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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22
Trees on the Tower.

Greensburg, Ind, has long been noted by
the singular phenomenon of trees growing
on the court house tower. The first tree
made its appearance in 1864, tiny green
shoot on top of the tower, and was the
cause of much wonder and interest. Its
development was eagerly watched, and as
it's steady growth continued, became
known as the Lone Tree. As years passed
the little tree assumed greater and more
graceful proportions, and fourished in
spite of its lofty position, exposed to wind
and storm. Other trees have since made
their appearance on different sides of the
tower, until there now seven. While MAX
ing repairs on the court house scaffold-
ing was built around the tower, and the
largest tree was reported to be six and one
half inches in circumference and five feet
ten inches Ligh. No damage was being
done by them, and it was decided to allow
them to remain, as the crevices in the
stone roofing made by the roots of the
trees show an opening of only one and
one-quarter inches. The tower is 1873 fest
high, of solid masonry, and how the trees
find nourishm emit to sustain them is q mat
ter o. great wonder.-ChrSstsan at Work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22

flowers, and we'll forget all about this
smoky old bluff, she continued.
Ny loneliness was all gone and my par
ents might have been heathens for all l
thought or cared.
Ihad so much to think of that night. l
could not sleep, and when morning came,
Tillie found me still sleeping long after
we should have been gone.
After swallowing a few cakes, we'll
dipped in molasses, we were out and over
the bluffs before the sun came up.
1t seemed that all the dreariness of life
had gone. We whistIed back to the birds
and beasts that broke the silence of our
early morning walk.
Thus we went on, till coming to turn
in the road we met man who was driv-
two splendid horses.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22
Meals Spoiled.

An easy way to spoil the evening meal
is for each member to tell the sad tale of
all that has gone wrong during the day.
To mention the disappointments and vex-
atoms, to tell of the sights that were
endured and the offenses that were given,
and to lament over the results of this
infelicitous combination of affairs, is enough
to counterfeit the refreshing effect of all
the good things with which the most gen.
erous and skillful housewife can load the
table. Better put this complaining off
until some other time. What is the best
time for it, it is hard to say. Perhaps an
indefinite postponement would be happy
thing for all concerned. Half the things
we groan over tonight will right them
selves before tomorrow night, if we let
them alone.-Good Housekeep5nq.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22
Application of Electric Welding.

Axles, carriages, twisted wire cables,
the ends of boilers, wa gon tires, and hoops
for barrels are among the articles for which
electric welding is already employed. Bars
of metal may be joined at angles, finger
rings made, steel joined to iron in tools,
rods or bars heightened or shortened and
csst iron pieces for machinery united by
the new method. The process is very
rapid, and SO effective that chain links
made by it, unlike those welded in the old
way, never break at the weld. a COM
plete revolution in riveting metal plates is
anticipated, as the riveting may ba done
by electricity so as to avoid all leaking
New York Telegram.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22
The Pocket in the Glove.

The latest contrivance which is interest.
ing the ladies is glove with pocket in
it. The pocket is tiny affair, fixed in
the palm of the left glove, and is thus
silent testimony to the fact that most
women are right handed. 1t is for nickles
and dimes. On entering car or stage,
the fingers of the right hand deity open
the little pocket, and the necessary change
is easily secured. 1t is a question whether
these gloves will become the rage. Most
women are mighty particular about the fit
of their gloves, and whether or not the in
sertion Of pocket, no matter how tiny, in
the palm OF one of them mars the sym
metry Of pair is problem which ex-
perience alone can solve.-N. z. Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22

The property of A. w. Morris & Co.,
manufacturers of binder Irvine and corr
dage Montreal. who assigned some weeks
ago, is offered for sale. The purchasers
are syndicate of American manufactur-
ers, members of which have been In the
city for some days. This is the only inn
portant factory Of the kind in Canada,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22

Mr.. W.-s.The idea Of man coming to
the theatre In such an intoxicated condi-
ton. I'll have the usher remove him. .
Mrs. W.--0Let him alone, John think
he ia very considerate. He got all he
wanted before he came In and will not be
likely to annoy people BY going out be-
tween the acts. Life.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22
ALL ABOUT OUR FOLKS.
CHAPTER I.

