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knob in his mouth and nothing to pull
it out by would certainly be in worse
fix than Bobby fastened to an entire
door.
go up to the desk in my room,
Georgia" said his mother, ''and bring
me down that big ivory paper cutter.
Now Bobby" she added, kissing his
forehead, as his mouth was otherwise
engaged, you mustn't be frightened. If
your mouth opened wide enough to get
it in we can get it out. Don't cry and
keep COOL"
When George brought her the paper
cutter she put it in the corner of Bobby's
mouth SO that she could pry with it
against his teeth, and then taking his
chin in her other hand she told him to
open his mouth as wide as he possibly
could and she would help him. After
one or two unsuccessful trials the knob
slipped out and Bobby was free
The first words he said were: 'sThere
George Nelson, did it after all"
He spoke thickly, for his tongue was
swollen and his joints stiff.
Half an hour afterward. Bobby was
lying on the sofa in his mothers room.
There was handkerchief, wet with ar
rica, under his chin, and he looked
somewhat pale and subdued. His
mother had some books in her lap
Bobby" she said, 'I've been think
ing about this stumping business of
yours, and I've concluded it's one of the
greatest things in the world"
lie looked at her in amazement. He
hadn't expected this.
Its true, Bobby All the great gen
erals were just men who wouldn't let
their enemies stump them. Christie
lhes t'alnmbus wouldn't bs stumred
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WHY SHE HESlTATED.
A Prudent Maiden " no Considered the
Expense.

A Prudent Maiden Who Considered the
Expense.
'Say you will be mine!' he pleaded.
But she hesitated.
"You have been very kind to me-" she
said.
"And | swear to devote the balance of
my life to you,' he protested.
Your devotion has always been
Marked" she assented. 81 admit that
you have paid me every possible atten-
ton. You discovered my favorite
flower and kept me supplied with them
all last winter. 1t was very thoughtful
of YOU"
''It was my love-"
"And bon-bons, George, You sell
dom let me be without them. 1t must
have taken great deal of your salary
to-"
"Pray don't speak of salary, Luella.
How can one think of money when try
ing to anticipate your wishes? 1t was
and is my greatest pleasure.
"You have seemed to think that
was too fairy-like to walk anywhere,
no matter how short the distance she
went on.
"a carriage, dearest-you'll let me
call you dearest-a carriage is small
matter when one enjoys your COM
pany. How could ask you to walk
when knew you preferred to drive?"
II appreciate it all, George" she
said; II appreciate it fully. And like
you, George. I-I-perhaps l could
truthfully say l. But / can't marry
you. 1 have thought the matter over
,almly and seriously, and feel thatl
could not be happy with YOU"
"Why not?" he asked anxiously.
"You are too extravagant, Elliott
Flower in Judge.
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said his father. severely.

said his father, severely.
"Why, it's when fellow says you
can't do thing and you say you can;
and then you've got to do it, or else
you're stumped, and all the fellows jeer
at you. I'm never stumped-never"
His father looked at him severely.
"Well, want you to understand, sir,
he said, that I'm not going to have you
jumping from oat bins and breaking
your nose. i don't want to hear any
moro of stumps or such ridiculous per-
formancesr'
fA1r., Cameron was at his Office and
Mrs. Cameron was in her own room
sewing about the middle of the after
noon when a little boy rushed in,
breathless and excited.
"Oh, Mrs. Cameron!" he gasped,
''come quick! Bobby's got the door
knob in his mouth, and he can't get. it
.outr'
Tho ,ohat?" she said, rising hurried
ly.
"The door knob of the playroom.
George Nelson stumped him to put it in
his mouth, and Bobby tried and tf1ed,
and at last he did, and now he can't get
his mouth Off,
Mrs. Cameron hurried to the scene of
the disaster. There stood poor Bobby,
fastened to the door, his jaws opened
to their utmost capacity and clinched
around the knob. They had just slipped
over the smooth porcelain surface and
closed upon it. The knob seemed as
firmly fastened in his mouth as one of
his own teeth. 1t was nearly choking
him, and the tears We're streaming
down his face.
Several boys stood near, offering ad-
vice and sympathy.
II say, Bobby" said one, "I'm awful
sorry I laughed at first, cause you
looked SO funny. / wish I'd never
stumped you now.".
His mother came near him. He cried
afresh at the sight of her. He would
have bawled, but the door knob in his
mouth prevented.
Cant you get it out, Bobby?" she
asked anxiously.
He tried to shake his head, but, be-
ing fastened immovably, he could only
roll his eyes at her.
Cant we unscrew the knob?" sug-
gested one of the boys.
"What'll he have to pull against
then?' objected another. with scorn.
This was true. Bobby with door
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BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20,

