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St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
The C&mera Nuisance.

The rapid progress Of Photography has
introduced new pleasure, and with 1t
TINS EGGiitS&&22 cGee # q novel form of personal
injury for which there is No 71S@7ress. One
would think that & human being s6JtGfrr25
have some right of property in his own
face best 'es the right of carrying it about
with him. II might be supposed that a
man or woman ought to have the right
to say whether aad by whom his portrait
might be made That right, however, if
1t exists does not seem to be protected by
lag. There are thousands of persons
nowadays armed with detective cameras"
who roam about taking pictures of persons
who are not evan aware of the fact.
There sre VILLAINS who take special de-
light in catching pictures Of men, and par
ticuiarly of womon in attitudes and situa-
lions OF ridiculous or questionable
character. One such amateur has been
known to photograph LADY and then to
make composite photograph in which
the lady's head appeared attached to an
indecent figure No person, male or fe-
male, however innocent or virtuous, has
any defense against such outrage. 1t can
be pei petrated absolutely without their
knowledge, and the discovery of the Of
fender may be quite impossible. When
pictures are so made az to represent per-
son in scandalous or only in a ridiculous
wsy they are b7lous, and their maker can
be prosecuted In the criminal courts as
well as mulcted in he civil courts, always
provided that he can be proved to have
published the lioelous picture but unless
he can be proved to have published it
there is no redress
An evil minded person may execute any
numoer of ibalous photographs, and yet,
unless he can be proved to have sold them,
or given them away, or to have openly
exhibited them, he is Deyond the reach of
the law.
The mere photographing of another
without his consent is not even misde-
meanor at law; and 20 action for damage
would lie in such a case, for the simple
reason that actual damage could not be
proved. In all probability the law will
continue as il is until the camera nuisance
becomes intoerable. Some fragrant out
rage will be followed by the illegally
righteous h,rsew hipping of the offender
then the public will discover that men and
women have right TO their own faces in
more senses than one, and surreptitious
photography will be- made a misdemeanor
punishable in police cyurts.-7he Church.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
Rats in Lieu OF Rabbits
THE FERRET PREFERRED THE SMALLER I
THE LARGER GAME

THE FERRET PREFERRED THE SMALLER TO
THE LARGER GAME.
H. w. Bennett, of Madison township,
keeps ferret to thin out the rats in his
grain barn. Two of the boys of neigh
boring farmer borrowed the ferret, telling
Mr.. Bennett that they wanted to have
some sport with the rats on their fathers
premises. Rats had never been so thick
over at their house, SO the urchins declared
and they didn't know what the old folks
would do if the rats got much thicker.
The boys promised to return the ferret
that night, and they went off in high glee.
Instead, however, of going home with the
ferret, the lads turned from the road, and
steered straight for wood mile distant.
Rabbits are very plentiful in the forrest,
and the youths had got the ferret for the
purpose of routing the little animals out
of their burrows They knew that Mr..
Bennett would not allow his ferret to hunt
rabbits. because it is unlawful, and that is
why they had told Mr. Bennett fb. If an
accident had not happened on their way to
the woods, the sportive lads might not
have been found out. But an accident did
happen, and the boys never reached the
forrest with the ferret.
slipped out of it's basket, hoped across
he road, skipped into the barn, aud got
ost Then the boys were in pickle
They hunted all over the barn for the sup
pie little animal, but it tad got lost on
purpose, and it was having lots of fun
with the rats in dark little hooks into
which the boys couldn't crawl
Out in the meadow, several rods away,
al "a hGr Ia in xrhi rh hou 10
A hired man, who was working in tie
field between the two barns, saw a number
of rats scampering across the stubble tow
ard the barn out in the lot, and he got
club and killed three. When be turned
around he saw several more Logging it
across the meadow in the direction of the
hay barn. That set him to thinking, snd
he concluded that something had dis
turbed the rats in the old barn His first
thought was that the barn was on fire;
but he couldn't see any smoke, and so he
ran over to see why the rats were migIat
ing so fast and furiously On his way he
met more rats and kicked four of them to
death
On reschlng the barn, the hired man
found the lads 10 q state of great uneasi-
ne 8. They told him about the ferret get
ting away from them and hiding in the
barn. and he knew hit away why the rats
were in such haste to seek safer quarters.
Leaving the boys to continue their search
for the lost animal, he dubbed between
twenty aud thirty rats to death near the
roadside. urchiGs kept mp the search
until late in the afternoon, without get
ting single glimpse OF the ferret, which
remained concealed in the barn all night.
In the evening, the boys went over to Mr.
Benefits and owned right up. He tod
them not to worry about the ferret, and in
the morning he drove over to the place,
called the ferret out of the barn aud took
it Reconsideration (PG.) Special
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
Pretty Hard on a Poor Man.

