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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21
A Milkmaid's Exciting Life.

A milkmaid's life in West Virginia has
its excitements. While Caroline Bren-
nenan of Juniata was in the barnyard
milking the other day she was knocked
from the stool by wildcat, which sprung
on her shoulder from a neighhoring tree.
The frightened cow made a jump and one
foot struck the wildcat a powerful blow
in the side, stunning it. Miss Brenne-
man then finished the creature by beating
i. over the head with her pail. The ami
NAL was four feet two inches long
Chicago Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21

John W. Bookwalter, of Ohio, pro-
poses to establish farm villages, after the
the European method, on his 10000
acres of land in Nebraska. The rent
will be nominal, and after a stated pc.
Rod the tenant can purchase his cottage.
Mr.. Bookwalter's idea is to do away with
some of the loneliness of American farm
life, which is regarded by Europeans as
its most undesirable feature.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21

According to French statistics the
most unhappy period of marriage is
from the fifth to the tenth year. Only
twenty eight per cent. of couples seek
divorce between their tenth and twenti-
eth years of union. Only one pair in
100 seek to cut the knot after the
period of over thirty and under forty
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21
ROVER'S SERMON.

1t was Saturday night, near the close of the
year,
And the "glass" stood at twenty or so;
The wind moaned without in a manner m ost
drear
Over five or six inches Of snow.
By the stove sat the parson, with visase
severe;
The dog lay asleep in its glow.
"Oh, dear" said the paIson, vita deepening
frown,
''This LIES but a wearisome Jog;
Six hundred year, and from rich Deacon
An occasional gift offs log!
| must curtail expenses" and here he ooked
down
At the slumbering form of the dog.
"Rover's pretty we'll worn, from his ears to
his tail,
Though time to his teeth has been kind;
have tried hard to lose him, each time but
to fail
From Jamaica his home he could find!
1t is out of the question to put him on sale,
For he's lazy and old and half blind
He finished his sermon-'Contentment" the
theme,
One of which many grumblers are fond.
Eyes, I'll do it" he said, "'tis a desperate
scheme,
But he's grown my poor income beyond;
He's penchant for eggs and cold mutton
and cream,
So tomorrow he goes in the pond!
In the morning the parson, who rose with
the dawn,
Took his coffee and bit of cold pork,
While the dog asked for eakfast, with
looks most forlorn.
AS plainly as though he could talk:
But funeral meats are for those left to
mourn,
So his master suggested a walk.
With his sermon and Bible, his hat and his
stick,
couple of bricks in his coat,
And a shoe lace of leather, as strong and as
thick
As e'er bound faithful dogs throat,
He led the procession, with stride long and
quick
To the pond with it's primitive boat.
A film of young ice stretched from bank unto
bank.
Cold spot for poor Rover to sleep!
His "dear masters" face seemed 80 kind and
so frank
That he entered the boat with leap;
Then the parson pulled out, with the aid Of
aplank,
To place that was fearfulIy deep.
When the bricks were produced DER the coun.
try was sent
Such blood freezing sort of yell
That his pitiess heart seemed about to re-
lent,
But he managed his qualms to dispel,
"Gooverl" he said, and ego over he went,
But the boat toppled over as well!
Like a fsherman's snker the clergyma
bdHk
With terrible cry OF alarm
That brought Deacon Brown in astonish
ment blank
With all haste from the neighboring farm
Who wondered to see a wet dog on the bank
Intoning the fortieth psalm.
Bnt the boat topsy turvy threw light on the
case,
Brown stood DER the dog in trice;
Still clasping his neck in it's cruel embrace
Was shat evil in tended device.
you're in luck!" said the deacon; he cut
through the lace,
And the noble dog sprang through the ice
When the parson "came to- he was snug in
his bed
With the whole congregation around.
And he sobbed like child when the old dea
con said
But for Rover he'd surely been drowned.
Then they sang sweet hymn, in which Ro
yer's voice led
In a rich dapason of sound.
When they asked for the sermon the parson
beseeched
(And his view the majority held)
That the sermon by which oil their hearts
had been reached
Take the place OF sContentmeut'-wi
held;
That "do unto Others poor Rover had
preached
With an cloquence rarely excelled.
i Thomas Frost in New York Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21

In certain sections of the country they
seem to be after the doctors with sharp
stick. In Iowa habitual drunkards are
now deprived of their license to prae-
tice, and in Georgia any inebriated
physician has to- pay heavy fine and is
debarred from practice.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21
One of Natures Wonders.

