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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
Mr.. wHYMPER's BLuNDEK.
How Famous English Artist Made Him.
self Ridiculous.

How q Famous English Artist Made Him
self Ridiculous.
Charles Whymper, the Well-known en-
graver and animal painter of London, toldthe
following story few years ago: 81 dined at
Alderman So-and-So's last night, and as
mark of honor his eldest daughter was as
signed to me to take down to dinner. She's
bright girl, but the way she drops her
his is enough to make mans hair turn
gray. But got along very nicely with her
and Lady Bletherington on the other side,
until the ladies were on the eve Of retiring
to the drawing room. The alderman had
but recently moved out to Highgate; and
was talking about the beautiful scenery
near the house, the views to be had from
the windows, the fine air, and SO on, when
Miss -- suddenly said: I think get
prettier every day, don't your What could
she mean? didn't dare to answer her, SO !
said: Il beg your pardon-what did you
says' i said think / get prettier every
day. There was no installing her words,
so said: Yes, indeed, you get prettier,
and no wonder IN such fresh air and But
Just then she caught her mothers eye, and
with the other ladies she rose and left the
room. AS she went out she looked back
over her shoulder with such whitening
scorn in her eyes that knew had put my
foot in it somehow. Then it flashed upon
me that had misunderstood her; she had
dropped an b; what she had said was not q
silly compliment to herself-the sentence
really was, Il think Highgate prettier every
day" Mr.. Whymper was never invited to
Alderman So-and-So's again. Ii,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
A CHEMICAL RACKET.
It Was Good, But Didn't Work to Ever
Body's Satisfaction.

It Was Good, But Didn't Work to Every
Body's Satisfaction.
Said druggist to Chicago Tribune re-
porter: ga commercial traveller whose
business is selling baking powder Of low
grade was in quandary what to do. His
customers saw the analytic comparison by
diagrams in newspapers and naturally
would want the purest. In his dilemma he
came to me to ask if l could not put up
some chemical dodge on the other fellows
to get even for the advertisement. | mixed
him a compound and gave him strict in
structions how to use it. By a little sleight-
of-hand trick he could pour the contents out
of bottle into a glass of water and it
would turn black or green, as he desired.
advised him to call for the green color
when protesting to analyze any of the ad-
mittedly purest baking poWders, but when
testing those which rivaled his own imper-
feet goods then he should shake the water
until it was black as ink Of course, you
understand his own powder would always
call for the green color.
81 didn't see my friend for some time
afterward, and then was surprised to see
him carrying grip of shoe samples. He
told me he had quit selling baking powder,
that there was nothing in the business and
that he had better thing of it in shoes"
"sHow did the chemical racket work!'
asked.
"sDon't say any thing about it-that con-
founded thing b, st up the whole business
"sHow was that!' l inquired.
"'Well, if you won't give me away I'll
tell you You see went into store where
had never called before and saw number
of show cards of various baking powders
hanging on the walls. I commenced the
usual story about the superiority of our
goods over all competitors, and when the
proper time came produced my bottle of
mixture and asked for spoonful OF each
kind of powder they had in Stock
""The clerk smiled rather wickedly as he
gave it to me, but didn't tumble worth
cent l went through the whole magic
performance, turned one black, another
green, another dark green, and so on, when
a man stepped out from behind the coun-
ter
"sWhat blamed foolishness is thisp he
asked, rather savagely.
81 assured him that it was chemical
test which had cost the house thousands of
dollars to have made
"sChemlcal fiddlesticks! Leave your
samples right here, SIR he added, 'and /
will write Mr. Smith (the cashier at our
house, to pay your salary due and you may
go, sir. am DR.. -
"sGreat Scott! Here was the inventor of
the baking powder himself-my employer
whom had never seen, and had been try
ing to work the cheap Jack dodge on him.
Every ounce of the powder had been ex
perimenting upon was our own manufact-
ure.'n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
The American Live Stock Manual,

