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St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Dyeing Horses With Blood.

Among the Arabs and all over Asia the
names snd bellies of war chargers were in
very ancient times dyed with henna to
represent blood The warrior even dipped
his sword hand in the'dye in order to look
more terrible. 1t is said that when the
Chinese b.igand chief, Fants'ung, was
ravaging the Northwest provinces, about
tie thirteenth year of our era, he and his
army dyed their eyebrows blood color to
inspire greater fright. 1t was war paint,
in fact-the very grimmest OF war paint
and is to be seen on the horses in the COZ
ored miniatures of ancient Persian manu-
scripts. The custom survives to this day
in the East, without its meaning. Sir Fl.
Laysrd describing the big white asses of
Bagdad, whose tails and ears are dyed
bright red with benns, while their bodies
are splotcbed all over with the same color.
like q heraldic talbot. and Miss Gordon
Cumming, in her pleasant and valuable
volumes on the Himalayas, says that at
Lord Mayo's Durbar, at Umballa, in
March, 1869, some of the horses of the
sixteen 1sjahs there present were parcel
dyed in pink and others russell with henna.
- Genflenan's Magazine.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Goats ia Central Park

The Harlem goat is another deapoller of
the Park lie loves to browse on the
shrubbery in the region of Ninetieth
street. When caught he is impounded,
and the owner must pay "a to recover him.
For years the REDEEM ption fee for goats was
only So, but that was paid with so much
cheerfulness that the price was doubled.
The Harlem goat is willy and observant
creature. He knows polceman's uni
form afar off. and at sight of grsyco
between the trees hastily leaps from the
particular knoll that he is despoiling and
scuttles out of the Park. At tie approach
of other human beings he placidly browses
on.
The tradition that the goat can de ect q
policeman in citizens dress is an unde-
served tribute to the brute's intellige Gee.
Now and then, when graycoat detects a
herd of goats fattening upon the heritage,
he calls his fellows and systematic goat
hunt begins The animals are surroun-
dpd, so that all avenues of escape are cut
off, and the whole herd Is taken to the
pound. The result is wailing among the
rocks of Sbanytown and sudden enrich
ment Of the city treasury. York
Star
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Public Education.
A GROWING DEMAND OVER TEE SOUTH
FOR LONGER TERMS

GROWING DEMAND OVER TEE SOUTH
FOR LONGER TERMS.
Some plain talk is INDUCED in by j. 7.
Green in back county in Tennessee, and
he gives vent to his feelings through the
Nashville american. He says:
Please accord me little of your valua-
BILE space to advance few ideas on q
paramount theme, viz a more thorough
distribution of education among the child
rem of Tennessee. There are only few
first class schools in the State. They are
virtually run by the patrician. 1t is true
the plepeian element can send their child
rem to free schools in the city about ten
months in the year, but those schools are
inferior and usually found back in the
seven hundredth ward. Thus we find
discrimination in the cities. But how is it
in the country, where three fourths OF
Tennessee's children live? Alas, my Ian
guage is inadequate to paint the contrast.
Take, for example, most any county in
the State, and let an observer, after he
leaves the railroad towns, begin to take
notes as he passes through the different
districts. Here he will find an old log
house or hut about 15x15, uninhabited
save by "razor back" or an old owl as
he looks down from his perch on bark
covered pole five feet from the door. Thus
as the observer advances, he will find
further on nothing but brush arbor
where Bill Arp or some oracle OF the
"deestrict" teaches every year about fod-
der pulling time three months free
school, when nearly every available boy
and girl is busy with the crop. There Is
usually enough in the treasury to pay this
teacher $13 month. This drama is 60
ing on year after !. and yet our best
posted people will go out among these
people and write to the papers in funny
sort of way about their ignorance. Our
legislators will read these stories and
laugh eft to kill" and next day meet in
solemn debate and shed tears over the
''dox tax" the coercion of the ten rail
fence law, etc Let our legislators take
the matter in hand and give US schools like
Illinois, for example. Tax the people
enough to give each district in each
county a ten months school. When it is
left to the county to arrange the matter 1t
is usually fzzle. l for one am willing to
pay 20 per cent more tax or more to &C.
complish this end
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Intense Farming.