A remarkable treal, Of nature is found
among the hills Of Delaware Co.; n: T.,
in a sunken lake covering about three
acres Of surface, which lies between two
parallel ridges not far from New YORK
Ontario & Western Railroad. The whole,
surface of the lake is covered WITH
thick growth of moss, whose stems ex-
tend to an unknown depth, but certainly
further than the arm can reach. Each
from u its IS neighbor so that the surface
looks like that Of beautiful colored car
net. In walking over the velvety sur
face the foot sinks down few inches
without encountering the water "hlch IL
at least two feet below the surface
Near the shore, in few places, the wat'
comes to the top. The buried pond is.
wonderful natural curiosity = Detrof
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21
St, Landry Democrat
BY L. A. sANDOZ,-
Opelousas, LOUISIANA.

Edward P. Clark, in the Forum, calls
attention to the fact that the Northern
and Western States since the war have
very generally adopted the Southern
fashion of keeping men in Office long
time
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21

It is said that eight million pennies a
year are dropped into the slot machines
of Philadelphia. A proportionate num-
Der, thinks the New York Observer, may
reasonably be charged against other
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21
SOOTHING TO THE GUEST.

Prominent Citizen crushing into Okla
homa hotel -Tanner, your little son.
Theobald, who is over at his aunt's, got
his uncle's gun down just now an shot
Preacher Harps in the leg!
Landlord Tanner proudly, to recently
arrived tender-foot) Only think,
stranger; the little Teller is not quite FIVE
years old!-[ Puck.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21

The Christian Eade aVor societies nov nav
q mem bershlp of about one mli'lou'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-21
DIDN'T MEAN IT.


A DANGEROUS PLACE.
"Hear about Chappie?"
"No."
"Got tossed by bull on Wall street"
"Hurt?"
"Broke. = New York Herald.
VALUED LIGHTLY.
Mr.. Lakesides (of Chicago)-Miss
Wabash, have come to ask you to
Miss Wabash-Certainly. should be
delighted. I'll run up stairs and get my
things on if
Mr.. Lakesides-But l was going to
ask you to be my wife.
Miss Wabash (disappointed)-Oh,
pshaw Is that all thought you were
going to invite me to the theatre !!
THAT DELICIOUS COMPLEXION.
Had good time in the mountains, l
suppose? You're as yellow as pump
kin. All, me, how nice it is to have a
summer outing!"
but I haven't been to the mountains.
You are entirely wrong; haven't been
out of town at all. -
'sWell, where did you get that de-
licious complexion"
I'm just recovering from severe at
tack of the jaundice. '-LSt. Louis Re-
public.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
Hotel Men Like to Meet Him.

Il have seen some pretty high rollers
in my time, - said Manager Bennett, of
the Arlington, but the late President
Barrios was easily the prince of all that
class. When he stopped with us he
sent sent down I}1 draft one day by his secre-
wanted the money instantly. | suo-
gested going to the bank, but the Presi-
dent didn't relish any such formality.
However, I took his secretary and cot
1t, explaining to the latter that few no
tells, kept that much money lying about
IN the till. He said nothing to his chief
about our visit to the bank. Whenever
barber went to the Presidents rooms
to exercise his art he was presented
Win a % gold piece. On leaving, Gen.
Barrios distributed among the servants
who bad waited on him about $500, T
tear we shall not look upon bis like
again. y Washington Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
a Joke on the Dandy.

He was a real pretty young man,
whom the Kansas City Globe tells about,
and he was gotten up in the highest
style of the art. He sat in the cable
car, near to the stove, and regarded
with evident admiration a pair Of very
positive, very large checked, and very
new trousers, which he pulled up care
fully at the knees to prevent any ten
dency to bagging.
The car ratified and clattered along
and all the passengers gazed into up
ward vacancy, like all cable car pas
sengers do. Finally fair maiden who
sat opposite the young man saw some
thing and giggled, after the fashion Of
her kind. Then she looked at the nice
young man and giggled again, then he
nudged her fair companion, and the
fair companion gazed across the car,
looked at the young man and giggled,
A small boy followed their looks, stared
at something over the young man s
head, and then snorted.
AL this annoyed the nice young man,
who had been looking very wise, and
when two or three other passengers
joined in the chorus he began to wiggle
and quit looking wise The laughing
Increased and grew and spread, and the
nice young man grew desperate. He
got up to see what it was over his head
that caused the unsee IA y cachinnation.
He found it. 1t was one OF those card
board signs that adorn cable cars. 1t
was printed in big black letters, and it
read:
"Ihe young man sitting beneath this
card is one of our customers. He is
very fussy and hard to please, but my,
isn't he an elegant dressed? He has a
pair Of our So pants"
The nice young man left the car, left
IN haste, in anger, leaving behind him
some very naughty words that smell of
SulDhur
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
ORIGIN OF A GOSSIP.

