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St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
A. Partridge, Attoruey-at-Law.

We were sitting around stove in Pam
leo lighthouse Spinning yarns. Dogs were
the subject of conversation, and each
sportsman exercised his imagination in tell
ing of the wonderful intelligence of his re-
spective dog. When they all got through
but one, Bill Wagner, of Washington,
arose. ''You see that dog lying there,
gentlemen Well, he hasn't the human
intellect of your dogs, but still he is smart
for an animal. Just before came on this
trip | had to go to the Webster law build
ing to see my attorney, and Urso there
followed me-. The passage is hundred
yards long in that building, with lawyers
shingles hung over the doors on both
sides. All at once | saw Urso come to
dead stand, as if be had run on a big
covev. There he stood like he was carved
out of marble. looked around. thinking
there was tame bird in the building but
no, there was nothing of the kind. In my
bewilderment, l happened to look up, and
there, painted in big letters on a sign,
was "a. Partridge, Attorney at. Law. >
The Weeks Sport.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Tohnny's Reason,

a circus came to town, and everybod,
knows how the music and the grand ten
and the horses set all the boys agog
Quarters are in great demand, aud many .
choice bit of money have the circus riders
carried off that was meant for better pur.
| poses. A little boy was seen LOOKING
around the premises with a great deal Of
curiosity.
"Halloo, Johnny" said man who knew
him "Going to the circus2"
"No, SIR" answered johnny "fatber
don't like EN-"
ooh, well. I'll give you the money to 90
Johnny" said the man.
Father don't approve of them, answer
ed Johnny.
We'll, go in for once, and I'll Fay for
you"
mo, SIR" said Johnny, my father
would give me the money if he thought
twere best; besides I've got twenty five
cents in my box. just enough to CO."
I'D 60, Johnny, for once it's wonder
full how the horses do" said the man
Your father needn't know it,"
IL can't" said the boy.
Now, why 7" asked the man.
"Cause," said Johuny. twirling his bare
toes in the sand, after I've been, could
not look father right in the eyes, but I can
now
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Cultivate a Sweet Voice,

There is no power of love so hard to keen
| as kind voice. A kind hand is deaf and
dumb 1t may be rough in flesh and
blood, yet do the work of soft heart. and
do it with a soft touch. But there is no
one thing 1t SO much needs as a sweet
voice, to tell what it means and feels. and
1t Is hard to get it and keep it in the right
tone. One must start in youth, and bs on
the watch night and day, at work and
while at play, to get and cultivate a voice
that shall speak at all times the thought
OF kind heart. But this is the time when
sharp voice is most apt to be acquired
You often hear boys and girls say words at
play with quick, sharp tone, as if it were
the snap of whip.
II any of them get Vexed, you will hear
voice that sounds es il it were made up
of snarl, whine and bark. Such
voice often speaks worse than the heart
feels. 1t shows more i'll will in tones than
In words. 1t is often in words that one
gets voice or a tone that is sharp, and
sticks to him through life, and stirs up i'll
will and grief, and falls like drop of
gall on the sweet joys of home. Such as
these get sharp home voice for use and
keep their best voice for those they meet
elsewhere, just as they would save the
best cakes and pies for guests. and all
their sour food for their own board.
would say to all girls and boys, Use your
best voice at home Selected.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
The Artist aud the East Side Maid.

| famous New York painter, an enthu-
siast in his art has craze for models with
red hair. He was going through a down
| town street when he happened to see
young girl with the all desired locks hur-
| rylng along with pitcher Size was a
striking specimen of animal beauty, and
she did not seem to have much to protect
her from the breeze besides the clineing
calico wrapper that draped her fine form
The moment the artist saw her. he quick
ened his pace, calling out as he approached:
Hi, there you girl you with the red
hair Stop !" She gave swift look over
her shoulder, and seeing the strange man
making toward her, she began to run.
The artist did likewise. Down the street
fed the terrified girl her face as white as
death. The street boys joined in the chase
and policeman, thinking the girl thief,
intercepted and brought her to halt, pant.
ing like deer
81 have done nothing" she cried, gIar-
ing at the artist as he came up.
Has she stolen anything from you ~
asked the policeman.
oh, no indeed" replied the artist. II
never saw her before. l only wanted to
as her to come up 10 my studio and pose
for me. am an artist, you know, and |
need red hair"
The boys set up shout The police
man looked at the artist as though he were
an escaped lunatic, and called him very |
eloquent name. The girl in the mean
time had recovered her breath, and when
the undaunted artist asked if she was
willing to pose for him, she declined In
language that made the gamins howl with
delight and gave to the artist shock
that he will never get over Utica Oh
Sooa
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Map Out Your Course, Young Man