By intense farming we understand that
method that concentrates the LABOR and
fertilizer used to produce q crop upon q
comparatively small lot of land. In con-
trast with this is the method of putting in
as large an amount of land as possible,
and then giving it as little work as posi-
BILE per acre.
We are convinced that the first method
may be overdone, and we are perfectly
sure that the second plan is frequently
overdone. Where land is cheap the temp
tation is to put in as large crop as posi-
BILE, with the hope that somehow it may
be made to produce tolerable crop, and
thus large returns be gained.
But this will not pay in any country,
grass grow so rapidly, when they once get
a start, as to completely choke out the
crop. if they are not speedily eradicsted.
as to enable the farmer to keep ahead of
the weeds.
But while it is important to do this, 1t is
also necessary for the farmer, if he wants
to make his farming pay, to produce all
he must not only thoroughly cultivate his
produce as large crops as possible. 1t is
better to raise one hundred bushels of corn
on one acre, with the proper amount of
labor and fertilizer, than to raise seventy
five bushels on three acres with the same
outlay.
We are convinced. however, that farm
ing may become too intense to pay. There
have been instances recorded where 200
bushels of corn per acre nave been raised
by extraordinary effort, but the corn
would not pay for the labor. What Is
needed is to find the happy medium.
Some farmers fail because they do not
bestow enough labor per acre to produce
a good crop and others who put on
enough labor to secure reasonable results
fail to reap the full benefits of their labor
because they fail to rightly estimate the
value of fertilizers. It will pay to fertil-
lie for most crops even on the richest soil.
If an acre of good soil will produce 20
tons of sugar cane worth $50, and by put
ting on S. worth of fertilizer it can be
made TO produce with the same labor 80
tons, worth $3.50. it certainly will pay to
use the fertilizer, and this is about the
difference it will make
In our climate and with the crops we
can produce, it will pay to thoroughly
cultivate the soil, and also to use the best
of fertilizers.
We are convinced that ten acres of land,
farmed on the intense plan, will not only
give support to an ordinary family, but
will give profit besides.
Our Louisiana land is rich, and our cli-
mate and rainfall is favorable to the pro-
duction of the most valuable crops, and
when its possibilities are fully developed,
it will be capable of sustaining an immense
population. Let the farmers of Louisiana
go to work in the right direction and we
will need no lottery to build levees, or
support public schools.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Illinois Alliance.

Editors Western Rura1-The Alliance
movement is progressing in Illinois as rap
idly now as in almost any State in the
Union. The farmers of Illinois are be-
ginning to realize the fact that in organiza-
ton alone is their only salvation. Every
other industry is thoroughly organized.
Capital and the money power of the coun-
try is combined for the purpose of secur-
ing the greatest amount of produce for the
least money. Self preservation is the first
law of nature, and if we neglect the oppor-
tunities that God gives us, we must suffer
the consequence. There are many reforms
needed and the only way to secure them Is
for the farmers to unite. Trusts and COM
binations of capital have controlled legis
lation in their own interests, and will con-
tinue to do so just as long as the farmers.
allow themselves TO be whipped into line
by their old party leaders who care moth
ing for the farmers interest except to get
their votes. Brother farmers, hold your
own individual interest above partisan.
Labor to secure the nomination of men in
both parties whose interests are identical
with yours, If the party to which you
belong igr ores your demands and insist on
putting in nomination men whom you can
not support, if your party leaders still
argue that we must be repre- sented in
Congress and our State legislature by law
yers and bankers because they are better
qualified for the position by their knowl-
edge of the law and the financial condition
of the country, leave your old party and
vote for the man who does represent your
own interests.
If both of the old parties refuse to put
in the field such mem as you want, it is not
too late to put into the race men of your
own choice. and you will find that thous-
ands of good, honest farmers who do not
even belong to the Alliance will support
your candidate.
My plan would be for the farmers to de-
eide on man to represent their interests
in the Legislature and ask the party to
which he belongs to nominate him. If they
refuse to do SO, then bring out your man
independent
LaSalle, Kendall, Vermi1lion and several
other counties have recently perfected
county organizations and are getting into
shape to make their influence felt. Owing
to business enterprise which disqualified
Brother VIM. n Bowers from acting as
vice president of the State Alliance, he
rendered his resignation, which has been
At meeting of the executive
committee held in Springfield in the month
of May, Brother Charles A Smith, of
Flanagan, Livingston CO., ILL.,, was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Bowers. Mr.. Smith Is
q man of strong character, forcible
talker, and is thoroughly In earnest in his
efforts to organize the farmers, and has
none of those selfish motives that often
prompt men to take an active interest in |
their fellow men. A. e. BRUssoN,
Pres. ILL., State Alliance.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
A Violin That Cost $4,000.

