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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-10
FREE SILVER.

~ Ringing Letter on this Very Important Subject From
Hon. A. j. Streeter of Illinois
The Silver Conference at Washington g. Takes Advanced
Ground Favoring Independent Political Action.
Every State West of the Missouri Will Throw Aside Both
the Old Parties And Come to Omaha.
Special Correspondence.
lust Wash
ington, DC
myself the only delegates from Illinois
held East largely attended though
All deeply earnest
business
organized bimac league to be continued till
A. j. Warner Oho who
dent convention, elected president Of the league The
and territory
and treasurer
confusion all worked together harmoniouy Many
from time to tm took active
and aided on the work.
the mining states the floor then svery
through
more once in their
The othe convention
a whoop, without a dissenting voice.
WHEREAS gold Standard relief from the evils OF
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-10

KS v, Il
afbrm II as m, convictions ,hs, class laws placing
capital above labor arc dangerous to the Re
public a. this hour than was chatte slavery m the
days oi MS haughnest supremacy -A.k,N&0 o. ~
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-10

- Let remind 20, OF the necessity OF
making the platform near like the Repubheani
Pa5tvs as possible SO that the bondhoders VIII
give as much for the success OF the one as the
/ othc, " SAr1t } TILl
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-10

IT the Workngmen had no vote they might b
more amenable to the eachings OF the hard times
Indianapolis NrUs
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-10

This Republic was founded
upon principles which involved
the Dignity of Labor. To des-
troy the power Of Labor is to
construct Caste. A Caste cannot
cO-exist with a Republic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

If you are obliged to conine your
fowls be sure that they have some green
every day.
All hard .shelled tree seeds should be
planted in the fall from one to three or
four inches deep.
Keep your chickens growing from the
shell, and they wilt be rca iy for the table
or market any time after ten or twelve
weeks of age.
Tne good layers are active and gener,
ally on the move and scratching about -
are the first birds Quit in the morning and
the last to rOost at night.
Market as much fruit as possible right
at home, by using it upon the table every
day in the place of less digestible pastry.
This is sure way to make the fruit
garden pay.
Cucumbers give larger return per
cultivated acre than any other item re-
ported in the census returns Of truck
farming. Taere is yet tune to plant
these for pickles, and try if your expert
ence will bear out the above.
TIC have a full supply at midsummer,
it is better to raise plants as early as they
can be grown without glass, AID set them
in a fertile moist land. Those raised
from cuttings are later and less proluc-
tive than those grown from seed.
The colIarI is tall-growing cabbage,
which is usually passed over by the
catalogues of Northern seelsnen, bat
much gro IN in the South. When bent
down aad covered with earth in the Win
ter 1t bleaches very tender, and is not to
be despisel as a table e5e5abie.
iEorseraiish roots are cut up into
pieces four inches lols for planting.
These are planted in the soil, with two
inches of soil over them-oF course, rigat
end up. 1t is scar:7'y possible to &c:
rid OF this plant, as tic small pieces OF
root LETT in the groaad viii MAKE ne"
plapss.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
The Intense Goodness of Space.

We rarely realize, I think, how easily
the earth parts with its heat, and how
cold space is through which the earth
sweeps in its orbits. Nor do we COM
monty appreciate how relcntlcssly space
sucks away the heat which the earth has
garnered from the sunbeams, out into IS
iIlimitable depths. Way out i'll space
is cold so intense that we fairly fail to
grasp its meaning. Perhaps 800 or 400
degrees below the freezing point of
water. some philosophers think, are the
dark rcccsses beyond our atm osphere.
And night and day, summer and water,
this insatiate space is robbing us OF our
heat, and fighting with denoniac power
to reduce our globe to its own bitter
chill. So, after all, Our summer and
winter temperatures arc only maintained
by the residue of the suns heat which
we have been able to store up and keep
hold of in spite of the pitiless demands
of space. OR margin sometimes gets so
reduced on nights in winter that we can
readily believe the astronomers AMI
physicists when they tell us that reluc-
ton of the suns heat BY seven per cent.
and slight increase in the number Of
winter days would suffice to bring again
to our hemisphere new Age of Ice, with
its inevitable desolation. The balance is
really a nice one between the heat we
daily gather from the sun anl the share
of it which we lose in space.-Harper's
Mnoazine
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
Origin of Our Weeds.

