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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

EVERY extravagant young man has a
sinking fund.-DaIlas News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

NATURALLY the s'nickel cigar' makes a
hard smoke.-Puck.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

PEOPLE borrow trouble because it is easy
to get, and need not be paid hacl.-N. o.
Picayune
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

The detective business should be a sus-
cessful following.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10
SOMETHING of a bore-the ginllet.

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Pi,o's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. 25c.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

'THERE are born liars as well as Dor,
poets,' but the former comes easier to ;
MANN. Y. Recorder.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

A SOFT job-digging post-holes in we
Eeather.-Binghamton Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

1T is not the fisherman who tells the big.
gest fish story, nor is it the farmer who
tells the most narrowing tales.-Yonl1ers
Statesman
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

1T is the landlord who doesn't overlook
the leased thing.-Wa Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

THE most polite man we know Of is one
who never permits himself to look over his
own shoulder.-Boston Transcript.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

a GLOVE is good thing to have on hand
Sparks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

The man who lectures for living ex-
changes orations for rations. Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

WHEN woman wants to drive anything
out OF the house she ''shoosn it. A man
usually boots it.-YOnkers Statesman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10
DOES not hurt-a wrap on the back.

BRoUeHr up on bottle-labels.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10
A FARM f 81 , sAdE

Vt. 800 ACRES equally divided between wood, pas
tnre and cultivated Large sugar orchard OF trees
modern tools abunf OF water at house and barn
the year round. iidinEs on premises cost q 800.
Present owner js too old to manage the work. The
whole will Id sold at great sacrifice for part cash
and balance at per cent Write for further particu-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

With proud disdainful gesture she turn
ed aside and stood waiting there while he
babe his friends adieu.
Not one wished him good fortune, and old
Hecato moaned and wrung her hands.
you have made your choice bonnie boy"
she said, ''but the night Is very dark"
Mother" he said, there Is full moon.n
1T will set soon, and never rise again up
on us"
And so he left her wailing.
Silently he and Vida walked back through
the wood until they came to the verge of the
park.
There she paused and said:
1--WE part here"
~ suppose there is nothing else to be
DONE" he said sullenly.
Nothing else, unless you would ruin
everything"
"Well, 1 will bear with 1t this time and
skulk about all night like wild beast. You
will be at the belfry by noon~
Earlier, II l can come" she said.
And ere he could realise her intention she
had glided from him and was swiftly hurry
ing on.
'Ah well, my lady," he said with savage
frown, "by-and-by will square matters
with you"
For while he kept near the spot, and
waited until he had seen the light extin-
guished in her room. Then he stole quietly
back to the neighborhood Of the camp.
The gipsies were gone; tho last warm
ashes of the fire were smouldering, and in q
few minutes would be cold.
Bardolph looked at these signs of the re-
cent presence of his friends, and o sense OF
loneliness and desolation lay heavy on his
heart.
I'VE have parted" he said, mot for a
year, but for ever"
And with his head bent low he walked
slowly from the dell.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Ionk Ont for Poi.nnIrr.

During the summer season rhus toxi-
eOdendron (poison IVY begins TO thrive,
Ind there are many persons who will
take an interest in the statement that ar
immunity against this plant can be Sc
cured. At least it has been done in one
instance, related by DR.. John Aulde in
the New York Medical Journal He says
that DR.. George Kirkpatrick, of La
Harpe, ILL.,, took by mistake good swal
low of the tincture, and in order to coun.
leract the effect of the poison large doses
of olive oil were administered. and along
with it about 10 grains of carbonate OF
sodium. No immediate unpleasant eff
fects were observed until the second day
thereafter, when it was found that there
was complete desquamation of the cuti-
Gle, and since that time he is proof
against the poison of the plant.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
An AIderman,s Presence of Mind.

