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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
How They Make Thtmbleg.

The way thimbles are made in England
and in this country is simple enough.
Dies of the different sizes are used, into
which the metal, whether gold, silver or
steel, is pressed. The hole-punching, I'm.
ishing, polishing and tempering are done
afterward. Celluloid and rubber are
nodded. The best thlmbies are made in
France, where the process is more thor
ough. Strange as it may seem, the French
consider durability in their gold thimbies
as the first requisite. The first step In the
making of Paris gold thimble is the cut
tirg into disk OF the desired size thin
piece of sheet-iron This is brought to
red heat, placed over graduated hole In
an iron bench and Hammered down lnto "
with punch. This hole is the form OF
the thimbla. The iron takes Its shape
and is removed froa: the hole. The little
indentations to keep the needle from slip
ping are made in it, and all the other nm
ishIng strokes of the perfect thimble put
on it, The iron is then made into steel Dy
a process peculiar to the French thimble
maker, and Is tempered, polished ana
brought 70 deep blue color A thin shees
of gold is then pressed into the interior OF
the thimble and fastened there by man
drill, Gold leaf is attached to the outside
by great pressure, the edges OF the leaf
being fitted In and held by small grooves
at the base of the thimble. The article IL
then ready for use. The gold will last iof
wears. The steele never wears out, ana
the gold can be readily replaced at any
time. Nowhere else in the world are goia
thimbles made in that way.-Oha"soerS
70nruM
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
He Made q Clerical Error.

Some time ago barber was arrested In
Paris fo~ badly cutting customer. There
was no question about the cash, and what
made it seem worse, the razor wielder
said, in way, he had done it purposely
After the testimony was in the judge
askedthe barber had he anything TO say.
eyes, Monsieu, have. l justify the
cutting on the ground that it was merely
a clerical error slip of the pen."
"What2' cried the judge, gasping with
establishment.
Permit me-" continued the lather-
slapper. "For months the plaintiff has
beer getting shaved on trust at my estab-
lishment. have no very convenient
means of keeping accounts, so every time
shaved the gentlemen cut little nick
in his cheek in order to guide me In NY
charges when the long deferred day of
payment came. So many hicks, of course
SO many shaves"
"But how about the clerical error +,
asked the judge.
81 am coming to that, sir. 1t SO hap
bened that the account had already arrived
at the hundreth nick, and my hand being
somewhat unused to making ciphers the
raizor turned when I attempted them,
with the result known"
The entire honesty and candor of the
barber were SO plain he was let off with
light fne,-Erchaage.
A tramp says, 81 want to be directed to
where can get meal" He is answered
"Over yonder is house that will furnish
1t for % cents" Tramp asks: "But where
can get the IS centsP''
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Sleeping Rooms,

IA 'fo most of our dwellings, the irupot.
1ans rooms, as far as the health of the in
IL. ha'es IS concerned, are the kitchen and
.no aiesping- room. In these two the mis-
1ress OF the house, who keeps no servant
epenos the largest part of her life bnt il
as JUST 70 these rooms that the least SAM
'aIy &ttentlon Is commonly paid.
we snail now speak only of the slsen.
ingfoom. In this we ali spend, or should
spend one third of the day, the period do.
signed oy nature for repairing the wear Of
LILO physical and mental machinery. No
sfea'er mistake was ever made than to
i'oh IN, on Inc Time spent in sleep as wasted
we nave improved ON such sleepipp-
rooms as were not unusual few genera
'lohs ago rooms forever unvisited nv
sunshine rooms opening from the kitchen
so mat the spoiled air OF the day was
Dreamed over again by night rooms in
low stinlng garrets, or, worse still, mare
closets, wholly cut off from sunshine and
from the pure outside air.
a sleeping-room should never be q
small one, dependent for most of its air on
an open window. Such room is seldom
sa1e, ana In certain states of the weather.
the air il sure to be shut off,
re" rooms are large enough not to
require continuous ventilation The two
sreepefs are constantly vitiating the air.
NO alr Is pure which contains an excess Of
carbonlc acid, and at every breath certain
amount OF oxygen is converted into this
poisonous gas. Think of twelve Thousand
such Inspirations during the night
moreover, each breath conveys with the
carbonlc acid and throws into the air
enete matter thrown off by the lungs.
which Is also poisonous.
Nor is even this all Millions of sweat
tubes are all the time pouring their pol
luted waste into the room. Ventilation
1t Is evident, is hygienic necessity,
j. Sunshine is essential to good sleep-
ing room. Sunshine is a powerful djsin-
tectant, and every sleeping room needs to
be disinfected daily. Let the head of the
family appropriate the sunniest room the
guest room, with its occasional occupant
is of secondary Importance.
4. The sleeping room should be in an
upper story, AS the night air cools,
many OF the disease producing particles
sink to the lower strata 1t is said one
may live safely In malarial regions by
avoiding the night air and sleeping above
the ground floor.
o. The sleeping room should not only
be one OF the most spacious, but one of
Inc cheerlest and neatest and best furn-
lshed rooms in the house. 1t should be
emphatically ''the chamberof peace. III,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Outdoor Whitewash.