Ten thousand dollars is now the highest
recorded price of violin. The Alard
Stradivarius has passed from France to
England for that sum, to 60 into the COL
lection of Scotchman. It is dated 1716
It is described in the catalogue of the
South Kensington exhibition of 1872 as
the only one in condition of perfect pres
ervstion. It was bought in 1850 by an
Italian amateur, Count Cozio di Salabue,
after whose death it was purchased in 1924
by famous collector, Luigi Tarisio. Tar
isio hid it away, refusing to let any one
see it, till his death in 1854. A year later
it was purchased BY Vu a It's con.
it had scarcely been played upon during
the whole $50 years of it's existence. VuiI-
laume left 1t in his death to his son-in
law, Alard, who has just sold it.-Chicago
Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Elsie Was Obliging.

Her parents think Elsie the cutest child
in the world, and certainly for a five year
old this fairy is wonderfully handy about
the house. She has natural ambition to
be helpful, however much in the way she
may happen to get in her laudable but
naturally not yet very effective desire to
make herself useful. The other day her
father had a gentleman friend to dinner,
and after the repast told the little girl to
fetch couple of cigars from his box
s'Did you find them Elsie?" he asked, as
she returned. Eyes, papa, and bit the
ends off for ou."-Bu6alo Courier.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
The Value Of Scientific Expeditions.

The work which has been done in con-
nection with the Challenger" expedition
is, of course, of great interest to the pure
scientist, but sooner or later it will be dis
covered to be Of immense practical value.
The reports which have been published in
connection with it form library of forty
seven quarto volumes, with nearly 90, 900
pages of letterpress, more than $500 litho
graphic and chrome photographic plates,
400 maps, charts and diagrams. together
with great many woodcuts. The prepa-
ration and publication Of the reports have
cost no less than $40, 900, and the amount
recovered by sales does not yet reach $780,
600. The part of the report which is
specially interesting is that which gives
information about harbors, tides, currents
and prevailing winds Of out Of the way
spots, which will be of use to those en-
gagged in maritime and commercial pur-
suits.--N. r. Commercial Advertiser.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Snu Baths.

Sun baths can only be arranged on an
upper room-with skylight or with win
dows affording free entrances to the suns
rays is the best adapted for the purpose.
But better than sun baths is living in sun
light, which is as necessary to health as
pure air. Let yourself and family live
and work in rooms where plenty of sun
light can enter. There Is no way to avoid
the natural itching produced in some per-
sons by cold water baths. Be careful
what kind of soap you use, however, a.
soap often causes irritation otherwise
voidable. Halle Journal OF Health.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Turkeys Hatched in 4 Pocket.

Sam Cob, OF Madison. Fla, found wild
turkeys nest with several eggs in it,.
which he took out, and rs he was not to be
home for several hours, wrapped them in
his coat and laid 1t ON the bank of creek,
where bic was fishing. He was surprised
shortly afterward to hear chirp of q
young turkey He investigated and found
that one Of the eggs had given forth q
turkey soon another followed, and SO on
until be had quite q brood In his coat
.Ne0 York Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

Doctors say that Americans rush too
much and eat too fast, but when they are
asked for figures they can't show EN-. On
the contrary, the English, who never rush
and who eat as though they had all day to
meal, suffer with dyspepsia 90 per cent
more than Americans, and the average age
at which business men die is per cent
below the hustling kee.-Detrott Free
PaeSa
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
The Ladies Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions make it their fsvorite
remedy. It Is pleasing to the eye and to
the taste, gentle, yet effectual in acting on
the kidneys, liver and bowels.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

Miss Eva McFadden, of Oxford, had an
adventure with rat one day recently.
She took q loaf Of bread from the pantry,
and when about to cut it rat jumped out
Of it and scampered around until the fam
lily cat settled its capsrs. The animal had
eaten hole into the loaf and ensconced
Itself therein philadelphia Ledger.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Malaria.

