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St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
Farmers Cooperation.

Suppose the South quit erecting COM
presses and erect cotton mills all over the
South-spin and weave our own cotton
and thereby save 1920, 200, 900 made by
England in manufacturing and handling
American cotton, and at the same time save
the millions of dollars it costs to transport
American cotton hither. When we do
this the question of tare will not be one of
further discussion. -IdLzehGtchi Nesos.
The above paragraph strikes the key
note to The situation. When the raw ma
terial of each parish is converted into mer-
chantable goods at home. then the pro-
ducer will be Independent OF all combina-
tions, this tare question will no longer vex
him and the products of the parish will
be more than doubled in value. This is
what we have urged for years.
Our farmers are beginning to organize
for mutual protection and benefit and to
have cooperative stores, etc. Why not
have cooperative cotton mills, canning
factories, sugar hsuses and other manufac-
tories, and thus save the immense profit
derived from the manufacture OF all these
things, as well as transportation on the
goods returned to US from the factories
and profits of the numerous dealers and
brokers through whose hands they pass?
Ne2D Fra.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
Sam H0uston's Mzr-iage.

The lady Of his choice was esteemed q
LIT match for d man of HoustOu's high
position and brilliant prospects, and the
union at inst seemed 10 bring the pair al
the happiness that had been predicted f0I
them. But at the end of three months the
fabric Of fame and happiness vanished.
The bride suddenly returned to her parents;
the husband The same day resigned his
goVernorship and The next morning was on
his way 10 rel in his friends, the Cner0-
KEGS, in " es.sr1 Arkansas. No cause
was assigned tor tbs separation, and it Was
not till furry iyS h ears later, w1en nus
band aud wit5 were in their graves thai
the mystery WAS explained. Thus ii was
Houston, percelyiug his young vile to
be unhappy, often pressed to learn the
reason. At langtn, Owning the truth by
what he knew OF LIS wiIo's aB5e-nupsiai
experience, he declared 10 her his belief
that her nealt WAS still set upon former
lover ana 5LAt she did n9J love her hUs-
band. She confessed il, aud saiQ thai she
had married il moment oi piqu6 against
her lover and had discovered ne mi5takeG
aud the permanent feelings Of herself and
her lover only " Len Il was too late. at
is not TOO late" said Houston, generously.
lie fenouDced the marriage thar must OF
without sithvr love Or happiness, telling
his wife 10 get divorce aud marry her
preference. Houstoas aCcuant OF The
affair was verified az The time by the fact
that soon after the separation the wife
had taken his advice aud married her for
mer .fauc6.
During all the intervening years Hods-
ton had endured IL silence the injurious
theories which were &blndauJly volun-
teeFed by Lis political enemies. They as
cribed Doth his matrimonial f0sc0 aud his
resort to Indian life to the innate depIavity
and savagery Of his nature and they fol-
lowed Alm INTO his retirement with start
ling tales Of his unceasing dsbauchery and
worse than savage debasemeot. The world
accepted, and TO this day mostly believes
this injurious version that wa1t so long
uncout1adiotei. - Coleman r. Bis5Qp, IN
Tie ChQUt92q5s0H for J6nala9y
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
The Polar Bear aud Her Young.

The female Polar bear is taught by ii
wonderful instinct to shelter her young
under the snow. In December she retreats
to the side of rock, where by dint of
scraping and letting the snow fall on her,
she forms cell in which to live during
the winter. There is no fear that she will
be stifed for want of air a. the warmth of
her breath keeps q passage open. Within
this strange nursery she produces her
young, and remains with them beneath the
snow until March, when she comes out in
to the open air with her baby bears. AS
the only use of the snow burrow is to shell
ter the young, the male bears do not hi
bernate ike the females, but roam freely
about during the winter.
Before retiring under the snow the bear
eats enormously, SO that she becomes very
fat, thus laying in an internal store of
food which enables her nor only to support
her own life but to nourish her young dur
ing her long seelusion. By an admirable
provision of nature the young are extreme
" small at birth and grow slowly so long
as they are in their crystal nursery, thus
needing little food and space. When they
emerge from their shelter the mother is
extremely thin and very fierce Exchange.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
The True American Girl.

