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St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
Patent Medicines I'm England.

All makers and sellers Of patent and pro-
prietary medicines are required to take out
a license, for which five shilIings is paid.
Since most OF these medicines are produced
On so large a scale that the makers do not
supply them directly to the public, but
through the retail dealers, these latter have
also to pay a license duty of the same
amount. The license is renewable every.
year upon the LIST of September. To those
who already hold licenses an official notice
is sent stating the time for renewing pay
ment.
Besides the license duty, which is of
small Importance, there is a stamp duty,
and this, owing to the immense number Of
these medicines produced in Great Britain,
affords to the revenue a very considerable
income. Upon each package which is for
sale TO the general public must be placed
a stamp Of value varying with the retail
price of the article. However, it may be
noticed that a package stamped in accord
ance with this requirement., may be opened
by the retailer and its contents may be
sold loose without being liable to further
stamp duty. This applies, for example, to
powders which are put up in boxes to be
retailed at q certain price. or to lozenges.
The stamps are supplied by the govern
ment, and are different in appearance from
those of similar value used for postage.
They must be affixed by the maker of the
preparation before the packages leave his
hands.-Pharmaceutical Era.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09

A we'll known humorlss, VINO dubbed
over with hearty hospitality, was enter
tanning some guests at dinner, whom one
of the guests remarked to the hosts little
daughter, "your papa's a funny man, ism.
her" The child looked up from her pie
long enough to answer seriously, "Yes,
pspa's always funny when we have com
pany."
The following is told of q Judge before
whom a man was being tried for stealing
q z gold watch from q woman as she was
entering q bus. The man declared the
watch was his, and the woman wal mis-
;aken in identifying it as hers. Suddenly
the judge asked: Where's the key =
The prisoner fumbled in his pockets, and
said he must have left 1t at home. The
judge asked him II he wound the watch
frequently with the key. and he said
yes" Then q key was procured, watch
and key were handed to the prisoner, and
he was told to wind the watch. He opened
the case, but could not End any place to
use the key, because the watch was a key
less one. The sentence was Ave years.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
The Speed Of Insects.

There are many insects which on
would little suspect to be furnished will
apparatus suited TO swift and more or less
continuous flight. House-fie frequent thu
inside of our windo rs, buzzing sluggish
In and out of the room. But what diffel
emit creatures are they when they accom-
pany your horse Oh q hot summers day
A swarm of these little pets keeps pc
t~inaciously ON wing about the horses ear
quicken the pace up to ten or twelve mile
an hour, still they are there; let a gust c.
wind arise, and carry them backward and
behind-the breeze having dropped, their
speed Is redoubled, and they return to
their post of annoyance to the poor horse
even when urged to its fastest pace.
But this example gives only a partial
proof of the fy's power of flight, as the
following will show: The writer was
travelling one day in autumn by rail at
about twenty-five miles an hour, when
a company of flies put in an appear
ance at the car window. They never set
tied, but easily kept pace with the train
seemed to be almost mechanical, and a
thought struck the writer that they had
probably been drawn into 9 kind of vortex
whereby they were carried onward with
but little exertion on the part of them
selves. But this notion was soon dis.
proved. They sailed forth at right angles
from the train, flew to q distance of thirty
or ferty feet, still keeping pace, and then
returned with Increased speed and buoy
ancy to the window.
To account for this, look at the wings of
a fly. Each Is composed of an upper and
n-xH xnofrhnA~A h-@--s -1:l A.
b~lood-vessels and respiratory organs rami-
~ 30 as to form a delicate network for the
extended wings. These are used with
great quickness, and probably six hundred
strokes are made per second. This would
carry the fly about twenty five feet, but q
sevenfold velocity can easily be attained,
making one hundred and seventy-ive feet
per second, so that under certain circum-
stances 1t can outstrip a rsce-horse. If
a small insect like q fly can outstrip a
race-horse. an insect as large as q horse
would travel much faster than a amor
ball.-N. 2. Ledger.
We asked an old colored preacher the
other day how his church was getting on.
aad his answer was, mighty poor, brud-
der, mighty poor" We ventured to ask
the trouble, and he replied: ''Ds ~cieties,
cieties. Dey is jist DRAWN all de fairness
an marrow out'en dc body an bones OBJ de
blessed Lawd's body. We can't do muffin
widout de ciety. Oar is de Lincum Ciety,
wild Sister Jones an Brudder Brown to run
it; Sister Williams mus march in front
OBJ de Daughters of Rebecca. Den dar is
de Decreases, de Marthas, de Daughters oh
Ham an de Liberian Ladies'" swell,
you have the brethren to help in the
we suggested. "No, sab dar
am dc Masone, de Odd Fellers, de Sons OBJ
Ham an de Oklahoma Promise Land Pill
grims. Why. brudder, by the time do
brudders an sisters pays all de dues an.
tends all de meetin's, dar is muffin left for
Pisgah church but jist de cob do
corn has all boon shelled off an flowed to
desc speckled chickens."-M.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
purposes Of the Trans Mississi mi
Congress.