BY LILLE BlNKLEy, ATCHIsoN KANSAS.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22

Il the world seems cold to you, build
fires to warm it; if it be dark, light it up
with kind words, good deeds and smiles.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-22

did you ask papa Eyes" "What
did he say 7" .'0h, not much" .tWell,
what did he say r "Ohl Not much p
Munsegs Weekly.
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a eeoeepn. - bose . eaf1fng 0pnc11 -
. 111on aeet dnEIy ~ June L
ca nss19 - n1nsd gu1f agsfn& ~.
H 4sun. - rscossx N a11seDd tAird tuesr-
- n IT, tsn-eese trscs csna0oa ~
You1s hack e Wh11nDa- n - tOun
prvvrlresrs hsso besn IN - hab8 q ~
pas6kfne - tuUnaf1o eeon6eoAky. and
Youts ssys sAis = the ysaR foe ~ dsal-
Ths suit invuavU iaFUD GnanciA in1sFsse.
sad Some vnausbas and ancisnt history VIII
- Aouh< eo0o out n - -
The contrse4Os sf - Mission bridge,
Fraser river, 10 bsrG He ssys Ill ths piers
are shows vstes. The bridge b . Hove
truss. Of eight spans. i5o fsss apart
Eug1Deer Cnby. a - canadian RadAc,
eues ovsr the Cornwall railroad with
cuyerintendsus stangYoom tomorrow. ar
ranging 6etoiis of ~ con0oceioE-
A delegation Il ladies' visited the city
council iss. niehs and asked better sani-
faFy arrangement.
w. A. Ritchie has received . telegram
from Eltensb1rg that The contract for the
ElIsnsbusx high school plans has been let
70 hin. The building 10 20 cost $4,000
and b u brick.
The labor organizations viii eslebfate
the ist u Msy ~ . parade and speeches at
wha4ccn-
Nomfnafions for The nsv city council in
Nov whascom are: Mayor. Bdmunds and
CoegsOve: councilmen. Dibbas. ROGERS,
Cooper, Halburg and Quackenbush: treas
urer, w. y. Hall; assssaor. McA,shur.
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RICH MINES OF CHINA.
Mountains OF Precious Metal slowly
Worked by Primitive Methods.

Mountains OF Precious Metal slowly
Worked by Primitive Methods.
SAN Francisco. April So.-Amoag the
passengers arriving here on the steamer
Gaelic Tuesday Was {. +. Taylor. an old
time California mining man. who has for
three years been superintendent OF the
much-talked-of Ling Hi mines in the Chin
Tung district He says: There has been
. great deal OF exaSEeration about the
state OF affairs In . mining way in China.
These mines are located on the southeast
rromonsory OF the Golden OK mountains
forty miles from Chez Foo. in the coast
range. This district is immensely rich in
mineral wealth. but no white man is al
lowed to mine there. and the natives are
not enserprising enough 70 develop the
resources OF their own country. The TACT.
are that ~ present only two mines in all
China are worked with machinery, and
even these are only supplied with small
plants 10 comparison with the possibilities
which they offer.
The Ling Iii mine has = ledge seventy
Eve feet wide. with . tunnel twenty-five
feet deep. The ore averages on one side of
the ledge so TO the ton, and on the other
side SIS to the ton. The only other mine
which has machinery Is the Ping tn. io
miles Distant where . twenty -stamp mil 10
IN operation There Are from ssventy-fve
90 eighty other mines In the district. but
they are worked IN primitive manner by
the natives. We're these names open 10
American enterprise they would prove .
second California - il Was in the early
xaFx
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1stsosa Companies Come to Terms
Electric cavs-Nsw natidtag~.
WHARTON. April sa--The Cornwall and
acnneo railroad companies are amicahly
arranging the details for tosnt occupancy
o. The sehorns water from, for railroad pur-
foses- IL ~ said that the Bennett company
mas secured lands on the western boundary
O. Whs,com. aai will boom IL IS West
fSrhsvss' The construction work goes
Tnerrsly on along the line OF the Bennett
railroad around our hsy
Tie contractors have large numbers Of
men grading and ranking Broadway,
Shassrson saa q streets in whaseofn.
e H. Hamilton. from Seattle, has been
here witn view 10 constructing an electric
asosor street car line around B~llinsha:n
hay.
Charles ]. Roth IL excav.sins a hot on
Thirteenth street fos q Chncksnut ssone
easiding. Owning al interest In the
Chueksnat quarry. he vii u course erect .
beautiful structure.
The ssoaec0tssrs are a. work on the new
courthouse.
j. L. Debates has let the contract for
his new brick husldsng To L. {. Jordan for
x.xwse
The lumber mills and wooden factories on
fsslinshans eay. completed aud in course
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Cttixsns sf In Coaaes Disagree win Or
exon Inyrsvsmsst Company.
Ia cossgs. April 30.--A mass-meeting
vas held q Masonic han Monday night for
the purpose Of discussing the steamer and
mail serves and other questions. Senator
Fairweasher. Of sprsgue. representing the
Oregon improvement Company. with .
view to eiKscsing compromise regarding
the swiuomish railroad bridge. The sense
OF the meeting wass that no compromise
shouId be accepted unless the obstruction
f4 reduced 70 the minimum. and that this
could not be none without placing the draw
square with The channel. Mr.. Fairveathes,
however, held that u msttsred not how
crooked the approach 10 the draw vas. 50
long a. the draw itself was wide enough TO
admit tbs passage Of . steamer, and that
the matter Of beam winds and strong
tides setting against the side OF the vessel
should not b. taken into consideration. In
other words, 90 long - . steamer can get
through as al safety should cut no figure.
He wound up h9 saying that II the people
we're bound 70 Ike the matter into the
courts 70 securs their rights, they should
remember that corporations seldom get
left In court" . remarkably cheeky declar-
kt1bFs GpmAuk fhVu 9oAn - 1StkANs AAS
business men and civil engineers who have
examined the situation claim that BY cross
ing the channel at right angles . straight
course through the draw can Be secured.
and neither wind nor tide would interfere
with the passage Of vessels. and they insist
that the mistake must be rcctifed prop
erly. not BY botching II still worse. Msssrs.
Conner and Power we're instructed to con-
time legal proceedings. IL was then too
late 70 consider the other matters. Acorn
mities Was appointed. however, to confer
with the business men In regard TO the or
ganixation al board OF trade and report at
. meeting next Monday evening.
Great dissatisfaction Il manifested st the
change Of postmasters ct Edison. Con-
gresham Wilson has lost many friends by
fsyoring the change, and Senator Allen
has made friends by opposing it.
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FISHERMEN nuYIxs RIFLES.
The Cclumbia Teens with salmon and
the Union Patrol VIII Fail.

