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St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
PLAYING WITH NY BABY BOY.

Tt may be that fortune leaves me,
1t may be that fame deceives me,
And that pleasures early vintage has leaked
from my cup ofc coy;
But my losses and my crosses
Are to me no more than dross is
When I rolic. when l froc with my little
baby boy.
It may be that I'm sinner
With my chances growing thinner,
That the gold within my nature suffers much
from base alloy;
But I know that I'm mellow;
Supplemented, tender fellow
When romp and play and frolic with my
brieht-eyed baby boy.
1t may be that grow weary
Sometimes of the world 80 dreary,
And that moody meditation may too oft my
mind employ;
But his merry eyes beguiling
Change my humor into smiling
As practice many an antic with my laugh
ing baby boy.
When the little fellows dreaming,
And the golden cascades streaming
From his head upon my bosom, and he
sleeps without annoy,
Then kiss the lips of laughter,
Thinking that the great hereafter
Will be cherries if cannot frolic with my
baby boy.
-[Wm. 7. Dumas, in Atlanta Constitution.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
A Gorgeous Coffin.

The casSet in which the body Of Will
lam L. Scott, the millionaire coal miner,
is taking its final sleep was made IN
Philadelphia, Penn. In the construc-
ton of it soventy-six pounds of solid sill
yer were used, forty yards of broadcioth'
about thirty pounds of silk, and ten
pounds of eiderdown. The casket, which
IS made Of Florida red cedar, has straight
sides and heavy-hutcd columns at the
corners. Along the entire length OF
each side extend heavy bars of ozldlzed
coin silver, each bar weighing twenty,
eight and one-half pounds. At each emu
are shorter bars of the same MATERIAL
and design, each weighing nine and one,
half pounds. The plate is also OF sollo
silver. The casket is lined throughout
with cream white bengaline SILK lnis
material is draped with what is known
to the professional undertaken as "ar1is
tic carelessness." The filling to all the
upholstery is eiderdown. The plllow'
which is iuted about the edges, is Gov
cred with the bengaline silk and Is
stuffed with elderdown.-Chsca9' fos''
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
THE INCREASE OF BEAUTY.


eyes, she's decidedly pretty, but not
half so pretty as her mother was at her
agew How often do we hear this re-
mark when we venture to praise some
beauty of the present day in the hearing
of one of the older generation. 1t sug-
gests an important question: Whether
the standard of beauty is changing, and
If so whether women are more or less
beautiful than they used to be? This IS
a question which may happily be an
swered to the entire satisfaction of the
present generations. There can be no
reasonable doubt that there is greater
beauty now and more of it than at any
previous time.
No woman has been more celebrated
for her beauty than Mary Queen OF
Scots, but if she were to walk unau-
nounced into a London drawing room
to-day it is doubtful if she would cause
much remark. No doubt she would still
retain the power OF captivating people
with her charms, but she would no longer
bewitch them by her face. 1t is true
we can hardly realize what Mary was like;
we are not even sure of the color of her
hair or her eyes. The various authentic
portraits Of her are strangely dissimilar
They only agree in this: That they all
show us face which disappoints us.
As we are not satisfied with a degree
of beauty which was enough for Mary's
contemporaries-which sent the men OF
her day off their heads and filled her
cousin Elizabeth with deadly Jealousy
the inference is that the standard of
beauty has risen, and the rise has proba-
bly, been gradual and constant, each gen
Grafton making certain advance on its
predecessor. One can hardly resist a
conclusion of this kind after looking
over a collection of portraits of single
family for three or four centuries, such
as any one may see in any large old
country house. The further back we go
the palmer the ancestors become, and
if we begin with the earliest and trace
them down to the present time we find
them steadily improving as we advance.
Chicago Neus.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
The rapid growth of the United

The rapid growth of the United
States may be inferred from the fact
that during the past eight years the
number of tirst-class postofices has in
creased from ninety-eight to 1923;
second class from 492 to 692; third
class from 1868 to 1854 and fourth
class from 1920 to 61,353. The
number of money order offices has
nearly doubled during the interval, ill.,
creasing from 1857 to 1878, and
free delivery offices from 1874 to $40,
while the army of carriers has grown
from $3.50 to 1929.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
A Young Cossack's Ride.

