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St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
RAISING

Of all the garden plants raised in the
open ground rhubarb is the first to come
into use in the spring, writes a SIAM
ford Comm farmer. Half a dozen of
well-established plants, if properly cared
for, will furnish stalks enough for a
family. Thus any lot-holder in a town
who has a small space to spare may keep
his family supplied with the best cook
ing substitute for apples that we have.
But it will not do to set out a few rhu-
barb plants in poor soil and leave the
ground to pack down around them with
out any cultivation. They need high
manuring, and the earth around them
should be kept in. a lose, friable condi-
ton. Fol- several years | have had the
opportunity of observing the great diff
ference in the quantity and quality of
the product where they were well cared
for and where they we're neglected.
When open-headed barrels have been set
over the plants the stalks have grown
long and spindling, and were very brit
tie and tender, and the flavor seemed
improved. But l don't think the guam
ity is increased, and if it is continued
long / believe it will enfeeble the plants.
I have noticed, also, that there is a wide
difference in the value of different varie-
ties. I have two, one of which is much
superior to the other both in yield and
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
FOOD FLAyORS BUTTER.

The old statement that any food which
a COW can digest and asslmilate will not
effect the flavor of the butter made from
her cream, seems to be still on its rounds.
1t is true that tie chemist has q great
deal of trouble on accounting for it, but
the fact remains that certain kinds of
food do modify the flavor of the butter.
1t not infrequently happens that cows
eat rank or bitter weeds, either in the
pasture or in the hay, and that a very
perceptible and unpleasant change is
quickly apparent in the quality of the
butter. Why the cows should eat these
weeds we cannot say, but the fact that
they sometimes do eat them has been
often noted. Then, too, the influence
of cottonseed meal, linseed meal and
sour ensllage, upon the quality Of the
butter yielded by cows which these sub
stances are fed, has been so often noticed
and so widely discussed, that it should
have set at rest all questions as to the
power of the food to modify the quality
Of the butter. If, in spite of all the evil
dence from these sources, anyone still
has doubts upon the subject, let him
feed his COWS a few turnips or onions
every day for a week, and when he comes
to test the next lot Of butter from his
cows his belief will forever disappear
american Dajryman.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
PAZAARs.

Rainbow bazaars are not a novelty on
this side of the water, but one held re-
Gently in Yarmouth, England, was spec
tally artistic and may afford some hints
for summer charitable efforts. The flower
looth was hung in gray and the women
serving there wore gray gowns-a neu-
trail tint against which the many-colored
flowers stood finely out. For the art
booth a rich yellow was selected for
drapery and the dresses of those in at
tendance were gorgeous with gold trim
mings. Heliotrope showed at the pot
terry stall, olive green was the setting of
the refreshment booths, and at the bas-
ket stall warm terra Gotta frightened
the monotomous effect Of the wares. A
parcels office in the centre of the hall
was presided owe by young women
dressed as near like brown paper as pos
sible with string passementeries by way
of ornament.-New York Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
BEDOUIN RESPECT FOR WOMAN,

How many people know that among
the Bedouin Arabs respect for woman is
so great that at her command the cimeter
uplifted to strike must fall harmless. A
murderer or o thief cannot be touched if
he is under the protection of a woman,
and the right of their power to pardon
is recognized SO completely that in some
tribes, where the women never appear
before the men and have their own sep
arate tents, the thief who is being pur-
sued can save himself by getting close to
the tent and calling out, II am under
the protection of a harem!' As this is
very loudly said the women hear it and
they call out together, Fly from him"
And that man, even if he has been con-
demned to death by the Prince himself,
is pardoned at once and can go at large.
boston transcript.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
WOMEN PRACTICE ORATORY.

An exceedingly clever and original
Washington lady has organized a club of
six scarcely less interesting women than
herself, who call themselves the Society
for the Encouragement of After-dinner
Toasts and Speeches. Once a month they
meet by invitation at the house of a
member, and in elegant toilets discuss
an elaborate repast. Then, any woman
who may be called upon must rise and
talk for at least five minutes upon some
topic of interest, or respond to any toast
proposed. No prearrangement of phrases
is permitted, the object intended being
the cultivation of the art of i]mpromptu
and graceful speaking in response, con-
troversy, or acknowledgement. Need
less to say, no men are permitted to be
present, the entire charming programme
being carried out for the ladies' private
delectation and cultivation. - Chicago
Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
GIRL WITH THE CRUMPLED HAIR,

The girl with the crumpled hair is very
fashionable nowadays. And nine times
out Of ten she is a blonde. Have you
noticed that2 If so, do you know the
cause9 Blonde hair, being naturally finer
than black, is easier .crimped and stays
crimped longer. Besides, when the hair
Is cut short, the neck is exposed to view,
and the skin of a blonde possesses a Pc
culiar whiteness which renders its ex-
posure attractive. This, in addition to
the prevailing necklace waist, is the &C.
casion for the blonde girl with the
crumpled hair. Her real rival is the
Semi-brunctte, that is to say, the girl
with the black hair, gray eyes and a
complexion like alabaster. Given a
head of crumpled black hair, a big black
hat with black plumes,a black dress with
a necklace bodice, and you have the
bingham girl OF the summer who will
run a close race with her sister, the
blonde.-New York Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
THE DUST FOR A LIVING.