complete textbook, containing the fullest Information
regarding the aud management feeding rearing
OF live stock likewise directions all diseases
peculiar these animals and of all unruly aud vicious
habits tor the construction of necessary buildings and
convenenees etc, The following only portion
of the topics treated in this book How Judge Horse
Feeding Horses; Raising Cots To Colt To Break
Horses from Pulling at the Halter; Warts on Horses;
Stumbling Horses Cure for Balky Horses Kicking lorse
Train Vicious Horses Calls and Sores Horses Rein
ing Horses Colo; Bots; Founf Ter; Heaves; Epzootic
shying; scra5 s Rnzbone; spavn cribbing Wind;
Bruises Hide Bsuna H,rsss; Avoiins INDIGESTION How
to Save Oats in Fee ling Watering Horses Care Of Horsas
Legs; How to Tell Horses Age; Neck Yokes; Good
Grooming; shoeins; Stables and stabng; Breeding
Horses upon Farms; Horse Eiueation Ringing Bull;
Relieving Cooked Cattle Disease in Mich Cows;
Marks of Good Cow Cattle Racks AM Feed Boxes Feed
ing Cattle; To Prevent Hooking Fences Black Tongue;
Lice To Prevent Kicking; Contagious Cattle Diseases;
Faitenns Stock; Mixing; Cooking Feed for Live Stock
The sotns EN-; Raising Calves To Break Hefsr
oieioqs Cow to MIX Wintsrns Live Stock How Take
On hi Asst 'tnce at Birth; Hollow Horn Obsructei
Te.ts Black Le. caked udaer Jumping Cattle: Garget
care anu g-ment OF Hogs; Piggeres Trouchs. Pig
Raising; Over Feeding; Sanitary Management of swine
Hog Chosra Ptralys scnrvy Pigs, Preparlng Food or
Swine; Butchsrns; Fattening Hogs Driving Hors. Rais
Ing Sheep; Washing saeep Sheep Rot; Huriling sheep
To Tel the Age o! Sheep Sheep Ticks Early Lamhs Hw
70 MAKE she1p Fay Treatment Of Lambs Increasing the
Growth OF wool l. is large book Of 1913 p. ges l2m
With handsome cover, and Is profusely Illustrated
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
Some Striking Contrasts.

An English lady living temporarily in the
United States notices that the house serv-
ants do deal more work here than in the old
country; yet that our servants are relieved
of some work that is necessary there-the
taking of hot and cold water to sleeping
rooms in some houses, and the care of tire
in every room by reason of no furnace in
the cellar. She insists upon the superiority
of stoves here over ire-places in England
in cold weather, and says that the kitchen
stove here burns much less coal than it
does there. The use of bitumlnous coal in
England is one cause of some of these
troubles. The independence of the domestic
servants in America is another noticeable
fact. as might be expected in democratic
country. AS a sample of the greater con-
veniences here, the carpet sweeper is men,
toned, with its dustless work, in place of a
broom. which is solely used in England.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
URSiNE COMESTICiTY.
how a Cub Was Cared For by Its Paren
in lkaar

How Cub Was Cared For by Its Parent.
in Bear Pit.
A writer in Forest and Stream describes
how cub was cared for by it's parents IN a
bear pit. He writes:
LAS there was deep basin filled with
water in the pit, summoned assistance
and had some large pieces of joists dropped
into it to serve as floats If the cub should
happen to fall into the water. At the first
splash of the timber the female gave an
angry snort and darted into the inner den,
slowly followed by the male, but as soon as
we had finished and all became quiet they
returned and proceeded with much caution
to fish all the lumber out of the tank and
strew it all over the floor of the PIT. At
night, after they retired, the door of the
inner den was closed, the keepers ventured
in, removed the lumber, and concluded it
would be best not to interfere again but to
trust to bear wisdom in the future.
1.-The young one again made its appear
ance the next afternoon, but did not venture
beyond the doorsill. Several days elapsed
before it made the attempt to come out into
the open pit, and when 1t finally did SO it
craWed along to the front grating and
nestled between its mothers front paws
who was sQuatted on her launches, as was
her usual custom. AS 1t gained strength
it began to play around her. but she never
seemed to give herself any concern
about it and allowed it to wander about
as it wished. Finally it began to approach
the male and attempt to seduce him
into a frolic, but the old fellow re
manned stolid and Indifferent, until
one day it gave him a sharper nip, en-
arriere, than usual, when he whirled with
with
one of his front paws. The youngster was
too nimble for him aud galloped off to the
back of the pit, and what l had been anx-
iously expecting occurred. The tank was
placed well in the rear of the pit, with only
narrow ledge between it and the back
wall In hurrying along it the youngster
lost his balance and pitched headforemost
into the water. At the noise of the splash
there was a simultaneous rush of both
male and female, and as soon as the cubs
head appeared four great paws were
passed underneath him and he was gently
lifted out of the water. While coughing
and splutterlng from the effects of his sud
den bath, his mother thrust her nose UNDER
meath him and. gave him a toss which
landed him close to the door of the inner
den. He did not wait for repetition of the
operation, but gathered himself up and
darted out of sight. What pltlful roar the
female turned and pitched into the male,
giving him a most unmerciful drubbng, and
walked away perfectly sure that drown
ing would never be the cause of that young
ster's death. Henceforth my visits to the
pit were not frequent, and some days passed
before again saw the cub fall into the
water. Much to my surprise neither Of the
parents paid the slightest attention to it,
but allowed him to scramble out unaided,
which he did without much difficulty"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
A TALENTED WOMAN.
Hov chaElsa Egbert Craddocle Impressed
Lady Admlrer.

