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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
Olive Trees 1000 Years Old.

1t is almost inexplicable that the vene.
rable olive trees should have survived
the ravages of so many centuries OF
warfare and desolation. Many of them
are known to be from 800 to 1000
wears old, and their gnarled black
trunks are nearly hollow, while the fresh
branches grow and the crops succeed
each other above. TO those who think
of Athens as she was and as she is to-day
feeling of dependency and melancholy
is inevitable, but, considering that du-
ring the last few years the Greeks have
done much to develop their manufactures
and to introduce modern methods into
their employments, that feeling may we'll
give way to hope for a prosperous future
for the industries of modern Greece
New York Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
Lapps at Home.

We visited Lapp encampment at
Tromso The schoolboy whose compo-
sition on the noble red man said The
Indian washes only once year; | wish |
was an Indian should alter his wish and
petition to be Lapp, for there is no ex-
ternal evidence that the latter washes
more than once lifetime, and that at
his birth when he is entirely defence
less. In the summer camp OF the
wandering Lapps drive several hundred
of their reindeer to valley only few
miles from Tromso, and it was there that
we saw them. They are huddled IN
dome-shaped huts Of stone, turf and
birch bark, full Of smoke from o fire in
the center of the hut, which finds al exit
only through q hole in the top of the
structure and through the door when it
is opened. They have tho yellowish
complexion, high cheek bones and low
forehead of the Monaghan race. They
are short in stature, dirty, vermin- breed
ing and wretched. The reindeer is their
support and treasure. The animal sup
plies them with milk, meat, clothes and
transportation. Nearly everything that
they need is made from some part OF this
useful animal These particular Lapps
earn something by the sale to summer
tourists of the skin and articles made
from the horns of the reindeer. The no.
madic Lapps and Firms of northern Nor
way and Sweden are comparatively few in
number, miserable, semi-barbarous. But
the Firms in Russian Finland, whom we
saw afterward on our way from Stock
! holm to St. Petersburg, are q very differ
ent sort of people, settled traders and
fishermen, with well built cities OF consid-
cradle size, like Helsingfors.-lW Wash
ington Star.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
An Albino Brook Trout.

| have received from Colonel John Gay
q small albino brook trout, three inches
long, which was presented to him by Mr..
j. 2. Crevelins, Superintendent of the
Allentown hatchery of the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission. This little trout has
pink eyes; the sides are of pale straw
color and described by Colonel Gay as
sparsely red spotted in life. The fms
are palor than the boo and the teeth of
the upper jaw deep brown on their outer
surface. The fish is slightly deformed,
the portion of the backbone near the tail
fin being slightly bent downward, while
the lower lobe of the tail is more nearly
horizontal in direction than in the normal
fish. This albino was Matched in Allen
town from one Of the eggs forwarded to
that station from Cory, Penn. Super
intendent Creveling has number of de-
formed trout now living, some of which
are curiously distorted. He says they
seldom live to @ greater age than ten or
eleven months. Forest and Stream.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
Dratory Against Horse Racing.

Jerry Simpson is not the man that he
is represented to be by some OF the daily
prints. He dresses neatly and has the
anpearance of keen eyed business man.
He called "Sockless jerry" but ne de-
clares that since reaching mans estate he
has never worn shoes without socks. tie
is fluent talker, and the trouble with
him is that he does not know when to stop.
At the Alabama State Fair he was ad-
vertised to stand on platform with Sen
ator PETER and deliver a speech. AS
this platform was in the grandstand and
directly opposite the judges grandstand,
Mr.. Simpson was advised to cut 1t short,
so that the racing programme could be
finished before dark.
Senator PETER spoke briefly, keeping
his eyes on his watch and then Mr.: Slmp-
son began to unwind himself. lie tick
led the Alabama farmers and took no
note of time At $50 o'clock the horses
| were on the track and ready to score.
David Bonner, presiding judge, did not
| like to be discourteous, but as Mr.. Slmp-
son would not stop, there was no help tol
it. The bell was sharply rung, and II
drowned for space of one minute the
voice of Mr.. Simpson. The orator paused
with smile on his face and then calmly
proceeded with his speech. The horses
scored and finally got the word. Ihf
orator kept at it until the quarter pole
was passed, and then, as his hearers rost
to their feet and grew excited over the
shifting of positions of the contestants
Mr.. Simpson rounded period anc
stopped. He watched the finish OF the
heat with some interest, and then was
lost in the throng.
That evening, at the dinner table, Mr.
Bonner apologized for his seeming rude
ness, but Mr.. Simpson good-naturedly
stopped him. "No explanation ID nee
essary. My time was up and knew 1t
[ simply wanted to see how long coulc
hold an Alabama audience against thu
race bell. have frequently made tn.
experiment in other States, and now
am satisfied there is nothing more NOV
ing than horse trot.' AS Mr.. Simpson
spent his younger days in Cleveland an(
Chicago, he learned a good deal abou
the lii ht-harness horse before settling
down in Kansas.-[Turf, Field ant
! Farm
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
THE LAND OF SILENCE.

