost pure silver
1t has for years escaped the eyes of old
prospectors, because there was nothing
about the cave to indicate mineral. 1t is
now thought the cavern will exceed in
richness the Bridal Chamber cave at
Snake Valley, N. M, from which over
$500, 900 in sivler was taken.
The next time you think you are done
with lemon, just dip it in salt and rub
your copper kettle or stewpan with it. You
will be surprised to find what brilliant
surface you will obtain if you rub the
article instantly with a dry, soft cloth.
You can polish all brass work by the same
means, every stain disappearing as if by
magsc. A mouldy lemon put into sauce.
pan half full of water, and boiled for half
an hour, cleanses the utensil amazingly,
and removes any odor, such as fish or
onions.
The South is coming out strong as
manufacturing country and seems almost
everywhere lively and prosperous, so much
SO indeed as to form somewhat marked
contrast with the North, east of the Missis-
sippi river. Money is flowing there with
out stint for manufacturing plants in some
parts for building up towns in general and
flood of immigration is filing up the va
can't lands of the West and Northwest.
Denver is now SO closely connected with
the South that this great development has
more significance for us than for most
Northern towns-for Colorado than for any
other State, perhaps. 1t gives market
cheap supply of Southern fruits and lum-
ity of the South means great and continued |
growth of all Denver and Colorado indus |
tries. The Northwest and the Southeast |
will grow rich together.-Denger Journal
Of Commerce.
A well-known strawberry culturist pub
fishes in his trade catalogue an account of
the great productiveness of a new variety,
which bore nine pints of berries at one
plchekg, from row 16 feet long and
inches wide-only eight square feet. At
s>~S Se-A@Ao
an acre, besides portion which visitors
had taken. Another nurseryman advertises
the same berry with large pictures, large
letters, exclamation points, and the words
wonderful, at 1000 bushels to the acre 7"
This reminds one of the great cabbage
crop once reported from single very large
head, occupying foot square, at which
ate, multiplied by the square feet in an
scre, an immense crop was obtained. The
lbove rows of Strawberries must have had
i least two or three feet between them for
he roots to extend themselves, and the
.bove mentioned quantity claimed should
% reduced to one-fourth. The extrava-
amt advertising which has become SO
ommon with some nurserymen who wish
o sell their overstock of plants, should be
Interpreted by intelligent pure 1asers as a
erious drawback on the value of the ..
suded varieties, for those which possess
eal merit do not need the words prolific" !;
pride, wonderful" Superb" "man- !.
10th, I" Jumbo" and "glory."-Country !
Gentleman. I