They were inspecting the brewery
and a milwaukee alderman was acting
as a guide. Standing on the edge OF
one of the immense beer watts the alder
man said:
This vat contains over a thousand
gallons OF the delicious amber liquid
which,
But he never finished the sentence,
for as he spoke his foot slipped from
under him and he plunged headlong
into the foaming sea of Bohemian.
With cry of horror the party few
for assistance. Some cried for ropes,
others shouted for life preservers,
while q few loudly called for a life
boat. The head man of the depart
ment came rushing up and demanded
to know the cause of the tumult
"Alderman-has fallen into the
beer vat, +" gasped one Of the party.
"Ish dot alp" he remarked. Here,
you fellows he shouted, bring up
once already yet box of pretzels and
ladder"
The party assembled TO the edge Of
the immense vat and peered over with
horror-stricken faces. A cry of
amazement escaped them. Standing
in the bottom of the empty vat was
the alderman smoking q cigar. He
had with rare presence of mind, drank
the beer and saved himself from a
berry grave.
Quick" said the boss of the de-
partment, "give him der bretzels so
dat his stomach will not get chilled
once already yet. "-Peck's SIM.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
DE BRAZZA.
An Explorer Who Knew How to Work
the Natives of Africa.


the Natives of Africa.
mo one who has ever seen De
Brazza on his travels" said Steckle-
mann, "could fail to see that he was
born to be an explorer. shall never
forget the time l met him far up the
Kwilu river. One day came to a
tribe that seldom saw white men.
They were not very hospitable. but
finally decided TO sell me food. / got
on rather friendly terms with them,
and they allowed me to camp in the
village. Suddenly l observed n COM
motion among the natives. A few
carriers emerged from the forest, and
with them was a slender, sad-faced,
poorly clad white man. He was the
governor of the French Congo. and he
was off on one of his long tramps. De
Brazza approached the natives and
asked them for food.
NO" they said, grufy, 'you can't
get any food here. We have one white
man here already. You had better go
on your way"
THE explorer said nothing. He
OlACio hlS w Icy dONA
their loads in the middle of the village.
Then one of his man unpacked the as
Economical and other instruments, and
the explorer set about making observa-
tons for position and altitude. The
strangest sight the neighbors ever saw
was this white man studying his in
struments and figuring away on bit
of paper. They concluded that he was
not person to be trifed with, and that
his theodolfte was a powerful fetch.
Soon a crowd gathered around, but the
explorer frightened them away by his
gruf manner and impatient gestures.
Get away from me. Clear out
Don't you see I'm busy? Let me alone!"
he said.
'At length he finished his work.
Some neighbors had been cooking their
evening meal near by. Their meat and
vegetables which had been boiling in q
pot were ready, and the group gathered
around and began to eat De Brazza
arose, took a tin plate and large
spoon, quietly walked up to the pot,
helped himself literally without saying
a word to any body, sat down by tree,
and RECALLED himself with native cook
cry. He knew just what effect his ac-
tons had produced upon the native
mind, and just what to do. Then he
told the villagers his men were hungry
and must be fed. The natives gave
them all they could eat, for who dare
oppose a great medicine man who car
ried such a remarkable fetch as a the
odolite? De Brazza slept in the viii
lage that night, and next morning he
paid the natives we'll for what they
had given him, and took his departure.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