He had just come in from hard days
fishing in the perch pool, and was in the
act of opening his mouth to tell of his ex-
ploits when his wife, closing the book
which she had been reading, said: "Oh!
it's you, George, dear. I'm glad to see
you back. 1t was so dull with You away
that took up the Bible to pass the time,
and was reading the Book of Revelations
as you came in. That's wonderful book.
And inst think, it says, 'All liars shall
have their part in the lake which burneth
with fire and birthstone Have you caught
anythingf" mo, Mary" he answered ;
81 didn't catch thing, but thought as
went out to get fish, we might as well
have string, so | called at the fish store
and bought these" She said she was glad
to get the fish, and talked to him with
much cheerfulDess but he was gloomy
and preoccupied, and scarcely said word
in reply, and, in short time, giving the
excuse that he was tired, went off to bed.
Poor fellow Selma (Mass.) Gazette.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
The DaiIv PaDer.

The Chicago paper which has been inter
viewing prominent people as to how q
daily newspaper should be managed has
produced q sort of composite photograph
of daily paper. In other words, each
person interviewed stated that he would
exclude all matter which did not interest
him. The result, says writer in America
is that paper produced to please all the
people interviewed would somewhat re-
semble the average daily, as it would COM
prise various features. The fault with
our papers lies not 80 much with the pub
fishers as with the readers Ii the ms or-
ity of the readers desire q moral and in
srructive newspaper they can have it by
bestowing their patronage upon such a
sheet. But one of the gentlemen inter-
viewed made thoroughly sensible reply.
He was banker, and when asked what
policy he would pursue we're ae managing
editor of great daily newspaper, he re-
piled that he would resign at once aud let
somebody who knew something about the
business manage it.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
A Family Proyider.

The town Of Sweden in Oxford county
has developed fnancier. The family
larder having run low recently, the house
wife sent out to s'the center by neigh
Dor who was hauling apples for dollars
worth of -four, which The groceryman was
expected to charge. At mig bit the neighbor
returned without the desired -four, saying
that certain agreements of the head Of
the family to pay having been broken, the
grocer refused further credit" "Jest you
attend to yer cookin', wife, n I'll do the
pervidn'," grandiy remarked her iege lord
who was low present. The following
morning he tied up bag of oats ard when
the neighbor made his daily trip it was
put in his care, with instructions to ex-
change it for "a quart O. tea, fifty cents
worth O tobacco N the rest in powder n
shot. "-Leaoiston Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

an eye, and those whose sole reliance is
salary, however handsome, are called up
higher. leaving widows in Strengthened,
not to say destitute, circumstances. Every
woman, no less than every man, should be
able to do something so well that it will
command good wages, not necessarily to
work at it, but to have it in reserve.
When women will all strive for proficiency
just as men do, and with no other end in
view, they will rival them in every pro-
fession. There is no accomplishment
which does greater credit to men or women
of every station and degree of wealth than
the ability to write well and Interestingly.
1t will serve them in their prosperity ard
support them when poverty threatens to
approach. Literature, daily or periodical,
is a vocation in which it is easy to become
interested, and it's pecuniary possibilities
are sufficient to attract the most mercen-
airy. Even its moderate and ordinary
stipend will compare favorably with that
of any other employment. -Houghton ~.
" Record,
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
A True Hero.