Most of our weeds, like much Of
vermin, have come to us from beyond
the sea. just how they emigrate in
came as legitimate freight, but many
were "stOwaways." Some entered
from border lands upon the wings Of
the wind, on river bOsoms, in the
stOmachs Of migrating birds, clingjng
to hairs of passing animals, and a
hundred other ways besides by man
himself. 1nUO the New England soil
and that south along the Atlantic
seaboard the weed seeds first took
root. Also the native plants, with Il
strong weedy nature, developed into
pests of the farm and garden. Many
of the native weeds arc shy and harm
less in comparison with the persistent
and pugnacious ones that have, like
vagabonds, emigrated to our shores.
Why should it be that plants of an
other country not only find their way
here, but after arriving assert them
selves with yigOr far SURPRISING our
native herbs? DIR. Gray, in writing
upon this point, says: CAS- the district
here in which the weeds Of the old
world prevail was naturally forest
clad, there were few of its native
herbs which, If they could bear the
exposure at all, were capable of COM
petition in the cleared land with en-
igrants from the old world" The
European weeds had through long
ages adapted themselves to the change
therefore prepared to flourish here in
the rich forest soil that was suddenly
exposed to the sun and subjected to
other new conditions by the telling
Of the trees. - Popular Science
Monthly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
EUROPEAN AMAZONS.

Seven women now hold the place OF
rcgimental chief in the army of Prussia.
The present emperor is responsible for
appointment of five women. The oldest
woman Colonel is the Empress Frederic,
who was placed at the head of a regis
mcnt of hussars October 10, 1851, the
date of the coronation of Emperor Will.
lam |. Princess Frederic Charles, widow
of the famous ''Rca' Prince, ranks Sec
ond in point Of time, having been made
chief of regiment of dragons in 1871.
Queen Victoria, the third female com.
mandcr By courtesy. has been chief Of
another Prussian regiment Of dragons
since 1882. The Princess Albert Of
Prussia, wife of the Regent of Bruins
wick, has bcen chief Of regiment OF
fusiicrs since 1889 also. The Empress
Augusta Victoria, wife Of his Mtesty,
las bceu commander Of a regiment of
the same branch of the service since
1890. The Duchess of Connau Ght,
daughter of the Re Prince, is a colonel
of infantry, receiving the honor two
gears ago. The Queen Regent Of the
Netherlands became Il colonel fe"
weeks ago. The Duchess of Edinburgh,
not head Of a regiment, is at
tached in the records to one of the regi
ments Of the guards. New Or4eanl
Plcayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
Burial Alive for Indian Laners.

SURGEON General Sir William Moore
does no. think that the terrible disease
leprosy is more prevalent in India now
than it was in former years, in spite OF
the impression to the contrary which led
to the appointment of the commission
now investigating this subject. Rsi!-
ways, it is observed, have enabled lcpers
to flock to the Large centres where they
firat better opportunities of living Oh
alAs. The only reason which may have
increased the number OF lepers is, he be-
iitNes, the suppression BY the British
government OF what is called "sumajh, >
+ the burial alive of lepers, Which was
,rmerly common practice.
This horrible remedy for the lepars
.(ferings was, we are told, always
!opted with the consent OF the leper
imself, who, frequently declaring to his
,iatives and friends that he was tired OF
e, would ask them to perform
sumajh.' Then hole was dug, and
eleper escorted TO the grave with flags,
~ums, "tom-tons,' and other native
susical instruments. The leper was
nply placed in the hole in q sitting
.7sture, and the eastn filled il. -Lonlon
.Ssws.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
TIE MANAGEMENT OF MANURE.