The man who starts in pursuit of for
tune without carefully surveying the
ground and laying down his line of march
beforehand is reckless Absalom. who is
pretty sure to be caught by the 'twait-a-
bit thorns' of speculation and left help
lessly struggling in their midst, a ridicu
lous spectacle to all right thinking men.
Map out your course, young man, be-
fore you set forth on your business Jour
ney. While you are yet out of the tumult
and turmoil of the busy world adopt a set
OF principles Let them be- such as your
conscience and your common sense ap-
prove. Then fashion code of laws for
your future government-rules of conduct,
based on the duties you owe to God, to
your neighbor and to yourself.
Don't wait until you are assailed by
temptation or besst with difficulties to de-
termine what you shall do in either di-
lemma Determine in advance what ought
to be done under certain circumstances.
and when they occur, do it. You are bet
ter qualified to judge rightly what is Just
and prudent in any contingency before the
contingency is upon you than you can be
IN the moment of difficulty. In your
trouble don't trust to the impulse of the
Impulse is blind guide in
serious matters. Refer back to your chart.
This has been the practice of wise and
good men from time immemorial. -Neao
York Led0er,
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Prince of Wales Feathers.

The tradition is that the Black Prince,
having slain John of Luxumberg, king of
Bohemia, in the battle of Cressy, assumed
his crest and motto. The crest consisted
of three ostrich feathers, and the motto
was "Ich Diem" Il Serve). John of Arden
discovered contemporary MSS in which
it is expressly said that this was not the
case but much controversy has arisen on
the question.
DR.. Bell afirms that the crest is rebus
Of Queen Phllippa's hereditary title, viz :
Countess of Ostre Vaut Ostrich feather
Randall Holms claims an old British orr
gin, and the Rev. 81. Longueville asserts
that the arms Of Roderick Mauve, prior to
the division of Wales into municipalities,
were thus blszoned: Argent, three lions
PEASANT regardant, with their tails passing
between their legs and curling over their
backs In feathery form.-EG.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Graduated Medical Advice.

1t not infrequen'ly happens that physi-
clans base their advice to patients, at least
In part, upon the latter's financial condi
ton. A case in point A friend tells me
that his daughter consulted a physician,
and the latter having satisfied himself as
to the trouble suggested trip to the Yo-
semitic. 'But my father cannot afford
that" said the young lady. "In that
case" the doctor replied. TASK him to buy
you pony and village cart and take a
long drive every day" Il am afraid" said
the patient, that papa could not afford
that, either" The doctor was equal to the
occasion 'Then take good, long ride in
an open horse car every day." he said ; sit
will do you just as much good My
friends daughter is now engaged in ex-
ploring the suburbs by open street cars
and is improving rapidly under this treat
ment, which cost just ten cents daily
Boston Post
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Do Not Stand and Dread 1t.

A task never grows smaller or lighte,
by sitting and lamenting that it must be
done, and here is an old maxim that
teaches US that "a thing begun is half
| done" The following illustrates that "He
doubles task who breads it,
A farmer friend of mine has bow of
fourteen years, named Billie, who is like a
good many other boys of my acquaintance
His heart is heavy and a cloud Immediately
overspresds his mental horizon when he is
asked to make himself useful.
"Billie," said Mr.. Hone day when
was out to the farm, why don't you 20 to
work on that little patch of potatoes?
cav" whined Billie "there's SO many
of them taters I'll never get them hoed."
You won't if you don't begin soon
81 hate to begin"
"How are you ever going to do the work
if you don't begin?"
"Well, I'll begin pretty soon"
His father walked away, and I heard
Billie exclaim, in tone indicating great
mental distress
Plague take them old taters 1t makes
me sick to think about them"
"Why do you think about them, then ?"
said, laughingly.
''Ive got to" he replied, dolefully, with
a sorrowful shake of the head. "I've been
thinking about them ever since got up
this morning."
How long, now, Billie, will it really
take you to hoe them7"
''Well, at least an hour"
"And you've been distressed about it |
aver since you got up9"
''Wel1, | hate to hoe tsters."
And you've been up little over FIVE
1ours?'
"Well, II" Bill began to grin, took
Up his hoe and said, IL never thought of
hat |"
And the potatoes were hoed in Just forty
minutes. -SeIected.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26

