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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27
The Danger Of Wearing Red Stock
ings.

It has been remarked that the wear
;nebv children OF red stockings com
cidcs with pustular erupt'ons on thelf
legs and feet. The Board OF Heai5hln
Paris employed NJ. schutzenberger, a.
chemical expert, to ascertain whether
the dyes coloring the stocking con-
tanned poisonous matter: ne nas
sent in his report, in which he says
that all the many specimens submit
tod to him derived their red color1rom
aniline and containing large proper
ton of antimoniac oxide. AS cn'l-
dren perspire freely, this matter en-
tars into solution and is thus taken
into the pores. The professor mao no
donbt that it was the cause OF the
uust,,ral rash which accompanies tise
l'se Of red stockings. The Boara OF
Health has reported in favor OF ING
;nterdiction for wearing, apparei OF
d i, obtained from metallic prePara'
tionS,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27

AMERICANS are the greatest people
in the world for conventions and inter-
state and national meetings. This dis
position has struck farmers more
strongly in the last few years. and ii
is probable that the early future will
find a greater development of the con-
vention mania than any preceding
period. The Worlds Fair of 1898 at
Chicago, it Is believed, will be marked
by more gatherings of this kind than
have ever taken place in any country
of the world in the Same time.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27
Their Next Scheme.

Gazzam-Do you know what the
silver barons propose to do after they
have sold all the product of their mines
to the Government"
Maddox-No; what?
Gazzam-They Will start balloon
line and extract the. silver lining from
the clouds.-Epoch,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27
Mule or Horse Colts.

Many thoroughbred mares are
mated to jacks in Kentucky. and aft
erward they are bred to horses, but
most breeders are agreed that the
first sire affects the blood of the dam
and that frequently-especially if the
jack be Maltese-the stripes on the
legs and the dark of the shoulders ap-
pear in the colts. So much for looks,
It is also true that sometimes the evil
dences of the former mating with q
jack are not found. l have myself
seen pair of dark bay coach horses,
the offspring of dam that has raised
q mule colt, showing no signs OF
stripes or off color, but we know that
there are exceptions to almost any
rule.
THE AGE AT WHICH TO BREED.
A mare should be governed by cir
cumstances. Any animal used for re-
production should be mature. A mare
at 2 years old is not mature. If de-
siraS q mare can be bred at years,
so that she drops her foal at 5. Then
we may look for a fine colt. II she be
very large and there is q reason for
stunning her growth, she may be bred
SO as to have foal at years old.
We American farmers are all too much
in hurry. We want to see results.
Take that matter of race-ho"ses
and trotting horses. Twenty-Five
years ago no one thought of speeding
to it utmost power a race-horse. Fiji
ty years ago it was q common thing
to race horses for four a. miles, and
in heats at that. My own eyes have
seen that celebrated race between
Boston and Fashion for $4,000 a
side. Fashion was the winner in two
straight heats of four miles without
feeling either the whip Or the spur.
The race took place on Long Island
HORSES DEGENERATE
by being used too early and too Sc
verely. No man can afford-from an
economical standpoint-to breed a
valuable mare at the age of 2 years;
don't doit.
Methods OF Using Bi-Sulpl,ide Car
bon.
Prof. A. H. Church, in q recent
number of the Kew Bulletin, records
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27

ATTRIBUTING the prevailing grip to
An excessive amount of ozone in the air
is somewhat puzzling to average minds.
Why there should be more ozone in
the air now than there has been here
tofore we are not told. Besides. ozone
was not long ago eulogized as really the
vital air of oxygen and itself the best
curative of lung troubles. When men
went to the country or seashore to got
fresh air, they said they were filling
their lungs with ozone. There is evil
IDENTIFY good deal of very dubious
science in popular reading nowadays.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27

MODERN society, as was well said by
an American writer recently, is divid-
ed practically into but two classes
the "froth and the dregs'-those who
go to the bottom and stay there, and
those who rise to the top by the force
of arbitrary conditions and stay there,
until death or other unforeseen but
potent agencies remove them TO make
room for their successors.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27

Isa man ever more cdious, she
thought to herself. than when so shah
by small triumph initiates i';m' She
sought consolation by INCLUDING her
self in a cloak of Icy Indifference. Yet
the loss of the bracelet pricSed her
sorely.
On the following morning Mr.. Hor-
shaw was in the library writing let
tiers, when q servant handed him this
card: -<-->--
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27