~ CONVENE IN DENVER, MAY 10, 1891.
10 unite the people of the States and
seffltorles west of the Mississippi river for
me promotion of their common interests.
among the questions to be considered
Legislation affecting trans
portstion and finance.
improvement of waterways. lake. enlf
and Pacific ports.
Markets for Western products.
PROMOTION OF manufacturing and ugri-
cultural interests.
irrigation and reclamation of arid lands,
western mineral laods and their deysl.
opment. wv
Cause and effects of business combina-
tons and trusts.
Reciprocity and international trade az :,
The Indian question and opening OF In.
dian lands, and such ether subjects a. NAV
be worthy of consideration.
The meeting at Galveston provided for
1ne basis of representation BY the adoption
of the following:
RESOLVED. That the basis for representa-.
tlan for future sessions of this CONGRESS-
shall be: Thirty delegates at large from
zach State and territory, to be appointed
ooy the governor thereof; one delegate
from each county, to be appointed BY the
county county commissioners thereof: one
delegate from each city. and one additional
delegate for each 10000 or fraction thereof
n excess of 10, 900 of the population
hereof, to be appointed by the mayor
thereof ten delegates from each board of
trade. Gambler of commerce or other COM
mercial organization, to be selected bs
such bodies as they may elect that El
railroad companies operating west of the
Mississippi river shall be entitled to two
delegates each, and that they be esrnestl-
Urged to be represented, to the end tina
just understanding may be reached
tween the people and the great transpo
alton lines of the West and Southwest,
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
Obeyins Pleasantly.

Little Harry had seen some older boys
fly their kites from the tops of the houses,
and he thought it would be nice fun If he
could do so too. So he came to his aunt
and said:
"Aunt Mary. can l 60 up to the top of
the house and fly my kiteP'
His aunt wished to do everything that
was proper to please him, but she thought
this was very unsafe so she said:
mo. Harry. my boy. l think 1t Is very
dangerous sort of play. I'd rather you
wouldn't 60"
"All right. Then I'll go out on the
BRIDGE" said Harry.
his aunt smiled and said she
hoped he would always be as .obedient ss
that.
Harry, what are you doing" said his
mother on one occasion.
"Spinning my new top, mother"
Can't you take the baby out to ride 7
Get out the carriage n Ill bring him
down."
"All right" shouted the boy. as he put
his top away in his pocket, and fastened to
obey his mother.
"Uncle William. may I 60 over to the
store this morning" said Harry, one day at
breakfast. Il want to see those baskets
again that I was looking at yesterday"
'Oh, yes, Harry" said his uncle, Il
shall be very glad to have you"
::But l cannot spare you to-day, Harry"
said his mother. ST want you to 60
out with me. You shall go to the store
another time"
"ALl right" said Harry, and went on
eating.
No matter what Harry was asked to do,
or what refusal he met with when asking
for anything, his constant answer was
"All right" He never asked "Why
can't II" or Mustn't II" Harry not
only learned to obey, but he learned
to obey In a good humor. - Little Chris
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
Democratic Views.

HOW REAL. TRUE DEMOCRATS VIEW THE
NEW so CALLED DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTFE In ST. MARTIN.
A stainless Democrat, writing to the
Messenger, says.
AS a man whose Democracy is as pure
as any in this parish or State, and whose
record is open to investigation by the most
scrupulous iron.clsd Democrats, l hereby
fully concur with you in your article Of
the 28th inst, relative to the mass meet
ing which assembled in this town and Sc
lected candidates for town trustees.
1t Is a fact that the assembly or conven-
ton which met at Breaux Bridge and
appointed q parish executive committee
had no right to do so, as said meeting or
convention was called for a specific or special
purpose, and that was to select delegates
to the congressional convention, and moth
ing else. If said convention saw fit to ex-
coed its powers and appoint a parish
executive committee. regardless of all
precedence in such matters, the Democrats
of the parish are in no wise bound t. abide
by any action, call or convention made by
said committee, as we consider the same
as null, and have a right to protest against
their action.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
by an Orang-Outaug.