The soul and body of dry goods clerk
waxeth weary when he cees three
women headed for his counter. One is
bad enough; two are worse; but three
women in counsel over the merits of a
bath towel. are enough to make a poor
WORKOUT clerk wish he might depart
from earth by the electric method.
at seems like quite good one for the
money, don't it?" says the intended
purchaser.
We'll, don't know, says the other,
holding the towel up at full length and
cycling it critically. Il got one quite as
good for 374 cents at Whites "
you did,"
@Ycs, but it was eight or nine weeks
ago, and don't s'pose they've any more
like il. "
Il may be mistaken, but I've an idea
it would shrink" says number three,
taking the towel from number two and
wrapping a corner of it over her finger.
See, it's a little thin.
We'll, l wouldn't mind il it did
shrink little. because-oh! look at this
onel Isn't it lovely!"
Beautiful! How much is il p
"a dollar and a half.
Mercy? I'd never pay that for bath
towel
Nor l.
"Those colors would fade.
@Of course they would.
do you know like good plain crash
as well as anything for towels
II don't know, but see these towels for
Is cents. l paid 25 cents for some last
week not bit better.
Lets see are they full length? Yes "
"They are cheap I've a notion to-
towels now.
"They're bargain If one really needed
them"
"How do you Like towels used as
tides?
tHorrid :"
II think so, too
80 do I-oh, let me tell you. saw a
woman on tie street one day with an
apron made out Of a red and white
fringed towel !"
Mercy! Looked like fury didn't it:
How was it NADER"
"Oh, one end was simply gathered to
band and-there, the towel was just
like this one-and she'd taken it so, and
gathered it in so, and-really, it didn't
look SO bad after all.
do you suppose the colors would run
in this border"
swell, l hardly know. had one very
much like it once and the colors in it ran
dreadfully the very first time / washed
il.
Then I'll not take this for why il
it isn't o'clock and"
Who'd ever have thought
Il must go.
$50 must /. -
"And I-no, I'll not take the towel to.
daV.S
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
WINGED MISSILES.

Philadelphia has eighty-fv shoe factor
ies. Manufacturing is tho basis OF the OLD
city's prosperity.
The English factories arc forming a
calico syndicate and the cost of the staple
dress is likely to advance.
Henry Ward Beecher used to says
every man consents to slavery who does
not exhaust himself to prevent IL.
Two convicts have died In the Concord,
Mass, reformatory from drinking alco-
holine, q preparation used in tho shoe
shop.
Probably Prussia viii never get out OF
debt. She now owes 81 ,450, 600, 600 Wars
and a standing army are expensive institu-
tions.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, has large surplus
of unmarried young men, and an influx OF
New England girls would DO gladly vel
coined.
Betting on the rainfall has been carried
TO such an extent in India that the Bonn
bay government has passed an act for
bidding it.
Some idea of the size of London may bo
had when it is said that New York, Paris
and Berlin all together hove not so large
an area as London.
A witness In a contested win case al
Philadelphia said the testator was not
hard drinlSer, as "he only took twenty-five
or thirty drinks day"
1t is said that In Paris twice as many
crimes are committed by persons between
the ages Of fifteen and twenty as by those
between twenty and forty.
"High play in country houses'' has boz
come q subject of discussion in England,
though the houses where high stal1es are
the rule are said to be very few.
Virginia, North Carolina and tennessee
raise an average Of AERO, 600 bushels Of
peanuts year. The annual value oftho
crop averaged s., 5000, 600 for the last four
years.
General Lew WALLACE, the author Of
"Ben Hur," says he can cure rheumatism
in one night without fail with poultice Of
mustard and garlic applied to the soles OF
the feet.
In England the old four-posted bedstead
is the pride of the nation, but the iron or
brass bedstead is fast becoming universal.
The English beds are the largest beds in
| the world.
The greater quantity of hair from
which wigs are made for England's judges,
lawyers and clergymen comes from China,
where it is cut from tho heads Of beggars,
criminals and the dead.
Hens and chickens worth 1900 apiece
attracted curious sightseers at the poultry
show In New York, while domestic fowls,
worth each few hundreds, were so COM
mon that they hardly won any notice
Two hundred thousand dollars year are
spent by the London school board in en-
forcing the attendance of children. They
are advised to try the French plan Of get
ting children to school by good lunches.
An English bacteriologist, who is notable
as the discoverer of taxalbumens and who
is now studying the Koch method at the
Hygienic Institute, Berlin, announces thai
he has discovered remedy for anthrax.
Some of the Alaskan natives acquire
very respectable fortunes in tho fishing
trade. A Nicholas Bay Indian has been
known to pay down 81 200 in hard cash
for blankets and trinkets for one potlach.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Keep Away From Australia.