IT is indisputable that our patent
laws as at present framed tend directly
to the creation OF monopolies, and by
80 much benefit the privileged few a
the expense of the many. It will =
be denied that in the majority CT g.
the effects of patents has been ---
ulate progress. But there n 4
exceptions, and it is VIC E. 81. 0
consider whether the te0"y.-" ' /
create them are not gainir., 7s -.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27

SHEEP-sTEAL1NG in Ohio Is now pun
ishable by Imprisonment in the peni-
tertiary. 1t will no longer bel order
for man to allow himself to be ao-
cused of stealing sheep without show
ing the proper resentment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27
Breaking Colts.

My plan is to tame a colt in the
barn; get him used to being handled,
etc, before any attempt at breaking.
After this use the rope. This rope
should be a A-inch rope twenty feet
long. | tie knot the same as | would
for rope halter about the neck;
then pass the rope over the neck, put
ting 1t around the under jaw catching
it inside the loop around the jaw,
this forms purchase over the neck. |
now have the best "bitting rig" that
can be used. With this rope | teach
the colt to do my bidding. If obstl-
nate, | gave q few smart Jerks from
side to side Iavoid too long lessons
at first After he is subdued and
drives to the lines, | hitch him to my
breaking-ca which is made with pole
thills and stout cross-bar close be-
hind the colt. | use an inch and n
half kicking strap, which prevents him
from using his heels if he should be so
inclined. In my experience OF many
years in colt breaking, have always
found that colt we'll broken to drive
single, never fails to drive or work by
the side Of another horse. The essen
tial point in breaking colts is to get
perfect control of the mouth.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27
No Foreign Land Owners.

Right here we again insist that no
person should be allowed to own, in
fee simple, one foot of soil in the
United States who has not become a
citizen and foresworn Allegiance to
any and every other government. Men
come and go, none abiding beyond a
brief period; the country and its soil
90 on forever. Let only true Ameri
cans, those 80 in mind and heart, have
any vested right in the foundation
soil, or have any lease of it, beyond
limited short periods at n time. A
hearty welcome to those from every
country in the world who show them
selves worthy Of American citizenship,
who come to freely and fully adop
the country as their own. Our good
fore-fathers were all this kind OF 'for-
eigners.-Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-06-27
THE HORSHAW JEWELS.

RS. Horshaw was
unusually fond OF
her diam on d a.
Why not? She
h ad not worn
them long enough
for usage to rob
possession of it's
first sweet flavor.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01

CHICAGO March 3l-An ordinance was
passed by the city council last night permit
ting the art institute to be erected on the
lake front. Two hundred thousand dollars
are already pledged toward the building.
The art institute will furnish S25OOO0 and
the worlds fair will give 100000. The
building is to cost not less than 5000, 900 ana
may be 5000. 600.
The board of control Of the worlds fair is
In session here, but noim portaut business is
being transacted The national commission
Is scheduled to meet tomorrow. but it Is not
now thought a quorum will be present then.
EX-Presideut Gage OF the local directory is
quoted saying that there will be n radical
change in the next board II is understood
that this will result largely from dIscontent
with the action on the site question. Trade
interests that We're not organized at tho hI-s I
election are low working together and will,
II Is expected, cut a large figure in the cleo
tion.
The national board OF control will report To
the commission that the president consents
to reduction Of his salary 10 $1,000, Vice
Chairman Mckenzie takes $1,000 of his and
Secretary Dickerson cuts his Sl0,0OO in two
These reductions alone will effect saving OF
$4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01