Twixt the shining sleeps of joyance
And the death-clear lake of ruth
A low land lies-a wonderful land
That knows not age nor youth.
Roses. roses! roses anear. afar, they blow,
All rarely pale. all richly red,
All white as the driven snow.
Red blooms for the lips of loving,
And pale for the lips that sigh,
And shining white for the honest lips
Unstained with a coward lie.
For they blow in the land of silence
That lies by the lake Of ruth,
And tile soul that plucks shall walk unvexed
In the fair green meads OF truth.
-IHarper's Weekly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
Rearing of Canarics.

Generally the male canary is a good
parent and helps the hen to feed and even
brood the young. When this disposition
Of the bird exists, the pair are lett to-
eethcr, when the cock, on the hatchinS5
Of Young bird, will 90 to the food una
carry some of it in his bill and give IT 10
tho young one. But as rule 1t IS pest 't
to be on The safe side and remove the
male bird as soon as the hen has begun
TO take to the nest. There ore several
useful little and cheap books on the SUD-
iect of rearing these little pets that may
he procured Of the dealers. New YORK
Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
HOMELY COMPARISON.

Jeweller-This watch don't require q
key. You wind it by turning the stem,
SO.
Jason Gin high glee)-Just like q calf,
amt it? Twist its tail an away it goes.
-[Jewellers' Weekly.
A woMAN's LETTER.
MARY" called the husband upstairs,
"why don't you come down? Haven't
you finished your letter yet 20
81 finished the letter long ago."
"What keeps you, then -
II am writing the postscript"
"Gracious me! Have got to mind
this baby two hours longer ?"-[New
York Press.
THIS SAME, BUT SMALLER.
"What q beautiful carriage that ISL
"Oh, I've owned many of them in my
time"
Had big stable and coach-house,
chi"
ooh, no-had fourteen children!"-
rider and Driver.
REPRINTED IN HASTE.
He-They married in haste.
She-And repented at leisure, | sup
pose?
He-No their epentancewas quite as
hasty as their marriase.-ITruth.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

THE best way in which we can act
usefully in the immense circle Of the
world and for the good Of humanity
is to fill our place in the circum-
scribed circle of domestic virtues, to
form around us an atmosphere Of love
and beneyolence We must do the
good that lies in our power; it after
wards belongs to Providence, and not
to us, to make that good contribute
to the general utility.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

IT is not just barely possible that
the story to the effect that Rudyard
Kipling is coming to America to test
the international copyright law should
pass through the business Office and
have the lines counted before print
ing. Kipling, aside from being pro-
life writer, is also a newspaper man
and thoroughly appreciates the value
of an advertisement among pure read
ing matter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

THE heroic soul does not sell its
Justice and its nobleness. 1t does
not ask to dine nicely and to sleep
warm. The essence is the perception
that virtue is enough. Poverty Is It's
ornament. 1t does not need plenty
and can very we'll abide its loss.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
St. Landry Democrat
by l. a. sANDoZ,-
Opelousas, Louisiana.