How pha&Asa Egbert Craddocie Impressed
- Lady AdmIrer.
80 little has been said soecently about
Charles Egbert Craddock Miss Murfree),
that, except to readers Of her always inter-
ssting stories, she is half forgotten. A lady
admirer, however, upon whom her "Float-
ing Down Lost Creek had made an impress
sion never to be forgotten, determined re-
Gently to see her, and stopped over day
for that purpose at St Louis, where the au-
thoress now resides. She thus describes,
in the New 2 FORK World her visit to one who
has been classed with Howells and James
as the leading novelists Of the day: "While
waiting for the entrance Of Miss Murfree
quietly took survey of her surroundings,
single glance at which was sufficient to
convince me that the modern craze for
aesthetic furnishings had not as yet taken
any hold upon her. The room was as bare
Of pretty decorations as the average hotel
apartment is wont to be. A few cheap
prints in fine frames upon the walls, car
pets and paper that swore at each other, as
the French would put it; the usual compile
ment of armed and armless chairs, all up
holstered from the same piece Of jute, and
huge writing-table, Of the kind usually
found in offices, with Webster unabridged
upon it, completed the visible picture upon
which the eye Of the gifted author daily
gazed. But the invisible one-the one re.
Elected in her books-onlY her own "1Hr""
pen might paint. ~.
After five minutes waiting the door
opened, and lady dressed in rather stiff
looking, garnet-colored silk gown limped
painfully toward me. She was of medium
height, with rather thick-set figure, square,
colorless face, eyes small, of q blue-gray
color. and mass Of red-brown hair. The
extreme plainness Of the face and limping
gait made an almost painful impression,
which, however. was soon dissipated by her
pleasant, low-pitched voice and simply in
terested manner. For few moments there
was touch Of shyness about her, but this
soon disappeared as she became interested
in conversation, and she talked very fluent
~ of travel and scenery and the common
places Of the day. She particularly ad-
mired Bar Harbor, and thought the combi-
nation Of mountain and sea beautiful. It
was OF her native Tennessee mountains,
however, that she spoke with the greatest
enthusiasm. dilating upon the exuberance
of the vegetable growth there-apon the
beauty o. the rhododendron in the spring
and the glory Of tta autumnal foliage. The
impression her personality made upon me
was precisely that conveyed by her books
serious, earnest, pains-taking soul, thor
oughly imbued with the pathos, tenderness
and beauty Of nature in her native mount
alma.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29

cried, aghast, don't you know that the corn
cob is the most deadly thing you can
smoke!'
II throw one away every day or two and
take a new one. buy them by the car lot
job lot, you know"
"That's just the trouble. The varnish on
new pipe is of the most dangerous char
acter, and when you inhale it you won't live
very long, let me tell you that"
Now, what want to say to inventors is
this: Set your wits to work and invent
some plan by which tobacco can be con
sumed without endangering life life
saving system as applied to tobacco will
make the fortune OF some future inventor
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
Solar Heat Utilized.

Prof. Morse, of Salem, Mass, has devised
simple stove for warming rooms by means
of solar heat. 1t consists of shallow box,
having bottom of corrugated iron and
glass top. This device is placed outside the
building. SO the sun can shine directly into
it. The rays pass through the glass and are
absorbed by the metal, heating 1t to high
temperature and warming the air Of the
box. The air, which in sunny days rises to
a temperature Of ninety degrees Fahrenheit,
Is conveyed into the room which Is to be
heated. - -----------------------------
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
THE OUTCASTs.