The streets of Melbourne and Sid
ney," says a gentleman from Australia,
''swarm with the unemployed. They
are not vicious orlazy-on the contrary,
are, many of them, intelligent TO a
degree. 1t is common to find among
this army OF unemployed graduates Of
English universities-young men of
culture, whose families stand high in
social circles at home. These young
men are lured to Australia by the ro-
mantle charm that seems to envelop
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Helping the Boys Out.

Dashaway-"Funny things happen
in a schoolboy's life. At the school j
used TO attend one day the boys got a
keg of beer and secreted it in the base
ment. During recitation every once
in while one Of us would excuse him
self and go down stairs. Do you know
that every boy in that room succeeded
in getting down to that keg of beer be-
fore the teacher found out what the
matter WASP"
Cleverton-'What did no 90 when
he found outP"
Dashaway-"Hew went down, too. ~
Judge.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Deafness Can't he Cured

Sy local applications, as they can lot reach tho
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that is by eonstitn-
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining Of tho
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when IL is entirely closed Deaf.
ness Is the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; niLe cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition Of the mucous surfaces. Wewill give on,
Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness
(caused by Catarrh) that we can not cure by
taking Halls CatarIh Cure. Send for circulars,
nee. F.J. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

Patent medicines differ
One has reasonableness, an
other has not. One has repu-
tation-another has not. One
has confidence, born of sue
cess - another has only
i" SLOPES"
Don't take it for granted
that all patent medicines are
alike. They are not.
Let the years of uninter-
rupted success and the tens
of thousands of cured and
happy men and women, place
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery and DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription
on the side of the comparison
they belong.
And there isn't a state or
territory, 10 nor hardly a
country in the world, whether
its people realize it or not,
but have men and women
in them that're happier be-
"ause of their discovery and
their effects.
Think of this in health.
Think Of it in sickness. And
then think whether you can
afford to make the trial if
the makers can afford to take
the risk to give your money
back as they do if they do
not benefit or cure you.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
fort to raise himself, fell back heavily, and

fort to raise himself, fell back heavily, and
lay still.
Vida stood beside him for minute or SO,
waiting for some sign Of life, and seeing
none knelt down and scanned his face close
ly. Then she put her hand upon his heart,
and found no beating there.
Dead" she said softly.
Rising she glanced round the chamber,
and, as IL appealing to an invisible specta-
tor, said:
HE sought death, and he has found 1t
Am 10 blame?"
Calm and resolute she wiped the dagger
on the lapel of the dead mans coat, and
backed slowly to the door. She could not
turn her back upon him. A fear that she
knew was foolish, but not to be put aside,
led her TO keep her face to him to the last
In the doorway she paused again, and
waited to see il there was the least tlutter'
ing of life.
1t was a needless precautlon. The spirit
Of Bardolph Dimsey had been rudely sever
ed from its tenement of clay, and he would
sin on earth no more.
With marvellous composure she descend
ed the dark staircase and entered the church
yard, where she paused for time to read
INC lOnpolOhtS llldb lOlu 81 HuCll VI VII
tues of men unrecognised while they lived
Once she was induced to look up at the
tower, half fearing to see the face of Bar
dolph at the easement 1t was her only mo
ment of real weakness through the whole
dark business, and she shook it off as quick
ly as it came.
An hour later she was at luncheon with
her friends at Gordonfells.
There was an addition to the family circle
Kenard had come home, and he and VidS
were very great friends. He was amazed
and troubled at the mysterious disappear
ance Of Basil, but the sorrow was not Sc
deep that it prevented him from chatting
gaily with his old playmate.
And Vida had never been in better spirit:
in her life, and her laughter was like pea
of silver bells.
To BE CONTINUED.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Up a Tree.

n Russian civil official reports to the
government that in January he saw a
pack of wolves estimated to number
1000, and that half an hour later he
saw another pack about 500 strong, all
seemingly in good condition and pre-
pared to devour anything eatable which
might come handy. He adds, as sort
of an apology for making the report
that he was up tree when he saw the
wolves.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Learned in Good Time.

