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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
Habits of Ostriches.

There are certain old traditions about
the ostrich which, l have been told by the
owner of the California ranch, are falla-
cious He saws that the ostrich does not
bury his head in the sand and imagine he
is unobserved by his enemies. On the
contrary, he is very pugnacious bird and
always ready for fight. Nor does the
female ostrich lay her eggs in the sand
for the sun to hatch them. To do them
justice, they are quite domestic and de-
serve better reputation. Nor is the
ostrich ever used for riding, as he has an
exceptionally weak back; any person
might break it with blow from an ordi
nary cane.
His strength lies in his great breast and
his feet He has one great claw and
very small one, and with terrible pre-
c1sion he can bring down the large claw
with cruel force that will tear open any
thing not made of sheet iron.
Savage birds at best, they are danger
ously so during breeding time. The
twenty two birds brought to our Califor-
nis ranch trusted to their instinct and laid
their eggs during the California winter,
which correspondent to their summer south
of the equator. 1t being the rainy season,
their nests were filled with water and the
eggs were chilled; SO the first season of
their American sojourn was d failure.
The ostrich makes it's nest by rolling in
the sand and scooping out hole some six
feet in diameter, and, excepting an ineu-
bator house, the California ranch requires
NO buildings for the use of the birds,
though the land is divided off into pens,
fenced in, each about an acre in extent, foi
the use of the breeding birds, every pair
occupying one such enclosure.
The ostriches live upon alfalfa and corn
Alfalfa is grass cultivated all over the
ranch. 1t resembles our clover and grows
to crop some six times year.-iS. Nsch
alas
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
Housekeeping BOYS.

There were four boys in the family,
whose activity was exhausting. The
mother was wise little woman who be-
lieved that much ill directed force might
be utilized by judicious division of labor,
which would spare her nerves and increase
the family comfort.
So the Oldest boy washed dishes when
he was just tall enough to wear his
mothers apron tied around his neck. He
swept. busted, and even cooked little.
If storms or sickness kept them in the
house they were given needles, thread and
thimbles, and taught to replace buttons,
and set at other slight repairing, which
they learned to do quite skillfully.
When the third brother (who is the hero
of this story had grown to fit the apron,
the first was bonorably released. His
def. handed successor, more ambitious or
more teachable, became that rarest of
artists, good plain cook, who was well
come at campings-out and other festivities
of Bohemian character. He was I'M
daunted by biscuit and triumphant over
steak. This 'sthird brother" could also
mend neatly, and even made his ownneck
ties to afford himself more variety.
A time came when this training was
worth small salary. He found himself
with an invalid wife, boy of three years,
and hand SO badly injured that he was
obliged to change his employment Some
thing suited to his altered circumstances
was not easily or quickly found but the
man who had washed dishes had other
resources.
He did not, as well-meaning friends ad-
vised, give up his home and waste his
substance on hired nurses and boarding
houses.
Through whole discouraging year of
waiting he nursed the sick wife, cooked
for the small family and kept the house
bright and tidy with an occasional days
help. When the right position was offered
at last, and the housekeeping fell again
into natural channels, it was evident that
man could assist his own family without
loss of dignity, and at the same time avoid
the discomfort, and perhaps. debt, caused
by additional cares, while the real care
taker was unable to meet them.
In partnership each member of the
firm should be able to perform, or at least
direct, the others work and there is no
reason why man should not understand
some of the details of housekeeping, OF q
| woman learn to drive nail straight and
use saw if necessary.-Louis Hall, in
Wide AaDake.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
"NOT ]! MOTIF

Who will be drunkards by-and-by?
Let each boy shout, Not / notI.
A drunkard's death will never die,
In drunkards grave will not lie -
CHoRUs.-Not notI.
I'll work, I'll try,
To have no dtunkards by-snd-by.
How will the dreadful ranks be filed
When these poor drinking men are killed
Who are the boys now growing up
To sink their souls in the shameful cup,
Who will be willing bY-andby
To live by making others die2
To stand behind screen and sell
Liquid crime and fires of hellg
Who will be guilty, by-andby,
OF taking barley, corn, and rye,
Even the wheat, that makes our bread
And making it into poison instead? =
Tile C1uSad
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
TEE QUEST.