WHcH ne budrCeO 10 discover America.
No, not by poverty nor by the jeers OF
all Spain-not even when his sailors
mutinied and wanted to kill him
George Washington wouldn't be
stumped, nor Gen. Grant, nor Napoleon.
nor any of those men that you like to
have me read to you about ALI the
Arctic explorers and the people who
have gone into Africa were men who
wouldn't be stumped."
There was little silence. Bobby
was alert and interested.
II am going to read to you about two
men who wouldn't be stumped. One
was Winstanley, who built the Eddy
stone lighthouse, and the other was
our own Sheridan, who won the battle
of Winchester. And then want to read
to you about the sinking of the Cum
berland, and how she fred that last
broadside just as she was going down.
l think that was SO splendid"
Bobby nestled contentedly on the
sofa. He loved to hear his mother read
poetry. He was very much interested
that day, and his eyes were bright and
shining when she had finished
"Werc those really all stumps, nam.
map" he asked, eagerly
"Yes, DEAR" she said, smiling. 81
think they were; and want to read tc
you about some more-listen."
She took up the newspaper cuttings
and began:
Nose Putnam yesterday jumped of
the Brooklyn bridge. He had wagered
one thousand dollars that he could dc
It, The jump was made at $3.50 p. m.
Putnam was knocked senseless on
| striking the water, and instantly sank
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Didn't Want One.

Agent-Madam, have sold one of
our justly-celebrated folding-beds to
every one in the neighbovhood with the
single exception of the spiaster lady who
lives across the way.
Lady of the house-Why wouldn't she
buy one?
Agent-She said there was no chance
for man to get under it.-Judge
Experiments in Germany show that
peat is good material in which tostore
potatoes, turnips, and other similarvege.
tables. Potatoes, after eight months,
were found in perfect condition with
out ever having gerIRinated
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A Rare Opportunity.

"Do you know that since l had in
lammation of the brain my memory
has suffered immensely. For instance,
in three or four days shan't remember
what have been doing to-day"
''Is it possible! Apropos-Could you
lend me q hundred marks Tor y weaa2"
>~Alvmenleso,
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Doubtful Compliment

Gus De Smith has been in rather
straightened circumstances of late. He
called on Col. Gilhooly for some assist
ance, and the colonel came to his relief
with some good advice.
If were you would try and see
old Twopercent and negotiate loan"
But ! heard" responded Gus, ''that
the other day he kicked one of the best
looking and most intelligent young men
of New York out of his office"
That's the very reason you are safe
in applying to him. If he kicked and
abused an intelligent-looking man, he
will be apt to take you out to lunch and
turn over the key of his safe to you.
You are bound to impress him favora.
bly, Alex Sweet, in Texas Siftings
---Waiter-Will you have salt on your
eggs?- Guest-No, thank you. They're
not al VII fresh. Pick Ne Up.
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-"Oh, Tom, the baby is SO sweet! To
day he took off his shoe and threw it in
the fire, and when l told him that he
was bad, bad boy, he only said:
Nah" '''Nah, ell? Well, what do
you think I'm made of-money? That's
the second pair he's. lost in week."
'Oh no, dear; it was the mate of the
one he tore to pieces" 'Oh, that's diff
ferent--isn't he ning!'-Harper's
Bazaar.
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--Teacher-"Who was 1t said property
is robbery" ~ don't knpw. ! sup.
pose 1t was some fellow who hadn't
any,"
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Libel.

