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The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
BRuTEs THAT LOVE TOBACCO.
Bears, Lions, Goats and Deer arc Fond OF
the Seductive Weed.

the Seductive Weed.
Prof. Paul Meyerheim, the celebrated
animal painter, contributes to sym.
postum in German publication de
voted to the tobacco trade the follow
ing interesting observations on lovers
of the weed:
SWhat have observed about smok-
ing is not very interesting. SO far as my
own use of the weed is concerned /
smoke light cigars and have little or no
appreciation of high-grade cigars. But
it may interest you to learn what my
models in the geological gardens think
about smoking.
''There are, to begin with, the COM
mon brown bears. They are veritable
tobacco enthusiasts. just blow tobacco
smoke toward their cage and you viii
see how they rush toward you, and,
with every sign of delight, rub the back
and the head against the portion of the
grating through which the smoke
passes. 1t is a very amusing spectacle.
eat one time treated a sleeping lion
to large pinch of snuff, which intro
duced into his nostrils with the aid of a
wooden modelling knife. His majesty
arose, sneezed with great vehemence,
and then lay down again to continue
his nap, apparently rather pleased by
the interruption. All kinds of goats,
deers, llamas and similar animals are
passionately fond of snuff and cigars.
l once gained the friendship of a very
ugly guanaco by feeding him frequently
with snuff. Some soldiers who later
on teased the animal and were re-
warded, as usual, by his spewing all
over them, remarked in my hearing:
'Why, the deuce! how the beast smells
of snuff?'
Large parlans are also extremely
fond of tobacco smoke. You see, l do
not smoke for my pleasure alone.-Chi'
cagO Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Her Home-Made Bread.

Young Man-Doctor, you have been
attending me for week, and ] am
worse than I was at the start.
Physician-I will be frank with you,
sir. Being unable to discover what was
the matter with you, and being unwill-
ing to risk interfering with the curative
powers of nature, have given you me-
medicine at all. In fact, my treatment
has not commenced yet.
'But you have given me pills right
along"
"They We're only sham. They were
made of bread"
"Where did you get the bread?"
"Your young and charming wife made
it."
'No wonder I'm worse. IN. Y.
Weekly
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Where Land is Dear, Men are Cheap.

In the new settlements, where land is
cheap, you will find no beggars, and
the inequalities in condition are very
slight. In the great cities, where land
is so valuable that it is measured by the
foot, you will find the extremes OF pow
erty and of luxury. And this disparity
in condition between the two extremes
of the social scale may always be meas
ured by the price Of land. Land in New
York is more valuable than in San
Francisco; and in New York, the San
Franciscan may see squalor and misery
that will make him stand aghast. Land
is more valuable in London than in
New York; and in London, there is
squalor AMI destitution worse than that
of New York.-Progress and Poverty.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
nomE FROM SCHOOL,

THE frost OF age was on his locks
That riyaled once the ravens wing,
,rne voice, in youth so clear and strong,
Tnrouqh age and pain had lost it's ring;
The brilliance of his life's long day
Was fading fast to twilight gray.
Reside his couch IN patience sat
mis- bride Of many summers past,
AVID down her bloomless, withered cheeks
The The silent tears were falling fast
when turning meellly on his bed,
He prasped her hand and feebly said:
n Are the boys home from schools!
She gently pressed the withered hand
That through the years had been her guide
Asat his words she saw again
Her children gathered at her side;
She saw each childish happy face;
onre more she felt their warm embrace.
Che saw the havoc Of the years
Each one had left vacant chair
And then again the falling tears
pedewed the old mans silvery hair,
As bending Ger him with a sigh
In tender voice she made reply:
"The boys are home from school"
Edwin Ralph Collins, in Texas Siftings
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18