There are several women of good fam
lilies in New York who are professional
busters. Busting has almost risen to
the dignity Of a fine art in these days of
bric-a-brac, portieres, draperies and
carved furniture. To the average par
lor maid it is either an unknown or a
lost art, and she has no more respect for
a c%loisonne vase than for one of plebian
china.
The women engaged in this pursuit
are retained for certain days and do
their work thoroughly. 1t can readily
be imagined that a wonan of refinement
is much better adapted to perform these
duties than the crude and clumsy maid
of-all-work, VINO fips her duster about
in the most reckless manner among the
costly articles of bric-a-brac and. en-
broidered ha0gings.-Mew York Rscor-
der.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
AMATEUR BONNET MAKERS.

The greatest mistake which amateur
bonnet-makers are guilty of is to use too
many materials. Simplicity is the first
thing to be aimed at in making a bonnet.
A great many English ladies have taken
lessons in millinery classes for the pur-
pose of perfecting themselves in the de-
tails of this work so that they can man
ufacture their own hats. 1t is somewhat
astonishing to discover how trifing is
the cost of the materials of a very costly
bonnet. There are very few bonnets
sold at SIS and $40 which cost the man
u~facturer more than one-ffth that sum.
Out of the enormous profit of 800 or 400
per cent. must be counted the price of
an establishment in Broadway or Fifth
avenue, the wages of expert trimmels
and forewomen, which range from S25
to $50 a week, and of the army of small
employees. So it happens that the bust
ness of the fashionable retail milllner is
not altogether the bonanza it might
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
How to Cut Glass Bottles,

Professor William Thompson gives the
following method of cutting glass tubes
and bottles: Two strips Of thick blot
ting paper are wetted and wrapped
round the tube or bottle as bands. They
should be kept a quarter to three ,eighths
of an inch apart for tubes an inch or SO in
diameter. A fine flame, two or three
inches long, is then allowed to play on
the glass in the gap between, while the
vessel is slowly revolved. In less than a
minute the glass parts along the track of
the dame.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
A Drama in Real Life

I witnessed a most touching and dra-
matte incident the other day, says M. J.
Madden, of Chicago. It was at the
Union Depot.
Among the passengers leaving the
train just in from the South was a dis
tinguished looking gentlemen, and
cilnglng to his arm was one of the most
beautiful girls I ever saw in my life.
To take the Joliet train there came
down the stone steps a burly off
Ger in citizens clothes, and by his side
was the once society favorite, George
Lipe;ScoLvicted of forging his mothers
name to valuable documents, and who,
in spite of all the influence brought to
bear, must serve his term in the peni-
Tertiary.
A steel band was about the prisoners
wrist, attached to another about the off
GERS wrist. The two couples l have de-
scribed met directly in front of the big
gates. "Oh, papa!" exclaimed the girl,
as her face lighted up with pleasure,
''here is George, come to meet US after a
long journey"
She rushed forward to meet the con-
vict, and impetuously grabbed both his
hands. The shock the sight of the
menacles produced was positively fright
full. Her great eyes opened, her face
blanched, she tried to speak, but could
not, and then she fell fainting into the
arms of her father, who bore her to a
carriage.
The convict during this ordeal was a
pltiable looking object He uttered no
word, but as he passed through the gate
saw his lower lip was covered with
blood. He had bitten through it.
The girl, subsequently learned, was
the felon's ~tiancee, who had been in
Mexico all the winter.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
DESTROYING COOLING MOTHS.