Experience shows that manure as con-
monty kept i'll heaps or scattered around
in barnyards loses largely in volume and
value. As soon as it begins to fermcnt
it loses some of its substance in the form
Of gas, and too Often there IS additional
loss from drainage, which proper care
might have prevented. For this reason
the belief has been constantly growing
that a larger proportion Of the useful
constituents of animal manure can be
utilized by Incorporating it in the soil
as thoroughly rs passible while it is
fresh, than by leaving it to undergo de-
composition through fermentation and
exposure to atmospheric influences. AS
some one has expressed it, manure never
contains more tcrtllizng elements than
wnen it is newly made, and to this it
might be added that nowhere can these
elements be better preserve than when
mixed with the soil they are to tertllze.
OF all the manuros, that from the
horSe-stablc is un4uc5tlona5ly subject to
the greatest loss from fermentation in
uncared-for heaps. whether IL the barn
yard or fields. Especially must this be
true of manure hauled out in summer
from town stables, unless its fertiizing
properties are soon locked up in the soil.
This is 50 we'll understood by most
farmers that heap Of fire -fanged horse
manure is considered by themto have
lost large proportion of its value.
From fertility absorbed by the soil
vegetation may be expected to receive
some benefit, while whatcveris dissolved
in the air will be lost.
As against summer-madc stable
manure it may be said that. owingto the
fields being at that time generally under
cultivation, it is often more difficult to
place it where it is most wanted, or to
preserve it from loss than is the case in
winter and spring.
Manure that has been rottel until 1t
has become black mass can be more
evenly distributed and more easily
worked into the soil, and is worth more,
weight for weight, than when fresh.
1t is, however, to be considered that it
is then the reslduum Of what was
originally much larger quantity OF
newly made manure. New York World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
WORDS OF WISDOH.
Misery acquaints L man with stran

Misery acquaints man with strange
bed-fellows.
An infalible characteristic of mean
ness is cruelty.
! With every dollar you lay up you lay
I'D a little additional trouble.
Whenever luxury ceases to be limo.
/ cent, it also ceases to be beneficial.
No pretty girl or man of wealth ever
got off joke that was not appIaulel.
When boy is sixteen and hasn't any
thing else, he is pretty sure to have q
girl.
Everyone has a secret hope that would
cause him to be laughed out of town if
he told it.
/ A liar tells hundre truths to one
lie; he has to, to make the lie gool for
any thing.
When man finds anything he par
ticularly likes his wife discovers it is not
good for hun.
Every time man scolls the neigh
bors learn the troubles his family is try
ing to conceal.
Memory is not 50 brilliant ~ hope,
but is more beautiful, AMI thousand
times more true.
1t is one of the privilege Of men to
lie, but women have no right to believe
what the men say.
The careful reader of few good
newspapers can learn more in year
than most scholars 90 IL their great
libraries.
Everyone thinks he must have looked
frightfuIly green when he was young,
and tlatters himself that he looks very
wise now.
If woman appears on the streets
heavily yelled, those who like the mys
ferrous ina zine she is some famous:
beauty. But she isn't. Good. looking
women do not cover their good looks
with heavy wells.
Give little boy dime to spend on
himself, and before he has walked n
block procession Of larger boys have
caught up with hin. y large bog scents
a nickel in a small boys pocket in the
same way a dog scents bone in smaller
dogs mouth.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
III, Hrt OF Vet !IrRging.

4 kind Of discreet deafness saves
one from many Insults and much
blame; therefore the art Of not hear
ing should b. learned by all. 1t is
quite rs important to domestic hap
Diness rs a cultivated ear. for which
50 much money and time Is eXpcnd-
ed. There are 50 many things which
Il is paiuful to hear. many which we
ought not to hear, Vert many which,
If heard, would disturb the temper,
corrupt simplicity and mOdnsty, de-
tract from CrnlcntmGnt and happf
ness. that every one should be edur
Gated to take in CT shut out sounds
according 20 his pleasure. II a hos
ana rest less frient! begins 10 ln1ame
our feelings, we should consider whas
mischief these fiery sparks may DO 10
our magazine below, where our tenn
per is kept, and Instantly close the
door. 1t has been remarked that il
al! the petty things said Of one by
needless or ill-natured idlor5 were To
be brought home to him, he Woula
become a mere walking pincushiOp
stuck full OF sharp remarks.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
A Call From IL Coon.

