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St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
The Deadly Cup.


Pure wine "biteth like q sernant and
stingeth like an adder." Pure dist,llad
liquors are still more deadly. and the in.
fernsl eoncoctions and deliberations of the
present day are far worse, and bite like a
whole den OF adders, copperheads, rattle
snakes and cobfas.
Tie American Analyst reports dealer
In liquor adultsrants as saying:
Our largest business is in the liquor
line. With French spirits and color as
basis, can make you any liquor you want
with our extracts. Here are essences of
Old Tom. London Dock, Swan, Holland
and Schisdam gins, the extracts OF otsrd
and cognse brandies, rye. bourbon, apple
jack. Irish and Scotch whiskeys. Santa
Cruz, Jamaica and Medford runs. mot 70
speak OF the fancy cordials and LIQUORS.
To make Old Tom. take spoonful Of
French spirits, one of water, three drops
OF glucose syrup and two drops of the ex.
tract. That makes the Old Tom You have
drank in dozen saloons in this city.
There are some funny things abaat this
part Of the business. Most people like
their whiskey and brandy aged and free
from fused oil. But there are a great
many, especially among manual laborers.
who like 1t fresh and harsh. They want
! to cut Is it goes down To supply tLis
demand we sell ftsel oil to recti6ers and |
wen retailers. They mix Q barrel of |
whisky, Of spirits. and one of water with
gallon Of fusel oil. Thst makes a ten
amt rye which beats q torchlight process
non. It's cheap too, and stands an in
eiiigent dealer In 81 gallon. That's
Wensy cents bottle, and less than one
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
A Gallant Thrush.

A young Highlander having set horse.
hair moose in the woods, was delighted ONT
morning to find female song thrust
entangled therein. He carried home hi
prize. put it into a roomy, ope n braided
basket, secured the lid with much strip e
and many knots, and then hung the ex
temporiZed cage upon a nail near the open
winow. In the afternoon the parish min
lister was called in by the boy mother,
who wished him to persuade her son to
set the captive free. While the clergy.
man was examining the bird through the
thrush perched on q branch opposite the
window.
"Yss!" exclaimed the boy, "and it fol-
lowed me home all the way from the
woods"
II was the csptive's mate, having faith
fully followed his partner to her prison,
had perched himself where he might see
her, and she hear the sad. broken notes
that chirped his grief.
The clergyman hung the basket againss
the cave of the cottage, and then the two
retired to watch what might happen. In
q few minutes the captive whispered q
chirp to her mates complaints. His Joy
was unoounded. Springlng to the top
most spray of the tree, he trilled out two
or three exultans notes, and then alighted
on the basket lid, through the hole in
which the captive bad thrust her head and
neck. Then followed a touching scene.
The male bird, after billing and cooling
with the captive, dressing her feathers and
stroking her neck, all the while huttering
his wings and grooming an under-song of
encouragement, suddenly assumed another
attitude. Gathering up his wings, he
erected himself, and began TO peck and
pull away at the edges of the hole in the
baskets lid The birds ardent affection
and his effort to release his mate, touched
clergyman mother, and boy.
''rll let the bird gol" said he in SYM
pathetic voice, as he saw his mother wip-
ing her eyes with her apron.
The basket was carried to the spot where
the bird had been shared. The cock
thrush followed, sweeping occasionally
close past the boy carrying the basket, and
shirping abrupt notes, as if assuring his
mate that he was still near her. On arriv.
ng at the snare, the clergyman began un-
ying the many intricate knots which Sc
cured the lid, while the cock bird, perched
IN hazel bough, not six feet away,
silently and motionless the pro-
;ess of liberation. As soon as the basket |
ID was raised, the female thrush dashed |
tut, with scream of terror and Joy;
While the male followed like an arrow
hot from q bow, and both disappeared |
'ehind clump of birch trees. 1t was an
xcellent lesson for the boy-one which
70 never forgot United Presbyterian.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
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Tea Culture in the South.