When the Czarewitch on his recent
journey visited the Krasnogorskiy settle
ment Of Cossacks in Siberia, boy Cos
sack, 10 years old, begged to accompany
him as body guard to the border of the
settlement, a distance of 143 versts (seven
versts are five miles,. The privilege
was granted him, and the boy, trim and
nice on his little horse, rode the whole
distance by the right wheel Of the Care
witch's carriage at an average speed Of
twenty versts an hour without the least
sign Of WEAKNESS. He had small satin
ensign with the imperial escutcheon on
one side and the inscription, God Save
Our August Ataman,' on the other. The
ensign had heen wrought by Cossack
woman, the aunt of the lad. The boy
received gold watch and chain for his
bravery, and his aunt received a diamond
ring New York Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

Gold wishbones are an addition to fob
clasps.
Chiffon and chiffon, plain and en-
broidered is of every width, color and
combination.
Lace and passementerie are in high
favor; the latter is used even on shoes
for evening wear.
Silk hose, having bootees of alternate
stripes of open work and hemstitched
bars are popular.
Robes de chambre are made of lace
striped nainsook, with trimming of
Valenciennes lace.
Light, delicate, fine sprays of jet will
he much more used on dresses than the
heavy bands of late. Cabochons, which
have perhaps been overused, will almost
be thing of the past.
Ostrich feather sleeves are a novelty
promised for evening dresses this win
ter. They reach only to the elbow, and
are made of the fluffy curled tips sewed
lightly to foundation sleeve of lace or
net, Black sleeves are to be used with
light gowns, or the sleeves may match
the dress in tint.
Very fine and beautiful silver en-
broideries on pale tints for evening
gowns are most delicate and effective.
They are chiefly used as headings to
laces, or to make Greek border on the
hem of the skirt. There are also open
work galoons made of woven silver.
These are used for skirt borders and
panel ends, or for girdles which are
straight across the back, and widen by
means of their flexible edges like peas
ants belt in front.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

"One of the curiosities Of the Boer
constitution which should be noted"
writes Lord Randolph Churchill from
South Africa, sis that during the re-
cess Of Parliament the president has
power of his own authority to issue
proclamations having the force Of
law, which are and remain valid I'M
til the meeting of the First Chamber,
when they are confirmed or disal-
lowed. This power, which obviously
is open to the greatest abuse, has
been, it is asserted, much abused"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
In Sweden philanthropy has seized

In Sweden philanthropy has seized
upon sE&'schools now as the vehicle
of teaching the children the cleanli-
ness that is next to goodness. The
chief parochial school in Stockholm
has introduced winter bathing as a
feature, with great caution apparent
", lest the innovation excite prejudice,
for the report says that the children
are given bath every three weeks.
Now that the thing is in running order
q hundred children can be washed in
three hours. The boys took readily
to the scheme; the girls, for some
reason, did not. OF 40 girls in one
class that averaged 10 years of age,
only 16 had ever known the luxury of
a bath in winter. The teachers report
that the effect on the children is bene-
fetal in every way, especially since
they have got on terms with the soap,
which at first they ~-ore shy ct.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
MUSHROOMS-HOW To PREPARE.

