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St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
A FAMOUS AUTHOR.
How Emile lola Lives and Works.
His Country Home.

How Emile lola Lives and Works-
His country Home.
Emile lola, after Desieging Paris for
q quarter Of century, has captured
the capital. The Scciete des Gems de
Lettres, not satisfied with receiving
him as a member of their own working
committee, have elected him their
president. He is q prominent candi-
date for the French Academy aud
several Immortals are ready to do him
honor. A few years ago, when lola
gloried in being eccentric, and lived in
a solitary manner, surrounded only by
small number of obscure disciples,
this same society Of men OF letters
disdaintully reproached him for striv-
then respected. Indeed, he himself
and said quite boldly that it was with
association, that too many nobodies
exercised influence in it, and that it did
not further the interest of letters. In
fact, he thought as badly Of it as he
did OF the French Academy, and would,
perhaps, have been very indignant had
anybody told him he would one day be
member, much less president, of the
body.
Having conquered Paris lola can
furl his banner, for the hour Of final
success, of appeased philosophy, has
sounded. Zola's literary baggage
each one of them has had an enormous
edition Of "Assomoir" were sold,
Do Il
10000 Of Nara" 10000 Of Pot
of the "Oeuvre,' 81, 900 of La Terre,"
10000 Of the "Reve," 10000 of the
''Bete Humane" and 10000 OF
of them low and vulgar by the crudlty
Of the scenes depicted, and q river of
ink has been poured forth in maledic-
tons against them, but they suit the
reading French public, and they suit
Americans also.
ZoIa's country residence at Medan Is
n small one-stOry structure. in two
parts, built one after the other, accord
ing us the literary fame Of the proprie-
tor Increased his fortune. 1t used to
preserved by Zola just as it was, aAl5
that lie fixed up the interior.
He rises early, never later than Z
o'clock, jumps into o bath, and after
that eats boiled egg and drinks cup
OF tea Then he goes for a short walk
along the banks of the Seine, after
which he returns to this study and
works for four hours, from o'clock
till /, never more nor less than that
time. In these four hours he writes
five pages, or about four pages of one
Of his books. Not very much that, but
the work is definitely finished with.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
FEATHERED MONSTERS.
PONDEROUS BIRDS OF THE
ANTEDlLUVIAN PERIOD.
The Gigantic MOas which Once Made
the Earth Tremble when 1t TrOd-
1t and Its Conscners Crowded Out
of the World.

Tho non-scientific world takes @
romantic interest in the huge antedi-
luvian monsters that once fairly shook
the earth with their ponderous weight,
and the records of the rocks tells us
that every great division Of the animal
kingdom has had its day Of giants.
There was on epoch Of giant mammals,
of giant reptiles, OF giant fish; even
the amphihians once had u high old
time lording it over the rest of crea-
ton, if we can judge by the
marks the huge labyrinthodon
has left behind him. Most
OF these formidable monsters lived at
the same time and no doubt engaged
occasionally in a tussle that would
have been worth seeing, but the birds
In their colossal development were not
there. Only in some remote portion Of
the earth, far from competition with
The more aggressive mammals, could
they attain IL size worthy to rank with
other monsters Of the past. Perhaps
they did not appear upon the scene soon
enough-for as fur rs we know mann
mails were ahead Of them. They could
hardly expect to attain both great size
and corresponding power Of flight,
and it is O fact that the largest extinct
and living birds are practically wing
less. In the fierce struggle for exist
ence the bloodthirsty curnivores hunted
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
Brings Bad Luck

81 have known commercial travel.
ers," says Il hotel clerk, ''to stay out
until the early hours OF Sunday morn
ing and yet they would get up and 90
to church Sunday, no matter how
severe the weather was. They said
they were not particularly religious,
but they made it IN invariuble rule to
90 to church on Sunday or they would
have no success during the week. |
remember Il case OF q young fellow
who came in from the train late one
Sunday afternoon. i never had Il
worse week in MY life, he said. Why,
| haven't taken one decent order.
And the reason is neglected to go to
church last Sunday as is my usual
custom. am going out tonight and
may be out late but want to be call
ed III time for church tomorrow fore
noon He did not come in until 4
O'Clock in the morning, but he insisted
on being called at 9 O'Clock and
though it was raining pitchf-rks went
- church after Il hearty breakfast. |
ioked him when he returned and dc
clared he had not been to church,
But he told me the minister's text
and several good points of the sermon
Well, he declared that he had good
luck all that week and booked several
of the largest orders he had ever taken
in this city. '-New York Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
How He Obtained Sleep.

