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St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
Wonder If Everybody Knows

That the best covering for poultice or
a mustard paste is tissue paper.
That hands may be kept smooth in cold
weather by avoiding the use of warm
water. Wash them with cold water and
soap.
That the best and most convenient cover
for jelly tumbler is thin paper fastened
over the top of the glass by rubber band
That the best way to clear out and
straig hten the fringe of fowls, doiliss,
.etcs before ironing, is to comb it, while
damp, with an inch length of coarsest
toilet comb.
That pleasant rainy day work for the
older children is to be found in the making
of scrap book Of the portraits of noted
men and women; the portraits to be OBJ
tanned from publishers catalogues, maya
zines, newspapers and other available
sources.
That essence of peppermint. applied
with the finger tips over the seat of pain,
gives relief in headache, toothache, or
neuralgia pain in any part of the body.
(Care must be taken not to put it directly
under the eye, on account of the smarting
it would cause. Good Housekeeping.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
In the Dakotas.

North Dakota's fight With the liquor
sellers is yet to come. They were caught
mapping on election day, but were thor
oughly awakened by the returns, and are
preparing to contest the legality of the pro-
hibition enactment, upon the ground that
the votes cast for it were not equal to a
majority of those cast for the constitution.
Their claim cannot possibly hold, as pro-
hibition was submitted in separate clause,
in order to free the constitution from ali
embarrassments, and secure an untram-
melted expression of the will of the people.
Mr.. Goodkind, prominent distiller in
North Dakota, declares he will push his
protest to the White House and lay it be-
fore President Harrison. In South Dakota
the outlook is bright for vigorous enforce
ment. Union Siqaak.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
A Boy and a Banana Peel.

There is always chance for the boy
who keeps his eyes and ears open. and can
draw an inference from what they report.
A quick witted boy appeared on the scene
in an emergency, and shamed group OF
| billiards.
| A long, yellow ice cart, heavily laden,
Slid, the other day, into gutter in Cham
bars street, near West Broad way, New
York. The rear wheel stuck firmly against
the curb. The driver dashed his horses
and swung them around, but to no pur-
pose. Ingenious philanthropists offered
all kinds OF suggestions. patted the trem-
bling, sweating horses, and some put their
shoulders to the side of the truck, but
without avail. The off rear wheel would
not turn. A bare. footed little colored boy
had watched the proceedings with child
like look of sympathy for the overstrained
animals. He suddenly ran down Chambers
street, and returned painting, carrying in
his arms lot of banana peels.
s'Say, boss" he called to the driver,
'tIll make yer wheel turn with this ERE,
if yern let me put EN- down."
call right, sonny" said the driver.
The little lad sprang under the wheels,
and carefully laid down the skins.
He pressed some close to the curb, where
the wheel was jammed. Then he sprang
back and shouted: s'Now, boss, pull
awayP'
The crowd laughed the driver pulled
out,his lines and gave his horses a lasL.
The animals sprang forward, the wheel
glided along the layer of banana peels,
and the heavy wagon rolled out of the
gutter. The onlookers cheered as it rolled
away.
"0h," said the little boy, GIVE seen pop
move barrels and big boxes with oil, and
pop tole me little oil makes dings 90
round. I seen hebby men fall on banana
peel, an | guessed dey'd move dat wheel"
--NeD York Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
"summer silk did not impress me as