In that large part of this country
where no apples were grown last wear
no cooling moth worms were bred, be-
cause there was nothing for them to
breed in. But even here the enemy NAV
have been introduced in apples brought
from other localities, where, of course,
the species was continued. Those who
put apples in cellars will always find as
spring approaches multitudcs of moths
struggling against the windows and try
ing to get out. They are particularly
numerous just about the time apple trees
begin to blossom, and if any escape, then
they will make work for future years.
1t is a good plan to keep cellar windows
closed at this season, and by going in
side many moths may be crushed against
the panes Of glass. Worms that have
not yet changed to moths can be found
In cocoons glued against the inside of
barrels in which apples have been kept.
-BoSton Cultivotor.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

We want a large number Of cur read.
erS to try the experiment of sowing win
ter rye IN their cornfelds Just after the
last gong through with the c~ultivator,
and report next spring what they think
OF 1t. 1t is no experiment with a num-
Ger OF leading dairymen that we know.
lhey claim that it pays a big profit on
the investment, as it gives fresh pastur-
age the latest in the fail and the earliest
IN the spring. One party informed us
the other day that during the high price
o butter in April he got enough out of
MS early rye to more than twice pay the
expense OF sowing it. Try it., is the adj
vice of H0ard>a Dairyntun.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
A olnan's ssions of the United
States Senate.

l have heard O United States Senator
speak, and for bad elocution, for
wretched pronunciation, for a clear and
compact ignorance of English as she
should be spoke, he is to be commended.
[ had nev been in the Senate before.
l pictured it as an imposing body,
where men thought out great deeds,
spoke IN a way worth hearing and were
altogether a credit to the people who
had sent them there. Instead [ found
a lot of gaunt, misunderstanding Great
nres, with the cuspidors outnumberiug
them by ten Or twelve, who sat with
their feet on their desks and slept while
the other man talked. They didn'tseem
to me to represent anything but a
second-rate bar-Ioom, and | don't care
what their politics are, the Senators OF
the United States, always excepting
Mr.. Evarts, are a disgrace to the nation
at large. l am tod they have a bath
room in the Senate. Most Of the mem
bers looked as if they needed it. A
number of them wore wigs and the rest
of them didn't know how to comb their
hair properly. Now, the House of
Lords is stupid-inetfably, undeniabIy
and positively stupid, but it looks digni-
fed and impressos the people, aud that
is a great deal more than getting up
and calling men liars and poltroons
about the Force bill.
I am sorry | have seen the Senate; it
is another illusion gone and ! shall feel
nc interest in the future for the four
votes that I control. | looked for the
female lobbyist, and i'll vain, but if i
had anything up before the Senate and
wanted it to pass l would set up a first
class grog shop rs near the Capitol as
possible. / would have two English bar
maids to manage it and I would get my
bill through. One Senator, who didn't
sleep quite SO calmy as the others, had
on a brilliant blue tie and could be dis
tinguished by that for quite a distance.
Tt vas about the only thing that l no.
ticed that was calculated to attract at.
tention.-''Bab," IN Terrc Haute Er.
press.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
LTfry One suffers

Att'.V one Sh!iftfS
from Catarrh in the Head. Those
who don't have it suffer from those
who do. Its a disease you can't
keep to yourself.
Here are some Of tie symptoms:
Headache. obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into throat,
times profuse, watery, and acrid,
at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
puruIent, bloody, putrid, and often
sivc; eyes weak, ringing in ears,
deafness; offensive breath smell
and taste impaired, and general de-
blIity, But only a few of these
likely to be present at once.
The cure for it-for Catarrh it.
self, and all the troubles that come
from it-a perfect and permanent
cure, is DR., Sagc's Catarrh Remedy.
The worst eases yield to its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties. \ record of % years
has proved that to its proprietora
and they're willing to prove it
to you.
They do it in this way: If they
can't cure your Catarrh, no matter
how bad your case, or of how long
standing, they'll pay you $500 in
cash. Can you have better proof of
the healing power Of a medicine?
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

quality, but I do not know the name of
either, Seedsmen quote the Linneas as
one OF the best. 1t takes so long to get
producing plants from the seed that the
best way is to propagate by roots set
deep enough to have the crowns we'll
covered. As the plants increase in size
the roots may be subdivided to make
other hills. Plants from the seed will
not always prove the same variety IS the
parent stalk.-N6u York World,
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
DESTROYING CUT WORMS.

Professor J. L. Budd, IN the Des
Moines Register, attests the value of fall
blowing in killing the cut-worms. He
says: ''We have an object lesson at
this time Of much interest and value.
We prepared ground last fall for plant
ing our cherry and plum pits by plow-
ing we'll about the last of September and
again in November. The prepared
ground was not large enough for a. the
seeds, and about half a bushel of the
plum seeds were planted on ground oc-
cupied last summer and fall with a croD
of mangles, rutabagas and cabbage, and
net plowed until spring, On this
ground the plants came up quite as
thickly as on the ~fall-plowed ground,
but at this time there are not 100 plants
to the row, and thsse are going from
hour to hour. TMe soil is so full of
worms that no po@ibility of saving the
plants exists. the all-plcwed
ground scarcely a plant of the plum or
cherry has been cut off. Instead, after
careful inspection 1 only found two plants
ruined, and these were in the outside
ows Our root gratis of cherry, plum,
pear and apple are mostly on ground
plowed late in the fall, turning under
a crop of rye sowed the last of August.
Not q sign of cut-worms is found on
this ground. On the other hama, every
thing put out on land unplowed in the
fall has been seriously injured or totally
ruined by the different species of cut
worms. So far as known to the writer
the fall blowing at proper time is the
only safe and practicable method of
eradicating these pests"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
W0MAN'S WORLD,
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
THE BRIDE.