Let me give you an instance Of wonder
full heroisrn, rising to meet the demands of
q sudden crisis.
1t was not an hour after dawn yet the
CREST waiting room of the Central Station
was full.
The soft morning air blew freshly
through the long line of cars and putting
engines A faint hum comes from with
out. 1t was the great city awakening for
the day. A Scotch collie, belonging to
one OF the emigrant groups, went from
one to another wagging its tail and look
ing up with mild and expressive eyes full
OF good-natured friendly feeling. Chill
dren called to him, some students romped
with him, the ladies patted his head, a
poor negro in the corner shared his meal
with him, and then he seemed to unite all
these different groups in a common tie of
good feeling. While all this was going on
woman was washing the windows Of
some empty cars drawn on to tho siding,
singing as she rubbed the glass, While
her back was turned, her child, little
fellow about three years DID, ran to the
door of the car, and jumped down on the
next track. Upon this track the Eastern
Express was coming. Directly in its path
was the babe hush of horror fell u pon
the crowd. Every eve turned in the di
rection, and then a 10. sob of anguish
went up from tie psralyzsd people. The
dog, with head erect, and fixed eye, ssw
the danger, and with bound and fierce
bark darted toward the child. The baby,
frightened, started back The mother
went on washing windows and singing
as the huge engine rushed up abreast Of
her car. There was crunching noise and
faint little cry of sgony. Even strong
men grew sick at tho sound and turned
away.
When they looked asain, the bsby was
toddiing across the platform, Growing and
laughing, snd the crushed dead body of
the dog lay on the track. "Passengers for
Pittsburgh, Chicago aud the Weat. Pas
sepgeTs for Baltimore, Richmond and the
South" so the cry went on, and the surg
ing crowd passed out, never to all meet in
this world again. But the faces Of msn
and women were pale, and there were
tears in the eyes of some The poor negro
and the millionaire, tottering old mon and
frollicking boys had been helped onward,
upward by the friendly, cheerful Ifs, and
heroic death OF g dumb dog.
Dare we assert tat when the limp body
sacrificed to save the life OF another, lay
on the track, the heroic spirit that once
animated il was q1eGched into utter
nothingness Rec. r. II. Todd, in Our
Dumb An5mHls.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
Good for the Railroads.

An open winter, dry and not cold, is
worth millions of dollars to the railroads
of the country. During protracted cold
spell accidents from broken rails are OF
daily occurrence. The public never hears
of them except when there is loss of life,
but the officers of the railroads do when
they pay the bills. Ten thousand dollars
worth of railroad property is frequently
destroyed in wreck that does not obstruct
traffic more than an hour, and these acci-
dents are never heard of. Next to broken
rails, the disasters appendant upon the
spring thaw after very bad winter. are
the most fruitful source of loss in the OPP
erations of railroads. InteroisW in St.
Louis Globe Democrat
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
A "Grippe" Coincidence.

A rather singular coincidence is noted
by Congressman Morgan, of Mississippi,
in reference to the appearance of the
"grippe' during Harrison's term. 81 re-
member very well, he said, Gin my boy
hood that after the election of Harrison
and Tyler, and after the death of Harrison,
when Tyler had become President and
was overturning things in political way,
that an epidemic of influenza swept over
the country, just as it is doing now. 1t
had the same name, too, the grippe aud
1 remember that everywhere it was spoken
of as the Tyler grippe 1t was the same
sort of thing as We have now, and it is a
little odd that it should have come back
again during the term to which another
Harrison was elected in it. "-Detr0it Free
p4Se
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
SONG OF THE SOUTH.