The girl of Is, think, is the typical
democrat all the world over. When | was
going to school I used to wonder why it
was that all the pretty girls showed favor
to the bad boys and gave the cold shoulder
to the best ones. | couldn't understand
it, and never did until after l had left
school and went out into the world. Then
| began to see that the girls were the best
judges after all. 1t was not that the girls
liked the bad boys. It was that they liked
those of force of character, manliness and
aggressiyeness, and were not attacted to
the milk-sops who called the other crowd
bad. When they get older, unfortunately
there is change, but up to this age of Is
the girl is democrat of the most unerring
instinct -Intergieao IN st. Louis G. obe-
De7,10ce.nt
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
A Great Event.

Wyoming Territory, after twenty years
experience of woman suffrage, has adopted
a State constitution which guarantees per-
sonal, legal and political equality to
women. This is the greatest event that
has occurred in American history since the
Declaration of Independence and adoption
Of The Federal Constitution. Only the
Emancipation Proclamation and the FIT
teenth amendment approach it in impor-
lance. But while those great acts eman-
cipated and enfranchised race, the act OF
Wyoming emaucipates and enfranchises
the better half of mankind. 1t establishes
for the first time in history, q true Repub-
lie based upon the divine declaration OF
right: aGod made man in his own image !;
male and female created He them and gave
them dominion Twenty years hence,
the world wide significance of this event
will be more fully recognized - Romans
Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04

The expressions of grief and sympathy
called forth by the death of Robert Brown
ing recall the similar expressions or the
death of Wagner. Browning refused to
the last to believe that he was seriously
i'll. Every day, whatever the weather, he
went in an open goEdola TO Lido. He was
taken SICK on November II, but he insist
ed on going to the theater against the ad-
vice of his friends. During the night he
was seized with a -serf5iis attack, Of bron
chitis. The disease dragged on until his
heart became affected, but he constantly
repeated that he was getting better.
On Thursday last, the day Of his death,
he declared that he would get up the fol
lowing day. His family did not suppose
that the end was SO near. At 7 in the
evening he became very weak and had
great difficulty in breathing. Shortly be-
fore he died he turned to his son and ask
ed for news from his publisher. The son
readaa telegram saying that the edition of
his last volume was almost exhausted.
The poet, upon hearing this, smiled and
murmured, How gratifying" These
were his last words.
The funeral service was held to-day in
the Palazszo Rezzonico. The family de-
sired to inter the remains at Florence, but
ihAccordance with the desire of the Eng
lish people the body will be taken to Lon
don on Tuesday for interment in West
minister Abbey.
At the services to-day the coffin was
covered with beautiful wreaths, one of
which had been sent by the municipal
authorities of Venice Many diplomats
and officials and large number of English
and American residents, including Mrs.
Bronson, an intimate friend of the poet,
were present at the service.
The cortege started at o'clock. The
body had been placed on splendid funeral
barge, which was towed by a steamer of
the royal navy. On the barge as guard
Of honor were members of the municipal
guard and firemen. The family and init
mate friends followed in separate gondolas.
The coffin was deposited in the central
chapel of the Cemetery of St. Michael,
where it will remain until the conclusion
of the formalities attending its transporta-
tion to London.
Prime Minister Crispi sent message of
coincidence to the family of the poet. A
tablet will be placed in the facade
of the Palazzo ReZzonieo
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Some question hav-
ing arisen as to the burial of Browning in
Florence, the Dean of Westminster re-
newed his offer to have the remains of the
poet placed in Westminster Abbey, and it
has been accepted.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
DSn't Scold.