WHAT has become Of the old-fash-
toned Door child who used to have all
the Ice cream she wanted in winter
by mixing up snow and milk and
molasses?
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

IT is discouraging, in the face OF
the fact that over 100000 anti
tobacco tracts were distributed In this
country last year, to learn that three
factories alone turn out 10000 corn.
cob pipes every day and are preparing
to enlarge their output rs per cent.
In 1902
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

IT has been the custom with some
of the shoe manufacturers Of Massa-
chusetts to date ahead" the bills of
their customers. That Is to date the
retailers bill ahead for six months
and then give him four to six months
credit beyond that. The custom has
been productive Of SO much loss and
damage that the New England Shoe
and Leather Association has under
taken the work of bringing about a
reform.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

THE pin factories Of the United
States turn out about $4,000, 900, 900
pins year and the little spikes can be
bought at the rate Of about 200 for
cent. Yet year after year suffering
American youth is asked to admire
and initiate the good little boy who
became president OF bank because,
when he applied for job as errand
boy, the banker saw him pick up a
pin and save it. Fables for youth
ought to be remodeled to suit present
conditions and prices.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

THE sorrow which the Vtceroy OF
Marking expresses for the recent out
breaks against foreign missions would
be more likely to help the Chinese
Government in foreign estimation II
it were accompanied by some evidence
of effort to find and punish the guilty
nDpc
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

ALL evil shuns the light; all good
courts it. 1t is a homage which even
the worst men pay to goodness that
they strive to hide their lack OF 1T,
and pretend to share in it whenever
such pretense is possible.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

For veteran who heard the clock
of fourscore strike some time ago,
the venerable Gladstone is unusually
active. He is the head and front Of
the present huge movement for En-
glish land reform, and the conference
on the subject held in London under
his guidance represented three-quar-
tiers of million farm workers. After
a good rest in the south, Mr.. Glad
stone will take the cause Of these dis
inherited people into Parliament, and
he will plead powerfully for reform
in both England and Ireland. Per-
haps England's land reform necessity
may be Ireland's opportunity for Sc
curing her own rights.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

A quaint conceit in card cases is 'h 1,1
ofthe lizard skin case III the IiZalu
green color, with small lizard OF golo
and diamonds writhing across one corner
Of the cover. All the bow knots ana Iroe
lovers knots and hearts are still used rs
+be corner decoration of the card case.
F File de Iys in silver or gold are sprn ,.
s .y Of the case, which is corded at
the edge with silver ACCORDING ~
fashion introduced last year,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

WHEN man is ill-natured, is IT
right for him to vent 1t on every one
he meets? Suppose it is his business
to answer certain questions; suppose
the people have a right to ask him
questions; is it proper for him to
snap them up because he had bad
night? Does he not do himself o
great injustice?
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

If you are too fat and are anxious
to become lean, try to become the fat
test man in the world. Then you
will become poor. Or, bet that you
will increase in weight. Then you
will be sure to lose.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