The world is seldom tardy in melting out its
praise
To brave deserving heroes, and poets touching
Have told to all the story of the struggle fierce
and long
In cause where Southern chivalry could see no
trace of wrong.
Not those alone who battle fill up the ranks of
war
Not ALWAYS do the bravest display the deepest
Sometimes the silent worker with busy hand and
brain
Is called upon to carry the heavier weight of
pain.
You strugglers in that conflict had heard the
worlds well done,''
But gazing on your ruins you felt the race was
run.
The hope and strength which nerved you to strike
the sturdy blow
In conflict found you helpless to meet the scene
of woe.
Oh, you feared to meet that weak one yon had
sheltered with such care,
Whose storms had all been zephyrs whose SKY
was ever fair,
You found her in the havoc OF her bitter grief
and loss
And though her strength was feeble, she bravery
bore her cross.
The soft hands strange to labor your weary arms
raised up,
The firm voice whispered: Faint not-accep
the bitter cup;
Together we will drain 1t with lips stained by
the dust,
rrh vpt
not crushed.
while DER our sunny home land has swept this
scourging fire,
Some treasures yet are left us, they're for pur-
pose higher;
Well grasp them from the ashes, and though our
proud hearts shrink,
Well forge chain of brightness, without one
furnished link
The broker threads of fortune she clasped with
steady strain,
And though they've bruised and bound her,
you've heard no moan of pain,
While all the world has wondered at your efforts
firm and bold.
Nowhere in song and story have her brave deeds
been told.
But silent years have watched her, and now her
struggling life
Calls out in torres of thunder to bid you back TO
strife;
Too long you've nursed your sorrows, now
throw them to the wind,
And make the new South rival the old one left
behind.
She would not have you battle where flows the
crimson tide,
But In the waiting valleys and on the mountains
side;
battle field lies waiting for brawny arms and
true,
There strive till nations yet shall say see what
the South can do.''
Hrs. .7osephtne Puett Sp00nts.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
Editors in England.

In England the editor of a newspaper
has no such interesting personality as he
has here. Nobody takes the slightest il
terest in him. No matter what the infu-
ence or circulation of journal, the name
of the editor is rarely asked for. The two
notable exceptions. who prove this rule,
are Sir Edwin Arnold, of the daily Tie.
graph and W. 7. Stead of the Pail HAL
Gazet:e. Of these two, Stead is by far the
more notorious. for he has the more strik-
ing and eccentric personality. This Pail
MuH Gazette is the one sensational daily of
London, and many sensation it has made.
One of them landed Stead in prison and
fame-Cu9Tent LiterG.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

Little Margaret for two or three nights
refused to say her pray ers. One night her
papa covered his face with his hands and
said: sit makes papa feel sick to think
Marga ret won't say her prayers" Papa
feel sick ?" Eyes, dear" "Papa better
take casser OIL" The subject of prayers
was no longer discussed that night.-Er
Mrs. Hobson-sI wish had something
to read Did you get only one Sunday
paper 2" Mr.. Hobson = Yes, my dear,
but it is in two parts" "Wall, let me have
one while you are reading the other"
Certainly, love. Which half would you
prefer, the political half or the baseball
half ?"-New York Weekly
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
Wanted a Little More.

'Well, have you farmers had rain
enough he queried of farmer on the
market Saturday.
Hardly" was the reply.
You haven't7 Why, it has rained al
most every day for two months"
eyes, l know. Pm running a skiff
around the farm now, but if we bad lit
tie more rain think could put on fiat
boat and carry bigger loads. "-Detrost
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
A Time Saving Device.

New Arrival-''Thots quare watch ye
have"
Sporting Man-"That's stop watch.
By q little pressure here it can be stopped
on the instant"
tBegorry, now, thot's foinl Americky
do beat the wurrld fur inviution. Soon
us " Arthur seem plat toim it is yez can
shtop tn watch an save wear an tear on
TIL machinery. "-New York Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
MY MOTHER.
The sweetest face in all the world to me,
Set in frame of shining silver hair,

The sweetest face in all the world to me,
Set in frame of shining silver hair,
With eyes whose language is fidelity:
This Is my mother. Is she not most fair?
Ten little heads have found their sweetest rest
Upon the pillow of her loving breast;
The world is wide, yet nowhere does it keep
SO safe q haven, so secure rest.
It's counted something great tosbe queen,
And bend kingdom to womans Will.
To be mother such as mine, ween.
Is something better and more noble still.
mother: in the changeful years now flown.
Since, as child, leant upon your knee,
Life has not brought to me, nor fortune shown.
Such tender love, such yearning sympathy,
Let fortune smile or frown Whichever she will
1t matters not; scorn her tickle ways.
I never shall be quite bereft until
lose my mothers honest blame and praise
Mary RILEY Smith, in WI Spring.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
How Girls in India Study.