"summer silk" did not impress me as
being very consistent.
Besides, . she continued, presently eve
must economic. My outfit is costing a
great deal, and my trip will be expensive.
/ cannot afford to spend much on our home
living. / don't have any appetite myself,
anyway, SO bother just as little as posi-
BILE with Homework and cookery"
This was so manifest}y selfish it fairly
took my breath away and worked sew
eral button holes before speaking again.
Then | said
al wonder you are willing to go away
and leave him here all summer. Suppos-
ing he should get sick7"
"We1l, would rather he had some one
here with him, but he will not be able to
afford it. ! must have money to spend
while | am away. There are always little
unlocked for expenses. I can't go empty
handed, and | will go. Jack promised me
before we were married that | should
have a summer trip, and | mean to keep
him to it."
These are not fancy sketches. They are
added. In fact, I have known more
wives than husbands who took the lions
share OF the income and used it in selfish
pleasures in which the others had no
share.
One woman know whose husband aas
broken down from over work. Her house
is one perfect museum of useless pieces of
furniture and fnery, hideous chromos,
ornaments" silks, laces, etc, etc. She
bores every visitor she has, showing
these, and bewailing the ''better days"
when she constantly haunted bargain coun-
tiers, and ends by saying 81 little thought
[ would one day have to take boarders for
a living !" as if she, instead of her poor,
broken down husband were the aggrieved
one. 1t is evident that she really thinks
she is. Even now she stints her family in
every possible way, that she might save
for fresh bargains"
Some years ago, when we were younger |
and less wise, my husband and | resolved |
to cut down our living expenses in order
to purchase a set of books for which onr
souls ionged. We did so and enjoyed the
possession of them as only book-love can.
But all at once our days began to be Ian
guild and nervous, and our nights filed
with troubled dreams. The symptoms
increased, until alarmed, we "called the
doctor in" He looked wise, asked ques-
tiohs, then prescribed tonics and nour-
shing dietl How we laughed when he
was gone 1t was such joke on US
When we viewed the condition of the fam
ly purse, after paying the doctor and
druggist bills, we realized that it was
Useless to try to cheat nature But how
much better / felt than if had privately
tut down the table expenses to indulge
ome selfish 'fad" of my own, and as.
ribbed our feebleness to mysterious dis
of an all wise Providence r
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep
And the water below looks dark and deep,
Where the rugged pine in It's lonely pride
Leans gloomily over the murky side;
Where the reeds and the rushes are tall and
rank.
And the weeds grow thick on the river bank
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day
through,
Lay at its moorfngs the old canoe
The useless paddles are idly dropped
Like sea-bird's wings that the storm has Topped
And crossed on the railing, one DER one,
Like folded hands when the work Is done,
While busily back and forth between,
The spider stretches his silver screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull whoo,''
Settles down ON the side Of the old canoe.
he stern, half sunk in the Shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in it's living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER itsdull decay,
Hiding the smouldering past away,
Like the hand that plants DER the tomb
flower,
Or the ivy that mantles the fallen tower;
While many blossom of llveliest hue,
Springs up in the stern of the old canoe.
o, many time, with careless hand,
1 have pulled it away from the pebbly strand
And padded it down where the stream runs
quick.
Where the whirls are wild, and the eddies
thick,
And laughed as leaned DER the rocking side
And looked below in the broken tide:
To see that the faces and boats were two
That were mirrored back from the old canoe
But now as lean DER the crumbling side
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear has sober tone.
And the hands that lent to the skiff light
wings,
Have grown familiar with sterner things;
But like to THU K OF the hours that flew
rtts'I rocked, where the whirls their wild spray
threw.
Ere the blossoms waved or the green grass
grew,
Ger the mouldering stern of the cid canoe
q n
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
Sad Indeed.

Neighbor-"Mr. Shrimp, 1 have bad
news to tell you"
Farmer skrimp-'sHev, Ell? Whud mout
1t be7'
"lt is very shocking, my friend, and
advise you to be prepared for the worst"
s3as, COON"
This morning your wife. in attempt
and both she and the horse were drowned .
s'dret snakes, yer don't sesso."
"Alas, it's but too true"
"By gum, but thet's monty bad"
1T is indeed great calamity, nv
friend"
"Wal, it jest air. It's or awful slam on
me, shore. Why, neighbor, | akchly
wouldn't er tuck hun'ned dollars for that
ere boss an ther ole oman knowed hit
1t jest nschully do pear like women folks
don't think o nothin; n they're SO keer-
less. st. Louis Humorist
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
Agricultural Notes,