,,rs Talkout's Mistake Leads 10
ribIe scandal in High Life.
Scene IA crowded reception. MI
Talkout and man conyerslng IN corner
Mrs Talkout on ottoman cranlng her
neck to listen. uou ,,o n,nst
oil avnect troubles in married lie.
The man (provokingly indlstlnct as 10
o rtinn]ation}- MARRIED life-most re-
SnectsMabiect slavery; why, SIT; only
Observation-Disclosures Wlte1-out-
rageous conduct-pertectly shocked
my own home. ,
Mr.. Talkout with grave concern)-
You don't tell me so
The man-Fact is-and [ began TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. visitor. NY Wl1e
admitted him-neXt night ana the ne1C
Naccused her-and denied the whole
thing-shameless manner.
MI Talkout-I aul surprised she
should have the audacity to deny 1t.
The man-Point blank, sir. My wife,
7 am sorry to say, is a woman Who
rms about with all sorts OF men-con-
duct-simply stamps her-thoroughly
isreputable-made up my mind-bear
It no iOnger-this morning-ordered her
out of the house, :,
Mr.. Talkout mpasslonately) w ELL
we'll: what an experience
The man--- refused to go, slr-Dfoke
glasses-I Just said to her--get out; |
said Get ut!-children screamed-sent
for a policeman-haye to appear IN
court-terrible
. Scene 2.-Mr. and Mrs. Talkout on
their homeward Way.)
Mrs. Talkout-Dear me; l was so sor-
~ for that poor man tonight
Mr.. Talkout-What poor man?
Mrs. Talkout-The one who was tell
ing you about his wife. | pointed him
out to Mrs. Undabreath, and she was SO
shocked. She says every one supposed
their marriage to be perfectly happy,
but when she heard how dreadtully
his wife had been acting and that the
poor fellow was obliged to call police
man
Mr.. Talkout-Good heavens. you told
that to Mrs. Undabrcath, the worst Cos
sip and tale-bearer in town?
Mrs. Talkout-I don't see why l.
shouldn't. He said it would be in
court
Mr.. Talkout-W retched woman! He
wasn't talking of his wife. He was tell
ing me about their drunken cook
H,I
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
A Library Piano.

The piano has long been a means of
intiicting the most exquisite torture on
those who were unwillingly compelled
to listen to it's strains as evoked by the
miscellaneous performer. There has
lately, however, appeared tendency
on the part of inventors to attempt to
mitigate this form of human misery, and
the latest variation of recent idea of
covering the instrument with plush is to
bring out a library piano covered
with leather, material which would at
the same time lend itself to ornamental
effects and considerably reduce the
volume of sound.
Another device which will doubtless
be hailed with gratitude by fathers of
families, schoolmasters, schoolmis-
tresses and their neighbors has just
been patented. This invention is
called ''the pianophone," and is de-
signed to meet the wants of students of
keyboard instruments, by allowing
them to practice scales and exercises
without interfering with the con-
venience of involuntary listeners, while
still able themselves to hear the results
of their performance. 1t consists of a
5 7-12 octave keyboard with keys of the
same size and description as the or
binary pianoforte, simple but effective
striking action, and the substitution of
metallic plates for the ordinary strings.
These being accurately turned to the
ordinary scale, yield sufficient sound to
make the playing on the instrument
distinctly audible to the player, and
even las in the case of the "silent
violin') source of pleasure to him,
while it is inaudible at any distance
such, for instance, as an adjoining
room. One great advantage is that
the instrument never gets out of tune,
and is easily moved from one place to
another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
Senator ingalls, Childhood.