The following story of a monkeys hero
ism Is told by an Indian paper: ga large
orang-outang was very much attached to
his master and to the baby by, who was
the pet Of the whole family. One day a
FIRE suddenly broke out in the houee, and
everybody was running here and there to
put it out, while the little boy in the nur-
sery was almost forgotten, and when they
thought of him the staircase was all in
flames. What could be doneY AS they
were looking up and wondering, o large,
hairy hand and arm opened the window,
and presently the monkey appeared with
the baby in his arms, and carefully
climbed down over the porch and brough,
the child safely to his nurse. Nobody
else could have done it, for a man cannot
climb like q monkey, and is not nearly 50
s'rong. You may imagine how the faith
creature was praised and petted after
that. This Is a true sto.y, and the child
who was saved was the young Marquis of
Kildare. - United PRESBYTERIAN.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
VAR CLOUD.

The annual war cloud has appeared this
ear in the early spring, and the chances
re therefore much greater fer war than
usual. When the cloud" rises in the
after part of the summers it usually
1oes- it is too late to begin a campaign;
and the winter usually cools the ardor of
he proposed belligerents.
But now things look like war. Ger
many, Austria and Italy are strengthening
the ties that bind them together in the
ripple alliance. Russia and France have
recently come to an understanding and-lt
is thought-have formed a defensive and
offensive alliance. The armies of Russia
and France combined are much larger
than the armies of Germany, Austria and
Italy. Even if England should join the
ripple alliance, Russia and France would
still have the largest forces. Should war
break out it is probable that nearly all
Europe will be involved. Russia is now
concentrating large bodies of troops on
AC Od1AdA AAOAtlCl oAo loAS 10 VCAy
active in her military preparations. The
German army on her frontiers toward Rus
STA is being strengthened; and Belgium is
becoming alarmed.
In case war occurs, Roumania and Ser
via would doubtless join the Russians,
while the Turks and Bulgarians would
almost certainly be compelled to fight no
one side or the other, while Portugal,
Spain and Switzerland could scarcely ex-
pect to remain neutral.
The armies these several nations would
bring into the field, would be numbered
by millions, and the battles that must re-
suit, will doubtless, dwarf all modern bat
ties to the grade of mere actions, by the
magnitude IF the armies engaged, and the
awful slaughter that must ensue.
If wal occurs, and becomes general, it
will not cease until the map Of Europe has
been very greatly changed.
1t is impossible to predict with any de-
gree of certainty, what the result will be-;
but of one thing W. may be assured, Gar
many will not have q walk away with
France, ms she did in 1870.
The French army is now thoroughly
organized, drilled, equipped ant armed,
and is larger by about 300, 900 men than
the German army. The French will fight
with all the energy possible; and will be
stimulated with the desire for revenge.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
Johnnie Crumb on Sunday Schools.