The Columbia Teens With Salmon and
the Union Patrol VIII Fail.
PORTLAND. April Sa.--A number Of non
union fishermen wee in the city today
purchasing repeating rifles and cartridges
and say they intend to protect their prop
ersy and TO catch salmon when they please.
"As TO whether there win be more blood
shed. they say, depends entirely on the
pirasical dagos Of the fshermen's union.
and If they dare again 10 come up from
their haunts at Astoria To browheat and
terrorixe peaccable American citizens and
destroy their nets aud drive them of the
river. there viii be plenty OF bioodshed.
Last week some union fishermen cruised
ap the river and ordered people to take in
their nets and cease fishing. Among 9TH
ers the Williams brothers. Who 50 success
fully defended themselves yesterday,
we're ordered 10 take In III. IL
nets They took one net to the
shore and got their rsses. snd then said
they would take in no more nets, and Ii
the union men wanted them to take them
The union men went away, and securing
re-lniorcemenss. started up the river with .
aosiila OF boats Saturday night, leaving
their marks all along. cutting nets, sinking
boats aud endeavoring 20 so terrorsze eli
the fishermen rs TO e1ecfnally prevent
them from putting their nets in the water
again.
These union fishermen are mostly
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Meter Line 10 Miiten--Lsdiss Injured In
Runaway.

Motor Line to Milton--Lsdiss Isjased In
Runaway.
WAILs WALLA, April 2.--Your reporter
was today shown estimates on proposed
motor line from waila walla to Milton, in
umatilia county, Or. which il il proposed
~ build. II Is proposed 90 organize stock
company composed Of citizens OF Walla
wslia. Milton and Eastern Oregon. The
line will cost about $4,000. The charge for
transportation viii probably be placed st
twenty-five cents, trains to arrive and de-
part each hour. There il nothing which
would more directly benefit wslla Walia
financially than line OF this kind into the
rich fruit and grain country along the
wsils waiia and Lumatum rivers. Large
property owners would place their lands
upon the market in small tracts. and su-
hnrhan residences would spring up like
magic.
Word has heen received that q. W.
Hunt made highly satisfactory DISPOSE
sion OF his railroad bonds In the East
Deeds for all the property along the
route Of the extension OF Fourth street
have been received by the street com mis-
sioners, With the exception of one from
Frank Paine. which viii 10 delivered this
evening This important street will in a
few days be open for the convenience OF
tee pubic
Miss Fannie blair. sister OF Charles
Flair. and Mra sansce were driving this
evening. when the horses became fright.
sned 81 parasoi In the hands of Mrs.
smith and ran away. The buggy ran into
an excavation made BY lxborers lmprev.
ing The street. and overturned on top OF
'hs ladies' Miss Blair vas picked up in.
sensible and taken 10 her residence, bat
after restoration wss found not TO hs sen.
ionsly injured. Mrs. ssnsee escaped with
q lev scratches
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A Very Intricate Law Point.