Once there was restless boy
who dwelt In home by the sea,
Where the water danced for joy
And the wind was glad apd free:
But he said, Good mother, oh let me go:
For the dullest place in the world, know,
Is this little brown house
This old brown house,
Under the apple tres.
Il will travel east and west;
The loveliest homes I'll see;
And when have found the bes',
Dear mother, I'll come for thee.
I'll come for thee in year and day,
And joyfully then Wen haste away
From this little brown house,
This old brown house,
Under the apple tree
So he travelled here and there,
But never content was he
Though he saw in lands most fair
The costliest homes there be.
He something missed from the sea or sky.
Till he turned again, with wistful SIGH
To the little brown house,
The old brown house,
Under the apple tree.
Then the mother saw and smiled.
While her heart grew glad and free.
Hast thou chosen home my child9
All. where shall we dwell2' quGth she.
And he said. sweet mother, from east to wes'
The loveliest home and the dearest and best,
Is little brown house,
An old brown house,
Under an apple tree"
-EudorG s. Bunsotead, In st. Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
Killed and Crippled.

Is is reported that 1900 persons day
are killed in the world by the monster
liquor traffic. There are more than 1900
women and children crippled, too. every
day by this monster; children starving !;
women wailing.
Our stores are crippled by rum debts,
much credit and little cash. Farmers are
crippled by high taxes and poor markets.
Missionaries crippled by ship loads OF
rum. Churches crippled by the dram
shops.
The monster pities nobody. The inno-
cent and helpless are among his cripples.
Who is not crippled by it7 The saloon
keeper and the brewer must pay the debt
OF death, body and soul. Fl. HANSEN.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

SIT is all very well for the wine and
spirit trade to quiet its apprehension by
reverting to the majorities against pro-
Aibition in Michigan, Texas, Tennessee,
Oregon and West Virginia elections, but
the fact is still apparent that the senti-
ment against our business is constantly
growing in this country and gaining
friends among the most substantial ele-
ment in our population. The question Is
a grave one, and the sooner we appreciate
fully the hold it is securing on the puohc
mind and cons ience, the better. Ii Is TO
most Of its followers what the slavery
question way to its adherents. great
moral question. The good that alcohol
does is little referred to, the harmful
effects following its abuse are seen by all
the world. 10 check this abuse is the
aim of the conservative classes. and hop
ing to find remedy in prohibition, they
are rapidly falling into its ranks.
We are familiar with socisty's COM
plants against the liquor traffic. We
realize that there is good ground for many
Of these complaints We deplore these
facts hut stand helpless and without q
word of advic5 to those who would correct
them. Herein lies our weakness. We
are without q policy. We see young men
becoming dIunkards, but we offer nc
remedy. We see old men turn to common
sots. but we offer no remedy. We see the
scum OF society focking into the retail
liquor business, but we offer no remedy
We see these men gain control OF city gov
ernments, bnt we offer no remedy. w
see the retail business dragged down Y
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

spiritual opportunity? All, yes I can
think of something gladder than that he
can grant me. Safe return to the people
of my beloved flock, the field of my work,
and the land where my fathers died, and
in the dust of whose valleys pray God
may be buried. r. DEWITT TALMAGE.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
The Brakeman's Loss.

There is danger that the modern passen-
ger brakeman will die of ennui. On the
Fort Wayne road there is now in process
of testing device which is to be operated
by compressed air from the engineers cab,
and which is, in effect, noiseless annun-
ciator, quietly informing the passengers,
through their eyes, not their ears, of the
name of the next stopping place. This, if
generally adopted, will rob the brakeman
of the dear joy Of, shouting in an unknown
tongue. One by one this officials duties
have passed away. A decade ago he
twisted the had brake as vigorously, and
oftener, than did his co-worker on the
freight train. Air and the engineer now
perform that arduous duty. Now comes
that silent, air-operated station annunci-
ator. There are few privileges, how
ever, left to the passenger brakeman,
which the man in the engine cannot take
away. There are pretty girls to help on
and off, fat women, babies, old men and
packages unnumbered to look after. But
the vocal training of the brakeman will be
totally neglected, and he will at times
sigh for the times when he could relieve
his feelings by splitting some passenger
ear drum and emitting q language that
Max Muller himself could not interpret
Pittsburg Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

A miser and hermit died at Longview,
Tex, OF pneumonia. While dying he tried
to tell of buried treasures, but was too
weak His hut was miserably furnished,
his only chair being an empty nail keg.
After his death, was found in different
places several hundred dollars, and he
owned 700 acres of land.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

Have you felt slippers 2' inquired an
old lady in shoe store. The clerk, who
was new at the business and young, an
swersd: Eyes ma'am /; many time
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

Seattle is making crusade against gam
blers. Seventeen were arrested.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15
lust Reward.