The principle upon which out-of- door
whitewash is made, is to make the lime in
soluble and adhesive by the addition of
some substance which forms a chemical or
mechanical union with the lime. Lime
combines with fats to form an insoluble
soap, while any starchy or viscous sub
stance forms an adhesive compound with
the lime. Thus so-called permanent white
washes may be made by mixing oils or
fats with ordinary Hmewash while it is
hot after shaking and in a receptive condi-
ton, or by adding mucilage of rice or
rye -four boiled, or SKINNED milk to the
wash. Any mineral color may be added.
as ochre or umber. to vary the shade and
make panty. r Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
What a Mud-Turtle Said.

There has been great rejoicing IN the
house where | belong to-day. a little
boy lives in the house, and he says that he
| owns me- though why he does | don't
know, unless because he found me one
day when | had crawled out from under
The sidewalk. | was just going to make
my self comfortable in the sunshine when
lot of boys came along. One of then
spied me, and bounced on me right away.
He tried to hold me down to the ground
| so that could not crawl away, and he put
his knee on my shell, and pressed so hare
that ex oected every minute to hear my
shell crack.
But another boy knew better how to
manage me than the first boy did. He
took hold of my she'll and picked M.
right up, and carried me along. The first
boy claimed me because he said he saw
me first, and the second boy bought me OF
him for top and knife with u broken
blade. Then this second boy carried mt
home and put me in the back yard.
That is where have been living ever
since. He did not think so, though. One day
day could not find me and he cried because
he thought | had run away, But hao
not. | had only made little place fol
myself in the ground in corner of the
yard, and settled myself to sleep through
the Winter as my folks do. heard the
little boy when he began to cry because he
had lost me, and | had great mind to
come out and tell him was not lost but
| was too sleepy to stir, and l did no
make my appearance again until to-day.
The little boy was greatly surprised
when appeared, and almost all the family
have been out to see me.
Almost all who have been to see me to-
day have said, 'What nice mud-turtle
he is % But am not a turtle l am
tortoise. If had been turtle, | should
not have gone to sleep over Winter, but
should have been off at sea along with the
other true turtles.
If were turtle, I could not draw my
head and feet in my she'll as do now, and
as true tortoises can.
Not all of US can draw our fest and head
in so far as to shut our upper shells to-
gether though the way the Box Tortoise
does. He is perfectly protected by his
shell. But most persons do not care to
remember the difference between turtle
and tortoise. and expect some folks
will 60 on calling ne mud-turtle as long
as they live.
But | think if wise men can spend
great deal of time studying US and learn
ing our habits, common folks might at
least learn our right names.
Why, heard once of very learned
friend of ours, man named Agassiz, who
had whole garden full of turtles and
tortoises near the city of Boston, and he
used to walk among these animals every
day, and feed them, and study their likes
and dislikes, and write about them.
should like to have been one of those tor
toises, for l am sure should been treated
well by such an owner. | have always
noticed that the wiser a person is, the
kinder he is toward animals.-Land and
Water Friends.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
A Duffer Meets a Consumtiye.