"struckoyle is going to sue the tax
assessor"
'W nat for?"
"rhcy pnderyalsed lis WORTH.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
THE SONG OF THE AXE.

Hark to the axe! see the trees fall
The axe, as it swiogj, has a song for ALL
1t sings yeo no for the bounding ship,
AS it news her stout planks down,
1t sings of the vain on the harvest plain,
And the coach for my lord in town
The festive board with it's light and song,
And hey for the dancing floor,
Where the lovers vow, as they float along,
To love for evermore.
Hark to the axe. see the trees fall.
The axe, as it swings, has a song for all
But tender tone the axe must keep,
AS it shapeth the bed of rest,
Where the maiden sleeps her last long s!eeE
With q rose upon her breast.
1t seems to speak of the long goodbye.
And the ship that came in vain,
And then love that II not die
However the years may wane
Hark 10 the axe see the trees fall
The axe, as it swings, has a song for all!
So the axe tolls on, by sun and star,
Under the woodmans hand,
Plank and rafter and mast and spar
Come forth at his command.
And the world wags on in peace and strife,
With laughter aud tears for all,
And the song of the axe is the song OF Life,
And we-are the trees that fall.
Hark to the axe see how they fall!
The axe, as itswings, has a song for all
IF. E. Weatherly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
A Tame Humming Bird.

John Bruso, druggist on Leicester
street, Worcester, Mass. has in his stora
the most diminutiye pet on record 1t is
a humming bird and is so tame that it
feeds readily from Mr.. Bruso's hand, al
ways posing in the air and never showing
disposition to alight while partaking Of
food. Although very fond Of sweets it
will not touch honey, but eagerly sips
quantities of rock syrup from quill that
is kept ''oaded" for that purpose. 1t is
also fond of flies and spiders, and Mr.
Bruso has SO far been unable to deter
mine whether it takes rock syrup for its
principal diet and flies by the way of
wanuts or vice versa. The merry little
hummer has the freedom Of the store, but
his favorite perch is on the branch Of the
gas pipe over the soda fountain, from
which vantage point it not infrequently
surprises customer by darting forth
and dipping. its slender beek into the glass
from which me is drinking. The bird has
been in Bruso's possession more than
three weeks and is Of a social nature,
showing in many ways its fondness fol
company. Particularly Is this feature
manifested when the store is first entered
III the morning =. st. Louis Star-Say-
ugs
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
A Life of Magniticencc.

The foreigners in the far East live in
a macniticcnce hardly known to the
Western world. The dwellings of the
members Of the various silk and tea
firms are real palaces i'll themselves, and
as servant hire costs almost nothing, the
retinue of attendants is so great that
many European Courts could not com
pete with them. tpon inquirlng OF sew
eral of the owners OF these establish
ments why they were conducted upon
such an elaborate scale, the writer was
informed that "when one comes East and
hurries himself for purposes OF gain IN
this country, he gives up all civilized
pleasures, attachments to which one IS
bred, and unless he lives i'll this style,
there is really nothing to live for. -
New York Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
The Hennepin Canal.

1t is reported that active steps are
taking to push the condemnation suits
begun to acquire for the Government ii
tie to the land necessary for the building
of the Hemepin Canal, which is pro-
iected to connect the Illinois River at
Peoria with the Mississippi at the mouth
of Rock River. The route OF the canal
is ninety miles long, and the Government
has already secured possession of a con-
siderable portion of the right OF way.
There is $500, 900 now available for the
work of building the canal, and it will
begin a. soon as the right of way is Sc
cure. The canal is to be eighty feet
wide and thirteen feet deep, and will adj
nit the largest river steamboats, to Peo-
ria Picayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

The experiment of making orna-
mental building brick from lake sand,
by enormous hydraulic pressure, seems
to have become success in Chicago,
states the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat. The details of the process are,
of course, trade secrets. At first, &C.
ment was mixed with common lake
sand. 1t proved insufficient and
chemicals were substituted. After
many experiments success was at last
attained. The chemicals and sand are
mixed and then subjected to a tre-
mendous hydraulic pressure. It's a
great discovery in the building world,
and if the brick proves to be all the
manufacturers claim for it the result
may be a revolution in great indus
try. The bricks are larger than those
ordinarily used in building.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
Keep Warm.