GRAND ISLAND, Neb, March 29.--To the
Editor of THE Bee There is considerable
feeling existing in this city concerning the
Newberry maximum rate bill Immediately
after the passage OF the bill by the senate the
railroad employees sert petition to Governor
Boyd rsking him to veto the measure Other
parties interested i'll having the bill become a
law have circulated petitions asking that the
bill be signed. and use as an argument that
the railr road employees were forced into sign
ing the petition which they sent A tele-
gram has been sent Governor Boyd by the
agent and general foreman OF the Union Pa
cific refutng the charge that the employees
were coerced into signing the petition, and
asking him to veto the bill.
The following petition is now being circu-
lated and signed by the employees
'It having come 10 our knowledge
that certain citizens have circulated petit
tion requesting your cxcellency to sign the
Newbefry bill relating to railroads, and that
they have secured the signatures of many
prominent business men and citizens OF
Grand Island thereto by representing that
we, employees of the Union Pacific railway
company, were cocrced into the signing OF
the employees petition lately sent you solicit
ing your veto on the above mentioned Dill oy
threats of dis nissal or otherwise.
'NOw therefore, we the under5igne en-
ployes of tho Union Pacific railway company
do most emphatically assert the statement
that any of us were threatened or In any way
coerced to sign the said employees petition IS
utterly false and that each and every one OF
us signed the said petition of our own free
will and chOlce deeming it TO he Tor the oesL
interests of ourselves and the pu olc AT large
that the said bill meet with the veto or your
excellency and we would still most earnestly
entreat your excellency TO consider our former
petition favorably and veto the said DILL"
II. A. HATHAWAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
ENGLISH GOES OVERHEARD.
j fl Meg tath's Depu y steps or the
OmIer End Of tAc plnnk


Outer End OF the Plank.
For few moments last evening there was
small sized riot in the register of deeds
office.
1t was given out early in the day that Dep
uty Will II. English would have to walk
when the hour for closing rolled around.
The other clerks in the oftico knew what was
coming and waited for Developments
Just before the clock struck . jeff Megeath
walked over to whero English was counting
the cash and said "You will not need TO re-
port tomorrow
English demanded an explanation and was
told that he was discharged.
For IA moment there was blood on tho face
OF the MOON while English walked over to
MegeatE and, shaking his fist in his face,
said; "You are ID thief, and [ can prove
it.n
"You can't do it, returned Megcath as he
edged behind counter.
"lf he can't, cau,' Clipped in Ed Shelby,
who had dropped in from the treasurer's Of
flee to see the fun.
81 am just as honest as either of you.n con-
tlnued Megeath as he kept pile of blank
books between himself aud the two men.
The war of words continued for some time,
or at least until Megeath drove the whole
force out of the Office. after which he passed
a commission into M. II. Homcrs hands, ap-
pointing him deputy.
Horner is the man who was discharged
from the Omaha National bank few months
ago for in a playful manner sending Il check
through the clearing house. purporting to
have been signed by Jay Gould. He explained
that it was only joke, bat it cost him his po-
sition nevertheless. He has been employed
in the registers office about month.
Megeath, in giving his reasons for dis
charging English, said "He was working
against me and doing me dirt upon every oc-
casion. Not only this, but he was trying to
set the other clerks against me.n
English says there was nothing of the kind,
and that he always served Megeath to the
best OF his ability. He also says that now
he will 20 after the register and bow up
some very crooked transactions in connection
with the management of the Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
FIRE EiNG SUG iR.
Omaha Wholesalers Getting Their
stuff Out of Bond.

BY provision of the Mckinley bill the
duty, which amounted to about "a cents per
pound upon good grades of sugar, was re-
moved ON April L. The refineries of the east
and south were permitted to ship hundreds
of cars of sugar TO various parts of the
United States in bond, without paying the
duty, in order that the iobbers and wholesale
merchants might lhave supply on hand at
interior points whenn the drop in price took
These cars have been arriving in Omaha
for nearly week and last night
there were over o one hundred cars
of sugar standing Apou the tracks or the
various railroads IN Omaha. twas the duty
of the surveyor Of customs to release these
cars from bond on April !, and so anxious
were the jobDerS and wholesale men who had
bought the sugar to get the cars released
and on their way TO the retailers throughout
the west that Mr. Alexander decided to
begin the work of releasing ana inspecting
at midnight last night.
The Office OF the surveyor OF customs was
busy scene at midnight. The leading WhOle-
sale firms of the city were all represented,
and there was general demand for prompt
action on the part OF the surveyor
Mr.. Alexander, Mr.. Phillips, Mr.. CrumO
and few deputies began the work soon atter
midnight. They visited the yards of the
various railroads and opened, examined and
released the cars as rapidly as possible.
The firms most deeply Interested In getting
the sugar released from bond were Paxton *
| Gallagher, MoCord, Brady q Co, ID. M
Steele & Co., Allen Brothers and Meyer q
| Raapke
The rush will probably not be over for a
/ couple Of days at least.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
HurlingtOn's kush.