You have seen the duffer-a hulkinp
fellow, with bullet head and lots Of
wind and fat, but with out an ounce of
sand in his craw. He always means to be
certain that he has hold of somebody who
can be bluffed and buildozed.
There was chap of Just this sort-s
dutfer from Dufferville-in the crowd of
passengers obliged to wait at the depot at
Decatur, Alabama, for several hours on
account OF railroad accident. After half
an hour every body sized him up for what
he was, bat he was permitted to 90 blow
ing around because no one wanted the ex-
element of a row. He boosted of his
fights and victories, and he tried hard to
pick fuss with two or three farmers, and
hnallV got his eye on something good 1t
was tall, slim, holloweyed man from
Ohio, who was evidently on his way to
Florida to die of consumption. He had a
deathly look on his face, and as he wan
dered up and down the platform he
coughed in hollow; dismal way. Duffer
arranged to meet him in his walk, and at
once demanded:
odd you move my yalsc off that
seat?'
No, sir, was the reply.
Wei, | want to find the man who did;
can mop tie earth With him in two
minutes"
"Well, don't care who it was"
ON! You don't Mighty independent
your
"Go away from me, sir don know
you ana don't want to-
''Don't your If you were a we'll man
I'd make you eat mud. AS it is don't you
give me too much sass or I'll teach You
manners"
"Yon are a loafer, sir-a frst-class
loafer said the Buckeye as he continued
to walk;
"1never strike sick man, replied the
other, "but | will tweak your nose once
just to reduce your temperature, Now
He reached out with his thumb and
finger, but he did mt get the nose. Instead
of it he got it bitf bang in the face with
the right and left, and as he went down
the nsumptive kicked him to his feet
and knocked him over q baggage truck.
He didn't get up again until two men as
sisted him. He had two bunged eyes, a
bloody nose, and bleeding mouth, and
he looked about in helpless way and
"Gen-gentlemen lead me off somewh ere
where | can be alone"
When he had gone some one asked the
if he wasn't afraid the exer-
ton would give him hemorrhage and he
replied:
what do you take me for p
"Aren't you a Northern consumptive on
your way South
"Not for Joseph am professional
on my way to ell an engage
ment in Cincicnati saw that duffer sjz
ing me up, and so played to catch him.
If he should want anything more, send
him around. Exchange.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
A Child's PRAYER.

Little Johnnie Underwood was the son
of Judge Underwood, of RonSs, Ga. He
was twelve years old and dying. The at
tending physician told his father that all
hope for his recovery was gone. With
heart crushed and eyes filed with tears,
he went to the bedside where his diving
boy lay, and said, my son, the doctor
says That you cannot get well-thrt you are
dying now" Quietly turning upon his
side and closing his eyes, he said:
20 Lord, please bless my father and my
mother, and all our kin, and everybody
who has done us any harm, and everybody
who mas done US any good, for Jesus
Christ's sake, Amen"
The Amen was scarcely uttered before
his pulse was stilled and his spirit gone
"a child's prayer, but one that may well
be breathed by the most mature
May the same childlike faith and all. EN-.
brscing love ell our souls when the dying
hour consolidation Indes.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Do You Want To Escape.

Do you want to escape chills and fever
this season? No matter how much ma
laria is in the atmosphere and how many
may be taken down in your neighborhood
with malarial fevers, they could nave es-
caped and you can escape by the use of
that excellent remedy, Smiths Tonic
Syrup, made by DR.. John Bull, of Louis
will Ky. 1t cures chills and fever when
quinine fai s. It is far better than quiz
nine, for it leaves no unpleasant after
affects. Smiths Tonic Syrup is not an ex-
pertinent. For many years it has been
considered the only safe and certain cure
for chills and fever. You do yourself
great injustice if you fail to take this
remedy, for 1t will cure you even when
all other treatment fails.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Pairing in the House.