-
Fried Mushrooms-Re the stems
and peel! roll in grated cracker meal,
and dip in beaten egg, then in cracker
dust; sprinkle with salt and pepper, and
fry in butter; garnish with slices OF
lemon.
Broiled Mushrooms-Peel large, firm
mushrooms, remove the stems; put on
gridiron over bright GOALS, turn, and
sea:on with pepper aud salt; lay III dish
of melted butter, and squeeze over the
juice of lemon.
Mushroom Stew-Wash and peel half
a gallon of fresh mushrooms; put them
in sauce pan without water, season
with salt and pepper, add half pound
of butter rolled in flour; cover closely,
and let simmer twenty minutes.
Baked NIushrooms-Se fresh, large
mushrooms, peel and set in baking
pan; season with salt and pepper, lemon
juice and chopped parsley; cook ten
minutes; haste and butter; arrange on a
dish and pour the gravy over; serve with
Maitre d'Hotel sauce in gravy boat. ,
A Pan of Mushrooms-Cut in pieces a
quart of fresh mushrooms, soak in cold
water in which a piece of lemon ha,
been squeezed, drain and put in sauce
pan with tablespoonful of butter;
when half cooked season with lemon
JUICE, pepper and salt, and let simmer
until done; strain and serve.
Stuffed Mushrooms x Chop up the
stalks of mushrooms with one fourth the
quantity of white onion and parsley; stir
over the fire in little butter five min
utes; have large mushrooms ready; ill
them with the mixture, lay on buttered
dish, sprinkle with grated bread crumbs;
bake ten minutes and serve.
Scalloped Mushrooms-Cover the bot
tom of baking dish with layer of
stale bread crumbs, sprinkle with pepper
and salt, and lay over bits of butter;
moisten with cream; place layer or
mushrooms alternately with the bread
until the dish is full, cover the top with
butter, pour over pint OF cream, cover
the top with pan and bake one hour;
remove the top and let brown.
Fricassee of Mushrooms - Put the
mushrooms first in boiling water, then IN
cold; take out and wipe dry, put large
tablespoonful Of butter in saucepan and
Law in the mushrooms; set over the lire
and stir, add little flour to thlcken,
with pepper and salt, thyme and mace;
pour in soup stock to thin the mixture
and let simmer half an hour;take out the
mushrooms, strain the gravy, beat the
yolks of three eggs and stir them with
the Juice of a lemon into the liquor; have
some sippet of fried bread prepared, lay
the mushrooms on and pour the gravy
over: serve hot Courier Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
HOT PATTIES.

Lite some small molds with puff pas
try. Make mixture of one. quarter
pound of raw veal, three ounces of kid
ney fat, some lemon peel, chop very fine,
and stir IN spices, salt and pepper to taste,
moistening the whole with good strong
stock. Put a spoonful of this in the
patty mold, covering it with some pastry
very lightly to allow it to rise. Brush it
over with the yoke of an egg and bake.
Or: Beat to cream one-qua1ter pound
of fresh butter, add the yolk of an egg,
one tablespoonful of flour and one of
milk, mix with this some remains of
meat (veal or chicken preferretD chopped
very fine, salt, pepper and nutmeg to
taste. Make this into balls the size of a
walnut, put them into pattymolds lined
with pastry, and bake as above. Or: Line
deep patty -molds as above, and prepare
a mixture of fiIlets of game or chicken, a
little sweetbread, and some chopped
morsels; stew this in a sauce pan with
some melted butter, flour, a squeeze of
lemon, some good stock, salt and pepper
to taste. Let this cool when quite
ready, fill your patties almost full and
bake for an hour, after having put on
the pastry cover.-Neao York Ledger.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
Sweden glands behind no country,

Sweden glands behind no country,
not even the United States, acknowl-
edges the New York Recorder, in
popular education. To this may per-
haps be due the superiority of the
Swedish emigrant to this country over
emigrants from other European coun.
tries. The number of school children
per 1000 Inhabitants is 140. Technical
instruction, especially of women, is a
great feature. The difficulties in the
way of school attendance are very
great, not only because of the severe
northern winters, but also because the
people live to large extent ON iso.
lated farms.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
Seaside Scientific Stations.

The following list represents the num-
Der of laboratories of marine biology
which have been established in the diff
ferent foreign countries: Italy, one;
Austria, two France, eight; Holland, two !;
Belgium, one. Germany, one; Sweden,
two; Great Britain, five, Russia, one;
Japan, one; New South Wales, one. The
most important of these stations, that of
Naples, Italy, cost 100000, and is
maintained at an annual expense of over
$4,000. In the United States there are
two laboratories-one under charge of
the United States Fish Commissioned
Woods Hall, Mass, and new one has
lust been established at Sea Isle City, N.
J.-Zrentoe IN. y American.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
A Musical Novelty.