For the sake of your children, don't
scold. It is great misfortune to have
children reared in the presence and under
theinfuence of scold. The effect of the
everlasting complaining and fault finding
of such persons is to make the young who
hear 1t unamisb1e, malicious and callous-
hearted, and they often learn to take
pleasure in doing the very thing for which
they receive tongue-lashiugs. As they
are often getting the blame for wrong
doing, whether they do it or not, they
think they might as well do wrong as
right. They lose all ambition to strive for
the favorable opinion of Pathfinder,
since they see they always strive in vain.
Thus scold is not only nuisance, but q
destroyer of the morals OF children
Psttsbuqq Christian Ad0ocate.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
CHRISTMAS EVE.

The snow is white
On the roofs tonight,
The moon looks down with silvery 81 lie,
And the wind blows free
Thro' bush and tree
And whistles along for mile on mile.
And ah'l Hark there
On the midnight air,
Comes the faintest tinkle of fairy bells,
They are coming near.
They are coming here,
And their sound swelling, Of joy foretells.
1t is Santa Claus
And he cannot pause,
But down the chimney quickly slides,
Each stocking fills
Till it almost spills,
Then gaply chuckles, and off he glides
How happy he
The saint to be
OF all the girls and all the boys!
He hears his praise
Thro' the holidays,
As thsy eat the sweets and break the toys
So still he smiles
And the time beguiles
Connecting schemes our hearts to cheer,
He loves us all
And great and small
Regret that he comes but once year.
W B. Dun150Da, IN brakes.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
The Remains Of Dr.. Bartlett Cremated
and Sent by Mail.

THEY ARE BURIED WITHOUT CEREMONIES
AND OCCUPY GRAVE IN FORf hsAiE
CEMETERY, MAKING a MOUND sNe6slkR
THAN ANY INFANTS.
A most peculiar burial took placeDe-
Gently in Milwaukee. On the Goth day Of
November last, DR.. John K. Bartlett died
in Los Angeles, Cal. In accordancAmI it'll
the terms of the will and the oft- 40
wish OF MIR. Bartlett, his rem
cremated. Several days ago CHI
president of the Marshall and
forwarded DR.. Bartlett's remaN -
They consisted of a whitisn powder
were enclosed in a small box or casketV
rose wood. This box, the coffin of tt
dead man, was IL inches long, s inchA
wide and only inches deep. Ali that was
left of Dr. Bartlett Teposed in this narrol
sepulcher. 1t has generally been unde1
stood that in cases of cremation the ashes
of the departed one were to be saved in an
urn and treasured within the walls Of fam
lily residences or deposited IN burial vaults.
This idea, however, was not favoTably
received by the friends and relatives OF
the deceased, and it was decided to bury
the ashes. On the afternoon of the 18th
inst, number Of friends of the dead man
met at the residence of Mr. Ilsley, Al
2:30 the party left the residence bound for
Forest Home Cemetery. The casket or
repository of the ashes Of DR.. Bartlett was
neatly draped in black velvet The party
proceeded directly to Forest Home Gem
etery. where arrangements had been made
for their reception. 4 small AID narrow
grave which was exceedingly shallow had
been dug. The small boz was taken out
and placed in the ground. The loose earth
was thrown over ii and deity spaded into
mound smaller than that Of suy infant
that reposed beneath the cemetery sod.
There were no ceremonies, and tae party
returned to the city as quietly as it had
wendell its way to the burial place. The
interment took place in Dr. BartIett's fam
lily lot, and handsome shaft will mark
the spot where his bleached ashes rest.
Upon the box i'll which his remains are
enclosed was the simple inscription: 'FDr
John W. Bartlett, disd November 2G, 1889
aged 70 years"
DR.. Bartlett was born in Portsmouth, n
H, in 1916. He entered Yale College in
1884, and Immediately after graduating in
1851, came to Milwaukee with his bride,
and that was lis home until he removed
to California few years ago. His stand
ing in the profession was high. He was
member of the American Medical Assoca-
ton for great many years, being it's vice
president in 1872 and one of its censors for
a considerable time He was made ore of
the vice presidents of the International
Medical Congress in 1876 and was president
Of the Wisconsin State Medical Society.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS.