More Of the philosophy OF health in
that tritc prescription than most people
think Some folks regard il Us heroic to
80 without sufficient clothing. 1t WoL!d
be Il rood deal more heroic to PROVIDE
warm clothes for some poor Wrefch VINO
hasn't any to speak Of. But t" return
M ,nattcr how little IN the way OF wrap
pings we might have got along with II
we had grown up in Patagonia or hamt-
rh4tka, the fact Is that we require sui
ticicnt clothing to pf@ycnt discomfort
That which we call II "chllI l. shock
and must be an injury t" the health
The mysterious and nuIttudinous pro-
cns.cs constantly working III the human
system are hampercd and interiercd Win
by exposure to coid.
The first and most important part OF
thc dress is the underwear Backed up
II must be, Of course, with suitable ana
sufficient other layers Of apparel, bat the
sensitive skin is most Influenced by lia'
which lies next to it. Upon the puality
aud character Of the undcrciothlhg'
h.aIth and comfort very largely depend
II should be soft, porous. riaailc' ilo' 700
tioht, made Of pure and clean 'na'eil"i
and changed often cnough TO make II
menus " Of exit, by absorption and oTaPo-
ratinn, of all the exuIationa OF the SKIN.
T. shou}d be thick enough to protect
tro,n cold according to the mode OF HE
af tIe wenrpr and the degree OF exposure
~ which he is subieoted some men re-
o ~ much heavier underwear than
ddthars in the same climate. The Mems
Onthtter
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

The Puget Sound (Washington)
sturgeon fisherman, what with batting
and watching his 200 or more hooks
attached to several lines, has a hard
time of it. He receives only a cent a
pound for his fish, which the Sound
steamers call for every day. The fish
ing is done mainly at night, and when
the sturgeon bite freely the fisher
sometimes catches ton of them.
Profits to the dealers must be enor-
nous, the smoked fish retailing in
New York and other Eastern markets
for % cents pound during the Win
ter months.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

There is decided tendency among
school boards, notes the New York
Commercial Advertiser, to discrimi-
nate in the appointment Of women as
to whether they are married or not.
And there is a prejudice against ap-
pointing married teachers. In Minne-
apolis the school board has decided
that the employment of married
women may be allowed in special
cases. In Boston the employment of
a highly competent tie cher is opposed
by the school board solely on the
ground that she is married. People
all over the country are taking an in
terest i'm the discussion which is going
ON, pro and con--shal or shall not
married women be allowed to teach
school with equal rights and advan-
tagm given 10 the unmarried sistss7
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
Woods of Great Value.

The inexhaustible forests of Brazil
abound in woods Of great value. Some
of the most beautiful and precious of
them arc entirely unknown in this coun-
try and i'll Europe. \ catalogue has been
compiled OF $4,000 species of woods
found in the valley Of the Amazon alone.
The best known of these are rosewood,
satin wood and shell wood, from which
exquisite shell-Iike articles are made.
But these afford merei y q suggestion Of
the riches stored in the trees Of Brazil
Among the medicinal plants Of the
Amazon valley may be mentioned ipe-
cacuanha, poiycarp, cubcb, nux yomica
and the ''woorar, from which the ma
tives extract poison for their arrows.
On the Atlantic coast grow angelica and
acapu trees, which resist the efforts of
that enemy of naval construction, the
tcredo. The forests abound in plants
producing textile fibers. Brazil wood"
which gave its name to the country, was
once largely exported for the dyeing es-
Establishments of Europe, but the dis
covery of cheaper anime dyes has de-
priyed it of its Importance in commerce.
The lovely vinhatico so much employed
in the country described for furniture
and cabinet work, is destined TO become
widely known and generally utilized. It's
shaded yellow coloring makes it remark
able among woods. Guttapercha, which
of late has gone up SO much in price, is
obtained in Brazil from two species Of
trees Washington Star.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