thrifty farmer of fOrty-fve. had
taken walk before breakfast one
morning as an appetizer, out from
Ionesboro, where 1 was attending
court and was standing by the ruins OF
the old mill when he came up. The
roof had fallen in, windows and doors
disappeared. The old water-wheel had
crumbled to decay and green ivy COW
cred the ruins The dam was now
leveled to a road, and cabbage patch
had taken the place of the mill-pond.
We took seat on a moss-grown log
by the side of the ruin, and he contin-
ued.
~ was with Stonewall during the
war, and had some pretty tough times,
some narrow escapes and some hard
tramps, but the close call and hard
tramp that this old mill once caused me
made all of my war experience seem, at
least for time, like a pleasure trip.
This was the first mill built on Cedar
creek, and was built many years ago by
old man Ben White, who lies up yonder
on the hill.
'After the surrender our army was
disbanded, and the most on us was pretty
close run. We had nothing and no way
to get any thing. | was only about
twenty-one then. / was strolling round
looking for something to do, aud l hap.
pened' along this road one morning.
Well, that morning the wheel was in
action The gate was histed and the
water was skurrying through. Old Ber
White was standing in the door. / says
Morning, sir. Can get a job here?
He took off his spectacles, wiped 'em
put 'em back on and looked at me.
'Soldier?' says he.
: I was, says I, till the surrender
Lucllier than my boys says he
One of them staid behind down al
Stone river. The others lying up there
on the hill-shot in front of Richmond
and come home to die, and the old mar
took out his handkerchief and wiped hi.
eyes. Did you ever work in a mill?'
"sNo.'
We'll, that don't make much differ
ence, said he; business is picking up
and you can stay. I'm getting old. II
pay you what can afford to. We cal
tell better in week or two. Have yo1
been to breakfast?'
"I have not, I said.
"Well, go to the house, said he. Tel
Kitty that's my daughter, the only on
the Yanks didn't kiln to give yo
breakfast; and come back, you ca
work on the dam to-day. There's som
leaks that need stopping
SO went over the hill to the house
still had my Confederate uniform OF
and Mrs White met me on the piazza
saw tears on her cheeks, and SUI
pose the uniform reminded her of he
own boys. told her | was going t
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18

'6 GET IN THE BIG WHEEL AND FISH.
work for Mr. White, and that he sent
ue over for breakfast. So we went in
ano she called Kitty, who soon had my
%eahfast on the table. Kitty was
a; a'ou' four years younger than 1, the
picture r OF health, cheeks as red as roses.
ner sparkling eyes kindled spark in
10y heart that has never gone out. After
o.eak1ast went back, and Kitty went
si.h me to tend the mill while her
@'her went TO breakfast. He showed
Ise .he leaks in the dam before he went.
~ ~ iacf, worked week patching up
~ ae Ola dam, and after that worked in
ane mlll and on the farm and in the
su!uen. ss1 Drove the produce to town,
- u oeeame more and more attached to
e place and to Ben and Martha White
lo 70 hltty. How l Gid love that girl.
vas never SO happy as when listening
s''e music of her voice, l shall never
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Shelves for Books or Knick-Knacks.

Hanging shelves are easily made.
Take three thin boards of graduated
sizes, making the lower one about three
feet long and nine inches wide. Bore a
small hole in each of the four corners.
one inch from the edge. Take small
picture cord and pass it through the
holes in the largest shelf and tie firmly
in knot at the four ends. Pass the
cords through the holes in the second
shelf and tie another set Of knots under
this shelf, having the spaces between
the knots exactly the same. Repeat
this process for the shelf. Tie the four
ends Of the cord at the top together,
making those at the front a little long
er than those which come out next the
wall When done, give your shelves a
coat of cherry or walnut n.-The
Home.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18