II am the oldest of nine children, of
whom six besides myself now survive
two sisters having died in infancy. - said
Senator ingalls, to New York SIM ra-
porter. They said I was a delicate
child, and my father says precocious in
my intellectual development, and able
to read intelligently when [ was two
years old. / can hardly believe it Int
he informs me that my disposition was
excessively sensitive, shy and diffident
and certainly did not then give prom ,
lse of that 'virility and audacitv' which
my enemies say have DISPLAYED in the
Senate. [ studied at the public schools
until the age of Is, and began my stndv
pref a,r,atory for college under private
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
Six kisses-Six Months

For kissing a Brooklyn schoolma
SIX times on the public street without
first obtaining her consent 1 unonn
orooklynlte was sentenced to siS
months IN the penitentiarv. He ex1
planned that she was so nretty 10
couldn,t help it. A woman who could
consent to prosecute after that must ha
very lnse,nsible to f1attery. A Boston
scaoolma' am would have sued him fon
Express. i'-10o ouDoto
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
Fuckers Shortage

Anecdotes of Gen. ePlnnnSStt al
called forth anecdotes OF alll .or I'll
associates in Washington in wal rap Of
Gen. Rucker, who was IN cn INV Of
warding supplies for the a al ~nfac
Potomac, was almost as much io ~ a;
acter as Gen. Spinner. AS n lorsd
kept supplies moving ne S Of
about his accounts. A treas s;nn to
called Gen. Fuckers atte tenn 0ao 81
fact that he was about s., 5W?GiVTtb s
Take it out Of my pay" said ahe ' trsp
eral with great dignity. li Id take
official figured that 1t "oula pners
years pay Of the quarter afer
make good the deficit, WhlVn mattel
was found to be merely " -
bookkeeping.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12

make the foregoing statements base 20
| ma fact sl, which I can substantiate 70
t upon letters iders The welfare Of those who
may p pmple iinducement for me to take
Is tb an aten have, and if can successfully y
1ne - e'o others from the dangerous. path IN
w WITCH | once walked, am wiling nnegn TO
e @m5ur all professional aud personal
consequences. upN1dN NJ D.
ROCHESTER,. n. Y, Dec. 80.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12

IuL OuOhulhhA
,r,.. .-..,,,,,, ortI,o "Societv for Ed
ne ''| ~, I...Iio,,s ir tho annre-
1cauh9 Chet"ht' .''','''''' ,1 t,,,o,,
citation of Browning "o."'i'0" upon
the Albany Station. She dld not hurry.
The society had failed to materlallze a
.,.l..,,,., tho+ Jo,, and 4hc had plenty of
quorum =. ,''''' ,',''' I ,.;tI, Tho donoetic
oline. one Ch'''GN " -" Wv ,.L;aL .,ar
@agerness OF Il suburban. 10 "hlcn was
added an almost frc6lde expression OF
content, which may be SAID TO oe pecu-
liar to that celebrated depot. The true
Boston suburban has an Ir-Whether 1t
reside in the bonnet or the front teeth,
In the coat pocket or the VeiVet garter
who shall say-WhIch II Us uhhlAIaN@-
bic as the railroad clock "hen you come con
tu two minutes after train tihle' me
Secretary was thlrty-tlYc minutes before.
FOR this reason she ana not 60 IN
through the big doors, past thc tele-
graph girl and the newspaper man,
through the hot, huge FestiDulc, where
the tig paste seemed to be about to
melt, the sour STRAWBERRIES were taking
root, and boiling soda became vicious
insult. 1t was one of the days when
Boston was conscjentlously illustrating
our now climate. 1t was stIil called
February Tor courtesy, s sake. me
thermomCter registered seventy in the
shade, and the furnaces dld their best
to compete with the temperature, The
Secretary wore a seAlSkin coat. One OF
It's warm pockets embraced copy OF
'paraCelsus. She took out her hand
kerchlef and &poIogeucaIly smoothed
her face. If she had been III Chicago
she would have boldly m0ppod her
brow
Our passenger made flank move
ment, threading her way through the
-teaming coupes and herdics, in hopes
of monopolizing the cool outer ante
room ON the feminine SIDE OF the sta
ton. The Secretary was slight but de-
lermmcd, and the bcIljgercnt door
Welded disCrcely to this spirited WOm-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12
THE PROOF READER

