St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-10
MISCELLANEA.

The path OF duty-Through the custom
house.
Thirty FIVE years ago American boys had
aspirations to become President of the
United States. Now their ambition is to
become $4,000 base ball player.
The report of the New York Commercial
Bulletin of national banks established
during the year is especially fattering. Of
1856 new banks established, fifty -one were
in the Southern States, and the capital
placed here was 1920, 900, against S.
ESQ., 900 for the North, West and Pacific
Slope.
A little boy of our acquaintance has an
uncle who is carpenter. Jamie delights
to watch him at his work. One day Uncle
John was cutting mortise, and he stopped
to look in to see how deep it was, squint-
ing his eyes up in funny way. go Uncle
john" called Jamie, ''let me look in. My
eyes are hitler than yours"
A telegram has been received from San
Francisco announcing the death of John
Lee, young Englishman who formerly re-
sided in Topeka Kan. He was the son of
wealthy Englishman, who bequeathed
him $685., 900 about four years ago. The
entire amount was quickly squandered and
Lee died in hospital and was buried in a
pauper's grave.
Almost Equals It. Wibble-s'What is
the most remarkable example of indecision
you ever heard of, Wabble?" Wabble-
81 guess the jackass between the two hay
stacks is about the most notable" Wibble
Yes, that's pretty good one, but a
street laborer who has shovelful of dirt
half way into the cart just as the noon
whistle blows almost equals him"
''The Savior, has, indeed, said, marrow
is the way that leadeth unto life" He
has never told US, however, that it is q
thorny road. 1t is unbelief, in aud out
of the Church, and not faith in God, that
has represented it as such road. In
denying ourselves and taking up our cross,
as required, Christ promises us not sorrow
and signing, but JOY unspeakable and
full of glory not wearisomeness, but rest. ]"
Horace Greeley once wrote note to a
brother editor in New York, whose writing
was equally illegible with his own. The
recipient of the note not being able to read
it, sent it back by the same messenger to
Mr.. Greeley for calculation. Surprising it
to be an answer to his own note, Mr..
Greeley looked over it, but was likewise
unable to read it, and said to the boy :
go; take it back. What does the fool
mean p Eyes, SIR said the boy, that's
just what he says"
The residents of Sawyers Hill, Pa,
were greatly alarmed by the settling of
large area over the workings of Enterprise
colliery considerable number of dwell
IL ~ l.
SO far only three dwellings are injured.
The mine cavings frequently give rise to
startling incidents. A few days ago. near
Pine Ridge, young lady was talking
with her mother who sat outdoors. Con-
tinuing the conversation her remarks
received no answer. Going to tho door to
ascertain the cause, the daug hter discovered
a hole, twenty-five feet deep, at the bot
tom of which lay her mother in dead
faint. The ground had settled noiselessly
carrying her down with it. Ropes and
ladders were required tie bring her to the
surface.
Jacob Appel owns dog which he de-
scribes as a ''small, gentle, loving little
animal" Fr0Irick Fl. Lamke considers
this same dog "vicious little beast" and
brought suit for $4,000 damages because
the dog bit his three year old boy. Judge
Morgan J. O'Brien dismissed the case on
the point known as scienta. This sets
forth that the dog is a domestic animal
that it is allowed to rove along the high
ways, and is entitled to bite if molested.
and that if the animal is not vicious, and
was acting in self defense, the owner of
the dog is not liable to damages. If, how
ever, horse should kick, bite or other
wise injure any person, the owner is liable
for damages, for the horse is not an animal
allowed to rove along the highways
Ne1 York Star.
The British Consular Agent at Jaffa, in |
his last report on the trade of his district,
states that a concession for railway from |
Jaffa to Jerusalem has been granted by the
Sultan to Mr.. Joseph Navon, an Ottoman
subject, for seventy lone years. e. 1t is |
stated at a company has been formed in |
England and France to carry out the
scheme, and that the engineers are soon
to undertake the work. The
carriage road between Jaffa and Jerusalam
has been greatly improved. The Govern
ment sold last year the income from the
toll of the road for e20SS, as compared
with e1812 fer the year before last, which
shows an increase in the traffic. The
Jewish colonies in Palestine are greatly
one of them, which is called
Richon lie Zion, has planted about 2, 00O, 900
vines, all promising we'll. The colonists
are good laborers; nearly all their land is
cultivated. The greater part of them are
Turkish subjects, and are all subjects to
The laws of the country.-London Times.
zone day when living at Beaufort, s.
J., said gentleman the other day, "the
young colored nurse in my family came in
With terribly lugubrious face. Around
Ter head was wound white cloth, which
attended fully two feet above. What on
arth is the matter, Tillyr said my wife,
Oh Is aseekin'' What are you seek
ngr Use a-seekin' ,ligion.' DO you
AVE to wear that when you are seeking
eligionT oh, yes. miss, has to wear
hat to mortify de flesh That afternoon '
he came to her mistress and said 4
yarn't tex keer de chill'n dis afternoon. '
Sc got to go to de woods an wrassle wild I
10 sperut' She 'wrassled' for four days
nd finally came back with beaming 1
and with the cloth taken t
rom her head. She had found Jesus aud {
ad been baptized. lilly / said, do
GU have tc go through that performance
very time you get religion?" Eyes,
larse Thompson. How many times t
ave you been baptized in the course of r
our lifeT Bout Ieb'n times. y Wash E
aston Post. |
The New York Weekly Post referring to =
ne recent annual report of Hamton (Va.) =
10 rmal and Agricultural Institute by it's :.
rincipal, Gen. s. G. Armstrong, says: =
lie presents first an impressive showing al1
s to what has already been done by South.
m taxation and Northern benevolence for v
he education of the negroes. Rev. DR.. =