Nothing makes one feel so mean and
incapacitated for work as touch of mala-
ria. How the bones ache ! What chilly
and 1ifeless sensations What q poor
appetite and what poor digestion Here,
James, run and get me some quinine; or
stop, quinine doesn't agree with me either.
1. makes my head feel like it would burst.
It creates buzzing sound in my ears.
1t impairs my digestion. 1t makes me feel
dizzy. 1t gives me nausea and physi-
clan once told me that qainine sometimes
causes paralysis. No, you needn't get it |
I won't take quinine. What is that !?
You say your mother takes Smiths Tonic
Syrup when she has malaria, and that it
always cured her and that it also cured
your brother of chills and fever? Well,
get me bottle of Smiths Tonic Syrup,
and be quick Come to think about
it, I have read that this medicine
has all the good effects of quinine, and
none of it's evil nature. Strange haven't
triad IL hafore
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

Minister You say several Of your COM
panions were fishing in your fathers mill
pond last Sunday am very much sur
prisedn Small Boy-tSo am 1. There
isn't fish in it. Detroit Free Pr4ss.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
What Some Lawyer Missed

Samuel johnson, colored, was arraigned
yesterday in the General Sessions before
Judge Cowing to plead to an indictment
charging him with assault. He pleaded
not guilty, and Judge Cowing asked him
Have you any lawyer, Jonnsonf'
No, sab"
"Have you any money to employ
lawyer?'
Yes, sab"
Glow much have you got9"
"Twenty cents, sah."
81 hardly think that is enough, John
son." said Judge Cowing, gravely. Il
think shall have to assign lawyer"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

ssThe Alliance work In Indiana has
grown 50 rapidly that it was deemed adj
visable to organize State Alliance to as-
sumo control Of the work In that State. !"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

Give your children Dr. Bulls Worm
Deetroyers. These little candies Won't do
them any harm and may do them much
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
How to Make Rose Cuttings Grow

How to Make Rose Cuttings Grow.
The following simple manner of starting
cuttings from the rose is said by the New
York Press to be much used by Europeans,
who find it produces roots with consider
able certainty. The shoot is cut about ten
inches long, and two small holes being
made in the earth, the two ends are bent
together until the cutting forms bow,
when they are thrust into the holes as far
they will go. A small stick may be laid
on the ground to bend the cutting over
and keep the bud, which must be in the
center of the shoot, from being covered
with the earth. The roots, of course, will
start only from the lower end, but the
other being covered by the moist earth, is
kept from drying up, which is commonly
the difficulty in striking cuttings in the
open air.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

Undertaking is Of vast importance 70
rstentlve soils and subsoils.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19

A very singular coincident occurred at
the residence of Mr.. o. Ditch last satur-
day, which is truthful iu every way. The
little daughter Fiorabll had died, and was
laid out in the cold arms of death in one
of the rooms, her loving parents bending
over the pretty corpse shedding tears OF
bitter grief for Florahel was the only
daughter in family of several CHILDREN
The little girl had psf VII te pigeon that
freouented all parts of the house at It's
pleasure, gettin into the lap and on the
shoulders of the little girl, and seems to
understand everything ssid to it; Ihls
pigeon flew into the death chamoer
through the door and pefched itself on the
mantie-piece. Mrs. Ditch turned toward
it. and calling it oy name said 'Pedee,
poor little Florabel is dead LOOK a.
her |" at the same time pointing to the
dead companion. The pigeon stretched
Itself. looked at the little lifeless form.
gave flu ter of it's wings, and fell OH the
mantle piece-dead! It was 'laid out"
very prettily, placed at the feet OF the
child in the coffin, and Florabel with her
bird companion in life were laid to rest TO-
gether in the cemetery a. Berwick.
gan City Reviey.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Effect of Bad Positions

