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St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
A Story of the Emperor of Brazil.

DR.. Stellwag, the famous oculist. whilst
lec1uring TO his students at Vienna on
Wednesday, told pretty story of Dom
Pedro of Brazil. He said that he had had
many opportunities of conversing with the
ex- Emperor, man of the highest charac.
ter and of great culture, whose heart and
mind were always filled with plaas for
improving the condition of his people. 1t
was one of his dearest wishes to have
big hospital in Rio but he lacked the
money wherewith to build it, and the
wealthy could not be induced to subscribe.
Then an idea came to hlm, as it had to
the Emperor Joseph nearer home, and he
began to bestow titles. Any man who
was willing to give good round sum to
tbs hospital cor ill., call himself Count, Wis
count or Baron The patent of nobility
was not hered. ~, and if the children
wished to iuhe1$ the fathers tile they
had to ray over ain. Rio was suddenly
peopled with no, ,.es, and the hospital was
built on 8 grand 1kcale; and when it was
COMPLETED DOM #Eedro had the following
inscription placeSkover its gates: "Van-
ttas Humana NS@rae Humaanae" (Hu-
man Vanity to HWhan Misery).
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
A Doctors Advice.

A popular physician was recently called
on by friend, to whom, in the course of
conversation he said '"rhere are ten sim
pie precautions which form an excellent
rule of life, and if people would but OBJ
serve them, I should have to resort to
some other means of gaining livelihood. !"
He then enumerated the following Don't
read in street cars or other jolting vehi-
cles. Don't, pick the teeth with pins or
other hard substances. Don't neglect any
opportunity to insure variety of food.
Don't eat or drink hot and cold things i'm
medistely in succession. Don't pamper
the appetite with such variety of food
that may lead to excess. Don't read, write
or do any delicate work unless receiving
the light from the left side. Don't direct
special mental or physical energies to more
than eight hours work in each day.
Don't keep the parlor dark, If you value
your children's health. Don't delude
yourself into the belief that you are an ex-
ception so far as sleep is concerned; the
nominal average of sleep is eight hours.
Don't endeavor to rest the mind by abso-
lutte inactivity let it rest in work in Other
channels, and thus rest the tired part oi
the brain.-Connnaercial Advertiser.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Woes of an Office Holder.

An office holder says: "The rock upon
which the most popular man in political
life will split is to have the disposition of
patronage. You have twenty five offices
to fill. For each one after election you
will have twenty five applications, and
all from men who have done you good
service and are deserving of recognition
The one man you appoint does not think
that he got any more than he deserved
the remaining four and twenty denounce
you from the Chain of Rocks to the foot
of Elwood street as no good and an.
nounce that they have it in for YOU.
am often reminded of the sad declaration
that Talleyrand is said to have engraved
upon plate on the top of his desk: 'Fo,
each appointment l have made l have
made ninety nine enemies and one in
CRATE ''-Neao York telegram.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
BROKEN HEARTS.

There are brokeH hearts in the world to-day
Though smiI A faces hide them;
They pass and pass on the old highway
With stifed grief beside them
The wan, white face of the woman who know
That she must wander apart
From the soul where not even pity CLOVIS
With proud but broken heart.
There are broken hearts in the world to-day,
Beneath warm furs and laces;
Bleak December gnaws at their hearts, though
May
Smiles in the dauntless faces.
The resolute eyes of the man we see
By day in the busy mart,
Look down in the night through his soul, and he
Looks into a broken heart.
There are broken hearts in the world to-day,
For all the cynics laughter;
The warm hearts that were red are growing
gray,
Hope fed and Youth went after.
But the sun comes up and the world goes round,
And all of us play our parts;
But over as well as under, the ground
There are dead and broken hearts.
John E7ReSt II Cdnn
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Insurance Against Disease.

In certain instances there have been ar
rangements made between physician and
the head of family that fixed amount
should be paid for each day the various
members of the family continued in good
health. But should sickness enter the
household, the physicians usual stipend
was discontinued. Such an agreement is
founded on common sense, for we don't
want to be made well, we want to be kept
we'll There is great deal of unneces-
sary sickness resulting from want OF
careful attention to bodily requirements.
Keep the blood pure, keep the functional
habits Of the body regular, counteract the
effects of exposure by always having bot
tie of DR. John Bulls Sarsaparilla in the
household and using it in anticipation Of
an attack of illness or when the very first
symptoms are manifest. Disease will not
trouble you if you will heed this good ad-
vice.. It is an excellent preventive OF di-
sease and decay, as well as safe cure
Marion Banner.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Living on Fungus in Africa.