Lieutenant Schwatka confirms what
recent explorers have said concerning
Alaska. The country is broken one
and the rivers are practica ally unnavi-
gable. Alaska can only be opened up
by railroads. 1t contains some mag
nifcent forests and the soil appears to
be we'll filled with minerals. It may
be great country for mining, and, if
so, its Development by railways is
sure to come, sooner or later.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

According to the records Of the
United States Patent Office, few SUBJ
jects receive more attention from in
ventors than that of the registry Of
street. car fares. The dial is used more
generally than any other device in the
large cities.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

According to the Chicago Tribune,
Lake Huron is now three feet lower
than it was five years ago, and the
fall In that time has been regular. In
consequence Of this the waters Of the
Sault Canal and at the mouth of the
Detroit River have become 80 shallow
that the matter has become one Of
"grave consideration"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

In Germany nursing is one Of the
deadliest of occupations. A healthy
girl of seventeen who devotes herself
to hospital work will die twenty-four
and a half years sooner than a girl of
the same age in the general popula-
ton. This is supposed to be due to
her liability to tuberculosis.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

The most curious character on the
Island of Borneo is the White Sultan
or Rajah of Sarawah. He is an Eng
lishman, Sir Charles Brooke, and the
United States, according to the Boston
Transcript, is the only nation that
recognizes his sovereignty. He rules
over part Of Borneo as large as Ire
land, and his subjects pay tribute to
him in rice.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

Some of the Labrador names are
quite pleasing to the ear when proper
ly pronounced. Checaskonish Lake Is
reached by ascending the Annatewono-
pitohewow River and passing around
the Nattecaminahago Falls.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30

A woman beekeeper has won case
in court against a builder who de-
stroyed her swarm of bees which hap
pened 10 settle in his garden. The
bees annoyed him and he took q pail
Of paraffine and tar and held it under
the swarm until they dropped, stupe-
fed, into the flames. The Court con-
demned him for his act and gave the
woman damages.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
GIVING HER A LESSON,

Cora-John, cant you take me to the
theatre Tonight?
John lcrabbedlyl-No, [ can't, and
won't; don't ask me.
Cora last"nisbedI-What do you mean,
sir. speaking to me that way:
J"hn-lou said you'd be u sister TO
me, and I'm treating you as if you were.
: New York Herald.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
sources,

Under what is known as the En-
aiding Act there is appropriated to the
State of South Dakota 72o,o acres
of public lands for the support of
educational and charitable institu-
tionc
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
The Crazy Ball.

Street pcdlcrs have new catchpenny
device on their trucks that is quite an
amusing thing for old as well as young
folks They call it the ''crazy ball, -
and it is we'll named For ten cents you
can buy one Of these things and see the
laws of gravity detied. 1t looFs like an
ordinary wooden ball, about tn, size Of
a tennis ball, but you can't ro8it in Il
straight line to save you. OF curse the
secret of the things queer actions lie in
the fact that it is loaded on one side.
This makes every movement OF the ball
eccentric. 1t will roll up hill of its own
accord, and it will refuse 10 roll down
hill. If you try to roll it from you it
will perhaps start out all right and then
turn around and roll back, or maybe it
will 90 off sidewise and describe a wobbly
circle around YOU. All its movements
are icrkv and spasmodic. Give it to q
kitten to play with and the chances are
that the kitten will 90 mad, while baby
will cry with vexation over its eccentrici
ties. A grown person who is not up III
spherical geometry will assure you that
it is wonderful. IT is not. 1t is only
some sharp fellows way of gathering in
the dimes. Nevertheless ere long the
city will be flooded with these crazy
balls = New York Herald.