An erect bodily attitude is of vastly more
importance to health than mast people
generally imagine. Crooked bodily posi-
tions, maintained for any length of time,
are always Injurious, whether in the sit
ting, standing or lying posture, whether
sleeping or waking. To sit with the body
leaning forward on the stomach or to one
side, with the heels elevated on level
with the hands, is not only in bad taste,
but exceedingly detrimental to health (; it
cramps the stomach, presses the vital Or
CANS, interrupts the free motion of the
chest, and enfeebles the functions of the
abdominal and thoracic organs, and in fact
unbalances the whole muscular system.
Many children become slightly hump
backed or severely round shouldered by
sleeping with the head raised on nj gh
pillow. When any person finds it easier
to sit or stand or walk or sleep in a crooked
position than straight one, he may be
sure his muscular system.js dersnged, and
the more careful he should be to preserve
an upright position.--N. Y. Ledger.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
Agricultural Schools.

Mr. John w. Ross, Polk county, Mo-,
writes 81 heartily endorse the sugges-
ton in the October number of the Anser6-
can AgriculturSst that agriculture be
taught in our common schools. Let us
have less of the ologies, isms and fanati-
cisms that are makingitheorists, Missionaries
and zealots of our children and uniting
them for practical life. Too many now,
when taught smattering of the isms,
imagine they are too good for the pillow,
and move for one of the already over
crowded professions, or become politicians,
strike out as great moral reformers, and
come to naught Yes, let agriculture be
taught in our schools in simple and at
tractive form, and the children will be
better prepared for practical life. They
will learn that agriculture is a science
worthy of study, requiring q mental
training as well as the learned professions.
Farming will then appear to them more
elevated and honorable, and they will
strive to fully inform themselves and be-
come better and more successful farmers.
Then, to be first class farmer will be re-
garded as something to be as proud of as to
be learned in one of the professions. 1t
is lamentably true that many look upon
farming as life of drudgery and of low
degree; dependent upon physical effort
only, which is all wrong. Ii taught as
suggested, this idea will soon pass away.
Agricultural literature will be sought
after and appreciated, and farming will
be looked upon from higher standpoint,
us based on scientific education. 1t will
then be regarded as quite as important to
the farmer to keep up with the agricul-
tural journals and literature as it is to the
lawyer or doctor to keep up with the lit
erature Of his profession. When looked
upon in its true light, agriculture is
most honorable calling and when properly
understood will be sought after and
higher ambition and more generous and
vigorous rivalry will lead to greater sue
cess and higher degree of perfection.
You are moving in the right direction.
Rush to practical results and you will re.
cAiya ynTr yeward
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
George Nv as an Artists Model.

In the room known as the Waterloo
chamber hangs the fine full length por-
trait of George ~ in his coronation robes,
by Sir. Thomas Lawrence. His majesty
certainly made bad king, bad husband
mirable picture. He knew how to pose"
to perfection, how to show off the SYM
metry Of his very handsome legs in their
snowy silken hose, and how to turn his
head SO as to present the best points in his
profile to the spectators. imagine that
the vocation of an artists model was what
he was best fitted for by nature.-Cor.
P1ss1odezphio TELEGRAM.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-19
New Process of Curing Tobacco.

NEW PROCESS Oh (uElu& OpACCs
The Western Tobacco Journal says that
it Is not news or information to the aver
age man to tell him that this is progress
sive age, and that he who fails to keep
abreast with the times never realizes that
the full measure Of success or that follows
intelligent industry. Tobacco culture, like
all other branches of agriculture, is not
exempt from this spirit of improvement,
or revolution, if you will have it, and one
of the latest theories put to practical test
in connection with tobacco culture is that
the leaves individually should be pulled
and cured, instead of collectively on the
stalk. The argument is that two leaves
on plant nature evenly or together. The
lower leaves, maturing the earlier, are
practically dead and useless If left on the
stalk until the top leaves are matured and
the whole plant ready for the knife. This
is especially applicable to bright tobacco
and might be applied with profit to white
hurley. The leaves are pulled IS they
mature and hung on sticks especially pre-
pared for that purpose, and which give
the proper vss.ptilation for their cure, MAX
ing the proxies as nearly mechanical one
as possible.
Census Taker-'sM Married or single 7"
Woman-"Both." Census Taker-"Come,
madam, no trifing." Woman "Tm not