Every day such of the men as were able
to get about searched the forest for fungus.
"There was no nourishment in this
stuff" said Nelson, "but it would fill our
stomachs and silence for the time the
psngs of hunger. Being without food in
creases hunger much as being without
water intensiies thirst. We seemed to be
always hungry. Though our food in those
memorable days was not fattening, we
often fattered ourselves on the artistic
blending of colors. The fungus that the
men brought in was like Joseph's coat
of many colors. We used to call it rain
bow stew. We often had red, yellow,
blue, purple, white, black, orange fungus,
and every shade between these colors, in
the pot together. 1t was horrible mess,
and we expected to be poisoned every
time we ate. How We ever pulled through
on such stuff is marvel. Cor. ". Y
World.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Old Time Whippings.

"a boy cannot be whipped amiss," said
schoolmaster of the olden time; because
if he has not just done piece of mischief,
he is just going to do it, In the days of
the school tyrant, the cane the rattan and
the 'clapper" were in almost hourly use.
The author of Sketches of Brookline"
describes the "clapper," the instrument of
punishment used by Master Adams, a
teacher who made his M rk on his pupils.
1t was circular piece of leather, three
quarters of an inch thick and five inches
in diameter, with a round hole i'll the CEN
ter. A stout leather handle, flexible and
stiff, two feet long, was attached to the
circular piece, and made it suitable foE
spanking. Master Adams kept this clap
per" at the boarding house, where the first
culprit in the morning was sent to bring
it, that he might, while on the way, reflect
on what is in store for him.
Another instrument Of torturaa the
ssunipod" d"-sugge ted by the Latin tripod
was stool with only one leg, and that
in the middle. On this the offender was
seated, and of course had to strain his
muscles to prevent gravitation bringing q
fall.
On long, low seat in front of the first
row of desks sat the little ones, ranging
from to 6 years of age, who were called
up once in the forenoon and once in the
afternoon to name the letters Of the alpha
bet. The rest of the time they were ex-
pected to 'ssit up straight and keep still, y
something which no bright, healthy child
is able to do, even for an hour.
One day the little children disturbed the
| master by their uneasiness He laid one
child face downward on the platform floor.
| Another and another was laid beside him,
then others upon them, till they had made
| a pyramid, with the greatest rogue on top:
Then he seized the "clapper" and applied
| it to the topmost child, while groans and
| cries in every key proceeded from the
squirming pile.
The public opinion, which in these days
hardly tolerates the modern whipping Of
| children, is revulsion from the crue
whippings of modern generation. Tht
| present may be weak the old method was
certainly unjust, not to say bsrbarous.-
Youths CoaeDanS0n.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Popping the Question.

No two men probably ever pop the
question in the same way, and no girl,
probably, receives it in the form which
She had pictured to herself. A group of
benedicts in Chicago amused themselves
by telling how they "crossed the Rubicon"
Of courtship. One confessed to success
fully putting the momentous question
while leading his horse over stretch OF
ground encountered while sleigh riding,
another was accepted while sitting in
snow drift after being tipped from the rear
of four seated sleigh, third proposed
while without coat or waistcoat, and while
perspiring freely from a two mile row
under burning sun, and still another was
refused in romantic nook only to be &C
cepted little later by the same girl under
the most commonplace conditions.-Ph61a-
deIphi0 LedQer.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
MEADOW LARK,s SONG AND STORY.

A meadow lark, dear Uncle Tom
Wants very much to sing song;
A children's corner here spy,
Please place perch for me up high
Beyond the reach of brush or broom,
Right here within the children's room.
A little swing would suit me best,
Where I can swing or safely rest
SONG.
This morning at the dawn of day
to the bayou flew away,
And found pretty hiding place
To bathe my wings and wash my face,
Happy as any lark could be;
No cruel sportsman did 1 see.
Then oh, there was a fearful crack,
/ really thought it broke my back.
Now was hurt? No, not Bit
Another creature had been hit
1t slowly raised its wounded head;
Now listen to the words it said.
THE ALL1GAToR's WARNING.
O cruel man, viii you never know
TO choose between your friend and foe!
You kill us and destroy our young,
Our bodies are to buzzards flung;
Those buzzards you protect by laws
There YOU can trace effect to causc),
While the vast work we have to do
Has never been made plain to you.
Where water covers so much space,
Refecting back the SUMS hot rays,
How foul these waters soon would be
Were there no creatures just like me;
All standing water soon would bear
Foul matter, poisoning all the air;
Old Yellow Jack would stalk around,
And victims everywhere be found,
Malarial feyers scorch your brain
And rack your bones with fearful pain.
You would not let our young ones 1--we
For your child's life what would you give!
That heather notion you desplse
Which gives to us a sacrifice;
Tho darkness prompts that foolish deed,
Yet scientific men should heed
For where the Ganges' rolling tide
Ger India's sands spreads far and wide,
And flashes back the heated ray,
There all our kind securely play;
And where the Nile, whose overflow
Renews the land of Pharaoh,
No crocodile e'er sheds tear
They bark and paddle without fear
Not there, as here, their pelts are sold,
And lives are bartered off for gold;
Not there, as here, the sportsman's gun
May kill us, and that just for fun.
Proud Mississippi weeps to-day
For lives that sportsmen shot away,
And Florida has leather sold
At prices never paid il gold.
The nations treasury opened wide
To stay the pestilential tide,
Yet better would the nation trace
The danger to its lurking place,
And say to every man and boy,
This you must save, this may destroy,
Kill all the snakes, and In a trice
You're overrun with gnawing mice
Destroy the birds, and there will be
Myriads of insect life set free,
Which will do far more harm to you
Than all the birds would ever do.
I've told my story, sung my song,
Now to my nest must haste along.
And If 1 do not have to die
And be served up as chicken pie,
Perhaps again I'll seek that swing
And of some other subject sing.
-''Meadoaolark." in The american.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Resemblance Of Married Couples.