Two young men retired in one OF
the principal Philadelphia hotels and
wont to sleep. One of these guests
was from Ohio; the other, q genuine
frontiersman from South Dakota
They slept until 2 a. m. Sunday, when
awakened by couple of registering
youths, who occupied an adjoining
room, and who Were hilariously drunk.
The youths shouted and sang and
cursed until guests all around com
menced to protest, and then they
shouted and cursed and sang all the
louder.
The Dokota man rang for a porter
and sent him to quiet the unruly
youths, but with no other effect.
suspender around his waist, rolled up
the sleeves of his night shirt, and
walked to the door whence came the
riOtOus sounds. He knocked and one
OF the drunken fellows opened it.
The Ohio man didn't stop to talk.
He charged into that room, belted one
youth in the neck, knocking him on
top of the bed. Quick rs Il flash he
seized the other. and hurled him bodily
across the first. Then he pounded
their heads together while he regnined
his breath, and told them that if they
woke him up again, he would come in
and throw both of 'em through the
window. He slept in peace until
breakfast time. -Philadelphia Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
POINTS IN HISTORY.

The name New York was bestowed In
compliment to the Duke Of York, after
ward James II. of England, to whom the
land was granted in 1864.
The Methodist Episcopal church In the
United States had its origin in a society
founded by Phillip Embury, In bis OWL
house in New York, In 1866.
The name 'Indian'' was given to the in
habitants of America by Columbus, from
his belief that the country which he had
discovered was an extension Of India, the
country known to occupy the extreme OF
the eastern hemisphere.
Manetho fourished In the reign of
Ptolemy Philadelphus, about 800 B. G. He
was keeper of the sacred archives in the
temple of Heiopolis. He wrote general
history of Egypt, ROW lost, and drew his
facts from the sacred columns of Iris
megistus He has also had attributed 10
him poem, which IS praised, and work
on the rites and ceremonies of the Egyp-
tians
There are but seven or,eight Of the 1901
issue of silver dollars known t. be In
existence. This coin is called 1.-THE King
Of American Raritiesn The 'legend" OF
its scarcity is that vessel bound for China
had on board almost the 'ntire mintage,
(1S04 was $19, 570), and " ag lost at sea. BY
others it Is claimed that the fiscal veal
ending in midsummer, June 80, the repor,
entered on the register Of the mint in 1905,
1891, included the lnintage of the months
OF 1904 subsequent to the fiscal report and
entry of that year.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
Tennis Gowns.

The tennis gown has ceased to be a
piece OF awning cloth or II patch Of
gay furniture covering. When the
game first became popular eight or
ten years ago, color ran riot and de
sig1 grew insane in the average tennis
,usuame. Audiness was mistaken
for brightness, and the average tennis
court became a kaleidoscope OF dis
cordant color. The evolution soon
began, however, and season by season
the tennis irock has emerged.
For this summers use the tennis
girl will get into a skirt and blouse OF
a plain color-gray, perhaps, or pale
greenland the touch Of color will be
found in the bright cord which must
lace the belt and cuffs and braid the
collar. A pretty gown seen was u
skirt of stone blue linsey woolsey with
a loose blouse of plaid wash sill o.
an unusually heavy quality, me
sleeves were full and gathered INTO
shirt cuffs and the collar was an or
binary turnover like a mans flannel
shirt. New York Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11

cooked and feasted. while eggs have
been found with dried up. embryos still
in them, leading to the belief that
these mammoth creatures survived
right up to our own day. Awkward
and defenseless, confined to q relatively
small area, the moa had not time to
learn any habits that might have pro-
tected it from the hungry savage.
But far and away the largest Of all
birds was the Epvornls of Madagascar.
It was a cousin to the moa, but like
the mastodon is cousin to the elephant.
CAS- much larger than the ostriches OF
the present day as the latter birds are
larger than our common fowls" says
one enthusiastic naturalist. Bot GER
tain it il that the birds never had such
a big representative as in those days
when 1t stalked the earth. It's ponder
GUS thigh bone compares we'll with that
Of the largest known mastodon.
In the primeval, tropical forests of
the great African island were no ami
mails except skulking Iemurs and civets.
! The mammoth birds are gone never to
rsturn-there is no room for them in
this busy world. Only the ostrich.
thea. anu and cassowary llnger, and
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11