Land on which poultry roams should b.
| plowed occasionally.
Stock likes variety of food, and more
especially dairy COWS.
Nearly every fair-State and county
held in the South this year, has proved
financially successful.
In the South we spend too much fol
con- mercial manures, depending too little
on home made manures
| Pure bone meal is an excellent fertilizer
for fruit trees. Its effects last longer than
any other commercial manure.
1t is said the farmers and gardeners of
the United States spend about SIC, 200, 900
annually for commercial fertilizers.
Those who make real good quality of
butter have no trouble in disposing of it
at fair price; but it is getting so now
that an inferior article is hard to dispose
of at any price.
The State University of Wisconsin
(Madison) will soon start school of dairy
ing and cheese making. where one can
learn the business thoroughly, in all it's
practical details.
The general quality of butter in the
United States is being very much i'm
proved year by year. Consumers are
learning to judge and select butter with
more critical eye.
In few years poor butter will find no
sale whatever-unless for axle grease or
for soap factory-and the price received
for this inferior product will not pay the
cost of production
When it comes to wool growing and
sheep husbandry, the demands of the mar
ket are not supplied. There is a scarcity
OF wool in this country, and we import
immense quantities of it.
Cows soon tire of one single food, or
even two kind. of food. they need
variety a variety not only insures better
quality of product in the way of milk and
butter, but an increased yield.
With our cheap Southern lands and
nutritious grasses, semi-tropical climate,
cheap labor, improved breeds of sheep,
ETC., the South ought to be able to grow
wool very proftably and on large scale
In the South most of the fertilizers used
are of commercia character, promoting
quick returns-ready plant food In the
North and West the fertilizers are mainly
stock manure, combined with crops like
clover and rye, turned under green.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
Testimony Of Kansas Preachers.

4 The members of the Kansas Preachers
Meeting, recently assembled in Topeka
issued declaration from which we extract
| the following passage:
''Since the law prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicaEts (save for
| the excepted purpose of science aud medi-
| cine) went into effect, though it was op-
posed for two years with vigor on the part
of the liquor element, there is now Wig
| oroas and successful enforcement of the
law. There exist no open saloons. In
stead or immigration being discouraged
and suppressed, our vast country is filling
up with class Of sober, frugal, moral, and
industrious population. The business in
terests OF our State were never more heal
thy and prosperous. Large capital from
abroad is seeking investment among US.
Our cities and towns show an absence of
the drunken, idle rabble class, and the
presence OF a noble. sober, and trustworthy
people. That low, lawless class CLAN
destlnely secrete in cellars and retired
rooms small quantities of liquor for their
own personal use. and fraudulent sale I'M
der the guiss of medicine, we freely admit
So also do men with subtlety and secrecy
enter the houses of our people and invade
their premises for plumber. The officers
of the law are with vigilence searching OUT
and bringing to justice the violators of the
law with such promptness as to dscour-
age and deter offenders, and consequently
the number of violators is very limited.
The enforcement of the law has reduced
in remarkable degree the number of con-
victs in our State prison. 1t has reduced
very largely the number of criminal cases
in our courts. 1t has added greater secu-
rity and safety to travel On our railroads
1t has made it possible for large bodies of
people to ASSEMBLE for all lawful pur-
poses without annoyance from intoxicated
persons, 1t has reduced the number of
county dependents, and in that way and
other ways has reduced taxation. The |
glory of prohibition in Kansas is that the |
open saloon is forever gone, and drunkard- |
making of our sons and brothers, husbands
and fathers, is at an end. A drunken man
upon the streets of our capital city of |
$4,000 Inhabitants is a rare sight. Our
people throughout the State, with very
limited exception, are in perfect harmony
With the law, and have no desire to return
% the days; and doings of the open saloon
md free whiskey."
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
perseverance.