1t has been observed that in the case OF
mature married couples who have lived
together for long period of years, har-
moniousin thought and feeling and sub
iect to the same conditions of life, they &C
quire strong facial resemblance.
The Photographic Society, of Geneva,
Switzerland, took the photographs of sew
enty eight couples to see to what extent
this facial resemblance prevails. The re
suit is that in twenty-f four cases the re-
semblance in the personal appearance OF
the husbrnd and wife was greater than
that of brother and sister in thirty cases
it was equally great, and in only twenty
four was there total absence of resem-
hlanca
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
American Machinery Abroad.

1t is the tendency in this day and age to
slight Things, and it is this tendency
which hurts American mechanism abroad.
A man just returned from South America
told me that no American machinery could
be sold there in competition with English.
were better finished and more adapted to
the work demanded, something was al
ways getting out of order, flaws being re-
vealed, and no one could depend upon
them. They were made to sell-not to
last.-Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12

The Scientific american gives the fol
lowing: At the first appearance of diph
liberia in the throat of child, make the
room close, then take tin cup and pour
into it quantity of tar and turpentine,
equal parts. Then hold the cup over
fire, so as to fill the room with fumes. The
little patient, on inhaling the fumes, will
cough up and spit out all the membranous
matter, and the diphtheria will pass out.
The fumes of the tar and turpentine
loosen the matter in the throat and thus
afford the relief that has baffled the skill
of physicians.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
a Great Submarine River.

Near Meirs, in the department of the
Lot, between Auvergne and the Garonne,
the course of subterranean river has been
traced in boat for distance of over two
kilimeters-say $500 feet. Seven small
lakes and thirty-tw two waterfalls were
passed in the exploring voyage made in a
small boat. 1t is estimated that the un-
derground course is fully seven kilometers,
the stream joining the Dordogne near St..
Denis Martel. 1t is to be remembered that
all that region is Of limestone formation
Engineering and Mining Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Carl Dunder Catching on to American
Wavs

"Hello, Mr.. Dunder p saluted Sergt.
Bendall, as that individual entered the
Central Station, with broad, satisfied
smile on his countenance.
''Hello, Sergeant! Vhas eafrythings all
right NIT your
ssI guess so. You look happy"
Sergeant, | vhas shust like sweet oil.
No more troubles for me. I vhas catch
ing on to do shust like Americans
81 am glad of that. You used to be
terribly green"
80 vhas. Three months ago doan
know some beans in bag. Hal ha! Der
COWS come along und take me fer some
grass. If it rains shtandt right out doors
und get wet. Hal ha! It makes me
laugh when see how green l vhas."
Anything happened lately1" querled
the Sergeant in careless way.
"Vhell, not mooch. Some fellers try to
beat me, but dey doan make oudt. Ivhas
too sharp for 'em. One feller comes along
with six pairs of sheep shears in bunch.
He doan want to sell dose shears, but he
likes to borrow So for one day and leaf
'em for security. If he doan' come pack
in one day dose shears vhas mine"
81 see."
"He doan' come pack. Maybe he break
his leg or something, but dot vhas nothing
to me. keeps dose shears. If somepody
beats me, Sergeant, he haf to get oop
VERY early in der morning.
81 presume so. Have you the shears
there2"
sI haf. belief you like to see 'em.''
e'They are worth 2s pair" said the
| Sergeant, after an inspection. "You are
out of pocket 14s, and what do you expect
to do with sheep shears?'
"Heafens doan' think of dot p gasped
Mr.. Dunder, as he grew white in the face
Anything else?"
"vhell, 1 get my life insured. doan
belief l vhas sheated by dot. A fellel
comes along und says vhas Carl Dunder
l vhas. Vhell, der President of der United
States says he likes me to call on you uno
insure your life. Dis vhas new COM
ground floor. I like your name to intiu-
ence odder people.
"sHow vhas dot new idea? 2
"You pay only So eafery twenty years
und if you die your wife gets S75, 900. Il
vhas der biggest thing out Shildrens
CRY for it. Vanderbilt, Shay Gould, Rus
sell Sage und all der big fellers vhas into
it. How oldt you vhas-who vhas you
grandmother-how many teeth haf yor
lost oudt-vhas you eater bit by some dog'
did you eafer own white horse-hov
often you fall down stairs-do you ride OF
some bycicles, und dis vhas der truth, de
whole truth und nothing but der truth"
'And he wanted the 80 in advance :?
queried the Sergeant.
"Of course. Dot vhas to pay for shwear
ing me-"
9sWell, you are beaten again, Mr.. Dun
der. Insurance people don't do busines
that way. Good day.
Chow you mean2"
"You had better 60 home Have yo1
got tub in your housef'
"Of course"
'sAny bran at the barn2"
"Yes."
"Well, make the tub about half full o
mash and then put your head to soak TO
about forty eight hours. When throug
buy some No. sand paper and polish
down to the bone"
Sergeant. vhas l some greehorns ?"
"You are"
"Vhill eafer learn something's"
"Never."
Then good-by. shan't try no more
It vhas queer country, und nothing VIA
der same two times alike. When my bod
vhas brought in here doan' make fun of il
shust use it silently und say dot did S
we'll ash.I could. ."--Detroat Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
A Distinction.