The general reader will snot
Plain blunderings now ana .,
Which the proof reader has NJ Il'el
Some slip of the types or no a'o' ca
Some pertinent word left ont M
Or some other word throw
Making somebody frown or n ~ H.
Or somebody chuckle and p "r;n'
But only the fellows who road
All Eours of the day or night
Who hump at all kinds of snnoa
And see in all kinds oflidbrte"
Know how turned ''s'' viii NJ.
To the eye a provoking botrh' ius
And resemble the loosened snn;,
OF a certain Connecticut Wing ptdils
When the paper is off complato
And he spreads one out 70 drr
Holds it of couple of feet
Its broadside beauty to shy
Then only the proof reader tno,u.
How much is behind the si1b lows
Which answers the CLEAN thai 81.
In the leer of an untarned g, y to'
oil Git,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12

A WOMAN can only be a : I'm u, 10
woman where her Interests ."
cerned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-02-12

One of the sights in a Broadway wins
dow is 81 800 loving cup.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
MORTON HUNTER, Attorney

MORTON HUNTER, Attorney
No. 81 Diamond street, Pittsburg
A DM1NISTRATORS SALE-BY VIRTUE
N of the power conferred by the last will
and testament of John Wallace, deceased,
the undersigned, Theodore Doerfiinger, ad-
ministrator de bonis non cum testamento
annexo OF said decedent, will expose to pub
lie sale on the premises on SATURDAY,
9TH JUNE, 1891, at 2 o'clock P. M, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
One lot of land in Eighth ward, city of
Pittsburg, being of uniform width of "a
feet fronting on, the south wardly side Of
Wylie avenue and extending back in depth
12f feet to Pasture street, being lot No. 81 in
the Irwin plan of lots as recorded in plan
book l, page 92, and having thereon erected
one two-story brick dwelling house fronting
on Wylie avenue and two two-story brick
dwelling houses in the rear fronting on Pas
ture street.
Terms of sale-$3OO of the bid will be re-
quired from the purchaser at time of sale,
and one-half of the purchase money in cash
at the delivery of deed and the balancefn
two equal annual installments with interest
payable semi-annually, secured by common
bond and tight mortgage on the land.
THEODORE DOERFLINGER,
Administrator d. b. n. c. t. q. of John Wal
lace, deceased. je13-39-TTs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
BY A. LEGGATE & SON.
HOUSE AND LOT
S6 SHERMAN AVENUE, ALLEGHENY,
AT AUCTION.

On SATURDAY, JUNE q, at o'clock, will
Sherman av., adjoining the Arbuckle resi-
dence, near Ohio ST., First ward, Allegheny.
Lot 20x1l0 to a paved alley. House is three
hall, parlor, dining room, kitchen, six bed
rooms, two baths, pantry and cellar through
out. Has slate roof, good mantels, and in
general good condition. Good light and ex-
cure home on the Park. Terms, half cash.
House will be exhibited prior to sale on ap-
plication to
A. LEGGATE & son, Auctionssrs,
1os FOURTH AVENUE.
je2346
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
NOTICES.

TNHE PITTSBURG AND WESTERN RY.
i ny-Notice-Coupons due July l,
1891 on the per cent bonds of the Pittsburg
and Western Railway Company will be paid
on and after July 3 1891, at the office of
Drexel, Morgan & Co., No. % Wall St, New.
York City, New York. W. H. DUFFELL,
Urea Surer, ieo5-17
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
Allegheny Residences.

HOUSE AND LOT IN ALLEGHENY, HALF
III square from the parks and electric cars;
rooms hall inside shutters, etc.. etc. everything
in prime order all newly papered and painted, ETC.,
etc; bargain: possession at once. JAS. W.
DRAPE & CO.. 313 Wood ST., Pittsburg. je24-9"
0c SHERMAN Av.-AT AUCTION, ON SAT-
~ urday June q, at O'Clock, there will be
sold the premises, that very desirable residence,
adjoining the Arbuckle property. Ohio st.. on
the west park, Allegheny, being No. 26 Sherman
av.; the lot is 2oxl10to paved alley; the house is
three stories brick, pressed 'front.' slate roof hall
vestibule, 10 rooms. attic, two baths, pantry and
good CELLAR excellent park views; abundant light;
PARKS in order to view the interior please apply to
A. LEGGATE SON, Auctioneers, los Fourth av.
je23-47r
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
WANTED.
Real Estate.

ITO RENT-A FURNISHED HOUSE IN EAST
i End; will rent from October to March or April,
or from November to same months; best of refer
ences and guarantee as to character and care of
furniture; family consists of gentleman and wife.
Address. stating terms and locality, l. L., Dispatch
Office. je25-43