extent of the grist we might stand it.
We kept up our march till Kitty gave
out. The water and the tramp, tramp,
had numbed her limbs. Her lihs
moved, but l could hear nothing SIZE
said. / only knew that she was sink
ing down in the water. picked fer
up in my arms, with one hand put hAr
arms around my neck and resumed
my tramp in the middle of the whef.
l believe felt happier than had evS
felt in my life. held Kitty in my
arms. Her arms were around my
neck, though I did put them there.
could feel her breath on my cheek. II
could walk now easier than before, but
even with Kitty in my arms I began TO
tire. My footsteps were more unceT-
tain. My limbs began to feel numb.
At least / could die with Kitty. I
looked at her face. Her eyes were
closed. Had she tainted? l put ny
lips close to her ear. They touched her
face kitty! Kitty Her eyes opened.
Our lips met. Her arms drew tighter
around my neck. My brain whirled.
Was becoming unconscious? I could
feel that l was reeling as walked. The
water from above ceased to fall. TIE
wheel stopped. Some one leaped i'll. 1
knew no more.
when l came to was lying in bed.
Kitty was sitting by my side, my hand
in hers. ] had been delirious for a
week. AS my eyes met hers she said:
Alex, dear Alex and she stopped and
kissed me. That kiss brought back to
my bewildered brain the events that
led toit. / did not regret them.
"Uncle Ben had come down to the
mill, and not seeing the boat thought,
of course, we had gone up the pond
He lifted the f1ood-gate, and started the
mill to grind small grist. Finally he
CHANGED to see the boat with the neigh
Dor in it out in the pond. He knew
that we sometimes tished from the
wheel. and with trembling hands CLOSED
the gate, rushed down and into the
wheel. to find me reeling and stagger
ing like a drunken man IN the water
with Kitty in my arms. He got us out
but fell unconscious.
.'The next spring freshet carried
the old dam away, and new mills haV
ing been built in Jonesboro we re
claimed the land where the pond hat
been, and the old mill has gone t.
decay. Kitty and were married tha
fall Father and mother lived to SET
our children playing round the ruins o
the old mill, and died within month o
each other
"Now, I've told you the story of th'
old mill. and if you'll come up to th
house and have a cup Of coffee befor'
YOU go back to town I'll show you thu
/ wife won in the old mill wheel; ant
: when you take d look at my daughte
) Kitty you'll see my wife as she wa
, when we entered it that day. Tw'
wears after we were married an uncl
| of mine died and left me farm up II
Knox County, where we spend part o
our time; but there's no place so dea
: to Kitty and me as the farm on Ceda
creek, for its soil covers the remains
dear old Ben and Martha, and here, be
sides, are the ruins of the old mill
H. E. Scott, in Chicago News.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
A COSTrY EGG.
The "Lays Of Ancient Rome" Nowher,
Compared with British Hens.

The "Lays Of Ancient Rome" Nowher.
Compared with British Hens.
Not few of the eggs of British birds
are worth more than their weight in
gold, while those of certain species
which are supposed to have become ex-
tinct bring quite fabulous prices. A
well-marked pair Of golden eagles eggs
have been known to fetch G25. The
market value of an egg of the swal-
lowed tailed kite is guineas, of Pal
las sand grouse, 3Os., while ten times
that amount was recently offered for an
egg of this Asiastic species taken in
Britain.
On the other hand, the eggs of GER
tain of the social breeding birds are so
common in their season as to be sys-
tematically collected for domestic pur-
poses. And this in face of the fact that
many of them are remarkably alike for
size, shape and beauty of coloring.
This applies particularly to the guile
mot, whose eggs are often remarkably
handsome. As rule, the color Of these
is blush green, heavily blotched, and
streaked with brown or black, and the
form that of an elongated handsome
pear.
The guillemot is one of the common
| est cliff birds of England, and is found
in great abundance at Flamborough
Head. The eggs are systematically
| gathered by men who are let down the
rocks in ropes. They traverse the mar
rowest ledges, placing the eggs which
they gather daily in baskets fastened
around their shoulders The guillemot
makes no nest, lays but one egg, and in
cubation lasts about month.
| The bird sits upright, and when sud.
denly alarmed, as by the firing Of gun
the eggs fall in showers into the sea-
Most of those collected at Flamborougl
are sent to Leeds, where the albumer
is used in the preparation of patent
leather, while the eggs taken on Lund..
are used at Bristol in the manufacture
| of sugar.
| At the British breeding stations Q
the gannet or solan goose thousands o
birds breed annually, though in NUN
bers less than formerly. In this cas-
the young birds, not the eggs, Al
taken, and on North Barra from 2,0c
70 5000 birds are captured in a seaso,
The collector kills the gannets &
they are taken from the nest, and the
are then thrown into the sea beneat.
where boat is in waiting to pic
them up. In the Faroes the peop
keep January 25 as festival in cons
quence of the return Of the bird.-N.
journal.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
THE OLD MILL.
a weary Tramp That Won the
Young Miller Wife.

o | KNOW any
thing about the
ruins of this old
mill? Well, yes,
S tran ger, /
should say I did,
if any one does.
1t belongs to me,
or rather to my
wife, what there
is of it. | tell you
I owe much to
this old mill. Z"
The spea k e T
was dressed in
homespun, a II q
anneared to he a
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
PlTH AND POINT.