In attic high and Grim and sc,rt I
ragged creature lonely sat
4 ms race was lined by pain and want
Az once ne cried 'Begone! avauntr
AS Ger the threshold crept a cat
9tay, stranger, do not drive me hence.
pray theelist my tale of woe:
am too poor to give offense,
Ano' lacking now in every sense.
4scarce fear either word or blow
IL was not always thus; before
iheS oroVe me forth the streets 10 roau.
always found an open door
Alas, when we grow old and moor
That we should be without a home,
The children loved to stroke nv back
Wnen was sleek and round and fat
wake ny the sparks and list them crack.
Aney called me pretty puss. Aack.
m now but neglected cat!
"once when bell the children found
tiny, tinkIing bell-they tied
1t with pretty ribbon round
My neck, and at its merry sound
ihey laughed and laughed until they cried.
To-day, whene'er my form they spy,
With ready hand they fling the bat
And am forced for life to fly;
I've lost a foot-an ear-an eve;
Ahere Is no pity for cat.
100
my teeth are gone, my claws dulled
lean not hope to take
The hair from of my back Sled
MY fare from backyard gaA e culled-
Il Alas am sorry cat,
" Poor creature, you have con q at last
To one who feels your VOC; like you,
ny all the heartless world Sutcast,
dream OF an embittered past
That proved all false once though, 1rue.
Come, manned and ragged as you are,
Take half my crust; tits hard and dry
AND all have-but you shall share:
AND while live, SO you shall fare
- TIL one or both of US shall dier:
-Cha'fes f. Banks, in Arkqnsay Traue.tr.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
The Modern Book of Wonders

work Is properly named the OF wonders,
it contains descriptions Of the wonderful works of
and of man. and these descriptions will be found
in many interesting than the most thrilling
novel, while proving great source of Instruction There
descriptions Niagara Falls the Yosemite Valley the
Yellowstone Park the Catacombs of Rome, the Grand
Canon of the Colorado, Mammoth Cave the City of Lon
don Valley of DEATH Ancient Babylon the River of Hot
Water the Atlantic Cable, Watkins Glen, the Natural
fornia, Bunker Hill Monument, Paris the Barthcldi
Statue Westminster Abbey Loeb Karlne the Egyptian
way the Alps the Tower of Babel, the Vatican, Remark
able Works OF Human Labor, Moscow and the Kremlin
Castle Meroe Abbey Porcelain Tower China the Great
Pyramid The above less than onehal the
tents of this wonderfully interesting and instructive book
which is quite valuable many similar works sold at
high prices 1t large book of 81 large 3-column
pages, neatly bound in coored covers and prousey and
hon,I aIrr tod
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
The Modern Cook. Book and Medi-

Cal uuiues perfect cookboo and perfect medicsl
pains have been taken in its compilation, that feel
y the se eqa n is and ne ana o coesn
iowRread cookbook ever and the same as to
the Medical department herein compared with low
priced me lica work the market The cooking recipes
number 6T, and include Breakfast Dishes Soups Meats
and Poultry Fish, Vegetables Salads and Reishes Bread
and Rolls Jelie and Preserves Puddnss and Pies Fancy
Drinks Tue compilation of this department super
intended by practical housekeepe recipe will be
best most complete, and practical cookbooks pub
ished The Medical Department will be found fully
IL tells you how to cure by simple means, available in
every home disease and aiment that cura5le 1t
will save YOU many dollars annually in Doctors bills and
patent medicines The MODERN COOK Book AND MED ICAL
GUIDE alarge book Of 25 neatly bound in coored
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
The Complete Book of Recitations

ana Dialogues Know the best and most COM M
pete collectionof recltatons published in single
every KIND and of Rotations adapted
need, humorous, dramatic and patheJic-irom short
Juvenile pieces for the little boys and girls Friday AFTER
pretentious dramatic works for the professional
eloeutionist We have space enuuerate the titles of
oaly very Of them, follows: ostler Joe" asleep
the SWITCH" "The Last Hymn" "The Deadman's
Tourney .Tqs En:ineer's story Cripple Ben " Two
sons story" taking Toll" "The Engineer The
Tramp fms Daisies" John Darryll,s Dream; TOO
Cusfew Must Not Ring To-night.i The P4imetto and
the Pine" "rne Polish Boy" Drafted" The Black
smiths story, "rhe Burning Prarie,"" Guilty Not
the lea to wGo
Tea:her,nn. Driving Home the Cows" "somebody,s
Esgy "Wdds, sprggas Dsashtsr The Light
Sabbath" Which Shall it Be?'' " Somebody's Darlln 90
etc, etc. In addition to the Mammoth collection Of
Recitaons contained in this book, it also contains
number Of fine Di sosaes. mostly humorous among which
Train to Mauro,n Graduates" The Female Astro-
,oger Proposing ny Proxy story Re lin " The
DALoGUEss large book OF 81 large 3column pages
I, o,Is ars,sa ,inrai Low q
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
How to Clean Ivory.