A Learned Play on Words-Classicus-
"Wssn't it strange habit the ancients
had of calling dlsagreeable things by
pleasant names2" Modernus s'The
French and Spaniards had it also. The
one called the guillotine the Maiden and
tho other an instrument for torture and
execution the Virgin" Classicus-''Then,
seeing we have SO many precedents, we
are doubly bound to call our instrument
for execution by electricity the Lover"
Modernus-"Why doubly bounds" Clas-
sicus-"Because it sparks Its victims to
death. "-DraEs's Magazine.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
EUMoR.

; Briggs-"Hello, Braggsl I've just go
back from the lakes, you know" Bragg.
I'm very sorry, my boy, but l haven
"You are unfortunate in having no SIS
tiers. They have refining influence over
man." "Have you q sister," "Yes.
three of them" Glow is it that you were
reared apart from themY
Mrs. Hall Roome (who has advertised
for lodgers)-"It's quite musical neigh
borhood. Professor Thinkers school is
Just across the way, and every house on
this side has piano" Goth Vandall
with ill-concealed anxiety)-"And-er-
| how about catsS"
The Height of Cruelty Professor lin
the history class -"Mr. Fizzler, what was
the torture on the wheel, as practiced in
the lnqulsition Fizzler twho has not
the faintest idea)-"I reckon they made
FELLOW ride bicycle, when they found
ned never been on machine"
Police Judge-'It seems, Gabe. that Won
have been here good many times before
in short. that you are an old timer"
Uncle Gabe-"Yes, ledge, l is. l been
here befo', an amt gwine ter put myself
down on de lebbul wild desc mushroom
nlggers an loafers dat come here fer de-
fust time"
Harry Ito George, who aspires to be- a |
great author)-T say, deorge, some of
these writings are not so bad. tell Won
what 1t is, old fellow, your works shouId
be given to the world" George-"Reckon
they II have to be, if the world ever gets
them. At any rate, thus far the world has
SHOWN no inclinstion to pay for them"
Wife-'George, before we were mar
rled do you remember that you promised
me should have everything that heart
could wish?" Husband-"Ard haven't
kept my p.omiseT Wife-s.Yes, George
and 1t is for that reason that often wish
you had promised me all that stomach
could wish, too. Aren't we ever going to
give up boarding and 60 to housekeeping"
Only One Thing Lacking: (Mr Jones {
aad married little Johnnv's maiden aunt, !
ND they were at the wedding breakfast
little Johnny Ito his grandfather)-"When l
re you going to begin on him, grandpa ?" |
on who, johnny ?" "On
DR.. Jones. l heard you tell grandma he 1
wouldn't be so bad if you could only put I
ONE brains in him breakfast was fn- c
shed without Johnny r
She looked simply enhancing as she sat l
sne Union depot the other day. In her !
Up she held little Skye terrier, which F
ne was caressing tenderly. Soon the reg v
latlon dude blew in the waiting room, 8
nd IS he passed her remarked, Just loud +
nough for her to hear, II would were a IL
og." "Never mind, you're young yet" P
10 responded sweetly, and he suddenly il
'mem oered that his train was waiting. 81
Papa, what is doubtful state ?" asked u
tile Freddy, who had been looking over .
le political news. Marriage is doubt r
Il state, my son." answered Brown. with Il,
humorous twinkle in his eye. as he a.
oked at his better half. Don't YOU ~
ink SO, Mrs. Brown" "No, | don't -; "
ink it's state at ALL" she answered ~
20 me it always seemed like a terror 81
ry." Brown was silent. ai
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Troubles of the Editor.

The newspaper man hath much trouble.
One day he is blamed by some individual
because he did not gather enough news.
the next day some one finds fault because
ne had "too much trash, I" such as Mr.. A.
visited, etc, or Mr. B. returned home, etc
Another party don't like the last baby
article because it was too rough, and his
friend don't like the same because it was
TOO tame. One wants more poetry, another
wants more funny paragraphs, while some
want the earth and expect to find 1t in their
local paper.--Barnes E,stsD7Tsse.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
Punishment.