Some time ago the teacher of a River
side school instructed her class how to
act in case of emergencies, such as drown
ing, gunshot, accidents, etc. A day or
so after the lesson a lad named Haight
went home and found his baby sister
given up for dead after being picked out
of the canal. There was no doctor to he
had, and young Haight went to work to
apply his lesson, and in few minutes
the baby was restored to ~.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

new countries at distance, and they
expect to secure competence in a very
brief time. They go there, iiye high
while their money lasts, and only learn
their mistake when every shilling is
gone. / could secure the services of
1900 intelligent, young, healthy men
for ten shillings n week and board.
The ranches are glutted with help, and
experienced help at that"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
The order Reversed.

Little boys and girls are used in fash
ionable bridal professions nowadays.
In former times they generally came
after the procession. but this is a pro-
gressive age.-Fairhave Herald.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

When Dobbins' Electric Soap was first
made in 1864 it cost 20 cents bar. IL h.
precisely the same ingredients and quality
now and doesn't cost half. Buy it OF
your grocer and preserve your clothes. It
he hnsn't H. he will get IL.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

"You are the twentieth in the GLASS
Hans. That means you are at the very
foot well, papa, how can help IL IL
there are no more boys in the olasst"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

Probably the largest fec ever received by
q lawyer in this country was that paid TO
John f. Parsons of New York, who is said
to have received $500, 600 for services rem
dered in organizing the sugar trust.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

The man who Is not willing to take of
his coat to help answer his own prayer
never creates very much of q stir in heaven
Wife--"Do you know, dear, l really DO
lieve l can speak French much better In n
Worth dress?" Husband-"Can you, we'll
can swear better in English at the Same
time"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10
Over N Towel.

TO BE CONTINUED.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-23
NOTICE..

At the regular meeting of vigilant
Hook and Ladder Co No l, held April 6,
1891.
The following resolution was adopted:
Be il resolved that. after an alarm Of
fire is given, it shall be the duty Of the
Foreman or his assistants. as soon as
the fire is out or under control. to des-
patch man to the Engine House, to
give the following signal: Five taps
of the Bell, three times in succession .
Said signal indicating that the fire is
out or under control,
Be 1t further resolved that the ST.
Martin Reveille AMI Messenger, be re-
quested to give due publication of this
resOlutin. Robert Gary Secy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-23

Our editor had the pleasure Friday
Of last week, of taking dinner with a
number of friends, on the plantation Of
Mr.. Ernest RObichaux; the dinner con-
sisted of fish and crawfish, cooked in the
hest Of styles, sprinkled with an abun-
dance of beer and wine. which articles
are indispensable OIL such occasions.
The day spent on the plantation with
those agreeable and entertaining gen.
tlemen was most pleasant. and we only
wish we could join them every Friday
and share their good time and pleasure.
We also had occasion to visit the crops
along the road, and particularly that
of Mr.. RObichaux. He has about 800
acres Of fine rice which has just been
flooded and doing admirably we'll, he
has a large quantity which is just COM
ing out Of the ground and is now busy
planting the balance of his crop,
which will be something over 600 acres.
He also has 80 acres If corn, which is
without doubt. the best in the parish, all
laid by.
A visit to the pump, Menge one,
four feet in diameter is doing splendid
work. This pump is so simple that it is
almost ridiculous, and one has to see il
work to appreciate its quality and value
1t raises the water % feet and gives a
solid volume Of water four feet square
and works very smoothly and steadily
Mr.. RObichaux who is an expert rice
cultivator. is we'll pleased with the wO X
lug Of this pump. and says it will easily
give him all the water he wants, not.
withstanding the drOuth, to save hi
large crop Of rice.