BURLINGToN, Ia, March 3l.--ISpecal Tel
egram to THE BEE. Nearly two hundred
carloads of refined sugar are standing on the
side tracks in this city awaiting the hour Of
- midnight, whom they will be released by
the local custom house oiice from bond A
number of special trains will leave Burng-
ton at midnight for KeolSuk Fort Madison,
Des Moines, O t1mwa, Creston and o ther
Iowa points for til, purpose of distributing
sugar
a lively scene is expected at - tonight, as
all local merchants are preparing TO get their
sugar in stock for the morning trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
The lSincaid Trial,

WASHINGTON, Marih 31.-In the Kincaid
trial this morning the defense confined itself
to an attempt to proye that Taulbee made
threats against sKihcaid, and that those
threats had been communicated to the
defendant. The most important wit
ness was. Mrs. Mary Williams, who
Donneson had told her Of the difficulty be-
tween Taulbee and Kincaid and had SAID that
Taul bee had warned Kincaid to arm himself
He had also told her that he had been with
Taul bee good part of the day in order to
keep him away from Kincaid.
Before adjourn ment a number of other
witnesses testified as to, threats made by
Taul bee against Kincaid, of Taulbee telling
him he had better arm himself, etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
TIE CRACK OF .CARBINES
Will BE Heard ut the Bell vue Range
Next Month.

Next Month.
Rifle practice will begin at the Bellevue
range the first week in May.
The four companies of the Second infantry
will go, two at time, tor five weeks shoot.
The department competition will begin
about the first of August, when the best
marksman from each company will come to the
range to compete for the position
of distinguished marksmen in the department
team.
Major Benham is not yet certain as to
whether the cavalry practice will be held this
year at Bellevue or at the new range being
prepared at Chicago. For two years last
past the cavalry practice for this division has
been held ut Bellevue on account of the excel
lence of the canlping ground and the range.
II is quite probable that IL will come to Belle
vue again, because it would be an eX pensive
proceeding to ship horses from Nebraska to
Chicago for use at this practice ana there
are no cavalry troops stationed near
Chicago, so the horses would neces-
sarily have to be shipped from Ne
braska or some point in the west where
the cavalry troops are stationed. Horses
have been brought down from Fort Niobrara
the past two years for this purpose. Soldiers
could do nothing with green horses at target
practice The horse that has been accuS-
toned to the crack of the rifle andr evover is
an absolute necessity for this purpose.
There will be change in the silhouettes
used this year, Instead of the figure of a
man on foot the soldiers Will blaze away at
the figure of man on horseback.
These silhouettes will be set in a line about
four rods apart and the marksmen will ride
past them, but will follow line constantly
growing nearer to the stlhouottes. The first
figure will be twenty-five yards from the line
from which the cavalrymen must shoot,
the next twenty yards, the third fifteen,
the fourth ten and the last one OF the five
only five yards from the troopers path.
The cavalry practice is by far the most in
teresting to those who look on from a civil
ian's point of view and large number of
people from Omaha usually visit the ran ge to
witness the work of the marksmen on horse
haclt
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
HE FLI1uFLA ED THEN.
How Omaha Coun cilmen Were
BunCOcd in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb., March 3l.-ISpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE,l-And now it transpires
that the members of the Omaha council
have been buncood by an eminent lobbyist
who is now on the Omaha city pay roll
Each member of the council Clipped in $40,
sum total $50, to engraft pom the charter on
the sly "A little joker that would extend their
terms for one year, This change was actually
made on the engrossed bill, but was discov-
cred in the house just in time to be knocked
out again.
The entorprising lobbyist is reported to
have blown IN his swag in q aQuiet game of
poker at Lincoln. When he returns 70
Omaha he will probably toll woeful tale.
Pat Ford went before tho committee on
cities last night and denounced in unmeas-
ured terms the tampering with the char
ter by which the councilmen at large were to
hold over until 1899, He said most emphatl-
cally that he had not come to Lincoln to elect
any councllmen nor to unmake any council
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
Feeling Among Chicago Italians.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-Prominent Italians in
Chicago discussed the report from Washing
ton tonight with much interest, Editor Du-
rante of L'Italia said: 81 do not believe the
Italian government has recalled Baron E'ava
with any hostile intent nor do |
believe there is any danger of war
AS to what Italian citizens here would do in
case of war, 1 cannot say. / would not be
willing to take up arms against my native
country, nor would | fight against my
adopted one, If the Italian government is
making demands for some more active move
ment toward reparation, it is only what
might have been expected after the feeble
letter of Governor Nichols."s
Dr. VolinI said that in case of war he
thought most of the Italians in the United
States would return to Italy. He does not,
however, expect any trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
NAIIONdL CAPITAL NOTES.