"Miss, you can't bring dogs into the
car" said Third avenue conductor to a
young woman who tenderly held wrig-
Cling little object wrapped up in shawl
"'Tain't dog" snapped the young
woman, and the dlscomited conductor re-
treated to the rear platform amid gen
eral litter. He studied the case for few
minutes, and then. returning to the young
woman, said: "Miss, you can't bring cats
IN, neither"
"'Tain't cat," said the young woman ;
s'it's q rabbit" and the long ears emerged
in confirmation of her assertion. At this
the conductor looked puzzled for mo-
ment, and then said: sWell, that's &C
cordin' to the rules of the company; dogs
is dogs and cats is dogs but rabbits is in
sects so you can stay."-N. 7. Star.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE KY VIEW YORK, N.Y.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12

Owing to exposure | have been indis.
posed with acute rheumatism about six
months. My skill failed to afford me re-
lief and was induced to try Bulls Sarsa-
parilla, and must confess that it entirely
cured me. 1t is decidedly superior to all
other preparations of Sarsaparilla. B.
Azze7a, II. D., Brandon, Ky.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Dismouuting at the Right Moment.

He was m Ascula, countryman, and his
greatest talepz. lay in the direction of rid
ing untamsd ssorses 1t was Texas pony,
full of the characteristics of that renowned
breed, and stShding Istlessly by, awaiting
the arrival of some one to try his mettle.
He found the animal without man
daring enough to mount it, and at once
asked for the job, saying that he had never
yet heard of the horse that could get away
with him.
The owners consent was given immedi-
ately, and the bold man sprang into the
saddle, and the pony sprang into the air.
bounding off like rocket, with the man
clinging to it's
Straight down the street the animal
sped, and probably the man would have
maintained his reputation had the pony
not taken sudden notion to turn into
cross street.
This idea occurred to it, and without
consulting the rider the pony wheeled into
the side highway, while the rider kept on
in the course they were before the change
of schedule occurred to the pony
The crowd arrived just as the man was
picking himself up, and were met with the
remark, as the man Hmped toward the
drug store:
.'By jimminy, boys, bleeve that drat.
ted horse nd er killed me eff l hadn't er got
| off when I did. ."-AtlaaatG Constitution.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
Not Mind Reading.

First Boy-s'The preacher said that
when the contribution box went round
everybody thought to themselves not how
much they could give, but how little they
could give without feelin' ashamed NOW
I'd jest like to know how he can tell WI at
people is thinkin' about"
Second Boy-"Of course he knows how
folks feel. Before he got to be minister
he use to sit in the congregation hisself. "
Neso York Weekly.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12

know the composition of, and have
prescribed Bulls Sarsaparilla, and believe
it an excellent preparation for producing
an alternative effect upon the system. /
consider it the best article of Sarsaprilla
In use.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12

Harry-"say, fellers, let's play cop.
Tom'n be cop, and try to arrest US for
fighting" Tom-''All right. Where's a
place for me to hide till the fghting's
over2"-ISne.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12
A Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and OF
ease and comfort follows the use of Syrup
of Figs, as il acts in harmony with nature
to effectually cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For sale in Soc and
$1.00 bottles by all leading druggists.
apra1m
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12

When medicine is given child, par
ents like to feel it is safe and proper one
Such remedy is Dr. Bulls Worm De-
stroyer.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-04-12

When you think your children have
worms, ask your druggist for DR.. Bulls
Worm Destroyers and do not take any
other. They taste good and are always
sure.