I have had but one call from a coon,
that l an aware of, and fear we did
not treat him with due hospitality. lie
took up his quarters for the day IN a
Norway spruce, TIE branches of which
nearly touched the house. la noticed
that the dog was very curious about that
tree all the forenoon. After dinner his
curiosity eliminated in repeated loud
and confident barking. Then | began
an investigation, expecting to fluid 4
strange cat, or at most red squirrel.
But Il moments scrutiny revealed his
coonship. Then how to capture hun
became the problem. A long pole was
procured, and sought to disjod,e him
from his hold. The skill with which he
maintained himself among the branches
excited our admiration. But after a
time he dropped lightly to the ground,
not in the least disconnected, and at
once on his guard against both man and
beast. The dog was a coward, and
dared not face him. When tnc coon's
attention was diverted the dog would
rush in; thel one OF us would attempt to
seize the coon's tail, but hc laced about
so quickly, his black eyes cleaning, that
the hand was timid about SEEING him.
Only bat finally in his sSrnlshln5 with
the dog caught him by the tai AMI
bore him safely to an open flour barrel,
and he was our prisoner. Mach a'ansc-
mcut my little boy and anticipated with
him. He partook Of food that same day
and on the second day would eat the
chcstnuts in our presence. Never did
he show the slightest fear of us or OF
anything, but he was uuwearied in his
efforts to gain his freedom. After 4 few
days we put strap upon his meek and
kept him tethered by 4 CHAIN. But in
the night, by dint of some hocus-pocus,
he got the chain uusnappel and male
off, and is now, l trust, a patriarch of
his tribe, wearing a leather nec&tle.-
Century.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
A PLUCkY GIRL.

One of the pluckiest girls that has
come to the front lately is Miss Minnie
Weston of Eugene, Oregon. Minnie ha:
for two or three years carried the United
States mail on horseback from Eugene
well down into the mountains on tns
CoquiIlc River. 1t is q long ride, and
muca of it is over an exceedingly ru5sed
country. The roads and trails that lead
from the Willamette valley toward the
Pacific Ocean are very bal. In tho
spring wnen the snow mclts the roads
are III places very miry. Moreover, It's
q country of "continuous woods.' The
talIest Of fir, pine, cedar and henlock
grit the way, and curlei maple aud ma
hogauy crop up here and there. Under
meath the trees there is jun Gle OF un
dcrDrush and fallen timber Oyergrown
with ferns that completes the wlldness.
White peaks flash here and there as turns
are made in the road.
Over this lonely route four or five
times week this young lady has mlte
her way. Her father has, or had, mail
contract not only for this region, bat to1
a region beyond, in which he lnanipu-
late5 span of cIyuses AMI a blackboard.
1t is through the described wilderness
that his daughter rides to meet him.
Bears, beautifully distributed, fire.
qucatiy cross her pathway aud linger in
it. She has seen little and big ones
many times, as she has seen deer, cougars
and an occasional elk, if the stories cir
cuiattd Of her are no5 ovcrdrawn, and on
more than one occasion the savage bears
and cougars have plankcd themselves
across tae way to dispute it. Sac has
paused but for an instant, however.
Tne people along her route have to have
tleir letters, and she is fleet to deliver
them. Her pony is of native Oregon
stock, 1.-THE aud obcdeat, and she carries
q pistol. Tnere is story that tramps
once tried to stop her, but that when
the barrel of weapon flashed before
them they disputed her way no fur
thcr.
Miss Weston is described as hand
some brunette of twenty years, and it is
said that so many Oregon young men are
aspiring to her hand that the Govern
ment will probably soon lose one of its
bravest and most valued employees. Hel
route to and fro is along the Siuslaw
River.-San Francisco Examiner.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
II Ensilan,t Hurt Him.

A bishop WIS travelling in min
ing country and encountered an old
man turning a windlaSs which hauled
I'D ore out Of a shaft. 1t was his
work to do this all day long. His
hat was off and the sun poured down
on his unprotected head. 3Don't
you know the sun will injure your
brain If you expose it in that manner?'
said the good man. The laborct
wiped the sweat off his forehead
and looked at the Clergyman. "Do
you think I'd be dom this all day il
| had any brains?' said he; and then
he gave tho handle another turn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
FASHION NOTES.