DR.. Alfred Steiner Of Naples, Italy,
has invented new stringed instrument,
with compass between that of the viola
and the violoncello. He calls it the
"violotta." By means of this instru-
ment new setting Of quartets is made
possible. An experiment has been made
with it in DIR. Stelzner's house at Wies-
baden, at which DR.. Joachim was present,
and played the new instrument in some
quartet music composed by DR.. Steiner.
DIR. Joachim showed his approval of the
new invention by ordering q violotta :"
for himself. New York Recorder.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
St. Landry Democrat
by T. A. sANDoZ.-
OpeIousas, Louisiana.

twill cost 81, 100000 to blast the
rocks out of the so-called "iron gates"
of the Danube River. The Austrian
Government is levying tolls on passing
vessels to pay for the cost Of the
work.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

awe are reminded," muses. the
Boston Globe, chow quickly events
become ancient, by the death of Mrs.
James.K. Polk. Folks administration
seems almost as far off as the Trojan
war, and yet his widow has just died.
So many great events have come be-
tween our time and Folks that he
seems like figure of the ancient
world -
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

The tea trade in Japan is constantly
increasing while that Of China is dim.
inishing. The increase is at the rate
of more than 100000 pounds year.
ly. Most of the Japanese tea is con-
sumed in the United States and Gam
nIo
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
GETTING RID OF ANTS.

Among other annoying insects ants Of
the various species are sometimes the
most troublesome when they get into the
house. For ants in the cupboard, writes
a Delaware housewife, | sprinkle q very
little sulphur on the shelves or tie up a
little of it in bags and leave them around
in places where they frequent. This
seems to keep them away. A few days
ago | discovered multitude of little red
ants about the steps of the back door. I
sprinkied few tabIespoonfuls of gasoline
on them and they quickly dispersed.-
NH2o Y0rh World.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

The British Government has sent to
British Columbia an officer to inspect
its defenses and to report upon the
best plans to materially augment its
protection against the invasion Of an
enemy. This looks to the New York
Mail and Express as if John Bull was
fearful Of the approach of the Russian
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

"Talk abont your Leonidases and
your Julius Caesars!" exclaims the
New York Commercial Advertiser.
"But when Mrs. Wesley Gormley of
Newcastle, Penn, jammed her hand
down bulldogs throat to save her
child, she showed that a mothers
.5.5Rrage is equal to that oSany hero
of them ALL"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

Halliday, the inventor of the cable
street-car system, says that the sight
of six horses vainly endeavoring to
draw car up steep hill in San Fran
cisco first suggested to him the foun-
dalton for his invention.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05
CONTESTS TO COME.
seven Have Been Duly Filed for the
Nexf Congress

Next Congress.
Notices of the intention to contest
the rights to seats of members-elect 20
the house of representatives in the
fifty-second congress have been filed
with the clerk of the house. They are
as follows: Noyes, republican, viii
contest Rockwell's seat from the
twenty-eight New York.
Miller, republican, contests Elliott
from the seventh South Carolina, and
McDuflie, republican, contests Turpin's
from the fourth Alabama district.
Three other cases are from Pennsyl-
vania, where democrats contest re-
publican seats.
al TRAIN Of pure Thought will only
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

Al TRAIN Of pure thought will only
run on the track of well graded
mind.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-12-05