The worst looking woman at the av-
erage welding is the bride. Brides al
ways look wan and pale from overwork
aud worry, and we never saw a bride
whose clothes fit her, although she has
done nothing but worry about them for
months. II wells ever look we'll on
brides, we have never seen a bride who
used one to good advantagc.-Atchison
(AAN.l GZl1n.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
Makfnr 4 Fair Pay.

It is related that once when President
of the Fairfield County ("Connecticut)
Agricultural Society Barnnm found that
the annual exhibition was barely paying
expenses, an old farmer in the crowd
had his pocket picked. The thies was
soon found, arrested, handcufed, and
put on exhibition in the big tent, and,
this feature being widely advertised,
such crowds caue that the treasury
wa OVERLOOKING.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
ROUGH FORAGE,

Bulky food, such as straw, corn foa-
ger and coarse hay, is not always Of value
solely on account OF the nutrition It con.
Gains, but sometimes it affords a COM
plete change of diet, and because it dis
tends the stomach and aids digestion,
1t a liberal supply of grain is given there
Is no danger in feeding coarse foods to
any Kind Of stock, and by thus utilizing
.ne straw and fodder a great saving Of
nay may be effected. Coarse foods
ehould especially have a place in the
economical feeding Of cattle and sheep.
-1ezas Lice Si>c@ JournuI.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
SMYRNA Has LOTS OF PRETTY GIRLS.

The greatest attraction of Smyrna,
Asia Minor, isits supply of remarkably
pretty girls. They are mainly of Greek
descent, and dress extremely we'll. Dur
ing the afternoons and evenings these
dansels emerge from their residences,
and may be seen in great numbers on
the long sea wall that forms the chief
promenade, and in the numerous open
air cafes.-B0St0u Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
A Lake OF Molten Fire,

T, :, -1 ~
Inc 1olio"ing le'l%lhaDIe account
mas oeeh cuileo from tHN winnings on
Joaquin -hitief; ah' nave reference 10
me tolcaho OK MAIl'I" ho'' Ill tne oaoa-
"hich lsiahoS' ,
Al'er '1Sl'lo8 the AMERICAN Consol
at we stalten ioI Tue volcano,
aho after a ''afo' II c''D'p' reached
ne eoso VI " plerlp'ee o~y:1n'"al"9 "
l"he u lloI'e1l NE, Ten uilGS III clr-
gn'''e'el'ce ana wv lect pq!oW u.s.
nus IS r'iie" ~ Tue natives hlilanea'
VI sou 81 ire.
IL - ti'e iaf&e'1 acllFe volcano IN the
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

seem. The bills of fashionable CUSTOM
ers who deal at large millinery establish.
ments, rumor whispers, are Lardto col
lect, and not i%nfrequently they go to pro
test and Judgment before they car be
collected.-NeU York Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

MANY persons are broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
tcrs rebuilds the system, ails digestion, re-
moves excess of bile, AMI cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women and children.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

LADIES needing a tonic. or children who
want building up. should take Browns Iron
Eitters. 1t Is lcHHait 10 laEc, cures Malaria,
Indigestion. BiliuusEea- and Liver Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pure.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
Preservation of lee.

Fill q pitcher with ice and water and
set it on the center Of a piece of paper,
then gather the paper up together at
the top and draw the ends tightly
together. placing d strong rubber band
around the coil to hold it close so as to
exclude the air. A pitcher of ice-Water
treated in this ann has been known
to stand owe night with scarcely a per-
centible melting # the ice.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

NERVE REsTORER. 10 Fits after rr-t days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise AID 81 trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline. 95l Arch ST.. Phila, IA.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22
DONALD KENnED1
Of Roxbury, Mass, says

Kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years
standing, Inward Tumors, and
every disease Of the skin, ex-
cept Thunder Humor, and
Cancer that has taken root.
Price, $50. Sold by every
Druggist in the United States
and Canada.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

The guilty conscience discovers a punish
ment IN every misfortune.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

WHEN two souls have bat a single
thought they should stop spooning and
take up study.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

He that entertains a dangerous design puts
his head into a halter.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

He that knows not when to be silent knows
when 10 speak.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-08-22

Fortune is like the market; ii you can wait
a little, the price Will tall.