Baby sashes of MORE or fancy ribbons
have become feature.
All white costumes seem to be more
popular this season than ever.
Ksmet amu}ets, speciality among
women of the East, "obtain" among
mary of the girls of the period.
Miniature breastpins, SUCH as OUT
great grandmothers may have worn, are
among things coming into fashion again.
1t looks as if those Dresden handled
silk parasols and sunsla les we're destined
to become s'common" before the ordiD-
airy time.
The newest wells are of white gauze
on which is the finest of bead embroid,
cry, which does not improve the ap.
pearauce of the wearers.
The round waist of nainsoo'z has the
low yoke formed Of lace insertion, whiIs
narrow ribbon is run through the inser.
ton and tied in front and the arm hole
is finished with three rows of the inser.
ton.
A long, loose cape, with one or three
houuces at the top and one at the lowet
edge, is as popular top garment as the
more familiar double breasted coat. The
founces may be OF silk, lace or the ma
terial.
Fashionable handkerchiefs are made
OF fine colored batiste that looks like
silk. Some are printed in small chlutz
figures: others have hens that difer in
hue from the centers, and others again
have pale pink, beige, ecru, mauve or
black centers bordered with WIlte Val.
encieunes lace edging.
A pretty suit for omountain wear, re-
Gently made by a leading modiste, is of
a soft cashmere. This particular suit is
in blue, although this cloth comes in alI
co,ors, 1t is made with bell skirt and q
fancy coat open in front, with ample
revers and jauuty back. With this IS
worn a fitted shirt waist of polka dotte |
surah.
Charming little seaside hats are of the
"Niniche' shape, the broad brim SLAM
inr down in front, from which pro5ruao>
4 very narrow, dainty edge of Orienta
lace. These hats are made OF fame
straw in all the fashionable colors, al
are decorated with standing loops
ribbon or large Alsatian bows OF broal
yayly striped silk greaadine.
Leagues of black and tinted chiffon
are sold this seasoa for neck an1 sleeve
trimmings. Also ecru aces dotted with
tiny Jet beads, which outline the devices
IN the lace. The nets to correspond
form pretty and effective vests, deep
skirts to Russian b!ouses made ct tls
ie,ted lace, fu! bishop sleeves al1
pointed sirdlss and swiss belts.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
GOtIl>in't Scratch.

4 Colorado paper tells of pjctur-
esque yarn about q chicken fancicr
who was very much troubled by the
propensity Of hens to scratch. After
many experiments he at last sue
cecded in crossing a breed OF long
legged Dramas with short-legged
bantams in such a way that chick
ems had one long leg and one short
one. When they attempted to
scratch they lost their balance and
fell over. which, after few trials,
was sufficient to show that scratch
ing was impossible, and they gave
if mn
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
Cold Wafer as a F'eyerao,e,

Con the advice of an eminent ply
stefan, | have tested pure cold water
as a 'hraccr' and found it is the
greatest thing i'll the world" said an
old rOunder 1T the Lindcll. Il heart
lily commend it to every man who
stays out with the boys late O nights
and dallies with the rosy until his
head Whirls around, his legs get
weak, and his stomach reVolts.
When you wake up the next morning
with a throbbing head and excited
nerves | advise you to touch the but
ton and have the boy bring you a
lemonade glass full Of cold water in
stead Of Il cocktail. Sip the water
sloWly--un hour is not too long to de-
vote to it-2nd YOU will be aston
ishcd at the wonderful bracing effect
it has upon you. The doctor cx-
planned to me that the cold water,
slipped slowly, tends 10 contract the
arteries ai;d force rush Of blood to
The head. \ vigorous circulation Is
Thereby set up, ard in little while
tie last remnant Of the nights Jag
is driven ont Of the system. l am
also told that tie brain and nerve
stimulating effect Of pure, cold water
has for centuries been demonstrated
in India. That s"miheathen cOun-
try, You know, is the mother Of chess.
The natives Of East India are to-day
the greatest chcsspIaycrs in the
world. When they start into a game
they squat fat Oh the earth around
board and never rise until the game
is finished. Sometimes they play for
fOrty-right hours en- q stretch with
out sleep Or food. and the only stimC-
liant they lssc Is pure. cold water,
which they continually sip" st.
Louis Globe Democrat.