down the terrestrial forms Of birds,
OIL ick- witted ruminants ate them out
Of house and home-they had to keep
off the grass" take to wings and roost
In trees or perish. Thus we find that
the biggest flying birds, the condor and
alhatioss. only weigh as much as big
turkev-though they look majestic
enough when ON the wing, while the
ostrich will tip the beam at $50 to 200
mounds, but even this truly huge bird
does not present such q relative con-
trast 10 the smallest bird as the elephant
does to the smallest mammal.
Now. in two parts of the world gigan-
Tic birds did really develop, but only
because other terrestrial animals were
wanting. But they were sure enough
mammoills and rank with any of the
giant reptiles or mammals OF past ages.
Though now extinct, they are quite
modern forms and lived amid such
favorable surroundings that we can
hardly wonder at the colossal dimen-
sons they attained. AZ in human life,
10 in nature-wherever u vacant place
exists there will Il host of competitors
rush in with testimonials Of their apti-
tude TO ill the want; aud to our friend,
the bird, there came at last Il chance
of quite exceptional kind. They had
more than - fair field and no favor
they had everything their own way.
Tn the southern hemisphere were two
isola' ell tracts Of land of considerable
extent and without any connection with
any continent. A species of the ostrich
family secured q footing in both and
| proceeded to show the world what a
bird could accomplish in the way Of
| personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT il they got n
good start. In New Zealand the great
wingIess family diornis grew and -four
| ished in way that proves what an ex-
ceptional field the island offered to
bird life at that time.
Beyond few species of bats there
were no other Indigenous mammals
| and when the ancestors of the great
| moa flew or were blown over on tho
| island by storms the," were no hostile
creatures to dispute t,eir title to mon
archs OF oil they surveyed. How long
| they must have held undisputed posses
sion Of the country is proven by the
countless varieties this bird family de-
veloped. Afer manly generations, by
| the law Of natural selection, Il huge
diornis developed-the moa-a crea-
| t.Ire Of truly colossal proportions. In
the British Museum stands the skeleton
| of one Of these birds-eleven feet high
| if on inch, with thigh bone that
rivals in size and weight that Of the
largest elephant. Still. larger homes
la We been found, and no, doubt many
OF us would give n small fortune to see
srch bird in the flesh.
| Every where on the island are the
scattered remains Of half-burnt skele-
tons, showing where the Maoris killed,
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
GREAT POSSIBILITY.
Wonderful Natural Resources OF the Ar
gentine Republic.

Wonderful Natural Resources OF the Ar
gentine Republic.
It has begun to dawn upon the
world that, so far rs material resources
are concerned, there is no reason why
the Argentine Republic should not be-
come Il second United States and that
its rate of progress is one OF the mar
wells of the time. The territory of the
republic extends from the sub-tropi ca
region OF the southern boundary o,
Brazil. to the skirts of tho souther
polar region at the northern limit 0!
Tcrre del Fuego. 1t has fertile sol!
and the capacity to successfully cult
vate any crop Or rear any animal thai
NAV be produced in the settled por
lions of North America Only the
other day, it seems, It's only produc'
known to commerce were hides, horns
and tallow. Vast herds Of cattle
roamed wild over the pampas, over
seen by Indian or half-brecd herds
men, and these were killed for theil
hides and other purely incidental pro
ducts, the beef being wasted except AZ
could be eaten by the attendants. The
population Of the country was almost
entirely made up of Indians and half
breeds, as recently as 1870, and wax
insignificant in numbers.
But the great change came md thu
effort to improve industrial condition.
and to attract population has beer
wonderfully successful. The agricul
ture of the country, scarcely worth
mentioning twenty years ago, has beer
80 increased that the export OF cereals
ts considerable and is an element II
the markets of Europe American
money and experience have checked
the waste in tho meat business anG
there are now canning establishments
which come into competition witt
those OF Chicago. Like most new
countries, the republic has been free
from pests in it's fields and disease In
its pastures. 1t has been found al
easy, pleasant and cheap place IL
which to live and tho profits of the
export trade are growing.
The disadvantage under which II
labors is shared by all the South
American countries The character
of the population is such that the
Argentine Republic is never likely t.
become serious rival of tho United
States, though great progress and do
velopment may be expected.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11