6, when Gilboy caught turtle, which he
cut up and cooked. His previous prey
had been bonitos and flying fish, which
he caught at rather rare intervals.
On the Goth day out he spoke the
barkentine Tropicvance, Capt. Burns,
from Tahiti to San Francisco, in latitude
IA deg. so min. south and longitude 149
deg. 2 min. west. The captain supplied
Gilboy with as many oranges, bananas
and lines as he would take, and promised
to report him on his arrival in San Fran
cisco.
The monotonous voyage went on until
Wednesday, December 10. The adven-
turous Gilboy had reached % deg. %
min. south latitude, and 178 deg. 43 min.
east longitude. The Pacific was jogging
along under short sail, with the trade
wind blowing strongly and high sea
running. At 9 o'clock at night a heavy
sea capsized the boat. Gilboy,
who was clad in long oilskin coat over a
heavy suit Of clothes, came up on the
weather side and crawled on the bottom
of his unlucky craft. After working for
several hours he contrived to right her,
but found that nearly all his stores and
provisions were either lost or destroyed.
The only instruments he had left to nav
igate with were his sextant and patent
log, both his campasses being lost, but
nevertheless he kept bravely on his
course, though the mainmast was gone.
On Christmas Day he everhauled his
stock of provisions and found that he had
remaining twelve pounds Of canned meat
and fish, half gallon of alcohol and
fifteen gallons of water-a scanty store
with which to reach the nearest point of
Australia, 1900 miles distant. On
Wednesday, January 8, he had left four
pounds of beef, one quart of alcohol and
ten gallons Of water. On January I,
just as he awoke, he saw bird standing
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MASTER OF THE REPUBLIC!
Degradation Public Dsgace Purchase and
Sale in the Open Market
Can You Trust any Other than Radical Men after such Damnn
Exposure as This.

John LIVINGSTON the President of the New Farmers
ance
lowing This fund of material
old public given before the great reform
had compelled all the utoats combine for given when
other systems
pages testimony secured when capitalists fought the
the Hnnepn Canal subsidy And thus that the great
O the Erie given out by Jay Gould.
Livingston introduced his quotations the testimony OF rail
corruption by showing that the railway systems and the banking
puocrats with
than the People, located at Wall Street, New York Cexacy
pophesed Coumn Among other things the following clip
ping from the AngoAmeran Imes published London august
10th, 1870
Could has , Gqo the sts ii ss be-
Of republican form this country and
ssi1Sa
his conclusion that millions
ranas $ sn e s as' the
emporer! ''' %" '0'' ~ p'D '' ''' "
York Legislature 1873 be asked why Jay Gould down.
damning facts under oath state as follows:
Gould that these legislatures thoroughly
all the iniquty involved, of business.
corruption UNIVERSAL and he accustomed
politicians
the the opposition roads, dscredt that would
RAILROADS CONTROL NOMINATIONS.
following of
Alliance n March of last year,
the he s ia Jay Gould and Others
York appointed BY the assembly
Fifth Avenue Hotel, Friday, March 81, 1873.
Committee adjournment Present. Hon. Mssrs
cock Lincoln, Wight Crazy, Carpenter, (p 49,
Jay Gould being duly testified as follows
O. Your present residence WHAT Co. 5O
You were at time president of the Erie railway compAny
A. Yes sir (p 5O)
When elected
A. In 1868 (p 545D
did o such
A. On the 18th OF March, 1872
@. Have connection with the
pany? A. No, (p 5O)
What did make elections
and 1872 to the senatorial and assembly districts?
cannot tell passed my
mind remember sending Sullivan
election of senator 1t thousand dollars what
said would be addition
warded by the committee The nomination had not been
Senator Madden don't remember the amount p 5519
T. tell districts contributed
must contributed
through
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York. Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio helped men in all

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against loss the mortgage is more than the
balance equal allowed borrow than $1,000
than 100 The owner OF l6o acres with
DIV follow would be in crcum
restrictions would corporations and
than the For this is one OF the %
which friends the opposition often resort to- How
the loan first and the poor man. whose arm anu
plan put operation to come in at the at Alter
cages permitted to receive oan the next
months those whose fall due and let De
writer that there will be many raised
to es pa the cent per
and shall furthermore
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every year be paid smaller the last on 81 per cent
n un %5eee no from But
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demands the shape and om and
AS long the ruling be influenced by
the class that stand on
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by horde OF wpu the size OF their barrel
through blocks Of five The path of duty
that must follow we intend remain reeborn American cn
intrigue the greedy OF mercess
other sd not only attracting great attention within
upon the fail to realize
hopes that the American people will awaken from their
hopes crushed forever But
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also poor Europe stripes
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light green When celebrate the fourhundredth
freedom OF the motto OF our Equal
rights to all and special privileges to none