"There are times when he is very
gloomy"
81 don't wonder He calls himself u
self-made man."
QUEER VIEW OF IT.
"He is very sick man.
eyes, but the fact that he hangs on so
long is favorable to his recovery
Il think the contrary. He grows
weaker every day, and the longer he lives
the greater chance there is of his DYING
CONFINEMENT.
| pushed the wavy golden lock
From off her forehead fair,
And where frown had lately boon
A kiss printed there.
l held the tresses shining fair
AS yellow buttercup;
"Was that good kiss, love? said |,
And she replied, "Bang up"
Il New York Herald.
FITTING RESPONSE.
Smith (beyond) -Hullo! there's Jones;
| he wanted that new suit badly.
Brown-Yes; and he's got it "badly."
SCARCELY SYMPATHETIC.
Miss Leftover-For more than twenty
! years this golden cireet with its spark
| of living light had been budof promise.
1t will yet blossom and bear rich fruit.
Mrs. De Witt-Indeed? I should
l IL ~ / s rffrC
would have blasted it?-Jewellers'
Weekly.
GEORGES ARDoR.
Belle-George says he loves the ground
| tread upon.
| Blanche unfortunate, for your
| father will be certain to insist on your
moving right after the wedding.
| Effie Ito Mrs. Belweather, who has just
been speaking of Mr.. B.}}-Why, Mrs.
| Belweather, I thought you hadn't any
husband.
Mrs. B.-Why, of course, | have,
Efie. Do you mean to say that you
don't know Mr.. Belweather?
Ehie-Yes, but didn't suppose that
he was your husband. l thought you
hadn't any. Papa said you married tor
money, and that was oil you got.
WHY DICK TOOK HIS TINE.
| Wife-I wonder why little Dick
doesn't come home. want him to run
on lot of errands.
Husband-Does he know it?
! Wife-Yes; l told him before he went
to school.
Husband (who was once boy him.
self)-You might have had moro sense
Good News.
WHO IS HE?
Mrs. Herdso-Who is this boy Motion
that we read 80 much about?
! Mrs. Saidso-What do you read about
him?
Mrs. Herdso-He seems to be always
being adopted.
TRULY A HELPMATE.
Husband--My dear, we'll have te
economize.
Wife-Well, let's smoke less. PUCK
HE DIDN'T WONDER.
II do not sleep we'll at night?" sole
the lawyer to his physician.
(Which side do you lie on?'
II can lie on either; it doesn't MAKE
any difference
"Yes, ought to have known that.
don't wonder that you cant sleep. -
New York Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

THE Nizan Of the Deccan has
achieved distinction by offering the
highest price ever known to have
been named for a single gem for the
new "imperial diamond" and he has
backed out of the bargain; he has
also saved his money. AS the figure
was e43O, 600, he may be congratu-
lated on the latter circumstance.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

Now THAT Capt. Arson has played
ball in the Colosseum and the Amer1-
can hog has been admitted to Italy,
the triumph of Yankee meat over
classic intellect Is complete.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

ELLA WHEELER wilcox states
that "Woman's lack OF independence
is her greatest fault" The poetess
Of passion was evidently not speaking
for herself
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

NEVER tell any secrets in a news"
paper office. Remember, the man
who hears you earns his bread and
butter by telling secrets, and not by
keeping them.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
THE JOKER'S BUDGET
TESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Bright-Unpoetical-If the Cap Fits
misunderstanding Ambition,
"A Point Well Taken, Etc, Etc.
She saw him off upon the train.
And showed that parting was but pain,
cat every stopping place he said,
"Be sure you write, then so ahead:
- Judge.
81 can't understand these poets. Here's
this Shakespeare fellow talking about
stones preaching sermons.
"Theres nothing remarkable about it.
Why, every wagon has tongue! -
rider and Driver.
If THE CAP FITS.
Girl lat piano, just being singing
Mans coming round to tune the piano,
tomorrow.
Friend-H'm! Pity that he can't tune
voices.
Small man Ito tall man)-Upon my
word you are as stupid as you are tall!
Tall man Ito small MAINLAND you are
IA clever as YOU are short.
vAULT1NG AMBITION.
"Was he hurt by falling at the hurdie?"
eyes; but he hopes to get over it."
SHE WAS IN FOR IT, ANYWAY.
eff you take the last piece of bread on
the plate" said the mother to her
manageable daughter, "you won't be
married for seven years"
The young lady broke the bread into
two pieces and took one piece.
"That's better" said her mIschlevous
brother, "that reduces the period to three
years and half New York Press.
Is lion in the way? T
Keep cool;
Tell him that we respect pride,
Tell him that the world is wide
And that he must stand aside.
Keep cool.
AsACRIF1cE TO THE ENGLISH SPARROW.
Citizen Ito one-eyed man)-My friend
are YOU one of the victims Of the small
boy with the airgun?
One-Eyed Mani am, sir.
81 should think you would be on the
watch for him, hereafter.
Eyes, | am keeping an eye out fol
him. "-[Chicago Tribune.
GAVE 1T UP AND GUESSED 1T.
"What does a volcano do with lava"
asked Freddy.
"Give it up" replied his father.
"That's ri ght," said Freddy Har
| per's Young People.
POINT WELL TAKEN.
"You are trying to break your uncle's
will, believer"
"Yes."
Chow did he leave his money!
| ale left it all to build monument tc
himself"
"And you expect to break the will:'
"Certainly. We make the point that
no man deserves monument who thu:
cheats his relatives. - New York Press
| SOME DAY.
Perhaps some day a blizzard bold
Will come and permanently freeze
The man who talks of days more cold
Yes, many times as cold as these.
wv ashington Star
THE GENIAL CAR DRIVER.
Smith-A new motor for increasin;
the speed of horse cars has been dis
covered.
Jones-Has it! Well, the horse ear
don't need it up my way. All have t.
do to increase the speed Of the cars is t
signal to the driver with my umbrell
that want to get on board Texa
Siftings.
QUITE THE OPPOSITE.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