Prisoner before the police judge.
Judge-You say that you drank whisky
because you were sick
Prisoner-Yes, your honor.
Judge-What was the matter with your
Prisoner-A bad cold, your honor.
Judge-A cold, do you say?
Prisoner-Yes, sir.
Judge-Are you sure?
Prisoner-Quite sure.
Judge Just an ordinary, every day
American cold?
Prisoner-Yes, sir.
Judge-You are not only discharged bat
mnst dine with me to-day. The fact that
you had cold and did not call it.la grippe
or influenza, entities you to great respect.
You can buy your wife fine clothes and
nice face, but there is not store in the
land that keeps dispositi' as
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Rev.
Samuel May and the Rev. s. F. Smith, eel
abrated as the author of "America," were
the only ones who met at the reunion OF
Harvard's famous class of 1929 who met at
the class reception at Boston.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

There are two things for live men and
women to do; to receive from God, and
give out to their fellows.-Mrs. A. d. 4.
WHStneu.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

Something to be kept , hand--G res. :
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-02-15

not end until heaven is peopled with ran
somed spirits. So also l saw day before
Yesterday Patmos, where John heard the
trumpets, and the waves of the sea dashed
to his feet, reminding him of the songs of
heaven, like the voice of many waters"
But this letter can only give hint of
the things we mean to tell you about when
we get home, where we expect to be be-
fore this month is ended. | baptized, by
immersion, in the Jordan, an American
whom we met, and who desired the SOL
emn ordinance administered to him in the
sacred waters. rolled down from Mount
Calvary, or place of skull, a stone for
the corner stone of cur new Brooklyn
Tabernacle. We bathed in the 'tDead
Sea" and in "Gideon's Fountain" where
his 800 men Tapped the water from their
hands as they passed through; and we
sailed on Lake Galilee and stood on Mount
Zion and Mount Moriah and Mount Her.
mon, and saw the place where the shep-
herds heard the Christmas anthem the
night Christ was born; and have been at
Nazareth and Capernaum, and sat by
"Jacob's Well" and saw Tel l-Kebir of
modern battle, and Megiddo of ancient
battle, and where the Israelites crossed the
desert, and slept at Bethel, where one
ladder was let down into Jacobs dream,
but the night slept there the heavens
were full of ladders; first ladder OF
clouds, then ladder of stars and all UP
and down the heavens were the angels OF
beauty, angels of consolation, angels OF
God ascending and descending; and was
ON nearly all the fields of Herodic, and Sol
omonic, and Davidic, and Mosaic, and
| Abrahamic history. I took Rome, and
Naples, and Athens. and Alexandria, and
Cairo on the way out, and take the Greek
Archipelago, and Constantinople, and Vi
emma ON the way back. What more car
God in His goodness grant me in the way
! of natural scenery and classic association
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
The Wheat From the Chat:

In the suit of ". Kraus against G. L. Kreps
an action on a mortgage, verdict was given
yesterday for S., 935 80.
The case of John Penman against Matthew
Henderson, suit resulting from the sale of o
horse. is on trial before Judge White.
CHARLES s. CRAWFORD was appointed
Commissioner in the divorce case of Mrs Eliz-
beth UPperman against George Upperman.
THE suit of Frank Schiffelbein and wife
against Charles Krane, for damages to injury
to property caused by blasting, is on trial be.
fore Judge Collier.
JOSEPH SADJUvsKY, Pole, and Charles
Colverly, an Englishman, received naturaliza.
tiOn papers from Judge Acheson in the United
States Court yesterday.
THE jury is out in the suit Of W. g. Hunter
and others against Edward Jennings and 9TH
OF oil territory in Franklin township.
A VERDICT for the defendant was given yes
terday in the suit of W. A and Ellen l. Hol-
man against Allegheny City to recover dam
ages for injury to property caused by the OPEN
ing of California avenue.
In the suit of Anna M. Jones. Margaret Bau-
man and others against the Jefferson Gas Com
caused by the laying of a pipe line a verdict
was given for S435 for the plaintiffs.
DEPUTY MARSHAL D. n. PoMERoY. of New
York. received an order of removal yesterday
for Mr.. Tolmer, alias Reuben Spear, charged
with making use of the mail to defraud. He
was taken to Lockport, N. Y, last night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08