| 3. OFT, of Akin. South Carolina, has
grown tea for the past fifteen years and
| now has hedge averaging four to six
feet high and about the same breadth, and
70 feet long Its dark evergreen shining
leaves and strong growth give positive
proof of its easy culture, and that the
climate of the South is adapted to it, and
that it can be grown on any soil adapted
to corn or cotton.
He has found it extremely hardy and
vigorous If given deep culture, for its
roots naturally run deep and strong
when the plants are set out the ground
should be prepared by deep trenching
and considerable coarse manure or trash
of any kind that will rot, should be put at
the bottom to produce the gases necessary
to be absorbed by the ground to give the
stimulsnts needed by ;be girorous 70 Dts to
form sturdy bushes or small trees.
This shrub will bear pruning and trim.
ming well. and thus produce the many
ends and terminal points that give the
young leaves for the tea. Towering In
the autumn, its white blossoms are attrac-
tive to the eye and are the delight of the
honey bee. The fruit from the blooms
form as large as peas on the bushes In the
fall. Freezing them during the winter
does them no harm, as they are hardy,
and the seed nuts mature in the following
Septen, Der and October at the same time
the blossoms are out; thus year from the
blossom to the ripe seed (nuts) and both
ON the plant at the same time.
He says that the terrible blizzard some
four years ago did no harm to his tea
plants then in full leaf and also it's seed
nuts half grown. All froze soliG, but
were not injured in the least. The tea
leaves are thick, strong and shining, of
dark gree n, very attractive, and know of
no more beautiful hedge plant for the
garden or lawn when we'll trenched in and
cared for, for not only can you enjoy the
pure tea with its rich flavor, but at the
same time beautiful, dark green, shining
hedge-a line of beauty at all times. j
have quite large number of beautiful
tea plants growing in one of our parks in
Chesterfield street, in front of Tea Rose
Garden, making it an attractive point.
A fine quality of tea has been grown in |
this State. at Pine Bluff, by 8. j. HolIens
worth. We have samples in our cfise.
There is no reason why persons should not |
grow their own tea in this State if they |
wish to.-ArkGnsas Er.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
Henry Clay and Grover Cleveland.

The Western Recorder makes AN .nn,o.
priata contrast between two e,eat mar
and pays the president 9 WORTHY tribnts
In the following lines:
The noblest thing Henry CLAW avar
said, was: III would rather be- Yirbt thsn
be president" he could, In ali psobahiI;.
ty. have been president, If he had no,
chosen 70 Do right, and also to distinetlv
avow nis principles. twill not DO regard.
cd 90 political by our readers IL we tahx
occasion 70 commend in public men Of 10.
DAY the manifestation Of this Henry CLAY
spirit. While IL IL not the province or the
business OF religious Journal to press the
claims OF any candidate, OF to advocate
the views Of any political party. IL 10 its
business to commend the good qualities
ana actions, and condemn the bad ones In
the psblic men Of ell parties. The Re-
coRdsr has done this, even 10 the extent of
giving oifense TO partisans on both sides.
recently, Tor example, we condemned Sem
ator ingalls, declaration that the ten com.
mandmenss and the golden rule had no
place IN politics. and some Of our Rspub-
noan readers said we were runnibe the
recorder IN the interests Of the Democrats
%. when we condemned Governor Buck.
nef y 0s. erances In favor OF taxing house.
o. wolahip and In favor OF opening tie
worries Fair On Sunday and when we
criticised senator Blackb burns statesmen. |
seoas sne scoarging Of Christ, then some
= OUT democratic readers charged that ~ 1
we're making The Recorder .ssimply IA
publican sheet" In neither OF shase an
pssFs the name Of the noliI.
icsi party to which the nan IL ousstio
AZ religious jonraal 5hs Re-
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
A Touching Incident.

The following, which appeared in De.
troit paper Is one of the most touching in
cideDts to be met with.
There is family in this city who are
dependent upon little child for the
present sunshine of themselves. A few
weeks ago the young wife and mother was
stricken down to die. it was so sudden,
so dreadful, when the grave family ply
stefan called them together in the parlor,
and in his solemn, professional way init
mated to them the truth-there was no
help.
Then came the question among them
who would tell her. Not the doctor 1t
would be cruel to let the man of science
60 to their dear one on such an GRAND.
Mt the aged mother, who was to be left
cbildless and alone. Not the young hus-
band who was walking the floor with
clenched hands and rebellious heart. Not
there was only one other, and at this
moment he looked up from the book he
had been playing with, unnoticed by them
all, and asked gravely:
is mamma dom to dieP"
Then, without waiting for an answer,
he sped from the room and upstairs as fast
as his little feet would carry him. Friends
and neighbors were watching by the sick
woman. They wonderipgy noticed the
pale face of the child as be climbed on the
bed and laid his small hand on his mothers
pillow. -s..zs#
Mamma" he asked, in sweet, carress-
ing tones, ''is you 'fraid to disf'
The mother looked at him with swift
intelligence. Perhaps she had bsen think
ing of this.
neutrality-suspicious. 2" she asked
family.
Doctor, an papa, an gamma-everv-
body" he whispered. Mamma. dear,
title mamma, doan' be 'fraid to die, iii |
rouf'
mo. Charlie said the young mother,
' y GRO, one supreme psng of grief; mo,
Jus shut your eyes in 9 dark, mamma,
eep hold my hand-an' when you open
am, mamma, it'll be all light there"
When the family gathered ave. stricken
t the bedside, Charlie held up his little
and. @
Hush My mamma dom to sleep.
Ter won't wake up here any more |"
And SO it proved. There was no heart
ending farewell, no agony of parting: for
'hen the young mother woke she had
assed hey ond, and, as baby Charlie said.
1T was all light there"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
A SONNET.
Written for The American,