Mrs. Andrews, the returned missionary
from India, in her reference to the mission
schools there, said in Buffalo recently that
stranger on approaching one of these
schools would imagine from the racket
that they were disorderly. But this was
not the case. It is due to the fact that
girl in India when studying screams at the
top of her voice and rocks back and forth.
and the more interested she becomes in
her lesson the louder she screams and the
harder she rocks Tile Presbyterian.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08
They Were Friends.

There were just two vacant seats in the
car, and the two fat men who numbered on
board at the next station fell into them in
the wheezy, bresthless fashion which al
ways indicates haste when applied to fat
men. They were apparently on first rate
terms with each other, and after they had
recovered their breath they resumed an
argument concerning the necessity of
wearing ear muffs in cold weather Both
men were considerably past the prime Of
life, and both were evidently self-made
men. The indications of personal success
were seen in their habit of making sweep
ing statements in loud voice and with a
dogmatic manner. In a few minutes 1t
was apparent that it would require very
big house indeed to serve as dwelling
place for both of them.
Il tell you, sir" said one Of them, ''that
ear muffs should be worn, not for the pur-
pose of keeping the ears warm, but to
keep the dust out. Don't talk to me, sir :;
I've made study of this sort of thing"
''Well," retorted the other man, lit
may be necessary to use some protection
when mans ears are abnormally large,
butt
Don't tell me I've got big ears, sir,
interrupted the other big fellow "people
that live in glass houses shouldn't chuck
stones"
The train drew up at station and two
ladies entered the car. One was old and
roughly clad; the other wore rich clothes
and was young and pretty. The fat man
who was opposed to ear muffs scrambled
to his feet, and, touching the old lady on
the arm, tenderly helped her into his seat,
The ether fat man chung to his seat stolidly
and blinked absently into space until
few stations further on poor old colored
woman came in, and then he, too, forsook
his seat, and numbering up to his friend.
REQ 'ened the argument with the old time
vigor. York Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

You can buy your wife fine clothes and
nice face, but there is not store in the
land that keeps dispositions
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

Mr. Frierson, of DeSoto, has in the last
few years planted 500 acres in grasses.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

Jack took pie-tin plate and all-and
threw it out of the window toward the old
bea-, who fell upon it joyfully.
Jack my son, are you crazy?'
mo, father but that pie was burnt on
one side, aId-and the cid bear hadn't had
an. That makes three pies for the bears
and three pies for the Parmenters. "-E
Cauazza, in Haper's Young People. :,
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

Mrs. Grubb's Cook-'Law, but the mis-
sus do hate to have a boarder come from yol ,
house to ours" Mrs. Hashcroft's CooR 4
II 'spect they do grumble good d. i
It's SO different to what they have b''e
used to :" Mrs. Grubb's Cook-"Bpri
your soul, that isn't it. What she kie sa
ON is their bein' so awful hungry. -1sTTs
Haute Express.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

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St. Landry democrat., 1890-02-08

interesting topics anu you Will become IN
terested in the work, and above all let
every line be original. Accept criticism
but no assistance. Those who devote
some attention to everything they write
soon gain facility of expression and an
improved style. They also acquire habit
of logical arrangement and easy transit
from one subject to another. Practice
has more to do wish proficiency rs writer
than anything else. Patient application
cannot make brilliant writers out of every
one. The citadel is worth the siege. A
good education a streak of common sense
and willingness to work is the best outfit
a young man or young woman can have.
Ii Journalism is TO be the field add to
these natural or acquired facility of exp res-
sion. and success is reasonably certain.
One reason why more women do not
attain high rank and recognition in any
calling is not for lack of ability or adapta-
biiity, but because too many look at the
work they undertake as temporary make
shift to provide living till wedding
shall relieve them of the necessity of self
dependence. 1t sometimes happens that
young. women, while they are faithful
enough in the discharge of plain duties do
not go into the snbject as thoroughly and
earnestly as they would if they were
absolutely sure the end of twenty years
would find them in the enjoy ent of single
blessedness and under the continue neces
slty OF earning living. / do not wish to
be understood as even intimating that over
the woman's entrance to newspaper offices
is any sign which reads: abandon hope
all ye who enter here" and respectfully
submit that the matrimonial facilities and
possibilities of female reporters or editors
are unsurpassed. The richest husband
may lose his wealth in the twinkling of