johnnie says he is "going on to nine
years old" and being asked by his teacher
to write q piece ON the benefits of Sun
day schools gave bis views az follows:
Benneyft l. sunday SCHOOLS is a crate
benneydt to childrens, fathers and moth.
ers. 1t gives EN- peece and happiness.
Every Sunday mornin my Pa and Ma gets
up late coz Pa is always tired sun avs,
After breakfast Pa always SAYS, come
huss Il round children and 20 to Sunday
School, for Pa is tired and wants a little
peece and rest Sunda,s. Then Pa goes
and lays down on the sofy and smokes and
reads papers all the forenoon. Ma she
sees to gettin dinner for Pa says he must
have a good dinner on Sundays anyway.
Ma has to take care Of the baby two, fer
the hired girl is a cathlick and says she
won't stay home from Church fer nobody,
and Ma bein a protestan has to mind her
Benneyf fit 2. Sunday SCHOOLS save
childrens Pas and Mas from going to
Church. One day the minister was up to
our house and he told Pa and Ma they ort
to go to Church. And Pa says, o, I al
ways SEM all my children to Sunday
School, and CUES that will have to do.
And 10 Ma and Pa don't 60 to Church,
bur Ma says she would like to.
Benneyf ct 8. Sunday SCHOOLS saves
Wien the munster told Pa he ort to help
pay the Church expenses Pa said, O, /
give my children a nickle 4 piece every
Sunday to take to suuday-sckool. But
the minister said, yes, but the children
gels it all back sgain in Cards and Books
and Picnicks and Krismas trees. And Pa
said well it is all l can afford
Benneyft 4. Sunday School saves the
big boys and girls from going TO Church
When the boys get big enough to smoke
going to Sunday School. Only they go to
Church some mites when the girls 60 along,
and then they all get in back seats and
chew gum. My Pa told Jim my big broth:
er that he ort to 60 to Church reglar. But
Jim said there amt no need of my going
more'n there is of your going. I have as
much right to stay at home as you have
But Pa said he was tired on Sundays. Pa
keeps q store, but every day he says times
is so hard he don't sell much and don't
have much to do.
Benneyft B. Sunday SCHOOLS do a great
deal of good to children. If it warnt for
them they wouldn't know nothing. Fer
their parents baint got NO time to teech
EN- Children learn songs and veres and
things. If they 60 reglar and don't miss
they get big pay fer learning to be good.
But when am a little bigger I am going
to do as Pa does and stay at home Sun
days, and smoke aud read the papers and
have some Of Mas big dinners. Ma gets
a~~fully tired to all the time, and would
like to have a little rest. But then Ma is
q woman, and Pa says it is her duty to be
tired. I'm glad l aint q woman.
Benneyft 6. There is a. great many
more benneyfts to Sunday SCHOOLS but I
don't know any mors.-Young Church.
man.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
The Parrot Told the Truth.
HIS OWNER THEREBY RELIEVED OF H
DUTY OF MAKING AN APOLOGY.

HIS OWNER THEREBY RELIEVED OF THE
DUTY OF MAKING AN APOLOGY.
Mrs. M. T., a well-known lady of this
CITY, owns a parrot known as Markoe, OF
which an amusing story is told, says a
Norfolk correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. Mrs. T. bought the bird
a yesr or two ago from a sailor, whose pc,
he had been for several voyages, and short"
" after purchasing him, became aware
that Markoe had shared the cornwall
tastes of his first owner, and had a decided
weakness for wine, and even something
stronger. She endeavored to break the
parrot of the habit by allowing him to
have no stimulants, but Markoe, whei
under the influence, was so clever ano
amusing that visitors often begged to give
him a glass of wine for the pleasure OF
hearing him talk. The servants also oftel
entertained themselves by making him
drunk on beer, etc, so that Markoe wa
very often intoxicated, in spite of his mis-
tress' ~disapproval.
On one occasion he had had some cham
payne from the laGies nephew and was
very hilarious when she said to him
you're drunk, sir, and had better g.
away L 0CA "oA9 w ooS Jo0 SAA Jo0A>
over it," Upon this he sunk away and
hid himself, feeling he was in disgrace,
and also to sleep it off. In a short while
a gentleman coming to call on Mrs. T
was ushered into the room in which Mar
koa lay concealed. Presently the visitor
beard a severe, displeased voice saying =
You're drunk, sir, and had better go
away. l don't want to see you until you're
over it," He caught up his hat and wa
ID the act of rushing from the room When
Mr.. T. entered it, SO he only made a has
ty bow and left the house The lady haf
heard her words to the parrot repeated,
and, understanding that the ca Ter hao
mistaken the voice for hers, was over
whelmed with dismsy at what the gentle
men must have thought of her discourteous
and outrageous assertion, or, rather, accu,
sation. She looked for and soon discover
ed Markoe under the folds of q portiert
which hung across the door by which she
had entered the room. She was about
then to write a uote to her friend apologiZ
ing for the occurrence and explaining it
to him, thoughshe feared he would scarce
ly credit the story, when to her amaz4-
ment a servant brought her a note from
the gentleman she was writing to-, in
which he stated that he acknowledged
with humility that he had perhaps taken
too much wine with his dinner, but had
hoped in calling on her that she would
not have detected it. As. she had done SO,
however, he offered his most abject apollo
gies and prayed for forgiveness.
Mrs. T. declares she never told the
story, but it leaked out in some unac-
countable way, being really too good to be
lost, and it is considered rather dangerous
to mention parrots to the gentleman in
question.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
Boy Helping a Horse.