Life is germ, an ultra protean ray
That blazed in stars and suns its luster shone
From chaos, with Its hoary ages flown.
Thro' dismal night and dawning shadows gray
When molten crust and earth's primordial day
Lay wrapt In clouds whose frowning SABLE
throne
With lurid steamy fare gave back its own
Red glare, and rolled the circling veil away
From Aeon's cradle, where the humble cell
Waxed strong in living waves thro' rata high.
To breathe. to move. and like mystery dwell
Within the CLAW that's born in woe to die,
Ruled by mans will, whose earthly feeting spell
Broods DER the souls wide empire of the sky.
---7unius L. He1lpeteQd
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
THE ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT
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A Good Parrot Story.

Our next door neighbor, writes CORES.
pondent, owns an amusing parrot which ID
always getting into mischief, but usually
gets out again without much trouble to
herself. When she has done anything for
which she knows she ought 10 be punish-
cd. she holds her head to one side, and,
eying her mistress, says In q sing song
tome: POLY is good GIRL, until she sees
her mistress smile; then she flaps her
wings and cries out: "Hurrah! Polly 10 q
good Qirt!" she has been allowed to go
free In the garden, where she promenades
back and forth ON the walks, summing her
self and warning of all intruders.
One morning hen strsyed out of the
chicken yard and was quietly picking up
her breakfast, when Poll marched up t.
her and called out "Sboo !" In her shrill
voice. The poor hen rstreated to her own
quartz rs, running ss fast as she could, fol
lowed by Poll, who screamed 'Shoo |" at
every step.
A few days later Poll extended her
morning walk into the chicken yard.
Here, with her usual curiosity. she went
peering into every corner, till she came to
the old hen on her nest. The hen made q
dive for Polls yellow head. but missed it.
Poll, thinking discretion the better part OF
valor, turned TO run ; the hen, with wings
widespread, followed close after.
As she ran, Poll screamed In her shyillest
tones, 30 Lord o Lordl'
A member of the family, who had
witnessed the performance. thought it
time to interfere in Polls behalf, o. the
angry hen was gaining on her. He ran
out, and STOPPING down, held ont his
hand. Poll lost NO time in travelling up
to his shoulder. Then, from her high
vantage ground, she turned, and looking
down on her foe, screamed: "Hello there
shoop
The frightened hen returned to her
nest as rapidly as she had come.-Ash1and
Item.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
Profitable Qairvipp,

Dairying is the best of all branches of
business for improving the farm, as well
as adding to the prosperity of the farm
ers. said R. w. Ellis at an Eastern da.r,
conference. Building up the farm mu
be the corner stone upon which to plant
ourselves. Dairying will do this. FIN
trouble is we are looking too much after
the profit in the butter. and not enough at
the value of the by-product. Skim milk
Is worth one-half cent quart to feed to
swine, properly fed. know this to be SO.
for have carried forward some expert
ments the past year, and sold my pork a.
hve and half cents a pound. Counting
every item, got two cents q gallon for
my skim milk, and little btsdes and
saved valuable amount of dressing.
Properly managed, we can inc.ea our
herds and be prepared to grow more of
our grain. We don't make what We should
out OF the products of the dairy. Hus-
band your resources, dairymen, and build
up your farms. There Is great waste in
feeding stock to-day, after all the teach.
iDgs of the past. Put the whole man into
the business and make it pay. have re-.
duced cost of production by keeping bet
tor COWS keeping them quiet Give
them all the COMFORTS possible Feed at
regular intervals, and Of such food as will
give the best result at least expense by
selecting rations with special reference to
results. Clover hay is a perfect ration,
but you can't afford to feed an all-hay "a
Ion. We feed too much coarse food, ] |
have found the lowest cost Of butter when
fed the largest amount of grain The
lows are not the best Judge as to the
of food necessary for the highest
production. We must direct and control
and We may If We will but use our high.
.st skill and carefully study the question.
JOINT worry about having barns too warm,
Y cows not having enough exercise; the
roubles of to-day come from the other
xtreme.. Good ventilation is necessary,
ut in our climate there Is not much trou,
lie about an abundance of fresh air. Get
ato the business, study its phases; learn
be details, and look after the by products.
ooing this. there is money in the dairy.
0uthern Lioe Stock Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
OYER A GAME OF CRAPS,