There is absolutely no protection
thrown about the matter of arranging
pairs In the house. The only rule upon
the subject says that after the first call of
the day all pairs shall be announced by
the clerk. The practice is for members
making the pairs to hand the announce
mont Of them to the clerk, who sees they
are printed In the Record. No questions
are asked, and the members fix up the
pairs to suit themselves. Thus, when o
member is absent and liz not paired, he can
telegraph to colleague and find some
member on the other side in the same sit
uation, when it is arranged that The Rec
ord shall state that these two absent men,
beers were paired.
One member who went to Europe with
out taking the precaution to get pair was
used to protect half dozen members in
one day. IL was also found that he was
paired with member who never knew
the other man was absent from Washing
ton. - hil0dsEpAsa Pyess.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
ANDRY DEMOCRAT.
.as Louisiana
The Golden Rule.

he you quite sure, my darling
Inter, that you Thoroughly under
stadd the full meaning of the grand old
precept of doing unto others as you would
that they should do to you p queried the
fond mother as she gazed proudly at the
tall and stately girl by her side.
81 am trying each day to become more
and more perfect in this respect, was the
reply of the beautiful girl as she placed
her pearly arms around her mothers neck
and pressed her ruby lips to the kind old
face that she had learned to love when
first she was little toddling baby.
1t was only q week later when this
beautiful girl rushed into her mothers
presence with her fair cheeks aglow, her
blue eyes sparkling and her whole manner
that Of person unto whom some great
happiness has suddenly come.
"Oh, mother" she exclaimed, 81 now
understand the great value of doing unto
others as would that they would do to
me, Last night it came into my head
that 1t would be grand idea to try the
workings of the precept on my lover.
George, you know, is very bashful man
and left to himself don't think would
have ever asked me to marry him in the
world. as he never could have summoned
up courage enough. So last night as we
were sitting near each other in the parlor l
thought to myself l want George to put
his arms around me, but he won't, so |
put my arms around George. Then
thought to myrelf want George to kiss
me, but he won't, so up and kissed
George. Again I said to myself, l want
George to ask me to marry him, but the
chances are that he never will, so but
bold face on the matter and asked George
to marry me. And now, dear mamma. it
is all settled. George and are to be
married next month and we are just the
two happiest persons in the whole wide
world. l shall never forget to bless the
day, dear mamma, on which had courage
enough to follow the grand old precept of
doing unto others as l would that they
should do to me" -New York Mercury,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Cause for Indignation.

Heis young and popular business man
on Second street, says the Seattle Journal.
He passed last Sunday evening with a
number Of young lady friends.
Il felt sure" said he, that there was
one Of them who wanted very badly to be
kissed and ! made up my mind to accomo-
date her If | got chance. 1t came when
! got up to 60. The lady went with me to
the door. In the semi.dsrkness of the
hall | put my arm around her gently,
turned her flower face to mine and hold
ing her fast pressed my face to her cheeks,
kissing her on the forehead, the eyes
such eyes they are-and the rose red lips.
There was stifed scream and saw that
she was genuinely indignant.
I" IL beg your pardon I STAN
mered.
Mr.. Jones, snapped she, IF ever you
come here again without having been
shaved for week I'll never speak to you.
My face is just raw"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Hogs In the Sea Marsh and swamps

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The sea marshes along the coast of the
Mexican gulf are called the f.hog's para
disc" Here he finds crayfsh or crawfish
crabs, small fish, and numerous kinds of
food, which satisfy his appetite and in
crease his flesh, and tender roots and grass
without limit. And such mud baths In
hot weather the wallowers of earth seldom
find. They are proof against the bites of
mosquitoes, flies and snakes the mud
keeps off the flies and mosquitoes, and if a
poisonous snake bites hog he does not
feel 1t more than the sting of wasp, and
he turns round and devours the snake, all
but his head, 80 the snake gets the worst
Of it. Lard is good remedy for snake
bite. Hogs in swamps find nearly as good
fare as In the sea marsh, and, running
wild.we believe they never starve to death,
summer or winter, in either place. They
can be kept gentle by giving them an ear
of corn daily ut the call "choo ee," or the
call Of the hog horn, and few bushels of
corn In December, or field of sweet DO
tatoes, cow peas, peanuts and fodder corn
and sorghum will secure cheaper pork
than they can make in any cold climate
Co., bennett, in Picayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
The Owl and the Cat.

