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St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Revenge II Sweet.
EVEN If IT rs ONLY SECURED AGAINST A
WEIGHING MACHINE

EVEN If IT rs ONLY SECURED AGAINST A
| WEIGHING MACHINE.
| In one of the largest of this city's hotels
there stands prominent in the lobby a
nickel -fn-the-slot weighing machine of
massive proportions and enticing appear
ance. 1t ordinarily does the work honestly,
throwing out card with the date ami
weight printed on it, and throwing in a
sweet snatch of operate melody. But its
internal anatomy became disarranged q
few days ago just as very thin patron of
the hotel, who is under treatment with q
view to attaining comfortable and slightly
plumpness, came in for his daily weigh.
He dropped the nickel in and hoped
nimbly upon the platform, but no strain
of music met his ear and no card showing
pound or two of development dropped
into his expectant hand. He then jumped
lightly up and down upon the platform a
few times to see if the thing would start,
and put another nickel in the slot. Still
the machine remained mute and the dis
appointed thin man pounded on the plat
form with all his strength and poured
stream of nickels in the capacious slot for
the next ten minutes with no result but a
grievous loss of temper and two pounds of
his recently acquired svoirdupois.
The hotel clerk had the machine re-
paired next day, and notified his slender
guest of the fact that evening after dinner
"It's been fixed, chi" said the guest.
"That's good. Much obliged. But what
about all those nickels put in last night?"
The clerk thought they had gore to
swell the dividends of the weighing ma
chine company, and intimated that the
guest was not acting in the wisest possible
manner when he put his money into
proken machine.
"Well, maybe I wasn't" said the guest,
"but I'm going to get square, just the
same So he wandered down to the base
ment, borrowed hammer and thin nail,
drove hole in the nickel, begged bit of
thread and tied it therein and then visited
the weighing machine. He lowered the
nickel until it touched the spring to set
the arrangement in motion and then pulled
it up again in safety. He weighed him
self dozen times and weighed everybody
else in the lobby until he thought he and
the machine were at financial dead CEN
ter, and then let the nickel. thread and
all, 60 into the strong box of the instru-
ment.-Neao York Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
A Railroad Car Used for a Barn.

For months box car, that for present
purposes may be known as No. 1924, has
been bothering the man who keeps track
of the cars on the South Shore road. He
traced it to a certain station, and there all
track of it was lost. In the mountainous
region of the far West. car has been
known to tumble down q precipice and
become lost, but here such thing could
not happen. The subject of the mysteri-
GUS car grew upon his mind to such an ex-
tent that he determined to find that car or
perish in the attempt. Accordingly he
went to the station at which place the car
was last heard from, and started after the
truant box car. Coming down the line to
q point but few miles above Ishpeming,
he went in on branch to mine that is
small shipper, and where the track is not
kept open in winter. Getting mile or SO
out on the branch he suddenly ran onto
No 1924. Upon Investigation. he found
that farmer who lived in the vicinity
had been and was still using the car as
barn, there being six horses in the car at
the time. It is needless to say that the
track was plowed out the next Sunday, and
the farmers barn is now used in the wheat
traffic Mining Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
"COME, LET us TAKE A DRINK

Drink with you, my brothers no,
Though the sparkling wine may flow,
Yet the draught the demon sips
Nevermore shall pass my lips
oh, my brother. tempt me not.
For it's pleasure dearly bought,
With Gods seal upon my brow
These things cannot move me now
Drink with you, my brothers nay,
Cast the fiery cup away!
And in manhood's strength and might
Tread right onward for the right
Like the eagle toward the sun,
Onward, till the strife be won.
In the fight we'll firmly stand
For God and home and native land!
We this VOW to-day have given,
With our right hand raised to heaven.
By the God who reins above,
By his banner, which is love,
BY the stars that flash on high.
Well be faithful till we die.
Marching onward, rank on rank,
Well the powers of hell out-fank.
Drink with you, my brother2 nay,
He has met me by the way,
Though assailed by scorn and pain,
I shall never drink again!
can brave the tempest's shock
With my feet upon the rock,
And mine eyes, thro' strife and blood,
Fixed upon the hills of God.
Drink with you, my brother? never,
Keep me true, oh God, forever
Fl > has led me through the night,
Upward where the skies are bright.
Oh, my brother, go with me
Where the shining pastures be;
Heart to heart Well bravely stand
For God and home and native land.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Fun With q Cork Leg.