These pnges written, he send' them
just as they are to his publish err.
Breakfast is served at l O'Clock. He
eats very little meat, lives chiefly on
vegeta bles, and suppressed f;srinaceous
substances from his diet long ago.
When he has friends TO breakfast he
takes Il small glass of liquor; with this
exception he never drinks at his meals,
not even q glass of water. AT o'clock
he leaves the table, rests awhi g, and
then the servant brings up the letters
and the newspapers. When he has real
the letters and glanced at the papers,
he starts for another walk. He returns
at 5, takes cup Of tea, dimes at 1880,
then goes and plays game Of billiards
with his guest, if he has one, or listen
ing to his wife playing on the piano.
Finally he lays out the work for his
five pages on the morrow, and then
goes to bed and reads until o'clock in
the morning. He never works OF an
evening and does it oil i'll the morning.
lola ceased smoking some time past
and seems 10 be q man without faults
or vices Of any kind.
Zola's procedure in writing romances
is invariably the same, and consists
first in procuring all the documents
imaginable and possible before writing
the book, the same as an architect
maks his plans, and does not begin to
construct until his material is ready.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11

bat throwing back the c,lrls with
sudden toss. she struck the last chord
OF the polka, Ind said gaiIy, "Golr3
aWay?'
~ cS, Tor some mOnths.'
''ncar me, how distressing, just
stop at llncndraper's as you 90 hone,
and order me some extra poclut.
hondE"rchefs for this mclnn,Xa,,y
occasion, will yvu,'
You do not seem to require hem,
| sad, rather pIlucd. 81 shall stay
some mpnthS.'
Well. writ" to pa, wont you?
And, II y"n get married, or die, or
anything, let lis know
a have an offer to be Il partner in
an English bank in Paris" said,
determined /" try her; e.nd if accept
1t, as have some thvu,,..ts OF doinI,
shall never RETURN
Her face did not change. The old,
sHucy look was there. :,s spoke: but
| noticed that one little hand closed
oousulslvely over her wat rh-chuin, and
t",u the other fell upon the keys.
making, for the first time, Il discord
"GOlng away for ever" she said
with a sad tone that made my heart
throb.
Miss Susy, I hoped you, at least,
! would miss me, and sorrow in my ab.
J sulce'
, She opened he yes with an ex.
| ptesslop OF profound s,nlnzemcnt.
''l?'
"Yc:, might change I'll my plans,
If my Absence would grieyc Hou.'
"Change all your plans?'
eyes, hoped-tholght-
"oi.. that earnest, grave face My
checks bnr1"'l my hands and feet
eeencd to swell, and felt cold chills
all over me. could not 90 on.
broke down for the third imr.
There was an awkward silence ]
glanced ut Susy. Her eyes were rest
| III on my hand, which lay on the arm
OF the sofa. The contrast between the
black horse hair and the flesh seemed
to strike her.
"What Il pretty little hand" she
said
a brilliant idea flashed through my
BRAIN.
"Youmay have it if you wiII?" l said,
Offering it,
She took it between her own, and
toying with the fingers, said. INLAY
II"
ayes, Tiff you Will give this one"
and raised her beautiful hand to my
lips.
She looked into my face. What she
read there | cannot say; but if ever
eyes tried to talk, mine did then. Her
color rose, the white lids fell Over the
glorious eyes, and the tiny hand strug-
gled to free itself. Was fool enough
to release it?'
What | said, know not; but | dare
say my wife can tell you. Fivcmn-
utes later, my arm encircled the brown
dress, the brown curIs fell upon my
breast, and my lips We're i'll contact
wlth-anothcr pair.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
A Dudess Outfit

Clyde Fitch's entrance into fash
ionable church recently is thus de-
scribed: He tripped lightly up the
aisle decked out in trousers Of two
stripes in light tan. They were fairly
gathered into his slim waist and mar
row almost to tightness about the
ankle, while his feet glittered in ire
proachable patent feathers. His waist
coat was cut in deep V to show
much of the shirt front and q full. silk
cravat and over all was drawn the
latest monstrosity in masculine dress
the new Prince Albert 1t. is long of
skirt full-sleeved and double breasted.
1t makes a small man ridiculous and q
large man preposterous.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
MNS, SPARHAWK'S WAY.
Passage In the Life of u Very PraCticn
and International Indy.