When small people tall In love they
increase their sighs.-Pittsburgh Dis.
patch.
There is a vast difference between
living simply and simply living. st,
Joseph News.
"A greedy man should wear plaid
vest, SO as to keep check on his stom-
ach.-N. Y. Ledger.
The person who can least spare it is
often most willing to give others piece
of his mind. Rome Sentinel.
There is nothing more discouraging
to a man than thoughts of how great he
intended to be.-Atchison Globe.
I'VE may not be soldiers, except of
fortune" said Patsy, the tramp, to his
companion, ''but we are comrades-in-
aims for all that. st. Joseph News.
To Err Is Human. Critic The
greatest writers make mistakes" Au-
thor-''Yes, every writer is liable to put
his mucilage brush into the ink bottle. 50
IN. Y. Sun.
There is a woman who has been
married fifty-eight years, and who has
never missed kindling the kitchen fire.
Her husband is probably the Oldest fire.
escape on record.
1t may be well enough to call a
spade spade, if you are going to talk
about spades at all, but it is a good deal
more elevating usually to talk about the
stars.-Somerville Journal.
Office Boy-'Editor's gone off fer
weeks. Leave yer bill with me, an I'll
give it to him when he gifts back" 81
hoven't got bill. I've got club. +"
Editors upstairs, sir. Good News.
Husband --"Look here, Nettie,
what's the use Of paying girl S1s a
month when YOU do all the work?'
Wife-s'Well, the neighbors would say !
had to do my own work if / didn't keep
a girl. ."-Bostonian.
He Explained Promptly.-Young
Mr.. Dedbroke-"I want to marry your
daughter Old Man Surplus-"What
for?" Dedbroke-''Well,I don't know
exactly, but hope it's not for less than
a hundred thousand" Boston Courier.
Made to Look At.--Visitor-'Myl
what a splendid library. Have you
read all those books?" Hostess-"No
but should like to very much.' Wis
| itor-"Well, why don't you?" Hostess
-''I am afraid of soiling the bindings y
Yankee Blade.
Kind Hearted Snagsby.-Dumbley
-"Do you believe that women ought tt
enlarge their sphere, Snagsby?" Snags
by--'I do, do, Dumbley. never lose
an opportunity to persuade Mrs. S. tx
| give the world the benefit Of her great
talents by going upon the lecture
stage. Chicago Times.
"A Taste of It.-Noted Anarchis
(explaining his position to fellow-pas
sengers on Western railway train)-
.sve want all laws banished from tn,
statute books. We want effry citizen t.
do as he blease -" Leader of West
ern Outlaws (suddenly boarding tn
train)-"Hold up y'r handsP'-N. Y
Weekly.
in order to be successful teache
of boys, it is necessary to be their friend
It is necessary not only to take an in
terest in seeing that their lessons ar
properly recited, but to be sure ais
that they understand what they ar
doing and take an interest in it; max
them feel that it is their business now
and that their future success in life de
pends on their doing their work well i
the present. Boys like friend, not a
overseer.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Referred to Pa.

Lovely Daughter-Pa, Mr.. Nicefello
proposed to me last night, and / refer
red him to you.
Pa.--Well, really don't know much
about the young man. and I'll have
to.
Daughter-When he calls to see you
about it, you are to receive him kindly
real fatherly, remember-and help
him along all you can, until he asks for
my uhand, and then you are to look
alarmed and talk about what an angel
l am, and how many millionaires and
Dukes and Princes I've refused; and
then you are to reluctantly consent and
give him your blessing.
Obi am. am l? But suppose don't,
then what?
I'll marry him anyhow.-N. Y.
| Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
A Plain Statement.

Justice of the Peace-P Prisoner, you
were trying to enter poultry-yard al
ten o'clock last night. Did you know it
was a reprehensive offense?
Mr.. Gambrill No, sab; thought hit
war wooden fence, sab; but hit turned
out to be barb wire, sah.-Puck.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Puttiug Hitu to Che Tear.