Ivory ornag,ents, unless carefully cared
for, become yellow. They are very easily
cleaned and with little trouble will look
fresh and retain their luster for long
time. The simplest way to clean them is to
brush them with a new tooth brush, but
very sharp, to which little soap is applied.
Then rinse the ornament in luke warm
water. Next dry it and brush until the
luster reappears. A little alcohol poured
upon the brush will increase this luster.
If the trinket has become very yellow dry
it in gentle heat. The yellow will soon
disappear and the ornament look as good as
rev, 49,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
The Con,piete Book of Home A,muse-

NsAnYe KcompIete text book Tor PublIc and Private
U1S8lsSs Entertainments, Private Theatrcals Parlor
Exhibitions Social Gatherings, School Exhibitions and
Evenings at Home. 1t contaI ms a number of ACTING
CHARADEs, with full directions how to perform them Ic
gives very excellent PARLoR DRAMAS easily acted,
yet very amusing Ittes all about SHADOW PANToMINEs
and this alone think you will worth price OF
the book 1t contains nearly fifty beautiful TABLEAux VI
WANTS. and gives full and explicit directions for perform
ing them. In it many amusing PARLoR GAMES
that have not attempted to count them. Then we
to lot of wonderful ILLUSTRATED PUzzLEs-tanta
izing perplexing apparently intricate but when
you the proper place and learn the Here
also savory dish q RIDDLES EN1GMAs, CHARADEs
ErC-a nice large lot of Them As to CoNuNDRuMs there
book allotted to PARLoR MAGIC and here you will find
hundreds OF wonderful and amusing tricks, easily per-
Then tee lot of amusing and instructive CHEMICAL
EXPERIMENTS, showing how the combination and manpu
laton the simplest agents will produce most sur
prsing results. Following these number of excel
lent DIALOGUES comic and serious, suitable either for
school exhibitions parlor entet ainments Last but
not least the book contains nearly ty the RErI
TATIoNs, dramatic, pathetic, sentimental and comic
written. 1t is book of "a large 3column cages
neatly bound in coored covers shandsomey iustI nted
and ia ipIaoI hnnL
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
10 Complete Novels by Famous

HWSkNNe IN one large and handsomE volume. neafiv
hashVs D bound in coored covers have published
exceedingly interesting complete Novels by popular
secret, by Miss N; T, BRADDos; The Girl at the
Gate, by WILLIE COLLINS; A Brides Tragedy, by
AM S sfEpGENs; Under Lies Key. y Macy
Inns; The HERES OF Enrnsclife, by ETA W
PIERCE; The R,ghtful Heir, by Nj. ], CAlDoR The
by MRS. MARY A. DENIsoN In eancing over the abov.
list it will be observed that the authors represented
ture, both American and European Each of the ten
alike in style, some being Of the domestic home order
and others Of the dramatic and exciting kind These ten
complete novels above stated neatly bound in cna
and handsome book proaseiy ana hdndsonaeg t,s
rdted and making most delightful and very interest,"
ing volume
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-29
The Complete Book Of Etiquette
and Latter WYiiing, This large. new and com

ordinary volumes contents embTacng
Etiquette, Letter Writing Autograph Album Verses
There scarcely anything that makes gentleman or aJv
more popular among his Or her associates than polite
quette Department this book you will acquire this
It contains the rules of department for all occasions both
for ladies and gentlemen, observed by best
including lntrodnctsns Solicitations, Conversation Out
door races OF Amusemeut Social and Dinner
ceivng Visirors Correct Department Public Places in
Travelling, Driving and Riding, Table Etiquette MAXIM
and Receiv ing PRESENTS Lady Obligations
Conrtshin' Bridal etiquette Wedding Cards, Church
bow to Dress Tastefuy ETC. etc The department or
every kind and for all OCCASIONS embracing both ladies'
and gentlemen together witrules of or
Typography dicton, construction punctuation, style etc
and Will be found OF the utmost practical usefulness
among the SELECTIONS FOR AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS ma 20
very large number of verses appropriate
one Of the most complete and varied collections pub
shed-togeher with suitable for valentines we'd
ding birthday greetings bouquet pre-.
sentations large book OF "a 3coumn pages
| 2 In clnrad o.