The following quaint English Christmas
poem, written one hundred years ago, is
peculiarly interesting-aside from it's beau
" as a gem of pastoral poetry-by reason
+ it's presentment, so common century
asst, of conditions that would appear
range in an English winter of to-day.
UGH wintry circumstances as it depicts
ould seem more probable in the northern
art of New England than in Old England
ow, foSsahe climate of the latter has so
ham, THAT even flight fall of snow is
.Soked upon as novelty, while q
md frozen hard" would be thought as
,nisliDg.
When on the barns matched roof is seen
The moss in tufts of livelest green,
When Roger to the woodpile goes,
And as he turns his fingers blows,
- When all around is cold and drear
BE sure that Christmas tide is near.
When up the garden walk in vain
We seek for Floras lovely train,
When the sweet hawthorn bower is bare,
And bleak and cherries is the air,
When all seems desOlate around,
Christmas advances DER the ground.
When Tom at eve comes home from plough
And brings the mistletoes green bough,
With milk white berries spotted DER,
And shakes it the sly maid before,
Then hangs the trophy up on high,
Be sure that Christmas tide is nigh.
When Hal, the woodman, in his clogs,
Bears home the huge unwieldy logs
That, Kissing on the smouldering fire,
f Flame out at last quivering spire,
When in his hat the holly stands,
Did Christmas musters up his bands.
:. ,.a43sn clustering round the fire at night
Il OldWiEiam talks of ghost aud sprite,
And as distant clubhouse gate
"a Slams by the wind they fearful wait,
While some each shadowy nook explore,
! Then Christmas pauses at the door.
4 When Dick comes shivering from the yard
y And says the pond is frozen hard,
While from his hat. all white with snow,
The moisture, trucking, drops below,
Z When carols sound the night to cheer,
y Then Christmas and his train are here
Celia Logan, IN BRAKES
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04

What merry laugh rang throq|
barn when they saw the practical -
ton that the youngest had made of Fl
cure for hatred. The promise of an
pair soothed the infant martyr, Sbut }.
looked at the old cow in way that shove
that he had mo confidence" in her,
say the least.
The day passed with the simple dutie
Of the housewozk az which each of til
children had hand. Then evening II
upon the prairie, and, with the evenit
devotion came the story of the first Christ
mas Day, SO many years ago, partly n
and partly told by the mother,
Gus the pleasantest Christmas ]
had" declared Helen as she led the otEN
off to bed
Better is dinner OF herbs where low
u.s." quoted the mother to herself, setting
lamp in the window, that the missioner
might see its light in case he should ven
ture to cross the prairie now that III
storm had ceased.-H. 9. Pearson.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04
A Boys Composition.

The following is an abstract from real
composition written by small boy in New
Jersey The subject given by the teacher
was the extensive one of s'man." Here's
what the small boy wrote: .<Man is won-
derful animal. He has eyes, ears, mouth
His ears are mostly for catching cold in
and having the earache. The nose is to
get sniffles with. A mans body is split
half way up and he walks ON the split
ends. "--Llppincott's MaqGsiae.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04

Kemp, the Australian, now claims to be
the champion oarsman of the world.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04

lnere are some who cannot spell,
and some who cannot CIPHER well,
And some, it seems, that cannot learn,
And some forever on the turn;
And while we work with thought intent,
They're all on plots and mischief bent
Oh. God, look down with tenderest care,
We pedagogues have much to bear.
And when the door we close at eve,
Because it's time that we should leave,
We still can hear so loud and clear
That buzzing sound upon the ear;
And when we try to rest at night,
Some restless urchin picks fight;
In vain we try to drive away
The things that happen every day,
Then, God, look down with tenderest care,
We pedagogues have much to bear.
It's not enough that'we should use
Our better Judgment as we choose,
But all our friends must lend a hand
10 half advise and half command,
While we, poor fools, our spirits tease
In trying every one to please.
If God would send an angel down,
In him some fault would soon be found
Then, Father, come with plying care,
We pedagogues have much to bear.
Lille Binklev, AtcliSO93, Kan.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04