Farmer Peastraw-Well, son, what
did you learn at college?
Son-I learned to fence, for one thing.
Farmer Peastraw-That's good; I'll
get some nails tomorrow and well have
bout.-Munsey's Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Jury
Two Points of View

"What we need in this community,
said the speaker, us real live men,"
II don't agree with you," retorted {
bankrupt undertaken in the audience
Munsey's Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
A Proper Reward.

''What was the verdict in that mur.
der trial--you know, where Duffy killed
Chappie Snooks for putting cigarette
smoke in his acknowledgement
mo. Dudicide In the first degree"
''What did he get, fifteen years?'
"No. A vote of thanks. Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18

WE propose to substitute for the
present system Of taxation system OF
taxation that will not discourage enter
prise, that will not fine and punish in
dustry, that will not require any one to
come up and take an oath, that will not
necessitate an army Of spies and q horde
of tax gatherers
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Very Likely.

81 understand that all of Queen Vie.
toria's daughters are good cooks
"Well, they may be, but don't WANT
any of 'em. They's be sure to want to
entertain their company in the parlor. I"
jury
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Benevolence.

Patient (woefully)-oh, Doctorl I'm
all twisted up with the rheumatism and
neuralgia. Oh, do you think, doctor
you can get the pain out Of me?
Doctor (lsindly)-Well, l will try n
get ell out Of you ean.-Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-03-18
Unconstitutional.

THAT messenger boy will be Presi'
dent of the United States, some day"
"Never."
"Why not?"
He'll never run. jury,
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also have been touched by these benign
influences, for never before had he been
SO kind, so attentive 70 her, so talka-
tive. She smiled several times; twice
she absolutely laughed. She sat little
nearer to him, her cheeks bloomed,
and she was beginning to feel quite
comfortable, when, as luck would have
it, they happened to ride past very
small cottage, so very small that Della
said: ''Oh. look! l wonder how people
can live in such 4 tiny bit of house"
The doctors brow grew dark.
sin such house as this" he said, in
his most impressive manner, lin just
such house as this my wife and | lived
in the greatest happiness when we We're
first married"
Had Della been suddenly shifted from
Indias coral strand to Grcenland's icy
mountains the shock could hardly have
been greater.
Ills wife!" she thought; then, il she
is his wife, what am II" All that even
ing she sat silently sewing and answer
ing the doctors remarks with a prim-
ness of dignity that surprised him.
Della did not sleep much that night.
Il must leave him." she decided. at
last Il will not live with him unless
am really his wife. can not"
Leave him; but how? Where could
she go? A few hours afterward that
question was answered. She received
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
PLUG HAT AND WHITE SHIRT.
They Are No Longer the Targets Of the
Festive Cowboy.

They Are No Longer the Targets Of the
Festive Cowboy.
"No, sir" said the drummer, there
is not place in the country now where
e man who behaves himself, can't wear
a plug hat. | don't mean to say that
there are no lively towns. but there is
practically no frontier such as there
used to be.
The cowboy still occasionally drops
into the saloon and shoots the lights
out: he likes, now and then, to shoot
the insulators off the telegraph poles,
and there are other eccentric and some
what boisterous forms of amusement
that still find favor with him; but it is
no longer considered good form any
where, to evince disapprobation of the
wearing of plug hat by shooting it off
the head of the wearer.
I'm some places this pleasing condi-
ton of affairs has been brought about
by the active work of single man,
aided in measure, doubtless. by the
natural fairness ofmen when their feel
ings are properly appealed to. For ex-
ample, in one camp, after IL had oeen
discovered by the man who conveyed
the remonstrance of the older inhabi-
tants that the quiet, unassuming strang-
err. who had persisted in wearing a
white shirt, had an arm as big around
as an oyster keg, muscles of steel, the
heart of lion, and the tigers sudden
ness of movement. there arose feeling
that possibly the shirt question was de-
batable, and some men went so far as
to say openly that a man ought to be
permitted to wear white shirt if he
wanted to; and when the quiet man had
in quick succession, knocked out seven
supporters of the negative side, the
change of sentiment was so great, that
it amounted, practically, to a reversal
of public opinion, and by common con
sent he was permitted to wear his shirt
Northwest Trade.