II would not be supposed that any one
could get much fun out of cork leg.
Yet knew a man who had the misfor-
tune to lose his leg who got good deal of
amusement out of his cork substitute.
Once he nearly scared an old gentleman
out of his wits.
1t was in this way: The said cork leg
was very we'll made one, and when its
owner was seated you could not tell the
difference between the real and false ar
ticle. One day my friend was in railway
car and opposite him was an old gentle
man. My friend took out his penknife
and began pairing his nails.
When he had finished, instead of put
ting his knife back in his pocket, like an
ordinary mortal, he gave it jerk, and it
stuck in his cork leg, and it vibrated to
and fro in sufficiently horrible manner.
The old gentleman's feeling can better
be imagined than described" as they say
in the novels. He turned beautiful
green color, and at the next stoppage
skipped from the car in most active man
ner. He evidently thought he had got in
with msdman, and probably imagined
his leg would be the next to be expert
mented on.-Neto York Herald
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Hair Growing After Death.

Seven years ago William A Walters
was buried in the Stone Chapel cemetery
in Huntingdon county, Md. In 1885 the
body was exhumed for the pu' pose of re-
moving it to Williamsport for interment.
On reaching the coffin the diggers found
the joints and cracks in the box matted
and covered with hair On opening the
casket the hair on the head was found to
be nearly two feet long and the whiskers
nearly foot. Persons who we're present
when Walters was first buried say that his
face was clean shaven and his hair cut
short.-S. Louis Republic
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Simple Rules for Sleep.

Here are the FIVE fundamental principles
of sound sleep:
Let the evening meal be simple; moth
ing better than diet of bread and milk.
Take smart walk of say one or more
miles before retiring, unless you have been
exercising in the open air during the after
noon. The colder the atmosphere the
better.
Absolute Punishment from the mind of
all topics of business. Innocent and child
like amusements with children are most
beneficial.
In most cases bunch of fresh lettuce
before retiring has a narcotic effect.
Cultivate steady, full, we'll drawn way
of breathing, which always induces sleep.
Cor. CHICAGO Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Flowers and Perfume s

Flowers and the perfumes distilled from
them have salutary influence on the con-
stitution, and constitute therapeutic
agency of high value. Residence in per-
fumed atmo phere forms protection from
pulmonary affections and arrest the develA
opment of phthisis. In the town of La
Grasse, France, where the making of per-
fumes is largely carried on, phthisis is al
most unknown owing to the odorous va
pors inhaled from the numerous distiller-
ies.-HaU's Journal of Health.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
The Messenger Boys Fun.

A messenger boy in Washington square
few days ago made everybody that saw
him forget his pet grief for momsnt. He
was the proud conveyor of one of those
wire lay figures called Beetles that are
used in the shops to display made up gar
ments. Betty" was mounted on casters
and had her simpering face turned coyly
over her shoulder, and instead of picking
her gravely up in his arms the youngster
was trundling her along by his side, his
arm affectionately linked in hers, with
quite the air of society man taking the
guest of the evening out to dinner. And
nobody enjoyed the fun of it more than he
did.-Ne0 York Eoening San.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
"THE OLD WEATHER vANE."