Los ANGLES, April 3o-The trial Of
Francisco Ward. on an Indictment charg.
ing him with criminally assault,ng an In
dian girl named Loretta Ulvaney. on the
Potrero reservation, In San Diego county,
was commenced today in the federal court.
The attorney for the defendant objected to
the jurisdiction of the court, on the ground
that his client was not IN Indian, as de-
scribed in the document, but was the son
Of Los Angeles negro named Ward, by
an Indian woman, and therefore not an
Indian within the meaning of the statutes.
The point raised is new, and the court took
the matter under advisement.
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LOVE NOT REQUITED.
IT.. MeIntyre, q Port Town
send, Takes PolsSa.
su,nEo ~ 4 PROSTITUTE.


reer Tovrszvs. Aera ~. ,. Acis-
tyre. . pee0tnns ySung - esesse - q
shte c6ty. $500 = ee1e0pe - coDmst sus-
etde lase esuntpg - ~ rooms = ~ Car
eukca hced NezntySs = = busznsss .
aee1fia. nah1ng Nj headquarters - ~
$500 hUesG- He had bssn hsse Tor shout
hvs dsyA
NeIssys vas grsaasy sasschsd - the
peopr1sersss 6 . hcuss q M-fsme hefe,
Mn Misnie HAL. snd bsesuss shs ssfs
M fee anoehw - dee11ed tka& longer
He 80 ~ vegth living. and made IN sf-
ssmpt - suiciAe lase ntGhk AZ so0us 10
o'csoek 1fcIntyYe ssns nssssness boy
vfth noos . - vs0aa. sst1fng ~ Inst
vbsn ~ ssesivsd II - vouh - dead. -
~ haA taken psdoDn.
g. hu,rssd = - ho1si. ard going 70 his
room lound Mn lying On tAs bsd- She
ysus IL pps1og-co1i. ed ~ cte4k - the
hoeeI esu.e 70 Tie room. Knowing that
no taxns - = - lat - esnt Tor medical
ss1. snd Drs- 6ssvy snd Winsttck promptly
answered NJ call fhsy worked unesas-
fngIy for t~o houss. ard dnaaly signs u lie
were eistinguishabas and soon sffH tbs
young man vAs oas of danger. He would
not say anything shout The matter nor Tell
what be he'd taksn-
IL ID veii KsOwn around town thaf Nc
Intyrs ID greatly enamored q the woman,
whose GOODNESS toward hin b. hsd decided
vas puf1jesent sxcuss for dying. He spsnt
isses sums of monsy with hsg. bought her
diamonds and iavisbed his affections ON
her without return. che cared nothing Tor
him. and cyusiiy allowed him 70 indulge
his folly. He bad been dissipating much
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THE YACHT VOLUNTEER SOLD.
To Sail Around Caps Hosn TO San Fran


SAN FRAScisco, April 30.-Commodore
Philip Csduc. Of the Pacific Yacht Club.
has about completed negotiations with
General Paine for the purchase OF the
steel sloop Volunteer, which maintained
American supremacy In the race with the
Thistle . few seasons ago. Commodore
Csduc commenced negotiations early in
January. and has bssn conducting them
ever aimee. partly by letter and partly
through friends visiting the East The ne
gotiations virtually came TO IN end last
saturday. when the commodore received .
letter from Paine accepting his terms,
with but one proviso. and that was improb-
able, the event Of the race being made be-
fore the first OF May. The time will ex-
pire tomorrow. and so far there II no hint
of any movement toward race. General
Paine insists ON having the boat for his
own pleasure IN the Atlantic waters this
summer. but Will be ready to deliver her
on the first Of September. She il now fit
ting out for the season, and at its close,
with no unforeseen difficulties, will Be
rugged for sea and started for her journey
around the Horn.
PARIS. April sO.-The following is from
the Paris edition OF the Heyu!S; A private
letter from our Berlin correspondent says
that the emperor Of Germany has directed
the building of yacht which will be the
largest OF its class in the world. Ii is said
that when the yacht is ready the emperor
will pay . visit 10 the United States. and
already speculation is rife In certain Berlin
circles - TO bow the head OF an autocracy
would be received by the great democratic
commonwealth.
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COMING 10 SEATTLE.
Union Pacific VIII Build in >
Few Weeks
PLANS or TIVE vAnDERs.lrs-