OTEB A GAME or CRAPS
On April IS, a dispatch over the wires
announces one negro killed and two
wounded, near Port Hudson. 1t reads this
way:
"John Van Tromp and number of ne
groes became involved over q game of
craps. Five cents was at stake. Van
Tromp opened the way with his six shoot.
or: Result one negro killed and two
Others, including Van Tromp, wounded
One arrest. Who got the nickel is still
unsettled"
Rev. Weldon, in England, after saying
he is opposed to all forms of gambling
says, II cannot see that it is wrong in it.
self to bet, unless the person who bets
stakes money which is not his own, or
which is more than he can justly afford"
According to this reverend gentleman this
little 1--WE cent game of craps was not 8
wrong, therefore the killing of one negro
and wounding two others was not wrong
We presume East Feliciana parish will
deal gently with the poor fellow who was
and soon give him his freedom,
rs no wrong has been committed.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
Champion Swimmer.

The recent publication in the Call of tn
extraordinary natatorial feats of Captain
Jack Williams has brought out commun
ication from "Gene" Mercsdier, of Ss,
Jose, who is styled by the Eastern pres
The phenomenal performer in water al.
champion trick swimmer Of the world.
Mercadier is young man feet inches
| in height, and his weight is given as being
| l26pounds he criticises the statements
contained In the article referred to with
reference to the manner In which Captain
Williams was bound while In the perform.
ance of his feat of swimming from Alton,
LII , to st. Louie, Mo, and says that be
must deny the possibility of swimming
any distance without the use of the feet
and the knees, and that if the swim was
performed i'm any other manner it looses
some Of its roseate hue.
Mr. Mercadier has somewhat interest,"
ing experience behind him as trick swim
mer. He was born in St. Louis, Mo-. Sen.
TENDER IL, 1865, and when but 8 years old
he accomplished the feat of swimming the
Mississippi river st point where it was
one and half miles from one shore to the
other. When he was 10 Yeas of age he
swan his first race defeating William
Lucas In two-mile race. June 20, 1885.
ne beat Herman Kock in o three mile race
in the mighty Mississippi. He was imme.
d1ately challenged by William Ros.sler,
noted swimmer, to swim q mile race.
Mercadier won by ten yards. Roersler.
not satisfied, challenged him again, and
this tine Mercadier came in winner by 100
yards.
On July 20. 1889, he SWAN across the
Mississippi with his legs bound. august
II. he had his arms tied and swan across.
and on August Is, he performed the same
with both legs and arms tied. His claim
for the loDg-distance championship is
based upon his swim from Alton to St
Louis, distance of 90 miles, in 4 hours,
80 minutes and 46 seco d. One of his
est difficult performances was that of
'treading Water" for two and a half miles.
holding flag in each hand, and swim
ming mile on b back holding flag
between his teeth. The fame of his r alta. |
'orial exploits having gone abroad, he was
invited to give some exhibitions in New
ork, and his 6rst exhibition vas swim.
ming from Brooklyn Navy. yard to Pier
NO. ~. East River, q distance of three
niles. In As minutes, upon which occasion
lis arms were bound together with sew
nty five feet of rope and two Leaf. or
traps, holding in each han two. pound
umb bell. He also swan from BROOKLYN
savY-yard to Pier No. z, East River bound
Tom his shoulders to his feet With 1875
yet of rope and two big leather straps,
nd two-pnund dumb-b bell in each hand.
laking the dista- CO in AZ minutes. His
'alm is that al hough he could mot make
SO his hands either for propelling pur
oses or to aid in keeping him afrat, he
'uid and did, make use of his knees ana
'et, without which NO swimmer can make
~ Roadway or keep himself long afoat
San Francisco Goih 80
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
NO ADVERTISEMENTS

