St. Landry democrat., 1889-07-13

81 owe you an apology, old boy" said
Giles 'tNever mind the apology" re-
piled Merritt; ''just let me have the "
Life.
"Do not wait till you be holy ere you
cast your confidence on the Savior but
cast your confidence on him now, and you
shall be made holy"
The Christian when he dies is not like
the evening star sinking into the darkness
of night, but like the morning star, lost tc
our view in the brightness of day.
Boarding House Mistress-"Ha some
more Goldfish, Mr.. Veryfresh?' Veryfresh
mo, thanks; feel now as if could
fall overheard and not get wet.
''Tospeak evil of man is one thing but
to speak of mans evils is quite another
thing. The first is positively forbidden
(Tit. iii, p. The second is plainly en-
joined. e. Tim. iv. o."
Miss Gotham-"I adore travelling. Were
you ever in Greece, Miss Loin?" Miss
Loin (of Cincinnati)-"No, l never was
but papa was in that Lard Trust, you
know. "-Minneapozls Tribune.
"You wish to marry one of my daugh-
ters? The youngest will get IL, 600 marks
the second 10000 and the Oldest As, 900. j
"You don't happen to have one still
older 2''-F7iegea1de Bzatter.
No Difference A. somewhat illiterate1
IL read something in paper abou
Idiots. Are they human beings?" B.
Certainly; they are human beings like
yourself. From the German, IN Ie1a,
SItSings.
Patient-"Frankly, now, doctor, what
do you think is the matter with me2'
Physician-"Frankly, my dear sir,
haven't the least idea but we shall know
ell about it after the autopsy. "-iSumer,
ollie Journal.
Ihlnk not because you suffer you are
not chosen. AS Christ was made perfect
in his work through his suffering, so are
we thus to be led. Jesus takes those
whom he loves into Gethsemane, and
farther.-W N. Taylor.
Minister-"Ah, Mr.. Pillar, the church is
sadly in need of funds" Parishioner-
"What's wanted ?" 81 have started sub
sc-iption to buy the new organ and another
for the poor of the parish 81 can't con-
tribute to both" '"Then subscribe to the
organ fund. "-Phll0delphio Times.
The darkey's heart is light and glad, no
longer he is feeling sad. The watermelon
now is here, the cantelope is on it's ear,
the peanut lifts its voice on high, SO why
should colored folks still sighf The white
ones, too, are full of glee, for you can bet
they love all three.-Er.
GA railroad car once carried man
whose mind had faded into blank, and
whose end was to be an asylum a crimi-
nal whose destiny was dungeon, and q
bride on her way to her new home and the
welcome of new friends. Time will soon
bring all-the good, the bad and the ire
sponsible-to the last stopping place."
''Only women can reach the women in
India, and others of the heather countries.
Oh shall we let our sisters perish in their
sin and degradation when we might save,
and help them, and lift them up, ard
swim souls for our hire, save '.souls from
error, ," ED so 'cover multitude of sins p
Let US ponder these thoughts in our
hears, and, before God, do our whole
duty"
The Urited States pays 5000, 900 year
for its weather service, Great Britain
$50, 900, Germany $685. 900, Russia $65, 600,
Austria $40, 600, Switzerland $4,000, France
$50, 900. And, though no European nation
attempts to do as much as we do, or takes
general observations more than once day,
the percentage of verifcation of predic-
tions is rising there, which is hardly the
case in this country. Our weather service,
with its great cost and thorough organiza-
ton, ought to be the best in the world
Detroit Free Press.
The very height of strawberry eating is
with coffee. Nobody ever really tasted
coffee who has not drank it in alternate
nouthfuls with strawberries, and nobody |
mas known the strawberry flavor excepting
after the clearing of the |
e-sp, which comes from drinking coffee.
the clearing property of the coffee is
amiliar enough, but there is a strange
ignorance of this special application of It. |
The best of strawberries with the best of
Office make the supreme refinement of in
ulgence in the fruit.-Neao York Post.
Two years ago the writer sustained a
,reat deal of damage by bud worms in
orn, but finally "got ahead of them" and
he plan adopted might be of interest to
he public, as it is very simple, as follows:
s soon as they put in an appearance,
$ you will observe by the bud leaves of
ne little stalk willing and dying. bear off
ne rows close as you would cotton, and
o through with the hoes and take the
irt away from the stalk, as near as you
IN, down to where the roots branch. out,
nd you will find yourself victor-W. H.
;, in Southern Cultio0tor.
Brother, sister, how about our C. E.
rayer meetings all over the land? These
lould be the most precious of meetings
US. If it is not so, it is the fault of
lose who attend. A person can never go
such place sincerely desiring bless
6, and go away disappointed. Perhaps
any of us so expecting nothing, and we !.
IT it. We are too apt to think eve /.
ust do something to keep the meeting !;
D." We too often measure it's success by
Q attendance. The best meeting will be
orth nothing if we do not come with a :
sire to get good. Let us attend these !.
ceilings, fully expecting to be quickened =
It'll new life, and make it an hour where :.
3 can give and receive. Desire Ask !
ork THE Christian Recrniter. ,
Mayor Grant of New York has declared .
Intention to appoint none but Tammany !,
en to office, If he can find capable mem !
rs OF that organization for the different
aces. In his accepting the nomination !,
Mayor he said s'In this election of =,
anicipal officers Ishall prescribe no other !;
IT than honesty and special capacity for II
office to be filed" That shows the 81
lue OF .electional pledges. You had n,
tier elect an honest man if you have sny r.
en- thing around, and not bank much on ~
pledge makers. Then we have a =.
sty recollection about some of those e
'ammany men" that doesn't smell good -
en- yet, though 1t happened way back In - -
Q days when one Tilden was governor of ~ =.
wv York. -Baptist Record. a ae
A new process of hardening plaster. SO ca
% make it available for the construction al
floors in place of wood, has been brought 10
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