PORTLAND. April A-6GneFd Manager
C.. j. Smith. Of the Union Pac16c. states
that the towns Of Vancouver and Olympia
have raised . subsidy Of $1,000 each %
insure the building Of the company's
branch to The Sound, and have also pro-
vidsd nshtof-vsy and depot facilities as
each plscs-
The offers hare been submitted 70 the
board Of directors for their consideration.
Terminal grounds have been secured 1t
Seattle. and the people OF Tacoma hare
guaranteed depot facilities IN that town.
There il NO doubt about the propositions
being accepted. and work on the road BE-
gum In few weeks.
Bosfos, April 30-Ths annual meeting
Of the Union Pacific vas held this fore
noon The only change was The elsction
Of one director. Marvin Hughitt, Of the
Chicaeo 4 Northwestern, 70 succesd the
late David DowsL
Over 437 ,00O shares we're voted On the
mously ratified: Mobilization Of the Ore
gon Railway 4 Navigation lease. the Ore
gon agreement: guaranty Of Oregon Short
Line and Utah Northern collateral trust
bonds; the Union Pacific, Denver d Gulf
trafic agreement: Colorado Central track
age. Denver % Cheyenne: approving the
~ per cent collateral trust bonds OF the
Denver, LsadviIlo 4 Gunnison mortgage
indentures; Rock Island d Pacific track
age 70 Denver. ETC.: the Kearney 4 Black
Hills traffic agreement; Milwaukee d St
Paul trsckage from Council Bluffs to
Omaha; Rock Island d Pacific trackage 70
Omaha, and from Lincoln 70 Beatrice,
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Native Sons Discourage susday Picni'

Native Sons Discourage Sunday Picnics.
CHrco. CAL. April 3o-At today's session
of the Native Sons the report Of the COM
mittee on petitions, that all parlors be pro-
hibited from using the name Of the order
for Sunday picnics. was adopted. A petit
ton from Native Sons OF New York and
others, to organize parlors outside the
state and on the whole Pacific coast, was
received. e Vas decided that the grand
parlor had the right 70 grant such petitions.
though the committee on legislation re-
ported against it.
LArxR-The grand parl6r finally decided
TO refuse the petition Of Californians ct
Reno. New, to form an auxiliary parlor
outside the state.
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HuNTISGToS's OREGON ROADS.

To Broaden Marrow Track Purchase OF
OSegoa Pacific Rorssesn.
PORTLAND. April SC. P. Huntington
and his party have left for San Francisco,
CAL, and before going the directors of the
new road held an election of officers. The
name OF the new corporation is tho Ore
gonian Railroad Company. the present val
uation of which. a. shown ct the recent
public sale, 10 81 $4,000. The officers are:
President, T. e. 6tillman, of New York;
vice president, Richard K6shler; secretary,
w. w. Brethsrton; treasurer. George H.
Andrews; general superintendent, G. N.
Scott; chief engineer, A. o. Eckleson.
Etillmsn represents the Hopkins estate,
jointly interested with Huntington In the
new purchase, and Koehler. Andrews and
Bretherton are Southern Pacific officials
and Will look after Huntington's interest
Scott and Eckleson formerly held similar
positions with the former Oregonian COM
pany. Work viii be begun ct once 70 build
line from Portland to the southeast,
eventually to tap the present road 1t Sill
verton.
All the east side trackaes will be changed
70 standard gauge. and trains run into
Portland over the Union Pacific steel
bridge to the new grand union depot, In &C.
cordAnce with the arrangements recently
made here by the railroad conference.
East side rolling stock will be transferred
TO the west side narrow gauge lines. and
worn out there, and the west side lines will
eventually be changed to standard gauge,
thus afording the Southern Pacific, with
the Corvallis Junction extension, four
routes from Eugene City 10 Portland.
A proposition has been made by the
Huntington party to Astoria representa-
tives, under the terms of which branch
viii be run TO that place from Hllsboro.
The terms Of the proposition are yet un-
known, but are understood to be very ex-
acting-a 500. 900 subsidy. terminal faciii-
ties, stc.-and improbable OF fulfillment.
The impression prevails that the ultimate
outcome Of this purchase will be the &C
QUESTION by Huntington OF the Oregon Pa
cific. and = connection With . transconti-
mental line probably the Chicago h North
western, from the East to Portland.
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He stopped the Cough.

SAcRAxKSTo, Cal, April 0.-The jury in
der Of Mark Feeney, this evening brought
in Q verdict of murder in the first degree.
The crime was committed on Q ranch near
Antelope, where Freeman was . laborer
and Feeney cook. The latter was i'll, and
coughing so aggravated Freeman one
night that he thrust him into . barrel Of
water. head FIRST, and drowned him. Free
man will b sentenced on the 9Th OF May.