haustion of timber, there is nothing left to
do but till the soil. In the north snd north
west of Jefferson county vast helas OF tree
stumps are being cleaned of. The most
popular agricultural machine there at pres
eut is the stump -puller." The first money
that ever came into Jefferson county in good
sized quantities was that which came from
Pittsburg 40 years ago for logs 1oated down
Redbank creek TO the Allegheny river.
Since then good sized bank accounts have
grown up in Jefferson from the marketing
of timber.
John Dubois was a specimen of the sue
cessful lumber dealer. The Jefferson county
farmers of to-day are starting well. Most of
them have money to start with. And 1
found several, too, who propose to try live
stock raising. They are evidently not afraid
OF Western competition, especially If they
manage their interests scientifically.
Wealth From the Earth.
In the southern section of the county the
farming industry is older. And the coal in
and around Punxsutawney has made many
of the farmers there wealthy. Only two
weeks ago a vast tract Of coal land surround
ing "Punxy," which has been held for years
by Philadelphia parties, was sold to Bell,
Lewis & Yates, of Buffalo. The transaction
involved the enormous sum of S14, 1000. 900.
Theophilus Pantall is rich Jefferson
county farmer, who can cast up his profits
to lumber, coal and cattle dealing as we'll as
to farming. And vet he also takes..a very en-
couraging view of agriculture as a distinct
and profitable calling, independent of the
other interests named. "Why," said he,
there is every reason whv q farmer should
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
THE WILT CASE DISPOSED OF.

One Defendant Convicted, the Other Sc,
Some Good Advice-How Counterfeit
Money Is Made.
jeremiah Wilt, one of the Somerset
county counterfeiters. was placed on trial in
the United States Court yesterday morning.
Secret Service Agents McSweeney and
O'Dwyer said they had bought the spurious
coin from him at different times, once get
ting S19 for IS. The defense was made by
Charles Sullivan, Esq, who put but one
witness on the stand, j. II. Kite, who testi-
fed to knowing the defendant for many
years and as to his good general reputation.
The jury was out but few minutes when
they returned q verdict of guilty. The de-
fendant is the fsther-in-law of Edward
Brisbin, who was convicted for like offense
on Tuesday.
James h. Wilt, his son, was put on trial
in the afternoon. Mary Stanger. of Nc
Keesport, with whom Wilt boarded in De-
cember, 1888, testified to seeing him make
three counterfeit dollars and seven nickels
in her Kitchen with plaster OF paris mold.
He gave ole of the dollars to her son, and
she threw it In the stove. Hugh Miller.
also boarder at the house, saw the coin
Wilt told him he made it, but he would not
make any more. Lizzie Black, a daughter
OF Mrs. Stanger by former marriage. also
saw Wilt making the money in the kitchen,
but Said it was in October.
John Sipes, one of the gang, was then put
on the stand. He said Wilt had gone to
Barnhart's coal bank, in Somerset county,
to hunt, and, meeting him there, Wilt gave
him S3. He did not know whether it was
corn asked the witness if he ever made any
counterfeit money, to which Judge Acheson
objected and said he was not trying Sipes.
The defense was opened by Mr. Sullivan.
who brought tears to the ewes of the defend.
ant and he wept copiously. Wilt himself
was put on the stand. He said be was q
years old last March. Mrs. Stanger, with
whom he boarded, was his aunt. She
wanted to see him make the money and sert
her daughter Lizzie to buy the plaster of
paris. He made three dollars and seveo
nickels in the one mold. He never passed
any or made any more. He gave one of the
dollars to Mrs. Stanger's son, which was
thrown in the stove, and he threw the other
two away. He intended to destroy the
nickels, but they laid about the house until
being iound in his room, they were also
burned. Five witnesses were called then to
prove Willis previous good reputation and
the case was given to the jury. Judge
Acheson said their duty was to discover
if any intent to defraud was the
purpose of the defendant, and, ii not, their
verdict should be ior acquittal. His charge
was in favor OF the boy. and the jury
brought in verdict Of not guilty. The de-
fendant was then called before the Court
and given lecture on his behavior. Judge
Acheson told him that he had made mar
row escape that ought to be lesson and
warming to him. The jury had taken a
nerci ul view of his case and had set him
free, and he hoped he would have the proper
respect for his liberty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
OPERA HOUSE COMPANY APPEALS.
IL Asks for Jury Trial 20 Settle the Aware
of the Board Of Viewers.