Johnny" Mamma, is bat dangerous ~
Mrs. Treaty. don't know, my child. ASK
your father. re Gas Sgt1tinqs.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-04

Fire at Stuart, Iowa, destroyed the Opera
House Block, causing a loss of $13, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-02-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

An unfair thing in this world is that
we never know there is an ounce of pre-
vention until we have taken our pound
of cure.-Atchison Globe.
"A certain amount of distrust is whole
some, but not so much of ourselves;
neither vanity nor conceit can exist in
the same atmosphere with it.-Madam
Neskar.
Virtue is no enemy to pleasure;
her proper Office is toregulate our de-
sires, that we may enjoy every blessing
with moderation, and lose them with
out discomfort.
How easy is the thought, in certain
moods, of the loveliest, most unselfish
devotion! How hard is the doing of the
thought in the face of a thousand un-
lovely iculties!-Macdonald
The best people need Affections for
trial of their virtue. How can We exer-
else the grace of contentment, if all
things succeed well; or that of forgive
ness, if we have no enemies.-Archbish
op Tillotson.
-Self-respect is the foundation of
character and of progress. Break it
down, and nothing valuable can be built
upon the ruins; establish it firmly, and
no one can tell how noble structure Of
virtue and happiness may not be raised.
For fit of dependency look on the
good things that have been given you in
the world. He who goes into his garden
to look for cobwebs and spiders will find
them, while he who looks for a flower
may return with one blooming on his
breast.
AS that man can not set right
value upon health who has never known
sickness, nor feel the blessings of case
who has been through life stranger to
pain, so there can be no confirmed and
passionate love of truth for him who has
not experienced the hollowness of error.
-Coleridge.
The moment human being arrives
at that point where he feels the object
of life is to give rather than to get,
when he prefers the place where he may
be able to do the most for others, rather
than to receive the most that others may
do for him, that moment marks the
transition into another and higher phase
of life.
Go not so far out OF your path for
truer life; keep strictly onward in that
path alone which your genius points
out; do the things which lie nearest to
you, but which are difficult to do; live
purer, a more thoughtful and more Ia
borious life, more true to your friends
and neighbor, more noble and magnani-
mous.-Thorean.
The man whose ideal is not above
his own best performance will steadily
lecline in his course of life-in compar-
ison with the low ideal that contented
him to begin with. 1t is better TO have
lofty ideal and to strive toward it even
II afar off, than to have an ideal so low
hat it requires no struggle to live up to
It's. s. Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-02-15
A Peculiar Privilege.

1t appears that only two persons enjoy
the privilege of driving to the vatican
with one-horse vehicle. One of them
is the Commissary-G General of the holy
inquisition and the other the Prussian
Ambassador accredited to the Holy See.
The latter's privilege owes its origin to
rather an interesting circumstance. A
Prussian Ambassador some years ago
drove up one day in a single-horse car
riage and presented himself for admis-
sion at the gates of the vatican leading
into the courtyard; but, in pursuance of
their orders, he was refused admission,
except on foot, by the Swiss guard. Be-
ing forced to yield, he complained with
some bitterness to Cardinal Antonelli,
Secretary of Stare to Plus TX, who said
he would refer the matter to his Holi-
ness. Plus IX., upon hearing of the in
cident, Immediately gave orders that
henceforth his Excellency, the Prussian
Ambassador, was to be allowed admit
tance cum quocumque quadrupede.-
Chicago Times.