A REFORM which removes one Of the
most shocking practices of the Dark
Ages has just been brought about
through circular sent to all the
Governors in Finland, declaring the
auction of paupers and lunatics to be IL
legal. Up till now parishes have not
had asylums and warehouses; for the sick
and aged; but everyone who has from
one reason or other had to live on the
parish has once in every year been sold
at auction, and given to the bidder who
has offered the lowest tender.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
A House with 1000 Rooms.

The Vatican, the ancient palace Of the
Popes of Rome, is the most magnificent
building of the kind in the world. 1t
stands on the right bank of the Tiber, on
O hill called the Vaticanus, because the
Latins formerly worshipped Vaticinium,
an ancient oracular deity, at that place.
Exactly when the building was common
ced no one knows. Charlemagne is
known to have inhabited it over thou
sand years ago. The present extent of
the building is enormous, the number OF
rooms, at the lowest computation, being
4,422. Its treasures Of marble statues,
ancient gems, paintings, books, manu-
scripts, etc, are to be compared only
with those in the British Museum. The
length Of the Statue Museum alone is a
fraction over mile. Conservative wrl-
tiers say that the gold contained i'll the
medals, vessels, chains and other objects
preserved in the Vatican would make
more gold coins than the whole Of the
present European circulation. - lSt.
Louis Republic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
neutrality-suspicious. the Cap Fits
-Repartee-Vaulting Ambition,
A Point Well Taken, ETC., Etc.

RIGHT.
She saw him off upon the train.
And showed that parting was but pain,
''At every stopping-place,' he said,
"Be sure you write, then go ahead
Judge.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02

"There are times when he is very
gloomy"
81 don't wonder. He calls himself q
self-made man"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

"After oil the talk about marriage
being failure don't SEQ that marriage
is declining.'
ono, marriage is not declining; it is
the result Of accepting. . New York
Press.
PERHAPS SHE WAS SARCASTIC.
you've been counting six years you
say, and proposed to her last night. Did
she accept your"
She has taken till tonight to think
about it,
"What did she say when you asked
herr"
"She said, This is so sudden!'"
AN EAR FOR MUSIC.
Hicks-I think the baby has o gooc
| ear for music.
Mrs. Hicks-From what do you judge
dear?
Hicks-Whenever you begin to play,
| he bowls.
| FIXING THINGS.
Customer lin restaurant)- See here, Mr.
Proprietor, this steak is so tough, car
scarcely cut it.
| Proprietor make that all right
sir. Here, waiter, just hand this gentle.
man another knife.
LIFE woULE BE HOLLOW WITHOUT HER.
Fireman-Now then, one at time
hurry up, if you oil want to get out alive
Mr.. Benthayre Save the cook fust
we may never be able to get anothe
one!- Puck.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
UNPOETICAL.

81 can't understand these poets. Here's
this Shakespeare fellow talking about
stones preaching sermons
"There's nothing remarkable about it.
Why, every wagon has tongue! -
rider and Driver.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-02
A QUEER VIEW OF IT,

"He is very sick man.
eyes, but the fact that he hangs on SO
long is favorable to his recovery
Il think the contrary. He grows
weaker every day, and the longer he lives
the greater chance there is of his dying.