It Asks for n Jury Trial TO Settle the Award
of the Board Of Viewers.
Thomas N. Miller, Secretary Of the Pitts
burg Opera House Company, yesterday filed
in court the company's appeal from the
award of the Board of Viewers in the widen
ing of Diamond street. The petition.states
that the company has owned the property in
question for IS years. 1t fronts 13o feet on
Diamond street, running through to Fifth
avenue, where the front is 81 feet inches.
The Opera House is erected on Diamond
street. The proposed widening will take %
feet of their property and destroy the Opera
House The Board of Viewers has fixed the
amountof damages due to and payable by
the company and have ordered them to pay
to the city $4,000. the amount of benefits in
excess OF the damages.
They state that the viewers have allowed
no damages for the building destroyed, nor
for the rent or income from it, and that in
stead of paying $4,000 for benefits in excess
of the damages, in justice. they are entitled
to receive 5000, 900 in excess of the damages.
jury trial of the case is asked for. The
Court directed that the Clerk of Councils be
ordered to remit to Court all records and
proceedings in relation to the widening OF
Diamond street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
THE DEPOSIT COMPANY INVESTIGATED
What the Probe of the Orphans Court Re.
venled-It IL Solid.

What the Probe of the Orphans Court Re-
venled-It IL Solid.
j. G. McCombs, who was appointed by the
Orphans Court to audit the accounts OF the
Safe Deposit Company and report to the
Court the manner Of investments and the
security afforded to those bv or for whom its
engagements are held, filed his report yes
terday. He stated that he had made q
thorough investigation of the company's
affairs. All trust estates were kept separate
from the general business and from each
other, so that any estate could be immedi-
ately settled or passed over to any successor
in the trust The investments are almost
eXclusi vely in mortgages on real estate.
The company has paid per cent divi-
dend on the stock for five or six years. The
auditors conclusion from the investigation
was that the affairs of the corporation are in
good condition and are looked ter carefully
and efficiently, and the corporation is worthy
of the confidence OF the Court. The assets
of the company, including real estate, bonds,
mortgages, etc.. are 50, 345, ,497 81. The liza
bilities are: Capital stock, $500, 900; estates
and trusts, 81, SO6, 1O5 38; unclaimed valu-
ables, $50; assets over liabilities, S39, Al SO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08

Common Pleas No. l-Wittmer VS. Allegheny
City: Dufford VS. Frederick; Dubois. executor.
VS. Cosgravei same VS. Lewis ct al, same VS.
Echols ct al;same vs. Luther ct ux; McAllister VS.
Munhall & Co.; Mcneil VS. Mcneil; Smith d Co.
VS. Lanahan; Penwell VS. Howley & Co.; Will
Jams VS. Rothemund; Stock VS. Flagle ct al; Nc
lntire VS. Mc]andless; Kuhn vs. Russell Manu-
featuring Company; Barnhart VS. McKsllip d
Co.
Common Pleas No. 2--McFall, Hetzsl 4 Co.
VS. McKeesport and Youghiogheny Ice Com
pany; Rankin VS. Hermes: Henry VS. Wall; Har.
raid d Mcdonald VS. Harmes; Hall vs. Citlzeus'
Traction Company; Schulz VS. Pittsbure. Nc
Keesp0rt and Ynughiogheny Railroad Com
pany; Seavey VS. Feilbach; Coursin VS. Shrader.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08

Mr.. d. Blakely, the General Manager in
the United States for the Strauss Vienna
Orchestra will arrive in Pittsburg this
morning. In a telegram to Mr.. Ed. c.
CARRIER rom New York yesterday, he said:
''Boston's advance subscription for the first
day is $500 tickets. The public sale is not yet
open." In this connection it may be said
that several hundred tickets have already
been purchased by mail for the Pittsburg
engagement.