mamma, I've been helping q horse
pull a load of coal up q HILL" merrily
shouted a little happy.looking boy, n
cold, frosty morning.
1.-THE hill was very slippery. mamma,
with frost and snow, and / felt so sad to
see the horse struggling to get up. I re-
membered that last winter papa had some
ashes strewn on the road. SO l got some in
my wheelbsrrow, and with my spade
spread them up the hill The man said.
Gee up. my good horse + and he was soon
at the top of the hill. Then: mamma, the
man said, Thank you my little man; you
have helped my horse to pull this load of
coal up the hill ] feel so happy,
mamma"
"You have done a good action, my dear
child" replied the kind parent, Zone that
is not only pleasing to me. but also to your
Heavenly Father. Never forget to show
kindness 70 animals ."-Selacted.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
The Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, April 6 1891

CHlCAGO, April b, 1891.
The first year of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition closed amid congratulations
and reioicings on every hand. The direc.
tory held its last meeting, and adjourned
sine die on Friday evening, March 81.
President Gage delivered a long farewell
address, containing a mastery resume of
the operations of the directory since it was
organized, and announcing in the most
positive manner his refusal to serve any
longer in his present position. After the
adjournment the retiring board spent some
time in handshaking and in the exchange
of the most cordial and ~fraternal inter
course imaginable.
Petitions for the appointment of Ex-
Senator Tabor for chief of the department
of mines and mining have recently been
renewed in large numbers.
Tie government of France has officially
asked. through the French commission
that will have the exhibit in charge, for
information concerning the responsibility
of local directors to foreign exhibitors A
long list of inquiries has been submitted,
which will be answered in detail by So
licisor General Butterworth.
Prof Halsey S. Ives, of St. Louis, who
has been mentioned as the coming art
director, says he will accept the place if
he duties do not compel him to be absent
continuously from St. Louis.
L E. johnson has been appointed to
prepare letters for publishers of news
papers devoted to the colored race. with q
view to increasing the interest of the
negroes in the fair.
Mrs. William C. Whitney, of New
York. has been named as one of the COM
m%issioners from that State by John Boyd
Thatcher, in place of Mrs. Lloyd Brice,
resigned.
The ordinance providing for an art
building on the lake front, to be erected
by the art institute of Chicago and the
commercial club, passed the city council
Monday night. The building will cost
$780, 900
Government officials in charge of the
corps exhibit have decided to maxi
balloon ascensions and experiments with
carrier pigeons a feature Of their exhibit.
Balloon ascensions will be made daily. To
demonstrate the usefulness of pigeons as
messengers in time of war, the officers
will invite pigeon fanciers in all sections
of the country to send their birds to the
fair.
The musical attractions of the exposition
have been absolutely assured by the action
of the board of directors on this subject at
its 6nal meeting. Theodore Thomas was
rendered and accepted the position of
musical director, and Prof. William L.
Tomlins wa rendered and accepted the
position of choral director. The universal
feeling over the appointments is that they
could not possibly have been bettered,
even if the board had not been restricted to
artists in making tie selection.
Abraham Monaksd. q native of Damas-
Gus, wants space to illustrate Syrian life
and industries, especially that of embroid.
ering.
The government of Japan has a%ppropri-
ated $40. 900 Japanese dollars for a display
the fair. Don.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
Come to Louisiana,

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, March 27.-A COM
mittee has reached here from Wallace
county, Kansas. in search of succor for the
starving and freezing farmers of that
region. The 2,4O0 people of Wallace
county are lowering about fires made of
cow chips, and their daily fare is Dot
enough to suffice a child for one meal.
Last year was the fourth successive crop
failure in Western Kansas,
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-09
The Hoosier Poet. j. Whitcombe Riley

De Hllev.
Riley writes from life. Tho poet ives
On tne wing now in the best I~ndianap~..
hotel. then with his sister. The NEXT H.,
is Of somewhere lecturing. Think Of
it, he said to me. 81 never owned a desk
in my life, and don't know what it IL T.,
have a library" l asked him where he
wrote. Everywhere" he answered :.
sometimes on the kitchen table in nv
sisters house then in the parlor, and
again on the printers case-just where
the fancy seizes me. When the Frost Ia
on the Pun'kin' was written on the end of
d tail staining desK in obedience to the
EDITORS cry for copy The trick line had
oeen running in my head for some time,
when | was told ought to have q poem in
me next rays paper, just took a piece Of
of the desk, handed it in. and never for a
moment dreamed of it's subsequent sue
cess. Chicago Herald.