The only one of our Northern owls
which seems to be short-sig hted is the lit
tie Acadian owl. 1t seldom, if ever, moves
In the daytime unless disturbed. When
found it can often be taken alive without
difficulty, says a writer in Forest and
Stream. But whether this unwariness is
due to defective sight remains to be proved,
for those which we have had as pets seem
to see perfectly In the day time, although
they did not become lively until night.
In all, we have had three. One refused
all food, and we let him 60 after few
days. The second ate only too willingly,
and died from devouring scrap of sailed
meat. The other was for long time q
most Interesting pet. He was given the
range of the house, and soon became very
tame, and was on good terms with the
whole family except the cat.
The owl was gentle little creature,
quiet in the day time, but lively at night,
when he would sometimes be heard talking
to himself-the only vocal noise that he
made-a soft coco -co-co-co several times
repeated. He never was contented to sit
on any perch which would cause one foot
to be below the other, and whenever he
alighted on such place las the top of q
clock or a chair back) he Immediately
walked sidewise up the incline until he
stood at the highest point, where his feet
could be on level. He was an acrobat in
q small way, for when small stick wa
put between his jaws, and he was iftes
by 1t, he would swing back and forth in
wider and wider arcs, until on some back
ward swing longer than the others he
could throw up his feet and grasp the
stick: then he would raise himself into an
upright position, and look as sedate as any
owl.
His great delight was to torment the cat.
He hectored the poor beast until an undis-
turbed nap was something not to be
dreamed Of. He would fly down from
some high perch with a speed and silence
which enabled him to scratch his victims
nose or ears, and escape in good season.
30 sudden were the attacks that the cat
got no opportunity for revenge until after
the owl died and was stuffed, Then one
day he tore of the owls head. Whether
he was satisfied that the bird was hilled, or
was disguised to find him only tow and
feathers, can never be known; but after
that he looked at the owl and the owl
looked ut him without enmity
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20
Ohio.

NEW LISBON, O., Aug. LEX. Gov
1obn p St. John spoke at Shelton's Grove,
August Ssh 5000 persons were present.
The Governor is strong and vigorous ~
ever and the effort will be rememoere1s
many a day. Last years election se are"
the politicians of Ohio and they say snsy
are not ,going to nominate SUNDAY oDses.
vance men. The Republican church m msa
st;ll hold on, however, hoping. Ing
break is sure to come by and BY.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20

mo Christian man can go round the
world without becoming Prohibitionist
and a Woman's Christian Temperance
Union man, too" This is what Rev. W.
B. Palmore, of Kansas City said, as he
called at our office on his return from
round the-world trip. Everywhere the
fearful drink curse confronted him, as IT
confronts our missionaries; everywhere be
felt that Christ is dishonored before the
heather by the conduct of Christian Ma.
lions, In his travels he met Mrs. Leavllt
and many times crossed the path of her
labors he gladly testi6es to their effici-
ency. Thus the ends of the earth are
brought together in sympathy and service
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20

81 do hope you'll get home before it
rains, said the young woman, with anxi-
GUS solicitude, and it was not until some
time after he had gone thatsshe began to
understand why the young man had left
her SO abruptly at the door and gone away
without the usual kiss.-Er.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20

Pa risian ION his travels)-Yes, this lisa
great country, but you have nothing in
America as high as the Eiffel tower.
American-Is that so9 l guess you have
not tried to buy any ice this summer
america.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20

Miss Updike-Why, thought Mr.. Roc
quet was rich, and got into society. Mr..
Rivers-So he was but the society he got
into got into him, and now he's poor
again. Puck.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20

He-Why do you never battle. Miss
Bond? Salt water, you know ought 10
agree with the salt of the earth. She
Perhaps, Mr.. Msrigold, those who are 700
fresh need it most -Munsey's WsekSy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-09-20

Flipper-'On the race course tip really
Is a tip" Flapper-sIndeed3" Flipper
Yes. 1t invariably makes man lose
his balance. '-Munseys Weeltzy.