There's many year has passed along
The broad highway Of time,
Since Jim an me fixed good an strong
Upon the old barns topmost ridge
That old red arrer made OF pine,
That's bravelyp'inted, rain an shine,
The winds direction true.
But wind an rain has done their work;
The old vane swings no more;
Jes' sways and trembles In the gale,
Instead of veerin', as of yore,
Now east r west, now north X south,
A warnin' us of rain r drought,
Jes' as 1t happened so.
AN like that poor, old, worn out vane,
Has Jim an me played out;
We've braved llfe's changes, time again,
An stood the tempest an the rain,
But now we're simply wai!in' here,
Until the breath of life shall veer,
An send us heavenward."
philadelphia Ledger.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
What Is a Precious Stone-What q
Geme

What is precious stone7 Mr.. Geo. F
Kunz in his valuable book on Gems and
Precious Stones of North America, says,
in reply to this query, "Bsauty of color,
hardness and rarity are the essential
requisites which entitle a mineral to be
called precious" Strictly speaking, the
only precious stones are the diamond, ruby
sapphire and emerald, though the term is
often extended to the opal, notwithssand-
ing it's lack of hardness, and to the pearl,
which is, strictly speaking, not mineral,
but an animal product.
A gem, he continues, is popularity q
precious or semi precious stone, especially
when cut and polished for ornamental pur-
poses. Originally the term designates q
class Of minerals hard enough to scratch
quartz without metallic luster, but gener-
ally brilliant and beautiful, and includes
the semi-precious or fancy stones, such as
the chryso beryls, alexandrites, tourma-
lines, spinels and topaz. Arsheologically,
the term is restricted to engraved stones
such as intaglios and canoes. The term
jewel is applied to gem only after it has
been mounted.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
A Wonderful Clock.

A new French clock contains novel ap-
plication of the magnet. The clock is
shaped like a tambourine, with circle of
flowers painted on it's head. Around the
circle two bees crawl, the larger one re-
curing twelve hours to complete it's cir
cult, while the smaller one makes it every
hour. Different flowers represent the
hours, and the bees, which are of iron, are
moved by two magnets behind the head of
the tambourine.-6t. Louis ReDublie.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
The Prodjgal Father.

An old lady lately told me this true
story. A farmer living in Kentucky had q
little girl named Vida, whom he greatly
loved. Having lost his wife, and finding
no one to care for the child properly, he
gave her to her mothers sister in Missouri,
promising to write regularly, and to visit
her every year or two. But soon after
this he began to drink, and in few years
became confirmed drunkard by degrees
he ceased writing to his child, lost his en-
tire property. and, degraded and unhappy.
wandered about the country as a common
tramp, his friends being unable to obtain
any trace of him. Twenty years after he
had given up his child, he stopped one day
at the door of pretty farmhouse in Mis-
souri, and asked for food. As the young
mistress of the house handed him liberia
sand wich, child, clinging to her dress
shrieked with fear of the tramp
tHush, Vida, the old man will not hurt
you," said the mother.
sis her name Vidat" cried the tramp,
"Once had a little girl that looked just
like her when lived in old Kentucky"
''Did you live in Kentucky l came
from there, from farm near B." said
the young woman.
'Fron near B? There is where
lived p cried the tramp. "Did you ever
hear of Joel Cameron7 I was respectable
there once, before my wife Lois died.
"Joe. Cameron Lois /" gasped the young
mother. "Those were the names of my
parents"
The poor tramp caught her arm. 'Is
your name Vida? Did you come to Mis-
souri, with your Aunt anna Pitt, and did
your father stop writing to you, and disap-
pearw
Yes, yes p
"Pm sorry father for you, bu. l am
your father" said the poor man, bursting
into tears.
His daughter led him into the house,
and showed him letters and mementoes of
her home. He recalled incidents and OBJ
jects of that early home. The recognition
Yves complete. Never was prodigal son
better welcomed than this prodigal father.
His daughter brought him clothes of her
husbands Bathed, shaved, and dressed,
the tramp was like the once demoniac,
now clothed in his right mind" His
grandchild served to bind him to duty,
and he remained until his death, fifteen
years later. loved and helpful member
of his child's family.-Mrs j. McNar
Wright, in Temperance Banner.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
The Metric System.