Passage In the Life of Very Practical
and International Indy.
Last summer, shortly after Mrs.
Spnrhawl1 returned from the little vii.
lAro in Maine whore she had chosen,
for reasons OF her Wn-~l.er reasOn2
being apparently never by any chance
like those OF any other living being
TO pass month after her roturn from
the fashionable watering place where
she owns an elegant establishment a
friend went to cAll In the course OF
the conversation, the visitor made the
harmless inquiry whether Mrs. Spar
hawk had enjoyed her visit to the VIII
kage In Maine aforesaid.
'Oh, yes Mrs. Sparhawk answered:
Il had very tolcrable time except for
something nasty that happened the
last week We We're there.
She smiled and shrugged her should
ers 30 significantly that the caller
thought tho nasty thing must have
boon something most amusing. and
called up In advance al answering
smile Of sympathetic enjoyment In the
Jest which sho supposed was coming.
You sca" Mrs. Sparhawk ran on,
in hoP careless draWl, the nurse was
out walking with tho children, and she
happened to go and peck into barn
door that was partly open-and l an
sure ! DO not understand what pos
sossod her to do such thing, my dear
and there sho saw q man hanging
from beam, dead; you know, my
love- had hanged himself tho silly fell
low"
do you mean that tho nurse really
found n man who had hung himself?''
the visitor asked In Mortified astonish-
mcnt.
Il really do" Mrs, Sparhawk 70
spondcd. with another sweet smile
She found him and then she ran
screaming homo to mo, dragging the
children through the dust 30 that they
actually had to be dressed over again.
'Bnt what did you do?''
'Oh. there were no men about, SO
took knife and went right over to cut
him down I thought no might not bt
dead. don't you know2 Sometimes
thoy bring them to; though | think II
rs generally q pity; for they are apt te
be a bad lot, don't you think. my dear?'
But was he deadp" the caller asked,
ignoring tho question
ION. yes, my love. Very dead In
deed. Bless you, he had been dead &
day or two, I should thind."
But how shocking it must have
been!"
ut WIS little startling Mrs Spar-
hawk acknowledged In tho Same lighI
and airy manner In which she had tolc
the tale but then" she added, as i
the were throwing an entirely now
wight upon tho whole matter, "ft wasn't
rs Il, 1t had boon o gentleman, You
know, my dear. It WIS only q co1ln-
syman that Was too much given tx
drink, you know; but really think he
might have arranged it 50 no could bt
tolnd by q man. | didn't mind 81
much. but the nurse was really quite
upset. 80 that | had the caro- Of the
shildren, I assure you, my dear, for al
most the whole OF the rest Of the day. ,
The caller murmured something In.
tended to be taken as an expression OF
appropriate sympathy, and then got
away Us soon as possible
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
Hardly Seems Possible.

The biggest story OF the season
comes from Lincolnton. Mr.. W. Il.
Murray, who is a.merchant OF thai
place says that while he was soldlet
in Virginia he came across farmer
who had just housed crib OF pop
corn, and pretty soon after the hands
had left the crib it caught fire and
every grain of the corn popped, ana
very soon the whole plantation was
covered with the white corn. A mule
about twenty-eight years old, was IN
a barn near by. saw the ground cover
ed with white corn, and though the
thermometer registered 80 deg. III the
shade the mule iroze TO death, think
ing that it was terrible heavy snow.
Atlanta Constitution.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
Wealth by Accident.

Occasionally mon achieve riches, but
more generally wealth is thrusts upon
them. John Harper, the rich Pittsburg
banker, laid the foundation of his fort
une in an event beyond his control.
A friend invested in some Chicago
swamp land and made Harper take an
interest to the extent of several hun
dred dollars, and before he was done
lamenting his rashness boom came
and send his share up to $50, 900.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
The Key or Death.

The key Of Death" is apparently
large key which is shown among the
weapons at the arsenal at Venice. It
was invented by Tibaldo, who, disap-
pointed in love, designed this instru-
ment for the destruction of his rival.
The key is so constructed that the
handle may be turned around. reveal
ing q small spring, which, being
pressed, a very fine needle is driven
St. Landry democrat., 1891-07-11
Dandelion Salad Mt Home,

The dandelion salad ut home should
be prepared thus: Pick over carefully Q
quart of freshly gathered dandelions,
wash them in several waters and let
them stand in water few hours be-
fore using, drain and wipe dry; put them
into the salad bowl and add q spring
onion cut up, or few blades of cult
waited chives, and q plain dressing Of
oil, vinegar, pepper and salt. The
quantity or oil should be four of Oil to
one of vinegar.