q stoE. is told us OF one Timour, nc
was so remarkable fop perseV arance that
no difficulty hoWevegy great could induce
him to Eelinguish the work he had under
taken till it was accomplished. He says,
81 once took shelter from my enemies in a
rnlned building; while there, Wishing to
divert my mind from my hopeless condi-
ton, liked M eye on an ant that vas
carrying grain of corn, larger than itself
Up high wall. | remember the efforts it
made Sixty-nine times the grain fell to
the ground, but the ant persevered, and
the SEVENTEEN time it reached the top of
the wall with it's burden. This sight gave
me encouragement ct the time and | have
never forgotten it since, the lesson which
it taught still abides with me- a simila.
story is told us OF Robert Bruce, one of the
Scottish kings, who had taken refuge from
his enemies in 3 barn. In the morning
when he &woke he saw spider climbing
. beam to reach the roof. Twelve times
the spider fell, but the thirteenth it sue
ceeded in reaching the roof The kim.
rose from his loWly bed the spider, had
taught him 3 lesson. He resolved to follow
its example, to make one more effort he
did SO, won the victory and restored the
monarchy. When Elijah wanted rain, he
SET himself down to pray for it, and sent
his servant to the top of Carmel to see if
there were any signs of rain. Six times he
assembled and descended the rugged sleeps
of Carmel, s,nd every time with the same
tale, 81 see nothing" Elijah continued
praying, and his servant persevered in as
cending Carmel. The seventh time his
efforts were successful and he came to his
master with the joyful tidings, 'Beho1d,
there ariserh out of the sea little cloud,
like mans hand" Elijah's prayer was
answered, an abundance of rain followed
Though prayers may long be unanswered,
comforts delayed, and mercies come not as
we expected, yet we must not be dis
couraged, but persevere in the discharge of
duty and faith in the promises. The mer-
cies Ct GOD are not styled the slow mercies,
nor the swift -&ereies, but "the sure mer-
cies of God" Though He tarry, wait for
Him. He will come aud viii net tarry."
1t is said, "The glory of the Lord shaifrl
be their reward" The glory does not 90 !,
before, it follows after. Success may not
,ome at once, IL may be far behind, filled |
with the dew of consolation II. c. 4.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
SORROW AND JOY.
A sorrow one day met a Joy

A sorrow one day met a joy
Asleep on the SUI ny highway,
And over the bed where she slumbered
Played butterfly, happy and gay.
The sorrow was greatly bewildered
To see how the joy could sleep,
While he, who was older and stronger,
Did nothing but wander and weep.
He fell so in love with this joy,
He wooed her and made her his bride,
Then he fastened away on his journey,
And JOY went off by his side;
And this is the reason why sorrow
Cannot remain long in the heart,
Only half can he claim for his portion,
For joy must have her part.
lille BitKiey, in The american.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
Manufacture Of Tin Soldiers.

In Paris sardine and other tin boxes, of
which thousands are thrown away every
month, form the basis for an industry
which has reached vast proportions, and in
which the entire youth of the country are
interested. These refuse cans are taken
and stamped into tin soldiers by suitable
machines, and thus regiments, brigades
and corps of tin soldiers are formed, and
are sold SO cheaply that the poorest chill
dren can possess and enjoy them yet the
manufacturer makes fair profit, which
he. could not do if he used new Material
Neso York telegram.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
john Smith in Thirteen Languages.

In Latin he is Joaunes Smithus: the
Italians smooth him off with Giovanni
Smith the Spaniards render him as.Juan
Smichus; the Hollanders adopt him as
Hans Schmidt the French fatten him out
as Jean Smeet; the Russian sneezes and
banks as he says Ivan Smittowski. In
China he is known as Jovan shimmit in
Iceland he is frozen into Johne Smithson
inTuscaroras you forget all ABOUT Pocabon-
tas and Powhattan when you hear them
call Ton Qua Smittia. In Wales they
speak of him as Jihon Semidd in Mexico
he is Janth SMITH; among the Greek
ruins the guide speaks of him as Ion
Smikton and in Turkey he is utterly dis
guised as Voc Self.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

The unusually large number of young
men who have been committed to the
State insane asylum of Michigan in the
last year and half has led to the discoy-
cry that almost all Of them smoked cigar
cites to excess In many cases it is said
smoking was the cause OF the insanitv II
is also reported that q prominent society,"
young man in Detroit has been made deaf
by cigarette smoking. -NeD York Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
u MIDWAY"