WASHINGTON, March 3l.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to TIE BEE. Pensions were granted
today to the following Nebraska Origi-
na)-Obedah S. Ward, Paul n Nelson,
Myron Davis, Andrew G.. Wiclkham, Robert
M Sears, Oliver Osborn, Albert Wiltse,
Matthew b. Reid, Elijah Tuttle, William
Wilson, Albert A. Bouton 1ncrease-Lcwis
Taus, joseph S. Frank, Daniel w. Camp.
Reissue--John S. Hubert.
Iowa: Original NJ. Porter, Josep h
A. j. Nichols, William =. Perish, William IL.
II. Norris George G. Shaffer Henry G..
Shell, Joseph Barney, John Trasak, Andrew
Bergen, George H. Bush Isaac McHenry =,
Orrin G. Bond, James d. Rhoades,
Harrison Wilson, julius W. Bacon. Navy
-Lawit Peter, Amasa F.. Haradon,
Ezra Bailey, John Boyer, Merritt Rowe,
Dwight Manwaring,- Authorization G..
Blessing. Increase-Thomas Maze, John F..
Merry, Henry f. Nicholson, John A. Will
foat, John Mcdonald John d, McKim, Rob
ert Good, James N. Miller John Love, Willis
Nine, Felix W. Vinson. Ressue-Edwin
Chapel, John l. Bridges. Original widows,
etc.-Mary A., widow of John Burke; Emily
T., widow of Alvah Lane; Hannah W.,
widow Of Charles II. Brown; Edward b e,
father of Leander Dusen berry
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
ASSAULTED A WOMAN.

Mrs. G. T. Somcrs Beaten by an I'm
known Coward.
Mrs. c. T. Somers, lady hfty-fve years
of age, residing at 4l5 North Fifteenth street,
was assaulted on Capitol avenue last night.
Mrs. Somers was passing along Capitol
avenue and when near Fifteenth street
man rushed out from n dark corner aud
struck her on the face with his fist AS tho
lady fell the runian struck her again, bring
ing stream of blood.
She made an outcry and two gentlemen
near by rushed to her rescue. They feled
the nssaant. but he, quickly rcgaining his
feet, managed to make his escape in the dark
ness.
DR. Hayes attended Mrs. Somers but her
injuries are not of serious nature. No
cause can De assigned, by friends of the
family, for the assault
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
New York Italian Paper Comments.

NEW YoRK, March 3l,,The Italian paper,
Progresso Italo Americana, referring to the
recal! of Baron Fava, says it is but natural
consequence of the opprobrous manner in
which the state of Louisiana answered Sec
retary Blaine, of the weakness of the su-
preme federal authority in the face of the ar
rogant bearing of Governor Nichols, of the
Infamous, Incredible impunity accorded to
the lynchers and the instigators of the lynch
ing In conclusion the editorial says Italy
has done its duty and the colony has cordially
apnrONcd.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01
Army Matters.

Lieutenant Colonel Perry OF the Tenth
cavalry, who was recently promoted from
the rank of major of the Sixth cavalry, will
take leave of absence of few weeks before
Joining his regiment at Fort Apache.
Captain Ray, Judge advocate of the depart
ment of the Platte, is hunting ducks up along
the Platte.
was a member Of the Galley courtmartal, Is
dangerously i'll at 1912 Chicago street, His
Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01

WmMINGToN, Del, March 3l.--Ex-Secre-
taIy of State Bayard treats the Italian mat
ter lightly. He says that If Baron Fava had
been recalled il is likely he had done some
thing to displease his government and that
he had simply been relieved. This Is indi-
Gated by his leaving a secretary in charge of
the legation. ut is absurd said Mr.. Bay
ard. ITO regard tho recall of minister or the
suspension of diplomatic relations as evil