The American Neurological society, at
meeting held in Washington, advocated
the adoption of the metric system by the
government for custom house and foreign
mail service. The metric system is psed
by twenty four nations in invoicing goods
for shipment abroad, and many Of them
use it for all purposes.-Neso Orleans Pic
Gyuas.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12

Mr.. Nathan Harvey, of Topeka, has in
his possession his wedding suit, which
was made at Richmond, Ind, in 1882. in a
shop in which Schuyler Colfax, General
Burnside and ex-Congressman shryock
were journeymen. The suit consists of
white duck trousers, buff vest with brass
buttons and blue swallow-tail coat, also
trimmed with brass buttons. The cloth
for these garments cost 81 and the making
IS. Mr.. Harvey has hat, purchased for
the same occasion, which was made by
Oliver p Morton.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
The Practical Extinction of Smallpox.

About 80, 900 children are vaccinated an
nuslly by the physicians of the board of
health of New York City. Adults who
request it ara also vaccinated. The opera
ton is performed upon from $4,000 to
10000 persons every year. The vaccinating
corps of the health department was organ
lied in 1874 The result of it's work was
not apparent until 1876 The deaths from
smallpox previous to 1875 averaged 80 81
per 100, 600 per year since 1875 they have
averaged s.3s per 10000 per. year, and
this average is being yearly reduced.
During the past sixteen months we have
had only two cases of the disease in New
York City. One of these cases occurred in
the most thickly populated part of the
city, where the number of inhabitants per
acre is greater than on any other spot in
the world, yet so well was the neighbor-
hood protected that not single case oc-
Cured among the many that were exposed.
DR.. Cyrus Edison, in Forum.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Wash for Fruit Trees.

For pears, one pound saltpeter, two
pounds common salt, Ave gallons of water.
For peach and plum, one quart coal oil,
one pound concentrated lye, Ave gallons
water.
For apple trees, one pound sulphur, two
quarts lime, dissolved In enough water to
make whitewash.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Faith.

The story goes that Lewiston gentle
man gave his little girl bad quarter of a
dollar, telling her that it would do to play
with. She kept it for day or two and
seemed to be saving it for q purpose.
"You must not attempt to spend it, my
DEAR" said he. "No, am not going to,
papa" was the reply. "but know what I
shall do withit. shall put it in the bas-
ket at Sabbath school next Sunday. and
God will make 1t good The trustful
father resumed payment" on the bad
quart or and reissued substantial half -
Leacistop journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12

Every locality has advantages for
cheaper production or better marketing
for some product. It is part Of the
farmers business to study the capacities
Of the farm, and then learn everything
possible about the methods Of producing
most cheaply what his farm is adapted to.
The farmer who does this, need not COM
plain that farming does not pay.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
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 ::
s'Have you any lawyer, Johnson2"
''No, sah."
'tHave you any money to employ a
lawyer"
Eyes, sab"
"How much have you gotT
Twenty cents, sah."
81 hardly think that is enough, john
son." said Judge Cowing, gravely. II
think I shall have to assign lawyer"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12

Children that are peevish and sickly
frequently owe their disposition and dis
tress to the presence of worms in their
intestines. They will be more healthy,
happy and pretty IL you give them DR..
Bulls Worm Destroyers.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12

"Here, Neptune, you mustn't talk that
way to Bacchus won't have such Ian
guage about here" said Jupiter, after
Neptune had spoken to Bacchus in very
scurrilous manner. "Then he mustn't
call me McGinty, retorted Neptune.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
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 favorite
remedy. It is pleasing to the eye and to
the taste, gentle, yet efectual in acting on
the kidneys, liver and bowels.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12

love for humanity which have made my
life richer and happier. From you l
learned how to be q help to others, and
have gained blessing for myself.
Sarah u. Briohaap, in 8. S. AdUocGte. I
St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12

Sufferer-"Do you pull teeth without
pain r Dentist-"Well, mot always.
sprained my wrist the last time l pulled q
tooth, and it hurts me yet, occasionally"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-31
A KENTUCKY VENDETTA.
The Origin of the Howard-Turner War
fare Due to Whisky.