There's pleasant place called midway"
cts between our youth and age).
But 1t takes SO long to get there
In our life's old fashioned stage,
There the streets are broad and shady,
And the rush and noise and glare
That we pass on life's long highway
Never reach or enter there.
tbs place of rest and quiet
TITS place of bliss complete
But the colored lamps of childhood
Would look strange hung on its street
Just as strange as would gay posies
Were they on nuns black gown,
4 For at Midway" all the burners
Of the lights are turned half down,
And the light is soft and restful
| To the eyes not very strong
| Till it seems unceasing twilights
To this quiet place belong
There are wondrous birds at 'Midws-"
And they sing, and sing and sing
Like the little carrier pigeons
COUNTLESS messages they bring
From each place that we have passed I'll ,ugh,
On our long, long journey there,
Where there falls twilight grayness-
And especially on hair
On old ladies who sit knitting
Little stockings for the feet
That will sometimes in the future
Tread this quiet, old retreat,
Where each day seems like the others
And the twilight never ends
Where the talks are all of childhood
When we meet there old-time friends
Where the feet of little children
Never patter to and fro
But where steps are slow and measured,
And where lights are turned down lc :,
Often there-when am knitting
Needles drop from hands, and 10!
The red ball of yarn has blossomed
AS did roses long ago
On bush where all the roses
Grew as big as apples red
And my dream is filled with faces
Of the living and the dead,
But the dead are always rosy
While the living ones are pale;
For the living live at Midway"
And the dead at Faroff dale;''
And in dreams 1, too, am dancing
Old-time dances once knew;
But wake when some one whispers:
''Look-and she grandma, too!
In this place of rest and quiet,
In this place of bliss complete,
Where the colored lamps of childhood
Would look strange hung on its streets;
In this quiet place called Midway"
Oh, at times my soul doth yearn
For the colored lamps of childhood
That could so much brighter burn,
But l fall In with the marches
With their measured steps so slow
IN this proper place called Midway"
Where the lights are turned down low
Mrs. McLerYa0tt
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

81 don't see you at the restaurant lately.
where you used to take your dinner" ssNo'
am eating very light dinners now. I sit
on high stool and chew a sandwich. !"
"Economizing, oh 7" Eyes, / am saving
up enough to pay for the present that nv
wife Is going to give me next Christmas
ST. Louis HstnsOrist.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25
A Spider-Web Telephone.

While gentleman was watching some
spiders last summer, it occurred to him to
try what effect tuning fork would have
on the insects. He suspected that they
would regard the sound just as they were
in the habit Of regarding the sound of a
fly. And sure enough they did. He
selected large. ugly spider, that had
been feasting on flies for two months. The
spider was at one edge of its web. Sound
ing the fork, he touched thread at the
other side Of the web, and watched the
result. Mr.. Spider had the .buzzing sound
conveyed to him over his telephone wires,
but how wss he to know on which partic-
ular wire the sound was travelling2 He
ran to the centre of the web very quickly,
and felt all around until he touched the
thread against the other end of which the
fork was sounding. Then, taking another
thread along, just as q men would take an
extra piece of rope. be ran out to the fork
and sprang upon it. But he retreated
little way, and looked at the fork. He
was puzzled. He had expected to find
buzzing fly. He got on the fork again, and
danced with delight. He had caught the
sound Of the fly, and it was music to him.
HarUer's Youno Peooze.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

Mrs. Grubber-"Well, WE'LL What fools
these editors be'' Mr.. Grubber-eEh ?,
Mrs. Grubbar-Here I writ letter to the
editor of the Punkinville TRUMPET, askin'
what would be proper an inexpensive to
git fer weddin' present; an here in the
paper he's printed list Of about hun
dred things what folks gives as weddin'
presents, an there amt one of 'em costs
less than dollar"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

VIM. Cockel, river man so years Of
age, died in dilapidated house on the
Louisville river front. He lived in the
most extreme destitution, but it is said he
was worth at least $40 900, Cooked was
originally from England and had three
sisters, but had not heard from them for
thirty years. He left will whose con-
tents are yet unknown.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

Clara (patronizingly)- bit is good plan
for q person in society, to try at least to
look WISE" Debutante - sTrue But
dent you sometimes find it hard to do SO 2"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

It requires less capital to start in the
sheep business than any other line of live
stock, and for the capital invested, no
branch Of live stock pays so well.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-01-25

A Man Of Family Prodley-'sI hear you
have been getting married" Tooker-
Yes" Prodey-"Whom did you marry 2"
"Milley Jones, her mother, ner
step-father, and two maiden ANTS"