The postmaster general after strict search
failed to obtain an issue of the postal guide
without an advertisement. At the last ses
sion Of congress hs succeeded in obtaining
an appropriation Of $2s, 900 and has just
called for bids for the ensuing year, in
which call 1t is stipulated that the intend,
ed bidders shall not 10 permitted to place
any kind of advt rtissment whatever in the
postal guide. They will mot be permitted
to insert advertisements for themselves or
others. The pills, quack nostrum, soap
and wooden log must all 60 to some other
spids.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02

The Tyler Democrat and Reporter says
that men Of immense properly who refuse
TO take stock in a factory that once estsb.
llshed and put in operation, would double
the value Of their possessions, commit
suicide to their own interests. But these
are men OF immense property who would
rather commit suicide than put dollar in
any enterprise that would benefit others.
such men are found everywhere on this
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
A Ministers Cat.
HOW PUSSY AND HER LITTLE FAMILY RE
TURNED HOME THROUGH THE STORM.

HOW PUSSY AND HER LITTLE FAMILY RE
TURNED HOME THROUGH THE STORM.
It's prett? big story, but it's true, ane
the minister will tell you so. II 10 aoou'
Deborah, the minister's cat She was
fne large tabby, with three white stock
ings, two green eyes. and wise old head
Once upon time Deborah had six little
blind kittens, and they and their mother
lay fast asleep in a round basket behind
the stove in the minister's study.
Deborah was sleeping SO hard that when
Mr.. Neal, the nilkman, came into the
room she only pricked up her left ear and
then went ON snoring. She did not kno W
that Mr.. Neal had come to borrow her ia
kill off the rats in his house. Indeed,
she did not know that he had any house,
or any rats either. He lived mile away
across the PLAIN, and she caught her rats
nearer home.
But M. Neal knew all about Deborah.
Hs had not for years sold at the parsonage
without hearing what q famous mouser
she was; and he said now to the minister:
GOOD evening, Mr.. Fem. I've called
this stormy nigh to ask you IL you'll be
kind enough to lend us your cat"
Certainly" answered the minister. lay.
ing aside bis pen; ''only you'll have to
take her family, too"
"Of COURSE" said Mr.. Neal, land l am
glad that she has the kittens; they will
keep her happy"
Mr.. Neal had brought . great, strong
b :, and by the help Of the minister he
put Deborah into into it-basket, kittens
and all She tried her best to best to get
out, but Mr.. Neal tied up the bag and held
it firmly while he walked to his wagon;
there he dropped the bag into box that
stood under the seat. Then he drove
away.
"Poor Deborah cant see where she is
going any more than her blind kittens
can, /" thought the minister, with little
smile. as he turaed from the window. Il
hope she won't be homesick, for I'm sure
she could never End her way home. Why,
why, the ground is really getting white
with snowi"
Presently he sat down again to his SER
mon, and he wrote, and he wrote, till ev.
srybody else in the house was asleep. All |
1t once he was startled by sound from !
he porch. It was the mewing of q est.
ae threw open the door, and in ran De.
'orah. carrying in her mouth kitten.
Dear me, Deborah, can this be your"
,e cried, In great surprise. She dropped
he kitten on the rug at his feet ana ran
mt before he could close the door. he
,ut the little wet, cold kitty on q warm
ushion, and went to bed; but he was
vskened from his first nap by another
aewing upon the porch. Deborah had
ONE with her second kitten. An hour
= two later she came with the third,
nd by the next noon she had
Gken them all home--all six of them
Soon Mr.. Neal followed, bringing the
mpty basket.
Il thought must return it quickly OF
'eborah would come for it," he said,
Iughing. "You may tell her that I've
nught rst.trap, and I'll never disturb
er again. A puss that'll travel eleven
lies in the snow for the sake of getting
er family back to Its old corner. deserves
live In peace
Now, isn't this . pretty big story?
couldn't nave dared to repeat it il the
mister hadn't told it to me himself
snn Shirley, Sn sour Little Ones"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
SUGAR ROHNTY

The internal revenue bureau is perfect.
Ing the system by which the sugar bounty
may Dc paid without friction or loss to the
pianser or government. ex-governor
"armosh and other large cane growers
have had frequent consultations recently
with the commissioners of internal rsven-
ne on the subject.