Wicks Howard and Bob Turner had
been drinking moonshine whisky in
doggery in the village of Harlan,
which is the county seat of Harlan, in
the State of Kentucky. Turner became
drunk, then sleepy, and he slept While
he was sleeping fellow named Little
struck match and set his hair on fire.
Turner woke and demanded to know
who was burning him before his APP
pointed time. Little said that Wicks
Howard had applied the match. This
was nearly ten years ago. Turner and
Howard fought, with pistols, of course,
and Turner was killed. Howard was
tried, and, according to the custom of
Che county, acquitted.
Then. it now being 1882, Turner's sur
viving brother sought to kill Wicks
Howard Both Turner the second,
whose name was Will, and Howard were
wounded in this second duel, which
grew out of the joke of drunken man.
Will Turner fed to Texas, but soon re-
turned. Then Turner the third, whose
name was George, made proclamation
that Bulldog Will" was on his native
heath again, and defied the clan OF
Towards to do battle with the clan of
Turner's. The battle was fought and
Bulldog Will was slain. Twenty Turner's
and twenty Towards took part in this
third fight, which had occasion in
drunkard's jest Wilson Howard was
indicted for the murder of Will Turner.
Wilson commonly "Wils') How
ard was not kith or kin to Wicks
Howard; he just fought against
the Turner's because he did not
like them; one of them had whipped
him when he was boy. wills also
escaped Justice, according to the custom
of the country. After this "Wicks'
Howard drops out of the roster Of fight
! ers, and wills" becomes leader of the
| Towards, though alien to the family
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-31
INEXPENSIVE CUTS.
How to Produce Appetizing Dishes from
Cheap Pieces of Meat.

How to Produce Appetizing Dishes from
Cheap Pieces of Meat.
tits not difficult matter to obtain
satisfactory dish of meat from prime
cut, but it requires the supreme skill of
the cook to take piece of beef shin or
a neck piece of veal or mutton and pro-
duce tender, appetizing stew. 1t Is in
the use of what are termed ''inferior"
cuts or meat that the French cook ex-
cells. There is much more nourishment
in some of these cuts-notably in the
neck piece of mutton or veal-than in
some prime cuts like the French filet of
beef or the tenderloin. A piece of meat
through which the blood of the animal
circulates freely is more wholesome and
contains more nourishment. though it is
tougher and requires more time to cook
than tender piece that lays inside, like
the tenderloin. The stew, or broth, of the
Scotch. which they make from the neck of
mutton, is dish that has justly acquired
worldwide fame. 1t requires time and
patience to cut up neck of mutton and
reject every scrap of fat, and separate
the bones and lean. and cook them in
separate dishes; but the result is the
most delicious broth that can be made.
A breast of mutton is difficult piece to
dispose of, but if carefully trimmed and
boiled in sailed water till tender, the
bones may be removed and rich force
meat ,sropared and spread on tho meat,
and compact roll made. This is now
dipped in egg and rolled in sifted bread
crumbs and Drowned in the oven. Serve
it with an acid jelly like barberry, cur
rant or damson plum. The chunk of
meat which forms the tough end Of
the porterhouse has acquired its odium
because it is cut the wrong way Of the
grain. If it is cut across the grain in
small steaks it will be found tender and
excellent. There is another piece OF
meat which lies in the forequarter,
which butchers sometimes include, we
believe, in their chuck roasts, 1t is the
cross rib. 1t is an inexpensive piece,
but when cut properly it is an excellent
piece, as rich in meat juice and nour'
ishment as rib roast, though possibly
not quite as fine in flavor The best
pieces of veal for potpies are the neck
and shoulder pieces. There is no part
of veal that may not be made tender AND
delicious by proper cooking.-N. Y
Tribune.