Some time ago, as was coming up the
street, l met young married friend hold
Ing her little boy by the baud The child
had eveidently had fall for the pretty
suit he wore was covered with splashes of
mud.
Just look at Willie's new cost" she
said in an aggrieved voice. 'It is perfectly
ruined +; and have had such trouble to get
1t made. Is it not too bad ?"
While was expressing my sympathy,
the little fellow looked up into my face
with woeful expression on his own.
"And mamma is going to Whip me lust
as soon as we get home" he cried.
IL certainly am" she said in the same
indignant tone. II have told him at least
fifty times to take hold of my hand, and he
never will do it, and this is the conse-
quence."
1T seems to me" answered somewhat
dryly, ''that If you have condoned the sin
OF disobedience for forty. nine times, it is
far the sin of falling down that the child
Is to be punished for il the accident had
not happened, imagine that the fiftieth
act OF disobediencs would also have passed
without comment"
her honest hazel eyes met mine steadily.
AZ % J0os OuC, 6u0 SalQ,
sand shall not forget it."
would like other young mothers, also,
to carefully consider this question, Of pun.
ishment, for it is most important one
While grave moral faults are often passed
over carelessly, child is frequently very
severely dealt with for the tearing of a
dress, or the breaking of an ornament. or
any other fault that involves trouble or
expense, even though the mischief NAV
have been Internationally done.
Shocking as the statement may sound, is
1t not true, that when the angry mother |
relieves her annoyance by furnishing the
object of IL, she is really revenging herself |
upon 1t for the trouble it has occasioned |
Certainly it is very provoking to have
beautiful things broken, and work that
has been the result of much patient labor
destroyed, through heedlessness and care
lessness. yet some time ago. when I heard
child who had torn handsome dress.
answer sagely to another who had told her
that cher mother would whip her for tear
ing it, ''No, my mother never whips for
clothes, i felt sure that she was In wise
as well as loving hands.-Lutheran.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
COUNTING THE PENNIES.

Alb, what shall do with my pennies,
For see, l have such a storei
never have sold out my basket
Or Walnuts so soon before,
How often I've trudged for hours
And taken secret cry
Because was tired and hungry
And nobody cared to buy.
dreaded to think how mother
Would look, as came and said
That hadn't enough of pennies
70 buy her loaf of bread -
How Nellie, my little sister,
Would watch at the door and saw
I've thought and I've thought of the apple
You promised to bring, all day"
But now can fill my basket,
For there's never a nut behind:
one loaf-two loaves and a dozen
Of apples, the sweetest kind;
And pat of that yellow butter;
It's dainty and fresh, know:
How good it will taste to mother.
And Nellie will like it so!
Five pennies ten, fifteen, twenty,
And thirty, and thirty five
just think of it here are fifty,
AS certain as I'm alive!
1t must have been God who helped me
TO sell off my Luts so soon.
Or else I'd be trudging, trudging,
The whole of the afternoon.
And now would like to thank Him
So kind has He BEEN so true
Let's see If cannot spare HimI
few OF my pennies. too.
Why, surely can here's FORTY
For mother and Nellie, and then,
Dear Jesus, to help Thy heather
I'll give Thee the other ten
NJ j. Preston, in Little Cn, istiau.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
CHARLES STORY.
] was sitting in the twilight

was sitting in the twilight
With my Charlie on my knee.
Uittle two-year-old forever
Teasing, Talk tory pease, to me.D
Now" I said. talk me story"
We'll, b" refectively. I'll 'mence,
Mamma, / did see kittie,
Great -big-kitty, on the fence"
Mamma smiles. Five little fingers,
Cover up her laughing lips,
rs 90 laughingf" Yes tell him,
But kiss the finger tips,
And beg him tell another.
well" all smiles, now will 'menoe,
Mamma did see doggie,
Great-big -doggie. on the fence"
Rather similar your Stories
Aren't they dears" A sober look
Swept across the pretty forehead,
Then he sudden courage took
But know nice, new tory,
'Plendid mamma, hear me 'mence,
Mamma, I-did-see -a-elfunt, =.
Great-big-elfunt on the fence"
-Kate LJDsorl CLARK
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26

The hsppiest man in the world is he
who best loves good books. They are al
ways true and faithful to him. In them
there is no guile. They contain the
mightiest thoughts of the mightiest minds.
the pathos and music of the most sympa-
fhetic hearts, the lightning flashes of the
most brilliant genius. In the library may
De found something suited to every mood.
Books are always ready to serve you. They
are never tired nor sick nor ont of humor.
but ever prompt to mingle their spirit
with your own.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
An Angry Blow.

Ralph and his sister, Msy, were playing
together one morning. Something which
May said angered him, and in burst OF
passion Ralph struck her
She staggered against pillar and tried
to catch hold of 1t, but lost her balance
and fell upon the step. crying as she did SO:
II didn't mean to make you mad,
He was glad rather than sorry to see her
fall, IN the fierce heat of his anger. But
when he saw that she did not stir or try
to get up from the steps upon which she
had fallen, he began to be frightened
care you hurt7" he asked
She did not answer
He ran to her and lifted her up. The
blood was running in little red stream
from the cut in the side of her head. She
was insensble.
He carried her into the house and told
his mother that they had been playing on
the veranda and May had fallen on the
steps.
At first they were not much alarmed
about the little girl; but that afternoon
she seemed to be delirious and the doctor
was sent for.
He looked grave when he turned away
from the bed in which she lay. 81 think
she Is threatened with brain fever" he
said. "The wound is more severe than it
looks to be-"
Ralph did not understand much about
brain fever, but the doctors looks and
words alarmed him.
80 mother, it was all my fault |" he |
said, hiding lis head in her lap. 81 got
angry and struck her and she fell. She'll |
die, know she will, and they'll hang me
for killing her."
The next day May was worse. She kept
saying over and over, 81 didn't mean to
make you mad. Ralph. I'm sorry"
When Ralph heard her saying that, he
was cut to the heart with remorse.
"Oh, l wish | was in her place." he told
bis mother. Poor little May know
now she didn't mean to make me angry,
but didn't stop to think of it then. If
Godll only let her get well I'll never
speak cross word to her or be unkind
again If can help it,"
II pray He may spare her to us" his
mother said grsvely. elf He does or does
not it will be to you a lesson that trust {
You may never forget" ]
For some days May fingered at the gate I
OF death. Many times every day Ralph
crept to her bedside, to see if she was in !
her right mind that he might ask her for S
giveness. When he called her name she $
would say, Il didn't mean to make you |
mad, brother. Pm sorry, sorry" Then c
Ralph would burst into tears and 20 away I
BY himself to beg God to let her live g
And his prayer was answered. One day
he doctor told them that all the danger
vas over. Ralph went up to the bedside.
md mingled joy and sorrow filed his 4
ieart when she held out her thin hand to I
aim with a wan smile on her face. e
80 May, forgive me-" he said, and be- d
ran to cry. eff you only knew how sorry a
am" !,
May put her arm about his neck and il
whispered
''Im sorry I was cross, Ralph. Well /,
~ not to make each other angry any
aore, won't WEI" a.
Ralph has never forgotten his lesson. 1t
as made gentler, better boy of him. n
ion's Herald a.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
A Sensible Verdict.

A girl sued Brooklyn man for breach
of promise. He proved that it was sum-
mer resort filtration, and the jury rendered
verdict for defendant. The girl subse-
quently acknowledged that she had been
engaged every season for five years, but
she had at last got tired out.-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
A Model CEREMONY.

Mamma.-'And did my darling little
Nellie hear the words of the marriage GER
emony?"
Nellie.-''Yes, heard every word"
Mamma what did the minister
say?"
Nellie, (glibly)-"He said, 'Ye have
now entered the holy bands of paddock.
and you Irvine are now one fish, ''-Pstts-
burg Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26
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 a 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 c'vered by the moist earth, is
kept from drying up, which is commonly
the difficulty in striking cuttings in the
open air.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26

Eggs are said to become unwholesome
when kept in refrigerators; q fungus
forms in them which is easily found by q
microscope, although It is not noticeable
20 the taste. This fungus constitutes q
danger when we consider how many eggs
are consumed by all classes of society, and
people of delicate constitutions ought to ba
particularly careful that they eat fresh and
not kept eggs.-Nr.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26

Interesting facts were shown by graphic
representation at the Paris exposition re-
garding decrease of illiteracy in France
1881, illiterate, 48 per cent; 1948, litter
ate, 80 per cent 1860, illiterate, 80 per
cent; 1870, illiterate, 1871 per cent; 1880,
illiterate, IA per cent; 1886, illiterate, Ii
per cent.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-26

Why Boston Prefers the Navy--Mc-
Corkle-"B Boston people are more favora-
bly, disposed toward the navy than the
army" Cumso-"Why ts that z" Nc
Corkle-"T are such things as navy
beans, you know. BRAKES MaQosias.